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It was only a matter of time before we'd see "Michael Jackson: The Musical."
Everyone's favorite pop singer, Michael Jackson, is expected to have a Broadway show in 2020 that tells the story of his life. Jackson's estate and Columbia Live Stage said that they have agreed to develop the stage musical about the artist, Variety reports.
With the existence of shows such as Thriller Live, Michael Jackson "One" and Michael Jackson's This Is It, news of a stage musical likely doesn't come as much of a surprise to fans.
The musical, which is still untitled, will be written by playwright Lynn Nottage, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and directed and choreographed by Christoper Wheeldon, artistic associate of the Royal Ballet in London. The score will, of course, pull from Jackson's hits, such as "Thriller," "Smooth Criminal" and all the other faves.
Since Jackson's estate is involved with the production, fans will be curious to see if the controversial aspects of his life will be portrayed in the show.


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Smart mobility apps for smarter living
Smart cities are growing into bigger ecosystems, which used to be disconnected. Take the transportation of goods and people in big cities – haven't we all been stuck in slow-moving traffic lanes at one time or another?
Urban transportation can be drastically improved by leveraging the large volumes of sensor data available in today's cities. Who wouldn't want to live somewhere that can anticipate potential traffic congestion due to road works or the increased demand for busses after a crowded concert?
Ericsson Research's smart apps target transportation needs in large cities as part of the European Commission's CityPulse project. Read on to discover all about the Tourism scheduler, Pick-up planner and Dynamic bus scheduler.
The CityPulse project has adopted an integrated approach to IoT and the Internet of People (IoP), which makes it easier to create reliable and scalable real-time smart city applications. The project has developed a framework that contains a number of open-source components, adaptable machine learning and data analytics algorithms for various types of data. As one of the partners, Ericsson Research has used and extended the components of the project framework to develop our applications.
Ericsson Research team presented the smart transportation applications during the Kista Mobility Week. From left to right: Nicholas Got, Aneta Vulgarakis Feljan, Azadeh Bararsani and Ilyass Garara
Tourism planner
The Tourism planner helps tourists get around smarter. Our currently implemented use case covers the city of Stockholm. The application is designed to generate the ideal travel plan for visitors with budget and time restraints while considering their special interests in visiting certain places. The end user gets a schedule on when to visit places of interest and also how to get there considering the current traffic situation. Benefits of the app include improved experiences by the end users and therefore a more enjoyable city visit.
The application helps provide a full schedule based on the time and budget limitations of the user.
Pick-up planner
People with limited mobility often experience difficulties when taking public transport in big cities. Some choose not to use it at all. At any one time, there are a large number of people who choose private transportation to get around.
The Pick-up planner gathers users' travel requirements within a city through the end-user app. This includes a pick-up address, destination, time restrictions and special needs if any (e.g. wheelchair for disabled people). The planner then comes up with a plan for fleet management companies, with information about when to send a vehicle to pick-up the users and consequently the users are notified.
The system dynamically reconfigures the routes each vehicle should take for the assigned users based on real-time traffic condition information, which in turn is gathered from the road infrastructure and other connected vehicles registered to the system. Our evaluation shows that the algorithm decreases the total distance traveled by the vehicles, and therefore reduces the fuel consumption.
Pick-up planner gathers users' transportation needs and comes up with an optimum path for the fleet management drivers how to pick them up.
The benefits of such a system for fleet management companies as well as the city are obvious: reduced number of vehicles on the road, decreased fuel consumption and optimized routes, as well as increased costumer satisfaction by offering decreased travel and waiting time.
Dynamic bus scheduler
The Dynamic bus scheduler builds on the work we presented in our earlier blog post, Personalized bus transportation. As an extension to that work, the Dynamic bus scheduler system detects traffic flow along the regular path of each bus, in which case the bus driver will get notified of incidents beforehand, and instructions on alternative routes to take.
The dynamic bus scheduler system has the potential to help adjust the number of buses in circulation to meet demand, with more buses on the road during peak times and fewer during quieter periods. In addition, users benefit from a reliable transportation system that despite traffic problems will provide good service throughout the day.
More about smart cities
We are doing more in the smart cities space. You might enjoy reading some of the below articles, or download Ericsson's 2016 Networked Society City Index to learn more about the future of smart cities.
A recipe for personalized bus transportation
Next stop driverless buses the future of transport is closer than you think

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Thanks to guest author Gene D. Knapp, with SCORE, for the kind words about the Center for Rural Affairs' REAP program.
SCORE has worked very successfully with REAP in Nebraska to jointly help entrepreneurs succeed. SCORE is a 50+ year old not-for-profit, 501(c)3, resource center of the US Small Business Administration (SBA). Our mission is to help entrepreneurs succeed in starting small businesses and in growing their small businesses.
SCORE in Nebraska has worked very successfully with REAP to further both your and our missions. In particular Juan Sandoval has been working very successfully with our Columbus, Nebraska, and Norfolk, Nebraska SCORE chapters to better coordinate our joint efforts in providing one-on-one mentoring leading to strong business models, business plans, and financial projections.
Over the years we have been trying to be more active in the Latino community as you have with the REAP Latino Business Center. In particular our Greater Omaha Chapter has had a number of initiatives in the south Omaha community.
In the future if there is any way that you think SCORE in NE can be more effective in helping entrepreneurs or working with REAP, please contact me.
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Waihi Arts Centre and Museum
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Small towns in New Zealand come with a fascinating history and Waihi is no exception. Our museum presents the history of the gold mining era (1880s - 1950s) in the Karangahake and Waihi area.
Our gallery features a regularly changing series of local and travelling art and craft exhibitions.
Something for everyone
Whether you just want to find out a bit more about the history of a New Zealand gold mining town, or want to check out the latest exhibition in our art gallery, we have something that will be of interest to everyone.
Museum Tours
We offer group tours of the museum for your organisation or school (by appointment), which can greatly enhance your understanding of how our town came to be - while being fun and interesting for all ages along the way!
Tess Thomas - My musings as an artist
Posted March 03, 2020
Artist Tess Thomas is having Book Signing at Waihi Arts Centre and Museum 21st March, 2020 at 1 pm.
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Gallery Exhibition - Summer 2020
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There are paintings, spun and woven items from local artists and felted goods from Renee Corder-Evans, who grew up in Waihi and now lives in... » Read More …
Our Museum operates as a place for the collection, display and preservation of items of historical interest to the Waihi District, particularly items relating to the underground mining history of the area.
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Our Art Gallery room has a dual role as a gallery hosting regular exhibitions and a theatre that seats 60.
As well as books and digital media available, we have a great Family History Research Facility run by our museum staff.


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Dokken's Classic-Era Reunion Hinges on Jeff Pilson's Schedule With Foreigner
Bassist Jeff Pilson says a classic-era Dokken reunion could still happen ... if the timing is right. It would have to sync up with his ongoing schedule as a member of Foreigner. Apparently it's one of the few things holding the members back after years of estrangement.
We're actually working really hard to try and pull something together right now," Pilson said on the One on One With Mitch Lafon podcast. "It has to fall in spaces where there is time off [with Foreigner], so I don't know for sure whether it's gonna happen. So, let's just say we're all friendly now, we're all past all the decades-old crap, and we all talk and everything's great. Now, it really is just down to scheduling and trying to figure it out. Because, you know, you've gotta do it right, if you're gonna do it. We all feel that way."
Talks of a Dokken reunion have been on again, and then off again, for some time now – principally because of lingering issues between Don Dokken and George Lynch. (Guitarist Lynch had two stints in the group, ending in 1989 and 1997, while Pilson was in Dokken twice, beginning in 1989 and 2001.)
"I think we've all come to a place where we're very appreciative of the legacy that Dokken has, and we would never wanna just do something for the money and take advantage," Pilson said. "'Cause we get offered a lot of things quite often, and if we wanted to do it that way, we could. But the fact that we don't, I think, is a great sign. I think when we do finally do something, we're gonna try and do it right. Although I don't know if we're gonna ever get to do the big sweeping tour that we've talked about — mostly because of the Foreigner commitment — but we're gonna try and do something. So hopefully I'll have something to report sometime soon."
Fellow classic-era member Mick Brown is still in Dokken's eponymous group, along with newer additions Jon Levin and Mark Boals. Dokken, Brown, Lynch and Pilson reunited for a two-song encore at a 2009 concert, performing "When Heaven Comes Down" and "In My Dreams."
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SD16 Got FIRED! Bahahahahaha!
I was super anxious leading up to SD16s return from her Florida trip, so I figured I'd delay writing about it until it happened and the potential fall out began. Well, it's interesting how things are going.
***A little back story...skip if you've been following: SD16 has been doing the "I hate you because I don't get my self-destructive, entitled way, so I'm going to run away or just basically not come home for days so I can do whatever I want" thing for a while now. She came home after being out for a week with the car and was grounded, then it all hit the fan. I had found out MR. ED was still going to let her go to Florida with her friends and one of their dads (yeah, right) and out of my frustration at the lack of accountability and consequences around here, I brought out into the open that we both knew she used synthetic urine to pass her most recent drug test. An SD16 toddler-style tantrum ensued, she threatened to hit me, stomped out, left for a week to stay with friends and absent addict BM, DEMANDED via text that MR. ED kick me out, thoroughly enjoyed her 4th of July out partying with friends, and then was STILL allowed by MR. ED to go to Florida. Ridiculous.***
Then this happened...
While she was in FL, I told MR. ED there were pics online of SD16 cruising from one coast to the other in a jeep with 4 girls...no parents as she claimed. 3 of the girls are 16 and the one with the jeep is an 18-yo that one girl is dating from another state. Now, the 18 yo seems online like she has her head on straight, so I'm guessing she had no idea SD16 was there on a pack of lies. Could have been HUGE trouble for her, but of course...MR. ED didn't report it. I considered contacting this young lady's mother online myself, but restrained myself and chose to stay silent. If she were my BD, her ass would've been picked up by the cops and brought back home to immediately go to reform school or something. But...she is not my BD. Hell, she never would've been there to begin with if she were my BD. Anyway, SD16 was on her way back home and asked MR. ED via text to send her $20 for gas. I pointed out, "MR. So and So Parental Supervisor needs last-minute gas money? Come on. SHE IS NOT WITH THAT PARENT, MR. ED!" He does bring it up with her in a text but sends the $20. Ridiculous.
SD16 says she'll be home by 5 or 6 am. She ends up rolling in around 1 pm. I guess she was supposed to be back to work that morning, so she got fired from her new $11/hr job. HA! Karma. Consequences. Love it. This is the first job that I knew would actually hold her accountable if she was late, called off, sassed the managers, dressed trashy, etc. I knew it was coming and was just waiting for the day when some sane person other than myself said, "Um no, Princess...you cannot do that here!" That day has come. *Sigh of relief* Unfortunately her old $8/hr job is taking her back, but at least she had to go crawling back to beg for a $3/hr pay cut. That's some kind of lesson, I hope...not holding my breath, though.
MR. ED found out GM is taking her "school shopping" today after she lied and told her "dad won't take me." He pressed SD16 and found out she wasn't asking for school supplies, but a fresh pair of kicks. Ha! MR. ED actually called GM and told her he never said he would not take her school shopping, would give GM some $$ if she still wants to take her, but not to give the cash to SD16 because she can't be trusted. He also told her NOT to buy her new shoes because she has PLENTY and has blown her own money with her shenanigans. So, we shall see what happens today. I'd put money on GM buying SD16 some fresh Nike's with new clothes and fake eyelashes to match.
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I'm in awe she HAD/HAS a job.
I'm in awe she HAD/HAS a job.
That alone is leaps & bounds ahead of most that I've read about on this forum or experienced in stephell.
All the rest of her shenanigans are pretty much average skid behavior.
I agree that its a definite
I agree that its a definite positive that she has a job. No complaints there. But I definitely would not say her other behavior is average. Drugs, alcohol, shop lifting, stealing from me, lying daily, dating grown men, having strange men from online into our house while we are gone since the age of 14, pregnancy scares, skipping school, running away, taking the car for days/week at a time and refusing to come home, switching off her location on her phone, running around with friends in the car in the middle of the night, hanging out with heroin and pill addicts, being involved in nights where her friends get shot and killed, threatening violence toward me, demanding I be thrown out of the house and threatening not to come home otherwise, and on and on. Not healthy at all IMO. And this is the youngest of the 3 SDs. The MSD was selling her own porn, threatening suicide, and doing all the other stuff the YSD is doing. So, I'm not mad at ya...just saying this stuff ain't typical teen stuff. If it is...we're all doomed. lol
If I sound bitter, its because I am...
Yes, SDs behavior has been very triggering for my own internal struggles. That's the hardest thing IMO about SPing...putting up with stuff that I never would from adults in my life. You start out caring about them and your SO, they are children, and they will eventually grow up and leave. But in the meantime...deciding how much to put up with dysfunction that was firmly laid down before you came along? That's hard.
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That's the hardest thing IMO about SPing...putting up with stuff that I never would from adults in my life. You start out caring about them and your SO, they are children, and they will eventually grow up and leave. But in the meantime...deciding how much to put up with dysfunction that was firmly laid down before you came along? That's hard
I struggle with this everyday. Trying to stay disengaged and still be supportive of my SO is like walking a balance beam. I'm doing better this year at not getting sucked into the crazy.
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"Not getting sucked into the crazy." I feel you! {{BIG HUGS}}
Yes, she did.
My hope is that it may be a lesson learned in keeping her priorities straight and respecting your bosses, rules, superiors, etc. Until this job, I was amazed at what her other boss put up with. It was just reinforcing her thinking that she can do whatever she wants and get away with it. I know it seems cold that I laugh (as I was told on another post), but I'm just so tired of her not facing any consequences and everyone wondering why she continues as she does. I see so many points where MR. ED, BM, big sisters, GM, and others could have guided her or at lease stopped enabling her. I saw it coming and MR. ED even warned her that she may lose her job just for taking time off after she just started. I am happy to see some boss somewhere put their foot down. Kudos!


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Ames Forester
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The American beaver was, at one time, numerous in the Rocky Mountains and at many points in the north. The great value of the fur has greatly lessened this fine fur-bearing animal. In many parts of the Rockies and in the north, geographic names indicate the abundance of the animal, such as Beaver creek, Beaver dam, etc. The presence of the beaver is often indicated by arms built, many of them long ago, and the impounding of water in the form of little lakes. A fine series of these was observed by the writer last summer on the Grand River beyond Ouray. Another small series was observed by the writer on Spruce creek, a tributary of the west fork of St. Louis creek, just above the summer camp of the Ames Foresters near the ranger station, at an altitude of about 9,200 feet.
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"The Plants Found in a Beaver Swamp,"
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A couple of days ago I had to own up to the fact that I have been neglecting my weekly reviews recently. In fact, to be honest, I have noticed that some things have started slipping in my GTD system lately. My two desks are not as uncluttered as I would like them to be. The habit of creating stacks of miscellaneous papers and files rears its ugly head. My trays are filling up with "pending" stuff. At least I have been very strict in emptying my in-tray and tickler every single day. But worst of all, my lists of next actions, projects and someday/maybes are overflowing and quickly becoming incoherent.
In other words, time for a thorough spring cleaning of my GTD system!
My desks
I have two desks in my office at home. My primary desk is a sturdy metal desk that holds (or should hold) nothing more than my laptop, a desk lamp, a notepad and a pen. I strongly believe in keeping everything that I'm not currently working on out of my sight. My secondary desk holds my trays, diary, tickler and reference system.
During a typical working day these desks tend to clutter up with reference files, miscellaneous paperwork, office supplies and so on. That's fine as long as you clean it up again after a working day. Yes, you've guessed it, that's exactly what I haven't been doing lately. Consequences: an out-of-sync reference system, undefined stacks of paper and a messy office.
Nothing a good spring cleaning can't fix though! This was actually the easy part. Moving miscellaneous papers into reference files. Moving reference files back into my reference system. Basically putting everything back in its proper place.
My trays
Like I said, my in-tray is emptied frequently, but my other trays started filling up with "pending" stuff, or stuff "to be read", or even stuff that "needed doing". There is no place for these kinds of tray in a proper GTD system!
I created new reference files for these papers and put the appropriate projects and next actions on my lists. If you keep doing this consistently, there is no need to use any tray except the in-tray.
My lists
OK, with all the "physical" cleaning done (the easy part), it was time to extend my bout of spring cleaning to the "virtual" cleaning part: the heart of my GTD system also known as The Lists. They definitely deserve some thorough restructuring and rewriting after skipping several weekly reviews.
It is important to realize that you can quickly lose your trust in your GTD system if you do not capture everything into your GTD system, or if you do not review your GTD system frequently. I am very good at capturing stuff. I am also very good at becoming sloppy about how I translate my captured stuff into projects, someday/maybes and next actions. I trust my GTD system to contain everything that it should, but I distrust my GTD system to guide me to the right next action for the proper project.
Yesterday I took a thorough look at my projects list and noticed that it contained a lot of items that have been on there for months without ever being worked on. I deleted a few projects and moved quite a lot to my someday/maybe list. I now have a list of 60 real projects that I can work on now, that I want to work on now and that I need to work on now.
Then I took a good look at my next actions list. A lot of them were not properly phrased like a doable action. Some of them have been occupying my next actions list for who knows how long. It was time to delete next actions that lost their meaning, move next actions that are actually projects to my projects list and move vague items to my someday/maybe list. After that I rewrote every single action into a proper actionable item and made sure they were linked to the correct project (if any).
But the most important step in my spring cleaning process was to make sure that every single project on my projects list has at least one next action on my next actions list. Otherwise, how can you ever make sure projects move forward if there is no next action for them on your list!
The importance of the weekly review became painfully obvious to me after realizing that skipping some of them lately severely diminished my trust in my GTD system. However, since I am very strict about capturing all the "stuff" in my personal and professional life, and also about emptying my in-tray daily, I was able to get my GTD system back to the way it should be by dedicating a single day to a thorough spring cleaning of it!
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Despite safety concerns about equipment failure, a majority of drivers on three continents have high expectations for autonomous vehicles.
"Recent advances in autonomous vehicle technology have helped bring self-driving vehicles to the forefront of public interest," said Brandon Schoettle of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). "Self-driving vehicles are commonly envisioned to be the ultimate, full embodiment of connected-vehicle technology, an area that is currently the focus of several large research projects and government support."
Building on an earlier study on public opinion regarding self-driving vehicles in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia, Schoettle and UMTRI colleague Michael Sivak expanded their survey to include more than 1,700 respondents in India, China and Japan.
They found that about 87 percent of respondents in China and 84 percent in India have positive views regarding autonomous and self-driving vehicles, compared to 62 percent in Australia, 56 percent in the U.S., 52 percent in the U.K. and 43 percent in Japan. Half of the Japanese respondents were neutral, while the U.S. registered the highest percentage of negative views (16 percent) among the six countries.
According to the study, more than 80 percent of respondents in China, India, and Japan believe that self-driving vehicles would reduce both the number and severity of crashes, compared to roughly 70 percent in the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
The Chinese and Indian respondents were also more optimistic that autonomous technology would lead to less traffic congestion (72 percent of respondents in both countries agree) and shorter travel times (74 percent in India, 68 percent in China). On the other hand, 56 percent of Japanese respondents and less than 50 percent in the U.S., U.K. and Australia believe it would ease congestion. Likewise, less than 50 percent of respondents in those countries agree that it would shorten travel times.
Although more respondents in China and India expressed favorable views regarding the benefits of self-driving cars, the two countries differ when it comes to concerns about riding in a completely autonomous vehicle. About 79 percent of Indians said they would be very or moderately concerned, compared to 49 percent of Chinese. Among the other countries, the results were 67 percent for the U.S., 57 percent for both Australia and the U.K., and 52 percent for Japan.
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The Global Governance of Migration and Asylum: Risk, Uncertainty and Mess Management
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Superman: The Man of Steel #91 (August, 1999)
Writers - John Rozum & Mark Schultz
Art - Charlie Adlard, Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen
Letters - Phil Felix & Ken Lopez
Colors - Glenn Whitmore
Separations - Digital Chameleon
Associate Editor - Maureen McTigue
Editor - Joey Cavalieri
Special Thanks - Scott Koblish
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We've got a weird one today... one that kinda feels like the result of "dreaded deadline doom"... but, very fun nonetheless.
We open with Lois returning home to find her husband typing away at the computer... with his
Ya see, it all started not too long ago, when Musgrove worked for Wackyland Toy Company. He was an "idea man", who came up with new concepts for board games and the like. He worked for a man named Morgan, who had no issue taking complete credit for Mussy's ideas. As you may imagine, this rubbed our man the wrong way.
And so, he decided from that point on to never to share an idea until it was ready to go into production... this way, he'll be able to get full credit. The paranoia is setting in... only compounded by the fact that he's noticed Superman flying past his apartment window three times in a single hour. He's convinced that Morgan has hired Superman to "keep an eye on" him.
The next day, Morgan visits Musgrove's cubicle and asks what he's working on. Tight-lipped, our man doesn't say much... to which, the boss comments that he's sure, whatever it is, it's bound to be "Super". Uh-oh. According to Musgrove, the way he said "super" was very suspect.
And so that evening, Musgrove returned home to his apartment... and realizing that he didn't have the resources to completely line his apartment with lead... he lined a box for his game ideas instead. He then worried that maybe Superman could read his thoughts, meaning he'll still be able to steal his game idea... and so, it's tinfoil (and lead) hat time!
He became so obsessed with his new game idea, that he quit Wackyland Toys and devoted all of his time to it. Some time later, his game was finally done... and ready to be shopped around. Wouldn'tcha know it, while on his way to try and sell the thing, he finds himself stuck in the middle of a(n on-foot) jewel heist getaway! Superman takes up the tail, and catches the baddies... but not before all of Musgrove's notes are flung all over da place! Superman does his thing to recover them... but, as far as Musgrove is concerned, all Superman wanted to do was get a peek at his idea.
Dr. Samenpur asks Musgrove what his game's all about, and we learn that it's called "Invasion Earth"... and get this it's based on what he believes Superman is up to! He explains that the game is sort of like Risk... only, instead of countries, it's a battle between planets. So, yeah... it's exactly Risk, with a re-skin.
Ya see, Musgrove isn't convinced that Superman was the sole survivor of Krypton... and, ya know, judging by how many Kryptonians are running around at this time, it's hard to tell him that he's wrong. What he's actually thinking, is that the Kryptonians are laying in wait for Superman's "signal" to invade and take over. That's where "Invasion Earth" comes in. Musgrove compares Generals using Chess as a means to employ strategy, and he figures that once "Invasion Earth" gets some play, folks will be able to fight off the supposed Kryptonian invasion. Ya follow?
Only one problem with that plan though... ya see, kids ain't playing board games anymore. Upon visiting with Felix Walton of Brad Lee Norman Games, our man discovers that it's all about the video games nowaways. Which, I mean, if he could turn "Invasion Earth" into a video game, it might actually "train" people to fight off the aliens, right? I mean, the military uses 'em, don't they?
While Musgrove is getting the bad news, he notices a copy of the Daily Star on Walton's desk. He learns that Superman will be at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Children's Hospital, and decides that might just be the place to confront his foe.
As Superman delivers his speech, he realizes that there is a building on fire nearby. He cuts the ribbon with his heat vision, however before he can take his leave, Musgrove runs up to shake his hand. While shaking, Mussy pins a tracer to Superman's sleeve. He also whispers that he's "on to" him. A confused Superman flies off.
Musgrove checks in on his tracer... and is shocked to learn that Superman is actually headed directly for his apartment building... ya see, that's the building currently on fire. Musgrove runs in for another confrontation... and, assuming Superman burned down his building to keep "Invasion Earth" from hitting the public, even throws a punch at the Man of Steel's jaw...
Superman warns the fella that he's got a few broken digits, and suggests he see the paramedics before taking off. When he does, however, Musgrove stabs one of them in the eye... and bites off the thumb of another. Uh-oh... dude's lost it. Ya see, this session with Dr. Samenpur, is actually court-ordered.
Musgrove is starting to lose his patience, and asks that Samenpur deliver his message... get his game out into the ether. Frightened, and perhaps looking to diffuse the situation, the Doc agrees. Then, Musgrove thinks on it a bit... ya see, Samenpur... is just Superman with the letters rearranged!
Enraged, Musgrove throws Samenpur out the window! Lucky for her, Superman just happened to be flying by.
Next thing we know, Musgrove is being wheeled into the Mount Hope Home... where he tries to pitch his game to some other troubled souls.
We wrap up with Superman and Lois, having finished going through this weird story... and Superman taking inventory of just what it means to be a "symbol".
What a strange little story! Had a lot of fun with this one.
Ya know, concepts like "paranoia" can be pretty fascinating... and perhaps don't get enough play in superhero comics. I mean, if we look at this story, and consider that Harvey Musgrove is just one guy... gotta wonder just how many Metropolitans are there that are constantly looking over their shoulder expecting that Superman is watching them?
Now paranoia isn't an altogether alien sensation for me... I've been known to partake in delusional worries and irrational frame of mind myself. I think we all do to an extent... which is why a story like this might resonate so well, even if it's amped to the nth degree. I'll concede that I've looked over my own shoulder a time or two... but, I promise you that I've never bit anyone's thumb off.
Now Superman as a "symbol"... not the ending I was hoping for. I wanted there to be introspection, sure, but the symbolic nature of Superman kind of hinders the nuances that this story could have. I mean, lets take Superman out of the equation altogether...
... I think it's safe to say we all have certain people in our lives that we really don't want to look foolish in front of, right? And doesn't it always wind up being those people who see us screwing up or looking foolish? There's this confluence of coincidence... almost a joke on a cosmic level, that the people we want to look our best for are the ones who see us at our worst. It's almost without fail!
Let's look at Harvey Musgrove. Superman just always happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time to feed into his delusions, his paranoia, and his victimization. He feels as though he's a target... perhaps a bit like how many of us feel on the highways and expressways when we notice a "speed trap". We feel singled out, even though there are hundreds of vehicles passing the Officer every minute. Though, perhaps I'm paranoia-ly projecting!
Maybe it's because I grew up in New York... I mean, who didn't feel like they were being watched by... this guy?
Though, with Musgrove... there sure was an awful lot of coincidences, I'm not sure even a rational person in his position wouldn't become a bit unnerved. Though, a rational person probably wouldn't lock themselves in their apartment to work on a game to stop a supposed alien invasion... but, whattayagonnado?
Anyhoo, It's rare that an issue that so clearly feels like a fill-in can be so captivating. This was an interesting transitional period in the Superman books... one that I'm always tempted to go back and re-experience. Maybe one'a these days, when I discover the 25th through 30th hours of the day! This issue is well worth a look, and is available digitally.
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Decision and Control Lecture Series
Coordinated Science Laboratory
"Adaptive Wings: A Pathway Towards Birds' Superior Flight Performance"
Aimy Wissa, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
CSL Auditorium (B02)
There are significant efforts underway focused on understanding the physics of avian flight. There is also increasing need for small aerial robots to conduct a variety of civilian and military mission scenarios. This talk starts by showing that avian-inspired flight has the potential to combine the desired capabilities of hovering, maneuverability, agility, safety, and stealth. The concept of wings as multifunctional adaptive structures will be discussed and several flight devices found in birds' wings will be then introduced as a pathway towards revolutionizing the current design of small unmanned air vehicles (SUAVs). These devices include adaptive wing tips, covert-inspired deployable structures and alula-inspired leading edge devices. Experimental, analytical, and numerical results will be presented to prove the efficacy of such devices. The fundamental science at the core of all systems presented herein is structural tailoring or passive adaptivness that can be combined with efficient active control using current actuation techniques to achieve superior performance. Conclusions and suggestions for future work will be drawn accordingly.
Aimy Wissa is an assistant professor at the Mechanical Science and Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also the director of the Bio-inspired Adaptive Morphology (BAM) Lab. Before arriving to UIUC in 2015, she did a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Wissa earned her doctoral degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland in 2014. The research was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Wissa earned her Bachelor of Sciences degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Aimy's work primarily focus on the design, structural tailoring, and control of adaptive bioinspired structures and systems such as morphing wings and robots with multiple modes of locomotion. She has distinguished herself and her research by publishing and presenting several conference papers and peer refereed journal papers. Wissa is a McNair Scholar and a recipient of the Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Fellowship.


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This new Russound CAA66 six-zone/six-source controller amplifier is straightforward to install and includes features not typically found in competitive models at this price. The CAA66 can be daisy-chained, easily expanding up to 36 zones for any size home or budget. It includes extensive infrared command codes and learning capabilities, making remote and keypad control of the system as simple as pressing a button.
For larger spaces where extra volume is required, zones 1 and 2 can be output at line level (fixed or variable) to say a power amplifier, such as the Russound R275HC Power Amp from Sonance giving 100W at 4 Ohms through two pairs of in-ceiling speakers. Volume control in this scenario would still be achieved from the keypad in the usual way, by using the variable line out setting on the CAA66.
Its dedicated CAA-RC remote control is packed with a comprehensive list of IR device codes and learning capability for simple component control. The new Russound CAA66 offers exceptional value, straightforward operation and adjustable playback for multiroom audio made easy.
Keypad Options
Two elegantly designed keypad options are available for one-touch control of home audio components. The KP6 includes 20 labels for personalising your 6 sources, whilst the KPL offers a LCD panel making multiroom audio control simple and enjoyable. The five-character LCD display shows source name and volume level. You can control the bass, treble, balance, loudness and volume from any KP6 or KPL keypad in the home. On the KPL display you can see the audio settings as they are adjusted for ease of use.
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For ease of installation, the controller can be rack mounted (with the provided rack ears).
We offer two CAA66 kits with either the KP6 keypads or the KPL keypads. Both kits come complete with a Russound LRC learning remote control, pre-programmed with the main commands for the controller.
NB: The CAA66 controller has routable IR, so you can have two identical sources and maintain IR control of each independently..
This unit is rack mountable and comes with rack ears included in the kit. It occupies 1U when in the rack.
Cabling is by Category 5e cable from the controller to each keypad, and speaker cable from the controller to each pair of speakers.
Keypads are easy to fit since they have 'punch down' connections for Category 5 cable. (An IDC punch down is provided as part of the kit) Keypads require US style backboxes.
Multiroom High Definition Video
The Russound CAA66 has an RNET link that allows it to control the Russound VM1 Video Matrix. The Russound VM1 Video Matrix distributes High Definition (HD) component video in resolutions up to and including 1080p from four or eight sources to four or up to eight rooms. When used with the Russound CAA66, the VM1 works seamlessly by linking into the CAA keypads such that selection of a source that has video automatically outputs HD video onto the TV or screen in that room.
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You can play music from your iPod, iPhone or iPad (or your iTunes library on your PC or Mac computer) to the Russound multiroom controller by adding an Apple Airport Express as an input source. The AirPlay function takes the music from the iTunes library on your computer or iPod, iPad, iPhone (iOS) device and sends it wirelessly to the Airport Express. Since the Airport Express Base Station has a 3.5mm jack socket you simply connect the output audio jack to the RCA phono connectors on the back of the Russound using a 3.5mm to 2 phono interconnect lead.
The Airport Express utility allows you to name individual Airport Express base stations so you can have multiple units connected to your Russound mulitroom controller, each named differently. Why not have one per user? This would give you your own personal audio stream from your iOS device or from your iTunes library. You can use the Russound keypad to select your stream for the room that you are in. Select your music and control it using your iOS device.
The Airport Express uses dual band 802.11n WiFi so if you can get WiFi in the room you will be able to Airplay your music back to the centrally located Airport Express Base Station and Russound multiroom controller.
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Although Bluetooth has a shorter range (approx 15m) than WiFi more devices can connect using it, so the Russound Bluetooth Source Kit allows you to stream to the Russound multiroom controller.
The Russound Bluetooth Source Kit BSK1 consists of two parts. The BTC-1 is the termination box which sits beside your Russound multiroom controller. The BTC-1X is the transceiver. This receives the Bluetooth stream and delivers it to the termination box over Cat5e/6 cable. This dual part system allows you to stream music to the centrally located controller from the remote room despite the limited distance of Bluetooth.
The BTC-1X can receive the Bluetooth signal from your Bluetooth device within a range of 15m free space (49'). The transceiver is powered over the Cat5e cable from a 12V power supply connected to the centrally located termination box. As with the Airport Express, the naming software allows you to name individual Bluetooth Source Kits for easy identification.
Optional extra controls
For extra control, the optional KPSC keypad is available. The KPSC keypad is programmable, allowing up to 12 stored functions for each of 4 - 6 pieces of source equipment, including specific numeric selections of the source equipment, ideal for multi-disc players, satellite receivers, etc.
The KPSC keypad connects to the main control KP6 or KPL keypads via a 12-pin connector located on the side of the keypad. No extra wiring is needed. Infrared commands can be stored directly into the KPSC keypad using a simple programming procedure and the source equipment's remote. Stored source IR commands are executed by simply pressing the keypad buttons to which the infrared commands were placed.
The KPSC keypad, when mounted alongside the standard KP6 or KPL keypad, requires a twin gang US style back box or plasterboard "p-ring", together with a twin gang faceplate, see photo.
Installation Tips
Buy the US style back boxes early before the walls are plastered. Cut out size for the back box - 56mm wide x 95mm tall x 78mm deep
8 Ohm speakers are recommended but you can have 4 Ohm speakers in up to two rooms if required.
You can have two pairs of 8 Ohm speakers operating in parallel in a single zone if you wish. Ideally these would be controlled using a two way parallel speaker switch, however they can be both connected directly to the CAA66 if required. NB: The speaker connectors can only take a maximum speaker cable with a cross-sectional area of 2.5 sq mm. If you wish to put two cables into one connector you may need to use butt connectors. Please ask if in doubt.
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Every year millions of newborns throughout the U.S. get a small heel prick in order to take a blood sample which is then screened for congenital abnormalities. But what happens to that blood sample after those tests? If you were born in California in 1983 or later the California Department of Public Health – CDPH (or Big Brother) can tell you exactly what happened.
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Turns out a non-descript office building in Richmond contains the DNA of every person born in California since 1983. It's a treasure trove of information about you, from the color of your eyes and hair to your pre-disposition to diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer.
Using these newborn blood spots for research, the state is able to screen babies for hereditary diseases. But the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is not the only agency using the blood spots.
On page 12 of the Newborn Screening Program brochure (found in the papers the hospital sends home with the new mom) is information describing how the state collects blood sample information and stores it in a CDPH database.
Most surprisingly, CDPH will sell the data to private companies for research purposes- without consultation, compensation, or permission- of the private parties involved. CDPH claims the blood samples are anonymized and can't be tracked. However, that may not be the case, as Yaniv Erlich, a researcher with Columbia University and the New York Genome Center, states there is no way to guarantee the anonymity of DNA.
Erlich's research demonstrated how easily anonymized DNA could be cross-referenced with online data and connected to a name. "You need to have some training in genetics, but once you have that kind of training the attack is not very complicated to conduct", he said. Erlich feels there is benefit in sharing DNA information to advance biomedical research but does acknowledge the privacy risk.
At least one person was sufficiently disturbed by this situation to make a request to CDPH that her two daughters blood samples be destroyed. Danielle Gatto thinks the state should be required to ask for consent before storing and selling her children's DNA.
We are at the beginning of a frontier of so much genetic research, that there is no knowing at this point in time what that info could be used for. The worst thing as a parent is to think that a decision that you are making today may negatively affect your children down the road.", said Gatto. Her husband, state Assemblyman Mike Gatto, introduced a bill requiring signed consent on the newborn screening program. Opposition from the state and the industry killed the bill.
(Amazingly the bill was killed by state and industry opposition, or maybe not surprising at all!)
This article was republished with permission from Health Nut News.
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Pensions in the UK are the least generous in the developed world, new analysis shows.
Workers earning the average £26,500 salary can expect to be paid less than a third of that – about £122.30 a week – on retirement.
That level of 29% is below the likes of Mexico, Poland and Chile and well under the world average of 63%.
MORE: Two out of three UK pension schemes are in the red to the tune of £210bn
The pension rate was assessed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
It reports that in contrast to the UK, Holland replaces 100% of a typical worker's wage when they retire.
Portugal, Italy and Austria pay above 90% of a worker's salary on retirement, while in France it is 74.5%, Germany 50.5% and the US 49.1%.
Pensions and retirement pots have been a hot political potato for years, with a succession of reports warning millions of people in the UK are set for a tough time in their twilight years.
MORE: 1 in 8 workers thinking of quitting their pension scheme
Few have saved anywhere near enough to supplement their state pension. Young people setting out on their working lives today are also facing the prospect of having to work well into their 70s before they can quit.
From later this year, the state pension age for women will rise from 63 to match men at 65, and will reach 66 for both by 2020.
The government's economic forecasters, the Actuary's Department, believes it will become 70 in the 2050s and 71 in the 2060s.
MORE: Millions of British workers are sitting on a six-figure pension lump sum without realising it
Former pensions minister Baroness Altmann said: "Those with no other private pension or savings will face a much bigger drop in spending power than pensioners in all other countries.
"What's even more shocking is that the Government Actuary says the costs of paying UK state pensions are unaffordable.
"In the past, our low state pensions were supplemented by generous final salary-type pensions from employers, or by an earnings-linked part of the state pension."


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In May I went on a 10 day silent meditation retreat in Joshua Tree, one of many 10 day retreats I had been on, but this one was a little different because I kept a journal the whole time I was there.
What's it like to sit for meditation for an hour a stretch for 10+ hours a day every day for 10 days? Well, there's no hiding from your stuff. Sometimes you feel peaceful and blissful, yes, but sometimes you also feel pissy, petty, lonely and just about every other feeling and sensation known to man. Vipassana meditation is about mastering the mind and observing the body, and for the next several weeks I invite you to take that journey with me.
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In order to maintain work-life balance to an optimal extent, you must first intend to invest your time in work and to invest your time in thriving.
Most people go through life thinking about work when they are at home and thinking about home when they are at work, stuck in the middle of an unending cycle of regret and anticipation.
Choose to maintain work-life balance in your life for your work's sake, for your family's sake, for your friends' sake, for your loved ones' sake and your own sake.
When you plan your days in advance and plan your weeks in advance, scheduling for proper work activities and proper life activities, you empower yourself to focus on the priority of the moment.
- Plan and prioritize your work activities and plan and prioritize your life activities.
- Make rules for yourself to not talk for certain periods of time about work at home and not talk about many personal things at work.
- Work when you need to work and play when you need to play.
- Make friends at work and in your industry to keep you aligned with your professional goals, but make friends outside of work and your industry to keep you grounded and allow yourself the opportunity to be refreshed.
- Allow yourself time to transition from your work day and into your life, and to transition into your work day from your life.
When you apply focus to maintain your work-life balance you understand and are practicing the priorities of a good life and can begin to find balance in all things.
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TC Electronic has introduced a brand-new take on modern music mastering.
The central component in the 2019-incarnation of the dual-sided Finalizer concept is a desktop mastering app that compiles a wide range of the best multiband compression, limiter and EQ algorithms that TC Electronic has ever developed.
They are ported 1:1 from the highly regarded System 6000 platform and bundled in a brand-new package along with a wealth of new features such as presets based on complex analytical findings and not least an entirely new way of presenting the audio visually, showing how individual mastering decisions affect the song – from start to end – in real time as the processing is being applied.
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The second half of the reincarnated Finalizer mastering concept is a free online analysis service that introduces a brand-new way of visualising music with regard to loudness, dynamics and frequency spectrum.
Users can upload their own tracks and compare them directly to hundreds of songs that TC Electronic has already pre-analysed and added to the continuously growing online library, spanning different musical genres and periods of time.
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DALY CITY, Calif. – Health care demands the highest priority everywhere. Access to health care is a privilege enjoyed by those who can afford it or qualify for public assistance. It is a persistent problem for those earning barely enough for rent and food but whose income is deemed to exceed eligibility for government help.
Health care access is most challenging in the San Francisco Bay Area where the median income is famously among the highest in the nation and therefore so is the cost of living.
"Healthcare access is critical to (promote) healthy communities. In the United States last year there were 17 hospital bankruptcies in mostly poor rural and urban areas. In fact, our own Seton Medical Center suffered the same fate," Supervisor David Canepa, representative for District 5 spanning Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, parts of South San Francisco and San Bruno, told this writer Nov. 4.
Daly City is home to the highest concentration of Filipinos on the US mainland.
While Daly City residents wonder about the future of Seton Medical Center, the largest employer in the northernmost town in San Mateo County, lawmakers and stakeholders are pondering strategies for keeping the hospital in service after its relatively new owners Verity Health filed for bankruptcy in August.
"Our District 5 office convened the first Save Seton Hospital Working Group meeting comprised of officials from San Mateo and San Francisco counties," announced Canepa. "Although the purpose of the group is to save Seton, a contingency plan will also be developed to ensure Seton's patients receive high-quality health care."
Meanwhile Canepa's office is holding the first "Healthy Living, Healthy Lives Health Fair" 11 am – 4 pm, Saturday, November 10 at Serramonte Shopping Center in Daly City.
About 50 exhibitors will provide information on resources that lead to a healthier community.
San Mateo County will administer free flu shots and blood pressure checks, confirmed Tony Bayudan, Canepa's Chief of Staff.
Cardiologists will discuss "The Healthy Heart" and the National Kidney Foundation will test for diabetes and cholesterol.
The free fair's theme, "Imagine, Believe, Achieve" sounds directed at efforts to preserve Seton Medical Center.
"The working group consists of health care administrators, labor and elected officials, doctors and Seton workers," Canepa said of the Oct. 26 meeting at the offices of Health Plan of San Mateo to determine "why Seton has struggled financially in recent years."
Per Canepa, the hospital has faced seismic issues for which San Mateo County last year approved a $15 million contribution for upgrades.
"When the Board of Supervisors approved the $15 million contribution in December 2017, it was estimated that the total cost of seismic repairs on the campus would be about $65 million," said Canepa, who served on the City Council of Daly City for 8 years.
Seton serves communities in north San Mateo County as well as southwest San Francisco County, majority of whom are of fixed or limited income.
"Up to 87 percent of Seton's patients are either on Medicare and Medi-Cal," Canepa shared in his November e-newsletter. "Since Seton acts as a de-facto public hospital, the working group will study what payer mix might be appropriate to keep operations sustainable at Seton. The working group will also study the disparity in Medicare and Medi-Cal reimbursement rates compared to other private and public hospitals in the area. Seton had a $30 million operating deficit in 2017 (and) the working group will study to determine how to stem the hospital's losses."
Services continue as the "working group" weighs ideas "ensure the 1,500 workers continue to provide health care services to Seton's thousands of patients."
Canepa said the hospital in 2017 served 28,000 patients in the ER.
"Preventative health care is key and this is exactly the point of this health fair," stressed Canepa.
For more information on the health fair, contact Tony Bayudan at (650) 363-4572.


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Zika virus outbreak - Pre-publication of call for proposals
In answer to the Zika virus outbreak recently highlighted by the WHO as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the European Commission announced a Pre-publication of a call for proposals. The draft topic is being pre-published, pending adoption of the Commission Decision by the College of Commissioners.
The call is expected to be officially published on 15 March 2016 with a planed deadline for submission of proposals on 28 April 2016. In order to further aid this process, the European Commission will publish the FAQ in the coming days and is also organising a webinar on 16 February at 14:00 CET. At this webinar the EC officials will brief researchers and other interested parties on the scope and specifications of the call, and will answer a number of questions.


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For a limited time, Four Seasons is offering $59.95 per unit tune-ups to assure their neighbors stay comfortable this summer. All of the blowing dust in the desert tends to coat condenser coils, which in turn makes an AC run less efficiently. A spritz with a garden hose isn't enough. The pros at Four Seasons expertly clean the coils so units don't labor and subsequently increase energy bills. Another preventative measure they take is blowing out the condensate drain line. If it clogs and backs up, it can lead to a real mess! Be proactive, have your HVAC system inspected now since there's still plenty of summer left. Be financially savvy as well and ask about Four Season's $125/unit service agreement. That gives customers two complete tune-ups annually (with coil cleaning), same day service/extended hours, 15 percent off diagnostics/repairs and combustion analysis (if applicable).
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Sony San Diego, a division devoted to PlayStation's MLB: The Show titles and other projects are seeing a fair amount of layoffs today as are Sony's London Studios just as the first VR game has wrapped.
Sony San Diego, well known for the MLB: The Show franchise, has been hit with layoffs according to Polygon who also reported an update from PlayStation, that MLB: The Show team will remain unaffected by the layoffs which include 40-50 people. A representative of the company has stated, "As projects are completed, it is natural to review and restructure teams around current and future needs." This is a bit sad, but it's the way of the world. Fans of the upcoming Drawn To Death and Kill Strain will be happy to know that production will continue for those titles as PlayStation has issued a response to those concerns. "We are continuing to support Kill Strain. Also to note, the external development team at San Diego Studio has not been affected and Drawn to Death remains in production."
On the other side of the pond, Sony's London Studios has seen some cutbacks today as well just as their first VR project has finished production. The report comes via GameIndustry and a statement was released following the announcement.
"London Studio have done a great job in leading the way in VR development, and as their first project nears completion it is time to plan for the next VR project." from there it continues to reassure those who have left the company are not forgotten. "Unfortunately, there will be a number of compulsory redundancies within the London Studio. We accept that this will mean that we risk losing high calibre staff whose projects have reached completion and where possible, we will try to reallocate people to new projects currently being nurtured. If appropriate opportunities are not possible within the company, we will assist staff in any way we can, including speaking with local employers and with other Development companies."
Sony and PlayStation attempt to reassure fans with the following statement; "The London Studio has been an important part of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios for over 15 years, and will continue to deliver ground breaking work and innovative titles."
It's quite a bit to take in if you are a fan of either studio, but it appears it is a regular occurance at development studios. Hopefully those affected will be able to find new opportunities in a timely fashion.
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Ever since the world-famous 300 SL Gullwing Coupe was premiered over 50 years ago, the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class has ranked as one of the most fascinating and coveted cars in the world. Now in its fifth generation, the current SL-Class has lost none of this mystique and excels in all the same ways as its predecessors, by offering sophisticated design, groundbreaking technology, exceptional comfort and immense driving pleasure. A new equipment package from Mercedes-Benz, which is available to order now, gives the two-seater an even sportier, individualised look thanks to a host of refined details both inside and out.
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When the model received its most recent facelift one year ago, the engine line-up, driveline and suspension were all tuned for even sportier performance. Ever since, a new V6 and V8 power unit together with even more powerful V8 AMG and V12 engines have been delivering yet more dynamic motoring pleasure in the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, allied to an even greater sense of effortlessly superior fun at the wheel. The second-generation "Active Body Control" suspension in the SL and its more direct steering for that extra touch of sportiness are equally as impressive.
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Information is a little scant on this location, but I have found reference to a facility being here as early as January 18, 1872.
100 acres of land were purchased and cleared, on which were grown potatoes, hay, oats, corn and various other vegetables as well as horses, cattle and other livestock. Very few tax dollars were used in its operation or upkeep as it became largely self-sufficient.
As of 1910, the staff consisted of a keeper, a cook, 2 female servants and one hired man. At the same time, there were 55 men and 11 women, ages ranging from a 24 year-old man to an 86 year-old woman.
A cemetery, known commonly as a potter's field, existed on the site where those who had no family and / or no funds were buried up until the 1920's.
By 1937 there were over 100 people living at the farm. One half of the second floor was for women, the other half of the second, and all of the third floor was for men. Beds were spaced between 8 and 10 feet apart, with a curtain separating them.
In 1953, farming activities were halted by the government as the milk was unpasteurized, the beef was not Grade A, and eggs were not being candled. Social Security had begun, and the need to have the "inmates", as they were known, work was no longer necessity.
It appears that the entire facility ceased operations in 1968.
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On my first approach, it became apparent that there would be no getting to the location without going through someone's back yard. As I began driving away, I used my GPS's "Detour" function to see if another way existed. Sure enough...
The GPS took me around the hill and onto a back road from which I was able to gain access without violating anyone's yard.
The building, as you can see, is crumbling into the ground and doesn't seem to have many years left in it. It appears that part of it has been used for storage since closure.
Despite its dilapidated state, I was happy to find a few interesting things within the ruins to photograph.
Christina Sadler (not verified)
Fri, 03/06/2020 - 23:45
Houghton County Poorhouse
My great grandmother, Maria Sadler, died on 28 Sep 1911 while at the Houghton County Poorhouse. She is buried in the cemetery. She immigrated from Slovenia as a widow with 3 dependant children. 3 sons came earlier. You mention that in 1910 there were 11 women living in the poorhouse. She was born in 1837 and would have been 74 when she died. Do you have access to any records? I was wondering how long she was at the facility. According to her death record, she died of mitral insufficiency or heart failure. Was there a hospital attached to the poor farm? Your photos are eerily fascinating :)
Thank you, Christina Sadler
Sat, 03/07/2020 - 14:53
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Maria Sadler
I'm sorry, Christina, I have no records concerning specific patients. It might be useful to check with the town of Houghton itself. I don't believe there were any hospital facilities. It was located close enough to town that would have made it unneccessary.
Thank you for sharing about your great grandmother, and if you're successful in findout out more, I hope you'll come back and share that as well. The locations are, of course, fascinating, but it's the people's lives and stories that played out at these locations that give them meaning.