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Five(5) project widgets ( under the SCM category ) display these metrics using graphical representations.
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If you plan to use this plugin with non-maven projects, or SCM access is available only with username/password or no SCM information is included in project's pom.xml you have to also install the SCM Activity plugin.
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Set the SCM URL of your project (see SCM URL Format) by setting the
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This is the model of my slit scan box. Inside I had installed an i-cam to capture the footage as the people moved a wooden block with a cloth pattern on the bottom, over the surface of the clear plexiglas surface. An LED light was also installed inside in order to make the image of the pattern clear within the enclosed space of the plexiglas surface.
Sketch reflects initial design for belt
This project is a prototype interactive wearable belt. It has been designed with two focuses in mind. On the one hand, it "heralds" a future in which cloning and "petri-dish pregnancies" are a norm. A woman may choose to carry her fetus to full-term in a wearable incubator (re-sized to match the growth of the fetus). In this senario, the woman's partner may also share in the carriyng-to-full-term.
The second focus relates to women's experiences of strangers giving themselves permission to touch their pregnant stomach. It has two modes of operation: non-touch and touch. In non-touch mode, a red "warning" lights flashes in the capsule with a modeled fetus to discourage touching. In touch mode, a series of interactions are possible. The cast rubber part has two touch zones. Touching the container with the fetus embryo model, triggers a white LED in the fetus to pulse. Depending how the cast rubber part of the piece is touched, different sequences of blue LEDs blink or pulse.
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Wearable in Don't-Touch mode
Wearable in Touch mode
The following code reflects the second focus operations. Note: Commented out is code for using a Rogue Robotics sound shield to play sound clips together with the LED lights. The interface is not working at this time.
This piece of artwork blinks as if it were alive and beating! The closer you approach the faster the heart "beats". I used several LEDs attached to 1k resistors embedded in the semi transparent sculpture of a "heart". These LEDs ran into the digital pins of the arduino and were controlled by the following code:
/* Ping))) SensorOver the course of the semester I have worked on several projects that relate to the themes of this course. One project was the creation of a friends website. The project is made 100% percent from scratch, using images and design created and manipulated by me using the Adobe CS4 Suite. The website has several interactive components:
This sketch reads a PING))) ultrasonic rangefinder and returns the
distance to the closest object in range. To do this, it sends a pulse
to the sensor to initiate a reading, then listens for a pulse
to return. The length of the returning pulse is proportional to
the distance of the object from the sensor.
The circuit:
* +V connection of the PING))) attached to +5V
* GND connection of the PING))) attached to ground
* SIG connection of the PING))) attached to digital pin 7
created 3 Nov 2008
by David A. Mellis
modified 30 Jun 2009
by Tom Igoe
// this constant won't change. It's the pin number
// of the sensor's output:
const int pingPin = 7;
//variables for digital pins one through five used as LEDs
int pinSix = 6;
int pinTwo = 2;
int pinThree = 3;
int pinFour = 4;
int pinFive = 5;
void setup() {
// initialize serial communication
// set pinmode for LEDs
pinMode(pinSix, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pinTwo, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pinThree, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pinFour, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pinFive, OUTPUT);
void loop()
int beat = 1000;
int unbeat = 2000;
int rest = 3000;
// establish variables for duration of the ping,
// and the distance result in inches and centimeters:
long duration, inches, cm;
// The PING))) is triggered by a HIGH pulse of 2 or more microseconds.
// Give a short LOW pulse beforehand to ensure a clean HIGH pulse:
pinMode(pingPin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pingPin, LOW);
digitalWrite(pingPin, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pingPin, LOW);
// The same pin is used to read the signal from the PING))): a HIGH
// pulse whose duration is the time (in microseconds) from the sending
// of the ping to the reception of its echo off of an object.
pinMode(pingPin, INPUT);
duration = pulseIn(pingPin, HIGH);
// convert the time into a distance
inches = microsecondsToInches(duration);
cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration);
Serial.print("in, ");
beat = inches * 6;
unbeat = inches * 5.5;
rest = inches * 18;
digitalWrite(pinSix, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinTwo, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinThree, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinFour, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinFive, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinSix, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinTwo, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinThree, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinFour, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinFive, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinSix, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinTwo, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinThree, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinFour, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinFive, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pinSix, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinTwo, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinThree, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinFour, LOW);
digitalWrite(pinFive, LOW);
long microsecondsToInches(long microseconds)
// According to Parallax's datasheet for the PING))), there are
// 73.746 microseconds per inch (i.e. sound travels at 1130 feet per
// second). This gives the distance travelled by the ping, outbound
// and return, so we divide by 2 to get the distance of the obstacle.
// See: http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/prod/acc/28015-PING-v1.3.pdf
return microseconds / 74 / 2;
long microsecondsToCentimeters(long microseconds)
// The speed of sound is 340 m/s or 29 microseconds per centimeter.
// The ping travels out and back, so to find the distance of the
// object we take half of the distance travelled.
return microseconds / 29 / 2;
I feel that the creation of this site has helped me better understand some of the concepts covered in Making Art Interactive while also expanding my definition of creative interactivity.
Another project that I have undertaken recently is the creation of a flash photo slideshow for my girlfriend' blog. I used Abode Flash CS4 and ActionScript to create a custom slideshow that fits in with the theme of the blog. AdrianesTravels.swf
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This is the completed physical tree, allowing you to interact with the virtual tree through agitation.
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This is the switch that converts physical interaction into the digital realm. The center ball of aluminum foil is attached to a wire that is connected to digital pin 4 of the arduino. The coil of aluminum surrounding the ball is attached to a wire connected to arduino's ground. When the tree is agitated the ball makes contact with the coil completing a circuit and sending digital information to the arduino.
This digital information is then sent to a MacBook Pro computer using the firmata software uploaded to the arduino board. When the data reaches the computer it is converted by another program,serproxy, so that it can be interpreted by Adobe Flash. Flash then interprets the data using a library class known as AS3 Glue.
The flash actionscript code I used:
import flash.utils.*;
import net.eriksjodin.arduino.Arduino;
import net.eriksjodin.arduino.events.ArduinoEvent;
import net.eriksjodin.arduino.events.ArduinoSysExEvent;
import flash.utils.ByteArray;
import flash.events.Event;
var a:Arduino;
var numEvents:Number=0;
var leaf:uint=0;
var frame:uint=1;
var myTimer:Timer=new Timer(200);
myTimer.addEventListener("timer", checkLeaves);
// connect to a serial proxy on port 5331
a=new Arduino("127.0.0.1",5331);
// listen for connection
// listen for firmware (sent on startup)
a.addEventListener(ArduinoEvent.FIRMWARE_VERSION, onReceiveFirmwareVersion);
// listen for data
a.addEventListener(ArduinoEvent.ANALOG_DATA, onReceiveAnalogData);
a.addEventListener(ArduinoEvent.DIGITAL_DATA, onReceiveDigitalData);
//listen for sysex messages
a.addEventListener(ArduinoSysExEvent.SYSEX_MESSAGE, onReceiveSysExMessage);
// triggered when a serial socket connection has been established
function onSocketConnect(e:Object):void {
trace("Socket connected!");
// request the firmware version
// triggered when a serial socket connection has been closed
function onSocketClose(e:Object):void {
trace("Socket closed!");
// trace out data when it arrives...
function onReceiveAnalogData(e:ArduinoEvent):void {
trace((numEvents++) +" Analog pin " + e.pin + " on port: " + e.port +" = " + e.value);
// trace out data when it arrives...
function onReceiveDigitalData(e:ArduinoEvent):void {
trace((numEvents++) +" Digital pin " + e.pin + " on port: " + e.port +" = " + e.value);
// trace incoming sysex messages
function onReceiveSysExMessage(e:ArduinoSysExEvent) {
trace((numEvents++) +"Received SysExMessage. Command:"+e.data[0]);
// the firmware version is requested when the Arduino class has made a socket connection.
// when we receive this event we know that the Arduino has been successfully connected.
function onReceiveFirmwareVersion(e:ArduinoEvent):void {
trace("Firmware version: " + e.value);
if (int(e.value)!=2) {
trace("Unexpected Firmware version encountered! This Version of as3glue was written for Firmata2.");
// the port value of an event can be used to determine which board the event was dispatched from
// this is one way of dealing with multiple boards, another is to add different listener methods
trace("Port: " + e.port);
// do some stuff on the Arduino...
function initArduino():void {
trace("Initializing Arduino");
// set a pin to output
a.setPinMode(13, Arduino.OUTPUT);
// set a pin to high
a.writeDigitalPin(13, Arduino.HIGH);
// turn on pull up on pin 4
a.writeDigitalPin(4, Arduino.HIGH);
// set digital pin 4 to input
a.setPinMode(4, Arduino.INPUT);
// enable reporting for digital pins
// disable reporting for digital pins
// enable reporting for an analog pin
a.setAnalogPinReporting(3, Arduino.ON);
// disable reporting for an analog pin
//a.setAnalogPinReporting(3, Arduino.OFF);
// set a pin to PWM
a.setPinMode(11, Arduino.PWM);
// write to PWM (0..255)
a.writeAnalogPin(11, 255);
// trace out the most recently received data
//trace("Analog pin 3 is: " + a.getAnalogData(3));
//trace("Digital pin 4 is: " + a.getDigitalData(4));
function checkLeaves(eventArgs:TimerEvent):void {
if (leaf>=10) {
if (leaf>1000) {
if (leaf>100) {
if (leaf>10) {leaf=leaf-1;}
} else {prevFrame();
if (leaf>1000) {
if (leaf>100) {
if (leaf>10) {leaf=leaf-1;}
This code is a modified version of the "simpleIO.fla" example included in the AS3 Glue Class Package. I modified it in several ways:
This diagram shows how the information travels from the physical tree to the digital tree.
This project uses capacitive sensors to communicate with Processing via the Arduino. I am currently in the process of re-writing the code to work out bugs and such. The wall will be on display in the Rapson Hall courtyard over break and during the first week of the Sping 2010 semester.
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When Diane showed me the slit scan program in processing, I almost immediately knew what I was going to do. Taking a little bit of my inspiration Maurice Benayouns identity stealing worms, I wanted to create a structure that could take the interaction of the subject and project it for them to see and change in real time.
I think my idea for making the boxes as the source for one to interact with was that the box as an object is something simple and universally recognized as being something a person is not really afraid to interact with. The construction of the boxes was key to realizing my project and it became quite frustrating in the end when I found my self being held up by their construction. I eventually decided that I would have to build them myself, something I knew I was not proficient in doing, but must be done in order to get there. I had a solid plan that I was sure would work, but with out the boxes complete, I had no way to test it and make sure.
The plan itself was to have three boxes which had openings at the top where individuals could put and move around blocks with fabric patterns on the bottom side. Camera's inside the box would capture the footage and run it through the slit scan program which would take these patterns and their movements and elongate them through time. These images would be projected on the wall for the individuals to see and react with. Lights would also have to be placed inside the box pointing up at the patterns in order for the fabric to be seen by the camera.
A complication arose when I realized I would have to use 3 separate computers to run the slit scan because I did not want them to be part of the presentation. The solution came when I found a white display box that I could stash the computers in as well as set my main display up on top of the box. The boxes themselves were obviously not constructed with the most talented of hands so I used lighting to hide or distract from their defects. As it turned out, once the boxes were completed and I had found a way to install the lights and cameras, the plan had worked out pretty much exactly the way I had envisioned, which doesn't usually happen. I think this had to do a lot with the experience I had in the previous group project, where I learned a sort of method of work which was to start out simple and keep building on that concept. In the end I believe I had a successful project.
The main concept of the presentation from the start was to evolve around the idea of identity, time, and choice. The people interacting with the project have many patterns (identities) to choose from and each one they will effect in their own way. They make their decision and they use the boxes to form (recycle) that pattern the way they wish. As they do, their patterns are mixing with the patterns of those around them and each pattern is connected to one another. These patterns are all effected and tied together by the passage of time.
Most of my other documentation for this project has been lost to the trash can (sketches, blueprints, etc.
My final project was my first attempt at creating something useful and perhaps artistic on its own accord. The process of construction was a difficult one because as I worked I attempted to give everything a semi-professional appearance. Earlier I had conceptualized a sort of wheel midi controller, however I decided to start somewhere that I knew I could complete given my understanding of arduino and its respective software. I have learned a lot about "depunking" the arduino through the course of this project. The excitement of compiling a program without an array of confusing error messages is incomparable to any enjoyment in life. There are a lot of little tips and tricks that should be published in a special "depunking" the arduino website.
Now I am comfortable enough with arduino that I can make the arduino bend to my will, and due to its processing origins I believe that some processing work might be in order for me as well. This whole project probably learned me a lot.
Back to Midi controller
I first experimented with methods of scaling potentiometer inputs however they follow an interesting curve of scaled values, and every pot. seemed a little bit different. Also when I was experimenting I found that the values seemed to fluctuate considerably, then I developed a method of recognizing a (deliberate) change in values but this too would have to be scaled, Interesting note I put this code aside when I built the 16 pot array and when I used digital outputs power the pots The fluctuations declined considerably. This is when I'm not sure whethe to be happy that it works better or to call the arduino a punk for wasting my time earlier.
Midi interfacing
Midi interfacing is extremely easy - download the midi library from arduino website, There is a midi arduino, but for just a simple midi output, its not completely neccessary.
I like midi communication because this is not limited to computers like the serial communication is. Also it seems more practical in the creation of music whether it be ambient installation, or more directed music.
Look at the diagram and know that what I'm telling you is true:
The Controller itself was very interesting, I had coded and developed a Led digit display that was going to display the note for each pot. However I didn't get the chance to combine the codes in some holy matrimony? Also the device was clearly reacting to input, but it seemed to provided its own interpretation of this input.
The result: some weird sounds.
pictures of the device^^^
code of the pot block
this one is code for my various experiments with pots and led display
the file below is an audio file of me using the block to make drums and a synth sound recording on reason.
pot block.mp3
My arduino guide
My arduino guide
(or how I learned to stop worrying and love the atomic bomb(arduino))
As you all may know the arduino is a punk and punks cannot be tolerated in the new media realm so here are some tips to depunk your sh-t:
1.Do not use digital ports 1 or 2 (unless you have to) because they can screw up your serial connection. They are the arduino serial communication ports by default. (good for midi)
2. I feel stupid when i do this and so that you too don't have to feel that feeling remember "=" will store a value, or change a variable. "==" is used for comparing values
3.When you add a library to your library I found that it wont work (punk) unless it is in a folder by the same name. If the folder does not exist, I guess you have to make it. I believe that this, in conjunction with arduino being a punk, accounts for 89% of "include" errors.
4.Those punk digital outputs leak. If digital write is == LOW it grounds. use diodes to stop the leaks.
6. although the arduino operates on 5v the digital output on these babies is 3.3 not strong enough to flip a 6v relay, like a good boy. However juice it up using 3 digital outputs more amps and then your relays are gonna go WEEEEEEEEEEEEE
7. I learned a lot about soldering and there are some keys, use the wet sponge to get the iron "sticky", pick up a blob and get it nice and shiny. Then do not use wire that's hard to bend, the bendier the easier it is to solder, and the better chance it will work correctly. Remember the heat shrink tubing
8. int (yourvariablehere) = blahblahblah
this value is weak and cannot be negative and cannot hold decimals like a punk.
I wasted a lot of time staring at the program questioning why the world hated me. Then i began to float
:float (yourvariables) and you don't have to go crazy and float everything but when your stuck.
9. Remember that arduino is a punk and punks need love sometimes too.
For my independent project, I wanted to use the qualities of light and shadow and explore the properties of some translucent, Duralar material. A servo sweep operates and animates a scene composed of film strips and a plastic model tree. Multiple light sources create layers of shadows, with one layer splitting off into three and then reverting.
In this revised version of the project, a plain full screen was used, which was constructed out of a large sheet of Duralar, 3 dowel rods and some leftover presentation board pieces for support and to create a frame.
Haegue Yang creates abstractions of stories so that they can be experienced more universally - the emotional experiences that we all share.
I experienced the power of Haegue's installation "Yearning Melancholy Red" made of simple objects producing simple experiences of heat, air, movement, light and shapes.
During the lecture, I was hit by the simplicity and delightfulness of the origami shapes and lights installed in the space where the curator first met her. I like to think of art as play in space, and I must not forget that.
She sees her installations as a democratic field of senses - a field of different sensory experiences, not distributed to produce one conclusion, but in every possible direction. The entire space is mapped like a body of work.
She found her interesting material - blinds create unexpected effects, even though they play a persistent role in our lives. These sensations are mundane and basic. You can associate warmth with either pain or pleasure. You can choose your own associations.
Maybe not ever telling any story can get a little bit boring. Can we add more complexity to perception, more depth to increase our longing. An increase of meaning found in an increate of form. I think Olafur Eliasson is at times more successful at this. I have dismissed him as being too into spectacle, but I think some of his work does an amazing job of using interactivity to explore the way we perceive, interact with, and construct the world.
What exactly does Marguerite Duras have to do with the installation?
In the other project that I experimented with, two wheels were set up parallel to one another. One had photographs with holes in their centers. The other was a mini-installation of found material with light coming from behind. A video camera captured only the size of the photographs and projected the constructed worlds onto the wall. Does this make sense??
The Lonely Tree is an interactive installation that invites people to kick off their shoes and step off of the concrete to enjoy a picnic lunch under the shade of an apple tree. Once one enters into this world, there are many surprises in store. Please watch the following video for complete documentation.
This piece was made using three Arduinos- two WaveShields and one Motor Shield. To make the flowers and clovers talk, I set up a system of circuits to be connected. When the bottom of each stem (which has a grounded piece of metal on it) makes contact with the underside of it's bush or dirt cluster (connected to separate analog pins), it connects the circuit, thus triggering the sound. The following is the coding I used to make the flowers and clovers talk: flowersigotit.cpp
And here is the code I used to make the tree talk when one steps onto the blanket: treesounds.cpp The blanket works in the same manner as the flowers and clovers-the underside of the blanket is connected to an analog input pin. Then there is a layer of foam squares separating the positive from grounded metal underneath. When one steps on the foam, it connects the positive and negative, thus connecting the circuit and making the tree talk.
Lastly, the following is the code I used to activate the Motorshield. I wired a Ping ultrasonic sensor up to the motorshield so that the eyes would blink at different rates according to a range of motions based off of sound. blinkyeyes.cpp
I consider the piece in its current state a working prototype for a bigger, better, more durable version to come in the near future. Keep your eyes peeled!
I was happy to finally get all the components I needed to make a video interactive. I used a sensor and a bit whacker and connected them to a max patch that took input from the sensor and could convert it to numbers that then changed the opacity of the video (I had two videos layered on top of one another). It could also do things like change the exposure or speed of the video. Pretty cool. Andy Mattern showed me how to use the patch. It looks like this:
Here's the actual file:
I used a sparkfun bitwacker (bit whacker) as my microcontroller instead of our usual arduino because I guess it speaks to max/msp better. Here's a link to how to set up the bit whacker.
With a new distance sensor (because the ultrasonic sensor I bought required an input pulse to be programmed into it from the microcontroller, and by the time I figured that out I didn't have time to learn a new language to program a new microcontroller). In the presentation of the piece the projected video changed as people walked up to it. The tree went from being a plain tree to having gold shine through it.
Philip Beasley is interested in the boundaries between nature and artifice, and explores this question by creating artificial environments which feel like nature and create an experience for viewers in which they are immersed and play important roles in the creation of the experience.
Orgone Reef is a speculation of what the skin of a building could be like in the future. The project is an interlinking matrix manufactured by a computer-controlled laser cutter. The project probes the possibilities of combining artificial and natural processes to form a hybrid ecology.
Beesley is infuenced by Spiritualism, a 19th century religious movement related to Quakerism which believed that we can communicate with the spirit world.
He's an architect using architectural textiles to bridge the technology research in architecture with the arts.
As I learned about his work I made a list of words to define: Sensors, proximity detectors, muscle wires: shape memory alloy, actuators, "distributed networks of microprocessors", Capacitors. Now i have a much better sense of what all of these things do.


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4-star beach resort with a full-service spa
Offering direct access to the beach, this Bavaro Beach resort is connected to the convention center and within 3 mi (5 km) of White Sands Golf Course, Cortecito Beach, and Los Corales Beach. Cocotal Golf and Country Club and Iberostar Golf Course are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Catch some rays at the nearby beach or spend the day relaxing at Grand Palladium Punta Cana Resort & Spa - All Inclusive's full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the resort's 13 restaurants.
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All non-motorized water sports are included.
Water activities
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- Year Built 1992
- Number of restaurants - 13
- Number of buildings/towers - 14
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Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast each morning.
Mare Nostrum - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine.
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El Quijote - This restaurant specializes in Spanish cuisine.
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A marina and a health club are featured at the resort. An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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CINCINNATI — A new national study has ranked Ohio 27th in the nation when it comes to child well-being and found that the number of children living in poverty in the state increased by 4 percentage points amid the recession.
The annual Kids Count survey, published Wednesday, found that 624,000 Ohio children, or 23 percent, were living in poverty in 2010. The national figure was 22 percent in 2010, the most recent figures available.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation survey defines poverty as living in a household with incomes below $22,000 a year for a family of four.
In 2005, the survey reports that 506,000 Ohio children, or 19 percent, were living in poverty.
In overall well-being, Ohio ranked in the middle of the pack among states at No. 27. New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont were ranked highest in the country, while Nevada, New Mexico, and Mississippi had the lowest marks.
Laura Speer, associate director for policy, reform and data at the foundation, said that for the most part, Ohio followed national trends.
"Ohio's a good measure of what's going on in the country overall," Speer said. "This is evidence of the recession's impact on kids and how important it is that when decisions are made about how to deal with the impacts of the recession, kids and families are taken into consideration. It's not just about business's bottom line."
The survey also found that the number of children living in high-poverty areas in Ohio nearly doubled, increasing by 5 percentage points to 12 percent, or 324,000 children.
Speer said that Ohio strayed from national trends in two areas — the rate of teenagers who give birth and reading proficiency among fourth-graders.
While both those areas improved nationally and in other states, they remained static in Ohio, according to the survey.
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(I know! There seems to be some sort of weird, excessive non-Fruedian eye (i) thing goin' on…)
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I wrote (in a column that I've attached below) that I'd need "every day until the Dec. 31 deadline" to decide whether to mark my Hall of Fame ballot for Mark McGwire. It didn't take quite that long.
My votes have been faxed in, with check marks next to Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Goose Gossage, Tony Gwynn, Jim Rice and Cal Ripken Jr., among this year's 32 candidates. Not McGwire.


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Gary Elliott Friedlaender MD
Wayne O. Southwick Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Professor of Pathology; Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Clinical Program Leader, Sarcoma Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Office of Student ResearchCancer Center, Yale: Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program; Sarcoma Oncology ProgramPathology | Bone Center | Yale Core Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders | National Gaucher Disease Treatment Center | Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Oncology; Pediatric Orthopaedics
Research Interests
Biomolecules for bone repair; Fusions and bone regeneration; Musculoskeletal oncology; Medical education; Osteoporosis; Healthcare delivery more...
- M.D., University of Michigan Medical School, 1969
Selected Publications
- Bible JE, Lee RS, Friedlaender GE: The Need for Increased Access to the U.S. Health-Care System. J. Bone Joint Surg 91:476-484 (2009).
- Bone Grafts And Bone Graft Substitutes (Monograph Series (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)) by Gary E. Friedlaender, Henry J., M.D. Mankin, and Victor M. Goldberg (Paperback - Jul 30, 2006)
- Friedlaender GE: The 80-hour duty week: Rationale, early attitudes and future questions. Clin Orthop Rel Res 449:138-142 (2006).


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Today's Sand in the Streets concert will add a new dimension to the music "norm" the crowds typically have been enjoying. Let's just say it might be a stretch from what folks have come to expect.
Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos will bring the sounds of blues and Cajun music to the Pearson Park stage in the concert sponsored by Kendall Hill, a music afficionado from Hugo. He will help welcome the crowd to the last of this summer's Sand in the Streets concerts.
"It's also Good Health Night, recognizing the importance to our community of the Lenoir Memorial Hospital," said Adrian King, executive director of Pride of Kinston, the downtown revitalization organization which produces the Sand in the Streets series. "Barbara LaRoque, who heads the hospital's public affairs program, will represent LMH."
Rick Vernon will emcee the evening, including an overview of the 2013 series and noting all the delays and rescheduling made necessary by inclement weather, beginning with the first concert June 6.
"We've probably had the most diverse lineup of bands this summer that we've had in a long time," said King. "This summer's series added an '80s flavor to season the beach music stance for which Sand in the Streets has become known — with a dash of Cajun, zydeco and New Orleans jazz and funk thrown in for good measure."
That zydeco and funk will be left in the hands of tonight's band, which was formed in 1990 after Melton returned to North Carolina following an extended immersion in Louisiana Cajun culture. He worked to create a band that would combine both passions — music and Cajun food — founding the first edition of the Wicked Mojos.
Melton went on, in 2008, to open Papa Mojo's Roadhouse, a hot Cajun restaurant in Durham. He and his three partners give lively performances featuring music with a Louisiana soul.
"This summer's schedule has definitely had its meteorological challenges," said King.
The Suicide Blonde concert, set to open the series June 6, was rained out, rescheduled, and rained out again. Efforts to find a third performance date were unsuccessful.
Mel Melton & The Wicked Mojos originally were scheduled to perform Aug. 1 but were rained out. The group's itinerary allowed tonight's rescheduling.
The other concerts – North Tower, Breakfast Club, Four Knights Band, Spare Change and Band of Oz – managed to take place, some under last minute weather threats, but all to the delight of the fans.
"Nevertheless, it has been a great season, and we appreciate the patience and continued support of our bands, sponsors and fans," said King. "As soon as the last note sounds Thursday, we'll begin working on the 2014 series which might include bringing the North Carolina Symphony to open the season June 19, 2014, performing on the banks of the Neuse River. Discussions are underway."
Sand in the Streets
Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos
6 to 8 p.m. today
Pearson Park
Free to the public
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Traditional Meat Loaf Recipe
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Topped with a sweet sauce, Traditional Meat Loaf tastes so good that you might want to double the recipe so everyone can have seconds. "This meat loaf also freezes well," adds Gail Graham of Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
- 3 slices bread, crumbled
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first eight ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf. Place in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup and mustard; spread over loaf. Bake 60-75 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. Drain. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Traditional Meat Loaf in Taste of Home June/July 2006, p18
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"I added italian seasoning, 1 lb hamburger, 1 lb turkey and all of us like it."
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"My husband likes this (made with beef), so this is the one I will continue to make. I did add some chopped bell pepper."
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"I've been making this meatloaf since I first saw it. It's the only meatloaf I like to be honest. I always run the onions finely through the food processor which gives it the onion taste without getting chunks of onion and I shred my carrots well. It's just so good!"
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2013
"it was okay, if I would make it again I would shred my carrots a little thinner."
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The Enterprise Systems Industry Landscape
2010, Handbook of Enterprise Systems: New Directions & Cutting Edge Applications
Sachin Modi, Vincent A. Mabert
The objective of this chapter is to provide a description of the enterprise systems industry landscape for the interested reader. Towards that end, a brief description of the main components for enterprise systems and the primary organizations involved in the implementation of enterprise systems is provided initially. Second, a discussion of the enterprise system ecosystem, with a focus on application product providers in the industry, is presented. This is followed by a review of the various architectural components of the enterprise system and major organizations which provide these components. The final section speculates on the future direction of the industry. It is important to note that this chapter provides a description of the enterprise system industry landscape with respect to the manufacturing industry sector. While some sections would also be relevant to the retail and services industry sectors, the enterprise systems for these industry sectors are not explicitly considered in this chapter.
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Tatsuo wrote:What sections of the Pali Canon do you read? Do you have a complete translation?
Jikan wrote:Lotus Sutra.
Su DongPo wrote:Jikan wrote:Lotus Sutra.
Typical Tendai. Sheesh.
TMingyur wrote:Hi all
what are currently the most important buddhist scriptures and/or writings for you?
(I have written "currently" because usually this changes in the course of one's life.)
I am a bookworm and I have read very much, across different traditions.
But the writings that have really become relevant for my practice eventually are the sutras of the pali canon and Lama Tsongkhapa's Lamrim Chenmo
Kind regards
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After weeks of gift shopping, cookie baking and house decorating, it's finally time to celebrate! From all of us here at the ASPCA, we'd like to send warm holiday wishes to you and your pets.
As you're making your last-minute holiday to-do list and checking it twice, please don't forget to consider your pets' safety in the hustle and bustle of the season.
Keep these potential hazards in mind when getting your home ready for holiday gatherings:
Mind the greenery. Christmas trees, holly and mistletoe present various dangers to your pets. Make sure your Christmas tree is securely anchored so it doesn't tip, fall and injure your pet. This will also prevent the tree water—which may contain fertilizers that can cause stomach upset—from spilling. Holly and mistletoe can also cause illnesses in pets if ingested.
Hide the leftovers. Fatty, spicy and no-no human foods, as well as bones, should not be fed to your furry friends.
Be careful with your cocktails. Don't leave alcoholic beverages unattended where your pets might try to drink them—alcohol can cause serious illness in pets.
Use candles and lights with care. Pets may burn themselves or cause a fire if they knock candles over. Be sure to use appropriate candle holders, placed on a stable surface. Also, when decorating with electric or battery-powered lights, consider that wire can deliver a potentially lethal electrical shock and a punctured battery can cause burns to your pet's mouth and esophagus.
As your pets celebrate the holidays with your family this year, try to keep their routines as close to normal as possible. If you plan to have guests in your home, it's a good idea to keep your pets in a quiet, calm room with plenty of water and places to snuggle.
For more holiday safety tips for your pets, please check out this full list by our ASPCA experts.
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Drought over, Lake Stevens softball back in playoffs
Nick Adams / The Herald
Lake Stevens softball players ( from left) Kaile Guzman and Rayne Sylvester watch sophomore Amie Browder hit during batting practice at Lake Stevens High School on Wednesday.
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Lake Stevens' Savannah Fortney prepares to catch the ball as Tehya Harney sides into third base during practice on Wednesday,
But smack in the middle of those traditional powers is an interloper that's hell-bent on crashing the party.
The Lake Stevens Vikings have emerged from years of wandering the fastpitch wasteland, and Friday they have the opportunity not only to join the party, but to state their case for throwing it.
"I'm excited with how the season is going," said senior pitcher Sierra Card, who paid her dues during the barren years. "My entire time in high school being on the softball team I hadn't made districts. But it's my senior year, we're going to districts and our team is doing well. It's very exciting."
Lake Stevens has spent the past five years eating the rest of the league's dust. The Vikings finished fifth in the six-team Wesco 4A North each of the past two years. The two years before that Lake Stevens finished eighth and seventh in a nine-team league. The last time the Vikings reached the postseason was 2007.
But Lake Stevens is the shock of Wesco. The Vikings are currently 10-1 in the league and 14-3 overall. They've won 11 straight -- which is nearly double the total of six wins they managed all of last season -- and already have clinched their first postseason berth in six years. As of Tuesday, Lake Stevens was tied with Snohomish for first place in the Wesco 4A North. Friday's crunch game between the Vikings and Panthers could all but decide the regular-season title.
"It's really great, so great," senior left fielder/second baseman Jessica Scruggs said. "People come up to me and say, 'You play softball? That's so cool!' They actually know what our program is now, which is really cool."
The Vikings returned most of their key contributors from last season, and Lake Stevens is still young with six sophomores among its 13 full-time varsity players. So, improvement was expected this season, but no one, not even the Vikings, anticipated a jump like this.
"I knew it was a matter of time, but at first I wasn't exactly sure how we'd do because we're young," said Lake Stevens coach Adrianne Lartz, whose original goal was just to have a winning season and break the postseason drought. "I knew there would be moments of greatness, but it's been more than I anticipated."
So what's awakened the slumbering Vikings?
The main reason for Lake Stevens' surge has been an explosion on offense. Last year, the Vikings batted a modest .273 as a team and averaged 4.8 runs per game. This year, the Vikings have a scorching .404 team batting average and have crossed the plate an average of 8.6 times per contest.
Leading the way has been the first four batters in Lake Stevens' lineup: sophomore Cassidy Fifield (batting .446), Scruggs (.446), junior Rayne Sylvester (.404) and sophomore Amie Browder (.440 with 12 extra-base hits). Junior Emily Schollenberger (.450) adds versatility further down the lineup. But the offense has improved across the board.
"That's a good question," Lartz said when asked why the Vikings have hit so much better. "We have a lot of natural hitters, we have more versatile hitters, people who can bunt and slap, and just good contact hitters. One to nine in our batting order are all hitting, so we don't really have a weakness in it."
The improved offense gives the Vikings a complement for Card, who's continued her solid pitching by going 10-2 with a 2.38 earned run average and 89 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings. Lake Stevens also credited improved team chemistry for playing a role in the turnaround.
But despite the improvement, Lake Stevens found itself in familiar territory early in the season, going 3-3 in its first six games. However, there were signs of what was to come. On March 19 the Vikings traveled to Wesco 4A South perennial power Jackson and led the entire way before falling 7-6 with two out in the bottom of the seventh. Then on April 2 the Vikings went to defending Wesco 4A North regular season champion Arlington and prevailed 6-2. The Jackson game made the Vikings think they belonged among the contenders. After the Arlington game they knew it, and Lake Stevens hasn't lost since.
"(The Arlington victory) mattered a ton," Schollenberger said. "Everyone after that, we just got very pumped and motivated. We had a great attitude: confident but not cocky."
As a result, Lake Stevens' goals have adjusted since the beginning of the season. Now that the Vikings are back in the postseason, they're setting their sights higher.
"Now we're setting our sights on making state," Lartz said. "We know districts are going to be hard. With Jackson, Cascade, Arlington, Snohomish, Monroe and us, and only three that can go, it's going to be a battle. We're still going to take it game by game, but it's in our sights."
And the Vikings are thrilled that after years of waiting, they once again can aim that high.
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Immigrant Edge: 9 Wildly Successful Entrepreneurs
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants – and of entrepreneurs. The relatively recent arrivals featured in this slideshow combine the two attributes. From countries as diverse as Great Britain, Pakistan, Haiti and Israel, among others, they've brought their skills and know-how to the U.S., building successful companies and expanding the definition of what it means to be an American.
Helen Greiner
Co-founder of iRobot, which went public in 2005. Now she is founder of CyPhyWorks, an early-stage robotics company.
Country of origin: Great Britain
I like to say I'm American by choice. I decided to get my U.S. citizenship at 22. I wanted to be an American because this is a country where risks are rewarded.
I remember when I first saw Star Wars. R2D2 stole the show for me. He was more just than a machine. I wanted to build something like him. My iRobot co-founders and I concentrated on practical robots that people could use. We put our robotic vacuum, Roomba, and the PackBot, a bomb-clearing military robot, on the market in 2002. I was able to fulfill my dreams to build robots in this country--and I've still got my R2D2 to work on.
Jose Prendes
CEO, PureFormulas.com, an online retailer of health and wellness products with $19 million in revenues.
Country of origin: Cuba
Living in Cuba, you learn to be resourceful. There was no freedom--even buying a car was done through the government. Pretending to like the system was hard, and my parents struggled. When I came to Miami, I wanted to earn a decent living. I started a website to sell pet and veterinary supplies. Then I wanted to sell vitamins and supplements for people. I do that now with PureFormulas. If I had stayed in Cuba, I wouldn't have had the same opportunities. Looking at my successful business and children, who can enjoy freedom and not worry, makes me happy every single day.
Ben Huh
Founder, CEO, Cheezburger Inc.
Country of origin: South Korea
I shared a one-bedroom apartment with my parents when I arrived in the United States, but didn't have a thick accent or the external trappings that many other immigrants face. I think it would very difficult to start Cheezburger in South Korea. With language comes cultural barriers, and achieving the same humor would be a challenge. There also isn't a vibrant enough economy there to support an ad-supported business like ours.
Sujay Jhaveri
CEO and co-founder of Flatiron Media, an online ad agency with $10 million in revenues
Country of origin: Hong Kong
My dad's entrepreneurial instinct to move from India to Hong Kong, and to open an office for the family business there, was pivotal for our family. My parents raised all four of us there and we've always been appreciative of the life we had. I came to the U.S. to study business and I found that people here and in Hong Kong share similarities in their desire to succeed. My dad talks at length about how fortunate he was to move to Hong Kong. The foundation that my parents gave me there allowed me to come here and start my own business.
Michal Tsur
Co-founder of video publishing platform Kaltura. She was formerly the co-founder of Cyota, an online security company, which was acquired by RSA Security for $145 million.
Country of origin: Israel
I started Cyota in New York with my four co-founders while we were all pursuing graduate degrees at NYU. We decided to incorporate in the United States rather than Israel because the primary market for our security solutions were large banks and financial firms. In Israel, you can't meet with the largest banks or universities or enterprises. It was clear to us that the market we wanted to tap was not there.
Devan Capur
CEO and co-founder of Product Movers, which provides custom design and packaging services, and has revenues of $10 million.
Country of origin: India
I learned a great lesson in business when I was 16 years old. I worked with a volunteer organization in Calcutta and started a clinic. Other free clinics hadn't worked because people wouldn't continue to take their medications. So we charged something nominal, like 50 cents. People felt it wasn't charity. They made the choice to buy the medicine so they were committed to the treatment. That first startup gave me great insight. Empowering your customer is important. Today, I always make sure to involve my customers in our work.
Jean Orelien
Founder, CEO, SciMetrika, a public health consulting firm with $18 million in revenues.
Country of origin: Haiti
I left Haiti when I was 10 years old and finished high school in the West Indies before immigrating to the United States. I hope that we recognize the contributions of immigrants to entrepreneurship and the strength of people coming from different backgrounds. Immigrants bring a different perspective to business and a certain drive and hunger. In college, I never partied or goofed off because I was so focused on the opportunity I was given. It is difficult to explain to my children now how much they have.
Osman Rashid
CEO of digital textbook company Kno Inc., and formerly the co-founder and CEO of online textbook rental company Chegg Inc.
Country of origin: Pakistan
Frankly, I was broke in college. As a foreign student, it was difficult to pay for tuition and textbooks. My family was supporting me from Pakistan and I didn't want to put an additional burden on them. So starting Chegg, an online textbook rental service, was directly related to my experience as an immigrant.
Mariama Levy
Founder, CEO, Verdi Consulting, a $2.4 million accounting, financial management and IT enterprise solutions firm that works with government agencies.
Country of origin: Haiti
I loved accounting but I never thought I would start my own business. That's the great thing about America: If you work hard, you can be very successful. Even though my family in Sierra Leone was poor, I never had preconceived notions of life in the United States. There was no barrier I couldn't cross.
Written by: Matthew Wong & Kathleen Kim