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ASBMB Today Opinions Understanding being chronically ill in STEM
By Katie Walsh
Being chronically ill while studying or working in science, technology, engineering or mathematics can be a lonely experience.
So, not surprisingly, one of the first things Lauren Younger and I chat about in our first conversation is how glad we are to meet someone else in the same boat.
"As unfortunate as it is," Lauren says early on, "it is nice to not be alone."
We met over Twitter, as so many STEM students and early-career researchers do. This is how Lauren and I find ourselves, at 8 a.m. in Arizona and 10 a.m. in Massachusetts, chatting about our experiences as chronically ill college students.
Lauren and I have vastly different experiences, in terms of both illness and schools. I won't get into details about our diagnoses, but she is an undergraduate at Arizona State University, which has an enrollment of almost 72,000 on a 664-acre campus, and I am an undergraduate at Lesley University, a liberal arts school with about 6,000 students where classes are small and my department is even smaller.
COURTESY OF LAUREN YOUNGER
Katie Walsh, left, and Lauren Younger, right, met on Twitter and bonded over their shared experience of chronic illness — and their love of dogs.
As we share pieces of our stories, many seem familiar. This is why I'm chatting with Lauren. I want to show that, regardless of the person or their illness, we can find through lines in our stories.
"I'm totally coming from the same place," I say, for what must be the 10th time in 10 minutes as we chat about our similarly debilitating illnesses. We were both more able-bodied early in our college journeys, and we remember the health reserves we had the privilege of using during those first semesters.
This is not to say those semesters were easy. One of the first things able-bodied people should understand about their chronically ill peers, students and colleagues: Nothing is ever easy.
Lauren and I both remember the beginning of our time in college fondly for the energy we had and the coursework we were able to maintain, but that doesn't mean we weren't struggling. Our illnesses are constant and persistent, filling our days even when we're able to push through.
By her second semester, Lauren says, she was spending "more time in the emergency room than class." As a freshman, I remember thinking, "The ER can't fix my illness; no one can."
But the paths of our illnesses are not our only common ground. We chat about other parallels: She and I both are teaching and research assistants, both chemistry geeks, both huge fans of dogs (we realize this while gushing over a picture of Lauren's Corgi–cattle dog mix, Gracie).
And this is the second piece of what I wish people knew about being chronically ill in STEM: We are still people.
We are still students and scientists, and we have merit outside of our illnesses.
Lauren and I discuss this topic as it relates to funding and grad school applications. She mentions that folks have suggested to her that a National Science Foundation grant would be an easy get "with what I've gone through."
We both get angry at the implication. "Shouldn't my merit and research get me funding, though?" Lauren asks.
Neither of us appreciate the suggestion that pity, rather than our accomplishments, should help us get ahead.
"I want to convince people that their pity is unfounded," I say, and Lauren agrees. "The pity train," as Lauren dubs it, is an incredibly discouraging lens through which to be viewed.
Though we are both chronically ill, we're also incredibly passionate about the work we do. Lauren completed a NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of California, Davis, doing research in computational and theoretical chemistry. At Lesley, I do research in chemistry education. We are eager to talk about our work and the coursework that goes along with it.
We spend a few minutes chatting about our favorite chemistry subjects (organic for me, physical for Lauren), but that quickly turns into a conversation about inaccessible lab spaces and course design.
"No one ever seems to have had experience with chronically ill people," I say, and Lauren quickly agrees.
We've both had wonderful experiences with individual courses and professors. Lauren mentions professors who offer extensions and waive required attendance, and I, for the thousandth time in two hours, say, "Same." But neither of us has been in a science environment that puts forethought into accessibility.
This is the final piece of the puzzle (at least for this essay): Consider us.
Remember that we exist before we remind you. Science, Lauren points out, is inaccessible by design because of a lack of thought. Neither of us has been put down by professors or staff for being disabled — though I note that we are both young white or white-passing women, and this may not be the case for people with marginalized identities in addition to disability — but we are always some of the first disabled people that our departments and their systems have worked with.
"They just literally have never come into contact with someone like me before," Lauren says. "They don't know what I need when it comes to help."
We have to advocate for ourselves and for all disabled folks in STEM, the two of us agree. It's a lot to put on our plates, on top of being students and teachers and researchers (and, and, and …).
In an ideal world, our able-bodied peers, colleagues, bosses and professors would lay some of the groundwork for our existence before we even show up. Lauren and I are not the first disabled scientists to bemoan our lack of access, and we certainly won't be the last. It shouldn't have to be a fight to exist in these spaces — we love what we do, and we just want to keep doing it.
If you have the chance, please advocate for the disabled scientists around you. One other thing Lauren and I have in common: We'd be grateful.
When the going gets tough, I go to the gym
Katie Walsh is an undergraduate biology major and chemistry minor at Lesley University, where she currently works on chemistry education research. She can be found over at @khwalsh_ on Twitter.
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UAB Football visits Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
UAB football team visits BCRI
By Christina Chambers | August 31, 2020 at 5:47 PM CDT - Updated August 31 at 8:00 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Over the past week, athletes across the country have come together to help spread awareness about racial injustice in America including UAB.
It's officially game week for UAB and the Blazers say their bond is closer than ever after having tough conversations about racism and inequality in this country.
Sunday, UAB visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to learn about the city's historic link to Civil Rights and to help players understand racial injustice and what's happening in America.
Head coach Bill Clark cancelled practice on Friday to show solidarity with the social injustice movement.
He says Sunday's trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has helped his team unite together and has given them a voice to express their concerns and desire for change.
"A lot of times we talk about it, but actually seeing the history and knowing things that happened, it comes down to not about race but what's right and whats wrong and how can you change it," said UAB offensive lineman Colby Ragland.
"I think for our players to see it and to go through it together, I think it's going to make us better, makes us more united and also it was a statement that things need to change in our country," said UAB head coach Bill Clark.
UAB will kickoff the 2020 football season Thursday at 7pm against Central Arkansas inside Legion Field.
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various codes of representation including gender and class could be re-examined.
behavior by portraying men and women in revealing poses.
protagonists and the viewer by default.
celebration of one of America's most insidious consumer cultural mythologies.
artist's previous world auction record for a photograph by over $1.5 million.
for a photograph at auction.
seems to overtake reality with something more 'real' than real.
cold beer in an ice bucket pictured is doing to your thirst.
home at a robust $2.11 million.
less conscious these images impact us the more powerful they are.
presentation and display--has trumped everything that was ever directly 'lived'.
of the process of looking and its after-effects.
the spectacle of images that constitute the techniques of coercion.
A million artists can utilize an attractive woman or a cowboy in a photograph.
an exporter of desire for goods and services than any form of political mindset.
the same techniques and standing them on their heads.
the forefront of the discovery that truth may in fact be only an illusion.
English Channel, Weston Cliff, 1994, Christie's, London, 2/8/07.
$350,000-$450,000; realized 5/15/07 [SOTHEBY'S, N.Y., Evening, N08317] $992,000.
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST IN THE MEDIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
realized: 5/17/07 [CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon, #1836] $936,000.
CO., N.Y., Part 1, NY010207] $880,000.
realized 5/16/07 [CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Evening, #1834] $576,000.
[PHILLIPS de PURY & CO., N.Y., Part 1, NY010207] $384,000.
5/17/07 [CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon] #1836] $384,000.
realized: 5/17/07 [PHILLIPS de PURY & CO., N.Y., Part 1, NY010207] $318,000.
[SOTHEBY'S, N.Y., Afternoon, N08318] $252,000.
realized 05.17.07 [CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon, #1836] $228,000.
5/17/07 [CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon, #1836] $216,000.
realized: 5/18/07 [PHILLIPS de PURY & CO., N.Y., Part 11, NY010307] $216,000.
[CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon, #1836] $180,000.
realized: 5/18/07 [PHILLIPS de PURY & CO., Part 11, NY010307] $162,000.
realized: 5/18/07 [PHILLIPS de PURY & CO., Part 11, NY010307], $156,000.
[CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon, #1836] $156,000.
& CO., N.Y., Part 11, NY010307] $144,000.
5/17/07 [CHRISTIE'S, N.Y., Afternoon, #1836] $144,000.
[SOTHEBY'S, N.Y., Afternoon, N08318] $132,000.


Life Science Partner recruited Deva Puranam, MSc, MBA, to serve as Vice President, Global Laboratory Operations at Baxter International to lead the company's laboratory standardization practices and build out quality systems infrastructure across Baxter's lab facilities worldwide.
Puranam joins Baxter after serving as Senior Director, Global Quality Operations for Mylan where he was responsible for implementing seamless harmonization for laboratory operational processes overseeing a team of 109 employees spanning across 33 manufacturing sites globally.
"With an enthusiastic communication style that underlies a highly competent individual who can win the respect of others, Puranam will be successful at building the next generation of quality managers at Baxter while improving quality assurance initiatives to exceed regulatory agency inspections worldwide," states Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science Partner.
Puranam earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and his Master of Science Degree in Organic Chemistry from Andhra University in India in 1991 and 1995. He completed his MBA in Marketing and Management Information Systems (Operations Research Ancillary) from the University of Madras.


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There's no confirmation about this just yet, but rumor has it that a Call of Duty game for the Nintendo Switch might be in development. The rumor is based on an image posted online by a developer that has previously worked on both a remaster of a Call of Duty title and a platform port. The image suggests that Call of Duty: WWII might be released for the Nintendo Switch.
That's all there is to go on at this point in time, so as previously mentioned, there's no official confirmation about anything. It can't be said with absolute certainty right now that the upcoming Call of Duty title will land on the Nintendo Switch.
It's not even known at this point in time whether Beenox is going to be working on the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII. It's still early days so we'll have to wait for a bit in order to find out what the real story is here.
For all we know, Beenox could have been tasked with developing an entirely new Call of Duty game just for the Nintendo Switch. Let's see how long it takes before the truth is officially out there.
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The Assembli Paper Tiger is not only the real king of the jungle, but also the king at home! 🙂 When it's quiet, you can even hear this big cat purring. The orange/white and the gold/white paper color looks very bright and vibrant on your living room wall! Or go for the panther look in carbon black.
It takes about 4+ hrs to cut, fold and glue this papercraft kit. 🙂 There are several detail options within this kit, such as white inner ears, brown inner ears, brown nose detail and brown eye details (Not inserted with the carbon black paper).


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OQO launches HSDPA-enabled ultra-mobile PC
But 3G, wi-fi and Bluetooth in a 5" PC with sliding keyboard is only for Europe and Asia.
by: Mary Branscombe
OQO has announced a quadband HSDPA-enabled version of its ultra-mobile PC, which also has Bluetooth and wi-fi (a, b and g) connectivity.
The OQO model e2 is available with Windows XP, Windows XP Tablet Edition and Vista Ultimate. All models have an active digitizer, as well as TouchScroller strips beside the screen and a trackpoint controller and left and right mouse buttons on the slide-out keyboard, but only the Tablet model comes with an active pen.
Although OQO doesn't sell a version with Linux installed, director of international channels Martin Day said the e2 has been tested with Ubuntu and Red Hat.
Buyers have the choice of a 1.5GHz or 1/6GHz VIA C7-M CPU, 1GB of RAM, 60GB, 80GB or 120GB hard drive or a 32GB SSD, plus TPM 1.2 embedded security and a 5"WVGA screen.
The model e2 has only one USB port plus an HDMI connector (supporting 1080p), but it comes with an adapter that converts this to VGA and Ethernet.
It weights just 454g with the standard 3 hour battery; OQO claims 2.5 hours battery life using HSDAP or wi-fi, with double that from the optional extended battery. The optional docking station adds three USB ports, Ethernet and VGA (1920 x 1200) as well as a dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive and a DVI adapter.
The model e2 is available from distributors Expansys and Dynamism immediately, with prices from 1015 depending on the configuration. The company is in discussions with UK operators but initial models are unlocked and will work on any data tariff, including T-Mobile's new 50p-a-day PAYG data plan.
The e2 won't be available in the US, said CEO Dennis Moore, because devices have to be pre-approved by mobile operators.
Initially there is a single model for Europe and Asia with pound, euro and yen symbols on the keyboard, but other European key layouts may follow and a model with GPS is planned for next year. The company is also looking at adding array microphones for speech recognition in future models.


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Q: rubocop style model self needed but triggering warning For some reason rubocop is choking on this code I have in my model to properly address accepts_nested_attributes_for to work like find or create.  When I tried to remove the self calls it blows up.  At this point I am deferring to experts before I shut that darn cop off. Thoughts?
class Job < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :company
  before_validation :find_company

  accepts_nested_attributes_for :company

  private

  def find_company
    if self.company
      self.company = Company.where(email: self.company.email).first_or_initialize
    end
  end
end

A: This would make Rubocop happy:
def find_company
  self.company = Company.where(email: company.email).first_or_initialize if company
end

P.S. I do not see the logic behind this method - you are checking, if company association is present, and if it is you are assigning association again with this same company.
Method does not make sense - I think you'd be better of deleting it altogether.
If you want to make sure, that company is always present, just check add presence validation:
validates :company, presence: true

A: In order to fix the issue with find or create by and pass through rubocop successfully this variation solved the problem
  private

  def find_company
    existing_company = Company.where(email: company.email) if company
    self.company = existing_company.first if existing_company.count > 0
  end

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Three people have been taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle crash that happened near the intersection of Townsend Boulevard and Merrill Road.
Law enforcement officials say that three people have been taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle crash that happened near the intersection of Townsend Boulevard and Merrill Road.
The two-car crash was reported to have taken place near the intersection of Townsend Boulevard and Merrill Road where a Ford Focus, that was parked by the side of the road, was rear-ended by Toyota Rav4.
The Honda that hit the parked car was driven by a 26-year-old man who was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred.
Police reported that the driver of the Ford was the only occupant in the car when it was rear-ended. There were two occupants in the Rav4, the driver and his 25-year-old fiance, police added.
EMS arrived to the scene of the accident soon after it happened to administer first aid to the injured victims. Emergency crews reported that all three of the occupants involved in the crash sustained various degrees of injuries.
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January 3, 2013 the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and Black Rock Police Department conducted an undercover drug buy from Thornton Eugene Lester ,age 29 of Imboden. Officers were able to buy meth from Lester using an informant and videoed the transaction. Officers went to arrest Lester and stopped the vehicle he was driving.
Winston Hitchcock , age 58 of Pocahontas was in the vehicle as well.
Officers placed Lester under arrest. Lester had marijuana; papers, a pipe and the marked drug buy money on him. On Hitchcock's side of the vehicle officers found meth, prescription drugs and digital scales. Hitchcock was placed under arrest also. Both subjects were transported to the Lawrence County Jail to await a bond hearing.
Lester was charged with delivery of a controlled substance (meth), possession of a controlled substance (meth, marijuana and prescription drugs) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hitchcock was charged with possession of a controlled substance (meth and prescription drugs) and possession of drug paraphernalia.


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Compulsive Reader talks with Denise O'Hagan
Denise O'Hagan reads from and talks about her poetry book The Beating Heart. This covers such things as how the book came about, the relationship
Denise O'Hagan in conversation with Audrey Molloy
Published in The Blue Nib. Audrey Molloy is an Irish poet based in Sydney. Her work has been widely published and appeared in The Blue
Mark Tredinnick in conversation with Denise O'Hagan
Mark Tredinnick's third collection, A Gathered Distance (BirdFish), appeared in February 2020; his fourth, Walking Underwater (Pitt Street), surfaces in December. Mark's books include The Blue Plateau and Fire Diary; his awards, an
Ivy Alvarez in conversation with Denise O'Hagan
Ivy Alvarez is the author of Diaspora: Vol. L (Paloma Press, 2019), The Everyday English Dictionary (Paekakariki Press, 2016), Disturbance (Seren, 2013), and Mortal (2006).
Robyn Rowland in Conversation with Denise O'Hagan
Robyn Rowland has 14 books, of which 11 are poetry, including Mosaics from the Map (Doire Press, Ireland 2018). Under This Saffron Sun – Safran
Judith Beveridge in conversation with Denise O'Hagan
Judith Beveridge is a Sydney-based poet and recipient of multiple awards, including the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Poetry (2019), the Christopher Brennan Award for
An Astráil editor Denise O'Hagan's selection for Issue 43
Editorial for The Blue Nib, Issue 43. In selecting poetry for this Issue, I was reminded yet again of the particular form of magic that
Denise O'Hagan in conversation with Peter Boyle
Ahead of appearing in Issue 43 of The Blue Nib, Australian poet, Peter Boyle speaks to Denise O'Hagan about his early influences, the poets who
Denise O'Hagan 'How did you come to write?'
The Write Life with Clare Morris It's a question any writer is asked – how did you come to write in the first place? Truthfully,
An Astráil editor Denise O'Hagan's editorial for Issue 42
Editorial for The Blue Nib, Issue 42. Our reading habits, we are told, have substantially changed during the pandemic – and that includes poetry. We
Denise O'Hagan on the depth of poetry and her selections for Issue 41
Editorial for The Blue Nib, Issue 41. The last months have been a testing time for Australia and, to a lesser extent, New Zealand. Ravaged
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Review: A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent #4) by Anna Lee Huber
October 1, 2020 September 26, 2020 by The Lit Bitch
I have been a long time fan of Anna Lee Huber and I have read every single one of her books. I never miss one of her new releases so obviously I had the next Verity Kent book on my calendar months before its release.
When I first started this series it felt different than Huber's other books not just in time period but in characters too. Verity Kent has a lot more grit and grey area to her than some of Huber's other heroines.
And don't even get me started on Sidney. I have struggled with Sidney's character since the first book and have in all honesty never quite warmed up to him based on some of his deception. But I have stuck out this series because it is excellent.
In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for indomitable former Secret Service agent Verity Kent, in award-winning author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series.
Peacetime has brought little respite for Verity Kent. Intrigue still abounds, even within her own family. As a favor to her father, Verity agrees to visit his sister in Wiltshire. Her once prosperous aunt has fallen on difficult times and is considering selling their estate. But there are strange goings-on at the manor, including missing servants, possible heirloom forgeries, and suspicious rumors—all leading to the discovery of a dead body on the grounds.
While Verity and her husband, Sidney, investigate this new mystery, they are also on the trail of an old adversary—the shadowy and lethal Lord Ardmore. At every turn, the suspected traitor seems to be one step ahead of them. And even when their dear friend Max, the Earl of Ryde, stumbles upon a code hidden among his late father's effects that may reveal the truth about Ardmore, Verity wonders if they are really the hunters—or the hunted . . .(summary from Goodreads)
I have been Team Max since the first book and I still keep hoping that Verity will throw over Sidney in favor of Max but admittedly I doubt this is going to happen. But a girl can dream right? As I said, this series is excellent and captures the raw emotion left over from the Great War years in a way that Maisie Dobbs never did for me.
If you love Maisie Dobbs or Maggie Hope there is no doubt you will adore Verity Kent but I didn't love Maisie Dobbs (Maggie Hope—YES) she was just ok for me there was something detached about her as a character that I could never place, which perhaps was the point. But with Verity, as a reader I really get the emotional turmoil and struggles that she is facing in her new post war life and all its relationships. Verity Kent is more gritty and raw for me and I have loved this series because of it.
Huber's other books have a strong romantic element to the mysteries where as Verity Kent is more mystery. In this one, there is a lot to unpack when it comes to the mystery. Sidney and Verity are closing in on a long time villain and there was quite a bit of action in this one! Personally I would not read this book out of order. If you are considering this series, I would start back at the first book rather than picking this one up. There are other threads of this mystery that are from previous books and new readers might feel lost.
I think this might be Huber's best mystery in this series so far. While I have liked each book independently for various reasons, this one stood out as a shining star for me. It had a lot of exciting elements with in the mystery—the art forgeries were an interesting piece for me considering I just finished another historical mystery that included a detailed art forgery and was hungry for more—not to mention the pacing was perfect! I didn't feel like there were any slow spots or unnecessary filler dialogue. It was great all around!
Of course I am looking forward to more books from Huber—that goes without saying! You can bet that I will have whatever book she pens next up for review the second I can get my hands on it! Well done!
Expected publication: September 29th 2020 by Kensington
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Free review copy provided by publisher, Kensington, in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and in no way influenced.
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Ipsos Australia and New Zealand has purchased four divisions of GfK Research and Market Pulse International's mystery shopping staff, clients and shopper panellists.
The acquisitions complement Ipsos' global strategy in driving deeper specialisation in the services required by clients to understand society, markets, and people, and it fortifies Ipsos' position as the largest research provider globally.
The new businesses will significantly expand the Ipsos offering in Australia and New Zealand with new resource and expertise in customer experience, mystery shopping, health and public affairs.
A total of 13 new staff will join Ipsos in Australia and New Zealand.
These new offerings complement Ipsos' existing services including public affairs, qualitative research, social intelligence and analytics and marketing strategy understanding.
Effective 1 October, the Paris headquarters of Ipsos acquired four global divisions of the GfK Custom Research Business including Customer Experience, Experience Innovation, Health and Public Affairs (see further detail of each division below).
The global acquisition will involve 26 countries that are in the scope of the agreement with GfK including Australia, as well as China, India, Japan and Singapore in the Asia Pacific region.
Close to 1,000 GfK professionals will join Ipsos.
In addition, Ipsos has exchanged contracts with mystery shopping business Market Pulse International (MPI) to acquire some of its staff, clients and shopper panellists in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.
Market Pulse International has operated in the Asia Pacific for more than 20 years and has established a market-leading position in mystery shopping and retail auditing.
Ipsos' expanded Australian and New Zealand mystery shopping offering will be led by former Market Pulse International executive Shaun Hellyer as Director, Mystery Shopping Australia and New Zealand.
Hellyer has more than 16 years' experience in research, publishing and company sales and was formerly international Account Director at Market Pulse International.
The agreement with Ipsos includes MPI's client service and operations staff and ANZ and Thai operations hub, which will be leveraged to develop mystery shopping further in the Asia Pacific region.
"The GfK and Market Pulse International opportunities will underpin the growth of our business in 2019 and provide a breadth of new expertise.
"It is exciting news for Ipsos because we are expanding with some very experienced researchers, new client relationships and new expertise.
"The MPI agreement will also turbo-charge our mystery shopping business in Australia and New Zealand," Wake said.
"The expansion is a key part of our relentless focus on providing the best service to our clients and our ambition to excel in the research specialties of Customer Experience and Mystery Shopping, Innovation and User Experience, Healthcare, and Public Affairs.
Public Affairs: this division includes all GfK research services globally, both quantitative and/or qualitative in nature, related to research on understanding societies, public opinion and corporate reputation; the Knowledge Networks panels are part of the Public Affairs division and represent a strategic asset that Ipsos would like to capitalise on.


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Haynes Johnson
Haynes Bonner Johnson (July 9, 1931 – May 24, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and television analyst. He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widely regarded as one of the top American political commentators.
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(1931-07-09)July 9, 1931
New York City, New York, U.S.
May 24, 2013(2013-05-24) (aged 81)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Julia Erwin;
Kathryn A. Oberly
Johnson was born in New York City to journalist Malcolm Johnson and Emma Ludie (née Adams), a pianist.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1952 and his master's in American history from the University of Wisconsin in 1956. He then served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant in artillery during the Korean War.
Johnson had begun his newspaper career earlier in Manhattan as a copy boy for The New York Sun, where his father worked. In 1956 he began reporting for the Wilmington (Delaware) News-Journal, and the following year, Johnson joined the Washington Evening Star where he worked for 12 years, variously as a reporter, copy editor, night city editor and national reporter. He covered conflicts in the Dominican Republic and India, as well as the Vietnam War. Johnson joined The Washington Post in 1969, serving first as a National correspondent, as a special assignment correspondent at home and abroad, then as the paper's Assistant Managing Editor and finally, as a national affairs columnist.
Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1966, for his coverage of the civil rights crisis in Selma, Alabama.[2] The award marked the first time in Pulitzer Prize history that a father and son both received awards for reporting; his father, Malcolm Johnson, won in 1949 for the New York Sun series, "Crime on the Waterfront," which was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film, On the Waterfront.[1]
He was the author or editor of sixteen books, five of them best-sellers, including his most recent work, co-authored with Washington Post political reporter Dan Balz, The Battle for America: 2008. Johnson also was a regular commentator on the PBS television shows Washington Week in Review and The News Hour.[3]
He held academic appointments at Duke University, Princeton University, University of California at Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University and served as the Knight chair of public affairs journalism at the University of Maryland from 1998 until 2013.[4][5]
He married Julia Ann Erwin in 1954; they had five children, and later divorced. In 2002, he married Kathryn Oberly.[1]
On May 24, 2013, he died of a heart attack in Bethesda, Maryland. Johnson's survivors include his wife, Kathryn A. Oberly, an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and three daughters and two sons from his previous marriage, to Julia Erwin.[1]
Dan Balz, senior political reporter at the Washington Post, paid tribute to Johnson's reporting skills: "I don't say this lightly. He was a great journalist." [3] Professor and noted former editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The New York Times Gene Roberts observed "He made his subjects come alive," adding that "His writing had a flow and a polish." [6]
Former advisor to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, former Chicago Tribune political writer and current NBC News senior political analyst David Axelrod stated: "When I was a young political reporter, Haynes Johnson was one of the great, iconic journalists we all aspired to be. May he rest in peace." [7] University of Maryland President Wallace Loh said of Johnson: "He helped anchor a new generation of journalists."[8]
Johnson was scheduled to be inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists Washington DC chapter's hall of fame in June, 2013.
Dusk at the Mountain (1963)
The Bay of Pigs: The Leaders' Story of Brigade 2506 (1964)
Fulbright: The Dissenter, with Bernard M. Gwertzman (1968)
Army in Anguish, with George C. Wilson (1972)
The Unions, with Nick Kotz (1972)
Lyndon, with Richard Harwood (1973)
The Fall of a President, editor (1974)
The Working White House (1975)
In the Absence of Power (1980)
The Landing: A Novel of Washington and World War II, with Howard Simons (1986)
Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years (1991)
Divided We Fall (1994)
The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point, with David Broder (1996)
The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years (2001)
The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism (2005)
The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election with Dan Balz (2009)
Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist with Harry Katz (2009)
Fox, Margalit (May 24, 2013). "Haynes Johnson, Journalist and Author, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
"Haynes Johnson, Journalist and Author, Is Dead at 81". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
"Haynes Johnson dies at 81; won Pulitzer for civil rights coverage". The Los Angeles Times. May 25, 2013.
"Faculty and Staff Directory | Philip Merrill College of Journalism". Merrill.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
"Reporting Civil Rights: Reporters and Writers: Haynes Johnson". Reportingcivilrights.loa.org. 1931-07-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at age 81". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
"David Axelrod tweets: When I was a young political reporter, Haynes Johnson was one of the great, iconic journalists we all aspired to be. May he rest in peace. - May 25 -338312203239309312". Tweetwood.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
"Merrill Faculty and Friends Remember Beloved Professor Haynes Johnson". Merrill.umd.edu. 2013-05-24. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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Conversations With History interview with Johnson on McCarthyism, October 28, 2005 on YouTube
PBS bio
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
As Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National (1942-1947)
Louis Stark (1942)
Dewey L. Fleming (1944)
James Reston (1945)
Edward A. Harris (1946)
Edward T. Folliard (1947)
As Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting (1948-2018)
Bert Andrews (1948 shared)
Nat S. Finney (1948 shared)
C. P. Trussell (1949)
Edwin O. Guthman (1950)
Anthony Leviero (1952)
Don Whitehead (1953)
Richard Wilson (1954)
Anthony Lewis (1955)
Charles L. Bartlett (1956)
Clark Mollenhoff (1958 shared)
Relman Morin (1958 shared)
Howard Van Smith (1959)
Vance Trimble (1960)
Edward R. Cony (1961)
Nathan G. Caldwell (1962 shared)
Gene S. Graham (1962 shared)
Merriman Smith (1964)
Louis M. Kohlmeier Jr. (1965)
Haynes Johnson (1966)
Stanley Penn (1967 shared)
Monroe Karmin (1967 shared)
Nathan K. (Nick) Kotz (1968 shared)
Howard James (1968 shared)
Robert Cahn (1969)
William J. Eaton (1970)
Lucinda Franks (1971)
Jack Anderson (1972)
Robert Boyd (1973 shared)
Clark Hoyt (1973 shared)
Jack White (1974 shared)
James R. Polk (1974 shared)
Donald L. Barlett (1975 shared)
James B. Steele (1975 shared)
James V. Risser (1976)
Walter Mears (1977)
Gaylord D. Shaw (1978)
Bette Swenson Orsini (1980 shared)
Charles Stafford (1980 shared)
John M. Crewdson (1981)
Rick Atkinson (1982)
The Boston Globe (1983)
John Noble Wilford (1984)
Thomas J. Knudson (1985)
Craig Flournoy (1986 shared)
George Rodrigues (1986 shared)
Arthur Howe (1986 shared)
Staff of The Miami Herald (1987 shared)
Staff of The New York Times (1987 shared)
Tim Weiner (1988)
Ross Anderson (1990 shared)
Bill Dietrich (1990 shared)
Mary Ann Gwinn (1990 shared)
Eric Nalder (1990 shared)
Marjie Lundstrom (1991 shared)
Rochelle Sharpe (1991 shared)
Gannett News Service (1991 shared)
Jeff Taylor (1992 shared)
Mike McGraw (1992 shared)
The Kansas City Star (1992 shared)
David Maraniss (1993)
Eileen Welsome (1994)
Tony Horwitz (1995)
Alix M. Freedman (1996)
Staff of The Wall Street Journal (1997)
Russell Carollo (1998 shared)
Jeff Nesmith (1998 shared)
Staff of The New York Times (1999)
Jeff Gerth (1999)
Staff of The Washington Post (2002)
Alan Miller (2003 shared)
Kevin Sack (2003 shared)
Staff of Los Angeles Times (2004 shared)
Walt Bogdanich (2005)
James Risen (2006 shared)
Eric Lichtblau (2006 shared)
Staff of The San Diego Union-Tribune (2006 shared)
Staff of Copley News Service (2006 shared)
Marcus Stern (2006 shared)
Jerry Kammer (2006 shared)
Charlie Savage (2007)
Jo Becker (2008 shared)
Barton Gellman (2008 shared)
Staff of St. Petersburg Times (2009)
Matt Richtel (2010 shared)
Jesse Eisinger (2011 shared)
Jake Bernstein (2011 shared)
David Wood (2012)
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Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine - 'The Man Who Laughs', 1928. American silent film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni.
... known to most audiences as Major Strasser in Casablanca was chosen to portray Gwynplaine after Lon Chaney announced he was unavailable to play the part.
CONRAD VEIDT (1893 - 1943) in an early version of "The Man Who Laugh"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) 2. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 3. The Cat and the Canary (1927) 4. The Man who Laughs (1928) 5.
We're planning on doing THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, THE CAT AND THE CANARY, and THE OLD DARK HOUSE as well in this format.
31 Days of Halloween: Universal vs. Hammer -- which classic horror studio reigns supreme?
His work on THE MAN WHO LAUGHS got Pierce hired by Universal full-time, eventually becoming head of the studios make-up department.
His most important work prior to Frankenstein was undoubtedly that of creating Bela Lugosi's ghostly pale Count Dracula in Dracula (1930).
It was just as well, too, for Pierce's makeup procedure for The Mummy far outdid Frankenstein's in terms of the sheer scale.


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Putrid Offal
Formed in 1991, the death metal/grindcore band from France called Putrid Offal had a nice start in the beginning, but troubles came up after releasing some demo's and split albums, which resulted in a sudden death from this band …but in the year 2014 they reformed, and now, 20 years later, their first full-length album is a fact. A short explanation from bassist Fred Houriez about their reformation and first full-length ever can be read on VM Underground! (Fredde)
Hello, how's the weather in France for the moment? And off course, how is it going personally?
A good winter weather but all is fine.
First of all, I'm glad you guys are back! I'm only 33 years old, so I was just 10 years when your first demo and EP were released, but I guess I'm not the only one that likes albums from 'veterans' hehe. No, serious, with the digital world nowadays it's easy for younger people to dig up old school metal music. Are you fan of this digital world to spread music or do you only swear by LP's and albums you can store in your collection?
You must live with your century. I have a good opnion of the digital world. I mean, it's more easier for a band to be known now than in the nineties. You have tons of tools to do that. There's only two things that digital can't give : talent and creativity. About the LP, I d'on't swear about it but I like having the object in my hands, to see a cover in a normal size. Nowadays, a band is not only a music thing, there's also all the image around it.
Well, the band already got a long history, but just now in the year 2015 your first full-length album is released. Explain us why it has taken so long? Off course I know you guys split around the year 1994, but the main reason for that split is perhaps for some readers also not that clear…can you give some comment about that too?
When we split in 1994, Franck and me continued in a band called M.Pheral but we didn't play grind/death. It was an industrial project with machines. When our drummer, Boris, left the band, we didn't want to search a new guy so Putrid Offal has fallen in a long lethargy.
'Mature Necropsy' is the title of the album, obviously referring to the split album 'Premature Necropsy'. Who came up with that idea as album title…and can you tell us in your own words the link between the split album?
The idea is from me. When we decided to rearrange all our back catalog, we did it for us not for a label. So when Kaotoxin has been seduced by the stuff, the project took a new direction. With our experience, our technological knowledge, the songs sounds more mature than in the nineties. The sounds are more clear, the songs more brutal and fat. That's why, we, with Kaotoxin, have decided to do a double CD with Mature in one hand and Premature in the other. The listener can compare the two periods.
I've read that old school Carcass was an important influence for the sound of Putrid Offal. Is that correct? And it's pretty coincidental that you guys reformed after the great comeback of these pioneers or is that by chance? Honestly, I really made that link haha
I'm definitively a Carcass fan ! I've grew up with these guys. I got their demos and EP from the eighties. We try to take distance in our composition with Carcass and the fact that Philippe has joined us is a good thing. He has not the same influences and he told me, "we can't do that it sounds like a Carcass songs !". He brings his ideas and they are numerous. About the reformation, it's only a coincidence, nothing else.
This release is a re-mastered version from the original analog tapes in the history of Putrid Offal. I guess many fans will be enjoyed they can have polished tracks from the beginning period…but aren't you afraid that some fans will have another opinion and swear by the old recorded versions? And what exactly have you guys changed in comparison with the original tracks on this new release?
Some guys prefer the old version, it's their choice. Personnally, I prefer the new ones. They are very well thought out. We worked on these songs for six months. We made new parts, took off others. The main things is that we took our time to find a very good guitars sound and the voices. In the nineties, we recorded the split LP in two days so nothing was very well thought out.
After an absence of about 20 years you guys all had to rehearse those song over and over again I guess…was that something difficult or was this something like riding a bike after suffering a broken leg for you?
It wasn't difficult because we have always played music even if it wasn't in a band. In fact, we have listened to the old version one time, then we have started to work on the new version and we have cut some parts, added new ones like we were in the 90s.
Drummer Laye Louhenapessy is the new drummer…can you tell us something more about him, and why have you chosen him to join the band? I've noticed he's from the year 1991, perhaps that's some kind of superstitious fact or so…And many fans surely wonder why Boris isn't part of the band anymore? Okay, his last contribution was in the year 1994, but when reuniting a band, mostly the line-up from the old era is asked first to join I guess?
Boris and Ludo didn't want to be include in this project. So we have worked with programming until Laye, who is the Dehuman drummer too, join us. We take him because he is a very good drummer in grind parts. We have tried several drummers before him and they didn't do the job. Laye has very quickly understood what we need from him. And he has a good state of mind.
Same question, but then for guitarist Philippe Reinhalter who's also a new face in the line-up…
Philippe played in Division Alpha before Putrid Offal. He is a very good friend of us since a very long time. A soon as I talk to him about this project, he was seduced. So we started to work together to rearrange the songs and then Franck came to put his voice on the new version.
Promoting an album, the best way off course is spreading your music through shows…already some shows planned in the future? If yes, can you give us some sort of schedule? And I live in Belgium…any chance I can visit a show there soon? If not, shame on you haha. Also, excited to go live on air (French radio 'Killing Machine')?
You are a lucky guy ! We play in Belgium at the Unideath fest in Roeselare in may 23th ! By the way, we are booked for the Obscene Extreme fest (Czech) in july and at the Death feast (germany) in september. Others dates are in discussion.
Do you still follow the metal scene these days? Any French bands that we have to check out immediately according to you? Any bands you truly dislike (it doesn't always have to be positive, ha!)
We have always following the metal scene. For example, I'm a bit disappointed with the last Bloodbath or the first Entombed AD. But I'm enjoying the last Godflesh, incredibly powerful. About the french bands, we loved Benighted, Loudblast, Ad Patres, Blockheads. There's a grind band that I like a lot, maybe you know it, it's Department of Correction. Their music is devastating.
How's the underground scene in France…many places where underground metal can be seen/heard or can this be improved you think?
Like others countries, there are tons of bands in every death metal music style. There's also a lot of places to give shows. It's rather good. You can always improve like more underground french bands in the french festivals, but it's not bad. A french band can do a good local career here.
I already mentioned Carcass in one of my previous questions…but are there other bands or styles that stole your heart during your life?
Personnaly, Carcass is my fave band. I grow up with them, I've got their demos and first EP. I also like grind bands such as Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Agathocles, General Surgery, Regurgitate, Necrony, Exit 13, Rotten sound and many others. Outside death metal music, I listen a lot of industrial music and some electro one which give me a good inspiration.
I read that new tracks will be written…how is that working out so far? And will you use these tracks for another full-length or will you stick with an EP?
Yes, we have six new songs. One, Livor mortis, has been used on our Suffering EP. The others should be used for another EP which will be out at the end of 2015, early 2016.
On the internet some people talk that the old albums are 'rare' objects these days, and if you like to purchase them, you easily pay 10 times the price. Did you know that and do you think there's a specific reason for that besides the limitations of copies made back in the days?
In fact, I never seen this. One day, a fan told me that our split LP with Exulceration is sold 150 $ ! I was very surprised. I just know that what is rare is expensive. But in Putrid Offal's case, it's a bit strong !
Putrid Offal, what does it mean exactly? Enlighten us…
Pieces of body in decomposition and putrefaction.
Nice artwork, it somehow does remind me of the one from Bloodbath's album titled 'The Wacken Carnage'…more precisely…I think they've used the foot, and you were the lucky ones to use the rest of the body? Or am I wrong?
It could be that ! I have always been interested in medical stuff. So when I proposed this cover to the rest of the band, they agreed immediatly.
Well, I guess I'm out of questions for now…any last words for our readers? Any last message to spread?
Thanks a lot for your interest and support. Listen Mature necropsy and you will have a steamroller between your ears ! Thanks for the interview!


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Anthrax outbreaks in the humans - livestock and wildlife interface areas of Northern Tanzania: A retrospective record review 2006–2016
Mwakapeje, E. R.; Høgset, S.; Fyumagwa, R.; Nonga, H. E.; Mdegela, R. H.; Skjerve, E.
Background: Anthrax outbreaks in Tanzania have been reported from the human, livestock and wildlife sectors over several years, and is among the notifiable diseases. Despite frequent anthrax outbreaks, there is no comprehensive dataset indicating the magnitude and distribution of the disease in susceptible species. This study is a retrospective review of anthrax outbreaks from the human, livestock, and wildlife surveillance systems from 2006 to 2016. The objectives were to identify hotspot districts, describe anthrax epidemiology in the hotspot areas, evaluate the efficiency of the anthrax response systems and identify potential areas for further observational studies. Methods: We prepared a spreadsheet template for a retrospective comprehensive record review at different surveillance levels in Tanzania. We captured data elements including demographic characteristics of different species, the name of health facility, and date of anthrax diagnosis. Also, we collected data on the date of specimen collection, species screened, type of laboratory test, laboratory results and the outcome recorded at the end of treatment in humans. After establishing the database, we produced maps in Quantum GIS software and transferred cleaned data to Stata software for supportive statistical analysis. Results: Anthrax reported incidences over 4 years in humans were much higher in the Arusha region (7.88/100,000) followed by Kilimanjaro region (6.64/100,000) than other regions of Tanzania Mainland. The health facility based review from hotspot districts in parts of Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions from 2006 to 2016, identified 330 human anthrax cases from the selected health facilities in the two regions. Out of 161 livestock and 57 wildlife specimen tested, 103 and 18 respectively, were positive for anthrax. Conclusion: This study revealed that there is gross under-reporting in the existing surveillance systems which is an obstacle for estimating a true burden of anthrax in the hotspot districts. Repeated occurrences of anthrax in livestock, wildlife and humans in the same locations at the same time calls for the need to strengthen links and promote inter–disciplinary and multi-sectoral collaboration to enhance prevention and control measures under a One Health approach.
BMC Public Health (2018) 18:106


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Aldo Ghira (* 4. April 1920 in Triest; † 13. Juli 1991 in Rom) war ein italienischer Wasserballer, der für Lazio Rom antrat.

Bei der ersten Wasserballeuropameisterschaft nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, die 1947 in Monte Carlo ausgetragen wurde, siegte die italienische Mannschaft mit Pasquale Buonocore, Gildo Arena, Emilio Bulgarelli, Aldo Ghira, Mario Majoni, Geminio Ognio, Gianfranco Pandolfini, Tullio Pandolfini, Luigi Raspini, Umberto Raspini und Cesare Rubini vor den Mannschaften aus Schweden und Belgien.

Im Jahr darauf trat die italienische Mannschaft bei den Olympischen Spielen in London mit neun Europameistern an, nur die Brüder Raspini fehlten. Die italienische Mannschaft siegte vor Ungarn und den Niederlanden. Die Italiener spielten in der Vorrunde Unentschieden gegen Jugoslawien, gewannen aber alle anderen Partien, wobei Aldo Ghira insgesamt 19 der 39 italienischen Treffer erzielte.

Familie
Sein Sohn Andrea (1953–1994) wurde wiederholt wegen Gewaltverbrechen verurteilt.

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Wasserballnationalspieler (Italien)
Olympiasieger (Wasserball)
Olympiateilnehmer (Italien)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1948
Europameister (Wasserball)
Italiener
Geboren 1920
Gestorben 1991
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One of the Gamasutra's community members has presented something outstanding. A developer known as C Bel has published an article on his 3D engine made of MS Excel formulas! Sounds crazy, right? The thing is that the engine supports real-time raytracing, occlusion calculation, basic illumination rendering, and more.
A computer science teacher once told us "a given computation can be achieved with any programming language, even spreadsheet formula".
Anyway, this work is not just some kind of performance … There is was a good reason for me to do it.
Today, as an excel teacher, I'm trying to explain to these people why writing VBA macro for any problem while not being educated on computer programming is not only a real waste of time, but also a serious risk for their spreadsheet quality.
This said, now, I'll only focus on the rest of this article on how the spreadsheet actually works, for its different aspects.
Then I found the middle-square method, which isn't very "random" when consecutive seed are used, but gave me the idea of taking decimal of any other calculation.
Given theses rules, we can either display the maze, or test any wall given it's position for raytracing.
Note that the map is "flat", without any top/down. It would be possible to add relief using relief generator (diamond-square algorithm could apply, as it is possible to write it with a non-recursive function), but the solution of cutting holes in both ceiling and floor, with an additional level value would greatly ease the whole following process.
Make sure to read the full breakdown here.


The description of this item has been automatically translated. Whirlo for Super Nintendo game. Condition: Good condition and all original 100%. Cartridge in very good condition. Box with a hole but in good condition with the time stamps.
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It is not compatible with Super Nintendo American or Japanese. You get exactly what you see in the photos are real pictures. It is original and it works perfectly, it has already tested. Condition: Good condition game and box are 100% Genuine.
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Art Encounters
Art Encounters | William Eggleston in Cambridge
Art EncountersVisual Arts
By Dara Waldron Last updated Sep 18, 2017
More from the Art Encounters series can be found here.
Eggleston's photographs look like they were taken by a Martian who lost the ticket for his flight home and ended up working at a gun shop in a small town near Memphis. On the weekend he searches for the ticket – it must be somewhere – with a haphazard thoroughness that confounds established methods of investigation
– Geoff Dyer.
This is a story:
I spent last week hopscotching around England: London for a few days, Norwich for a few days, Cambridge for a few hours, and then back to Ireland after a few hours in Standsted. Nothing surprising really. But something weird happened in Cambridge. I had stopped – for only a few hours – on the train from Norwich with the intention of going to see the grave of the great Viennese philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. I didn't make the grave. Something out of the ordinary happened on the way. I had one of those wheeley suitcase things dragging along from behind and a relatively cool (by my standards) leather bag around my shoulder. It was a nice sunny day and I was maybe twenty minutes outside of Cambridge. I could see a whole swathe of people heading in the direction of town, so I took a little skip and run and joined the herd.
I tend to talk a lot to strangers (some say it's a Sagittarian thing) on the road, as my wife is all too aware. My impulse when I see a swathe of people heading in a particular direction is to tag along behind someone who appears to know what they're doing and then hope they know what they're doing when engaging them in chat. And that's what I did. I got chatting to a woman dragging a bag like me, who was heading into town to check into a hotel to change into wedding gear, before returning to a church we were passing just as we began chatting for said wedding. 'The wedding is on in there,' she said pointing to Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church.' 'It's a Catholic wedding?' I said with some surprise, as I noticed the words 'Catholic' on the building. 'Yes,' she said, 'there are Catholics in England.' I waved goodbye and kept walking when I suspected I had a better idea on how to get into town, only to be a embarrassed when bumping into her again in a park my google map app had directed me towards. We smiled at one another in an awkward way and kept walking. Then the weird thing happened. As I bundled my way in through a crowded pedestrian walkway, dragging my suitcase thing behind me, I felt something brush against the back of my leg. When turning around I was faced with an elderly red-faced man momentarily suspended in midair while standing on a black pushbike, before gravity kicked in and he fell to the ground with a sudden thud. People gathered all around the man as he lay unconscious with his arms spread in front of him. The sixty seconds or so that he lay unconscious on the ground in front of me was like an eternity, as thoughts raced through my head, the dominant one being 'Oh fuck!'
Untitled 1974 | William Eggleston
I also began, curiously enough, to think of a famous photograph by the American art photographer William Eggleston. For the minute the man lay unconscious in front of me, an hallucinatory quality, a spectrum of colour, struck me; it was all like a dream about to take the form of a nightmare. It's the same quality, that same sense that I associate with Eggleston's photography and in particular his most famous work Untitled from 1975. A tragic moment seems about to unfold in the picture based on a girl found lying unconscious on grass. It is a 'before' moment Eggleston captures with intense beauty. Although I read about Eggleston's photos as capturing before-tragedy moments, I had never joined the dots until this day in Cambridge. I failed to understand this idea until a chunk of my own future seemed to hinge on this man waking up. My mind was racing, my 'oh fuck' premised on a future where I was a witness subject to all the bureaucracy of witnessing this tragedy I believed was unfolding in front of my eyes. The joy of walking into the town in the morning sun had halted. All I could think of was the stress, grief, sadness; all those feelings that come to fruition when life changes dramatically in a moment. And just as the girl with her eyes closed on the grass in Eggleston's famous work is presented so that it's unclear whether she's alive or dead, I looked at this man on the ground, wondering – all the time – whether he was passing from this world into the next. And I was preparing myself for that worst-case scenario, for that tragedy to unfold. Then everything changed in an instant; the man woke up.
[pullquote]Eggleston is an artist who has zoomed in on his surroundings in America's Deep South to the minutiae, making a project of close documentation also one of extreme artistic endeavour.[/pullquote]He opened his eyes and the woman beside me said aloud 'he's awake.' Then another said 'he's in shock.' After he had got to his feet, and it was now apparent he was dazed, concussed even, he fended off our attempts to call an ambulance, insisting his helmet had bore the brunt of the fall, and his falling unconscious was an unnecessary side effect of this. I suggested that he go home, as opposed to cycling on in the same direction he was going. But he looked at me as if I wasn't really there, hopped on his bike and went on his way. 'There's not much more we can do,' an elderly woman said as the man's head bobbed up and down in the traffic and I wondered if he was in his right mind. 'Maybe I should have taken his phone number…Maybe I crossed into his way' I said as only to be told 'No…I saw it all..He was shaky before he even got to you. It was nothing do with you.' 'I hope he's ok,' I said, as we dispersed into the Saturday morning crowds that were descending on Cambridge town.
I never made it to Wittgenstein's grave. Instead I wandered around Cambridge in a daze, went to the market where I bought a gourmet Scotch Egg and some kind of Venezuelan sandwich with what appeared to be fried bananas but wasn't, before relocating to a pub beside the round church that served cheap ale. I rang my mother and she put my mind at ease. I then began to put the experience to bed, wondering – all the while – why I always assume the worst is going to happen. Why do I catastrophize things, assume that this man was dying in front of my eyes?
Still from The Virgin Suicides | Sofia Coppola
I started to think again about the girl on the grass in Untitled, about Eggleston's work as a photographer, as I walked through the bustle of Cambridge after a few lunchtime pints of ale. Eggleston is an artist who has zoomed in on his surroundings in America's Deep South to the minutiae, making a project of close documentation also one of extreme artistic endeavour. He is also the first artist working with photography to make colour a legitimate medium of choice, pioneering art photography from the 1970s. His solo show at MoMA in 1976 was a watershed moment in photography; the moment when colour photography was finally accepted as a legitimate medium of high art. But all of this can be found out easily by typing his name in a Google search. You can also learn about his influence on bands like Primal Scream and Big Star, as well as filmmakers such as David Lynch and Sofia Coppola (see The Virgin Suicides). But why I thought of Eggleston wandering around dazed in Cambridge is what interests me now.
William Eggleston's Guide sits on my desk as I write this. I've been drawn to his photographs for years. But it was only when reflecting on my experience in Cambridge, when this man lay on the ground unconscious, stretched out like the girl in Eggleston's Untitled, that I suddenly believed I got what Eggleston is all about as an artist; or at least I believed that I got what this picture among others is all about. There are certain moments in our life when time seems to stretch out in front of us like an eternity, that the moment is ongoing as Geoff Dyer says of key photographic works. Everything seems to hinge on what will happen after this moment when our senses are excited. When we're in this moment, and waiting for eyes to open as I was, all the detail of life appears to us up close: the colour and patterns that make up the world.
Eggleston's picture of the girl on the grass, as it is known, really captures this experience for me. A young girl lies outstretched on a patch of grass with a camera in her hand, yet it is not clear whether she is alive or dead. The camera in her hand is pregnant with pictures, but we don't know if she'll ever see them. It is a typical Eggleston composition in that the perspective is a little off, lending an unfamiliar balance to the picture. Moreover, the combining colours draw us in, towards the intricate pictorial elements in their detail: the dress, the hair, the camera. We are sucked in by detail: the weaving patterns and imprints of a dress, reflecting the auburn hair, while repressing the thought the image engenders: is the girl dead? The truth is we can never know if she is or not. As a result the picture captures the experience of waiting to see; that moment before we slide – often against our will – into the horrible 'after.' It is a feeling of being in this moment forever, even though, or – maybe because – the image of what comes after is being pushed away so forcefully. Not just Untitled 1975, but Untitled 1974, captures this sense of a terrible event about to unfold, and clashes with the sensuous beauty of an image of life captured in time.
[pullquote]…colour is an elemental part of his work. Sensation is so often experienced as an increased awareness of colour, hallucinatory-like effects that make us see things clearly.[/pullquote]It was moments such as these, moments that seem to extend into infinity – an Eggleston moment – I experienced on that day in Cambridge. I can still picture the man laid out on the footpath, his red lips shining against the bright variations of grey in his face, and the metallic black of the bike that shone so bright in the sun. Eggleston translates moments like these into photographs. And this is why colour is an elemental part of his work. Sensation is so often experienced as an increased awareness of colour, hallucinatory-like effects that make us see things clearly.
Later that day in Cambridge I dragged my baggy things back to the station, and thought about my earlier experience in the context of how we relate to art more generally. I was trying to think whether my experience helped me to see Eggleston photographs differently, or whether Eggleston gave me the tools to understand my experience. Having arrived at the station, I grabbed a coffee and a sandwich and as I stood waiting for the train to arrive, I found myself overwhelmed with relief. I began crying tears of joy. The catastrophe that I always think is just round the corner, had stayed just around the corner, and the opening eyes of a stranger had helped open my eyes.
Untitled, c. 1983-6 | William Eggleston
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Dara Waldron is an academic who also writes fiction and is currently working on a second book to be published by Bloomsbury in 2017.
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