text:
Author: Ginja, Rita
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Carneiro, Pedro M.
Ginja, Rita
Partial Insurance and Investments in Children
Working Paper 2012:20, Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS), Department of Economics, Uppsala University, December 2012.
Also: http://swopec.hhs.se/uulswp/abs/uulswp2012_022.htm
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Department of Economics, Uppsala University
Keyword(s): Family Income; Family Resources; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Human Capital; Income Dynamics/Shocks; Insurance; Parent-Child Interaction; Parental Investments; Welfare
This paper studies the impact of permanent and transitory shocks to income on parental investments in children. We use panel data on family income, and an index of investments in children in time and goods, from the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Consistent with the literature focusing on non-durable expenditure, we find that there is only partial insurance of parental investments against permanent income shocks, and we cannot reject the hypothesis full insurance against temporary shocks. Nevertheless, the magnitude of the estimated responses is small. A permanent shock corresponding to 10% of family income leads, at most, to an increase in investments of 1.3% of a standard deviation.
Carneiro, Pedro M. and Rita Ginja. "Partial Insurance and Investments in Children." Working Paper 2012:20, Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS), Department of Economics, Uppsala University, December 2012.
Preventing Behavior Problems in Childhood and Adolescence: Evidence from Head Start
Presented: New York, NY, Society of Labor Economists Annual Meeting, May 2008.
Also: http://client.norc.org/jole/SOLEweb/8201.pdf
Publisher: National Opinion Research Center - NORC
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavior, Antisocial; Behavioral Problems; CESD (Depression Scale); Crime; Depression (see also CESD); Head Start; Health, Mental; Obesity
This paper shows that participation in Head Start decreases behavioral problems, grade repetition, and obesity of children at ages 12 and 13, and depression, criminal behavior, and obesity at ages 16 and 17. Head Start eligibility rules induce discontinuities in program participation as a function of income, which we use to identify program impacts. Since there is a range of discontinuities (they vary with family size, state and year), we identify the effect of Head Start for a large set of individuals, as opposed to a small set of people around a single discontinuity. We use data on females from the 1979 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of the Youth (NLSY79) combined with a panel of their children, the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth of 1979 (CNLSY79). We focus on the impact of the program in two age groups – children 12 to 13 (using the BPI scale and an indicator for smoking habits, indicators of grade repetition, special education attendance, and obesity) and adolescents 16 to 17 (using mental health and motivational outcomes using measures of depressive symptoms (the CESD), criminal behavior, smoking habits and obesity).
Carneiro, Pedro M. and Rita Ginja. "Preventing Behavior Problems in Childhood and Adolescence: Evidence from Head Start." Presented: New York, NY, Society of Labor Economists Annual Meeting, May 2008.
3. Ginja, Rita
Income Shocks and Investments in Human Capital
Working Paper, University College London, London, England, January, 2010.
Also: http://www.eief.it/files/2010/02/0304-rita-ginja_jm-paper.pdf
Publisher: University College London
Keyword(s): American Time Use Survey (ATUS); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX); Family Income; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Income Dynamics/Shocks; Parental Influences; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Social Capital; Time Use
Also presented at the SOLE and EALE joint meetings, University College London, June 2010
How well can parents insure their children's future? This paper aims at answering this question by studying the link between income shocks and parental investments in children in terms of time and goods. The paper presents three main contributions: (1) it estimates the degree of response to income shocks in families with young children, without imposing an a priori insurance setup; (2) it analyzes empirically the mechanism behind the degree of insurance found, in particular, the role of wealth and public transfers, and heterogeneity in responses to shocks by education and family structure; (3) finally, it proposes a useful way to use common information in the NLSY79 and the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) and the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) to combine these three data sets and construct a panel of income, expenditures and time use. I use local business cycles as exogenous variation to families' resources. These are an unpredictable component of county unemployment rate, which I obtain after removing year and county effects from the time-series of county unemployment rate. I find that (1) families only partially insure against income shocks, but expenditures in education of children respond less to shocks than household consumption, as parents try to shield them against shocks because investments may be complements across children's life-cycle; (2) income elasticity of investments in terms of time is larger in families with young children than in families where there are only school-age children, because at early ages there is a larger substitutability between different uses of time; and (3) better off families use savings to buffer against shocks whereas poor families resort on public transfers.
Ginja, Rita. "Income Shocks and Investments in Human Capital." Working Paper, University College London, London, England, January, 2010.


Simple and Practical Mental Health welcomes contributions from all mental health professionals for publication by us. Please share your knowledge and clinical wisdom with other mental health professionals so that we can all better help our patients.
In the long run, SPMH will cover every possible practical topic in mental health, so any contributions would be greatly appreciated. However, in order to not feel disappointed, we recommend that you send us in advance the proposed topic and an outline of what will be covered so that we can tell if you if it seems like something that will fit our mission.
Most importantly, all of the content of any submission must be of practical, clinical use. Evaluation, interviewing, diagnosis, biological treatments, psychosocial treatments, etc are all topics we cover.
The way we think about content on the website is through a single lens — are we saying that we want our readers to do X? If so, we want to give them all the information they need to start doing X next week.
Our questions to the Expert authors are– what do YOU do and what are you telling our readers to do? That's it. Absolutely nothing more should be included.
All the rest is "optional to read" or should be omitted from the website.
Where appropriate, the articles should be supported by references.
Be brief. As brief as possible.
The daily emails from SPMH come from articles on the website that are enduring content. So, we first write the content on the website and then send it in parts by email.
Everyone doesn't get the same email on a particular day. They are fed into a predetermined sequence. When a person joins SPMH, s/he starts getting emails from day 1. We are currently sending out approx day 610!
We try to keep each email at about 250 words so that it can be read in 3 to 5 minutes.
The absolute ideal thing is to write content so that every 250-word segment is self-contained. A clinical nugget. But, that is often not possible, so we have been doing more multi-part email series on a single topic.
In the future, we plan to offer the same material in a more organized fashion as a long document that comes with CME.
So, you could write an article on how to do X and we can cut it up into daily emails.
– Simple and Practical Mental Health reserves the right to edit any submissions, both for scientific content and for language. But, before the article is finally published, the Author will be shown the edits. If we and the Author cannot agree on the edits, either party may withdraw from the material being published on our website.
– Once a submission is published on simpleandpractical.com, the copyright is assumed to be transferred to Simple and Practical Mental Health. The material may not be reused elsewhere without express written consent from Simple and Practical Mental Health.
– The decision of the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Mago, will be final in any and all matters related to submissions for publication.


i keep an eye on that for musical instrument care and see more dust when it's really dry in winter time.
Im interested to know as well!
No, I just mean I had a problem: the lack of really nice watchfaces for my AW. And, now, this problem is gone forever! Thank you!
Just push the digital crown to retrieve the Apple Watch face. Problem solved.
The only flaw of my Apple Watch is gone!!!


Never one to shy away from a decadent dose of embellishment, Dolce & Gabbana once again delivers a collection that radiates with extravagance. If you're looking to stand up and be counted this season, this gorgeous velvet clutch with embroidered patchwork and antique brass filigree detailing will certainly do the trick. Shop the range at Dubai's Mall of the Emirates 04 3931448 and Abu Dhabi's The Galleria on Al Maryah Island 02 6743711.


text:
Chart round-up: dad rules, OK?
by Alex Denney June 18th, 2007
Some bands might try and put the 'art' into the charts, disgusted as they are with all the commercial dross choking up its failing innards on a weekly basis. Here at DiS we like to put the 'ha' in charts, as in 'ha ha ha ha fucking ha'. Luckily for us they're usually quite funny anyway, so we don't have to tell any shit jokes.
Not that Jack White's laughing much - The White Stripes' 'Icky Thump' fails to halt the imperious Rihanna, who sits pretty at the top of the charts for a fifth week running with 'Umbrella'. Still, number two's hardly a disastrous result – even 'Seven Nation Army' only made it to seven, donchyer know... Highest new entry – disregarding the ninth-placed Kelly Clarkson, you don't care about her – is The Holloways' re-release of 'Generator' at 14. That's a sixteen-place improvement on its original chart entry last year, but an insufferably upbeat bit of calypso twaddle it remains nonetheless. Right up their jacksies at number 15 are prog old-timers Marillion, with a kill-yourself depressing new entry by the name of 'Thankyou Whoever You Are', this being their preferred post-coital line to a skanky old prostitute. One might imagine. Perhaps. Sigh... Ever felt your will to live ebbing away with the tap-tap of computer keys?
Maximo Park's 'Books From Boxes', second single to be lifted from sadly-unloved sophomore LP Our Earthly Pleasures, makes a dignified new entry at 16. Editors, meanwhile, have to make do with number 30 for 'Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors', lead single off new album An End Has A Start. Dom Gourlay reckons it's the shit, I just think it's quite shit. But then, I am a bit of a shit. And no, you're not going all bog-eyed – that is two of Avril Lavigne at numbers 31 and 32, with first and second singles proper from The Best Damn Thing, 'Girlfriend' and 'When You're Gone'. The Gossip puff and pant their way up to number 39 with 'Listen Up', which rather suggests they need to go and write some decent songs for the next album if they don't want to end up a hairy-pitted memory on the distant horizon in the near future. Actually it's not that bad, but you get the general idea.
Sneaking a peek over at the album charts, and contented dads nationwide will be thrilling to the strains of Travelling Wilburys, Bon Jovi and The Police, who all have impeccably-timed new entries at numbers one, two and three respectively. Queens Of The Stone Age's Era Vulgaris enters at number 7, dividing listeners as it goes – effortless cool or lazy water-treading, folks? The Who are another pater-familiar act to make a top ten debut with their retrospective Then And Now. Always thought they were overrated, myself.
Marilyn Manson looks distinctly hell-bound as his Eat Me Drink Me drops a whopping 29 places, from eight to 37. I blame Mike Diver. Finally, Rod Stewart, John Lennon and Van Morrisson bring up the rear - in a stoically heterosexual way, of course – at numbers...well, it's not a competition, you know.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Here's a quick outfit post with photos taken from last weekend. I love pieces that are catchy but not too flashy and is easy to wear. Something I could just grab out from my closet without taking so much time deciding (we all had those days) and would still look chic.
A piece you could wear for casual strolls and even for a night out. Just like the shorts I wore for this look, which I got from Jourdi Shore. Ya'll should check it out!
Follow them on Instagram (@jourdishore).
And yes, I still can't cut my hair - it's that hard, so moving on.... haha!


How to Stream Netflix Movies by using an HDTV having a Computer. How to Connect Netflix Directly to My TV & No Computer. To adjust the degree, you should use your TV's remote device. Canceling a Netflix subscription is usually quick and painless: you click "Cancel Membership" under banking account and get an email confirmation, and. Find the section while using router's IP address and DNS server configuration. Considered one from the greatest Formula One drivers of most time, his life and tragic death get this doc more such as a high-stakes drama. Silverlight is often a Microsoft browser developed for Internet plug-ins and also other online applications, for example Netflix's streaming video player. The movies remain with your Instant Queue even once you finish watching them. The minimum recommended bandwidth for streaming an HDTV-quality video from Netflix is 5 Mbps. One popular Netflix feature will be the ability to watch free movies online instantly online, though there could possibly be times when this feature doesn't work as smoothly while you would enjoy it to.
The Middlebury course "[examines] the show's portrayal of urban America to be a window to a number of social problems and scenarios distinct to contemporary society, like the drug war, the underclass, urban policies and development, post-industrial cities, political corruption, urban education, and newspaper and tv coverage," as explained from the. To watch Netflix by using an LG Blu-ray player, you are going to first need to activate the device on the Netflix account by employing an Internet browser with your computer. When Net – Flix decided they planned to stream movies right in your computer,. There isn't a additional charge for a reverse phone lookup, but you have to have a Netflix membership that also includes unlimited video streaming. The member can keep it for providing she needs at no extra fee. netflix login member – http://netflix.logininput.org/ also offers the choice of renting DVDs that arrive at your property by mail. Once the Mac – Book is connected on the television, it is possible to watch Netflix movies for the television in a couple of simple steps. You can limit these disruptions using a bit of preparation. You usually takes several steps to solve the issue when you think the application is usually to blame. Browse over the Popular- Movie- People- and Genre-Matches tabs.
The courts have determined four factors to become considered in determining whether you aren't a particular use is fair. Netflix streams movies and television programs to compatible devices, including computers, Sony's Play – Station 3 game console and Microsoft's Xbox console. Open your best Web browser, and go to Microsoft Silverlight download page at Microsoft. Open the downloaded installation file through your saved location if you happen to be using Firefox. If you use Wi-Fi, you could be in a position to resolve the condition by moving closer towards the router or utilising an Ethernet cord instead. Netflix movies and tv shows are available directly for viewing in your TV. Occasionally, the router, TV or video gaming console is probably not able to maintain up together with the streaming content, causing the recording to freeze or even the audio for being lost. Buying, selling and trading stocks is usually a reasonably easy approach to build your own personal financial portfolio.
Want To Have A More Appealing Att.net Email Login? Read This!


We, activists, scholars, government representatives and social movements, gathered in the city of Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from 8th to 10th May, 2018, on the anniversary of the anti-slavery and humanitarian rebellion of the Maroon Jose Leonardo Chirino, which occurred in Las Macanillas, Falcon State, on May 10th, 1795, declared as the Afro-Venezuelan National Day.
Delegates from different parts of the world gathered with the aim of discussing the topic of Reparations and finding a common strategy that enables us to translate what was discussed into concrete actions and results in the short, medium and long term.
We welcome the calling of this Meeting by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and recognize the encouragement given by President Nicolas Maduro Moros and the Bolivarian government to the topic of Reparations, placing it as a line of political action that shall generate a wide support from social movements, political organizations and national governments litigating reparation cases.
Racism, discrimination, xenophobia and their related forms have intensified in recent times as a result of the continuity validity of the consequences of slavery and its many contemporary effects and impacts.
The trafficking of enslaved persons and slavery were recognized as crimes against humanity at the 3rd United Nations World Conference against Racism and its related forms, held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.
Joint and collective legal efforts to demand and ensure that those States that were and are legally and morally responsible for the trade in enslaved Africans (including the transatlantic slave trade) and for slavery shall make compensation for the damages and traumas caused to the African people and their descendants.
Form a multidisciplinary work team to channel the legal and economic / historical process of reparations as one of the priority tasks of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent. Such work team must include Governments of progressive countries, the CARICOM Reparations Commission, research centers specializing in the topic of reparations, universities, the United Nations (UN), as well as social and community-based organizations committed to achieving reparations.
Create a Venezuelan Research Center specialized in Reparation Processes on Slavery and Contemporary Struggles in Africa, Our America and Europe against the dispossession of lands, rivers, religious spaces and new forms of neo-colonization, articulated to others parts of the world with virtual characteristics.
Establish alliances based on the topic of reparations with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation of South Africa and others, as a strategic mechanism for the exchange of experiences, training and promotion of the reparation topic on the African continent, in Our America and in the Caribbean.
Establish a "modus operandi" as a result of which our reparations movements and campaigns will ensure that the roles and positions that are undertaken will be shared equally between women and men.
Promote a United Nations (UN) high level meeting on Reparations and develop a continuing strategy which allows us to make the issue a priority in different multilateral forums.
Make the topic of Reparations a priority in multilateral spaces such as CARICOM, ALBA, the African Union, the Non-Aligned Movement, GRULAC, the United Nations, and BRICS, among others; and emphasize the need to consolidate strategies and tools for the effective negotiation and the pursuit and achievement of Reparations in such spaces.
Include indigenous populations in this struggle. To this end, the ALBA Executive Secretariat has hereby presented a proposal allowing such articulation.
Implement an international campaign addressed to the peoples of the world in general and to policy makers, in particular, with the aim of making the topic of Reparations a priority.
Promote the understanding that the entitlement to Reparations is a human, ethical and political right in order that the crimes committed in the times of the transatlantic slave trade, conquest and colonization of indigenous peoples, and slavery to be definitively punished as crimes against humanity that caused social and economic inequality among our peoples.
Pursue the topic of reparations as a fair demand based on justice respect and dignity and not on confrontation.
Encourage social movements, relevant civil society organizations such as the trade unions to ally themselves with States and other institutions and organizations, with the aim of fostering the historical claim processes of Afro-descendants in pursuit of their legitimate rights.
Recommend that the States of Our America and of the Caribbean extend official recognition to Afro-descendants and to their entitlement to their legitimate rights in the constitutions of our States, and also give legislative commitments to the implement the International Decade for the People of African Descent as decreed by the United Nations.
Recognize and acknowledge the strong and firm support given by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the establishment of the Legal Multidisciplinary Team which shall be responsible for addressing the reparation cases.
We, the participants of the International Meeting on Reparations, approve this Declaration on May 10th, 2018, in the city of Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
223 years after the pro-independence movement by Jose Leonardo Chirino, the Afro-Venezuelan Day!
Please can you include the U.K. in the action group. They took the slave trade and made it into a disgusting practise that was so inhumsne that even dogs would not be treated by them like that. The U.K. is wholly responsible and yet there is no mention of the UK or The Europeans in your introduction except for the transatlantic slave trade. Thank you.


text:
UCI ProTeam Cycling Comes To Alberta!
Alex Stieda is making his dream come true - a UCI sanctioned multi-day cycling race hosted in his home province of Alberta.
He's been mulling the idea around for a number of years. About 6 years ago he first shared with me some of his ideas about a Tour of Alberta. At the time, he spoke about starting up in Fort MacMurray, in the shadows of the oil sands mines, and completing the tour in downtown Calgary, at the doorsteps to the corporate headquarters of the companies that own and operate those same mines. It was a pretty grand vision for a bike race in Alberta.
But big visions usually start their lives on a smaller scale. Right now, we're not talking about a race that covers the province from north to south. But don't get me wrong - what Alex and the Alberta Peloton Association (the leadership team behind the Tour) have been able to bring to fruition is really not that small after all!
The inaugural Tour of Alberta is slated to run as a 6 day stage race from September 3 to 8, 2013. It will start in Edmonton and finish in Calgary and race through the roads and communities of central Alberta in between those dates. This pegs the race to begin right after the Labour Day long weekend, so hopefully cycling fans will use that holiday as a launch ramp to come watch the race.
The big idea is to create a season-long festival of cycling leading up to and through the event. This means that us amateur cyclists should have lots of additional event and race opportunities throughout the 2013 cycling season (and future seasons), promoting not only the Tour of Alberta, but our wonderful sport of cycling itself!
With The Big UCI Sanction
The Tour has been sanctioned as a UCI 2.1 race. This is big, really big, for our little province. It means that up to 50% of the teams will be UCI ProTeams. These are the same teams that get automatic entries to the Grand Tours - Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España. It is the first UCI 2.1 sanctioned race to ever be held in Canada. This designation alone, and the cadre of professional cyclists it should bring to our province, is what makes this event so spectacular!
But is this just another, "Let's build it and they will come," crazy idea? It would have to be more than just a crazy idea to get the UCI to sanction something like this. Now I know the UCI at times can get up to some pretty crazy antics - just look at what they've done with bike form-factor rules, let alone the more scandalous accusations surround the Lance Armstrong affair. But the UCI generally does quite well in organizing the professional cycling calendar, and I think that was a main selling point to the UCI for this race.
Filling A Big Hole In The Calendar
You see, when I had the chance to talk again with Alex this past summer, he pointed to a hole in the North American race calendar, a hole that the Tour of Alberta could successfully fill.
The USA Pro Challenge runs from August 19 to 25, 2013. This is basically the "Tour of Colorado". It ranks a UCI sanction one step higher than the Tour of Alberta at 2.HC - meaning up to 70% of the teams can be UCI ProTeams.
Then, Canada hosts two one-day UCI WorldTour sanctioned races in Quebec - the Grands Prix Cyclists des Quebec et Montreal on September 13 and 15 respectively. Now these are really big races, because the WorldTour sanction is the highest sanction that the UCI grants and all of the ProTeams must participate.
You see, there is a hole in the North American calendar between these two big race events.
Straddling the same time-frame is the Vuelta a España, with the 2013 edition running from August 12 to September 15. But of course the ProTeams don't send everybody on their rosters to the Vuelta. They couldn't anyway, because each team is limited to 9 riders, and their rosters are at least twice that size. They send these other riders to North America. Last year it was riders like Jens Voigt (a true fan favourite if there ever was one), Christian Vande Velde and our own Ryder Hesjedal.
Stick a UCI 2.1 sanctioned race in Alberta in that calendar hole and they will come. It only makes sense to keep these boys in North America after the USA Pro Challenge, and keep them in race-shape for the Grands Prix Cyclists that follow. It's simply the best thing all around for true world-class professional cycling in all of North America!
With An Experienced Professional Race Organizer
The other huge coup for Alex has been getting Medalist Sports on board as the tour organizer. If you've had any experience trying to run a bike race at our local Alberta Bicycle Association sanctioned level, that alone can be a logistical nightmare. But the Tour of Alberta will be run in a truly professional manner by Medalist Sports, the very same organizers that operate the USA Pro Challenge.
The Alberta Peloton Association estimates that about 300,000 on-site spectators will watch the event. If I make a conservative assumption that half of these people spend at least 2 nights in Alberta hotel rooms during the event, at an average of $150/night with the Alberta hotel room fee tax at 4%, we would see $1.8 million in hotel revenue alone that could be earmarked for the enduring funding of this event. I hope our Alberta Provincial Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation sees the logic in this, and will secure continuing funding for the Tour. Financially, this should be sustainable.
And of course this doesn't even consider the further business benefit to the hotel operators themselves, and restaurants to feed these spectators. Overall, the Alberta Peloton Association estimates more than $30 million of potential economic benefits that the Tour of Alberta can bring to the province.
Small Conversations Can Lead To Big Change
It began as his idea. Then he had some small conversations. And he kept having those conversations until they grew into something bigger. And now we've got The Tour of Alberta - Canada's Pro Cycling Festival.
So "kudos" to Alex Stieda for pulling this off for us. I'm behind him and the Alberta Peloton Association 100% of the way to make this an enduring success for years to come!
Please visit The Tour of Alberta to read all that's coming!
P.S. You see, your conversations can lead to big changes! One such conversation is the Change Cycling Now movement. Please read my post to see how you can be a part of that conversation too!
Posted by Coach Kevin
Labels: Bikertainment
Looking for a Coach?
Click the Green Jersey to Unleash Your EPIC Rider!
Search the Site & Find What You're Looking For...
SheKnows.ca: 10 Canadian health and fitness bloggers we love
CanadianLiving.com: 5 Canadian health and fitness blogs that inspire
Join Bicycling Blogger
For FREE & FRESH content
I will never share your email address with anyone. Never!
Get Bicycling Blogger in RSS
About The Bicycling Blogger
What On Earth Is That Clicking Noise?
Browse the Contents For Something New & Useful
Training Tips (24)
Open Track (19)
Bikertainment (11)
Planning Tips (10)
Recovery Tips (10)
Nutrition Tips (9)
Equipment Tips (7)
Mindful Tips (7)
Sunday Group Ride (5)
Racing Tips (3)
DietPower (1)
Product Recalls (1)
BicyclingBloggr on Twitter
Tweets by @BicyclingBloggr
Some links on this site may be affiliate links. I include them because I believe they will show you another way to add value to your life. If you click through on these links and make your own decision to purchase I get paid an affiliate commission, which helps defray the operational cost of running this site. But your price is not affected in any way by my affiliation.
Medical Disclaimer: The information in this blog has been presented to you as general knowledge for your own understanding only. Please do not accept it as medical or health advice pertaining to any of your own specific medical or health conditions. Please use this information to consult with your own physician.
COPYRIGHT © 2008-2016 Kevin Rokosh. All rights reserved world wide. Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.


text:
Danah Boyd: Relationships and Network Building
March 12, 2013 Sarah Malin
Boyd defines 21st century learning as making sense of the networks of public life. She points out that the most valuable thing gained from America's top higher ed institutions isn't the degree or the knowledge, but the relationships and networks students have made in their time there. She argues that building lifelong learners means "helping people recognize how important it is that they continuously surround themselves by people that they can learn from...[and] connect to new people on a regular basis." She fears that social media makes it too easy for young people to sequester themselves into a narrow focus of like-minded people.
Photo credit: http://edudemic.com/2012/11/teach-students-about-social-media/
While I agree with this goal, I would argue that surrounding oneself with like-minded people is an important part of development that shouldn't be cut out. Solidifying one's own identity requires finding role models and others who reflect your values so you can live them and engage in them. As educators, we can help young people take their smaller circle for identity negotiation and widen it to open the way for brave, new intellectual pursuits. The question is how can we do this best?
How can we facilitate the building of social networks? How do we support natural relationship building and encourage the expansion of this comfort zone? How do we reward and document this form of growth and development?
In Behavior, Teens
Reflections on How Children Succeed: Behavior Goals for an Organization
February 12, 2013 Sarah Malin
http://www.kipp.org/our-approach/character-and-academics
As we at The Third Teacher+ structure our designs to be as human-centered as possible, we identify the student behaviors that our design should enable, if done correctly. Paul Tough illuminates research that can help schools design their human-centered organization. Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification by psychologists Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson classifies and measures widely valued positive traits. This resource can serve as a glossary and menu of options for schools to choose their behavior goals. KIPP uses seven of them: grit, self control, zest, social Intelligence, gratitude, optimism, and curiosity.
While the authors frame their traits as universal and objective - intellectual rather than moral - I would argue that each community is different. There's a great community-building opportunity in defining a school's specific, personal set of goals. An ethnographic fieldwork process can gather the perspectives of students, parents, teachers and administrators to identify the community's shared values and facilitate consensus-building conversations.
Imagine a strategic planning session that explores: Who are our students and who do we want them to become? What psychological, emotional, academic and spatial pathways must we construct to get them there? How do we align and deploy our organization to accomplish these goals?
And imagine an evaluation session that asks: Are our students practicing the behaviors and traits we laid out? Are they practicing them more frequently than last year?
It's exciting to think of how research can empower a behavior-based organizational strategy and value-based definition of success.
In Book Review, Character, Organizational Culture, Research, Behavior Tags Paul Tough
Bridget Supplitt (6)
Christian Long (1)
Emi Day (3)
Kelley Folts (1)
Melanie Kahl (7)
Sarah Malin (7)
DavidJakes
Paul Tough
What If? How did we get to now? Where do we go from here? http://t.co/pU59JyTyRW via Learning Spaces Collaboratory, http://t.co/lQTpbIs6xS
Don't miss the new issue! @Steelcase 360, featuring an article on the importance of the third teacher by @Lennie_SW http://t.co/pnV5fLcUnl
We'll be at Winona State University starting tomorrow to continue our work helping to envision their Education Village.


on); and if pin B1 is low on power up, pin B1 stays as an input.
The drive can be mounted in the following posistions listed below.
mounting holes are provided on each side of the drive.
the side and ends of the file.
than 2 millimeters during a 35 G 20 millisecond drop.
terminator may be used for termination of the file.
stub length not to exceed 0.1 meters.
zone outside of the data area, where the actuator is locked.
realized will be at least 3.8 MB/sec.
assertion or negation of the ACK signal.
phase for logical block data for Read, Write, Write and Verify, etc.
Controller is used in this drive.
probability for length 28-48 bit errors is approximately 1.5 E -8.
greater than 48 bits long is approximately 3.5 E -15.
vibration. Dynamic braking is used to quickly stop the spindle.
2 The documentation that came with your hard drive.
3 A small, flat blade screwdriver.
on an adapter inside your computer.
your place of purchase if you are not sure.
until instructed to do so. Static electricity can damage the drive.
number and type of hard disk drives you can use.
the total allowed current is exceeded, the power supply shuts down.
The computer must be turned off and turned on again.
adapter and the SCSI IDs already assigned to those devices.
configuration. The select Set and view SCSI configuration.
1 Turn off all attached devices first; then turn off the computer.
5 Handle the drive carefully and by the edges.
6 Do not touch any exposed printed circuitry.
7 Prevent other people from touching the components or the drive.
flat surface until the drive is installed.
10 Do not place the drive on the computer cover or on a metal table.
electricity from the package and your body.
by the edges. Do not touch any exposed components on the drive.
3 Place the drive on the bag, on a flat surface.
jumper by referring to the documentation that came with your drive.
IBM computers or storage enclosures ensure that this jumper is off.
connector. Storing them on a set of pins could damage the drive.
documentation that came with your computer.
connected by a SCSI cable to a SCSI controller.
devices inside an external storage enclosure.
documentation that came with your drive.
into the system board inside of your computer.
Note: Be sure to use the correct screws provided with your drive.
Using the wrong ones might cause damage to the drive.
parts in a safe place in case you change your configuration.
that came with your computer.
the documentation that came with your operating system.
want to walk you through the problem during the call.


text:
Q: How to optimize this image iteration in numpy? I'm using this code to detect green color in the image.
The problem is this iteration is really slow.
How to make it faster? If it is using numpy, How to do it in numpy way?
def convertGreen(rawimg):
width, height, channels = rawimg.shape
size = (w, h, channels) = (width, height, 1)
processedimg = np.zeros(size, np.uint8)
for wimg in range(0,width):
    for himg in range(0,height):
        blue = rawimg.item(wimg,himg,0)
        green = rawimg.item(wimg,himg,1)
        red = rawimg.item(wimg,himg,2)
        exg = 2*green-red-blue
        if(exg > 50):
            processedimg.itemset((wimg,himg,0),exg)

return processedimg

A: I would go for something like this (untested):
def convertGreen(rawimg):
    red, green, blue = rawimg[:,:,0], rawimg[:,:,1], rawimg[:,:,2]
    exg = 2*green - red - blue
    processedimg = exg.copy();
    processedimg[processedimg < 50] = 0

    return processedimg

The copy operation can actually be omitted, but I kept it to stay a bit more in line with the original code.
Note that in general programming questions are actually offtopic here, and more suitable for StackOverflow.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Scarlett Talamantes 5 Facts About McClatchy's CEO Patrick Talamantes' Wife
February 13, 2020 by L.A Girl Leave a Comment
Scarlett Talamantes
Scarlett Talamantes is the loving wife of former President and Chief Executive Officer of McClatchy -Patrick Talamantes.
Scarlett's husband became President and Chief Executive Officer of McClatchy in May 2012. He served as the company's chief financial officer for 11 years before being named CEO. Talamantes was replaced by Craig Forman as CEO in 2017.
Talamantes is a native Californian who grew up in Sebastopol. He is a Stanford grad with an MBA from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
Talamantes was introduced to the multimedia business in New York, handling media company financing for Chemical Bank. He later spent nine years as chief financial officer at Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. in Maryland, which owned more than 60 TV stations nationwide. He and his family returned to Northern California after joining McClatchy.
Check out five facts about his wife.
#1 Her father worked for American Airlines
Scarlett Talamantes was born Scarlett Lee Bell to parents Patricia L. Robinson of Alexandria, Va., and P. Jackson Bell of Fort Worth. Her father served as a senior vice president of American Airlines in Fort Worth. She is the stepdaughter of Virginia Bell of Fort Worth.
#2 Patirck and Scarlett Talamantes have been married since 1992
According to a NY Times wedding announcement, the couple tied the knot on July 25, 1992. The Rev. Stanley Krempa officiated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Alexandria. At the time Scarlett was 27-years-old.
#3 She attended University of Virginia
Scarlett Talamantes graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree -Government and Foreign Affairs. She also received an M.B.A. in Consumer Marketing, Business Ethics in 1992.
#4 She is an instructor for Pre-k to 12th Grade
According to her LinkedIn, Scarlett Talamantes works at the Middle School and High School level, teaching Leadership, Life Skills, Etiquette and Style, Pre-K to 5 art projects with a message.
#5 She is a proud mom
During their marriage the couple has welcomed two children together, sons; 24-year-old Patrick, and 21-year-old Austin.
Patty Jobs is Steve Jobs' Sister (PHOTO)
Sоmе people referred tо Patty Jobs аѕ Steve Jobs adopted sister, I rеаllу think Patty iѕ аѕ muсh оf … Keep Reading...
Read More About: CORPORATE WAGS
Akshata Murty 5 Facts About Rishi Sunak Wife


Rumble Ball Reloaded is a completely addicting arcade game. Skilfully bowl your way through challenging mazes and score massive points in Rumble Ball Reloaded! Avoid red dots or black holes, as hitting them will subtract points. The hit power is increased when you hold down the left mouse button. Aim in the right direction with the arrow and release the mouse button.
Rumble Ball is a free game which can be played at freetetris.biz. This game have been rated from administrators of freetetris.biz with 4.65 stars out of 5. If you like this kind of games you are welcome to play other amazing games in puzzle games category. So do not go anywhere, stay on freetetris.biz and play thousand of free online games.


text:
Biografia
Nato da padre italiano e da madre scozzese era dotato di un fisico atletico, pratica sin da giovane varie discipline sportive tra le quali la boxe, l'equitazione e la scherma.

Attratto dal cinema e dalla recitazione, parte per gli USA nei primi anni '50, per seguire i corsi di recitazione dell'Actor's Studio di New York, per tornare successivamente in Italia e partecipare al suo primo film (Il mantello rosso) in cui fu diretto da Giuseppe Maria Scotese. Sarà, questa, la prima pellicola di oltre cento, che Rossi Stuart girerà in circa 40 anni, in diversi generi quali western, horror, fantascientifico, spionaggio e cappa e spada, lavorando parallelamente anche in televisione.

Vita privata
Giacomo Rossi Stuart è stato sposato con la modella di origini tedesche e olandesi Klara Muller. Hanno avuto quattro figli, Ombretta, Loretta, Kim e Valentina.

Filmografia

Cinema

 Il mantello rosso, regia di Giuseppe Maria Scotese (1955)
 Londra chiama Polo Nord, regia di Duilio Coletti (1956)
Guerra e pace (War and Peace), regia di King Vidor (1956)
 Il conte di Matera, regia di Luigi Capuano (1957)
 Ora X: Gibilterra o morte, regia di William Fairchild (1958)
 La morte viene dallo spazio, regia di Paolo Heusch (1958)
 Il cavaliere senza terra, regia di Giacomo Gentilomo (1958)
 Caltiki, il mostro immortale, regia di Riccardo Freda (1959)
 Ben-Hur, regia di William Wyler (1959)
 La notte del grande assalto, regia di Giuseppe Maria Scotese (1959)
 Jovanka e le altre (5 Branded Women), regia di Martin Ritt (1960)
 La schiava di Roma, regia di Sergio Grieco (1960)
 Sodoma e Gomorra, regia di Robert Aldrich (1962)
 Zorro e i tre moschettieri, regia di Luigi Capuano (1962)
 La leggenda di Enea, regia di Giorgio Rivalta (1962)
 Caterina di Russia, regia di Umberto Lenzi (1962)
 Il giorno più corto, regia di Sergio Corbucci (1963)
 L'ultimo uomo della Terra, regia di Ubaldo Ragona (1963)
 I diavoli di Spartivento, regia di Leopoldo Savona (1963)
 Massacro al Grande Canyon, regia di Sergio Corbucci (1963)
 Duello nel Texas, regia di Ricardo Blasco e Mario Caiano (1963)
Sandok, il Maciste della jungla, regia di Umberto Lenzi (1964)
 I coltelli del vendicatore, regia di Mario Bava (1964)
 I magnifici Brutos del West, regia di Marino Girolami (1964)
 La vendetta di Spartacus, regia di Michele Lupo (1964)
 Gli schiavi più forti del mondo, regia di Michele Lupo (1964)
 I misteri della giungla nera, regia di Luigi Capuano (1965)
 La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin, regia di Antonio Margheriti (1965)
 Degueyo, regia di Giuseppe Vari (1965)
 Sparate a vista su Killer Kid (Duell vor Sonnenuntergang), regia di Leopold Lahola (1965)
 Il pianeta errante, regia di Antonio Margheriti (1966)
 Operazione paura, regia di Mario Bava (1966)
 Perry Grant agente di ferro, regia di Luigi Capuano (1966)
 Duello nel mondo, regia di Luigi Scattini (1966)
 La sfinge d'oro, regia di Luigi Scattini (1967)
 Ragan, regia di Luciano Lelli (1967)
 Occhio per occhio, dente per dente, regia di Miguel Iglesias (1967)
 El "Che" Guevara, regia di Paolo Heusch (1967)
 Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar, regia di José Luis Merino (1968)
 Quella dannata pattuglia, regia di Roberto Bianchi Montero (1968)
 Indovina chi viene a merenda?, regia di Marcello Ciorciolini (1968)
 L'assassino fantasma, regia di Xavier Setò (1968)
 El Zorro, regia di Guido Zurli (1968)
 Un esercito di 5 uomini, regia di Italo Zingarelli (1969)
 Appuntamento col disonore, regia di Adriano Bolzoni (1969)
 I Leopardi di Churchill, regia di Maurizio Pradeaux (1970)
 Qualcosa striscia nel buio, regia di Mario Colucci (1970)
 Concerto per pistola solista, regia di Michele Lupo (1970)
 La controfigura, regia di Romolo Guerrieri (1971)
 I lupi attaccano in branco, regia di Franco Cirino (1971)
 La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba, regia di Emilio P. Miraglia (1971)
 Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!!, regia di Sergio Garrone (1971)
 La morte ha sorriso all'assassino, regia di Joe D'Amato (1971)
 La ragazza dalla pelle di luna, regia di Luigi Scattini (1972)
 Sette scialli di seta gialla, regia di Sergio Pastore (1972)
 Ordine delle SS: eliminate Borman! (El ultimo dia de la guerra), regia di Juan Antonio Bardem (1972)
 Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento, regia di Giorgio Cristillini (1972)
 Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo..., regia di Michele Lupo (1972)
 Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?, regia di Massimo Dallamano (1973)
 La ragazza fuoristrada, regia di Luigi Scattini (1973)
 Peccato mortale, regia di Francisco Rovira Beleta (1973)
 Il mio nome è Shangai Joe, regia di Mario Caiano (1973)
 La minorenne, regia di Silvio Amadio (1974)
 Fatti di gente perbene, regia di Mauro Bolognini (1974)
 Mussolini ultimo atto, regia di Carlo Lizzani (1974)
 La sanguisuga conduce la danza, regia di Alfredo Rizzo (1975)
 Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage, regia di Joe D'Amato (1975)
 Zorro, regia di Duccio Tessari (1975)
 Il vizio ha le calze nere, regia di Tano Cimarosa (1975)
 I violenti di Roma bene, regia di Sergio Grieco (1976)
 Casanova & Company, regia di Franz Antel (1976)
 La notte dell'alta marea, regia di Luigi Scattini (1976)
 Blue Nude, regia di Luigi Scattini (1977)
 Emanuelle in America, regia di Joe D'Amato (1977)
 Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali, regia di Joe D'Amato (1977)
 Il grande attacco, regia di Umberto Lenzi (1978)
 Sono stato un agente C.I.A., regia di Romolo Guerrieri (1978)
 La guerra dei robot, regia di Alfonso Brescia (1978)
 Tempi di guerra, regia di Umberto Lenzi (1987)
 Le porte dell'inferno, regia di Umberto Lenzi (1990)

Televisione
Rosso veneziano, regia di Marco Leto (1976)
L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore, regia di Anton Giulio Majano (1982)

Doppiatori italiani
Cesare Barbetti in Jovanka e le altre, La leggenda di Enea, L'ultimo uomo della terra, I diavoli di Spartivento, La vendetta di Spartacus, L'assassino fantasma, Il mio nome è Shangai Joe
Renato Izzo in La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin, Degueyo, Operazione paura, La sfinge d'oro
Giuseppe Rinaldi in Sodoma e Gomorra,  I magnifici Brutos del West,Occhio per occhio dente per dente
Pino Locchi in Caterina di Russia, I misteri della giungla nera, Qualcosa striscia nel buio
Dario Penne in La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba , Sei jellato amico... hai incontrato Sacramento
Pino Colizzi in Concerto per pistola solista, Sette scialli di seta gialla
Luciano Melani in Massacro al Grande Canyon, La ragazza dalla pelle di luna
Luciano De Ambrosis in La notte dell'alta marea, Sono stato un agente C.I.A.
Michele Kalamera in El Zorro, I leopardi di Churchill
Sergio Rossi in Sandok il Maciste della giungla, I coltelli del vendicatore
Gigi Pirarba in La minorenne, La sanguisuga conduce la danza
Roberto Villa in Il conte di Matera
Paolo Ferrari in La notte del grande assalto
Renato Turi in Duello nel Texas
Sandro Iovino in  Quella dannata pattuglia
Adalberto Maria Merli in Il pianeta errante
Nando Gazzolo in Gli schiavi più forti del mondo
Nino Dal Fabbro in Duello nel mondo
Massimo Turci in Perry Grant agente di ferro
Carlo Alighiero in Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo
Giacomo Piperno in Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!!
Daniele Tedeschi in Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?
Pierangelo Civera in La morte ha sorriso all'assassino
Romano Malaspina in Zorro
Giancarlo Padoan in  Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage
Michele Gammino in  Un esercito di 5 uomini
Riccardo Cucciolla in La morte viene dallo spazio
Sergio Fantoni in La schiava di Roma
Bruno Alessandro in Le porte dell'inferno
Rino Bolognesi in Il vizio ha le calze nere

Note

Bibliografia
Gli attori, Gremese editore Roma 2003
Il Radiocorriere, annate varie

Voci correlate
 Stuart

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Italo-britannici

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


To investigate the dynamic alignment between robots and humans, specifically for the role of non- verbal behaviours in supporting safe interaction and linguistic communication. Joint action and cooperation between humans and robots are a key issue for the design of safe service robots. Cooperation is based on both linguistic interactions (e.g. a human giving instructions, and the robot asking for clarifications) and non-verbal behaviour (e.g. gestures, facial feedback).
The design of the cognitive architecture and the human-robot interaction experiments will result in novel design principles and mechanisms for the robot's use and understanding of gestures (e.g. pointing) and facial expressions (gaze direction) to support the learning and understanding of demonstrative pronouns such as "this" "that" during joint tasks between the robot and human participant.
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt. Major in computer and systems engineering.
Former researcher at the Intelligent Hydraulics and Automation department, Tampere University of Technology, Finland.
Former control systems engineer at PGESCo, Egypt.
Mohammad Thabet, Alberto Montebelli, and Ville Kyrki. "Learning movement synchronization in multi-component robotic systems." Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016 IEEE International Conference on. IEEE, 2016.


text:
ARCS' JOMANA QADDOUR TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS ON SYRIA
On September 12, 2019, ARCS' Executive Committee Member and Syria Relief & Development' Co-Founder, Jomana Qaddour, provided a powerful testimony on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing. Watch the full hearing here: https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/ongoing-humanitarian-crisis-syria. Below is Jomana's full testimony.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Hearing: The Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
Jomana Qaddour, executive committee member, ARCS, and co-founder, Syria Relief & Development
Co-chairman McGovern and co-chairman Smith, thank you for inviting me to testify before this panel to discuss Syria and its humanitarian crisis. I am the co-founder of Syria Relief & Development, a Syrian American humanitarian organization that has delivered over $75 million worth of aid in Syria and the region, and has assisted over 7 million beneficiaries and employs over 1000 people inside of Syria. I want to touch on a few key issues, and offer several legislative recommendations that Congress can take into consideration before taking your questions.
The current scale of humanitarian devastation in Idlib and northern Hama surpasses everything Syria has seen so far. According to the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, since April, more than 1,000 civilians have been killed, including over 300 children. Airstrikes have targeted over 40 hospitals, 29 water stations, and dozens of schools. Seventeen whole villages have been destroyed. In five months, more than 600,000 Syrians have been displaced: to put this number into perspective, Ghouta displaced 80,000 civilians and Aleppo displaced 39,000. No humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations, are financially or logistically prepared to absorb the devastation to come as civilians scramble northward. Scarce housing has quadrupled in price, costing approximately $400 a month for an apartment. Only 50% of students displaced in Northwest Syria will have a chance to continue their education because more than a quarter of all schools are damaged, destroyed, or occupied by the thousands of homeless and displaced.
The situation for the over 3 million Syrians in Idlib is becoming more fragile by the day and may soon result in a new refugee crisis. Greece has already begun seeing an increase in the number of refugees arriving from Syria at levels not seen since 2016.
The deadly escalation on the ground has directly impacted Syria Relief & Development's capacity to provide services. In May, our Pulse of Life hospital in the town of Hass was among those bombed and completely destroyed by the Russian military. UN OCHA was provided with the hospital's coordinates as part of its formal deconfliction mechanism with the expectation that by doing so it might be spared attack. We were wrong. Our hospital was deliberately targeted, leaving the local population of over 200,000 without medical services.
Despite this setback, Syria Relief & Development, along with 9 other Syrian American humanitarian organizations, continue to provide assistance in Idlib and beyond as part of the American Relief Coalition for Syria. I serve on the executive committee of the Coalition, and I am proud to say that collectively we have provided more than $670 million worth of humanitarian aid to more than 48 million beneficiaries.
However, more assistance is needed from the U.S. and the international community. We must ensure that aid reaches civilians who need it most. Access to food and medical supplies should never be used as a weapon of war - not by the Syrian government through its heavy pressure on Damascus-based organizations, or by terrorist groups, like Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Stabilization aid is needed to support civilians in Idleb who are pushing back against the influence of HTS; humanitarian organizations - the only entities still to receive US funding - are not designed nor are they capable of playing this role. Most importantly, civilian protection is paramount! The United States must take demonstrative action to bring an end to the fighting, as President Trump called for in Sept. 2018.
Rukban
The situation unfolding in the internally displaced camp of Rukban in southern Syria is an appalling one. The more than 12,000 residents of the camp have been under siege by the Assad regime and Russia since February, with the exception of one limited, recent UN aid delivery. In turn, Jordan has refused to unseal its border to allow aid be provided to Rukban. The Syrian regime is currently winning its starvation siege of the camp, which has forced returns to regime-controlled areas which gives Assad absolutely no incentive to allow aid in. Reports of human rights abuse for residents who return to regime-held areas, need to be properly investigated. This should start by engaging with bodies like the Syrian Association for Citizen's dignity who are involved in monitoring the situation. Apart from the obvious moral imperatives in this, the fact that these reports are not being mentioned or investigated, gives the impression to the world at large that all is well with people leaving Rukban and for countries who might help residents negotiate safe passage, Rukban gets pushed to the end of their Syria to-do list and those civilians are given no option but to see their families starve or return to danger with the regime.
What Congress Can Do to Help
There are bipartisan steps lawmakers can take to address some of these issues. First, the United States can push for a genuine return to the Geneva peace process, a track which has all but disappeared and would ideally halt the current bombing of civilians. Second, Congress should pass House Resolution 31, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, a crucial measure that penalizes the Assad government for crimes against humanity and imposes sanctions against individuals and entities complicit in war crimes. Third, Congress should approve the No Assistance for Assad Act House Resolution 1706 which similarly bars reconstruction funding to regime-held areas, knowing that this aid is likely being used to primarily rebuild loyalist areas and enrich businessmen close to the Assad regime. Fourth, it should adopt House Resolution 395 introduced by the co-chairs of Friends of a Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus, that condemns the bombing of hospitals in non-regime held areas. Finally, ensure that FY 2020 funding levels for humanitarian and disaster accounts remain robust.
Members of Congress need to urge the U.S. to bypass the siege of Rukban by bringing in aid cross border, as mandated under UN Resolution 2449, from Jordan or Iraq or from the U.S. base in the al-Tanf pocket by air drops. Realistically these are the only things that will stop the people in Rukban from starving.
Thank you again for allowing me to testify on a global issue that constitutes the greatest humanitarian crisis of this century. I look forward to answering your questions.
https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/ongoing-humanitarian-crisis-syria
Place a Donation + Save Lives
Donate Today Learn More
©2022. American Relief Coalition for Syria
Reach Us @ ARCS Contact Form


Eligible Students: Must be a high school senior with plans to attend a four-year college. Must demonstrate financial need, and have a minimum 3.75 GPA and 28 ACT/1240 SAT score.
How to Apply: Applicants must submit the application and recommendation form found on the website.


Maddocks has today become the first law firm to launch a website designed specifically to assist decision makers and staff at Victoria's councils.
Sound Counsel is a complimentary knowledge portal accessible only by Victorian local government leaders and council officers and provides a range of information for everyday use.
The website includes legal insights, answers to frequently asked questions, legal and policy checklists, and links to important legislation and guidelines.
The information covers areas of importance to councils, including compliance and governance, construction and infrastructure, employment, planning and environment, property and valuations and compensation.
To view Sound Counsel, go to http://soundcounsel.maddocks.com.au/. The site is accessible only to employees of Victorian councils with a valid council email address.
Maddocks partner and Victorian Local Government Sector leader Mark Hayes said the website was part of the firm's drive to deliver the highest level of client service.
'Maddocks has had a 131-year relationship with Victorian councils, a relationship of which we are extremely proud,' Mark said.
'What has maintained and deepened our relationship with the Victorian local government sector is our ability to listen to our clients and understand what they need from us to be able to do the important work they do for their communities.


BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Boulder Daily Camera has released information contained in an arrest affidavit involving a minor in an attempted murder case after a judge initially prohibited the newspaper from publishing the details.
The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/2dohhBe ) Judge Maria Berkenkotter had reversed the decision in a ruling Wednesday but put her decision on hold for a week while defense lawyers considered an appeal. Berkenkotter allowed the newspaper to publish the information Monday, saying the defense had chosen not to appeal.
The 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult for allegedly attacking a 71-year-old woman who picked him up while he was hitchhiking Sept. 19.
The newly released documents say he admitted to investigators that he used a stick to assault the woman. He says he had been drunk and "stoned" at the time.


text:
Week 14: Drew Brees Dominant In First Quarter Vs. Rams
By Dan Moore Dec 12, 2010, 3:59pm CST
Share All sharing options for: Week 14: Drew Brees Dominant In First Quarter Vs. Rams
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was outstanding in the first quarter against the St. Louis Rams on Week 14, taking his team to an early 14-0 lead by throwing two touchdown passes in the Saints' 12 minutes of possession.
Brees was 13-for-16 for 97 yards with the two touchdowns, both to wide receiver Marques Colston. He's coming off a game in which he went 24-for-29 for 313 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Saints' opaque running back situation got a little clearer in the first quarter. Rookie Chris Ivory received almost all the carries, with Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas each targeted in the passing game. Ivory had seven carries for 47 yards in the first quarter; Bush picked up one, for three yards.
The Saints come into Week 14 a surprising eighth in the NFL in points scored, one year after leading football in offense. Brees has been ruthlessly efficient but a little more typically utilized than he used to be.
St. Louis Rams Fall To Saints, 31-13
Chris Ivory Injury Not Serious, Saints Running Back Controversy Continues
St. Louis Rams Vs. New Orleans Saints: Saints Score Early, Lead 14-0


As I go through this thing called life I will share deeper things here. This section will dedicated to sharing lessons learned, growing and stories from my past and present.
Copyright © 2018 abluegirl - All Rights Reserved.


The causative verb in the te-form followed by ください is a polite request for permission for an action performed by the speaker. In other words, the speaker humbly seeks the hearer's permission to do something. ~くださいませんか is more polite than ~ください.
Please let me use this telephone.
Could you please let me take a day off tomorrow?


text:
CIR ASAP
Here's the thing about comprehensive immigration reform (CIR): it's in the best interest of just about every single person in this country, whether you're an undocumented immigrant trying to earn fair wages and keep your family secure or you're a long-time citizen who's trying to….well, earn fair wages and keep your family secure. The group that stands to lose mightily, of course, are those businesses which exploit undocumented workers through wage theft, horrendous working conditions, and immigration-status related threats. Of course, it's precisely these practices which drive down wages and benefits for American workers. Greed, it turns out, is not only unethical, it's also unpatriotic.
On the other hand, a report from the libertarian CATO Institute released last August found that legalizing the 8 million undocumented workers in the US would have a net benefit to the economy of $180 BILLION DOLLARS over 10 years. Notably, this study also finds that increased enforcement and reduced low-skilled immigration–the solutions advocated by CIR opponents– "have a significant negative impact on the income of U.S. households."
The UUA is supporting the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009, H.R. 4321, introduced by Rep. Luis Gutierrez. For more info on the bill, visit our coalition partner the National Immigration Forum. The well-named CIR-ASAP Act has garnered widespread support because it provides a path to legal status, supports due process for all, protects workers, promotes family unity, and offers more educational opportunities for youth.
Please send a message to your Members of Congress in support of the CIR ASAP Act!


text:
Q: Неравномерный переход слайдера jQuery UI - как? Есть вот такой скриптик на jQuery UI:

<input type="hidden" name="start" id="start" value="7500" />
<input type="hidden" name="end" id="end" value="20000" />

В нем задан шаг 0.65. Но можно ли сделать, чтобы шаги задавались вручную в коде? Т.е. нужно не равномерная смена значений, а примерно так: 0.9, 1.5, 1.8, 2.
Заранее спасибо.
A: Конечно, можно!
Вам, однако, придётся вручную пересчитывать "равномерное" значение, считанное со слайдера, в "неравномерное", которое вы хотите получить.
Вам придётся обрабатывать изменения слайдера примерно так:
// slider value in [0..3]
if (sliderValue < 1)
    realValue = 0.9 + (1.5 - 0.9) * sliderValue;
else if (sliderValue < 2)
    realValue = 1.5 + (1.8 - 1.5) * (sliderValue - 1);
else // sliderValue in [2..3]
    realValue = 1.8 + (2 - 1.8) * (sliderValue - 2);

Видите, как обобщить на произвольное количество и значения шагов?
Более общим решением было бы просто применение подходящей функции к sliderValue: например, log. То, что в коде сверху -- это по существу применение кусочно-линейной функции.
(Disclaimer: Я не веб-программист, мой код наверное не на правильном JS, и я не знаю, куда именно при помощи jQuery надо навешивать обработчик, но вы наверняка знаете и так.)


Meets all USAPA and IFP specifications.
These carbon fibre 2G paddles have an average weight of 8.2 oz and meet all USAPA and IFP specifications. Both styles are approved for use in all tournaments in Canada and the USA and they are both listed as meeting criteria in the most recent Paddle Material Specifications document released by the USAPA.


text: var game = new Phaser.Game(320, 480, Phaser.AUTO, 'game-holder');

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The Stylistics are a Philadelphia soul group that achieved its greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, consisting of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads characterized by the falsetto of Russell Thompkins Jr. and the production of Thom Bell. During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive R&B top ten hits, including "Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "People Make the World Go Round", "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up", and "You Make Me Feel Brand New".
The Stylistics were created from two Philadelphia groups, The Percussions and The Monarchs. Russell Thompkins Jr., James Smith, and Airrion Love came from the Monarchs, and James Dunn and Herbie Murrell came from the Percussions. In 1970, the group recorded "You're a Big Girl Now", a song their road manager Marty Bryant co-wrotewith Robert Douglas, a member of their backing band Slim and the Boys, and the single became a regional hit for Sebring Records. Producer Bill Perry spent $400 to record the song in the Virtue Studios in Philadelphia. The larger Avco Records soon signed the Stylistics, and the single eventually climbed to number seven on the US Billboard R&B chart in early 1971.
After signing to Avco, the record label approached producer Thom Bell, who had already produced a catalogue of hits for The Delfonics, to work with the group.The Stylistics auditioned for Bell, but he was initially unimpressed. He ultimately agreed to produce the group because he believed in the potential of lead singer, Russell Thompkins, Jr.'s distinctive, nasal high tenor & falsetto voice. Avco gave Bell complete creative control over the Stylistics and he proceeded to focus the group's sound exclusively around Thompkins's voice. On most of the group hits, Bell would have Thompkins sing virtually solo.
The first song recorded with Bell and his collaborator, lyricist Linda Creed, was the lush "Stop, Look, Listen". Bell imported techniques he had perfected with The Delfonics and his musical arrangements worked perfectly with Thompkins' falsetto vocals.
Their hits from this period —distilled from three albums— included "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (U.S. #3), "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up" (U.S. #5), "You Make Me Feel Brand New" featuring Thompkins singing a rare lead vocal duet with Airrion Love, the aforementioned "Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", and the Top 20 Pop hit "Rockin' Roll Baby" (U.S. #14). "You Make Me Feel Brand New" was the group's biggest U.S. hit, holding at No. 2 for two weeks just as the spring of 1974 turned to summer, and was one of the group's five U.S. gold singles.
The Stylistics' smooth sound also found an easier path on to adult contemporary airwaves than many other soul artists and the group made Billboard magazine's Easy Listening singles chart twelve times from 1971 to 1976, with three entries ("Betcha by Golly, Wow", "You Make Me Feel Brand New", and "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)") reaching the Top 10. Every single that Bell produced for the Stylistics was a Top Ten R&B hit, and several—"You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly Wow!", "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up", and "You Make Me Feel Brand New"—were also Top Ten pop chart hits. The group also enjoyed commercial success with big hits with this material throughout Europe.
Thom Bell stopped working with the Stylistics in 1974, and the split proved commercially difficult for the group in the U.S. Just as with the Delfonics, the Stylistics were to some extent a vehicle for Bell's own creativity. They struggled to find the right material although their partnership with label owners Hugo & Luigi as producers and arranger Van McCoy started well with "Let's Put It All Together" (#18 pop, No. 8 R&B) and "Heavy Fallin' Out" (#4 R&B, No. 41 pop). Following singles were notably less successful, but as U.S. success began to wane, their popularity in Europe, and especially the United Kingdom, increased. Indeed, the lighter 'pop' sound fashioned by McCoy and Hugo & Luigi gave the group a UK #1 in 1975 with "Can't Give You Anything". Further successes with "Sing Baby Sing", "Na Na Is The Saddest Word", "Funky Weekend" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" consolidated the group's European popularity. They are one of the few U.S. acts to have two chart-topping greatest hits albums in the UK.
The Stylistics switched record labels during this period as Avco Records transitioned into H&L Records in 1976. Notwithstanding this, the band began to struggle with increasingly weak material, and although the singles and albums came out as before, by 1978 chart success had vanished. A move to Mercury in 1978 for two albums produced by Teddy Randazzo failed to produce any major success. Russell Thompkins Jr. wrote (in the sleevenotes for the re-issue of the 1976 album, Fabulous) that the group began to feel that the music they were recording was becoming dated and not in keeping with the popular disco sound of the late 1970s.
In 1979, they had a small part in the movie Hair, directed by Miloš Forman, where they play conservative army officers. They double Nell Carter in singing a tongue-in-cheek song called "White Boys".
Both James Dunn and James Smith departed in 1980 due to conflicts over the direction of the group. The group continued, recruiting new member Raymond Johnson. They would also reunite with Thom Bell and sign with Philadelphia International Records subsidiary, TSOP Records in 1980. They released the single, "Hurry Up This Way Again", that year which brought them back into the R&B Top 20 (peaking at #18). Johnson departed in 1985, leaving the group a trio. Love, Murrell, and Thompkins continued to tour until 2000, when Russell Thompkins, Jr. left the group.
Love and Murrell brought in two new members from one set of the Delfonics – (Harold) Eban Brown as lead singer, and tenor singer Van Fields who also sang with an a cappella group called A Perfect Blend. In 2011, Fields departed from the group due to creative differences and was replaced by Jason Sharp (formerly with the band Heatwave). The group, prior to Fields' departure, was featured live on the DVD The Stylistics Live at the Convocation Center (2006), as well as with other artists of the 1970s on the DVD, 70s Soul Jam. They recorded their latest album, That Same Way, in 2008.
Russell Thompkins, Jr. launched his own group in 2004, the New Stylistics, with the returning Raymond Johnson, plus James Ranton and Jonathan Buckson. They were featured on the DVD Old School Soul Party Live!, which was part of the PBS My Music series.
In 2006 their hit single, "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", was used as the base for a Japanese advertisement campaign by Gatsby, to launch their new male hair styling product, 'Moving Rubber'. The campaign was successful and featured one of Japan's most popular celebrities Takuya Kimura of the pop group SMAP. They were also featured guests on SMAP's television show, SMAP×SMAP, one of the highest rated shows in Japan to promote the 'Moving Rubber' product.
In October 2009, they featured on the UK BBC One television program, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
Their song, "People Make the World Go Round", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack for 1994 film Crooklyn, as performed by Marc Dorsey.
In January 2018 Eban Brown announced his departure to concentrate on his solo career. He was initially replaced by Michael Muse, formerly of Rare Essence; but by July 2018 had been replaced by former Temptation Barrington Henderson.


text:
Addressing Stress in National Staff
by Siddharth Ashvin Shah | posted in: Knowledge Downloads | 0
Secondary traumatic stress and burnout can affect national staff too.
By Dr. Siddharth Ashvin Shah, CEO and Founder, Greenleaf Integrative
Shah, S.A. (2008). Addressing Stress in National Staff. Monday Developments: The Latest Issues and Trends in International Development and Humanitarian Assistance (pp. 21-22). Vol 26:9, September 2008. InterAction.
The geographic cure. R&R. Regular alcohol use with compatriots in an end-of-day cathartic ritual. Phone calls to family. Many readers will recognize these NGO worker attempts to deal with humanitarian aid stress. Although these interventions might mitigate the stress and workplace difficulties that accumulate into burnout, they leave untouched an important category of occupational stress: secondary traumatic stress (STS)—the neurobiology that humanitarian workers develop in the process of working with other people's trauma. Given that STS is such a massive topic and that it has been dealt with in the humanitarian literature in a general sense, I want to focus on the untold opportunities for humanitarian efforts when we engage with the stress vulnerability and resiliency of national staff. (Download PDF to continue reading…)
Preparing Workforces for Demanding Environments
Does your industry include workers who operate in highly demanding environments? For example, health care,...
webcareMarch 8, 2019
Helping the Helpers
The attached document accompanied Greenleaf's poster session on Helping the Helpers: Structural Resiliency Interventions at...
Dani WaldmanSeptember 26, 2017
3 Principles of Effective Staff Care
How can organizations better discern the specific difficulties faced by their staff? How might we...
Siddharth Ashvin ShahSeptember 19, 2017
Ethical Standards for Transnational Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
Important components of bioethics are routinely underappreciated in cross-cultural and transnational mental health and psychosocial...
Preparedness & Response
Mental Health Emergencies and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder By Dr. Siddharth Ashvin Shah, CEO and...
Assessment Report: Stress and Resilience Issues Affecting USAID Personnel in High Operational Stress Environments
This report was commissioned by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in line with...
Siddharth Ashvin ShahDecember 18, 2015


SPRUCE PINE – The Democratic challenger in the race for the North Carolina District 47 state Senate seat has filed an official ethics complaint against his Republican opponent.
David Wheeler, of Spruce Pine, filed an official complaint Tuesday, Aug. 14, with the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement against incumbent Sen. Ralph Hise, of Spruce Pine.
Wheeler received an email confirmation of the filing from North Carolina Ethics Commission Deputy General Counsel David Smyth, which was forwarded to the News-Journal.
Wheeler alleges in the complaint that from Jan. 2011 to present Hise has either filed false claims for hourly pay at Mayland Community College, his employer, or filed false claims for days he has been in Raleigh serving in the state Senate.
Wheeler cites Feb. 2018 as a specific example, alleging in the complaint Hise was paid by Mayland for 12 days and the Senate for 22 days.
Wheeler said he reviewed Hise's pay from Jan. 2011 to March 2018, his entire time in the state Senate, and found each year had 251 working days. The complaint then alleges Hise received 329 days of pay from Mayland and daily Senate subsistence requests in 2011; 305 days in 2012; 316 days in 2013; 313 days in 2014; 343 days in 2015; 313 days in 2016; and 330 days in 2017.
Wheeler submitted all Hise's pay summaries received from Mayland and the North Carolina General Assembly with the complaint.
Hise said Wheeler's complaint is merely a distraction.


If you recall from my PPWC recap, I pitched Warmaiden twice. Through some miracle I managed to land four requests for the full manuscript from those two pitches. How? Well, check that post for the details.
That was April. Now to fast forward to today.
The final rejection from those four requests rolled into my inbox today.
I've taken his advice to heart and am already working toward learning what I need to in order to improve upon the weaknesses he pointed out in my writing. I'm not quite ready to delve into the serious revisions of the story just yet. More learning and help from friends is necessary first.
This has been a rough time for me. So much time and energy has gone into something that may end up in that proverbial trunk. I've accepted the fact that this novel may go nowhere. That I may strike out again and again if I refuse to let it go.
I'm not ready to let it go just yet. I'm willing to step up to the plate and take another swing with the novel.
Will I end up continuing my streak of batting a solid .000? Will I hit that home run? Will it be a "game winning" chance at the plate?
That's why I'm not giving up.
Until I know for sure the project is dead, I can't bring myself to resign.


Longtime Record Store Day supporters Green Day have planned a special release for this year's installment of the music-retail event. The punk group is planning on putting out 18 demos, including the previously unreleased track "State of Shock," as part of an album entitled Demolicious, according to a Facebook post. The group recorded the songs during the sessions that became their 2012 trilogy ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! Although the band has yet to detail just how the recordings will come out – whether as a single release or multiple releases – it did say that the demos will be available on colored vinyl, CD and, as the post put it, "even cassette." Whatever it is, it will come out on April 19th.
Green Day is a frequent contributor to Record Store Day, offering up exclusive releases. In 2009, they reissued their breakthrough album Dookie on vinyl. And in 2011, they recorded a cover of Hüsker Dü's 1986 song "Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely" for the flipside of a "side-by-side" 7-inch. The following year, they gave a test pressing of ¡Uno! to Record Store Day to give away.


text:
Health and Wellness✕change
Health and Wellnessx
Page 5 of 193 matched schools
Clarke University
#295 in National Universities#14 in Iowa Colleges
Clarke University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Dubuque, IA. Total 855 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $35,750.
#89 in Liberal Arts Colleges#4 in Iowa Colleges
Luther College is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Decorah, IA. Total 1,802 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $45,610.
#93 in California Colleges
Ashford University is a Private (for-profit), 4 or more years school located in San Diego, CA. Total 31,115 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $14,278.
Graduation Rate8%
Enrollment31,115
#15 in Kentucky Colleges
Asbury University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Wilmore, KY. Total 1,741 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $32,028.
#316 in National Universities#12 in Kentucky Colleges
University of the Cumberlands is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Williamsburg, KY. Total 19,110 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $9,875.
Georgetown College
#217 in Liberal Arts Colleges#18 in Kentucky Colleges
Georgetown College is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Georgetown, KY. Total 1,565 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $40,800.
Union College is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Barbourville, KY. Total 1,179 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $28,000.
University of Holy Cross
#21 in Louisiana Colleges
University of Holy Cross is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in New Orleans, LA. Total 1,137 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $15,280.
Tulane University of Louisiana
#37 in National Universities#1 in Louisiana Colleges
Tulane University of Louisiana is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in New Orleans, LA. Total 13,927 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $58,852.
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
#7 in Maine Colleges
Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Standish, ME. Total 1,967 students are attending the school and its 2021 tuition & fee is $38,820.


text:
Great Outdoors, Profiles
Crystal Mill is a photographer's dream—here's how to get the perfect shot
Exploring one of the most photographed places in Colorado from a new angle
By Josh Rose
Illustration by Fallon Venable. | Photo: Joshua Rose
To visit Crystal Mill in Colorado is to experience an almost impossibly beautiful juxtaposition of early industrial craftsmanship and the natural landscape surrounding it. As it turns out, though, Crystal Mill is not really a mill at all.
The turbine and shack that surround it were originally built in 1892. Driven by the flowing water of the Crystal River, the facility was used as an air compressor that powered pneumatic tools and helped ventilate local mines. More than an air compressor, it was essentially a power plant. In fact, in its working days, it was called "Sheep Mountain Power House."
Decades now into its proverbial retirement, the old mill sits abandoned. And it's become a spot that is much sought after by hikers, tourists, and photographers. Reportedly receiving a thousand visitors a day, locals say that it's a constant race to see which location sees more foot traffic—the mill or the nearby Maroon Lake, from which you can spot the twin peaks of Maroon Bells. As of last year, our guide told us, Crystal Mill was number one.
Because of the natural beauty that surrounds it, capturing an Instagram-worthy photo of Crystal Mill is not difficult. However, getting a shot that no one else is getting is a different story.
Tony Petrocco of Crystal River Jeep Tours. | Photo: Josh Rose | Illustration: Fallon Venable
Crystal River Jeep tours Jeep Scrambler | Photo: Josh Rose
A bumpy ride
My journey started in Marble, Colorado, a town that is accessible from either of the major east-west roads that cut through the state. Marble happens to be a hidden, wild, rustic wonderland that is every bit as enjoyable as the mill itself.
While it's possible to hike to Crystal Mills from Marble, I opted for a Jeep Tour, booked through Crystal River Jeep Tours the day before. The Jeeps depart for Crystal Mill twice a day, and the tour costs $75 per head.
Queuing up next to the black, dust-encrusted Jeep with the other tour attendees, I saw a bowlegged older gentleman in a purple baseball cap sauntering toward us. This was Tony Petrocco, our Jeep driver and tour guide.
Tony quickly turned out to be extremely knowledgeable about the area and the history of the surrounding towns and sites. He had gathered his wealth of information over the years, holding several prestigious jobs in Marble, including mayor. Now, in addition to guiding the Jeep tours, Tony is a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
We jumped into a 1980s era Jeep Scrambler, a vehicle capable of taking the abuse that the unpaved trail out to the mill would deliver. As the Jeep lurched forward, Tony handed me a binder of photos he'd collected of overturned cars—ones that weren't prepared for the journey.
Between dodging divots in the trail, Tony added even more texture to the already rich landscape. We passed by a lake playing host to dozens of row-boaters and summer lake-goers.
"That's Beaver Lake. It's owned by the state of Colorado and run by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. It's got lots of fish in it. So, if you can't catch a fish, this is the place to come," Tony said with a wink.
Lizard Lake, Colorado. | Photo: Josh Rose
As the road started getting rougher and we bounced down the trail, Tony explained that the roads were made up of essentially one of two materials: shale or granite, depending on the makeup of the mountainside we were passing through. ATVs kick up the rocks and make for a highly uneven surface, which further worsens the already bumpy terrain.
It's not a ride you'd want to take in a vehicle that's not made for this kind of terrain. Although, based on the pictures of upside down sedans and pickups in Tony's binder, many still attempt it.
Soon we came upon a second lake, Lizard Lake. Made up of runoff from the snowy mountains, it's deeper and colder than Beaver Lake—but no less picturesque. At this point, the road started narrowing, and Tony pointed to a long string of rocks along the mountainside ahead.
"Straight ahead is where the quarry is," he explained. "Now, that marble vein goes from Yule Mountain all the way across Whitehouse Mountain and comes out on the other side. They take all this marble and send it to a quarry in Italy and that's where they mill it. Seventy-five percent of the marble ends up in the Middle East or India."
NOW, THAT MARBLE VEIN GOES FROM YULE MOUNTAIN ALL THE WAY ACROSS WHITEHOUSE MOUNTAIN AND COMES OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. THEY TAKE ALL THIS MARBLE AND SEND IT TO A QUARRY IN ITALY AND THAT'S WHERE THEY MILL IT. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE MARBLE ENDS UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST OR INDIA.
We managed a quick stop to walk along the Crystal River. It was a welcome break from the bumpy road, and a chance to touch the cold, running water. Downstream, the fly fishers were casting their lines. Birds of all kinds flew by and distant rain clouds were only just beginning to gather behind the far off peaks.
We climbed back into the Jeep and continued on. As we kept moving, the road turned from shale to granite. The looser rocks and bumpier ride made it too loud to tell stories. Instead, we just took in the views.
Tony Petrocco of Crystal River Jeep Tours. | Photo: Josh Rose
Capturing Crystal Mill
After the hour or so of losing ourselves in the rocky road, the long sight lines, and the Colorado flora, approaching the Crystal Mill viewing area felt like a sudden revelation. In the moments before rolling to a stop, the road widened into a nice slow curve where it was easy enough to park a few Jeeps. Others Jeeps had already stopped and congregated, and exhausted trekkers were drinking heavily from their thermoses.
It didn't totally dawn on me that this was the spot until I heard the gasps from the others in the Jeep. I whipped my head to the right and there it was, peeking through the Rocky Mountain maples—this large wooden relic across the river, every bit as beautiful and eerie as photos would suggest.
It's hard to take it all in at first, as the location of the mill looks almost unreal. My trance was broken by the sound of Tony explaining to the group that we could either keep going to the small town of Crystal about 15 minutes further up the road, or stay and get picked up on the way back. Everyone headed off but me. I needed to take this in—a five minute stop was not going to be enough.
There were two main areas from which to view the mill. Both were quite nice, and photographers were casually strolling back and forth between them, chatting about settings and glare. I learned that one can procure a pass from the town of Crystal that offers access to those who'd like to hike down to the river, but my limited time suggested that would be a journey for another day.
Eventually, and too soon, Tony returned. I didn't know how much of my camera's memory card I'd filled up, but it hardly seemed like it could be enough to capture this unnatural wonder. The ride back seemed longer than the ride out and I thought about days before my time—days of marble miners and fly fishermen. I soaked in the Colorado air and wondered—in that way that sometimes changes the course of rivers—what would it be like to live here?
Crystal River, Colorado. | Photo: Josh Rose
Getting the epic shot
When visiting popular spots like Crystal Mill, there's usually the shot that pretty much everyone gets, and then there's the one that's a little more unique—the one I can call my own. This is how to capture Crystal Mill a bit differently than the thousands of shots of the same spot that already flood social media.
In preparation for shooting any spot, I do some research online by checking Roadtrippers, Google, and Instagram. It's often this kind of research that leads me to a specific shot, and it was the case with Crystal Mill, too. I like to remember what emotional qualities brought me to a location as it offers me the clues to how to shoot it in a way that captures that emotion. It's easy to forget this when you're holding your camera and framing an image. So my first step is reminding myself of why I'm here.
Crystal Mill appealed to me because of its lost-in-time qualities. Its unique design and abandoned look mixes so beautifully with the lake and mountains surrounding it that feels like being transported back to a forgotten time. So, with that as an inspiration to come see it, I could not possibly let go of it in deciding how to shoot it.
Crystal Mill. | Photo: Josh Rose
Pushing past 'usual'
When you arrive at the stop where Crystal Mill is, there are two main areas where people are taking photos, and you can see in these photos how they differ. The second one is only 30 feet or so from the first one, but they frame the mill a bit differently. The first angle, which our guide said is his favorite, is certainly a more classically composed image, as the river hugs the mill more closely and the trees frame the shot. Not surprisingly, it is also the shot that nearly everyone takes. There's no denying it's a fairly perfect photo—so the question is, can you do something different?
The options are limited.
You can head into town and buy the ticket (and sign the waiver) that allows you to climb down to the river and take shots from down there. And while I didn't go down there myself, I looked at more than 100 photos by people who had and the angle didn't appeal to me. In that angle, you lose the surrounding mountains and the mill actually appears more "normal." The power of the image is the mill's relationship to the river and the mountains. Getting up close loses a lot of that narrative.
So, to try something unique, I went back to the second spot, hopped over the rope that guarded the trail down, and stepped just a few feet forward. Nobody seemed to have a problem with me doing that, and it was perfectly safe. And it was there that more of the Colorado landscape became apparent to me. In the two angles most shot, the river to the left and the mountain above it are our biggest clues to the mill's environment. But there are more mountains to the right of the mill that you see when you push just a little bit further in. That entirety of landscape, where the mill can still be the center, but more surrounding context can be drawn, seemed to be the image that was not being taken, and enhanced my original emotion about the mill—this fairy tale-like location, set into beautiful Colorado. And that was the photo I wanted.
Framing the photo
Here's the thing about landscapes—they are full of detail. In this scene, there are leaves in the foreground, textures of wood in the mill, rushing water, distant mountains, you name it. It's a dense and rich scene where the more of those things popping into our line of vision, the better. So, you want detail—lots of it.
This is tricky, though, because you want a very wide shot to get the full picture of the surroundings. You also want all the detail in each part of the picture. Those things don't usually mix too well—and not everyone has an expensive super-wide lens that can handle all that. This is a perfect situation for a panorama.
A panorama shot offers a few great things for a location like Crystal Mill:
You can use a normal lens, which gives a view of the subject that's close to what you can see with your eyes. Wide-angle lenses distort your scene So, by stitching together a number of regular-width shots, your final image appears more true to reality.
Each shot has full detail. So you're multiplying the amount of detail by the number of shots you're taking. This is hugely helpful when adjusting your image in post-processing. It gives you more flexibility in every area: from the sky to the water to the leaves to the wood. And this kind of image adjustment is exactly where the big visual differences in imagery occur. A panorama gives you a lot to work with in your darkroom.
There are a few ways to take panoramas, one is to take a grid of photos, usually referred to as the Brenizer method. The other is a straight line across—the way your mobile phone will do it. The Brenizer method is great when you want a shot that is both wide and has a shallow depth-of-field (blurry background). But here in the pure landscape shot, the straight-across method works just fine. I turned the camera sideways (portrait) to maximize the height of my shot and took five images that overlapped quite a bit:
I let Lightroom stitch it together, but this can be done in Photoshop or free standalone panorama apps (like Hugin or AutoStitch). For those who want even more features, you can pay for software like PTGUI Pro or AutoPan Pro. With these, you can mask out elements, edit specific points, straighten horizons, and even put together images shot using the Brenizer method. Once together, the image looked like this:
While not quite the beautiful shot I ended up with, it's a great RAW image to work with, offering much more of the countryside and a heroic view of the mill. Not to mention, more detail than any single shot could ever grab. And this versatility is key in what I will do to the image next.
You might notice that the image above looks pretty light. In retrospect, I could have shot this a stop or two darker (I was at f/5.6, but could have done it at f/8). I had my ISO settings as low as possible (with my camera, that's under 100), as this gives me the highest fidelity image (higher ISO, more noise), and my shutter was very slow (and on a tripod). The longer I can keep the shutter open, the more of the image hits the sensor for detail. I also start to get a semi-long exposure of the water, which gives it a nice flowy look at parts. I probably pushed it just a bit further than I should have at this time of day. Luckily, there was still plenty of information in the image that was retained. And the best part is that the darks of the cabin didn't plug up and I could really work with how that cabin looks.
Last step
Let's talk about giving your photo a look. Post-processing is like adding spices to a meal—people have different tastes and this is a lot about what makes your signature flavor, or look, in photography. Filter effects can look good, but are applied to every part of your image equally. In truly unique images, photographers are nearly always doing different things to different parts of the image in order to tell their story. And in my opinion, all photographers should add a solid end game to their workflow.
This is my set of spices for Crystal Mill—but your tastes may vary.
In getting wider with this shot, I introduce a lot of other elements into the image. So, to keep all those things from distracting the viewer from the hero of the shot, the mill, I applied both a small vignette, which darkened the outside of the image, as well as a significant amount of brightening up of the middle area. Here's a before and after of just those adjustments:
This is the main way to bring attention to the mill while still allowing a good look at the surrounding areas.
The rest of the look is created using fairly straightforward adjustments, including adding a whole lot of contrast, boosting shadows, and keeping my highlights down.
In the final shot, the mill seems to sit front and center, more like a sculpture on the bow of a ship, coming forward big and proud. As a viewer, you get a larger sense of this edge that the mill sits on and the flow around it. A slightly different way to tell the story of Crystal Mill.
Are you ready to tell yours?
ColoradoCrystal MillHow ToPhotographyProfileUSA
Why we should all care about protecting Bears Ears National Monument
An interactive art exhibit has taken over the California desert, and you might not even notice it's there