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Firewalking is an ancient practice, although no one seems to know just how old it is or where it began. It apparently has been practiced for centuries by shamans, priests, and ordinary folk, as a religious ritual and as a healing ceremony. Firewalkers walk barefoot over beds of red-hot coals, usually without getting burned. The practice became popular in this country when Tolly Burkan introduced it in 1977. Burkan, a Californian on the mend after his cervical spine was crushed when he was hit by a car, was immediately hooked by what he felt was the transformative nature of firewalking and determined to teach it to others.
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Burkan sees firewalking as a technique for personal growth and believes that "knowing how it works can bring you better health and increased personal power." He maintains that firewalking demonstrates how our thoughts impact everything else in our lives and that thoughts change brain chemistry and body function. In other words: if you can walk on hot coals and not burn your feet, your mind must have a powerful influence over your body. Firewalking is wonderful example of the mind-body connection at work, and a means of demonstrating that we do have control over the process.
Over the years a number of skeptics have come up with various theories about why firewalkers don't get burned, but the fact is that some people do get burned while others don't. I've done firewalks myself, both with Tolly Burkan and with personal power guru Tony Robbins, and my experience has convinced me that the only variable is the mind set of the firewalker, which is strongly influenced by the group energy.
I once did a 40-foot walk over an extremely hot bed of coals without experiencing any burns or even any sensation of heat. (The coals just felt crunchy.) This was in a large group with Tony Robbins, where everyone got very charged dancing to African drums, chanting, and engaging in other rituals. On another occasion I got burned attempting a mere six-foot walk over cooler coals. On that occasion, there were no exciting rituals, no charismatic leader, and only a small group of not-very-bonded individuals.
The coal beds used for firewalks are usually between eight and 12 feet long and range from 1,200 to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to cause third degree burns. If you're really interested in this, I recommend seeking out classes conducted by Certified F.I.R.E. Instructors. You can get information about certification and more information about firewalking from Tolly Burkan's Web site: www.firewalking.com. Bear in mind that even with the best training there is a risk of being burned. But if you succeed, you'll join the ranks of millions of firewalkers who have been empowered by the experience.
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Pulled Hamstring (cont.)
What Is the Treatment for a Pulled Hamstring (Hamstring Injury)?
Patient Comments
Strains are initially treated with rest, ice, compression, and elevation (known as RICE). A pulled hamstring is also treated this way. Alternating ice and heat may also be recommended.
Since the hamstring is stretched with each step as the knee extends or straightens, walking may be difficult. It may be necessary to rest and even avoid weight-bearing activities for a period of time. Crutches may be used temporarily to help get around.
Icing should be done frequently for 15-20 minutes at a time. The ice is placed on the area of injury and pain. It is important that the skin is protected from direct contact with the ice to prevent frostbite.
An Ace wrap may be used for compression. Often one or two 6-inch wraps are applied beginning at the knee and circling the thigh until the wrap ends at the hip and groin. The compression should feel firm but not too tight to cause pain.
Athletes are often taped to provide the same compression and support to allow them to return to practice and competition more quickly.
Elevation is helpful to decrease swelling. Fluid caused by inflammation can drain back toward the center of the body if the leg is elevated above the level of the heart.
Medications to reduce inflammation, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin), may be helpful in controlling the pain of inflammation. While these are over-the-counter medications, there may be interactions with prescription medications, or there may be underlying medical conditions that may prohibit the use of anti-inflammatory medications. It is wise to check with a health-care professional or pharmacists before taking any medications.
Grade 1 or 2 injuries may require no further therapy and over a few weeks the pulled hamstring should gradually improve and return to normal function.
It may take a few weeks to recover from a hamstring strain, but if symptoms persist, physical therapy may be recommended.
Uncommonly, surgery may be required to repair grade 3 strains that have damaged significant amounts of muscle and tendon. If a large, bony avulsion fragment is present, it may require reattachment.
The recovery of strains goes through three phases. The first phase decreases the inflammation of the pulled muscle, the second returns normal blood supply, and the third begins remodeling and repair of the muscle to allow it to return to full function.
Anytime a muscle is torn, the body repairs itself by forming scar tissue. It may take four to six weeks for the area to completely heal. Aside from return to activity, it will be important to consider rehabilitation at home or with a therapist to return full range of motion and power to the hamstring muscles. If the hamstrings do not return to full function, they are at risk for recurrent injury and developing chronic pain and weakness.
After RICE treatment lasting five to seven days, physical therapy may be considered to increase range of motion and begin gentle stretching and return to activity of the pulled muscle. Electrical stimulation therapy and muscle ultrasound may be used to increase blood circulation and begin the healing phase. This may take two to three weeks and may be followed by muscle strengthening and further stretching.
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There are 1,001 ways to eat a peach: in a cobbler, mixed in ice cream, chopped up in fruit salad, baked into a cake (my favorite), pureed and mixed with sparkling wine in a bellini and, of course, eaten straight out of hand.
However one of the most visually appealing and impressive ways to serve a peach is to throw it on the grill.
As fruit grills, the natural sugars caramelize and create a delicious additional sweetness as well as bringing a unique smokiness to the fruit only achieved through grilling.
I have provided two recipes for grilled peaches, one to start your meal and another to finish it. Feel free to add your own flair to these recipes, just be sure to buy your peaches locally and eat up while they are still in season.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Grilled Peach Salad
Canola or vegetable oil, for grilling
2 peaches, scrubbed, pitted, and quartered
8 thin slices prosciutto
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed and chopped
1 small shallot, peeled and minced
¾ cup olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 cups mixed greens
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
¼ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
Preheat grill or grill pan to high. When hot, rub with a lightly-oiled rag.
Wrap each peach quarter with prosciutto and secure with a toothpick. Place on the grill and let cook undisturbed until grill marks can be seen around the bottom edges of the prosciutto. Rotate to cook on remaining sides. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine balsamic vinegar, thyme, and shallot. While whisking steadily, very slowly drizzle in olive oil. Whisk until the mixture thickens. Season well to taste with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Toss some of the vinaigrette with the greens and serve with grilled peaches, crumbled feta cheese and tomatoes.
Amaretto Grilled Peaches With Mascarpone
Canola or vegetable oil, for grilling
3 peaches, scrubbed, halved, and pitted
4 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur, divided
4 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature
4 ounces cream, room temperature
¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Preheat grill or grill pan to high. When hot, rub with a lightly-oiled rag.
Use a melon baller to scoop out the dark red around the pit, making a small cavity in each peach half. Brush peaches with 2 tablespoons of Amaretto.
Place on the grill and let cook undisturbed until grill marks can be seen around the bottom edges of the peaches. Flip to cook on remaining side. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat together mascarpone and cream cheeses. Add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
In a small bowl, combine maple syrup and remaining 2 tablespoons Amaretto.
To serve, divide mascarpone mixture among the peaches and drizzle with the maple syrup/Amaretto. Top with almonds.
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The French striker scored his first competitive Gunners goal just over a minute into the game before the Chilean booked their passage with an excellent finish on the hourArsenal guaranteed themselves a place in the last 16 of the Champions League thanks to a 2-0 win at home against Borussia Dortmund.
Drafted into the starting XI after Danny Welbeck's injury, Yaya Sanogo sealed the perfect start when he finished through the legs of Roman Weidenfeller after 73 seconds, his first competitive goal for the Gunners.
Alexis Sanchez then curled a fine shot past the keeper from just outside the edge of the penalty area in the 57th minute and a composed Arsenal were able to hold off Dortmund's attempts at a fightback thereafter.
For Dortmund - already well off the pace behind leaders Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga - defeat ended their perfect record in the competition this season as a side missing influential forward Marco Reus through injury struggled to make much of an impact.
Both teams have seen their ranks depleted by injuries this season and there was further concern for the hosts as first captain Mikel Arteta and then Sanogo were forced off during the second period. That did little to disrupt their performance, however, as Wenger's men comfortably held on for their first win and clean sheet in four matches.
They were given an ideal start when Sanogo put them in front with the first action of note in the second minute. The striker exchanged passes with Santi Cazorla - who came in following an ankle problem for Jack Wilshere - and, despite looking to be offside when the final ball was played, the Frenchman slotted a low finish through the legs of Weidenfeller.
Sanogo could have doubled his tally soon afterwards but he was ponderous in possession and saw his eventual shot blocked by Matthias Ginter.
Lukasz Piszczek flashed a dangerous cross across the face of goal in the 20th minute but the delivery was just out of reach of a sliding Ciro Immobile.
Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, in the side due to Wojciech Szczesny's hip injury, produced a fine sprawling save to deny Henrikh Mkhitaryan as Dortmund continued to carry a threat with half-time approaching.
Alexis, who had been relatively quiet in the first period, brought a smart save out of Weidenfeller a minute later with a stinging low drive from just outside the area.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain almost marked his 100th appearance for Arsenal with a spectacular goal but his dipping volley crashed back off the crossbar with Weidenfeller motionless.
The hosts did not have to wait long to double their lead, however, as Alexis cut in on his right foot and curled a delightful finish into the bottom right-hand corner in the 57th minute.
Oxlade-Chamberlain fizzed a shot narrowly over from the corner of the box midway through the second half, before Martinez denied Dortmund substitute Adrian Ramos with his legs in stoppage time as Arsenal sealed their place in the last 16 alongside their already-qualified opponents.


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Nov 20, 2015
Multi-Million Dollar Renovation
(ISLE OF PALMS, SC) After a six-month, multi-million dollar renovation, the Links Course at Wild Dunes Resort has re-opened. This is the first renovation since the course reopened following 1989's Hurricane Hugo. "We've been talking about renovation for the last four or five years and finally got approval to do it this year," director of golf Jeff Minton told The Post and Courier. "Basically, we rebuilt all the greens and increased the square footage from 62,000 to about 115,000 square feet so the greens are a lot bigger. They have a lot of subtle Fazio-type undulations. We were able to add close to 300 yards on the scorecard by moving some of the greens back a little and a few tees back." The course's seaside 18th hole, originally a par-5 that has battled erosion problems, remains a par-3 after the renovation. "We are still in an erosional cycle and didn't feel comfortable going back with either a par-4 or any kind of par-5," Minton said. "For the short term, we just build a really good par-3 finishing hole that's protected from the ocean with the idea that once this natural accretion they call for happens that we could build it back as a par-4 or par-5."
Nov 18, 2015
Glitzy Grand Opening
(WEST PALM BEACH, FL) It was quite a party. Members at The Club at Ibis (formerly known as Ibis Golf & Country Club) were joined by Jack Nicklaus, whose family designed Ibis' three golf courses, to celebrate the grand opening of a breathtaking new clubhouse that added 22,000 square-foot of space and plenty of glitzy amenities to the high-end club's operation. The clubhouse extension completes a $33 million Capital Improvement Project that included an all-new 28,000-square-foot sports village. The extension creates more than 40% additional space and allows new restaurants such as The Atrium and The Pub to move upstairs and take advantage of the eye-catching scenery of the Nicklaus courses. Among the highlights on the clubhouse's lower level is Panache, a fine-dining restaurant that also can be used as a place for private parties and celebrations. Improvements also include an enlarged Golf Shop, enhanced locker rooms, and four new game rooms. Ibis's members took ownership of the club three years ago and quickly embarked on the $33 million Capital Improvement Plan to enhance the current members' experience and to attract the next, younger generation.
Nov 16, 2015
Another Strong Quarter for Kiawah
(KIAWAH ISLAND, SC) Host of the 1991 Ryder Cup and the 2012 PGA Championship, The Ocean Course put Kiawah Island on the golfing map. Pete Dye's course also put the island on the real estate radar. (10 miles of beach and nearby Charleston didn't hurt demand either.) And the buyers keep on coming. Property sales on Kiawah Island stayed strong in the 3rd Quarter. Year-to-date, dollar volume of all real estate sales on the Island was up 30% over the same period last year. Transaction totals are at a pace not seen since 2007, and they are projecting them to match or exceed pre-financial crisis levels. One of the reasons, Kiawah has continued to shine is its controlled development. : In naming Kiawah as one of their "15 Best Places for Second Homes," Barron's Penta magazine put it nicely: "Developers of gorgeous areas often succumb to the temptation of selling everything to the highest bidder, and cramming as many houses as possible onto the land, but Kiawah's developers have protected the beauty of the place, creating a national treasure in the Lowcountry of South Carolina."
Nov 13, 2015
Kitchen No-No's
(SAN JOSE, CA) Designer kitchens are in. But if you building or renovating, you might stop and think before you sink big money into the latest trends. Unless, of course, you never plan to sell. Jamie Wiebe, who writes about home décor for House Beautiful, Veranda, and others, reports for realtor.com about five kitchen design trends that could be costly and embarrassing mistakes. Our apologies to those who've already made to the move to these fads predicted to fade quickly. Her list of top five no-no's includes mixing metals ("appalling"), DIY concrete countertops ("already passé"), open shelving ("unattractive, dust collecting"), reclaimed wood ("horrible"), and industrial style ("unless you're living in a loft"). And those granite countertops? "Designers expect they'll be in style for the foreseeable future, so you're safe giving them a starring role in your makeover," says Wiebe.
Nov 11, 2015
Stronger Sales, Younger Buyers
(BOCA RATON, FL) It's a recipe for ongoing success: home sales trending up while attracting younger members. St. Andrews Country Club reports a 73% increase in home sales in the past twelve months with the average age of new members at 58, driving the overall club average age to the low 60's. How did they accomplish that? By investing $18 million in improvements and expansion over the past three years that are appealing to a younger, more diverse, membership. Those enhancements are heavily weighted toward family-oriented amenities that focus on health and wellness. St. Andrews Country Club is recognized as one of America's Top Ten Healthiest Clubs thanks to the state-of-the-art Fitness Center, a dedicated Nutrition Educator who works closely with the executive chef to create healthier menu options, and a spa that offers the latest advances in skincare, massages, luxury manicures and pedicures along with a hair salon and barber service. "Our Club Improvement Plan has played a significant role in attracting younger and more diverse members by creating recreation and dining areas that promote spaces for families of all ages to enjoy," said Craig D. Martin, St. Andrews Country Club Chief Operating Officer and General Manager. "Continuously improving our amenities and offering the best of everything to our membership and gives us that 'X' Factor to stand apart from other clubs in the area."


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The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas! (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)This rhymed retelling of the hit PBS Kids holiday special The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! is bound to become a cherished keepsake. Written in a style reminiscent of Clement Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the book retells the story from the Cat's Christmas Eve Party through his various mishaps while attempting to return young reindeer Ralph home in time to pull Santa's
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Tale of the Brave (Thomas & Friends)Gigantic roving shadows and monster-size footprints test the engines' bravery in a brand-new Thomas & Friends movie, Tale of the Brave. Adapted from the movie, this hardcover Big Golden Book will thrill train-obsessed little boys and girls ages 3 to 7.From the Hardcover edition.
Thomas and the Beanstalk (Thomas & Friends)Thomas the Tank Engine stars in a retelling of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk." It begins with a secret mission involving a prize cow and a trainload of gold, and includes a giant train in a strange new world in the clouds. Thomas & Friends fans ages 3 to 7 will be riveted by this familiar fairy tale told in a whole new way, featuring their favorite little blue engine and his friends.
Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters 2016 Big Golden BookThirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal-fighting elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the funniest actors working today. The Ghostbusters are back and ready to save the world! Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love


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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide whether people who work as service advisers at auto dealerships are entitled to overtime pay under federal labor laws.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a city built on luring tourists with cheap thrills and free cocktails, a big part of the Las Vegas Strip will soon slash its most basic freebie: parking.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Cities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for Pope Francis' visit to the Mexican city of Juarez as Roman Catholic Church officials caution would-be visitors about scams.
NEW YORK (AP) - Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said Friday the U.S. Episcopal Church will not roll back its acceptance of gay marriage despite sanctions imposed this week by Anglican leaders.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe late Friday that were popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso's capital, taking an unknown number of hostages and forcing others to hide for their lives as gunfire and explosions rang out. The country's troops backed by French forces were still trying to retake control of the building more than nine hours later.
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SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more than three centuries ago.
STRASBURG, Va. (AP) - A northern Virginia high school's boys basketball program has been suspended indefinitely following allegations of sexual misconduct on a team bus.
NEW YORK (AP) - Sean Penn says his article on Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman "failed" in its mission.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A small-town warehouse supervisor turned in one of three tickets splitting the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot on Friday, and swiftly announced that he would take his money now, giving up hundreds of millions of dollars in the future.
HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) - Rescuers searched choppy waters on Friday where debris was sighted after two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu during a nighttime training mission, military officials said.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz clashed Thursday night over the Texas senator's eligibility to serve as commander in chief and the businessman's "New York values," ending months of civility between fiery contenders seeking to tap into voter anger and frustration.
NEW YORK (AP) - Best Buy's shares sank Thursday after the nation's largest consumer electronics chain reduced its sales outlook for the fourth-quarter as it reported weak holiday business in mobile phones and personal devices.
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'Free to Breathe' 5k to honor father
Steve Salmon taught his daughters how to draw, how to fish, how to catch frogs and snakes, and how to make a model of a human skeleton from leftover chicken bones.
He taught them how to discover beauty in nature, and how, at the tender age of five, to eat raw oysters.
He taught them how to build a rabbit trap that didn't always catch rabbits and how to handle tools so they wouldn't need a man to turn a wrench.
As Salmon liked to say, "Anyone can raise a boy – but it takes a real man to raise two daughters!"
In the dedication of their book, Pink Sky at Night, his daughters write that Salmon (pictured at right) also taught them to think creatively, how to like being just who they are, and to try every day to make someone laugh. The best way to learn, he contended, is to make mistakes – so never do anything halfway.
And when Salmon learned, a month shy of his 40th wedding anniversary, that what he thought was pneumonia was actually stage four lung cancer, he was as good as his word.
"Dad gave it his all," say his daughters, in the fight for his life. He began the most aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment his body could endure. "But the truth was," says Jennifer Melton Salmon, "Dad's lungs were already so badly damaged, he really didn't stand a chance."
A month after his death in December 2008, Melton and her sister, Stephanie Weis, got involved with the National Lung Cancer Partnership (NLCP). In 2010, they were selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide to attend the organization's annual summit in Tampa, Florida, and spend a week touring a cancer research facility, learning about lung cancer, and training to become advocates.
"We came back feeling empowered," says Melton, "and ready to make a difference here in Richmond in Dad's memory."
A Lighthouse and Three Tugboats
The Pink Sky book, co-authored by the girls and illustrated by Melton to tell their young children about their grandfather, was a first step. Melton recalls that when they presented the manuscript to the CEO of Mascot Books, he cried.
"As a father of two young girls, [Naren Aryal] was especially touched by the story," Melton says. "It is a story of a lighthouse (Dad) and 3 tugboats (Mom, Steph and I) and a storm that hits the harbor." A portion of proceeds from the book, which centers around a theme of weathering life's storms, benefits NLCP and lung cancer research.
Another step toward making a difference was organizing Virginia's inaugural Free to Breathe 5K Fun Run/Walk & Memorial Walk, a benefit for NLCP that will take place March 12 at Short Pump Town Center. The Richmond site was chosen, says Melton, not only because lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of men and women in Virginia, but also because the city is the home of tobacco giant Philip Morris.
In addition to raising funds for research and education, the 5k event is intended to raise awareness of the deadly disease.
"Sadly," Melton says, "the assumption people immediately make is that lung cancer is a smoker's disease. . . Well, the fact is, if you breathe air you are at risk."
The "smoker's disease" stigma contributes to a vicious cycle of less funding for research, which leads to fewer researchers choosing the field, fewer advances made in treatments and fewer sufferers who survive.
And whether or not lung cancer sufferers increase their risk by smoking, says Melton, "that doesn't change the fact that these people deserve compassion and the best treatment while living out their lives." As her nurse educator sister points out, "No one lives a perfect life." It's only human to take chances such as speeding while driving, forgetting to wear sunscreen, and eating fast food, even while knowing of the potential harm involved.
'If Not for Him'
Through their work with NLCP, says Melton, Steve Salmon's daughters have had the opportunity to form special bonds and friendships with a number of lung cancer survivors and their family members.
"Having the opportunity to meet survivors, talking to families going through it or families who have lost someone to it is so rewarding," says Melton.
She mentions a recent visitor to the NLCP booth at a health-related expo – "an incredible woman named Clara" – who hung back at first looking apprehensive, but then approached to talk about her experiences as a four-year lung cancer survivor. Currently under treatment again, Clara is a hero to Melton. "[She's] a reminder to me of why I fight this deadly disease that sometimes feels impossible."
But it is the memories of her father, and the lessons he imparted in his daughters, that ultimately give Melton her purpose.
"I have dedicated my life to this," she says.
"The only way I can live without Dad is to continue to fight the disease that killed him. If not for him, [then] for someone else."
The inaugural Free to Breathe® 5K Fun Run/Walk & Memorial Walk will take place at Short Pump Town Center on March 12. To register, donate, or volunteer, visit http://freetobreathe.org For d.etails about the Pink Sky book, visit http://pinkskyatnight.com .
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"Soon after that, Eno briefly joined a group called the Scratch Orchestra, led by the late British avant-garde composer Cornelius Cardew. There was one Cardew piece that would be a formative experience for Eno—a piece known as "Paragraph 7," part of a larger Cardew masterwork called The Great Learning. Explaining "Paragraph 7" could easily take up a book of its own. "Paragraph 7"'s score is designed to be performed by a group of singers, and it can be done by anyone, trained or untrained. The words are from a text by Confucius, broken up into 24 short chunks, each of which has a number. There are only a few simple rules. The number tells the singer how many times to repeat that chunk of text; an additional number tells each singer how many times to repeat it loudly or softly. Each singer chooses a note with which to sing each chunk—any note—with the caveats to not hit the same note twice in a row, and to try to match notes with a note sung by someone else in the group. Each note is held "for the length of a breath," and each singer goes through the text at his own pace. Despite the seeming vagueness of the score's few instructions, the piece sounds very similar—and very beautiful—each time it is performed. It starts out in discord, but rapidly and predictably resolves into a tranquil pool of sound. "Paragraph 7," and 1960s tape loop pieces like Steve Reich's "It's Gonna Rain," sparked Eno's fascination with music that wasn't obsessively organized from the start, but instead grew and mutated in intriguing ways from a limited set of initial constraints. "Paragraph 7" also reinforced Eno's interest in music compositions that seemed to have the capacity to regulate themselves; the idea of a self-regulating system was at the very heart of cybernetics. Another appealing facet of "Paragraph 7" for Eno was that it was both process and product—an elegant and endlessly beguiling process that yielded a lush, calming result. Some of Cage's pieces, and other process-driven pieces by other avant-gardists, embraced process to the point of extreme fetishism, and the resulting product could be jarring or painful to listen to. "Paragraph 7," meanwhile, was easier on the ears—a shimmering cloud of sonics. In an essay titled "Generating and Organizing Variety in the Arts," published in Studio International in 1976, a 28-year-old Eno connected his interest in "Paragraph 7" to his interest in cybernetics. He attempted to analyze how the design of the score's few instructions naturally reduced the "variety" of possible inputs, leading to a remarkably consistent output. In the essay, Eno also wrote about algorithms—a cutting-edge concept for an electronic-music composer to be writing about, in an era when typewriters, not computers, were still en vogue. (In 1976, on the other side of the Atlantic, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were busy building a primitive personal computer in a garage that they called the Apple I.) Eno also talked about the related concept of a "heuristic," using managerial-cybernetics champion Stafford Beer's definition. "To use Beer's example: If you wish to tell someone how to reach the top of a mountain that is shrouded in mist, the heuristic 'keep going up' will get him there," Eno wrote. Eno connected Beer's concept of a "heuristic" to music. Brecht's Fluxus scores, for instance, could be described as heuristics."
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Glaciology Spring and Autumn Traverse Program Casey 1985 [GlacioTraverseProgram1985]
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Investigation of physical structure of snow stratification during the JASE traverse 2007/2008 - NIPR_JASE_19 [NIPR_JASE_19]
To better understand physical structure of the snow stratification, two 4m deep pits and two 2m deep pits were dug at several locations. The following items were investigated: (i) density with 3 cm ...
Climatic and Environmental Studies by Means of Ice Cores - CDA_AR_GLA_GLAF_ICE_CORES [CDA_AR_GLA_GLAF_ICE_CORES]
More than twenty years ago the Instituto Antartico Argentino initiated ice-cores studies in the Antarctic Peninsula. It also carried out the first work of this type in the Argentine central Andes. ...
Images of ice core sections that have been processed at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory - McGwire_0230149 [McGwire_0230149]
The dataset is comprised of optical images of ice core sections that were acquired with a digital line-scan camera in the cold room facility at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL). Ice core ...
CLPX-Ground: Ground Based Passive Microwave Radiometer (GBMR-7) Data [NSIDC-0165]
This data set contains brightness temperature observations of the snow cover at the Local Scale Observation Site (LSOS) of the Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX) in Fraser, Colorado, USA. ...
AMSRIce03 Snow Pit Data [NSIDC-0429]
Notice to Data Users: The documentation for this data set was provided solely by the Principal Investigator(s) and was not further developed, thoroughly reviewed, or edited by NSIDC. Thus, support ...
Anisotropy, Abrupt Climate Change, and the Deep Ice in West Antarctica [waddington_0636996]
This record includes two datasets and accompanying code. The anisotropic flow dataset provides velocity and fabric evolution of anisotropic ice for several numerical experiments. The experiments ...
Annual Accumulation Data from 1997 and 1998 PARCA Ice Cores [NSIDC-0624]
This data set contains annual accumulation data in water equivalent from 14 ice cores collected in 1997 and 16 ice cores collected in 1998. Data are provided in Microsoft Excel Format. Users of these ...
Borehole Optical Stratigraphy at Siple Dome [UW_BOS_SDM]
This data set contains the Borehole Optical Stratigraphic (BOS) profile for a borehole (designated K) approximately 50 M from the main borehole at Siple Dome, West Antarctica. BOS is ...
Borehole Optical Stratigraphy: Ice Microphysics, Climate Change, and the Optical Properties of Firn [waddington_0335330]
This award supported a study of the physical nature and environmental origin of optical features (light and dark zones) observed by video in boreholes in polar ice. These features appear to include ...
CLPX-Ground: ISA Main Meteorological Data [NSIDC-0172]
This data set contains meteorological observations at ten sites throughout the Small Regional Study Area (SRSA) of the Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX) in Fraser, Colorado, USA.
CLPX-Ground: ISA Snow Pit Measurements [NSIDC-0176]
This data set consists of snow pit data from nine study areas, within three larger-scale areas in northern Colorado (Fraser, North Park, and Rabbit Ears Meso-cell Study Areas (MSAs)). The study areas ...
Climatic and Environmental Studies by Means of Ice Cores [CDA_AR_GLAF_ICE_CORES]
More than twenty years ago the Instituto Antartico Argentino initiated ice-cores studies in the Antarctic Peninsula. It also carried out the first work of this type in the Argentine central Andes. ...
Collaborative Research in IPY: Abrupt Environmental Change in the Larsen Ice Shelf System, a Multidisciplinary Approach - Cryosphere and Oceans [scambos_0732921]
This award supports the cryospheric and oceano-graphic components of an integrated multi-disciplinary program to address these rapid and fundamental changes now taking place in Antarctic Peninsula ...
Collaborative Research: Anisotropy, Abrupt Climate Change, and the Deep Ice in West Antarctica [pettit_0940650]
This award supports a project to constrain the accumulation rate, thickness, and temperature history for Siple Dome using a vertical velocity profile that includes the effects of an evolving fabric ...
Collaborative Research: Characteristics of Snow Megadunes and their Potential Effects on Ice Core Interpretation [scambos_0125570]
Field study and remote sensing measurements of an area of snow megadunes on the East Antarctic plateau provides a preliminary assessment of dune morphology, firn structure, and layering ...
Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core [spencer_1043313]
This data set includes ~50-m averaged annual layer thicknesses down to 3403 m depth at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core (WDC06A) as observed visually using diffuse transmitted light ...
Collaborative Research: Refining a 500-kyr Climate Record From the Mt. Moulton Blue Ice Field in West Antarctica [dunbar_NSF0230348]
There is intense scientific interest in the history, dynamics and future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet because it is the world's only remaining marine ice sheet and is considered by ...
Collaborative Research: The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive [petrenko_1245659]
This award supports a project to use the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, ablation zone to collect ice samples for a range of paleoenvironmental studies. A record of carbon-14 of atmospheric methane (14CH4) ...
Dielectric Properties, Density and Wetness of Surface Snow for SAR- Ground Truth [mattila_SAR_ground_truth_DML]
Ground truth data for SAR- images was collected in western Dronning Maud Land during austral summer 2003/2004. Data set includes measurements of dielectric properties, density and wetness ...
Firn permeability at sites in West Antarctica [WAIS_Permeability]
This data set lists the measured snow and firn density and permeability at sites in West Antarctica. The measurements were done on consecutive ten- centimeter sampling in snow pits and ...
Glaciology of Blue Ice Areas in Antarctica [Hamilton_0229245]
A 'horizontal ice core' was collected at the Mount Moulton blue ice field in West Antarctica and preliminary analyses of the sample material suggests that a ~500 kyr climate record is ...
Histories of accumulation, thickness and WAIS Divide location from radar layers using a new inverse approach [Waddington_0440666]
This project used geophysical inverse theory and a 2.5D flowband ice-flow forward model to extract robust transient accumulation patterns from multiple deeper layers. Histories of divide migration ...
Images of ice core sections that have been processed at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory [NICL_Ice_Core_Image]
The dataset is comprised of optical images of ice core sections that were acquired with a digital line-scan camera in the cold room facility at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL). Ice core ...
Investigation of physical structure of snow stratification during the JASE traverse 2007/2008 [NIPR_JASE_15]
To better understand physical structure of snow stratification, a 1m deep pit was dug at every camp site. The following items were investigated: (i) density with 3 cm resolution, (ii) dielectric permittivity ...
Investigation of the Stratigraphy and Time Scale of the WAIS Divide Ice Core Using Electrical Methods [taylor_0440819]
This award supports a project that is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide) program; which is a multi-disciplinary multi-institutional program to investigate the causes of natural ...
Logs, Data and Notes from Traverses on Law Dome/Wilkes Land, 1986 [lawdome_traverse_logs_1986]
A collection of logbooks and notes from the 1986 traverses out of Casey over Law Dome and Wilkes Land. Information recorded includes accumulation, gravity, snow temperature, magnetic field, stratigraphy, ...
Mass balance of the Antarctic ice cap [AMD_BE_ICE_CAP_MASS_BALANCE]
This study makes part of the EPICA project (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) which falls under the international research effort developed during the last decades in order to try to ...
Nella Dan: ADBEX III Cruise - Sea Ice Core Stratigraphy [ABDEX_III_sea_ice_stratigraphy]
During the Antarctic Division BIOMASS Experiment III (ADBEX III) cruise of the Nella Dan (Oct - Dec 1985), sea ice cores were drilled at 13 stations. Stratigraphy of the cores recorded, along with ...
Physical Properties of the US ITASE Firn and Ice Cores from South Pole to Taylor Dome [meese_0538494]
This award supports a project for physical properties research on snow pits and firn/ice cores with specific objectives that include stratigraphic analysis including determination of accumulation ...
Physical and chemical properties of the surface snow and annual accumulation in western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, in 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2003/2004 [Karkas_snow_properties_DML]
Surface snow properties and annual accumulation have been studied in the western Dronning Maud Land in the vicinity of the Finnish research station Aboa during the austral summers 1999/2000, 2000/2001 ...
Physical properties of shallow snow samples during the JASE traverse 2007/2008 [NIPR_JASE_21]
To better understand how environmental signals are fixed in snow stratification, two 4m deep pits and two 2m deep pits were dug at several locations. Snow samples were collected for purposes of physical ...
Radar Studies of Internal Stratigraphy and Bed Topography along the US ITASE II Traverse [jacobel_0440304]
A project to perform ice radar studies of bedrock topography and internal layers along the second US ITASE traverse corridor extending from Taylor Dome to South Pole on the inland side of the Transantarctic ...
Sedimentological and Glacial Geological Studies at the Law Dome Ice Margin [ASAC_339]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 339 See the link below for public details on this project. From the abstracts of some of the referenced papers: This paper presents the results of a detailed ...
Snow Accumulation Rate Observations on the Amery Ice Shelf, 1988-1991 [snow_accumulation_amery_88_91]
Summaries of recorded snow accumulation on the Amery Ice Shelf and surrounding areas from the "GA series of snow accumulation stakes". Most stakes have two re-measurements to determine accumulation, ...
Snow Density, Hardness and Temperature, Amery Ice Shelf 1964 [ais_snow_1964]
The Australian Antarctic Division carried out a traverse to the Amery Ice Shelf in the summer of 1964. Numerous snow pits were dug along the traverse, and studies carried out to examine the snow in ...
Snow and Firn Permeability, Density, Gas Diffusivity, and Microstructure: Characteristics of Snow Megadunes and their Potential Effects on Ice Core Interpretation [albert_OPP0125276]
The Antarctic megadune research was conducted during two field seasons, one in November 2002 and the other in December 2003 through January 2004. The megadune field site is located on ...
Snow data from Vestfonna from August 2007 to May 2008 (Finland) [kinnvika-snow]
Data includes physical snow properties (temperature, grain size, stratigraphy and density) from six snow pits around Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard and optical measurements in snow from ...
Snow pit measurements from FINNARP 2009 snow team [FINNARP2009_snowpit]
Dataset contains data from 15 snow pits along a snow line. The depth of these snow pits was approximately 1.5 meters. Nine 0.5m meters deep snow pits were also measured. The length of snow line ...
Spatial Variability in Firn Properties from Borehole Optical Stratigraphy at the Inland WAIS Core Site [waddington_0538639]
Award Abstract #0538639 Spatial Variability in Firn Properties from Borehole Optical Stratigraphy at the Inland WAIS Core Site This award supports a project to study the patterns of accumulation ...
Stratigraphy Records of Ice Cores Drilled On Traverse From Wilkes In 1961 [wilkes_traverse_stratigraphy_1961]
During a traverse from Wilkes heading inland in 1961, numerous ice cores were drilled. Drawings of the stratigraphy of ice cores, along with density information for the core and a temperature profile ...
Stratigraphy Results for Ice Cores From Northern Prince Charles Mountains Region on Lambert Glacier and Amery Ice Shelf [npcm_stratigraphy_1988]
Notes made during the analysis of stratigraphy for ice cores drilled in the Northern Prince Charles Mountain region on the Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf. Includes results from additional lab work ...
Stratigraphy of Ice Cores Along Law Dome/Wilkes Land Traverse, 1963 [stratigraphy_wilkes_1963]
Recorded stratigraphy of ice cores taken along traverse over Law Dome and Wilkes Land in 1963. Includes details of method used, and notes on ice temperature, hardness, density and grain. The hard ...
Surface mass balance (snow accumulation rate) at Dome Fuji [NIPR_PMG_SURFACE_MASS_BALANCE]
The surface mass balance (SMB) at Dome Fuji, East Antarctica, was estimated using 36 bamboo stakes (grid of 6 x 6, placed at 20-m intervals) from 1995 to 2006. The heights of the stake tops from the ...
Vestfonna snow data for May 2008 (Germany) [SNOW_KINNVIKA]
Snow pit data: Data describe physical properties obtained from six snow pits on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard at Kinnvika research station (1), De Geerfonna (1) and Vestfonna (4). Stratigraphy, temperature, ...
Logs, Data and Notes from Traverses on Law Dome/Wilkes Land, 1986 [lawdome_traverse_logs_1986]
A collection of logbooks and notes from the 1986 traverses out of Casey over Law Dome and Wilkes Land. Information recorded includes accumulation, gravity, snow temperature, magnetic field, stratigraphy, ...
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All photos by Faith Silva @ Baby's All Right + Elvis Guesthouse in NYC // shot on the Impossible Project film.
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"It's the end of the year, so to commemorate the global underground touring we did— to all the people who were interested in coming to and putting on a Blue Hawaii show in Bangkok or Vilnius— we decided to put together a free mixtape of edits — somewhere between the dreamy record and the banging live show...
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mp3 premiere: Blue Hawaii – Get Happy / Get Happier
(๑ ऀืົཽ₍₍ළ₎₎ ऀืົཽ)✧ 'Get Happy' is a song we recorded one day in January 2014 but laid to rest as we got lost in the commotion of touring and moving to separate cities. As the year progressed, we found our live show intensify but still had all these softer recordings which would never be released. Hence we present Get Happy / Get Happier, where we explore both sides: the original demo and a fun, double-time edit made one day in August.
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Montreal duo Blue Hawaii drop a beautifully conflicted new jam/mantra ahead of their CMJ dates: Listen to + download the hypnotic "Get Happy", along with its more frantic, double-time counterpart, below. Raph and Agor bring their amazing live show to NYC this week for CMJ, check those dates after the jump...
Blue Hawaii :: Get Happy / Get Happier .zip
Jon Hopkins – Form By Firelight (feat. Raphaelle Standell)
video: Blue Hawaii – Boiler Room Live
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photos: GvsB III // Danny Brown, Blue Hawaii, HAERTS, Empress Of + Booty Fade
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Massive thanks to everyone who helped make GvsB III such an unforgettable night:
Danny Brown, Blue Hawaii, HAERTS, Empress Of, Booty Fade, Sober, Dallas, all the homies at the Granada, the Belmont + everyone who came out. We can't wait to do it again next year. All photos shot by Faith Silva + David Bartholow on the Impossible Project's instant film.


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Private Health Insurance:
The Range of Premiums and Plan Availability for Individuals in 2014 and 2015
GAO-15-687: Published: Aug 10, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2015.
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What GAO Found
As of 2014, key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) resulted in the establishment of health insurance exchanges in each state and changed how insurers determined health insurance premiums. Individual market consumers generally had access to more health plans in 2015 compared to 2014, and in both years the lowest-cost plans were available through exchanges in most of the 1,886 counties GAO analyzed in the 28 states for which it had sufficiently reliable data for plans offered either on or off an exchange. In addition, consumers in most of the counties analyzed had six or more plans to choose from in three of the four health plan metal tiers (bronze, silver, and gold) in both 2014 and 2015, and the percentage of counties with six or more plans in those metal tiers increased from 2014 to 2015. Consumers had fewer options regarding platinum plans, although the availability of platinum plans generally also increased from 2014 to 2015. The lowest-cost plan available in a county was available on an exchange in most counties. For example, among the 1,886 counties analyzed, GAO found that the lowest-cost silver plan for a 30-year-old was available on an exchange in 63 percent of these counties in 2014 and in 81 percent of these counties in 2015—an increase of 18 percentage points.
The range of premiums available to consumers in 2014 and 2015 varied among the states and counties GAO analyzed. For example, in Arizona the lowest-cost silver plan option for a 30-year-old was $147 per month in both years, but in Maine, the lowest-cost silver plan options for a 30-year-old were $252 in 2014 and $237 in 2015. In the 28 states included in GAO's analysis, from 2014 to 2015 the minimum premiums for silver plans available to a 30-year-old increased in 18 states, decreased in 9 states, and remained unchanged in 1 state. At the county level, GAO found that premiums for the lowest-cost silver option available for a 30-year-old increased by 5 percent or more in 51 percent of the counties in the 28 states. GAO also found that the range of premiums—from the lowest to highest cost—differed considerably by state. For example, in Rhode Island, 2014 premiums for silver plans available to a 30-year-old either on or off an exchange ranged from a low of $241 per month to a high of $266 per month, a difference of 10 percent, and in 2015 ranged from a low of $217 per month to a high of $285 per month, a difference of 32 percent. By contrast, in Arizona, 2014 premiums for these plans ranged from a low of $147 per month to a high of $508 per month, a difference of 244 percent, and in 2015 ranged from a low of $147 per month to a high of $545 per month, a difference of 270 percent.
An interactive graphic reporting by state and county the minimum, median, and maximum premium values for all individual market plans (either on or off the exchange) and for exchange-only plans, is available at http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-687. It includes either data for both years, or partial data (e.g., data for one of the two years) for 49 states.
GAO received technical comments on a draft of this report from the Department of Health and Human Services and incorporated them as appropriate.
Why GAO Did This Study
PPACA, as of 2014, changed how insurers determine health insurance premiums and how consumers shop for individual market health insurance plans. For example, PPACA prohibited insurers from denying coverage or varying premiums based on consumer health status or gender. At the same time, PPACA required health plans to be marketed based on their metal tiers (bronze, silver, gold, and platinum), which helps consumers compare the relative value of each plan; it also required the establishment of health insurance exchanges in each state, through which consumers can compare and select from among participating health plans.
GAO was asked to examine variation in the health plan options and premiums available to individuals under PPACA, and how the options available in 2014 compared to those in 2015. GAO examined: (1) the numbers of health plans available to individuals and how they changed from 2014 to 2015, and (2) the range of health insurance premiums in 2014 and 2015, and how they changed for individuals in each state and county for selected consumers. GAO analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); reviewed applicable statutes, regulations, guidance, and other documentation; and interviewed officials from CMS. Comparisons across years were conducted for states that had sufficiently reliable data in both years—including comparisons of plans offered either on or off an exchange in 28 states (1,886 counties) and comparisons of plans offered only on an exchange for 38 states (2,613 counties) although GAO is reporting some data on 49 states.
For more information, contact John Dicken at (202) 512-7114 or email@example.com.
Jul 7, 2016
Drug Shortages:Certain Factors Are Strongly Associated with This Persistent Public Health ChallengeGAO-16-595: Published: Jul 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 7, 2016.
Jun 23, 2016
Defense Health Care:Availability and Quality Measurement of Women's Health Care Services in U.S. Military HospitalsGAO-16-596: Published: Jun 23, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 2016.
Jun 20, 2016
Federal Autism Activities:Agencies Are Encouraging Early Identification and Providing Services, and Recent Actions Could Improve CoordinationGAO-16-446: Published: May 20, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 20, 2016.
Jun 15, 2016
Food and Drug Administration:Comprehensive Strategic Planning Needed to Enhance Coordination between Medical Product CentersGAO-16-500: Published: May 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2016.
Medical Product Oversight:FDA Needs More Strategic Planning to Guide Its Scientific InitiativesGAO-16-432: Published: May 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2016.
Jun 9, 2016
Medicare Fee-For-Service:Opportunities Remain to Improve Appeals ProcessGAO-16-366: Published: May 10, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2016.
Jun 7, 2016
VA Health Care:Improvements Needed for Management and Oversight of Sole-Source Affiliate Contract DevelopmentGAO-16-721T: Published: Jun 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 7, 2016.
Jun 3, 2016
VA's Health Care Budget:In Response to a Projected Funding Gap in Fiscal Year 2015, VA Has Made Efforts to Better Manage Future BudgetsGAO-16-584: Published: Jun 3, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 3, 2016.
Jun 1, 2016
Medicare:Utilization and Expenditures for Complex Wheelchair AccessoriesGAO-16-640R: Published: Jun 1, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 1, 2016.
May 24, 2016
Medicare Program:Continued Action Required to Address Weaknesses in Provider and Supplier Enrollment ControlsGAO-16-703T: Published: May 24, 2016. Publicly Released: May 24, 2016.
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