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Little Atoms
Next episode: 11:00, Monday 25th May 2020
A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny.
A Colder Consciousness
Next episode: 22:00, Monday 8th June 2020
Flora Pitrolo plays records and tapes from the dark synth underground (early 80s to the present) the last Tuesday of each month. ACC also broadcasts on Skopje's Kanal 103 every last Sunday of the month 9pm to 11pm.
A Duck in a Tree
Next episode: 05:00, Tuesday 26th May 2020
:zoviet*france: presents the best zero BPM and genre-refusing recordings to have grabbed their attention.
A World In London
Next episode: 08:00, Monday 25th May 2020
DJ Ritu presents the UK's definitive weekly live global music show.
Adventures in Sound and Music
Next episode: 01:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
New music with The Wire magazine.
Architecture Culture
Next episode: 02:30, Friday 22nd May 2020
A monthly show looking at how architecture is represented in culture. Alex Fitch talks to artists, curators, film-makers and writers who have contributed to unique representations of architecture in different media.
Around The World With The Lallas
Next episode: 17:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
Laura Pradelska and Lara Fraser share their international cultural interests, stemming from their respective careers as actor and producer as well as their joint DJ career as The Lallas.
Art Monthly Talk Show
Next episode: 20:00, Monday 9th March 2020
An audio supplement to Art Monthly magazine, broadcast on the second Monday of each month.
Art Of Change
Next episode: 16:00, Wednesday 27th May 2020
Curators Florence Devereux and Clementine Butler-Gallie explore how art practice can offer new perspectives on facing the unknown. This week, we're joined by sound artist Alessandra Eramo. Her work merges themes of ritual, care, madness, nature, and migration. We delve into her practice with a focus on two of her works, Tanz Sediment (Self-Portrait of Madness) and Tracing South. Our exploration takes a new lens to these works, examining how their themes take on a new context in this current moment of change. Visit www.artofchangeradio.org. [Repeats Wednesday 4pm.]
Art Then And Now
Next episode: 14:30, Monday 25th May 2020
A discussion of art from the past and the present with Anna Gammans.
Next episode: 01:00, Thursday 21st May 2020
The latest releases from the UK's thriving indie rock scene and beyond, presented by Paul Cox of Artrocker magazine.
Arty Facts
Next episode: 03:30, Thursday 28th May 2020
A behind the scenes chat about the realities of working in the arts presented by Master J.
Baba Yaga's Hut
Next episode: 12:00, Friday 21st February 2020
Heavy, experimental and left-field music from the UK and the world, hosted by Baba Yaga's Hut promoter Anthony Chalmers.
Bad Punk
Next episode: 03:00, Monday 25th May 2020
Sixty minutes in the eye of a radiophonic vortex, hosted by the Band of Holy Joy.
Balling the Jack
Next episode: 08:00, Wednesday 19th February 2020
Joe Cushley explores 13 Bar Blues and Twisted Roots music from around the globe. From the the 1920s to the present day, from the barrel-house to the arthouse via the bedsit, from Mali to Mississippi to the Mekong via New Malden - every culture has its blues.
Bears At A Picnic
Next episode: 04:00, Tuesday 19th May 2020
Andrea Spisto and Michelle Madsen explore themes of playfulness and vulnerability through music, poetry, performance and clowning.
Black 2 Comm
Next episode: 20:00, Sunday 16th February 2020
A music show about connections, produced and presented by Paul Jackson.
Blood Culture
Next episode: 04:00, Wednesday 8th April 2020
A high-octane drama serial produced by Lance Dann. A'isha (Chetna Pandya) is just about holding down her job at tech giant Meta, until her old friend Livi (Bryony Afferson) appears in a rage and denounces their boss Richard Dreyer (Jack Klaff) as a murderer. Then she has to face up to what she has become, the lies that are woven in her past and the terrifying truth of what Meta are doing... Supported by The Wellcome Trust. [Repeats Wednesday 4am.]
Cafe Oto
Abby Thomas and Fielding Hope of Cafe OTO explores forthcoming and recent concerts at London's foremost new music venue and plays selections from the Cafe OTO archive.
Calling All Pensioners
Next episode: 14:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
Magazine programme about issues affecting pensioners across London, presented by Deptford Action Group for the Elderly's Tim Hamilton.
Next episode: 12:00, Tuesday 18th February 2020
Crucial Peruvian music selections from Mamá Calor's vinyl collection spanning Festejo, Marinera, Música Criolla and Icaros.
Clear Spot
Next episode: 10:00, Monday 25th May 2020
Different each day, the Clear Spot is an open access show for new, unusual, sporadic or time-critical broadcasts. Pitches welcome from all and sundry. There is no direct link to the Clear Spots on Mixcloud as each is different - so search for the subject matter and by date.
Club Integral Radio Show
Next episode: 00:00, Friday 22nd May 2020
Robert Storey and Andrew Scott Bolton preview upcoming Club Integral events around London, and explore music across all genre boundaries.
Definitely Dylan
Next episode: 04:00, Thursday 28th May 2020
Taking Tom Waits' description to heart - "Dylan is a planet to be explored" - Laura Tenschert presents a series dedicated to the planet that is Bob Dylan and his musical and cultural orbit.
Devil's Dancers
Next episode: 06:00, Sunday 16th February 2020
An episodic history of synthesized sounds with Nina Kehagia, broadcast monthly.
Dig That Treasure
Next episode: 07:30, Thursday 21st May 2020
Will Hall presents forgotten, underrated and underappreciated pop and folk music from across the world. International scenes are at home alongside outsider musics, demos and covers, film and game soundtracks, and long-lost rarities in this decentred selection.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Next episode: 17:00, Tuesday 26th May 2020
Katherine Woodfine, Melissa Cox and their guests discuss children's books in this monthly programme.
Drift Shift
Next episode: 15:45, Tuesday 18th February 2020
Found sound and found text collected to form drifts that shift, produced and presented by Franziska Lantz.
Drones Of Hell
Next episode: 22:00, Sunday 16th February 2020
Ray Kirby presents an hour of Extreme Metal, featuring tracks old and new from the last three decades.
East Cast
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 11th March 2020
East London focused monthly magazine show, presented by Nia Charpentier and Pearl Wise.
Farside Radio
Next episode: 07:00, Sunday 16th February 2020
Surprising sounds from the Far East with Paul Fisher.
Fog Cast
Next episode: 02:30, Sunday 24th May 2020
Robin The Fog presents a series of late-night, deep listening soundtracks for our current era of isolation. This week's show celebrates not one but two new releases from legendary Argentinian composer Beatriz Ferreyra, a live performance in the Arctic city of Nurmansk from Maria Bertel and Maria Dinkelman, plus a superb extended drone piece from Blessed Are The Hearts That Bleed. Further details at: robinthefog.com. [Repeated Sunday 2.30am.]
Next episode: 05:00, Wednesday 27th May 2020
An exploration of field-recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, with Patrick McGinley.
Next episode: 04:00, Wednesday 27th May 2020
French underground, synth and progressive music of the 1970s, presented by Warren Hatter.
From The Hood
Next episode: 20:00, Friday 6th March 2020
Paul Hood broadcasts monthly on the first Friday of each month at 8pm, drawing on four decades of playing in and around the areas of post-punk, indie rock and free improvisation.
Gate Kicks
Next episode: 13:30, Wednesday 19th February 2020
Introduced by MC 2 Decks and produced by people with learning disabilities at the Gate Art Centre, Gate Kicks covers art, music, dance, film, theatre and offers a hub where this truly underground art scene is exposed to a larger audience.
Grime for the Unconverted
Next episode: 00:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
Presented and mixed by DJ BPM and Sharon-Rose (on alternate weeks), showcasing Grime classics, unreleased promos and new releases.
Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts
Next episode: 22:00, Monday 2nd March 2020
Sound-art and transmission-art delivered monthly by London sound art collective Gwaith Sŵn.
Henry Scott-Irvine Presents
Next episode: 11:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
A weekly arts magazine show in which filmmaker Henry Scott-Irvine looks at independent cinema, music and arts.
Hoenn Sound
Next episode: 02:00, Monday 25th May 2020
A conceptual radio show by SJ Wilson - all vinyl, all 33rpm. But all the vinyl is 45rpm techno (or otherwise) played at the slower speed setting.
Hooting Yard On The Air
Next episode: 18:00, Thursday 20th February 2020
Live, out of leftfield fiction made by Resonance's prodigious author-in-residence, the late Frank Key.
Hot Club du Monde
Next episode: 11:30, Tuesday 18th February 2020
A Baedeker tour of international musical curiosities from the 78rpm era with Oliver Carter-Wakefield.
Hypercolour Soundscape
Next episode: 02:30, Sunday 16th February 2020
Pad Bibby takes an eclectic look at the world of music, from Detroit to Berlin and everything in between.
Intoxica Radio Hour
Next episode: 11:00, Wednesday 19th February 2020
Presented by Nick Brown of Intoxica Record Shop and dedicated to the dignity of vinyl, giving centre stage to new vinyl reissue releases, spotlighting Content Themes and specific artists' careers - and generally playing the gloriously unheralded low-brow rock and soul of the 20th Century, all rendered on little slabs of black plastic.
Ireland's Eye
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 19th February 2020
Music from Irish and international stars plus community announcements, dedications, news and gossip from within the Irish community at home and abroad. Presented by Johnny Jameson.
Is Black Music
Next episode: 02:30, Saturday 23rd May 2020
The world's first Alternative Black Music Show, presented by Art Terry.
Next episode: 05:00, Thursday 28th May 2020
Cultural sonic detours with artist Simon Tyszko.
K-Pop Journey
Next episode: 16:00, Thursday 21st May 2020
A weekly show dedicated to the phenomenon that is K-pop! London based Korean presenter Keissi takes you on a journey through Korean pop music from the 1990s to the present day.
Kitchen Magic Time
Next episode: 04:30, Sunday 24th May 2020
Audio recipes designed to spice up life from the mysterious Mama Dolores.
Next episode: 19:30, Wednesday 19th February 2020
French, continental and more exotic music and sounds with Eleonore Desnos.
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
Next episode: 03:30, Saturday 23rd May 2020
An hour's worth of polemical surrealism from Ben Watson, author of books on Frank Zappa and Derek Bailey.
Literary London
Next episode: 14:30, Tuesday 19th May 2020
Nick Hennegan explores the popular cultural life and literary history of London.
Literary South
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 26th February 2020
A monthly show about the Latin American and Spanish literary world, presented by Silvia Rothlisberger.
Little Atoms
Next episode: 09:00, Saturday 23rd May 2020
A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny.
Living With London
Next episode: 17:00, Monday 17th February 2020
An exploration of mood, memory, music and the city of London with menswear designer Simon Carter.
Lucky Cat's Sound System Stories
Next episode: 15:30, Saturday 15th February 2020
An oral history of UK Reggae sound system culture, presented and produced by Zoë Baxter.
Make Your Own Damn Music
Next episode: 05:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
Artworld shenanigans with Bob and Roberta Smith and George Lionel Barker.
Micro Clear Spot
Short-form, occasional and one-off works for radio. Contributions welcome, even at short notice.
More Womxn
Next episode: 20:00, Friday 19th June 2020
Katie Callin and Hannah Hogan present left-field, experimental and alternative music exclusively by women, the third Friday of each month.
New Works For Radio
Selections by Ed Baxter from across the world of new works made for the medium of radio.
Nostalgie Ya Mboka
Next episode: 13:30, Saturday 15th February 2020
Mundele Mafuta presents classic dance music of the two Congos.
Novara FM
Next episode: 09:00, Monday 17th February 2020
A weekly show dedicated to political theory and current affairs hosted by James Butler.
Nunhead American Radio with Lewis Schaffer
Next episode: 18:30, Monday 17th February 2020
The only radio programme for Americans living in Nunhead, hosted by comedian Lewis Schaffer with Lisa Moyle. With music from The Relatives.
One Life Left
Next episode: 19:00, Monday 17th February 2020
Award-winning show about videogames, videogame music and videogame culture. Hosted by Ste Curran, Simon Byron and Ann Scantlebury.
Out in South London
Next episode: 10:00, Sunday 16th February 2020
Award-winning LGBT magazine show with live guests and reviews hosted by Stewart Who and Sophia Blackwell.
A personal collage of thoughts and details from experiencing a particular place. Presented by Georgina Bowden.
Panel Borders
Next episode: 17:30, Wednesday 3rd June 2020
A monthly magazine show about comics and graphic novels with Alex Fitch.
Next episode: 17:30, Wednesday 10th June 2020
A monthly talk show about technology - how we use it, and how it uses us. Host Peter Warren is an award-winning investigative journalist.
Next episode: 06:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
Polifony with Kristopher Winter, is a monthly programme dedicated to the exploration of Eastern European culture.
Previously On Resonance FM
Gems from our archives, selected by Ed Baxter.
Psychosonic Cinema
Next episode: 01:00, Tuesday 26th May 2020
Renowned Australian soundtrack theorist Philip Brophy presents 90 minutes of loud and luscious soundtrack dynamite.
Pull the Plug
Next episode: 11:00, Saturday 23rd May 2020
Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven.
Next episode: 03:30, Wednesday 27th May 2020
Members of Radia, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, explore new and forgotten ways of making radio.
Radio Ecoshock
Next episode: 06:00, Monday 25th May 2020
Global environmental news with Alex Smith.
Radio Is A Foreign Country
Kenneth Routon presents the raw sounds of obscure international folk and pop music.
Radio K.A.O.S
Next episode: 05:00, Saturday 22nd February 2020
Comedians Matthew Highton and Joz Norris alternate their famous brand of silly chat and exciting guests with tracks from the Roger Waters album Radio K.A.O.S.
Next episode: 15:00, Thursday 21st May 2020
Chiara Ambrosio conducts conversations about how marginalised and underrepresented artists and the city interact and shape each other and how the socio-political shifts in London affect art.
Records Comic, Curious And Cracked
Next episode: 17:30, Tuesday 18th February 2020
An eco-neutral trawl through the unusual records acquired by various means, including even purchase, during an otherwise mostly virtuous lifetime by Jack Thorington.
Next episode: 22:30, Thursday 27th February 2020
A monthly new music series from SHAPE (Sound, Heterogeneous Art & Performance in Europe), a platform established in 2014 by 16 European festivals with support of EU's Creative Europe programme to promote emerging musicians and innovative audiovisual artists.
Shoot The Breeze
Next episode: 06:00, Wednesday 27th May 2020
A talk programme dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako, Laura Sampson and David Campbell.
Sitting With Gianluca
Next episode: 06:00, Saturday 23rd May 2020
Interviews and informed portraits of contemporary American musicians with our stateside correspondent Gianluca Tramontana.
Six Pillars
Next episode: 15:00, Wednesday 8th April 2020
Fari Bradley focuses on choice contemporary Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian sound, art and culture.
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Next episode: 03:30, Sunday 24th May 2020
Ambient music presented by Miguel Santos: no words, just slow tempo, minimal, experimental, abstract, cool chill-out dreamlike sounds.
Smashing Records
Next episode: 14:00, Monday 25th May 2020
Abs Tripp from DASL (Disability Advice Service Lambeth) discusses how music fires people up to jump higher, ride further and shout louder.
Sonic Imperfections
Next episode: 22:00, Monday 25th May 2020
Nigel Bryant of the South East London based monthly live experimental music night Sonic Imperfections plays an assortment of new music related to their monthly promotions.
Sound Out
Next episode: 15:00, Tuesday 18th February 2020
Carole Finer presents a range of live music guests, drawing on her interests in bluegrass, post-Cagean composition and field recordings.
Southern Whirled Service
Next episode: 14:00, Friday 22nd May 2020
An exploration of the sounds and influences of south London music scenes with an emphasis on younger, newer artists. With Walter Lockwood.
Southwark Covid A Housing Response
Next episode: 11:30, Monday 25th May 2020
Up-to-date information from Southwark Group of Tenant Organisations (SGTO) for Southwark residents regarding Covid-19. Today: Cabinet Member for Jobs, Business and Innovation – Councillor Stephanie Cryan answers questions from Southwark Tenants Movement. Hear important information on business support during Covid-19, how industry could recover and Southwark's latest community internet offering. This show has been produced by Southwark Group of Tenant Organisations (SGTO) with and on behalf of the Southwark Tenants Movement. Get involved and get in touch at email@example.com or telephone 0207 639 6718. [Repeats Monday 11.30am.]
Speakers' Corner
Next episode: 04:00, Friday 22nd May 2020
Recordings of voices, meetings, views, and soundscapes from in and around Speakers' Corner, the world's oldest location for free speech. Produced by Heiko Khoo.
Spizz FM
Next episode: 08:00, Saturday 23rd May 2020
An audio autobiography by punk rock legend Spizz.
Spool's Out Radio
Next episode: 23:00, Monday 24th February 2020
[Repeated from Monday 11pm.] Tristan Bath (of The Quietus) delves into music from the cassette tape underground. This week's show is the result of Tristan stumbling across an online archive of vintage home recordings on tape from the USA. Tune in for a mishmash of tape junk including; shopping mall karaoke booth recordings, kids playing with their tape decks, rambling raps, and voicemail recordings. Visit spools-out.com for more information.
Steep Incline
Next episode: 20:00, Thursday 11th June 2020
A diverse mix (monthly) of out-of-leftfield music and sound presented by James Hassall, Bene Pooley, Jack Greenhalgh and Matt Soczywko from London-based label Steep Incline.
Studio Visit
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 3rd June 2020
In depth interviews with international contemporary artists, musicians, writers and graphic novelists, conducted by Morgan Quaintance.
Synaptic Island
Next episode: 05:00, Friday 29th May 2020
A collective of female/non-binary DJs and artists explore a selected theme each week through music and conversation.
Talking Africa
Next episode: 09:00, Tuesday 26th May 2020
A discussion show about African development with Sonny Decker.
The Curtain Up Show
Next episode: 09:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
Tim McArthur, Nathan Matthews and guests discuss London's thriving music-theatre scene.
The Hello Goodbye Show
Next episode: 02:30, Tuesday 26th May 2020
Upbeat, eclectic live music show hosted by deXter Bentley.
The Langham Research Centre Show
Next episode: 20:00, Tuesday 18th February 2020
Each month Langham Research Centre present their favourite electronic music and musique concrète, mixing classics and new releases.
The London Ear
Next episode: 12:00, Thursday 21st May 2020
Ghostwriter and critic Ben Thompson presents a DFS Algonquin Table for the post-thought era.
The Naked Short Club
Next episode: 09:00, Thursday 21st May 2020
Dr. Stu and expert guests dance around hedge funds, markets, the economy and wider world, with heady music, poetry and the delicious products of sponsors Madoff Ponzi Bier.
The News Agents
Next episode: 06:00, Tuesday 26th May 2020
A hybrid news-arts programme curated by Jude Cowan Montague.
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
Next episode: 08:00, Thursday 21st May 2020
Progressive sounds and music that uses unusual time signatures, song structures and dynamics, breaking out of Western music's obsession with 4/4. With Marina Organ.
The OST Show
Next episode: 15:00, Monday 25th May 2020
The only radio show anywhere dedicated to film music, TV music, library music and related recordings. Presented by Jonny Trunk, one of the world's foremost collectors and experts in this field.
The Outerglobe
Next episode: 04:00, Monday 25th May 2020
Debbie Golt takes as her starting point African music and wider arts and culture.
The Restart Project
Next episode: 17:00, Tuesday 10th March 2020
Janet Gunter, Ugo Vallauri and Dave Pickering host a different kind of gadget show. They discuss the work and philosophy of the Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages people to use their electronics longer, to prevent waste, save money, and make people happier.
The Rob Simone Talk Show
Next episode: 00:00, Monday 17th February 2020
Los Angeles-based investigator Rob Simone interviews a wide range of alternative thinkers and authors about new ideas and anomalous phenomena.
The Self Road
Next episode: 17:30, Wednesday 26th February 2020
Anne Gallien, French anglophile, voiceover artist, vocalist and former member of The Veees, explores mental health and self-development through a series of encounters with extraordinary travellers.
The Sound Of Photography
Next episode: 16:30, Thursday 20th February 2020
Frank Watson examines the relationship between photography and sound.
The Sound Projector Radio Show
Next episode: 01:00, Wednesday 19th February 2020
Showcase for records of contemporary experimental and underground music, hosted by Ed Pinsent.
The Sound Sanctuary
Next episode: 13:00, Wednesday 20th May 2020
Journey around the world with travel hungry record collector Jamal and experience ethereal music spanning cosmic soul, global funk and spiritual jazz.
The Sounds Of DMWSound
Next episode: 23:00, Saturday 23rd May 2020
Panix and Ranking Dan from DMWSOUND demonstrate the music that inspires their sound. Genres spanning from Reggae to Modern Bass music. Keep tuned for the classics and fresh new dubs. For more info visit Facebook and soundcloud.com/dmwsound. [Repeated Saturday 11pm.]
The Traditional Music Hour
Next episode: 12:00, Monday 18th May 2020
Reg Hall and Kevin Sheils alternate to present an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional music from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield.
The Workplace
Next episode: 04:30, Friday 15th May 2020
NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. Continue the #workplacennd discussion on Twitter.
The Wrong Show
Next episode: 04:30, Saturday 23rd May 2020
Extraordinary and lopsided radiophonic high jinks with Orlando Harrison.
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 8th April 2020
Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts scans the digital soundscape every other month to bring you original sounds, new voices and archive treasures.
Turtle Island
Next episode: 00:30, Saturday 23rd May 2020
Contemporary Native American and First Nations music from a wide range of indigenous musicians in North America, selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew G-J (aka DJ Droid), who first came across it whilst researching the Standing Rock protests of 2016/17.
Very Loose Women
Next episode: 22:30, Saturday 23rd May 2020
Award-winning talk show presented by Leonore Schick and Soila Apparicio, about making private conversations public. Often with special guests; artists, academics, activists, comedians, journalists, and friends.
Next episode: 08:00, Sunday 24th May 2020
The monthly audio magazine from South London's foremost music and arts lab, Iklectik.
Next episode: 05:00, Monday 18th May 2020
A programme of multiple agendas presented by William English.


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An interesting paper on the cultural dimensions of epilepsy among the Guaraní people of South America has recently come to our attention.
Rather than be condemned as the victims of demonic possession — which can be the case in other cultures — epileptics among the Guaraní have been historically regarded as those perpetually cycling between life and death:
Among the Guaraní, epilepsy is called mano-mano, which literally means "die-die" and refers to the concept of death with a notion of frequency (die several times) and also of being in a constant passage between life and death. In other terms, this word means always being on the border between life and death, reflecting the fact that mano-mano produces a constant interruption of life or a "partial death." [...]
In fact, the expression mano-mano is meaningful. It refers to the idea of a round trip between life and death. This concept addresses the loss of consciousness and shows that epilepsy is recognized mostly in terms of generalized seizures. The uncertain state between life and death is seen as a kind of "third possible condition" for a human being, a state that generates hesitation over what attitude to hold. PWE [people with epilepsy] are omano-mano-vae, the "undeads," different from the other members of the community and considered both as victims of this life–death relationship and as enablers of the meeting of these two worlds [...]
The representation of epilepsy as a state of human being and the perception of this in a vision that involves the entire community allow an interpretation of Guaraní attitudes toward PWE [people with epilepsy]. Guaraní PWE are rarely condemned, misjudged, or isolated as in other cultures. Apparently, PWE do not represent a threat to the Guaraní, who seem to hold the attitude of helping and protecting PWE. As noted, the restrictions and prohibitions cited by the Guaraní appear to derive from the need to take care of PWE, as heavy work, traveling alone, and being involved in problems are believed to worsen the condition or trigger seizures in PWE.
You can read more at the October 2011 paper "Sociocultural dimension of epilepsy: An anthropological study among Guaraní communities in Bolivia" (but unfortunately the article's paywalled).
Via Mind Hacks. Image: Tetrakyts/Wikimedia.

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Hovedresultater fra undersøgelse i kommuner, regioner og statAndersen, Kim Normann; Vatrapu, Ravi (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8035
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Olsen, Mia; Hedman, Jonas; Vatrapu, Ravi (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the design of e-wallets. e-wallets are intended to replace the existing physical wallet, with its notes, coins, photos, plastic cards, loyalty cards etc. Four different user groups, including teenagers, young adults, mothers and businessmen, has been involved in process of identifying, developing and evaluating functional and design properties of e-wallets. Interviews and formative usability evaluations have provided data for the construction of first a conceptual model in the form of sketches, and later a functional model in the form of low-fidelity mockups. During the design phases, knowledge was gained on what properties the test users would like the mobile wallet to hold and the properties implemented in four prototypes. The identified properties have been clustered as 'Functionality properties' and 'Design properties', which are theoretical contributions to the ongoing research in mobile wallets. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8311
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Real-Time Realistic Social Sharing of Experiences and EnvironmentsVatrapu, Ravi; Suthers, Dan; Joseph, Sam (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The Shared Experonments system provides interactive services for ubiquitous real-time interactive social sharing of experiences and environments. Designed and implemented for ubiquitous high-speed wireless environments, the Shared Experonments system provides synchronous ways and means for interactive social sharing of erstwhile personal experiences while one or more persons are in remote locations. Example scenarios include sharing of experiences with friends and family while off hiking or trekking, as well as business situations where a remote field worker must collaborate in real time with other field workers or head office. The Shared Experonments system integrates multiple realities and works in a variety of mixed reality modes and interactional settings, and crucially supports deixis from one environment to another. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7977
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A Single User-Action Solution to Creating, Tagging, Geo-Coding, Archiving, Sharing, and Streaming of Digital Artifacts, Objects, and ContentVatrapu, Ravi; Joseph, Sam (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The Socio-Spatial History Recorder system provides a one-stop single-user action solution to creating, tagging, geo-coding, archiving, sharing and streaming of digital artifacts. Users of this solution will no longer need to perform intermediary actions to edit, prepare, and publish their digital artifacts to the Internet or their social networks. For example, in the case of digital still images, this system offers a one-click solution to sharing a digital artifact. An user can shoot a picture, geo-code the picture, display the picture in a mapping application, and share it with another user all by one and only one shutter click on the digital still image capturing device. Social sharing rules and rights can be set up in advance or dynamically configured and the digital artifacts can be encrypted if desired or required. Practical uses of this system in the social domain include unobtrusive social sharing of digital artifacts embedded in their rich interactional contexts. Practical uses are also in application domains that require or would benefit from unobtrusive collection of rich ecological data without disrupting and/or interrupting the user's primary activity cycle. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7974
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7976
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A Space Indexed Song Selector, Mapper, and VisualizerVatrapu, Ravi; Joseph, Sam (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The Songs+Spaces system supports dynamic song selection and visualization based on the digital artifacts associated with a particular location. Songs+Spaces allows the user to select between different channels that filter out sets of digital artifacts associated with their current location. The Songs+Spaces system chooses songs based on user (self or other) preferences, geo-coded photos, videos, text annotations, and graphics associated with a particular place and uses them to provide visual accompaniment on the screen of a personal media player or heads up display. This application makes use of GPS or other location based services, and will run on any device that has access to such services URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7975
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PORTLAND, Ore. — If you're still thinking this US national team assembled for the CONCACAF Gold Cup is a roster of second-choice players, think again.
According to Jurgen Klinsmann, a good performance by any of the 23 players he has assembled could be the difference between a trip to Brazil next summer or watching the World Cup from the couch.
"I think it's a very, very good team we've put together here for this Gold Cup and with a tremendous amount of experience and guys that know that this is a huge, huge opportunity," the USMNT head coach told reporters on Sunday at JELD-WEN Field, where the US will open their Gold Cup against Belize on Tuesday (11 pm ET, Fox Soccer, live chat on MLSsoccer.com).
READ: A look at the teams USMNT will face in Group C play
With a heavy summer slate of World Cup qualifying wrapped up and the US now inches from a berth in Brazil, Klinsmann summoned a mostly alternate unit to compete for the Gold Cup, a tournament the US haven't won since 2007. It's a title the German manager wants badly to give his program a chance to return to the Confederations Cup (the winner of this tournament plays the winner of the 2015 edition in a one-off for that honor). But it doesn't end there.
"It's also one year away from the World Cup," he continued. "So it's about World Cup spots, it's about proving to everyone we want to be No. 1 in CONCACAF."
Klinsmann has been all about supplying opportunities to young players during his two years in charge of the national team, perhaps more so than his predecessors. The average age of his presumptive No. 1 center-back tandem for the senior team, for instance – Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler – is 25 years old.
But he's also given prominent roles to veterans, such as DaMarcus Beasley and Herculez Gomez (both 31).
His 23-man roster for this Gold Cup features solid representation from both camps: everyone from 2002 and '06 World Cup veterans like Landon Donovan, Oguchi Onyewu and Beasley all the way down to players like Corey Ashe, Tony Beltran, Jack McInerney, Will Bruin and Mix Diskerud, who have a combined seven caps between them.
READ: Holden says much of Gold Cup squad has "chip on our shoulders"
The level of international experience matters little to Klinsmann as he zeroes in on who he trusts for a possible trip to Brazil in 12 months' time.
"At the end of the day, it's down to quality, it's down to performance," he said. "So if he's now 30 or 21, I don't really care. It's the quality at the end of the day which will decide who goes to the World Cup. Therefore, we want to give everybody a chance and I think we've shown that over the last two years, and then it's all down to the players."
Jonah Freedman is the managing editor of MLSsoccer.com.


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ATLANTA (AP) — Even the youngest player in the majors knows better than to be surprised by another extra-base hit from Ozzie Albies.
As Ronald Acuna Jr. has quickly learned, that's what Albies does.
Albies hit a triple and scored the tiebreaking run on Acuna's single in the eighth inning to send the Atlanta Braves past the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Wednesday night.
It was clutch production from the youngsters at the top of the Braves' lineup.
"It doesn't really impress me because I know that's a talent he has," said Acuna, 20, of Albies, 21.
Albies leads the National League with 30 extra-base hits, including a double and triple against the Cubs. He began the night also leading the NL in total bases, runs and doubles. He was tied with Bryce Harper for the NL lead with 13 homers.
"I worked for that in the offseason and now that I'm here, it's to show what I've got," Albies said.
The 5-foot-8, 165-pound Albies continues to show surprising power. He's won over Cubs manager Joe Maddon.
"There's nothing tense about that dude's game — nothing," Maddon said before the game. "I don't care how short or how tall he is, that's real."
Carl Edwards Jr. (2-1) allowed five straight baserunners in Atlanta's three-run eighth, including a bases-loaded walk to Tyler Flowers, without getting an out. Justin Hancock also forced in a run with a walk to Johan Camargo.
The Braves' big inning was set up by Albies' triple to the wall in center field past Albert Almora Jr., who robbed Flowers of a probable home run earlier in the game.
"As soon as the ball fell, as soon as he dove for it, I said, I'm going to third," Albies said. "I'm not staying at second base."
Albies scored on Acuna's second hit, a sharp single to left field off Edwards. Acuna moved to third on Freddie Freeman's single against the shift to the opening on the left side of the infield. Freeman advanced to second on the play. Following an intentional walk to Nick Markakis, Edwards walked Flowers to force in a run.
A.J. Minter (2-0) stranded two runners in the eighth. Arodys Vizcaino, who blew a save opportunity in Tuesday night's 3-2 loss to Chicago, pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save in 10 chances.
After allowing a combined 14 earned runs on 23 hits over eight innings in losses to the Giants and Marlins in his last two starts, Braves right-hander Brandon McCarthy gave up just one run and five hits in six innings.
Chicago's Tyler Chatwood yielded one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He appeared stunned when he was pulled after a single by Acuna.
"I think it was just the competitive side in me," Chatwood said. "I wanted to stay in there."
Maddon brought in left-hander Brian Duensing, who walked Freeman before Markakis hit into his second inning-ending double play of the game.
Cubs: Maddon said RF Jason Heyward (concussion) still has some protocol to clear but "had a good day" working with trainers on the field.
Braves: SS Dansby Swanson (left wrist inflammation) could soon be ready to play. He worked out before the game for the second straight day and his status will be determined after his wrist is re-evaluated.
Chatwood applauded on the mound after Almora reached above the center-field wall to rob Flowers in the second. Almora timed his leap perfectly to make the catch near the 400-foot mark. He then turned his back to the field to watch the replay on the video board before tipping his cap.
The Cubs had one baserunner in each of the first four innings but did not score until pulling even at 1-all in the fifth. Ian Happ led off with a single and scored on Kris Bryant's single. Bryant had three hits.
Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (3-1, 2.66 ERA) is 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA in nine career starts against the Braves. He brings a 1.83 ERA in six starts at Atlanta into Thursday night's game.
Braves: Rookie RHP Mike Soroka (1-1, 3.68) will make his fourth start overall and first against the Cubs. He has failed to last as long as five innings in his last two starts.
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Reviewer's Note: The LF3XT was purchased from CPF dealer LED Cool - see his Dealer's thread in CPFM.
UPDATE AUGUST 10, 2009: My review of the replacement tailcap with clip and 2xAA battery tube is now up.
UPDATE: After completing the review, my purchased LF3XT developed a fault on primary CR123A. LED Cool not only sent me a replacement unit, but one extra light to review as well. Summary results for all 3 units have been added to the review. To see detailed runtime comparisons, scroll down to post #2.
Warning: Pic heavy!
Manufacturer's claimed specifications
- LED : CREE XR-E Q5 bin
- Approximate LED current at 100% output level : 700ma when using CR123
- Input voltage : 2.0V - 4.5V (CR123/16340)
- Battery chemistry allowed : Primary Lithium CR123(3.0V), rechargeable Li-Ion 16340(4.2V) & rechargeable LiFePO4.
- PWM Frequency 7800Hz.
- Material = 6061 T6 Aluminium Alloy.
- Tail press button machined from 6061 T6 Aluminium Alloy with shinny finish.
- AR Coated glass lens.
- Finishing : available in 1 colour - BLACK HA III.
- O ring seal at lens, battery tube and tack switch.
- Split ring hole at tail end. Stable tail stand.
- All parts can be disassembled for cleaning and maintenance.
- Water resistant for daily normal use. NOT suitable for diving or swimming.
- Size: 80mm length. 23mm diameter.
- Standard Accessories: Lanyard, 2pcs spare O rings, A small container of silicon lubricant for the o-rings, Instruction manual
The LF3XT is the latest offering from LiteFlux, building on the circuit and design of their sophisticated 1AA model, the LF5XT. This version actually features two separate user interfaces that you can switch between - a compact one that is very similar to the Nitecore EX10, and complex one that is closer to the Novatac 120P (but with more features and control).
The LiteFlux packaging is similar to older LF series, and comes with a nice wooden presentation box. Package contains a manual, wrist strap, spare o-rings, and lube. The wrist strap seems to be of fairly high quality, and is a nice addition.
(sorry for the dusty pics coming up, I was in a hurry )
The two-stage body design is fairly compact for a 1xCR123A/RCR light, and features a deep reflector and programmable clicky (scroll down for detailed pics).
Weight: 56.7g
Length x Width: 80.7mm x 23.0mm
Fit and finish is excellent on my sample - lettering is very clear and sharp, and the black type-III hard anodizing is flawless. Labels are kept to a minimum (although I've personally not crazy about Liteflux's stylized italics font).
The knurling is improved over early LiteFlux lights, where it was more for decoration - although still not overly aggressive here, it does help with grip. I do find the four protruding corners of the base a little sharp, and could stand to be rounded further.
The light uses the common Cree Q5 emitter, since R2s remain frustratingly hard to get in volume. All lights use premium cool white emitters, but LiteFlux dealer LED Cool may be able to select relatively warm/cool tints for those who are interested.
Reflector is deeper than most 1xCR123A/RCR lights, and is very finely textured - to the point where it appears like a fine haze over the reflector surface. Fairly unique to LiteFlux, this appearance actually reminds me a bit of my DIY sputtering jobs (although far more consistently applied here, of course). Scroll down for beamshots.
Build of this light is different from most. Since it uses a MCU in the head, a separate current path needs to be provided for the modes to work reliably. Like the LF5XT, there is a brass sleeve that the battery sits inside, which connects the tailcap switch to the retaining ring in the head. A good comparable would be the Novatac lights, where this is done with a spring that runs around the battery.
Although it may look similar to the NiteCore "Piston Drive", the LF3XT still uses an actual tailcap switch underneath the battery sleeve. But the switch is not your typical clicky - it is more like those found on modern electronic devices. A good way to describe it is like the on/off button on your LCD monitor, as compared to the traditional clicky switches found on old CRTs. The feel is actually more similar to the Novatac series lights, but with less tactile feedback on my LF3XT sample.
The screw threads are anodized on the body tube, so lock-out is possible.
Note that unlike the LF5XT, the battery sleeve doesn't appear to be user-removable - it doesn't seem to want to come out on mine at any rate, and I don't plan to force it.
UPDATE JANUARY 13, 2009: Seems like the battery sleeve can come out - you need to unscrew the tail retaining plate (using a small screwdriver in the lanyard hole, and turning counter-clockwise from the body tube). The battery sleeve then falls out of the back-end of the body tube.
The switch can also be disassembled from the tail retaining plate, using a pair of fine tweezers or snap-ring pliers. Here's what you'll find inside:
User Interface
The LF3XT is a remarkably versatile light, with a dual user-selectable interface that should please KISS-fans as well those wanting a fully user-customizable light.
But first a warning: there is a lag before a button press is registered by the MCU and the light responds. This means a noticeable lag in operation - but it also means you can't rapidly double-click within 0.3 secs, or the light won't register the two separate actions (i.e. you have to allow 0.3 secs between each click). This takes some getting used to - but once you master taking it a bit slower, you should have no problems controlling the light.
In Compact User Interface (CUI), the light is remarkably similar to the Nitecore EX10 - but with a few improvements. The EX10 interface is pretty simple - with the head fully tightened, click for on/off. When on, press and hold to begin the ramp, release to select the desired level. Shortcuts to min (double-click) and max (click-press/hold) are included.
The main complaint with the EX10 interface is that your custom-set level is erased when you use the shortcuts (i.e. jump to min, and min is now your new custom-set level). The second complaint is that you have try twice to activate the ramp after using a shortcut, since it remembers the previous ramp direction.
In contrast, the LF3XT retains the user-selected output even when shortcuts are used. The way this works is that the shortcuts are actually a toggle - e.g. double-click for min, double-click again and you are back to your pre-selected user level. This is actually very useful, except it also means that every time you turn the light on it comes back to the user defined level (i.e. if you use the shortcut to min or max and turn off the light, it will still come back on at the pre-defined level). This is likely an improvement for more users, although probably not ideal for all.
The LF3XT ramp works as expected on every attempt. You can also re-program your LF3XT to act as a momentary-on instead of click-on (like you can do on the EX10 by unscrewing the head slightly), but I find this less useful for either interface.
The Full-Function User Interface (FUI) is much more complex, and similar to the LF5XT. Although the light is easy to use in practice once programmed, I suspect you will find you need to refer to the manual frequently when you want to re-program any features. Please refer to LED Cool's dealer thread on CPFMP or the discussion thread here on CPF for more info on how to use it. There's also a revised english manual maintained by matrishaman here, and a programming flowchart that Budman231 created (for those more visually-inclined).
One revised feature that I will mention is the low voltage over-discharge protection system has been separated for NiMH and Li-ion cells. Although the LF3XT only takes 1xCR123A/RCR at present, an optional 2xAA battery tube is planned for the near future.
I plan to do a review of the 2xAA battery configuration once it becomes available. We will see if they have fixed the issue with the low-voltage shut-off problem with the LF5XT. Briefly, that light always shut-off on NiMH or alkaline at ~1V, regardless of whether the low voltage over-discharge protection feature was enabled (see my LF5XT review for more info).
Personally, I find the CUI very well suited to EDC use. Fans of the Novatac-style lights or LF5XT may prefer to use the sophisticated FUI (which you can customize to exactly the way you want). But the CUI is pretty intuitive and easy to remember right out of the box.
Comparison Review
From left to right: Duracell CR123A, LiteFlux LF3XT, Nitecore EX10, Fenix P2D, Dereelight C2H, JetBeam Jet-II PRO, Novatac 120P, Nitecore Extreme
As you can see, the light is a bit bigger than the Nitecore EX10, but I actually like the extra heft.
Comparison Beamshots
All lights are on 100% on AW RCR, except for the Surefire E1B which is on primary Duracell CR123A. Distance is about 0.5 meters from a white wall.
1/25sec, f3.2
1/100sec, f3.2
1/800sec, f3.2
As you can see, the beam profile is very distinctive on the LF3XT - you have a much narrower (but brighter) spillbeam than most lights, thanks to the deeper reflector. Cree rings are also greatly reduced, and the hotspot is a little broader than most lights. Frankly, I find this profile to be a lot more SSC-like than Cree-like. Tint on my sample is quite warm, which I personally like (I asked LED Cool to select a warm tint).
Testing Method: All my output numbers are relative for my home-made light box setup, a la Quickbeam's flashlightreviews.com method. You can directly compare all my relative output values from different reviews - i.e. an output value of "10" in one graph is the same as "10" in another. All runtimes are done under a cooling fan, except for the extended run Lo/Min modes which are done without cooling.
Throw values are the square-root of lux measurements taken at 1 meter from the lens, using a light meter.
Throw/Output Summary Chart:
LF3XT's peak throw is toward the lower end of my 1xCR123A/RCR lights, but that's not necessarily a bad thing for an EDC (it is pretty comparable to the Novatac or Incendio).
Max overall output is fairly typical for a light this size, and consistent with the reported 700mA driving current (there are larger lights that are more heavily driven). Low output is particularly impressive - on primary CR123A, the LF3XT can actually go as low as my Novatac 120P. This is even lower than the LF5XT.
UPDATE: With the receipt of the extra 2 samples, I've added their output/throw results to the table above. As you can see, there is no real difference in terms of overall output. However, throw varied a bit - one new sample had ~10% more throw than the original, and the other had ~20% more throw. I suspect this is due to slight differences in how well-focussed the samples were set in the factory.
Variable Output Ramping
The LF3XT has two ways to adjust brightness through the FUI - step-wise "logarithmically" (which is visually-linear) or "linearly" (which will take you in much slower steps). The CUI uses a visually-linear ramp upon press-and-hold that is much faster than the FUI manual stepping. It is in fact very similar to the Nitecore EX10 and ITP C9 (shown above). The LF3XT fast CUI ramping time is about ~1 sec longer than those lights.
Output/Runtime Comparison:
Output/Runtime Comments:
Max output and runtime pattern are remarkably similar between the LF3XT and the Nitecore EX10 - although my EX10 sample has longer runtime on max. I suspect this is largely due to variation in Vf, so YMMV.
On the lower outputs, the LF3XT tends to have a slight runtime advantage on RCR, but is less tightly regulated than some of the other lights shown here. I haven't done as many lower mode CR123A runs, but performance is definitely in keeping with the competition so far.
In summary, no major surprises here - the LF3XT performs pretty much as I would expect for a continuously-variable light.
UPDATE: To see the runtimes of the two new samples, see post #2. Frankly, I've very impressed at how little variability there was in output or runtime.
Potential Issues
As mentioned previously, the 0.3 sec lag in responding to some button presses takes a little getting used to. The button also has a much shorter traverse, in keeping with an electronic switch as opposed to a traditional clicky. Not really problems per se, just a different set of expectations.
That being said, I have found the button feel of my LF3XT to be a bit soft, leading to uncertainty if a press has been registered (i.e. sometimes lacks tactile feedback). Can't say I had any problems with my LF5XT, which was crisp and clear for this type of switch.
UPDATE: Scroll down this thread for a further discussion of this issue, and a potential resolution. Of the replacement samples, I found one has a very crisp feel, while the other feels much like the first sample described here. This can be improved with a little user maintenance.
General Observations
I'm very impressed with my LF3XT.
The most remarkable thing about this light is the dual interface. They've taken the powerful-yet-simple UI of the Nitecore EX10, and the advanced programmable UI of the LF5XT/Novatac, updated both with new features, and then put them together into one light!
Having EDCed lights using both approaches over the years, I appreciate the merits of each method. But to able to have both in one light, with the ability to easily switch between them, is brilliant. Credit where credit is due - my hat's off to LiteFlux on this one.
It's nice to see the small touches on this circuit that improve over other lights. The enhanced memory mode for the user-selected level in the CUI is a nice addition over the EX10. LiteFlux has also taken the minor issues associated with the LF5XT - which was a good light, but had a few quirks - and corrected them with the release of the LF3XT. Note that min output is now close to my Novatac 120P, something the LF5XT couldn't match.
The LF3XT beam is also very nice, with one of the smoothest transitions from spot to spill I've seen in a Cree light (very SSC-like, in fact). Keep in mind the LF3XT is not a thrower, and the spillbeam (although bright) is narrower than most lights. This is not really a problem - I discovered while carrying my LF5XT around that you quickly adapt to it (i.e. I had unconsciously switched from carrying the light forward in front of me, to holding it up closer to my head, before figuring out why the beam didn't seem so narrow after all! ).
Another reason I bought this light is for the planned 2AA battery tube option, expected to be available soon. Although I know many manufacturers who promised updates that never came, I am impressed that they've already programmed into the circuit separate control over low-voltage/battery shut-down options for unprotected Li-ion and NiMH. The LF5XT is the first light I've seen with this clever feature for NiMH, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it works on the LF3XT once the 2AA tube comes out.
Build quality feels really solid and well made. In fact, my only niggling issue is with the button feel, but that could be specific for my light (again, I thought the LF5XT switch was fine, once you got used to it). That, and a clip would be nice.
What more can I say – there's a lot to love here. Well done!
P.S.: My review of the replacement tailcap with clip and 2xAA battery tube is now up.


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DENISON, TX-As we reported earlier in the newscast, the Schuler Development could be just months from breaking ground on a development eventually building 10,000 new homes. This is just the latest big change for the city of Denison. But it's one of many improvements the city has announced over the past few years to promote growth and more development in the city.
Denison City Manager, Robert Hanna, said the city's population has been static since the 70's and they are hoping to change that. That's why in the past two years city leaders, along with school officials, made decisions that will change the face of Denison by the next 15 years.
Denise Brownfield lived in Denison all her life and said it's been a while since she's seen any new developments in her hometown.
"I love Denison, I've been here my whole life. I do think that the changes they've been wanting to make would be great for downtown, looking forward to the changes in the schools too," she said.
May 2011, voters passed an $80-million bond to build a new Denison High School and upgrade older school buildings. Superintendent, Dr. Henry Scott said right now, the new high school is 35% finished.
"I just think it's wonderful that we reached this point, this has been in the planning stage for years," he said.
Scott said the current high school is almost 60 years old and is overcrowded. He said the new 280,000 square foot building will be able to support student growth and it's also built to last.
"It's built for the future because the 1954 high school was built for a time that was totally different, without technology and things of that nature," he said.
But to make room for the future growth, Denison had to say a bittersweet goodbye to a piece of their past. Layne Elementary was torn down in December and Golden Rule Elementary will be closed in 2014.
"I'm sad about the ones that are gonna close because I'm at one of them. But I think this means more community advancement and the opportunity for more people to come in. People look at schools when they want to move in our area," said Brownfield.
Denison residents are also preparing to say goodbye to another piece of history, the old Katy Antique Station. City officials agreed to demolish the century old building in September, three years after one of its walls collapsed.
"Nobody likes to tear down old buildings, they're part of our history and if we can find ways in the private sector to keep them we will," said Hanna.
Hanna said the risks outweigh the benefits of keeping the building up. Not only will it cost millions to restore, he said it's also dangerous.
"The building, its current condition is unsafe. It's a hazard to the public. It's a danger to the public that's why the city's tearing it down," he said.
"I hate to see the building go, but if somebody's not gonna get in there to fix it, tear it down. If they don't want to spend the money to fix it, get rid of it before some kids are playing by it and it caves in on them," said resident, Chuck Burroughs.
A piece of history the city is still trying to save -- the bricks that line Chestnut street from Eisenhower to Barrett.
"What's happened in the past is if there's a waterline break. The crews have to go in there and it's not as easy as if when you put the bricks back and so they put asphalt patches and different things."
The bricks are part of Denison's heritage. They've endured bad weather, constant traffic and waterline breaks for the last hundred years. That's why Main Street Director, Donna Dow said the city is looking for a way to restore the bricks.
"Everybody would like to do, I think if we have all the money in the world is to preserve the bricks on Chestnut because it adds so much character," she said.
But while the city is trying to hold on to its history, it's also reaching for the future. Dow said they are planning to make downtown more accessible for residents by widening sidewalks and making curbs ADA compliant.
"Denison has a unique future ahead of it and it's a very special future and it's a powerful future, one that we can be proud of. We just have to make sure if reflects the desires of the community. We should protect our assets," said Hanna.
Hanna said the demolition of the Katy Antique Station will start as soon as they receive the agreement from the contractor. Dow said plans for downtown's streetscape project and Chestnut street bricks will be back on the agenda March 4th. And Dr. Scott said the new Denison High School, along with other school improvements and Munson stadium are expected to be done by next year.


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THE DREADED WORDS "EASY ASSEMBLY" can fell even the bravest of us. But in the case of content management systems (like course management, also known as CMS), vendors are living up to the promise of bigger, better, stronger—without a proportional increase in user-unfriendliness. The latest systems offer bravura functionality as well as ease of use: Now web analytics, blogs, wikis, podcasts, streaming video, geomapping, and portal creation all are within reach of even the nontechnical user.
No surprise, then, that higher ed institutions have taken this flexibility and run with it. As their information and collaboration needs increase, colleges and universities are finding that they need to manage content in much the same way that a commercial business does.
"Enterprises are creating more documents, collaboration artifacts, and records than ever before," reports a recent study by the Cambridge, MA, technology consulting firm Forrester Research. "This explosion of unstructured information— such as documents, e-mails, and web content—often results in chaos if the content is not created, tagged, versioned, controlled, and managed in a consistent manner." The ability to impose consistency on unstructured content, and be able to edit and manage that content without expert technical help, is precisely what has drawn universities to the newer, flexible CMS solutions.
As their information and collaboration needs increase, many institutions are finding that they need to manage content in much the same way that a commercial business does. Have you modified or changed your content management model lately?
University of Virginia: Template and Go
For Sue Haas, co-director of enterprise systems at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, ease of use was the single most important factor that drove the school's selection of a content management system. After looking at several vendors, Haas settled on CMS400.Net from Ektron. (Darden admits roughly 300 students into its entering graduate program; its parent organization, the University of Virginia, has more than 20,000 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.)
"We were very impressed with the web editor," Haas says. "We wanted to get consistency in branding and also have the ability to get editors from various departments to use it. The .Net technology was a big deal because we are entrenched in Microsoft. The developers on campus are very familiar with it."
In fact, the content management system was critical to the revamped website that Darden launched in September 2006 as part of a branding campaign. According to Ken White, Darden's vice president for communication and marketing, the site "has tools other b-school websites simply do not possess. First, the site has been planned to be audience-centric. Everything is designed and written for the external visitor, who, in many cases, is a prospective student. Most b-school sites target people who work for, or attend, the school—a group already familiar with the organization." The upgraded site offers blogs, streaming videos, podcasts, and other interactive features. Thanks to the new content management system, each unit, office, or team at Darden now has the flexibility to update its own content as necessary, without relying on—or waiting for—the work to be done by any other entity.
"We have developed templates in the CMS for this purpose," says Haas. "We have oversight along with the marketing and communication departments, and we audit content at random throughout the year to make sure that the branding, images, and logo are consistent. There is a pool of approved images. We've 'templatized' everything so that we can easily pull in content from different sources, and the web editing system is WYSIWYG [what you see is what you get]. All of our editors are trained to hyperlink, insert images, and so on, and we have given them documentation. If they have questions, editors always have the option of asking my team."
Haas notes that the CMS is not linked to the college's course management system, although integration is fairly extensive otherwise. "We're very diverse in our systems," she says. "All of our systems are integrated; for instance, the CMS is integrated with student applications. There are so many different components, but we need to have those differences. Microsoft SharePoint is wonderful for collaborative work, for example, but not great for content management. So, we integrate them all, but we basically write interfaces or .Net scripts where we might need them. The new version of SharePoint does offer content management, but we're happy with Ektron and don't want to change."
Web analytics, blogs, wikis, podcasts, streaming video, geomapping, and portal creation are now integrated within new CMS products. Can your system handle these new functions?
Wofford College: Doing It All
Wofford College (SC), a private liberal arts institution of 1,250 students, is another Ektron client. Administrators there find CMS400.Net a highly flexible, multipurpose tool.
"It can do almost anything," says Laura Corbin, Wofford's director of news services. Like Darden's website, Wofford's site features blogs, podcasts, videos, and interactive functions such as maps. The CMS went live in August 2006, and building all the content behind it "was a huge project," says Corbin. "It took us three months last summer, working 10 hours a day. Currently, there are close to 15,000 pieces of content in the system, and it's a lot more cost-efficient than pieces of paper." Her team expects to finish up this summer.
BUILDING THE CONTENT behind Wofford's website (which features blogs, podcasts, videos, and interactive functions such as maps) took administrators three months last summer, working 10 hours a day.
Previously, Corbin explains, Wofford had a "mini site" that could be updated only to a limited extent, and mostly manually at that. With the new CMS, "content is driven by databases instead of static pages," she says, adding, "We've implemented Web 2.0 into the fabric of our site. When you change content in one place, it automatically changes in another. You also can set an expiry date. It's a much more manageable and dynamic system."
According to Kyle James, the institution's webmaster, about one hundred publishers on campus now use the content management system. "All have their websites inside the main site," he notes. "They update them on their own, and so the control of each site is in each department's hands. There is an approval chain for every department, and when that is completed, the content comes to us for approval." He adds that the content rarely has to be edited, since individual publishers usually are conscientious about upholding image and content quality.
Still, James says, it took the various departments some time to understand the extent of control they had over the content: "A lot of them still don't realize they have this ability," he admits. But with a small staff of two full-time IT professionals, three programming and support workers, and two student employees, Wofford found that it was just plain smart to turn over most of the CMS tasks to campus editors and publishers. "It frees us up to be innovative," he maintains.
Innovation, in this case, has led to an award: The Wofford Office of Communications and Marketing was recognized earlier this year by the Council of Advancement and Support of Education for excellence in overall website design. It also has led to a "continual, ever-growing process" of refining and updating content, according to Corbin. She adds that because of the system's flexibility, the college has bought an unlimited number of licenses for publishers, enabling a variety of people and departments to participate in creating content. "In some departments, students are the editors," she points out. "It's a great campus job for a student, and a great addition to a resume."
In the process known as single-instance storage, a system retains a single copy of content that multiple users or computers share, thus eliminating data duplication and improving efficiency. Does your CMS platform aggregate content so that when users access it, they all see the same file?
Northwestern University:
Pushing the Envelope Perhaps the most imaginative use of a CMS is Northwestern University's (IL) integration of two systems, to consolidate content and establish a common content repository. Northwestern, a private institution with an enrollment of about 17,000 students, integrated the Xythos WebFile Server content management platform with the enterprise web applications in the Blackboard Academic Suite. The result is a unique combination of technologies that is customized for faculty and student needs with regard to collaboration and document management.
NORTHWESTERN's integration of the Xythos content management platform with Blackboard enterprise web applications is facilitating collaboration and document management for faculty and students.
According to Keith Kohls, technical specialist for Xythos, the company's open-standards-based document and content management solution serves as a common content repository into which unstructured content and data can be placed. "It's content that ends up on a flash drive, or whatever. Northwestern has found a way to integrate all the information." As Kohls explains it, "Xythos is where everything is, while Blackboard is the entry point for the user to dig into the information." The Xythos platform aggregates content (for a math department, for instance), so that when users access it, they all see the same file. This process is known as single-instance storage, or a system's capacity to keep just one copy of content that multiple users or computers share, eliminating data duplication and improving efficiency. "Access is easy, but the secondary step of managing and tracking it is more important," says Kohls. With its ingenious system, Northwestern has done both. The system is the brainchild of Brian Nielsen, project manager of faculty initiatives in the Academic Technologies department at the university. The department, a unit outside the main IT group, is charged with evaluating new and innovative technologies, buying and testing them, and moving them into the mainstream campus community. For nearly a decade, the university had been looking for an effective CMS, according to Nielsen. Early on, he saw the potential of Xythos "because of the degree of openness that it provided." In 2003, the Academic Technologies group bought a license for the software, strictly for faculty use. "Our deployment was different than for a universitywide tool," he says.
The very first project was in support of the engineering program. "Every freshman participated in design and development," Nielsen recalls. "Everyone had a Xythos account; there was a directory structure for each team, as well as shared space. As they developed projects, course coordinators began using the system. Administrators were able to distribute common handouts. The handbook for the course was distributed that way." Next came the really innovative part: delivering Xythos-based materials through the course management component of Blackboard Academic Suite, which Northwestern had been using since 1998. Nielsen explains that his group used Blackboard's Building Blocks, or application programming interfaces (APIs), to pass on a credential for Blackboard, to Xythos. This allows a student to jump from one application to the other without another login. Course administrators upload multiple files and directories into Xythos in a single operation, and students can access the content through Blackboard.
Many school websites target those who attend the school or work for it—groups already familiar with the organization. Yet, today's website should be designed and written for the external visitor, who, in many cases, may be a prospective student. Is your website audience-centric?
Northwestern built this interface on its own, Nielsen says. Then, "Blackboard ultimately adopted Xythos as part of its system. We don't need Blackboard's content system, which saves us considerable money. With our innovations, we can develop course handouts for multiple versions and multiple sessions. We have used it in other Blackboard classes: undergraduate engineering and calculus have been wins for us."
Using Blackboard's APIs, he says, Northwestern has enabled access to content resident in Xythos, through a single link. "There is no precedent for this. The information now is available in any Blackboard course. We've documented how it works, but we haven't pushed it heavily. Instructors love it. They can create a folder full of readings and create a single link to that folder. The material can be in any format, including HTML." To enhance security, a time-stamped link allows access only for a very short period—a period of usage even briefer than the time frame built into the Xythos system.
Requests to use the Blackboard-based content delivery system have come pouring in from various departments, Nielsen says. Administrative units, for example, ask for file-sharing capability that goes beyond sharing by copying files to a hard drive. Undergraduate advisers find the system exceptionally useful for sharing documents, and science lab faculty "rave about it because it allows collaboration with outside colleagues in a secure way," reports Nielsen. "E-mail is not reliable for large files, and as for FTP, not every end user can set it up, and there are firewalls."
Right now, says Nielsen, he hasn't measured the cost savings of the system, but admits that "demand exceeds supply." To truncate the learning curve, the Academic Technologies group offers faculty extensive training and demonstrations of Xythos' capabilities, which he believes are "not immediately apparent to most users." Among the hidden gems: the ability to edit and manage files collaboratively on remote web servers, versioning, and document sharing with users who don't have access to Xythos.
Top 10 Factors to Consider
WITH SO MANY—and increasingly affordable—applications to choose from, it is all too easy to make a decision based solely on price. But price often blinds buyers to other considerations, say the experts at Hannon Hill, an Atlanta-based content management software provider whose clients include Duke University (NC), Carnegie Mellon University (PA), and Vassar College (NY). Hannon Hill content management pros recommend doing the following before buying a system from any vendor in the CMS space:
Another valuable benefit is the ability to troubleshoot and correct data in real time. Nielsen points to a project in which psychology researchers were videotaping young children to test language-acquisition patterns in various countries. All the tape coding was performed at Northwestern, and when overseas collaborators sent in their videos, coders were able to view them immediately through the Xythos/Blackboard system, to check to see if the data had been collected and recorded properly— just one more argument in favor of integrating technologies and going beyond the traditional functions of a content management system.
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New seismic and tsunami studies remain on hold at the seaside San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego as regulators decide if utility customers should pay for the entire project and whether additional oversight is necessary.
Plant operator Southern California Edison is asking that utility customers, not shareholders, fund a $64 million study that would survey faults near the San Onofre plant using three-dimensional mapping tools also used for oil and gas exploration.
Edison enlarged the scope of its study in reaction to damage at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant from the magnitude-9 quake off northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and the tsunami that followed.
A 2008 California Energy Commission report looking at California's two nuclear plants found that San Onofre could experience larger and more frequent earthquakes than the maximum magnitude-7 temblor predicted when the plant was designed.
The dual-reactor plant is not necessarily unsafe, because it was built to withstand greater jostling than predicted and is not known to be located on top of a major fault. There are, however, significant faults near the plant, including hidden "blind" thrust faults.
San Onofre's two reactors are built to withstand a peak ground acceleration of 0.67 times the force of gravity, on a scale used for building codes and design risk.
Plant officials say a 7.0 earthquake on the long-dormant Cristianitos Fault, five miles from the plant, would generate peak ground acceleration of about 0.35 G-forces.
"The $64 million is supposed to buy you peace of mind … and tell you whether that plant is built to withstand the seismic footprint," said Rochelle Becker, executive director of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility.
California's offshore geology makes it far less prone to tsunamis than Japan. Edison believes San Onofre is adequately protected by a 30-foot tsunami wall, citing state estimates that say the largest conceivable tsunamis would be less than 23 feet high.
The design basis for the Daiichi plant was a 19-foot tsunami, with the plant located 30 feet above sea level, according to the World Nuclear Association, an industry trade group. The tsunami height as it came ashore a year ago was estimated at 46 feet.
On Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered safety changes for U.S. nuclear plants, including requirements they better assess earthquake risks and cope with incidents they were not initially designed to handle, such as prolonged power blackouts or damage to multiple reactors at the same time. Officials at San Onofre could not be reached immediately for comment.
Meanwhile, a host of environmental groups and civic activists plan to hold a rally outside the San Onofre plant this afternoon to mark the anniversary of the Japan tsunami and call attention to safety concerns at the local installation in North County.
Radiation still leaks from the now-closed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where 100,000 people have been evacuated from a 12-mile no-go zone.
Advocates for Southern California utility customers are urging state regulators to place a cap on the cost of the San Onofre quake study at $64 million, over objections of Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, which owns a 20 percent stake in the facility.
The investor-owned utilities have argued that expense containment should not be the first priority when it comes to earthquakes and that customers, not shareholders, should bear the costs.
They made their case in proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission.
"We are waiting for a proposed decision before beginning the research," Jennifer Manfre, a spokeswoman for Edison, said in an email.
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility wants regulators to require an independent peer review panel for the quake study that would involve state agencies such as the California Energy, Seismic Safety and Coastal commissions as well as the California Geological Survey.
A similar review was required for seismic studies commissioned at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by Pacific Gas and Electric.
The outcome of the seismic study could influence Edison's decision on whether to seek renewal of nuclear licenses at San Onofre that expire in 2022.
"California can't invest in aging nuclear plants unless we know this is a good investment," said Becker, the nuclear activist.
San Onofre provides about 20 percent of the area's electricity. Both reactors are currently offline to resolve concerns raised by a generator steam tube leak.


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The Ravens have been linked in reports to former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell for a potential tryout as he attempts to resurrect his NFL career.
During his tryout for the Chicago Bears last week, Russell told unspecified people that he's going to try out for the Ravens, according to ESPN.
However, league sources told The Baltimore Sun that no workout is currently scheduled between Russell and the Super Bowl champions.
Russell was a bust with the Raiders after being drafted with the top overall pick of the 2007 NFL draft due to conditioning and maturity issues as well as a lengthy contract holdout, but his trainer said in a telephone interview that the former LSU star has been diligently applying himself to get another shot in the NFL.
Brian Martin, the founder of T.E.S.T. Football Academy, has been training Russell for three months and says he's down to 267 pounds from a high of 315 pounds when he began working with him. Russell's quarterbacks coach for this comeback attempt is former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia.
"It's been a process, and JaMarcus has worked incredibly hard and hasn't missed any workouts," Martin said in a telephone interview. "He's been working out two or three times per day throwing with Jeff Garcia. We've spent a lot of time with him on nutrition. He looks like a new person at 265 pounds. He can still sling it, but he's so much leaner and more efficient in his movements."
In three seasons with the Raiders, Russell completed 52.1 percent of his throws for 4,083 yards, 18 touchdowns and 23 interceptions for a lackluster 65.2 quarterback rating.
Martin raved about the Mobile, Ala., native's arm strength, comparing it favorably to Ravens Super Bowl Most Valuable Player quarterback Joe Flacco.
"His arm strength is incredible," Martin said. "He's right there with Joe's arm strength as far as being able to get it down the field. He's got great touch. He spins it well consistently and he's accurate."
The Ravens are happy with backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, an athletic former Virginia Tech standout. And they have former Bears and Denver Broncos quarterback Caleb Hanie in place as their third quarterback.
Even if the Ravens do ultimately work out Russell, it doesn't necessarily mean that they'll sign him to a contract. The Bears are reportedly not planning to sign Russell despite a solid workout.
When asked about the Ravens as a potential landing spot for Russell to kickstart his career, Martin was upbeat about the fit.
"I think it's a good spot for him as a potential opportunity and Baltimore has come up in some conversations," Martin said. "He's OK with being a backup. He wants to come in and learn. The Arizona Cardinals were interested before they picked up Carson Palmer. JaMarcus, if he continues to walk the line and gets in the right system with a great support structure, Baltimore would be a great place for him.
"He has some similar skill sets to Joe, but he doesn't move around quite as well as Joe does. He could come in and learn from Joe and he would be the perfect mentor. Joe is unflappable. I'm sure he wouldn't have any problem working with JaMarcus."


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The scope of Pat Pendleton's life changed entirely on Nov. 5, 1987, when she learned her daughter, Vicki, 25, had been killed in Rockland by her ex-husband.
Pat remembers her mother-in-law coming into her house in the early morning to say she'd gotten word Vicki had been shot at. Pat dressed, thinking she would be at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport a long time. She thought she'd be able to take her daughter home. It was a doctor there who told the family Vicki didn't make it.
"The pain was unbearable in the beginning," Pat said. She faced not only the loss of her daughter but the reality that she would be the one left to raise Vicki's two children. Pat's youngest biological son at the time was 19.
Taking care of the children, though, may have been a lifesaver for Pat, who is now 72 and lives in Rockport. "It couldn't have been any other way. People say they were lucky to have me. I say I was lucky to have them," she said.
Each year, an estimated 30,000 people are victims of domestic violence in Maine. Even if people don't experience the crime directly, it leaves a wide path of devastation. People never know when the crime will happen to someone they love and tear into their own life.
After Vicki's death, Pat sometimes drove by her daughter's old workplace, and her young granddaughter would point it out. Pat would have to say, "Mama doesn't work there." She said one of the hardest things was having no hope to give her grandchildren, whom she adopted.
There are still many reminders of the loss. Pat said it might be a line from a song or a sentence someone utters that tears out her heart. She might see someone Vicki went to school with who now has gray hair, or she might see a friend who's now a grandmother, and a sadness sweeps over her, knowing Vicki never got to experience her full life.
What did he do it for? she wonders.
The last time Vicki and Edmund were together, they lived in Warren. One night, Edmund broke her wrist, Pat said. A minister lived nearby and later told Pat he had heard crying. He thought at first it was an animal, but it was Vicki, outside.
Another time, Vicki arrived at Pat's workplace wearing sunglasses to hide a black eye, Pat said.
To this day she asks people about their bruises.
The grief never leaves, but it gets better, she said. It took her years before she could drive from Rockport across Route 90 without crying because that's the route she always took to her daughter's home.
"Vicki's memory never ever leaves my mind and heart," she said.
"All I can hope for is one day we'll see each other, and I'll tell her I did the best I could."
In Memoriam
Pat Pendleton is a member of the Maine chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, which is trying to reach the families of loved ones who have been killed, to place the victims' names on a memorial.
The monument will be erected at Holy Family Cemetery on Townsend Road in Augusta and will be dedicated to the lives of murder victims with connections to Maine families.
The state chapter has a list of more than 450 known Maine-related homicides over the past few decades but has family contacts for fewer than half of them.
If families are interested in having their loved ones' names added to the list, to be inscribed into the monument, they may contact Art Jette at 277-3518 or email@example.com.
"I like the idea of a monument very much," Pendleton said. "The victims' names will be here long after we're gone."
The full cost of the landscaping, building the monument and installing granite benches is about $40,000. The group has $12,000 left to raise.