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In a much-contested field, he was the original "Prince of Darkness." Yet, his book on cinematography is titled Painting with Light. On the basis of his many Westerns and film noir features, you would imagine he's a quintessentially American "guy," but he was born in Hungary. His first dozen credits are Spanish language Latin American features and he was widely regarded by his Hollywood peers as a foppish elitist. He was a singular master of inky black and burning white lighting, yet his only Academy Award was for the stunning color palette of An American in Paris, a movie for which he photographed only a single dance sequence. His Imdb page lists over 100 pictures, yet all are features save one—and that's the pilot for the TV series Mission Impossible which he photographed a half dozen years after his de facto retirement. Yes, John Alton was a cinematographer of contradictions.
Last year, Mary Francis, Executive Editor of Music and Film Studies at UC Press asked me to write a foreword to a new paperback edition of Alton's book. The existing edition included a comprehensive biographical introduction of Alton's career by critic Todd McCarthy, who had been a writer/producer on the 1992 documentary Visions of Light. That film had included a discussion of film noir and Alton's work on The Big Combo, a late masterwork of the noir decade.
Alton had been reclusive from Hollywood circles for over 25 years, but he made a surprise appearance at the documentary's premiere at the NuArt Theater in Santa Monica. He was over 90 at the time. When he walked down the aisle sporting his signature French beret, the several dozen attending cinematographers, many stars in their own right, rushed to pay homage. It was a second coming out for the man who had been living quietly in Palm Springs. Tributes began to flow.
I didn't want to repeat material from McCarthy's well-researched introduction in my foreword to his book. McCarthy and Alton had become friends, and the critic had an opportunity to review much of Alton's work and thoughts in several public appearances including the Telluride Film Festival. Instead, I read through Alton's file of the ASC papers, now housed at the Academy's Herrick Library. I found a revealing record of Alton's on and off activities as a member of the American Society of Cinematographers from the time of his first initiation in 1937, sponsored by a then relatively unknown Stanley Cortez, who was to achieve acclaim photographing Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons and again a decade later with Charles Laughton's Night of the Hunter.
In January 1944 Alton resigned from the ASC, against the advice of many colleagues, for reasons still obscure. He must have realized the mistake of doing this in such a tight-knit community as Hollywood cinematographers then were, because barely a year later he asked for re-instatement which was granted by the Board of Governors with the support of fellow cinematographer Leon Shamroy, a powerful force in the Society. At this point, Alton came fully into his own with a series of low budget but powerfully visualized crime pictures for directors Anthony Mann, Joseph Lewis, and especially for his close friend, the soon to be blacklisted Bernard Vorhaus. He and Nick Musaraca became the top cinematographers for these hard-bitten crime dramas that were cinematic metaphors for the general psychic malaise of the country still coming out of WWII, mired in the existential anxieties of the developing Cold War, and of the Congressional witch hunt for subversives in Hollywood that started in 1947.
But the ride on Alton's ASC merry-go-round was not yet over. In March 1954, several years after winning his Academy Award for American in Paris, the unpredictable cinematographer again resigned from the ASC, choosing language in his letter that was almost verbatim that of his 1944 withdrawal letter. This time his quitting was for good. I had always wondered why the screen credit of Alton's last dozen or so films did not read "ASC". The six low budget features, most of them Westerns, that he did with director Allan Dwan in the mid 50s, as well as his last films with Richard Brooks, including his swansong, that superheated riot of color and expressionistic camera, Elmer Gantry, did not have the ASC attribution, nor does his most lauded noir credit, The Big Combo.
After Elmer Gantry Alton's career seemed to spin out of control. Whether his alienation from his cinematographer peers had any bearing on this or whether his own very high opinion of himself and his work finally reached an inevitable breaking point in his discontent with the film industry—is purely conjectural. What is in the record is that young director John Frankenheimer, who had himself replaced Charles Crichton, replaced Alton on his last assignment, Birdman of Alcatraz. Alton protested to colleagues that he and Argentinean wife Rozalia Kiss wanted to travel anyway, to study art. It was no accident that his book was titled PAINTING with Light. But this may have been a smoke screen for his disaffection as I found in his ASC papers at the Herrick Library, letters he wrote to both George Stevens and George Cukor – lauding in no faint terms the merits of his own work. On November 15, 1964, Alton wrote Cukor to praise Cukor's My Fair Lady as "one of the greatest films of all time… It awakened in me an ambition: TO PHOTOGRAPH A FILM FOR YOU." The caps are Alton's and the subtext seems to me to signal to Cukor that the director would be the greater benefactor in such a collaboration. He continued, "Although I have been absent from Hollywood, the time thus spent has not been in vain." Alton explains to Cukor his ongoing study of color, which many colleagues felt had run amok in his lighting for Brooks' The Brothers Karamazov. While the colors are muted in this clip, consider the classic Alton noir lighting:
Although there had been hints of expressionistic color in My Fair Lady, it is difficult to imagine that the aesthetic bent of the always-genteel Cukor could mesh with that of the showy Alton, whose Matisse, van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and Fauvist bold color slatherings brought howls of protest from colleagues as far back as An American in Paris. In closing, Alton suggested to Cukor in heraldic caps, "I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN SOME COMPETITIVE TESTING FOR YOUR NEXT PRODUCTION." I found no reply from Cukor among the director's papers.
But even two years before retirement, and ostensibly burning out, Alton wrote to George Stevens, on January 16, 1958. Stevens, like Cukor, was an "A" list director of broadly humanistic dramas. Early in his career Stevens had been a cinematographer with dozens of photography credits dating back to 1923, including a number of Laurel and Hardy two-reelers for Hal Roach. Alton wrote Stevens the year before the release of his 1959 bio-drama, The Diary of Anne Frank, photographed by William C. Mellor (Mellor earning an Oscar for his black-and-white photography.) Alton began, "What a powerful instrument the motion picture camera can become in your hands. So I have decided that before I retire, I shall have to photograph one of your pictures." He went on to describe his love/hate affair with MGM citing his "ABSOLUTE NEW APPROACH" to color in The Brothers Karamazov. Alton concludes: "Should you ever be in need of a man of my caliber, I shall be glad to hear from you." Such a self-serving, even unctuous, sign-off would seem to bode no response. But the affable Stevens did reply on February 6. "Nothing would make me happier than an opportunity for this kind of an association in the future," he wrote simply. Stevens would direct only two more films. On The Greatest Story Ever Told he used Mellor again, along with Loyal Griggs, and on his final film he chose the great cinematographer of the early Nouvelle Vague films, Henri Decae. A Stevens/Alton linking remains one of those "what if" questions of film history.
I examine the whole cloth of Alton's ASC comings and goings in more detail in the foreword to the new UC Press paperback edition of his book. Unraveling the threads of his career yields no less an enigmatic pattern than the motivations of his films' antiheroes. You can find the book here:
University of California Press: Painting With Light link
Whatever reasons Alton may have had for his early retirement and self-imposed exile from Hollywood, he and Rozalia continued to live for years in central Hollywood. But Alton's coming out at the premiere of Visions of Light signaled a late incandescence in his life. His subsequent public appearances were of a genial nonagenarian sporting a dark beret, still generous locks spilling onto his neck, framed by a bow tie.
The year before he died, Alton was invited to the ASC Clubhouse to be honored during a monthly members' dinner. He and his ASC sponsor from December 1937, Stanley Cortez, sat at separate tables in the L-shaped room. They were eyeing one another across the way, but neither made a move toward the other. Clearly, there was some unresolved history between the two of them that those of us in the room could only surmise. Did it go back to Alton's two withdrawals from the Society, or was it more personal? None of us were aware that Cortez had been his original sponsor, and Cortez remained unusually mum. Stanley was quick on the challenge to anyone who disagreed with him at Board meetings, but many of us knew that his sentinel-like demeanor at the ASC portal was partly a front; somewhere inside that glowering visage resided a more mellow soul. Whatever old resentments might present a chasm between these two artists, several of us, including recent president Woody Omens, felt it was time for rapprochement. We led Stanley over to Alton's table. There was a slight hesitancy but Stanley made the first gracious move and they embraced each other. I was aware, as never before in my professional life, that here was a direct connection to a golden age of American cinematography. I think it was Woody who took a photograph of Alton, Cortez and me standing next to the fireplace, above which is the ASC insignia. Alton is in a dark suit, his bow tie askew to the left; Cortez, ever dapper, wears a white jacket with an ascot. His right arm rests on Alton's left shoulder. I stand between the two Lions in Winter like the cat that ate the canary, an unlikely acolyte in his early 50s, not yet with a trace of grey hair.
Next: John Alton, Part Two, and the new UC Press edition of "Painting With Light."


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Tim Cushing
Tech Dirt
April 8, 2014
We've often discussed the TSA's ridiculous pantomime deployed with the pretense that vague and ever-shifting rules — most written as a reaction to previous failed attacks — somehow make flying safer, even if these policies have failed to prevent attackers from boarding planes or even sniff out potential terrorists in order to apprehend them. The entire process has been ridiculed (as all knee-jerk responses should be) to no end, which is just as well considering the TSA program itself is apparently going to be endless.
While we've examined the security theater players' parts, we really haven't spent much time examining the stage itself. Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, David Post asks just how many of our rights are we supposed to give up for the illusion of safety?
I started watching the TSA video that was running on the monitors overhead, and I was struck when the narrator said: "Once you enter the screening area, you will not be permitted to leave without TSA permission." Really?! Actually, I am permitted to leave without TSA permission, whether they like it or not, because the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on "unreasonable . . . seizures" gives me that permission. We have a word for this, too, in the law, when government agents don't allow us to leave freely: "being in custody." And the government cannot put me in custody when they have absolutely no reason to believe that I have broken the law – the 4th Amendment prohibits that. Nor can they say "you've consented to being in custody when you go to the airport," any more than they can say "you've consented to being in custody whenever you leave your home, so we can grab you and hold you whenever we damn please."
Post's followup discussion with TSA agents didn't add much in the way of clarification. The agents told him that he wasn't free to leave but he certainly wasn't being detained. Not "in custody," but not allowed to exit the screening area — just one of the many contradictions that defines the TSA's bureaucratic morass.
Orin Kerr has responded in another post, stating that whether or not the "seizure" is "unreasonable," caselaw backs up the TSA's position.
The "right to leave" argument was first litigated in the early 1970s when airport security screening was new. At the time, the Fifth Circuit clearly rejected the argument. See United States v. Skipwith, 482 F.2d 1272, 1277 (5th Cir. 1973). The Fifth Circuit reasoned that an alternative approach would give hijackers a way to probe for poor security practices and then only go through security when it was lax.
The logic behind this opinion is mostly sound, but this is something that should be clarified by the agency relying on this caselaw. When someone asks whether or not they're being detained or are in custody, they should be told that they are — even if said custody technically ends when they board their flight. This may make more people unhappy, but the TSA's never really been a people-friendly operation.
If there was ever going to be an opportunity to move caselaw to a bit more reasonable point in relation to consent, custody and security checkpoints, that door was slammed shut by the 9/11 attacks. From the Ninth Circuit decision concurring with the Fifth Circuit's 1970s decision:
[R]equiring that a potential passenger be allowed to revoke consent to an ongoing airport security search makes little sense in a post-9/11 world. Such a rule would afford terrorists multiple opportunities to attempt to penetrate airport security by "electing not to fly" on the cusp of detection until a vulnerable portal is found. This rule would also allow terrorists a low-cost method of detecting systematic vulnerabilities in airport security, knowledge that could be extremely valuable in planning future attacks.
In other words, extenuating circumstances, dating back to the 1970s, have turned an airplane ticket into a waiver of Fourth Amendment rights. While I appreciate the fact that restoring these rights would make it much easier for would-be attackers to probe for security holes, the same rationale makes anyone attempting (or asking) to leave the screening area instantly suspicious — and subject to additional searches and screenings.
This aligns very much with the general law enforcement view on "reasonable suspicion" in terms of checkpoints and roadblocks. Any driver who turns down a side road or performs a U-turn in order to avoid a police checkpoint is presumed to be guilty of… something and therefore should be pursued and stopped. At no point is this driver ever in "custody," and yet, he or she isn't free to leave the area, even when the driver is several cars back in the line. This would seem to violate the Fourth Amendment as well, but courts in many states have determined that simply avoiding a checkpoint is, in itself, enough reasonable suspicion to allow officers to pull over the vehicle.
Other courts have argued that a legal maneuver to avoid a checkpoint is not enough to indicate reasonable suspicion, but the reality here (as lawyers caution) is that drivers avoiding a DUI checkpoint or other police roadblock should expect to be pulled over and questioned. In the end, the only practical difference between these two rulings is the admissibility of evidence in court. At the point where the Fourth Amendment should matter, it doesn't. It's only after the fact.
Although they aren't told explicitly, simply entering the screening area is giving consent to the TSA to search you and your belongings. Should you wish to revoke this consent, you would need to make that decision before reaching the screening area. Practically speaking, this means finding another way to reach your destination. There's no way to assert your rights and still board a plane, even if you haven't broken any laws and aren't planning to.
Caselaw (and some common sense) supports the TSA's claim that travelers are not free to leave the screening area. But the TSA should be honest about it, rather than simply expect all travelers to be perfectly fine with waiving their rights for the "privilege" of boarding a plane. And the courts should be wary of issuing more caselaw supporting the expansion of "constitution-free zones" to anywhere the TSA (or other government agencies) might be operating.
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Quilted Maple Walnut Entry table by Jeff O'Brien, Local Mastery Alumnus and furniture maker
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As eloquently encapsulated by Ben late this past week, Johnny Manziel's life has been a whirlwind over the past year, from exiting spring practice trailing in the Texas A&M quarterback race to a summer arrest to claiming the starting job on the way to a historic Heisman Trophy as part of a stunning SEC debut to myriad off-field "hoopla."
In particular, Manziel's offseason since the Aggies' 28-point thrashing of Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl has been a seemingly daily source of contrived controversies. Exhibit A: a Big 12 assistant stating during a January radio interview that "[i]f they can keep (Manziel) out of jail or keep him eligible, he's gonna be pretty good." The bright spotlight shining on Manziel's every move led A&M's athletic director to have a sit-down with the player and his parents to discuss how to successfully navigate the sudden and ofttimes crushing trappings of fame.
For his part, though, the quarterback sees the same old Manziel he was prior to Johnny Footballing his way straight into the nation's consciousness.
"I still see myself as the same person I was before," Manziel told ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit during an interview.
"We did a lot of great things. I've been so blessed to have the done the things I did individually. For me, I don't see it that way. I still see myself as young, the same guy I was before I ever won the Heisman. Hopefully my friends still feel I'm the same way. I just want people to know I"m still the same person I've always been."
Manziel did allow that his life has been "pure chaos" since winning the Heisman last December, admitting that he doesn't understand people "freak[ing] out" upon meeting him. "I don't get it. I don't understand it," Manziel said of the attention he's garnered.
With another trip to a noted quarterback guru planned for the not-too-distant future, Manziel and his Aggie teammates opened spring practice Saturday with expectations as high as they've ever been. Collectively, A&M will be looking to somehow improve upon an 11-win season in the school's first season as a member of the SEC. Individually, Manziel will be looking to become just the second player ever to repeat as a Heisman winner.
As should be expected when it comes to Manziel, however, there's even drama attached to something that's nearly a year down the road. As Manziel will be a redshirt sophomore in 2013, and thus three years removed from high school, he would be eligible for the 2014 NFL draft. The speculation is, given the recent success of non-traditional quarterbacks — i.e. not strictly pocket-passing QBs — in the NFL, Manziel might decide and may even be leaning toward early entry into the draft.
During the Herbstreit interview, Manziel didn't exactly pour cold water on the rumor mill churnings.
"You never know how things might play out. If an opportunity comes to go to the NFL, you have to look at that just like you have to look at everything," Manziel said. "For me, the NFL is the thing that's always been, kind of somewhat like the Heisman, it's been a dream as a kid to be able to have an opportunity to even be talked about being able to play in the NFL.
"For me I'm enjoying my time here for sure and if that comes calling, just like anybody else, the decision will have to be made."
Manziel did state that he's "very happy here and very happy with Coach [Kevin] Sumlin and in college football. I love it."
How long he'll remain in College Station, unfortunately, will likely be one of the overriding themes as Manziel attempts to replicate in 2013 an unprecedented 2012 season.


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NY Marathon – November 1st or October 17th?…
Wow, what an exciting game!…
The Yankees took a 2-game lead in the American League Championship Series with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. It was a marathon 5-hour affair that extended into the early hours of the morning (thanks to the 7:57 pm Eastern starting time).
Theodorakis/NY Daily News
It was the fifth longest game in LCS history. The only surprise is that it didn't involve the Boston Red Sox, who have played three of those long running games. Hey Julia, it couldn't have involved the Red Sox "with the Red Sox season over"!
Sorry my friend! Okay, maybe not… 😉
It was definitely a long day for me. I started my morning in San Jose, and I drove to San Francisco to catch a flight to New York. Arriving at JFK Airport around 6 pm Eastern, I got a rental car and drove down to my former home city of Wilmington, DE. I listened to the Yankees game on WCBS (John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman) until I was out of range and had to switch over to ESPN Radio (Jon Miller and Joe Morgan). I was surprised that the rain didn't appear at Yankee Stadium until the late innings, because I drove through rain throughout my drive down the New Jersey Turnpike, and it continued to rain as I made my way through Pennsylvania to Delaware. I stopped at a sports bar to watch game, but I finally decided to check into the hotel in the 10th inning. So, I finished watching the game in the cozy confines of my hotel room. In all my life, I don't think I've ever watched/listened to a single baseball game through so many different sources! Oh well, as the saying goes, all's well that ends well!
Simmons/NY Daily News
I thought that A.J. Burnett pitched a great game. I was disappointed that a potential victory was aborted by his wild pitch in the 5th inning that allowed the Angels to tie the score. Had they not scored, it's possible that the Yankees could have won, 2-1, in regulation with the way their bullpen performed. Nevertheless, baseball is a game of 'ifs and buts' so it didn't happen so this one was earmarked for extra innings.
Elise Amendola/AP
Before I proceed to the latter innings, I do want to congratulate Joba Chamberlain for the job he did in the 7th inning. He inherited two runners when he relieved Phil Coke. After allowing an infield single to Torii Hunter to load the bases, he struck out Vladimir Guerrero to end the inning. That was a huge moment in the game. Clearly, had they scored any runs, they most likely would have won the game.
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Mariano Rivera also did a tremendous job for 2 1/3 innings. Anything beyond an inning was almost unheard of during the Joe Torre days as they sought to protect Mo. I understand that, but these are the days of 'no tomorrow'. Every game is critical. I know that it has been difficult for closers to get into the Hall of Fame, but I think that both Rivera and Trevor Hoffman deserve first ballot consideration when their playing days are over.
Antonelli/NY Daily News
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the stellar defensive play of first baseman Mark Teixeira. He continues to save runs game in and game out. I am always amazed at how far he can reach to save errant throws, and there is no doubt that the Yankees stayed in last night's game because of Tex. There is no way that Jason Giambi could have gotten to many of these throws (sorry G!).
Antonelli/NY Daily News
I was bit frustrated in the 11th inning when Alfredo Aceves opened the inning by walking Gary Matthews, Jr. He scored on a single by the previously ice-cold Chone Figgins after a sacrifice had moved him to second. Nevertheless, I really didn't feel like the Yankees would lose the game at that point, despite the Angels' 3-2 lead.
Antonelli/NY Daily News
My faith was vindicated in the bottom of the 11th when Alex Rodriguez hit a game-tying home run just out of the reach of a leaping Bobby Abreu. The ball bounced back onto the field, so for a moment, there was a thought about whether or not was a home run. Even A-Rod had to slow around second to look at the umpire for the home run signal. But replays clearly showed the ball hit the stands and ricochet back onto the playing field. A-Rod, finally, is playing to expectations in the post-season and it has been great. If the Yanks win it all, the MVP, at this moment, has to be A-Rod.
Antonelli/NY Daily News
I understand why the Yankees placed Freddy Guzman on the play-off roster (at the expense of Eric Hinske), however, it was frustrating to see Guzman (who had earlier pinch run for DH Hideki Matsui) bat following A-Rod's homer. You could almost feel the air deflate out of the Yanks' momentum when Guzman struck out. The Angels retired the next two batters to get out of the inning. Guzman is here because of his Brett Gardner-like speed. However, I would have felt so much better with Eric Hinske coming off the bench to bat in that situation.
The Angels had their chances. With two outs in the top of the 12th, the Angels defensive catcher Jeff Mathis (not known for his bat) ripped a double off David Robertson who had just entered the game. After the next batter was intentionally walked, Robertson struck out Matthews to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 12th, I thought the Yankees missed a golden opportunity when A-Rod flied out to end the inning with the bases loaded. At that point, I started to turn a bit pessimistic. David Robertson was still on the mound and Chad Gaudin was the last man standing in the bullpen so I knew time was running out.
The Angels got the 13th inning going when an error by Robinson Cano allowed Erick Aybar to safely reach base. He advanced to second on a sacrifice. After Bobby Abreu was intentionally walked, an infield groundout by Torii Hunter moved the runners to second and third. That brought Vlad the Great to the plate. Of course, memories of his game winning hit in Boston swirled in my head. But, in keeping in sync with the Angels penchant for leaving men on base…at least in this game, Vlad hit into a groundout to end the inning.
To the bottom of the 13th it was! Instead of allowing Freddy Guzman to hit, manager Joe Girardi brought Jerry Hairston, Jr. off the bench to bat in the DH slot. Hard to believe that it was the first play-off appearance for Hairston, but he didn't disappoint as he reached base on a single to center. After Brett Gardner sacrificed Hairston to second, Robinson Cano was intentionally walked. That brought Melky Cabrera to the plate. In a play that made absolutely no sense to me, Angels second baseman Macer Izturis fielded a ball hit by Cabrera and threw wildly to second base rather than going for the sure out at first.
Noah K. Murray/The Star Ledger
At this point in the game, the only runner that mattered was the lead runner (Hairston). He was already advancing to third, so Cano was an irrelevant runner. The ball sailed past Angels shortstop Erick Aybar and it allowed Hairston to race home with the winning run.
John Munson/The Star Ledger
The first two games of the ALCS have been very un-Angel like, given the multiple errors and men left on base. I suspect that we'll see a very different Angels squad at Angels Stadium as the series shifts to Anaheim for three games. This makes me glad that the Yankees will be taking a 2-0 series lead to the West Coast rather than heading out West tied. I still fully expect this series to go seven games as it is far from over. However, I am hopeful for a few more endings like this…
Antonelli/NY Daily News
On a final note, it was great to see Tino Martinez throw out the first pitch, but he definitely looked better hitting game-winning home runs at the old stadium!
Antonelli/NY Daily News
I am planning to watch tonight's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a Philly sports bar. I guess I'll just remain a closet supporter of the Dodgers and smile whenever the Phillies do something good even though inside I will be cheering wildly for Joe Torre, Don Mattingly and company. Hey, I need to survive the night so that I can head back to New York on Monday morning! 🙂
One (more) final note…good luck to Dodgers Assistant GM Kim Ng. She interviewed for the GM job with the San Diego Padres. It's strange to think that Kevin Towers will no longer be there, but Kim deserves the opportunity to be the first woman GM in major league history. She did a great job with the Yankees, and for the past 8 years, she's been magnificent as Ned Colletti's top adviser. I hated to see her leave New York, but I knew that there were bigger and better things in her future. Kim Ng, General Manager of the San Diego Padres. It has a great ring to it. Good luck, Kim!


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The holidays are a time when lots of parents give gifts of technology to their children. And so, when a mom in Cape Cod created and then blogged about an 18-point contract for her son as she gave him an iPhone for Christmas, I guess I wasn't too surprised to see that her contract went viral.
As a response I thought I'd post the contract that's in the back of my book, The Parent App: Understanding Families in a Digital Age.
I got some of the ideas for my own contract from Common Sense Media, which provides great age-appropriate resources for parents who want help figuring out how to positively integrate technology into the lives of their family members. Like the contract that Janell Hoffman wrote, the contract in my book is meant to encourage conversation between parents and kids around technology. Mine includes not just mobiles but all kinds of family technologies and it also reflects a broad way of parenting in the digital age that emphasizes mutual respect.
I really liked that Hoffman's contract included lots of fun. The one suggestion I'd add to that contract: I think it's a good idea to create something that both the children and the parents can sign. From my research, I learned that young people learn a great deal from what they observe among their parents, and sometimes we have a hard time putting the tech down even when we really want to prioritize time with our precious family members (I speak from experience as an easily distracted multitasking mom of two teens!). So what's below is not just a contract for a young person to sign – parent(s) need to sign it, too.
Here's to navigating a media-saturated world together!
Time Together
1. I agree to spend ___ hours each week doing activities with only my family members.
2. I agree that when I am at the dinner table with my family (whether at home or elsewhere), I will put my hone and other devices away and I will not return to them until we have finished cleaning up after the meal.
3. I agree that the following locations will be no-technology zones:__________________
Mutual Support
1. I agree that I will tell someone in my family if I experience something online that makes me feel bad or if I find something that I feel is inappropriate.
2. I agree that no matter what I am doing, I will answer the phone when I see that a family member is calling.
Respecting the Rights of Others
1. I will download or use copyrighted materials only when they are legal to download or I have sought permission to use them.
2. When filling out surveys or questionnaires online or on a mobile, I will not give out specific information about where I live or where I go during the day.
3. I will give credit to others when I cite, quote, or copy their ideas or images from an online source.
4. I won't copy, paste, and send a message to someone else if that message was meant only for me.
5. I won't text and drive. Ever.
1. I agree that I will ask permission when I'd like to view what someone else has been doing online, with texts, or elsewhere. I agree that I will not hide what I am doing online and on my phone from other members of my family.
2. I agree that I will not share personal information that I wouldn't be willing to see broadcast on our local television news.
3. I agree to limit play time on the computer to ____ hours each week.
4. I agree to limit game time on game devices, mobiles, or tablets to ___ each week.
5. I agree that I am responsible for remembering my own password, and I will not share it with anyone beyond my family.
6. I agree that I will practice respectful and responsible behavior, and I will not insult other people or send mean or inappropriate messages online, in a text, or in a comment.
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Chiropractor For Weight Loss Jacksonville, Florida
One great habit to pick up in order to improve overall health, and therefore have a greater chance of success when trying to lose weight, is seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis. There are so many factors that go into it, all which differentiate between each person depending on current weight, age, sex, metabolism, genetics and a host of other variables. Chiropractic Therapy For Weight Loss in Florida are generally trained to diagnose and treat conditions that arise from problems with the spine and spinal alignment, they also have training in overall health and wellness, which includes weight loss and diet. For this reason, contemporary medical experts have advocated for an all-round approach when tackling weight loss concerns. Most people he sees live high-intensity, high-stress lives, so they think of their appointments as a moment to pause and focus on themselves, he says.
Chiropractic For Weight Loss and its effectiveness in Jacksonville
As chiropractors, we promote health, wellness, balance and active lifestyles. Don't get too excited, the weight loss isn't a direct result of the adjustment — it's not like you'll leave the doctor's office 10 pounds lighter. It needs to be understood that living a healthy, well-rounded lifestyle is the best way to go about losing weight, in addition to improving your overall quality of life in general. Chiropractic treatments in Duval County 32202 may be able to supplement your weight loss goals by helping your body get rid of the weight faster under safe circumstances. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010 approximately 35.7 percent, or more than one-third of American adults, were found to be overweight or obese. Obesity is known to multiply an individual's risk of contracting cardiovascular complications and diabetes. Getting adjusted helps your body and nervous system perform better, but getting an adjustment alone won't make you lose weight.
Chiropractors provide hands-on, drug-free and non-surgical treatments, relying on the body's inherent ability to heal. When you feel less stressed, it's easier to make healthier dietary choices and take care of your body. The study outlined how a chiropractic weight-loss program helped patients lose an average of 15 pounds over the course of 13 weeks.
Chiropractor Weight Loss Programs in Jacksonville
Chiropractic care is a conservative, safe and effective option for healthcare. Chronic pain can lead to weight gain through a combination of decreased activity, poor sleep and be eating for comfort. Although chiropractors are typically thought of as back pain specialists, they're also interested in the overall wellness and health of your body. These types of chiropractors are educated in nutrition science and should be able to work with you on creating a nutrition plan that is well-suited for your needs based on your metabolism and other factors. For those who are struggling to lose weight on their own and are looking to make a permanent change in their health and lifestyle, our Jacksonville Chiropractic care may be able to help you reach your goal. Later, they come up with both a diet plan and proper physical exercises that suit the needs of the patient. That can very well lead to better choices in regard to food and activity. It tells your body what to do by way of nerves which travel down your spinal cord into your fingers and toes.
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The main reason why so many people aren't able to reach their weight loss goals is that they get fixated on the idea that they only need to do one thing — go on a diet, see a chiropractor, go for a run — in order to start losing weight. And even once you decide on your plan of action, you may find that at a certain point, no matter what you do, you have hit a plateau in your weight loss where the pounds just won't budge. Chiropractor For Weight Loss in Duval County treats patients with spine problems, such as chronic back pain, that are often made worse due to obesity. Nowadays, most people, especially those dealing with obesity issues, are trying to find out how chiropractic care can assist them with weight loss. It's common for practices to offer a holistic approach to health and wellness and that chiropractors and weight-loss experts can coexist in that space.
Your spine protects this highway of information being sent to and from your brain and body. In a study of more than 1,200 workers who injured their backs at work and were subsequently put on leave for 180 days or longer, more than 13 percent reported a notable increase in weight, as published in a 2013 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Losing weight won't just reduce back pain and other musculoskeletal symptoms, it will slash your risk of a number of medical conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.


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The first edition of Photographs of Mexico, a portfolio of twenty hand-pulled gravure prints by Paul Strand, sold out long ago. A second edition was published as The Mexican Portfolio in 1967. This current edition of Near Saltillo is one of six hand-pulled dust-grain photogravures printed by master photogravure printer Jon Goodman and available as an individual image from the portfolio.
Paul Strand (born in New York, 1890; died in Orgeval, France, 1976) is one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. As a youth, he studied under Lewis Hine at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, going on to draw acclaim from such illustrious sources as Alfred Stieglitz. After World War II, Strand traveled around the world—from New England to Ghana, France to the Outer Hebrides—to photograph, and in the process created a dynamic and significant body of work.
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Beats By Dre, recently collaborated with fashion house, Oscar De La Renta on a limited edition line. As soon as PETA noticed that the headset had fox fur they sent Dre a letter.
Dear Dre,
I hope this message finds you well. As you may know, PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters dedicated to the protection of animals. You have many fans here.
We're writing today after reading about your new fox-fur headphones design with Oscar de la Renta. We wanted to get in touch to urge you to keep fur and exotic-animal skins out of your Beats by Dre designs. Foxes, minks, rabbits, and other animals—including cats and dogs—are bludgeoned, genitally electrocuted, strangled with wire nooses, drowned, and even skinned alive for their pelts. Most animals killed for their fur are slaughtered in China, where there are no penalties for those who abuse animals on fur farms.


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As one of the nation's leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.
To learn more about Transport and the team, please see the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDv7BPh1jzQ
The team operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Team consists of two team members, one of which is an RN. Direct medical control is supplied by board-certified pediatric intensivists. The majority of patients transported are under two years of age, with principal admitting diagnoses of respiratory illness and neurological disorders. Trauma patients with both single-extremity and multi-system injuries are also served. The team uses specially-designed equipment to maintain or exceed the level of care provided by referring facilities, including multi-parameter vital-sign monitors, compact infusion pumps and defibrillator/external pacemakers. Advanced procedures performed by PTT staff include vascular access (intravenous and intraosseous), endotracheal intubation, chest decompression and advanced airway management.The PTT transports on average four patients daily with little seasonal variation in census. Ninety percent of patients are transported by ambulance; the remaining patients are flown by helicopter. Patient placement includes specialty units such as pediatric intensive care, cardiac intensive care, burn, emergency and surgical units, as well as general pediatric floors. In addition to performing inter-hospital transports, PTT staff assist with patient care in the PICU, NICU, and ER, and serve as resources to other nursing units within the hospital.
Our dedication to professionals who are dedicated to children frequently earns Nemours a spot on the list of top workplaces in the communities we serve. Our Associates enjoy comprehensive benefits, including our unique "Bridge to a Healthy Future" pediatric health plan, an integrated wellness program, opportunities for professional growth, and much more. As an equal opportunity employer, Nemours focuses on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.
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AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism at Second-Highest Level of 2012
Bullish sentiment rose to its second-highest level of the year, as bearish sentiment fell for the fourth time in the past five weeks in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey.
Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rose 3.2 percentage points to 46.4%. This is the highest level of optimism registered by our survey since February 9, 2012. It is also the fourth consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been above its historical average of 39%.
Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged, rose 2.1 percentage points to 28.8%. Even with the increase, neutral sentiment remains below its historical average of 30.5% for the 10th consecutive week.
Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 5.3 percentage points to 24.8%. This is the lowest level of pessimism registered by our survey since February 9, 2012. It is also the first time bearish sentiment has been below its historical average of 30.5% on consecutive weeks since August 23, 2012.
Though bullish sentiment is near its high and bearish sentiment is near its low for the year, both remain well within their typical long-term ranges. Optimism seems high right now because pessimism has been above average for most of this year.
Individual investors' short-term outlook for stock prices has improved over the past few weeks, however. A rebound in stock prices, monetary stimulus, continued economic growth and seasonality are all playing a role. Likely also helping is the crowding out of other potentially negative news headlines by the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations.
This week's special question asked AAII members how the Federal Reserve's announcement of more bond purchases and introduction of an unemployment rate target impacted their sentiment towards stock. About 40% of respondents said it helps the stocks. Roughly 20% thought it would not have much of an impact. Some respondents said they thought the market has become dependent on monetary stimulus, inflation is a worry or that the recent announcement is bad for bond prices. A few respondents said the fiscal cliff negotiations are having a bigger impact on their short-term outlook.
This week's AAII Sentiment Survey results:
- Bullish: 46.4%, up 3.2 percentage points
- Neutral: 28.8%, up 2.1 percentage points
- Bearish: 24.8%, down 5.3 percentage points
- Bullish: 39.0%
- Neutral: 30.5%
- Bearish: 30.5%
The AAII Sentiment Survey has been conducted weekly since July 1987 and asks AAII members whether they think stock prices will rise, remain essentially flat, or fall over the next six months. The survey period runs from Thursday (12:01 a.m.) to Wednesday (11:59 p.m.) The survey and its results are available online at: http://www.aaii.com/sentimentsurvey


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The author of the acclaimed "The Well-Dressed Ape" enlightens and amuses readers in a fun, funny, and even quirky look at personality and contemporary brain science.
Chronicles Jack Nicklaus' win at the 1986 Masters, despite being ranked only 160th going into the tournament, and profiles the Masters competition and such players as Seve Ballesteros, Tom Kite, and Greg Norman.
Discusses how an increase in the average age at which women give birth has resulted in greater numbers of children growing up without grandparents and examines how the absence of grandparents affects the way parents raise their children.
"ALLAH offers a constructive vision for a new pluralism. The claim that Muslims and Christians worship the same God yet have different understandings of that one God is an expression of just such pluralism. If a "clash of civilizations" is good for fighting each other, this new pluralism is good for building a common future together. Volf is ideally suited to reach a large, motivated audience for this book. He is leading expert about religion and conflict and is the chief spokesperson for The Common Word, the world's leading interfaith dialogue initiative between Christians and Muslims that has been unprecedented in its importance, scope and global traction. An ongoing project, The Common Word has spawned conferences at leading institutions around the world, a documentary film, specialty books, and a robust online community"--Provided by publisher.
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When the author heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. His accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. This work is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, he learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes.
Suze Orman, the woman millions of Americans have turned to for financial advice, delivers a master class on personal finance and teaches her readers that the "New American Dream" is not the things they accumulate, but the confidence that comes from knowing that which they've worked so hard for cannot be taken away from them.
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Author and illustrator Art Spiegelman and Israeli novelist Aharon Appelfeld are among the winners of the 2011 National Jewish Book Awards, an American presentation handed out annually by the Jewish Book Council.
Spiegelman's new book, MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus, took the prize in the biography, autobiography and memoir category. The judges describe it "as brilliant and paradigm-shattering as…Maus… a work of genius."
Appelfeld won his third National Jewish Book Award in fiction for Until the Dawn's Light. Ned Beauman, the 26-year-old author of Boxer, Beetle, won in the outstanding debut fiction category.
Simon Sebag Montefiore was honoured with the Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award for his epic history, Jerusalem: The Biography.
This year, the Jewish Book Council will recognize the contributions of board member Myra H. Kraft, who died in July. The Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award in contemporary Jewish life and practice, endowed by her husband, Robert Kraft, and her family, has been established for her dedication to the world of Jewish literature. It will be presented to Rabbi David A. Teutsch for his book A Guide to Jewish Practice: Everyday Living.
Other winners include Hirsch Goodman in the history category for The Anatomy of Israel's Survival; Julie Chibbaro in the children's and young adult literature category for Deadly, and Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Dr. Tikva Frymer-Kensky in the women's studies category for The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth.
The awards will be presented March 14 in New York. A complete list of the winners can be seen at www.jewishbookcouncil.org . The Jewish Book Council has been giving out the National Jewish Book Awards since 1948.


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College of Education Employees Honored by Education Association
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—Three members of the College of Education were recognized by the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) in October for their support of education and PAC-TE.
David H. Monk, dean of the College, received the PAC-TE Friend of Education Award, which is given to individuals in recognition of their commitment to the highest-quality teacher-preparation programs. Recipients also demonstrate publicly and consistently the belief that every student has the opportunity and the right to learn with the most highly qualified and effective teachers possible.
"PAC-TE chose to honor Dr. Monk because of his embodiment and demonstration of the award's criteria in his work in preparing high-quality teachers and educational leaders," said Linda S. Cook, PAC-TE executive director. "He was also chosen because of his unwavering support of PAC-TE, especially of PAC-TE's journal, the "Pennsylvania Teacher Educator."
Cook noted that the Friend of Education Award is not necessarily bestowed annually. It is only conferred when a qualified candidate is identified. This prestigious honor has been awarded 13 times since the mid-1980s.
Jim Nolan and Suzanne Harpster were also honored for their support of the PAC-TE journal.
"Both Nolan and Harpster have supported the journal in various roles since its inception in 2002," said Cook. "PAC-TE is very pleased to have honored each of them."
Nolan, professor of education, served as the journal's assistant editor and then as co-editor.
Harpster, now retired from her administrative support coordinator position in the College, served as the managing editor. She is currently completing the work to enable full issues of the journal to be archived and accessible on the web site.
PAC-TE is a nonprofit association for all those in Pennsylvania who are engaged in the preparation and development of professional educators. The purpose of PAC-TE as the voice for professional educator preparation in Pennsylvania is to promote quality professional educator preparation programs and to provide opportunity for individual professional growth for all persons in Pennsylvania engaged in professional educator preparation. PAC-TE's members consist of 351 representatives from 88 Pennsylvania institutions of higher education that prepare teachers and education and educational leaders, and 106 individual members.
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In this week's WTHHT segment, we remember the second 7 footer from Croatia who had a cup of coffee with the Celtics in the 1998 campaign, Zan Tabak.
Tabak was drafted in the second round by the Rockets in the 1991 draft, the 51st selection overall from Split, Croatia. However he didn't join the Rockets until the 1995 season, and wound up winning a title that year with Houston (which I had said this season's Celts needed to look to for inspiration).
On February 19th, 1998, Tabak was heading to Boston, included in the Kenny Anderson for Chauncey
He'd sign as a free agent with the Pacers that next season and earn his second trip to the Finals in 2000 when Indiana won the Eastern Conference. He actually played in 10 playoff games that year too. He'd finish his NBA career with Indiana the next season, but wasn't finished playing. When asked about his decision to return to European basketball Tabak said "I wanted to come back [to Europe] because I felt I was 31 years old and I was feeling my career was coming to the end. I didn't want to finish my career being just one of the players. I wanted to be an important player in my team."
He'd play overseas for Real Madrid for the 2002 season, DKV Jovenut for 2003 and 2004, and Unicaja Malaga for 2005.
The most recent news on Tabak is that he served as an Assistant Coach for Real Madrid for 3 seasons, up until June 24, 2009. The release from the team stated:
a Raptors blog: The Zan Tabak Herald. That's like if we named Celticslife, "Bagley's Blog." And here's an interesting interview where he's critical of the Evil Emperor's time in Boston (rightfully so; that guy sucked, and set the franchise back several years).
The assistant coach abandons the club after three seasonsRealmadrid.comReal Madrid has reached an agreement with Zan Tabak to rescind the assistant basketball coach's contract. Real Madrid would like to thank the coach for his hard work over the last three years and wishes him the best of luck in future endeavors.
Tabak Pro Skill Camp." Hopefully the instruction provided there is better than the design on that website. It makes that Pervis Ellison tribute site look handsome. And if that's not enough Zan Tabak for you and you really want to be cool, you can join the Facebook Zan Tabak Appreciation Club.
***Addendum 1/14: Tabak is now the coach of Caja Laboral, formerly known as Tau Ceramica.
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Glyco-engineering of proteins
Glyco-engineering of proteins is being developed as a method to control the composition of glycans on glycoproteins. Such methods are of great importance in the biopharmaceutical industry because glyocoproteins constitute over 60% of all approved therapeutic proteins; and the therapeutic properties of many glycoproteins strongly depend on the composition of their glycans.
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You've invested in yourself with Davenport University. Now, invest in your future by getting the most out of your experience.
- Every class provides a syllabus. Live by each syllabus from Day 1 to finals and you'll be happy.
- Speak with your Disability Services Coordinator about meeting with instructors as classes begin, to explain any accommodations you may need and how they will affect the classroom setting.
- You are busy. Get a planner, digital or otherwise, to keep track of assignments, exams and meetings.
- Know, test and use your DU email account! This is the email DU (and your instructors) will use to contact you.
- Attend every class session. Get what you are paying for!
- If you must miss a class, let the instructor know as soon as possible before your absence, including the reason and your plan for covering anything you'll miss.
- Read all assignments before class.
- Complete and turn in your assignments on time. Homework credit affects your grade. Feedback on assignments is for your benefit and will help you succeed.
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- Tap into the tutoring schedule for classes where you may struggle. Tap into this winning strategy early in the term and you'll finish strong.
- Connect with other students so that you can share information, clarify assignments and materials, study, and collaborate.
- Helping you is our job. If you don't understand something, please ask your instructor. Ask in class or by email, but please ask!
- Check in with disability services and your instructors to let them know how your accommodations are working, and to confirm that you are on track.
- Suggested disability services check-in schedule:
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- Take advantage of campus support early and often. It's all for you.
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- A.S.P.I.R.E. to be great in all aspects of your education, career and personal life. The A.S.P.I.R.E. study system can be implemented in may different areas of you life, use it to your advantage.
- Learn to effectively study with understanding times, places, and habits to help you effectively retain information.
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- Stress can be rather overwhelming, learn how to manage the stressful things in life.
- Taking notes can be essential to help retain information. Here are the Top Five Tips for note taking.
- Whether studying is or is not your strong suit, here are some great study tips to help your study habits flourish.
- Time is one of the most valuable assets in anyone's life, learn how to manage your time with these ten steps.
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Seattle City Symbols
City Motto
Seattle has two official city slogans. Resolution 14456, adopted October 7, 1942, established Seattle as The City of Flowers. The Resolution requested and urged citizens to plant and cultivate a wide variety of flowers to further beautify the City.
On July 16, 1990, the City Council passed Resolution 28207 designating Seattle The City of Goodwill. The latter resolution was adopted prior to the opening of the Goodwill Games, an international sporting competition held in Seattle during the summer of 1990.
City Song
In May 1909 Arthur O. Dillon petitioned the City Council to adopt "Seattle the Peerless City" as the City Song. The Finance Committee recommended the petition be granted providing Mr. Sawyer (a member of Council) sings the song for the Council. The City Council subsequently granted Dillon's petition.
Words by: Arthur O. Dillon
Music by: Glenn W. Ashley
Seattle sits on seven hills,
Her glory is unfurled,
At her feet is Puget Sound,
Where moves The Commerce of the world.
Hail to the Peerless City,
Metropolis of the west,
The gateway to the Orient,
Whom grandeur hath caressed!
Her bosom's gemm'd with pearly lakes,
The mountains tower near;
The fir tree forest skirts her bound;
The beauty of earth is here.
Her men and women active, proud,
Seattle build sublime,
And greater far than ancient Rome,
The matchless for all time.
True love and art shall flourish here,
The heart's sweet, tender theme,
Upholders of the truth here dwell,
The dreamers of the Dream.


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Edward A. Zelinsky is the Morris and Annie Trachman Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University. He is the author of The Origins of the Ownership Society: How The Defined Contribution Paradigm Changed America. In this article, Zelinsky argues that Senators Obama and McCain have confirmed the malfunction of campaign finance reform, that this is a healthy development for American democracy, and that the current system of campaign finance reform should be replaced by a simplified disclosure regime.
The most important event of the 2008 presidential campaign may already have occurred: The major party nominees have publicly confirmed the malfunction of campaign finance reform. Such reform has imposed increasingly complex and stringent limitations on the contributions of political donors and on the expenditures of political campaigns.
Senator Obama had been an outspoken apostle of campaign finance reform. At the outset of his presidential effort, Senator Obama had proclaimed his commitment to accept public financing and its accompanying expenditure restrictions for his general election campaign. He has now turned 180 degrees. Senator Obama will now eschew public financing and its attendant limits and will instead fund his general election effort with private donations to escape those limits.
Senator McCain's change of heart is more complex but even more dramatic. Senator McCain was the prime Republican sponsor of the most recent tightening of federal restrictions on campaigns and donors, the eponymous McCain-Feingold Act. While he will accept public financing in the fall, Senator McCain's supporters are actively and openly exploiting every legal loophole they can find to permit private contributors to assist his candidacy beyond the restrictions imposed by that Act. The irony is palpable. Senator McCain's supporters are now assiduously seeking to erode the very constraints on donors and campaigns which Senator McCain had championed.
It is easy to criticize Senators Obama and McCain for their inconsistency. I suggest, however, that there is a broader significance to these events. Senators Obama and McCain have confirmed the malfunction of campaign finance reform. We should now kill this complex and unfair regulatory scheme. American democracy will be healthier without the myriad restrictions which limit Americans' ability to contribute to the candidates of their choice.
The fundamental premises upon which campaign finance reform rests are false: Money in politics is a bad thing which can and ought to be limited legislatively. On the contrary, for many Americans, a financial contribution is today the only meaningful way, besides voting, they can assist the candidates they support. In any event, campaign contributions cannot be controlled fairly and effectively. Another form of Prohibition has failed.
Consider the simpler era in which I grew up. Working on political campaigns along with other volunteers, my friends and I would meet at local party headquarters and fan out to distribute bumper stickers and campaign buttons to our neighbors. It seems quaint because, in retrospect, it was.
Contrast this low budget, Ozzie-and-Harriet world with the consultant-driven, TV-saturated campaigns which constituted primary season 2008. In these campaigns, the citizen-volunteers have largely been subordinated to the full-time, paid, professional operatives who ran these campaigns. In this environment, a financial contribution is, besides voting, the most meaningful form of support many, probably most, Americans can make to the candidate they support.
Moreover, the attempt to limit the influence of money by law, propounded as a means of leveling the political playing field, has instead reinforced the political power of the celebrities in our celebrity-based culture. During the 2008 primary campaign, both Oprah Winfrey and Chuck Norris provided enormously valuable assistance to the Obama and Huckabee campaigns, generating publicity worth hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of dollars for the candidates they supported. None of this celebrity assistance is capped by McCain-Feingold, despite the obvious value of that assistance.
In contrast, if a non-celebrity citizen favoring a competing candidate sought to counteract celebrity-generated publicity by donating equivalent funds to purchase offsetting advertising, that citizen would have violated the law. If, for example, a supporter of Governor Romney sought to counteract Mr. Norris's efforts via a campaign donation of $2,500 (a tiny fraction of Mr. Norris's effective but unregulated contribution to Governor Huckabee), that Romney supporter broke the law which limited him to a $2,300 contribution. Campaign finance reform, it turns out, is just for the little people.
It is unsurprising that this system is now in disarray. The current system, with its complex contribution limits, is overly-complicated and unfair. These complex and inequitable rules should be replaced by a simplified regime which permits all campaign contributions without limit but which requires contributions to be immediately and accurately disclosed.
Whether one believes that campaign finance reform like McCain-Feingold was a noble idea which failed or was an unwise approach from the beginning, Senators Obama and McCain have confirmed the malfunction of that approach. We should now move from the currently dysfunctional system to a simplified regime which permits contributions without limit, which requires complete and accurate disclosure of those contributions, and which no longer puts our political life in the hands of Oprah and Chuck.


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Bred from hours of testing and prototyping by Jones athletes and engineers, the Ultracraft is the most advanced splitboard ever to hit the market. Featuring the same shape as the revolutionary Hovercraft, the Ultracraft is powered and constructed around a top secret, ultra-light core technology exclusive to Jones, reducing overall weight by 25% compared to the Hovercraft Split. Unlike traditional splits designed around a solid board platform, then sliced down the middle, the Ultracraft is one of the first splitboards designed as individual split skis before being transformed into a solid board.
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Easy on the Environment
Environmental design is no longer an elite service reserved for the privileged few. More and more people — around 50 million in the United States, according to California researchers Paul Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson — have strong environmental values. High population rates, booming housing markets and an increasing awareness of the environment make this the best time to join the cadre of green industry professionals who are embracing environmentally sound practices while serving the environmental niche market.
Sketching to scale and calculating costs are only the beginning to a successful landscape design. Environmental landscape best management practices require finesse and holistic thinking to successfully implement. You must adopt horticultural technical information to fit your own locale. You also have to consider natural resource data and issues. Artistic renderings must result in beauty for the client. And good business practices must be woven through the whole process.
The customer consultation is your first and best opportunity to establish a meaningful relationship between your company and your customer. Interview clients to discover what they most value about their landscape and environment. Ask people what they like and dislike about their landscape and request specific examples. Keep in mind the customer may not be accustomed to answering such questions and may need to respond to your questions instead. For instance, you could ask, "Do you have concerns about water quality, soil erosion, pest control, weeds or wildlife?" This question is filled with prompts for the customer.
Finding out what plant material combinations the residential customer prefers can be equally difficult. Rarely does the non-horticultural homeowner have a fluent vocabulary to discuss form, structure and views. One way to quickly determine preferences is to ask the customer to show you photos (either snapped with a camera, clipped from a magazine or tagged in a book). It also helps if you bring photos with you. Ask what they specifically like and dislike about each photo. Never assume the customer likes or dislikes the same thing for the same reason that you yourself do.
Another communication must for a successful environmental design calls for you to thoroughly research, record and file all information concerning covenants and local landscape ordinances. Many jurisdictions have local ordinances in effect to protect native vegetation along shorelines. Other locations have strict tree-removal and tree-replacement guidelines.
As you may not be involved with the actual maintenance following design installation, it's essential for you to communicate the specific maintenance required. List the steps necessary to sustain the landscape, including mulching and irrigation specifics.
When selecting plant material, select the genera, species, cultivars and varieties that exhibit pest resistance and are well-acclimated to the heat and cold temperatures of your area. Remind your customers that plants with high pest resistance are less likely to attract severe pest infestations, but are never 100-percent pest free.
Sources for discovering pest resistant plant material are varied across the country. In South Carolina, the Urban Tree Species Guide, produced by Clemson University Extension Service and the South Carolina Forestry Commission, lists recommended trees for South Carolina and rates their pest resistance as high or medium. Check with your local university Extension Service or your State Forestry Commission for lists of pest-resistant plants, as pest-resistance varies with the location.
If your customers express pleasure with the existing wildlife presence in their landscape, you may wish to recommend keeping the native plant material, as it may be providing suitable habitat for the winged, webbed or hoofed inhabitants. Riparian buffers need to be large to serve as suitable nesting or breeding sites. Some natural resource agencies call for designating a 100-foot buffer width for wildlife habitat and 35-foot buffer widths on both sides of a body of water for water quality protection. Leave native vegetation on shorelines and slopes to avoid soil erosion issues.
Create large planting beds rather than solo holes, whenever possible. In clay textured soils, plants particularly benefit from the larger disturbed area of a planting bed because roots can penetrate disturbed or tilled soil easier than they can penetrate undisturbed clay. Planting beds in sandy soil areas are also ideal if the organic matter content of the soil needs to be increased. If you need to amend the soil, do so with the guidance of a professional soil test. Remember to always amend a much larger area; one a plant will grow into, rather than a small space, as water flows differently through different textured soils. You want your plants to experience uniform water retention and drainage.
Design landscapes with the mature plant in mind. Give plants plenty of room to grow, both above ground and below. Roots often spread far beyond the drip line of a tree and are usually located in the top 12 inches of the soil. Do not select plants that require frequent pruning in order to fit a space. Select the right plant for the right place by matching the plants needs and the site conditions. Consider issues of space, sun exposure, moisture and soil types.
Conserve energy with the environmental landscape design. In summer, allow plants to shade roofs, windows and walls. Use trellises to keep vines from making direct contact with wood, walls or mortar. Place deciduous trees, not conifers, on the south side of houses or buildings. Deciduous trees allow sunlight to warm the walls of the structure in the winter, which reduces heat requirements.
Customers frequently ask for color under their large trees. You should explain that adding new plants frequently causes stress to existing mature trees due to root damage and increased competition for water and nutrients. Suggest alternative design responses. One solution is to place containers of flowering plants under trees that receive drip irrigation in their pots. Another approach is to design separate beds of color either well in front of or behind the tree bed. These color beds deliver a visual mass of color without compromising the tree roots and overall plant health.
Many environmentally conscious customers request landscapes that require no irrigation. Remind them that all plants need water until they become established. Temporary drip systems are sometimes the best solution, even for the xeriscape (drought tolerant) garden.
No environmentally savvy homeowner wants to see an irrigation system operating during rainfall. By calling for a rain sensor to be installed with the irrigation system, you will be helping your customer save money and save water. Recommend in your irrigation specifications that sprinklers come on in the early morning. This reduces loss of water to evaporation and also reduces the likelihood of fungal development.
Design with porous pavement whenever possible. Porous pavement allows the water to soak into the ground before it reaches a body of water. This simple addition to the design helps protect groundwater from contaminants. Berms, swales and bioretention areas also serve to slow water down before it reaches a body of water (including groundwater), likewise protecting the groundwater from contaminants.
Protecting large trees on a client's site should be a priority of your design. Large trees tend to increase property values and are often cited as increasing the quality of life for viewers. Large trees also slow water runoff and filter pollutants before they reach a water body. Frequently, tree roots are damaged during construction projects due to trenching, soil compaction or grade changes. Decline or death can take three to five years — sometimes even longer — to fully exhibit itself.
Protect large trees from construction damage by creating installation guidelines. Prohibit any trenching in the root system area. Trenching damages tree roots, which makes a tree susceptible to a host of health stresses including pathogen invasion. Severing tree roots may also result in an unstable tree that may topple and be a hazard. Call for 3 inches of mulch over the entire root system area to reduce soil compaction from increased traffic. Require restrictive tape to be placed well beyond the root zone (usually beyond the drip line) to prohibit vehicular and pedestrian traffic above the roots; and plan routes for vehicles and workers that lead them away from specimen trees.
Vegetative mulch is a valuable ingredient in an environmental landscape and has many benefits when it is properly applied in the landscape. It increases the organic matter of the soil as it decays; it reduces weed seed germination; it helps retain soil moisture; it keeps soil temperatures from rapidly fluctuating; it keeps leaves and stems clean by reducing soil splash during rain or watering; and it is aesthetically pleasing. Call for 3 inches of vegetative mulch over the root zone of plants and covering planting beds. Do not allow the mulch to touch the stems or trunks of plants.
"Volcano" mulching will instantly sabotage an environmental landscape. "Volcanoes" occur when mulch is piled up against the stems or trunks of the plants. Fungal decay may occur when mulch is in constant contact with plant tissue due to the moist environment and reduced oxygen. Properly applied mulch never touches the stems or trunks of the plants; it stays at least 1 to 3 inches away from the plant.
Environmental landscape design best management practices will continue to evolve and mature. A. J. Downing, in 1841, taught Americans to value "the picturesque," or striking, irregular, spirited forms in the landscape as well as the traditionally "beautiful" soft flowing forms. Now, in 2005, we must embrace a third factor: environmental stewardship. Population increases and the resulting development demand response by the green industry. By developing and implementing environmental best management practices, we will be stewarding natural and enhanced beauty for generations to come.
Ellen A. Vincent is an environmental landscape specialist at Clemson University (Clemson, S.C.).
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Whenever we hear about reconnaissance planes, descriptor such as "stealthy" and "slipping under the radar" are bandied around. But what actually goes into making stealth fighters undetectable, and what are the limits of this undetectability?
The problem with attempting to make an airplane unobtrusive is that it's a giant hunk of metal attached to a jet engine. No amount of paint or muffling will change that. Altitude can obscure the plane from the naked eye, but then there's radar to be accounted for. So how do planes do it? By scattering, dimming, and confusing instruments enough to pass overhead without setting off alarms.
The Shape That Scatters
To understand what's stealthy — when it comes to radar — it helps to know what isn't. Commercial airliners have very good reasons to appear on radar as quickly and blatantly as possible. They do this by being large, loud, and curved. Technically, the curves on a regular plane are there to smoothly guide the air over and around it — making it aerodynamic — but they also have the helpful effect of making the plane show up on radar. Radar works by sending out a wide electromagnetic wave into the atmosphere. When the wave hits an object, it bounces back. By measuring the size of the waves that come back and the frequency at which they come back, sensors can roughly estimate the object's size and motion.
The major difference between radio waves and visible light is the size of the incoming waves. Visible light is measured in micrometers, whereas radio waves are measured in centimeters to decimeters. Mapping out a scene in meters will give you a more blurry picture than one picked out in every detail. What gets shot back to radar towers is the portion of plane that the wave hits head on, at a ninety-degree angle.
When a wide wave hits a circle or the side of a cylinder — like the outer body of a plane — there is always going to be at least one section that it hits head-on. A circle literally covers all possible angles. This is why spy planes were, for a long time, tailored to look excitingly chunky, with long straight panels defining their body and wings. If the panels are straight and form certain angles with respect to the ground and the oncoming waves, the radar waves don't get reflected back to their station. Instead, they get scattered in small pieces, never adding up to a whole plane, which allows the plane go undetected.
But there are curves, and there are curves. The stealth bomber - known as the flying wing - became popular because it turned the idea of reflecting back waves to radar stations on its head. The plane was squashed down to a wedge flying in the sky. Its engines and main body were incorporated into this wedge, taking away the cylindrically-shaped body that most planes have. Without this long, regular, cylindrical body, the plane's radar pattern changes. Take a look at a wing. You'll notice that the curve of the wing changes, getting sharper in some parts, longer and shallower in others.
Instead of a radar hitting a big circle with one radius, it hits a bunch of different curves with different radii as the plane travels through the sky. So instead of a steady, regular pattern bouncing back, the radar stations see a flickering group of signals being shot back. The B-2 is a 172-foot plane that can be mistaken on radar for a flock of birds or insects. And its shape doesn't just confound radar. The plane's strange arrow design is mirrored in front and back well such that its shape can confound eyewitnesses.
Materials That Make Planes Vanish
Atoms and molecules that vibrate at the frequency of the incoming waves tend to absorb what's coming at them instead of reflecting it back out.
Carbon and iron tend to absorb radio waves well, especially when wadded up into little balls of carbonyl iron. These tiny particles, suspended in resin or plastic, were spread across the surfaces of crafts since World War II, but they only took care of some of the incoming radar.
Across many reconnaissance craft are layered materials that form a honeycomb structure. These layers of honeycomb get every denser as they move inwards from the surface. These structures are designed to reflect radar in a particular way. Radar waves, like water waves, have peaks and valleys. Like water waves, if a peak meets a valley, they cancel out, leaving smooth water.
The honeycomb layers reflect radar waves back out into the atmosphere, but do so out of sync with the way that they came in, so that a peak of an outgoing wave meets the valley of an incoming wave. The two cancel out, effectively erasing the incoming radar. A combination of absorption and precise reflection can be used to eliminate as much radar as possible.
In the modern flying wings, another detail is obscured. Engines outside the plane leave exhaust trails that glow visible in infrared. Making the entire plane an aerodynamic wing gives the engines a break when it comes to overheating. Burying the engines deep inside the plane muffles them slightly. And as the exhaust leaves the engines, it's passed through multiple cooling systems and filters, obscuring its heat signature further.
What's Next for Stealth Aircraft?
The next generation of spy planes seem pretty improbable, but spy planes have always been defying expectations. One option is erasing incoming radar. Instead of passively canceling radar out, future plane may be able to detect it and send out a canceling, opposing pulse of radar.
Another possibility is ionization. Radar doesn't move through ionized gas the way it moves through regular air. Ionization occurs when enough heat or electric potential runs through the air to separate electrons from their atoms. It happens often during lightning storms, which aren't optimal flying conditions. Simulating these storm conditions could allow future aircraft to further thwart radar.
Top Image of B-2: U.S. Air Force photo/Gary Ell. Image of F-117 Nighthawk: U.S. Air Force Photo. Image of Carbonyl Iron Particles: University of Rochester. Via Airplane Design, Ohio University, HK, Science Buddies, and How Stuff Works twice.