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Holistic Skin Care and Modern Technology
Anti-aging is a concept that we hear in reference to skin rejuvenation and growing older on a daily basis. Aging begins as soon as we are born; therefore "pro-aging" is embracing all stages of life gracefully, with vitality, wisdom, joy, and gratitude as the goal.
How to Reach Your World With the Chiropractic Message
My latest effort to share chiropractic occurred in mid-May while I was sitting at an introductory parent information night for high schoolers. The IT instructor informed us that each student would be receiving a computer for all their studies.
Prostate Cancer Risk
A large study published in January 2016 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that men who are vegans had a 35% lower risk of developing prostate cancer compared to non-vegan men. The study followed more than 26,346 men who are part of the Adventists Health Study-2.
Building Bridges with Discipline
As practitioners of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, our role is to educate patients and medical practitioners about the various safety aspects of our medicine. Medical doctors that embrace Chinese medicine want to collaborate and include Chinese herbal medicine in more aspects of clinical care to support their patients.
Romantic Love
Sleepless nights, anxiety, mood swings, euphoric energy bursts, obsessive thinking, and a strange feeling in his chest. That is what Matt was experiencing when he first entered my practice. Rather than being concerned, he was loving every minute of it.
Streamline Your Front Desk
Your front office can be your greatest source of efficiency or it can be a constant bottleneck. Increasing the productivity of this area, while not sacrificing the quality of patient interaction, can be a little tricky. However, with some focused effort and intention, your front desk can keep your practice running smoothly.
Billing Timed Services
Q: I do not always use physical medicine services but in my state I do have a scope of practice that allows me to provide many of these services. I am trying to understand what "direct one-on-one patient contact" means in relation to physical medicine services.
Parker University Embraces New Era
Change is in the air at Parker University, which recently announced the selection of both a new president and a new consultant for its seminar program.
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"My wrist and hand hurt. I spend all day working on computers and then I come home and spend more time on a computer, usually playing video games."
Adrenal Problems
One of the most common trends to see in clinical medical practice and public health is the cycles of health "buzzwords." These come and go depending upon the current cultural zeitgeist. One year, "parasites" are causing all the issues, and the next year it's "candida."
With Low-Back Pain, Sometimes Little Things Matter
Typical treatments for low back pain involve large muscles like the quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, and piriformis. However, there are situations when a very small muscle, the multifidus, can play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of low back muscular or spinal injury.
In This Current Age of Anxiety
Anxiety, also referred to angst or hysteria, goes by many names. One, popularized by the sagacious Zhang Zhong Jing, who many practitioners of Chinese Medicine may be familiar with, is known as Restless Zang/Fu disorder.
Keeping Malpractice Allegations at Bay
It has been suggested that in the litigious environment in which we live, the practice of chiropractic should be defensive and practitioners should constantly be watching their backs. An element of defensive practice is a good idea.
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Understanding Levels of Evidence
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The Need for Standards
ISO-TC-249: You may look at these letters and numbers and wonder what they are and what they might mean. They turn into: International Standards Organization- Technical Committee – 249. There is a global organization called The International Organization for Standardization.
Constructing Our Reality, Part 2
My last article discussed perception and its relationship to the primary channels. Before we get to the channels most commonly used to treat sensory disturbances, the small intestine and triple heater, we should first talk about the bladder channel.
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On a warm spring day in Las Vegas, Sonia Kim, clinic front desk staff, is busy preparing for a full day of intern shifts at Wongu Health Center. She greets patients, makes sure documents are properly signed, and lets the interns know that their patients have arrived.
A Whole-Body Approach to Chronic Tension Headaches
Nearly every day in our practices, we see patients with chronic headaches that have not responded to traditional treatment. They present in our offices with a feeble hope that "maybe" a chiropractor can help.
Low Fat vs. Low Carb & the Power of Protein
A science-based website recently posted a nice summary of 23 randomized, controlled trials from peer-reviewed journals pitting low-carb diets against low-fat diets.
Discovery: Finding Insights and Each Other in Different Disciplines
Recently I've been thinking about all sorts of things which are hidden from our daily direct experience. That general category is what links nearly everything that catches my attention and then demands some kind of investigation.
Distal Style Treatment of Neurogenic Pain
Treat locally or distally? This question has frequented my thoughts for the treatment of pain throughout my acupuncture career. Each style has strengths and weaknesses, thus the versatile practitioner would do well to forgo dogmatic adherence to any one style in deference to the needs of the individual patient.
A Different Way of Looking at It
The way you and your chiropractic colleagues access information has changed over the past decade. According to a recent survey conducted by Dynamic Chiropractic, almost half (48 percent) of DCs read online articles on their personal computer or laptop daily.
Living Well: Lessons From Our Oldest Old
Aging is a significant public health problem, important to chiropractors in practice and important to DCs who teach students training to become chiropractors.
Hip Flexor Contractures & LBP in Above-the-Knee Amputations
Patients with above-the-knee amputations (AK or AKA) are particularly prone to developing hip flexor contractures. Not to be confused with muscle tightness, contractures are a permanent shortening of tissues which cause deformity or distortion.
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The Life of Per Henrik Ling
By Judi Calvert, LMP
In the early 1800s, Peter Henry Ling (also Per Henrik Ling) was perhaps the first to discover what countless others have since learned in the past centuries: massage is critical for healing pain.
Though somewhat controversial, Ling is widely considered the "Father of Massage". Ling's life work was developing a series of gymnastic movements to help relieve chronic pain. Like many massage therapists and body workers today, he used his own experience with pain and injury to create styles and techniques that formed the foundation of his practice and, ultimately, of massage itself.
Ling was born on Nov. 15, 1776 in Smaland, Sweden. His father was a so-called curate, a member of the clergy in charge of the town parish. Ling was a devoted student who spent his days studying with a strict tutor before attending school in the town of Vaxjo.
After he left school, he continued to study while traveling the country. At times he was reduced to poverty, and eventually returned to Smaland, where he passed his theological examinations in 1797. For the next three years, he served as a tutor for several families.
In 1800, he left Sweden to travel internationally. It was a different kind of education for the accomplished scholar, and he was exposed to experiences that helped shape his life. He learned to speak several languages, and even took part in a naval battle as a volunteer on a Danish ship. When chronic pain and financial troubles forced him to return to Sweden, he continued his education by studying the art of fencing.
Ling had a passion for his newfound skill. Yet he realized that, though fencing was a valuable fitness exercise, it alone couldn't heal his body. Despite his youth, he was afflicted by physical problems such as rheumatism and lung disease, and had developed gout in his arm. He began doing a series of passive movements that involved stroking, pressing and kneading the body. Eventually, he noticed that they had a positive effect on his health.
Ling saw potential in these movements, which he called medical gymnastics, and wanted to educate people on his "suitable systematized exercises." He felt that, by performing these movements, the body and the mind would feel whole.
He not only believed that anatomy and physiology were the "necessary basis of gymnastics" but also that the effects the movements produced upon the "body and psychological condition of man" must be studied in great detail. He set out to do just that, and founded the Royal Central Gymnastic Institute in 1813.
Ling truly cared about helping people, and devoted the rest of his life to building on the system he had created. Like therapists, teachers and educators today who have spent many years in the field, he undertook his work because he recognized the value of touch. He never gave up on his values, and was dedicated to undertaking his study "by the most careful and untiring analysis of details."
He was praised for his personal qualities as well. Mathias Roth, one of Ling's students, wrote: "Ling was a man of high moral tone, pious, sincere, honest in all his dealings with his fellow man. His intellectual powers were of a very high order; he loved with the same energy with which he worked, the objects of his home-affections, his friends, the poor, his country, and mankind."
Father of Massage?
Many of the books written during the 1800s pay tribute to Ling as a groundbreaker. But was Peter Ling the Father of Massage, or simply the founder of medical gymnastics? Or was he both? The question lingers as to whether he outright created the techniques or if he gleaned information about these movements from what practitioners in other countries had been doing for centuries.
In Axel V. Grafstrom's 1898 A Text Book of Mechano-Therapy (Massage And Medical Gymnastics), he calls Ling the "father of mechano-therapy," rather than the Father of Massage.
But Nellie Elizabeth Macafee, an RN who wrote Massage: An Elementary Textbook For Nurses in 1920, was unequivocal in her deference to Ling, saying that his genius lay in "systematizing both massage and gymnastics and influencing both physicians and laymen in Sweden and other countries to such an extent that all recent elaborations claim to have as their origin 'The Ling System', if they wish to emphasize their superiority over other methods."
In the 2010 edition of his book, Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Massage, Mark F. Beck wrote, "Per Henrik Ling is known as the father of physical therapy." He continues: "Per Henrick of Sweden developed medical gymnastics later known as the Swedish Movement Cure and the precursor to Swedish Massage."
Indeed, it has been written in several books that Ling enfolded massage into his movements, but that it was only a small part of the overall treatment.
Ling's system addressed the mechanical aspect of movement, provided a curative outlet in the form of medical gymnastics and included passive movements that were later known as massage. And though he devoted his life to his system, he left little written record of it. However, it's clear from what he did write that the manipulations of friction, kneading, stroking, cupping, clapping and others were included within the exercise system known as medical gymnastics, though he did not refer to it as massage or rubbing.
In 1986, Patricia Benjamin, former historian for the American Massage Therapy Association, discovered from translations of Ling's Notations to the General Principles of Gymnastics, that no French terms related to massage were used by Ling or the Royal Central Gymnastic Institute, implying that Ling's movements were not, in fact, intended strictly as massage techniques.
Benjamin found that the French terms effleurage, petrissage, and tapotement, along with friction used by massage therapists today, did not originate with Ling. Instead, they are attributed to Dutch practitioner Johann Georg Mezger (1817-1893). Mezger and his followers organized the manipulations into simpler divisions and labeled them with the French terms.
However, Benjamin wrote that "Ling's medical gymnastic system was the seed of Swedish massage brought to this country in the early nineteenth century."
Though Benjamin's scholarship seems to disprove the idea that Ling was the sole founder of Swedish massage, it's clear that his work laid the foundation for those who came after him. He will be remembered for bringing together many of the techniques we now categorize as Swedish massage, regardless of whether he is considered its founder. He demonstrated that gymnastic movements could be a critical remedy for health problems and was dedicated to helping people in pain.
Ling discussed his life's work on his deathbed until the very last hour, giving instructions to his pupils about the science to which he devoted his life. He died on May 3, 1839. Massage wouldn't be what it is today without his remarkable contributions, and he is a man who should be remembered.
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WATERBURY William R. Billy Callahan Jr. was 60 years old and was born to William Rex Callahan Sr. and Julia Judy (Draper) Callahan.
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The Gothic tale has been with us for over two hundred years, but this collection is the first to illustrate the continuing strength of this special fictional tradition from its origins in the late eighteenth century. Gothic fiction is generally identified from Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto and the works of Ann Radcliffe, and with heroes and heroines menaced by feudal villains amid crumbling ruins. While the repertoire of claustrophobic settings, gloomy themes, and threatening atmosphere established the Gothic genre, later writers from Poe onwards achieved an ever greater sophistication, and a shift in emphasis from cruelty to decadence. Modern Gothic is distinguished by its imaginative variety of voice, from the chilling depiction of a disordered mind to the sinister suggestion of vampirism. This anthology brings together the work of writers such as Le Fanu, Hawthorne, Hardy, Faulkner, and Borges with their earliest literary forebears, and emphasizes the central role of women writers from Anna Laetitia Aikin to Isabel Allende and Angela Carter. While the Gothic tale shares some characteristics with the ghost story and tales of horror and fantasy, the present volume triumphantly celebrates the distinctive features that define this powerful and unsettling literary form.
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Get an overview of this hotelRome bed & breakfast in Via Veneto, near Roman Forum
Located in Via Veneto, this bed & breakfast is within 1 mi (2 km) of Porta Pia, Borghese Gallery, and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. Bioparco and Villa Borghese are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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This smoke-free bed & breakfast features self parking, coffee/tea in a common area, and concierge services. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, express check-in, and express check-out are onsite.
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B&B Home 77Via Nomentana 77 Via Messina 15 Rome RM 00161
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A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. This Rome bed & breakfast also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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The pharmaceutical pricing regulator has cut and capped the prices of more than 100 drugs used to treat diseases ranging from diabetes to HIV to malaria, a move likely to hit the profit margins of drug firms like Sanofi SA, Abbott Laboratories and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.
The notice by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), published on its website on Friday, coincides with moves by the health ministry to widen the list of essential medicines which will be subject to a price cap, people familiar with the matter told Reuters last month.
Governmnet had last year raised the number of drugs that are subject to price controls to cover up to 30% of the total medication sold in the country, according to industry officials.
The new price caps took effect on July 11, an NPPA official said. Injeti Srinivas, who took charge as NPPA's chairman in June, was not immediately available for comment.
Controlling the prices of drugs will help provide affordable medicine for 70% of the population.
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The NPPA said it was using its right to fix the prices of any drug "in extraordinary circumstances, if it considers necessary so to do in public interest".
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Milan born Italian DJ/producer stalwart Benny Benassi is widely regarded as one of the most charming, down to earth, and internationally respected artists in the music industry. With over a decade to his illustrious career already, the chart-topping megastar has wholly managed to capture the hearts of multiple generations of EDM fans across the world with his flawless trademark tech/electro/house infused sounds and charismatic performance flair. Benny was propelled into his star-spangled career by his international hit single 'Satisfaction' which was unleashed on the world back on 2002. Since then he has headlined performances at countless festivals around the globe (Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Movement, UV Nation and Labour of Love to name just a few); a string of high-profile remixes and collaborations with the likes of Madonna, Kelis and David Bowie; and the most notable being 'Beautiful People' with Chris Brown, as well as a brand new radio show on Sirius XM's Electric Area. Most noteworthy of all, was the Grammy award he has picked up for his exceptional rework of Public Enemy and the Grammy Skrillex was awarded for his remix of Benny's masterpiece 'Cinema' feat Gary Go.
If we've come to learn one thing about Benny Benassi it's to expect the unexpected.
Merk & Kremont (Fede and Joe) first met in Fede's basement in their home town of Milan. They started talking music, soon realizing they had the same vision, and started working together on a series of bootlegs all the way to their first successful original production, Tundra, in 2013. The Italian duo's musical influences range from Daft Punk to Fedde Le Grand, and the great House classics – and although Joe started out producing Hip-Hop beats whilst Fede was more into Pop– they found the perfect combination of ingredients to develop what is now recognized as their unique sound. A sound that has been described as "grinding 'n' groovy". Merk & Kremont have received support from huge acts such as Avicii Steve Angello, Hardwell, Nicky Romero, Benny Benassi and many more. They've been unleashing massive club hits for almost two years now and they still have plenty of ammo to shoot for the future. Their tracks have featured on labels like Flamingo, Protocol, Size, Premiere, Revealed, Ultra and Spinnin' and their remix of "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit reached 1M downloads on Soundcloud, played by hundreds of djs all over the world. They have been taking their unique grindingly groovy sets all over Europe, Asia and North America and have played, among others, Pacha (Ibiza), LIV (Miami), Drai's (Las Vegas). Their latest hit 'Get Get Down' is something of a viral phenomenon thanks also to its insanely entertaining video and its their first track to enter the Beatport chart in the top 10. The sky is the limit for Merk & Kremont and they're climbing the dance ladder one sick beat at a time.
A hugely successful dance producer and A&R scout, Alex Gaudino is responsible for some of the biggest Italo-house hits of the '90s. Born Alessandro Fortunato Gaudino in Salerno, Italy, his fascination with the late-'80s house music scene inspired him to take up DJing at the age of 13. After working as an A&R scout for Flying Records and, later, Time Records, he founded his own label, Rise, which released U.K. number one hits from the Tamperer and Black Legend. Following remixes for Mousse T, Carl Cox, and Pete Tong, Gaudino teamed up with Crystal Waters for his first single, "Destination Unknown" (number four), and later scored Top 20 hits with "Watch Out" (number 16), "I'm in Love" (number ten), and, as one third of Lil' Love, "Little Love" (number 33). Gaudino also has a residency at one of Ibiza's most famous clubs, Eden, and in 2009 he launched a new record label, Magnificent. Alex is also a talented producer of other artists tracks and has an impressive list of remixes to his name including Ultra Nat Automatic, Sunburst Beautiful Day, MYNC & Roachford Ride The Storm, Se:sa Like This Like That, Ana De Vulve, Doc Da Funk Real Love in addition to being a very in demand and respected DJ. You can find him playing his pumpin', dirty, sweet and sexy electro house sound at the coolest European and international venues.
Razihel is an eclectic young Italian producer. Coming to EDM out of his worldwide success in the Screamo / post-hardcore scene, touring the world and gaining performance experience as a singer and front-man, he surpassed that success with his solo efforts in just 2 years.
His official remix for "Come And Get It" by Krewella reached 2 millions + views in 8 months on YouTube, and has been regularly dropped by big names like Adventure Club and Krewella.
Razihel first burst onto the scene with his official remix for Benny Benassi "Perfect Storm" [Ultra] which has been played by Benassi himself at major festivals like Ultra and Coachella. Ever since then, he released new original tracks signed to Monstercat Records, collabs with some great names like Savant, Varien and Virtual Riot and official remixes for Krewella, I See Stars and more.
His collab with the Norwegian genius Savant reached the #3 on the Beatport dubstep chart and his track with the great composer Varien has been #1 in the glitch-hop Beatport chart for over a month. Razihel's work with Virtual Riot, strongly influenced by retro videogames music, reached the #1 in the beatport dubstep chart just after 2 days from its release.
Razihel's "Falcon Punch" is #1 in the "all time chart" by House.net and his Krewella remix is #2 in the "all time chart" by Glitchhop.net, not to mention all his other remixes/bootlegs who count 300,000+ downloads on the web.
Benny Benassi has recently chosen him to remix one the most famous house track of all time, "Satisfaction" out on Ultra.
Sunstars are Alberto, Andrea and Luigi, a trio of young Italian Dj/Producers from Parma, born in 1994 and 1996.
They met three years ago and immediately built a solid friendship and a great musical feeling.
The boys started producing original tracks from the outset and at the same time had the opportunity to improve their djeeing skills with the residency in one of the hottest clubs in their
Their influences vary from electro to progressive house music and they are working hard to build a solid future in the dance industry. After gaining a strong underground credibility they were lucky enough to do an official remix for Benny Bennassi's latest hit "Let This Last Forever" ft Gary Go which allowed them to be noticed by a major label.
Their first original release "Reckless", is now out on UltraMusic.
They are full of surprises and they are ready to orbit.
PANG! is the kind of name that bounces off your tongue and sticks in your mind. And righty so, as these two guys from Stockholm are the talk of the town when it comes to what's new and fresh on the music scene.
"Think outside the box, bring something new to the scene and keep your originality", in their words, is the right recipe to produce quality music and with this attitude the duo has "…rallied remix duties for David Guetta, Steve Angello and Avicii, taking flight, courtesy of their quirky take on the European house sound." (Dancing Astronaut) –
Their extraordinary musical journey continues to show maturity and style. PANG! take it to the next level with their latest original track "Touch" entering the US iTunes Dance chart, peaking in the Hype Machine top 10 and featuring on influential Spotify playlists.
Forging their path outside the usual boundaries of electronic music, their new single "Walking In The Sun" is soon out on Sony.
Honor was raised surrounded by music, but it wasn't until 5 years ago, after a particularly sad event in her life, that she has started writing down her thoughts and feelings. Once the words were on paper it all started to take shape with the melodies that she had cherished in her mind and she felt that it was time for her thoughts to became lyrics. Honor was found when she lost her memory stick on a London train. This un/fortunate event lead to the real beginning of her musical career when the search for the owner of this item became viral on the web aloowing people from all over the world to listen to her music. Her first single is "Never Off" and she's now working on more tracks which will come to light soon enough.
Music is like a therapy for Honor, a private moment that can help during a healing process. 'Never Off' is a motto to never give up, to remind ourselves that we are all strong and beautiful in our own way.
Emmanuele Santo aka Rulezz is a talented and young italian DJ and Producer born in 1996.
He started producing electronic music in 2009.
In 2014 he started experimenting with some future house and his tracks have been supported by numerous artists like Oliver Heldens, Pep & Rash, Benny Benassi, Nicky Romero and many more.
In 2015 he won a Remix competition and this gave him the opportunity to play at the Sensation White Event in Amsterdam where he was able to meet and shake hands with great names such as Tom Swoon, Laidback Luke, Sander Van Doorn, Dirtcaps and many more.
Since the beginning of 2016 his latest tracks have been circling the web with great hype reaching more than 500k plays all togheter.
Lately his work has been influenced by Trap Music and Dubstep too.
Rulezz 's passion for what he does is contagious, keep an ear out for him.
Caroline Koch was born in Verona, the town where Romeo and Juliet used to hang out. She knew music was her thing from a very young age and would boldly take centre stage at any school show. As she grew up she became attracted to club music and started playing her dj sets as well as appearing as a singer up and down Italy. She has broad musical taste ranging from Beethoven and Mozart to 80's glam rock, electronic and indie music. She is currently working on her first album, a collection of songs couched in a dreamy, layered, subtle, thoroughly modern mood. She describes what she does as deep pop that lends itself to being remixed by the most innovative djs on the scene.
Satellite Management è la nostra agenzia gemella italiana.
Ecco gli artisti nel nostro roster.
Satellite Management is our Italian sister company.
Here are the artists on our roster.
Non è chiaro il momento preciso in cui Jacopo D'Amico, milanese di origini eoliane, trova sulla sua strada Dargen. Succede da qualche parte e in qualche tempo. Di sicuro su quella strada, a celebrare quell'incontro, c'era il fantasma del rap. Tanto rap ascoltato e imparato, il rap che diventa punto di partenza per tutta una serie di avventure esistenziali e sonore, le prime improvvisazioni, i primi virtuosismi, le prime sperimentazioni. Quello che è certo è che Dargen D'Amico è un rapper,cantautore, beatmaker,disc jockey e produttore discograficoitaliano, fondatore dell'etichetta discografica indipendente Giada Mesi.Autodefinitosi "cantautorap" e definendo in modo scherzoso il suo genere come "emo rap" (intendendo l'uso di tematiche personali e intimiste nella sua musica), D'Amico è noto per essere un personaggio piuttosto eclettico e stravagante, come è possibile notare in diverse video-interviste in cui divaga molto sulle domande che gli vengono poste, mostrando una spiccata forma di umorismo.Dargen è solito citare tra le sue maggiori influenze cantautoriali Franco Battiato, Enzo Jannacci e Lucio Dalla.
"Il rap per me è farmi i fatti degli altri facendo credere agli altri che solo per questa volta hanno il privilegio di farsi i fatti miei. Il rap è anche scrivere canzoni in cui ti spieghi, ma che poi devi comunque spiegare perché sono venute male"
Andrea ha un talento innato e una predisposizione congenita a portare al massimo livello tutto ciò che inizia a praticare e da cui trae piacere: la musica è al momento il modo attraverso cui ama esprimersi, una passione che nasce nell'adolescenza e cresce di pari passo con l'amore per il basket. Dopo aver inizialmente intrapreso la strada della formazione musicale accademica, frequentando la Music Academy di Bologna e i corsi del primo anno di conservatorio Jazz, Andrea si accorge quasi immediatamente che la sua attitudine alla composizione si allontana dalla formazione classica spingendosi invece verso tutti i nuovi strumenti che la tecnologia digitale mette a disposizione. Non suonando nessuno strumento in particolare, Andrea impara a sopperire alla mancanza di strumenti tradizionali utilizzando il beatboxing, la loopstation, il launchpad e l'auto campionamento vocale, che diventano i mezzi più congeniali per manipolare i suoni e comporre le proprie canzoni declinandole in un modo totalmente nuovo per il panorama musicale italiano. Una realtà che Andrea stesso cerca di cambiare, manipolare, grazie all'esperienza che sta maturando sul campo ogni giorno alla ricerca di un suo stile personale, uno stile che renda al meglio l'unione tra computer /tecnologie e quell'ispirazione che lo coglie e lo accoglie quando cerca di esprimere in musica se stesso.
EDIPO è un artista in continua evoluzione ma con un obiettivo costante: fare musica Pop, è come affascinato dall'apparente semplicità di creare il ritornello perfetto, arte che è forse la più difficile dell'ambito musicale. Per fare ciò alla base delle sue canzoni c'è sempre un minuzioso lavoro di ricerca nella stesura dei testi. Pungente e dotato di un non comune dono della sintesi riesce a fotografare la sua vita e la società in poche ma efficaci battute. Edipo, al secolo Fausto Zanardelli, produttore musicale di lavoro, Bastian Contario per attitudine, gioca con i sintetizzatori e gli strumenti più classici per cercare un'amalgama di suoni su cui srotolare le sue canzoni. Nonostante la particolarità dei punti di riferimento, nelle canzoni di Edipo si ritrova un gusto tutto italiano, classico dei cantautori dei fine settanta, unito e contrastato da quella schiettezza e quell'uso della metrica di chi ha fatto propri i dettami della musica hip hop e li riutilizza decontestualizzandoli, facendo un abile uso di una voce dai toni singolari. Un poeta contemporaneo che ha molto caro il tema della solitudine. Divertente e sempre molto intelligente nei testi, colpisce subito ma se si scava nel profondo, le sorprese sono sempre di più.
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If i delete the cache and then access a page with different browsers (ie, firefox, chrome) I get a new page for each browser getting 3 caches of the same page. Is this the expected behavior?
If i delete the cache and then access a page with different browsers (ie, firefox, chrome) I get a new page for each browser getting 3 caches of the same page. Is this the expected behavior?
Do you mean you get 3 WP-Cache caches? What are the filenames?
The three are the same page with equal size
By the way this happens with many pages of my site, that on cache are duplicated.
I just looked in my own cache directory and haven't seen this, and the code that generates the md5 string doesn't include the browser user agent. Not sure how that's happening.
I can replicate that easily logging in with multiple browsers, and to a lesser extent when not logged in. Neither scenario has anything to do with the browsers themselves.
The following are from Opera & Safari both logged in as admin on the same site:
Opera: WP Cookie check,admin|1225358221|aaa0fa7a513774eb2af8a6a09ebb7fb6,
Safari: admin|1224321519|1a689ac78c2fe15a07952c854d52ab23,WP Cookie check,
The hashes are different, but even if they were the same, the order of the cookies would cause separate cache files to be created, as would the different timestamps. The different cookie order comes (I believe) from the fact that Safari was logged in, whereas Opera was logged in, out and in again.
Fact: Multiple browsers logged in as the same user will almost certainly generate separate cache files.
I've also seen the following when logged in...
admin|1225358221|8228982bd4af22eb1476cb3f01dc1daa,WP Cookie check,admin|1225358221|aaa0fa7a513774eb2af8a6a09ebb7fb7,
i.e. Multiple user cookies with the same timestamp, but different hashes. This is usually short-lived; one of them will eventually disappear.
As for not logged in users; there is an issue with the default name of TEST_COOKIE in wp-settings.php which causes users who were logged in (or failed to log in) to be treated as though they are - i.e. no SuperCache...
if ( !defined('TEST_COOKIE') )
define('TEST_COOKIE', 'wordpress_test_cookie');
Adding something like...
define('TEST_COOKIE', 'wp_test_cookie');
...to wp-config.php gets around that problem by removing that cookie from supercache's regex radar and also removes it as a potential problem source with respect to cookie order for logged in users.
Fact: With the default TEST_COOKIE, a never-logged-in browser will generate a separate cache file from one which was logged in (or attempted, but failed).
If lots of browsers are logged in as the same user, as far as I can see; all bets are off, but I really think it's a non-issue. How many end-users are going to be browsing the site logged-in with multiple browsers?
P.S. This is all on my dev site which is a WordPress trunk checkout with nearly everything using default values.
Thanks for that great explanation Murmatron 2, now I understand how it works.
Thanks for debugging that! I agree it's not a common case but perhaps the plugin should watch out for the test cookie, just in case.
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"Some novels we savor for their lapidary prose, others for their flesh and blood characters, and still others for a sweeping narrative arc that leaves us light- headed and changed; Sarah Blake's masterful, The Postmistress, serves us all this and more. Compassionate, insightful, and unsentimental, this masterful novel is told in a rare and highly successful omniscient voice, one that delves deeply into the seemingly random nature of love and war and story itself. This is a superb book!"
-Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog
"The Postmistress is the fictional communique readers have waited for. Sarah Blake has brought small-town American life and ravaged Europe during WWII to us with cinematic immediacy. The romantic, harrowing -- and utterly inimitable-- story of radio journalist Frankie Bard (appalled yet intoxicated by tragedy as no character I've ever read before) contains the uncompromised sensibility found in the writings of Martha Gellhorn. The Postmistress belongs in what Gellhorn called "the permanent and necessary" library."
-Howard Norman, author of The Bird Artist and Devotion
"Great books give you a feeling that you miss all day until you finally get to crawl back inside those pages again. The Postmistress is one of those rare books. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. Sarah Blake seamlessly moves from inside one character to another, in a novel that reminds us of a time when the news travelled from post to paper to radio and that is how we learned about the world. The Postmistress made me homesick for a time before I was even born. What's remarkable, however, is how relevant the story is to our present-day times. A beautifully written, thought provoking novel that I'm telling everyone I know to read."
-Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help
"An unforgettable, insightful, and compelling novel The Postmistress engages the reader's instincts at the deep level of fight or flight. For WWII radio reporter Frankie Bard, however, the gut response to horror is see and tell. Sarah Blake's prose perfectly recreates the cadences of passion and of the inner life while also conjuring up the wrenching, nightmare suspense of history in the making."
-Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Abundance, a Novel of Marie Antoinette
"To open Blake's novel of World War II and the convergence of three strong women is to enter a slipstream, so powerful are its velocity, characters, and drama. How can you resist Frankie Bard, an American journalist of gumption and vision who is bravely reporting on the Blitz from London? Her distinctive voice and audacious candor are heard on radios everywhere on the home front, including Cape Cod, where Iris James, in love for the first time at 40, keeps things shipshape at a small-town post office. The third in Blake's triumvirate of impressive women, Emma, the waiflike wife of the town's doctor, is not as obvious a candidate for heroism until a tragedy induces her husband to join the war effort. As Frankie risks her life to record the stories of imperiled Jews, Iris and Emma struggle to maintain order as America goes reluctantly to war. Blake raises unsettling questions about the randomness of violence and death, and the simultaneity of experience--how can people frolic on a beach while others are being murdered? Matching harrowing action with reflection, romance with pathos, Blake's emotional saga of conscience and genocide is poised to become a best-seller of the highest echelon."
-Donna Seaman, ALA Booklist, Starred review
"Even readers who don't think they like historical novels will love this one and talk it up to their friends. Highly recommended for all fans of beautifully wrought fiction."
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There's not a lot of action in Blake's book, other than normal wartime goings-on. The real "action" is that what goes on between the three women who are finally united in the Cape Cod town. It's a sad, yet hopeful story. I'm sure WW2 produced many such stories, and many such heroines.
Some opinions out there blame the lack of reliability as well as 'juicy' details when it comes to the war. I would not label it as a war book, it is not. It's about characters facing it and having their take on it; more specifically, it's about Americans seeing the beginning of the WWII in Europe and then USA. It's the right or wrong; the idea that we''re all together and everything affects everything, life''s a treacherous play that one cannot build a script for.
Many keep pounding 'the news' notion how it's all about news, how one receives the news, blah blah blah or bull, I say. One knows. One can feel it in his bones. There is no news, yes, there is a reporter broadcasting, yes there is censorship, yes she carries a letter all over the world, but all that feels like a side plot to me, it's the context for the real plot to happen: love, strong, pure, one of a kind, the kind that makes you feel guilty for having it and terrified at the thought of losing. (...)
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I really liked "The Postmistress". I like the characters and the plot development. The opening pages are an interest grabber making the reader want to immerse themselves into the mystery. That is where the story falls short. There is no mystery. I was expecting bags of mail being "misplaced" but this was not the case. In the end, would those missing letters have really made a difference in the life of the intended recipient if she had received them? Those letters were more of an anchor than a main theme and I found them to be irrelevant and weak. However, there was an element of suspense and over all I really enjoyed "The Postmistress".
I usually don't read the author's notes at the end of the book but I read the entire "The Story Behind the Story" and was thoroughly impressed by the author's research and how candid she was in her explanations.
I'm keeping this copy to lend to someone who will really enjoy the story - I'm not sure that all my "reader" friends would necessarily enjoy it as much as I did.
Because I had never heard of sarah Blake before and had enjoyed this book so much, I decided to order her first novel, Grange House... I'm having problems getting as immersed in this novel as I did with The Postmistress. I hope she writes another one in the same style soon.
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The Santa Claus Post Office is the only post office in the world with the Santa Claus name! Stop by to receive the famous Santa Claus postmark during the Christmas season and see where thousands of letters are mailed to Santa each year.
The first Santa Claus Post Office opened its doors in 1856. The town's name did not peak interest however, until 1914 when Santa Claus' 14th postmaster, James Martin, took it upon himself to answer the children's letters.
Soon after, people flocked to the Santa Claus Post Office to get the special postmark; so much that in the early 1930s the US Postal Department suggested changing the name of the town to avoid the Christmas season frenzy. Fortunately, for everyone, that did not happen!
James Martin continued answering letters and eventually enlisted Jim Yellig to aid in helping him write back to children across the world. Today, the non-profit organization, Santa's Elves Inc, and the Santa Claus Museum, organize volunteers to answer all the children's letters that flood this tiny post office during the holidays. 22,000 letters were answered in 2015.
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Take the quick 10 minutes and stop at the post office and write Santa a letter. This town processes thousands of letters in December every year. We wrote a letter on behalf of the grandkids. Read More
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'06 Ford F150, 4WD, 4-dr., V-8, auto, A/C, bedliner, block heater, car starter, new tires & battery, 79k miles. $8,500. Call 603-631-2825.
'13, 28 ft. Thor motor home. Freedom Elite Series. 8,310 miles, one owner, like new, smoke free, winter inside storage, $38,000. Call 603-237-5886.
'60 Ford F350 Dump Rack Truck. 10'x7'x3'H bed. Rebuilt or new everything, 292 V-8, 4-spd. Parade or work-ready. $6,000 or trade for farm tractor w/loader & power steering. Call Bud 603-237-8488.
'97, 35' camper. 2 bdrms, pull-out living room, kitchen, full bath, AC, stereo, in great shape. $2,900. Located in Clarksville at Rudy's Campground. Call 603-788-8014.
ATVs and Motorcycles.
Call 603-538-6963 evenings
or 802-487-4449 days.
*Le Rendez-Vous*
French Bakery & Cafe
121 Main Street, Colebrook
Flageolets beans, Cardamom,
Dried fruits, Goji berries,
wild dried blueberries, mulberries, etc.
organic quinoa, volcano rice, black rice, chia seeds, hibiscus (flowers) powder, rubbed sage, hemp seed, Spices, Sumac,
Herbes of Provence,
Homemade Belgian chocolates,
1) 18' International landscape 7k, dual-axle & flip gates, 12" sides, no winch, $1,600.
2) '66 PLY Sports Fury III convertable, roller, needs restoring, comes w/440C.I. engine w/2 auto trans., $2,500 firm.
3) '35 Dodge Coupe, body & extra body parts, needs lots of help, can be done, I did one. $800. Call Bud at 603-237-8488.
15' fiberglass Bowrider boat w/90 HP motor & trailer, $2,500 o.b.o.; 12' aluminum fishing boat, $800; 14' aluminum fishing boat, $600; 16' fiberglass boat w/40 HP motor & trailer, $1,500 o.b.o. Call 802-962-3432.
17' Coleman fiberglass canoe, seats three. 2 paddles, 30lb thrust Minn Kota trolling motor with 5 forward and 3 reverse speeds. $400 for all. Can be seen at 68 Parsons Street, Colebrook. Call 603-237-4529.
AMD Radeon HD 7770 PC gaming graphics card. Supports DirectX11, 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5, Core Clock 1,000mhz. 1 x DVI, 1 x HDMI & 1 x Display ports. PCI Express 3.0x16, $50 o.b.o. For more info call or text 603-331-5003.
Cross-Country bike--Mongoose Hilltopper, 26' Tire, 20" Frame--$300; 6hp Evinrude Outboard $1,200; Grummin Flat-back 15' aluminum canoe--$1,400; 11' Rowboat--$600; Adjustable boat-trailer--$600.
Call Richard--603-237-4889 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dell Color Photo 924 multifunction inkjet printer, needs new ink. Asking $50. Call 603-237-5501 M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or stop in at the News and Sentinel, 6 Bridge Street, Colebrook.
FIREWOOD--cut, split, picked up or delivered. Call 802-962-3432.
FIREWOOD--Cut, split & delivered.
Free delivery within 20 miles.
Jones Brook Farm, Guildhall, VT.
FIREWOOD--Cut, Split & Locally Delivered. VT-NH certified firewood dealer.
Long-time supplier.
Call Gary Downing at 802-892-5544.
Cut & Split
Local Delivery Available
(Colebrook, Columbia, Stewartstown, Pittsburg areas)
Call 603-237-4474.
Lynch Recycling
77 Ayer Road, North Stratford
Friday, July 29: 9-5
Saturday, July 30: 9-2.
Ayer Road, North Stratford
(603) 922-3518
Mon & Tues appt. only
Wed--Fri: 9-3:30, Sat: 8-12
For Sale:
Good Used Batteries:
Automobile: $40, Truck/Equip: $80
Cadorette Canoe w/paddles-$250
Air Conditioners, GE Dryer,
GE Refrigerator w/Ice-Maker & Water,
Kenmore Nat. Gas Stove
BUYING: Ferrous & Non-Ferrous,
batteries & aluminum cans.
Land for Sale
5-acre lot w/paved road frontage 3 miles north of Colebrook, power on lot, open land w/great views. $34,500.
5-acre lot, open & wooded, power on lot, great views. $27,500.
30-acre lot, mostly wooded, great views w/right of way road to lot. $45,000.
30-acre lot cut over w/great views. $30,000.
Please call 603-237-4291.
Maidstone Plant Farm--Zinnias, daylilies.
Open daily during daylight hours. Two miles north of Guildhall, Vermont on Route 102. For more information call 802-676-3144.
Mid-Summer MARKDOWN!
July 1 thru July 24. All prices slashed on lot models and special orders. Some discontinued models up to $5,000 off. Largest selection of Singlewide, Doublewide and Maine-Built Modular Homes in VT & NH. Bean's Homes--Located at the Jct. of Rtes. 5 & 114, Lyndonville, VT.
Open 7 Days a Week For You!
Buy or Sell
"Size Matters"
Call Ed Gawle
One-plus cord of wood--maple, dried, split. Must be picked up (located in Colebrook). $230. Call 732-569-5973.
Piglets--$90 each; 6 beef cows w/calf. Call Haynes Homestead at 603-237-4395.
Quality used tires bought and sold--
312 Carlton Hill Rd., Colebrook.
SAFE/FILE CABINET, 2-drawer, fireproof, 30"l X 17"w X 28"h, file size 12"w x 9.5"h. Have 2 keys. Lists for approx. $1,200. Asking $350. Call 603-237-4865.
The Root Seller Marketplace
a farmers' market every day!
77 Main Street, Lancaster
local produce & meat, eggs, raw milk,
syrup & honey, bulk food & spices,
craft beer & mead
So much more...
Mon.-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 8-4, Sun. 10-3
A program of Taproot Farm & Environmental Education Center a registered NH nonprofit organization.
Top Dollar Paid for your trees.
No lot too big or too small.
Call 603-237-4969.
Estate cleanouts Wanted. Buying the contents of old barns, garages, homes, out-buildings, etc., what have you. Call Tom P. at 603-631-5668.
Paying cash for: old watches & pocket watches (working or not), gold & silver items, old religious items, Masonic & military items, knives, swords, American & foreign coins/currency and old unusual items. 603-747-4000.
Wanted--For Josh and Kerbi Comeau to contact their father. It is extremely important. He is not getting any younger. 802-461-9870.
Wanted: Old Coins
Collector buying any quantity. A few coins or large collections. All types, silver dollars, tokens, etc. Located in Lancaster, NH, willing to travel. Call Tom P. 603-631-5668.
**Help Wanted** All positions--
at Log Haven Restaurant and Lounge,
469 W. Rte. 26, Millsfield.
Please apply in person.
Bartenders, Waitstaff, Line & Prep Cooks
Must be 18 years or older. References required. Apply in person:
Black Bear Tavern, 151 Main St., Colebrook.
Busy Real Estate office looking for sales people.
Thinking of a career change?
Contact Ray Davis at Ray Davis Real Estate.
603-237-4400 or 603-443-3179.
Hicks Lumber, in Colebrook, has an immediate opening for a full-time worker. MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. Basic knowledge of building materials preferred. If interested please stop in at:
Hicks Lumber, 9 Merrill Street
Colebrook, NH
Housekeeper: looking for experienced cleaner/housekeeper to clean my home in Pittsburg. Must be trustworthy and dependable; have high standards of cleanliness, and take pride in their work. Call 703-408-1198.
Immediate opening for a breakfast waitstaff position, Monday thru Friday. Must have great people skills and enjoy working with the public. Please contact Tall Timber Lodge, 609 Beach Road, Pittsburg. 603-538-6651.
Journeyman or master plumber position available, full time. Apply in person at Tallmage Plumbing & Heating, W. Stewartstown. References & resume required. For more information call 603-246-7173.
Part-time Bartender at the VFW in Lancaster. Pick up an application anytime between noon and 10 p.m. at 259 Main Street, Lancaster or call 603-788-3312.
Part-time help wanted at Blue Mountain Variety, Rte. 3 in Columbia. Must be 21 or older. Please apply in person.
Part-time Lifeguards Wanted
Weekday Morning & Weekend Shifts
Available Year-Round
Must be certified or able to obtain certification.
Contact Devin 603-237-4019 for more info.
North Country Community Recreation Center
Position available for a heating technician. Must be gas & oil certified. Contact Tallmage Plumbing & Heating at 603-246-7173.
The Colebrook Public Library is looking for a responsible person to clean, approximately 4.5 hrs. a week. A detailed job description is available at the library. Please apply in person, ask for Julie Colby.
The Rainbow Grille is seeking a full or part-time Tavern/Prep Cook and a part-time dishwasher. Apply in person or online at RainbowGrille.com.
Truck Driver Wanted
CDL Class A required. Experience & good driving record. Must be able to go into Canada. Call 603-246-3513(Days), 603-481-0679 (Evenings).
Wanted: 1-2 persons for hire to stain deck. $15/hr. Located in Pittsburg by 1st CT Lake entrance. Easy work. Great chance for out-of-schooler to earn spending cash. Work planned for July 28, 29 or 30. Call (703) 408-1198.
*Lawn Clean up & Mowing. Leaf clean-up also. Colebrook area. Call 603-237-5560.
Reasonable Rates.
Call for free estimates.
All Around Yard Work
-Brush Cutting/Clearing
-Chainsaw Work (trees/limbs/woodpiles)
-Deck Painting/Staining
-Much More
20 Years Experience
Call 603-252-1883
Pat Dauphinais, Stewartstown, NH.
All Breed Dog Grooming. 35 years experience. Back in Colebrook. Please call Don afternoons & evenings at 603-331-5213.
Barton Window & Door, Replacement Windows & Doors
Quality Products, Installed Right, Since 1995.
Call 603-788-2951 or check us out on Facebook at Barton Window & Door.
Brian Colby Carpentry
Roofing, siding, additions, decks, doors, windows, finishing work, interior or exterior & more! New construction or remodeling. 30 years experience. Free estimates. Call (home) 802-892-5356 or (cell) 603-348-0983.
Bud St. Pierre HVAC
Sheet Metal Shop & Fabrication
295 Gray Road, Colebrook
Call 603-237-8488.
Oil Undercoating
Cars: $49.95
Trucks: $99.95
Fluid Film Undercoating
Cars: $99.95
Trucks: $149.95.
Home Remodeling--cleaning, painting, property checks, handyman services,
decks & carpentry.
Bath & kitchen remodeling.
Larry & Maria Cheeseman
20+ years experience.
Death Dates & Engravings.
Monument Restoration.
New monuments sold & installed.
Headstones cleaned, repaired, reset.
Dana Nordberg
DJ "Yukon Charlie" DJ/Karaoke.
Weddings, Reunions, Parties.
Reasonable rates.
Large selection of music.
Call 802-277-8593.
Driver available for shopping/buying groceries, doctors appointments, etc. 3 hours minimum. Call 603-237-8556.
Check out our website
www.fcwashburncarpentry. com
EPA Lead-Safety Certified
From frame to finish. Homes, garages, additions, decks, barns, siding, remodeling, finish work.
603-237-4359. Cell 603-631-0102.
1st SATURDAY IN MAY, JUNE & AUGUST
Floor sanding, hard and soft wood floors. Stairs professionally repaired, sanded & refinished. 30 years experience w/all types of wood flooring--new to historic. Call Tom P. at 603-631-5668.
I would like to haul your
junk or unwanted vehicles.
Especially old Chevy trucks.
Call Rusty Edwards
Mac McLendon Handyman Services
Carpentry, drywall, windows, doors, painting, remodels, sill work, cleanouts, walks, decks, roofs. Insured, free estimates.
Serving northern N.H. and Vermont.
Call 603-733-8167.
Marty's Final Vinyl
We specialize in Vinyl Siding
& replacement windows.
Pressure washing available.
Vinyl's Final--Paint Ain't!
Learn how music works!
Weekly lessons--All levels
Guitar Rentals Available
Roberta's Studio
NEED TO RENT A TENT for a
graduation, wedding, party, etc?
Call the tent guys:
Tim 603-662-8639
Jim 603-991-8857
for pricing and availability.
Tent size: 20' x 40'
Offering beginner's ballet, tap,
jazz, hip hop & contemporary.
Adult & individual classes available.
New: Country line dancing, Fridays w/Joni.
Dancercise/Exercise program,
"Ballet Babies/Mommy & Me" Class.
603-237-4009 or 603-991-3387.
Find us on Facebook!
Tractor work, brush hogging, rototilling, driveways graded, clean-up that overgrown field, yard, chain saw work, call 603-788-2951 or check us out on Facebook at Whitetail Acres Enterprises.
Beecher Falls, VT--Apt available, includes electricity, heat, washer & dryer, stove & refrigerator. References & security deposit required. NO dogs. Call 802-266-8864.
Bloomfield, VT--House and 2 bedrm apt. available for rent. References required. Call 802-962-3432.
No. Stratford--2 bedrm. apt., heat and hot water included. No pets. References required.
Call 802-962-3432.
Canaan, VT--1 bedrm. apt., fully furnished, including dishes, linens, pots & pans, and WiFi. $600/mo. Security deposit, references and background check required. Call 802-266-7816 or 802-461 -9846.
Canaan, VT--1-bdrm. spacious apt. Heat, hot water, washer & dryer included. Security deposit & references required. Call 802-266-3310.
Canaan, VT--1-room efficiency apt. Fully furnished, includes wifi, cable tv, heat, lights & telephone. $500/mo. Sec. dep., references & background check required. Call 802-266-7816 or 802-461-9846.
Canaan, VT--264 Gale St. 2-bdrm. apt., 2nd floor, heated, washer/dryer, refrigerator, stove, garage. NO dogs & NO smoking inside. $600/mo. Call Annette Boynton at 802-266-8643.
Canaan, VT--3-bdrm. house, 1.5 baths, 2-car heated garage. On 10 acres, 300 ft. of shared beach front on Lake Wallace. Available first week of Sept. $900/mo. plus utilities. 1st mo., sec. dep., ref. & credit check required. NO smoking, pets ok. Comes unfurnished. Call 802-266-7084, leave message.
Canaan, VT--3-bdrm., 2.5-bath house for rent on the water at Lake Wallace. $99/day (with a $100 cleaning fee for short stay.) Call 802-266-3130.
Canaan, VT--Studio apt. Fully furnished including dishes, linens, etc. Move-in ready, just bring your clothes! All utilities included. NO pets. $450/mo. Sec. dep. & references required. Call 603-237-5256.
Colebrook--2-rm. apt. on 2nd floor. Furnished, sec. dep., ref., excellent credit & first mo. Hot water & rubbish removal included. Call 603-348-0479.
Colebrook--Colby St., 2-bdrm., big back yard, W/D hookups. No utilities incl. Sec. dep. & ref. required. $650/mo. Call 603-348-0839.
Colebrook--Downtown. Very spacious single-level, quiet, 1-bdrm. apt., mostly furnished. Huge LR & kitchen, new appliances, W/D, on-site storage. Incl. oil heat, trash service. $795/mo.; option avail. for all-incl. price w/all utilities & furnishings. No smoking, no pets. Call 603-331-3070.
Colebrook--Downtown location. Bright and sunny 2-bdrm. apt. 2-car parking. $525/mo. No utilities. NO smoking. NO pets. Call 603-660-0129.
Colebrook--In-town location. Newly remodeled 3-bedrm., 2-bath house w/jacuzzi. Lg. kitchen, lvg. rm. & sitting rm., Handicapped-accessible. Completely furnished. $1,150 per month plus security dep. References required. Will consider rent-to-own with qualified tenants. Call 603-237-8301.
-Recently renovated, partially furnished 1-bedrm. apt. $550/month. Good for short stays.
-1 efficiency 1-bedrm. apt. $475.
All have updated stove & fridge. Heat, trash removal, parking, mowing & plowing included. NO pets, NO smoking. Sec. dep. & references required.
Call 603-922-5019.
Colebrook--Now taking applications for 2-rm., furnished apt., first floor, hot water & heat included. Must have excellent references & credit. Sec. dep. required. For application call 603-348-3557.
Colebrook--Recently vacant apts. w/some work being done & to be done:
2-bdrm., 6-rm. apt. on second floor. Stove & refrigerator included; laundry hookups. Full-length porch. Tenant pays utilities. Electric heat so rent is reduced to $400 Dec.-March. Regular rent is $515/mo.
3-bdrm., kitchen/dining combo, living room, large bathroom w/laundry hookup. Stove & heat included. First floor w/private, under- cover parking for 1 car w/other parking available. $670.00/mo.
Beecher Falls, VT--
1.5-bdrm., full-bath w/laundry hookups, large room for kitchen, dining & living room. First floor, non-smoking or smoking outside only. Washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator & heat are included. $465/mo.
Small, 1-bdrm., mostly new inside w/stove & refrigerator. Tenant pays utilities; heat, hot water w/new propane heating unit. $380/mo.
Call John Forbes, Manager 603-237-4675.
Colebrook--South Main Street. Large 1-bdrm., 1-bath apt. Heated. Laundry on site. 802-277-8670.
Colebrook: Large 3-bdrm. apt., 1-bath w/storage area, washer/dryer hook-ups, fridge, stove, microwave. Big back yard overlooking ballfield. 65 Colby Street. $650/mo. Call Tim at 603-348-0839.
Columbia--1-bedrm. efficiency apt., second floor, out of town, large yard, fully furnished, everything inc: lights, DirecTV, DSL, phone line, washer & dryer. Sec. deposit & ref. required, pets negotiable, non-smoking. $800/mo. Call 603-237-4385.
Columbia--2-bedrm. split-level, fully furnished, everything included: heat, lights, phone, DSL, DirecTV, washer/dryer. Big, fenced-in yard, mountain views, hiking trails, out of town, pets negotiable, non-smoking. $950/mo. Dep. & ref. required. Call 603-237-4385.
Errol--2-bdrm., furnished on ATV & snowmobile trail w/easy access to boat launch, inc. heat, electric, hot water, satellite tv, large living room, rear deck and big yard. Rates start at $60 nightly, $300 weekly, $750 monthly. Call for more info at 603-482-0921.
Lancaster--Spacious one-bedrm. apt. located close to local area conveniences on Main Street. Includes heat/hw, appliances, trash removal. Non-smokers preferred. References required. $565/mo. Call 603-631-1168.
Maidstone Lake, VT--Cabin for rent, call (603) 788-2291 for details.
Stewartstown--In town, direct access for snowmobiles and 4-wheelers--1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments. 1st floor available. Newly remodeled. Heated. Starting at $550. Call 603-237-8301.
W. Stewartstown--3rd floor, 2-bedrm apt. $525/mo, inc. heat. 1st month and sec. deposit required. Shown by appt. Call 603-246-7784.
Canaan, VT--Restaurant for rent. Formerly Bessie's Diner. Call 603-237-5256.
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Big Diamond Pond--Sunday, July 31st, 8am-3pm. 11 Roy Road, 1 mile past Coleman St. Park, follow signs. Antique appliances, old windows, insulation pipe, old chain saws, old tools, etc. Household items, clothing, misc. decorations, skis, Nordic Track, some craft items. Rain or shine.
Canaan, VT--Moving Sale, 48 Kemp Hill Rd. Friday, August 5, 9a.m.-4p.m. and Saturday, August 6, 9a.m.-2p.m. E.A. furniture, La-Z-Boy sleeper/sofa, lg. screen tv units, tools, bandsaw, chopsaw, lamps, frames, much more. Rain or Shine.
Clarksville--Packrats Secondhand Store &
Mr. Hemon's Antiques
We offer an eclectic mix of vintage, antique & gently used items for sale at 137 West Road. Open Saturdays 10am-5pm, Sundays 10am-3pm, weekdays/evenings by appointment. Check out our page on Facebook for updates to hours & inventory.
Colebrook--Friday & Saturday, July 29 & 30, 9am-4pm. 386 E. Colebrook Rd. $1.00 table, pool table for $200, Bowflex, treadmill & lots more!
Colebrook--Large yard sale. Fri. & Sat., July 29 & 30, 9am-4pm. Rain or shine. Some antiques, vintage items, furniture, odds & ends. 1 High St. (on corner of High & Rte. 26.)
Colebrook--Porch Sale/Moving Sale,
10 Parsons Street.
Friday, July 29, 8:30--4:30 and
Saturday, July 30, 8:30--2 p.m.
Rain or Shine--many misc. items including good working Whirlpool washer (available 7/30).
Colebrook--Rte. 26 to Bungy Road. Saturdays & Sundays, 9 a.m.--3 p.m.; July 16 & 17, July 23 & 24, July 30 & 31, August 6 & 7. Stamps, household items, tools, clocks, many interesting items, no junk. Call for directions--603-237-5265.
Lancaster--Garage sale, rain or shine! Sat., July 30th, 10am-4pm. 96 Middle Street. Bathroom vanity, oriental rugs, highchair, coffee table, end tables, Bose speakers w/custom cherry shelves, exercise equipment, etc. More will be added.
Pittsburg--Closing Sale: Everything must go! June 1st--August 13th. Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-noon, Sat. 9am-2pm. PACS, 1569 Main Street (Baldwin Building). Name-brand clothing, housewares, books, office furniture, display pieces, too much to list. Cash or good checks. FMI call 603-538-9698.
Stewartstown--953 Bear Rock Road. Ongoing daily, mornings/afternoons, rain/shine. Many household items, some furniture, some tools, movies, board games, jewelry, too much to list including FREE stuff.
(CAVEAT EMPTOR: Latin for "Buyer, Beware." The Sentinel cannot and will not be responsible for the veracity of advertisements, as it is realistically impossible for us to screen them all. The vast majority are just fine, but now and then a flim-flam slips by.--The editor.)


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The Robots Are Coming, The Robots Are Coming
Isamu stands 53 inches tall, weighs 121 pounds and walks at over one mile per hour. Not only that, Isamu climbs up and down stairs, carries four-pound objects in its handlike grippers, and even recognizes human faces via its dual-camera stereo vision system. Isamu also has a brain, which consists of a dual-Pentium embedded computer running RTLinux.
Isamu is the product of a joint project of the University of Tokyo's Jouhou System Kougaku Laboratory (JSK Lab) and the Aircraft and Mechanical Systems Division of Kawada Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan). The goal of the project is to develop testbeds for research on "human interactive motion control technology". For example, Kawada Industries plans to explore possible commercial applications in markets such as construction systems, disaster relief, aids for the disabled, rehabilitation and training devices, and amusement.
In order to mimic humanlike movement, Isamu has thirty-five degrees of freedom: six for each leg, one for each foot (a toe joint), seven for each arm, one for each gripper, two for the neck and three for the eyes. The on-board computer, equipped with dual 750MHz Pentium III processors running RTLinux, provides real-time servo and balance compensation, and coordinates the robot's 3-D vision and motion-planning software modules.
Thanks to an ample battery pack, a wireless Ethernet interface and the powerful on-board computer, Isamu can operate without the need for external cables or constant human intervention. A joystick can be used to direct the robot's movements when human control is desired.
Isamu's bipedal walk, control-system software was developed by the JSK Lab, while the hardware and robotics structures, including the servo-based, level control system, were developed by Kawada Industries. Kawada applied aircraft technologies to the body frame, resulting in a strong and light structure. Visit the JSK Lab's web site (jsk.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp), where you can view some amazing videos showing some of the things Isamu can do.
Empower Technologies has announced what it calls "the world's first major operating system upgrade for Palm IIIx and IIIxe handhelds". A preliminary demo version of Linux DA is available for free download from the company's web site. Although the demo version is limited to only the most basic PDA functions (address, schedule, calculator, notepad and a few games), the commercial version will add functions such as web browsing, e-mail, multimedia and a lot more. The company says its Linux DA was derived from the standard Linux kernel, with the addition of homegrown software for a GUI, database, power management, boot loader, Flash loader, data sync, IrDA and PIM functions. See empower-technologies.com for details.
XOE Device Platform
Transvirtual Technologies, Inc. has closed a four-million-dollar funding round and is using much of the new capital to launch a new Java/XML-based information appliance platform, called eXtensible Operating Environment (XOE). XOE (pronounced "zo' ee") evolved Transvirtual's PocketLinux Linux/Java environment for handheld computers, along with a number of XML-based client and server functions. The result, according to Transvirtual, is "a faster, cheaper and more flexible solution specifically engineered for small, resource-constrained information appliances such as PDAs, web-enabled mobile phones, automotive telematics and TV settop boxes". Although initially targeted to embedded Linux-based devices, XOE will eventually support other embedded OSes as well. See transvirtual.com for details.
Axis Communications, maker of the ETRAX system-on-chip, has integrated over 50 components into a multichip module (MCM) in a standard 27 × 27mm PBGA IC package. Axis says just two external components are needed to end up with a fully functional Linux system: a 20MHz crystal and a source of 3.3 V power. The new MCM contains Axis' ETRAX 100LX RISC-based system-on-chip processor, plus all the most common components normally put in designs based on the device, such as DRAM, Flash, an Ethernet transceiver and "glue" components. Axis says it has run Linux and a small application program successfully, entirely within the MCM's built-in 2MB Flash and 8MB SDRAM. A development board and sample schematics of typical applications for the device are available. Samples are expected in this month. Pricing has yet to be finalized but is expected to be in the range of $50 US (10K units) to $75 (single units). See developer.axis.com for details.
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18 People Who Knew Exactly What To Do With Their Dog's Cone of Shame
Who says your pup's "cone of shame" has to be shameful? These pet owners saw the predicament their dogs were in and knew precisely what they had to do — Accessorize!
Recreate Pixar's logo
Mix a dogtini
Create a Death Star
Illustrate Mr. Monopoly
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Optimization of Optical Injection and Electron Trapping Efficiency in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator (LWFA)
Award Information
Small Business Information
Leading Edge Technologies (let)
4431 MacArthur Boulevard, Washington, DC, 20007
Principal Investigator:
Dmitri Kaganovitch
(202) 767-2754
(202) 767-2754
Business Contact:
Christos Kapetanakos
(202) 337-8349
(202) 337-8349
Research Institution:
AbstractThe laser wakefield accelerator is one of several advanced accelerator concepts that takes advantage of the extremely high electric fields that can be supported in a plasma. Most experiments to date have operated in unstable regimes, producing either poor quality electron beams with large energy spread or poor shot-to-shot reproducibility. This project will modify the resonant laser wakefield acceleration by including a phased electron injection into a plasma channel. The modified procedure has the potential of producing high quality electron beams in a stable and controllable fashion, a prerequisite for realizing a commercial quality, compact plasma accelerator. Phase I will optimize an all-optical electron injector by experimentally combining high-density laser ionization and ponderomotive acceleration with self-modulated laser wakefield acceleration. Trapping efficiency at the entrance of the acceleration plasma channel will be enhanced through the use of novel density profiles. Commercial Applications And Other Benefits as described by the Applicant: The technology should lead to compact high energy accelerators capable of producing short-pulse deep-penetrating x-rays for radiography, with applications in industry, national defense, and medicine.
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Final Weekend!
July 29 – 31, 2016
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 3:00 PM
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people.
Did we mention the bevy of beautiful show girls?
One of the greatest Broadway musicals of the modern age. The Tony® Award Winning Best Musical, SPAMALOT!
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
"Beautiful Old Theater"
We're pleased that parking was easy, prices very reasonable, and a beautiful old theater to enjoy as well.
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
"Love this Theater"
Fantastic shows every time!!
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
"Best Ever"
The productions just get better and better. ELF, the Musical was the best ever!!! What a great way to start the Christmas season.
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5 Stars!
I've seen a few plays here and they have been phenomenal! It's so refreshing to have some amazing local theater here on the island. I highly recommend grabbing a ticket and going out to any play they have!
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
"Love this Place"
This is where art is born and creativity thrives. Love this place!
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
"3 Cheers"
Three cheers to all who have revived this great historic theater. We love the intimacy of this theater and the energy and talent of ALL the performers.
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
This theater has a rustic feeling, when you walk through the doors you think its the 1920's. They've done a wonderful job preserving the historical architecture. And the productions are always amazing.
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
"Warm and Welcoming"
The Iao is such a warm and welcoming place to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Voted BEST LIVE THEATER on Maui
I just saw my favorite…. Brighton Beach Memoirs! Congrats to all involved!


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I have stayed at this property several times when traveling for golf in Mississippi. The hotel's location is very convenient to several restaurants, fuel stations and shopping outlets. There is a Hooters restaurant in he parking lot (nearly) of the hotel. A TGI Fridays, Chili's, etc. no further than .5 miles from the hotel.
The hotel does do a nice breakfast as well.
One draw back some may find is there is a night club in the hotel. Though I have never seen or heard in any of my stays any noise or anything else stemming from the night club.
I travel a great deal to this section of Mississippi and this hotel is always at the top of my list to stay at. It is clean, great location and the staff have always been helpful and friendly.
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