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David and Bathsheba – the restoration
Rediscovering Artemisia
Artemisia Gentileschi, Female head, preparation
for David and Bathsheba, 1614-1620 Private
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The recent revival and re-evaluation of Artemisia's courageous life and works piqued the interest of The Florence Committee of National Museum of Women in the Arts and Advancing Women Artists. Our commitment is to recognize, and support, the contributions of women to society and to the arts-past and the present-particularly those who have been influential in the development of the arts in Florence.
As part of our mission, we decided to fund the restoration of one of Artemisia's works: David and Bathsheba. Completed in Naples in 1635, the painting had been languishing in Pitti's storage deposits for centuries. It is not known how this work became part of the collection, but documents show that it hung in the grand duke's apartment in 1662. The work depicts the scene from the Old Testament when King David first glimpses the married Bathsheba while she is bathing. His subsequent seduction of her and the events that followed were thought to be the beginning of a divine curse on the House of David.
Artemisia's painting, particularly Bathsheba's face and body, was in a state of considerable deterioration and showed signs of decay; the painting's color was flaking off because of improper storage conditions and humidity damage. Nicola Ann MacGregor, Sandra Freschi and Elisabetta Codognato thus undertook a daunting task in restoring David and Bathsheba. Palatina Gallery director Serena Padovani, who directed the work, explains the delicate process: 'Our task was to consolidate the painting's remaining color and improve the composition's legibility, lowering the numerous lacunae [missing pieces of paint] with neutral tones, so to obtain an image that is recomposed, rather than repainted.'
But it is perhaps the words of one of the restorers, Nicola Ann MacGregor, that best embody the unique nature of this project: 'In all the 38 years of my career as a conservator in Florence, this is the first time I have ever restored a painting by a female artist. Being a woman myself, of course, this enhanced the sense of "bonding" nearly always established between the restorer and the author of the painting he or she is working on. What makes us particularly happy about this project is that a painting relegated to the deposits of the Pitti Palace is now, after our restoration, deemed fit for public exhibition.'
It is the Foundation's greatest hope that this precious work be truly enjoyed by Florence's citizens, and visitors, and that its restoration may safeguard Artemisia Gentileschi's mastery for future generations.
The above text is an excerpt from the Article 'Rediscovering Artemisia: work by an intriguing Baroque artist restored' by Jane Fortune. The Florentine, Issue 91, Nov. 2008.
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Restoring a masterpiece
Artemisia Gentileschi's David and Bathsheba
Using the neutral-tone technique to improve image
The painting of David and Bathsheba represents the initial part of the biblical story; the encounter between King David and Bathsheba gave rise to the dynasty from which the Messiah, Jesus Christ descended. Artemisia Gentileschi painted at least six other versions of this subject, which suggests that her presentation of this biblical theme was received with significant success.
The version exhibited here was painted in Naples around 1635. It was then sent to Florence and received by Grand Duke Ferdinando II de' Medici who hung it in one of the rooms of his apartments at Palazzo Pitti. In 1663, the Grand Duke ordered the painting to be copied by court tapestry maker, Pietro Fèvère, who created the tapestry exhibited here. Later, the painting was removed and improperly stored, which resulted in serious damage. David and Bathsheba's extensive degradation is also due to inappropriate restorations which caused significant paint-loss all over the painting's surface.
Thanks to Advancing Women Artists Founder, Jane Fortune, and The Florence Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, David and Bathsheba has recently undergone a new restoration process geared toward solving its conservation problems and rendering the remaining image more readable. After the consolidation of its flaking color in various areas, the pictorial surface was improved, using 'intoned neutrals' which lowered its numerous lacunae, so to obtain an image that was recomposed, rather than repainted.
TEXT taken from the display panel exhibited next to David and Bathsheba in Palazzo Pitti's Palatina Gallery, during the exhibition 'A Christmas Gift to the City of Florence'.
A technical focus
Restorer Nicola Ann MacGregor at work
Before the present restoration, the surface of the painting was in a state of considerable deterioration, in addition to the typical signs of decay provoked by flood damage. Under a very glossy and yellowed varnish, we found extensive areas of colour loss distributed all over the pictorial surface. This loss was particularly evident round the edges and in the large area located on the upper central portion of the painting where a vertical lacuna stretched from the sky down to the maid's hand on Bathsheba's right side. The darker parts of the painting were characterised by varnish and old retouching which were oxidised and opaque; dirt and residue nestled in the fillings, cramming the grooves of the canvas weave. During a past restoration, the painting's missing areas had been retouched in a mid-grey tone, distracting from the image's overall readability. In addition, patches of darkened, bare canvas had been left unfilled, and the results were particularly disturbing on Bathsheba's flesh.
Our efforts during the present restoration began with the removal of the yellowed varnish and all the painting's invasive retouching, including the grey inpainting used on the areas subject to extensive paint loss. This initial process was essential so that we could then remove the old gesso fillings underneath; incredibly, four different layers and colours were found, as remnants of the various restorations the painting has undergone in the past.
We consolidated the detached colour in the central area of the painting with a thermoplastic acrylic fixative before applying a new white gesso filling. Once the filling was smoothed, it served as a base for the retouching process to be carried out in two separate phases. During the first, we applied watercolour, while the second phase, after varnishing, called for the use of pure pigment in mastic varnish to complete the process with glazing.
Due to the number and extent of paint losses, in addition to the numerous parts of abraded colour round the lacunae, we chose to adopt an inpainting method. In making this restoration choice, it was also essential to consider the original paint's damage and the various areas of wear which revealed a dark under-layer. The inpainting method was chosen to try and minimise the disturbing effect of the missing areas whilst avoiding any repainting or reconstruction of the original. To achieve this goal, we used a neutral brownish tone whose intensity and tone was well adapted to the surrounding original colour. Our aim was to make the paint losses recede so as to permit an easier reading of the image without invasive invention or reconstruction.
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Today's post is going to be a little different. I am going to walk you through how to create a complex seamless patter in Illustrator. With CS6 on its way, this will be pointless soon (if you end up owning Illustrator CS6) but it may be useful to a lot of people. With this method, you too can be well on your way creating outdated wallpaper. Here we go. I will include screen shots to help out a long the way.
- Create a new document.
- Turn on the grid. View-Show Grid.
- Turn on Snap to Grid. View-Snap to Grid.
- Proceed to create 4 squares like this:
Hold SHIFT down to make sure they are perfectly square. Let them snap to the grid. This is important.
- Copy one of the squares and paste a new one right in the center of those first four. Let snap do the work. It should look like this:
- You will now create the artwork in the square on the top left like this:
Remember that this pattern will be repeated, so pay attention to the parts that hang out of the square, some of these will overlap on the other side.
- Next, you will take all of the art elements (not the squares themselves) and group them together.
- Now you will create some temporary rectangle, shown in pink. Make sure "Snap to grid" is turned on, then draw them on the closest grid point to the edge of your artwork for the left side and the bottom. Now select your artwork group and the left rectangle and click the "Horizontal Align Left" button. The idea here, is we want to be able to duplicate this pattern on the other side and the bottom, so having the artwork snapped to the grid will make it a lot easier to do this. We will now do the same thing for the bottom using the "Vertical Align Bottom" button.
- Now, for your convenience, I have highlighted the grid lines we will focus on for this copy procedure. With snap turned on, we grab the grouped artwork, do COPY, PAST IN PLACE, then hold SHIFT down and drag the new copy to the right, letting the left side snap on that grid we are focusing on. The bottom should already be lined up because we held SHIFT down and drug it across.
- Now we are going to do the same for the bottom squares. Simply select the top two groups, COPY, PAST IN PLACE, then SHIFT drag to the bottom until it snaps onto that lower grid line we are focusing on.
- Now that we have the art laid out, we can delete the outer 4 squares, leaving only the center square. Bring that object to front by selecting it and going Object-Arrange-Bring to Front.
- With the square selected go Object-Path-Divide Objects Below.
This will slice all of the objects beneath it. Now all we need to do is clean it up. Get the Direct Selection Tool (A) and start deleting everything outside that square.
Note: You will have to zoom in very close, go along the edge of that square and select the small parts that don't get deleted with the broad selections.
- If you want to, with SNAP turned on, draw a box around your square, send it to the back and you have a background. Now with your artwork selected, go Edit-Define Pattern, and there you go, a perfectly aligned repeating pattern! Eat your heart out CS6!

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Song: Love Your Love The Most Artist: Eric Church Capo: 3rd Fret Key: Bb (A#) -------------------------------------------- I was trying to write my own song and i figured out the intro and its 10000x easier than it the other ways tabbed so here it is! Oh and by the way, the tab is corresponding as the capo on the 3rd fret resembles open notes. so lets say there's a "0" on the A. it is a "3" on the A but its easier to tab with the "0". G C2 G D G C2 D C2 G e|-------------------------2-----------------2-2-3-3-3---| B|-------------------------3-----------------3-3-3-3-3---| G|-0------0--0----0------0-2---0------0---0--2-2-0-0-0---| D|-0--0-0-0--x----0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0---x--0-0-2-2-0---| A|-x--0h2--2h3----x--0h2-------x--0h2---2h3------3-3-2---| E|-3--------------3------------3---------------------3---| for the "x" in the tab, just use your index finger or whatever finger you use to play G & C2 chords for the A string and dont press down on the A String just mute it so it that "chunk" and filling sound to it. Perfect for playing for your girlfriend or at a campfire looking for a girl =) Have fun! and print off th chords, they are dead accurate im pretty sure.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Student tickets for the remainder of University of Florida Performing Arts' 2011-12 shows – March through May – go on sale at noon Feb. 1.
Tickets start at $12, and must be purchased in person at either the Phillips Center Box Office or the University Box Office (in the Reitz Student Union).
Performances for this on sale date include, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (March 12), Pilobolus Dance Theatre (March 18), Peking Acrobats (March 25), Joffrey Ballet (March 27), "Young Frankenstein" (March 28), STOMP (March 30 and 31) and Straight No Chaser (May 13).
UF students must present a valid Gator1 card. Non-UF students must present a valid student ID (balcony seats only). Each student may only buy one discounted ticket per event. Student tickets are limited and subject to availability.
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|Metabolically exaggerated cardiac reactions to acute psychological stress: the effects of resting blood pressure status and possible underlying mechanisms.
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|PMID: 20541585 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|The study aimed to: confirm that acute stress elicits metabolically exaggerated increases in cardiac activity; test whether individuals with elevated resting blood pressure show more exaggerated cardiac reactions to stress than those who are clearly normotensive; and explore the underlying mechanisms. Cardiovascular activity and oxygen consumption were measured pre-, during, and post-mental stress, and during graded sub-maximal cycling exercise in 11 young men with moderately elevated resting blood pressure and 11 normotensives. Stress provoked increases in cardiac output that were much greater than would be expected from contemporary levels of oxygen consumption. Exaggerated cardiac reactions were larger in the relatively elevated blood pressure group. They also had greater reductions in total peripheral resistance, but not heart rate variability, implying that their more exaggerated cardiac reactions reflected greater beta-adrenergic activation.
|George M Balanos; Anna C Phillips; Michael P Frenneaux; David McIntyre; Christos Lykidis; Harry S Griffin; Douglas Carroll
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Listen in on a conversation between Florida swim coach Gregg Troy and diving coach Donnie Craine and you might hear talk about an upcoming meet, a recent recruiting tale or even some idle chit-chat about fishing.
Or maybe a helicopter rescue mission.
Both Troy, in his 16th season with the Gators, and Craine, the longest tenured assistant coach at UF at 28 seasons, have sons who fly choppers in the military. Both men know what it's like to have their children waiting on call. Both know what it's like to have their sons deployed. Both know the sacrifices their sons have made their family and country.
"We're both very proud of our children and the livelihood they've chosen," Craine said this week.
Those military ties will be front and center at the O'Connell Center this weekend as the Gators will salute America's servicemen and women as UF opens the 2013-14 season by hosting the fourth annual Pinch A Penny All-Florida Invitational.
The three-day meet will serve a dual purpose for Craine and Troy. They will get their first glimpse -- in a meet setting -- of the progress their swimmers and divers made in the offseason, while also helping a cause close to their hearts.
Fans can bring approved donations to gate 2 of O'Dome during the evening sessions of the Pinch A Penny All Florida Invitational. All items will be sent to deployed U.S. Troops in all branches of service overseas. A list of requested items can be found here.
For the two UF coaches, it's a way to rally community support for the people who protect the country, while also adding a personal touch to honor their sons.
Keith Craine, 31, is a major in the Air Force who flies search and rescue missions and is currently on deployment in Afghanistan. Geoffrey Troy, 26, is a U.S. Marine lieutenant and helicopter pilot stationed in San Diego.
"I talk to my son about that kind of stuff all of the time and they really appreciate all they get," Craine said of the donation drive. "It's a great thing that I'm happy to be a part of."
And then there's the competition here at home, which is something both coaches are excited to see starting again.
Last season, the UF men's team ended a 20-year Southeastern Conference drought and won its 34th conference title, ending Auburn's dominating 16-year league run, and finished sixth at the NCAA Championships. The Gator women came in third at the SEC meet and 10th at the NCAAs.
UF is the big favorite in the All-Florida, but this meet is not about competition as much as establishing baseline times and gauging progress to date, especially for some of the young swimmers.
"We'll get a look at the freshman and see what they can do," Troy said. "We want to make sure we are directing people's training in the right manner so they are in the right strokes and right distances."
There will be three days of that to go with what the two coaches hope is a nice haul to help the troops.
Craine's son is scheduled to come back from his sixth tour in Afghanistan in November, just in time for one of his other children, daughter Stephanie, to get married.
That's something else for he and Troy to talk about.
"I think its good for all of our athletes to understand that there are people out there allowing them to do what they do," Troy said. "But because you have a child involved it hits a little bit closer to home."


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Every few years a new investment hits the scene and captivates investors with the promise of overnight riches. The new thing today is Bitcoins, whose popularity has been skyrocketing in recent months.
Having heard the term over and over again, and yet not really understanding what Bitcoins really were, I decided to take a closer look at them and decide if they were something I should be investing in.
What are Bitcoins? This is the first question you should be asking. Bitcoins were first introduced in 2009, and are a decentralized digital currency. It is a peer-to-peer currency that is regulated by internet users worldwide. The Bitcoin economy is designed to be free from the meddling hands of central banks. A process called "mining," which is done by computers solving very complex math problems, creates Bitcoins and also keeps the system working.
Because the problems are so complex, they require a huge amount of computing power. This is done on purpose to limit the amount of mining that any one individual or company can do, which in turn limits the amount of Bitcoins available. This helps control inflation and is used to protect the value of the currency.
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Teenage Dirtbag
|"Teenage Dirtbag"
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|from the album Wheatus
|July 17, 2000
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|Pop punk, power pop
|Brendan B. Brown
|Wheatus singles chronology
"Teenage Dirtbag" is a song and debut single by American alternative rock group Wheatus. It was released in July 2000 as the lead single from their eponymous debut album.
The single was massively successful in Australia, spending four weeks at number 1 and becoming the second-highest selling single of the year. It also reached number 2 in Germany and the United Kingdom, where it was certified Platinum in 2013.[1]
The song is performed by Brendan B. Brown, including the segment in a 'female' voice. When the group arranged a joint tour with MC Frontalot, MC Frontalot contributed a nerdcore rap verse to the song as did MC Lars.
By February 2001 the single had sold 17,137 copies in the UK.[2] Eventually being certified gold in the UK.
In March 2011, the song returned to the UK Singles Chart at number 43 and climbed to number 35 the following week,[3] nearly 11 years after its initial release. Bigtop40.com suggested that this was due to a promotion on iTunes.[4] In April 2012, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart again, this time peaking at number 36; and then once again in March 2013, where it entered at number 46.
In June of 2013, Triple J ranked the song as number 82 on their "Twenty years of Triple J's hottest 100".[5]
The song was ranked number 69 on the "Top 100 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time" countdown by British music channel The Hits.
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- US CD Single
- "Teenage Dirtbag" (Clean Single Version) – 4:17
- "I'd Never Write A Song About You" – 3:38
- "Pretty Girl" – 4:29
- European CD Single
- "Teenage Dirtbag" (Explicit Album Version) – 4:01
- "I'd Never Write A Song About You" – 3:38
- "Sunshine" (Remix) – 2:52
- French CD Single
- "Teenage Dirtbag" (Explicit Album Version) – 4:01
- "I'd Never Write A Song About You" – 3:38
- UK CD Single
- "Teenage Dirtbag" (Explicit Album Version) - 4:01
- "I'd Never Write A Song About You" - 3:38
- "Hey Mr Brown" (With Club Audience) - 2:22
- "Teenage Dirtbag" (Video)
Critical reception[edit]
Ayhan Sahin of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "gritty, on-the-edge track " and saying that its "keen melody, inventive production, and cool lyric about those who have felt like underlings during high school will entice listeners who prefer hanging out behind the gym with a smoke to Latin club." He went on to say that it "stands strongly on its own as an emphatic anthem and a song many teens will be proud to push hard from their car speakers."[6]
Music video[edit]
The video clip alludes to the film Loser (2000), with Jason Biggs playing a nerdy character similar to that in the movie and Mena Suvari as the love interest who unexpectedly invites the protagonist to an Iron Maiden concert. In some versions of the music video a large glitter ball falls from the ceiling and strikes him on the head. He wakes up having fallen asleep while doing his homework, revealing his brief romance with Suvari to have been all a dream.
In popular culture[edit]
- The song appears in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill at the end of episode four, Combat Jack. While driving away from a road block, USMC 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Sgt. Brad Colbert, Cpl. Ray Person, LCpl. James Trombley, Cpl. Walt Hasser, and Rolling Stone's embedded reporter Evan Wright (all occupants of the point Humvee) bust out singing it, changing the lyrics "He drives an IROC" to "He drives in Iraq". When they are done singing it Colbert says "Thank you, Ray" and Ray responds, "Thank you, Sergeant."
- British girl group Girls Aloud performed a cover of the song on their first UK tour for their album What Will the Neighbours Say? in the spring of 2005. They later recorded a studio version of the track for BBC Radio 1's 40th anniversary compilation Radio 1 Established 1967. In 2011, Weezer performed a cover of "Teenage Dirtbag" on their festival tour and Wheatus responded by covering 'My Name is Jonas' on their 2011 tour. This came about after a Twitter conversation between the two bands regarding the common mistake of people thinking the song is in fact a Weezer song. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain covers this song in concert. During the 2009 Glamour Kills tour, the song was also covered numerous times by All Time Low frontman Alex Gaskarth.[citation needed]. English-Irish boy band One Direction performed a cover of the song on their Take Me Home Tour. The song was covered by the Australian pop/punk rock band 5 Seconds of Summer on their YouTube channel. Indie rock band Tokyo Police Club performed a version of the song in July 2014 for The A.V. Club 's A.V. Undercover series.[7]
- The 2011 documentary Bully features a version of the song during the opening credits. This version is performed by Scala & Kolacny Brothers.
- The song appeared in the Daria TV movie, Is it Fall Yet? at the Landon's Fourth of July BBQ.
- The popular British boyband One Direction covered the song as part of their Take Me Home Tour in 2013[8] and it was featured in their movie One Direction: This is Us [9]
The second verse of the song originally began with, "Her boyfriend's a dick/He brings a gun to school". Radio edits usually omitted the word "dick" or edit it so that it sounds like the less offensive "Prick", but most modern versions of the song have the words "brings a gun to school" covered by scratching sounds. Some versions also edit the lines "And he'd simply kick/My ass if he knew the truth", to remove the word "ass".
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
Decade charts[edit]
- ^ "British single certifications – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Teenage Dirtbag in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/wheatus/6364
- ^ "Radio 1 - Charts - The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Wheatus land in the iTunes chart". Big Top 40. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Countdown | Twenty Years of triple j's Hottest 100 | triple j". Abc.net.au. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ Billboard, July 8, 2000 - Vol. 112, No. 28, Page 22.
- ^ Modell, Josh (29 July 2014). "Tokyo Police Club covers Wheatus". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "One Direction Launch 'Take Me Home' World Tour With Two Sold-Out Shows In London". Capital FM. Global Radio. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ One Direction: This Is Us. Dir. Morgan Spurlock. Perf. Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson. TriStar Pictures, 2013. Film.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Wheatus: Teenage Dirtbag" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Musicline.de – Wheatus Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". VG-lista.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". Singles Top 60.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Archive Chart: 2001-02-11" UK Singles Chart.
- ^ "Wheatus – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Wheatus.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20110320/7501/
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 15, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120415/7501/
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130825/7501/
- ^ "2001 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on December 29, 2009, presented by DJ Nihal
- ^ "British single certifications – Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Teenage Dirtbag in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
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- Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery: UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1990-1999
- Assistant Team Physician: UCLA Athletic Department, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-1999
- Fellowship: Research and Clinical Fellow in Sports Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1988-1990
- Residency: General Surgery, University of Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, 1983-1985; Orthopaedic Surgery, New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1985-1988
- Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, Medical Doctorate, 1983
- Undergraduate: Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY, Bachelor of Arts with distinction, 1979
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I, of course, went to Slocum Center the minute I returned home. I had ACL surgery with Dr. Shapiro in 2011 and I was so pleased with the care and results of that surgery. I returned to Slocum Center and Dr. Shapiro again. I am so impressed with the quality of care I have received and the tremendous improvement I have seen as a result of my ACL surgery as well as my most recent situation with my arm. The professionalism and quality of care is second to none. In my profession as a teacher, referee, and coach, I am constantly coming into contact with people that have injured themselves. I always tell people if they want first class care, quality professionals, compassionate and caring people who really are concerned with you, then Slocum Center is really the only place to receive medical care. The results from Slocum Center for me personally have been nothing short of miraculous. I am just as active as ever. My knee has not slowed me down at all. In fact, my repaired knee and leg are stronger than they have ever been. My shoulder is feeling great despite all the tissue and muscle damage that occurred. Slocum Center is the only place to go for your orthopedic needs. Slocum Center Rocks!" -- Mark M.
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"I am three months post-op and I am healing quickly. I am so happy with the surgery that Dr. Shapiro performed on my shoulder. I am sleeping well, and I already have full range of motion. Even though this is my third time getting my shoulder fixed, I can't tell you how impressed I am with the work that Dr. Shapiro did. I live in the Coos Bay North Bend area, and I am happy to drive to Eugene because of the excellent results of my surgery." --Patricia M.
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Your Child's Doctor Appointments
Is your child afraid of the doctor's office? A large number of children are. A big part of the fear is because the child doesn't know what to expect. Sometimes they have seen television shows of major trauma and associate that with the doctor's visit. And who can blame them with all the gory medical shows on television? (Please, don't allow your young child to watch these shows.) To help the child understand why he needs to see the doctor, talk to your child about his appointment. Explain why he or she is going and what will happen when he sees the doctor.
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Of course, the needle will hurt. Don't lie to your child. Tell him it will be a little stick but it will be over quickly. Take the younger kids with the older siblings to doctors appointment so they will be used to the routine. Take them to your appointments. Let them see what happens and how you handle it.
Bring a stuffed toy and let the doctor examine the animal first to make the child feel more comfortable about what will happen to him during the visit. Learning to handle a visit to the doctor is a big hurdle for some children so compliment your child and tell him or her how proud you are that they behaved so well. Take him to play in the park afterwards or for a visit with grandmother, not for a reward but to celebrate his bravery.
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Deggan Rockbender was a Human male who served as the Senator for Tatooine in the Galactic Alliance. In 44 ABY, he spoke out against slavery and introduced the Senate for a request on trade goods that were produced in areas with legalized slavery. His speech, in which he expressed himself as support for this measure, was interrupted by the removal of Chief of State Natasi Daala.
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This video was made in 2005, shortly before Kahn's 100th birthday. Irving Kahn is still alive today and incredibly, still goes to the office to invest capital at the age of 107. So between the Schloss video and this one with Kahn, we're getting about two centuries worth of combined investment/life experience to learn from. (Maybe there is something to value investing that promotes longevity?)
Irving Kahn, like Walter Schloss, is another disciple of Ben Graham (he was an employee at Graham's firm), so it is very useful to listen to his ideas. Kahn began in the investment field in 1928 (imagine being able to talk with someone who was 25 years old at the beginning of the Great Depression!). Kahn has built a remarkable investment career by following the teachings and principles of Graham. Here are some of the highlights I jotted down while listening to the video:
- They are value investors from the school of Graham and Dodd.
- Kahn worked for Ben Graham, who naturally had a significant impact on Kahn's prefernce for cheap stocks.
- Investing is an art, not a science. "All the kids that believe in equations and rules, will learn more as they get older."
- He is very much focused on value, not growth
- Kahn mentioned Buffett, and how he was surprised how much he was influenced by Munger; namely how he became more interested in franchise, or growth businesses. Kahn said he never would have bought Coke or Gillette. He said he generally feels that growth stocks are typically priced for their bright futures. Since those prospects are already known by everyone, an investor is paying in full (or even a premium) for the company's future growth of earning power.
- The goal of investing is to compound money, not invest in the best companies, or focus on matching a specific style (value, growth, etc...)
- Kahn mentioned how each value investor is different. Buffett found what worked for him, and it's different from how Kahn, Schloss, or Peter Cundhill invested. Each of those investors had their own unique style, but he made a point about how each was based on the principles of Graham.
- Kahn was similar to Buffett in that he liked to be relatively concentrated in his favorite ideas, and he also liked to know the management. This is different from Schloss and Graham, who never talked to management. Kahn was similar to Schloss and Graham (and different from Buffett) in that he didn't like to pay for growth. He preferred "cheap stocks".
How He Likes to Search For Ideas
- Kahn likes to look at the 52 week low list for ideas… he expresses how simple things often provide great ideas (an approach we love at BHI)
- He likes to read the Wall Street Journal and simply look for companies, or industries, that have problems. He then analyzes that company or group of companies to determine if there might be undervalued opportunities.
"I'm at the stage in life where I get a lot of pleasure out of finding a cheap stock."


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Glen Henderson is a Port Alberni wildlife wood carver and stone sculptor. Born in 1961 and raised in Flin Flon, Manitoba, he learned to appreciate nature while growing up surrounded by the beauty of the Precambrian Shield. His father is credited with teaching him patience and taking great pride in workmanship. These two traits are apparent when studying one of Glen's carvings or sculptures.
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Exotic hardwoods from around the world, in addition to some local species, are transformed into creatures showcasing natural wood grains and colours. Stone sculptures are created from soapstone, alabaster, and other interesting rock such as locally sourced granite and talc.


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text: Moles Smell in Stereo Study says they get signals from both nostrils By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted Feb 6, 2013 3:21 PM CST STORY COMMENTS (9) (Newser) – The common mole is blind and mostly deaf, which means it relies on its nose to find dinner. Not a problem: A study at Vanderbilt University makes the case that moles smell in stereo. Researchers who watched a mole sniff out a meal determined that the little critter relied on signals from both nostrils to zero in on it. (This involved plugging one nostril and then the other, and mixing up the signals in other ways.) Some scientists have previously suggested that rats and possibly humans smell in stereo, notes National Geographic, but the Vanderbilt study seems to be the first to prove the concept scientifically. "The fact that moles use stereo odor cues to locate food suggests other mammals that rely heavily on their sense of smell, like dogs and pigs, might also have this ability," says lead researcher Kenneth Catania. [Images (1)] [Videos (1)] Moles can smell in stereo, a new study suggests. (Shutterstock) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow The Vanderbilt experiment. (YouTube) View larger videos >> « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » news.vanderbilt.edu (Source Grid ») National Geographic (Source Grid ») Science moles • sense of smell • stereo • strange stuff • timeless news CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 0% 77% 2% 19% 2% 0% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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On Friday November 9th, NEPC, the Greater Boston Foodbank and the New England Produce Center collaborated their efforts in putting together a truckload of fresh produce to be delivered to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.
Don Shapiro Produce generously received and staged all the product that was donated by various companies. Our sincere thanks go out to Dole Fresh Vegetables, Gold Bell Inc., Bonafede, D'Arrigo, State Garden, S. Strock & Co., Inc., 4M Fruit Distributor, Peter Condakes Co., Community Suffolk and Don Shapiro Produce.
Bob McGowan, NEPC president, recognized that our organization had to help out in some way and thought sending fresh produce would be a good option. So, Laura Sullivan worked together with Cheryl Blanton of the Greater Boston Foodbank and through the generosity of our membership, we were able to fill a truck. The NEPC contributed the cost of the truck to help our neighbors in the NY/NJ area that were affected by Hurricane Sandy. In addition, the NEPC made monetary donations to the Red Cross and to Food Banks in the area. Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends in New Jersey and New York during this difficult time.


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Begin your day at the Roanoker Restaurant for a breakfast noted for homemade biscuits, gravy and country ham. Get an early start as your morning continues at Roanoke's newest addition, Center In the Square. Marvel at the myriad of experiences in the Arts, sciences, history and theatre, all found in one very special place, complete with a butterfly exhibit and exhilarating rooftop cafe.
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After lunch a visit to the O. Winston Link Museum is a must. Through the eye of photographer O. Winston Link the last days of steam-operated locomotives on the Norfolk and Western Railroad are recorded for your enjoyment. Both history and art through photography, the viewer steps back in time to an era when rail was building a nation.
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LONDON (AP) >> Serena Williams joined a growing list of marquee names eliminated early at this wild and unpredictable Wimbledon.
The defending champion and five-time Wimbledon winner failed to close out a see-saw third set Monday, dropping the last four games to Sabine Lisicki of Germany and losing 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the fourth round. The result ended Williams' career-best 34-match winning streak.
It was the latest in a string of improbable exits to jolt the tournament, with defending champion Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal knocked out in the first three days along with Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka.
"I probably couldn't be more disappointed," Williams said. "I think I may have backed off of a success. I was playing something successful. I didn't continue that path. The result didn't go the way it could have gone had I continued to play the way I did in the second set."
After dropping the first set, Williams looked to be cruising, winning nine straight games to take a 3-0 lead in the third. The players then traded breaks to give Williams a 4-2 lead, but the American couldn't win another game despite having four break points at 4-3.
Those would have given her a chance to serve for the match. Instead, Lisicki held, broke again, and converted her second match point with a forehand winner.
"I'm still shaking," Lisicki said in a post-match interview, covering her face with her hands to wipe away tears. "I'm just so happy."
Williams said her serve -- usually her main weapon -- let her down in the third set.
"I felt that I was on the verge of winning," she said. "At that point I just was physically unable to hold serve. ... You have to be ready and willing to hold your serve. I wasn't willing or able, probably didn't even want to hold my serve today."
Lisicki reached the semifinals at the All England Club in 2011 but this will rank as her biggest victory at the grass-court Grand Slam. She has now eliminated the reigning French Open champion the last four times she played Wimbledon, having missed the tournament in 2010. She ousted Sharapova in the fourth round last year.


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Get your indignation ready, as the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot has been mailed to the voting member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The 13 new players on the ballot this season are Bernie Williams, Bill Mueller, Ruben Sierra, Vinny Castilla, Tim Salmon, Javy Lopez, Tony Womack, Terry Mulholland, Brad Radke, Jeromy Burnitz, Brian Jordan, Eric Young and Phil Nevin. None of those really seem to have much of a chance to earn the 75 percent necessary to gain enshrinement, which is good news for Barry Larkin.
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Last year Roberto Alomoar (90 percent) and Bert Blyleven (79.7 percent) got in, leaving Larkin as the highest vote-getter not to reach 75 percent. Larkin received 361 votes (62.1 percent) in his second year of eligibility, while Jack Morris (53.5 percent) was the only other player to receive at least 50 percent of the votes.
Larkin's strong showing in 2011 suggests he could get the requisite bump in his third year to get to 75 percent, but it could be close.
Players not elected can stay on the ballot for as many as 15 years, as long as they receive at least five percent of the vote.
In addition to the newcomers, Larkin and Morris, the other players on the ballot are Jeff Bagwell, Juan Gonzalez, Edgar Martinez, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, Tim Raines, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell and Larry Walker.
Members of the BBWAA with 10 or more years of continuous active membership are eligible to vote, including CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler and Scott Miller.
Next year's ballot will bring more conversation and controversy, as the biggest names of the steroid era appear on the ballot, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa, in addition to Curt Schilling and Craig Biggio.


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The DePauw School of Music faculty has made significant headway in revising the current curricular offerings of the DePauw University School of Music. Many courses have already been offered in pilot phases including, "What is a Concert," "Entrepreneurship," "Classical Improvisation" and many others.
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Revealed: Images of Bath's new £5 million Colonnade restaurants
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Images of how Bath's new £5 million dining quarter will look have been revealed.
City architects Nash Partnership are behind the designs which will turn the abandoned Colonnades and Undercroft into two exclusive restaurants
Situated below Grand Parade the two new restaurants will have al fresco dining, overlooking Pulteney Bridge and the weir.
Grand Parade will also be transformed with the introduction of two new foyers providing greeting areas and lift access to each restaurant. In addition, a new stairwell leading down to the Colonnades will also be installed.
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Cabinet member for community resources, Councillor David Bellotti, said: "This is an important step ahead for the project the council seeks operators for the new dining quarter. This city has an excellent reputation for working with the private sector to deliver high quality redevelopment projects that support the regeneration of the city. We look forward to hearing from people interested in being part of an exciting future."
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If showmanship judges you & how you handle/present your horse. Can a very non-perfect horse place?
I would love to be able to show my old boy, Dunn in a class but I am really limited because he doesn't have very good conformation. He is pretty old, and he also has cancer so he has some large tumors around his sheath. He is only used for very light riding, so I would not even think of showing him in some of the under-saddle classes.
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DETROIT ( AP) — Anibal Sanchez watched Prince Fielder crush a couple of balls — and the scene looked awfully familiar.
" That guy is incredible. I saw this guy when he was in Milwaukee," Sanchez said. "I know what he's got, so it's really good being on the same team."
Fielder homered and drove in four runs, helping Sanchez win for the first time with the Tigers in Detroit's 10-2 rout of the Cleveland Indians Friday night. Fielder also hit a two-run double. He has 77 RBIs in his first year with the Tigers after leaving the Brewers in the offseason.
Sanchez (1-1), acquired July 23 in a trade with the Miami Marlins, allowed one earned run in six-plus innings.
The Indians, who designated outfielder Johnny Damon for assignment before the game, lost their seventh straight. Justin Masterson ( 7- 10) allowed seven runs and 10 hits in four innings. He walked four and struck out four.
Fielder and Miguel Cabrera had three hits each for Detroit.
"I think we're just getting good pitches and not missing them — that seems to be what happens," Fielder said. "See it, hit it, pretty much. That's what is easiest for me."
The Tigers returned home after a 3- 6 trip and immediately snapped out of their funk. Fielder's double in the third inning went off the wall in right- center and gave Detroit a 3- 1 lead. The Tigers broke the game open with four runs in the fourth.
Quintin Berry hit an RBI double with two outs, Cabrera drove Berry home with a single to make it 5-1, and Fielder followed with a two-run homer to right, his 18th of the season.
Andy Dirks and Alex Avila hit RBI singles in the sixth for Detroit.
The reeling Indians have shaken things up this week, cutting right- hander Derek Lowe and then Damon. Ezequiel Carrera, called up to replace Damon, had a rough night in left field. In the second, he misplayed Avila's line drive into an RBI double. Carrera appeared to be fighting the glare — with his sunglasses still flipped up.
Cleveland tied it with an unearned run in the third, but Detroit quickly pulled away.
Sanchez allowed five runs in six innings in his Tigers debut a week earlier at Toronto, but he looked comfortable at Comerica Park, especially after Detroit took a big lead. Sanchez allowed eight hits, walked two and struck out five.
The right- hander got a nice ovation in his home debut when he left during the seventh inning. " The players told me about the fans here. It's incredible," Sanchez said. "I don't have exactly words to express that."
In his last two starts, Masterson has allowed 15 earned runs and 17 hits in 9 2/ 3 innings.
"It's really disappointing to let my team down. The biggest thing is that I wanted to set a tone and help us turn this around, and that didn't happen," Masterson said. "On the bright side, my wife just told me that all her past and future profits from her cookie business are going to charity, so that brightens things up."
Dirks was activated from the disabled list before the game. He had been out since May 31 with right Achilles tendinitis. He had two hits and a walk on Friday.
Cleveland has lost seven straight for the first time since June 2010.
Doug Fister ( 5- 7) takes the mound for Detroit today against Ubaldo Jimenez (8-10).


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GECU, El Paso's largest credit union, and Kinley's Coffee House & Teas will open a new UTEP branch Monday with a Kinley's location inside.
The GECU & Kinley's Tea House, located at 2208 N. Oregon St. at University Avenue, at the edge of UTEP's campus, will have a grand opening celebration beginning at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
"We're opening the doors to a new concept never seen before in our community," GECU Chief Executive Officer Crystal Long said in a written statement. "We've built the new branch to meet people's lifestyles."
The branch features GECU's Personal Teller Machines, and a tea house operated by Kinley's, which has its regular coffeehouse nearby.
The two-story branch includes a mezzanine where free financial seminars will be taught.
GECU's teller machines will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Kinley's Tea House will operate 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.