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How Depression Hurts Your Health
10 Effects of Depression on Your Body
By Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Special to Lifescript
Published September 17, 2014
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Expert Insights on Treating Depression
It's bad enough that you feel tired, listless and blue. But do you know how depression hurts your body? Read on to discover 10 effects of depression on your health...
The effects of depression aren't just in your head.
"Emotions impact your physical health," says cardiologist
Nieca Goldberg
, M.D., medical director of New York University Women's Heart Program, and author of
The Complete Guide to Women's Health
(Ballantine Books).
They disrupt your sleep and rob your sex drive. Depression also takes a toll on your ticker.
But that's not all. Read on to learn 10 surprising ways depression hurts your health.
1. Sick and Sad
Chronic depression can lower your immunity. The result? You get sick more often.
"You may see a higher incidence of colds or infections," says Katherine Muller, a clinical psychologist at the Center for Integrative Psychotherapy in Allentown, Pa.
In a 2009 Stanford University study, depressed women with breast cancer had much higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol and almost half the immune response of cancer patients who weren't blue.
Mood booster:
Exercise and stress reduction are key to a healthy immune system.
Exercise 30 minutes at least three days a week, Muller says. And when you're under pressure, she suggests this de-stressing exercise:
1. Sit in a chair, imagining you're a robot, tensing all of your muscles. Hold for a count of three.
2. Then imagine you are a ragdoll and release muscles for a count of three.
3. Repeat twice.
2. Ticker Troubles
Depression often increases levels of stress hormones, such as cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine, which also boost blood pressure and heart rate, Dr. Goldberg says.
Plus, "higher cortisol levels make arteries more vulnerable to plaque build-up," she explains. As fatty plaque deposits clog arteries, they block blood. All are prescriptions for heart attack and stroke.
Mood booster:
To relax, try mindful listening, suggests Muller.
"Select a favorite song or type of music. Close your eyes and listen 'mindfully,' picturing each instrument or even imagining each note moving past you," she says.
This is also an excellent distraction from depressing thoughts, she says.
3. Diet Damage
Melancholy and bad eating are common partners. You nibble too little or gobble too much.
For some people, "the body tends to go into starvation mode," Muller says. "It shuts down to conserve resources."
But others pig out. That's because food is comforting and "eating is a self-soothing or coping behavior," Muller says.
Mood booster:
If your appetite has vanished, munch on something small and healthy – such as veggies, fruit or nuts – every three hours, Muller advises.
"Eating at regular intervals re-regulates your appetite," she says. "It's like jumpstarting your body."
If overeating is the problem, find another soothing activity, especially one that occupies your hands, like knitting, she suggests.
4. Sex Sapper
Hopelessness doesn't feel sexy – and neither do you when you're blue. Depressed people have low levels of serotonin (a feel-good brain chemical). That also dampens desire.
Plus, when the body is stressed, whatever isn't necessary for survival – like sexual desire – becomes a luxury, says Muller.
Mood booster:
You can't recharge your libido without treating depression, says Muller.
Unfortunately, many antidepressants also suppress sexual appetite. But some solutions won't smother the sizzle.
Some antidepressants, such as bupropion (Wellbutrin), don't squash desire, says Tracy Latz, M.D., an integrative psychiatrist and co-author of
Shift: A Woman's Guide to Transformation
(Morgan James Publishing).
Other options:
Buspirone (Buspar), an anxiety medication that raises the effectiveness of antidepressants, so you can take a lower dose.
Fish-oil capsules, which reduce anxiety. Their omega-3 fatty acids may have an indirect calming effect on the brain, Dr. Latz says. Start with one 200-250-milligram capsules daily for a week, increase to three, if necessary. "If you have no response after 10 days, it's probably not going to work," she says.
5. Energy Zapper
When you're depressed, just getting off the couch requires a huge effort. Why?
It may that the body is conserving resources and "often, the person isn't doing enough to recharge," Muller says.
Mood booster:
Find activities that make you happy and feel productive, she says.
Even simple tasks like washing the dishes, clearing clutter or shopping for a special meal "can have a big effect on energy level," says Muller.
Seek out other small pleasures too, like spending time with friends or renting a chick flick. It's OK to pamper yourself.
6. Sleep Saboteur
Depression disrupts sleep patterns. People either get too little or too much.
Some stay awake all night because their body "isn't getting cues it needs to sleep," says Barbara E. Ensor, Ph.D., a psychologist at Stella Marin, a long-term care facility in Timonum, Md.
Others react by sleeping most of the time.
That's because depressed people often feel abandoned by the world, says Ensor. "Negative thinking kicks in," she says. They think, "I'm going to get in bed and pull the covers up."
Mood booster:
Oversleeping? Don't allow yourself to sleep at certain times, Ensor advises.
Gradually crank up activities during the day – even 5- to 10-minute bursts are enough to make you sleepier at night.
Sleeping too little? Develop a nighttime ritual.
"Brush your hair, your teeth, read some poetry," Ensor suggests. "As with small children, you begin to associate those activities with going to sleep."
7. Baby Bummer
The joy of a new baby can go bust if you're suffering from the blues.
Part of postpartum depression is hormonal, says Dr. Goldberg. "You go from having a high level of [estrogen and progesterone] to low levels."
Thyroid hormone levels can also drop, adding to fatigue that's automatic when caring for a newborn. Plus, women also put tremendous pressure on themselves to be perfect in their new role as moms.
Mood booster:
Even if you don't feel like it, go through the motions of bonding with your baby. It can foster a genuine connection, Muller says. "Spend time with your child, just looking at her," she advises.
But if you can't care for your newborn, get help from friends and family and see a therapist immediately, says Ensor.
Untreated postpartum depression threatens the infant's safety and leads to learning and developmental disabilities in childhood.
8. Pain Pusher
Headaches often feel worse when you're blue. Depressed people feel much stronger pain levels than happy people, according to a 2010 Oxford University study that examined their brain scans.
"A depressed person is already suffering and sees things in a negative way," Ensor says. They also have fewer activities to distract them from pain.
Mood booster:
See a doctor to find out what's behind your pain and how to banish it. Treating the depression with psychotherapy may also address aches, says Ensor.
9. Stomach Troubles
Is your depression linked to anxiety? Then you probably often suffer diarrhea, upset stomach and ulcers, says Dr. Latz.
"Anxiety creates more stomach acid," leading to gastrointestinal troubles, she says.
Mood booster:
Ask your doctor for an antidepressant that addresses anxiety and depression.
"You could try an [serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor] SNRI, such as Effexor or Cymbalta," Dr. Latz suggests. "They handle anxiety, so people tend to be happier."
10. Back Beater
"With depression, we get more sedentary," Dr. Latz says. "And when we sit more, our leg muscles are chronically flexed." When you stand up and you pull on taut leg muscles attached to the pelvis, which creates more strain on the lower back.
"Many depressed people [also] gain weight," which strains their back, says Dr. Latz. "So you have stress and tension on your back from two forces."
Mood booster:
Take a break from your desk chair every hour for 5-15 minutes, changing position and stretching leg muscles, suggests Dr. Latz.
She also recommends this exercise:
1. Place your thumb on the outside of your thigh at your hipbone.
2. Push in hard while you take deep breaths. Continue to do that all the way down your thigh.
"All those muscles [will] release," she says. So will the ones going to the back and pulling on the pelvis.
Are You Depressed?
Here are common depression symptoms, according to psychiatrist Hyla Cass, M.D., co-author of
Eight Weeks to Vibrant Heath
(Take Charge Books):
Depressed mood most of the time
No interest or pleasure in most activities
Difficulty sleeping – or sleeping too much
No interest in sex
Hopelessness and helplessness
Fuzzy thinking
An inability to make decisions
Consult your doctor if you think you're experiencing depression.
Dorothy Foltz-Gray writes frequently on health issues for Lifescript.
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The market seems littered with hard drive enclosures and portable hard drives these days, yet we still seem to run into a new one every couple of weeks from some XYZ Company. Then Seagate sent over one of their Maxtor branded 250 GB portable hard drives known as their OneTouch 4 Mini. Although Seagate has its own line of min portable hard drives, the Maxtor drive provides distinctly more powerful backup features, despite a slightly more cobbled look versus the sleeker lines of their FreeAgent Pro products. Does the OneTouch 4 Mini wallow in mediocrity, or does it fight for its right to party? Let's find out!
Backed up by a 5 year warranty and something called SafetyDrill, Maxtor's backup software, that rescues your PC from a virus or system failure, it might actually end up being useful. Unfortunately, Mac users get snubbed on this software feature, but apparently, they don't have the issues that PC users have. The OneTouch 4 Mini supports Windows XP and Vista flavours and on the Mac side, works with Mac OS X (10.4.7 or later).
What's In The Box?
In the box, you'll find some software on a CD, a manual and a huge honking USB cable that seems totally out of place in the presence of this "mini" portable hard drive. The cable is almost larger than the drive itself!
Plug and Play Time...
The OneTouch 4 Mini requires the use of up to two USB connections in order to operate properly. Though most laptops will be fine operating with just one connection, some may require additional power. For users of laptops with few USB ports, this can be an issue if the second connection is required. The other end is mini-USB and plugs into a port located on the front left side of the unit. Once everything is a go, you'll see the indicator/OneTouch button light up with glee.
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Khalid Askri is a very competent, confident goal keeper for the Moroccan football team. Some might even call him cocky. Well, we have all heard that pride comes before a fall, but in this case—pride comes before a goal.
T. J. Jones was extremely happy to be playing with The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. During his Freshman year, he got a little ahead of himself when trying to make his second touchdown of his college career. Just watch.


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Political Science at Marist: Program & Requirements
Political Science enables students to study systematically the events, people and issues that shape political decision making.
Besides focusing on the institutions, processes and outcomes of politics, the curriculum also surveys the great thinkers who have speculated about the nature of a just and effective political system. At Marist, the political science department encourages students to become familiar with a variety of political cultures and to appreciate the unique perspectives brought by each to the world community. As a result, political science graduates are able to integrate empirical investigation, theory, values and practice in understanding the world.
Political Science at Marist also strongly encourages student learning beyond the classroom through internships and field experiences. The curriculum prepares students for career options ranging from advanced work in graduate or law school to careers in government, the media or the corporate world. And consistent with the mission of Marist College, this major challenges students to confront the changing issues of the 21st century. Unique opportunities for our political science students include participation in The Marist Poll, the Albany Semester, the Washington Semester, Marist International Programs (MIP), and the Pre-Law Program, plus Concentrations in Paralegal Studies, Public Administration, and Public Opinion.


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F Street and 6th Street |
F and 6th is a house thought of by some as the best in Davis. It is most famous for throwing the greatest Halloween parties around 2003 to 2006. F and 6th was the birthplace of the band Canseco, which became GnarToon, which became Boss the Big Bit. The house has an awesome basement.
Some former (current?) residents include Danielle Holden, Gabe Cooley, Josh Glass, Rishi Trivedi, Teddy Briggs, and Andrew Bell
The house was packed on March 17, 2006, for a St. Patrick's Day party. Rob Roy played accordion in the basement during much of the celebration, performing some original Irish odes as well as miscellaneous covers.


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Vincennes Street & Sanitation Department Lists the Items Accepted and Collected for Recycling
(Vincennes, Indiana) The Vincennes Street & Sanitation Department has a list of items that they can and cannot accept.
There are many different items that the Street & Sanitation Department can pick up which include plain white paper, computer/blue bar paper, copy paper, printer paper (staples and color ink can be on these sheets), color paper, file folders, junk mail/envelopes, sticky notes, magazines and catalogs with glossy paper, newspaper and phone books.
Cardboard and paperboard (corrugated and paperboard) will be collected.
Aluminum cans, foil, and pie pans will be collected but need to be rinsed and flattened if that is possible.
Steel and bi-metal cans, metal lids from jars need to be rinsed out. The labels from these items do not need to be removed.
Any plastics #1 through #7 will be accepted which include milk jugs, water jugs, soda bottles, etc. These labels do not need to be removed.
Glass products are accepted, but please try not to break the glass.
The following items will NOT be collected or accepted:
Gift Wrap, wax-coated boxes, milk cartons, juice cartons, styrofoam, animal food bags, motor oil bottles.


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Linc shares soar 30pc on China deal
PUBLISHED: 16 Apr 2012 11:20:00 | UPDATED: 17 Apr 2012 15:50:05PRINT EDITION: 16 Apr 2012
Shares in Linc Energy have soared by more than 30 per cent after it formed a joint venture to produce gas in China.
Brisbane-based Linc is focused on producing underground coal gasification (UGC) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) technologies.
It will partner with a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Golden Concord Holdings (GCL) to commercialise fuel using its UGC to GTC technology in China, Linc said on Monday.
"China's insatiable appetite for liquid fuels and gas presents Linc Energy and GCL with a unique opportunity to capitalise on this world changing market," Linc chief executive Peter Bond said in a statement.
As part of the deal, GCL will also take a 5 per cent interest in Linc for $120 million.
Linc shares rose by as much as 37 per cent soon after the announcement was made, and had shot up 27.5¢, or 26 per cent, to $1.345 by 11am AEST.
The company had been looking for a partner to work with in China for many months, Mr Bond said.
Linc will own 33 per cent of the joint venture, and GCL the remaining stake.
"Linc Energy is committed to commercialising UCG to GTL on a significant scale, and this most recent deal with GCL in China is the first stepping stone of many commercial opportunities I believe you will see Linc Energy produce over the months ahead," Mr Bond said.
The completion of the deals is reliant on approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board.
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Our dear BB pal and STREETtech.com editor Gareth Branwyn is the first guestblogger at LEGO's Nxtbot, a new blog about LEGO Mindstorms NXT and DIY robotics in general. From one of Gar's posts today:
MIT's Rodney Brooks has an adage (to paraphrase): A bunch of working "dumb" bots (i.e. robots w/little computing power that sense and react directly to their environment) is better than one broken "smart" bot (i.e. a robot that maps its world, plans optimal routes through it, etc).Link (via STREETtech)
I propose a corollary: A robot that is actually on the market is better than a bunch of bots that are endlessly demo'd at trade shows. Look at the Hondo P3 and the Sony SDR-4/Qrio vs. the Wow Wee Robosapien and the iRobot Roomba. While Hondo and Sony keep parading around these perpetual demobots but never bring them to market (and Sony just turned the development lights out on Qrio), the Robosapien and the Roomba are proven market successes and are now several product generations in pedigree.
NEC's answer to the Honda and Sony demobots is the PaPeRo ("Partner-Type Personal Robot"). While it's an undisputedly cute little rug-rover, and has enjoyed plenty of ink and electrons since it was first rolled out in 2001, it remains in the prototype stage and there is still no release date. If you ask me, I think there should be a "put-up or shut-up" statute for such prototypes. If you show off a prototype and it garners a bunch of media attention, and then you don't bring it to market in, let's say three years, you gotta retire it; show us a NEW concept robot. Hey, maybe that's what Sony did on their own. The SDR-4 cum Qrio couldn't cut the mustard, so they did the only honorable thing, they took it off the world stage and stopped teasing us with it. So, what's it going to be NEC? The shelves of my local Target or the wayside on the road to Robotopia?
And, in case you didn't notice, the robots above that are actually on the market are of the "dumb bot" variety while the ones in perpetual prototypical stage are "smart bots." Coincidence? We think not.


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FITCHBURG, Mass. -- Time can play a huge factor in any search, but when a missing person has Alzheimer's, dementia or autism, finding them quickly is critical.
So Leominster, Mass., firefighter Lance Mason is heading up an effort to bring Project Lifesaver to the city, and said the radio-frequency tracking device has been proven to find subscribers in 30 minutes or less.
Children with autism particularly are known to be drawn to water, Mason said.
"If an autistic child goes missing, quite often, unfortunately, it ends up in the death of the child, often by drowning," he said Friday. "A lot of kids with autism don't understand danger, fear and safety."
Mason, 33, has drawn on personal experience -- his 6-year-old son William is autistic -- in more than a year of traveling the state to teach firefighters, EMTs and police officers about autism through the Autism Law Enforcement Educational Coalition (ALEC).
And he said Project Lifesaver, which is not connected with ALEC, could be a relief for parents and caretakers of autistic children, along with those who care for adults with dementia.
"They've done 1,600 searches nationally, and it's resulted in zero serious injuries and zero deaths," Mason said.
If the city is able to raise enough money to pay for the system, subscribers would wear a band similar to a hospital bracelet, which can be tracked a mile and a half over land if the subscriber is reported missing. Batteries and bands need to be replaced monthly, and if fundraisers are successful, Mason said the program could be free for qualifying families.
"(Leominster Fire Chief Ronald Pierce) didn't want any out-of-pocket expenses for the families," he said. "I know parents with autistic children are absolutely strapped for cash. They're paying out-of-pocket for different therapies."
Pierce praised Mason for his work teaching autism awareness classes to first responders, saying Mason's personal experience with autism makes the course "very genuine. He teaches with such a passion, and I'm very, very proud of him."
Mason, a Winchendon resident and Leominster firefighter for five years, said he and his wife Sonya suspected William was deaf as a toddler, when he wouldn't respond to his parents. Doctors at New England Medical Center later diagnosed autism.
Mason has William's name tattooed on his right forearm above a large ribbon filled with colorful puzzle pieces -- the autism awareness symbol.
"I wouldn't ever change my son," he said. "I wouldn't trade him for anyone in the world. He's taught me a lot about compassion, and that's made me a better firefighter and EMT."
Mason, a Marine Corps veteran who comes from a family of Marines, said he had hoped William might have followed a similar path.
"I had all these hopes that one day William would go into the Marine Corps and one day come work here with me, that was my selfish reaction," he said. "Now I understand what's really important that he and my daughter (Samantha, 3) are healthy and happy. That's all that matters."
Firefighters and police should know the special needs of autism, especially because about half of autistic people are "nonverbal," meaning they can't explain an emergency or cry out for help, Mason said.
Most of Mason's fellow instructors are parents or siblings of autistic people, and he said he hasn't been to a fire station in the state where people aren't closely related to an autistic person.
Other methods parents of autistic children use, such as bars on upstairs windows and fences with outer latches, are things rescue workers should be aware of for their own safety, he said.
Most area fire departments have undergone autism-awareness courses, which Mason said count toward EMT certification, but parents of autistic children can find out if their local department has done the training by calling the department. Mason said state funding and an autism research group pays for his courses, and they don't cost departments any money.
He also works in Leominster's fire alarm office, where he said some city parents have asked him to put information about autistic children into the department's computer.
"It's information like where the child's bedroom is, anything they want us to know," he said. "I would encourage every parent in the city of Leominster that wants to be aware to come in and let us know. At the same time, I know not every parent wants us to have that information."
Mason said the Leominster School Department's autism specialist has told him there are more than 100 students listed as autistic out of about 6,200 students. Special-education groups have come into the station to learn more about fire safety and to become familiar with what firefighters do, he said.
"It can't hurt," he said of visiting with special-needs children. "Any level of comfort between us and them is good."
Not all autistic children and adults will qualify for Project Lifesaver bracelets, Mason said. It's just for those who tend to bolt or wander, he said.
Pierce said plans are in the works for a Project Lifesaver demonstration and fundraisers beginning in February.
"It's a wonderful program, and I support it 100 percent," he said. "There's a great need for this in the city of Leominster."
Mason and Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella said Leominster would have the first Project Lifesaver program in Worcester County.
Mazzarella said in his inaugural address the city will seek $30,000 in private donations for the program.
"We have an aging population, and that combined with a growing number of kids with autism, I think there are enough people in the community who are impacted," he said. "You never know who it's impacted. You never know who it touches."
Mazzarella said he's heard of cases where adults with dementia will take a walk on a nice day and become disoriented after dark, and said the program will reassure their families. He also praised Mason's work.
"People will feel safer," he said. "He's trying to help other families. There's nothing more admirable than that."


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Nile Ross - Victory Feat. Euroz
Victory Nile Ross Feat. Euroz
Two of our former Heatseekers collaborate together on this track, produced by Alex Lustig. And Heatseekers submissions are currently open!
Bump Victory, the latest cut from Nile Ross featuring Euroz on the assist. It was released on Thursday, September 26th, 2013. Things are improving for Nile Ross with each new offering, and Victory is certainly no exception. It's a worthy addition to the Nile Ross's catalogue, which has seen much evolution as of late. We're definitely anticipating the next step.
Check out Nile Ross on Easier Said Than Done (Prod. Beats By Levi). If you dig this, visit Nile Ross's profile for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes. Make sure to hit Nile Ross with a follow and/or like on Facebook and Twitter.
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Posted: October 15, 2012
Four tips to engage anybody, anytime
Relationships are everything
Deirdre MaloneyIf you're looking to advance your career, your life, and your ability to lead, chances are you know the truth about relationships.
They're everything.
Relationships with our colleagues, friends, and others who have something we want are what lead us to…well, get what we want in life. Even when we're trying to partner with a company, we're not engaging with a company. We're engaging with a person inside the company. And that person – that relationship - matters.
This isn't a bad thing. In fact, when we know how to engage people, when we know how to go a level deeper than we were before, we are able to achieve new things…get new jobs, get the store to take our returned item with no receipt, get into the restaurant even if we don't have a reservation.
All of this being said, engaging others isn't necessarily easy. Which is why I present to you now the four tips I've discovered, which I use every day.
Tip #1: Know the truth. Nobody will find you as interesting as you
We all have a great interest in our lives, our families, our hobbies. Of course we do…these are part of our lives.
What we need to accept is that despite how interesting we find our lives to be – despite how fascinating we find our stories about our latest project, our kids' soccer game and our argument with our sister – the truth is nobody else will find any of it as interesting as we do.
Will they care? Sure. But they won't care about the intimate details of it all.
Which means when we engage with others we keep our stories short, our emails shorter and our complaints non-existent. We get to the best, cut out the rest of it, and get the focus on the other person.
When we leave them wanting more, they will want more...more discussions, meetings and connections with us. Which means we've gotten a level deeper. Which means they're more likely to be there for us later.
Tip #2: Ask great questions
Engaging people means showing that you are interested in their lives, jobs and – in general – what they have to say. We show this when we ask great questions.
Great questions explore. They might begin with yes/no inquiries, but quickly move into the kind that start with "how" and "why".
Some examples…Why did you choose this particular profession? Why did you choose to live here? What's your favorite, secret restaurant in town? What's surprised you most about being a parent?
Get creative and practice. Be sure to use their answers to ask the next question. Make sure you keep eye contact and turn off your phone.
You want them to feel like the most important person in the room, so treat them like it.
Tip #3: Energy begets energy
Ever been around a sighing, tired person at a networking event? How long did you stick around?
Energy matters.
This means when we engage we need to be bright and enthusiastic (even if we don't completely feel it). We need to be interested in what they have to say (even if we aren't completely into it). We need to avoid whining about our day and telling others that we're overwhelmed by our 80 hour workweek.
When we engage positively they will remember our encounter positively. Which means they'll want to do it again.
A little bonus? When we act more positively, we actually feel more positive. Nothing wrong with that.
Tip #4: Stay classy
Life isn't fair. Work isn't fair. Bad things happen to us.
We want to tell others all about it. We want to talk about the person who has wronged us. That's fine.
But not when we're engaging with people.
That's when we must resist the great temptation of talking trash about anybody…whether at the office, in a local restaurant, at a networking event. No matter how big the town.
Even when we think it won't matter this once, even when we think others won't overhear, it matters. It matters because we'll get a reputation for being a trash-talker. It matters because, inevitably, what we say might wind up back to the person we talked trash about.
Talking trash is human nature, but not when that other human is someone we want to engage. Then we just come off as cranky and untrustworthy. Who would want more of that?
Deirdre Maloney is a national speaker, published author, and president of Momentum LLC, which helps individuals and organizations meet their goals and sleep better at night. Her new book, Tough Truths: The 10 Leadership Lessons We Don't Talk About is hot off the press. Her first book, The Mission Myth, was released in November 2011.
Maloney will be speaking on Tough Truths at the Colorado Nonprofit Association Fall Conference and Exhibition on October 15. For more information on Deirdre, visit www.makemomentum.com . Twitter: www.twitter.com/Deirdre_Maloney.


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Getov, Vladimir and Flynn-Hummel, Susan and Mintchev, Sava (1997) Massively parallel computing in Java. In: Proceedings of the Third Working Conference on Massively Parallel Programming Models, 1997. IEEE, pp. 112-117. ISBN 0818684275
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Although Java was not specifically designed for the computationally intensive numeric applications that are the typical fodder of highly parallel machines, its widespread popularity and portability make it an interesting candidate vehicle for massively parallel programming. With the advent of high-performance optimizing Java compilers, the open question is: How can Java programs best exploit massive parallelism? The authors have been contemplating this question via libraries of Java-routines for specifying and coordinating parallel codes. It would be most desirable to have these routines written in 100%-Pure Java; however, a more expedient solution is to provide Java wrappers (stubs) to existing parallel coordination libraries, such as MPI. MPI is an attractive alternative, as like Java, it is portable. We discuss both approaches here. In undertaking this study, we have also identified some minor modifications of the current language specification that would make 100%-Pure Java parallel programming more natural.
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This professional course is designed for those starting in the artisan cheese industry who want to enhance their knowledge of hard cheesemaking.
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Smeaton, Deborah and Hudson, Maria and Deraniyagala, Sonali and Francavilla, Francesca and Ng, Matthew and Phillips, Joan and Salis, Sergio (2011) Impact of BIG funding of community enterprise overseas. Project Report. Policy Studies Institute and School of Oriental and African Studies.
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Given Name: Kevin Michael Slowey
Born: Conroe, TX, USA, in 1984
School: Did not attend college.
Primary Position: Pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Major League Games: 122
Primary Team: Minnesota Twins
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1. CMB 2014 (vol 58 pp. 150)
Connections Between Metric Characterizations of Superreflexivity and the Radon-Nikodý Property for Dual Banach Spaces |
Connections Between Metric Characterizations of Superreflexivity and the Radon-Nikodý Property for Dual Banach Spaces
Johnson and Schechtman (2009)
characterized superreflexivity in terms of finite diamond graphs.
The present author characterized the Radon-Nikodým property
(RNP) for dual spaces in terms of the infinite diamond. This
is devoted to further study of relations between metric
characterizations of superreflexivity and the RNP for dual spaces.
The main result is that finite subsets of any set $M$ whose
embeddability characterizes the RNP for dual spaces, characterize
superreflexivity. It is also observed that the converse statement
does not hold, and that $M=\ell_2$ is a counterexample.
Keywords:Banach space, diamond graph, finite representability, metric characterization, Radon-Nikodým property, superreflexivity Categories:46B85, 46B07, 46B22 |
2. CMB 2011 (vol 55 pp. 821)
New Examples of Non-Archimedean Banach Spaces and Applications The study carried out in this paper about some new examples of
Banach spaces, consisting of certain valued fields extensions, is
a typical non-archimedean feature. We determine whether these
extensions are of countable type, have $t$-orthogonal bases, or are
As an application we construct, for a class of base fields, a norm
$\|\cdot\|$ on $c_0$, equivalent to the canonical supremum norm,
without non-zero vectors that are $\|\cdot\|$-orthogonal and such
that there is a multiplication on $c_0$ making $(c_0,\|\cdot\|)$
into a valued field.
Keywords:non-archimedean Banach spaces, valued field extensions, spaces of countable type, orthogonal bases Categories:46S10, 12J25 |
3. CMB 2011 (vol 55 pp. 410)
A Ramsey Theorem with an Application to Sequences in Banach Spaces The notion of a maximally conditional sequence is introduced for sequences in a Banach space. It is then proved using
Ramsey theory that every basic sequence in a Banach space has a subsequence which is either an unconditional
basic sequence or a maximally conditional sequence. An apparently novel, purely combinatorial lemma in the spirit of
Galvin's theorem is used in the proof. An alternative proof
of the dichotomy result for sequences in Banach spaces is
also sketched,
using the Galvin-Prikry theorem.
Keywords:Banach spaces, Ramsey theory Categories:46B15, 05D10 |
4. CMB 2011 (vol 54 pp. 726)
Auerbach Bases and Minimal Volume Sufficient Enlargements Let $B_Y$ denote the unit ball of a
normed linear space $Y$. A symmetric, bounded, closed, convex set
$A$ in a finite dimensional normed linear space $X$ is called a
sufficient enlargement for $X$ if, for an arbitrary
isometric embedding of $X$ into a Banach space $Y$, there exists a
linear projection $P\colon Y\to X$ such that $P(B_Y)\subset A$. Each
finite dimensional normed space has a minimal-volume sufficient
enlargement that is a parallelepiped; some spaces have ``exotic''
minimal-volume sufficient enlargements. The main result of the
paper is a characterization of spaces having ``exotic''
minimal-volume sufficient enlargements in terms of Auerbach
Keywords:Banach space, Auerbach basis, sufficient enlargement Categories:46B07, 52A21, 46B15 |
5. CMB 2008 (vol 51 pp. 604)
The Invariant Subspace Problem for Non-Archimedean Banach Spaces It is proved that every infinite-dimensional
non-archimedean Banach space of countable type admits a linear
continuous operator without a non-trivial closed invariant
subspace. This solves a problem stated by A.~C.~M. van Rooij and
W.~H. Schikhof in 1992.
Keywords:invariant subspaces, non-archimedean Banach spaces Categories:47S10, 46S10, 47A15 |
6. CMB 2008 (vol 51 pp. 372)
Picard's Iterations for Integral Equations of Mixed Hammerstein Type A new semilocal convergence result for the Picard method is presented,
where the main required condition in the contraction mapping principle is relaxed.
Keywords:nonlinear equations in Banach spaces, successive approximations, semilocal convergence theorem, Picard's iteration, Hammerstein integral equations Categories:45G10, 47H99, 65J15 |
7. CMB 2006 (vol 49 pp. 185)
On the Inequality for Volume and Minkowskian Thickness Given a centrally symmetric convex body $B$ in $\E^d,$ we denote
by $\M^d(B)$ the Minkowski space ({\em i.e.,} finite dimensional
Banach space) with unit ball $B.$ Let $K$ be an arbitrary convex
body in $\M^d(B).$ The relationship between volume $V(K)$ and the
Minkowskian thickness ($=$ minimal width) $\thns_B(K)$ of $K$ can
naturally be given by the sharp geometric inequality $V(K) \ge
\alpha(B) \cdot \thns_B(K)^d,$ where $\alpha(B)>0.$ As a simple
corollary of the Rogers--Shephard inequality we obtain that
$\binom{2d}{d}{}^{-1} \le \alpha(B)/V(B) \le 2^{-d}$ with equality
on the left attained if and only if $B$ is the difference body of
a simplex and on the right if $B$ is a cross-polytope. The main
result of this paper is that for $d=2$ the equality on the right
implies that $B$ is a parallelogram. The obtained results yield
the sharp upper bound for the modified Banach--Mazur distance to the
regular hexagon.
Keywords:convex body, geometric inequality, thickness, Minkowski space, Banach space, normed space, reduced body, Banach-Mazur compactum, (modified) Banach-Mazur distance, volume ratio Categories:52A40, 46B20 |
8. CMB 2004 (vol 47 pp. 298)
Near Triangularizability Implies Triangularizability In this paper we consider collections of
compact operators on a real or
complex Banach space including linear operators
on finite-dimensional vector spaces. We show
that such a collection is simultaneously
triangularizable if and only if it is arbitrarily
close to a simultaneously triangularizable
collection of compact operators. As an application
of these results we obtain an invariant subspace
theorem for certain bounded operators. We
further prove that in finite dimensions near
reducibility implies reducibility whenever
the ground field is $\BR$ or $\BC$.
Keywords:Linear transformation, Compact operator,, Triangularizability, Banach space, Hilbert, space Categories:47A15, 47D03, 20M20 |
9. CMB 2000 (vol 43 pp. 208)
Extensions of Continuous and Lipschitz Functions We show a result slightly more general than the following. Let $K$
be a compact Hausdorff space, $F$ a closed subset of $K$, and $d$ a
lower semi-continuous metric on $K$. Then each continuous function
$f$ on $F$ which is Lipschitz in $d$ admits a continuous extension on
$K$ which is Lipschitz in $d$. The extension has the same supremum
norm and the same Lipschitz constant.
As a corollary we get that a Banach space $X$ is reflexive if and only
if each bounded, weakly continuous and norm Lipschitz function
defined on a weakly closed subset of $X$ admits a weakly continuous,
norm Lipschitz extension defined on the entire space $X$.
Keywords:extension, continous, Lipschitz, Banach space Categories:54C20, 46B10 |
10. CMB 1999 (vol 42 pp. 139)
Essential Norm and Weak Compactness of Composition Operators on Weighted Banach Spaces of Analytic Functions |
Essential Norm and Weak Compactness of Composition Operators on Weighted Banach Spaces of Analytic Functions Every weakly compact composition operator between weighted Banach
spaces $H_v^{\infty}$ of analytic functions with weighted sup-norms is
compact. Lower and upper estimates of the essential norm of
continuous composition operators are obtained. The norms of the point
evaluation functionals on the Banach space $H_v^{\infty}$ are also
estimated, thus permitting to get new characterizations of compact
composition operators between these spaces.
Keywords:weighted Banach spaces of holomorphic functions, composition operator, compact operator, weakly compact operator Categories:47B38, 30D55, 46E15 |


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Belle Clair Speedway
Stock car races, drag races and demolition derbies are regular events at this speedway.
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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Exposition Center
Home to the annual St. Clair County Fair, several craft shows and monthly flea markets, the complex also includes the Belle-Clair Speedway, with stock car races and demolition derbies.
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Centerfield Park
Spend the day tackling go-karts, miniature golf, batting cages, bumper boats and a video arcade.
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Centralia Recreation Complex
Located in downtown Centralia, this 60,000-sq.-ft. building features an Olympic-size, six-lane competition pool with spectator seating. The main gymnasium has room for two full-size basketball or three volleyball courts with seating for 400.
CITY: Centralia
Clinton Hill Golf Club
Boasting some of the largest greens in the Midwest, the 18-hole Clinton Hill has matured into one of the finest public golf courses around, with a great blend of par 3s, 4s and 5s.
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Colonial Golf Course
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Everett Moody Park at Longacre
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Family Sportsplex
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CITY: Belleville
Flying M Ranch Golf Course
This public nine-hole, 32 par course also offers a driving range, rental carts and clubs. Miniature golf, camping and fishing are also available for a fee.
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Glik Park Complex
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Governors Run Golf and Country Club
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Greenview Golf Club
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CITY: Centralia
Greenville College
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CITY: Greenville
Kaskaskia College Sports
Kaskaskia College's Blue Devil Gymnasium has hosted NJCAA tournaments, as well as many youth and all-star events. This full-size college floor can handle a pair of basketball or volleyball courts. On the exterior, the complex features a baseball field with batting cages, two softball diamonds and a full-size soccer field.
CITY: Centralia
King's Point Sports Club
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CITY: Belleville
Korte Recreation Center
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CITY: Highland
McKendree University Sports
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CITY: Lebanon
O'Fallon Family Sports Park
This world-class facility sits on 200 acres, and features four lighted baseball/softball diamonds, 12 ball diamonds and soccer fields.
CITY: O'Fallon
Prairie State Games
This multi-sport, Olympic-style festival showcases the finest amateur athletic talent in Illinois each year on the last weekend in June.
CITY: Fairview Heights


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Slovenia's national gallery is housed in a pair of 19th-century museums connected by a glass building. One of the old structures displays a collection of Slovenian paintings, mostly unsophisticated portraits of 19th-century dignitaries wearing fancy earrings, but there are some impressive landscapes and intriguing genre paintings hung here and there. The "modern" section is a Slovenian homage to—and poor imitation of—French Impressionism. The unexceptional Flemish scenes and still lifes of the European collection in the other edifice, spanning the Middle Ages to the 20th century, is no more impressive, but it helps pass a rainy afternoon. For more modern Slovenian art, try the Moderna Galerija (14 Tomsiceva; 386-1-241-6800; www.mg-lj.si).
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The Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.
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AE 1 - The search for Australias first submarineOctober/November, 2009 By Mark Spencer
I led the first Australian expeditions to Turkey in 1997 and again in 1998 to examine the Turkish discovery of AE2 by diver and museum director Selcuk Kolay. The AE2 was sitting upright on a soft silty sea floor more exposed and in better condition than we could have hoped. E-class submarines are not big (176 ft or 53m long). She sat at a depth of 72 metres. His search concentrated on the deeper waters off the Duke of York Islands and the stretch of water between there and Kokopo. Twice, he accompanied Australian Naval vessels to carry out side-scan sonar and magnetometer searches in the possible tracts of AE1. One tantalizing sonar find was followed up with a ROV inspection, appearing to show the conning tower of an E-Class submarine. The structure was dismissed by naval architects and maritime archaeologists as a natural reef with similar dimensions and profile to a conning tower. ... read the full story in the October/November 2009 issue #114 Article reprints or information email email@example.com Like this article? Share it! |
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Maremma LGD
Brookfarm . . . Alpacas in the Valley of the Moon
Tessa came to us as a 12 week old pup from a liter of registered Maremma Sheepdog Club of America pups located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Debbie researched Live stock Guardian Dogs (LGDs) for some time once we made our first alpaca purchase, and found this breed, originating 2,000 years ago in the Abbruzse region of Italy. Maremmas were originally bred to guard flocks of sheep in the wide open mountainous area, and can still be found there today, alongside their shepherd, staying with the flock at all times to protect them from predators. Here, in Glen Ellen, California, with have the risk of Coyote, Mountain Lion, and the stray dog that might roam in a pack late at night. So it was important to us to start out with an LGD. And we picked Tessa up the morning before our first alpaca was delivered on December 22, 2006! She has become an important and integral part of our operation.
December 2009: Tessa has been xrayed and OFA certified with no evidence of hip dysplasia
Enjoy these photos from when she was first born, when we met here, up to today. Then scroll down to learn about her partner that joined Brookfarm in 2009.
Check out more photos and details about Tessa's arrival here.
Ain't Misbehaven Nicco; aka Nicco
We found Nicco, who just happens to be Tessa's litermate, at a nearby goat ranch the summer of 2008. Some changes were happening and the owner was getting out of the goat business. Nicco is neutered and a wonderful loving protector to our alpacas. He and Tessa make a wonderful team, bonding with each new cria, and respecting the space of the older girls who were not raised with dogs. The crias will nuzzle their nose into the dogs coat and jump on them and try to play with them. Tessa and Nicco just give them a glance, allow the behavior, and never return the playfull activity, as they are not bred to play with their charges. But they sure do play with each other!
Nicco (left); Tessa on right
Our Stud, Maurio!
Pertecara (Zetta) X Crisco, MSCA Registered (MSCA CJM3697G)
Our big boy, Maurio,
at work December
On July 13, 2009, Maurio has arrived from Windance Farms, the home of Jackie Church, her lovely family, and their many Maremma Sheepdogs, better known as LGD's (livestock guardian dogs) in the livestock world. He was flown in from Gouvereur, NY, up near the Canadian border. We visited Windance Farms in March 2009 and they spent the entire day showing us around and especially showing off all their Maremma's and the 2 new litter of pups! Jackie later made the selection of the perfect pup from the litter based on our needs for a perfect partner to Tessa so that we too may offer you high quality LGD's for your livestock needs.
Check out more photos and details about Maurio's arrival here.
No future litters expected at this time.
To learn all about Maremmas, AND MORE, read below and visit these sites:
Maremma Sheepdog Club of America
Maremma Sheepdog
Alternative names
Pastore Abruzzese
Cane da Pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese
Country of origin
Common nicknames
Classification and breed standards
The Pastore Maremmano Abruzzese, Maremma Sheepdog, originated in Italy where it has been used for many centuries as a flock guardian for sheep and goats. It was first imported into the United States for this purpose in the early 1970's. Since then, the Maremma Sheepdog has continued to increase in number and popularity. You'll commonly hear them referred to as LGDs, (Livestock Guard Dogs).
The Maremma is a large white or cream colored dog, usually weighing between 70 and 100 pounds and standing 25 to 30 inches tall. It is described in the Breed Standard as being majestic, lively, sturdy, distinguished, intelligent, and courageous without being aggressive. Properly trained, it has the ability to bond closely to sheep, goats, alpacas and llamas, with which it assumes a protective parental attitude, it demonstrates an aloof awareness as leader of its adopted family, while at the same time readily accepting a secondary role to its bonded humans.
A Maremma accepts the leadership of humans, but not their mastery. While being a good friend to man, the Maremma will not willingly be his slave. Born with exactly the right qualities for livestock guarding, the Maremma is not recommended for use as a pet.
The independence necessary for solitary guarding of a flock makes the Maremma somewhat unwilling to take orders, and all of its behavioral characteristics that make it an excellent guardian tend to become stronger as it matures. The pet Maremma, without a flock and large area to guard, will gradually become more possessive of its bonded humans and of its limited territory, and more defensive of its possessions, while it will also become less discriminatory between friend and foe.
A successful Maremma guardian dog will be GOOD TEMPERED, ATTENTIVE to the stock, PROTECTIVE of the stock, and TRUSTWORTHY.
The ideal time for an inexperienced guardian owner to purchase a Maremma is as a recently weaned puppy so that it will bond strongly with its adopted family, its humans, and its territory as it grows. However, this also involves all the antics of puppy-hood; adolescence, and training in the "don'ts" of guardianship - it already knows all of the "do's" and will develop them on its own if exposed at the right time to appropriate guarding situations. Maremmas become mature, fully developed guardians at about age two.


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One of the huge health care challenges for the state's Latino community is communication with health providers. But now, magnify that barrier through the lens of massive cultural, spiritual and communications differences, and you have the situation of the Hmong people living in the US. Last week the Hmong community around the state held their New Year Celebrations - and to talk about these continuing struggles with integration is Anne Fadiman, an author, editor and teacher. She is Yale University's first Francis Writer in Residence, and author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down about an epileptic Hmong girl and her refugee family in Southern California - and their clash with the Western health care system. While writing the book, Fadiman became immersed in Hmong culture.
Listen to the audio below for a Where We Live web special. Producer Catie Talarski spoke with local Hmong advisor and spiritual leader Boua Tong Xiong about the community in Connecticut and their recent New Years celebration.


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New update release of Propellerhead's Reason DAW v.6.5.3
Propellerhead Software has announced updates to its Reason and Reason Essentials music production software.
Reason 6.5.3 and Reason Essentials 1.5.3 fix a few serious bugs, the most important being a problem where the program could crash under Mac OS X 10.8. These new versions replaces versions 6.5 and 1.5 of Reason and Reason Essentials. It is recommended that you update as soon as is convenient.
Changes in Reason / Reason Essentials
- Fixed a problem related to scrollbars under Mac OS 10.8, where the program could crash.
- Fixed a Create Menu bug, where sometimes the wrong device would be created.
- Fixed a bug in how the Browser uses the registry under Windows. This could lead to situations where some file types couldn't be browsed and loaded.
- The Download All function for Rack Extensions could cause the Authorizer to misbehave or fail.
The updates are now available to download.
Reason Maestro James Bernard on BUFFRE
James Bernard, master of all things Propellerhead Reason, is BACK! In this video James demonstrates using Buffre Rack Extension for Reason 6.5 as a performance tool to create stutter and pitch fade effects in real time using the Livid Instruments OHM64.
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Propellerhead – ReBirth for iPad and Figure
ReBirth for iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rebirth-for-ipad/id401704148?mt=8
Figure: https://itunes.apple.com/app/figure/id511269223?ls=1&mt=8
What's better than making music? Making music with a friend of course! And doing it instead of working, like Kalle and Mattias…
With ReBirth for iPad's Duo mode two people can make squelchy techno music on the same iPad. Connect ReBirth to other equipment with MIDI Sync, or enable WIST sync to bring Figure or other WIST-enabled apps into the mix.
Propellerheads announces the PX7 FM Synthesizer – Rack Extension
For more information: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/px7-fm-synthesizer/
The PX7 FM Synthesizer is a six operator FM synth for the Reason rack. As a faithful recreation of the popular DX series keyboards, it provides a wealth of new sounds, ranging from classic 80's bass and brass to modern textures, leads and growls.
Propellerhead has announced the immediate availability of PX7 FM Synthesizer, a new six operator FM synth for Propellerhead's Rack Extension format. As a recreation of the popular DX series keyboards, PX7 provides a wealth of new sounds to the Reason rack, ranging from classic 80's bass and brass to modern textures, leads and growls.
Propellerhead has improved on the original too, with macro controls for easy tweaking of sounds and stereo panning as notable new introductions. PX7 is fully integrated with the Reason rack, allowing users to create layered sounds, combining it with effects, and even control operator levels through CV.
Included with the Rack Extension is a set of new patches for PX7 and Reason's Combinator, from "talking" bass sounds to evolving pads. Additionally, the PX7 FM Synthesizer is patch-compatible with the Yamaha DX7, and includes hundreds of patches originally created for the DX7. Propellerhead also provides an online patch converter that takes patches in Yamaha DX7 format and converts them to PX7 patches, giving users immediate access to tens of thousands of presets for PX7 covering all styles of music.
- Six operator classic FM synthesis for the Reason rack
- 32 selectable algorithms
- Advanced envelope generator
- Includes tons of classic and vintage presets, ranging from 80's bass to keys and brass
- Comes with a set of new, exclusive patches for modern music productions
- PX7 does not require a full understanding of FM synthesis–the macro controls make tweaking sounds fast, easy and fun.
- Propellerhead's online patch converter lets you convert any Yamaha DX7 patch to PX7 format.
- CV control of operator levels lets you apply modulation from any device in the Reason rack.
- Combine two PX7 synths with the Combinator to easily create layered sounds that never was possible with the hardware it's based on
Pricing and Availability:
PX7 FM Synthesizer is available for immediate purchase in the Propellerhead Shop, at a price of USD $99/EUR €79. Reason and Reason Essentials users can download a free, fully functional trial version for 30 days to try PX7 FM Synthesizer in their music.
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ReBirth For iPad Reborn – lots of new features
ReBirth – the seminal software studio – has gotten some love from Propellerhead, with a new update.
Here's what's new in ReBirth 1.3:
- Duo Mode – flip instruments around and jam with a friend on the same iPad
- MIDI sync – sync ReBirth to your DAW, MIDI hardware or other apps
- Background mode – keep ReBirth playing in the background when slaved to other apps
- SoundCloud Sharing – share your ReBirth music on SoundCloud
- iTunes export – export your track to iTunes on your computer
- Various bug fixes and performance enhancements
Propellerhead describes ReBirth as a 'Techno Micro Composer', emulating three of the backbone devices of electronic dance music: the Roland TB-303 Bass synth and the Roland TR-808 and 909 drum machines.
Reason ReCap – Icing on the Cakewalk
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A lot happened this week in the Reason world. You could almost say that this weeks releases were the icing on the cake…walk.
Reason ReCap is a weekly YouTube show about what's new in the world of Reason!
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RE-2A: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/re2a-leveling-amplifier/
ReVolt: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/revolt-cv-processor/
Yoko: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/yoko-band-splitter/
Predator-RE: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/predatorre-instrument/
CVTuner: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/cv-tuner/
Uhbik-S: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/uhbik-s/
Volt SH-1: http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/volt-sh-1/
Song Title-"I Do Not Know Who I Am"
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By submitting a song you agree that you own the rights to the song and MrBrandonPeoples obtains the right to use the submission in a single commercially published ReCap video.
Synapse Audio releases Antidote – new synth for the Reason Rack Extension
Synapse Audio has released Antidote, a new Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason. Here's how they describe it in their own words:
Antidote is an exclusive virtual-analog synthesizer, which combines highest audio quality, flexibility and a fast work flow in an easy-to-use plug in. Antidote has been specifically developed to complement Reason, and to integrate well into its environment. It can be used both as an instrument, and as a powerful multi-effect unit.
Antidote comes with two stereo oscillator banks, each emitting a stack of high quality oscillator waveforms. The oscillators pass through the filter stage, which employ the latest zero-delay feedback designs. Envelopes and LFOs further shape the sound, and the powerful modulation matrix, which can modulate almost any sound parameter, adds the necessary depth to realize complex sounds.
The output of the synthesis stage finally passes through a big effect chain with Distortion, EQ, Phaser, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Compressor and a unique Bass enhancement effect, which models the bass frequency response of some vintage analog gear.
Antidote ships with 300 Presets and 10 Combinator patches, covering a wide range of music genres.
Pricing and Availability:
Antidote is available at an introductory price of €79 until December 31st, 2012 (the regular price will be €119).
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Control Voltage Crossfader with Volt CB-1 Rack Extension
Fun with control voltage routings in Propellerhead Reason!
Your first ten minutes with Reason – tutorial
So you've installed Reason and don't know where to start? Got a trial of the software? Then this video is for you. In this seven minute introduction to Reason, Mattias will walk you through the different areas of the program—and even get you started working on your first song!
Propellerhead Releases Soul School 2
Propellerhead Software today announced the immediate availability of the Soul School 2 ReFill for Reason. They tell us that, as the sequel to its best-selling Soul School ReFill, Soul School 2 is an organic sounding and extremely flexible collection of soul loops and samples. They say that it's a perfect starting point for song creation, creating new instrument performances with a vintage sound, or adding "classic spice" to any style of music.
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Consisting of nine grooves, all recorded live without overdubs, broken up into individual instruments and tempo-independent loops, Soul School 2 is a playable collection of old school sounds, with tons of loop and sample content ready to be played, tweaked and turned into songs.
All the loop content in Soul School 2 comes readymade for Reason's Dr. Octo Rex loop player, for quick arranging of drum tracks, bass grooves and guitar licks on the fly. Additional construction kits for the Kong Drum Designer effectively turns the loops into playable building blocks for new performances. As a bonus, the Reason Soul Keys ReFill comes as a free download, with patches based on the Soul School sound for the Reason Factory Sound Bank, Propellerhead's free Electromechanical ReFill, Reason Pianos and the Radical Piano Rack Extension.
Pricing and Availability:
The Soul School 2 ReFill is available exclusively for download through Propellerhead's web shop today, at a price EUR €79 / USD $99.
The Soul School 1 & 2 ReFills are available together in a discounted bundle in the Propellerhead web shop.
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A Utah woman has admitted to swallowing a $4,000 ring and pawning it for $600.
After trying on an engagement ring in a Macy's near Salt Lake City on May 13, police say Angela Winters Hardman, a 38-year-old woman from Sandy, Utah, handed back a noticeably different ring. When questioned by the salesperson, Hardman denied having switched rings. Police were immediately called, but said they did not have enough evidence to arrest Hardman.
"When we were able to get video later, you could see some movements towards her mouth by her hand, but you couldn't really tell what happened to the ring," said Sergeant Jon Arnold of the Sandy Police Department.
Police confronted Hardman seeing the video, and say she admitted she had swallowed the ring, let it pass through her digestive system, and then pawned it.
Police were unaware she had pawned the ring at first. Although all sellers' names are entered into a pawn shop database, Hardman's had been listed incorrectly.
She has been charged with felony retail theft and is awaiting trial.


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My question is, what is the smarter way to name my product images? I'm planning on having over 1000 products, and I'm not sure if it's wise to have my main keyword in each name.
It's important to note that my site will have the term widgets all over it, within anchor text backlinks, title tags, etc. Would it be overdoing it to have my main keyword within the thumbnail and fullsize image filename?
Don't think you'll know for sure unless you test it out :)
In terms of naming image files, it really depends on what you are trying to achieve. For example, on one of my sites, each name begins abcdef-... where ab is the year, cd the month, and ef the day that the image applies too. I would think that the most important criterion for a naming convention is that you can keep track of your own image collection. Regards DerekH


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Editor: Anna Everett, University of California, Santa Barbara
Summary of Volume: This volume addresses one of the most persistent and yet still difficult topics to engage honestly, clearly, empathetically, and with informed understanding in 21st century America. That said, it should hardly be surprising, then, that this volume revolves around a range of questions and issues pertaining to race and ethnicity. Our present-day focus on the nexus of race and ethnicity, and youth cultures and demographics is juxtaposed to a very recent historical view of ascendant mainstream digital technologies and discourses. For example, most of us certainly recall that in the early years of the internet's massification, there was a popular cartoon depicting a dog typing on a personal computer with a caption reading "Nobody knows you're a dog on the Internet" became extremely popular. Around this same time, in the early to mid 1990s, the telecom giant MCI produced a compelling TV commercial claiming there is no race, no genders, and no infirmities in the new world of the internet because here "people can communicate mind to mind."
<<br/>Today, however, the popularity and pervasiveness visual and moving images in digital media produced by ubiquitous digital cameras, cell phone cams, webcams, streaming video, audio, etc., means that everyone knows if you're a dog on My Space and elsewhere in the digital domain. We offer this volume as an important next step or stage in pushing still further this important and vexing topic from margin to center. This volume addresses themes that include but are not limited to: How race and ethnicity intersected with post 9-ll political economies, and today's online hate-speech pratices (direct and indirect)? What is the significance of race and ethnicity in digital youth and music cultures? Where do we stand on matters of universal access (class matters) and the racial and ethnic digital divide in the 21st century, especially in terms of digital media learning (DML) and youth?
Volume Chapter Summaries and Authors:
The Future of (the) Race: Identity and the Rise of Computer-mediated Public Spheres Dara N. Byrne Despite the hype of and hope for color-blind digital spaces, this essay reveals the fact of renewed interest in and practices of community building specifically dedicated to racial and ethnic identity positions, particularly post-Sept. 11. Using case studies such as Asian- Avenue.com, Blackplanet.com, and Miguente.com, this essay follows these sites' respective discussion threads to understand the persistence of such racialized online communities.
Finding Tomorrow's Progress in the Past: How Yesterday's Minority Technology Innovators Stand to Conquer the Modern-Day Digital Divide Tyrone D. Taborn This essay provides an historical overview of key technology leaders and innovators from underrepresented groups, and the importance of excavating and incorporating these often ignored histories into educational programs targeting young people.
Turn Off That Goddamn Radio: Technicity, Digital Democracy, Internet and Wireless Music Distribution Raiford Guins This essay explores how contemporary youth culture, particular hip hop music entrepreneurs, increasingly use the Internet to circulate politically conscious rap, and other modes non-conformist messages and images beyond the legal, economic, and social restrictions governing mainstream radio broadcasting, the MTV and other big media conglomerates, and the Big Box distribution chains like Wal-Mart.
Decolonial Cyber Consciousness: Judy Baca's Digital Artwork with Community Youth Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre This essay tracks an important shift in the history of Chicano/a community muralism in California as the popular art practice migrates from the real community spaces to the digital realm. Through an analysis of Chicana mural artists,Judy Baca's work with Chicano/a youth from the 1970s to the present day, this project considers how under Baca's tutelage, Chicana girls are empowered to participate in virtual and real life community art and activism usually dominated by Chicano boys and men as popular muralists and taggers. Framed by Chela Sandoval's influential works on "methodologies of the oppressed",and decolonizing cyberspace pedagogy, the essay combines digital media theory and praxis as manifest in contemporary Chicano/a communities. Perspective: Humanities, Art History, New Media Theory, Community Activism
Chakaruna: Bridging Native America and Digital Media Literacy Antonio Lopez This essay considers how media education is being practiced in First Nation or Native-American communities at the moment that the War on Terror functions to redirect funding away from community tech centers among the nation's underserved minority populations. Of particular interest here is how digital learning occurs not in school, but in untraditional environments.
Race, Civil Rights and Hate Speech in the Digital Era Jessie Daniels This essay investigates how "cloaked websites" published by hate groups appropriate discourses and images of racial, ethnic and religious minorities to spread virulent anti-Semitism and other hate propaganda. Among the key concerns at work here is the development of educational strategies designed to impart 21st century critical thinking skills for adolescents who often are unprepared for these new modes of recruitment into regimes of hate.
KPK, Inc.: Emergent Cultures in Online Games Douglas Thomas
This essay considers the resurgence of destructive nationalist sentiments in massively multiplayer online gaming (MMOG) even in this age of global media culture. At issue in this study of the MMOG, Diablo II is how racial bigotry becomes the motive force behind American gamers craft strategies to thwart Korean gamers' abilities to continue gameplay because the American youths blamed the Korean youths for destabilizing the server and disrupting the games pleasure principles.
Health Disparity and the Racial Divide Among the Nation's Youth: Internet as an Equalizer Mohan J. Dutta, Ambar Basu, and Graham Bodie This essay looks at the intersection of technology access and use among minority youth and the pervasiveness of Internet health information. Of particular concern is how online health seeking among the nation's young adults from underrepresented or minority groups mirror general patterns of health disparities within the national health care system. The essay seeks to build a model of online health seeking that incorporates both general and social divisions and individual uses and expectations of e-health.


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ASHLAND, Ore. — Dead Indian Memorial road is now open after being shut down for part of the day today due to a car accident.
People were detoured through the Ashland Airport parking lot, and residents in the area were left without power for a couple of hours.
The car hit a power pole, knocking power lines onto the road. One of the power lines also landed on a car. The driver dialed 9-1-1 and was instructed to remain in the vehicle.
"Crews encouraged her to stay in the car," said Ashland Fire and Rescue division chief, Chris Chambers. "Her door was jammed shut from the impact so she wouldn't have been able to get out of her door anyway… so she would've had to climb out of the car and it was possible if she had an injury that she wasn't willing to do that."
Emergency crews waited for pacific power to ensure electricity was shut off and it was safe to proceed, and then they removed the driver from the vehicle.
That driver has been taken to the hospital. Her condition was not released.


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The survival of modern agriculture is increasingly dependent on information technology. Timely, accurate information can improve production and profits, minimize environmental impacts and keep the American farm a vibrant enterprise. The Internet and modern computers provide the backbone for the delivery of new information tools to the agricultural sector. Increasingly, universities are teaming up with service companies to make these tools available. On example is a NIFA' Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program (RAMP)-funded collaboration between Pennsylvania State University's Integrated Pest Management program, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and the Bellefonte, Pa. company ZedX, Inc.
Dennis Calvin, professor of entomology at Penn State, works in conjunction with ZedX on corn phenology models. ZedX, Inc. provides growers with site-specific weather predictions for their farms and orchards along with interpretive summaries to indicate historical and forecasted pest information based on the weather. Growers can format ZedX's high-resolution weather data, crop data, satellite imagery and other data for various uses. ZedX can alert their users to pest information such as disease infection, times to scout for various insect pests, and the optimum control times several days before the actual events occur. Calvin helps ZedX link weather models with insect, diseases, and weed models that enable growers to time pesticide sprays and other management tactics. The use of such technology can be a part of a grower's integrated pest management (IPM) program.
In addition, by using the models, Dr. Calvin and ZedX have been able to determine what economic impact bio- engineered crops such at BT corn have had nationwide. Currently, over 39 percent of the nation's corn acreage is now Bt corn. A gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is added to corn make a hybrid resistant to the European corn borer and other pests. The European corn borer, the targeted pest of Bt corn, costs U.S. corn growers more than $1 billion annually in yield loss and crop protection costs.
"Once the targeted pest ingests the tissue of the plant containing the Bt crystalline protein, the toxin acts on the gut lining of the insect to break down, killing the insect," says Calvin.
Joe Russo, president of information technology at ZedX, Inc., says that by using 33 years of weather data they've collected, they can predict the economic value of Bt-corn hybrids with different maturities and planting dates for any geographic location in the United States.
"By looking at the weather-pest linked models, we can determine what effect pests, such as European corn borer, will have on a crop by determining the synchrony of key pest stages and sensitive plant stages. We can then calculate the per acre value of using Bt corn by looking at the average yield, market value and expected loss caused by each insect in the plant," Russo explains.
The Bt Evaluation Tool is available as a free service to growers and kept up to date during the growing season.
For more information, visit the Penn State IPM Web site or contact Kristie Auman-Bauer.
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