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Thousands of residents of Nassau County have had their lives, health, peace of mind and property values impaired by the FAA's new flight patterns for Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Airports.
It appears to Quietskies.net and other community activist groups that, based on the attitude of the FAA in dealing with us, that they are acting under political cover provided by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY). We believe that Sen. Schumer's voting record and consistent support of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) (whose state is the home of Boeing as well as a primary manufacturer of RNAV equipment) were a primary reason for the Passage of HR 658 which sacrificed our well-being for the welfare of the airline industry. RNAV equipment is a technology that the FAA believes allows aircraft to fly narrow paths that concentrating noise. The technology allows for closer spacing that supposedly maintains or improves safety. The Senator and the aircraft and airline industries are more concerned about flying more and more aircraft into the area than about our quality of life.
(Below is a copy of a letter sent to Nelson Kalombo Ngoy, pastor of the Community United Methodist Church of East Norwich)
My name is Jane Obando and it is with great sadness that I write this letter. Wesley has been a very important part of my sons' lives this past year and we were distraught to learn that Wesley was closing.
My experience at Wesley has been nothing short of wonderful. Carolyn and the teaching staff were exceptional, patient, and very nurturing. I recommended Wesley to my sister, who soon enrolled her daughter in the summer camp program and the nursery program for the fall.
(Below is a copy of a letter sent to Nelson Kalombo Ngoy, pastor of the Community United Methodist Church of East Norwich)
It has come to my attention that Wesley Nursery School was closed abruptly. My three grandchildren attended this school the past year and had a great experience. Both of my daughters had sent their children to another school prior to Wesley and changed schools based on a recommendation by one of their friends who sent her two sons to Wesley. Wesley provided a very nurturing environment which encouraged the children to learn with ease. I am a teacher myself and was very impressed with the education my grandchildren received at Wesley.
Several years ago I attended the wedding of a friend who was married in a Greek Orthodox church in Dallas. It was very festive and beautiful but it was blisteringly hot and the church didn't have air conditioning. I had never attended a Greek wedding, so I was surprised to discover that the ceremony could run 2-3 hours in length regardless of the heat in the sanctuary. But the post-wedding festivities put a smile on everyone's face—especially with the assistance of the champagne and a thirst-quenching soup called Taratori in Bulgaria and Greece where it's also known as tzatziki.
Recently I was reminded of this soup at another wedding event I attended when a cousin shared a similar recipe which is a favorite of her family. It was so familiar to me that I wanted to run right on home and make it myself. Food does that to people especially when the recipe is manageable and not too long and elaborate.
I am writing in response to Paul Manton's letter "Are College Degrees Worth It?" (Weekend," July 16-22)
I believe that for most high school graduates, college is the appropriate next step. While college educations can be very expensive, and accumulating debt is never a good thing, Nassau Community College provides an extremely affordable and valuable option.
Many public service jobs, including law enforcement and the FDNY, now require college degrees or a specific amount of college credits. Chances are that members of your family tree who received the pensions of which you wrote, were members of either NYPD or FDNY, and today would need at least a two years of college.
It can be difficult to function in the summertime. Oppressively humid air hangs heavy, transforming Long Island into "wet island." Add disease-carrying winged creatures to the mix and we've got a reason to pray for a winter chill.
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I am so very proud of our parks system and all we have to offer in our great county. This summer, we have an action-packed line-up. With a combination of quality entertainment and fun activities for the whole family, we look forward to seeing you out and about.
Alongside my continued dedication to creating tourism, the incredible support we have received from local business sponsors has made bringing top-notch events to our residents at no additional cost, a great reality.
In our never ending quest to make the Life Enrichment Center the best it can be, and to provide Nassau County with reassurance that the opinions of our members are considered, we conducted an all important survey in June. Results of this survey will be seen in the center's summer calendar.
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I learned my Mexican history from TV, i must admit, from the stories many of us watched like Zorro, which have been re-written as movies in the last few years. I took a particular shine to Zorro in part because of my own name being similar or at least it seemed like it to a 5-year-old.
But all kidding aside, it is valuable to know that much that we call Mexican cuisine in this country is Spanish and is not authentically Mexican. However, this is changing since neither the Spanish nor the French were able to impose their cuisine on Mexicans, which was in fact vegetarian in large measure before Cortez arrived. The Spanish brought beasts of burden to farm and to raise for consumption. Cows, pigs, goats, sheep and chickens were all brought to the new world and in many respects imposed on Mexicans. But many indigenous people held on to their own cuisine within the regions where they lived. It came to be called Meso-American cooking with European, especially Spanish, influences.
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I had a bout of diverticulitis was given ciprofloxacin and metronidazole ended up with cdiff?I'm allergic to penicillin. When given Ciprofloxacin and metronidazole for 2 days in the hospital and 10 days more at home, I ended up with cdiff. What can I take when I get sick with ear infection/sinius infection, etc, or if the diverticulitis returns? Could two 300 mg of clidamycin before a dental cleaning cause cdiff?
I had c diff in the past and am allergic to penicillin - what antibiotics are safe for me to take?
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U can use doxycyclne, clarithromycin, telithromycin, fluroqunolones.
If u get diverticulitis, use broad spectrum antibiotic like tetracyclines, iv tigecycline is a very broad spectrum tetracycline, ciprofloxacin would also do. Sulfonamides are of less importance in treating sinusitis but they are also less prone to cause c diff. SO, ask ur doc about them.
ampicillin and amoxiciilin(u r already allergic to this med) were most commonly involved in c diff infection but lincomycin and clindamycin are particularly prone to cause c diff infection. Even tetracyclines can also cause this problem.
Unfortunately broad spectrum antibiotics are reqd in diverticulitis and same are prone to cause c diff.
U can ask ur doc if sulfonimides (sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim) can be used as they are less commonly ass with c diff
But clindamycin b4 tooth extraction is necessary to prevent bacterial endocarditis.
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In a week in which a video that opposed duck hunting generated 89 million views in 10 days, Coke crowdsourced ads in China, Ken Mandel left Hootsuite after just over a year, Cheil bought a chunk of Iris, Campaign unveiled its agency of the year winners for Korea, Japan and ANZ, and Singapore Press Holdings said no questions were allowed in its invitation to the media to cover its AGM.
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Is 'hub' the most hardworking word in the Singapore lexicon? Google it and you'll find the city-state described as Asia's hub for sea and air cargo transportation, aviation, biotech, 'cleantech', finance, logistics, education and conferences, to name but a few. It even earns the tag for robotics packaging systems.
Of course, all this is testament to the extraordinary energy, skill and effort the country has invested in to capitalise on its advantageous geographical location at the crossroads of Asia.
What's seldom mentioned is content.
How active are agency bosses on Twitter? Does it matter if they are not?
Why aren't more agency bosses on Twitter? Mumbrella has ranked the region's most powerful ad and media agency leaders by how active they are on the microblogging service. Robin Hicks wonders if it matters that they don't seem too keen.
Agency bosses spend a lot of their time preaching the virtues of social media at conferences, to their staff and to their clients. But do they practice what they preach?
Most are on LinkedIn and Facebook, but what about the most open, public and in-the-moment social network that is Twitter, where all the fashionable marketing seems to take place these days?
Only just over half of Asia's top advertising and media agency bosses have a Twitter account. The CEOs of Asia's most powerful ad agency, Paul Heath of Ogilvy, and the region's heftiest media agency, GroupM's Mark Patterson, do not.
Does that matter?
Q&A with Lan Kwai Fong CEO Jonathan Zeman
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In a week in which Singapore's ad agency community reached for the prozac as Singapore Airlines extended its contract with its agency TBWA, CCTV held its annual upfront airtime sale behind closed doors, an agency in China mandated its staff to go home earlier, MediaCom APAC's Sean Seamer returned home to New Zealand to launch GroupM there, and two Thai ads flew the flag for Asia in a ranking of the most shared ads of the year.
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McCann Philippines account manager Kristelle Davantes found dead
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Kristelle Davantes, a senior account manager at McCann's digital offering MRM, was found by police on Saturday after going missing on Friday.
A report on ABS-CBNnews.com confirmed the news of her passing yesterday.
Davantes was just over two years into her job at MRM.
McCann has released the following statement:
McCann Worldgroup Philippines would like to extend sincere appreciation to the people who express condolences and kind words of support in the passing of one of our own- Kristelle "Kae" Davantes.
Kae was an account manager at MRM Manila and had been with us since September 2011.
We are shocked and saddened by this news. We are one with the Davantes family in this time of grief and we will continue to offer them our full support. We respect their request for privacy in this time of bereavement, as we await the complete and accurate details from the ongoing investigation.
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Before starting a career in advertising, she attended the prestigious De La Salle University where she graduated with a Master's degree in marketing communications.
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Malaita Province
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|Malaita Province
|Coordinates: 9°0′S 161°0′E / 9.000°S 161.000°E
|Solomon Islands
|• Premier
|Edwin Suibaea (since Jan. 2011)
|• Total
|4,225 km2 (1,631 sq mi)
|Population (2009 census)
|• Total
|• Density
|33/km2 (84/sq mi)
|Time zone
Malaita Province is one of the largest provinces of the Solomon Islands. It is named after its largest island, Malaita (also known as "Big Malaita" or "Maramapaina"). Other islands include South Malaita Island (also called "Small Malaita" or "Maramasike"), Sikaiana Island, and Ontong Java Atoll.[1] The provincial capital and largest urban center is Auki, located on Big Malaita. The population of the province is 122,620 (1999). The area of the province in 4,225km². This province with Guadalcanal Province started to use Korean hangul in October 2012 for the written form of their tribal language.[2] The Melanesian population of Malaita has unique cultural traditions in social aspects of life. Brideprice is a tradition which is unique to Malaita compared to the other islands of the Solomon Islands. In this practice the groom's parents present customary money of shells and food to the bride's parents.
The people of the main island are of Melanesian ethnicity. The outer islands of Ontong Java and Sikaiana are of a Polynesian ethnicity and are recognised as Polynesian outliers of Polynesian culture.
Traditional practices[edit]
Malaitan shell-money, manufactured in the Langa Langa Lagoon, is the traditional currency used in Malaita and throughout the Solomon Islands. The money consists of small polished shell disks which are drilled and placed on strings. It can be used as payment for bride price, funeral feasts and compensation, with the shell-money having a cash equivalent value. It is also worn as an adornment and status symbol. The standard unit, known as the tafuliae, is several strands 1.5 m in length. The shell money is still produced by the people of Langa Langa Lagoon, but much is inherited, from father to son, and the old traditional strings are now rare.
The violation of cultural taboos and practices as well as causing personal offence is considered a cultural affront. Malaita culture calls for the exchange of valuables to ease and resolve the alienation that may thus arise. This is called fa abua or fa okae (compensation).
Reef Islands[edit]
The people of Langa Langa Lagoon and Lau Lagoon in Malaita, Solomon Islands built about 60 artificial islands on the reef including Funaafou, Sulufou and Adagege.[1][3]
The inhabitance of these lagoons call themselves wane i asi 'salt-water people' as distinct from wane i tolo 'bush people' who live in the interior of the island.[4][5] There was a history of conflict between the bush people and the salt-water people. The people of Lau Lagoon build islands on the reef as these provided protection against attack. These islands were formed literally one rock at a time. A family would take their canoe out to the reef which protects the lagoon and then dive for rocks, bring them to the surface and then return to the selected site and drop the rocks into the water. Living on the reef was also healthier as the mosquitoes, which infested the coastal swamps, were not found on the reef islands. The Lau people continue to live on the reef islands.[1]
- Adagege
- Alite
- Anuta Paina
- Funaafou
- Laulasi
- Maana'omba
- Malaita
- Maramasike (South Malaita)
- Mbasakana
- Ndai
- Ontong Java
- Sikaiana
- Sulufou
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c Stanley, David (1999). South Pacific Handbook. Moon South Pacific. p. 895.
- ^ Solomon Islanders to adopt Hangeul to keep spoken language alive, Korean Herald, 10 October 2012
- ^ "Historical Photographs of Malaita". University of Queensland. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ Akimichi, Tomoya (2009). "Sea Tenure and Its Transformation in the Lau of North Malaita, Solomon Island". South Pacific Study Vol. 12, No. 1, 1991. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Akimichi, Tomoya (1992). The ecological aspect of Lau (Solomon Islands) ethnoichthyology. 87 (4) Journal of the Polynesian Society. pp. 301–326.
- References
- Roger Keesing, Kwaio Religion: The Living and the Dead in a Solomon Island Society. New York: Columbia University Press, 1982.
- Roger M. Keesing and Peter Corris. Lightning Meets the West Wind: The Malaita Massacre. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1980.
- Janet Kent. The Solomon Islands. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1972.
- James Page, 'Education and Acculturation on Malaita: An Ethnography of Intraethnic and Interethnic Affinities'.The Journal of Intercultural Studies. 1988. #15/16:74-81; available on-line at http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00003566/.
- Ples Blong Iumi: Solomon Islands: The Past Four Thousand Years. Honiara: University of the South Pacific, 1989.
- Harold M. Ross. Baegu: Social and Ecological Organization in Malaita, Solomon Islands. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1973.
External links[edit]
- Provincial Profile of Malaita by constituency, People First Network
- Malaita photo gallery from Ministry of Commerce and Tourism
- Digital Photo Library of Malaita from the People First Network
- Arnon Atomea distance learning centre, Malaita
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Animal, Esq
Formed at Brown University, Animal, Esq. has existed in some incarnation since fall of 2011, when Nick Ebisu (guitar), Soumya Ghosh (vocals, keyboards), and Phillipe Roberts (drums, guitar, effects), began playing music together with the simple yet elusive goal of making music they would want to listen to. After playing a few shows, they were joined by Adam Asher (bass, vocals) in April 2012.
The band's songs make use of everything from heavy drones, to lush atmospheric textures, to energetic dance beats. Present in all of their music are Nick's guitar-work in its gorgeous expansiveness, Soumya's ethereal vocals and gritty synth tones, Adam's bass lines oscillating between melodic and heavy, and Phillipe's rock-solid drumming and otherworldly loops holding everyone—and everything—together.
This year, the band has released a number of demo recordings (titled, appropriately, Demos 2014) as well as the live recording Live From Outerspace, all of which are available online. They hope to begin recording their debut EP in the coming year."
Downtown at Dawn
Downtown at Dawn is a blues garage psych band based in Providence RI.
Core Workout with Daniel Shea // Sundays @9-10am //only $5!
A gentle workout that uses floor barre, dance and training techniques to improve core strength, balance and flexibility. Bring a hand towel; dance shoes or bare feet. Open to everyone- no dance experience required.
Daniel Shea is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, a dance and fitness instructor. Since training and fitness are his business (www.shea-training.com) he is passionate about form & discipline…but it has to be enjoyable and fun. Daniel has been dancing and teaching for over 30 years. He has studied dance at the – Joy of Movement Center (Boston), Pacific Ballet (San Francisco), Joe Tremaine Dance Center (Los Angeles), Stanley Holden School of Ballet (Los Angeles), Debbie Reynolds Studios (Los Angeles), MJDC Dance Studio (Rhode Island).
Beginner Ballet with Stephanie Albanese // Sundays @ 10:30-11:30am // $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes
If you've always wanted to try ballet, this class is for you. In this fundamentals-based class, students develop basic ballet vocabulary, strength and coordination. Stephanie's deep knowledge of her craft combines with a warm, good-humored manner to create a comfortable yet challenging learning environment. This is the perfect class for people who have little or no ballet experience.
Stephanie Albanese is a graduate of The School of American Ballet where she studied with teachers Alexandra Danilova, Helen Dudin, Suki Shorer and Stanley Williams. She danced in a repertory company created by former New York City Ballet member Wilhelmina Frankurt. Stephanie has also danced with choreographers Matthew Brokoff, Marcus Galante, Mary Miller and Felice Lesser and also worked in Cabaret, performing at The Lido in Paris and Jubliee in Las Vegas.
Intermediate Ballet with Stephanie Albanese // Sundays @ 12:00-1:30pm // $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes This ballet class makes classical dance a joy! The class focuses on fundamentals, beginning with a thorough warm up at the barre and progressing to the center for choreographed combinations. Students build muscle as they refine body alignment and learn weight placement to develop coordination. Stephanie's deep knowledge of her craft combines with a warm, good-humored manner to create a comfortable yet challenging learning environment. This is the perfect class for people who have some prior ballet experience. Stephanie Albanese is a graduate of The School of American Ballet where she studied with teachers Alexandra Danilova, Helen Dudin, Suki Shorer and Stanley Williams. She danced in a repertory company created by former New York City Ballet member Wilhelmina Frankurt. Stephanie has also danced with choreographers Matthew Brokoff, Marcus Galante, Mary Miller and Felice Lesser and also worked in Cabaret, performing at The Lido in Paris and Jubliee in Las Vegas.
Sunday, November 23rd, noon-5pm
Cost: $100
Register online: shop.as220.org/products/making-musical-apps-on-ios
Hedda Gabler
adapted and directed by Chao Bian
Adapted from Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, set in China and America, after her loss of father, who is a high power of the Communist Party, she comes to Providence and looks for prospect and hope, only to find out she's trapped in another cage.
Presented by ROO – Brown MFA playwrights
Salsa Fitness with Mori Granot // Mondays @12-1pm //only $5!
Salsa Fitness was inspired by the love for salsa music and dance and was created to bring awareness to the history of Latin dance and music. Salsa fitness incorporates Afro-Cuban body movement, basic fundamentals of Salsa NY style footwork and techniques from professional dancers training exercises. The music used in the class is an authentic salsa, Latin cha cha cha, and Afro-Cuban music. Salsa Fitness is for EVERYONE and is a unique fun aerobic low impact exercise. You will not only sweat, but you will work on your balance, core straightening, develop stamina, and burn a lot of calories while dancing and learning new moves you can use on the dance floor.
Mori Granot, originally from Israel, has been dancing Salsa for over 14 years. Starting with Ballet, Jazz, and Modern, in 2000, Mori continued her dancing journey with Cuban style salsa. She then learned Salsa on1, La Style, which then led her to Salsa on2, NY Style Salsa, where she fell in love. Besides Salsa, Mori also teaches lady styling, body movement, Casino Rueda, Bachata, and Merengue. Mori is currently teaching at different studios throughout Rhode Island and is offering a new fun workout program called "Salsa Fitness", which is based on the fundamentals of Salsa on2.
Mondays, November 24, December 1, 8, 6-9pm Non-Members: $120 | Members: $102 Register Online: shop.as220.org/products/javascript
Learn to create and use Javascript to add interactivity to websites. A great follow-up to our Intro to Web Programming workshop.
Javascript is the primary language for making complex applications on the web. This course introduces javascript program code, explains how it is authored, and explores the current developer ecosystem. Topics will include control flow, using libraries, how to continue learning on your own (how to find and understand online references), and current trends such as Github, Jquery, and NodeJS. The course will be tailored toward your interests, so come prepared to talk about what you want to make on the web!
Instructor: Jacob Brennan has been writing Javascript since 2001. He does freelance web development including work for Mozilla. His hobbies include juggling, baking, and programming web games using NodeJS.
Location and Parking
AS220 Media Arts is located at the Mercantile building at 131 Washington Street Providence, Rhode Island, on the 2nd floor. The entrance is located at the back of the building on Lucie Way (Martha Street on GPS and computers). You'll see our sign on a set of double doors; ring the doorbell there and someone will let you in. There is 2 hour metered on-street parking available, bring your quarters. We are also located near a parking garage with entry on Washington Street – look for the big blue parking sign.
Important Class Policies
Please be respectful of the short time you and the other participants have to learn and be on time. If you arrive more than half an hour late, we will not be able to teach you what you signed up for. Plan ahead, it always takes time to find on-street parking. To cancel your registration, you must email email@example.com at least two weeks in advance, or risk losing your payment.
If the minimum number is not met in class enrollment, the teacher may opt to cancel class. If this is the case, we will give a full refund of class payment and first choice to enroll in future classes. We will attempt to give as much notice as possible.
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance with Betsy Miller // Mondays @ 7-8:30pm // $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes
This is a contemporary release technique with a solid base in ballet. Class begins with a full-bodied warm-up designed to activate the core and connect breath with movement while finding anatomically efficient pathways. Structured improvisations and set exercises explore dynamics, weight shifts, and flow to develop a quick mind and a listening body. Class finishes with a vigorous, high-energy dance phrase. Students will be encouraged to explore, take risks, and develop as versatile technicians. For intermediate and advanced dancers of all ages.
To celebrate turkey day this year we bring you HOME SWEET HOME (1981), an early eighties thanksgiving set slasher. IMDB synopsizes it as "An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful…". Come out and see "Body By Jake" Steinfeld terrorize a group that includes Vinessa Shaw, Don "Ilsa" Edmunds, and the weirdest "rocker" character that looks like a Kiss mime!
Stretch & Strength with Myah Shein // Tuesdays @ 5:45-6:45pm // $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes
If you would rather hang out on your mat than at the gym, and if plies sound better than squats, make Stretch and Strength part of your routine. Drawing from Pilates, yoga and dance, this class promises a total body workout toning muscle, building flexibility and even throws in a little cardio. All fitness and experience levels welcome! Bring your own mat or use one of ours.
Myah Shein is a dance and theatre artist from Chicago. She has trained in a variety of contemporary dance techniques, as well as maintaining a person practice that includes yoga and Pilates. As a founding artistic ensemble member with Red Tape Theatre, she served as resident choreographer and a performer, and performed in work for independent choreographers around Chicago. Outside of dancing, Myah produced the annual Chicago Fringe Artists Networking Night, served as dramaturg and assistant director for various store front companies, and is a makeup artist who designs for dance and theatre. Myah is the Public Relations and Advertising Manager for Trinity Repertory Company and holds a degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign in International Studies and French and a post-bac degree from the Dance Center of Columbia College in Dance with a focus in Dance Studies.
Open Life Drawing – Drop -in 6pm-8:30pm
Bring your own drawing materials, we supply seats and model.
Intermediate Ballet with Betsy Miller// Tuesdays @ 7:15-8:45pm // $13 per class; $60 for 6 classes
Classical ballet with an anatomical approach and an emphasis on the joy of movement! This class is designed to build on ballet basics and introduce more advanced movement vocabulary and complex combinations, while approaching the form through a clear understanding of body mechanics. Come discover how to use your body safely and efficiently to create clarity and expression in your dancing.
Born and raised in Rhode Island, Forest Beutel now writes and performs songs in and around Tacoma, WA about his experiences from east to west.
GREGORY McKILLOP
Punk ethics but too polite to be a punk
Folk but not old school enough to be folkie
Too afraid of ego to be a rock-star
Off the cuff and rough unintentionally,
but intentional.
Loves to sing about things and for people.
Queer and in Love.
2013 WBRU Rock Hunt Winner – Borrowing and breaking-in the classic sounds of American music: Dylan's half-spoken plea, Muddy Waters' howled licks"
Synth Porn returns for another night of erotic electronic entertainment for adults only. Featuring hot synth videos and not-to-be-missed performances by Gyna Bootleg, Dave Public, Matt Underwood and E Guy Schreiber. More details TBA.
The 8th annual Short Short Story Film Festival will screen throughout
the day and evening on Saturday, November 29th, at 95 Empire's Black
Box Theatre at AS220 in Providence, RI.
The festival includes both live-action and animated films from across
the globe, all of which tell a story in under six minutes.
Audiences will experience two distinct programs of cultural
excursions, each in the time of seeing a feature film under 90
This includes, the "Heartstrings" (forming human connections, pursuing
one's inner muse, and finding the profound in the everyday) and the
"Headtrip" (dark fables, subtle satires, and perplexing psychological
dramas) programs. each program in the time of seeing a feature film
under 90 minutes.
The festival also continues to feature award-winning jury members from
all over the world in many disciplines of filmmaking, from production
design to cinematography, editing, composing, and more. These members
are alums of Spoiler Alert Radio, a syndicated radio show and podcast
produced by the festival organizers.
As well as an international jury, the competitive international film
festival event includes interactive audience voting for both programs,
and DJ Madame B and friends will be mixing global soundscapes between
and after screenings.
Screenings will be at: 2:00 pm (Heartstrings), 4:00 pm (Headtrip),
6:30 pm (Heartstrings), and 8:30 pm (Headtrip). A small reception will
take place at around 5:30 pm as well, following the 4 pm screening.
Admission for the entire day is $10. Tickets can be purchased at the
door at 95 Empire at AS220 and online at
Brown and RISD students get in free with valid ID.
Hosted by Jimmy and Hannah Devine with Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Teddi Scobi and Friends!
Every Saturday (except for the first Saturday of the month) from 4-7pm at the bar at AS220!
No cover charge!
A full menu of food and beverage will be available, so come in for a pint or make this your regular spot for dinner while enjoying some of the best traditional Irish music around!


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This one is not a Drag Drop form builder but has changed my mind and i see that even this is very simple . Its free with lot of options available . I am looking to have a filter for date so that it would not allow to select past date and am going to email the Developer for support!!
Thank You !!
->After expertimenting i found this is not for mobiles (it works but we will have horizontal scroll ) , only for desktops
-There are many cool extensions from this dev and most are free ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, wanted to say thanks
-> I cannot use the other extensions coz i dont like flash stuffs , this doesnt have flash ........its jquery.
Then This was the extension that helped me. Thanks to dev for out of the box solution to the sad jquery issue .
Thanks for your review ravee1010, I am indeed very glad you use it and it helps your site. As you probably already know, to keep being compatible with IE stay with the jQuery 1.x series.
Have a great summertime,
Its easy to deploy , looks very cool , but would not work in some mobile with old OS or mobile with low resolution. Sometimes its not responsive ..may be its some conflicts that needs to be figured out !
But its free and definitely its going to be popular ........Good work started by dev!!
1. In the module config, set Module class suffix: " sticky" (without quote, and remember we have a white space preceded)
2. In the JU Sticky Panel Plugin set Selectors: .sticky
3. That's all, now check the frontend, scroll down your site, you will see the module with class suffix " sticky" is ticked, and when it has been sticking it will be add new class in After detach css class, you can use this class to format sticked element if you want.
But what is that step number ZERO that u have here which says this "You can use Firebug on Firefox to inspect the element you want to stick, then put the class or id or name,...."
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Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher is TechCrunch's "Editor At Large." As such he has a roving brief to write about Startups, Venture Capital, technology trends and emerging markets. A former grunge rock drummer, he became a long-time journalist, and has since written for UK national newspapers and magazines including The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The New Statesman. Mike is also a co-founder and shareholder of TechHub, a service company for startups with several locations in Europe.
Mike is the founder and on the steering committee of Coadec, the Coalition for a Digital Economy, which works to lobby for legislation that fosters a sustainable and innovative digital economy for the UK. He also serves on the Mayor of London's "Smart London" Board, advising on Smart Cities and Entrepreneurship.
A former editor of New Media Age magazine and he was also an Executive Editor on the European edition of The Industry Standard magazine. Since 1996 he has launched or re-launched numerous media web sites.
In 2000 he was nominated as NetMedia's European Internet Journalist of the Year. In 2004 he was voted 'One of the 100 Innovators of the UK Internet Decade' by GfK NOP, the fourth-largest custom research business in the world. In July 2008 he named as one of the Top 100 people in London's creative industry by The Independent newspaper. In August 2008 his coverage of the European tech scene was honoured in the best "Web 2.0 and business blog" category by Computer Weekly magazine. In 2009 Mike was named one of the Top 10 bloggers on Twitter in the UK. In October 2009 he was named one of the Top 50 most influential Britons in technology by The Daily Telegraph newspaper. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 he was named as one of Britain's Top 100 "digital power-brokers" by Wired UK magazine. In November 2010 Mike was named as one of London's most influential people in New Media and "king of dotcom commentators " by The Evening Standard Newspaper, and again in 2011.
He has spoken at the prestigious Monaco Media Forum and Le Web, among many other conferences, and has been a Davos / World Economic Forum "Media Leader". Mike is a regular commentator on the technology business, appearing on BBC News, Sky News, Channel 4 and Bloomberg. Personal blog: mbites.com | Twitter: @mikebutcher | Linkedin.com/in/mikebutcher | Facebook.com/mikebutcher | Google+: Gplus.to/mikegbutcher
Mike supports:
Apps For Good: A non-profit which aims to ignite a passion for technology and social enterprise in young people in the UK. TeenTech: Which runs events to help young teenagers see career possibilities in Science, Engineering and Technology. Coderdojo: Free not-for-profit coding clubs and regular sessions for young people in the UK, Ireland and US. Code Club: A UK nationwide network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children aged 9-11. Young Rewired State: The philanthropic arm of Rewired State – which aims to foster the young children and teenagers who will become tomorrow's technology stars. TeenTechEvent: A non-profit which runs one-day events to help young teenagers see the wide range of career possibilities in Science, Engineering and Technology. YoungRewiredState: A non-profit network of software developers and designers aged 18 and under.
Disclosures (reviewed, approved and signed off by TechCrunch/AOL): I'm a Co-founder and 50% owner of a co-working space in London, TechHub, established because it solved a problem for startups back in 2009, and today (I'm a strategic adviser only – not operational or 'commercial'). I'm the founder and chair of "The Europas" annual tech startups awards for European startups and its associated events. I'm on the advisory board of The Coalition For A Digital Economy, a UK non-profit which argues for a 'digital first' approach to business legislation. I'm an advisor to Seedrs.com, a crowd funding platform, but I maintain journalistically independent views on crowd-funding. I hold 11 shares in BT which makes about $10 a year in dividends and I can't be bothered to cancel.CrunchBase profile →
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Social mobile app wins $13m financing
GeoSentric, a developer of GPS-linked social networking technology, has today secured $13.1 million in an round led by Horizon Group and Schroders Private Bank. It has a consumer proposition called GyPSii which uses geo-location software to connect people to people, and people to places. GyPSii is currently in pre-launch mode. GeoSentric will use the funds to expand its marketing and sales… Read More
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ArtFlock aims to disrupt gallery monopoly
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Wingmap is the beta site for a stunning new flight search tool based around a point-and-click map interface. Co-founder Tom Wood exlained to TCUKI that the site allows users to search for flights leaving the area surrounding a city – not just the city or a single airport itself. Trying the site it becomes totally obvious what this means and I found it actually makes the process of finding… Read More
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