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As a very smart man once said: "My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there." It's a cute saying, but it ultimately rings true. Equally true is the fact that the future is pretty much upon us in bulk vending. That is to say, a significant percent of this industry's customers was born in the 21st century.
This is a bottom-line reality that holds enormous impact for the industry. Consider that most of these kid customers don't remember a time before there was access to the Internet, 100-plus channels of television and cellphones. And there's a good chance they have never placed a phonograph needle onto a vinyl LP, or even owned music sold and stored on a solid medium, such as a CD.
There are, naturally, a thousand other examples of what this key demographic has and has not been exposed to in their daily lives when it comes to new and old technology. But nothing comes as close to exemplifying their worldviews as that familiar phrase, "at the push of a button."
For us "oldsters," pushing a button was actually a sign of effortlessness. That famous cartoon family, The Jetsons, pushed buttons for everything in their future world. However, for young kids today, button pushing is actually seen for what it is: a 19th century interface medium. For them, buttons are not "easy" or high-tech. If they thought of the interface between technology and person at all, they would probably say capacitive screens, like those used on iPhones, were superior to mechanical push buttons.
It is easy for those of us not born and raised in the 21st century to casually discount the impact of technology on young consumers. MP3 players, cable television, cellphones, the Internet and all the other nifty gadgets and gizmos introduced over the past two decades are conveniences to the older generation. Granted, some of them have progressed from novelty to convenience items, and have become essential tools for business and personal life.
However, for the Millennium Kids, those same gadgets have played a central role in shaping everything from expectations to attention spans. And, by extension, the value they attributed to bulk products. That is to say, such core product issues as perceived value and playability -- that make up that ever-elusive and non-quantifiable fun quotient -- are no doubt influenced by an environment jam-packed with electronic conveniences delivering all manner of information.
All this is not necessarily bad news. The bulk vending industry is adaptable, and there are already signs that it's reacting to the new generation of consumers. Smart operators have reported the necessity of frequent product rotation for a few years now. It is logical to conclude they are reacting to a customer base with a shortening attention span and endless appetite for "newness." And, too, better-quality and better-designed products are probably also part of this 21st century phenomenon.
Where all this will lead is anyone's guess. However, there is plenty of precedent for the adaptability of bulk vending. Several years ago, when stickers and then tattoos grew in popularity, bulk vending underwent a major transformation as flat vendibles moved from a cyclical industry niche to the mainstream. Even as new machines and products flooded the industry, some of the venerable suppliers in that market segment vanished.
Now, a decade later, the industry might just be in for the same kind of transformation.
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OverviewApproaching from Diamond Lake provides the easiest and quickest access to East Peak. The trail itself, which is primarily comprised of soft pumice below a bed of pine needles, rises so little and over such a great distance that you barely feel the gain in elevation at all. However, it is because of this great distance that the trail is rated difficult and estimated to take an average hiker 8 hours to complete; a fast hiker 5 hours.
Cross-Country travel begins once you're below Mount Thielsen's north face from the PCT crossing of Thielsen Creek - 5.7 miles from the trail head. The final portion to the summit pitch begins with crossing the rock field below Thielsen's craggy cliffs leading to a scramble toward the col, then a class 3 climb up Hollys Ridge on semi-exposed rock and finally a short jaunt over the summit saddle.
The upper portions of Thielsen Creek hold stunning beauty as it meanders through the rocky meadow surrounded by purple, violet and pink pedaled flowers and the views from here up toward Thielsen itself may give you a bit of vertigo as it can sometimes feel like a wave about to crash down upon you. This is definitely the most rewarding and best portion of the entire climb!
Route DescriptionTRT: 7-12 hours
Total Distance: 14.4 miles
Elevation Gain: 2,858 feet
The Howlock Trail slowly rises in elevation as it progresses eastbound for 3.5 miles under mountain hemlock and true pine until a junction with Thielsen Creek. Follow the Thielsen Creek Trail alongside and above the creek for an additional 2.1 miles until you intersect with the Pacific Crest Trail. Your cross-country journey up East Peak takes off 0.1 mile to the south from the PCT at its crossing of Thielsen Creek. Continue following the creek southeast to its source, the Lathrop Glacier, and from here aim for the rock banks left of the col. Continue due east up Hollys Ridge until reaching East Peaks false summit. Finally drop down and across the broad saddle to East Peaks true summit.
It is recommended that you hike the ridge proper and not the slopes on East Peaks south side, as the ground is highly unstable. If looking at the image below on the left you'll see the route variations and my line of sight is looking upward along the ridge, my ascent path - a tight squeeze through branches on some class 3 rock - which is the easier choice. The image to the right was taken on my descent. Note the rock cliff on the right and the scree below it; that scree is only skin deep and thus you end up traversing on the equivalent of a hillside of marbles.
Getting ThereNorth: From Bend, OR drive south on Highway 97 for 75 miles, turn right on Highway 138 and continue for 22 miles, turn left onto Diamond Lake Loop for 0.3 mile and take the first left turn onto Corral Road. Park next to the bathroom and horse stalls.
West: From Interstate 5, either north or south, exit onto Highway 138 in Roseburg, OR heading east for Crater Lake. Follow 138 for 78 miles until reaching Diamond Lake Loop.
South: From Medford, OR head northbound on Highway 62/Crater Lake Highway 22 miles past Shady Cove and fork right, staying on Hwy 62 for an additional 35 miles. Fork left at Highway 230 and follow this an additional 24 miles before reaching the final 5 mile stretch along Highway 138 to Diamond Lake Loop.
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Prosecution of a Grovetown woman accused of beating her 10-year-old son in early December will continue in Columbia County Superior Court.
County Magistrate Judge Bobby Christine determined at a preliminary hearing Tuesday that there was enough evidence against Shavoya Tensia Davis, 26, for the case against her to continue.
Christine also refused to grant a bond for Davis, who has been held in the Columbia County Detention Center since her Dec. 4 arrest.
Davis and her boyfriend, Wilford Elias Petersen Jr., 57, were charged with child cruelty after Davis' son complained to school officials that his "stepfather" beat him with a lamp cord for failing to write down his homework.
Peterson is also being held without bond.
"(The boy) told the parapro that he was going to be moving a little bit slow that day," Columbia County sheriff's Investigator Teresa Lamb said at the hearing.
The parapro at Euchee Creek Elementary School contacted the school nurse, who examined the boy and found cuts on his arms, legs, back and buttocks.
Lamb said the boy had bled through his underwear from wounds on his buttocks.
"Some wounds were scabbed over and healing and some were actively bleeding," Lamb said.
The boy told investigators and a forensic interviewer at the Child Advocacy Center that his mother and Petersen beat him with a variety of items regularly and the lamp cord was the most recent.
Davis initially denied seeing Petersen hit the boy but later admitted she had witnessed the abuse.
Lamb said investigators found the lamp inside an office off of the garage at Davis' home.
The boy is the oldest of Davis' three children.
"During the search, there was no evidence that children lived there," Lamb said. "There were no toys. It was strange."
Lamb said there was no evidence the younger children were abused and it appeared the couple targeted the 10-year-old.
All three children were taken into Department of Family and Children Services custody. A DFCS representative said the children could be returned to Davis if she is released on bond.
A prosecutor opposed bond, saying Davis was a danger to intimidate witnesses, to the community and to commit another felony.


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He is only 22 years of age but already Munster wing Simon Zebo has carved out a reputation for being the most laid-back player in the Ireland camp.
Nerves? He shows no sign of any ahead of what will be his first start in a RBS 6 Nations Championship match and only his fourth Irish outing.
His fellow-wing, Ulster's Craig Gilroy, is 21. It will be his Six Nations bow, too, and only his second cap. So shouldn't Zebo be slightly apprehensive about facing last season's Grand Slam winners in their own stadium?
Again no hint of trepidation.
Asked if he ever suffers from nerves before a big match, he smiles as he replies: "Not really, no. Regardless of the game — Test match or a Rabo game or a Heineken game — it wouldn't really affect me, nerves.
"I just like to relax before games so I wouldn't really think about it too much or get too nervous. I'd be pretty confident in my abilities.
"There's obviously some pretty hostile places you can go to, but I suppose I'm just lucky that I don't get too nervous.
"I suppose my dad had something to do with that — he's a pretty laid-back man as well.
"I just look at it (playing in big matches) as a great thing, not a bad thing."
Seemingly it has been that way "since I was a young fella".
"And I suppose when you take nerves out of the equation you can just concentrate on your own performance," he adds.
The danger is that others might interpret that as a lack of commitment or a failure to grasp the importance of what is at stake.
"Ah yeah," Zebo agrees. "People's perception might be that you don't take it seriously."
If, at this point, you were expecting a promise to adopt a more sombre approach, sorry to disappoint. That's not who Simon Zebo is. "I suppose I started playing rugby because I enjoyed it," he points out. "I want to have fun and if I stop having fun then I'm going to stop playing rugby, so anybody who wants to look at that as a negative, well, look at it that way if you want and be bitter.
"But I'm just having fun. I'm playing rugby and enjoying my rugby and hopefully I can continue to play well."
As befits an optimistic young man who has confidence in himself, 'hopefully' and 'well' are two words he uses a lot.
And when it comes to his assessment of Saturday's opponent George North — just 20 years of age, but 6ft 4in and 16st 7lb of power, pace and problem-making with whom he must cope — the adjective Zebo uses, twice, is 'excellent'.
"I think he's an excellent player. He's big, strong, fast. He's got great high-ball skills and his off-loading skills are excellent as well so he's just an all-round threat. I think he's a very good player and he's shown that over the past few seasons," he reckons.
Seven defeats on the bounce notwithstanding, Zebo knows that North is not the only red-shirted dangerman Ireland will face in Cardiff.
"Wales are a very strong outfit, they've got some really big physical players. But it's not just their physicality — they've got other attributes as well.
"The calibre of backs they have is going to test us. Hopefully we'll be up for the challenge and hopefully we'll perform," he says.
Provided they do, Ireland have backs capable of delivering, too. With Gilroy and Zebo out wide and Rob Kearney at full-back, that's a particularly potent back three.
The Munster man, who scored a hat-trick of tries in the 29-6 Heineken Cup rout of big-spending Racing Metro last time out, thereby ensuring his province's inclusion in the quarter-finals and Leinster's ejection from them, is excited about Ireland's line-up behind the scrum.
"It has the potential to be a great back line," he enthuses. "We've been working real hard and hopefully now come the weekend we'll be able to produce and go out and give a good performance."
The big talk in Irish rugby circles this week has been the news that Zebo's back-line colleague, Leinster's Jonny Sexton, is joining the French millionaires Munster destroyed at Thomond Park.
That opens up another intriguing avenue. Zebo's father, Arthur, represented France as an 800-metres runner. And a few years ago the man who will wear Ireland's number 11 jersey in Cardiff toyed with the idea of following the example of his father who left his native Martinique to try his luck in France.
"Absolutely, yeah, definitely. I would have been able to speak (the language), I have family over there in Paris and I've relatives down south in Toulouse as well," Zebo says.
"But I was a young fella, very young — 16 or 17 and thinking about a Senior Cup and wondering how far you could go in rugby.
"It was just a few jokes, I suppose, with the likes of Peter O'Mahony and a few of the fellas at (Cork) Con where we were saying that if it didn't work out we'd be on the next plane over together."
It didn't happen and Munster and Ireland have been the beneficiaries of that. Having turned up the heat on Racing Metro 11 days ago, ultra-cool Simon Zebo will be aiming to do the same to Wales two days hence.
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A CHURCH warden took his own life by taking a "massive" overdose of sex drugs, an inquest heard.
Martin Rowe, 47, was found fully clothed in the bath at his five-bedroom Southampton home by a vicar who went to check on him after he missed a Sunday service.
Paramedics and police arrived to find 20 empty packets of a male impotence drug by his bedside and more than 1,000 of the same pills in his study.
A large quantity of condoms, tubes of lubricant, disposable latex gloves, canes and towels were also found in a spare room, Southampton Coroner's Court was told.
Friends and colleagues last night paid tribute to the bachelor as a popular man who had been greatly affected by the death of his mother around two years ago.
The inquest heard that Dr Rowe, an academic and private tutor of Pinewood, in Bassett, had a drink problem and had previously told neighbours he wanted to take his own life.
A statement from his GP said he had repeatedly been admitted to hospital for alcohol-related reasons in the months before his death.
Dr Rowe told doctors he was drinking over a litre of vodka daily, the inquest heard. He was told if he kept drinking to excess there was little medics could do to help him.
The Rev Julian Davies said Dr Rowe started to attended church around two years ago following the death of his parents, and became a deputy church warden to St Mary's Church, never missing a Sunday service.
Mr Davies found Dr Rowe's body when he went to check on him at home after he failed to attend a service.
He said: "He got quite wellknown to the people at the church. People missed him and they were very sorry about the circumstances of his death. It was very tragic."
Mr Davies said he had challenged Dr Rowe about his drinking as he became unable to carry out his functions as a deputy church warden, but he said he hadn't wanted to admit the extent of his problem.
Dr Rowe had been a stalwart of The Old Tauntonians' Association for around 25 years, as one-time secretary, a longtime executive committee member and as dinner secretary.
Honorary secretary Bob Newell said he had played a key role in organising a centenary annual reunion dinner for the 800-member association at Southampton Guildhall in November 2010, and would be "very sadly missed for all the hard work and effort" he put in.
Association president Ted Colenutt, a former vice-principal at Taunton's, then a sixth form college, who had taught Dr Rowe, said he had many friends and was a "sincere man".
"We were all stunned when we heard he died. I think the death of his mother really upset him."
"He was a private man in many ways and yet in other ways he was very sociable and pulled his weight in everything."
Neighbour Nick Hannides said Dr Rowe had been a very private but friendly man who "kept himself to himself".
He said: "He was a complete and utter gentleman, very prim and proper and would always dress smartly in a suit and tie.
"When his mum died he said that he had lost his only friend, and for a while he shut himself off completely."
Dr Rowe worked as a private tutor for a number of agencies, offering expertise in business studies, economics, English, history, politics and public speaking. He also until recently ran a car hire firm.
Pathologist Sanjay Jogai, who carried out the postmortem, said Dr Rowe had died from a "massive" dose of the erectile dysfunction drug Sildenafil, hundreds of times the normal dose.
He said Dr Rowe would have suffered severe hypertension, collapsed and died.
Deputy coroner Gordon Denson recorded a verdict of suicide.


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PORTLAND, Ore. – It's the question everybody following the Portland Timbers has wanted an answer to: Just how injured are they right now?
Captain and midfielder Will Johnson, defender/midfielder Jack Jewsbury, forward Frederic Piquionne, all key pieces for the Timbers' stretch run in the deadlocked Western Conference, are all listed as questionable on the team's injury report.
And after training Friday at JELD-WEN Field, head coach Caleb Porter, predictably, didn't offer any additional insight into their status for Saturday's game against FC Dallas (11 pm ET, watch on MLS Live).
"Day to day," Porter said. "We have a lot of guys who are day to day."
Despite Porter's reluctance to discuss the details regarding his injured players, he knows holding his proverbial cards close to the chest is necessary, especially during such a tight battle in the West.
"As much as we're painting the uncertainty to you guys, there's not uncertainty," Porter said. "We know exactly what guys are doing and where everyone is at. So you'll see when the game kicks off, or an hour before, what we're doing. There's no uncertainty. I'm not a guy who likes to wait until the last minute to do anything. You kind of get a sense when you get this close of where you're at."
Johnson, of course, is the most important piece of the puzzle.
The midfielder has not trained all week after suffering a shoulder injury in the Timbers' US Open Cup semifinal match last week against Real Salt Lake. In the only two games Johnson has missed this season, due to international team duty, the Timbers lost to Columbus and beat the LA Galaxy with Ben Zemanski taking his place.
"This game, we have some injuries that we need to manage and deal with, but there's probably not a whole lot of surprises because you've seen by now a bit of a rhythm of if one guy is out the next guy is coming in," Porter said. "At this point, I don't think there are many secrets. It's about execution and about doing what you do well and doing it better than the opponent."
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Both Jewsbury and Piquionne picked up ankle injuries in Portland's Aug. 8 game against Vancouver. Porter showed he's not shy about using 19-year-old Jamaican Alvas Powell at right back, where Jewsbury has played most of the season. And at forward, Porter will still have the services of Rodney Wallace, Darlington Nagbe and Ryan Johnson.
Porter reiterated his point that no matter who is on the field, the style of play will remain the same.
"In terms of the way we play, no, obviously we've proven to be pretty consistent," he said. "In terms of the personnel and the little rotations and how we step and defend, there could be some wrinkles. … I think you've seen a lot of continuity in what we do from game to game, but you've also seen, in almost every game, a little twist."
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The ever-entertaining and acerbic Matt Taibbi aims his keyboard at Michele Bachmann. He warns us that even though she is indubitably nuts, treating her as a joke candidate who can be dismissed is a mistake. Here is a small sample from the article which is worth reading in full for the glimpse it gives us at the sorry state of politics today where we have to even pay attention to such a candidate.
In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you've always got a puncher's chance. And Bachmann is exactly the right kind of completely batshit crazy. Not medically crazy, not talking-to-herself-on-the-subway crazy, but grandiose crazy, late-stage Kim Jong-Il crazy — crazy in the sense that she's living completely inside her own mind, frenetically pacing the hallways of a vast sand castle she's built in there, unable to meaningfully communicate with the human beings on the other side of the moat, who are all presumed to be enemies.
Bachmann's entire political career has followed this exact same pattern of God-speaks-directly-to-me fundamentalism mixed with pathological, relentless, conscienceless lying. She's not a liar in the traditional way of politicians, who tend to lie dully, usefully and (they hope) believably, often with the aim of courting competing demographics at the same time. That's not what Bachmann's thing is. Bachmann lies because she can't help it, because it's a built-in component of both her genetics and her ideology. She is at once the most entertaining and the most dangerous kind of liar, a turbocharged cross between a born bullshit artist and a religious fanatic, for whom lying to the infidel is a kind of holy duty.
Snickering readers in New York or Los Angeles might be tempted by all of this to conclude that Bachmann is uniquely crazy. But in fact, such tales by Bachmann work precisely because there are a great many people in America just like Bachmann, people who believe that God tells them what condiments to put on their hamburgers, who can't tell the difference between Soviet Communism and a Stafford loan, but can certainly tell the difference between being mocked and being taken seriously. When you laugh at Michele Bachmann for going on MSNBC and blurting out that the moon is made of red communist cheese, these people don't learn that she is wrong. What they learn is that you're a dick, that they hate you more than ever, and that they're even more determined now to support anyone who promises not to laugh at their own visions and fantasies.


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In honor of Luther College's Centennial Year, on May 8, 1961, the cornerstone of the Centennial Union was laid by A. Alvon Nelson (class of 1929), pastor of First Lutheran Church and vice president of the Iowa District, ALC. The Union was completed in 1962 and the bookshop and canteen, which were originally in Valers Hall of Science, were relocated to the new space. The opening of Centennial Union could be described as an epoch-making event. It became a true center for student life, something which heretofore had not existed. The Union featured a lounge more spacious than any the college had ever had. It became the seat of the office of admissions, had recreational activities, a lecture hall used to sometime show films, and even served (briefly) as a chapel in 1969.
The main dining hall was the principal facility of the building. For the first time since World War II, the college was able to seat the entire student body at once. See a photo of it here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/luthercollegearchives/1485817836/
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|Hiro, Matsuda Makoto
|Amano Youichi
|Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Shounen, Supernatural
The year is 2718 by the Imperial Calendar, and ZIPANG (Japan) has crumbled in a huge battle against Majinki, terrors from the sky that are half beast and half machine. Hurting each other, warping their morals, unable to see a future, the people strive hard to survive each day. The war wiped out 70% of the human race, but amidst the darkness arose the seven members of the XILE Tribe to bring salvation to the race.
But now, 500 years later in 3218, the wicked shadows of the Majinki have once again crept up upon them. This is the story of EXAMURAI, that of the XILE Tribe, who will fight to the death to protect their love, dreams and happiness. Having survived for 500 years since the events of 2718, the final battle of the seven members of the XILE Tribe begins under this azure blue sky...
Based on the members of popular Japanese band, EXILE: Hiro, Atsushi, Takahiro, Makidai, Matsu, Usa and Akira.


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Louisville Public Media has raised $4,000 on Kickstarter to fund their short fiction-focused radio show called Unbound. The organizers plan to use the money to cover the costs of production. We've embedded a video about the project above–what do you think?
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Phil Housley. Doug Gilmour. Owen Nolan. Glen Wesley. Brian Leetch.
Take one look at that prestigious list, and even the most cynical of Maple Leafs bashers would have to admit that the organization has brought in some quality talent at the trade deadline over the past decade.
Unfortunately, more often than not, those new names stitched on the back of the Leafs jerseys ended up being far more impressive than the results their respective additions would bring to the franchise.
Indeed, in recent times, the Leafs have not fared all that well with their trade deadline moves.
Never was that more evident than in 2003, when the optimisim surrounding Torontos flurry of deals was quickly shredded into heartbreak, injuries and a first-round exit at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Having advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference final in 2002, before bowing out to Paul Maurices upstart Carolina Hurricanes, general manager/coach Pat Quinn and his staff vowed to be active at the trade deadline in order to take the next step.
They were busy, all right, bringing in Gilmour, Housley, Wesley and Nolan. But, in the end, all of those moves could not push the Leafs over the top or net the success the team was thirsting for.
Having come over from the Montreal Canadiens, Gilmour lasted just five shifts during his much-ballyhooed return to the Leafs when his career came to an end on the Saddledome ice, his knee turned to mush during an innocent collision with the Calgary Flames Dave Lowry.
Housleys broken foot was wrapped in a cast when the Leafs acquired him, with management banking on medical reports that he would be available by the end of the season. He did come back for the regular-season finale and three post-season appearances, but quickly showed that all the rust accrued during his time on the shelf made him relatively ineffective.
The Leafs gave up forwards Alyn McCauley, Brad Boyes and a first-round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks, a significant cache to surrender for Nolan, a prototype power forward with suspected back issues. Nolans tenure with the Leafs was sprinkled with injuries, with Nolan at one point claiming his back might explode at any time.
As for Wesley, picked up from Carolina, he wasted little time in returning to the Hurricanes during the off-season once the Flyers had quickly disposed of the Leafs in the playoffs.
In the end, whether it be because of bad decisions or simple bad luck, it could be argued the Leafs went 0-for-4 with those deals.
In 2004, Quinn, who to this day still considers that particular edition of the Leafs to be the most talented he ever had in Toronto, brought in Leetch as a rent-a-player from the New York Rangers. This time, the Leafs were punted to the golf course in the second round by those same Flyers, leaving Leetch heading to Boston the following season.
The Leafs have never been to the playoffs since that time.
Upon further review, perhaps the best deadline-time trade the Leafs were poised to make in the past 10 years was scuttled by one of their own players.
In 2008, interim GM Cliff Fletcher appeared to have pulled off a swap with the Flyers with Tomas Kaberle heading to the City of Brotherly Shove for Jeff Carter and a first-round pick, a potential deal that probably would have been a coup for Toronto. But Kaberle, like fellow Muskoka Five members Pavel Kubina, Mats Sundin, Bryan McCabe and Darcy Tucker, refused to waive his no-movement clause, blowing up what might have been one of the most lucrative swaps the organization has made in years.
After scouring over all that discouraging info at his disposal, its easy to see why Brian Burke isnt a huge fan of deals at or near the deadline, feeling available players often become overvalued as the clock ticks down. During his time in Toronto, his most significant in-season trades have come at least a couple of weeks before the deadline, transactions involving Dion Phaneuf and Jean-Senastien Giguere coming in and Kaberle, Kris Versteeg and Francois Beauchemin being shipped out.
In the days leading up to Mondays 3 p.m., deadline, Burke, in his quest to add defensive help, stressed that he would only make a deal or deals for a sensible price, adding that too many teams give in to the tempation to do silly things this time of year.
In the past week, names such as Colorados John Michael Liles, Atlantas Zach Bogosian, Nashvilles Ryan Ellis and Florida forward Stephen Weiss were all linked to the Leafs through various Twitter, internet and broadcast reports.
If the price is right, Burke would be encouraged to pull off a deal with any of those aforementioned players. By the time you read this, maybe he already has.
If so, he can only hope that the move or moves will prove more beneficial, especially in the long run, than the ones that went down before.


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Please visit KROWN for our collection of grown products! Here you can find our 'Grow It Yourself' (GIY) kits and 'Grown on Demand' interior design products, all magically grown with the power of mushrooms.
The Mycelium Project - Print and Grow
Mycelium Project - Photo: Benjamin Orgis
Mycelium Project 2.0 - Veiled Lady 2014
Mycelium Project 1.0 - Myceliumchair
What's up?
Studio Eric Klarenbeek is exploring ways of 3D-printing living organisms, such as mycelium, the threadlike network of fungi, in combination with local raw materials to create products with a negative carbon footprint.
'We are the first in the world to 3D-print living mycelium, using this infinite natural source of organisms as living glue for binding organic waste. Once it's full-grown and dried, it turns into a structural, stable and renewable material. Combined with 3D-printing it gives us tremendous design freedom', says Eric Klarenbeek.
Why now?
Most of our surrounding products are created through intensive industrial processes. We're imprisoned in this chain of waste, both in material fabrication as well as the negative effect on our surroundings due to transportation of these materials and goods.
3D-printing just partly provides in a solution, since we can produce locally by connecting nearby 'Makers' through existing web portals. In the Netherlands for example, the available Maker network with 3D-printers is so dense, you can upload a design, and collect it by bike once its finished.
The problem is the applied materials, which are mostly oil based plastics, and industrially produced. The same goes up for 'bioplastics', which also deal with other issues, such as the use of GMO's.
Worldwide there are little producers of filaments, resulting in extensive transportation. Secondly there is little attention for the working conditions of Makers, as the printers have no filters and are mostly applied in unventilated spaces. This can cause serious health risks, especially if you consider actual ingredients are kept secret.
As this market is relatively young, the time is now to introduce new possibilities and hand out alternatives.
What makes this unique?
We've searched for ways to use local resources, and implementing growth in the fabrication process. 3D-printers work by gradually melting and layering plastics. Instead of using plastics, we pile up local land-waste, and the mycelium binds it all together. The machine simultaneously prints the infill and outer shell, which prevents its fresh mycelium and straw mixture from falling apart. After printing, we only have to wait for the structure to grow and gain its strength, which only takes a few days.
What do we grow?
This technology can be applied in a broad spectrum of applications. We started with the 'Mycelium Chair' as the archetype for a functional design object. Form-wise the chair is inspired by growth and reflects the unimaginable freedom of 3D printing. The popping out mushrooms are both aesthetic and a 'proof of concept' as you can clearly see the mycelium has successfully grown through its whole structure.
'Veiled Lady', Mycelium Project 2.0, is printed in one go and inspired by the net structure of its equally named fungus. As we've controlled the growth of mushrooms, they're not in conflict with its function as stool, and hidden as jewelry within its structure. At the moment we're working on a bigger printer for large-scale objects and on improved material properties.
What is it good for?
The plant material produces oxygen during its life cycle, and our production process eliminates the necessity of heating materials in the printing process, thus reducing the use of energy. Adding up those two facts, combined with the use of local resources and production, it becomes possible to create products with a negative 'carbon footprint'. Instead of wasting less, we strive to absorb emission.
After use, the product is fully compostable, and can be disposed without harming the environment. On the contrary, it will fertilize our surroundings!
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Mycelium, The Plastic of the future. Documentary about the global initiatives on Mycelium, by VICE, Motherboard.
TEDX Maastricht, Living design for local production
Thanks to: CNC Exotic Mushrooms, Wageningen UR ⋅ Plant Breeding ⋅ Mushroom Research Group, Beelden op de Berg
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Eric Klarenbeek is founder of the ArTechLab, a multidisciplinary research lab, established in the AKI ArtEZ Academy. Founded in 2012, the ArTechLab guides art, design and science students in executing both applied and experimental research, visit our website for more info: www.artechlab.nl
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Flight of Objects - International designweek Milan, with Drift, Studio Molen and Sebastian Brajkovic - April, 2011
Here are the images of the Salone del Mobile, Milan. It was a great week, showing variety in our way of designing. We presented: Deluge 3D curtains, Self assembly DIY LED Leaf, our natural perfume 'Deluge', and Lucid Dream crystalglass LED lights. If you'd like to receive info concerning purchasing the pieces or press info, don't feel hesitated to send us an email.
DELUGE - 3D curtain
By turning round the order of the net and curtain a 3-dimensional effect is being introduced as a window darkening system. Especially for Salone del Mobile Designers of the unusual created a landscape titled Deluge consisting out of 2 layers of silk organza, confronting us with a reality that is either poetic as well as overwhelming and hits you right in the face. At a time where nature disasters are breaking records we cannot ignore that earths power is something we live with or once will become a part of. Price range, starts at 150,- per square meter
DELUGE - perfume
In times where the food and cosmetic industry is merely using synthetic components, we have to find a new balance in how we treat nature and ourselves. Deluge is based on local, natural and ecological ingredients. The bottle won't leak it's perfume, it only gives a drop when you shake, due to its capillary action.
Handblown crystal-glass with high brightness LEDs. The lucid dream shows the ability of glass to transmit light by internal reflection, spreading light energy of LEDs on an extreme efficient way throughout its complete surface, as an illuminating soap bubble. Prices range, starts at 1.500,-
The Led-Leaf lamp is a one 5 Watts LED lighting system introducing durable and efficient LEDs with minimal material and low cost production methods in a do-it-yourself package. The leaf itself functions not only as a lampshade, but at the same time as a cooler for the high-efficient power LED. The LED leaf is still in development, for further details please contact our studio.
3D Curtains for the Hunting apartment - interior by Ooze Architects - Knokke - August, 2010
Curtains for private apartment in Belgium, which has been designed by Ooze Architects. For an apartment at the seaside of Knokke, Belgium, we were asked to design curtains for the living and bedrooms. The living room has a view on the sea, and for this we created 3 layers of 'voile' curtains, working as a 3D panorama, with on every layer different boats in depth, drawn by Eric Klarenbeek. The backside view of he apartment is poor due to the facing housing block. Therefore we created two layers of curtains. One thick light absorbing curtain, with the dutch dunes, and one layer of a thin voile, with plants and animals. Photographed by Eric Klarenbeek in the dutch dunes of the island Texel. Especially at night it's difficult to distinguish whether its real or virtual, giving you a feeling of being able to step out of your door, right in the fields.
21-21 Design Sight - Post Fossil - Tokyo - 2010
Curated by both Li Edelkoort (on the photo) and Issey Miyake, we created a new Floating Light, a light object, floating on the heat of its own light source. Presented at the exhibition Post Fossil in 21-21 Design Sight, which is situated in a building by architect Tadao Ando. http://www.2121designsight.jp/pstfsl/participants-e.html
Z33- Design by Performance - Hasselt
Contemporary art and design centre, an overview of new performative and process oriented experiments in contemporary design. Showing "Work-Survey" a short movie of 9:36min, please check the previous post called Work-Survey to watch the movie.This movie was shown together with two "Lucid Dreams", which are prismatic crystalglass led lights (check previous posts).
Droog Design, Fuori Salone - Everything must go! - Milan - 2010
For the Fuori Salone during the Milan design week, we were invited to participate in 'Everything must go', reviving and transforming items lost to bankruptcies. For Droog Design we created a series of three perfumes; Miller, Flowergirl and The odd one out. We got these found bottles, and searched around our house for ingredients to upgrade its value. The collected ingredients were put on oil, and we extracted its fragrance. After this test phase, we created our own pure natural perfumes, with ingredients from a local distiller, a perfume maker and a windmill. This to create awareness of the fragrances used by the perfume industry. Many people aren't aware that all the ingredients used are completely synthetic. Our true natural perfume, preserving it's natural power is now available at the Droog Store, Amsterdam
Victoria & Albert Museum - In Praise of Shadows - London 19 - 27 September 2009
For The London Design Festival we created a new generation of Lucid Dream glass pieces.
This special prismatic (instead of diffusing) highly efficient LED lights, were featured in this exhibition.
Chopwood, Parade - Utrecht, Amsterdam - July till August 2009
Specially for the great frontman of Coparck Odilo Girod who recently launched his first solo-album, and which is downloadable for free on his website,
we developed a series of products to accompany his cd-release. This took place in the Paradiso and Melkweg theatres, Amsterdam. I've uploaded a short movie of Odilo Girod with the smoke bubble machine
Check out this movie, a preview of the performance with our Smoke Bubble Machine!
Experimentadesign, Lisbon - 09 September - 08 November 2009
During Experimenta at the Lapse in Time exhibition, Experimentadesign in Lisbon,
we presented the process of the floating light project with a new piece Plié. As a mix between performance and product, we installed the presented works during the opening, starting with an empty space, which slowly converted into the exhibition space, working together with choreographer Nuno Almeida and his students from the dance academy of Lisbon. Here you can you the movie of the rehearsal.
End of May we opened a horse route, interior, wand ropes and furniture for the Province Gelderland at Marienwaerdt.
This together with 10 benches for to the formal Dutch defence line, De Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie. Above you can see 2 of the woven wand ropes, one of the dutch defense line, with the flooded area in darkblue and it's fortresses in gold. The other map is of Landgoed Marienwaërdt, with it's new horse route. The animals, trees and plants are actual living there and are photographed by us or from online location based inventories of local flora and fauna.
Work Survey
Movie, co-directed by Efrem Stein. We started working together during his performance 'Opgezet', which was based on my animatronic cat Poekie. We thought it would be great to create something together, resulting in this movie. Many thanks to the performers who supported this project! Please take time to see it on youtube at high quality.
Work Survey, movie, 9:29 min. Performers; Efrem Stein, Marta Navaridas, Annette Welling, Jonna Ollikainen
Eye Jewellery
This movie was first presented at the Wonder Room of Selfridges, London, UK together with three unique Eye Jewellery collector pieces. It's viewed over 250.000 times on youtube, and got published and broadcasted worldwide. It was published in the Times (2x), Indian Times, ABC, Der Spiegel and was nominated as Top Rated Fashion Trend by ITN and Asia Television, which has over 18 million viewers.
Eye Jewellery, movie by Eric Klarenbeek, Music: NIN - Ghost, 1:08 min
ROC Apeldoorn - Interior design - for Studio Makkink & Bey
Flexible workspaces at horeca and technical educational departments of the ROC Aventus in Apeldoorn. We recycled the old furniture and gave it a new live by repainting them. Through decoration you can see it's original skin and structure. For the floor I've experimented with textiles and casting methods, resulting in a textile print, embedded in a transparent casted floor.
Alef 0 - for the exhibtion NAT - MU - Eindhoven
NAT Designing Nature. For this exhibition we created an solar powered light searching robot, saving his energy to burn dots during his journey. This to infect the other exhibited designs, which were created for this exhibition. He needed quite a lot of energy in order to walk, and save enough power to create a burning pattern, what made him pretty slow on interior lighting. One week was a bit short for our autonomous destroying robot, to really create serious damage. The fun thing was that the exhibitors covered him (and his solarcells) with a blanket every night, so he couldn't burn the whole place down.
Red, White, Blue - for Droog Design
NAT Designing Nature. For this exhibition we created an solar powered light searching robot, saving his energy to burn dots during his journey. This to infect the other exhibited designs, which were created for this exhibition. He needed quite a lot of energy in order to walk, and save enough power to create a burning pattern, what made him pretty slow on interior lighting. One week was a bit short for our autonomous destroying robot, to really create serious damage. The fun thing was that the exhibitors covered him (and his solarcells) with a blanket every night, so he couldn't burn the whole place down.
Wrangelkiez Collection, Berlin
In June we were at the the Designmai, Berlin for a research on social design. Exploring the possibilities of the Wrangelkiez Collection, an open source network from people, creatives and companies of the wrangelkiez area. Here's the website: www.propandesign.de and you can check the Flickr images here to
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Handboek Meubilair Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie - 2011
For the Dutch Waterline. A military defense line, covering the complete middle part of the Netherlands, our studio is selected to design the identity of the area, including it's furniture, fencing and lighting. Its main defense line counts 85 kilometers, running from Amsterdam till Rotterdam, its function was to protect the westside of the Netherlands. He're a preview of our first book. We're now working on the definite protoypes and catalogue, including its manual and technical drawings.
Timetravellers - Exterior design for public park - Nieuw Wulven - Houten, Province Utrecht - June 2010
For a 'Speelbos', a playing forrest for children in Houten near Utrecht, The Netherlands, we created all objects and furniture. Based on it's cultural heritage, as the roman used to live in this area and built their Fectio fortress around 3AD. Nearly 2000 year later it became a strategic area for the Dutch Waterline (Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie) and once again they decided to build a fortress (1870) and found the roman settlement. We created a series of benches, travelling through wooden construction techniques and habits as through a timeline, each bench representing another era, from 0AD till present. Besides this we created granite navigation maps. Objects, such as an enlargement of a roman mask, which was found in the area. After we made a 3D scan of the original, we were able to enlarge it, resulting in a lower resolution version of the original mask (realised by Erick den Boer). Furthermore; a concrete periscope-house and shooting wall both based on the dutch waterline, and a reinterpretation of a middle age settlement also found during archaeological research. The designteam existed of Eric Klarenbeek, Maartje Dros & Sergio Davila.
World Expo 2010 Shanghai - Windlight @ The Dutch Pavilion - Shanghai 1 May - October 2010
We're really proud to announce that Windlight is presented at the World Expo in China, Yeah! This on the Dutch pavilion "Happy Street" by Dutch Architect John Körmeling. So last 6 months we developed it as a serious autonomous functioning wind powered LED streetlight, with a warm but high light output brought by 20Watt of LED's! Windlight started as an experimental proposal for city lighting in the Dutch city of Zaandam. It brings a positive, happy atmosphere to areas that are demolished, abandoned or under development, where it serves as a temporary mobile tool for its transition period. Windlight is also a pure functional design. Near highways, on bridges and in open areas it lights up at night, to alert car drivers of sudden extreme winds.
Inundatiebank - Waterline bench for the Ferry - Everdingen - Opened the 1st of July 2010
We just opened the newest waterline bench, for the ferry which crosses the river Lek, between the fortresses Everdingen and Honswijk. A 6 meter wide bench, which enables people to wait for the new opened ferry the cross the river. It's laser inscription contains text and images of local flora, fauna and remaining artifacts of the dutch waterline, De Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
Inundatiebank - Waterline bench - Marienwaërdt - first 10 opened the 16th of May 2009
The waterline Bench indicates the water level of the Dutch Waterline, De Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie. A formal defense method in times of threat of the Netherlands, which split the Netherlands in two, running from North to South, to protect the west side of the Netherlands. Having operated for centuries, being a secret defense tool till the 50'ties of last century, the dutch were able to artificially flood big pieces of land. This with only around 30 cm of water, so you weren't able to see roads, holes, obstacles. It disabled militaries to cross this kilometres wide boarder, as it was to deep to walk through and too shallow for ships. With GPS, we measured the exact water height in case of flooding, resulting in this series of benches, varying from ground level height, to 1,40 meters, depending on the exact location.
Pixelpoort - www.pixelpoort - Online design portal
Windmills, multiculturalism, wooden houses, nature, harbours and polders. Over 700 local residents of Zaanstad participated in the tunnel design via our website. We've designed the 280m long pixelated walls of the Pixelpoort bicycle tunnel in Zaandam (NL) together with dutch designers Maartje Dros and Overtreders W. Via www.pixelpoort.nl people submitted images drawn pixel by pixel on the website, illustrating what they were most proud about in their region. These pixels were translated into tiles, and is now realised in the 'bicycle gate' between Amsterdam and Zaandam.
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Studio Eric Klarenbeek does special projects, or let's say the unusual, for unusual people, projects or purposes. His studio connects creatives, designers, architects and local crafts. We search for new meaning and principles in technology, resources, objects and spaces, for unexplored connections between materials, production methods, makers and users. Scale and appliance are irrelevant.
Together with Maartje Dros, Eric Klarenbeek forms a designers duo concentrating on public space & technology. Their aim is to challenge and explore the use of space by connecting history, crafts and new technologies in archetypical objects to invite and evoke new use of space.
Eric Klarenbeek (Amsterdam 1978) graduated in 2003 at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Since then he has designed for clients such as Droog Design, Marcel Wanders's Moooi, Lidewij Edelkoort, Makkink Bey, Eneco and the Ministry of the Netherlands. He is founder of the ArTechLab at the AKI ArtEZ art academy (www.artechlab.nl). His projects have been exhibited and published extensively. His windlight is presented at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai and The Floating Light Project was awarded for innovative design at The Design Academy Eindhoven.
'My work is characterized by interaction and innovation. My products can be in motion, react on our emotions or respond on developments in our society. I search for new meaning and principles in objects, for unexplored connections between materials, production methods, makers and users. Every project is a research, resulting in interior and public space appliances and designs.' Eric Klarenbeek.
Maartje Dros (Texel 1980), also a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven acts on the use and dynamics on the periphery of space and borders. It forms the base of her work that explores possibilities on use of space and our common grounds. The outcomes requests collaboration between user and space rather than it is giving stage to a sole object. Not only the hardware of a city is being questioned and integrated her designs, the physical outcome can be seen as an expression of social structures.
He and Maartje were selected to design the public space furniture and identity of the New Dutch Waterline, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Environment DLG. A formal defense line of around 85 kilometres, stretching from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, forming a protective ring around the western and economical part of the Netherlands.
At the moment they're working on varying projects, such as the design of a formal Roman Castellum Fectio, established around 4 AD till around 300 AD, commissioned by the Province Utrecht http://publiekgemaakt.nl/castellum-fectio-historie-in-ontwikkeling/.
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and many thanks to following designers, interns and others who were or are part of the studio;
Wanda de Wit, Francois Lombarts, Jolien van Delft, Sergio Davila, Patricia Ferreira, Joslyn Sneddon, Famke van Bon, Jana Flohr, Frank Kolkman, Lisanne Jasperse, Jorine Idzinga, Arjen Schilder, Ellen Verbruggen, Iro Mazarati, Marian Lassak and Yingqi Long.
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Alumni game
Terra Nova will hold its annual basketball alumni game on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The girls will play at 6 p.m. followed by the boys at 7:30 p.m. Interested players can report to the gym to meet with the coaches.
Tiger netters lose
Finishing as co-champions of the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division, Terra Nova girl's volleyball team represented the league in the Central Coast Section playoffs. In the opening round of the playoffs, Terra Nova defeated Notre Dame-San Jose in a four-set contest, 25-22, 16-25, 25-18, 25-19 to advance to play Valley Christian. The top seed Valley Christian eliminated the Lady Tigers in the quarterfinals, 25-10, 25-16, 25-13.
Oceana Gallery — Read All Over closing
On Sunday, Dec.1, the last day to see the innovative text based artwork chosen by juror Paul D. Gibson, there will be poetry readings at the gallery. At 3 p.m. you are invited to hear and meet San Francisco poet Natalia Vigil and Berkeley poet Cassandra Rockwood-Rice. The work of Pacifica poet George Bosh will be read by Paul Fako. The event is free to the pubic. The gallery is open Fridays 3-7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 1-5 p.m. We are located at 150 Eureka Square in Pacifica near Oceana Market.
"Window Dressing" Craft Sales at Oceana Art Gallery
Find your holiday shopping treasures at Oceana Art Gallery Craft Sales the first three weekends in December starting December 7-8 and continuing Saturday and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. for the following two weekends Dec. 14-15 and Dec. 21-22. The gathering of local artisans and crafters will be offering a handmade selection of jewelry, knits, flowers, mosaics, foods, soaps, artwork and more. Vintage finds from our local thrift shop, "Vintage at Heart" will be featured. Crafts people will be on hand to discuss your needs and talk about their work. The gallery is located at 150 Eureka Square. Always plenty of free parking. Call Jamie 650-359-1270 for more information.
Join the 55-plus club for spring training
The local 55-plus club is taking off for Scottsdale, Arizona to see three Giants games and do other interesting sightseeing March 9-12. To reserve a spot, or for more information, contact Marjorie Ryan at 359-1374.
Pacifica Historical Society hosts Sarah Gates
Sarah Gates, Head Conservator of the Textile Conservation Lab of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, will be give a PowerPoint presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Portola Room at the Pacifica Community Center on Crespi Drive. Her talk is entitled "Conservation of Textiles at the de Young Museum." Gates's presentation to AAUW last winter was so well received that she has been invited back to speak to the Pacifica Historical Society. Members of the PHS, AAUW and the public are invited to attend this free event.
Terra Nova drama
The Terra Nova High School drama department presents its fall show, "Almost Maine," a collection of short scenes set in the mythical winter town of Almost, Maine. These dramatic duets explore every aspect of romance in a comical, heart-rendering extravaganza. Reserved seating can be purchased in the Terra Nova Theater for shows running Nov. 21-24 with food trucks at the Friday and Saturday shows at 7 p.m., and matinees on Thursday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. by going to http://terranovatheatre.wordpress.com/.
D.I.Y. Chanukah workshops
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights is Nov. 27 – Dec. 5. For many of us, Chanukah brings back fond memories of childhood years and serves to renew our sense of identity. The Chanukah lights provide us with warmth, joy, strength and inspiration. In honor of Chanukah, the Home Depot will partner with Chabad of North S. Mateo County in offering an interactive Menorah Workshop for children, to be held at the Home Depot on 2 Colma Blvd., Colma, on November 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. All are welcome, free of charge. Children (accompanied by an adult) will create their own Menorah to take home for Chanukah. The workshop will be held at 818 Southgate Ave, Daly City at 7 p.m. on November 19, and costs $7 per person. To R.S.V.P. for either of these events please email email@example.com or call 273-6273.
Holiday gift show at Reflections Hair Salon
Reflections Hair Salon is having its annual holiday gift show Sunday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature one of a kind all handmade jewelry, art, home accessories and holiday sweets. There will also be a free raffle. Bring a friend and enjoy refreshments and stress-free shopping. Reflections is located at 2110 Palmetto Ave.
Free Chanukah Celebration Sunday, Dec. 1
The Coastside Jewish Community invites you to its annual Family Chanukah Party, on Sunday December 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., free for everyone! In the Garden Room at Skylawn Memorial Park Center, at the top of Hwy 92 at Skyline. Come for the Latkes, stay for the fun.
CJC invites everyone to come and experience this holiday, which honors freedom from oppression. Music Jam, Games and Crafts, Chanukah storytelling and Dreidel games. The community candle lighting is always beautiful and inspiring. CJC supplies the traditional latkes and toppings. Vegetarian potluck dinner; as always, CJC "keeps it green" and encourages participants to bring their own plates and utensils.
For more info call 650-479-5252 or www.coastsidejewishcommunity.org.
Read All Over
The Oceana Art Gallery is proud to present its latest art exhibition — Read All Over– a juried exhibition. The exhibition will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. This show features a selection of text based artworks by artists from across the country. Works included are sculpture, paintings, drawing and mixed media works. The show was juried by artist Paul D. Gibson, a renowned Bay Area realist painter. In conjunction with the show the gallery is debuting the new back annex gallery which will include art by Oceana High School art students. Oceana High School students who take Visual Arts for a second year pursue a unit of study that explores the boundary between high-brow art and low-brow art. As part of their studies, students have been given the task to tell the life story of the Surrealists in the style of a comic book. These biographical comics will feature Remedios Varo, Dorothea Tanning, Lee Miller, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Leonora Carrington among others. Oceana Art Gallery is located at 150 Eureka Square in the same outdoor mall as the Oceana Market. Open on Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. (or by appointment)
Free event at Florey's Book Company
There will be a free event entitled "Blast Out Colds, Flues and Infections This Holiday Season with Man's First Medicine" from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Florey's Book Company, 2120 Palmetto Ave. It will be led by Pacifican Sharon Caren.


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20% Chance of Rain: Exploring the Concept of Risk
360 pages
October 2011
The second edition includes new examples from NASA and several other industries as well as new case studies from legal databases. The many real-life discussion topics enable the reader to form an understanding of the concepts of risk and risk management and apply them to day-to-day issues.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
1. Risk: Life's Question Mark 1
2. Measurement: The Alchemist's Base 15
3. Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument 41
4. The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking 69
5. The Evolution of Risk 93
6. Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk 107
7. What's in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality 128
8. Risk, Regulation, and Reason 151
9. Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials 176
10. Food . . . for Thought 210
11. Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue Yonder 249
12. Risk on the Roads 278
13. An Incomplete List of Life's Risks 315
Index 337
Author Information
Richard B. Jones has spent the past thirty years applying risk analysis and management techniques to industrial and business problems. He is the author of many articles, has presented at numerous conferences, and is the author of two previous books on risk management.


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Franklin University Wins Educational Advertising Awards
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Franklin University, a leading educator of working adults, is proud to be the recipient of two Merit Awards from the 28th Annual Educational Advertising Awards sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report.
The University received an award in the Total Ad Campaign category for the Imagine Your Future Campaign which included television commercials, radio spots, print advertisements, and a Franklin Facebook tab and contest. Franklin also won an award in the Logo/Letterhead category for its University Seal.
The University is proud to have been considered among more than 1,000 colleges and universities and secondary schools from 50 states and several foreign countries. Nearly 3,000 entries were judged by a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals and the editorial board of Higher Education Marketing Report.
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The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. The awards are sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report. Higher Education Marketing Report has been the nation's leading marketing publication for higher education marketing professionals for 28 years. The publication is read by nearly 2,000 higher education marketing professionals.
Founded in 1902, Franklin University is one of the leading and most experienced educators of adult students. The University offers applied, in-demand undergraduate, master's and doctorate programs that enable adult learners to achieve their educational and professional goals. From entrepreneurs to CEOs, more than 45,000 Franklin alumni can be found around the world contributing to the communities in which they live and work. Students can take classes through Franklin through its Main Campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, two central Ohio locations, in Beavercreek, at co-locations across Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and online. In addition, the University's MBA program is offered internationally through agreements with institutions in Europe and the Middle East. Further information regarding Franklin University can be found at www.franklin.edu.
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Marilyn Manson Unveils Album Cover Art + Track Listing for 'Born Villain'
With Marilyn Manson's 'Born Villain' set to drop on May 1 and its first single 'No Reflection' making waves, the superstar rocker has now revealed the album's cover artwork and track listing.
Marilyn Manson Recruits Johnny Depp For Cover of Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain'
The Antichrist Superstar and Captain Jack Sparrow? Collaborating? You betcha! The dastardly duo have joined forces and will be hitting the studio to record a once-in-a-lifetime track.
Women Make Noise During Sex to Get You to Hurry Up
Studies show that most women make noise (and lots of it) when engaging in sexual intercourse. It's not because they're nearing orgasm. Those loud moans are more of an effort to make you feel good about yourself and the size of your package and because she wants you to hurry the hell up.
Vinnie Paul Turns 48
Happy birthday to Pantera and Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul, who turns 48 today. Even as he approaches the age of 50, the drummer still smashes away at the skins, using his arms and legs in ways that most men his age couldn't even consider at this point. But he's still got plenty of gas left in the tank.
Cradle of Filth to Release Limited Edition Two-Disc Set
Record Store Day is a goldmine for collectors and music geeks, with lots of limited edition material flooding the racks at indie retailers in a concerted effort to entice consumers into the stores. Cradle of Filth are giving headbangers more than enough reason to head to the local mom and pop shop, since the British black metal blasphemers will release 'Midnight in the Labyrinth' as a limited edition, two-disc set on April 21, according to a Facebook post.
Joshua Homme + Scott Reeder File Lawsuit Against Kyuss Lives!
One-time Kyuss members Joshua Homme (guitars) and Scott Reeder (bass) have filed a federal lawsuit against Kyuss Lives!, featuring singer John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork. The pair was forced to bring legal action against their former bandmates for perpetrating what they believe is trademark infringement and consumer fraud. They also contend that this was the last thing they wanted to do. However, they were left with no choice but to take it to the courts.
Fear Factory to Release 'The Industrialist' on June 5
Man and machine will collide to form a gnashing, gnawing tangle of cyber metal courtesy of Fear Factory on June 5. The long-running band will release the new album 'The Industrialist' on that very date in North America via Candlelight. It's a 10-song opus with a running time that clocks in at just short of an hour, which gives the band enough time to get in, rattle your brain, force you to mosh and/or headbang and then make its escape.
Godsmack, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard + More Set for 2012 Rock Fest
Wisconsin is going to be a mecca of hard rock from July 19 through July 22. The lineup for the 2012 Rock Fest, held near Cadott, Wis. has been announced and it's heavier than granite. Where else can rock fans enjoy the sounds of Godsmack one night and Iron Maiden the next? Sprinkle in a little Alice Cooper and Five Finger Death Punch and there is something for absolutely everyone.
Marilyn Manson, Evanescence, Slash, Sixx: A.M. + More to Play 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards
The fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards are set to invade Los Angeles on April 11, with Marilyn Manson on deck to perform his first show in almost three years at the event. Other performers include Slash, Evanescence, Sixx: A.M. and Black Veil Brides. Further additions to the line up will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hellyeah To Drop New Album 'Band of Brothers' in June
Just a few weeks after drummer Vinnie Paul shared his excitement exclusively with Loudwire about Hellyeah's forthcoming third album and telling us they were thisclose to selecting a title, the band has finally revealed that information. The title is "Band of Brothers' and it's certainly appropriate for this thick-as-thieves metal wrecking crew.
Slayer Hate-Filled Candy Jar is Perfect Gift for Valentine's Day
Slayer are offering a thoroughly metallic twist on those popular Valentine's Day treats known as "conversation hearts" as only Kerry King and co. can. You know 'em – those pink, white and yellow hard candies with phrases like 'Be Mine' or 'Kiss Me' etched on them. Well, the Slayer version of said candies are black and red and they come in a jar stamped with the red red Slayer logo. But that's not even the coolest part. The Slayer hearts boast phrases like 'Hate,' 'Kill' and 'Destroy.' There are even ones with the band's name imprinted on them. Happy Valentine's Day indeed.
Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Documentary Trailer Released
Dave Grohl has fashioned a documentary about the famed Sound City Studios – Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumors' are part of the studio's repertoire, to name few. A super short and not-very-informative but utterly evocative trailer has been released. It's more of a teaser than anything.


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A Merced woman and her 14-year-old daughter are under arrest after authorities say the mother accompanied the teen to school to fight another girl.
Police say 38-year-old Aquila Glaesel went with her daughter to Merced High School on Tuesday to confront a 16-year-old classmate.
Glaesel allegedly chased the victim, called her derogatory names and threaten to beat her. Her daughter then allegedly punched the girl, giving her a black eye.
The victim also claims Glaesel sent her several threatening text messages before Tuesday's confrontation.
The Merced Sun-Star reports that police arrested Glaesel on suspicion of disturbing the peace, and arrested the teenager on suspicion of assault and battery.
Lt. Bimley West says Glaesel told officers that she went to the school because officials had done nothing about the problem between the two girls.
Information from: Merced Sun-Star, http://www.mercedsun-star.com


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One of the most fascinating questions surrounding Darren Aronofsky's Noah is how the director plans on dealing with all of the animals. In the biblical story, God has the titular character gather up two of every creature on Earth in order to save them from the great flood. Obviously in order to accomplish this the director will need to use a big of digital trickery and CGI, but judging by a new photo from the set they will be using practical animals as well.
Cinematographer Matthew Libatique, who served as the director of photography on Aronofsky's Black Swan, The Fountain, Requiem For A Dream and Pi, has Tweeted a new photo from the set of Noah, and if you're not a fan of snakes now might be the time to look away. Labeled with the message "Pre lighting on the holiest day of the year" (the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur begins at sundown), the new image features heaping piles of various species of snakes as well as what appears to be either a crocodile or an alligator. You can see the image below and head over to Libatique's Twitter feed to see it full size.
Currently in production and aiming for a March 28, 2014 release date, the new film was written by Aronofsky and Oscar nominated screenwriter John Logan. The cast includes Russell Crowe (as Noah), Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Durand, Douglas Booth and Mark Margolis. While we have a long time to wait until the movie hits theaters, you can see more from the film, including the first official still, in our Blend Film Database.
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A spare bedroom at the vicarage in Sutton Bridge could be the springboard for a celebrated win at Crufts.
Dog trainer, musician and vicar's wife Christina Oxtoby and her blue merle, tri-colour Border Collie, Eze, are competing in the heelwork to music freestyle competition on March 6.
Simply qualifying puts Christina, 36, and Eze in the top 10 in Britain and they are spending as many moments as they can in the spare bedroom polishing the close work in their programme.
Christina said: "I am just happy to be there. My aim is that Eze and I manage to work in such a big environment as a team and do the best we can – and, to be honest, anything above that is a bonus.
"It was a dream for 12 years to get there with different dogs so just to be there I kind of feel we have won already."
Another of Christina's dogs, a great Great Dane called Ru, will be in the spotlight at Crufts too, giving performances for a third year as part of the dog activities display team.
He's the only dog of his breed involved in heelwork to music and is known nationally as "the dancing Dane".
Christina wasn't allowed a pet dog as a child – partly, she suspects, because her mum was "always terrified of dogs".
She said: "I wanted a dog for over 20 years before I got my first one. As child, I taught my guinea pig to sit up and beg and to come when he was called in the garden."
She says dogs adore doing heelwork and it helps build a great relationship between the owner and the dog.
"They absolutely love it," she said. "They are using their brains and it's on a reward basis so they come away feeling they are very clever and it also keeps them really fit."
One of Christina's biggest supporters was her mum-in-law Carol, who sadly died from cancer.
Carol had always pledged to go to Crufts if Christina ever competed there, but she will be there in spirit – Christina will wear Carol's name on her arm along with that of a beloved former dog, Caleb.
All of Christina's dogs have had biblical names.
The competitions will be streamed on the Crufts website.


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Contract with MnDOT for radio communication pending
Wadena County Emergency Management Director Scott McKellep presented the board with a contract between Wadena County, Central Minnesota Regional Radio Board and the state of Minnesota through its Commissioner of Transportation for the design, procurement, construction and operation of an 800 MHz county/regional integrated public safety radio communication subsystem. The contract outlines ownership and rights to equipment, as well as rights and responsibilities of parties involved. The board approved entering into the contract, pending approval of the Wadena County Attorney.


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Sir Arthur Guinness
Guinness was born in Celbridge, Co Kildare, in 1725. His father was land steward to the archbishop of Cashel, Dr Arthur Price, and brewed beer for workers on the estate. When Price died in 1752, he left £100 each to the two Guinnesses, which may have encouraged the young man to lease a brewery in Leixlip, Co Kildare, in 1756. Three years later, he left this brewery in charge of a younger brother, and took over one at St James' Gate in Dublin.
He began by brewing beer or ale, and within eight years was master of the Dublin Corporation of Brewers. In 1761 he married Olivia Whitmore, a relative of Henry Grattan, and ten of their twenty-one children lived to establish a dynasty which has spread into many activities and countries. The family's long association with St Patrick's Cathedral began with a gift of 250 guineas for the chapel schools, and Dublin enjoyed other benefactions. There was, however, one dispute with Dublin Corporation, whose investigators concluded that Guinness was drawing more free water than his lease permitted. In 1775, the brewer seized a pickaxe to defend his supplies from the sheriff, and eventually reached a peaceful solution after protracted litigation. Duties on beer proved another problem, and in 1795 Guinness enlisted Grattan's oratory to persuade the government to remove the burden.
In 1778, Guinness
began to brew porter - the darker beer containing roasted barley and first
drunk by London porters - and exploited Ireland's new canals to extend his
market. In 1799, he brewed ale for the last time. Sales of porter increased
threefold during the Napoleonic Wars, and in time St James's Gate became the
largest porter and stout brewery in the world, its 'extra stout porter'
becoming known simply as stout.
GUINNESS, the name of a family of Irish brewers. The firm was founded by ARTHUR GUINNESS, who about the middle of the 18th century owned a modest brewing-plant at Leixlip, a village on the upper reaches of the river Liffey. In or about 1759 Arthur Guinness, seeking to extend his trade, purchased a small porter brewery belonging to a Mr Rainsf~rd at St James's Gate, Dublin. By careful attention to the purity of his product, coupled with a shrewd perception of the public taste, he built up a considerable business. But his third son, BENJAMIN LEE GUINNESS (1798—1868), may be regarded as the real maker of the firm, into which he was taken at an early age, and of which about 1825 he was given sole control. Prior to that date the trade in Guinness's porter and stout had been confined to Ireland, but Benjamin Lee Guinness at once established agencies in the United Kingdom, on the continent, in the British colonies and in America.
The export trade soon assumed huge proportions; the brewery was continually enlarged, and when in 1855 his father died, Benjamin Lee Guinness, who in 1851 was elected first lord mayor of Dublin, found himself sole proprietor of the business and the richest man in Ireland. Between 1860 and 1865 he devoted a portion of this wealth to the restoration of St Patrick's cathedral, Dublin. The work, the progress of which he regularly superintended himself, cost £160,000. Benjamin Lee Guinness represented the city of Dublin in parliament as a Conservative from 1865 till his death, and in 1867 was created a baronet. He died in 1868, and was succeeded in the control of the business by Sir Arthur Edward Guinness (b. 1840), his eldest, and Edward Cecil Guinness (b. 1847), his third, son.
Sir ARTHUR EDWARD GUINNESS, who for some time represented Dublin in parliament, was in 1880 raised to the peerage as Baron Ardilaun, and about the same time disposed of his share in the brewery to his brother Edward Cecil Guinness. In 1886 EDWARD CECIL GUINNESS disposed of the brewery, the products of which were then being sent all over the world, to a limited company, in which he remained the largest shareholder. Edward Cecil Guinness was created a baronet in 1885, and in 1891 was raised to the peerage as Baron Iveagh.
Benjamin Lee, Dublin merchant d. 1745
Arthur known affectionatly as Uncle Arthur.
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i don't understand it either. if the ui is as bad as they say, how an earth did it get through benthesa's playtesting? it must be other than laziness or lack of time. they likely honestly belive that this sort ui is somehow better than the more traditional click and drop ui.
well I'll get over it and likely mods are going to adress this issue, still its a bit dissapointing to read that ui hasn't been improved much on pc
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Top Reasons to Live in Spring Hill, FL
- Homes on the Gulf! Spring Hill is located on Florida's beautiful Nature Coast. Hernando Beach offers beautiful waterfront properties that are listed at an average of $269,511. With an average of 200 homes for sale at any time, it's easy to become a resident! Buy here to explore the coast (Pine Island Park!) and really see what Florida living is all about.