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The Crisper Whisperer: Top 10 Kitchen Tools for Veggie Lovers
Cook through your crisper surplus with ease.
You may know Carolyn Cope as Umami Girl. She stops by on Tuesdays with ideas on preparing the abundance of fruits and vegetables you might get from your CSA or the market. —The Mgmt.
When your crisper is jam-packed, the basic tools in your kitchen can make or break your relationship with those vegetables. With the right set of equipment, most of which is not particularly fancy, you can show your produce who's boss, and do it in style. And when you come right down to it, what else is summer for? These are my top 10 tools for keeping things under control in the passionate heat of summer produce season. Did I miss anything? Let us know in the comments!
1. Big-Ass Knife
Do people call you Strega Nona? Can you cut enough vegetables to feed a village in no time flat, holding a paring knife blade-up, without severing your thumb or the tip of your nose? Me neither. Unless you've earned your stripes as a magical Italian grandma, a very sharp chef's knife is the number-one "it" tool of the veggie season. Learning how to use it well is the hottest thing you'll do all summer. Spend an evening at a local knife-skills class—you'll gain back the time in just a few weeks of efficient veggie chopping. Or just practice, practice, practice to gain speed and confidence. If you aren't already, soon you'll be one of the cool kids cracking a barely perceptible, knowing grin when Kenji calls an onion "one of the most pleasurable foods to take a sharp blade to." That's right, suckas.
2. Salad Spinner
All those leafy greens you may be getting from your CSA, garden, or farmers' market promise you better vision, Popeye strength, and a longer life. They seem so wholesome that you might not expect them to fight dirty. But boy, do they fight dirty—and sandy, and gritty, and buggy. To whip them into shape, you'll need to submerge them in water, smack them around a little, drain, and repeat until they know who's boss. Sure, you could fill up the whole sink or a big bowl without a built-in strainer, but a salad spinner is really the way to go.
3. Food Processor (or, in a pinch, a serious box grater and mortar and pestle)
Between shredding zucchini and carrots for every-which purpose and making batches upon batches of pesto to freeze for winter, it's borderline ridiculous how often I haul out my food processor during the summer. I feel the same way about my Cuisinart as I do about my children and about Google—I have only the vaguest, spiritually impoverished memories of a former life without them. If you can hack the initial investment, you won't be sorry to have one. But if you're penny pinching, or looking to burn calories, or, say, from Lancaster County, PA, a sturdy box grater and mortar and pestle will serve you well.
4. Wide (12-inch) Skillet
Ever try to wilt three pounds of greens or get some decent caramelization on a bumper crop of diced butternut squash using a respectably sized pan? It's not easy, to say the least. Every veggie lover should own a skillet whose sheer magnitude makes you slightly embarrassed to behold. Use it even to cook a lunch of wilted greens for one. Wield it proudly.
5. Long-Handled Tongs
Whether you're tossing salad, sautéeing greens in a giant pan, grilling slices of eggplant, or cooking up a big pot of pasta to toss with all your crisper's odds and ends, long-handled tongs are indispensable.
6. Butter
Steamed veggies have their place on the Weight Watchers zero-points menu, but they have no place in my heart. A little butter (or olive oil, or good-quality bacon fat) goes a long way toward helping you bring produce to the center of the plate and crave it again day after day. It also helps our bodies absorb the nutrients that vegetables have to offer. They're not just being cute when they say that butter is "a tool, not an ingredient." Don't be bashful. Use the tools you're given.
7. Vinegar
While we're on the subject of ingredients as tools, it's worth investing in a few bottles of good vinegar if you're expecting a large number of leafy guests this season. Of course, there's salad dressing to make. But a few tablespoons of cider vinegar during cooking or a splash of aged balsamic afterward can also sweeten up the most aggressive pan of greens like you wouldn't believe.
8. Sturdy Half- or Three-Quarter-Sheet Pan
As root vegetables come into season and the weather cools off a bit, you'll want to make it as easy on yourself as possible to crank the oven to 425° F and roast a big pan of goodness. A sturdy, commercial-grade half- or 3/4-sheet pan will fit in a home oven without crying Wolf and will maximize those tasty burned bits on an autumn's worth of cozy dinners.
9. Airtight Glass Containers
Whether or not you think plastic is pure evil, reusable, dishwasher-safe glass containers with locking lids are a great choice for storing an abundance of vegetables. You can put them in the freezer, and they won't absorb the tastes and odors of garlic, tomatoes, or bitter greens.
10. Juicer
I'm the first to admit that I was the last to adopt this modern amenity. I was so late, in fact, that I waited until Martha Stewart told me (via her daytime talk show, that is) to do it. Why oh why did I wait so long? Was it the (in the end, not overwhelming) cost (quickly recouped with fewer wasted veggies and maybe even lowered healthcare costs)? The fear of becoming a tragic, leathery tanned, juice bar junkie? No matter. I'm a convert now.
What about you? What do you consider the essential tools of the veggie trade? Let us know in the comments!


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How to Write Song info to a file as an array?, Need to show info for latest 5 songs being played, on my website
How to Write Song info to a file as an array?, Need to show info for latest 5 songs being played, on my website
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I found about AMIP via Google, and then have been using it to display my current track info on my website.
Here's a link to how I've used (AMIP + Dropbox + Scripts) to update song info on my website. : [ ::: link ::: ]
I'm not trying to post info of latest 5 tracks I've played via winamp, on my website.. For that I need an array or text based output being written to the out.html file from AMIP...
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i:4, song:"Chill House", artist: "True",
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Now whenever a new songs is played, it should be added as the 1st track, pushing i:1 downwards, so that the 5th track is removed from the out.html, and 4th becomes 5th track, and so on...
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Labor Market Returns to an Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention in Jamaica
- Gertler, Paul
- Heckman, James
- Pinto, Rodrigo
- Zanolini, Arianna
- Vermeerch, Christel
- Walker, Susan
- Chang-Lopez, Susan
- Grantham-McGregor, Sally
- American Bar Foundation
- Pritzker Family Initiative
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- World Bank. Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund
AbstractIn 1986-1987, the Jamaican Study enrolled 129 growth stunted and disadvantaged children aged 9-24 months that lived in Kingston, Jamaica. Half of the children were randomized into a cognitive stimulation intervention which lasted 18 months (S. P.Walker, S. M. Chang, C. A. Powell, S. M. Grantham-McGregor, The Lancet 366, 1804 (2005)). A matched non-stunted group was also followed for comparison purposes. We resurveyed both the stunted and non-stunted samples in 2007-08, some 20 years after the original intervention, when the participants were approximately 22 years old. We found and interviewed 105 out of the original 129 stunted study participants. We estimated the impact of the stimulation intervention on earnings by comparing the earnings of the stunted-treatment group to those of the stunted-comparison group.
1985-01-01 / 2014-04-21Baseline in 1985-1986. Follow-up in 2002-2003
Update Metadata: 2016-08-27 | Issue Number: 87 | Registration Date: 2015-06-19
Gertler, Paul; Heckman, James; Pinto, Rodrigo; Zanolini, Arianna; Vermeerch, Christel et. al. (2014): Labor Market Returns to an Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention in Jamaica. Version: 1. ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3886/E3582V1


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When I was very young - perhaps 11 or 12 - I wrote an epic fanfiction in one of my spiral bound notebooks. It was all about the adventures of a young, homeless girl who was down on her luck. She was outside in the rain on a park bench when who should encounter her? Why, Usagi from Sailor Moon, of course! Usagi took in the girl and eventually after a number of events the girl learned she was the ULTIMATE Sailor Scout - Sailor Galaxy!
Initially I made this seifuku (with so much help from my dear friend Chelsea) for my 25th birthday party. But when I threw my bff Claire Max a birthday party this year that was space themed, I brought it out again. I like the way I styled it here much better, anyway! Now I just want to make about five thousand seifukus in different prints and wear them every single day...
We had Claire's birthday party at Good Times at Davey Wayne's, which is one of my favorite bars here in Los Angeles. It is a speak easy that you enter through a refrigerator that is out front in a yard sale, and once you're in you're transported to a 70s house party. Last time I was there they played the entire Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack (I subsequently shrieked and danced my ass off)!! If you're in LA you HAVE to check it out.
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Former West Michigan Whitecap Omar Infante was the only player to really show up in the World Series for the Tigers (other than the gallant pitchers, who literally had 0 run support…). All he really has to show for this is a broken hand, but, hey, at least he got on base, unlike the rest of his teammates. Maybe he and Sean Casey should start their own little club, or something…
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Omar is an example of perseverance and inspiration and I think it's the least that he can receive after so many achievements to his team. Omar is the combination of strength, coordination and discipline …… He deserves it..


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.98 n.4 Pretoria Apr. 2008
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Opioid management
South Africa faces increasing drug dependency problems. Much has recently been made of the serious 'tik' abuse problem among children in the Western Cape. The SAMJ has also carried a plea for the abolition from clinical use of pethidine in favour of morphine as the former is more likely to have harmful effects including addiction, especially among medical practitioners. Lize Weich and colleagues provide a timely review of the medical management of opioid dependence in South Africa.1
Heroin is the main illicit opioid of abuse, with an increasing trend in South Africa. Between 11% and 20% of all patients who presented for substance rehabilitation in the second half of 2006 stated that heroin was their primary or secondary drug of choice. The use of heroin in combination with other drugs has also become popular. Heroin is mostly smoked in South Africa.
Opioid dependence is a chronic relapsing disease that develops from repeated self-administration of opioids, including heroin, over-the-counter and prescription opioids. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to its development.
The aim of treatment for opioid dependence is total abstinence from all opioids, but the short-term success rate is low. Trends in treating opioid dependence have moved from focusing only on total opioid abstinence towards including strategies aimed at harm reduction (keeping patients alive until they eventually go into remission).
In substitute opioid prescribing, reviews have confirmed that maintenance treatment with methadone and buprenorphine has proven effectiveness provided that adequate dosages are prescribed and appropriate supervision is given.
Nuchal translucency in first-trimester screening
The use of first-trimester screening to detect chromosomal and structural abnormalities is well established. Health care costs have risen above inflation over the last decade, with only marginal increments in the health budget, and as a result many first-trimester screening centres in Gauteng have been forced to omit biochemical screening.
Naidoo and colleagues from the fetal medicine unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital evaluated the use of a first-trimester screening programme without biochemical screening, in a predominantly black population.2
Their programme to detect structural and chromosomal abnormalities was shown to be cost effective with an efficacy equivalent to international standards. This is a positive finding for South Africa, where budget limitations influence the quality of medical services provided. The benefit of a reduced procedure rate in the setting of a high incidence of HIV seropositivity lends additional benefit to the implementation of a first-trimester screening programme.
HIV positive results: coping strategies
Experts and other interested parties have pleaded for the 'normalisation' of HIV/AIDS, which would include testing for it as for any other disease. Built into the existing programme of voluntary testing is supposedly a system of counselling. But with the lack of capacity at most public health facilities, what will happen if testing is increased and more people receive notice of being HIV-positive?
Tim Myint and Bob Mash investigated the coping strategies and social support after receiving HIV-positive results at a South African district hospital.3 The initial reaction to extreme bad news includes physiological, cognitive and emotional responses.
The ability to cope with change is related to the nature of the change, availability of social support and personal factors. Social support can offer practical help, provide information, or help contain or deal with strong emotions. Poorer adjustment is associated with persistent denial, venting of emotions, and behaviour disengagement that avoids dealing with change. How a health care worker breaks the bad news is an additional, important factor in a patient's ability to cope with it.
There was a significant association between social support from families and religion as a coping strategy.
Corticosteroids in Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in infants
Randomised trials recommend adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for P. jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in adults. Terblanche and colleagues investigated the use of adjunctive corticosteroid treatment of clinical PCP in infants in a randomised controlled trial.4
A study found PCP in 16 - 51% of HIV-positive African children who died from respiratory illness, being the most common cause of death in HIV-infected infants less than 6 months of age.
Patients with a clinical diagnosis of PCP were randomised to receive either prednisone or placebo. They concluded that in HIV-exposed infants with clinical PCP, adjunctive corticosteroid therapy does not appear to add benefit regarding time to recovery or oxygen independency, but early administration may improve survival. A large multicentred trial is needed to confirm these findings.
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1. Weich L, Perkel C, van Zyl N, Ratemaene ST, Naidoo L. Medical management of opioid dependence in South Africa. S Afr Med ] 2008; 98: 280-283. [ Links ]
2. Naidoo P, Erasmus I, Jeedbodh J, Nicolaou E, van Gelderen CJ. Nuchal translucency as a method of first-trimester screening for aneuploidy. S Afr Med ] 2008; 98: 295-299. [ Links ]
3. Myint T, Mash B. Coping strategies and social support after receiving HIV-positive results at a South African hospital. S Afr Med ] 2008; 98: 277-278. [ Links ]
4. Terblanche A, Green R, Rheeder P, Wittenberg DF. Adjunctive corticosteroid treatment of clinical Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in infantsless than 18 months of age - a randomised controlled trial. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 287-290. [ Links ]


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Sorry cowboys! Hannah Blaylock of Edens Edge is no longer a single lady. In the midst of touring with Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town and the Eli Young Band, this brown-haired beauty said "I do!"
In her home state of Arkansas, on September 30, Blaylock and Justin Wakefield, her boyfriend of four years, tied the knot at the Pratt Place Barn and Inn, according to The Boot.
Blaylock walked down the aisle to a tune her brother Wesley Blaylock wrote about his wife called "Falling Over You." It was an intimate affair, and Blaylock's friend and former bandmate, Steve Smith, officiated the ceremony.
Smith's connection to Hannah and Edens Edge, by the way, is significant, as he was actually an original member of the group, when they first formed back in Arkansas. Hannah and her parents originally sang with Smith, and as Hannah explained in a CBS Local interview last June, "He's the one who introduced and brought Dean [Berner] and Cherrill [Green] into the band." He also wrote the song "Christ Alone," the final track on Eden Edge's debut album.
Sticking with the family/friend theme, friends of the bride and groom helped decorate the reception, made centerpieces, and brought homemade pies, cobbler, and cookies. To top off the family vibe, Blaylock's father performed with his band Summerfield Reunion during the reception.
After the wedding was over, Blaylook took a moment to tweet a picture of herself and her groom on Twitter.
Guess what ya'll!? I GOT HITCHED!!!! HB say.ly/Qsq4jVa
— Hannah Blaylock (@hannahblaylock) October 6, 2012
The following the day, Blaylock tweeted again:
Thanks for all the love y'all! Justin and I are pumped. Can't wait to see you on the road HB
— Hannah Blaylock (@hannahblaylock) October 7, 2012
Hannah also posted photos from the wedding on the Edens Edge website.
The couple are currently headed off on their honeymoon, but don't worry, they'll be back in time for the next stop of the Rascal Flatts Changed tour.
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William Stoker and the late Emma Eames Stoker are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Ann to Milo Riley Sharp, son of William Sharp and Mary Ann Sharp. They were married in at the Episcopal Church in Plain City, Weber, Utah on 11 May 1879.
Milo is currently a farmer in Plain City.
The couple will make their home in Plain City.
Just trying to write these first three paragraphs was not easy with this family. So many twists and turns with each individual name makes it difficult to find the proper wording and fashion to form the sentences.
I struggled on whether to call Mary Ann by her other known name, Lillian Musgrave. After marriage, she was known as Lilly M Sharp. Mary Ann was born 24 February 1861 at in Reading, Berkshire, England. The family was likely living at 18 Albert Street within St. Mary's Parish. She was the fifth and last child (some show her as the 6th of 7 children though) of William Stoker, a journeyman saddler working in Reading, and Emma Eames. Emma contracted tuberculosis (listed as phthisis on the death certificate) and passed away 28 April 1863 at the same address after a year struggle with the disease. Mary Ann never knew her mother. Her father and older sister (Alice) joined the LDS church 27 May 1863. Her older brother, William Thomas, eleven years her senior, had joined 5 December 1860.
The family wasted no time in gathering to Zion. The Stoker family departed from London on a ship called "Amazon" 4 June 1863. George Q Cannon dedicated the ship which was entirely of Saints (880+) headed for Zion. It was this same ship that Charles Dickens wrote that the Mormons were not taking misfits and scoundrels, but the "pick and flower" of England. Even George Sutherland, future U.S. Supreme Court Justice was on this ship. Here is a link to the story by Charles Dickens: The Uncommercial Traveller. The LDS church also tells of the story that day at this link: Amazon Departure. The ship sailed to Liverpool before finally heading out for America. Elijah Larkin, who would help found Larkin Mortuary, noted that on the 16th and 20th of June, Thomas Stoker was administered to due to a sickness since leaving Liverpool.
The "Amazon" landed at Castle Gardens, New York, New York on 18 July 1863. The Saints took rail to Albany, Albany, New York and then to Florence, Douglas, Nebraska through Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. From there they hoofed it on to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory arriving 3 and 4 October 1863 (depending on which of the two companies), just in time for General Conference. Several of the company wrote of Brigham Young coming out to greet them and giving them advice.
William moved almost immediately to Ogden, Weber, Utah and set up shop working with leather. William wasted no time in remarrying to Eliza Sinfield in Ogden 18 May 1864. While Mary Ann is listed as a child for William and Eliza on the 1870 Census, she was actually living with George Augustus and Victorine Jane Dix Musgrave. She is listed with their family on the 1870 Census as well. Additionally, the other children from this first marriage were also being raised by other families. Family lore indicates that William and Eliza could not afford to raise these older children and farmed them out to families that could afford to take care of them. Other evidence points that they were not all that poor, but it is not likely we will ever really know. Here are three of the sisters later in life.
Mary Ann was raised by George and Victorine Musgrave. She knew who her real father was, but had no real childhood memories of him. George Musgrave was a school teacher and musician in Plain City. George and Victorine were unable to have children and Mary Ann was probably a welcome addition in their home. Victorine had also been adopted. Although not formally adopted, George and Victorine called her Lillian Musgrave, but she grew nicknamed Lilly. The rest of her life she went by Lilly and took the Musgrave as her middle name after she married with the obvious middle initial "M". Here is a picture of Victorine Jane Dix Musgrave. Her son, Austin, even lists his mother's name as Lillee Musgrave.
George and Victorine knew music and taught school. Naturally, Lilly was taught the same. She ended up participating in the second dramatic association in Plain City. Some of their shows put on were, "Mistletoe Bough," "Mickle Earl," "Maniac Lover," "Fruits of the Wind Cup," "Streets of New York," "The Two Galley Slaves," "The Rough Diamond," "Earnest Mall Travers," and "Ten Knights in a Bar Room."
All was not well in Zion during these years in Plain City. Family lore has it that when a Bishop (Lewis Shurtleff, branch president 1870-1877, bishop 1877-1883) extended himself beyond what the members felt was right, these families made sure it was known. The final straw came when Bishop Shurleff started telling the members what they would give as tithing. These were not just on the fringe members, but good standing members of the church in the area. William Sharp (Lilly's future father-in-law) began construction on St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1877 for many of these disaffected members (Still standing today and owned by the Lions in Plain City). For whatever reason a significant group of members were excommunicated between 1877 and 1882. Many of Plain City's leading members were excommunicated. Excommunicated 31 January 1879 were William Sharp (the same who built the new church), Mary Ann Sharp (William's ex-wife, divorced in 1876, Lilly's future mother-in-law), William Skeen, Edwin Dix, George Musgrave (Lilly's adopted father), Thomas Musgrave, Thomas Singleton, Thomas Davis, George W Harris, Jonathan Moyes, John Moyes, Winfield Spiers, James Wadman, Robert Davis, John Davis, and Thomas Robson. These lists also have "and wife" as well as "and family" which seems to indicate that this list may have included spouses and families. Mary Ann Sharp (Lilly's future mother-in-law) is the only woman, but perhaps because the rest were representing their families, where with the recent divorce she was not represented by William. Many of these families returned to the church after time away, some individuals never did.
While Lilly's name is not on the list, she was probably classified with the Musgrave family. We do not have any record of her baptism, but she was with the Musgrave family attending the newly established St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Although it seems Victorine Musgrave was excommunicated, she continued active with LDS Relief Society (or she was not excommunicated). It was during this time, Lilly also come to fall in love with Milo Riley Sharp. William Sharp, with the assistance of Milo, had also helped build the Musgrave's new home. In St. Paul's Episcopal Church, J. S. Gellogly married Milo and Lilly on 11 May 1879.
Milo Riley Sharp was born 23 Jul 1857 in Lehi, Utah, Utah. He was the fourth of six children born to William and Mary Ann Bailey Sharp. Mary Ann did have a child, Lorenzo Padley, from a previous marriage in which she was widowed. William and Mary Ann Sharp immigrated to Utah in 1853 after joining the LDS church in 1848 and 1846 respectively. At first they were sent to Lehi but had a number of issues with range for the cattle and some other minor squabbles. Water was also not found to be very dependable in the Lehi area. William learned of land north near Ogden that was going to be opened up from some of the Saints passing through Lehi (abandoning Salt Lake City before the arrival of Johnson's Army). These Lehi Saints were told of ample land and good water that was available west of Ogden. A scouting expedition went to search out the area in the fall of 1858 and visited with Lorin Farr who told them of the available plain to the west. You can read more of his parents at: Sharp-Bailey Wedding.
The Sharp family left with other Lehi Saints on 10 March 1859 to travel to this new area. The group arrived 17 March 1859 at what is present day Plain City. William Sharp put his carpentry and masonry skills to work making adobe brick and helping build the first homes in Plain City. In one of these first adobe brick homes is where Milo Riley grew up. William served in the Plain City band, the Plain City Z.C.M.I. board, a builder, and a city leader. Milo's little sister, Evelyn, was the first girl born in Plain City in October 1859.
Milo's mother, Mary Ann Bailey Sharp, moved out on Christmas Eve 1875 and refused to come back to William. William sued for divorce and Franklin D. Richards granted the divorce (in probate court) on 19 May 1876.
As mentioned earlier, the Sharp's also had a falling out with the LDS church and were excommunicated the same day as the Musgrave family. Since there were not loads of people in Plain City, Lilly and Milo knew each other. The conditions in the community, their respective families excommunication, probably help to forge the commonalities they had and led to their marriage.
Milo kept busy working with his father building homes and other masonry and carpentry work. He also had time to play first base at baseball and played on Plain City's first baseball team. The team could beat all the other northern Utah teams except Salt Lake.
The marriage of Milo and Lilly eventually produced a quiver of 12 children. Milo Ray on 29 February 1880. George was born 2 August 1881 and passed the same day. Effie was born 6 June 1882 and died 6 September 1883. Delwin arrived 30 June 1884. Ernest and Austin came 7 Jan 1886. Edward William appeared 25 October 1887. Victorine showed 23 November 1889 and later married Fredrick Lawrence Hunt. Mary Irene materialized 26 June 1892 and married Oscar "Os" Child Richardson. Edith dawned 4 February 1895 and married Clements Richard Martin. Ethel was born 9 April 1898 and I have written of her at this link: Ross-Sharp Wedding. Emily appeared 5 April 1900 and quickly extinguished 31 July 1900. Nine of the children lived to adulthood and 8 of those married and had children.
Milo built a new home for the family early on so the family had room to grow. He added to it as more room was needed as you can see in this photo. We do not know the year it was originally built, but we know the children after 1888 were born in this home. The home's address is 2897 N. 4200 W. in Plain City.
Milo successfully farmed all of these years. He kept busy with civic affairs. He was elected constable of Plain City on the Republican ticket in 1891. In 1893, he sat on a committee to investigate the incorporating of Plain City, although it was not incorporated until 1944 with grandson William Albert Sharp serving on the town board. Milo and Lilly were singers and continued to play in the Plain City bands. Lilly was also well-known for her poetry. In 1911, Milo finished building a new home, pictured below (address is 2771 N. 4200 W. in Plain City). Milo farmed hard until he caught influenza and eventually pneumonia passing away at the early age of 59 at 9:30 a.m. 24 June 1916 at his sister's home, Victoria Maw, who lived at 5 Warren Court (which I believe may now be Warren Row or Lane in Ogden). His funeral was held in the little church he helped his father build, St. Paul's Episcopal Church on 27 June 1916.
Lilly lived in this home until she passed away in 1935. Her son, Ernest Sharp, never married and helped take care of her and then lived the rest of his life in the home (he died in 1967). Milo James Ross, Lilly's grandson, purchased the home at that time and later transferred it to his daughter, Caroline.
Lilly kept a clean home. The grandsons were taught to stop by every time they passed, especially to and from school. This permitted dishes to be washed, wood to be hauled, and wood to be split. Lilly had a strict regimen for cleaning pots, dishes, and pans (especially bedpans). This included the outdoor pump station, even with lye to remove odors. The boys knew to take special care not to make a mess when carrying fire wood or in any other way on entering the home. The gate was always to be closed, whether coming or going. While this might seem stern, she always opened the door for those coming and going and gave them a warm smile.
Lilly often made bread, keeping her own live yeast, often from warm potato water. She had her own milk separator and used it. The boys helped make butter and she treated the boys to buttermilk and warm bread. She would also warm apples in the oven to share or dried fruit. She kept a full root cellar with homemade cured meats, dried fruits, and bottled vegetables. The Sharp family had onions that could be used to flavor soups and other needs. Many of the family still grow these onions even until today. Many mushrooms and water crest were gathered too.
Lilly often had kind words and a warm, gracious smile. She kept a small table in the pantry where she brushed her teeth with salt, baking soda, and a bar of soap. The bucket was always there with a drinking cup and a ladle to draw water. She was thin and tall. She wore long dresses from her neck to her feet with shoes that went up about six inches. She kept her hair rolled in the back of her head held with a comb with long teeth. If she was not thin enough, she wore a corset to make her look even smaller. She was very neat and proud in her appearance.
She kept a spinning wheel in the home for the times when she would spin wool into thread. She also had the grandsons help turn her mattress from time to time. She did not leave the house much in her later years unless she had a ride, but even then did not stay long before going home. It was clear she enjoyed watching her grandchildren. The last decade or so of her life, she had to use a hearing tube to hear. Some of her grandchildren joked that it was like using the telephone, just you could see who was on the other end.
Lilly passed at 10:55 p.m. at her daughter's home, Victorine Hunt, 6 May 1935 of hypertension with chronic major carditis and pneumonia. She had remained faithfully active in the Episcopal Church until she could not get around very much. Later in life she needed assistance as she could not walk very far. Her funeral was held in the Plain City LDS chapel with Rev. John W. Hyslop officiating on 9 May 1935. She was buried with Milo in the Plain City Cemetery.


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one two links in a post. If the purpose of this is, as I suspect, to prevent spam, I think it would be safe to allow unlimited internal links (i.e. links to M?S[OFU] posts). It would be nice to do this on MSO at least, so that users can post links to examples of their problems.
Note: I know that MSO users can get unlimited links simply by linking to their S[OFU] account. Usually someone has to tell them this though; it isn't necessarily clear.


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Viciedo progressing with glove and bat
ANAHEIM -- The defensive improvement shown by Dayan Viciedo in left field doesn't necessarily have to be measured statistically. Simply look at Viciedo's reaction to Howie Kendrick's go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning of Thursday's victory to judge those increased expectations.
Viciedo had the ball bounce off of his glove after not taking a great angle to the line shot. But Viciedo felt he should have caught the ball, which was a thought echoed by manager Robin Ventura.
"I felt like it was a tough ball right over me to catch, but I probably should have caught it," said Viciedo through translator and White Sox coach Lino Diaz. "I probably should work a little bit more on that part, the fly balls, but I feel good."
"Last year, where you look out there when stuff was hit, you watch with a different eye now," Ventura said. "You expect him to make plays. He has a stronger arm as far as getting into the right position and getting around it and throwing to a base."
Prior to Friday's action, Viciedo walked six times in his last seven games, after not walking once in his first 13, to go with a .429 average over his last 11.
"I'm actually seeing the ball better," Viciedo said before going 2-for-4 with two singles in Friday's 3-0 win over the Angels. "I still will commit to a pitch that is out of the zone, but I'm able to figure it out on the next pitch and fix it right away, which has been very helpful to me, as opposed to continue to swing out of the zone. I've been able to fix the problem right within the at-bat."


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oh without a doubt the "hallelujahs" at the end of RTSS during Zoo TV. nothing comes close imo
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The drums during "she is raging, she is raging..." In Running to Stand Still...
The rap during Moment of Surrender live (especially the Wide Awake in Europe version.)
1. When the drums kick in on Where The Streets Have No Name till the first words come in. As far as I'm concerned, that is the greatest bit of music you will ever hear live in concert!2. The last part of Until The End Of The World live is always incredible. On the 360 show, the lights were amazing here. Bono always does something different, but usually ends with that same old melody. 3. Beautiful Day, the part with " See the world in green and blue ". When it kicks back into the chorus. Awesome.4. Vertigo, the whole song! But live on the 360 tour, I love the way they added that little part at the end. Watch the Rose Bowl version to see what I mean. The way Bono messed around with the camera was Bono at his best! 5. The last part of Ultra Violet " Baby, Baby, Baby "! I loved the combination of this and the mirror ball live. Incredible! 6. Also Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, did the same thing at the end with the mirror ball! 7. Edges solo on Even Better Than The Real Thing! The original version. Actually the versions on Zoo Tv Sydney, and Pop, in Mexico City are both great! 8. The intro into Elevation on the U2 Go Home Dvd!These are actually all U2 Live moments. But really, while U2 is great on record, nothing can beat hearing and seeing the music live.
The synth chords at the beginning of Streets and the riff coming in over them.RTSS ZooTV."Return the call to home" and the guitar line following it during Cedars of Lebanon.Scarlet.


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"This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."
— Elmer Davis
As we look to express in words this nation's gratitude to those who have defended her honor and freedom, the editorial board here at Foster's Sunday Citizen turns first to the words of a fellow member of the Fourth Estate, Elmer Davis.
Davis was a well-known news reporter, author, the director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
His short, sweet words strike at the essence of what has made America strong in the face of attack and in defense of freedom — the brave men and women who call the United States of America home.
As dictators and despots such as Hitler and Hirohito have shown, it is not enough to simply send into battle hoards of troops which show blind allegiance to a cause. For when the moment of truth comes, their bravery is paper thin. Rather, those who fight and defend must understand the good and strength they represent.
That said, it is a quote from Benjamin Franklin which helps put the efforts of our brave men and women in context: "Never has there been a good war or a bad peace."
The goal of any war is to establish the peace, whether in driving off aggressors or preventing slaughter. This has been a valuable lesson learned down through the decades since the United States of America was founded amid powers seeking to colonize and conquer.
The United States stands proud that its wars have been fought and troops brought home. And where they do remain, it is in unison with countries seeking the strength of our resolve and commitment.
But it is not enough to stand strong in the face of an enemy. The United States and its leaders must stand strong behind a commitment to care for war's weary soldiers when they return home. Too often the years have dulled the public senses and we as a nation have forgotten that many of those who fought and served continue to suffer long after bullets have stopped and IEDs no longer threaten.
The morality of a nation is seen, in part, through its defense of liberty and human rights. But no test of moral fortitude can be complete or met, unless a nation and its people continue to fulfill their obligation to care for those scarred by war — physically or emotionally.
On this day, Nov. 11, we must honor our brave veterans and those currently serving not simply with words and ceremony. We must do so with a renewed commitment to meet the needs of those who suffered and continue to suffer. Only if we as a nation meet that commitment can we truly honor those who have defended us in past wars and who will do so until the peace of which Benjamin Franklin wrote is universal.
USA: Home of the brave
"This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."


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Mmm…this was a really good, savoury vegetable dish! Cauliflower, bacon, cheese, eggs, milk and cream. It makes a lot as you can see so it's a good dish for a casual dinner party.
Dorie Greenspan gives her recipe here.
Visit the French Fridays with Dorie's website for more cauliflower-bacon gratin.


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Do I need to plaster it first before I start tiling it? Or can I just tile on the plasterboard straightaway?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


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Baiba Svenca's curator insight, June 3, 2015 12:17 PM
Prowise Presenter works with whiteboards and all devices helping to make lessons interactive.
Beth Dichter's curator insight, March 26, 2015 10:11 PM
Infographics seem to be everywhere today, and educators are taking note and using them with students. This post provides information on the use of infographics for elearning, but the same concepts apply to face2face learning. The post is divided three sections that include:
* When to use infographics
* When NOT to use infographics
* 6 tips to create effective and stunning infographics
Additional resources are included in the post. If you are designing or revising a course and have not made use of infographics that post may provide you with ideas on how to best incorporate this form of visual learning into your curriculum. And if you currently use infographics check it out to learn more.
jane fullerton's curator insight, March 29, 2015 9:26 AM
Awesome resource for a quick how to tutorial on infographics!
Tennelle Searle's curator insight, March 31, 2015 7:42 AM
WOW I will be defiantly be looking into the use of some of these. I am always hiding in a corner watching YouTube videos to ensure no nasty surprises before I show it to the children,
SMARTERTEACHER's curator insight, April 6, 2015 10:45 AM
With so many schools and districts handcuffing faculty and students, there are ways to get around the censorship.
Willem Kuypers's curator insight, March 9, 2015 1:37 AM
J'utilise de plus en plus les info-graphiques. Ce site aide à les créer pour ceux qui sont moins doués en graphisme.
Fran Bozarth's curator insight, March 11, 2015 1:31 PM
This could spice up just about any presentation - student or instructor.
Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, March 20, 2015 10:49 PM
Here are links for to help with creating info-graphs.
LET Team's curator insight, March 14, 2015 8:10 PM
Some good ideas here for planning and presenting Digitech PL.
Tony Guzman's curator insight, March 16, 2015 8:39 AM
This article and video tutorial help anyone interested in setting up and using Google Hangouts.
Beth Dichter's curator insight, April 22, 2015 3:46 PM
Check out this new search engine called Wonder. Wonder is a 'human-centric' search engine. People who are knowledgeable in the field recommend resources. In fact, if you have a special area you need researched you may enter a 'ticket' explaining what you are looking for and researchers will "email you back high quality resources ASAP."
The search engine is free to use, but you must create a log-in (three choices available).
Once you enter your search terms items will appear with a small visual and some text. You may choose to save any item (and like or share an item). You may also request additional information (see note above) and the list of contributors is viewable allowing you to filter results by reviewer.
There are so many websites that students find that are not the best. This search engine would be great for students still learning how to search, or as a way to potentially see if the sites they find are also listed by Wonder. Take some time to explore and consider sharing this with students (I would suggest high school, and possibly middle school).
Beth Dichter's curator insight, March 25, 2015 9:40 PM
Emotional IQ is a skill that is often mentioned as a key skill for the 21st century. This infographic shares information on emotional intelligence and is divided into a number of sections.
* What is emotional intelligence (EI)?
* Does higher EI mean improved job performance?
* Why do employers value EI over IQ?
* How EI affects your image?
* Take stock of your EI.
* Improve your emotional intelligence to improve your life
Although this infographic is geared to students in college there is information that you may find to share with students across many grade levels. Emotional intelligence plays a role in our classrooms and providing learners with more skills in this area may improve their ability to more actively participate and be engaged.
Gust MEES's curator insight, April 15, 2017 6:35 AM
Aurasma provides an image-recognition software for creating and sharing augmented reality experiences. Users pan with their mobile device cameras to scan images in their physical environment to trigger a separate image or video to play on their screens.
Aurasma can encourage learners to go beyond the classroom to connect and enhance what they learn by pulling resources from the physical and the digital and then sharing those augmented reality scenes with others.
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Maria Del Mar Londoño's curator insight, April 15, 2017 2:46 PM
This is a great Idea of lesson plan. You can integrate productive skill with a little of exploration and the use of technology. it is new and fun way for the students to write.
Coconut Curator's curator insight, April 30, 2017 9:44 AM
Augmented reality without all the fancy hardware. Locations can be tagged as well as historical events and other data. There are many uses for Aurasma in primary and secondary schools and it would be a wonderful tool to help make museum exhibitions come to life.
Beth Dichter's curator insight, March 10, 2015 6:21 AM
Deeper Learning. Is this something new? This post explores deeper learning, sharing what it is, and what it is not. Two definitions of the term will make it clear that deeper learning is a goal of educators, but one that may not be reached.
There is an in-depth discussion of deeper learning followed by suggestions on how to put deeper learning into your practice. Five principles are shared.
1. The three competencies - cognitive, intrapersonal and interpersonal
2. Test format - learning study strategies that allow students to learn the difference between surface learning and deep learning, which requires that they be "cognitively active learning behaviors" (as opposed to "cognitively passive learning behaviors)
3. Predicting and retrieving
4. Source diversity
5. Curriculum wide adoption
Additional information is found for all the principles in the post. Click through to learn more.


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A wedding is a time for celebration, and a wedding between two geeks even more so. We have found 10 fabulous gifts that will let you congratulate the nerdy couple in true geek style.
From personalized items to his 'n' hers matching sets, our gallery of geeky wedding gifts should give you plenty of inspiration to surprise the happy couple.
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Hilarious video by Fred Thompson… love him or hate him, he is telling the truth here. Only the truth about such a lack of common sense can be so funny!
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Bradley Wiggins (Sky) quit the Giro d'Italia today to recover and to be 100 per cent ready for the Tour de France.
"I think the decision has been taken to stop me so that I can be 100 per cent ready for the Tour," Wiggins said on his way to Verona airport today. "If I had continued the Giro, I would have worsened the situation and I would've needed more time to recover. So the team decided just to stop me to be in shape for the Tour."
Chris Froome received the nod around two weeks ago from team Sky to lead its Tour team. Wiggins presumably will go there to help Froome and provide the team with a second option.
Team Sky continues in the Giro d'Italia with Colombian Rigoberto Urán as its leader following Wiggins' departure.
Wiggins had been taking antibiotics to deal with a chest infection, but was not improving. The final straw was yesterday's rain-soaked stage to Treviso. Wiggins lost time on a small descent and was unable to follow in the group's wheels on the flat roads.
"It was hard yesterday to not able to stay in the wheels on the flat or on the simple climbs, I'm not used to that," he added. "That was a signal that something wasn't right. I could only imagine what would've happened Saturday… In this state, it's impossible to compete with the best; I have to be at the top to beat people like Vincenzo Nibali and Cadel Evans. My Giro is over."
Bradley Wiggins weathering the storm on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia
He added it is upsetting, but will recoup back at home and look ahead.
"It's something that I wasn't able to control, so it truly upsets me to stop this way because we came here to do a whole lot more. But life goes on," he said.
"This morning the doctor said, 'That's it!' I didn't sleep much last night, yesterday was a terrible day and today would've been a very long stage [the longest in the Giro – ed.]. The question is for how much longer would I've been able to battle on and for what reason considering the GC was already gone? It's hard to be at the Giro and to remain only a number, when everyone around you is expecting something else."
The future, the Tour de France is on Wiggins' mind.
"I probably won't watch the Giro on TV at home," Wiggins added. "I have to unplug completely for a few days, only in that way can I think about the future."
Wiggins will undergo checks in Manchester and spend time with his family at home. The team said he should already be back training this week.


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Quantum Break for PC performs better with DirectX 11, not 12
Quantum Break's performance improves once your DirectX version is from the recent past.
Directx 11 headlines
Final Fantasy 14 DirectX 11 upgrade coming with Heavensward expansion
Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn will finally support DirectX 11 when its first major expansion, Heavensward, releases later this year.
PlayStation 4: Sony "confident" of pre-Xbox 720 release
VG247 has been told that Sony is aiming to release PlayStation 4 before Xbox 720 next Christmas, and that certain developers have been invited to reveal meetings in the US in May and June.
Epic's Unreal highlights reel shows off advanced DX11 capacity
If you are in any way interested in graphical advances, check out this amazing Unreal Engine sizzle reel from GDC 2012.
LA Noire PC gets DirectX 11 update
Rockstar's released an update for LA Noire: The Complete Edition on PC, enabling DirectX 11 support. Players who want to stay with DirectX 9, or just want to switch between the two, can do so in the game launcher.The Rockstar Newswire has more details.
Skyrim may implement full DirectX 11 feature set
Bethesda's Todd Howard has clarified earlier comments to the effect that the latest Elder Scrolls game wouldn't live up to DirectX 11's full potential.
Total War: Shogun 2 DX11 patch due "first week of May"
That's the word from the community manager on the Total War forum. He's also "The Creative Assembly Lieutenant', so it's best not to argue.
Crysis 2 for PC to officially get DirectX 11 patch
After weeks of speculation, Crytek has finally announced that there will indeed be a DirectX 11 patch released for Crysis 2.
Rumor: Crysis 2 DirectX 11 patch still 2-3 months away
PC gamers have been extremely vocal about loving Crysis 2 with all their hearts and not wanting anything to change ever, but even so, whispers of a DirectX 11 patch began floating around 0.47 seconds after the game launched.Some – while optimistic – have proven less than reliable. So, does this majestic mythical e-creature even […]
Crytek stomps on rumors of a DX11 patch for Crysis 2
Crytek has shot down rumors that Crysis 2 would soon be getting DirectX 11 support included in a patch.
DiRT 2 PC demo released
The PC DiRT 2 demo is out now. Yours for 1.31Gb. Get a full list of mirrors, plus gameplay and tech videos, on the game's official site.It features two full events. DirectX 11 boffins take note: the game supports it.Get to it. PR after the break. It released on December 3 in Europe, December 4 […]
BattleForge ups to DirectX 11 support
EA RTS BattleForge has become the first title to "leverage Microsoft's DirectX 11 and AMD's new ATI graphic processor chipset," the publisher said this morning.This is a "significant first for the title," according to EA. You can play the game for free right here.
Red Faction: Guerrilla PC has additional graphics but lacks DirectX 11 support
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LARCOD was founded by people local to this area.
We see the needs of vulnerable children and women and hope for a brighter future for our community. Some of us were orphaned or vulnerable children ourselves. Some of us have been able to achieve education and good employment. We are inspired to help others do the same, but there are currently so many in need that it is very challenging.
In addition to being Chairman of LARCOD, he cares for and supports three orphans. Learn More...
My name is Hellen Staula Oromo. I was the first born in a family of six children. My mother died when I was 8 years old and as a result, my siblings had to be divided under the care of my step-mothers. Life proved to be so difficult and as the eldest, I had to take charge of my siblings as I went to school.
My elder step-sister got married and took responsibility for me, but she could not take in all of us. She paid my school fees and other basics. Her meager earnings were barely enough to take care of her own family and me, an extra child who came in to her family without any preparation. Despite the care that she accorded me, I still missed my siblings and so on several occasions I went to join my siblings wherever they were. I witnessed the painful reality of life like going without food, and having no bedding. Life was harsh and frustrating!
One of my younger brothers and one sister ended up on the street, while a friend took in another. A relative took my other brother as a herd's boy. Later on a friend took my brother from the street and employed him as a shopkeeper, giving him shelter in return. In short, we suffered! In the quest of trying to find a lasting solution, I got married early and took up a counseling course to deal with the bitterness that I harbored in my heart, and to give me the skills to guide my siblings.
Thank God I chose that line and took up counseling psychology as a profession! It made me give life a different look, and the challenges I had faced led me to develop a soft spot for other destitute children. I learnt to help in order to give back to the society. I learnt to love and to give and to care for children. I learnt to talk nicely to people, particularly to children in order to give them hope in life.
Thank God for the husband He gave me. He typically understands and whenever he finds a new child in our home, he has learnt to accept them and to assist in their care. Having so many of the children under our care is what motivated us to find LARCOD.
Joshua grew up in a Kisumu slum. His father died when he was small and his mother died eight years later, which left him responsible for the care of his 5 siblings. The challenges he and his siblings faced to stay in school and find basic necessities opened his eyes. These experiences made him passionate about supporting other children in this situation and his work with LARCOD.Learn More...
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Titus is a bright boy who's grandparents are raising him and several other children. LARCOD helps him stay in school.
Monica fosters Fidel in her home so that he has good care and a loving family environment. Hellen often visits them.
Kerina leads a women's group. They meet at members homes to share information and plan income generating activities.
Val's mother belongs to a Women's group which helps her generate income to feed her children.


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Optimized torque measurements in engine test benches
HBM enables more efficient engine tests for the automotive industry with the PMX industrial measuring amplifier system. Noise-free measurement processes and precise process control are two key advantages.
The goal is to continue developing the performance of current and future engines so they will meet future standards based on their fuel efficiency, and also to enable innovative leaps in testing and production engineering.
With the PMX measuring amplifier system, HBM Test and Measurement (HBM) is developing a precise, noise-free measurement technology platform for improving the performance of engines.
New filtering and scaling options for torque measurements allow for accurate usage in partial range mode. The torque sensor can be scaled in PMX using the highly accurate polynomial characteristic curve or characteristic table with automatic detection of clockwise/counterclockwise motion.
HBM has implemented the CASMA filter (Crank Angle Synchronous Moving Average) for PMX with a moving average over the angle of rotation. For example, the new filter design is used to form the crank angle synchronous moving average for determining cylinder-dependent torque distribution.
PMX generates characteristic quantities such as power, mean and peak values and also torque control using the PID controller. The PMX measuring amplifier system with its open communication interfaces, combined with powerful HBM torque sensors, ensures efficient test processes for automotive applications.


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3rd Paddington Scout Group
A range of activities. All activities need to be booked at the weekly meetings (Thursday). Note there are no meetings during August, ages 6-14 years. Restricted to scouts, cubs and beavers. Contact Diane New for details.
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Meet Malik Rahim: 62-year-old activist; member of the original Black Panther Party; founder of Common Ground Relief, one of the largest post-Katrina volunteer organizations in New Orleans; former Green Party candidate for U.S. Congress; and now a cyclist. Rahim is riding his bike from Louisiana to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness around the destruction of the Gulf Coast by the BP oil spill. The bike marathon is just the latest in Rahim's decades-long legacy of activism in New Orleans, particularly around housing and prison reform. The organization Common Ground has attracted thousands of volunteers from around the country to come help restore housing in the Lower Ninth Ward, and also built the first health and legal clinics in the city after the floods. His work has attracted an unlikely ally in none other than Brad Pitt, for whom Rahim professes an unconditional "love." The Root caught up with Rahim during one of his stops on the way to D.C. (He's scheduled to arrive in D.C. on Sept. 22.)
The Root: So what issue would you most like to shed light on with this bike tour?
Malik Rahim: Wetland restoration. It's all about the global crisis that we are in because right now we are at risk of losing life as we know it. I truly believe that so goes the Gulf Coast, then so goes America, and so goes America, then so goes life as we know it. So I'm here to raise awareness that we can't leave this to future generations to pay for our arrogance. We have to make sure that our children and grandchildren are able to enjoy life on this planet in the same way that we are enjoying it. That's why I'm biking. I know if I can do it at 62, then we can clean up this oil spill, and we can probably stop it. But we need not fall back into that drunken level of prosperity. We can no longer be 5 percent of the world's population and consuming 25 percent of the world's resources. We have to find alternatives to using fossil fuels. I'm not doing this to be against the petroleum industry because if there is anyone at fault, we are at fault.
TR: The petroleum industry had done a lot to destroy lives even before this disaster. Why wouldn't it be OK to be against them right now?
MR: You can go on with that blame game, but in the Amazon it's Chevron, and in Nigeria, it's Shell. It's the entire industry that we have allowed to go unchecked. We have allowed them to be a dominant factor in our economic existence in this region. This is the hottest time of the year, and this is also the time when we consume the most energy in this region. Why are we not talking about manufacturing solar panels? Why are we not talking about developing wave technology and other means of meeting our needs for energy? We have that ability, and we can clean this up naturally. Hair is a good product for cleaning up oil, we could be growing oyster mushrooms to use. We have got to understand that we are at too critical of a time to play a blame game.
TR: Given the record-breaking heat waves going on right now, and your age, are you concerned about your health for this ride?
MR: I'm always concerned, but I tell you this: I believe in the God of Abraham. I believe I am riding with the Holy Spirit with Christ as my guide. I have the prayers of the members of my church. This planet is the most precious gift, and we have destroyed it. As an African American raised under Jim Crow, who lived under segregation, who suffered the indignities of living under poverty, life has always been an arduous task for me. But I'm a firm believer that nothing comes without sacrifice, and this is a small sacrifice. I want future generations to know that yeah, it was an old, crazy, dreadlocked, black man on a bike who told us we have to change our lifestyles. Yes, it is an arduous task, but if we come together we can make it an easy task. I've been training for this for over three months. I know it will have a physical toll, but I'm prepared.
TR: If the original Black Panther was still at peak strength, would they be taking up environmental justice as a signature issue?
TR: You mention Brad Pitt, whom you've worked closely with in the Lower Ninth Ward …
MR: Yes, and the reason why I bring his name up is he is one of the greatest unsung heroes in America. I cannot say that the Lower Ninth Ward would be this far along if it wasn't for Brad Pitt. He has been that nucleus. Oh yes, I love him. I actually love him.
TR: You ran unsuccessfully for former U.S. Representative William Jefferson's historically black-held seat as a Green Party candidate. It ended up going to Anh "Joseph" Cao, a Vietnamese-American Republican. How do you feel about that?
MR: Well, one of the reasons why I ran was to bring awareness. I realized that our nation wasn't ready for the type of congressmen I would have been. The reason I'm not running this time is that with the crisis we are in, I feel I can better serve people from the outside. But I'm not just riding to D.C. just to turn around and head back to New Orleans. I want to go before Congress and lobby every representative and senator on why we must come together, and to tell them that if you are not making a stand about how can we address these environmental ills, then we won't vote for you. The Minerals Management Service is supposed to have been the entity that represented us, but they became a bed partner of the petroleum industry. So now we need to make sure that there are other safeguards in place to make sure this type of unholy marriage never happens again. One way is to make sure that whoever we elect to office represents us.
Brentin Mock, a regular contributor to The Root, is based in New Orleans.


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The study from life in an English private collection which Rubens painted in the autumn of 1628 of Isabella de Bourbon, first wife of Philip IV of Spain, is here published, and the often doubted version in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, is shown to be a copy post-1640. The significance of the Albertina drawing prepared by Pontius and used as a model for his 1632 engraving of Queen Isabella is examined afresh in view of this rediscovery and of misleading publication in the Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard.
The Death of Samson by Peter Paul Rubens: A Previously Unpublished Transitional Work from the Italian Period
The discovery of The Death of Samson, recently acquired by the J. Paul Getty Mu-seum, Malibu, Cal., sheds considerable light on the artistic evolution of the young Peter Paul Rubens at the court of Vincenzo I Gonzaga, duke of Mantua. Although cited in inventories of the Cosini collection in Florence from the mid-eighteenth century, this important masterpiece long remained obscure.
The painting is all but unique for a work of Rubens's relatively underdocumented Ital-ian period (1600–1608) in that, as the radiographic evidence shows, it is physically intact, the canvas never having been remounted; its support is also very likely original.
A dating of 1605 is proposed because, in addition to reflecting the influence of the frescoes in the Sala dei Giganti in the Palazzo del Te, The Death of Samson shares similarities in technique with Rubens's paintings of 1605–1605 (sic) for the Mantuan church of the Holy Trinity, as well as with other works he executed at this time. The picture represents a synthesis of his experiences in Italy thus far, and presages the full blossoming of his genius upon his return to Flanders.
This article is an iconographic examination of how one of the twentieth century's lead-ing secular artists was influenced by and attempted to retrieve the hapticity (i.e., the emotive physicality of the human body), but not the religious content of a well-known Christian work of art, with specific reference to the agonized figure of St. Mary Magdalene. The regular repetition of Crucifixion imagery in Pablo Picasso's work shows that the idea, iconography, and meaning of religious sacrifice and ritual death were significant themes for the artist. He felt a fundamental empathy for the work of Matthias Grünewald, which he discovered sometime between 1930 and 1932, and he was particularly drawn to the lamenting Magdalene in the Isenheim Altarpiece. Examples of the sixteenth-century German master's influence can be found in Picasso's Crucifixion drawings after 1932, as well as in Guernica.
Explored here are the literary and visual sources for life study of the nude female model in the Renaissance. Based on the evidence provided by works by Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo Da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Giorgione, Raphael, Lorenzo Lotto, Benvenuto Cellini, and others, it is proposed that the new studio practice only became widespread between 1490 and 1520. It was linked to the contemporaneous emergence in European art of certain kinds of life-like images of nude and partially nude women rooted in issues of sexuality and gender.
Jacopo Bellini's collection of drawings is shown to be the product of a particular his-torical moment in which humanism, antiquarianism, and artistic sensibilities conjoined in the artist's personal reappropriation of the classical world. In all likelihood, the albums were inspired by the antiquarian sylloge, and can even be regarded as its pictorial counterpart. Popularized by Ciriaco d'Ancona, the sylloge was a compilation of classical remains: inscriptions, renderings of pagan monuments, coins, and gems, and imaginary scenes of daily life in ancient Rome. It reached its most eloquent expression in the Collectio Antiquitatis of Giovanni Marcanova. The analogies and distinctions that can be discerned between Marcanova's codices and Bellini's albums offer revealing evidence of the artist's personal approach to antiquity. While his drawings of antique settings evoke the classical world through the Gothic idiom of the Venetian present, they also reveal a novel sense of the past in their awareness of time passing and their ambivalence towards the seductive attractions of pagan antiquity.
Sculpture in wood, painted to reproduce the physical realities of the forms which it represented, seems to have stylistic conventions which are remarkablyconsistent over time and differ from those of marble and bronze sculpture. The devotional and liturgical roles for which such sculpture was created provide both a reason for its conservative style, especially during the fifteenth century, and a possible explanation for the late integration of bronze sculpture into decorative programs for interior spaces. Documentary and textual sources indicate that the placement of wooden sculpture and its use as part of liturgical drama gave it an active functional role to play in the religious life of the culture for which it was made. Critical and historical evaluation of wooden sculpture must, therefore, take these factors into account in any discussion of style and context.
Modern scholars have stressed Venice's artistic and cultural ties to Byzantium, as represented by the imitation and appropriation of Byzantine works - a process that appears to have been at its height in the thirteenth century. Or, alternatively, scholars have emphasized Venice's connection to the West, to ideas of ancient lineage and classical antique style as in-spired by Rome - a process generally seen as coming to the fore in the fifteenth century. This article sets out to trace the coexistence of both traditions.
Though awareness of this dual heritage developed already in the early thirteenth cen-tury, it was in the following century, with the expanasion onto the mainland, that it was con-sciously cultivated in order to give Venice a distinct identity setting it apart from other Italian city-states. The key figure was the scholar-doge Andrea Dandolo (1343-54), who used San Marco to express artistic statements that would project the East-West message. By the time of the sixteenth-century theorists, such as Gasparo Contarini, the concept was firmly rooted in the Venetian vision.
The fruit still life in the foreground of Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is here raised to new prominence. Its forms are read not as part of a narrative, as in most earlier inter-pretations, but rather as an emblematic and powerful phallic presence generated through the artist's development of the composition in his preliminary studies for the painting. The five demoiselles now appear to surround a fetishistic assemblage of objects, and the work as a whole, though still startling in its dissonance, becomes a more cultic and confrontational image than the descriptions of Robert Rosenblum or Leo Steinberg suggest.
Discussion of two virtually unknown twin still lifes by Simon Luttichuijs of 1645. In these still lifes we find in all no fewer than six paintings and four prints, most of them by Lievens, and some by Rembrandt. The author gives an iconographical analysis of the two still lifes, and interprets them as carrying the "Vanitas"variant, "Vita Brevis, Ars Longa", as a meaning. Furthermore, Rembrandt's print B.350 (Old Woman Sleeping) is attributed to Lievens, and a new proposition for the identification of the young man in Rembrandt's print B.268 (Young Man in a Velvet Cap) is offered.
This study of The Misanthrope by Peter Bruegel the Elder applies an "audience-response" methodology in considering the painting from the point of view of humanists in the Low Countries in the 1550s and the 1560s. On the basis of the literature, emblem books, art, and pageantry of the period, the author suggests that for the audience of mediocriter literati, the painting represented Timon of Athens, the semi-legendary misanthrope of ancient literature. This well-defined character in the ancient world – recognizable by his solitude, sour ex-pression and inhumanitas – was resurrected in the Renaissance and again became proverbial for his bitter hatred of humanity and retreat into isolation.
The Misanthrope is a truly Renaissance work geared to the interests of its original au-dience, which appreciated it not only for its artistry but also as an example of how the ancient past could be brought to bear on the problems of the present.
Based on the discovery of a previously unknown drawing by Perino del Vaga, here identified as an idea for an unexecuted altarpiece commissioned by Andrea Doria, the article posits a "phase I" to the campaign to transform San Matteo, the Doria church in Genoa, into the admiral-prince's funerary chapel. Major work on this church was carried out in the 1540s, when Montorsoli redesigned the crossing and apse - the Pieta with saints and prophets in the choir and Doria's tomb in the crypt date from this campaign - but it now seems possible that Andrea Doria's plans for San Matteo were conceived in the 1530s and that these were en-trusted to Perino, his court artist, then still resident in Genoa. Perino's altarpiece design shares a common theme with Montorsoli's more elaborate sculptural program, the triumph over death - an appropriate topos for a mortuary chapel - and, considered in the larger physical context of the church and its furnishings, both articulate Doria's ambition forhis eternal resting place.This ambition was at once the celebration of his earthly fame and his role as Defender of the Church, and the expression of his hope for salvation and eternal life after death.
Le vite de' pittori, scoltori et architetti genovesi... by Rafaele Soprani, first written inn 1647-57 but continually revised up until shortly before its posthumous publication in 1674, is the most important source of information on the history of Genoese art. The final version of the work contains 158 chapters and the biographies of 186 artists. These accounts are solidly documneted and in general reliable, giving very few inaccurate dates. Soprani writes knowl-edgeably about Gothic and Renaissance art, but strangely ignores the profound changes that occurred in Italian painting in the seventeenth century. One of his most interesting topics is the uncontrolled export of Genoese art treasures abroad, which he condemns.
The author's aim is to glorifythe artistic achievemnets of his republic, but he also emerges as a major defender of the art of painting in the struggle to win for it appropriate rec-ognition and social status.
In an obscure, almost inaccessible part of the Sistine Last Judgment, the American painter Eugene D. Markowski recently discovered a hitherto unsuspected self-portrait of Michelangelo strongly resembling that in his Pieta sculpture in the cathedral of Florence. The image was apparently intended for the artist's private satisfaction alone, in the manner of the self-portraits that appear repeatedly in his early drawings. The discovery lends both weight and an added dimension to the earlier claim by the author of this article that the object in the fresco which had been taken for St. Bartholomew's knife is in reality a sculptor's file used to remove the final "skin" of unfinished marble from statues, as referred to in a poem by Michelangelo. The file, which strips away the marble skin to disclose the living skin of the figure beneath, becomes both the creator of forbidden beauty and the instrument of salvation from sin – a dual function that sheds light on the mystical significance of artistic activity for Michelangelo.


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New research has revealed that some events in Earth's history happened more recently than previously thought. Scientists from the British Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, publishing this week in the journal Science, have refined the data used to determine how much time has passed since a mineral or rock was formed.
They report uranium isotopic composition of minerals, used to date major geological events, which are more accurate than previously published. The major effect of this is to reduce previous age determinations by up to 700,000 years. Minerals naturally capture uranium when they form, which in turn undergoes a chain of radioactive decays to other elements, ending with lead.
This new research has shown that, by more accurately measuring the relative amount of the uranium isotopes 238U and 235U, we now have a better understanding of how much time has passed since a mineral or rock has formed. A major effect of this work will be to decrease all previous uranium-lead (U-Pb) age determinations, by up to 700,000 years for samples that are about 4.5 billion years old - the age of the Earth. In particular, the new 238U/235U ratio will allow geologists to place more accurate limits on the exact timing of a broad range of geological processes, from the initial formation of our planet, continents and economic mineral deposits, to past evolutionary events and climate change.
Blair Schoene, a geologist from Princeton University points that this new determination will not only improve the accuracy of each U-Pb age but ultimately our understanding of events in Earth history.
For over 35 years, a 238U/235U ratio of 137.88 has been used to calculate U-Pb dates, from the oldest rocks that formed four billion years ago, too much younger rocks that are hundreds of thousands of years old. When scientists recently evaluated the measurements used to arrive at the 137.88 value, they came to a dead-end: the value could not be traced back to standard units such as the kilogram.
This new study shows that many naturally occurring uranium-rich minerals, such as zircon, actually have a lower 238U/235U value with an average of 137.818 +/- 0.045 (the uncertainty assigned to this value relates to the variation observed between different samples). Agreement between these results, other rocks, and meteorites indicate the new average 238U/235U value and uncertainty may also be representative of the Earth's 'bulk' uranium isotopic composition. (BGS)
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