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Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Out of Robb's Window, Montgomery County Court House."
Lost Rockville - 1801 to 1850
Early 19th century Rockville had rutted dirt roads shared with pigs and livestock in 1811. This drawing shows a pig at the steps of the house across the street and a covered wagon on the cross street down the block. Small log or frame houses predominated. They were built anywhere on the lot that the owner chose because there were no zoning regulations. Note that the houses had glass windows, which showed that it was close to civilization. There were no sidewalks, streetlights, or storm drainage. Offensive odors often came from manure piles, pig pens, unclean privies, and slops thrown in the street. Since drinking water generally came from a well by the house, basic sanitation and disease were constant problems.
Like other towns, Rockville incorporated to collect
Marker series. This marker is included in the Maryland, Lost Rockville – 1801 to 1850 marker series.
Location. 39° 4.981′ N, 77° 9.115′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on West Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28) east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Richard Montgomery (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. James Anderson House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Confederate Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported permanently removed. ); Hungerford Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and His Men (about 300 feet away); 1891 Red Brick Courthouse (about 300 feet away); Montgomery County Court House (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Hungerford Tavern (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville.
More about this marker. One of the "Lost Rockville – 1801 to 1850" series of markers.
Also see . . . The Historic Rockville Walking Tour. (Submitted on January 28, 2006.)
Categories. • Notable Persons •
More. Search the internet for "Out of Robb's Window, Montgomery County Court House.".
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2019. This page originally submitted on January 28, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,279 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.


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Director Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Kinsey, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and screenwriter Josh Singer (Fox's Fringe, NBC's The West Wing) have based the screenplay in part on Domscheit-Berg's book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World's Most Dangerous Website, as well as WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy by British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding.
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Are you ready for more Mega Man? Tough! Here it comes! Today, I'm going to talk about my least-favorite MM1 boss: Bomb Man. Why is he my least favorite? Two reasons. Reason one, just look at him:
He's so dumpy! Sorry, Bomb Man fans, I just could never. Since I was a kid, I'd look at him and scratch my head. The weird Mohawk, the moobs, the old-timey bowling-ball-with-a-wick bombs he'd toss around, the beak-mouth… this guy was never cool. The second reason was really the killer, though – the weapon he gave you sucked. With the Hyper-Bomb weapon, you'd throw out a bomb and it would just sit there for a second before blowing up, providing ample time for whatever you were targeting to just mosey on past to safety. No thanks, hard pass. Gimme the Thunder Beam any day.
But when it came time to redesign his look, I wound up quickly running into something I really liked. It started from thinking about practicality; Bomb Man was built for demolitions and explosive diffusion. He sets bombs, detects and disarms them, preventing humans from having to do that extremely dangerous job. So I used actual bomb disposal suits as a base, and they worked perfectly! Bomb Man is supposed to be a bigger, tougher robot, but not as humongous as Guts Man. These suits gave me a direction I really liked.
I also decided as I was working on him that this would be the origin of the Mega Man armor. Previous bots had pieces of the design influence in there, but Bomb Man needed super-tough armor for his job. This design uses big, bulky forms, but if you look under the padding you'll notice it's actually pretty sleek compared with the previous three Robot Masters. With iteration, Dr. Light would figure out how to reduce the size of this armored shell, making it increasingly lightweight and efficient before building Mega Man's combat suit.
So Bomb Man is the first time you can easily see a direct line from his design to Mega Man's, but the bulk allowed me to have some fun, adding tool boxes, rocket thruster boots, and little grenades and micro-bombs all over the place. I redesigned his big bowling ball bombs to have a slightly more sci-fi appearance – they look a little like basketballs from this view, but those grooves corkscrew around the surface and add some spin for when they're fired out of his huge arm-cannon. Finally, I had to decide on a color palette. Aside from Ice Man, every MM1 boss is red, yellow, and black. I let Guts Man keep the red and yellow and shifted Bomb Man into orange and black, with green running lights for trim. I thought it both gave a nice, striking look while also reminding me of hazard/safety equipment. I liked the idea that, if you saw Bomb Man coming, you'd know to keep a safe distance.
Looking at the Hyper Bomb weapon, I immediately discarded the color (because why the hell did he turn green and white for Bomb Man's weapon?) and designed a buster cannon that looked like a smaller, more advanced version of Bomb Man's huge arm launcher. It also has a handle to brace the weapon with, as I liked the idea of it having a lot of kick, and still includes a few micro-bombs Mega Man can use as a secondary attack. This design gave me the idea that all Mega Man's (and the Boss's) weapons would have secondary-fire modes. They would either be supped-up charge attacks, or some kind of crowd control utility. Micro-bombs would be good for getting swarms of small enemies off you, and the big bombs would be great for taking down huge enemies.
This is how I took my least-favorite MM1 design and wound up with one of my most satisfying new looks. I love how this Bomb Man turned out, and he really marks a turning point in the direction of the Robot Masters. You'll see how Dr. Light continued evolving and advancing his robotic techniques next Tuesday when I bring out the next boss: Fire Man!
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Sunday, 31 January 2010
Shabu shabu
Last night we went for shabu shabu. It was Susan's birthday and she and her husband invited us out to celebrate with some shabu shabu and sake. It is a variant of hot pot, where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are put into a pot of boiling water. The meat is cut so thin and is of a very good quality so that it only needs to be submerged in the boiling water for a few seconds to be cooked. You can then dip it in a variety of yummy sauces. We went to a traditional restaurant where we had to take our shoes off before entering the restaurant and sat on tatami mats around a table with a beautiful copper pot in the middle. The "waitresses" were wearing traditional kimonos and knelt as they slid open the door to our private room each time they brought us food etc and were very attentive, applying the vegetables to the boiling water and guiding us on how it should be done. The food was delicious and it was a great experience with wonderful company.
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Thursday, 28 January 2010
Burlesque life drawing anyone?!
Well, this was a first! I have heard of "Dr Sketchy's" for a while and have been thinking of going, but never quite got the courage to go and felt it was probably best to go with a partner in crime. In this case, I went with Becky who was up for a laugh and to try something different. They call themselves the "anti art school" and meet once a month in a bar called the Pink Cow in Shibuya, using burlesque models in a relaxed environment - ie you can drink beer while you draw. It is against the law to serve alcohol in the same room as a naked woman (?!) so to get around this, they make it burlesque.... I have to say, I was expecting to draw a curvaceous exotic woman, but last night we had a man called Dragon. A martial arts, pilates and, oh yes, pole dancer enthusiast! He had an array of outfits and would do a little routine before he got down to the one minute, two minute and ten minute poses. It was definitely fun to do, but I don't think I'll be racing back any time soon, and I now have some "interesting" drawings in my sketch book!
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
January's warning
I got back to Tokyo just in time to see January's subway warning poster for those who go astray. This time it's aimed at those cheeky tikes who feel the need to play video games on the train and take up precious space by the door. I love the fact that with all these warnings they say "please do it at home". And look at the scarey people looking down on him with their googly, dead eyes!
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Monday, 25 January 2010
Sunday meanderings
The jetlag meant that I was up pretty early on sunday, which is rare for me. After pottering around and doing some of my Japanese homework (which should have been done when I was in England but didn't quite get around to) we headed out to make the most of a beautiful day. We went to a stunning museum in Omotesando called the Nezu Museum. It has recently been renovated and has a very aesthetically modern feel, housing some beautiful old textiles and pottery from around the world. The garden was just as stunning and we wandered around that for a while, feeling very serene. On sunday evening we went to our first salsa lesson together. Neil had organised it, which is pretty impressive, and we really enjoyed it, even if we probably did look like a pair of wooden planks as we counted out our steps and trod on each other's toes!
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I'm here! And it feels good - so lovely to see Neil after weeks of being apart and the weather has been lovely - blue skies and sun. After a day of relaxing and an afternoon snooze on saturday, we met up with Chris and Becky and a bunch their friends for leaving drinks at a beer hall in Roppongi. This friend of their's is heading back to San Francisco after being here for two years. We would never have found the bar without our guides, as it was hidden down some back alleys and upstairs. It was a raucous night, with many beers consumed, but good fun and a nice way to be welcomed back to Tokyo. I've just realised that neil and I look like we have some scarey head gear on! Neil looks like he's wearing a dodgy wig and I look like I have a tea cosy on my head - we're a classy pair!
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Apricot Pinwheels
I decorate my little spirals with vanilla icing, but they're yummy without it, too. Dried apricots and lots of spice give the cookies Old World flavor. —Beverly Sadergaski, Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Total TimePrep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Makes8 dozen
- 1 cup chopped dried apricots
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- In a small saucepan, combine apricots, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Stir in pecans; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Divide dough into two portions. On a baking sheet, roll out each portion between two sheets of waxed paper into a 15x9-in. rectangle. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Offending people is the most important thing a society can do.
I am probably going to write some articles about religious moralism, but I will save them for later (I've written one, but I'm sure that there will be more to come in the future).
I have, for many years (the lengths that most of my thoughts stew before I come up with some kind of appropriate answer) questioned the purpose of things such as black comedy (dead baby jokes, rape jokes, etc.). "Offensive" behavior (rather subjective) is a topic that I have seemingly never been able to get out of my head. It has intrigued me ever since laughing at a murder scene in a movie in front of my mother.
My psyche probably has two of the most incompatible aspects that a psyche can have:
I have an incredibly dark sense of humor, and I am prone to nervousness.
Throughout my childhood, I was an extremely sensitive child in almost every way.
I cried in the tub because I thought I had a cut when it was only a red string (I have been ridiculed relentlessly about the incident by my father) and I cannot handle very loud music.
It gives me a headache. I have observed over the years that my mother is much of the same.
My brain has always been an interesting one. Read Highly Sensitive Mind for more information.
But throughout my childhood and on into my adolescent years, I was a sponge when it came to having anything said about me. I had a blonde mullet for most of my life before kindergarten and from what I remember, I was pretty proud of it.
I was just like my father.
And this was awesome.
Until kindergarten.
Those little faggots.
I was called a girl by a couple of kids and I wanted my hair cut. My parents didn't want me to, but I persisted. Eventually, it was cut. I do not remember anymore incidents such as this until probably sixth grade.
I have always been, and always will be, a big thinker. I have always been very intelligent. Many moments in my life have been related to this, such as having the longest material to read in a play that was performed in kindergarten (obviously, with my hair cut) because I was the best reader, or skipping first grade. I have also, in my lifetime, been known to drop a few insights to my parents that only parents of genius kids would be surprised at. My previous sentence is another prime suspect of my sensitivity to others, because throughout my life, I have been called many things by people dumber than me.
Already, I can hear the criticisms now that I have always heard that reinforces my point. That I'm a know-it-all, I think I'm better than everyone else, blah blah blah. Yeah, I admit that I'm arrogant. I will gladly call someone a fucking dumbass. A lot of pussies can't handle that, so they say things like "You're a dick," blah blah blah blah. You can just imagine some of the things that I have heard.
The only difficulty of being smart is being around others that are dumb.
I know that someone is going to take my sentence that says "You cant just imagine some of the things that I have heard" to mean that I am looking for sympathy.
See, faggots like you are exactly what I'm talking about.
As is the case with literally everyone on the planet, I cannot say something without offending someone.
I know, faggots, I'm not special.
There are many things that I want to say next, so forgive me if I am out of chronological order.
But being a very sensitive kid fucks you over. Granted, I love many of my personality traits. My intelligence, my ability to think about subjects deeply, my sense of humor. I would not trade these for anything.
But my sensitivity fucked me over.
The same curiosity that made me want to learn about everything in sight was the same mind that made me sensitive to others. I'm sure this is the case with most kids: wanting to fit-in, etc. I think it's just a natural stage of development.
But hopefully, you can see the beginning stages of why my psyche of being highly sensitive and having a dark sense of humor is a disastrous combination.
One of the biggest traits that I have felt self-conscious about has been my intelligence.
The moral fags have given me a living Hell.
For many years, so much of my energies were spent apologizing for being smarter than other people.
I was always apologizing for being smart, thinking that my intelligence meant that I was cocky and going to Hell.
Trusty moralism strikes again.
But thankfully, over time, my dark sense of humor has started coming out of me.
This has been my saving grace.
What once was a cause of self-consciousness, self-reflective morality (in part, thanks to my mother) has now become my greatest freedom.
Little faggot jokes do not make me laugh.
Cute jokes told to the self-righteous moralists who are more than happy to send everyone to Hell.
Fag jokes bore me.
For whatever reason, and for things out of my control, I have a dark sense of humor.
Thankfully, my sensitive days are coming to a close, thanks to realizing that no matter how old you get, even if you are white-haired, you will always offend someone, and thankfully, the self-righteous moralism and oversensitivity are disappearing, and I can say whatever I want.
I can finally be who I was born to be.
I have studied many "adults" and found that many "offensive" adults were much more successful than the moral fags.
I know that I was created to offend people, and I will not let the self-righteous moral fags tell me that it is wrong anymore.
As I said, self-righteous moralism could take up volumes, but thankfully, I do not have to abide by their sense of "morality" and can have my own.
I can say fuck and cunt and goddamn without being afraid.
I embrace the hate from the self-righteous moral fags.
I haven't completely eliminated my sensitivity, but I am working on it.
I will continue to be offensive.
I enjoy it, and I need it. This is how I am, and I promise that I will be happier than the moral fags.
Being a self-righteous moral fag destroys everything.
To get to the main point of this article, I have always known that black comedy had a purpose.
I used to be self-righteous, condemning people to Hell, but when my dark sense of humor came out, I couldn't do that anymore without worrying, so thankfully, I've stopped worrying.
"A Philosopher's Mind" really captures some of my processes. If you read that, this will make a lot more sense.
I will try not to be repetitive, but I am always thinking deeply. I don't want this to turn into "A Philosopher's Mind", but I am a philosopher. So I enjoy trying to understand things philosophically. This is hard to do when you have stupid people telling you you think too much when you actually enjoy thinking, but I digress.
The philosophy of dark comedy and offensiveness is one that I would most enjoy to formulate because of the moral fags.
One thing flawed about attacking dark comedy is that self-righteous moralism is deeply flawed. But I think that dark comedy serves a gigantic purpose: maybe multiple purposes. I think that the main thing is that it rapes self-righteous moralism, which is good.
I think that it provides a balancing act.
It challenges social conventions, which makes people think about how their energies are being used.
It brings the true nature of the dark side of life to attention.
Moral fags believe that dark comedy praises evil, but they are wrong.
It makes people aware of it.
Ignoring it does not make it go away.
As I have said, I enjoy dark things.
I've never stabbed someone in the throat and sucked out their blood and chewed on their vocal cords.
I've never fucked a dead body or asked a kid to touch my genitals (not since I was 6).
But it is still humorous for me to talk about these things. I know that I've already lost most of my readers here, but I will continue anyway.
As I have stated, I have spent countless hours doubting my own, for lack of a better term, "moral sanity." I have let people call me twisted and say all of the things that they think they know are secret, or are waiting to come out.
I do not wish to live a life of justification towards these people, but I figured that I would write at least one thing about this topic since I know I am going to get so much attention for it.
First, let me say that I don't hope that little boys get raped in their asshole.
I think that I just discovered the root of why I found what I just said funny: its absurdity.
Clearly, I don't have a little boy's brownhole on my peepee (you don't know that), but suggesting that would be so dark that only the most detached would actually do it (I'm more sympathetic to those types than most ("What? YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO RAPE BOYS?" Once again, I was raised a free will baptist, not a Catholic (not sure which one is worse) but we spent our time condemning faggots to Hell and recruiting people into our misery. FOR GAW-UH-DUH! Instead of stealing people's money and raping little boys. But I digress)).
Clearly, if I saw a little child getting raped, I would join him for a circle jerk.
No, actually, if I saw a child getting raped, I'd probably cry.
Then I'd hope that I had a gun on me. (There, you happy?)
But I am innocent until proven guilty: just like the rest of us.
The niggers (my article about this word) haven't robbed anybody or raped any white women, most middle-aged white men haven't gone on a killing spree, most Catholic priests haven't raped any boys.
Well, at least the first two-thirds are true.
But hopefully you understand my point: basically, I'm using satire to reveal reality.
Why do I focus on such dark things?
Because I know that ignoring them does not make them go away, and trying to hide behind Christianity and act like this stuff doesn't exist is an injustice.
I think that part of the reason that these jokes and other forms of art exist is to bring them to people's awareness.
One of the great tragedies in the world is that people cannot separate art from reality (mainly because of their false religions, but I digress).
The fact that people would equate a video game or movie with actual murder is nonsense, and that is probably why my longest story to date is about a scatophiliac, necrophiliac serial-killing rapist (he's the protagonist :)).
I will always have people tell me that I jack off to dead bodies covered in poop, so I have to start ignoring people now.
However, I have often wondered why I am drawn to such dark art, and my only answer is to bring darkness to light (because most people don't know what true fear is), to shatter blind optimism (not true optimism, but blind optimism: "Since God is in control, nothing bad can happen"), and also to distinguish art from reality.
These are my purposes.
November 25, 2013.
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Swamy Dattatreya Parvatikar lived in the premises of Badrinath Temple of The Himalayas and hardly spoke to anybody. He was a nada yogi and was an expert in sitar, vichitra veena, rudra veena and swarmandal. Due to his expertise on veena recital, he was fondly called as veena baaba by his spiritual followers.
He invented Dattatreya Veena by mixing sitar, vichitra veena and swarmandal to rudra veena. Alain Daniélou has made recordings of his performances between 1950 and 1955. They are now part of a UNESCO project – UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World. As a tribute to Alain Daniélou, UNESCO re-issued the album on 1997 as Anthology of Indian Classical Music – A Tribute to Alain Daniélou.


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Lifestyles of the Ideal Work Experience
My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain—and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.
—Tony Robbins
Where do you want to live When you are living your ideal work experience?
What type of view do you want to have?
What are the spaces you'll relax and unwind?
What are the spaces you'll entertain in?
Where will you go to rest and for peace?
What does your dream home express about you?
Where will you go to kick back and replenish?
Where will you be inspired?
What does your home office look and feel like?
Dreams Turning to Reality
Defining aspects of your daily life when you're living your ideal work experience is an important part of building your new story. When you take the time to invent, discover and record the details and specifics of what you want to include, you move your dream one step closer to reality.
Course Practice
Both of these Plays help you do further defining of your new story. By using a dream home, vacation spot, activity or wherever/whatever you want to experience your ideal work lifestyle, you are able to get to know this experience more dimensionally by describing how you will enjoy these day-to-day experiences and spaces.
Ideal Lifestyle Play
- Draw a picture of your lifestyle that accompanies your ideal work experience, whether it's a space or activity.
- Include yourself and others, such as coworkers, business vendors, customers, or your family/partner in your ideal work lifestyle drawing.
- When your drawing is complete, write a story that takes us through a typical day with you enjoying your ideal work lifestyle with these people or engaging in work activities, or even non-work activities. Feel free to use those as inspiration for writing your story.
The Five Senses Play
- Once comfortable, close your eyes and visualize your special space or an activity. When you have mentally centered on the scene, observe and immerse yourself in it using one of your five senses. Note how each sense conjures different emotions and responses. Include interaction with others in each visualization to emphasize the sensory experience.
- Do each visualization separately for sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
- After each sensory visualization, write a short paragraph about the observations you made while visualizing as well as the overall experience. Note how you feel about your ideal work and what you're learning more aspects of what it brings to your life as a result of deepening the detail of your lifestyle and surroundings while enjoying your ideal work experience.


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So, in order to import products, you will have to go to the Insane Import mode.
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Our intrepid team joined the Emergency Services for the annual 999 event organised by Hayling Island Community First Responders.
The main demonstration was a mock hostile takeover of the Hayling Ferry, with police intervention and firing from the Fort Cumberland Guards, followed by casualty extraction by the Lifeboat and the Coastguard Helicopter after an 'explosion' on the ferry.
Serve On was tasked with managing casualties brought ashore by the Portsmouth Lifeboat, performing CPR before handing over to the Ambulance Service.
During the event our guys also did a display of some tethered swimming from the beach and were tasked with managing crowd control while the cannon was being fired.
*More photos of the day available at http://www.mikeowensphotography.com/Events/Hayling-999-Day-2017/i-qThrJgm


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Malaria Research and Treatment
Volume 2016, Article ID 8727131, 8 pages
Maternal Attitudes about Objectively Monitored Bednet Use in Rural Uganda
1Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
2Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
3Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
4Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
5Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech), Mbarara, Uganda
6Oregon Health Sciences University and Portland State University School of Public Health, Portland, OR, USA
Received 11 May 2016; Revised 17 September 2016; Accepted 25 September 2016
Academic Editor: Robert Novak
Copyright © 2016 Paul J. Krezanoski et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) are a mainstay of malaria prevention, yet poor adherence poses a major barrier to effective prevention. Self-reports of bednet use suffer from recall and social desirability biases. We have designed a device that electronically records ITN usage longitudinally. SmartNet consists of circuits made from a conductive fabric interwoven into the sides and top of a rectangular ITN. Digital sampling of the state of these circuits allows for determining whether the SmartNet is deployed for use or folded up. We conducted a study among pregnant women and women with children <5 years in Uganda to determine attitudes about objective bednet monitoring and SmartNet. Fifty women were interviewed with an average age of 27 years and 2.3 children. Twenty-two percent were pregnant. Ninety-five percent had used a bednet and 90% reported having a bednet at home. After displaying a SmartNet, 92% thought it would be easy to use and 100% expressed interest in using SmartNet. Concerns about SmartNet included washing the net, worries about being monitored while asleep, and worries about users removing the device components. Objective monitoring of ITN use appears to be acceptable among women in rural Uganda, setting the stage for further SmartNet field testing.


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BOSTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Kevin Garnett netted 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds Sunday in the Boston Celtics' 98-80 victory over Memphis.
The Celtics used Garnett's performance to improve to 3-0 on their current five-game homestand and take their fourth straight overall.
Paul Pierce chipped in with 21 points while Chris Wilcox and Ray Allen each added 12 for the victors.
Memphis got 21 points and seven rebounds from Rudy Gay but settled for finishing a three-game road trip with a 1-2 mark.


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The President, Parliament, and government are close to a mutual understanding, said President Yushchenko in an 'Inter' TV interview.
He explained that after the introduction of changes in the constitution, there was no effective legal document which would regulate the relations between the Presidential Secretariat and the Cabinet of Ministers, and that this had complicated collaboration between three branches of authority.
Among achievements, Yushchenko mentioned receipt of market economy state status, and the completion of the process of preparation for entrance into the WTO.
He also considers significant collaboration with the EU as a 'strategic axis for foreign policy' and reminded listeners that Ukraine in 2006 signed a major collaboration agreement "which mentions the prospect of membership of the EU".
According to Yushchenko, the purpose of the Putin-Yushchenko commission was to solve all political problems and strategic questions in order to improve bilateral relations.
In his turn, premier Viktor Yanukovych stated in an interview for "Ukrayina" TV on Saturday that there are no conflicts between himself and the President Yushchenko.
"If anyone has this impression, that we are pulling in different directions, then this not so. We have one common purpose - the growth of the economy and improvement in the welfare of our people," said Yanukovych.
"There was no war between us, there is no war, nor will there be." added Yanukovich.
Looks like someone's knocked their heads together.
Wonder how long the cessation of hostilities will last.
Happy New Year to everyone out there!


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Debate, with Myself.
I didn't watch the last debate, I was surprised to find that I just didn't want to. (I watched all the Republican primary debates and I was excited to watch the first two between Obama and Romney. I love this stuff.) I thought I was probably just reluctant to stay up till 11 when 9 is my bedtime, or that I was burned out and needed a break from worrying about the election. I taped it and thought I'd watch it Tuesday, starting earlier so I could get to bed early.
But even on Tuesday I still didn't want to watch it, and I realized why: it was the foreign policy debate and I didn't want to watch Obama boast one more time about how he "took out" Bin Laden. I didn't want to watch all the strutting and posturing about our strong military and how you don't mess with Americans or you get your ass kicked.
But even on Tuesday I still didn't want to watch it, and I realized why: it was the foreign policy debate and I didn't want to watch Obama boast one more time about how he "took out" Bin Laden. I didn't want to watch all the strutting and posturing about our strong military and how you don't mess with Americans or you get your ass kicked.
I'm trying to feel good about Obama. I think it's important to get him elected because Republicans with free reign are obviously obviously worse. But when you start talking about foreign policy -- besides the fact that at least if we elect Obama we don't have to be embarrassed about our president like during those interminable 8 years of Bush -- when you start talking about foreign policy, you land smack-dab in the middle of everything about Obama's administration that makes me want to vote for the Green Party.
I felt good about voting for Obama in 2008. Really good. I was confident that, though it's never going to be a perfect fit, his worldview overlapped with mine about as closely as you could expect from a guy running for president. I should say that I had similar feelings when I voted for Clinton in 1992, but I hadn't done my research. If I'd looked at Clinton's biography more closely I think it would have been clear that he wasn't to be trusted. With Obama, I made a point to be better informed, and nothing in his background indicated that he would seize the power to detain people indefinitely without trial or to kill American citizens suspected but not convicted of "terrorism." Nothing prepared me for his enthusiasm for drone strikes that "take out" civilians including children.
I'll admit I'm a peacenik. I'd prefer to live in a world where people weren't constantly killing and maiming each other like dogs fighting over who gets to control the backyard. It's heartbreakingly stupid how this just goes on and on and people think that perpetuating it (if we just kill this bad guy…) will somehow make it stop. It's immature and it's stupid. But I understand that we don't live in that world, and that most people think it's absolutely crucial to continue killing people all over the world. One of the things people elect presidents to do is to fight wars. I'm not naïve.
But this new executive power to basically kill anyone anywhere in the world with no checks and balances crosses a line for me. To be honest, it disgusts me.
Lately, we liberals spend a lot of time aghast at "what's become of the Republican party," what with "legitimate rape", etc. But can we spend a little time pondering what's become of the Democrats? This stuff strikes me as much more insidious because Democrats have a reputation for being more reasonable, compassionate, educated than your average Chick-fil-A Tea Party hillbilly.
I can't imagine how depressing, how horrifying a Romney presidency would be. So I support Obama in this election. And, because the polls are so close, the enthusiasm of "the base" is important. We need every vote. So we put aside our objections for the time being. During the election season, we try not to talk about drones. We try not to get into conversations about detention and execution without trial. But ignoring these things in order to re-elect a president so that he can continue to do them (because we have not objected, after all) is a moral compromise I have a very hard time making. It's a dilemma.


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"Have you finished the book?" It was the first thing Fred said when he saw me one day and he followed it up with, "I'm going to ask you that every time I see you."
And he has, too. He asks when he arrives for dinner, or at Cafe Dewitt where we are meeting for lunch, or even at his own retirement party at Ithaca College.
"Getting there," I say. Inwardly I ponder the process, briefly touching in on a world that has become intimately familiar while remaining utterly strange – the world of the war in Vietnam in 1967 to 1969.
Since Mark Smith handed me an armload of files over a year ago, I have fallen into the familiar editor's role: cleaning up and organizing, deciding which vignettes to include and which to leave out, looking for segues, clarifying dates, asking endless questions.
But those are just the mechanics of the job. The real work is taking it in, letting it activate my all-too-vivid imagination. I do this not just as an editor but as a person: this story engages my humanity. So the going has seemed slow to me. Armed with my electronic red pencil (Track Changes) I can edit an academic paper quickly, scouring for extra words, subject-verb agreement, and organization, like a mechanical harvester. This work is different. Beyond the expected challenges of confronting the senseless violence, the twisting of values, the relentless stress, I feel this story changing me. From time to time I resist that. I metaphorically – or actually – run away, fearful that simply by being the intermediary between this story and its readers, I will acquiesce in something beyond my control.
Early on, for instance, I idealistically believed that if people just knew the truth about war, war would stop. That's why I was playing a part in this project, to make one small contribution to stopping war! The more I read, though, the more I asked Mark questions or sat with him over a glass of wine, the more I had to accept war's attraction to young men and increasingly, to know the bitterness that drives old men to exploit that attraction. Mark talks about both.
I grew fearful about my godson, who had a fascination with war. He and I visited a veterans' museum together, me walking right along with him as he told me about the exhibits. That story is here – Memorial Day – and it speaks to my state of mind after visiting Vietnam the first time and before Mark reappeared in my life. It does not escape me that my godson looked much like Mark at that age.
What is the purpose of war stories? Mark considered himself a witness, the man behind the camera. He was also the man behind the gun, but even then he was a faithful witness to his own experience. As faithful as any of us can be. I consider any story worth telling but I am deeply skeptical of war stories. At what point do readers of war stories – or viewers of war movies – become voyeurs, getting a vicarious thrill out of horror, thinking the horror is temporary and will end when the lights come up? And how often do the authors of these stories, consciously or unconsciously, turn their experience into a soundbite: horror! glory! sacrifice! It worries me.
There is no agenda to Mark's book, though. He does not spin the story in any way. In fact, he frustrates me sometimes because he stubbornly refuses to resolve his experience. Something in me still yearns for the kind of redemption that would reassure me that my time has been well spent. It isn't there. There is only the truth, in all its complexity. Excitement and terror, humor and grief, daring and resignation – and all weaving back again so the terror becomes excitement again and persists that way in memory.
So we keep going – there is no turning back now, in any case. More and more people know this book is coming and they ask. I have finished the narratives for both tours. I have to put together the time between, in Berlin. Then we will choose photographs and maps and find a publisher.
"Getting there."


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Martin H. Redish
Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy
(312) 503-8545
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Martin H. Redish, the Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy at Northwestern University School of Law, teaches and writes on the subjects of federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, freedom of expression and constitutional law. In addition, he is Senior Counsel to the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP.
Professor Redish received his AB with highest honors in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Described in a review of his book, Judicial Independence and the American Constitution: A Democratic Paradox (Stanford; 2017) as "the foremost scholar and theorist of American judicial independence," Professor Redish is the author or co-author of more than 100 articles and 17 books. Stanford University Press published his book, The Adversary First Amendment: Free Expression and the Foundations of American Democracy, in 2013, and his book, Wholesale Justice: Constitutional Democracy and the Problem of the Class Action Lawsuit, in 2009. In addition, he is one of the primary revisers of the multi-volume treatise, Moore's Federal Practice.
In 2016 Professor Redish was listed in a study conducted by William S. Hein & Company as the thirteenth most cited legal scholar of all time. He was included in a list of the top 20 legal scholars for impact on judicial decision making in a 2016 study conducted by St. Thomas University Law School. His scholarship has been quoted or cited in 22 Supreme Court opinions. He has also been consistently recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information for being among the most highly cited researchers worldwide.
In 2012, Professor Redish was honored by the law school with a Festschrift, a conference honoring his scholarly accomplishments. A special issue of the Northwestern Law Review was devoted to scholarly articles about his writings. In 2016, the Law School honored Professor Redish with a conference to commemorate the 45th anniversary of his very first scholarly article, written as a third year law student, which has been widely recognized as the source of the modern doctrine of First Amendment protection of commercial speech.
As a visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School, Professor Redish won the L. Hart Wright Outstanding Teacher Award. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert Childress Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, a two-time winner of the First Year Course Professor Award, and winner of a variety of other teaching awards at Northwestern.
Professor Redish has appeared as an expert witness before numerous congressional committees. In addition, he has made frequent appearances in the national media, including the Today Show, ABC and NBC National News, CNN, Court TV, CSPAN, Public Television, and National Public Radio.
Areas of Expertise
- Federal Courts
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Freedom of Expression
Selected Publications
- Money Talks: Speech, Economic Power, And The Values Of Democracy (New York University Press 2001).
- The Constitution As Political Structure (Oxford University Press 1995).
- The Logic Of Persecution: Free Expression And The Mccarthy Era (Stanford University Press 2005).
Joint Appointments
- Fellow, Legal Studies Center
- AB with highest honors in political science, University of Pennsylvania
- JD magna cum laude, Harvard University
Prior Appointments
- Professor of Law, 1978-1990, Northwestern University School of Law
- Stanford Clinton Sr. Research Professor, 1988-1989, Northwestern University School of Law
- Visiting Professor, 1987-1988, University of Michigan Law School
- Perkins-Bauer Teaching Professor of Law, 1982-1983, Northwestern University School of Law
- Associate Professor of Law, 1976-1978, Northwestern University School of Law
- Visiting Professor, 1977, Cornell University Law School
- Visiting Professor, 1977(summer), Stanford Law School
- Assistant Professor of Law, 1973-1976, Northwestern University School of Law
- Attorney, 1971-1973, Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn
- Law Clerk, 1970-1971, Hon. J. Joseph Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Recent Consulting Activities
- Academic Counsel to Mayer, Brown LLP, on civil litigation issues
- Consultant, Monsanto Company
- Consultant, Enron litigation, on civil class action issues
- Consultant, Sahara Airlines
- Consultant, DaimlerChrysler
- Consultant, Union Carbide
- Consultant, Merrill Lynch Co.


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Pattern Designed by: Aurora Suominen
Copyright © 2011
Worsted Weight yarn and an "H" hook
My Abbreviations: Work Corner: In next ch2 space, work 2dc, ch2, 2dc. FPDC: Front post double crochet, SS: Slip stitch. FL: Front Loops. BL: Back loops
*Notes* When joining at the end of rounds work as follows: For a SC round, Join in 1st SC. For a DC round, Join in 3rd Ch of beg 3. For the HDC start, join in the top of that beg ch2.
Also remember that the back or front loops that are in the ch 1 stitches will be "different" looking than the rest of the loops. I hope this makes sense. In this pattern, when working in the front loops, there is the "increase" in the ch1 stitches, but that increase is only going into one loop, so when counting the "loops" on the wrong side that were left over and not worked into, will be a different count.
Rnd 1: ch4, work 9DC in 4th ch from hook. Join in 3rd ch of beg ch4. (10dc)
Rnd 2: Ch3, DC in same st as joining. 2DC in each dc around. Join. *see notes. (20)
Rnd 3:Ch3 DC in same st as joining. Ch1, 2DC in next st. [SC in 2sts, 2DC in nx st, Ch2, 2DC in nx st]4Xs. SC in last 2sts. Join. (20dc & 10sc)
Rnd 4: SS in next st and ch2 sp, in same sp work a Ch3, DC, Ch1, 2DC. [+SC in 2sts, SC dec over nx 2sts. SC in 2sts.+ In next sp work 2DC, Ch1, 2DC.]4Xs, repeat ++ once and join. (20dc, 20sc, 5 dec)
Rnd 5: SS in next st and ch2 sp and work Ch3, DC, Ch1, 2DC. [+SC in 4sts, SS in decrease st. SC in 4sts.+ In next sp work 2DC, Ch1, 2DC] 4Xs repeat ++ once and join. (20dc, 40sc, 5ss)
Working in Front Loops for this round.
Rnd 6: SS in FL of next st, SS into FL of ch1 st. Ch1, 3SC in same fl [+SC in FLs of 6sts, SS in FL of next ss, SC in FLs of 6sts.+ In FL of ch1 st work 3SC.]4Xs repeat ++ once and join in BL of Ch1 st from rnd 5. (75sc, 5ss)
*Look at the back of your work, see the free Back Loops? You will be working in those loops.
Rnd 7: Ch1, 3SC in same BL as joining. SC in BLs of 13sts. 3SC in BL of next st. (should be the BL of ch1 st) 4Xs SC in the last 13 BLs. Join. (80sc)
Rnd 8: SS in FL of next sc. (2nd sc of the 3sc group). Ch1, 3SC in same loop. [SC in FLs of next 15sts. 3SC in next FL]4Xs SC in last 15 FLs. Join, changing to white. (You should have 90SC, BUT only 80 loops on the wrong side)
Rnd 9: SS in the BL of rnd 8. (just like the * in rnd 7). Ch3, DC in each BL around, then join.
(You should have 80DC, because the 90 sc from rnd 8 were done in the front loops, meaning there will be less "loops" on the back than actual SC stitches.)
Rnd 10: Ch1, SC in same st as joining. SC in 9sts, 3SC in next st. [SC in 19sts, 3SC in next st]3Xs. SC in last 9sts. Join. (88sc)
Rnd 11: Work as follows: Ch1, SC in same st as joining. SC in 3sts, HDC in next st, DC in next st, TC in 5sts. In next st work 2DC, Ch2, 2DC. DC in 5sts, SC in 8sts, DC in 8sts. In next st work 2DC, Ch2, 2DC. HDC in 7sts, DC in 8sts, HDC in 6sts. In next st work 2HDC, Ch2, 2HDC. HDC in 11sts, SC in 7sts, DC in 3sts. IN next st work, 2DC, Ch2, 2TC. TC in 5sts, DC in 4sts, SC in last two sts. Join. *Note* This round might be a bit wonky, it should "square" out as you go along.
Rnd 12: Ch2, HDC in 4sts, DC in 8sts. Work Corner (see abbreviations) in next sp. [DC in 25sts, Work Corner in next sp] (see abbreviations) 2Xs. DC in 13sts, HDC in 8sts, DC in 4sts, Work Corner in next sp. DC in 9sts, HDC in next st, HDC in last 3sts. Join in top of beg ch2. (116dc) FO color. *If you are using only one color, you can either Fasten off here and join the same color in a corner ch2 sp, or you can keep the same color on your hook & Slip stitch loosely in the next 13 sts and then into the ch2 sp.
Rnd 13: Join Blue in corner ch2 sp. Ch3, DC, ch1, 2DC in same sp. [+Ch1, skip st, DC in next st. 14Xs. Ch1, Skip st,+ Work Corner in next ch2 sp] 3Xs then ++ once, join in 3rd ch of beg ch.
Rnd 14: SS into next st and ch2 sp and ch3, DC, ch1, 2DC. [+DC in 2st, (DC in ch1 sp, FPDC around post of next dc) 14Xs. DC in 2sts+ Work Corner in next sp] 3Xs. repeat ++ once and join.
Rnd 15: SS in next st and ch2 sp and Ch3, DC, ch1, 2DC. [+DC in 4sts, FPDC around post of next dc, DC in next dc. 15Xs. DC in 3sts. Work Corner in next sp] 3Xs. Repeat ++ once and join. (164dc) FO.
*Measure your square to see if you might need to add a round of SC, HDC, or DC. As with any square, your size may vary depending on your tension, choice of yarn and hook size.
© 2011 Aurora Suominen. All rights reserved. This pattern may not be sold, reprinted posted/copied, or electronically transmitted to any website without the written consent of the copyright owner. You may link to this pattern if you like, or print a copy of it for your personal use ONLY.


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You are superuser in the global zone. The Labeled Zone Manager dialog box is displayed. To open this GUI, see Run the txzonemgr Script. You have configured the network interfaces in the global zone.
You have created any security templates that you need. A security template defines, among other attributes, the label range that can be assigned to a network interface. The default security templates might satisfy your needs.
For an overview of security templates, see Network Security Attributes in Trusted Extensions in Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Administrator's Procedures.
To use the Solaris Management Console to create security templates, see Configuring Trusted Network Databases (Task Map) in Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions Administrator's Procedures.
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You are prompted for a name.
Type the name for the zone.
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For example, the default label_encodings file contains the following labels:
Although you could create one zone per label, consider creating the following zones:
On a system for all users, create one zone for the PUBLIC label and three zones for the CONFIDENTIAL labels.
On a system for developers, create a zone for the SANDBOX: PLAYGROUND label. Because SANDBOX: PLAYGROUND is defined as a disjoint label for developers, only systems that developers use need a zone for this label.
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In the Label Builder, click the appropriate label for the zone name.
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When Gwyneth Paltrow stepped onto the Iron Man 3 red carpet, one thing became abundantly clear: her toned body, which was seen through sheer panels running down the side of an Antonio Berardi gown.
Minutes later, the Internet exploded with commentary, designer Berardi's phone began ringing off the hook, and Paltrow cemented her title as 'Serious Risk-taker'.
Like her professional projects -- Paltrow's sung live at the Grammys, launched a much-mocked lifestyle website called GOOP, written two cookbooks while starring in recent blockbusters like Iron Man and The Avengers -- Paltrow isn't afraid to bait the critics when it comes to her fashion choices either.
Sample the Alexander McQueen black gown she wore to the 2002 Oscars or her Prada silk dress from the 2012 Met Gala. Both occasions warranted some serious scrutiny from the wardrobe-malfunction police, but the actress managed to escape without giving the audience more than they paid for.
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A specialist in patent litigation has joined Orrick as a partner in its Silicon Valley intellectual property practice after spending two years with K&L Gates.
San Francisco-headquartered Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has expanded its Silicon Valley intellectual property (IP) partnership with the hire of Scott Oliver.
Oliver, who joins after spending two years at K&L Gates, focuses on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation before district courts and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). He has a particular expertise in technical matters such as wireless technology, standards adoption, signal impairments, mesh networking and wireless chipset design.
In addition, he advises on IP portfolio management and patent strategies, and assists handset manufacturers and patent pools with licensing issues.
Oliver represented professional services company Accenture in a patent dispute over insurance software against rival Guidewire, and acted for technology giants Fujitsu and Philips in patent infringement case against device manufacturer Netgear. His clients have also included technology companies Meru Networks (now part of Fortinet), Brocade Communications and Aruba Networks.
Denise Mingrone, Orrick's IP chair, said in a statement: "Scott brings additional first chair ITC and jury trial experience for leading tech and other companies. His experience in ITC proceedings and cases involving complex technologies is a perfect fit for our team."
Speaking to CDR, Oliver says: "At Orrick, I'll continue to focus on trial, ITC and dispute resolution involving communication technologies, virtual, augmented and mixed reality, and standards essential patents."
He notes that there is much less litigation brought by non-practicing entities, and expects to see more IP cases in the complex technology sector, particularly virtual, augmented and mixed reality products.
"Companies in this space need to begin planning for inevitable standards-setting as the technologies mature, as well as develop patent portfolios that can be used both in standards and in licensing programmes," Oliver explains. "These issues are going to be front and centre as this technology moves into the enterprise, and then consumer markets."
Orrick has recently been active in Europe: in April, Charles Adams, the former US ambassador to Finland, joined its Geneva office as a partner and head of the firm's international arbitration practice, while in February, Orrick Rambaud Martel, the firm's French arm, added partner Patrick Hubert, the former head of Clifford Chance's antitrust team in Paris, and of counsel Marie-Laure Combet.
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BTN LiveBIG: Spartans "360.24" project comes to life
During the Michigan State episode of LiveBIG, we featured a unique project titled "Spartans' Will 360," that told stories of MSU alumni making an impact all over the globe.
Now, the next generation of the project will come to life as "360.24."
For 24 straight hours in November, hundreds of Spartans on six continents in 18 time zones captured their world through photos and videos. This collection of Spartan stories will be presented on BTN on Monday night.
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Weird Al Yankovic has released the music video for his new Lady GaGa parody 'Perform This Way'.
The 51-year-old performer has recorded the reworked GaGa track for his newly-released Alpocalypse album, which also features his accordion-infused pop medley 'Polka Face'.
The 'Perform This Way' music video sees the entertainer dressed as GaGa in an array of her iconic outfits. The promo also includes a scene with the Yankovic-GaGa dressed as Madonna citing the lyrics: "I'm so completely original/ My new look is all the rage."
Other lyrics in the parody include: "Don't be offended when you see/ My latest pop monstrosity/ I'm strange, weird, shocking, odd, bizarre/ I'm Frankenstein, I'm Avatar."
'Perform This Way' nearly didn't make the final album cut back in April after GaGa initially refused permission to allow the parody to be distributed.
However, the 'Judas' star then denied that she had rejected the track and allowed Yankovic to include it on his new record.
Weird Al Yankovic's Alpocalypse is available to buy now in the US and UK.
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Lazy Guard Ballach
A lazy guard stands here
This guard looks as though he's been neglected, wearing a tattered uniform and
in poor physical shape. His eyes are almost closed, which makes you wonder if
he is asleep.
Note: Will not defend the fat guard.
Lazy guard appears in ballach, on crypt.
Lazy guard is nonhumanoid (pudding, bloodworm) or humanoid (vampire, boelir).
He/It is a pudding, bloodworm, vampire or boelir. (might have other races too, possibly random from all mortal crypt races)
Alignment: <something>
Creature level: <x>
Experience worth: 391?
Creature size: <x-y>
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Only one chance for a first impression
In meetings and presentations I often talk about how a brand is only as strong as its weakest impression. As this comment is usually meet with knowing smiles, I am continually astounded when a company allows itself to make a poor first impressions.
Recently, I was driving through an industrial area west of Toronto when I noticed sign hanging off the front of a building. As I slowed to take a closer look, I saw that it was for a firm named Techniweld. According to their website, the company provides the "best quality and value in welding equipment and safety supplies". So I thought that it was ironic that the letter "N" in their sign was dangling in a way that communicated a message of poor quality and a potentially unsafe working environment to anyone who saw it.


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I had kind of thought that Kylie as "Aphrodite" was a tad too much. I'm all for kitsch and ridiculous glamour, but we already know Kylie is divine, so making her into a Greek goddess was a bit redundant for me. Now she's doing the Anti-Tour, a "B sides and Rarities" thing, very rock 'n' roll. This seems like the right move for her now. She's ditched the costume changes and elaborate scenarios for a pair of cutoff's and a Marilyn T-shirt. I have to say, I think I prefer Kylie just standing in front of a band, being herself.
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Panorama Route Day Trip
Experience the breathtaking beauty of rock formations, picturesque waterfalls, landscapes and magnificent views situated in the Lowveld Escarpment (Mpumalanga Province). The magnificent Panoramic Route is best known for its cultural heritage and its dramatic landscapes. A full day excursion!
Attractions in this activity:
Three Rondawels,
Bourke's Luck Potholes,
Berlin Falls,
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God's Window,
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Pinnacle and Mac Mac Falls,
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The Dogtra Element 1902S for two dogs includes the same features as the 1900S:
- Slim collar/reciever
- Low to high power
- 3/4 mile range
- Nick, constant and vibrating page (warning)
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The Monster Katana is one of the best-sounding wireless speakers we've heard yet, but it's lack of availability is sucking some of the wind from its sails.
While browsing the Monster booth at CES, we ran across the company's Katana wireless speaker. We heard a prototype of the Katana while visiting Monster's headquarters late last year, and called it the best-sounding wireless speaker you haven't heard yet. And, as we learned today, it turns out you still can't hear it, because it still isn't for sale. Monster doesn't have an availability date set for the speaker, and gave no hints as to when we could expect one.
Still, it's worth taking a look at the Katana because when it does finally make it to market; it will likely raise some eyebrows. At an expected $700, the speaker is on the high end of the wireless speaker pricing scale, but it is also on the high end of the performance scale, if not the very top. We haven't heard anything quite like it from any of Monster's competitors, and that's saying a lot, considering how crowded the wireless speaker space has become.
The speaker is armed with three discreet amplifiers, a ton of DSP, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity with support for AAC and apt-X codecs. The speaker can also accommodate wired analog and digital sources with its built-in 3.5mm and digital optical inputs.
The Katana's form factor is fairly sleek, despite being one of the larger wireless speaker solutions we've seen, but it sounds even larger still. The amount of bass produced by this speaker seems to defy the laws of physics.
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Papillion boy stuns rock stars, millions online
A video of a Papillion boy stunning rock stars and thousands of fans has gone viral, reaching more than 1.4 million on YouTube.
Aidan Fisher, 11, is proving he has the chops to play guitar with musicians two, even three times his age. His favorite artists: Van Halen and Jimmy Hendrix.
"It just sounds awesome," Fisher told KETV Newswatch 7's Brandi Petersen. "And I like to play it."
Aidan spoke with KETV just weeks after a trip to Kansas City that would make him a YouTube sensation. Chris Fisher organized a trip for him and his son to see metal band Steel Panther play in concert. Aidan even made a sign challenging the band's lead guitarist to a duel.
"I know I've seen they've brought people out of the audience to play before, so I thought, what the heck, we'll make a sign and see what happens," said Fisher.
Fisher pulled out his cell phone during the concert when the band pulled Aidan up on stage and handed him a guitar. The video, now posted online, shows the band throw their hands up and clap for Aidan, and the crowd of thousands scream and cheer for him.
"The response from the crowd, you could barely hear him playing the guitar because of the response in the arena," described Fisher. "It was incredible."
Within five days, the video had more than a million hits on YouTube. As of Sunday night, that number had climbed to 1.5 million.
"It was the best time of my life," said Aidan.
Aidan hopes this is just the beginning of a career in music. He practices at School of Rock in Millard, and plays in concerts around the metro area. He wants to start a Van Halen tribute band, and someday, play with Van Halen.
The Fishers have started a fan page for Aidan on Facebook.
For more information about School of Rock, visit their website. www.schoolofrock.com.