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By ghoulina, July 15, 2017 in True Crime: Beyond The Show
ghoulina 133.0k
I really need to see that Amanda Knox documentary! I've been meaning to for awhile, but keep putting it off. And then I'll probably be ordering books, just like you!
I'm currently reading a book on the West Memphis Three, which I (oddly) had never really read much about before now. In fact, it was in the Making a Murderer thread that another poster sparked my interest. I love this board!
5 hours ago, ghoulina said:
Not to hijack the JonBenet Ramsey thread, but you really should watch the HBO documentaries about the West Memphis 3, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, & Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory. They're excellent.
Maharincess 24.0k
On 7/15/2017 at 5:28 AM, ghoulina said:
The documentary was really good. I hadn't followed the case at all so t was all new to me. I went back and forth between she did it and she didn't do it. The Italian cop in the show pissed me the hell off the way he kept saying his opinion like it was a fact. I downloaded 2 books, I'm going to start one when I'm finished with my current book.
On 7/15/2017 at 1:33 PM, GaT said:
Thank you! I think they're available on Amazon? I definitely want to watch, but I'll have to finish the book first.
starri 20.5k
There's also the Peter Jackson-produced West of Memphis, which got a theatrical release.
All three Paradise Lost films are available on HBOGo.
TattleTeeny 27.5k
That case, man! I've followed it for 100 years and it still never fails to pull me into a deep rabbit hole. And to this day, even knowing the outcome, I become wildly enraged if I watch the very first Paradise Lost.
MargeGunderson 45.3k
10 hours ago, ghoulina said:
Pretty sure they are on Amazon or Netflix; I watched them last fall. I was a college student in Memphis when the murders occurred and remember the crazy media coverage and how the three teenagers were vilified.
I only remember hearing about it in passing. NO details. I guess I always assumed the kids were guilty. It wasn't until someone on the Making a Murderer Thread mentioned that the way Brendan Dassey was treated reminded them of Jessie Misskelley, that I decided to look further into it. I'm about halfway into the book, and yea - I'm just shocked at the amount of BS that went on with that case. Those kids were handpicked by the cops from day one.
One of the things that really surprised me over the course of the the three documentaries was how the attitudes of some of the parents evolved. John Mark Byers, the stepfather of Christopher Byers spends part of the second documentary shooting at pumpkins while pretending they're the heads of Damien, Jessie, and Jason. By the start of the third volume, he's actively campaigning to get them released and acknowledging he'd been wrong.
A lot of the parents/stepparents had unsavory pasts, but, as weird as the guy was, it takes a lot to own up to something like that.
Oh, they were absolutely targeted by the police. So much fuss was made about the "satanic angle" because 2 of them wore black clothes and they listed to heavy metal. One thing that was surprising to me from the documentaries is that the 3 weren't really friends before they found themselves in that nightmare. Because if you're going to have a satanic sacrifice, you really should invite some people you don't know very well to participate.
According to the book, Damien and Jason were pretty decent friends. They were both sort of outcasts, and bonded over that. But yea, the kid who "confessed" - Jessie - only knew those two in passing.
There was PO in that town that had a real hard on for Jessie AND this whole "satanic cult" thing before the murders even happened. It's so obvious and gross.
Yeah, Jason (I accidentally typed Jessie before) and Damien were friends, and I think Jessie knew Jason a bit better than he knew Damien (and Jessie reportedly tried to beat up one of them--Jason, I think--when they were all younger, but like many adolescent guys, they got over that).
In the late '80s/early '90s, there was a glut of "Satanic Panic" sensationalism in the media. So weird, especially if you read the actual tenets of satanism (or whatever it's "officially" called).
The WORST is that so-called doctor of the occult, who got an online degree without any actual education. He thinks fingernails and hair that are "painted black" mean something, haha!
Edited August 2, 2017 by TattleTeeny · Reason: OOPS! I meant that JASON & Damien were friends! Corrected!
glowlights 5.1k
On 8/2/2017 at 9:16 AM, TattleTeeny said:
The WORST is that so-called doctor of the occult, who got an online degree without any actual education.
It was outrageous. He was like Dana Carvey's Church Lady, minus the charm.
I KNOW! It got to the point in one of the docs (not the first one) that I actually almost felt sorry for him because he seemed just intelligent enough to know that he should probably feel (and certainly looked) incredibly stupid.
Edited August 4, 2017 by TattleTeeny
So I still haven't watched Paradise Lost, but I did finish reading The Devil's Knot last week. And I found a showing of West of Memphis on TV a few days ago, so I DVR'd that. Has anyone seen that one?
What I found very interesting was the theory that animals (specifically turtles) were to blame for all the markings on the boy, and the mutilation of Christopher's penis. When you watch the demonstrations and see the markings next to verified turtles bites - it's a very plausible theory. Which really turns the case on its head. Because that means the crime wasn't nearly as vicious as they were making it out to be. OF COURSE, the loss of 3 8-year-olds boys is.....unspeakable. I have two boys, 7 and 9. I cannot even fathom. Just beyond tragic to lose such young lives. So I don't want to diminish that. But if we're to believe that those boys were cut all over their body and one had his genitals mutilated by the killer; that leaves us looking for a very demented person. Whereas, if those marks were made by animals chewing on the boys while their bodies were hid/dumped, and they were just killed (not tortured, not mutilated) - that opens the door to a lot more possibilities when you're looking for the killer.
Also interesting was the focus on Terry Hobbs. He was never mentioned in any serious way in The Devil's Knot. John Mark Byers got a lot of attention, but not Terry. I'm only halfway into the doc. I had to keep pausing any time my kids or husband (won't watch anything where kids are hurt) came into the room....and then it got so late I started falling asleep. But I'm curious to hear more about him, because he sounds like a pretty fucked up dude.
What's insane, to me, is that Jessie seems to have a pretty locked down alibi for that night. Wrestling (shout out to Brendan Dassey!) - verified by more than one person. How was this kid EVER convicted???
1 hour ago, ghoulina said:
West of Memphis is also good, but you should really watch the "Paradise Lost" documentaries, they really cover everything.
pigs-in-space 1.6k
I just watched the first Paradise Lost documentary tonight (I know, I know, I'm so late to the party!). All of the Paradise Lost movies are free on Amazon Prime Video if you're a prime member.
I thought the filmmakers did a really good job of showing the situation objectively. While it seemed clear that the evidence was incredibly weak (or nonexistent), I didn't feel like they were unfairly highlighting one side or the other. I particularly liked the shot of Damien Echols doing his hair in the court room for what felt like forever.
I got kind of a creepy vibe from Jason's lawyer towards the end when they were waiting for sentencing, but I don't know if that was just me.
I'll watch the rest of them probably next week.
21 hours ago, GaT said:
Oh I plan on it, but my only streaming device is my tablet and I'm smack dab in the middle of another series right now. So I plan to watch Paradise Lost on Amazon when I'm done. West of Memphis was on TV, so I was able to DVR it and watch it that way.
You know, the real tragedy here is - those boys that were murdered seemed to have had horribly shitty lives, followed by a horrible death. Well , I don't know about Moore. But all the things we've heard about Stevie and Christopher's lives just make me so sad. Such short, hard, sad lives.
Plus, their murders are still unsolved. Who killed them? Why? We'll probably never know because the police screwed everything up by following their prejudices, & now anyone who is associated with the case is going to be a suspect for the rest of their lives. Similar to JonBenet Ramsey.
Ugh, yes, I know. I mean, I can say who I think did it. Actually in the case of WM3, I find myself wavering between Terry Hobbs and John Mark Byers. In the JBR case, I am very certain it was Burke, with Patsy and John covering (different levels of involvement). But without actual PROOF and confirmation, there's no resolution. No closure. No justice for those poor children.
But yea, it's infuriating that the "Satanic panic" drove this case from the beginning. When children are killed, it's almost always a family member. Those six parents should have been scrutinized heavily from the very start. Instead, they had on their eye on Damien, and anyone they could attach to him. They were making the clues fit their killer, and not the other way around. Ironically, the main reason they were thinking "cult" was the so-called mutilation and marking of the bodies. But it's now theorized that those marks, the removal of the penis, were done by wild animals, most likely turtles. Where was that possibility back in 1993??? It's like nothing else was considered.
Epeolatrix 870
On 8/7/2017 at 5:04 AM, ghoulina said:
But it's now theorized that those marks, the removal of the penis, were done by wild animals, most likely turtles. Where was that possibility back in 1993??? It's like nothing else was considered.
Forensic taphonomy (study of the postmortem changes to human remains focusing largely on environmental effects) wasn't really a widespread specialty back then, from what I've read. It did exist as a science since the 1940s, but it was mostly applied to fossils and stuff. There were anecdotal case studies about how animals can disperse bodily remains across an area, or how animals interact with a body, but not yet to the degree where law enforcement would think to compare wound types with local animal habits. It was still considered a new and emerging field as late as 2011, according to the itsGOV forensic sciences site.
Oh okay, I guess that makes sense. Although, it seems to me that it would be logical to at least CONSIDER animal bites, when the boys were found in the water, in the woods, where I'm sure a lot of wildlife roam around.
It's crazy they didn't consider turtles, when the word "turtle" is in the name of part of the area the kids were found--or at least someone in one of the documentaries referred to something as "turtle creek" or "turtle stream" or something.
Edited August 10, 2017 by TattleTeeny
chenoa333 29.8k
Anyone here ever watched any true crime Australia?
Anita Cobby: You Thought You Knew It All (Oz TV)
It's on YouTube. Probably the best true crime documentary I've ever seen. Produced in a very different way than the USA true crime stories.
FozzyBear 14.8k
Is anybody watching Wild, Wild Country on Netflix? It's about a Hindi guru who became popular in the 1970s and 1980s and built a town in Oregon and then things went very wrong. I watched the first 2 parts last night so I haven't hit the criminal accusations yet, but man is it crazy.
biakbiak 97.0k
Just started. My parents friends were briefly members.
1 hour ago, biakbiak said:
Were they in Oregon?
1 hour ago, FozzyBear said:
For six months or so, they are both dead now and I was a child so will have to find out more detaiks from my mother.
Edited March 23, 2018 by biakbiak
sonica 2
Not on current topic, but on the Cold Justice episode on the murder of the mother and her 6 yr old child, did the investigators ask the gf of "D" if he brought something home with him that he didn't own before?
Like the missing vcr that was stolen from the murdered woman's home???????
On 8/5/2017 at 2:26 PM, ghoulina said:
Possums will make similar markings and will "destroy" a person's private areas, too. Collection of crime scene evidence should've included biological connection to animals, reptiles, insects, etc.
Yokosmom 1.5k
So I still haven't watched Paradise Lost, but I did finish reading The Devil's Knot last week.
By the time that I was 35 pages into that book, I decided that everyone that police department had ever arrested for anything, anytime should be released. What a pack of idiots! I haven't watched any of the docs, either, though I keep meaning to do so. The book just made me so angry. Agree that one of the stepdads probably did it, though I go back and forth on which one.
2 hours ago, Yokosmom said:
Right??? Oh my gosh, the police were just awful.
And I agree on going back and forth about the step-dads. I've landed on one of them getting mad and flipping out on THEIR child, then having to "take care of" the others. And animals likely caused all the extra markings on the boys' bodies.
So so sad that SIX young lives were ruined that night.
I'm of the mind that there is no way animals didn't do that damage--and I'm guessing turtles too, as the kids were in the water--and also that a stepdad did this. Way back when, I was sure it was Byers but have since changed my mind on that. So, I suppose it's possible that I could change my mind again in the future.
The current season of the Truth & Justice podcast is all about the WM3 case; they're basically investigating the investigation itself. I can never get enough of this case.
Edited April 8, 2018 by TattleTeeny
Thanks for the info about the podcast, I want to check that out. I RARELY listen to podcasts, because my kids are freaking LOUD. But I think that would be right up my alley.
spankydoll 4.6k
I just watched There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane. Has anyone seen it? Such a strange tale. It's about a suburban Mom who caused one of the worst traffic accidents in New York. She was a very high functioning executive and a perfectionist/control freak at home. Diane managed to drive the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway for two miles before crashing into two other cars. But that's not the story. The investigation that followed and the family's reaction is baffling. It's on Amazon if anyone wants to give it a go.
glowbug 3.1k
1 minute ago, spankydoll said:
I saw it a while ago on HBO, I believe. It's a great but horrifying documentary. It was really strange what happened. It's been a while since I saw it so some of the details are fuzzy. I do know that I looked up what happened to the parents who lost their three girls and they ended up staying together and doing IVF (because her tubes were tied) to have another daughter. I think I remember reading the doctor did it for free because they couldn't have afforded to do it otherwise.
2 minutes ago, glowbug said:
Why does the husband steadfastly deny that Diane ever drank, smoked weed on a regular basis, etc. I can't pinpoint if he is trying to avoid being sued. Or if he knew that she was drunk and just let her drive away with all of those kids in the car. He seemed like a real Peter Pan asshole. You know that he was lying because the sister-in-law confirmed that Diane got stoned every night to help her sleep. I worked with so many highly functioning alcoholic women in the past and they all seem to try to be excellent at everything maybe to offset the guilt of being drunk all of the time. I mean the handle of vodka was right there in the footage of the crash site.
3 hours ago, spankydoll said:
The husband came across really unlikeable. I don't know if he didn't want to be sued or if he really was in that much denial. I know a lot of family members of alcoholics are in deep denial about their loved ones. Alcoholics themselves are often in denial about their problem. If it weren't for how horribly he talked about his son (how he was a burden) and how he lied about other things (e.g. the PI giving him the test results) besides Diane's behavior, I could imagine that he was in deep deep denial but his other behavior leads me to believe he's lying in order to avoid being sued. In someone else I could see them just not being able to to accept that the woman he loved recklessly killed their daughter and her three nieces. The brain is not always logical and sometimes in order to protect oneself they can be in denial with all the evidence in the world laid in front of them, but I don't believe it of the husband in this case because of his other behavior.
The whole situation was odd. I just wonder what happened in that car. Clearly she was highly intoxicated and was drinking while driving, but how did she end up that wasted? What made her decide to drink that much while she was driving with her children and nieces. Did she not realize how much she was drinking? Did the marijuana impair her judgement, or was it the combination of marijuana and alcohol? Maybe the marijuana was a strain that didn't agree with her. Or I had a cousin who smoked marijuana until one day out of the blue it started to make him hallucinate. He tried it one more time after that and he had the same reaction and never did smoked marijuana again. Her behavior before the accident was very bizarre. I think they said she suffered from migraines and I know they can have other neurological symptoms so that might explain why she said she couldn't see, and the pain might have been why she decided to smoke marijuana and drink. But It doesn't make sense that she would toss her phone away or continue to drive with the kids. Why didn't she wait for her brother to come get them? There are so many questions we'll never have answers to.
4 hours ago, glowbug said:
If it weren't for how horribly he talked about his son (how he was a burden) and how he lied about other things (e.g. the PI giving him the test results) besides Diane's behavior, I could imagine that he was in deep deep denial but his other behavior leads me to believe he's lying in order to avoid being sued. In someone else I could see them just not being able to to accept that the woman he loved recklessly killed their daughter and her three nieces.
If memory serves, he also attempted to sue New York State over road signs on the Taconic being confusing, but I may be mixing that up with something else.
I don't have a problem believing that Diane had some kind of neurological event, whether it was a migraine or some kind embolic event like a stroke or a TIA, but her being able to drive, apparently as straight as an arrow, kind of goes against that.
Yeah, the husband and sister-in-law Jay were both in denial, although I liked Jay quite a bit more than the jackass of a husband - especially after Jay finally bitched about him. Regardless of whether or not Diane had migraines or a toothache or a stroke, she still had a high blood alcohol level that can't be explained away. I really felt for the families of the victims in the other car who had the grace to forgive Diane but were angry with the husband for insisting that there was some other explanation that his wife was super drunk.
I want to clarify that I wasn't saying the high levels of alcohol weren't responsible for her driving the wrong way going 85 mph. I completely accept that she was very intoxicated. I was just questioning what led her to get to that state. It's not like she was coming home after hours of clubbing/partying/etc. one early morning and crashed her car, which is how these fatal car crashes usually go. When I lived in LA I remember at least three of them happening (person driving the wrong way on a freeway going 80+ miles an hour) but they were all early morning after a night of partying. In one case I saw the pictures and it literally looked like a bomb had gone off on the freeway. Also, I'm not sure high levels of alcohol would explain her saying she couldn't see. I think stroke was ruled out but marijuana depending on the strain and the person can have strange effects and migraines also can cause blindness and other neurological symptoms that mimic strokes. The alcohol was probably the reason she was driving on the wrong side of the freeway but I just don't think it explains all of her bizarre behavior and I still have questions about how she ended up that intoxicated. She is still 100% responsible for her actions regardless of whatever situational or health factors were going on.
Oh, I understood what you were saying, @glowbug and agree that it's still weird, like more had to be going on with her. It seems like she could have been self medicating to deal with her tooth, migraines, etc.
If it weren't for how horribly he talked about his son
I feel so sorry for the son--two awful parents--one who committed suicide more or less and didn't mind taking him out with her and a loser father who doesn't want him. I go back and forth on Diane--was it a psychotic break? A toxic mixture of drugs? Part of me thinks that she was suicidal that day and got so very drunk just so that she could go through with it. Why she would take out people she loved as well as random strangers will forever be a mystery.
DangerousMinds 53.5k
On 4/13/2018 at 10:30 PM, spankydoll said:
Yes, I recently watched this too! I think about it often when driving - what she did to those others drivers was compeletely terrifying. I was left with many questions after viewing it though. WHY did she do that to all of those young children?
SherriAnt 445
I rewatched "Mommy Dead and Dearest" last night, and I was just as creeped out this time as last. What amazes me still is that Deedee was cunning enough to know when it was time to change cities and start over. She obviously was very good at reading the moods of the people helping them, to know which personality to put on.
I think Gypsy knew about the medical fraud more than she says, at least as she got older. She was smart enough to role play for conventions, and later, sexually, so it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine her role playing "patient". I also don't think she had intended to cheat people, I think her mother had her so full of drugs she actually was incapacitated, at least early on. When she got older she just lived her "real" life online, and when Deedee interfered with that, that's when Gypsy broke.
I don't condone what Gypsy did, and she is serving her time, but as someone who has had multiple necessary surgeries and hospital visits knows, every surgery leaves more scar tissue, which causes more pain, and you learn to live with it. So finding out none of it was real or needed, and it was all for show, I can kind of understand the mental break she must have had.
I'm trying to find a good true crime documentary on the murder of Morgan Harrington. Anyone have any links? I've done a search on YouTube but none of the results have yielded a really good documentary. (Mostly just videos of people narrating their opinion of what happened.)
Edited May 18, 2018 by chenoa333
lu1535 1.1k
Help! I've been watching Unspeakable Crime: the killing of Jessica Chambers. On episode 2, Ashley Mott is a reporter that they are speaking with about Quinton Tellis. Where the heck have we seen Ashley Mott before? I know I've seen her on another show but I can't remember which one and it's driving me crazy. Thanks so much.
2 hours ago, lu1535 said:
You might try asking in the General True Crime Shows forum - they know their stuff!
funky-rat 11.8k
On 4/13/2018 at 10:30 PM, spankydoll said:
I can't recall if you joined in on this thread over at the HBO Documentaries board or not.
My vote is for psychotic break. Something was seriously wrong with her that she kept buried deep, and I think it all has to do with her mother (who has since passed away). Very little is said about her mother, except that she had real issues with her, and didn't deal with her. Her high school friends say that her mom ran off with the neighbor, and left the family, leaving Diane to be the mother figure at a fairly young age (which is never a healthy situation). There HAS to be more to that story, but he high school friends say no more. The friend as an adult they interview says she knows the whole story, but doesn't speak about it. Any time her mom is brought up, whoever is being spoken to says it wasn't something discussed, other than she had NO relationship with her. Her brothers, however (including the father of the 3 nieces), did have a relationship with her, and I would be that deep down, that steamed her.
High school friends say that they had a good relationship with her, up until she meets Danny (who she is introduced to by one of the high school friends). All of a sudden, she does a complete 180 and stops associating with any of them very abruptly, and with no reason given. She does invite the one who introduced them to her wedding, but she doesn't go out of principle, for the way she's dropped all of them. Again, not normal behavior.
Everyone says that all she wanted was a family. It's a chance for her to not repeat the mistakes she experienced growing up. Her mother-in-law laughs and seems proud that Danny was Diane's "first child". Danny doesn't want kids. Diane throws herself in to her career, and makes good bank, allowing Danny to work a job that doesn't pay well and has odd hours, and they're on opposite schedules. He finally relents on kids, but he flat-out tells her that it's her thing, and her responsibility. So now she has everything she thinks she wanted. But she's alone. He doesn't help with the kids. He doesn't help with the house. Mother-in-law says that she would get up, get the kids around and off to school/daycare (fellow daycare mom says kids were impeccable and not a hair out of place or dried toothpaste on their face). Then go work a high-pressure full time job. Then get the kids, get them home, feed them, bathe them, and put them to bed. Then she'd spend the night doing housework, or making gifts for people, etc. When Danny would get home early in the morning, she'd make him something to eat, then go to bed while he stayed up. It's a lonely existence. But she gets attention from people, who shower her with attention and platitudes (I don't know how you do it all!!). You can keep up the good front....for a while. When cracks start to appear, you start self-medicating, and do it in relative secret, lest people see you aren't the perfect mom/wife you purport to be. Once the kids are asleep, and before Danny gets home, there is plenty of time to drink/smoke/etc. All of this is spelled out pretty clearly in the documentary, supported by friends and relatives. The weekend in question is where you get to having to inject opinion with what facts there are.
One thing the doc didn't address that I always wondered is if the nieces going along camping happened before, or if this was a new thing. It also didn't mention if bringing the nieces was Diane's idea (telling her SIL that bringing the girls would be fun), or if the SIL asked Diane to take them because she needed to go somewhere or run errands, etc. I can't imagine anyone with a do-nothing husband and two small children wanting to add 3 more kids to the mix willingly, unless they had another plan in mind. Danny says he went to camp the night before in his pick-up, taking with him only the dog and some supplies. There were reports that EZ Pass showed him not getting to camp until the morning, a little before Diane arrived, but there was some controversy to that info at one time - whether it was accurate or not. Not sure what was ever determined. Photos taken that weekend show what appears to be a good time. Sunday morning, they pack-up and head out. Danny, again by himself with the dog and laundry, and Diane with 5 kids, all under the age of 12, I believe. The campground owner says goodbye and claims to not smell any booze, but there's no way for her to be sure, realistically. Danny heads home, and Diane heads to McDonald's. Personally, I wonder why she didn't just serve the kids cereal or something, as their drive home was just a few hours, and would have held them until lunch. She sends the kids off to play, and is flat-out insistent on getting her son the McD's version of chicken fingers, for breakfast. She's insistent it's his favorite, and it's what she wants (again, this is odd to me, and to many). There are conflicting stories about whether she was calm or agitated, but they finally gave in, her son got his chicken, and she sat and drank a large orange juice, which many believe she spiked with Vodka. Their next confirmed sighting was the gas station. She's on video going in, taking a few steps, turning around, saying two words to the clerk, and leaving. She's looking for something. What that is, is up for debate. It's purported to be Tylenol Gelcaps - supposedly the "only" thing she takes for pain. That's oddly specific, and something a convenience store is not likely to carry. Many believe she's looking for booze. The store clerk refuses to cooperate with police. The documentary shows her pulling out, but that footage is slowed down. The real footage shows her pulling out with force, and cutting off other drivers.
At some point, she talks to her SIL, and says they're on the way - the girls need to be back for play practice. Apparently nothing seems amiss to SIL. After that, there's eyewitness reports of her driving erratically, and being seen standing in grass medians, looking like she was going to throw up. I thought I recalled reading somewhere that at some point, one of the nieces was speaking to a parent in a panic, and Diane said the kids were "just playing", but I don't recall where that was. There were some "wrong number" calls made as well, to a man who lived near where she worked. I've always wondered about that. We do know that she pulls off at the end of the Tappan-Zee, talks to her brother, calls him "Danny" and leaves her phone behind, driving off, and in to history. The nieces did talk with their dad, because he asks them to describe where they are. He should have told them to get out of the car, but he didn't. He did tell Diane to stay put, but she didn't.
My opinion is that something happened to push her over the edge. She'd been riding the edge (and hiding it well) for some time. She drove around, and drank her conscience away, until she reached the point of no return. There have been some good armchair sleuth theories that hold water, all of which go right back to her mother and her family growing up, and Diane losing her status as perfect super mom.
1) Either Diane or Danny (or both) were having an affair, which was leading toward divorce.
2) One of the nieces repeated something they heard an adult say that upset Diane (something unkind said by their mother or father, etc)
3) The nieces were to be in a play, and it's not out of the question for their grandmother to be there, as their father and their family had a relationship with her - this could have triggered questions from Diane's kids, Diane could have feared having to face her mother, etc.
4) One of the nieces caught Diane drinking or getting high, and threatened to tell an adult.
5) She had just come to the realization that everything she had thought she wanted in life was not what she really needed, and she saw no way out - divorcing/leaving her husband would make her no better than her mother. And that could have lead to her realizing she'd been wrong about her mom all along. That's a tough pill to swallow. She could have been thinking this out for some time.
6) Being caught drunk/high could cause the authorities to take her kids from her.
As tight lipped as everyone is on this, we'll never know for sure - and even if people did open up, we might not know for sure. The case reminded me a lot of Diane Downs. She attempted to kill her 3 kids because they were essentially cramping her lifestyle. While I don't think that could be said of Diane Shuler, there are parallels. Diane Downs picked a day when she'd off the kids. She took them out for a day of fun, and bought a statue with the date engraved on it to commemorate a fun day. For reasons I can't recall, she opted out of killing them that day, but she just picked another day, took them out for fun, and then when they'd fallen asleep in the car, she got out and shot all three. She succeeded with one, but the other two lived, and fingered their mom. Diane Downs then shot herself in the arm, and drove to the emergency room, where she played the part of the grief-stricken mom, saying a drifter shot her and her kids. This is why I wonder whether the nieces going on a weekend trip was unusual or not. Diane Shuler made sure there were photos of happy kids. Her insistence at having chicken fingers at breakfast for her son. Her taking the kids to play instead of giving them cereal and taking them straight home. Her having a medical episode just doesn't ring true for me. A medical episode would not be her fault, allowing her to just pull over and say "Something is wrong. Please come get me." I believe there was something far more sinister here. She was a very broken person inside. I went through two nervous breakdowns with my husband, who was very badly abused by his mother. I know what that did to him. I'm not saying her mother or father abused her, but she had trauma when her mother left, and it showed. Sad all the way around.


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Containing 200 works of modern and contemporary self-taught art from some of the world's greatest self-taught artists, the exhibition has opened to rave reviews and much praise, and is on view thanks to the generosity of its collector and donor, Anthony Petullo.
To celebrate the exhibition, the Museum has a variety of programs and Gallery Talks scheduled, as well as panel discussions, dance performances, and a special MAM After Dark.
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Q: Skip other If conditions I'm trying to write a code to "random" move in a matrix but it can't go to a certain position if it has a certain value (in this case I'm using the number 2). How do I make it to skip all other If conditions if one of them is found True? Another thing, is it possible to store the RandomChoise in a variable to be used later? Thank you
If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{up,down,right,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{up,down,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{up,down,right}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{down,right,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{up,right,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{right,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{down,right}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{down,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{up,right}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{up,left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{up,down}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{right}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2], RandomChoice[{left}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{down}]]

If[And[matrix[[i+1,j]]=2,matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2,matrix[[i,j+1]]=2,matrix[[i,j-1]]=2], RandomChoice[{up}]]

A: This is more than you've asked but tell me if this works for you. I've added artificial border with 2s around the world :)
init[] := (dim = {10, 10};
  world = ArrayPad[RandomInteger[{1, 10}, dim], {1, 1}, 2];
  known = ArrayPad[ConstantArray[0, dim], {1, 1}, 2];
  p = {2, 2};
  (known[[##]] = world[[##]]) & @@ p;)

init[]
MatrixForm /@ {world, known}

    While[
     True,
     Composition[
      p = #[[1]]; (known[[##]] = world[[##]]) & @@ p;
      If[#[[2]] == 10, Break[]]; &,
      If[# === {}, Break[], RandomChoice[#]] &,
      DeleteCases[#, {_, 2}] &,
      Thread[{#, Extract[world, #]}] &
     ][
       # + p & /@ {{1, 0}, {0, 1}, {-1, 0}, {0, -1}}
      ]
     ]

Dynamic fun:
init[];
Dynamic@MatrixForm@known

While[
 True,
 Composition[
   p = #[[1]]; (known[[##]] = Style[world[[##]], Bold, 15, Red]) & @@ p;
     Pause@.1;  If[#[[2]] == 10, Break[]]; &,
   If[# === {}, Break[], RandomChoice[#]] &,
   DeleteCases[#, {_, 2}] &,
   (known[[##]] = Style[world[[##]], Bold, 15]) & @@ p;
   Thread[{#, Extract[world, #]}] &
   ][
  # + p & /@ {{1, 0}, {0, 1}, {-1, 0}, {0, -1}}
  ]]

A: I like Pick for this:
Pick[
  {up, down, left, right},
  Extract[matrix, {{i + 1, j}, {i - 1, j}, {i, j - 1}, {i, j + 1}}],
  x_ /; x != 2
 ] // RandomChoice

A: a = matrix[[i + 1, j]];
b = matrix[[i - 1, j]];
c = matrix[[i, j + 1]];
d = matrix[[i, j - 1]];

Which[
 And[a != 2, b != 2, c != 2, d != 2], RandomChoice[{up, down, right, left}],
 And[a != 2, b != 2, c == 2, d != 2], RandomChoice[{up, down, left}],
 (* ... *)
 And[a == 2, b != 2, c == 2, d == 2], up
 ]

If you want to store the choice in a variable just precede the above with
variable = Which[ ... ]

Last but not least:
 RandomChoice[{up}]]

is redundant.
In case you want to implement a kind of random walk with this, have a look here: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/TurtleGraphics/

A: how about something like this:
  choices=Flatten@{If[ matrix[[i+1,j]]!=2 , up ,{}],
           If[ matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2 , down ,{}],
           If[ matrix[[i,j-1]]!=2 , left ,{}],
           If[ matrix[[i,j+1]]!=2 , right ,{}]}
  If[choices!={},RandomChoice[choices]]

or even
  choices=Flatten@MapThread[If[ #1!=2,#2,{} ]&,
      {{matrix[[i+1,j]],matrix[[i-1,j]],matrix[[i,j-1]],matrix[[i,j+1]]},
        {up,             down,            left,           right}}]
  If[choices!={},RandomChoice[choices]]

note in this case the first approach is probably better since your next problem will be throwing errors when you hit the edge so you should do:
   If[ i>1 && matrix[[i-1,j]]!=2 , down ,{}]

etc.

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Eye-Opening GIFs Reveal how the Silent Film Era Pulled off Special Effects
While all the more prominent in the modern film thanks to improvements in technology, special effects have long been used by filmmakers dating as far back as the silent film era.
In fact, these visual effects could be considered even more impressive given the limitations in technology available in this period, with many innovative techniques employed to great effect.
The likes of perspective, hidden pulleys, and various filter adjustments were used to create striking visuals that would mesmerize viewers.
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Safety Last! used perspective to create the illusion that actor Harry Lloyd was hanging off a clock. "The set was built at the right height for Lloyd's climb," Auir2blaze writes, "but on the roof of a building across the street. As Lloyd climbed higher, the set was moved to taller buildings."
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Actor Douglas Fairbanks dramatically slid down a sail in the 1926 flick The Black Pirate. His brother Robert, an engineer, actually figured out this effect. "The camera and the sail were both placed at an angle," Auir2blaze says. "Fairbanks's knife was connected to a hidden pulley and counterweight. Airplane propellers were used to make the sails billow."
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
The film Little Lord Fauntleroy wasn't the first time that audiences saw actor Mary Pickford appear twice in the same scene. It was, however, the first time they saw the doubles interact. "Famed cinematographer Charles Rosher achieved the effect," Auir2blaze explains, "of having Pickford move behind her own face by having a very detailed silhouette of Pickford painted on glass, and using a metal frame that prevented the camera from moving. The three-second shot took 15 hours of work to get right."
As Jesus healed lepers in Ben-Hur, it looked like cinematic magic. In reality, it was the work of cinematographer Karl Struss and his use of a color filter. Auir2blaze says, "When the filter was adjusted, the women's leper makeup was no longer visible on film."
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Matte shot made it look like actor Buster Keaton was driving over a broken bridge. "The bottom of the frame was blacked out, lining up with the top of the bridge, and Keaton was filmed riding while the bridge was still intact," Auir2blaze writes. "The footage of the trucks was filmed separately with part of the bridge removed."
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The first words a child learns are usually in the mother tongue. In the case of tribal communities, children would learn the language through the oral tradition, by interacting with the family and the community, since they had no script to work with. At school, however, they would be taught in the language of the mainstream—a difficult transition.
Bangalore-headquartered Pratham Books hopes to change this. On 27 June, in an initiative aimed at encouraging mother-tongue education, it launched a series of bilingual books called Adikahani. To start with, this 10-book series has been published in Odia and the languages used by four tribal communities in Odisha (Kui, Saura, Munda and Juanga), in the Odia script. "They are the first-ever books for the reading pleasure of children in these languages," says Manisha Chaudhry, editor, Pratham Books.
Pratham has used the bilingual format to bring out English and Hindi versions of all the books. Urdu and English, and Marathi and English, formats are in the works.
Since the books are being published under an open licence, anyone can translate them into another language. In fact, two books have already been published in the Tamil and English format.
Modest attempts have been made in the past by governments, not-for-profits and publishers to make children learn their mother tongue at the preschool level. The Odisha government, for instance, runs a programme under which teachers and Anganwadi workers interact with and teach preschool children in their own language.
"Well-intentioned policies often come to a halt due to a lack of meaningful learning material," says Ganesh Devy, a linguist and founder trustee of the BRPC. There have been attempts by the Union government to devise an early childhood care and education (ECCE) curriculum, but these have focused mainly on translating mainstream manuals into tribal languages. "This is not always suitable because tribal cultures have a different conception of nurturing a child," says Chaudhry.
The Adikahani series, for children aged 8-12, is by first-time authors. The initiative began taking shape when a writing workshop was organized in Bhubaneswar in July last year by Pratham Books and IgnusERG, a group of professionals who work to develop education modules and curriculum for students of preschool and upper-primary levels, along with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, a funding body with an interest in mother-tongue education.
"Tribal languages are full of imaginative stories and poems," says Devy, who believes that educating a child in the mother tongue has emotive and cognitive value—it enables a child to process what is taught much better.
Shukla says they looked for people who were 50 years old or above, had worked in the non-profit sector, or were teachers. They were trained for six-eight months in writing stories. Finally, 18 of them, all tribals who were associated with the ECCE, were selected to execute the project, using the Odia script to write stories for children in their language, rooted in their culture or in memorable incidents and animals.
The next hurdle was illustrations. Not many artists from the tribal communities are trained or commercial artists.
New Delhi-based Gopika Chowfla and her design studio stepped in here. "We did not want to impose our own perceptions," says Chowfla, "so we held a workshop with the tribal artists to train them for book-ready illustrations and collect raw material to develop afterwards in our studio."
Eventually, they used Saura mural art for the illustrations. The art form is common to the four tribes covered, though they speak different languages. The main challenge, says Chowfla, was to put the illustrations in a story-board format with a visual language, since this was an unfamiliar format for most of the artists.
The books will be distributed through non-profits, primary schools and other partners. And they will be available in libraries for children to read. Around 1,000 copies will be given to Odisha's state tribal department, which runs several schools.
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While all the celebs thronged the house, it was Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor who made heads turn by making it official. Karan anyway has teased Malaika a lot on National Television about her relationship rumours with Arjun infact he is one of the key players to start the marriage conjecture. Therefore, Malaika and Arjun were the toast of KJo's party. Check out inside pics below.
Karan Johar's Takht, Kalank and Good News are the films which are in spotlight currently. He is gearing up to launch Ananya Panday, Tara Sutaria in Student Of The Year 2. This will be Tiger Shroff's first film with KJo.
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Their wins lifted both teams to an identical 7-4. A couple defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Cyclones enter the contest with only nine rushing touchdowns allowed, good for 14th best in the nation. As for K-State, they rank sixth in the league when it comes to passing touchdowns allowed, with only ten on the season. We'll find out if either of these strengths ends up making the difference in the game.
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The Cyclones (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) could be the best four-loss team in the nation, the defeats having come by a combined 11 points to teams that all have been ranked this season. Kansas State (7-4, 4-4) is the only team to knock off Oklahoma, a feather in the cap of new coach Chris Klieman.
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Welcome to UConn!
As a new member of UConn's community of more than 2,000 faculty members, you are joining one of the nation's top public research universities at an exciting time. Founded in 1881 as Connecticut's land-grant institution, UConn has grown from humble origins to become a dynamic enterprise. We serve more than 30,000 students on our Storrs and regional campuses at Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, and Waterbury, as well as our law school and UConn Health, our academic medical center.
Over the past 25 years, thanks in large part to a series of major investments by the state of Connecticut, UConn has grown both physically and in academic stature. We have added state-of-the-art research facilities, teaching spaces, and student housing, while attracting the most diverse and academically accomplished student body in University history and enhancing the size and quality of a distinguished faculty. As we look to the future, we are pursuing ever-higher standards of excellence while remaining true to the core values of public higher education we have embraced since our founding. Our faculty will define our future, and we are excited to have you with us for the journey.
Anne D'Alleva, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
New Faculty Orientation
We recognize that this is a unique moment to be joining the University and our event will allow you to build connections with new colleagues, develop networks, and learn about the resources at UConn that will help support your future success.
Spring 2023 date:
Date: TBA
Fall 2023 date:
Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
New faculty will also attend a self-led "second day" of HR orientation covering University policy, compliance, safety, and diversity and inclusion information through the University's learning management system, Learning@Work. You will be notified of the session assignment through your UConn email after your hire date.
New Faculty Onboarding will take place throughout the academic year and includes scholarly and organizational resources you may need in your first year at UConn and beyond. We will include content and sessions with key individuals and units involved in developing the thriving teaching and research environment here at UConn, as well as familiarizing you with several everyday resources.
We look forward to welcoming you! If you have any questions related to the event, please do not hesitate to reach out to provost@uconn.edu.
Important Payroll/Benefits/Retirement information:
As a new UConn faculty member, you will need to select your retirement plan by your contract start date. HR can help you complete the forms you will be required to submit by your date of hire.
If you have any questions related to benefits, please reach out to Benefits@UConn.edu.
New Associate Dean and Department Head Orientation
Each year, the Office of the Provost holds an orientation session for newly appointed deans and department heads. This session is held prior to the start of the academic year and occasionally in January for newly appointed academic leadership hired outside of the usual hiring cycle. The Fall 2023 session will take place virtually on Thursday, August 24th and new Associate Deans and Department Heads will receive an email invitation and agenda to join. Topics for the orientation include an overview of the role, University policy, and campus resources.
Associate Deans and Department Heads who are new to UConn will also attend a half-day virtual HR orientation as well as a self-led "second day" of HR orientation covering University policy, compliance, safety, and diversity and inclusion information through the University's learning management system, Learning@Work. You will be notified of the session assignment through your UConn email after your hire date.
For more information please contact provost@uconn.edu.
Executive Leader Onboarding
The University leadership team collaborates with offices across the University to implement an Executive Leaders Onboarding program to provide information and guidance to support your effectiveness as a UConn leader. The Executive Leader Onboarding Program:
Orients new leaders to the multifaceted aspects of UConn, including its operations across multiple campuses and regions of the state.
Builds understandings about the University's role as Connecticut's flagship land, sea, and space grant university.
Provides insights about the various forces the influence our actions and decision making.
Provides opportunities for leaders to form connections with other leaders so they can consider ways enhance the University's operations, programs, and reputation.
Click here to learn more about the program and future sessions.
Onboarding Checklist
HR will provide you with a checklist of important tasks in your onboarding portal. We have highlighted below some of these tasks with links to additional information to help you get started. Once you activate your NetID, the below tasks may be completed on or before your start date.
Activate your NetID
Access your University Inbox
Access to HuskyCT for course administration
Get your UConn Husky One Card ID
Parking Services and Passes
Register for Emergency Notifications
Read through the Retirement Election – On or Before First Day information.
We look forward to welcoming you! If you have any questions related to your UConn onboarding, please do not hesitate to reach out to provost@uconn.edu
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Expand
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) promotes excellence in teaching by supporting faculty adoption of research-informed best practices that positively impact student learning outcomes. Faculty development specialists provide comprehensive support for faculty and TA's through workshops, consultations, classroom observations, and teaching enhancement plans. The Office of University Advising provides centralized support for undergraduate advising. Educational Technologies provides training and support for faculty use of the HuskyCT learning management system, UConn Lightboard, student response systems and other innovative technologies. eCampus instructional design staff provide one on one coaching and course design support for faculty across all learning modalities (online, flipped, face-to-face). The Office of Service Learning provides support for faculty interested in combining active learning and community outreach. The Writing Center and Q Center provide extensive support for students and faculty.
Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) Expand
The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) collaborates with students, faculty, staff, family members and the greater UConn community to ensure a comprehensively accessible environment. We engage in an interactive process with each student and review requests for accommodations on an individualized, case-by-case basis.
Classroom Technology and Support Expand
Academic IT installs, maintains, and supports audio-visual technology in all centrally-scheduled classrooms at all UConn campuses. The Hi-Tech classrooms features digital technology that can be leveraged for classroom content, video conferencing, and lecture capture. Academic IT staff provide training on the equipment upon request.
Enrichment Programs Expand
Enrichment Programs help UConn students on all campuses and in all majors create meaningful and rigorous academic experiences. We encourage new faculty to explore all of the opportunities we offer and partner with us to help students enhance their UConn careers. Enrichment Programs is comprised of six units: The Honors Program, The Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IISP), The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships (ONSF), The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), The Pre-Professional Advising Centers (Pre-Medical/Dental and Pre-Law), and the University Scholar Program.
The Graduate School Expand
The Graduate School serves as the hub of graduate and postdoctoral education at UConn. Our mission is to nurture a vibrant community of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, foster collaboration across department, programs, and campuses in research and training, and facilitate the preparation of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars for their future careers. The Graduate School Quick Facts Sheet provides more information.
Institutional Research and Effectiveness Expand
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE) provides timely official data and analysis for planning, institutional effectiveness, and decision making. OIRE serves as the central repository of official data for state, federal, and other external agencies for reporting purposes. OIRE administers Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET), and HuskyDM – the University repository for faculty activities. Husky Data: SAS® Visual Analytics Portal is a tool to view academic measures such as faculty productivity. OIRE also contributes a wide range of statistics for the University Fact Sheet.
Institute for Student Success Expand
The Institute for Student Success within Undergraduate Education and Instruction, consists of four units: The Academic Center for Exploratory Students, First Year Programs & Learning Communities, the Center for Academic Programs, and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. These units provide academic advising and support, transition assistance, and enrichment opportunities to middle, high school, and college students.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Cultural Centers Expand
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) serves to advocate for access and equity across all university units, to welcome and celebrate the experiences of individuals regardless of background through innovative educational programs, and to transform campus climate to build a more welcoming and inclusive community.
Within ODI, there are six cultural centers that serve as vital resources in support of the social, behavioral, and cultural needs of students. They also provide an important resource to the broader UConn community as a central point of reference for issues and historical context related to the particular demographic group represented by the center. The cultural centers also work collaboratively to bring light to issues that face the community of underrepresented populations at UConn.
Office of the Vice President for Research Expand
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) oversees UConn's $260 million research enterprise at all UConn campuses across the State, including UConn Health. The OVPR provides UConn faculty with the resources and services they need to conduct superior research and scholarship that leads to discoveries and innovations for the good of our state, the nation, and the world. Through a dynamic, strategic approach, the OVPR invests in resources and services that help UConn's research community succeed. In addition to overseeing research compliance, research development, and sponsored programs, the OVPR also supports initiatives to increase faculty entrepreneurship, license UConn technologies, negotiate corporate sponsored research, and promote other types of industry partnerships. The OVPR is also responsible for the Technology Incubation Program (TIP), the UConn Tech Park, and several research centers/institutes.
UConn Bookstore Expand
As the contracted exclusive provider of course materials for the University of Connecticut, faculty are required to forward course material adoptions to the bookstore for each semester. In accordance with HEOA requirements, adoptions are due for a semester, once registration begins for that semester. As a new faculty member, adoptions are eagerly accepted as soon as available. Course material adoptions can be provided through the "Adopt Books" link on HuskyCT, directly on the UConn Bookstore website, under textbooks, faculty resources, or by using this link: https://www.facultyenlight.com/?storeNbr=8207.
You will be taken to Faculty Enlight, which is a web-based platform built exclusively for faculty and administrators, that enables the research and adoption of course materials in one convenient place. Using Faculty Enlight, you will be able to see available material formats and the cost to students, before adopting. You are able to research materials used at other Barnes and Noble Education campuses across the country and there is also a link to curate custom and OER material. Your adoption history is stored in Faculty Enlight for future semesters and you can also call the bookstore at 860-486-1316 with any questions or for assistance.
UConn Library Expand
The Library can help you solve problems big and small by giving you access to the world of information -- assisting with your research, helping with your teaching, and giving you a place to think, innovate, and collaborate.
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry Expand
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is one of America's hidden treasures—a superb collection of over 2,500 puppets from all over the world; an archive of books, manuscripts, posters, drawings, audio-visual materials and photographs all covering the history of puppetry. It is also the new home of the Puppeteers of America's Audio-Visual Collection: the largest collection of videotapes, films, and other media about puppetry in the United States. The Ballard Institute curates and produces exhibitions of puppetry, both at the Ballard Museum and for touring across the United States. The Institute also offers workshops, museum tours, artists' forums, film showings, performances, and other events and programs that promote the art of puppetry as a twenty-first-century art form with deep historic and global roots.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre Expand
Connecticut Repertory Theatre is the producing arm of the University of Connecticut's Department of Dramatic Arts. CRT produces under a year-round contract with Actors' Equity Association, and serves as a cultural center for Connecticut and the New England region. CRT productions are directed, designed by, and cast with visiting professional artists, including Equity actors, faculty members, and the department's most advanced student artists. CRT operates on the belief that the synergy between professional and advanced student artists creates a unique learning environment for the development of extraordinary theatre.
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Expand
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is an important part of the University's broad educational vision--a vision focused not only on passing knowledge to future generations, but on applying this knowledge to solve problems and improve the quality of people's lives. The Museum offers a unique venue to share UConn's world-class scholarship directly with students and the broader general public. We strive to give people of all ages new types of learning experiences and interpret the scholarship generated here on campus in ways that make it relevant and useful to their own lives.
Dairy Bar Expand
The UConn Dairy Bar opened in 1953 to sell dairy products that were made by the Creamery. The Creamery was established in the early 1900s and bottled milk all the way up until 1991. Today, the Creamery makes ice cream according to its original recipe and sells this ice cream through the Dairy Bar retail establishment, along with a variety of cheeses. An observation window allows visitors to view operations in the adjacent creamery, where all of the ice cream is made.
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Expand
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is the largest college-based presenting program in New England. Each season, Jorgensen events attract more than 70,000 students, faculty and staff from the University of Connecticut, as well as residents from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jorgensen presents 25-30 nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles annually, ranging from classical music to world music and dance, classical and contemporary dance, comedy, family programming and contemporary entertainment.
UConn Athletics Expand
UConn Athletics covers all of the athletic teams and student-athletes. From cheering at Gampel Pavilion and Rentschler Field to participating in victory parades and rallies, UConn fans have some of the best school spirit in the country. And rightfully so. A tradition of coaching winning athletes ensures UConn is a standout in Division I sports and fuels our academic spirit. Our teams work hard to compete at the highest level, racking up championship titles and making us proud. UConn student-athletes are ambassadors for the student body, working just as hard in the classroom as they do in competition. When they're not training or studying, our athletes give back to the community. From baseball, softball, and soccer to hockey, track and field, and swimming and diving, UConn athletes consistently perform at an elite level athletically and academically. Our students, alumni, and fans from all over Connecticut – and beyond – rally around Husky pride.
William Benton Museum of Art Expand
The William Benton Museum of Art is Connecticut's State art museum, located on the University of Connecticut campus at Storrs. Drawing largely from its collection of over 6,500 works of art, the Museum presents exhibitions of art dating from the 15th through the 21st centuries. The museum also creates special exhibitions drawn from outside sources as well as loaned exhibitions. Special events include gallery talks, campus art walks, academic and non-academic discussions, musical performances, and family programs.
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Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. Expand
The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, formed by the Town of Mansfield and UConn in 2001, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the continued development, management, and promotion of Downtown Storrs – a vibrant and economically successful community in the heart of Mansfield. Learn more about the Partnership at https://www.mansfieldct.gov/259/Downtown-Partnership.
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Downtown Storrs is a vibrant, walkable downtown in the Town of Mansfield and features a wide variety of shops, restaurants, services, entertainment, and more! Within an easy walking or biking distance from just about anywhere on campus, Downtown Storrs is home to 80 businesses and over 1,300 residents. The Mansfield Downtown Partnership hosts a variety of community events throughout the year, many taking place on Betsy Paterson Square, the central gathering space located across the street from UConn's School of Fine Arts. Visit downtownstorrs.org to learn more!
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The Town of Mansfield's Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center is located at 23 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. The Nash-Zimmer serves as a hub for Windham Region Transit District (WRTD), UConn, CTtransit, and Peter Pan buses. UConn buses are free for all and cover the Storrs campus. WRTD serves Mansfield and Windham/Willimantic; visit wrtd.org for more information. CTtransit connects to Hartford and stops hourly at the Nash-Zimmer; for fare information, click here. The Peter Pan bus line connects Storrs with Hartford, Providence, Boston, and New York City; ticket information is available at peterpanbus.com (use "Mansfield, CT" as the location for the Nash-Zimmer).
With a U-Pass CT, UConn undergraduate and graduate students have free access to WRTD and CTtransit buses. (For more information on U-Pass CT, visit https://transpo.uconn.edu/2019/07/09/u-pass-application-2019/)
The Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center also features accommodations for cyclists, and the adjacent parking garage features electric car charging stations. The Town of Mansfield's Bike Commuter Club provides access to Commuter Club members for bicycle storage and private showers and lockers from 5:00 am to midnight. There are limited spots available due to space; interested riders can sign up for membership at the Nash-Zimmer between the hours of 10:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Downtown ambassadors at the front desk can assist with questions about Commuter Club membership, rates, and policies.
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Was Jamaican Julien Dunkley the positive steroid test (boldenone)?
Jamaica excluded sprinter Julien Dunkley from the Beijing Olympics list, despite earlier announcements he made the cut. This lead to speculation that Dunkley was the announced positive dope test. To AFP: (and here too)
Sprinter Julien Dunkley was dropped Tuesday from the list of Jamaican athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics but Jamaican Olympic officials would not confirm he tested positive for doping.
Dunkley's name has been removed from a group of 53 Jamaican athletes that had been posted on the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) website, but JOA head Mike Fennell said "the website has been under modification from day to day."
"You can draw your own conclusions but I am not going to say anything further at this point," Fennell said.
Fennell had earlier said the athlete who tested positive was not considered a "top athlete" and that he would be dropped from the team and his absence "won't affect anybody who is clean".
While the identity of the doping positive athlete remains unconfirmed, Dunkley fits the description. He finished sixth in the 100 metres final at last month's Jamaican Olympic trials, where the positive test was taken.
The athlete tested positive for the banned substance Boldenone, a favorite among body builders.
Dunkley called in from North Carolina to say he is not aware of any positive test (Jamaica Observer). He is ready to fly out to Beijing.
"I haven't gotten in touch with anybody, but I did try because like I said, all the information that I'm finding out is like you guys (newspaper) calling me and telling me and me seeing the name of a drug (Boldenone) that I've never heard of in my life and making me look like some kind of idiot," the self-coached athlete told the Observer from North Carolina yesterday.
"I'm looking at this drug and it's in comparison with some kind of horse stuff. I mean, that's ridiculous (because) I've never heard of it in my life," added Dunkley, who clocked 10.23 seconds for sixth place in the Men's 100-metre final at the National Track & Field Championship between June 27-29...
Dunkley, who has personal best times of 10.07secs and 20.63 in the 100m and 200m respectively, said he will be leaving the United States for China tomorrow to join the 11-day pre-Olympic camp in Tianjin Province.
"My ticket is valid," he said, adding that he should arrive in China on July 31.
Tags: 100M, Boldenone, Doping, Equipose, Jamaica, Julien Dunkley, Olympics, Sprinter, Steroids, Track
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THURSDAY, Dec. 24, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers say that losing 1 gram of fat from the pancreas can reverse type 2 diabetes.
The catch? No one has yet figured out how to lose weight just from the pancreas. And, this small study's findings suggest that to lose that much fat from the pancreas, someone with type 2 diabetes would need to have weight-loss surgery, or diet long enough to lose about 15 percent of their body weight.
While the study doesn't promise a quick fix for type 2 diabetes, it does add to the understanding of the disease, according to the study authors.
"In people with type 2 diabetes, weight loss over eight weeks [after weight-loss surgery] caused pancreas fat to decrease and insulin production to normalize. But in people with normal sugar control, exactly the same weight loss caused no change in pancreas fat," said Dr. Roy Taylor, a professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University in England.
"We can conclude that a particular pool of fat in the pancreas has built up in type 2 diabetes, and draining this pool allows function to normalize," Taylor said.
Findings from the study were published online recently in the journal Diabetes Care.
Type 2 diabetes affects more than 9 percent of the U.S. population, according to background information in the study. The exact cause is still unknown, the researchers said. Experts do know that insulin resistance plays a role in its development.
Insulin is a hormone necessary for the body to use the sugars from food as fuel. When someone is insulin-resistant, the body doesn't use insulin efficiently. This increases the body's demand for insulin. Eventually, the cells that produce insulin -- beta cells in the pancreas -- can't keep up with demand, and that's when type 2 diabetes develops, the study authors said.
Excess weight is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but it isn't the only one. "It is very clear that individuals differ in their susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. If an individual is not genetically susceptible to the disease, they can become very obese without fat building up in the pancreas -- 80 percent of obese people do not have type 2 diabetes," Taylor said.
The new study included 18 people who'd had type 2 diabetes for fewer than 15 years. The average time since diagnosis was about seven years. For comparison, the researchers also recruited nine people with similar weights and ages, but without type 2 diabetes.
The researchers used a novel type of MRI that could measure fat lost from the pancreas and from the liver.
Eight weeks after surgery, weight loss was similar in both groups -- about 13 percent of initial weight. But, when the researchers compared fat lost from the pancreas and liver, they saw a big difference between the groups. People with type 2 diabetes lost weight from the pancreas and the liver, while people without diabetes saw little change in the amount of fat in these organs.
Insulin production returned to normal in people with type 2 diabetes, the study found. In those without diabetes, the research showed no changes in insulin production.
Although the study looked at weight loss brought about by surgery, Taylor said dieting to lose about 15 percent of your body mass would probably produce similar results.
Dr. Joel Zonszein is director of the Clinical Diabetes Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. He said, "In people who have fat where it doesn't belong -- in the pancreas and in the liver -- removing that fat improves diabetes. Even after seven years or more, the pancreas can recover very nicely."
Taylor and colleagues "were able to show an amazing restoration of the beta cells. They're not dying, they're just knocked out, and can come back to normal. That's really nicely documented in this study," Zonszein explained.
"This study shows how a dramatic change in weight can change metabolism and improve type 2 diabetes," he added.


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