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The primary goal of Project SAMA is advocacy - educating our staff, passengers and the broader travel community around the issues of gender inequality, and inspiring them to take action or support our initiatives. Project SAMA's secondary aim is to fundraise for a number of projects around the world that tackle these gender inequalities, both through several existing Intrepid Foundation (TIF) projects and through a key partnership with Plan. See below for more details about each of these projects.
Plan's Early Education project, Laos
Three years ago, preschools did not exist in Laos. Many children - particularly girls from ethnic minority backgrounds - continue to be extremely disadvantaged when it comes to education, especially education conducted in their own dialect.
Project SAMA is committed to supporting Plan's Early Education project in Laos' Bokeo province. Plan is establishing parenting and community learning groups in up to 45 villages, developing locally-made play and learning materials and training preschool teachers. Plan places a great importance on promoting a more positive attitude towards girls, demonstrating to parents and the community that girls can succeed at school and have a role beyond traditional gender roles.
Since Plan began working in the region, the enrolment rates for early education classes have risen steadily in all three districts of Bokeo. Children attending the classes have enjoyed a range of learning outcomes, including a greater understanding of the Lao language (for ethnic children), the development of early literacy skills and socialisation/readiness for the routines of primary school.
Early education projects also have a positive ripple effect on the entire community by:
- Creating vocational opportunities for women, as many women become the facilitators of the early education programs
- Giving women who have children attending the programs the time to pursue income-generating activities or to improve their own education
- Keeping older siblings in school rather than being left responsible for caring for their younger siblings – as is usually the case due to many mothers working outside the home to support the family.
How is gender equality being addressed?
When it comes to education in Laos, girls in rural areas have lower rates of primary and secondary school completion than boys. In addition, girls from ethnic minority groups are often married off at a young age which derails their chance of getting an education. The responsibility of looking after younger siblings is also largely the domain of young girls, limiting their opportunities for school and play. Child development programs that ensure parental attitudes and practices are supportive of children of both sexes are one of the best ways to ensure that girls, as well as boys, have the chance to develop to their full potential. Plan's child development projects benefit girls because they promote the right of girls to play and to get an education.
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Plan's Early Education project, Uganda
Project SAMA also proudly supports Plan's Early Education work in Uganda. Only 23% of children in Uganda currently have access to early learning services, with children from rural areas more likely to miss out than their urban counterparts. In fact, most 3 to 6 year-olds in rural areas miss out on preschool entirely.
In rural Uganda, parents often have limited knowledge of the importance of early learning and how integral it is to a child's development. Plan's Early Learning projects are of particular benefit to girls because they help to promote equality between girls and boys and ensure that parental attitudes and practices are supportive of young children of both sexes.
Early Education is known to:
- Help girls transition into formal education more easily
- Reduces the number of girls dropping out of school
- Reduces the rates of girls repeating grades
Activities for the program include:
- Early Learning centres that promote learning through play and age-appropriate activities
- Intensive school readiness for children aged 5–6
- A transition program to prepare children for school and schools for children.
- Visits between children and lower primary school teachers
- Out of school time clubs for children who are slow learners
- Parenting support groups
Training and mentoring to community volunteers
How is gender equality being addressed?
Plan's child development projects promote equality between girls and boys and ensure that parental attitudes and practices are supportive of both young boys and girls. This project helps to ensure that girls also have access to early learning and school readiness programs, which give them a better start in life. The introduction of out-of-school clubs has enabled children to improve their learning, with parents opting to send their daughters along to study instead of keeping them at home to do domestic work. Women are also actively participating in the project, with the majority of those employed as trained early childhood caregivers being female and large numbers of women attending the community parenting sessions.
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Roupa Suja Project, Brazil
Uniao de Mulheres Pró Melhoramento da Roupa Suja (UMPMRS) - translates roughly to the Union of Women for the Improvement of Roupa Suja. UMPMRS works to improve the lives of families living in favelas in the Roupa Souja neighbourhood. Most of the houses in the slum are made of rough concrete and have no access to basic facilities; residents have poor health, hygiene, and limited access to education and child minding services.
UMPMRS provides a number of services to the families and children in the neighborhood including;
- Day care and preschool - from 3 months to 5 years.
- After school support classes, English classes and computer classes for elementary school students - for more than 70 people from the neighbourhood - helping prevent them dropping out of school.
- Social assistance for young and single mothers.
- General family assistance (pediatrician, social worker and psychologist).
- The women's group.
- Job training and support (predominantly for women).
UMPMRS is staffed with residents of the local community - providing more job opportunities, as well as supporting families in the area who want to better their own community. The staff currently includes 10 women from the community and 2 maintenance men.
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CasaSito, Guatemala
Guatemala has the highest percentage of illiteracy in Central America with more than half of the population over 15, illiterate. 77% of illiterate people are located in rural areas. The rural areas lack schools, and the schools that do exist lack school materials, are over-crowded and the teachers are lowly paid.
CasaSito's mission is to increase educational opportunities in rural areas so that those living in poverty can attend school, receive quality instruction, and obtain the skills they need to improve their lives.
Working in four regions of Guatemala: Sacatepéquez, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Quetzaltenango, Casa Sito undertakes two approaches to achieve its mission:
- Provide educational financial assistance through their scholarship program.
- Partner with local educational centers that provide complementary education such as arts, music, and sports.
CasaSito's vision is that those benefitting from their support will enable them to become leaders in their families, communities and beyond. They will value education, health, and personal relationships. They will strive to reach their potential and lift themselves and their families out of poverty. They will also value service and continue helping others throughout their lives.
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Bumi Sehat, Indonesia
Yayasan Bumi Sehat means "Healthy Mother Earth Foundation" in Indonesian. Bumi Sehat was founded in 1994, in the small village of Nyuh Kuning, in Bali and operates a free maternal health and infant survival clinic. The centre offers a culturally-appropriate, woman-to-woman model of midwifery and maternal health care directly to economically-challenged and socially-marginalized women and their families.
Bumi Sehat's mission is to reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality and to support the health and wise development of communities. The centre offers:
- General family health services
- Education and environmental programs
- Health, nutrition and hygiene training
- The sending of medical outreach teams to areas experiencing natural disasters to offer maternal health services and educate local midwives and traditional birth attendants on disaster birth protocols
- Midwifery and nursing scholarships to girls from poor families who are unable to afford an education.
According to the World Health Organization, Indonesia has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in South East Asia. Bali is currently experiencing rapid increases in the prices of basic goods and services that are outstripping wages. Many families find themselves unable to pay for health care. Currently, the Bumi Sehat Bali clinic provides full reproductive and general health services to approximately 1,000 people each month, and welcomes about 600 new babies into the world each year.
Bumi Sehat also operates a birth centre and general health clinic in Samatiga, Aceh. This centre was set up after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and continues to serve the local community and internally-displaced people, treating approximately 1500 patients and delivering 30 babies every month.
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Deepalaya, India
Deepalya is building a better future for India's generation of street children.
It is estimated that Delhi alone has over 100,000 street children. Deepalaya was founded in 1979 to help children for whom the street is their place of work and home. The sad reality for most of these children is a life of hard labour and work in environments that no child should be exposed to, such as prostitution and drug trafficking.
Deepalaya focus their work on more than 35 projects, including the following areas:
- Education
- Gender Equity
- Institutional Care
- Vocational Training
- Health
Deepalaya's work also includes a Vocational Centre which provides technical training for boys and girls from the surrounding villages of Mewat. They learn skills in tailoring, computer hardware and software, electronics, air conditioning and refrigeration.
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Blue Dragon, Vietnam
Working in Vietnam with the most vulnerable children, Blue Dragon Children's Foundation supports street kids, children with disabilities, the rural poor, and victims of trafficking.
Blue Dragon runs a number of programs that combat human trafficking. Their programs aim to rescue girls and boys from slavery in garment factories, as well as girls and women who have been trafficked for sex. Most of these girls have been trafficked across the border to China and sold to brothels, although they sometimes rescue girls within Vietnam and also rescue girls sold as brides.
In addition to these rescue programs, Blue Dragon also focus on trafficking prevention through:
- Community education
- Repatriation to families and support to resume a normal life
- Prosecution of traffickers
- Trauma therapy and counselling as part of the rehabilitation process.
Blue Dragon also helps to keep children in school and off the streets through an education sponsorship program they run in rural Vietnam. Girls are at a much higher risk of dropping out of school due to family poverty, so the majority of the students sponsored are girls. The support provided to girls to graduate from high school and move to tertiary education is a key factor to help girls break out of the poverty cycle.
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Village Education Project, Tanzania
The Village Education Project Kilimanjaro (VEPK) was established in 1994 with the belief that education is one of the most important parts of building sound long-term economic growth for Tanzania. With the motto 'Elimu ni uhai - Education is life', its projects aim to provide improved primary and vocational education to Tanzanian children.
In Tanzania children go to primary school from age 7 to 14. Most schools are in poor condition with earth floors, breeze-block walls, no shutters or doors and decrepit desks. Over 75% of primary school leavers in villages never have the chance of secondary education.
The VEPK's main focus is the Whole School Development Programme. This aims to improve the all areas of the education experience of children. It includes: training teachers in teaching methods, training head teachers in managing their workload and administrative duties, creating a staff team with delegated duties, working with school committees to address their responsibilities and how they can best be undertaken, and working with parents and the community to create greater awareness of the education of village children and the needs of the local school.
The Village Education Project Kilimanjaro also offers:
- A school renovation programme - providing classrooms with floors, whitewashed walls, ceiling boards, tables and benches. This helps increase school attendance, health and morale. Over 17 schools and 6,000 pupils have benefited.
- Regular supplies of English textbooks and reading books, Kiswahili reading books, posters, teaching aids, drawing and colouring materials and sports equipment. These increase pupils' motivation and improve their English learning.
- An English teaching programme - after training in the UK, volunteers help teach English in primary schools. This improves pupils' English and helps the local teachers. English is essential for further education as all manuals, instruction books and text books are in English.
- A vocational training school - offers three courses for primary school leavers and village youth. Students produce goods for the school's own shop which sells to tourists. Young people are provided with skills and earning potential.
A computer centre with courses for adults, special programmes for primary school teachers and internet access. This assists numerous people to learn about and use new technology.
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Mavi Kalem, Turkey
Mavi Kalem was established in 2000 in response to the terrible earthquakes that hit Istanbul that year. There was an immediate need for a social welfare program in the poorer areas of Fener and Balat, where the population is mostly rural immigrants from eastern Turkey. The immigrants are isolated from their natural communities, have low levels of education, and have limited incomes from menial employment. For the children, life is hard and school is given a low priority.
Mavi Kalem has put together projects to directly assist these children and help them see the benefits of education and school. Early on, they included: a library for children of the area to use, dancing and theatre classes, street theatre performances, photography lessons, writing classes and publishing a local newspaper. .
Today, Mavi Kalem holds weekly classes in all areas of formal education such as maths, science, geography, history and literature, facilitated by trained teachers. In Turkey it's an accepted practice that children attend a "dershane" or tutor for extra lessons after school. These private lessons help children get the additional learning assistance that they would otherwise miss in crowded state schools. Because most children in Fener and Balat would never be able to afford such a luxury, this wonderful program provides all the children of the area with the educational opportunities that well off families have. They also provide a free professional consultancy on women's health and women's rights in Turkey.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will get to see his first Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
But first, he'll do what he likes to do best: swoop in and help kids.
Luck, along with two Riley Hospital for Children kids, will fly into Turn One of Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an IU Health LifeLine helicopter.
MaKenzi Rooksberry, 11, of Jasonville, and Johliel Austin, 14, of Indianapolis, are the lucky two who get to join Luck.
After landing, the trio will buckle up in an official Indy 500 pace car, take a lap around the track and deliver the green flag that signals the start of the race.
INDY 500: Trying to get its luster back
They won't get to wave the flag, though. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was chosen this week for that honor.
As for Rooksberry, she was chosen for the honor of being escorted by Luck for her strength and courage — traits she shares with all pediatric patients, according to Riley Hospital.
She will board the very same medical transport helicopter that raced her to Riley on a wintry day in 2013, after her sled collided with a moving vehicle.
Austin, an eighth-grader at KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory School, gets to hang with Luck as a representative of Change the Play, which is a health and wellness program Luck developed with Riley experts. It rolled out in schools this year.
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Note: Do not read on unless you have seen Season 9, Episode 2 of ABC's "The Bachelorette."
I have to congratulate ABC for truly going the distance during the group date. Asking the whitest of white guys to channel their inner rap artist was pure gold. And I commend Soulja Boy (not a typo) for having the unfailing strength, unwavering ability and unending spirit to neither laugh nor cry during his mentoring sessions on how to be thug. I smell an Emmy nomination!
The theme this week was clearly all about role playing. Keeping with the gangsta theme, I've decided to celebrate using "Nuthin' But a G Thang" as my inspiration. One, two, three and to the fo'. Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre is at the do'!
Grammar issues aside, I'm sure the good Doctor and Mr. Dogg (not a typo) are going to be pleased as punch to hear that after 20 years, I'm building bridges between rap and "The Bachelorette." Holla! #whereismysarcasticfont?
G is for Groom
Long-haired Brooks was the lucky recipient of the first date card and Des decided that the quickest way to land a man was to make him dress up like a groom as she tried on wedding gowns. Once he was properly straitjacketed in his monkey suit, they rode up to the Hollywood sign to talk about life, love and other mysteries before making out on the second "L" as the sun sets. Brooks thought this was super romantic and was equally bummed and frightened when Des insisted he help her schlep a traffic barrier that read "DO NOT ENTER" which was clearly in position to keep powder blue Bentleys from meandering down shady streets. Brooks was concerned because of the filthy graffiti everywhere and was confident that street youths would surely trade their four tires for cinder blocks. Unbeknownst to him, she had arranged for the ABC intern to string up a couple of chandeliers and an intimate table for two on a random bridge in East Compton.
Brooks opened up about his parents' divorce, cried a little bit and then thanked Des for planning such an amazing date. Des faked an alarmed look and asked if he heard anything. Concerned for his life, he hit the deck and began Army crawling back to the Bentley when Des assured him that the only danger he was in was that he might be arrested for having too much fun. That's right! Andy Grammer (not a typo) gathered his band to sing his big hit "Keep Your Head Up" and was thoughtful enough to roll out a Turkish carpet for the duo to dance on. It was appropriately awkward, but way better than being on a box as a bunch of strangers stand around you swaying to the beat as in seasons past. At least Brooks was smart enough to kiss her when they both were tired of flailing about around minute two. #rose
G is for Gangsta
Let's call a spade a spade, people. The group date was horrific. Absolutely horrific. My secret hope is that the entire hot mess was the brainchild of Chris Harrison. I like to think that he was sitting around at the last rose ceremony, Tweeting to his heart's content, when an executive producer approached him, asking if he had any ideas for the first group date.
Harrison: "Easy. Invite 14 guys to forgo their hair products, put them in embarrassing outfits that we promise are legit gangsta attire but are secretly cast off costumes from "Magic Mike," and make them rap about the most ludicrous past contestants on the show. Off the top of my head, I'd recommend the d-bag country singer, the chach who tattooed his arm, the wrestler and Mesnick because there are balconies everywhere."
Executive: "But none of us know how to rap."
Harrison: "I have Soulja on speed dial. I can have him here in 24 hours. He owes me."
Soulja and Des greeted the entourage in front of a mansion and told them that they would be making a rap video. This seemed to excite everyone. Soulja mentored four guys (Brandon, Ben, Michael and Mikey T) to be featured lyricists while the others attempted to hip hop in the background. Per Harrison's suggestion, all were dressed in items found in the local community theater costume closet. There was a dude in armor (thank you, cast off from last week!), one in a rain coat I believe, a cowboy, a little kid, the token shirtless guy and someone rockin' a t-shirt and vest -- sans pants. All learned the lyrics to a song called "Here for the Right Reason" as Des rapped in her bikini.
I will not attempt to describe how uncomfortable I was during this entire 30 minute ordeal. There were not enough couch cushions to hide behind. We got a taste of the finished product at the end of the episode as the credits rolled. I'm told that the entire video is available on ABC.com, which makes me sad for those people because you can't erase the Internet. #fingerscrossedforiTunesrelease #SARCASTICKEY
G is for Gentleman
Des' second one-on-one date was with soldier boy (not a typo) Bryden. He is still a favorite of mine, not only because want to sing "God Bless America" every time he is on the screen, but I have to admire someone who can resist the urging of other metrosexual men to NOT give in by using hair gel. STAY STRONG BRYDEN! Des picked him up for a road trip, which was great for Bryden because he'd never been to California. She took him to the beach to try (unsuccessfully) to fly a kite before writing D+B=HEART in the sand. Then they had an illegal picnic in an orange orchard before going to have dinner at a spa. Here Bryden shared that he was in a terrible car accident years ago and that his motto is to live life to the fullest because you never know when your time is up. He admitted that the military has been a way for him to hide from relationships, but he's ready to get back out there. Des was ready to get him in a hot tub so she could check out his pecs. I was hoping for a hairy chest, but no such luck. They swished about, making small talk. Des was TOTALLY giving my boy the green light and he was just not taking the bait. Finally, she told him to KISS HER ALREADY and he dove in. It was adorable. #teambryden
G is for Girl
Ben is the resident villain. I get that. He "isn't here for the right reasons" and likes to stir up trouble. Mainly by swooping in a stealing Des away from other guys. The first time he did it, he swooped in on Mikey. He'd better sleep with one eye open! The next time he did it, he swooped in on the Federal Prosecutor, which was uncool to everyone because BEN ALREADY HAD A ROSE. This floored both the Prosecutor and Mikey the Knife, which is weird because this is Season 20 of the franchise and have they never seen this show before? THIS IS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. Both tried to be mature about it by talking about Ben behind his back, throwing him under the bus and then airing things out in private while the other "family" guy guarded the door. I wanted someone to write about it in the Burn Book but that never happened. Neither did fetch. #needatampon?
What did you think? Was the rap video as horrible as I remember? Did the right guys go home? Is Bryden your frontrunner? Sound off in the comments section.
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"The Bachelorette" airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Season 1: In the first season, bachelor Alex Michel did not propose to the woman he chose. His relationship with Amanda Marsh lasted for several months.
Season 2: Buerge proposed to Helene Eksterowicz on-air. They broke up five weeks after the finale was broadcast. Buerge, who's now settled down with a wife and kids, filled for bankruptcy in 2011.
Season 3: In keeping with season 2, Andrew Firestone, the great-grandson of the founder of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, proposed to his lady of choice. However, they broke up a couple of months later. He is now married to actress Ivana Bozilovic.
Season 4: Guiney, who was a contestant on the first season of "The Bachelorette," did not propose during the finale, but offered winner Estella Gardinier a promise ring.
Season 5: This Canadian boy was the first non-American bachelor to be featured on the show. The sports commentator, who previously played in the NFL and CFL, chose to date Jessica Bowlin, but they broke up within a few months.
Season 6: Compared to the previously mentioned "Bachelor" relationships, Byron Velvick and his lady-of-choice Maribel Delgado lasted for quite some time. In 2004 he proposed to her in Spanish so that her parents could understand him. They broke up in 2009.
Season 7: For the first time ever in "Bachelor" history, the final rose ceremony was broadcast live on national television. O'Connell did not propose to Sarah Brice, but instead chose to carry on a non-marital relationship. They broke up and got back together several times.
Season 8, Paris: Travis Stork chose schoolteacher Sarah Stone. Like every other "Bachelor," the relationship did not last. Stork is now known as one of the doctors shelling out advice on the show "The Doctors."
Season 9, Rome: This Italian 'royal' and celebrity animal activist did not propose to the winner he chose. They dated and broke up a year after they filmed the show.
Season 10 One month after the season finale, Andy Baldwin and his fiancée called off their engagement -- not surprisingly --but continued their relationship. They officially broke up in 2007.
Season 11 & 15: In an unprecedented move, Brad Womack rejected both finalists in the season 11 finale. He returned to be "The Bachelor" in season 15 and proposed to his "choice," Emily Maynard. The two were engaged for a short period of time, and very publicly split last year.
Season 12, London Calling: This English financier and business development manager from London chose Shayne Lamas as the winner. They broke up within months.
Season 13: In the season finale, Jason Mesnick called off his engagement with the winner and resumed a relationship with runner-up Molly Malaney. They wed in 2010 and their wedding aired on television.
Season 14: This Texas-born "Bachelor" first got his taste at reality TV on "The Bachelorette." Since "The Bachelor" he's been on some reality shows, including "Dancing with the Stars."
Season 16: Ben Flajnik is still very clear in our minds. Flajnik and Courtney Robertson broke up in February 2012 while their season was still airing. They reconciled and are now engaged. The two of them don't live in the same city, and are currently going back-and-forth about who will move for the other.
Season 17: Sean proposed to Catherine Giudici on the finale of his season in 2013. The couple tied the knot in January 2014 at the Four Seasons Resort Biltmore in Santa Barbara.
Season 19: The most controversial "Bachelor" of all time, Juan, chose Nikki Ferrell during the finale of his show in 2014. Although he didn't say he loved her or propose, they are still together as of summer 2014.


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2014 Application of Transit Signal Priority for No-Notice Urban Evacuation
2014 How to Evacuate: Model for Understanding the Routing Strategies during Hurricane Evacuation
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2013 Computational Framework Incorporating Human Behaviors for Egress Simulations
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2012 Assessment of Public Shelter Users' Satisfaction: Lessons Learned from South-Central Texas Flood
2012 A Bi-Level Model for Identifying Critical Emergency Evacuation Facilities in Transportation Networks
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2012 Framework for Earthquake Evacuation Planning: Case Study for Montreal, Canada
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2012 Integrated Risk Assessment for the Natomas Basin (California) Analysis of Loss of Life and Emergency Management for Floods
2012 Large-Scale Evacuation Using Subway and Bus Transit: Approach and Application in City of Toronto
2012 Model Development of Time-Dependent Evacuation Risk
2012 Modeling the Cooperation Network Formation Process for Evacuation Systems Design in Disaster Areas with a Focus on Japanese Megadisasters
2012 Performance of Traffic Networks during Multimodal Evacuations: Simulation-Based Assessment
2012 Providing Guidance for Evacuation during an Emergency Based on a Real-Time Damage and Vulnerability Assessment of Facilities
2012 Reliability Analysis of Highway Evacuation Network Post-Earthquake Disaster
2012 Reverse 911 as a Complementary Evacuation Warning System
2012 Study on Emergency Evacuation Routes of Urban Traffic Based on a Time-dependent Network
2012 Use of Flood, Loss, and Evacuation Models to Assess Exposure and Improve a Community Tsunami Response Plan: Vancouver Island
2011 Adaptive Guidance for Emergency Evacuation for Complex Building Geometries
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2010 The Development of PARAMICS Based Metropolitan Emergency Evacuation Transportation Simulation System—MEETSIM
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2010 Modeling of Evacuations in Urban Areas in No-Notice Disasters
2010 Tsunami Preparedness on the Oregon and Washington Coast: Recommendations for Research
2009 Dangerous Chemical Goods Transportation Leakage Accident Consequences Analysis and Emergency Mechanism
2009 Development of an Inexact Fuzzy Robust Programming Model for Integrated Evacuation Management under Uncertainty
2009 Emergency Response Plans Assessment Based on Stochastic Markov Traffic Flow Model
2009 Facility Design for Pedestrian Evacuation Using Cellular Automation
2009 Fire Fighting Safety of "Three-Dimensional Traffic of Future City"
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2009 Integrated Arterial Signal and Access Control Strategy under Non-Notice Emergency Evacuation: Modeling and Simulation-Based Analysis
2009 Intelligent Emergency Traffic Evacuation Spatial Decision Support System for Urban Disasters
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2007 Analysis and Modeling of Simultaneous and Staged Emergency Evacuations
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The internet is a dangerous place for cravings. I was surfing around facebook/pinterest this morning and saw people posting yummy looking indian food and decided I had to have some! This recipe was pretty easy to whip up, and a perfect excuse to fire up the grill.
All you need to to do is mix up the marinade, let the chicken soak it all up for an hour or two (no more than 4 hours or the chicken will get mushy!), and then grill it!
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- 3-5 lbs skinless chicken (breast, thighs, legs)
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 serrano or jalepeno pepper
- 2 TB olive oil
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 11/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- juice of ½ a lemon
- 2 lemons
- Small bunch of cilantro
- Chop the onion and garlic. Seed and mince the pepper.
- Place onion, garlic, pepper, oil in a food processor and blend til a paste forms
- Add the spices and salt and blend some more
- Add yogurt and lemon and blend to form a sauce
- Poke the chicken all over with a fork. Cut slices into the chicken ½ inch deep and 1 inch apart.
- Place all the chicken in a baking dish and pour the marinade sauce all over. Cover and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
- Heat the grill to medium high (425 degrees) and place the chicken on the grill. Also place lemon halves on the grill for 5 min.
- Cook for 10-15 minutes and flip to other side. Cook another 10-15 minutes or until the internal temp reaches at least 152 degrees. Remove from heat and tent for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro and lemon halves before serving.


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Fifty years today, John Havlicek scored a game-high 27 points, as the Boston Celtics improved to 30-9 with a convincing 99-79 win over the L.A. Lakers (27-17).
So how does this pertain to the Browns and their journey to the 1964 NFL championship? Only marginally, but, hey, January 17 was hoops season. Football was dormant. The draft was complete. No coaching search was necessary.
So why not commemorate a glimpse of time from a Hall of Fame career that almost wasn't? After all, Havlicek (like Lou Groza) was a native of Martins Ferry, Ohio, who scored field goals (of a different kind) for Ohio State.
Unlike Groza, he was actually drafted by the Browns, in the seventh round of 1962. The 6' 5" Bridgeport High School star was an All-State quarterback, but he focused on basketball in college. Paul Brown picked him as a potential addition to the receiving corps.
The All-American basketball star actually chose to pursue football, and he competed for a Browns roster spot in training camp and into the exhibition season. But Hondo wasn't the only incoming pass-catcher vying for a pro career. In fact, Gary Collins was the team's first-rounder that year, the fourth pick overall. He too was 6' 5", and he could punt as well, a useful versatility in the days of 36-man rosters.
The team also had returnees "Rabbit" Ray Renfro, the team's leading receiver in 1961 at age 32; Rich Kreitling, their top pick in 1959; Bobby Crespino, the 1961 first-rounder; and veteran Leon Clarke.
While Coach Brown admired Havlicek's competitiveness and good hands, in his view the "lack of great foot speed" limited his potential in football to no more than a "fringe player."
Ultimately, Havlicek was cut from the Browns on August 22, 1962, but he had a pretty solid fallback option, having been selected by the Celtics as the NBA's seventh overall pick back in March. I'd say he rebounded all right. Sixteen seasons, eight titles, and still the most career points in the history of that iconic franchise.
As for Collins, he remains the Browns' all-time leader with 70 receiving touchdowns. He's certainly best known for scoring the only three touchdowns of the 1964 NFL title game.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves in our reminiscences; it's still only January.


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Bi-NSW will be electing a new committee at our pub night on Sunday 12th February 2013. We'll also be reviewing funds on hand and how to spend them. Come along to have a say in how the group should re-invent itself.
Only $5 each. There are a pile of Bi-NSW t-shirts that have been left over from various Mardi Gras Parade entries. Browse the types and sizes and email firstname.lastname@example.com if you want to "make a deal" on ordering several of them.
Bi-NSW is currently looking to completely refresh its identity and form a new collective of volunteers to help maintain the a positive profile of bisexuality. If you are interested please check out the Facebook Group titled Bisexual Sydney.
If you're looking for info on bisexuality but don't want the porn, try our customised Google search on the top right of our web pages - it only scans through web sites that we've identified as being genuinely of informational interest.
It's all very well to read a web site with info, but to get involved in discussions on what is happening you can either join one of the email lists, or you can drop by the Facebook page for Bisexual Sydney.
Of course for a more direct query you can send us an email at email@example.com .
Monthly pub night: We have moved our pub night to now be the second Sunday of the month. This allows us to interact with the Sydney Poly group who meet at the same venue a little earlier. Our pub night has been happening for over fourteen years. Some reports say that this is the longest running regular Bi event in the world! Currently it happens at the Warren View Hotel located at 2 Stanmore Road, Enmore. Look for the pink/blue/purple candle on our table in the downstairs bar area. From 6:30pm thru 8:00pm. After that the group heads off for dinner.
This web site is generally updated about once a month but if new events are planned the updates may be more frequent. You can use our RSS feed for a summary of updates or you may like to check if your web browser supports "subscriptions" and can notify you when our site changes.
Note that the main page (this page) of the Bi-NSW website is always updated at the same time we update any other page so you need only check this page which has an update date at the top.
Bi-NSW is the umbrella body for all the various groups within the bisexual community of New South Wales. It is an organization which provides an opportunity for bisexual and bisexual friendly people to meet together in welcoming, comfortable, safe, and friendly spaces. One of the aspects of our group that we pride ourselves upon is that we don't discriminate against anyone for whatever reason.
The founding group of our community is the Sydney Bisexual Network (S.B.N.) who mainly get together for both socialising and fun times but also meet for serious discussions. We'd like to think everybody can get something out of S.B.N.: new friends, worthwhile information, or bi pride.
S.B.N. is not a counselling service (though we'll always have sympathetic ears) and we are also not a "pick-up club" or swingers group. People meet friends and even lovers at S.B.N., but we aim for a harassment-free social space where we can relate to each other, educate each other, and have fun.
Bi-NSW Inc. acts as the focal point for all Bi groups in the Sydney region. So if you need information about any Bi group or activity in Sydney we should be able to help you out.
The group started as a result of the 1992 Queer Collaborations student conference in Sydney in August. We were known as "Love is Boundless" for a few months, and then changed our name to the Sydney Bisexual Support Network. As of 1997 we dropped the word "Support" from our name to help indicate that we're also a social and sometimes political group of people. In 2003 we helped establish, and became part of, Bi-NSW which is an incorporated association and therefore we became a formally recognised entity.


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That's how many Florida counties backed President Barack Obama in 2008 after voting four years earlier for Republican President George W. Bush.
One of them is Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, the site of this week's Republican National Convention. Hillsborough backed Obama by 53 percent to 46 percent over Arizona Senator John McCain in 2008, a partisan mirror image of the 53 percent to 46 percent margin by which Bush carried the county over Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in 2004.
Another one of the four Obama-Bush counties is Pinellas, which abuts Hillsborough to the west and includes St. Petersburg. Pinellas backed Obama by 54 percent to 45 percent and Bush by 49.6 percent to 49.5 percent.
Obama won Florida by 51 percent to 48 percent four years after Bush prevailed there by 52 percent to 47 percent.
Hillsborough and Pinellas share a media market where about 7,000 presidential election ads ran in the 30-day period ended Aug. 20, according to Kantar Media's CMAG, which tracks advertising. That's more than any other Florida market and the sixth-most in the nation.
By holding the Republican convention in Tampa, party officials underscored the importance they place on winning the region and state. Florida, with 29 electoral votes, is the most populous swing state, and the winner of Hillsborough may well again carry Florida and win the national election on Nov. 6.


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Tailcoat Underbust Corset, a great steampunk item, inspired by the victorian area.
This corset has 6 detachable and adjustable straps to fasten your stockings with, and comes with a modesty panel. If you want to show some skin, the panel is easy to hide.
The corset has 10 spiral metal bones, 4 flat steel bones in the back and a flat steel busk in front.
31,5 cm long in front and 26 cm on the side. The tail is 55 cm.
This corset is designed by Ida Walle Thorsen.
Our corsets have flat boning only at the center front and center back to give the wearer support. All other bones are spiral, as they are designed in particular to conform to the most dramatic curves, and will give more comfort to the wearer, as well as decrease wear and tear on the corset itself.
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A wine made with a high quantity of Mourvèdre (60%), and produced only in the best years, in memory of François and Jean-Pierre's father. Superripe, with huge fruit, its' jammy, gamy and rich. Dusty tannins and excellent black-fruit flavors. The final effect is a wine that epitomizes the potential elegance and the power of Chateauneuf-du-Pape in one glass. A great…— W.E. (12/31/2001)
The 2010 Beaucastel is a tour de force, brilliantly combining espresso and black olive notes with bright raspberry fruit, while dark earthy notes provide a solid base. The feel on the palate is ample, with tannins that are a bit dusty but not tough or chewy. The long, mouthwatering finish bodes well for the future. Drink now–2030.— J.C. (2/1/2015)
From four parcels of vines, all giving different characteristics to the final blend. This is a beautifully structured wine, almost charming at first, and then packing an intense mouthful of fresh, balanced and dangerously delicious fruit. There is a touch of new wood, but the fruit is the star of this great wine. Imported by European Cellars.— R.V. (12/31/2005)
A big, rich wine with huge amounts of fruit oozing out of the glass. Great concentration and intensity, with licorice flavors from the Mourvèdre, finishing with chewy tannins. A great year for this wine, which should age well for 15 to 20 years.— W.E. (12/31/2001)
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- They adjusted lines and power-play groupings. They stressed the importance of limiting turnovers and playing a "road game."
But it didn't take long Wednesday night to realize the Wild weren't accomplishing much of anything they had talked about.
The Wild were again turnover-prone, lacked much of a consistent forecheck and dropped their fourth consecutive road game, a 2-1 loss to the Ducks, one of the NHL's best teams.
Most problematic, though, were the recurring problems. In their past three games, the Wild have been too soft on pucks, have struggled with clean entries and have turned the puck over too often, especially in the neutral zone.
"Similar problems," coach Mike Yeo said. "Not executing, (we're) turning pucks over and allowing them to come back at us. That was the biggest problem for sure."
Part of Yeo's effort to rectify that meant moving Dany Heatley off the second line and to the fourth line. Jason Zucker was called up to take Heatley's spot, but the second line again lacked many scoring chances and gave up too many.
Center Charlie Coyle played well in the third period and made a great play to set up a breakaway, but he was stoned by Jonas Hiller.
Zucker hasn't scored in his past 17 regular-season games dating to last season, Coyle has just two points in his past 10 games and Nino Niederreiter doesn't have a point in his past six.
"We've got a lot of guys that we've been trying there," Yeo said.
The second line was far from the only one that struggled.
The top line was a minus-1 and didn't generate enough scoring chances.
Pominville, who had scored just once in his previous nine games, cut the Ducks' lead to 2-1 early in the third period on the Wild's first power-play chance. He was moved to the middle of the power play earlier in the week and scored the Wild's only goal after a Ryan Suter bid from the point.
But once again, the Wild failed to draw many penalties and were stuck with just the one power play. They have drawn just 21 in their past 10 games.
"Either teams are extremely disciplined against us or we're not doing enough to draw penalties," Yeo said. "We've got to force them into situations where we're drawing more. It's tough when you're getting one or two power plays every game. It's been an unbelievable streak of this."
The Wild dropped to 5-7-3 away from St. Paul. They fell to 18-10-5 overall, good for 41 points and a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference.
The Wild escaped a scoreless first period but allowed two goals in a second period dominated by the Ducks.
"I think you saw tonight the first two periods, it just felt like we were on our heels giving them time to make plays and control the puck and control the neutral zone," Pominville said. "We were kind of chasing."
Alex Grant, playing in his second career game for the Ducks, skated into the zone and beat Josh Harding from the outside with a wrister. He was able to easily gain the Anaheim offensive zone, a problem for the Wild all night.
Ten minutes after Grant's tally, Ryan Getzlaf skated past Keith Ballard and set up a Corey Perry goal. Ballard wasn't able to swipe away a puck off the back wall, and Perry buried it.
Harding made a few highlight-reel saves, but it wasn't enough as the Wild managed just one goal.
"We're getting pucks back and then we're losing it right away," Yeo said. "We need some more puck strength, we need a little more urgency, we need to be a little harder on the puck. We're doing one thing right, then we're not following it up with another thing right."
The loss came in the first game of a tough three-game road trip that takes the Wild to San Jose on Thursday.
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This is only solution for WordPress mobile publishing fro Windows Phone. I hope this has more integration of sharing feature of Windows Phone.More
Works ok for updating, but I still go out of my way to use my computer instead of I am trying to add photos, because it is just so hard to see/edit what you are doing. I wish you could read blogs you follow in the app too!More
Poor and desperate app. Deserve negative star if possible. I have to use this discontinued cr*p because there is no acceptable alternative.More
(update) THE APP STILL SUCKS. Text gets cut off on long post. Its been like this foe all versions and the developers dont seem to listen.More
The site, in general, isn't functional on my Lumia 920 cyan development upgrade, it keeps kicking me out of my blog page when I am editing the page appearance. Ie10 mobile browser is not functioning properly, so what's new?, meaning that I have to go online on the Macintosh to get things done. This app is not good at all. Having learnt of security issues with WordPress, deletion is the best next step.More
I had been waiting for a long time; did not know that I could come across the link to the app in one of the discussion threads on WordPress discussion forum. Although, the app does not provide a very user-friendly view of the stats and pages, it is workable (and obviously, much more reliable than the other third party apps for WordPress). I am yet to use or test this app completely, but this first hand view suggests some improvements, hence only four starts. Thank you, Automattic, for the app.More
I love using this app to post when I'm away from my computer. However, it does fail to make the distinction between "post" and "save". This is awfully confusing- often times I'd like to save a draft, not post as an article!!More
Automattic disappeared this app. It doesn't exist in the store's search, its home page has been made private, and the link to it has been removed from the list on WordPress.org. If you're reading this, you probably either navigated here from the web or have the app already installed. Either way, I have no idea what's going on with this app, and questions on the official forums are going unanswered. Godspeed, pilot.More
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April 27, 2010
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Copy of 'Machina II' once owned by Q101 on eBay for second time 9:09 pm // Thursday, May 31, 2012Posted by jjb in ebay, machina 2, news.
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An Illinois woman who owns one of the precious few original copies of Smashing Pumpkins' Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music album is apparently trying for the second time to sell the item via the eBay website.
Machina II was self-released by the Pumpkins in September 2000. Twenty-five sets of two LPs and three 10-inch EPs were produced and given to band members, close associates, two Chicago radio stations, and a few fans. The copy now on eBay was initially held by WKQX-FM but was given up by the station for a charitable silent auction during 2002—said silent auction being, to our knowledge, the only instance to date of a Machina II set changing hands in a public sale.
That set's current owner received it from the winner of the 2002 silent auction, and in 2005 she attempted to resell it on eBay. However, once that 2005 eBay listing attracted much attention and bids exceeded $10,000, the listing was removed and no sale was made. The new eBay auction is supposed to end on Sunday morning, and its top bid is already higher than $4,000.
UPDATE (6/2): "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available."
UPDATE (6/4): Editor of Smashing Pumpkins friend site Crestfallen.com: "I did inform the seller of Billy's tweet and mentioned it would be in their best interest to take it down."
Corgan: "I've already talked to Flood" about the 'Machina' reissue 12:42 pm // Thursday, April 26, 2012Posted by susan in billy corgan, G.L.O.W., interview, machina, machina 2, news.
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David Swan of Australian live music site Faster Louder has released a new interview with Smashing Pumpkins head Billy Corgan. Corgan discusses topics including his in-progress memoir, recording music with his love interests, the legacy of Zeitgeist, and the themes of the Pumpkins' upcoming album Oceania.
Swan queried Corgan about the status of the upcoming Machina reissues:
Machina II is a brilliant album, have you ever thought about releasing it properly, maybe when you re-issue the others?
Yes. Our sell-out move, for Machina, is we're going to remix the whole record and put it in its official sequence the way I'd hoped for in the beginning. I wrote it as a rock opera double album type of thing, so we're going to remix the whole thing. I've already talked to Flood, and he's been indicating he wants to be involved with that part of the process, and then we'll finally finish the album, the way it was meant to be.
On how to describe different eras of Pumpkins music:
Is the sound [of Oceania] a new direction for you or is it harking back to earlier stuff?
I can describe what people are saying, but I don't really get into the sonic part because every time I say anything like that it turns into like a 'oh, we made this kind of album'. How I describe my music never seems to be the way people hear it. I was listening today to a couple of old songs because we're getting ready for the tour, just to see if I wanted to play them live, and a song I listened to was the song we did called G.L.O.W. And G.L.O.W. to me sounds like it could have easily been Mellon Collie, it sounds like it could've been on Machina, and yet because a lot of people didn't like the Zeitgeist period it just sorta automatically got lumped into something that it wasn't. And I was surprised, going back and listening to G.L.O.W. today, like 'Wow, this actually kinda sounds like classic Smashing Pumpkins to me.' But my opinion doesn't seem to matter in those things because people seem to need to make periods about something other than what it actually is. So if I play heavy guitar music with certain people in the room it sounds like this, but if I make the same type of music with other people in the room, it sounds like this.
Friends of Pumpkins' "Modern Music" mark its decade in distribution 12:45 pm // Wednesday, September 8, 2010Posted by jjb in community, history, machina 2.
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Ten years and three days ago, the Smashing Pumpkins shipped to fan Eric Agnew [via FedEx Priority Overnight] the vinyl copy of Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music that would be heard around the world within a week's time. After sharing the contents of the one LP and three 10-inch EPs with readers of a fan discussion board early on September 7, Agnew wrote and posted a brief news release to SPFC.org on September 8. Matt Drudge was tipped to the story (then, he was something like Twitter is now), and within three days press coverage was appearing in mainstream outlets. On September 16, the Pumpkins began a European tour during which they played some songs from the free record.
How did you get a copy of Machina II?
AOL's Spinner.com posts wide-ranging interview with Corgan 11:43 am // Thursday, December 10, 2009Posted by jjb in billy corgan, interview, machina 2, mike byrne, revival, teargarden by kaleidyscope.
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Last weekend, Billy Corgan spoke to AOL's Spinner.com about his Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project, the free release of Machina II in 2000, the breakup and reformation of the Smashing Pumpkins, and the hiring of new Pumpkins drummer Mike Byrne. Today Spinner has posted a transcript of the talk, including this excerpt where Corgan discusses his career as a recording artist:
[A]rt really is about serving. You want to communicate but there was something about the process of making others happy that somehow was making me feel unhappy. It made me crazy, but I was good at it. It's like you're being rewarded for something that hurts you, but yet everybody is telling you it's a good thing. Then you try to pull that energy back into yourself, you try to make it more about you, and then suddenly you're not making people happy. You're making yourself happy but now that's another form of unhappiness because now you're making other people unhappy. It's taken a long time to get to a place of being OK with it all.
I don't get into the grandiose, "If only one person is touched by it …" I want people to hear what I'm doing but I think I only go so far. It won't be at the expense of my life, my health, my sanity. If that makes me sort of just an okay artist, well then, I can live with that.
HU Podcast #50: Corgan in the 2000s 5:29 pm // Wednesday, October 14, 2009Posted by chris in machina, machina 2, mary star of the sea, podcast, thefutureembrace, zeitgeist.
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It's hard to believe that we've made it to 50 episodes of the podcast, but instead of looking back at our own bright spots and misadventures, we're looking back at the decade of the 2000s and discuss Billy Corgan's creative and musical output.
Listen to the whole show (1:18:59)
This week's topics:
-Chris, Jason, and Jill
-The turn of the century. We discuss Machina and Machina II, and whether the original Smashing Pumpkins breakup was at a critical high-note. (12:25)
-The Zwan era and the release of Mary Star of the Sea. We talk about the advent of critics feeling sorry for James and D'Arcy. (4:47)
-Billy's online confessions, the Blinking with Fists poetry book, and TheFutureEmbrace. Did Billy's defensiveness over the issue of former bandmembers backfire? Plus, Jill draws a comparison to Mariah Carey, and Jason talks about Billy's relationship with the Chicago music scene. (30:03)
-With the decade coming to a close and the inevitable flood of "best of the decade" lists in sight, does Billy have a place on any of the lists given his musical output? Plus, Jill comments on the disjointedness of Billy's body of work in the 2000s. (24:49)
Song of the Week
-TheCameraEye, Sydney, Australia July 28, 2005
HU Podcast #42: The Drummer of the Future 5:16 pm // Tuesday, June 16, 2009Posted by chris in machina 2, mellon collie, mike byrne, podcast.
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It has been awhile, but we return with the full complement of podcasters to talk about the news that Billy Corgan has chosen a drummer of the future and whether Jill and Andrew care to defend Machina II after our last podcast.
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This week's topics:
-Chris, Jason, Jill, and Andrew
-Machina II followup from Jill and Andrew. Do they agree with our previous statements? Plus, Jason draws a comparison between Machina II and that other band we talk about occasionally. (7:39)
-Mike Byrne has been confirmed as drummer of the future. What does this really mean? Is he the new Jimmy or just another studio collaborator? And stop me if you've heard this, but he's only 19. (20:16)
-SmashingPumpkins.com featured an interview with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness art director Frank Olinsky last week. We talk a little about the MCIS packaging and add "psychedelic music played by a heavy metal band in the 1920's" to the growing list of music genres that the Pumpkins belong to. (6:26)
Song of the Week
-Translucent, Asheville, NC June 23, 2007
So I ask you, the reader and listener, which Smashing Pumpkins album could be best described as "psychedelic music played by a heavy metal band in the 1920's"?
34, interviewed 9:08 am // Tuesday, May 26, 2009Posted by jjb in community, interview, machina 2, smashingpumpkins.com, websites.
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Our friend and occasional contributor talks old websites and Machina II vinyl with SmashingPumpkins.com.
HU Podcast #41: Machina II 7:06 pm // Tuesday, May 19, 2009Posted by chris in machina, machina 2, podcast.
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In addition to the lack of news, this month it has been hard to find a time for the whole panel to get together for a podcast. This week was no exception, but Jason and I managed to squeeze in some time to talk about everyone's favorite free Smashing Pumpkins album, Machina II.
Listen to the whole show (45:12)
This week's topics:
-Chris and Jason
-We give our overall impressions of Machina II and talk a lot about sound engineering. (9:54)
-Machina II got some shockingly good reviews from the likes of Pitchfork and The Onion AV Club, both of which said it was better than Machina. Was the album actually better, or were the reviewers influenced by the price tag or some other factor? We compare the two albums, and Jason finally reveals his favorite tracks from Machina II. (20:59)
-Virgin Records famously was offered the chance to sell Machina II in stores, but they turned it down. Given past sales of Pumpkins b-side collections and the state of the fanbase at the time, how well would Machina II have sold in stores? (7:09)
Song of the Week
-Dross, Oberhausen, Germany September 23, 2000
I have a feeling that some of you may disagree with our assessment of Machina II, so leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Most Essential Billy Corgan Recordings: #21 11:49 am // Thursday, December 6, 2007Posted by jjb in b-sides, essential recordings series, machina 2.
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The Smashing Pumpkins
Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music
released September 5, 2000
2LP: Glass' Theme / Cash Car Star / Dross / Real Love / Go / Let Me Give the World to You / Innosence / Home / Blue Skies Bring Tears / White Spyder / In My Body / If There Is a God / Le Deux Machina / Here's to the Atom Bomb
3×10″: Slow Dawn / Vanity / Saturnine / Glass' Theme // Soul Power [James Brown] / Cash Car Star / Lucky 13 / Speed Kills // If There Is a God / Try, Try, Try / Heavy Metal Machine
Even seven years later, I still rate this as an "album" of outtakes. I'm not a big Metallica fan and I'm not a big Radiohead fan, but natural comparison points for Machina II are the former's Reload and the latter's Amnesiac — both of which I feel work better as albums than does this one. So is Machina II an important compendium of songs? I do think it has some notable tracks, but…let's just say that there are four Pumpkins compilations yet to come as I count down to Billy's most essential recording.
One sense in which Machina II does feel like an album is in its consistency of tempo: most selections on the 2LP rush past in a compressed blur. The band's tightness is apparent and impressive, yet they hardly seem human. This of course is a deliberate stylistic choice, and one that is in keeping with the concept of Machina. However, the most central elements and necessary messages were plucked for Machina/The Machines of God; what's left here amounts to coloring. Place these 25 tracks around the 15 tracks from the original Machina and you have an overwhelming statement; when that core is missing, the periphery alone can seem like a set of character sketches and mood pieces.
The band wisely tapped long-player standouts "Home", "In My Body", and "Let Me Give the World to You" for live workouts on the 2007 tour; just as wisely, they slowed the tempo of "Home". Particularly sweet from the three ten-inches is a garage-rocking remake of "Soul Power" that tops my list of Pumpkins songs that should have gone to radio; anyone else think this one would have gotten a little more airplay than did "Try, Try, Try"? For context- and concept-free relistening value, I say the slower version of "Cash Car Star" and the piano take on "If There Is a God" trump their 2LP incarnations. The EP featuring "Slow Dawn", "Vanity", and "Saturnine" throws a bone to fans sonically stuck on 1995.


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NBA Teams Invite Reno Bighorns Players to Training CampsOctober 2, 2012 - NBA Development League (D-League) - Reno Bighorns Press Release
Ahearn will be in camp with the Indiana Pacers and Emmett will be in camp with the Chicago Bulls. The two players led the Bighorns last season, with Ahearn being named to the All-NBA D-League First Team, while Emmett earned an All-NBA D-League Honorable Mention.
Other notable Bighorns in NBA training camps include Jeremy Lin, who signed a four-year, $28 million deal with the Houston Rockets over the summer, Danny Green with the San Antonio Spurs and Steve Novak with the New York Knicks. Both Green and Novak inked new deals this summer, Green getting a three-year, $11 million deal with the Spurs and Novak getting a four-year, $15 million deal from the Knicks.
The other Bighorns players in NBA training camps are: Donald Sloan (Cleveland Cavaliers), Tyler Honeycutt (Sacramento Kings), and Josh Selby (Memphis Grizzlies).
Lin, Honeycutt and Selby played for the Bighorns on assignment from NBA teams, while the other five played under D-League contracts.
Overall, there are one hundred and twenty three players with NBA Development League experience over the last 11 seasons that are featured on 2012-13 NBA training camp rosters, including 52 who spent time in the NBA D-League last season.
The Bighorns open their fifth season in Reno on Friday, November 30th at the Reno Events Center. Season tickets and group tickets are sale today. For more information, call the Reno Bighorns at 775-853-8220.
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More on "Ocean At The End of the Lane"
September 5, 2014 in Authors, Books, Science Fiction
Neil Gaiman has been called a rock-star of the literary world. Always dressed in black with his distinctive curly dark hair, Gaiman is recognizable from 50 feet away. He's also immune to changing fashions: black is always in style.
He has built his fan-base steadily over the past twenty five years. His first breakout success was when he took over the Sandman title for DC Comics. They wanted to revive the old character, and Gaiman had some ideas on how to do that.
What came afterwards was a 7 year run (ending in 1996) that changed the perception of comic books forever.
At the end of its run in 1996, Sandman was outselling all other DC Comics titles, including Batman and Superman.
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The truly groundbreaking aspect of Sandman was who was reading Sandman: it was popular among women, especially college-aged women, and it attracted a lot of readers who didn't read other comics.
Gaiman has nearly 2 million followers on Twitter (unheard of for a writer). He's married Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls (perhaps his way of vicariously living the rockstar life?), and it's partially for her that Gaiman wrote "Ocean at the End of the Lane".
He wrote the book with Palmer in mind, as she "doesn't really like fantasy". It's a fantastical tale deeply rooted in the real world.