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Wikipedia says "Wolfram Alpha differs from traditional search engines in that it does not simply return a list of results based on a keyword, but instead computes answers and relevant visualizations from a corpus of known information."
Wolfram Alpha is a new search engine due to launch in May this year and the creators say that it will be as important to search in the furure as Google is now.
The engine is created by a British physicist and mathematician named Stephen Wolfram and can be found through this URL
www.wolframalpha.com. Wikipedia says the company is in the US and is called Wolfram Research, the Wolfram Alpha Seach Engine Blog can be found at this URL http://blog.wolfram.com/2009/03/05/wolframalpha-is-coming/, I am doing a little more digging as this sounds very interesting.
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Gorokan, New South Wales
April 27th-29th 2001
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Original source: AUFORN Mailing List
UFO Sighting Gorokan NSW
1800 Callin Code: 001362 08.05.2001
Date: 27.04.2001-29.05.2001
Day: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Time Reported: 8:30pm
Location: Gorokan
Reportee: P
Report given to nearest rep: UFO Society WS
The sightings occurred over three nights from 27th April 2001 to 29th April 2001 between the hours of 8:30pm and 10:30pm.
P first had the encounter when he peered outside his bedroom window and discovered five luminous objects hovering in the distance.
As he went outside, he noticed that one of the objects seemed closer than the others, yet still quite a distance away (P's estimate was between 1-2 kilometres northwest). There was a thick cloud barrier and the four other objects appeared to shift in and out of the haze. However, the closest object hovered just below the clouds therefore giving P a much clearer view of the strange anomaly. He described the object as a metallic dome with three different lights spinning from under its rim (red, orange and green) thus reflecting onto its surface.
P said that he also noticed that the object had some kind of wing system on its side. What made the encounter even more bizarre was the unusual fast moving sparks or "pins of light" produced by the object-some seemed to orbit the primary object and return to it while others disappeared into the distance. Peter believes that the anomaly remained visible for around two hours before fading away into the clouds towards Tuggerah Lake. This incident repeated itself over three nights without any noise being produced by the anomaly.
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Warmest Regards
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COWANSHANNOCK TWP, Armstrong County — A Butler County hunter found dead late Tuesday afternoon near his tree stand suffered an apparent heart attack, authorities said.
Thomas Martin Heim, 53, of Butler died of natural causes, according to Armstrong County Deputy Coroner Brian Myers.
Heim had been deer hunting Tuesday with friends on property they lease for a hunting camp in Cowanshannock Township in eastern Armstrong County.
His friends last saw Heim alive at 6:45 a.m. They found him unresponsive about 5:30 p.m. on the ground some 200 yards from his tree stand in woods off Spring Road, authorities said.
Myers pronounced Heim dead at the scene. Since no foul play was suspected, there was no autopsy.
Investigators said it appeared that Heim had been walking up a hill from the tree stand to his pickup truck.
"He was found half way between the stand and the truck," Myers said.
Heim had a cell phone, but apparently was unable to call for help.
Myers said Heim had a "past medical history," but he declined to elaborate.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and state police assisted in the investigation. The Rural Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Citizens Ambulance also were called to the scene.
The Geibel Funeral Home in Butler is handling funeral arrangements.


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I reunite identified family photos that I find in antique shops and second hand stores with genealogists and family historians. If you see one of your ancestors here and would like to obtain the original, feel free to contact me at familyphotoreunion [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] com. I also accept donations of pre-1927 images to be reunited. I hope you enjoy your visit!
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Funeral Card Friday: Death Announcement for Showler Waterman, Arkona, Ontario, 1917
According to this death announcement card, Showler Waterman's funeral was held at his family residence on Wednesday, January 24th, 1917 in Arkona, Lambert County, Ontario. He died two days earlier in Arkona, at the age of 78 years and one month.
In 1911, Mr. Waterman lived at home in Arkona with two of his daughters, Edith & Susanna. In the census for that year he is noted as being a widower. The birth date of December 1838 in the census matches up with the calculated birth date we get from Showler's funeral card.1
To learn more about Showler Waterman's family, we have to look at the 1891 Canada Census. It should be noted that the Waterman name appears with two Ts in the census record. There, we discover that Showler had a wife, Sophia Waterman, and at least six daughters: Lizzie, Mary, Lenora, Edith, Susanna, and Lucy. A domestic servant named Fred Rutter is also a member of the household.2
We also learn from the censuses that Showler was born in England and immigrated to Canada in 1872. In the year prior, Showler and his wife Sophia resided in Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England with their three-year-old son, Joseph Henry Waterman, and 1-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Ann Waterman.3
There's quite a lot of information available online about the Waterman family. Too much, unfortunately, to go into on a short blog post, but I encourage anyone with an interest in this family to continue the search. In the next little while I will be posting a number funeral cards that have a connection to the Watermans. I hope you will stop by to read more about this family.
1. 1911 Census of Canada, Arkona, Lambton East, Ontario, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 1, subdistrict 2, p.8, dwelling 103, family 103, Showler Waterman; digital image, Ancestry. ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 30 May 2012); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-20326 through T-204660↩
2. 1891 Census of Canada, Warwick, Lambton East, Ontario, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 81, subdistrict 2, p.48, family 228, Showler Watterman; digital image, Ancestry. ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 30 May 2012); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-6347↩
3. 1871 Census of England, Lincolnshire, Hogsthorpe, Dist. 7, fol. 73, p. 8, household 39, Showler Waterman; PRO HO 10/3393B, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, UK; digital images, "1871 England Census," database, _Ancestry.com_ (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 May 2012). ↩
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The overcast skies didn't dampen the excitement of graduates, eager to hold their diploma, on graduation Sunday, May 2. Altogether, 588 students—undergraduate and graduate, both affiliate and main campus—marked the formal completion of their degree from Andrews University. Barry Black, chaplain to the United States Senate and His Excellency the Most Honorable Sir Patrick L. Allen, governor-general of Jamaica, were among the featured speakers for the Andrews University graduation weekend April 30–May 2, 2010. Both men were also awarded honorary degrees.
David Ferguson, director of the Undergraduate Leadership Program at Andrews University, offered the Consecration address on Friday, April 30. His presentation, "Upside Down," reminded departing grads one more time of the mission of Andrews University, which is marked on the globe near the entrance to campus. "I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the last thing you'll see when you exit this campus on Sunday or Monday are the words 'Change the World'..." said Ferguson.
On Saturday, May 1, José V. Rojas, director for the Office of Volunteer Ministries for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, presented, "You are the Light of the World" as the Baccalaureate address for both the graduate and undergraduate services at Pioneer Memorial Church. Without any notes, and using his Bible app on his iPhone, Rojas' message was a highlight of the weekend culminating in a standing ovation during the Undergraduate Baccalaureate Service. Among the many bits of wisdom Rojas shared with the departing graduates was this: "If you give this degree to God, your degree will light up the world and glorify your God in heaven."
Several departmental services were held in various locations Friday and Saturday, including the Teacher Dedication Service, the Department of Nursing Pinning Ceremony, the Seminary Dedication Service, the Department of Religion Dedication service, the Department of Nutrition & Wellness Pinning and the Department of Social Work Graduation Recognition Service.
Saturday evening, May 1, a Sabbath Vespers tribute to parents, faculty and students was held at Pioneer Memorial Church. During the vespers, the Class of 2010 presented their class gift: the Campus Center Outdoor Entry & Patio Lighting Project. Four lampposts stand outside of the Campus Center as pillars of knowledge, faith, Christ-centered change and light. Immediately following vespers, graduates and their families were invited to the President's Reception in the lobby of the Howard Performing Arts Center.
|Darren Heslop (BFA '10) receives his diploma from President Niels-Erik Andreasen.
(Photo by IMC student photographer Katelin Mitchell)
On Graduation Sunday, May 2, Barry Black, chaplain to the United States Senate, was the Graduate Commencement speaker. His address, "Walking Upright in a Fallen World" highlighted the importance of God's Word. "If you're going to walk upright in a fallen world, you must respect God's Word." Black, an Andrews alum, was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity for his lifelong commitment to the service of God and country. Black is the first African-American, the first Seventh-day Adventist and the first military chaplain to hold the office. He served in the U.S. Navy for over 27 years before moving to Capitol Hill in 2003. He attended Andrews University and received a Master of Divinity in 1973 from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
His Excellency the Most Honorable Sir Patrick L. Allen, governor-general of Jamaica, was the speaker for Undergraduate Commencement. Sir Patrick Allen's address was entitled "Plus Ultra." To the graduating students he gave this piece of advice: "You need to decide whether you are the part of the group that acts, or are merely those who are actors....Make the decision to go further. Go and change the world!"
Sir Patrick Allen is the first Seventh-day Adventist to be appointed to the high position of governor-general of Jamaica. He is the sixth person and fifth Jamaican to hold the office since independence in 1962. He has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in many positions, including those as a schoolteacher, principal, pastor, director, conference president and union president. He earned a PhD in educational administration and supervision from Andrews University in 1998. For his lifelong contributions to the field of education and his commitment to the service of his God and his country, Sir Patrick Allen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws.
Upon receiving the honorary degree, Sir Patrick Allen said, "Receiving this distinguished recognition is certainly one of the high points of my life. My family and I...we can go nowhere without wearing the banner of Andrews University."
Two faculty members were honored for their commitment to Adventist education with a John Nevins Andrews Medallion. This award recognizes significant achievement in the advancement of knowledge and education by Seventh-day Adventist teachers, scholars and writers. David Arthur Steen, professor of biology, was honored for his contributions to the field of biology. He has been a member of the Andrews faculty since 1986. Gary Gene Land, professor of history, was honored for his contributions to the field of history. Land, who is retiring this year, has been a member of the Andrews faculty since 1970.
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To me this look is all about the belt
The belt is such a simple accessory, and yet I am just now really learning how to use one successfully.
Friday, July 24, 2009
To me this look is all about the belt
The belt is such a simple accessory, and yet I am just now really learning how to use one successfully.
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While the belt is lovely, I find that just tucking in the very front of the shirt looks too contrived. Have some confidence, dude, and tuck it all in!
For me, it's all about how hot he is.. ;)
Mr. Vukmirovic from Trussardi wears a belt from YSL Cruise men 2009 collection (YSL homepage, look 10). Maybe you can find him in a store.
Congratulations about THE book!
A little late, but I'm so thrilled!
Amazing belt!
And to think – I stood on a cobbled street in the middle of Soho ALL day with my rolled up jeans on…
the belt is lovely but i want the MAN! who is HE?
Are the trousers black or navy blue?
I always love the warmth and color of your photos! Another great one :)
I LOVE belts, they can truly change the simplest of outfits, and this outfit…is perfection! LOVE the red shirt against that gorgeous belt, simple accessories (especially those sunnies!) and velvet (?) pants.
It's all about the belt and the hair…when wearing a pants like these ones :)
the colors go so well together!
Whether by accident or design…this guy doesn't look like he put one minute's thought into that outfit.
The belt, bracelet and shades all look like his stalwart accessories…which just makes this all the more cooler and effortless.
And the just grown in shaved head is the piece de resistance…as though he simply can't be bothered to coif…
So…it could be about the belt…or…
The belt is great, but I love those glasses.
I'm not sure about the belt, looks a little surfer to me..
The colors & belt are great, but I don't think this look would work as well outside a still: he can't tuck the whole thing in because it'd look too formal and the half-tuck is stupid.
Isn't that Milan Vukmirovic? If I'm not mistaken he's a co-owner of The Webster at south beach? He shuttles around Milan, Paris and Miami I guess.
His style is effortlessly cool.
love it. totally gorgeous. and great belt.
how many times have we seen the red shirt/black pants combo, but he takes it that one notch higher!
I usually hate red and blue together but but this outfit is great.
the belt is divine, it looks like china! separately– gentleman, take note– this is what you should do when you start to lose your hair.
Vukmirovic ?? – flawless styling
I think he's Milan Vukmirovic and he designs for Trussardi.
The red shirt is from the Trussardi collection 2010! And he was also photographed once by Scott for wearing a powerful necklace against a simple outfit. And the necklace was also from Trussardi.
If my guess is correct, he's a type of designer who sometimes designs what he wants to wear but mixes up with other clothing to get that wow factor.
Like how he picked out his own red shirt and own necklace, but still wore it so beautifully with other clothing. And the belt, not too sure if it's YSL but the Trussardi 2010 collection does have printed belts in beautiful colours.
simple but great!!
simple but great!!
Oh this man is very sexy. I love that belt, but I also love the way his pockets on his shirt have a double point! I love that detail right now. I actually just bought a shirt very similar to this one…
Oh, but I definitely think the belt has become a forgotten accessory for men. Let's bring it back!?!
This belt is very nice and glasses enhance the beauty of pic.
Without the belt this outfit would be ordinary.
Which sunglasses are those??!
wow, great look! besides this is a kind of men, I really adore.) maskuline, trendy and with some natural coolness. The belt ist super cool! hot summer!
The half-tucked shirt look tends to look a little contrived to me. Then again, how does one show off a belt but still maintain an untucked casualness? I don't know.
I loved the belt! Really charming. The belt stands out! I also love blue and red!
I love that belt especially paired with that red shirt
This look could easily be so wrong, but it almost works..
I've only recently discovered the glory of a belt, too. It can transform an outfit from extra ordinary to EXTRAORDINARY!
Handsome handsome…
Milan exudes European confidence right there. A lesser man would have hidden his skull under a beret or worse a baseball cap.
Throw your caps in the trash, gentlemen.
simple and chic!!! the belt rocks the look!!! amazing
Mmm. The best version of sagging pants with a belt ever!
I agree, the belt is great, the shirt is great, but I find the execution of the half-tuck looks somewhat contrived; it doesn't look natural.
looks like my favorite Milan V!
dear sart,
i look forward to seeing photos from your recent trip to toronto!
congrats on the book!
i agree. the simplicity of the belt pulls the brightness of the shirt and darkness of the pants together into one rockin' outfit.
The belt wouldn't work if the shirt didn't fit so nicely. It's also a slightly more masculine look for him to only partially reveal the belt by the way his shirt is tucked in.
Best part for me is the bracelet. So sick.
this guy needs a style profile,
who is he?
semplice ma allo stesso tempo… fantastico!!
more than his belt, i also love his gold bracelet so much
Yeah, but if he was not wearing this fabulous red shirt, the belt wouldnt look nearly as good. Its both
ummm could this be milan vukmirovic? he is cool.
Amazingly hott!
He's nailed the look. I love it. Every bit of it.
thanks for posting this dude…
And extremely hot, again! He know what he wears and how.
Yes the belt is a very important accessorie, but this one isn't my favorite. My favorite colored belt is polo belt to Lamartina or Hackett
I love the belt but i really like his shirt, for me it has such a beatifu design. All te outfit is perfect.
hmm, love the hair and lack of it!
Milan Vukmirovic?
This dude does look really cool…nah I'm not jealous.
One word describes both the man and what he is wearing….SEXY!
Beautiful! It's rather paparazzi esque.. S.B. x
i want that belt also. very simple but cool. really stunning.
and what about the bracelet?
He may not have matinee idol looks, but he certainly nails sexy. Otherwise he couldn't pull off the half-tuck, which looks too affected to me.
He is Milan Vukromovic owner of The Webster Miami and extremely stylish.
this guy just exemplifies cool
yes, very cool.
He's hot as hell.It's the belt,the glasses,the shirt or him don't know but the outfit and him are hot
Medeea Voinea
The outfit is genius. He's "personal" sexy comes through
amidst the bright shirt, patterned belt and gold bracelet. grr.
I love how the belt compliments the red blouse. Simple yet clever. I love it.
wooow!Cool man!!!
The belt is look like old fashion middle eastern belt, my grandpa used to have few of them, handmade. Feels so connected …
Yep, that belt rocks!
lovely outfit, makes me wonder what his shoes are like to complete the whole concept.
loos like and has style like the guy from TALK TO HER
he is very handsome.
Thanks a lot for sharing this article. I would like to read
few more articles from you.
3 things i noticed from the picture :
1. belt
2. striking red shirt
3. bangle (bracelet)
….and i like the bangle !
what a fresh, chic….i love this outfit !!


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Visual and Performing Arts at JMU
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Our graduates shine because they are trained as critical thinkers and problem-solvers. Students tell us that they are attracted to JMU because of our commitment to balancing a rigorous professional program of visual arts study with a liberal arts curriculum renowned for its academic excellence. The same is true for music and other academic disciplines.
To pursue an arts major, you must meet additional application requirements. These include an artistic review, personal interview and letters of recommendation. Music and theater and dance have similar requirements. Details may be found on the respective program Web sites.
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Dietetics major aims to educate with easily digestible language
Ana Mendez, a Lamar University dietetics major from Marshall, breaks down language barriers. Her goal is to deliver patients the information they need to stay healthy in a way that is easy to digest.
Mendez's interest in dietetics came when her mother developed gestational diabetes during a pregnancy. A native of Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico, her mother spoke little English and asked Mendez, who was 14 years old, to interpret for her and her doctors.
"She had to see a nutritionist to help her manage her diet and her blood sugar and insulin," she said. "I had to translate for her, and I became curious in the field of nutrition. When I came to Lamar, I switched my focus to dietetics because it is a broader field."
Mendez said the experience with her mother made her realize the need for bilingual professionals in the field to help patients with their diabetes.
"I think it is important to overcome the language barrier, but there are also cultural boundaries as well," she said. "Some of the terminology is difficult. Even if it is presented in your native language, it can be hard to teach to yourself. It is important to have someone who can interpret the information in a way that the patient can understand and is meaningful. It can be really difficult to process the information and make those changes in your life on your own."
Mendez first heard about Lamar through her high school health teacher, Caren Wonders. Mendez learned about the dietetics program in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and found Lamar to be a good fit for her.
In her junior year, Mendez was chosen for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which pairs faculty mentors with students to teach the research process and prepare them for graduate school. Mendez presented her undergraduate thesis, "Patients' Perception of Barriers and Effective Strategies of Diabetes Self-Management in Southeast Texas," at the McNair Research Symposium at Lamar in November. She conducted her research under the guidance of her mentor Jau-Jiin Chen, associate professor in the department of family and consumer sciences.
"It has really opened doors to me," she said. "Not only did I learn about the research process, but I got to know myself and what I really want to do after graduation. It's made me realize my potential and how much I like learning and doing research."
Mendez said her McNair research helped her to solidify her goal to work in diabetes education.
"There is still a lot of research that needs to be done on how to effectively communicate with the patients and help them understand the disease," she said. "A lot of participants in my research said that they didn't really understand what the disease is. So making the language more accessible to patients would help them get a better grasp on what they are dealing with."
Mendez also participates in the Lamar University Honors Program and is a Student Support Services member and secretary of the Lamar chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu, the honor society for family and consumer sciences. She is also a member of the Lamar University Student Dietetics Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators and works as a referrals coordinator at the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Southeast Texas Medical Associates.
When Mendez isn't hard at work on her studies, she likes to spend time outdoors playing her favorite sport.
"I guess I could say the outdoors is my happy place," she said. "I've played soccer since I was 10, so just as long as I have a ball and a net I am happy."
After graduation, Mendez plans to work in an internship program while she attends graduate school.
"The internship works on a matching system, so I will go to graduate school wherever my resident internship is set up," she said.
Mendez hopes to work as a Certified Diabetes Educator.
"In the end I would really like to set up my own diabetes education program in a community where it is really needed," she said. "The need is more common among minority groups, so probably in a community with a higher minority population. Hopefully I will be able to enhance public knowledge about diabetes and how to keep it manageable."


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The Carlisle Performance Space at UNM looks as if the total contents of the theater department—costumes, sets, actors and all—were dropped inside and tossed about by the West Mesa winds.
Prop designers mix buckets of "blood" and tinker with mobile walls made of opaque plastic. Musicians refine the soundtrack they've composed for the occasion, as lighting technicians hang exposed bulbs alongside gilded chandeliers. Female leads appear one by one on the evolving scene, a silk Victorian hoopskirt here, a skintight corset with fishnets there. Upstage, the title character affixes fangs to his teeth, pops the collar of his blue tweed cape and assumes a deep Transylvanian timbre.
This cast and crew are amid final preparations for The Land Beyond the Forest: Dracula and SWOOP, two plays by Mac Wellman. Though related in their characters and themes, the plays are distinct from one another in scene and style. Dracula is Wellman's theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel—a Victorian-era metaphoric narrative of the notorious vampire's reign and fall, set in the mountains of Transylvania circa 1899. The central characters in Dracula—Dracula, Mina 1, Mina 2 and Lucy—also comprise the entire cast of SWOOP. The latter is a result of Wellman's jettisoned genius; a quartet of monologues the playwright crafted out of discarded lines from his Dracula script. In SWOOP, the characters are our contemporaries, speaking to us from a scene seven miles above modern-day Manhattan.
Independently, each play is an enormous endeavor; at UNM, cast and crew intend to show them together. On the same night. In the same theater. The project began three weeks ago. Making this chaos cohesive seems nearly impossible in such a short time. Especially because they are, for the most part, undergraduate students just learning the craft.
Enter Bill Walters, the director and theater department's new head of performance. His creative vision is responsible for this spectacular mess—and for leading the collaborative efforts that will put it all in order. Among his innovative confederates are faculty members Dorothy Baca, Christopher Sousa-Wynn, Bill Liotta and Richard Hess. Walters also enlisted the musical leadership of local composer and sound designer Bill Clark. The entire production is in partnership with UNM's theater-
The aim of these professors and professionals is, in Walters' words, to "provide an opportunity for students to learn how to develop a vocabulary that's actually integrated into the theatrical context." Within the university environment, these plays become as much an exercise in practical inculcation as they are an artistic undertaking.
By all accounts, Wellman's Dracula is exceptionally loyal to Stoker's original, but it introduces a number of new conceptual questions. "The great challenge," notes Baca, professor of costume design, "is that Wellman's plays lend themselves to go in a million different directions. This is also the best lesson: How to rein them in and create a world." No less, a world that shifts in time and setting almost as commonly as a person blinks.
It seems this particular lesson extends beyond those involved in production. The audience is presented with an elaborate, often cryptic dramatic scene—and the extraordinary responsibility of translating its manifold meanings.
Wellman's scripts require an intellectual investment. Walters' interpretations—
Walters places SWOOP between Acts 1 and 2 of Dracula. The continuity of characters keeps the audience in the playwright's frame of mind. Yet the aesthetic, in this instance, is one of restrained minimalism: Black costumes and dramatic lighting, period. Here, you are given a sensory pause from the tremendous visual scope of Dracula's chandeliers and movable walls and waterfalls o' "blood." You also get the opportunity to focus centrally on the playwright's poeticism.
Tricklock Company members Chad Brummett, Dodie Montgomery, Juli Hendren and Cyd Schulte deliver SWOOP's schizophrenic soliloquies, which imagine the conflicted narcissism of immortality and bloodlust, from four vampiric perspectives. Wellman's style embraces "imagery and rhythm, assonance and consonance, as they live in Shakespeare," says Montgomery. This linguistic artistry is at its most vivid in SWOOP's monologues, and Tricklock's members dutifully and captivatingly honor it.
Altogether, The Land Beyond the Forest is an undertaking of monstrous proportions. Every part of the production's extensive whole—from script to stage—is conceived with a single purpose in mind: edification. The theater is their classroom, and their theatric knowledge is expanded every day.
For the audience, in the course of one very intense evening, it may appear more confusing than clarifying. Drama is rarely easy. Get your thinking cap, a babysitter (this one is absolutely not for the children) and a double shot of espresso and go support the student actors in Dracula—they're fabulous. If you keep one eye forward through the visual insanity of Act 1 and one backward through the relative vulgarity of Act 2, you can center your focus on the clean brilliance of Tricklock's SWOOP, which is just where you'll want it to be.


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Apple Cranberry Galette with Stonewall Kitchen Apple Caramel Butter Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #23
The apple pies keep rolling in! We love all these new recipes for one of our favorite fruits, and this new recipe from Donna is no exception. Her recipe is for a galette - a very freeform and low-stress sort of pie. It's one of our favorite last-minute desserts. Hers includes another holiday favorite: cranberries! Read on for Donna's recipe and some of the rave reviews for this galette.
Where is this recipe from? My recipe (which is original) can be found at Suite 101. My blog post can be found here. There are links to Suite101 where my recipe is. It can be printed off for my readers from there. It just spilled out of my brain one day because had just been to the farmers' market and spied the fresh picked cranberries! I absolutely LOVE making galettes! They're so easy to do!
Why is this the BEST pie recipe you've got? This Apple Cranberry Galette made it to the Serious Eats Favorite Page for more than 24 hours! I was so psyched! ME on the front page!
Here's some more rave reviews!
"That is one DAMN good looking tart - I would toss a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and dig in!!" from Cathy
"I've seen their products at a local specialty store and have been anxious to try them, I just love anything canned and sweet. Now I know I have to pick some up the next time I pay that store a visit. Your tart looks so beautiful and has me thinking of Christmas with those gorgeous cranberries!" from Sophie
"OK, that Caramel Apple butter has been calling my name since I first saw it at the co-op. This might have to make its way into my repertoire. Great photos!" from Lo
Apple Cranberry Galette with Stonewall Kitchen Apple Caramel Butter
In 1991, Stonewall Kitchen started a small business in a NH kitchen selling jams and jellies at the local farmers' market. They quickly grew to a multi-store specialty food company, with a gourmet food catalog and hundreds of employees servicing over 6000 accounts.
Stonewall Kitchen's Caramel Apple Butter provides just the right snap and sweetness for this elegant, but rustic dessert. At $7.95 for a 12 oz. jar, this Caramel Apple Butter isn't cheap. However, it does go a long way, and the decadent flavor it gives to the Apple Cranberry Tart is well worth the price.
1/2 batch of the Best Ever Pie Crust Recipe. (This recipe makes enough for 2 tarts or galettes.)
2-4 ripe apples depending on the size; peeled, cored and sliced (Cortland, Baldwin or Granny Smith apples are good hard apples for this tart/galette.)
2-4 Tablespoons sugar , more or less, depending on the tartness of the apples
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
4 Tablespoons Stonewall Kitchen Caramel Apple Butter or jam of choice (optional)
1 Tablespoon castor or coarse sugar and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon for dusting
1 large egg, beaten
Custard Filling (optional)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 Tablespoon melted butter
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
1/4 cup cream or half & half
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or non-stick silpat liner.
On a floured surface, roll out pie crust to approximately 14" in diameter. Leave the egdes ragged or trim them as desired. Transfer pie crust to the prepared pan. The edges will fall over the sides, but it will be folded over the filling later on.
Using a 9" inverted bowl or pan lid, lightly mark the inside of the pastry crust. Be careful not to cut through the dough. This will be used a guide or template for Stonewall Kitchen Caramel Apple Butter. Spread the Stonewall Kitchen's Caramel Apple Butter or optional jam evenly over the pastry crust within the circle.
Place the apple slices in a bowl and toss with sugar and cinnamon.
Layer sliced apples and 1/2 the cranberries inside and around the circle until it is full, poking the rest of the cranberries in here and there. This is also the time to add additional and optional ingredients like; sliced and toasted almonds, pecans, walnuts, raisins, etc.
Moisten the edges with a small amount of water and carefully fold up, pressing and folding the edges in a rustic pattern.
Mix the 1 Tablespoon castor sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together and set aside.
If the tart is fruit only with no custard filling, then bake it at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and with a pastry brush, brush the outside of the crust with the beaten egg, and sprinkle the crust with the cinnamon sugar for a rustic look. Return to oven and continue baking approximately 10-20 minutes longer or until the fruit is tender.
If the tart will be filled with custard, whisk together all custard ingredients in a small bowl. Remove the tart from the oven after 30 minutes and very gently pour the custard though the center and it will trickle down inside. Depending on the amount of fruit juice the tart has produced, some of it may need to be spooned out to make room for the custard. Don't worry if it doesn't all fit. Some is better than none. With a pastry brush, paint the outside of the crust with the beaten egg, and sprinkle the crust with the cinnamon sugar.
Bake for another 10-20 minutes or until the custard is set.
Remove tart from the oven. Let sit for 10-15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
This tart is best served the same day, but if there are any leftovers, they should be refrigerated.
Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream or ice cream and a dash of cinnamon.
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The evening Maria Susana Flores Gamez was crowned Mujer de Sinaloa, she could have been well on her way to becoming Miss Universe. But instead, winning that beauty pageant in the Mexican state of Sinaloa may have been the high point in a young life shortened by Mexican drug cartel violence.
Flores Gamez, 22, was one of three people killed Saturday in a shootout between an armed gang and the Mexican military in the Mocorito municipality, about 30 miles inland from the Gulf of California. Her body was found in a mountainous region long notorious for drug trafficking and narcotics violence.
(MORE: Mexico's Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals with RPGs)
In a statement, Sinaloa State Attorney General Marco Antonio Higuera said that the beauty queen was part of the group of suspected criminals and that a weapon was found near her body. It was unclear whether she had fired it, however, nor could officials say who shot her or what her connection was to the group. "All we know is that it happened during a confrontation that the army had with criminals, and that she was with the group of criminals," he said.
However, according to the Associated Press, the Mexican military reported Flores Gamez was holding a firearm when she was killed. Soldiers, describing the confrontation in a report say that the gunmen stood behind the woman as the gun battle ensued, which indicates she may have been used as a human shield.
Officials are still awaiting the results of tests to determine whether or not she actually fired the gun.
The Mujer de Sinaloa (Woman of Sinaloa) title was given to Flores Gamez in February, where she beat out more than a dozen other competitors. She went on to the Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa ("Our Beauty Sinaloa") contest in June, but did not win. A victory would have put her in competition for Miss Mexico, who in turn goes on to vie for Miss Universe.
The incident that killed her started when gunmen began to fire on a group of Mexican army troops, who chased them to a house in Mocorito. Six of the gunmen escaped, dragging the firefight onto a nearby road, where the gang's vehicles were stopped. Four people were taken into custody. Six vehicles, along with drugs and other weapons, were also seized by authorities.
(MORE: Mexico's Drug-Corruption Arrests: Why Soldiers Make Bad Narco Agents)
Newspapers in Mexico say that Flores Gamez was actually traveling with a boyfriend who was thought to be a hitman when the violence ensued. The boyfriend, also killed, was alleged to be part of a gang of enforcers linked to the deadly Sinaloa Cartel.
Flores Gamez had been studying communications at a nearby university and had been modeling and competing in pageants at least since 2009, Higuera said.
This wouldn't be the first time a beauty pageant winner has been linked to a Mexican drug cartel. In 2010 Laura Zuniga, the former Miss Sinaloa, was stripped of the crown she won in 2008 in the Hispanoamerican Queen competition after she was arrested and taken into custody with seven others suspected of drug trafficking. At the time, the group was traveling in vehicles that contained several high-powered firearms and ammunition and about $50,000 in cash. Zuniga was later released with no charges.


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2 men killed in Maine fire, wood stove possible cause
ORONO, Maine (AP) � Fire officials say the bodies of two middle-aged men have been found in a burned-out house following an early morning fire in Orono.
The state Fire Marshal's Office says the fire was discovered shortly after 3 a.m. at a home on Hillside Road.
One of the bodies was found on the second floor, and the other was in the first-floor living room. Investigators initially feared for a third man who had been with the victims Saturday night, but he was found at his apartment elsewhere in Orono.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said investigators are looking at a wood stove as the possible cause. He said the house didn't have working smoke detectors.


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Christina Ayala has new address in district she represents
BRIDGEPORT -- Freshman legislator Christina Ayala's living in her district, just not at the address she all along claimed qualified her to run for the job.
This latest wrinkle in the saga over Ayala's residency raises more questions about where she was living throughout her 2012 campaign for the House of Representatives.
According to paperwork Ayala filed last week with the city registrars of voters, she has relocated to 506 Brooks St., an inconspicuous three-story home within the 128th House District she was elected in November to represent.
The city assessor's database shows the two-family structure is owned by Valle Lissette.
Prior to that, Ayala had told both the registrars and state elections officials that she lived half a mile away at 604 Noble Ave, also within the 128th District.
But there is evidence Ayala all along was living in the 129th House District.
In December, she and her boyfriend were arrested following a domestic disturbance. The arrest report listed her address as 49 Hillside Ave. That is the same address Ayala used when seeking a protective order following their fight.
It turned out police also listed 49 Hillside Ave. on an arrest report from August when Ayala faced charges in a hit-and-run collision the night after winning her Democratic primary.
The reported discrepancies drew the attention of state House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, who prior to Ayala's swearing-in Jan. 9 reminded her that state law required she be living in the district by that time.
Ayala, who has never explained the confusion, promised to rectify the situation. She subsequently provided Sharkey a copy of her lease that a staffer confirmed was for 506 Brooks St.
However, she has not so far asked the court for a corresponding change for the protective order.
And her official online biography with the House of Representatives still has her living on Noble Avenue.
Ayala and her mother, Democratic Registrar Santa "Sandi" Ayala, remain the focus of an ongoing probe by the state Elections Enforcement Commission. The agency is examining whether Christina Ayala committed voter fraud when she voted as a resident of the 128th District in the November 2011 general election and in this year's Aug. 14 primary, the city's special September election for school board and in November's general election.
Ayala has said she is cooperating with the EEC.
Staff writer Daniel Tepfer contributed to this report.
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Hostal Londres
Some of our rooms have private bathroom with bath and other compartido.disponemos of single, double and quadruple. All have air conditioning and heating, tv and free wifi.
The Hostal Londres is located in the heart of Granada in the main street Gran Via de Colon, the street parallel to Elvira, where begins the Albaicin, the old town of our city.By passing our door all buses stopping at the door. Granada Cathedral is on our sidewalk, about 2 minutes. You can visit our entire city on foot thanks to our central location.
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From the bus station have to take line 3 or 33 and get off at the second stop Gran Via 2. We are 3 meters from the stop right next door.
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Doris C. Overpeck, 92, of Saylorsburg, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Brookmont Health Care Center, Effort.
She was the wife of the late Woodrow Overpeck.
Born in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret (Snyder) Gumm.
Doris is survived by three daughters: Margaret Shafer of Sciota, Marion Wetzel of Nazareth and Lorraine Shafer of Wind Gap; three sons: Raymond Overpeck of Saylorsburg, Mitchell Overpeck of Saylorsburg and Terry Overpeck of Bartonsville; a brother, Raymond Gumm Jr. of Bossardsville; a sister, Ethel Colabough of Bossardsville; 22 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Earl Overpeck Jr.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday, Oct. 13, at Kresge Funeral Home, 1763 Route 209, Brodheadsville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kresge Funeral Home, P.O. Box 25, Brodheadsville, PA 18322.
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Doris C. Overpeck, 92, of Saylorsburg, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Brookmont Health Care Center, Effort.


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So awhile back James Raggi made a comment on Google+ questioning how terrible an adventure it would be to just have a T-Rex show up.
I do stuff like that all the time. Sometimes having a monster trash a few villages is great fun. This document is a toolkit to quickly generate a monster rampage in NGR. How to stat out a monster you saw and through looked cool, why the monster is destroying hamlets, what rewards are offered, and how to generate a few rinky-dink little hamlets on the fly for the monster to destroy.
As the 2014 Edition of NGR gets closer, I wanted to create a few different books of pure fatty goodness for using NGR in a practical sense. This is the first (and who knows, if I get bored maybe the last) of these booklets.
It features some nifty art by the talented Alex Mayo who also worked on Scourge of the Tikbalang.
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Volcker rule ushers in era of increased trading oversight
Impact likely to be on market making, hedging
Wall Street faces more intensive government scrutiny of trading after U.S. regulators issued what they billed as a strict Volcker rule on Tuesday, imposing new curbs designed to prevent financial blowups while leaving many details to be worked out later.
The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. voted unanimously to adopt the proprietary trading ban and three other agencies were to complete their approvals by the end of the day. The rule has been contested by JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and their industry allies for more than three years.
Wall Street's lobbying efforts paid off in easing some provisions of the rule. Regulators granted a broader exemption for banks' market-making desks, on the condition that traders aren't paid in a way that rewards proprietary trading. The regulation also exempts some securities tied to foreign sovereign debt.
At the same time, regulators said the final version imposed stricter restrictions on hedging, providing banks less leeway for classifying bets as broad hedges for other risks. To pursue a hedge, banks would need to provide detailed and updated information for review by on-site bank supervisors.
"This provision of the Dodd-Frank Act has the important objective of limiting excessive risk-taking by depository institutions and their affiliates," Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said in a statement. "The ultimate effectiveness of the rule will depend importantly on supervisors, who will need to find the appropriate balance while providing feedback to the board on how the rule works in practice."
The Fed gave banks a delay until July 21, 2015, to comply with the rule. Beginning June 30, 2014, banks with $50 billion in consolidated assets and liabilities must report quantitative information about their trading.
The rule is named for Paul Volcker, the former Fed chairman credited with taming rampant inflation in the 1970s and who served as a top adviser to President Barack Obama. Volcker, 86, proposed the ban as a means of restoring stability to Wall Street following the 2008 financial crisis, arguing that banks that benefit from federal deposit insurance and discount borrowing shouldn't be permitted to take risks that could trigger a taxpayer-funded government bailout.
Dodd-Frank Act
The rule, enshrined by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, allows exemptions for market-making and some hedging, and defines limits for banks' investments in private equity and hedge funds. The version issued Tuesday is 71 pages long, with an additional 850-page preamble.
"This rule is so complex and massive that it is essential that the regulators not conflate inadvertent mistakes with purposeful violations," H. Rodgin Cohen, senior chairman of the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm, which represents Wall Street banks, said in an e-mailed statement.
With Wall Street banks having already shut proprietary trading desks in anticipation of the rule, its remaining impact rests largely on the fine print and on how regulators conduct oversight of other banking activities, primarily market making and hedging.
Wall Street's five largest firms had as much as $44 billion in revenue at stake on the outcome of just the market-making provision, according to data for the year ended Sept. 30. JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. lender by assets, had as much as $11.4 billion riding on the answer.
Sets parameters
The rule by the Fed, FDIC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency sets parameters for how banks may buy and sell financial products for clients and manage their own risks in the process.
Business groups, which have sued to overturn several Dodd- Frank rules based on the quality of regulators' economic analysis, have signaled they may challenge the Volcker rule in court.
"We will now have to carefully examine the final rule to consider the impact on liquidity and market-making, and take all options into account as we decide how best to proceed," David Hirschmann, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, said in a statement.
Cost-benefit analysis
The SEC, which typically provides an economic analysis for each of its rules, didn't conduct a separate cost-benefit analysis for Volcker because regulators said they wrote the rule under a banking law that doesn't require it.
The final version got a positive review from lawmakers who championed it. Sens. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, and Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, said the final rule "looks improved" from the 2011 proposal.
"We are still reviewing the details of the final rule, but early indications suggest that persistence and common sense can prevail in the face of even the fiercest special interest lobbying campaigns: Hedging looks tougher, market making looks simpler, trader compensation remains appropriately structured, and CEOs are required to set the tone at the top," the senators said in a joint statement.
Here are summaries of the rule's major provisions:
Making markets
The Volcker rule bans banks from trading to profit for their own accounts while allowing them to continue making markets for clients. Distinguishing between those two practices has been one of the most difficult tasks for regulators.
In the final rule, regulators eased the criteria banks must meet to qualify for the market-making exemption. To receive the exemption, a trading desk must both buy and sell contracts or enter into both long and short positions of those instruments for its own account.
The trades must not exceed, on an ongoing basis, the "reasonably expected near-term demands of clients." The rule instructs banks to determine that demand based on historical data and other market factors. Further, the rule requires that compensation arrangements not be designed to reward prohibited trading.
Industry lobbyists had pressed for the exemption to be widened, saying banks need to build up inventories of stocks, bonds and other products to help clients when they eventually place orders. Banks were joined by asset managers such as Vanguard Group and AllianceBernstein in warning that a narrow exemption could unsettle markets.
Portfolio hedging
Regulators will require banks to demonstrate on an ongoing basis that their trades hedge specific risks in order to win an exemption from the Volcker rule ban.
The banks must analyze and independently test that a hedge "demonstrably reduces or otherwise significantly mitigates one or more specific, identifiable risks," the rule said. Banks must provide "ongoing recalibration of the hedging activity by the banking entity" to ensure it is allowed.
The hedging provision became central to the Volcker rule debate after JPMorgan lost $6.2 billion last year in bets on credit derivatives known as the London Whale. The trades, conducted in the U.K. by the bank's chief investment office and nicknamed for their market impact, were described by JPMorgan executives as a portfolio hedge.
Three months after the losses were disclosed in 2012, JPMorgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, 57, told lawmakers that the Volcker ban "may very well have stopped parts of what this portfolio morphed into."
Sovereign debt
The buying and selling of securities backed by a foreign sovereign will not fall under the proprietary trading ban in most circumstances. That exemption includes securities issued by foreign central banks and applies to U.S. banks with overseas operations as well as foreign firms with affiliates in the U.S.
The initial Volcker rule draft drew international criticism for its reach into banks based overseas as well as for its impact on foreign sovereign debt markets.
Regulators also allowed more flexibility for overseas banks. They will be exempt from the ban for trades accounted for outside the U.S. so long as their employees deciding to buy and sell contracts are also located outside the country. The final rule also frees overseas banks from the ban for trades they conduct on U.S.-based exchanges and clearinghouses, and for trades they have with foreign operations of U.S. banks.
Fund investments
The proprietary trading rule seeks to limit banks' speculative bets in another way: by curbing their investments in private equity, hedge funds and commodity pools.
U.S. banks have already begun cutting their stakes in such funds, and will need to reduce them further to meet the law's limit of 3 percent of Tier 1 capital invested in the funds. For example, Goldman Sachs cut its investment in such funds to $14.9 billion as of Sept. 30, down from $15.4 billion when Dodd-Frank was passed.
Regulators granted broader exemptions for some types of funds. Under the final rule, joint ventures, issuers of asset- backed securities and wholly-owned subsidiaries are among exempt funds.
CEO responsibility
Apart from the specific limits on bank investments and trading practices, the Volcker rule includes efforts to change the culture of trading on Wall Street.
Toward that end, the rule tells banks' boards and top managers that they "are responsible for setting and communicating an appropriate culture of compliance."


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I have previously posted a link to the Top 100 SAT Vocabulary Words.
Here is an assignment (mostly for kids). I would like you to list the words (from that list) that describe how a Karate student (or instructor) should be, and those that describe how he should not be.
- A Karate student/instructor should be:
- A Karate student/instructor should not be:
I will complile the lists and post them in a few days!
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Check out Mumford & Sons brand new music video for their song "Babel" off of their hit Grammy winning album of the same name.
In the video, the guys – Marcus Mumford, Country Wilson, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane – keep multiplying as they play their respective instruments!
"Here's the new video for the latest single from the album, 'Babel', shot in San Francisco," the guys captioned the video on their official site.
Be sure to grab your copy of Babel on iTunes if you don't already own it!


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Members of the U.S. military get an early Christmas present Friday: access to faster screening lines at about 100 airports across the country.
The Transportation Security Administration allows travelers to speed through its so-called PreCheck lines without removing their belts, shoes and jackets, plus they can keep laptops and containers of liquid stowed in their carry-on luggage.
So far, the PreCheck lines have been opened to frequent fliers who register through nine major airlines, plus travelers who have signed up for one of three "trusted traveler" programs run by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
In the past, members of the military could use the PreCheck lines by presenting their Common Access Card at 10 participating airports.
Starting Dec. 20, all members of the U.S. military can enter their Department of Defense identification number when they book a flight to qualify for PreCheck lines at about 100 airports across the country, including Los Angeles International Airport.
Family members ages 12 and under can use the PreCheck line with the eligible service member, but family members 13 and older must go through the regular screening lines.
Members of the military do not have to be in uniform to use the program.
The TSA reserves the right to perform random searches on travelers and won't guarantee that fliers who apply for PreCheck and meet all the criteria will be allowed to use the faster screening lines every time.


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The Dalles A postal worker who delivered mail in Hood River and lives in The Dalles was recently convicted of drug-related crimes in both communities but might soon be back on the job.
"It is a bit of a concern that somebody who has two felony convictions could be handling our mail — that gives me a little pause," said Wasco County District Attorney Eric Nisley.
Aaron Helseth, 37, pleaded guilty Feb. 25 in Wasco County Circuit Court to possession of methamphetamine and shoplifting from Rite Aid in The Dalles. He was directed by Judge Janet Stauffer to pay $250 in restitution to the store and placed on 18 months of probation. During that time, he is to undergo a drug and alcohol abuse evaluation and complete any treatment that is ordered by his probation officer. He is to stay away from bars and people who are drinking or using drugs.
On Feb. 25, Helseth also pleaded guilty in Hood River County Circuit Court to similar theft and drug charges. He was sentenced to one year of probation with the same conditions imposed as in Wasco County.
The Chronicle received information from an anonymous source last week that Helseth was on federal worker's compensation and not an active employee at the time he was committing crimes.
Peter Hass, spokesperson for the Portland District of the United States Postal Service, which includes Hood River and The Dalles, declined to comment on the
compensation issue. He did confirm that Helseth is employed in Hood River and on "non-duty" status, so he does not receive regular wages.
"I really can't discuss anything further because this is a personnel matter," said Hass. "Obviously, the employee's right to privacy has to be honored."
He would not comment specifically about how the agency will deal with Helseth handling letters and other confidential information mailed by citizens and businesses when he has been convicted of theft. However, he said all employees of the agency are "expected to conduct themselves during work and outside work hours in a manner that reflects well on the postal service."
"The vast majority of our employees are outstanding citizens in their communities so when something like this happens, it's an anomaly," said Hass.
Nisley said many times people who use meth resort to identity theft to come up with money to feed their habit. He said the postal service needs to make sure there is a system in place to ensure that mail does not fall into unsafe hands.
Helseth reportedly started his career with the postal service in 2005 and worked out of The Dalles office before transferring to Hood River in 2010.
He became the subject of a warrant after he failed to appear in Hood River Circuit Court last fall to face accusations that he had stolen items from the Kayak Shed, Doug's Sports, Gorge Fly Shop, Trellis, Second Wind Sports, The Wear House and Big Winds.
In addition, clothing from Kmart in The Dalles was also recovered from his car during a Oct. 12 search of his vehicle that turned up drug paraphernalia and a brass container that held meth.
Helseth was taken into custody following that discovery and lodged in the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities. He was later released on the condition that he obey all laws while awaiting adjudication of his case.
When Helseth failed to show up for a Hood River court hearing, a warrant was issued for his arrest and Wasco County authorities tracked him down Nov. 27. After pulling his vehicle over in The Dalles, Helseth then reportedly led law enforcement officials on a foot chase before being pulled off a fence he was attempting to scale by The Dalles Police Officer Chris Simonds.
Both meth and marijuana were found on Helseth in a subsequent body search and new charges were filed to add to those already pending in Hood River.
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as i've said, both sides of the thread are representative of different aspects of my own personal view, that of my own teachers, and i believe are contained within the vast spectrum of the nine yanas. i'm not of the view to flip one over the other, especially as i've teachers that tend towards each extreme, either in temperament or the foundational views of their traditions.
it may stretch back to the samye debates and the polemic associated with that. i'll take your point for the sake of argument. that said, doctrinal debates seem to have a different flavor amongst western converts than they did in the old country. the old school way was to burn books, assassinate lamas, forcibly convert monasteries-- and their monks. here, in the west we have the freedom to practice any dharma we want, and in larger urban areas we can receive teachings on everything from theravada to ch'an to gelug to dzogchen to bon in the same community. yet, if somebody suggests we do (or not do) ngondro, read (or not read) some texts, that the dharma is really this (or that) and so on-- we feel violated and bullied. the ideas surrounding the samye debate get plugged into all sorts of damage about freedom, egalitarianism, biases about education and class, damage with religious authority going back to the reformation, and so on.
i still assert that it's all one dharma. different dharmas are presented from the vantage point of ground, path or fruition, or from the vantage point of beings in samsara or those that are enlightened.
Karma Dorje wrote:These confused threads stretch back to at least the Samye debate and the so-called defeat of Hvashang and have continued through almost 1200 years of polemical attack by gradualists on the dzogchen teaching and spirited responses from the greatest luminaries of the tradition. If you expect we can hash this all out on an Internet forum in a few hundred or thousand posts, you are more of an optimist than I am.xylem wrote:it's just how a mandala of a teacher articulates and orients itself to the guru. i wish all this can be simply articulated as such and these confused threads can come to an end.
I think the crux of this comes down to different dispositions rather than any one position being right. In any case, it has been enormously edifying for me.


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Sony HDR-HC1/HVR-A1 and housings
Posted 30 September 2005 - 11:07 AM
any thoughts about the ikelite housing for this camera?.
what do you guys think, any opinions would be appriciated?
""All camera controls can be accessed with this housing, including both manual and auto focus.
All touch screen menu functions are also provided which allows white balance. ""
Posted 04 October 2005 - 02:21 AM
Ok, its good to see another housing for this camera. IKELITE really do have some cheap offers - this housing is coming out at $950 which, compared to some of the other prices being thrown around looks very attractive. My initial concern would be the lack of (or even the option) of an external monitor, which the likes of Amphibico and Gates etc etc can offer (but of course at a cost).
Also, I see that they have access to all controls through the cameras touch screen menu options - I have never used manual controls to access camera options through the touch screen - perhaps someone else on here who has, can let us know how awkward it is to use this method?
All in all though you cannot really complain when your talking <$1000 !
Posted 12 October 2005 - 02:12 AM
There appears to be some confusion as to whether auto white balance would suffice. Maybe someone else can enlighten us. I can confirm that the HC1 resets the white balance on power up. However the manual white balance seems to calibrate a little more accurately than the auto manual white balance on power up.
Therefore there still seems to be an advantage to find a housing with manual white balance control. The amphibico Evo HD claims to be able to do it with electronic control. It is not available yet. The miniDV USVH with extended controls has a manual white balance button but JohnnyQuest posted that he was unable to access white balance in a earlier post. I would be interested in hearing from him if he has the extended controls version. If so, what was the explanation from USVH?
The Silverfish unit does not have manual white balance. An email reply from HGVT said they cannot provide that function either. Bummer as the housing is cool looking.
There is little info on the Seacam housing. They emailed me and said I can set white balance by turning the comcorder off and then on again.
Does anyone have a housing that has manual white balance with the push of an electronic button ? I would much prefer that over use of a pointing stick on the touch screen such as the Ocean Image model.
Posted 12 October 2005 - 04:26 AM
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Posted 12 October 2005 - 11:08 AM
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Posted 20 October 2005 - 03:08 PM
I had the mini-USVH for my old TRV30. I bought the HDR-HC1 based on the measurements I found on the net and an "educated" hope that it would fit and function. I also had numerous conversations with Warren (the owner) before I bought the camera.
I preordered the camera. The day I received it, I discovered that it did fit in the housing (absolutely perfectly with no room to spare anywhere), but that the controls did not all work (as Warren told me to suspect.) I shipped the camera and housing to him. He changed out the chip, fabricated a new video out plug, and FedExed it back to me two days after he received it and two days before I left for Tonga.
Since my computer crashed after I returned home, I still haven't had time to edit or even really look at the footage I got. I did view a lot of it on the camera's LCD.
Warren says that WB cannot be accessed via the Lanc for any Sony camera with touch screen WB control. He says he is very leary of anyone who claims otherwise, but he is still investigating. He says he will believe it when he sees it.
As to the auto WB... The camera does do a fine tune WB adjustment upon power up or battery change. However, it does not do a "real" WB. I tried removing the battery for a while, putting the red filter on the port, reinstalling the battery, and powering up while pointing toward a while wall. After doing this (above water obviously), the image had a strong red tint. I then accesed WB via the touch screem and pushed "instant WB" (or whatever Sony calls it). The redness immediately went away and the image was correctly WBed even though the red filter was still in place.
For all you guys who say that Amphibico can WB via the Lanc, have you actually seen this work or are you going by what they have told you? It sure would be great if it can be done. I'm sure Warren will retrofit my controls if it can be done.
Posted 21 October 2005 - 12:25 AM
I think you will find Amphibico have already done this on another camera, the HC-1000, you can read the review regarding access to manual white balance here:
HC-1000 manual white balance access
Also, as you read in the report this function was not actually available through LANC on this particular camera, but their engineers where able to 'hack' into the actual programming of the camera and hence gain access to the function. As I understand it, the HC1 will have access through the LANC and hence some of the problems associated with the HC-1000 (highlighted in the report) should not occur.
Hope this helps!
Posted 21 October 2005 - 04:30 AM
Posted 21 October 2005 - 05:16 AM
I noticed today that Amphibico have actually begun adding information about the housing, theres only really a link at the momment, but im sure it will be more comprehensive soon!
Posted 23 October 2005 - 05:38 PM
Posted 23 October 2005 - 10:42 PM
You just missed it, it's to the right of the viewfinder. I saw your other post regarding your Top Dawg, did you know that the HDR-HC1 will fit in that housing also? It's something I'm considering doing. deepcdiver over on Video University has both and is doing some testing with a W/A lens right now. Although I don't know if you get manual w/b with the Top Dawg since that appears to need a custom hack, not a standard Lanc option. Here's the thread over on V/U: http://www.videouniv...uest=4287888418
Hey guys newbie question regarding the new Sony HD camera, I was at the local Best Buy looking at the camera and could not locate the LANC out port? Did I completely miss it or is there another external conrol interface?
For the cost savings of a Top Dawg vs an Amphibico etc. housing, I can live with auto W/B. Or cycle the camera off/on occasionally and see if it resets. I don't have manual W/B with my present setup and my footage is acceptable through the red filter. It's just for me and the DLP projector, I'm not shooting for the Discovery Channel...
Posted 23 October 2005 - 11:18 PM
I'll definately take a look at the thread.
Posted 31 October 2005 - 07:37 PM
I just got my HC1 today, still waiting for my :&M bluefin housing.
Posted 01 November 2005 - 01:37 PM
Do a manual WB will tell the camera to find a white point specifically for the scene, thus it is more accurate.
"Journalism is what someone else does not want printed, everything else is public relations."
"I was born not knowing, and have only had a little time to change that here and there.
Posted 02 November 2005 - 08:46 PM
With HID lights, even below 30 feet, is there enough color loss to offset the white balance algorthms?
I just got my Bluefin housing for the HC1 today. Will be diving in 2 weeks in Komodo (Indonesia).
Posted 02 November 2005 - 09:03 PM
Enjoy Komodo.
"Journalism is what someone else does not want printed, everything else is public relations."
"I was born not knowing, and have only had a little time to change that here and there.
Posted 04 November 2005 - 03:57 PM
Nice thing about the Ikelite is the removable external wide angle lens (Inon) with a flat port under it. Combined with the very powerful macro capabilities of this camera, you have anything from extreme macro to wide angle on one dive. It doesn't have the convenience of an internal flip filter though, so you need to carry an external one. I think the Ikelite currently has the most functionality of all the housings for this camera right now, and the price point is terrific. Of course, it's not as "sexy" as amphibico...
Posted 11 November 2005 - 11:05 PM
Nikon D200; Seacam; Ikelite DS-125
Posted 12 November 2005 - 07:49 AM
But I thought the Amphibico could in fact do it via LANC? That is at least what is being reported everywhere.
Posted 12 November 2005 - 08:14 AM
That was what I was told at DEMA but apparently it's just a hack like the L&M version. Still one button but not instantaneous.
The Ocean Images housing can do it via mechanical controls to the touch screen.
But I thought the Amphibico could in fact do it via LANC? That is at least what is being reported everywhere.
"Journalism is what someone else does not want printed, everything else is public relations."
"I was born not knowing, and have only had a little time to change that here and there.