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Volume 139, Issue 14, 14 October 2013
A new 3-Site-Per-Nucleotide coarse-grained model for DNA is presented. The model includes anisotropic potentials between bases involved in base stacking and base pair interactions that enable the description of relevant structural properties, including the major and minor grooves. In an improvement over available coarse-grained models, the correct persistence length is recovered for both ssDNA and dsDNA, allowing for simulation of non-canonical structures such as hairpins. DNA melting temperatures, measured for duplexes and hairpins by integrating over free energy surfaces generated using metadynamics simulations, are shown to be in quantitative agreement with experiment for a variety of sequences and conditions. Hybridization rate constants, calculated using forward-flux sampling, are also shown to be in good agreement with experiment. The coarse-grained model presented here is suitable for use in biological and engineering applications, including nucleosome positioning and DNA-templated engineering.
Communication: Nonexistence of a critical point within the Kirkwood superposition approximation139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824388View Description Hide Description
An analytic argument is given to show that the application of the Kirkwood superposition approximation to the description of fluid correlation functions precludes the existence of a critical point. The argument holds irrespective of the dimension of the system and the specific form of the interaction potential and settles a long-standing controversy surrounding the nature of the critical behavior predicted within the approximation.
Communication: Phase behavior of materials with isotropic interactions designed by inverse strategies to favor diamond and simple cubic lattice ground states139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4825173View Description Hide Description
We use molecular simulation to construct equilibrium phase diagrams for two recently introduced model materials with isotropic, soft-repulsive pair interactions designed to favor diamond and simple cubic lattice ground states, respectively, over a wide range of densities [Jain et al. , Soft Matter9, 3866 (2013)]. We employ free energy based Monte Carlo simulation techniques to precisely trace the inter-crystal and fluid-crystal coexistence curves. We find that both model materials display rich polymorphic phase behavior featuring stable crystals corresponding to the target ground-state structures, as well as a variety of other crystalline (e.g., hexagonal and body-centered cubic) phases and multiple reentrant melting transitions.
Communication: Ultraviolet photodissociation dynamics of the simplest Criegee intermediate CH2OO139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824655View Description Hide Description
The velocity and angular distributions of O 1D photofragments arising from UV excitation of the CH2OO intermediate on the B 1A′ ← X 1A′ transition are characterized using velocity map ion imaging. The anisotropic angular distribution yields the orientation of the transition dipole moment, which reflects the π* ← π character of the electronic transition associated with the COO group. The total kinetic energy release distributions obtained at several photolysis wavelengths provide detail on the internal energy distribution of the formaldehyde cofragments and the dissociation energy of CH2OO X 1A′ to O 1D + H2CO X 1A1. A common termination of the total kinetic energy distributions, after accounting for the different excitation energies, gives an upper limit for the CH2OO X 1A′ dissociation energy of D 0 ≤ 54 kcal mol−1, which is compared with theoretical predictions including high level multi-reference ab initio calculations.
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- Theoretical Methods and Algorithms
The chemical bond in external electric fields: Energies, geometries, and vibrational Stark shifts of diatomic molecules139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4820487View Description Hide Description
It is shown that the response of molecular properties of diatomics such as the total energy, the bond length, and the vibrational Stark shift to an external homogenous electric field (EF) can be predicted from field-free observable properties such as the equilibrium bond length, the bond dissociation energy, the polarizability and dipole moment functions, and the vibrational frequency. Delley [J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM434, 229 (1998)] suggested to approximate the potential energy surface under an EF by a Morse function augmented with a EF term proportional to the internuclear separation. In this work, this term is replaced by the expression of the field-induced energy change which yields a field-perturbed Morse potential that tends to a constant asymptotic limit when the EF term itself become proportional to the sum of the polarizabilities of the separated atoms. The model is validated by comparison with direct calculations on nine diatomics, five homo-nuclear (H2, N2, O2, F2, and Cl2) and four hetero-nuclear (HF, HCl, CO, and NO), covering a range and combinations of dipole moments and polarizabilities. Calculations were conducted at the quadratic configuration interaction with single and double excitations (QCISD) and density functional theory (DFT)-B3LYP levels of theory using the 6-311++G(3df,2pd) basis set. All results agree closely at the two levels of theory except for the Stark effect of NO which is not correctly predicted by QCISD calculations as further calculations, including at the coupled cluster with single and double excitation (CCSD) level of theory, demonstrate.
Monte Carlo methods for estimating depletion potentials in highly size-asymmetrical hard sphere mixtures139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824137View Description Hide Description
We investigate Monte Carlo simulation strategies for determining the effective ("depletion") potential between a pair of hard spheres immersed in a dense sea of much smaller hard spheres. Two routes to the depletion potential are considered. The first is based on estimates of the insertion probability of one big sphere in the presence of the other; we describe and compare three such methods. The second route exploits collective (cluster) updating to sample the depletion potential as a function of the separation of the big particles; we describe two such methods. For both routes, we find that the sampling efficiency at high densities of small particles can be enhanced considerably by exploiting "geometrical shortcuts" that focus the computational effort on a subset of small particles. All the methods we describe are readily extendable to particles interacting via arbitrary potentials.
Boundary based on exchange symmetry theory for multilevel simulations. II. Multiple time scale approach139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4823729View Description Hide Description
The QM/MM BEST method presented in the first article of this series [M. Shiga and M. Masia, J. Chem. Phys.139, 044120 (2013)] has been applied herein to simulate the whole series of hydrated alkali ions. In this article we show how to overcome the sampling bottleneck for QM/MM simulations by using our method with multiple time scale algorithm (MTS-BEST). We extend the use of MTS-BEST to ab initio QM/MM path integral molecular dynamics simulations, thus demonstrating that one could obtain a complete quantum description of the primary subsystem based on first principles. We highlight that the MTS-BEST approach could be generally applied to hybrid multiscale simulation of diffusive systems, thus extending its relevance to a broad class of simulation techniques beyond QM/MM. We show that it is important to account for electron correlation to better reproduce the hydration structural properties such as the ion–water radial distribution functions, and the anisotropic angular distributions around the ion.
On the effects of permanent molecular dipoles in the simultaneous absorption of two photons: Full generalized rotating wave approximation versus analytical results139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824382View Description Hide Description
The effects of permanent dipoles, and the relative effects of the direct permanent dipole and the virtual state excitation mechanisms, are discussed for excitations involving the simultaneous absorption of two identical photons. Two molecular models for two-photon excitation, one dominated by the direct permanent dipole mechanism and the other having significant contributions from both excitation mechanisms, are used for this purpose. Resonance profiles, as a function of laser intensity, are evaluated for both models by employing the full Generalized Rotating Wave Approximation method and the recently developed Analytic Generalized Rotating Wave Approximation (AGRWA). The profiles are used to assess (1) the nature of the effects of permanent molecular dipoles, (2) the relative contributions of the two excitation mechanisms, and (3) the validity of the AGRWA for two-photon excitations. The AGRWA is a very useful interpretive/predictive tool even for higher laser intensities where its validity becomes questionable. It can be used to suggest how to exploit the effects of molecular permanent dipoles to enhance two photon excitations using both excitation mechanisms.
Enhanced conformational sampling using enveloping distribution sampling139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824391View Description Hide Description
To lessen the problem of insufficient conformational sampling in biomolecular simulations is still a major challenge in computational biochemistry. In this article, an application of the method of enveloping distribution sampling (EDS) is proposed that addresses this challenge and its sampling efficiency is demonstrated in simulations of a hexa-β-peptide whose conformational equilibrium encompasses two different helical folds, i.e., a right-handed 2.710/12-helix and a left-handed 314-helix, separated by a high energy barrier. Standard MD simulations of this peptide using the GROMOS 53A6 force field did not reach convergence of the free enthalpy difference between the two helices even after 500 ns of simulation time. The use of soft-core non-bonded interactions in the centre of the peptide did enhance the number of transitions between the helices, but at the same time led to neglect of relevant helical configurations. In the simulations of a two-state EDS reference Hamiltonian that envelops both the physical peptide and the soft-core peptide, sampling of the conformational space of the physical peptide ensures that physically relevant conformations can be visited, and sampling of the conformational space of the soft-core peptide helps to enhance the transitions between the two helices. The EDS simulations sampled many more transitions between the two helices and showed much faster convergence of the relative free enthalpy of the two helices compared with the standard MD simulations with only a slightly larger computational effort to determine optimized EDS parameters. Combined with various methods to smoothen the potential energy surface, the proposed EDS application will be a powerful technique to enhance the sampling efficiency in biomolecular simulations.
Mechanisms and topology determination of complex chemical and biological network systems from first-passage theoretical approach139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824392View Description Hide Description
The majority of chemical and biological processes can be viewed as complex networks of states connected by dynamic transitions. It is fundamentally important to determine the structure of these networks in order to fully understand the mechanisms of underlying processes. A new theoretical method of obtaining topologies and dynamic properties of complex networks, which utilizes a first-passage analysis, is developed. Our approach is based on a hypothesis that full temporal distributions of events between two arbitrary states contain full information on number of intermediate states, pathways, and transitions that lie between initial and final states. Several types of network systems are analyzed analytically and numerically. It is found that the approach is successful in determining structural and dynamic properties, providing a direct way of getting topology and mechanisms of general chemical network systems. The application of the method is illustrated on two examples of experimental studies of motor protein systems.
Total molecular photoionization cross-sections by algebraic diagrammatic construction-Stieltjes-Lanczos method: Benchmark calculations139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824431View Description Hide Description
In [K. Gokhberg, V. Vysotskiy, L. S. Cederbaum, L. Storchi, F. Tarantelli, and V. Averbukh, J. Chem. Phys.130, 064104 (2009)] we introduced a new ab initio method for the calculation of total molecular photoionization cross-sections. The method is based on the ab initio description of discretized photoionized molecular states within the many-electron Green's function approach, known as algebraic diagrammatic construction (ADC), and on the application of Stieltjes-Chebyshev moment theory to Lanczos pseudospectra of the ADC electronic Hamiltonian. Here we establish the accuracy of the new technique by comparing the ADC-Lanczos-Stieltjes cross-sections in the valence ionization region to the experimental ones for a series of eight molecules of first row elements: HF, NH3, H2O, CO2, H2CO, CH4, C2H2, and C2H4. We find that the use of the second-order ADC technique [ADC(2)] that includes double electronic excitations leads to a substantial systematic improvement over the first-order method [ADC(1)] and to a good agreement with experiment for photon energies below 80 eV. The use of extended second-order ADC theory [ADC(2)x] leads to a smaller further improvement. Above 80 eV photon energy all three methods lead to significant deviations from the experimental values which we attribute to the use of Gaussian single-electron bases. Our calculations show that the ADC(2)-Lanczos-Stieltjes technique is a reliable and efficient ab initio tool for theoretical prediction of total molecular photo-ionization cross-sections in the valence region.
Nonlinear biochemical signal processing via noise propagation139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4822103View Description Hide Description
Single-cell studies often show significant phenotypic variability due to the stochastic nature of intra-cellular biochemical reactions. When the numbers of molecules, e.g., transcription factors and regulatory enzymes, are in low abundance, fluctuations in biochemical activities become significant and such "noise" can propagate through regulatory cascades in terms of biochemical reaction networks. Here we develop an intuitive, yet fully quantitative method for analyzing how noise affects cellular phenotypes based on identifying a system's nonlinearities and noise propagations. We observe that such noise can simultaneously enhance sensitivities in one behavioral region while reducing sensitivities in another. Employing this novel phenomenon we designed three biochemical signal processing modules: (a) A gene regulatory network that acts as a concentration detector with both enhanced amplitude and sensitivity. (b) A non-cooperative positive feedback system, with a graded dose-response in the deterministic case, that serves as a bistable switch due to noise-induced ultra-sensitivity. (c) A noise-induced linear amplifier for gene regulation that requires no feedback. The methods developed in the present work allow one to understand and engineer nonlinear biochemical signal processors based on fluctuation-induced phenotypes.
A periodic charge-dipole electrostatic model. II. A kinetic-exchange-correlation correction139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824189View Description Hide Description
We extend the periodic charge-dipole electrostatic model, see I. V. Bodrenko, M. Sierka, E. Fabiano, and F. Della Sala, J. Chem. Phys.137, 134702 (2012), to include a kinetic-exchange-correlation (KXC) correction. The KXC correction is approximated by means of an extended-Hückel-type formula, it is exact in the infinite jellium model and it is also computationally efficient as it requires only the computation of overlap integrals. Tests on the linear response of silver slabs to an external electrostatic perturbation show that the KXC correction yields a very accurate description of induced dipole and of the whole induced charge density profile. We also show that the KXC parameters are quite transferable and related to the atomic polarizability.
Local hyperdynamics139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824389View Description Hide Description
We present a new formulation of the hyperdynamics method in which the biasing effect is local, making it suitable for large systems. In standard hyperdynamics, the requirement that the bias potential be zero everywhere on the dividing surface bounding the state has the consequence that as the system size increases the boost factor decays to unity, regardless of the form of the bias potential. In the new method, the bias force on each atom is obtained by differentiating a local bias energy that depends only on the coordinates of atoms within a finite range of this atom. This bias force is thus independent of the bias force in distant parts of the system, providing a method that gives a constant boost factor, independent of the system size. We demonstrate for some realistic atomistic systems that the method gives escape rates in excellent agreement with direct molecular dynamics simulations.
Collective effects due to dipolar fields as the origin of the extremely random behavior in hyperpolarized NMR maser: A theoretical and numerical study139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4823823View Description Hide Description
Numerical simulations based on microscopic approach are used to explore the spin dynamics encountered in the recently reported hyperpolarized 129Xe NMR maser[D. J. Y. Marion, G. Huber, P. Berthault, and H. Desvaux, ChemPhysChem9, 1395–1401 (2008)] where series of amplitude modulated rf emissions are observed. The integration of the dynamic features of the electronic detection circuit in the present simulations, based on non-linear Maxwell-Bloch differential equations with dipole-dipole interactions, allows us to prove that the experimentally observed extremely random amplitude modulations crucially require the long-distance dipolar couplings between the nuclear spins with the feedback field acting as an amplifier. The massive dipolar couplings act, when the magnetization is largely tilted off the longitudinal axis, as an apparent transverse self-relaxation mechanism which destroys coherence. This, in particular, explains why the final magnetization after emissions can still be opposite to the magnetic field direction, i.e., being in an unstable state.
- Advanced Experimental Techniques
Exploring control landscapes for laser-driven molecular fragmentation139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824153View Description Hide Description
The growing success of quantum optimal control experiments has been attributed to the favorable topology of the control landscape, which specifies the functional relationship between the physical objective and the control variables describing the applied field. This work explores experimental control landscapes expressing the yields of dissociative ionization products from halogenated hydrocarbons in terms of three control variables specifying a polynomial expansion of the spectral phase of the ultrafast laser pulse. Many of the landscapes in this work exhibit features predicted by control landscape theory, including a lack of suboptimal extrema, i.e., "traps" and the presence of connected optimal level sets, i.e., continuously varying values of the control variables that produce an optimal objective yield. Placing significant constraints on the control resources, particularly by limiting the laser pulse energy, was found to distort the underlying landscape topology. The control landscapes from a diverse, yet related family of halogenated hydrocarbons are shown to possess similar features, reflecting the chemical similarity of the compounds.
Ultrafast desorption of molecular ions by XUV-photons, passing through dielectric hollow tip139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824390View Description Hide Description
Pulsed desorption of organic conducting polymer by XUV-photons, formed by a thin capillary collimator, has been investigated. Short-wavelength radiation has been resulted from a metal target irradiated by a sharply focused Ti:Sa laser beam (0.8 μm, 40 fs, 3 mJ/pulse) and has been filtered by Mylar-gold substrate. Single shot and 1-kHz pulses regimes of driving femtosecond laser have been compared using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. A stepwise function of photoion signal vs laser pulse energy has been observed.
Nuclear magnetic relaxation induced by exchange-mediated orientational randomization: Longitudinal relaxation dispersion for a dipole-coupled spin-1/2 pair139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824105View Description Hide Description
In complex biological or colloidal samples, magnetic relaxation dispersion (MRD) experiments using the field-cycling technique can characterize molecular motions on time scales ranging from nanoseconds to microseconds, provided that a rigorous theory of nuclear spin relaxation is available. In gels, cross-linked proteins, and biological tissues, where an immobilized macromolecular component coexists with a mobile solvent phase, nuclear spins residing in solvent (or cosolvent) species relax predominantly via exchange-mediated orientational randomization (EMOR) of anisotropic nuclear (electric quadrupole or magnetic dipole) couplings. The physical or chemical exchange processes that dominate the MRD typically occur on a time scale of microseconds or longer, where the conventional perturbation theory of spin relaxation breaks down. There is thus a need for a more general relaxation theory. Such a theory, based on the stochastic Liouville equation (SLE) for the EMOR mechanism, is available for a single quadrupolar spin I = 1. Here, we present the corresponding theory for a dipole-coupled spin-1/2 pair. To our knowledge, this is the first treatment of dipolar MRD outside the motional-narrowing regime. Based on an analytical solution of the spatial part of the SLE, we show how the integral longitudinal relaxation rate can be computed efficiently. Both like and unlike spins, with selective or non-selective excitation, are treated. For the experimentally important dilute regime, where only a small fraction of the spin pairs are immobilized, we obtain simple analytical expressions for the auto-relaxation and cross-relaxation rates which generalize the well-known Solomon equations. These generalized results will be useful in biophysical studies, e.g., of intermittent protein dynamics. In addition, they represent a first step towards a rigorous theory of water 1H relaxation in biological tissues, which is a prerequisite for unravelling the molecular basis of soft-tissue contrast in clinical magnetic resonance imaging.
Two-dimensional RF pulses: A new approach to selectively exciting J-coupled spins in nuclear magnetic resonance139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4823772View Description Hide Description
A new scheme for the excitation of spins according to the joint values of their heteronuclear or homonuclear J couplings and of their chemical shifts, is proposed and demonstrated. The principles of the new pulses involved derive from those employed in NMR imaging for exciting arbitrary 2D spatial shapes, using so-called "multidimensional" RF pulses. It is shown that if recast in a suitable spectroscopic framework, the distinction that π-pulses enable to establish between linear and bilinear interactions, support the selective excitation of coherences possessing arbitrary combinations of chemical shift and J-coupling values – a flexibility akin to that provided by a 2D J-resolved NMR spectrum. Details on the execution of the resulting 2D "J-shift" RF pulses are given, and examples where excitation only addresses spins with particular chemical shift offsets fulfilling specific J-coupling displacements, are demonstrated. Additional instances where such pulses could be applied, as well as main limitations of this new approach, are briefly discussed.
Fully absorptive 3D IR spectroscopy using a dual mid-infrared pulse shaper139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4824638View Description Hide Description
This paper presents the implementation of 3D IR spectroscopy by adding a second pump beam to a two-beam 2D IR spectrometer. An independent mid-IR pulse shaper is used for each pump beam, which can be programmed to collect its corresponding dimension in either the frequency or time-domains. Due to the phase matching geometry employed here, absorptive 3D IR spectra are automatically obtained, since all four of the rephasing and non-rephasing signals necessary to generate absorptive spectra are collected simultaneously. Phase cycling is used to isolate the fifth-order from the third-order signals. The method is demonstrated on tungsten hexacarbonyl (W(CO)6) and dicarbonylacetylacetonato rhodium (I), for which the eigenstates are extracted up to the third excited state. Pulse shaping affords a high degree of control over 3D IR experiments by making possible mixed time- and frequency-domain experiments, fast data acquisition and straightforward implementation.
- Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters
High resolution spectral analysis of oxygen. III. Laboratory investigation of the airglow bands139(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4821759View Description Hide Description
We report the first high spectral resolution laboratory measurements of simulated oxygen A-band night glow. Our static discharge system approximates the conditions of the mesospheric oxygen night glow – suggesting O(1D) + O2 ( ) → O(3P) + O2 ( ) → O2 ( ) + hν as the primary source of the emission. Additionally, use of the static cell has enabled us to collect spectra for all six molecular oxygen isotopologues using isotopically enriched samples. The (0,0), (0,1), and (1,1) b − X vibrational bands were observed for all six isotopologues. The (1,2) and (2,2) bands were also observed for 16O2. The frequencies of the observed (0,1) transitions resolved discrepancies in Raman data for 16O17O, 17O2, and 17O18O, enabling us to improve the vibrational parameterization of the ground electronic state global fit. Rotationally resolved intensities were determined for the (0,0), (0,1), and (1,1) bands. The experimental band intensity ratios I(0,0)/I(0,1) = 13.53(24); I(1,1)/I(1,0) = 11.9(65); I(0,0)/I(0,2) = 503(197); and I(1,1)/I(1,2) = 5.6(19) are in excellent agreement with the recent mesospheric remote sensing data and calculated Franck-Condon factors.


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Words from My Sister – Living, Loving and Laughing Through Cancer
I was considered the writer in the family. Whether writing books or addressing an audience of soccer moms or CEOs, words seemed to flow effortlessly from my heart. Many of my customers confessed they'd hang onto my newsletters for months, insisting their husbands and kids read them too. Never at a loss for inspiration or sharing a lesson learned, I had […]Read More

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In recent time, WordPress has been highly targeted by bloggers. Since WordPress uses MySQL and Php, it's not tough to find a vulnerability in WordPress. Here I'm sharing some newbie tips to Secure WordPress blog. These are basic tips but sometimes missing these basic tips, may lead to losing your WordPress blog by some hacker. WordPress powers 25% of the website in the world & is most popular CMS apart from a blogging software. I can quite confidently say that, being a user of this awesome CMS for the past 6 years. I simply love the fact that (15 comments)
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Have you seen Instagram's personalized landing pages? I'm not talking about their homepage. I'm talking about every single picture that is shared on the web. Check it out:
You Can Only Do Three Things
1. Download the app
2. Share It
3. Close the page
Instagram could have easily created a web based social network and asked people to sign up on the web, but they didn't. Instead they focused on getting you to download their app. Which is pretty brilliant since Facebook already had the web based photo social network thing covered.
First Interactions
I spoke to Adam Nash last week and he said something very insightful that I just had to share with you. He talked about thinking about the first interaction that your potential user interacts with. In most cases it isn't your website – it is an email referral, Facebook share, or landing page view. In Instagram's case your first interaction was seeing your friends photo, and since you can't zoom or see more pictures all you can really do is download the app to see more.
Nobody Likes to Be Sold
What is so amazing about the Instagram photo landing pages is that the call to actions are so non obtrusive. They simply suggest that you should download the app or share it, they don't force it on you with an annoying pop-up. Here is a close up screen shot of the Download Call-To-Action.
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Bomb Run: by John Severin and Harvey Kurtzman
Rating:Fantagraphics Books continues its fine, fine run of hardcover, black-and-white reissues of timeless EC comics from the 1950s with Bomb Run, a collection of stories drawn by the prolific and detail-oriented John Severin. Unlike many titles in the series, Bomb Run focuses not on horror or science fiction, but on the war stories that EC was also justifiably famous for. Titles like Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat are the source material for the stories here, and Severin excelled at portraying the grit and violence inherent in such work.
What's striking about these 34 stories, written by Harvey Kutzman and illustrated with bold, deft confidence by Severin, is their range of tone. Sure, there are the expected heroics of American soldiers fighting in the relatively contemporary war zones of WWII and Korea; there are strong-jawed sergeants, good-natured grunts and daredevil flying aces. But there is also plenty of cowardice, irony, shame and sheer wastefulness—elements that must surely be part of any large-scale conflict, yet are often excised from their comic-book portrayals.
In one story, an out-of-control GI murders his own brother; elsewhere, a Roman centurion's hubris drives him to ruin in the desert. A crippled French peasant muses on the tragic history of war; a Japanese soldier contemplates the pointlessness of kamikaze sacrifice; a German fighter ace dies as abruptly as the many pilots he himself has murdered. For every story of brave Americans fighting against long odds in defense of the principles, there are stories that subtly undermine the notion that war—any war—is anything other than a horrific waste of life and potential.
The majority of stories here are concerned with WWII and Korea, the most recent conflicts at the time, but the latter half of the book also contains numerous stories set during the American Civil War. Severin's attention to detail is evident in the almost documentary-like correctness of the uniforms, weaponry and landscapes he portrays, critical details in convincingly bringing these stories to life.
Bomb Run also has a smattering of stories told during other eras—the Roman Empire, the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars, and several tales from the WWI. This variety prevents visual monotony setting in during the second half of the collection, although this is something of a problem early on, where there is an overabundance of helmeted GIs tromping in lines across the wooded countryside. The stories themselves are varied, but the milieu is similar on the surface. Even then, stories like "A Platoon" and "Night Patrol" address this problem by setting the action at night, lending a gloomy, shadowy palette to the tales.
Fantagraphics has been doing an outstanding job with this series of reissues, and this edition is no different. With crisp inks on heavy stock paper, hard covers and a brief biographical sketch, Bomb Run is a pleasure to hold and leaf through. The stories range from competent to gripping, and the art is always first-rate. As ever, the only quibble is the lack of color reproductions; full-color presentation would make for a genuinely perfect volume. Regardless, though, this is a great collection of tales, and like the rest of the series, is strongly recommended.


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It was an unusual thing for a doctor to do, but one day this spring, Paul Bryson '00 took to the field at a Cleveland Indians home game and belted out the national anthem. "I was nervous," he says, "but I would do it again."
Music and science—those have been Bryson's favorites for a long time. As an undergrad, he was a Hilltopper and a Denison Singer while majoring in biology. Then he went on to the University of Pittsburgh Medical School and while there, he joined the Mendelssohn Choir, the chorus of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, practicing between classes and labs.
It was during a med school lecture on the history of laryngology, the study of the voice box and the larynx, that Bryson decided to put those passions together in his career. That path led him to a surgical residency in otolaryngology at North Carolina Chapel Hill and to his current position as a surgeon at Cleveland Clinic's Head and Neck Institute.
His singing gig at the Indians game was his way of bringing recognition to World Voice Day, a day designed to raise awareness about voice disorders and diseases, like vocal chord paralysis and vocal chord cancers, and to encourage vocal health.
The doc's advice? Avoid irritants, like cigarette smoke, and foods that can cause acid reflux, like alcohol and hot wings. And if you must scream at the referee or beg Lady Gaga for One more song! One more song! be sure to rest your voice in the days that follow.


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Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said his group would not support Sa'ad Hariri as interim prime minister while a new government is being formed.
Last Wednesday, Hezbollah and its allies resigned from Lebanon's unity government, causing the coalition to collapse.
"The opposition unanimously will not name Hariri tomorrow," Nasrallah said over the weekend. "It was a must to topple the incapable government because bringing it down might - and I say might - open the door for Lebanon to form a loyal government," he said.
Nasrallah defended the group's decision, calling the move "constitutional, legal and democratic."
At the request of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Hariri agreed to stay on as the transitory government's acting prime minister until a new coalition is formed.
Hezbollah has been demanding that the government reject the findings of the U.N.-sponsored Special Tribunal on Lebanon investigating the 2005 assassination of Sa'ad's father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The tribunal is expected to present evidence of its three-year investigation this week and issue indictments for members of Hezbollah.
Hezbollah has long denied any responsibility for Hariri's assassination, labeling the U.N. tribunal "an Israeli tool."
Meanwhile following a meeting with Hariri on Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly called the tribunal an "independent, international judicial process...not subject to political influence, either from inside Lebanon or from outside."
"The efforts by the Hezbollah-led coalition to collapse the Lebanese government only demonstrate their own fear and determination to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty and independence," she said.
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Study: Sibling Squabbles Can Lead to Anxiety, DepressionJoslyn Gray
Although a certain amount of squabbling is normal in siblings, fighting over personal privacy and property can lead to anxiety and depression in adolescents, a new study finds. To make things more complicated, parents' interventions often make matters worse.
The study, published in the journal Child Development, found that specific types of sibling fighting correlated to a greater likelihood of depression a year later. The types of fights that were problematic included:
- Unwanted borrowing ("Hey, that's my sweater!")
- Issues of personal space ("Get out of my room!")
- Issues of fairness ("It's my turn to play the video game" or "It's your turn to do the dishes.")
Lead study author Nicole Campione-Barr, a psychology professor at the University of Missouri, said that while parents mean well, sometimes their interventions only make things worse, and that it's better to set up rules that prevent some of these squabbles in the first place.
"Our research suggests that setting household rules such as 'knock before entering a sibling's room,' can be the best means for parents to resolve disputes and avoid appearing to play favorites," she said in a University of Missouri press release.
Other suggestions to parents that came out of the study:
- A calendar of chores and defined time limits for turns with a video game can help reduce conflicts over fairness.
- However, if a parent notes that one child consistently gets the short end of the stick, action should be taken to ensure one child isn't being too subordinate.
- If most sibling interactions become intense conflicts, a family should seek professional help, especially if violence is involved.
Because we live in a small house, my kids do share bedrooms. The whole "knock first" idea becomes even more critical, I think, when sharing small spaces. It's hard for kids to knock first when it's their own room, but it's important that everyone feels like they have some privacy. I also made curtains that go around each of their bunk beds so that they can have their own space. Our house rule is that the kids can't go on each others' beds without permission. Especially when sharing a bedroom, they need some space that belongs to them.
We also use timers when the kids all want to use the same thing, such as the family computer, and take turns deciding what to watch on TV. Sometimes we'll vote on things, but not often: three of the four kids would always choose to watch Harry Potter movies, and that would leave the fourth kid never getting to choose something else.
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The suspected Syrian chemical attacks: What now?
At this point the details of what exactly happened outside Damascus this morning are still emerging. The preliminary evidence—based on amateur videos, photographs, and eyewitness testimony—indicates a large-scale attack using an unverified nerve agent that is likely not sarin. Unconfirmed reports indicate hundreds of civilian deaths in circumstances consistent with a chemical attack. The Obama administration has previously stated its belief that elements of the Assad regime have used chemical weapons on a small scale, but today's attack—if verified—would represent a serious escalation in the use of these weapons. President Obama has also stated that, "a red line for us is [if] we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus."
The obvious question now surrounds how the United States and the international community should respond to deter the further use of these weapons, thereby preserving long-standing international consensus against the use of chemical weapons, without worsening the humanitarian situation in Syria and the wider region. For the United States, there is now also a vested interest in maintaining President Obama's credibility in light of his publicly stated red line.
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1. Re: HTTP dynamic streaming in HTML5 player, on FMS 4.5ShivenK Apr 24, 2012 2:04 AM (in response to Komal.Mehta)1 person found this helpful
Hi Komal,
Adobe FMS 4.5 supports HTTP Live Streaming on iOS devices. Please go through this tutorial.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flashmediaserver/devguide/WSd391de4d9c7bd609-52e437a812a3725df a0-8000.html
If you want to play it using HTML5, you will have to create an HTML page with a video tag pointing to your m3u8 . Something like this:
<video width="320" height="240" controls="controls" src="http://www.abc.com/test/hls/abc1_hd.m3u8" />
Hope this helps.
2. Re: HTTP dynamic streaming in HTML5 player, on FMS 4.5Komal.Mehta May 15, 2012 9:52 PM (in response to ShivenK)
Thanks Shiven, I am using open source API - VideoJS - to play the html5 videos. I will try m3u8 to playback the dynamic streaming on iOS.
Second, I have to implement a feature such as Youtube - when we have a video in 3 different bit-rates. User can chose to play any bit-rate of his choice by selecting from a radio button / popup menu. I am assuming that m3u8 will come into picture only at the initial loading of the player. While at the user interaction we I have to use individual mp4 files e.g. samplevideo_340p.mp4, samplevideo_720p.mp4, samplevideo_1080p.mp4, etc. Can you confirm this ?


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Volunteerism and Well-Being: An extract from the 2011 State of the World's Volunteerism Report
Today, 20 March, is the first International Day of Happiness. It is a day for us all to recognize the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and the importance of including them in public policy objectives.
New measures of global progress and sustainable development, which go beyond Gross National Product-driven measures, are needed. This includes well-being, volunteering, and civic participation. The Bhutan-led International Expert Working Group (IEWG) is drafting a new global development paradigm to promote well-being and happiness as the universal goal and purpose. The work is inspired by Gross National Happiness studies, which include volunteerism as an indicator.
When people volunteer they utilize their knowledge, skills and social networks, which enable them to enhance the physical, economic, spiritual and social well-being of themselves, their families and their communities. To find out more about how volunteering promotes happiness and well-being, and contributes to peace and development worldwide, read Volunteerism and Well-Being: An extract from the 2011 State of the World's Volunteerism Report.
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MOBILE, Alabama - "The Next Zig Thing" is coming to Mobile for the Senior Bowl.
The Senior Bowl confirmed on Wednesday five more players who have accepted invitations to the all-star game. Among them was BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah, who is profiled in an article in the current issue of Sports Illustrated. The article is titled "The Next Zig Thing," with the subtitle "Is a Ghanaian soccer player who dreams of NBA glory and successfully walked onto the BYU track team about to conquer the NFL draft? The long and winding tale of Ezekiel (Ziggy) Ansah."
Ansah is a native of Ghana who had never played football before making the Cougars as a walk-on in 2010 - and that wasn't the BYU team on which he wanted to play. Ansah tried out for the basketball team, but didn't make it, although he was on the BYU track and field team in 2009 - running the 200-meter dash -- before giving football a shot.
At 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds, Ansah quickly has gotten the NFL's attention.
Jeff Benedict, the author of the Sports Illustrated article, quoted an NFL scout as saying, "The combination of his height, weight and speed is probably unmatched. Plus he's so strong. He's got that Jason Pierre-Paul type of physical upside."
Ansah made 57 tackles, including 13 behind the line of scrimmage and 4.5 sacks, and knocked down eight passes as a senior.
BYU, which is headed for the Poinsettia Bowl to play San Diego State, is second to Alabama in rushing defense, third in total defense and fifth in scoring defense in the nation this season.
Other players joining the Senior Bowl roster today were North Carolina State quarterback Mike Glennon, Texas A&M linebacker Sean Porter, South Florida defensive tackle Cory Grissom and William & Mary cornerback B.W. Webb.
The Senior Bowl will be played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium at 3 p.m. Jan. 26.
Glennon (6-5, 232) leads the Atlantic Coast Conference this season with 295 completions, 511 passes and 3,648 passing yards. He tossed 30 TD passes in 2012 after having 31 last year to become the first N.C. State player with two seasons of at least 30 touchdown passes. His passing yardage this year is the second-highest for one season in Wolfpack history, behind a record-setting year by Philip Rivers.
Glennon and the Wolfpack play Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31.
Porter (6-1, 230) was All-Big 12 as a junior when he made 9.5 sacks playing as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense. In Texas A&M's first season in the SEC, Porter's responsibilities at linebacker changed for his senior season as the Aggies' switched to a 4-3 base defense. His sack total fell to 2.5. The three-year starter made 60 tackles and intercepted a pass in 2012.
Porter and the Aggies play Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 4.
Cory Grissom (6-2, 316) was a three-year starter for South Florida. As a senior, he made 38 tackles, including 2.5 sacks.
Webb (5-10, 180) was the Colonial Athletic Association's Co-Special Teams Player of the Year while making the all-conference team as a cornerback for the third straight season in 2012.
Webb didn't intercept a pass this season, but has 11 in his career, including two that he ran back for touchdowns. In 2012, he averaged 11.2 yards per punt return, with a 91-yard for a touchdown against Delaware.
Webb set a school record with 48 starts -- every game of his collegiate career.
Twenty-three players have been confirmed as accepting invitations to play in the game. The other players are wide receiver Cobi Hamilton and quarterback Tyler Wilson of Arkansas, place-kicker Dustin Hopkins and quarterback E.J. Manuel of Florida State, offensive tackle Brian Winters of Kent State, wide receiver Aaron Dobson of Marshall, linebacker Zaviar Gooden of Missouri, running back Kenjon Barner of Oregon, cornerback Jordan Poyer and wide receiver Markus Wheaton of Oregon State, defensive tackle Kawann Short of Purdue, tight end Vance McDonald of Rice, cornerback Leon McFadden of San Diego State, tight end Ryan Otten of San Jose State, cornerback Robert Alford of Southeastern Louisiana, cornerback Will Davis of Utah State, offensive tackle Oday Aboushi of Virginia, and cornerback Desmond Trufant of Washington.
Here's a breakdown of the players confirmed for the Senior Bowl by position:
QB: Mike Glennon, North Carolina State; E.J. Manuel, Florida State; Tyler Wilson, Arkansas.
RB: Kenjon Barner, Oregon.
WR: Aaron Dobson, Marshall; Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas; Markus Wheaton, Oregon State.
TE: Vance McDonald, Rice; Ryan Otten, San Jose State.
C: None.
G: None.
OT: Oday Aboushi, Virginia; Brian Winters, Kent State.
PK: Dustin Hopkins, Florida State.
DT: Cory Grissom, South Florida; Kawann Short, Purdue.
DE: Ziggy Ansah, BYU.
LB: Zaviar Gooden, Missouri; Sean Porter, Texas A&M.
CB: Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana; Will Davis, Utah State; Leon McFadden, San Diego State; Jordan Poyer, Oregon State; Desmond Trufant, Washington; B.W. Webb, William & Mary.
S: None.
P: None.
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Christmas came early for a budding designer after her talents were spotted by a retail giant.
Cleveland College of Art and Design graduate in textiles and surface design Lauren Grainger is celebrating after designing a collection of Christmas decorations for Marks and Spencer.
Lauren, 23, said: "It was surreal when I found out they wanted to use my designs; I couldn't believe it.
"It hasn't hit me yet and it is an amazing feeling to walk into the stores and see my work on the shelves."
During her final year at college Lauren was chosen to go to the New Designers exhibition in London, which gave her the chance to showcase her creative talent and build connections with the industry.
"When I was in London, Marks and Spencer's sole supplier Tigerprint came to talk to me and said they liked the work I was doing," said Lauren.
"When I returned home, I got a call from them to ask if I would like to do a placement in their design studio in Bradford, which was just brilliant.
"I was over the moon to have been chosen from 40 students to go to the New Designers but to be spotted and to pick up work like this was just fantastic."
During her time in the design studio Lauren worked on a theme called 'Winter Beauty' and developed a range of Christmas decorations.
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The basics about Ethiopia adoption plus links to helpful resources and adoption agencies placing children from Ethiopia in your state.
The government office responsible for adoptions from Ethiopia is the Children and Youth Affairs Office (CYAO), which is under the Ministry of Women's, Children's, and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA). The Ethiopian government currently grants approval to just over 20 U.S.-based adoption agencies to place children.
Ethiopia is not a party to the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. U.S. citizens adopting from Ethiopia are required by the Ethiopian government to use a licensed U.S. adoption service provider that has been authorized by the Ethiopian Government. Ethiopia participates in a Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) program, which requires prospective adoptive parents to receive a preliminary determination on the child's likely immigration eligibility in order to gain adoption approval.
Families must travel to Ethiopia at least twice to complete an adoption. Ethiopia requres families to submit post-placement reports at three months, six months, and one year after the adoption. Then, yearly reports are required until the child turns 18.
For up-to-date information, visit the Ethiopia Adoption page on the U.S. State Department's website. Get parent-to-parent advice and support in the Ethiopia Adoptive Families group in our online community, Adoptive Families Circle.
Ethiopia Adoption Fast Facts
2014 Adoptions: 716 children
Hague Country: No
Estimated Total Cost: $30,000 to $40,000 (see Ethiopia adoption cost breakdown)
Profile of Children: 56% of children are 2 years old or younger. 53% are boys (2013).
Parent Ages: For married couples, there are no minimum or maximum age limits, although the Ethiopian government limits the age difference between adoptive parents and children to 40 years. Single adoptive parents must be at least 25.
Family Status: Ethiopia has shown a strong preference for couples that have been married for more than five years. Single women may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Same-sex couples may not adopt.
Travel: One or both adopting parents must travel twice to Ethiopia.
Timeline: 26 months or longer.
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"A Million Children Waiting": In part one of this two-part series, we learn about the tragedy of Ethiopean children who have lost their parents to disease — and their prospects for adoption.
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Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, by Philip Briggs
I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World, by Marguerite A. Wright
More Ethiopia Adoption Resources
U.S. Department of State – International Adoption from Ethiopia
Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, DC
Yahoo! Group: Ethiopia Adoption


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Tropical storms and hurricanes are no longer the concern of Kennedy Space Center managers hoping to launch space shuttle Discovery tomorrow, but the weather is still something of a worry.
Afternoon thunderstorms, typical for Florida summers, are possible on Wednesday.
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Charles Andrew "Chip" Palmer Jr., 58, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his residence while under the care of Hospice due to malignant melanoma.
Born March 25, 1956, in Martinsburg, he is the son of Charles A. and Leslie Sibole Palmer, of Martinsburg.
Master Sgt. Charles A. "Chip" Palmer Jr., began his military background when he joined the West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol as a cadet airman in 1969/1970 at the Martinsburg Airport, at the age of 14. He slowly progressed through the cadet ranks and earned his Billy Mitchell award in 1977. In August of 1972, Chip joined the Air Force Junior Officer Training Corps at Martinsburg Senior High School, where he was initially assigned as a cadet second lieutenant and flight commander for "B" Flight. Chip held many positions with the AFRJROTC (or ROTCEE) as it's called. Chip was one of the first AFRJROTC cadets in the program at the high school (charter member) and finished his time with them as the First Sergeant. He graduated from high school and the program in June 1975. In July 1975, Chip began his career with the West Virginia Air National Guard as a civilian security guard being employed under the CETA program.
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In December 1975, Chip took the ASVAB and completed his physical enlistment in the West Virginia Air National Guard. He took his oath of enlistment in March 1976. In April 1976, Chip was hired as a full-time state employee at the Air Guard remaining in the Security Section. In May 1976, Chip left for basic training and tech school. He graduated from basic training in June 1976. From there, he went to the USAF Security Police Law Enforcement Academy at Lackland AFB graduating from the academy in July 1976. He returned home and worked as a member of the 167th Security Police Section in the position of a full-time security guard until June 1987. In June 1987, Chip was selected to fill the full-time administrative position in base supply. In March 2003, Chip was selected as the 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant and held the position until January 2010 and remained in that position until his retirement on Feb. 28, 2011.
Chip graduated from Martinsburg High School in June 1975. From approximately 1977 through 1982, Chip attended Shepherd College taking various night classes not earning his degree. In 1988, Chip enrolled into the University of Charleston (classes were held at the 157th Army Guard) and completed his Associate of Arts degree in December 1992. Then after a long hiatus from his educational goals, he finally finished his degree with the Marshall University Regents Bachelor of Arts program at the base in December 2009.
On April 19, Chip and Teresa celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary.
He was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church and was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 10756 and was a 4th Degree Knight and Color Guard Captain. He also volunteered with C-CAP and Meals on Wheels. He had a pilot's license and was learning to play the piano.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Teresa Dorsey Palmer; one brother, Jim Palmer, of Martinsburg; two sisters, Cindy Peacemaker, of Martinsburg and Julie Smith, and husband, Shane, of Berkeley Springs; two nephews, Mark A. Peacemaker and Colton Smith; sisters-in-law, Mickey Dorsey and Stephanie Lore; brother-in-law, Patrick Dorsey and wife, Marian; nieces, Samantha Celestine and Kaici Lore; nephew, Cody Dorsey; and special friend, Peanut Coates.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at St. Leo Catholic Church with Father Paul Wharton celebrant. Military honors, with interment prayers, will be private at St. Leo Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Brown Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville, WV 25430 or Spay Today, 3731 Berryville Pike, Charles Town, WV 25414.
Online condolences may be offered at www.BrownFuneralHomesWV.com.


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In this, ECSSS's first-ever Edinburgh conference, the theme of Union and Cultural Identities in Eighteenth-Century Scotland has been chosen to reflect the changing perspectives on eighteenth-century Scotland since the advent of the modern Scottish Parliament in 1999. Paper proposals will be particularly welcome on the following themes:
The plenary speakers will include Linda Colley, Leverhulme Research Professor of History at the European Institute, London School of Economics. The conference will feature an excursion to Paxton House in Berwickshire, with talks on its fine library and picture gallery; an evening of Burns songs with violin and cello accompaniment at St. Cecilia's Hall in the Edinburgh Cowgate; and a book exhibit at Edinburgh University Library.
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Saul Kaye
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Doors: 7:30pm / Show: 8:30 pm
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AJMF (Atlanta Jewish Music Festival) is a multi-day celebration of Fresh Jewish Music created to provide opportunities for musicians and audiences to deepen their connection to Jewish music, culture and each other. Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb was launched into the limelight in 1994 with her platinum-selling Number 1 hit song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites. Since then, she has enjoyed a successful career encompassing music, film, television, voice-over work and children's recordings. In addition to raising two children, Loeb is currently working on a new eyewear line, Lisa Loeb Eyewear (in partnership with Classique Eyewear); her second children's book "Lisa Loeb's Songs for Moving and Shaking" out April 2, 2013; and No Fairy Tale, her all new album out January 29.
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Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb started her career with the platinum-selling Number 1 hit song "Stay (I Missed You)"from the film Reality Bites. To this day, she is still the only artist to have a Number 1 single while not signed to a recording contract, a remarkable and unparalleled feat for an unsigned artist, though perhaps not a surprising one for the Brown grad girl with the cat-eye glasses, who at the time was already making her mark in New York's burgeoning singer-songwriter scene.
The story of Loeb's early success is well known. A native of Dallas, Texas, Loeb earned her degree in comparative literature from Brown University, where she experienced her first taste of real musical success with the duo, Liz and Lisa. The pair built a substantial following on campus and often booked shows in New York on the weekends. Fellow singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik also played in the band during Lisa's final year of college. When Loeb moved to NYC after graduation, she continued to develop her vision, this time as a solo artist, and hone her artistic talents while carefully managing the business side of her career. This led to Reality Bites and "Stay" in 1994, and the rest, as we say, is history.
The fact that "Stay" became a Number 1 single in 1994 and still resonates with people today is a testament to Loeb's gift as a songwriter and storyteller. Loeb has successfully parlayed her talents into a multi-dimensional career encompassing music, film, television, voice-over work and children's recordings. Her acclaimed studio CDs include her major label debut, the Gold-selling Tails (Geffen, 1995) and its follow-up, the Grammy-nominated, Gold-selling Firecracker (Geffen, 1997). In 2002, Loeb distributed the album Cake And Pie through Interscope Records and the record was later re-released, complete with additional tracks, as Hello Lisa (Artemis, 2002). She reunited with her college music partner Elizabeth Mitchell on the award-winning children's CD and companion book Catch The Moon in 2003 and released another solo album titled The Way It Really Is on Zoë/Rounder in 2004. The Very Best of Lisa Loeb was released through Universal in 2006, and during that year she captivated the hearts of a younger audience with three stellar children's videos "Catch The Moon", "Stop and Go" and "Jenny Jenkins" from Catch The Moon. In January 2008, Loeb released the long-awaited CD version of Purple Tape, an acoustic guitar and vocals album from her early New York days.
Lisa Loeb's foray into acting began in 1997 with cameos in television shows such as The Nanny and Cupid. She has since continued to perform and add additional television credits to her ever-expanding repertoire, including appearances on The Drew Carey Show, The Chris Isaak Show and Gossip Girl. In 2004, Loeb starred in the first of two television series, "Dweezil and Lisa," a weekly culinary adventure for Food Network. Her second show, No. 1 Single, appeared on E! Entertainment Network in 2006 and featured Lisa's inspiring journey to find love.
The aspiring artist starred in her first feature film role, opposite Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, in the movie House On Haunted Hill in 1999. In 2011, she added to her big-screen credentials with a small role in the horror re-make Fright Night.
The acclaimed artist has also gained recognition for her voice-over talent by appearing in several animated television shows and video games. In 2003 Loeb gave voice to Spiderman's gal pal Mary Jane in MTV's animated series Spider-Man. She also appeared as the voice of Milli the Microphone on the animated Disney show Doc McStuffins in 2011 and is currently the voice of Princess Winger on the animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates that appears on Disney Junior.
In 2008, Lisa also took her talents to the non-profit sector to launch The Camp Lisa Foundation, to help raise funds to send kids to camp. She enlisted her musician pals such as Kay Hanley, Jill Sobule, Nina Gordon and funnyman Steve Martin to record a companion cd, Camp Lisa, and released it via partnership with Barnes and Noble, with the proceeds all going to charity.
Continuing her passion for children's music, Loeb releasing her first children's book "Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs" in October 2011. Known for her wit, wacky humor and creativity, the children's songbook that featured a CD included four original silly songs plus six all-time kids' favorites.
Today, Loeb continues to grow as an artist and to push herself and her career forward with a creative zeal and an inner drive not often seen. While becoming a mom of two, she is also in the process of releasing a new eyewear line, in partnership with Classique Eyewear, Lisa Loeb Eyewear; her second children's book "Lisa Loeb's Songs for Moving and Shaking" out April 2, 2013; and another adult studio album, No Fairy Tale, out February 5, 2013. Forever the fearless performer, Lisa Loeb is constantly exploring her creativity and telling original stories; whether by writing a book, producing a TV show, or continuing to develop her acting career.
Hailed as the unlikely new middle east must-watch rock'n'roll act ("The best new band in Israel", Time Out Tel Aviv), Electra is definitely following the Kasbah Rock tradition combining the raw live energy of the likes of The Clash with an activist agenda, a reflection of this troubled part of the world in which they live. This band is about passion, anger and fun, mixed together and poured into jagged guitar pop tunes that varies from '50s rockabilly to '60s harmonies, and on to snotty punk and far beyond, with a current and vibrant edge.
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International touring artist Saul Kaye is pioneering a new genre of music: JEWISH BLUES. Like his great grandfather who blazed a trail from Russia to South Africa to trade cattle between warring African Tribes, Saul has brought together the sounds of the struggle of the African Slaves in this country with the history of the Jewish slavery experience. The Characters in the Tanach are the central points of Kaye's narratives. If you can imagine Muddy Waters meets Shlomo Carlebach, you've got an artist here who is bringing something new to modern Jewish Music and bridging the gap between the Delta and the Torah.


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Hey guys, I wanted to reach out to get your feedback on our new ski/snowboard apps.
We just launched AllSnow, which is an app for Android & iPhone that allows you to get weather & ski condition information, and we'll be updating it shortly to allow you to track your day on the mountain. It would be awesome to get some feedback on the apps, which you can download for free at <allsnow.com> . We'd love to hear your thoughts, and perhaps what you think is missing and how we can make it better. We're stoked on this app and have plans to add some more killer features as the season goes on, and we'd love your feedback so we can make it the best app on the mountain.
Cheers in advance! We want to make your experience on the slopes even better this winter.
I get a blank screen. Of course, that might be our office firewall. Anyone get anything?
I was able to get to the website. Looks like a cool app.
I just downloaded the app. I like the look of it but the info was outdated on the one mountain that i looked at. Where are you pulling data from?
Thanks for letting us know
We pull the data from a variety of sources, and everything should be up to date. Which mountain were you looking at? I'll look into it and make sure it gets updated
It was Mohawk Mountain in CT, I'm looking forward to the tracking features as I currently have to use two seperate apps for these features. Keep up the good work!
I just installed it and the information for Crystal Mt., WA was outdated as well.
app looks cool but it wont let me download it because im in canada? any chance you could post an apk here?
im not sure if you have included one or not but a snow alarm clock would be awesome. something you can set a designated amount of snow to trigger an alarm at a designated time on designated days. ive only found 1 app that can do this on android and it doesnt work with my resort (whistler).
Thanks for the heads up on Crystal...We get our snow report data from the same provider as USA Today and some other major publications, and they source it from the mountains themselves. Unfortunately Crystal isn't looking up to date at the moment, which is definitely not cool. I'll be sure to ping our provider so they can look into it, and thanks again for letting us know.
Cheers, we hope you enjoy it!
We just pushed through the data for Mohawk btw, the mountain should be updated in the app. Thanks for letting us know
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Hamas' exiled political leader has recognized rival Mahmoud Abbas as the "legitimate" president of the Palestinian people, but the militant group, which now controls Gaza, has also called Abbas' dissolution of the government illegal. Tensions remain high in the divided Palestinian territories, despite a pledge from Hamas to work with Abbas "for the sake of national interest."
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Hamas is looking more and more like the Bush Bunch, and is taking it's tactics directly from the neocon/zionist playbook:
Split (better yet, fragment) the opposition. Lie,cheat, steal (do whatever it takes, all 'means' are justified) to gain the immediate objective. Ignore the voice and welfare of the people, they are but pawns in the important struggle, the power struggle. Bribe, threaten, kill if necessary to secure power, for without power, all is nothing. Invoke the name of 'god' whenever possible, for many folks believe in that fantasy, and thus are easy to control. Keep shouting, 'If 'God' didn't want us to be here, he could sure get rid of us, couldn't he?', the dummies will think of that as a 'truism', and support you to the end.
The direct clash between Hamas and the Bush Bunch is coming. The Vegas line has the result at about even money. The Bush Bunch has a tremendous advantage in wealth, military power, size of army.


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Last filing I noticed the extra senior exemption was removed. When was it removed?
Answer: Ron - Thank you for your question.
I believe you are asking about the extra personal exemption that could be claimed by a taxpayer who was 65 or older or a taxpayer who was blind.
Tax Law that was in effect thru tax year 1986 allowed for this additional personal exemption. So when claiming your personal exemption on a 1986 tax return, you would have claimed one for yourself, a second one for being age 65 or older and a third one if you were blind.
Tax Law changes passed in 1986, commonly referred to as the Tax Reform Act of 1986, changed the extra exemption to an additional amount added to the standard deduction.
Begining with tax year 1987 the extra exemption went away, replaced by the added amount to the standard deduction.
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