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Good Morning. Hope you are all well and almost ready for Christmas…..I'm getting there. My decorations have been up since the first, my cards are on their way and most of my shopping is done and wrapped, just waiting for a few more parcels to arrive in the post. I have even been helping Hubby buy my presents *Wink Wink* I found him links to some much needed Copics and Dies ;-)
Anyhoo, enough waffle, over at the Whiff of Joy Blog we are showing Christmas inspiration and today is my turn. I've decided to make a traditional coloured Christmas card using the fabulous Saint Nicholas stamp from the Winter Secret Stamp Kit.
This card is going to be hand delivered so I have layered things up a bit, especially with my pretty felt snowflake ;-) The sentiment can also be found as part of the Winter Secret Stamp Kit.
- Image: Saint Nicholas from the Winter Secret Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy
- Colouring Medium: Copics and ProMarkers
- DP: Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas (Vintage) and Papermania Patterned Christmas Vellum
- Card: Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card, green card, red card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
- Stamps: Winter Secret Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy
- Dies & Punches: Various Spellbinder Nesting Dies
- Embellishments: Gems, Wooden Snowflake and Felt Snowflake
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No matter who you fantasize becoming on Halloween. You'll find your perfect costume at Valentino's.
Since 1997, Valentino's Costumes in Van Nuys has outfitted countless stage productions, movies, private parties, and Halloween festivities with high-quality, hand-crafted garments. It isn't hard to see how the shop has garnered its loyal clientele.
This is a place where the costumes come to vibrant life and still on their hangers; they are characters themselves. But the most wonderful character is no costume at all -- he is the store's proprietor and costume designer, Shon LeBlanc.
LeBlanc's twenty-year expertise in costume design is evident in the elegance and period-precise style of his shop's collection. The storeroom houses over 40,000 costumes and accessories from the 300 or so theatre, television, and film productions LeBlanc has designed in the L.A. area over the years. For his painstaking work and unwavering attention to detail, LeBlanc can claim nine Dramalogue Awards, three Garland Awards, and numerous other recognitions.
As you may have guessed, doing this amount of work allows the costume stock at Valentino's to grow and change every month. In fact, it is a goal at Valentino's to add to its inventory by way of acquisitions and made-to-orders. "It is very important to have new and fresh costumes for clients to choose from," says LeBlanc. Along with costume rentals, Valentino's also does custom-made costumes for individuals or productions.
Far more than picking an appropriate costume a visit to Valentino's is an education in history delivered by the phenomenally knowledgeable LeBlanc (who actually flies to San Francisco to teach courses on costumes). For example he informed us about a Roman Gladiator costume which caught our eyes that it was a replica of an outfit which would have been worn by a Roman General to the Coliseum. LeBlanc is not the only expert available at Valentino's, everyone who works there knows which period every costume comes from, along with the proper names and uses of each separate piece in a costume. To top off the excellent service you receive at Valentino's, once you have chosen your costume, LeBlanc will come along and make sure that your Elizabethan costume doesn't have a Baroque or Edwardian piece mixed in with it.
The friendly and helpful staff is involved in making sure that you get the best possible costume for your event. The staff is fast and efficient; they can look at you and calculate the perfect size and style to suit your individuality. Once they have you trying on a costume they flitter quickly back and forth, weeding through the thousands of pieces on hand, in search of the perfect slip or cravat for your outfit. I was particularly impressed during a recent visit when we couldn't find shoes to match a costume and they offered to spray a pair of black shoes white and add buckles to make it work for the outfit.
There is a wide variety of colors and sizes in each type of costume and they are all clean, well maintained and don't have that musty smell associated with old clothes. If you aren't sure what you want they have look books available to browse through. Separated into permanent binders corresponding to periods in history there are numerous examples of costumes to choose from. Valentino's extensive collection includes not only pieces that have been used in movies or copies of pieces from famous movies like a Cleopatra headdress made from the same mold as the one Elizabeth Taylor wore in Cleopatra, but actual vintage pieces from by-gone-eras.
Whomever you'd like to be for one enchanted evening, you'll find that alter-ego among the racks of Valentino's. Somewhere amidst the rhinestone-heavy tiaras, cases brimming with glitzy glam jewelry, and well-loved threads, you may find your own inner Roman soldier, peacock, or perhaps even apostle's wife.
Valentino's Costumes
13812 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91402
(818) 508-9933
email: [email protected]

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Priority Group Booking for Autumn Season productions opens tomorrow (25 June), two weeks ahead of public booking on 9 July.
Groups can save up to 40% on an outstanding line-up of opera and ballet, securing the best seats at the best prices.
Ballet on offer this season includes Kenneth MacMillan's sublimely powerful Romeo and Juliet, Peter Wright's classic The Nutcracker and a Mixed Programme that includes new work, The Human Seasons, by visionary British choreographer David Dawson, Kenneth MacMillan's iconic The Rite of Spring and Wayne McGregor's award-winning Chroma.
Operas available for group booking are Puccini's dark and exotic fairytale Turandot, David McVicar's production of Mozart's classic comedy Le nozze di Figaro, Strauss's gripping Elektra and Keith Warner's production of Berg's masterpiece Wozzeck.
Groups of ten or more are eligible for group booking, making it is the ideal opportunity to introduce family and friends to Royal Opera House productions. Find out full details of autumn offers.
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The first few copies of Heirloom Modern have landed at Rizzoli -- and we got one precious copy. It's wild to see it in its 3D glory with those pretty gold letters! It hits shelves the first week of April - and will likely hit mailboxes a little before then if you pre-order (which would be so cool!).
(I must also apologize deeply for my lack of posts since the Ahab Balls. I still need to post photos of JAPAN! Since Port and I got back from Tokyo and Kyoto, I've been to Chicago, San Diego, San Antonio, LA, Kansas City, Palm Beach and San Francisco - and instead of blogging, I've been spending all my time in restaurants and bars (and at work) exalting in how good it feels to be home. But this now will end!).
We were pretty giddy when we first saw it last night.
We were pretty giddy when we first saw it last night.


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VICTORIA, Australia -- Monash University researchers have discovered that male Australian desert goby fish are surprisingly strategic when it comes to courtship, adapting their tactics depending on the frequency of their contact with females.
Attracting females involves significant time, energy and exposure to predation and previous research has indicated that male gobies are more likely to court larger females due to the number of eggs they carry compared with their smaller counterparts.
However, new research, published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, indicates that should the male fish find himself infrequently in contact with females, he will pursue any he finds with zeal, regardless of size.
Doctors Andreas Svensson, Topi Lehtonen and Bob Wong expanded on their previous research by procuring goby fish from Central Australia and monitoring their behavior under controlled conditions in a laboratory.
Dr Bob Wong, a Senior Lecturer in the Science Faculty at Monash University, said the research showed that when males encountered females more frequently, the males were far more discriminating about how much effort they put into courting larger females over others.
"By contrast, males will court females vigorously irrespective of her attractiveness if passing females are few and far between," Dr Wong said.
Native to the springs and waterholes of the arid regions surrounding Lake Eyre, the desert goby is an unusual species.
Dr Wong said the male goby fish establish nests under rocks, try to attract passing females using colorful courtship displays and ultimately become the sole guardians of the eggs.
"Given this heavy investment in reproduction, males attempt to maximize their returns through higher egg yields," Dr Wong said.
"These findings are important because, for a long time, females were typically regarded as the more discerning sex when it comes to choosing a potential mate. Here, we show that males, too, can be highly picky and are much more tactical in whom they choose to court," Dr Wong said.
Views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of UnderwaterTimes.com, its staff or its advertisers.


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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors will hold its board meeting on Friday, May 22, 2015, at the C.D. Spangler Building Board Room in Chapel Hill, NC.
Standing committee meetings will be held Thursday, May 21, beginning at 9 a.m.
View the May board meeting schedule and pre-meeting materials.
Learn more about the UNC Board of Governors.
The UNC Board of Governors is the policy-making body charged with "the general determination, control, supervision, management, and governance" of the University of North Carolina. Its 32 voting members are elected by the NC General Assembly for four-year terms. The Board of Governors has a dual role—maintaining the overall strength of the UNC system, while also addressing individual campus needs.


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Raymond James (RJF) said late Wednesday that it had net revenues of $1.11 billion for the period ending June 30, up 2% from the year-ago quarter but down 3% from the preceding quarter.
Net income was $84 million, or $0.59 per share, up 7% from the year-ago quarter and 5% from the preceding period.
Excluding acquisition expenses of $13.4 million, non-GAAP net income was $92.5 million, or $0.65 per share, an increase of 2% from a year ago but down 4% from the prior quarter.
Analysts had expected the company to have earnings of $0.66 per share on sales of $1.11 billion.
"Most of our businesses performed as expected in the June quarter with the exception of fixed income. An upsurge in interest rates in June resulted in trading losses despite lower inventory levels," said CEO Paul Reilly (left), in a press release.
Private Client Results
The company said its Private Client Group "showed modest improvement over the preceding quarter." PCG securities fees & commissions were $624.3 million as of June 30, a nearly 2% increases from $615.2 million as of March 31 and a jump of 8% from $576.3 million a year earlier.
Total revenue for the Private Client Group was $741.6 million vs. $726.8 million in the prior quarter and $684.7 million a year ago.
Pretax net income for the unit declined 12% from the prior quarter but grew 8% from a year ago to $56.7 million.
Despite a 2.4% rise in the S&P 500 index during the most-recent quarter, the unit's client assets under administration as of June 30, $405.8 billion, were slightly lower than as March 31, $406.8 billion. The company says this decline stemmed from a drop in Canadian-based client assets as measured in U.S.-dollar terms the impact of a rise in medium- and long-term interest rates on fixed-income investments in June.
Assets under management, however, improved to $52.5 billion vs. $51.0 billion in the prior quarter and $40.9 billion a year ago.
Advisor Headcount
The number of U.S. financial and investment advisors is 5,428, down slightly from 5,431 as of March 31 and a drop of 61 from 5,489 in the year-ago period.
The number of advisors in the U.S., Canada and United Kingdom stands at 6,301 vs. 6,297 three months prior and 6,367 in June 2012.
Earlier this month, Raymond James said it tapped four new regional directors to help boost its recruiting and advisor-related business results.
Other Results
The company says its Capital Markets unit results were relatively flat vs. the prior quarter, while Equity Capital Markets was "greatly improved as both M&A and new issue business rebounded from the slow March quarter."
Fixed Income, though, had a tough quarter due to the upward trending volatility in long-term interest rates, which led to low commission volumes and a net trading loss. "The rise of yields on long-term municipal bonds rivaled those of October 2008 resulting in trading losses, particularly in the municipal bond inventories," explained the firm.
Asset Management, however, had a 10% uptick in revenues from the prior period. Raymond James Bank results, meanwhile, declined modestly from the preceding quarter because of several factors, the company says, adding that its Proprietary Capital segment "continued to make a meaningful contribution to pretax earnings."
"We are substantially complete with our various integration initiatives, highlighted most recently by a headcount reduction in Capital Markets at the end of June," Reilly explained.
"We continue to operate at elevated support levels as the familiarization and utilization of our systems by our legacy Morgan Keegan advisors will take some time," he added. We are proud of the retention and integration efforts of our associates. With a continuation of good equity markets and some improvement in Fixed Income results, we look forward to resuming revenue growth and improving our overall margins."


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With the match tied at 3 courts a piece, Jamie Hunt (pictured) must have known the whole thing was in his hands. Hunt absolutely destroyed UVa's Sanam Singh in the biggest third set of the year. The Dawgs beat #1 seed and previously undefeated UVa 4-3 with Hunt's dominating 6-0 third set. I don't know if Singh was hurt or was cramping up, but it was an ugly display as Hunt kept hitting winners and Singh kept hanging his head. Hunt, a sophomore from San Antonio, came up huge.
So now the Dawgs go for the NCAA title tonight in Tulsa. Georgia has never won the whole thing away from Athens. They'll face an equally hot Texas team, who has upset #2 Ohio State and #3 UCLA to earn a spot in tonight's final. The Dawgs beat the Horns 4-2 earlier this year at the national indoor championships. It was a tight match, but Luis Flores didn't play. Flores is back in the lineup and is looking really, really good. He won last night 6-2, 6-1.
The Horns and the Dawgs have some history here. Coach Diaz and Texas coach Michael Center were once close friends. When Travis Helgeson transferred from Texas to Georgia after being named Big 12 Player of the Year, coach Center made some accusations toward Coach Diaz. I admit I don't know the whole story, but I know Center and Diaz aren't on good terms over it.
Tonight's match airs on ESPNU at 7:00 PM Eastern.
(Update: I usually write these things right after the score goes final. Last night, I was watching lots of tennis, switching from one court to another. So, I missed the injury time outs called by Sanam Singh. It seems he was badly cramping. Singh could have retired, giving Hunt the match, but the guy fought through it and played it out. That takes a lot of guts since tennis is a game that requires not just skill, but speed and quickness. If you're cramping up, it's tough to compete. Georgia decided not to celebrate the victory on the court. They simply shook hands and walked away. It was a class act by the team and if I had known the full story, I would have used some different verbs last night. A tip of my cap to Sanam Singh.)


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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to debate
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Pat Roggensack and Ed Fallone are scheduled to meet for a debate a little over a week before the April 2 election.
Roggensack is seeking a second 10-year term on the state's highest court while Fallone is running his first election. The two are scheduled to meet Friday night for a debate sponsored by the state Bar Association.
While the race is officially nonpartisan, Republicans are supporting Roggensack and Democrats are backing Fallone.
Roggensack argues that her 17 years' experience as a judge make her the better candidate. Fallone is a Marquette University law professor and has never worked as a judge.
He said he brings other experience to the job and Roggensack doesn't deserve another term because the current Supreme Court is dysfunctional.


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69¢ Store
The 69¢ Only Stores, also known simply as the 69¢ Store, is a small chain of discount stores in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
There are only two 69¢ Stores in GTA San Andreas, both located in Idlewood, Los Santos; one, inaccessible, on the same block as Reece's barbershop and the Idlewood tattoo parlor, and another, accessible to the player, on the southwestern border with Little Mexico and Idlewood, adjoining an 8-Ball bomb shop. Like Roboi's Food Mart, the southwest Idlewood store utilize a 24/7 interior.
The stores are based on real-life 99¢ stores, and is another one of the many references to the "69" sexual position made throughout the game.
They can be faintly seen as non-interactive storefronts in Grand Theft Auto IV.


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Lamina 1.0 makes it easy to fabricate large scale free-form structures from planar (sheet) materials like plastic, metal, or plywood. This software used for interior design, building architecture, lighting, signage, clothing, and sculpture. Your 3D model is approximated by a number of 2D parts that are numerically cut and attached to fabricate the final structure. Laser cutting, abrasive waterjet cutting and plasma cutting services are widely available and make creating parts inexpensive and fast. This software takes into account the physical behavior of planar materials, and uses the material thickness to inset the edges of cutting paths to make parts that fit together with precision. In addition to correcting for thickness, the angle between parts is taken into consideration when generating cutting path insets. The join angle and the appropriate inset may vary along edges. Various kinds of attachment geometry are generated along the edges of parts.
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* '''Colors''' The default color for the following items (can be changed to any color in the CMYK color model):
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 Canvas annotations: these indicate the various possible states of the UI, and are shown in the top-left corner of the views ("Tracing Paused", "Choosing Sigma", etc...)
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 Canvas annotations: these indicate the various possible states of the UI, and are shown in the top-left corner of the views ("Tracing Paused", "Choosing Sigma", etc...)
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 Fills: the pixels that have been reached by the Fill search.
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 Fills: the pixels that have been reached by the Fill search.
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- 1 Main Dialog
- 1.1 Main Tab
- 1.2 Options Tab
- 1.3 3D Tab
- 2 Path Manager
- 3 Fill Manager
Main Dialog
Main Tab
This home tab aggregated widgets for tracing and frequent operations.
Cursor Auto-snapping
Enable Snapping checkbox If active (the default) the cursor snaps to the brightest voxel in its vicinity (Toggling shortcut: S). To accomplish this, SNT takes the cuboid of the specified dimensions (in pixels) centered on the current cursor position and searches quickly for local maxima in that neighborhood, moving the cursor to that position. The Z-plane in which the maximum was found is automatically selected if the "Z" parameter is greater than 0. Noteworthy:
- This feature assumes the signal is brighter than the background as typically found in fluorescent images.
- If multiple maxima exist (e.g., when the signal is saturated), it snaps to their centroid.
- To streamline the computation: XYZ dimensions are constrained to even numbers and limited range.
- Snapping occurs in 2D (i.e., in the active plane) if Z=0.
- The XZ, ZY views are synchronized when 3D snapping is active (i.e., Z>0).
Enable A* Star By default, SNT uses the A* search algorithm to automatically trace paths between two manually selected points. To manually place nodes in a path, toggle this feature off. Note that it is also possible to enable other algorithms through the installation of further SNT addons. See SNT: Tubular Geodesics for more details.
Hessian-based analysis (Toggling shortcut: H) A quick way to improve the quality and efficiency of the pathfinding is to enable this feature, in which paths are computed after filtering the image for tube-like structures. Upon such filtering, SNT will use a measure of Tubeness at each point of the image to define the best path through it, based on eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the Hessian matrix. The later can be used to infer the likelihood that a point in the image belongs to a a tube-like structure. This concept is also known as vesselness or neuriteness.
Hessian options (Specified in the gear drop-down menu). Hessian analysis requires two parameters to be specified:
- Sigma Controls the spatial scale of the filter. A lower Sigma will capture small scale structure but is more sensitive to noise. A larger Sigma will consider larger scale structures but is less sensitive to local shape characteristics. It is generally advised to pick a value which reflects the average radius of the structures to be traced. It corresponds to the standard deviation of the 3D Gaussian kernel used to smooth the image prior to Tubeness filtering
- Maximum The maximum pixel intensity on the Tubeness image beyond which the cost function for A* search is minimized.
These parameters may be chosen "Manually" (if you already have a quantitative understanding of the image) or "Visually" (generally more intuitive). If you choose "Visually", the dialog will prompt you to click on a representative region of the image which has meaningful structure. Once you click there, a 9-square palette is generated showing increasing values of sigma (from top-left to bottom-right) applied to that chunk of the image. The palette is an image stack which can be scrolled through with the mouse wheel.
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|Choosing sigma and max. parameters visually for hessian analysis from a representative region in the image (orange box). With saturated max, the cost function for A* search is equivalent across the signal. Also, note how lower sigma values cause the axon to be dimmer on the center and brighter on the edges, while higher sigma values eliminate detail from the structure.
Experiment with different Adjusted max. values to find a setting which captures the structures you are interested in while taking care to avoid over or under-saturation. In the former case, the search might consider pixels outside of the tubular structures, giving a less accurate result. In the latter case, the search might take significantly longer, since each pixel will carry greater cost than is reasonable. It is usually safe to choose a value somewhere near the default. Once you have chosen this value, click on the square in the palette with the sigma that best fits your application (its border will turn green) then press "Apply". The parameters will be transferred to the interface and a Gaussian convolution will be run over the image, which may take some time depending on its size. Once it's done, pathfinding will occur on the Hessian (aka Tubeness) image.
Other options are also available in the gear drop-down menu:
- Cache All Hessian Computations By default SNT computes the Hessian matrix on a "compute-as-you-go" basis, which saves memory but increases the pathfinding time. If you have enough RAM, you can use this option to compute once the matrix and for the full image and cache the result, which in certain cases, can lead to almost-instantaneous searches. Note that this computation adopts the current values of sigma and max. reported in the widget, so you should adjust those before running this command.
- Flush Cached Data Removes cached data from memory
- Load Precomputed "Tubeness Image" This (advanced) option prompts you to load a file of a Tubeness image generated elsewhere. This is useful if e.g., you want to experiment algorithms from other software packages, or your own. Note that loaded image is assumed to have compatible dimensions with the image currently being traced.
- Show Cached "Tubeness Image" Displays the Tubeness data currently cached. Useful for debugging purposes. Also mirrored in View › Show Cached/Loaded Hessian (Tubeness) Image.
Tracing on Filtered Image
SNT's "Hessian-based analysis" option provides a convenient and easy way to preprocess your data. However, if your data require tailored preprocessing, you may also trace on a user-specified filtered image. For example, one might use the Frangi et al. 1998 method to enhance vessel-like structures in the image.
A Single Image
To process a single image with the Frangi Vesselness filter, load it ("test.tif", say) into Fiji and select Process › Filters › Frangi Vesselness. (There is more information about this plugin on its page.) By way of example, let's say you select two scales, twice the x voxel separation and five times that value. We apply a Gaussian convolution at each scale. Assuming your image has isotropic resolution with pixel width = pixel height = pixel depth = 1, the parameters would be:
Save the result by doing File › Save As with the same extension as the original image ("test-filtered.tif", for example). Then, with SNT open, go to the main dialog tab and look for the "Tracing on Filtered Image" widget. Click "Browse" to load the filtered image, select "SNT" for the parser and press "Load". Finally, toggle the "Trace on filtered Image" checkbox. Now the pathfinding will occur on the filtered image.
To display the image in a separate window, from the SNT dialog go to View › Show Filtered Image
Preprocess Multiple Images
The easiest way to preprocess multiple images is to record a macro for processing a single image, then wrap it in a loop to iterate over all files in a directory. For example:
d = getDirectory("Select a directory"); files = getFileList(d); extension = ".tif"; for( i = 0; i < files.length; ++i ) { filename = files[i]; if( endsWith(filename,extension) ) { l = lengthOf(filename); el = lengthOf(extension); basename = substring(filename,0,l-el); expected_window_name = "vesselness of "+filename; output_filename = d + File.separator + basename + ".tubes.tif"; open(filename); run("Frangi Vesselness (imglib, experimental)", "number=1 minimum=0.288387 maximum=0.288387"); selectWindow(expected_window_name); saveAs("Tiff", output_filename); } }
Filters for Visibility of Paths
By default, the entire path is projected onto the current Z-slice. This is useful to see how much has been completed, and gives a sense of the overall structure of the reconstruction. However, SNT provides 3 additional visibility options for paths:
- Only selected paths (hide deselected) Only show paths that have been manually selected in the Path Manger or with the G key (⇧ Shift+G to select multiple paths).
- Only nodes within X nearby Z-slices Only highlight nodes within X number of Z-slices on either side of the current slice. The projected skeletons of all paths remain visible.
- Only paths from active channel/frame If tracing on a multichannel image or an image with a time axis, only show paths from the active channel or frame.
Any combination of these options may be toggled simultaneously.
Default Path ColorsPath coloring in SNT indicates status of the path. The default color indicators for finished paths are:
MagentaDeselected, meaning the path cannot be extended or edited until selected.
The default color for each path type can be changed to any color in the CMYK color model. To do so for selected and deselected paths, press the "Selected" or "Deselected" button in the "Default Path Colors" widget. For unconfirmed and temporary paths, see the "Colors" option in the UI Interaction widget.
The "Enforce default colors (ignore color tags)" option, if active, will force all paths to conform to the default colors specified by the "Selected" and "Deselected" color buttons. Any custom color tags will be ignored until the option is toggled OFF.
Selected paths can be assigned color tags in the Path Manager. To do so, go to Tag › Color then choose the desired swatch. A path can be assigned a custom color by right-clicking an empty swatch, which will bring up the CMYK palette. The chosen color will be temporarily saved in that swatch. Metric-based color mapping of paths can be done in the Path Manager through the Analyze › Color Coding menu option. See here. To change color of all paths, deselect all paths first.
Options Tab
This tab aggregated widgets for advanced settings.
Data Source
If tracing on a multi-dimensional image (i.e., one with multiple data channels and/or a time axis), a particular channel/frame can be loaded into the views by selecting each and pressing the "Reload" button.
- Overlay MIP(s) at X% opacity Overlays the Maximum Intensity Projection of the image onto the current Z-slice at specified opacity.
- Draw diameters in XY view Displays the stored diameter (if any) in the XY view for all existing nodes. Each diameter is drawn as a line segment with length = diameter, which is bisected by the orthogonal tangent vector to the path at that node.
- Apply zoom changes to all views If a zoom change is applied to any one of the XY, ZY or XZ views, apply the same change to the two other views if they are open. May resize windows.
- Resize Canvas If using a display canvas to view reconstructions, reset its dimensions to the default. (Currently, this command is only available for display canvases, to resize an image go to IJ's command Image › Adjust › Canvas Size...
- Display ZY/XZ views If currently using the XY only view, display the ZY and XZ views as well.
Temporary Paths
- Confirm temporary segments If active, prompts for either confirmation or denial of whether or not to keep an unconfirmed path segment. If inactive, automatically confirms the path segment created on each left-click after starting a path (first click). Applies to both auto-traced and manually traced path segments. The following two settings are only toggle-able when this setting is active.
- Pressing 'Y' twice finishes path Finish a temporary path on two successive Y key presses.
- Pressing 'N' twice cancels path Discard a temporary or unconfirmed path, including the start node, on two successive N key presses.
UI Interaction
- Colors The default color for the following items (can be changed to any color in the CMYK color model):
RedCanvas annotations: these indicate the various possible states of the UI, and are shown in the top-left corner of the views ("Tracing Paused", "Choosing Sigma", etc...)
Dark GreenFills: the pixels that have been reached by the Fill search.
CyanUnconfirmed paths
RedTemporary paths
- Path nodes rendering scale (default is 2 pixels at default zoom level) Adjusts the radius of the circles representing path nodes. A path node is rendered as a circle centered at the XYZ coordinate of the point annotation.
- Activate canvas on mouse hovering If active, moving the mouse cursor over the any of the views automatically brings the view window into focus, allowing it to receive input.
- Remember window locations - If active, preserves the position of dialogs across restarts.
- Use compression when saving traces - If active, uses Gzip compression (lossless) to reduce the storage footprint of the ".traces" file.
- Skip confirmation dialogs - If active, forgoes the "Are you sure?" prompt preceding major actions.
- Debug mode - If active, logs detailed information about actions in the console.
The "Reset Preferences..." button, when pressed, will reset all options to their defaults. A restart of SNT may be required for changes to take effect.
3D Tab
This tab aggregates widgets related to 3D interaction.
Reconstruction Viewer
The Reconstruction Viewer is an advanced OpenGL visualization tool. For performance reasons, some Path Manager changes may need to be synchronized manually from RV controls. To open Reconstruction Viewer with the currently loaded tracings, press Open Reconstruction Viewer. For more information, see the Reconstruction Viewer wiki page.
Legacy 3D Viewer
The Legacy 3D Viewer is a functional tracing canvas but it depends on outdated services that are now deprecated. It may not function reliably on recent operating systems. For usage instructions, see Legacy 3D Viewer
SciView is IJ2's modern replacement for the Legacy 3D Viewer providing 3D visualization and virtual reality capabilities for both images and meshes. It is not yet available in SNT.
Path Manager
The Path Manager dialog displays all existing paths in a hierarchical structure (tree), where one path is "primary" (path 0) and all other paths (paths 1...N) are children of the primary path. The dialog also contains several menus with various editing, tagging, refinement/fitting, filling and analysis options. Paths can be searched by name and/or tags in the text filter.
- Delete Remove selected path(s) from the Path Manager. This will also delete them from the tracing and update the canvas accordingly.
- Rename Rename the selected path.
- Make Primary Make the selected path the primary path, moving it to the top of the tree. Note that this alters the path ordering.
- Disconnect Disconnect the selected path from all of its connections.
- Merge Merge the selected paths (at least two) into one path. Note the starting node of path i is merged to the endpoint of path i+1
- Specify Radius Specify a constant radius to be applied to all the nodes of selected path(s). This setting only applies to unfitted paths and overrides any existing values.
- Ramer-Douglas-Peuker Downsampling Given an inputted maximum permitted distance between adjacent nodes, perform Ramer-Douglas-Peucker downsampling on the selected path(s). N.B.:
- This operation cannot be undone.
- Paths can only be downsampled: Smaller inter-node distances will not be interpolated.
- It is advised to choose a value at least twice the smallest voxel separation.
- Type Type of neurite compartment. SNT provides four basic types associated with neuronal structures, as well as the ability to define custom tags:
- Basal Dendrite
- Apical Dendrite
- Axon
- Custom
- Soma
- Undefined
- Color Assigns the color shown in the swatch to selected paths. Custom colors can be manually chosen using the CMYK palette or mapped using the Color Mapper.
- Image Metadata Tag path with any of three types of metadata:
- Traced Channel
- Traced Frame
- Slice Labels
- Morphology Three morphometric properties:
- Branch Order Centrifugal branch order of the path.
- Length - Path length.
- Mean Radius - Path mean radius.
- Custom Specify a custom tag string.
- Remove All Tags Remove all tags from selected paths. SWC-type tags are preserved.
See Fitting in the Step-By-Step Instructions wiki page.
- Fill Out Begins the filling process for selected paths. For detailed instructions see Filling in the Step-By-Step Instructions page.
This menu contains several options which provide quick ways to analyze and visualize numerical properties of paths.
- Color Coding Assigns color codes to paths based on the chosen metric.
- Color by Drop-down menu containing the metrics which inform the color mapping.
- LUT Drop-down menu containing the LUTs (Look Up Tables) that define the color palettes. The LUTs are those that come packaged with ImageJ. The selected LUT is displayed in the color bar directly underneath.
- Rec. Viewer Color Map If active, opens an instance of the Reconstruction Viewer with the selected paths color coded with the selected LUT.
- Rec. Plotter Color Map If active, open an instance of the Reconstruction Plotter with the selected paths color coded with the selected LUT.
- Remove Existing Color Coding Removes existing color coding from the selected paths.
|After choosing metric: Branch Order, LUT: Ice, showing the Reconstruction Viewer with the color-mapped OP_1 tracing.
- Distribution Analysis Plots a histogram of the selected metric.
- Measurement - Drop-down menu with the available metrics.
|Choosing Branch Order for the measurement.
- Measure Shows a table of summary statistics for selected paths. If measuring multiple tracings, the table can be sorted by column.
- Convert to ROIs Allows conversion of paths to ROIs (Regions of Interest). Creates an instance of the ROI Manager
- Convert Drop-down menu specifying the compartment to convert.
- View Drop-down menu specifying which view to overlay the ROIs.
- Impose SWC colors
- Adopt path diameter as line thickness
- Discard existing ROIs in ROI Manager
|Converting paths to ROIs with the default parameters.
- Plot Profile Uses the pixel intensity values under point annotations to generate a pixel intensity vs. distance plot for selected paths.
|Intensity profile for Path 0 of OP_1.
- Skeletonize Outputs a binary image that is a topographic skeleton, ie, it generates an empty (zero-filled) image of the same dimensions of the one being traced, then paints a pixel at each node coordinates following the topographic rules of bitmap skeletons in which fork points, tips and slab voxels are determined by voxel connectivity.
- Roi filtering
- None
- Convert only segments contained by ROI
- Run "Analyze Skeleton" after conversion Runs the AnalyzeSkeleton plugin on the skeletonized output image.
- Roi filtering
|Converting paths to a topographic skeleton with default parameters.
- Save as SWC Exports selected paths as an SWC file. Note the paths to be exported must include a primary path (i.e., one a the top level in the Path Manager tree).
Text Filter
The text filter allows paths to be searched by any characters in the path name string and by color. The name string includes all tags.
- Up Arrow Button Finds next occurrence of the entered phrase.
- Down Arrow Button Finds previous occurrence of the entered phrase.
- Balloon Button Highlights all occurrences of the entered phrase.
Advanced Text Filtering
The Advanced Filtering Menu provides more sophisticated means of filtering paths, including support for wildcards (?*), color and morphology tag matching.
- Text Filtering Contains options for advanced text filtering
- Case Sensitive Matching treats uppercase and lowercase characters as distinct.
- Enable Wildcards Allows the use of the question mark (?) and asterisk (*) wildcards.
- "?" Matches exactly one character. For example, the pattern 123? will match 123 and 1234, but not 12345.
- "*" Matches zero or more characters. For example, doc* matches doc and document but not dodo.
- Loop After First/Last Hit Cycles back to the first/last matched phrase upon pressing the Up/Down Arrow Button at the end of the list of matches.
- Display No. of Matches Displays the number of phrase matches in the bottom left corner of the Path Manager dialog.
- Replace Replaces all occurrences of the matched phrase in the path name string for currently selected paths.
- Clear History Erases the previously searched phrases in the text filter drop-down menu.
- Tips & Shortcuts
- Case-insensitive by default. Wildcards ? (any character), and * (any string) can also be used.
- Press the Highlight All button or Ctrl+A to select all the paths filtered by the search string.
- Press and hold Ctrl while pressing the up/down keys to select multiple filtered paths.
- Press the up/down keys to find the next/previous occurrence of the filtering string.
- Uncheck Display No. of Matches to improve search performance.
- Color Filters Allows filtering of paths by color code. Custom colors may be selected by right-clicking an empty swatch, which will bring up the CMYK palette. The chosen color is temporarily saved in that swatch.
- Morphology Filters Allows filtering of paths by select morphological properties.
- Branch Order Filters for paths of branch order in the inputted range. Note that the paths of interest must have Branch Order tags. To tag paths with their centrifugal branch orders, use Tag › Morphology › Branch Order. See Tag for more information.
- Length Filters for paths of length within the inputted range. Note that the paths of interest must have Length tags. To tag paths with their length, use Tag › Morphology › Length. See Tag for more information.
- Mean Radius Filters for paths of mean radius within the inputted range. Note that the paths of interest must have Mean Radius tags. To tag paths with their mean radius, use Tag › Morphology › Mean Radius. See Tag for more information.
- No. of Nodes Filters for paths with node count within the inputted range.
- SWC Type Filters for paths with the selected SWC type tags. Note that the paths of interest must have Type tags. To tag paths with SWC types, use Tag › Type. See Tag for more information.
Fill Manager
Provides controls for all filling operations. It is described in more detail in the Filling Walkthrough


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Sorry for the brief hiatus. I was on vacation the past week in Florida. Here is a round-up of my thoughts on free agency thus far:
- Chiefs/Pioli being aggressive so far. Managed to acquire two quality players (Cassell, Vrabel) without giving up much because he knew that the Pats had little leverage with nearly $30 million in QB contracts tied up heading into next year.
- Brian Dawkins might have been a nice player to add to our roster.
- Colin Cole was not that great and I'm not crying for his loss. However, I remain concerned re our overall D-Line depth.
- Too bad Chris Canty was snagged by the Giants. Sounds like we were serious about picking him up but once again, fell just short. Bigger concern for me here is the pattern of the Packers falling short when trying to pick up bigger-time free agents (Randy Moss, Tony Gonzalez, Chris Canty, others I'm sure). One quiet possible consequence of Favre's departure may be a diminished interest among free agents in coming to Green Bay.
- Too bad Bart Scott went to the NYJ.
- Ray Lewis is still available – would he be worth pursuing to at least help us get this defense implemented for the next 2-3 years (and also, because he's a veteran leader)?
- Why isn't Ted Thompson looking at Jim Leonhard? Leonhard won't command a huge contract and he knows the 3-4 well – and he just seems like the kind of under-the-radar football guy TT seems to crave.


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28 comments:
- Unknown said...
Thing about this show is every single character is some one I care about and want to find out more about them..Not just the main characters...I yelled at the TV when Chibs was caught in that explosion..Same thing with Juice getting stabbed..It's the first show in a long time that's gotten that much of a response from me...
- Oct 23, 2009, 9:43:00 AM
- Mark Vega said...
Right on the money Kurt. I hope other writers find this entry. The ones who have the balls but got them caught in the pilot / reshoot / first few episode trap that you escaped. If we encourage them to stay in the game...to embrace their own concept of "redwood origial"...then I think we'll be moving toward an abundance of quality programming again. Love SOA from pitch through today. Thanks and keep her going.
- Oct 23, 2009, 10:18:00 AM
- Prolo said...
Seems like everything is going in your direction Kurt! You and the show deserve all the praise you've been getting. The show is definitely better than anything else on TV at that time, almost all the time. Thank you for giving us a great show. Congrats!
- Oct 23, 2009, 10:19:00 AM
- rudz said...
What i find interesting is that I'm finding more and more people who watch the show at my work = Johnson Space Center (NASA). People talk the next day about what happened on the episode...just like when LOST had all its millions of fans.
Been a fan since the very 1st episode, love the show.
- Oct 23, 2009, 10:32:00 AM
We're doing our best to spread the word about SoA, thank you Kurt
- Oct 23, 2009, 10:45:00 AM
- Abby said...
Thank goodness the public is finally waking up and tuning in. We need everyone to stayed tuned in, so FX keeps the show going. I love this show and tell everyone about it!
- Oct 23, 2009, 10:45:00 AM
- Urno Talbot said...
Geez, I was just gonna post that, Kurt you're too fast. Tuesday's show was so friggin good, I just cant believe it can get better. Mark Boone is my man! too bad he doesnt know it, lol.
- Oct 23, 2009, 11:18:00 AM
- FreddywithaY said...
Great Show and all that shit Kurt! But you already know all that! . What I am all fired up about today is tomorrow night I am heading to Cleveland to here and see Audra Mae Play. You all remember her rendition of Forever Young that Kurt put in the show when Tig capped Donna thinking it was Opie.
Fucking A, Audra Mae Live!
Forever Young Baby!
Long Live the Sons!!!
- Oct 23, 2009, 12:00:00 PM
- Denise Shelton said...
My husband, son, and I watch together. We love the show. Thanks for caring enough to put up with the crap necessary to produce a quality product. By the way, we think Ally Walker deserves a nomination for that guest star award they give at the Emmys. Her turn as the Fed is brilliant. Katey and Ron should be looking for nods, too. As for Charlie, he's a fine actor(and I do mean FINE. Robert Pattinson better watch his back.)Charlie's the calm in the eye of the storm (okay, sometimes)Outstanding work. Cheers!
- Oct 23, 2009, 12:15:00 PM
We hate waitin' 7 days for the next dose! SP in PHX
- Oct 23, 2009, 3:00:00 PM
I really don't get what all the hoopla is about...Surprise hit??
Those of us that have been watching since the beginning aren't surprised a bit nor should you be. I suppose it's nice evey once in a while to be recognized by your peers but you know where the real love comes from..except when you take our favorite characters and make it look like you're going to kill them off, then we call you names, out loud, in our living rooms (or is that just me??) ;) Then the following week we have to apologize....Can I just say sorry for the rest of the season now and be done with it?
- Oct 23, 2009, 4:07:00 PM
Hey man,
I really dig the show. Wish there was more like this on tv. Keep up the good work.
- Oct 23, 2009, 4:21:00 PM
- XAJJAX said...
Kurt We love the show. Does JAX have the scythes on his collar because of John Teller? He is the only member with that. Every week is better and better-thanks for the tip on the podcast-Watchers of Anarchy"It's Our Soap Opera" Great Fun
- Oct 23, 2009, 6:01:00 PM
- Carm said...
The best way I can explain to anyone about this show is this...
There are times (and not often for me)when you'll go watch a movie and walk out of the Theatre and feel like you were inside every minute of that film with every single actor or actress. You feel inspired, or moved, or touched by the story. Sometimes it's because it's a lot like your life and you can relate. Sometimes it's because it's how you wish your life was, and sometimes it's just because the writer did a kick ass job of grabbing you by the balls (or heart) and thrusting you into this 2 hr movie that has you on the edge of your seat.
Did you notice how I said Theatre and Movie....ya that's cause in my 37 yrs of life I've never had that experiance with a T.V show. NEVER. Some shows are good. Yup. Some shows I'll tune into watch cause I liked them and wanted to know what would happen next week...but for the first time in my life ..I watched a 60 min T.V show and felt just like the few times in my life when I was walking out of a threate with that feeling deep inside that said " That WAS Fuckin AWESOME !"
Thanks for " Our fukin Soap Opera Kurt" You've done an excellent job ..and those hard ass bikers up in Canada ..are freezing there asses off and tuneing in weekly !
- Oct 23, 2009, 8:36:00 PM
Kurte, tvůj seriál je skvělý. Pokaždé trpělivě čekám na další epizodu a jsem vždy unešen. Pro mě je Sons of Anarchy nejlepší zrovna vysílaný seriál.
- Oct 24, 2009, 12:01:00 AM
- Pointman said...
This is just the start of it~ Season 2-
The story, cast, crew, and motorcycles combine to give the viewers an identity with SOA from the beginning episode.
I find myself racing home from work to catch the Tuesday showing at 10/11pm and 1am...
No other series has caught me like this, I hear people discussing it at work, in bars, in offices, and of course the Internet!
Kurt's in the lead position of this formation, and I'm enjoying the run!
- Oct 24, 2009, 7:18:00 AM
Thanks for a great season so far- really good to see the guest stars you've got this season.
I'm also happy to see Ally Walker return. I hope she plays a major part in this season's story line. I loved the emotion playing on her face when she realized Jax might know something about the other agent's "disappearance".
- Oct 24, 2009, 8:15:00 AM
- Patti said...
I started watching because I'm Ron Perlman's biggest fan. I can tell you that I'm probably the last person who would have even given SoA a chance under normal circumstances but I've come to love every character on this show. After the last episode my husband was driving me to work and I turned to him and said, "I feel so sorry for poor Opie's kids!". To which my husband replied, "You do relize they aren't real". Honestly, for a moment I had forgotten.
Kudos to you Kurt and your cast.
Send Ron my love ;)
- Oct 24, 2009, 8:58:00 AM
- Kimmy said...
Thank you Kurt, for the shout out to your blogger and Twitter readers! Your fans are totally committed to this show, and your vision. I admit, after ER, Sopranos and The Shield ended, I was torn if I wanted to get into another drama. Those shows had me on the edge of my seat, and as a fan, I was drained!! When I started watching Sons of Anarchy, I was taken instantly by the show. But that is not all! The connection and insight that you share with us goes beyond the hollywood money maker. People can tell when there is REAL HUMANS and passion to a project. The way you, the cast, crew, and fans connect feels more like a family. Not only does the story come into our homes on Tuesdays, but into our lives every day. For me personally, the talent and the fans that I have connected with on Twitter, Facebook, and even the blogging world, has made a difference in my life. In my heart, I think the success of Sons of Anarchy is so much more than the televisions that are turned on FX on Tuesday! Congrats to all!
- Oct 24, 2009, 10:12:00 AM
- Bonnie said...
I can't decide which show I love more..SOA or Deadliest Catch? Damn good thing they dont overlap, I'd be screwed! It's my Tuesday Night Guilty Pleasure :)
Thanks Kurt for creating this show and bringing your Men of Mayhem into our lives!!
- Oct 25, 2009, 6:09:00 AM
- Paulo said...
SoA makes history in Portugal too:
We're very happy!
Congrats, Kurt and all SoA cast and crew!
- Oct 26, 2009, 3:49:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Wow! Great review, well deserved. Of the few of my friends who do not watch 'Sons', they are getting Season 1 for Christmas. Love it!
- Oct 26, 2009, 5:10:00 PM
- Leadsled70 said...
Hey here is a thought, how about you bring in someone like Chuck Zitto for some cameo's? You could make him a nomad member of soa. He could even be cast as Tig's dad, an original member who was forced into nomad status because of his radical ways. He could be called back by Clay to help take out Zoebel. You could bring him in at the end of the season right at the end of the show, he walks into the clubhouse and as everyone looks amazed Tig could say "Hey Pop". Just throwing that out there. Great show, the only thing I watch on the idiot box.
- Oct 27, 2009, 6:41:00 AM
- Mel said...
My husband and I love the show. Keep it up!
- Oct 28, 2009, 8:57:00 AM
- Doug said...
I've been in the biker world for the past 30 years or so now and started watching from the premier on due to the theme.
I live in Canada so I have to d/l the show but I'm really enjoying it. It's more than just a biker show, it's a great drama.
Keep up the good work.
- Oct 28, 2009, 3:57:00 PM
I fully identify with this show. My wife and I watch it regularly and without knowing you wonder how you could know so much about this subculture. Your accurate portrayal of this lifestyle is unmatched. My father died 11 years ago at the age of 39 and was a prominent and respected leader of a 1%er organiztion. I rode with his club directly after his death for 4 years (never joined) while I attended/graduated from college. Looking at this club from an outside perspective I always thought these stories should be shared, but how do you do it without recieveng death threats or thugs pressuring you for money after you succeed. Reading your blog I understand that this is an issue you contend with. I wish you the best of luck and continued success. I have never even thought about reaching out like this before but I thought I would share the love and respect. Thanks for taking the risk following your heart and getting this out to the mainstream.
- Oct 30, 2009, 9:49:00 AM
SOA is one of the best shows ever. Right up there on my list next to the Sopranos and Six Feet Under. The Shield was great also but this is so much better, fucking amazing!
/Helena in Sweden
- Nov 1, 2009, 2:50:00 AM
- LegalPlanGirl said...
Well said Kurt. I am committed to the show. I love the show because I love the central character relationships to one another, and Gemma's bad ass. Very powerful writing that leaves me thinking about it for the following week. I don't dare miss an episode, it's too edge of my seat viewing!
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The KDE Community is happy to announce the immediate availability of the second alpha
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System Settings, the replacement for kcontrol is an improved user interface hosting various modules for
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By binner at Wed, 2007/07/04 - 5:00am
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The SUSE build service is really nice but isn't a size of 667M a little too much for just previewing KDE?
By backtick at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
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Too much? That's the space needed for all KDE modules, KOffice and Amarok. You can use Kiwi to create a much smaller CD with kdebase only of course. :-)
By binner at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
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If you use the build service and not the CD then simply install as many packages as you want?
By Anonymous at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
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I've posted a metalink for the live cd at http://www.metalinker.org/samples.html#kde
I tried it out metalink downloads in the new KGet about a week ago, but it didn't work yet. they contain mirrors & checksums.
By Ant Bryan at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
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When I launch this live-CD on my computer, here is the message I get immediately after the linux kernel is loaded :
Loading KIWI CD Boot-system...
I don't understand why it doesn't work, because I have a kubuntu distro installed on this computer, and the hardware is very well recognized.
If someone could give me an advice...
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Have you verified the MD5SUM before burning?
You can also test the LiveCD in qemu ('zypper install qemu' first on openSUSE) by running: qemu -cdrom KDE-Four-Live.i686-0.2.iso -boot d -m 256 (or -m 512 if you can give it that much memory).
By apokryphos at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
Thanks for that. I'd been too lazy to look into running it in a vm - hadn't realised it was that simple.
By Simon at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
Thank you for this suggestion : it works very well in qemu !
By arnaud741 at Fri, 2007/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
Using a USB CD-ROM drive, I get the same error message.
By probono at Sun, 2007/08/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
Is there a torrent for this somewhere???
By ryukendo000 at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
Judging from the file dates, and the dates on this announcement, this is an OLDER CD, not alpha2.
By Lee at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
Judging from the date of the files and the date at which KDE Alpha2 packages were tagged and created (which is the important date unlike the date of the announcement), this definitively likely to be the alpha2 CD.
By Cyrille Berger at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
"KDE-Four-Live.i686-0.2.iso 29-Jun-2007 04:49 667M KDE 4.0 Alpha 2"
By Coward at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
oops, already answered... nvm then, downloading.
By Coward at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Live-CD
The Live-CD is very nice and shows KDE4 progress. Thanks !
I could not get a French keyboard it seems that the xorg keyboard definitions are missing.
By Charles de Miramon at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
isn't too early for an alpha2 !!!
ok it 's an aplha release, but at lease i was expecting a working kicker ( or whatever it will be), the system tray is totaly broken, how i am supposed to test amarok.
and where is the icons !!!!!!!!
By djouallah mimoune at Wed, 2007/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: isn't too early for an alpha2 !!!
Kicker will be replaced by a Plasma plasmoid app (at least this is the plan).
By Iuri at Wed, 2007/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: isn't too early for an alpha2 !!!
don't bother, everytime djouallah posts something on the dot, it's for bitching about KDE:
By patcito at Wed, 2007/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: Icons irrelevant
You are an user ! go away - this release is not for you
By dfsdfsdf at Fri, 2007/07/06 - 5:00am
Wrong link
Hi, the link to PlanetKDE is wrong (you have two double-colons there)
By Dorin at Wed, 2007/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: Wrong link
Fixed, thanks.
By Navindra Umanee at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
I'm just playing around with alpha 2 in a VM and I'm really impressed! The first alpha was nearly unusable slow for me and crashed all the time. Alpha 2 is much, much better.
The programs show really nice improvements compared to KDE3.x, Oxygen looks just beautiful and I really like the little animations in Dolphin (zooming of icon size preview, fading of status messages) or Konsole (themes sliding in).
And everything including Plasma is very fast and responsive - in a virtual machine without any 3D acceleration and without compositing.
Great work!
By Ascay at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
I wonder what the reasons are behind replacing kcontrol with Systemsettings.
Is Systemsettings easier to maintain? Or does it fit better to HIGs? Or does it offer more options? And if yes, which?
Re: Systemsettings
There was a long thread on KDE-core-Devel Mailing list about this...
By Emil Sedgh at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
Although a probably bigger motivation is that KControl is unmaintained and broken for KDE 4, while System Settings is actively being worked on has started to be ported to KDE 4.
Of course, some people liked it better, and some didn't. :)
By Juan Carlos Torres at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
Thanks for the info - the discussion can be seen here:
Re: Systemsettings
Systemsettings - this is the one that Kubuntu currently uses, is that correct? It took a bit of getting used to after years of KControl for me but I can see that it is probably better for someone coming to it new. Also, there are the other reasons as discussed on the mailig list
By Simon at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
Ah, just read your blog post Liquidat, which answers my question
By Simon at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
Someone over at the ubuntuforums.org raised some good points where System Settings is inferior to KControl Since I generally agree I'll just paste them here:
1) KControl displays widgets much better in any screen size. System settings responds to a smaller screen size by always adding scrollbars, instead of resizing the widgets. (see Screenshot #1 style.png). This even happens on my relatively large 1280x800 display, so it certainly isn't good on even smaller displays.(see screenshot #2 size.png).
2) KControl has a much more intuitive way of managing oversized modules. It places the module within a scroll bar, but places the Apply/Cancel buttons outside, ensuring that they are always available. This is much smarter than system settings, which scrolls everything including the buttons(see screenshot #3 search.png).
3) While System Settings has a decent search function, which tells you which categories the results are in, the Kcontrol one is a lot better. It allows you to load several modules to see which result you want, while keeping the search results active. While system settings can do this, you need to go back and forth to achieve the same result.
By Erunno at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
Yep, and systemsettings isn't controllable by keyboard (you need the mouse).
But I think (hope) that now it is in the KDE svn those issues will be solved because usually KDE software is of very high quality also in regard to keyboard control (unlike unfortunately the software added to kubuntu which is not in default KDE).
By ac6 at Fri, 2007/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
Actually, the keyboard issue is already solved, and work is going on on the size-thingy.
The search interface might improve as well, though the way Kcontrol vs systemsettings are makes it impossible (I think) to really do it the Kcontrol way.
By Jos Poortvliet at Mon, 2007/07/09 - 5:00am
Re: Systemsettings
I didn't code any of this or greatly follow it's creation, but my interpretation is that the System Settings changes were motivated by a very rare situation. That being: usability is not the primary concern of a computer settings editor, discoverability is.
High usability apps are usually somewhat difficult to learn (look at any professional tool and how many shortcuts it has that aren't obvious, most of the Adobe suite comes to mind). The general settings for a desktop are very rarely edited, so having it not done in the exact minimum time-frame is not a large overall penalty.
In real use, a settings editor is only used periodically and often when it is being used it is being used by a first-time user, or at least by a user who has never done what he is looking to do before. You usually only have to touch a specific setting once or twice before it's right, not every few days.
Because of this, a 'well designed' settings editor might be a little cumbersome to an experienced user, because the improvements to discoverability slow them down. I think that's the main reason that, when the interface is improved overall, this particular tool can take what many see as a back-step.
So, keep in mind not only how much the changes effect you, and also how much the changes will affect inexperienced users, as they're the ones most affected by the interface of this module.
By jame at Tue, 2007/07/31 - 5:00am
Fedora Packages
As with previous alphas, the core components (kdelibs4, kdepimlibs and kdebase4) are packaged for FC6 and F7 in the kde-redhat unstable repository. Those packages are designed to be safe to use in a KDE 3 environment: they install to /opt/kde4 and save settings in ~/.kde4.
We (Than Ngo, Rex Dieter and me) are working on getting you a more complete KDE 4 experience for Fedora 8, see:
Re: Fedora Packages
PS: The main goal of the FC6 and F7 packages is to allow developers to port applications to KDE 4 (or write new ones). Running a full KDE 4 desktop with all components upgraded to the KDE 4 versions is the goal for Fedora 8.
Re: Fedora Packages
On which rhythm are these updated? Weekly? Or only after the official releases of Alpha/Beta snapshots?
Re: Fedora Packages
Currently at each alpha/beta.
So... are you Celtic or Rangers KDE devs?
By me at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: So...
For those who don't get it, this post is sectarianism. I'd suggest deleting it, and maybe banning the poster.
By Lee at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: So...
I think its actually humour.
By blah at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: So...
Indeed - there is some division in Glasgow (and other places still) along sectarian lines, although never anywhere near as bad as used to be in Northern Ireland. Rangers v Celtic (football clubs) corresponds - or used to - to Protestant v Catholic.
I don't doubt that the original post is intended as a lighthearted joke and I think for most people in Scotland/UK it would be seen as such.
By Simon at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: So...
By Anon Ymous at Sat, 2007/07/07 - 5:00am
kiosk in kde4
does anyone know the status of kiosk in kde4? has it been ported yet? is there a development team for that project?
- Thanks!
By robert at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: kiosk in kde4
The status is that it hasn't been ported, and that, unfortunately, no one is working on it currently, that was an issue raised at a talk about deploying KDE on installation with more than 1000 computers, so maybe someone will stand up and take the job.
By Cyrille Berger at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: kiosk in kde4
Actually I think that kiosktool is not ported yet, the KIOSK framework is since it is a part of the config framework.
By Kevin Krammer at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Has codenames been abandoned?
Example: First Development Snapshot of KDE4: "Krash"
Not that it matters to me :)
By Joergen Ramskov at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Codename?
From http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-4.0-alpha2.php:
I just tried out the KDE Four Live CD with alpha2 on my machine and i have to say that i am impressed by the progress that has been made. I am sure KDE4 will just rock :)
One remark about the LiveCD: It would be very nice if X starts in 24bit mode instead of 16bit. I had to do some editing to get KDE started in 24bit, and it looks much better then :)
By Jab at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Getting started with Plasmoids
Having downloaded the LiveCD, I would like to try my hand at making Plasmoids. Are there any tutorials available? Documentation? Where is the clock plasmoid stored?
By Peter at Thu, 2007/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Getting started with Plasmoids
When the fallout from Akademy has cleared, come on over to #plasma on irc.freenode.net. It's a bit hectic and disorganised at the moment, but a few people have successfully managed to make their own. Good luck!
By anon at Fri, 2007/07/06 - 5:00am


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chairman's welcome
spotlight on: technical competence
Thomas S. Chambers
Welcome to the Fall issue of The Account Balance! This time, I've decided to use my column to discuss competence and technical standards (COMAR 09.24.01.06 G. (1) through (4).
In essence, this regulation states that a licensee may not undertake any engagement for the performance of professional services which the licensee cannot reasonably expect to complete with due professional competence, including compliance with applicable standards for the specific type of engagement.
In practice, this regulation means:
This regulation requires licensees to comply with applicable generally accepted auditing standards and financial accounting standards for particular types of engagements as well as regular, ordinary engagements. Audit and accounting standards vary for pension plans, non-profit organizations, banks, the construction industry, community associations, and other industries. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Public Company Accountancy Oversight Board (PCAOB), and other government agencies issue, and frequently revise, generally accepted auditing standards.
Licensees should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the standards that have been established for the type of organization before entering into an engagement. There are many resources available to licensees. Most auditing standards can be found on the Internet. For example, the "Yellow Book" contains the auditing standards for most nonprofit organizations and all government agencies that accept federal money.
As always, thanks for reading, and be sure to let us know what you'd like to see in The Account Balance!
july-august exam results
Congratulations to all successful 3rd-quarter CPA Exam candidates! A total of 95 candidates passed the exam, bringing the current total for 2009 to 268. We're on track to surpass 2008's numbers, so keep up the good work!
View the pass list.
Successful CPA Exam Candidates Since the Launch of Computer-Based Testing
* Successful candidates from the May 2004 launch date to December 2004
** Successful candidates during the period January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009
contractor fyi
If you do subcontract work, remember that you must report every firm you have contracted with when you benefit from a firm's peer review.
What is NASBA?
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) works to connect the U.S.' 55 boards of public accountancy (50 states plus Washington, D.C., Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rice, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). NASBA's goals include providing information, programs, and services of interest to the CPA community and reporting on major trends and developments in the accounting world. NASBA also provides a valuable networking environment where members of disparate boards can disseminate information. Of course, NASBA also administers the CPA Exam, an important contribution indeed, and holds regional and national meetings where CPA boards can gather. Additionally, NASBA maintains an extensive library of exam publications, white papers, board reports, and many other documents. They're a great resource for accounting professionals.
Wanted: Email Addresses
Do you have your email address on file with the Board? If not, you may be missing valuable information. Exam candidates: make sure you include your email address on your application, or update it via firstname.lastname@example.com. This is especially important as approval notices, including your Notice to Schedule, are automatically emailed to you. We have ceased sending candidate approval letters through the mail! When you go online to schedule your exam, please check that all your information, including your email address, is correct.
Licensees: renewal notices are emailed 5 days before expiration (notices are also mailed 60 days prior to expiration). If you don't receive either notice because you haven't updated your contact information, you will be assessed a non-negotiable late fee.
Update your contact information, including your email
Exam Candidates!
Non-U.S. applicants for the CPA Exam: NACES members are the only acceptable evaluation services for foreign transcripts. There are no exceptions—please don't use another service and expect the Board to accept their evaluation of your credentials. You must request a course-by-course evaluation for the purpose of taking the Uniform CPA Exam in Maryland. Any other evaluation will be denied.
CPE: Count Your Hours Carefully
Accuracy and truthfulness in reporting your CPE are of the utmost importance. You are certifying, under penalty of perjury, that your CPE hours are valid. If you can't prove it in the event that you are audited, don't claim it. This speaks directly to your professional integrity and commitment to uphold the honor of the CPA profession. The Board has now decided to seek administrative action against and present consent orders to licensees who falsify or mis-report their CPE. Not sure if you have enough hours?
Get all your CPE questions answered.
CPAs often call the Board to inquire as to whether they need to obtain a firm permit in addition to their individual license. Many CPAs work by themselves and have small staffs in their practice. In answering this question, it all depends on how a CPA practice is organized.
A firm permit is required if the practice is formally organized as a corporation or limited liability company. Of course, partnerships and limited liability partnerships are also required to have a firm permit.
A firm permit is not required if the practice is composed of only one CPA, who owns all the assets of the business.
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engagement letters: do you need them?
Engagement letters are a great risk management tool for any firm or CPA. At its most basic level, an engagement letter is much like a contract: it lays out the services to be performed and establishes a legal framework for the client-CPA relationship before work begins. It ensures that you and/or your firm will be protected in case of a misunderstanding that may result in legal action. A good engagement letter will include at least the following: identification of client (recipient of CPA services); services to be rendered and at what compensation; expected date of delivery of reports; responsibilities of both parties; terms for resolving disputes or terminating the contract; and any disclosures required or recommended by the AICPA. Of course, you should also have your client sign the engagement letter and return a copy to you; otherwise, send a certified letter stating that a lack of signature indicates that the terms are acceptable to your client. To ensure that your engagement letter is thorough and well developed, view the
AICPA's engagement letter evaluation checklist.
In our Spring issue, we updated you on recent legislative developments. Now they've taken effect, so be sure you're in the know:
Educational Requirements: What Counts for Ethics?
Raymond C. Speciale, Esq., CPA
The Board reviews hundreds of applications for the CPA exam every year. Board members carefully examine transcripts and course descriptions to determine compliance with current regulations.
Under the current regulations, applicants for the CPA exam must provide evidence that they've completed an ethics course. Specifically, they must complete 3 undergraduate semester hours (or 4 undergraduate quarter hours) in any one of the following four subjects:
When this requirement came into effect in December 2007, it greatly expanded the types of ethics offerings the Board is willing to accept. Prior to December 2007, the Board was only willing to accept "business ethics" as meeting the ethics requirement for the CPA exam.
The vast majority of applicants submit courses that meet the current ethics requirement. However, applications continue to be denied for failure to meet the ethics requirement. A summary of the most commonly encountered problems is outlined below.
Students and faculty advisors should be mindful of the importance of the ethics requirement for any CPA candidate. Information on acceptable courses and approved degree programs is available
on our website. All candidates are urged to refer to the Board's website prior to submitting their application for clarification of any questions.
Focus on the Board: Ella H. Pierce
Ella Pierce joined the Board as a consumer member in October of 2007. She has enjoyed a distinguished career as a purchasing agent for various state and city agencies, becoming Baltimore's first female City Purchasing Agent in 1987. That same year, she was selected as "Buyer of the Year" for the Maryland Public Purchasing Association (MPPA), of which she is a charter member. Ella holds lifetime certifications as a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM). She has been honored with the highest awards of both the MPPA and the National Association Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). She holds the distinction of being the first person to simultaneously serve on the Boards of both the NIGP and the National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM).
Her other involvements include membership on the Board of Jail Industries, Urban Services Cultural Arts Board, and the Managerial and Professional Society of Baltimore. Following her retirement in 1996, she continued to work on a contractual basis for over a year and still consults for government agencies. Recently, she was appointed by the Governor as a Commissioner to the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission. In her spare time, Ella enjoys gardening, traveling and playing various card games with her friends.
Board Members
Thomas S. Chambers, CPA, Chair, Industry Member (Caroline County)
H. Terry Hancock, CPA, Industry Member (Baltimore County)
Thomas J. "Tim" Murphy, CPA, Industry Member (Prince George's County)
Raymond C. Speciale, Esq., CPA, Education Member (Frederick County)
Marjorie A. Root, Consumer Member (Frederick County)
Ella H. Pierce, Consumer Member (Baltimore City)
Muhammed A. Khan, CPA, Industry Member (Baltimore County)
Division Personnel
Stanley J. Botts, Commissioner, Occupational & Professional Licensing
Harry Loleas, Deputy Commissioner, Occupational & Professional Licensing
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Our Urban Raptor Friends
Hello! I recently was asked to illustrate a radio segment that will highlight three most commonly seen species of raptor in urban and suburban areas, and specifically the Chicago area. These are (from left to right) the Sharp-shined Hawk, Cooper's Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.
Red-tailed are hard to miss. They are quite large and are so often seen perched next to, or hovering over highways.
It used to be that Cooper's were quite rare, but in recent years they have gotten quite good at adapting to suburban environments; using bird feeders as their personal snacking buffets. I witnessed this first hand a couple of summers ago when a large (probably adult female) picked off a sparrow from my feeder. Felt bad for the sparrow, but both the hawk and it's surgical sparrow extraction were pretty impressive.
I am less familiar with Sharp-shined Hawks. They are less common then either of the other two, and in fact, their numbers may be declining; possible they are being displaced by Cooper's. This is speculation, though, as I really have no idea. As you can see "Sharpies" look mighty similar to Cooper's. Aside from a couple of subtle physical differences, they can be difficult to distinguish from each other in the field. Sharp-shined are a little bit smaller, have a rounder head profile, stockier neck, and the the bottom of their tail feathers form a straighter line than that of the Cooper's. The outer tail feathers (rects) on a Cooper's are a bit shorter and more softer edged than the inner rects, giving an overall rounder shape.
Once the radio segment is complete, I will be sure to post a link!
* as of 3/9 the original painting is now available HERE


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Ryan White was born on December 6, 1971 in Kokomo, Indiana. When he was three days old, doctors informed his parents that he had hemophilia, an inherited disease in which the blood does not clot. People who have this disease are vulnerable, since an injury as simple as a paper cut can lead to dangerous bleeding. Fortunately for White and his parents, a new treatment, called Factor VII, recently had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This treatment is made from blood and contains the clotting agent that allows healthy people to heal quickly from wounds.
In December 1984, when he was 13, White contracted pneumonia and had surgery to remove part of his left lung. After two hours of surgery, his doctors told his parents that he had contracted the incurable disease of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, through his Factor VII blood transfusions.
White's doctors told him that he had six months to live, but White decided that he would continue to live a normal life, attend school, and spend time with his friends.
White had not counted on the ignorance, fear, and hatred he would encounter in his small home town of Kokomo, Indiana. At first, people there claimed that there were no health guidelines for a person with AIDS to attend a normal school. Even after the Indiana State Board of Health set guidelines saying it would be safe for the other children if White attended school, the school board, his teachers, and the principal tried to keep him out of school. They feared he would spread the disease, even though it was known by that time that AIDS cannot be spread by casual contact. White and his mother took the case to court. Eventually they agreed to meet some of their neighbors' concerns by having White use a separate restroom, not take gym class, drink out of a separate water fountain, and use disposable eating utensils and trays at lunch. Even so, 20 students were pulled out of school by their parents, who started their own school to keep their children from having any contact with White.
that his townspeople's ignorance and fear regarding AIDS led him to become the target of jokes and some spread lies about him biting people, spitting on vegetables and cookies (and thus supposedly spreading the disease), restaurants throwing away dishes he had eaten from and students vandalizing his locker and writing obscenities and anti-gay slurs (because at that time, AIDS was believed to be a disease primarily of gay men) on his books and folders. An even more frightening incident occurred when someone fired a bullet into White's home.
He received thousands of letters supporting his right to go to school, and met politicians, movie stars, and top athletes, all of whom supported him. He appeared on numerous television programs, including CBS Morning News, the Today Show, Sally Jessy Raphael, Phil Donohue, Hour Magazine, the Home Show, Peter Jennings' "Person of the Week," Nightline, West 57th Street, P.M. Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, and Prime Time Live. White was also featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, Picture Week, and People magazines. There was also an ABC movie, The Ryan White Story, was made about his life. Ryan acted in the movie, playing his best friend, Chad. And Judith Light played his mother.
In 1987, using the money from the movie, White's family moved to Cicero, Indiana, where they found acceptance.
White died on April 8, 1990 in Cicero, Indiana. During his short 18-year life he accomplished more than many people who live long, healthy lives. His activism and legacy of concern for others with AIDS remains. Shortly after his death, White's mother went to Congress to speak to politicians on behalf of people with AIDS. White's activism, and that of his mother Jeanne, helped AIDS patients all over the United States receive care that they otherwise could not have afforded. The public was also educated about the nature of the disease.
Just a few months after White's death, Congress passed P.L. 101-381, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Care (CARE) Act. The Act is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration and aims to improve the quality of care for low-income or uninsured individuals and families with HIV and AIDS who do not have access to care. The Act supports locally developed care systems and is founded on partnership between the U.S. federal government, states, and local communities. It emphasizes outpatient, primary, and preventive care in order to prevent overuse of expensive emergency room and inpatient facilities.
Between the Act's authorization in 1991, and May of 1996, nearly $2.8 billion in federal funds were appropriated to provide care to more than 500,000 low-income Americans living with HIV or AIDS. From 1993 to 1996, funding for the program increased from $348 million to $738.5 million. The Act was reauthorized in May 1996 and continues to provide care to Americans living with HIV and AIDS.
"A bleed occurs from a broken blood vessel or vein,"
"The blood then had nowhere to go so it would swell up in a joint. You could compare it to trying to pour a quart of milk into a pint-sized container of milk."
"I spent Christmas and the next thirty days in the hospital," White told the President's Commission on AIDS. "A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life. I came face to face with death at 13 years old."
"I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother and I was not welcome anywhere. People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me. Even at church, people would not shake my hand."
Addressing his new school:
"For the first time in three years," Ryan told the Commission, "we feel we have a home, a supportive school, and lots of friends. … I am a normal, happy teenager again. I have a learner's permit. I attend sports functions and dances. My studies are important to me. I made the honor roll just recently, with two As and two Bs … I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991."
"I've seen how people with HIV/AIDS are treated and I don't want others to be treated like I was,"
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"I had plenty of time back then to think about why people were being mean. Of course it was because they were scared. Maybe it was because I wasn't that different from everybody else. I wasn't gay; I wasn't into drugs; I was just another kid from Kokomo. … I didn't even look sick. Maybe that made me more of a goblin to some people."


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MOREHEAD CITY � New Bern�s most versatile performer, Simon Spalding, will present �Naval Ballads and Songs of the Civil War� during a July 5 presentation at The History Place.
MOREHEAD CITY � New Bern�s most versatile performer, Simon Spalding, will present �Naval Ballads and Songs of the Civil War� during a July 5 presentation at The History Place.
The Arendell Street performance by the maritime and naval historian and musician is from 6 to 7 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for Historical Society members and $8 for others. Call 247-7533 for advance tickets. Tickets and membership will be available at the door the night of the program.
This program explores the seagoing side of the Civil War, with songs and tunes familiar to U.S. and Confederate sailors of the American Civil War. Songs about Confederate commerce raiders such as the CSS Alabama and Florida bring the Confederate Navy to life.
It features such songs as �Farewell to Grog,� which mourns the abolition of the grog ration in the U.S. Navy in 1863.
Lively hornpipes, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and other music of the era round out the program, which is touted to entertain as well as educate.
Spalding will accompany himself with fiddle and an original 19th-century fretless banjo.
His CDs, �The Rambling Sailor� and �Anchor & Thistle,� will be available for purchase at the program, as well as the CDs of Tuppence, his folk duo with his wife, Sara.
Spalding is a maritime and naval historian, as well as a performer of historical music. Since the 1970s, he has lectured and performed at festivals, museums and concerts throughout North America and 12 European countries, producing commercial recordings, film scores and educational programs.
He is also a working sailor, having sailed sloops, schooners, a brig and a barque in a variety of waters. For five years, Simon was on the staff of Tryon Palace, where he was responsible for the creation of hands-on educational programs and a reconstructed Afro-Caribbean festival tradition, Jonkonnu. He also developed plans for puppetry programs and a fife and drum corps.