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الكرة الزجاجية
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    الكرة الزجاجية
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CardMunch app actually munches down all the data of your concrete business cards and stacks the information into digital contacts on your smartphone. All you need to do is, simply click a photograph of the particular business card with CardMunch mobile app. The information of that card automatically gets converted into a real-time digital contact. Additionally, the mobile app also displays the LinkedIn profile information and connections of that particular contact.

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Basecamp mobile app is a very secure and private on-line space. It’s a place where people can collectively work and systematically organize and discuss the tasks that they need to get done on a particular project. Responsibilities, discussions, deadlines, and files – everything is inevitably organized in Basecamp. View it all, track things down, discuss on priority and hence act on it easily.

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Basecamp mobile app also works over emails. People who do not prefer other communicative methods and are just comfortable over emails can simply reply to the discussions via any email mobile application. No hindrance at all and no need to log on to the Basecamp app.

This mobile app is used worldwide by all the best ever organizations across every industry. It is the only application that’s exclusively designed around some particular tools and methods easing out the business assignments and meetings. It further helps a business to develop and expand. Those tools are as follows:

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  2. You can also effortlessly coordinate your work with Basecamp’s to-do list feature. It allows you to break down the big blocks of work into easily digestible chunks / bits of lists.
  3. You can clarify about anything with your comments posting them directly in the Basecamp created. The comment section is designed in a way that anybody can respond over time or as and when their working schedules permit.
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  5. Basecamp’s real – time pings & chats let you work swiftly, display and receive feedbacks abruptly, or just ask a question to begin a dialogue and initiate progress.
  6. It’s also possible to visually classify and save Images, PDF files, Google Document, and / or other files within folders. Hence, every team-mate can obtain what they require without having to ask for.
  7. All the check-ins keep following automatically on a daily / weekly schedule so you don’t have to personally bother anyone for the solutions.
  8. Basecamp includes a centralized schedule to keep a record of all the significant milestones, forthcoming events, deadlines, to-do lists and more.
  9. All the dates & other details are prominently posted.
  10. One can promptly add the Basecamp agendas / schedules to their Google, Outlook or iCal calendar.

Evernote is a compact package and an all-in-one solution that lets you store a huge amount of data / notes. It provides all the expected personal assistance helping a business to increase its productivity. One can effortlessly create notes, supplement images, videos, and other recordings through the application. Evernote also synchronizes the notes across both the desktop & mobile devices. Information is saved in one place for that smooth and safe admittance every time and anytime.

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It fundamentally acts like a digital notebook which you can use to keep a record of all your concepts and revisit them at any later stage. You can easily avoid forgetting any of the major tasks.

But do not remove Evernote if you think that it’s just another mobile app. It might sound valuable when you come to know about its higher benefits. Evernote doesn’t only list down the ideas you want to record but it’s relevant for many other extensive purposes. You can use it to take notes while on client calls, manage all your business data and also plan your content.

Do consider downloading Evernote as one of its best highlight, Evernote Business, allows you to collaborate with your team members. Other than that you can request your co – workers to connect with specific notebooks & leave their own agendas as well.

Apart from working productively on your business ideas besides your team-mates, you can also reach your notebooks when there’s no internet connectivity. Hence all your activities are restriction free.

Proven Hiring Moble App is a free to use and one-stop shop for small business contracting solutions. It helps the business to standardize their hiring methods and allows job posting to multiple job boards. Moreover, all of this results with just one click of a button on your smart phone. An individual can easily sort through the dozens of application acknowledgments in just a few minutes. It also highlights the categorization of aspirants into Yes / No and / or Maybe sections along with the FollowUp feature.

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This platform is best adapted for companies that maintain sporadic recruitment demands. For Example, Entrepreneurs / Restaurants/   Retailers,  etc can make excellent use of the Proven mobile app to accomplish their hiring needs while also tossing between the other multiple business responsibilities. It saves time, money and efforts to a great extent.

The pricing of this platform depends on the number of jobs a business / company needs to post. It also relies on the kind of board to which the job posting is made. Costing differs from per job listing. The more jobs one posts, the lower is cost per listing. If one opts for premium job boards the price even shoots up.

A business / company can make a choice from across 25 job boards to spread their job listings. One can evenly and effortlessly explore, examine, sort (also filter the submitted CV’s) and communicate with the candidates directly from the mobile app.

Post about jobs, follow the applicants, filter & categorize according to preference, save time, money & energy, lead seamlessly and connect promptly – sums up Proven.

Running a small business / company is certainly a complex task and Wave understands it intuitively making each and every step comfortable. The more fortunate a business gets, the more intrusions it can produce. Chasing for the payments, trailing all expenses, maintaining the personnel and handling taxes etc makes the functioning even more intricate. Wave sustains to liberate you and your small business / company with intelligent, creative, active and integrated small business software solutions. It saves your time, money & energy helping you to run your business in a favorable approach.

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Therefore in professional terms, Wave is a free and easy-to-use accounting software platform. Its design is explicitly for the small businesses / sole proprietors and / or self-governing contractors with nine or fewer employees. Wave mobile app lets the businesses / companies track their sales and purchases, direct the customer’s payments and / or receipts, credit payments to the workers, generate accounting reports, scan the invoices and more. It makes absolutely no paper clutter.

Wave has also lately added a free Personal Finance software. This helps the small business proprietors / owners to manage their finances only at one place.

Wave’s software is actually available for download on its official website. One just needs to create an account ( which is a mandatory process), to access its invoice & receipt – tracking mobile apps. These mobile apps are accessible and available for download in both the Google Play and Apple store.

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Monday, December 17, 2012

eShakti & Curvy Girl Fashion Coming in 2013!

Hi Everyone!

Wow, its been a while since I made a blog post! I've been a little slack on the nail art because my day job has been so busy since going back in September and I use whatever spare time I have to relax. Plus, I have been head/chest cold sick since October so that's been really sucking the energy out of me. If you want to see what I have been up to nail wise you can check out my Facebook page at:

Anyway, I have something very exciting to share with you guys today. I was contacted by a company to receive a product to review on my blog. The website is and they are "a fresh concept in custom clothing." They offer both design and fit customization for women size 0 - 36 for very affordable prices! I honestly haven't heard about the website until they contacted me and they were VERY generous to let me choose whatever item I wanted from the website to review. It took me a good day or so to pick my item because I loved all the pieces on the website! I finally decided on the Navy Love Owl Dress and I am SO excited to receive it and blog about it. Here is a pic of the dress I chose:

 And here's a close up of the print:

I received an email today about the status of the shipping on my dress and its already in Canada and it is scheduled to arrive at my door tomorrow! It started in India on December 13th so that shipping is lightening speed!! Even though its sleeveless I plan to make this dress something I can wear all year around with the right accessories so when I review this item I will show you how to wear it for each season, starting with Winter.

I already know that after Christmas I will be purchasing a few more items from this website, especially their dresses. So far I have shared the clothing site with my close friends and they are already planning to purchase some items as well! I will post my review blog post as soon as I receive my dress and ways on how to wear it!

So that brings me to some new blog content for 2013. You guessed it - Fashion! I have always been interested in fashion but never really acted on it because I had packed on a few pounds and was not comfortable in my body. I've recently been putting a lot of time and money into revamping my closet by throwing out old things and replacing them with fashionable, body and age appropriate items and I am really pleased with the result so far. I was thinking about doing a fashion post maybe once a week to give curvy girls some fashion inspiration because trust me - I struggled with dressing my body and there isn't many fashion blogs out there to help us. I was thinking about fashion blog posts early in the fall and being contacted by eShakti gave me to push to start it fresh in 2013. Every girl, no matter what shape or size, should be proud of their body - especially curvy girls!

Stay tuned for my review and Curvy Girl Fashion blog posts coming up in 2013! I am excited :)

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

getting crafty

I have been getting TONS of these tutorials for DIY craft projects all of which I want to do and then I realize I need a sewing machine and a ton of stuff. Then I'll end up with tons of awesome stuff to give as gifts and things to decorate my home for the holidays with. I am very excited and I am working on a list of things I have to pick up to start my crafting madness. I also still have to learn to knit and/or couchette

  1. Hey there are lots of great knitting how-tos on youtube. If you need any tips, feel free to ask me!


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Category Archives: Foster Care

Summer is here and what I’ve been doing.

Flying a kite

It’s been a bit crazy around here the past few months.
That’s actually an understatement.
It’s been really, really hectic. Like; two brandings in one day and then a wedding to photograph and a church conference and 3 Dr. visits all in 10 days, kind of hectic. Whew. Which leaves home as more of a refueling station, and we pass like ships in the night, between running to events and tossing a load of laundry in the washer.

I dislike that kind of life. Now, I can do it ok, I know how, but I really prefer a quieter schedule. Puttering in my house and lighting a candle at mealtimes, and reading a book with my littles, or playing in the sandbox with them… that’s more my style! :) Ok, so that’s not completely realistic, either, but at least have some days at home, ya know?

home on the ranch

12 days ago I drove to town and handed ‘my’ baby over to his father. I handed over all the boxes of things we’d collected for him in his 6 months with us, then I got in my suburban and drove away. foster care goodbye
“I could never do that!”
I hear you. I do. I used to say that too.
I still don’t enjoy doing it. But if God calls you to step up, He will also lavish His grace and strength upon you. He will equip you for every job He has for you. This is why we need to be so very careful to stay in His will for our lives.
We had this last placement (foster child) for 6 months. He was like my own. The kids bonded so well. We are still adjusting to life without our baby, but we are also happy that he is with his biological family. He seems to be adjusting well. As well as can be imagined, considering everything.

Obviously, it’s frustrating to not be able to share more details, but for his safety and our legal obligations, we are not allowed to share much. Suffice it to ay that he is in a good place, and we are happy for him. In this case, foster care has worked exactly as it was designed to. And for that I am grateful!

Meanwhile, we are taking a break from fostering. I’m not sure how long. I’m not sure if we will ever open our home again, or if we are done. But we are taking it slowly and deciding things one case at a time. I did agree to do respite for 4 kiddos next week. Yikes! 😉

Oh, my heart will always, always be with the foster care system. So many kiddos sitting in social workers’ offices, so many crying babies who need a nurturing mama, so many hopeless teens whom no one wants. I pray God will call many people to this ministry, to care for ‘the least of these.’
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Fix your eyes on Jesus today!

February in Wyoming.

Pulling a calf to the warm barn, with mama following.

Pulling a calf to the warm barn, with mama following.

February is a month of love. Valentine’s Day, candy, hearts, and roses. But on the ranch, February is much different. It means long nights of checking heifers, pulling calves, wading through thawing snow, and bottle-feeding bum calves.

It is also the middle of the long Wyoming winter – blizzards and high winds and ice. We have been having crazy high winds the past few days, 75+ mph. It blows over semi-trucks, and blows shingles off houses and blows over anything not weighed down. If the windmill blades aren’t locked down, they will blow right off!

We have been dealing with some sickness,  (not too bad) and it got the baby. One day he was feeling so poorly, that I took him for a drive – just to lull him to sleep. I don’t remember ever doing that before – taking a baby for a drive to make it sleep. But by baby #7, you tend to relax on some things. 😉 Plus, with Cliff sleeping during the day, I couldn’t have him screaming in the house. Anyways, he did go to sleep, and I moseyed around the ranch, stopping to snap a few pictures from the window.

calving cows

The snow has mostly melted, for the first time since Thanksgiving. We had giant snow piles along the lane for months. But I don’t relax too much, because March – May are normally our snowiest months! :) I expect several more big storms before we see real spring.

I am busy with our foster baby – he is a good baby, but still… babies require a lot of time. I almost forget how often they like to eat! 😀 He’s getting chubsy and smiley and oh! so fun. We are all falling in love with him.

Note: I can’t say much about him, due to confidentiality laws. But I’ll address the most asked questions —
No, I can’t tell you why he is in foster care,
No, we are not planning to adopt (we always work to reunify kids with their families), and
No, we have no idea how long we will have him. :)

So that is why my blogging suffers, right now. I’m busy making bottles, changing diapers, and rocking a cute little boy. :)

February in Wyominghorses on a ranch in wyoming

Today it is really warm outside, and the first calm day for a long time. So the kids ran outside as soon as they finished morning chores – determined to not waste this lovely day! I was happy to see them go. The older ones promised to watch their littlest sister carefully – which made me glad. Teens are the coolest! (lots of tractors/trucks/horses/bulls make the ranch yard not terribly safe for a tiny human)

Yesterday we had a recertification meeting with the foster care co-ordinator. I was nervous, (which was unnecessary,) but as always, she was calm and helpful. I hear so many horror stories of caseworkers and foster care workers, but I guess we are just really blessed. Ours are the best! I mean sure, some are more strict than others, and some are naturally more cheerful, or whatever, but I haven’t had a bad experience with any, so far. Really kind and helpful.

Ok, I’m starting to ramble. I better go throw a load of laundry in the washer.
I hope your day is pleasant and you find a bit of nature to relax in. :)

Wide open places are my therapy.

Wide open places are my therapy.

Focusing on the good in foster care.

Focusing on the good in foster care.It has been easy for me as a foster parent to focus on the negativity and the stigma that surrounds foster care. The ignorant or ugly questions, the bad advice (well-meaning or otherwise), the lowered eyebrows and the insensitive remarks. The constant probing, unanswerable questions.
It’s hard to get past that. It’s hard to overlook that. It’s easy to focus on that. Easy to feel that pressure and allow yourself to be stuck in that sad little corner.

But I have found that I can change my focus, and thereby change my outlook. It’s true – the first and most frequent remarks and comments I get, are ignorant at best and hurtful most times. There are many times when the foster family gets overlooked, in favor of the ‘normal’ families. But the fact is, there have been many prayers on our behalf, many kind and encouraging words, several gifts of love, and a couple true-blue friends who invest in my journey as a foster mom. They are there with a listening ear and willing hands.

I can either focus on the unpleasant people, or I can focus on the kind and wonderful friends. The choice is simple. It would be foolish to worry what people think about foster care. The thing is, if God called us to walk this road, then it doesn’t matter who understands. Every person on earth could misunderstand and disapprove, and it would not matter one whit. God is our guide and our Judge, He sees the intent of our hearts, and His alone is the only good opinion I seek.

So I am counting my blessings.
1. A friend who babysat for me with only 12 hours notice, then offered all the baby gear she owned for my foster baby.
2. A friend who faithfully prays for our family and each foster child that we care for. She blesses each child and shows the most devoted love.
3. Sisters who are ready with a listening ear when I am exhausted or excited. They never remind me in the hard times, how excited I was at the beginning! 😉 The sister who is local is always good for baby-snuggling when I am tired and needing a break. She also brings chips.;)
4. Faraway family and friends who send gifts and prayers and love my way.
5. Social media (Instagram!) friends who share their stories and thereby encourage me daily. Their courage, devotion, and faithful love for these little ones bless me tremendously. To hear the struggles, triumphs, and funny stories – these gals get me!

My heart overflows with the blessings God has given me. I snuggle the current tiny one, and breathe in his sweet baby scent, and thank God for allowing me this great blessing of caring for ‘one of the least of these’.

Focusing on the good in foster care.

What you should know about foster care.

foster careSo we are foster parents.

Yep. Kinda crept up on us for awhile. I had been drawn to it for a long time. We did not have a blinding revelation from heaven, nice tho that would have been, haha! We just have a heart for these kids. These temporary orphans. We have a strong family who loves – we have love to share. These kids need love and stability, while their family gets help. We are trying to provide that kind of care, it’s that simple.

Some things you should know:

1. We are not trying to adopt.  That is the most frequent question I run into. We are not against it – no, we love the idea of adoption and should that door ever open, no telling what might happen. But as for now? We are just giving our family to this child. We are not trying to gain a child, grow our family, or get anything out of this. We are not ‘in it for the money’. (what money? cough, cough) Which brings us to #2…

2. We do not make money on these kids. Despite what you may have heard, you really must be able to prove that you can support your own family, before you are licensed as foster parents. Yes, you get a monthly stipend for their clothes, food, gas, etc. But most, if not all, of that will be spent on the child. Of course there are people who abuse the system, but I haven’t met them yet.

3. We cannot talk about the child’s case. We are not being rude or secretive. We are unable to share details about the child, the parents, why they are in care, details of health, etc. We can tell you their name, but that’s about it. Please make it easier for us by not asking why they are in foster care. We can’t answer.

4. We do not know how long the child will be with us. It could be days or weeks. It may be months or years. The plan is to get the parents to a place where they can take up parenting again. That varies widely, depending on the offense, their amount of support, etc. Even if we have an idea, I am told the plan can change frequently. All I can say in response to this frequent inquiry is: “Wait and see!” :)

5. We have to get permission to travel out-of-state, so please have patience if we can’t make it to as many gatherings as before. And while we are on the subject, there is many appointments, meetings, and obligations to change our schedule. We are not trying to ignore you – we may just be crazy busy!

6. We (and you!) are not allowed to share pictures and info about the foster child online. Please respect us in this. Imagine it were your child in someone else’s home, and how you would want their info shared.

7. We do not get to pick. OK, we can choose what age range we want, what level of medical disability we are comfortable with, etc. But it’s not like going into a baby factory and picking out your choice. We get licensed for a certain number of kids, determined by house and family size, etc. Then we wait till there is a child in care who fits our age range. We can say no – but we can’t request a certain child on a certain day. :)
Bonus: And we have no idea when we will be getting a child. Trying to predict when we get called with a placement is like trying to predict where lightening will strike.

I hope this has answered a few of your questions about foster care.
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Sunday, 24 March 2013

Extreme SfM: underwater archaeology

Hi all,
It is long that Alessandro and me wanted to write this post, but for one reason or another, we could not work on it.
Today I decided to do it in order to answer two questions that people often asked us during conference or lessons:

1) Is it possible to work with SfM/IBM techniques underwater?

2) Is it possible to extract 3D from a movie?

As regards the first question, I can report that since we (Arc-Team) started to work with SfM and IBM (2009), we did also tests underwater and they gave us positive results. This is one of the main reason why we invested so much time on the research in this filed: SfM and IBM methodology, until now, is one of the best solution in archeology, due to its versatility (it can be used for underwater or aerial documentation, in low light conditions or in precarious situation, during mission abroad, etc...). We already underlined this concept when, with the help of Nicolò Dell'unto (Lund University), we compared different methodology to record 3D documentation of archaeological artifacts. The result of this experiment was presented during the ArcheoFOSS 2012, in Napoli (see the related slides and this post). During the workshop "Low cost 3D: sensori, algoritmi e applicazioni", we had the opportunity to better analyze the use of SfM/IBM in extreme working conditions, strengthening our point of view about this methodology (see the related slides).
The image below is an example of an aerial 3D documentation done with an open source UAV and Python Photogrammetry ToolboX...

Aerial documentation with a KKopter and ArcheOS (PPT)
... while this other image shows the results we achieved using some pictures that Victor Jansa, of TUWA ("Tauchverein für Unterwasserarchäologie"), sent us to do a test.

Test with Victor Jansa's pictures (done with PPT)

In order to answer the second question, I can say that, facing our experience, it is possible to reconstruct 3D models from videos (and I guess this is one of the aims of SfM itself). We did some tests about this topic, getting acceptable result (at least regarding our primary target, which was to have a fast 3D object for further modeling operations). As an example, I can report one of the last post of Cicero Moraes, who used SfM from a youtube clip to get a 3D skull for forensic facial reconstruction aims. The image below is taken from Cicero's photo album:

3D skull obtained with SfM techniques from a movie

For a better explanation of what I wrote above, I think it is worth to show the results of a project we are undertaking since 2005 (trying to support Prof. Tiziano Camagna on his exploration of Tovel's Lake, in Trentino).  During this project we did several surveys, diving in different parts of the lake and especially in the South-West area, where lies a forest which is now underwater. In 2012 Tiziano Camagna and Andrea Forti, despite the low visibility, where able to record a short movie of some of the threes. We used this video for a fast 3D reconstruction, because it was particularly indicated, due to its characteristics: it was recorded for no SfM aims (as you see the movie sequences are not optimal for a 3D reconstruction), it represents the normal turbidity condition of the lake and it was done with an high lens distortion camera (GoPro Hero 2). For such reasons this material was perfect to hardly test SfM and IBM techniques for underwater archeology. In this animation you can see a short part of the movie (from the 15th second  to the 25th), which we used for the 3D documentation...

From "La foresta sommersa del Lago di Tovel" (T. Camagna, A. Forti)

... and here you can see the result:

I hope this post was useful. Soon, when the season will allow us to start diving again, we will go on with tests and experiment related with underwater archeology. I hope to write soon some new report about it.

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Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Facce: a digital poster for the exhibition

The opening of the exhibition "Facce. I molti volti della storia umana" will soon take place in Padua (14th February 2015), so I started to work also on dissemination tools, trying to focus on new media potentialities.
While the real communication experts will take care of the traditional promotion (posters, handbills, etc...), I would like to use the opportunity to test different methods.
Basically I am just developing a digital poster, which should be an reminder of the exhibition (with some essential informations) and, at the same time, an interactive showcase for the photos that the people sent us (and will send us) for our crowdsourcing campaign regarding the pareidolia phenomenon.
I think that the best way to realize this idea is to compile an app for Android, so that it will be accessible to many different smartphones. I designed the app to contain a WebViewer, linked to an address in our server, in which I uploaded an interactive gallery of images.
My first step has been a fast search in internet to find all the tools I was needing to develop my app, of course checking the licenses and choosing the open source software (an the simplest ones, being a newcomer in such field).
As first I focused on the gallery and I chose an MIT licensed  jQuery tool (jssor), with which I build this slideshow:

Than I looked for a software to develop my app and (thanks to +Michele Mazzurana) I came across another MIT licensed software, MIT App Inventor. This software has two main advances: it is based a GUI (very simple) and it does not require an emulator to test the work (if you have an Android device, you can directly connect it with your project).
Here is a screenshot of the direct link between the software and the mobile:

Direct link between MIT App Inventor and the mobile

If you want to test the app, you can download it here. Please notice that to visualize the gallery you will need an internet connection, so (depending on your contract) your provider could put additional costs (no problem if you have a flat rate or if you use free wifi access).
I hope this post was useful, have a nice day!

If you have pictures regarding the pareidolia effect, you can upload them on the FaceBook page of the exhibiotn "Facce" (do not forget to write the author, the title and the license, for the credits). Day by day the pictures will be uploaded in the gallery of the app.
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Cross-Disciplinary Design at the School of Constructed Environments

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    The first part of the design process involves careful investigation of the project site. One of the many aspects explored in the past week and a half was the current electric lighting in the  interior and exterior of the building.

    One aspect of our process: The particular section drawing shows the entry reception area. The green points/line show horizontal illumination (how much light on the floor) and the blue points/line show vertical illumination (how much light on the wall) in comparison to the red line, which shows current IES (Illuminating Engineering Society recommendations. The measurements are in foot candles (FC) and are made by using an illuminance meter (the funky looking device pictured here). By placing the meter on the surface being measured, you can find out how much light is on that surface. The section graph helps us to understand if light levels are consistent across a surface and how the light levels compare to current recommendations. Our experience in space is subjective, so documenting how the space feels to us is key (see the drawings by Hansol Park and Noele DeLeon) - the light levels may be lower than the recommendation but as a user we may feel that the levels are just right. In addition, we also document the types of light fixtures and the reflectance of the materials in the space (how much light reflects off a surface). This is part of the analysis that informs how we approach the design of space across the disciplines of architecture, interior design and lighting design.

    Tamara Yurovsky, M.Arch/MFA Light Design Dual Degree

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Transcendental Motif is a sculptural screen that inspires both experientially within the space and the understanding of the possibilities for fabric beyond large formal surfaces. It is a modular system that can be replaced so the color can be personalized and altered in the future. The shape of the screen is enabled through fabric pulled taut which creates a depth with curvature that provides solar protection with perforations to allow continuous airflow for ventilation.

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Call for candidacies for the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference

An  international conference on cities and climate change science will be held in 2018 to further develop the scientific understanding of climate change and cities, in support of the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Cities interested in hosting this Conference are invited to apply by 15 January 2017.

At its session in Bangkok on 20 October 2016, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced plans to hold an international Cities and Climate Change Science Conference in early 2018.

Hosting the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference conference will be a huge opportunity to raise awareness of climate change and the role of local government in the achievement of the Paris Agenda.

The conference will bring together representatives from academia, research organizations and agencies, member states of the United Nations, local and regional governments and urban and climate change practitioners to stimulate scientific research on cities and climate change and provide inputs to upcoming IPCC reports, particularly the Special Report on Cities and Climate Change. The event aims to identify existing research and gaps and generate new data and research on climate impacts and solutions at local level.

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The conference is supported by the #CitiesIPCC group, a diverse coalition of urban and scientific organizations, including C40 Cities, Cities Alliance, ICLEI, Future Earth, SDSN, UCLG, UN-Habitat, UN Environment and WCRP.

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‘The Americans’: Double lives in the Reagan era

Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys play KGB agents in Reagan-era Washington in FX’s new series “The Americans.”
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys play KGB agents in Reagan-era Washington in FX’s new series “The Americans.”

When I heard Keri Russell would be playing a fierce KGB agent in FX’s “The Americans,” I had the same reaction I had when I heard Claire Danes would be a bipolar FBI agent in “Homeland”: It won’t work. Both actresses broke through in youth melodramas on TV, Russell in “Felicity” and Danes in “My So-Called Life,” and neither seemed to have the dark notes needed to be convincing as aggressive nationalists. They struck me as fine romantic-drama leads, but too thin as performers to evoke global consciousness and the gonzo commitment to do absolutely anything, even sexually, for their country.

In both cases, I was dead wrong. Danes has given the performance of a lifetime in “Homeland,” and Russell is remarkable in the first-rate “The Americans,” in which she and Matthew Rhys play fictional sleeper KGB agents Elizabeth and Philip Jennings in 1981. She brings out both Elizabeth’s backbone and her dizzying spiral of identity issues. Russell effectively makes Elizabeth into a ruthless zealot, an old-world moralist, and a fretful mother to the two children she and Philip had after relocating from Russia to the States. If you look just behind her suburban-mom eyes, you can sense her unwavering contempt for America and its freedoms.

One of the show’s many twists is that, unlike Elizabeth, Philip has softened in his commitment to the cause over the years. He has fallen in love with the role of playful dad to Henry, 10, and Paige, 13, neither of whom know their parents are spies. And he has begun to tire of the stressful missions, when their Soviet handlers order them to, say, kidnap a defector, a tense subplot in the premiere. With President Reagan in office, the Cold War is escalating and Philip is having to participate in more spy activity. He’s very good at what he does, but he’s also ready to leave it behind.

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Rhys, perhaps best known for his years as Kevin on “Brothers & Sisters,” has a more fun-loving, high-spirited energy than Russell. But he also makes it clear that, while Philip is straying into American values and burning out as a spy, he’s also falling more in love with his wife; their marriage was arranged by the KGB in the 1960s, a story that is told in flashbacks.

There’s something really entertaining and thought-provoking about watching people caught up in double lives. That has been the appeal of shows such as “Dexter,” “Homeland,” and “Breaking Bad,” as their lead characters harbor huge secrets while whistling their way through ordinary daily existences. Will they get caught? The first season or two of “Mad Men” was particularly provocative because we knew Don Draper was running from his youth as Dick Whitman. “The Americans” falls squarely within this genre of divided selves, in which characters have fluid identities we can’t always nail down. Perhaps the theme is popular now because social media has enabled all of us to front, to reveal selected and sometimes invented selves to the public? Our fascination with the supposed catfishing of Manti Te’o is a case in point.

After previewing two episodes of “The Americans,” I’m not sure who the Jenningses really are, or where their deepest loyalties will ultimately lie. And I don’t think they are sure, either, not even Elizabeth, who worries about how betrayed her children would feel if they learned the truth. This all adds an engaging, shifting psychological undercurrent to the more action-based and juicy espionage material, in which the articulate, well-dressed couple can be surprisingly thuggish.

“The Americans” is loaded with the kind of coincidences and close escapes that would sink a show that had been less carefully put together. Along with the Jennings family, series creator Joe Weisberg follows a new FBI counterintelligence division created to focus on foreign agents on US soil, agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) in particular. Soon we learn that Beeman and his wife are buying the house next door to the Jenningses outside Washington, D.C. The resulting situation toggles between suspense and humor, as Weisberg teases us with the proximity of the cat and the mice. On “Breaking Bad,” creator Vince Gilligan has made the same kind of bold move by making Walt’s brother-in-law a DEA agent. When agent Beeman is nosing around the Jennings garage, where a defector is imprisoned in their car’s trunk, “The Americans” is thrilling.

I won’t say “The Americans” is nearly as fine as “Breaking Bad,” but then “Breaking Bad” wasn’t as good as “Breaking Bad” when it began. By episode 2, though, after the crammed (and super-sized) premiere, Weisberg reveals a sure sense of detail that bodes well for the future of the series. He zeroes in on particular images, such as when Elizabeth pierces her daughter’s ear, and we see the blood drop, that heighten dramatic intensity. They bring us directly into the moment of this promising show.


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David Price of Tampa Bay Rays, R.A. Dickey of Mets are Cy Young Award winners

NEW YORK — David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets won baseball’s Cy Young awards on Wednesday.

Price barely beat out 2011 winner Justin Verlander for the American League prize in one of the closest votes ever. Dickey was an easy choice for the NL honor in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

The 38-year-old Dickey became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the Cy Young Award, an achievement mentors such as Hall of Famer Phil Niekro are quite proud of.

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‘‘I am not a self-made man by any stretch of the imagination,’’ Dickey said on MLB Network. ‘‘This is a victory for all of us.’’

Runner-up two years ago, Price was the pick this time by the slimmest of margins. He received 14 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 153 points to 149 for Verlander, chosen first on 13 ballots.

Other than a 1969 tie between Mike Cuellar and Denny McLain, it was the tightest race in the history of the AL award.

Rays closer Fernando Rodney got the other first-place vote and came in fifth.

‘‘It means a lot,’’ Price said. ‘‘It’s something that I’ll always have. It’s something that they can’t take away from me.’’

Price went 20-5 to tie Jered Weaver for the American League lead in victories and winning percentage. The 27-year-old lefthander had the lowest ERA at 2.56 and finished sixth in strikeouts with 205.

Verlander, also the league MVP a year ago, followed that up by going 17-8 with a 2.64 ERA and pitching the Tigers to the World Series. He led the majors in strikeouts (239), innings (238 ) and complete games (six).

Price tossed 211 innings in 31 starts, while Verlander made 33. One factor that might have swung some votes, however: Price faced stiffer competition in the rugged AL East than Verlander did in the AL Central.

‘‘I guess it’s a blessing and a curse at the same time,’’ Price said. ‘‘There’s not an easy out in the lineups every game. It feels like a postseason game.’’

Weaver came in third with 70 points, but was listed second on a pair of ballots. The righthander threw a no-hitter and had a 2.81 ERA in his first 20-win season but missed time with injuries and totaled only 188 innings for the Los Angeles Angels.


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Republicans tell conservatives it's time to retool for 2016

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drinks from a 7-Eleven Super Big Gulp, a reference to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to curb sales of sugary drinks.
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Oxon Hill, Md. - From former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin sipping soda out of a Super Big Gulp to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush warning that the Republican Party can no longer make voters feel unwelcome, conservatives gathered to hash out what went wrong last year and to figure out how to get back on track for 2016.

The three-day Conservative Political Action Conference had its share of fiery speeches and star turns that displayed plenty of passion and revealed a few fissures. Some like the Republican Party and the conservative movement just the way they are, while others seek change.

That divide could be seen in the speeches given by Palin and Bush.

Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice presidential nominee, brought down the house during Saturday's closing session, giving a rip-roaring speech that lambasted President Barack Obama, political operatives and the news media. She took a jab at New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's drive to downsize sugary drinks when she drank from a Super Big Gulp.

She also joked about the gun rack she received from her husband, Todd, for Christmas, saying, "This go around, he's got the rifle, I've got the rack."

"Let's be clear about one thing: We're not here to rebrand the party, we're here to rebuild a country," Palin said.

By contrast, Bush said in a Friday night speech that Republicans can't "write off entire segments of our society because we assume our principles have limited appeal. They have broad appeal. We need to be larger than that."

He told the audience that "many voters are unwilling to choose our candidates because those voters feel unloved, unwanted and unwelcome in our party."

Ryan sees rebound

In an interview with the Journal Sentinel, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Janesville likened the mood among conservatives to that following Jimmy Carter's 1976 election as president. During that period in the political wilderness, conservatives set the stage for a rebound, eventually winning in 1980 with Ronald Reagan.

"The conservative movement is more put together and more unified than it was in those fractured days of Carter," Ryan said. "I see a unifying of purpose, I see a conservative movement working to make sure that we can connect the vision with people and putting up a principled alternative to liberal progressivism, otherwise known as Obamaism in most minds."

"What you have here is a movement with a lot of vitality that is getting back to its basics, back to its roots and working on trying to go back to the American people with a broader appeal," Ryan added.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Republicans should look to the states for the kinds of reforms and policies that are popular with voters. Republicans control 30 governorships.

Two of the more popular Republican governors, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia, were not invited to speak at the event, however.

Walker said Republicans should follow the lead set by Reagan.

"You know what he called someone who agreed with him 80% of a time? An ally," Walker said.

Priebus vows major effort

On Monday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is due to release a study on the 2012 election called the "Growth and Opportunity Project."

Priebus told the audience that the GOP will "compete in every state because being a blue state is not a permanent diagnosis." He promised a robust rollout of technology to turn out voters.

In an interview, Priebus said: "I don't think we need to rebrand anything. Our principles are timeless and revolutionary. I just think we need to market who we are. I think we have just fundamentally not gone after every vote in America. I think we need to be deep, we need to be broad and we need to be committed to being a year-round party."

Priebus said the quantity of the party's voter contacts across the country was shallow during the 2012 campaign.

"The Democrats and, in particular, Barack Obama is involved in a game of absolute pure politics from coast to coast," Priebus said. "They're hiring and they have kept on their payroll hundreds and hundreds of people in communities, putting on events . . . and being a part of things year-round. And we just haven't. We're running four-month, five-month presidential campaigns, and the quality of those voter contacts just can't compete."

Priebus promised a massive effort to reach African-American, Asian-American and Hispanic communities, as well as college students, "to tell the story of the Republican Party."

He said "candidates matter" and acknowledged that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's hurt his candidacy with "unscripted comments."

"In order for us to win a presidential campaign, we have to have a great ground operation and a great candidate, and we have to have both," Priebus said.

Priebus, the former head of the Wisconsin GOP, said that when he was elected RNC chairman in 2011, the party was $26 million in debt and had two credit cards suspended for nonpayment.

"You have Barack Obama with hundreds of employees in 2011, all over the country - we had 80 around the country," Priebus said. "That should probably tell you everything you need to know about where and what happened in this last campaign, between the fact our party was basically dead for a couple of years before we walked in the door and the fact the other side had a multimillion-dollar operation while we were running around and debating each other 23 times."

But Priebus is confident the GOP will come back. And the report is a start.

"This is not about tone," Priebus said. "This is going to be detailed. What we're doing, where we're going, the amount of money we want to spend. We're going to try to lay out as best as we can the sort of enormity of what we're going to try to take on as a national party."

Priebus said: "It's enough navel-gazing. We know we need to be better. We need great candidates and we need to be a permanent year-round . . . coast-to-coast operation to succeed."

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Man, what a pretty cool movie. I thought they had an interesting concept in "taming" the zombies and using them for menial labor. It's available on Netflix's instant watch if you haven't seen it yet.

I love how they let the kids shoot at school, and how seemed it like completely acceptable/normal behavior.

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Backseat A-B-See: An Alphabet Book for Kids on the Go

Buckle up, alphabet fun ahead!

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Backseat A-B-See by Maria van LieshoutIf there’s anything my three-year-old son loves more than the alphabet (seriously, he’s an ABCs addict), it would have to be cars and trucks. So you can imagine his exuberance at the sight of Maria van Lieshout’s clever new picture book, Backseat A-B-See. It’s the alphabet in road signs. The alphabet. In road signs. Genius.

The art is striking: a black-and-white road background offsets the bright yellow, green, red, and blue of the street signs. A is for Airport, B is for Bike Route, F is for Fire Station, and so on down the line. “Q is for Quack” — the sign shows a duck crossing — never fails to elicit a chuckle from my young motorist. The sweet opening and closing pages show a child in the backseat of a yellow car, wide-eyed and watchful at the beginning of the trip, and contentedly snoozing at the end. Because when it come to road trips, Z is for Zzzzz, of course.

I keep a running list of picture books that make great birthday gifts for kids of certain ages—Nursery Rhyme Comics is a recent favorite—and after a spin through Backseat A-B-See, I’m parking it the slot reserved for two- to five-year-old vehicle lovers, right next to Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld’s wonderful Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. Vroom!

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At Home: Psychologist helms Noe Valley renovation

For Linda Eislund, renovating her Noe Valley Edwardian into a light-filled modern dwelling was a labor of love.

Eislund, a psychologist, and her husband Eric, an entertainment producer, both grew up in custom homes.

“We always looked forward to the day we could design and build our own house,” says Eislund, mother of two young sons, Seth and Drew. She adds, “It was so exciting when I got the opportunity to implement my own design and got to choose every single material that went into the house.”

The couple started with the premise that the view would be the focal point of the new design.

Before the remodel, the house was a “mish-mash” of styles, with closed-off rooms that tended to be dark, Eislund says.

Now, it’s open, modern and warm, with wood balancing hard edges and monochromatic colors juxtaposed  with varying textures.
Eislund, who has no professional interior design experience but grew up in a family with artistic sensibilities, selected all of the furnishings, as well as the artwork, most of which the couple had before the renovation.

For furniture finds, she relied on the Alameda Flea Market. She’s also been known to scavenge around town; she picked up a Ward Bennett office chair for free on Sanchez Street and had it recovered for just $250.

In addition to the floor-to-ceiling windows that provide the stunning view, the Eislunds’ art collection focuses on Asian art and contemporary painting.

Eislund is most pleased with the finished home’s overall consistency.

She says, “It all hangs together. It’s clean and airy and has a feeling of openness.”

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Design aesthetic: Clean lines, simplicity
Favorite stores: Alameda Flea Market, Bee Market, second-hand shops
Favorite publication: California Home and Design: “I like to know what’s happening locally.”

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Goldschmidt is University of Phoenix graduate

PHOENIX -- Paul Goldschmidt is now a college graduate.

The D-backs first baseman graduated from the University of Phoenix with a bachelor's of science degree in management after taking online classes over the past two years.

Goldschmidt completed three years at Texas State University before being drafted by the D-backs in 2009.

"I worked hard for three years, so I didn't want that all to be a waste," Goldschmidt said of why he decided to go back to school. "I love playing baseball, and I want to do it for as long as they'll let me, but you don't know -- that could end any day -- so you want to be prepared for whatever is coming forward in the future. A college degree can help you if you're trying to find a job or other stuff you're trying to do."

Goldschmidt learned of the University of Phoenix program while in Minor League camp with the D-backs after he saw some teammates taking courses. He began taking classes in April 2012, and other than a two-month break this past spring he has been going at it non-stop.

Goldschmidt could often be seen working at his laptop in front of his locker in the D-backs' clubhouse or on team charter flights during the season.

"Maybe," Goldschmidt said when asked if he might pursue a master's degree. "No immediate plans. Not right now for sure, definitely take a break for a while."

Part of the coursework included group projects done online, and occasionally one of his classmates would recognize his name.

"I had a few people that asked, 'Hey do you play for the Diamondbacks?'" Goldschmidt said. "Everyone was really nice and supportive."

Assistant hitting coach Turner Ward is also enrolled in the University of Phoenix, and Goldschmidt has shared his experience with other players like others had done to get him interested.

"It was nice to see other guys show me how convenient it is, because I didn't think it was going to be possible during the season," Goldschmidt said. "I talked to a lot of guys during Spring Training. I talked to a lot of the Minor League guys. I know guys were interested [in enrolling]."

No. 3 prospect among latest D-backs callups

PHOENIX -- The D-backs promoted three more players Tuesday, one day after Triple-A Reno finished its season.

Shortstop Chris Owings had his contract selected and was added to the 40-man roster after Matt Reynolds was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Catcher Tuffy Gosewisch and third baseman Matt Davidson, both of whom had been with the team 10 days ago, were recalled.

Whether the D-backs will add players once Double-A Mobile's postseason run is over remains to be seen.

"Possible," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said of more players coming up. "The guys we brought up now is pretty much who's going to be here. If we need to get a sixth starter, then some other guys may be in play."

Owings, rated the D-backs' No. 3 prospect by MLB.com, was recently named the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Coast League, and he was selected for the Futures Game during the All-Star festivities.

In 125 games for Reno, Owings hit .330 with 31 doubles, eight triples, 12 homers and 81 RBIs.

"Just playing baseball every day and getting out there and getting four or five [at-bats] every day was the biggest thing for me this year," Owings said. "I played a ton of games. I feel like just getting consistent ABs was the biggest thing and just learning from them and taking what I can from them. Trying to have better plate discipline and, I feel like, getting better counts and stuff like that helped me out."

Gibson did not say how much playing time Owings would get. The D-backs were already trying to find playing time for Didi Gregorius, Cliff Pennington and Willie Bloomquist at short before Owings joined the mix.

To improve Owings' versatility, the D-backs had him play some second base this year at Reno, but Gibson said he was not sure if he would use him there in the big leagues.

"I'm just going to come up here and learn," Owings said. "That's the biggest thing for me right now, is just get some experience up here and play another month of baseball is the biggest thing. If I get to play, just go from there."

Corbin's next start could lead to rest period

PHOENIX -- The D-backs will watch Patrick Corbin closely in his Friday start against the Giants and decide after that if the young left-hander needs a break.

Corbin's last two starts have been subpar, and D-backs manager Kirk Gibson has been asked repeatedly whether fatigue is a factor.

"We'll have some special interest to see how Patrick throws," Gibson said. "If he struggles again, then we may look how to get him more rest. Whether it's inserting a sixth guy, or there's a couple of other ideas. For sure it's the one guy we don't want to push him; he's got a lot of innings right now, and we want to make sure we don't hurt him."

Corbin threw a career-high 186 1/3 innings last year between Double-A, Triple-A and the big leagues.

Corbin has thrown 182 2/3 innings this year, and in his last two starts he lasted a combined 10 1/3 innings with 13 earned runs.

"His velocity is maybe down a tick," Gibson said. "His changeup maybe not coming out with the same arm speed."

For his part, Corbin has said he does not feel any added fatigue and that rather it has been a matter of missing his spots and making poor pitches.

Gibson allows frustration, for one night

PHOENIX -- D-backs manager Kirk Gibson is usually pretty good when it comes to keeping his emotions in check during his postgame press conferences. But after watching his team struggle at the plate Monday afternoon he let his frustration out.

"The offense on this homestand has not been good," Gibson said. "You'd have to ask them; I'm not sure why. Everybody isn't Cy Young, and sometimes you've got to beat Cy Young. You've got to figure out a way to do it. That part's disappointing."

By Tuesday's pregame session with reporters, Gibson was back to his old self.

"My comments yesterday, I think they were frustrated, and I was frustrated," Gibson said. "I think I was pretty clear about the fact that they still may beat you, but you need to maybe make them work a little differently; you have to have more confidence in waiting them out for better pitches, specifically the double plays."

Gibson was frustrated Monday by double plays hit into by Gerardo Parra and Wil Nieves.

"Parra pulled a first-pitch ground ball on the outside part of the plate," Gibson said. "That's what they wanted him to do. That's frustrating. Wil Nieves did the same. Sometimes you've just got to try and extend them, get some pitches on their arm and try and get them to start making mistakes. We got pressure on him, and they took him out right away. I was a little frustrated. I usually hold it in, but I'm good to go today."

Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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New Teacher Commendation Awarded to Rachel Kirtley

Ottoson Latin teacher, Rachel Kirtley, was recently awarded a New Teacher Commendation by the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association! Rachel is one of only four teachers to receive this award throughout the state.

This commendation and accompanying award recognize new teachers for demonstrated excellence. MaFLA wishes to welcome new teachers to the state organization and to offer multiple opportunities for professional development, support, networking, and collegiality through membership. Awardees receive a complimentary three-year membership to the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA) and all accompanying benefits.

Congratulations to Rachel for her commitment to excellence in teaching!

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ARCA 2013 Conference: Presenting the Awards to this year's ARCA Award Winners

by Marc Balcells

After five years of meeting annually in beautiful Amelia, it is a fait accompli that ARCA’s conference is an established forum that reunites researchers and practitioners alike for the discussion of the latest advances in research on art crimes and cultural heritage protection. The good health of the conference year after year and the positive outcomes and feedback received year after year are motives of celebration; however, if there is a real moment for celebration in the conference is in the afternoon of the first day, when we award four outstanding persons regarding their efforts in saving and protecting cultural heritage.

This year’s award winners were Christos Tsirogiannis, an archaeologist conducting research in illicit antiquities trade at the University of Cambridge and former member of the Hellenic Ministry of Justice; Duncan Chappell, Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney; Blanca Niño Norton, Consultant at the Petén Development Project for the conservation of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, depending from the Ministry of Environment of Natural Resources, and member of ICOMOS (the International Council on Monuments and Sites) and ICCROM (the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property); and Sharon Cohen Levin, Chief of the Asset Forfeiture Unit in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

Dr. Edgar Tijhuis, professor at the Postgraduate Program and a trustee of the organization, introduced Mr. Tsirogiannis’ award, on art protection and security. The awarded presented on his work, based on the illicit trade of looted archaeological goods. His presentation became an interesting and valuable who’s who of the characters of the gran razzia that happened recently in Italy: names like Marion True, Giacomo Medici, Robin Symes or Christos Michaelides became pivotal points of Mr. Tsirogiannis’ presentation, compiling stories of pieces recuperated by Italian law enforcement worldwide.

Ms. Lynda Albertson, ARCA’s CEO,  presented the Eleanor and Anthony Vallombroso Award for Art Crime Scholarship to Dr. Duncan Chappell, who heartily thanked the organization for the honor bestowed upon him. Dr. Chappell greatly deserves this award, as he has written extensively on the topic of art crime from a criminological perspective. To everybody, but especially to us criminologists, his work is invaluable. He has written articles for ARCA’s Journal of Art Crime, and along with Stefano Manacorda edited Crime in the Art and Antiquities World: Illegal Trafficking in Cultural Property (Springer 2011).

I had the honor to present the Lifetime Achievement in Defense of Art to Mrs. Niño Norton. A true contemporary renaissance woman (besides being an architect she is a sculptor and a painter), Mrs. Niño Norton delivered a presentation based on Guatemala’s different forms of cultural heritage, its threats, and the different projects she spearheads for its protection, which range from architecture to the copying of Guatemalan statues in the middle of the jungle (so the originals can be properly preserved in cultural institutions) or the restoration of looted tombs by locals.

Finally, HRH Ravivaddhana Sisowath, Prince of Cambodia, introduced the Art Policing and Recovery Award to Mrs. Sharon Cohen Levin; and accordingly, provided Mrs. Cohen Levin’s office fights for the 10th-century Khmer statue that Sotheby’s hopes to sell at auction. Mrs. Cohen Levin presented on art related asset forfeitures in recent cases she has dealt with. In her very lively presentation, the awarded prosecutor showed to the audience important cases like the forfeiture of the Portrait of Wally, by Egon Schiele, along more original cases like the prosecution of dealer Eric Prokopi and the forfeiture of… a dinosaur!

In sum, a feast for the arts, and a celebration for all of us who care about the protection of cultural heritage. These awards are small tokens to great works of love done by even greater people. Congratulations!

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