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INTERVIEW: SHORT & SWEET WITH TONY HARRISInterview conducted by B. Allan Dempsey
Tony Harris' moody artwork first gained a mass audience with DC's STARMAN in 1994. The critically acclaimed series focused on Jack Knight, son of the Golden Age hero of the same name and was written by James Robinson. In 1998, Harris left STARMAN, stating that he was no longer able to keep up with the artistic demands he put on himself and the book. More personal projects like LAZARUS 5, OBERGEIST: RAGNAROK HIGHWAY, and the JSA: THE LIBERTY FILE series have since been his focus, along with a variety of cover work. But now he's made an announcement: STARMAN will be returning. James Robinson and Tony Harris, the original creative team, will reunite for a new STARMAN mini-series. I caught Tony Harris on his cigarette break at the Atlanta ComiCon (4/12/03). During the interview, we discussed the upcoming project, the Starman television series, music, and Tony's new direction as an artist.So, a new Starman mini-series, huh? Why? It made me, I miss it, and I have a stake in it that I don't have in a lot of other stuff. The fans have been crying and wanting it long enough that I think it's time to come back and do it. I just wanted to wait until the right time, the right circumstance and the right project. Given James [Robinson's] schedule, if I can get him freed up from his Hollywood commitments any time soon, I think it's the right time to come back and do it. Can you tell us anything about it? What I can tell you is, it's the Far East story that a lot of people have heard about. Those of you that don't know, the story takes place during Jack [Knight's] time as Starman in Opal City. That way it won't be a post-series story. It'll be the Jack everybody knows and loves.Jack has an old Japanese friend that he's met through the tattoo culture in Opal. The guy's sick and dying, and he wants to get back to Japan and die on his native soil. Jack needs a break from being a hero, so he agrees to take the guy back. When they get over there, Jack gets mixed up in a big thing with a bunch of old-world Japanese demons, magic, and the Yakuza get involved. We're hopefully going to introduce a brand new character in the story, there might be a possibility for a mini-series or something beyond Starman with them. But I can't mention anything about that.Is there a decided format yet? In my mind there is. I don't know what DC will want to do. Originally, we were talking about me doing it fully painted, but it's just not economical and smart time-wise. That's just huge amounts of work. I made the decision that, if it happens, I wanted to do it pencil-and-ink with digital colour. Our studio's come a really long way between JSA: THE LIBERTY FILE and JSA: THE UNHOLY THREE as far as digital goes. It looked really, really good. I think we can handle it just fine. Is it a hardcover? James and I were talking about it, and we decided, Jesus, if we're gonna come back and do Starman, let's come back and do it. Let's not come back and do a one-shot. Let's not come back and do a hardcover that's too expensive for anybody to buy. You do a hardcover, and that cuts out a huge portion of the market. People don't want to drop twenty-five/thirty bucks on a hardcover. But you give them four 48-page books that are square-bound, prestige format, no ads, back cover illustration, glossy paper, and really nice. People can afford that and they will buy that. That's a big, huge chunk of a story, too. That's basically, what, eight-issues of a regular series? That's almost a whole year of Starman right there.I know I'm excited! What's going on with the Starman TV show? I can tell you that I read the pilot, and I think that they got a whole lot more right than they got wrong. I do know that it was not announced on ABC's fall schedule for this year, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. If some other new shows tank, then they're gonna need a mid-season replacement, and it still may be in development.This is a rumour, so don't put anything in it. But I heard it, so I'll pass it along: if ABC is not interested, there's another network that is.And, of course, you have to play Starman because he was modeled after you, right? (Laughs.) Yeah, but I was much younger and much thinner.Oh, you could do it. What about Jolly Roger in general? What's new there? Well, we're streamlined now. We don't have as many members. Some of the other guys moved on to do their own thing. So now it's myself, Tom Feister, and J.D. Mettler. There's lots of stuff going on. I'm currently doing a three-issue ark of BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT. I'm penciling and inking that, and all the digital colours will be done in-house by the three of us. Tom and I are monthly cover artists on THE LEGION. I just finished penciling and inking a Starman eight-page short that's going to be in JSA: ALL-STARS. I got the pages back yesterday, so I'm going to start colouring that Monday when I get back to work.We just got tapped by Marvel to do a slew of stuff for them, cover-wise: three IRON MAN covers; six FANTASTIC FOUR covers; I was hired to do three AMAZING SPIDER-MAN covers; and something else that I can't really talk about at this point, but as soon as I get permission from my editor, I will.Tom and I are talking to Marvel and a few other people about interiors. We'll be some interiors on THE LEGION coming up, a nine-page back-up story in issue 25. We'll also be doing most of, if not all of THE LEGION SECRET FILES. Covers on those, as well. We've got a few things that are in the pitching stages and Wildstorm and Humanoids right now, so we'll see.Why comics? I'm really attracted to the medium and the format. You can do a lot with comics that you can't do in other mediums. The pay's not as good, but you have more freedom, I think. And I love telling a story. I know that a lot of guys enjoy and make a living just doing cover work, but I think to really enjoy it and make your mark on the industry, you gotta get in there and get in the mix. That's what fans want. They want people doing stories. They want people doing interiors. I just love it, from the breaking down of someone's script and interpreting that to sitting down and coming up with great layouts that are exciting. Doing fight scenes. Getting to design characters on almost every new project. The list just goes on and on. Why not comics?We do a lot of other stuff. I've worked in film and television a little bit. Commercial art. But no matter what I do, I'll always in some degree be hanging around in comics until nobody wants to hire me any more.It seemed like in THE UNHOLY THREE that you were using a lot less black than you normally do. Less shading. Is this a new direction? Was this a conscious effort? Yeah. In part, it comes from my association with our new guy at the studio, Tom Feister. When he became part of the studio, we were hired to do some Daredevil stuff for Marvel that was gonna be used in accordance with the film. It was sort of an animated-looking style. Tom's background is in animation, so he was sort of pushing me in a direction that I hadn't explored before. I've been doing this for fourteen years, and I've established myself and my look. At the same time, I've tried to keep the wheels in motion, develop as an artist, get better, and figure out smarter ways to do things. Specifically, when I started working with Tom, I started thinking about things in a very different way than I had before. Just looking at the way he thought about things, I sort of took a second look.Basically, I don't want to be a dinosaur. I don't want to be one of those guys that people go, he used to be really good, but he's not going forward. He's not getting any better. He's not trying anything new. Too many guys in the business work for ten, fifteen, or even twenty years, and they just do the same thing over and over and over. As a fan, and I'm still a huge fan of comics, I find that incredibly boring. The guys that I follow, I follow them because they take those chances. I never know what the hell they're gonna do next.I could actually say that about your work. I was really surprised by the OBERGEIST stuff. It almost looked a little cartoony, and that was different from what I'd seen from you before. That was a very conscious decision there.Tom and I are collaborating on a lot of stuff now, and I'm very, very excited about it. You can take the cover work I'm doing on THE LEGION and put it next to a LIBERTY FILE page, and people are like, that's two different guys. So in a way, through a lot of soul-searching, re-examining my work, and working with some new people, my career has sort of gotten a second life breathed into it. Marvel's extremely excited about all the stuff we're doing there, and that just makes me excited. There's a whole new younger generation of guys coming in and reading books now. The artists and writers working in the business now are bloody half my age, so it's nice to still be fresh and have people go, goddamn, what the hell's he gonna do now?What music are you listening to now? A lot of Coldplay. I just got the new Everclear record, which is bad as shit. We download just tons of shit off the internet, load it up in the library on I-Tunes, and let it go while we're working. Everything from Johnny Cash to Foo Fighters, New Order, a bunch of old 80's shit from when I was coming up. Just about anything, really. Whatever we're in the mood for. If we wanna get pumping in the morning and get rockin' on some stuff, then we put on something really up beat. If I'm really introspective and trying to figure something out, trying to do a composition or a layout on something, then we'll put something a little easier on.Would you say that music directly influences your work? I think it does everybody. I know some writers that don't like any noise at all. They have to work in silence. Being a part of a studio for - Jesus - ten years now, from Gaijin to Jolly Roger, I feed off that energy and noise and everything that's going on in a studio. If I had to work by myself in a quiet room, I think I'd go crazy.Tell me about outside influences, other than comics, whether they be film, books, etc. I'm a really big fan, as I think a lot of people are, of the Wachowski brothers and the Coen brothers. Those guys are thinking outside the box, big time. They're trying to take apart what they do and just come at it from a completely different angle. I really respect that.As far as art goes, I never read comics when I was a kid, not to any large degree. I didn't start reading comics in earnest until I was about sixteen, and then I got into the business at nineteen. So I don't really have a large knowledge of comics history. I've fallen in love with the Golden Age since I got in the business, and that's where my love lies with superheroes. I made it my business to learn a lot about that with archives, but most of my artistic influences (besides the obvious ones like Mike Mignola, Kevin Nowlan, and people like that) are fine-art guys, illustrators from the turn of the century: Howard Pyle, J.C. Linedecker, Franklin Booth. A lot of the old pin-up guys from the 50's are really great like Roy Krenkel. Al Williamson is unbelievably amazing. Al Williamson is probably my biggest influence, I think, as far as comics go. Howard Pyle is hands down my favourite illustrator/painter/artist, period. I can't think of anybody else I like more.Thanks Tony. For more on the Jolly Roger gang be sure to visit Jolly Roger Studio.com. B. 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Recently a local professional group noted that the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority had one of the lowest rates of payment errors in the United States. The OHCA https://www.okhca.org is an entity that monitors and manages outbound payments of Medicaid dollars for all services paid for by federal Medicaid monies given to Oklahoma by the United States government.
Today, in a meeting it was presented again that multiple mental health and addictions treatment providers sitting in a room were wholly or partially unpaid for services rendered to Oklahoma citizens under state approved agencies for mental health or addictions. Some were Medicaid and some were private insurance clients.
In Oklahoma, most agencies providing care as mental health and addictions services are privately held almost "mom and pop" operations.
Persons working at the agency are called professional providers/contractors. Privately held agencies may be owned by an individual, DBA ( group or individual who represents under one name, but is made up of other people or other groups than listed in the name or on business documents) or may be held by a private entity ( the Catholic Church or Planned Parenthood) or may be held by a corporation ( like UHS, United Health Services). http://okcommerce.gov/new-and-existing-business/starting-a-new-business/... It is not always clear who the business entity is who is running the counseling service.
The discussion today was whether that would occur to the consumer to ask ( who is this agency and why do they have a counseling service, what is their mission and is it client or revenue focused?) http://topnonprofits.com/examples/nonprofit-mission-statements/ and if consumers understand what happens with their dollars when they enter agencies for service.
A nonprofit is a group whose dollars go only to the function of the services, and there is no revenue generated above this money. And what is the difference between a non-profit and a not for profit. http://nonprofit.about.com/od/qathebasics/f/nopvspro.htm Does this effect care one gets for counseling , which is a very personal service that needs to be steady and reliable.
Agencies must hold a credential like CARF http://www.carf.org/home/ ( a regulation of a style of documentation and agency procedure, not quality of counseling care) or JCHAO http://www.jointcommission.org/ ( the highest regulation of an agency, often held by hospitals, but also only about procedure for running the business, managing records... and not a regulation or insurance of quality of service). So having one of these accreditations does NOT assure that an actual service provided will meet any particular criteria, or will be effective. Both CARF and JCHAO take into account complaints about a facility, but they have no power to address any corrective action. These groups are concerned with the structure of services to the consumer, and issues regarding Human Resources or even consumer complaints or staff complaints would be held in separate functions/files within the agency. The information doesn't meet up, and neither of these accreditations groups have any power to effect change if a problem were discovered or noted to them.
Agencies must also have a tax identification http://www.tax.ok.gov/ and a business license https://www.okc.gov/business/businesslicense.html. These two things also do not address this question along with the certification permit the agency to apply to bill for mental health and addictions services, through Medicaid or private insurances.
The meeting discussion today is that more and more agencies in mental health and addictions seem to be run by people who are business people, and not by people who are therapists. Some are DBA, where one does not know just who is the mysterious configuration behind the agency. One can learn, through the Oklahoma Tax Commission just who holds a DBA, but this has to be logged as a formal request, and there is a fee, which must be paid by a credit card in order to get information as to who it is.
Could it be that there is ALEC influence in mental health/addictions in Oklahoma ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXUPDAMc_6o. or http://www.examiner.com/article/which-switch-is-which-duplicitous-relati... where processes support other processes? Or that is too much of a stretch. http://www.examiner.com/article/counteracting-convenient-ignorance to Marian Wright Edelman's cradle to prison pipeline. Though that may be a stretch.
Ok. Back to OHCA does not guarantee payment to the provider. Period. And the client is never held financially responsible for non-paid hours from OHCA or a private insurance.
If a person running a business fails to a.) bill in a timely manner, b.) witholds dollars paid from OHCA to a provider or c.) does not turn payment directly from the OHCA to the agency to the provider, there are no Oklahoma work law provisions to recoup that money rather than the individual provider to file suit against the employer ( with their own money). Dollar amounts under $6000 cna be handled in a small claims court process. Higher dollar amounts require formal filings and representation by an attorney. Most Oklahoma professional contractors in mental health and addictions have been bilked in billing or contracting gaffs are out the higher dollar amount from one or more agency. Repeatedly.
So, this money not delivered to the provider/contractor is not tracked by OHCA, and not tracked by federal level Medicaid, unless there is a complaint filed with Medicaid. The money, if an error is discovered is not returned to the provider, but in these processes is recouped by Medicaid. The provider/contractor never gets paid and is not allowed to bill independent of an agency that has a contract with the OHCA for a service rendered under an agency.
So that is how many hours of free service donated to the state and federal government for care? Is anyone tracking this?
Oklahoma public or private employees (W-2) who are paid a wage and have a tax status with the employer, are eligible as a laborer to be protected in their work environment to some degree, and the verbal or written agreement will be upheld by the Oklahoma Department of Labor.
In Oklahoma, there are virtually no laws holding an agency to pay a provider/contractor. There is no process for the agency to be audited for their care of persons under contract or in their employ. Sleight of hand in changes in promises in original contracts, changes in pay rates, changes in pay dates and agencies who pay their administrative staff first and the provider/contractor late or never are not uncommon.
The agency owns the workproduct of the provider/contractor, so say the agency managed not to process billing on time for a comprehensive assessment done by a qualified provider. Comprehensive assessments (the client intake paperwork/workproduct) gtake days and multiple appointments to complete from face to face appointments. These may happen in an office or the provider/contractor may travel to the community to see the client. If the agency fails to properly process the claim inbound to OHCA, that is an initial gaff. The time frame in which billing can happen has to be related exactly, or the payment doesn't happen. So the papers, account to bill and data "expire" under the provider/contractor who signed the client into the Medicaid/OHCA service to bill.
But, the assessment still holds valid data.
Often, the provider/contractor will leave the agency due to non-payment, and then the assessment will be re-entered under another provider/contractor and then the agency will be paid. The first provider did the core work, the second provider/contractor got the financial credit. Assessments cost more than direct service counseling hours. sometimes, the agency owner is a clinician and they bill it themselves. One person can manage many clients in therapy, but doing multiple intakes takes hours to talk and write and complete the assessment and then the careplan ( goals of therapy) Individual therapy, group,family therapy, and behavioral rehab is a fraction of the skill, focus and effort.
You do the math. Remember, this is a pervasive practice.( it has happened to more mental health/ addictions providers than not).
There is no system locally or nationally that audits this performance problem of non-payment. Licensure boards for any kind of Oklahoma Counselor : LPC ( Licensed Professional Counselor, LADC (Licensed Addicitions Counselor), LCSW ( Licensed Clinical Social Worker ) or LMFT ( Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) do not allow a provider/contractor to take professional licensing actions against a licensed person for bilking the provider/contractor. There is also no ethics regarding NOT paying peers or employees if you hold a professional license in Oklahoma. Including physicians, psychologists, neurologists and such. You can still practice, because it is not tracked, reported or confronted as abuse of employees. In helping professions. In a state that has a severe problem with active suicidality.
Billing practices like this make it so the provider/contractor is donating services. It ignores the sacred nature of the attachment clients make with a provider/contractor because the provider is forced to leave work circumstances, and often has signed a contract saying that the agency "owns" the client, the client file and the client billing.
Attachment is the super-personal connnection of trust that allows the client ( remember this is mental health and addictions and many of these people have had trauma abuse and abandonment issues. ) to trust the provider to share their life processes and secrets. The practice of splitting assessments in community services is also a disservice, where the client is forced to sit with an assessor and basically spill their guts, and then shuttled on to another provider for "care". In hospitals, this is relevant, as the hospital is open 24/7 and services have to happen in an expedited manner. In community services, this fragments care, and causes people to think that the system only wants them to fill out forms. Care is removed from care when it is handled this way. It is called systems induced trauma, and it is what happens to people in public social services, with the police and other places that also should not be handling the client in this way. It probably, actually contributes to fragmentation that makes it hard for clients to be identified as suicidal, and in the process of successfully preventing suicides
Many people who are providers/contractors are women. Many are single, head of household providers. Many have to work more than one job anyway, are under supervision towards a higher level of practice credential, or are students in the process of learning to be independent provider/contractors. Can this group of carers really afford to be marginalized? Is this really as pervasive as this group today discussed? How many thousands of dollars are mental health and addictions providers out in this system that plays them to the negative?
Recently in the Oklahoma City news was a local agency managed by a person who was an accountant.
This person, opened youth focused mental health/addictions agencies across Oklahoma. He understood that Oklahoma is a right to work state, and a person who is a professional contractor is not protected by the laws or governance of the Department of Labor. http://www.ok.gov/odol/.
As a condition of the new provider/contractor coming to the program, they must provide their own referrals INTO the system. The problems happened as above, where clients were processed through assessments and sometimes into a care process. Provider/contractors get a percentage of the dollars they bill for, so certain types of work pay at higher rates than others. This particular agency offered a very high percentage, 75% of all billing processes.
Since the agency often has a steady stream of employees and clients, it looks like the agency is popular and successfully providing services. No professional counseling group has called for changes. It appears things are all a 'go".
The person who runs such an agency does not have to have any kind of a contract with the provider/contractor that ensures payment. The person running billing does not have to prove competence, and does not have to respond to failures with any improvement in performance related to billing or the bigger issue of reimbursement. There is no protection for the provider/contractor, and no corrective standard and measure that would ensure improvements if an issue is discovered. IF the agency does this wrong act consistently, and gets reported, a percentage of the error will be caught. The caught error does not allow the provider/contractor to be paid.
It would be possible to discover how the provider population has been affected by this problem over the last 10 years, and how this has effected consumer services.
OHCA audits billing for inaccuracies, but this may merely result in the agency informing a provider after the fact ( billed and payment received and cashed) that they must then repay the OHCA. So whose error and responsibility is this? Billers are often high school educated, maybe have a bachelors degree. There is no credential or certification that anyone must hold to be allowed to be a biller for an agency. The provider/contractor is at the mercy of the agency and selected biller, who may work in, or out of the office.
The agency is not out money, as this exchange is often virtual dollars, though the provider/contractor may be dinked dollars on an actual paycheck. Agency non-billing is also not tractable, and so the provider/contractor may do the work, only to discover that no effort was made to bill, billing was mis-entered or billing was not resubmitted when errors in original billing were made, or co-payments or out of pocket deductibles were not properly collected. The provider/contractor has no recourse, other than to sue, which entails a need to access the records for service and billing which are privately held by the agency. You do the math.
This level of tight repayments on OHCA discovered errors is the focus of the boast about Oklahoma Medicaid having low errors in mis-mangaged Medicaid moneys.


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It is March and Two Bostons (TB) is excited because St. Patrick's Day is swiftly advancing! They are so happy to celebrate this holiday because they feel so extremely lucky because of their very valuable customers. In order to show their public just how lucky they truly feel, they are planning celebrations with upcoming events, festive fundraisers and, of course, special savings. Everything that they plan and do is designed to help improve the lives of both pets and the people that love them.
In order to celebrate this special month, begin by purchasing your pooch some super-cute Mardi Gras treats from their bakery case in all three locations (two in Naperville and one in Geneva, Illinois). Another way to treat your pet is to shop the Semi-Annual Clearance Table; your dogs will love the discounted items still available at your favorite store.
In addition to all the monthly hullabaloo, Two Bostons would love if you sent in a photo of your sweet St. Patrick's Day pet so that they can post them on their Facebook page. Andy, AdreAnne and their staff are so ready to have a wee bit o' fun with you and your furry friend this month!
Check out the TB Shamrocks for Shelters event which began yesterday, March 1st and will continue until March 18th at each of their store locations. Due to this event, you will be able to become a shelter pet's lucky charm.
During this drive, stop by any of their three locations so as to pick out your very own colorful shamrock when you approach the register. Any thoughtful donation will help TB fund a crucial project at the Naperville Area Humane Society (when you shop at either of their Naperville locations), or Anderson Animal Shelter (when you shop at their Geneva location). TB knows that a little bit o' green can make a huge difference for adoptable animals in need! The animal shelters and their residents will certainly appreciate all of the hearts of gold that contribute to their cause!
· On Tuesday, March 4th, Two Bostons and staff will celebrate Mardi Gras.
· On Saturday, March 15th, Two Bostons will host their annual St. Patrick's Day Parade; a favorite downtown Naperville tradition. They want to invite you and your pets to join them in their walk of fame – rain or shine! In order to participate though, you have to sign up so that they will be aware of just how many people and pets will be participating. They even have a great gift for the families that participate – valued at $100! Make certain that you register at email@example.com.
March plans to be so much fun – more fun than you or your pooch will want to miss. So, mark your calendars so that you will not miss a thing! Hope to see you there!


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Organic Swimming Pools
From Dean Dowd on August 18, 2010 in Landscaping
While there's nothing better than that retro swimming-pool smell in the summer, chlorinated pools are causing increasing health concerns, including asthma and wheezing in kids, and unhealthy natural chemical breakdownsnot to mention green hair. Many avid swimmers and homeowners are looking to "greener" swimming choices for their back yards.
Natural Swimming Pools
One elegant and eco-friendly European option gaining popularity in the U.S. is the idea of natural pools, which have lower maintenance and installation costs than conventional pools. A self-sustaining mini-ecosystem, the pool is supposed to be clean enough to drink (though being able to might not mean wanting to).
And, as far as aesthetics, these organic pools can look incredibly unique and beautiful. So if youre considering putting in a new pool in time for next summer, talk to a professional and go over all your options.
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If a matrix is upper-triangular, does its diagonal contain its eigenvalues? If yes, how can this be proven? My textbook and teacher just jumped over this statement (we are working over complex numbers, does the answer change if it's over reals?) and I was wondering if someone could provide a proof.
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The following steps lead to a solution:
1)If a matrix $A$ is upper triangular, prove that $A$ is invertible iff none of the elements on the diagonal equals zero.
Suppose you have a matrix $A$ that is upper triangular. Consider $A - \lambda I$. Then for $A$ to have a non-zero eigenvector, the kernel of $A - \lambda I$ must not be trivial, in other words $A - \lambda I$ must not be invertible.
2) Hence prove that the eigenvalues of a matrix that is upper triangular all lie on its diagonal.
Hint 1: The determinant of a triangular matrix is the product of its diagonal elements.
Hint 2: To prove Hint 1 develop with respect to the first row resp. column and use induction.


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Found this video on You Tube. Its - to quote Jim Rome - phenomenal.
There's a certain production quality to it, and it features many phins players and cheerleaders. I'm guessing its from about 1990, but just for grins I'll research it a little.
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TC TO LEIGH HUNT ; 17 June 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18500617-TC-JHLH-01; CL 25: 97-98
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Dear Hunt,
I have just finished your Autobiography,1 which has been most pleasantly occupying all my leisure these three days; and you must permit me to write you a word upon it, out of the fulness of the heart, while the impulse is still fresh to thank you. This good Book, in every sense one of the best I have read this long while, has awakened many old thoughts, which never were extinct, or even properly asleep, but which (like so much else) have had to fall silent amid the tempests of an evil time,—Heaven mend it! A word from me, once more, I know, will not be unwelcome, while the world is talking of you.
Well, I call this an excellently good Book; by far the best of the autobiographic kind I remember to have read in the English Language; and indeed, except it be Boswell's of Johnson, I do not know where we have such a Picture drawn of a human Life as in these three volumes. A pious, ingenious, altogether human and worthy Book; imaging, with graceful honesty and free felicity, many interesting objects and persons on your life-path,—and imaging throughout, what is best of all, a gifted, gentle, patient and valiant human Soul, as it buffets its way thro' the billows of the time, and will not drown, tho' often in danger; cannot be drowned, but conquers, and leaves a track of radiance behind it: that, I think, comes out more clearly to me than in any other of your Books;—and that I can venture to assure you is the best of all results to realise in a Book or written record. In fact this Book has been like an exercise of devotion to me: I have not assisted at any sermon, liturgy or litany, this long while, that has had so religious an effect on me. Thanks in the name of all men. And believe along with me that this Book will be welcome to other generations as well as to ours. And long may you live to write more Books for us; and may the evening sun be softer on you (and on me) than the noon sometimes was!
Adieu dear Hunt (you must let me use this familiarity, for I am an old fellow too now as well as you). I have often thot of coming up to see you once more;2 and perhaps I shall one of these days (tho' horribly sick and lonely, and beset with spectral lions, go whitherward I may): but whether I do or not, believe forever in my regard.3 And so God bless you,—prays heartily
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Car hits ATA bus near 22nd and Holmes Street in Kansas City, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An ATA bus was involved in an accident near 22nd and Holmes in Kansas City, Mo.
ATA spokeswoman Cindy Baker said a car ran a stop sign at the intersection and struck the bus.
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Yeah I put some pieces together in audition and it reminds me of the potato .. So excited!! Can't wait for the full song :'D .. Спасибо ЛП Россия for the clips!! But Thanks LP in the first place for putting them into the game
Yeah I put some pieces together in audition and it reminds me of the potato .. So excited!! Can't wait for the full song :'D .. Спасибо ЛП Россия for the clips!! But Thanks LP in the first place for putting them into the game
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I'm tired of waiting. I want the 16th to be here already.
The journey is more important than the end or the start."-Mike Shinoda
Ahh yes, that melody sounds fan-fucking-tastic compared to that shitty leak. I like!
Now let's see if I can find it within myself to enjoy the vocal melody once the song releases because so far, no me gusta.
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I just found a snippet .ogg file..
Can someone post something about the clips?
"Formerly known as VicV8V"
That was a lot of fun, can't wait for tomorrows game!
It's obvious now puzzle 1 was just there to get the bid-cover. Lp was trolling us with the 'stl22 is close'-stuff. That only lead us in the direction of livingthings, wich we possible need in a next quest. Puzzle 2 is about getting short sounds, next puzzle is for tomorrow i guess..
Totally using those melodic snipepts as text tones for my phone.
Just heard the clips, sounds different and fucking cool.
Probably something that russians already have found. Anyway that file is called smaller.ogg
Just to confirm, there are legitimate clips in that zip file, though I didn't hear every single one of them while playing the game. Thanks to lprussia!
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TNA Champion AJ Styles has been booked for a speaking tour in Europe next March. The event, called "An Evening with AJ Styles," will run from March 6-11 and will include a meet and greet to go with a Q&A session.
Locations include Cardiff, Wales, Liverpool, England, Glasgow, Scotland, Newcastle, England and London, England.
Also announced, Styles' autobiography, titled "Phenomenal," is due out in the first quarter of next year.


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Checkmate Tonneau CoverOriginally Posted by adversary
This is a discussion on What tucks on a bagged truck..OBS and NBS info in here within the Street forums, part of the General Discussion category; nice JWall, i like your truck, it looks so clean...
nice JWall, i like your truck, it looks so clean
Checkmate Tonneau CoverOriginally Posted by adversary
They fit perfect. I didn't have to do nothing for them to fit.Originally Posted by baggedhoe
24 x 10 w/ +40 offset and did have 20 x 8 eagle 211s w/ +14...both tuck prefect, exect tires try to get into bedsides w/ 24's. 275 30 24 and 255 35 20. bout to put 305 35 24s in back
So basically the wheels have to have for a OBS 3" of front spaceing for the front wheels and 4" of front spacing for the back correct?
97 OBS K&N Intake, Airaid Spacer, Hypertech Programmer, Hypertech Thermostat, Magnaflow muffler, Shift Kit, Full Custom Audio in Progress
At what point do you run into turning issues with wheels that have a high offset? I have a bodydropped OBS that Im looking for wheels for and I need something that will tuck but I dont want to sacrifice turning radius.
Which size wheels will tuck better on my truck?
22x9 Chrome 6 on 115mm +32 mm 6.25
22x9 Chrome 6 on 5.5 +32 mm 6.25
22x9 Chrome 6 on 4.5 +20 mm 5.75
22x9 Chrome 6 on 5.5 +20 mm 5.75
22x9 Chrome 6 on 135mm +32 mm 6.25
This is for an 07 classic, btw.
Oh, and what size tire? I was thinking 265-35-22 would that work?
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Originally Posted by kdyjonbama
Originally Posted by btaksier
Exactly what I'm trying to figure out. Ive got an 05 Silverado on Ultra Moto 20x10 with 305/50s and it rubs on bumps and turns, sorry but I don't know the backspacing/frontspacing or offset.
I'm looking at getting Voodoo 407 22X9.5 with either 20mm or 40mm offset and running 265/35, maybe 265/40 havent decided yet. I've got future plans of a 2/4 or 3/5 drop, and I don't want to have to buy tires again.
I want to avoid the rubbing issues I'm having now, just having trouble finding what will or won't work.
Boss 330's 22X9 with +32mm offset just barely fits without rolling.
Originally Posted by kdyjonbama
I have the same wheels but 24's and +30 mm offset, 6.619" backspace. They also barely fit without rolling. However, with it down, the side of the tire at the top barely touches the inside of the outer skin of the bed, with no rear end narrowing. No draggin unless you narrow the rear end!Originally Posted by adversary
will try to post a couple of better pics. the wheel specs are unknown but I know that they are 20x8 atleast and I dont know the backspacing. the tires are 275/45/20 hankook and it tucks all the way around. it is close though.
Alright Ill update this thread soon and put all the info in the first post..ive been slacking a little haha..keep throwin the info down
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what wheels are these on your truck
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raf the truck is awesome tucking those 24's
92 Chevy
22" Boyd Coddingtons
better pic
SO what all will tuck on an OBS, Ive looked at a bunch of different offsets for my truck but i dont know what will tuck. The current 20x8.5 with +10mm offset wont tuck.
The ones ive looked at are
20x9 +28mm Offset 6"BS Helo Cash
20x9 +15mm Offset 5.59"BS Martin Bro Shark tooth
20X8.5 +18mm Offset ?BS Mazzi Krank
Please someone tell what will fit my truck, i have in my garage a 4/6 drop and i eventually plan to bag it. I NEED TO TUCK
PS im running 255/45
the 20x9 wheels with 6" of backspacing will tuck forsure manOriginally Posted by DroppedAsAChild
98 lsx camaro
Anyone know about a stepside bed? My truck laid fine on 20's, went to 22's and the tire hits the outside of the bed step, no bodydrop. Not sure on the offset but they are 22" Akuza Orca's.


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Introduction to different problem solving approaches, major programming paradigms, hardware, software, and data representation. Study of the functional programming paradigm, concentrating on recursion and inductively-defined data structures. Simple searching and sorting algorithms.We're all used to what we might call informal problem solving. A problem presents itself, and we work out a rough idea of a solution that's sufficient for our understanding; we know what we mean, and we don't bother to work out the details in advance. If we're working on a team we sometimes need to provide a little more detail to ensure that all the team members are on the same page, but there's typically still an awful lot that we don't spell out, assuming that the shared experiences of the team will allow people to fill in the blanks. When working with computers, however, we're no longer able to skip over "little" details and assume the computer will "fill in the blanks". Computers have never walked, eaten cereal, or knit a sock. They've not read Harry Potter or watched Lawrence of Arabia. People and computers have effectively no shared experience, and consequently you have to spell out pretty much every step in the solution to a problem. This course will provide an introduction to the concept of algorithms, which are essentially just a type of formalized solution that's still human readable, but much closer to something that could be run on a computer. Algorithm development, however, turns out to be a quite powerful problem solving tool in a variety of contexts, not just in computer programming; ancient Babylonians developed a host of practical, important algorithms, and Euclid's algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor of a pair of numbers is still widely used today even though he developed it two thousand years before the invention of electronic computers. Given this framework, programming is that final step, where we express an algorithm in a formal notation (known as a programming language) that can be executed by a computer. Note, however, that (as the example of Euclid suggests) the concept of algorithms is important and interesting even without computers to run them; the existence of computers, on the other hand, is key to the economic value of much of programming and the reason that companies like Google make money hand over fist.
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I actually know the parts too. Piss easy.
Being a douchebag about everything is a lot more natural and enjoyable to me than being considerate of the feelings of others. I mean, I can infer who this Pez guy is and recognize the name, but why do that when I can be stuck up and use interesting combinations of words to imply a superior demeanor?
Mother douche prick.
Minus, I must say, you do have a gift with using the English language. haha
If you seriously thought I made that mistake on accident, you're dumb and need a lobotomy. I'm perfectly willing to be your surgeon if you don't mind rusted knives and a lack of anaesthesia.
haha! Yesterday was Steak and RH day, apparently...
Any similarities to characters, whether fictional or otherwise, are entirely coincidental. I'm just a douchebag.
haha! Hilarious, MKH.
No, don't leave me alone. In the words of the great George Washington Carver, "Come at me bro!"
Well, Minus is a subtraction so either he wants you to delete him or he wants to delete you. If you value yourself you should ignore the latter.
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Crossroads Center, Inc. is a non-profit therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities. The spring program begins on Monday, April 1. Crossroads is currently seeking individuals that would like to become a volunteer at the center. No prior experience is required – all you need is a warm heart and a willingness to learn. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, Crossroads will hold a volunteer training session on Saturday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at the arena. All returning/new volunteers should attend.. If you are interested in learning about the services offered by Crossroads, signing up for sessions, or volunteering, please call Rena Cross, Executive Director, at 624-3133. The center is located at the Ronnie Delay Arena, Liberal, Kansas. The arena is 8.5 miles east on Road 4 (Bluebell Road) from the six-way intersection on Highway 54. The center web site is www.crossroadsctr.org.
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HA! Now men get to suffer the squeezing and pinching of the miracle shapewear, Spanx! New Spanx for Men Undershirts ($55-58, available for pre-order) are "cotton compression undershirts" available in tank, crew neck, or v-neck styles, all of which supposedly firm the chest, flatten their beer bellies, and improve posture while supporting the lower back. We honestly couldn't decide whether to make this a legit product review or a Doubtblush - opinions were split 50/50 here in the office - but apparently it's now Spanx's fifth top-selling product. This just seems so...odd. And yet, it's about freaking time.
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How to Invest in Your 50's
Original post by Charlotte Johnson of Demand Media
For many people, reaching their 50s means greater opportunities to prepare for retirement. The children are out of the house and men and women have reached a higher earning potential than ever before. Even if you don't have freely flowing finances, it is wise to invest money while you're in your 50s. Smart investing during this important decade can help you reap rewards for a comfortable retirement.
Step 1
Continue contributing to your 401k if you have one. Add extra money if possible, especially if your employer is matching a percentage of your contributions, as this is essentially free money. You are currently allowed to contribute up to $22,000 per year to a 401k plan.
Step 2
Contribute to your IRA. You are allowed to contribute up to $6,000 per year if you are 50 or older -- the limits for everyone else is $5,000 for 2011. If you haven't added much money to your IRA in the past, now is the time to catch up as much as possible.
Step 3
Invest in an annuity. This type of investment allows you to contribute a single lump sum or a series of tax-deferred contributions. Annuities then offer the option of receiving regular payments over the course of your lifetime once you begin withdrawing money.
Step 4
Invest in bonds. Government and corporate bonds generally offer more return for your money than certificates of deposit, savings accounts or money market accounts. At the same time, they aren't as risky as stocks.
Step 5
Diversify your investments. Having a range of investment outlets such as bonds, CDs, annuities and a 401k account will spread out your investment risks. As the saying goes, don't put all of your eggs in a single basket. Also, the closer you get to retirement age, the less aggressive your investment strategy should be because of your shrinking investing time horizon. While young people can afford to take risks with their money because they will have the time to recoup any losses, it's important to lower your risk as you approach retirement.
- Wells Fargo: In Your 50s? Here's Your Checklist
- MSN Money; Playing catch-up: Start in your 50s; William P. Barrett; February 23, 2011
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Game: Kentucky Wildcats (3-0) vs. No. 9 Florida Gators (3-0)
The Kentucky Wildcats take on the ninth ranked Florida Gators in Gainesville, Florida Saturday. The game will be aired live on ESPNU at 7:00 pm EST.
The 'Cats come into the matchup with an unblemished record at (3-0), but has yet to face an opponent like the Florida Gators. Ranked in the Top-15 in both rushing yards per game and points per game, Kentucky's offense is one of the best in the nation and will be hard to stop. Starting quarterback Mike Hartline comes into the contest completing 72.0% of his passes and has yet to throw an interception.
Running back Derrick Locke had a record setting day Saturday against Akron, becoming just the seventh player in Kentucky Wildcats history to rush for 2,000 yards in their career. Locke is a dynamic back who uses his quickness and speed to get to the outside, but can also run it up the gut as well. He's also an excellent safety valve out of the backfield and is a great option for Hartline to look to for an easy reception.
Then there is Mr. Do-it-All Randall Cobb. Cobb leads the team in receiving with 160 yards and two touchdowns, but can also get it done in a variety of ways. He has also rushed for 102 yards and one touchdown, has thrown for a touchdown, and has returned a punt for a touchdown. It's tough to stop Kentucky when Cobb is getting plenty of touches in a variety of ways. Look for him to play a big part in Saturday's matchup.
Florida Gators:
With the departure of former All-American Tim Tebow, the Gators are a new look team literally and figuratively. Despite being a highly touted prospect coming out of high-school John Brantley comes into the game having been Tebow's back up for two years. He's done a solid job on offense, but doesn't have the passing numbers to boot: 49-of-79 for 452 yards and five touchdowns.
The 'team speed' aspect of the Florida Gators comes on both sides of the ball, with running back Jeffrey Demps occupying the role of 'speedster' on offense. At 5'8" and 190 lbs, Demps has done a solid job in both rushing and receiving, giving head coach Urban Meyer the chance to toy with how and when he uses Demps during the game. During Florida's game against Tennessee, Demps had 26 attempts, but only rushed for 73 yards a testament to the Vols defense prowess in stopping Demps on offense.
The Gator's biggest upside for the game will be its defense. Kentucky boasts ones of the better offensive attacks in the nation, so it will be up to Florida's front seven to stop the 'Cats ground game as well as getting to quarterback Mike Hartline early and often. Should the Gators do so, it will be a long day for head coach Joker Phillips in trying to figure out how to mix things up on the offensive side of the ball. There's a lot of speed on Florida's defensive attack, so players will get to the ball a lot quicker than teams like Western Kentucky and Akron.


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Mini Golf Space
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Kahuli or the singing snails of Hawaii
When up the mountains of Oahu I heard the grandest but wildest music, as if from hundreds of Aeolian harps, wafted to me on the breezes, and my companion (a native) told me it came from, as he called them, the singing shells. It was sublime. I could not believe it, but a tree close at hand proved it. On it were many of the shells, the animals drawing after them their shells which grafted against the wood and so caused a sound; the multitude of sounds produced the fanciful music.In his 1909 book Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula, Nathaniel B. Emerson offered a more plausible explanation for the source of the music Barnacle had heard (p. 121):
Rev. H. Glanville Barnacle, 1883. Musical sounds caused by Achatinellae. Journal of Conchology 4:118.
The natives are persuaded that these shells have the power of chirping a song of their own, and the writer has often heard the note which they ascribe to them; but to his ear it was indistinguishable from the piping of the cricket.
From N.B. Emerson, Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula, 1909.
Henry Pilsbry, although he himself probably didn't think snails could produce music, considered this a significant enough piece of information to be included in the Manual of Conchology (vol. 22, p. xxxvi, 1912-1914):
The native Hawaiians claim that the tree shells have a song, which they have fancifully supplied with words. Dr. Newcomb (P. Z. S. 1853, p. 129) and Dr. N. B. Emerson (Sacred Songs of the Hula, p. 121), and others have given versions of this song. Mr Perkins believes it to be the chirping of crickets.Writing about the crickets in Natural History of Hawaii a few years later, William A. Bryan also sided with the arthropods (p. 430):
Their chirp can usually be heard a long way, and as they occur in localities frequented by tree snails, their song is often spoken of by the layman as the chirp of these tree-dwelling animals.Yesterday I asked about this to the malacologist Carl Christensen of Hawaii. His response reiterated the cricket theory:
Pilsbry (and all other modern malacologists) regarded this as a pleasant bit of mythology. It's the crickets. There was a real basis for the association, though--the snails and crickets have similar requirements with regard to moisture. When I was first introduced to Achatinella in the 1960s by Yoshio Kondo, he taught us to listen for the crickets when we went up into the mountains, because once we started hearing crickets we should start looking seriously for Achatinella. It worked particularly well in the trails in the Tantalus area, on the ridge between Manoa and Nuuanu Valleys behind Honolulu. Of course, the snails are gone from there now (though I think the crickets survive).I hope the crickets are still singing in memory of their once abundant habitat-mates.


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Project Objectives
- Develop new tools and an integrated approach to study health and reproduction in living right whales
- Examine the connections between the health of right whales and the health of the urbanized coastal environment where they live
Research Overview
Despite protection from commercial whaling since 1935, fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales survive today. Right whales have been called an "Urban Whale" because they are exposed to numerous threats from human activities in their habitats along the heavily populated coastline from Florida to Canada. Low reproductive rates and signs of poor health suggest that environmental factors are impeding recovery of this highly endangered species.
Detection Dogs and Right Whale Conservation
The Right Whale Conservation Medicine Program pioneered the use of scent detection dogs working from boats to locate scat samples from free-swimming right whales. On average, detection dogs find four times more samples compared to researchers, and they are capable of detecting right whale scat from over one nautical mile away. The scat samples are used for an array of tests to study reproduction and health of individual right whales and to follow trends in the population.
Hormone Levels and Right Whale Health
Obtaining blood samples from a 40-50 ton whale is not feasible, so this project developed assays to measure the metabolites of reproductive and stress hormones in right whale scat. Levels of these hormone metabolites provide important clues to understanding the reasons behind low reproductive rates and to evaluate stress in right whales. This is the first time that these techniques have been used to measure hormones in a living whale.
Findings include:
- Detection of pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and lactation in females and sexual maturity in males
- Identification of right whales experiencing high levels of stress, such as those entangled in fishing gear
Biotoxins and Disease
This project assesses the impacts of marine biotoxins ("red tide" toxins) and disease-causing organisms on right whale health. Levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins (red tide) and domoic acid are being measured in right whale scat and in their zooplankton prey. We are also studying the prevalence of disease-causing protozoa in right whales and determining whether these organisms are from land-based sources.
Findings include:
- Right whales are regularly exposed through the food web to two marine biotoxins that may be impacting their health.
- Potentially pathogenic protozoa occur at very high rates in whale scat, and may be affecting overall health.
Visual Health Assessment
New England Aquarium researchers developed a method to use photographs to visually assess large whale health. More than 200,000 photographs of right whales have been analyzed and scored for four physical parameters that reflect body condition and general health. Results are being integrated with females' calving histories to study associations between health changes and reproductive success. This novel approach forms the foundation of a monitoring system to follow the trends in the health of whales over time and in response to environmental changes like climate change.
Findings include:
- This method can detect significant changes in a whale's body condition associated with reproduction, poor health and environmental factors.
- Health assessment scores help to predict mortality in right whales that are struck by ships, entangled in fishing gear or simply disappear from the population.
- Deteriorating body and skin condition of right whales in the 1990s coincided with plummeting calving rates, suggesting a relationship that is being investigated further.
- Health assessment scores of whales entangled in fishing gear are used to assess the whale's condition and determine the urgency of intervention.
Related Projects
Learn more about the Marine Stress Research Program and Sea Turtle Conservation and Research.
Contact information
Senior Scientist
Heather M. Pettis, M.S.
Associate Scientist
Online Resources
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Dangers of High-Protein, Low-Carb Diets
Proponents of high-protein diets such as the Atkins diet have brought dangerous fad-dieting to new heights, in spite of mounting reports of deaths attributed to them. High protein diets—those in which calories come predominantly from animal foods—increase the risk of cancer and heart attack and have been linked to cardiomyopathies, electrolyte imbalances, and kidney damage. Dr. Robert Atkins himself had a heart attack from a cardiomyopathy a year before his death, and his autopsy results still remain hidden from the public.
In addition to increased risk of disease from Atkins and other animal-food-heavy diets, research has shown that these faddish eating plans are not very effective—most adherents do not achieve long-term, permanent weight loss. Unfortunately, this has not lessened the popularity of these diets. Well-funded publicity campaigns have succeeded in getting the media to "report"glossed-over, one-sided information. Until news outlets begin to report more accurately, more and more tragedies are going to occur.
Girl dies while dieting
Most recently, a sixteen-year-old girl who had no history of medical problems died after two weeks on the Atkins diet. When the paramedics arrived, she was pulse-less, and the electrocardiogram revealed ventricular fibrillation (a usually fatal loss of normal heart rhythm). Her emergency room evaluation showed electrolyte imbalances that occurred as a result of eating a diet of meat, cheese, and salads for two weeks. She was doing the diet together with her mother.
An ongoing tragedy
Sadly, even as additional dangers are revealed and reported, more and more people misled by one-sided advertising and publicity—are being put at needless risk. At the same time, proven healthful weight loss recommendations are being ignored. Unless Americans quickly learn the facts about these harmful diets, many pointless deaths will continue to occur.
For more on the Atkins Diet check out DiseaseProof's week-long investigation:
- The Physician and The Student
- How a High-Protein Diet Works
- Increased Risk of Cancer Associated with The Atkins Diet
- Short and Long-Term Dangers of High-Fat Diets
- What Happens When You Tell the Truth About Atkins


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Hardwood Cherry Floors Transcend Time
Hardwood flooring is one of the most popular materials for interior design. It provides a classic beauty that is durable and long lasting and a style that transcends time. If you are considering installing hardwoods in your home, cherry deserves taking a closer look at.
Discover Cherry Flooring
Cherry flooring offers a stunning appearance that is sure to give your home a unique and quality appearance. Cherry has a natural red hue that creates a rich and warm appearance. It can simply be sealed and allowed to deepen in color with age, or you can opt to stain it a deeper color. Regardless of what option you choose, cherry is a rich choice that brings value to any home.
There are three different varieties of cherry wood flooring, depending on which portion of the tree you mill from.
- The mid-portion of the tree offers a varied grain that is full of intriguing design.
- Premium cherry planks are cut from the base of the tree, and resemble more the floors of long ago.
- Select cherry are the boards cut from the portion of the tree without branches. This creates a clean board with almost no imperfections.
Cherry floors are a rich, beautiful, and expensive hardwood choice. Try to only purchase woods that come from sustainable forests. Hardwood is a luxury, but with modern conservation practices it can be enjoyed without depleting our natural resources.
Even though hardwood flooring is more expensive initially, it will last much longer than other flooring options with just some occasional refinishing. Unlike other materials such as carpeting, vinyls, and laminates, hardwood never goes out of style and will grace your home with classic beauty for a lifetime. Request free flooring estimates from prescreened flooring contractors to install your new hardwood flooring.
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Lenus Turley Park
Beautiful city park with fountain, playground, picnic shelter, butterfly garden and benches to enjoy the summer concerts and community events. Open to the public during daylight hours, includes a large playground and walking paths.
Marberry Arboretum
The arboretum houses more than 6,000 species of trees, plus shrubs, wildflowers and wildlife. A hiking trail takes you through the woods and past stones from a Shawnee Indian Council fire.
Cedar Lake Trail
A 10-mile trail on the west side of Cedar Lake from north to south. Encircles Little Cedar Lake.
Cedar Lake
Located in the Shawnee National Forest, this 1,750 acre lake has 40 miles of shoreline, a maximum depth of 60 feet, and 10hp limit on boat motors.
Devil's Kitchen Lake
This 810 acre lake with a maximum depth of 90 feet and a 24-mile shoreline is part of the Crab Orchard Refuge. It is stocked with rainbow and brown trout and provides largemouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, channel catfish, bullheads, and carp. Boat ramps are available. Boats have a 10-horsepower limit. Camping is available.
Lenus Turley Park
This city park has a fountain, playground, picnic shelter, butterfly garden and benches to enjoy summer concerts and community events.
Kite Hill Vineyards Bed and Breakfast
Kite Hill's B&B is located on a 30-acre estate with a five-acre vineyard, all surrounding Kite Hill Lake. Start your day with a full three-course breakfast followed by a stroll through the vineyards or around the lake. After a full day of Southern Illinois activities, enjoy a complimentary wine tasting at the winery.
Shawnee Hills Wine Trail
The Shawnee Hills Wine Trail features 12 award-winning wineries located along a 25-mile scenic drive along highway 127 and highway 51 in the Shawnee National Forest. Along the way have a picnic, go on a hike, visit a shop, and stay in a cozy B&B or cabin. Many of the wineries host special events throughout the summer and fall.
Hickory Ridge Golf Course
This 18-hole golf center is the highest-rated public golf course in Southern Illinois, earning four stars from Golf Digest. The course offers discounted "twilight hours" rates for unlimited play after 4pm.
Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center
One of the most challenging courses in Southern Illinois, this championship caliber 18-hole layout plays over 6,800 yards from the back tees. The course has a distinctive links appearance, even though it is cut through the typically hilly local terrain.
Burns Hunting Club
Located 1.7 miles west of Illinois Route 148 on Grassy Road just south of the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. Waterfowl hunting on 960 acres. Guides available. One of the top three harvest clubs in the southern Illinois quota zone.
Little Grassy Lake
Little Grassy Lake Campground and Marina is located on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge and is a destination stop for returning campers, boaters, and sportsmen. They offer full service camping, primitive camping, boat rentals, concessions, and a bait shop. Reservations accepted to reserve boats and campsites. Pontoon boats, fishing boats, and kayaks can be rented. You don't want to pass up the opportunities to explore the thirty miles of shoreline and embrace the solitude you will find on the lake. The 1200 acre lake is stocked with catfish, crappie, and bass, and offers plentiful oppourtunities for fishing, paddling, boating, and wildlife observation. Amenities include waterfront camping sites, remodeled bathrooms with hot showers, dump station, swimming, pets allowed, monthly educational programs and a renovated concession/bait shop which is stocked with minnows, crickets, camping supplies, cold beverages, food items, ice cream, firewood and ice.
Fountain Bluff
Prehistoric dwellers left their marks on the rock walls. Petroglyphs depict animals, humans, geometric figures, and crosses.
Riverside Park Band Shell
Riverside Park Band Shell, built in 1938 by the WPA, is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The scenic location accommodates up to 15,000 visitors for concerts and special events.
Riverside Park
This 34-acre park located next to the Big Muddy River includes a public boat ramp, picnic areas, ball fields, hiking trails, a pavilion, historic band shell and playground areas.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Popular lake for fishing. This 1,000-acre park is the perfect place to enjoy hiking, camping, picnicking, boating and fishing.
Johnson Creek Recreation Area
Recreation area includes group camping, walk-in camp sites, swimming, and picnicking facilities. Handicap accessible restrooms and fishing pier.
Big Muddy River
Visitors can canoe from Riverside Park in Murphysboro to Rattlesnake Ferry in LaRue Pine Hills.
Little Grand Canyon
A 3.6 mile loop trail constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Offers spectacular views of the Big Muddy River, Turkey Bayou, and the Missouri bluffs across the Mississippi River.
Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sandstone bluffs and rolling hills surround the lake and oak-hickory forest. Picnicking, fishing, boating, and hunting opportunities available.
Kinkaid Lake Village Marina
Located on Lake Kinkaid, the marina offers camping, boat slip rental, and boat rental. They have a restaurant, bar, bait shop, camping and boating accessories, and water toys. In addition, you can also purchase your fishing license.
Mudline Lodging LLC
Mudline Lodging Cabin, RV & Campsite Rental in Southern Illinois is one of the closes rentals to Kinkaid Lake and in the heart of Southern Illinois in a quiet country setting. We currently have 1 fully stocked Cabin (Whitetail), 1 Rental RV (Fully stocked) & 1 full hook-up Campsite. Mudline Lodging is the perfect location for your Hunting, Fishing, Family Vacation, Romantic Weekend, or Girls Get-A-Way. We are able to fit your every need.
Pomona Natural Bridge
This natural geologic sandstone formation spans 90 feet across a ravine in a mature beech, oak and hickory forest. Nearby is an easy hiking trail dotted with picnic sites.
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Hailing from the sunniest coast, Dfalt released the first in a trilogy of beat tapes - Helsinki Beat Tape (Part One) - last week. Dude was kind enough to put together a mix of primed summer tunes and speak with us about his production style and process, his history with Def Jux, and when's appropirate to smoke weed and listen to Yeezus.
PT: Let's start things off with your featured mix. Could you offer some background on your track selection?
Dfalt: Yeah, I pulled them from artists who I've always admired and who I feel have influenced who I am, not only as a producer but as a person. These artists form my core set of influences in the way I approach and listen to music.
PT: Given your predilection for the beats from the 90s, etc, what are your opinions on the new generation of rappers and hip hop producers? Do they yet hold a torch to a crew like ATCQ, or CoFlow, etc? I'm thinking of kids like Joey Bada$$, Children of the Night, Danny Brown, A$AP, etc etc…
Dfalt: For me they're hard to compare. Although, I love the way hip hop has been evolving over the last couple of years. Hip hop got stuck in this sort of preset synth sound around the early 2000s, basically when people were really getting sued for sampling. You heard korg tritons on every track which for me made hip hop extremely boring. Labels were extremely afraid to release sample based music so things got a bit stagnant. I feel like producers now have finally gotten a handle on how to make a beat more interesting than just picking a stock sound and looping it. For those artists you mentioned, I have nothing but respect for them. I hear their influences in the music but they're making it their own, that's how you evolve.
PT: What's your perspective on today's world of underground hip hop compared to your time working with Def Jux?
Dfalt: There was always this unknown in the Def Jux days because we were operating through the craziness of napster, the birth of blogs, piracy, print magazines dying, and myspace. Probably the most tumultuous time for the music industry because no one knew how to handle the internet. Even though record sales are still down, the internet has become an incredible tool for independent musicians and labels. I would say there is no such thing as underground hip hop anymore. You either have Facebook/Twitter or you don't. Those who would be considered underground today might be headlining festivals tomorrow. Look at Macklemore.
PT: Your Helsinki Beat Tapes will be released as a trilogy. What was your motivation behind this? What does each part represent in connection to the whole?
Dfalt: I love the idea of an album spanning the series of a few releases. Over the course of a year, or even a few years, fans of the first part will tune in to see where the second part will take them. It still amazes me that after all the changes to the music industry, the distribution and promotion system, people are still putting out records the same way they did 50 years ago. So I wanted to try something new, even if that means putting them out on an antiquated medium like the cassette.
PT: When are Helsinki parts 2 & 3 expected, and how do they compare to part 1?
Dfalt: Hard to tell. The set will be meant to be played back to back so Im working on the sonic landscape for part two right now. I'd like to have the second installment out by the end of the year though. We'll see.
PT: LA Weekly spotlighted your love of weed and its effect on your productions. Do you find the herb integral to your creative process? How often do you produce w/o it, and how does sobriety hinder/help your productions, particularly when compared to being stoned (if at all)?
Dfalt: It's funny how they took the whole smoking weed comment and ran with it. It's true, I did smoke a lot of weed around the time of recording Part One but I'd say for the most part I'm sober while actually producing. Weed helps with the ideas but when it comes to the technical side of music like navigating Ableton or specific plugins, I work much more efficiently with a clear head.
PT: Some of Helsinki pt 1 sounds 100% throwback, whereas some, such as "Beggars", hits a wonderful balance of golden era tendencies with modern day techniques. Is working in a certain fashion, either using old, established techniques vs. new ones adorned by limitless technology, a conscious decision for you? Or just a matter of - "let's see w.t.f. happens in the studio today."
Dfalt: I like to limit myself in the studio, the idea of limitless technology make me anxious so I try to keep my tools to a minimum. The idea of traveling with my studio in my backpack is much more enticing than having a huge studio with tons of vintage gear that looks nice but hardly used. I think the music on HBTP1 is a balance of my influences and my need to experiment and push myself. Some tracks on the record are a nod to where I came from along with where I'm pushing myself to go.
PT: On that note, would you mind giving us a rundown of your studio setup? A typical day in the Dfalt space?
Dfalt: I just moved my studio from Downtown LA to an artist studio in Venice Beach, about 5 blocks from the beach. It's a windowless bedroom sized studio with everything in arms reach so if I need turntables, mpc, maschine, synths, etc I have access. The whole building is filled with professional visual artists, a nice community to be a part of. Lately I've been focusing more on the business side of music now that I have the beat tape out. During the day it's business and at night I'm usually diving into the second part of HBT.
PT: Given your commitment to the visual component of music, and your vocal work with Cassettes Won't Listen, how do you treat storytelling differently in an instrumental context, or one w/ lyrics?
Dfalt: I'm actually on hiatus from the type of singing/songwriting I was doing on previous CWL recordings because instrumental storytelling is much more enticing to me. Telling stories with lyrics is obviously much easier to do but can be very misunderstood. The idea of sonically telling a story, or providing a backdrop to create your own story, is very exciting. So that's what I've been doing with Dfalt and I've done the same thing on the next CWL record. It seems right now the difference between Dfalt and CWL is tempo. The next CWL record amps up the energy much more than previous CWL records.
PT: What album (not your own) really nails the lyric-less narrative for you?
Dfalt: First one that comes to mind is Endtroducing.
PT: I'd love to hear more about your monthly event, Beat Tape, where visual art and music meet in a live space. It's a combination that almost every music event needs to utlizie these days, and the results are increasingly out of this universe.
Dfalt: Beat Tape is currently on hiatus because the venue we had it at was just sold. We're now looking for the right spot to relaunch it. It was basically a Sunday afternoon (3pm-9pm) backyard vibe with DJs, performers, and live artists (usually painting). Im a fan of afternoon parties where people can come and kick back, drink beer, eat food, and chill while being exposed to new music and art. A setting where everyone can meet, collaborate, etc is what Beat Tape is all about. We hope to have a new party set up on the first Sunday of every month, starting again in August.
PT: Tomorrow's Harvest or Yeezus?
Dfalt: That's a tough one. I appreciate how Kanye evolves so Yeezus is actually an album I've been enjoying digging into. I just can't stand him as a person. I bought Tomorrow's Harvest the day it came out and it's just classic BOC. So it depends on what time it is. BOC in the morning, Yeezus after I've had some coffee.
Helsinki Beat Tapes (Part One) is out now on Daylight Curfew.


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Philodendron, a Bush or a Vine?
Philodendron come with dark green leaves in many shapes and sizes. Due to their large size, only a few varieties are grown indoors. For a dramatic effect, choose a Philodendron.
Philodendrons can be broken down into two basic groups, climbing ( vining) and non-climbing ( tree).
The Heart Leaf Philodendron is an example of a vining type. It is a rapid growing vine with dark green, heart shaped leaves that can be anywhere from 2 to 6 inches in diameter.
The Split Leaf Philodendron is a non-vining or tree type. It grows as a large semi-woody shrub with large glossy leaves on a single unbranched stem. These leaves, which can be up to 3 feet long, have holes or splits in them giving rise to the name.
They are native to the rain forest floor under a forest canopy. The Heart Leaf Philodendron will tolerate low lighting, lower than most plants. The Split Leaf Philodendron, however prefers a medium lighting or the characteristic splits in the leaves may not develop.
The ideal temperature range is 75 to 85oF during the day and in the 60's at night.
Philodendrons can be grown in regular indoor potting mix in pots that provide good drainage
High humidity is ideal for best growth, but most plants will tolerate lower humidity in the home. Daily misting of the leaves will help to raise the humidity around the plant.
Water frequently enough to keep the soil moist but not soggy. Never let the plants stand in water. Overwatering may cause the lower tips to yellow or the growing tips to die.
Philodendrons should be fertilized regularly with a dilute water soluble fertilizer. Too much fertilizer can cause the tips of the leaves to curl ands turn brown.
Philodendrons may be propagated during any season from stem cuttings or air layering.
Decorating and Placement Tips
Vining types, like the Heart Leaf Philodendron, can be trained onto a pole or other support. It will need to be pruned regularly to keep it on the support. If you prefer a smaller bushy plant, this can also be accomplished by pruning.
The Split Leaf Philodendron, by nature of it's very large size, is most often found in larger homes and public areas. A bright location, but not direct sun, is needed so that the leaves will develop their splits, characteristic of the Split Leaf Philodendron.


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Endeavor Through Los Angeles in Pictures and Time Lapse
The Los Angeles Times has a great time lapse of this once in a lifetime event.
And The Atlantic has a great collection of photographs.
At one point, while the Endeavor was on first part of Manchester Blvd, it passed within two blocks of my house.


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Contact us
Where is the Mathematics Learning Centre?
You can find us on Level 4 of the Carslaw Building room 455.
Carslaw Building is on the right of the City Road gates to the Camperdown Campus.
If you have any enquiries, do not hesitate to drop in or call us.
Telephone: (02) 9351 4061
TTY: (02) 9351 3412 (for the deaf)
When is it open?
The Centre is open daily during teaching weeks, Stuvac and examination periods. Students are invited to drop in - no appointment is necessary.
- Monday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
- Tuesday 10.00 am - 7.00 pm
- Wednesday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
- Thursday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
- Friday 10.00 am - 3.00 pm
It may be necessary to alter opening hours according to demand.
Who are we?
|Ms Jackie Nicholas
|Head of Mathematics Learning Centre; BSc, MSc Hull, DipLaw LPAB, GradDipLegalPrac College of Law
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