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Using Degeneracy Breaking to Design a MEMS Biosensor
Alexandra Foley February 12, 2015
In the paper "Degeneracy Breaking, Modal Symmetry and MEMS Biosensors", which was presented at the COMSOL Conference 2013 in Rotterdam, researchers experiment with using material and geometric symmetry breaking to design a MEMS biosensor.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley October 17, 2014
The communication network wasn't designed to carry the amount of traffic that is currently transmitted around the world on a daily basis. With the rapid expansion in data traffic and the exponential growth in high-speed communications, the current network is coming under increasing strain. At Bell Labs, researchers are looking into ways to improve energy efficiency through the use of optimized electronics cooling and energy harvesting technology. Two new energy-savings approaches developed by the group promise significant savings.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley August 28, 2014
How does thermal contact resistance affect heat transfer? As the sizes of electronic devices continue to decrease, effective heat management becomes even more important. Today, electronic packaging has transitioned from its original purpose of providing mechanical protection and interconnection to also serving as a means of heat dissipation to the outside environment. Using a model from the Model Gallery, we explore the role of thermal contact resistance on heat management in a simple electronic package and heat sink assembly.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley August 25, 2014
Hematology analysis is an important step in medical diagnoses, often determining the treatment that a patient will receive. With a patient's life on the line, it is vital that these analyses are accurate to the highest degree possible. Researchers at HORIBA Medical, a worldwide supplier of medical diagnostic equipment, turned to simulation to develop new methods for optimizing the accuracy of their hematology analysis devices. The resulting technique is currently used in some of their best-selling equipment.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley August 15, 2014
The chemical industry is considerably important to economies around the world, playing a critical role in processes ranging from the production of clean drinking water to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. Chemical engineers are faced with the challenge of ensuring profitability in a rapidly growing and evolving market. Packed bed reactors are one of the most common reactors used in the chemical industry due to their high conversion rate per catalyst weight compared to other catalytic reactors.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley August 1, 2014
Engineers designing space-bound satellites and solar arrays face a rather ironic challenge — lack of space. In order to overcome this problem, aerospace engineers are turning to an interesting source for inspiration: origami, the ancient art of Japanese paper folding.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley July 31, 2014
The Swiss steel company SMS Concast has been leveraging multiphysics simulation to optimize the steelmaking process of continuous casting. Through research conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics, the R&D team at SMS Concast was able to implement a new technique that allowed a steelmaking plant in Taiwan to reduce yearly CO2 emissions by about 40,000 tons.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley July 25, 2014
In the 2012 edition of Multiphysics Simulation, we featured an article about modeling spinal cord stimulation to determine the effect that scar tissue can have on electrical current distribution during the treatment of chronic pain. Recently, the full-length paper by Beth Israel Deaconess researchers Jeffrey Arle, Kris Carlson, Longzhi Mei, and Jay Shils was published in the journal Neuromodulation.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley July 11, 2014
There are many factors that go into designing the ideal oven — supreme cooking capability is a must, but energy efficiency and the use of materials with reduced environmental impact is also important. How can all of these different factors be combined to create an oven that is optimized for the best performance? Engineers working at Whirlpool Corporation along with the European green energy initiative, GREENKITCHEN project, found that multiphysics simulation was vital to the success of their design process.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley July 9, 2014
There are two types of anechoic chambers — acoustic and radio frequency (RF). Here, we explore how periodic structures can be used to help quickly model an RF anechoic chamber by reducing the complexity and computation time of the model.Ler Mais
Alexandra Foley July 8, 2014
We're excited to announce that COMSOL News 2014 is now available, which features stories about the cutting-edge research of engineers and scientists working in a variety of application areas around the globe. This year's edition of the magazine provides insight into how multiphysics simulation can empower product development and help companies to stay ahead of — and create — new market trends. How is this achieved? Check out the magazine to learn more about innovative simulation techniques.Ler Mais


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- Summary
Use our ceramic stone to give your breads and pizzas a marvelous crustiness, like those prepared in a commercial brick oven. Made in the USA, the stone promotes even heat.
- Holds heat exceptionally well, keeping oven temperature steady (the secret to brick-oven baking).
- Pulls moisture from the outer surface of the dough to promote perfect crustiness.
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- Always allow the stone to cool before removing from the oven.
- Do not place pastry or cookies directly on the stone; the butter or fat content will cause the stone to smoke.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by 4evermom from Dependable. Great. I have owned a WS Pizza Stone for years and it's held up great. I love the results I get from homemade pizza. You definitely have to let it heat up, I do an hour at 550° which gives me great results. If I try to rush it, it doesn't work so well. I stretch out my dough on a cutting board, on parchment. When ready to bake I transfer the parchment paper with the pizza on the cutting board and slide it into the oven. Set the timer for 2 minutes, pull the parchment out from under the pizza and let the pizza continue baking until desired doneness is achieved. Wonderful and better than delivery here. Adjust your expectations, it will stain and I never use anything but water to clean it so it doesn't pick up off flavors or odors.Date published: 2017-10-25Rated 5 out of 5 by KWalls from Perfect Pizza I absolutely love my pizza stone. I have had it a few years now and make homemade pizza at least a couple of times a month. The technique of using a pizza peel and pizza stone takes some work, but once it is mastered I would never go back to using a pan. I recently started using it on my gas stove and it is fabulous. I can get the stone so much hotter than the oven and get such a good crust out of it. Now it is just mastering keeping the grill temp where it needs to be once the stone is good and hot.Date published: 2016-06-25Rated 5 out of 5 by Kanani from This stone is a "Winner" I hvave made several pizzas and bread on this stone already shape is very convenient No odd smell either on first use! I highly recommend this stone and best of all Made in USA!Date published: 2016-02-02Rated 1 out of 5 by IloveNY4ever from Huge disappointment Used it several times. No matter what I did, the pizza stuck to the stone, and it was impossible to get all the residue off the stone. Did not do anything for the crust - always came out undercooked. Never had these problems with an inexpensive round metal pan from the supermarket!! Looked really grungy - threw it out.Date published: 2016-01-21Rated 5 out of 5 by EdieC from All good things come to an end... I bought this stone way back in 1981 and it has been a dependable friend ever since. Tragically, we opened the oven one December evening to find our baby in 2 pieces. Although we have been able to continue using it by joining the parts for use in the oven only, this is not a good long term solution. We look forward to welcoming a new stone to our kitchen and may it serve our family as faithfully as its' predecessor.Date published: 2016-01-07Rated 3 out of 5 by Luciella from Mixed Reaction This was the only rectangular pizza stone on WS when I bought it. Reading the directions it recommended a pizza paddle to use it. Tried it without a paddle or cornmeal and the pizza stuck all over the stone. Will try it with cornmeal next time but it may be only useful for crisping pie crusts or other baking. Wish I'd bought the cheaper, skinnier stones.Date published: 2015-10-05Rated 5 out of 5 by ladybugs0mom from The Best Stone i've had this very same stone for 14 years, and only just broke it (the top to my 7.5 qt Le Cruset braiser fell on it, lol!), and i'm heart broken! so i'm running out right now to get another one. i just hope it's still the same quality. i'll keep you posted.Date published: 2015-04-10Rated 5 out of 5 by JohnWerner from One,of, if not, the Best Baking Stones I received this stone as a gift about 5-years ago and it has served me faithfully ever since. I love to make pizza (I use Bobby Flay's dough recipe with a bump in sugar) on this in my gas fired oven. It hasn't cracked with 500-degree constant use and has developed a brownish bronze patina that requires only a wipe of grape seed oil with the dough cooking directly on it. Using a metal or wood peel it comes right off and the crust is crispy! I only wish I could fit this on my Big Green Egg but the square nature of it makes it slightly too large. So far I believe this is the best stone I've purchased and I absolutely love it. Truly, for the pizza or brad maker, a gift that keeps giving. It's not cheap yet there's others more expensive that don't equal the quality of this stone. I recommend it highly.Date published: 2015-02-24


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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem have a new weapon in the war against temptation: fuzzy glasses. Fundamentalist Haredi, who interpret Jewish law to forbid all contact between non-married men and women, have long kept the sexes strictly segregated—on buses, sidewalks and other public spaces—in their own neighborhoods. Unofficial "modesty patrols" scour the areas looking for women with bare arms or uncovered hair. But ultra-Orthodox men have long struggled with the problem of conducting business outside their own neighborhoods and being accosted by the sight of sinful female temptresses. Now comes word that the modesty patrols are hawking a new invention—
A man accused of flattening an entire fleet of police cars in his home town is quickly becoming something of a local hero—even after pleading "not guilty" to the crime. It began earlier this month when 34-year-old Roger Pion of Newport was arrested for driving a tractor through the parking lot of the Orleans County Sheriff's Office. Pion turned the lot into his own personal monster truck rally, driving over six patrol cruisers and one police van. Pion was allegedly angry over a recent arrest for marijuana possession. On Aug. 8, Pion pleaded not guilty to the 15 criminal charges with which he's now faced. The Caledonian-Record reports a "Free Roger Pion" shirt with a picture of a tractor on it is a hot-selling item in the Northern Vermont town. A Facebook fan page, titled "Roger Pion, the Magnificent" has been set up, as has an Internet donation campaign to bail him out of jail.
Police in Rock Island arrested a naked man covered in cooking spray who told them he was "looking for a place to party." According to the police report, officers found 41-year-old William Forber wandering the downtown area around 3:27 a.m. on the morning of Monday, Aug. 6. Deputy Chief of Police Jeff VenHuizen told the Quad-City Times that Forber "said he had been dropped off somewhere on 11th Street and that he had walked to the area where he was apprehended. He had lathered himself up in Crisco. He was covered in grease and was holding the can under his arm." Asked why he wasn't wearing the pair of shorts he was carrying, Forber reportedly told officers they were too big and wouldn't stay on. When officers searched the shorts, they located a quantity of drugs they believed to be methamphetamines. Forber has been charged with possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, resisting a peace officer and possession of drug paraphernalia. A charge of lewd exposure was dismissed. He could face up to five years in jail.
Drunk calls to 911 are a dime a dozen, but a Columbia, Tenn. man gets bonus points for calling emergency services and asking them to take him on a beer run. The Daily Herald reports that, over the course of a 12-hour span, 67-year-old Allen Troy Brooks called the emergency services nine times. His emergency? He was out of alcohol and needed a ride to the liquor store. "I want to go to the store to get me a beer," Brooks said, according to the 911 call recording. "I'll pay you." The unhelpful dispatcher responded in the negative, saying, "Sir, I can't take you to the store and get you a beer." Police were eventually sent to Brooks' residence. The homeowner denied making the calls and told police he didn't own a telephone. "I tried to tell him that if he cooperated, he would have just been issued a citation," Officer Seneca Shield told the Herald. "But we knew if he wasn't arrested, he wasn't going to stop." Brooks was charged with aggravated 911 calls in a non-emergency situation. He was released on $1,500 bond.


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3-19-10 Osceola County Stadium
I attended my first Spring Training game of the year today with my dad. We traveled from Orlando to nearby Kissimmee FL to see the Blue Jays take on the Houston Astros. Of course, we arrived early.
Although Osceola County Stadium has no access points to get behind the outfield wall, it doesn't matter because the Astros take their BP on the adjacent practice fields. One is easily able to walk behind any of those practice field fences and await balls to sail out.
Check out the aerial view of the complex:
When we arrived, two fields were being used by minor leaguers, and the Astros were using two fields. They were just running and stretching, so there was some time to hunt for Easter Eggs. After not too long, I found one. It had sailed over the centerfield batters eye on the '9 oclock field' (if you look at the 4 practice fields as 12, 3, 6, 9 oclock in the photo above). It likely had landed on the road, bounced, and settled in the grass. It had likely been there a day or two as it was a bit damp.
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A cheese lover since childhood, Kurt Beecher Dammeier remembers encouraging his mother to buy premium cheese at a time when processed cheese was overtaking the market. He also recalls his great-grandfather, whose first name was Beecher, purchasing Stilton by the wheel. In his college years at Washington State University (which is well known for its agricultural programs), Kurt was able to learn about the process of making fine cheese. Then, in 2002, with a track record as a successful businessman and entrepreneur, he decided to combine his love of great cheese and passion for pure food, with inspiration and business savvy. He decided to become the only artisanal cheese producer in Seattle. The idea for Beecher's Handmade Cheese was born.
The first wheel of Flagship, Beecher's signature cheese, was handcrafted just as Beecher's Handmade Cheese opened its doors in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market in November of 2003. Flagship is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese with a uniquely robust, nutty flavor. It is carefully aged for one year under the watchful eye of the cheesemaker to fully develop its complex flavor and ever-so-slight crumble. A uniquely American cheese, enjoy Beecher's Flagship as a midday snack or as part of a cheese course.
Awarded 2nd Place in the American Cheese Society 2007 Awards in Best of Show, as well as 1st Place in the Aged Cheddar Category.


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Celebrate Winter with cooking classes at Otahuna Lodge
For the first time this year, Otahuna Lodge will be hosting a series of practical cooking classes with Executive Chef Jimmy McIntyre.
Ever wanted to learn how to roll pasta by hand? Ever wanted to host a stress-free dinner party and actually enjoy mixing with your guests as you were all 'prepped' before their arrival?
For the first time this year, following its August 1 re-opening, Otahuna Lodge has been hosting a series of practical cooking classes with Executive Chef Jimmy McIntyre.
The classes offer a maximum of ten guests the chance to learn first-hand cooking secrets and techniques.
Each class includes a visit to Otahuna's gorgeous potager gardens, a 90-minute cooking lesson with Jimmy in the Lodge's kitchen, lunch with matched regional wines and recipes for all the dishes prepared during the class.
The cost is NZ$195 per person.
Jimmy has been the executive chef at Otahuna Lodge for 8 years. His "potager to plate" philosophy utilises the freshest ingredients, drawing upon the year-round selection from Otahuna's two-acre, organic potager garden.
Jimmy is a regular columnist and his recipes have appeared in top end New Zealand and Australian food titles.
Hall Cannon, owner of Otahuna Lodge says: "We are delighted that after re-opening in August, we will be able to share the delights of Otahuna's food experience with guests who are able to enjoy the Lodge for just a day.
We anticipate a strong take up as Jimmy has a reputation for producing beautiful dishes using the very best of fresh, local New Zealand produce."
The classes have run from July through and will continue this September, please see below for what the class will include.
Tuesday 20 September, Thursday 22 September
This class will teach you the art of creating these beautiful bite sized snacks. You'll be able to create an array of canapés, both savoury and sweet, learning the best combinations of flavour and how to present them.
Otahuna will also be offering private dining by Jimmy McIntyrein the Lodge's gorgeous formal dining room this winter for groups of up to 14 people.
Private dining will offer non-resident guests the opportunity to sample fresh seasonal cuisine in Otahuna's opulent formal dining room.The dining room is panelled in rich dark wood with a beautiful antique dining table alongside the room's original floor-to-ceiling sideboard.
For further information or reservations please contact Otahuna Lodge on 03 329 6333 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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22 November 2008
Join author Jeff Belanger and illustrator Rick Powell for a talk about the ghosts of the White House followed by a book signing of their new children's book: Who's Haunting the White House?: The President's Mansion and the Ghosts Who Live There.
The event is being held at 1 PM at:
The Book Garden
50 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 223-2824
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Who owns the land? Only the land knows. We mortals are passersby, and our lives are but a brief moment in the great span of time and space. We are born, we live out our lives, and most of us do the best we can with it, but the wind is forever, and the rivers flow forever to the sea, and all the seasons of the weathers will come and go after we are gone. But the Earth endures, the Earth is eternal" - Earl Hamner
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Rylan wrote:I think co-op in Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (terrorist hunt) was without a doubt the most fun I have had playing video games with complete strangers.
Squad based games where people actually try to accomplish the objectives is absolutely enjoyable. Especially when the AI is actually half competent and challenging. I enjoy that way more than playing some 13 year old yelling the worst insults in a soprano's voice.
MRandall25 wrote:Oh yeah, I loved terrorist hunts is RS:V, though I wouldn't really call the terrorist AI "competent". We got to the point where we knew how to get them to spawn and would just camp choke points and slaughter them as they ran wave after wave into us.
Rylan wrote:Did you play on hardcore (or whatever the highest difficulty was) and added highest density?
Rylan wrote:I think co-op in Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (terrorist hunt) was without a doubt the most fun I have had playing video games with complete strangers.
Spangler wrote:As much as I criticize Mass Effect 3, it's probably the most I've played a console game, ever, due to the co-op multiplayer.
A lot of people hated the micro transactions and card collecting system, but it's probably the best thing to happen to the multiplayer. It allowed Bioware to release free dlc with completely new content, keeping the game fresh.
I've played it since the demo, and it's a completely different game now. They make balance changes and add dlc all the time.
Since release, they've more than doubled the playable characters, doubled the weapons, added new maps, enemy factions, and many other things.
the wicked child wrote:Rylan wrote:When it comes to video games, am I the only person that really only enjoys co-op multiplayer rather than the PvP multiplayer?
Not at all... I am not into PvP really at all. Then again, these days I don't play much MP at all.
Digitalgypsy66 wrote:Do they patch the Lego games at all?
Rylan wrote:For the record, Call of Duty is back to being the suck and I regret ever giving it any sort of praise.
Spangler wrote:Regarding Skyrim...
Is it in bad taste to disenchant your wedding?
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Because homeopathic medicines are considerably more amenable to home care than are conventional drugs, it is predictable that American women have had a history of interest in homeopathy.
It was not simply a coincidence that a large number of leading suffragettes in America during the 19th century were advocates of homeopathic medicine. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Julia Ward Howe, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Lucretia Mott, and Clemence Sophia Lozier were but some of the nineteenth century feminists who considered both women's rights and homeopathic medicine to be important ways to create a healthier society.
The famous Ladies Physiological Societies of the nineteenth century were early versions of contemporary women's support groups in which women taught each other about their bodies and how to heal themselves. Because of the significant role that homeopathy played at that time, information about homeopathic medicines was integral in many of these meetings of women.
Even many wives of conventional physicians in the nineteenth century sought the care of homeopaths. At an 1883 meeting of the American Medical Association, one doctor complained, "Too many wives of conventional physicians are going to homeopathic physicians. And to make matters worse, they are taking their children to homeopaths too!"1
Likewise today, the vast majority, approximately two thirds, of homeopathic patients and purchasers of homeopathic products are women. And today, there are approximately 300 homeopathic study groups, the significant majority of which are led by women and participated in by women.
There is one simple reason why so many women, past and present, have sought out homeopathic medicine: it is a safer and more effective method of healing themselves and their families. Because women tend to seek professional medical care more than men do, they also tend to experience more of its dangers as well as its benefits. When women reach the limits of modern medical expertise and experience some of the harsh side effects of modern medical practices, it is certainly understandable that they seek out alternative health methods such as homeopathic medicine.
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Homeopathic medicines can effectively treat the cramps, bloating, and various psychological symptoms that women commonly experience around their menstrual flow. While serious PMS should receive professional homeopathic attention, occasional or mild PMS symptoms can benefit from self-treatment, with either an individually prescribed remedy or one of the combination formula products.


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Declarative security means that the security mechanism for an application is declared and handled externally to the application. Deployment descriptors describe the Java EE application's security structure, including security roles, access control, and authentication requirements.
The GlassFish Server supports the deployment descriptors specified by Java EE and has additional security elements included in its own deployment descriptors. Declarative security is the application deployer's responsibility. For more information about GlassFish Server deployment descriptors, see the Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 Application Deployment Guide.
There are two levels of declarative security, as follows:
For an application, roles used by any application must be defined in @DeclareRoles annotations in the code or role-name elements in the application deployment descriptor (application.xml). Those role names are scoped to the EJB XML deployment descriptors (ejb-jar.xml and sun-ejb-jar.xml files) and to the servlet XML deployment descriptors (web.xml and sun-web.xml files). For an individually deployed web or EJB module, you define roles using @DeclareRoles annotations or role-name elements in the Java EE deployment descriptor files web.xml or ejb-jar.xml.
To map roles to principals and groups, define matching security-role-mapping elements in the sun-application.xml, sun-ejb-jar.xml, or sun-web.xml file for each role-name used by the application. For more information, see Roles, Principals, and Principal to Role Mapping.
Component level security encompasses web components and EJB components.
A secure web container authenticates users and authorizes access to a servlet or JSP by using the security policy laid out in the servlet XML deployment descriptors (web.xml and sun-web.xml files).
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On the night of Nov. 26, a man walked into a Wegmans store on Alberta Drive in Amherst, where he stepped up to a counter and began stuffing shoelaces, a pair of sandals, a small stuffed animal and other miscellaneous items worth a total of $23 into a shopping basket.
Making sure the cashier and other people in the store saw him, the man then walked out of the store without paying. A few minutes later, Amherst police arrested him on a shoplifting charge.
The man was Frank J. Morrocco, an Amherst resident who was convicted of felony drug conspiracy charges in the 1990s and released from federal prison last December after serving 20 years. He suffers from a rare form of leukemia.
Morrocco said he intentionally got himself arrested in hopes that a federal judge would send him to prison for a violation of supervised release.
That way, Morrocco said, he would be able to get "prison health care that is very good" – health care that he says he cannot afford as a free man.
"It was an act of desperation. I went into that store and took things I didn't need, and I made sure a lot of people saw me," the 56-year-old Morrocco told The Buffalo News. "At the time I did it, I felt that I didn't have any other way to get the care that I need for my leukemia."
Federal marshals informed Morrocco on Friday that they have a warrant for his arrest, and he said he will turn himself in Monday.
Morrocco will appear before a judge to answer charges that he violated the terms of his five-year term of supervised release by shoplifting. The judge could then determine that, because of this violation, Morrocco will be sent back to prison.
But Morrocco now has second thoughts about his decision to shoplift his way back to prison.
That's because after his arrest, a relative and two friends came forward and told him that they would pay for his health care insurance.
"I wasn't thinking straight when I did this. I did not know that I had people in my life who would help me," Morrocco said.
Morrocco's case is unusual, said Anthony M. San Giacomo, chief probation officer in Buffalo's federal court.
"In 21 years as a probation officer, it's the first time I've encountered a case where a person says they intentionally got arrested to get prison health care," San Giacomo said. "Our office does work with offenders to help them apply for Medicaid and other possible health benefits, but the determination of eligibility is not made in our office."
His office is aware of Morrocco's situation and has tried to help him find health care coverage, San Giacomo said.
Too many assets
Morrocco said social workers at local hospitals have tried to help him find a health care company that would take him on as a client. The fact that he works – as an independent contractor, going to auctions and buying cars for local car dealers – and has saved a modest amount of money makes it impossible for him to get government coverage under Medicaid.
"I've been denied [Medicaid] and also was denied Social Security disability coverage. I was told it was because I have more than $2,500 in assets," Morrocco said. "I do have more than $2,500 in assets, but I am not a wealthy man. I barely get by, and I can't afford the $500 to $600 it would cost me a month for [private] health care coverage."
His earnings as a car buyer are sporadic, Morrocco said. Some weeks he makes as much as $500 to $1,000. Other weeks, he doesn't make a penny. He does not get health coverage from the car dealerships he works with.
"I don't have enough steady income to pay for health insurance right now. Maybe I will in the future," he said.
"I think it's a horrible situation," said attorney Paul J. Cambria, who knows Morrocco and has been informed of his situation. "This is a guy who did something out of desperation because he felt there was no other way out. … Now, he's found some friends who are willing to help him."
Attorney Joel Daniels is now representing Morrocco. On Saturday, Daniels referred to the situation as "a very sad case, very unfortunate."
"Hopefully, down the road, when Obamacare kicks in, you'll no longer have situations like this," Daniels said. "You'll no longer have cases where a man is trying to get into prison to get better health care."
Worst of many bad decisions
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce, who prosecuted Morrocco in the drug case two decades ago, declined to comment.
Morrocco's shoplifting arrest is the latest strange twist in a case that dates back to the early 1990s, when he was one of several men indicted in connection with a Buffalo cocaine ring.
Morrocco could have taken a plea deal after his arrest and received a prison sentence of about five years, according to federal law enforcement officials. But he went against his attorney's advice and spurned the plea deal, insisting on going to trial.
FBI agents wanted him to become a "snitch" against several old friends, Morrocco said, and he felt he couldn't do that. He also felt that the plea deal that was offered to him was not as advantageous as the ones given to his co-defendants, some of whom had been involved in homicides.
Having a tantrum in court and turning down the plea deal turned out to be the worst of many bad decisions in Morrocco's life.
He was convicted of felony charges of conspiring to traffic in cocaine. Under federal sentencing guidelines, because of the large amount of cocaine involved, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison in late 1994.
"I realize now that I should have taken the plea," Morrocco said.
And yet, going to prison may have saved his life, he said.
"Before that, I was using cocaine, and I wasn't ready to do what I needed to straighten out my life," Morrocco said.
In prison, he was forced to stop using cocaine, and Morrocco swears that he will never use it again.
It was also in prison that he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, called hairy cell leukemia. He was sent to a medical prison facility in Butner, N.C., in 2008. He received chemotherapy, regular checkups, extensive blood work and other treatment that greatly improved his health, Morocco said.
"I was fortunate to be sent there. As far as I'm concerned, Butner is like the Roswell Park Institute of the federal prison system. I got very good care there," Morrocco said.
Medical bills adding up
Since his release from prison last December, Morrocco said he has only occasionally gone to doctors, because he cannot afford health care.
"I got very weak, very sick over the summer, and I went to the DeGraff Hospital emergency room [in North Tonawanda] for treatment. After that, I went to Roswell. The people were very nice to me, but I couldn't afford to continue the treatment," Morrocco said.
Now, he owes more than $5,000 to those two hospitals, he said.
Morrocco said he doesn't know how his federal case, relating to the shoplifting charge, will work out.
He said he is aware of other cases in other states in which ex-convicts have committed crimes in hopes that they will return to prison and get health care.
Situations with some similarities to Morrocco's have surfaced in recent media reports in Columbus, Ga.; Gastonia, N.C.; and Northern Cambria, Pa., all within the past five months. There have been cases in all three cities involving men who said they committed crimes so they could get arrested, go to prison and get better health care.
A federal judge in Columbus, Ga., recently sentenced Edward Pascucci, a former police officer, to five years and three months in federal prison. Pascucci, 54, said he used an unloaded gun to rob a bank in August because he was homeless, jobless, suffering from "severe health problems" and wanted to go to prison for treatment.
"Do I want to go back to prison? No," Morrocco said. "But do I want to die on the outside because I can't afford health care? No, I don't want to do that, either."
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Following a Voluntary Flight Demonstration (VFD) for the U.S. Army in late September and early October, EADS North America took its AAS-72X+ on a cross-country tour through mid-October, ending up at the AUSA exposition this week in Washington, D.C. The AAS-72X+, a derivative of the UH-72A Lakota, is one of the suitors for the Army's potential Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) competition.
The Army will decide after conducting VFDs with a number of manufacturers whether to proceed with the formal AAS competition. Other entrants include the AgustaWestland AW139M, Bell OH-58F, Boeing AH-6, MD Helicopters 540F and Sikorsky S-97 Raider. EADS officials invited Army pilots from AAS centers at Fort Riley in Kansas, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Fort Bragg in North Carolina to fly the AAS-72X+ from Oct. 9 to Oct. 19. The tour followed the VFD, which for EADS took place in the mountains of Colorado near Alamosa in order to showcase the AAS-72X+ in hot and high conditions.
EADS AAS-72X+ and Eurocopter EC145T2. Photo courtesy Eurocopter.
"It's time for a competition," said Sean O'Keefe, chairman and CEO of EADS North America. EADS has fielded "an affordable, low-risk solution that can close the operational gap between the demands of the Armed Aerial Scout mission and the limited capabilities of the current single-engine, Vietnam-era aircraft," he added, referring to the Bell OH-58 Kiowa.
Plans call for American Eurocopter to manufacture the AAS-72X+ at its plant in Columbus, Miss., which is also the same production line that has built 240 Lakotas. EADS says that the helicopter would be ready to enter service with the Army as early as 2016.Related: Aerial Scout News


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Chelsea claimed a routine win over West Brom as Rafael Benitez made a victorious Stamford Bridge return following his midweek criticism of Blues supporters.
Demba Ba's 28th-minute goal saw Chelsea return above Tottenham to third place in the Barclays Premier League for 24 hours at least, ahead of tomorrow's north London derby.
West Brom had not won a league match at Chelsea in almost 35 years, and although owner Roman Abramovich may be content with Benitez in charge until the end of the season and a fifth win in seven games, that may not be enough to appease Blues fans.
There is recent precedent for a change of Chelsea manager following losses to West Brom, with the Baggies the final Premier League opponents for both Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo.
Many wondered if this would be Benitez's last stand following his rant against the title of 'interim manager' and the fans' incessant barracking of him.
Much of the focus was on the Spaniard after his midweek deviation from measured politician to rabble-rouser.
Due to his prior association with Liverpool, Benitez's temporary appointment was never a popular one, but he hoped the crowd would use their energies to back the team.
They came with handmade banners – "The Interim One" and "Rafa Benitez we're just not that inter im" among them – and would have been unhappy to see captain John Terry named among the substitutes, alongside Fernando Torres, as one of seven changes to the side which progressed in the FA Cup at Middlesbrough.
Benitez says he will decide whether Terry, with his fitness travails, can play twice a week and the defender's armband was passed to Frank Lampard, who moved equal with John Hollins as the club's third-highest appearance maker on 592.
Benitez quietly took his seat – it took a few moments for his arrival to be greeted with the usual expletive-laden chants – and Chelsea almost went ahead in the fourth minute.
Ba crossed from the right for Oscar, but Ben Foster, who has made himself available again for England, saved instinctively in front of the watching national manager Roy Hodgson.
Juan Mata, on his 100th Chelsea appearance, volleyed wide across goal before Steven Reid's long-range effort was tipped over by Petr Cech.
Oscar should have had a rare headed goal when he met Mata's clipped cross to the back post after 16 minutes but could not convert.
Following the move, the Stamford Bridge patrons observed their homage to Di Matteo, but there was also plenty of encouragement for the players on the pitch, so perhaps Benitez's midweek comments that the fans should put their effort into supporting the team had been heeded to some extent.
Ba shot straight at Foster after latching on to a loose ball and Oscar screwed another effort over.
Eden Hazard almost took advantage of indecision in the Baggies defence before Claudio Yacob's foul on Oscar presented Chelsea with a free-kick opportunity.
David Luiz's effort ricocheted off the wall and Foster scrambled it out for a corner, from which Chelsea went in front.
The left-sided set-piece was played short to Oscar, whose inswinging cross towards the back post found Luiz and occupied the attentions of Foster.
Luiz headed the ball back across goal for Ba to sweep it in.
Mata shot wide soon after before Oscar, twice, and Cesar Azpilicueta had efforts blocked.
Lampard, seeking his 200th Chelsea goal, had an effort ruled out early in the second half, with Mata flagged offside in the build-up.
After 60 minutes, Benitez and the Blues fans reacted in unison in appeal for a penalty.
Oscar's lofted ball forward was brought down by Hazard, who went down under pressure from Jonas Olsson, but referee Kevin Friend was unmoved.
There were more boos at the Bridge when Peter Odemwingie finally got his wish to play in west London – albeit not at QPR – and came on as a substitute.
The single-goal advantage was not a comfortable one for Chelsea and Benitez was animated in his technical area, even rising to his feet as the fans chanted "Stand up if you hate Rafa".
Chelsea again threatened and again Foster saved from Oscar.
Azpilicueta's cross was headed down by Ba for the Brazilian, who scuffed his shot straight at the goalkeeper.
Oscar again saw an effort saved by Foster before Cech had to tip over a dipping Odemwingie free-kick.
Cech was called upon from the resulting corner as the ball was directed goalwards off the head of his team-mate Azpilicueta.
A Victor Moses cross was just behind his fellow substitute Torres and Odemwingie had an effort saved by Cech.
Foster came up for a stoppage-time corner, but the hosts held on for three points to the relief of Benitez.


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One of the biggest surprises at the Miami Boat Show came from Grady-White, a fishing boat builder with a long history of building center consoles, walkarounds, and dual consoles… but not bay boats. That changed this year, with the introduction of the 251 Coastal Explorer.That's one big, beefy bay boat!
Now, before you get too excited – and yes, this is a boat worth getting excited about – note that the Coastal Explorer is big, huge actually, for a bay boat. It's hull draft is 14″ so with the prop down, you're looking at needing two feet of water. And it weighs in at 3,550 pounds. So if you like to scoot across extremely shallow water and weave through tight backwater creeks, this isn't going to be the right boat for you. That said, the extra beef also makes it a good choice for anglers who want to head offshore now and again. With a 78 gallon fuel capacity and a single 300-hp Yamaha F300 on the transom, you can cruise at about 40-mph while getting around 2.5 MPG, so range is a healthy 175 miles, allowing a 10-percent reserve.
Fishing-wise, hard-cores do have to make a sacrifice or two. The Grady-White does have all the usual goodies – a livewell, fore and aft casting decks, and the like – but the foredeck is designed for pleasure-boating as much as for fishing. There's a table up front, which turns into a bowdeck filler when you slide it up between the thickly-cushioned foredeck. The system works, but you'll have to remove cushions and get the bowdeck set up in advance of a fishing trip. On the plus side, you gain the versatility of cushy pleasure cruising with the family.
One really neat feature on the boat is the seating arrangement on the aft deck, and in the foredeck. Seat-backs flip up and lock into place, so you have a sturdy backrest wherever you sit in the boat. Another nifty perk can be found in the bow. Lift open the anchor locker hatch, and you'll also find a telescopic boarding ladder. It's a feature seen on some bowriders and deckboats; the forward ladder allows you to beach the boat or pull it close to the beach, and climb in or out without having to go to the deeper water at the back of the boat.
For Grady-White fans who need a bay boat, the 251 Coastal Explorer is a long-awaited development. If you're interested in checking one out, go to Grady-White Boats.


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Bonn, Germany, May 26, 2008 (IUCN/FAO/UNEP) – The world's most comprehensive database on environmental law has been launched by IUCN, FAO and UNEP at the CBD in Bonn. Available online at www.ecolex.org, it encompasses nearly 70,000 entries from more than 180 countries.
Launched during the IUCN reception in Bonn last week, the new ECOLEX interface is now much more usable, and includes powerful search functions for the needs of policy makers, advocacy groups, academics, researchers and students.
ECOLEX is a tool which is geared at capacity building – providing information on what is the state of environmental law in the world today.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) have combined their knowledge on national and international environmental law in this database, creating a prime example for inter-agency cooperation.
Entries range from the Sri Lankan Land Encroachment Ordinance from 1840 to the European Union plan for the recovery of the bluefin tuna from April 2008, from the 1868 International Convention on the Navigation of the Rhine to the 2007 International Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats. And more are added each week.
The IUCN Environmental Centre hosts one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of environmental law materials, comprised of treaties, national legislation and law and policy literature covering the entire spectrum of issues related to environmental and natural resources conservation.


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Bohus Bergsprängning has created a 22-meter deep shaft and a 7-meter long cross tunnel in Röda Sten in Gothenburg. The shaft was made entirely without blasting, instead using a wire saw from Atlas Copco.
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The Klaw Bit indicates signigican performance improvements compare to earlier drill bits used on site. From the results of long term operational use on KPUC site, the Klaw Bit has provided superior penetration rates and product life time.
Kayan Putra Utama Coal (KPUC) is one of the largest mining companies in Indonesia. Currently KPUC operates drilling machines aat two mining operations in Kalimantan, Segihan and Malinau. Segihan's site drilling fleet concists of 3 Atlas Copco DM45's for Blast Hole.
Atlas Copco is not only trusted to be the supplier for the drilling units, but are also the supplier for the drilling consumables. The most important challenge for the drilling consumables at KPUC is how to increase productivity, penetration rate and the overall lifetime of the drill bit. With such challenges, Atlas Copco has provided an innovative solution in the form of a product called the Klaw Bit.
"The Klaw Bit is the solution to our main problem in improving penetration, productivity rates and lifetime of the drill bit. With these faster drilling practices, we thereby achieve savings in overall production time"
With the addition of a "value added" Cost Per Meter (CPM) partnership that is conducted between Atlas Copco and KPUC there are additional distinct advantages namely:
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• Premium product guarantee with fixed cost per meter drilled.
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Whether it's tiny Union Jacks, tuxedos, stripes, crystal flowers or caviar pearls, nail art has gone mainstream.
No longer relegated to the subculture sidelines or the subject of mockery, nail art has become an everyday indulgence, and not just for flamboyant pop stars like Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga. It's been sported by Britain's Princess Eugenie, worn to the White House Correspondents' Assn. Dinner and shown up at the Golden Globe Awards.
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"Nail art has been around for years, but in kitschy ways, like a Santa Claus or a Christmas tree on your pinky nail," says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, creative director of OPI. "But in the last five years, the emphasis on nail design has been huge.... Nails are an accessory."
Nail art is part of a larger trend of individualized self-expression that includes tattooing, body piercing and wild, temporary hair color — all of which is being driven in no small part by our cultural compulsion to share-and-compare on YouTube, blogs and social media.
Welcome to the era of what might be called Kustom Beauty, doing for the individual what the Southern California Kustom Kulture movement did for jazzy hot rods.
"Nail art has almost crept into the mainstream a couple of times," says Linda Wells, editor in chief of Allure magazine. "The closest call came when hip-hop artists Mary J. Bligeand Missy Elliott were doing nail art with crazy designs like dollar bills and designer logos in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But then it disappeared."
Now it's not only back, it's booming. As of June 10, consumer spending on nail products and accessories at the mass-market level had increased 23% over the previous year to more than $1 billion, according to Symphony IRI Group, a Chicago-based market research firm. And the number of nail salons nationwide doubled between 1997 and 2007.
The boom is due in part to nail technology advances. "People can do this at home," Wells says. "It doesn't require going to the salon for four hours. Maybe you can't do Katy Perry's 3-D flowers at home, but you can do other things. Sally Hanson has stick-ons that look good because they are not stickers, they are made of nail lacquer, and they are flexible."
OPI recently released its first nail decals. Called OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps, they come in 14 designs, including rattlesnake, lace and fishnet prints, for $11.95 per package. Each kit contains 16 pre-cut appliques, which require only trimming once they are stuck on the nails.
Gel-color manicures, which are baked on using UV light and last two to three times longer than a regular manicure, allow for long-lasting decoration, including gradiated glitter and stripes, as well as crystal and charm appliques.
The fashion world has embraced — and stoked — the nail art trend. Polish and cosmetics brands partner with fashion designers to create new colors and patterns that are presented during the fashion labels' runway shows in global style capitals such as Milan, Italy; Paris; and New York. At New York Fashion Week in February, for instance, MAC cosmetics created custom velvet-flocked nail tips for the Ruffian presentation. For the Kate Spade show, nail pro Deborah Lippmann designed polka dot nail art. And, front-row regular, blogger and model Alexa Chung wowed the fashion crowd with the Egyptian-style hieroglyphic eyeballs painted on her nails. YouTube how-to videos instantly sprang up teaching people how to get the look.
"Years ago, you never used to see nail polish on the runways," Weiss-Fischmann says. "And now, designers like Marc Jacobs and Jason Wu want nail designs to match certain looks, like painting the nail moon a different color or stripes, two toning or gradation."
Celebrities have also been influential in popularizing nail art. Peacockish pop singers like Minaj and Lady Gaga seem to be out to see who can sport the most outrageous manicures. For the "Born This Way" video, Japanese-born, New York-based nail artist Aya Fukuda filed Gaga's talons to sharp points, polished them blood red and decorated them with Gothic-looking jet black Swarovski crystals and silver hardware.
But the trend isn't just for teen fangirls. "I'm surprised at how women in their 30s and 40s are doing this," Wells says. "It's a playful thing and the beauty of it is that it can be taken off tomorrow. It's something you really can do for an evening."
A lot of the recent creative inspiration has come from Japan, where there are numerous nail art magazines and competitions.
"It's 3-D things and bar codes, gold glitter on the tips, nothing is off-limits," says Wells, who has yet to jump on the nail art bandwagon, being a pale pink Essie Mademoiselle woman herself. "The fascination with highly decorative things, with miniaturization of detail — that has finally come here."
The Tokyo-based Mars salon recently opened its first U.S. location on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, offering high-end gel manicures starting at $80, along with custom nail art in a luxury setting. Each customer has a private room, with a television, where two technicians work at one time. It's not uncommon for clients to come in with clothing they want their nails to match. One woman brought in a picture of a beaded Diane von Furstenberg top. The technicians were able to mimic the color and 3-D nature of the floral beading in the nail design. "Later, Diane [von Furstenberg] tweeted about it," says Hiroko Fujikawa, the owner of Mars.
Chicago-based artist Dzine was so inspired by the creativity that goes into nail art designs and the sense of community at salons that he wrote "Nailed: The History of Nail Culture and Dzine," published last year by Standard Press/Damiani. The book covers the history of nail adornment all the way back to the Ming dynasty and features commissioned photography of extraordinary contemporary nail art from around the world. A selection of photographs from Dzine's book is scheduled to be on view beginning in September at Subliminal Projects gallery in L.A.
One of the designs in the book features miniature sculpted camping paraphernalia (a tent, a bonfire) on each nail, another 3-D flowers "growing" out of the nails like vines.
"I didn't want to have celebs in the book, and I didn't want it to be the Guinness Book of World Records either," he says. "I wanted to stay true to the young nail techs and creative artists."
One of these new creative artists is Oakland-based Liz Baca, a freelance stylist and vintage clothing dealer who never had any professional beauty training but was inspired by her love of fashion to create custom nail art designs to match designer accessories, such as Chanel sneakers and Tiffany & Co's blue boxes. Some of Baca's nail art creations can be seen online at http://www.missomnimedia.com/photo-shoots.
Nails "are like tiny canvases," Baca says. "And it's really trial and error about what adhesive will work with what I'm trying to glue on my nail. I went as far as putting real food on nails for one of our shoots. One of the nails had crumbled-up potato chips with French onion dip at the tips."
The fascination with nail decoration to this degree will probably never wane among artists and craftsy folks such as Baca. The real question is whether nail art will continue to ride the wave of mainstream popularity or fall under the changing tides of fashion.
"I don't see it ending right away," says Wells, likening the nail art trend to the now near-decade-long cultural obsession with decorative shoes by the likes of Christian Louboutin.
It's true that nail art, like shoes, provides an easy way to spice up even the most basic of outfits. And, like shoes, nail decoration can fit and flatter, no matter your dress size.
"It's on an appendage. It's fun and experimental in a way people are not willing to do with their hair or facial makeup, which is too close to their identity," Wells says. "The farther you get from the face, the more experimental you are willing to be."


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Pleural Effusion after Diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
My wife has a history of breast cancer with left mastectomy in 1996 and diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei in 1997. She now has right pleural effusion. Have you ever heard of the pseudomyxoma peritonei becoming more aggressive and growing outside of the peritoneum?
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Thank you for your interest and question.
The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion (fluid build up in the chest but outside the lung) is very wide. Normally the pleural fluid is formed primarily from the parietal pleura (which covers the surface of the chest wall diaphragm and mediastinum) and re-absorbed into lymphatics and visceral pleura capillaries (which covers lung surface). Any alterations of this formation-reabsorption mechanism will result in the accumulation of pleural fluid. An increase in water forces (seen, for example, in congestive heart failure) or decreases in suctioning forces (seen, for example, in low serum albumine level) in the microvascular circulation result in "transudates". Increased leakage of the microvascular circulation (seen, for example, in pneumonia) or impaired lymphatic drainage from the pleural space (such as in malignancies) results in "exudates". Fluid accumulating in the abdomen (ascites) can also move into the chest cavity causing pleural effusion.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an unusual condition in which gelatinous fluid collections are associated with mucinous implants on the peritoneal surfaces and omentum. Pseudomyxoma can occur in the pleural cavity presenting as pleural effusion, either as a primary disease or metastasis from pseudomyxoma peritonei (Thorax. 1993 Jan;48(1):94-5; Dis Colon Rectum. 1999 Jan;42(1):113-5). Breast cancer can also spread to the pleural surface and/or obstruct lymphatic drainage and cause pleural effusion.
Your wife should see her oncologists and have a complete work up to determine the cause of her pleural effusion. Thoracentesis (draining fluid from chest) with a thorough pleural fluid analysis and radiologic examinations sometimes may provide useful information.


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With a lineup that ranges from awards-season Hollywood premieres to a formidable group of international auteurs, the AFI Fest has carved out a schizophrenic but fruitful identity on the festival circuit.
But as important as it is as a key launching pad for Oscar contenders, and as effectively as it serves as a Hollywood landing strip for hard-to-find, Cannes-tested art movies, it may be best known as something else: the free film festival.
AFI Fest, which kicks off Thursday night at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and runs through Nov. 8, has been giving away its tickets for the last four years. The decision, which was made possible when sponsor Audi pledged enough support to enable the nonprofit American Film Institute to stage the festival without depending on ticket sales, boosted attendance figures to 75,000 over eight days last year.
Festival director Jacqueline Lyanga expects to pass that number by about 10,000 this year – but, she told TheWrap in an interview this week, giving away tickets (along with selling some VIP patron packages and $250 "Cinepass Express" badges) has its own problems.
"Over the years, we've found that it's almost more difficult to give away free tickets than it is to sell tickets," Lyanga said. "It's a process of trial and error."
The first few years they made tickets available for free, she admitted, the demand overwhelmed the festival's online ticketing system. This year, the festival instituted a preregistration system that randomly allocated two-hour windows during which each user could order tickets. "That definitely helped with our server load," she said.
But even the new, improved system had its glitches: On Sunday, patrons who went to the AFI Fest box office at Hollywood & Highland to redeem their online orders found that the fest had run out of ticket stock and couldn't print any more tickets until it got a new supply Monday morning.
Still, Lyanga said the move to free tickets enabled the festival to program more adventurously, because patrons are more willing to take a chance on an unknown film if it's not going to cost them anything (beyond the parking fees at Hollywood & Highland, which can mount quickly).
"Moving to a free festival in 2009 gave us a lot more freedom in our programming," she said. "Of course, we want full theaters. But we don't have to worry as much about that now."
As befits a festival that takes place in the tourist-heavy heart of Hollywood, and one whose headquarters is located in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where the first Academy Awards ceremony took place 85 years ago, AFI Fest also functions as a stop on the awards circuit. While most of the screenings will take place in the Chinese 6 multiplex, the huge Grauman's Chinese will play host to almost-nightly galas and tributes screening and saluting films and performers with Oscar aspirations.
This year's festival landed two major premieres: Sacha Gervasi's "Hitchcock," with Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren, will open the fest on Thursday night, while Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" will serve as the closing-night attraction on Nov. 8.
Other galas are Ang Lee's "Life of Pi," Walter Salles' "On the Road," DreamWorks Animation's "Rise of the Guardians" and Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone" (left), which will be coupled with a tribute to Marion Cotillard.
Among the special screenings, one step down in pomp and circumstance from the galas, are the Oscar contenders "Silver Linings Playbook" and "The Impossible," the documentaries "The Central Park Five" and "West of Memphis," Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut "Quartet," the Cannes sensation "Holy Motors," Sally Potter's "Ginger and Rosa" and the documentary "Room 237," an unconventional look at conspiracy theories that have sprung up around Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."
If those are the highest-profile films at the festival, the meat of AFI Fest lies in the World Cinema program, which consists of 31 films from around the world, including 12 official submissions in the Oscar foreign-language race.
Michael Haneke's "Amour" tops the list, which also includes Oscar contenders "A Royal Affair," "Beyond the Hills," "Caesar Must Die," "Kon-Tiki," "Pieta" and "War Witch" (right), as well as a number of notable non-Oscar entries, among them Peter Strickland's "Berberian Sound Studio," Thomas Vinterberg's "The Hunt," Xavier Dolan's "Laurence Anyways," Abbas Kiarostami's "Like Someone in Love," Carlos Reygadas' "Post Tenebras Lux" and Wayne Blair's "The Sapphires."
"The best of world cinema has always been a significant part of the festival," Lyanga said. "We spend the year going to Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, Cannes, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Venice, Toronto. … And we try to carefully curate the films we see in those festivals.
"In that way, we have perfect timing, because we come at the end of the year and can contextualize the year in cinema."
Foreign films also dominate some of the other sections: Drew Denny's comedy "The Most Fun I've Ever Had With My Pants On" is the only American film in the Breakthrough section, and Antonio Campos' "Simon Killer" the only one in the New Auteurs program.
But the Young Americans section includes new films from indie stalwarts Joe Swanberg ("All the Light in the Sky"), Mike Ott ("Pearblossom Hwy") and Bill and Turner Ross ("Tchoupitoulas"), while the Midnight section includes the intriguing anthology "ABCs of Death," in which 26 different directors (or directorial teams) tackle short films dealing with death and keyed to letters of the alphabet.
Lyanga also said that the festival might continue its tradition of a surprise screening; two years ago, it had an unannounced sneak of David O. Russell's "The Fighter," while last year it unveiled Steven Soderberg's "Haywire."
"We may be doing a secret screening," she said. "And if we are, we'd be announcing it shortly."
In the end, the 80-plus films will run the gamut, from "Electric Chair" to "Electrick Children," "Kid" to "Kid-Thing," "The Angels' Share" to "Here Comes the Devil," "Ginger and Rosa" to "Rust and Bone" to "Here and There."
And more than 170 filmmakers are expected to come to Hollywood to attend the screenings – though, admits Lyanga, Hurricane Sandy threw a monkey wrench into some plans.
"Some of them are supposed to be coming in from the East Coast, and a lot are from Europe and are scheduled to come through New York. So we've been paying close attention to the storm, and hoping that they all make it in."


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Hillary Clinton had read some 43 biographies of her predecessors to prepare for becoming first lady, according to her close friend Diane Blair. But ultimately, Clinton would chart her own course.
New documents, recollections and letters collected by Blair and obtained by ABC News about Clinton's time as first lady show a Clinton simultaneously struggling during the low points of her husband's presidency and moving steadily toward satisfying her personal ambition -- even when it polarized the public and activated her enemies.
"Just visited with Hillary. I told her how fascinating I found the latest spate of Hillary-at-two years stories, and she expressed her total exasperation with all this obsession and attention, and how hard she's finding to conceal her contempt for it all," Blair wrote.
Clinton discussed often a desire to correct the record and was frustrated by a seemingly endless spate of stories that she could "totally refute," according to Blair.
Yet Clinton feared keeping records of thoughts and conversations in a diary that she might use to eventually write her own "history" because they might also be subpoenaed by the Clintons' political enemies, Blair noted.
Blair, a political science professor at the University of Arkansas and a longtime friend of both Bill and Hillary Clinton, mused that Hillary had instinctively done "First Ladylike" things to cover for her "policy stuff" as a way of mitigating the backlash over her more active role in policy making in her husband's administration.
In her most private conversations with her friend Blair, Clinton is often faced by what Blair described as being a "pioneer in an anachronistic role."
But Blair also laid some of the blame at Bill Clinton's feet.
She suggested that a "big problem" had been Bill Clinton "being less than presidential, which [Hillary] warned against from the beginning."
"[Hillary] said he'd been trying really hard –- he thought it was rude to walk off from questions, but is beginning to see that he must," Blair said, a reference to Clinton's famous tendency of answering virtually every question from reporters during media availabilities.
In 1994 as she continued her intense lobbying for health care reform, Clinton mulled telling her side of the story.
"When I first asked 'what for?', she said 'revenge,'" Blair wrote. "Later, telling our side. Later, after more talks, just brain dumps, just to get it down while still fresh, so when everyone else is writing their books, she will have the materials –- dates, meetings, events, to write hers, and for at least that story to be told."
Clinton asked Blair to lead the task of collecting interviews from her staff: "at one point she said, 'I don't want to call this a feminist perspective, but I guess it is' –- her staff of course mostly all women," Blair notes. (Ultimately, Blair would end the interviews due to fear that their contents would be subpoenaed).
Around that time, there was a sense of chaos in the administration that Hillary Clinton both fought to fix and tried to move away from.
In a meeting with Al Witte, a law professor, who Clinton came to know at the University of Arkansas, she vented frustration with what Blair described as a "paralyzed" White House.
It was 1994, and a midterm election where Democrats would resoundingly loose both the House and the Senate was quickly approaching.
Witte advised her that if Leon Panetta became White House chief of staff, she would need to "stop being an authority center."
"She told him she'd be thrilled to stop that," Blair wrote. "She's at wits end. Its almost as tho [sic] [Bill Clinton's] in denial, and sadness."
Clinton's dreams of stepping away from the reins at the White House went even further, Blair revealed.
Blair once voiced concern to Hillary Clinton that pro-health care ads challenging Congress could potentially tarnish her image in the public, but Clinton brushed off the concern.
"She appreciated my concerns, but also said it's the only effective tool they have," Blair writes. "AND when done with this, are done with their agenda and she'll go be a kindergarten teacher and never have to hold hands on the Hill again."
"Wow!" Blair writes.
Later in the administration, however, as the impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton wore on, Hillary Clinton juggled weariness from the ongoing spectacle and constant speculation about her own political future.
"She says she's generally doing fine, other than this 'maddening abuse of Constitution,'" Blair notes in early 1999. "I said I wasn't watching –- she said, good you're like 75% of [American people]."
At the same time, Clinton was seriously mulling a run for Senate and simultaneously, her supporters hoped to draft her into a presidential run.
The press speculated wildly, but Clinton was non-committal.
"She really does not know," Blair writes in a 1999 journal entry. "She needs time to think, get all this behind her, then decide."
Later that year in October she would ultimately decide to jump into the Senate race in New York.
At the same time, the impeachment and scandal was also taking a toll on her college-aged daughter Chelsea.
At Stanford, Clinton told Blair that Chelsea worked tirelessly at her schoolwork only to be faced by the jeers of her classmates when a family photo was shown.
"2 or 3 hissed; just killed her," Blair wrote. "[Hillary] did 'give Bill credit for being aware of pain and anguish he's caused her.'"
ABC News' Erin Dooley contributed to this report.


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Sunday, May 13, 2012
On the Street…..Tenth Ave., New York
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Scott you are the best. Way to shake things up. Thanks for another inspiring photo to jump start another creative week!
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there is a strange balance in this photo. both in subject & composition.
there is a strange balance in this photo. both in subject and composition.
Another powerful image.
Another two worlds colliding.
Look at the lines of legs and body, long, sharp, straight. She looks outward and up.
His are hunched, curved, circular. He curls inwards and down.
Just emphasizes what opposite experiences they are having.
Almost a painful picture. Beautiful.
wow, this pic is just one of my favorite , like we say in french tu as une vision unique .
All my admiration from Paris
Nice photo! Love the contras between those two people!
An interesting picture, to say the least :)
This black and white photo is so interesting, everything in it has a story : the curves of the mail box, the trash can and the man leaning over it on one side, then the straight lines of the woman's legs, the architecture of her heels against the lines of the post, all that against the building's geometrical lines and the curves of the car's hood and top. And the light and shadows……Cher Scott, vous etes un artiste !
This is one absolutely beautifully composed shot!
The first thing that jumped into my eyes were the shoes. I just can't stop to look at them, the forms are so interesting.
Close up please!
Wow. This is real New York; beauty vs. ugly.
Is the other man looking in the garbage?
Amazing pic!
The fact that the amount of money she spent on her "grungy" designer outfit (with quilted leather jacket and geometric platforms) could have fed that man for a month.
We are all so obliviously vain.
another photo a ? female….now it's 10th ave…..last photo of the girl on Berlin u edited my comment..I think she is just waiting on a friend..
love this pic!
There's something both fascinating and wrong in this picture…I like the shot but I'm not sure I like the meaning of it.
Might have to give it a further thought!
Getting socially sensitive? Nice! For me this picture shows how much emphasis some people put and how much money they spend on "what to put on?" while others have barely what to eat. Not saying fashion is bad. People need creativity and fashion is one if the creative fields. Just it is good to pay attention from time to time to the surrounding world.
I would be curious about your take on this topic.
love the shoes. Very urban chic !
What an amazing image.
Now you are onto something. A whole new genre of photography: fashion meets social consciousness.
What I get from this artful picture is that the clothes of these two disparate subjects are amazigly similar–even to the bags slung over their backs–each in his/her own way dressed for their lives in the city. Their but for te grace of God, tese two could change places in a heartbeat. A profound lesson.
this photo is making visible what my eyes usually slide away from. Easy to ignore what is painful. It's not just the babe in the idiotic (but anthropologically interesting) shoes who doesn't see him going through the trash looking for something he can use? sell? eat?; it's me, too.
the contrast between two people, two lives
impressive photo.
Thank you for what your eye captured there. I really like your sense of style, but i'm thinking that i like it even more when your image opens to other thoughts as well..
Beautiful picture! Love the contrast between the two people but also the fact that it's in black and white, that makes it even more striking! Her shoes rock btw ;)
The clothes are wonderfull, I wanna wear them too but the boots – they look like a spaceship!
I would call this "the encounter "
interesting moment
You like the contrast between the two people? That's a bit morbid. This is a sad photo.
What an amazing picture!
I find this incredibly offensive and in bad taste– not as a documentation, but in this context (of this website) is seems extremely belittling and absurd. I don't doubt it is a nice image – and this exists – and it is valuable to see that both exist, elite/designer/young/privileged and the other side of that.
Amazing the way you capture moments!
what a contrast!! nice pic!!
This may well be one of the iconic photos of this era of American history.
like the contrast, like the black and white, like the sad and uplifting message
I think this is so sad… and so real…
Uh oh, confronted with reality. C'est la vie in the NYC.
This photo to me shows everything that is wrong in this world. The back turned symbolizes the ignorance of the upper classes towards the struggling in their society. Why is this okay?
Real time!!!!
Unintended socioeconomic commentary? Either way, both instances of different images of strength/vulnerability. Good contrast!
I really love and admire your work, but I'm not entirely sure what your intention was with this particular photograph. Whether it was meant to be provocative or reportage-type- Dorothea-Lage-sque snapshot of reality, it came out (to my inferior mind, at least), a bit wrong. Especially given the context: the usual content of the blog (which I love) and the fashion-oriented audience.
Looking at the comments left above, I see that some of the commenters (i.e. Elizabeth), make really excellent points; a lot of things said about the image, however, seem to be, frankly, quite insensitive (understatement). Way to be inspired by somebody's poverty! As long as it makes someone feel creative…
I guess any kind of attempt to aestheticize suffering makes me uncomfortable, and I'm just always genuinely surprised by the level of detachment from the realities of life (including the reality of poverty) that some people exhibit.
I know it is not what you usually do, but I would really love to hear about your personal take on the image itself, your intentions as its author and the realities of high fashion and often abject poverty that intersect on a daily basis, often in a shocking ways, in a place such as NYC.
I apologize if it's a harsh critique, but some of the comments made me incredibly sad.
Nice phot but where is Derek Zoolander?
Very inspiring!
I know of a homeless guy who died in NYC, this image is painfully true for most cities or probably all cities and places where there is affluence and the homeless. The world is a harsh place but also a place of beauty. Whenever there is really bad weather I think of homeless people. Thanks for sharing.
Her shoes are interesting, which makes me wonder as to why thats the first thing I noticed oppose to the homeless man digging in the garbage next to her.
interesting photo and clothes until you spot the shoes and it puts everything into a different dimension. Amazing shoes, slightly disturbing context. I keep coming back to this photo.
Amazing picture, just simply real life!
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you did the right thing when you decided to publish this
In the context of this site, this photo represents a myopic view of the world. That person looking through the trash is NOT an accessory for the woman on the right. Poor form.
Hot look. Sexy.
i want to know, scott: what do YOU think of this image? what does it say to you?
This is an incredible photo. Two desperate people. One surviving by scavaging, the other by offering herself. And both oblivious to the other.
It is a sad photo, but not morbid, I think. This is a fact of life in cities, all the time. People looking for bottles or food in trash, and people who are going about their everyday lives in the meantime. I don't think it signifies a great deal of callousness for this to happen. She didn't walk away, or even really turn away. He is down and out, but eventually, we all are, aren't we?
I feel this is a unique picture because. Yes the what seems like the middle-upper class woman is looking down on the homeless man digging in the trash is depressing, but what many might not know is that the homeless man is wearing $200+ Foamposite sneakers which is weird to me.
What a great moment to reveal this evocative foto! Timing is everything! Bravo and brave for moving beyond the insipid!
@BK_lady says a lot about you…
love her style..love the juxtaposition in this photo..
that photo is amazing.
Beautiful pictures !!
what do u want to say or convey through this pic?? thanxalot
I've noticed and admired for a longe time that you go beyond the most provacative, most expensive, most trendy clothes on the street and always see the person wearing them.
It has always been more than just fashion and something beautifull for the eye. So, this is just the next step. And I thank you for it. Right decision. Greetings from Germany.
Fascinating on many levels! Interesting too how the interpretations vary. I think the comments are a little window to the pundits soul.
Her shoes are frivolous – therein lies the statement, for me at least. She's concerned about being edgy and fashion forward while his concerns are probably food, shelter and survival. To me this image is a comment on the world of fashion and the fact that it's not really that important in the scheme of things.
I feel ashamed, Scott.
this is a disgrace. To post a photo depciting the juxtaposition between homelessness/poverty and wealth for the sake of fashion is deplorable and illustrates how little humanity is left in this world. I am not saying these photos should not be shown, because homlessness is a dire problem even in the developed world, but this is not a blog advocating civil rights, it is a fashion blog. So please, continue to depict these beautifully crafed garments as they are and not in contrast to human suffering. I expected more from such a wonderful and globally respected blog.
What a amazing photo. And what a heels that she is wearing..
What a really good timing of making a picture.
The interpretation of us is soo quick. Maybe the man/woman was just looking for something haha.
a remake of Pretty Woman?
she is Pretty Hot!
Henri Cartier-Bresson meeting Helmut Newton… It literally is a "street-style" image. I love it, because it's more about "street" than about "style" and more about "life" than about "fashion". It's art, I think.
amazing shoot!
Wow. That's a departure. It's good to see things as they are sometimes, and not the fantasy land like to live in.
Yes, considering that this obviously does not fit the typical tone and content of this blog, this photo requires some explanation.
Very artistic capture, expressive visual composition, it is like a reality show. It's depressing but so real, that' s life! So…i hardly saw her shoes.
This is art of photography, so that's define mr. Scott talent.
Amazing picture !!!
just great
A painful, real commentary on the current status of the USA. This juxtaposition shouldn't just inspire conversation about strange beauty. It should inspire action.
In the context of what is usually posted on this blog–people often decked out in impossibly expensive accessories and clothing–this photo definitely deserves an explanatory caption.
Curious, the moralism this has stirred up. If the picture you took is what you saw – not a composed shot, then we see it how it was. Would people rather you wait until the guy moves on? Better to pretend that there's no one on the street but the fashionistas? The inequalities are always there, whether we choose to have them in the picture or not.
Don't shoot the messenger. There is no exploitation here. Just a picture. Its not selling fashion. Its showing fashion. Big difference. If it struck the photographer as important, it should be here. Its a bit childish to say that pictures of anything unhappy are designated in blogs for unhappy photography. This is a fashion photo, and a strong one. It has other connotations as well.
As for a contrast between the two subjects, don't judge a book by the cover. You know nothing about those two people. Things are not always as they look.
Thankyou for the thought provoking image, Scott and helpers.
BTW her boots rock.
Lovely photo. But controversial? A bum in NYC??? Stop the presses!!! How many times do you suppose there is a bum somewhere in a fashion photo unnoticed? Or around the corner? Would be better for you all if the man moved out of your sight? Or didn't exist at all?
Is she wearing shorts? Thigh highs? I love the look, but I am not sure what she actually has on. Great booties.
This is such a great shot, love it
Really good pict!
Wonderful photo.
Im with Jamila on this..
Somehow I can't "push the like button", because I do not like to see poor people. It is something we have to fight.
I love seeing how Sartorialist's pictures have changed over the years…they became real story tellers! way to go!
Documentary style, excellent composition, had to be shown in
B & W…you are the best! ty….
Life in black and white. A young fashionable woman, aloof on the street, and a human being searching the garbage for what to survive. Sadness.
I don't know what saddens me more, the photo or the comments?
I really like how the homeless person is an abstraction of all the shapes and tones of the younger more privileged subject, right down to the bag. Parallel dimensions. Kind of intense.
Seriously, what allot of strokes for a totally hum drum image. The only amazing issue is how little people think before they hand out praise. Saying this is amazing is like providing 7 year old boys football trophies.
There's a gap between perception and reality: our eyes "see" the same thing but our minds process the information differently, yielding diverse interpretations of shared images. Some people are turned-off and angered by pictures on a fashion blog which provoke a bit of soul-searching. Others take it as an opportunity to exercise their value system, because they know it'll make them stronger.
Is this a statement on the futility of a fashion industry completely oblivious of the real priorities in the world??
Can The Sartorialist be that self-critical ?
I find this picture highly depressing. And then I read the comments.. and that made me even more sad. Yes, photographers capture life images, but this is a fashion blog ..
My summary of the comments: "oh the shoes are amazing! oh and the homeless man adds such depth to the picture. ok, back to shopping for $500 shoes" …. really pathetic (and sad)
Amazing photo! You have an amazing eye, I really admire how you can "see" all these different people in the city!
i think it´s really tasteless to use a homeless person for a fashion shot
Such a great image. This is so different and I love it.
I don't understand the complaints about using the man for a fashion shot. First of all this is not a fashion shot to me because the last thing I think about when looking at it is fashion – in the sense of "what to buy" "what Outfit to wear" or "how to combine my clothes". It's more like a critique of the importance of fashion or the priority it has in some peoples life, superficial society, me included. Therefore it's not just a fashion shot. It's art. And art is allowed to be critical or to show reality and to make aware of Problems – even while being pretty in the way of execution or composition – and thats what it does. Taking a picture of an actual Situation is not using someone. I think this is a great picture, a sad picture and it gets people to think!
Awesome photo, maybe its a way to remind us to be responsible consumers, where my clothes comes from, the fabrics..? to buy from sustainable brands, help local designers, handmade fashion…
to reply to Kira: you are right, art has a right to tell the truth. on thesartorialist.com though it seems to be in a gray area. I for one am not disturbed by the picture per se but some of the comments of "Pretty Woman" and "sexy" on this site. More sad by the comments rather than that Scott chose to take this picture and post it.
This is a very transparent attempt at being provocative. It's shallow and more stunt than art.
To Natalie, I don't think this is a fashion shot at all. And I don't think the woman in the pic is wearing label clothes, or if she is, they might be second hand. Her shoes are a bit too big, she wear stockings with open heels, she looks like hooker to me, and by coincident there is a homeless man behind her. ( by saying she is a hooker, I am not offending this woman, that's just what I think ) Anyway it is a great picture, and the fact is that there are a lot of homeless people in New York city, and elsewhere too.
jaygo says: "Curious, the moralism this has stirred up."
I'm always glad to witness compassion. And I'm glad for the photo because it initiated a great discussion that rarely takes place on fashion blogs.
love this pic!!
Long time blog-follower, first time commenter. ;) Thanks for posting this. I think it's great for your readers to think about what fashion means in the context of the world we live in.
Am I the only one who seems to find this picture unethical?
It's interesting this picture elicits a reaction whether having felt sad, offended, or inspired. Perhaps the picture is a truth, reflecting this site, particularly society's vanity. We shouldn't feel ashamed for the unfashionable man or trendy woman, accept it because they already exist before and remain after this picture or discussion. The picture says, "What do we value?"
Photos like this make me love your blog!
It's amazing how people want to live in a bubble and pretend that all is pink and rosy. Scott is an artist, first and foremost.. He captures images in a tasteful and interesting manner. We are able to read a story through his images.. we have all seen expressions in the subjects he's chosen and made comments about those and not just the clothes the people are wearing, the image depicted above is just one of those. Anyone can capture images, but no one quite captures the mood like he does, hence such a huge following. Would we rather have prefered that he waits for the man to finish rummaging and move away so we can capture just the lady? Is that how we have consumed the rest of the images on this site? I say big up to Scott!! I love your work and how inspiring it is – whether it is to give me an idea of what to wear and how, or whether to take action on a particular issue… be it visiting the New York fashion week or giving to charity…
This is reality and this is the world we live in. Thank you for posting this photo on this site.
This is just sad. She's spent so much money on her outfit whilst he is only just scraping by in the world; I can only hope you gave this man some food.
I don't think the photo can be described as inspiring..I don't see anything inspiring in the garbage…this is the wrong picture for a very difficult momments for loads of people…Sorry
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Reading coments made me realize one thing – people, now days, became immune to actually noticing people who sleep, eat, and die from diseases on the streets. I don't understand how can someone see art in the curves of the person who is bent over the trash bin in search of the food.
Wo… wo… wooooow!
What a wonderful bag !! Love it and the colour !!
Abigale nailed it. Two desparate people. Oblivious to each other.
Relived someone was able to see what is really going on here.
those shoes!
This shot almost reminds me of when the Meatpacking District was really really the meatpacking district.
The discomfort this photo has induced for some commenters is telling.
Hello, I read your blog on a regular basis.
Your humoristic style is witty, keep up the good work!