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Roger Falcone, ALS Director
Welcome Back! I want to express my best wishes for all members of the ALS community and their families for a happy and productive new year. It will certainly be a challenging and busy time in Building 6 as we move forward with many new projects, including
the construction of new beamlines (e.g., MAESTRO in sector 7);
improvements to the accelerator (a major controls system upgrade and the sextupole magnet project);
exciting new proposals to the funding agencies (e.g., energy research in Sector 8);
infrastructure improvements (new roof and HVAC controls);
a streamlined user processing system for proposals and other data.
The list of ALS renewal projects will only continue to grow in the coming years. While we have received funding for most of these projects, we are also looking at a particularly uncertain budget climate in Washington. We have prepared contingencies, but I've learned to expect surprises. Our response to the ups and downs in funding has been not only to consider and plan for many scenarios, but also to proactively partner with others for support of our activities, including other Lab divisions, departments on the Berkeley campus, other national laboratories, and even private foundations. This allows us to broaden our resource base, and has the additional benefit of broadening our scientific vision.
As I write this note, we have just closed out a hugely successful workshop hosted by LBNL, "Biology with FELs: Toward the Molecular Movie." Long-time ALS user John Spence, from Arizona State University, put together a remarkable group of 150 scientists, including international leaders in biology and x-ray free electron laser (FEL) science and technology. The talks and discussions focused on what x-ray FELs are bringing, and could bring, to the field of imaging and to biology broadly. We heard about the recent success of nanocrystallography and single object imaging at the newly operating x-ray FEL source, LCLS, at SLAC. We also heard about light source properties and the related technologies needed for a next generation x-ray laser. Importantly, the results of this workshop will inform design considerations regarding a potential next generation light source x-ray FEL, under consideration at Berkeley Lab, as we expand our own capabilities and facilities for photon science.
I want to thank our users for communicating all of their excellent publications in preparation for our major review by the DOE in March. This triennial review focuses on our scientific productivity, and I'm very pleased by the response of our users and staff in helping to make sure we can tell the full story in this critical metric. Of course, our productivity was enabled by a great year for operations at the ALS (greater than 95% reliability of the beam), as well as an excellent safety culture and the traditionally helpful attitude of everyone on our skilled ALS staff. I especially want to thank those who selflessly helped out during the Lab's Open House, when we showed off the ALS to over 1200 visitors! Finally, I consider the opening of our wonderful User Support Building to be a harbinger of the health and vitality of the ALS. Every time I walk through Building 15, or go to a seminar, or visit someone in the labs, offices, or cubicles there, I feel grateful for both the confidence of the DOE and the investment that the nation has made. Mostly, I am very proud of the people at the ALS, since it is in our staff and broader community for which the DOE has shown its support, and for whom its investment for the future is being made.
Paul Adams, Head of the Berkeley Center for Structural Biology
As a Deputy Division Director in the Physical Biosciences Division I lead the Berkeley Center for Structural Biology (BCSB), which provides five macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamlines for a very broad user community. Two of the beamlines (8.2.1 and 8.2.2) are funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The other three beamlines (5.0.1, 5.0.2 and 5.0.3) are funded by a number of industrial and academic users, with a significant contribution from the National Institutes of Health. The sector 8.2 beamlines use one of the 5T superbend sources that provide x-rays in the 5-16keV range. The tunability of the x-rays is essential for many of the experiments performed by macromolecular crystallographers, and is one of the reasons that synchrotron sources have become so popular in this field.
The three sector 5.0 beamlines share a common 1.96T, 56 pole, 11.5cm period, permanent magnet wiggler source from which 5.0.2 accepts the central 1.5mrad of the emission fan and 5.0.1 and 5.0.3 each accept a 2.7mrad wide sidefan. The central beamline, 5.0.2, is a fully-tunable beamline with an energy range of 4-16keV. The two sidestations are monochromatic but have an x-ray energy that has been chosen to exploit the anomalous scattering of X-rays by many biologically important elements (in particular selenium).
Researchers use the BCSB beamlines to obtain very high-resolution images of biomolecules, such as enzymes, viruses, and DNA. The majority of the structures are important for improving human health, by designing better therapeutics or understanding how diseases occur. The crystallographic technique relies on growing very uniform crystals of purified biomolecules and then using diffraction methods to obtain the distribution of electrons in the crystal. This enables an atomic model to be constructed and interpreted.
Outside of the BCSB, I lead a research group that develops software for automated macromolecular crystallography: a program called Phenix used by researchers around the world to analyze the diffraction data collected at MX beamlines. I also have research projects, looking at protein folding and developing new biofuels, which use the BCSB beamlines to solve structures.
The BCSB consists of several beamline scientists (Simon Morton, Corie Ralston, and Peter Zwart), a software development group (led by John Taylor), and a number of technical and administrative staff. They maintain the beamlines so that they can be used by researchers from around the world, and they develop the beamlines' capabilities.
In the last five years we have performed major upgrades of the sector 5.0 beamlines to increase x-ray flux by 10- to 30-fold. On sector 8.2 we have started an upgrade of beamline optics that will eventually result in a 10-fold increase in beam brightness, taking advantage of the ALS top-off and sextapole magnet upgrades.
All of the BCSB beamlines now have robotic hardware for the handling of crystals. This has made it possible to provide remote access to the beamlines so that many of the users now collect data from their home institutions instead of travelling to Berkeley. We also provide a Collaborative Crystallography Program, led by Banu Sankaran, where users send crystals for data collection and structure solution (see the ALSNews feature Solving Structures with Collaborative Crystallography to learn more about this program).
We are now looking at how to further develop the BCSB beamlines, focusing on the possible introduction of a super-cooled insertion device on sector 5.0 to provide a very high-brightness, low-divergence beam.
We are fortunate at the ALS to have a community of structural biology beamlines. There are three other macromolecular crystallography beamlines: 4.2.2, 8.3.1, and 12.3.1. The latter beamline is unique in providing both crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering techniques. There are also unique resources at the ALS for tomographic imaging of biological systems: the National Center for X-Ray Tomography, and the use of infrared spectroscopy at the Berkeley Synchrotron Infrared Structural Biology Program. Collectively, these structural biology resources are essential to research in the Physical Biosciences, Life Sciences, and Earth Sciences Divisions. In the near future I will be establishing a Biosciences Council to foster interactions between these groups and with the ALS.
Rick Bloemhard, Operations Group Leader
As the Operations Group Leader at the ALS, I supervise the Control Room Accelerator Operators, the Experiment Floor Operators, and the ALS Procedures Center. My deputies are Warren Byrne in the control room and John Pruyn for the Floor Operations Section. I consider myself very fortunate to have a highly diverse, talented, and dedicated team of people to carry out the important tasks associated with daily operation of the light source. There is a palpable sense of professional pride to provide the best machine reliability to users.
The control room is staffed 24 hours per day with one or two operators. Control Room Operators are the first contact point for ALS staff and users when any type of emergency occurs. They are trained in industrial First Aid and each of them is also a member of the ALS Building Emergency Team.
The Control Room Operators are faced with thousands of parts, many control systems, and control programs that they must understand and manipulate to produce the intense and steady beams of light at the ALS. It can take up to one year for new operators to qualify for a solo shift. One of the trickier aspects of an operator's job is the art of troubleshooting the machine when things go awry. They must often balance a desire to fully understand problems (to prevent re-occurrences) against the users' need for a quick return of light. The Electronic Maintenance staff, whose shop is also manned 24 hours per day, often work with operators in these cases.
To help foster good communications between the beamline scientists and users on the experiment floor and the operators in the control room, the Operations Group has been experimenting with cross-training some people to serve as both Floor and Control Room Operators. This has been going well and we are achieving the intended results.
Floor Operators maintain control of the beamline radiation-shielding configuration. Because the ALS relies on administrative control of these very important personnel safety items, the Floor Operators must be intimately familiar with each beamline and its peculiarities. Floor Operators must stay attuned to all of the work occurring on each beamline, and make sure all shielding work is performed correctly and kept under control. If a beamline has been taken offline, Floor Operators will not re-enable its shutters unless all required steps have taken place and been documented. While the process may seem restrictive, its thoroughness helps maintain compliance with ALS and DOE procedural guidelines.
The Procedures Center is managed by Karen Nunez (who is backed by Tennessee Gock). She maintains more than 360 operational and maintenance procedures for ALS groups. These procedures are reviewed and updated as changes necessitate, and per scheduled periodic review. We are fortunate to have a detail-oriented staff who are committed to the Procedure Center's success.
The ALS operators are a knowledgeable and friendly group. If you would like to learn more about what we do, please feel free to stop by and chat with us in the control room.
Operations Group staff:
Operations Group staff not pictured: Haris Mahic, Karen Nunez, David Richardson, Davy Xu
ALSNews Vol. 314
Steve Rossi, Project and Facility Management
The ALS Project and Facility Management Group manages a diverse range of activities that support the operation of the ALS and of larger ALS projects. The latest and most visible project is, of course, the User Support Building. For this construction project we managed all the programming of space, made interior and exterior design choices, coordinated the actual construction activities with the operation of the ALS, and represented the project in DOE reviews. For technical projects, we work with the Engineering Division staff to ensure that the proper controls are in place and that ALS Management can monitor project progress and performance.
The Project and Facility Management Group works extensively with the Facilities Division and Senior Lab Management to maintain our buildings and ensure the proper and reliable delivery of the myriad utilities it takes to run the accelerator. These activities range from the mundane, such as getting light bulbs replaced, to larger efforts like upgrading the low-conductivity water plant that cools the accelerator (6000 gallons of water per minute!).
We also use our planning and execution strengths to support many small projects, including tasks on both the technical and facility sides such as space planning, installing hutches, improving magnet temperature monitoring capabilities, improving communication between Engineering and Operations staff, etc.
Our group manages work planning for all work done by the Engineering staff and vendors. We've developed a database to track all maintenance activities and are in the process of rolling out a preventative maintenance program to aid in the reliable operation of the accelerator. We coordinate all work that takes place during our major shutdowns, and help to plan the work so that we can make best use of our available staff to accomplish as much possible during our very valuable down times. A typical shutdown schedule contains over 500 tasks.
ALSNews Vol. 313
Jim Floyd, Environment, Health and Safety
The Lab's Environment, Health and Safety Division continues to reach out to the research community for ideas on how to improve its policies and processes. Many staff at the ALS are actively involved with efforts to make these more effective. Recent examples include accelerator safety, cryogenics, welding, hot work permits, on-line training, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), access control, subcontractor safety, emergency response, and work planning. If you have any ideas for how to improve a part of our safety program, now is the time to let us know.
We're working with the User Services Office to redesign the web portal for users. One priority is the Experiment Safety Sheet (ESS) for which we hope to upgrade both the safety review process and its web interface. We have already established an advisory group and will be encouraging input along the way.
You may have seen a new face in the last few months. Doug Taube joined the safety team in May and will be working directly with users in the Chemistry Lab and at the beamlines reviewing sample materials. He has a PhD in Chemistry and has both a research and EHS background in private industry. With him, we hope to continue to improve our service in helping users to work efficiently and safely.
ALSNews Vol. 312
Patrick Naulleau, Acting Director of the Center for X-Ray Optics
Although we are part of the Materials Sciences Division (MSD), the Center for X-Ray Optics (CXRO) has enjoyed long standing and multifaceted collaborations with the ALS since its earliest days. We are ALS users, beamline scientists, engineers, and technicians who have built and operate numerous beamlines around the ALS. As the new Acting Director of CXRO, I look forward to expanding and deepening our close collaborations with the ALS community.
CXRO is a one of a kind facility with over 25 years experience providing short wavelength optical solutions. From instrument development to world-leading scientific discovery, our vertically integrated structure allows us to tackle a full spectrum of research. CXRO pursues a broad range of projects to address national needs and technological challenges that impact materials, life, environmental sciences, and x-ray optics. The Center's current projects are concentrated in five focus areas, and our work supports the basic operations of several beamlines.
On XM-1 (ALS Beamline 6.1.2) our soft x-ray microscopy program led by Peter Fischer drives research in nanoscience, reaching spatial resolutions as small as 10 nm. Nanoscale magnetism, materials and environmental science, and energy related research are among the primary research areas. Peter supports an active ALS user program in addition to the highly successful MSD program in nanomagnetism.
Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is the future of computer chip fabrication. CXRO runs two major industry-funded programs in this space. One is my own area of research: The Micro-field Exposure Tool (MET) (ALS Beamline 12.0.1). which is focused on the development of ultra-high resolution EUV patterning tools and methods to study advanced lithographic materials. Our second EUV program, the SEMATECH Berkeley Actinic Inspection Tool (AIT) (ALS Beamline 11.3.2) is lead by Kenneth Goldberg (see this month's highlight Investigating EUV Lithography Mask Defects). Our EUV mask inspection program develops instruments and techniques to study the unique EUV response to defects, mask architectures, and defect repair strategies years ahead of commercial EUV imaging tools.
Wavefront and coherence control are the keys to nanoscale imaging, pattering, nano-focusing, and brightness preservation for synchrotrons and future FEL light sources. CXRO research in these areas includes Fourier synthesis illuminators, holographic coherence control, and 50-picometer-accuracy wavefront metrology. These concepts are woven into our experimental system designs. Wavefront metrology specifically is the subject of a joint ALS/MSD LDRD project on ALS Beamline 5.3.1. This work sets the stage for current and future instruments at the ALS as well as the NGLS.
The CXRO Reflectometer (ALS Beamline 6.3.2) run by Eric Gullikson serves as a worldwide calibration standard for the EUV/soft-x-ray community. Accurate material, coating, and detector calibrations have enabled tremendous progress in multilayers, and in short wavelength optical systems over the past 15 years.
Beyond the ALS walls, CXRO operates facilities and conducts advanced research in areas critical to everything we do: multilayer coatings, nanofabrication including diffractive optical elements, and precision engineering.
Eric Gullikson heads our advanced coatings lab, supporting CXRO and ALS beamlines and delivering custom coatings to groups worldwide. CXRO also develops coatings for frontier projects with broadband attosecond optical elements.
Erik Anderson and Weilun Chao run the vital nanofabrication facilities that produce optics and custom nanostructures for every CXRO beamline, and many other beamlines at the ALS, including the National Center for X-Ray Tomography (NCXT). CXRO zoneplates deliver high performance imaging to light sources around the world, and our nanofabrication expertise supports a host of other research activities including support for the magnetic storage and semiconductor industries.
The foundation of our work, and the engine that keeps our experimental systems in the scientific forefront, is CXRO's precision engineering team, led by Senajith (Seno) Rekawa. Our experimental, scientific success relies on our precision engineering group's skill at delivering world leading instrumentation on very tight schedules. CXRO's engineering team has earned a reputation for excellence and is frequently called upon by the ALS for precision tasks.
Although we are independent, CXRO and the ALS are tightly intertwined, and both organizations benefit from our close collaboration. I look forward to the bright future we will create together at the ALS, and at light sources of the future.
ALSNews Vol. 311
Bob Schoenlein, Deputy Director for Science
As the ALS Deputy Director for Science, I have the opportunity to work with a broad cross-section of the scientists and staff in our organization – in particular, all the beamline scientists and the Division Deputies that lead the Experimental Systems and Scientific Support Groups, as well as the ALS User's Office. Of course, my primary focus is on the science programs at the ALS: helping to insure that the research done at the ALS is of the highest scientific impact; helping to identify and develop new science directions and new user groups; and helping to advance and refine the ALS Strategic Plan.
This activity takes many forms, and involves the work of many people – both within the ALS and from the two primary ALS scientific committees: the Proposal Study Panel (PSP) and the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). Peer review, evaluation, and recommendations are invaluable to insure the scientific vitality of the ALS. I work closely with the ALS User Office to organize the external peer review and PSP evaluation of the ~200 new proposals that are submitted for General User access to the ALS each six month cycle. I also arrange the external peer review of the more extensive Approved Program proposals (we typically receive several each cycle), which are subsequently evaluated by both the PSP and the SAC. The PSP and the SAC each meet twice per year, with the PSP focusing on General User and Approved Program proposals, and scoring consistency across the reviewer pool, while the SAC provides important strategic advice and recommendations on the broader ALS scientific programs. Complementing the General User access channels, I allocate Director's Discretionary time to provide limited access to beamlines to initiate new research directions (providing the basis for future proposals) or for compelling experiments that warrant rapid access.
In addition to evaluating submitted scientific proposals, we have an on-going series of cross-cutting reviews at the ALS, typically two to three per year. These reviews bring in international experts to evaluate research activities across beamlines or across scientific areas, and to provide advice on new opportunities and areas for improvement. The most recent cross-cutting review covered Photon-in/Photon-out science, i.e., research areas based primarily on the spectroscopy of inelastically-scattered photons (RIXS, XES, fluorescence etc.). The next review will be in the area of Microscopy. In addition to these cross-cutting reviews, I organize regular reviews of the beamlines that are operated by Participating Research Teams (PRT). In January, we held a review of Structural Biology Programs at the ALS, covering the Protein Crystallography beamlines and the National Center for X-Ray Tomography. This will serve as the basis for renewal of their PRT agreements with the ALS. Regular internal reviews and peer evaluation of our scientific programs provide useful feedback for allocation of ALS resources, and for planning future research directions. Of course this is also invaluable for preparing for the triennial BES review that will be held in early 2011.
In my spare time, I try to maintain an active research program in ultrafast science. This program is part of the LBNL Materials Sciences Division (Ultrafast Materials Program) and the Chemical Sciences Division (Ultrafast X-Ray Science Laboratory). It involves laser-based research of dynamics in complex materials and molecular systems. This program also makes extensive use of ALS ultrafast beamlines 6.0.1 and 6.0.2. Additionally, I am contributing to the development of the scientific case for the Next Generation Light Source – most recently in the preparation of example science drivers (in response to questions posed by BES) and in the organization of a three day workshop focusing on condensed matter and materials physics applications for the Next Generation Light Source.
ALSNews Vol. 310
Howard Padmore, Division Deputy for Experimental Systems
The Experimental Systems Group supports a wide range of activities at the ALS including:
- The operation and development of hard and soft x-ray beamlines. The beamlines we support include ultrafast (6.0), SAXS/WAXS (7.3.3), x-ray tomography (8.3.2), diffractive imaging (9.0.1), micro XAS/XRD/XRF (10.3.2), small molecule chemical crystallography (11.3.1), high pressure (12.2.2), and micro-diffraction (12.3.2). The unifying theme of this suit of beamlines is materials science research, from understanding atomic structure to macroscopic 3D structure of natural and engineered materials. Much of this work is related to practical real world problems, from studies of carbon sequestration in porous rocks using x-ray tomography, to the structure of polymers for photovoltaic applications.
- Providing support for optical metrology and design, as well as optics research and development. This includes operation of a state of the art optical metrology laboratory, and a beamline for x-ray and detector R&D (5.3.1). It also includes the optical design of major projects, such as MAESTRO and COSMIC, and coordination with engineering groups.
- Advancing new ALS programs by working with the user community to develop new techniques and/or new areas of scientific application of synchrotron radiation methods. An past example of this is our work with the Falcone group to develop streak-camera-based ultrafast techniques, which has now become an established feature on BL 6.0. Current examples include the development of soft x-ray scattering as applied to polymer systems on BL 11.0.1, and the development of coherent x-ray diffraction as an imaging technique on 9.0.1.
- The development of technologies for the Next Generation Light Source (NGLS). In this area, the main activity presently is related to work on photocathodes. The NGLS specification calls for operation at a repetition rate 104 higher than the LCLS. This imposes severe issues for the photogun, and so is one of the foci of R&D work for the NGLS. This work involves development of new photocathode materials that can give low emittance and high average current, and will include the future design of optical systems for the NGLS.
In the future, the focus of our group's work is really on improving the quality of the experiments that can be done at the ALS, rather than increasing capacity. For example, the flux in BL 11.3.1 (chemical crystallography) can be improved by a factor of 200 by moving to a superbend sector, and we are developing plans for this presently. Large gains can be also achieved moving by SAXS / WAXS (BL 7.3.3) to a superbend, equipping most x-ray beamlines with pixel detectors, and generally increasing automation.
Finally we are active in improving links to the Computational Research Division, so that we can bring modern and much more rapid data analysis techniques to bear on the data we collect. This is particularly important given the enormous increase in data rates we are starting to see from new generations of in-house and commercial detectors.
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St Luke's Hospital is making room for more patients at its newest hospital in Northampton County.
The hospital Monday opened a fourth floor at its Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township, and the new unit is patient-ready two years ahead of schedule.
The rooms are a little more deluxe than standard hospital rooms. They have iPads and plush robes.
"When people come to the hospital, they're scared, they're nervous. We're trying to make it a little bit softer, more inviting so the patients and their families can stay longer here. It's just more comfortable, said Ed Nawrocki.
The new floor adds 36 beds to the hospital for a total of 108 beds. Officials said they expected the floor to be at least a third full by the end of the day Monday.

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James Cessford is the incumbent Director of Chapelkill's Institute of Chronophotography. The recent fire which razed Chapelkill Factory destroyed much of the Institute's highly flammable archive; a unique collection of public information films, experimental shorts and local document.
James urges anyone with material created by the Institute to get in touch via Chapelkill Library who have undertaken a project to collate and restore any surviving footage.
After clearing out the librarian's bottom drawer Chapelkill Library is pleased to present the Institute's most recent work. Painstakingly shot using various kinetscopic and electrotachyscopic techniques, the film shown here was produced to promote James Cessford's short story, The Carousel.
James is currently completing his first collection of stories, The Monkey Puzzle, from which some of those listed here are drawn.
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Mayor Bobbie Prince and District 6 City Councilman Robert Williamson walked out of a Feb.
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Family Security Matters a neo-conservative based think tank has published an article advocating that George W. Bush should be a dictator for life. The organization has since taken the article down, but is still viewable via this cached link. Conquering the Drawbacks of Democracy: By Philip Atkinson The article written by Philip Atkinson states that Bush would fail his country by becoming an ex-President or can achieve greatness by becoming President-for-Life Bush in order to bring sense to Congress and sanity to the Supreme Court.
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considering that Bush wants Obama to start work as president early.
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Earth Dog Cafe
BERKELEY SPRINGS - The Earth Dog Cafe, at 398 S. Washington St. in Berkeley Springs will present the following:
Today, 7 to 10 p.m., Matt Pennington
Friday, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Mike Clement
Wednesday, 7 to 10 p.m., Jam Night hosted by Mike Clement (Open Mic)
Music in Morgan County
MORGAN COUNTY - Red Guitar Music Services has announced the following events:
Today, 8 p.m.: Cindy Born at Tari's Cafe
April 4, 8 p.m.: The Flashbacks at the American Legion
April 11, 9:30 p.m.: The Outer Rim at the Nineteenth Hole
For more information, call (304) 258-3809.
Bulls & Bears
HAGERSTOWN - Bulls & Bears Restaurant & Pub, 38 S. Potomac St., will host the following lineup, with no cover charge:
Friday, 6 to 9 p.m.: Danny Webber
April 4, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.: River Knot
For more information, call (301) 791-0370.
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Kokoblue will perform from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday at Stonewalls, under Tony's Pizza and from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at The Skyroom Lounge, on Rock Cliff Drive in Martinsburg.
Jump'n Java
CHARLES TOWN - Jump'n Java, 109 West Washington St., will host the following lineup:
Today: Without a Pick, Press Black, Eat People
Saturday: Woodworkings, Cait O'Shea and American Folklore
April 3: Us and Us Only, TelephoneILY and The Velcro Leaves
April 4: Punk Rock
April 10: Open Mic
April 11: DJ Toxik Shok, Weazle and Radiolab
April 17: 2 Sides @ Die and Traverse
April 18: Thomas Roue, Yorktopia and Luciddreaming
For more information, call (304) 728-0195.
Nan and Pop's
MARTINSBURG - Nan & Pop's Place will host the following lineup:
Friday, Sunday and April 3, 9 p.m.: J Factor Unplugged
Sunday, 3 to 8 p.m.: OZONE
For more information, call (304) 267-2007.
Patent Pending
MARTINSBURG - The Patent Pending Band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Arden United Methodist Church, 4464 Arden Nollville Road. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Concessions will be available.
For more information, call (304) 267-6165 or (304) 886-1515.
Mountain Stage
MORGANTOWN - Mountain Stage will present The Fountains of Wayne, Cowboy Junkies, Tom Wilson dba Lee Harvey Osmond, Clarence Bucaro and Ana Egge in concert Sunday at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show begins at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $15. Day of the show, admission is $20.
For more information or tickets, call (304) 293-SHOW.
Bar and Grill
MARTINSBURG - Brickhouse Bar and Grill, 214 Mid Atlantic Parkway in Martinsburg, will present the following country performances:
April 4: Bobby Cutshaw
April 18: Brandi Thornton
May 2: Davisson Brothers Band
June 20: Davisson Brothers Band
All performances will begin at 8 p.m., and tickets are $10 at the door.
Guitar fest
HAGERSTOWN - Hagerstown Community College's Center for Continuing Education will host its second Guitar Mini-Fest from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 4 in the Merle S. Elliott Continuing Education and Conference Center. Event will feature workshops in classical, rock and jazz. Participants are encouraged to bring their own guitars, pencils and folding music stands.
For more information, call (301) 790-2800, ext. 236.
Maryland Orchestra
HAGERSTOWN - The Maryland Symphony Orchestra has announced its 27th annual season:
April 25-26: Masterworks series, "A Symphonic Space Odyssey"
For more information, visit www.marylandsymphony.org.
Beans in the Belfry
BRUNSWICK, Md. - Beans in the Belfry, at 122 W. Potomac St., has announced the following schedule:
Friday: Don Ohlsson and Friends
Saturday: Steve Gellman
Sunday: Jazz Brunch with the CG Duo
For more information, call (301) 834-7178 or visit www.BeansintheBelfry.com.
First Friday
MARTINSBURG - First Friday Coffeehouse is now at Trinity United Methodist Church's Orchard House Center, 4599 Shepherdstown Road, midway between Martinsburg and Shepherdstown. Open mike is at 8 p.m. followed by the featured performer. Featured performer lineup includes:
April 3: The Rolling Coyotes
May 1: Virginia songwriters Greg Trafidlo, Dave Simpkins and Mike Pearl
June 5: Doug and Shelly Harper
Donations collected at the door ($5 to $10 suggested), with proceeds split between the performer and a local charity.
For more information, call (304) 267-4101 or visit www.firstfridaycoffeehouse.com


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This is huge. Ditching grains and sugar impact PCOS significantly. So does repleting vitamin D levels. Ditching dairy can help as well but it's not the kind of issue that grains and sugar tend to be.
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HE WAS A LITERARY OUTLAW TO some, an apostle of drugs and obscenity to others, but few would deny that Beat Generation rhapsodist William Burroughs, who died of a heart attack on Aug. 2 at age 83 near his Lawrence, Kans., home, left his paradoxical mark on American culture. While his writings—especially the harrowing Naked Lunch (1959)—depict a chaotic, hallucinatory life of often nightmarish involvements with narcotics, guns and sexual adventure, friends describe a diffident, courteous man with a dry sense of humor. "He was one of the most gracious people I ever knew," says Lawrence poet James McGrary.
Born in St. Louis, the Harvard-educated Burroughs was a grandson of the adding-machine inventor who founded the Burroughs office equipment empire. But the family fortune was largely wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash, and Burroughs embarked with only a small stipend on a life of travel and searching that led him to Mexico, South America, Tangier and Greenwich Village. Along the way he became addicted to morphine, accidentally shot and killed his second wife during a drunken game in Mexico City and, with fellow adventurers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, upended America's literary conventions. Naked Lunch—"that wretched book," his own mother called it—was banned by U.S. authorities until 1962.
The central event of his life, his wife's death by his own hand, turned his countenance dark—"He looked like death eating a sandwich," says novelist Ken Kesey—even as it turned a self-indulgent sensualist into a writer. "I have had no choice," Burroughs once explained, "but to write my way out." Says poet Gregory Corso, a fellow Beat and friend: "If we are writers, our words do not die. William Burroughs left behind a beautiful cargo."
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There was a headline recently in the spoof newspaper The Onion that read: "Free Agent Tim Duncan To Announce Choice On ESPN Special Tentatively Called 'The Meticulously-Planned, Carefully-Arrived-At, Well-Thought-Out Decision." Duncan is a free agent this summer, but the notion that either he or the San Antonio Spurs have much of a negotiation ahead of them is a joke.
Duncan already has pronounced himself a "Spur for life," and he'll be quickly signed by the team, probably to a two-year deal in the range of $16-$20 million.
In the wake of the Spurs' six-game loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, San Antonio at least knows it will be getting Duncan back. What we know after that is limited. The Spurs won't have much cap space available and are not likely to engage in a massive shakeup. Shooting guard Manu Ginobili is in place, wrapping up a contract that will pay him $14 million next year. Tony Parker, too, is on the books, and though the Spurs explored trading Parker last year, they instead dealt George Hill, making them unlikely to move Parker this time around.
So the core of the Spurs will return, and considering the team was the best in the league the last two regular seasons, that's not a bad thing. Stephen Jackson has a year and $10 million left on his contract, and youngsters Kawhi Leonard and Tiago Splitter are sure bets to be back, too.
But considering that coach Gregg Popovich, after Game 6, floated the notion that his team may have played over its head, you have to wonder whether this can be considered a championship bunch going forward.
"We had a wonderful season," Popovich said. "Everybody wants to be the last team standing, but in many ways, this group may have even overachieved."
Duncan's contract aside, the Spurs will have some difficult questions to answer this summer.
1. Do you believe in Boris?
Boris Diaw is 30 and obviously overweight as he slogged through a lackluster season in Charlotte. When the Bobcats cut him in March, the Spurs signed him, and he was resurrected as the starting center next to Duncan—he was a good scorer and an excellent interior passer, and his defense was adequate.
Diaw is an unrestricted free agent, and to sign him, the Spurs will have to eat into their mid-level exception. He will have other suitors for his services, and if a team with cap space gets anxious, Diaw could be priced out of the Spurs' range.
2. What's Danny Green's value?
Green had a solid year for San Antonio, taking over as the starting shooting guard for 38 games (a number that is significant) and averaging 9.1 points on 43.6 percent shooting from the 3-point line. He is a restricted free agent, so the Spurs can match any offer to Green, and he has said he wants to stay.
San Antonio must decide, though, whether to extend Green a qualifying offer, and thanks to a quirk in the new collective-bargaining agreement, that number will be in the neighborhood of $3 million rather than the $800,000 he made last year. That's because Green, a former second-round pick, started at least half the games this year, and the new CBA says that meets, "starter criteria." (That's defined as 41 starts in an 82-game season and 33 games in this 66-game season.) The Spurs have to extend Green a qualifying offer equivalent to the 21st pick in the 2008 draft, a rule designed to reward second-round picks who overachieve.
Green still can work out a long-term contract even after the qualifying offer is extended, but it is a significant amount.
3. How much foreign influence will there be?
The Spurs own the rights to two prospects with NBA-level talent—French guard Nando de Colo and Slovenian forward Erazem Lorbek. If the Spurs reach into their midlevel exception to keep Diaw, it could affect their ability to sign de Colo and/or Lorbek.
Now 28, Lorbek has developed into one of the better big men in Europe, and if he is to make the jump to the NBA, it probably needs to happen soon.
De Colo is the more interesting prospect, though, a 6-5 point guard who is close with Parker, his countryman. DeColo has said he will give the Spurs the first shot at signing him this summer, but with a backcourt that already includes Parker, Ginobili, Jackson and Gary Neal, as well as youngsters Patty Mills and Cory Joseph, finding a spot for him will be difficult.
4. Is it time to swap out some role players?
DeJuan Blair started 62 games but fell out of the rotation over the course of the season, and it would make sense for the Spurs to let him walk in free agency. Neal has developed a well-earned reputation as a gutsy shooter, but he is a tweener, and if you want to make room for de Colo or give a true point guard like Mills or Joseph (who has plenty of potential) a chance to play, letting Neal go is the logical choice.
Moving Matt Bonner might sound like a good idea, too, but with two years and $7.5 million on his deal, there might not be many takers.


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Here is a short video of an exercise which will help you temporarily increase the sensitivity of your hands.
Find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed. Rub the palms briskly together for a minute.
Now close your eyes. Move the palms, like you are slowly playing an accordion, from a position where they almost touch in front of your chest to where they are about a foot apart while you feel the space between your hands. Now slide the palms up and down. Meditate on this experience and enjoy.! Very cool.
You can also move your palms over your chest sensing the area above the intestines, the liver, the lungs, the heart etc. Does your sensitivity tell you anything?
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Eighty seven Amarillo area students qualified for the Private School Interscholastic Association State Meet to be held Saturday at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
Information from Betty Keller, principal at St. Joseph's, said the youngsters who go to the meet qualified for the event by placing first or second individually in one or more contests at the PSIA District 5 Meet held at Holy Cross Catholic Academy on March 24.
The local contest was the inauguration of this event in the Panhandle, she said, and competitors were from St. Joseph's Elementary School, Holy Cross Catholic Academy and Ascension Academy, all of Amarillo, and St. Anthony's Elementary School, Dalhart as well as Shannon Family Home School.
Qualifiers include the following:
Calculator Applications: sixth grade, Clint Caldwell, Holy Cross Catholic Academy;
Creative Writing: first and second, Rachael McGill and Haley Shepard, St. Joseph's;
Dictionary Skills: fifth and sixth, Miriam McGill and Felecia Francis, St. Joseph's;
Dictionary Skills: seventh and eighth, Jonathan Luna, Holy Cross Catholic Academy; Jessica Sinclair, Ascension Academy;
Impromptu Speaking: seventh and eighth, Danielle Close and Danisse Lavato, Holy Cross;
Listening: fifth, Leo Anderle, St. Joseph's; sixth, Daniell Close and Desiree Brown, Holy Cross; seventh, Adrian Ramos and Kayla Winn, Holy Cross;
Maps, Graphs and Charts: fifth/sixth, Ronnie Anderle, St. Joseph's, and Patrick McKnight, Holy Cross; seventh, Atlanta Shannon, Shannon Family Home School (not able to attend), Clint Caldwell and Isaac DeLeon (first alternate), Holy Cross; eighth, Mary Kate Felkins, Holy Cross;
Mathematics: fourth, Danielle Barber and Adrianna Hernandez, St. Joseph's; sixth, Marie Grissom, Ascension, and Breann Musick, Holy Cross; seventh, Nathan McGill, Holy Cross, and Nichole Shook, Ascension; eighth, Katie Huseman and Kyle Acker, Holy Cross;
Modern Oratory: Adrian Ramos, Holy Cross;
Music Memory: Patrick McKnight and Ben Wilting, Holy Cross;
Number Sense: fourth, Adrianna Hernandez; sixth, Isaac Deleon, Holy Cross, and Zack Murray, Ascension; seventh, Nathan McGill, Holy Cross, and Jim Arredondo, Ascension;
Prose Interpretation: fourth, Morena Hrgic, St. Joseph's and Amber Ramos, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; fifth, Ryan Gonzales, St. Anthony's - Dalhart, and Kara Acker, St. Joseph's (not attending); Emily Simpson (first Alternate), St. Anthony's - Dalhart; sixth, Jessica Brorman and Sara Artho, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; seventh/eighth, Nathan McGill and Simone Camarillo, Holy Cross;
Ready Writing: 3rd, Shiloh Birkenfeld, St. Joseph's; 4th, Danielle Barber and Tyla Giromini, St. Joseph's; fifth, Miriam McGill, St. Joseph's; fifth, Caitlin Trevillyon and Elizabeth Hopkins, Ascension; seventh, Atlanta Shannon, Shannon Family Home School (not attending); Adam Ramos, Holy Cross; Randall Parker (first Alternate), Ascension; eighth, Amanda Raef and Kayla Winn, Holy Cross;
Science: sixth, Maria Grissom, Ascension; Patrick McKnight, Holy Cross; seventh , Zach Grimes and Bridgette Moore, Ascension;
Spelling: second, Coby Roming and Rachael McGill, St. Joseph's; third, Malia Martinez (cannot attend), and Daniel Ibeh (cannot attend); Chad Chai Souany (first Alternate) and Paul Stanley (second alternate), St. Anthony's - Dalhart; fourth, Tyla Giromini, St. Joseph's and Jonathan Wilson, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; fifth, Morgan Crumpton, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; and Leo Anderle, St. Joseph's; sixth, Ashley Trujillo, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; Chris Sheehan, Holy Cross; Elizabeth Alford, St. Anthony's; (second and third Place - Tied); seventh, Nathan McGill, Holy Cross; Atlanta Shannon, Shannon Home School (not attending); Jonathan Luna and Nathan Luna (Tied), Holy Cross;
Storytelling: first, Alexander Whiteside, and Allen Wheeler, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; second, Rachael McGill, St. Joseph's; and Ramiro Salinas, St. Anthony's - Dalhart; 3rd, Joseph Sorenson (not Attending), and Malia Martinez (not attending), St. Joseph's; Kelly Simpson (first Alternate) and Craig Fund(second Alternate), St. Anthony's - Dalhart;
Visual Arts: sixth, Adam Campos, Holy Cross; and T.J. Nather, Ascension; seventh , Atlanta Shannon (will send artwork); Mary Kate Felkins, Holy Cross; eighth, Amanda Raef and Desiree Brown, Holy Cross Catholic Academy.
The PSIA, which Keller said began four years ago and is the private school equivalent of the University Interscholastic League, uses competition to further develop students' higher order thinking skills.
Dr. Patricia Wisdom-Walters, PSIA executive director, said the association wants to ensure that the overall purposes of the program are to use competition as a tool in the preparation of students for citizenship and successful adulthood and to provide incentives to excel in academics.
Contests include a wide spectrum of advanced curricula in mathematics, science, social studies, listening, reading, speaking, writing, art, music and drama. The "One-Act Play'' competition had no entries this year in the Panhandle, but will again be offered next year.
Approximately 30,000 privately schooled students across Texas are currently being served by the PSIA Program.
For more information, contact the school administrators of St. Joseph's Elementary School, Holy Cross Catholic Academy, Ascension Academy or St. Anthony's Elementary School, Dalhart. For general information regarding the PSIA academic program, contact Wisdom-Walters at (888) 972-PSIA (7742); P.O. Box 2481, Grapevine, TX 76099.
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The Billboard Music Awards will return
NEW YORK (AP) — Billboard said Thursday it plans to bring back its annual music awards show on television after it has been dormant since 2006.
The Billboard Music Awards will be shown live on ABC from Las Vegas o May 22. In contrast to the annual Grammy Awards, which awards trophies based on the votes of industry professionals, the Billboard awards will honor artists based on sales figures tracked by the music trad publication, concert attendance and the amount of online activity connected to the artist.
Besides the awards show, Billboard will be aggressive in making more music programming for TV, said Richard Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which became the publication's owner last year. The revival has been in the works since last year, but the timing may be fortuitous. Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast was seen by nearly 27 million viewers, about 10 million more than in 2006 and 2008, the Nielsen Co. said.
The original Billboard awards started in 1989 and were abandoned after the 2006 show. Toward the end, not enough money was spent on the productions and viewers noticed, Beckman said.
Veteran special events producer Don Mischer will work on this year's event, which Beckman wants to be "an incredible celebration of every facet of music, every genre of music."
The show is timed for the beginning of the summer concert season, when a lot of new music is introduced — increasing the possibility that big-name artists will want to appear, he said. No participating artists were announced Thursday. From a television standpoint, it comes after the end of the latest season of "American Idol" when there usually isn't a lot of music programming, he said.
The Billboard awards in categories like R&B, rap, pop, rock, country, Latin and alternative will be based on music sales between the end of February 2010 through February 2011.
[photo is Beyonce at the awards in 2003]
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2.Mannequin munching marbles.
2.Mannequin munching marbles.
If you think this shit's crazy now, wait till they slobble.
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Just you wait.
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To nom or slurp on in a ravenous manner.
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(n.) a slob who wobbles, esp. when intoxicated
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Think about what you want from your technology. Many people own very high spec devices and dont use more than the most basic functions. I am on my third device and have gone back to a fairly basic Nokia candybar - but for me the important thing is it syncs my calendar and contacts to my Mac - thats all I need! I dont need mobile internet, GPS or email - I can get these easily and cheaply in other ways. The price of iPHone and others is a lot if you average out over the data plans - its not trivial.
One Billion People Will Own SmartPhones: Market Analysis
There is nothing like a little bit of marketing analysis to get the day started right. As it stands now, many people are buying smartphones. I am sure if you poll the staff members at Gaming Angels.com, a number of us have smartphones. The difference is, that according to a report by David Luu entitled Handheld Device Convergence, we are still buying different deviced for different functions. If you look at my bag for travel, or for work, I have a number of items in there. I have a laptop, A DS, and Ipod, a digital camera and a cell phone. Yes, I carry a large bag.
Taken from the report is the fact that by 2013 there will be about 1 billion users of smart phones by 2013.
Last year, mobile phone ownership exceeded four billion users – which equates to nearly 60% of the world's population. And in the face of a handset market which is slowing on the whole, smartphone sales are rising fast, with our year-end forecasts for 2009 showing smartphone sales representing 17% of total handset shipments. By 2013, more than one billion people will own a smartphone.
What is occurring is that the cell phone is equipped with more and more devices. Cameras, music players, and even gaming functions are available on many smartphones, such as the Iphone, Palm Pre, Blackberry and Andriod. Though currently these functions are in there primary stages, they are always being improved upon, and there will come a time where the phones function will be equal to the function of another single function device.
A question to all you GA readers, how many of you are already carrying a smartphone? Do you think you will ever need a smartphone? Do you even have a desire to have a smart phone?
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I have always loved and owned smartphones, but I don't see how I'll ever get rid of the DS and other handheld devices. Until I installed Evernote on my iPhone I still took notes on post-its.
No desire at all to own a 'smart' phone. It's too expensive and too flashy. As long as my cell phone can make and get calls, that's all I care about! Good luck to the other 3,999,999,999 people that own cell phones and want them, though!
I love my iPhone. My husband has the new htc Hero, which is pretty darned awesome I think. I wouldn't trade him, but it's a pretty cool smartphone.
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In part one then we looked at flopping a very powerful hand with top set in several different scenarios. Here in part two then we will take that to the other extreme and look at us raising with a mediocre hand and flopping absolutely nothing. Once again the game is no limit Texas Hold'em and we will assume that is has been folded around to us in the cut-off and we open raise with Jc-10d. The big blind calls us and the flop comes Qh-5s-2c and the big blind checks.
In this instance then we have a lot of advantages in our favour that point towards betting. Although our own hand is weak, the flop has very few draws and especially draws that could have hit our opponents range as he certainly would not have called with 4-3. So the mere fact that they only called our raise pre-flop and then checked to us on the flop is pretty much a green light to assume that our opponent is weak. So the flop texture coupled with the betting action so far indicates that a c-bet will take this pot down a fair percentage of the time.
Adding more poker opponents makes bluffing trickier
Now let us change the scenario slightly and add one more player which in this instance could be the small blind calling your raise as well. This creates an extra problem with regards to c-betting for profit. Even though the flop is dry, the combination of us having very little equity in the hand and the fact that we now have two opponents and not just one makes this situation marginal. So betting and checking are roughly equal in terms of EV. Change the scenario once again to having three callers like if we were in the cut-off and the button and both blinds called the raise then I would simply check the hand back even if both blinds checked the flop. Three opponents is simply too many to launch a pure bluff with little or no equity to fall back on. If we alter the board to say Ah-Qh-6s then I would check 100% of the time as betting would clearly be with so many key factors working against us.
Understanding your objectives in the hand
It is important to know what your objectives are in the hand before you make your action. In this hand then when you open raised with the J-10 then you should know in advance that you are doing more than just steal blinds. Players who go into situations like these in deep stacked no limit hold'em cash games with that kind of objective often get themselves into trouble on later streets. Simply blasting or trying to blast other players out of the pot that merely began with you trying to 1.5bb is not good poker. This kind of strategy will leave you too exposed on far too many occasions. You should in theory be raising for other reasons like to escalate the stakes of the game so that your opponents make bigger post flop errors and to be able to stack your opponent more easily. You should also be looking to raise to take the initiative in the hand as well and so raising just to steal blinds is not as powerful a concept in cash games as it is in tournament poker. Look for part three of this series on betting strategy coming shortly.


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Ruffle Heart Bunting
By: Chris Pickup of pickupsomecreativity.blogspot.com
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Create a beautiful banner of ruffle hearts in this Valentine's Day sewing project. Step-by-step photos guide you through sewing these ruffle hearts with fabric scraps. This heart bunting makes for low-cost Valentine's Day decorating.
- 8" by 6" Fabric scraps, two for each heart
- 1" by 40" Fabric strip for ruffle, one for each heart
- Scissors
- Pins
- Seam Ripper
- Sewing Machine
- Measuring Tape
- Rotary cutter, Ruler, and Cutting Mat
- Iron-on interfacing, light or medium weight
- 100" Fabric bias tape in coordinating color
- Matching thread
- Template (pdf)
Print out your template, and cut out the desired number of hearts. (Your template is slightly larger than seen here, because I added the seam allowance of 1/4". This photo was taken of my original pattern. Yours will be much nicer.)
Prepare the ruffles. Repeat for each fabric strip, based on how many hearts you want to make.
Now, sew a gathering stitch. To do so, using the longest stitch length, sew at 1/8" from the rough edge.
There will lots of threads as you gather the ruffle, if this bothers you, sew a small zigzag stitch down the cut edge before you gather. Trim the loose threads.
Pin the ruffle to the interfaced heart. To begin, direct the edge of the ruffle strip outwards and pin.
Now, pin the rest of the ruffle to the heart.
Using a small zigzag stitch, sew the ruffle to the heart.
Place the two halves of the heart right sides together, and pin.
Sew the heart together, at just under 1/4". Be sure to leave open about two inches so that you can turn the heart right side out. Before you turn the heart out, cut into the top of the heart to allow the heart to be turned out completely.
Turn the heart right side out. You can pull on the ruffle to make sure the heart is turned out completely. Iron the seams open, and fold over and pin closed the hole you left open for turning. Topstitch the heart.
Using the button-hole template, mark the position of the button holes with a pen.
I prefer to use a pen because the marks are easier to see when I sew the button holes.
You can use scissors, or use your seam ripper to open up the button holes.
Sew the bias tape closed. You can make your own bias tape, which I've shown in other tutorials. If you wish to, I highly recommend a bias tape maker.
Using a medium stitch, sew the bias tape closed at 1/8". Be sure to finish both ends of the tape.
Thread the bias tape through each heart.
Continue with each heart. Tie the ends of the bias tape in a bow, and then hang up the banner.
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It took 22 years, but Alabama finally got itself a win at Memorial Gymnasium.
The Crimson Tide overcame an 11-point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat Vanderbilt 58-54 Saturday afternoon. Alabama outscored the Commodores 18-3 down the stretch. It was the first time the Tide has beaten Vandy on the road since 1990.
"Big time win," said Alabama head coach Anthony Grant.
Sophomore guard Trevor Lacey hit a 3-pointer with 56.8 seconds left to give Alabama (14-7, 6-2 SEC) a 56-54 lead that they were able to hold on to. Lacey scored nine of his game-high 17 points in the second half.
Vanderbilt (8-12, 2-6) led 31-23 at halftime and kept Alabama at bay anytime they tried to surge. Until the final seven minutes, that is.
Andrew Steele added 13 points for the Tide, including three 3-pointers.
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Mapping Israel, Mapping Palestine: How Segregated Landscapes Shape Scientific Knowledge
Bier, Jess
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Sally Wyatt and Bas van Heur
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'Mapping Israel, Mapping Palestine' is an analysis of the ways that segregated landscapes have shaped the practice of cartography in Jerusalem and the West Bank since 1967. Extending work on how technology is socially constructed, this study investigates the ways that knowledge is geographically produced. Technoscientific practices are situated in spatial contexts which are at once both social and material. This situated character influences the content of knowledge in ways that can be unpredictable. Therefore, it is necessary to reflexively engage with materiality in order to enable landscapes that allow for more diverse practices and forms of knowledge.
The complex geographies of Palestine and Israel provide central sites for the study of how landscapes shape the form, content, and circulation of knowledge. 1967 marks the beginning of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories, including the West Bank and Gaza Strip. With the notable exception of East Jerusalem, currently most of the occupied areas have been neither formally incorporated into the Israeli state, nor have they been allowed to form an independent sovereign nation. Instead, small pockets of Palestinian control have been carved out through a series of international negotiations aimed at clearly defining separate states for Palestinians and Israelisnegotiations which often take place over tables strewn with maps.
Yet even as maps are employed in attempts to end the Occupation, similar methods have been used to build intricate infrastructure networks for curtailing human movement within the Territories. These include the 8‐meter Wall which snakes through the West Bank, segregated sets of roads and buildings, as well as roving series of checkpoints and roadblocks, all designed with the purpose of con‐ fining Palestinians and separating them from Israelis. The planning, construction, and administration of such systems of control are made possible by the same Geographic Information Science (GIS) mapmaking practices which are used in attempts to ameliorate the conflict. To understand how this is possible, it is necessary to explore the ways that such practices are differently incorporated throughout the very region which cartographers seek to map and reshape.
The centrality of maps to debates over the future of Palestine and Israel has only intensified since the advent of digital cartography has led to increasingly minute forms of surveillance and control. Contemporary cartography incorporates a range of practices in Jerusalem and the West Bank, from adaptations of decommissioned spy satellite images to a road map made by Palestinian students who tracked their own movements on their mobile phones. Intended to display objective facts, empirical maps often inspire extensive discussion. Participants in these discussions exhibit a variety of observational frames that cannot be divorced from their unequal positions and mobilities within the very terrains that they seek to portray. 'Mapping Israel, Mapping Palestine' addresses these issues by presenting an analysis of the empirical maps and mapmaking practices which result when diverse cartographers travel to chart the same landscapes that so condition their movement. As such, it investigates the myriad ways that the segregated landscapes of the Israeli Occupation shape the conditions of possibility for knowledge about the Occupation and its effects.


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An honest attempt to explore a phenomenom reported in Nome, Alaska, The Fourth Kind walks a fine line between science fiction and reality. Videotaped interviews with a psychologist (played by Milla Jovovich) and her patients are recreated as she employs hypnosis to dig into disturbing memories. Our own Jenni Miller found it "pretty damn scary" while Todd Gilchrist questioned the validity of the "actual" footage and felt the movie unraveled quite easily. Personally, I appreciated the effort by director Olatunde Osunsanmi to make a different kind of UFO movie, even though his concept of mixing documentary-style footage with high-gloss narrative didn't entirely succeed. You can decide for yourself when The Fourth Kind opens in theaters tomorrow.
Aliens and UFOs are a common sight in sci-fi movies, though most often they come in peace or come out fighting. Abductions, the so-called "fourth kind" of alien encounter, are relatively rare. Television shows have explored this arena much more than films, but here are the top ten alien abductions in sci-fi movies; it's another very subjective list, to be sure, so your recommendations, additions, and disagreements are welcome.
1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Presenting a more "fantastical" kidnapping, little Barry (Cary Guffey) is stolen right from under the nose of his frantic mother (Melinda Dillon). Steven Spielberg made this a heavy-duty workout for his special effects team, from the rolling clouds to the suddenly animated toys and kitchen appliances. The best special effect, though, was the look on little Barry's face when he sees his abductors. Close that door, boy!
2 .The X Files
Presenting a more "realistic" kidnapping, Mulder's sister is taken in a scene that is chilling, mysterious, and mesmerizing. Fans of the series knew that this moment helped to define the life that Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) would lead. It haunted his every decision, made him second-guess himself eternally, and placed an unreasonable burden of guilt upon his shoulders. The scene, as directed by Rob Bowman, lived up to that expectation, and was thrilling to boot.
3. Fire in the Sky
Striking a good balance between the realistic and fantastical side of things, the movie features a strong cast (James Garner, Robert Patrick, D.B. Sweeney, Peter Berg) in a fictionalized telling of a story "based on real life." Ordinary working men claim that one of their number was abducted by aliens, which no one believes, until he comes back. A strong, underrated film that deserves a second look.
4. The Forgotten
Super-freaky and super-weird, yet contagiously watchable. Julianne Moore plays a grieving mother. Everyone else says she has "memory problems," claiming she remembers things that didn't happen. She, however, feels perfectly sane, even though not everything is quite right, and then her memory starts playing tricks on her. Why?
5. The Last Starfighter
Sneaky! Alex (Lance Guest) is gently abducted by an alien (Robert Preston), who claims that he is merely "recruiting" the video game whiz to participate in a battle against an evil race. You say "recruiting," I say "kidnapping." It all works out for the best, and Alex returns to Earth none the worse for wear, and even signs up for a second engagement when duty calls, but it still started with an abduction.
6. Flight of the Navigator
Although it falls into the fantasy / adventure / family film category, Navigator revolves around an alien abduction, though it takes a good while before anyone realizes that's what happened. David falls unconscious while looking for his brother in the woods, and wakes up years later. Like The Last Starfighter, everything works out for the good; unlike that movie, Navigator has a more "realistic" abduction, in that the abductee initially doesn't remember what happened.
7.Night Caller From Outer Space (AKA The Night Caller)
Hailing from Britain and director John Gilling in 1965, this black and white gem features John Saxon as a scientist investigating the remnants of a meteorite. It turns out that an alien race has sent an emissary to find young women for purposes best not described, and the alien starts kidnapping the unwilling ladies by night. I know, it sounds ridiculous, but it's a crackling good dramatic thriller.
8. War of the Worlds
Spielberg showcased the dark side of alien invasion with his remake, banishing all thoughts of smiling little extraterrestrials. Though the aliens were more intent on simple death and destruction, they did abduct certain humans so they could suck their brains out. Yeesh.
9. Xtro
Really quite competent, as a seedy, low-grade, b-movie trash flick ought to be. A man is whisked away by aliens and "returns" three years later, causing a reign of bloody havoc to ensue. Admittedly, it's more memorable for the views of a naked Maryam D'Abo than its depiction of an alien abduction, but it's a neat way to start the story, and it proves that alien abductions make people more violent.
10. Mars Needs Women
If you want ridiculous, this is the movie for you! Tommy Kirk is a Martian, Yvonne Craig is a doctor, and the whole thing is intolerably dull, but it makes the list because it has one of the great titles of all times. Also, it shows that aliens want to be lovers, not fighters.


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A juvenile was facing charges Thursday after state police said he held a knife to another teen's throat and threatened to kill a third juvenile in Penn Township.
None of the juveniles was identified due to their ages, but a state police press release indicates the accused party was charged with simple assault, harassment and making terroristic threats. The crime reportedly took place at approximately 8 p.m. April 22 in the 1700 block of Pine Road.
Because a juvenile was facing charges in the case court records were not available to consult for further details regarding the case against them.


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Hi everyone, it seems I'm back from my vacation. I'm slowly reading up on everything that has happened in the Marion world so be patient with me. Thank you so much Mariana for keeping the site updated during my absence!
To start off: 2 talk show alerts for this week:
Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10, 8pm
Marion Cotillard promotes 'Le dernier vol' in France during Le Grand Journal on Canal+. [edit Dec 9] Marion wasn't present today, but a meeting between Marion & Charlotte Gainsbourg was announced for tomorrow! Stay tuned!
Thursday, December 10, 11:35pm (ET/PT)
A (probably pre-recorded) interview with the whole 'Nine' cast will air on ABC News "Nightline". Marion Cotillard as well as Sophia Loren, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, Stacy Ferguson (Fergie), Daniel Day Lewis, and Nicole Kidman will talk about their favorite moments during filming, the surprising details they learned about themselves and each other in the process, and their opinions of the film's award winning director, Rob Marshall.
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Ca tourne (airs on December 12 on Direct B) which will be highlighting Le Dernier Vol and there's also Envoye special featuring Guillaume on December 10, which Marion could feature in because in the description they mentioned going to the Les Petits Mouchoirs set.Dec 08, 09 at 5:23 am
Welcome back, Mia. It was a pleasure taking care of MMC while you were gone. 🙂Dec 08, 09 at 5:26 am
Whoops forgot to say welcome back!Dec 08, 09 at 5:33 am
also, they have posted videos on youtube about the making of LE DERNIER VOL as well as some scenes with guillaume canet and marionDec 08, 09 at 8:15 pm
they are new , just released today 🙂Dec 08, 09 at 8:15 pm
Salut Mia. Welcome back. Hope you had a good break!Dec 09, 09 at 11:18 am
Any chance to have the video of Envoyé Special ? I hope someone will post a video or extracts.Dec 11, 09 at 12:19 pm


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WARREN - The game was in the hands of Howland's Brendan Cope with 11 seconds left and the Tigers trailing their archrival, John F. Kennedy, by two.
The senior was having one of the best games of his career, and it seemed almost certain he would be the player shooting the final shot.
Luckily for Howland, not everyone thought that way.
With the Eagles' defense caving in on him as the clock ticked away, Cope noticed sharp-shooter Evan Steele standing alone in the far corner of Gillen Gymnasium.
"I thought he was going to shoot it, too," Steele said. "I saw him look at me, and out of the corner of my eye, I noticed no one was around me. He passed it to me, and I was like, 'It's time to shoot it.' As soon as I got it, I knew I had to shoot. We were running out of time, and we needed that shot."
Cope's cross-court pass was right on target, and Steele raised up and nailed a game-winning 3 with 2.9 seconds remaining. A heave by Kennedy was off the mark as time expired, and Howland came away with a 52-51 victory in a classic battle between two bitter rivals.
The pass caught almost everyone by surprise because it seemed like Cope couldn't miss at times. He banked in a 3, had a tip bounce off his fingertips and into the net and made numerous shots with multiple defenders in his face. He finished with 24 points (11 of 19 from the floor), eight rebounds, four steals and two assists, but he said the game-deciding pass wasn't a tough decision.
"When there's three guys on me, it's easy to kick it out," he said with a laugh. "We weren't trusting each other throughout the game, and we really needed to get that trust back. Late in the fourth quarter we started kicking it out a little bit more, and two guys collapsed on me, so I just had faith in Evan, and he hit a big shot."
Kennedy (3-7) made plenty of key baskets as well. Dominic Naples made a great pass to Robert Seger just moments before Steele hit his shot for Howland (3-7). Seger hit a lay up and was fouled. He missed the free throw, which was a reoccurring problem for the Eagles (they were 11 of 22). The struggles at the line infuriated Kennedy coach Shawn Pompelia.
"You can't shoot 11 of 22 free throws and expect to win a game - you can't," he said. "And that's where we lost the game tonight. It's just disheartening because of the lack of attention to detail at the end of the game. We know that a 3 is going to beat us. That's inexcusable, especially for the kids we had on that floor. And again, shooting 11 of 22 is inexcusable. We're a high school team. There's eighth-grade teams that have better foul shooting than we do. And it's not like we haven't worked on it. It just drives me nuts right now."
A loss would have been tough to endure for either team in a game where the competition was so intense even the cheerleaders were trying out-do each other during timeouts.
The contention on the court was pretty good, too.
The lead changed multiple times during the first half before Cope started to find his groove midway through the second quarter. He reeled off nine points and led the Tigers on a 13-3 run, giving them a 35-26 halftime lead. Cope stayed hot in the third, and Howland started to pull away with a 43-32 lead, but Naples, who tied Seger with a team-high 16 points, answered every time the Tigers went on a run. He was the catalyst of a 7-0 run to trim Howland's lead to 45-41 entering the fourth.
The Eagles kept the momentum in the fourth and took their first lead of the second half, 48-47, on a putback by Seger. Howland chose to intentionally foul John Hilty with 57 seconds left after an offensive foul was called on Cope. Hilty made 1 of 2, but Cope scored to tie it 49. That set up Naples' bounce-pass inside to Seger, who layed it in for a two-point lead with 11.9 seconds remaining. Cope and Steele then put the finishing touches on a game that seemed to have slipped away from the Tigers.
"I thought Brendan showed tremendous leadership and confidence in a teammate by drawing the defense and kicking it out to a wide-open shooter," Howland coach Bill Bogan said. "That's when we're good, when we're trusting our teammates. It's like night and day."