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Ah, week one. You learn a lot about your novel in week one. You may have discovered that you hate your plot and changed it or had your first character rebellion. You may have fallen in love with a place or gotten side-tracked on a detail. One week end the world is full of possibilities. Don't be afraid of them.
This year we took one look at the artwork from the Office of Letters and Light and knew that steampunk would be the theme for our region, but what, you may ask, is steampunk? The term appears to have originated in a letter written by K.W. Jeter to Locus magazine in the mid-80s, but its influences reach back into the Victorian where steam ruled and the scientific romances of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells came into being. More recently it can be found in the work of authors like Cassandra Clare (City of Bones) and Raven Dane (Cyrus Darian And The Technomicron).
Steampunk is an amazingly versatile genre. Authors have taken the feel and technology of the Victorian era and asked themselves the question 'What if?'. What if there was magic? What if instead of futuristic cyborgs, people were augmented with clockwork parts? What if combustion engines didn't overtake steam as an energy source? Then they ran with it.
In the world of theatre we have an improv game called 'Yes, and…". It's our equivalent of committing to 'what ifs' in our storytelling. While playing the game you are not allowed to say no. It doesn't matter what the previous person threw at you, you have to accept it and go. Beavers may be bowling or aliens kidnapped you in the middle of a lovely date. You can't change where the story has taken you, you can only take the 'what if' you've been given, follow it with a 'Yes,' and run with it.
As we head into our second week, that is what I encourage each and every one of you to do. When you hit writers block take an idea that is totally outside of your novel and ask 'what if'. Don't be afraid of it. Embrace it. Make 'Yes, and…' a regular part of your writing experience. Bring in an element of sci-fi to your literary fiction or horror into your fantasy. It may not live past December 1st, but it also may open you up to ideas that you never would have thought of otherwise.
Not sure where to get a crazy what-if? Here are a few places to find them:
- Ask your friends and fellow writers
- Visit the Adoption Society or Plot Doctoring forum threads
- Use a plot generator (Here's one, but there are a ton out there)
- Browse a library, bookstore, Amazon, or your own bookshelves
Whatever you do, remember that NaNo isn't just an opportunity to write a novel with a bunch of other somewhat crazy fellow writers, it's an opportunity to explore. So just like those authors that started this whole steampunk culture, and in the immortal words of Nike, just do it.
I mean now. There are three weeks left, but I promise they will fly, so write like the wind, my wrimos.
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Media Statement by Dr. Ong Kian Ming, Head of the Penang Institute in Kuala Lumpur, and Darshan Joshi, Research Analyst at the Penang Institute in Kuala Lumpur, on the 21st of February 2018
The recent call[1] by noted economist KS Jomo to slash the development expenditure (DE) allocated to the Prime Minister's department and to scrutinize big infrastructure projects such as the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) is a timely reminder of an issue that has been previously raised by opposition members of parliament. But what has been lacking thus far is a more systematic analysis of the details of the development expenditure, especially under Prime Minister Najib's tenure as Finance Minister, and specifically, the DE allocated to the Prime Minister's Department.
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The Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT) was funded between 2005 and 2010 by HEFCE as one of the funding Council's Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Faced with many challenges such as how to provide the home based student with rich and motivating learning experiences; how to help students to work together in spite of geographical separation and supporting students in how to use complex tools and techniques, the Centre harnessed academic creativity and new learning technologies to generate new responses to these long-standing challenges.
The technologies and approaches advanced by COLMSCT and the other OU CETLs have contributed to an enhanced institution-wide recognition of the possibilities that technology offers for efficient personalised learning. These ideas have been taken up in a major reform of student support.
COLMSCT was part of the Open CETL, a collaboration of the four centres based at the Open University. It was not a formal organisation but a way of describing how we worked together to inspire each other, to achieve greater impact and increase efficiency.
Learning Landscapes is the COLMSCT publication which highlights the work and achievements of its Teaching Fellows. You can read how online decision-making is improving nurses' treatment of their patients; how disabled students are being enabled to take part in geology field trips; how prisoners are being given the opportunity to turn their lives around through access to higher education; and how students of all types can simply talk to each other and their tutor and enjoy learning together. To view the publication please See: http://www.open.ac.uk/opencetl/resources/colmsct-resources


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"But I thought this blog was about all things Yorkshire??" I hear you ask. No, I've not lost the plot and flown across the pond for the sake of blog content, but Percy did have an adventure on Route 66 – the Yorkshire one!!
Route 66 (or the Spen Valley Greenway) is part of the National Cycle Network which includes numerous cycle paths and bridal ways. This particular route is a disused railway line that has been turned into a cycle path and stretches approximately 10 miles from the City of Bradford to the town of Dewsbury. From Bradford you can easily pick up other routes towards Skipton and North Yorkshire, and from Dewsbury you can join to the Calder Valley Greenway that runs towards Huddersfield.
The section of the path that we walked takes in the market towns of Cleckheaton (claim to fame – it's the birthplace of Roger Hargreaves, the author of the Mr Men and Little Miss books!) and Heckmondwike, and takes you through some lovely countryside and woodland scenery. Percy loved sniffing around in the undergrowth and listening to the sounds of the different birds in the trees and horses in the fields.
Along the way there are a variety of things to see, and on the stretch that we walked between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike there are a number of sculptures made from the leftover iron from the railway. It has to be said, Percy was a bit puzzled by the Greenway sheep – particularly when they didn't respond to him saying 'hello' to each of them!
This is a very well used Greenway and it's a great place to get kids out on their bikes as the route is tarmacked, extremely flat and the only other 'traffic' they have to worry about is other cyclists, walkers and the occasional horse rider. There are also numerous exit/ entry points if you want to come off the Greenway and explore more of the area and town centres including a handy entrance at the back of the supermarket carpark in Cleckheaton town centre, making it handy for parking and stocking up on supplies before heading off for a walk.
Our 3.5 mile walk took us an hour 'out and back' again (the trick is deciding how far 'out' you walk before turning back – you could easily find yourself on a fairly long walk!!). This is really easy walking, one of the benefits of the route being an old railway line is that there are no hills involved as the line cut's into the landscape around it – the path still has the original railway tunnels that are very echoey to walk through! I have to admit a walk with no hills in West Yorkshire is almost unheard of, so this makes for a nice change.
All in all, a lovely place to walk with a wide variety of scenery to appreciate – possibly almost a varied as the American version of the route!!
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In June 2015 I went on an excursion to Shanghai, China for three weeks during the summer term at University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld. We were 15 Photography students accompanied by our professor Roman Bezjak. We all were working on our own project for the duration of our stay in this vibrating, huge city. See my selection of work here.
After we came back early July we started planning our group exhibition at the Kunsthalle in Bielefeld, opening in January 2016. Pictures needed to be selected, edited, printed, framed and the hanging needed to be sorted. We also wanted a catalogue for all the visitors to be able to take home, so the layout needed to be designed and developed. There came a helpful Graphic Designer from our Art faculty to join our team, she's done an amazing job on the layout and put in so much effort to get all of us Photographers happy. The more people, especially creatives, are involved, the harder it is to reach an agreement for design, layout, selection and order of pictures, it was nerve-consuming! But in the end, it turned out to be a great group exhibition with many visitors on the day of the Vernissage!
I put together some behind the scenes pictures for you, so you can see how much work goes into such a group exhibition before seeing the pictures up on the wall! Enjoy!
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Africa's growth performance has improved remarkably during the last decade. One of the key contributors to this impressive progress has been the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which is creating new business and investment opportunities for national and regional economic development.Mobile technology innovations and the widespread liberalization of telecommunications markets have stimulated over US$56 billion in private sector investment in the continent between 1998 and 2008 and led to an unprecedented increase in access to telephone services.Africa has become the fastest growing region in the global cellular market, going from less than 2 million mobile phones in use in 1998 to over 400 million today.
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Choosing shaper tooling
Dave Rankin, forum technical advisor
You do not need a profile grinder to accurately produce molding knives for your shaper. With a bit of practice you can accurately grind profile by hand.
Stetson Ross (makers of the old XL molder) published an excellent resource on grinding knives. I don't know if it is still available. The company has been bought and sold a couple of times and I don't know who is supporting it--it shouldn't be hard to find out.
Beyond that you need only an 8" bench grinder, assorted aluminum oxide wheels, dressing tools, and a single beam scale for balancing your tools.
There are two types of heads available. (1) corrugated molder heads and (2) clamp collars for bevel edge steel. Charles Schmidt in NJ(http://www.cggschmidt.com/) is an excellent source for both and the salesmen are knowledgeable. Be sure to read, understand and follow all safety instructions with both types. A knife breaking or otherwise coming out the cutterhead at high RPM is like playing Russian roulette with a 357 Magnum.
I find bevel edge steel to be more versatile, particularly for pattern work as the collars are available with an intregal ball bearing for following a pattern. If you opt for bevel edge steel and clamping collars be sure to buy lock edge--this eliminates the possibility of the knife slipping out of the head.
Start with small, simple profiles and work into larger more complex moldings as you gain experience.
Tip: always keep the edge of the knife perpendicular to the wheel while grinding, regardless of the profile. Otherwise you'll make a mess of it. Excepting areas that require side relief.
By the description of your machine, it sounds a bit light duty. You generally want mass quantities of cast iron, a 1-1/4" spindle and several spindle speeds when swinging large knives. Again, start small--there is no substitute for experience--and safely work your way into the larger profiles. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it!
A power feeder is also a good investment. Your finish quality will be better. It also provides an added measure of safety, keeps your hands away from the knives and provides a barrier between you and the cutter, should a knife break or slip out. Absent a feeder, you can use feather boards and supplied or shopmade guards.
I have a new manual for an old 2x4 moulder that included a 10 page(one side printed) section on grinding knives. The company I got this from might send out just the grinding section.
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The Data Center of the Future: Expect Big Changes by 2020
Earlier this month Chris Borneman, Vice President of Software AG Government Solutions, shared with FCW readers his tips for preparing for big changes that will occur in data centers in as little as five years. His article focuses on how we can be more efficient as well as cost effective as we also prepare for these pivotal changes within IT in the coming years.


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Ashley Kahn: Ten Wonderful, Weird Covers of Thelonious Monk Songs
In preparation for Monktober, I talked with Grammy Award-winning writer Ashley Kahn about Monk's legacy. Afterwards, I asked him for a Top Ten list of Monk tunes; he couldn't help but go one better...and then go one more better.
Ten Wonderful, Weird Covers of Thelonious Monk
By Ashley Kahn
"'Round Midnight" — Miles Davis (1969) (YouTube video)
"Work" — Chris Spedding and Peter Frampton (1984)
"Epistrophy" — Vijay Iyer (2010)
"San Francisco Holiday" — Steve Lacy (1962)
"Bemsha Swing/Lively Up Yourself" — Medeski, Martin and Wood (1993)
"Bye-Ya" — Jerry Gonzalez (1989)
"Crepuscule With Nellie" — Jason Moran (2010)
"Ruby, My Dear" — Paul Motian (1988)
"Misterioso" — Sonny Rollins (1957)
"Shuffle Boil" — Matt Smiley (1984)
...and one more for good luck:
"In Walked Bud/Billie Jean" — Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima 4et (2013)
Ashley Kahn is a journalist, producer, historian, and author of the liner notes for Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane: Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (Craft Recordings)
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DUDE!! I love making salads, and I mean this as humbly as possible, this may be the best salad I've ever made. From the roasted vegetables to the blackened tuna, to the delicious light vinaigrette that compliments so well. If for some reason the homemade blackening seasoning is a bit too intense to make from scratch, then simply pick a pre-made one up from the grocery store!Having all of these delicious Summer vegetables in season is key to this tasting so good. Maybe I should make a killer in season winter chopped salad? In any event, be sure to make this amazing Roasted Chopped Salad with Grilled Blackened Tuna!
Roasted Chopped Salad with Grilled Blackened Tuna
For the Blackening Seasoning:
- 3 tablespoons of Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons of paprika
- 2 tablespoons of granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon of dry basil
- 1 tablespoon of dry oregano
- 1 tablespoon of dry thyme
- 1 tablespoons of cracked colored peppercorns
For the Salad:
- 12 to 15 ounce tuna fillet
- 5 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 head of finely chopped Romaine lettuce
- 4 stalks of finely chopped celery
- 1/2 cup of finely chopped green onions
- 1 finely chopped cucumber
- 1 cup of finely chopped cherry tomatoes
- 1 finely chopped sweet onion
- 2 ears of roasted corn removed from the cob
- 12 stalks of roasted asparagus roughly chopped
- 1 cup of sprouts
- 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Vinaigrette:
- 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1/2 cup of safflower oil
- Drizzle the shucked corn and asparagus with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper and roast on the grill on high heat (450° to 550°) for 6 to 8 minutes. Once roasted place in the refrigerator to cool.
- After all of the vegetables are chopped and prepared, including the asparagus and corn, place them in a large bowl. Sprinkle in sprouts, cheese, and sunflowers to the vegetable bowl as well.
- Blackening Season: Combine all dry seasonings in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Place 3 tablespoons of the seasoning on a place with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Roll the fresh tuna steak in the blackening seasoned olive oil and make sure to completely coat on all sides. Once it is coated place on the grill on high heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side to achieve a medium-rare internal temperature. Once cooked remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together red wine vinegar, soy sauce and safflower oil until it is completely blended.
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Abuse isn't just about bruises. Not all forms of abuse leave bruises where we can see them,What Happens When You Call The Police For Domestic Violence in South Africa . Although physical abuse is terrifying and needs to be addressed immediately there are other forms of abuse that can cause significant damage. One type of abuse that is very difficult for outsiders to detect is financial abuse. Marriage should be a partnership but when one spouse completely dominates the finances to the point that the other spouse has no control and no options financial abuse may be occurring.
What Are Signs of Potential Financial Abuse?
Every married couple handles their finances differently. In some cases one spouse handles the majority of the finances. They manage the accounts, pay the bills and deal with creditors. That does not by itself equal financial abuse.
Financial abuse occurs when one spouse is treated like an irresponsible child and Abuse Counselors Near Me . They are cut off from funds and their knowledge about the couple's finances is severely limited. Some signs of financial abuse include:
•Strict Allowances. This isn't an amount that the spouses have agreed to limit themselves to but is instead a set amount that is grudgingly handed out from one spouse to the other and is all that will be given.
Documents, documents, documents. Written evidence is incredibly strong and can range from credit card bills showing that there is a credit card but that you aren't named on it to emails from your spouse that show the financial abuse.
Other witnesses can be incredibly powerful on your behalf. Financial abuse is hard for people outside the relationship to detect. So when someone credible comes in and tells the judge that it is happening and they can see it the judge will listen and Domestic Violence On Men .
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Must be addicted to all this pain,
cause I keep coming back for the shame.
~Toni Childs, I've Got to Go Now, (1991).
This is a hard subject to talk about, always. It involves such weighty portions of shame and guilt for those who are afflicted, or possibly also for those who've been afflicted. I even ask myself if it's appropriate to write about it, in the present forum, and I suppose that because I often ponder the hard things of life, it is okay. My prayer is that it might help.
The subject is domestic violence, often precipitated by substance abuse or addiction. There is a cause-and-effect relationship at play here. The substance is the cause - initiating or compelling the behaviour; the violence is the effect.
Childs' song captures the essence of this topic with a most crippling and pain-enriched beauty. Sadly, whilst the addict is addicted to the substance, the co-dependent spouse is addicted to the pain, as they keep coming back.
This is an eternal conundrum for the family, the co-dependent spouse and the violent protagonist. It's a cycle of misery that never ends-until it does... i.e., end.
It is sad that, for many a family unit, there must be such an outcome. This is most poignantly so where things have been tried, again and again, yet there's no getting past it. Things don't change, oftentimes, until they do.
Tackling the Impossibility
Anyone in these circumstances can be forgiven for thinking they're in an impossible situation. Let's make no bones about it; what is untenable and insane is not 'fixed' quickly whatever we do.
But a relative wisdom - one requiring the courage of a rigorously continuous honesty - can be the vehicle to a better existence, especially for those truly dependent. This usually means the children entrapped beyond their will. Theirs is the oft-silent voice, but we know their pain.
Courage, the trust of our instincts, and the consideration of trustworthy advice... these three in unison, generally, will serve us well, always.
When the "ENOUGH!" point is reached, continue with your conviction, unless there's good, sustained evidence of a miracle - for any watering down of intent will further convolute an impossible situation.
Copyright (c) 2010 S. J. Wickham.
Domestic Violence - Is It The First Cut is the Deepest?
Domestic violence has so many different facets. Everyone is familiar with the classic physical abuse situation. Honestly, when I was younger, these scenarios would irritate me to no end. I never could understand why a woman would stay with a man that hit her. In my mind, it was just as much her fault for staying as it was his for hitting. I've come to understand that everything happens for a reason. The older I get, the more obvious the events are in the scheme of things. I have not been in a physically abusive relationship, but I'm exiting an emotionally abusive one. Now, I find it hard to believe that anyone gets out of any abusive relationship at all. I understand it all now. I have no bruises, and no broken bones, but make no mistake - I am broken.
These are 4 of the eight defining characteristics of emotional abuse.
- Using Isolation
- Minimizing, denying and blaming
- Using Children
- Using Male Privilege
These might just be four of the classic signs, but let me tell you - when you are in the thick of it, you might not recognize even one as being an issue. Seriously, when I got married, I just came to the conclusion that I had to put up with whatever he dished out because that's how marriages stay together. We all have our faults and I want someone to accept me for mine, so I will accept him for his. This is a flawed way of justifying everything I had to put up with.
Using isolation seems pretty cut and dry, but it's really hard to tell when you are the one isolated. The classic explanation uses the word "control" because that's what it is. But this makes it seem so obvious, and it's not. If your partner is constantly curious as to where you have been and who you have been talking to, then you might be "controlled". Or maybe they love you so much that just the thought of you talking to anyone else, especially of the opposite gender, makes them insanely jealous. You, then, decrease the amount of time you spend out in public, and restrict your activities and conversations just to avoid drama at home. If this sounds familiar, then you have one of eight signs already.
Minimizing, denying and blaming are where we question if this is even really an issue. To bring up a concern in a relationship is just part of the growing process. If the person you express this to seems unwilling to talk about it at that moment, then give it a while and try again. If they never want to talk about any issue you have, then pay close attention. My favorite is acting like it never happened at all. It's like living in a time warp. You bring up an issue, say, the "jealousy" problem. Then, since the other person has "no idea" what you are talking about, you start to question if you imagined the whole thing! Mind games, people!
To use a child in any way, shape or form is bad enough; but when the child is being used as a tool in abuse, it's reprehensible! If you are a mother, then you have one weakness and that is your children. If you come from a divorced family, then you probably want to avoid that for your own children. This person will ask you if you really want your child to come from a broken home like you did. If you want the kids to see their parents fighting - and the answer will be "no" and you will drop it. No one wants to put their kids through hell, so making you question your parenting skills is an easy way for you to "stay in your place".
Using male privilege is what most of us would view as archaic. The thing is, it isn't as cut and dry now days. If you have noticed that he wants to "help you" out by paying all the bills himself, or making that decision to buy a new car alone, then you are experiencing a form of male privilege. Having "your" chores be focused around the home, and his responsibilities are outside of the home is a way to control you. If he flat out treats you like a maid and tells you what your "job" is and what his "job" is, then he's putting you in your place. My favorite saying is, "It wouldn't hurt you to get off your ass and do something."
These are four of the eight signs of emotional abuse. If you read this and find it eerily familiar, then you need to pay attention to your situation. Most likely though, if you read this and find that it hits home, you will try to justify every single one. The control this person has over you is the hardest type to identify and prove because it's them using your emotions and mind against you. They are using you as a weapon of control. There is no harm in asking a few questions. The Domestic Violence Hotline is there to help you. Take the first step and just see if what you think is true has any merit.
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A boom in new car sales is making it harder for motorists to negotiate discounts on their vehicles, according to new research from WhatCar? While it was easy enough to get more than 10% off the price 12 months ago, the typical markdown now is just 8.9%. That means the average new car buyer is paying more than £200 more for the same make and model than they would have done this time last year. And the bad news is that discounts look likely to carry on shrinking as long as sales figures remain strong. Jim Holder, What Car? editor, said: "Dealers need to turn a profit and, while demand remains high due to strong consumer confidence, they feel able to stand firm. "A reduction in average discounts from £2,564 to £2,360 might not sound a lot, but it's been a steady trend for a number of months now and consumers will have to get used to it."
How to get the best deal
The fact that discounts are falling does not mean you will not get a good deal on a new car.It just means that you might have to work a bit harder to get the price down. Here are some top tips for getting the best deal in the current market:
- Shop around – if one dealership is proving difficult to negotiate with, try one in the next town. Travelling a few extra miles will be more than worth it if you manage to get another few hundred quid off
- Go big – the biggest discounts around at the moment are available on estate, executive and luxury models, on all of which you should still be able to get at least 10% off
- Haggle for extras – discounts are not all about cold, hard cash. You might find it easier to negotiate an interior upgrade or some extra options, or maybe just a full tank of fuel, rather than more money off
- Wait a couple of months – even with discounts falling, prices should drop towards the end of August if you are happy to miss out on the September plate change (and help a dealer clear space for new plate cars on the forecourt)
Holder added: "Our advice, as always, is to shop around and negotiate the best discount possible, not only in cash but in terms of options too."
What about finance?
Not got £20,000 in the bank to buy a new car outright? You are not alone. Finance agreements of some kind were used to fund the purchase of three quarters of new cars bought last year. You'll need a shipshape credit report to be accepted for credit, though. Lisa Hardstaff at credit reference agency Equifax said: "When someone applies for a car loan the lender will consider the individual's credit history before making a decision. "So it's worth checking your credit information well in advance of heading to the car showroom." The three main agencies in the UK are Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. You can find details about your credit file via their respective websites.
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- This position pays $110-125k per year, has the possibility of bonuses, there's little to no travel, and 3 weeks of vacation to start
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1. Modify system parameter Replicate User Defined Journal Entries to *yes
2. Define the custom entries into the following metadata file 'DMFS522P'.
3. Insert custom entries by using the strsql (SQL statement).
Eg, INSERT INTO DMIRROR/DMFS522P VALUES('File1', 'Lib1', 'SUB1', 'U', 92, 'R', 'PT', ' ', ' ')
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When Westword cartoonist Noah Van Sciver's graphic novel The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln was released this past September, he wasn't sure what its critical reception would be. His prior work was almost entirely comedic, and here he was tackling a complex, biographical-historical novel about one of the nation's greatest presidents.
"I remember when the book first came out, I was like, 'Oh I don't know. They're going to tear me apart.' I was really worried about it," he remembers. "But it was like the complete opposite. Everybody was really thrilled and, I think, surprised by it."
Now, as the year winds down, Van Sciver's received one of the greatest critical accolades of all: a top spot on a year-end best-of list.
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Actually, he's on at least two of them, and these lists could not be more diverse. Not only did Library Journal name The Hypo as one of its top five graphic novels of 2012, but MTV Geek put the book in its top spot, naming it the best of the year. Van Sciver's pleased with both nods, for very different reasons.
"Well, the Library Journal is good for library orders, so that'll help out with sales. I think MTV is just more ... it makes me look cool," he says.
Van Sciver recently returned from a publicity tour for the book and is already hard at work on his next projects, which include a collection of Brothers Grimm tales in comic form and a serial novel called Saint Cole, "a character study about a man who works in a pizza restaurant trying to support his family," he says.
"In four days he ruins his whole life. Every chapter is a different day and you see how his life gets more and more messed up," he adds. "It's my thriller, my suspense story."
The first chapter of Saint Cole is already available, with the second to follow shortly. Fans of Van Sciver's "Four Questions" strip in Westword should rest assured that the success of The Hypo won't keep him from sticking with the strip, though.
"I'll never quit 'Four Questions.' They'll have to fire me," he promises.
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There was a time when MTV was known for its afternoon slate of music videos. But today, for many in sub-Saharan Africa, MTV might be more known for the battle it's waging against HIV.
All throughout Africa, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation is finding, funding and training "HIV activists" to help develop awareness programs regarding HIV. The programs they fund are youth-led, and a majority of the participants are 15- to 27-year-olds who are tackling the HIV crisis on the ground in the rural towns most affected by the disease.
While the Staying Alive Foundation is a subset of MTV's international social response department, it's a financially independent organization. There are only five people that run the actual charity, and that group helps facilitate funding for the more than 50 organizations they work with across the globe. Each organization gets about $12,000, which goes a long way in running their programs, a representative told A Plus. Most of the organizations rely on volunteers and have limited paid staff.
Claire Albrecht, who was born in Hawaii and came to Zambia in 2008 with the Peace Corps, has helped develop an HIV education program for young women in the northern city of Kasama as part of her larger education initiative, Bakashana. Like other programs in the Staying Alive Foundation umbrella, Bakashana's HIV program receives a grant of about $12,000 each year. That grant, along with fundraising and volunteer work, keeps the program going. The initiative leverages a community of elderly women known as the Bana Cimbusa, or "mothers of knowledge," who it trains to pass down information about HIV to younger women and girls in Kasama.
Albrecht chose to work with the Bana Cimbusa to relay the program's message because, in these rural communities where Albrecht was working, there aren't many non-traditional avenues of information. Her partner, Ceciliah Lesho, who grew up in the region, taught her that the Bana Cimbusa women were the ones who disseminated sexual education and were seen as a reliable source by younger women.
During their year working with the foundation in Zambia, Albrecht and Lesho have seen the program change the way communities are talking about a previously taboo subject. Albrecht and the Staying Alive Foundation have even worked with local celebrities to help raise awareness. In a few instances, they've gotten well-known radio personalities to help rally young men and women around community education programs.
Albrecht said that MTV's brand has helped the program get a much larger reach, noting that its cool reputation gives them an advantage.
"I think we've been able to create an environment where they are comfortable to go against what would be considered culturally appropriate, like young couples who come for testing and/or to get male and female condoms," Albrecht told A Plus in a phone call from Zambia.
In Zambia, Albrecht said their HIV awareness program has already surpassed expectations. As a result, they've just applied for a three-year grant with the Staying Alive Foundation in hopes that they can keep building on their success.
That success seems to be part of a larger theme: So far, the Staying Alive Foundation has reached 500 million young people and handed out seven million condoms. Perhaps most importantly, the Staying Alive Foundation has gotten 185,000 young people tested for HIV, according to their website.
Some of the youth activists, like a man named Victor, are literally risking their lives for the cause. Victor is HIV positive and founded the Men Against AIDS Youth Group (MAAYGO). In Kisumu, Kenya — where he does much of his work — homosexuality is still illegal.
Victor has been outspoken about how his community treated him as a young, gay man. He was raped twice, acts he suspects were meant to be a "corrective measure" for his sexual orientation. Even when he reported the assaults to police, he was only met with threats and hostility.
"I have grown up in a family of Christian values, a society of stigma and discrimination with negative attitudes that being homosexual was a taboo, a curse, and evil," Victor said in an email to A Plus. "This contributed to my rejection and isolation when my family found that I was gay, this interfered with my self-esteem, mental health and personal well-being."
In Kisumu, 15 percent of the population is living with HIV, but because of the stigma around the disease, many have no access to health facilities for treatment or protective measures. Through the MAAYGO program, though, the group has opened peer education centers that educate youth about the transmission of HIV and the preventative measures that can be taken against it. They also use radio programs to reach youth and encourage them to come in for testing or treatment.
"MAAYGO has developed strategic partners with other like-minded organizations," Victor said. "The organization has also been utilizing HIV cascade prevention through treatment literacy sessions and outreaches to test people and treat people."
MTV has also invested in an HIV-themed drama TV series called Shuga. The show launched in Kenya in 2009 and is now in 73 countries. Episodes dive into everything from homosexuality to safe sex and HIV — and the content of the shows is making a difference.
According to a World Bank study, viewers of the show are twice as likely to get tested for HIV. Consequently, a panel of health experts related to the show have also been involved in U.N. meetings on ending AIDS.
"The U.N. talk about seeing the end of AIDS by 2030, honestly I'm pretty cynical about that. And I'm cynical about it because we're not putting enough money into it, we're not focused on the most vulnerable populations," Georgia Arnold, executive director of the Staying Alive Foundation, told eNews Channel Africa in June.
With each passing day, the Staying Alive Foundation is seeing more donations and support come in, which in turn go to youth leaders who help develop local programs in their communities. Based on the momentum they've generated, it's easy to imagine these youth-led organizations continuing their battle against HIV for decades to come.
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The Harper/Senate Ethics Scandal
A lot of people have been asking me about the Harper/Senate ethics scandal. I certainly agree that has hurt the trust that Canadians need to have in their federal government and indeed in all politicians. Members of the Prime Minister's Office and Senators are being investigated by the RCMP and criminal charges will be laid according to the evidence that the RCMP is able to uncover.
However, I do believe that the three Senators who are being threatened with expulsion, just like anybody who is charged with a crime, should be entitled to due process. That's a cornerstone of law, going all the way back to the Magna Carta in the year 1215.
I understand why many people feel that Senators who have abused their privileges, should be removed immediately. but I believe there are even bigger issues at hand. The explanations we have been receiving from Mr. Harper have changed over time. So even if you are one of those who wants the immediate removal of Senators Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau, wouldn't you like a proper process to find out exactly what part of this affair the Senators are responsible for, and what is the responsibility of Mr. Harper, the Prime Minister's Office and the Conservative Party?
Due process means a better chance for the truth to come out. Liberals pushed for more transparency by introducing a motion in the Senate that would air this critical issue in a public committee hearing.
While this scandal has gripped the media, I want you to know that other important work continues. The Liberal Party has only a few "designated hitters" who are working on the Harper/Senate ethics scandal. That's because the rest of us are needed to work on health care, housing, employment and economic issues and all the other things we need to really be working on. You elected me to represent Kingston and the Islands in Ottawa, and I'm focused on doing just that.


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Black Holes Have Soft Quantum HairJune 7, 2016
Artist's rendering of a black hole. Image courtesy: NASA/M. WEISS (CHANDRA X -RAY CENTER)
Four decades ago, Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes could destroy information - a conclusion that is incompatible with standard laws of quantum physics. This idea started a controversy known as the "black hole information problem 'that even now has not been resolved. A new study by Hawking himself and Malcom Perry, both at the University of Cambridge, and by Andrew Strominger at Harvard University shows that some of the assumptions that led to the information problem might be wrong. Their results do not completely solve the problem, but point to a promising research direction that might lead to its long-awaited solution...
Read Viewpoint article by Gary T. Horowitz, "Black Holes Have Soft Quantum Hair," Physics 9, 62 (June 6, 2016) and the original research paper: Stephen W. Hawking, Malcolm J. Perry, and Andrew Strominger, "Soft Hair on Black Holes," Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 231301 (6 June 2016) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.231301.


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POST: 'Rooms' - I was in for a surprise...
What's it about?
Just listen... basically!
What I experienced?
I've never been to a show like this before.
I did not know what to exactly expect. All I knew about the play was that it had something to do with different rooms and there's a meaning to every room. Boyyyyyyyy, was I in for a surprise....
So, when I got to the theatre the hostess gave me my ticket and a playbill. She goes on to say: "The show is a little under an hour, you'll be walking through different rooms as you experience the show."
Me: "Walking? What do you mean?"
Hostess: "You will walk through different rooms with this show."
Me: "Sooooo ummmmmm, are they going to give me headphones? Is there audio? ARE THERE ANY ACTORS?!"
Hostess: "There are no actors and the audio is in each room."
I was confused, anxious, and excited... but mostly excited! I was so ready to do something new and experience a new kind of theatre for the first time.
When the ushers set up audience members in different rooms I noticed that everyone else didn't know what to expect. My first room was called The Girls Bedroom! As the audio started I could hear people saying things like:
- "Where are the actors?"
- "Wait there are no actors?"
- "If they're going to give us audio, they have to give us text!"
- "I can't hear the audio!"
I was kind of glad that I wasn't the only one who felt like they didn't properly prepare and educate themselves about this show before seeing it. I said to myself, "Looks like we're all on the same page here."
The audio in The Girls Bedroom room was very dark. It was a woman narrating as her 6-year-old self. She was recounting all the darkness that was in her life. As the story got darker the already dark room started to get darker, the lights dimmed till the room went pitch black!
At first I thought my eyes were playing games with me. Like am I really losing my eyesight right now because nobody said anything about dimming any lights. IS THIS ROOM REALLY ABOUT TO GO PITCH BLACK?!
I'm pretty sure this was everyone at this point (but I couldn't see them...):
In the audio, the girl spoke about how much her family didn't care about her... how her father would tower over her bed at night, how she would pass the kitchen in fear, and how she passed her parents in the living room to go for late night walks alone. Her parents wouldn't even acknowledge the fact that she was leaving.
She wasn't loved. I could feel it in the air in her bedroom. It was too dark for a 6-year-old. There was no light, no lively toys, no joy! The sad story, the exhaustion in her voice, the dull room... all factored into reasons why the room got darker over time.
When the lights came on everyone went up in flames, screaming "I COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING"
I said to myself "Damn, I have to stick with this group of people for the next two rooms? Am I going to hear anything?"
I wasn't ready.
As we made it through the audio of the second room (Room 303), I realized that this form of theater might be my new favorite. I loved how much I got to move throughout the experience. I liked the fact that I didn't have to sit down for the entire time. It was something that I have never experienced before, something different but cool at the same time.
When we made our way throughout the final room (The Kitchen) I felt like the fact that this show was interactive resonated with me more than the actual play. I was introduced to something new, something that I liked and it made me want to see more like it!
It's was a new kind of theatre for me and I'M SOLD!
Want to see it?
Sorry, this show is not currently showing :(
What did you experience?
Let PXP know in the comments below...


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I wrote this post up a few days ago but never published it because it never seemed like the right time. First it was, "Hmm, I already made two posts today," and then it was, "How can I post this on the day when we saw Nugget on the ultrasound AND Michael felt him/her kick for the first time?" and so on. But since I haven't actually posted in, you know, a whole day, and there's no time to write a post tonight (lots of prep for a three-hour meeting tomorrow morning, followed by going directly to an Arts in the Park gig with The Big Band at lunch hour… how on earth am I going to manage to be everywhere I need to be on time?) well, it just seems like a good stop-gap.
Mmmm, dreams of dessert…
I don't know about where you live, but around here, the gardens are brimming with rhubarb these days.
I think I remember the first time I ever tasted rhubarb. I was in grade 4 and I had a wonderful teacher who always invited the class to her house for a day at the end of the year. She had a beautiful big house with rolling lawns leading down to a creek, and she had a huge dog named Kaiser and a tiny miniature doberman called Pepper, who totally ruled the roost. Mrs. Kozyra made rhubarb pie, and it must've been pretty remarkable or I wouldn't remember it so many years later.
One of my neighbours down the street has an extremely prolific rhubarb patch. While our rhubarb is just getting underway, his was out of control two weeks ago. And he doesn't even like rhubarb. So he gave us a ton of it. And I made a rhubarb custard tart that turned out to be so delicious, I wish there were still a few slices left. I admit it's not much to look at (especially because I had to strip a lot of the pretty red off the rhubarb, since it had started getting tough) but the flavour more than makes up for it.
My neighbour Cathy had a slice and asked me for the recipe. I haven't got 'round to typing it out yet, so I thought while I was at it, I'd just go ahead and post it here for any rhubarb fans. The recipe is adapted from one for "Badischer Apfelkuchen" that I have in a German cookbook.
Rhubarb Custard Tart
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, chilled
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
- chopped rhubarb (I'm guessing about four cups?)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
To make pastry, preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 12-inch springform pan; set aside. In a large bowl, cut butter or margarine into flour until well distributed. Add 1/3 cup sugar, 1 egg, and lemon peel. Use your hands to press pastry into the bottom and about an inch and a half up the sides of the greased pan. Don't make the pastry too thick (you can see how mine gets pretty fat at the corners); this is not a "light, flaky" type pastry, so if it's too thick you'll find it hard to cut through. It is yummy, though!
To make filling, put rhubarb into prepared pastry and distribute evenly. In a medium bowl, beat together the 3 eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. Pour over rhubarb. Trim pastry if it comes up above the custard (or just smoosh it down if you're lazy like me). Bake for 25 minutes or so until custard is set.
Allow to cool before cutting. The end.
Hmmm, I hope I remembered all that correctly. Well, it seems to be a pretty forgiving recipe; after all, I half made it up. This is great with coffee and a dollop of whipped cream is the perfect accompaniment. Mmmm. I do still have some rhubarb-apple crisp in the fridge. I think I'll go make do with that…


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Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie
Butter Crunch Pie Crust
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1 cup cooked pumpkin
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup Syrup for Ice Cream Pie
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup hot water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes, moving ingredients from the edges to the center of pan a couple of times during baking. Press against sides of pan. Let cool.
: Spread ice cream in pie shell, place in freezer until thoroughly frozen.
Blend together pumpkin, sugar, salt, and spices.
Whip cream until stiff and fold into pumpkin mixture. Spoon into frozen pie over ice cream.
Replace in freezer until ready to use.
To serve, cover with additional whipped cream. Drizzle with syrup.
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"It's a blanc de blancs that's been given a little more care. You'll feel the weight. You'll feel the dryness. You'll feel that sort of slight bitterness at the end." This is what Kyle Ridington told me as he poured a wonderful glass of champagne (an NV Simon-Selosse, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru) at his restaurant, Piora. We've done this more than a few times and I'm grateful for it. What's impressive isn't that his descriptions are spot-on; it's that he's able to provide them without the least bit of pretension. He's just a friendly guide, helping you to discover what you like.
He tells me it all got started in Wicker Park, Chicago after he'd given up a career in business marketing. "It was the first restaurant I ever worked at and I was tasting wine with the wine reps because they were introducing our staff to all the new wines on the list. I was tasting and I was thinking, 'Man, is there a way I can make a career out of this without lugging around a fucking—can I curse?—a fifty-pound bag full of wine, going up to restaurants blind all day?' I didn't want to do that but I wanted to get into wine somehow.
"I discovered this whole sommelier career. It intrigued me. I read about it and what it encompasses and I bought a couple of books and I called my father. His advice to me was, 'Well at least if this whole sommelier thing doesn't work out, you'll have an expensive hobby.' So, that's when I knew."
Since making that decision and getting certified through both the International Sommelier Guild and the Court of Master Sommeliers, he's gone on to work at a bevy of Michelin-starred establishments, including L20, Sixteen, and his current home, Piora. Additionally, in 2014, he was a finalist for GQ's Best Dressed Sommelier, which isn't surprising because, c'mon, look at the guy. He's also launched a program at Piora called "Champagne Made me Do It." Each week, he features a different Champagne Cuvée, which he pours by the glass in the hopes of getting people more exposed to champagnes that they would normally have to pay bottle price to experience.
"I think all too often, when we find ourselves in situations where we are maybe a little bit uncomfortable or confused, we go to things that are very familiar to us," he explains. "For instance, if we go to a French restaurant in Paris, we don't speak French but we notice Croque Madame or Croque Monsieur. We'll probably order that or Steak Frites because that's recognizable. I don't think a lot of people would usually veer off the road and order something they had no idea about. I feel like people use champagne the same way. They go to the usual suspects. They go to the Veuves, they go to the Dom Ps from Moët, they go to the Heidsiecks, they might go to Laurent-Perrier. Typically, people tend to leap towards the bigger brands because the bigger brands have a larger output of wine, have a better media presence, and have higher marketing budgets.
"Champagne is usually seen as more of an expensive product, a celebratory vessel and I just wanted to pull the reins on that and say 'You know what? Champagne is an approachable beverage to consume daily as well as to purchase daily.' I wanted to really take the bubbles out of champagne and stress how it's a wine, just like a Burgundy or a Bordeaux or an Italian wine or something from California. There isn't wine and champagne; there's just wine. Champagne just happens to have bubbles in it."
Here's what he brought to show us:
THE STANDBY – wine by andré dominé
"I feel like a lot of people are finding wine books kind of old news due to the fact that the internet is so up to date. The wine world—regions and territories and laws—is always on the move, always being revised, being changed, new laws are being created. But what I like about this book is that it's got great pictures, it's got good maps, it highlights notable producers—kind of the go-to producers in a lot of the regions. It's very detailed and very consistent. I know it's becoming a little out of date but, still, a lot of the core parts of the region will never change and that's stuff that I can go to for a quick read or I can highlight these basics when I teach wine classes for the staff at Piora. I was kind of vibing with the book. I felt it, I liked it.
"I designed a whole syllabus so each month we have one class on the content of wine regions, or making wine, or vineyards and viticulture. The other wine class we have each month is a blind tasting class. I'll be honest, the content about the wine regions is fascinating and fun but it can be, y'know, a bit mundane and a little tough. But they really like the blind tasting part of the month. That's kind of the educational reward. It's the part that everyone looks forward to.
"We do blind tasting, we break down wine, I help the staff to decipher between different types of wines—to not be shy and really jump in and break apart a wine. Because it's tough. When you drink a wine, you might not think about it but if somebody's walking you through and touching on different aspects of each wine, it brings a little bit more clarity about what you're drinking.
"I love this book. I assigned a book, a Jancis Robinson book, to all of the people in the class but this book is like my own personal book. I'll copy some pages from this book and hand it out to the staff. It's kind of like my secret weapon."
THE SPECIALIST – rambro necktie by noble custom
"I got this from a website called Noble Custom. It's this gentleman—he sells ties, and pocket squares, and bracelets, and he does bespoke shoes. So, I bought this tie from him because I loved it. I thought it was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen. I think in the world of formality, you need to learn to be playful and have fun with it. I feel like a reason why a lot of people don't like wearing suits or getting dressed up is because they don't know how to dress up. This is one way to show that you're having fun. You can wear an article of clothing that's considered formal but you can do it in a playful way.
"We're in the West Village. I mean, a lot of our guests come in wearing plaid shirts. Sometimes, we're the only people wearing a suit or a jacket and trousers. So, you've gotta loosen it up and have fun with it. It's good because being a sommelier, to some people, is a very intimidating thing. It's a good conversation starter. It can break the ice fairly easily so you can get past the bullshit and get on to what's important: Getting them a wine that they want to drink.
THE SENTIMENTAL FAVORITE – 1976 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou st. julien bordeaux
It's funny because I really don't drink much Bordeaux. I have, but it's not really my wine of choice. My grandfather and grandmother were moving out of their house that they'd lived in for fifty-odd years and over the course of the years, he'd built a bit of a wine cellar through wine gifts that he would receive from people during the holidays. So, he had some old rieslings from the seventies, he had some old Bordeaux. He gave me about a case of wine and I had this '76 Ducru-Beaucaillou, which is one of my favorite estates in Bordeaux and I never opened it. I take it with me to every job that I work as a good luck charm.
It's been shaken around a lot. But the surface area from wine to cork, what they call the ullage, looks really good. Usually, when you have old bottles of wine, you lose a lot of wine to evaporation over time. But not a lot of wine has evaporated, meaning that not a lot of the oxygen has gotten in this bottle so it actually might be okay. Maybe I'll find out some day.


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ALBANY, N.Y. – Looking to avenge a one-goal loss to the Golden Knights in the team's regular-season finale, the nationally-ranked men's lacrosse team from Saint Anselm College left little room for doubt in Tuesday's 19-9 victory over the College of Saint Rose in a Northeast-10 Conference First Round tilt.
Saint Anselm (10-4), ranked 17th in NCAA Division II by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, earned its first NE10 postseason victory in nearly 10 years while Saint Rose, making its first-ever appearance in the league playoffs, sees its season end with a 9-8 record.
The Hawks advance to the NE10 Semifinals and will take on the nation's top-ranked team, Le Moyne, this Friday at 12 p.m. in Syracuse, N.Y.
Junior Patrick Sweeney set the pace for the Hawks, scoring six goals and adding an assist for seven points (6-1=7) to tie a career-high mark. Freshman Matt Ward potted three goals and two assists while junior Anthony Busconi and senior Ryan Hesseltine each scored two goals for the Hawks.
In total, 11 Hawks registered at least one point in the convincing victory. Freshmen Griffin Shoemaker and Sean Tomaszewski each recorded a goal and one assist while junior Teo Olsen joined freshman Ryan Richards with a goal and two helpers. Tyler DuBien and Thomas Mapstone each cashed in with a goal. Senior Aaron Palys had one assist.
The Hawks matched a season-high mark with 12 caused turnovers as junior Chris Tully forced Saint Rose into four miscues. Senior John Maginnis and Olsen each had two as the defensive unit also contributed to the Hawks holding a 43-to-40 edge in ground balls.
Ward and Sweeney scored back-to-back goals to open the first quarter, but Saint Rose countered with two strikes within nine seconds to even the score at two. The Hawks closed the first quarter with unassisted goals from Busconi and Sweeney, carrying the visitors to a 4-2 lead after the first 15 minutes.
Leading by a 7-4 margin out of halftime, three quick goals for the Hawks out of the break ended any chance of a Saint Rose comeback as a whopping eight goals were put home by Saint Anselm in the third quarter. In total, the Hawks poured home 12 second-half goals and limited the hosts to only five tallies in the final 30 minutes of action.
Nick Richard made a career-high 16 saves for Saint Anselm, allowing only nine goals before CJ Hart played the final 45 seconds for the Hawks. Liam Guiton, one of the nation's top backstops, yielded 19 goals on 33 shots to draw the loss.


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FAQ's on Pelvic Pain Treatment in Philadelphia
Any pain that occurs near the pelvic cavity and bone is referred to as pelvic pain. The pelvic bone lies at the juncture of the spine and upper leg bones. Pain of this nature may be associated with bones, organs, joints, nervous tissue, or muscles.
What are the symptoms related to pelvic pain?
Pelvic pain can be mild, moderate or severe, and it may be short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic). This type of pain may radiate (spread) to other body regions, such as the abdomen, lower back, or legs.
How common is chronic pelvic pain?
Researchers estimate that 2-4% of women experience chronic pelvic pain. However, as many as 33% of women report some type of pelvic pain at any point during their lifespan.
What causes chronic pelvic pain?
Pelvic pain can be cause by one condition or a combination of problems. Causes include:
• Gastrointestinal system disorders – Cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, bowel obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome, and diverticulitis.
• Reproductive system disorders – These include uterine fibroids, cancer, ovarian growths, endometriosis, chronic pelvic inflammation, dysmenorrhea (painful periods), and injury to the reproductive structures.
• Urinary system disorders – Interstitial cystitis, kidney stones, chronic infection, and prostatitis.
• Musculoskeletal system disorders – The joints, nerves, and muscles of the pelvis are often a source of pain. Tissues can be stretched during childbirth, pelvic structures become compressed, or muscles weaken from lack of use.
• Pelvic myofascial pain (trigger points) – When pain arises from the lower abdominal muscles it is considered myofascial pain. Trigger points are small localized areas of tenderness of the abdominal muscles.
• Other – Nerve damage, inguinal hernia, fibromyalgia, and dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles.
How is pelvic pain diagnosed?
Chronic pelvic pain is diagnosed after serious conditions are eliminated. The doctor will take a detailed medical history, conduct an examination, and order several laboratory tests involving blood, urine, and/or tissue. To evaluate for certain conditions, the doctor may order a computed tomography (CT) scan or ultrasound of the pelvis.
How is pelvic pain treated?
Treatment of pelvic pain depends on the underlying cause, the severity and intensity of the pain, and what therapies have worked or failed in the past. Options include:
• Drug therapy – Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used for mild to moderate pain. For chronic pain with nerve involvement, the doctor may prescribe tricyclic antidepressants or anticonvulsants. For severe and extreme pain, the doctor may order opioids short-term.
• Nerve block – With this minimally invasive procedure, the doctor targets the celiac plexus nerves that supply the pelvic area. Using x-ray guidance, the doctor inserts the needle near the nerves and instills a long-acting anesthetic or neurolytic agent onto the nerves. According to clinical studies, this procedure has an 85-90% success rate.
• Acupuncture – This ancient Chinese therapy involves insertion of tiny needles into the skin to stimulate endorphin production and restore body energy flow.
• Trigger point injections (TPIs) – This involves injecting the painful trigger points with lidocaine, which alleviates pain and deactivates the painful contraction.
• Spinal cord stimulation – For pain that does not respond to other treatments, the doctor can surgical implant a spinal cord stimulator (SCS). The unit demits mild electrical impulses that travel up wires to electrodes, which are surgically fixed near the spinal cord. This promotes pleasant sensations and blocks pain signals. In a recent clinical study, this technique had a 71% efficacy rate.
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Fritz J, Chhabra A, Wang KC, Carrino JA. Magnetic resonance neurography-guided nerve blocks for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2014; 24(1):211-34.
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Siegel, S, Paszkiewicz, E, Kirkpatrick, C, et al. (2001). Sacral nerve stimulation in patients with chronic intractable pelvic pain. The Journal of Urology, 166(5), 1742-1745
Srivastava, D (2012). Efficacy of sacral neuromodulation in treating chronic pain related to painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis in adults. Journal of Anesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 28(4), 428-435.


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Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management
A collection of scholarly work published by and supporting the Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management (CESEM) at Arizona State University.
CESEM focuses on "earth systems engineering and management," providing a basis for understanding, designing, and managing the complex integrated built/human/natural systems that increasingly characterize our planet.
Works in this collection are particularly important in linking engineering, technology, and sustainability, and are increasingly intertwined with the work of ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS).
- Chester, Mikhail
- Bartos, Matthew
- Pincetl, Stephanie
- 1 Sivaraman, Deepak
- 1 Public
- Quantifying Vehicle Waste Heat: A Case Study of Phoenix, Arizona
- First-last mile environmental life-cycle assessment of multimodal transit in Los Angeles
- Toward Adaptive Infrastructure: Flexibility and Agility in a Non-stationarity Age
- Heat Exposure and Transit Use: Travel Behavior and Infrastructure
- Methodology for Estimating Generating Capacity Losses in Thermoelectric Power Facilities with Recirculating Cooling Systems under Climate Change
Climatic changes have the potential to impact electricity generation in the U.S. Southwest and methods are needed for estimating how cities will be impacted. This study builds an electricity vulnerability risk index for two Southwest cities (Phoenix and Los Angeles) based on climate-related changes in electricity generation capacity. Planning reserve margins (PRM) are used to estimate the potential for blackouts and brownouts under future climate scenarios. Reductions in PRM occur in both cities in 2016 with the most significant reductions occurring in regions relying more heavily on hydropower.
- Contributors
- Sivaraman, Deepak, Bartos, Matthew, Chester, Mikhail, et al.


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There have been five "X-Men" movies released in the 21st century. While comic fans will disagree until the end of time over the worth of every comic book movie (seriously, one of you commenters claimed the Sam Raimi "Spider-Man" movies were terrible), there's pretty much a consensus around the X-Movies: "X-Men," "X2" and "X-Men: First Class" = good, "X3" = mediocre, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" = blight on humanity. I'm not a Hollywood insider, so I can only speculate as to why the latter two movies were so disappointing. Too many producers? Weak script? Not enough Ryan Reynolds? Too much Ryan Reynolds?
I could go on and on with the guesswork, but here's one obvious answer: because Bryan Singer wasn't involved.
When I was talking to Chris Claremont, he mentioned how he was the only "X-Men" writer involved during his run on the comics, and how he liked it that way. "I tended to be an extremely selfish writer back in the day because I didn't want anybody else," he said. "I had worked at Marvel as an editor, and saw the conflicts that arose in different circumstances where you had Len Wein writing the Hulk, and Steve Gerber writing the Hulk in The Defenders, and the two of them getting into huge disagreements over how you portrayed a character, what he did, how he would interact with other people. It would drive them crazy. Writers tend to be extremely egocentric souls, and we rarely play well with others."
"By the same token, if you're working in the group, all of your own impulses have to be subordinate to the overall demand and structure of that group," he continued. "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts sort of thing. I, for myself, prefer having all the fun."
I wouldn't go so far to make a 1:1 analogue between overseeing a multi-million dollar film franchise in 2012 and essentially defining a tiny corner of the publishing world in 1982. Claremont was talking about being the sole decider; Singer is merely a strong voice among a room full of them, not the last word. But Claremont was talking about the need for a galvanizing force to establish creative precedence, and there's no other way to look at it: three "X-Men" movies with Bryan Singer were good, and the two without him weren't. The reason for that is a pitch for an oral history some day in the future, but it would seem to suggest that he was extremely capable of keeping the vision for the "X-Men" franchise in line, regardless of his exact influence.
What's the role of having one voice above all to point a franchise in the right direction? It gives the movies a specific purpose, rather than a general one. With all of the Marvel Studios films aimed at building toward "The Avengers," unique creativity didn't matter as much as the fulfillment of a goal. But the "X-Men" movies aren't building toward any ulterior goal, which means that each movie only has to focus on the now. Singer's sensibilities on the X-movies are apparent: an eye for complex plots that aren't too bloated, even-keeled characterization that deftly incorporates multiple characters, purposeful action that shows what each character is capable of. Those elements weren't absent in the Singer-less movies, but they weren't nearly as well-defined as in the ones he worked on.
If you need supporting evidence for the power of a guiding voice, look across the aisle to DC. About the only modern example of a director given near-complete control over his movie mythos is Christopher Nolan, who was allowed to tweak and snip the Bat-verse until it fit his uber-realistic vision for how a guy in a bat suit would actually fight crime. Love or hate the Batman movies (and to be clear, most people love them), there's no doubt that Nolan delivered his precise vision down to every last unmarketable step. (Because we imagine some directors would've folded under the external pressure to mention the Joker at least once in "The Dark Knight Rises.")
But as the first trailer for "Man of Steel" showed, a singular sensibility can't be lacquered over any property like a general cure-all. Nolan's the producer on the most recent reimagining of Superman, and while his dark eye was perfect for the nitty-gritty of what makes Batman hum, it felt a little stale when applied toward a hero who, by most interpretations, functions better as a symbol of hope rather than one mired down in his inner muck. Which isn't to say that's where the movie will go completely after all, we've only seen a trailer but the grim colors seemed to suggest a take that isn't very happy-go-lucky. And how are we supposed to handle comments like this one, in which we're told that "Man of Steel" is purposely meant to recapture the "edgy feel" of "The Dark Knight"? They might as well have put him in an electric blue outfit to show how radical he's supposed to be.
All of which is to suggest that it's complicated, but that the inclusion of Singer on "X-Men: Days of Future Past" should be encouraging, at least for now. There might be some other Svengali capable of properly ordering the X-franchise, but we haven't seen one yet. Concordantly, that doesn't mean Singer should be given unilateral control over every divergent property such as "The Wolverine" or "Untitled Banshee Solo Project" (joking!). But it seems like he's got the right idea for the main universe for the timing being, which means he should be allowed to do what he wants.
This Mutant Life explores all corners of the cinematic X-verse, from the kids of "First Class" to the berserker rage of "The Wolverine." Suggest topics for future columns in the comments or on Twitter!
Previously on This Mutant Life:
» Talking "Wolverine" With Chris Claremont
» Claremont Looks Back on "Days of Future Past"
» Why "Wolverine" Should Stick To His Own World
» Hopes For A "First Class" Sequel


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Gabrielle Muccino is in negotiations, according to Variety, to helm the Keanu Reeves film Passengers, described as a love story in a science fiction setting. Except this has a creepy twist.
The rough description of the film is that a spaceship is making a long journey to reach a distant planet when a computer malfunctions and wakes up Reeves 90 years early. Whoa! Knowing that he is alone and will likely die before any of the others passengers come out of deep sleep, he chooses to awaken a female that he fancies for, you know, love.
Muccino, a prominent Italian director, is known to American audiences for his films Pursuit of Happyness and Seven Pounds, which both prominently feature Will Smith in the leading roles of their dramatic tales. The director expects to begin shooting around summer with a script by Jon Spaihts (writer for Ridley Scott's Alien prequel).


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White Knight Chess Academy in co-operation with Noble Minds Academy are pleased to present our Middlegame Strategy series of chess classes conducted by Malaysia's first International Master and FIDE Trainer Jimmy Liew.
The structure of the class will be a lecture on typical middle-game structures. In each class, IM Jimmy Liew will present two types of middle-games and show the ideas for each side. Students will learn how to play these middle-games using well researched games.
The first session concentrated on two well-known structures , Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP) and Hanging Pawns. The second session continues on to Doubled bishop pawns and the Caro-kann structure
The date and time for Middle-game Strategy 2 is now announced to be conducted on
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