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Michael Shershenovich's "Skid Row" is not for the faint of heart. What it offers is a pulse-pounding ride through a story of murder, violence and sex. It's clear from the outset that the story won't give up its secrets easily; there are enough suspects to keep the audience guessing as to who's responsible for all the grisly murders going on. And it ends on a cathartic note that's very satisfying.
Shershenovich was inspired by the real life Gilgo Beach murders. He was also inspired by 1970s Italian murder mysteries, which he considers to be the best movies ever.
When writing the costar Kathy Lynch (Irina Babushkina), Mike wanted to portray a strong woman, not the stereotypical horror girl. Kathy is a young but strong-willed cop who takes no nonsense and dishes out the hurt. Even after surviving a gang rape she comes back swinging, taking her revenge on her tormentors. She is a strong presence throughout the movie, right up until the very last moment.
Her partner, Vincent Ross (Frank Stallone), is something of a father figure to Kathy. He's a good man who plays by the book. The actor wanted to portray him as a vulnerable character, rather than someone who was over the top macho. He succeeded. (Frank Stallone is second cousins with Sylvester Stallone).
The violence is skid row is graphic, sometimes powerfully so. There is nudity of both men and women. But it all serves to tell the story. And the story is a leap ahead of Shershenovich's last offering, "Bloody Christmas," which was itself a wild ride across the boundary of sanity. There is also some rhyme and reason to each of the murders. Each one is a method of capital punishment that has been used by governments (hanging, shooting, and death by the four pains as they once did in Japan). And each shock in the movie is outdone by the next.
I won't say any more for fear of giving away the plot, but it's definitely one worth seeing. 5 Stars.


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Just want to mention that The Global Bill of Rights Project ( The book is on Amazon.com, the organization is about to start up. ) is with the Tea Party movement on several issues, including small constitutional government ( ours would be even smaller ), fiscal sanity and RKBA. Only, our right concerning that is more modernized and not as subject to obfuscation:
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Jane, I live in Lakewood. This is an email I sent to every conservative in my directory.
Jane, my wife is a third generation American Jew, though of Russian/Romanian extraction. At a seder recently I met a friend of my mother-in-law's, Alex White, who wrote "Be A Mensch", describing his youth in Krosno during the war. Pretty gut-wrenching stuff, but he's (at 90) vital, lucid and very cool. Don't know if you've read that, but it's interesting. As with your family, he was the only one of his who survived.
Alex is a physician, not a professional writer, so the book's not quite as polished as, say, "Mila 18" or many of the other things I've read on the subject, but the authenticity is unquestioned.
Needless to say, the Second Amendment is vital to us.
In your blog (they are causing a consritutional crisis over the right to self defense) you stated that California would have a waiting period if certian things happened. Be advised they already do. There is a 10 day waiting period on any firearm even after the instant check.
I read your new party, new system commentary and I approve. I have for years. The Andelkrag society in my Tandra picture story is set up as you describe, though I've never gone into the arrangement in detail. Tandra is high adventure, not a political document. I have all the respect in the world for the Founding Fathers. They were intelligent and rational men, but they were not gods. Any system can be improved upon, including ours. Ayn Rand advocated a separation of economics and state and so does your commentary. Stay safe,
To Jane Gail: You missed the part where I said "not all" and the part where I said "some" By the way here is the statistic on how it went down on the latino vote Obama 71% Romney 27%..sobering. Yes, I was generalizing. My point about "Obama Victory A Relief For Latin American Left" is when I commented about the latino creating HERE (America) what they left THERE in their country. I came from a latin american country which is socialist. In regards to your quote from Dr. King I agree. Perhaps you should pose it to our black brothers and sister (90+% Obama). You understand what I am saying. I know the Cuban community very well, lived in Miami 5 years and that is why I sent along the clip from Reagan. I know how Cubans vote. I could not have been prouder when Marco Rubio was considered for the VP spot, perhaps if Romney had chosen him it would all be different.
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McClure, Miles Homer Early in 12-1 Rout of Rhode Island
March 1, 2014
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech pushed across 10 runs off two Cassie McClure home runs and a two-run shot by Kierra Miles in the first inning Saturday en route to a 12-1 run-rule over Rhode Island at Rocky Johnson Field.
McClure hit a three-run bomb to start Tech (12-6) off in the first and then followed later in the inning with a grand slam to help give the Red Raiders their most runs in an inning this year and their most since plating 16 exactly one year ago against Jackson State.
McClure ended the first inning with seven RBI, finishing just one shy of the Tech single-game record. She nearly added her third home run of the game in the third but her long fly ball to center field was caught at the warning track.
Tech built a 6-0 lead off Miles' two-run homer and a bases-loaded walk to Lea Hopson before McClure connected on her grand slam, which was the second for a Red Raider this season.
The successful bottom of the first marked the first time Tech recorded three home runs in an inning since Mikey Kenney, Sandy James and Adriana Perez combined to do so on March 16, 2012, at Seton Hall.
It was more than enough run support for Brittany Talley (5-0), who remained undefeated on the season after taking a perfect game late into the fourth inning. Talley retired the first 11 hitters she faced before Stacey Fox sent a roller up the middle for Rhode Island's first base runner.
McClure replaced Talley in the circle as she'd pitch two-thirds of an inning before Mattison Maisel, making her collegiate debut, recorded the final two outs in the fifth.
Rhode Island (1-6) starter Caitlin Kennedy (0-3) suffered the loss for the Rams as she gave up nine runs off four hits while walking four in two-thirds of an inning. She was relieved by Sam Bedore, who could only manage to record an out before Cassie Baker came in to close down the Red Raiders over the final three innings.
Bedore allowed three runs and four walks in one-third of an inning, including a two-run home run to Sydnie Tapia to start off the second. It was Tapia's second home run of the season, matching her total from her 2013 freshman season.
Rhode Island's eight walks matched the season high for a Tech opponent this season. The Rams finished with just two hits off the Tech pitching staff as Jocelyn Mattison connected on a RBI single in the fourth.


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CHICAGO - The 2014 UIC volleyball team took a break from practice Tuesday to take new pictures for the upcoming season. Below is the official team photo and Flames fans can view the full gallery of 43 pictures by clicking the link below.
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This exhibition explores the Egyptian Revivals of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries through objects from across the MFAH collections, including Georgian garden sphinxes, 19th-century "Aegyptian" furniture, and Art Deco perfume bottles with pharaoh-head stoppers.
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If the hot summer weather has you longing for ice cream despite your diet diligence, celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito has the answer. He is the author of "The Pound a Day Diet: Lose Up to 5 Pounds in 5 Days by Eating the Foods You Love."
Whoopi Goldberg recently appeared on Dr. Mehmet Oz's talk show to discuss how she used the diet. It helped her lose 30 pounds with its combination of both low carb diet principles and restricted calories.
The recipe below uses plain yogurt, sugar-free pudding and stevia to transform standard soft serve, which can contain up to 460 calories per serving, to a no-guilt treat of 79 calories.
Says Rocco: "Italian ice is enjoyed all over America at different events and street fairs. Italian ice is made like sorbet, which is to say it is frozen flavored sugar water. I use Greek yogurt and vanilla pudding in this recipe to get a great creamy soft serve texture. With the addition of xanthan gum and natural sweeteners, I have eliminated all processed sugar."
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IOWA CITY - Updated guidelines offer recommendations on when people suffering from dementia should stop driving.
Not everyone with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia needs their car keys taken away, at least in early disease stages, said Dr. Matthew Rizzo, University of Iowa neurology professor.
"If you have Alzheimer's disease, ultimately you will have to stop driving," Rizzo said. "But you don't want to take away a driver's privileges just because you suspect they have a problem."
Rizzo was senior author of the new guidelines issued today by the American Academy of Neurology.
Doctors can use the guidelines to help families decide when their loved ones should stop driving.
The situation isn't always clear-cut, Rizzo said, with as many as three in four patients with mild dementia able to pass an on-road driving test.
More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's, the brain degeneration that robs a patient's memory and ability to care for themselves. That number is climbing as the population ages.
Lead author Dr. Donald Iverson, with California-based Humboldt Neurological Medical Group, Inc., noted that doctors should discuss the guidelines soon after diagnosis with the patient and caregivers. Restricted driving can affect the patient's quality of life and lead to depression, he said.
The guidelines include using a test known as the Clinical Dementia Rating scale to help identify potentially unsafe drivers.
That rating scale, along with information from caregivers, can help determine the severity of a patient's dementia.
The authors noted that a patient's self-rating is not a reliable indicator of safe driving ability.
Caregivers' concerns that a patient's driving had become unsafe were often accurate, however, and should be part of the assessment, they said.
Under the guidelines, warning signs of unsafe driving can include:
Since the last set of guidelines were issued in 2000, numerous techniques, such as newer driving simulators and cognitive tests, have become available, resulting in a number of studies.
The UI's National Advanced Driving Simulator, for example, has the world's highest fidelity research driving simulator, the NADS-1.
Rizzo said authors combed through thousands of research articles to develop the guidelines.
Some states require doctors to report medical conditions that affect driving to the state. Iowa does not have a mandatory reporting law, but if a patient poses a risk and continues to drive, the doctor can report that patient to the state.
For more information on Alzheimer's disease, see: www.alz.org.
Hadish, Cindy. (2010). UI Developing Guidelines for Alzheimers Disease and Driving. KCRG. Retrieved April 20, 2010 from http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/90672709.html
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Many Montrealers have already booked their winter vacations. However, if you are still undecided, why not go for Cuba?
In Cuba, you will find something to fit any budget. You can always find last minute deals and you will definitely be getting your money's worth.
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- Beaches: Cuba is renonwed for its glorious white sandy beaches and sparkling turquoise waters. There are over 289 beaches to enjoy and bask in the sun. Check out the best beaches according to Frommer's.
- Scuba diving/Snorkeling: Cuba has some the most extensive coral reefs in the hemisphere. If you are a scuba diver or a snorkeler, you wouldn't want to miss Cuba's rich biodiversity of marine life. Cuba is filled with dive centers and instructors for both beginners and pros.
- Sightseeing: There is a lot to visit in Cuba. Visit the capital Havana and learn all about Cuban culture and its history. Stroll through the historical streets in old Havana and learn about the revolution at the Museo de la Revolucion. The second biggest city to visit is Santiago de Cuba. It's full of history as well. The local citadel San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles".
- Music: according to Wikipedia, Cuba has developed a wide range of creolized musical styles, based on its cultural origins in Europe and Africa. Since the nineteenth century its music has been hugely popular and influential throughout the world. It has been perhaps the most popular form of world music since the introduction of recording technology.
- Resorts: you will be enjoying all those things and many more from the comfort of the resort of your choice. Most packages from Canada are all-inclusive. So, your airfare, accommodations, and unlimited amount of meals and drinks throughout the day are all included. Additional all-inclusive services include daycare, non-motorized water sports and many more.
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This is a transition that is eagerly anticipated by most of the impartial physicians. They will no longer receive printed medicals which they must keep in their offices until a case has been resolved. The impartial physicians will have access only to the medical reports and hypothetical questions submitted through the judges office, and for only as long as a claim/complaint is active. No impartial physicians will be removed from the roster if they are unable to adapt to the change in procedure.
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The anticipated time for full implementation of the new filing procedures is July 1, 2011. Every effort will be made by the Department to make the transition as smooth as possible for all participants. There will be ample information sessions for all members of the bar and their office staffs, just as there was during the transition to DMS. That transition went very smoothly, as we anticipate the transition to PDF-format will be successful.
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Randomized controlled trial on impacts of dairy meal feeding interventions on early lactation milk production in smallholder dairy farms of Central Kenya [In Press, Accepted Manuscript]
Copper and hypoxia modulate transcriptional and mitochondrial functional-biochemical responses in warm acclimated rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Modulation of cadmium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and volume changes by temperature in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
We investigated how temperature modulates cadmium (Cd)-induced mitochondrial bioenergetic disturbances, metal accumulation and volume changes in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In the first set of experiments, rainbow trout liver mitochondrial function and Cd content were measured in the presen...
Alterations in mitochondrial electron transport system activity in response to warm acclimation, hypoxia-reoxygenation and copper in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Associations of farm management practices with annual milk sales on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
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Effects of copper, hypoxia and acute temperature shifts on mitochondrial oxidation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) acclimated to warm temperature
Animals must expend energy to deal with a wide array of stressors associated with environmental change. Because mitochondria produce >90% of the energy requirement of the cell, they are likely the fundamental drivers of responses to environmental change. The primary goal of my thesis was to explore ...
Effect of TRIS and bicarbonate as buffers on anesthetic efficacy of tricaine methane sulfonate in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
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Effects of hypoxia–cadmium interactions on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) mitochondrial bioenergetics
The goal of the present study was to elucidate the modulatory effects of cadmium (Cd) on hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in light of the limited understanding of the mechanisms of multiple stressor interactions in aquatic organisms. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver m...
Copper alters the effect of temperature on mitochondrial bioenergetics in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
We investigated the interaction of temperature and copper (Cu) on mitochondrial bioenergetics to gain insight into how temperature fluctuations imposed by natural phenomena or anthropogenic activities would modulate the effects of Cu on cellular energy homeostasis. Mitochondria were isolated from ra...
The goal of the present study was to elucidate the modulatory effects of cadmium (Cd) on hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in light of the limited understanding of the mechanisms of multiple stressor interactions in aquatic organisms. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver m...
There have been suggestions that analgesics be used by fish researchers. But in the absence of dose-response data for morphine, this suggestion seems imprudent. The purpose of the present study was to develop a dose-response relationship in fish using six doses of morphine. The response (movement of...
Features of cadmium and calcium uptake and toxicity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) mitochondria
Molecular features of cadmium (Cd) and calcium (Ca) uptake and toxicity in rainbow trout liver mitochondria were studied using modulators of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP), mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) and rapid uptake mode (RaM). Malate-glutamate energized mitochondria w...
Differential inhibition of electron transport chain enzyme complexes by cadmium and calcium in isolated rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatic mitochondria.
Impairment of the electron transport chain (ETC) is implicated in cadmium (Cd)- and calcium (Ca)-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. To localize the sites of the impairment, effects of 0-50μM Cd and Ca, singly and in combination, on complex I- to IV-driven respirations were investigated using isolat...
Effect of humic acid during concurrent chronic waterborne exposure of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to copper, cadmium and zinc
The effects of commercial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in moderating accumulation, biochemical responses and toxicity of a waterborne mixture of copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) were investigated during a chronic exposure. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were exposed to a terna...
Rainbow trout were exposed to sublethal waterborne Cd (5 and 10mugL(-1)) and dietary Ca (60mgg(-1)), individually and in combination, for 30d to elucidate the interactive effects and evaluate the toxicological significance of mitochondrial responses to these cations in vivo. Indices of fish conditio...
Interactions of Cu, Cd and Zn were studied at the subcellular level in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed diets containing (mug/g) 500 Cu, 1000 Zn and 500 Cd singly and as a ternary mixture for 28 days. Livers were harvested and submitted to differential centrifugation to isolate compo...
Reciprocal enhancement of uptake and toxicity of cadmium and calcium in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver mitochondria
Early subcellular partitioning of cadmium in gill and liver of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following low-to-near-lethal waterborne cadmium exposure
Non-essential metals such as cadmium (Cd) accumulated in animal cells are envisaged to partition into potentially metal-sensitive compartments when detoxification capacity is exceeded. An understanding of intracellular metal partitioning is therefore important in delineation of the toxicologically r...
Zinc homeostasis was studied at the tissue and gill subcellular levels in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following waterborne and dietary exposures, singly and in combination. Juvenile rainbow trout were exposed to 150 or 600 μg l−1 waterborne Zn, 1500 or 4500 μg g−1 dietary Zn, and a com...
Evaluation of antioxidant circulatory lipid-soluble vitamins and sodium as non-invasive indicators of chronic copper exposure and toxicity in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Measurement of circulatory indicators of copper (Cu) exposure and toxicity in rainbow trout revealed elevated Cu concurrent with reduced sodium (Na) concentrations in plasma of Cu-exposed fish. Using a new normal phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method developed and validated for ...
Bioaccumulation and hepatic speciation of copper in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during chronic waterborne copper exposure
To protect cells from toxicity, metal-sensitive cellular compartments must be insulated against essential but toxic metals [such as copper (Cu)] accumulated in excess of metabolic requirements. We measured Cu concentrations at the organ and hepatic subcellular levels in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncor...
Food selection, growth and physiology in relation to dietary sodium chloride content in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) under chronic waterborne Cu exposure
Waterborne Cu is toxic to Na(+) and Cl(-) regulation in freshwater fish, and Cu is taken up, at least in part, via the Na(+)-transport pathway in the gills. Therefore, we hypothesized that freshwater fish may mitigate the toxic effects of waterborne Cu by selecting a NaCl-enriched diet over a normal...


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Release Date: 2000-02-25 (NY/LA/TOR)
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Set in a small Irish town, a postman delivers the wrong film for the monthly movie show prompting the Priest to halt the evenings entertainment. After the incident, the unmarried male inhabitants of the town decide to change their luck by placing an ad in an American newspaper inviting women to come join them at the town's annual St. Martha's Day Dance. However, their plan stirs up quite a reaction from the local unmarried women.
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In six seasons as the University of Oregon assistant women's tennis coach, Maja Kovacek has helped UO make strides up the national rankings.
Kovacek has helped the Ducks to dual match wins over 11 ranked opponents in the last six years, including UO's 4-3 win over No. 20 Washington during the 2010-11 campaign. The victory was monumental for the Ducks, vaulting them from being unranked to No. 54 nationally in mid March.
Throughout the last few seasons, Kovacek has shown that her considerable ability on the playing court could transfer seamlessly into the coaching ranks.
With her alma mater, New Mexico, as an undergraduate assistant coach before coming to Oregon, she worked with all areas of the program during the 2006-07 season, including practicing and conditioning.
Kovacek is equally respected in national circles as a top collegiate player. At the Albuquerque, N.M. institution, she was a two-time All-American in 2004 and '06 and a three-year NCAA qualifier (2004, '05 and '06). In the national rankings, she climbed as high as second in doubles and 20th in singles.
She was tabbed Mountain West Conference (MWC) Player of the Year in 2004 and '05 and its Student-Athlete of the Year in 2006. She was also selected as one of 30 national NCAA Woman of the Year nominees in 2006, and was team captain of the Lobos her senior season.
In the classroom, she was equally decorated as an MWC Scholar Athlete Award winner in 2004, '05 and '06, an ITA Academic All-American, ITA Scholar Athlete honoree and ESPN Academic All-District recipient. Away from the court, she was a Habitat for Humanity volunteer and a treasurer for the Women Athletes in Medicine and Health Sciences organization.
Prior to college, she played on the WTA circuit in 2001 and 2002. Then again played in '05 after college, and her highest world ranking was No. 1062.
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One of the goals of Café Motek is to socially integrate people with and without psychiatric disabilities.
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By Avigayil Kadesh
People living in the kibbutzim and other small pastoral communities near Israel's border with Lebanon don't have much access to café culture. Nobody wants to turn Kiryat Shmona into Tel Aviv, but the shortage of gathering spots is especially acute for the students at
Tel-Hai College
and for the mentally ill.
Café Motek ("Sweetie") is a social integration project that brings together these two populations – and anyone else from the Upper Galilee – for coffee and camaraderie. While there are other coffee shops in the area, this is the only one that gives the mentally ill a chance to learn skills, from waiting tables to managing the café's website.
Opened in 2006, the café is a joint venture between the college and
, the Israeli Mental Health Association. Enosh's 55 branches from Kiryat Shmona in the north to Eilat in the south offer 77 social clubs, job training and placement, and supervised housing for 5,000 people with psychiatric disabilities.
Social worker Gilad Levi, manager of Café Motek, says the project was the brainchild of two Tel-Hai students who were working at the local Enosh branch. "They started to understand that our beneficiaries needed a place to go and meet people in an environment where they are not tagged as 'sick,' allowing direct communication as equals," he says.
Enosh was already operating a coffee shop in Haifa, and two more have since been added in Tel Aviv. Café Reich, another Enosh enterprise in Tel Aviv, evolved into a social business in which beneficiaries can own a share of the café and receive revenues. The uniqueness of Café Motek is its location in a college dormitory, where students naturally gather anyway. And it offers special evening programs such as movie nights and concerts in order to attract local residents.
"The main goal of all these programs is to provide a place for our beneficiaries to get vocational training and socialize with others who have similar problems, and with the wider community," explains Michal Danin-Hollander, Enosh's director of resource development.
"Another goal is to raise awareness to fight and reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. If there were less stigma, people would become part of the community much more easily. Employers wouldn't mind hiring a person dealing with a psychiatric disability, and homeowners wouldn't mind having one live next door."
Café Motek has proved to be the most successful of Enosh's coffee shops, she says, "because there is a very strong connection with the larger community, thanks to the Tel-Hai board of directors' openness to the concept." Members who are too embarrassed to be seen at the local Enosh club feel no hesitation to come here and blend in.
The students manning the café receive a stipend, although many stay on voluntarily after finishing their studies. The Enosh staff members are currently volunteers, but the organization is working with the Ministry of Health to turn the enterprise into a source of income for these beneficiaries.
Tel-Hai biotechnology major Eliran Smilovich and education major Naama Kohavi have worked at Café Motek for three years.
Kohavi plans to continue volunteering there after she graduates.
Photo courtesy of Enosh
Successful on several scales
Café Motek has become the most requested venue for Tel-Hai students wishing to earn community-service scholarships – and not only those from the social work and psychology departments, as the two founders were.
"Now there are a lot of students even from the sciences," says Levi. "It is interesting to see people here who never thought they would talk or work with people with disabilities. Everybody wants to be part of it."
And it's not just about the scholarship money. "You see friendships between students and our members outside the program," says Levi. "This is even more amazing when you consider that our members are between 19 and 45, yet you will see a 30-year-old drinking at a pub with a 22-year-old student."
The café is operated by 15 students, seven people with psychiatric disabilities and 10 National Service program participants working here for a year or two as an alternative to military service.
Yoram Kaplan, a 44-year-old resident of a nearby kibbutz, studied social work at Tel-Hai several years ago and learned that having social outlets could help lift his disabling chronic depression. He was among the founders of Café Motek.
"Now he is a social worker in the community but comes twice a week to do food preparation at Café Motek, plus all the graphics for our
page," says Levi.
Kaplan also attends monthly staff meetings, where discussions of operational matters are followed by presentations about mental health. At one meeting, participants in Enosh's Dialogue Project told their personal stories. At another, a psychiatrist explained about psychiatric medications.
This educational portion of the meetings was requested by students and National Service volunteers, who wanted to know more about how to deal with mentally ill customers and co-workers.
"Every student in this program becomes like an ambassador for mental-health issues," adds Danin-Hollander.
She credits Levi with introducing programs to attract the general public to the café and to get everyone talking to each other.
"Why would a kibbutznik come to drink coffee at Café Motek? The Enosh Kiryat Shmona branch and the café staff have come up with programs such as lectures, basketball games, concerts and movie nights. Sometimes that is what brings them in the first time, but later they come back," she says. When they return, they bring along others.
Some of the workers in the café are assigned specifically to go around talking with patrons and making them feel comfortable. "They talk about basketball and everything else you would hear in a conversation at a coffee shop," says Levi, who previously worked with teenage girls at risk.
He hopes to turn the three-day-a-week non-profit institution into a five-day-a-week gathering place for both residents and tourists in the Upper Galilee, and a workplace for people with psychiatric disabilities. Prices are kept as low as possible, and all beneficiaries of the local Enosh club get a card entitling them to a 30 percent discount.
"We are the most northern place in Israel. It's not like Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, where there are five or 10 places like this," Levi points out. "In our area, Café Motek is the only place that can provide this kind of work."
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There are, according to Christians, sins of commission and sins of omission. Sins of commission involve knowingly doing something bad, let's say, murdering someone, raping a girl, burning down a house.
Sins of omission involve not doing something that should be done, let's say, not reporting an act of animal cruelty, not stopping to help someone badly injured, not reporting a very bad traffic accident.
It seems as if the Christians in their lives, on their TV shows, in their documents and writing, are very big on the sins of omission which they like to lightly dismiss as unimportant.
Once I asked a Christian about the sin of God ordering Joshua and the Israelites to kill every single person in the town of Jericho, followed by the same universal killing of 30 plus other cities in Canaan.
The answer for this unanswerable question was that all the Canaanites were enemies of the Israelites and thus deserved killing. Even the little babies deserved killing? Even the old infirm women deserved killing? Even pregnant women deserved killing? I don't think so and no reasonable thinking person would come to this conclusion.
Let's take the TV show on the Bible, constantly run on one of the several History channels since the inception of this series in 2008. In a show about Lot being a righteous person with a righteous family, it explained how two angels visited righteous Lot and urged his family including wife and two daughters with their fiancés to leave the city which was to be destroyed by God. All would be killed. The two fiancés did not accompany the family.
Wait! Even little babies deserved killing? Even old infirm women deserved killing? Even pregnant women deserved killing? I don't think so.
The story continued as they left with Lot's wife turning back to look in violation of God's orders and thus turning into a pillar of salt. Lot and the two daughters went towards Zoar and lived in a cave in the mountains. With this, the TV tale of the righteous Lot and his family ends.
But that is not exactly right. A lot about Lot was left out. Lot did protect the angels parading as men when local citizens wanted the two visitors for sex. It says so – right in the Bible. But Lot, this really righteous guy, also tried to pimp out his two (the Bible says so!) daughters for the mob to enjoy sexually and do anything they wished to the two virgin daughters. That got cancelled, via the angels.
Then Lot and daughters get to the mountains. The two daughters being hard up for a little action get their father drunk and then sexually engage him. This happened on successive nights, first with the older daughter and then the younger.
Both became pregnant with the offspring (Moab and children) of the older daughter becoming the Moabites, and that of the younger daughter with a son Ben-Ammi becoming the Ammonites.
OK, don't believe me. But it is all right there in the Bible, Genesis 19. Read it. It will only take a few minutes and then you can write me and apologize.
Then and only then, the truth will set you free. But it will not be the Biblical truth as shaded by ministers, rewritten by TV show writers or cherry picked on Wednesday night Bible readings.
It will be the real truth as found in the Bible about this Biblically righteous family whose father tries to pimp out his daughters and whose daughters get their dad drunk for sex. Remember, the truth will set you free! The lies and sins of omission of Christians only prove their inability to accept and deal with the truth about their own fairy tales.


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Joe Donnelly's narrow win was built on a typical Democratic power base
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All it took for U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly to claim re-election Tuesday were a few wins in large areas -- with, perhaps, a bit of help from a Libertarian.
Donnelly, D-Granger, scored a slim victory over State Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Elkhart, in his bid for a third term representing the 2nd District. He won by just 2,543 votes -- about 1.3 percent of the 189,562 votes cast.
Despite losing eight of the district's 12 counties to Walorski, Donnelly's big margins in the two largest counties more than made up for the difference.
"In many of the counties, it was a competitive race," Mike Schmuhl, Donnelly's campaign manager, said Wednesday. "You could almost say that about every county."
Map out Tuesday's results in the 2nd District and the votes reflect traditional national patterns -- the Democrat won the heavily populated urban areas, while the Republican dominated the more rural sections. Of the smallest nine counties in the district, Walorski won seven.
Dividing the district into three groups -- large, medium and small counties -- further illustrates the importance of Donnelly's urban vote. If you were to combine the votes cast in the three largest counties, (St. Joseph, LaPorte and Elkhart, containing 67.5 percent of all votes) Donnelly won that constituency by 7.7 percent.
That margin was larger than Walorski's combined victories in the three midsize counties (5.8 percent) and the six smallest counties (7.2 percent).
The Donnelly campaign knew it would be a close finish, Schmuhl said, given how tough of a year it was for incumbents. But when the incumbent led late with much of traditionally Democratic LaPorte County still uncounted, he got the feeling victory was near.
"We weren't taking anything for granted," he said. "We were going to wait until 100 percent of precincts and counties had reported."
Walorski's 2,724-vote winning margin in Elkhart County wasn't as high as local experts expected, either. Only winning her home county -- and a traditionally conservative one at that -- by 14 percent showed Donnelly made significant inroads here, according to IUSB political science professor Elizabeth Bennion.
"I think there was a real concerted effort for Donnelly, as a moderate Democrat, to reach out to voters in Elkhart," Bennion said. "He probably did more of that than he might have otherwise, if he hadn't had a strong viable Republican challenger."
Bob Moore, who runs a conservative study group called the Elkhart County Patriots, said a strong Democratic turnout here helped pump up Donnelly's vote total. It also showed Donnelly had a better get-out-the-vote campaign "than anyone anticipated," he said.
"They really did turn their people out," said Moore, who served as election inspector at an Elkhart precinct Tuesday and is active in the local tea party movement.
Donnelly acknowledged that harsh economic circumstances here caused him to spend more time on Elkhart County issues the last two years than other areas. His frequent refrain, echoed by Schmuhl Wednesday, "the best campaign strategy is just to do your job," is evidence of what Bennion labels the "permanent campaign."
Office holders benefit from the ability to share their message during the entire term, she said. Donnelly's persistent claim that he's an independent voice for the state appears to still ring true with just enough constituents, she said.
"He has been targeting his message to make sure that most voters do not see him as a beltway liberal," she said. "He's done that not just now, but throughout his entire time in office."
Walorski's campaign did not respond to a phone message requesting comment Wednesday.
As the campaigns and political analysts sorted through Tuesday's results, South Bend Libertarian Mark Vogel's showing jumped off the page.
After receiving just 3 percent of the vote in the 2008 race, he claimed about 5 percent this year. Had a large portion of his 9,445 votes gone to Walorski, the 2nd District could have had a new representative to Congress.
But it can't be assumed, Bennion said, that Vogel stole votes from only the Republican. Studies of independent presidential candidate Ross Perot's strong total in 1992, she said, indicate he drew votes almost equally from GOP and Democratic supporters.
It's also possible that a third party presence on the ballot drew people to the polls who were unlikely to vote regardless, she said.
"This is not, of course, unprecedented in American politics," Bennion said. "Any third-party candidate is always charged with playing the role of the spoiler."
Like Walorski, Vogel claimed a larger portion of votes in more rural areas, including nearly 7 percent of ballots in the six smallest counties. He took just 4.4 percent of the vote in the three largest counties, suggesting he had greater appeal in the district's more conservative territory.
Vogel, for one, believes he had no bearing on the race's eventual outcome. His candidacy simply gave a voice to voters who wouldn't have had one otherwise, he said Wednesday in a statement.
"I really don't believe there was the affect (sic) that many might wish to believe," he said. "People who voted for me simply were not being represented by the other two candidates or their parties."
Bennion, though, highlights two key examples that indicate Donnelly and state Democrats knew Vogel was an asset to them all along.
To start, the Donnelly campaign was the first to invite Vogel to participate in the sole televised debate (an offer it didn't make in 2008), forcing Walorski to follow suit.
Second, the Indiana Democratic Party sent a controversial districtwide mailing last weekend, promoting Vogel as the only "true conservative" in the race. While it's possible this deterred as many votes for Vogel as it attracted, Bennion said, its impact was likely significant.
"It made sense strategically for the Democratic Party to say, 'Look, if there are votes we're not going to win,'" she said, "'we don't want Walorski to win them, either.'"
Truth staff writer Tim Vandenack contributed to this report.


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Everybody that has been keeping a loose eye on the tablet market lately knows about it. Everybody loving tablets wants one. Every iPad owner is secretly jealous. And every blogger/reporter loves to write about it. Yep you guessed it (it wasn't that hard and the title gave the subject away) – I'm talking about the highly anticipated Asus Transformer 2 (also dubbed Asus Transformer Prime but i have a hunch that the name won't stick like it didn't stick on the Galaxy Nexus).
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While at first we thought that the Kal-EL powered tablet will see the light of day sometime in 2012 (both Android and Windows 8 flavored) things have changed dramatically. Asus' own Jonney Shih has recently stated in Hoing Kong that Asus Transformer 2 will be officially unveiled on November 9th. Therefore we are really confident that the tablet will hit shelves sometime mid-late November (early December at the latest). And if you wanted more proof that Transformer Prime will see the light of day soon we have another "evidence": it has recently payed FCC a visit.
Note that the rumored November 9th release date (mentioned in a leaked document) won't probably happen as it is hard to believe that Asus will officially announce the tablet and release it in stores the same day.
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As far as the Asus Transformer 2 specs go, the star is the Nvidia Tegra 3 (codenamed Kal-El) quad core CPU. Other confirmed specs are a mini-HDMI port, a 14.5 hour battery and an SD card slot (and we're also expecting a 10 inch display). Sadly the FCC documents are not revealing anything besides WiFI and Bluetooth capabilities. Probably Asus wants too keep them a secret until the 9th.
If you were expecting the Asus Transformer 2 to ship with Android 4 ICe Cream Sandwich we have some bad news: it seems like the tablet will ship with HoneyComb on board. However, we're 99.99% sure the ICS will come as an update…we just don't know when (probably sometime during Q1 2012).
Curious how the tablet will look? Well, we got you covered as some leaked pics of the Asus Transformer 2 Prime and its laptop dock have recently surfaced.
For more info check out our Asus Transformer 2 release date and specs guide.
Thanks Engadget for letting us know about the fact that the Asus Transformer 2 release date is quickly approaching.


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4 stars for the book, reduced to 3 stars for the audiobook.
A bit too mushy and sentimental for me, but I can appreciate that a lot of people would find it a compelling story. Both Hannah and Isabel are too much like the swooning females from 19th century novels and Tom is too much like the salt of the earth war hero who feels he has to protect the love of his life. I found the ending not credible and a bit silly. I need a more gutsy read with a few more villains! (Oh dear. What does that say about me?) All in all, a light girly read - pleasant enough, but not particularly memorable.
I had a tough time putting this book down. Author M.L. Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia, influencing her descriptions of the fictional settings in the story, the Janus Rock lighthouse and the town of Point Partageuse (apparently located near the real town of Augusta and the mainland lighthouse at Cape Leeuwin. In Australia, the Cape is considered the point where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean.).
In an interview, Stedman had this to say about her setting:
"The theme of duality runs right through the book, and location is a physical manifestation of that duality. It reminds the reader that there's always more than one way of looking at things: without giving away too much about the plot, there are two aspects to the baby's story, and two locations – Janus Rock and Point Partageuse. The two oceans have (or perhaps are) very different characters – the Great Southern Ocean is icy, fierce and treacherous, and the Indian Ocean is warm and calm in comparison. This duality is echoed, too, in the island named after Janus, a Roman god who has two faces looking out in opposite directions. He stands for beginnings and transitions, so his image was often found on doorways and thresholds (the state of 'between' alluded to in the title). The doors of his temple in the Roman Forum were open in times of war and closed in times of peace: Tom retreats from war to find peace in solitude, but is confronted with conflict on a deeper, more intimate scale."
The book starts on April 27, 1926, when a rowboat washes up on Janus Rock. Tom Sherbourne, the lighthouse keeper, discovers a dead man inside....and a living baby girl. His wife Isabel has just had a stillborn child after two miscarriages, and she persuades Tom to keep the baby, against his better judgment.
Part I then gives the backstory. It flashes back to December 1918, when World War I veteran Tom takes the keeper job at the remote lighthouse that is half a day's boat ride from the mainland. On his way there, he meets Isabel Graysmark in Point Partageuse.
Part II returns to that fateful day in April 1926, and then what happens after, when Tom and Isabel learn the truth about baby Lucy. The book ends in August 1950.
This is a fascinating story with a moral dilemma with no clear answers. Highly recommended!
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[The e-audiobook, as well as an e-book for reference, were borrowed from and returned to public libraries.]
Enjoyable story with great character arcs.
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman. My bookclub read it for our January meeting. This is the story of Tom Sherbourne and his wife, Isabel. They live on Janus Rock and keep the lighthouse, located off the shores of Australia. This is set directly after World War I. Isabel experiences several miscarriages, and things get tricky when a boat with a crying baby washes up on the shore.
Both characters fight for their moral compass amongst the raw emotions. I enjoyed the book. The book brings out many moral questions. What is right? I really enjoyed this.
Light" is a story you want to finish, despite some predictability problems. I cared about Tom and Isabel, and cheered for them even as they betrayed each other. And I was charmed by the supporting cast of characters (Bluey and Ralph in particular).
Stedman's grasp of the dialect of the region's inhabitants and dialogue fitting for the era are admirable. Her writing is sound, if sometimes uninspiring, but every so often she throws out a gorgeous line that you have to stop and read twice to appreciate, like this one: "A goblin thought jumps onto her shoulder: what's the point of tomorrow?" Or, "The rain is falling more heavily, and in the distance, thunder grumbles at being left behind by the lightning." Nice.
First-time novelist Stedman did what all good writers should do: She got her readers emotionally invested in her story.
As if you needed it, here's more proof that this novel is worth your time: The film rights have already been picked up.
The miraculous arrival of a child in the life of a barren couple delivers profound love but also the seeds of destruction.......A polished, cleverly constructed and very precisely calculated first novel
As time passes, the harder the decision becomes to undo and the more towering is its impact. This is the story of its terrible consequences.
But it is also a description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances.
Light Between Oceans' is tough to shake off....And to the author's credit, Light's resolution is neither sensationalistic nor overly tidy. Everyone in this book has to make tough choices, including the little girl. By letting neither her readers nor her characters off the hook easily, Stedman creates a bond that makes her book tough to shake off.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois men's and women's basketball programs announced their "Salukis Go Pink" promotion on Friday, which will raise funds for a comprehensive cancer center in Southern Illinois through the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation.
For the women's game on Feb. 8 and the men's game on Feb. 18, the teams will wear special pink Under Armour jerseys. Fans can bid on a game-worn jersey at SalukisGoPink.com. Winning bidders will be notified in advance and will have the opportunity to select a name to be placed on the back of the jersey, a unique and meaningful way to commemorate a friend or loved one while advancing hope for those battling cancer in Southern Illinois. After the game, the winning bidders will receive the jersey to keep.
The model is the same as the Black Out Cancer football game, which has raised over $200,000 to help fight cancer since its inception in 2011.


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ESSEX JUNCTION — Among this year's inductees into the 11th annual Vermont Agriculture Hall of Fame are Addison County resident Sam Cutting III, of Dakin Farm in Ferrisburgh, and former Addison County resident John Deere, who was inducted posthumously. The awards will be presented at the Champlain Valley Fair in August.
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FERRISBURGH — Ten area students will be participating in a whale of a project at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) this winter.
FERRISBURGH — Howard Coffin, Vermont's premier Civil War historian, will be at Rokeby Museum on Sunday, July 21, at 2 p.m. to celebrate his new book, "Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today's Vermont." Coffin will shar4e stories from among the hundreds he collected from more than 200 Vermont towns.
FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh selectboard on June 18 said it would sit down with the Ferrisburgh Central School board this summer to discuss the $40,000 offer to either board of a 2-acre parcel that abuts both town and central school property.
FERRISBURGH — Co-director Adam Kane will leave the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at the end of the summer to take over the helm of the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.
Chairman of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Board of Directors Darcey Hale earlier this month announced that move, which will be effective Sept. 1.
FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh Recreation Committee has undertaken a $35,000 fundraising effort to support the first phase of building a year-round facility near Ferrisburgh Central School that would serve as a covered skating rink in the winter and a basketball court in the summer.
FERRISBURGH — Vermont Agency of Transportation officials at Tuesday's Ferrisburgh selectboard meeting unveiled a new traffic light and flow design for the intersection of Route 7 and Little Chicago and Middlebrook roads that they said will resemble that for the junction of Route 7 and Monkton Road a few miles south.
Project manager Joshua Schultz described the plan as only a rough draft that could be changed after feedback from town and Ferrisburgh Central School officials, residents and area business owners.
FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh Central School board on Thursday left open the door to buying a 2-acre parcel next to the school, but decided first to approach the selectboard on this Tuesday to see if the town is interested in the land, which school board members said could be used as parking for the nearby town office building and community center.
However, on Friday morning selectboard chairwoman Loretta Lawrence said the town already has a plan in place to expand the limited onsite parking for its Route 7 building.
FERRISBURGH — At their Thursday meeting, the Ferrisburgh Central School board heard a proposal for a roughly 120-kilowatt solar array that would produce about the same amount of electricity needed to power FCS for a year.
Jon Budreski of Waterbury's SunCommon outlined an arrangement for a solar array that would not provide electricity directly to the school, but through net-metering would earn FCS a credit of about $2,500 a year on its power bill.
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Scrabble word: BROWN
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Definitions of BROWN in dictionaries:
- noun - an orange of low brightness and saturation
- noun - Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
- noun - abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
- noun - a university in Rhode Island
- verb - fry in a pan until it changes color
- verb - make brown in color
- adj - of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- adj - (of skin) deeply suntanned
- Of the color brown.
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A three-run 6th broke open a 2-2 game as the P-Nats fell again to Wilmington, 8-3.
It was the first time the same opponent had beaten Potomac consecutively since May 18-19, which was part of a three-game sweep in Winston-Salem. The last time they had lost to back-to-back games was nearly a month ago, when Frederick beat them 7-6 in Woodbridge on June 9 and Carolina won 11-3 in Zebulon.
This, of course, is the problem with such a prolonged streak of winning baseball — especially at the minor-league level in an eight-team league. It's a wonder that this hasn't happened sooner with such frequency and familiarity between the seven other teams. It's hard to dominate the same seven teams, especially when it's not unusual to play each other on back-to-back weekends.
Blake Schwartz took the loss for this one, giving up five runs (four earned) on eight hits, no walks, while striking out just one over five and a 1/3rd innings. The one K is always a troubling sign, as it's extremely difficult to succeed with that much contact, especially for a pitcher that relies heavily on the gap in speed between an average fastball and plus changeup.
Suffice it to say, the bullpen wasn't any better (three runs over three and 2/3rds innings) but neither was the offense. In the aggregate, eight of nine batters hit safely and collected 11 hits total. But it when it mattered most? Not so much — just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, resulting in 10 men left base.
Adrian Nieto continues to be as hot as the weather, going 2-for-5 with a run scored to extend his hit streak to six games and on-base streak to 14 games. Perhaps he's nursing some small injuries, but since Wilson Ramos has come and gone the 23-y.o. Floridian has been the DH, thus one cannot help but wonder if this is to help him maintain this success.
The four-game series (and seven-game homestand) concludes this evening with a matchup between Brian Rauh (0-0, 3.86) and Kellen Moen (1-1, 4.35), with Potomac looking for the series split and stay in first place, as the consecutive losses have shaved the lead over Wilmington to just a ½ game.
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I'm having trouble understanding connectedness from a group theoretic perspective.
Let $G$ be the symplectic group of dimension 4 over a field $K$,
$$G = \operatorname{Sp}_4(K) = \left\{ A \in \operatorname{GL}_4(K) : A^T J A = J \right\} \text{ where } J = \left(\begin{smallmatrix}.&.&.&1\\.&.&1&.\\.&-1&.&.\\-1&.&.&.\end{smallmatrix}\right)$$
and let $C$ be the centralizer of a specific unipotent element $t$,
$$C=C_G(t) \text{ where } t = \left(\begin{smallmatrix}1&1&.&.\\.&1&.&.\\.&.&1&1\\.&.&.&1\end{smallmatrix}\right)$$
The exercise asks one to, Show that $t$ does not lie in the connected component of the identity when the characteristic of $K$ is 2. I think K is algebraically closed, though this is perhaps not specified here (and is specified in a nearby exercise).
I calculate the centralizers to be:
$$C_{\operatorname{GL}_4(K)}(t) = \left\{ \left(\begin{smallmatrix}a&b&c&d\\.&a&.&c\\e&f&g&h\\.&e&.&g\end{smallmatrix}\right) : a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h \in K, ag-ec \neq 0 \right\} \cong \operatorname{GL}_2\left(K[dx]/{(dx)}^2\right)$$ $$C_{\operatorname{Sp}_4(K)}(t) = \left\{ \left(\begin{smallmatrix}a&b&c&d\\.&a&.&c\\e&f&g&h\\.&e&.&g\end{smallmatrix}\right) : a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h \in K, ag-ec = 1, ah+bg=cf+de \right\}$$
I am clueless how to find their connected components.
What are the connected components of $C_{\operatorname{GL}_4(K)}(t)$ and $C_{\operatorname{Sp}_4(K)}(t)$?
Especially describe the exceptional behavior in characteristic 2.
Does the connectedness have anything to do with them being matrices?
I would prefer some group theoretic way to find the components, but I worry that the components have nothing to do with the matrices, and depend only on the equations $ag-ec=1$ and $ah+bg=cf+de$, regardless of where these variables are in the matrix.
If they don't have anything to do with the group structure, then why would I care if it is connected?


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Spain's Latest Vintage: A Report From the 2004 Wine & Tapas Great Match Tasting The State of Wine Writing and What Wine Writers Think 2001 Azienda Ag. Fay "Ronco del Picchio" Niebbolo Sforzato, Valtellina (Lombardy), Italy Riedel vs. Spiegelau is now settled.... 2002 Caymus Conundrum, Napa 2002 Chateau Ste. Michelle "Horse Heaven Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, Washington Wine Spectator's 2004 Restaurant Awards 2002 Saintsbury Chardonnay, Carneros 2002 Domaine Henry Pelle Menetou-Salon Morogues (Sauvignon Blanc), Loire Valley, France Kermit Lynch Brings Provence to Berkeley, September 18th
Wine Will Never Smell the Same Again: Luca Turin and the Science of Scent Forlorn Hope: The Remarkable Wines of Matthew Rorick Debating Robert Parker At His Invitation Passopisciaro Winery, Etna, Sicily: Current Releases Should We Care What Winemakers Say? The Sweet Taste of Freedom: Austria's Ruster Ausbruch Wines 2009 Burgundy Vintage According to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Charles Banks: The New Man Behind Mayacamas Wine from the Caldera: The Incredible Viticulture of Santorini Why Community Tasting Notes Sites Will Fail Chateau Rayas and the 2012 Vintage of Chateauneuf-du-Pape A Life Indomitable: The Wines of Casal Santa Maria, Portugal Bay Area Bordeaux: Tasting Santa Cruz Mountain Cabernets Forgotten Jewels: Reviving Chile's Old Vine Carignane The First-Timer's Guide to Les Trois Glorieuses of Hospices de Beaune


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You can already place calls, browse the net or watch video clips with your iPhone, but if Apple's patents back in November 2006 are any indication, the company has even more impressive plans for their smartphone.
The big idea is using short range wireless routers (like the ones in the airports) that would interact with the iPhone and connect it to the central server. This would allow the happy owner to use it for a number of things, like placing orders on a local restaurant, for example.
The iPhone server of the said restaurant could read the data on your phone – such as your personal preferences for food – and send you back a customized menu, provide a calorie calculation, filter out meals you might be allergic to, and things like that. According to Apple, wireless routers could also be replaced with wired docking stations, which in the restaurant example could be placed on all tables.
Another examples include a personal health monitor (nothing too complicated, things like counting steps or watching your pulse), or an automated tour guide. Depending on what wireless router you use to connect to the server, your location could be determined, and if you are, for example, looking at some pieces of art at a museum, more information about them could be uploaded to your phone.
The possibilities are endless, really, but to see this happen merchants would need to install expensive hardware to cater for a smaller part of their customers.
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