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The story centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum. He has been captured by his longtime nemesis, Jigsaw. Obsessed with catching this serial killer, Tapp's mission has consumed him and ruined his family, resulting in divorce, mental imbalance, and abandonment. Worse yet, this frantic hunt destroyed Tapp's career while he watched his long-time friend and partner get killed by one of Jigsaw's traps. Now Jigsaw has the upper hand and has captured the detective. Tapp must play a deadly game—the likes of which he has been investigating for years—to escape, and in order to do so he must survive the lethal traps and puzzles that Jigsaw has put in place for him and others. But each victim has a dark connection to Tapp. Will Tapp save them? Can he survive his obsession to find the Jigsaw killer?
The upcoming videogame based on the "Saw" horror films will closely approximate being strapped to a chair and forced to figure out a confusing electronic torture device for the amusement of its sadistic creator, said project lead Steven Richards.
"When Konami took over production, we asked ourselves what type of game would appeal to both gamers and horror fans," said Richards. "What we came up with was, a game so terrible that people are willing to saw off their own feet to avoid playing it in the first place. Frankly, we think it's a winning concept." Read More »
When Brash Entertainment shuttered its doors, Konami purchased the rights to the Saw videogame it had been developing. And since Konami is the developer behind one of my most beloved horror franchises ever, Silent Hill, I was optimistic that it could turn Saw into a game worth playing. However, after my hands-on time with a demo, I can't help but feel like Saw is still very rough, and comes across a lot more like a movie cash-in rather than a quality title.
Saw obviously draws inspiration from the movies, taking some traps straight out of the films. In the first trap I played, for instance, I had to find a way to remove the "reverse bear-trap" -- made infamous in the first film -- from my head. It was actually a very deceptive puzzle, making me think all I had to do was move the analog stick on the controller. However, as I learned after a few deaths, I had to watch for subtle clues that showed me when I moved the stick correctly. The depth of the puzzle, in that it makes you think it's easy and then surprises you with its depth, really captures the diabolical feeling of the puzzles from the movies. Read More »
When Brash Entertainment went bankrupt, the rights to the Saw game went back to Lionsgate, who shelved the idea of publishing it. That could have been the end of the game's life, but, as Variety's Cut Scene blog reports, Konami has purchased the rights to the game and is allowing developer Zombie to continue production under its guidance. It's slated for release this fall for PC, PS3 and the 360. Konami's Director of Marketing, David Daniels, had the following to say about the game:
"Because we have leadership in the survival horror genre, we're passionate about it and wanted to find another property on par with Silent Hill … Silent Hill is more about psychological terror, but Saw for us is more about graphic, intense horror that overwhelms you. We want players to turn away from the screen for just a moment because of the visual intensity." Read More »
Also known as: Saw
Release Region: United States
Release Date: October 22, 2009
Publisher: Konami
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: October 22, 2009
Publisher: Konami
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: October 22, 2009
Publisher: Konami
Also available on: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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Apple v. Motorola, HTC case consolidated; Psystar Supreme Court appeal deniedApple got its wish to consolidate a trial filed by Motorola Mobility in the Southern District of Florida with a second lawsuit that also involves HTC. Meanwhile, an appeal by Mac clone maker Psystar to the U.S. Supreme Court in Apple's copyright infringement case against it has been denied
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Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents reported on Monday that Apple had won a "fairly useful case management victory" in its disagreement with Motorola Mobility. Federal Judge Robert Scola granted Apple's request to fully consolidate Motorola's case against Apple with Apple's case against Motorola and HTC.
Both of Apple's competitors had opposed the move. Mueller notes that HTC will have to hope for a successful motion to sever or else defend itself alongside Motorola.
Judge Scola did, however, grant HTC's request for a later trial date. The trial for the newly-consolidated case has been set for April 2014. Apple had proposed a December 2013 trial date, while Motorola had sought March 2013.
The judge said he issued the order to consolidate the cases because "the parties [Apple, Motorola, HTC] have shown a complete inability to agree upon anything and it is frustrating the progress of these cases."
"Motorola has just lost its only realistic near-term chance to enforce any non-standard-essential U.S. patent against Apple," Mueller noted. "In Florida, Motorola now has the worst of both worlds: it has to deal with a somewhat-inflated lawsuit (12 Apple patents, 12 Motorola patents and, at least for now, a third defendant (HTC) on board) that apparently won't be resolved for about two years."
The one concession Motorola received on Monday was permission by the court to add six more patents to its complaint, bringing the total to 12.
Mueller went on to point out that Motorola appeared to have made a mistake in its legal strategy. After a judge blocked Motorola's attempts to the iPhone 4S and iCloud to its lawsuit, the company then decided to file a second lawsuit against Apple. The iPhone maker then responded with its own counterclaim, asserting six more patents against Motorola and simultaneously wielding them against HTC.
"Apple's strategy has worked out," Mueller said. "It cleverly leveraged Motorola's second Florida lawsuit. Motorola wanted too much too soon —in retrospect, Motorola presumably regrets having brought that second Florida lawsuit instead of waiting until the first case at least had an absolutely firm trial date."
According to the report, it's possible that HTC could succeed in transferring its portion of the case to a different court, though the Taiwanese handset maker will not likely be granted its request to move the claims to Delaware.
The legal battle between Apple and Motorola includes ongoing cases in California, Illinois and Europe. One judge recently accused Apple of submitting too many "frivolous filings" and threatened to punish the company if it continued to do so. Motorola has succeeded in winning an injunction against push notifications in Apple's iCloud service, though the company is also being investigated by the European Commission for suspected abuse of its standards-essential patents.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday Psystar's appeal of an earlier decision that it had violated Apple's copyrights by selling its "OpenMac" computers, CNet reports.
Psystar lost an attempt to appeal last September after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with Apple. The original decision, which banned Pystar from selling hardware running Apple's operating system, dates back to December 2009. Shortly after the decision, Psystar's attorney revealed that the company would be "shutting things down immediately"
Apple first sued Psystar in 2008 in an effort to block the company from selling its knock-off computers. Psystar also sold software that helped users install Mac OS X 10.6 on compatible PCs.
Earlier this year, Apple lost a fight to keep some of its "trade secrets" sealed in its case against Psystar. Judge William Alsup ruled that the information in question was already "publicly available."

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Dogwood (genus Cornus) is a type of wood of genus Cornus, a group of about 30-60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae. Most dogwoods are deciduous trees or shrubs, but a few species are nearly herbaceous perennial subshrubs, and a few of the woody species are evergreen.[1]
The various species of dogwood are native throughout much of temperate and boreal Eurasia and North America, with China and Japan and the southeastern United States particularly rich in native species.[1]
Dogwood wands are quirky and mischievous; they have playful natures and insist upon partners who can provide them with scope for excitement and fun.[2]
It would be quite wrong, however, to deduce from this that dogwood wands are not capable of serious magic when called upon to do so; they have been known to perform outstanding spells under difficult conditions, and when paired with a suitably clever and ingenious witch or wizard, can produce dazzling enchantments. An interesting foible of many dogwood wands is that they refuse to perform non-verbal spells and they are often rather noisy.[2]
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The Bee Gees, in this glossy musical and visual event, perform their biggest singles from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s, plus songs from their recent CD, Still Waters. Taped at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in November 1997, the concert features the timeless harmonies of Robin, Barry, and the late Maurice Gibb, and includes a special appearance by guest artist Celine Dion, performing "Immortality." Counted among the most successful musical groups of all time, the Bee Gees are the only recording artists to write and produce six straight number-one singles, and the first composers to have five songs in the Top Ten at the same time.
With a string of hit singles, the Bee Gees became pop stars in the late 1960s. But their participation on the soundtrack of the generation-defining film Saturday Night Fever shot them to mega-stardom in the mid-'70s. Featuring a slew of pop/disco standards like "Stayin' Alive, " "Night Fever" and "How Deep is Your Love," the album remains the biggest selling soundtrack in history, with 40 million copies sold to date.
The Bee Gees continued their success into the '80s and'90s, with platinum albums like Spirits Having Flown and successful collaborations with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick and Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers. In 1997 they were inducted into the Rock ' n' Roll Hall of Fame, and received career achievement awards from the American Music Awards and World Music Awards - tributes to the lasting quality of their work.
Song List: You Should Be Dancing, Alone, Massachusetts, To Love Somebody, I've Gotta Get a Message to You, Words, Islands in the Stream, Don't Throw it All Away, NightFever, More Than a Woman, Lonely Days, New York Mining Disaster 1941, I Can't See Nobody, And the Sun Will Shine, Nights on Broadway, Heart breaker, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Immortality, Tragedy, I Started a Joke, Grease, Jive Talkin', How Deep is Your Love, Stayin' Alive, You Should Be Dancing.
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The York College men's swimming team fell to host Ursinus College 155-107 on Saturday in Collegeville, Pa. With the defeat, the Spartans (10-3) suffer their first loss since November 12, snapping a streak of seven straight triumphs, while the Bears improve to 5-3 overall.
Freshman Cody Latchford continues his outstanding rookie campaign as he grabbed first in the 200 freestyle. The Spartan newcomer raced to a triumphant 1:50.25 to secure nine first-place points for York. Latchford also collected first in the 100 freestyle where he notched a 50.05.
In the 100 breaststroke, captain Jamie Hicks placed first for the Green and White as he touched the wall in 1:03.89. Joining Latchford, Hicks secured a double of his own as he won the 200 breaststroke. His time of 2:24.41 secured first while teammate Steven Mercer nabbed second with a 2:26.42. Mercer also took the runner-up spot in the 200 IM as he traversed the course in 2:09.19.
Senior Jack Gottschalk placed second in a pair of distance events as he clocked an 11:01.24 in the 1,000 freestyle before registering a 5:22.92 in the 500. Andy Woods also notched two second-place finishes. He notched a 56.98 in the 100 backstroke, followed by a 56.41 in the 100 butterfly.
The Spartans return to action on Monday, January 16, as they host Rowan University in a 5:00 pm non-conference meet.
PHOTO: Steven Mercer competes in a meet earlier this season. Courtesy of Joe Wydner - York College (Pa.) Athletic Communications Practicum Student.


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Apple Spice Cake
Quick Facts
Servings: 15
A scrumptious, moist cake recipe made lower in fat by replacing some of the fat with orange juice concentrate. Great for potlucks or family gatherings.
- Vegetable oil spray
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, white
- 3 cups unbleached flour, white
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup orange juice, frozen concentrate, thawed
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups chopped apples, (Granny Smith, Jonagold, or Yellow Delicious), peeled
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare 10-inch (25cm) bundt or tube-type pan with vegetable oil spray.
- Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Add sugar and beat well. In a small bowl, mix dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt). Add dry ingredients to egg mixture; blend well. Add in orange juice concentrate, oil and vanilla; mix together. Batter will be thick. Fold apples into batter until blended. Pour into prepared bundt pan.
- Bake for one hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Carefully remove cake from pan. Allow cake to cool before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 281
Calories from Fat 78 (28%)
(14%)Total Fat 9g
(5%)Saturated Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
(16%)Cholesterol 49mg
(8%)Sodium 182mg
(4%)Potassium 142mg
Total Carbohydrate 47g
(6%)Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 26g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(9%)Protein 4g
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The Christian Action League, perhaps among one of the most far-right, anti-LGBT hate groups in North Carolina, posted yesterday an extraordinary insight into their religiously-bigoted efforts to write discrimination into our state constitution and further increase the hate-filled, divisive politics that has become the brand of modern-day right-wing ideologues.
The Rev. Rocky Carpenter, pastor of Harmony Community Church in Peachland, N.C., has started up a weekly prayer effort to guide Tar Heel bigots in their quest to constitutionalize discrimination against LGBT people in North Carolina. "Harmony," it seems, is a state of being to which queer folk don't get access.
From the Christian Action League:
"At the first Vote FOR Marriage NC meeting I went to, Tami Fitzgerald (Vote FOR Marriage NC chairwoman) asked for a prayer leader. God quickened my heart, and after praying for a week, I called her to let her know that I was the man to lead the prayer effort," said the Rev. Carpenter. He said his beautiful wife of 27 years, four children and two grandchildren were also among the reasons he stepped up to the plate.
"We must preserve marriage God's way," he added. "God is calling his elect to boldly and lovingly stand for the preservation of marriage according to his word in this great state of North Carolina!"
He said to be victorious in this battle, Christians should "pray without ceasing" and "enlist as many as possible to pray."
For that reason he is calling on pastors and their congregations to use their e-mail and social networking sites to spread the word about the importance of defending traditional marriage and the need to call on God for his help. He said it will take pastors to lead the charge, but that all believers should be joining in prayer since James 5:16 promises that "the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
The Rev. Carpenter is also designating Friday of each week as the Vote FOR Marriage NC corporate prayer day since the sixth day of the week corresponds to the sixth day of creation when, according to Gen. 1:26-28, God created man and woman.
According to the anti-gay activist group, Carpenter is asking folks to pray for three outcomes (again from Christian Action League):
- "Pray for the salvation of our gay and lesbian neighbors (Isaiah 59:1,2)," he wrote, reminding recipients of the message that homosexuals are not the enemy (Ephesians 6:12).
- He also asked for prayer for Vote FOR Marriage coalition leaders (1 Tim. 2:1,2), for workers (Matthew 9:37, 38), and for financial provision (2 Cor. 9:7).
- Most of all, he challenged marriage supporters to pray that "God would be glorified in this effort! (Rev. 4:11)"
I hereby propose an alternative to Carpenter's prayer Fridays: On Fridays through May 8, I hope you'll join me for "Freaky Fanatic Friday" tweets, highlighting some of the insane and horrendously bigoted comments being made by anti-gay activists in North Carolina.
Some examples:
- Gay "have to wear a diaper or a butt plug just to be able to contain their bowels." Patrick L. Wooden, Upper Room Church of God in Christ, Raleigh, N.C.
- "I know of a case where in a hospital a homosexual male had a cellphone lodged in his anus and as they were operating on him the phone went off, the phone started ringing!" Patrick L. Wooden.
- Gay sex "will most certainly mean the extinction of the human race." Patrick L. Wooden.
- Gay people are a "darkened, twisted, immense depository of depravity." Rev. Ron Baity, Berean Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Loving, committed same-sex couples are "greatest threat to marriage and morality in this country." N.C. Family Policy Council.
- On the amendment: "It's also to put a big letter of shame on the behavior. We don't want them here. We don't want them marrying. If you're going to do it in San Francisco, it's your own business." Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James.
- "The public in my opinion knows the difference between perversity and diversity." Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James.
- Homosexuality is "caused by something radically wrong with the human heart!" Rev. Mark Creech, Christian Action League.
- Homosexuality is "unnatural," "biologically destructive," caused by "abuse or acquired taste." N.C. Family Policy Council.
- Durham lesbian blogger Pam Spaulding needs "man [to] rock her world, in the name of the Lord." Patrick L. Wooden.
(Sources: Right-Wing Watch, New Civil Rights Movement, Good As You, Pam's House Blend, News & Observer, )


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Distilled for Dryness: Brugal?s distillation removes many of the heavy alcohols that give other rums their sweetness, resulting in a clean, dry and smooth spirit.
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I am writing this on behalf of my Father. We have tried Extendia AV on his computer and manually configured POP3 settings for his Poco2. Unfortunalty it slowed things down and would somethimes hang when checking mail (He has multible accounts to check)
We then found that Poco2 writes the the attachment to a download file and the resident scanner would flag any viruses up anyway.
He then moved to AVG7 and enabled e mail scanning. All seemed well but again it slowed things down and quite a few times when he tried to send mail he had a message back from AVG that mail could not be sent. Looking at AVG forum this is a commen issue.
I think Poco2 allows you to select a av scanner and initiate a scan rather than using Pop3 scanning?
Does anyone know which of the AVG file he should tell Poco to use?
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With the recent news of a mother and two of her adult children being sentenced to death by the Islamic Regime courts, as well as many other gross human right violations including peaceful protestors being sentenced to death, prisoners being raped and tortured in prison and many activists being sentenced to heavy jail terms the question many of us are asking is What Can We do to Help?
Ten years ago many of these human right violations would have been a secret, hidden behind locked doors. It was very difficult to receive information about political prisoners and most often we would not find out about executions until AFTER they were carried out. The situation has changed drastically however, in the past few years and in particular since the June [s]elections. At a time when some of the most well known Iranian human rights organizations are directly linked to the Ministry of Intelligence and the Regime is actually allowing for some of this news to be publicized it is quite difficult to figure out what needs to be done to help the situation.
There is no doubt that human rights work is extremely important, and we must be the voices of those who have risked their freedom and lives to fight for freedom and democracy in Iran. We also must keep in mind the fact that for every political prisoner we hear about there are 100's we will not hear about because the Regime will not allow for us to know about them. For each death sentence we become aware of there are many others we will never hear about until after the executions are carried out, if ever.
Given this situation focusing on human rights on a case by case, or even issue by issue basis is simply not enough. We might be able to campaign for some political prisoners but what about many others who we might not even be aware of? While petitions are helpful in bringing about awareness about the situation, they are not practically useful as we all witnessed in the case of Ehsan Fatahiyan. Although more than 10,000 signatures were gathered in a matter of few days the execution was carried out anyway...
This is a clear sign that the Islamic Regime no longer cares about public opinion, and while for years the Regime may have carried out these human rights violations behind closed doors, today it has no problem doing it openly to instil fear in activists and show Iranians what will happen to them if they dare stand up against the Regime. At the same time it's a way for the Regime to mock activists abroad by showing them that it has no regard for public opinion and that it will do what ever it pleases.
So the question remains what can we and should we do? While it is very important for us to be the voice for those who have risked their freedom and very lives to fight for freedom and democracy in Iran, we must also focus on the root problem which is the Islamic Regime. Human rights violations are like symptoms of a disease, while medication can be used to relieve the symptoms one can never permanently get rid of the problem unless one deals with the root cause, the disease.
In the case of Iran focusing on human rights alone is certainly not enough and at best will relieve the symptoms briefly, but as long as the Islamic Regime is in power the executions will continue, rapes and torture will continue and the oppression of an entire nation will continue.
It is very important to focus our time and energy on Regime Change, as that is the only real, long term and permanent solution to human rights violations in Iran. Although focusing on human rights alone is "safer" more "politically correct" and "fashionable" it certainly does not give us the desired results. We have to make a conscious choice to focus all of our energy and focus on Regime Change in Iran and to support our compatriots in Iran who are risking everything to fight for a free and democratic Iran.
Down with the Islamic Regime in Iran
Long Live Freedom in Iran
A Mother and her Two Children have been Sentenced to Death in Orumiyeh,Iran0 comments - published on Monday, March 22, 2010
Kurdish Perspective: Three members of a Kurdish family in the city of Mahabad have been sentenced to death. There is no information about the charges they are facing, however according to news from Kurdistan Human Rights Organization, they have been convicted of "social crimes."
Mother: Ms. Jaziye Darvish-Zadeh
Daughter: Ms. Afsaneh Darvish Zadeh
Son: Mr. Fatollah Darvish Zadeh
These three individuals are currently in the Mahabad Prison.
Translation By: Sayeh Hassan
Happy Nowrooz-In Hopes of an Independent, Free Iranian Republic0 comments - published on Friday, March 19, 2010
As I am getting ready to welcome the new Persian year tomorrow (March 20th 2010) I wanted to write down some of my thoughts and reflections about the year that has passed, and my hopes for the new year to come.
This year was a wonderful year for me both personally and professionally. I consider myself very fortunate to be living in Canada, a country that has provided me with numerous opportunities for advancement and for a better life. The most important and precious thing that Canada has given me is my freedom. I have the freedom to speak my mind, express myself and fight for what I believe in without the fear of being imprisoned, raped, tortured and executed.
Unfortunately that is not the case for young men and women in Iran, who face such punishments for peaceful expression of their thoughts and beliefs. I consider this year a victory for Iran and the Iranian people. For the first time in many years the brave Iranian people forced the world to stop and notice them and to hear the voices of opposition against the Islamic Regime. Those strong voices of opposition will no longer be ignored, and they will no longer settle for anything less than a free and democratic Iran.
Whatever little legitimacy the Islamic Regime may have had left, has been completely destroyed by the brave Iranian people who risked their freedom and even their lives in numbers never seen before, to voice their disgust with the Islamic Regime.
For the first time in 30 years people openly shouted slogans such as "death to the Islamic Regime" and "Independence, Freedom, Iranian Republic" making it clear that the Islamic Regime is no longer an acceptable option. This in itself has been the greatest victory for the Iranian people this year, and there is no doubt that the Islamic Regime in its entirety (hardliners and reformers) will not last for much longer.
While I am extremely joyful and proud of the accomplishments of my brave compatriots in Iran, I also do not want to forget those who have lost their lives in the fight against the Islamic Regime. Let's remember all freedom loving individuals who have been executed by the Islamic Regime in the past 30 years, specifically the 10,000 political prisoners who were executed in 1988, Akbar Mohammadi and Valliollah Feyze Mahdavi who were murdered by the Islamic Regime in prison in 2006, as well as Ehsan Fatahiyan, Fasih Yasamani, Arash Rahmanipour and Reza Ali Zamani, four brave young men executed by the Islamic Regime in the recent months. My thoughts and prayers are with their families who will be spending their first Nowrooz without their beloved children.
My thoughts and prayers are also with the family of Neda Aghasoltan, the young woman who was shot to death during the June protests, and the families of so many other young men and women who have been murdered at the hands of the Regime in the past year.
The night before Nowrooz my thoughts are also with our beloved political prisoners, young men and women who in spite of threats to their lives and freedom have chosen to fight against the Islamic Regime. Let's remember Kaveh Kermanshahi, Hamed Omidi, Ms. Zeynab Jalaliyan, Ms. Shirin Alam Hooli, Farzad Kamangar, Arzang Davoudi, Mansour Osanloo, Behrouz Javid Tehrani and thousands of other political prisoners who will be spending Nowrooz behind prison bars and away from their families.
I am hopeful that 1389 will be the year that the Islamic Regime, in its entirety will finally be overthrown and we will have a free and democratic Iran. The days for an Independent and Free Iranian Republic is close...
Down with the Islamic Regime
Long Live Freedom in Iran
افشای اطلاعاتی دربارهی مجموعهی فعالان حقوق بشر ( هرانا )0 comments - published on Wednesday, March 17, 2010
I found this blog which I think sets the situation out quite fairly, I think it's important to have a Farsi version as many Iranians may have difficulty with the English. So until I translate my own writing, this is a useful link.
در خبري كه توسط مركز بررسي جرايم سازمانيافته متعلق به سپاه پاسداران منتشر شد ،اطلاعاتي دربارهي مجموعهي فعالان حقوق بشر در ايران منتشر شد و سپس خبر هكشدن سايتهايي اينترنتي متعلق به اين مجوعه ، منتشر شد .
در بخشي از فيلم منتشرشده توسط رسانههاي حكومتي ايران در اينباره ، به روابط شخصي سايه حسن - وكيل ايراني در كانادا - با كيوان رفيعي - دبيركل مجموعهي فعالان حقوق بشر در ايران - پرداخته ميشود . پرسش اينجاست كه رابطهي شخصي كيوان رفيعي با سايه حسن ، تا اين حد اهميت داشته است كه بايستي در فيلم منتشر شود ؟
اكنون با نگاه ديگري به ماجرا نگاه ميكنيم :
سايه حسن در وبلاگش نوشته است : به دليل شككردن به درستكاري اين مجموعه و كيوان رفيعي ، رابطهي خود را با او قطع كرده است . او همچنين ، مطالبي را دربارهي ارتباطات اين مجموعه با نظام جمهوري اسلامي متشر كرده است . وي ميگويد اين مجموعه با استفاده از خطوط تلفي شركت Iran Phone Line - با وجود اينكه ميدانند ممكن است مكالمات آنها ضبط شده و به مقامات امنيتي تحويل داده شود - استفاده ميكنند . پس از اين اقدام ، رييس اين شركت با او تماس ميگيرد و پس از شنيدن پاسخ سايه مبني بر عدم برداشتن متن مربوط به ارتباط اين شركت با نظام جمهوري اسلامي ، با كيوان رفيعي تماس گرفته و او را متقاعد ميكند سايه حسن را مجبور به برداشتن اين مطلب از وبلاگش كند . كيوان رفيعي با ارسال ايميلي ، سايه حسن را تهديد به اتتشار تصاوير خصوصيشان - كه بدون آگاهي و موافقت سايه حسن ، در زمان نامزدي آنها تهيه شده است - در صورت برنداشتن اين مطلب از وبلاگش ميكند . همچنين در ايميل ارسالي مجموعهي فعالان حقوق بشر در ايران به سايه حسن ، به او گفته ميشود كه اين مجموعه ، در چهارچوب قوانين ايران فعاليت ميكند .
پرسش : چرا كيوان رفيعي - دبیرکل مجموعهي فعالان حقوق بشر - به قدري خواستار عدم انتشار متن نوشتهشده دربارهي ارتباط اين مجموعه با نظام جمهوري اسلامي است كه نامزد سابقش را تهديد به انتشار عکسهاي خصوصيشان كرده است ؟
آرسام مصباحي ، از دوستان سابق كيوان رفيعي ، در وبلاگش مينويسد : با نهایت احترامی که به کیوان میگذارم و دوستی که با او دارم ، متاسفم که باید اعلام کنم دفاع از آنچه که گمان میکردم او به آن معتقد است و در دوران زندانش ، تا آنجا که در توانمان بود برای آزادیاش تلاش کردیم ، اشتباه بوده است .
Human Rights Activists in Iran-Serving the Islamic Regime or Political Prisoners?0 comments - published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
On Sunday March 14th at 8:30 pm a "news report" was aired by the Islamic Regime News Agency about my personal relationship with Keyvan Rafiee the founder of "Human Rights Activists in Iran" (HRAI). This report was later aired on numerous websites including FarsNewsAgency. Although there was some truth to the "reports" some crucial points were left out which need to be clarified.
It is no secret that I was involved in a relationship with Keyvan Rafiee about two years ago and I also worked very closely with "Human Rights Activists in Iran."
I broke off our relationship and stopped working with HRAI when I became more and more suspicious that Rafiee was closely linked to the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran, and that he was actively providing information about activists and political prisoners to the Ministry. Despite being blackmailed by HRAI I decided to voice my concerns and bring awareness about this situation, details of which can be found here in Farsi and here in english.
In the past year and a half many other activists both in Iran and abroad have come forward with information about Rafiee and HRAI's possible link to the Ministry of Intelligence, their cooperation with the Regime and their betrayal of activists and political prisoners.
As evidence against "Human Rights Activists in Iran" has been piling up and activists both inside and outside of Iran have started boycotting this organization the Regime in a very timely manner aired this "news report" in order to take away all attention from suspicions surrounding Rafiee and his so called human rights organization.
The report states that Rafiee's email has been "hacked" by the Regime and as a result of information obtained in his email numerous arrests have been made in Iran.
The report further goes into great detail about my personal relationship with him including his efforts in trying to blackmail me with personal pictures which were taken during our relationship. The only person who possession of the pictures shown in the report was Rafiee, and this certainly raises many question marks.
1. It is very interesting and convenient that his email was "hacked"
2. Also very interesting for him to have kept those types of personal pictures and personal information about two years after our relationship ended...
3. The report goes as far as showing the inside of his residence in Washington!! Also very suspect...
The "report" focus on my personal relationship with him and the fact that he tried to black mail me. However despite what this report portrays, his attempts at black mail are very much a peripheral issue, as the real issue which I have focused on for almost 2 years is his cooperation with the Ministry of Intelligence and his betrayal of activists and political prisoners.
The goal of this report is to present Rafiee as an "anti-revolutionary" with obvious character flaws. One can only imagine that this is done in the hopes of taking all attention away from the fact that he is in fact in full cooperation with the Regime and has been for a very long time. This was a concern I voiced two years ago at great personal risk to myself and I have never had any regrets. To me being an activist means standing with the Iranian People against the Regime and its agents everywhere, no exceptions.
I certainly hope this report has been an eye opener for those individuals and organizations that have been slow in catching up to the realities surrounding this person and HRAI. Given that this individual is currently residing in the United States I can only hope that the US authorities are alive to the risk he may be posing to activists residing in US.
Down with the Islamic terrorist Regime in Iran
Long Live Freedom in Iran
Shadmehr Aghili Concert in Toronto on March 5th 20100 comments - published on Sunday, March 07, 2010
Tonight I had the pleasure of attending Shadmehr Aghili's Concert in Toronto. Shadmehr Aghili is arguably one of the most talented young Iranian musicians out there. He does not only write and sing songs but plays numerous instruments, and is someone I consider a true musician.
The reason I decided to write a few lines about this concert was the fact that near the end of the concert he played the Iranian National Anthem (Ey Iran)with his violin while everyone in attendance (close to 500) people stood up and sang the Iranian national anthem together. After the national anthem number of people in attendance started chanting the slogan "death to dictator" while at least one person chanted "death to the Islamic Regime."
I was very impressed with Aghili for daring to play the Iranian National Anthem at a time when so many artists and musicians are trying their best to stay away from politics in Iran. I am very happy that I attended, it was a great night, and hope to see Shadmehr in Toronto again very soon.
Down with the Islamic Regime in Iran
Long Live Freedom in Iran


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U20 WJC Game Day: 1-5-14
Gold Medal Match
Sweden 2 vs. Finland 3 (OT)
Henri Ikonen, Finland, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Tournament totals: 7 GP, 1-2-3, E, 2 PIM
Buffalo first rounder Rasmus Ristolainen scored 9:42 into overtime to deliver Finland a 3-2 Gold Medal Match victory over rival Sweden. Blackhawks first rounder Teuvo Teravainen assisted on all 3 Finnish goals. Predators 4th round pick, goaltender Juuse Saros was named player of the match turning aside 35 shots in the win.
Bronze Medal Match
Canada 1 vs. Russia 2
Andrey Vasilevskiy, Russia, Win, 30/31, 1.00 GAA, .968 sv%
Tournament totals: 6 GP, 4-2-0, 0 SO, 1.83 GAA, .933 sv%
Jonathan Drouin, Canada, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 7 GP, 3-6-9, +5, 24 PIM
Andrey Vasilevskiy got a pair of First Period goals worth of support and that was all he needed as he turned aside 30 shots to lead Russia to a 2-1 victory over Canada in the Bronze Medal Match. Vasilevskiy was named Russia's best player in the match for his efforts. Fellow Lightning prospect Jonathan Drouin was held scoreless for the second time in the tournament, but he did go 53% on draws in defeat.
Drouin finished tied for 7th in scoring in the tournament, 6 points back of Teravainen, who won the tournament scoring title. Digging deeper into the statistics, Drouin was also 7th in the tournament on face-offs at 59%. Vasilevskiy was named one of Russia's 3 top players in the tournament by the coaches but lost out on Best Goaltender and Media All-Star plaudits to Oscar Dansk of Sweden and Saros, respectively. He finished second in the tournament in save percentage and third in goals against average.
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You Could Spend An Hour Soaking Up All Of The Airbrush And Pinstripe Details
How long is the road from roach to righteous? About six months long, according to Dion Giuliano. Thats how long it took him and his cohorts to bring his 64 Riv back from the brink.
Its one thing to find a clean, solid, original car and go through it, and quite another to have to dig two feet of rat nasties out of the trunk before you can even begin to think about getting started. It gives getting vaccinated a whole new meaninghence the name of the car. Since the Rivs been finished, Bubonic Plague has been infecting just about everyone who lays eyes on it, garnering a Best Flames award at West Coast Kustoms Cruisin Paso Robles event in 2000. Theres so much to look at in the paint job alone that you could spend an hour soaking up all of the airbrush and pinstripe details.


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8. The Flowless System That Regulates Blood Pressure
The moment blood pressure falls, a flawless system in your body goes into action. In the same way that smoke detectors are specially designed to recognize the particles emitted by fire, this "alarm" system goes into operation only when there is a drop in blood pressure.
Low blood pressure may give rise to a very dangerous state of affairs. Therefore, the moment such a drop is detected, a series of measures need to be taken in order to raise it back up again. These measures can be detailed as follows:
1. Blood vessels must be constricted. (This, in turn, will raise blood pressure, in rather the same way that water emerges under higher pressure when a garden house is squeezed.)
2. More water must be absorbed from the kidneys and released into the bloodstream.
3. The individual must be made to drink water as quickly as possible.
But how does all this happen? Yet another matchless system has been located in the depths of the human body.
The moment that blood pressure (or the level of sodium in the bloodstream) falls, certain cells in the kidneys take notice. These cells that sound the alarm are the juxtaglomerular (JGA) cells, which secrete a special substance called rennin7(Figure 40)
The way that cells are able to determine that blood pressure or sodium levels have fallen is a miracle in itself. More important, however, is the cells' secretion of rennin, because that is the first stage in a long chain of production.
Figure 40: The moment that blood pressure falls (or when the level of sodium in the blood decreases), cells in the kidneys known as juxtaglomerular cells (JGA) enter a state of alarm and secrete a special substance known as rennin.
a. angiotensinogenb. Rennin
Figure 41: Just like the components of a jigsaw puzzle, angiotensinogen and rennin have been created to be able to wrap around one another.
Figure 42: Rennin changes the structure of the angiotensinogen molecule, and a brand-new molecule emerges—angiotensin I
In blood plasma, there is a protein that normally has no effect as it circulates around in the bloodstream. This is angiotensinogen, which is produced in the liver. Here begins the first stage of an utterly amazing plan. That is because angiotensinogen and rennin—which serve no purpose on their own and by themselves—have been specially designed to combine with one another, in the same way that the components of a machine are often designed so as to be able to be linked to one another (Figure 41).
Another point here calls for reflection—and astonishment. Kidney cells and liver cells are far distant from one another in the body. How is it that in producing one element of a compound (rennin), another organ will produce the other element of the compound (angiotensinogen) to fit it—and how is it the two will be mutually complementary? It is definitely impossible for this to happen by chance, as evolutionists would have us believe. No doubt that each has been created under the inspiration of Almighty God.
Rennin alters the structure of the angiotensinogen molecule, as a result of which an entirely new molecule emerges—angiotensin-I (Figure 42).
Rennin + Angiotensinogen = Angiotensin-I
But this newly emerging molecule has no effect, because the chain of production is not yet complete. An enzyme by the name of ACE, found in the lungs and serving solely to break down the angiotensin-I molecule, now enters the equation. Thanks to this enzyme, angiotensin-I turns into yet a different molecule, angiotensin-II (Figure 43).
Angiotensin-I + the ACE enzyme = Angiotensin-II
Once again, we need to step back and reflect. Two different molecules produced by the kidney and liver cells have combined with each other, and a new molecule has emerged. Lung cells, which are totally unconnected to the kidney and liver cells, produce another enzyme that will perfectly attach to this new molecule. In addition, they produce this enzyme long before the molecules in question have combined together. But how do lung cells produce the most appropriate enzyme for an event that has not yet taken place—to bind with a substance that has not yet been manufactured? How do they know the formula for an enzyme that will convert one molecule into another? No doubt is the incomparable God Who inspires this knowledge in the lung cells.
a. ACE
b. angiotensin
Figure 43: The enzyme ACE turns angiotensin I into yet a different molecule, angiotensin II.
The enzyme angiotensin-II has two vital functions; first, to ensure the constriction of the blood vessels. Angiotensin-II stimulates the muscles around the blood vessels and sets the mechanism that provides the contraction—yet another proof of flawless creation. The muscles are thus contracted, the diameter of the blood vessels is reduced and blood pressure is elevated. This is the first intended outcome.
The second major duty of angiotensin-II is to call to duty the miraculous hormone aldosterone. When the angiotensin-II reaches the adrenal cells, it commands them to secrete aldosterone. This is yet further proof of the flawless nature of the allover blueprint, because the aldosterone will affect the kidneys, causing them to re-absorb the water in urine and release that water back into the bloodstream. In this way, the volume of blood will rise, together with blood pressure, which is the second desired outcome (Figure 44).
b. Adrenal cells
Figure 44: Angiotensin II reaches the adrenal cells above the kidneys and commands them to secrete aldosterone. This affects the kidneys, causing them to re-absorb water from the urine and release it back into the bloodstream. This results in an increase in blood pressure. This magnificent plan functions absolutely flawlessly and is a manifestation of the omniscience of God.
Angiotensin-II, produced as a result of communal labor among the kidney, liver and lungs, has another very important function: to stimulate into action a special region of the brain known as the thirst region.
However, there is a major obstacle facing angiotensin-II. That is because in order to protect the brain, a very selective system that makes passage from the blood to the brain tissue difficult, known as the blood-brain barrier. But there are one or two points in the brain in which this system is not present, one being the thirst center. Thanks to this special creation, the thirst center is stimulated and the individual develops an urge to drink 8 (Figure 45).
Angiotensin II
c. Tap
Figure 45: Angiotensin II stimulates the thirst region in the brain, and a person thus feels the urge to drink.
The substances produced by the kidneys, lung and liver—jointly, and in accord with a rearranged blueprint—are combined in a regular manner, as a result of which they ensure the secretion of a hormone that causes blood pressure to rise. To achieve this, the cells of the kidneys, lungs and liver have to join forces and establish a coalition.
When blood pressure falls, this consortium of organs must investigate what needs to be done. Then, as a result of this investigation, the coalition has to decide on the ideal solution: which is narrowing the diameter of the blood vessels and also ensuring the secretion of the hormone aldosterone.
Then, these organs again must cooperate to carry out lengthy research and analyze the anatomies and working systems of the adrenal glands and muscle cells around the blood vessels. They then must determine a molecular project to contract these vessels and for the miraculous formula of angiotensin-II to stimulate the adrenal glands to secrete aldosterone.
The last job that needs to be done is determining how this final molecule is to be produced. During the production stage, each organ must assume a responsibility. Duties must be shared out in a three-stage assembly plan within the framework of the production plan already drawn up in advance. The renal cells must decide to produce rennin, the liver cells to produce angiotensinogen, and the lung cells to produce ACE; and the task of distribution must be completed. Finally, the process must be brought to an end and the cells must return to their original locations (Figures 46 and 47).
Every part of this system is full of marvels calling for further consideration. Every cell in the human body has been created for a particular task, equipped with special attributes and specially positioned exactly where it needs to best carry out its task. Our Lord has created all the events that take place in the human body, and every detail in that body is just one of the proofs of His infinite knowledge.
As Almighty God has revealed in the Qur'an:
Any mercy God opens up to people, no one can withhold, and any He withholds, no one can afterwards release. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surah Fatir, 2)
a. Lung cell
b. Liver cell
c. Kidney cell
Figure 46: Unknown to the individual concerned, the liver, kidney and lung cells literally hold a conference and distribute tasks among the cells.
Figure 47: In the wake of that meeting, all the cells' duties have been set out, and each one knows what it has to do. By means of God's inspiration, these entities, all of them too small to be seen with the naked eye, keep blood pressure under control at all times.
7- Kemalettin Buyukozturk, Ic Hastaliklari ("Internal Diseases"), Istanbul: Nobel Tip Kitapevi, 1992, p. 275.
8- Terzioglu Meliha, Oruc Tulin, Yigit Gunnur, Fizyoloji Ders Kitabi ("Physiology Course Book"), Istanbul, I. U. Basimevi ve Film Merkezi, 1997, p. 398.


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Coming in over the transom this week, the ever-vigilant bloggers at Education Week's Politics K-12 who were camped out at hearings for the House Education and the Workforce Committee tweeted out that Rep. Judy Biggert from Illinois, "a moderate Republican," is "worried" that the Obama administration's signature education policy, Race to the Top, "is taking money away from homeless kids."
The good Congresswoman had to pioneer into territory that Republicans rarely ever inhabit to come up with this one. But we are, after all, in an election season. Republicans are on the hunt for whatever they can use to damage President Obama in particular and Democrats in general. And there's growing evidence that the Obama administration's education policies will be a target of the right wing.
The Right Wing Revs Up Its Attack Machine
Indeed, at the Congressional hearing cited above, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who was in attendance to defend his program's accomplishments, got "hammered" for "continuing to pump money into competitive programs" like Race to the Top. Since when are Republicans against competition?
Tellingly, reauthorization of the federal government's chief education policy, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is at a complete and utter stalemate.
President Obama and Republican governors are clearly at odds on spending levels for education. And the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan that just passed the House would likely produce "an 18 percent cut to education funding" curtailing the Democrat-controlled federal government's outlay for education.
The rallying cry among the right wing is to redefine "federal" — including "federal teachers unions" — as a pejorative. And Republican presidential candidates are openly condemning the federal government's role in education, largely based on broad dislike of No Child Left Behind — which was enacted in a Republican administration.
Conservative Beltway think tank operatives such the American Enterprise Institute's Rick Hess have cast serious doubts about key Obama education initiatives, such as the Common Core State Standards, which Hess claimed to resemble "a federally-inspired, politicized project."
As Democratic Rep. George Miller recently lamented, again in the pages of Education Week, "We've never had education dragged into this vortex. Education has always been above it. Now we find ourselves sitting in a partisan firefight."
Actually, partisan differences over education policy are likely a good thing, as it may be a sign of the DC crowd turning its back on the flawed logic of adopting centrism for centrism's sake. But if this is a "firefight," it's unclear what the Democrats are packing.
Democrats Show Up At A "Firefight" With What . . ?
It doesn't help Democrats that most of what the Obama administration is pushing for education is producing some really negative press on the ground. Earlier this week, reporters with the Atlanta Journal and Constitution presented a series of articles documenting a nationwide cheating scandal that calls into question the federal government's follow-up of top-down mandates on school accountability.
The newspaper's investigation "analyzed test results for 69,000 public schools and found high concentrations of suspect math or reading scores in school systems from coast to coast." The reporters note that the suspect results are particularly prone to appear in schools that "are grappling with urban blight and poverty" — the schools that "NCLB was supposed to fix." And they lay much of the blame for the cheating on "way too much pressure" being put on schools to comply with testing mandates.
Although the AJC's reporters' broad conclusion is somewhat questionable, their report — and others similar to it — is likely to increase negative perceptions toward federal education policies.
Secretary Duncan, for his part, continues to struggle to distance his program from the widely reviled NCLB. He maintains that Race to the Top and other approachesare not an extension of the Bush administration's now unpopular edicts. But starting a political argument by explaining what you "are not like" is hardly firm ground.
Teachers, for instance, are not persuaded of the Secretary's good intentions. There is increasing evidence that there is very little teacher support for Obama school reform strategies among teachers — especially among experienced teachers.
Only 7 percent of teachers believe standardized tests that are being pushed by Sec. Duncan are essential to good education. Many teachers report having to spend inordinate amounts of time — over half their classroom time in some places — on preparing for and administering tests, and they're understandably resentful of more time taken away from real instruction.
Many assessment experts advise against over-reliance on these tests. And grassroots parent organizations are increasingly vocal in their opposition to too much testing in public schools.
The backlash against testing is undoubtedly growing. Parents and public education advocates have started numerous "opt out" movements and actions. And now school boards in over 190 districts across the state of Texas are speaking out against the over-emphasis on testing in public schools.
Compounding Test-Resentment
Another factor that makes the Obama administration's reliance on standardized tests increasingly unpopular is the insistence on evaluating teachers based on the scores — one of the qualifications for receiving federal grant money. The score-based evaluations are wildly unreliable and are leading to more and more cases of good teachers being treated very badly.
Incidents of highly respected teachers labeled as "ineffective" are being reported in Washington, DC, New York City, and elsewhere.
Sometimes, even whole schools that are well liked and supported in their communities are being shut down due to some poor test results that can hardly be attributed to the school's practices.
Due to the growing resentment toward testing and its applications, and other factors, an annual survey of teachers, MetLife's Survey of the American Teacher, recently found that teachers' job satisfaction is the lowest it's been in 20 years.
No doubt, Republican politicians will not lose any sleep over the growing dissatisfaction among teachers and parents with the Obama administration's education policies. What they will do is use it as a club to beat Democratic candidates over the head about the failure of federal education policies.
Democrats Are Following A Republican Playbook
The Republican strategy is quite clear. This week, my colleague Richard (RJ) Eskow laid it out.
Eskow observed how the dynamic of the Republican attack machine works during election season. In his commentary at ourfuture.org, he explained how right-wing agitation related to the Supreme Court hearings on the individual insurance mandate takes the peculiar turn of conservatives "viciously attacking" ideas, like mandated health insurance, that were originally developed in "right-wing think tanks."
This is the exact same strategy right-wing Republicans (now the only kind) are using with education policy. Now that ideas for education policy that were conceived primarily by right wing think tanks — standards, NCLB, high-stakes testing — are frimly in place, thanks in part to the cooperation of Democrats, they are now the exact points Republicans are using to attack Democrats.
Of course, as Eskow explained, "that's what you get" for compromising with the Right. Democrats continue to hew their views to right-wing proposals based on the worship of "bipartisanship." And then they get attacked for supporting the very ideas proposed by conservatives.
It's no sure thing that education will be a prominent issue in the upcoming elections. It's usually not. But with popular perceptions of the economy improving, Republicans will be searching for new fodder to stoke the assault guns.
While the Obama administration has more resources on hand to weather the assault, down-ticket Democrats have to be more careful. The right thing is for liberals to "act like liberals again" and return to insistence on education policies that are grounded in the individual well-being of students rather than standards, and justice and fairness rather than a faulty accountability tied to inaccurate measures.
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First thing's first: Happy Art Museum Day! LACMA, along with 100 other museums around the country, is offering free admission all day today. Come down and check out Chris Burden's Metropolis II, or see exhibitions such as Robert Adams, Daido Moriyama, or Children of the Plumed Serpent.
This weekend is also your last chance to see Maria Nordman FILMROOM: SMOKE, 1967–Present, on view in the Art of the Americas Building. FILMROOM: SMOKE is one of Nordman's earliest pieces; the single-room, two-channel video documents the same scene from two positions—a fixed tripod and a hand-held camera, moving in concert with the breath of the actors and the ocean behind them. Outisde of the exhibition you'll find a new sculpture Nordman created just for this exhibition, YANG-NA 2011–Present—a frame scaled to the same size as the Filmroom, through which you can become the actor yourself.
Stay at LACMA into the evening and catch bassist Henry "Skipper" Franklin performing for Jazz at LACMA, right in front of Chris Burden's Urban Light. Over in the Bing Theater, tonight is the start of our latest film series, The Sun Sets in the West: Mid-Century California Noir. Get here early to see the sunny objects in our California Design exhibition, then see the shadows fall in ten noir thrillers set in the Golden State, presented this weekend and next. Friday night we present two from the 1950s: Kiss Me Deadly and The Crimson Kimono (the latter directed by the legendary Samuel Fuller). On Saturday night we screen three in a row: Blake Edwards's Experiment in Terror, the Burt Lancaster vehicle Criss Cross, and the 1951 remake of Fritz Lang's M.
We've got two great talks happening this weekend too. On Saturday afternoon, LACMA curators Austen Bailly and Franklin Sirmans introduce a talk about African American art between collectors Aryn Drake-Lee and Jesse Williams and scholar Dr. Halima Taha, author of Collecting African American Art.
On Sunday, artist Lawrence Weiner will join LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan and assistant curator Jarrett Gregory in conversation about contemporary aesthetics. Stick around to tour the bevy of new installations on view now, and then head to the Bing Theater for our free Sundays Live concert featuring Young Musicians Foundation Chamber Ensembles.
Finally, to cap off a busy weekend, we're screening Wes Anderson's latest, Moonrise Kingdom, Sunday night at 8:30 pm in the Bing Theater. Though the film is sold out, there will be a standby line forming at the Hammer Building Ticket Office at 6 pm.
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Vertebrate Fossil Collections
The Florida Museum maintains five separate fossil vertebrate collections. Their specimens derive mainly from the Cenozoic Era (last 65 million years), with more than 80% coming from about 1200 localities in Florida. Other major contributing regions are islands in the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America, and intermontaine basins of Wyoming and Montana. Combined, the collections total about 850,000 specimens, of which more than 585,000 are catalogued and on a searchable computer database. Holotypes number about 250 specimens.
The primary and largest of our collections consists of specimens recovered by Florida Museum of Natural History staff, graduate students, and volunteers and those donated to the museum. This collection is referred to as the UF collection. The other vertebrate fossil collections are the former collection of the Florida Geological Survey, portions of the Timberlane Research Organization collection, and the UF Department of Zoology Fossil Bird Collection (assembled by the late Professor Pierce Brodkorb). Each of these collections is maintained in a separate catalog, under the acronyms UF/FGS, UF/TRO, and UF/PB, respectively. The fifth collection (UF/IGM) is maintained for specimens collected in Colombia by joint expeditions of personnel from the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras (Bogota, Colombia), and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Following their preparation, casting, study, and publication, the original fossils will be housed in Bogota and casts will be stored in Gainesville.
The Florida Museum's collections provide the most complete basis available for study of Cenozoic vertebrate life and evolution in the eastern United States and the circum-Caribbean Basin area.
Up-Coming Events
- Starting July 1, 2018 an exhibit on the Montbrook fossil is on public display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville.
- March 1-28 2019. Volunteer fossil dig near Williston, Florida. We will begin accepting applications from new volunteers about February 12.
Research News From Our Collections
- Gainesville Sun article on the new public exhibit of Montbrook fossils from Williston, Florida.
- WUFT news article on the Montbrook fossil dig near Williston. Another story on the Williston dig, from the Gainesville Sun.
- 21-million-year-old fossil is North America's first monkey. More stories on this topic can be found here and here.
- Protecting a sunken ancient world: How the formation of a new national park in the Bahamas was driven by science
- What lies within: New micro-CT scanner allows inside view of even the tiniest fossils.
- ScienceDaily article featuring Jason Bourque: Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming.
- Fossils link Caribbean bat extinction to humans, not climate change.
- Megalodon Became Extinct 2.6 Million Years Ago
- Fossils prove earliest primate ancestors lived in trees.
- Scientists find ancient fossils in Panama.
- New article on finding fossils in Panama.
- Fossil hunting in coal mines.
- Tiny Primate Sported Earliest Fingernails.
Encyclopedia of Fossil Vertebrates of Florida
New additions to the species accounts are the rhino Teleoceras proterum, the vampire bat Desmodus stocki, and the muskrat Neofiber alleni. New additions to the descriptions of fossil sites are Gunn Farm Mine, Ichetucknee River, and the Montbrook Site. Let us know if there are any special species or fossil sites you want us to add.
Montbrook Site Blog
For the latest news about the Montbrook fossil site, about both the field and the museum collection, check out the Montbrook Blog.


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Celebrities rarely follow tradition. The latest trend among Hollywood A-listers? Announcing a pregnancy right after an engagement. Our favorite red carpet regulars are not only brides-to-be but moms-to-be as well, adding an extra bundle of joy to the excitement of the journey towards the altar.
Most recently, a source revealed that Hayden Panettiere (our April/May cover girl!) and her fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, are expecting their first child. And not long ago, Mila Kunis announced there's a bun in her oven just mere weeks after revealing she is engaged to Ashton Kutcher. Other expecting-and-engaged stars include Scarlett Johansson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ciara, and of course, Olivia Wilde, whose best 2014 Oscar red carpet accessory (besides fiancé Jason Sudeikis!) was her growing baby bump. These stunning ladies prove "first comes love then comes marriage" may no longer ring true in Tinseltown.
Famous faces foregoing standard wedding conventions is nothing new: Jennifer Garner was actually four months pregnant with baby Violet when she and Ben Affleck tied the knot all the way back in 2005.
Aside from expectant brides like Drew Barrymore and Savannah Guthrie, celebrities are also announcing family additions post-nuptials. Stacy Keibler just revealed the news that she has a little surprise coming this summer, as did Kelly Clarkson swiftly following her Nashville wedding to Brandon Blackstock. Both ladies alluded to having kids in the media prior to tying the knot, so we can only imagine how thrilled they must be.
Here, a master list of blushing celebrity brides-and-mommies-to-be. Although starting a family is no doubt a very personal choice, we must admit these famous and expectant brides have an added glow. (Hellooo, did you see how gorgeous Ciara looked at her baby shower?!) And if you choose to make like Jessica Simpson and postpone the wedding until after the baby is born, that makes for an even more special family-filled ceremony.
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Inside a nearly empty environment, I walked from store to store. Starting with the higher levels, I noticed sales. A shirt on sale for $150, a jacket with an Italian sounding name (made in China) for $300. A pair of Hugo Boss shoes (also made in China) for $250, a t shirt for $80. All of a sudden Super Tuscans for $200 weren't sounding so strange. We could just market them to the same people that were in these stores. If there were any.
I asked a clerk if this was normal, so quiet for this time of the day. "Well, there is probably a football game on," was her reply. Probably so. But most people seldom pass up the opportunity to buy a deconstructed Armani suit on sale for only $1250 in lieu of watching sports on TV, yes?
Chances are many people were still safely ensconced behind the wall of their gated community. Out here in the sparse plains of North Texas, north of the DFW airport, the sprawl from the urban center has led to giant themed communities, where people sit in their 5,000 square foot homes and drive their extended cab pickups and SUV's and wield their platinum or titanium credit cards to find a life of meaning. Have some in our Italian wine community bought into this vision of America too?
A close friend told me that when his Italian visitors come to NY they want to go to Nike, Abercrombie and Fitch, Apple and other places that signify a level of status, of having arrived at the end of the trail of the dream their parents and grandparent started on. Large appetites aren't only confined to Americans.
And while some of the Italians go back home and present their latest Super Tuscan to their friends onboard their newest 40 meter sailing ship in the hopes of getting some relevant feedback, have the decisions they have made been any better informed that ones made by people who lived behind the Berlin Wall or within the walls of a compound in Taliban held Afghanistan?
A multimillionaire tells their winemaker friend, "Your Merlot from Maremma is so wonderful. But it must be worth more than $50. It is at least twice more valuable than that." I kid you not. True story. Really happened. Killed the wine dead. Will not resuscitate.
Informed decisions are not made on the deck of a yacht, working on one's tan as one is streaming into Porto Cervo for a well-deserved weekend of rest and relaxation. The world outside of the enclosure one situates one within is a different story. A shirt on sale for $150 just isn't going to have a wide world market right now (or maybe not for a long time, when $150 will be more like $25.).
Gambero Rosso to the rescue
As alluded to in the earlier post, Gambero Rosso seems to be the mantra many Italian winemakers are chanting. Maybe it was the wonderful summer they had in Panarea or Lampedusa that gave them this clarity of thinking, but back in the world of the living, the reality is that Daniele Cernilli cannot save your brand, no matter how many red shrimp he throws at it. If you are making a Marche Rosso that will ultimately have to sell on a wine list in San Francisco for $100, think again. If this were a battle against Hizbollah or the Sendero Luminoso, would you wave a sheet of paper on it with three red glasses to achieve your aims? If so it better be on a large white flag.
On a lay-over between coasts, one of my Italian importer friends visited this weekend. His portfolio is young, but so far this year he has moved through 3+ containers (about 4,000 cases) in his primary market, metro NY. He's on target for moving about 8,000 cases his first year. Not bad for a one man show with a company that started up at the end of 2008, just as the economy was imploding. His secret? Keeping his relationships alive with one-on-one interaction and keeping the wine prices in check. Nothing over $30 wholesale. Falanghina selling for $9, A Maremma Rosso for $11, an Aglianico del Vulture for $9, a Valtellina Superiore for $14, a Langhe Nebbiolo for $14. Solid wines, made by small farmers, not large co-ops with fancy labels or marketing budgets. The work of the day. Mano a mano. Everyday. On terra firma, not terra incognita.
So while some of the winemakers talk of coming to America, which in reality is an extended grand tour of NY, Miami, Vegas and LA-SF, the ones who are gaining ground are doing these things:
1) Visiting other markets and keeping their relationships alive.
2) Turning away from expensive (and tiring) barrique aged wines
3) Listening, really listening, to their colleagues in the field who have been in this battle for 5-10-20 years and know what is going on.
4) Responding quickly and not doing it half-heartedly.
5) Putting their personal pleasure, entertainment, recreation aside while coming to these markets to really serve the needs of the consumers, the intermediary agents and ultimately to their family and business back home.
Today's battle needs the correct response. When the machine gun was introduced into the theater of World War I it marked a turning point that the older way of fighting was over. Soldiers on horses were no match for a mechanized tank formation. And that is what things like Gambero Rosso, focus groups on yachts in Porto Cervo and out-of-touch within-the-compound mentalities are. The battle field has changed, as has the overall landscape. The Berlin Wall is down. It is time overdue for the Italian to come out from their gated cloisters of comfort and to rejoin with us to retake the hill we all have been battling over for so many years.


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Paleo Sails, Scott Johnson's latest transmission under the Thoughts on Air monicker, comes packaged with a whimsical feline-frenzied collage that might stray a bit from the bold, minimalist Avant Archive aesthetic. The music itself, however, is exactly the high quality one would expect from the unstoppable label. Spanning a full hour of brain-melting music, Paleo Sails transforms from murky drone to hazy atmospherics with a gorgeous vocal-infused coda that ties the whole thing together nicely and assures you that, even if your mind may be drifting in and out of your body, Johnson is omnipresently overseeing the chaos. And his vision is uniformly righteous.
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Doctor Who (2005)
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living – more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Episode 1 - Partners in CrimeRelease Date: 2008-04-05
During an alien emergency in London, a woman called Donna Noble must search for an old friend who can save the day - a man named the Doctor. But can even the Doctor halt the plans of the mysterious Miss Foster?
Episode 2 - The Fires of PompeiiRelease Date: 2008-04-12
The Doctor takes Donna back to Pompeii, on the day of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, and is faced with a great moral dilemma. Should they warn the residents of the impending disaster, or let history take its natural course?
Episode 3 - Planet of the OodRelease Date: 2008-04-19
The Doctor and Donna find themselves on an icy planet known as the Ood-Sphere. There they discover what drove the Ood to be a servant race.
Episode 4 - The Sontaran Stratagem (1)Release Date: 2008-04-26
Aided by the Rattigan Academy, the Sontarans establish a covert base at the mysterious ATMOS Factory. Can the Doctor stop the Sontarans from unleashing a potent terror that will bring the world to its knees?
Episode 5 - The Poison Sky (2)Release Date: 2008-05-03
The Sontarans continue their evil plot and begin to "choke" the Earth. The Doctor and Donna, now teamed with Martha have to stop them! Can they save Earth before it's too late?
Episode 6 - The Doctor's DaughterRelease Date: 2008-05-10
The Doctor lands on the remote planet Messaline as an age-old war rages and the threat of genocide looms. When Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor is distracted by "the most important woman in his life."
Episode 7 - The Unicorn and the WaspRelease Date: 2008-05-17
The Doctor and Donna's meet Agatha Christie at a manor owned buy Lady Eddison. When Agatha Christie goes missing and a body turns up in the library the adventure turns into a pulp sci-fiction murder mystery, with a murder, a jewel thief, and a wasp alien. Can they solve the mystery?
Episode 8 - Silence in the Library (1)Release Date: 2008-05-31
The Doctor and Donna land in a frightening position in the far future. While investigating a derelict library, the duo come face to face with the disembodied mind of a little girl, an archaeological team led by a woman from the Doctor's future, and swarms of flesh-eating creatures that are seen only as shadows.
Episode 9 - Forest of the Dead (2)Release Date: 2008-06-07
As the shadows rise, the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song.
Episode 10 - MidnightRelease Date: 2008-06-14
While visiting the planet Midnight, a beautiful and luxury planet, full of lavishs and hightech cities, a terrifying problem arises that leaves The Doctor powerless.
Episode 11 - Turn LeftRelease Date: 2008-06-21
Whilst attending a carnival on the Chino-planet of Shan Shen, Donna is cajoled into having her fortune read, where her past is carefully examined. With the Doctor missing, Donna must work with Rose, a traveller from a parallel universe, to prevent darkness encompassing the whole of the universe.
Episode 12 - The Stolen Earth (1)Release Date: 2008-06-28
The Earth has been moved, and it's a race against time as Donna and the Doctor try to find it before the Daleks destroy everything; they head for the Shadow Proclamation and the Medusa Cascade. Meanwhile on Earth a veritable bevy of ex-companions join together to contact the Doctor and take down the Daleks. Can Captain Jack, Sarah-Jane, Martha Jones and Rose find the Doctor in time...
Episode 13 - Journey's End (2)Release Date: 2008-07-05
The Earth has been overwhelmed and the universe faces dominion by the resurgent forces of a terrifying and limitless empire led by one of The Doctor's greatest enemies. Aiding the Time Lord in a final battle are several of his closest allies and companions, but for one of them, a price will be paid...


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Welcome to the Glenbuchat Archive Library
The Glenbuchat Heritage Archive contains 2074 entries about this area for you to browse. It is provided under the auspices of the Glenbuchat Heritage Association. The web site even has its own fiddle tune "Glenbuchat Heritage" courtesy of Paul Cranford.
Glenbuchat is a picturesque Glen in Strathdon Aberdeenshire. It is a Glen of fascinating history, natural beauty and wildlife. It had suffered a dramatic population fall until recently, with a drop in the population from 500 to 50 souls. Recently, however, there has been a resurgence of people living in the Glen, both young and mature, all delighting in the beauty and natural resources of the glen.
The aim of this site is to record and make available many aspects of the history and heritage of the area. Started as a photo record site it has expanded to record many maps and text entries. Many are images or information from a bygone age; some are images from present times. New images and information are always welcome. Pages can be viewed by year, by album, by group, or by contributor, or you can use the simple search at the top of this page. This is your site so please make use of it
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Clashnettie, The Symon Family and Queen Victoria. The Photograph above shows: 1. Cover of Mary Symon's 'Birthday book alonf with the signature of Dr Profeit Click for more details about Dr Profeit 2. Signature od Abdul Karim 'The Munchie...