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Location, location, location.
From a sandy island to a fanciful opera house, The Tempest has been set in many locations.
Thomas Adèss new opera based on Shakespeares last play had its American premiere in 2006 in Santa Fe. Set designer Paul Brown created a huge mound of curry-colored sand surrounded by water. In one of the most astonishing entrances in the history of opera, victims of the opening shipwreck crawled out of an underground water chamber and crawled onto the sand. Dazed and dripping wet, the modern-dress survivors sang of bewilderment and wonder.
In the Metropolitan Opera live simulcast Saturday at Fort Lewis College, a very different production will unfold. Prospero, the exiled former Duke of Milan, meditates on revenge and the transience of life. His island exile seeds another illusion, a Baroque fantasy.
Designed by Jasmine Catudal in collaboration with Director Robert Lepage, it is Prosperos imagination that creates a stylized natural world and La Scala, Milans famous opera house, La Scala, after all, was the crown jewel of his kingdom before he was dispossessed by his brother, Antonio.
When Prospero learns of a ship carrying courtiers from Naples and Milan, he conjures a ferocious storm to bring them to his island. The Met production will vary dramatically from Santa Fe.
Purists also need to know this is not strict Shakespearean language simply set to music. Leave that to Benjamin Brittens A Midsummer Nights Dream. Here the young British composer chose librettist Meredith Oakes to retain the Tempest plot but simplify the language. In effect, Oakes translated Shakespeare into modern rhymed couplets. Sung in English, of course, it is highly accessible.
The music is lush and layered, drawing inspiration from many sources, shifting tempi and mood as fluidly as waves undulating toward shore.
Expect to see that fantasy on stage as well. Lepage and Catudal worked with the illusion-specialists, Ex Machina, the same wizards who created The Machine, the gigantic stage mechanism for the Mets recent Ring Cycle.
Like the play, Opera Tempest is an ensemble work with a large cast and chorus. Baritone Simon Keenlyside sings Prospero, a role written for him. Isabel Leonard and Alek Schrader portray Miranda and Ferdinand, the young lovers who inadvertently create the first disruption in Prosperos magical powers.
Soprano Audrey Luna may garner the most press for her performance as Ariel. The spirits high, otherworldly arias climb into vocal stratosphere, many intervals above the proverbial high C. Ariels yearning, frustration, even frenzy are conveyed by singing what seems beyond human possibility. Tenor Alan Oke sings Caliban, a role conventionally written for a bass. His lyrical evocation of island sounds and sweet airs conveys a different kind of poignancy.
For those who remember the movie Shakespeare in Love, with its screenplay by Tom Stoppard, the film ends with its Miranda character (Gwyneth Paltrow) shipwrecked on the coastline of New America. It was another way of reinventing Shakespeares Tempest.
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- "Well, their brother was attacked by a werewolf. The rumour is that their mother refused to help the Death Eaters. Anyway, the boy was only five and he died in St. Mungo's, they couldn't save him."
- —Hermione Granger telling Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter about Montgomery's death[src]
Montgomery (1992 - April 1997) was a five-year-old wizard and a member of the Montgomery family.
Born in 1992 to a pure-blood or half-blood witch somewhere in Ireland or Great Britain[3], Montgomery had at least two sisters who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sometime from 1989 to 1996[4]. When he was five years old, his mother refused to aid the Death Eaters in their cause and hence they ordered werewolf Fenrir Greyback to attack the little boy[5]. Although he was taken to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, the healers there could not save him and he died[5]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
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- ↑ As he was killed because his mother refused to help the Death Eaters rather than due to her blood status is an indication that she is not Muggle-born, and hence he is either half-blood or pure-blood.
- ↑ As the Patronus Charm is so immensely difficult that everybody who knew Harry Potter could conjure a Patronus since fourteen years old, it is unlikely that a five-year old would have learned it and been able to conjure any sort of Patronus.
- ↑ As his sisters attended Hogwarts and Hogwarts only admits Irish and British students.
- ↑ As they were still at Hogwarts in the 1996-1997 school year, they could have been in any year from first to seventh; if they were in their first year they'd have begun that year, in 1996; if they were in their seventh they'd have started in 1989.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Chapter Twenty-Two - After the Burial)
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ALDIE, Va. -- Ralph West of Surprise, Ariz., recorded a hole-in-one during the final round of the 2012 Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship. It was the third career ace for West, all coming this year, and his second in competition.
"I have been playing golf for 45 years and never had a hole-in-one until this year, and now I have had three," said West. "I didn't see the ball go in, but I did see that it had hit the stick. The people around the green saw it and by how they reacted, I knew it went in the hole."
The PGA director of instruction at Reid/West Golf Academies in Peoria, Ariz., West used a 6-iron from 207 yards on the 17th hole at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Va.
It was the third ace of the Championship, and the second on the 17th at Creighton Farms.
Gary Sowinski of Schererville, Ind., and Jeff Whitfield of Weldon Spring, Mo., each made a hole-in-one at Creighton Farms in the opening round. Sowinski, the PGA director of golf at Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville, Ind., used a 5-iron from 199 yards on the par-3 17th, while Whitfield, the PGA general manager at Mid-Rivers Golf Complex in Saint Peters, Mo., used a 4-iron from 195 yards on the par-3 ninth hole.
West was one of 76 players to make the cut at 7-over-par 151. He finished with a 77 and a 72-hole total of 307.
The low 35 finishers will qualify for the 2013 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid, at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.
The top eight finishers, including ties, will receive exemptions into the 2013 Senior PGA Professional National Championship.
In addition, the top five finishers will be exempt into the Champions Tour National Finals at TPC Eagle Trace in Coral Springs, Fla., provided they have submitted an entry by the entry deadline.
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Gay and Latin
Julio Suarez* (Name changed) is 24-years old. He lives on South Beach and has a Master's Degree in Journalism. Like many young men who live in Miami-Dade County, Suarez is Latino. He's also gay and not out to his parents.
An estimated 1.4 million Latino/a adults identify as LGBT in the U.S., according to a new study by UCLA Williams Institute. This report sheds new light on this demographic and its unique characteristics that set it apart from others in the LGBT community. The recently released study coincides with Hispanic Heritage month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15).
According to the data, Suarez is part of a trend among Latinos. They tend to live in areas where there are higher proportions of Latinos, but not necessarily a high concentration of other LGBT people. For example, a third of Latino/a same-sex couples live in New Mexico, California, and Texas. Miami-Dade County ranks sixth among U.S. counties with a Latino/a head of household.
"While sometimes less visible in popular representations of LGBT people and families, Latinos make up a sizable portion of the LGBT population, and they tend to live in Latino, as opposed to LGBT, communities," said Williams Scholar Gary Gates.
Suarez agrees. "I live in South Beach, but I am always in Little Havana, because that's where I find Mexican and Cuban food," he said.
But, having a graduate degree shows Mexican-American Suarez bucks other trends. The Williams report shows rates of education vary depending on individual ancestry. Individuals of Spanish or Cuban ancestry report higher levels of educational attainment, while Mexican, Salvadoran, and Puerto Rican individuals report lower rates of college completion.
The report also found that in 63 percent of same-sex couples with a Latino/a partner, the other partner is not Latino/a. This is the case for only 32 percent of heterosexual couples. That comes as no surprise to Suarez, who usually dates non-Latino white men.
"In the Latino community, there are such a wide variety of different ethnicities. I am Mexican, which is very different than being Cuban or Puerto Rican. I relate more to some White people because of my American upbringing," said Suarez.
Same-sex couples with only one Latino/a partner report a higher median household income compared to different-sex couples with one Latino/a partner ($85,000 vs. $75,000). This pattern is also true for same-sex couples with two Latino/a partners, however the reported median household incomes are lower overall ($55,000 vs. $46,300).
The Williams report also states 29 percent of Latino/a same-sex couples are raising children. Suarez says that's right in line with the value system he grew up with. "There is a strong sense of family in the Latino community. That sense of family will never go away. For me, the saddest part now, is that I recently went to a church wedding and I thought I can never have that. But I know that one day I will be able to have a legally recognized relationship and a family and that makes me optimistic," he said.
*Julio Suarez wanted his real identity kept hidden because he's not out to his parents.


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Bad Weather - Beaut Birding...
- and in the other direction the rain was falling.
However, we only had to run back to the kayaks once to quickly find rain proof cases and covers for cameras and other gear.
The birding was certainly worth it. There were the usual large numbers of Bar-tailed Godwits and Eastern Curlew, but we had come out especially to see what smaller birds were also there. We found quite a large flock of Great Knots. This was the first flock we had seen here this season but it is such a large site that it is certainly possible we had just missed them. There were also flocks of Greater Sand-Plovers, Lesser Sand-Plovers, Red-necked Stints and Red-capped Plovers. The birding books give all the fine details to distinguish Greater from Lesser Sand-Plovers, but the best way is to watch them side by side as we were able to do today.
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- AnonymousDecember 29, 2008 at 5:53 AM
Looks like a fabulous outting with kayaking and thousands of birds to watch and feel as you explored the shoreline. Lots of fun.ReplyDelete
Thanks NM - it was very enjoyable even with the rain.ReplyDelete
Just like any dedicated birder, no rain can stop us from doing what we love to do. Way to go, Mick!ReplyDelete
Thanks Bob and Cynthia.ReplyDelete
Finding birds aplenty no more than you deserved for getting out in spite of the omens. Big black clouds up here today spooked me home. Rain never came - but it's building for the deluge soon.ReplyDelete
All the best for 2009!
Thanks Tony, I must admit I went out in less than perfect conditions because I had friends come down especially to see the smaller waders presently at that site. However, I am very glad I did go! it was great!ReplyDelete
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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Draft: Amir Garrett Thoughts
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- smittyJune 15, 2011 at 3:32 PM
I really, really like this guy and believe they need to do everything they can to lure him to baseball.ReplyDelete
on a side note, i see a lot of similarities between his delivery and chapmans... not quite as smooth and more in the upper body than the lower, however i can't help but see it in there. With some good coaching he could add quite a bit of velocity i believe
It would be nice to reel him in. I'm not sure he'll be able to add too much more velocity, given that he's already mid 90s.
As you mention, Aroldis is much more lower body than Garrett. Aroldis has a very big stride and almost jumps off the rubber towards the plate. He generates a lot of velocity with the lower half. Maybe there's room for Garrett to improve in that department.
Hopefully the Reds can entice Garrett to stick with the superior sport. If not, then this is all moot.
Thanks for the comment!
Hey Lark, are you going to finish the top 25 prospects list?ReplyDelete
Yeah, I am. I'm going to crank them out if it kills me! :)


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Arrest made in murder of East Point officer | News
EAST POINT, Ga. -- The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Fulton County Police have arrested the former partner of East Point Police Cpl. Crystal Parker for her murder.
Danielle Parker waived her first court appearance Wednesday morning. She was arrested Tuesday afternoon at an apartment on Fairburn Road and faces one count of murder.
According to a family friends, Danielle and Crystal dated for about five years but recently went their separate ways. The couple lived together in the Creel Road home where Crystal's body was discovered.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner said Crystal Parker died from a gunshot wound to the head. Her body was found shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday. Authorities did not specify how many times Parker was wounded, but said she had been dead for about three days prior to her discovery.
Her father and one of her brothers spent nearly four hours talking with investigators on Tuesday.
"I want my baby's killer or killers found and brought to justice. That's all I'm asking," said her father, Joseph Parker.
He said the frustrating part is the waiting. He's been unable to get inside her house or even plan her funeral.
"I found myself the last couple of nights, God you take care of this. It's not in my hands. Anger is gone. I'm hurt, you can't just kill a person like that," he said.
A resident of East Point has started a fundraiser, so the community can show its support by buying a wreath for her funeral.
Nathan Strange also hopes there will be enough money to feed the East Point police officers the day of Parker's memorial and make a donation in her name to a charity chosen by the family.
Fulton County Police Cpl. Kay Lester said the 34 year old was discovered by a family friend who checked up on her after not hearing from her for several days. Parker was single and had no children.
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Wearing a black band across the badge resting near his heart, East Point Police Lt. Cliff Chandler struggled to fight back the tears as he talked about Parker on Monday.
"She was one of our trusted people, one of our good officers and a very good friend," he said.
Chandler supervised Parker on the night shift. She worked the bike patrol, but showed her true character as a training officer in the field.
"She knew the law, she knew how to protect herself and she was able to transfer those traits to the officers that were in her car with her," Chandler said.
According to a police report, Parker had a home security system. It went off during a break-in on June 16. Parker arrived home to find officers responding to the alarm. The back door was open.
"It just hurt me that this could happen in my neighborhood, it's a tragedy," said Destiny Harrison, who took a picture and a stuffed bear out of her home to begin a memorial in front of Parker's house.
"I had a daughter that passed and those are one of her bears and the candles represent light. Whatever happened is going to come to light. It means something to me," she added.
East Point Police confirmed Parker worked for the department for six years and was Police Officer of the Year in 2012.
"She was a very, very good officer. I trusted her with assignments. She could step in when we needed her," Chandler said of Parker.
Chandler added that the department "offers the most sincere condolences to her family."
Danielle Parker is due back in court on July 29.


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Mangrove forests or mangals grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator where the sea surface temperatures never fall below 16°C. Mangals line about two-thirds of the coastlines in tropical areas of the world.
There are about 80 species of mangrove trees, all of which grow in hypoxic (oxygen poor) soils where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2000). Many mangrove forests can be recognized by their dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water. This tangle of roots helps to slow the movement of tidal waters, causing even more sediments to settle out of the water and build up the muddy bottom. Mangrove forests stabilize the coastline, reducing erosion from storm surges, currents, waves and tides.
Just like the high and low areas of salt marshes where specific types of grasses are found, mangals have distinct zones characterized by the species of mangrove tree that grows there. Where a species of mangrove tree exists depends on its tolerance for tidal flooding, soil salinity, and the availability of nutrients. Three dominant species of mangrove tree are found Florida mangals. The red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) colonizes the seaward side of the mangal, so it receives the greatest amount of tidal flooding. Further inland and at a slightly higher elevation, black mangroves (Avicennia germinanas) grow. The zone in which black mangrove trees are found is only shallowly flooded during high tides. White mangrove (Laguncularia
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A unique mix of marine and terrestrial species lives in mangal ecosystems. The still, sheltered waters among the mangrove roots provide protective breeding, feeding, and nursery areas for snapper, tarpon, oysters, crabs, shrimp and other species important to commercial and recreational fisheries. Herons, brown pelicans, and spoonbills all make their nests in the upper branches of mangrove trees. (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2000). (Photo: Rookery Bay NERRS site)
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Did you know that our tax code is over four million words long, or more than 10 times the size of the Bible? With roughly 4,400 changes in the last decade, our complex code makes filing taxes a daunting task for millions of Americans each year. To avoid missing out on a tax credit or making a mistake that would trigger a fine, or worse, an audit, Americans end up spending some $160 billion complying and lose 6 billion hours working through the rules and regulations of the code annually.
Fortunately, there are tax assistance programs and resources that can help you navigate the burdensome tax code. With less than two weeks until your tax returns are due, make sure you know about these helpful programs as you file. For individuals who make $58,000 or less, the Free File Program provides free access to online tax preparation through some of the most well-known tax software companies like TurboTax and HR Block. Over 100 million taxpayers are eligible to benefit from this service which is why I introduced legislation to make the Free File Program permanent. It is a win-win for everyone – taxpayers have already saved a total of $1.1 billion since the program's start in 2003 while costing the federal government nothing.
There are also programs that provide in-person help to Americans that qualify. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program sets up free tax return preparation between certified volunteers and taxpayers making $52,000 or less. Working with one of these professionals can help individuals navigate the tax code, and potentially save hundreds of dollars in the process. For taxpayers 60 years old or older, the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program provides a similar service to VITA, matching qualified volunteers who are experts in pension and retirement issues with older Americans. VITA and TCE sites can be found all over the Sixth District – from Naperville to Barrington – and can also be found by calling 800-906-9887 and 888-227-7669, respectively.
This tax season, it is important to take caution and be wary of tax-related scams. It is incredibly easy for a fraudster to file a fake tax return – for simple scams, all they need is your Social Security Number and name. For this reason, identity theft and other fraud schemes have spiked in the past year. But there are ways to protect yourself: make sure you know and trust a person before you give them personal information, including your tax preparer; check your credit score regularly; and if you are ready to file online, make sure that you are not using an open, unprotected Wi-Fi connection.
Fake communications from the IRS are another common form of scam. The IRS will never initiate contact with a taxpayer electronically, only through the mail. If you do receive a notice in the mail from the IRS that reports your wages, benefits or any other sensitive information incorrectly, or if you believe you've been a victim of identity theft, contact the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490, extension 245, as soon as possible.
April 15 is less than two weeks away, so make sure you're prepared. Take time to double-check all the paperwork before singing anything. And don't forget to file your return – in 2010 alone, the IRS reported a shocking $760 million in unclaimed refunds. For people who feel they cannot file by the deadline, request a filing extension to avoid fines. If a refund is expected, the fastest way to receive it is to file tax returns online and use the direct deposit option.
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Some clients with long-term care (LTC) insurance policies will be pleased to know that the IRS has increased the amount of premiums that are deductible for 2013.
Others will not be so pleased to learn that the news comes with a caveat: not everyone will be able to take advantage of the increase, and some of those who do will have to pay more in medical expenses before they can write off any part of their premiums.
Here's the good news: deductibility limits have risen, with the maximum now at $4,550. Deductibility limits are age-based, with those 40 or younger at the end of the tax year getting a $360 deduction; to get the max, you'll have to be 71 or older.
The bad news is that, with the medical deduction requirements increasing from 7.5% to 10% of adjusted gross income for those under 65, individuals who are eligible to deduct premiums paid toward a qualified plan will have to spend more on care and premiums to be able to get that deduction. Clients who are 65 or older will still be using the 7.5% figure, however, and as their medical expenses are likely to increase even as their income falls, they may be able to get the full use from the increased deduction.
Advisors have something else to think about for their female clients. With two major players in the LTC industry, Genworth and John Hancock, planning on changing premium structures for new LTC policies to increase premiums for women, their opportunities to purchase affordable coverage are narrowing. Women live longer on average and use considerably more LTC benefits than men; they were responsible for 65% of new claims in 2011.
According to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), other insurers are likely to follow in Genworth's and Hancock's footsteps, with premiums for women possibly increasing by 20% to 40%. Some of the new pricing will begin this summer.
Only two states ban the practice—Colorado and Montana—so advisors in other states had better have that long-overdue chat with female clients about LTC. Otherwise those clients will be getting a bigger tax deduction for bigger premiums, but they won't be happy about it.
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(The Root) — If ever there were a reason to be grateful that the Voting Rights Act is still in effect, it's the shenanigans that have been taking place in Virginia's Republican-controlled state Senate. What GOP legislators have been trying to do there gives wacko racist reactionaries a bad name. If the most important provision in the act, which targets states that historically discriminated, were to be invalidated — as may happen this summer as a result of a case that will be argued before the Supreme Court in February — these rascals would have a far better chance of getting away with their dastardly deeds.
Even the timing of the stunt underscores the extent to which Virginia Republicans cannot be trusted. They picked Jan. 21 — which happened to be not only the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday but also the date of Barack Obama's second inaugural — to ram through a redistricting plan that would guarantee GOP control of the 40-member body.
It's no coincidence that the vote was taken while Henry Marsh, one of the state's five black senators, was in Washington for the inaugural ceremony. His absence gave the Republicans a temporary 20-19 majority in the evenly divided upper house of the legislature, and they took full advantage of it.
Hang on; this gets complicated. The new map would abolish the seat held by a white Democrat and replace it with a new majority-black district on the state's south side. That sounds good, but it's really another case of political three-card monte. The feat would be accomplished by consolidating black voters (who, as in other states, are mostly Democratic) into the new district, leaving more concentrated, predominantly white GOP voting blocs in other jurisdictions.
The end result, according to an analysis by respected political blogger Ben Trippett, would be the creation of a new 27-13 Republican state Senate majority. That, combined with the GOP's big advantage in the heavily gerrymandered House of Delegates, would allow Republicans to override any veto that a future Democratic governor of Virginia might issue.
Amazingly, some black members of the lower house of the legislature may actually fall for the okey-doke. One of them, Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance of Petersburg, told the Washington Post, "It's going to be hard for us [to vote against the plan] as African Americans because they create a minority seat."
To which state Sen. L. Louise Lucas of Portsmith retorted, "I'm hot as a pot of fish grease about this. I'm hoping that they're not going to be so naive as to bite that bait." The matter could come to a head next Wednesday, when the House of Delegates is set to vote on the plan.
It gets worse. In addition to rigging the state Senate, some Republicans are pushing a change in the way Virginia's electoral votes are awarded in presidential elections. Instead of delivering all 13 electoral votes to the candidate who finishes first in the popular vote, as the current winner-take-all system requires, they would award one vote to the victor in each congressional district in the state and two votes to the statewide winner.
Eight of Virginia's 11 congressional seats are GOP-controlled. Mitt Romney outpolled Obama in seven of those jurisdictions. Thus, if the scheme had been in effect during last November's elections, Romney would have wound up with nine of Virginia's electoral votes and Obama with only four, even though Obama carried the state by a convincing 51 percent-to-47 percent margin.
That attempt to undermine the principles of one person, one vote and majority rule was so blatant that even many Republicans recoiled, and the proposal was allowed to quietly die in committee. But rest assured that the diehard Republicans will resurrect it sooner or later.
Similar election-rigging schemes have been proposed in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — all swing states controlled by Republican governors and state legislatures that Obama carried in November. According to political scientist Alan I. Abramowitz, had this scheme been used in those five states plus Virginia in 2012, "instead of Obama winning all of their 106 electoral votes, it appears that Romney would have won 61 electoral votes to only 45 for Obama." That would have shaved Obama's 332-206 electoral-vote margin to a razor-thin 271-267.
Back to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which was designed to prevent just the sort of tomfoolery now taking place in Virginia: It requires nine Southern states and some parts of other states with long histories of discriminating against minority voters to get approval from either the Justice Department or a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C., before making any changes in their electoral procedures. They have to prove that changes — from as small as moving a polling place to as large as a new redistricting plan — will not make minority voters worse off.
Over the years, Section 5 has been used to nullify all sorts of nefarious attempts to water down the power of minority votes. Most recently it was used to overturn a host of rigid voter-ID laws designed to suppress the minority vote last November. Attorney General Eric Holder calls it "our nation's most important civil rights statute."
Obviously it's still very much needed. But there's a good chance that the right-wing bloc on the Supreme Court will strike down the provision this summer, when it rules in the case of Shelby County v. Holder.
Here again, it gets complicated. One of the key arguments made by opponents of Section 5 is that it is based on outmoded historical data that go back to the days of legal segregation and it allows jurisdictions not under its sway to get away with much worse electoral practices than are permitted in jurisdictions where the law still applies.
They have a point. Though Section 5 could be used to stop dead in their tracks the revolting modifications being considered in Virginia, it can do nothing to halt the equally repulsive new procedures in states where the provision does not apply. Kansas, for example, is free to enact tough voter-ID laws that are not permissible in Texas.
But that's really more an argument for why we need to do a better job protecting the rights of voters in states like Kansas than it is for making it harder to protect the rights of voters in states like Virginia. We still need Section 5 and the rest of the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. has come a long, long way since the days when blacks were denied the vote and, as a consequence, relegated to second-class citizenship. But as the retrograde maneuvering in Virginia's legislature makes clear, we still have a long way to go.
Jack White, a former columnist for Time magazine, is a freelance writer in Richmond, Va., and a contributing editor for The Root.
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The Premier League won the UEFA Europa League last season, while they lifted the Champions League in the 2011-12 campaign, and they will be determined to claim the main prize again.
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That success came under interim manager Rafael Benitez, though, with Mourinho in charge now as he looks to win the title for the third time.
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Yeah, I understand you're talking about KR, not JP. Sorry if I look not. But my point is, Trident or Gecko can be used in e-mail programs. If iso-2022-KR is still used on e-mails, even if you do not see in web pages, wouldn't it be better to include? 2012/11/04 14:21、"Jungshik SHIN (신정식)" <email@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>> のメッセージ: On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Norbert Lindenberg <email@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>> wrote: What about email archives on the web? I'd be surprised if there weren't any that just take the bytes of subjects and bodies of email messages and stuff them into HTML frames. Even Yahoo Mail and Hotmail did that until a few years ago. It's very unfortunate that two major web mail services had been broken in such a horrible way until a few years ago. ;-) It's good for everybody that they have been fixed since. Anyway, I don't think that a potential existence of antiquated/broken email (list) archiving programs is a good justification to keep ISO-2022-KR (and GB-HZ). BTW, when ISO-2022-KR was around in 1990's, the dominant MUA of the time (sendmail) was patched (or combined with MDAs like procmail), at most Korean Unix hosts, to convert incoming emails in ISO-2022-KR to EUC-KR. So, the number of emails kept in ISO-2022-KR at mail(ing list) archives is much smaller than the actual number of emails exchanged in ISO-2022-KR. Jungshik Norbert On Nov 4, 2012, at 19:23 , Ishii, Koji a | Koji | EBJB wrote: > I think the spec should cover all relevant technologies around W3C, not only the web pages. I know little about how often ISO-2022-KR is used in other places than Web, but you should also pay attention to e-mail and other careers of W3C technologies. > > Microsoft once disabled automatic detection of ISO-2022-JP in MS10-090 for the security concern but turned it on again inMS11-003 due to its bad impact. As you said and as Kuro confirmed, ISO-2022-JP is still an important encoding for the W3C to support. > > Are you sure ISO-2022-KR and GB-HZ are not, considering all places W3C technologies are used including e-mail, TV, etc.? > > > Regards, > Koji > > From: Jungshik SHIN (신정식) [mailto:email@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>] > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:20 PM > To: Anne van Kesteren > Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com> > Subject: Re: Encoding Standard at F2F > > Hi, > > Thank you for the note. > > I wonder what consideration has been given to the inclusion of ISO-2022-KR and GB-HZ, two 7-bit encodings that are extremely rare on the web (if used at all) and are 'security risks' (in a sense) like other 7-bit encodings (e.g. UTF-7 that is not included). > > We cannot drop ISO-2022-JP lightly because it's still used somewhere even though it's much less widely used than EUC-JP or Shift-JIS. > > OTOH, ISO-2022-KR has never been meant for the web and it's safe to say that virtually no web page uses it. It's designed for emails (RFC 1557) in early 1990's and it got out of favor even for emails in late 1990's because either EUC-KR (later UTF-8) with 8bit ESMTP or EUC-KR with base64/qp worked just fine. For web pages, there's absolutely no reason to use ISO-2022-KR from the beginning and it's not used. > > For the last 20 years, I've seen web pages (other than test pages) in that encoding only once or twice. I'm a Korean speaker and I've visited numerous web pages. > > To a slightly less extent, the same should hold for GB-HZ. It started its life to use in Usenet (and email), but using that on the web does not make much sense. I can't say about GB-HZ as strongly as about ISO-2022-KR, but my experience with Chrome development (below) is an indication that it's virtually unused. > > Chrome didn't support either of them until about 2 years ago. They're added mainly because of http://encoding.spec.whatwg.org/ IIRC. When neither is supported, I haven't had any complaint from Chrome users. > > Jungshik > > > > 2012. 11. 3. 오전 7:31에 "Anne van Kesteren" <email@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>>님이 작성: > I joined the I18N WG for an hour or so at their F2F in TPAC to discuss > http://encoding.spec.whatwg.org/ > > We basically went through the document for a high-level overview of > what it attempts to do. We also concluded it is good enough to publish > as a FPWD, provided someone in the I18N WG has the time to do the > switch in style (from green to blue). > > Based on feedback from Richard Ishida and Kawabata Taichi during that > meeting I filed these bugs: > > * https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19816 > * https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19817 > > If there was any other feedback during that session I failed to > capture I would appreciate if you could help me out. Issues with the > specification are best recorded in Bugzilla: > https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/enter_bug.cgi?product=WHATWG&component=Encoding > > > -- > http://annevankesteren.nl/ >Received on Sunday, 4 November 2012 22:56:33 UTC
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Why don't we call them the East Liberty Yardies? because their from the east sides of liberty. -- User:Gtafan310
- How about East Island Yardies? If I do say so myself, it has a particular ring to it. Bluesboyjr 14:26, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
Where does the name come from? I'm really sure that the namesHillside Posse nor Jamaican Posse were mentioned in GTA IV. However, in GTA: Chinatown Wars, during Melanie Mallard's Factory Fun mission, they are called Yardies. Would this be their real name? -- Master Sima Yi 08:47, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- Huang's GPS under his drug trade app, shows a list of gangs, Yardies are listed under "Hillside Posse". ChanJaoming 08:50, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- No they're not. They are called Yardies there as well. -- Master Sima Yi 13:35, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- That's odd. I've got the Nintendo DS version, and it just says Jamaicans. --Bluesboyjr 13:24, April 14, 2010 (UTC)
- Couldn't recall, but I know they're called Hillside Posse some time during Chinatown Wars.ChanJaoming 15:02, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- And I know they're not :P. I've completed all missions again in one day, looking closely at the cutscene texts and never have they been called Hillside Posse. I'm really sure that we need to move this to Yardies. -- Master Sima Yi 15:59, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- yes they are clearly called yardies not the hillside posse someone should change this hillside posse or jamaican posse are false names
- Yardies is already name for same gang in GTA III era. In my version of CW they called Jamaicans, so Jamaican Posse will be the best name for article. Also, Yardies is the name for UK type of this gang, and Jamaican Posse is the name for New York one. Orto Dogge 20:46, May 1, 2010 (UTC)
- May be Master Sima Yi likes to write so much, than forgot how to read, but some people, including me, already said, that another name for the gang is JAMAICANS. Yardies aldready name for GTA III era, so perfect name would be Jamaicans or Jamaican Posse.--Orto Dogge 11:59, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- The name "Jamaicans" doesn't sound very official as a gang name, it would be like moving the Algonquin Triads to "Chinamen". One would suppose that it was used in GTA CW as the gang had no official name. It has been said before on this wiki that when an offical name is lacking, the most used unofficial name should be the name of the article, suggesting that "Hillside Posse" should be used as it is by the GTA community, supposedly. The gang was named as the "Yardies" in the PSP bonus missions, so perhaps "Hillside Yardies" to distinguish the gang from the Uptown Yardies? --Bluesboyjr 15:21, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- But "Hillside" is still unofficial name. It would be better as "Hillside Posse" than. How about "Jamaican Posse", "Yardies Posse" or "Jamaican Yardies"?
- How about we just call them Yardies, the name Rockstar has given us for them, and leave it like that? And Orto Dogge, maybe you shouldn't belittle other people so damn much and maybe I already know that they are called "Uptown Yardies", not "Yardies". -- Master Sima Yi 06:06, May 8, 2010
- How about the Jamaican Yardies, and have them be referred to as the "Yardies" when talking about them through the storyline. People then we'll know what we're talking about. NYYankees333 22:02, May 16, 2010 (UTC)
- Jamaican Yardies would be a bit silly; the whole point of Yardies is that they come from Jamaica - it would be like saying "Chinese Triads". How about the Broker Yardies? I know it doesn't have much of a ring to it, but it's the best I can come up with and it distinguishes them from the other Yardies. --Bluesboyjr 15:28, May 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Yardies in general is an incorrect term for the West Indian criminal gangs that appear in GTA4, simply because in the main games they're called West Indian criminal gangs, and never once referred to as "The Yardies" outside of GTA 3. The entire 5 families are referred to as "The Mob," and the Irish Mob is referred to as "Irish American Killers," while all the assorted African American gangs are just called "African Americans." I am strongly against that move suggestion for one reason, and one reason alone. The Yardies in GTAIII are a seperate entity. The West Indian criminals in Chinatown Wars are also referred to as "Jamaicans," so the term "Yardie" never once comes up in any 4 of the games set within the current Liberty City.D16x 09:11, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Don't you have the Chinatown Wars PSP version? They are referred to as "Yardies" all the time. -- Master Sima Yi 14:26, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- No, I have the original Nintendo DS version. I also used GameFAQs as a 3rd party reference, on top of my first hand experience. There's alot of debate over this, and I agree that "Jamaicans" just sounds wrong, and "Yardies" can create some continuity confusion. It's of my humble opinion that they should be referred to as "West Indian criminal gangs," and the reason being is, I personally think the Russian Mafia page looks like trash.D16x 18:57, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, I have both the DS and PSP versions. What about we move this page to Yardies in GTA IV Era and, well, the other page is called Uptown Yardies, maybe move it to Yardies in GTA III Era?. Are you okay with that? -- Master Sima Yi 19:43, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- I think titling the Uptown Yardies page, "Uptown Yardies," while calling the GTA IV era just "Yardies" is acceptable if they're called so in certain versions of Chinatown Wars. That seems like it'd work best to avoid confusion. But again, just my opinion. On a side note, is there a chance anyone has iPhone version of Chinatown Wars, and could throw some weight in on this discussion?D16x 23:13, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- My friend has the iPod Touch version, and I recall that they are called Yardies there as well, if I remember correctly. I'm pretty sure though. -- Master Sima Yi 06:45, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
- I have the PSP version, and I do remember that in one mission, they were referred to as the Yardies, but in the drturf map, they are referred to as the Hillside Posse. I say that the title should remain as it is. Paul H K 14:40, July 18, 2010 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure that they're referred to as Hillside Posse in GTA IV. And I can say that because I'm playing GTA IV RIGHT NOW. So, leave the name as it is. Soap-Mactavish What the hell kinda name is Soap? 04:44, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- I always called them Jamaican Mafia Jeansowaty2 (talk) 11:00, January 16, 2013 (UTC)Jeansowaty2
- My friend has the iPod Touch version, and I recall that they are called Yardies there as well, if I remember correctly. I'm pretty sure though. -- Master Sima Yi 06:45, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
- This gang can not be called Yardies because ONLY Jamaican gangs from the UK are called Yardies. Not gangs from America.~Strangle hold
Real life customs are of absolutely no relevance to game canon. This gang is never called "Hillside Posse", or anything other than "Jamaicans" or "Yardies". -- {{SUBST:Signature/Master Sima Yi}} 20:53, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
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Again, AS I SAID, if ONE member of the gang is affiliated with a leader of another gang, doesn't mean that the two whole gangs have to be affiliated as well. And Orto Dogge, maybe you haven't noticed it yourself yet, but you tend to think that your own personal opinion is fact, as you have written in your last Summary of your edit on this page(see "Work on your argumentation if you want people pay attention on what you say. And that's not me, who need some lessons about missions in multiplayer. Jamaicans and Petrovics work together."), though I really think that I have the same problem as well.
Now to get back to the what I was saying. For example, Niko was affiliated with Jon Gravelli. But that doesn't mean that he is affialited with the whole gang. Niko isn't affiliated with Roy Zito or Sammy Bottino. And if you see some Gambettis walk around (rarely spawn in Broker), they will still attack Niko if they are provoked.
And anyways, Little Jacob helped Niko to attack Dimitri's men in Russian Revolution, and Dimitri was affiliated with Petrovic. Also, Niko helped Real Badman in his random encounter to kill some Russians. They might as well be Petrovic's men.
We should rather have a discussion over this rather than an edit war, as we both don't risk getting banned if we do it this way. -- Master Sima Yi 06:06, May 8, 2010 (UTC)
- In America, if two members of a seperate gang work together, even without the assistance of the entire gang(in real life, gangs work as individuals when it comes to making money unless it's an operation that needs manpower, security, observation, and an overseer behind it.), they are affiliating gangs, because those two individuals work together. Even if they do not work together constantly, as long as they are not killing each other openly in the streets, they are affiliates. If you as an individual work with an organization, you ARE an affiliate of that gang until business ties are severed openly. This usually happens with a betrayal. Actually, that's not even in just America, it's like that all over the world. Haven't you seen the movie "Pusher"?D16x 09:23, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
I do agree that "Jamaicans' doesn't sound right but thats what they call them "Hillside Posse" sounds made up and Yardies is a possible name although the term "Yardie" simply is reffering to someone who is from jamaica that doesn't really mean thats there gang name in gta chinatown wars the are called jamaicans, i know it doesn't sound very offical but if you look at gta vice city the haitian gang are called "Haitians" and the cuban gang are called "Cubans".
- D16x, you are entirely wrong when you say that just because one individual in a group associates with another member from a different group means that those two gangs are affiliated. In actuality, street gangs very rarely allow members to do business with people from other groups unless specifically ordered by someone higher up. Those people that do so without permission are usually thrown out for good (some other things might happen to them as well). This is a safety measure because if someone in your group starts getting close to another gang, there is a high possibility of betrayal or you getting busted if that other gang starts to bring the heat down on themselves. So no, the only time street gangs consider themselves 'affiliated' with another group is if they actually do serious business with them, and not if one guy goes over and has a few drinks or pushes a bit of product on someone from another organization. I'm speaking from personal experience, here, so don't try to pull some bullshit information out of a movie or something to tell me I'm wrong. With relevance to this wiki, we should not list two gangs as affiliated with eachother unless they have conducted official business with eachother, or helped each other out in a turf war or something. LyHungViet 23:19, May 27, 2011 (UTC)
They are called Jamiacan Posse in GTA IV. I dont know where the name "Hillside Posse" came from. just because there turf is on hillside doesnt mean they should be called that. Yardies or Jamaican posse are good. I dont have CTW so I dont know what they call it.
Can it be the Yardies from gta lcs and 3?
Yeap, haven't you heard of the Yardies From gta 3 and gta lcs? Maybe jacob is the new leader? AND Why do they actually help you when you get attacked by people?
The GTA III era is not canon to the GTA IV era.--Collie Kaltenbrunner 09:08, December 28, 2011 (UTC)
jamaicain posse : street gang or mafia ?
hello did someone tell if the jamaicain posse or a street gang or a mafia ? because they based in the real life jamaicain posse is a mafia of the racket
I would say they are more like a crinimal orginzation than a street gang. The real life Jamaican Posse was/is very organizaed and so was the Hillside Posse in GTA IV. They were able to take on the Russians.
So yeah the Jamaican Posse is more of a crinimal organization than a regular street gang or Mafia.
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Eliot Hall
Eliot Hall, a large Tudor Gothic building of brick, limestone, and concrete, was one of the first two original 1912 buildings on campus. It was named for Thomas Lamb Eliot, the first chairman of the board of trustees of Reed College, a Portland civic leader and Unitarian minister.
Eliot Hall is home to the president's office and other staff offices such as admission, business, college relations, registrar, student services, and international programs. The building also houses faculty offices and mailboxes, classrooms, and printing and duplicating services. All of the offices and work areas have been updated or remodeled, including the stately, paneled chapel, which provides a setting for music performances, lectures, and special events.
Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library
The library building was constructed in 1930 and expanded in 1963, 1989, and 2002. It houses centralized library collections and other campus resources, including a library instruction classroom, a variety of individual and group study spaces, an instructional media center, the college archives and other special collections, and the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
The addition and renovation in 2002 added over 20,000 square feet to the building, providing more shelving, study desks, and office space. Multipurpose computer workstations, additional computer classrooms, and wireless connectivity throughout the library support continued integration of print and electronic resources.
For more complete information on the library building, collections, and services, see the "Educational Program" section of this catalog.
Gray Campus Center
The Gray Campus Center, named in honor of John and Betty Gray, was constructed in 1965, with renovations and the addition of Kaul Auditorium in 1997. The dining hall was expanded in 2008 to accommodate increased diversity in meal options. The social center of the college, the associated buildings include the dining hall, meeting rooms, student union (1921), bookstore, convenience store, mail services, game rooms (recreation areas), and student organization spaces.
The 6,000-square-foot Kaul Auditorium is designed for multimedia presentations, musical performances, lectures, meetings, dinners, and special events.
The Reed College bookstore is an institutional, nonprofit store that stocks all required and recommended textbooks and features an in-depth selection of general trade books, which are sold at a 10 percent discount. Other items include school, office, and dorm supplies; software, electronics, and technology products; T-shirts and other Reed wear; a wide variety of Reed memorabilia; greeting cards; and a broad range of snack foods and drinks. Special-order service is available for any book or supply item not regularly in stock. The bookstore accepts orders via the web (http://bookstore.reed.edu), by phone (503/777-7757), and by email (firstname.lastname@example.com). The bookstore accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, cash, and checks; in addition, students can set up a bookstore account, for which a statement will be sent to the parent or student at the end of each month. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. (hours vary when classes are not in session).
Homer's Hut, the convenience store in the front area of the bookstore, is open from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. on weekdays and from noon to 3 a.m. on weekends during the academic year and offers a variety of health foods, not-so-healthy snacks, beverages, ice cream, and a basic selection of health and beauty aids.
The student union, with a seating capacity of 400, is completely student-operated and is used primarily for student-run activities, including a coffeehouse. Its budget, including the manager's salary, comes from student activity fees.
Performing Arts Facilities
Concerts, drama, and dance presentations are held in many locations on the Reed campus, including Kaul Auditorium, the chapel in Eliot Hall, the student union, the commons, the Watzek Sports Center, and the Vollum College Center. The Reed theatre's main stage is a versatile performance space with a seating capacity of 165. It is used for both faculty-directed productions and student thesis shows. The lower level of the theatre has been converted into a small chamber theatre with seating for 70. The music building, called Prexy because it was formerly the Reed president's residence, contains practice rooms (several large enough for ensemble playing), teaching studios, a computer lab, 15 pianos, several harpsichords, and a Positiv organ. In the summer of 2011, the college began construction of a new 80,000-square-foot performing arts building to be completed by the fall of 2013. The building will provide teaching, practice, and performance spaces, as well as faculty offices for music, theatre and dance.
Research Reactor Facility
The Reed research reactor facility consists of a 250-kW TRIGA research reactor and associated laboratories. Since its installation in 1968 the Reed reactor has been actively used for student research and instruction. The small reactor is about the size of a washing machine, sits at the bottom of a pool of water 25 feet deep, and is inherently safe in its design.
Reed's research reactor is the only reactor in the country staffed primarily by undergraduate students. A weekly noncredit seminar that explains radioactivity, radiation, health physics, nuclear physics, and nuclear reactor operation is open to everyone. Particularly interested students can design and run their own experiments or learn to run the reactor itself. Students who are interested can study to take the Nuclear Regulatory Commission exam and earn a reactor operator's license. Each year approximately 12 to 15 students earn licenses to operate the reactor.
The reactor is used for science courses and for senior thesis research. It is also used by high schools, colleges, and research institutions for tours, demonstrations, and research.
Research at the Reed reactor centers primarily on quantitative neutron activation. A major research area for students using the reactor is the determination of trace element concentrations in biological, chemical, geological, and environmental samples. Students have used the reactor on many projects that include studies of factors affecting the distribution of a rare and endangered plant in southeast Oregon, the uptake of iridium in plants, absorption of metal ions from sea water by the mineral zeolite, toxic metals in painting pigments, analysis of superconductors, radiation effects on DNA, lava flows in Oregon, sources of obsidian used by Native Americans, cancer research with boron neutron capture therapy, and bone mass measurement for osteoporosis research.
Science Facilities
The science laboratories at Reed are among the best equipped of any undergraduate college in the United States. These include the L.E. Griffin Memorial Biology Building, the A.A. Knowlton Laboratory of Physics, and the Arthur F. Scott Laboratory of Chemistry. The biology building was expanded and renovated in 2000; it includes faculty offices, research and teaching labs, improved student thesis space, and a tiered seating classroom.
More important than the equipment itself is the philosophy of its use. While sophisticated equipment in university laboratories is often available only to graduate students and faculty, Reed students have complete access to all equipment. Even the reactor and computer facilities are run on an "open shop" basis, available to any student who has demonstrated the skills necessary to meet licensing requirements.
The tradition of ready access allows Reed students to become familiar with instrumentation techniques not commonly available to undergraduates and gives them a distinct advantage in the more advanced scientific environments of graduate school, professional school, or industry.
Detailed descriptions of science facilities and equipment are available from the admission office or the relevant academic department. The web address for Reed's academic departments is http://www.reed.edu/academics.html.
Sports Facilities
The emphasis of sports programs at Reed lies in encouraging students to become participants rather than spectators. The Aubrey R. Watzek Sports Center houses two gyms, an indoor pool, racquetball and squash courts, locker rooms with saunas, a weight room with state-of-the-art equipment, a martial arts room, and a dance studio.
Other sports facilities include outdoor tennis and basketball courts, a trail for jogging and walking, and fields for soccer, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, and softball. Additionally, the college owns a ski cabin on Mt. Hood and six vans for transporting students. There is an outdoor backpack co-op where students can check out outdoor recreation equipment for their use.
Studio Art Facilities
Reed's studio art building was constructed in 1980 and was renovated and enlarged in 2001. It provides space for instruction in the fine arts, including studios designed for drawing, painting, printmaking, letterpress, bookmaking, sculpture, photography, digital media, and ceramics, as well as seminar, projection, critique, and exhibition spaces. The building also provides studio offices for art faculty and private studios for senior art thesis students. Support facilities include a woodshop, a covered outdoor welding area, and an electric and gas kiln shed.
Related facilities on campus include a student-operated print shop and darkroom in the student union, the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, and a gallery in the Vollum lounge.
Vollum College Center and Lecture Hall
The Vollum College Center is named for the late Howard Vollum '36, Reed trustee emeritus, and his wife, Jean. Constructed in 1980, it features a 400-seat lecture hall used by members of the Reed community and visiting speakers as well as conference-style classrooms, faculty and staff offices, and a lounge-gallery.


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See long, long ago (no, this is not a fairy tale) in a land of internet, researchers, bloggers, there was a post on another site that I felt was, well, rather degrading to many researchers. I actually was rather appalled at the tone of the post. And, yes, I did, I made a comment, in defense of the other side of the fence, where I happened to be sitting at the time. And, yes, I was attacked in further comments by another reader/researcher. My name was not mentioned, but, since I was pretty much the only one on that side of the fence up to that point in the discussion, I pretty much figured out who the attack was aimed at, Ya, me! And, YA, I was wounded. Deeply. I realized how deeply I was hurt in the middle of the night last night, when I was replaying this post in my head. Was I wrong to be that deeply hurt, maybe, it was after all just someone's opinion. But, emotions, are NEVER right or wrong, they just are what they are. I have been very sensitive to those types of criticisms for most of my life, and even more so in my tottering age. And, that my friends, is why if you choose to continue reading MY rant, you will read and I am sure you will feel my angst.
So, without further ado (I know, I hear ya saying, well, it IS about time Carol!) I am jumping into the current fray, and yes, I feel like this frog looks, CONCERNED! OK, scared. Ya, I will probably regret this later, but, here goes:
Here is the focus of my rant, this was in my email on June 27th, and in the email of many of my researching friends too. This is a direct quote of the entire email message.
"Ancestry.com is continuing our efforts to improve the search experience across Ancestry.com and will be making changes to our search functionality in the upcoming months. Some features will be added and some will be discontinued. As part of the 2% of our subscribers that use the old search function on the site, we know that you are passionate about the search experience on Ancestry.com and we are reaching out to you to get input on potential improvements. We hope you will take the opportunity to share your insights and feedback on our plans.
To identify which areas of the experience we should focus on this year, we have drawn on customer input, usage data, usage patterns and our old search function for inspiration. From all of that, we are looking at making your time on Ancestry.com more productive by improving these areas of the search experience in 2013:
More relevant search results with the best results at the top
Easier refining and control of your search results
Keeping a better history of the work you have done
Publishing more new content and more corrections to existing content
Performance improvements to return results faster
As we begin to make these improvements, we will no longer maintain two separate search systems for the site. Maintaining two systems limits the resources we can use to make improvements and increases the complexity of every improvement we try to make. Additionally, continuing to maintain the two systems limits our ability to direct more investment into other areas like adding more record collections and correcting existing collections.Based on that, as a part of the work this year we will be bringing together the two search experiences into a single search experience on Ancestry.com. We hope to bring forward the best features of both the old and new search systems into the consolidated experience to facilitate the transition for our users and to improve the overall search experience. We expect to discontinue the old search function as a separate experience within the next 6 months.As a user of the old search feature, we wanted to give you advance notice and let you influence the changes we are making in search. Please take this survey to share your feedback and ideas on key features to improve.
Best regards,
The Ancestry.com Product Team"
Now, before I progress with this rant of mine, here is the thing.
This IS my sand box. This IS my rant. These are my opinions, you do not have to agree, I figure you won't. That is fine, I am not asking you to agree. I am saying tho, that you will NOT be allowed into my sandbox to call me names or degrade me. Don't come in here and tell me to put on my big girl panties. Don't come in here and tell me to get over it, buckle down, figure it out, or better yet, just get off the internet and off these web sites. Don't tell me that if I do not like a search engine, because in my opinion it FAILS to perform, to get off the site and leave the site to you. Don't tell me that I am sucking up band width. I pay for my share of that band width at Ancestry and have for some time.
Don't be telling me to "give it a chance". Do you really think I won't? Like I am going to have a choice? Let's face it, Ancestry is committed to these changes and NOTHING I say is going to make them go back. I will either try it, love it, hate it, or leave the playing field.
And, don't be telling me, or asking me, "Well, didn't you think this was coming?" Well, yes, I did, and I have been dreading it for a very long time.
Here are my observations, and yes, you probably should call them my rants. MY rants. MY concerns. MINE! You have my permission to stop reading anytime! LOL
Yep, Ancestry is changing the web site. OK, it seems every web site I use is changing, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Facebook, Google +. They all change lots of stuff in the matter of 12 months. I cannot keep up, I am not alone in that, I hear lots of wails of woe and befuddlement, "I cannot keep up".
Do I like being called the 2 %, with the indication that I don't matter. NOPE. Don't like it, it stings. Reduces me. I like to think I am important in the world. (OK, just kidding, on the important, I realize I am not even capable of making a ripple over at Amcestry). But, I don't believe that only 2 % of their subscribers use the Old search. Not based on facts or anything scientific, just my gut, that, or I only have friends in that 2 %, cause the majority of my researching friends don't like the New search and so many of us still use the Old search. But, that 2 % just stings something horrible. Makes my blood boil. Can I explain it? Nope. Bleeding here.
Does New search work? Obviously, it does. Have I spent enough time learning it, no way. Here is the deal, I have a limited number of days left on this good earth. I have to choose how I spend those days, those minutes. Constant learning of new stuff on web sites sucks HOURS out of my days that are left. I have tried the New search, it does NOT work for me. I repeat, I have not spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, all the filters and stuff, I don't want to spend that time. My research results with the New search are worse than dismal. They are a TOTAL FAIL. Too many hits, confusing, obtuse. This is MY experience, MY research, MY time, MY efforts and MY frustration. Until now, I have just limped back to the Old search after I got the daylights beat out of my by the New Search, and spent my limited hours and energy researching, getting results, happy, but, concerned, knowing deep in my heart that Old search days were limited.
I know that a lot of other researchers love New Search. My observation, some of these that love it adapt easier, have more energy, have (presumably) MANY MANY more days on this side of the pearly gates than I do. I hold them dear to my heart and harbor no ill feelings towards them. Really, all I want for them (and, of course for ME) is that their research goes well and that they have good results with the search engines on the web sites they use. All that counts is that you find your dude or dudette.
I also differ over many other researchers in the way I access the internet. I am not going into a huge dissertation here, but, with the air card and our rolling home, trying to sort through page after page after age of hits in the New search is HUGELY time consuming. There have been times when I could play 3 hands of computer solitaire while waiting for a document image to load on Ancestry. Really. Isn't that sad?? Yes, it is my life style and my choice to NOT live somewhere with rocket fast blazing, burning speeds. It is my experience, and after all, as I have pointed out here a time or two, this IS all about ME and MY experience with the search engines at Ancestry.
So, what next? I'll tell you what, no matter how much the 2 % do not like the New search, Ancestry WILL do away with the Old search. Do not doubt it. That leaves me two choices, as I see it. One, learn the New search (and hopefully Ancestry will improve it to the point that it will really be better. I don't want to say they won't, but, I really have little faith. Call me a doubting Carol.) The second choice is to just not renew my subscription. If I do not renew I will have to either find new places to do my research, and there are several that come to mind. OR, I will be forced to do INPUT, INPUT and more INPUT. I actually have enough INPUT to do to keep me going for a couple of years. Really!
Will I miss being a subscriber to Ancestry. Yea, some. Just SOME?? you ask. Yes, SOME! See, I got so aggravated with Ancestry a while back that I actually let my subscription expire, for well over a year. I missed it, SOME. I did not miss the aggravation. Really.
So, the bottom line, I am not happy to have to learn to use what is in my opinion (the ONLY one that counts here at this moment) is a lame search engine. My rant here is not going to make one iota of difference in Ancestry's business and search engine plan. IF they actually do make it better, well, you will hear that from me too, credit where credit is earned. IF they fail, and I cannot learn the new stuff easily, well, I bail. I have LOTS of other stuff to do.
* THE DISCLAIMER: I am currently a PAYING member of Ancestry.com. I have been for quite a few years, except for that time that I let my subscription lapse. I do not accept kickbacks or gratuities from any commercial venture. Read my disclaimer page. Ancestry has not asked me to review their web site ON my blog. They have asked me a number of times to fill out surveys, and I have, and I was blunt and if I did not like what they were asking about, I told them so, bluntly.
** Facebook, FamilySearch and Google + are free sites I also use, same disclaimer.
*** And, now, I publish this post and stand back from the flames. I do moderate the comments on this blog and I appreciate all said comments. I have even removed Captcha to make it easier for my readers to comment. However, if you attack me personally, I can guarantee I will NOT publish your comments. This IS after all MY sandbox and MY rant. Defensive attitude and all.


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United States agrochemicals giant Monsanto will drop all requests to be allowed to grow new genetically modified foods in the European Union, which has for years held up approval.
The company says it would instead focus on its conventional seeds business and enabling imports of such products into the region.
"We will no longer be pursuing approvals for cultivation of new biotech crops in Europe," the company said in a statement.
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said it "took note of the decision" by Monsanto which produces a whole stable of GM crops and associated agrochemicals in wide use in the US and elsewhere.
In Europe, however, there is widespread suspicion about the use of GM food products, with many fearing their use could have an unintended long-term impact on health.
Monsanto and other producers insist such fears are unfounded and that GM products are essential if growing global demand for food is to be met.
The EU allows only two GM products to be grown in the 28-member bloc - Monsanto's MON 810 maize and German conglomerate BASF's Amflora potato.
Brussels cleared MON 810 in 1998 for 10 years and Monsanto submitted a request in 2007 for it to be extended, but the process has been effectively frozen since then.
Environmental groups welcomed Monsanto's announcement.
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"Over the last couple of decades, GM crops have proven themselves to be an ineffective and unpopular technology, with unacceptable risks for our environment and health.
"Monsanto's retreat could finally create the space for European farming to focus on modern practices and technologies that offer real advances for food production and rural communities."
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Sarah Taylor, the England wicketkeeper, has revealed she is in discussions to play men's second XI county cricket later this year.
Taylor, who will shortly fly to India for the Women's World Cup, is hoping to play for the Sussex second XI at some point during the 2013 season.
Mark Lane, the England Women's coach, has led the way in trying to secure Taylor a spot in a men's team and the plan is for her to start with Birmingham League side Walmley. A number of the England women's team play regular men's club cricket.
"Mark is looking at me getting some games with the second XI at Sussex and that will be just phenomenal cricket," Taylor told the Guardian. "The plan is also for me to play some early season games for the MCC boys. Mark is trying to get me a lot of men's cricket which can only help my game."
Taylor, 23, would target the longer form of limited-overs cricket where the difference in power would be more easily accommodated. One of the measurable differences between the women's and men's game is that it is played with a slightly smaller cricket ball.
"There's part of me doubting myself," she said. "I've just got to start believing in myself a little bit more. But I would love to do it. It would be such a challenge - facing a bigger ball and bigger bowlers. But I'd have to look at myself after the second XI games and say: 'Can you handle this?'"
Taylor is regarded as one of the finest women cricketers of all time. She averages 39.42 from 71 one-day internationals including four hundreds and has a strike-rate of 112 from her 46 Twenty20s (the fifth-highest among players to have made 15 or more appearances) alongside an average of 32.94
In 2011, Taylor's England team-mate Arran Brindle became the first woman to score a hundred in men's Premier League cricket as she hit 128 for Louth in the Lincolnshire League.


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{quotes align=right}Despite what my doctors said, I could not see how I could get back to normal.{/quotes} Then I was able to get on to the IPPF website and the e-mail discussion group, where I would learn first-hand how others had recovered, and even gone into remission. I also learned how lucky I was in being diagnosed so quickly. Many people spend months, or years being treated for other conditions, which generally causes more harm than good.
My thought then turned to finding a way to reach those people who did not know that they had the disease, or had just been diagnosed. I found that the IPPF has a network of support groups that would provide a base from which to achieve my aim. Help arrived at one of the IPPF doctor/patient conferences. I attended a workshop where they gave us invaluable assistance — including the idea that all one had to do was pick a date, find a place and announce the formation of a group. The announcement was sent out by the IPPF to all their contacts in our area, and we ended up with twenty two people at that first meeting.
I realized that, since pemphigus/pemphigoid is so rare, trying to make the general public aware is a very inefficient way to reach the small number of people who will be affected. Better defined targets consist of the points of entry to the health care system Front-line doctors, dentists and nurses.
Coupling the facts that both diseases more often show initial symptoms in the mouth, and that there is a mammoth dental conference in Boston, attended by 28,000 dental professionals, we decided to start our awareness campaign at the Yankee Dental Congress. The IPPF has been invaluable by helping our support group put together an educational table. The IPPF provided all sorts of educational materials. Without the financial and design support of the IPPF, we could not have provided this educational effort.
If we accomplished nothing else, the effort paid off when a young woman, who works in a dental practice in Western Massachusetts, came to our table. She has been plagued by recurring blisters in her mouth. I directed her to the IPPF website in order to get information and to be referred to a local doctor who is familiar with the diseases, and who could possibly tell her that she is not imagining that there is something wrong.


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