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Mission Statement
|Principles of the Students, Staff and Graduates of MHTP
|To approach our service and our study with responsible medical and musical principles in mind.
|To approach our work in a caring manner, with the concept of service to each patient at the forefront of our intention.
|To take advantage of continuing education and keep abreast of current research in the application of therapeutic music.
|To distinguish "healing" from "curing".
|To respect the distinction between ourselves as Music Practitioners and those who are licensed to do other therapeutic music work.
|To respect the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals and to work cooperatively with them as a healing team.
|To represent MHTP responsibly and accurately in all verbal and written interactions.
|The Scope of Practice of the Certified Music Practitioner (CMP) ®
Purpose: To define the application of live therapeutic music as it is presented in health care delivery of services by a Certified Music Practitioner: a graduate of the Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc.(MHTP), or is a student of MHTP.
The definitions listed below represent the Scope of Practice of a Certified Music Practitioner®.
A Certified Music Practitioner:
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|Public Protection Mechanism and Disclaimer
Any person representing him or herself as a Certified Music Practitioner shall practice within the MHTP Scope of Practice as defined above and adhere to the MHTP Code of Ethics. Any complaints made by the public against the CMP should be brought to the attention of the MHTP Board of Directors for investigation and possible disciplinary action.
Any person representing him or herself as a Certified Music Practitioner must hold the credential awarded by MHTP, an international educational certification program which is accredited through the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians.
|Music Practitioner Competencies for Certification
|Demonstrate the ability to play or sing in tune, smoothly, with good tonality, appropriate expression and rhythm.
|Demonstrate the ability to improvise on the modes and chord progressions. (if appropriate to the instrument)
|Demonstrate a basic understanding of music theory.
|Demonstrate willingness to comply with the MHTP Code of Ethics.
|Demonstrate collegiality by listening well and cooperating in class, following directions, participating in role-plays, and supporting other students.
|Demonstrate an understanding of healthcare protocol, etiquette, and confidentiality, as well as an ability to work harmoniously and unobtrusively with the healthcare team.
|Demonstrate an understanding of the MHTP philosophy of service.
|Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis of music as medicine.
|Demonstrate the ability to be centered, receptive, and open to information.
|Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of and regularly practice some form of self-care such as meditation, yoga, contemplation, journaling, Tai Chi, etc.
|The MHTP Code of Ethics & Conduct
As a student or graduate of the Music for Healing & Transition Program, I agree to conduct myself in accordance with the following principles:
|I will conduct live therapeutic music sessions consistent with the process and curriculum as developed and taught by the Music for Healing & Transition Program, Inc.
|I will perform my work as a Certified Music Practitioner with integrity, always keeping the interest of the patient I am serving as my priority.
|I will obtain the patient's and/or family/caregiver's permission for a therapeutic music session or obtain permission from facility staff members.
|I will respect the patient's rights and dignity, providing therapeutic music based upon each patient's unique needs and with respect for individual patient differences.
|I will keep my interactions with people non-exploitive and will not discriminate against any patient based-on their nationality, race, creed, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, or status.
|I will work harmoniously with nurses, physicians, and other members of the patient's healthcare team and staff in those facilities where I serve.
|I will hold all information shared during a therapeutic music session as confidential and uphold all HIPAA requirements. I will refrain from incorporating other healing modalities into my therapeutic music sessions unless I have the qualifications to do so and unless I have the patient's and/or the family's/caregiver's permission.
|I will refrain from proselytizing my religious beliefs through choice of music or speech during a therapeutic music session.
|I will refrain from discussing my personal problems or issues with those seeking my professional services.
|I will strengthen my abilities as a Certified Music Practitioner through continuing practice, education, and mentoring from my peers.
|I will be supportive of fellow Music Practitioners™.
|I will not infringe upon the intellectual property of MHTP™ and will not inappropriately use any copy-written materials from the MHTP™ curriculum, nor will I teach MHTP™ copywritten materials to others.


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Willie Carroll Townes
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-4 Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: July 21, 1943 in Hattiesburg, MS
High School: Rowan
College: Indiana, Tulsa (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (22nd overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 17 (5416th overall since 1950)

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I'm not quite sure what the mathematical term for what I'm asking is, so let me just describe what I'm trying to figure out. Let's say that I have two ordered sets of numbers $\{1, 2\}$ and $\{3, 4\}$. I'm trying to figure out the number of possible ways to combine these two sets into one without breaking the ordering of the two sets.
So for instance, $\{1, 2, 3, 4\}$, $\{3, 4, 1, 2\}$, and $\{1, 3, 2, 4\}$ are valid combinations, but $\{2, 1, 4, 3\}$ isn't. How do I figure out the number of valid combinations? This feels like something I should remember from college, but I'm drawing a blank. It feels somewhere in between a combination and a permutation. Maybe I'm looking for a partially-ordered permutation (which seems to be a somewhat difficult concept if Google is to be believed)?


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Much of the lighting stock polluting the night sky is now being replaced by light emitting diodes, or LEDs. In New York alone, over 250,000 streetlights will be replaced with LEDs by 2017. But are LEDs actually helping to ameliorate light pollution, or could their very efficiency and brightness be harming our health and the natural world even more than the lights they replace?
The Optical Society, a century-old professional association for advancements optics and photonics, highlighted the benefits of new LED street-lighting design in its recent report, "High-Performance LED Street Lighting Using Microlens Arrays." This new LED system has a high "optical utilization factor (OUF)… the number that describes the relationship between the flow rate of light at the target and the flow rate of light coming directly out of the LEDs." This means the average illumination at road level is uniform and high.
The report claims that new LED streetlights will simultaneously reduce light pollution to 2% of traditional street lamp levels, because light is directed at the road and not leaked to the sky. Yet this does not convince critics. Bob King, a writer on astronomer at Universe Today, agrees that new LED installations have good shielding devices, so that "light spill and glare are relatively well-controlled," but also warns that "light reflected from the ground also goes up into space to light the sky."
Claims that LED streetlights reduce light pollution are also contested by other studies. Research published by the Journal of Environmental Management suggests that, when it comes to light pollution, the more environmentally friendly street lamps are "low pressure sodium, followed by high pressure sodium," while the most light-pollutant were "lamps with a strong blue emission, like Metal Halide and white LEDs." This implies that older lighting systems are actually more environmentally friendly than newer ones.
The research also suggests that LEDs in general are bad news for us urbanites, who need our sleep more than ever:
Migration from the now widely used sodium lamps to white lamps… would produce an increase of pollution in the scotopic and melatonin suppression bands of more than five times the present levels, supposing the same photopic installed flux.
In simple terms, the light sources that will cause the most light pollution (and harm to human health) are in fact LEDs, regardless of their efficiency. This is because the "blue-rich" color temperature disrupts our sleep by suppressing melatonin production, vital to health and mood.
Research by the Oregon Health and Science University reports that "low-dose melatonin taken in the afternoon helps most winter depressives whose physiological clocks are off kilter due to the later winter sunrise" -- thereby linking melatonin production to mental and physical health.
Richard Stevens, a professor and cancer epidemiologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center confirms this, stating that in artificially lit urban areas "there is much more opportunity for exposure of the retina to photons that might disrupt circadian rhythm." So it seems light, or the lack of it, is crucial to our health. Our exposure to "blue-rich" light from street level, our smart-phones, and other devices is not doing us any good as we prepare to sleep.
But it's not just humans that have been affected by our eternal daylight. A study by the British Trust for Ornithology found that "urban birds get up later than their country counterparts." The lack of light contrast between night and day could be effecting how birds respond to changes in natural light, which could in turn affect important mating and feeding rituals.
Last year, France's Environment Ministry enacted a pioneering lighting ordinance that aims to tackle light pollution and its effect on nature. "From 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., shop lights are being turned off, and lights inside office buildings must be extinguished within an hour of workers leaving the premises. The lighting on France's building facades cannot be turned on before sunset."
This saves money, reduces CO2 emissions, and enables wildlife (not to mention human beings) to function more naturally at night. It would seem that even with new LED street lights, and intelligent lighting design, there is no substitute for simply turning off lights when it comes to tackling light pollution.


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College Hockey:Crimson Cling To Early Lead, Beat Eagles
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Harvard Crimson learned a little something on Tuesday night: a four-goal lead is enough to win a game.
After Boston College spotted Harvard a 4-0 advantage midway through the game, the Crimson hung on for dear life, watching the Eagles climb within a goal late in the third before Charlie Johnson buried a 180-foot, empty-net shot with 8.4 seconds to play to give the Crimson a 5-3 victory at Conte Forum.
"It was a battle of attrition," said Harvard coach Ted Donato, whose Crimson suffered in-game injuries that led to a shortened bench and visibly fatigued players.
Still, the quick start for Harvard, which scored on four of its first 11 shots, was enough to earn the club's first road win versus Boston College since January 9, 1979.
"Harvard's power play was on fire tonight," said BC coach Jerry York about the Crimson man-up unit that scored on three of five power plays on the night. "They jumped out to a 4-1 lead through two periods and it's no doubt that the power play is what got them there."
To score three power-play goals versus BC is impressive anytime, but particularly since the Eagles hadn't surrendered a power-play goal in three games, killing 16 straight over that span.
"We knew if we moved the puck around real fast and made a few good passes that we could expose their penalty kill," said Harvard sophomore Paul Dufault, who set up the game's first two goals, both power play tallies.
What had been mundane first period turned on a dime late in the frame thanks to the power play.
The Crimson got on the board at 16:06 of the first when Dave Watters redirected a perfect pass from Dufault over the right shoulder of BC goaltender Cory Schneider (13 saves) to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead.
With 23.2 seconds remaining in the first, Harvard extended the lead, again with the man advantage. Ryan Maki batted a puck out of midair after Dufault forechecked behind the net and forced a turnover that ended up landing in the slot.
Harvard held a slight advantage in shots, 8-7, but thanks to the late explosion maintained a 2-0 lead through one.
In the second, the territorial advantage swung massively in favor of the Eagles, who outshot the Crimson, 18-3. That didn't translate to the scoresheet, though, as Harvard buried two goals to BC's one to open a healthy 4-1 lead.
The Crimson kept chugging with the man advantage, adding a third power-play tally at 5:35. John Pelle was wide-open in the slot to bury a Kevin Du pass for the 3-0 lead. That advantage grew less than five minutes later — this time five-on-five — when Pelle set up Dan Murphy at the left post for the 4-0 score.
BC began its comeback late in the frame with a power-play goal of its own. Nathan Gerbe scored his fourth goal of the season and third in the last two games, lifting the rebound of a Brian Boyle shot over Harvard netminder John Daigneau with 1:39 remaining to climb back within three at 4-1.
In the third it was all BC. Peter Harrold buried the rebound of a blocked shot at 12:47 to pull the Eagles within two. Brock Bradford then scored his third goal of the season with 4:18 left to play to get BC within a goal at 4-3 and send what remained of the 5,421 fans in attendance into a frenzy.
From there, BC peppered Daigneau, who finished the game with a career-high 36 saves. A makeshift line of Brian Boyle, Chris Collins and Stephen Gionta saw much of the ice time late in the game and fired shot upon shot at the Harvard goal, the most notable a Boyle attempt with 47 seconds remaining that hit the crossbar. Nothing, though, made its way into the net and when Johnson buried the empty-netter in the closing seconds, the win was finally secure for the Crimson.
"It was kind of hectic," said Daigneau of the game's waning moments. "There were a couple of close calls, but luckily we escaped."
The win for the Crimson marks the first time in the young season they've put together back-to-back victories and improves their record to 4-2-0.
BC drops to 4-3-1 and more notably, 1-2-0 at home — that after posting an 11-1-5 mark at Conte Forum last season.
Harvard returns to action on Friday for when it hosts Yale in ECACHL action. BC returns to its Hockey East schedule on Saturday night when it plays host to Northeastern.
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Following months of rumors, Twitch reports Tron: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund has been offered a lead role in Warner Bros.' live-action adaptation of Akira.
Hedlund was mentioned as far back as March as a potential contender to play gang leader Kaneda in the new take on Katsuhiro Otomo's pioneering cyberpunk manga and anime. The studio finally greenlit the estimated $90 million movie last month, with Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra expected to begin shooting as soon as late February or early march.
Serialized from 1982 to 1990, Akira is set in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo — it's changed to New Manhattan for the U.S. movie — gripped by gang violence and anti-government terrorism. When Tetsuo, a young member of a biker gang, manifests telepathic powers, he draws the attention of the government, which fears he poses a threat. Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter reportedly have been offered the roles of the Colonel and high priestess Lady Miyako.
Warner Bros. has had a difficult time with Akira since it acquired the rights to the manga in 2008 in a seven-figure deal with publisher Kodansha. The project has passed through two directors — Ruairi Robinson predated Albert Hughes, who signed on in February 2010 only to walk away a year later — before settling on Collet-Serra in July.
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So I guess Hollywood is short on Asians…
It's a US version of the movie set in the US version of Neo-Tokyo. Why is there any sort of surprised they'd go for a US version of Kaneda? (Not implying there aren't Asians in America, but I'm just addressing the 'common sense' aspect of this)
I think from the very start this was intended to be a Westernized adaptation of Akira, so I think many of the roles will be Westernized as well (I doubt if Hedlund is cast, his character will still be named Kaneda–same thing with the Lady Miyako character if Carter takes it). I think only the title "character" of Akira will remain totally intact, and possibly Tetsuo if they do cast an Asian actor in the part.
Yeah Yeah I was being sarcastic. I just think Hollywood can still adhere to the masses by staying true to the original material. Harry potter wasn't some american hipster with a magic stick. They should do the same with Akira… I'm all about updates but at the expense of an excellent backdrop.
To: Everyone involved on this project
Please stop. No anime fan that I know of is interested in seeing this adaptation. I consider myself a pretty open-minded guy when it comes to adaptations and this sounds like nothing but pure bad.
If they're setting it in New New York Matt Groening Should get a cut!
Also to amerkinise the part just make the character toronto-born and nickname him Canada!
I understand that they want to Americanize this (does that mean that in the end we will fight the japanese military?) but even if they were why is the dude they picked so damn old, one of the most important aspects of the manga, and what made it so powerful, was that they were kids.
I guess Jake Gyyllenhaal will be playing Tetsuo and the General will be played by The Governator
I wonder, are they Americanizing the names too? While changing the names would suck, it would be kinda weird for an all white cast to have Japanese names.
Yeah, adding "New' to something just to make it sound futuristically really just makes it sound stupid, and New New York nicely points that out. Neo Tokyo only worked because a lot of anime is in direct response to post-WWII Japan, and their realization that that entire city can be destroyed in a blink of an eye.
Turning any anime` into live action is impossible and is a waste of time. One of the characteristics of anime`is it could never be appropriately captured and depicted in the real world. That's one of the reasons we love it. Here's a thought, release the original AKIRA in theaters again like in the early 2000's. Put anime` in theaters as it was created to be, or if you don't think it will market well, continue not to. Average American movie-goers are too shallow to put the effort in to follow most anime` plots anyway. Heaven forbid they'd have to THINK.
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Today's Clip – Marlena 4
http"//fartfantasy.net <- Marlena is wearing a cute white nightie and asks if you like music. She then treats you to some ass music by grabbing a lampshade and farting into it! She likes to sit on a leather sofa, so she sits on her leather sofa and farts on it, making the most delightful sound! She then farts into someone's coffee cup, which is on the coffee table – FUN! Then she farts on an end table. Watch Marlena's fart show now!


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A young witch extracts bloody revenge after she's falsely accused of misdeeds by a torch bearing mob in BLVCK MVGIC, the latest stop motion gem from Lee Hardcastle for New York's Kill The Noise.
And if you happened to be wondering why Hardcastle's promo is billed as Pt. 2, well that's because last year Mike Dahlquist put out a neon suffused, end of days splatter fest for Pt. 1, which is bat shit crazy fun.
MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the latest incarnation of this disorder and so much cheaper than film school. Twitter: @MarBelle


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Tiffani Shipman is the Playboy Employee of the Month for December 2009. This sexy busty blonde gets to sell trucks for a living.. so guys.. looking for a new truck.. you know where to go!!
Playboy: Where do you work?
Tiffani: I work at South Central Sport-Chassis,… which sells trucks.
Playboy: What do you do exactly?
Tiffani: I sell trucks, and I do everything from going to events like the Barrett-Jackson car auction with them to getting dirty in the shop working on them.
Playboy: Wow.
Tiffani: Yes, that's the reaction I normally get. [giggles]
Playboy: What type of clientele do you have?
Tiffani: We have sold trucks to Chris "Birdman" Andersen, Leonard Davis of the Cowboys, Shaquille O'Neal and a few other celebrities.
Playboy: Shaq Diesel?
Tiffani: Yep, we sold him a P2.
Playboy: What's your favorite model?
Tiffani: I love the P4XL. It's just a big, sexy truck.
Playboy: Does size matter?
Tiffani: Definitely—that's what we print on the back of our pit shirts.
Playboy: Do you have a shop shirt with your name on it?
Tiffani: You know it.
Playboy: Now that's a turn-on. Can one have sex on a creeper?
Tiffani: There's a lot that can go on under the hood….
See all of Tiffani Shipman pictures at the Cyberclub
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Tiffani is freakin' hott!!! Anyone can see that, but a chick who looks like her and enjoys turning wrenches!!! Isn't she every mans living dream girl. You should give her a full layout or job or something. She deserves to be Mans fantasy girl of the year!!!! Thanks. JP
This girl is crazy hot! I gotta see more of her! Give her a full layout!
Damn! she is beautiful and sexy, she definately needs her own photo shoot give her a chance on the front cover of playboy, where have yal kept her hiding, more of this sexy vixen is definately wanted please! And is she married
I agree with the previous posters…would love to see more of this model.
Miss Tiffani,your beauty&perfect body is very very complete..wow! It'amazing
kiss you, hope to see more of you, have a big one
Tiffani, you are so hot. I especially like your sweet smile and hot eyes, not to mention that you have a great ass and legs. You're a real ten!
(Your lower right photo provokes such sheer lust in me. You really do have an exquisite ass. You are such a fox!)
you are HOT naked snd love to meey you ay olayboy clab and kess you take to football game and be my girl friend
Tiffani, you do look sensational.


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It is a complex mini V12 engine prototype project.
were we invested a lot of time and resources to make
this new V12 engine a "superfine art".
Couple of the feature we incorporate in "Artus " are:
- water-cooled system,
-gasoline system
-CDI ignition
And all those features will make this ...little 1 / 5 scale V12 model engine, unique in today RC world.
The engine will after the completion
be installed in large-scale RC-models
1:5 - on a scale of 1:4.
Weight: 10 Kg
Displacement: 204ccm
Speed of the crankshaft: 650-6000 U / min
Speed of the Gear can be chosen freely.
Power about 10 Ps (Prototype)
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"The Bachelorette" moved along to its final destination tonight, July 14. Andi and the final three guys found themselves in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic. As they played recaps of Andi's journey with each of the guys, she described her relationships with all three.
Nick and Andi met for their date and hopped into a helicopter. They landed on an island, which was theirs for the day. They swam and shared a picnic lunch, and Andi commented that Nick's family was concerned he was going to get hurt. They talked about Nick's past relationships and his broken engagement. He tried to tell Andi he loved her, but he ended up rambling on and never got around to it. Instead, they went snorkeling.
They changed for dinner and talked some more. Nick told Andi he spent his time away from her writing (and illustrating) a fairy tale story about the two of them. He detailed their journey together. The two then decided to spend the night in the fantasy suite, and Nick pulled Andi aside to tell her all the reasons why he loved her before they headed in.
The next day, Andi met Josh in Santo Domingo, and they wandered around the city. Naturally, they ended up playing baseball with some kids. Josh told Andi that he loved her again and said he understood she couldn't respond.
Over dinner, Andi wanted to figure out whether or not Josh was serious about getting down on one knee, since he was always so happy and goofy. Josh went on again about how he loved Andi and said he'd told her the next woman he told he loved was going to be the one he wanted to spend his life with. Andi whipped out the fantasy suite card, and they agreed to stay in it. On the way there, they stopped to watch fireworks and then climbed right on into their own private pool.
Chris met Andi, and the two headed off to go horseback riding…right after he told her the Dominican Republic reminded him of Iowa. (What?) Andi was not very excited and was visibly uncomfortable riding the horse, but Chris did his best to comfort her. They stopped for a picnic and chatted about Chris' family. Then, they played another rousing round of "Ghost in the Graveyard." During her in the moment on camera, Andi admitted she just wasn't sure if her relationship with Chris was at the point where they were ready for the fantasy suite.
Dinner brought more talk about Iowa and Chris' family. Chris asked how Andi felt about Iowa, and she said she had a lot of fun on the tractor and at the farm, but it would be a lot different for her. Chris felt everything was negotiable, and the right people would make it work. Andi picked up the fantasy suite card and said she was at a crossroads, seeing this amazing person in front of her but feeling unsure.
Chris told Andi he loved her, and she was quiet before starting to cry. She said she could make excuses and blame it on Iowa, but she just didn't see a foundation for them. He was feeling things, and she just wasn't. Andi said she didn't want to make Chris sit and wait for a Rose Ceremony – she was trying and trying, but her feelings just weren't there. Chris told her he appreciated and respected her for that, even though he was disappointed. She explained her head and heart just didn't match up.
Andi walked Chris out, and he packed his things. He wasn't sure what happened and wished he had answers.
Andi was in better spirits the next day, when she sat down for a chat with Chris Harrison. She told him the week was great, for the most part, but there was a little bump in the road with Chris. Chris Harrison wondered what really put an end to everything, and Andi said if the foundation wasn't there, the location didn't matter. She said she woke up feeling like she made the right decision. Andi added that both Nick and Josh told her they loved her. She felt they were both the whole package, although she had concerns.
With Nick, Andi wondered if he could be goofy, since their relationship was so serious. On the other hand, she still wondered if Josh could be serious and have a mature relationship, since they were always so goofy. Andi worried the journey wouldn't end in a happy moment for her.
They still held the Rose Ceremony to make sure both Nick and Josh wanted to continue. Chris Harrison told them both that Chris was no longer there, and he would let Andi explain why. She told the guys she sent Chris home before the fantasy suite because she didn't see a future with him. Nick and Josh accepted their roses, and Andi told them how excited she was for them to meet her family.


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Sabrina Dehoff has come full circle. After leaving her home in Berlin to study jewelry design at the Royal College of Art in London, Dehoff worked in Paris before returning to her home city, a place where she believes everything is possible.
"Paris has so much tradition and they have nurtured their craftsmanship, while London is such a metropolis—people are so worldly and have such a great sense of humor," says Dehoff. With a work history that reads like a fashion lover's dream—including Moschino, DKNY, Lanvin and Guy Laroche—Dehoff's professional experience has assisted in the creation of her fantastical designs.
Nautical theme roped pieces entwined with gold four-pronged leaves, cashmere pompoms on long, thin gold chains and perspex three-tiered birds in flight are just some of the pieces in collections with mysterious names MEpairedYounited, Epigenetics vs Atomists and Little Dreamers.
For more information, see www.sabrinadehoff.com.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich - The chant came loud and clear: "Five day, no way." At the Post Office here and all across the nation, postal worker unions turned out in huge numbers on Sunday giving notice to the nation's elected officials that six-day mail delivery is here to stay and that the dismantling of the nation's postal service will not begin on their watch.
"It's a manufactured crisis" said Michael Sheridan, President of the South Macomb Letter Carriers Branch 4374, one of the nearly 800 people present at the very lively rally. He explained that over 80 percent of the Postal Service's red ink the last four years came from being forced to pre-fund retiree health care for 75 years. The extreme pre-funding was mandated by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement act of 2006.
The act requires the Postal Service to pay $5.5 billion a year into retiree health care, said Sheridan. "We currently have $46 billion dollars sitting in that fund, unusable until 2016."
Sandra Laemmel, pesident of Branch 1 NALC in Detroit, said the Postal Service is the "only organization that has to do that." We have to pre-fund for people who "aren't even born yet," she noted.
She also stated six-day delivery is every "American's tie to the world," saying many people do not have internet access and rely on critical Saturday deliveries like medical prescriptions.
Offering strong support to the postal workers was Michigan Rep. Gary Peters (D-14th) who promised to vote against pre-funding mandates and said he was "proud to stand" against Republican efforts to go after the labor movement both in Washington and Lansing.
Peters said we are going to send a "very clear message" that it was wrong for Republicans to turn Michigan into a right-to-work (for less) state. He also said though Governor Snyder initially said right-to-work (for less) was not on his agenda, we are going to let him know "defeating him is number one on our agenda." Snyder's term will end in 2014.
Roscoe Woods, president of the American Postal Workers Union, Local 480-481, said the mail unions have been incredibly innovative in trying to save the Postal Service money.
He mentioned 80,000 jobs have been shed through attrition and the unions have agreed to work rule changes.
But Woods said "it's just never enough. Once you do, it's always more. There are so many "private forces" out to snatch the work postal employees do, he said.
Royal Oak letter carrier John Dick put it another way "As out of date as they say we are, there are a lot of people that want to get their hands on this out of date system."
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Anybody who has tried to wake a teenager before dawn to get ready for school knows it can be akin to poking a hibernating bear.
It turns out there are biological reasons for that — reasons that lie deeper than a lack of sleep or laziness on the part of the adolescent. Teens, apparently, require different sleeping patterns than younger children, a fact that could result in changes for American high schools. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has suggested that high schools should consider starting the school day later than they currently do, and the idea has some merit.
"So often," Duncan said recently, "we design school systems that work for adults and not for kids."
Research shows that schedules might not be working for kids. As the National Sleep Foundation writes: "Key changes in sleep patterns and needs during puberty can contribute to excessive sleepiness in adolescents, which can impair daytime functioning. … Adolescent sleep deprivation is largely driven by a conflict between teens' internal biological clocks and the schedules and demands of society."
Joseph Buckhalt, a professor at Auburn University's College of Education who has studied sleep patterns and academic achievement, said, "Children who sleep poorly are doing more poorly on academic performance." And advocacy group Start School Later Inc. claims that starting high school classes at 9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. would help students stay awake, improve memory consolidation, and reduce absenteeism and tardiness.
This makes some sense. As anybody who has lived with a teen — or once was a teen — knows, they are going through vast biological changes that alter the way their bodies function. Those changes also alter the ways in which they best learn.
Locally, high schools run under schedules that are typical throughout the nation. Vancouver Public Schools start a zero period for some students at 6:30 a.m., with first period beginning at 7:30 a.m. The day for Evergreen Public Schools begins at 7:45 a.m. School is dismissed shortly after 2 p.m., leaving time for extracurricular activities such as athletics.
Therein lies one of the drawbacks to moving the start of the day for high school students. Athletic practices often last into the early evening, and pushing the daily schedule back one hour will mean teens are arriving home even later. Other concerns involve the coordination of bus schedules for school districts between elementary, middle school, and high school schedules; the impact on daily schedules for teachers; and limitations on after-school jobs for students.
These are valid concerns, and changing school schedules by 60 or 90 minutes would require adjustments that can impact entire families. But some experiments with such changes have proved successful. Nationally, several school districts that have altered schedules over the years have reported improved attendance, more attentiveness, and improved overall health by students.
In this part of the country, Seattle Public Schools have promised to survey parents throughout the district to gauge interest in adjusting school times for the 2014-15 school year, and the Washington state PTA has passed a resolution supporting such changes. The idea is worth considering for Clark County schools, as well.
As Mary A. Carskadon, who has studied the issue at the Brown University School of Medicine, said: "Given that the primary focus of education is to maximize human potential, then a new task before us is to ensure that the conditions in which learning takes place address the very biology of our learners."


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Brian Marquis (ex-Therefore I Am), once again produced a perfect Acoustic Basement for Vans Warped Tour this summer. He also joined the line-up that included William Beckett, Billy the Kid (Pettinger), Ace Ender, Vinnie Caruana, Craig Owens and others and held the title of Bus Dad for #22. However, Marquis had to relinquish the position when he was sent home by his doctors after experiencing a lightning strike at the West Palm Beach stop of the tour.
But Brian is back with a vengeance and gearing up for his headlining tour of the Northeast playing long sets with lots of new material from his upcoming full length out this winter on Easy Killer Records. That tour makes its homecoming stop at The Space in Hamden on September 7th.
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The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) has announced a varied slate of music artists and industry executives who will present and/or perform at the 45th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner on June 12 at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel.
They include A Great Big World, Aloe Blacc, Jon Bon Jovi, Cam, Rosanne Cash, Chubby Checker, Jackie Evancho, Vince Gill, Candice Glover, Jimmy Iovine, Martina McBride, Miguel, Ralph Peer and Chita Rivera.
This year's SHOF inductees are Ray Davies, Donovan, Graham Gouldman, Mark James and Jim Weatherly.
In addition, the legendary songwriting team of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, a.k.a. Gamble and Huff, will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award, while music industry executive Doug Morris will receive the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award. Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons will receive the Hal David Starlight Award, and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) president Del Bryant will get the Visionary Leadership Award. The Towering Song Award winner is "Over the Rainbow."
The SHOF is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of composers and lyricists who create popular music around the world. Besides celebrating songwriters, it educates the public with regard to their achievements, and produces professional programs devoted to the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships.
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- Donovan and Ray Davies head 2014 SongHall inductees
- Doug Morris to receive SongHall's Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award
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UCLA Baseball Welcomes No. 2 Recruiting Class to Westwood
Bruins receive highest recruiting class ranking under head coach John Savage.
T.J. Bruce enters his third season as an assistant coach with UCLA in 2013. A former player and assistant coach at Long Beach State, Bruce serves as the infield coach, leads the program's recruiting efforts and assists with the hitters.
In 2012, UCLA's defense recorded a .976 fielding percentage for the second straight year, matching the second-highest mark in school history. Bruce also helped coach the Bruins to a second straight Pac-12 championship and a College World Series berth for the second time in three years. In seven seasons as a Division I assistant coach, Bruce has made five appearances in NCAA postseason play. As the Bruins' recruiting coordinator, Bruce also helped bring in the heralded 2012 recruiting class, which was named the No. 2 class in the country by Baseball America.
As UCLA's infield coach in 2011, Bruce helped the Bruins' defense post a .976 fielding percentage, the second-highest mark in the Pac-10 and 16th-best percentage in the nation. UCLA logged its second-highest fielding percentage (.976) and second-lowest errors total (51) on record in school history.
Bruce's work with UCLA's infield proved most crucial with the development of shortstop Pat Valaika and second basemen Kevin Williams and Trevor Brown. Valaika, a freshman in 2011, secured the Bruins' starting shortstop job just three weeks into the season, started all 27 Pac-10 games at that position, and became one of the infield's greatest assets. Valaika followed up his solid freshman season with an even better sophomore campaign that saw him start 61 of UCLA's 64 games and become the leader of the infield.
Williams and Brown each made just one error at second base in 2011, splitting time at that position through the season's final 40 games. In 2012, Brown became the most versatile member of the team, seeing time at first base, second base, third base and catcher while committing just four errors all season. Brown was then drafted in the 10th round of the MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. Williams spent the majority of the 2012 season at second base and under Bruce's guidance became one of the team's best fielders, posting a .977 fielding percentage.
Prior to his arrival at UCLA, Bruce spent five seasons (2005, 2007-10) as an assistant coach at Long Beach State, helping lead the 49ers to NCAA Regional appearances in 2007 and 2008. He served as an undergraduate assistant coach at Long Beach State in 2005, guiding the 49ers to an NCAA Regional berth.
Working with the infielders as an assistant coach at Long Beach State, Bruce helped the development of All-Big West Conference selections Troy Tulowitzki (2003-05), Evan Longoria (2005-06), Danny Espinosa (2007) and Devin Lohman (2010). Tulowitzki and Longoria have since enjoyed successful major league careers with the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays, respectively.
Bruce spent the 2006 season as an assistant coach at Cerritos College, helping the Falcons advance to the Southern California College playoffs. Cerritos finished the season with a 27-17 record, tied for second place in the competitive South Coast Conference. Two players from that team were selected in the 2006 MLB Draft.
Bruce played for Long Beach State as a senior in 2004 after spending his first two seasons (2001-02) at Cerritos College and his junior year (2003) at Texas Tech. In 2004, he helped Long Beach State to an NCAA Super Regional. The 49ers fell one game short of advancing to the College World Series, dropping the best-of-three series to Arizona in a decisive third game that lasted 11 innings. That season, Bruce played alongside current Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki.
At Texas Tech in 2003, Bruce batted at a .321 clip, playing in all 55 games (making 53 starts). He belted three home runs, collecting 11 doubles, 38 RBI and 44 runs during his junior campaign.
Bruce earned honorable mention All-South Coast Conference acclaim in each of his two seasons at Cerritos College, leading the Falcons to the first round of the Southern California College playoffs both years. He batted .320 as a freshman in 2001 and finished his sophomore year batting .330 with 37 RBI and 28 stolen bases.
A three-year baseball letterwinner at St. John Bosco High School, Bruce was twice named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Dream Team" as a standout shortstop. He earned All-League Most Valuable Player honors as a junior and senior at St. John Bosco, helping lead the Braves to the league championship his senior season.
Bruce, 30, resides with his wife, Heather, and their daughters, Rhowan (born Oct. 2009) and Harloe (born June 2011) in Lakewood, Calif.


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Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal paid a brief visit to Qatar today.
During the visit, Prince Saud met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani. They discussed bilateral relations as well as various issues of mutual interest.
Before departing Qatar, Prince Saud attended a luncheon held in his honor by Sheikh Hamad.


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American Record Guide, July/August 2013
George Fenton built his career as one of Britain's premier dramatic composers almost out of scratch. Largely self-taught, he moved from theatrical productions to television and eventually to films. He became the go-to composer for BBC's wildlife programs, with the network's Earth trilogy especially well received. The third of these was Frozen Planet, and Fenton's score is a near-ideal fit for the compelling visuals. Much of it is understated, in an intimate, chamber-music sort of way. It's hard not to be charmed by the deft orchestrations or the skillful balancing of dramatic sequences like 'Battle of Wills' with delicate piano and violin solos. Fenton, whose musical influences include Henry Mancini and the Beatles, can't resist a few electronic beats. Recorded in first-rate sound at the Angel recording studios, Frozen Planet is a pleasant surprise.
Recording information: Angel Recording Studios.
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USF Looks to Defend Home Court This Weekend
Sioux Falls returns to the Stewart Center, where they are 7-2 this season, to host Winona State University and Upper Iowa University this weekend. The Cougars meet the Warriors and Peacocks for the second time this season, both having defeated USF on their respective home courts earlier this month.
Please see the related links box for a complete version of USF, WSU or UIU's notes.
The Broadcast
Live Stream: Sioux Falls will provide a free live stream of Friday and Saturday's games. Click here to watch.
Radio: KWSN (1230 AM) will air both games. Tom Frederick will provide the play-by-play.
Links to live audio, stats and video stream can be found on the schedule page here
Fast Break
• The Cougars are 1-2 all-time against Upper Iowa and 0-2 when playing Winona State in basketball.
• USF is 1-8 versus opponents with a winning record this season. WSU heads into the weekend at 16-3 overall, while UIU boasts a 13-5 mark.
• Combined, WSU and UIU are 13-2 (9-1 NSIC) in away games this season.
• The Warriors are currently on a 10-game win streak with their last loss at Minnesota State (12/7).
• USF is 7-1 this season when holding teams below the 70-point mark.
• The Cougars' top-5 NSIC rankings include: second in rebounding defense (29.4), third in turnover margin (+2.31), fourth in steals (7.81) and fifth in 3-point FGs made per game (7.0).
• Senior center James Rader led the way with a career-high 26 points in USF's 71-62 loss at UIU (1/4). The Cougars are 3-1 when Rader leads the squad in scoring.
• USF owns a 75% win percentage when placing four players or more in double-digit scoring, which they've achieved four times this season.
• As the NSIC's 13th ranked offense (64.1), USF has the third-fewest (813) shots attempts in the conference this season.
Johnson Climbing the Coaching Charts
In his fifth season as USF's head coach, Chris Johnson could match Francis Olson's 98 game win total this weekend and climb one spot to sit tied for fourth place on the Cougars' all-time wins list.
We Will Pick You Up
The Cougar bench was somewhat of a no show, as they were outscored 63-32 by the opposing relief in two games over the weekend. Prior to last weekend, USF placed a minimum of one non-starter in double figure scoring in six-straight contests.
Nothing in Life is Free
Free throw shooting has proved to be an Achilles' heel for the Cougars. USF opponents have stepped to the line more often than the Cougars in all but five games this season. During that handful of games, USF is 4-1.
Game of Possessions
Committing single-digit turnover totals in three of the last four games, USF has taken care of the ball. Subsequently, they average just 12.6 turnovers per game to maintain a +2.3 turnover margin. In-fact, they have recorded fewer turnovers than their opposition in 10 of 16 games this season, yet are 4-6 in such games.
Saving the Best for USF
NSIC teams seem to turn in their best 3-point shooting performances when facing USF this season. The Cougars own a league-worst 42.9% 3-point FG percentage defense. WSU is a great example of this phenomenon. The Warriors went 10-of-18 (55.6%) from 3-point range in their overtime win over the Cougars. Both their number of makes and percentage were season-highs.
Winning on the Glass
The difference in rebounding often determines the outcome of a game. After being outrebounded in six of their previous seven contests, USF outrebounded MSU Moorhead and Northern State and matched Southwest Minnesota's rebounding total, yet walked away 1-2 last week. They are 5-2 this season when outrebounding their competition.
About Upper Iowa University
Three players average double figures for Upper Iowa (13-5, 9-3 NSIC) who is posting 69.6 points per game. Picked to finish 12th in the conference, UIU sits fifth overall and third in the South division. Their resume includes impressive road victories over then-No. 9 Winona State (12/1), and No. 20 Minnesota State (12/8). The Peacocks three conference losses came against Augustana, Southwest Minnesota and Winona State. They have tallied 79.5 points a night during their current two game win streak.
About Winona State University
The No. 25 Warriors (16-3, 10-2 NSIC), who were selected to finish first in the NSIC and returned 6-9 All-American and South division preseason Player of the Year center Clayton Vette, is starting to look like the team that was so highly touted coming into the 2012-13 season. WSU owns a 10-game win streak and added another offensive threat with the return of Grant Johnson (14.0 ppg) to their lineup this semester. Vette leads the way for the Warriors averaging nearly a double-double with 19.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. He has seven double-doubles on the year.
Up Next
USF hits the road for a pair of NSIC North matchups at Minnesota, Crookston and Bemidji State.


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Amazon Fire TV Review: An Awkward User Experience
Michael Comeau
Amazon's new streaming box has some usability issues.
Editor's Note: Read Michael Comeau's updated views on Amazon's Fire TV
As I've grown older, I've embracd the benefits of never being an early adopter. But on Thursday, for the first time in years, I bought something the day after it came out -- the
(NASDAQ:AMZN) Fire TV set-top streaming box.
I stream
(NASDAQ:NFLX) content all the time using an
(NASDAQ:AAPL) TV, but I really wanted a box that could also access Amazon's Prime Instant Video service, to which I am a subscriber.
Virtually every sizeable tech company with a consumer-hardware presence wants control of the living room.
(NASDAQ:MSFT) and
(NYSE:SNE) have their media-friendly gaming consoles, and TV makers are adding Internet-connected apps to their sets.
Apple and Amazon are staking their claims with these inexpensive little boxes, which can stream video and audio media, access photos from the cloud, use apps like
(NASDAQ:GOOG), and most importantly, connect to their respective content ecoystems.
On Saturday, my Fire TV arrived in the mail, and I immediately put it through its paces.
Please note, I have no interest in gaming on my TV, so I will not touch on the Fire TV's gaming capabilities.
So let's get to this review, which is squarely focused on what really matters -- usability.
The Hardware
Fire TV is a simple square box. It's 4.5 inches on each side and 0.7 inches thick, so it has a wider diameter than the Apple TV. But it's also thinner.
Included in the box is an AC adapter, a short manual, and a remote control with batteries. On the back of the Fire TV, you'll find the power jack, a USB port, and connections for HDMI, optical audio, and ethernet.
As is normal for devices like this, the Fire TV does not include an HDMI cable. I suggest buying the cheapest one you can find that has the length you need.
I've been using
this $2.80 one
since April 11, 2007 without any problems. (I actually confirmed the date through my Amazon account.)
The Fire TV's black remote is pretty small and simple, though bigger than Apple's wafer-thin remote. Its most interesting feature is Voice Search, which you activate by holding down the button with the microphone icon.
It's easy to get started with Fire TV: Just plug in the power and HDMI cables, enter your WiFi password, and you're ready to go.
You can even order Fire TV with your Amazon log-in information already programmed in.
My Fire TV downloaded a rather large software update when I launched it -- I actually timed it at about 6:45 minutes.
But overall, from unboxing to watching a movie took less than 15 minutes.
Amazon was also smart enough to build in a short introductory video to help you get acclimated to the Fire TV.
Here's what the Fire TV's basic interface looks like:
As you can see, categories like Movies and TV are on the left, with content choices on the right. Amazon's video content is integrated into the home page, while third-party sources like Netflix and Hulu Plus launch from the Apps category with their own interfaces.
The Video Library stores Amazon-purchased videos, while under Photos, you can see photos synced from Amazon's cloud.
Built for Speed
Immediately, I noticed how fast Fire TV is.
Scrolling around Apple TV can be a pain because there's a perceptible delay between pressing a button on the remote and seeing the action on-screen.
When it comes to navigating menus, Fire TV is light years ahead. It just goes and goes and goes.
And at times it felt like videos loaded faster than what I experienced with Apple TV, but sometimes it felt slower. I really can't make a judgment either way. The video quality seems the same.
Amazon has been touting a feature called ASAP, where the Fire TV will learn your preferences and sort of "pre-stream" content you're likely to watch (probably things like the next episode in a TV show you've been watching) to ensure a smooth experience. I don't have enough history with Amazon content to expect it to work, so I have no opinion on it yet.
Voice Search
I gave up on Apple's Siri a long time ago.
But I was astounded at the accuracy of Fire TV's Voice Search. I searched for a wide variety of phrases ranging from "action movies" to "movies about Spain" to "cop shows" to "films made in 1984" and Fire TV was at least 95% accurate for me. It even worked when I had talk radio playing loudly in the background.
However, the results were a bit kooky at times.
For example, when I searched "Tom Cruise," one of the search results was a
Tom and Jerry
Unfortunately, it can't yet search non-Amazon services like Netflix, which would be a huge selling point.
The Amazon Prime Instant Video Experience
As I stated above, what I really wanted out of Fire TV was the ability to access both Amazon's Prime Instant Video service and Netflix.
And here's where things get clunky.
Before we go further, I want to make two points:
1. When I say Prime, I'm referring to Amazon's free video content. Amazon also has a huge library of paid content.
2. Please excuse my cheesy iPhone screenshots -- it was just the fastest way to get through this. The Fire TV menus look just fine in real life on my TV screen.
So, if you go to movies on the Fire TV home screen, the top category is "Recently Added to Prime" while the fourth one down is "Top Movies on Prime." There are also Prime movies integrated into "Recommended Movies."
But beyond that, there's no obvious way to screen specifically for Prime movies -- they're all mixed in with paid content. TV basically works the same way.
Browsing through genres didn't help much, either.
In the Action & Adventure genre, as of Sunday morning, there were just four free Prime films out of 144 in total.
In comedy, there are 141 movies shown, and zero were free.
And in Drama, there were 145 movies to choose from. Just three were free, and one of them,
, is also one of four free options from Action & Adventure.
In fact,
Wolf of Wall Street
is the category symbol for both Comedy and Drama.
But that's nothing.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
heads up three categories -- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
So in order to really get a handle on what free Prime content is available, get ready to head back to your computer to build your Watch List, or start searching, which is what I did.
And things got really weird.
Using Fire TV's Voice Search option, I spoke the phrase "Amazon Prime Movies" to see if I could find more free Prime movies.
Let's see what I found:
Not only was this list full of non-Prime movies, but the fourth option is
Advance Oral Sex
I also tried searching for "Prime action movies" and had no luck -- the list included both Prime and non-Prime movies.
Fire TV runs on an app system.
So with Netflix, you're actually downloading and running a
(NASDAQ:GOOG) Android app.
Accessing Netflix is annoying.
You can always find it in apps, but not in movies or TV.
That's understandable because Amazon smartly wants to promote its own content sales, but it's bound to be confusing to some users.
My 72-year-old dad, who's never used a computer and has never checked the voicemail on his cell phone, can use Netflix fine on Apple TV. But I could imagine him asking me, "Where is Netflix?"
On the Fire TV home screen, you can see Netflix is in the "Recent" category because I used it last, but it could easily be pushed out if I used a few other apps.
Netflix is also in "Featured Apps & Games."
But there's a difference. If you click on it in "Recent," the Netflix app launches.
And if you click on it in "Featured Apps & Games," it doesn't.
You are brought to the download screen, where you can open it. If you've already downloaded Netflix, why doesn't it just open automatically?
And once you open Netflix, this is what you see:
For comparison, here's what it looks like on Apple TV:
On Apple TV, everything's laid out so you can easily navigate all the options and categories.
This just doesn't exist on Fire TV. You have to simply scroll up and down to find everything -- it's an endless sea of rows.
Whether this is Amazon's or Netflix's fault doesn't matter; it's a bad experience for the user.
The Fast-Forward Button
On the Fire TV remote, the fast-forward button doesn't actually mean
if you're watching an Amazon video (note: the functionality is different in other apps).
Pressing it simply makes the video skip ahead by 10 seconds.
This is frustrating because it can often take three seconds to proceed forward.
So what's the point?
To actually start fast-forwarding, you must hold the button down. It should be activated by pressing the button since the "skip 10 seconds" function is useless.
YouTube is a little odd.
The home screen contains a bewildering selection of icons, and it defaults to "YouTube Trends" rather than search:
By the way, let's take an extreme close-up of the top left-hand area of the screen.
The magnifying glass, which serves as the search icon, is cut off at the top of the screen! I went through the trouble of calibrating the screen size through the Fire TV's menu, so this just looks like a design goof.
And here's the search screen, where Fire TV's voice search would really come in handy. Searching letter by letter with a remote is annoying in a grid, but it's even worse with one row.
But I tried pairing it with my iPhone and it worked flawlessly. You simply search on your phone, select a video, and up pops your video on the TV.
I also found YouTube to have other quirks. When I hit the fast-forward button on the Fire TV to skip 10 seconds, the videos often simply froze.
The videos also default to a playlist mode. If you execute a search and play a video, YouTube will simply play every video in the results back to back. And that's how I spent two hours on Saturday afternoon watching people fall off skateboards.
Other Apps
(NYSE:P) worked well for me. One nice touch is the fact that, if you launch a radio station and go back to the Fire TV home screen, the music continues playing until you launch another app like Netflix. It should be noted, however, that since Amazon's video library is integrated into the main interface, the music will keep going until you actually start up a movie or TV show.
Hulu Plus and Crackle are pretty easy to use. Their layouts are far superior to the confusing Netflix app.
However, in Hulu Plus, the scrolling function was not at all smooth. I'd chock that up to a coding snafu that will be updated soon.
And when I was watching
Donnie Brasco
on Crackle, I hit the play/pause button on the remote to pause the movie. It paused. But when I hit the button again to un-pause, the movie restarted. And so did The Hollies' "Long Cool Woman"! The Fire TV actually un-paused Pandora at the same time it un-paused Crackle.
Fortunately, this didn't happen with Amazon or Netflix videos, but it's yet another bug that detracts from the experience and makes me wonder how extensively the Fire TV was tested before launch.
Bloomberg TV, while lacking a search function, is great. Upon loading, you can quickly access the Live TV feed.
The Amazon Fire TV is a great piece of hardware
for just $99
, but its software interface and apps have a lot of room for improvement (there are other issues beyond what I brought up in this review).
I suspect it will get better as Amazon works out the kinks, but in all likelihood, I'll be returning my Fire TV.
As I illustrated above with my functionality breakdowns, things just feel "off" in too many places.
I can only recommend it for people who subscribe to Prime and who also don't mind paying for movies and TV shows through Amazon's content ecosystem.
Amazon should eventually allow shopping directly from the Fire TV, so that's something to consider. And while HBO Go is not a current offering,
The Verge
is reporting that it's on the way.
Fire TV can also serve as a solid Android gaming system if you pick up
the $39.99 controller
But if you're into
(NASDAQ:NFLX) and/or you need HBO Go right now,
Apple TV
seems like a better choice because of its ease of use, even with its more sluggish performance. There are regular rumors about an upgraded model due to be released, but there's just no telling when.
Please note, I don't have personal experience with the
Roku 3
Google Chromecast
, which are the two other main streaming box options.
So if you're a newbie with this device category, take a look at those as well.
I was hoping the Fire TV would give me the ultimate streaming experience. But ultimately, it's a letdown.
Editor's Note: Read Michael Comeau's updated views on Amazon's Fire TV
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It's the first meeting of the season between the teams, who have battled each other several times each season since being placed together in the Patrick Division in 1981-82 and through their time in the Atlantic Division, beginning in 1993-94 and concluding in 2012-13.
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Assessing the Complexities of South Asian Migration
Conference: May 19th 21st 2011, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Margaret Walton-Roberts and Simon Chilvers
published: 2011 | Research publication | Conference publication
The critical study of South Asian migration requires, arguably, an interdisciplinary and international collaborative approach. The aim of this event is to take stock of the different topics currently being theorized, and to help identify important new areas of research. Papers are particularly sought on the following 4 themes: (1) historical and social factors behind migration, and the ways that such factors have been conceived; (2) the plurality of different types of migration, and how these maybe (dis)connected; (3) the socially / spatially differentiated natures of citizenship politics; (4) the increasing role of overseas migrant populations in terms of the sending regions economic development and international political relations.
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College Hockey:2005-06 Women's ECACHL Season Preview
With its third Frozen Four appearance in the five-year history of the NCAA women's hockey tournament, St. Lawrence solidified its status as one of the nation's elite programs. But while the Frozen Four banners have been perennial, the championship banners have not at either the conference or national level. Could this be the year the Saints finally get over the hump?
If the ECACHL coaches are right, that answer is yes. The Saints earned eight of 11 first-place votes in the league's preseason poll with good reason. They return four of their top five scorers, six defensemen and their top two goalies, giving them far and away the most veterans of any of last year's Frozen Four contenders.
Harvard, winner of the last three ECACHL regular season titles and the last two postseason titles, has typically been the Saints' nemesis. St. Lawrence is just 0-9-3 against Harvard dating back to 2001, a run that includes two ECAC and two NCAA tournament defeats. Expectations for the Crimson this season have been muted since the team lost two-fifths of its top power play unit to graduation and the other three-fifths to the Olympic camps. Yet Harvard did take three of four points from St. Lawrence in 2002 with a roster of comparable inexperience, so the Crimson can never be taken lightly.
Dartmouth, the league's third perennial Frozen Four contender, has seen lofty preseason expectations deflate under the burden of injuries in each of the past two seasons. This season might be different with less pressure of expectations, fewer distractions to national team callups, and perhaps additional help in the net. And the team returns Tiffany Hagge, one of the most dynamic scorers left in college hockey.
Aside from the usual powers, no conference will be as deep and unpredictable as the ECACHL. The league has several teams that seem capable of finishing anywhere from second to eighth this season. Yale and Princeton, each with all-star goalies, should be capable of maintaining their success, although each also lost a superstar to the Olympic camp. Former power Brown seems headed back on the right track behind strong freshman and sophomore classes. Both Colgate and third-year program Clarkson have made rapid progress in recent years with no signs of slowing down this season. Either could have the kind of breakthrough results that Yale had a year ago by advancing to the ECACHL semifinals.
Rounding out the league is Cornell, Quinnipiac, and Union. Quinnipiac joins the league for its first season after going winless in College Hockey America a year ago. Next year, the league will welcome D-I newcomer Rensselaer, who is playing this season as an independent. The addition of RPI will make the ECACHL the first D-I league to have matching membership among its men's and women's programs.
In a change from recent seasons, the 2006 ECACHL Championships will be held at the site of the highest seed instead of a predetermined location. If the prognostications hold true, the ECACHL's best will be headed to the North Country come March.
1. St. Lawrence
2004-05 Record: (28-8-5, 14-3-3 ECACHL)
Head Coach: Paul Flanagan (142-60-8, 7th season) was the ECAC and AHCA National Coach of the Year in 2001, and he has led St. Lawrence to three Frozen Four appearances in five seasons.
2004-05 Stat Highlights: The Saints were a steady eighth in the nation in both scoring offense and defense. Special teams were an area of weakness as the Saints were just 15th and 14th on the power play and penalty kill, respectively. SLU led the conference in penalty minutes.
Key Departure: All-League forward Rebecca Russell (32-38-70) figured on more than half of the Saints' goals and finished her career as the school's all-time leading scorer.
Key Returnees: The Saints return all the defensemen and the top two goalies from a year ago, and although Russell is a big loss at forward, the team still has plenty of firepower. In net, the Saints have Findlay transfer Jess Moffat, a former CHA tournament MVP who was among the nation's top goalies down the stretch of last season. Sophomore goalie Meaghan Guckian, one of the Saints' ECAC All-Rookie players at every position a year ago, earned the bulk of first half starts. Combined the two were about as successful as Rachel Barrie, the Saints' All-American goalie who departed in 2004. At defense, junior Abbie Bullard and sophomore Annie Guay have both been All-Rookie selections, and Guay and senior Laurie Ross both have Canadian U-22 experience. At forward, the Saints are led by Preseason All-League selection Emilie Berlinguette (22-25-47), who was one of the nation's hottest players down the stretch of last season. Chelsea Grills (20-23-43) was the 2004 ECAC Rookie of the Year, and Sabrina Harbec (16-20-36) was a 2005 All-Rookie selection at forward.
Key Newcomers: Sophomore defenseman Kerri Wallace, an WCHA All-Rookie selection and Canadian Under-22 captain, transfers to St. Lawrence from Minnesota State to toughen an already strong defense. Freshman Alison Domenico is expected to have an immediate offensive impact after posting (11-26-37) numbers to be the No. 2 scorer for the NWHL's Ottawa Raiders, a team that included former Saints standout Ricki-Lee Doyle. Carson Duggan and Lisa Batchelor both played at an elite level with the Edmonton Chimos of the WWHL.
Outlook: St. Lawrence is stacked with talent of all ages, so a third straight Frozen Four appearance would be no surprise. The Saints faltered in 2002 the last time expectations were nearly this high, but this team is far deeper. The biggest question mark appears to be whether all that St. Lawrence talent can work together to be successful on the penalty kill and power play, where the team struggled a year ago. No one has ever won an NCAA title without being among the national leaders in special teams, and the Saints will have to improve in that area to reach that height. As usual, St. Lawrence's early schedule is brutal, with six of the first nine games coming against Minnesota, Mercyhurst (2), Providence, Dartmouth and Harvard. With a strong performance there, the Saints could very well establish themselves as the team to beat.
2. Dartmouth
2004-05 Record: (27-8-0, 16-4-0 ECACHL)
Head Coach: Mark Hudak (51-16-2, 3rd season) has led Dartmouth to a No. 1 national ranking and Frozen Four appearance in each of his two seasons and has served seven seasons on the program's coaching staff.
2004-05 Stat Summary: Dartmouth was third nationally in scoring and power play but just 13th and 16th in scoring defense and penalty kill, respectively.
Key Departures: Four of the teams' top five scorers and All-League defenseman Alana BreMiller are not back this season. Seniors Cherie Piper (23-37-60), Katie Weatherston (38-15-53), and Gillian Apps (16-26-42) are all training with Team Canada, and captain Meagan Walton (11-29-40) has graduated. Junior goalie Christine Capuano (12-2-0, 1.93, .903) whose career was marked by flashes of brilliance and injuries, did not return. Sarah Parsons, Dartmouth's top recruit, was selected to the U.S. national team before she arrived.
Key Returnees: Tiffany Hagge (27-21-48) is the second-leading returning goal scorer in the nation, and she was especially hot in the second half. Junior Caroline Ethier (11-7-18) has been the top scorer of her class. Senior Kate Lane (15-6-0
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Freshman (2011-12) - Washington was 13-4 after he made his first appearance vs. Stanford on Jan. 21 ... averaged 1.1 ppg and 2.1 rpg ... joined the team as a walk on, Jan. 9, a day before Washington played Seattle University ... is the 19th known Husky to play both football and basketball at Washington, the first since Nate Robinson (2002 FB, 2003-05 BB), but just the fourth since 1985 ... played 16 minutes in his debut vs. Stanford (just 12 days after joining the team), grabbing 7 rebounds, dishing out an assist and nabbing one steal before fouling out ... tallied first career points (4) at ASU and grabbed 5 rebounds ... career best 5 points vs. USC on 2x2 shooting ... averaged 1.8 ppg & 2.3 rpg in 37 total minutes during the NIT ... 3 rebounds vs. Northwestern in the NIT ... played 15 minutes vs. Oregon in the NIT quarterfinals and scored 3 pts and grabbed 3 rebounds.
Washington Football (2011) - Played in all 13 games, starting 10 at tight end ... first-team Freshman All-America by CBSSports.com, College Football News and FoxSportsNext while making the second team from Yahoo (which didn't list a first-team tight end) ... earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 ... 538 receiving yards ranks No. 2 in UW single-season history for a true freshman (any position) ... also ranks third-highest in UW single-season history for a tight end (any class) ... 41 receptions is the fourth-most in UW single-season history for a tight end ... shared team lead with six TD receptions through the end of the regular season ... after one catch for 10 yards in the season opener, went for 91 yards and a TD on three catches vs. Hawai'i ... caught four passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns in the win over California ... also had a two-TD game at Oregon State, finishing with six receptions for 40 yards ... five catches for 77 yards at Stanford ... three receptions for 32 yards at Utah ... four catches for 48 yards at USC and four for 62 yards in the Apple Cup win over WSU ... five receptions for 59 yards vs. Baylor in the Alamo Bowl ... won the Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman Award at the team's postseason banquet.
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70 finches, 14 guitars, infinite sonic potential
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) explores soundscapes and nontraditional forms of music in its newest contemporary art exhibition, FreePort [No. 007]: Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. Created by internationally acclaimed French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, this installation transforms PEM's Barton Gallery into a spacious aviary in which a flock of 70 zebra finches interface with an array of tuned and amplified guitars. As the birds explore their habitat and respond to museum-goers, they alight on guitar strings to create a constantly changing harmonic environment. From here to ear is the artist's largest finch installation to date and is on view at PEM from January 18 through April 13, 2014.
Formerly a musician and composer, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot is known for creating installations that translate the visual into the auditory as well as for activating environmental systems that take on a life of their own. Boursier-Mougenot is interested in liberating the rhythms and vibrations of everyday life and believes "music is waiting to be revealed everywhere." Extending the 20th-century tradition of experimental music in which chance plays a critical role, from here to ear fosters close listening and attunes us to the present moment.
"Boursier-Mougenot invites us into a three-dimensional score where the randomized activities of finches creates a sonic experience that is at turns melodic and ambient," says exhibition curator and PEM's Curator of the Present Tense, Trevor Smith. "This boundary breaking installation embraces the element of surprise, while asking us to consider the way we perceive, create and interact with music.
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Where do the birds come from? The zebra finches are sourced from a specialty animal casting company whose professional animal handlers and trainers facilitate the installation and removal of the birds as well as certify their health. The birds were raised in captivity by professional breeders and will return to their owners at the exhibition's close.
What is the care and feeding of the finches? Twice daily, the aviary is cleaned and the birds are given fresh food and water. The finches' health will be checked on a weekly basis by exotic bird specialist Dr. Elizabeth Bradt of All Creatures Veterinary Hospital. Additional "house calls" will be arranged as need be.
How are the birds monitored? Only 20 people are allowed in the exhibition at any one time and a gallery interpreter is on hand at all times to answer questions and ensure animal safety.
Where do the birds sleep? The birds rest in the hanging nest "condos" and special UV lights gradually come up in the morning and down again in the evening, so the birds maintain a healthy circadian rhythm.
Do the birds ever escape? The aviary has been specially designed to prevent birds from getting loose and everything the birds need is provided in the installation.
Find more interspecies art on view in the Art & Nature Center's newest exhibition, Beyond Human: Artist–Animal Collaborations. From bowerbirds that create elaborate displays to Asian elephants that have learned to paint and Weimaraners that patiently pose for photographs, Beyond Human explores the varied ways in which contemporary artists interface with animals to create original and surprising works of art.
Each FreePort exhibition is an invitation to a contemporary artist to establish a unique dialogue with the museum and its audiences. These artists explore the dynamics of cultural change; their creative expressions open conversations across disciplines critical to the evolution of a 21st-century museum.
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2013 Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon took the No. 1 qualifier at the historic Amalie Motor Oil NHRA GatorNationals on Saturday. Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock) and Michael Ray (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also earned No. 1s at Auto Plus Raceway at Gainesville in Florida.
Langdon will face J.R. Todd in the first round after a fast pass of 3.776 seconds at 325.37 mph, beating out Antron Brown (3.804 seconds/320.43 mph) for the top spot on the ladder. Richie Crampton (3.816 seconds/322.34 mph), Doug Kalitta (3.819 seconds/321.04 mph) and David Grubnic (3.823 seconds/312.78 mph) complete the top five in Top Fuel.
Pedregon earned his first No. 1 qualifier of 2014 with a pass of 4.068 seconds at 308.21 mph, and will face No. 16 qualifier John Force in the first round on Sunday. Bob Tasca III (4.103 seconds/304.39 mph), Jack Beckman (4.108 seconds/305.15 mph), Chad Head (4.115 seconds/300.46 mph) and Courtney Corce (4.121 seconds/308.85 mph) round out the top five.
Connolly earned his first No. 1 since 2008 with his fast pass of 6.476 seconds at 213.98 mph; he'll face Matt Hartford in round one on Sunday. Erica Enders-Stevens qualified No. 2 with a 6.483-second pass at a national speed record of 214.69 mph. Jeg Coughlin Jr. (6.484 seconds/214.62 mph), Allen Johnson (6.487 seconds/214.04 mph) and Shane Gray (6.495 seconds/213.60 mph) complete the Pro Stock top five.
Ray earned the top spot in the first PSM race of the season with a fast pass of 6.793 seconds at 197.74 mph, ahead of last year's PSM champ Matt Smith (6.800 seconds/196.96 mph); Ray faces Fredrik Fredlund in the first round of eliminations. Hector Arana Jr. (6.806 seconds/196.47 mph), Andrew Hines (6.813 seconds/195.68 mph) and John Hall (6.830 seconds/196.27 mph) round out the top five.
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Performance of Web 2.0 Apps with Glassfish Webstack and OpenSolaris
By Brian Overstreet on Apr 13, 2009
Shanti et al. have just posted an informative Blueprint called "Deploying Web 2.0 Applications on Sun Servers and the OpenSolaris™ Operating System."
In this Blueprint, Olio is used to evaluate the performance of OpenSolaris and the Sun Glassfish Webstack. In addition to showing the performance numbers and architecture, there is also a section which discusses the best practices used to have this stack scale to 10,000 concurrent users. These include using /tmp for file uploads, configuring swap, using multiple directories for sessions in PHP, optimizing the memcached tier, and using solid state drives.


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Kemp was already well known as a performer of jigs and jests when he joined the Chamberlain's Men in 1594. He played roles in "Much Ado about Nothing" and "Romeo and Juliet" and was one of the first shareholders in the new Globe theatre.
He left the Chamberlain's Men and sold his shares around 1599. He is most remembered for his nine-day dance to Norwich which actually took a month, comprising of nine days of dancing and innumerable rest breaks in between.
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