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"In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong."
- Paulo Coelho (via psychleanings)
"Art, be it poetry, music, sculpture, puppetry—the whole of it, inspires change on a personal level…"
- A NORMAL INTERVIEW WITH JAMAAL MAY | The Normal School: A Literary Magazine
James Victore (by Like Knows Like) Lots of love for this…
James Victore (by Like Knows Like)
Lots of love for this series, but this particular feature on James Victore resonates. Maybe it's the story of the artist-educator. Maybe it's the James Joyce quote: "In the particular lies the universal", with which I can push the poets I work with for more specificity (always more specificity…)
Or maybe it's the acknowledgement of the need to connect with what your real drivers are and create the work that NEEDS to be created. I've said it to a couple of people already, but I've hit that five year bar. I've come upon a natural life cycle— every five years, I work through my project list and remove the things that are no longer in line with my current purpose. The last cull happened in 2009, so I'm about due. Make the work that NEEDS to be made. Sounds like a good driver to me…
"Every word has consequences. Every silence, too."
- Jean Paul Sartre, from The Selected Essays (via killheji)
Q&A with Paul Muldoon
PAUL MULDOON: I believe so. Poetry is still too often perceived as being too difficult for the common man. That's partly because we expect to be able to read poetry without being educated in it. We don't have the same expectations of astrophysics, aeronautical engineering, algebra or even making a passable avgolemono.
THE: What advice would you give to your younger self?
PAUL MULDOON: Don't give up the piano lessons.
THE: What are the best and worst things about your job?
PAUL MULDOON: I have several jobs but, in terms of the teaching, I consider it a privilege to work with students. I can't bear teachers who complain about their jobs. More often than not, they've no idea how lucky they are. I know it's a truism, but I definitely learn from my students. I sometimes teach translation, for example, and I have been introduced by my students to whole swathes of literature I simply wouldn't have known about.
"I want my poetry to work like things that aren't poetry while inhabiting poetry's precinct of…"
- MESS : Douglas Kearney : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
"The more we persist in misunderstanding the phenomena of life…the more we involve ourselves in…"
Thomas Merton, from New Seeds of Contemplation
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Dear Self: so yeah, today's a birthday. You're doing the smart thing, paying down on the sleep debt you've accrued for the past week or so (20 hours of shut-eye over six nights? Seriously?), reflecting on the time that's passed since the last time you were here, thinking on how you might invest the next 365 days. Time to remember all the steps you take towards your better self. Today's theme is rededication. But don't spend all afternoon. The sun's shining, and the skies are blue— invitation to get outside and soak it all in. Or, as Merton says, join the general dance.
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"The best way for a troublemaker, or creative person, to survive and thrive in a career that you love is to focus on doing your best work and learning something new every single day. "
— Chris Coleman, speaking at CreativeMornings/Atlanta.
"The challenge is to revise and rewrite long after the original excitement over the piece has faded,…"
If you're holed up in your room, staring at your computer screen, resolutely building an Elvis of your own, I salute you. If you've ever gotten so sick of working on a particular project you couldn't bear to even look at it for a week, or a month or a year, but one day you sighed, cracked your knuckles and hauled yourself off the sofa to start that fourth draft, I salute you."
Charles Coe, "But I MEANT to Write it that Way!," published on Best American Poetry's blog (via bostonpoetryslam)
"I would not call poetry's present marketplace position a "failure," since no contemporary poet…"
In the same paragraph, Updike also says "Had poetry paid as well as fiction, I would have written more of it."
""I think poetry has really rather connived at its own irrelevance and that shouldn't happen,…"
"I think poetry has really rather connived at its own irrelevance and that shouldn't happen, because it's the most delightful thing," said Paxman. "It seems to me very often that poets now seem to be talking to other poets and that is not talking to people as a whole."
His words come as official figures show a decline in poetry sales. Five years ago, in 2009, sales of poetry stood at £8.4m. By 2013, they had fallen to £7.8m, according to Nielsen BookScan.
Michael Symmons Roberts, a poet who has both won and judged the Forward prize, said that Paxman's proclamation was "not without foundation in terms of the symptoms – it would be stupid for poets to say poetry is as dominant as the novel" – but he disagreed with Paxman's diagnosis.
"Poetry doesn't have the currency in our culture that novels and films have – people who would be embarrassed not to have read the latest Julian Barnes or Martin Amis are not the slightest bit embarrassed not to have read the latest John Burnside or Carol Ann Duffy. But I don't believe it's quite good enough to say this is a problem of poets and poetry – it's far more complex," said Roberts."
Jeremy Paxman says poets must start engaging with ordinary people | Books | The Guardian
Paxman is also quoted as saying that poetry should "aim to engage with ordinary people much more". Surely, the notion of whether poetry engages adequately with "ordinary people" depends on the poetry you're actually considering? Maybe what's required here is a spotlight on engaging, challenging work that engages with the kind of ordinary people Paxman is referring to? That such work exists is not the question, rather where it can be found, and how it is celebrated/valued, particularly in relation to other works. Which essentially reduces to the question: who determines what "poetry" is, or more accurately, who determines which (of the various different forms of) poetry receives accolades and prestige?
"The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, and it smells…"
- Annie Dillard (via John Estes)
"Nature is full of branches because if you want to be close to a lot of space with minimal increase…"
Nature is full of branches because if you want to be close to a lot of space with minimal increase in your own volume, your best bet is a structure that forks and sub-forks. This is how birds make wings: they send out a bone with a little quick tissue and feather roots, and from them grow rachis, and from them grow barbs, and from them grow barbules, and from them grow barbicels, between which the gaps are so small that air doesn't bother trying to get through, and the bird has made something the shape of an airfoil without having to fill it with heavy meat. Branching is also how plants fill out their space in the air to collect sunlight and CO2, and underground to find solid nutrients. The structures of your nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems are similarly manifold.
But the principle is deeper than life itself. It's how rivers work: though we don't ascribe intent, a river needs to approach every part of its basin in the sense that erosion will make it grow streams and rivulets until it does. It doesn't even have to be water. Fluid dynamicists use the phrase viscous fingering to describe this kind of structure in their domain.
In fact, apparently in some sense it might be deeper than physics, because – assuming MLC is true – the Mandelbrot, a piece of abstract math, has some desire-less need to connect its infinite brood."
Fractals and Stories via Charlie Lloyd aka @vruba
This isn't "poetry". And yet it is. New definition: poetry = an indeterminable number of ways to pay attention to and fall in love with the world and all it's truths, half-truths and lies.
My Poems Avoid Higher Math: A Short Interview with Bob Hicok (via the Merrimack Review)
BH: None. Should sounds like eating vegetables. I'm sorry— I sort of criticised your question there. But I don't like should. I'm guessing that your question has to do, in part, with poetry's diminished status in our culture. I certainly wish poetry still didn't seem so strange to people. Which is weird, given that, if people write, they're more likely to write poetry than anything else, in my experience. With that in mind, I think poetry is an every-day thing for many.
The winner of last night's ZAP! Slam, São Paulo, as part…
The winner of last night's ZAP! Slam, São Paulo, as part of the FLUPP literary festival. In the third and final round, he performed a piece that consisted of two and a half minutes of silence, and a line that said something about how we are all mute in some way or another. I didn't get a precise translation. Take note: there's an art to holding your ground against expectation for two and a half minutes when every other piece before yours has put forward some kind of passionate exclamation. He approached the mic and backed away, toyed with us just enough so we didn't question that it was all leading to something, and finally delivered. In conversation after the set, he called it a Kamikaze slam poem. For sure… but what a way to kill a slam, to subvert the form… #vscocam
"The world of the interrupt and the distraction keep us busy. That of course does not mean we are…"
Deep Dive Productivity 12: Brilliant at the Basics - Nicholas Bate
Nicholas Bate consistently brings the good. If I had a fantasy faculty for a professional development programme for creatives, he'd be a first draft pick every time.
"I contribute in a variety of ways (if we must derive value from the idea of contributions): I have a…"
Dispelling the Myth of the Poet: Why All Writers Should Defend Their Craft | Lisa Marie Basile
Dear poet: read the linked article immediately. Dear people who aren't poets: please do the same. It certainly reminds me of a few too many conversations I've experienced. "So you're a poet, eh?" they say with the kind of casual sneer reserved for someone who's said they've just seen a unicorn…
Gerhard Steidl | The Talks
Mr. Steidl, you scheduled this interview at 11 o'clock on a Sunday morning. Do you always work on weekends?
Yes on Saturdays and Sundays. Those are the only days in the week where I can work concentrated on concepts for books, I can do my drawings for book covers and book design. I don't have to open my mouth, I am silent, I listen to the radio, classical music, and I do just what I want.
Do you ever take time off or is the printing process such a passion for you that you don't need to?
I am of course not risking my health and my physical power just for printing jobs and without six and a half hours of sleep at night I am of no use the next day, but actually throughout the year I don't need vacations or days off. I have the privilege that I spend the day doing whatever I want. That keeps you fresher. It is more a question of discipline and something that you have to learn. Since I have been working for 45 years, I have learned to be disciplined.
Hvísl – Whispers of Iceland (by schundoe) An interactive Art…
Hvísl - Whispers of Iceland (by schundoe)
An interactive Art Book; by Bertrand Lanthiez & Chloé Curé
This, where text = poetry. Ambient supporting audio and imagery alongside. Could be rendered as an app, but the tactility of the book, the idea of book as artefact that offers unfussy multimedia interactivity… yes.
"Often my subjects are the simplest things in the world: joy, family, the weather, houses, streets…."
- Zadie Smith— Storytelling Is A Magical, Ruthless Discipline (via TheLi.st


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The Hudson Valley Writing Project at SUNY New Paltz (HVWP) will offer two "place-based" writing programs in Dutchess County in collaboration with the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site and the Friends of Clermont. Continue reading
The Hudson Valley Writing Project at SUNY New Paltz (HVWP) will offer two "place-based" writing programs in Dutchess County in collaboration with the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site and the Friends of Clermont. Continue reading
Readers of the New York History blog may be interested in a new report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, "The Heart of the Matter: The Humanities and Social Sciences for a Vibrant, Competitive and Secure Nation". It explores the need for more support for the humanities and social sciences, particularly in education.
"The humanities remind us where we have been and help us envision where we are going," says the report. "Emphasizing critical perspective and imaginative response, the humanities – including the study of languages, literature, history, film, civics, philosophy, religion and the arts – foster creativity, appreciation of our commonalities and our differences, and knowledge of all times. The social sciences reveal patterns in our lives, over time and in the present moment."
Some of the examples are rooted in history. Continue reading
An exhibition featuring the work and philosophy of renowned industrial designer Russel Wright will open May 4, 2013 at the New York State Museum. Russel Wright: The Nature of Design explores Wright's career from the 1920s through the 1970s and features approximately 40 objects along with photographs and design sketches.
On display through December 31 in the Crossroads Gallery, the exhibit was first organized by and presented at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz from August 2012 to March 2013. The exhibit includes objects such as wood serving bowls and spun aluminum trays designed Pre-World War II as well as Wright's more experimental and innovative Post-World War II designs, including earthenware plates, bowls, pitchers, and vases. Continue reading
Monday, May 14th the Gardiner Historical Society will host their annual meeting with the Historical Society of Shawangunk and Gardiner at 7 pm at the Gardiner Town Hall. The event is open to the public and is free of charge, refreshments will be served.
Author William B. Rhoads will share his book Ulster County, New York, The Architectural History & Guide, A Historical guide to 325 sites in all 20 Ulster County townships and the city of Kingston. The sites explored in the book show the variety and changing architectural styles that have appeared over nearly 300 years in the Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains, from 17th century Dutch limestone houses of the colonial era, through the Federal and Victorian periods, up to the Modernist architecture of the mid-1950's.
The architecture reflects the history, tracing the evolution of one of the first regions in today's New York State to be settled by Europeans. Dutch and French Huguenot villages and homesteads of the 1600s form the core of today's Kingston, New Paltz, and Hurley, surrounded by the structures built by their descendants and later immigrants – the English, Irish, Italians and scores of other ethnic and national groups – as Ulster county rose from the American Revolution and became an important commercial center, with bustling ports on the Hudson River, the booming 19th century "Empire State's" first superhighway. Everywhere one looks in Ulster County there are vestiges of the past – abandoned cement mines, locks of the old D&H Canal, idle railroad depots, the ghostly shell of a grand old hotel that never opened to the public. And there is the "living history" as well, the structures built by previous generations that are still vital today, like the Mohonk Mountain House and the hundreds of other historic buildings representing nearly every American architectural style from 1660 to 1950 that remain private homes, libraries, schools, houses of worship or have been converted into museums.
William B. Rhoads is a professor emeritus of art history at SUNY New Paltz, where he taught from 1970 to 2005. His publications include studies of Colonial Revival architecture and Franklin Roosevelt's sponsorship of architecture and art. Rhoads's Kingston, New York: The Architectural History & Guide was published by Black Dome Press in 2003.
Rabbit Goody, a leading expert in the study and manufacture of 18th and 19th century textiles, will be featured at a panel discussion at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art in New Paltz on Sunday, February 20th at 3pm.
The panel discussion is coincides with the exhibit currently on view at the Dorsky: Binary Visions: 19th Century Woven Coverlets from the Collection of Historic Huguenot Street. This exhibit features more than 20 coverlets woven from cotton and wool on water-powered looms in small factories across the mid-Hudson Valley during the first half of the 19th century. The exhibition is a particularly important opportunity for historians and scholars to conceive new ways of thinking about the visual power of these coverlets.
Rabbit Goody is owner of Thistle Hill Weavers in Cherry Valley, New York. For more than 20 years, Thistle Hill Weavers has been weaving luxurious custom fabrics, carpet, and trim for designers, home owners, museums, and the film industry. Goody specializes in creating accurate historic reproductions, working from surviving examples, documented patterns, and period weavers' drafts. Goody was a consultant for the Binary Visions exhibit.
Joining Goody on the panel will be Leslie LeFevre-Stratton, Curator of Collections at Historic Huguenot Street and Jessica Poser, Assistant Professor of Art Education at SUNY New Paltz. Poser has used the textile collections at Historic Huguenot Street as the inspiration for some of her most recent works of art. The panel will be moderated by Brian Wallace, Curator at the Dorsky Museum.
The panel discussion will be held in the Student Union Building closest to the campus entrance off South Manheim Boulevard and is free and open to the public.
For more information about the exhibit and the panel discussion, visit www.huguenotstreet.org or www.newpaltz.edu/museum.
Professor Joseph Diamond, head of the summer Archeological Field School sponsored by the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be the featured speaker at Historic Huguenot Street's Second Saturday talk on Saturday, April 10th.
The Archeological Field School, which is administered by the Department of Anthropology, has been based at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz for the past several summers. Students working under the direction of Professor Diamond conduct archaeological digs on the six-acre site where a small group of French-speaking Huguenots founded New Paltz in 1678.
The project is an excellent example of "town-gown" collaboration. Students receive credit for their participation in the field school and Historic Huguenot Street gains valuable and new information about the community's earliest years.
Work conducted most recently on the lawn opposite the DuBois Fort Visitor Center is revealing an interesting variety of European and Native American artifacts along with what may the foundation of at least one early home and a protective stockade fence. Nothing of these two features remains above ground. "While we are fortunate to have some very early documents in our archives," says Eric Roth, executive director of Historic Huguenot Street, "These alone do not explain what this settlement looked like in the years before the stone houses were built. Professor Diamond's work has dramatically expanded our understanding of these years and of Native American presence before the Huguenots arrived."
The talk will be held on Saturday, April 10th at 7pm at Deyo Hall, located at 6 Broadhead Avenue between North Chestnut and Huguenot Streets in downtown New Paltz. Because street work on Broadhead Avenue may be underway during this time, those attending are advised to enter on North Front Street and following the signs to Deyo Hall. More information or directions can be found by visiting www.huguenotstreet.org or by calling (845) 255-1889
Photo: Pit Showing Possible Stockade Fence Post Holes (Courtesy HHS).
Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz is known for its unique architecture and for the preservation of the houses built by the community's founding families. On Saturday, Huguenot Street continues its Second Saturday's Lecture Series with a lecture by Rob Sweeney, local historian and old house enthusiast, titled "Early Hearths of the Hudson Valley."
The talk will begin at 7pm on Saturday, February 13th in Deyo Hall, which is located on Broadhead Avenue between Chestnut and Huguenot Streets in downtown New Paltz. There is a $7 charge per person ($5 for Friends of Historic Huguenot Street). Refreshments will follow Sweeney's talk. In the case of inclement weather, the talk will be postponed to February 20th.
Rob Sweeney is a board member of Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture, the historian for the Town of Ulster and the owner of the Benjamin Ten Broeck House, a stone house built in 1751. His presentation will trace the evolution of the "jambless fireplace," a style that dates to medieval Europe and which can be found in the houses of Historic Huguenot Street, to the popularity of the "Rumford Fireplace" of the early 19th century. Sweeney will also explore the role of tradition over comfort among the residents within the region.
Historic Huguenot Street (HHS), located on the banks of the Wallkill River, is where small group of French-speaking Huguenots settled in 1678. Today, just steps from downtown New Paltz, the site features seven stone houses dating to 1705, a burying ground and a reconstructed 1717 stone church – all in their original village setting. HHS offers six acres of landscaped green space and public programming to the local community and visitors from around the world.
Dr. L.H. Roper, Professor of History at SUNY New Paltz and a scholar of international reputation in the field of Atlantic History has announced a symposium, 'Henry Hudson, New Netherland, and Atlantic History', at SUNY New Paltz the weekend of 25-26 September, 2009. This host two-day international symposium on "The Worlds of Henry Hudson" is expected to be the premier intellectual event held in conjunction with the celebration of the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River. Leading historians from the Netherlands, France, and Germany, as well as the United States will present papers on a series of topics related to Hudson and his times.
The program will include panel discussions, teaching workshops, and two luncheon addresses over two days to be held on the campus of SUNY New Paltz., as set forth below. At each session, two-to-three presenters will give talks on topics closely related to the character of the European exploration and colonization of the Hudson Valley, which arose from Hudson's voyage, and the historical significance of the issues generated by these phenomena.
The emergence of the transatlantic perspective during the last two decades is a major development in the study of the history of Europe, Africa and the Americas during the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The scholars invited to this conference are among the major figures in advancing this perspective. The conference program is designed to provide an opportunity for the further integration of their work, and its advancement through publication of the papers it generates and by providing a means for secondary and elementary school teachers to incorporate this scholarship into their own classrooms.
A second goal, equally important, is to further the integration of the African, American Indian, and European contexts ("the transatlantic perspective" or "Atlantic history") into teaching and learning about exploration and "colonial America" in our schools. The conference structure provides for interaction in each session among leading scholars of early modern Africa and Europe and of American Indian societies and current and future elementary and secondary school teachers.
The cost of registering for this conference will be $20/day and $15 per luncheon session. Teachers who wish to attend, with the exception of those in Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange Counties, should register through the Center for Regional Research, Education, and Outreach at SUNY New Paltz. The costs for attending the symposium will be payable directly to CRREO.
Teachers in Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange Counties who wish to attend one or both days should register via MyLearningPlan. Teachers in other counties should register through the Center for Regional Research, Education, and Outreach at SUNY New Paltz. Professional development hours are available for approval. The first fifty teachers who sign up and who have been participants in the Ulster BOCES Teaching American History Summer Institute for at least one week will have their registration fee paid by the TAH grant. Ulster BOCES will notify those registrants that their fee has been paid.
For further information, please contact Lou Roper of the Department of History at email@example.com.
The Iroquois Indian Museum will present "More than Games: Iroquois Indians and Other Native American Athletes at Carlisle Indian School", a lecture by Dr. Laurence M. Hauptman on Sunday, October 5th at 1PM. The Iroquois Indian Museum is located 35 miles west of Albany, New York, near the intersection of highways 7 and 145. Take exit 22 from Interstate 88 and follow signs. For information and detailed directions call the Museum at (518) 296-8949 or visit our website at www.iroquoismuseum.org. Continue reading


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Lesley Francis Public Relations has appointed Richmond Hill native Ashley Roberts as the boutique PR agency's newest marketing assistant.
Bedford Falls Properties recently announced the sale of a property in Richmond Hill's Station Exchange development.
You've heard it said that actions speak louder than words. So with Valentine's Day around the corner, how will you show your loved ones that you care this year?
Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced that Georgia's net tax collections for the month of January totaled almost $1.81 billion for an increase of $76.25 million, or 4.4 percent, compared to the month-ended January 2013.
Dr. Douglas Perry and others had grand opening of the new SouthCoast Medical Group Campus at 89 Interchange Drive in Richmond Hill, the former location of Jump N' Jacks Family Fun Center.
It is time to apply the single most cost-effective weed control treatment to our lawns - the winter pre-emerge herbicide treatment.
The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce will have its Business After Hours from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Southeastern Bank, 2004 Highway 17.
SAVANNAH - The 13th annual Comcast Cares Day, the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer event, according to a news release, is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, across the country.
There's more to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service than just the Main Exchange. Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield's AAFES manager George Ricker said AAFES is about 98 percent self-supporting and includes more than just the products and services offered at local exchanges, which date back to 1895.
SouthCoast Medical Group Medical Campus in Richmond Hill will host an open house from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday at 89 Interchange Drive in the former Jump N' Jacks Family Fun Center.
The Governor's Office of Workforce Development recently announced the allocation of more than $107,000 in grant funding for offender training in six Local Workforce Investment Areas across the state.
Flashback owner Billy Jenkins Friday marked the opening of bar and restaurant in Richmond Hill. Flashback, located at 10010 Ford Ave., across from The Savannah Bank, is open from 3-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday and from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday-Saturday.
This morning was either a winter wonderland or much ado about nothing. I would like to see snow, but we are not the best of drivers on dry roads and ice adds adrenaline to an otherwise pleasantly uneventful commute. Either way, I hope you protected your pipes, pets and plants.
ATLANTA - Recruiting day for the Georgia Ports Authority scheduled for today at the Georgia Department of Labor's Savannah Career Center has been postponed.
The advent of autumn means it's time to plant woody plants.
Elmgren's Services Garden Center cut the ribbon on its new location today, kicking off a weekend of grand opening events.
Low Country Eye Care will reopen Monday in its newly constructed, free-standing building at 1000 Gandy Dancer in the Station Exchange, moving from its current location in Ford Plaza.
Please join the Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce, Richmond Hill Mayor Harold Fowler and other invited guests for Elmgren's Services Garden Center Ribbon Cutting and Open House, Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th. The open house will run both days from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. The Ribbon Cutting will be at 10 a.m. on Friday.
Members of the Pembroke Downtown Development Authority and city-council members helped Carla's Furniture and Gifts owner Carla Nelson, center, cut the ribbon on her new store Monday morning. Among those who attended the ribbon cutting were DDA board members Laverne Scott and Doyce Mullis, DDA head Sharroll Fanslau, and Pembroke Councilwoman Tiffany Walraven and Mayor Mary Warnell. The store is at 37 E. Bacon St., downtown. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/carlasfurnituregallery or call 653-7000.
A new boutique opened at the Pig-A-Dilly shopping plaza on Highway 17 in Richmond Hill last week.
Ameris Bank's fifth annual "Helping Fight Hunger" initiative is in full swing. Non-perishable food items are being collected through October.
A new boutique opened at the Pig-A-Dilly shopping plaza on Highway 17 in Richmond Hill last week.
Have you ever noticed the car in front of you at the traffic signal that has water dripping out of its tailpipe?
Pembroke's Dairy Queen is on a list of restaurants that have been hit by a security breach during August, the company announced Thursday.
Update: The following local businesses have signed on to support the Bryan County Children's Fund, which annually provides gifts of toys and clothing to hundreds of local kids who otherwise would have no presents to open on Christmas morning: Richmond Hill Transmission, Toni's Grooming, Cindy's Custom Framing, Espresso Hill.
SNF Floquip has announced it will double its Midway Industrial Park plant, investing about $7 million in the expansion.
The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce attended a ribbon cutting for Balbo and Gregg, Attorneys at Law, P.C., Sept. 26 at the practice's new Hinesville location, 410-A Gen. Screven Way.
SAVANNAH - With nearly 13 percent growth in container traffic over the first two months of the fiscal year, the Georgia Ports Authority has made a strong start to FY2015.
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Taylor Wessing mourns 91-year-old proofreader Reg Frary
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One of the real unsung heroes of the legal profession - worth a hundred prima-donna lawyers, most of whom can's spell proerly anyway
An (unintentionally) brilliant post from petroboy - just goes to show why people like Reg are so necessary to the legal profession.
Anonymous @ 1:35pm - I suspect petroboy's post was intentional! It certainly made me laugh!
A great guy, who lived round the corner from me in Richmond. We'll really miss him- I'm just glad that he was celebrated by the legal press and the BBC last year http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8611000/8611571.stm
Locally, he sang in the church choir for over 80 years and at all my childrens christenings.
He had more of a twinkle in his eye, energy, and intellectual curiosity that many half- or a quarter- of his age. I'll miss him..
Anonymous @ 1:35pm - Given the use of brackets, should not your 'an' be an 'a', I say?
Reg was a wonderful man. He will be missed.
I knew him for almost 20 years. He was something of a legend in the Parish of Richmond with a remarkable record of over 80 years service in the choir! His cheeky smile, witty banter and boundless knowledge of various British Victorian and Edwardian composers and hymn writers will be much missed. Rest in peace and rise in glory old friend.
I first went to work at Taylor Wessing 10 years ago. My desk was right behind Reg's. I used to make him cups of tea and chat to him daily. I loved to listen to his stories and he used to advise and encourage me with my stories and life. Even though I moved departments Reg always remembered where we were on our last conversation. I left Tw last year and recently got offered a job back near to Reg. Was looking forward to catch up but sadly I learned of his death today. Will never forget you Reg will miss you may you rest in peace
I also met Reg when I worked at Taylor Wessing. We became good friends and Reg used to love our daily catch up. We kept in touch when I left Taylor Wessing and often went on day trips on the paddlesteamer "Waverley" which he enjoyed. Reg loved hearing my results from the ballroom dancing competitions that I entered. Andy and I will miss you very much Reg. Sweet dreams. xx
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What does the Galapagos, Madagascar, and Australia have in common? Correct: they are all islands. But apart from the fact that they are isolated from other land bodies by surrounding oceanic waters, these islands are also known for their rich biodiversity.
Biodiversity is the extent of variation among species in a single climate region or biome. The more assorted (or diverse) the species are in a single habitat, the more healthy it is. The rate of endemism (the uniqueness or exclusivity of a species within a specific geographical border) is also high in islands; being separated from the "mainlands" makes them isolated enough for the adaptation and the evolution to occur independently, hence the highly endemic species.
Australia, for one, is almost exclusively hosting the marsupial mammalian species (with only around one-fourth of the extant marsupial species live in the Americas). Eighty-percent of the the vascular plant species in Madagascar are endemic, along with species of bats, carnivores, insectivores, lemurs, and rodents.
The Galapagos Islands, apart from being one of Charles Darwin's "cradle" while formulating his Theory of Evolution, is highly known of it biodiversity.
Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus sp.)
Together with the Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), this iguana is one of the amazing reptiles endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
The Galapagos Islands was named after this species of giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), one of the vertebrates with longest lifespans. The Islands were formerly known as "Insulae de los Galopegos" (Islands of the Tortoises).
Darwin's Finches are fifteen species of passerines ("perching" birds or "songbirds") whose beak variety has helped Darwin in identifying the role of geographical isolation in the process of adaptation and speciation.
Other birds found in the Galapagos are the Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), the waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), and the Galápagos hawk, (Buteo galapagoensis), all of three of them are endemic.
The role of islands in rearing and facilitating the evolution of these wonderful species is breathtaking. No wonder that, being an archipelago (group of islands), the Philippines is also known for its highly rich biodiversity, along with other ecologically blessed countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa.
The following animals are very few of the magnificent species found only in the Country of Juan:
Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus)
Giant golden-crowned flying fox/fruit bat (Acerodon jubatus)
Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
Visayan Flowerpecker (Dicaeum haematostictum)
Mindanao Horned Frog (Megophrys stejnegeri)
The species listed here does not even include plants, fungi, rare orchids, exotic butterflies and insects, mysterious arthropods, and marine species.
One might ask why save these seemingly "insignificant" creatures? Yes, we may find many of these species unremarkable or perhaps we just take them for granted. In order to understand the importance of preserving Mother Nature's children, we must understand the mechanisms involved in various ecological settings. It begins with awareness. If we read enough articles and books regarding natural history (the Internet has TONS of them), we will begin to appreciate the stroke of genius the Earth has in keeping the niches, habitats, and biomes functional.
Once we realize this, we also uncover the humans' role in the ecosystem. With much deforestation, river poisoning, overfishing, poaching, and pollution, we have a lot to answer for in the extinction of many species and the ecology's imbalance since the Industrial Revolution. We do not seem to recognize wildlife's role in keeping the human civilization alive.
For 200,000 years the Earth has nurtured Homo sapiens (that's us) with fruits from trees, hide from animals, and the incidental discovery of fire. I think it is only right to return the favor. And it starts with awareness.
Every year, new creatures are discovered and rediscovered. As taxonimists name these species, the necessity to preach the importance of wildlife to the world as a whole increases substantially as well.
Save the Earth. Spread the word.
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Thank you for this wonderful message!
Oh, I am not religious! I am spiritual, but—even if I am pro-science, ever-questioning some dogmas of my Church, and ever-curious with the world's belief systems—I am Catholic through and through. No good argument or black propaganda so far has swayed my faith with the Church.
It is sad that many of my countrymen (Filipinos), and perhaps the people of world too, have become blind sided with the affairs of the Church/religion in general and the moral implications of modern science and technology; they are always conforming to what the society thinks and their mouths are frothing with annoying ignorance. We always talk, but never read or think. That's the reason I guess why I am walking two roads at the same time: expressing my Christian faith while promoting science!
My mother teaches biology and chemistry, she's my prime influence. And about my belief in supernatural, I can always relate with this quote from the movie The Librarian:
"Some of the items in the Library (the Excalibur, unicorns, golden geese, the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, etc.) violate the known laws of science. But that is only because our brains are so small we haven't come up with laws to explain them."
We are "superstitious" folk, so there. :) I am hoping one day though that all the known sciences and beliefs will fuse into one universal body of knowledge.
And yay for your major! I find Darwinistic evolution fascinating ever since I read The Origin of Species, but I also find it hard to explain to creationists since they're all, like, "Blah blah blah, I can't hear you." Hahaha. I mean, I think the Genesis creation account is metaphorical rather than literal. I don't think God is stupid enough to create light first before the light source. LOL. He's an architect for chrissakes.
Anyway, I think I babbled enough. I don't get intellectually stimulating messages like this very often, so thanks! And good luck with your career in evolutionary biology! I'll follow that path soon…
"It's for our science project. How do you make a baby? How does sex work?" he said.
I was delighted. He reminded me of myself when I was still a grade schooler. I had asked my mother about sex (she teaches biology), and she told about the whole biological process in detail: from the sperm-meets-egg concept to embryology. Well, as for the inclusion the penis and the vagina in the development of the baby, I think I found out about them myself; I remember my mother giving me some sort of science book with only-for-high-school-students content, and then I found out about semen ejaculation and menstruation.
Okay. Too much information.
Anyway, as much as I want to help this kid with his sex education project, I should not assume that he's as open-minded as I was before. I had my first sexual fantasies when I was 12 (?) but he's still 10 for chrissakes. Jeez, I'm not making this kid have nightmares about penises chasing him in a vaginal tunnel.
"Miss Johnson, you're a nurse aren't you? D'you know a physician who'd perform abortion for me?"
"Clare, are you sure—?"
"Yes, I'm sure! My life is ruined, Miss Johnson! Don't you see? I need to get rid of this thing!"
"I don't think it's—"
"Please. I'm begging you"
"Clare… Abortion against my religion and personal belief. Giving you advice or direction with your attempt to murder your own child makes me no less of an abortionist myself! An innocent child, Clare!"
"It doesn't matter! Please! Do you know someone? Tell me, please! I'm desperate…"
And Miss Johnson does know someone…
We just had our most interesting session in our Nursing Jurisprudence subject. A series of debates were initiated, concerning three different biomedical issues with shaky moral grounds: in vitro fertilization (natural vs. artificial), placebo therapy without consent (anti-drug dependence vs. veracity), and rejection of physician's intervention in favor of faith healing (cultural respect vs. assurance to physical health).
Many people would raise their opinions on the said subjects, with both weak and strong premises, with pure logic or sheer emotion, with experience or objective analysis, and with religious conviction or scientific truth. Does the freedom of choice really supersede the value of life when it comes to abortion? How about contraception? About blood transfusion? About plastic surgery?
In debates, they say, "there are no wrong answers". Only wrong reasoning. Debators tackle and attack, forever babbling about theories, laws, principles and ideas that would somehow discredit their respective opposing side. Debates, they say, are designed to convince. But in any case, anyone from either the affirmative or the negative, whose beliefs and intellect in firm and founded, will never be convinced of the views of the opposition.
The battle of the moralities and legalities concerning biomedical issues are never ending. The religious groups, the government, the scientific agencies, the political and business factions, the cultural castes, and the individuals that comprise humanity are ever diverse. And in this diversity will pros and cons sprout unendingly. The debate never ends. Even inside our heads.
Still, according to our Nursing Jurisprudence professor, the beliefs and decisions a nurse (or anyone) holds boil down to herself in the end. Will she opt for the whims of technology and individual choice? Or will she pay heed to her own conscience and judgment?
Clare is waiting.
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I was doing something productive when I saw my old Chemistry book. Wham! My attention was shifted! Hahaha. Oh well, books are my weakness. So I started scanning my old chem-codex and refreshed my memory on the principle's of one of my fave subjects. (Jeez, I forgot the whole gas Laws. Boyle's, Charles's, Avogadro's and all that.) My cerebrum was filled to the brim, so let me tell a couple of things I've found out and deducted along my chem readings:
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Daily Fantasy can be quite the grind! Let us do the grinding for you with "High Five/Low Five". Each day, we help put you in the money by presenting you with FIVE of the "top-tier" plays, as well as a quick list of FIVE "value plays". Los Angeles Clippers' PF Blake Griffin flies high as Thursday's top Daily Fantasy Basketball play.
Let's rip it up.
Point Guard: Chris Paul, LAC ($9,600): Paul had an off game last night, but should bounce back nicely in what should be a high scoring and fairly competitive game vs. the Dallas Mavericks. Last time out vs. Dallas, Paul had just 19 points and 6 assists, but also only played 21 minutes. With his usual run of 36+ minutes tonight, Paul should have no problem posting a double-double and putting up 40-45 FPs or so.
Damian Lillard, POR ($7,500) and Jeff Teague, ATL ($7,000) could also produce near value when the two square off in Atlanta and provide each other with a plus matchup.
Also of note, Brandon Knight, MIL ($7,200), though difficult to trust in cash games, could be in for a huge game vs. a horrible Los Angles Lakers' backcourt. Consider him more of a tourney play.
Shooting Guard: James Harden, HOU ($9,400): Harden may be a little hard to trust in this game, given the likelihood of a blowout. However, against the Philadelphia 76ers horrible defense, a player of Harden's talent should be able to put 35-40 FPs even if he's limited to three quarters of action. On the other hand, if the 76ers can keep this game close for some reason, Harden's upside is amazing.
If you're looking to play it a little safer, Monta Ellis, DAL ($7,400) has topped 30 FPs in each of his last five games and should do so again in a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers, who have been merely average vs. SGs this season.
Small Forward: Chandler Parsons, HOU ($6,600): Parson's price is down, and rightfully so, as his production has been erratic of late. Nonetheless, he has been producing right in the 25-35 FP range over his last ten games, with a few games above or below that range. Obviously, he'll see a plus matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers who rank just 27th vs. SFs over the last 15 days, and dead last on the season. With that sort of matchup, 30 FPs or so should be attainable, with 40+ FP upside, as evidence by his 42.7 FP performance last time out vs. the 76ers.
Also worth a look this evening is DeMarre Carroll, ATL ($5,900) should he get the start at SG again in the event that Kyle Korver were to miss this game.
Power Forward: Blake Griffin, LAC ($10,300): Yes, the price is considerably higher than the other top options at PF, but so is the floor and the potential. The Dallas Mavericks rank just 22nd vs. PFs on the season, and with this game expected to be both close and high scoring, Griffin should score no less than 45 FPs. Few other plays at this position even offer that type of upside, let alone a floor in that range.
If you're playing tourneys this evening, I love Thaddeus Young, PHI ($8,300) in a high-paced game vs. a Houston Rockets defense that ranks near the bottom of the league vs. PFs both on the season and in recent games.
Center: Dwight Howard, HOU ($8,700): Though I think today is definitely a day when you can (and probably should) go with one of the cheaper value plays at center, I'd be a fool if I didn't list Howard as my top play. Howard has all the potential in the world to completely destroy the 76ers in this matchup and put up 50 FPs. That said, I think 35-40 FPs seems more likely and is the safe bet, especially considering that in the likelihood of a blowout, Howard will be among the first players to hit the bench, given his recent ailments.


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Ageism in IT?
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Embedded Geek writes "It's hardly a new topic, but BBC is running a story about ageism hitting Gen-X, especially in IT. As a 34 year old coder, I was horrified to hear a quote from a *hiring manager*: 'In the IT sector (and coding in particular) younger minds generally work faster -- I would rather employ a keen teenager who code programs computers quickly than an older person.' It didn't help that the person is 32 years old. My kneejerk reaction, the same one anyone else over 30 would have, is that the guy is a buffoon (I'll withhold my preferred, spectacularly vulgar, term). The problem is that I do not believe his idiocy is unique - I have definitely felt the vibe when interviewing. It's frustrating, since Gen-X is finally shedding the media hyped 'slacker' stereotype only to run headlong into this garbage. Have any other Slashdot readers seen this? What is the youngest you can be before some PHB declares you fit for the scrap-heap? Other than stocking up on hair dye and botox, what steps can I take to prepare for the future? Share your war stories here." Ask Slashdot handled this topic over two years ago. Of course, this behavior could be explained away as economic concerns, as the decision to hire younger (and typically cheaper) employees can directly affect the bottom line. However, one has to wonder if the decision to go with less experienced programmers also affects software quality, in the long run. What are your thoughts on this subject?


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SOL – "Old Him"
With hip hop's often me-centric standpoint, SOL brings something you don't catch on a lotta tracks these days: Sympathy for your fellow man. SOL doesn't get too wrapped up in his own problems on this track. Actually, some of the bars here elude to him doing well for himself financially, but that doesn't alleviate the pain he feels when he sees others in pain. Props to the people at Kinda Neat for the video!
Jonathan Mann – "Your vs. You're Song"
My buddy Jonathan Mann is one of my favorite creative minds on YouTube. The guy has been writing a song a day for quite a while now, and he's written some "hits" along the way.
Though the song linked above doesn't have 1,000,000 views on YouTube, I think it deserves it–especially considering the lack of grammar observation in YouTube comments–uh, generally.
Make sure to subscribe to Jonathan's Channel for educational songs like this one every Wednesday.
Song A Day: The Album
70, 20, 10. I hate to boil music down to numbers, but a YouTube musician Jonathan Mann has a songwriting theory that's too compelling to ignore. Basically, since 2009, he's been writing a song a day. That's around 1000 tracks. Of course, not all of them are good, which is what Mann's "70, 20, 10″ theory is all about. According to him, seventy percent of these tracks are destined to suck or be mediocre. But the remaining thirty percent have go to be pretty good. If he's right, he's written at least 100 great songs.
What tracks actually comprise that thirty percent is something worth debating, though. I'd love to see a case study where people have to agree on which of his songs are actually quality.
I've been watching this guy for a minute now, and it's not hard to remember my favorites thus far. Tracks about Arcade Fire, an Alanis-aurus Rex, vegan myths, and sticking it to the man.
This whole project has built into the album above, Song A Day: The Album. It's some of Jonathan's most prized musical possessions, and many of them were reworked in the studio with a full band that was financed with a very successful Kickstarter project.
Of course, I'm not a fan of every song, but that's gamble one takes when listening to Mann. I could repeat tracks like "I Hate Being Alone" for hours. But if I were Mann, I would have thrown "Sweaty Girlfriend" into the trash bin a long, long time ago. Does that mean I have better taste, though? Maybe it only means I'm more self-conscious, which is my problem, not his.
This isn't just a set of songs. It's culmination of learned lessons in the creative process. If you're going to make a great song, it may mean writing twenty terrible ones first. Mann's album and YouTube channel are a raw, unadulterated look into the creative process. It's not often that we get this clear of a look at it. According to man, he has no plans to quit his songwriting gauntlet, and there's no reason to–especially if there's always gonna be that ten percent that will blow expectations away.


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Plex Systems Webinar Prepares Food Processors for 2012 FSMA Regulations
Food Safety Expert Dr. David Acheson Leads First Webinar in New Series
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With new regulations for 2012 set to be released, food processors, importers, and growers will need to move quickly to understand and prepare for these new regulations. Former FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods Dr. David Acheson will discuss the latest developments in FSMA and regulation enforcement, and other topical issues that relate to regulatory activity along with what businesses can do now to ready their businesses for compliance.
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Food processors may register for the Jan. 31, 2012, webinar here.
"Food safety regulations move quickly, and businesses must be prepared for the latest FSMA announcements in the new year," said Plex Systems Vice President Patrick Fetterman. "Dr. Acheson's expertise in food safety management is unparalleled, so food processors, importers and growers can be certain they're ready for compliance with his guidance."
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The dust has settled and the Louisville Cardinals have had two full days to bask in the glory of their first national title since 1986. Things haven't been this good for Louisville basketball since Jay Bilas was blowing the title game for the Dookies back in '86.
But in true Cardinal fashion, things haven't gone all that smoothly. In fact, things started falling apart as soon as the game was over. Let's take a look at how Little Brother handled wearing the big boy pants for the first time in over two decades.
1. Rick Pitino Has a 'Nam Flashback
Always the picture of class (cough, cough, sarcasm, cough, cough) Rick Pitino started walking toward Michigan Wolverine coach John Beilein to shake his hand and wish him well as the game came to it's conclusion. Everything looked like it was going according to plan until this happened:
Poor Rick. He was so caught up in the moment that the sudden explosion of fireworks had him reacting like Charlie Sheen in the first major combat scene in Oliver Stone's Platoon. This was purely accidental, so we will give him a pass. But it was hilarious none-the-less.
2. Rick Promises to Get Tatted
As the Cards were center court and front stage, Jim Nantz handed the mic over to Rick. Pitino then announced to the entire country that he promised his team that he would get a tattoo to commemorate the 2013 championship if they won. Well, Pitino is a man of his word (again, cough, cough) and will get inked up. I'm curious as to which tattoo parlor in Louisville Pitino will visit. Tattoo Charlie's? Body Art Emporium? I doubt it. I am sure T-Will knows a guy that will do Coach P. up the right way.
3. Rick Pitino's Hyperbole Strikes Again
This never gets old. Pitino is famous for sticking his foot in his mouth and over-exaggerating everything under the sun. Nothing has changed as Rick made a bold proclamation that made most Kentucky fans scratch their heads. After winning, Pitino declared that his current squad is the toughest team that he has ever coached.
I'll give it to them; they are a gritty group that has some extremely endearing individual stories, but the talent is there and it's not like they were underdogs. Quite the opposite; they were the favorites to win and the overall #1 seed.
Do you know when the talent wasn't there? In 1992 when Pitino was coaching a group of Kentucky players that would be known as The Unforgettables. Pitino took a group of throw aways from the Eddie Sutton era and coached them to an Elite Eight where they went toe-to-toe with powerhouse Duke in the greatest college basketball game ever played. Read Gene Wojciechowski's The Last Great Game: Duke vs. Kentucky and the 2.1 Seconds That Changed Basketball if you don't believe me.
I know Pitino loves this team and he should; but how could he forget the team that put him on the map?


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RAPID CITY, S.D. (April 25, 2014) – Medical economist Jeff
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To date, 43 states have reported a widespread outbreak of H1N1.
Catching it can mean anything from a few days in bed to a few weeks in the ICU. For some, there can be long-term effects.
Just to get back behind the drums is quite a feat for Rudy Starr.
"I still get tired really easily," he says.
This church drummer boy was silenced for three weeks, laying in an induced coma caused by the H1N1 virus.
"I had to learn how to walk. I tried to get out of bed, and they say, 'no, you can't,' and sure enough, there's no strength there," says Rudy.
Rudy was one of the first to be tested for a severe after-effect of the flu.
"One interesting thing we found was a high incidence of PE, or pulmonary embolism," says Dr. Prachi Agarwal, cardiothoracic radiologist at the University of Michigan.
University of Michigan researchers found that patients who suffered from a severe case of H1N1 one are at a high risk for serious lung complications.
CT scans revealed a third of H1N1 patients in the ICU had a pulmonary embolism.
It happens when one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked. PE can be treated with blood thinners, but if it's not caught, it can be deadly.
"One side effect from being sick is that my heart got a little out of whack. They say with my lungs as bad as they were, it could take up to a year to fully recover," says Rudy.
Rudy was one of the lucky ones. He's recovering, and seven months after getting H1N1, he's almost back to 100 percent.
"I feel energized anytime I get behind the drums. I can't imagine doing anything else. It's been my whole life," he says.
Now, Rudy's ready to rock on.
Researchers at the University of Michigan hope to get the word out to other hospitals to make sure they consider PE as a possible complication of severe H1N1.
Symptoms include difficulty breathing, chest pain and palpitations.
BACKGROUND: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H1N1 virus, which is sometimes called "swine flu," was first detected in people in the United States in April, 2009. Currently, the virus is spreading from person to person worldwide. Symptoms of the H1N1 virus include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also experience vomiting and diarrhea. Others may only have respiratory symptoms without a fever. Severe illnesses and deaths have occurred as a result of this virus.
PROTECT YOURSELF: There are several precautions you can take to protect yourself from the H1N1 virus. According to the CDC, you should employ the following behaviors:
Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth to reduce the spread of germs.
Avoid close contact with sick people.
If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.
Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distance measures.
COMPLICATIONS: Some complications of the H1N1 virus include pneumonia, bronchitis, or sinus and ear infections. The flu may also cause certain conditions -- like asthma and congestive heart failure -- to worsen. Certain people are more likely to experience complications. Pregnant women, children younger than 5 years of age, and those with chronic health problems are at a higher risk.
ANOTHER DANGER: Researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have found another serious complication of the H1N1 virus. They report that those who suffer a severe case of the flu are at high risk for having a pulmonary embolism (PE). This happens when one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked. If it's not caught in time, PE can be deadly. Symptoms of PE include difficulty breathing, chest pain and palpitations. These researchers hope to spread the word to other clinicians about this possible risk.
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"Humor and grace. It was a brilliant and virtuoso performance...stunning throughout...beautiful playing." (The Diapason)
"I wanted you to know how wonderful Peter's concert was--it was absolutely incredible. People are still calling and emailing to thank me for bringing him back to Atlanta." (Jeffrey Bush, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta, presenter 2009)
"A serious, exceedingly skillful classical musician who knows how to balance high culture and popular populist selections, and who has a highly developed sense of fun....one of America's most experienced performers....produces expressive effects that defy the commoner's understanding of the pipe organ. Breathtaking." (The Diapason)
"It was splendid entertainment."
(Tahoe Daily Tribune, Reno NV)
"Music making of the highest order...rich in nuance and virtuosity...Bravo Peter Richard Conte!"
(The American Organist)
"Conte is a performer in the best tradition: flawless technique combined with showmanship with just enough restraint...great fun to hear."
(AAM Journal)
"Peter Conte has the feeling for this music and the technique to bring it off splendidly....right on the mark...perfectly paced and styled."
"Thank you so much for your outstanding performance. Your program was quite exciting and entertaining, and your playing was amazing, as usual. We have heard nothing but rave reviews for your thrilling recital. You have the rare gift to be able to communicate through the organ and are so innately musical that you make the music sound perfectly natural and beautiful."
(Tom Trenney)
"A sparkling, often lighthearted concert of organ compositions and transcriptions. Conte led off his ebullient romp through Broadway and Victorian-era Boston (with a layover in Bayreuth, Germany)
with his own quirky transcription of Berstein's
Overture to 'Candide'....Mixture of levity and technical brilliance." (The Birmingham News AL)
"It goes without saying that he gives a first-rate performance" (The Diapason)
Click here for more reviews.
Peter Richard Conte is Grand Court Organist of the Wanamaker Organ in Macy's, Center City, Philadelphia, where he performs concerts twice daily, six days each week, on the largest fully-functional musical instrument in the world. Mr. Conte was appointed Grand Court Organist in 1989, and is the fourth person to hold that title since the organ first played in 1911. Mr. Conte has also recently been named Principal Organist of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, where he performs on the magnificent 10,000-pipe Aeolian organ.
Mr. Conte is highly regarded as a skillful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions. He has been featured several times on National Public Radio and on ABC television's "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight." He has two radio shows: "The Wanamaker Organ Hour", which airs on the first Sunday of each month, at 5 PM (Eastern), and can be heard via the internet at WRTI.ORG; on each Wednesday evening at 7 PM, his Grand Court concert is streamed live on YesterdayUSA.com. Mr. Conte performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada under the management of Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, has appeared as a featured artist at American Guild of Organists' National and Regional Conventions, and at the International Organ Festival in Aosta, Italy. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, and with the Pacific, Delaware, Canton and Allentown Symphonies. In September 2008, Peter was soloist for an historic collaboration of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Wanamaker Organ, performing Jongen's Symphonie Concertante in the Wanamaker Grand Court.
Mr. Conte also serves as Choirmaster and Organist of St. Clement's Church, Philadelphia, where he directs a professional choir in music of the Anglo-Catholic tradition. That choir has recorded several internationally-acclaimed compact discs on the DORIAN label.
Peter Richard Conte is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ at Rider University's Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, where he teaches Organ Improvisation. He is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists, and has presented guild workshops on transcriptions and improvisation. He is the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington. In 2011, the Philadelphia Music Alliance honored him with a bronze plaque on the Avenue of the Arts' Walk of Fame. His numerous recordings appear on the GOTHIC, JAV, ProOrgano, DORIAN and DTR labels.


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Is anyone aware of any studies or estimates that have been made on the effect of those trillions of dollars around the world, coming back home to the US, in the event of the dollar no longer being the de fact international currency (say, if oil were to be priced in euros, etc.)? Does anyone have any idea how low the value of the dollar would be against the euro?
You look at what happened when the pound sterling stopped being the world's reserve currency.
To paraphrase Marc Faber: We're all doomed, but that doesn't mean that we can't make money in the process.
Rabbi Lapin: "Let's make bricks!"
Stephan Kinsella: "Say you and I both want to make a German chocolate cake."
You read Age of Inflation and about the Weimar Republic.
Daniel, I suppose we can go back to Britain's economic history in the 1900s. Are you suggesting the 1920s and 1930s as when the pound stopped being the world's reserve currency? When it went off the gold standard (1931?) conventional wisdom is that it lost some 20% of its value. I gotta say that I would expect a heck of a lot more than 20% for the US dollar, although its decline as the world's reserve currency (if it happens) very well might be gradual, and not take place all on one day.
I was wondering if someone had actually crunched any numbers, on how many dollars might be sent back home to the US, and again, what impact that would have on its value relative to the euro, which seems to be the only currency in position right now to unseat the dollar.
Tried to quote Daniel's repy in this post but for some reason I couldn't insert both his quote and my reply--at least I couldn't ever see both in the preview. Oh well.
I hope the effect is that many Americans will stop being so arrogant and violent.
Pride is all they got left.
liberty student:I hope the effect is that many Americans will stop being so arrogant and violent.
Or they could just come up with something, other than themselves, to blame. Like greedy capitalists or terrorists.


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1. N. Dakota (18-9-7, 13-6-7 WCHA, RPI No. 6): North Dakota clinched home ice in the first round of the WCHA for the 11th consecutive season, the league's longest active streak, but its MacNaughton Cup hopes took a hit when it had to settle for a 2-2 tie with Bemidji State on Saturday. The game-tying goal by Jordan Schmaltz, at 8:27 of the third period, was initially disallowed but then was ruled a goal after video review. It hit a post, then the inside of the net on the other side of the goal before deflecting out. Next: at MSU-Mankato.
2. Minnesota (22-7-5, 14-7-5, No. 2): Highly-talented Gophers seem to keep doing just enough to stay in contention for the MacNaughton Cup — this time with a five-goal third period Saturday for a 5-1 win against Denver to salvage a split. Zach Budish had four points (two goals, two assists). Gophers are still two points behind St. Cloud State and are tied with North Dakota, but should have easy sledding at Bemidji State while the other contenders have tougher assignments. Next: at Bemidji State.


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Another career-long Colorado Rockies player is retiring.
After just seven years in Major League Baseball, Ryan Spillborghs is calling it a career. Troy Renck of the Denver Post has tweeted out a blog posting from Spillborghs detailing his thoughts on his career and retirement.
I've spent this entire offseason contemplating sacrifices and opportunity, weighing my individual desires and that of my family. What I've eventually landed on, and let me say it wasn't an individual effort, was an agreement with my mind and my heart, that I am going to move on from playing baseball…I know I am still a better player than most. There is no doubt I can compete at any level and be successful. But there's no guarantee I get that opportunity. So what could lure me away from something I know? It wasn't just the prospect of being a pre and post game analyst. It was also the hope that one day I can sit in the booth and help call a game, not to mention, I would be home every night with my family!
Ryan Spillborghs played 619 games in the Colorado Rockies Major League System. He had signed as a free agent with Cleveland following the 2011 season and was purchased from the Indians by the Rangers in 2012. He finishes his career with a .272/.345/.423 slash line, 42 home runs, 218 RBI, and 424 hits. He spent all of his defensive time at any one of the three outfield positions. He will join the ROOT network this season for Colorado.


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|EUCAM reports
Report: The raise of alcoholic energy drinks in Europe
20 May 2009
Alcohol is a sedative, while ingredients of energy drinks such as caffeine, guarana and taurine have a stimulant effect. The effects of alcohol are masked which may lead to excessive alcohol consumption
This report offers a first exploration of the availability of these drinks in Europe. Please find the report below.
the-raise-of-alcoholic-energy-drinks-in-europe.pdf (407 kB)
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