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Jon, the boy Silver Snake, previously appeared on the Nickelodeon game show Get the Picture.
The only episode where both tubes leading from The Cave of Size or Ledges are used
3rd time the Silver Snakes make it to The Temple
Olmec: When he was 17, a famous Italian explorer traveled from Venice and along the legendary Silk Road to China. He was Marco Polo. Along the way, he rode camels through burning deserts, giant sandstorms, and through icy mountains. After he arrived in China, Marco was invited to dinner at the palace of the Emperor Kublai Khan. Marco was very impressed by Kublai Khan's Court, and The Khan was very impressed with Marco's bravery and intelligence. They quickly became friends, and Khan gave Marco many gifts including ivory, jade, silk, and some say a very special pet cricket cage made of gold. On the journey back to Venice, he was robbed by bandits and lost everything including The Golden Cricket Cage. It is your quest to find The Missing Cricket Cage and bring it back here.
Kirk: Thank you, Olmec. So where is The Golden Cricket Cage?
Olmec: The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan can be found in The Spider's Lair.
Known Temple Guard locations: The Throne Room and The Heart Room
Temple Layout: Season 1, Layout 2
The Cricket Cage was hidden in The Spider's Lair.
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Method to create lucid dreaming may help researchers learn more about the brain.
Researchers have figured out how to make people aware of themselves during a dream: by zapping their sleeping brains with a weak electric current.
The sensation of "Hey, this is a dream!" is known as lucid dreaming. Those who naturally become lucid while dreaming, probably a small segment of the population, also report adventures that are impossible in the real world, such as flying, that feel completely real. Some can even change a dream's narrative twists and turns to make it less scary—or even more exhilarating. (Related: "Why Do We Dream? To Ease Painful Memories, Study Hints.")
Lucid dreaming is exciting not only for dreamers but also for neuroscientists, who consider it a window into the study of consciousness. But until now, researchers have been hampered by how hard it is to provoke lucid dreaming in people who don't do it naturally. A new method published today in Nature Neuroscience might get around this difficulty, making it easier to stimulate lucid dreaming at will.
"We can really quite easily change conscious awareness in dreams," said lead investigator Ursula Voss, a clinical psychologist at Frankfurt University in Germany. She does this, she said, by delivering mild electrical stimulation to the sleeping person's brain. (Related: "Electric Jolt to Brain Boosts Math Skills.")
Zapping While Napping
In this study, Voss and her team recruited 27 healthy young adults who had never experienced lucid dreaming. Each participant slept overnight in the lab on several occasions. Two minutes after reaching the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep, which is when dreaming happens, the subjects received a weak electrical current (2 to 100 Hertz) to the frontal lobe for 30 seconds, or a sham current with no electricity.
The sweet spot was 40 Hertz. Zapping sleeping volunteers at this frequency, part of the so-called gamma wave band, led their brains to produce brain waves of the same frequency, the researchers found, which triggered lucidity 77 percent of the time, as determined by self-reports from the dreamers after they were awoken. (Related: "Dreams Make You Smarter, More Creative, Studies Suggest.")
Stimulations of 25 Hertz, at the low end of the gamma wave band, also sparked lucidity 58 percent of the time. In contrast, subjects who received sham or low-frequency stimulations never became lucid.
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Review by DandyQuackShot
"Excellence in Gaming"
Having spent six months playing Elder Scrolls Morrowind and finally being able to acquire an Xbox 360 I went ahead and took the plunge of looking like a geek and picking up Oblivion at the local Gamestop. Now I am not one to try to figure out the story lines in this game because you will do more reading in this game and Morrowind than you ever would in school so there is plenty to read up about on this game. You will understand the plot of Oblivion easily even if you don't decide to read the history of the Elder Scrolls. I have absolutely no complaints against Oblivion, except for the obvious. Whereas it took me six months to finish the main part of Morrowind it didn't take longer than a few days to finish the main game of Oblivion along with some of the fun side quests.
Now the Elder Scrolls series is unlike any role playing game I have ever played. Actually, I'm not a fan at all of role playing games and much less care about any game that does not involve shooting stuff in the first person. However, in Oblivion you will do a lot of first person shooting or third person if you are into that. Oblivion is just about everything you wanted such a game to be. There are plenty of upgrades from Morrowind that more than make up for the loss of game length. Of course I don't think it is possible for one to actually complete this game 100%, and so you are left with plenty of replay value to this game.
The story of Oblivion is relatively simple. The gist is that a king knows you are special and you get to follow him through the underground passage in the dungeon to freedom and then you must go around uniting the area towns and villages to send fighters to take down the gates to Oblivion. Actually you will be doing most of the work, but you will need to unite the areas townships to take the big daddy down. Unfortunately the people of this distant land have no regard for the dead. So if you kill somebody their bodies are very likely to still be there long after you kill them. Perhaps all of the tombs are too full? Eh well, the story in my opinion, is easy to follow if not too short and it is much well worth it to go through the game and completing the various tasks before moving on to the next part of the main game.
The gameplay is simply incredible. Fans of Morrowind need no explanation. In Oblivion the controls are relatively easy and you upgrade as in any role playing game. The enemies will upgrade with you so once when you were hounded by wolves you may upgrade and then they will turn into bears. Fast travel is enabled in a much more convenient way but you must find significant areas before you can jump over to them. Hotels and houses are at your disposal for occupying and you can actually save up money to buy and furnish your own house (or houses) in the game to keep all of your stuff and loot in one place. My preference was just to kill the current resident and take it over. You can be anything you want to be in this game because the penalization for killing somebody is simply a slap on the wrist. And all of the non-playable characters will talk to you. It can be quite interesting what they have to say although most of them are voiced by the same actor so you will hear them say the same things over and over. Some special characters may become your allies and follow you around which is pretty sweet. You can also ride horses-there is just way too much to sit here and try to describe. There is a lot to do in this game!
Graphics and sound are the most impressive aspects about this game. There is detail on everything and human and other races of characters all have their own unique features. You get the excellent Elder Scrolls music to go along with the game play and of course you can take in a lot more scenic areas and views from mountains and hillsides.
There is just way too much to do in Oblivion that you will never actually, completely finish this game. I do recommend going ahead and completing some of the guild quests before finishing up the main plot of the game. Unfortunately the main part of this game does go quickly so it is best to finish it once you have explored and quested all to your heart's desire.
Final Recommendation 9.25/10
Oblivion is a definite buy for any Elder Scrolls or RPG fan. It does have some minor flaws that take away from the experience you had in Morrowind, but there are significant upgrades to this game that you do not get in Morrowind. You still have plenty of replay value to this game once you have finished it and of course the achievement points are easy to get as well as they are also a good measure for your progress in the game. There are a lot of fun things to do in this game and you may just find yourself relaxing on a hill side and watching the sun set. There is a lot to enjoy about this game and it is definitely worth your time.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 08/13/08
Game Release: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (US, 03/20/06)
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400,000 Mothers Trained in Disease Detection (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/21/12 by Juan Guizar)
Tijuana, BC - More than 400,000 mothers have been trained to detect diseases or serious illnesses that can cause the death of children. Temperatures, runny noses, convulsions, skin discoloration and other symptoms were taught to women so that they know how to detect these cases and act accordingly by taking their children for care to their nearest health center and avoid death.
Responsible for Sanitary Jurisdiction Number 2, Leticia Blake Rivera assures that after any children are referred in cases with the above symptoms, and the situation is complicated, the child can be transferred to the general hospital where they will obtain immediate and comprehensive care.
Dr. Blake said that during this holiday season, only 17 health centers stay open in Tijuana, and cover the absence of the other centers. The one in Rosarito stays open and it is known the Tecate Health Center does as well as three more in colonia Nueva Hindu, Rumorosa and Luis Echeverría.
All the health centers will be open 24 hours and have very structured and well supplied pharmacies, as well as medical professionals for immediate medical attention. http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n2815449.htm
Rains Help Identify Needed Work in Cañón Otay (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/21/12 by Daniel Angel)
Tijuana, BC - The rains this week allowed identification of locations needing work in Cañón Otay, claimed the man responsible for the delegation, José Osuna Camacho. The delegate indicated that although the initial forecast was for light rain or mild to moderate, the intensity was higher, causing minor problems that could be resolved.
Without many details, he said that some people were affected because water got into their homes and some reports of damage to retaining walls. He said the storm drainage worked properly and this is signal that measures functioned well and can prevent rainwater damage in Pastejé and Volcán de Toluca.
"Yes it overflowed, but only caused a problem of noncommunication for a few hours in colonia Libertas called Rainwater Cañón Otay", he said. The situation allowed them to learn where there are problems caused when the rains come, since it could affect the lower colonia Libertad.
"It will require preventive works, dredging, work on a bridge that was made without knowing adequate levels so we are now addressing these issues that will allow us to better prepare ourselves", stressed the delegate Osuna Camacho. He said these efforts would be made using resources from their delegation and they won't need to wait for the approval of more resources. http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n2815457.htm


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The "which down is it anyway?" ballyhoo at the end of Sunday night's loss to the Giants will give Washington something about which to natter — like Twitter but with your mouth — for the week. Yes, it was vaguely ridiculous, but it wasn't season-threatening. No, the threat this season has been the team itself, which has had so many "vaguely ridiculous" experiences that they should be part of a special promotion from Papa John's: "Wrong down marker leads to incorrect play call? Get a free liter of Coke with any medium pizza!" After all, those "extra toppings for touchdowns" promotions aren't exactly breaking the bank.
So many things went right for Washington early Sunday night. The no-huddle offense seems to be, to this bunch, what a no-meeting office would be to the rest of us: awesome in its awesomeness. For a few shining moments — okay, one quarter — this was the team we expected to see this season. Robert Griffin III completed 12 of 12 passes, including one to Fred Davis . Hello, Fred! Leading 14-0, Washington had run 27 plays to New York's six and had picked up 10 first downs before the Giants got their first.
But this was a 3-8 team vs. a 4-7 team, after all. And that 3-8 team was Washington. Which meant a defensive breakdown, a special teams breakdown and some just plain breakdowns were on their way.
Remember the team that used to commit penalties in bundles, like they were part of a cable package? That team came back from the holidays rarin' to go, with eight for 55 yards. And it wasn't just quantity but quality: Santana Moss committed a holding penalty followed by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Long snapper Kyle Nelson capped a bad snap on a punt with a holding penalty, like a rotten cherry on top of a rancid sundae. Pierre Garcon showed his displeasure at a low throw from Griffin — or at Griffin himself — by kicking the ball into the stands for a delay of game. (Meanwhile, Ben Olsen immediately called Garcon's agent.)
Garcon has had reason to be cranky at times this season, but Sunday wasn't one of those times. He dropped some very catchable balls, and he drew that stupid penalty, and he had a look of barely contained anger for much of the game, and he was stripped of the ball at the end. Forget coaching — it might be time for some marriage counseling because this team needs both him and Griffin, and while they don't have to play nice, it is crucial that they play well. Garcon, on Sunday, did not.
Griffin, on Sunday, did. There has been much talk about benching Griffin for the remainder of the season to protect his knee and give Kirk Cousins some playing time. There is a lot of logic to that plan. NBC stirred the pot by giving us a shot of Cousins on the sideline, wearing one of those cold-weather capes. There is no more attractive man in Washington from September to January than the backup quarterback — not even if Daniel Snyder were to invite Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington and Adam Levine to the owner's box for a game. (The Squire could have pulled off that trifecta.)
But it's hard to argue for benching Griffin when, at least Sunday night, he was almost the only player on the field who actually seemed to have his head out of his anatomy and into the ballgame. Special teams? Nope. Defense? Nope. Most of the offense? Nope. Chain gang? Nope. Officiating crew? Nope. Griffin isn't perfect, but imagine that game without him.
The argument for resting Griffin is one of protection, and that's a legitimate worry, although the only thing Griffin has to fear is himself, plus stray objects on the sideline, plus the sideline itself. Every time he runs out of bounds he runs into something: a teammate, an opponent, a photographer, a golf cart, a swarm of killer bees, the boulder from "Raiders of the Lost Ark," a gaping iron maiden. The sideline should be Griffin-proofed; FedEx should have a lot of bubble wrap at its disposal. Start taping it to anything that can't move.
Perhaps Washington continues to play Griffin not to protect him but to protect Cousins. It's a tough psyche indeed that can bear to watch this 3-9 season. What if you are the quarterback of the S.S. Disaster? But no matter; I still doubt the benching scenario will come to pass.
Speaking of benching, let's return to Davis, who was one catch short of mortality. Not immortality. Mortality. Because the guy's been a ghost for much of the season. He has vanished so thoroughly that people can't seem to agree whether he's been in the meeting rooms, much less on the roster. He had a chance to redeem his season because if he makes that catch on the third down that some seemed to think was a first down, the folderol about the officials and the chain gang doesn't matter. Instead, he drops the ball. Goodbye, Fred!
And goodbye, season. Washington is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, although you and I know this team has been eliminated from playoff contention for weeks. This was one of the few winnable games left on the schedule; Atlanta might look promising, but I wouldn't bet my Christmas turkey shilling on it. If the Falcons win, Washington's entire roster, coaching staff, fan base and turf should be put on the "physically unable to perform" roster.
At 2 hours 53 minutes, Sunday's game certainly was a bargain. Perhaps Mike Shanahan will use that extra time to shop on Cyber Monday for better players or coaches. Or perhaps Snyder will. After all, the offseason is coming, and here in Washington, that truly is the most wonderful time of the year.
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Will of Jane Gould from Newfoundland will books volume 4 pages 343-344 probate year 1884
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Jane Gould deceased.
This is the last will and testament of me Jane Gould Widow of Carbonear in the Northern District of the Island of Newfoundland being at the present time weak in body but of sound mind and memory and knowing it is appointed unto all men once to die I do by this my last will and testament bequeath and dispose of my estate and effects in form and manner following- First I give and bequeath unto my beloved granddaughter Cecily Helen Gould The sum of four hundred dollars Second To my beloved grandson William Thomas Gould I give and bequeath the sum of four hundred dollars and the house and land known as Gilmans- and lastly I give and bequeath to my beloved son Benjamin Thomas Howell Gould The shop and building attached thereto in which he now does business together with all the waterside premises consisting of wharf stores and buildings and mercantile premises at present in his occupancy also the dwelling house now occupied by me together with all the buildings and outhouses connected therewith and the gardens and meadow land extending from the Main Street to the Episcopal Church with all other lands premises and effects belonging to me and I appoint my beloved son Benjamin Thomas Howell Gould of Carbonear aforesaid Merchant sole executor of this my last will and testament and I hereby revoke annul and make void all former or other wills or codicils ever made by me and do solemnly declare this as my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto my hand and seal subscribed and set at Carbonear aforesaid the twelfth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. Jane her X mark Gould (LS) being first read & explained I.L. McN. Signed sealed and declared in presence of Israel L. McNeil. Fredk T. Bemister.
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter was running down a slightly sloped concrete driveway yesterday evening and fell on her knees. One knee was scraped fairly bad and bleeding slightly (no dripping blood, but definitely blood oozing.) We cleaned it up and put a bandage on it and thought she'd be fine. Well, she cried and complained a lot that evening, and didn't want to walk on it. I gave her some tylenol before she went to bed and figured she'd be ok by morning. Well, today she walks with the hurt leg slightly bent and on her toes (really awkward looking limp.) It is swollen just a little right on the kneecap. She is in much better spirits and is playing happily, just the awkward limp.
My question - -should I take her in and get x-rays, or wait another day? We do not have insurance and are pretty bad off financially right now, so whisking her off to urgent care isn't the first thing on my list (unless we need to, of course!) At the same time, if I wait to take her into a doctor on Monday morning, I don't want them to think I'm irresponsible for waiting so long! help anyone?
I don't know! Gosh I hope someone does. I think her knee hurts and if she is not complaining it should be fine.
The limp would concern me (assuming she has never seen anyone limp before & couldn't be mimicking 'hurt' behavior).
Personally, I would continue giving an anti-inflamitory (like tylenol or ibuprophen), let her soak in a tub, use cold therapy. If she still was limping on Monday, I'd take her in then to her family doctor.
It's fine to wait another day or two. In my experience, fractures tend to swell very little. The child expresses pain, and a reluctance to use it, but more often than not, it looks just fine on the outside. That said, it is possible for them to swell, and because of the risk of it, most places won't cast for several days anyway. Oh, and slight fractures may take a day or two (or sometimes longer) to manifest on xray. They would xray her right away, but since she isn't in terrific pain right now, it doesn't hurt to wait. It may save doctor visits and bills and further xrays in the long run.
Also, 2.5 is the perfect age to not forget. It still hurts a little, and she may be favoring it because of the scrape. Dd1 had a minor elbow scrape that she babied for quite a long time when she was that age. I'm not saying she's faking or anything, just that the way she is walking, etc, may not be true pain, but rather the fear/memory/expectation of it. Do remember how it feels to bend a skinned knee? I always hated that when I was a kid.
I'd encourage her to take it easy, though be laid back about it so as not to fuel it if it is psychological. Just read her lots of books, lets her play in the bath, things to keep her off her feet and resting. Keep an eye on her, and if your mama instincts say that she just isn't acting right, take her in.
"If you keep doing the same things you've always done, you'll keep getting the same results you've always gotten."
Thanks everyone. As the day has progressed she is using it more and more. Just1More - I think you're right about the fear factor. When she seems really distracted and absorbed with playing, she walks almost totally fine. But if she's been sitting still for a while she acts scared to bend her leg or stand up. I'm sure it feels stiff, too, which would add to the fear thing. I'm going to continue to monitor it and remind her to take it easy, and we will see how she is by Monday. If it's still bad we will take her to our doctor.
She is definitely at the age where mimicry is high on her list of great things to do. 5 mins watching one of her shows and she is running around tell everyone that she is sad or disappointed and puts on her best hang-dog impression for effect.
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After less than 2 months on the job, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is beginning to spell out how he plans to approach some of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) thornier issues, including improving the management of its expansive network of 17 national laboratories. In a letter that he wrote earlier this week to members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Moniz describes plans to create two internal panels that will advise him on possible reforms to the $12-billion-a-year network of science, weapons, and environmental cleanup facilities.
A National Laboratory Policy Council made up of senior DOE officials and select lab directors will help define the lab's role in the department's overall strategy for research and technology development, Moniz wrote in the 10 July letter to Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), chair of the science panel's energy subcommittee, and its top Democrat, Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA). And a new Laboratory Operations Board will focus on "finding opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency." Moniz also plans to ask the existing Secretary of Energy Advisory Board to weigh in on opportunities to improve lab organization.
Moniz emphasized that any changes will be based on broad discussions and agreement between DOE and lab leaders. "As Secretary, I plan to set the agenda and lead this dialogue with the clear understanding that the lab leadership are strategic partners," he wrote, adding that he met with lab directors three times in person or by videoconference during his first 6 weeks on the job.
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Fair Oaks Actor Richard Spierto Rouses Audiences at California Stage as the Marquis de Sade
Fair Oaks actor and community organizer Richard Spierto plays the infamous Marquis de Sade in California Stage Theater Company's upcoming production of Marat/Sade, opening July 19thSpierto leads California Stage's illustrious cast as it reveals what happens when the "1%" goes too far and takes too much in Peter Weiss' provocative play-within-a-play.
Audiences follow the Marquis de Sade as he directs the inmates of the Charenton lunatic asylum in his own luridly critical take on the French Revolution while inciting them to voice their discontent with their present circumstances. Weiss' play shocked American audiences in the 1960's with its socially and sexually subversive content. Playwright Peter Weiss spent his career pushing audiences to confront society's hypocrisies and darker motives by writing about the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials, the conflicts in Viet Nam, and other issues.
Spierto, whose career as an actor, director, producer, and scenic and lighting designer spans 40 years, is no stranger to controversy and social activism himself. Three years ago he directed Frank Wedekind's highly controversial Spring Awakening for The Alternative Arts Collective-one of Sacramento's edgiest young companies that Spierto helped to organize. He has lent his theatrical expertise to the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles and the Houston Gay Men's Chorus, and served as the President of the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus. He has also worked as the West Coast Coordinator for "The Cycle of Life" cycling tour, which raises funds that provide critical services for those diagnosed with HIV and AIDS.
Ray Tatar produces California Stage's highly anticipated production of Marat/Sade as the third show of the company's 2014 season. Kent Johnson directs and Lori Russo choreographs. The cast features Richard Spierto alongside Mark Gonzalez as Jean-Paul Marat, Sabrina Fiora as Charlotte Corday, and Michael RJ Campbell (Forum at STC) as the Herald. Niels Larsen (Journey's End) provides scenic and lighting design.
Peter Weiss' Marat/Sade will open July 19th to run four weekends through August 10th, 2014 at the California Stage Theater in Midtown Sacramento; Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm & Sundays at 2pm. California Stage Theater is located in the R25 Arts Complex, 1725 25th Street at R Street. Ticket prices are $20.00 for general admission, $15.00 students, SARTA members, Military and seniors; and $12.00 for groups of six or more. Easy free parking available. Reservations: 916-451-5822 or order online at www.CalStage.org


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As most of you saw, Chris Jericho hosted the "Highlight Reel" on RAW this week. After toying with the fans a bit, he simply said: "This Sunday, at the Royal Rumble, it will be the end of the world as you know it." He then left the arena.
Cole and Lawler then announced that Jericho would be a participant in the Royal Rumble match on Sunday night.
For what it's worth, the plan as of several weeks ago was for Chris Jericho to win the Royal Rumble and then go on to face CM Punk at WrestleMania 28. We'll see if that is still the plan.


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HP OpenVMS Systemsask the wizard
The Question is:
With 4 Alphaserver in a cluster (Double Memory Channel Hub)under OpenVMS 7.2-1 (with all patches at the 10.01.2001) how and why determine the adequates values for the sysgen parameters LOCKDIRWT and PE1 to minimize the move locks with Rdb 7.0-5 ? In first architecture, only 2 servers have the application and the 2 others are in backup. Regards, Nicolas.
The Answer is :
Please check the Oracle Rdb product documentation and please contact Oracle Rdb Support for assistance in configuring and tuning OpenVMS for use with Oracle Rdb. The OpenVMS Wizard would tend to use and to recommend the default system parameter values or the values calculated by AUTOGEN, barring specific vendor recommendations to the contrary. In this specific case, Memory Channel is an excellent choice for intra-cluster lock traffic. Various lock-related enhancements that will likely be of use here are included in OpenVMS V7.3, as well.


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Corella Ballet Castilla y Leon Makes New Orleans Debut 5/14
New Orleans has been selected as one of only three US cities for the upcoming tour of Corella Ballet Castilla y León, Spain's only classical ballet company. Presented by the New Orleans Ballet Association, the company will take to the stage for one night only at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on May 14 at 8pm. Following their New Orleans debut, the Corella Ballet will also perform in Seattle, Wash. before closing their tour at the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, S.C.
To ballet fans all over the world, Angel Corella is the Spanish-born superstar of American Ballet Theatre (ABT) known for his technical precision, bravura dancing and intoxicating charisma. In 2008, this extraordinary dancer added artistic director to his title by founding his own ballet company. Corella, along with his company of 45, brings a stunning program to kick off this American tour.
The evening features Soleá (2010), a duet created by renowned Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer María Pagés and performed by Corella and his sister, Carmen. This 8-minute piece features an intriguing melding of flamenco and classical ballet and is danced to music by guitarist Ruben Lebaniegos. "Solea is a tribute to flamenco's rich history in Spain. Carmen flies through fiery flamencoesque foot work en pointe while Angel slices through jumps with multiple beats. He is a ball of energy, every move bursting with such finesse and charisma; one can't help but love him." (Dance.com)
Also on the program is Christopher Wheeldon's DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse (2006) set to the exhilarating score by Michael Nyman. In 1993 the French railway company TGV commissioned Nyman to write a piece to commemorate the opening of a new high-speed train line between the cities of Lille and Paris. The outcome was MGV: Musique à Grande Vitesse, a 26-minute piece of vibrant rhythms which Wheeldon adapted for the ballet in 2006, and which premiered and until now was performed, exclusively by the Royal Ballet of London. Featuring big-scale choreography that remains delicate in its details, the Los Angeles Times declared, "The juxtaposition of speed and stillness created an intoxicating wave that announced the Corella Ballet has arrived."
The opening work is former ABT principal dancer Clark Tippet's Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 (1987), which was originally choreographed for ABT and was his second ballet for the company. The neo-classical piece was created about five years before Tippet's death in 1992 at the age of 37. "The company shows off a polished corps de ballet against four pas de deux" and combines sensitive drama, complex choreography, and intricate lifts and poses. (Santa Barbara Independent)
Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch's Clear (2001), an abstract work for seven men and one woman that showcases the male dancers, is also on the program. Set to music by Bach, the work is an artistic response to 9/11. Welch began choreographing Clear for ABT two weeks after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. The resulting critically acclaimed work explores his reaction to that time of crisis. "The dancers mirror Bach's rhythmic impulses and strict musical constructions in inventive geometrical patterns that only slowly begin to evoke images of grief or falling bodies and collapsing structures." (Los Angeles Times)
Tickets for the performance range from $20 to $80. Students and seniors (65 and older) receive a $6 discount off the regular ticket prices. Group discounts also are available. For tickets or information, call the New Orleans Ballet Association Box Office at (504) 522-0996. Tickets may be purchased online through www.nobadance.com, or via Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
In addition to the performance, the company will also conduct a master class on Saturday, May 14 at Tulane University's McWilliams Hall for the NORDC/NOBA Center For Dance. For more information, call (504) 522-0996 x. 207 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A España Con Amor
In celebration of the highly anticipated debut of Spain's Corella Ballet Castilla y León, New Orleans Ballet Association and BRAVO (Ballet Resource And Volunteer Organization) will hold the annual gala fundraiser, A España Con Amor, on Friday, May 13 at Gallier Hall. In recognition and honor of New Orleans' unique Spanish heritage, the glamorous evening will feature delicious cuisine by a team of culinary experts led by Café Adelaide Executive Chef Chris Lusk, wines, music, dancing, and live and silent auctions. The Patron Party, chaired by Charlotte Bollinger, will be held before the gala at Gallier Hall and will feature the beautiful classical guitar and vocals of Julio and Cesar. On May 11, benefactors will join the special guest of honor Angel Corella at the exclusive Benefactor Dinner. Chaired by Gregory Curtis and Jacquee Carvin, this seated dinner will take place at the elegant Windsor Court Hotel. For more information, call NOBA at (504) 522-0996. Proceeds from the evening will support NOBA's nationally award winning programming.
The performance and ball are sponsored by Chevron and the Betty S. and James A. Noe Jr. Foundation, with additional support by Peoples Health, Superior Energy Services, and Xenia Krinitzky Roff. The Official Airline of the New Orleans Ballet Association is American Airlines, and the Official Hotel is Sheraton New Orleans.
Corella Ballet Castilla y León Company History
Established in April 2008, Corella Ballet is currently the only company specializing in classical dance that exists in Spain. Since its foundation, it has premiered two full length classical productions: La Bayadere and Swan Lake, as well as three combination programs with three world premieres, including String Sextet by Ángel Corella, Soleá by María Pagés, and Epimetheus by Russell Ducker. Corella Ballet has 24 works in its current repertoire.
In 2001, Corella formed a foundation to promote classical dance in Spain and to offer the opportunity for the finest professional training to all dancers, regardless of their economic or social condition. After years of work, one of the main projects, the Corella Ballet, came to birth and started its activity.
Eighty percent of the company's funding was provided by the Spanish government, and a location for the company's facilities was determined when The Royal Family of Spain donated a palace, La Granja, situated on the outskirts of Madrid in an area largely known for its mountains, rivers, and abundance of open space.
As one of the initiatives of the Angel Corella Foundation, the Corella Ballet is part of a major project that includes the creation of a high-caliber Residence School of Dance, which will also be the base for future Corella Ballet dancers. This project is in response to Angel Corella's aspiration to provide a professional career for classical dancers in Spain.
Angel Corella, Artistic Director
Angel Corella was born in Madrid in 1975. He began his ballet studies in Colmenar Viejo and later studied in Madrid with Victor Ullate. Trained by Karemia Moreno, in 1991 Corella was awarded First Prize in the National Ballet Competition of Spain, and in 1994 he won the Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the Concours International de Danse de Paris, dancing the pas de deux from Don Quixote and Le Corsaire.
Corella joined the American Ballet Theatre as a Soloist in 1995 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1996. He has also been a guest star with The Royal Ballet (Great Britain), Australian Ballet, La Scala Ballet (Italy), Asami Maki Ballet Tokio, Ballet of Chile, The Hungarian National Ballet, Ballet of Georgia, Finland Ballet, Puerto Rico Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet and Kirov Ballet of Saint Petersburg.
Corella's repertoire includes all the principal roles of the leading classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballets. In addition, ballets have been created on him by choreographers Twyla Tharp, Christopher Wheeldon, Kevin McKenzie, John Neumeier, Mark Morris, Nacho Duato, Natalie Weir, and Stanton Welch, James Kudelka, Lar Lubovitch and David Parsons.
In May 2000, Corella received the Prize Benois de la Danse Award for his work in Other Dances by Jerome Robbins, and in 2002 he was awarded The National Dance Prize of Spain "as an exceptional dancer and representative of a generation which enhances Spanish dance in the most outstanding international companies."
Corella has danced for several leading international figures such as her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain and the Infantas Elena and Cristina of Spain, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret of Great Britain, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and most recently, for the First Lady Michelle Obama.
In 2008, Corella was awarded with the Comunidad de Madrid Arts International Medal and the Ciudad de Salamanca's Culture Star. In 2009 The Galileo Award Foundation Committee formed by Jack Lang, Irene Papas, Irina Strozzi, Marco Giorgetti and Alfonso de Virgiliis, gave him the Galileo 2000 Award for "his exceptional talent."
New Orleans Ballet Association is celebrating 41 years of bringing dance to life and is the Central Gulf region's premiere presenting and service organization dedicated solely to the art of dance. NOBA's dynamic Main Stage season annually features a diverse array of world-class companies and artists. Each year NOBA provides concerts, classes, workshops and lectures to more than 25,000 area dance enthusiasts of all ages. In addition, NOBA's nationally recognized award-winning education programs provide the youth of our community access to quality arts programs with 3,000 free dance classes and workshops annually at eleven sites throughout the Greater New Orleans area.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which believes that a great nation deserves great art; a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. The grant is administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans (ACNO); and a Community Arts Grant made possible through the City of New Orleans as administered by ACNO.


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Separated only by percentage at the top of the ladder, Collingwood pulled off a thrilling three point win against West Coast on Saturday night.
In a possible Grand Final matchup, the battle for the top spot on the premiership ladder didn't disappoint as Collingwood completed a thrilling win in front of nearly 63,000 at the MCG on Saturday night, defeating the West Coast Eagles by three points, 12.13.85-12.10-82.
West Coast rallied in the fourth after falling behind by as much as four goals and taking a brief lead, but a late free kick allowed Dane Beams to go back at kick the match winning goal at the 17 minute mark.
Travis Cloke was fantastic up forward with five goals while Beams and Dane Swan dominated possession.
The Pies got off to a hot start in the early stages. The advantage rule continues to confuse players and fans alike, and another contentious allowed Collingwood the perfect start courtesy of Beams. Fasolo followed it up with a thumping kick from 50 before Cloke added Collingwood's third. It took half a quarter but Ashton Hams finally managed a goal for the Eagles and Brad Sheppard added a second in the dying stages after taking a great pack mark.
Collingwood released their tight grip on the game in the second quarter, but not before Cloke was able to run up the wing a launch a bouncing ball into a vacant inside 50 and then through the big sticks. Cloke would added another shortly after, but five West Coast goals saw the Perth based team hit the front for the first time.
The Pies looked to take control of the game in the third when Blair kicked two goals to open the quarter. Cloke then had in hand in three consecutive Pies goals, kicking two himself including one ridiculous attempt from the boundary line and shepherded through a dribbling Fasolo attempt. Despite their dominance, Kerr and Masten were able to add two goals in the later stages of the term and reduce the lead to as little as 15 points.
The Eagles came storming back; goals to Hill, Darling and Natanui pushed them into the lead but the Beams free kick was enough for the Magpies to eventually take the game.


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From research of Joyce Poole: Last Will and Testament of Solomon Poole identifies his wife, Letitia, daughters Elizabeth (Archer) and Mary (Corsa), and each of his sons. Will being proved February 20, 1826. LDS film #0595627, Vol. L, p. 9-11. It should be noted that the typewritten translation of Solomon's Will indicates 'strikeovers' and smear marks on Mary Corsa's married name. At first glance it appears to almost read 'Ouesci", but upon closer review and in an enhanced/larger view, it is properly read as 'CURSCI'. "Corsi" was yet another version of the Dutch name that evolved to "Corsa" (in this family) used during the wars with the French, etc.
Sources used by Joyce: 1 NY Genealogical & Biographical Records. 2 Poole family Bibles (Herbert Armstrong Poole, compiler of data). www.antonymaitland.com. 3 St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I. Records. www.antonymaitland.com. 4 Cuyler Reynolds, 1914, Genealogical & Family History of Southern NY. www.antonymaitland.com. 5 Mary Powell Bunker, Bunker's Long Island Genealogies, Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, NY 1895. 6 Frank Haviland, Inscriptions in the Town Cemetery of Hempstead, L.I. 7 St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I. Records. 8 The Christian Intelligencer, Marriages Performed at the Reformed Dutch Church. 9 The Morrisania Census of 1800, NY Genealogical & Biographical Records. 10 Rev. Thomas Poyar, Rector of Grace Church from 1710 to 1738, Register Book of the Parish of
Jamaica as kept by.
11 Oyster Bay, L. I., Records. 12 NY Historical Society's Collections, Abstractrs of Wills, Vols 6 to 12. 13 First Presbyterian Church Records, New York. 14 John Hudson Poole, Pasadena, CA, 1959, page 15, American Cavalade, A Memoir of the Life and
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Ray Suarez has a further update on today's
voting in Iran.
RAY SUAREZ: And, for that, we go to Scott Peterson, a
Christian Science Monitor Reporter in Tehran.
He joins us by telephone. And, Scott, what's available? What hard tally is
available? It's the middle of the night in Tehran. The polls have been closed for a
handful of hours.
SCOTT PETERSON, The Christian Science Monitor: Well, that's
right. And we have already begun to get quite a substantial amount of the
results out. Remarkably, just in the last half-an-hour, it was announced that,
of the 47 percent of all votes cast, President Ahmadinejad had won 67 percent
of those, well over twice the number that his main rival, Mir Hossein Mousavi,
had won. He is ranking just over 30 percent at the moment, a very unexpected
result, certainly for Mousavi supporters, and the kind of things that could
well lead to violence in the coming days, depending on how irregularities are
examined and also how the final result actually plays itself out.
RAY SUAREZ: The polls were originally scheduled to close in
the early hours of the evening. They didn't. What happened?
SCOTT PETERSON: Well, they were extended — they were
extended a couple of times, which is fairly common in the Islamic republic.
They have always drawn their legitimacy here from a large, large turnout. So,
they have always encouraged it. And even if not too many people have voted,
they have — they have extended — they have extended voting times in the past.
This time, there really were a lot of people voting, really a huge number, to
the point where, when they finally did close some of those polling stations,
they actually did so at the exclusion of some people who were already standing
out and around corners. So, this, of course, is another irregularity, the kind
of thing that we hadn't seen in the past and the kind of thing that will be an
issue as Mousavi presses the — presses the result.
RAY SUAREZ: Hasn't challenger Mousavi also claimed that he's
ahead at this point?
SCOTT PETERSON: Well, he certainly has. And, in fact, he has
claimed to be ahead by just as much as Ahmadinejad is, according to the
electoral commission, at the moment. He said that he figured that he had a 65
— or people close to him say that they — that they estimate roughly a 65
percent final — final result for the entire country. And I think that what we
have seen tonight — now it's already after 2:30 in the morning here in Tehran — we are seeing
already on the streets just in the last half-an-hour some of that violent
reaction. I was just standing in front of the headquarters of the — of
Mousavi's campaign here. There were several hundred people. They were chanting
slogans, saying things like, if the rigging of Iran
is proven, then there will be a real judgment day in Iran. But they were broken up by
police using tear gas and using batons, small groups chasing after people. And,
of course, this is the kind of thing that, if it gets on — on to a much larger
scale, could really cause problems for the regime here.
RAY SUAREZ: Well, how votes are counted differs from country
to country. Do we know yet whether this partial vote, two-thirds of the result
in, about half the result in or so, has come from a particular part of the
country or cities, rather than rural areas? Any breakdown?
SCOTT PETERSON: Well, what seems to be remarkable, I mean,
the initial — the initial results that came in which showed these
extraordinarily high amounts had come from particularly rural areas, probably
places where voting had finished quite early in the day, where you didn't have
a huge surplus of people lining up until the — until after the end of polling.
And those are the areas — those are some of the areas that really have
benefited most from the Ahmadinejad presidency. They're ones that,
ideologically, are much more in tune with the president's arch-conservative
views. And, also, they are places that have benefited from the president's 60
trips that he has made out to the provinces, you know, shelling out money,
shelling out projects, and basically being on a four-year campaign tour. So,
those were the places we were expecting, and those are the ones that were
counted first.
RAY SUAREZ: Scott Peterson from The Christian Science
Monitor, thanks for joining us.
SCOTT PETERSON: Thank you.


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How about not giving money to people that have never paid into the system. How much money did the affordable care act take from medicare for startup money.
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Yay! Just in time after having it removed involuntarily from my income since 1968 and I´m 60 days away from Medicare.
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This outcome alone should have been tackled years ago by bringing to a screeching stop those immigrants (whether "refugees" using the new meaning of the word) who cannot work or speak English or have more than one wife, etc., and pay their way.
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When W was president, he proposed self-directed individual retirement accounts as the fix. This would have effectively taken the whole program out of the gummint´s hands.Still waiting for the fix. Or is it too little too late.
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P.S. Has anyone calculated how much Bill Gates has cost us with his H1-B Visa progam?Seehttps://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-dod-cooperative-research-and-development-project-workers-and-fashion-models(More loopholes than a crocheted king-sized bedspread.)
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Don´t worry - RINOs in the Senate are keeping the extra 1.9% from our income over $250k for Medicare. Oh - they are using this money and 3.8% investment income tax to pay off Senators to vote for Trumpcare´s non-repeal of Obamacare.Good job guys - you´ve got the House, the Senate and now the White House; next up is a Continuing Resolution to fund the $400 Billion a month Federal Government - vs Trump´s budget.And you expect me to vote for yall big-time next November???Trump needs to call out RINOs that he wants to defeat next year, so we can start culling the spineless ones - like McConnell & Ryan...
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I´m sure seniors don´t mind giving up their checks to make sure the SS Disability checks continue on to people that self imploded.
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Better renew that health club membership in time...
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I started SS in 1968 when I took my first civilian job as an order picker in an industrial warehouse supply. I remember not knowing a thing about that deduction. But, I also remember way back then the political harping going on about how it had to be fixed! That is was not sustainable. That something had to be done. Well, here we are, 49 years later...same old problem. Politicians truly are worthless, aren´t they?
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One more year till I hit 62. Debating whether to take SS then or wait. I guess I´d better plan on sooner, than later.
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The number one goal for all politicians in D.C. is to keep their job. They will do anything -- or nothing in some cases -- to keep their job. It´s a very lucrative profession.
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Thank Goodness I wasn´t a dupe like some many dependent on Democrats types that counted on Socialist Insecurity´s Ponzi scheme for their retirement.
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I´d be happy to call us even if they´ll just send me a check for the amount they stole from me at gunpoint over the years for SS and mediscam. I can get a much better return on that money than they ever have.I really don´t like fascist/socialist/communist directives from my government telling me I have to buy this or I must pay that - too bad there are so many helpless morons that think it is just great.
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Not to those of us who passed third grade math. If you take three marbles and give away four, you aren´t going to have much of a game.But then America is supposed to have been a dictatorship by now.
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Two of the socialist program propaganda also are failing...kinda like obambacare!REPEAL and go home, congress critters! Just go home!
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My HUGE pet peeve with Social Security is that as the govt. takes your money from your paycheck they NEVER pay a penny in interest on it. Why is that?THEN when you go to get it back they charge you taxes on it.SCAM on top of SCAM!
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When my grandfather was on SS, in the 60s, there were 15 workers paying into the system to fund his checks.Now that I am on SS, there are two or three workers, last I heard, paying in for my check.Simple math.They are running out of other people´s money. Thank goodness I planned my retirement to where SS is helpful, but I can survive if it is cut off - this is because, from a teenager, I never trusted SS to be there for me. It was apparent at the time that it was an unstable Ponzi scheme, and nothing has improved in the 50 years since.And for anyone still believing the "trust fund" story, it is a pile of IOUs, redeemable by increasing taxes or reducing spending at some future time to divert that revenue to pay back what was spent decades ago. Essentially a fraud, but a very legally laid out one. Does anyone believe that there will be more revenue or lower spending to pay these back? Me neither.
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The government is lying. Its broke now. They rob Peter to pay Paul every quarter. Each of us can look at just the large number of cars with disabled tags for parking in our small towns. A good number of them are all on disability. I know two new Boeing retirees with fabulous pensions. Both are 51 and both say they get SS disability checks. How does that work?
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#4 I remember that as good applause lines in several of President Bush´s speeches. It sounded good but then he never fought for it and therein lies the problem. All hat and no cattle.
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They pay out more than they take in. They have spent all of the money that was paid in before. They are not worse than I think.
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Let´s start removing the people who are not entitled to a dime.....people who lift 400 pounds in gyms, don´t work because of some ´illness´ but are able to collect.How about ´aunt´ Zesumi or whatever the Obamination´s aunt was called and the forever drunk ´uncle´ stopping them from collecting? How about Mouchelle´s mother who suddenly gets $160,000 per year for what???Let´s remove all the ´disabled´ who weigh several hundred pounds, are able to lift up a fork and pick up a check.....On and on.....let´s clean all that trash out and you will see SS and Medicare will suddenly be in much better shape!
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Bush could have fought harder, but do you honestly think Congress would have passed what Bush wanted, #19? Do you think Congress would pass it if Trump wanted it?
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Probably not, #22. When a President doesn´t even try, though? Its kind of the sad sad story of why the Grand Old Party is in the intensive care unit.
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Not to worry the SENIORS will get ANOTHER zero increase this year. Thank you RINOS! S/O
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No, they´re not. How much below zero can you go?
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Obola giving it to everybody entering the country and calling it an "entitlement" didn´t help. How many times did he take from Medicare to fund Zippycare?How many illegals in this country get paid in cash and neither them, or their employer, are paying into the system?
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The Shell Shack, Which Puts All its Crabs on the Table, is Now Open in Uptown
The Shell Shack in Uptown opened last week, in the spot where the hot-dog centric The Stand used to be. The Shell Shack specializes in piles of crustaceans. Bibs are highly suggested.
This is the first Shell Shack, which is owned by a group of people that dabble in a few other restaurants around town. The concept is pretty straight forward: you come here if you want to get elbow deep in a crab boil. The crabs are thrown in big bags and tossed around with butter and spices (more on that below), then it's plopped down on the middle on the table. Customers can either pick from the bag or pour it out on the table.
The Shell Shack sells crab by the pound: King ($27.95), Snow ($14.95), Dungeness ($14.95). They also have shrimp ($9.95 per pound) and crawfish seasonally. If you love crab, but dread the work (it's fun for the first ten minutes), then you can get it served "Uptown Style" and they'll do the work for you.
Sort of like wings, you can choose flavors (Cajun, garlic, lemon pepper, the kitchen sink or naked) along with a heat level (mild, medium, hot, or diablo). There's also clam chowder, gumbo, and sausage, potatoes, corn if you want an old-school crawfish feast.
The Shell Shack at 2916 McKinney is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. everyday, but close at 10 p.m. on Sundays.
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Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold a panel discussion on July 2nd, from 12 pm to 1 pm in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The discussion, part of a series that will run each month from June through August, will feature a panel of MSMT artists and staff involved in Chamberlain -- A Civil War Romance showing this summer at the Pickard Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
BroadwayWorld.com Maine Editor Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold will act as moderator, with a question and answer period to follow. The panel discussion will be followed by a short, informal meet and greet.
Chamberlain -- A Civil War Romance shows from June 25th-July 12th at Pickard Theatre on the Bowdoin College Campus in Brunswick. Tickets range from $38-$63. Tickets are available online at www.msmt.org, over the phone by calling (207) 725-8769, or in person by visiting the Box Office located in the Pickard Theatre at 1 Bath Road, Brunswick.
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This intense (and insanely intricate) sculptural home is located in Cornville, Ariz., and was created with found materials over 28 years by artist Michael Kahn and his wife Leda Livant. Made of driftwood and found/repurposed building materials, it's the kind of hippie spectacle I remember fondly from '70s books on environmental design. I've included some more images in the gallery, but definitely head over to the New York Times for the entire slideshow.
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Two suspected suicide bombers attacked a Sufi shrine in Karachi on Thursday killing at least seven and wounding dozens of others.
Women and children were among the at least 65 wounded, most of them seriously, hospital officials told Reuters.
Thursdays and Fridays are popular days for shrines in Pakistan.
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The other versions are gone?
the game is good..but there were others right? what happened?
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That was a pretty awesome game, just because it was made completely out of ASCII art; a great idea! The music was even reminiscent of very old styled video games. Could be pretty awesome with some improvements.
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The game moves pretty slowly. You jump way too slow. I also think you should get a few chances of getting hit before you actually die completely, that was really annoying about this game.
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Cool. I prefer this one to the first, thanks for this. =P
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OMFG I keep getting killed by the damn birds!!!!!
Well, at least there weren't any impossible-to-get-by screens like the first one. Well, see you next time.
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Graphics 6 - I'm not docking you off because there isnt any real grahpics. I docking you off firstly because there was a bug (or whatever), when you passed the first map to go to the second the person got smaller, which is kind of awkward.
Style 10 - This is really different, I like to see people start something new, so there is no reason why you shouldn't get a 10.
Sound 9 - I like the background music.
Violence - N/A
Interactivity 6 - Couldn't to much except move left/right and jump. Would like to see a way to kill the fiends (if I missed it im sorry)
Humor 8 - Kind of interesting for a game to have humor (when it doesn't have a storyline). But I found they way you made things kinda of funny.
thats not a bug, you're meant to get smaller :p


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In Part One, we looked at how to hide your interview subject with the camera. In Part Two, we looked at how to hide your interview subject with software. But there is one thing that can still identify your interview subject – his or her voice.
Sounds Like Fingerprints
Voices can identify someone without even having to look at their face. Fran Dresher has a distinctive voice. I immediately recognize Jeff Bridges doing voiceovers for commercials. I know the sound of my wife's voice, my child's voice, my parents' voices. Think of all the people you know. No one has the exact same voice. If you know someone well, one of the ways you identify them is by their speaking voice. Tone, pitch and rate of human speech makes people's voices as easily identifiable as fingerprints.
When it comes to an interview subject who wishes to be hidden, you need to ask them if they want to have their voices disguised as well. Sometimes your subject will not be worried about their voice. Your interview subject may just not want people walking down the street to recognize them. Others are worried that an acquaintance may know who they are by the sound of their voice, and want you to disguise it.
This is where pitch comes in.
Almost every TV news station I've ever worked at or been in deals with images, i.e. video, the exact same way. Audio is different… When shooting, sometimes your A-Roll audio will be on Channel 1. Other stations prefer Channel 2 for A-roll and Channel 1 for nat sound. A lot depends on what format you are shooting on. Because of all of these variables, I'm not going to give you a step-by-step checklist for how to disguise your interview subject's voice. Instead, I'm going to stick with theory. This will work, but you may need to ask your chief editor or edit-bay engineer for specifics for your station.
When I do a project in Adobe Premire Pro, I prefer to have seperate mono tracks to work with. My Channel One is my interview subject, in mono. My Channel Two is my nat sound mic. As I work in Premiere Pro, I have set my tracks to be mono tracks. My output is set to make a stereo mix of all the channels. My Odd channels, tracks 1, 3, 5, et al., are set to the Left in my final stereo mixdown. My Even channels, tracks 2, 4, 6, et al., are set to the Right in my final stero mixdown.
When I want to disguise a voice, I first make a copy of their audio track from my Channel 1, which on my timeline is Track 1. I paste that copy onto my timeline in Track 3. When I do my final output, Track 1 and Track 3 will be merged on the same output track, forever mixed together.
Then I look through my audio effects until I find Pitchshifter.
Pitchshifter does exactly that – it changes the pitch of the audio in your clip. I add the effect to my Track 1 and my Track 3. On Track 1, I adjust the pitch higher. On Track 3, I adjust the pitch lower. Once the piece is cut and I've done this to each clip that needs disguising, I export it. In my Premiere Pro setup, my odd audio tracks, 1, 3, 5, etc., are mixed down to one audio track.
Other non-linear editors have different titles for their pitch adjustment. If you don't know what it is, ask a colleague or check the manual.
Some of you may be asking, "J, why do two tracks? Can't I do this with one and just make her voice higher or lower?" You can. Unfortunately, anyone can record your story, dump it into their computer, and use a similar program to adjust the pitch of the person interviewed until they come close to who it could be. That could be disastrous for your interview subject, which in turn could be disastrous to your credibility and career. By adding an opposite second instance of that voice, no one can re-engineer the pitch of the voice to it's original form. They can come close, but there will always be a higher / lower instance that will make 100% identification of your interview subject nearly impossible.
If the audio is difficult to understand after it has been disguised, subtitle the interviewee's dialogue.
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First the all important dimensions it is 22.5x12x3cm. The screen is 15.5x9cm and this displays at 1024x600 and should you not be a fan of the stylus then there are mouse controls either side of the screen.
It has a full copy of Windows XP (Tablet PC Edition) service pack 2 installed. I found around 30cm away was the ideal viewing distance away. It works just as well with a finger as the stylus.
So a quick tour of the unit and you will see it is a full PC. The left side has an on/off slider complete with hold button, AV station viewer button and wrist strap anchor point. The top has earbud socket, USB2 port and SD Card socket, there is a perfectly adequate speaker and shutter button for the built in camera.
The right side has the security key (works the same way as Ctrl-Alt-Del) the charging input next is a cover that hides the Ethernet socket, another USB2 port and external monitor output. The base has the storage point for the stylus. The back has an easel type stand that works quite well allowing access at 45degrees.
This leaves the front, there 20 alpha keys in four rows of five to the left of the screen and 19 keys to the right also in four rows these can - with practice work with thumbs but they are only .5cm and do need a push so no touch typing here. Below the 19 keys on the right side is a five position joystick with the left and right mouse buttons below. Of course should you be using this in an office you could attach a mouse and keyboard and these could be Bluetooth to avoid using the two USB ports. The external monitor port is capable of displaying 1600x900.
There is 1GB of Ram and the hard disc is 40GB (37.2GB actual). A raft of extra software is provided by Samsung some specifically for Tablets and indeed Microsoft provide a Touch Pack for Tablet PC's that is also there.
The camera I mentioned above is actually two cameras one looking at you viewing the screen ideal for VOIP and another at the back of the unit to capture both still and movie images. There is also Navigator GPS software installed.
Apart from Ethernet you can also connect at 54mbps using wireless and indeed I have taken advantage of this using various free access during my test period. Using Internet Explorer on the move is fine, writing emails with Outlook Express is hardly rapid unless you have very nimble fingers.
The eight hours (actual 487 minutes least in use) battery life was using normal settings so no chance of going blind looking at a faded screen.
Being a tablet there is the handwriting module and this is probably the easiest way to input lots of information, you can of course record a conversation with the built in pinhole microphone. Remember although this is a tablet it is also a PC.
The only thing missing is a CD/DVD and I attached one via USB that worked fine to install software, you could also use it to do backups.
Doing my Internet searches found the Samsung Q1 Ultra at a best price of £844.95 from the first link below. Studying the specifications given there the model they are selling has a 60GB hard disc.
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This is a guest post by Tom Vander Ark that was originally posted on EdReformer.
Fordham is launching a series of working papers on digital learning.? Rick Hess makes an important contribution with the first paper focused on quality.
For the hundred experts that contributed to Digital Learning Now this was the thorniest issue.? To a person they expressed interest in quality but wrestled with limitations and barriers of input driven approaches common to education.? The final report points to outcome oriented approaches but doesn't provide much detail.
Hess makes a solid contribution by outlining input-oriented, outcome-driven and market-based approaches to promoting quality.? He makes clear the shortcomings of applying input controls to digital learning.?? Teacher certification strategies don't seem to add much value and attempts to certify teachers in online and blended learning strategies would remain hopelessly out of date with best practice.? ?Applying a textbook review processes to dynamic and adaptive digital content libraries would damper innovation, limit access and do little to assure quality.
Hess is more hopeful about outcome-driven approaches.? But, as?Cisco's John Behrens told me Friday, we're still operating from a data poverty mindset.? I think John would find the outcome section of the paper an example of attempting to use old testing strategies to measure new learning experiences.? ?An example of a data poverty mindset is relying on one multiple choice test for a variety of purposes.? To get outcome accountability right, we need to start from a data abundance mindset?assuming that there will be more and better data soon?and build dynamic systems updated ever year as new data sources and new correlation strategies are developed.
Hess points to merit badges as an example of a promising learning certification strategy.? There will be two strategies to move badging beyond matriculation management to quality control:
1) a badge system could fit within an end of course system (where end of course exams are available on demand or frequently scheduled). ?A semester course may include 6-12 badges signifying mastery of subskills.? This would be the simplest and fastest approach but students are subjected to?duplicative testing.
2) a badge system (or any comprehensive instruction/assessment system) could replace end of course exams for districts/networks that petition the state. ?Because a badge system would provide about 100 times more formative and benchmark data than traditional end of course exams, it should be possible to produce sufficient comparability.
The later approach could lead to an assessment marketplace where a state (or region) has several approved assessment frameworks. As next generation platform ecosystems emerge, each will develop a comprehensive assessment system, will support individual progress models, will have some kind of a recognition system (i.e., badge or dashboard), and will have sophisticated student profiles.? Instead of 50 different thin state testing systems, we may see several dozen rich assessment systems emerge. ?And once most schools shift to personal digital learning?with lots of embedded assessment, states can shift to adaptive assessment and matrix sampling strategies for lighter weight and cheaper quality monitoring.
The paper also reviews a variety of market driven approaches to quality including user rating systems now common to rate restaurants, music, and books.? Market and learning driven quality schemes will require a portable student record. ?When a full?motivational profile drives a smart recommendation engine, students will be empowered to make better learning choices in a policy environment with choice to the course/unit and fractional funding.
Both outcome accountability and user driven quality measures will be based on core-aligned micro assessments.? They are months away not years away and coming from two sources.? First, most new content incorporates assessment either embedded (eg learning games like MangaHigh.com) or end of unit (as common with K12, Connections, Apex, Compass, e2020, etc).? Second, new assessment systems, like those announced by Pearson, HMH, and McGraw, have Core-aligned sequences of online math and English assessment. ?Some of these are benchmark assessments and some are adaptive.
Tagging schemes like the recently announced CC-AEP are bringing some uniformity on the content side. ?What would help next is:
Public/private partnerships and market shaping mechanisms like prizes would help on the last three or four items.
Finally, rather than relying solely on a year end multiple choice test, outcome accountability systems will require new ways to compare big data sets and new definitions of comparability.? As noted above, personal digital learning demands a new definition of comparability not as sameness (tactical comparability), but as correlated data sets (strategic comparability). ?The same test on the same day made sense when we dealt with a small n (a few dozen questions) but with giant n we can use data mining strategies and sampling techniques to monitor and compare academic progress.
Practically speaking, states should continue to authorize statewide online learning providers based on their track record of producing academic results.? They should adopt growth models to measure valued-added.? With the help of the RttT funded state assessment consortia, states should implement assessment frameworks that evolve over time to incorporate more data as it becomes widely available.? Performance contracting and outcome monitoring will be key to quality learning, not a new round of input barriers.
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