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Words: Christopher Irving . Pictures: Seth Kushner
"I think our whole society has this thing about artists that I find frustrating whenever I hear it," Nathan Schreiber says over an Americano in a Gowanus, Brooklyn café. "'Don't write for the audience, write stuff that you find entertaining.'
"Well, yes, but you act a little differently around your girlfriend's parents then you do around your buddies at the bar. You tell stories to them, and you change the way that you tell that story for the audience. Yes, you should definitely be writing stories that you find entertaining but, why the fuck would anyone write something they don't find entertaining?"
Schreiber's good news a week and a half before this Americano: he just won the 2009 Xeric Award, a grant for groundbreaking cartoonists to self-publish their comic books, for his online strip Power Out.
"This isn't the first time I applied, and I was very happy that I fucked it up the first time," Nathan laughs about the Xeric.
"Two years ago, I sent a comic that was the magnum opus I had in my head – Consumed, which is this big economic apocalypse (I've studied economics in college and have had this fear about 'What happens when the world runs out of stuff?' it's a tangible fear, and we're already seeing it with oil.) I made this comic Consumed, and thought 'Oh, man, this is great!' and I worked up until the deadline and it was a total mess. I gave them a horrible printer. It wasn't well prepared at all."
What made applying for the Xeric different this time around was that a good chunk of Power Out had already been completed and posted online at ACT-I-VATE, and drawn with the input of the comics community there and in Nathan's studio environments. It was just a matter of "Why not?"
"One of the things frustrating about winning the award is that everybody is chipping in their opinion," Nathan reflects. "People are offering very, very helpful opinions and it's good. I've been asked to jazz up the beginning more, and I've come up with a beginning and it's horrifying and exciting, but I'm not sure if it sets the right tone for the book.
"You can find insight in just about everything everyone offers to you. I pride myself on not being a stubborn person, but then I run into this problem where I'm getting lots of good advice that's all going in different directions. If somebody offers me a good idea, I want to take it. I don't want to refuse just to prove that I'm my own man. I want to learn from everybody, especially from all those guys at Deep 6 and XOXO. You have tons of resources and people with all these experiences right next to you. It's just a little bit overwhelming.
"Sometimes I tell my girlfriend 'I need a cheerleader right now.'"
Creating Power Out has been a learning experience and a trial by fire for Nathan, forcing him to break that runner's wall and get his second wind, pushing him to realize his potential as a cartoonist. Working amongst the cartoonists of two comics studios has helped push him.
"I've gotten better and faster. When I started, it would take me at least three days (and typically four) to finish, letter, and color one page, and I'm working at twice that rate now," he notes.
"A lot of it is you do something long enough you get better at it, and a lot is also working with those guys at XOXO and Deep 6, and you see how these guys approach their work. George O'Connor, I think in particular, is a guy who you look at and see how quick he is. One day he came into the studio in the afternoon and finished five pages from scratch, and then basically moonwalks out of there before dinner. It was a ridiculous amount of time, maybe four hours? He'll go in there with a light pencil, he'll do some very loose work, and then he'll go straight to inks.
"I started working on this one other story before the third chapter of Power Out; it's this Western that hopefully Vassilis Lolos and I will put in a book and try to get out for MOCCA this April. For this story, I made a very deliberate choice to finish a page in three hours. Couldn't do it. Tried really, really hard, but couldn't do it. But, I did finish a page in five hours, which I'd never done before. You've just got do it really quick and not worry about fucking up.
"When you work on a comic, you have about 200 images to draw, and someone's going to spend just a few seconds scanning them. You pick your battles on which images need to be perfected, so you try to nail those. Then there's stuff that isn't a priority that you can rush through. I've learned a lot on backgrounds since I started Power Out: Put a lot of your work into one or two backgrounds, and then the rest of the scene can just hint at it. Use those Wally Wood tricks, and don't keep drawing a million leaves on a tree or all of the architecture of a house. Establish it (which is why the call it an 'establishing shot') and then you can just hint at it with outlines and open panels.
"You learn a lot of tricks. I was struggling with a drawing that was in the foreground, and Dean Haspiel said 'Make this a silhouette,' and it was one of those moments where a light when off: 'Oh, I don't have to draw all of those internal lines if I just make it black.' I've learned a lot of shortcuts and methods from those guys, and I've also just learned to be a more capable and competent artist."
The affable Schreiber has serialized about half of the graphic novel so far, with plans to finish it online while facing the new challenge of printing the first issue.
"I'm very honored to have the award," Nathan says. "I'm also very overwhelmed. I just got an ISBN number yesterday, and I don't even know what that means. I have to pick out paper and talk to these printers. You really feel like you're stabbing around in the dark. All my experience is writing, drawing, inking, and coloring. It's hard enough to just make comics, but then you have to figure out printing, publishing, and price points, and distribution."
The printing of Power Out is also coming at an interesting time in how comics are distributed and read: online comics have taken a firm foothold in the digital realm, made even firmer when a standardized reading device hits the market (which may even come this year). Power Out is a product of the web, and is now going to become a product of print in the ever-changing direct market.
"I feel like I started working on it two years ago, as soon as I lost my job," Nathan recalls. "I was making women's underwear for three years, doing patterns and prints. There were some parts of the job that were pretty crazy – sometimes there were models in the building – but usually pretty mundane stuff. I worked primarily in juniors', so I worked on the stuff you'd see at Forever 21, not the type you'd see at Ann Taylor Loft.
"Then I got laid off. I asked them 'Why'd you lay me off?'
"'Well, there's the economy…'
"'Yeah, but why me?'
"'Well, Nathan, we could start at George W. Bush and go down from there.' I had no idea what that meant," he jokes. "But after I lost my job, I freaked out. I thought 'I should get a new underwear job.' I had tentatively planned to attend the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, the school started by James Sturm, but I realized, 'You know, now that I have this time, and I'm getting unemployment, why don't I make my own comic?'
"I feel like there are a lot of female coming of age stories. The movie Carrie, to me, is the biggest one: she's covered in blood, and its this gross, disgusting, and intense embodiment of menstruation. I feel like male sexuality in media is usually presented as very silly, like American Pie. It's a big, stupid joke."
"I want to do what I have to do and shut myself in. I have that instinct sometimes, and I understand that it's not a good way to live. That's what the book is about. There's that desire to want the real world to go away for a while."
Justin's new hometown of Clocktown is based off of Nathan's own hometown of Ashland, Massachusetts.
"It's a very small community and is definitely like a bubble," Nathan describes Ashland. "In a ways, the book is about being in that bubble and being away from the rest of the world, which is a terrifying, exhilarating place…
"I had this fantasy when I was a kid that I would want to stop time and freeze everything, and I would read a lot and learn to be an amazing artist, read books on every subject, learn how to talk to women, stuff like that. It's embarrassing to confess, but there was that urge where I wanted everything to stop. Life was going in directions I couldn't control, and I wasn't ready. That's what the main character, Justin, is looking for: an escape from the real world. He ends up getting it, and has to deal with the repercussions of that. 'Oh, this is really lonely. What do I need to do now?'"
"It's very dream-like, and I wanted it to feel - like you're having a dream where maybe you already woke up and are going through your routine and then suddenly something strange happens that reminds you that it isn't real," Nathan elaborates. "That's the feeling I wanted to have – this magical realism where it's still the real world. It's not like people are flying, jumping tall buildings, or doing things outwardly fantastic, but when remarkable things do happen it feels like it occurs in the context of real life. There's a verisimilitude that I'm trying to achieve."
The most disturbing scene in Power Out (at least, as of yet) is when Justin goes into an abandoned factory with the crazy elderly lady next door. When alone, she slowly unbuttons her dress, becomes young and attractive and has sex with him. Only at the very end, Justin notices her turning into an old hag again. When he awakens, he finds the evidence of his first wet dream.
"You have this stuff coming out of your body and it has a weird texture and smell - what's going on? It's a feeling so intense you don't know whether or not it's good or bad. Guys don't talk about it in the same way that women do (there's a lot more support there), but with guys, there's an unwritten code that you're not really supposed to talk about this stuff, but you're supposed to know. It's ridiculous.
"I find that transformation horrific, and I want to present it that way. The scene where he's holding his semen-drenched hand to the moonlight, I wanted it to evoke that werewolf feeling of 'Whoa! There's something inside me and I don't understand it! What is going on here? What is this stuff? What am I?'"
Inspired by the bathtub scene in The Shining, Schreiber composed an effectively frightening scene.
"There's something to playing with people's expectations, and hinting that you'll give them something else. I like misleading the audience, keeping whether something is or isn't happening a little ambiguous. I've seen narratives before where I'm getting deceived, and I like it, like with Fight Club. With the meandering sense that Power Out has, I feel like you can lead the audience in different directions."
Like Justin, Nathan has done his own degree of narrative meandering with Power Out, as his mind heads in slightly different directions than he'd originally planned:
"I started out doing character designs, writing down rough ideas, and then I did 135 thumbnail pages and went 'Okay, there's the story!' But when I started working on it, I was like 'I want to change this,' and touched up little things, but by the time I got to the second chapter I went 'Wow, I want to really redo pretty much everything that I've done!'
"Even though I have this 135-page bible, I'm constantly rewriting it and re-editing it. Editing comics is the biggest pain in the ass in the world, because if you want to make one panel bigger then all the other panels have to get smaller; but if you have a double-page spread and it works, and you then decide to change one thing, on panel might end up on the next page and it's all ruined. It's a weird alchemy, almost like Tetris, in the way those panels have to fit together. When you're editing stuff, it's such a pain in the butt. Part of me wishes I had contained it a bit more, but I like where the story's going."
"I always knew how it would end, but didn't know the aftermath, and finally got that figured out last night. It's a constant process of writing and editing and going back. You're trying to make it so you don't have to go back and fix things, but it's inevitable."
"Power Out is about how big the world is," Nathan says in reference to the blue spot coloring in his strip. "I'm frequently drawing the character very small, and the environment he's in is very large. Blue is a receding color, and draws the eye back. It makes things open up a little bit; it creates a certain depth and distance, like a reverb. Have you ever listened to Animal Collective or Panda Bear? They do this effect where their voices echo while they sing, and it makes them sound as if they're in this huge room.
"If I colored it red, everything would be intense and in your face, and very cramped. The blue spaces things out in this huge world. It's a story about a character who's indifferent to his environment. I think that's good, because he's not a terribly passionate character."
While working on Power Out, Schreiber has applied his color theory to another project: coloring cartoonist Paul Pope's upcoming graphic novel for First Second, the much-anticipated Battlin' Boy.
"It was really hilarious, because my initial reaction [to the offer] was 'I'm really busy right now,'" Nathan laughs. "I was hanging out with George O'Connor and I told him I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to this Paul Pope book.
"And he sort of looked at me like I was stupid and said 'I think you should do that.'
"So I took the job, even with the meager page rate it came with because I was told it was 'manna from the Gods'. And it was worth it, although I've only colored about fifty pages so far. Maybe there'll be more pages soon. But he's Paul Pope, he's a rock star. He can do whatever he wants, so he can take a hiatus and fly to Japan on his private jet and do something crazy that only Paul Pope does. But I will say this, the coolest thing about that job is that you get to look at his artwork all day. This guy is amazing. You go 'Wow! What on Earth is this guy doing?'"
Pope's work has found a way into influencing Power Out.
"It's kind of mind-blowing, looking at these panels all day makes you go 'I've got to incorporate this into my work!' Some of his page layouts started creeping into Power Out. The scenes where Justin goes into the woods for the first time, I decided 'I'm going to make everything full bleed and have him really immersed in this environment.'
"There's a panel where Justin's walking, and it's a third of a page that's rectangle and full bleed. I realized as I was coloring Battlin' Boy later, that's where I got that from. It was a big influence. I'd love to color more pages, and I hope there's more available."
Pope is very much a product of his Jim Morrison rock-star image, but one earned by his critically-acclaimed and distinctive style of cartooning. The as-yet published graphic novel has already been optioned by Brad Pitt as a film.
"He's a guy who's in a good position, too, because he can pick and choose his project. It's already been optioned and he's kind of sitting on it like 'I'll get this done whenever and then Brad Pitt can make the movie. In the meantime, I'll go take a private jet to Thailand for that tantric love conference Iggy Pop told me about,'" Nathan jokes. "I don't know what rock stars do with their time, but I think of him and say 'That's what a rock star in comics is.'"
"One thing I'm excited about, which you never see online, is seeing double-page spreads all the time. I obsess over double page layouts, maybe even fetishize them. In a way I feel like its what Dean Haspiel does with his page layouts: I mean, they're immaculate – every line is leading your eye where it needs to go. He obsesses over it and you can tell.
"I feel that way about double-page spreads. I almost always try to do a reveal in that upper-left corner. When you turn the page on a comic, you see everything on both pages for a split-second. You can't put a naked woman on the right side of the page, and that was a consideration in that graphic sex scene. The last panel on the page is the woman unbuttoning her dress, which is where the tension starts.
"I read a lot of Alan Moore comics growing up, which were probably my biggest mainstream influence. To me, Watchmen and Killing Joke are what a comic is. I remember The Killing Joke, in particular, had every lower right-hand panel leading to the upper left-hand panel of the next spread. You'll see them playing with a corpse's leg and, on the next page, it's somebody playing with a prawn's leg. There's always a connection there, and I it stuck in my head. When Power Out is in print, I feel like the rhythm of the spreads will create a whole new experience for readers familiar with the webcomic."
Faced with turning the web version to print, Nathan hasn't any grand set in stone plans for the format, and is still feeling things out:
"I'm going to print the first one and see how it does, and hopefully I make enough money that I can print the second one," he says. "What would be awesome is if I can find another publisher who is interested in printing the second half, or the whole story. That would be ideal. I think Jason Lutes did that with his Xeric. It would be awesome to print the whole thing. But right now, it's looking like it'll be 156 pages, and I just couldn't print it the way I'd ultimately want to print it. It's going to be ashcan size, and a tiny book, but I think it's going to look great."
"I was going to call [my imprint] Canal Press, because I'm right by the [Gowanus] Canal, and it sounds legitimate," Nathan reveals. "I love the canal, and there's something impressive about how big and ugly everything over there is. It's hideous but very grandiose, and definitely has a majesty to it."
Despite hanging out within a small community of cartoonists, Schreiber hasn't lost sight of the ultimate goal with Power Out: to make a comic that goes beyond the clubhouse.
"I want to make it as easy as possible for people who want to read the story to just read the story. I think, as a cartoonist, you can get obsessed with certain ideas; fundamentally, your job is to communicate a story to an audience, and that should be your primary goal. It's tough, sometimes, hanging out with a bunch of cartoonists, you can get in the habit of making cartoons for cartoonists. They're a very good audience and have excellent taste. I want to make something that those guys are excited about. I also want to make a book my aunt can read, or someone who says 'I read Fun Home and liked it, and am trying to figure out what to read next.' I want to give them Power Out and say 'I think you'll like this.'"
See more of Nathan's work at his home page.


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April 2016 | Jodi Lewis, Thad Nodine, Andrea Venezia
This brief shares the perspectives and concerns of high school teachers in two districts regarding implementing the Common Core State Standards, specifically as the Common Core pertains to preparing more students for college and well-paying careers. The brief also makes state policy recommendations for ways to support teachers in their efforts to increase students' college and career readiness, including through fostering alignment between K-12 and postsecondary and workforce partners.
March 2016 | Jodi Lewis, Thad Nodine, Andrea Venezia
August 2015 | Andrea Venezia and Jodi Lewis
The report compares state policy leaders' expectations for and high school educators' early experiences with the Common Core. As the state passes the five-year milestone in implementation, the report recommends ways to better leverage California's "college and career readiness standards" to help improve outcomes for graduating students.


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Well done to Laura Maguire, a third year PhD researcher in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences who has been awarded a prestigious grant from the British Sociological Association to hold a postgraduate research event next year. The bidding process was very competitive and the grant is a considerable achievement.
The event will be called 'It's a Family Affair: Researching with Families,' which will reflect on the dynamics of researching with families and/or while with family of your own. Laura herself is a mum of 3.
More details about the event will be announced in the new year.


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Fox has canceled Lie to Me
Lie to Me now joins its fallen comrades that had already been canceled tonight. It will not be back on the schedule next year even as schedule spackle. While hardly a surprise, apparently Fox was intent on making all of the remaining decisions for this year's scripted shows in one fell swoop. Send your postcards and e-mails to Netflix?
All the scripted shows that hadn't yet been renewed when Tuesday began (other than House, which was announced Tuesday morning) were canceled before the day was over.
I guess we won't need to live blog the Fox upfront…


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BEE Lisp Compiler
You can mix a code in Lisp with a code created in other languages such as С ++ (Delphi, Java, Python, C# and others) and call Lisp-functions from С++ programs. BEE Lisp is shipped with examples of applications which show interaction of С++ code with Lisp and vice versa. You can create full-featured Win32 applications, using only BEE Lisp, however it is possible to write GUIs in Rapid Application Development environments specifically designed for developing GUIs, such as Delphi, and then use DLLs with BEE Lisp code from Delphi application. Certainly, you can use Lisp DLLs from a code on Lisp.
BEE Lisp is the implementation of Lisp language that has following features:
- Stand-alone executable files compilation
- DLLs compilation
- Windows API support
- Extensibility of the compiler through open COM interfaces
BEE Lisp also provides other advantages:
- Faster development of your applications due to very high level and abstract nature of Lisp
- Cheaper development
- Programs are easier to make error-free
- BEE Lisp is a great choice for text processing algorithms implementation.
(for example, the translator for natural languages)
- BEE Lisp is ideally suited for studying Lisp language


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A little short on time and inspiration again, today, but I have, thankfully, an interview that I really must share with you. An atheist and a novelist! How could I not?
All text © 2009 Gary William Murning
A little short on time and inspiration again, today, but I have, thankfully, an interview that I really must share with you. An atheist and a novelist! How could I not?
All text © 2009 Gary William Murning
Whilst watching Richard Dawkins interview Randolph Nesse (see below), I was struck by just how few doctors have, it seems, a background that includes evolutionary theory. The very notion seems quite preposterous — not in the least what I would have expected.
This apart, I was fascinated by the insights that Nesse provided — and rather than waffle on about them myself, because it's Sunday and I've eaten too much, I'll leave it to the man himself to explain. (The explanation of why our intestines are prone to becoming entangled/twisted seemed so obvious once he'd explained it!)
If you find the video interesting you may also want to visit the website Evolution and Medicine Network.
All text © 2009 Gary William Murning
Sometimes people disappoint me. Not just in the every day ways we expect, but in that gut-thumping way that makes you consider finding a shack on a remote mountain somewhere and playing the Jew's harp for sixty or seventy years.
This came close to happening today. There I was feeling rather pleased with myself because I'd returned to work on the outlines for As Morning Shows the Day and, quite suddenly, the RSS hub on my phone delivered an interesting (I assumed) tech article, with sci-fi like grace, out of the ether and into my sweaty paws.
How appropriate, I thought, marvelling at the synchronicity, and started reading…
The piece starts off quite promisingly — throwing super-vision and invisibility into the pot right from the get go. Brilliant, I thought, in thirty years time I'll be able to look through brick walls without anyone seeing me! A Utopia for voyeurs! The possibilities are endless, if a little tedious after a minute or two.
Next came hands-free healing. I didn't even bother reading this one. I've always thought that the laying on of hands was potentially quite enjoyable, so I couldn't really see the point — plus I was already beginning to sense that Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation systems were inevitably going to be followed by rather less innovative innovations, at least as far as this article was concerned.
And sure enough, disappointment followed disappointment. The sheer lack of imagination (Jet packs, my other car is a spaceship, smell-o-vision) reminded me of the school compositions I used to write when I was eight.
A complete waste of time. Good science badly applied…. Feeling unreasonably let down, I flicked through my phone looking for something else to read.
And then the lesson hit me. The writer of the article probably didn't intend it, but suddenly I saw a point where previously there had been none:
Without a powerful imagination, science and technological development is seriously limited. Science and creativity are interdependent. Not exactly a highly original observation, I know, but one of which it's always good to be reminded.
So be scientific. Demand rigour and evidence. But every once in a while follow Richard Feynman's lead and paint a picture or play the bongos.
And don't ever invent a jet pack! It's so 1974.
My, doesn't time fly when you're enjoying yourself? It only seems the briefest of moments since we were all preparing to ring in 2008 and, now, here we are again, on the brink of a fresh, brand spanking new year.
So, here's wishing you a healthy, fulfilled and safe 2009 — with heaps of good fortune and freedom from superstition!
Normal Gary William Murning Online service will resume in a day or two. Be good or, if not, at least be careful. 😉
Many of you will already be familiar with Richard Dawkins's series, Enemies of Reason. In this series, Dawkins examines the all-too-readily accepted charlatanism of psychics, astrology, homoeopathy and more.
During one section of Enemies of Reason concerning spiritual readings, Dawkins interviews the illusionist Derren Brown in order that he might be better prepared for the tricks (cold reading etc) that will inevitably be used during a visit he plans to make to a spiritualist church.
Below, you will find the complete, uncut interview (not shown in the original series.) The interview is taken from "The Enemies of Reason: The Uncut Interviews".
All text © 2008 Gary William Murning
Today I bought:
By: Sebastian Faulks.
In Search of Schrodinger's Cat
By: John Gribbin.
The Kraken Wakes
By: John Wyndham.
The Chrysalids
By: John Wyndham.
The Christmas Mystery
By: Jostein Gaarder.
Revelation Space (Gollancz S.F.)
By: Alastair Reynolds.
What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character
By: RP Feynman.
And they're all for me! Ho Ho Ho! 😉
"A poet once said "The whole universe is in a glass of wine." We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood. But it is true that if we look at a glass closely enough we see the entire universe. There are the things of physics: the twisting liquid which evaporates depending on the wind and weather, the reflections in the glass, and our imaginations adds the atoms. The glass is a distillation of the Earth's rocks, and in its composition we see the secret of the universe's age, and the evolution of the stars. What strange array of chemicals are there in the wine? How did they come to be? There are the ferments, the enzymes, the substrates, and the products. There in wine is found the great generalization: all life is fermentation. Nobody can discover the chemistry of wine without discovering, as did Louis Pasteur, the cause of much disease. How vivid is the claret, pressing its existence into the consciousness that watches it! If our small minds, for some convenience, divide this glass of wine, this universe, into parts — physics, biology, geology, astronomy, psychology, and so on — remember that Nature does not know it! So let us put it all back together, not forgetting ultimately what it is for. Let it give us one more final pleasure: drink it and forget it all!"
Richard Feynman.
The New Quantum Universe (2003) by Tony Hey and Patrick Walters; Epilogue. (Originally, from "The Feynman Lectures on Physics," by Feynman, Leighton and Sands.)


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Haiti cholera death toll rises sharply
Cholera is spreading quickly in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, as the death toll rises across the quake-hit country.
More than 80 people have died in the last 24 hours across the country, according to the health ministry, taking the death toll to 724.
Three people have already died of the disease in Port-au-Prince, after it was confirmed in the city early this week.
Officials say six out of 10 regions are now reporting infections.
More than 11,000 people have been infected in total since the outbreak began in October. There have been about 1,000 new cases recorded each day this week, with the death toll rising steeply as the days pass.
Aid agencies are battling to contain it in Port-au-Prince, amid fears that it will spread through tented camps which house 1.1m earthquake survivors.
"We greatly fear a flare-up in the capital which would be serious given the conditions in the camps," Claude Surena, president of the Haitian Medical Association, told AFP.
"If cholera cases continue to rise at this rate, we'll quickly be overwhelmed," warned Yves Lambert, head of infectious diseases at the main public hospital in the city.
Meanwhile, the first portion of US financial aid for reconstruction in Haiti is on its way, more than seven months after it was promised to help the country re-build after the earthquake in January.
The $120 million (£74m) - about a tenth of the amount pledged in total by the US - has faced several delays.
Only 37.8% of the money pledged by all countries for 2010-11 has been delivered to the poverty-stricken nation.
A spokesman for the World Health Organisation in Haiti, Christian Lindmeier, told the BBC that cholera hadn't yet been detected in neighbouring Dominican Republic, despite concern that the epidemic could cross the border.
The disease broke out in the Artibonite River valley in central Haiti in mid-October and initially seemed to have been contained, but cases have since soared.
Flooding caused by Hurricane Tomas is believed to have exacerbated conditions and helped spread the disease further, officials have said.
The storm at the end of last week left 20 people dead, with 36 injured and 11 missing.
Cholera causes diarrhoea and vomiting, leading to severe dehydration. It can kill quickly but is treated easily through rehydration and antibiotics.


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Daily Jewce: Seth Rogen Wants to Date Tom Cruise, New Philip Roth Bio
In the news today: Nathan Englander's eyebrows, kosher plane food, Sandra Bernhard and Lizz Winstead get mani-pedis, and more Read More
• Seth Rogen wants to audition for the real-life role of Tom Cruise's girlfriend.
• Nathan Englander's eyebrows are highly mobile, and other news about his new play.
• Over at the Hairpin, Esther Werdiger illustrates what happens when they run out of kosher meals on flights and you have to starve.
• Judy Blume announced on her blog that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy over the summer. We wish her a full recovery.
• A new biography of Philip Roth is in the works, written by Blake Bailey.
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Thu, 28 January 2016
Anyone can buy a house. However, it takes a special kind of business (and business owner) to buy dozens of deals every year. That's the story on today's episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, when we sit down with Nathan Brooks to talk about how he went from casual investor to buying nearly sixty deals last year. You'll learn the key hires that made this transition possible, the process for hiring the perfect team members to work your systems, Nathan's story of bringing in a partner to help scale, and so much more. If you are looking to really expand your business through partners, employees, and processes, dive into this powerful episode!
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Participation in LBG Canada encourages companies to focus on strategy, measurement and reporting to demonstrate the business value achieved through investment in community.
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Born: 1964-07-11 in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York, USA (55 years old)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola(born July 11, 1964)Â is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has focused on directing the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul. Description above from the Wikipedia article Greg Mottola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Venezuela, having recovered from a physical encounter with Finland last weekend, is ready to receive Poland on Friday at the Polideportivo "José María Vargas" in La Guaira.
The Venezuelan team split the series with the Finns. In the inaugural game last Friday, the South Americans imposed themselves 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-22), and on Sunday they lost 1-3 (23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25).
Meanwhile, Poland lost both of their games to Brazil 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19) and 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15).
Venezuela focused from Monday on improving the physical shape of its players to prepare them for the rigors of playing at this level.
According to captain Andy Rojas, the physical work undertaken will allow the Venezuelan team to come out much better against Poland. "We are in the process of obtaining better physical endurance, and when we achieve it, I am sure that the victories will come and we will be very satisfied in this league," he said.
Venezuela had Luis Díaz as its principal man in the attack in the first two games of the Intercontinental Round. On Friday, he posted 16 points and in the second game added 13 for his team. Iván Márquez and Thomas Ereú also stood out on offense. In the defense, libero Joel Silva did his work on the court.
Poland arrived on Tuesday morning with the goal of winning its first match in the World League 2009. In Brazil, Zbigniew Bartman, Piotr Nowakowski and Marcel Gromadowski were the most effective Polish attackers.
This Friday the Polideportivo "José María Vargas" in La Guaira, a city located 20 kilometers from Caracas, will be rocking with 5,000 spectators expected to support their national team.
Venezuela and Poland faced each other in the World League 2001 and 2003. The Europeans hold a 6-2 advantage against the South Americans at the tournament.


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Quick Review—Magical Shoes Receptor Explorer
By Justin on Jan 2, 2018 | In Barefoot Shoes | 7 comments »
I'm going to venture a guess—you've never heard of Magical Shoes—I certainly hadn't. The company is based out of Poland and reached out to tell me about their products.
Intrigued by their website, I requested they send me a pair of their "Receptor Explorer" to give it a try. They did just that and I'm happy to report good news: these shoes are an exciting entry into the minimalist shoe world.
Read on for more photos and a quick review!
First, take a look at what you get with the Receptor Explorer in the "Hot Sun:"
For me, the Receptors immediately made me think of classic Adidas shoes. The combination of suede and mesh uppers with the design over the toe box—maybe it's just me? That said, what you notice on picking up the Receptors is that they are super lightweight and flimsy. The soles are very thin and the shoes are clearly a zero-drop design with no arch support whatsoever. I was able to perform the classic "roll them up" move one-handed, tucking the front of the shoe into the back cowl:
While I haven't measured the total stack height between the sole and the insole, it's so little as to be one of the most minimalist mono-toe box shoes I've ever reviewed. Yeah, really. As you'd expect with that comment, ground feel is topnotch. While the toe box looked slightly narrow to me on first blush, I'm happy to report it's been just fine—mind I don't have particularly wide feet. Also, I think the overall flexibility of the Receptors makes them particularly forgiving in this regard.
Wearing them around for the last month and a half, I've been impressed with their comfort and aesthetics. The Receptors go great with jeans or khakis or shorts. In short, I really like these shoes.
That said, it's not all roses and sunshine. There are a couple things that I'd like to see improved.
For one, the insole in the Receptors is the same mesh material as the upper. That mesh is just a little bit too much texture for my foot. It's not that it rubs you wrong, it just doesn't rub you right, and so I find I typically wear socks with the Receptors. Were these insoles smooth, they would be perfect.
Secondly, where the sole comes up at the front of the shoes has separated slightly on my left shoe. This bugs me when I think about it and for a shoe that's still pretty new, that's not good. I've not tried to glue it back down because it's actually so slight in appearance that I can't even see it unless I pick the shoes up and look closely. Still, this shouldn't happen in a new-ish pair of shoes.
Finally, these shoes run $115 off of the Magical Shoes website—and that's before shipping from Poland. If you're local, then this isn't a problem, but if you're in the U.S., you're going to be out a pretty penny for these sneakers.
Even still, these are really cool shoes. I hope Magical Shoes runs with this concept and puts out some more products going forward! And perhaps with enough interest, they'll distribute directly here in the U.S.


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The Protestant movement of Christianity, of which we are a part, has two sacraments: baptism and communion.
Happens on occasion, always as part of our Sunday morning worship so the congregation can make vows as supportive godparents. For us, this sacrament is all about community (see Life Events for more info).
All present who hunger and thirst for the Spirit are welcome to receive the bread and wine (okay, juice), usually by intinction (you will receive a small piece of bread and dip it in the cup), but sometimes served more solemnly in the pew. Communion is celebrated about every second month.
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Chocolate orange mousse pots – layers of creamy orange mousse and rich chocolate mousse. A decadent but light dessert best served with double chocolate shortbread for dunking! Post sponsored by LactoJoy
These chocolate orange mousse pots are an insanely delicious dessert that doesn't leave you feeling overly full as they are so light and airy. They would make a great dessert for something like a dinner party as they look as well as taste good, and they are make-ahead and can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days before you serve them….


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The Longest Day may very well be one of the most expansive film projects in history. With four directors, five writers, and forty-two billed international stars, this is an unforgettable movie, and one that used its many stars to their full advantage.
The 1960's were loaded with epics where directors took every big name star on the market and thrust them into a role. It may seem like that's what was done here, but in fact, the casting was excellent, and no one looked out of place, especially the lead actors John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and Henry Fonda.
There is also an amazing supporting cast, with actors from America, Britain, France, and Germany, which represented the four countries involved in the D-Day Invasion of Normandy. It takes a whole paragraph just listing their names: Eddie Albert, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Jeffrey Hunter, Peter Lawford, Roddy McDowell, Sal Mineo, Kenneth More, Robert Ryan, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, and Stuart Whitman. Singers Paul Anka and Fabian also made appearances as American soldiers. The cast of Germans and French include Hans Christian Blech, Richard Munch, Bourvil, Werner Heinz, and Wolfgang Preiss.
Ken Annakin shot the British scenes, Andrew Marton shot the American scenes, and Bernhard Wicki shot the German ones. Darryl F. Zanuck produced the film and is often credited as a fourth director.
What was really special about this film was the fact that the characters from their respective countries spoke their native language, and subtitles were used on-screen. This was very rarely done by Hollywood back then, and films involving foreign characters were still shot in English, with the vernacular to be assumed by the audience.
The special effects are also top notch, and the battles scenes and cinematography were worth the Oscars they won. There are may distance shots of the battles scenes, with so much going on and this added to the realism of the movie.
Even with so many stars, this film really does not belong to anyone in particular. Wayne and Mitchum's scenes were brief and spread out evenly throughout the course of the movie. Meanwhile, Henry Fonda recieved less time on screen than any of the top-billed stars.
It's truly amazing to finish this movie and see the end credits role and see so many names whose faces you did not recognize. There are so many small scenes and cameos all around, that it could almost be made into a game with whoever you are watching this film with, to try and name who is on screen.
This film would work really well as a compliment to Saving Private Ryan, which is considered the definitive D-Day movie, despite it being only one scene at the beginning. Watching The Longest Day before watching that will help you to understand what went behind the largest invasion in modern warfare history. That's why this movie is so great, because it is not just one big battle, but lots of dialogue explaining every mission involved, no matter how menial.
I will make my final rating a 9 out of 10, because I am still impressed at the special effects and star power every time I sit down to watch it.


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Mount Tangkuban Perahu Provides Many Attractive Activities
Mount tangkuban perahu Bandung provides many attractive activities to do. As for local people of Indonesia, the story behind Mount Tangkuban Perahu is widely spread which makes this place is always crowded with visitors. However, Read more
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Taman sari water castle Yogyakarta, build your water fantasy. Yogyakarta has so many classical cultures, such as Taman sari Water Castle Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta used to be having a monarchy government system. Their leader is a Read more
East Java Bromo Mountain, Feel the Hiking Sensation There
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Indrayanti Beach, the Next Kuta Beach in Indonesia
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Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta
Prambanan temple is one of the attractions in the border region of Yogyakarta and Central Java. This temple has been designated as one of the world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1991.The Prambanan temple is one of the Hindu temples. Character building of this temple is very interesting. Each building has strong Hindu philosophical. Many people believe that this temple is one proof that the Hindu religion everspread in Central Java. How to Reach Prambanan Temple? Prambanan temple located Read more
Ratu Boko, the Glory in a Peaceful Hill
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OCLC WorldCat Quality Management staff members are planning to offer webinars for OCLC member libraries approximately once per quarter in the future. The Expert Community Experiment was the subject of a Webinar in February 2009. In June 2009, we offered a Webinar on parallel records. Recordings of both of these webinars are available on the web at: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/worldcat/catalog/quality/expert/default.htm
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THE BRITISH CONSERVATIVE Party wants to be known as the 'Workers' Party' in an attempt to move away from its traditional image as the party of the rich and privileged and to appeal to working class, blue collar voters.
While the party is not undergoing any official name change, Prime Minister David Cameron and Conservative HQ are telling MPs to refer to themselves using the 'Workers' Party' title in public statements, according to Politics.co.uk
"The Conservatives are the Workers' Party and we are on your side," party chairman Grant Shapps is expected to say at an event today as Tory strategists plot an appeal to working class voters who have traditionally voted Labour.
Shapps will be accompanied by the former British prime minister and Tory leader John Major who once spoke of achieving a "classless society". Major will be put forward as an example of how those who come from less privileged backgrounds can rise to the top.
Major grew up in Brixton in inner city London, left school at 16, was for a time unemployed and went onto become leader of the Tories, succeeding Thatcher as prime minister in 1990 and winning re-election in 1992.
By contrast, current Tory leader David Cameron is a millionaire, who went to Eton college and Oxford.
Already this week, a Tory MP, Robert Halfon has suggested that as well as rebranding as the 'Workers' Party', the Conservatives should replace their tree logo with a ladder indicating it is a party of hard-working people who want to get on in life.
"Let's value public sector workers — nurses, doctors, police and teachers — millions of whom put service above self. Let's support working people by strengthening the minimum wage and fight for a living wage — achieved through further tax cuts for lower earners," he told The Sun yesterday.
The Guardian, traditionally a Labour-supporting newspaper, has pointed out that the name of the Workers' Party has had a long and troubled history, having been taken by former supporters of the Official IRA.
It is also used by the Socialist Workers' Party who advocate a Trotskyist, socialist society – the very antithesis of Conservative Party values and aims.
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Stem cell enriched lipotransfer reverses the effects of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. Almadori A, Griffin M, Ryan CM, Hunt DF, Hansen E, Kumar R, et al.
Date: July 2019. Source: PLoS ONE 14(7): e0218068. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218068 Abstract: Oro-facial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma;SSc) has a major impact on mouth function, facial appearance, and patient quality of life. Lipotransfer is a method of reconstruction that can be used in the treatment of oro-facial fibrosis. The effect of this treatment not only restores oro-facial […]Read More
Functional decline in facial expression generation in older women: A cross-sectional study using three-dimensional morphometry. C Tanikawa, S Takata, R Takano, H Yamanami, Z Edlira, K Takada.
Date: July 2019. Source: PLoS ONE 14(7): e0219451. Abstract: Facial expressions play an important role in the communication of emotions and thoughts. It is no exaggeration to say that the face is an organ of communication. Aging is related to impairment of various motor and cognitive functions. A recent study that examined the perception of […]Read More
Facial Gender Affirmation Surgery. DE Morris, LP Zhao.
Date: July 2019. Source: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Volume 30, Issue 5, p 1403–1405. Abstract: Facial procedures directed at gender affirmation are uniquely tailored to the individual patient and may affect soft tissue and skeletal structures over the entire face—from the chin through the upper forehead. Complete photographic and radiographic documentation that addresses these areas […]Read More
Evaluation of preferred lip position according to different tip rotations of the nose in class I young adult subjects. J Feghali, E Khoury, NM Souccar, R Akl, J Ghoubril.
Date: June 2019. Source: International Orthodontics (Online). Introduction: The mouth plays an important role in the overall aesthetic appearance of the face. The aims of this study were to determine the optimal antero-posterior (AP) lip position relative to various rotations of the nasal tip and assess the impact of the nasolabial angle on facial aesthetics. […]Read More
Increased facial asymmetry in autism spectrum conditions is associated with symptom presentation. M Boutrus, SZ Gilani, GA Alvares, MT Maybery, DW Tan, A Mian, AJO Whitehouse.
Date: June 2019. Source: Autism Research. ©2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Abstract: A key research priority in the study of autism spectrum conditions (ASC) is the discovery of biological markers that may help to identify and elucidate etiologically distinct subgroups. One physical marker that has received increasing research attention is facial […]Read More
Full‐Arch Implant‐Supported Rehabilitation Guided by a Predicted Lateral Profile of Soft Tissue. JJ Shao, C Xue, H Zhang, L Li.
Date: June 2019. Source: Journal of Prosthodontics. Abstract: In full‐arch implant‐supported rehabilitation of patients with severe periodontitis, prediction of lateral facial profile with modified dental position remains a challenge, especially for patients with protruded anterior teeth. This clinical report describes a digital workflow to predict lateral profiles and then guide the implant placement and restoration […]Read More
Uniform 3D meshes to establish normative facial averages of healthy infants during the first year of life. Brons S, Meulstee JW, Nada RM, Kuijpers MAR, Bronkhorst EM, Bergé SJ, et al.
Date: May 2019. Source: PLoS ONE 14(5): e0217267. Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging systems are replacing direct anthropometry as the preferred method for capturing facial soft-tissues. Aims of this study were: (1) to develop normative average 3D faces of healthy infants aged 3, 6, 9, and 12 months and (2) to describe normative average 3D […]Read More
Do intraoperative steroids reduce facial swelling? A new assessment tool for assessing facial swelling. E Brecher, M Kugathasan, A Viswanath, M Papageorge.
Date: May 2019. Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 48:210. Background: Post-operative swelling is a common sequala to surgical extraction of impacted third molars. The use of intraoperative steroids is a common practice among oral surgeons to reduce swelling. However, there is conflicting data regarding about the efficacy of steroid use intraoperatively to […]Read More
Linking the Expression of Facial Shape and BMI via the Hippo Signaling Pathway. S Ali, DE Ehrlich, LM Moreno Uribe, BA Amendt, MK Lee, JR Shaffer, ML Marazita, SM Weinberg, SF Miller.
Date: April 2019. Source: The FASEB Journal, Vol. 33, No. 1_supplement. Abstract: Obesity rates have more than tripled in children and adolescents in recent years. While many studies have examined the relationship between obesity and chronic illnesses, the impact of obesity on craniofacial form is less understood. Research in this area has suggested that obesity […]Read More
A Morphometric Assessment of the Influence of EGCG on Down Syndrome Facial Morphology. J Cintron, M Dierssen, R Gonzalez, J Sharpe, N Martinez-Abadias, J Starbuck.
Date: April 2019. Source: The FASEB Journal, Vol 33, No. 1_supplement. Abstract: Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic birth defect that results from Trisomy 21, which causes an overexpression of human chromosome 21 (HSA21) genes. Overexpressed HSA21 genes disturb development by altering morphogenesis and growth, resulting in cognitive impairment, characteristic facial morphology, and many other […]Read More
Quantitative evaluation of local head malformations from 3 dimensional photography: application to craniosynostosis. L Tu, AR Porras, A Oh, N Lepore, GC Buck, D Tsering, A Enquobahrie, R Keating, GF Rogers, MG Linguraru.
Date: March 2019. Source: Proc. SPIE 10950, Medical Imaging 2019: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 1095035. Abstract: The evaluation of head malformations plays an essential role in the early diagnosis, the decision to perform surgery and the assessment of the surgical outcome of patients with craniosynostosis. Clinicians rely on two metrics to evaluate the head shape: head circumference […]Read More
Three-Dimensional Assessment of Morphological Changes Following Nasoalveolar Molding Therapy in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients: A Case Report. E Staderini, R Patini, A Camodeca, F Guglielmi, P Gallenzi.
Date: March 2019. Source: Dentistry Journal, 7(1), 27. Abstract: The applications of computer-guided technologies for three-dimensional image analysis provide a unique opportunity to quantify the morphological dimensional changes of the face in a practical and convenient way. Symmetry of the nasolabial area is one of the main factors of facial attractiveness as well as being […]Read More
Quantifying faces three-dimensionally in orthodontic practice. C Tanikawa, O Akcam, K Takada.
Date: March 2019. Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (ONLINE). Objective: The purpose of this study was to formulate and demonstrate a method for quantifying and visualizing the three-dimensional (3-D) configuration of the soft tissues of the face at rest to facilitate a quantitative and instantaneous understanding of a patient's static facial form characteristics. Materials and […]Read More
Lip position analysis of young women with different skeletal patterns during posed smiling using 3-dimensional stereophotogrammetry. H Li, T Cao, H Zhou, Y Hou.
Date: January 2019. Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 155, Issue 1, Pages 64-70. Highlights: • Posed smile, lip position, and skeletal patterns were investigated in young women. • Significant differences were found in interlabial gap and in the vertical, average, and horizontal groups. • Intercommissural width did not differ significantly among […]Read More
Nasolabial shape differences and esthetics in unilateral cleft lip and palate: A comparison of nasolabial shape using a mean 3D facial template. MA Kuijpers, TJ Maal, JW Meulstee, CE Carels, EM Bronkhorst, SJ Bergé, PS Fudalej.
Date: November 2018. Source: 3D imaging in patients with orofacial clefts. Chapter 6. Objective: To determine the amount of deviation in nasolabial shape in patients with a cleft, compared with an average non-cleft face, and assess whether this difference was related to nasolabial esthetics. Methods: 3D stereophotogrammetric images of 60 patients with a unilateral cleft […]Read More
Combined use of a facial scanner and an intraoral scanner to acquire a digital scan for the fabrication of an orbital prosthesis. H Liu, S Bai. X Yu, Y Zhao.
Date: November 2018 ONLINE. Source: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Abstract: For a patient with a unilateral orbital defect, an esthetic orbital prosthesis plays an essential role in enhancing quality of life. This technique describes the combined use of a facial scanner and an intraoral scanner to acquire the digital scan for the design and […]Read More
Anatomic approximation approach to correction of transverse facial clefts. RW Tse, RJ Knight, DM Fisher.
Date: November 2018. Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 71, Issue 11, pp 1600-1608. Abstract: Transverse clefts of the oral cavity have significant impacts on both appearance and function. Many methods of repair have been described, but there is no consensus on optimal approach. In addition, dissatisfaction with scars, distortion of appearance, […]Read More
Potential of 3D Surface Imaging for Quantitative Analysis of Fat Grafting. MK Markey, F Merchant, GP Reece et al.
Date: October 2018. Source: 9th 3DBODY.TECH Conference and Expo. October 16-17, 2018. Lugano, Switzerland, USA. Presenter: Mia K Markey Session: Technical Session 3: 3D Face & Body Scanning in Medicine Abstract: Autologous fat grafting is increasingly employed to address volume asymmetry and contour irregularity following breast reconstruction for breast cancer. However, there are no well-established […]Read More
A New Method for Finding the Shoulder Complex Rotation Centre Using 3D Body Scanning. SG Rozevink, I Kingma, D Spies et al.
Date: October 2018. Source: 9th 3DBODY.TECH Conference and Expo. October 16-17, 2018. Lugano, Switzerland, USA. Presenter: SG Rozevink Session: Technical Session 1: Medical Applications Abstract: To avoid radiation exposure to the body, the rotation centre of the shoulder complex is often assessed using the Optotrak motion capture system instead of X-ray imaging. Recently, 3D body […]Read More
Challenges with Life Surface Imaging. L Zou, R Richard, J Blythe, N Donos.
Date: October 2018. Source: 9th 3DBODY.TECH Conference and Expo. October 16-17, 2018. Lugano, Switzerland, USA. Presenter: Lifong ZOU Session: Technical Session 3: 3D Face & Body Scanning in Medicine Abstract: Stereo photogrammetry has a clear role in clinical research, treatment planning and effectiveness assessment within the domain of medicine and dentistry. Recently more computational automatic […]Read More
Both the Observer's Expertise and the Subject's Facial Symmetry Can Affect Anatomical Position of the Head. PH Sutton, J Gateno, JD English, J Paranilam, JF Teichgraeber, JJ Xia.
Date: October 2018. Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Purpose: It is easier for us to judge facial deformity when the patient's head is in anatomic position. The purposes of this study were to determine: 1) if a group of expert observers agree more than a group of non-experts on what is the correct […]Read More
Esthetic evaluation of facial cheek volume: A study using 3D stereophotogrammetry, J Feng, HY Yu, YJ Yin, YQ Yan, Z Wang, D Bai, XL Han.
Date: October 2018. Source: The Angle Orthodontist. Objective: To investigate the influence of cheek volume on facial esthetics judged by orthodontists and non-specialists. Materials and Methods: A 25-year-old female's natural and smiling face was captured by 3D stereophotogrammetry. Cheek volume of the 3dMD image was altered to different degrees three-dimensionally. For the natural and smiling […]Read More
Regression of cephalic index following endoscopic repair of sagittal synostosis. NA Pickersgill, GB Skolnick, SD Naidoo, MD Smyth, KB Patel.
Date: October 2018. Source: Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics [Online Before Print]. Objective: Metrics used to quantify preoperative severity and postoperative outcomes for patients with sagittal synostosis include cephalic index (CI), the well-known standard, and the recently described adjusted cephalic index (aCI), which accounts for altered euryon location. This study tracks the time course of these […]Read More
Applications and limitations of using patient-specific 3D printed molds in autologous breast reconstruction. S Hummelink, AC Verhulst, TJJ Maal, DJO Ulrich.
Date: October 2018. Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 5, pp 571–576. Background: Over the last years, several techniques have been proposed to improve the outcome of autologous breast reconstruction procedures. One of these innovations describes patient-specific, three-dimensional (3D) printed breast molds for intraoperative use based on 3D stereophotogrammetry. In this article, […]Read More
Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors. C Adams, D James, T Senior, T Allen, N Hamilton.
Date: September 2018. Source: Sports Engineering, Volume 21, Issue 3, pp 217–225. Abstract: In snowboarding, the wrist is the most common injury site, as snowboarders often put their arms out to cushion a fall. This can result in a compressive load through the carpals coupled with wrist hyperextension, leading to ligament sprains or carpal and […]Read More
Reconstruction of the oral commissure in patients with unilateral transverse facial cleft. M Tuersunjiang, X Long, Y Fu, J Ke, H He, J Li.
Date: September 2018. Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 56, Issue 7, pp 621-625. Abstract: The normal commissure is not a simple joint of the upper and lower lip, but a triangular mucosal area. To reconstruct a symmetrical oral commissure in patients with a unilateral transverse facial cleft, we designed composite vermilion […]Read More
A scale space approach for exploring structure in spherical data. V Vuollo, L Holmström.
Date: September 2018. Source: Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Volume 125, pp 57-69. Highlights: • A novel scale space technique for analyzing spherical data is proposed. • Distributions of normal vector directions computed from a 3dMDhead image are analyzed. • A movie is a convenient way to explore the maps included in a SphereSiZer atlas. […]Read More
Development of three-dimensional facial expression models using morphing methods for fabricating facial prostheses. A Matsuoka, F Yoshioka, S Ozawa, J Takebe.
Date: September 2018. Source: Journal of Prosthodontic Research. Purpose: It is essential to fabricate a best-fit three-dimensional (3D) facial prosthesis model capable of facial expressions. In order for the facial prosthesis to remain in position, especially around marginal areas subject to movement, a new method of making 3D facial expression models using time-series data allowing […]Read More
Non-radiographic severity measurement of pectus excavatum. DP Bliss Jr, NA Vaughan, RM Walk, JA Naiditch, AA Kane, RR Hallac.
Date: September 2018 [Online Before Print]. Source: Journal of Surgical Research, Volume 233, pp 376-380. Background: o avoid the radiation exposure of CT imaging and the expense of CT or MRI studies, we sought to develop a non-radiographic severity measurement of pectus excavatum based on 3D photogrammetric imaging. Methods: Over 28 mo, ten consecutive patient […]Read More
A Comparison Between Representative 3D Faces Based on Bi- and Multi-variate and Shape Based Analysis. L Goto, T Huysmans, W Lee, JFM Molenbroek, RHM Goossens.
Date: August 2018. Source: Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018, Florence, Italy). Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 824. Springer. Abstract: In Ergonomic product design, designers need to translate anthropometric data of the target population into product dimensions or sizing systems. Currently, sizing systems are often based on […]Read More
Assessing calvarial vault constriction associated with helmet therapy in deformational plagiocephaly. EC Peterson, KB Patel, GB Skolnick, KD Pfeifauf, KN Davidson, MD Smyth, SD Naidoo.
Date: Aug 2018. Source: Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Volume 22: Issue 2: pp 113-221. Objective: Deformational plagiocephaly and/or brachycephaly (DPB) is a cranial flattening frequently treated in pediatric craniofacial centers. The standard of care for DPB involves patient positioning or helmet therapy. Orthotic therapy successfully reduces cranial asymmetry, but there is concern over whether the […]Read More
Precision Rhinoplasty Using Virtual Surgical Planning and Departmentally-Manufactured, 3D-Printed, Sterilizable, Patient-Specific Anatomic Models. SG Maliha, JM Bekisz, HA Liss, L Witek, PG Coelho, RL Flores.
Date: August 2018. Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 6, Issue 8S, pp 87–88. Goals and Purpose: Rhinoplasty relies on clear patient communication and precise execution of a three-dimensional (3D) plan to achieve optimal results.1 3D printing is becoming more popularized in the medical field as an aid to technical planning, patient communication, and the […]Read More
Three‑Dimensional Evaluation of the Effect of Low‑Level Laser Therapy on Facial Swelling after Lower Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study. F Asutay, A Ozcan-Kucuk, H Alan, M Koparal.
Date: August 2018. Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. Purpose: : This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a low‑level laser therapy (LLLT) on pain, trismus, and swelling of patients whose impacted 3rd molar tooth was extracted compared to placebo or "sham" treatment and measure volumetrically the edema with a three‑dimensional (3D) surface imaging […]Read More
Thesis. Craniofacial morphology and the use of neonatal non-invasive ventilation therapy. Don He.
Date: August 2018. Source: Thesis. University of British Columbia Library. Craniofacial Science, Dentistry, Faculty of University of British Columbia. Objective: A prospective cohort study with the overall objective to characterize the three-dimensional facial morphology of preterm infants over the course of the first 18 months of corrected age, participating in the Neonatal Follow-up Program of […]Read More
Hemimandibular Hyperplasia Correction by Simultaneous Orthognathic Surgery and Condylectomy Under Digital Guidance. Bi Han, X Wang, Z Li et al.
Date: July 2018. Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 76, Issue 7, pp 1563.e1-1563.e18. Objective: Orthognathic surgery with simultaneous condylectomy under digital guidance has been proved to be a feasible method to treat hemimandibular hyperplasia (HH). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects and precision of correction of HH by […]Read More
Influence of involuntary facial expressions on reproducibility of 3D stereophotogrammetry in children with and without complete unilateral cleft lip and palate from 3 to 18 months of age. Brons, S; Darroudi, A; Nada, R et al.
Date: June 2018. Source: Clinical Oral Investigations. Objective: To assess the influence of involuntary facial expressions on 3D facial stereophotogrammetry reproducibility in children with and without unilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate (UCLP) aged 3–18 months. Methods: Three to eight 3D facial images per time point were acquired within 10 min of 31 children with […]Read More
Three‐dimensional facial phenotyping in obstructive sleep apnoea. RWW Lee.
Date: June 2018 Source: Respirology, Volume 23, Issue 6, pp 560-561. Abstract: Craniofacial structure is an important anatomical determinant of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). While obesity is the major attributing risk factor for OSA, it is well established that a restricted craniofacial bony skeleton also contributes to a more collapsible upper airway, which is a […]Read More
Assessment of regional asymmetry of the face before and after surgical correction of unilateral cleft lip. D Al-Rudainy, FV Mehendale et al.
Date: June 2018. Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 6, pp 974-978. Abstract: This study was carried out on 26 unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) cases with mean age 3.6 ± 0.7 months. 3D facial images were captured for each infant 2–3 days before the repair of cleft lip and at 4 […]Read More
Female Facial Attractiveness Assessed from Three-Dimensional Contour Lines by University Students. J Jirathamopas, YF Liao, EWC Ko, YR Chen, CS Huang.
Date: May 2018. Source: Dentistry Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2, 16. Background: Three-dimensional (3D) images could provide more accurate evaluation for facial attractiveness than two-dimensional (2D) images. The 3D facial image could be simplified into gray scale 3D contour lines. Whether female facial attractiveness could be perceived in these simplified 3D facial contour lines should […]Read More
Estimating age and synthesising growth in children and adolescents using 3D facial prototypes. H Matthews, A Penington, J Clement et al.
Date: May 2018. Source: Forensic Science International, Volume 286, pp 61-69. Highlights: • Describes a framework for age estimation and growth prediction from 3D photographs. • Accuracy of both approaches is assessed. • This work can facilitate person identification and building 3D facial composites. Abstract: 3D facial images are becoming increasingly common. They provide more […]Read More
Evaluation of facial asymmetry in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Correlation between hard tissue and soft tissue landmarks. S Economou, P Stoustrup, KD Kristensen, M Dalstra, A Küseler, T Herlin, TK Pedersen.
Date: May 2018. Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 153, Issue 5, Pages 662–672. Hightlights: • Soft-tissue and hard-tissue asymmetries in JIA patients are correlated. • In JIA patients, asymmetries are most pronounced in the lower facial third. • Glabella had the least deviation. • Pogonion presented the largest level of deviation. […]Read More
Test-retest reliability of smile tasks using three-dimensional facial topography. C Tanikawa, K Takada.
Date: May 2018. Source: Angle Orthodontist, Vol 88, No 3, pp 319–328. Objective: To evaluate the test-retest reliability of three types of facial expression tasks using three-dimensional (3D) facial topography. Methods: Twelve adult volunteers were enrolled in this study. They were instructed to perform three different facial expression tasks: rest posture, posed smile, and maximum […]Read More
Comparison of an unsupervised machine learning algorithm and surgeon diagnosis in the clinical differentiation of metopic craniosynostosis and benign metopic ridge. MJ Cho, RR Hallac, M Effendi, JR Seaward, AA Kane.
Date: April 2018. Source: Scientific Reports, Volume 8, Article number: 6312. Abstract: Metopic suture closure can manifest as a benign metopic ridge (BMR), a variant of normal, to "true" metopic craniosynostosis (MCS), which is associated with severe trigonocephaly. Currently, there is no gold standard for how much associated orbitofrontal dysmorphology should trigger surgical intervention. In […]Read More
Patient-specific 3D Models Providing a 21st Century Approach to Reconstructive Surgery. H Liss, SG Maliha, L Witek et al.
Date: April 2018. Source: Society For Biomaterials 2018 Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, USA. Statement of Purpose: Through the implementation of 3D- printed models in the operating room, plastic surgeons are able to visualize and reconstruct key anatomical features for patients seeking an autogenous ear reconstruction or rhinoplasty. The 3D-printed constructs are sterilizable patient-specific, […]Read More
Three-dimensional photography for the evaluation of facial profiles in obstructive sleep apnoea. SW Lin, K Sutherland, YF Liao, PA Cistulli, LP Chuang, YT Chou, CH Chang, CS Lee, LF Li, NH Chen.
Date: February 2018. Source: Respirology, 10.1111/resp.13261. Background and Objective: Craniofacial structure is an important determinant of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) syndrome risk. Three-dimensional stereo-photogrammetry (3dMD) is a novel technique which allows quantification of the craniofacial profile. This study compares the facial images of OSA patients captured by 3dMD to three-dimensional computed tomography (3-D CT) and […]Read More
Genetics of the human face: Identification of large-effect single gene variants. DJM Crouch, B Winney, WP Koppen, WJ Christmas, K Hutnik, T Day, D Meena, A Boumertit, P Hysi, A Nessa, TD Spector, J Kittler, WF Bodmer.
Date: January 2018. Source: People of the British Isles, Newsletter Issue 7. Abstract: We have been studying the genetics underlying human facial features since the renewal of our PoBI grant from the Wellcome Trust in 2009. We have been doing this by going back to as many of the original volunteers as we could to […]Read More
Facial morphology and growth following surgery for congenital midline cervical cleft patients. Y Fan, H Matthews, N Kilpatrick, P Claes, J Clement, A Penington.
Date: January 2018 (Online). Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Abstract: Congenital midline cervical cleft (CMCC) is a rare condition that consists of a cutaneous midline neck lesion with a sinus extending inferiorly towards the sternum. A fibrous band that extends superiorly to the mandible is a consistent feature of the condition. Restriction […]Read More
3D Assessment of Nasolabial Appearance in Patients With Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. I Bagante, I Zepa, I Akota.
Date: December 2017. Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. Objective: Rhinoplasty in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) is challenging, and the surgical outcome of the nose is complicated to evaluate. The aim of this study was to assess the nasolabial appearance of patients with UCLP compared with a control group. Design: Cross-sectional […]Read More
A three-dimensional method for evaluating changes in lip morphology following correction of functional anterior crossbite. C Jogaki, W Tome, F Kuroyanagi, N Kitai.
Date: December 2017. Source: Orthodontic Waves, Volume 76, Issue 4, Pages 226-231. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to present a three-dimensional method for evaluating changes in lip morphology and to apply the method to the therapy evaluation following the correction of functional anterior crossbite. Materials and Methods: Twenty-five Japanese patients (age: 6 […]Read More
3D Modelling of Facial Skin Surface for 3D Printing. Emma Ekberg.
Date: December 2017. Source: Master's Thesis 2017:EX056, CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. Abstract:One of the major global health problems today is burns, with an estimate of 256000 deaths each year caused by fires [1]. For more severe burns the probability of infections increases and here the golden standard is to use autologous skin grafts. However, the […]Read More


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Very Chilling, Very Touching and Very Underrated
It's become quite hard to come by enjoyable Psychological Horror recently, especially of the "ghost stories" type. And for that, I absolutely adored this film.
Lake Mungo is a chilling yet very emotional film, the atmosphere is bleak and solemn throughout. Filmed like an extremely convincing Mockumentary, the film takes us through the events after the death of Alice, the daughter of a seemingly ordinary and happy family. The story quickly develops and convolutes, as seemingly supernatural events start to occur. The family members, along with Alice's close friends, begin to evaluate upon their emotions and discovers the Alice that they knew yet didn't.
What I loved: The films provides an excellent example of Nothing Is Scarier. There is no Gorn, there are no sequences of horrific things suddenly jumping at you with a Scare Chord, the horror is very refined and subtle. The emotions portrayed in the film is simply amazing. What I love the most though, are the brilliant symbolisms of the movie. For example, the supernatural activities of the film were by no means the driving force of the plot, it does, however, gives us the message that "Deaths takes everything, and what is left, are the memories of the living and dead". The ghost of Alice can easily be interpreted as a metaphor of the family's uncertainties and doubts, and indeed, the film focuses more on the family as they begin to face their emotional dilemas and try to understand Alice, whom they only just realised they failed to understand while she was alive.
... meh: You will need a bit of patience for this movie. It is quite slow paced, I can see some people getting bored after the first major twist of the movue. Although, since this film relies so heavily on atmosphere and story telling, it is only to be expected to be slow-paced.
Scare Factor: Yes, despite the heavy emotional drama of the film, it is still a spine-tingling ghost story. The fact that they never truly show what the characters (such as Alice) truly experienced during their nightmares only makes it all the more creepy. Really, can you imagine what it must be like to see your own untimely demise before you, coming yet you cannot act, scary implications...
Lake Mungo is a deep film that will leave a you with a LOT to ponder, no doubt, 8.5/10.
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The Mayor of Ngqushwa Local Municipality together with Council Speaker, Municipal Manager and project coordinator will officially visit the Innisfil Town of Ontario in Canada as part of relationship building between the two municipalities on the 24 February to 04 March 2018.
In November 2016, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) launched the Building Inclusive Green Municipalities (BIGM) Program to be implemented over a 52 month period. The programme is applicable to 6 municipalities in the Eastern Cape including Ngqushwa Local Municipality.
During October 2017, The Canadian delegation visited Ngqushwa Local Municipality, stakeholders and consulted on the design and development of the program implementation plan and collected baseline data on the indicators that will be used to measure progress towards the program's expected results.
The aim of the visit is to improve the capacity in order to support effective service delivery, inclusive local green economic growth and enhanced climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The program will pilot local economic development initiatives to promote job creation, poverty reduction, and enhanced well-being, while empowering women, youth and vulnerable groups, and ensuring their inclusion as decision makers and beneficiaries.
The Mayor of Ngqushwa Local Municipality, Cllr Mnikelo Siwisa said this is a knowledge exchange programme with million ideas that will benefit Ngqushwa communities. We go there to learn the best practices and share ideas in Local Economic Development and implement the strategies developed.


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New album "The Goat" out on January 25th!
A fusion of earth-shattering riffs, earworm melodies and anything-goes experimentation, PUPPY's long-awaited debut album The Goat is testament to their go-it-alone attitude. It's sonic concoction that's sure to shock - in a world of modern rock copycats, Puppy sound like nothing else out there - delivered with both a knockout punch and a glowing, silly smile.
The Goat has plenty to offer everyone – from bullet-belted metalheads to shoegazing fuzz lovers, it's a record that thrives off its kaleidoscopic approach to creativity and the band's mischievous mentality.
From the guttural stomp of lead single 'Black Hole', via the theatrics of 'Nightwalker' and 'World Stands Still' action-movie-montage-ready pomp, no stone is left unturned in Puppy's desire to push boundaries and – above all – embrace the fun inherent in rock's former heyday. Jock (vocals,guitars) cites a suitable mish-mash of influences on that mindset – everyone from the aforementioned Black Sabbath and Weezer, to Helmet, Faith No More and Teenage Fanclub got a look in when they were growing up.