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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lightning strokes can probe the ionosphere
Thunderstorms, and the resulting partially ionized plasma of the ionosphere, can distort radio signals traveling to satellites important to communications, navigation or national security
Los Alamos researchers and a collaborator have made measurements during thunderstorms to study the affect of lightning on the lower ionosphere and radiofrequency signals. This study supports one theory for how tropospheric thunderstorms can create ionospheric disturbances that affect radiofrequency communication.
Thunderstorms occur in the troposphere, the lowest region of the Earth's atmosphere, where most of the clouds and water vapor reside. Thunderstorms can affect radio communications at a much higher level of the Earth's atmosphere, the ionosphere.
The partially ionized plasma of the ionosphere, which ranges from about 60 to 1,000 km, can "bounce" radio signals transmitted from the Earth. This property enables them to travel long distances over the horizon and can distort radio signals traveling to satellites important to communications, navigation or national security.
Significance of the research
A thunderstorm and its lightning discharges create disturbances in the ionosphere that perturb and distort radio signals and impact communications with orbiting satellites. Theoretical simulations suggest that lightning's electric fields enhance electron attachment to molecular oxygen and reduce electron density in the lower ionosphere. Due to the low electron density in the lower ionosphere, active probing of its electron distribution is difficult. Therefore, the perturbative effects from thunderstorms are poorly understood.
This study supports the theory that tropospheric thunderstorms create ionospheric disturbances through the influence of the electric field associated with the lightning. These findings indicate that enhanced electron attachment is responsible for the reduction in electron density.
The perturbations affect radiofrequency communications and signals important for space-based nuclear detonation detection. Understanding the sources and impacts of ionospheric disturbances aids the Laboratory's fulfillment of its national security mission.
Research achievements
The researchers deployed an array of six receivers, called the Los Alamos Sferics Array, in the Midwest to capture radio signals generated by lightning strikes associated with a thunderstorm hundreds of miles away. Lightning creates a radio signal (think about the crackle of static on an AM radio) that radiates outward in all directions. The array captured two portions of the signal, a ground-hugging portion that travels across the surface and reaches the array first and a portion that emanates skyward until it reaches the lower regions of the ionosphere, where the electrically charged medium bends the signal and reflects it back Earthward. This component travels a longer distance and reaches the array later. The characteristics of the reflected signal depend on the ionospheric properties in the local region centered above the midpoint between the lightning and the sensor.
During the study, the thunderstorm generated about four cloud-to-ground lightning strokes per second at its peak activity. The lightning produced a large number of signals, which the scientists analyzed to determine localized, high-spatial resolution measurements of ionospheric conditions. The researchers compared the measured signals with calculated signals to determine the most likely value of electron density, a key parameter of the ionosphere for its effect on radio signal propagation.
The team found that the electron density in the lower ionosphere decreased in response to lightning discharges. The extent of the reduction is closely related in time and space to the rate of lightning discharges. After the storm stops producing lightning, the lower ionosphere returns to its original condition in minutes through re-ionization.
The research team
Researchers include Xuan-Min Shao and Erin Lay of LANL's Space and Remote Sensing group and Abram Jacobson of University of Washington. The Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program sponsored the Los Alamos work and the journal Nature Geoscience published the research.
The research supports the Lab's Global Security mission area and the Science of Signatures science pillar.
Caption for image below: Schematic of how a thunderstorm and its lightning strokes in the troposphere affect the ionosphere.


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Stanley Ryng
Stanley Ryng, 85, of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Jamestown, passed away Aug. 12, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Emilia (Gronowski) Ryng for 63 years. Born in Montbard, France, he was the son of the late Edmund and Victoria (Maciaszek)
He enjoyed gardening, bee keeping, chess and languages – but his passion was always fishing. Stan came to the United States after World War II with his family. He settled in North Attleboro, Mass., but found Jamestown and came here to fish at every opportunity, eventually moving here in 1972.
He was a metallurgist at Texas Instruments for more than 30 years. He was the brother of Josephine Pardo, Rose Sujdak and Irene DesVergnes, and the late Vicki Nabial, Jeannine Sofianczuk, Edward Ryng and Marie Berg.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his three sons, Stan, Don and Ron Ryng of Jamestown; four daughters, Sylviane Whitehurst and Rose Skitt of Port Charlotte, Fla., Suzanne Silva of Seekonk, Mass., and Michelle Smith of Jamestown; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The memorial service was private.

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Since D&DH broke the inside story behind the politics surrounding the potential world-record Johnny King Buck, many readers have checked in with their comments on the situation, posting on our forums and blog entries. Some readers have also claimed to have had contact with insiders connected with this story, including veteran Boone-and-Crockett scorer Ron Boucher of Vermont.
Boucher is a highly respected veteran B&C scorer who incidentally served on the B&C panel that scored Milo Hanson's buck as the new world record nearly 18 years ago. After viewing the King Buck in person and scoring it himself, he said he is convinced it is a clean 6-by-6 typical that meets all of the B&C requirements, as outlined in the official B&C scorer's manual. Boucher is adamant that he has nothing to gain by standing up for the King Buck. He said, in fact, he has almost everything to lose. But he decided that fighting the good fight was well worth it. After all, these records were originally implemented to honor the animals — not the hunters who killed them.
At least one poster on the D&DH website claimed to have talked with Boucher since the story broke, claiming that he called the deer's controversial right G-3 "a gray area." Boucher categorically denies such claims.
"There have been some reports that implied that I have either vacillated or changed my mind or wasn't sure about the G-3 on the right-side of the King Buck. Nothing could be further from the truth. I haven't changed at all. My position has been firm since Day 1."
In the D&DH exclusive, Boucher said the King Buck, to his knowledge, is the first straight 6-by-6 with no abnormal points ever to gross over 220 inches. B&C, however, has stated that it will not panel-score the buck. The Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club, which has remained silent since this story broke, had previously arranged two panel-scoring sessions. Both sessions were allegedly called off at the last moment after a B&C official was tipped off that they were planning to review the King Buck.


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Photos of the day: 4/25
Photos from around the world and beyond.
A trio of wild fox cubs cautiously exit their den near a farm road in Northampton County, Va. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Syrian boy uses a small piece of mirror as a light reflector as he plays with others in an unofficial refugee camp on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. Some Syrians have set up informal camps to flee the tensions at Zaatari, the region's largest camp for Syrian refugees, and to be closer to job opportunities. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A relative of a passenger aboard the sunken ferry Sewol weeps as he waits for news on his missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea. Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol staged a marathon confrontation with the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief, surrounding the senior officials in a standoff that lasted overnight and into Friday morning as they vented their rage at the pace of search efforts. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters shout slogans as they burn a mock U.S. flag in an almost-daily protest against next week's visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Manila, Philippines. Anti-U.S. groups mounted their protests against Obama's visit as both Philippine and U.S. governments rush to finalize, for possible signing, the so-called Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation (AEDC) which will allow larger a U.S. military presence in the country. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The moon rises in the sky above the domes of the Smolny Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia. One of St. Petersburg landmarks, the Smolny convent's main church was built between 1748 and 1764 by Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Tim Federowicz, right, collides with umpire Mike DiMuro as Federowicz tries to catch a foul ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Freddy Galvis during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Thursday in Los Angeles. Galvis struck out on the at-bat. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Over 1,000 residents of Venice participate in composing this living rosebud in St. Mark square in Venice, on occasion of the "Festa del Bocolo", a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. On this day, which is also the day when St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, is celebrated, men traditionally give a rosebud to the women of their family and to their loved one. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beverly Young, right, leans on the shoulder of her brother Jay Angello, left, for support during the renaming ceremony of the VA Medical Center to the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg. LUKE JOHNSON/STAFF
Poland nuns buy portraits of late Pope Pope John Paul II, in a shop near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday. Hundred thousands of pilgrims and faithful are expected to reach Rome to attend the scheduled Sunday ceremony at the Vatican in which Pope Francis will elevate in a solemn ceremony John XXIII and John Paul II to sainthood. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A Syrian boy uses a small piece of mirror as a light reflector as he plays with others in an unofficial refugee camp on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. Some Syrians have set up informal camps to flee the tensions at Zaatari, the region's largest camp for Syrian refugees, and to be closer to job opportunities. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A police lieutenant fired after he was accused of assaulting a woman during a party held on the day of last year's Puerto Rican Day parade has been reinstated following an arbitration decision.
Police officials confirmed Monday that Lt. Jonathan Josey will be reinstated at the same rank following the ruling by the arbitrator.
Police were responding to a disruption at the north Philadelphia street party in September when video showed Aida Guzman being struck in the face and falling to the ground, her face bloodied, before being led away in handcuffs.
Josey, a veteran supervisor, was fired but was acquitted by a municipal judge in February of simple assault. He testified that he thought Guzman had thrown beer on him and he told her to put down the bottle and then swung in an attempt to knock it from her hand.
Guzman has said she didn't throw any liquid but did shoot aerosol string into the crowd.
A disorderly conduct charge against Guzman was withdrawn, and Mayor Michael Nutter apologized to her, saying he was "sickened" by the video. Officials later said the city would pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Guzman.
An attorney for Guzman said Monday that he and his client had expected the decision following Josey's acquittal but were disappointed by his reinstatement anyway.
"It's very disappointing, but it's also very scary, as far as I'm concerned," attorney Enrique Latoison told philly.com. "If you can get away with something like this on video, what's the limit?"
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, who fired Josey after viewing the cellphone video, said Monday that he had no regrets about his action "but the decision has been rendered, and I'll abide by it."


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'Edge of Tomorrow': Emily Blunt talks Tom Cruise, brutal sci-fi battle
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Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski in the sci-fi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow." (Warner Bros.)Link
Tom Cruise as Major William Cage and Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski in the sci-fi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow." (Warner Bros.)Link
Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski and Tom Cruise as Bill Cage in the sci-fi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow." (Warner Bros.)Link
Actress Emily Blunt photographed at the Four Seasons Hotel, April 14, 2012. (Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times)Link
Tom Cruise stars as Bill Cage, a man who must relive the same brutal battle against an unrelenting alien race in the epic sci-fi thriller movie "Edge of Tomorrow." Doug Liman is directing the film, which also stars Emily Blunt. (David James/Warner Bros.)Link
For the cast, crew and a platoon of weary extras shooting the 3-D sci-fi extravaganza "Edge of Tomorrow" at England's Leavesden Studios in late 2012, the beach set became synonymous with suffering.
Built to recall such World War II coastal conflicts as the Invasion of Normandy or the Battle of Dunkirk, the sandy set proved to be as loathsome as the brutal alien marauders known as "mimics" that star Tom Cruise battles while wearing an 85-pound metal exoskeleton in the film (which reportedly cost between $175 million and $200 million and is due in theaters June 6).
"That beach became known by everyone working as 'the Bitch,'" said "Edge of Tomorrow" costar Emily Blunt. "It was England. It was cold. The sand was so cumbersome. There were explosions. And everyone was running around in the metal suits. It became like this six-week mission to just get through the beach set."
"Edge of Tomorrow" is based on the Japanese young adult novella "All You Need Is Kill." Director Doug Liman grafts "Transformers"-like robot shoot-'em-up action onto a gritty wartime drama a la "Saving Private Ryan" with a strong narrative debt to 1993's time-warp comedy "Groundhog Day."
Cruise's character, Lt. Col. Bill Cage, finds himself stuck in a "time loop," thrown wholly unprepared into a brutal combat scenario in which he's killed repeatedly, only to find himself inexplicably resurrected anew after each death to fight the same beach-set battle again.
Blunt portrays a legendary Special Forces soldier who killed 1,000 mimics in a single shootout and now serves as mentor to Cruise's bewildered hero as the Doomsday Clock on Earth's invasion ticks toward zero.
"She had the same power that Tom's character now has," Blunt explained. "She really is the only person on the planet who understands what he's going through. She no longer has that power but sees he's the key to winning the war."
For her part, Blunt — known for portraying an evil fashionista in 2006's "The Devil Wears Prada" and starring in indie fare such as "The Adjustment Bureau" and "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" — went on a three-month crash course in Krav Maga, track running and gymnastics to meet the physical challenges of acting and fighting in metal battle armor while strung up on aerial wires.
"I almost broke my nose in training," Blunt said, laughing at the memory. "I caught my sword on the wire. That was the only part where I was like, 'I won't be able to shoot tomorrow!'"
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Ok, I just got email from a PayPal phisher. I must say it's a pretty professional looking spoof...rather convincing, with the exception that the domain of the email address was pay.pal.com, lol. Normally, this is not a big deal, as I get them pretty regularly, on my email account that I use for general correspondance.
However, I recieved this email on a .mil account that I do not use for correspondance outside of the DoD.
So I did some thinking, and the only time I have ever used this particular email address for correspondance with a non-DoD entity was on an application for VA benefits, when I applied for GI Bill payments back in the early part of this year.
Those of you who know me know I'm paranoid, so I naturally pop right over to the Army's ID theft website, and what do I find? Yep, that's right... my personal data was on the hard drive of the VA's stolen laptop. The one that supposedly had no data accessed.
Now, I'm not gullable, and I realize that the fact that my email address was pretty obscure in no way means that a phisher couldn't have guessed it or obtained it through other means, but what if?
Guess I'll just have to wait and see. If I start getting phone calls from Bob Kema now, I'm gonna be pissed.


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Young earth creationists claim that the world is roughly 6000 years old, and that the layers in the geologic column are the result of the flood in the bible. This actually coincides with neptunist theories of the 18th century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunist.
Often times when i hear the debates the subject of geology rarely comes up, but when it does it seems that the creationist tends to say that "smarter creatures" would find a way to survive longer during the flood and this explains why you find say... dinosaurs in different periods then say... trilobites. Also of course the main focus is to try to debunk radiometric carbon dating.
Im going to put my spock ears on for a second and think about this. Im not a geologist, or even really that smart of a guy. But if I spend even 10 minutes studying geology it seems that it would completely debunk any young earth idea.
Lets say I throw out radiometric carbon dating. Is it a coincidence that trilobites are only found in a different type of rock then a dinosaur? It seems to me with so many trilobite fossels.. and they all lived in the same time period of the dinosaur that you would surely find a dinosaur and a trilobite in the same type of rock. Are there any examples at all of a dinosaur or human fossils in the Cambrian era?
I would really like to hear a geologist debate a young earth creationist. Edit: Anyone familiar with geology know of some other examples that would prove that the earth is greater then 6000 years old? I feel like im missing tons of information about the rocks. The rocks tell an even bigger story.
Oh I have a whole series of posts on this:http://debunkingcreationism.blogspot.com/2008/09/cumulative-case-for-old-earth-part-1.html
In addition, Geophysicist Joe Meert reports that if 4 billion years of radiometric decay had happened in only ten thousand years, it would have destroyed the earth!


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Gold Sinks Into Bear Territory
Gold tumbled into bear-market territory on Friday, underscoring how money managers' search for yield has trampled one of the most resilient post-financial crisis wagers.
Over the past decade, the precious metal had attracted legions of investors, first as it became easier to bet on gold with the introduction of exchange-traded funds backed with physical gold, and then as gold notched double-digit gains in 2009 and 2010.
Many gold investors have headed for the exits in pursuit of better returns in the U.S. stock market, where benchmark indexes have hit record highs. Meanwhile, the traditional catalysts for gold prices—inflation worries and financial-market turmoil—have ebbed somewhat, further dimming gold's appeal.
Friday's selloff bolstered expectations that 2013 might mark the end of gold's 12-year bull run. Gold fell $63.30, or 4%, to $1,501 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, after falling as low as $1,480.20 during the day. It was the lowest close since July 2011 and the biggest one-day decline in dollar and percentage terms since February of last year. Gold fell 4.7% for the week.
A bear market is defined roughly as a 20% drop from a recent peak. Gold hit a record of $1,888.70 an ounce in August 2011, a month when jitters about the euro-zone's debt load were ramping up and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services yanked the U.S.'s triple-A rating.
Some traders viewed the drop below $1,520 an ounce as an important move because that level provided some support in the past. Friday's fall turned some traders, such as Stephen Klein, a portfolio manager at New York hedge fund AT Global Capital, into bears. Mr. Klein had spent the past two years on the sidelines. "At this point, it looks like gold has gone over a cliff," Mr. Klein said. "Gold has always been sentiment-driven, and now the price action shows you that sentiment has changed."
On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs became the latest player to sour on gold, lowering price targets and saying a rebound in prices was "likely several years away."
During its rally, gold has drawn big-name hedge-fund managers. Some reaped large gains but are stumbling now.
The gold fund managed by John Paulson's Paulson & Co. was down 28% in the first quarter, according to an investor letter. It was unclear how the Paulson & Co. fund performed on Friday. Mr. Paulson owns a majority of the gold fund, which is one of the firm's smallest funds, at less than $900 million.
"The recent decline in gold prices has not changed our long-term thesis," said John Reade, a partner and gold strategist with Paulson & Co., who noted that the fund began scooping up gold when it was trading at around $900 in April 2009. "Federal governments have been printing money at an unprecedented rate. It is this expectation of paper currency debasement which makes gold an attractive long-term investment for us."
Many investors in recent years had bought gold as a hedge against inflation. A widespread assumption by gold bulls was that the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program, which is aimed at keeping long-term interest rates low and stimulating economic growth, would cause a broad-based increase in prices.
So far it hasn't, undercutting the case for buying gold. The U.S. producer-price index, meanwhile, fell 0.6% in March from February, the Labor Department reported.
"Inflation is definitely not a concern right now, and it's unlikely to become a major concern in the future," said Rohit Savant, senior commodity analyst with CPM Group, a New York metals consultancy.
Gold's plunge into bear territory took less than 20 minutes, starting at 10:25 a.m. in New York and breaching the bear threshold at 10:44 a.m., with the volatility triggering a 10-second trading halt midway through.
After heavy selling all morning, trade data show the market began to be flooded with sell orders as large as 12 contracts at a time while buy orders were less than half that level. It fell $23.60 a troy ounce, or 1.5% in that period, and continued to fall to the intraday low of $1,480.20 before turning back up.
Some investors also cited the situation in Cyprus, where a draft document proposed central-bank gold sales of over $500 million to fund a bank bailout.
Either way, once gold began to fall, the selling cascaded with few investors willing to step in and buy, traders said. One internal email within a New York investment bank said: "No willing buyers seen."
Gold's long rise was aided along the way by the introduction of ETFs. SPDR Gold Shares, the world's largest gold ETF, drew in billions of dollars and briefly became the world's largest ETF by value, eclipsing the SPDR Standard & Poor's 500 stock-index ETF. But the gold ETF's hoard is down 13% from the record 1,353.35 metric tons in December, as sales by big hedge funds sent some investors fleeing.
"For a while, gold was seen as the key commodity to own, and that view was appropriate in 2000, when stocks were overvalued and over-owned," says Tobias Levkovich, Citigroup 's chief U.S. equity strategist. "Once again, stocks look like a far better investment to hold."
All eyes are likely to be on the market opening Sunday evening. Many worry that brokers may require clients with gold holdings to post money, known as margin collateral, to keep positions open.
If those investors decide instead to leave the market, that could lead to another wave of selling. Continued price declines also could reactivate hedging programs by gold-mining companies, exacerbating losses as producers hedge against lower gold prices by entering contracts to sell future production at a specified price, said Robin Bhar, head of metals research at Société Générale .
"Who can afford to hold gold in this environment?" said Adam Klopfenstein, senior market strategist with Archer Financial Services in Chicago. "With prices falling so much, you better have a lot of money behind you if you plan to hold gold."
—Juliet Chung contributed to this article.
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Retail giant Amazon.com was exposed on Tuesday (February 21) as selling endangered whale and dolphin meat among their expansive list of online offerings on its Japanese website. However, following international outcry Amazon reportedly pulled these products from their website by Wednesday, with searches for all things cetaceans now coming up empty.
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According to "Amazon.com's Unpalatable Profits" — a report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Humane Society International, a startling 147 different products derived from whales, dolphins and porpoises were found for sale on Amazon's Japanese subsidiary, Amazon Japan, even though company policy prohibits the sale of unlicensed or illegal wildlife products and endangered species.
Among whale species being sold on the online shopping portal were sei, fin, Bryde's and minke, which are all protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Some of the endangered whales, such as sei and minke, are harvested as a part of Japan's controversial whaling program which exploits a loophole in the International Whaling Commission (IWC)s' global moratorium that allows for a scientific research quota. The fin whale comes from Iceland's openly commercial hunts, which not only violate the IWC's moratorium but also the Pelly Amendment, which led US president Barack Obama to consider trade sanctions against the nation in 2011.
Whale bacon, canned whale, whale stew and a slew of other cetacean-derived products were discovered among Amazon Japan's online offerings, as well as dolphin and pilot whale sourced from the drive hunts that are depicted in the 2009 documentary The Cove.
In direct contravention to Japanese labeling laws, about a third of the observed products did not include a mandatory label indicating the species. It is also suspected that much of the meat labeled as 'whale' was in fact dolphin, sourced from the infamous town of Taiji.
In addition to the ethical concerns regarding the consumption of sentient animals, there are significant human health issues. EIA investigators analyzed cetacean products they had purchased from the website, and discovered mercury levels of 20ppm (parts per million), which far exceeds the Japanese 0.4ppm national limit for mercury in seafood.
Within 24 hours of the EIA report being released, tens of thousands of activists mobilized around the world. Petitions were signed, Amazon's Twitter and Facebook pages were bombarded, and letters were sent to CEO Jeff Bezos calling on him to honor Amazon's purported goal of "constantly looking for ways to further reduce our environmental impact."
The Internet retail giant responded to the outcry against by removing all cetacean products from the site overnight.
This is an important first step. But remains to be seen if Amazon will make a formal commitment to protect cetaceans and enact a permanent ban on all whale, dolphin, and porpoise products from their website.
Laura Bridgeman has long been interested in environmental issues. After graduating from university in Canada, she came to work with the Earth Island Institute to follow her passion. She works closely with Ric O'Barry's Save Japan Dolphins project and is also involved in fostering youth leadership with the Institute's New Leaders Initiative.


text: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Report Details Characteristics of Medical Homes Robust and lasting clinician-patient relationships are at the heart of every medical home, says a new report from the Commonwealth Fund that proposes 8 characteristics of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The report aims to provide general guidance for transforming a practice into this new model of care. The broad "change concepts," as the report calls them are: engaged leadership; a quality improvement strategy; empanelment or linking patients with specific providers to ensure the continuity of the patient-provider relationship; continuous and team-based healing relationships; organized, evidence-based care; patient-centered interactions; enhanced patient access to clinical information after office hours; and care coordination. For each of the 8 concepts, the authors suggested 2 to 6 specific practice modifications called key changes. For example, under organized, evidence-based care they propose that providers: use planned care according to patient need identify high-risk patients and ensure they receive appropriate care and case management services use point-of-care reminders based on clinical guidelines enable planned interactions with patients by making up-to-date information available to providers and the care team prior to the visit Within the descriptions of the 8 characteristics, the report illustrates how the care of patients would differ between a fully transformed PCMH and a more typical primary care practice as seen through the health care experiences of 2 fictitious sisters—Ms G and Ms H.


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While I am certainly not one to use this app, as I live in the USA, those in London that ride public transportation may find this app to be quite useful. As the company puts it, the UK's best-selling travel app has made its way to Android phones and you can instantly know when your bus will be arriving at any of London's 20,000 bus stops. You can get the lite version of Buschecker by Fat Attitude LTD. which offers you a 30 day free trial of it's full features. Otherwise you'll be paying about $1.95 for all its features. They include:
- Live, updated countdown display of bus arrivals.
- Real-time GPS map of nearest bus stops.
- Full route maps for all London Bus Routes – see exactly where your bus goes.
- Service information – diversions/closures/cancellations.
- Home screen widget – live arrivals for your favourite stops.
- Tap on bus numbers to filter the list: see screenshots.
- Details bus stop information – routes/map location/direction.
- Map/route number display – find the right bus to get you home!
Hit the break below to get your free trial of what is considered one of the best apps for traveling by the likes of BBC Click, The Telegraph, Guardian Online, The Independent and Wired UK. While this app doesn't work for me, I would certainly recommend anyone in or traveling to the UK in giving this a shot and letting us know what you think in the comment section below. Also if you're interested you can check the video on it below. Enjoy!
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Ben Fritz and Dawn C. Chmielewski, a dynamic duo writing for the Business section of the Los Angeles Times, have an insightful piece in Tuesday's paper about the future of Marvel and Disney and how they're both holding out for a hero who will perform across corporate platforms:
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger got right to the point in a conference call last week to discuss the company's financial performance with Wall Street analysts.
"Let me start off by saying how thrilled we are with the global success of 'Iron Man 2,'" he said. "It makes me even more enthusiastic about the great things that Marvel and Disney can do together."
"Iron Man 2" was put into production before the Burbank entertainment giant acquired the comic book publisher turned movie-maker in December for $4 billion. But it nonetheless epitomizes Iger's strategy for Disney: build "brands" on the big screen that can earn more profits through sequels as well as spin-offs including toys, television shows, digital media and theme park attractions.
The big question surrounding Marvel since the acquisition has been how much value its library brings to mainstream audiences that have never heard of Namor the Sub-Mariner, Dr. Strange or Ant-Man.
Before the release of the first "Iron Man" in 2008, few people outside those who frequent comic book stores had heard of billionaire Tony Stark and his red and gold super suit. Now he has generated more than $1 billion in worldwide box office and is Marvel's bestselling consumer products property, exceeding even Spider-Man.
The web slinger, along with other high-profile superheroes such as the Fantastic Four and X-Men, are tied up in long-term licensing deals with other movie studios.
Now Disney is hoping that Iron Man provides Marvel a model for turning subprime superheroes from its 5,000-plus character library into investment-grade franchises.
"I like franchises, not necessarily because they fit the corporate model, but because that's what I was a fan of when I was a kid," said Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, who produces the company's films. "Toys simply extend the experience that people had so much fun with for two hours in the theaters. And if it feeds other divisions, that's awesome."
During a climactic battle late in "Iron Man 2," the titular superhero saves a boy who's wearing an Iron Man mask and "repulsor ray" and is mistaken by killer robots for the real thing.
It's a dramatic moment but also an example of how Disney hopes its high-stakes bet on a comic book company will pay off. The same items that the child wears in "Iron Man 2" are now stocking the toy department shelves of Target and other retailers.
"The movies were what drove mass-market awareness of Iron Man," said Simon Philips, president of worldwide consumer products for Marvel. "Before them you had to go into a collector's store to find something around the character."
Now that Iron Man is a bestselling brand with worldwide appeal, Philips said, Marvel intends to keep him that way with new waves of products that will continue to be released until "Iron Man 3" hits theaters.
Disney hopes its Pixar Animation Studios will be the model for Marvel. The creators of "Toy Story" have not only produced more hit movies since the 2006 acquisition, but also helped design theme park attractions, video games and toys…
— Ben Fritz and Dawn Chmielewski
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This sketch depicts the well known home Capo di Monte located at the corner of Upper Terrace and Judges Walk. The building is currently a Grade-II listed and is one of the most famous buildings in Hampstead. It dates from before 1762 and is located in one of the oldest areas of Hampstead.Former residents include Sarah Siddons, Kenneth Clark and Marghanita Laski.
The artist Sydney Arrobus (1901-1990) was a well known figure in Hampstead. He often could be found out sketching the streets, houses, and shops of Hampstead. During his lifetime his work was shown at the Royal Institute of Painters and Watercolours and the Hampstead Artist Council.


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|We're gonna get that Zombie!
(all photos by Bakan Photography: http://www.bakanphotography.com/)
There's a bunch of pieces here, so rather than going through one-by-one, here's a list of the materials used to make the costumes:
- Hubcaps
- Railroad crossing sign
- Soda tabs
- Strips of stainless steel
- Various bits of sports equipment
- Jump rings
- Aluminum from duct parts
And here are some pics of our adventures!
|She's gonna get 'im
|Do you hear that?
|Even bears need armor
|In the chaos, they turned against each other
|On the lookout
|The mighty Chevrolet Sword!
|The hole he crawled out of
|You know what they say.... The family that slays together, stays together.
Special thanks to the super talented Langley West for coming along to play Zombie for us!


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July 07. 2013 8:01PM
Durham firefighter to take part in Arizona memorial service
By PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
Solemn convoy takes fallen Arizona firefighters home
DURHAM — A Durham firefighter will take part in a memorial service Tuesday for 19 members of an elite firefighting squad that lost their lives battling a wildfire last month.
Durham Firefighter Scott McGrath flew out to Arizona Sunday morning to help honor the 19 members of the Arizona Granite Mountain Hotshots killed June 30 while battling a wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz.
"He was a part of that unit once, and knew a few of the firefighters that were killed," said Scott's wife, Jessica McGrath, Sunday night. "He knew the team leader, Eric Marsh. He is going to be a part of the memorial service."
A 20-member crew of Granite Mountain Hotshots were battling a wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz., on June 30 when the wind changed and redirected the intense flames at their position. Only the unit's lookout, who was stationed on a nearby hilltop, survived the disaster.
Tuesday's memorial service for all 19 firefighters killed battling the Yarnell Hill wildfire will be held at Tim's Toyota Center arena in Prescott Valley. The service will start at 11 a.m. The facility can seat 5,000 people.
Vice President Joe Biden will travel on Tuesday to Arizona to attend the memorial service.
Jessica McGrath said her family built a small memorial to the 19 firefighters in the yard of their home, and that her husband is honored to take part in the service.
"We're so grateful to the Durham Fire Department and the union for making this possible," said Jessica. "It means so much to our family."
Attempts to reach Scott McGrath in Arizona Sunday night were unsuccessful.
The firefighters lost their lives while working to contain a blaze that, through Friday, had burned 8,400 acres and destroyed 129 homes north of Phoenix. Officials said on Thursday that the fire had been 80 percent contained.
The deaths of the high-skilled firefighters marked the deadliest loss of life for a U.S. fire department since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.


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Wild mushrooms and caramelized onions don't come to the general imagination as tailgate fare, nor did they when I moved to the United States. In Italy, hamburgers are the epitome of all American food, but we Italians with strong roots have a way of "Italianizing" plates. Hamburger night was a fun family affair when us kids could liberally dig our hands in ground beef and then make a mess without being reprimanded. Little did I know that bringing this family recipe to my first tailgate potluck would result in it becoming a signature for parties to come. Bring some international flair to the football party with this recipe and serve with a glass of wine for optimal tasting delight.
Buffalo Biscuit Sliders
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Grill Time: Varies by personal preference
Difficulty Level: Medium
Yield: 6 burgers
- one-half pound of ground buffalo meat
- 1 tray of wild mushrooms
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 small yellow onions
- 2 slices of Swiss cheese
- Take-and-bake biscuits (Pillsbury Grands!® work well)
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- pink rock salt
- one-fourth teaspoon black and red pepper
- 1 tablespoon of Expeller Pressed coconut oil
Thinly slice the onions and cook them until golden in one tablespoon of coconut oil (you can also use a mix of olive oil and unsalted butter with the same dosage). When sizzling, add vinegar and sugar and let caramelize at low heat. Set aside.
Then, sauté the mushrooms in one-half tablespoon of coconut oil (or olive oil), add a clove of minced garlic and any other herbs you think would work well. Set aside the sautéed ingredients.
Bake biscuits at required temperature and cover after removing from the oven to keep them warm.
Mix ground buffalo meat with salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Shape into 6 mini sliders and cook them (medium rare for best results) in a sauté pan. Add the Swiss cheese a minute or two before removing from heat to allow it to melt.
Assemble your sliders and enjoy with a glass of wine during the game.
Don't forget the Buffalo Dip – get our Gridiron Grub recipe here.
Francesca Belluomini is a freelance writer covering all things Miami. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.


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DALLAS — Kevin Klein scored with 2:53 left to lift the New York Rangers over the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night.
Ryan McDonagh gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with a goal 8:26 into the third, and then helped prevent a tying goal by sliding over a loose puck at the goal line.
Valeri Nichushkin scored for Dallas with 4:01 left, but then Klein got the winner from the slot into the upper right corner of the net.
Chris Kreider also scored, and Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves for the Rangers. Second-place New York is 16 points behind Metropolitan Division-leading Washington.
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I need help to configure a netstick (Orange iCON 225 UMTS USB stick).
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When you connect your USB device, the kernel posts messages about what device(s) and controller(s) are connecting, and the associated device drivers assigned, if any. This output is in (up to) five places:
1) On your console, in white text on blue background, which you would see if you were not running X Windows at the time. From i386/amd64 architectures, you can switch to the console with Alt+Ctrl+F1, and back to your X Windows with Alt+Ctrl+F5.
2) In your dmesg(8).
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4) In /var/run/dmesg.boot.
5) In an xconsole(1) window, if you are using that tool.
From that, if you cannot determine what device(s) are available when you connect your USB device, please post the contents of /var/run/dmesg.boot here.
Section 14.17 of the FAQ.
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This is the detail I received after I ran the command /var/run/dmesg .
Do I need to install DRIVER for the cellualr NETSTICK.
OpenBSD 4.9 (GENERIC) #671: Wed Mar 2 07:09:00 MST 2011 email@example.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC cpu0: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS ("AuthenticAMD" 586-class) 499 M Hz cpu0: FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,SEP,PGE,CMOV,CFLUSH,MMX real mem = 268009472 (255MB) avail mem = 253493248 (241MB) mainbus0 at root bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 11/05/08, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfd088 pcibios0 at bios0: rev 2.1 @ 0xf0000/0x10000 pcibios0: pcibios_get_intr_routing - function not supported pcibios0: PCI IRQ Routing information unavailable. pcibios0: PCI bus #0 is the last bus bios0: ROM list: 0xe0000/0xa800 cpu0 at mainbus0: (uniprocessor) pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) pchb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "AMD Geode LX" rev 0x33 glxsb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 2 "AMD Geode LX Crypto" rev 0x00: RNG AES vr0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0 "VIA VT6105M RhineIII" rev 0x96: irq 10, address 00 :0d:b9:1c:96:80 ukphy0 at vr0 phy 1: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface, rev. 3: OUI 0x004063, model 0x0034 vr1 at pci0 dev 10 function 0 "VIA VT6105M RhineIII" rev 0x96: irq 11, address 0 0:0d:b9:1c:96:81 ukphy1 at vr1 phy 1: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface, rev. 3: OUI 0x004063, model 0x0034 glxpcib0 at pci0 dev 15 function 0 "AMD CS5536 ISA" rev 0x03: rev 3, 32-bit 3579 545Hz timer, watchdog, gpio gpio0 at glxpcib0: 32 pins pciide0 at pci0 dev 15 function 2 "AMD CS5536 IDE" rev 0x01: DMA, channel 0 wire d to compatibility, channel 1 wired to compatibility wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <CF 4GB> wd0: 1-sector PIO, LBA, 3831MB, 7847280 sectors wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 pciide0: channel 1 ignored (disabled) ohci0 at pci0 dev 15 function 4 "AMD CS5536 USB" rev 0x02: irq 12, version 1.0, legacy support ehci0 at pci0 dev 15 function 5 "AMD CS5536 USB" rev 0x02: irq 12 usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0 uhub0 at usb0 "AMD EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1 isa0 at glxpcib0 isadma0 at isa0 com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com0: console com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8/8 irq 3: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 spkr0 at pcppi0 npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 usb1 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0 uhub1 at usb1 "AMD OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 biomask f3e7 netmask ffe7 ttymask ffff mtrr: K6-family MTRR support (2 registers) nvram: invalid checksum umsm0 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 "Option N.V. Globetrotter HSDP A Modem" rev 1.10/0.00 addr 2 vscsi0 at root scsibus0 at vscsi0: 256 targets softraid0 at root root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b clock: unknown CMOS layout umsm0 detached umsm0 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 "Option N.V. Globetrotter HSDP A Modem" rev 1.10/0.00 addr 2 ucom0 at umsm0 umsm1 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 1 "Option N.V. Globetrotter HSDP A Modem" rev 1.10/0.00 addr 2 ucom1 at umsm1 umsm2 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 2 "Option N.V. Globetrotter HSDP A Modem" rev 1.10/0.00 addr 2 ucom2 at umsm2 duplicate IP address 192.168.1.102 sent from ethernet address 02:21:6a:ac:a8:e8 duplicate IP address 192.168.1.102 sent from ethernet address 02:21:6a:ac:a8:e8
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This is a umsm(4) Qualcomm modem adapter:
umsm0 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 "Option N.V. Globetrotter HSDP A Modem" rev 1.10/0.00 addr 2
ucom0 at umsm0
No, it's clearly being enumerated properly, but you have ucom[0-2], so you'll need to discover which one is accepting AT commands.
You can use cu(1)/tip(1) to send raw commands, ATI should return something on one or more of the devices..
Just in case you're not sure what the device nodes are:
Once you've figured that out, you'll need to establish a PPP connection, I don't really know much about these devices.
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When a death investigator first arrives at the crime scene, he or she must confirm the death and conduct a scene walkthrough. He or she should follow these steps:
Principle: Introductions at the scene allow the investigator to establish formal contact with other official agency representatives. The investigator must identify the first responder to ascertain if any artifacts or contamination may have been introduced to the death scene. The investigator must work with all key people to ensure command protocol and scene safety prior to his/her entrance into the scene.
Authorization: Medical Examiner/Coroner Official Office Policy Manual; State or Federal Statutory Authority.
Policy: The investigator shall take the initiative to introduce himself or herself, identify essential personnel, establish rapport and determine scene safety and security.
Procedure: Upon arrival at the scene, and prior to entering the scene, the investigator should:
Summary: Introductions at the scene help to establish a collaborative investigative effort. It is essential to carry identification in the event of questioned authority. It is essential to establish scene safety prior to entry.
Principle: Determining scene safety and security for all investigative personnel is essential to the investigative process. The risk of environmental and physical injury must be removed prior to initiating a scene investigation. Risks can include hostile crowds; collapsing structures; traffic; and environmental, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats.
Policy: The investigator shall attempt to establish scene safety and security prior to entering the scene to prevent injury or loss of life, including contacting appropriate agencies for assistance with other scene safety and security issues.
Procedure: Upon arrival at the scene, the investigator should:
Note: Due to potential scene hazards (e.g., crowd control, collapsing structures, poisonous gases, traffic), the body may have to be removed before scene investigation can be continued.
Summary: Environmental and physical threats to the investigator must be removed in order to conduct a scene investigation safely. Protective devices must be used by investigative staff to prevent injury. The investigator must endeavor to protect the evidence against contamination or loss.
Principle: Appropriate personnel must make a determination of death prior to the initiation of the death investigation. The confirmation or pronouncement of death determines jurisdictional responsibilities.
Policy: The investigator shall ensure that appropriate personnel have viewed the body and that death has been confirmed.
Summary: Once death has been determined, rescue/resuscitative efforts cease and medicolegal jurisdiction can be established. It is vital that this occur prior to the medical examiner/coroner's assuming any responsibilities.
Principle: Scene investigators must recognize the varying jurisdictional and statutory responsibilities that apply to individual agency representatives (e.g., law enforcement, fire, EMT, judicial/legal). Determining each agency's investigative responsibility at the scene is essential in planning the scope and depth of each scene investigation and official release of information to the public.
Policy: The investigator shall identify specific responsibilities, share appropriate preliminary information, and establish investigative goals of each agency present at the scene.
Procedure: When participating in scene briefing, the investigator should:
Summary: Scene briefing allows for initial and factual information exchange. This includes scene location, time factors, initial witness information, agency responsibilities and investigative strategy.
Note: Since current global positioning system (GPS) devices may have error, it is important to establish the location using other reference points (permanent landmarks) and distance/bearing from landmarks whenever GPS is used.
Principle: Conducting a scene "walk through" provides the investigator with an overview of the entire scene. The "walk through" provides the investigator with the first opportunity to locate and view the body, identify valuable and fragile evidence, and determine initial investigative procedures providing for a systematic examination and documentation of the scene and body.
Policy: The investigator shall conduct a scene "walk through" to establish pertinent scene parameters.
Summary: The initial scene "walk through" is essential to minimize scene disturbance and to prevent the loss and/or contamination of physical and fragile evidence.
Principle: Ensuring the integrity of the evidence by establishing and maintaining a chain of custody is vital to an investigation. This will safeguard against subsequent allegations of tampering, theft, planting and contamination of evidence.
Policy: Prior to the removal of any evidence, the custodian(s) of evidence shall be designated and shall generate and maintain a chain of custody for all evidence collected.
Procedure: Throughout the investigation, those responsible for preserving the chain of custody should:
Summary: It is essential to maintain a proper chain of custody for evidence. Through proper documentation, collection and preservation, the integrity of the evidence can be assured. A properly maintained chain of custody and prompt transfer will reduce the likelihood of a challenge to the integrity of the evidence.
Principle: The investigator must follow local, state and federal laws for the collection of evidence to ensure its admissibility. The investigator must work with law enforcement and the legal authorities to determine laws regarding collection of evidence.
Policy: The investigator working with other agencies must identify and work under appropriate legal authority. Modification of informal procedures may be necessary but laws must always be followed.
Procedure: The investigator, prior to or upon arrival at the death scene, should work with other agencies to:
Summary: Following laws related to the collection of evidence will ensure a complete and proper investigation in compliance with state and local laws, admissibility in court and adherence to office policies and protocols.
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Colette, Paris, 1951, printed December 1976
Platinum-palladium print, edition 1/50
49.4 x 49.4 cm (image); 61.8 x 56 cm (paper)
Inscribed verso: "COLETTE"; inscribed verso: "452 / .. [in a circle]"; inscribed verso: "BF. 260 Paper on Aluminum / Multiple coating and Printing / 1 [in a circle] Platinum / 2 [in a circle] Platinum-palladium / Print made December 1976"; signed and stamped verso: "Irving Penn / Hand-coated by the photographer [in a circle]"; inscribed verso: "In addition to 50 prints of this image / in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed, silver prints not exceeding a total of 25 may exist."; stamped and inscribed verso: "PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1960 by / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner."
Gift of Irving Penn, 1996.207
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Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, "Irving Penn, A Career in Photography," November 22, 1997–February 1, 1998; traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, State Hermitage Museum, March 1–May 16, 1998; Hamburg, Germany, Deichtorhallen, June 18–September 6, 1998; Munich, Germany, Müchner Stadtmuseum, October 6, 1998–February 21, 1999; San Francisco, California, Friends of Photography/Ansel Adams Center for Photography, November 11, 1999–January 23, 2000; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 25–June 4, 2000; Paris, France, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, September 13–November 5, 2000. (Colin Westerbeck)
Publication History
Penn, Irving. 1960. "Moments Preserved." Simon and Schuster. p. 22. (other print of this image)
Photography in the Fine Arts. 1961. "Photography in the Fine Arts: Third Exhibit." Exh. cat. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. p. 49. (other print of this image)
Photography in the Fine Arts. 1965. "Photography in the Fine Arts, 1965 World's Fair Exhibit." Exh. cat. New York. p.35, pl. 98. (other print of this image)
Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Turin. 1975. "I platini di Irving Penn: 25 anni di fotografia." Exh. cat. Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna/Ages Arti Grafiche. p. 30. (other print of this image)
Marlborough Gallery, New York. 1977. "Irving Penn: Photographs in Platinum Metals, Images 1947–1975." Exh. cat. Marlborough Gallery. n.pag., cat. 77. (other print of this image)
Museum Ludwig. 1984. "Sammlung Gruber: Photographie des 20. Jarhunderts." Exh. cat. Museum Ludwig. p. 343. (other print of this image)
Printemps des Artes de Monte-Carlo, Monaco. 1986. "Irving Penn." Exh. cat. Printemps des Artes de Monte-Carlo. pl. 20. (other print of this image)
Szarkowski, John. 1984. "Irving Penn." Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art/New York Graphic Society Books. pl. 35. (other print of this image)
Penn, Irving. 1991. "Passage: A Work Record." Knopf. p. 111. (other print of this image?)
Fraser, Kennedy. 1992. "On the Edge: Images from 100 Years of Vogue." Exh. cat. New York Public Library/Random House. p. 103. (other print of this image)
Hürlimann, Annemarie. 1994. "Irving Penn: Collection privée/Irving Penn: Privatsammlung." Exh. cat. Musée d'art et d'histoire/Editions Bentali. p. 56, cat. 35. (other print of this image)
Westerbeck, Colin. 1997. "Irving Penn: A Career in Photography." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Bulfinch Press. p. 156, cat. 76, pl. 89.
Penn, Irving. 2004. "A Notebook at Random." Bulfinch Press. p. 11. (other print of this image)
Greenough, Sarah. 2005. "Irving Penn: Platinum Prints." Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/Yale University Press. pl. 36. (other print of this image)
Keaney, Magdalene. 2010. "Irving Penn Portraits." Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, London. p. 45, pl. 15. (other print of this image/variant in gelatin silver)
Ownership History
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Two sources with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to the Inquirer that the Phillies have agreed to trade Lou Marson, Jason Donald, Carlos Carrasco and Jason Knapp to Cleveland for pitcher Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco. The deal is done pending a review of medical records, and could be announced shortly.
Lee, 30, the 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner, is 7-9 this season with a 3.14 earned run average. Francisco, 28, is a righthanded hitting outfielder, batting .250 with 10 home runs this season. Francisco has pinch hit twice this season, going hitless in two at-bats.
The Phillies had long been engaged in talks with the Toronto Blue Jays to acquire pitcher Roy Halladay. But the Blue Jays asked for pitcher J.A. Happ and top prospects Kyle Drabek and Dominic Brown. Phils general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was able to acquire a former Cy Young Award winner without trading any of those players.
The most likely roster moves for the Phils would be to option John Mayberry Jr. to Triple-A, and demote a pitcher like Steven Register or Kyle Kendrick.


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GREAT KILLS — The Staten Island beer festival will return after a two-year hiatus to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims.
The Staten Island Brewfest will hold its third festival celebrating craft beer in March.
"My son and I had been talking about what are some things we could do to help people affected by Hurricane Sandy," said John Cocozza, organizer of the fest.
He said that people had been posting about the previous brew fests on Facebook, and that sparked the idea to restart the festival to help Sandy victims.
Organizers will donate 20 percent of the money raised to the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation, which has been doing Sandy relief work.
Cocozza plans on holding two more fundraising beer fests later in the year — one more in Staten Island and another in New Jersey — and making it an annual event.
The festival will feature over 30 different breweries in attendance, with each bringing at least two beers to sample, and the selection will focus on rarer brews.
"This is not going to be just standard No. 1 and No. 2 best selling beers from breweries," Cocozza said. "We really worked hard to deliver the best possible beers — limited releases, one-offs, small batches, collaborations."
It will also feature a section on the history of brewing in the borough by the Staten Island Museum, and a section dedicated to homebrewers.
The festival will be split into two sessions, and each one will award several awards for the best homebrew, judged by brewmasters.
"This is going to be actual pros," Cocozza said. "So the feedback they give, I think, is going to be invaluable to the aspiring brewers."
People in attendance will also get a chance to vote for their favorite homebrew, with an audience prize to be awarded for each session.
The festival originally held two festivals in 2010, but stopped after Cocozza sold his bar, the Wild Goose Pub on Forest Avenue.
Since then, craft beer has become extremely popular in Staten Island, with two festivals held in October and a homebrew beer-tasting to raise money for hospital workers affected by Sandy in December.
"It shows what I was hoping all along, Staten Island does have a vibrant craft beer community," Cocozza said.
"If we had any part in having that trend start, we're just glad to see that it's going."
And while he worried about the success of resurrecting his old festival with competition from two others in the borough, Cocozza said the response so far has been great, and they already sold 200 tickets.
The Staten Island Brewfest will be on March 23 at Dugout Pub South, 4029 Hylan Boulevard, with an afternoon session from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and a later sessions from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $49 online, $59 at the door. A shuttle bus will be provided to and from the Great Kills train station, and designated drivers get free admission.


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Microsoft funds object of IBM's mainframe fury
PSI pockets $37m
Microsoft has put its loaded name behind PSI - a Silicon Valley-based start-up currently at war with IBM in the mainframe market.
PSI (Platform Solutions Inc.) this week revealed Microsoft as a new investor participating in its fresh $37m Series C funding round. Redmond joins companies such as Intel, Goldman Sachs and InterWest Partners that also back PSI's odd mainframe play. Along with the funding, Microsoft has signed a joint sales agreement with PSI that will see both companies hawk Windows Server 2008 on PSI's machines.
Having more money and a company of Microsoft's weight behind it should give PSI a major boost as it fights IBM during a costly and protracted legal spat.
PSI has partnered with HP and NEC to craft Itanium-based high-end servers that - through some software magic - can run IBM's mainframe operating system and mainframe software. As a result, customers can find cheaper, higher performing systems that accomplish many of their lower-end mainframe tasks. In addition, PSI likes to play the consolidation card, bragging that it can run z/OS, Windows and Linux on the same box.
The company has struggled to get its mainframe play off the ground due to Intel's near constant delays getting new Itanium chips out the door and a host of other reasons. It has, however, managed to capture the attention of some customers and of HP, which sought to acquire PSI for close to $200m.
The deal with HP fell through, according to PSI, after a lawsuit arrived from IBM.
In 2006, Big Blue hit PSI with a patent infringement suit and has stopped supporting applications running on PSI's mainframe copies. PSI returned fire in 2007 claiming that IBM is abusing its mainframe monopoly to keep a competitor out of a market that PSI values at $28bn.
Earlier this month, leading mainframe reseller QSGI warned that it would have to exit the mainframe business due to "a leading OEM" - hint: IBM - blocking its ability to sell refurbished boxes.
"We believe, and the thing IBM has been missing, is that we are not bad for IBM," PSI CEO Michael Maulick told us. "We would help the marketplace grow, since customers would not be forced to migrate away from mainframe systems.
"We will be around, and IBM will have to deal with us one way or another."
As PSI's legal spat plays out with IBM, the company is in what it calls "limited availability." Only select customers can tap its System64 product line, since PSI must handle all of the support for the systems on its own.
The company hopes, however, that the new funding will help it expand these support operations and charge into new markets alongside Microsoft.
While Microsoft and mainframe are rarely mention in the same sentence, Maulick argues that it's only natural for Redmond to embrace these big iron copies. Microsoft wants to forge a path to all of the information sitting on customers' mainframe boxes and needs a tool for the job.
"It is all about the data," Maulick said. "Sixty to seventy percent of corporate data is controlled by the mainframe environment."
In the coming weeks, PSI plans to show off its latest and greatest hardware built around fresh Montvale-based systems from HP and NEC. ®


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Can the cant
Excellent article on the "soccer mom" in trouble [Cover story, "Eight years for a 'minor' offense?" February 20] (http://www.readthehook.com/93079/cover-story-eight-years-minor-offense). I am making my 13-year-old read it in hopes that he will understand why I am not going to serve alcohol to him, much less to his friends.
However, stuck into a very nice piece of journalism was an item of political propaganda: "[The war on drugs] has incarcerated a generation of Americans who are disproportionately black."
The extent to which so many of our young black neighbors grow up uneducated and unemployable and then seek the "easy" money of brutal criminal activity is and has been the most disturbing and intransigent domestic problem we have faced, and our failure to tackle it with more than wishful thinking is a cancer in our society.
However, to imagine that legalizing drugs would cause these deviants to become model citizens is on a par with those who think outlawing SUVs will solve problems in the Middle East.
Keep up the splendid journalism. Edit out the political cant.
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Gretchen Beaman took to the streets to protest bullying because her child was targeted at school. Her daughter, Alannah, 9, has a stutter and was teased — even pushed to the ground — by other children. Beaman worked with school officials to find a solution.
Gretchen Beaman took to the streets to protest bullying because her child was targeted at school.
Her daughter, Alannah, 9, has a stutter and was teased — even pushed to the ground — by other children. Beaman worked with school officials to find a solution.
Unsatisfied with their response, she picketed a Rockford School Board meeting with other parents this year to promote an anti-bullying message. She understood that bullying existed, but she was surprised when it reached her child.
"She didn't start school with a stutter," Beaman said. "Kindergarten and first grade, she was fine. To have that stutter develop, it definitely changed the way that kids saw her, even though they had been her friends for two years previous. They started picking her out as a target just because she had something different.
"My child doesn't let that get in the way. She's still a very outgoing, vocal child, and it was just sad to see the kids putting her down for that."
Alannah's in private school and doing better. Her stress and anxiety levels are reduced, which makes the stutter better, Beaman said.
But lots of other parents reached out to Beaman with similar tales when she went public with her story.
Worsening effects
Experts believe we hear about bullying more and that bullying may be more prevalent because we're more socially connected than ever.
"Children might have been bullied at school or on the way to and from home in the past, but then they went home," said Sherry Falsetti, a professor and director of the division of health policy and social science research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
"They felt safe at home, they got a break from it. They felt safe on the weekends. Now bullying can be 24/7 with social media. ... So I think we're seeing even worsening effects because there's no safe place for them."
Technology evolves so quickly that parents and school officials can't keep up with smartphone applications and websites involved with bullying. The New York Times published a story this month about the increasing use of texting and photo-sharing apps in the wake of a 12-year-old Florida girl's suicide after being cyberbullied.
Falsetti also noted that social media blurs the lines of responsibility for taking action against bullying.
"Things happen at school, and of course people say it's the school's and the parents' responsibility. Really, it's everyone's responsibility," Falsetti said.
Research shows that 70 percent of middle- and high-school students have been bullied at some point. The American Psychological Association defines bullying as "a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort."
Bullying can involve physical contact, words or more subtle actions, the group says.
One of many reasons bullying is difficult to deal with in schools is that it happens where teachers might not be: in the bathroom, on playgrounds, at the back of a school bus.
That's even truer with cyberbullying.
Children who are most often bullied are seen as different and vulnerable. Falsetti said people forget that gifted children are also often targets for bullies.
Schools are responding better to bullying, but that's only been within the past few years, said Carmella Wold, an intensive outpatient counselor at the Rosecrance Berry Campus in Rockford.
"A lot of schools are now noticing these behaviors, but it had been up to the client and counselors, therapists and school social workers to recognize that these behaviors were going on and causing traumatic stress for students," she said.
Principals getting involved with anti-bullying programming can lead to an all-school approach to the problem.
"Students realize that they can trust the adults in their world," said Tom Butler, coordinator of Aspen Counseling & Consulting, an affiliate of Rosecrance Health Network. "If it's an ongoing concern, students feel like they have a chance if (bullying) begins to happen, they can go somewhere where they can get the help they need."
Setting parameters
Falsetti said parents need to be vigilant about monitoring their children's Internet and phone use.
"We're not going to let our children walk down an alley alone at night, so we shouldn't let them be on the Internet or texting at night," Falsetti said. "It's good to set parameters. Tell them to set the phone in a public place at night. Take the phone to make sure bullying isn't happening at night. Not because you don't trust your child, but for your child's protection.
"I always tell parents and kids that you shouldn't be saying anything your parents don't want to read. The other part is that kids don't get that these things can follow them into the future."
Signs that children are being bullied include depression, anxiety, loss of appetite, crying and not wanting to go to school.
Falsetti discourages parents from saying things like "suck it up" or "let it go" in response to bullying. It's more beneficial to have an open-ended conversation to figure out what's happening.
If the bullying is happening at school, get school officials involved in reaching a solution. If it's happening online, close down Facebook and other sites.
"It's hard to keep bullying if you never respond to them," Falsetti said.
Help children learn to be more assertive by saying things like "I don't like it when you talk to me like that." And encourage them and their friends to report bullying to teachers, administrators or other parents when they see or experience it.
If children are exposed to aggressive behavior at home, they may be more likely to bully at school. That reinforces the need for parents to be positive role models for their children.
"Talk about the bullying, that it isn't OK, and emphasize how it makes the other child feel," Falsetti said. "It's important to talk to kids about bullying and that it isn't a good way of dealing with problems."
Falsetti said research doesn't support the myth that bullies are always bullied, that they have no friends or have low self-esteem. Bullies, especially in middle school, are perceived by their classmates as popular.
That's why it's important to empower children who aren't being bullied to stand up against it.
Beaman's daughter is a good role model in that respect.
"She's a kid who stands up for other kids, and it's amazing to me that a child who was being bullied was standing up to the bullies. I'm very proud of her."
Melissa Westphal: 815-987-1341; firstname.lastname@example.com; @mlwestphal
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Editor's note: This is the third in a series in the spirit of Sunshine Week examining Open Meeting Law complaints in Greater Taunton, four years after an overhaul of Massachusetts' "sunshine law."
A violation of the Open Meeting Law in Dighton in 2011 shows that public bodies in Massachusetts must not only post meeting notices 48 hours in advance, but also must list the topics to be discussed with "sufficient specificity."
The violation was among nine unique Open Meeting Law complaints filed against municipal boards in the Taunton area since 2010, including two in Taunton, five in Rehoboth and two in Dighton. Out of those nine complaints, five resulted in rulings by the Massachusetts attorney general's office that the boards were breaking the so-called sunshine law, although none resulted in fines or other significant punishment.
According to a recent investigation by The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, statewide there were 500 Open Meeting Law complaints filed with the attorney general's office in the last four years since the law was revamped and the attorney's general's office took over enforcement instead of district attorneys. According to records of the filings and consequent rulings, the AG's office found public boards in the state had violated the law in 221 of these cases.
Advocates for open government have called the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law one of the weakest in the country since its overhaul, with fines only ordered in three of the 221 cases.
The Dighton violation stems from a Nov. 17, 2011, meeting of the Dighton Police Station Building Committee, which formed to explore the construction of a new public safety building for the town. Minutes from the meeting, which no members of the public attended, show that the committee presented a list of prospective consultants to which it planned to send a requests for proposals, in addition to outlining its review process for receipt of proposals from various firms.
But a town resident filed an Open Meeting Law complaint claiming that the public notice of the meeting used unexplained abbreviations and agenda items that lacked specificity.
According to one of the rules in the state Open Meeting Law, agenda items must be listed "with sufficient specificity to reasonably advise the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting."
A Massachusetts Attorney's General's Office finding released April 16, 2013, noted that the agenda included only a "broadly stated" topic indicating that the committee would send requests for proposals for "professional services." One of the items on the agenda was, "review RFP submittals, make recommendation to the BOS."
The complainant also alleged that the meeting notice's attached agenda had the wrong meeting date, showing as Dec.17, 2011.
The Attorney's General's Office didn't find the committee at fault for the faulty date listing, which it chalked up to a clerical error. "However, we encourage the Committee to be more attentive to preventing errors that may cause confusion as to meeting dates," the violation summary said.
Also, the AG's office didn't find the board in violation of the Open Meeting Law for using the abbreviations that it did, although it said, "We encourage public bodies to avoid using abbreviations or acronyms in meeting notices." And, AG's office noted the committee, in accordance with the Open Meeting Law, posted notice for its meeting 48 hours in advance.
But, the crux of the violation, according to Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Sclarisc, was the "vague" language of an agenda item simply entitled, "professional services."
"There to the extent that the Committee was aware which specific professional services it would consider during the meeting, it should have taken the additional step of listing in the agenda attached to the notice the nature of those professional services," Sclarisc concluded in the finding.
Reached on Tuesday, Dighton Selectmen Patrick Menges said that he has taken advantage of Open Meeting Law seminars provided by the Attorney General's Office at the Taunton Superior Court in recent years, and found it helpful.
"The only thing I can comment is … the Board of Selectmen's office was informed that we should not assume that everyone knows the abbreviations and therefore should not use abbreviations, throughout the agenda," he said. "It is permissible to spell out the phrase at the beginning of the agenda and then put a parenthetical with the acronym and then repeat acronym if necessary.
Menges said that, as a former newspaper man, he supports the Open Meeting Law and it's goal of providing transparency in government.
"I will say, I believe that the present law as it stands is a workable law," Menges said. "It allows the local government to function, and uphold the right of the public to be informed of what town officials are doing."


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There is a unique energy that each Otterbein University student brings to campus. This energy fosters creativity, discovery and endless possibilities for student learning and growth.
Joanne Van Sant brought her own energy to Otterbein in 1948. She passed away on May 21, 2012, but the energy she brought to campus is still here. Dean Van's dynamism manifested in her commitment to Otterbein. Through her leadership and mentorship, she had a positive impact on countless students, graduates, faculty and staff, and community leaders.
Otterbein University has launched an initiative that matches Dean Van's energy and her commitment to Otterbein students. The Joanne Van Sant Office of Student Affairs Initiative will raise at least $2.5 million to ensure what Dean Van always fostered - that learning is not limited to the classroom and that student experiences outside of the classroom are as valuable to students' growth and discovery as their formal studies. At least 60 percent of the funds raised will be used for funding to support student affairs programming and the remaining funds will be used to maintain a collaborative office environment, so that the Office of Student Affairs may continue to support, mentor and inspire students in ways that mirror Dean Van's legacy. Once completed, the office will be renamed the Joanne Van Sant Office of Student Affairs.
Though she was not a graduate of the institution, there is no question of Dean Van's devotion to Otterbein University. In fact, that's why Otterbein recognized her as an honorary alumna in 1970.
Dean Van began her career at Otterbein in 1948, serving as an instructor in the women's physical education department and later as chair of the department from 1950-62. She paved the way for women leaders on campus. She served as the Dean of Women (1952-60; 1962-64), the Dean of Students (1964-68), and 25 years as the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students (1968-93) with an unwavering and unconditional commitment to students.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota militia member indicted in what the FBI once characterized as a terror plot is expected to plead guilty.
Twenty-five-year-old Buford Braden Rogers is scheduled to enter his plea Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court.
He has been indicted on four counts, including charges related to possessing Molotov cocktails. He is not charged with terrorism.
Authorities have said he was part of a tiny militia plotting to blow up the Montevideo police station. At the time of his arrest, FBI officials said they believed they stopped an attack in its planning stages.
According to a transcript of a May 3 interview with the FBI, Rogers told authorities he was not violent and didn't know of anyone planning an attack.


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I ordered these dried Craspedia and they arrived yesterday!
I normally don't buy dried flowers but these look so great dried & they'll last all year round.
I'm starting a new little weekly series called "I'm new here" to introduce you to new finds & little additions to the house.
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Multi-instrumentalist Robin Davis is a musician whose string-bending talent has aided scores of bands in town.
Hes played mandolin for Broke Mountain, helping them win the band competition at the 2003 Rockygrass festival while taking the mandolin competition as a soloist that same year. Hes been a member of the Wayword Sons and Rock and Rye, in addition to sitting in on mandolin, fiddle and guitar in many informal jam sessions.
Hes gone to Nashville a handful of times only to return to make music here, and for the last few years hes played mandolin and fiddle in Waiting on Trial, the local bluegrass band thats about to drop its sophomore release that was recorded with engineer Doug Eagle at Eagle Sound. And hes also a member of the Bear Handed Killers.
Yet it wasnt until recently that he started focusing on having his own band. Leading a band certainly puts more responsibility on the musician that is the leader. At the DIY level, which is thankfully the grass-roots level a musician like Davis works at, the band leader takes on the not-so-music-like tasks of booking shows, handling finances and the rest of the red tape that comes along with operating your business.
The Robin Davis Band will feature Davis on guitar and vocals, Hap Purcell on banjo and Jimmy Largent on bass. Largent and Davis have played more than 100 shows together as a duo. Purcell and Largent also play in the roots rock band Jack Ten High. The bluegrass trio will make their debut tonight at the Derailed Saloon.
The main point of the new band is to have a project with myself on guitar, as that is my main instrument, Davis said. Ive played enough of mandolin, fiddle, banjo and upright bass that I have a level of proficiency on them, but Im really a guitar player. Ultimately, I just love playing music, but flat-picking an acoustic guitar is what has really inspired me to do not much else with myself than practice music for the last 20-plus years. Also, Ive built my reputation among other pickers in the music scene on a national level based on my guitar playing. So, I think its time that I have this band as a vehicle for my abilities as a guitar player, singer, writer and band leader.
Its a project that could evolve. Bluegrass musicians are a proficient bunch with a vast catalog of knowledge, and you can add and take away musicians without missing a beat. Theres opportunity for other musicians to play with Davis, who remains one of the most respected musicians in Colorados nationally recognized and growing acoustic music scene.
A changing lineup will be an intentional thing. Im a musician for life, and over the years Im sure I will play with lots of different musicians, but I know Ill always want a band, and Ill always want a certain amount of artistic control over what I do musically, Davis said. Thats why I want to call it The Robin Davis Band and not some other, cooler name.
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Hey everybody. I own a Sony Clié NR70V and wanted to play my old Monkey Island games on it, so I installed ScummVM. As it was said in an other thread, the current versions don't work on it (as I recognized myself), I installed the 0.7.1 which runs ok. But if I start a game (Indiana Jones 4 for example) the intro is loaded, but sooner or later an error message appears saying "MemoryMgr.c, Line:3552, MemMove to NULL". I tried serveral games (Monkey Island 1 + 2, Indiana Jones 3 + 4, Sam and Max,...) but all of them produce this error. What can I do here?
0.7.1 is quite an old version, a lot of things have changed since then (hence it's unsupported), but the error indicates that you might not have enough memory on your device. Try unloading some programs from memory
as I said, all newer versions are made for ARM devices with PalmOS 5. As mine has OS 4.1 I can't use them (they don't run).
I have 10MB RAM and about 50MB space left on my memory stick, this should be more than enough. I tried v0.6.0 now and this one seems to work fine. Let's hope^^


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Morgan and Nick start their long journey through La Noire, enjoy!
Sorry for poor audio quality, we're new at this. It gets better in Part 2, I assure you.
This is one of my few top games this gen. Would love to see the studio take another crack at that concept and technology.
I prefer playing this game in black and white. It really is gorgeous.
This was a very annoying game for me, ME I said, its a most definite 8/10 imo though. The interrogation and interviewing was great but did fail in more than one aspect a lot of the time, which was frustrating. I couldn't stand the lead character at all.
And the story was absolutely lack luster, the black dahlia murder was just ruined in it. It should have been more prominent and better handled.
Love to see another take at it maybe with another area, time and characters. Sorta like how GTA is done.


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The critically acclaimed 'matching' puzzle game 'Saqqarah' makes its debut on the iPhone in the form of seven applications, one for each of the Temples of the gods!
Each temple is crammed with a variety of matching puzzles, each with their own unique game mechanics.
'Once every thousand years a mysterious eclipse shrouds the ancient pyramid of Saqqarah.
With help of Khufu - the Magical Monkey from the Underground Oasis, the Saqqarah series of games challenges you to solve over 500 puzzles spread across 7 different modes of gameplay and restore mysterious powers of ancient Egypt in this rich and original matching game.'
'The Temple of Bast' provides many challenging and beautifully constructed thinking puzzles.
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