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I was recently watching "When Do We Eat?" an otherwise forgettable movie about a disastrous Passover family reunion, when the setting of the seder table suddenly evoked some haunting memories.
Sure enough, the credits noted that the scenes were based on illustrations from the late Arthur Szyk's famous Passover haggadah. Szyk (pronounced Schick) was a Polish Jew, whose mordant drawings of Hitler and his henchmen during the Nazi era were equaled in ferocity and wit only by David Low, the great British cartoonist. But while Low was a skillful draftsman, Szyk was a true artist of illuminated miniatures, rooted in his studies of medieval manuscripts.
His works and life are now open to a new generation through the documentary, "Arthur Szyk," screening May 4 as part of the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles.
Szyk illustrated the visual histories of many countries, but, he once said, he truly loved only three -- Poland, Israel and the United States. In each instance, he expressed his affection through his art: "The Statute of Kalisz," commemorating the Charter of Jewish Liberties in 13th century Poland for his native country; the Declaration of Independence for Israel; and a series on the Revolutionary War for the United States, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt hung in the White House.
His greatest impact on America (and me) was during World War II, when his devastating illustrations -- one hesitates to call them cartoons -- of the Axis leaders graced the covers of Time and many other American magazines. His works even enlivened U.S. Army barracks next to pinups of Betty Grable.
I was moved to write my very first fan letter to the artist, along with an idea, now forgotten, for a future cartoon. Since Szyk never responded, our relationship remained rather one-sided.
Szyk was born in Lodz in 1894, and the precocious lad started drawing portraits of guests in his parents' home at age 4. As a 16-year-old, he moved to Paris, the world's art capital, and in 1914 he went to Palestine and Constantinople.
Deported from Turkey, Szyk was drafted into the czar's army but deserted when the Russian army abandoned his native Lodz. As an ardent Polish patriot, he fought with the legendary Marshall Jozef Pilsudski against the Soviets in 1920.
While growing as an artist in the 1920s and 1930s, Szyk enjoyed life in "warm-hearted" Lodz and fondly remembered all-night parties with famous musicians and actors in his parents' home, accompanied by his singing mother and piano-playing father.
With the rise of Nazism in neighboring Germany, he became one of the first anti-Hitler cartoonists, explaining that "the painter of books wants to reply to the wall painter." At the outbreak of World War II, Szyk fled to England and in 1940 moved to the United States. After the war, he applied his talents in support of Israel's struggle for independence, in the process creating a new image of the muscular Jewish worker and soldier.
Throughout his life, until his death at 57 in 1951, Szyk always returned to his Jewish themes, from argumentative shtetl figures and paintings of Jewish craftsmen and merchants to Jewish refugees and fighters.
"Arthur Szyk" by director and cinematographer Piotr Zarebski is among the 24 feature films, seven documentaries and four short films to be shown at the Polish Film Festival, April 27-May 7.
Most of the works are by Polish filmmakers, but an exception is "Betrayal: The Battle for Warsaw," by Andrew Rothstein, a product of Venice High School, Santa Monica City College and UCLA.
Rothstein, whose grandparents on both sides spoke both Polish and Yiddish, documents the 1944 uprising by the Polish underground, aided by the few survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto revolt of the preceding year. During bloody house-to-house battles that lasted 63 days, the Nazis killed 250,000 Polish civilians and soldiers.
In one of the bitterest episodes in Poland's tragic history, Soviet armies, encamped within sight of Warsaw, stayed put until the slaughter was completed and then moved on to "liberate" the shattered city. Polish historians have never forgotten the betrayal nor the feeble role played by Britain and the United States during the uprising.
The local Polish Film Festival was created seven years ago by Polish-born producer Vladek Juszkiewicz.
"I felt that this was the best way to connect people of Polish descent, especially the young ones, with their old roots," he said.
Juszkiewicz estimates that there are some 150,000 Polish Americans, both Catholic and Jewish, in Los Angeles. In addition, he said, "I understand that the ancestors of 80 percent of American Jews came here from Poland."
He includes at least one or two films of special Jewish interest in his annual program, and all movies have English subtitles.
"Arthur Szyk" will screen at 5 p.m. on May 4 at Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theatre, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. "Betrayal" will be shown at 7 p.m. the same day at the same venue. For information, call (818) 982-8827, or visit www.polishfilmLA.org.
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On Saturday evening, the Oakland Raiders hosted the Bay Area rival San Francisco 49ers. The Raiders lost the game 28-24 but there were several players that surprisingly stepped their game up to try and take a role with the Raiders.
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Currently, 36.8 million Nigerians are said to be suffering from various stages of kidney disease and there seems to be no hope in sight for some, writes ARUKAINO UMUKORO
After discovering that he had high blood pressure and constant dizziness, Mr. Abiodun Adeyemi, finally heeded the advice of his friend, who is a medical doctor. He visited the General Hospital, Lagos, to have a proper medical check-up.
Before then, he had used all kinds of medications for what he thought was typhoid fever without any relief.
Following a series of tests, Adeyemi, a stockbroker and businessman, was given the shock of his life. It was a piece of information he never expected about the status of his health.
"I was told that I was suffering from chronic kidney failure. Before then, I was just going through pain and agony because the doctor who treated me earlier discovered that I had high blood pressure and just gave me some medications without running any tests to know what actually caused it."
"I couldn't walk from my door to the gate of my compound, every part of my body ached, so I couldn't continue with my job," he explained.
That was four years ago. As common with most cases related to renal failures, Adeyemi had to start undergoing kidney dialysis.
"I was going through three sessions of dialysis in a week at the cost of N30,000 per session. I did this for a year and three months," he told SUNDAY PUNCH. In his battle to stay alive, he spent close to N5m, which was raised through contributions from his family members, close friends and church members.
He later lost his job and couldn't do any other business because of his poor health. He also had to depend on support from his wife, who had to bear the extra burden of fending for the home.
Fortunately, his health improved afterwards, but his health bills also increased because of the continued dialysis and medication. He was later advised to have a kidney transplant.
"For one to undergo kidney transplant, that means the two kidneys have actually collapsed," he stated.
Like Dr. Ebun Bamgboye, consultant nephrologist and Clinical Director, St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, explained, "Dialysis, which is one of the options for managing kidney failure, is a very expensive one, but unlike having a kidney transplant, you don't need to come up with a lump sum all at once. However, if you compare the cost for one year and the cost of transplant, dialysis is more expensive," he told SUNDAY PUNCH.
That was where Adeyemi got stuck. Having already spent a lot of money on dialysis, he didn't have extra funds for a transplant. By then, some of his friends had abandoned him to his fate and stopped picking his calls. More importantly, he did not have a donor until a Good Samaritan walked into his life.
For the donor, who pleaded anonymity with SUNDAY PUNCH, he decided to donate one of his kidneys to Adeyemi because he wanted to save a life.
"Adeyemi is not a member of my family. We were not even close in the church. But I saw a brother who was in need. Money is not everything and what God gave me was free of charge. When I see a brother in need of something I could provide, why shouldn't I save his life? It's in the Bible that we should be our brother's keeper," said the donor.
Biblical injunctions or not, only a few would do the same. Adeyemi said he was lost for words the first day he met his donor.
"I was just crying. It is a big thing for one person to decide to donate his kidney to another man. He also cried, and the day we had our thanksgiving together, I could see he was overjoyed, happy that he had done something very great," he said.
However, the donor's wife, children and some relations were initially opposed to his decision when they became aware of it on the day he went to St. Nicholas Hospital. Only his boss at the office and the vicar of his church knew about his decision until then.
"My wife felt embarrassed at first, but I told her why I decided to do it. My children wanted to sue the church when they knew about it, until they were told by the vicar that I didn't collect any money from them or the recipient. That made them calm down, because they had thought I had discussed it with my wife and decided to sell it for N5m, since they knew people do that," the donor explained.
"They had told my wife, that I wanted to kill myself. But I thank God today, I'm flying. Now, they know that I did not do it for money and they are very happy about what I did," said the donor, adding that he is 100 per cent healthy.
The recipient, Adeyemi, said it was difficult getting a donor.
"Getting a donor wasn't easy. I met some people at the hospital who asked me to pay them to donate one of their kidneys," he said.
Apart from the challenge of transplant relapse, sometimes it is difficult to get a compatible donor, even when the person can afford a kidney transplant, noted a nephrologist at a private hospital in Lagos; who told the story of a patient that needed a kidney transplant and brought all his family members for check-up. But none of them was certified healthy enough to donate one of their kidneys. "Some of them had hypertension and diabetes," the nephrologist told SUNDAY PUNCH, under anonymity.
For Stella Emmanuel, who had to sell a property to finance her kidney transplant, the government should help in providing drugs for people who survive renal transplantation, so that they won't have to travel out of the country each time they need medical attention. "I can tell you that having a renal transplant is no joke; you must keep taking drugs and do check-ups to make sure that the body accepts the new kidney. It is a strange organ and that is a whole lot of trauma. Worse still, if you cannot afford necessary drugs, the kidneys would fail again," she said.
Emmanuel, whose donor was her 67-year-old mother, is also the founder of True Health Foundation, which she established to help underprivileged people, suffering from life-threatening illnesses, especially pregnant women with kidney diseases, access medical care and treatment.
While, Adeyemi's friends, family and church members are rallying around to lend him support in cash and kind, only a few Nigerians with this condition have such support. "For those who don't have such support, I'm sorry to say, it is like being at a dead end," he said.
Unfortunately, his transplanted kidney has relapsed.
"I'm back on dialysis now. I wasn't able to keep up with the cost of drugs to maintain the transplanted kidney. Then, I spent between N120,000 and N150,000 monthly on drugs," he said.
The kidney donation business has become a thriving one.
There have been reports in the media about some Nigerians who travel to Malaysia through 'kidney salesmen/agents' to help them sell one of their kidneys.
SUNDAY PUNCH encountered one of such agents who claimed the price could be up to N15m.
"We pay for their travelling expenses and accommodation in Malaysia and India. The only thing that willing donors pay for is their passport," said the agent, adding that it was a legitimate business.
"It is just based on trust; I can't say anything more than that. I can only assure you that we are legitimate. I've done it for over 10 people already this year, and till today, they have not had any cause for alarm. This kind of deal is done underground and restricted, so they cannot say it in the open; we get most of their businesses from referrals," he said.
The agent who pleaded anonymity added that the sellers are mostly young people who are less than 40 years old.
"We can get it from anybody as far as he or she doesn't have a history of smoking or alcohol problems. We also verify the person's health status before they travel out by conducting medical tests on them," he explained. He also claimed that agents also accompany the person to the destination (Malaysia or India) and they are present during the whole operation 'to ensure there are no issues at all.'
However, Dr. Bamgboye expressed worry over the increase in the number of Nigerians going abroad to sell their body organs.
"The increasing trend where Nigerians donate an organ for a fee has been of some concern to us in the Nigerian Association of Nephrologists," noted Dr. Bamgboye, who is also its chairman. He said Pakistan and the Philippines used to be the popular destinations for Nigerians. Some years back, in these countries, one could find a kidney donor for as low as $500 (N75,000)
"But nobody goes to Pakistan now because it's like a war zone," he explained.
In 2008, the International Society of Nephrology and the Transplantation Society came together in Istanbul, Turkey, at a summit organised by the World Health Organisation on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism. It produced the Istanbul Declaration, a framework to govern organ donation and transplantation activities around the world.
The Declaration called on the medical community, especially transplant surgeons and nephrologists, to join the WHO to put pressure on health ministries in various countries with a transplantation program to eliminate organ trafficking and transplant tourism.
"The legacy of transplantation is threatened by organ trafficking and transplant tourism. The Istanbul Declaration aims to combat these activities and preserve the nobility of organ donation. The success of transplantation as a life-saving treatment does not require, nor justify victimising the world's poor as a source of organs for the rich," noted the Steering Committee of the Istanbul Summit.
Dr. Bamgboye said he was one of the two Nigerians who represented the country at the summit.
"The Declaration forbids commercial kidney transplantation, transplant tourism, or organ donation for a fee. This is now recognised worldwide as something that should not be done by anybody and Nigerian doctors, being part of that declaration, have been trying to make rules in Nigeria and ensure that the Senate and House of Representatives join the rest of the world to promulgate that act. Most countries have enacted it," he noted.
Beyond commercial kidney transplantation, there is the need for the country to improve its health care system and health insurance for the scheme to handle cases such as these, noted Dr. Olugbenga Awobusuyi, a consultant nephrologist and kidney specialist.
"There are many countries which are not as rich as Nigeria, but their health care system is better than what we have in Nigeria because the ruling class and those who are responsible for health issues have actually taken the right decisions to enable people benefit from quality health care system," Awobusuyi said.
According to statistics, there are currently 36.8 million Nigerians (23 per cent of the total population) suffering from different forms of kidney disorder while an estimated 15,000 new patients are diagnosed every year.
Like 19-year-old Bayo Idowu, an accounting student of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, who has been diagnosed with a renal problem, although his kidneys are said to be functioning properly, his father said the doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital diagnosed that Bayo's kidney was leaking protein to his urine.
"It started in 2011. This is the fifth time he is being admitted to the hospital for treatment," he said.
"I cannot pass out urine very well because all my bladders are blocked. Sometimes this condition lasts for three weeks or three days, and then parts of my body are swollen. I missed four papers during the last examination in school. Our semester examination is supposed to begin next week but I was told that lecturers are going on strike." said Bayo, with difficulty, when our correspondent met him at LASUTH.
"Although the doctors told me there was no kidney failure, they said it has an infection and have advised that Bayo undergo a biopsy test to ascertain how the infection has damaged the kidney. Since it started, I have spent more than N1 million for tests, scans and treatments at different hospitals. It has affected my business adversely. The biopsy would cost N80,000 and I don't have any money again," said the father, who sells motor spare parts in Lagos. He called on good-hearted Nigerians to help his son.
"I don't want to lose my boy. I also want him to continue his academics. I need assistance from Nigerians," he pleaded.
Cases like Bayo's may be the reason why Dr. Bamgboye said that Nigerian patients are faced with many challenges in terms of treatment.
The rise in the number of Nigerians with some forms of kidney disorder may be due to the growing cases of hypertension and diabetes in the country, which are not managed properly, noted Dr. Awobusuyi.
"Common causes are hypertension and diabetes. Kidney failure can also result if chronic infections which cause chronic glomerulonephritis, and complicated infections like Hepatitis A and B, HIV/AIDS and even malaria, are not managed properly. The usage of some medical drugs, even native medications and herbs, have been known to cause kidney disease, a common one is gentamycin antibiotics, (in large doses)," he explained, adding that kidney diseases can affect anyone, no matter the age.
There are currently seven hospitals in the country equipped for kidney transplant. They include St. Nicholas, Lagos; University of Ife Teaching Hospital; Bayero University Teaching Hospital, Kano; University College Teaching Hospital, Ibadan. Other centres are in Ilorin, Maiduguri and Lagos University Teaching Hospital, which carried out their first kidney transplants last year.
According to Dr. Bamgboye, St. Nicholas carried out the first kidney transplant in Nigeria in 2000 and since then it has done 125 successful transplants.
Due to the lack of health centres with quality facilities for kidney transplantation and treatment in the country, many now travel abroad to have it done.
That's why even the rich and famous also cry. Recently, popular and talented singer, songwriter and music producer Babatunde David Okungbowa, aka OJB Jezreel, was reported to have suffered a kidney failure and needed a transplant that would cost N16 million. Some of his friends and fellow celebrities have already made donations to help him. Others have taken to the social media and online portals to raise money for him.
However, for millions of other Nigerians with similar condition but who have never hugged the limelight, it may be a long road to recovery, if any at all.


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Purpose: General surgeons have decreased as a proportion of the total U.S. surgical workforce. Given the likelihood of increasing shortages of general surgeons, the authors evaluated available expansion capacity of existing general surgery residency programs.
Method: In November 2009, the authors e-mailed a Web-based questionnaire to the program directors and coordinators of the 246 U.S. general surgery residency programs that were then certified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Results: Of the 246 programs the authors contacted, 123 (50%) completed the survey. Community hospital programs and academic programs had similar response rates (52% and 50%, respectively). Of the 115 program directors who responded to the relevant question, 92 (80%) reported sufficient existing case volume capacity to accommodate additional surgery residents. Both community and academic program directors reported modest expansion capacity: an average of 1.7 and 2.0 additional residents per year, respectively. Across all programs, the average additional capacity reported was 1.9 additional residents per year. An expansion of this size would increase the number of general surgery residency positions from 1,137 to 1,515 annually. After accounting for subspecialization, this increase of 378 residents would result in approximately 249 additional general surgeons entering the workforce per year after five years.
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|Bingomite Ralorphus Tealeaf
Corrected spell selection and may need to slightly modify backstory due to Cheliax having state run newspapers (Mentioned in Asmodia's conversation with Arael ""We'll keep an eye out for someone. I take it you'd like a discrete printer? Not many of those around here with state controlled papers and criers.")
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Yup - we reviewed the submissions and went through a thorough evaluation. But in our opinion it is size that really matters, so we went with the two characters who were shortest. Welcome gnome and halfling.
All joking aside, everyone else, great submissions. Even with only six applications it was not an easy decision.
Oh, and Tark, I am not sure where you mind is, but I believe his name is not Bongomite. It is Bingomite.
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So. It looks like a call for 1 more has been sent out for this campaign :)
From what I can tell, you have a human barbarian who's good with melee and some maneuvers, an Aasamar ranger switch hitter with an animal companion, a human bard/cleric that can heal/support well, and a half orc inquisitor who can switch hit with some good skills :)
Do I have the gist of it?
So I get the feeling you wouldn't be too excited about a dwarven barbarian focusing on tank and bull rush :)
So I'll think of something else. Thinking of alchemist, either bomb happy or Mr. Know-it-all :)
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Houston last combine stop of the summer
July 25, 2016
Two combines scheduled to conclude 2016 combine series.
USA Bobsled and Skeleton headed to California for next combine
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San Mateo, Calif., will host the second-to-last combine of the summer.
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The SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, is set to host a USABS combine July 16.
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Bradenton, Fla., to serve as next stop in series of summer combine tests.
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It has been an interesting few days to say the least for Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen. Since just minutes after tweeting that he would be removing the ever-so-popular arcade game from the App Store, the Vietnamese developer has faced significant backlash from frustrated users on Twitter. Some fans of the game have even gone as far as threatening to kill Nguyen for his impromptu decision to remove the app. Just a little over the top, perhaps… (more…)
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iPhones with 'Flappy Bird' installed are fetching exorbitant prices on eBay
Flappy Bird was the a staggering success on the App Store — until the developer decided to remove it, likely due to a massive amount of feedback it was generating, and thus the increased stress. However, that wasn't before many people had it installed on their devices. Now,
scalpers entrepreneurs are selling their devices that have Flappy Bird installed for insane prices — some in excess of $5,000. (more…)
'Threes' is the best game I have on my iPhone
Threes, a new game on the App Store that is currently available for $1.99, is an absolute blast to play. I bought the game last night, and I have been playing it ever since. If you enjoy games that take some thought, time, and strategy, check it out immediately. There are no in-app purchases, just a one-time, upfront cost of $1.99 — though that price will go up soon.
How to: Theme Flappy Bird with Winterboard
Flappy Bird is the current iOS gaming fad, and as many iFans users have pointed out, it can be very frustrating. If it's so frustrating, though, why don't we have a little fun? A few artists have decided that Flappy Bird's default art is a bit boring, so they've used Winterboard to theme the game to look like Canabalt, Nicholas Cage, and more. Follow after the break where we'll walk you through how to theme Flappy Bird into being Super Mario Bird, Flappy Doge, Flappy Cage, or CanaBird. Or, if you're a real Flappy Bird enthusiast, you could give all four custom Winterboard themes a try. (more…)
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What's your Flappy Bird high score?
Flappy Bird, a free "pick up and play" game for Android and iOS, is taking the internet by storm. The game isn't high quality, but it has a very addictive–yet frustrating–game mechanic. After playing for about 30 minutes my high score was 7. What's your high score? Head over to the comments and let us know.
Apple's strict guidelines are making iOS game controllers expensive and lacking
Apple is a very controlling company, particularly with its line of iPhones and iPod touches. That's typically served them well: the control allows them to sit at a premium place in the market. However, it seems that their strict guidelines are backfiring in at least one way.
Announced at WWDC 2013 as an iOS 7 feature, many people looked forward to game controllers built exclusively for iOS. The first wave hit in November, and they were received with harsh criticism for build quality and supported titles being improperly configured. The situation has improved slightly, with certain titles being updated to enhance gamepad support, but the build quality is still lacking. The lack of quality hardware is due to Apple's mandate that gamepad creators must use specific, expensive components. This means that the manufacturers cut corners in assembly, and in other ways.
The controller program is also limited in other, odd ways:
There are other limitations of the program as well. For instance, the d-pads must be one circular button, opposed to just a raised cross shape or separate buttons for up, down, right, and left that you find on PlayStation and Xbox controllers and that many gamers prefer. The requirements also extend to the color, labeling and layout of the face buttons, thumbsticks, triggers, etc. It's all meant to control quality and make it easy for developers to update apps to support all controllers, but in some areas Apple's controller specification might not be strict enough.
Hopefully this situation improves over the coming year as Apple can tweak its policies and other manufacturers can enter the ring, all while developers work to make better use of the gamepad API.
Latest analytics show iOS killed Android in Christmas shopping
We already know that the iOS App Store outperforms the Play Store in sales, but new numbers show that, despite Apple's slipping market share, Apple's marketplace may be performing even better than expected this holiday season. IBM analytics are out, and they've now been released to the public by way of press release, outlining what the company saw this holiday season:
iOS vs. Android: As a percentage of total online sales, iOS was more than five times higher than Android, driving 23 percent vs. 4.6 percent for Android. On average, iOS users spent $93.94 per order, nearly twice that of Android users, who spent $48.10 per order. iOS also led as a component of overall traffic with 32.6 percent vs. 14.8 percent for Android.
There are many an argument to be made to explain why this is. But even though the data above is admittedly limited to the U.S., Android is supposed to be the leader when it comes to total number of devices shipped. In the end, it appears simply that more users on iOS spend money on applications, and that's why developers gravitate to the Apple side of the ecosystem.
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Developers of popular PlayStation series "Ratchet and Clank" developing iOS game
Insomniac Games is known primarily for their fantastic PlayStation titles. With franchises like Ratchet and Clank and Resistance, the game studio has carved itself a large following.
The company tried to move into the "social web" with Outernauts. The game relied on Facebook, and ultimately didn't gain much traction. Instead of canning the game outright, Insomniac is shifting gears: Outernauts, which features fantastic artwork and gameplay mechanics that are similar to Pokémon, will be making its iOS debut soon. The studio announced that they were bringing the game to iOS earlier this year, though no launch date was given. With this latest news, it seems that Insomniac is prioritizing the iOS version:
We hope our pending rewards will serve as a token of our gratitude and will at least encourage you to try Outernauts on iOS. Speaking of which, we have overhauled the game, while retaining the core charm and features of the original. That means it's a more streamlined experience focusing primarily on breeding and battles — with more beasts, worlds, missions and well…more. In other words, we've evolved Outernauts specifically for iOS. This ain't no simple port. We're very excited about it here.
No release date was given, though it seems clear that Insomniac is trying to get this out the door as soon as possible.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas arrives on iOS and Android in December
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas arrives on iOS and Android in December
Rockstar Games on Tuesday announced that a mobile port of its classic Graft Theft Auto: San Andreas game will be released for compatible iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Amazon Kindle devices in December. Additional details will be provided in the weeks ahead.
Encompassing Los Santos, San Fierro, Las Venturas and everything in between, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been upgraded for its mobile release. Newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models make this the best-looking version of San Andreas yet.
Clumsy Ninja guide: tips, tricks and objectives
iFans was first to break the news that Clumsy Ninja was still planned for release, and the app has finally launched today on the App Store in the United States and abroad. I've been playing the ragdoll physics-based game for a few hours, and have started a rolling list of tips, tricks and objectives.
While I will be sure to update the list as I make further progress in the game, it is up to the iFans community to make this initiative a success. So, if you are a new Clumsy Ninja player, help us make one of the most comprehensive guides available for the game right here within the forums.


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Shelbi's major in music education has a choral emphasis but she loves the fact that her music experiences go well beyond the choral track. "I play clarinet in Concert Winds, take lessons and play in the Clarinet Ensemble on campus."
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Shelbi remembers coming to campus for audition day and seeing the interaction among students and teachers in the music department. "I knew this was where I wanted to study. There's this amazing bond within the music department words cannot describe. There are always people there who will do anything they can to help you. I could not imagine studying music education at any other college."


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Photo Journal: The Acclaimed New Operatic Version of Anna Karenina
By Matthew Westphal
It was quite a loss to the opera world when director and librettist Colin Graham died earlier this year. Just a month after he passed away, his final project took the stage.
That same production (of which we offer some photos below) is now running at Opera Theater of St. Louis, the company Graham led to international renown during his two decades as artistic director. And the reviews of Anna Karenina have been very approving, in Florida and in Missouri alike.
The cast made the move from Miami to St. Louis largely intact, with soprano Kelly Kaduce as Anna, Robert Gierlach as Vronsky, Christian Van Horn as Karenin, Brandon Jovanovich as Levin, Sarah Coburn as Kitty, Christine Abraham as Dolly and veteran Rosalind Elias as Agafia. Conducting is Stewart Robertson, music director of Florida Grand Opera.
Anna Karenina has two further performances by Opera Theater of St. Louis, tomorrow and June 21 at 8 p.m., at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University in St. Louis. Details and tickets are available at www.opera-stl.org.
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It is with great sadness that the family reports Crawford's passing on November 9, 2007 in Toronto, in his 79th year. Beloved husband of 54 years of Aileen Kelly MATHESON. Loving and wise Dad and father-in-law to Linda, Neil, John, Louis RAFFAGHELLO, Saskia, Kath and Laura HALE. Proud and beloved 'Papa' and good friend of Julia, David, Claire, Simone, Virginia, Alex and Kate. Survived by his dear brother Stan MATHESON and his wife Jean, of Saint John, and sisters and brothers-in-law Kay MATHESON of Halifax, Phil MURRAY of Sydney Mines, Frank and Ruth KELLY of Middle Musquodoboit, Norma and Kent STOREY of New Glasgow, and Harrison KELLY of Sydney River. Crawford was predeceased by brother Judge Lewis MATHESON and sisters Marjorie MATHESON and Rebecca MURRAY. Born in Sydney Mines in 1929, Crawford was the son of Angus G. MATHESON and Sarah CALDWELL. In 1947, he began a 44-year career with the F.W. Woolworth Company. His skill and dedication led him to executive positions at the company's head Office in Toronto. 'Crawf' was an avid bridge player, a long-time member of the Toronto Board of Trade Golf and Country Club, and a recipient of a Fifty-Year Jewel from the Royal Oak Masonic Lodge. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke (between Islington and Kipling Aves.) on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 3 o'clock. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Cardiac Care Unit at William Osler Health Centre, Etobicoke, for their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to your favourite charity. Fac et Spera
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Peacefully, on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at the Toronto Western Hospital. Remembered by his loving wife Kathleen RAFFERTY, dear brother John from Vancouver and many close family and Friends. As Dave wished, a celebration of his life will be held at a later date where we can share good memories of a great life. A special thanks to Denis O'KEEFFE for being there for his dear friend. In Dave's memory, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements under the direction of Turner and Porter Butler Chapel 416-231-2283.
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The Sun Times, Friday, July 20, 2007
Police do not suspect foul play in the death of a 51-year-old Guelph woman whose body was found at a cottage on Saugeen First Nation.
Grey County Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday that Janice RAFTER was found by a friend at about 5 p.m. Tuesday at the small rented cottage at 159 Ah-Sineese Road, near Bruce County Road 13.
Police were immediately notified. The Ontario Provincial Police forensic identification unit from Mount Forest was called in to assist while the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police and Western Region Ontario Provincial Police crime unit investigated the death.
A post-mortem has been conducted, but police are not releasing the cause of death.
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Housekeeper's death at Mississauga mansion treated as foul play
By Omar EL AKKAD and Jessica RAFUSE, Page A15
The death of Jocelyn DULNUAN, a Filipino-born, 27-year-old housekeeper found inside a multimillion-dollar mansion on Monday, is likely the result of foul play, Peel Regional Police say.
That sums up just about everything homicide detectives are willing to say.
"The location was targeted for a specific reason that I am not prepared to comment on today," Inspector Norm ENGLISH, head of the homicide bureau, said yesterday at a terse news conference.
"I do believe, though, that there was property taken from the residence, however this needs to be determined after doing a proper walk through with the homeowners," he said.
Ms. DULNUAN came to Canada last year on a work visa and worked as a nanny in various locations across the Greater Toronto Area before moving into the massive Mississauga home as a housekeeper, Insp. ENGLISH said.
Both Ms. DULNUAN and the home - estimated to be worth more than $10-million - may have been targets, he said, adding that Ms. DULNUAN's mother, who lives in Hong Kong, has been notified of her daughter's death.
But as to what condition Ms. DULNUAN's body was in, the cause of her death, what items were taken from the home and a host of other questions, Insp. ENGLISH would only reply: "I'm not prepared to discuss that."
Peel police spokesman Constable Adam MINNION said homicide detectives can sometimes choose to withhold information so as to not compromise an investigation. "If [homicide detectives are] reluctant to provide information, they must have their reasons," Constable MINNION said. "Every situation's different. There must be something they've seen there."
Police received a 911 call around 5 p.m. on Monday from one of the homeowners inside the home. The homeowners, Vasdev (Dave) CHANCHLANI and his wife Jayshree, were not home at the time of the incident, Constable MINNION said.
Police have not yet publicly named any suspects.
At several Toronto churches with strong Filipino followings, no one recognized Ms. DULNUAN by name or photo yesterday.
She was also not registered with Intercede, a group that advocates for the rights of domestic workers and caregivers.
"We've been getting calls all day," said counsellor Columbia DIAZ, who is hoping to use the agency's contacts to get in touch with Ms. DULNUAN's Friends. "A lot of Filipina maids are worried and want to know more, but there's not much that we know."
Ms. DIAZ said many caregivers and domestic workers prefer to work in populated areas instead of secluded homes with limited contact with the outside community.
Jo ACUNA, owner of Brampton-based Sunrise Placement Services, said live-in nannies tend to apply for a work permit under the federal live-in caregiver program.
The program stipulates that such employees must work in a private home and be provided a private, furnished room within that home.
Ms. ACUNA said the largest portion of such workers arrive from the Philippines, usually after first working in Hong Kong.
A representative from the Philippines consulate in Toronto said the consulate has been in contact with Ms. DULNUAN's mother, who is trying to arrange the transportation of her daughter's body back home.
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Two bodies found in blazing van
Police waiting to question badly burned man who ran to nearby house to summon help
By Timothy APPLEBY and Jessica RAFUSE, Page A13
A brick bungalow on a quiet Scarborough street was under the microscope of homicide detectives yesterday as they probed the late-night discovery of two bodies inside a blazing van on a remote, dead-end country road in King Township, charred beyond recognition.
A badly burned man who managed to escape the inferno and stagger to a nearby house for help was in hospital under sedation. Police were still waiting to question him to determine whether he and the other two occupants of the van were victims of a murder, a botched murder-suicide attempt or some type of bizarre accident.
Further thickening the mystery was an unconfirmed report that the Scarborough house to which the van was traced housed a marijuana operation.
No names were released, pending identification of the victims and notification of next of kin.
CTV News reported that the injured man's name is Bao MAC, 46, and that his wife, Jocelyn, and daughter, Ashta, about eight or nine years old, died in the burning van.
Constable Laurie PERKS of York Regional Police would not confirm reports that the dead were the man's spouse and daughter. She did say, however, that no suspects were immediately being sought. "It's weird, a very odd one, this."
By later afternoon, the two bodies were still in the van, protected by a temporary canopy amid a thicket of trees. A source familiar with the investigation said the pair were burned so badly that an accelerant may have been used, and that DNA tests rather than dental records might have to be relied on to confirm their identity and establish how, when and where they perished.
Shortly before midnight Sunday evening, police responded to an emergency call that brought them to an address near the Seventh Concession and the Sixteenth Sideroad, west of Highway 400.
"A fellow had approached the gates of a gated home and buzzed the intercom, requesting the lady to call 911," Constable PERKS said.
"He had come from a van that when we arrived was fully engulfed in flames. The officers tried to extinguish the fire but were unable to. At the end, when the fire department extinguished it, we found the bodies of two people inside, burned beyond recognition."
The vehicle was registered to a home on Barnsley Court in Scarborough, near Warden Avenue and Ellesmere Road, cordoned off by yellow tape yesterday as police detectives examined it.
Property records show that the house was purchased last year for $324,000 by Mui Xui VOONG. But it was unclear whether Mr. VOONG lived in the home or had rented it out.
As police questioned everybody leaving and entering the street, neighbours described a quiet Canadian-Chinese household that was home to a couple and two young daughters. One resident said the man of the house was a self-employed contractor named Kim.
Children's bicycles were propped alongside the home, a swing set was in the yard and patio chairs and a barbecue were perched on a new deck.
Morris CHANCE, whose backyard adjoins the property, voiced dismay that tragedy had struck the peaceful neighbourhood where he has lived for more than 30 years.
"They're just normal, quiet people," he said. "It's shocking news. He was a really nice guy, always smiling, saying 'hi.'"
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Death of elderly Scarborough couple suspected murder-suicide
By Jessica RAFUSE, Page A12
The death of an elderly couple marks the city's second suspected murder-suicide in less than a month, sparking concerns about the issues geriatric caregivers face when they are ill themselves.
A woman visiting her parents' Scarborough home late Tuesday evening discovered the body of her 81-year-old mother in a bedroom. She had a gunshot wound to the head. Police later found her 83-year-old father in a car in the garage, also shot in the head.
Neighbours say the elderly woman had cancer, while her husband, who had been her primary support and caregiver, was recently hospitalized for heart complications.
"I guess he just couldn't cope any more," said neighbour Ramon SMITH, who is 75 and takes care of his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
The scene in Scarborough was eerily familiar for Toronto police, who just last month found the bodies of Percy STEIN, 66, and his mother Sarah GRUPSTEIN, 84, in a condominium downtown, in what is also believed to be a "mercy killing."
Rather than succumb to the stomach cancer Mr. STEIN was battling and leave his wheelchair-bound mother to be sent to a nursing home, he decided to end their lives himself. He shot her before killing himself on the bed beside her. He left a note.
Benoit MULSANT, clinical director of geriatric mental health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, said these cases highlight an important type of murder-suicide in which an individual who is taking care of an older person, usually debilitated and dependent, comes to the "distorted conclusion" that they are both better off dead.
"When looked at, it first appears to be humane," said Doctor MULSANT. "But the person who is killed is not consulted and not able to express his or her opinion."
While murder-suicides are rare, depression and feelings of hopelessness are not a natural part of aging and need to be treated, Doctor MULSANT said.
"People expect older people to be miserable, so this makes it acceptable. But, wrongly so."
The uncertainty of what lies ahead, loss of companionship and the shifts in roles and responsibilities are some of the major challenges elder caregivers deal with, said Arlene CONSKY, a social worker for Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
The difficulties with coping and adjusting to these changes can be a source of depression, especially when caregivers are battling illnesses of their own, and have negative consequences on their behaviour and frame of mind if left untreated.
Dr. MULSANT advises people to pay serious attention when individuals make negative comments about their life, have sleeping problems, are experiencing weight loss or lose passion and interest in their usual activities.
It's important to watch for these symptoms because many elderly patients who suffer from them won't necessarily bring them up, often due to the stigma surrounding mental illness and old age.
Dr. MULSANT also reminds people that if they're concerned about someone, they shouldn't be afraid to ask them if they are thinking about death or want to die for fear they're planting ideas in their head.
"Many people are relieved that someone cares," Doctor MULSANT said. "Many people who are suicidal will tell you the truth and are happy that you want to help."
Accessing support and services that assist caregivers is one of the most important steps to reducing rates of depression, said Ms. CONSKY.
"Knowing they're not alone and not the only ones has a way of transforming the way they're coping from a victim to an empowered person," she said.
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you need to go into the ELS config file in your directory and locate the car the RED/BLUE color is supposed to be on.
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under that the next 4 lines is what you need you will see the 4 say = 0 at the end. that is the coding for RED 0 = red change the lines you want blue to = 1 0-red, 1-blue save
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Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Free Basics: Facebook's Biggest Setback From Zuckerberg's vantage point, high above the connected world he had helped create, India was a largely blank map. [more inside]
HubSpot is leading a revolution. HubSpot is changing the world.
My Year in Startup Hell. Dogs roam HubSpot's hallways, because like the kindergarten decor, dogs have become de rigueur for tech startups. At noon, Zack tells me, a group of bros meets in the lobby on the second floor to do push-ups together... On the second floor there are shower rooms, which are intended for bike commuters and people who jog at lunchtime, but also have been used as sex cabins when the Friday happy hour gets out of hand. Later I will learn (from Penny, the receptionist, who is a fantastic source of gossip) that at one point things got so out of hand that management had to send out a memo. "It's the people from sales," Penny tells me. "They're disgusting." [more inside]
Welcome to the 1099 economy
Silicon Valley's Contract Worker Problem Earlier this year, I hired a house cleaner. I wouldn't have done so normally, but my place was a mess, I was busy at work, and I saw an offer on Facebook that looked too good to be true — a San Francisco start-up called Homejoy was offering home cleanings in the Bay Area for $19. (Not $19 per room or $19 per hour. Just $19.) So I booked an appointment through Homejoy's website, and a day later, a young man showed up at my door. [more inside]
FileFront Bids Farewell
Dear FileFront User: We regret to inform you that due to the current economic conditions we are forced to indefinitely suspend the FileFront site operations on March 30, 2009. If you have uploaded files, images or posted blogs, or if you would like to download some of your favorite files, please take this opportunity to download them before March 30th when the site will be suspended. We would like to give a warm thank you to all of you who have been part of the FileFront communities we have built together. Your support has had a meaningful impact for all of us here at FileFront. Again, we want to give you a sincere "thank you" for your support over the years and wish you all the very best. Keep gaming alive, FileFront Management and Team.
The Economist: The World in 2009
In 2009, a remarkably gifted politician, confronting a remarkably difficult set of challenges, will have to learn to say "No we can't", Guantánamo will prove a moral minefield, economic recovery will be invisible to the naked eye, governments must prepare for the day they stop financial guarantees, we will judge our commitment to sustainability, scientists should research the causes of religion, we will all be potential online paparazzi, English will have more words than any other language (but it's meaningless), Afghanistan will see a surge of Western (read: American) troops, Iran will continue its nuclear quest while diplomacy lies in shambles, the sea floor is the new frontier, we should rethink aging, (non-)voters will continue to thwart the European project -- but cheap travel will continue to buoy it -- though it has some unfinished business to attend to, and a Nordic defence bond will blossom.
The Economist: The World in 2009. [more inside]
The Economist: The World in 2009. [more inside]
Revisiting The Economy of Attention
The currency of the New Economy won't be money, but attention -- A radical theory of value. It's with great hesitation that I post an article that refers to the Internet as "cyberspace", but I found this article revolutionary when I read it almost ten years ago. Does MetaFilter prove it right after all these years?
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Is The Economy Broken?
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the adventive report "While many deadpool websites continue to monitor the failures of the high-profile flops, the aim of the Adventive Report is to highlight the companies that are persisting in the face of an Internet slump. Through testimonials, examples, and editorials, our newsletter showcases a myriad of achievements in an evolving industry."
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December is always an interesting month for me. For one, it's extremely busy for me at my nine to five job. Second, you never know what you're going to get online as well. This year, December was slower overall, but that's okay. Given everything that I was doing offline, it was much needed. However, it also gave me time to plan.
However, last month I dominated when it came to investing, which was fun. This year, I'm also participating in an investing throw down with several other bloggers, so hopefully I'll be able to hold my own there as well.
Important Happenings
A few important things happened last month. First, for the first time ever, I really sat down and mapped out what I want 2014 to look like. I'll share more about this in my annual income report coming later this month, but needless to say, I planned out the first quarter of 2014 in full. I feel really confident now about the direction I'm going, and I think it should prove to earn more as well.
Second, I as part of the planning, I decided on some major changes this year. A few of them are technical – I switched over to CoSchedule for my editorial calendar, and I'm looking at changing email providers as well. I also downsized a bit when it comes to my staff writers. I still employ some staff writers, but it was getting to be a little much for a while, and I wasn't fully seeing the returns I wanted to. Also, after reading Financial Samurai's 2013 Year in Review, I realized that I wasn't getting the operational leverage I needed, and I was also getting lazy. That's all changing this year.
Finally, near the end of December my Premier Investing Forum passed 50 members. That's pretty cool. You can see that some of them signed up for recurring monthly billing as well, which is great. Still slow inside the forums, but consistently building over time. If you're interested in learning more about investing, check it out. I'm going to be offering a free 30 day trial period this year to try and boost memberships even more. I think the value is there for people to stay on.
Income Report
Alright, onto the multiple income stream report! By now, you should know how this works, but I like to break down my multiple income streams into categories so you can see how I make my income. You can read more about my investing income stream here.
I don't include my salary or my wife's, although I do consider those part of my multiple income steam strategy.
- Investments
- Dividends: $3,109.98
- Capital Gains: $3,671.04
- Websites
- The College Investor
- Private Advertising: $2,000.50
- Investing 101 Course Sales: $0
- Premier Investing Forum Sales: $25.00
- Affiliate Advertising: $125.50
- CPC Ads: $0
- Amazon: $3.52
- Tweets: $6.80
- Beat the Nine to Five
- Affiliate Advertising: $75
- Entrepreneurship Life
- Private Advertising: $447.75
- Affiliate Advertising: $38.46
- CPC Ads: $0
- Kids Ain't Cheap
- Private Advertising: $543.25
- Amazon: $0
- Affiliate Advertising: $0
- Cult of Money
- Private Advertising: $291.25
- Affiliate Advertising: $0
- Before You Invest
- Private Advertising: $366.25
- Affiliate Advertising: $0
- The College Investor
Gross Total: $10,704.30
Difference from Last Month: +$3,954.05
This is now my best month of the entire year – all due to the investing wrapping up for the year! Remember, you can find all of my income reports here.
What I Learned
Once again, the biggest thing I learned this month (and this year), is that multiple income streams are the way to go. I don't like having all my eggs in one basket. You never know what could happen. Yes, some of the income streams above are pretty small – but everything contributes, and you never know what will grow best over time. While The College Investor and my own investing are what has been driving the business, each site plays a role. And if something happens to one, I can easily dedicate myself to the others if needed.
I also learned the importance of spending time with family. This was my son's first Christmas, and it was so much fun. That's why you didn't see me around as much, but I'm a firm believer that family comes first, and you work to live, don't live to work.
What To Expect This Month
I'm going to be sharing two things with you this month. First, I'm compiling my annual income report for you, and will also be looking at if I made or missed my goals for 2013. I think this article will have some great insights, especially for new bloggers and online entrepreneurs.
Second, I'll be looking at a system I use to repurpose content. It seems like everyone these days is talking about repurposing content. But what does it mean, and how can you do it successfully? After listening to Michael Hyatt's podcast last week, I wanted to share my thoughts on the subject, and give you a fool-proof way to do it.
Thanks for another great month! How was December for you?


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The Complete Encyclopedia of Locomotives
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Roadside History: A Guide to Kentucky Highway Markers
Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and distributed by the University Press of Kentucky We have all spied them as we blast down I-75 scanning the roadside for anything of interest or rolled past one while trying to find an elusive gas station in an unfamiliar small town. Perhaps we have even stopped to read one outside the local courthouse...
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For (A): write both vectors as lin. comb. of the given orthonormal basis: , so:
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OTOH, , and summing over i from 1 to n we get the same as above.
Wat you did is wrong because one step before the last you write there the product of and etc...what's this??
About (B) also I don't understand what's going on: what's , anyway? Though I suspect it is the canonical isomorphism from assigning to every vectors its coordinates wrt the basis ...but then the exercise is pretty straightforward, after you fix the notation's mistakes.


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Erik Lindgren: Erik Lindgren Scores!
Which brings us to the music of Massachusetts based rock/classical keyboardist and composer, Erik Lindgren. For Lindgren also gives us peaceful and soothing music, as put forth on his latest recording of all original chamber works. When I say peaceful and soothing, I am by no means inferring that it is bland, or unchallenging; quite the contrary. Lindgren is a thoroughly modern composer that utilizes modern concepts such as chromaticism, distantly related keys, and twelve-tone rowism to achieve a high level of dissonance. However this dissonance is always counter-balanced by the way he arranges the various instruments of the ensemble; using economy and subtlety to create a feeling of space. The end result is music that quiet and warm, not manic and extroverted.. Every voice in the various ensembles throughout this CD ( which range from a trios to septets, and mainly consists of strings, keyboards, and woodwinds) shine in their own right, not being overshadowed by cumbersome or over-indulgent arrangements. Another facet of Lindgren's music is that he offers an alternative perspective on the classical art form, as his lineage no doubt consists of the Beatles as well as Bartok. And like Bartok, who assimilated the various forms of folk music of his generation, so has Lindgen absorbed the popular music of his generation, as evidenced on the third movements of Psychedelic Music For String Quartet and Visions of Seattle ; the former given an almost funk treatment, while the latter contains a section reminiscent of The Police's Don't stand so close to me.
It's refreshing to hear music who's creation is inspired by the world of now, as opposed to the world of then; for Lindgren realizes that if there is no today, there will be no tomorrow. And as if this wonderful music weren't enough, Lindgren has gone the extra mile by providing the listener with an ocular experience as well. As a bonus, this CD comes with a companion CD-Rom, that lets you see images of nature and wildlife as you take in the music, not unlike good old Edward G. did in the movie Soylent Green. I can honestly say that one day, as I lay upon a gurney approaching my final hour, my last request will be to exit this world while listening to the music of Erik Lindgren. My only wish is that my demise does not come by way of lethal injection.
Track Listing: Scenes From The Nemasket River; Psychedelic Music For String Quartet; Visions Of Seattle; Uriel I-IV; Seasons; Changes; Tides
Personnel: Erik Lindgren(composer,arranger,conductor);Ken Field(flute);Glen Dickson(clarinet);Dave Santucci(violin);Jennifer Lucht(cello);Greg Pagel(piano);Anna Pacanoska(violin);Liza Scriggins(viola);Andrea Mason(flute);Charlyn Bethell(oboe);Jennifer Gilman(clarinet);Kathy O'Connor(bassoon);Richard Cornell(piano);David Biery(string synthesizer);Mark Worgaftik(vibraphone)
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Redhouse supporters club are taking a bus to Bradford away on Sunday, If you're wanting to go please get in touch by messaging me or Paul HeskettMar 19 2015 12:43 PM
Stick by the board, the coach and the players, Keep on going to the games and supporting the boys, there's a long way to go! UpTheTown!!Mar 19 2015 12:24 AM
Redhouse supporters club are running a bus to Bradford away next Sunday the 22nd March! If you're wanting to go please get in touch by messaging me or Paul HeskettMar 15 2015 11:02 PM
Looking forward to the Town match tomorrow, hopefully get our second win of the season! Let's get a decent crowd down and back the boys! UpTheTown!Mar 14 2015 08:26 PM
Good luck to all the Town boys down in London today! #TownAndProud #UpTheTownMar 08 2015 01:02 PM
Great afternoon down at Derwent Lounge, entertainment was spot on great laugh with everyone and also a good following from Dewsbury hopefully we go down there with just as many! UpTheTown!Feb 22 2015 08:18 PM
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Zyvex Technologies, headquartered in Columbus since 2007, specializes in nanotechnologies developed through molecular chemistry solutions. The process is complicated, but the outcome is simple: products made with materials that are stronger and lighter.
"Carbon nanotubes are the strongest material known to man. They're 100 times stronger than steel and they're one-sixth the weight. They're extremely conductive electrically, better than copper," says Lance Criscuolo, president of Zyvex Technologies.
The company works in arenas in which both weight and strength are important, such as aerospace defense and sporting goods. "If you can make a boat weigh half as much, it can go twice as far with the same engine. That's just simple physics," Criscuolo says.
A recent partnership with ENVE Composites yielded the first nano-enhanced carbon fiber downhill bike rim. ENVE tried making its own, but durability was poor and wheels fractured after every race.
"They're really good at designing composite products. They found a way to incorporate our material and what it allowed them to do was, instead of running one race on a set of wheels, they can actually run an entire season on a set of wheels," Criscuolo says.
Zyvex declined to disclose financial information, but Criscuolo says business is good. "Since we've been here in Ohio, we've grown every year. This year we should double in revenue from what we did last year," he says.
Next up, "smart" materials: "If you think about the airframe on an aircraft, right now they have to go in and inspect it to see if there is any damage that's been done to it. With smart materials, the material can actually tell you when it's been damaged," Criscuolo says. "It's a few years out, but the proof of principle has been established that we should be able to do it."
Reprinted from the July 2012 issue of Columbus C.E.O. Copyright © Columbus C.E.O.


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"Biomimicry is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems" – (Wikipedia)
We have been looking at nature for inspiration since the beginning of time, from the desire of flight by looking at birds, to being able to explore the underwater world like fish, and being able to see without looking as dolphins and bats do with the use of sonar. Other notable examples of inventions and designs include velcro from plants, batteries from electric fish, artificial photosynthesis – or the photoelectric cells from plants, Nanowires, Nanotubes, and Quantum Dots from microscopic organisms and viruses, and the list goes on.
So how does nature get all this unique and wonderful novelty? all this complexity and innovation?
In the past it was argued that divine beings were involved in nature's unique creations, but today we understand this innovative process that of emergent complexity. We can even recreate this process artificially in the virtual computing space. You see, nature is solving a problem by trial and error, in fact, you are one of many natures attempts to solve the problem of a preservation strategy of self-continuity using feedback loops of emergent informational structures in the form of genetic code.
To quote the author David Hunter Tow: "By transforming information, life evolves towards greater complexity. The more complex life becomes, the better it's able to learn, adapt and continue its trajectory in the universe."
So now that we are beginning to grasp our understanding of our deepest existential questions, who we are? and why are we here? why are we not asking the next question – what should we become? what should we do? and how should we get there?
But before we start planning epic strategies of galactic colonization, or how we will fuse our biological entities with technological tools to become cyborgs and become immortal, or how we will be recreating alternative universes in virtual environments, first we have to recognize that humanity is at that point where it needs to solve a wide variety of organizational problems in order to go on about living on this planet in a stable humanly manner. Problems like resource depletion, systematic ecosystem destruction, unsustainable population growth, climate change, and the inevitable ending of fossil fuels.
Unfortunately, we will probably not proactively solve any of these problems in the current cultural, political, and values state until things get much worse. You see we are becoming stuck in a completely artificial problem we created ourselves, the economic money system that has chugged along the last couple hundred years or so is reaching its end game. Too many IOU's between different parties, lots of entitlements between ourselves in terms of debts, and the values of these have been manipulated and distorted out of proportion. We tend to think this monetary scheme of inequality is somehow a measure of everything we are capable of? whether we like it or not this scheme is going to hit a bump soon, nature will get in its way and remind us who's really in charge here, and this will remind ourselves our common struggles and endeavors is a non-zero-sum game.
So going back to Biomimicry, what can we learn from nature that will help the upcoming generations how a different scheme of social organization we could pursue once our addiction to this frail economic inequality game has run out. Since nature is the reason of our humble existence, and nature is our ultimate guidance of what we are capable of and what boundaries exist, maybe we can take a cue from nature and use Biomimicry to define our existence along side with nature? What if instead of fighting nature and trying to conquer nature we were to become a complement to nature – to continue its trajectory of emergence of higher complexity.
What is the ultimate form of Biomimicry? well maybe instead of examining specific examples that nature has created we examine the process that nature has taken to produce all examples in existence, and take this process and apply it into our social organization? So what is this process that nature uses? Well like I mentioned earlier is it simply trial and error, in a way it is using the scientific method for discovering what is possible and with a constant feedback loop of revisions that build up the complex informational structures of genetic code that creates life, and continue to probe the adjacent possibilities to expand and increase its ability to exist in the universe.
So in a way your DNA is the proposed experiment and your life is the trial run – or the experiment, depending how many offspring you have and how successfully you have brought them up to repeat this process – you are signalling back the experiment's results.
Now imagine if we were to take this process to our social organization? Well I imagined and I have come up with an idea called Zemerge – it may not be the best solution but its the only one out there as far as I know!
We live our lives in a social structural system based on rules, communication semantics, theories, laws, traditions, customs, and shared understandings, etc.
You could call this the Zeitgeist of the day – Zeitgeist meaning the "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age."
"Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era." – Wikipedia
This zeitgeist is in a perpetual state of change, as new rules and laws are adopted, communication semantics are altered, new theories are proposed, traditions and customs changed, and our shared understandings of the natural world expand. So how does this zeitgeist change? or what process drives this change? well there is no defined process, its chaotic complexity at its best, it is the summation of all our emotions, all our experiences, all our dreams and desires, all our fears and misunderstandings, all our relationships to one another and our environment – projected into the physical world as our social landscape that we call the human civilization.
Now as a humble member of the human civilization I look at our present state of being – our current zeitgeist, and I wonder, where are we heading? there is no process that drives our zeitgeist forward, our process is chaotic in nature void of any direction, it is both creative and destructive in its path forward, there is no way to predict ourselves a century into the future let alone a millennium or longer. Imagine if we had a process – a raison d'etre! a prerogative for existence! imagine if we knew the direction of the zeitgeist a hundred millenniums into the future!
You ask what is this process? it is the ultimate form of biomimicry that will drive our civilization with the same process that drives nature! it is simply trial and error to discover what is possible and with a constant feedback loop of revisions to build up the complex informational structures – the zeitgeist of the era – the DNA of our culture – our social landscape of our civilization, that will continue to probe the adjacent possibilities to expand and increase in complexity! Our dreams and our desires, our abundant capabilities to contribute, create, connect, and transform of what is will be truly brought forth into reality.
We actually do accomplish this today to some degree! the scientific drive to understand and discover! the technological progression to improve our state of being and provide abundance! to creative ideas and methods that we all build upon one other! the way we cooperate, communicate, and empathize other's state of being. These things do probe the adjacent possibilities! they do drive our prerogative to discover and progress! but they are greatly influenced by our undesirable setbacks, like our distorted values motivated by the economic money system, our self preserving institutions and corporations that resist change and progress for the improvement of the human condition, and of course our primitive belief systems that take no cue from the natural world but are simply projections of our ignorant fears and misunderstandings.
I am jealous what our future generations will get to experience, once we remove our artificial obstacles to progress and fix the immediate oncoming problems that are facing in our future, this amazing novelty will emerge out of our social landscape and will transform the physical with no immediate bounds, my pale attempts to imagine anything remote outside of my current frame of zeitgeist is miniscule and unoriginal. Future populations will grow solutions that will continue to grow in complexity, they might even get as complex as recreating whole reality simulations that resemble our reality in order to calculate solutions.
Even thought I will probably not get to experience this emergent explosion of novelty at least I have lived in a time when a small minority is starting to realize the existence of the unimaginable possibilities – the deep unexplored adjacent states of possibilities that our species will experience, and the impact it will have on our universe and beyond!
Even thought we are so far away from this realization I will relentlessly pursue this ultimate goal, to witness the limits of reality and redefine what reality means for us, and then I want to go out like every other mortal human out of this conscious existence knowing that my kind – the greater super organism that I am – is heading in the right direction.


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The Colorado River and its tributaries provide municipal and industrial water to about 27 million people and irrigation water to nearly four million acres of land in the United States. The river also serves about 2.3 million people and 500,000 acres in Mexico. The threat of salinity is a major concern in both the Unites States and Mexico. Salinity affects agricultural, municipal, and industrial water users.
In June 1974, Congress enacted the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, Public Law 93-320, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with a program to enhance and protect the quality of water available in the Colorado River for use in the United States and Republic of Mexico. In October 1984, Congress amended the original act by passing Public Law 98-569.
Public Law 104-20 of July 28, 1995, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to implement a basinwide salinity control program. The Secretary may carry out the purposes of this legislation directly, or make grants, enter into contracts, memoranda of agreement, commitments for grants, cooperative agreements, or advances of funds to non-federal entities under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.
The Huntington-Cleveland Salinity Control Project under construction near the communities of Huntington, Cleveland and Elmo in central Utah, represents a significant component of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program.
Significant salinity control results from the implementation of measures on private agricultural lands.Reclamation's Basin States Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Environmental Quality Incentives Program provide cost share assistance to landowners who install salinity control measures. See chapter 1 and chapter 5 of the Quality of Water Report below.
Basinwide Salinity Control Program Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Funding Opportunity Announcement No. R15AS00037 [PDF]
- Application [Word]
- Salt Load Reduction Worksheet [Word]
- Applicant Review Signature Page [PDF]
- Enable On-Farm Worksheet [Excel]
- NOTICE: Pre-Funding Opportunity Announcement Workshop - January 27 - 28, 2015
Related Information
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- Natural Flow and Salt Computation Methods [ Final ] 1971 - 1995 (PDF - 4 MB)
- Statistical Nonparametric Model For Natural Salt Estimation (PDF - 134 KB)
- Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin Progress Report 24 (2013)
- Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin Progress Report 23 (2011)
- Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin Progress Report 22 (2005)
- Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin Progress Report 21 (January 2003)
- Water Quality Standards For Salinity - Colorado River System (Triennial Reports)
- Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program Federal Accomplishments Report - FY11
- 2011 Federal Accomplishments Report Summary Tables
- Colorado River System Consumptive Uses and Losses Reports
- Arizona Portion of the Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Uses and Losses Reports
- Natural Resources Conservation Service Colorado River Basin Salinity Web site
- United States Department of Agriculture Salinity Program Web site
- Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum Web site
USDA Monitoring & Evaluation Reports for Salinity Projects
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- Results of Water Quality Monitoring during May 2007-May 2008 in Selected Sub-basins near Manila, UT to Evaluate the Effect of Irrigation Improvements on Dissolved Solids Loads Discharged to Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Monthly Salinity Data at 20 Key Stations in Colorado River Basin
- Green River near Greendale, UT
- Duchesne River near Randlett, UT
- Green River near Green River, UT
- Colorado River near Glenwood Springs, CO
- Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO
- Colorado River near Cisco, UT
- San Juan River near Bluff, UT
- Colorado River near Grand Canyon
- Colorado River below Hoover Dam
- Colorado River at Imperial Dam
- Green River near Green River WY
- Yampa River near Maybell, CO
- White River near Watson, UT
- San Rafael River near Green River, UT
- Colorado River near Cameo, CO
- Dolores River near Cisco, UT
- San Juan River near Archuleta, NM
- Colorado River at Lees Ferry, AZ
- Virgin River at Littlefield, AZ
- Colorado River below Parker Dam


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DANBURY — A routine compliance check of package stores by the Department of Consumer Protection on Saturday found five businesses in the city sold alcohol to minors.
The minors in questions were actually volunteers trained by the Governor's Prevention Partnership and assisted in the DCP check, according to a press release issued by DCP.
Of the 44 package stores and grocery stores checked, the following five businesses sold liquor to minors:
- Padanaram Wine and Liquor, 56 Padanaram Road
- Tierda Ecuador, 72 Lake Avenue
- Cave Wine and Spirits, 42 Lake Avenue Ext.
- Stop and Shop, Salame Plaza, Lake Avenue
- Danbury Food and Variety Store, 121 White Street
The businesses will later appear before the Liquor Control Commission to address the charges.


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