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Suresh Marisetty is a software and systems architect at Intel. Durgesh Srivastava is silicon and systems architect for Intel's Low Power Embedded Products Division (LEPD). Joel Andrew Hoffmann is the Strategic Market Development Manager for Intel's In-Vehicle Infotainment Group.
Automotive manufacturers face a tremendous challenge in trying to bridge the historically long development cycles of a vehicle to the ever-changing I/O and multimedia demands of the consumer. The main function of the car's entertainment system or the head unit is enabling a variety of functions like navigation, radio, DVD players, climate control, Bluetooth, and so on. Further, with the promise of the connected car becoming a reality enabled through broad deployment of multimedia-capable mobile wireless technologies, the automotive industry sees an opportunity to deliver new value-added services to the consumer. However, with today's proprietary head-unit solutions they have limited ability to offer such services. A cost-effective solution to address this need is to use standards-based platform technologies that can take advantage of the huge ecosystem built around PC standards and consumer-oriented applications and services. The platforms based on Intel architecture have been evolving in tandem with various I/O and multimedia technologies and have been adopting these technologies in a seamless way. An in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) platform is an architecture based on these building blocks, but with optimizations for the automotive environment.
This article presents the architecture of this platform for the IVI market segment powered by the Intel Atom processor family of low-power embedded processors and standards-based platform hardware and software ecosystem. An overview of the key technology blocks that make up the Intel-based IVI platform is presented, followed by a brief description of the challenges faced in optimization and incorporating these into the Intel-based IVI platform. In addition, the opportunities presented by the Intel-based IVI platform for future usage models are also highlighted. The challenges and opportunities are presented both from a hardware and software perspective to meet the power, performance, size, differentiation, and other needs of the automotive environment and usage models.
Intel-Based IVI Platform Overview
The framework or stack for an Intel-based IVI platform consists consists of software and hardware components with well defined interfaces between them to boot an operating system (OS) supporting the key application functionality of an automotive head-unit, as in Figure 1.
The following is the brief description of each of the components of the stack:
- Hardware Layer: The core part of the hardware layer is comprised of Intel Atom processor with all the necessary hardware and firmware to boot any off-the-shelf or embedded OS. This layer is further complemented with the inclusion of a set of automotive OEM-specific I/O devices, such as MOST/CAN buses, connected through an industry standard I/O fabric, such as PCI Express. The use of the Intel Atom processor-based SoC solution facilitates the inclusion of many other extended inputs/outputs available for the Intel architecture platform, without affecting the core platform functions. This allows the car manufacturers to be able to provide end solutions with many options with little to no additional cost or software development effort, facilitating product differentiation. A typical Intel-based IVI platform configuration built around the Intel Atom processor is as in Table 1.
- OS Layer: Given the platform's Intel architecture compatibility lineage, a range of operating systems are enabled, including embedded real-time OS (RTOS) and commercial off-the-shelf operating systems that run on a standard PC platform. This layer also includes drivers that are specific to automotive I/O.
- Middleware Layer: The Intel-based IVI platform middleware can include a rich set of components and interfaces to realize all functional areas of the application layer, such as Bluetooth with support for various profiles and CAN/MOST protocol stacks.
- Application Layer: The applications include the ones designed into many mobile Internet devices (MIDs) or handheld devices like Web browsers, calendar, Bluetooth phone, vehicle management functionalities, multimedia entertainment system, and so on. This layer can provide a rich set of applications and many customization options that conform to Intel architecture binary format.
- HMI Layer: The Human Machine Interface (HMI) is the central interface to the user of the IVI system. The HMI has control of the display of the HMI Head Unit and has the responsibility to process and react to all user inputs coming into the system, such as speech recognition and touch screen input.
In regards to the overall Intel-based IVI platform stack itself, the key challenges are the integration or seamless porting of various applications and middleware to the automotive-specific user interface standards. The ecosystem of this software includes independent software, OS vendors (ISVs/OSVs) or the Linux Open Source community.
The automotive environment requires hardware components that are highly reliable. Intel is now offering the Intel Atom processors with industrial temperature options (minus 40- to 85-degrees C). For further platform differentiation beyond the solution from Intel, the car OEM may be limited to picking third-party vendor hardware IP blocks that meet the reliability requirements.
ISVs and OSVs can provide powerful user interface (HMI) tools or development kits, to enable easy OEM HMI customization across their product line. Third-party hardware vendors can provide various automotive-specific I/O solutions to allow easy car OEM product differentiation. In addition, it is a new opportunity for application developers to port Intel architecture applications to the Intel-based IVI platform ecosystem and maximize reuse and applicability of their software across a number of Intel architecture platforms.


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Michael J. Totten writes from Beirut:
My first person account of hanging out in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya the most oppressive country in the world after North Korea - has been published by the LA Weekly: "In the Land of the Brother Leader."
I don't know if this is the best thing I've ever written, but it's certainly my favorite. Can you please direct your readers to this one? I don't think they'll be mad at you for it.
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The article's subhead suggests that the article reads a little like a lost chapter from P.J. O'Rourke's Holidays in Hell: "Vacation in Libya? Totalitarian tourism and the search for truth…and a good meal." Please check it out — and be sure not to miss the accompanying photos, including the one of Totten with "Brother Leader."

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Having a well behaved, enjoyable pet parrot requires proper training and companionship.
Statistics show that there are about sixteen million pet birds in the United States. A few million of these are pet parrots. The most popular pets in the US and Canada are cats, then dogs, then fish, and then birds.
Amazons, Cockatoos, Macaws, Budgerigars (better known as budgies), lovebirds, conures, and African Greys are parrots that are often kept as pets. These are just some of the three hundred and seventy two breeds of parrots found around the world. The hot climates of Australia and New Zealand, South and Central America, and Africa are the natural territories where many parrot species originate.
The most common parrot color is green with a sampling of other pastel colors. Several species are multi-colored such as Macaws. Some Macaws are blue and yellow while the Scarlet Macaw is bright red with yellow and blue. The rainbow Lorikeet has several colors as the name suggests.
The clawed feet of parrots aid them in gripping and climbing and grasping food like nuts that they can break open with their vey powerful bills.
Some of the favorite food of parrots include fruits, nuts, seeds and insects.
People have been taming, training and having parrots for pets for thousands of years. Hieroglyphics found in Egypt indicate that ancient Egyptians had pet birds, perhaps parrots. The Greeks and Romans certainly had pet parrots. The fact that they can talk, their exotic colors and sociable natures have made them prized pets.
Before buying a parrot you should study up on the characteristics of the different breeds to learn which type may be best suitable for you. Parrots for the most part require lots of training and companionship.
The intelligent African Grey can easily learn to talk. But they crave attention and stimulating activities. If denied this the African Grey is prone to stress.
Other parrots breeds that are excellent talkers and very smart are the Macaws and the Amazons. In order to be happy and healthy, their owners should provide them with activities and parrot training to keep them active. Otherwise they may turn assertive and destructive.
Cockatoos, like the other large parrots previously mentioned, are sociable, active parrots that demand lots of time from their owners. Without this interaction, cockatoos can become neurotic. Some of them can talk, but all possess a very loud shrill cry.
Parakeets make great pet parrots, so great that of all the types of pet parrots they are the most popular. Parakeets, AKA budgies, are easy going little gems that are much less challenging to care for than the bigger parrot species. The males are capable of speaking, and all are personable and very entertaining.
Another relatively easy to care for pet parrot is the cockatiel. These are small members of the cockatoo family and are much less demanding and more laid-back than the big cockatoos. Like the budgie, the males make the better talkers.
As has been emphasized, all pet parrots need proper parrot training and attention. There are several training books and training DVDs with lots of great tips. With time and patience you will form a loving bond with your well-adjusted pet parrot.


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What do you do when you're stumped?
Dave Grossman Telltale Alumni
edited April 2013 in General Chat
So, there's a common thing that people who play adventure games do when they start to get stuck, which is to methodically go through and try using everything in their inventory. I'm wondering what else people do when they're out of ideas -- for example, maybe you take your hand off the mouse and think, or you wander around through all the environments but don't click on anything, or you go back and talk to all the people again. (Maybe you immediately go look on the forums for a hint or call your brother-in-law for advice.) What's your approach?
After the initial frustration, I just combine the things in my inventory with everything else I can find. Often it turns out I just missed some objects while exploring. It can also happen that I forgot to talk to someone about something, but usually I exhaust all dialogue options, so that doesn't happen often... but anyway, mostly I just retrace my steps to see if I haven't overlooked anything (which can be very tedious and frustrating, but rewarding if I find the solution on my own), and if I feel I understand what the puzzle is about but just can't seem to find the object the game designer wanted me to use, I'll just look online for the solution - I don't care much for pixel-hunting.
When I get stuck I stop and think about what it is exactly that I'm stock on, then I think of the most likely sollutions or locations where the sollution would be at, and then I systematically eleminate all possibilities until I solve the problem. If that doesn't work, then I go, "ARGGGG!!!" and then go look for a hint online.
Squinky Telltale AlumniWell, aside from cursing the game designer(s), I can't think of much else.
Sean A Former Telltale StaffWith Sam and Max that hasn't happened too often, but when it does I've found just turning it off and coming back later helps. But most of the time I try talking to everybody again, or seeing if I missed something. I used to try all my inventory items, but I think about things a little more before I do that now. What would help make that less tedious--hint, hint--is if the main character didn't have a stock response at all, but commented on how sane or ridiculous each idea was in turn.
But unless I've exhausted everything I can think of, I never go looking for help.
Shauntron Telltale AlumniI cruise around to think about what I need to do and where I can find my solution. If I get burned out on this, I usually just give up for the day. I almost always find my solution if I can sleep on it, since the key to most puzzles is hidden in plain sight. That's why I bug everyone at the play tests when i'm stuck.
Yeah, if I'm stuck and clicking endlessly doesn't seem to be doing the trick, then I stop playing and come back to it later. I can usually solve the puzzles after I've had a rest!
I start to take the game apart on a fundamental "somebody designed this" level. I save in a central hub of sorts that is equidistant from all of the extremities of the world, then I go to one extreme and mess with it there, if nothing new happens, I load and wander off to the other extreme part of the game world. It speeds up all the wandering around. If the game has not been all too much fun, or if it is littered with ridiculous puzzles (such as: use love potion custard in outhouse, use octopus in outhouse, give fishmonger prunes, after tentacle rape get fishmonger's belt buckle, yay ftw) I may immediately go to the walkthrough. If there is a lot of pixel hunting (such as with early Revolution Soft. games) I am more likely to go straight to a walkthrough without wandering around looking for conspicuous pixels.
I have to give it to you guys, though. You've taken a one-click interface, which removes some of the fun complexity of the game such as the look at verb (you may want to give a good hard thought to bringing it back, please, oh please) and managed to make a fairly complex gaming experience -- moreso with episodes four through six than with the previous three, but I guess it took some jelling and experimentation to figure out the best ways of doing things.
I usually revisit all the locations, and check the screens for items I may have missed... sometimes even by slowly scanning the screen with the cursor, in the hope of a new object highlighting.
*I'll supply a more thorough answer later.
I think about what would be most logical to do (in that specific game universe), and if I have got abit in to the game before I got stuck, I'm trying to go over everything that has happend so far, and think about what the heck the designers want me to do next (and possibly some backtracknig, going through dialogs I might have missed due to my lack of knowlege of the english language), and if nothing of this work I traditionally use everything on everything for a few minutes, after those painful minutes I get bored and skip directly to the walk-through part.
What can I say, I hate when the story/"flow of jokes" stop :P
Please excuse my horrible english, too tired to correct my worst spelling errors.
Bed here I come!! :rolleyes: (that I for some reason found that sentance funny might imply the fact that I'm really tired and/or insane).
Jennifer ModeratorDave Grossman wrote: »So, there's a common thing that people who play adventure games do when they start to get stuck, which is to methodically go through and try using everything in their inventory. I'm wondering what else people do when they're out of ideas -- for example, maybe you take your hand off the mouse and think, or you wander around through all the environments but don't click on anything, or you go back and talk to all the people again. (Maybe you immediately go look on the forums for a hint or call your brother-in-law for advice.) What's your approach?during Reality 2.0 with the RGB puzzle. It was a logical puzzle, I just couldn't get my mind wrapped around it for some reason.
I will usually check other locations, talk to more people .. go have a look around.. think about what I have to do..if i'm still stuck i'll have a break from the game and think about the puzzle then.. and come back to it.. a lot of the "did you do ..." play it again stuff was done when I was stuck.. theres a lot you miss when you just rush through the game
Mel in a clear thinking state of mind:
1. Go back and talk to everyone:It works - hurrah! (why didn't you think to talk to that person again?)It doesn't work - Damn!>>go to step 2
2. Revisit all locations, look for any items or hot spots missed:It works - Why didn't I see that the first time OR How in the hell did they expect me to find that?It doesn't work - Shit. One more thing and then I'm going to hints.>>>go to Step 3
3. Try everything in your inventory on everything else in your inventory or on all of the hotspots and people you can think of:It works - What a pain in the ass! What was the point of that puzzle again?It doesn't work - F*#@.>>>go to Step 4
4. Go to UHS or a walkthroughIt works - I don't mind doing this a few times but if the whole game is like this, I may quit.It doesn't work - Uninstall.
Mel in a stressed/tired state:
1. Swear
2. Go to UHS/Walkthrough
3. Contemplate shelving game playing until I am out of said state of mind.
In the first scenario I'll interchange steps 1 & 2 or do them at the same time thus bypassing Damn.
1. Have I clicked EVERYTHING?
2. Have I tried EVERY item?
3.How far would I have to backtrack to double-check?
4. Have I clicked every possible conversation branch?
5. Have I blind-typed "plugh", "plover" and "xyzzy"?
6.Did I chortle at my own cleverness for doing so?
7. Is the game alt-tab friendly so I can check online for hints?
8.Was it smart for me to manage to buy the one game that nobody has written a walkthrough for?
9.Do I have a baseball bat and a place to put the CD/floppy shards?
have you ever get stuck on an fps game? heheh I did once in Doom.
well for adventure games, I very much agree with Mel except the last resort of uninstalling... it can turns out to be a bug! and for Sam & Max, what better place to find or seek help than this lively forum (or maybe asking directly to Emily)?
I've been stuck in FPSs quite a bit, usually because of something escaping my notice, or a hard-to-find key, or jumping puzzles. (I HATE those)
For instance, a couple days ago while playing Quake 4, I spent almost an hour in a room, simply because I somehow kept not seeing a big honkin' touchscreen that opens the door.
(For those who have played it, it was the medical room where you first encounter the flying acid-spitty Strogg with blades for arms)
(such as: use love potion custard in outhouse, use octopus in outhouse, give fishmonger prunes, after tentacle rape get fishmonger's belt buckle, yay ftw)
And yeah, sometimes getting stuck (like in a dungeon in Zelda or Oblivion) is just due to something that's just not obviously visible. Like in Sam & Max episode 4I knew the beacon must have been somewhere in or near Bosco's, but I just couldn't see it.Had to look online for that one.
Shauntron Telltale AlumniI used to get stuck in FPSs way more often because the textures and level design were all too similar, so I would run around in circles too much and give up. Starting around the release of Half Life, level design got a lot more varied and logical and I don't really get stuck anymore.
1. Think about what I need to do next, logically.
2. Revisit all NPC's and scenes. Repeat dialog and look for anything missed.
3. Go to sleep... its 3 am already?
4. Retry steps 1 and 2.
5. Go online. Read walkthrough. Get mad at accidently reading the answer to a puzzle not yet encountered. Get more angry at realising the answer was either obvious or insanely twisted
If all that fails and I'm still stumped... I try to put in disk 21... or disk 52... or disk 98...
Or maybe I'll just skip that part of the game...
I usually have a friend over while I'm playing and almost all of the time we can figure it out between the two of us. If we're stumped, then we start drinking beer and talking about stuff until we figure it out/don't care anymore. Usually the answer comes eventually.
I get some paper, a pencil, and start drawing. A blank, that is.
*Drum roll*
Well, these days I tend to go to a walkthrough quicker than I really should... it's terrible but i've gotten lazy. All this easily obtained hints... mmmm.
I try to find spoiler free ones though.
I get stuck, I walk about for a bit to see if I missed anything, have a think.. find a walkthrough.
Back in the days before widely available internet assistance however, I wandered, thought, asked friends and family for suggestions, walked about a bit more, got bored and left the game for the day. Annoyingly the Lucasarts Sam & Max had me horribly stumped at one point. Took me weeks before a cousin finally pointed out "oh, there's a magnifying lens in the background there, see? it's really hard to make out but it's there"
Bah... I simply hadn't noticed the thing.
I have such fond fond memories of completing so many adventure games without walkthroughs, something i seldom do these days... either games have gotten harder (doubt it) or i've gotten lazier... i'm going with the later.
However... My endless undying respect goes to my cousin Quentin who manged to actually finish KQ7 WITHOUT a walkthrough... my god... that game is frustratingly impossible.
I heard that asking like a madman every 10 minutes in the forum works
Besides doing a number of things mentioned on this thread, I also use the trick of looking for things I haven't used yet. Case in point: in the ep6 finale, I knew I had todo something with the lunar landerfor the sole reason that I had not used thelunar lander keysanywhere yet. I know this is supposed to be a bad tactic and supposed to be counteracted by red herrings and multiple-useful items, but let's just say it works surprisingly often.
After I have tried everything I can think of I go away from the game for a bit and come back a day or so later with a fresh perspective.
Usually the reason I get stuck in games is when I have actually figured out the answer to the puzzle but I can't figure out how the game designers want me to solve it. Perfect example: in "abe Lincoln must die" Iknew I had to get the Nuke targeting device from Bosco's but I couldn't figure out where it was in the store. I can't stand stuff like that, because I wasn't stuck because I couldn't figure out the puzzle, I was stuck because I couldn't figure out where to click! In those cases you just need a break to relax and then come back when you can calmly try things again.
Hmm ...
It only reminds me of a situasion a have when I visit the bathroom , but....
Well ... Never mind ...
Step One: Give up and go and start making tea
Step Two: Have idea, run back and try it
Step three: Find idea works. Proceed to play game for another 30 minutes
Step Four: Remember tea and go back to find it has gone cold. Drink it anyway and make more.
Optional: Replace all instances of 'Tea' with 'Coffee' depending on the time of day.
I tend to lean back and overthink things. I don't like to just combine stuff at random so I try to avoid that as long as I can. In my opinion combinations or actions should be logical (based on the given universe obviously, S&M is a sliiightly wacky universe;-)
Often I do know WHAT I want to do to fix something but don't know HOW I can do that in the game. For example; I did know I wantedketchup on the cakein S&M ep2 but took ages to reverse my train of thought andbring the cake to the ketchup
1 When I get stumped I go back to see what I've missed.
2 Then I start to think in a more logical way.
3 After this I try combine everything with everything and talk with everyone again. Sometimes I go back to previous saved stages to redo the steps.
4 Then I get away from the game, sleep and the next time, try to see the things with a diferent perspective. I can hold this for 2 or 3 days.
5 By now, I considering to look online walktroughs. I really start to walk trough the house, thinking.
6 I look online help.
Usually works on the step 2 or 3.
I'm playing Monkey Island 2 and I got stuck in the governor Phatt book part. I'm on step 5 and had this logical tought. I have to take the book without him noticing. Then come the Indiana Jones idol scene and everything fall into place. There's no better sensation!
But happens situations like the Kate Capsize near-grog puzzle. I had missed the part that the barman say about her having a near-grog bottle. Neither the barman or Kate talk about this anymore later. There's no way I could know how to solve this puzzle. I keep trying to win the grog contest in all of silly ways. I was piss to look for online help and piss to realize that the puzzle was solved that way! It's curse the designer time!!
When I'm hopelessly, hopelessly stuck, I generally just try everything with everything, even if I know the combination is illogical. But I'm not always provided with an interface that allows me to do this very quickly, or sometimes the environments are simply too vast to permit the use of such tactics. It's in these cases that I will turn to a walkthrough. But I generally try my best not to.
However, with that being said, when it comes to twiddling puzzles, I will almost invariably seek out walkthroughs.
In this day and age I am happy that a game gets me stumped for a change and doesn't shine a hint button in my face or just is so easy that this doesn't happen.
1.) Combine all items together
2.) Cry
3.) Got to GameFAQS
Darth Marsden wrote: »Replace 'Cry' with 'Scream in Frustration' and you've got my list as well.
I would have thought you were the manifestation of serenity after the way you sneaked past the sheriff in his office in Simon the Sorcerer 3D. If I had managed to force myself to play that game at all, I probably would have given up on it then.
Vainamoinen ModeratorDarth Marsden wrote: »Replace 'Cry' with 'Scream in Frustration' and you've got my list as well.
What now, Darth? No scream of agony over a massively necroed thread?
I must not scream. Screaming is the mind killer. Screaming is the little death that brings total obliteration.
Also you have no mouth. So even if you must scream.
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In one of writer Richard Matheson's last novels, when a radio psychologist complains that the woman his wife had just turned away from their door was "terribly disturbed," his wife retorts, "Aren't we all?"
That question was central in Matheson's imagination, where the line between normal and out of this world was frighteningly fine. His stories and novels — including "I Am Legend" and "The Shrinking Man" — take place in the so-called real world, but the inexplicable abounds. The dark space under a couch is a passageway to an alien realm, a truck on a lonely road is possessed by evil, a telephone rings with a dead man's voice.
Matheson, a master of science fiction, fantasy and horror who said he believed not in the supernatural but "the supernormal," died Sunday of natural causes at his Calabasas home, said his son, screenwriter R.C. Matheson. He was 87.
"He fired my imagination by placing his horrors not in European castles and Lovecraftian universes, but in American scenes I knew and could relate to," Stephen King, who cited Matheson as the author "who influenced me most," wrote in a tribute posted on his website Tuesday.
Praised by Ray Bradbury as "one of the most important writers of the 20th century," Matheson told stories that were frequently translated into films, including "The Incredible Shrinking Man" in 1957 and "Real Steel" in 2011.
His 1954 novel "I Am Legend," about the last man to avoid the virus that turns people into vampires, was adapted three times: starring Vincent Price in 1964's "The Last Man on Earth"; Charlton Heston in 1971's "The Omega Man"; and Will Smith in 2007's "I Am Legend." Director George A. Romero has described his 1968 cult film "Night of the Living Dead" as an homage to Matheson.
His TV credits include more than a dozen episodes of "The Twilight Zone." One of the most memorable was "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," featuring William Shatner as a passenger on an airplane who's convinced that the flight is doomed by a gremlin on the wing. John Lithgow reprised the role in 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie."
"Duel," the 1971 made-for-TV movie that was director Steven Spielberg's first feature-length film, was based on Matheson's adaptation of his short story about a truck that menaces a driver on a lonely road.
"For me," Spielberg said in a statement about Matheson, "he is in the same category as Bradbury and [Isaac] Asimov."
Born in Allendale, N.J., on Feb. 20, 1926, Matheson was the son of Norwegian immigrants who separated when he was about 8. He was raised by his mother who, he told The Times in 2005, "was very distrustful of the outside world."
Her outlook left an impression on her son, who grew into a man whose children would sometimes call him "Mr. Paranoia."
After serving in the Army during World War II, Matheson earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri in 1949. In 1951 he moved to California, where he met his wife, Ruth Ann Woodson. They were married in 1952.
She survives him along with sons R.C. and Christian, daughters Ali Marie Matheson and Bettina Matheson Mayberry, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He published his first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. "It was a stunner," writer Harlan Ellison, who knew Matheson for 50 years, recalled Tuesday of his friend's tale about a mutant child kept in the basement by his parents. "It fit the world of genre writing like 'Catcher in the Rye' or 'On the Road.' I went seeking every story of his thereafter."
The idea for "I Am Legend" came to him as a teenager when he saw the movie "Dracula." It occurred to him that if one vampire was scary, "a whole world populated by vampires would be really scary," he told the New York Times in 1994.
He did not develop the idea until 1952 when he and his wife were living in Gardena. He used their house as the model for the one protagonist Neville fortifies against the blood-sucking hordes with garlic, mirrors and crucifixes.
Reviewers noted that Matheson's unadorned writing style suited his desire to make the familiar terrifying. "The almost clinical quality of his writing actually adds gravity to his horrors by giving them a solid and seemingly irrefutable basis in reality, no matter how outlandish they seem at first," Stefan Dziemianowicz wrote in the "St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers."
In the 1970s, the man named a Grand Master by the World Horror Convention "began to feel the darker work was not where his heart was anymore," his son R.C. said. His fiction turned more spiritual, reflecting his growing belief in the afterlife. "Bid Time Return," a 1975 novel later re-published as "Somewhere in Time," and "What Dreams May Come," published in 1978, both concerned loves that transcended time and place.
Both were made into movies, with "Somewhere in Time" (1980) starring Christopher Reeve and "What Dreams May Come" (1998) starring Robin Williams.
"I think we're yearning for something beyond the every day," Matheson told the entertainment website CinemaSpy several years ago. "And I will tell you I don't believe in the supernatural, I believe in the supernormal. To me there is nothing that goes against nature. If it seems incomprehensible, it's only because we haven't been able to understand it yet."


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Overview Detail Legend Zoom: ?? Overlay features legend For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature. Detail Map Features Showing 6 items: Mullaghcleevaun 849m, Mullaghcleevaun East Top 790m, Duff Hill 720m, Black Hill 602.2m, Carrigshouk 572.5m, Tracks: 3260, 7km Find Suggested WalksOpen walks finder Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature. Videos Recent Contributions 1 2 3 .. 20 Next page >> Get Notifications Cadamstown to Kinnitty - Slieve Blooms Track 4126 jgfitz 10 hours ago We commenced the hike along the way-marked Silver River eco-walk. The well-illustrated information boards along the gorg walk, Len: 13.3km, Climb: 341m, Area: Slieve Bloom (Ireland) The Heights of Malta Track 4137 madfrankie 6 days ago When you're considering hiking trips abroad, Malta is not likely to be high on anyone's list. It's small and the human f walk, Len: 8.4km, Climb: 40m, Area: Malta, Dingli () Binn Charrach: NE finger from the Twelve Bens offers a way in. 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Video display Dublin/Wicklow Area Wicklow Mountains Subarea More detail Place count in area: 129, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW Highest place: Lugnaquilla, 925m Maximum height for area: 925 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, Places in area Dublin/Wicklow:Ballinacorbeg 336mBallinastraw 284mBallycurry 301mBallyguile Hill 188mBallyhook Hill 288mBray Head Hill 240mCarrickgollogan 276mCarrigeen Hill 298mCarrigoona Commons East 242mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mCupidstown Hill 378.6mDunranhill 342mEagle Hill 296mKilleagh 249mKilliney Hill 153.5mKilmichael Hill 267mKilnamanagh Hill 217mKnockannavea 400.8mKnockree 342mMount Kennedy 365.9mSlieveroe 332mWestaston Hill 270mDublin Mountains: Corrig Mountain 617.1mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mMountpelier Hill 383mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 396.9mSeahan 647.3mSeefin 620.6mSeefingan 722.9mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536mWicklow Mountains: Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602.2mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain North-West Top 548mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mCamaderry South East Top 677.3mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrignagunneen 561mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroaghanmoira North Top 575mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mCullentragh Mountain 510mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFair Mountain 571.2mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKanturk 523mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446.2mLugnaquilla 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 661mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 641mScarr North-West Top 561mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599.5mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 682.4mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTonlagee South-East Top 546mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686mWhite Hill 630.9m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Mullaghcleevaun Mountain Mullach Cliabháin A name in Irish (Ir. Mullach Cliabháin [logainm.ie], 'summit of the cradle/basket') Wicklow County, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Granite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock Height: 849m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O06763 07049 Place visited by 779 members. Recently by: Prendo, emermcloughlin, briankelly, Harry-Badger, Roswayman, schwann10, High-King, JoanAthlone, finkey86, bergman, FrankMc1964, JeanM, arderincorbett, WicklowHiker, David-Guenot I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -6.40668, Latitude: 53.103616 , Easting: 306763, Northing: 207049 Prominence: 374m, Isolation: 1.5km, Has trig pillar ITM: 706691 707080, GPS IDs, 6 char: Mlghcl, 10 char: MlghclvnBedrock type: Granite with microcline phenocrysts, (Type 2p microcline porphyritic) Joyce says it is named after a cradle-like depression near the top, presumably the one occupied by Cleevaun Lough. Mullaghcleevaun is the second highest mountain in the Dublin/Wicklow area and the 20th highest in Ireland. Mullaghcleevaun is the second highest point in county Wicklow. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Mullaghcleevaun 1 2 3 .. 5 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : Mullaghcleevaun (right) and its ridge to the east top. Picture: Mullaghcleevaun (right) and its ridge to the east top. High flattish summit reached by many interesting routes. Short Summary created by simon3, 24 Sep 2011 Mullaghcleevaun and its East Top can be thought of as a 1km east west ridge. Walking between the two gives gives views of much of the Wicklow uplands and a nearer view of Cleevaun Lough, a bog enclosed lake nestling into a corrie to the north. Mullaghcleevaun can be reached from the north via Black Hill starting from O045 109 A (2h30 round trip) or from around O192 050 B under Carrigshouk the SE ridge, taking around 2h round trip. It's also an important link when heading from the Sally Gap to Tonelagee which will take you over the boggy southern ridge with the slight rise of Barnacullian. It's easiest to walk on the east side of this. Be aware that the Glenmacnass River may become impassable quickly in rain. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/comment/4780/ Geo on Mullaghcleevaun, 2009 by Geo 23 Mar 2009 The terminus of our Sunday walk on March 22 2009. Took about 3.5 hours from Sally Gap and 3 hours return by the same route. Ascending to the trig point from Mullaghcleevaun East, you will be glad to have favourable weather as you can pick your way upslope hard to the right to avoid the awfull peaty mud. If its misty and you have to follow a bearing its best stay on the bearing as going too far north to avoid the muck will bring you close to a bluff overlooking the corrie lake of Cleevaun Lough, which is a gorgeous little jewel set in the massive head of Mullaghcleevaun itself. A couple of memorials up here to look at as you wander around the summit trig point. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/comment/3674/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from senior : Cleevaun Lough frozen solid during our recent arctic weather Picture: Cleevaun Lough frozen solid during our recent arctic weather Cleevaun Lough by senior 7 Mar 2011 Cleevaun Lough frozen solid during our recent arctic weather Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/comment/6265/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from pplsgod : Lokking back at Mullaghcleevaun on route to Moanbane Picture: Lokking back at Mullaghcleevaun on route to Moanbane pplsgod on Mullaghcleevaun, 2009 by pplsgod 29 Sep 2009 Climbed Mullaghcleevaun via Carrigshouk and the East Top on the 26th September 2009. Decided to traverse across from Carrigshouk to Ballyknockan. There is a nice pub called the Lakeview Lodge where I parked my car in the morning and got a lift back to the start point of Carrigshouk at O192 050 B The climb to Carrigshouk itself was relatively straightforward, the ground on the day was dry and made climbing a lot easier. From the summit I took a moment to get my bearings and then proceeded north-west to Mullaghcleevaun east top. The cloud had descended around me by the time I was nearly at the summit but thankfully the ground was easy to walk along. For those of you who geocache there is one hidden not far from the east top summit so I spent a few minutes looking for this. From here I then went due west trying to avoid descending too much ground before heading to Mullaghcleevaun itself. Due to the thickness of the cloud at this time I was at the summit in no time as the hike over from the east top is relatively straightforward . Mullaghcleevaun was busy on the day as I ran into a walking club on the summit so I didn't hang around too long, sadly due to the cloud cover the views were hidden on the day. From here headed down to Billy Byrne's gap before heading upto Moanbane summit. The clouds had dissipated at this point and the view of the reservoir by now was excellent. Took the relative short walk across to Silsean which due to the broken nature of the ground took longer than anticipated. The route up and indeed most of the summit has been destroyed by quad bikes making the hike a tougher slog than it would normally have been. Be sure to take care if the weather is wet. From here it is descent all the way to Ballyknockan. Its a long descent and I found it tough on the feet so take a little extra time. Refer to the Mullaghcleevaun traverse on the walks list of this site for more info. Overall start to finish took 4.5 hours and well worth a little preparation with a 2 car set up. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/comment/4151/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from simon3 simon3 on Mullaghcleevaun, 2002 by simon3 30 Sep 2002 Mullaghcleevaun at 849 metres is the second highest mountain in Wicklow, after Lugnaquillia. Claude Wall said "[it].. commands the great plains to the north and west for an immense distance, the northern half of Leinster and the distant heights of Connaught and Ulster being visible on a clear day." On the north-east side of the summit, there is Cleevaun Lake. Often this is shrouded in mist, its wet surrounds making a cold place to rest before the steep ascent onto the summit. The day the picture was taken, at the end of an Indian Summer in Sept 2002, the clear view can be seen. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/comment/149/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Pádraig on Mullaghcleevaun, 2004 by Pádraig 13 Jun 2004 During the recent run of dry weather I climbed Mullaghcleevaun. Leaving the car in Gelnmacnass car park I walked up the Military road for some 2.5 miles to reach Carrigshouk. Having walked around this hill, you are given clear access to Mullaghcleevan East Top. Take some of the sheep paths through the heather and it will direct you on a hassel free approach. From East Top the gentle walk to the top of Mullaghcleevaun is straight forward (particularly in such dry weather). Once on the summit, it's nice to make a stop and maybe offer a prayer at the memorial for the An Oige members who died back in the fifties. On the descent I headed in the direction of Tonelagee (south). The stretch of land to Barnacullian is very unusual as there are great fissures in the bog resulting in a slow and time consuming trek. In some parts I came across crevasses that were nearly twenthy feet deep and fifteen feet wide. To stray into one of these would certainly give you a bit more than a sprained ankle. So, as you can imagine, there was a lot of doubling back and trying to find a different route. With a leap of imagination you could almost feel that you were trying to negotiate the Khumbu Icefall (or at least a boggy version of it). I'm sure this route could be somewhat dangerous in wet weather or in poor visibility. Anyway, once you hit Stoney Top, the pleasure of Tonelagee awaits. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/20/comment/990/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average COMMENTS for Mullaghcleevaun 1 2 3 .. 5 Next page >> (End of comment section for Mullaghcleevaun.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence) MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 11 Million Visitors Per Year. 1300 Contributors.


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Kentucky Vital Records
This entry was originally written by Wendy Bebout Elliott, Ph.D., FUGA, for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Although compliance was never complete, birth and death records for Kentucky begin as early as 1852 when statewide registration was first enacted. The requirement continued for only ten years. Some births and deaths were recorded (1874'79, 1892'1910), but observance remained sporadic.
A few larger cities maintained separate birth and death records prior to 1911, but these too are incomplete. Louisville (1898'1911), Covington (1890'1911), Newport (1890'1911), and Lexington (1906'11) are four cities with registered births in their respective city health departments.
The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society (see Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies) have early records for 1852 to 1910, arranged by counties. Jeffery M. Duff's Inventory of Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1852'1910, rev. ed. (Frankfort, Ky.: Department for Libraries and Archives, 1988), lists what is available by year and county at both of the repositories. Other repositories, including the Filson Library (see Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies) and the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, have some copies. No statewide index has been compiled for these early records, although the Kentucky Historical Society has a card index of both births and deaths for 1852 to 1862. Some early records, which have been indexed by county, appear in various issues of the Kentucky Historical Society's Register.
Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.
Kentucky marriage records usually begin about the time of the respective county's establishment or within a few years of that date. Some counties have marriage records for dates prior to organization. Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties have marriage records as early as 1785. The respective county clerk has jurisdiction over marriage records. Beginning in 1958 statewide registration was required. Originals are filed in the counties and duplicates are available at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Office of Vital Statistics maintains an index to marriage records from 1958. Licenses and bonds may be filed separately from certificates. An index to Kentucky marriage, divorce, and death records is online at http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/.
Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:
- Antoniak, Eleanor, indexer. Kentucky Marriage Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Lists all marriages published in the Register of Kentucky but does not include records for all counties. It includes marriages from the following counties: Barren 1799-1817, Bourbon 1786-1800, Christian 1797-1825, Floyd 1803-1860, Franklin 1795-1810, Grant 1820-1854, Greenup 1804-1820, Hardin 1792-1825, Lawrence 1822-1859, Lincoln 1781-1792, Madison, Mercer 1786-1800, Montgomery 1852-1859, Muhlenburg 1799-1836, Nelson 1785-1815, Pike 1822-1865, Shelby 1792-1830, Union, and Woodford 1789-1799, with the addition of some Culpeper County, Virginia marriages.
- Clift, G. Glenn, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1797'1865. 1974. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Newspaper marriage notices previously published in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Alphabetical by county and alphabetical within each county by groom's surname.
Kentucky's state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.
Ancestry.com has a number of vital record collections for Kentucky including:
- Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
- Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999
- Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865
- Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
- Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
- Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914
- Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999
- Kentucky Marriage Records
- Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
- Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
- Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960
- Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979
- Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954
- Kentucky, Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970
- Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955
External Links
- Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing Kentucky birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.
- Kentucky Obituary and Death Notice Archive - free Kentucky obituary archive that has transcribed obits from across the state.
- Kentucky Library of Files - free Kentucky obituary and data files archive from across the state.
- Kentucky Vital Records - links to Kentucky vital record sources organized by county


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Cemetery Directory
The North Platte Cemetery (North Platte, NE) is located on West Rodeo Road which is also Highway 30. It is on 30 developed acres, with an additional 15 acres undeveloped for future needs. The original cemetery in the 1860s was located at Fourth and Locust Streets which is now in-town. The North Platte Cemetery Association was established on 13 December 1872. They purchased five acres of land at $20 per acre for a new cemetery. About six months later the land was divided into lots and offered for $10 each. In 1884 Mrs. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) sold an additional 10 acres of land to the association, making a total of 15 acres.
Through the years the cemetery has developed and enlarged in size, making it almost impossible to locate a grave without some assistance or map. The North Platte Genealogical Society has established a Electronic Directory Fund at Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation in North Platte. The intent is to raise $25,000 for the directory, plus more for maintenance. Because of the 501(c) (3) status of the foundation, donors will be able to make contributions that are tax deductible. They are hoping that people consider the fund for a memorial designation or a donation in memory of a loved one.
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Are you having Windy Prairie Systems (Welding Plus) put yours up? They have excellent electronic and manual directories. We are going to work on one for the cemetery in my town.ReplyDelete
I do know they have been considered. I am more in the way of media coverage, etc. of the fund. It is long needed. I have seen some of their directories and they are great.ReplyDelete
Wow, that is one mother of a cemetery. Good luck with your fund raising.ReplyDelete
David http://lastrp.com
Large cemeteries really need these. There is an extradordinary cemetery "Cave Hill" in Louisville that is stunningly beautiful and really huge. Something like 300 acres. They were able to look up names in seconds on their computer.ReplyDelete


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This press conference is being conducted by a coalition of NGOs under the umbrella of the Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF). All NGOs are non-funded, non-profit NGOs fighting for men's rights, Gender Equality, Judicial accountability and balanced laws. This press Conference has been scheduled to highlight the shocking level of biased and anti-male legal Recommendations released by the Justice Verma committee.
The coalition is shocked and finds it hard to believe that given the credibility and collective legalExperience of the committee how could the committee choose and include only archaic and Highly dangerous clauses and exclude female sexual predators who are guilty of committing sexual assault .
Presumption of guilt of a man, removal of misuse clause for women and adding an additional Section for matrimonial rape in additional to already existing 15 laws for women in a matrimonial setting is something very preposterous on part of the committee. While the human rights, social Rights, and legal rights of women were brought up many times by Justice Verma in his press Conference, none of the same rights have been conferred on men through his legal Recommendations. Men cannot expect to get a fair trial should any of these recommendations come into existence.
The coalition expresses grave doubt on the level of due diligence claimed by the committee in the law amendment recommendations and believes it is essentially a blind copy of the recommendations proposed by a handful of aggressive women's organizations invited forDeposition.
1. From the report it is clear that a handful of women's groups were selectively invited for deposition in front of the committee. Most of these groups invited are widely known for their aggressive anti-male approach to gender laws and inclination to Safeguard female criminals from crimes against men.
2. That not a single organization working for men's welfare was invited shows the poor Democratic values displayed by the committee. The committee owes an explanation to the citizenry on how it could get the time to listen so many women's groups but could not find the time to listen to even one men's welfare group even though men Constitute 50% of the population.
3. Female sexual predators have been completely exempted from sexual assault just on account of their gender and the perpetrator has been made a man ONLY. This a Unbelievably anti-male stance since the legal systems in whole world as well as the Indian law commission and in its years of collective legal expertise believes that women are as likely to commit sexual assault as men are.
4. Punishment for Misuse of sexual harassment at workplace has now been removed without any reason whatsoever. Also protection for men from sexual harassment has not been included. World over most of the countries have gender neutral sexual harassment laws, a fact that this committee has ignored for the reasons not known
5. The fact of false rape cases has not been intentionally addressed even as the media and police from various states report that false rapes constitute over 75% to 90% rapes in India. It is believed that rape laws are misused even more than IPC 498A by some studies.
6. Marital rape has been included as a DUPLICATE section even though DV act (Section 3(ii)) is more than capable of addressing these issues. This has been done just to duplicate another cruelty law to increase misuse against men with another anti-male matrimonial recommendation and is a clear violation as per the settled principles of Double Jeopardy. It is shocking that instead of reducing the number of laws for cruelty this committee in all its collective experience has recommended the increase of additional law. As always, women sexual predators have been exempted from punishment for sexually harassing husbands and male children.
7. The committee has ignored the principles of natural justice and in Rape cases supports presumption of guilt on the accused and presumption of truthfulness on the female complainant. We are surprised on how a committee which such eminent panel members chose to ignore this fundamental pillar of justice even as the police reports states that over 74% to 90% rapes in India are false. These recommendations flout the basic principle for laying down the Laws on India which ensures that innocents would get punished by "assumption of being guilty" and going through "grilling Legal process" without any fault.
8. The committee has also not recommended any solution to the overwhelming majority of rape cases in Indian which are consensual sex converted to rape later by women when the relationship sours or marriage does not take place for fault of either of parties.
9. A court in Delhi has recently ticked off a mother and daughter duo for habitually filing false rape cases for grabbing property. There are millions more like these who have filed false cases when jilted or with a hidden agenda. Since over 74% to 90% reported rape cases are false in India, a person accused of sexual assault cannot expect to get a fair trial at all if all of the relevant evidence of the alleged victim's sexual history is not presented before the court. However the committee has recommended that past sexual escapades of a woman will have no bearing on the current cases essentially striking down another defense of the innocently accused.
10. The Justice Verma committee has diluted Section 14 of the Sexual Harassment Bill appears concerned that it is liable for misuse , while on the issue of 498a misuse which is widely documented the law commission noted that misuse of a section is not ground for removing it. Why are double standards being followed for men and women ?
The coalition of multinational NGOs supporting this press conference strongly opposes the legal recommendations and amendments and states that these recommendations if implemented will lead to millions of men being denied protection from crimes committed by women. They will essentially be deemed as rapists without any hope of getting a fair trail even as female sexual predators and female false rape case and sexual harassment filers will roam freely in society. The coalition hereby demandsthat the legal recommendations be scrapped in its entirety and below amends be made.
1. Make Rape Law Gender Neutral as in other countries of the globe with punishment for female sex offenders.
2. Relationship consensual cases should not be allowed to be converted into rape cases as it is insan.e to do so.
3 Matrimonial rape must be removed as it a duplication of law and will be subject to heavy misuse
3. Sections like presumption of guilt, suppressing previous sexual behavior and any other section that interferes with right to innocence of an accused and prevents the accused from getting a fair and just trial should be removed.
3. False complaints of Rape cases and sexual harassment cases should be punished severely, so that men are protected.
4. Introduce the much required police reforms and Judicial reforms to ensure justice to all.
Supported By
Save Indian Family Foundation Bangalore, INSAAF, Save Family Foundation Delhi, All India Men's Welfare Association, Indian Affiliate Chapter of Association for International Men's Rights Activism and Welfare, MASI , AIFW , MASHAAL, MRA Pune , MILPF, HRIDAYA, Bhavya Foundation
Contact: 9890974788 (Rajesh) 9008302822 (Virag), 9818789236 (Swarup), 9845143724 (Anil),
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On-campus memorial service planned for award-winning botanistUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Anthropology Department
A memorial service will be held on the ground floor of Saunders Hall beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday, February 9, with a reception to follow in the Queen Liliʻuokalani Center for Student Services Room 412. Details may be found on the Anthropology Department Web site at http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu.. The family requests no flowers be sent, and that any donations be directed to the ACLU, an organization long supported by Etkin.
She was recently named a winner of the SEB's highest accolade for professionals. The Distinguished Economic Botanist Award was to have been presented to Etkin on June 5 during a formal ceremony at SEB's 50th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.
"She was a dear friend, respected colleague and superb mentor," said Geoff White, chairman of the Anthropology Department. "We will miss her more than words can say."
Established in 1978, the Distinguished Economic Botanist Award is bestowed annually for outstanding education and research accomplishments. The SEB is the largest international scientific organization fostering and encouraging research and education on the past, present, and future uses of plants by people.
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Singer Alicia Keys has signed on as the Global Creative Director of smartphone maker BlackBerry.
The singer's job title was announced during the company's BlackBerry 10 launch in New York City on Wednesday.
President Thorsten Heins says, "Alicia Keys has come to BlackBerry because she believes in the product and technology, and subscribes to our overriding philosophy to 'Keep Moving' to empower people through mobile computing and communications.
"We are excited she will be bringing to us her enormous capabilities, as well as a vast network of relationships in the entertainment, social media and business communities, to help shape our brand and grow our business."
And a statement on the star's website reads, "In her new role, Alicia will work closely with app developers, content creators, retailers, carriers and the entertainment community to further shape and enhance the BlackBerry 10 platform, and inspire creative use through its remarkable capabilities and functionality."
Last year, Keys proclaimed herself an "iPhone junky."


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ITINERARY - 15 Days in Argentina - READ HERE TIPS AND IDEAS TO VISIT BUENOS AIRES AND PATAGONIA ARGENTINA ON A BUDGET
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Argentina is a wonderful country. But it is also very big and very difficult to travel particularly when you are there only for a relatively short period.
I received many emails from the visitors of my website about my travel in Argentina and Patagonia, asking me how I planned my travel there and how I managed to see most of the "highlights" in only 15 days.
I try to summarize an itinerary for you in 500 words, whatever for details you can read more on my website.
Here our recommended 15 days Itinerary in Argentina:
Here our recommended 15 days Itinerary in Argentina:
Day 1 – Arrive in Buenos Aires in the morning and check in in a B&B you booked well an advance in Buenos Aires, possibly in the area of Plaza de Mayo. Visit the area of San Telmo and Puerto Madero.
Day 2 – Visit Plaza de Mayo, the Casa Rosada, the Cathedral and the famous shopping area of Avenida Florida
Check in in one of the many hostels in El Calafate and ask the hostel to book for you: a seat on a bus to Perito Moreno Glacier for the afternoon, a guided tour to the Estancia Cristina and the Viedma Glacier for the following day and a seat on an evening bus to El Chalten for Day 5.
Day 4 - Visit the Estancia Cristina and the Viedma Glacier
Day 5 – Visit El Calafate and the wonderful Lago Argentino and take the bus in the evening to El Chalten
Day 6 – Walk the path "Laguna Torre" from El Chalten to the Fitz Roy Mountain
Day 7 – Walk the path "Laguna de Los Tres" from El Chalten to the Fitz Roy Mountain
Day 8 – Take a bus back to El Calafate and from there the plane to Ushuaia.
Check in in one of the many hostels in Ushuaia and ask the
hostel to book for you: a guided tour to the Isla Martillo to
see the Magellan Penguins for the following day.
hostel to book for you: a guided tour to the Isla Martillo to
see the Magellan Penguins for the following day.
Day 9 – Visit the Magellan Penguins, it is a great experience to walk next to them!
Day 10 – Visit Ushuaia and in the evening go at the harbour and take one of the many boat tours to admire the cormorants and the sea lions and hopefully a fantastic sunset!
Day 11 – Visit the National Park Tierra del Fuego and walk the Coastal Path till Lapataia Bay "The End of the World".
Day 12 – Take the plane back to Buenos Aires in the morning. Check in a B&B in the area of Palermo. Visit the Museum de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires and the beautiful park Tres de Febrero.
Day 13 – Visit the Cemetery of La Recoleta, walk around Palermo and have a nice dinner there.
Day 14 – Visit the famous quarter of La Boca and go for a Tango night.
Day 15 – Take your flight back home...
Are you planning to travel to Argentina?
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I had already planned to make chocolate cupcakes, so Krystal's suggestion of a choco-diva cupcake for Mercedes jumped out at me. Mercedes is a sassy and confident member of the glee club, with the desire to be in the limelight and the talent to back it up. Befitting of her large personality, I created an over the top cupcake with definite style and intense flavors.
The Mercedes Choco-Diva Cupcake combines coconut chocolate cake, coconut cream filling, and almond buttercream, with caramel and chocolate ganache drizzled on top. For extra flair, the frosting is piped in a ruffled design, inspired by Cook like a Champion.
Note: I am on a dairy-free diet for the time being, so I made the vegan chocolate cupcakes below (the perfectly domed tops at Oh She Glows convinced me I need to try her recipe - and it did not dissappoint!), but you can use your favorite chocolate cake recipe.
Choco-Diva Cupcakes
Source: Cake and Frosting adapted from Oh She Glows, Coconut Cream filling adapted from here, Caramel and Chocolate Ganache Glaze adapted from Baking: From My Home To Yours
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Total time: 2 hours, 30 minutes (make the caramel first to cut down on idle time!)
For the cupcakes:
- 1 cup non-dairy milk, (regular milk is fine if you aren't sensitive to dairy or following a vegan diet)
- 1 cup evaporated cane juice
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, divided
For the frosting:
- 1/2 cup Earth Balance buttery stick or equivalent, at room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk, (regular milk is fine if you aren't sensitive to dairy)
For the filling:
- 1 can coconut milk (do not use light milk)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons evaporated cane juice, or sugar
For the caramel:
- 1/2 cup evaporated cane juice, or sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon agave nectar, or light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup reserved coconut cream (from filling)
- 1 teaspoon Earth Balance buttery stick or equivalent, at room temperature
For the chocolate ganache glaze:
- 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup reserved coconut cream (from filling)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon evaporated cane juice, or sugar
InstructionsOne Day Ahead: Identify which end of the can of coconut milk you'll open with the can opener, and place it that-side-down in the refrigerator. It's best to chill it at least 24 hours, as this will allow the cream to separate and rise to the top.
For the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. With an electric or stand mixer, beat together the non-dairy milk, oil, sugar, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, almond extract in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed for one to two minutes.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until all the clumps are gone. Stir in coconut, reserving 2 tablespoons.
- Pour batter into prepare pan (it will be thin), about 2/3 full for each. Sprinkle tops of each with reserved shredded coconut (they will self-toast in the oven and add another great dimension to these cupcakes!).
- Bake for 22 minutes at 350 degrees F, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool completely in the pan.
For the frosting:
- In a mixing bowl, beat Earth Balance (or equivalent) with an electric or stand mixer for 2-3 minutes. Add milk, vanilla, and salt and beat and additional minute.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Beat until fully combined, then another 5 minutes more. Add additional milk, a little at a time, if necessary to reach desired consistency.
For the filling:
- Open can of refrigerated coconut milk. Pour off the clear/milky coconut water (it will be on the top if you chilled the can open-side-down). This can be saved for smoothies or added to juice.
- Scoop the cream out of the can and into a small bowl (about 1 1/2 cups).
- Combine 1 cup of coconut cream, vanilla and cane juice in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Refrigerate until you are ready to assemble the cupcakes.
For the caramel:
- Add cane juice, water and agave nectar in a small heavy bottomed saucepan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, without stirring. Let boil until a nice amber color is acheived, about 5-10 minutes. It's easiest to check the color of the sugar by dropping a small amount on a white plate.
- Once at the desired color, remove the pan from the heat, and stand back to add the coconut cream and butter (it will spatter). Stir the caramel to calm it down, then pour into a heatsafe bowl.
- Let caramel cool for one hour before topping cupcakes.
For the chocolate ganache glaze:
- Add the chocolate to a medium heatsafe bowl.
- Add the coconut cream, water and cane juice to a small saucepan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Pour cream mixture over chocolate, and let sit for 30 seconds.
- Using a whisk or spatula, slowly stir the chocolate/cream mixture with slow, concentric circles starting in the center. Stir until all the chocolate is melted and smooth.
Assembly! (thought you'd never get here, eh?)
- Prepare to fill the cupcakes - the cone method works best here. Using a small, sharp knife, cut a cone out of the center of each cupcake. Fill the cupcake with coconut cream. Remove the tip of the cone (to leave room for the filling) and replace the top to the cupcake. Cake is a terrible thing to waste, so be sure to enjoy all those little pieces you cut off!
- To apply the ruffled frosting, fill a pastry bag fitted with a leaf tip (such a Wilton #104) with buttercream. I find that placing the cupcake on a small piece of foil makes it easy to turn while applying frosting. With the fat end of the tip facing out, pipe a circle of frosting around the edge of the cupcake, using a back and forth, overlapping motion. Fill in the center of the frosting ring to leave an even layer for the next level of frosting. Complete the second layer using the same back and forth overlapping motion, with a slightly smaller circle. Again, fill in the center so it is one even layer of frosting. Complete one more circle, smaller yet, for the third layer. Move the tip and and down, while turning the cupcake, to make a crown of frosting on top.
- Using a large spoon, drizzle caramel and chocolate ganache glaze over the cupcakes.


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Archive for July, 2009
Maine, rain, potato blight, and genealogical delight.
Posted by: downtothesea on July 11, 2009
Posted by: downtothesea on July 11, 2009
Amy has always been drawn to the sea, and is a coastal New Englander by happy accident of birth.
Her ancestors couldn't resist the lure of the sea either. They came from Ireland, Scotland, England, Sweden, and Hungary, following their fortunes, both good and bad, across the Atlantic to North America.
Here are their stories, and hers.


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Personal shopper at Whole Foods Kahala
If you think grocery shopping a chore, get a personal shopper at Whole Foods Kahala. For free! Email or phone in your grocery list, drive up the next day and have the groceries brought to you curbside. No circling for parking, no corralling your kids in the aisles lest they fall into the bulk bins.
Mostly, I think this is convenient for busy families. While I normally enjoy wandering the supermarket looking for what's fresh, what's new, what's on sale, and corralling the husband lest everything from the smoked meat counter "fall" into our grocery basket, I did try the service recently, and the convenience was amazing. I can see myself using it from time to time, especially around the holidays. But you have to be really specific on your shopping list (i.e. brand, local, organic) or be flexible—the personal shopper, Bob Madison, will make his best guess if he's not sure.
You'll call in your credit card the first time you use the service; from then on, Madison will just run your card.
Email your grocery list to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 738-0820 and ask for Bob, Monday through Friday until 4 p.m. each day. Pick up your groceries curbside after 10 a.m. the following day. Delivery also available for $28 as far as Makiki.


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The Best + Bunniest DIY Bunnies
Oh, I am impatient for spring! Since I live in San Francisco where one season blurs into the next, my main craving is for more sunlight. And spring vegetables, spring dresses, and lots and lots of bunnies..
- Alicia Paulson of Posie Gets Cozy always creates the most lovely, timeless things. Her Miss Maggie Rabbit Softie Kit is sold out (but check back, justs in case), but you can still make Miss Maggie, using the Sewing Pattern and your own stash of charming fabrics.
- Oh, hey, GIANT BUNNY. The Big Cuddly Bunny from The Purl Bee is so amazing I'd like to make one for everyone and inaugurate a new tradition: the First Day Of Spring Bunny Fight. And maybe a quick game of Bunny Baseball..
- The Purl Bee also made this little Bunny Hop Bunny and his whole family, including a bunny with a kerchief!
- It has become one of my dearly-held goals to both make and receive a surprise ball. They're so magical, and these bunny versions from Martha Stewart are petite and sweet.
- Their Soft Woolen Bunny is perfect as well, and you have to see how cute its little tail is.
- I definitely appreciate the aesthetic of the Stuffed Menswear Bunny, also from Martha, as a break from all the florals and foofs. So elegant!
- This final project from Martha Stewart requires no supplies other than your finest linen napkins...so I'd have to go get some if I wanted to set my table with Bunny Fold Napkins. And you know I do.
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Fire Magic Echelon Diamond E1060i 48-Inch Built-In Propane Gas Grill With Magic View Window - E1060i-4E1P-W
For a limited time, get a FREE Fire Magic griddle with the purchase of a Fire Magic Echelon, Aurora, or Choice Grill. This is up to a $567 value! FREE Shipping offer!
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- Unique 5 Ways to Cook system allows you to grill, sear, smoke, rotis and even charcoal grill
- Large cooking area holds more burgers than competitor's next size up, while taking up less counter space
- 4-Zone illuminated digital thermometer with meat probe means more socializing and less grill tending
- Blue back lit LED safety knobs and angled internal halogen lights for night time grilling in style
- Fire Magic grills are proudly made in the USA and have been since 1937
When only the best will do, Fire Magic offers the Echelon Diamond series, combining the ultimate in performance, beauty and innovation. Crafting American-made premium grills for over 75 years, Fire Magic is dedicated to providing their customers with a quality outdoor cooking experience. This Fire Magic Echelon built-in Gas Grill features 304 stainless steel construction for lasting quality, and modern styling with a sleek, contoured control panel. It comes with a spring-assisted, double-walled tear-drop hood, a removable warming rack, a 12V electric hot surface ignition with flash tube back-up and a 12 inch deep firebox for complete convection cooking. Also included is a magic view window built-in to the hood allowing you to monitor your food without losing any heat. The four main cast stainless steel E burners produce a total of 112,000 BTUs on the grilling surface, and the Diamond Sear Trapezoidal cooking grids provide an ample 1056 square inches of grilling area. This grill also features two 11,000 BTU stainless steel Quantum rotisserie burners with kit, which heat up quicker than other rotisserie burners and are designed to direct heat only to the food and not the rest of the grill. The grill also comes with a stainless steel charcoal/smoker basket for adding wood-fired flavor to your food. The heat zone separators allow you to cook at different temperatures across the grilling surface, while the integrated premium digital thermometer lets you monitor the temperature of each cooking zone. The thermometer also includes a meat probe, timer and alarms that can set for cooking zone temperature and food temperature. The angled 12V halogen oven lights and back-lit knobs make cooking at night simple and fun. This grill also features rear storage for your rotisserie kit and warming rack when not in use. Cleaning the grill is easy with the included grid lifter and the disposable drip pan collection system that is designed to prevent grease pan flare-ups. The Echelon Diamond requires a 110V power source to work properly and a wiring harness protects wiring from the heat of the grill. All Echelon grills come with a free custom laser inscribed personalized name plate that will require filling out and mailing in the form that comes with the grill and manual. Once received, the custom name plate will be shipped back free of charge.
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|Secondary Grilling Area
|384 Sq. Inches
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|1440 Sq. Inches
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|Heat Zone Separators
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|Includes Smoker Box
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|350 lbs
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If you're looking for a grill that's both beautiful and highly functional, the Fire Magic Echelon Diamond is the one for you. This grill is stylish and offers a variety of options with plenty of cooking power too. The Echelon Diamond series is sure to act as a showstopping centerpiece in any outdoor kitchen. Fire Magic is also proudly made in the USA.Customization:
The Echelon Diamond line of grills is highly customizable. For example, you can select the type of burner setup you want. You can also choose cast stainless steel or any combination of infrared and cast stainless burners. Both burner types are well designed with the highest quality materials for exceptionally high heat output.High Heat Output:
Fire Magic burners have a reputation for having intense heat. The cast burners are a unique "E-shape", which means they have more burner ports than typical cast burners that run straight front to back.High Quality Materials:
This grill has a sleek, 304-grade stainless steel body with polished edges and perfectly placed control knobs. Inside the grill, heavy-duty perforated stainless-steel flavor grids help keep grease away from the burners. The 304-grade stainless steel, trapezoid shaped Diamond Sear cooking grids offer more surface area than traditional round cooking grids. This allows more contact with your food, giving you those highly desired grill marks.Large Cooking Area & Easy Ignition:
Fire Magic's true width cooking grids offer some of the largest cooking areas by square inch in their size classes, so you can cook more food at once. To compare the cooking grid size for yourself, learn about Fire Magic Advantages & Benefits. Fire Magic also has a terrific "hot surface" ignition which makes lighting the grill a snap. It has a backup system just in case the hot ignition fails, although this rarely happens. It's easy to light the grill by placing a lighter near a small tube underneath the cooking grid.Included Echelon Diamond Features:
The control knobs are backlit by blue LED lights and there's even a built-in digital thermometer with meat probes for easy monitoring of your BBQ! (Echelon Diamond A Series has an analog thermometer). Another optional innovative feature is Fire Magic's exclusive Magic View Window. The Magic View Window is a fog-free viewing window built into the lid of the grill so you can watch your food as it cooks. This makes it super easy to check on the progress of your food without opening the lid and letting heat escape.
Another nice feature is the spring-assisted lid, which makes opening and closing of the lid easy. As an added bonus, all Echelon Diamond grills come with a free personalized inscribed name plate. Just fill out an inscription form in the same package as the owner's manual and Fire Magic will send back the name plate free of charge. You can add your name, favorite sports team, a special date, or anything you desire, so get creative!
The Echelon Diamond also includes a handy charcoal/smoker basket that fits over a burner, allowing you to cook over charcoal, or to infuse your food with delicious smoky flavor. These grills also come pre-assembled so you can start grilling and enjoying your grill faster.Available Fire Magic Accessories & Warranty
Fire Magic offers a great line of outdoor kitchen accessories, so you can build a matching outdoor kitchen with Fire Magic components. The Echelon's warranty is admirable and what you should expect from a premium gas grill company. The stainless steel components have a lifetime warranty (excludes the flavor grids, which are covered for 5 years). The infrared burners are covered by warranty for five years, and the valves are covered for 15 years. With Fire Magic's attention to detail and quality construction, our customers have reported very few problems with Echelon Diamond. When issues are reported, Fire Magic is quick to resolve all problems and leave customers happy.Things To Consider:
This grill has very few weak spots, but you can expect some flare ups, especially when grilling fatty meats like as burgers, even when cooking down below medium heat.
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text: « Return to Search Mass. Eye and Ear, GDATF Host Graves' Disease/Thyroid Patient Educational Event April 29, 2014 Contact: Mary Leach 617-573-4170 BOSTON (April 29, 2014) -- The Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Graves' Disease & Thyroid Foundation will host a free educational event for patients living with Graves' disease and thyroid eye disease on Saturday, May 10 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Mass. Eye and Ear's Meltzer Auditorium, 3rd floor, 243 Charles Street, Boston, Mass., 02114. Registration information is available at the Foundation's web site at gdatf.org or by calling 877-643-3123. Confirmed presenters hail from Harvard Medical School and Mass. Eye and Ear and will include Dr. Suzanne Frietag, Dr. Ben Bleier, Dr. Daniel Lefebvre, Dr. Michael Yoon, Dr. Dean Cestari, Dr. Gregory Randolph, and Dr. Giuseppe Barbesino. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists estimates that up to 30 million Americans may be affected by a thyroid disorder, with half of these cases currently undiagnosed. Two autoimmune disorders, Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis are responsible for the vast majority of cases of hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). Symptoms of hyperthyroidism include weight loss, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, muscle weakness, fatigue, insomnia, and heat intolerance. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include fatigue, joint pain, weight gain, constipation, dry skin, cold intolerance, and slow pulse. Patients with autoimmune thyroid disease may also experience a condition called thyroid eye disease, which can cause dryness, light sensitivity, swelling, eye protrusion, and double vision. "The management of thyroid disease and related eye problems can be challenging for patients and doctors alike," explains Dr. Freitag, who is director of Mass. Eye and Ear's Ophthalmic Plastics Service. "The constellation of symptoms is unique in each patient, as is the way each individual copes with them. It is important for patients have a forum to learn more about their diagnosis and have their questions answered by physicians who are experienced in the management of thyroid problems and thyroid-related eye problems. By hearing patient questions and concerns, participating physicians can be more attuned to the needs of their patients."


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iPhone thefts are up. What to do to protect your investment?
Well, sure, you can be careful and keep it in your pocket or purse while you're out, or you can arm yourself.
Yellow Jacket makes an iPhone case that actually doubles as a stun gun. If someone tries to take your phone with force, you can fight back with a lot of voltage, and a painful sting. Ninety-nine dollars gets you a Yellow Jacket - available in several colors - now for the iPhone 4 and 4S, soon for the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4.
Is it a good idea? We spoke to iPhone users in Silicon Valley, and they say yes, although it is thick. Police officers are a bit less thrilled with the idea, telling us your best bet is actually to remain vigilant and, yes, keep your phone hidden if you sense a sketchy situation.
It's a case causing a lot of buzz.
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Can you remember a time when Jennifer Lopez looked bad on the red carpet? We can't either. Besides praying that we look that sexy in our 40s, we're always lusting over her gorgeous hair. Here's a how-to from her hair stylist, Lorenzo Martin.
1. Prep your hair with a shampoo and conditioner likeL'Oréal Paris Advanced Haircare Triple Resist Shampoo and Conditioner. While your hair is wet, slather on some L'Oréal Paris Advanced Haircare Triple Resist Ultimate Strength Solution.
2. Apply a quarter size amount of a styling gel likeL'Oréal Paris EverCurl Sculpt & Hold Cream-Gel to condition the hair and prep it for being curled.
3. Using a 1 inch curling iron, make loose curls through out and then gently spray L'Oréal Paris EverStyle Texture Series Beach Spray to each section to hold the curl and add texture.
4. Pin each curl to the scalp using a bobby pin. Spray each with L'Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Strong Hold about six inches from the scalp. Let the curls set for 15 minutes, then let them down.
5. Take a medium round brush and brush out the curls to create volume. To finish the look, try a holding spray like L'Oréal Paris EverStyle Strong Hold Styling Spray to add shine and set the curls
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What Role Does Biology Play in Politics?
When it comes to politics, our stances may not just be a matter of opinion. They could be based in biology, too.
To find out, researcher Mike Dodd, a psychologist at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and his colleagues had 48 adults who were strongly conservative or strongly liberal look at a series of 33 pictures. Some were pleasant, like cute animals, while others, like maggot-infested wounds, were decidedly more cringe-inducing.
The researchers then repeated the procedure with images of polarizing politicians, including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
As the participants viewed the photos, scientists monitored their skin conductance, a measure of minute perspiration changes revealing how excited and emotional someone feels.
They found that, on the whole, conservatives responded more strongly to the negative images.
For example, while liberals had a stronger physiological reaction to politicians they agreed with than with those they disliked, conservatives had the opposite reaction — they responded more strongly to politicians they disagreed with, such as Clinton, than they did to the politicians they liked.
These differences are at the level of reflexes and rely on extremely basic brain processes such as attention. And while researchers can't prove that biology influences political beliefs and not the other way around, Dodd said there's good reason to believe that biology comes first.
"Based on your biology, you might be experiencing and processing something in a fundamentally different way from someone else," Dodd told LiveScience.com, but added that basic brain processes certainly interact with experiences and culture to influence politics.
"What we're showing here is that people just don't see things the same, even if it's the same thing," Dodd said. "I do think there's a nice potential here to move beyond stereotypes."


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Remember when Heroes was relevant? For like eight months, that's all anyone could talk about. It was all "Save The Cheerleader, Save The World" this and "Isn't that Hiro something?" that. Four years later, it was canceled with barely a whimper. NBC toyed with the idea of giving the characters a one-off television movie to provide some closure, but really, not enough people were interested. All that brings me to the crux of this article. There is no Heroes movie planned. Every now and again, die hard fans try and resurrect the notion of a movie, but there's usually little evidence to support that. Even less today.
In an interview with Zap2It, star Hayden Panettiere said she had "no idea of any intention". She further clarified, "It would be fun to do, but I know nothing about it." This isn't like the Arrested Development movie. God only knows if that one will get off the ground, but whenever it comes up, whoever is asked always talks about how a script is being written and they're trying to all organize a date. They say those things because they actually want that movie to happen. Something tells me most of the people involved here couldn't care less, at least now that they have other shit going on.
Don't hold your breath on this project ever coming around. Even if those involved are desperate for work, ordinarily, people tend to make films about projects that were popular over the long haul, or at least ones that slowly gained a cult following over time. Heroes never recovered after the first episode of the second season, and if anyone ever revisits the project, it will likely be a full scale reboot with new actors. Your best chance to see this cheerleader is in the upcoming Scream 4.