Lawrence artist adapts to teaching in Middle East
A Lawrence artist teaches graphic design in Jordan at NYIT and adjusts to a new culture. She faced classroom discipline challenges with eight students and later set higher standards while pursuing personal art projects. Her work reflects regional issues including Gaza, the Arab world, and the Filipino diaspora, aiming to educate and spark change.
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Lawrence
Middle East
Doner-Hedrick
Robert Michael Smith
New York Institute of Technology
Smith
Doner
Doner- Hedrick
States
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Amman
Optical illusion in photo of wind turbines and paraglider
A reader questioned the Journal-World Image of the Day showing a paraglider near two wind turbines in Germany. The image used perspective compression via a long telephoto lens to make turbines appear closer than they are, creating a deceptive overlap.
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Winfried Rothermel
Schauinsland
Germany
Journal-World
Associated Press
Behind the Lens: optical tricks and ice pond illusion
Journal-World photographer Mike Yoder explains how lens choice perspective and composition create an optical illusion in a photo where an ice skater appears to glide above a snowed pond at Potter Lake. He notes using telephoto framing from a hill to fill the frame with water and ground the scene with a tree and shoreline.
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Mike Yoder
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Journal-World
Myoder
Ljworld
Potter Lake
Mouse Caper Ends With Dead Pest In Living Room
Cathy Hamilton, a 33 year old mother and author behind BoomerGirl.com, recounts a tense household episode triggered by a mouse. After a second sighting, the rodent died from poison and emitted a strong odor. In a solo act of cleaning, she subdued the creature with a bowl and plate and disposed of it in the garage trash.
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Cathy Hamilton
BoomerGirl.com
Parody site Woofer mocks Twitter with long posts
Washington friends launch Woofer a macroblogging spoof of Twitter requiring 1400 keystrokes per entry. Created in hours by Peter Martin and Portman Wills the site features a blue Twitter style and a disclaimer of no affiliation. Since Aug 14 it has drawn about 11000 posts and attracted visitors who skim or pal around with longer musings and odd lists.
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Twitter
Woofer
Peter Martin
Wwwiwoofertime
Martin
Portman Wills
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