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Smoke N' Mirrors released Edit Murphy's latest EP today, "Brooklyn Nights," achieving classic house vibes with glowing synth chords, a soft kick drum, and R&B-style vocals. The effects give the track an echoing quality that perfectly complements its soulful depth.
Fantastic Man spices up "Brooklyn Nights" by adding organic percussion, bass, and delayed keys. The track wanders playfully through a development of subtle build-ups and funky, groovin' basslines.
Savile's remix stretches out the vocals, creating a slow-building jam perfect for a sunrise set. Weaving in a variety of elements and a meandering synth, his mellow interpretation pulls apart just as smoothly as it's built up. In "Beverly Thrills," Edit Murphy takes a turn for disco as he develops a shimmery atmosphere complete with a short funky bassline loop. He ties it all together with sultry female vocals that add that extra bit of allure to an already glittering dance-floor gem.
1) Brooklyn Nights (Original Mix)
2) Brooklyn Nights (Fantastic Man Remix)
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Two decades ago, Chicago-native Mark Farina began experimenting at his DJ gigs, dropping slower, deeper tracks along the lines of disco classics, acid-jazz, hip hop, and downtempo. In Chicago, which is primarily known as a house music town, his selections were deemed more appropriate for home listening than for the dance-floor. Despite this, Farina continued to develop his sound, which soon after became coined as Mushroom Jazz. A few mixtapes followed, but his experiment-turned-endeavor finally got off the ground in his new home, San Francisco.
Farina juggled between his two residencies of Chicago and San Francisco until he made a permanent move to SF in 1994. He saw opportunities in the city with its vibrant music scene, which featured a slew of promoters catering to fans across a broad spectrum of music styles including hip hop, jazz, house, and reggae to Wicked-style breaks and techno. A couple years before he made his move, he teamed up with Patty Ryan-Smith to throw his own Mushroom Jazz club night.
The Monday night party became an integral part of the SF scene, gathering an eager following for five years. Farina continued the legacy of Mushroom Jazz when he hooked up with Om Records to release his Mushroom Jazz compilation series.
The Mushroom Jazz compilation grew stronger with each volume, with Mushroom Jazz 4 breaking onto the Billboard Electronic chart at #20 in 2002, with Mushroom Jazz 5 appearing moving the needle up to the #12 spot on the same chart in 2005. The momentum continued accumulated with Mushroom Jazz 6 coming in at #1 on iTunes Electronic chart, and to date, cumulative sales of the Mushroom Jazz series have reached over a quarter of a million copies!
The rest, my friends, is history!
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San Francisco's Maus Haus has created a very special cover of minimal-wave cult-classic "In Ultra-Violet" by Cinema 90. As story has it, Cinema 90 was a band from Seattle who gained a following for the song "In Ultra-Violet" despite it being the only song that they ever released. Maus Haus has turned this 80s fast paced nu-wave classic into a modernized dreamy adaption.
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Edit Murphy's upcoming "Brooklyn Nights" EP shines like a bright star in the sky, achieving classic house vibes with glowing synth chords, a soft kick drum, and R&B-style vocals. The effects give the track an echoing quality that perfectly complements its soulful depth.
Savile's remix stretches out the vocals, creating a slow-building jam perfect for a sunrise set. Weaving in a variety of elements and a meandering synth, his mellow interpretation pulls apart just as smoothly as it's built up.
In "Beverly Thrills," Edit Murphy takes a turn for disco as he develops a shimmery atmosphere complete with a short funky bassline loop. He ties it all together with sultry female vocals that add that extra bit of allure to an already glittering dance-floor gem.
Edit emerged almost a year ago, in October 2011, with his Motown Edits series. Edit reworked tracks from a handful of originators of Motor City soul, including Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and Stevie Wonder. The release quickly gained attention all over the Internet, with support from equally mysterious edit-maestros, Tiger & Woods. His most recent track "Need You" first appeared on OM Lounge Vol. 12 and was released as a single on Smoke N Mirrors earlier this summer. The Brooklyn Nights EP will be released world-wide on September 25th, 2012.
"Sunny and buzzing!" — FADER
"Body Language are in the same ballpark, quality-wise, as, respectively, early Madonna, the disco label Prelude's 1982 output, and CSS doing an impression of Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. That is some ballpark. It is possibly the greatest ballpark there is." — THE GUARDIAN UK
"Body Language may traverse an impressive range of styles, but the group has only one clear motive: to move bodies on the dance floor." — NPR
Fresh off the success of last year's Social Studies LP, Body Language have returned with a new EP (Grammar, out today on Lavish Habits) and a full-length disc that's set to drop in early 2013. Both of which streamline the Brooklyn quartet's restless pop experiments with a future-shocked blend of soul and R&B. Or as they put it, "Our world still exists in an indie- disco bubble; we're just pushing the limits of every genre to a point where the bubble's about to pop."
That's certainly the case with "Lose My Head"— a floor-filler that's driven by late '70s funk licks and diamond-encrusted keys—and the rest of Grammar for that matter, from the soaring harmonies and glitter ball grooves of "The First" to the wobbly synth lines and Motown-schooled choruses of "I'm a Mess."
As contemporary music progresses, it's clear that pop and rock artists are turning to the innovative capabilities of electronics to make unique and exciting music. Lavish Habits aims to highlight artists who have a tendency toward pop and rock with a firm foundation in dance-oriented rhythms. The result is a merging of scenes that bring together the hedonism of dance music and indie hipness.
The label so far has three signees, including two SF-based artists, Blackbird Blackbird and Maus Haus, as well as Brooklyn-based Body Language. Each has their own signature sound that showcase different flavors in indie dance, from Blackbird Blackbird's dream-infused chillwave, to Maus Haus's gritty, vintage synth-laden rock, to Body Language's funky, R&B-flavored jams.
The sticky basement disco of Body Language is inescapable on their new single, "Lose My Head." It's the Pied Piper sporting a 'fro and a space suit, banging drumstick to cowbell until there's not a still body left in the room. Were it to be examined by scientists, they'd probably conclude that it's equal part velvet and lasers. We are not scientists, but we can tell you this: it hails from the Brooklyn quartet's September 18 EP, Grammar,and if you can keep a grip on your noggin whilst listening, you're doing it wrong. The band made small waves with last year's Social Studies LP but they're a busy bunch nonetheless. Ian Chang drums for Matthew Dear, Angelica Bess has sung with Sepalcure (in The Black Swan no less), and main producers Grant Wheeler and Matt Young have written for Passion Pit, among others. A new long-player is on the docket for February 2013. Until then, get down, babies." – Spin Magazine Online
With his heavy Bay Area roots and unique sound, The Whooligan is a tastemaker in his own right, so you can imagine why it's impossible for us to ignore what he is up to these days. Here at Om we have been lucky enough to have The Whooligan put together some of his favorite dance tracks of the past year/ summer for our latest Om:Cast.
This Om:Cast takes listeners on a danceable tour starting with some jazzy, Sunday morning music by Jessie Ware then morphing into some booty popping bassy jams like Q-Tip's Work It Out (Disclosure Booty Call Edit). There's something for all groovy music lovers in this ingenious mix which blends elements from different genres creating one cohesively smooth sound. The Whooligan pulls jams from a lineup of A+ producers, including Eats Everything, Julio Bashmore, Disclosure and more, ensuring quality music for all.
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Dusky – Mystics (Original Mix)
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East Lake Woodlands 1 Bed / 1 Bath in Oldsmar
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- sleeps 2
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type Condo
- community East Lake Woodlands
- rates (USD) $ 900 - $ 1,700 / month
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This is a very popular 1 bed/1 bath located on the first floor of a
two story building. It is completely furnished including all the
linens, dishes and pots and pans. This is a great vacation condo
where all you need to do is bring your toothbrush! The condo has an
eat-in kitchen, living room/dining room combination, queen size bed
in bedroom plus washer and dryer in closet off the screened lanai.
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This condo is located close to the community heated pool and within
walking distance of the East Lake Woodlands Shopping Center. This
is an ideal location and minutes from the Bay and just 20 minutes
from the beautiful beaches on the Gulf. East Lake Woodlands Country
Club is one of the premier communities in Pinellas County. This is
a large community with both condos and high end single family homes.
activities and attractions in Oldsmar Gulf Coast Central
The area activities are endless. There are many golf courses and
tennis courts in the area. A very large AMC movie theater is across
the street from the main entrance of East Lake Woodlands along with
numerous restaurants in the area. The famous Oldsmar flea market is
only minutes away. Busch Gardens is about 30 minutes away and, of
course, Disney World...located in Orlando is only 2 hours away!
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Seasonal rates from December to May:
*Monthly........ $1,725.00
*Weekly......... $ 600.00
Off Season rates from May to November:
*Monthly........ $ 900.00
*Weekly ........ $ 475.00
*All short term rentals of 6 months or less are charged 12% Sales
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By: Cole Miller
An ethanol plant has shut down its operations in Hastings, making it the 7th plant to do so in Nebraska.
There are 24 ethanol plants across Nebraska. It's a big business that relies on corn to produce the alcohol-based fuel. The same corn that was crippled by last year's drought ,and in turn, some of these plants have had to shut down. Todd Sneller with the Nebraska Ethanol Board says it's just not profitable to keep some of them running.
"We are continuing to see a strong demand for corn, both internationally and domestically, and as a result of a short corn crop, corn prices are very high, so that obviously has an impact on ethanol production economies," Sneller said.
And some of those that aren't shut down, are scaling back production. Sneller says this has a wide range of affects.
"Many of the communities that host ethanol plants realize that in the case of the Hastings plant, that's probably about 50 employees that have been retained there and the salaries paid to those employees obviously tend to circulate in the local economy," Sneller said.
Sneller says other plants are in good shape, due mostly in part to a high demand for their distiller's grain, which is a byproduct of ethanol production used as livestock feed.
But what about prices at the pump?
Many ethanol-blended gases run about 10 cents cheaper per gallon. Sneller says despite the shut downs, that shouldn't change.
"I do believe that consumers will continue to see slightly lower fuel costs because ethanol is present in the market place, but we are seeing that spike in gasoline prices today for refining reasons," Sneller said.
Sneller says two factors will play a big role in the future of Nebraska's ethanol production. One, a wet spring leading to a good corn crop, and two, strong federal policies that continue to encourage domestically produced, renewable fuels.
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Pedal on the Pier Selfie by Alan & Laura - about 1 year ago
"We outfitted our team of 8 riders who shared a spin bike to ride a collective 100 miles in support of the Harold Robinson Foundation's Pedal on the Pier event June 2nd, to raise funds for underprivileged children in LA who will now attend summer camp in Lake Hughes. The event raised more than $600K in total. Everyone loved our shirts!"


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Micky Phipps fired a double as Stonesfield stayed top of the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division with a 4-0 win at Horspath.
Phipps's brace put Stonesfield 2-0 up before Paul Penny and substitute Chris Jordon completed their tally.
Mark Essex scored a double, including the late winner, as Adderbury Park won 3-2 at Bletchingdon.
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Am I the only one that noticed that this Cub is hidden under an "ABDCLCD" ???
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An organization's most valuable resource is its employees. For an organization to be truly successful, it must ensure that those employees have clear directions, necessary training and support, as well as clear feedback from their supervisors. Ideally, feedback should be timely, job related, and constructive. The performance assessment process is the formal forum for supervisors and employees to acknowledge strengths, identify professional development opportunities, and establish goals beneficial to achieving both individual and team successes. The UMPSA (PDF)agreement contains the only form available that is approved for use in the evaluation of UMPSA unit members. A department may use an alternative form that has been reviewed and certified by the Assistant Vice President of Human Resources.
During the employee's probationary period, reviews should be completed after the first six months and at least every six months thereafter. After the probationary has been completed, a evaluation should be performed within the 30 day period preceeding the aniversary of employee's hire date. A department may establish an alternative elvaluation schedule. If the evaluation is not completed within 30 days of its due date (the hire date of the employee), the evaluation will be considered satisfactory for the year.
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Ndamukong Suh wins the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Suh is a finalist for the Heisman, Outland, Lombardi and Lott awards.
A look at the five 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalists, as selected by the FWAA All-America Committee: Pat Angerer, Linebacker, Iowa, 6-1, 235, Sr. (Bettendorf, Iowa): The top tackler for a 9-2 Iowa team, which won its first nine games of the season. He leads the Hawkeyes with 119 total tackles (79 assisted and 40 unassisted), two tackles for loss (one sack), five passes defended and two forced fumbles. Iowa is 17th in the country in scoring defense. Eric Berry, Safety, Tennessee, 5-11, 203, Jr. (Fairburn, Ga.): An FWAA All-American in 2008 as a sophomore, he has 70 tackles this season, 44 unassisted, 26 assisted. He has five tackles for loss, two interceptions and six passes broken up for the Volunteers under first-year coach Lane Kiffin. He also has recovered three fumbles and has three quarterback hurries. Terrence Cody, Tackle, Alabama, 6-5, 365, Sr. (Fort Myers, Fla.): A member of the FWAA All-America team last season, he holds down the Alabama rush defense, which is second in the country. Alabama is second in the country in total defense as well. Cody blocked two field goals in victory over Tennessee, including the potential game-winner as time expired. He has 20 tackles, five for 10 yards in losses, one pass break-up and two quarterback hurries for the unbeaten Crimson Tide. Jerry Hughes, End, TCU, 6-3, 257, Sr. (Sugar Land, Texas): A Nagurski Trophy finalist for the second straight season, he is the mainstay of a TCU defense, which has led the Horned Frogs to an unbeaten season. TCU is fourth in the country in total defense and sixth in the country in rush and pass defense. Hughes has 49 tackles, 13 tackles for 73 yards in losses (10.5 sacks), one pass broken up, six quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Ndamukong Suh, Tackle, Nebraska, 6-4, 300, Sr. (Portland, Ore.): Leads Nebraska in tackles with 31 unassisted and 25 assisted. He has 13 tackles for 47 yards in losses (five sacks), eight pass breakups, 19 hurries, one forced fumble and three blocked kicks. Nebraska ranks 10th in the country in total defense and 11th in country in rush defense.FWAA > News > Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalists
Ndamukong Suh makes the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch list. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's best defensive player by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. The trophy has been presented since 1993 and is awarded in memory of the legendary Nagurski, an All-America lineman at Minnesota in 1927-29 and a star for professional football's Chicago Bears in the 1930s.
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Construit en 1873, l'auberge de luxe de style européen est situé dans le cœur de Calistoga, s'asseoir sur le porche et regarder le monde passer par ou prendre une promenade à travers cette ville historique et la quintessence de vin de pays. Rien n'est hors de portée, la seule limite est votre horaire et de l'imagination.
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It was a complete joy staying at Luxe and spending time with the crew! We are beyond gracious for everything, big and small, they did to make our trip incredible and one that we will never forget! From the morning and evening chats and laughs on the porch to the comfort of the room to the over the top breakfasts to the day planing and much more, it was amazing!! Walking back up to Luxe was truly like coming home. We highly recommend!
5 sur octobre 08, 2012
I went to stay at Luxe in September 2012. When I arrived, they had several bottles of red wine open on the porch with a white linen napkin. I was off to an event, so I could not enjoy the festivities. The room was well furnished with beautiful linens, custom stone tile, and gorgeous millwork details, bath soaps from Bulgari, and elements from Paris, France. The bed was firm, and the AC was lovely as it was a hot day. I informed the hosts that I was gluten intolerant and they prepared an amazing breakfast consisting of mangos with blackberries, coffee from Costa Rica, and an omelette with ricotta, mushrooms, goat cheese, and spiced ham. They chased me out to help me with my bags and gave me a huge hug goodbye! I felt like a long lost sister or something and it made my day as they had pointed me to Solage Spa where I was able to enjoy a mud application, sunken tub, and sound chair, and then bathe in the sunlight and swim in the biothermal pools sans clothing as no one was there and it was a dedicated women's area...it was as if I died and went to heaven watching the puffy clouds sail by! (Solage was just $98 for a whole day of relaxation...not to add stress to my day!) I loved visiting Luxe. It was amazing!!!
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We loved this place. Chris, Brent, the owners, and Josh, the chef, make this place great. They are so personalable. The breakfast they serve every morning are outstanding. They also serve wine and cheese every evening gathering all the guests. It's great.
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When we go to Napa wine country, we only stay with Chris & Brent at the Luxe. It's a charming inn and the food is to die for. Josh creates masterful breakfasts in several courses. Brent's pastries are phenomenal. It is so relaxing and they treat you like a king. From making winery reservations to dinner reservations, they completely take care of everything. The conversation and friendship found during the evening wine and cheese service is so pleasurable. We wouldn't think of staying anywhere else.
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Is it possible to beat a dead horse and twist the knife at the same time?
Today, New York Times writer Howard Beck tweeted that "Mark Cuban's absence at meeting helped cinch"(we understand, Howard... you were phone-tweeting) Deron Williams' decision to remain with the Nets. Much has already been written on this subject so the whole situation does not bear repeating -- but some quick thoughts:
The Quote
Is Deron serious? Yes, the question was leading. But according to this report from the New York Daily News, Williams was put off by Cuban not being there to "answer a lot of [his] questions." You can see the video here.
Really? How long would it really take Cuban to text Williams from the set of "Shark Tank?" (It's reported that the two were in contact.) If Cuban was genuinely concerned that his absence would have an effect on the proceedings, he likely would have been there.
But was it really about 'answering questions,' or was it something else?
Feelin' the Love
Williams makes a subtle, but telling, comparison in the report above:
"Of course (Cuban's absence had an effect)," Williams said. "My top four when I was coming out of high school was Illinois, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Maryland.
"Maryland told me they wanted me to come on a visit but Gary Williams wouldn't be there. So I told them, 'It's okay. I'd rather not go.' So that was that. It's similar."
Grammar issues aside, this suggests a desire to feel wanted that is often cited by athletes during the recruitment. If Williams wanted the show, the involvement of upper-management and the sentiment of feelign wanted, then Dallas dropped the ball. But what if this is a way to avoid admitting it came down to money?
Squandered Strategic Advantage
Regardless, I mentioned this at the time, and it bears repeating now. Cuban's absence from the meeting represented a squandered advantage for Dallas. The Mavericks benefit from having not only one of the smartest owners in the NBA, but also one of the most passionately-involved. His absence from the Deron pitch meeting undermined both of those reputations.
This is the second reason Deron has cited for not choosing Dallas. First it was the acquisition of Joe Johnson. Now it seems that Cuban's absence is the latest excuse for taking a longer contract, more money, and the city of New York over Dallas.
Ultimately one can go back and forth ad nauseum with what-if's and counterfactual hypotheticals. We will never have access to Deron's thoughts and what truly swayed his decision to choose the Nets over the Mavericks.
One thing is clear, however: it's time to just move on.
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ST. LOUIS -- A day after suffering dizziness, Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo was fine on Tuesday and had no qualms about making his scheduled start on Wednesday against the Cardinals."I felt good all last night, and I feel perfect today," Arroyo said. Monday wasn't the first time that Arroyo had issues with feeling dizzy. He's had issues with vertigo and motion sickness in his younger years, including in the Minor Leagues. It's only happened once before during his six seasons with the Reds. "In 2006, I woke up one day and felt like I was on a boat, like I was seasick," Arroyo said. "I puked at the park all day, and I wasn't sure it was food poisoning or what. I missed that start, it went away and came back a couple of days later. It's been gone ever since. I woke up yesterday morning and it wasn't nearly that bad. It was mild, but it was hard to focus in on anything without the whole room moving. By the time I got to the park, I was still feeling bad." Arroyo was given medication and took a two-hour nap at the ballpark on Monday afternoon. Feeling better, he was able to throw his side bullpen session without issues. The Reds had scratched Triple-A Louisville's Dontrelle Willis from his start that evening just in case Arroyo wouldn't be ready. But Willis was not called up.
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ST. LOUIS -- No Reds All-Stars were selected Tuesday by National League captain Prince Fielder to participate in next week's Home Run Derby at Chase Field. Fielder picked Brewers teammate Rickie Weeks, the Dodgers' Matt Kemp and the Cardinals' Matt Holliday.Reds first baseman Joey Votto didn't expect an invitation, but was willing to participate before Fielder's decision was revealed. "Last year, I was a little run down and the All-Star Game came too quickly on me. This year I have more time, and it would be a good experience," Votto said. "Another reason I'd do it is that place is air conditioned in Arizona. In the middle of summer and you do it outdoors, like in St. Louis, it takes two or three days to recover at least." Votto wasn't concerned that he wouldn't be getting the full four days off during the All-Star break like most of his teammates. After last year's All-Star Game, he was 1-for-16 over the first four games of the second half. Taken into consideration was that Votto did a media blitz as part of the All-Star Final Vote campaign, which he won. He had to make speedy arrangements for his family to be at the game, and flew cross-country from Philadelphia to Anaheim for the All-Star festivities. Of course, Votto eventually found his groove again and went on to overwhelmingly win the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Award. "You don't get consecutive days of rest during the season, so it will feel normal," Votto said. "My preference, I don't think I'd be comfortable taking four days off with my swing and with ground balls, too. You can get stiff or a little out of sync. I actually enjoy the All-Star Game for that particular reason."
Pujols' quick return no surprise to Reds
ST. LOUIS -- That the Cardinals activated superstar first baseman Albert Pujols on Tuesday from the 15-day disabled list on the first day he was eligible was remarkable. Pujols was expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a fractured left wrist, but was obviously back much faster."I didn't think it was going to take as long as they said originally, knowing Albert," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "Modern medicine, and he was probably working on it around the clock -- no, it doesn't really surprise me. Somebody else maybe, but not him." Pujols was not in Tuesday's starting lineup, but was expected to start on Wednesday. "I'll take anyone else in that lineup other than Albert [even] with a broken wrist," said Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, Wednesday's scheduled starter. "When somebody is in the lineup, you don't have any idea how much it's bothering him, or if it is even bothering him. You have to assume Albert is the Albert of old."
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A few weeks before Dori died, she and I snuggled like spoons on the couch of her Seattle home.
Maybe we were feeling nostalgic, or just trying in vain to stop time. But we began to recount our story, how over eight years a young girl born with HIV-positive and a grown woman without children became as close as family.
"I remember," Dori began, "the day we met and we went for a walk on the beach ..."
But she dozed off, leaving the sentence hanging.
Of course I remembered. Every important moment of our relationship was seared into my memory, from the day we met when Dori was 12 and I was 28, to now, when this young woman of 20 hovered near death.
I had to remember. I knew I'd someday be the only one.
Just as quickly, Dori roused from sleep and resumed reminiscing, hopscotching through time as if it all happened on the same day. I just held on to her tightly on the couch, not yet ready to let go.
When Doriann Bryon died this fall, doctors at Seattle's Children's Hospital said she was one of the oldest AIDS babies they had treated. But to me she was the child of my heart, the child I was afraid to love but could not help falling for.
I never wanted to grow close to a child who would certainly die before me. How could a heart survive that?
When I started volunteering in 1995 at Rise n' Shine, a group that works with children affected by HIV and AIDS, my reasons were both altruistic and selfish. One of my best friends was sick with AIDS, and I was bracing for his death. This would be an outlet for my helplessness, but I told the volunteer coordinator not to pair me with a child with AIDS. It would be too heartbreaking, too intense, too much.
But then I met Dori at Rise n' Shine's camp that summer. She was 12 and had soft, curly brown hair, a brilliant smile and eyelashes so long they brushed against the thickest glasses I'd ever seen. She was tiny, less than 4 feet tall and delicately thin. We sat together on a bench talking. She worried her mother, Barbara, would get sick while she was away.
I already knew Dori and Barb's story. Dori was 2 in 1985, when Barb discovered they were both HIV-positive.
Mother and daughter were intensely close and Dori, who didn't have many friends her own age, missed her whenever they were apart.
Dori looked at me through her flower-rimmed glasses and suggested that a walk on the lakeshore to collect rocks would be a good distraction. I agreed. It was the first step on a path we would walk together over the next eight years.
We walked slowly, her joints inflamed and aching because of AIDS. We came to a set of stairs that went down to the beach, and I was certain she'd need help. But before I could ask, she sat and scooted down the steps, one by one.
At the bottom, she stood and continued walking, picking up her favorite stones, handing me the biggest ones to carry.
Faced with the flight of stairs on the way back, she dropped to all fours and crawled to the top.
After that walk, I saw Dori every few months at Rise n' Shine's parties and camp. We had a standing thumb-wrestling match and she almost always won.
We were getting closer, but a part of me held back. I had my own life - a husband, a demanding job and a father who was sick.
But in 1998, when Dori was 15, she was diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis, a dangerous fungal infection of the membranes that line the brain and spinal cord. Barb, who was in another hospital recovering from surgery unrelated to her HIV, was afraid Dori might die alone. So, I went to see Dori at Children's Hospital, and at the end of each visit, she asked me to come back the next day. I did.
For the rest of her life, I never really stopped. Shortly after, we became officially "matched" at Rise n' Shine.
"Now, you're stuck with me," I teased her.
She got very serious and looked me straight in the eye: "I'm glad, Lind."
When I fell, I fell hard. I loved her completely. I was in over my head, but I didn't care. I couldn't give her what I wanted most - to make her better and to buy her time to grow up. But I could give her myself. I could simply show up and be with her, even if I had no idea what I was doing.
It was love without a net.
I was scared and Dori was, too. She looked for promises that I wouldn't leave her. Near the end of each visit, she wanted to make plans for us to see each other again. Sometimes she cried when I left, not wanting to be apart. For both of us, even these small goodbyes were a prelude to the ultimate one.
"I'm afraid I'll die before I see you again," she told me.
I was afraid, too. Then I held her tighter, making memories, storing them up, knowing a day would come when I would ache for just one more hug from her and there would be no more.
Later that year, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer that sometimes afflicts those with HIV and AIDS. I went to her home the night she learned the test results and asked what I could do.
"Just be there," she said.
That night, we made a pact: "Together forever, no matter what." It was a promise that neither of us would run away, no matter where this journey took us.
Dori never let sickness temper her dreams or stop her from planning for the future. Though gravely ill in the summer of 2000, she scrawled on a scrap of paper a list things she wanted to do in her lifetime:
"Learn to drive
Get a wig
Go to Portland
Live long enough to go to camp
Become a secret agent
Go to California
Have energy again
Meet Ricky Martin
I want to be free ..."
I couldn't stop AIDS, but we could defy it. We started working through the list.
A friend got her a purple wig she loved. I taught her how to drive - sort of. She was too weak to manage the clutch in my geriatric Nissan, but grew adept at shifting while I worked the pedals and steered.
"You want to drive?" I'd ask when we got in the car. Together, we cruised the neighborhood streets of Seattle - and sometimes freeways - with her shifting at my command when I pressed in the clutch.
We also visited Portland and went to Los Angeles to see Disneyland and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
I worried when I took her out of town. What if she got sick? Sometimes I peeked in on her when she slept to watch her breathe.
She watched out for me, too. People sometimes asked me if I was afraid of getting AIDS from her. I was careful to keep rubber gloves in my house and car, but I used them mostly to protect her. I knew I could kill her with a cold.
One evening as she rested in bed, she asked me if she had something on her teeth. They felt sticky, she said.
I saw a brown substance coating them. Dried blood. Her gums were bleeding. Without thinking, I reached for her mouth to wipe her teeth. She grabbed my hand.
"I'll do it," she said. "Blood."
She was right. There were rubber gloves and I forgot - but she never did.
But as thoughtful as she was, she could also be as manipulative as any teenager.
She didn't have many friends her age and was used to getting what she wanted from adults. I struggled with where to draw the line. One of the first times I was going to visit her in the hospital, I phoned to ask her if she needed anything - magazines or slippers from home.
"Well," she ventured, "I could use a new boombox."
I brought her books.
I gave in too many times, sometimes because I didn't think she'd live long. If all she wanted was a new Barbie before she died, who was I to say no?
But, later in our relationship, I knew I had to find a solution. I decided to give Dori $40 a month and that was it - most of the time. She could choose whether to spend it instantly or save it.
I was like her big sister, she said. Or her other mom. Often she called me "her golden-haired angel."
I felt maternal toward her and often thanked Barb for sharing her with me. But I had my own family, my own responsibilities. Dori didn't always recognize that and could be selfish.
A few years ago, my father's heart was failing and my responsibilities at work were growing. I felt pulled between my dad and Dori.
One night, Dori and I had plans when my mom called.
"Honey, we're back at the hospital," she said. "They think your dad had another heart attack."
I called Dori to cancel, so I could be with him. The phone went silent.
She had spent the day looking forward to our visit - and now I was telling her I wasn't coming?
She hung up on me.
I called right back, and Barb picked up. I told her Dori was being a brat - AIDS patient or no. While we talked, Dori picked up the extension and slammed it down again.
A few days later, she greeted me at her door with a hot pink card decorated with cutout hearts and the inscription, "I'm so very sorry for slamming the phone down when you and my mom were talking! Love ya, Doriann!"
Dori made sure we left things on good terms. I did, too. There wasn't time for grudges.
"Enjoy me while I'm here," Dori told me.
And that's what I was doing, curled up beside her on the couch, remembering our good and bad times and holding on tight to this child of my heart.
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After Doriann Bryon was born HIV-positive in 1983, doctors didn't expect her to live long enough to make it to kindergarten. Children born infected with the virus before the mid-1990s, when better AIDS medications became available, weren't expected to live longer than nine years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At her death at age 20, Dori was one of the oldest "AIDS babies."
"Dori defies most odds," said Dr. Ann Melvin, who cared for Dori at Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Seattle. "If you'd looked at her at age 7, you'd have thought she'd had two more years. ... Dori spent most of her childhood at a time when (AIDS) couldn't be adequately treated. But now that there's therapy, we see kids that are 15, 16 and 17 and there's no reason to think they won't get to be adults. We will see more of this in the future."
No one knows for sure who the oldest child born with AIDS is. The CDC doesn't have statistics available on how many babies born HIV-positive in the 1980s and 1990s are still alive.
Other facts about children born with HIV:
The number of babies born with HIV in the United States peaked in 1991 with 1,760, according to the CDC. In 2002, between 280 and 370 infants were born infected with HIV.
During the early 1990s, before treatments became available to reduce transmission of HIV from mother to child, an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 infants infected with HIV were born in the United States. By 2000, that rate had dropped to between 280 and 370.
The life expectancy of children born HIV-positive since 1996, when protease inhibitors became available, is 13 to 15 years and rising.
An estimated 2,400 adolescents born with HIV are living in the United States.
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3:15am Thursday 24th April 2014 in National News © Press Association 2014
Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox will make her first appearance in court today accused of drink driving.
Knox - who plays the role of Rita Tanner in the ITV soap - was charged following an incident in Knutsford, Cheshire, on March 10.
The 80-year-old was said to have been a passenger in a Jaguar vehicle driven by her daughter, Maxine Ashcroft, 56.
The car was stopped by police after a member of the public reported they thought the driver was under the influence of alcohol.
Ashcroft was found to be nearly three times over the legal limit when she gave a breathalyser reading at Middlewich police station.
The veteran actress later arrived at the station and was arrested herself on suspicion of drink driving. She was bailed pending further inquiries until she too was charged on April 4.
Ashcroft, from Lechlade, Gloucestershire, was banned from driving for two years in a hearing at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court earlier this month.
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11:50am Saturday 15th March 2014 in Sport By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter
THERE are question marks all over Elland Road – from the ownership, to the boardroom, to the manager's office.
Brian McDermott was 'sacked' on January's transfer deadline day, leading to a public outburst by star man Ross McCormack on Sky Sports News that night.
There were demonstrations outside the ground, with angry fans trying to stop prospective new owner Massimo Cellino from leaving the ground.
Two sponsors threatened to withdraw their backing.
Although McDermott remains at the helm, after Gianluca Festa was linked with the role, chaos has once more descended on the Yorkshire club.
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But Sean Dyche is in no doubt that, when it comes to matters on the playing field, there will be a definite plan of action, with Leeds looking to recover from heavy back-to-back home defeats – a 5-1 drubbing by Bolton and 4-2 loss to Reading, McDermott's former club.
And the Burnley boss insists fending off a potential fightback will be his and his side's preparation priority, and not the circus surrounding the opposition.
"I know the management team there, I like and respect them. They're really hard working people and they'll, and they'll be thinking what they can do next to get back on track to win a game," said Dyche, who experienced a takeover while he was manager of Watford in 2012.
A year after his appointment it resulted in his contract being 'terminated' by the Pozzo family, who made Gianfranco Zola his replacement, although the former Chelsea and Italy striker resigned earlier this season.
"These are the challenges of modern football," Dyche continued.
"I've had an ownership change at my previous club and it happens.
"It hasn't happened to him as in coming out of there.
"I know Brian and he certainly wouldn't want my sympathy (for their situation).
"Sometimes these things are protracted, sometimes they take a long while, sometimes they're really quick and it all gets cleared up.
"It's a big club. I don't know but I can only presume that with a big club style takeover it's not just as simple as a handshake and it's done.
"I presume, from the outside looking in, there are a lot of other things that need to be aligned.
"But our focus is on Leeds United football team, not what's going on at the club.
"I've been at their last two games. They've had a couple of tough ones, particularly at home.
"No-one likes to concede that number of goals at home.
"But they've got a good squad so like any other team we have to make sure we're right and ready to go. Our next challenge is the one that's right in front of us and that's Leeds United coming to Turf.
"We have to be ready to deliver.
"We have been, we are doing, but we have to be ready again."
Having made his first change in nine games to reward fit-again winger Ross Wallace for a game-changing performance against Blackburn Rovers with his first start since August, Dyche looks set to be forced into another change with Danny Ings unlikely to have recovered from the knock which forced his early exit in Wednesday's 3-3 draw at Birmingham City.
After a run of eight games with the same XI – the longest spell that he can remember in management – he described bringing in Wallace for on-loan Michael Kightly as a "massive decision".
He added: "You can only pick 11.
"Sometimes the 11 goes along, goes hard and keeps going, like it has done, sometimes it needs a change, and it's a change where we think it's appropriate to change.
"There are different reasons – freshness, looking at different options, looking at different feels to the group.
"It's not impossible but improbable that you keep going forever with the same team. Sometimes it just needs flexing.
"Barring the rub of the green of a referee's decision it would have worked out nicely.
"Overall I thought we probably deserved to take the victory."
Of competition for places in the wide areas, Dyche said: "It's one of the rare parts of the team where we have got choices and I think they're all good.
"I think there are very fine margins between the five main wide players. Ross has been out a long time and we've been trying to bring him back in slowly with development squad games and then bits of games.
"He has had a long-term injury though and that can take time.
"He came on last weekend and looked super sharp and had a piece in both goals, and he had a hand in the first goal at Birmingham."
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"If we believe in education and exposing our children to different theories and letting them make up their minds, then everything should be presented to them," said State Representative Bryan Hughes.
The meeting looks to find replacements for textbooks that were written as long as 15 years ago, all now out of date since new science content standards went into effect in 2010. Those standards explicitly teach the theory of evolution, but are supposed to allow students to formulate their own opinion.
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Sure, they lost all four, but to win four AFC championships in a row is still very impressive.
The first of the four losses came to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXV, when Scott Norwood's 47-yard attempt with just seconds on the clock sailed wide right and allowed the Giants to walk away with a 20-19 win.
Steve Tasker, a seven-time Pro Bowler who played in all four Bills' Super Bowl losses who is now a CBS Sports NFL analyst, thinks that Norwood's famous miss might have actually helped fuel Buffalo's run to four straight title games.
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By 2009, NOAA researchers had pieced together circumstantial information about Wyoming's worsening winter ozone events. Ozone spiked when temperature inversions trapped and concentrated pollutants near the valley floor. Extensive snow cover made a difference, too: Sunlight reflecting off it created enough radiation, scientists theorized, to set off the reactions that create ozone. In winter 2010, startlingly high ozone levels were documented in Utah's Uintah Basin under similar conditions.
In both places, booming natural gas fields seemed the source of ozone's primary ingredients: nitrogen oxides from diesel trucks and engines that run compressors and other equipment; and volatile organic compounds, present in the gas itself.
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Ozone is much more complicated. "It's a weird beast," says Leonard Herr, the Bureau of Land Management's air-quality specialist for Utah. "You can't just control one thing." Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the basic building blocks, but you also need reactive atoms or molecules called free radicals -- created when sunlight reacts with things like nitrous acid, a byproduct of NOx, or ozone itself -- to jumpstart the process, the way a spark makes fire out of fuel. But there's no universal recipe; which free radicals react with which VOCs and NOx differs from region to region. Moreover, some environments are sensitive to NOx, meaning that if it's reduced, ozone will be too. Others are sensitive to VOCs. It's even possible to reduce NOx in a VOC sensitive environment, and end up slightly increasing ozone.
So managing ozone requires extraordinary prudence, plus a nuanced understanding of the chemistry that creates it in each locale. Neither Utah nor Wyoming has reached that level of understanding.
The NOAA team intended to change that. For six weeks last winter, they worked out of a sort of man camp in the heart of the gas field. A rental RV -- housing for grad students monitoring a balloon measuring pollution above the surface -- sat alongside trailers and what looked like miniature shipping containers, jammed with instruments measuring pollutants. Wind sensors helped the researchers see how plumes moved. And a team toured the field daily in the van, collecting real-time emissions data from each link of the production chain. If the chemists in the temporary labs could figure out which pollutants were the ozone conspirators, the van could help identify their origins.
Only two things were missing: snow and inversions. The scientists charged with unraveling the ozone riddle and recommending fixes found themselves in the ironic position of wishing for dirty days for the sake of science. But they never materialized. And so, there was no ozone to study.
"We're kind of stuck halfway right now," Roberts says. They did collect some information: They ruled out a nearby coal-fired power plant as a major contributor; although it spews plenty of NOx, its plume travels above the level of inversions. And they believe wintertime ozone has been seen only in the Utah and Wyoming basins because of the way topography restricts air movement during inversions. VOC emissions were found to be especially high from evaporation ponds and during flowback -- the period after a well is hydrofractured when the fracking fluid, gas and other hydrocarbons are regurgitated. The compounds found aren't typically very reactive in small amounts, says Roberts, but their concentrations were very high. NOx levels were sufficient to create ozone, but not particularly high.
"We think there may be some chemistry happening in the snow itself," he says, but it couldn't be studied since there was no snow.
They suspect that this year, with no ozone events, was the anomaly, not the previous two, when snow cover was thick and ozone levels were frequently high. So NOAA, the state and their partners hope to procure funding to study the basin again next year. "The emissions inventory work, gathering fingerprints of sources was successful," says Brock LeBaron, deputy director of air quality for the Utah DEQ, and the state's point person for the study. "Still, the fundamental question is: Should you go after the VOCs, or should you go after NOx?"
Without an answer, it's hard to draft a sure-fire mitigation plan. In the meantime, though, regulators in both Wyoming and Utah are "casting a big net" when it comes to pollution controls, as Wyoming's air quality chief, Steve Dietrich, puts it. "We'd be remiss if we concentrated on VOCs and didn't concentrate on NOx. So we're trying to reduce both of them."
"Green completions," which capture hydrocarbons and VOCs during flowback, are required throughout the Upper Green River Basin, and for new projects in the Uintah Basin, where such projects have been approved only if they install technology such as low-bleed valves to control VOC leaks from well-pad equipment; minimize truck trips; use clean-burning engines at drill rigs; and add any additional controls deemed necessary as regulators' understanding of local ozone chemistry advances. The state and BLM also hope to work with industry to ensure no net increase in emissions, beginning next winter. Wyoming drillers have taken similar steps. Most of these measures aren't legally required, but the industry and states have been trying to avoid becoming 'non-attainment' zones for ozone pollution, an EPA designation that can bring mandatory -- and probably expensive -- regulations, and could limit new energy development.
Since 2009, the industry estimates that it's reduced VOC emissions by 21 percent, and NOx by 17 percent, in the Upper Green River Basin. Yet despite these emissions cuts, the problem persists. The EPA just declared the Upper Green River Basin a non-attainment zone, underscoring the need for better information to shape a strategy. Utah lacks such statistics because it's just begun requiring NOx and VOC controls of big new projects in development.
"The Uintah Basin has a couple years, probably, where we can try some out-of-the-box proactive strategies,"before the EPA enters the fray, says the BLM's Herr. Still, in that short time, he says, "It's kind of a long shot that we'll be able to solve it."


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Mike Maslanka came to the National Zoo as the Head of the Department of Nutrition in November 2007. He is responsible for oversight and guidance of Commissary operations, clinical nutrition, nutrition lab operations, field and zoo based nutrition research, nutrition education, and outreach for the Rock Creek and Front Royal campuses of the Zoo. Before joining the staff at the Zoo, he was the nutritionist at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, and has worked and/or consulted for numerous other zoos throughout the U.S. during his career.
Maslanka is a professional fellow in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), serves on the steering committee for the AZA Nutrition Advisory Group, and is a member of the Comparative Nutrition Society. He currently serves as nutrition advisor for numerous SSP and TAG Programs. He has chaired or co-chaired the AZA Nutrition Advisory Group Conferences on Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition since 1999, and has the opportunity to guest lecture in a variety of undergraduate and graduate level nutrition courses at several universities.
His main areas of nutrition research include: foraging behavior and nutritional physiology of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus); comparative crop milk composition across different species of Columbidae and flamingos; hand-rearing efforts with American flamingos and kori bustards; influences on iron metabolism in zoo species; and practical collection-based clinical nutrition concerns.
Maslanka enjoys most outdoor activities, and is an avid mountain biker and rock climber, having conducted such pursuits in many areas throughout the U.S. over the last 20 years.
Maslanka, M., H. Krum, T. Binder, R. Davis, C. Coco, and C. Schreiber. 2006. Preliminary Observation of Diet, Protein, and Energy Consumption by the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus). Proc 6th Symposium of the Comp Nut Soc. Keystone, CO. Pp 96-100.
Crissey, S.D, A.M. Ward, S.E. Block, and M.T. Maslanka. 2001. Hepatic Iron Accumulation Over Time in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Fed Two Different Levels of Iron. J Zoo Wildl Med 31(4): 491-496.
Edwards, M.E., M.E. Allen, and M.T. Maslanka. 1999. Nutrition and Energetics of Carnivores during Reproduction and Development, with Specific Reference to Red (Ailurus fulgens) and Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanleuca). CBSG Veterinary Medicine and Nutrition of Carnivores Workshop, Chengdu, China.
Crissey, S.D., M.T. Maslanka, and D.E. Ullrey. 1999. Assessment of Nutritional Status of Captive and Free-Ranging Animals. AZA Nutrition Advisory Group Handbook. Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL. Technical Paper 008.
Maslanka, M.T. and S.D. Crissey. 1998. Blood, Protein, and Energy Consumption by Common Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus). Proc 2nd Symposium of the Comp Nut Soc. Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pp 126-131.


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Samsung achieve the very highest standard in Extreme 3D imaging through its intuitive 3D HyperReal™ Engine. It is a brain-like technology that allows Samsung 3D LED Monitor SA950 to control features like colour, contrast, 3D effects and motion for mind blowing results. Full HD 3D visuals are so life-like and crystal-clear that they ensure that your experience is not only captivating but also comfortable.
Catch every detail with Real 120 Hz
Samsung 3D LED Monitor SA950 is ready to redefine your whole world of entertainment through its enhanced Real 120 Hz picture clarity. Pictures will surprise you with their crystal-clear sharpness and smoothness. Whether it is 2D or 3D, action packed scenes or intimate close-ups will be so true-to-life that you will mistake them for reality. The Real 120 Hz ensures that images are not lost and sequences are super smoother. This makes for a more comfortable and enjoyable experience. And when you factor in the amazing brightness, this 3D experience will have you totally mesmerised.
- 27" Screen Size
- 300 Brightness (Typical)
- DCR Mega ∞ (Static 1000 : 1) Contrast Ratio (Typical)
- 1920 x 1080 Display Resolution
- Response Time: 2 ms (GTG)
- 170° / 160° Viewing Angle (Horizontal / Vertical)
- 16.7 Mil. Color supported
- 56 watts Power Consumption
- 1 W Stand By Power (DPMS)
- Monitor Power Type External Adapter
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''One of a kind''
It fulfilled my desire for my super expensive rig .
bhai12 on 2013-03-20
''Great Monitor + Active 3D LED HDTV''
A great dual purpose video device. As a computer monitor the display is one of the best I have ever seen. Used as a Television the same comment applies great display. The only minor problem is no buil...
Caseyf57 on 2013-02-11
great graphics and power saver love tge 3d think improvements could be done but love it
lafama36 on 2012-12-19
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