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Family and friends remember Bum Phillips in their own words.
By Martin Hajovsky
In a career that began on the sun-parched fields of Nederland in 1954, Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips was the small-town coach who showed the big boys how to play football the Texas way. Tuesday night, a lot of those big boys gathered to laugh, say thanks and bid a tearful goodbye.
Former Houston Oiler Mike Barber led a crowd of over 3,000 at Lakewood Church dotted with Houston football heroes past and present in a memorial to Bum Phillips, who died earlier this month at the age of 90. Barber, who held out until the end of the hour-and-a-half-long ceremony before succumbing to tears himself, capped the tribute by noting that Phillips "never tried to impress anybody. He was just Bum."
As the night went on, it became clear, if it wasn't before, that even though his NFL teams in Houston and New Orleans never won a single division, conference or Super Bowl championship, Bum Phillips was the coach who won Texans' hearts. And despite the tearful ending of the evening, laughter was more the order of the night, which according to Phillips' son, Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, is just the way he would have wanted it.
"He wouldn't have wanted all this to be about him," the younger Phillips said. "Because that's the kind of man he was. But he would have loved to hear all of these great stories. He loved to have a good time, and he loved having a good time with his players and coaches."
NFL Hall of Famer Earl Campbell agreed, especially noting the Oiler reunion the night quickly became.
"Bum would be real thrilled to see all of these guys together again," Campbell said. "I saw him the Saturday before he passed and I said 'Bum, you sure made a big difference in my life.' What a great coach and what a great man."
"I first met Bum in 1974. He came in with Sid Gillman and was the defensive line coach," said former Houston Oiler Elvin Bethea, another in a long string of Hall of Famers coached by Phillips. "That was my first exposure to the Cowboy Coach. He was in boots and a cowboy hat, and I knew I was in trouble from that day on."
Though Bethea was quick to add that he never had trouble so good.
"He was a real player's coach," he said. "He understood each player and knew which button to push in a player in order to get him started. He took care of the older players. The way he motivated was real easy. You could understand what he wanted you to do and how to get there.
"That was the thing, he knew how to motivate you. When we were going into a game there was no screaming and no hollering. At halftime if we were down, there was no jumping up and down. He just pulled you aside and told you you needed to work harder. He said things that made sense. He was a very easy guy to work with."
Among the local dignitaries in attendance that included Robert and Janice McNair, State Senator Dan Patrick and Lakewood minister Joel Osteen, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia recounted his experience as a boy in Houston watching Phillips' Luv Ya Blue teams in the 1970s.
"Bum became larger than life for us, through the ups and downs of the Houston Oilers. Bum put things in very, very simple terms. He was a cowboy at heart, country you might say, and he made it real simple for us to understand: You work hard and play by the rules, and it doesn't always mean you're victorious in wins and losses, but at the end of the day you're victorious because you can look at yourself in the mirror and say I left it all on the football field.
"That's what Bum demonstrated for me. He just epitomized what I always say. You come to Houston to work hard, play by the rules and you'll find success. He wasn't the Super Bowl champion we wanted him to be, but he was still our Super Bowl champion, and so were the Houston Oilers. We're proud of what Bum contributed to Houston. Bum and the Oilers of that day continue to be our images of the city I went to all the rallies after all the Pittsburgh games and it doesn't leave you. It's in the bones. And that's a tribute to Bum."
Former Oiler quarterback Dan Pastorini, speaking through nerve damage to his vocal cords that has rendered his voice abnormally high, referred to the family feeling the Oilers under Bum Phillips typified.
"I know Bum's real proud to see his families together tonight," Pastorini said. "I'm talking about his personal family and his family with players and coaches. Bum liekd to have a good time. and we're having a good time tonight. It's like a Luv Ya Blue reunion. We were all blessed to have him as a coach, as a friend and as a big part of our lives."
Obviously, Bum was a great coach, but he was a great man too," said former Tennessee Titan general manager Mike Reinfeldt, who played for Phillips during the Luv Ya Blue Days. "He was a caring man. He cared so much for all of his players. Playing for him, we really were like a big family. It was fun playing for him. It truly was a team effort. You also had a feeling that with Bum, anything was possible."
Among the highlights of the night was a video short from NFL Films' Phil Tuckett, who played for Phillips in San Diego, detailing the coach's visit to Angola prison in Louisiana to coach squads for the annual Crunch Bowl. Also, former Pittsburgh Steeler and current Fox News analysts Terry Bradshaw, who so bedeviled the Luv Ya Blue Oilers sent in a short video tribute saying "He was someone I would have loved to have played for. I really think Bum thought of me as an Oiler as much as he thought of me as a Pittsburgh Steeler."
Barber and Phillips' daughter Kim Ann England, as well as Patrick, touched on Phillips' late-in-life conversion to Christianity, a topic which drew standing ovations, especialy as Barber talked of Phillips joining him on his prison ministry trips.
Phillips hasn't coached a Houston professional team for 33 years, and only led the Oilers for six years, from 1975-1980, but he defined the rough and tumble, take-no-prisoners defensive style of the Luv Ya Blue Oilers the way Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler defined Phil Slamma Jama at the University of Houston and later the titles of the Houston Rockets, and Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell similarly defined the Killer B's winning years of the Astros. But perhaps Ted Thompson, who played linebacker for the Oilers and was special teams captain and is the current Packers GM, summed up the evening best:
"My relationship with Bum began in 1972 when I was at SMU and Bum became an assistant coach," he said. "We thought he was going to come in and be like a Marine drill sergeant. We thought he was going to kill us. When I first saw him, I expected the worst, but he was a true players' coach. He cared about his players, and he was a darn good coach, too. Through the years, Bum taught me to appreciate the game, the opportunity to play. He taught us humility.
"When I first heard that he died, I felt sadness, but he had a pretty darn good 90 years."


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Following well-received engagements on Broadway and its premiere city Toronto, this new hit musical based on true events has headed out on its first national tour! Nominated for eight Tony Awards and nine Drama Desk gongs, this is a musical that celebrates human endurance, compassion and bravery under dreadful circumstances. Written by Canadian husband and wife team Irene Snakoff and David Hein, this surprise hit is the toast of Broadway.
On September 11th 2001, as the full horror of the terror attacks became apparent, the US closed its airspace, grounding thousands of passenger jets heading in, out and throughout of North America. An astonishing 38 of them were forced to land in Gander, a remote Newfoundland town with a population of just 9,000 people. The arrival of the passengers boosted those numbers to nearly 20,000.
Come From Away focuses on a single set of passengers from one flight and the Gander residents who welcomed them into their homes. Amongst this diverse set of characters is American Airlines' first female pilot, a gay couple both called Kevin, and an Egyptian chef, whose initial apprehensions about the reception he will receive proves unfounded. Weaving together all of their storylines, the show creates an affirming portrait of human connection in the most trying of circumstances.
The musical gets its title from Newfoundland slang. The people of Gander refer to the passengers as "come from aways".
Opening night: 5 January 2021
Recommended for ages 10+. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
100 minutes, no intermission
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Nick Duckart
Chamblee Ferguson
Becky Gulsvig
Christine Toy Johnson
Julie Johnson
James Earl Jones II
Megan Mcginnis
Danielle K. Thomas
Andrew Samonsky
Emily Walton
Marika Aubrey, Jane Bunting, Michael Brian Dunn, Julie Garnye, Adam Halpin and Aaron Michael Ray
Book, Music & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Music Direction by Ian Eisendrath
Choreography by Kelly Devine
Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design by Toni-Leslie
Lighting Design by James Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Gareth Owen
Best Direction of a Musical - Christopher Ashley
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Ava Thursday: Ms. Brown's Card
This is the back of a card Ava drew for one of her Kindergarten teachers, Ms. Brown. This is Ms. Brown reading a book to the class. Notice that she has her hair pulled up in a bun—yes, Ms. Brown wears her hair pulled into a bun most of the time, although probably not so much on top of her head like Ava's drawn here. I love how all the kids are sitting around her listening intently, hands in their laps. I didn't have a chance to find out which one is Ava.
And of course, we have the "cool sneak-peak" feature: a feather hiding a secret drawing, similar to the ones Ava drew for Ms. Williams and Ms. Beck.
Now, go and read a book! Or, maybe have someone read one to you.
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my favorite part is the 'secret' drawing :)ReplyDelete
Ava ought to be proud of her ability to draw human figures with an unselfconcious simplicity. People lose that ability as they age!ReplyDelete
I love her little sneak peek surprises... So clever and sweet!ReplyDelete
I think this is fantastic! I wanted a feather on my mothers' day card too but I didn't want to sound like a diva.ReplyDelete
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Just a quick heads up that we will be running another Forward Ever session on Sunday 2nd March this time featuring special guest YT outta the UK.
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ORWARD EVER - A Celebration of Sound System Culture - Bar 291, 291 Albert St, Brunswick - Sunday 2nd March 2014 - 6pm till 12am - $10 on the door
Sydney Road Street Party After Party - http://www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/sydney-road-street-party.htm – Remember to check our good friends Heartical HiFi Outernational on Dawson St during the day - https://www.facebook...69464116414008/
From the Dancehalls and lawns of Jamaica to the Block Parties of Brooklyn, the warehouses of the Acid House movement to the Free Party Teknivals of Europe and the 90's Jungle parties to the current Doof scene of Australia, the Sound System has been a fundamental part of bringing underground music to the people.
Forward Ever is a celebration of this Culture bringing together 3 of Melbournes Heavyweight Homebuilt DIY Sound Systems across 2 arenas at Bar 291 (Formerly the Noise Bar) on Sunday March 2nd from 6pm till 12am.
We are hugely excited to welcome, for the first time in Australia, Reggae Dancehall Sensation and Sound System Veteran YT.
YT is a 25 year veteran of Sound System having started chanting in 1987 for Ashanti Sound from Ipswich. However it was in the new century that he began to make his mark, impressing the famously tough Jamaican crowds at Sting 2004, and then causing waves with his Baby Cham do-over England Story and reaction to the July 7th bombings Wicked Act. Having recorded 3 Albums and set up his own record label Sativa Records and countless singles YT produced by far the biggest tune of 2013 alongside Digital Dubs from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the anthem Sound System Culture - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sKMCcXB-3WE
Having toured all corners of the globe we are proud to welcome YT to Australia for the first time for a full Sound System session alongside Melbourne Sound System stalwarts Adrians Wall, Rogue Magnetic & DIY HiFi.
For more insight into YT's life and evolution in the music check out this interview with him from New Zealands Nice Up crew - https://soundcloud.c...terview-special
The Lions Den – Sound Clash Arena
YT – All the way from the UK
Adrians Wall Sound System Feat Boover Banton
Rogue Magnetic Sound System Feat SK Simeon
In the traditional Jamaican style both sounds will string up their systems and clash tune fi tune and dub fi dub showing off the finest selections from their deep record collections and dubplate boxes. Once the winner is decided both sounds will link together to present the Legend YT performing all his hits in a pure Sound System Style
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Chant Down Sound feat Di Apprentice – Dancehall - http://www.chantdown.com/audio.html - https://soundcloud.c...ice-promotional
Melbourne's original sound crew was formed in 2000 when radio presenter Jesse I linked with longtime reggae selector Ras Crucial. Chant Down play in the contemporary Jamaican soundsystem style, mixing the freshest reggae and dancehall together with vintage classics, custom dubplate specials, and live Mcing.
Chant Down's monthly More Fire night is the longest running reggae session in Australia and they have also hosted international artists including Jr Reid, Michael Rose, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Jah Mason, The Gladiators, Third World and Lucky Dube; performed countless gigs and festivals in Melbourne, interstate, and abroad; and played support for acts including Lee Scratch Perry, Big Youth, Luciano, Horace Andy and many many more
Apprentice aka Kuda Pwiti was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and since landing on Australian soil in 2008 he has immersed himself in Melbourne's Hip Hop, Dancehall and Reggae music community and already secured his crown as one of the most promising fresh faces in Dancehall music locally and arguably worldwide. With a high energy and hype live performance Apprentice has been burning up stages across Melbourne's Dancehall and live music venues over the past two years – already having the honour of supporting major international Dancehall artist's including Gyptian (Jamaica), Gappy Ranks (UK), Jah Mason (Jamaica), Million Styles (Sweden), Nox (Zimbabwe), and Winky D (Zimbabwe). Working with local recording label 'YardHouse' Apprentice is set to release his debuting album 'Watch My Step' this year 2013. The album is a year worth of growth and learning the hard lessons of life, and being an artist, while always knowing how to rock the party. Watch My Step features the legendary Johnny Clark (Jamaica), and UK's number one Dancehall artist Gappy Ranks.
Apprentice's unique style and authentic Dancehall flavour is fast ensuring a promising future for himself as an artist and Melbourne as home to a strong and thriving Reggae and Dancehall community. With genuine conscious lyrics reflecting his personal and artistic growth, mixed with fun party tracks and a splash of rudebwoy swag Apprentice is here to stay so be sure to check out this rising star live, online, or blasting through your speakers.
Lady Banton – Heavyweight Bass Music - https://soundcloud.com/lady-banton
Music can unite and delight. People can connect through music whether they share a mutual language or not and it can soothe in ways that are indefinable," says Freya Barnes, known across Melbourne dance floors' by her alias Lady Banton. With impassioned love of Jamaican music, Lady Banton is renown for her infections rhythms and inciting a 'dirty grindy mayhem of bodies'. Armed with music from around the globe, she says; "I pride myself on seducing people into dancing, getting those subconscious head nods at the bar, then people standing on the edges, sliding into the middle until there's a heaving dance floor of people having a bunch of fun.
Monkey Marc – Hip Hop/Dub/Dubstep - https://soundcloud.com/monkeymarc
Straight from the vaults of his underground Solar Powered shipping container comes Melbourne's bass master Monkeymarc. From his early beginnings with his party political Sound System "Labrats" to his recent work with Roots Manuva (Ninja Tune/Big Dada) on his latest album "4everevolution", this soundbwoy has been busy making waves across the globe. Sonically rugged he mashes up hip hop and dub inna down under style like no other. His most recent work with Soom T (Renegade Masters) is already creating waves on an apocalyptic scale. He is re-knowned for his production with Australian political hip hop punks Combat Wombat, and has remixed such artists as DJ Click, Gotan Project (Moonshine Sessions), The Herd, Joelistics and many more. His solo album "As the Market Crashed" received glowing reviews for its down tempo instrumental thought provoking music.
Miss Fee – Hip Hop/Jungle/Dancehall - http://www.youtube.c...h?v=NsDRtNnEcEc
A long time record collector holding onto one of Australias most eclectic selections Miss Fee started on radio at the tender age of 17 in Aotearoa. Moving to Melbourne in 2001 she quickly became a stalwart of the local Reggae scene forming Housewife's Choice in 2004 alongside Bellyas. Her collection covers everything from the deepest Reggae & Hip Hop into Jungle Drum & Bass and beyond. Expect a selection of the finest anthems to get the party roaring.
Phil Dekked – Bass - https://www.facebook...36047506508953/
Mr Dekked started by hanging round the Spiral Tribe / Bedlam / Fear Teachers parties in the early Nineties where the influencing sounds of early Jungle and Dub reggae could be heard sporadically in-between the deafening techno pulse! Joined the Dekked Free Party crew in 1998 as a box lugger / beer seller / drugs tester / shop window mannequin / general dogs body but gradually learnt the black art of beat matching from the Lord of Dekked ...Sir Irish Gary. So started doing his own early sets on the mighty Dekked soundsystem, this usually involved playing the same 4 records back to back whilst trying to set up a sound system and barricade the room from the Police... hard beginnings for a budding DJ ! Gradually worked his way up to prime time sets ( if they let him!) and doing long Sunday stints keeping the hardcore leftovers smiling with some old 80`s disco! Usually whilst the same Police still tried to break up the party! Mr Dekked has played on quite a few of the London Underground Free Party sound systems ( Kak, Sonic Distortion , Negusa Negast, Bedlam, etc etc) and had a regular slot on Ruud Awakening FM Pirate radio station in the early 00`s.alongside DJ Kunta providing a weekly slot of Breakbeat and gossip...interspersed with drunken rants about London transport and dog litter Mr Dekked was in Australia in 2000 alongside the Bedlam & Negusa Negast sound systems ...providing a brief respite between Psy Trance nonsense and that weird Doof thing???. These days Mr Dekked sets can move between D`n`B, Jungle, Breakbeat , Reggae , Dub, Dub step and general bass weirdness or even some easy listening pipe smoking foot tappers, no dog litter mentions though Only guarantee is BASS !
Sista Sara – Hip Hop/Dancehall Mashup - https://soundcloud.com/sista-sara
Sista Sara has been selecting all styles of reggae - from foundation, to new roots, and dancehall for close to 10 years. Last year, she branched out from playing strictly reggae and dancehall, to also spinning tunes with a hip hop/nufunk/remix vibe. Her first mix in this genre was featured by The Funk Hunters on their internationally renown mixtape dig. Sara frequently DJ's at all of Melbourne's reggae/dancehall events (More Fire, Pressure Drop, I Love Dancehall etc), and is also regularly in demand to DJ at bars, clubs and events across the city. Sista Sara has held numerous residencies - at Workshop, Alia bar, & Mr Wow's Emporium, to name a few.


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Large independent RIA HighTower announced on Thursday that it will offer two new business lines, HighTower Network and HighTower Alliance, targeted to advisors that are either leaving a wirehouse or have already left a wirehouse.
HighTower Network is a turnkey platform that provides advisors with "a path to independence without the expensive overhead associated with starting and running a practice," said HighTower CEO Elliot Weissbluth (left). It allows members to use HighTower's platform and broker-dealer, as well as allowing them to affiliate with the HighTower brand name, while still giving members "the freedom to manage their own staff and keep control over the day-to-day details of the business."
HighTower Alliance provides advisors with access to the firm's platform along with the option to "retain the services of HighTower specialists for additional ongoing advisory services in areas such as legal, HR, technology and marketing," Weissbluth told AdvisorOne at MarketCounsel's Member Summit in Las Vegas.
"HighTower Alliance helps advisors with branding, front-office issues like their website, middle-office issues like HR and back-office issues like statements and other mailings," he said. "It's completely scalable. It works for a smaller firm of $150 million in assets right up to some of the largest firms in the industry."
HighTower's business model, and products like Network and Alliance, proves "wirehouse advisors can become full-service, fiduciary, independent advisors as owners and not have to comprise on the sophistication of what theiy're able to do when dealing with high-net-worth clients," Weissbluth added.
In response to a statistic put forth by Advizent's Charles Goldman in a summit session on Wednesday, that 84% of clients do not know the RIA model exists, Weissbluth countered that "I think it's probably higher."
"I compare it to anti-smoking efforts in the 1970s," he said. "Look how long it took for their message to get out that not only was smoking not good, but that it was actually bad. You have this lobbying organization with limitless cash to spend which muffles the message. But we're doing the right things and have the right message in place; it will just take time to take hold."
Weissbluth says HighTower is now the thirteenth fastest-growing company in the nation, as reported by Inc. magazine. He was unsure if the latest office to open in Las Vegas was the company's twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth [it's the twenty-fourth], but said the number of teams brought on in the first quarter of 2012 surpassed the number for all of 2011, and the wait to transition into HighTower stretches to June 2013.
"I have a great team and a very forgiving wife," he quipped when asked about managing such growth.


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Nexus 7 Edges Out iPad on Holiday Wishlists
Many Americans can expect to find a tablet under their tree this holiday season, new research shows.
A study by TechBargains.com, the deal aggregation website for electronic products, found that more than half of the consumers surveyed plan to purchase a tablet as part of this year's holiday shopping, up more than 10 percentage points from one year ago.
The Google Nexus 7 edges out the iPad as this year's favorite. The survey found that one-third of tablet shoppers plan to pick up the Nexus 7, with nearly 30% opting for an iPad and 24% choosing Apple's newest release, the iPad Mini. The Microsoft Surface tablet, Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet were the least desired.
"With more tablets on the market to fit every size budget, our survey reveals consumers are even more interested this year versus last year in giving and receiving a tablet — the must-have tech gadget this holiday season," said Yung Trang, president and editor-in-chief of TechBargains.com.
The research shows that good value, favorable product reviews and brand reputation are the most important factors to shoppers when deciding which tablet to buy.
Of those planning a tablet purchase, nearly half plan to buy it as a gift for someone else, while 34% will buy one for themselves, according to the survey. One in five plan to do both.
Tablets aren't the only consumer electronics that holiday revelers will enjoy. Smartphones, televisions, laptop computers, gaming consoles and e-readers are all on gift lists this holiday season, with more than half of consumers anticipate spending between $250 and $500 on tech products.
Overall, nearly half of those surveyed plan to shell out the same amount of money this holiday season as they did last year, with 28% preparing to spend less. Nearly a quarter will increase their spending.
Online shopping continues to be a favorite among consumers. Nearly all those surveyed plan to do at least some shopping online, with two of three expecting to purchase most or all of their holiday gifts via the Internet.
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AKRON, Ohio -- Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of a teenager who was befriended by a self-styled chaplain accused in a deadly scheme to lure victims with phony Craigslist job offers.
Brogan Rafferty, 17, of Stow, is being tried as an adult. He and his co-defendant, Richard Beasley, 53, of Akron, have pleaded not guilty. Beasley will be tried separately.
Three men were killed last year _ two in Noble County in southeast Ohio and one found slain in Summit County near an Akron shopping mall _ after responding to what authorities said were bogus online job postings.
Rafferty, who was then 16, is suspected of helping Beasley lure victims with bogus job offers.
Rafferty cannot face execution because he was a juvenile at the time of the crimes. Instead, he could face life in prison.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Beasley.
Jury selection for Rafferty's case in Summit County Common Pleas Court could last several days, and the judge told prospective jurors the trial could take six weeks.
Rafferty, dressed in khaki slacks and a green, short-sleeve jersey, waved to prospective jurors with a tight-lipped smile when his attorney introduced him. The initial session was moved to a larger courtroom to accommodate the 56 prospective jurors.
Judge Lynne Callahan told the prospective jurors to avoid news reports on the high-profile case.
When the initial juror questioning was moved to a smaller courtroom for individual interviews, Rafferty took notes on a yellow legal pad and occasionally leaned over to whisper to a member of his defense team.
The initial prospective jurors interviewed by the judge and attorneys seemed familiar with the allegations, one describing Rafferty as having claimed he was "brainwashed" and another calling him "somehow associated" with Beasley.
Despite the notoriety of the case, the judge said she wasn't looking for jurors who hadn't heard anything about it, but those who could put aside any preconceptions and listen to the evidence.
The body of David Pauley, 51, of Norfolk, Va., was found on Noble County property owned by a coal company and often leased to hunters.
Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon, was found in a shallow grave near an Akron-area shopping mall. He had been shot in the head.
The body of Ralph Geiger, 55, of Akron, was found in Noble County and had died Aug. 9 of a gunshot wound to the head.
A South Carolina man, Scott Davis, escaped after being shot in the arm by hiding in woods until it got dark. He has been subpoenaed to testify at Rafferty's trial.
Beasley was a Texas parolee who returned to Ohio in 2004 after serving time on a burglary conviction. He was awaiting trial on prostitution and drug charges when authorities took him into custody.
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I can check the db for users who are connected,
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Identity Thief" has turned out to be the real thing at the box office.
The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy debuted at No. 1 with a $36.6 million opening weekend.
"Identity Thief" opened solidly despite the winter storm that buried much of the Northeast. Distributor Universal Pictures estimates the storm might have choked off as much as 10 per cent of the movie's business.
According to studio estimates Sunday, the previous weekend's top movie, the zombie romance "Warm Bodies," fell to No. 2 with $11.5 million. That raises its domestic total to $36.7 million.
The weekend's other new wide release, Steven Soderbergh's thriller "Side Effects," had a modest opening of $10 million, coming in at No. 3.


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Google's wallpaper feature is now available internationally and Google tries to convince people to change the background using a trick. Google's homepages in France, UK, Canada and many other countries have a default background image.
Marissa Mayer, from Google, explains why Google's homepage no longer has background image today: "To provide you with an extra bit of inspiration, we've collaborated with several well-known artists, sculptors and photographers to create a gallery of background images you can use to personalize your Google homepage. Included in the collection are photographs of the works of Dale Chihuly, Jeff Koons, Tom Otterness, Polly Apfelbaum, Kengo Kuma (隈研吾), Kwon, Ki-soo (권기수) and Tord Boontje, as well as some incredible photos from Yann Arthus-Bertrand and National Geographic. We'll be featuring these images as backgrounds on the Google homepage over the next 24 hours."
The only option displayed is "Change background image", which requires to login using a Google account and lets you pick a background image. If you don't like the wallpaper chosen by Google, you'll use the option to customize it.
That's quite clever, but Google didn't consider that some users don't like to see a background image. If you pick an image and select "Remove background image", Google shows one of the default wallpapers. Fortunately, the promotion only lasts a day.
What you can do is to pick a background image, wait until tomorrow when Google's classic homepage will be available again or use Google SSL homepage, Google's Firefox homepage, the Linux template and other similar interfaces. Another option is to use Opera, which is not supported by Google.
When you pick a background image, one of the options is a plain white background:
Update: Google's promotion ended 10 hours earlier. "We had planned to run an explanation of the showcase alongside it—in the form of a link on our homepage. Due to a bug, the explanatory link did not appear for most users. As a result, many people thought we had permanently changed our homepage, so we decided to stop today's series early," explains Marissa Mayer.
Maybe Google should stop showing full-page doodles and games when you visit Google's homepage. There are many subtle ways to promote a service or celebrate an event without annoying your users. For example, Google could show a game, an animation or a background image when you click on a doodle.


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New York's Spirit Animal just released their EP "This is a Test" last week and they're offering a remix of the track "Lead!" by Future People as a free download. Grab it while it's hot and be sure to check out Spirit Animal on tour this fall.
12/15: Washington, DC // Rock n' Roll Hotel
12/16: Nyack, NY // Habitat for Humanity #Sandy Benefit
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With Heyward out, B.J. getting more playing time
ST. LOUIS -- When Jason Heyward suffered a broken jaw on Wednesday, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said he would shift Justin Upton from left field to right field and then mix and match to fill his other two outfield spots.
Gonzalez discussed the possibility of giving Evan Gattis a lot of playing time in left field. But with Gattis hitting just .188 (22-for-117) with three home runs and a .581 OPS since June 1, the Braves will be less persuaded to overlook his defensive shortcomings as an outfielder.
During the past two games, Gonzalez has started Jordan Schafer in left field and B.J. Upton in center field. This arrangement strengthens the defense that is weakened in Heyward's absence and also provides Upton a chance to get the consistent at-bats he needs to escape his season-long funk.
After learning Heyward will likely miss at least a month, Upton said he immediately realized the need to step up and prove to be the player the Braves envisioned when they gave him a franchise-record contract in November. He entered Saturday hitting .184 with a .560 OPS.
"I know I immediately thought to myself, 'All right, now is the time,'" Upton said. "If there has ever been a better time all season, this is it."
Making his first start since Heyward's injury on Friday night, Upton recorded a hit in three plate appearances and produced a sharp opposite-field line drive that provided some indication he could be regaining the comfort he had when he recorded 10 hits in his first 21 at-bats after coming off the disabled list earlier this month.


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This makes me laugh.
Has anyone seen the 2 times he was on Dirty Jobs before he got his own show? He really did look less like a rock star and more like an exterminator.
Ah yes....the one much often dragged out video used over and over to crap on Billy. Too bad we don't have a video for some other people's more less than intelligent moments, where we could replay it over and over, and over. :roll:People in glass houses...... ;)Here is a guy that nobody has one good thing to say anything about. People take his 1-2% of the things they don't like, and stretch it out to 100% and beyond. Glad I don't have judgemental friends like that. It would be hard to get over my 1-2%...or even my 5-10% ;)
Very little that I could be ashamed of...I guess I'm just slick enough not to get caught too often :-DScott


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Plants vs Zombies was one of the most addictive and charming games released last year, and has since made its way to a number of different platforms. After its initial release on PC and Mac, the game was ported to the iPhone and iPad, and an Xbox Live Arcade version is due to hit on September 8. Now Popcap has announced that the game is coming to yet another platform: the Nintendo DS.
The handheld version of the game will feature all of the original modes—including adventure, survival, and puzzle—as well as "new and exclusive game content." What that exclusive content is remains to be seen. Previous versions of the game introduced features like the buttered popcorn mini-game and the upcoming multiplayer modes of the XBLA version. Presumably the game will feature the excellent touch controls found in the iPhone and iPad versions of the game.
The game is expected to be released on the DS on January 11 for $20.


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So maybe I was a little hard on the loading times for streaming Netflix movies on the Wii yesterday. It could be worse; it could be the same service on a PS3.
Not only did this comparison show the PS3 taking 2:53, start to finish, to load up a preview clip (compared with the Wii's 2:25), the author says the video actually looks better on the Wii.
That's pouring gasoline on a fanboy bonfire, to be sure, and for the record I think such claims are completely unverifiable on the basis of a YouTube clip alone. The bottom line is both run the video lag-free, which is what you want when you finally queue up what you're looking for. Now, taking nearly two minutes to get there isn't optimal. But at least the service has arrived.
Video Comparison: Netflix PS3 vs Wii [Super Power Bros, thanks patelliot]


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Golan v. Holder
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Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C. serves as counsel to the petitioners in this case.
Holding: Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act does not exceed Congress's authority under the Copyright Clause.
Judgment: Affirmed, 6-2, in an opinion by Justice Ginsburg on January 18, 2012. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Alito. Justice Kagan did not take part in the consideration or decision of the case.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion recap: The public domain shrinks (Lyle Denniston)
- Argument recap: The constitutionality of zombie copyrights (Rebecca Tushnet)
- Francis Scott Key* v. James Marshall Hendrix? (Marty Lederman)
- Argument preview: Copyright and the public domain (Lyle Denniston)
- Academic round-up (Amanda Frost)
- A major test of copyright power (Lyle Denniston)
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Merits Briefs for the Petitioners
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioners
- Brief for the American Library Association et al.
- Brief for the CATO Institute
- Brief for the Conductors Guild and the Music Library Association
- Brief for the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund
- Brief for Google, Inc.,
- Brief for H. Tomas Gomez-Arostegui and Tyler T. Ochoa
- Brief for the Heartland Angels, Inc.,
- Brief for the Justice and Freedom Fund
- Brief for Peter Decherney
- Brief for Professor Daniel J. Gervais
- Brief for Public Domain Interest
- Brief for the ACLU
- Brief for the Information Society Project at Yale
- Brief for Creative Commons
- Brief for Public Knowledge
- Brief for Project Petrucci
Merits Briefs for the Respondent
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Respondent
- Brief for the American Bar Association
- Brief for the American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Brief for the American Society of Composers et al.
- Brief for the Intellectual Property Owners Asociatiation
- Brief for the International Publishers Association et al.
- Brief for the International Coalition for Copyright Protection
- Brief for the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property
- Brief for the Motion Picture Association of America
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (10th Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari (unavailable)
- Brief in opposition (unavailable)
- Petitioners' reply
- Amicus brief on behalf of Internet Archive (unavialalbe)
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Author(s): Ian McEwan
It is June 1962. In a hotel on the Dorset coast, overlooking Chesil Beach, Edward and Florence, who got married that morning, are sitting down to dinner in their room. Neither is entirely able to suppress their anxieties about the wedding night to come...On Chesil Beach is another masterwork from Ian McEwan - a story about how the entire course of a life can be changed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.
"Wonderful...exquisite...devastating" * Independent on Sunday * "On Chesil Beach is more than an event. It is a masterpiece" * Times Literary Supplement * "Superb... The protagonists have everything to lose, and their faltering journey towards a point of no return is conjured into life my McEwan with irresistible subtlety, tact and force" * Financial Times * "Exquisitely crafted" * Evening Standard * "Written with a fierce pursuit of the truth and an utterly modern self-awareness, what a confidant tour de force this turns out to be" * Sunday Express *
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.


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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Fishery: Recreational Daily Retention Limit Adjustment
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) daily retention limits that apply to vessels permitted in the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling category and the HMS Charter/Headboat category (when fishing recreationally for BFT) effective May 8 through December 31, 2014, as follows:
1 school BFT (27 to <47") and
1 large school/small medium BFT (47 to <73")
HMS Charter/Headboat (when fishing recreationally for BFT)
2 school BFT (27 to <47") and
1 large school/small medium BFT (47 to <73")
Based on current considerations of the available quota, fishery performance in recent years, and the availability of BFT on the fishing grounds, NMFS has determined that the Angling category retention limits applicable to both private vessels (i.e., those with HMS Angling category permits) and to HMS Charter/Headboat category vessels (when fishing recreationally) should be adjusted from the default level of 1 school, large school, or small medium BFT (27 to <73"). NMFS considers that implementation of separate limits for private and charter/headboat vessels is appropriate, recognizing the different nature, socio-economic needs, and recent landings results of the two components of the recreational BFT fishery.
NMFS takes these actions to be consistent with the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan and to prevent overharvest of the 2014 Angling category quota. In taking this action, NMFS considered the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments, including available quota, fishery performance in recent years, and the availability of BFT on the fishing grounds.
NMFS anticipates that these BFT daily retention limits will result in landings during 2014 that would not exceed the available Angling category subquotas (as codified in 2011). NMFS will monitor 2014 landings closely and will make further Angling category adjustments via inseason action, including closure, if warranted.
The BFT daily retention limit adjustment affects only the recreational BFT fishery. The daily retention limits are effective for all areas except the Gulf of Mexico, the designated spawning grounds for BFT and where NMFS prohibits targeted fishing. Regardless of the duration of a fishing trip, the daily retention limit applies upon landing.
Anglers are reminded that an annual limit of one large medium or giant BFT (i.e., "trophy" BFT) per vessel also applies when the Angling category trophy BFT fishery is open. NMFS closed the Angling category trophy BFT fishery for the southern area (south of 39°18' N. lat., including the Gulf of Mexico) effective April 11, 2014, through December 31, 2014. The Angling category trophy fishery for the northern area (north of 39°18' N. lat.) remains open at this time. These annual retention limits apply to HMS Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels (when fishing recreationally for BFT).
Anglers may catch and release or tag and release BFT of all sizes, subject to the requirements of the HMS catch-and-release and tag-and-release programs at § 635.26. Anglers are also reminded that all BFT that are released must be handled in a manner that will maximize survival, and without removing the fish from the water, consistent with requirements at § 635.21(a)(1). For additional information on safe handling, see the "Careful Catch and Release" brochure available at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/.
This notice is a courtesy to BFT fishery permit holders to help keep you informed about the fishery. For additional information, call (888) 872-8862 or (978) 281-9260, or go to hmspermits.noaa.gov. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register.


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Humans are story-telling animals. We find our identity, our memory, our vision and our meaning through the narratives of our lives. While the church has been a foundational story telling institution in our lives, it has clearly been eclipsed in the last half century by various forms of mass media, and most notably through cinema. In this course we will use the Toronto International Film Festival as our classroom. Engaging in a two way dialogue between film and Christian theology, students will develop a biblically theological understanding of contemporary film. We will explore the prophetic, pastoral, liturgical and theological contribution that contemporary cinema can make to Christian reflection and praxis in a late modern socio-historical context. The text for this course will be: Roy Anker, Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies ( Eerdmans, 2004)
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Jurors overloaded with charts of Boston's underworld hierarchy, gruesome crime scene photos, and stacks of FBI informant reports began deliberations Tuesday in the sweeping federal racketeering case against James "Whitey" Bulger.
The jury of four women and eight men spent 5 ½ hours sifting through evidence presented over the past eight weeks before adjourning for the day with instructions to resume deliberations Wednesday morning.
For all those who have been watching the trial day after day, the waiting had begun.
As jurors huddled in a room at the John Joseph Moakley US Courthouse, the daughters and a girlfriend of three of Bulger's alleged victims sat on a bench outside, facing Boston Harbor, soaking up the sun and occasionally laughing as they shared memories of their fathers, who liked to cook, go boating, and watch Little League baseball games.
"Instead of being in there and looking at Whitey, we're talking about the good stuff," said Connie Leonard of South Boston. She expressed relief that the case is finally in the hands of the jury but was eager to remind people that photos of bullet-riddled bodies and skeletal remains shown during the trial were once vibrant men and women, beloved and missed by their families.
"My dad was handsome," said Leonard, who was 4 when her father, Francis "Buddy" Leonard, was allegedly gunned down by Bulger in 1975. "He could cook. He could paint. He smelled like clean white T-shirts and English Leather."
"My dad, too," said Theresa Bond, smiling at the memory of Arthur "Bucky" Barrett, whipping up his favorite dish, lobster Provençal.
Karen Smith recalled boat rides and watching baseball games at Savin Hill Park in Dorchester with her father, Eddie Connors. "Wherever he was, I wanted to be," said Smith, with her mother, Evelyn Cody, who was Connors's girlfriend.
Jurors are weighing 32 counts against Bulger alleging he participated in a racketeering enterprise from the 1970s to the 1990s that raked in money from drug trafficking and extortion of bookmakers, drug dealers, and businessmen.
One of the racketeering counts alleges that Bulger committed 33 criminal acts, including 19 murders, six extortions, and conspiring to sell marijuana and cocaine. The slayings of Leonard and Connors in 1975 and Barrett in 1983 are among those in this count. US District Judge Denise J. Casper told jurors during a one hour and 40 minute instruction on the law Tuesday that they must reach a unanimous verdict on every count and all of the acts listed in the racketeering count.
By law, jurors only have to find Bulger guilty of two acts, which occurred within 10 years of each other, in order for him to be convicted of racketeering.
Brad Bailey, a Boston defense attorney and former prosecutor who has been watching the trial, said: "It's a complex and deliberate process. Each and every charge has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt before there's a guilty verdict. You could have disputes over various counts. You could have folks taking their time. You basically have 19 mini-murder trials, which would give anyone pause."
Jurors heard 35 days of testimony from 72 witnesses, including three of Bulger's closest former associates: Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, Kevin Weeks, and John Martorano, who admitted their own involvement in murders and were given controversial plea deals in exchange for their cooperation with authorities against Bulger and corrupt FBI officials. The jury also heard from a corrupt FBI supervisor, John Morris, who admitted taking $7,000 in bribes from Bulger and Flemmi and leaking information to them.
Prosecutors presented evidence that Bulger was an FBI informant from 1975 to 1990 and that his corrupt handler, John J. Connolly Jr., leaked information that allegedly prompted Bulger and his associates to kill three FBI informants who were cooperating against them, an innocent bystander, and a potential witness.
The defense essentially put the government on trial as it focused on FBI corruption and argued that Bulger was never an informant, but rather paid agents for information. The defense also repeatedly pressed its assertion that Flemmi, not Bulger, killed two women, Debra Davis and Deborah Hussey, who are the only women among the 19 victims.
Bailey predicted that jurors will focus heavily on the evidence related to the killings of the women because the defense emphasized Bulger's assertion that he did not kill them. He said jurors might spend little time on some of the other crimes, such as the conspiracy to distribute narcotics, because Bulger's lawyers admitted in court that he raked in millions from drug trafficking.
"I think this is a case where the evidence certainly seems strong," Bailey said. "They spent a whole lot of time on [the killings of the women], but there seemed to be a lot of concessions."
Bailey said he would not be surprised if jurors return a verdict by Thursday, "but you never know."
Leonard said she never thought Bulger would be caught and was nervous when she started attending the trial. She stayed away when jurors were shown photos of her father's bullet-riddled body, then was horrified when they were posted on the Internet.
Still, she is grateful she had the chance to watch the trial and plans to be there for the verdict.
"It's a loose end you didn't know you had until you came," said Leonard, adding she was not allowed to talk about her father's killing for years because the people involved were still around the neighborhood.
"Now I can say it is liberating to watch [Bulger] without a gun. There he is sitting behind a table, waiting for justice that he gave nobody else."
Bond, who has attended the trial every day but previously declined to talk to reporters, said that even though she believes Bulger killed her father and wants to see him convicted, she is angry at the government for protecting Bulger for so many years, covering up its own wrongdoing, and treating the families poorly.
"He's a killer," Bond said of Bulger, but added: "There are others to blame for allowing him to do what he's done. Our fathers would be alive if people sent out to clean the streets weren't compromised."
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Diatoms are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types of phytoplankton.
Diatoms are a widespread group and can be found in the oceans, in freshwater, in soils and on damp surfaces.
Diatom communities are a popular tool for monitoring environmental conditions, past and present, and are commonly used in studies of water quality, by studying their colonies and diversity of species.
This is a working protocol to visualize the diatoms in your local waters.
As a workshop, plan for at least 2 days.
Diatoms are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types of phytoplankton. They are photosynthetic and are orange-ish green in colour because of the presence of caroteniods along with chlorophyll. Most diatoms are unicellular, although they can exist as colonies in the shape of filaments, ribbons, zigzags, fans etc. They are generally microscopic. A unique feature of diatom cells is that they are enclosed within a cell wall made of silica (hydrated silicon dioxide) called a frustule. These frustules show a wide diversity in form, but are usually almost bilaterally symmetrical, hence the group name. The symmetry is not perfect since one of the valves is slightly larger than the other allowing one valve to fit inside the edge of the other. Diatom communities are a popular tool for monitoring environmental conditions, past and present, and are commonly used in studies of water quality, by studying their colonies and diversity of species.
Diatoms are a widespread group and can be found in the oceans, in freshwater, in soils and on damp surfaces.
- Plastic tray
- Toothbrush with hard bristle preferably
- Drain cleaner (Anything containing sodium hypochlorite, Domex in India, Domestos Indonesia )
- Bigger eppendorf tubes, which can be used in a suitable centrifuge
- Test tubes and stand
- Pipet
- Plastic pipet/dropper
- A device which shows gps coordinates – smart phone in our case (GPS test app)
- PVLG mounting medium (optional, see recipe below)
PVLG Receipe
PVLG will allow for more stable sample viewing
- 100 mL distilled water
- 100 mL lactic acid
- 10 mL glycerol
- 16,6 g polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
- To prepare PVLG, add the polyvinyl alcohol (a dry powder) to the water and put in 60 degree oven until dissolves.
- Add lactic acid and glycerine and allow the solution to set for 24 hours before first using.
- Specimens can be mounted directly in the PVA solution, or the solution can be added to the sides of the cover slips thatwere made with water, lactophenol, or melzer's reagent.
- The PVA solution will infiltrate the material in a day or two.
- Slides made with PVLG can be hardened by heating at 40-75oC overnight.
- Immersion oil can be wiped from these hardened slides without disturbing the specimen.
- microscope, modified hackteria-style webcam microscope: with increased distance between the lens and the sensor to increase magnification. We need a minimum magnification of around 300-400X
- OPTIONAL but highly recommended - microcentrifuge to separate the diatoms, such as the one from GaudiLabs, or the dremel centrifuge
- Identify the water body and location from where the diatoms are to be sampled. Mark the coordinates on the gps.
- Choose a rock/stone which is flat, covered by the water and is at a shallow part of the water, which receives enough sunlight. We chose the ones which were close to the shore/bank.
- Pick up the rock. It should feel slimy and have an orange-ish green tinge (maybe just in parts, but that is fine). If it is slimy, place it into the tray or else choose another rock.
- Scrub the rock using the toothbrush to remove all the diatoms. Using a dropper, pour some clean water on the rock. The orange-ish water collected in the tray contains the diatoms.
- For a simple observation, just take a drop of this water and observe under the microscope.
- To isolate the diatoms from other micro algae, samples of the water from the tray can be centrifuged and observed. The top layer would have the highest concentration of diatoms. In the absence of a centrifuge, the water can be placed in a test tube, swirled once and then left on a stand till it settles. The top layer here too has the highest concentration of the diatoms.
The diatoms are alive here and some species are moving, which can make them hard to observe. If the concentration of the diatoms is high, this sample on the slide can be dried. After it has dried, The slide can be preserved using several methods. We used Akbars #PVLG Receipe and after mounting, sealed the slide with transparent nail polish.
To observe just the silica casing of the diatoms continue to the following.
This process of extraction of the Diatoms takes around 1 to 1.5 hours.
- Take the water from the tray containing the diatoms and put it into eppendorf tubes and centrifuge.
- Once all the algae is in the bottom, using a dropper, remove all the water without disturbing the diatom and algae layer.
- Fill the tube with drain cleaner, and mix it through all the layers. Let this solution stand for half an hour, and agitate it 3 to 4 times while it sits.
- After half an hour centrifuge the tubes again. This time, there should be a white layer which forms between the liquid and muddy layer. This White layer consists of the diatoms. Before observing this, they need to be cleaned of the drain cleaner though.
- To clean the diatoms, remove the drain cleaner without disturbing the other layers and add clean water to the tubes. Mix it well and centrifuge. Once the layers are separate, again replace the water with some fresh water and repeat the process. This needs to be done around 3 times.
- After the final wash, the water can be thrown. The diatoms can be carefully removed from the white layer using a pipette and observed under the microscope. They can be mounted using Akbars PVLG recipe.
References Documentation
- biodesign.cc entries - Isolation Process, Workshop in HLab14 Yogyakarta, sampling in Arunachal Pradesh
- California Academy of Sciences DIATOM COLLECTION
- Malviya S, Scalco E, Audic S, et al. Insights into global diatom distribution and diversity in the world's ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2016;113(11):E1516-E1525. doi:10.1073/pnas.1509523113. (ncbi link)
- Data companion website from article - "Eukaryotic plankton diversity in the sunlit ocean". First Tara Oceans V9 rDNA metabarcoding dataset.
- Diatoms page on the Tree of Life Web Page project.


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While two-thirds of advisors say technology has been mostly beneficial to their firms, 61% say it would be easier to manage if their various systems were better integrated, an SEI survey released July 11 found.
Nearly 60% said that technology was one of the top factors in their firms' continued success, though not the most important factor.
While they have the right tools, advisors say, they aren't using them to their maximum advantage. In addition to less than 10% of advisors having fully integrated systems, 86% are still doing some processes manually instead of using technology to relieve the burden. Most advisors use technology to improve their financial planning processes (77%) or in customer relationship management (74%). More than half use technology for document management.
Advisors identified several potential benefits of better integration, namely improved end-to-end processes (40%) and client experiences (34%). Still, only 7% said their technology and software are fully integrated.
"Advisors have the right idea," Kevin Crowe (left), managing director of products and solutions for SEI, told AdvisorOne on Monday. "The problem is getting them and their clients to recognize the benefits."
Crowe noted financial planning programs and CRM are the two technologies advisors are most interested in. "The trick is how to leverage them to get the benefits without having to maintain them," he said. Technology enables advisors to provide service to their clients, but having to maintain the system takes away from that time.
To get around that, Crowe said, advisors "leverage a solution that comes integrated. They reduce their number of providers."
While a third of advisors imagine better integration would lead to better client experiences, over half admit their clients don't seem to care about the firm's technology and 40% say it wouldn't be a selling point.
"Advisors don't talk to their clients about technology," Crowe said. "Only 15% said they would do so regularly." What advisors think are valuable to clients are better reporting and better website experience.
Many advisors would benefit from better education or training regarding their systems. Two-thirds said they "knew enough to get by." Just 27% called themselves "pros." Nearly half of advisors acknowledged that integrating their systems was the most challenging aspect of technology. Deciding on which tools to purchase and determining a true return on investment were also cited as challenges.
The majority of advisors who made a technology purchase in the past year spent less than $25,000, but 10% spent between $25,000 and $49,999. Of those, nearly half said the purchase didn not include any training for staff members.
Advisors seem to recognize that buying technology without integration isn't helping them achieve their goals, Crowe said. "It's not about buying a technology. It's about adopting it and having it support their goals. The answer isn't just pouring money hand over fist into technology. Ultimately, what's important is providing value to investors. The best way to do that is to utilize integrated technology and an advisory platform that allows them to focus on their clients."


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Legendary New York band The Velvet Underground has filed a lawsuit against the Andy Warhol Foundation, after the deceased artist's company agreed to a licensing deal with a case- and sleeve-maker for Apple products.
The pop group, fronted by Lou Reed, has accused the foundation of infringing the trademark for the famous banana design adorning the cover of The Velvet Underground's debut album from 1967.
Reed and his band cohort John Cale alleged in the suit filed yesterday in a federal court in Manhattan, New York, that the foundation infringed the banana design trademark by licensing its usage to third parties, according to Bloomberg.
The band worked closely with Warhol in the '60s and the infamous king of pop art designed the banana illustration for the group's first album entitled The Velvet Underground and Nico.
Warhol, who died in 1987, asked in his will for a foundation to be established in his name that would help to advance visual arts.
In April last year, Incase – which makes sleeves, bags and cases for Apple products including the iPad and the iPhone – announced it had collaborated with the Andy Warhol Foundation to create a "distinctive collection" of products that carried the artist's work.
Peel slowly and see that... this image is in the public domain, argues Lou Reed's crew
Among those designs was The Velvet Underground's album cover.
"Incase has created an exciting collection that taps in to the creative, non-conformist spirit of Andy Warhol and embodies his sophisticated sense of design," said the Andy Warhol Foundation's director of licensing Michael Hermann at the time.
"Incase for Andy Warhol is a fitting tribute to the artist who continues to inspire us to think differently."
In its complaint, which does not cite Apple in the civil case, The Velvet Underground claimed that the design could not be copyrighted because Warhol took the banana image from an advertisement that was in the public domain.
When the illustration appeared on the group's album cover, no copyright was present and nor did anyone subsequently seek to claim any trademark over the artwork, the lawsuit said.
"The banana design is a significant element of Velvet Underground's ongoing licensed merchandising activity," said the band in the complaint.
Intriguingly, the group added that their use of the design had "been exclusive, continuous and uninterrupted for more than 25 years".
The filing said that Warhol's copyrighted works have a current market value of $120m, while the foundation has pulled in $2.5m a year from licensing rights to the artist's work.
The Velvet Underground wants a judge to bar the use of merchandise such as that created by Incase from being sold. The band also wants monetary damages to be awarded, a judicial declaration that the foundation holds no copyright to the banana design and a trial by jury.
The Register asked the Andy Warhol Foundation for a response to the lawsuit, but it was not available for comment at time of writing.
In recent years, Reed has declined to perform some of the songs from his band's first album. Heroin is a good case in point. The singer told legendary music journalist Lester Bangs that he was "disturbed" by some of the band's fans taking the song a little too literally.
"[P]eople would come up and say, 'I shot up to Heroin', things like that," he told Bangs in 1971. ®