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I have tried to list down some of the commonly asked viva questions. Very rarely, but questions can be asked outside of this list.
Please note that questions will be based on your program. When you are asked about anything. Answer it to the point. Don't try and go overboard to show your knowledge and connect it to some other concepts. It won't fetch you marks but on the contrary, the teacher may question you from that concept as well.
For example, if you are asked about the difference between print() and println() function and you reply, "These functions are present in the System class of the java.lang package. The print() functions prints a line and the control remains on the same line, whereas, the println() function prints a line and the control moves on to the next line.
If you see this answer, then it looks perfect and shows the knowledge of the student. But it can attract more questions like:
Name some other classes of java.lang package. What is 'out' in the line System.out.println() and so on.
Stick to the point and answer like: "The print() functions prints a line and the control remains on the same line, whereas, the println() function prints a line and the control moves on to the next line."
Note: This article may be updated with some more viva questions. I would request the students to send me the viva questions which they face in their examination so that this list could be further improved.
Some Viva Questions and Answers:
What is OOP?
A: Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that represents concepts as "objects" that have data fields (attributes that describe the object) and associated procedures known as methods.
Is Java an Object Oriented language?
A: Yes.
What is Encapsulation? How is it implemented in Java?
A: Binding up of data and associated functions together into a single unit called (class) is called Encapsulation. In Java, it is implemented by the use of a class.
What is Data Abstraction? How is it implemented in Java?
A: Act of representing only essential features without including its background details is called Abstraction. Data Abstraction can also be defined as the process of hiding the implementation details and showing only the functionality. In Java, it is implemented by the use of interfaces or by making the class abstract.
What is Polymorphism? How is it implemented in Java?
A: It literally means the ability to take 'more than one forms'. The ability of a method to behave in more than one form is called polymorphism. In Java, it is implemented by method (function) overloading (compile time polymorphism) and method overriding (runtime polymorphism).
What is Inheritance? How is it implemented in Java?
A: The ability of a class to adopt/share the properties (data and functions) completely or partially from another class is called Inheritance. In Java, it is implemented by the use of the keyword, extends.
What is the benefit of Inheritance?
A: It is a very useful feature as it provides the concept of reusability. Also, it allows us to include or remove any features to an existing class without modifying it.
What is significance of import java.io.* in your program?
A: The line imports all the classes of the java.io package into the current program.
Give some examples of packages.
A: java.util, java.lang etc.
Why did you write java.util package? (only if you use classes like Scanner or StringTokenizer)
A: To include the functions of the Scanner or StringTokenizer class from the java.util package.
What is a class?
A: A class is a blueprint or prototype from which objects are created.
What is an object?
A: An object is an instance of a class.
How to create an object?
A: Objects of a class can be created as by declaring it and then instantiating it using the 'new' operator as follows:
class-name object-name = new class-name();
Example: Point ob = new Point();
The above line creates an object of the Point class.
Why do you write BufferedReader br = new ……. ?
A: To activate the Buffer memory for efficient input and output operations. 'br' is an object of the BufferedReader class.
What is a Buffer and what is its use?
A: Buffer is a temporary memory used for efficient input and output operations.
What is the function of readLine() method?
A: readLine() method reads a line of text (which you input) and returns the result in the form of a String.
Why do we have main() function?
A: The execution of the program begins from the main() method.
Why is the main method public?
A: So that it be accessible to the JVM which begins to execute the program from outside of the class.
Why is the main method static?
A: So that it be available for execution without the need of any object.
Is it compulsory to write String args[] when running a program in BlueJ?
A: No it is not compulsory when we are running it in BlueJ. But normally (in all other cases) it is always better to have it, as the JVM looks for the main method with a String array as a parameter.
What is the use of out in System.out.println()?
A: 'out' is an object of the 'PrintStream class and a static data member of the'System' class which is calling the println() function.
What is the difference between print() and println() methods?
A: The print() functions prints a line and the control remains on the same line, whereas, the println() function prints a line and the control moves on to the next line.
Can a package be called as a class?
A: Yes, Package is actually a class present in java.lang package.
Why do you write 'throws IOEXception'?
A: For handling any input/output exceptions.
What are exceptions?
A: Exceptions are runtime errors which prevent the program from working normally.
Mention the two types of exceptions?
A: Checked Exceptions – Exceptions which are checked (handled) during compile time by the compiler.
Example: IOException.
Unchecked Exceptions – Exceptions which are not checked during compile time.
Example: ArrayIndexOutOfBound.
Mention other ways in which java handles exceptions.
A: Java can handle exception using the try-catch block, throws keyword and throw keyword.
What is the difference between throws and throw?
A: Using throws keyword, we can give system defined error message if any error occurs, while using throw keyword, we can force an exception and give user-defined error messages.
What is try-catch block?
A: try-catch block is a way to handle exceptions in Java. try contains a block of statements to check for any error. If any error occurs within the try block, it is trapped. Further a report is passed to the exception handler about the error, which is done by the catch block.
What is finally block?
A: finally block contains statements which are to be executed irrespective of any errors. It is used along with the try-catch block.
Which keyword is used to raise an exception?
A: throw keyword.
State any two IOException classes.
A: EOFException and FileNotFoundException.
Name the primitive data-types in java.
A: byte, short, int, long, float, double, char and boolean
What are comments? Name the different types.
A: Comments are statements which enhances the readability and understanding of the program. They are not part of the program.
The different types are: single line (//….), multiple line (/* … */) and documenting comment (/**….*/).
Why is the 'S' of System.out.println() function capital?
A: System is the name of a class present in java,lang package and hence it begins with a capital letter as is the convention for class names.
Why is the 'S' of String capital?
A: Since String is a class.
What is a variable?
A: A variable is a named memory location whose value can change.
What is a constant?
A: A constant is a literal which cannot be changed.
How do you make a variable into a constant?
A: By adding the keyword 'final' before a variable declarations. Example: final int a = 5;
What are postfix and prefix operators?
A: Both postfix and prefix operators change (increase or decrease) the value of a variable by 1. In postfix, the old value of the variable is first used and then the variable is updated to the new value, whereas in prefix, the value of the variable is first updated to the new value and then this new value is used.
What is the use of final keyword?
A: Final can be used in three scenarios:
a) final before a variable makes it a constant.
b) final before a function declaration prevents it from being overridden.
c) final before a class declaration prevents it from being inherited.
What is a class variable?
A: Instance variables having the keyword 'static' before it is a class variable. For every object there is just one copy of the variable made.
What does System.in.read() return?
A: It returns the number of bytes read from the Input Stream as an integer.
Why do you write 'Integer.parseInt(br.readLine())'?
A: The inputs in a java program comes in the form of String objects which are read using the br.readLine() function. Now if we want the input in integer form, we have to convert it into integer using the parseInt() function of the Integer wrapper class.
What are wrapper class?
A wrapper class is a class which wraps (encloses) around a data type and gives it an object appearance. Wherever, the data type is required as an object, this object can be used.
What is type conversion? Name its types.
A: Converting a value of a particular data type into another data-type is called type conversion. It is of two types:
(a) Implicit Type Conversion: When the conversion takes place on its own without the programmer's intervention.
(b) Explicit Type Conversion: When the conversion takes place with the programmer's intervention.
What is the difference between casting and coercion?
A: Type Casting refers to Explicit type conversion i.e. When the conversion takes place with the programmer's intervention, whereas, Coercion refers to Implicit type conversion i.e. When the conversion takes place on its own without the programmer's intervention.
What is the difference between if and switch?
(a) if can compare conditions for all data types whereas, switch can only check integers and characters.
(b) all kinds of relations can be checked using if whereas only equality relation can be checked using switch.
What is fall-through?
A: In the absence of 'break' keyword after a case in a switch-case construct, the control falls to the next case. This is known as fall-through.
What is the difference between for and while?
A: The difference lies in the way they are commonly used. for loop is commonly used when the number of iterations are known whereas, while loop is commonly used when the number of iterations are not known.
What is the difference between do-while and while?
A: do-while lop is exit controlled (i.e. condition is checked at the exit) and runs at least once even if the condition is false whereas, while loop is entry controlled (i.e. condition is checked at the entry) and does not run even once if the condition is false.
What is recursion?
A: It is a process in which a function calls itself repeatedly until some base condition is satisfied.
What is the difference between recursion and iteration?
A: Recursion is usually slower than iteration due to overhead of maintaining stack, whereas, Iteration does not use stack so it's faster than recursion.
Recursion uses more memory than iteration, whereas, Iteration consume less memory.
Recursion makes code smaller, whereas, Iteration makes code longer.
What is the use of return keyword?
A: return keyword is used to return any value from a function. It denotes the end of a function.
Can there be multiple return statements in a function?
A: Yes, but only one of them is executed.
Can two functions have the same name? Give examples.
A: Yes. In function overloading and function overriding.
What is the difference between function overloading and function overriding?
A: In function overloading only the function name is same but function signature (list of parameters) is different, whereas, in function overriding both the function name as well as function signature are same
Function overloading takes place within the same class, whereas, function overriding takes place in a child and a parent class.
Function overloading is an example of static polymorphism, whereas, function overriding is an example of dynamic polymorphism.
What is a constructor?
A: It is a member function with the same name as that of a class and is automatically called for initializing the variables of an object.
What is a copy constructor?
A: It is a constructor which takes object as parameter and copies the value of the instance variable of that object to another object (creates a copy of an object).
What is the default access specifier?
A: friendly
What is a modifier?
A: A modifier is a keyword placed in a class, method or variable declaration that changes how it operates. Examples of modifiers are: abstract, final, static etc.
What is the default java package?
A: java.lang
What is the use of 'new' keyword?
A: It is used for dynamic memory allocation to reference data types.
What is the use of 'this' keyword?
A: It is used to refer to the current object (the object which calls the function).
What are arrays?
A: Arrays are a collection of variables of the same data-type referenced by a common name.
What is the significance of arrays?
A: It helps to group similar variables under a common name, hence reducing the number of names of variables we have to remember.
What is StringTokenizer or Scanner and examples of similar classes (if you used it)
A: StringTokenizer or Scanner is a class which splits up any given string into tokens separated by delimiters.
Name some function of StringTokenizer class.
A: nextToken(), countToken(), hasMoreTokens() etc.
Name some function of Scanner class.
A: next(), nextInt(), hasNextInt() etc.
Name some other concepts related to Scanner/StringTokenizer
A: Scanner class, StringTokenizer class, split() function.
What is split() function?
A: split() function is a function of the String class and it breaks up any String into tokens and outputs the result in the form of an array.
What is the use of charAt() function?
A: This function is used to extract characters at any given index from a String.
What is the difference between length() and length?
A: length() function is used to find the number of characters present in a String, whereas, length keyword is used to find the number if cells in an array.
What is the difference between break and continue?
A: break keyword stops the complete loop and takes the control out of the loop, whereas, the continue keyword just stops the current iteration and takes the control to the next iteration.
What is the difference between selection sort and bubble sort?
A: In selection sort, successive rounds are executed to select the element which is required to be placed in their sorted position, whereas, in bubble sort, every consecutive pairs of elements are compared and interchanged as required to place them in their sorted position.
If we are arranging an array is ascending order, then in selection sort, we get the smallest element at every pass, whereas, in bubble sort we get the largest element in every pass.
What is the drawback of an array?
A: Its size cannot be changed.
When does Binary search fail?
A: When the array is not sorted.
What is the difference between linear and binary search?
A: Linear search does not require the array to be sorted, whereas, binary search requires that the array be sorted.
Linear search checks for the search item in a linear fashion from the beginning cell till the end, whereas, Binary search repeatedly dividing the array into halves and the search takes place in one of the halves. The element is searched in the middle cell of every half.
The Examiner may ask you to explain in brief the logic used you to solve the program.
You know what you have written so just give a brief summary of the logic used by you.
The Examiner may ask you to tell what is control variable in your loop.
So if your loop is for(int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) then the control variable is 'i'.
The Examiner may ask you to tell what is the return type of a function you used.
So if your function is boolean isPrime(int n) then the return type is 'boolean'.
What is a queue? Give a real life example.
A: It is a linear data structure which follows the FIFO (First In First out) pattern.
Real life example: Queue at the ticket counter
What is a stack? State it's application.
A: It is a linear data structure which follows the LIFO (Last In First out) pattern. Stack memory is used in recursion.
Application: It can be used for reversing strings, for evaluating postfix expressions.
What is an abstract class?
A: An abstract class is a class that is declared abstract—it may or may not include abstract methods. Abstract classes cannot be instantiated, but they can be subclassed.
What is an abstract method?
A: An abstract method is a method that is declared without an implementation (without braces, and followed by a semicolon), like this:
abstract void point(double x, double y);
What is the difference between keywords and reserved words?
A: Keywords have a special meaning in a language, and are part of the syntax.
Reserved words are words that cannot be used as identifiers (variables, functions, etc.), because they are reserved by the language.
Example: In Java, goto is a reserved word but not a keyword (as a consequence, you cannot use it at all)
What is the similarity between a method and a constructor?
A: Below are some of the similarities:
1) Both of them are member methods of any class.
2) Both can be parameterised or non-parameterised.
3) Both can be overloaded.
What is the difference between naming conventions and naming rules?
A: Violating naming rules will result in a syntax error, whereas, violating naming conventions will not result in any error.
What error will be generated if a space is given between the logical AND operator (&&)? Will it be a compile-time or a run-time error?
Example: if(5>2 & & 6<9)
A: It will give an "Illegal start of expression" error. It will be a compile time error.
What is an interface? How is it useful?
A: Interface is like a class that contains declaration of methods and variables without the function definition. It helps in implementing multiple inheritance.
What is super keyword?
A: It is a keyword which is used to access the data members and methods of the super class from within the sub class.
What is super constructor?
A: It is a constructor which is used to call the constructor of the super class and hence initialize the data members of the super class from within the sub class.
What is complexity?
A: Complexity refers to the measure of the performance of an algorithm.
What are the different types of complexities?
A: Time Complexity (Temporal COmplexity) : The measure of the total amount of computer time taken to run for completion of an algorithm is known as time complexity.
Space Complexity:
The measure of the total amount of memory space needed to run for completion of an algorithm is known as space complexity.
What is the difference between Call by value and Call by reference?
A: Call By Value : When a function is called by value, then the value of the actual parameter is copied to the formal parameter (i.e. a separate copy is made). Any changes made with the values of the formal parameter does not affect (change) the actual parameter.
Call By Reference : When a function is called by reference, then the reference(address) of the actual parameter is sent to the formal parameter. Any changes made with the values at that address of the formal parameter affects (changes) the value of the actual parameter.
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balances in QuickBooks.
VIII. Lesson 8: Closing
the Books and Reporting in QuickBooks
A. Closing
the Books and Reporting: How to close the books in QuickBooks and how
to run and use important reports.
B. Your
Career Roadmap: The Job Search and Future Opportunities: How the job
market works, and you will obtain skills to help you navigate it.
C. Communication:
Learn basic concepts related to effective business communication.
Practice and Management
I. Lesson 1: Introduction
to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
1: Get Ready to Learn
History of the Act
C. CH 3: Amendments to the Act
D. CH 4: Rules of Coverage
E. CH 5: Jurisdictions
F. CH 6: Audits
G. CH 7: Penalties
H. CH 8: Miscellaneous Topics
I. CH 9: Review and Reflect
II. Lesson 2:
Classification of Workers
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Who Is the Employer?
C. CH 3: Categories of Workers
D. CH 4: Common-law Employees
E. CH 5: Independent Contractors
F. CH 6: Reporting Requirements
G. CH 7: Statutory Employees
H. CH 8: Statutory Non-employees
I. CH 9: Leased Employees
J. CH 10: Employees under the FLSA
K. CH 11: Review and Reflect
III. Lesson 3: White
Collar Exemptions
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Exempt vs. Nonexempt
C. CH 3: Salary Level Test
D. CH 4: Salary Basis Test
E. CH 5: Executive Employee Category
F. CH 6: Administrative Category
G. CH 7: Professional Category
H. CH 8: Computer Professionals
I. CH 9: Highly Compensated Workers
J. CH 10: Sales Employees
K. CH 11: Other Categories of Workers
L. CH 12: Review and Reflect
IV. Lesson 4: Calculating
Gross Pay
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Rule of Constructive Receipt
C. CH 3: Minimum Wage
D. CH 4: Deductions from Pay
E. CH 5: Hours Worked
F. CH 6: Overtime
G. CH 7: Regular Rate of Pay
H. CH 8: Calculating Regular Rate of Pay
I. CH 9: Calculating Overtime
J. CH 10: Review and Reflect
V. Lesson 5: Specialized
Payrolls, Employees, or Regulations
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (WARN)
C. CH 3: Davis-Bacon Act
D. CH 4: Walsh-Healey Act
E. CH 5: McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act
F. CH 6: Public Sector Employees
G. CH 7: Hospital Employees
H. CH 8: Federal New Hire Reporting
I. CH 9: Child Labor
J. CH 10: Review and Reflect
VI. Lesson 6: State Wage and Hour Law
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Relevant Areas of Law
C. CH 3: State Listings
D. CH 4: Review and Reflect
VII. Lesson 7: Federal
Income Tax
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Definition of Federal Taxation
C. CH 3: EIN and Form SS-4
D. CH 4: FICA Taxes
E. CH 5: Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
F. CH 6: Withholding
G. CH 7: Deposit Rules
H. CH 8: Review and Reflect
VIII. Lesson 8: State
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Types of Taxes
C. CH 3: State Tax Chart
D. CH 4: Multi-state Taxation
E. CH 5: Review and Reflect
IX. Lesson 9: Employee
Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4)
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Basic Requirements
C. CH 3: Withholding Allowances
D. CH 4: Invalid Forms W-4
E. CH 5: Nonresident Aliens
F. CH 6: Submitting Forms
G. CH 7: State Form W-4
H. CH 8: Review and Reflect
X. Lesson 10: Wages and
A.CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: What Are Wages?
C. CH 3: Types of Compensation
D. CH 4: Supplemental Wages
E. CH 5: State Requirements for Supplemental Wages
F. CH 6: Payroll Period
G. CH 7: Special Compensation
H. CH 8: Review and Reflect
XI. Lesson 11: Wage and
Tax Reports
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
(Form 941)
C. CH 3: Completing Form 941
D. CH 4: Schedule B (Form 941)
E. CH 5: Completing Schedule B
F. CH 6: Schedule D (Form 941)
G. CH 7: Completing Schedule D
H. CH 8: Form 941-X
I. CH 9: Completing Form 941-X
J. CH 10: State Form
K. CH 11: Form 941 Series
L. CH 12: Multiple Worksite Report
M. CH 13: Review and Reflect
XII. Lesson 12: Fringe
Benefits: Deferred Compensation
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Overview of Fringe Benefits
C. CH 3: Qualified Deferred Compensation
D. CH 4: 401(k) Plans
E. CH 5: 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuities
F. CH 6: Section 457 Plans
G. CH 7: Catch-up Contribution Limits
H. CH 8: Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP)
I. CH 9: Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees
J. CH 10: Additional Reporting Form W-2
K. CH 11: Pension Plan Deposit Rules
L. CH 12: Source Tax
M. CH 13: Non-qualified Deferred Compensation
N. CH 14: Review and Reflect
XIII. Lesson 13: Fringe
Benefits: Tax Preferred Compensation
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: What Are Tax Preferred Benefits?
C. CH 3: Section 125 Plans (Cafeteria Plans)
D. CH 4: Section 129 Plans
E. CH 5: Flexible Spending Accounts
F. CH 6: Review and Reflect
XIV. Lesson 14: Fringe
Benefits: Other Benefits
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Adoption Assistance
C. CH 3: Educational Assistance
D. CH 4: Relocation Expenses
E. CH 5: Stock Options
F. CH 6: Transportation
G. CH 7: Company Car
H. CH 8: Company Aircraft
I. CH 9: Review and Reflect
XV. Lesson 15: Fringe
Benefits: Health, Life, Accident, and Sick Pay Benefits
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Health Insurance
C. CH 3: Third Party Sick Pay
D. CH 4: Life Insurance
E. CH 5: Workers' Compensation
F. CH 6: Review and Reflect
XVI. Lesson 16:
International Payrolls
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Expatriates and Resident Aliens
C. CH 3: IRC Section 911
D. CH 4: Taxes for Resident Aliens
E. CH 5: Nonresident Aliens
F. CH 6: Form W-4 and Nonresident Aliens
G. CH 7: Taxes for Nonresident Aliens
H. CH 8: State Laws for Resident and Nonresident
I. CH 9: Review and Reflect
XVII. Lesson 17:
Garnishments (71)
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: What Is Garnishment?
C. CH 3: Child Support Withholding
D. CH 4: Medical Support Orders
E. CH 5: Federal Tax Levies
F. CH 6: State Tax Levies
G. CH 7: Creditor Garnishments
H. CH 8: Student Loans
I. CH 9: Bankruptcies
J. CH 10: Voluntary Wage Assignments
K. CH 11: Review and Reflect
XVIII. Lesson 18: Year
End and Year Beginning
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Verifying Employee Names and Social
Security Numbers
C. CH 3: Year-End Memo
D. CH 4: Preparing the
E. CH 5: Duplicate Form W-2 Requests
F. CH 6: Preparing and Filing Year End Tax Forms
G. CH 7: Correcting Previously Filed Year-End Tax
Forms and Reports
H. CH 8: Abandoned Wages
I. CH 9: Review and Reflect
XIX. Lesson 19: Payroll
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Payroll Systems
C. CH 3: Payroll Controls
D. CH 4: Direct Deposit
E. CH 5: Electronic Pay Cards
F. CH 6: Dealing With the IRS
G. CH 7: Review and Reflect
XX. Lesson 20: Managing
the Payroll Department
A. CH 1: Get Ready to Learn
B. CH 2: Department
C. CH 3: Managing Payroll Staff
D. CH 4: Auditing for Fraud
E. CH 5: Disaster Recovery
F. CH 6: Managing Security
G. CH 7: Review and Reflect
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Software Requirements:
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The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
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As Venezuela's political crisis deepens, bitter divisions in the South American nation have spilled into Toronto, with a popular local priest receiving threats.Father Hernan Astudillo of the Parish of San Lorenzo and Radio Voces Latinas, a radio station he founded in 2003, says he received threats by fax, email and phone last week after the church commemorated the anniversary of the death of controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.That followed a silent protest by a man who attended a Sunday mass for Chavez on March 9 at the church near Dufferin St. and Lawrence Ave.Toronto police are investigating the complaint, but no one has been charged."It's okay to disagree and have heated debates, but you can't intimidate and silence others with death threats," said Pablo Vivanco, a member of the church, whose family came from Chile.
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Canadian Chávez-haters require the death of a Toronto priest, for peace
Read the work of people who think outside the box
Goal of the weekend
UPDATED: Two children reported dead as police crackdown on miner's protest in Peru
UPDATE: Peru's Gestión biz media now covering the story here.
UPDATE 2: The two children are reported to have died from "toxic gas inhalation". Or in normal person's language, an overdose of teargas.
UPDATE 3: More reports starting to flow from the zone, with most concetrating on injuries suffered by police. One officer in hospital with bullet wound to the abdomen from one report, another has seven protesters and four police officers injured. We also hear that the protesters have now (Saturday morning) re-blocked the main Panamericana highway in response to the crackdown, which means this ruckus isn't going away any time soon.
The Friday OT: Neil Young; Don't let it bring you down
Big news on the Sulliden Gold (SUE.to) financing package for Shahuindo
Barrick (ABX) to Chile: "Please fine us U$16.4m"
Question for chartists: Would you buy this chart?
I'm currently making a small investment in the asset* being priced in this way:
UPDATE: As well as a couple of mails received already (thank you), Iwnattos takes up the challenge in a public manner.
Chart of the day is...
Venezuela, before and after the tear gas
Chart of the day is...
...gold, dailies, with notes on the recent action:
Still bullish in the near term, bullish in the longer-term too.
Bear Creek (BCM.v) and Peru government: Talking Santa Ana
Things you cannot say to South Americans
A little list; all facts, all taboo:
- You cannot tell an Argentine that other countries use "vos" as well.
- You cannot tell a Colombian that their country exports all its nationally grown coffee and that they're probably drinking Brazilian or Peruvian beans.
- You cannot tell a Uruguayan that Argentine parrillas are better than theirs.
- You cannot tell a Peruvian that Chilean pisco is a pleasant drink.
- You cannot tell a Chilean that their country is no better (or worse) than any other country in South America. In fact, just mentioning that it's part of South America doesn't go down so very well.
- You cannot tell a Brazilian that Sao Paulo really sucks as a place to live (you have to wait until they tell you, then nod your head in silent and contemplative agreement).
- You cannot tell a Venezuelan that paying pennies for fuel is not a good idea for the country.
- You cannot tell an Ecuadorian that their version of ceviche sucks.
- You cannot tell a Bolivian that not having a coastline is no big deal.
A video out of Sprott Global on how to make money in the junior exploreco market
*semi-boilerplate, but we don't mind Steve :-)
Hi Otto,
I've just put together a talk on my favorite subject on what I believe is the most profitable way for investors to make money investing in junior mining exploration companies. That is to identify the next junior that makes the next good looking significant discovery and after doing the required due diligence to see if it meets my initial criteria, to then get positioned in the stock (whether its by just going in the market buying shares or ideally if the opportunity presents itself by doing a private placement to get that extra warrant as a bonus).
Ive used a number of well known historical examples of juniors that have made a discovery and then gone on to be taken over by the majors making investors lots of money, along with a few examples that didnt work out and then conclude my talk with a couple of the recent discovery success stories.
Our compliance department has approved this talk deeming it to be an educational type of talk and I am therefore allowed to put it on You Tube, our SprottGlobal website and able to distribute it to the public.
I think its a timeless talk and can be given any time.
There are many examples of successful discovery plays but I have just chosen the ones in my talk
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2014 will be a El Niño weather year
Gold on FOMC day: The checklist
- Gold price drops day before FOMC announcement ✔
- Gold price drops on morning of FOMC announcement ✔
- If broad market rises on Fed annnouncement, gold drops (pending)
- If broad market drops on Fed annnouncement, gold drops (alt. pending)
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You think it's a bullshit company with a blow-smoke-up-ass piece of moose pasture that should have been taken out and shot years ago? Honey Badger (TUF.v) doesn't care!
"The hematite-chlorite-carbonate mineral assemblage is (....) consistent with distal, low-temperature, shallow-late type alteration associated with deposits such as Olympic Dam".
Chart of the day is...
What candles may be held to speed them all?
Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.
The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.
Peru's gold production in January 2014
Mario Vargas Llosa: The intellectual defense of liberal racism in Latin America
"The President General Augusto Pinochet School of Nazi Art", in Chile*. This is not a joke.
Lille over at "Memory..." has the story of the Chilean who wants to set up his gig on this link. Here's how it kicks off:
A self-proclaimed advocate of Nazism from Chiloé, Godofredo Rodríguez, plans to open a school called the "Escuela de Arte Nazi Presidente General Augusto Pinochet" in Ancud. The school uses a swastika as its logo and has, not surprisingly, provoked a certain amount of indignation in the area.Continues here
*Well yeah, kinda had to be really, no?
Colossus (ex-CSI.to) news: Brazil's parliament begins an official inquiry into fraud allegations at Serra Pelada
A Flash update...
...has just been sent to subscribers on this fine Tuesday morning. Two trades planned.
Dear Mister Jason Reid, head honcho of Gold Resource Corp (GORO)...
...would you please get on and file your annuals? I'm bored with slicing FVI's numbers into ever thinner slices and as your financials are bound to be a source of entertainment and amusement for one and all (and you're behind your filing date), can you get on with it and show us all?
Thanks in advance
UPDATE: Shocked! Shocked ah wuz! Yup, GORO has made its traditional annual "we're going to late file" move. At least they're consistent, can't fault them on the surprise front-
The origin of Quinoa
Fortuna Silver (FVI.to) (FSM) $FSM 4q13 numbers
They sucked. The two issues with Fortuna Silver's (FVI.to) (FSM) 4q13 are:
2) The write down, which did this to the net quarter numbers:
Anyway, back to the numbers and this paste-out of a part of the 4q13 MD&A throws a little more light on the subject. DYODD, dude.
Fourth-Quarter 2013 Financial ResultsThe fourth-quarter net loss was $14.9 million (Q4 2012: income $8.5 million), resulting in a loss per share of $0.12 (Q4 2012 earnings per share: $0.07). The loss was driven by a non-cash impairment charge of $10.2 million, net of tax (Q4 2012: $nil) and by a one-time non-cash income tax provision of $7.7 million (Q4 2012: $nil) resulting from the initial recognition of the Mexican mining tax reform.The Company's fourth-quarter adjusted net income was $3.0 million (Q4 2012: income $8.5 million) (refer to non-GAAP financial measures). The corresponding adjusted income before taxes was $6.5 million, compared with $8.0 million in the prior-year period. The decrease with respect to Q4 2012 was driven mainly by lower silver and gold prices, of 37% and 26%, respectively, partially offset by higher silver and gold sales resulting from the expansion at the San Jose mine, of 49% and 64%, respectively. Mine operating earnings decreased 22% to $10.4 million (Q4 2012: $13.3 million), and gross margins fell from 35% to 29%, reflecting the impact of lower metal prices, which was partially offset by lower unit cash costs at both our mines. Also contributing to offset the negative impact of metal prices were lower selling, general and administrative expenses which were reduced by $1.5 million.Cash generated by operating activities, before changes in working capital, was $11.2 million, a decrease of 6% from the prior-year period, mainly because of lower sales, of 4%. Operating cash flow per share, before changes in working capital, decreased 10% to $0.09 (Q4 2012: $0.10) (refer to non-GAAP financial measures).The basic loss per share for Q4 2013 was $0.12 (Q4 2012: earnings per share $0.07). Operating cash flow per share, before changes in working capital, was $0.09 (Q4 2012: $0.10) (refer to non-GAAP financial measures).
David Cameron's political consistency
Prime Minister David Cameron says any referendum vote in Crimea this week "will be illegal, illegitimate and will not be recognised by the international community".On Falklands/Malvinas
David Cameron has called on Argentina to respect the wishes of the people of the Falkland Islands to remain British.The prime minister said the almost unanimous vote in favour of staying a British overseas territory was the "clearest possible result".He said Argentina should take "careful note" of the referendum, and Britain would always defend the islands.
UPDATE: Ah yes, regular reader and e-mail foil 'MP' chimes in with a good one:
Can't wait to see what his position will be on the Scottish referendum....
"Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain ingenuity to re-rat."
Do you own Cabot Corp (CBT) stock? If so, you really need to read this
Among other assets, Cabot Corp (CBT) owns the Tanco Mine in Manitoba, Canada. What World Complex has to say about what's going on over there is more than eye-opening and should be a big red flag for the whole Canadian mining sector, not just owners of this company's stock. Here's an excerpt to whet your lips:
"The main difference between the new plan and the original plan is that the new plan is considerably cheaper, but risks the lives of the miners (especially given the company's operating record). But what do the lives of miners mean when almighty dollars are at stake?"
Chart of the day is...
The IKN Weekly, out now
UPDATED: George Orwell Square, Barcelona
This from Kids Prefer Cheese, a great blog:
You don't need to be fluent in Catalan to work that one out. No further comment necessary. Just wonderful.
UPDATE: JH writes in to add this little pearl:
Thanks JH
A professional kidnapper in Caracas, Venezuela
"First we pick the person, like the owner of a bakery or a business owner, and then we follow him for two to three weeks and see where he lives, where he goes shopping, who's with him, those kind of things," Juan said as he casually scratched the ears of his black mutt. "Then the day comes and you do what you have to do. You ask for ransom — but you try to get it in less than 24 hours."And...
One of the factors driving the spree is impunity. Juan described the police as a business expense rather than a real threat. He said the CICPC, Venezuela's criminal and forensic police, were the most problematic. If they caught him, he said, he might have to pay an $8,000 bribe to be released.
"But the regular police, they charge a lot less," Juan said. "Really, you just give them whatever and they will let you go."
Peru Presidential Polls: Ollanta slips back to lows again
PS: Nadine's on 27%, her lowest rating ever. That's likely to drop in the next poll, too.


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When I've heard it used, 'look alive' means 'be on the look-out'/'Don't be "caught napping"'/[or, a more recent American* - ball-game based metaphor]'Heads up'.
A similar expression that does mean 'hurry up' is [the command] 'Look lively'. Sometimes the verb is ellipted: 'Come on men, lively now'. (This is a bit dated - you'll come across it chiefly in period dramas and war films.)
PS *When I was playing rugby (1966-'74) the traditional warning to look out for a high ball was just 'Heads'.
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After a day of relentless pressure to end his Missouri Senate campaign over comments he made about rape, Rep. Todd Akin faced a barrage of insults from CNN host Piers Morgan for failing to appear for a pre-scheduled interview.
Akin was scheduled to appear on "Piers Morgan Tonight" at 9 p.m. but cancelled at the last minute, Morgan said. To fill his time slot, producers showed footage of an empty chair and turned to Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who criticized the absent guest.
"The empty chair sums up what many people think is between Todd Akin's ears," Morgan said, adding that Akin would be a considered " a gutless little twerp" if he refused a renewed invitation to appear on the show.
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Akin was initially asked to appear on the program after his challenger, Sen. Claire McCaskill cancelled her appearance. Schakowsky filled the void by calling Akin and Paul Ryan "two peas in a pod" for endorsing "the same legislation that would limit women's rights to access to contraception, that would make even rape and incest not reasons for having an abortion."
Morgan tweeted about Akin's no-show after the broadcast, urging his audiene to follow @AkinEmptyChair, a parody account that mocked Akin's absence.
Akin made several media appearances Monday to apologize and clarify a statement he made over the weekend that suggested in cases of "legitimate rape" women could prevent pregnancy.
"I need to apologize," Akin told Mike Huckabee, host of The Huckabee Report radio show. "I made that statement in error, rape is never legitimate. I used the wrong words in the wrong way."
His original comment was made Sunday on KTVI after he was asked about his views on abortion in the case of rape.
"It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," he said. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child."
He issued several other apologies Monday, on Twitter and in other interviews, but calls for him to drop his bid for the Senate seat reached a fever pitch.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee pulled $5 million in advertising for his race, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus called for Akin to "step aside," and conservative radio and television hosts echoed Priebus' pleas on the airwaves and the internet.
Akin, who had been leading his Democratic challenger, Sen. Claire McCaskill, in the polls was counted among the Republicans who could help overturn a 53-47 Democratic majority in the Senate. A loss for Akin, could therefore send shock waves far beyond his district—a point conservative radio host Sean Hannity was hammering to Akin on his show Monday.
"There's so much at stake, and I'm reading an email from a friend of mine right now, 'this is bigger than one person, this is going to set us back," Hannity said.
"All those things need to be looked at," Akin replied, without indicating whether he would consider bowing out.
Akin has until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to make his decision.


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HAVELOCK �City officials questioned initial design plans for the U.S. 70-Slocum interchange during a meeting with N.C. Department of Transportation officials last week in Havelock.
HAVELOCK �City officials questioned initial design plans for the U.S. 70-Slocum interchange during a meeting with N.C. Department of Transportation officials last week in Havelock.
Though Havelockofficials have supported the idea of the flyover interchange as a way to reduce wrecks at the traffic signal that leads to Cherry Point air station�s back gate, DOT plans include major changes that would affect residents in Tucker Creek, MacDonald Downs and Hickman Hills.
DOT officials presented two plans to Havelockofficials, and in both, the Slocum Road-U.S. 70 interchange is essentially the same, with eastbound traffic on U.S. 70 accessing the base via an exit ramp and elevated bridge over U.S. 70 West. Westbound drivers on U.S. 70 would peel off on a single-lane access road that would connect with Slocum Road.
Drivers leaving the base on Slocum Roadheading west would be directed along a new access road that would meet up with U.S. 70 near the MacDonald Downs entrance, which is scheduled to close. Eastbound drivers could turn left via the traffic light.
MacDonald Downs drivers would use a new access road called Marsha�s Way that would link with Pine Grove Road, which goes between Wells Wayside Furniture and the West End Fire Station.
�I�m just looking at the issues that are going to be causing the most heartburn for the city,� Havelock Mayor Jimmy Sanders said. �The fact that the only way in and out of MacDonald Downs is going to be down here at this traffic light is going to be difficult. If there was some way that we could extend the service road and allow traffic coming off the base to be able to make a right into MacDonald Downs, that would be helpful. The fact that every time they come out it�s going to add two miles to their trip is going to be a problem.�
City officials also raised concerns with changes to traffic in Tucker Creek. One alternative presented Tuesday called for the closure of Sermons Boulevardand for traffic from Tucker Creek to be redirected to Marsha�s Way and the new Pine Grove Road. However, Matthew Potter, DOT project development engineer, said that those plans were not likely to happen and that Sermons Boulevardwould likely continue to meet up with the service road as it does now.
Still, the plans call for changes at the traffic signal at Tucker Creek. Currently, the intersection has a six-phase traffic light permitting all movements � straight, left and right. However, the new �superstreet� configuration calls for a two-phase signal in which drivers would no longer be allowed to drive straight across U.S. 70 from either Tucker Creek or Hickman Hills. Only left turns would be allowed coming out of Hickman Hills. Those wanting to turn right to go toward Havelockwould have to turn left on U.S. 70 West and make a U-turn to head back east.
Tucker Creek residents could turn left or right from Pine Grove Roadat the traffic light.
Left turns from U.S. 70 East into Tucker Creek would no longer be permitted under the plan. Drivers would be forced to continue past the traffic signal and make a U-turn at a new crossing that would have a traffic light.
Likewise, left turns from U.S. 70 West into Hickman Hills would no longer be permitted. Instead, drivers would be forced to continue past the light to a new U-turn crossing that would not have a traffic signal.
Potter stressed that the plans are preliminary and that changes were possible before the plans are presented to the public, which is expected to take place at a June public hearing.
Neil Lassiter, DOT lead engineer, said the plans for the interchange and Tucker Creek were designed with the idea of keeping all drivers safe.
�We�re looking at the citizens of Havelockand we�re looking at the citizens of Eastern North Carolinaand we�re trying to look at each of these problems,� he said.
Construction on the project is expected to begin in 2015. The initial cost estimate for the project is $20.5 million.


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The Raspberry Pi is one of the most successful open source hardware projects ever. For less than $40, you get a full-blown PC, a multimedia center, and a web server—and this book gives you everything you need to get started. You'll learn the basics, progress to controlling the Pi, and then build your own electronics projects. This new edition is revised and updated with two new chapters on adding digital and analog sensors, and creating videos and a burglar alarm with the Pi camera.
Raspberry Pi: A Quick-Start Guide (2nd edition)
by Maik Schmidt
About this Title
Pages: 176
Published: 2014-03-10
Release: P1.0 (2014-04-01)
Get your Raspberry Pi up and running and doing cool stuff. You'll start with the basics: adding hardware, installing and configuring Debian Linux, and customizing the Pi's firmware to get the most out of your hardware.
Then the fun begins. You'll connect the Pi to your home network, surf the web, and tweet messages. You'll learn how to get the most out of Midori, the Pi's standard browser, and control the desktops of other PCs with the Pi. Then you'll explore the Pi's versatility with a series of home projects. Turn it into a web server in your home network; convert the Pi into a powerful multimedia center so you can watch high-definition video and listen to your favorite music; and play classic video games.
Then you'll use the GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi to build your own electronics projects, such as an "out of memory" alarm. You'll learn how to use digital and analog sensors with the Pi' even though the Pi doesn't have analog input ports! Finally, you'll set up the Pi camera, create your own time-lapse videos, and build an automatic e-mailing burglar alarm. Power to the Pi!
What You Need
You need a Raspberry Pi and several things that you probably already have at home, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor/TV set, and an SD card. To build the electronic projects you need a few cheap parts and the Pi camera.
User Level
Most of the book is targeted at beginners in computing and programming. A few parts, such as the small electronics project and setting up a web server, assume some intermediate skills.
Contents & Extracts
- Acknowledgments
- Who Should Read This Book?
- What's in This Book?
- Where Can I Get a Raspberry Pi and Additional Hardware?
- Debian Linux
- Code Examples and Conventions
- Online Resources
- Meet the Raspberry Pi
- Get to Know the Hardware
- What Else You Need
- Next Steps
- Install an Operating System
- See What's Available
- Have a Look Around with NOOBS
- Prepare a Bootable SD Card
- Next Steps
- Configure Raspbian
- Boot the Pi for the First Time
- Customize Your Installation with Raspi-config
- Start the Desktop
- Manage Your Software with apt-get
- Install Software and Media Using Pi Store
- Next Steps
- Configure the Firmware
- Update the Firmware/Kernel
- Configure the Video Output
- Test and Configure the Audio System
- Next Steps
- Intermezzo: Build a Kiosk with the Pi
- Display Twitter Live Search Information
- Refresh Websites Automatically
- Next Steps
- Networking with the Pi
- Perform Everyday Tasks on the Web
- Use Secure Shell with the Pi
- Share Desktops with the Pi
- Turn the Pi into a Web Server
- Add WiFi to the Pi
- Next Steps
- Turn the Pi into a Multimedia Center
- Install Raspbmc
- Start Raspbmc for the First Time
- Add Files to XBMC
- Control XBMC Remotely
- Next Steps
- Play Games on Your Pi
- Play Interactive Fiction
- Play Point-and-Click Adventures
- Emulate Other Platforms
- Play Native Games
- Next Steps
- Tinker with the GPIO Pins
- What You Need
- Meet the Pi's GPIO Pins
- Build a Basic Circuit
- Control an LED Using the GPIO Pins
- Build an "Out of Memory" Alarm
- Display the GPIO Status in a Browser
- What If It Doesn't Work?
- Next Steps
- Working With Digital and Analog Sensors
- What You Need
- Detecting Motion with the Pi
- Measuring Temperature with the Pi
- What If It Doesn't Work
- Next Steps
- Control the Pi Camera
- Meet the Camera's Hardware
- Connect the Camera to the Pi
- Install the Camera Drivers
- Take Some Photos
- Record High-Definition Videos
- Build a Burglar Alarm
- What If It Doesn't Work
- A Linux Primer
- A First Encounter
- Navigate Through the File System
- Edit Text Files
- Manage Users
- Manage Processes
- Shut Down and Reboot the Pi
- Getting Help
Maik Schmidt has worked as a software developer for nearly 20 years and makes
a living creating complex solutions for large enterprises. Outside his day
job, he writes book reviews and articles for computer science magazines. He is
the author of Arduino: A Quick-Start Guide, Enterprise Recipes with Ruby
and Rails, and Enterprise Integration with Ruby for Pragmatic Bookshelf.


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Exceptional Educators
April 10, 2012
Undergraduate Campus
Last fall, U.S. News & World Report ranked Lewis & Clark 15th in the nation for liberal arts colleges with the best undergraduate teaching. While the accolades were appreciated, the news came as no surprise—our educators have long been known for their innovative teaching and ongoing commitment to faculty-student collaboration.
The latest in a string of awards highlighting Lewis & Clark's commitment to excellence in teaching came in November 2011, when Greta Binford was selected as the 2011 Oregon Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Prior to that, Associate Professor of Psychology Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell received the Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year Award from CASE/Carnegie, and last fall two alumni garnered attention for outstanding teaching. Learn more about our exceptional educators below.
Greta Binford
Students and spiders: together this unlikely duo fuels Greta Binford's passion for teaching, and her gifts as an educator have not gone unnoticed. She was recently named the 2011 Oregon Professor of the Year by CASE/Carnegie.
Since joining Lewis & Clark's faculty in 2003, Binford, associate professor of biology, has immersed her students in scientific inquiry and encouraged them to learn about themselves while studying other species. Using spider diversity research as an entry point, she fosters undergraduate exploration of issues surrounding science, evolution, biodiversity, and biodiversity loss.
Andrew Wood '11, Binford's research assistant, helped her collect spiders in Texas and plans to study biology in graduate school. "As a teacher, she is extremely hands-on," Wood said. "Her goal is to get you to learn to teach yourself with her mentorship, and she is phenomenal at that."
Read more: 2011's Top Teacher
Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell
The magic of Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell's teaching style, which is well known among her loyal following of students at Lewis & Clark, has also been the focus of national acclaim. A few years ago, she was named the Outstanding Baccalauereate Colleges Professor of the Year by CASE/Carnegie.
Detweiler-Bedell, who joined the psychology faculty in 2001, immerses students in interactive and challenging lessons starting in their first psychology course. Students in her Introduction to Psychology class, for example, handle a human brain and imagine themselves as subjects in classic psychology experiments. More advanced students in her Clinical Psychology course assume the roles of therapist and patient as they learn to solve realistic problems.
When she accepted the prestigious award, Detweiler-Bedell said her goal in the classroom is to "transform each of my students from bystander to participant to collaborator, leading them not to just observe, but to engage–and not to just engage but to create."
Read more: Transformative Teaching
Elena Garcia-Velasco
Last fall, Elena Garcia-Velasco M.A.T. '97, a Spanish teacher at Portland's Roosevelt High School, received the state's highest honor for teaching—the 2011-12 Oregon Teacher of the Year award. Since 1995, six Lewis & Clark alumni have received this honor.
According to an article in The Oregonian, Garcia-Velasco's father, a lawyer for Spain's education ministry, suggested that she pick the top graduate program when she was looking to get a teaching credential. She enrolled at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling and, years later, still remembers what her professors said on her first day.
"They told us, 'Teaching is the most important job in the world. We want you to be agents of transformation,'" Garcia-Velasco said. "Working at Roosevelt, you get to breathe that."
Maureen Daschel
In October, Maureen Daschel M.A.T. '87 was named Outstanding Classroom Teacher by the Oregon Science Teachers Association. Dashel currently chairs the St. Mary's Academy science department, where she leads two of the school's most innovative science programs.
"I have a twofold obligation," Daschel told The Columbian. "One is an obligation to kids who want to go on in science, that they are familiar with science fundamentals and processes. The other is to kids who aren't going to go on in science but who, in an increasingly science- and technology-focused world, need to know how to think critically and need to have the confidence to question the experts."
This story was originally published on January 25, 2012.


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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Quick Draw
Paint anywhere in the grounds of the historic Park-McCullough House, start when you hear the bell at 1:30, and stop two hours later.
I was attracted to a 1938 Dodge Pickup. Besides being a gorgeous old truck, I liked the chiaroscuro: light-on-dark on the front end, and dark-on-light on the rear end to the right. I also wanted to feature the reflection of the illuminated grass on the shadow side of the vehicle.
In preparation for the bell, I premixed batches of color with the palette knife to save time later (that was legal).
One half hour into the painting, I drew in the big shapes with a bristle brush and blocked in the grass and background.
Halfway through, I knocked in the basic shadow color of the truck and the building. I was really sweating it at this point, thinking "I'll never finish!"
I tried to look for similar planes, muttering to myself such things as "upfacing planes in the shadow of the truck." The goal is to hit all of those similar tones at the same time when I had that color on the brush, rather than wasting time going back with the same thought.
Only a half hour left, I softened some edges, such as along the hood and the top of the cab.
Here is how it looked as the bell rang, with final details: highlights, headlights and hubcaps. Two hours went by in a flash; it's hard to believe that's the same amount of time as watching a movie.
Breathing a sigh of relief, we all put our results on easels. Here is Vcevy Strekalovsky, who did a gorgeous painting of the house. I was really inspired by everyone else's work, and would love to come back again and paint the gardens or the carriage house.
North Bennington Plein Air Competition Quick Draw
Frank Costantino
Vcevy Strekalovsky
More about the 1938 Dodge
Park McCullough House and Estate
Many more pictures of the Quick Draw at Mary Byrom's blog
11 comments:
- Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writer said...
Beautifully done! Did you have any spectators asking questions? That's always a bit annoying when you're in a timed event such as this. Premixing your palette is a great idea.
- September 12, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- Dit said...
Great picture, hard to believe that it was done in only two hours! I suppose that years of practice in plein air painting trains the eye to spot similar planes (I'm hopeless at it). Adrenaline seekers, no need for bungee jumping and such, just set yourselves a tight time schedule to produce a complete, detailed painting! :)
- September 12, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Steve said...
I love that one note of bright reflection off the bottom windshield trim. Inspiring work in every way.
- September 12, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Harriet said...
Fabulous, it's a beautiful painting.
- September 12, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Daroo said...
Exciting play by play and nicely done -- I'd still be struggling with the drawing/measuring into the second hour. (Though I suppose while you were premixing your colors you were noticing measurements too.)
I don't usually premix my palette when painting en plein air but it sure would be a good exercise to try and in the case of a quick draw -- a good strategy.
- September 12, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Bil Hardenberger said...
I don't know Jim... seems rushed to me. ;o)
- September 12, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- R Kamal said...
just two hours!...amazing painting with fine details.
- September 13, 2010 at 1:25 AM
- Mary Byrom said...
What hoot! Love this!... and Vcevy with that number in his hat!
- September 13, 2010 at 2:11 AM
- Matthew Gauvin said...
- September 13, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- LandPainter said...
For 2 hours that is quite amazing! Way to go!
- September 13, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- Max West said...
Painting on the spot within a time limit and in a set area...now there'a cool concept. I tweeted this post BTW - it sounds fascinating.
- September 13, 2010 at 6:22 PM


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In the West, Tales of Vesperia was released on the Xbox 360. Only. In Japan, it was released on the Xbox 360, forcing Japanese people to buy Microsoft's console. Then, a year later, it was released on the PS3.
But why?
"Microsoft paid for the exclusivity the same way Sony paid for having Heavy Rain only on PS3," Namco Bandai community manager Charlotte Toci wrote on Facebook.
"It's just one way the business works, sadly," she added. "Those decisions are made really high up y'know, we do try and give them the max of fan feedback, but sometimes it's just out of our hands."
If you've ever wondered why games developed by third party studios end up as exclusives, now you know—if you didn't already.
Namco: Microsoft Paid for Western Tales [RPG Site via Eurogamer]


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[I]n an eleven-year career on the Second Circuit, Judge Sotomayor has participated in roughly 100 panel decisions involving questions of race and has disagreed with her colleagues in those cases (a fair measure of whether she is an outlier) a total of 4 times. Only one case (Gant) in that entire eleven years actually involved the question whether race discrimination may have occurred. (In another case (Pappas) she dissented to favor a white bigot.) She participated in two other panels rejecting district court rulings agreeing with race-based jury-selection claims.So the reverse-discrimination claim is one of the very few cases where she stood out from the other judges. It's notable that that was a case that turned on free speech rights — and the speech in question was speech Sotomayor presumably disgrees with vehemently:
Pappas v. Giuliani, 290 F.3d 143 (2d Cir. 2002), involv[ed] an employee of the New York City Police Department who was terminated from his desk job because, when he received mailings requesting that he make charitable contributions, he responded by mailing back racist and bigoted materials. On appeal, the panel majority held that the NYPD could terminate Pappas for his behavior without violating his First Amendment right to free speech. Sotomayor dissented from the majority's decision to award summary judgment to the police department. She acknowledged that the speech was "patently offensive, hateful, and insulting," but cautioned the majority against "gloss[ing] over three decades of jurisprudence and the centrality of First Amendment freedoms in our lives just because it is confronted with speech is does not like." In her view, Supreme Court precedent required the court to consider not only the NYPD's mission and community relations but also that Pappas was neither a policymaker nor a cop on the beat. Moreover, Pappas's speech was anonymous, "occur[ring] away from the office on [his] own time." She expressed sympathy for the NYPD's "concerns about race relations in the community," which she described as "especially poignant"....But she upheld the rights of the employee as grounded solidly in the constitutional law of free speech. So let's think clearly about the real working of this "empathy" Obama has touted. Stop jumping ahead to the assumption that Sotomayor stretches the law to decide cases in favor of people who tug her heart strings and look at the record.


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The Book Club
Time Out says
It doesn't sound like a place for an exciting night out, but behind the sedate name is one of the most consistently creative bars in London. The Book Club is a popular, laid back, lived-in basement bar that originally helped Hoxton earn its hip title, and in intervening years little has changed down in the basement, which remains plain and comfortable.
You could visit for the drinks alone: cocktails are served in glasses or jugs to share, and come with names like Don't Go To Dalston – the emphasis is on fun and easy drinkability rather than serious mixology. (A better beer selection would be welcome, however.) You could visit for the food: breakfast starts at 8.30am, when the laptop tappers who work in the area use it for off-the-cuff morning meetings; lunch and dinner are simple but filling and homely, with a small menu including the likes of bar snacks, nachos and sharing platters (worth a punt).
Or – and this is what sets Book Club apart – you could visit for the packed timetable of events, ranging from Sheroes, a celebration of a different female pop culture icon each month, to arty think-and-drink workshops, ping pong tournaments, wellbeing events and classic video-game nights.
Leonard Street
|Rail/Tube: Old Street/Shoreditch High Street
|Admission free-£20
|Opening hours:
|Open 8.30am-midnight Mon-Wed; 8.30am-2am Thur; 8.30am-3am Sat; 10am-midnight Sun
|Do you own this business?
Users say (39)
Average User Rating
3.4 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:12
- 4 star:8
- 3 star:8
- 2 star:2
- 1 star:8
Went there tonight. Full of pseudo-hipsters who did not even care to move in the dance floor (if that can be called one)-- they literally just stood there in group with their drinks like children in kindergarten holding their milk; the DJ was terrible, no sense of rhythm. Too many people trying so hard to look cool and waiting to be checked out. "I am on the guest list" and so they said...
I was physically beaten by the bouncers without cause. When asked they said I had been seen 'touching the ceiling'. I found that many others had had needless problems with the bouncer (an obese Asian man). I found I have quite extensive bruising and am now pursuing the matter further.
As for the actual club, the music was basically just an ipod of cheese on shuffle but that was expected so can't complain really. However, the general vibe was pretty aggy too - probably due to people having to constantly deal with the horrible security staff looking to ruin peoples' evenings the whole time. All in all, one of those places that is rammed full of people all acting aggressively towards each other and irritating music that changes every 20 seconds.
There's so many places if you want rent-a-dj in shoreditch, but this is the worst of them due to the clueless security staff who think they are the stars of the show, as well as it taking hours to get served at the bar.
Always so rammed and busy, but still great. The drinks are inventive and not over priced for the area. Variety of events is always imaginative.
I went to the The Book CLub on Sunday for brunch with a couple of friends. I had heard of it before and was looking forward to it but unfortunately it didn't deliver. The service was pretty bad but the food was the real downer. I ordered freshly squeezed orange juice, salmon, scrambled eggs and sourdough bread and a portion of chips. The juice had so much ice in it that it barely tasted of oranges. The eggs were average, the salmon was dry and very salty and we never got the sourdough bread. Instead we got a regular slice of brown bread. Definitely not what I would expect when I eat out. The chips was definitely not freshly made, it was served to us looking rather grey and soaked in fat, it wasn't hot and tasted stale although the waitress claimed that it was freshly made. When I asked for a new portion she said she could get me one but it will probably be the same. Really disappointed with this place. I won't be going back.
I've been to the Book Club on a few occasions now and always had a great experience! Food is tasty, some of the cocktails are really interesting and the staff was always nice too. I do have to say though that on weekends we tend to go a bit earlier as the queues get veeeeeerrrryyyyy long.
I think people go here because they think it is 'cool'. You can't move. The music is average. 2/5 at best. It's just very very forgettable.
I personally think this place is slightly overrated. Long lines..all the time on the weekend. Cool decor, trendy people. But the time to get a damn drink just takes too long. Worth checking out at least once, but I haven't gone back.
A friend recommended this place to me so I went on Saturday, had a great time! It was very busy but i got in quickly. Drinks were very reasonable for a London bar and the staff all seemed to know what they were doing, very friendly. Highly recommend this place!
It was a shame that the chef, as the waitress told us, was 'in a bad mood', and refused to cook pancakes, despite all of the ingredients being readily available. It was nice that she told me I was 'taking it very well'. I would have enjoyed my coffee with milk, had it come with milk. The tomatoes in the 'cooked' breakfast I settled for were utterly cold. My friend described the Hollandaise as 'metallicy butter'. On the upside there was a very sweet little girl in a Paddington Bear raincoat, but I can't guarantee she'll be there again.
Seems like a good idea, but I've left twice after waiting at the bar for over 15 minutes - at the front of the bar, I might add. I'd much rather spend my time talking with my friends than standing there like a lemon. Door policy is bizarre - bouncers are very pushy, making us queue up to have to give our email address for what, exactly? I declined and was allowed straight through - but this queue was essentially for nothing!
Got to agree with some of the reviews here. Actually had a good time and bar service team were great. Being of a more mature age and having worked in a bar i really appreciate this. However comments regarding door policy are spot on. Made to queue for no good reason and then treated with disdain.
Went to The Book Club last night for life drawing and had a great time. So busy for a Monday but nice crowd, nice staff and patient teacher (just as well!). Will be back.
There was a fight outside. Not to busy on a Tuesday night. It was okay, I had a good time but this was probably down to the company I was with. Bar staff were polite. Security let us straight through, experience was fine but reading all these comments makes me wonder how good it would have ben if we had been there on a busier night. thank goodness we didnt run into the fat asian security guard mentioned below. Had a Shoreditch Twat cocktail, was alright, £8 seemed a bit much though. All in all it was okay, not amazing, not shite, just okay.
Great place had loads of fun... Will be back again.
I had plans to invite people for my birthday in this place and decided to check it out first. Staff at the door were incredibly rude and prescriptive (apparently giving a phone call while you are in the queue is not on) and put me in a bad mood before I even got through the door. I didnt like the fact that they charge an entrance fee while much nicer bars in the area do not. Inside it was really overcrowded and people at the bar were so slow that it took 25 min to get served. Cocktails were very small for the price as well. The rest of the evening was not better, having to yell to be heard because of what really was background noise rather than music while drunk people kept hitting my chair (the place was so full that there was no space for them to stand). Bottom line: I won't go there for my bday, as it seems that people who had booked an area were having a similar experience to mine, with other people using their table, etc. Will never go back there: there are other, much nicer places in Shoreditch.
Was in the bookclub friday just gone 9th of march. Had an amazing time music bar staff was awsome. Door staff was very friendly and helpful. Will be going back again.
I went to this place for the first time recently and was really impressed! It has a really open and friendly feel probably due to open plan upstairs but I also found the staff helpful when asking for a cocktail recommendation. Just a nice place to chill and have a drink with my friends. I noticed they do pretty off the wall events as well- life drawing etc so will definitely be going back!
wicked bar. best in shoreditch. they are selective of who they let it - just make sure you dont we are a suit or turn up in your best shirt and pointy shoes. no stags or hens allowed in either so all good! £4 for spirits and £6/£7 cocktails is actually really good for the area so not sure how some see this as 'not good for value' - generally just a great place to hang out with mates
Busy bar, generally ok, nice bar staffs. Not good for value though....... There is an awful female bouncer at the door as well. Anyone know who she is?
ha ha the books are in the basement. I LOVE the book club, best place to go on a Sunday if you are feeling delicate and in need of some tlc. i've always found the staff really friendly and helpful.
I've been to the Book Club a dozen or so times, at different times of day. I've always found the staff helpful, professional and friendly. The atmosphere is fun and the drinks are reasonably priced. I fully recommend it!
There are no books here either.
I work locally and go to the book club morning, noon and night. I find the staff super friendly and have never encounted rudeness. Yep, you do have to queue most nights but thats because they are so popular. you just have to get down early. drinks are actually cheaper than most venues in shoreditch which is why i frequent there. are you sure you went to the same place? the book club rocks.