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Marshall Cecil's newest single: 'Beautiful World'
Contrary to the impression that the title of the track may give you, the newest single from Copenhagen's moody trio, is a sonic journey through ethereal soundscapes that evoke part melancholia, part satire, and part ritual.
Published: February 9, 2017Words: Marshall Cecil & J.Scott StrattonPhotographs: Alexandra QuaadeArtist Link: soundcloud.com/marshallcecil
Marshall Cecil is one of those projects that has spent the majority of its existence behind closed curtains. A pet project – now blossoming into an underground sensation – started almost a year and a half ago as the dirty little secret of musicians Daniel Abraham (vocals), Sophus August Tuxen (synth & keys) and Sebastian Fibiger (drums). Around six months ago the boys decided to let the skeletons out of the closet and expose their music stylings to the world.
Jumping into the musical arena with their single 'Going up / Going down' last September, the band showed their true chops for crafting and producing complex soundscapes. Using non-traditional composures or instrumentation, complex and satirical lyrical themes, and then wrapping the whole package up such high production music videos, you might just get the same impression I had at first glance – major international label. And like myself, you would be wrong.
There latest single 'Beautiful World' (sans the Hollywood production music video at the time of this article) hit the interweb airwaves this week, and shows that the band is hell-bent on giving the world the full Monty with their musical talent.
I will be honest, at first listen, Marshall Cecil is not the kind of band that will blow your mind with eccentric musical combinations or something that has "never been done before". It's not as if there combining black metal and elevator music – although I'm sure someone has done that.
The result of the trio's work is more like a subtle knife in the dark. To be completely honest, my first listen through wasn't went I realized that I completely dug on their sound. I could see its merit, of course. The music videos for the last two singles – their production value, the strangeness, and narrative content – blew the balls out of my pants, but it wasn't until I sat down to do some writing and unconsciously pulled up their Soundcloud account that I realized they had hooked me.
Sneaky buggers. To create (and absolutely murder) a metaphor, one could compare Marshall Cecil to the kind of person that steals your lover without you knowing, but instead of confronting them after-the-fact, you befriend them because, "you know, they're just a cool people."
To get down to brass tacks, the new single, 'Beautiful World' is familiar in all the right ways, and strange and new in all the others. It has this haunting, almost ritualistic feel to it – driven by the almost monotone vocal stylings Daniel Abraham. The band is well worth the listen – that is, if you don't mind three guys sneaking on to your playlist without you even being aware of it.
The first thing that came to mind when I first sat down and watched the videos for 'Going up / Going down' and 'Beatrice, X, Regine' was the production value of the music paired with the narrative value of videos. Does the band control all the creative output around Marshall Cecil?
Honestly, control is an illusion, but yes, we do control all the creative input and output. Our music is completely DIY, and we've written, recorded, produced and mixed the whole thing ourselves. It's an honor working with other unique creative people, so we pick out artists who we think can contribute to the Marshall Cecil universe in an interesting way.
On the music-video side, we worked with Jacob Schill and Céleste Nshimiyimana. They had a great eye for creating a visual story that gave our music another layer. We're all for working and collaborating with other people, but we're picky because it's crucial for us that Marshall Cecil looks and sounds the way we want it.
Digging into the music, there is a broad mix of sounds across the songs from your previous EP 'Heady Pt.1' and into the new single 'Beautiful World.' How much of the composition of the band is live instrumentation, and how much is produced in the studio?
We live in a world that is experienced partly digital and partly physical, so to us creating music that combines these two worlds is almost a philosophy that is analogous to our "experienced" world.
Equal amounts of the production come from live-playing and programming, but of course it varies from song to song. We find it interesting to experiment with making these two worlds come together and sometimes imitate each other.
Tell me about how you write your music and compositions?
It varies. Sometimes we have an entire song written from home, and we bring it to the studio. Other times we work from an idea. It could be a thought, feeling, a chorus, a verse, or something that has happened to us. Daniel writes the lyrics, and he often has a clear idea of the song's nature and instinct, so once we've captured that, from there it's just work to get the song to sound and express itself right.
How do you arrange the band and music when you take to live gigs?
We have a bass-player and a guitarist with us live. It's an honor playing the whole thing by hand, but still sticking to the original idea of the production. Sophus (keys/production) is a busy man when we're playing live, triggering samples while playing a bunch of different keys.
Since the production is a big part of our music, it's essential for us to show that live – while still being able to play dynamically. We come from a background of playing 'real' instruments, so we know the importance of the live-vibe. We try to stay away from backing tracks.
There is a certain melancholic moodiness to your songs, but you tend to break out of genre-specific tropes by introducing unique elements – like using an almost 808 beat in new single 'Beautiful World,' or throwing in an auto-tuned rap 'Beatrice, X, Regine.' Does the band have any specific mantras on what can and cannot be done in composing work?
We don't have any specific mantras on what we "can" and "cannot" do. We try to be aware of what's going on in the world (musically, politically, etc.), and our music is, in one way or the other, a reflection of that. If we had a mantra, it would be: Make music that speaks to yourself and other people – which makes you aware of life while forgetting about it.
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Riding bike is good for physical wellbeing as well as the environment, but finding a place to store it in a tiny apartment can be a challenge. Slipping your bicycle in the living space will make it look constricted and messy. If you're in a fix over storing your bike indoors the easy and trendy way, then answer to your question is hidden in one the following minimalist bike storage ideas that are both, beautiful and practical.
These clever indoor bike storage racks and wall-mounted storage units are not just a way to provide a safe place for your gear but also a design trick to exhibit them as an art piece in a home with limited space.
# Old bike frame as storage unit: This DIY wall-mounted bike storage unit can be created at home, using your old bike frame.
# Walnut Bike Rack by Artifox: Made from hardwood and powder-coated steel, the Artifox wall-mounted bike rack uses a minimal amount of your wall space.
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# Zero Gravity Bike Rack: Measuring 17W x 9D x 33H inch, it is an indoor bike rack solution that features a gas strut system to raise and lower down bikes easily. Can hold and lift bikes up to 50 lbs.
# Leonardo bike hook: Hang your bike onto any wall of your house, using a minimal Leonardo bike hook.
# Airlok bike rack by Hiplok: It is an indoor/outdoor wall-mounted bike storage integrated with a hardened steel lock for safety.
# Dede gear closet: Dede bike storage closet is created by interior designers Van Staeyen. It can hold up to nine bikes and store other bike accessories as well.
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# DIY wall bike hanger: Using old handlebars of your retired bike, you can create a stylish DIY wall bike hanger for your living room.
# SLIT white bike holder: Made out of varnished multiplex, the SLIT sophisticated foldaway mechanism for holding your bicycle and folds away when not in use.
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# DaHÄNGER: This wall-mounted bike rack is designed to hang your bike within your home and also has storage space for your helmet as well as other accessories.
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#Cova bike rack with shelf: Making use of the vertical wall space, this wall-mounted bike rack has enough space for all your bike and cycling gear.
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These clever bicycle racks give a chic makeover to any living space. So as per your interior and available space, you can choose one of these bike storage ideas to transform your small interior into an organized place. If you've got a new idea to house your ride in a small apartment, feel free to share it with us.

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(DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - Printable Version
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(DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - kaptkaos - 05-20-18 04:04 PM
Hello, I have read just about every link and post provided however a very basic question has not been answered.
I see in every diagram, that a Seatalk NG power cable is plugged into the blue backbone with a white to blue T.
There is not a single reference diagram with the basic kit showing if it allowed to simply plug the white end of the power cable into an empty white port on the Seatalk NG switch.
With my Starter kit, I have two blue terminators, and 3 white blanks.
I plan to use the white blanks as such:
1. Power
2. Spur to MFD
3. Devicenet cable 06045 to NMEA200
I have an Axiom 12 and an Axiom Pro 12 connected to each other with Raynet 62361.
RV-100 Transducer connected to the Axiom Pro 12.
iCom VHF connected Pro 12 via NMEA 0183 cables
Not sure why I need power on the Seatalk NG, perhaps for the legacy thru hull Transducers?
So simply, put can I put the power into the white port or do I need to use a Blue-white T into backbone?
I will also add a Ray 52, does that connect with a Raynet Spurs or through the NMEA 2000? I hope it over Raynet spur.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - Derek - Raymarine - Moderator - 05-21-18 09:33 AM
Hi kaptkaos
Thank you for your enquiry.
STng is a CANBUS type network, ( Just like NMEA2000) and so it requires its own dedicated 12v power supply, this supply is used to power interfaces connected into the backbone and the small,limited function data displays. You will note that larger products with bigger screens, AIS, Autopilots etc all have their own dedicated power supplies too - simply because they draw too much power for the STng backbone to support.
The Power supply to the backbone can be injected at any point through a spur cable connection, whether it is a dedicated T piece or a block with 3 or more spur cable connectors on it. The key point however is that the power supply needs to be as close to the balance point of the different loads connected throughout the backbone.
Please refer here for more details
The RAY52 will require it's own dedicated power supply and it will need to be connected to the backbone via an STng spur cable
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - kaptkaos - 05-21-18 10:14 AM
Thanks Derek, how about the two MFD's?
I need to get them on the backbone, which cable do I use for that? THe starter kit came with a spur cable, but that doesnt seem to fit on either of the MFD's. I do have the two MFD's communicating to each other with Raynet 62361 and they can see the chart, and transducer as well as waypoints.
I assume I have to connect one MFD to the backplane.
The Axiom 12 has a network cable coming off the power cable, what exactly is that for?
The Axiom Pro 12 has more ports in the back, but nothing that a spur cable can plug into.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - Derek - Raymarine - Moderator - 05-21-18 11:29 AM
Hi kaptkaos
Thank you for your update.
The AXIOMs share all data between them via the RayNet connections.
They link to the STng backbone via the NMEA2000 connection on the back of the AXIOM PRO, or the Devicenet connector in the AXIOM power cable, you will need to use a devicenet to STng spur cable to plug the Master unit into the Backbone.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - kaptkaos - 06-04-18 05:40 PM
I did all this and the Ray 52 doesnt show up on the network.
I used Raymarine A06075 and tried from both the Axiom and Pro 12. I put it into the Starter switch, and I used the NMEA cable provided with the Ray 52 to connect to the Switch.
I started up both screens first, then the Ray 52 last, tried every combination possible and the Ray 52 never shows up on the network list.
Please help with cabling or configuration. Once its up and working, the Axioms should have a DSC menu to send/receive/view DSC messages and contacts, as well as see Location Requests and such on the chart, correct?
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - Derek - Raymarine - Moderator - 06-05-18 03:49 AM
Hi kaptkaos,
How are you checking the visibility of the Ray52 on STng? The AXIOM diagnostics in version 3.4 software and later will show the RAY52 as an STng device in the diagnostics section.
Verify the RAY52 will show GPS position from the AXIOM and you can then be sure the RAY52 is connected.
The AXIOMs do not have a DSC menu or ability to send/ receive/ display DSC messages?? I know of a competitor's product which does this, but AXIOM does not.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - kaptkaos - 06-05-18 08:23 AM
So if a Ray 52 has its own GPS, and the Axioms do not have DSC functionality, then theres no need to connect them at all. I dont understand how these Axioms are lacking so many basic features that other chartplotters have had for over 10 years.
Raymarine is not the new kid on the block, when are they going to get these Axioms working with a featureset that has been around for 10 years +?
The Ray 52 does not show up on the Diagnostic screen, both Axioms do.
If I would have known this, then I would not have paid the premium for the Ray 52 and just went with an ICOM.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - Derek - Raymarine - Moderator - 06-05-18 10:11 AM
Hi kaptkaos
The AXIOM is a new platform which is fully intended to develop much further with features that enhance the boating experience much further that the current platforms could ever do, however,as you point out, there is a certain amount of catch up to undertake and features such as this are very firmly on the road map.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - kaptkaos - 06-05-18 10:16 AM
Glad to know they are firmly on the road map, hopefully we will get some more releases soon.
I still cant get them to talk on the network though, I would like to sort that out.
RE: (DG11) Seatalk NG Starter Kit Questions - Derek - Raymarine - Moderator - 06-05-18 10:28 AM
Hi kaptkaos
Sure - keep an eye on the website for future release news.
The diagnostics should also be improved too.


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Travis Kalanick is the co-founder of Uber, one of the fastest-growing startups in the world, last valued at a whopping $50 billion. Kalanick, aged 39, created a business model that has spawned copycats in every industry. Often seen as irreverent and controversial, Kalanick is one of the biggest game-changers of our times.
Here is an excerpt of an exclusive interview that he gave to ET NOW at the Uber headquarters in San Francisco, the first time he has spoken to any media house in India.
You come to this space with some amount of failure in your past ventures. Has that changed your world view as far as starting up and Uber is concerned?
I love building things. And you have that love, whether it is doing well or not going well. And I had a couple of startups that either never got off the ground or flew really high and then crashed.
But it brings texture to the person you are and also how you approach things. In some ways, doing a company is like you are in love. You learn from the high and the low points.
What will it take for a Silicon Valley like ecosystem to evolve in India- in terms of the challenges and the enablers?
I think what it comes down is entrepreneurs getting the experience of building things, getting funded and scaling things. That is a beautiful thing and that is starting to happen.
Silicon Valley is up and running as a startup ecosystem but in many ways I think that there are a couple of burgeoning startup communities around the world that are going to become the next Silicon Valley. It's the three ba's- Bay area, Beijing and Bangalore. The three ba's is where it is going to go over the next decade.
What is it about India that excites Uber? Is it the scale and scope of the market? In terms of daily rides and revenues, where does India stand for Uber?
Uber is about serving cities. It is an obvious step for us to go to India and roll out our transportation in different cities, put our heart and soul there. India is our third largest country behind US and China and its growing pretty fast. Based on sheer number of people, over time, it could be possible that India surpasses one of them.
The one billion dollar investment that you announced for India a while back, where is that being spent? And what sort of opportunity do you see beyond the metros?
Being in the top tier cities in India doesn't mean you serve the country, there are hundreds of cities you need to serve and for that you need a lot of investment capital to make it a reality. When you go to hundreds of cities in India, you have to bring your cheque book and that is okay by us. We are super-excited about India.
Your arch-rival in China Didi Kuaidi is looking to buy stake in Ola and both companies have a common investor in Softbank. Does this coming together of Asian giants worry you at all?
Competition makes us better. Our engineers are working very hard to make sure we deliver a great experience and that experience only gets better. In terms of competitors investing in other ones, it's not what we do but that doesn't bother us.
At the end of the day, you've got to be in the cities providing a great service. Where the money flows is not as important as the reliability and the affordability and the magic you can add to every experience.
In terms of regulatory environment, how do India and China compare? Does China have a better handle on norms as far as consumer internet is concerned?
I think there are interesting regulatory differences between China and India. They are unique regulatory environments in both those countries. I think that just means that you need to learn the local market and being local really matters. In India, the areas we spend time thinking about is finance.
On rider side, we really love for folks to use credit cards and debit cards as a threshold, where I can make a small transaction without punching in the code thereafter. For small transactions, I think that is reasonable. On the driver side, we think about how to make more Indians make their own businesses.
Is India a frustrating market given regulatory flip flops… you had to fight in court to get Uber back in some cities.. Is that an experience you share across the world?
I don't feel India has been particularly frustrating compared to other places in world. The kind of technology Uber brings there is huge upside for cities. It also means changing the way things work. To be honest, India has been open to this kind of innovation and technology that's why we exist in so many of India's great cities.
Anand Mahindra, who owns a big auto company in India recently said that companies like Uber and Ola are big threats as far as sales in concerned and the auto industry needs to brace for this. How real are his concerns?
We look at Uber at a couple of different ways. It makes transportation in cities more efficient. In Indian cities, that have tens of millions of people, this is not the only option. It can't be the only option but an efficient option.
But, honestly, I've been in some buses in India and I think they are going to be packed for some time into the future.
As founder of one of the most valued startups in history and one of most controversial ones,how do you cope with criticism? How do you motivate yourself when Silicon Valley veterans like a Peter Thiel say that Uber is the most ethically challenged. Does it bother you?
When you bring big change to cities and systems, you have to expect certain amount of criticism, in fact a lot of criticism. That said, it's not easy. So, what you do is I am going to make sure that every action I take is principle, and that I have principles behind them.
We are almost 5,000 employees. That means as a company we all have to believe in actions we take. We make sure principles are underpinning all actions we take. Sometimes you make mistakes.You have to be quick in identifying and owing the things you should have done matter and figure out how we should not repeat them.
It's rather interesting that you almost spawned a culture of Uberification. Startups now describe themselves as the Uber of that space. Do they stand a better chance of getting funded by Travis Kalanick that way? Is it flattering?
I think its fine. A lot of Uber of X things will really stand on its own. Sometimes people misuse that. It's flattering. I am fine with it, doesn't bother me. Some of Uber of X things is things we do.. most of them stand on their own.. As a technologist I would love to see them flourish.
Uber now carries out food delivery in 10 mins in New York.. Which other user interesting cases you want to pionner and is local commerce natural extension of Uber?
We deliver cars in 5 mins. Once you do that you can do a lot of things in 5 mins. Yes it does become a local commerce thing. But it becomes local commerce thing for what is it that you want now. What you want when you want it. You want a push button and get it now. That's the business we are in. Things you want right now, lot of such things Uber is going to be in business of.
We read that your home is a jam pad for startups and entrepreneurs.. you open the door.. let people come and discuss ideas. When do we see a similar jampad happen in India? Is that on your radar?
Like I said earlier, I view what's happening in Bangalore and other cities in India. I see a bubbling startup community happening. I am spending more time in India and China.
I can have an ad hoc jam pad, it's about people with ideas. The term Jam is a used by Jazz musicians which is ad hoc improvisation around music. When you do it with ideas and you do it with Entrepreneurs, it's about what next. It could be solving any problem - how to get funded? Make my first sale.. it's about creating problem solving… solving problems between idea and making it reality. Entrepreneurship is about creative problem-solving.
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As a principal of The Sully Group, Gary oversees all real estate sales and services. He specializes in working with both sellers and buyers and their real estate needs along with the procurement of investment properties and 1031 exchanges. Over the past 28 years, Gary has developed a solid clientele base focusing on real estate services in the Orange County area. His present client base includes, but is not limited to, over 2000 individual owners and tenants, a majority of which are his clients and contacts from his partnership with a prominent Orange County property management firm. This partnership enables Gary to showcase and offer to his clients many select properties that are for sale, or for purchase. Gary has sold approximately $840,000,000 in properties since 1988.
In addition to his real estate portfolio, as Owner and Chief Operating Officer, Gary managed and oversaw the day-to-day operations at Irvine Property Management, Inc., a property management and real estate sales company (from 2010-2017). Gary has a diverse background in the field of real estate and property management, residential home construction and remodeling, and property investments along with offering sound professional real property experience.
A California native, Gary has spent his career mostly concentrating his efforts on Real Estate in Orange County, California. Gary earned a BS degree in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara. He is an active member of the South County Board of Realtors, National Association of Realtors member and a member of the Apartment Association of Orange County. He grew up in Tustin, California and resides there today with his family.
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Karen holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in Urban, City and Regional Planning from California State University, Fullerton and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Applied Arts and Sciences in Housing and Urban Renewal from San Diego State University. She spent two years of undergraduate work at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she was an exchange student and spent several months studying abroad in Cuernavaca,Mexico.
Karen thrives on working with people and is an effective communicator both orally and in written form. She prides herself in complete and thorough work while valuing her clients and putting their needs first. Karen brings a variety of real estate management, land use entitlement, business ownership and managerial experience to The Sully Group.
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The University of Cape Coast as the lead institution in collaboration with its partners has developed three new Striga-resistant cowpea genotypes purposely for the three regions in the northern part of Ghana.
The partners are Savannah Agriculture Research Institute (SARI), the Plant Genetic Resources and Research Institute (PGRRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as well as the University of Virginia, USA.
The three new cowpea genotypes, which have been recommended by the National Varietal Release and Registration Committee for approval, are resistant to all the known races of the parasitic weed, Striga gesnerioides in West Africa. Striga is a parasitic weed that infest and impose physiological stress to retard the growth and development of cowpea, leading to up to 100 % yield losses in the dry savannah agro-ecological zones of Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions of Ghana.
Improvement in the Newly Developed Cowpea Genotype
According to the Principal Investigator of the Cowpea Project, Dr. Aaron T. Asare, the newly developed cowpeas for the northern part of Ghana were improvement over existing varieties for bearing resistant gene to control all known races of Striga, not only in Ghana but in West Africa as a whole. He explained that "the newly developed cowpeas are also tolerant to drought, rust and viruses with early maturity and high yield traits. He indicated that, the newly developed cowpea would serve as vital genetic resource for further improvement of the crop in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in areas affected by the parasitic weed.
Prof. Asare said there were cost benefits which farmers would derive from cultivating the newly developed cowpeas because of their high yielding potential and adaptability to diverse ecological conditions especially in the dry savannah regions. Prof. Asare said the recommendation of the three candidate cowpeas for approval to be release as varieties to seed production companies and farmers was a great opportunity to improve the cowpea industry. He urged farmers to patronize the product when it was finally released to the market. He advised the youth to also venture into cowpea cultivation as a means of creating employment for them to earn a living. "We are grateful for what we have achieved together so far and we hope to do more to boost the cowpea industry," he noted.
Appreciation to Partners
Prof. Asare thanked the NVRRC for endorsing three out of five candidates of cowpea that were presented for approval and subsequent release to farmers. "We have no iota of doubt concerning your excellent decisions, selections and recommendations that you have made to perfect the document processing in order to have our cowpea genotypes registered as varieties," he expressed. He expressed appreciation to SARI and PGRRI for collaborating with UCC to achieve such a milestone adding that "SARI has been very generous by hosting our students for their research work".
Solution to Striga Menace
Prof. Richard Akromah who led a team of the NVRRC to inspect the cowpea field at Bawku, said members of the committee were happy that a solution had been found to deal with the Striga menace which was causing huge losses to farmers in the northern sector of Ghana. "It's been a problem, I have sent students here and I saw how they struggle with Striga so I am happy that materials are coming up," he noted.
Prof. Akromah advised the researchers to have good fingerprint background on the newly developed cowpeas so that they could claim ownership to it. He reiterated the need for the researchers of the project to develop a user manual to serve as guide for farmers.
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From the martini crowd at the uptown piano bars to the whiskey cats at downtown's Skylarks, piano man Dean Fontessa had thought he'd seen it all. But when he agrees to beat chops with the local pounders about a nixed out gabriel, he finds the jazz crowd takes care of its own. Do you dig? A murder mystery set in a 1957 jazz club, with illustrations inspired by '50s album cover designs that give this comic book story a unique style all its own.
He is an immortal vampire, but caught in a maddening cycle, waking 10 years after each feeding. But as the world changes around him only two things remain, his desire for blood to keep him alive and a yearning for his long lost love! Far from a typical romance, our vampire must decide: heart's desire or dinner?
Adam is the First, science's revered first immortal before the rise of the New Humans. Ugly and deformed, his sacrifice leads to the perfect race of godlike people that inhabit the world around him. While he is now worshiped as the first and undying, he is also hopelessly alone. Adam Among The Gods is a sci-fi tale explores the evolving standards of beauty and perfection and how those choices could affect the physical and mental well-being of a human race improved through genetic tampering.
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Muscle Biologist
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Assistant/Associate Professor – Muscle Biologist Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty Position, 9 month academic appointment (Position Number 103147) in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. This position has a 70% Research and a 30% Teaching or Extension appointment.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program in muscle biology related to agriculturally-relevant species. Candidates interested in a research/teaching appointment will be required to establish an independent, extramurally funded research program and contribute to the educational mission of the department through teaching of undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Candidates seeking a research/extension appointment will be expected to develop and maintain an independent, extramurally funded research and extension program. Ample opportunities exist for an intra-departmental collaboration with current faculty members. Research in "Dual-purpose" and "One-Health" areas would be considered favorably, but is not required. Familiarity with commercial production systems is desired. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with a diverse range of clientele are especially encouraged to apply. The Department of Animal and Avian Sciences is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community.
Qualifications: Minimum qualifications include a doctorate in Animal Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, or a related discipline, and experience in agriculturally-relevant research and teaching or extension. Preferred qualifications include postdoctoral experience, a demonstrated record of publication, and clear prospects or vision for extramural government, not-for-profit, and/or industry funding. For appointment as an Assistant Professor, the selected candidate will be expected to establish an extramurally funded research program. For appointment as an Associate Professor, the individual is expected to have demonstrated prior success in supporting their research through extramural funding.
Salary & Benefits: The University offers a comprehensive benefits package. The position is a full-time 9-month academic year appointment. The opportunity exists to supplement salary through summer salary support from extramural funding.
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Sergey Derevyanchenko Won Alan Camp
Sergey Derevyanchenko (5-0, 4 KOs) gained early victory in the fourth round of Alan Camp (13-2, 9 KOs). Camp have been knocked down in the second round after a missed right hook to the head. Mexican twice found himself on the floor in the fourth round and the referee forced to stop the bout at the 1:17 mark.» full story
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We offer you a fragment of the former stars of training WSB, s now - promising middleweight-professional Sergey Derevyanchenko (4-0, 3 KOs). Recall that in October last year, the manager 29-year-old Ukrainian is the "gray eminence" of the modern pro-boxing El Heymon. In his last bout, held on February 20 in the US, Derevyanchenko in less than two rounds dealt with the 32-year-old native of Cape Verde Vladinya Bioss (06/02/15, 7 KOs).» full story
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We are pleased to announce that the 3SIXTY Bicycle Stunt Team will be attending Cleveland Show in July!
Due to personal reason, The Stunt Mania Show cannot be with us this year. So we have a new act replacing them in the main ring this year.
The 3SIXTY Bicycle Stunt Team are the UK's leading bike trials service. This adrenaline fueled show combines trials displays with BMX jump box and flatland, the ultimate display of skills and thrills.
All 3SIXTY riders have been internationally ranked or completed official world record stunts to qualify as a team rider. Owner Ian Drummond has broken 7 Guinness World Records in Bicycle Stunts and the team as a whole have broken 11 records.
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Today is Saturday, April 28, the 119th day of 2012. There are 247 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight:
On April 28, 1789, there was a mutiny on the Bounty as rebelling crew members of the British ship led by Fletcher Christian set Capt. William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. (Bligh and most of the men with him managed to reach Timor in 47 days.)
On this date:
In 1758, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was born in Westmoreland County, Va.
In 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1817, the United States and Britain signed the Rush-Bagot Treaty, which limited the number of naval vessels allowed in the Great Lakes.
In 1918, Gavrilo Princip, the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the archduke's wife, Sophie, died in prison of tuberculosis.
In 1937, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was born in the village of al-Oja near the desert town of Tikrit (he was executed in Dec. 2006).
In 1942, pollster George Gallup said most Americans preferred to call the current global conflict "World War II" or "The Second World War" (other suggestions included "Survival War" or "War of World Freedom").
In 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
In 1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower resigned as Supreme Allied commander in Europe; he was succeeded by Gen. Matthew Ridgway.
In 1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army, the same day General William Westmoreland told Congress the U.S. "would prevail in Vietnam."
In 1987, Contra rebels in Nicaragua killed Benjamin Ernest Linder, an American engineer working on a hydroelectric project for the Sandinista government.
In 1988, a flight attendant was killed and more than 60 persons injured when part of the roof of an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 tore off during a flight from Hilo to Honolulu.
In 1992, the Agriculture Department unveiled its pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart that had cost nearly $1 million to develop. (A revised pyramid was introduced in 2005; a new approach, "MyPlate," replaced the pyramid concept in 2011.)
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This past week, my daughter got sick. The poor thing had trouble breathing and it turns out she has some form of bronchitis. Naturally, the doctor—I like to call them legal drug dealers—prescribed some medicine for her.
I went to my local Walgreens to pick up the prescription. For those who don't know, Walgreens is a nationwide pharmacy that also sells groceries, greeting cards, and other items. Think of it like a grocery store with access to all kinds of drugs, not just the over-the-counter kinds.
I had to wait for the prescription to be ready. Sitting there waiting, I got bored and started to think. When I walked into this pharmacy—which is supposed to be centered around health and wellness—shelving full of cigarettes stood behind the clerk at the front counter.
That's odd. Why would they put that there? Why would they sell them at all? Like candy in the checkout line, they've placed them to be an impulse buy. What's worse is, they put them out of reach. If they did that with a candy bar, I would want it even more because it's made to look like something I can't have.
I settled on the fact that that's business. Sitting in the back of the store, waiting at the pharmacy area my thoughts traveled again to other things. The book I am reading, the book I am writing, and my eyes happened upon something else.
Sitting next to the pharmacy counter, at the back of the store, was this sign:
[caption id="attachment_2671" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Do you have a cold turkey addiction?[/caption]
Not only do they sell cigarettes, which are highly addictive, but they also sell the stuff to help you break your addiction. That seems like a conflict of interest to me.
Imagine I said to you that you should buy all my eBooks I've written. You naturally don't listen to me and only buy one or two. Remember, they are eBooks. They are digital.
You buy them and say, "Now what? How do I actually read them?"
I say, "Oh, you also have to buy this eReader for $199 to read them."
You say, "But don't you have them in paperback?"
I say, "Yes."
"Then why did you sell me the eBook."
"Because if you buy the eBook I make money and if you buy the eReader using this special link to the product that is tied to my associates account I will make more money."
Would you be irritated?
I'm sure you would. That's essentially what is happening here, except we're talking about nicotine addiction. The cigarettes—the problem—are located in the front of the store. The nicotine replacement—the solution that will supposedly help you stop smoking—is all the way in the back of the store, tucked in a corner.
So here's how it all plays out: You start smoking, your health deteriorates, you see a doctor, he prescribes something, says you should quit smoking, you go to the pharmacy, get your legal drug, see the nicotine gum, and buy it because you need to quit.
There's another thing I failed to mention. This one left me scratching my head as I sat there. Look at that picture again. Go ahead, scroll up if you need to. I'll wait.
Did you check it?
OK. I had no idea that cold turkey was more addictive than nicotine. Did you? Apparently it is a problem and nicotine replacement therapy is more successful than quitting cold turkey.
I don't make this stuff up folks. I just see things differently than most people.
Regardless, at the end of the day, I walked out of the store viewing Walgreens in another light. I'm sure other pharmacies are guilty of the same crime.
Oh, and my daughter? She's doing much better now. But not because of the drugs. Yeah, I forked over the cash for them, but we never used them. Hmm ... makes me wonder.


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CBS Scores Second Biggest Grammy Audience of All Time
39 million viewers tune in as industry honors Whitney, Adele
Whitney Houston may have cast a long shadow over the 54th Grammy Awards, but the music community's response to the singer's death helped generate huge ratings for CBS.
According to preliminary Nielsen data, Sunday night's program delivered a whopping 39 million viewers and a 14.1 rating in the 18-49 demo, making it the second most-watched Grammys in history. Only the 1984 installment put up bigger numbers, drawing 51.7 million viewers.
The 26th Grammy Awards came on the heels of Michael Jackson's monster release Thriller, which spawned seven hit singles and remains the top-selling record of all time. Jackson won a record eight Grammys that year.
Viewership peaked last night in the 9:30 p.m. time slot, as CBS averaged 43.1 million total viewers and a 15.1 in the demo. While the Nielsen numbers will be adjusted somewhat before the end of the day—a final reckoning should be available at around 4 p.m. EST—the Grammys have a good shot at outdelivering ABC's coverage of the 84th Academy Awards on Feb. 26.
Last night's broadcast was marked by a number of tributes to Houston; the most heartfelt was delivered by Jennifer Hudson. The singer gave a subdued and elegant reading of Houston's 1992 hit, "I Will Always Love You."
Houston died Saturday afternoon in her suite in the Beverly Hills Hilton.
Even before the news broke about Houston's death, CBS was confident it would scare up a big crowd on Sunday night. Last year's broadcast reached an 11-year high of 26.7 million viewers, an improvement of 3 percent versus the previous year. The difference between the 52nd and 51st Grammy turnout was even more pronounced, as the 2010 broadcast delivered 25.9 million viewers, up 36 percent from the year-ago 19 million.
Sources said that CBS had elevated its unit cost for this year's program to about $800,000 a pop, marking an all-time high for the Grammys. Just two years ago, CBS commanded a mere $425,000 for a 30-second spot in the broadcast.
CBS' Grammy price is roughly half (47 percent) the going rate for a spot in ABC's Academy Awards broadcast and a quarter (23 percent) what NBC was able to land for an average spot in Super Bowl XLVI.
Along with the outpouring of emotion for Whitney Houston, last night's show was characterized by political warbling (Bruce Springsteen's opening number, "We Take Care of Our Own") and the triumphant return of British songbird Adele, who returned to the stage for the first time after having surgery on her vocal cords.
Adele won six Grammys, including the all-important trio of Song of the Year and Record of the Year ("Rolling in the Deep") and Album of the Year (21).
As always, there were any number of miscues to keep the Twitterati chirping. Nicki Minaj contributed a mewling, bonkers deconstruction of The Exorcist, while Brian Wilson's reunion with Mike Love and the rest of the surviving Beach Boys was marred by a gratuitous collaboration with lightweight acts Foster the People and Maroon 5.
Twitter piled up the hate for Chris Brown, who was both ubiquitous and (largely) unwelcome. Just three years after he turned himself in to the police in connection with a brutal assault on his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, Brown hit the stage three times Sunday night. Many of the Brown-related tweets expressed outrage that the industry elected to fête the performer, who New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones characterized as a "woman-beating rage-broccoli."
The night ended with Paul McCartney's hair-raising performance of Abbey Road's "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End," which in predictable award show style was capped off by the spectacle of a bunch of old dudes (Sir Paul, the Eagles' Joe Walsh, Springsteen) pulling guitar god faces while trading solos.


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What better way to start the year than with a bowl of noodle soup?
Noodle soup for New Year has been with me since I lived in Korea some, holy crap, 20 years ago.
Jack tolerated soup for breakfast but somehow he is not a fan (his words) of soup. Here is the evidence.
Noodles? Gone.
Duck meat? Gone.
Soup broth? Not gone.
Where did this little creature come from? I can eat soup for every meal.
(Hang on, I just realized it actually has been 20 years since I first moved to Korea. I still think of eating at certain restaurants (…I wonder if they still exist…) This also means that I am in my 20th year of teaching. What?)
After suffering through the soup, we had the time for some operation déneigement in the kitchen
(obviously inspired by the two days of beep-beep-beeping as the city cleaned up the 40 some odd centimeters that floated mercilessly down in roughly one day of weather)
before heading out to see Peter Pan at the Hudson Village Theatre where Jack had an awesome time yelling boooooo at the pirates and clapping for Tinkerbell but I had an even better time realizing that I was watching my old, old friend (from even before that 20 yr old sojourn in Korea…yeah, old) John Sheridan performing on stage! What a flipping treat! Jack is pretty much in love with him because he let him play on the stage after the show and even brought him backstage, mommy! Somehow I did not take a picture of the two of them…which would have been an even bigger treat since John was dressed in shimmery blues and silvers and purples as King Neptune. But I did get a picture of Jack and this thing outside of the theater.
Then what did we do? We went home, ate duck and soup (you can guess who had the duck and who had the soup…), and went for a walk to make sure that the little boy slept a good night, just in case the up until midnight on New Year's Eve and the excitement of Peter Pan just wasn't enough.
(and if you think it was easy getting him to stand still long enough to take this picture of our shadows then you don't know Jack.)
And now… Now I have a very rare 24 hrs to myself and I am spending some of it thinking about our first few moments of the New Year.
Good food. Good play. Old friends. Time outside.
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Aye, so, if anyone out there is still reading this I would like to apologise for the sudden disappearance. If I wasn't at work or studying I was lost in Norrath or generally trying to relax. I'll know the results in a couple of weeks so will probably still be a bit quiet until any resits (if required) are done.
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Many people I know have lost a loved one – a family member or friend who is painfully missed. A "Pastoral Note" in the official Order of Prayer for the Liturgy of the Hours dedicates the entire month of November, and especially All Souls Day, to pray for our departed brothers and sisters. In "And Death's Dark Shadow Put to Flight," an Advent post a few years ago, I wrote of the sting of death, and the story of how one particular friend's tragic death stung very deeply.
But there is far more to the death of loved ones than its sting. Last year at this time I wrote a post that helped some readers explore a dimension of death they had not considered. It focused not only on the sense of loss that accompanies the deaths of those we love, but also on the link we still share with them. It gave meaning to that "Holy Longing" that extends beyond death – for them and for us – and suggested a way to live in a continuity of relationship with those who have died. The All Souls Day Commemoration in the Roman Missal also describes this relationship:
"The Church, after celebrating the Feast of All Saints, prays for all who in the purifying suffering of purgatory await the day when they will join in their company. The celebration of the Mass, which re-enacts the sacrifice of Calvary, has always been the principal means by which the Church fulfills the great commandment of charity toward the dead. Even after death, links with our fellow travelers are not broken."
That waiting, and our sometimes excruciatingly painful experience of loss, is "The Holy Longing." The people we have loved and lost are not really lost. They are still our family, our friends, and our fellow travelers, and we shouldn't travel with them in silence. The month of November is a time to restore this "link with our fellow travelers." If you know others who have suffered the deaths of family and friends, please share with them a link to "The Holy Longing: An All Souls Day Spark for Broken Hearts."
I've written many times about the saints who inspire us on this arduous path behind These Stone Walls. The posts that come most immediately to mind are "The Paradox of Suffering: An Invitation from Saint Maximilian Kolbe," and more recently, " 'I Am a Mystery to Myself ': The Last Days of Padre Pio." Saint Maximilian Kolbe and Saint Padre Pio inspire me not because I have so much in common with them, but because I have so little. I am not at all like them, but I came to know them because I was drawn to the ways they faced and coped with adversity in their lives on Earth.
Patron saints really are advocates in Heaven, but the story is bigger than that. To have patron saints means something deeper than just hoping to share in the graces for which they suffered. It means to be in a relationship with them as fellow travelers. They can advocate not only for us, but for the souls of those we entrust to their intercession. In the Presence of God, they are more like a lens for us, and not dispensers of grace in their own right. The Protestant critique that Catholics "pray to saints" has it all wrong.
To be in a relationship with patron saints means much more than just waiting for their help in times of need. I have learned a few humbling things this year about the dynamics of a relationship with Saints Maximilian Kolbe and Padre Pio. I have tried to consciously cope with painful things the way they did, and over time they opened my eyes about what it means to have their advocacy. It's an advocacy I would not need if I were even remotely like them. It's an advocacy I need very much, and can no longer live without.
I don't think we choose the saints who will be our patrons and advocates in Heaven. I think they choose us. In ways both subtle and profound, they interject their presence in our lives. I came into this prison over 18 years ago knowing little to nothing of Saints Maximilian Kolbe and Padre Pio. But in multiple posts on These Stone Walls I've written of how they made their presence here known. And in that process, I've learned a lot about why they're now in my life. It is not because they look upon me and see their own paths. It's because they look upon me and see how much and how easily I stray from their paths.
One day earlier this month, I discovered something about the intervention of these saints that is at the same time humbling and deeply consoling. It's consoling because it affirms for me that these modern saints have made themselves a part of what I must bear each day. It's humbling because that fact requires shedding all my notions that their intercession means a rescue from the crosses I'd just as soon not carry.
For the last year or so in prison, I've had to live with something that's very painful – physically very painful – and sometimes so intensely so that I can focus on little else. In prison, there are not many ways to escape from pain. I can purchase some over-the-counter ibuprophen in the prison commissary, but that's sort of like fighting a raging forest fire with bottled water. It's not very effective.
Over several days last month, my relentless pain flared up and got the better of me, and I became depressed. There aren't many ways to escape depression in prison either. The combination of nagging pain and depression began to interfere with everything I was doing, and others started to notice. The daily barrage of foul language and constantly loud prison noise that I've heard non-stop for over 18 years suddenly had the effect of a rough rasp being dragged across the surface of my brain. If you've ever suffered from acute migraines, you know exactly what I mean.
So one night, I asked Saint Padre Pio to intercede that I might be delivered from this awful nagging pain. I fell off to sleep actually feeling a little hopeful, but it was not to be. The next morning I awoke to discover my cross of pain even heavier than the night before.
Then suddenly, as has been known to happen of late, light finally dawned once again upon Marblehead. I suddenly became aware that I had just asked Padre Pio – a soul who in life bore the penetrating pain of the wounds of Christ without relief for fifty years – to nudge the Lord to free me from my pain. What was I thinking?! That awareness was a more painful moment than the pain of any migraine I've ever had to bear.
So for now, at least, I'll have to live with this pain, but I'm no longer depressed about it. Situational depression, I have learned, comes when you expect an outcome other than the one you have. I no longer expect Padre Pio to rescue me from my pain, so I'm no longer depressed. I now see that my relationship with him isn't going to be based upon being pain free. It's going to be what it was initially, and what I had allowed to lapse. It's the example of how he coped with suffering by turning himself over to grace, and by making an offering of what he suffered.
A rescue would sure be nice, but his example is, in the long run, a lot more effective. I know myself. If I awake tomorrow and this pain is gone forever, I will thank Saint Padre Pio. Then just as soon as my next cross comes my way – as I once described in "A Shower of Roses" – I will begin to doubt that Saint Padre Pio had anything to do with my release.
His example, on the other hand, is something I can learn from, and emulate. The truth is that few, if any, of the saints we revere were themselves rescued from what they suffered and endured in this life. We do not seek their intercession because they were rescued. We seek their intercession because they bore all for Christ. They bore their own suffering as though it were a shield of honor.
This was one of Pornchai's "upside down" questions one night last week. I call them "upside down" questions because as I lay in my bunk reading late at night, his head pops down from the upper bunk so he is upside down as he asks the question. "When people pray to saints," Pornchai asked last week, "do they really expect a miracle?" I asked for an example, and he said, "Should you or I ask Saint Maximilian Kolbe for a happy ending when he didn't have one himself?"
I wonder if Pornchai knows how incredibly irritating it is when he stumbles spontaneously upon a spiritual truth that I just spent months working out in my own soul. Pornchai's insight is true, but it's an inconvenient truth – inconvenient by Earthly hopes, anyway. The truth about Auschwitz was that all hope for rescue was the first hope to die among any of its occupants. As Maximilian Kolbe lay in that Auschwitz bunker chained to, but outliving, his fellow prisoners being slowly starved to death, did he expect to be rescued?
All available evidence says otherwise. Father Maximilian Kolbe led his fellow sufferers into and through a death that robbed their Nazi persecutors of the power and meaning they intended of that obscene gesture. How ironic would it be for me to now place my hope for rescue from an unjust and uncomfortable imprisonment at the feet of Saint Maximilian Kolbe? Just having such an expectation is more humiliating than prison itself. Devotion to Saint Maximilian Kolbe helps us face prison bravely. It doesn't deliver us from prison walls, but rather from their power to stifle our souls.
I know exactly what brought about Pornchai's question. Each weekend when there are no programs and few activities in prison, DVD films are broadcast on a closed circuit in-house television channel. Thanks to a TSW reader, a DVD of the soul-stirring film, "For Greater Glory" was donated to the prison. That evening we were able to watch "For Greater Glory." It was an hour or two after viewing this film that Pornchai asked his "upside-down" question.
"For Greater Glory" is one of the most stunning and compelling films of this decade. You must not miss it. It's the historically accurate story of the Cristero War in Mexico in 1926. Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia portrays General Enrique Gorostieta Delarde in a riveting performance as the leader of Mexico's citizen rebellion against the efforts of a socialist regime to diminish and then eradicate religious liberty and public expressions of Christianity, especially Catholic faith.
If you haven't seen "For Greater Glory," I urge you to do so. I especially urge you to see it before drawing any conclusions about the importance of the issue of religious liberty now facing Americans and all of Western Culture in an upcoming Presidential election.
"For Greater Glory" is an entirely true account, and portrays well the slippery slope from a government that tramples upon religious freedom to the actual persecution and public executions of priests and devout Catholics. If you think it couldn't happen here, think again. It couldn't happen in Mexico either, but it did!
The real star of this film – and I warn you, it will break your heart – is the heroic soul of young Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio, a teen whose commitment to Christ and his faith results in horrible torment and torture. If this film were solely the creation of Hollywood, there would have been a happy ending. Jose would have been rescued to live happily ever after. It isn't Hollywood, however; it's real. Jose's final tortured scream of "Viva Cristo Rey!" is something I will remember forever.
I cried, finally, at the end as I read in the film's postscript that Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio was beatified as a martyr by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. Jose's final "Viva Cristo Rey!" echoes across the century, across all of North America, across the globe, to empower a quest for freedom that can be found only where young Jose found it.
"Viva Cristo Rey!"


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Pegulas committed to building stadium for Buffalo Bills, ending Toronto series
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Terry and Kim Pegula have no immediate plans to tinker with their new NFL team.
The last thing the Buffalo Bills (5-3) need is a distraction while in the thick of the AFC playoff race and attempting to end a 14-year playoff drought — the NFL's longest active streak
"They need to play football," Terry Pegula said. "God bless them, I hope they win every game."
Leaving the structure of the team to the offseason, the Pegulas intend to focus on other franchise concerns, which include a commitment to building a new stadium and working on ending the team's series of annual home games in Toronto.
Those were among the topics the Bills' new owners touched upon during a wide-ranging 20-minute interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday night.
"Well, there's going to be a new stadium somewhere, that's all I know," Terry Pegula said. "The league was pretty emphatic that Buffalo — we're a small market — needs to be as competitive as we can."
The one answer the Pegulas couldn't provide yet is a location, timeline or how the costs of a new stadium will be split.
The Pegulas stressed they're in no rush after the Bills' current home, Ralph Wilson Stadium, underwent $140 million in renovations this offseason.
As for the Bills-In-Toronto series, the Pegulas are ready to end it.
"We're working on that right now," Kim said. "We want all the home games to be played in Buffalo, so we're working through that. I think it's close, but nothing's been finalized. But that is our intent."
The series was placed on hold in March, when the Bills and Toronto-based Rogers Communications announced an agreement to postpone holding a game north of the border this season. The two sides said they wanted time to "evaluate opportunities and build on the foundation to enhance future games."
The postponement came after Bills management and players expressed concerns about poor fan support at Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto, and whether it was worth giving up a home game in a bid to expand the franchise's exposure in Canada's largest city and financial capital.
The Bills have a 1-5 record since the series was launched in 2008. Under the existing agreement, which was renewed in 2013, the Bills were scheduled to play four more regular-season games in Toronto.
Toronto is about a two-hour drive from Buffalo and part of the Bills' market.
The Pegulas, who also own the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, are still in the midst of their transition in the month since buying the Bills from late owner Ralph Wilson's estate for an NFL-record $1.4 billion.
They're impressed with the job President Russ Brandon has done in overseeing the team during the sale process.
Terry said it's premature to consider making any changes to the team. And he has not yet determined whether he'll hire an outside adviser to evaluate the franchise.
"I don't think we're there yet or if we're even going to get there," he said.
Buffalo comes out of its bye week preparing to host Kansas City (5-3) on Sunday.
The Pegulas are still riding a momentous wave of buzz and relief generated in Buffalo. Their purchase secured the Bills' long-term future in western New York amid fears that a new owner would buy and potentially relocate the franchise.
There were no such concerns with the Pegulas, who have established firm roots in Buffalo while maintaining their base in Florida. Aside from owning the Sabres, they privately funded the construction of the newly opened HarborCenter, a $172 million downtown hockey and entertainment complex.
The two will work as co-owners with no clearly defined roles. Terry is more focused on the team, which is similar to his involvement with the Sabres. Kim will be more focused on stadium amenities and improving fan experiences.
The partnership has another advantage, Terry said in noting that at 63 he is 15 years older than Kim.
"I'm older than her, and after what the city of Buffalo just went through with Ralph passing away, I think successor ownership is a nice thing to have," Terry said, noting he intends to have Kim eventually take over as owner.
That's a switch from Wilson, who had no plans of passing the team on to family members.
AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL


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Gil Hoffman interviews intelligence expert and veteran journalist Yossi Melman about the 10 year anniversary of Olmert's decision to bomb Syria's nuclear reactor, which was located in an area now controlled by ISIS. Melman reveals new details about how Israel knew about the secret plutonium reactor and Hoffman about how Olmert and Netanyahu reacted to the successful strike.
Hoffman also speaks about whether Netanyahu is going to elections due to his corruption allegations.


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Judy's most personal book. Letters from her readers tied together with autobiographical details.
Judy says
I thought it might take me six months to compile the letters I wanted to use in this book from the many thousands I'd received over the years. Instead it took three years—three emotionally draining, gut wrenching, years. It wasn't just the letters themselves, it was digging into my own life to tie them together. Love, loss, joy, sadness, inadequacies, rivalries, hope, hopelessness. What do kids want? They want the same things we all want—a loving family, friends, a non-threatening workplace (that's school for kids), a nurturing, safe environment in which to learn. They want to be encouraged, challenged, and appreciated for who they are, recognized for what they might become, and accepted even when they make a mistake. Don't we all? Most of all, they wish they could talk to their parents, and that their parents would really listen (without judging them).
All the royalties (my payments) from the sale of this book go directly to the Kids Fund, a charitable foundation to benefit young people.
Letters to Judy is no longer for sale in bookstores. But you should be able to find it in your library. It can also be ordered directly from Amazon.com. Click the icon for price and purchase details.
Not an easy one. The original hardcover was called Letters to Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell You. When the paperback came out a year later we changed it to: Letters to Judy: What Kids Wish They Could Tell You.
To all the young people who have written, sharing their lives with me.


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I conduct workshops and retreats regularly for a range of people, organizations and companies around the world but I have to say that I love working with EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization) forum groups. EO Forums consists of 7 to 10 entrepreneurs that meet monthly to offer one another direction based on their experiences. Each EO chapter around the world have a number of forum groups within them.
EO Perth's Forum F7 group in West Australia were my gracious hosts this past summer for a two day intensive retreat for entrepreneurs.
One of the great things about forum groups is that most if not all the individuals within the group have known each for a while and there is a great trust and confidentiality within the group. This makes a perfect setting for a self-development retreat. It allows me, as a facilitator of the retreat, to take what I do to a whole new level. I can push them, dive deeper with the teachings and tools, and challenge them to explore a different way of looking at life and most importantly themselves.
I have to say this group of individuals took what I shared with them seriously. In the short amount of time that I spent with them (2 days) they had a very good grasp of a lot of what I what taught. I loved it and it inspired me to go even deeper with the teachings on day 2. At the end of this retreat they left with a bag full of monk tools and teachings and I left honored to have been given the highest rating they have ever awarded a facilitator – 9.8. Thank you Forum F7 for an amazing and inspiring 2 days!


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Gypsy brewers no longer, Endeavour Vintage Beer company now has permanent digs in The Rocks. The Endeavour Tap Rooms have taken over the space formerly occupied by Wine Odyssey, and cleverly, alongside the beer range, they've continued to give drinkers the option to drink NSW wines with a smart list.
The stylishly understated venue is owned and operated by Ben Carroll and Hamish Watts of Applejack Hospitality. You'd know their work from venues like The Butler, The Botanist and Della Hyde. Beer brewers Ben Kooyman and Dan Hasting from Endeavour Vintage Beer Company also own a share of this business, which is separated into brewery, restaurant and bar. I popped into the recently opened bar side of the business for a gander at their shiny silver brewing machinery, and a beer of course!
The Growers Golden Ale ($7/middy) is sweet and malty, with enough citrus, spice and bitterness to round it into a smooth, likeable and quaffable beer. As this was just a short visit, I've earmarked road-testing the rest of their eight-tap beer range for a return visit.
Spying a matt black Yoder smoker on the back porch, sitting on an orange competition cart (designed for meat smokers who like to travel and compete) made me pretty excited about their menu.
They're smoking everything from 6-hour chicken wings to 8-hour brisket, presented in a very delicious Brisket Sandwich ($20) with pepper jack cheese and fennel on toasted Sonoma sourdough. Charred Corn on the Cob ($5) with miso mayo. and a dusting of Parmesan cheese is another winner from a menu that's really well-geared as beer drinking cuisine. So keep your eyes peeled for them doing beer-matching menus - it's bound to happen!
This pared down version of the Crispy Pork Hock ($16) with black vinegar and lime, presented on crisp 'slaw, was flavoursome and well-balanced. The pig in question is Borrowdale free-range, Australian pork from the Darling Downs region in Queensland.
After trying a small sample of their menu with The Rocks area's management crew from Property NSW and the Cardinal Spin team, I'll definitely be heading back in for dinner to give it a proper review.
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text: Alright Bruce, thanks for your suggestions. I resumed some debug tools I developed some years ago for occasions like this, and they indicate that memory gets corrupted somewhere (some writing out of bounds, I think), so it's very much likely that also the collector gets fooled, sooner or later. It's very strange that no apparent malfunctioning showed up, before and apart this. The code is quite complex and I fear I must undergo a long and tedious debug session. Maybe I will resort also to the debug tools of the GC. I will keep you and the folks out there informed, if something relevant or instructive will come out from my labor. Take care. ---- Glauco Masotti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Hoult" <bruce at hoult.org> To: "Glauco Masotti" <glauco.masotti at libero.it> Cc: <gc at linux.hpl.hp.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [Gc] a bug in v.7.1 ? > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Glauco Masotti > <glauco.masotti at libero.it> wrote: >> I would like it were so Bruce. >> >> I normally map free to no-op. >> >> There are only a few selected GC_FREE calls in the code, for some large >> arrays (allocated with malloc_atomic). >> This part of the code is there since several years, and super-tested, so I >> cannot believe it's the cause of this malfunction. > > OK, but have you actually tried it without them? > > >> In any case, if I placed some free in excess, this would compromise MMM as >> well, isn't it? > > Maybe, maybe not. > > Use-after-free bugs can be a problem in several ways. > > Most obviously if the memory manager has actually reused that memory > for something else but also the adding the block to a free list can > corrupt the first few bytes of the existing data. Many programs won't > actually access that data or will silently produce incorrect results > if they do. Modifying the first few bytes will also corrupt the NEXT > link which means that when the block is eventually used again the > pointer to the first free item of that size becomes junk. > > There are a number of things in the GC that can affect the timing of > when any particular block of memory might be allocated again. For > example for small objects the exact choice of sizes chosen to round up > allocations to. Or for large objects a setting such as > GC_use_entire_heap. I'm sure there are others too. The defaults or > heuristics can easily change between versions and have no effect on > correct code but result in buggy code causing problems at different > points in execution or even not at all. >