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Rehearsals Begin for Lucas Hnath World Premiere of ISAAC'S EYE,2/9-2/24
Rehearsals begin this week for the world premiere of Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath, directed by Linsay Firman. Isaac's Eye, an Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project for New Plays on Science and Technology presentation, is the tale of an emotionally immature, 25-year-old Isaac Newton, his drive to become a fellow of The Royal Society and the great scientist Robert Hooke who, in Mr. Hnath's play, is the nemesis standing in his way. Iaaac's Eye begins previews Wednesday, January 30, at 7:00pm for an opening on Saturday, February 9, at 7:00p.m at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, 549 West 52nd Street.
Isaac's Eye is brash, irreverent, often comical, and ultimately scrupulous in dissecting fact from fiction in search of what history may have been hiding all these years.
Haskell King plays Newton and Michael Louis Serafin-Wells plays the hot-headed, randy polymath Robert Hooke. Rounding out the cast are Kristen Bush and Jeff Beihl. Mr. King and Ms. Bush, who both appeared in the EST/Sloan Project's 2010 Photograph 51, are being reunited with director Firman who directed the Anna Ziegler play about Rosalind Franklin.
Mr. Hnath's play re-imagines the contentious, plague-ravaged world in which, the young Isaac Newton and the older Robert Hooke are a Mozart and Salieri, a Tesla and an Edison, who wrangle over the physics of white light and its separation by refraction. In the course of their dispute Newton risks blinding himself by conducting optical experiments on his own eyes to prove to Hooke that his theory is right and that he is worthy of admission to The Royal Society.
Far from a costume drama, Isaac's Eye is original in its presentation and contemporary in its tone. Mr. Hnath's play occupies its own time and space as it explores the dreams and longings that drove the rural farm boy Isaac Newton to become one of the greatest thinkers in modern science.
Mr. Hnath's Death Tax was one of the most talked-about productions at last spring's Humana Festival of New American Plays. Many of his other recent plays, both unproduced and produced, also take on contemporary or historical events and people: Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, Red Speedo, Hillary and Clinton, Sake Tasting with a Séance to Follow, The Courtship of Anna Nicole Smith, Odile's Ordeal, Tonguetied, and Three Attempts at Corrective Eye Surgery. Mr. Hnath (left) has been a resident playwright at New Dramatists since 2011 and has had his plays produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, University of Miami, The Culture Project, Target Margin and Ontological-Hysteric Theater. In addition to EST, his plays have been developed at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and Cleveland Public Theatre.
The 32-year-old Mr. Hnath is a two-time winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant for his feature-length screenplays. Isaac's Eye won the 2012 Whitfield Cook Prize, an annual award given by New Dramatists for an unproduced, unpublished play deemed worthiest by an outside panel of judges
Linsay Firman, Associate Director of the EST/Sloan Project and Literary Manager at EST, directed the 2010 NY premiere of Anna Ziegler's Photograph 51 at the Ensemble Studio Theatre later reprised at World Science Festival. Other NYC productions include Rachel Bond's Anniversary, Garrett M. Brown's Americana and Jose Rivera's Flowers, all in the EST Marathon; Perdita by Pierre Diennet (Lion Theater), Joy Tomasko's Unfold Me, Catherine Trieschmann's Crooked, Heather Lynn MacDonald's Pink (all at Ariel Tepper's Summer Play Festival); Anne Washburn's Apparition (chashama) named one of Time Out New York's ten best plays of 2003, Howard Barker's The Power of the Dog and The Possibilities, Joe Orton's Loot, and Peter Rose's Snatch (Soho Rep). She began working in new play development as the Associate Director of Soho Rep, where she worked from 1998 - 2004.
Nick Francone is designing the scenery, Les Dickert, the lighting, SuzAnne Chesney, the costumes, and Shane Rettig, the sound.
Isaac's Eye performs Wednesday through Sundays evenings at 7:00pm. Matinees are Saturdays at 2:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm on February 10, 17, and 24. . SPECIAL PICK YOUR PRICE PREVIEWS, depending upon seat availability, are through February 2. ALL MATINEES FOR THE ENTIRE RUN ARE PICK YOUR OWN PRICE. Regular tickets are $30, $20 for student/seniors. To order tickets call 866.811.4111 or go to www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/134.
The Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) was founded in the belief that extraordinary support yields extraordinary work. We are a dynamic and expanding company of artists committed to the discovery and nurturing of new voices and the continued support and growth of artists throughout their creative lives. Through our unique collaborative process we develop and produce original, provocative, and authentic new plays that engage and challenge our audience and audiences across the country.
Isaac's Eye continues the EST/Sloan Project tradition that began in 1998 and continued last season with Patrick Link's acclaimed play, Headstrong, a gripping family drama about concussions and sports which Stone Phillips found "funny, frightening, relevant, and enlightening." Its 2010 predecessor, Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler, about the life and work of British scientist Rosalind Franklin and her role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, was reprised for the 2011 World Science Festival and was a sold-out hit.
In previous years EST/Sloan has dramatized the travails of two Russian scientists charged with embalming Lenin's corpse (Lenin's Embalmers, 2010), the conflict of two generations of black scientists (Relativity, 2006), a solipsistic anthropologist coping with mothering an autistic child (Lucy, 2008), the last days of a tragically irradiated nuclear physicist (Louis Slotin Sonata, 2001), and the romantic resonance discoverable in string theory (String Fever, 2003), among other subjects. In the spring of 2009, Deb Laufer's End Days brought together the Rapture and Stephen Hawking for what Backstage called "A serious comedy, and the best new play I've seen in a long time. Ferociously good." In 2007 David Zellnik's Serendib investigated how the dynamics of a group of primate field researchers mirrored the behavior of a troop of Sri Lankan temple monkeys. ("A great play" - NPR)


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K-12 Education
(Adopted by Council on November 19, 2000)
In an age of rapid technological advances, a strong educational program in science and mathematics is essential for the United States. Despite the heroic efforts of many teachers and the large investments of school districts, in too many places we currently fail to provide it. Too many citizens leave school without the scientific literacy necessary to deal with new technologies and their far-reaching societal implications. Our country is not educating enough technologically skilled and knowledgeable workers, a situation that will compromise our competitive advantage in an increasingly global economy. Particularly in the physical sciences, too many students receive instruction from teachers insecure in their subject area knowledge.
Some progress is being made. The efforts of experts in science, mathematics, and education have yielded appropriate learning standards that are being increasingly adopted by teachers and school districts around the country as a first step toward improvement. Yet, further steps are necessary. To support a vision of science and mathematics education that ensures that all students receive high quality instruction, APS recommends that policy makers:
- Enhance support for the preparation of prospective science and mathematics teachers, particularly those programs that involve collaborative efforts of college or university departments of science and mathematics with their departments of education.
- Recognize the critical importance of professional development activities for science and mathematics teachers, particularly by increasing investment in sustained in-service programs.
- Support sustained efforts to develop and implement high quality instructional materials for science and mathematics.
- Increase research on how students learn science and mathematics, and develop and disseminate strategies and conditions that promote effective teaching, learning and appropriate assessment.
- Provide increased resources and incentives to enhance science and mathematics teacher recruitment, retention and professional status.
- Support efforts to increase the participation and achievement of underrepresented groups in the sciences, mathematics and engineering to foster a strong, diverse workforce.
- Provide incentives for partnerships among the private sector, universities/colleges and school systems to develop quality educational programs.
- Support specific, targeted funding of national programs to improve the quality of science and mathematics teaching, such as the Eisenhower Professional Development Program.
- Encourage coordination of efforts among federal agencies that provide support for K-12 science and mathematics education.
"Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium," National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, 2000. www.nap.edu/books/0309070333/html
"Before It's Too Late. A Report to the Nation from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century." (The Glenn Commission), 2000. www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn
"To Touch the Future: Transforming the Way Teachers are Taught. An Action Agenda for College and University Presidents" American Council on Education, 1999. www.acenet.edu/resources/presnet
"Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology." The National Science Foundation, 1996. www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9873
"National Science Education Standards," National Research Council, National Academy Press, 1996. www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html
"Principles and Standards for School Mathematics", NCTN, Reston, VA, 1989. standards.nctm.org
"Science for All Americans," 1990; "Benchmarks for Science Literacy," 1993; "Blueprints for Reform: Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education," 1998; American Association for the Advancement of Science, Oxford University Press. www.project2061.org/tools


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This article was published 11/6/2013 (1534 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I was sitting at the home computer the other day, looking at Internet photos of LOL cats, when suddenly there was a loud pounding at the front door.
It was The Boy, which is what we have always called our 26-year-old son, and some of his buddies. They'd come to pick up his golf clubs, which he keeps at our house because his apartment is the size of a two-slice toaster. He needed his clubs because they were going to spend the entire day engaging in manly activities in honour of a close friend who is about to get married.
I listened with awe and a certain amount of envy as these chirpy young men with their flexible limbs, full heads of hair and undiminished short-term memories explained their jam-packed agenda, which included:
1) Going to a local greasy spoon for chili-cheeseburgers because if you are going to pay tribute to a man about to embark on the uncharted sea of matrimony, it is essential to kick things off with a nutritious breakfast;
2) Hitting a municipal golf course to play 18 holes of a beautiful game made popular in recent years by such stellar husbands as Tiger Woods and John Daly;
3) Rolling to the local bowling alley for a few frames of a leisure activity in which a dedicated player, if he puts his mind to it, can consume even more beer than during a typical round of golf;
4) Making their way to a local watering hole for some karaoke, a questionable form of entertainment wherein normally sane humans, armed with microphones and a public address system and pre-recorded music, sing sloppy, beer-fuelled versions of classic tunes, such as Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, until audience members begin bleeding from the ears;
5) Capping the day with a round of poker, a game traditionally played on cable TV shows by fat men wearing gaudy Hawaiian shirts so bright they can be seen from the International Space Station.
If you read that list closely, you will notice the one thing The Boy and his pals did not plan to do was sit around and share their inner-most feelings about the pending nuptials.
It's not that guys do not possess inner-most feelings. Guys have feelings up the wazoo, but we are not trained how to express them in a public manner. The deep-seated feelings we are willing to express typically leak out when we gather to watch sports, such as the other night, when a buddy and I watched the NHL playoffs and openly shared our emotions.
"I feel that Sidney Crosby is a wimp, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are a bunch of chokers," my friend shared.
"I think you're an idiot," I shared right back. "It's just how I feel."
Anyway, when I called my son the next morning to see how their event -- A man shower? A bro bath? -- had gone, he made some unintelligible grunting sounds, which I assume meant things went pretty well.
The truth is guys do not have a clue what to do with a friend who is about to leave the single life in his rear-view mirror.
It is a different story with women, who are able to plan every second of a high-anxiety, stress-filled modern wedding, while guys feel they deserve a community-service medal if they remember to show up at the correct time with matching socks.
Tradition also demands women hold a fun-filled event called a "bridal shower," wherein they engage in fun-filled activities designed to reduce the lucky bride-to-be to a weeping puddle of lavender-scented goo.
I am, of course, joking. I have no personal knowledge of what goes on at bridal showers. So I bravely visited a few wedding-planning websites, of which there are currently 300 million, to find out. It was a terrifying experience.
For instance, at TLC.com, they listed "10 Fun Bridal Shower Games," including No. 10, "Toilet Paper Dress and Veil," wherein guests are divided into teams that decorate one member in a bridal gown and veil made entirely (here's the fun part) from toilet paper. Smoking is frowned on during this game.
My favourite game was No. 5, "Name that Herb," in which random aromatic herbs are placed in paper cups, then passed around for guests to sniff and then try to identify. "Be sure to keep an extra herb or two handy in case of a tiebreaker," the website happily advises.
I'll bet bridal showers also include a part where the women share their inner-most feelings, but if they've been passing herbs around all night, they'd better have a large supply of chili-cheeseburgers on hand, too.


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Success at Wholesale
Posted 25 February 2013 - 11:59 AM
All to often ceramic artists underprice their works when selling locally.
These artists have learned how to make work that sells at the right price,
a price that provides them with a livable wage and a secure stable of
galleries and shops.
Here's a list of those artists who have learned how to succeed at
selling to shops and galleries. Please add more names to the list.
Amy Meya
ceramicartistamymeya.blogspot.com/Amy's colorful sculpture and production work gives galleries both ends
of the price point spectrum.
Cathy Broski
www.broskiclay.comCathy and Amy Meya have found their success by making sculptural work in all sizes andprice points.
They save on expenses by traveling together to Philly each year.
Suki Diamond Ceramics
sukidiamond.comSuki Diamond covers every need for any gallery. From tableware to home accessories,
garden sculpture and wall pieces her majolica collections are favorites among many galleries.
Jeff Margolin
The clay sculptures of Jeff Margolin convey a strong artistic message which is a product of astonishing
and sensual aesthetics, and includes fascinating philosophical statements. Jeffs work is large and bold,
his signature forms are coveted by top galleries around the country.
Marge Margulies
margemarguliespottery.comYou can call Marge's pottery functional if you like, but it's equally sculptural in the right setting.
Marge balances her retail events and wholesale accounts carefully keeping her business growing.
Charan Sachar
Charan just returned from his first Buyers Market of American Craft with more orders
than he could have imagined. Enjoy his latest blog entry about booth design, packing and
shipping to the show.
Anne T. Gary
www.annegary.comAnn's thrown, pinched, pulled and curved vases are available at top galleries and fineshops throughout the USA and Canada.
Vaughan E. Nelson
Vaughan Nelson has his hands full with a public studio in the heart of Spanish Village in
San Diego. His wholesale accounts keep his income evenly spread out in the off season.
Newman Ceramic Works
Alan and Brenda Newman have been full time studio potters since 1978. They are known
for organic formed functional porcelain and their matt microcrystalline glazing technique.
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Posted 29 March 2013 - 09:17 AM
Whole sale work is better than simple shop work. You just have to need to avail all the stock from the company. The local shopkeeper buys all the products on a large quantity that will be more beneficial for you so that's way I think the wholesale work is more easy for you.
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Robin, I think what you're trying to say is that you can "sell it" before you make it? That's probably the biggest advantage to having a wholesale part of your studio. When you retail you have to have more inventory, and physically move it several times before you actually sell the piece. When you wholesale you are filling an order... not guessing what the customer wants next!
I really like the wholesale end of pottery.
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Hi There,
First of all, i would like to say that my experience with this forum is really very good.
I want to create a popup Login Window for my website.You can see one of the example of this here.oodle.com---> post add button. (At the right top)
Can you please let me know, which functionality they have used to achive this. (Javascript or ajax)Can i get any readymade *.js or tutorial for same popup window.
Thank you in anticipation.
Use a Lightbox script for this Not PHP!
You can't do server side authentication with a lightbox script. You can't do it client side at all with any kind of script.
You can either use PHP or place the code into .htaccess/.htpasswd files on the server.
See http://php.net/manual/en/features.http-auth.php for the PHP reference page on how to do it with PHP.
You can of course make a form that people can't find on your page without first clicking a link using JavaScript and perhaps even a lightbox script but since you need a varsion that works without that for the 10% of visitors without JavaScript and since you still need to authenticate the login server side the server side only solution is the better option.
Obviously he (and I for that matter) meant how to get that overlay box your suggestion comes after that
If you use an AJAX foundation like jQuery or DojoToolkit you can actually authenticate within the lightbox. Both foundations support the lightbox and asynchronous queries. An easier solution may be just to use a drop down login box like Twitter and Digg uses.
I don't know the specific lightbox technology that Facebook uses, but don't they do server side communication within the lightbox?
Most of the lightbox varients support AJAX surely the server side authentification can be driven from there.
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Light box or not, it's not that very hard to do. I'd go about w/ jquery, ajax, and php.
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e.preventDefault(); //Stops from following link
//Add ajax form elements here i suggest this plugin http://malsup.com/jquery/form/
Now from that point in step 3 you're going to do some more magic, when the plugin returns from onComplete, validate correctly that the user has logged in then refresh the page, and there you go.
Now for the 10% of your users who should grow up? Well this even never gets bound so they're taken to login.php.
So you can perform miracles and enable blind people to see can you? if not then in what way is it that you expect them to grow up?
Felgall, you make alot of true points:1. Yes alot of people do have older phones that dont support javascript.2. There are alot of people who have javascript turned off for personal reasons.
As to your personal questions to me about my views on javascript and what people should do? I'd be more than glad to answer them in a more appropriate venue, private messages.


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WASHINGTON – Time after time, Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller has been there to save his teammates when they've bungled plays in front of him.
Who could imagine that Hiller would be the one with the mishaps Tuesday night and then just about everyone else following suit?
The Ducks ultimately melted down as Nicklas Backstrom scored goals at the end of regulation and in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a stunning 5-4 comeback victory at Verizon Center.
On a night when Teemu Selanne seemed set to snap his mates out of their collective offensive funk, the ageless winger was left to fire a water bottle in disgust as the Ducks (5-5-2) lost for the sixth time in seven games.
"How we could give up the opportunity to give up the extra point and the way we had played so well earlier in the game and then just basically started to self-destruct?" Ducks coach Randy Carlyle asked aloud.
"They're an offensive team that pounced on their chances, put pressure on us and we didn't react very well."
The Ducks blew leads of 3-0 and 4-2 to waste a two-goal, four-point night by Selanne along with scores by Saku Koivu and Corey Perry. Hiller's troubles began when he let in a soft goal by Joel Ward and then misplayed a puck that turned into a Dennis Wideman score.
Perry restored a two-goal lead, but Troy Brouwer scored when Hiller let his long shot kick off his glove into the air and into the net behind him.
"I'm sure some are just unlucky bounces," said Hiller, who made 35 saves. "In the end, I still can't be happy. Normally those things happen if you're not sharp enough."
With an extra attacker on the ice after pulling goalie Tomas Vokoun, Backstrom tied it at 4-4 with 42 seconds left when he fired in a rebound. The Capitals' playmaking center then won it when a bouncing puck scooted through three Ducks to him.
"You can't blame Hillsy," defenseman Luca Sbisa said. "He's been unbelievable for us. There's nights like this but we've got to help him out more."


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The Department of History at Saint Louis University
If you wonder, as you watch events and issues unfold before your eyes, how the world got to where it is now, and how the complex interplay of culture, society, economy, and politics constantly changes it, the study of history is for you.
Why choose history? First, it is the stockpile of human experience, and we need to draw on it fully to grasp the forces that influence our lives. It is central to a liberal arts education and a defining feature of the Jesuit tradition. Some call it the Queen of Humanities because it provides a general framework and a unifying perspective for many more narrowly specialized disciplines. Second, it is highly enjoyable; real stories are often much more fascinating than fiction, and the detective work we do as we dig into sources can be thrilling. In the great theatre of history, we do not look at the stage only; we also visit its dressing rooms. And third, it teaches information-processing skills of mind that remain in strong demand on the ever-changing job market: analytical thinking, effective use of evidence, researching, writing and rhetorical abilities, and understanding cultural differences.
The History Department is an active community of diverse, internationally recognized scholars. We have no uninteresting faculty members. Each of the department's twenty-three faculty members is engaged in original research, and dedicated to sharing it with students. Our strong research culture is reflected in the volume of scholarly publications; between 2003 to 2009, we have published 27 books and 70 peer-reviewed articles, and given numerous scholarly papers at national and international conferences. Our course offerings range around the globe, and include the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and the Far East.
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Possible State Record Spotted Bass Reported from Lake Alan Henry
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) geneticist Dijar Lutz-Carrillo is conducting DNA analysis on a 5.62-pound bass caught from Lake Alan Henry January 15 to determine if it is a spotted bass.
If the tests are positive, the fish will become the new state record spotted bass, eclipsing the previous record of 5.56 pounds caught from Lake O' the Pines in 1966.
The fish was caught by Erik Atkins of Lubbock in a tournament and measured 22.75 inches in length and 15 inches in girth.
"I was fishing in three to five feet of water with a shaky-head worm, looking for a fish coming up to feed on the rocks," Atkins said. "I turned the reel two cranks and she took it."
TPWD stocked 150 adult spotted bass from Alabama in Lake Alan Henry in 1996. "These bass are native to the Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and were stocked experimentally in Texas since their growth rate is similar to largemouth bass and they live longer than the spotted bass known as Kentucky bass (Micropterus punctulatus) native to the Ohio and central and lower Mississippi River valleys," said Charlie Munger, TPWD Inland Fisheries biologist for Lake Alan Henry. "Alan Henry has the only population of Alabama spotted bass (Micropterus henshalli) in the state."
Kentucky spotted bass are commonly found in East Texas streams. "Since there is no way for anglers to visually differentiate between the species of spotted bass, they are both considered to be simply spotted bass for record purposes," Munger said.
The lateral line on spotted bass is broken, and spots on their lower sides form rows of spots. The closed mouth of a spotted bass does not extend beyond the back margin of the eye. An identification guide can be found at http://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/bkbass_diagrams.phtml.
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Masks are indelible symbols of New Orleans culture, embodying the mystical merriment of a great American city.
And in a laid-back corner of the French Quarter, an annual Mask Market is assembled, featuring a host of artistic styles.
This year's event — Friday through Monday —is a mini-festival of mask artisans from throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The 30th Mask Market will showcase 12 vendors, including one from British Columbia.
Some of the featured vendors will include long-time mask-makers and market participants Wendy Drolma, of New York; Semmerling and Schaefer, of Illinois, and Richard Thompson,Hide Leather, of New York. There are a host of styles from feather to leather to animal constructions and the traditional Mardi Gras outlook. Mask prices range from $25 to $250.
Carl "Trapper" Trapani, also known as the Masque Man, has been a lively, outlandish vendor since 1985. He started making Mardi Gras masks, costumes and headpieces for his mother, relatives and friends, and decided to sell his wares in the Quarter. Trapani had a corporate job, but after "getting canned," turned to art as a career and became a "character."
"I've always done feathers and sequins. Regal colors. I try to find a niche that's more decorative, not something you're going to put on a wall, but something you'll wear to have fun. I like to put together a costume," he said.
Trapani enjoys bringing out an adventurous side of his customers, coaxing them to use the mask as an avenue to be more open and bold.
"I try to encourage them, get them to put (the mask) in their hands. Let the mask become their hidden persona and build the costume around it. They want to dress up, but don't know where to start," he said. "When you're behind the mask, you become that person of mystery. People often find a confidence they never had."
The Mask Market was founded in 1982 by Mike Stark, the late artist and Quarter shop owner who had a long-standing relationship with the French Market.
Stark created the New Orleans Mask Makers' Guild and invited artisans from throughout the U.S. to showcase their creations at the annual event.
The market grew in stature under Stark's guidance and continued to thrive after his death in 1998.
"Mike brought me in (to the Mask Market)," Trapani said. "He was a true craftsman, a hippie godfather of New Orleans. Very artsy."
The Mask Market and new Mardi Gras Market will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day between Ursuline and Barracks streets on French Market Place near the Farmers Market.
This year's event will have a special Lundi Gras component —"Fat Monday at the French Market" —with a more "family-oriented" feel, including activities for children, second lines and live music.
Artists on the Farmers' Market Stage will include the Joe Krown Trio, Russell Batiste, the New Orleans Moonshiners, Kid Merv and All That Jazz, the Tornado Brass Band and others.
This market will have food offerings not available at the French Market, including crepes.
"It's a nice break from Mardi Gras," said Amy Kirk Duvosin, marketing director for the French Market Corp. "You may not be in the market for a mask, but it's a different environment from (Carnival). It's not as crowded, it's open air, the river is right here, you get caught up in the atmosphere."
The French Market Corp. is working to drive more visitors and traffic to the end of Decatur by featuring an outdoor stage with small events — bands, street performers, new Farmers' Market vendors, and the Creole Tomato Festival — each weekend through June. RTA's Red Line/Riverfront streetcar runs directly to the Market, where more affordable art, clothing and other cultural items are also available.
For a detailed schedule of events, visit http://www.frenchmarket.org.
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Treatment of Acute, Unstable Chest Wall Injuries
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified October 2016 by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Vancouver General Hospital
Eastern Health
The Ottawa Hospital
Alberta Health Services
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 27, 2011
Last updated: October 24, 2016
Last verified: October 2016
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Unstable chest injuries are common in poly trauma patients. They can lead to severe pulmonary restriction, loss of lung volume, difficulty with ventilation and can render the patient to require intubation and mechanical ventilation. Traditionally these injuries have been treated non-operatively, however in the past decade there has been numerous studies suggesting improved outcomes with surgical fixation. Surgical fixation can significantly decrease time spent in ICU as well as day on mechanical ventilation. The investigators aim is to conduct a randomized control trial of these injuries, to compare non-operative treatment with surgical fixation. The investigators' hypothesis is that surgically treated patient will have significantly improved outcomes compared to those treated non-operatively.
|Blunt Injury of Thorax Flail Chest Chest Wall Injury Trauma Rib Fracture
|Procedure: Surgical fixation
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multi Centered Randomized Controlled Trial of Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Acute, Unstable Chest Wall Injuries
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MedlinePlus related topics: Chest Injuries and DisordersU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Ventilator-free days (VFD) [ Time Frame: 28 Days ]To compare early surgical fixation versus conventional, non‐surgical treatment of unstable chest injuries on the basis of our primary outcome measure of days spent free from a mechanical ventilator in the first 28 days following injury.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Number of days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]The total number of days in ICU will be calculated over the 12 months period post injury. If no ICU stay is needed the total days in ICU will be 0.
- Amount of pain medication administration, converted to oral morphine equivalence [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]The total daily pain medication administration will be calculated, and converted to daily oral (PO) morphine equivalence.
- Rate of Pneumonia [ Time Frame: 12 months ]The number of times patient is diagnosed with pneumonia over 12 months post injury
- Pulmonary function assessment [ Time Frame: 12 months ]spirometry measurement of total lung capacity (TLC), forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1), measured at 3 months and at 12 months post injury
- Rate of return to work [ Time Frame: 12 months ]to assess if patient has returned to work at 12 months, and at what capacity
- assessment of functional health and well being [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Using SF-36 questionnaire we will assess the patient's well-being and functional health
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Surgical fixation
Procedure: Surgical fixation
No Intervention: non-operative
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years to 85 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >16 or skeletal maturity
Meeting one of the two indication for surgical fixation of chest wall injury:
Flail chest, defined as follows:
- 3 unilateral segmental rib fractures; OR
- 3 bilateral rib fractures; OR
- 3 unilateral fractures combined with sternum fracture/dissociation Note: at least 3 of the rib fractures involved in the flail segment must demonstrate displacement.
Severe deformity of the chest wall (Diagnosed by CT scan). Defined as follows:
- Severe (100%) displacement of 3 or more ribs OR
- Marked loss thoracic volume/caved in chest (>25% volume loss in involved lobe(s)); OR
- Overriding of 3 or more rib fractures (by minimum 15mm each); OR
- Two or more rib fractures associated with intra-parenchymal injury - ie ribs in the lung, in the parenchyma
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anatomic location of rib fractures are not amenable to surgical fixation (eg fractures directly adjacent to spinal column)
- Rib fractures primarily involving floating ribs (ribs 10-12)
- Home Oxygen (O2) requirement
- Other significant injuries that may require long term intubation:
- Severe pulmonary contusion (Defined as PaO2/FIO2 ratio <200 with radiological evidence of pulmonary infiltrates WITHIN 24 hours of THORACIC TRAUMA)
- Severe head injury/Traumatic brain injury - (GCS ≤ 8 at 48 hrs post injury. If unable to assess full GCS due to intubation or other causes, GCS motor ≤4 at 48 hrs post injury)
- Upper airway injury requiring long term intubation and mechanical ventilation (e.g. tracheal disruption)
- Acute quadriplegia/quadraparesis
- Head and neck burn injuries, or inhalation burn injuries
- Dementia or other inability to complete follow-up questionnaires
- Medically unstable for OR (e.g. haemodynamic instability, acidosis, coagulopathy, etc.)* or unlikely to survive 1 year follow-up, in the opinion of the attending physician
- Lack of informed consent from patient or substitute decision maker
- Randomization > 72 hours from injury
- ORIF > 96 hours from injury (if randomized to surgical fixation group)
- Age > 85
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01367951
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01367951
|Contact: Michael McKee, MD, FRCS(C)
|Contact: Emil Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C)
|Canada, Ontario
|St. Michael's Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
|Contact: Michael McKee, MD, FRCSC 416-864-5880 email@example.com
|Contact: Milena Vicente, RN, CCRP 416-864-6060 ext 2608 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Michael D McKee, Md, FRCS(C)
|Principal Investigator: Emil H Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C)
|Principal Investigator: Aaron Nauth, MD, FRCS(C)
|Principal Investigator: Niloofar Dehghan, MD, FRCS(C)
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Vancouver General Hospital
Eastern Health
The Ottawa Hospital
Alberta Health Services
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael D McKee, MD, FRCS(C)
|St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01367951 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
Unstable chest wall injuries
|Study First Received:
|May 27, 2011
|Last Updated:
|October 24, 2016
Keywords provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
unstable chest injury
flail chest
chest wall injury
rib fracture
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Rib Fractures
Flail Chest
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Thoracic Injuries
Fractures, Bone
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Wednesday's shuffle keeps the Prime Minister's most trusted allies in place and positions his team to help push his priority of balancing the books
JIM FLAHERTY, FINANCE MINISTER Having campaigned on the theme of economic stability, the Prime Minister could hardly yank the Finance Minister. Mr. Flaherty has earned a solid reputation internationally during the international economic crisis. Soon he'll introduce a slightly modified version of his March budget.
TONY CLEMENT, TREASURY BOARD He built a huge profile as the populist industry minister: protecting Canadian firms from multinational takeovers and consumers from excessive Internet bills. Now Mr. Popularity becomes Dr. No. He must squeeze cuts from all departments, but he has the political skills to pull it off with the least amount of controversy.
(Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail)
CHRISTIAN PARADIS, MINISTER OF INDUSTRY A solid performer in the House of Commons, he avoided trouble at Natural Resources even as some wondered how the Quebecker would manage the oil-sands file. Now he heads straight into the divisive issue of copyright reform as the government tries to pass legislation that bogged down in previous minority Parliaments.
(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
JOE OLIVER, MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES The hottest file waiting on the desk of the Natural Resources Minister is Ottawa's plan to sell-off Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. With an extensive background as a senior Toronto investment banker, this rookie MP is well placed to shepherd these negotiations with private bidders. The new MP defeated Liberal veteran Joe Volpe in Toronto. The Harvard MBA graduate most recently was head of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada, the voice of the stock brokerage industry.
(J. P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
ED FAST, MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE The departure of senior B.C. cabinet ministers Stockwell Day and Chuck Strahl created openings for two little-known MPs to move up. Abbotsford lawyer Ed Fast, first elected in 2006, jumps into the trade portfolio at a time when Canada is negotiating a sweeping trade deal with the European Union and is looking at new border measures with the United States. Almost always smiling, Mr. Fast quietly became a popular MP on Parliament Hill.
(Ed Fast)
ALICE WONG, MINISTER OF STATE FOR SENIORS One of 10 women in cabinet (a number unchanged from before the election), the Richmond MP kept a low profile in Ottawa but now she's in charge of a very active file. Ottawa and the provinces are in the midst of negotiations to reform Canada's pension system. Ms. Wong isn't on her own however, as these negotiations are largely handled by finance ministers. As the former parliamentary secretary for multiculturalism, the Vancouver-area MP, a business instructor and former talk-show host, was first elected in 2008.
PETER KENT, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT Peter Kent moved to the environment post earlier this year and quickly raised eyebrows by describing Alberta's oil sands as an "ethical" source of energy. Many eyes will be on Mr. Kent to see whether that means he'll go easy on the industry or deliver long-promised rules to curb industrial emissions. The clock is ticking. The Harper government's 2020 targets for greenhouse-gas emission reductions are slipping out of reach.
(Dave Chan)
MAXIME BERNIER, MINISTER OF STATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND TOURISM Max is back. Mr. Bernier's free-spirited antics meant his first run at the federal cabinet table was a short one. Thanks to the fact that the Conservatives only held five Quebec seats, he's getting another chance. This portfolio will allow him to keep speaking about small-government and libertarian values, without the burden of responsibility to make big government decisions.
(Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)
JOHN BAIRD, FOREIGN AFFAIRS It's been one thankless job after another for John Baird. The Prime Minister made him environment minister when much of the world was criticizing Canada's environmental record. He was put in charge of pushing stimulus cash out the door with a minimum of controversy and he was named House leader to stare down an unruly minority Parliament. Foreign affairs is his reward, but he will have to be a quick learner amid spreading turmoil in the Middle East and talk of new arrangements with the United States.
(Henry Romero/Reuters)
DENIS LEBEL, TRANSPORT MINISTER The former mayor of Roberval is a quick climber. First elected in a 2007 by-election, Mr. Lebel has impressed. Transport is a big department full of potential crises. His appointment is a signal to Quebeckers that the province is in charge of big portfolios. The question will be whether Mr. Lebel can handle it.
(Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
LISA RAITT, LABOUR After a controversy-filled run at Natural Resources, Lisa Raitt's 2010 demotion to the much smaller Labour portfolio was seen as temporary. After Wednesday's shuffle, she's still there. Ms. Raitt arrived in Ottawa as a rising star but now she is one of several Toronto-area Conservatives with solid backgrounds who could move up in the future.
JASON KENNEY, IMMIGRATION The Prime Minister owes a great deal – if not his majority – to Jason Kenney. His tireless work in ethnic communities helped put the Conservatives over the top in areas like Brampton and Mississauga. He may simply have made himself irreplaceable in the job. He now has major new responsibilities as chair of the cabinet committee on operations, essentially the senior manager for Parliament, communications and the myriad issues that can pop up at any time.
PETER MacKAY, DEFENCE His future in this post seemed in doubt late last year as he was overheard fuming on the steps of Parliament: Mr. MacKay didn't like the way his government handled its relations with the United Arab Emirates. His decision to proudly wear a Fly Emirates baseball cap was a not-so-subtle act of insubordination as he reportedly criticized his cabinet colleague John Baird's decisions on aviation policy. The Prime Minister is willing to overlook that indiscretion. Also, the troops seem to like him.
PETER PENASHUE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS The newly elected MP is the first Conservative to win in Newfoundland and Labrador since the Tories lost seats there in 2008. The aboriginal leader is best known for his work negotiating land claims for the Innu of Labrador, including a place at the table in nickel and hydroelectric developments.
(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
PETER VAN LOAN To Government House Leader from International Trade. First elected in 2004 in the Ontario riding of York-Simcoe, Mr. Van Loan has held the portfolios of Public Safety, Sport, Intergovernmental Affairs and Democratic Reform. He also previously served as Government House Leader in 2007-08.
(Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press)
STEVEN BLANEY To Veterans Affairs from the backbenches. The Quebec City MP was first elected in 2006.
(Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)
BERNARD VALCOURT To Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The bilingual Mulroney-era minister from New Brunswick just returned to Ottawa, 18 years after he was last defeated. The professional politician held four separate cabinet posts in the Mulroney government, including immigration and labour. Mr. Valcourt later moved onto New Brunswick's Legislative Assembly, where he was opposition leader.
(Bernard Valcourt)
TIM UPPAL To Minister of State for Democratic Reform from the backbenches. The Edmonton-area MP was first elected in 2008.
(Tom Hanson/The Canadian Press)
BAL GOSAL To Minister of State for Sport. The newly elected MP represents the Ontario riding of Bramalea-Gore-Malton.
JULIAN FANTINO To Associate Minister of Defence from Seniors. The MP is a former Ontario Provincial Police commissioner and Toronto Police chief. He won the Toronto-area riding of Vaughan for the Tories in a by-election in November.
(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
GAIL SHEA To Revenue from Fisheries. The PEI MP was first elected in 2008 and is a former provincial cabinet minister.
(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
KEITH ASHFIELD To Fisheries from Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The New Brunswick MP was first elected in 2008 and is a former provincial cabinet minister.
(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo Department of Athletics has announced the 2013 nominees who will be inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society. Twenty-three student-athletes will be inducted in this year's class, which marks excellence in both academic and athletic endeavors.
The National College Athlete Honor Society is the first national scholar-athlete society to honor collegiate student athletes who have excelled in both the classroom as well as in athletic competition. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college students who received a varsity letter in their sport while earning a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA after five full time semesters of enrollment.
Chi Alpha Sigma's purposes are as follows: To encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited colleges and universities. To recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity letter winners. To encourage good citizenship, moral character, and friendship among the high academic achievers in college athletics. To recognize and honor the individual athlete, his/her team, sport, athletic department, and college or university. And to mentor and to provide leadership to other athletes.
The 2013 NCAHS Induction Ceremony will take place at a reception on April 3, 2013, at Kafe Kokopelli located in Dade City, Fla. The reception is set to begin at 6 p.m.
National College Athlete Honor Society Class of 2013
Shaun Adams
LeeAnn Antuna
Caroline Ebner
Jake Fleischer
Sean Jones
Laura Kemkes
Kristy Marques
Taed Moses
Thomas Neary
Christopher Newcomb
Matthew Nicholson-Lewis
Matthew Obermeyer
Line Pedersen
Marcus Ruh
Emily Singleton
Nicole Sirota-Plotnikov
Jordan Sisson
Elyse Snyder
Sandra Stopczynska
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Did you know?
While the Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo works on Buddhist principles, everyone is welcome, no matter what belief system one adheres to.
Spiritual retreats are gaining in popularity in South Africa. As we enter an age that is becoming less materialistic and more soul-searching, there is a need for places where one can contemplate life, it's meaning and our place in the bigger picture. When it comes to tourism around the world, soul-seeking spiritual journeys are becoming a huge drawcard.
In South Africa, spiritual retreats are available in beautiful destinations and combine comfortable accommodation with alternative therapies, meditation, wellbeing workshops, spiritual guidance and the opportunity to get up close and personal with nature. The wonderful thing is that retreats, whilst spiritually-based, are not religion-specific, and so anyone and everyone is welcome no matter what faith you belong to.
The Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo is a well-known retreat, for those wanting to contemplate life itself. Their silent retreats are a challenge for busy minds – but people keep going back for more. In a similar vein is the Emoyeni Retreat Centre in Rustenburg (near the scenic Magaliesberg) that also offers weekend retreats and simple Buddhist teachings as part of their package.
Kurisa Moya Nature Lodge in Limpopo combines time spent in nature with some powerful healing therapies such as cranio-sacral therapy (which helps one to shift negative energy), while Boondocks Mountain Lodge in Mpumalanga facilitates the Transformation Game aimed at serious personal introspection. Boondocks also has its own labyrinth on the property.
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Unfortunate shades of Mexican drug violence in Trinidad and Tobago. On Thursday, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the country's first female prime minister, said her government's security forces had foiled an assassination plot. The plan, which allegedly involved members of the army and the police, aimed to take her life, and that of her ministers of National Security, Foreign Affairs and Information, as well as the Attorney General. In short, the heart of her government. Read more
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Cubs blow lead, win on walk-off double in ninth
Navarro hits game-tying homer to lead off frame before Castro wins it
CHICAGO -- Carlos Villanueva may want to take Kyuji Fujikawa, Carlos Marmol and the rest of the Cubs' bullpen out to dinner. Perhaps if Villanueva butters them up, he'll get a win.
For the second straight start, Villanueva missed a potential "W" because the bullpen imploded. However, this time, the Cubs rallied, as pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro hit a game-tying home run leading off the ninth and Starlin Castro smacked a walk-off RBI double to score David DeJesus from first and lift the Cubs to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Giants on Friday at Wrigley Field.
Villanueva, who has given up one run over 14 innings in his two outings, was a good sport.
"I'm happy just getting the [team] 'W,'" Villanueva said. "The atmosphere in our clubhouse right now, I wouldn't change that for the world."
The right-hander shut down the Giants for 7 1/3 innings, but they took a 3-2 lead in the ninth against Fujikawa on an RBI single by Pablo Sandoval and a two-run double by Brandon Belt. It was Fujikawa's second save situation since taking over the closer's duties from Marmol, and he's 1-for-2.
"[It was his] command again," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Fujikawa. "He's not getting the swings and misses with his split. I thought he threw some good splits, and they were laying off of them. The command and life of the fastball wasn't there again. He couldn't get strike one."
Said Fujikawa: "As you can see, [my command] wasn't too good."
Navarro saved the pitcher when he led off the Chicago ninth with a home run off Sergio Romo (0-1). Two outs later, DeJesus reached on a single to center that hit Angel Pagan's glove. Castro then lined the ball off the center-field wall to score DeJesus with the game winner.
"It was very close to the basket," Pagan said of Castro's hit. "I had to time the basket and the wall. I didn't want to go full speed to the wall because I've hit it before and it hurts. It doesn't move. It doesn't have any padding. I was just trying to get close to the wall and try to make a play, but it didn't happen. I [gave] my effort."
On Thursday, Castro committed an error that contributed to the Giants' rally. On Friday, he was the hero. It helped that he was facing Romo for the second straight day.
"He's got a pretty nasty slider," Castro said of the Giants' closer. "I put in my mind, the slider coming to me, that's what I'm swinging at. I was looking for a slider, and he threw a fastball and I hit it hard."
What is it about the ninth inning?
"Guys lock in," DeJesus said. "Those are the situations where you want to shine your best. That's why that closer role is such an important job, and it's a tough job because these guys are going up there with the purpose of trying to win the ballgame."
Last Saturday, Marmol served up game-tying and walk-off home runs to the Upton brothers in Atlanta and lost his job as the Cubs' closer. Now, Fujikawa struggled.
"I told Ryo [Shinkawa], his interpreter, to tell him that I believe in him and we believe in him and he'll be fine," Villanueva said. "[Fujikawa] is very apologetic and he feels bad, and we can tell. We need him, and as long as we communicate that to him, times when things aren't going well, that's why we're teammates and we're a team. We love 'Fuji' and we know he'll do well."
Villanueva limited the Giants to three hits. How many pitches does he have? Against Sandoval in the fourth, for example, Villanueva threw a curveball, slider, fastball, curve and changeup. It worked, as Sandoval grounded out.
"[Carlos] is a guy who can pitch to a game plan because he's got so many pitches," Sveum said. "If a guy can't hit a breaking ball, he can keep throwing breaking balls."
"As you can tell, the radar gun doesn't light up when I'm out there," Villanueva said. "Having a game plan and not really executing, I'll have those days, I know. But days like today, when I can go in and out, up, down and mix it up, you have guys on the other team saying, 'We should've killed that guy, we should've scored a million runs today.' But the end result isn't the way they want, it makes me feel a lot more better."
DeJesus and Castro combined to give Villanueva a 2-0 lead, each hitting their first home runs of the season. DeJesus connected in the third, launching the first pitch from Giants starter Matt Cain to right and getting a little help from the wind. Castro notched his homer with one out in the fifth, driving a 1-2 pitch into the left-field bleachers.
After DeJesus and Castro combined in the ninth, Fujikawa received the celebratory beer shower from his Cubs teammates. He ended up with his first Major League win.
"I appreciate my teammates getting my back, but I need to go out there tomorrow," Fujikawa said.
Villanueva will have to wait for his "W."
"For me, today was fun," Villanueva said. "Me and Cain, we met when we were 18 years old in rookie ball with the Giants. I don't know if he remembers me as well. I remember him, and 10, 12 years later, facing each other. ... He's obviously a great pitcher. I had fun out there today and hopefully it can continue."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Published: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.
Even though Florida's tight end position has produced only one reception for one yard this season, Will Muschamp said he's not totally dissatisfied with the overall play at the position.
"We've been very good as far as the blocking," he said. "Clay Burton had his best game as far as that's concerned up at Kentucky. Tevin Westbrook has done a nice job. Very disappointed Colin Thompson hurt his foot again. Colin was really turning the corner for us and becoming a more dependable guy who was going to really, really help us.
"Kent (Taylor) has been banged up with an ankle and just got back this week. A little frustrated, to be honest, as far as the production in the passing game. We would like to get more out of it."
UF's leading receiver last season was tight end Jordan Reed, who had 45 receptions for 559 yards and three touchdowns.
Muschamp said senior wide receiver Trey Burton is filling Reed's role.
"He's done a really nice job in the slot," Muschamp said. "Very similar to how we used Jordan last year, by design to be our leading receiver. (Reed) was a very good weapon for us in the passing game. Trey has been, too, and really has been a guy we have counted on in the passing game.
"We've gotten the production from the position, just with a different type of body doing it, maybe a different type of label as far as the position is concerned."
DiMarco swings into new role
Chris DiMarco, the PGA Tour veteran and UF Hall of Famer, will be the third Gator great to perform the "Mr. Two Bits" celebrity pre-game ritual Saturday before the UF-Arkansas game.
"It's pretty cool," DiMarco told The Sun. "I've gotten to do a lot of cool things in my life, but this is one of the best.
"They sent me a video of how Mr. Two Bits did it. I'm sure there will be a lot of adrenaline pumping trying to get 90,000 exited."
DiMarco was preceded in the role by Errict Rhett and Danny Wuerffel.
Bielema fitting right in
Bret Bielema said his transition from the Big 10 (Wisconsin) to the SEC (Arkansas) has been a smooth one so far.
"It's been everything I could expect for the type of job it is," said the new Arkansas coach. "It's been an awesome experience for my wife and I to settle into a great community. It's a university that loves the Hogs. Academically, athletically, we're getting all the support that we need."
Bielema said one of his early coaching moves was to make a trip to Gainesville this summer to familiarize himself with UF and The Swamp.
"I went to Gainesville earlier this summer to take a sneak peak at the stadium and the hotel where we're staying at in Ocala," he said. "It's been fun."
Bielema said he knows there's much work ahead rebuilding the Arkansas program.
"I knew when I took the job it was going to be a tremendous challenge," he said. "It's a work in progress. I was in a comfortable situation at Wisconsin, but wanted a different challenge and a chance to get out of my comfort zone."
Bielema familiar with UF staff
Bielema has been around Muschamp several times, including at the SEC spring meetings in May, and said that he knows several members of Muschamp's coaching staff.
"I have tremendous amount of respect for Will and his staff," he said. "I know several of them. Know Joker (Phillips) and Tim (Davis). I know a lot of those guys on that staff. They do a tremendous job, not just coaching players, but in the recruiting world.
"It's fun to watch their defense. Obviously, we're going to have to play against them Saturday, but they are a team that I have respect for, the way they're coached and the way they play."
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These are a few of the words Susan used on her blog today to describe us...
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Photoshop help
How can I remove the name part out of this?
For the time being, I've done a quick work of it for you.
For the future though, I'll disclose a bit of info. In this particular case, the pattern repeats from the top down, so I just copied a lower chunk and placed it on a layer above the letters. In tougher cases, look into what the clone stamp, spot healing and content-aware fill tools can do. They're monumentally essential to repairing/altering an image to what you need.
Thank you. Im vaguely familiar with the clone stamp but I couldnt spot the pattern like you did so well. Im going to atttempt to make a series of these cards for fun.
Whelp thanks to your tips I was able to make my Tsugumi R and Idolized verisons
Good stuff, more and more use with the right tools is the key to Photoshop success. Feel free to ask if anything else pops up; I'm not a master of PS by any means, but being in a graphic design world I've been duly noted of most of the tools within it.
What would you recommend for cutting out characters and objects where the wand isnt immediately useful?
Basically, I never ever use the magic wand tool. If the shape is ridiculously simple with close to no edges, I use the Magic Eraser tool. Remember that if you're working with a photo or an elaborate painting/graphic with multiple colours in the background, both the Magic tools will get flaky real quick. They are meant to eliminate one specific colour, or a few more at the most with tolerance adjustment.
So in other cases, you're working with a complex background but a somewhat easier shape, like say, an apple from a photo or maybe a book with smooth edges. This is a good spot for the quick selection tool. This basically latches onto edges as you drag around the areas you want to select. You can also hold down the ALT key to remove from any part that selects incorrectly at any point too. Once you have a generally good selection made, I usually go to the Refine Edge dialog box to really fine tune the edges.
But hey, you're probably wanting to cut out some anime characters with complex clothing and/or elaborate hairstyles. My favourite option is the pen tool. Basically, you select the points around the object/character and then curve lines into the outline of what you want to cut out.
It's a bit tricky to effectively lay out each step for each process, so if you want, I can make a video by tonight if it's easier?
I would love it if its not too much trouble!
No trouble at all. It's a bit crude and ad-hoc, but I put together something. Sorry about the length of it. :3
Hey that was pretty easy to understand and I didn't even notice it was 30 minutes. That was actually fun to watch. You have a talent for presentations.
Thanks a lot! That's going to help me plenty in the future.
Glad to hear it helped, it was fun for me to spend a good chunk of time in Photoshop again too.
With a Macbook, these videos proved to be super easy to make too. If you need more coverage for anything, I'd be down for doing other ones too.
Yeah, it surprised me when you were explaining that you went through all that with a Mac track pad. I can barely keep the cursor in a straight line with a mouse lol.
Here's my first attempt
I probably should have reviewed your video before working on it because I have a cpu in dire need of an upgrade that can only do one or the other. I also got a bit excited and just wanted to dive into it.
The edges weren't as smoothly defined as I initially wanted it. You can probably still see some whites on the left side of her head.
I used up most time trying to remember some of the pen techniques. I know it's not rocket science but lol It was difficult figuring out how to make a straight line with it.
But overall I'm happy with it :).
There is something else I'm also interested in. Is photoshop a good app for making logos and unique word art?
It really depends on where you'll be using it, but I rarely use Photoshop for actual logos. This is because in my industry, logos have to be printed and displayed on web- especially on hi-res devices like Macs (retina display is 1880p) and 4K displays nowadays. In my video I quickly mentioned vectors and rasters, but didn't really explain. Here's what differs between them:
Raster: It's basically a set picture built of pixels. A photograph or an image made in Photoshop are raster images, as you are basically placing pixels in certain areas to build a display. Scaling a raster image means the pixels will try their best to rework themselves, but you'll start losing details as you scale up. At some point, look into Smart Objects in Photoshop as they are non-destructive. I can make a video for that too if you'd like.
Vector: Opposing raster images, vector images have no set pixel values. Basically, you connect lines and vector imagery forms mathematical algorithms to fill/add strokes. This means that each time you scale up or down a vector image, the algorithms are reworked and you get a razor sharp image each time. Using Adobe Illustrator is the easiest way to work in vector art.
Notice the difference? It's important to make logos in vector, since they'll probably end up on websites to be viewed on tablets, where pinch zooming is always a lingering interest. Illustrator and logos is another area I could explain further if you wanted.
Thank you, I'll be working more on that pen tool tonight :).
I'd like to see your examples of Smart Objects, yes. It's probably no good losing the quality of an image I've worked hard on.
I see what you meant by Raster and Vector now. That's a pretty big important difference. I'll have to hear more of your explanations on Illustrator and logos as well when you have the time.
also a freeware program called "InkScape" which can be downloaded at:
I've been trying to learn to draw with it, but I'm a newb when it comes to drawing,
so my images are pretty shabby.
Alrighty, slow upload through YouTube, but they're here. It's three more videos explaining the last bit of Photoshop you should need at the moment. Feel free to bring up another topic if you need help and stuff.
@AnimeFan188: Nowadays with CC, one can get Illustrator for pennies a piece. I'd recommend that purely as it's part of an industry standard. Clientele you share documents with will probably want to have .ai files as opposed to what inkscape will make.
They're set to private :p
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Murrieta Valley's Nicolas Johnson and Chaparral's Bradley Christensen woke Saturday morning with a chance to be state champions.
Their dream of standing on top of the podium at the CIF State Wrestling Championships ended in the semifinals, but both left Rabobank Arena with fourth-place medals, no small feat in the most populous state in the nation.
Johnson's finish was the best ever in Murrieta Valley's wrestling history. Meanwhile, Christensen became Chaparral's top finisher since former Arizona State All-American Chris Drouin was a runner-up in Bakersfield in 2006.
In his 195-pound semifinal match, Johnson gave Vacaville's Jeramy Sweany, the eventual state champion, all he could handle in a bruising chess match. Johnson was tied 1-1 with Sweany with 30 seconds remaining in the third period, but the latter notched a late takedown to win on a 3-1 decision.
Coming off a close, gut-wrenching defeat, Johnson didn't let the initial anguish affect his confidence.
Trailing by three points late in the third period of his next match, Johnson escaped with a 7-5 decision after recording a takedown with a lateral drop move.
"He broke his tooth on the takedown," Murrieta Valley coach Martin Vogt said. "Because I tell him, it's like a fight. You get punched in the jaw."
"I told him, 'That's all right,'" Vogt added. "The girls will still love you, especially with the gold tooth."
The last-second triumph assured that Johnson would at least leave Bakersfield with a fourth-place finish.
"I am a little shell-shocked, I can't believe that I actually hit it," Johnson said. "All the Greco training really paid off to help out with all those last-minute things. That's what we have been working on in the last week with Coach, those extra things. Not changing any technique, just adding a few things for last second situations just like that."
In the third-place match, Johnson lost another close decision, 2-0, to Ripon's Trevor Smith. But afterward, the happy-go-lucky Johnson was content with his performance versus top-tier competition.
"It helps to know that I am wrestling with those guys and I am at that caliber," Johnson said.
With a visit to Duke University on the horizon, Johnson has plenty to look forward to even though the senior's prep career ended Saturday. And Vogt now has a new wave of college coaches inquiring about his 6-foot grappler.
"Where were you guys a month ago when I told you this guy was good?" said Vogt about the recent interest. "All of the sudden, you're paying attention to me!"
In typical Christensen fashion, the senior had a workmanlike run to the semifinals. On Friday, he won his first three matches by decision with comfortable margins of 8-1, 9-2 and 6-0.
Entering Saturday, Chaparral coaches Ric Campo and Jake Paino felt Christensen was wrestling his best of the season, beginning with the CIF Southern Section Masters meet, where he was the 160-pound champion.
Christensen's torrid streak ended when Folsom's Nicholas Fiegener pinned him in five minutes, 18 seconds during the semifinals match.
"It hasn't really hit me yet that I am a state placer," said Christensen, who was ready to eat a big steak following his final match Saturday afternoon. "I am extremely happy with how I did. I feel like I wrestled the best I have all year and at the right times."
Though it would have been a monumental challenge, Christensen was hoping to finally get a chance to tussle with Lemoore's Isaiah Martinez, the eventual 160-pound winner and a three-time state champion. The two didn't clash at State and they didn't meet on the mat at Temecula Valley's Battle for the Belt tournament in January.
"He is a little bit disappointed in that," Paino said of missing Martinez again. "In the end, he will be happy. All the disappointments, he will forget about."
Temecula Valley's Christian Root (106), Elsinore's Dustin Kirk (120) and Great Oak's Carter Armendarez (145) all lost in their opening consolation match with a medal at a stake and failed to place. Kirk and Armendarez didn't reach the podium despite making it to the championship quarterfinals in their respective weight classes.


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A "wildcat power broker" in this position, if I understand what Glanz means, might use the scarcity of power as a means to increase prices at will, or worse, help generate the shortage in the first place. The northern N.J. data centers are not power brokers, in that sense. They are subject to the limits of what their supplier and the grid can deliver to them. Their control is over a set of resources that defines a data center -- the network connections, the secure space, the cooling system -- with electricity as one element of that offering.
If they charge double for power, it's possible that's because they have signed contracts to deliver twice the amount the customer typically uses and must bear the expense of keeping that supply available, even if the customer isn't using it 85% of the time. Failing to do so could lead to financial penalties written into a customer's service level agreement. While there may be some calculated risks undertaken by the data center owner in allocating power, the reckless reselling of power would surely lead to a day of reckoning.
In addition to having to supply direct power, the data center operator must also have an uninterruptible power supply installed, in case of grid delivery failure. The backup must kick in the instant the grid fails. Otherwise data will be lost in running applications and data integrity will be compromised as systems try to come back online. In some cases, that's a bank of 12-volt batteries siphoning off a trickle charge from the incoming power supply. Today it's usually a more sophisticated mechanism that attempts to minimize the power lost, such as Vantage's insulated gate bipolar transistor unit. In this case, it's good to be bipolar; it cuts resistance to the electricity supply's flow and reduces power loss.
In addition, for space to be suitable as a data center, it must have emergency backup generators capable of replacing all the power that's normally imported. Perhaps Glanz knows how to amortize the expense of insulated gate uninterruptible power supplies and backup systems, but I suspect most public utility commissions do not. (But the N.J. utility commissioners know quite well the value of backup systems in the wake of a storm, such as Hurricane Sandy.)
A wholesale data center is not a wildcat power broker with the goal of profiteering from a stranglehold on the power supply. It's a combination of services in a location where such a set is in high demand, such as outside New York in close proximity to the trading exchanges. A public utility, seeing potential business at risk, can contract for more power, add substations, upgrade its grid. The wholesale data center cannot. Power is brokered to it, but it cannot become a power broker with the ability to, at will, expand or contract the supply.
"The sale and resale of power is subject to a welter of regulations and price controls ... But the capacity pricing by data centers ... appears not to have registered with utility regulators," Glanz concludes. In this case, the absence of regulation is a good thing.
There is no data center monopoly in northern N.J. On the contrary, it is one of the most competitive regions for building data center space in the world. Let the data center operators run their business as they see fit. They're the ones who know it best. And let's hope the regulators who read The New York Times keep their common sense and don't take Glanz's recommendations too much to heart.


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The rescue of two hikers from Horsetooth Mountain park this past weekend was the third incident in the last six weeks that emergency officials have responded to find lost hikers. One thing all of these incidents had in common was the role that the Larimer County Emergency Communication Center played in helping to locate the hikers. Using the advanced capabilities of the 911 system, dispatchers were able to pinpoint the hikers' locations and lead rescuers to them. The dispatchers play a key role not only in using the 911 technology to help find hikers, but also in questioning the lost hikers to help determine where they are based on geographical descriptions and determining if they have any special medical needs.
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Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., recently hired program manager Nick Moless. Awe Sum Organics created the new position as a liaison between the growers and customers.
"I worked with (founder) David Posner and the Awe Sum Organics Team for years and I'm very excited to help them expand their dedicated business in the organics industry," Moless said in a news release.
Moless has worked almost 20 years in the produce industry. His produce interests developed early on when he first worked with a local family grocery store in the Bay Area. From there, Moless spent 10 years with Whole Foods Market's Global Produce Purchasing Team. While there, he gained experience in buying, accounting, compliance, administration, logistics and purchasing. He was Whole Food's produce coordinator for the Pacific Northwest region before joining Awe Sum Organics. There, he's managed produce purchasing and retail operations.


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COVENTRY CITY v CRYSTAL PALACE
Welcome to the Ricoh for Cov vs Palace in the Championship. We have just had a minutes silence for the war dead, and now Palace are about to kick-off.
Palace make the one change from the 1-1 draw against Sheff Weds at home last week, with Sean Scannell coming in for Shefki Kuqi. Kuqi makes the bench, with Calvin Andrew the player to miss out.
Clinton Morrison was given a good reception by the travelling Palace fans, and when he walked down the line of Palace players before the match all of Warnock's men gave him a pat on the back.
5 mins - Ifill gets forward and shoots - but it's high and wide. If Palace are to win this game, Ifill, Beattie and Scannell need to get forward as a unit and put pressure on the Cov back four.
8 mins - GOAL!!!!! Beattie is fouled 30 yards out, Watson floats the free-kick in and McCarthy heads down at the far post. The ball beats Westwood the Coventry keeper, hits the inside of the post and rolls back along the goal line. Clint Hill is alert to smash the ball over the line and claim the goal, even though McCarthy wheeled away celebrating.
"Clinton is a Palace fan" sing the travelling Palace contingent. "Coleman give us a wave" is then trotted out and the Welsh wonder ignores the pleas.
17 min - Beattie fouled again, Derry takes a quick free kick that finds Scannell in the box, but the Cov defenders block his shot. Cov fans are starting to get on their backs of their players already.
20 min - Clinton wins a foul off McCarthy. Danny Fox takes it quickly, tries to find Elliott Ward but the defender can't trap the ball and it goes off for a goal-kick
23 min - Fox takes the second of two Cov corners - Clint Hill clears. Mifsud went down in the box when the first corner was won, slight shout of "penalty" from a few players but nothing given
24 min - Ifill beats Osbourne and closes in on goal - but he cuts inside when in the penalty area and his route to goal is blocked. He should have played in Scannell or Beattie.
25 min - Leon Best warms Speroni's hands from the edge of the area.
26 min - Palace apply some good pressure on the Cov goal. Ifill has been at the heart of matters, crossing the ball in low. But the Eagles can't make it tell
32 min - Watson is played in by Ifill, and sandwiched in between Gunnarsson and Ward he goes down in the box. Watson thinks it is a pen, but his protests are waved away by referee Mr C Oliver
35 min - Cov apply some pressure, win another corner and Fox fires it over. The ball pings about, and Ward is at the far post and he heads goalwards. It loops over Speroni but Matt Lawrence clears off the line to keep Palace in it.
39 min - Lawrence wins a corner after Oster plays him in following good work from Ifill. Watson takes, Beattie peels off the near posts and flicks on but no-one can convert.
41 min - Tabb's shot is deflected, Speroni is stranded and Mifsud plays in Morrison. Morrison puts the ball in the back of the net, but the lino's flag is up and the goal is ruled out.
42 min - Trickery from Scannell wins Palace a corner. Watson takes, it comes back out to him, he plays in Fonte but his first touch is poor and the opportunity is gone.
45 min + 1 Beattie wins a corner. Watson takes. Finds Fonte at the far post unmarked but he can't control. The ref then blows for half time and Palace are worth their lead.
Cov kick off the second half. No changes for either side.
52 mins - A great run by Beattie is halted on the edge of the box. Ben Watson is over the ball, as is Oster.
53 min GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watson smashes the ball hard and low, through the wall and into the back of the net as Westwood stands motionless in the Cov goal. All three points should now be Palace's as Cov don't look like they can get back into the match.
Palace are 2-0 up and cruising. We've just also been given the crowd - 16,883. Of that, 781 are in the away end.
60 min - Cov Sub - Jay Tabb OFF, Robbie Simpson ON
62 min - Cov Sub - Leon Best OFF (booed off by his own fans), Freddy Eastwood ON
63 min - Cov corner, Fox takes but the refs blows his whistle for a Cov foul
Jose Fonte is taking Speroni's kicks
67 min - McCarthy does a brilliant job of tracking Freddy Eastwood then timing his tackle to perfection in the box just as the Cov striker is about to square the ball.
71 min - Gunnarsson YELLOW CARD for a tackle on Shaun Derry
78 min - Mifsud is played in on goal by Scott Dann but he snatches at his shot and drags it wide.
PALACE SUB - Scannell OFF, Nick Carle ON - Warnock is shutting up shop
83 min - Cov Sub - Beuzelin OFF, Michael Doyle ON
84 min - Mifsud heads over with the goal at his mercy following a great cross from the right from Robbie Simpson. It's the cue for a number of Cov fans to get up and leave.
90 min - Oster brings down Michael Doyle just outside the box. Simpson takes a good free-kick but it's just over. All the Cov fans start to leave now as 3 mins of injury time get played.
92 mins - Carle gets forward, shoots, keeper spills and the ball is hacked behind. Palace SUB - Oster OFF, Ertl ON. Palace then take a short corner but mess it up trying to run the clock down.
All over. Palace are worthy 2-0 winners, as Cov have been second best all day. It was a good performance by Palace, but Cov played their part by being particularly average.
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