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Yep, practice practice! Freeing up your picking hand will take a lot of work but it's very worth it. Hang in there.
Well it's a fun road but it will have it's frustrating moments. Hang in there & if I can help just give a shout.
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Great to hear you like the right hand exercise video! There are a bunch more instructional videos on my web site and YouTube, including a series on right hand technique. I'm working on a series on picking techniques (alternate picking, cross picking, rest strokes, hybrid picking etc...) right now. Here are some links to other materials you might enjoy.
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Mikky Ekko, Our Lady J, Karsh Kale, Mara Wilson and More Set for Joe's Pub, Now thru 8/24
Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its performances, now through August 24, 2014. Scroll down for details!
Wednesday, August 13 at 7:30 PM
Sam Javitch has been impressing audiences with his unique brand of jazz, from fresh spins on standards to exciting original compositions. He is said to be a talent beyond his years, already forging a path to becoming a unique voice on the piano. Javitch has performed to full houses from Rockwood Music Hall to Café on Broadway and Latin Jazz at William Paterson's Jazz Room series. His show at the Pub will feature original compositions from his newest release Train to Nowhere. Javitch's personal, intimate playing is something you have to experience live to fully appreciate.
Wednesday, August 13 at 9:30 PM
Mikky Ekko has been one of the music industry's best-kept secrets until recently when "Stay," a stark piano ballad he co-wrote and is featured on, became Rihanna's latest blockbuster single. Now the rest of the world is catching on to what the tastemaker blogosphere has known for some time: that Ekko is a talent who demands attention. The FADER recently called the Louisiana-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter's sound "massive." Spin put it even more emphatically, "Unsurprisingly, the music walks a line between soul-powered pop and indie-flavored rock while Ekko shows off his voice -- a flexible thing that can handle crisp notes as well and raw emotion."
Thursday, August 14 at 7:00 PM
Mike Daisey takes on Herman Melville's masterpiece of revenge, fate and whaling terminology in a hilarious and breathtaking 90 minutes. He achieves this by weaving Melville's epic saga together with the greatest and most perfect film of the twentieth century -- STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan. Ornate nautical slipknots, space worms that crawl into your ears, tattooed harpooners and Ricardo Montalban's rich Corinthian leather chest all combine with Melville's gorgeous language to tell a sweeping story of revenge and what temperature that dish is best served at. Spoiler alert: the answer is "cold". Also, the whale wins.
Thursday, August 14 at 9:30 PM
$20 Adv / $25 Door
Art can take many forms and has an undeniable ability to invoke the human spirit. Join the Vaude Villainettes as they house The Arts under one Big Top to help children in need. A dozen performers take the stage at Joe's Pub to present an evening aimed to raise your spirits and to raise funds for Keep a Child Alive, so that they continue to make our world a better place. The Big Tops Variety Show has reimagined the classic Vaudeville model for a fun-packed evening of entertainment that includes singing, dancing, sultry burlesque and dazzling drag performances. Before and after the show, guests are invited to get their photograph taken in the Vintage Vanga Photo Booth and place bids on the exhibiting fine art works in the Art Auction.
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 PM
Marty Stuart is country music's Renaissance man -- a five time GRAMMY-winner, platinum recording artist, Grand Ole Opry star, Southern culture historian, photographer, musician, songwriter, TV show host, charismatic force of nature, and country music fan and archivist. The turn of the century saw Stuart looking inward to make deeply felt records paying homage to his love of vintage gospel, his Native American passions, and as always, his core -- foot-stompin', tail-shakin', honky tonkin', rockin' hillbilly music. His latest musical oeuvre is ably supported by the coolest cats in Nashville -- his backing band, The Fabulous Superlatives: guitarist Kenny Vaughan, drummer Harry Stinson and bassist Paul Martin.
Friday, August 15 at 9:30 PM
Prompted to "ask big questions", emerging musical theater writers showcase new songs to be interpreted by Broadway performers in the 4th annual Broadway Sings for PKD to raise awareness of Polycystic Kidney Disease. All proceeds benefit the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. Performers are TBA.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:00 PM
This balls-to-the-wall drag cabaret is hosted by Martha Graham Cracker, who is, perhaps, the world's tallest and hairiest drag queen. Backed by a four-piece live band, Martha Graham Cracker, hailed as "The Drag Queen King" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, performs new arrangements and mashups of songs by artists ranging from Prince and Crowded House to Motley Crue and Nina Simone, and a bit of everything in between. Martha Graham Cracker is played by Dito van Reigersberg, co-founding co-artistic director of Philadelphia's Obie-winning Pig Iron Theatre Company. The character was born in van Reigersberg's East Village kitchen when he was attending the Martha Graham School of Dance.
Saturday, August 16 at 9:30 PM
$15 Adv / $20 Doors
Natalie Imani is a music industry jewel who is at the turning point of her musical career. With performances at The White House, Beyonce's recent Chime For Change concert, background vocals for John Legend, Neyo, Shaggy, Jennifer Hudson and more under her belt, Natalie is prepared to take Europe by storm this summer. Never one to shy away from performing, Natalie is excited to display her gift at her Single Release Performance to fans, family and friends with her first performance of the year! Special invited celebrity guests and surprises.
Sunday, August 17 at 7:00 PM
Kaye is the fifth solo album from UK-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter, Edward Rogers. Inspired and dedicated to the late English singer-songwriter and psychedelic legend Kevin Ayers, Kaye features 11 new original songs plus a version of Ayers' "After The Show." Popdose.com said, "New York-bred Edward Rogers delivers a grand slam of a release with this offering, Kaye. Dedicated to the late, great Kevin Ayers (of Soft Machine fame), and filled with intense, image-laden and melodic songs - this is as good as an album can get. It isn't often that a musician can bring a "complete" work to realization - Edward Rogers has unquestionably done so with Kaye. A must."
Nick Garrie is renowned in psychedelic collectors' circles for his 1970 debut, The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas, a Baroque pop masterpiece effectively buried by nonexistent distribution and promotion. Born June 22, 1949, in Yorkshire, England, to a Russian father and Scottish mother, Garrie spent the majority of his adolescence at a French boarding school. He began writing songs while attending Warwick University, but his interests primarily lay in surrealist literature and poetry and he did't mount a performing career until 1968, playing bars and restaurants while backpacking through the south of France.
Sunday, August 17 at 9:30 PM
New York ex-pat Our Lady J paints the church pink with Trouble, an exhilarating musical celebration of original songs penned by the Lady herself and accompanied by the Train-to-Kill Gospel Choir. Inspired by conventional Gospel music, this show is anything BUT traditional, promising to deliver you from your woes, sans the usual dogmatic baggage.
Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30pm
Balthrop, Alabama--a small town band from Brooklyn, New York--returns to Joe's Pub with their songbook of tunes about love, dead people and dead people in love. The Balthrop, Alabama show features live drawings projected behind the band by town Draw-er Toxey Goodwater (artist Michael Arthur), created in real time like a live cartoon show. Balthrop, Alabama's live show is a mesmerizing and darkly joyous musical and theatrical experience, anchored by the Americana indie songwriting of siblings Pascal and Lauren Balthrop and a stellar band of musical townsfolk.
Tuesday, August 19 at 9:30pm
Having never had a Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, or even Sweet Sixteen, for that matter, Ali Grieb is no stranger to sin. Growing up in South Jersey before moving to South Georgia with her Jewish mother from the Bronx, Ali has always had a knack for finding herself in...situations...Well, the buck stops here! Be a witness as she hilariously recounts all of the ridiculously awkward moments that have gotten her to this point. All set to big band sounds her creamy voice will take you on a trip back to a simpler time when the music was good, the drinks were strong, and the bad choices you made were just a vague memory from last night's binge!
Wednesday, August 20 at 7:30pm
A self-proclaimed "failed scholar and modern-day hobo," 24 year-old Caroline Rose has broken her long string of short-circuits with a live-wire national debut, I Will Not Be Afraid (August 19th / Little Hi! Records) that draws on her roots in rockabilly, vintage country and blues to capture her unique and personal vision. But first Rose tried embracing religion. Then her church busted up in a sex scandal, her parents stopped attending services and her attempt to join the last of the three remaining Shakers - a sect disappearing due to its strict belief in celibacy - well, didn't quite work out. And while she escaped the "heroin highway" that runs through her hometown via a scholarship to small liberal arts college, Rose failed as a scholar, barely scraping along to graduation. She bought a vintage sports car to travel the country, but it quickly broke down, followed by a stint stocking shelves and sweeping the floors of a grocery store for a boss who eventually fired her.
Wednesday, August 20 at 9:30pm
$12 adv / $15 door
Armed with two excellent musicians and one of the most powerful voices in Canada, Alejandra Ribera weaves between languages, seducing audiences and luring them into an intimate world filled with deep waters and mythical creatures. Performing material from her critically acclaimed new album "La boca", Ribera's emotionally charged performances have moved audiences to tears, drawing them in with the first note and launching them on a journey with every passionate note and thoughtful lyric.

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It has the largest source of grant information and an impressive database to narrow down the grant opportunities available for every organization. While certain services may be costly online, nonprofits in the Delaware Valley have access to the Regional Foundation Center in Philadelphia at the Free Library, Logan Square. The Regional Foundation Center provides database access, seminars and more at this location.
Grantmanship Center provides a helpful breakdown of the largest foundations, corporate and foundation, as well as its own database, GrantDomain.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy provides background information, deadlines, grant announcements and more in its comprehensive publication.
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In this fun and interactive workshop for budding storytellers of all ages, Peter Chand will guide you through the basics of bringing your story to life in an engaging and animated fashion. With over a decade of experience Peter encourages you to explore the use of movement, voice and imagination used in telling a story.
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Echo Vintage Books & Vinyl offers the area's largest selection of rare and out of print books and records. Their unique selection of internationally acclaimed abstract art, rare posters, paper media & manuscripts dating from the early 1800s to the present are in extremely good condition, having been lovingly restored.
Not only can antique books, records, posters and art be found here, but ECHO also carries a wonderful selection of antiques, collectibles, vintage memorabilia, vintage clothing, and much more. For seekers of paranormal activity, this store also has visitors who cannot be seen, only felt.
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This lovingly-produced volume brings together the autobiographies of Ralph and Cecil Childers, two midwesterners from the "Greatest Generation" who married in 1949 and shared their lives for fifty-five years. Their stories recount childhood memories, courtship details, and family heritage in an elegantly-designed hardbound book. This comprehensive edition also includes lineage, selected chronologies, and other writings that will enhance your understanding of these two remarkable people.
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Wilfred Bailey Everett "Bill" Bixby III, was an American film and television actor, director, and frequent game show panelist. His career spanned more than three decades, including appearances on stage, in films and on television series. He is known for his roles as Tim O'Hara on the CBS sitcom My Favorite Martian, Tom Corbett on the ABC comedy-drama series The Courtship of Eddie's Father, stage illusionist Anthony Blake in the NBC crime drama series The Magician, but is perhaps best known for his role as scientist Dr. David Banner on the CBS sci-fi drama series The Incredible Hulk.
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As we look back on 2010, churches in Los Angeles County and families seeking faithfilled lives have experienced blessings and struggles. Let's look back on our ten most interesting experiences together.
10. The cancer connection. Those of us who've experienced the curse of cancer falling on either us or someone we love know all too well, it knows no bounds. Our faith enables us to endure with hope through horrible pains. I visited a Relay for Life to talk with people who represented churches and hope in the yuck of cancer.
9. Marathon moments. Last year when the Los Angeles Marathon went past several churches on a Sunday, they had an opportunity to make a difference or not. The struggle was evident.
8. Jailed and saved. During 2010, we read the testimony of Shane "Big Schizl" Coleman Jr. who came to know Jesus while in prison and he professed, "It was one of the best times of my life and I hated it."
7. Laker prayers. The powerhouse Los Angeles Lakers often succeed with seemingly little effort but as they face their nemesis, the Celtics, the question came forth. Is it appropriate to pray for the Lakers?
6. Spotlight on people who live their faith. While we all try to live our faith daily, it can be nice to learn about others and what they do we learned about different types of people doing various activities to express their faith. Kayla Kimball is a teen who helps at a homeless shelter. Racheal Yard is a mom who also aborted a child and now leads an abortion recovery group. Shane Coleman is a hip hop artist who helps others to create art and witnesses in jails around town. Nick Vujicic is a limbless man who believes in every person's purpose and shares his passion for Christ around the world.
5. Seeking wisdom for the school year. We prepared for an under budgeted school year with shortages and fears of how well our children will be taught. In spite of consistent school presence, we recalled our job as the first and most committed teachers our kids will ever know.
4. Facing homeless issues. A box city was created to remind people of the issue of homelessness. A local bicycle company fed hundreds. A pastor slept on skid row and churches collected tons of clothes. \
3. Ballots were marked. Ah, the election. The one we'd like to forget because they advertized forever. Yet as it approach, we humbly submitted ourselves to God's intervention and cast our votes.
2. Families spent time together. We watched the stars. We played games. We shopped in unusual places. We watch bikes race through town. We faced the rain.
1. We share our faith, by living it. We were thankful. We gave our time and energy to others. We sought spiritual power from our true Power Source. We recognized our limitations and asked for help. We recall where our joy is found.
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Saw the movie 'Lee Daniel's The Butler' this afternoon. Better than I thought it would be but not great. I would give it a 'B' probably. Oprah and Forrest Whitaker are the reasons to see it.
Is this the Mr. Belvedere biopic?
Kick ***** Movie. will win several awards
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Kick ***** Movie. will win several awards
How can you possibly say that with six months left in the year? hahah. I will predict right now it's nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Oprah) and maybe one or two more. That's it. It will be this year's Les Miz.
It could have been so much better I thought. It felt like Daniel's was really trying to make it an award winning movie. Felt forced in a few places.
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If you had to choose between the two, would you rather have regular unleaded available at the pump or something containing ethanol?
Yes, raj, I'm unfamiliar with Fox crawlers.
I've seen ABC crawlers on the early morning news. I like those.
Apparently, you are the Fox expert here. So when do I get to say "Faux" expert? Now?
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minreader, it appears it's all about the money for some people, even the Democrats.
*cue music*
"It's Not Easy Bein' Green"
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Loco---Unfamiliar with Fox News crawler? They're famous..."Obama a Muslim?" "Obama attended madrassa?" "Obama a socialist"?
I can't believe you're unfamiliar with the tactic.
No apologies...who else said that? Oh, yeah, Rmoney. After seeing some of the yahoos here spout off with the most absurd baloney, a person has to put them in their place. And then they just dig deeper with even more outlandish crap.
Anybody notice the Govt. paid down the debt by 35 billion dollars today? Do you feel richer? Don't check, you're not. It really is pathetic how delusional the right is. Sad and pathetic.
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raj, since I don't listen to Fox, your reference falls rather flat with me.
Instead of blaming a network, own your impoliteness. Be brave.
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minreader's post is ironic, isn't it?
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Rajjj Are you driving an electric car?
Just checking.. ya know Obama told all you libs to buy and electric car and I am greatly disappointed that you have not followed his commands..
Big Dog says jump so get with it libs.. Get that electric car and hit the road..
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Loco---I phrased in the form of a Fox News question, that's as polite as I'm gonna get with some delusional, wilfully ignorant poor excuse...Thanks for your concern though.
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Is polite language you left-wing people have trouble with, raj?
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Hey Animal---Your comment is full of right-wing ignorance. A typical example of reading into a comment more than is there. MHW said NOTHING about big oil not owning natural gas reserves, YOU inferred that!!! Can you not read, or is it thinking you right wing nutballs have trouble with?
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mules is absolutely right about avoiding ethanol. It's murder on small engines, like lawn mowers and chainsaws.
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Natural Gas cars are available but cost 2 to 5 thousand more, so there is no gain. The conversion will cost the same, plus you'll need fueling stations.
You won't get far without fueling stations.
An electric car is a good idea for short distance driving. You won't be buying any gas, but electric cars come at a cost to build and gasoline would still be used to produce electric cars, so you won't escape the use of petroleum products.
Studebaker's first car was an electric car. Oil was abundant back in 1901, so gas won the battle. In the future, electricity will be more plentiful than gasoline, so electric cars might return one day for urban transportation.
The gasoline engine offers much more power, so it will never go away as long as there is oil and there is a million barrels of oil leaving North Dakota every day; there is plenty of oil at the present time, so there is no need to worry.
Burn regular, lead-free for peak operation of your ICE. Avoid ethanol.
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Hahha yeah you have to convert your vehicle to burn it also, back in the 70's many people were burning propane in their crew vehicles. I don't know what converting fuel injected vehicles entails but should be possible. They are talking NG now so that is a little different and dirtier than propane. I know some of the larger big oil companies are very busy coming up with better ways to capture all the energy/money that comes out of the ground. The biggest problem with Y grade gas straight of the ground is transporting it to a facility to liquify it. One of the huge oil companies is working on having gas and oil pipelines to/from each well pad instead of adding even more trucks to the roads. Big problems need big fixes sometimes.
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Mark your comment is full of examples of liberal ignorance! Guess what? The BIG OIL DEVILS own the natural gas too! Libs are all alike they talk a talk, but can't walk the walk!
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What happened to Obamas electric cars? I thought after 5 years every liberal in the country would be driving one. After all they are the dear leaders request and his libs just are not bowing down to him. How come folks?
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" all they need to do is switch pumps". another "easy" solution that requires all lot of money to do it. and then the complaining from libs would start because it wasn't free. There are refueling stations Mark - buy a LG car and save yourself some money.
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People do not want to face reality when they get into the poverty lifestyle. We all can get into a set pattern and it is difficult to get out of that set way. I cringe a lot of times when I see my friends lose a job and then go on unemployment. They will turn down excellent job offers because they seem to like the paid vacation time. I guess that is okay for awhile but then they get into the entitlement mindset when not working and then their work ethic goes out the window. Of course this doesn't happen to everyone but it is a concern with many people. With their front wheel stuck in a rut it is sometimes difficult to get back on course with their lives.
- 7:06 a.m. Jan. 24, 2014
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I know people who have been in subsidized housing for over 30 years. When it has been that long, is it "helping" them or "draining" the taxpayers who have to earn the money to pay for it? When it goes on for over a couple years it becomes less of a safety net and more of a welfare mattress. Too bad the democrats and progressives don't have sense enough to know that simple fact.
- 8:52 a.m. Jan. 24, 2014
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Article quote: "British tabloids are replete with hysteria stories about
unemployed people buying flat-screen TVs and designer goods using welfare
Hmmmm.....sounds a lot like America.
Hey!, wait a minute!....sadly that IS America today....
- 12:37 p.m. Jan. 24, 2014
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Some may abuse the system does not translate to everyone abusing the system. Not all poor are lazy or drug addicts. Poverty is a complex issue with no easy solutions. The scriptures condemn those who despise the poor and needy. Judge not lest ye be judged.
- 2:27 p.m. Jan. 24, 2014
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I am tired of subsidizing the 'working poor' around me who never seem
to work and yet have all the coolest cars, electronics and clothes. Welfare
programs are decreasing my standard of living. I am the middle class who is too
rich for my kids to qualify for financial aid, and too 'poor' to pay
for my child's education so they *have* to get academic scholarships or my
children will not be able to go to college. This situation creates a lot of
pressure on our family for them to get straight A's.
Also, I am always amazed when folks quote the "don't judge" scriptures when it applies to a social program and yet when the scriptures are quoted to counter progressive social issues and their harm on society, the scriptures are considered irrelevant.
- 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24, 2014
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Also, college students should not be allowed to get federal aid, I know of several couples going to college to be Drs and dentists who are on food stamps! What happened to the day when you went to school during the day and then went to your job at night to support your family? Ugh! Things need to change. Being on welfare needs to be temporary--not an 'easy money' option.
- 5:31 p.m. Jan. 24, 2014
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Erich Anderson Movies and Career Information
Erich Anderson is an actor, sometimes credited as E. Erich Anderson, who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his first film role in the 1984 horror film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as Rob Dier. He also starred in the 1988 film Bat*21 and in the 2002 drama film Unfaithful. Anderson's television appearances have included the series Second Chances as Bruce Christianson, thirtysomething as Billy Sidel, and Felicity as Felicity's father. He also guest starred on Melrose Place as Courtney Thorne-Smith's psychiatrist. He has made guest appearances on such television series as Murder, She Wrote, CSI, CSI: Miami, Star Trek: The Next Generation in the Season 5 episode "Conundrum" as Commander Kieran MacDuff, and Boomtown as D.A. Ben Fisher. He also appeared in Season 3 Episode 19 of US drama House.
- Erich Anderson Movies before 2015
- Special 2008
- Unfaithful 2002
- Nightwatch (Nattevagten) 1998
- Thick as Thieves (1998) 1998
- Glass Shield 1995
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Bell Social weaves together art, music, science and food for a night at the museum
May 19, 2014
The Bell Social springs to life once again on Friday, May 30 at the Bell Museum of Natural History. The popular event brings together art, science, and live local music, along with eats, drinks and more—all in one evening at Minnesota's natural history museum.
This year's Bell Social is presented with community event organizer Gastro Non Grata, and marks the premiere of works by the Bell Museum's current Artist in Residence, Andy Ducett. Ducett has been onsite with the Resident Artist Research Project since early spring, playing at the intersections of micro and macro, truth and fiction, history and mystery, to create a series of works that take you through the diorama glass into a wondrous world of wily white-tailed deer, erstwhile Easter Island expeditionists, and a consortium of concerned garden gnomes. Experience Ducett's delightfully curious creations, inspired by nature and inhabited by our imaginations—and catch an early glimpse of what we have in store for Northern Spark arts festival on June 14.
Gastro Non Grata brings its signature style to the Bell Social by combining top local fare with live music for an evening celebrating the vibrant Twin Cities art and food scenes. Local bluegrass ensemble "The Dead Pigeons" will perform live in the diorama halls. Minneapolis' own Tilia will be providing a delicious array of food for the party. In addition, visitors can enjoy a mini version of the popular monthly Bell Museum program at Bryant Lake Bowl, Café Scientifique, and after-hours access to popular exhibits including "Audubon and the Art of Birds" and "ExploraDome" planetarium shows. Dessert and a cash bar will be provided by Common Roots Catering.
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What: Bell Social: art + science + music
- New works by Bell Museum spring 2014 artist in residence, Andy Ducett
- Live performance by The Dead Pigeons in the diorama halls
- Menu by chef Ian Gray of The Gray House
- Mini Café Scientifique presentation
- ExploraDome planetarium shows
- Dessert and cash bar by Common Roots Catering
- Bell Museum door prizes, art activities and more!
When: Friday, May 30, 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Where: Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN
Cost: $15 for general public, $12 museum members, U of M students with ID.
Purchase Tickets: www.tickets.umn.edu or visit www.bellmuseum.org for further information.
To request disability accommodations, please contact Visitor Services at (612) 626-9660 or email@example.com.
The Bell Museum is part of the University's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. It strives to discover, document and understand life in its many forms, and to inspire curiosity, delight and informed stewardship of the natural world. For details, visit bellmuseum.org


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I am very pleased to announce that Matthew Whelan, Ed.D., Associate
Provost for Enrollment and Retention Management at Stony Brook
University, has agreed to serve as Interim Vice President for
Strategic Initiatives effective immediately. In this position he will report directly to me and serve as an adviser in the areas of long term policy and strategic initiatives. This is a role in which he will identify institutional priorities, facilitate planning and take the lead in identifying and facilitating cross-functional academic initiatives at Stony Brook. In addition, the Office of Institutional Research will move from the Provost's office back into my office under Matt's oversight. Matt will also continue to oversee the Enrollment and Retention Management at Stony Brook through the spring semester, directing and managing our current class of applications.
Matt brings a broad range of higher education experience and
leadership to this position. He spent the last 24 years working in
key positions in college admissions, financial aid and enrollment
management — the last 15 of which have been at Long Island
institutions. He joined Stony Brook in 2006 after serving in key
positions at St. John's and Hofstra respectively where he was notably successful in advancing goals for enrollment and admissions in the areas of applicant quality and yield by implementing more efficient processes and systems - something he has also accomplished here at Stony Brook. Indeed, under his leadership, Stony Brook Admissions has become a paperless environment which has improved efficiency and led to increased space availability campus-wide. Among other positive effects, his cumulative efforts have resulted in the improvement of the entering student class quality by more than 50 SAT points.
His work with and institutional knowledge of the pedagogical philosophy, policies and systems of the State University of New York will help him navigate this strategic initiative role with aplomb. As a first generation college student, he has an affinity for those from similar backgrounds, which gives him great perspective and aptitude to be successful in this position.
Matt is a member of several national organizations and groups, including the AAU Enrollment Managers and the Association of Chief Admission Officers for Public Universities (ACAOPU). He has presented at local, regional and national meetings on issues of enrollment planning, strategy and team building and recently presented a paper at the International Leadership Association on academic turnaround and presidential leadership.
Matt lives in the Three Villages with his wife Kathy and their three daughters, all of whom are avid Seawolves supporters.
Please join me in giving your full support to Matt as he takes on this new and exciting role.
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George Russell: 'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight
George Russell (piano)
Ezz-thetics (Riverside OJCCD-070-2)
George Russell (piano), Don Ellis (trumpet), David Baker (trombone), Eric Dolphy (alto sax), Steve Swallow (bass), Joe Hunt (drums).
Composed by Thelonious Monk. Arranged by George Russell.
Recorded: New York, May 8, 1961
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
During Thelonious Monk's lifetime, jazzmen widely admired but seldom braved his tunes. "'Round Midnight" was the exception because it resembles a conventional ballad, which allowed musicians to honor Monk without having to cope with his strange melodies and weird chords. Turning this wisdom on its head, George Russell approached "'Round Midnight" unconventionally. During a ghostly one-minute intro, Russell strums inside his piano ą la composer Henry Cowell's The Banshee (1925), while Ellis and Baker manipulate plunger mutes to mimic nightmares at a livery stable. All this resolves into an astonishing 5-minute Eric Dolphy solo, lyrically teetering on the precipice of Free Jazz without plunging into the abyss. A startling and unforgettable performance.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
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Vintners' political commentary sparks Facebook boycott of his Napa Valley wineries
Earlier this month Dario Sattui, owner of Napa Valley's V. Sattui Winery and Castello di Amorosa, penned a letter to the editor of a local paper regarding the compensation and benefits of local firefighters.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Sattui's words have sparked outrage amongst both wine consumers and local firefighters, who have turned to Facebook to organize themselves and voice their response.
In a letter to the editor of The American Canyon Eagle dated April 8, 2010, Sattui wrote:
Had I had any real brains, I would have become a firefighter. What a racket they have.
While I respect the work they do, and the inherent dangers, they are greatly overpaid, work only two days a week (a third of which they sleep) and get to retire at 50 years old at 90 percent of their pay after working 30 years.
But maybe getting paid 90 percent of one's maximum pay for another 25-30 years for doing nothing isn't so unjust as they received high salaries for working very little before they retired.
Of course, most of them supplement that high pay with second jobs to allay the boredom, as they have so much free time on their hands.
Sattui goes on to state he doen't blame the firefighters, but rather "the politicians and the government administrators." Regardless, local firefighters and the community are fighting back.
This weekend we were alerted to the existence of a Facebook group called "Public Safety Boycott V Sattui Winery and Castello di Amoroso". The group, which this morning counted some 370 members, is now rapidly approaching
500 700 1,200 2,000 members as we write this.
One member, Sharon Bookmyer Marangoni posted "This is too bad……I really do like Castello di Amoroso…Oh, and I like his wine too….but I will never drink it again. I suspect he can afford to lose just one patron, but the negative advertising he is getting from this may actually hurt business."
Meanwhile, member Robin Helmstreit wrote "Sad to read this. I used to buy cases of their Gamay for xmas gifts. No longer."
For all the talk about how wineries can and should use social media to engage their consumers, it will be interesting to see what, if anything, happens in this case.
UPDATE (4/19/10 at 2pm PT): Dario Sattui has taken to V. Sattui's Facebook page to issue a response to the uproar caused by his letter to the editor. For those without a Facebook account (does anyone really NOT have one at this point?), here's his post in full:
Response from Dario Sattui
Today at 11:31am
1. Although it may not have been clear, my criticism was directed to the American Canyon City Council for they are the ones that have agreed to the salary and benefits for the firefighters that we clearly cannot afford. My beef is not with firefighters or other safety personnel, I respect and deeply appreciate their hard work, the risks that they take for all our safety, and I honor them for doing so. My concern is strictly with budgets, not with the firefighters themselves, as I indicated in my letter.
2 I was speaking strictly about American Canyon firefighters and their recent salary negotiations. American Canyon firefighters are represented by the same union that helped create the recent bankruptcy of Vallejo, the first time in California history that a city has filed for bankruptcy, and high pay/benefits for safety was a key problem that forced that bankruptcy.
3. In Vallejo many of the firefighters were making more than 200K a year, one made $357,000 annually, and the average compensation was more than $ 164,000 including incentive pay and overtime. These facts are a matter of public record. Check them out for yourselves.
This was a situation that got completely out of hand until the city went belly up. I fear that the county of Napa is heading in the same direction and that is why I felt I had to speak out as a concerned citizen. Napa cannot fix the roads, has chronically underfunded schools, has in some instances let sewage water that is not sufficiently treated spill out causing environmental damage because the county is so underfunded in its infrastructure needs that it cannot afford to fix it. Yet we have firefighters whose jobs are, according to them, identical in 90% of their duties to paramedics. But these Napa County paramedics make only about
$50,000 a year with much lower benefits. The firefighters in Napa make about 140K on average and many make much more than that. The firefighters in American Canyon can retire at 55 with 35 years of service at 105 % of their maximum annual compensation for life. When are we going to achieve some kind of balance? Again these facts are a matter of public record.
4. I wrote as a citizen of Napa to my local paper about a local issue that I am concerned about, and it has nothing to do with my wineries. I care about what happens in my home town, and I care about the fact that we have schools that have overcrowded classrooms and homeless women giving birth under bridges downtown, and yet we have this local class of workers that are clearly overpaid and getting more all the time when we can't even fund decent social services in this town. Let's remember too that we have other professions that work hard, are very important to society and risk their lives for much less money: soldiers, police in the inner cities, nurses working the night shift saving lives, teachers making a difference in troubled areas. And don't forget about the many thousands of volunteer firefighters that often get nothing or very little compensation for their selfless hard work and risking their lives. All I ask is that we have balance and don't have civic expenditures we can't pay for.
We need to bring things back into balance. I am sorry if some of you disagree with that, but I wonder how much you really know about what is going on with the extravagant budgets in Napa County, because that is what this is about, not any place else. These are the facts. You decide if you agree with my opinions.
Dario Sattui
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How to can create a ODBC DSN connection from file .bat at Windows? ¿ Is possible ?
Manually create an ODBC connection on your PC using the "Data Sources (ODBC)" applet in Admin tools.
Launch regedit and go to HKLM\Software\ODBC and export the whole lot from ODBC down to a .reg file. This is a right click option on the folder.
Open the exported file in Notepad now you need to delete everything that doesn't refer to your particular ODBC connection.
You should end up with a registry file looking something like this
It may be slightly different depending on connection settings and such like. You will need the two sections, the data sources defines the type of connection, in this instance a SQL server one, then the bit that tells you what it is called, which driver to use and what sort of authentication to use. this will all be done when you set up the connection, you just need the .reg file with it in.
You can then import it on any pc by either double clicking the reg file or if you have the facility run a script to import it using regedit. You can call this import from a batch file:


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This is National Consumer Protection Week. It's a week for consumers to recognize and report scams, identity theft and unfair business practices. This article will discuss identity theft trends in Wisconsin after we discuss the "nitty-gritty" of the apparent discrepancy between the recently released 2013 FTC consumer complaint compilation and the Wisconsin Consumer Protection 2013 top-ten consumer complaints where identity theft is ranked #1 nationally and #4 in Wisconsin, respectively.
Last year we reported that identity theft increased 32% nationally and 46% in Wisconsin comparing 2012 FTC consumer complaints to those in 2011. Although identity theft is still the #1 fraud complaint nationally, now 14 years running, this year's FTC compilation indicates that the number of identity theft complaints filed with the FTC decreased nationally and from almost every state including Wisconsin. Although, the FTC report suggest that identity theft is the #1 complaint based on Wisconsin complaints received by the FTC.
FTC vs. Wisconsin Consumer Protection Consumer Complaints
In a companion article we made a case that the apparent decrease in identity theft complaints nationwide is an artifact of increasing tax-related identity theft complaints and the likelihood that those heightened number of tax-related identity theft complaints are currently being handled directly by the Internal Revenue Service instead of the FTC as in 2012 and prior years.
This explanation would also apply to the apparent decrease in identity theft complaints filed with the FTC and the State of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Consumer Protection report says, ". . . more than half of the total [identity theft] complaints involved tax-related identity theft," indicating that this type of identity theft tops the list as it did during calendar year 2012. With the IRS handing and resolving tax-related identity theft complaints, the consumer has little need or interest in reporting their case for the purpose of statistical gathering to either the FTC or Wisconsin Consumer Protection. The interest of the consumer is resolving their identity theft situation and moving on with life.
In a separate article we discussed recent national identity theft trends observed in our comparison of the 2012 and 2013 fraud complaints compiled by the FTC.
A significant difference is that the FTC report is a compilation of consumer complaints excluding Federal Do-not-Call (DNC) list complaints, whereas the Wisconsin list includes all consumer complaints including telemarketing and state DNC list complaints.
A separate and different FTC Federal DNC complaint report states 3,748,655 Federal DNC complaints were received in 2013 of which 30,949 were from Wisconsin residents.
In contrast, the total FTC consumer complaints in 2013 were 2,101,780 of which 1,165,090 (55.4%) were fraud related and 290,056 (13.8%) were identity theft complaints. (FTC total consumer complaints including Federal DNC were therefore 3,748,655 + 2,101,780 = 5,850,435).
Wisconsin Consumer Protection received a total of 10,454 consumer complaints during calendar year 2013 including 2,014 telemarking/DNC complaints. Identity theft complaints were 398 or 3.8% of the total (or 4.7% if we exclude the 2,014 telemarketing/DNC complaints). Regardless the percentage is small compared to the FTC identity theft complaints of 13.8%.
The FTC report also provides a breakdown of complaints received from each state. The FTC received more than 2.5 times the number of complaints than those Wisconsin Consumer Protection received from Wisconsin residents. The FTC received 25,504 consumer complaints from Wisconsin residents (excluding Federal DNC complaints). Identity theft complaints from Wisconsin were 3,635 or 14.3% of the total. The Wisconsin percentage is larger than the national average of 13.8%. (Additionally, according to the FTC report, in 2013 Wisconsin ranked 27th among all states for ID theft complaints up from 32nd in 2012.)
The FTC receives more consumer complaints from Wisconsin residents than Wisconsin Consumer Protection, and the complaints are likely separate and different complaints received by each organization. In a companion article, we discussed the lack of coordination between federal, state, law enforcement agencies and financial institutions in reporting fraud and identity theft complaints to FTC.
An advantage of a centralized clearinghouse of identity theft complaints, such as the FTC, is that the clearinghouse can potentially identify a trends (geographical, fraud-type, age group, etc.) to assist law enforcement in identifying and convicting outlaws. For example, complaints filed by consumers might suggest a trend is evolving in South Central Wisconsin and Northern Illinois that assists law enforcement in identifying and convicting the criminals with the help of those consumers that filed complaints.
The only organization within Wisconsin that reports consumer complaints to the FTC is the Better Business Bureau (Milwaukee). Unlike some states, there is no apparent coordination between Wisconsin's Attorney General, local law enforcement or Wisconsin Consumer Protection that is noted in the FTC Report.
Based on the FTC's Wisconsin data with significantly larger number of consumer complaints submitted by Wisconsin residents (over 25,000 compared to about 10,500 compiled by Wisconsin Consumer Protection), we conclude that identity theft is also #1 consumer complaint in Wisconsin composing 14.3% of the total.
Telemarking and DNC violations that apparently dominated the Wisconsin Consumer Protection top 10 list, are not necessarily fraudulent. Those that are fraudulent are means by which other types of fraud are committed such as identity theft, unfair debt collection, Lotteries/sweepstakes fraud, imposter scams, etc.
For example, in a companion article, Identity theft: Recent trends, we reported that since 2011, the main method of initial contact between crook and victim evolved from email (42% in 2011) to telephone contact (40% in 2013). In 2013 email contact dropped to 33% followed by Internet (15%) and snail mail (5%).
What is trending in Wisconsin?
The number of reports filed from Wisconsin are relatively small, which make it tentative to report on increasing and decreasing trends in certain types of identity theft.
As with the national FTC data and many of the top states for identity theft where much larger complaints are reported, Wisconsin saw a substantial decrease in the number of complaints in the Government Documents and Benefits category. This category includes the subcategory of tax-related identity theft. As discussed previously, the significant decrease in this category (18% in Wisconsin) is most likely an artifact of the IRS identifying and resolving tax-related identity theft directly with consumers.
Credit card fraud including new account fraud and existing account fraud decreased in Wisconsin by 19% and phone and utilities fraud increased 10.8%.
Read what is trending nationally based on a statistically significant sample of complaint data in the companion reports, Identity theft: Top consumer complaint and decreasing? and Identity theft: Recent trends.
Wisconsin Hot Spots
The FTC provides fraud and identity theft complaint statistics in based on a variety of factors including geographical regions. There are 13 metropolitan reporting areas within the borders of the state (and a few that overlap state boundaries). The top five and their national rank (based on identity theft reports per 100,000 population) are:
Metro Statistical Area and National Rank
- Oshkosh-Neenah 36
- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 61
- Racine 140
- Wausau 173
- Madison 183
The lowest ranked Metro Area, Appleton is ranked 362, and coincidentally adjacent to the highest ranked area in Wisconsin, Oshkosh-Neenah.
In conclusion, identity theft ranks #1 in consumer complaints in Wisconsin according to the recent FTC report. Wisconsin state government could improve on public service announcements, outreach, and coordination among various agencies and with the FTC to improve reporting and state statistics on identity theft, which could prove beneficial to the public by allowing more comprehensive crime data on which law enforcement can use to identify, convict and prevent identity theft.


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Two schools in Pasco County, Fla., were presented with a special visit by Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco today. The students of John Long Middle School in Wesley Chapel, Fla., and River Ridge High School in New Port Richey, Fla., were each awarded a trophy for efforts which amassed large quantities of canned food items during the Sheriff's Office 2013 Holiday Food Drive, held before the Christmas season.
Of all the educational institutions throughout Pasco County, both aforementioned schools achieved the "top donors" award and were given a trophy for display.
Pasco School Superintendent, Kurt Browning, joined Sheriff Nocco at the presentations, each offering words of praise and accolades for genuinely good deeds.
With the objective to accumulate canned goods and non-perishable food items to be given those less fortunate, the Sheriff's Office Holiday Food Drive amassed over 30,000 canned items, among other food stuffs. Sheriff Nocco delineated that most of the donations arrived via the school system's students and teachers.
The law enforcement agency's focus to assist the community's economically-hard-hit citizens enlisted both government and non-government entities. The school system provided a ripe arena from which abundant food donations evolved.
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2014 Calendar Contest Winners
September 18, 2013
Take a look at the winning photos from the 2014 AQHA Calendar Contest.
The American Quarter Horse Association announces the winning photos to be featured in the 2014 AQHA Calendar. Hundreds of photos were submitted by AQHA members from across the globe during a recent Facebook contest. This is the third year AQHA members have contributed photos to the annual calendar.
The theme of the 2014 calendar is youth and American Quarter Horses. The contest took place on AQHA's Facebook fan page.
Each winner receives a free 2014 AQHA Calendar. The calendar will be available for sale through Quarter Horse Outfitters in time for Christmas shopping.
Congratulations to our 12 winners:
- January – Linda McArthur of Ellicott City, Maryland
- February – Carol Marr of Rockdale, Texas
- March – Karen Chyle of Lankin, North Dakota
- April – Collette MacDonald of Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- May – Leslie Uens of Bellville, Ontario
- June – Christina Wenger of Warren, Ohio
- July – Joy Gallupe of Knoxville, Maryland
- August – Kyle Flynn of Perkins, Oklahoma
- September – Karin Hinzmann of Henrico, Virgina
- October – Claudia Reim of Munich, Germany
- November – Robyn Hemingson of Mirror, Alberta
- December – Bev Pettit of Skull Valley, Arizona
Many other photos submitted by AQHA members will also be present throughout the calendar.
Take a look at the winning calendar photos in our slideshow below.
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Today's 6-1/2-hour space walk by Newman and Mission Specialist Jerry Ross is scheduled to begin about 3 p.m. Central time, but may start earlier if the astronauts are ready to depressurize Endeavour's airlock ahead of schedule. Ross and Newman will install two box-like antennas on the outside of the Unity module that are part of the S-band early communications system. The antennas will allow U.S. flight controllers to monitor Unity's systems. Additional S-band electronics gear will be set up inside Unity on Thursday after astronauts enter the module for the first time. The spacewalkers also will connect an external video cable between Zarya and the S-band system. This cable will support early communications videoconferencing from Zarya. The system's videoconferencing capability will be tested after Thursday's installation. Newman, positioned on the end of Endeavour's robot arm, then will install a sunshade over one of Unity's externally mounted computers.
Ross and Newman will remove launch restraints over four hatchways on the Unity module to which future station modules, an early exterior framework and a cupola will attach. The hatchways, or Common Berthing Mechanisms, serve as docking ports for new hardware that will be delivered to the station during the next 18 months. Then Newman will install insulating covers on the trunnion pins that held Unity in the Shuttle's cargo bay.
If time allows toward the end of today's spacewalk, and pending final approval from U.S. and Russian managers, Ross and Newman may try to free one of two balky antennas on the TORU system, Zarya's backup rendezvous navigation system. Still attached to the robot arm, Newman would use an extendable, 10-foot-long grappling hook in an attempt to unfurl the antenna. Flight controllers believe that stiff cabling or interference from thermal blankets on Zarya may be preventing the antennas from fully extending, even though pyrotechnic pins have fired to enable the antennas to roll free from their spools. If Newman is successful, the same procedure may be used to free the second antenna on Saturday during the third and final spacewalk.
The last task for today will be to disconnect and stow cables that were used by Endeavour's crew to control the docking mechanism, called the Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), that docked Zarya to Unity earlier in the mission. With that system never again to be opened, the cable used by Endeavour to control it, which runs along Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2), will be disconnected on this spacewalk as a "get-ahead task" for future assembly missions when PMA 2, currently the adapter to which Endeavour is docked, will be moved. Ross and Newman also will spend some time bundling umbilicals on the exterior of Zarya and ensuring that the markings used by the Space Vision System robotic arm alignment aid are not obstructed by any cables.
After the spacewalk is complete, Currie will use Endeavour's robot arm to survey the payload bay and videotape all of the Space Vision System targets on Unity and Zarya.
Systems on board Endeavour and the International Space Station continue to operate smoothly.


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The Devil is in the Details on Mental Health Parity Law
As we are about to find out with health-overhaul legislation, how laws are translated into actual on-the-ground rules is extremely important. A prime example: the mental health parity law, passed in 2008, which prohibits employers' insurance plans from treating mental health and physical health differently.
The New York Times reports that a "huge fight" on the law's interpretation is going on, pitting groups such as the American Medical Association and House Democrats against insurers. At issue: so-called non-quantitative treatment limits, such as requirements for prior authorization, the rates insurers pay providers and the submission of a treatment plan.
Insurers don't believe the Obama administration should try to establish parity in those procedures and practices. The American Psychiatric Association says those restrictions lying outside the more straightforward rules about equal co-pays and limits on visits may actually be "more insidious," the NYT says.
One of the biggest bones of contention is the requirement that insurance plans have a single deductible to cover both mental and physical health benefits. Insurers say it will mean higher costs for those seeking mental health services, while House Democrats say a single deductible goes to the heart of the parity law.


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Article reproduced from La Stampa. Saturday 2nd February 2013
Well, I would not have been surprised if it had been a government led by Silvio Berlusconi that had banned me from holding my Italian premiere at the MAXXI art museum. Having been sued twice by him for defamation, this would have counted as normal. But I am astonished that the planned premiere in Rome on February 13th of my documentary on Italy, "Girlfriend in a Coma" has now been cancelled by Fondazione MAXXI and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
The premiere was to be an event to which only invited guests could attend. Those guests were planned to include the leaders of all the political parties, as well as top businessmen, journalists, ambassadors, interviewees from the film: you can imagine the sort of people.
It was being hosted by Terravision, the airport-bus company that is registered in Britain because of the difficulties of running a business in Italy. Terravision had also hosted a launch for my book, "Forza, Italia" in Rome in November 2010.
So I find myself asking: would this have happened in any other western democracy? The reasoning provided by MAXXI is that as a private foundation running a museum under the control of the Ministry of Culture, they are not allowed to host events that could be considered to be "political", given the imminence of the general elections.
The oddest point is that no one at MAXXI has actually watched our film, nor even asked to see it. But anyway, would this have happened at the British Museum or MAXXI's contemporary art equivalents in London, Tate Modern or the Institute for Contemporary Arts (where we actually held our UK premiere in November)? The answer is certainly not.
If an Italian journalist, even working with an English director, had made a film about Britain (perhaps called "Ugly Boyfriend in a Coma") and had booked a cinema in one of those museums to show the film a few weeks before the British elections, no one would have cared. No ministry would have intervened. No private foundation would have got worried about the film being political. Just the opposite: they would have relished the attention, the relevance, the fact that they, as a cultural institution were participating in one of the fundamental principles of democracy: freedom of expression.
So what can I conclude from this? I conclude firstly that the people at MAXXI and the Cultural Ministry are very cautious and defensive. They have banned a film without ever having watched it, just in case it might be controversial.
Secondly, I conclude that in this defensive mindset, too many Italians, which especially means those in politics and in official public positions, do not want to confront and understand the truth and reality of what has happened in Italy over the past 20 years.
Of course, our film is not the only version of that truth. But it is an honest, independent attempt to open Italians' eyes to the view of Italy held by this sympathetic, affectionate foreign observer, to help Italians and foreigners alike to understand the situation in Italy and what needs to be done about it. It is intended to provoke a debate. And if the right time to provoke that debate, in the capital of Italy, is not an election campaign, then I don't know what is the right time.
I sincerely hope that MAXXI and the Cultural Ministry change their minds and reverse their foolish decision. But in any case, Girlfriend in a Coma will be shown in Italy during the election campaign. It will be shown in many Italian cities. Just perhaps not at MAXXI, with an audience of political and business leaders of the sort that museum should have been proud to receive.


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Well, i FINALLY got off my lazy butt and got a printer/scanner/copier in later Sept. and have slowly been scanning some of my art! Feels good to do something i've been needing and wanting to do for awhile! I have literally a TON of art and some comics i need to scan and will eventually . Working on some other stuff artwise as well like some cdr covers for my own band The Earwigs, a compilation cdr( form an old cassette from 1993 of 4 horrible "bands" i did back then - ha!ha! ) as well as needing too finish a comic-=book i started on almost 4 years ago or so i WILL have done before this year is out! Lottsa projects that's for sure! I am grateful i can post my art here and i hope people dig what i do . If not, that's cool! I am just glad i have the chance to put up my art! BEST wishes too everyone here and as i have been saying for over 20 years, KEEP THE FILTH!!!!! Your pal, Charles The Bizarre Alien
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Quebec's chief electoral officer gave a vigorous "nay" to electronic voting in future municipal elections yesterday, in a report dissecting last autumn's problem-plagued electronic vote in 140 cities and towns.
Not only did the glitches that delayed results and gave conflicting vote counts in the Nov. 6 elections in Montreal and elsewhere erode the confidence of many voters, the high-tech elections wound up costing as much as 25 per cent more than regular voting, chief electoral officer Marcel Blanchet said in his report.
The report, tabled in the National Assembly, criticizes everything from the voting machines, which were provided by three suppliers and made by different manufacturers, to the personnel who handled them and the training they received.
The manner in which these systems were managed "does not offer sufficient guarantees of transparency and security to ensure the integrity of the vote," he said in a statement.
At a news conference in Quebec City, Blanchet conceded he cannot assure the election results were accurate.
But, he added, there's nothing that can be done about it, so Quebecers should learn from the fiasco and move on.
The message was echoed by Municipal Affairs Minister Nathalie Normandeau, who ruled out holding a new round of elections.
Instead, the moratorium her government slapped on the computerized voting systems after Nov. 6 will remain in place, she said. And Quebec might never use electronic voting for provincial elections, she suggested - unless it's proved reliable.
The report's findings, gathered during the past 11 months by investigators and experts, led Blanchet to recommend "very stringent conditions" for the use of electronic voting.
Among the report's findings:
Machines misread ballots.
A backup plan covering all possible problems was missing.
The lack of paper ballots in some municipalities prevented judicial recounts.
Only partial testing of the voting machines took place in some instances.
But there will be no charges laid, Blanchet said.
"On that, it would take proof from somewhere that there was, in effect, an illegal act, that things got screwed up," he said. "There is no proof."
Montreal's official opposition party, Vision Montreal, said it will hold an emergency meeting of the party executive today to discuss recourse, including renewing a call for a city-wide recount.
"It's not over, contrary to what Mr. Blanchet says," Vision Montreal general director Robert Laramee said.
On Vision Montreal's complaints, Blanchet's investigators agreed, for instance, that:
Some parties' representatives were denied access to polling stations because they were not adequately informed by city election staff about procedures.
Election personnel did not receive adequate training.
Some polling stations closed earlier than required by law.
Mayor Gerald Tremblay's office said his administration will comment on the report today.
Jacqueline Leduc, Montreal's city clerk and chief returning officer in 2005, left the city's employ on Monday. Her five-year contract ran out and was not renewed, city hall spokesperson Darren Becker said.
Her report to Blanchet in January on what went wrong on Nov. 6 in the city blamed outside firms for glitches. Problems occurred "despite rigorous planning" by her office, Leduc said.
Meanwhile, Montreal and PG Elections, which supplied the city's voting machines, are still negotiating the final payment on the firm's $2.9-million contract, said Luc Filiatreault, the new chief executive officer of PG Mensys, which owns PG Elections. The balance is more than $1 million, he said.
His firm co-operated with the chief electoral officer's investigation and agrees with the call for stringent standards for electronic voting, he said.
"We have to admit that we did have a few problems," Filiatreault said. It was the first time all Quebec municipal elections were held on the same day and that so many used electronic voting, he noted.
The report is available at www.electionsquebec.qc.ca


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When I click on a tag, it tells me there are no items tagged for that category - when there is a number telling me how many there should be.
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Same problem here:
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I already had this problem 7 days ago. Does anyone have a response by diigo so far?
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It seems it's working again
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Is it working with new bookmarks as well?
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Mine is back as well. Just for in case, I did an export :-)
One more thing to do at least once per week - export your bookmarks...
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Back working for me
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College Hockey:Mercyhurst named top CHA team in preseason coaches' poll
The two finalists in the 2012 CHA title game finished 1-2 in the annual preseason coaches' poll, but the runner-up (Mercyhurst) was named the the top team and the league champion from last spring (Robert Morris) came in second.
School (First-place votes)
|1. Mercyhurst (4)
|2. Robert Morris (2)
|3. Syracuse
|4. Rochester Institute of Technology
|5. LIndenwood
|6. Penn State
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BCS Championship Day 4
Wednesday, January 5, 7 p.m. MST
Each day has gotten progressively nicer since Oregon's arrival in the greater Phoenix area on Sunday, with temperatures warming a few more degrees Wednesday under brilliant blue skies.
Although officially four weeks away, it could have just as easily been Groundhog Day for most of the Ducks as they went through their normal routine for a third straight day. One difference for a few of the guys was a press conference at the media hotel featuring defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti and five of his charges: Brandon Bair, Talmadge Jackson III, Casey Matthews, Spencer Paysinger and Kenny Rowe.
Kenny Rowe, normally a man of few words, fielded dozen's of questions about Oregon's defense and Auburn's offense.
Coach Al held court for the entire 30-minute session and had the scribes and photographers laughing as he was on a roll answering questions and finally needed to be led away by the arm to an awaiting van so he could make it to the practice field in time.
Video from today's press conference will be posted at GoDucks.TV.
Thursday's presser will feature offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich and five players from that side of the ball.
Lost in the shuffle with everything else going on in the last month was the fact that I failed to put up a photo blog post from the Oregon State game. Normally, we don't have a photographer at away games, but our man on the sidelines, Eric Evans, was on hand in Corvallis and delivered some of his best shots of the year. Enjoy-
Casey Matthews set the tone for the UO defense early in the 1st quarter.
The Ducks were all business in the regular season finale.
Darron Thomas first year as a starting quarterback couldn't have gone any better.
Yet another grab for Jeff Maehl.
Is LaMichael James the best running back in UO history? He'll have at least one more year to make a case for himself.
Brandon Hanna is one of 11 players with multiple sacks this season.
Kenjon Barner had bookend 100-yard rushing games during the regular season, hitting the century mark vs. New Mexico and at Oregon State.
The universal sign for "Go Ducks."
Michael Clay showed off some great moves on his 64-yard run.
A great blocker in his own right, D.J. Davis gets to follow his teammates on this play.
Cliff Harris with the ball in his hands will be a lasting memory of the 2010 season.
The way Dion Jordan looked and played on the defensive line and on special teams, it's hard to believe he spent last year at tight end.
The Ducks would drop to No. 2 after the win over Oregon State, but DT's signal was applicable to the Ducks' standing in the Pac-10 race
Justin Hoffman basks in the glow of the Civil War victory.
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Financial Planning for the 'Jersey Shore' Cast
This week, MTV threatened to begin firing castmates from their hit show Jersey Shore if the kids couldn't keep themselves in line (a very relative concept to be sure).
While I don't typically offer my services as a financial adviser on a pro bono basis, I thought I could be of some service to the lovable Guidos and Guidettes now, before the inevitable happens and the party grinds to a halt.
Below, some financial advice for gang…
Paully D – Young man, with your $50,000 a night DJ gigs, you're actually the castmate I am least concerned about. Keep in mind that you'll be in considerably less demand when the show ends (and it will). Your nightly fees will sag right around the time that your pectorals do, this is perfectly natural. I'd recommend against a Roth IRA as you are likely making more today than you ever will again, pay the taxes later at a lower income rate.
Vinny – Good news! As the only castmate who can both read and write in English, you're a step ahead of the game. My advice is to marry as soon as possible and to consider investing primarily in a portfolio of growth stocks. Because you alone actually seem employable in the real world, you've got plenty of time before you'll need the money.
Deena – Young lady, I'm simply not acquainted with your "work". So stay in drugs and don't do school. Or the reverse…whatever, won't matter.
Situation – I'm not going to sugarcoat this, Mike, here's the situation: As a 46-year-old man playing a 25-year-old on TV, your career prospects aren't particularly bright. Only one other actor has been able to pull this off, Luke Perry, who was cast as a high schooler on Beverly Hills 90210 at the age of 41. But Luke wasn't smart with his money, that's why you see him wrestling with electric eels in original movies on the SciFi Channel at 3 in the morning. I advise you to put your lottery winnings from being on the show into an irrevocable trust that pays you a stipend each month. You'll get access to the principle in the event of your 50th birthday or a life-threatening piercing accident, whichever happens first.
Snooki – While scientists have been unable to determine the median life expectancy of a Snooki, we should assume and plan for at least a few decades of longevity. With that in mind, the key here is to avoid making any investments that actually require your time or attention or (gasp) expertise. Snooki, this means no investment properties and no restaurants or bars. Stick with a more passive investment approach, I'd recommend an 80/20 stock/bond mix held in an account that you'll forget you have access to. And by the way, Planet Earth called – it asked if you'd please put some underwear on.
J-Woww – As your financial adviser, I am chiefly concerned with your interest rate risk. Meaning, our rate of interest in you is sure to decline from this point forward. Please keep in mind that your surgical "alterations" are, in fact, depreciating assets. That said, we won't be able to write them off against short or long term capital gains. My advice is to have Viacom set up a Health Savings Account (HSA) for you. You'll be contributing pre-tax dollars each year and can begin accumulating the warchest you'll need for tattoo removal, lower back pain etc. I'm happy to discuss this all with you privately, over drinks, so let me know what your schedule looks like.
Ronnie and Sammi – It is clear to any of us who have watched the show that your unique relationship can only end in one of two ways: manslaughter or second degree manslaughter. The only rational course of action would be to set up a Joint Trust with Rights of Survivorship. Because one of you will soon kill the other, the only way I'll sleep at night is knowing that the entirety of the financial assets will pass to the grieving survivor. Besides, a joint account with Tenants In Common could actually lead to the final showdown as you two lovebirds debate percentages and throw beer bottles across my conference room.
Look gang, in a perfect world you'd be able to stay on the Jersey Shore set forever, get married on TV and have little raisinettes who would then inherit shows of their own. But in reality, the second hand of public adoration is rapidly ticking through your 15th minute of fame and the key is to be prepared. I'll be out to Seaside with the paperwork for all of this next week.


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News: Tech Tuesday Update: Hats off to the classified staff! May 7, 2013
Over the last few weeks, the college staff has been emailing students information on how to get onto LancerPoint. Financial Aid students are now using LancerPoint in preparation for summer registration on May 23. As you can imagine, some of our students have needed some extra help. There is always a learning curve when implementing new technology and processes.
Our classified staff has really stepped-up and have been wonderful in helping our students. They have also been instrumental in assisting the Information Technology Services staff to fine-tune the system.
Classified staff has been working tirelessly over the last nine months getting trained and preparing the LancerPoint system for our summer go-live date (If you are wondering when this date is, click http://www.pasadena.edu/lancerpoint/ and check out the counter in the right column).
It only seems fitting that as we celebrate classified employees this week, I say "Hat's off to our Classified Staff!"
Thank you all for your hard work and I hope you have a great Classified Day celebration!
As always, here are some quick stats that may only interest me:
Summer (not LancerPoint):
• LancerPoint Financial Aid emails sent: 7,500
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Release Date: 05/07/2013
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Isotopes of a particular element are atoms that contain the same number of protons and electrons but have a different number of neutrons. Due to the added neutrons, these atoms have a different atomic mass. This variation in mass, however, does not affect the chemical reactivity of the isotopes, as they will chemically react like their respective element. The fractional abundance, normally represented as a percentage, of each isotope of a given element can be calculated based on the average atomic mass of the element and the individual atomic mass of each isotope.
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Identify the average atomic mass of the element and the individual mass of each isotope of the respective element. This information is readily available for almost all elements. For example, carbon only has two stable, naturally occurring isotopes --- carbon-12 and carbon-13. According to the Scientific Instrument Services, carbon-12 has a mass of 12.0000 and carbon-13 has a mass of 13.0033. The average atomic mass of carbon is identified in the periodic table as 12.0110.
Enter these weights into the formula (b)x + (1-x)(c) = a, where "a" is the average atomic mass of the element, "b" is the mass of the first isotope, "c" is the mass of the second isotope, and "x" represents the unknown abundance. For carbon, the formula would be written as: (13.0033)x + (1-x)(12.0000) = 12.0110
Solve for the x variable. For example: 13.0033x + 12.0000-12.0000x = 12.0110 1.0033x = 0.0110 x = 0.011
Identify this value as the fractional abundance, or multiply this value by 100 and identify it as the percent abundance of the first isotope in the equation. The abundance of carbon-13 would then be 0.011 or 1.1 percent.
Subtract x from 1 to determine the fractional abundance of the second isotope, and multiply the value by 100 to identify the percent abundance. The abundance of carbon-12 would then be 0.989 or 98.9 percent. 1 -- 0.011 = 0.989 0.989 * 100 = 98.9 percent
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I am installing an application on Fedora Core 14 that uses a lot of sockets (eight of them) for TCP communication between various servers, all running on the same localhost. I've been trying to find some info on what ports are generally open on linux, but am not having any luck.
The default config file is set up to use 4449 and 12001-12007. Are these ports open for internal comms, or do I have to create selinux exceptions?


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"Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" was apparently leaked early ahead of its formal launch date. According to a report from Gamepur on March 12, Hideo Kojima confirmed that some copies went on sale in advance while adding that the video game comes with several features that add replay value. You can check out his comments on the leak below:
Ground Zeroes isn't a linear game, and it's a real sneaking simulator that provides a high degree of freedom. You can play any numbers of times and play style varies from person to person. This means that it's very compatible with the share button. But seeing it demonstrated by an early leak wasn't my intention.
Kenichiro Imaizumi also commented on the early release, stating that the lucky fans should just enjoy the game and not spoil anything for the rest of the community that will be waiting until the official release date. You can find some "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" images in the slideshow located to the left of this article and the comments from the senior producer below:
Dear Sir/Madam, I know some people has already got GZ. Just enjoy but DO NOT spoil. There're many fans are waiting for this for long time.
One of the fans who got an early copy revealed the installation size for the PS4 version of the open-world action-adventure video game. Gamepur reported that the software product only takes up 3913 MB of free space on the hard disk drive, which is quite small for a big-budget title. In comaprison, "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots comes with a 9027 MB installation.
Despite the broken street date, Konami Digital Entertainment is still insisting that "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" won't be made widely available until March 18 for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
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