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Introducing the Creative Cloud
We change the way we work about once a decade. Back in the '80s, the introduction of desktop publishing caused a profound shift in the way we communicated with each other. Ten years later, the web changed all that again. In the last decade, we've learned that the web isn't just a publishing platform, but also a way to amplify our relationships with one another. We've embraced social networking tools as an organizing principle.
What will this decade hold? The recent wave of touch-based devices has opened our eyes to what's possible when we step away from a keyboard and mouse. And it's not just a new way of interacting with a screen, but a new way of thinking about technology. In a world driven by publishing, files and folders made a lot of sense. In today's world, where we use multiple devices every day that are always connected, we have a new metaphor: the cloud.
Changes Ahead
To say that the Creative Cloud represents a big change for Adobe is a dramatic understatement. Every part of this company is rethinking what it means to solve problems for our customers and give them the tools and services to create amazing things. Although I've only been at Adobe a few months, it's been remarkable to see so many people embrace so much change. (Honestly, I'm having a blast.)
So let me take a moment to explain what we've been up to and where we're heading. Everything stems from two core beliefs. First, the way in which all of us acquire and manage our software is changing. Waiting a couple of years for updates to our tools is no longer tenable for many users. Our relationship to our software is more like that of a service: continuous improvements through frequent iteration. Second, it's clear that devices like the iPad are not just for consuming content, but represent the next wave of tools for the creation of content as well. And these new capabilities need tools that have been completely reconsidered. Simple ports of desktop apps won't do.
Everything you need
To support these new expectations from our customers, we've taken some dramatic steps.
A Creative Cloud membership starts with the complete Creative Suite 6 — full, installable versions of the desktop apps. We've added Adobe Muse, our new visual web design tool, and Edge, the HTML5 animation app. To this, we added a lot of services such as Business Catalyst for web hosting, Typekit for fonts, and up to 20 gigabytes of cloud storage for syncing and sharing your files. Then, we connected these pieces to help you go from idea to finished product, starting with web site creation and soon, we'll add access to our iPad publishing service for making digital editions of things like magazines and catalogs via InDesign.
But perhaps the most exciting news is that we've made all of this available at an accessible monthly price. Yes, that gets you everything.
With so much software and so many services available to everyone, we took a step back and re-imagined the way we get that software to you. The Adobe Application Manager offers a single-click process for downloading and installing, which feels — frankly — a lot more like the app stores we use every day. And you can manage all of that software with your AdobeID: no more searching for serial numbers — just log in once with your email address and password.
Connected through the Web
All of this is tied together with the website at http://creativecloud.com/. We've built a clear overview of everything you get with your membership, as well as a central place to manage all your stored and shared files. But we didn't just build a fancy file browser — there are plenty of services that let you store files online and view them on the web. Rather, we realized we could differentiate with our intimate knowledge of our file formats. Nobody knows Adobe software better than Adobe. Push a Photoshop file to the cloud, and we'll parse the layers and color pallet, plus give you tools for sharing, leaving comments, and translating to other formats. Same goes for all our other files — easily page through large InDesign files, view the fonts in your Illustrator docs, and on and on.
We're also rolling out a set of four touch apps for the iPad today: Photoshop Touch for pixel-level image editing and layering, Ideas for vector-based sketching, Proto for creating website wireframes, and Collage for moodboard layouts. Each of these is tightly connected with our cloud-based storage, meaning every file you create and every change you make is quickly accessible across other devices and the web. You can buy these touch apps at your device's app store, and we'll give you a free month of membership when you connect them to the Creative Cloud.
I hope I've given you a sense for the journey we're on. It really is just the beginning, and I'll be following up with a post on our immediate roadmap outlining all the new things that are coming in the next few weeks. If you'd like to keep up with it all, you can follow this blog, or connect with us on Twitter or Facebook. Of course, we'd like to hear from you as well, so please don't hesitate to tell us what you think.
We've worked really hard on all of this, and we're really happy with the results. I hope you are as well.
— Jeffrey Veen & the Creative Cloud Team
Jeff is the Senior Director of Products, Creative Cloud. He joined Adobe through the acquisition of Typekit, where he was co-founder and CEO. Read more about Jeff in his bio.
Join the discussion
I don't understand one thing… If I subscribe to the cloud service once for a month or so, what happens to the programs and to the files created with that program?
Are the programs (apps?) installed on the computer or available only on the cloud? And are they fully functional like a complete suite purchased on discs?
Please clarify, if possible.
I am in Iceland and I see it nowhere mentioned on the site. Would you happen to have an estimate of when countries like Iceland will be able to access the Creative Cloud?
Actually I have had an account on the Creative Cloud for many months but my credit card is not accepted for order because it is issued or the address is in Iceland.
Sæll Sigurður
I have quit the same problem, but now you can get the Creative Cloud for teams (only) for 120.000ISK but just for one year limited (see at http://www.epli.is).
I´m wondering why there is no student version in Iceland either or just the "normal" Cloud accessible like in US or Europe? Is Iceland not Europe?
How can I get a cheaper version for me as Graphic Design Student in Iceland? Could someone help me with that?
Best regards,
I already love it!! I think Adobe really is innovating in the right direction with Creative Cloud.
Just one quick question: it's nice to get Proto and Collage on the App Store today, but what about Kuler and Debut? Still not available?
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I see pricing is in US dollars. Will pricing be billed to my credit card in US dollars or will there be a local price for my region?
Hi Andrew,
We do have local pricing for different countries. Please go to https://creative.adobe.com/plans and click on "Select currency" (left top corner of the page) to see pricing in various different currencies.
Creative Cloud Product Management team
I do hope that Adobe will eventually introduce Creative Cloud subscriptions for subsets of its software collection. For example, I would like to be able to "lease" JUST the CS Suite. This will help those of us that are not businesses or in full-time business, but still want the wonderful design capabilities of the CS Suite. I can't afford the $50/month and I won't EVER need all of Adobe's software offerings. Just like MUSE, which I use and love and will be "leasing" for $14.99/mo, please offer the CS Suite for a reasonable monthly fee. Thank you!
Hi Mark,
In case you are interested, we do currently sell subscriptions for the individual products like Photoshop, Illustrator etc. Please go to http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/cssubscription.html to learn more about the same.
Creative Cloud Product Management team
AH! Wonderful. I could not find individual subscriptions on my first search. Thank you. – Mark
It would be good if you could actually clarify and explain to your existing subscribers (whether it be for individual products such as Photoshop CS5.5 – or more) how the transition of existing subscriptions to Creative Cloud are going to work.
Right now very confusing and while I have been able to activate CS6 with existing key, none of the other apps work unless in trial mode. I was told by Adobe support a few weeks ago there would be an email explaining all this, but nothing has been forthcoming.
I cancelled a preorder at lower rate (as an existing customer) as the customer service representative told me that it was not necessary..
Come on guys – if SaaS is to work, please at least be better prepared for this and try to keep the people that are currently subscribers in the loop.
Hi Martyn,
I am sorry to hear that you are running into problems getting up and running with the Creative Cloud. Did you previously subscribe to Photoshop CS5.5 or to the entire Creative Suite? If you were a subscriber to just Photoshop CS5.5, then as part of the CS6 launch, you will only be able to access a subscription for Photoshop CS6 (and we will charge you the lower price at your next renewal date). All the other applications will work as a trial. If you were a Suite subscriber, you will automatically get access to the entire Creative Cloud offering.
From your message it looks like you are a Photoshop subscriber and were expecting to get access to a Creative Cloud Membership automatically. We did not want to move you a higher tier of membership without your explicitly permission.
I apologize again that the Adobe agent asked you to cancel your pre-order. As an existing customer, you are eligible to the lower rate Creative Cloud Membership and I would urge you to go ahead place your order again. Please also go ahead and cancel your Photoshop subscription by calling customer support. If you run into any problems please send me an email directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Creative Cloud Product Management team
I'll drop an email directly and reference the existing customer service ticket and will explain the background to it all. Having used and supported Adobe products for close to 12 years (7 of them professionally in the film & TV trade and even worked for Imagineer Systems for whom you bundle Mocha AE with After Effects) I have to say I am very disappointed in the way all this has been handled.
We need much clearer communications between product management and customer service and, most importantly, better documents on the web site to explain the various processes of upgrading from current subscriptions.
I'm really excited about the cloud, but like many businesses I'm struggling to understand if this initial launch is meant for business or only home users. The seems to be little information about the team versions coming later this year. Can a business subscribe to the recently launched version or are we meant to wait for the team? Can we move a subscription from one to the other if we want the cloud access now? Whilst I think this is going to be a great step forward, I can't help but feel Adobe has not done enough to explain their model to users and businesses alike.
Hi Tim,
You can find more information about Creative Cloud for businesses @ http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/companies.html Please look under the section "Creative Cloud for organizations"
We will have more information about specifics of the team offering later this year.
Creative Cloud Product Management team
on the desktop? Ok, but if I don't keep the subscription what happens? Do they become un-usable? Do they get locked up?
Thanks Team Adobe — I checked last night and BOOM! there was the Creative Cloud. I like the all in one installer and the look and feel.
But forget those details; you have done something REALLY important here. You're given everyone access to an incredibly powerful toolset; pound for pound, dollar for dollar probably the most amazing creative playground ever. We can make movies, publish books, digital magazines, websites, share ideas, tell stories, design posters, draw, animate, design logos, make art, build a business — anything. And everyone can afford it.
This is big stuff. This is the democracy of the personal computer revolution come full circle. I now have a post production suite, printing press, darkroom and a lot more that I can carry around on my laptop — that's the new normal. You're given us a wonderful blank slate full of possibilites. Let's hope that our work rises to meet it.
I am so excited about the Creative Cloud! I pre-ordered my subscription awhile back and have been waiting for it to be released. I was at my computer at 12:01 last night eagerly waiting to sign on and try the new service…
Great job Adobe! This new service absolutely rocks!
-Jeff Dodge
Wait wait wait, am I reading this right? You could purchase a subscription as opposed to buying the software? For $50 a month?
I am looking forward to working with the Cloud. I am downloading now and with each application I get error "Installation completed though some optional components failed to install correctly" I retry and get same message. Any fix for this?
I am trying to download PS cs6 trial from 4 days. When end moment for download happen I see error 100 ,108 109.
Let me know how I able to get it use on my computer.
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Minor bug here, probably an edge case. OS X 10.7.4.
Installed Photoshop CS6 beta. Uninstalled it. Installed CS6 CS6 Design and Web Premium Trial (Not a complete install, just PS, InDesign, Ilustrator). Upgraded to OS X 10.7.4 from 10.7.3 (probably irrelevant, included for completeness).
Just installed the brand new Adobe Application Manager, and InDesign and Illustrator are marked as Installed, but Photoshop has "Install" next to it. If I click Install, it starts downloading, still not realizing that I already have it installed.
Any word on when Lightroom is being included? It seems rather silly that we are told it will be part of the creative cloud, it's a finished product (actually released before CS6) and yet it's not included in creative cloud at launch.
I want to get LR4 by the time my trial runs out in three weeks or so (new camera and don't want to use the DNG converter), and if I have to pay for the standalone rather than get it as part of the creative cloud then it's really, really irritating to put it mildly. In fact it's a deal breaker for the creative cloud as I only really use LR, Photoshop and Illustrator. If I have already aid the iniquitous stand alone $Aus upgrade price for Lightroom, I'm not going to pay out again for the $Aus inflated price of the creative cloud subscription.
Something questions I have not found answers to.
1) If I get the promotion upgrade price for 1 year (with the upgrade from cs5.5, and after the one year, I decide not to renew, can I still use old version my cs5.5 (the reason why this is a concern is I did primary use flash/flex tools from Adobe, which have little relevance now)
2) If I do get the upgrade, is it still possible to use CS5.5 on an old machine or is that license invalid.
3) The old license allows 1 work machine 1 home machine. Is this still the case with cs6 in the creative cloud? Is there any change if my work machine is a mac but my home machine is a PC?
On a couple side note,
1) It seems really odd that the desktop apps are part of the cloud, but the mobile apps are not…
2) Business Catalyst not supporting PHP or any server side scripting is a HUGE limitation.
This is an interesting direction for Adobe. I just hope there are not huge roadblocks. Catalyst is one big red flag for me (I get the direction Adobe is heading, but the limitations are a headscratcher.
The cloud is great. Really! However, I was surprised that all the touch apps has to be purchased separately. Really looking forward to the digital publishing app. If its all GUI I guess this will be the true breakthrough for designers making stuff for tablets!
This is brilliant, I ve been waiting for this for so long.
Like renting a car, renting software is great only if you use it infrequently. But if you use the software on a daily/weekly basis renting becomes very expensive.
I am sure Adobe loves this scheme as it provides a constant revenue stream. I don't blame you for wanting to increase revenue. It is after all 'why you exist'.
What I don't like is the insult to our intelligence where you claim this is something beneficial to the consumer. As if current customers of Adobe products were just 'begging for this'.
The 'frequent updates' is a joke. How many times do I now get updates to ACR to support new cameras and lenses? Oh please like I can't wait 18 months for content aware move? Something that I could do manually (and quite frankly is still a manual process for most 'real world' images).
Or maybe you are referring to your refusal to update the TIFF security vulnerabilities in CS5? Even though CS5 is a supported product your original answer was "upgrade to CS6". Only when people publicly CONDEMNED you did you announce last night that you would offer a patch/
Yes, we can see how Adobe really has the "customer in mind".
PS. I enjoy the "love fest" of comments on Creative Cloud here. I once worked for a larger software company than you and I know the tricks.
I use the software on a daily basis and I have no idea what you're talking about. It's a HUGE benefit for customers.
I really don't understand what you think the problem is.
Hey yes i agree with you Lee, Maybe Denbo got up on the wrong side of the bed…i see it as a huge benefit having the subscription option, i mainly use Lightroom, Encore Photoshop and Premiere pro, and i couldn't afford to be able to purchase them, it would have taken me ages to save up, and so when the subscriptions option came about i jumped at the chance, when i first got it, yes the price was a bit higher that it is now, and then in january the monthly subscription price dropped with the announcement of CS6 and cloud…but the benefit i see in it is that with the subscription, i will always have the latest software and updates, whereas if i purchased CS5,, i would have to re-purchase it again as an upgrade if i wanted CS5.5, and then pay another amount for CS6,
It may cost a bit more in the long term, it may not, i haven't worked it out, but I believe that with this option available it has opened the doors for people who couldn't afford to buy the full package, to be able to use the software "legally". 🙂
I am an Adobe Business Catalyst Partner since 2008 and want to use Creative Cloud
but is not available in South Africa,
Why not?
This doesn't make logical or economic sense!
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Why isn't Iceland on the list on adobe.com?
This is a complete balls up. How do you get everyone excited only to let them know they won't be getting the product? This is extremely bad expectation management. Can someone from Adobe please let us know when we will get Creative Cloud? Many decision makers here have been working on the premise that we are moving to a subscription model. I think a public response is in order because of the confusion this has caused.
Service update: international keyboard shortcut sets has been omitted from InDesign CS6. Maybee there will come a quick update filling that hole up?
"We're sorry but this offer is NOT valid in your country or region"
Despite of the massive new features through Creative Cloud, It is crucial that Adobe open its market to South East Asia consumer especially to Malaysia. Many of us over here have to purchase the box set shipped, which cost 20-30% more (Whilst resellers are hiking up per license from USD$320-$400) and I find this is troublesome. In fact, the customer care is not satisfying especially returning customers.
This is one of the biggest regret in Adobe marketing strategy if we plan to support the growth of profit-making in our creative economy. I hope Adobe look into this matter more seriously because most of us eager to purchase and upgrade with ease, not with such encounter. Thank you
How will cloud computing work for Premiere? I would love to be able to do a rough edit on my edit station and then my partner to a finish edit on the same project on his edit station which is accross town. Can you do that? Is that something you need the Creative Cloud Team for?
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I love Adobe products. I hate Adobe support.
Here's a snippet from a chat where I was trying to resolve a problem where my PC keeps prompting me to buy the product or lose access in a few days:
Ananya: You need to login to your Adobe Id each time you open your cloud subscription.
Steve : Let me be clear. [Are you saying that] Every time I want to edit photos on my laptop, I have to log in to adobe.com first?
Ananya: Correct, absolutely!
The only good news is that Ananya finally gave up and sent me a phone number for technical support. I'll call them tomorrow and maybe (??) get some help.
I'm really excited about the cloud,surprisingly I never knew this.
I have been reading your blog a lot over the past few days and it has earned a place in my bookmarks.Thanks for sharing with us.
Awesome ! that Sounds good.
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make (one's) mark(redirected from make our marks)
make (one's) mark
To do something that will be remembered or that makes one famous or successful; to do something that is very important or meaningful. The actress first made her mark with her incredible performance as Lady Macbeth on Broadway. I chose to pursue a career in medical research so that I might someday make my mark in the world with a groundbreaking discovery.
make one's mark
to do something that allows one to receive appropriate recognition. Perry made his mark by inventing a special kind of holder for a cell phone.
make one's mark
Achieve distinction, as in Terry soon made his mark as an organist. This expression transfers a written or printed symbol to a strong impression. [Mid-1800s] Also see make a name for oneself.
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1. If you make your mark or make a mark, you do something which causes you to become noticed or famous. Today we look at the new generation of Japanese directors making their mark in world cinema. She's only been with the company for three months but she's certainly made her mark. He was new to politics and had not yet made a mark.
2. If something makes its mark or makes a mark, it starts to be noticed or to have an effect. The film has already made its mark in terms of awards. If cricket ever made a mark in the United States, it would be guys like Bevan who would sell it.

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Amy-Jo Tatum Bridal Couture/Photo by Stephanie Williams
Thinking of spring perchance? Since cotton is the ultimate in laid-back casual, we rarely think of it in terms of bridal wear. Think again. Especially about organdy and swiss cotton. These are some of the finest fabrics in the world and not just for kids dresses anymore. First-rate cottons like these have always been a stylish option for summer brides and garden weddings. One of the most beautiful gowns I ever designed was a dotted swiss ball gown with an asymmetrical neckline. Savvy and confident, my client amped her 'look good' factor by adding a dimity sash. Since not every bride wants the formality of silk on her wedding day, some designers are getting this message, offering at least one cotton option in their spring/summer collection. Bravo! Finally!
White cotton eyelet gown with satin ribbon sash, $1,975, by The Cotton Bride by Chris Kole who offers an entire collection of cotton dresses in various weaves thecottonbride.com.
Dotted Swiss-Lightweight to sheer cotton. Made up of a lappet or swivel weave with woven dots. Used for shirtwaists, A-lines, shifts, chemises and hourglasses. Great in colors for outfitting the wedding party. The image below is actually from the Michelle Roth collection and is silk organza. Though dotted swiss is not difficult to find as yardage, bridal gowns and dresses in this particular weave are right now.
Organdy-Pictured above, organdy is a light, plain weave of cotton or poly that is transparent and permanently stiffened. Sometimes used for jacket interfacing and making lightweight hats. Lends itself well to the once popular daytime formal concept of afternoon garden receptions —the kind a Katherine Hepburn character would have attended. Crisp and pure, it makes up into lovely structured hourglass silhouettes and A-lines.
Voile-The above dress is voile which means 'veil' in French so you get the idea of how light it is. Sheer, plain weave of cotton or polyester. Dubbed 'poor man's chiffon' because of its less formal appearance than its counterpart, silk chiffon. It is however, in some cases, more expensive than silk chiffon for the reason it's not as redily available as silk chiffon that you find everywhere.


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It's easy to think that kids all over the world are incredibly different, but they're not. Kids are kids. In countries everywhere, they love Harry Potter, hate Brussels sprouts, and like to secretly videotape things. Oh, and they don't like being bullied. And they really don't appreciate being bullied by adults. Especially adult teachers. So add all of those elements together (except Harry Potter and Brussels sprouts) and you've gone one helluva hysterical comeuppance video, smuggled straight out of the depths of Somewhere, Russia. Watch as this quiet little girl suddenly gets totally fed up with being abused in front of the whole class. If your jaw doesn't drop open when you see what she does, then your jaw must be wired shut.
In this video, you see a cute little girl in pigtails, glasses, and a plaid jumper dress. And you see a big meanie in the form of her very large, very angry teacher. He's got the little girl in front of the entire class and is lighting into her, Russian style. But I happen to be fluent in Russian, so I'll translate it for you:
You stupeed liddle gurl ... you clearly do not understand that Stalin is much more important than Justin Beeeeber! You are an embarreeesmunt to the parteee! Do you know gulag?!
Okay, so the teaching style in Russia might be a tad more theatrical than in the U.S. But this little girl doesn't look like she's causing any trouble. She just stands there, quietly mortified, taking all the abuse this dude is dishing out.
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But then he makes a mistake. A beeeeeg mistake. He pokes her in the head. Not once, not twice, but threeeee times. And then she's had it. Watch her quickly morph from shy, frightened little mouse to badass international superagent of girl powah!
Was that righteous or what? Bet that dude won't be bullying little girls any time in the near future. He's hopefully home with an ice pack on his crotch.
Did this teacher have it coming?
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|Nature Despair's the Mahaparinirvana of Buddha
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|National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
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|NGMA-New Delhi
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|Wash on paper
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|Upendra Maharathi (1908-1981)
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|Born in the village of Narendrapur, Puri district, Orissa, Upendra Maharathi was an eminent painter and designer. After finishing his Master's degree from the School of Art in Calcutta he shifted permanently to Bihar in 1931. Shortly after a span of two years he was working in a publishing house called Pustak Bhandhar in Laharyasari, Darbhanga, which he left in 1942 to join the Department of Industry as a special designer. Later in the mid-fifties he founded the Institute of Industrial Design and was awarded the Padmashree in 1969 for his continuous efforts in reviving and developing the arts and crafts of Bihar. An admirer of the folk and traditional forms of art and craft, Maharathi was influenced by the Bengal school's mannerism of painting, where images had romantically dispersing qualities initiated by Abanindranath Tagore and popularised by Nandalal Bose. Abanindranath Tagore had invited a number of artists and craftsmen with an objective to bring about significant changes in the institutional pedagogy, emphasizing indigenous traditions which Upendra Maharathi took to his advantage. In his earlier works he painted the dreamy eyed figures, symmetrical, very lyrical, with a certain influence of iconography from the Ajanta and Bagh frescoes. The artist also became inspire by the Buddhist philosophies which affected his spiritual inner self. He is known to have lived as an ascetic in various Indian Buddhist pilgrimage sites such as Bodhgaya and also had visited Japan in pursuit of finding alternative ways to Buddhism. During this phase the artist adopted religious themes of the Buddhist tradition. The mass scale famine during 1942-43 made artists to respond to the sufferings of people affected, with artists of the Progressive Artists Group citing plight and chaos of the famine in their works, Maharathi also felt the pain and his works reflected the same as he relinquished the mythological theme and the classical iconography and turned to paint more impressionistically. A few of his sketches in the NGMA collection depict the actual sites of Bengal during the Bengal Famine in the 40's. These show how his style underwent transition with strong brushstrokes and a solid body of pigment, which was quite different from the wash technique he previously employed. The artist also contributed his sketches and designs to Pustak Bhandar for the books they published. Of particular note are his sketches that embellished the books of Raja Radhikaraman Prasad, one of the first writers who is known to have contributed vastly to Bihari literature and earned Maharathi with accolades. Maharathi also explored his artistic ability to create everyday objects by using materials like wood, bamboo and clay. He also worked with local craftsmen of Bihar and Orissa to carry on the task of reviving the folk forms and giving them the status of living traditions.
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|Upendra Maharathi was deeply drawn to Buddhist philosophy and many of his paintings deal with Buddha's life and faith. The paintings that deal with the episodes of Buddha's life are predominantly conceptual in their approach, a small number of paintings on the other hand, adopt a more naturalistic style. His early paintings which are inspired by the Bengal School and the Ajanta and Bagh frescoes usually are rich and vibrant in colour. Conceptual paintings became evident as he came to ease with this dreamy, lyrical style of painting. Maharathi also made sketches of nature and people and used simple bold lines to capture any basic form. His sketches are more like studies of the different forms of nature; the brash lines provide the image an assertive, confident character. Maharathi is known to have contributed immensely to Bihari Literature; he has published several books which include books on Bamboo Art - 'Venushilpa' and Buddhist philosophy - 'Bouddha Dharma ka Abhutan' (The Rise of Buddhism).
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|In this painting Upendra Maharathi depicts an idealised vision of Buddha's death. Buddha is portrayed lying on his side. There is a large measure of romanticism in the concept of nature mourning Buddha's death. Buddha is beautifully shown in the full bloom of youth and at peace after his release from mortality.


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Saved by a Cell Phone
More than one terrorist tragedy has been averted by the ubiquitous cell phone. While all the other rescues came as a result of communication with authorities the case of Michael Tataro was of an entirely different character.
This 43 year old was one of the people who had the misfortune of being in the area of the old central bus station in Tel Aviv when two suicide bombers recently blew themselves up, killing 23 people and wounding more than a hundred. Shrapnel from one of the blasts flew into Michaels jacket just above his waist. It entered the back of his cell phone and flew out the side, completely destroying it. "I fell to the ground in shock," he recalled as he stood, still in shock, in Ichilov Hospitals emergency ward. "I looked in my pocket and realized that my phone had saved my life."


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Today is the 45th anniversary of the greatest space opera TV show of all time, and Space.com is celebrating with a cool infographic showing key moments in the first 45 years of Starfleet — as well as space travel in general.
Some of the juxtapositions are fascinating, like Chris Pine being born the year after Star Trek: The Motion Picutre came out. Plus it just looks awesome. Energize!
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Announced in October, Apple's 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro carried a starting price of $1,700. Apple has now cut that to $1,500. The high-end model now costs $1,700 and includes a faster processor. The 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro models, announced in June, have gotten processor upgrades as well, but no price cuts. The price of the high-end 13-inch MacBook Air has been lowered to $1,400, too.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now starts at $1,499 for 128GB of flash, and $1,699 for a new 2.6 GHz processor and 256GB of flash. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now features a faster 2.4 GHz quad-core processor, and the top-of-the-line 15-inch notebook comes with a new 2.7 GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of memory. Apple today also announced that the 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of flash has a new lower price of $1,399.
Apple Updates Processors & Prices of MacBook Pro with Retina Display [Apple.com]


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Salesforce's recent tie-up with HP to provide large enterprises with their own private stack in Salesforce's data centre is an indication that big clients want to be treated differently in the cloud.
This is according to SAP's VP of strategy cloud solutions, Sven Denecken, who spoke to Computerworld UK at SAP's UK & Ireland User Group conference in Birmingham this week.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was very careful not to use the word 'private' following the announcement at Dreamforce last week, but customers wanting to take advantage of the 'Superpod' will receive their own hardware stack and will not have their data sitting alongside other companies.
"I think there is a lot of push from big clients to be treated differently. Something that I see in our discussions is how you can still preserve the positives of a cloud portfolio, like agility and fast releases in innovation, though have a private addition," said Denecken.
"There are clients who want that. I don't think cloud computing has made the life easier for companies and for IT because landscapes are heterogenous, they get more heterogenous. The question is what can you do to help them integrate in a hybrid environment?"
He added: "If you grow, sooner or later you hit that wall. Companies want to have more areas under their control - they might care less if it is in their data centre or my data centre. Or more managed by a vendor, or less managed by a vendor. They want that flexibility."
The Superpod was a particularly interesting announcement from Salesforce, given that in the past Benioff has consistently expressed the view that private cloud environments, which aren't multi-tenant', are not 'real' cloud environments.
Denecken added that a 'rip and replace with cloud' approach for all areas of IT shouldn't be the focus for enterprises, they should be looking at complete end-to-end business processes and using cloud where appropriate.
"I just don't buy that all the benefits are in the cloud. This rip and replace won't work for too long. I think the world, for a very long time, will be hybrid. Certain areas will move to the cloud faster, but why do they move? Not because they believe in the hype of cloud but because they see the business value and benefits," he said.
"The reality is not simple, but let's talk business process. Let's not talk technology for technologies' sake. Cloud will be the better business enabler in many areas, but not in isolation. It has to come with what you are doing on-premise. I don't care if it's private, or whatever you want to call it."
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More observations and notes directly from the Bloggers Day at FamilySearch sitting in the briefing room. (The views and observations in this post and others are my own, they are not necessarily those of the presenters or FamilySearch).
Some of these notes may be rather obscure, I would suggest that you send me a comment with any questions. I will also try to clarify issues in future posts, if there is interest.
FamilySearch Wiki: Community knowledge for and about the community. The Wiki gives access to help that is essential to genealogical success. It magnifies the impact of research experts and preserves and shares the genealogical community's knowledge. The Wiki is now part of the Beta.FamilySearch.org. The Wiki is now available in Spanish and Swedish (interesting). The site gets millions of page views a year so far and there are about 500 new articles a week. There are about 456,000 edits to the present time. The Wiki can be used by researchers to enter their research notes to enable them to remember their experience and also to share the experience with others. So, keep your research note information on the Wiki? Sounds like a good idea. Relevant to family history societies to put online the information about their society. They have special society pages. Pages can also be adopted by an organization. The Wiki should also be used to preserve the information that is held in the heads of the genealogical experts. The Wiki already contains unique information that cannot be found anywhere else on the Web. Coming soon, a simplified page creation process, upcoming content projects, need to get excited about putting on local lore and knowledge.
FamilySearch Forums: We all know something that can help someone else. Forums gives access to those across the world who can help you anytime. Imagine sitting in a room of experts and being ask your questions. You do not need to be registered to ask and answer questions. There was a lot of technical discussion on this topic.


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Chimney Rock Cemetery
For the Pioneers, Chimney Rock was one of the most famous landmarks on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. Chimney Rock is located in Morrill County in western Nebraska. It has a hight of 300 feet.
"The first recorded mention of 'Chimney Rock' was in 1827 by Joshua Pilcher. Pilcher had journeyed up the Platte River valley to the Salt Lake rendezvous of the Rocky Mountain fur trappers. The first non-natives to see the pillar were probably the Astorians of Robert Stuart in their eastern journey from the Pacific Ocean in 1813. This marker of the plains was recorded in many journals after this time.
Based on sketches, paintings, written accounts, and the 1897 photograph by Darton, Chimney Rock was taller when it was first seen by settlers, but has been reduced in height since then by erosion and lightning. In 1992 a lightning strike that caused part of the rock to tumble off of the spire was recorded by a tourist's video camera."
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_Rock_National_Historic_Site
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Tribe designates Huff, recalls Barnes for 'pen boost
BOSTON -- In their continuous quest for consistent left-handed relief, the Indians adjusted their bullpen prior to Thursday's game against the Red Sox.
Cleveland designated left-hander David Huff for assignment and replaced him with lefty Scott Barnes, who was summoned from Triple-A Columbus. The Indians now have 10 days to trade or release Huff, who can also decline an outright assignment to the Minors, if he clears waivers.
"When Huffy came up, it was a chance to get a look at him and keep him in the organization," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "It let Nick [Hagadone] go down [to Triple-A] and pitch. You say it all the time in Spring Training, that you need more than your 11 or 12, and we meant that. So even though there's roster changes, it's not as in flux as it looks. It keeps guys in their roles."
This season, however, the Tribe has had inconsistent results from its lefty bullpen options.
The quartet of Rich Hill, Hagadone, Barnes and Huff combined for a 6.16 ERA, allowing 24 runs (21 earned) with 21 walks in 30 2/3 innings. Left-handed relief was also an issue in 2012, when the club cycled through seven southpaws, who teamed for a 4.53 ERA over 143 innings.
General manager Chris Antonetti said it is most important to have reliable relief pitching throughout the bullpen.
"Some of the right-handers have done an exceptional job," Antonetti said. "Cody Allen's done a great job. Bryan Shaw's done a great job. Our focus is having pitchers out there that are capable of getting out left-handed hitters or right-handed hitters, regardless of what hand they throw with. I think we have a group of guys out there that are really effective in getting both groups of hitters out."
Huff, who was called up from Triple-A on May 13, appeared in three games this season for the Indians and surrendered five runs on seven hits in three innings. In the fifth inning of Cleveland's 11-7 loss to Detroit on Wednesday, Huff yielded three runs in a 29-pitch outing.
Huff, 28, has gone 18-26 with a 5.40 ERA in 58 career games (52 starts) in parts of five seasons for the Indians, who selected him in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. The lefty led the Indians in wins (11) as a rookie in 2009, but struggled to keep a spot on the big league staff in the following seasons. In Triple-A this year, Huff has gone 3-1 with a 4.07 ERA in 24 1/3 innings.
Barnes returns to the Indians for his third stint with the big league club this year. In his first three appearances, he posted a 4.50 ERA with four strikeouts in four innings, while holding hitters to a .077 average. In Columbus, the left-hander was 2-2 with a 5.74 ERA in 15 2/3 innings, in which he had 19 strikeouts against eight walks.
Barnes worked the final three innings of Thursday's 12-3 victory, allowing two hits and striking out four to record his first big league save.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — An American imprisoned in Cuba since December 2009 after bringing communications equipment onto the island wanted reassurance that what he was doing was legal but was told by his company not to ask Cuban officials, the man's wife said Monday.
"If anything happens you'll be out two days. Don't worry," Judy Gross said her husband Alan was told by a co-worker when he expressed concern about the trip.
Saturday will mark two years since Alan Gross, 62, was arrested in Cuba. Since then, the former Maryland resident has been sentenced to spend 15 years in a Cuban prison, and his case has become a sticking point in talks between the two countries, which do not have diplomatic relations. Judy Gross said that in the past year she twice thought her husband might be able to return to the United States. Both times she was disappointed.
"The Cubans will say one thing one day and change their minds the next," said Gross, who had to sell the couple's home and now lives in Washington.
Gross has rarely talked about her husband's situation, giving interviews only infrequently and waiting for her husband's case to work its way through the Cuban legal process. She hired a prominent Washington litigator who advised her against saying much because of the sensitivity of the case and also because it was working through the Cuban courts. But she acknowledged Monday that staying silent "didn't work."
Gross said in an interview that her husband asked the company he was working for to contact the Cuban government to clear his work setting up Internet for the island's small Jewish community. But the company, Maryland-based Development Alternatives Inc., refused to contact Cuban officials and refused to let him contact anyone either, she said. He was told separately not to worry about the project by a co-worker, she said.
A spokesman for DAI, Steven O'Connor, said in a statement that Gross "designed, proposed, and implemented this work" for the company, which had a government contract for a democracy-building project on the Communist island. Gross was a subcontractor for the company, which had a contract financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The company wants to correct some of the misconceptions surrounding his work, O'Connor wrote, but "now is not the time."
Judy Gross said her husband believes he was duped by the company, a characterization O'Connor disputed. Gross called himself a "trusting fool" in Cuban court testimony released by his lawyer and said, "I was duped. I was used."
In March, the father of two was sentenced in Cuba to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state. His final appeal to Cuba's Supreme Court was denied in August, and expectations in some quarters that he might be released once the appeals process was over never materialized.
Subsequent efforts by American officials to win his release have failed.
In September, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson visited Cuba and told reporters he had been invited to negotiate Gross' release. But Richardson's efforts imploded after he called Gross a hostage in one interview. Cuban officials accused him of trying to blackmail them, and he returned empty handed.
Gross said she "had a lot of hopes dashed" when Richardson was unsuccessful and that he had been very confident before going down.
"I don't fault anyone or anybody on that because I don't really know what happened," she said.
U.S. officials also reportedly tried to negotiate Gross' release by offering to let a convicted Cuban spy return home, but Cuba rebuffed the offer.
Gross said both she and her husband are now less hopeful about his release anytime soon. And she said she is worried that if President Barack Obama isn't re-elected, a Republican president may be less willing to work with Cuba to secure his release. She urged Obama to make a statement about the case, which arose just as the Obama administration was making tentative movements to ease decades of U.S. tensions with Cuba.
For now, Alan Gross is generally allowed to call his wife once a week, on Fridays. Judy Gross said she last spoke to him days ago and he sounded "more hopeless and more depressed" than before. He has lost more than 100 pounds while in Havana's maximum-security Villa Marista prison but is now gaining weight, she said, adding arthritis now makes it difficult for him to walk.
She was allowed to visit him in Cuba earlier this month, her third visit since his arrest. She said she brought chocolate chip cookies, pictures of his family, and issues of his favorite magazine, The Economist.
On Monday, Judy Gross joined about a dozen others in a demonstration calling for her husband's release in front of the Cuban Interests Section in northwest Washington, the presence Cuba maintains instead of an embassy. The weekly vigils began in September. Demonstrators promised to be there until Alan Gross returns.
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I want to make a quick clarification on something I mentioned in the previous blog, "April 1891." While the impetus to get a gravestone for my grandfather was mine, and I made the arrangements for it, the decisions were not made without input from family. Several relatives, including George's last surviving child, were consulted. Some of these relatives also contributed to the cost of the gravestone. While no one has commented to me about it, I do apologize if I seemed to imply that I had acted without consideration for the opinions and wishes of George's many other descendants.
I will take this opportunity to mention that my grandmother, George's wife Valeria, is buried nearby (but not adjacent) to him, and she has a headstone. Other family members buried in the cemetery do not have headstones; some of their grave sites are known, but others are not and their location within the cemetery can no longer be determined. Of course, I'll be writing more about that in a future blog!


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Acknowledging that the old West Delray location wasn't quite right for DIG's more contemporary culinary orientation, Greenfield sold the building (which is now Fisherman's Grill) and took over the Gulf Atlantic Plaza space between Northeast 1st Street and East Atlantic Avenue.
The new DIG (which stands for "Doing It Green") will take full advantage of the spacious interior, Greenfield said, with a modest renovation creating both wine bar and full liquor bars, a coffee lounge, and delivery and pick-up area. There's also fountain-side outdoor dining.
Breakfast and lunch service should begin in about two weeks, with dinner service to follow in November. Among the early and midday offerings from new chef Alex Rodriguez will be organic egg dishes, croquet madame and eggs Benedict; the dinner menu is still under construction.


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2014 Advanced Causal Inference Workshop
August 15, 2014 • 8:00 AM • Law School 3043
The target audience is empirical researchers who are reasonably familiar with the basics of causal inference (from our main workshop or otherwise), and want to extend their knowledge. We will assume familiarity with the potential outcomes notation, randomization inference, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, panel data, and instrumental variable designs, but will not assume expertise in any of these areas.Northwestern University hosts the Research Design for Causal Inference Workshop, also sponsored by Duke University, the Society for Empirical Legal Studies, and The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern Law. For more information and registration please go to http://polisci.duke.edu/causalinference/advanced-workshop. Please note that seating is limited and registration is required.


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Earlier in August, The Outlawz confirmed a rumor stating that they had smoked Tupac Shakur's ashes. The confirmation has reached the Shakur family and according to TMZ, a family spokesperson says many within the family, including Afeni Shakur, do not approve of the act.
Among other things, the spokesperson noted that Afeni Shakur would "never participate in smoking her son." The Outlawz have claimed his mom was present during the smoke session.
The spokesperson added that if the Outlawz in fact were able to smoke the ashes, they had to go through some obstacles in order to get some of those ashes.
"[They] would have had to sneak the remains past the family member in charge of keeping an eye on the ashes at the memorial."
While the family does not appear to condone the act, per statements made to TMZ by this spokesperson, the family also presently does not plan to pursue legal action against The Outlawz.


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Joel Edgerton is not your run-of-the-mill stud muffin. In addition to playing tough guys with an uncommon depth, but the man can write as well.
Edgerton has just sold a new script, "One Night Stand," a dramedy that tries to take an honest look at the aftermath for the parties involved in the titular event, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Edgerton will serve as a producer on the film, but has no intention of starring in it.
Before Edgerton starred in "Warrior," the best overlooked film of 2011, he and his brother, Nash, were making great films together in their native Australia. Their first feature, "The Square," was a tense and funny thriller evocative of the Coen brothers' "Blood Simple," which Joel wrote.
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You can next see Edgerton in the Sundance thriller "Wish You Were Here," and then he's got roles in Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," and Kathryn Bigelow's film about the hunt of Osama Bin Laden.
But seriously, check out "Warrior." And don't ever mention "The Odd Life of Timothy Green."


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Bill Nye Congratulates SpaceX (December 8, 2010)
The Planetary Society congratulated SpaceX on the flight of Falcon 9.
Akatsuki Mission Statement (December 7, 2010)
JAXA, Japan�s space agency, has announced that their mission to Venus, Akatsuki, did not succeed in entering orbit as planned on December 6.
What's Up with Arsenic in Deep Space? (December 2, 2010)
NASA's announcement today of the discovery of bacteria from Mono Lake, California, that can use arsenic in its body instead of being poisoned by it, is significant to the search for life on other worlds.
Good Luck, Nanosail-D! (November 18, 2010)
NASA's Nanosail-D is scheduled to launch tomorrow, and the Planetary Society wishes the mission every success.
Planetary Society Says Bravo to Hayabusa's Return of Asteroid Particles (November 16, 2010)
The Planetary Society congratulates the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the successful capture of asteroid dust grains by their Hayabusa mission.
The Planetary Society and Unmanned Spaceflight Join Forces (October 5, 2010)
It's a match made in the heavens -- the Planetary Society is joining forces with UnmannedSpaceflight.com (UMSF) to provide financial support for the renowned amateur space imaging website. The Planetary Society will host a gallery of amateur-processed photos.
Planetary Society Comments on NASA Budget Increase (September 30, 2010)
Late Wednesday, Congress approved the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010. The Senate approved the measure earlier this year.
Planetary Society Asks Congress to Refocus NASA Plan (August 19, 2010)
The Planetary Society has sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Minority Members of the four subcommittees currently considering the NASA budget and the Administration�s plan for human space exploration.
Planetary Society Will Present Giant Birthday Card to Ray Bradbury (August 16, 2010)
The Planetary Society will present a giant birthday card to Ray Bradbury, a member of our Advisory Council, at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, August 20, 2010.
Planetary Society Urges Debate on NASA Authorization Bill (July 29, 2010)
The Planetary Society today issued a statement about the request that the U.S. House of Representatives suspend the rules when voting on the NASA Authorization bill.
Wish Ray Bradbury a Happy 90th Birthday (July 21, 2010)
Earth's foremost Martian, Ray Bradbury, turns 90 on August 22, 2010, and you can help him celebrate by sending a personal birthday message.
Where Should We Go in Space? Tell Bill Nye During a Live Ustream Chat (July 12, 2010)
"Tell us where you want to go in space!" said Bill Nye, slated to take the reins as the Planetary Society's new executive director.
Bill Nye Signs on as Planetary Society's New Executive Director (June 7, 2010)
Bill Nye the Science Guy® will take the helm as the new Executive Director of the Planetary Society.
Planetary Society Hails Falcon 9 Test as Great Achievement (June 4, 2010)
The Planetary Society issued a statement congratulating SpaceX on the test flight of Falcon 9.
Planetary Society Joins Forces with Space and Science Organizations to Support NASA 2011 Budget Proposal (May 20, 2010)
The Planetary Society has joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Astronomical Society, the Universities Space Research Association and other groups to support the NASA budget proposal for fiscal year 2011.
Japan to Launch Mission to Venus and Solar Sail on Monday (May 14, 2010)
Japan's AKATSUKI mission -- the Venus Climate Orbiter -- will launch Monday, May 17 along with the IKAROS solar sail.
Planetary Society Submits Statement of Support for New NASA Plan to Senate Subcommittee (April 21, 2010)
"We urge Congress to support the Administration's plan for NASA," says The Planetary Society in a statement to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Planetary Society Participates in President Obama's Florida Space Conference (April 14, 2010)
A strong contingent of Planetary Society board members will participate in President Obama's April 15th Space Conference in Florida.
Planetary Society Offers Funding to International Asteroid-Tracking Community (March 17, 2010)
To find and track near-Earth objects (NEOs) to determine which -- if any -- pose a threat to our world, The Planetary Society has issued a call for new proposals for its Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants.
Stephen Hawking to Accept Cosmos Award in Cambridge, England (February 24, 2010)
The Planetary Society has named physicist Stephen Hawking the next recipient of the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science.
Saving Earth One Asteroid at a Time (February 12, 2010)
Last month, a baseball-sized meteorite punched through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, scattering insulation and ripping a hole in the carpet. What if it had been larger � much larger � and what if we knew in advance that it was coming?
Planetary Society Welcomes New NASA Budget (February 1, 2010)
NASA received both strong support and a new direction from the Obama Administration in the fiscal year 2011 budget proposal.
There's Still Time to Sign Buzz's Birthday Card (January 15, 2010)
Next week, Buzz Aldrin turns 80, and well-wishers worldwide can join The Planetary Society in saying Happy Birthday.


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With St. Patrick's Day activities and the groundbreaking of Wee World, I never had the opportunity to share our field trip to Mellow Mushroom Pizza this week. One of our parents very generously hosted our pre-k class field trip at their pizza restaurant this week. The kids got to tour the dining room and kitchen, toss dough, and watch pizza being made. We then practiced "dining out" by being served our pizza in the dining room. What a wonderful way to practice table manners, restaurant etiquette and social skills!
Really cool artwork everywhere!
I didn't get a clear shot so I borrowed this shot from their Facebook page.
Really cool sculptures and carvings!
We got into character as soon as we arrived!
Is this really how pizza starts?
Watched the dough getting formed. AMAZING!!!!
You must be a superhero to do this!
Then, we got some dough of our own.
Ooey gooey
Working that hard really builds up an appetite!
We sat down to a wonderful lunch!
Working that hard really builds up an appetite!
We sat down to a wonderful lunch!
We have a pizza theme box in dramatic play that will certainly become popular again. Mellow Mushroom gave us a few clean boxes to add to our center!
Thank you Mellow Mushroom for the wonderful opportunity to visit a real pizza restaurant!


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Why am I getting another CT (CAT Scan)?
Although you may have had previous CT scans done before coming to Medical Center at Augusta University-Radiation Therapy Center, our scan is given for a very different reason. Before you can start your radiation treatment, a treatment plan must be created specifically for you. In order for our planning department to create your individual treatment plan, they need to be able to visualize where your organs are located when you are in the position that you will be treated. So, for our CT scan you will be placed in the same position that you will be in during your radiation treatments. These images are what will be used by our planning department and physicians to create your specific treatment plan.
Will my hair fall out?
Unlike chemotherapy which affects the entire body, hair will only be affected in the specific area of radiation treatment.
Will the radiation hurt?
No. You cannot see or feel the radiation.
Will radiation make me sick?
Generally radiation will not make you sick. Radiation only affects the area that is being treated. Side-effects will vary for different areas of treatment. Experiencing side-effects during the first few treatments is not typical. Speak with your Radiation Oncologist for more information about the possible side-effects you may experience.
Can I wear jewelry during my treatment?
Yes. You may wear jewelry during your treatment as long as it is not in the area that is being treated.
Why do I have to be still?
It is important to be still in order to maintain consistency throughout your treatment. Large movements may relocate the tumor, or area being treated, out of the radiation path. You can relax and breathe normally, but your body should stay in the same position.
Why do I have to be alone in the treatment room?
The reason you have to be in the treatment room alone is for the protection of the radiation therapists and other personnel. If you find it comforting to have someone in the room, the radiation therapist can speak to you via the intercom throughout your treatment.
Is it safe for me to be around other people after having my treatment?
Yes. You will not be radioactive after you've had your treatment. So, it is safe for you continue with your normal social activities.
Why do I have to get permanent marks (tattoos)?
The radiation therapists use the permanent marks to get you in the correct position for your treatments. By having the permanent marks, you won't have to worry about maintaining ink marks and tape on your skin throughout your treatment process. This will also give you the freedom to bathe normally.
How often will I come for treatment?
The majority of people come for treatment five days a week (Monday through Friday). However, this will be determined by the Radiation Oncologist prescribing your radiation treatment.
How long will my radiation treatment last?
Treatment time will vary from person to person based on their specific treatment plan. Typically, the first day of treatment is the longest, lasting about an hour. Following your first day, treatments are generally completed in 15-30mins. Again, the length of time will depend on your specific treatment plan.
How often will I see the doctor?
You are scheduled to see a doctor once a week, generally on Mondays following your treatment. During which, a nurse will take your weight to ensure that you aren't losing too much weight. You will then talk with one of the radiation oncologists about how you're feeling, how your treatments have been going, if you're experiencing any side-effects, or if you have any questions or concerns. However, if at any time through the week you have questions or concerns that you would like to ask a doctor about, let your radiation therapists know and they will put you in an exam room so that you may speak with one of the physicians.
Why are films (x-rays) taken? Can you see a change in my condition from the x-rays taken in the treatment room?
X-rays are taken on a weekly basis solely for positioning purposes. They allow your radiation team to verify that you are in the correct position on the treatment table. These x-rays are not of diagnostic quality, which means they can in no way be used to determine things such as whether or not a tumor has reduced in size.
When will I know if the radiation has helped?
Radiation will continue working in your body even after your last radiation treatment. This is why most oncologists prefer to re-evaluate the progress of their patients several weeks to a few months after the completion of their last radiation treatment.
What's a boost?
Sometimes, the Radiation Oncologist determines that it is necessary to give a certain dose to a large area and then "boost" or give a little extra dose to a smaller portion of that same area. Your Radiation Oncologist will let you know towards the end of your treatments if they plan to give you a boost.


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Friday, April 2, 2010
The Prologue: Let the arguments begin!
Sitting comfortably in my chamber of torture (that is, Revision Hell. And I'm in the fourth circle where I'm revising my revisions. Again.) I recently thought long and hard about using a prologue.
It would save me a lot of trouble, putting valuable backstory in. And then I read several articles about how to write one well:
Where to Begin? When, Where, and How to Write a Prologue
The Prologue — When to Use One, How to Write One
Tips for Novel Writing: Prologues
And then, I decided not to. I am going to dissect my would-be prologue and sprinkle it into my story instead. Having come close to doing a prologue, I have sympathy for those who wish to write them. I've also read some prologues that I really disliked (like an almost word-for-word excerpt from a later part of the book--see the first link above. It's a no-no, according to the author.)
So, just wondering. Love 'em or hate 'em?
Posted by Lydia Kang at 6:00 AM
17 comments:
- B.E. Sanderson said...
Sorry to hear you're in revision hell. I'm trying not to step into my next round of edits yet, but I'll join you soon. ;o)
For me, I guess prologues depend on the author and the story. The ones I can think of at the moment all seemed to work. They all gave some pre-information crucial to the story without ending up doing an info-dump. My WIP had a prologue, but like you, I went back and sprinkled the info in it throughout the story. It worked better than way.
- April 2, 2010 at 7:34 AM
- Unknown said...
I like them. The stories I've read with prologues work well. I don't think they're a right fit for every book, but I do like them. I just picked up a Shannon Hale novel and her prologue sucked me right in!
- April 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Danyelle L. said...
Depends on whether they have a function or not--besides backstory infodumping. O:) I always read the prologues, and generally enjoy them. :D
- April 2, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- Kirsten Lesko said...
Congratulations on writing a "Query that Works"! That's a really big deal - harder to do than writing a book that works, IMO.
I'm indifferent on the prologue debate. Like all writing, if it's done well, I'm in. If not, I skip it.
- April 2, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Love love love your query!
I generally dislike prologues because often, they seem gratuitous and don't add much to the story. I have, however, read ones that worked amazingly well. So it really depends. However, if you can sprinkle the information in the prologue throughout the story, I'd definitely do that instead -- it makes it easier when submit to agents.
My previous WiP had a would-be prologue that I made a part of my first chapter. Some still thought it'd work better as a prologue, so I can understand how you feel.
Good luck with revisions!
- April 2, 2010 at 11:38 AM
I've read some I liked and some I didn't think were really necessary. If you can get around it by sprinkling it into your story that's what I would do. Hang in there! You can do it!
- April 2, 2010 at 1:38 PM
Congrats on a great query!!!
Prologues don't bother me in the slightest. It's a shame they get a bad rap.
- April 2, 2010 at 4:01 PM
- Amparo Ortiz said...
Your query = Awesomeness.
Just thought I'd throw it out there...
Anyway, I agree with lbdiamond. Prologues usually rock my world, but I'm a bit hesitant to write them for my WIPs. I leave the prologue writing to the pros.
And yeah, sucks that they get a bad rap. Power to the prologue, people!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:38 PM
- Jaydee Morgan said...
I'm also not bothered by prologues. If it's in the book, I'm going to read it.
- April 2, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- Lindsay said...
I don't mind prologues. I'm with lbd and Amparo, prologues get a bad rap.
- April 2, 2010 at 6:08 PM
- Lydia Kang said...
Thanks for all the comments! I guess prologues are like many things in writing.There's good, there's bad, and there's what I'm capable of writing, which seems to be somewhere in between (on a good day).
- April 2, 2010 at 7:09 PM
- VR Barkowski said...
First off, outstanding query Lydia!
Re: prologues. I agree with Danyelle, if there's a function, prologues are fine. If the prologue is an info dump because the writer is too lazy to weave in backstory, then they're not fine.
I do not like long prologues under any circumstances. Some prologues feel like a second story and I'm distracted trying to figure out how the prologue and the primary story mesh.
- April 2, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Susanne Winnacker said...
I'm not a big fan of prologues. I think most of the time they're not necessary. But sometimes they might work...
Oh, and thank you for the blog award! :)
- April 3, 2010 at 3:24 AM
- Unknown said...
I don't mind prologues--as long as they aren't info-dumps or heavy foreshadowing vehicles. I think I got a bit burnt out from them when reading too many fantasy novels.
- April 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Unknown said...
Great topic. I'm on the fence with prologues, if they're done well I don't mind them.
And I gave you an award over on my blog. :)
- April 3, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Talli Roland said...
I'm in the 'love them' camp. I'd like to write an article called 'Prologues: What's the Problem?' I don't get what the big issue is!
- April 4, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- lisa and laura said...
I'm glad you're going to sprinkle the info in. Sometimes I feel like prologues are a big old info dump. But then again, they can be done really well too! Good luck either way!
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Posted: Wed 30 Nov 2011, 17:59
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Abispell dictionaries for Abiword
Version 1.2 available here
If that link doesn't work then try this site
Available here:
Username: porteus@don570
Password: porteus
I've made the abispell dictionaries into pets for easy installation.
Installation method:
Open the archive and select the dictionaries you want.
For instance let's say you want English, French and German.
Therefore select -->
Just click to install each one.
Then launch Abiword.
Abiword is almost always set up to do spell checking automatically
(if a dictionary is installed), but if not, there is a preference
setting to do this.
The language($LANG) that you have set your puppy to
will now determine the dictionary you use.
At the bottom right of Abiword document window is written
the default language of the document.
If it is French it will show fr-FR. However this
doesn't guarantee that spell checking will be done in that language.
If $LANG is fr_FR i.e. your Puppy's language is French
then Abiword will automatically do
spell checking in the French language.
Note that this method is better than the previous method
that I was using since now multiple dictionaries
can be used by just switching the language of your Puppy.
With the previous method if you installed the French dictionary,
it would do spell checking permanently in French until you
installed another dictionary, such as German.
Of course Abiword does have a menu option to choose the
language dictionary that you want the spell checker to use.
So the switching of languages without changing $LANG is possible
with this Abiword menu option.
Available here
Source for these dictionaries
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Posted: Wed 30 Nov 2011, 18:04
Post subject: modify claws mail program for language
For users of the Claws mail program (which is the default
program in Fluppy Puppy), here is a tip to help you
use it with less work to set it up properly
for the language you use...
Make a simple change to the configuration file, clawsrc
(located in a hidden folder in /root) using your text editor.
You can change just one line or change the two shown in picture.
Example: change en_US to fr_FR if you speak French
The alternative dictionary can be English if you wish.
Spell checking will be done automatically in French now!!
There is no need to go to a menu to set Claws up for your language.
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Here are the languages of the dictionaries...
czech cs-CZ
Denmark-dansk da-DK
deutsch de-DE
Greek-ellhnika el-GR
Australian en-AU
british en-GB
american en-US
espanol es-ES
French-Belgian fr-BE
Finish fi
francais fr-FR
italian it-IT
Kurdish ku
Hungarian hu-HU
dutch96 nl-NL
Norwegian-norsk nb-NO
Norwegian-nynorsk nn-NO
polish pl-PL
portuguese pt-PT
Portuguese-Brazilian pt-BR
russian ru-RU
Slovenia sl
Swedish-svenska sv-SE
Ukraine uk-UA
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Posted: Sat 10 Dec 2011, 13:18
Post subject: Sylpheed mail program
When I checked the Sylpheed mail program in Lucid Puppy
I discovered that the foreign dictionaries worked automatically.
No fiddling was necessary.
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Post subject: version 2 of abispell dictionaries
I added two more dictionaries , Swiss French and
Galician(gl-ES) dictionary
And corrected a couple of errors in the packaging
that I found.
I added a different pinstall script to be compatible
to Lazy Puppy and future Puppies which will use
Abiword 2.9
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Posted: Tue 14 Feb 2012, 13:37
Post subject:
I Forgot to update the file from version 1.1 to version 1.2
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Posted: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 05:27
Post subject: Je parle Belge ! I speak Belgian now
Subject description: FR-fr is not in the package
Je parle Belge ! I speak Belgian now, but it's much easier than this english language found by default everywhere.
Thanks for that usefull work.
Spell checking cannot be run twice, it would be nice that we can run it as we like, when we like. Is it en error from me or the system is not foreseen to do the check several times ?
I set the language of my paper to FR-BG and do so with the settings at boot-up. I keep fr keyboard. Is it something wrong here ?
Bonne journée.
Passenger Pelo ! don't ask him to repair the aircraft. Don't use him as a demining dog .... pleeease.
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Posted: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 19:36
Post subject:
You should tell me the name of the Puppy and the repository where
you got the abiword.
I don't think the keyboard setting has any effect.
Certain new Puppies (like Precise and Raring) do not work with abispell
dictionaries because Barry Kauler wants the superior
Hunspell dictionries to be used.
I tested on Lupu 525 . I set country to fr_BE , installed abispell for fr_Be
and launched abiword.
I typed in French and the spelling errors were underlined.
Vous deviez me dire la version de Puppy et l'adresse où
vous avez obtenu le abiword.
La configuration de clavier n'a pas un effet. C'est le pays.
Certains nouveaux Puppies (comme Precise et Raring) ne fonctionnent pas
avec des dictionnaires d'abispell, car Barry Kauler veut les supérieurs
dictionnaires de Hunspell .
Je l'ai testé sur Lupu 525. J'ai mis à fr_BE pays, installé abispell fr_Be
et lancé abiword .
J'ai tapé en français et les fautes d'orthographe ont été soulignés.
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Post subject:
I uploaded a new package of abispell dictionaries.
There is now a good variety of world languages.
The previous package was damaged and only had 13 languages.
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Posted: Thu 20 Mar 2014, 11:54
Post subject: abispell FR-FR included in the new pet
abispell FR-FR included in the new pet. merci Monsieur.
Passenger Pelo ! don't ask him to repair the aircraft. Don't use him as a demining dog .... pleeease.
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When we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, we think we know what we're commemorating. But if an actual Pilgrim were to attend your Thanksgiving, chances are he'd be stunned by what he saw there.
In this episode, historian James McWilliams discusses why the Puritans would have turned up their noses at our "traditional" Thanksgiving foods. Religion scholar Anne Blue Wills reveals the Victorian origins of our modern holiday, and one woman's campaign to fix it on the national calendar. An archeologist at Colonial Williamsburg explains what garbage has to tell us about early American diets. And legendary NFL quarterback Roger Staubach describes what it was like to spend every turkey day on the football field.


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COLUMBUS: Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY�-sik) has $2.1 million on hand ahead of his 2014 re-election bid.
Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show the Republican governor spent about $244,000 in the second half of the year and raised nearly $904,000. The first-term governor says he plans to run again and has raised more than $2.7 million over the past two years.
Other statewide elected officials, all Republican, also are putting away cash for likely re-election bids next year.
Secretary of State Jon Husted ended 2012 with more than $1 million in the bank. Attorney General Mike DeWine had $675,000, and auditor Dave Yost had just under $350,000.
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To provide quality recreational services in an effort to continuously
accommodate the leisure needs of our growing community
through a spirit of partnership, innovation,
and a commitment to the highest level of service.
Welcome to Carson City Recreation Division, located in the Community Center at 851 East William Street. One of our many goals is fun for kids of all ages. Knowing that the "kid" in each of us never quite grows up - no matter what our age - leads us to develop the types of programs, activities and services we provide. We also believe that there are many benefits of parks and recreation, and we are committed to establishing those benefits. Leisure activities provide the opportunity to lead balanced lives, so we invite you to take advantage of any and all of the facilities and programs we offer...to satisfy the "kid" in you!
INCLUSION POLICY The Carson City Recreation Division is committed to providing reasonable accommodation and accessibility for all participants. To ensure that we can meet your accessibility needs, at the time of registration please request and complete a Modification Information Form to help us better understand your requirements.
Program and Activity Registration and Refund Policy
Registration for classes will be held at the time and date specified by the class instructor. Activities and programs that require registration at the Recreation Division Office may be completed during office hours, 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, unless otherwise indicated. No phone registrations will be accepted.
Any participant who desires to enroll in a program that is full may place their name on the waiting list; there are no guarantees for placement. The waiting list is compiled on a first-come, first served basis.
Refunds will only be made if the activity/program is canceled by the Recreation Division. (Contract class refunds will be the responsibility of the instructor.) Refunds that are requested for any other reason will be made at the discretion of Recreation Management, and are subject to a 10% processing fee. Also, due to the paperwork involved, there is a 2-3 week waiting period for refunds, after which the check will be mailed.
Youth Enrichment Programs Refund Policy
If you have paid for a week of Youth Programs, and your child will not be attending, you MUST notify the Recreation Program Manager at 283-7428 by Thursday at 5pm prior to the week that will not be attended in order to receive a refund or transfer of monies minus the 10% administrative fee. If you fail to notify the Recreation Program Manager, we will not be able to fill your child's spot and you will not be able to receive a refund or transfer of monies.
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Eric Pigors shot me this amazing link to a video of Knott's Farm's Haunted Mine ride as it looked in the 70s and 80s.
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It's packed with Old School Halloween atmosphere and fun.
Thanks, Eric!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Haunted Mine
Eric Pigors shot me this amazing link to a video of Knott's Farm's Haunted Mine ride as it looked in the 70s and 80s.
2 comments:
- The Gill-Man said...
That looks like a really fun ride! I have memories of our local amusement park (Astroworld, now long gone) and their "Fright Nights" in October. Many of the rides would get a Halloween makeover, much like this. Their was a charm about those old haunts that was undeniable.
Thanks to both you and Unkle Pigors for sharing!
- September 28, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Sara said...
I wasn't alive and hanging at Knott's Halloween Haunt in the
70's, but I will say that the Mine ride continues to pull in a huge crowd during their haunt season. The Mine Ride is now the Black Widow cavern or something like that and it was neat to see the black widow references in the film. Neat film.
I think the new mine ride stands on its own in the 21st century. Always creepy. Especially some of the scares they provide, so fun! My fave "maze" by far.
It will be the first one I get in line for if and when I make it to Knott's this month.
Thanks for the link!!
- September 28, 2010 at 10:30 AM


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Perfect Potato Soup
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Paraeducators: Key to Classroom Operations
By John Rosales
While working closely with students, teachers and parents, paraeducators find time to perform a variety of duties. One of the best things about being a paraeducator, says Julie Harrington, is working one on one with students.
"Paraeducators are able to build strong bonds with children because we work so closely with them," says Harrington, a special education paraeducator at Waters Middle School in Newark, Delaware. "Although there are some days when I am surprised that I keep my sanity, those days are far outnumbered by the rewards of watching a child smile because they were able to accomplish even the simplest of tasks."
Many students that Harrington works with have cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism or other disabilities.
"We work with small groups according to students' ability level," says Harrington, who has a bachelor's degree and a "highly qualified" ranking within her state. "In this capacity, we provide instruction, whether teaching a child how to write her name or count by five's, or how to brush their teeth, use deodorant, and fix their hair."
While she devotes much personal attention to the academic and personal needs of students, Harrington also finds time to arrange classroom desks, gather reading and writing supplies for the day's lessons, assist children off buses, and unpack book bags.
That's another thing about being a paraeducator: you do whatever needs doing.
"Para's now assist in classroom management and activities such as student behavior, student retention of learning, communicating with parents, and a myriad of other activities instrumental to improving student performance," says Laura Montgomery, president of the National Council of Education Support Professionals. "They are long removed from just making photocopies and putting up bulletin boards."
Under the supervision of teachers, paraeducators are often the go-to people at a school. From preparing learning materials and implementing behavior modification plans to supervising playground activity and even becoming familiar with sign language to work more effectively with deaf students, paraeducators exemplify a versatility that makes it difficult to pinpoint what they do because they do so much.
Linda Howard is a library paraeducator at Clarkdale Jerome School (K-8) in Clarkdale, Arizona. As the only paid person in the library, she is responsible for ordering books, filing school-related paperwork, conducting classes on how to navigate a library, and teaching students how to use computers.
"In the computer lab, the teacher brings students to me and then leaves," Howard says. "So I really have them alone."
In the past, many paraeducators received minimal training. Today, paraeducators are required to complete rigorous state and local exams. Some of the tests evaluate math, reading, and writing ability. The completion of additional certification exams and other professional training is also required for the job, though requirements vary from state to state.
Education requirements also vary, but almost 30 percent of paraeducators have a two-year degree, with 20 percent having earned a bachelor's, and 5 percent a master's or higher degree. On the job, 83 percent of paraeducators have job responsibilities promoting school safety, while 91 percent work directly with students, including 75 percent who work with special education students.
At Putney Central School in Putney, Vermont, special education paraeducator Hannah van Loon works closely with the teacher regarding student behavioral skills and academic achievement.
"I'm a vital link for information about a student's academic and social skills, especially during parent conferences," says van Loon, who has a bachelor's degree in human services and counseling and extensive training in math, literacy and technology programs. "I know the students and their needs, and I know classroom expectations."
Recently, van Loon was encouraged by a student who had a few expectations of her own.
"One of my student's reading goals was changed because of an increase of words-read-per-minute," she says. "Now, the student wants to reach even higher."
Like van Loon, Howard also enjoys the sensation of seeing students learn their lessons. When she reads to them, she often uses fun props and will even deepen her voice to imitate story characters.
"My motivation is to show them that the library can be a fun place, and that reading can put their imaginations to work," she says. "Sometimes, as I read a book sideways showing them pictures, they will correct me on a little word that I might have missed. It shows they are engaged in the story."
Ann Krampitz, a special education paraeducator at Willow Creek Intermediate School in Owatonna, Minnesota, says it is important to build relationships with students because it makes teaching and learning easier, especially regarding those with EBD -- Emotional Behavioral Disorder.
"Without para support, EBD children wouldn't be successful in the classroom," says Krampitz, a certified instructor in Crisis Prevention Intervention. "When their anxiety or frustration arises, I provide the support necessary to help them find success."
However, if a student becomes disruptive Krampitz will then have to restrain the student as needed for fear of them harming themselves or others.
"If my student is becoming loud or struggling to follow the rules, I will ask him to walk with me," she says. "We will go to a quiet room and regroup for a few minutes, then reenter the classroom."
As she provides personalized attention to students in need – "getting them on the right page, helping with spelling, or reading a test" -- Krampitz must at all times remain mindful of what other students are doing so the teacher can focus on teaching.
"I provide an extra set of eyes and ears to all things going on in the classroom," she says.
The National Education Association categorizes paraeducators as education support professionals (ESPs). In addition to being categorized as "paraeducators," their job titles include instructional and noninstructional assistants, teachers' and program aides, preschool caregivers and school monitors, crossing guards and library aides, like Howard.
While Howard does not have her associate's degree, she has taken a high number of college courses on children's literature, management, leadership, and recordkeeping.
"I may be classified (ESP), but I have a huge folder showing certificates from all the classes I have taken since coming to this job," she says. "I might have the fattest folder in the office for all the classes that I take to better myself."