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It's not too often you meet someone who actually starts a museum from scratch. It takes more than an art lover and visionary. It takes an altruistic, inspiring leader willing to work really, really hard—that's Gene Sasse. Check out the website of the new Inland Empire Museum of Art, http://www.iearts.org/
We met Gene because he curated two museum shows of Zornes' work and has written and published two books on the artist as well. So naturally he was high on our list of people to talk to. We were surprised to find that besides a few Zornes paintings, he had the walls of his photography studio covered with artwork from more than 100 artists! And did I add sculpture? Lots of interesting and very creative sculputure. Many of the works are from artists living in the Inland Empire—that great swath of Southern California starting about 30 miles east of LA with the Pomona Valley and stretching past San Bernadino to the Colorado river but also encompassing most of Riverside County as well. It's not an official entity--just a cultural one. It is HUGE! About 4 million people live in the area, but of course they're all spread out. And that's the problem.
Gene saw the acute need for another art museum to serve this large population—and did something about it! He started with what he knew best—the artists. He created a non-profit organization and immediately started collecting works from not just local artists but anyone he knew. The result is an impressive collection of over 200 works. Most of them are from contemporary artists with a few older pieces included. But there are artists from all over represented as well. Currently, it's a relatively small collection if you compared it to an established museum, but remember they're just getting started. Gene's and his supporters are looking for a permanent space but that's not slowing him down from the mission. He's still taking donations from artists, holding an opening reception on April 12th and organizing exhibitions. We recommend you bookmark the website and join the museum as a member. Why? Their mission says it all: IEMA will be a place for you to bring your children, open for everyone, free admission, a place where inspiration, education and connections come alive.


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Dover's stringent police department application and screening process concluded last Tuesday with the approval by the Board of Selectmen of two new special police officers, Thomas A. Harrison and Robert G. Clouse.
Dover's stringent police department application and screening process concluded last Tuesday with the approval by the Board of Selectmen of two new special police officers.
Police Chief Joseph Griffin commended Thomas A. Harrison and Robert G. Clouse, saying that he believed they would be great assets and positive additions to the Dover Police Department.
Harrison grew up in Kingston and now lives in Millis. He graduated cum laude from Westfield State College with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice and has worked as a special officer in Nantucket and Scituate.
"Mr. Harrison is an extremely bright and personable young man who should be a great fit for Dover," Griffin said in a press release.
Clouse grew up and continues to live in Holliston. He recently graduated Northeastern University with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. Clouse has worked as a coop dispatcher twice in Dover, and has assisted Dover officers with two investigations, proving himself a valuable asset to the department.
Griffin requires applicants for the police department to have an associate's degree in any discipline as well as one year of work experience. They must also have a valid driver's license and CPR training and take a 135-hour training course. If a candidate passes these initial requirements, they are then interviewed, screened and subject to background checks.
Special officers work a Saturday or Sunday shift once every five weeks, and this allows Griffin to see how prospective officers would fit into Dover.
"We don't have lots of serious offences [in Dover]," he said. "We are service oriented and need someone who will be committed to the community."
As special police officers, Harrison and Clouse will, according to Griffin, have the same powers as regular Dover officers and will be considered for full-time employment should a position open up. If they become full-time officers, they will be required to live within 15 miles of the border of Dover, which will allow them to find affordable accommodation.
Selectman Kathleen Weld welcomed the pair to the town, saying that, "This is definitely a winning situation for Dover."

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Saturday, May 28, 2016
Open Blog - Weekend
3 comments:
- OrbsCorbs said...
Why do I pay Netflix $8.40 a month, and then watch The Three Stooges for free on YouTube when I eat a meal in front of the computer? Better yet, why have I watched the same Three Stooges shorts for 55 years? Why are there millions of us? What power do The Three Stooges hold over us?
Have a great weekend everyone.
- May 28, 2016 at 12:10 AM
- lizardmom said...
toasty, humid weekend, worked this morning, hubby has been working on replacing the inner back door, off to church with Mrs Froggy then crashing in a hopefully cooler house tonite! currently 86, whew!
- May 28, 2016 at 5:14 PM
- OrbsCorbs said...
That's another thing I miss about about living by the lake: the moderating effect the lake has on weather. It's cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter by the lake.
- May 28, 2016 at 6:19 PM
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This is getting more attention. And will likely be the push for a cashless/privacy free society.
Sent from my evil cell phone.
This is getting more attention. And will likely be the push for a cashless/privacy free society.
Sent from my evil cell phone.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Ephesians 6:12
China is about to ban it.
Alea iacta est
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Bitcoin more valuable than gold...
Bitcoin's value rises after big selloff
Nov. 13,`17 (UPI) -- Digital currency bitcoin has gone on a roller coaster-type ride the past few days.
Last week, bitcoin hit a record $7,879.06, according to industry website Coindesk, on CME Group announcing plans to offer bitcoin futures contracts, and some favorable regulation in countries, including Japan. Over the weekend, it sold off as investors reacted to developers' decision to delay upgrading the bitcoin network for transactions and spit the currency. It dropped as low as $5,617,29 Sunday as hedge funds cashed in some profits. On Monday, it began trading at $5,857.32 and climbed to a session-high $6,770,37, according to data from CoinDesk. It then dropped to $6,459.61 Monday, a rise of 10.28 percent
The total value of all the coins in circulation rose $10 billion on Monday, according to industry website Coinmarketcap.com. "Crypto trading is not for the novice investor," John Spallanzani, chief macro strategist at GFI Securities LLC in New York, said to Bloomberg.
Bitcoin's price has traded widely over the past week, as high as $7,879.06 and as low as $5,617,29. On Monday afternoon it was trading at $6,459.61.
Those favoring the technology upgrade have been switching to Bitcoin cash, an offshoot of bitcoin that has become more popular because of its bigger block size. It increased last week but plunged from an all-time high of $2,477.65 on Sunday to $1,277.29 on Monday, according to Coinmarketcap.com. "We have seen similar steep falls in bitcoin throughout the year -- specifically in June and September -- but every time a considerable decline occurs, new investors jump in to experience the new asset class," Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at ForexTime Ltd., a currency broker that uses the brand FXTM, wrote in a note obtained by Bloomberg.
Bitcoin has a market value of about $110 billion after dropping to a low of $38 billion on Nov. 8. The currency has gained nearly 600 percent this year. "One of the main problems with bitcoin is that it does not scale up properly as more and more users adopt it," said Daniele Bianchi, assistant professor of finance at Warwick Business School, said to CNN.
possum n' Uncle Ferd usin' Granny's bitcoins to play checkers inna other room...
Bitcoin breaks through the $16,000 mark
7 December 2017 - Bitcoin has breached the $16,000 mark, extending the digital currency's record-breaking surge.
The cryptocurrency began the year below $1,000 but continues to rise despite warnings of a dangerous bubble. According to Coindesk.com, Bitcoin reached $16,663.18 (£12, 358.35), having soared over 50% in a week. The new high comes days before the launch of Bitcoin futures on two exchanges, including the world's largest futures exchange, CME. Spread betting firm CMC Markets said the rise had all the symptoms of a bubble market, warning "there is no way to know when the bubble will burst".
What is Bitcoin?
There are two key traits of Bitcoin: it is digital and it is seen as an alternative currency. Unlike the notes or coins in your pocket, it largely exists online. Secondly, Bitcoin is not printed by governments or traditional banks. A small but growing number of businesses, including Expedia and Microsoft, accept bitcoins - which work like virtual tokens. However, the vast majority of users now buy and sell them as a financial investment. The digital currency's rapid ascent from around $1,000 at the start of the year has put it in the spotlight. Critics have said Bitcoin is going through a bubble similar to the dotcom boom, whereas others say it is rising in price because it is crossing into the financial mainstream.
At the start of the year Bitcoin was valued below $1,000
Financial regulators have taken a range of views on the status of digital currencies and their risks. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warned investors in September they could lose all their money if they buy digital currencies issued by firms, known as "initial coin offerings". But last week a US regulator agreed to let two traditional exchanges, CME Group and CBOE Global Markets, begin trading in Bitcoin-related financial contracts. The announcement from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that it will allow investors to buy and sell "future" contracts in bitcoins - an agreement to buy the crypto-currency, for example, in three months time at a certain price - was seen as a watershed moment for Bitcoin.
Cambridge Global Payments director of global product and market strategy Karl Schamotta said that move was behind the latest rally: "The perception in households around the world that the CME and the CBOE are providing legitimacy to Bitcoin is really what is driving the massive rally here." But Leonhard Weese, president of the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, said the rise in Bitcoin's value was "mostly motivated by fear of missing out and greed". Bitcoins are created through a complex computer process known as mining, and then monitored by a network of computers across the world. A steady stream of about 3,600 new bitcoins are created a day - with about 16.5 million now in circulation from a maximum limit of 21 million.
Digital money? What could possibly go wrong?
The CIA has not murked them? Uncle Sam hates competition.
And then there was my buddy who near the start, bought 200$ worth at 5$ a bit...Account got hacked, now he has 0$ worth, and apparently there is nothing he could do about it...
Oh, and they are now selling gold plated bit coins. I LOL'ed
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HeraldMail Home
Welfare Reform
An apology to our readers
February 1, 2005
Last Saturday we published a photo on page A3 that was inappropriate for a family newspaper. The photo featured a man making an obscene gesture while making a court appearance in Berkeley County, W.Va. The decision to run the photograph was not made without discussion and was not taken lightly. Sometimes, in an effort to provide our readers with the full story, we make mistakes, as we did in this case. In retrospect, it was a decision we now regret. We apologize to our readers, especially those the picture may have offended.
Apology resolves officials' conflict
June 3, 1997
By ELLEN LYON Staff Writer KEEDYSVILLE - A conflict between Keedysville's newest councilman, James R. Kerns, and several residents was briefly resurrected and then resolved with an apology at Monday night's Town Council meeting. Town resident Anne Leffler asked Kerns to apologize for his behavior at the last council meeting on May 5. She had made the same request in a May 6 letter to the mayor and Town Council which accused Kerns of an "ignominious, unprovoked verbal attack" on his predecessor on the council, Yvonne Hope, and his opponent in the May 3 election, Frank Shifflet, during discussion of some town issues at the May meeting.
Morgan apologizes for Net gaffe
by TARA REILLY
April 7, 2004
firstname.lastname@example.com WASHINGTON COUNTY - Washington County Public Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Morgan apologized Tuesday to the approximately 2,500 school system employees whose Social Security numbers and other private data were posted on the Internet for up to 45 days earlier this year. Morgan publicly apologized for the mistake at Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting and said she accepts full responsibility for the error. "We owe our employees an apology," Morgan said.
Police officer seeks apology from Nigh
by SCOTT BUTKI
August 28, 2002
During Tuesday's Hagerstown City Council meeting, Hagerstown Police Officer Casey Yonkers requested an apology from Hagerstown Councilwoman Penny May Nigh for comments she made in a recent letter to the editor. After the meeting, Nigh said she had no comment in response to Yonkers' remarks. In a letter about her first year in office, Nigh wrote about crime problems in the city. "From the police side of the picture we have apparently had a 'how to get out of car' problem and the subject of 'community policing' seems to draw fire from some police officials," she wrote.
Ex-candidate sues over GOP club editorial
May 28, 1997
By DAVE McMILLION Staff Writer, Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Laura R. Rose, an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates, has sued a Berkeley County Republican Club official, claiming an editorial he wrote about her in a club newsletter was libelous and caused her to lose the election, according to court records. The suit, filed in Berkeley County Circuit Court, arose from an editorial Thomas Slater wrote about several debates between Rose and her Republican challenger, John Overington.
Newspaper failed to tell the full story
By JOHN LEAGUE
March 26, 2006
The basic bond between a newspaper and its readership is essentially the same as the relationship between two people. That bond is trust. Readers should trust that newspapers, whether it's The Herald-Mail or any reputable news-gathering organization, are doing all they can to print the full and complete story. Sometimes there are roadblocks to news gathering. But what we ask of ourselves and our editors and reporters is 100 percent effort each day to cover the news fully and completely.
Smithsburg briefs
July 7, 2008
Council approves sewer system repairs SMITHSBURG - The Smithsburg Town Council voted last Tuesday to authorize Mechanicsburg, Pa., sewer system rehabilitation contractor "Mr. Rehab" to begin addressing the town's highest priority inflow and infiltration problems. Inflow and infiltration raises sewer treatment costs by allowing groundwater into the sewer system, town officials previously have said. Repairs to those areas identified by Mr. Rehab as "Priority I" were estimated to cost about $66,000, according to a document provided Tuesday to the council.
Pair sentenced in 'Yogi' vandalism
by KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI
July 11, 2002
firstname.lastname@example.com Two Boonsboro brothers charged with wrenching the arm off a Yogi Bear statue at a Washington County campground during a vandalism spree received supervised probation at a disposition hearing Wednesday. Washington County Circuit Judge Donald Beachley said the juveniles should receive similar punishments for their part in damaging the 10-foot-tall statue on Dec. 16, 2001, at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park campground near Williamsport. The brothers, both 17, each pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property, police said.
Wright discusses intent of remarks
by TARA REILLY
December 11, 2002
firstname.lastname@example.com HAGERSTOWN - Washington County Circuit Judge Frederick C. Wright III said Tuesday he didn't intend for his comments last week to the County Commissioners that alluded to their lawsuit against the City of Hagerstown to overshadow their swearing-in ceremony, but he's not sorry he made them. Wright said he discussed his statements with the commissioners on Tuesday, remarks some commissioners took as a partial apology. "I didn't apologize to anybody" for the comments, Wright said.
Hard to say 'I'm Sorry'
by KATE COLEMAN
May 28, 2004
email@example.com The signature line from Erich Segal's 1970 tearjerker novel and subsequent film was "Love means never having to say you're sorry. " Jay Krunszyinsky, and a lot of people whose feelings have been hurt, would have a problem with that. Krunszyinsky is author of "I'm Sorry," a book he describes as a relationship repair guide. Krunszyinsky directs a long-term care facility in Pennsylvania for people with developmental disabilities and persistent mental illness.
Former Blue Ridge Community and Technical College student charged in gun case apologizes
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July 24, 2013
A former Blue Ridge Community and Technical College student accused of repeatedly violating the school's campus ban on firearms in 2011 pleaded guilty Wednesday to one misdemeanor count of disturbance of a school process. Joshua Lee Beck, 28, of Martinsburg, apologized for the disturbance he caused on the college's campuses after a plea agreement was filed with presiding Magistrate Charles C. Cole Sr. in Berkeley County Magistrate Court Wednesday morning. Beck was ordered to pay a $50 fine and court costs as part of the plea agreement and two misdemeanor counts of possession of firearms were dismissed.
Man charged in W. Antietam St. fire was trying to stay warm, apologizes
By DAVE McMILLION | email@example.com
February 12, 2013
A 26-year-old man who was charged Tuesday in a fire that significantly damaged a vacant five-story building at 19-23 W. Antietam Street last Thursday night told a city fire marshal that he was trying to stay warm, started a fire in a bathtub, and was sorry for the resulting blaze, according to court records. Ernest Leroy Stitely Jr., said he checked on the fire in the tub at one point and opened a bathroom window to let some smoke out, said court records. Stitely said he later heard a roaring sound, went to the bathroom and noticed an "uncontrollable" fire coming from under the tub, said court records.
Pregnant addict sentenced to four years for stealing jewelry from her grandmother
By DON AINES | firstname.lastname@example.com
February 2, 2012
A Washington County Circuit Court judge sentenced a pregnant woman to four years in prison after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary for stealing jewelry from her grandmother to support a drug habit. "To steal from your grandmother. That's pretty low," Judge M. Kenneth Long Jr. said before imposing a sentence of 15 years with all but four years suspended on Desirae Marie Churchey, 21, of 4209 Mills Road Sharpsburg. Churchey's boyfriend, Cory Ryan Butts, was in court last week, pleading guilty to criminal conspiracy, theft and a handgun charge.
Owner of GeGe's Place defends restaurant before liquor board
By DAN DEARTH
August 18, 2010
The owner of a Sharpsburg restaurant went before Washington County liquor officials Wednesday to dispute complaints from residents who alleged his business was causing a public nuisance late at night. Benjamin Brown, owner of GeGe's Place at 208 S. Church St., told the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County, known as the liquor board, that he wanted to apologize to Sharpsburg residents for any problems, but said he believed some people were calling in complaints of fighting, loud noise and public urination because they want the restaurant to fail.
Journalist Thomas retires after flap over Israel remarks
June 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Longtime Washington journalist Helen Thomas abruptly retired Monday as a columnist for Hearst News Service following remarks she made about Israel that were denounced by the White House and her press corps colleagues. The 89-year-old Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, has long been a fixture in Washington and has been lauded as a pioneering journalist who has covered presidents since 1960. Known for her confrontational questioning, Thomas apologized for comments that were captured on video and have spread widely on the Internet.
Syd's defense a lot like Snyder's
By BIG SYDNEY
November 4, 2009
I knew the feeling. I got all squirmy watching Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder fielding questions about the poor start of the team he owns. He reminded me of one of those mimes performing that Man in a Box act. He would have rather been sitting on the right front coil of an electric range than have to defend himself. But to his credit, there was apology without blame. It's a good thing he wore that Teflon suit to the Redskins Charitable Foundation function he attended.
Del. Cardin apologizes for marriage proposal stunt
August 21, 2009
ANNAPOLIS (AP) -- A Maryland lawmaker has broadened his apology for a marriage proposal stunt involving Baltimore police to city residents and his constituents. Democratic Delegate Jon Cardin already had apologized to the police department for putting officers in an awkward position by asking them to use a helicopter and a police boat during his Aug. 7 proposal. On his Web site, Cardin is now making a wider apology, while also saying he hopes his mistake in judgment will not define his career.
Liquor store reps apologize for sale to underage agent
By DAN DEARTH
April 29, 2009
The Board of License Commissioners for Washington County, known as the liquor board, met Wednesday with representatives of the Keedysville Country Store to discuss an incident in which an employee allegedly sold alcohol to an underage police agent. The sale occurred March 19, Washington County Sheriff's Department Deputy Ryan Socks said. The owners of the store, which is at 19409 Shepherdstown Pike (Md. 34), apologized for the incident. Robert L. Everhart, liquor board chairman, has said a business that sells alcohol to an underage person faces a maximum $2,500 fine and the loss of its liquor license, but that penalty rarely is imposed.
Christian rock group makes no apologies
By DAVE McMILLION
April 19, 2009
HAGERSTOWN -- It's not something you would typically find in a church. But there it was, a rock show Sunday night at Covenant Life Church International on Dual Highway. Concert lights were erected over the pews while two electric guitar players, a bass player, lead singer and a drummer delivered a heavy, driving sound in their own rendition of tunes from Van Halen, Joan Jett, the Rolling Stones and other groups. The Christian rock group ApologetiX played to about 150 people at the local church, taking classic rock 'n' roll songs and changing the lyrics to deliver religious messages.
Liquor store owner apologizes
By DAN DEARTH
January 22, 2009
HAGERSTOWN -- The owner of a Hagerstown liquor store on Wednesday apologized to Washington County liquor officials for several incidents last year in which former employees were alleged to have used the business as a front to sell marijuana and cocaine. Sovann Najoe Chum, owner of Universal Liquors at 33 E. Franklin St., told the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County, known as the liquor board, that he was unaware of any drug activity. He apologized to the liquor board, saying that the employees accused of selling the drugs no longer work there.
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If someone were to ask me what food I'd eat for the rest of my life if I could only eat one food, it would have to be fish tacos. I crave them at all hours of the day. So I embarked on a quest to find the best one in a 15-mile radius. I went to old haunts, new finds and friends' recommendations.
Right off the bat I was confronted with the question "grilled or fried"? Grilled fish tacos have fewer calories and a nice smoky flavor. But deep-fried are more authentic, and if the batter and fish are good, nothing compares. Fried is easier to come by, so at every location I got one of those and when available, a grilled taco as well.
Here are the results (in alphabetical order):
Fish King, 722 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale
Maybe you didn't know that Glendale's best fish market also sells prepared foods. As you would imagine, it's all about the fish here. The fried version is moist and juicy with a creamy sauce that tastes more of cocktail sauce and black pepper than chili pepper. The grilled fish taco stands out here. The wood-burning-fire aroma hits you as you unwrap the paper, the red snapper striped with grill marks. Grilled ($2.50) A-; Fried ($2.25) B


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Histopathology in Embryology
Histopathology is the microscopic examination of tissues to study manifestation of diseases. Histopathology can also be done in embryos. Embryo histopathology is study of abnormal embryos or defectively developing embryos. It can be done in various ways like necropsy, autopsy, biopsy, checking for separation of eyelids, checking for presence of fingerprints, length of the embryo, external body form of the embryo, X-ray of the embryo, abnormalities of specific systems (central nervous system, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, urogenital system, morphological disturbances in chromosomal abnormalities, metabolic abnormalities). The exact frequency for pathogenesis of congenital defects can be obtained only by the examination of embryo. However, some of the pathological disturbances can also be obtained from maternal examination.


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It's SuperBowl Sunday!!! Well it's Monday but with Timezones I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. I started getting into NFL when OneHD started playing the games and my previous dis-interest has turned into an intense interest in the whole sport. The SuperBowl which is broadcast today on Free To Air TV on OneHD with coverage starting at 10am AEDT is being played between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens both of whom have an Android App.
The Baltimore Ravens App features a whole heap of audio, video, photos and statistics as well as social media integration. It's available for Android devices running 2.2(FroYo) and upwards and is 7.1MB to download.
The San Francisco 49ers App also includes : audio, video, photos and statistics and social media integration. It's available for Android devices running 2.2(FroYo) and upwards and is 6.5MB to download.
Both the apps are free and unlike the Official NFL App they're both available outside the USA. So, it's game-on, let us know in the comments who you're backing today!
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~Steven Wright
Ephraim is 8 months old. So much has happened this month.
Ephraim is still our little army crawler. He's fast and always moving.
He does have a new trick. Although he does not yet pull himself up to sitting or standing, if we stand him up he will cruise along furniture. He loves walking, and trying to figure out how to walk and stand on his own is his favorite pastime.
Ephraim has a lot of toys and enjoys putting them all in his mouth, but what he loves most in anything he's not supposed to have. He especially loves anything that he perceives as "grown up."
Ephraim will eat everything we give to him. He loves eating cereal because he can feed it to himself. He still lets us feed him. Eating is his favorite activity and he can eat a lot. He even likes pickles.
He also has learned how to babble. He says "ba ba," "ma ma," and "da da" among other sounds. He will sit and chatter to anyone who will listen, especially himself. He's quick to laugh and enjoys laughing at silly things now.
When Ephraim is cranky, he'll let you know, but no matter how cranky he is, there is usually a way to make him smile, through silliness.
Ephraim enjoyed his first visit to the zoo this month. He also enjoys playing at the park, and exploring new places.
Ephraim is growing up so fast! It's hard to believe that he's trying to walk.
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- Product:
- WAVE Acoustic absorber ceiling
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- WAVE Acoustic absorbers
- Manufacturer:
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- Designer:
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- Architonic ID:
- 1291668
- Country:
- Germany
- Launched:
- 2010
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Time and again we are annoyed with unfavorable room acoustics. An acoustically well-balanced room can drastically improve the perceived quality of life and work. For a long time, this issue has been neglected by planners and architects. Therefore, acoustics has become an important aspect of architecture, not only in new projects, but also when it comes to interior renovations. Sound-absorbing ceilings or panels can provide relief, but rarely are they attractive or easy to integrate into the existing room concept. Moreover, they are usually difficult and expensive to install subsequently to the completion of the interior decoration. The very effective acoustic absorption system WAVE contributes to any room's aesthetics and the product is perfectly suitable for subsequent installation in an already fully equipped interior. When being back-lit, the acoustic absorbers generate smooth and diffused light-and shadow-effects. The material used to manufacture WAVE modules is an open-pored foam with strong absorption properties.
The design-inherent spatiality puts the chosen material to its ideal use. The absorption and diffusion effects are created not only by the multilateral impact of sound waves upon the base material, but also by the interference of several lamellae.
Not with standing the virtually unlimited possibilities of a specially developed software to create customized modules, the standard product line offers off-the-shelf elements. This product line is a modular construction system consisting of four basic forms of standard acoustic absorbers A, B, C and D, which can be combined in any desired way and thus meet the acoustic requirements of almost every room while nevertheless always forming one visually coherent structure. The undulations of the standard acoustic absorbers A, B, C and D can be mirrored, repeated, diffracted or combined. These options yield a nearly unlimited number of possible variants. Thanks to the modular assembly system, each single position can assume as many as 64 different forms: 2 sides x 2 mirrorings x 2 directions x 4 standard types = 64 possibilities.
The minimized use of base material and the fact that this open-pored foam material is extremely lightweight leads to standard absorbers which at a size of 121 cm x 121 cm x 24 cm merely weigh 360 grams each. This total weight already includes the recyclable aluminum outer frame which serves to stabilize the structure and facilitates both the joining together and the installation of the modules. The above mentioned foam material is certified to Oeko-Tex® standard 10.0.79425, is not electrostatically chargeable, and will not fade. Owing to its light weight, WAVE acoustic absorbers can even be installed on ceilings and walls with inbuilt radiators or air-conditioning systems. Very small screws, adhesive joints or Velcro strips will easily hold the modules in place. Furthermore, the foam material is fire-retardant (B1) and is therefore suitable for installation in public facilities. The size of the square standard acoustic absorber is 121 cm + 4 cm of required space in between the single modules, amounting to a total dimension of 125 cm, which corresponds exactly to two units of the standard drywall sheet measuring 62.5 cm. Each WAVE module is equipped with the before mentioned lightweight aluminum outer frame, which facilitates the joining together of two or more WAVE modules as well as the standard installation on walls or ceilings. Fully assembled and securely packed in recyclable cardboard boxes, WAVE acoustic absorbers can be shipped to any destination worldwide. The quick and easy installation of the modules on walls or ceilings is absolutely convenient, inexpensive and reduces the downtime of rooms that are being retrofitted with WAVE acoustic absorbers to no or very little time.
Size: Length x width x depth: 1210 mm x 1210 mm x 240 mm
Square measure: 1.46 m2
Materials: Melamine resin foam, 10 mm, Aluminum frame, 10 mm x 10 mm
Colors: White, light gray
One mounting set for acoustic modules is sufficient for the suspension of one WAVE module with four anchorage points. Each mounting set contains four ready-made wire cables with a diameter of 1 - 1.2 mm and a length of one meter. Four thread terminals and four vertically adjustable ceiling fixtures are included.
Material: Steel. If several modules are to be connected in suspension, spacers will be needed to maintain the contact spacing of 1250 mm when aligning the single modules.
Two types of spacers for acoustic modules are available: One type which serves to link two modules on the outer rim of a whole field of modules and another type which serves to connect four modules within the field. Choose freely: All WAVE objects can be developed and delivered in any desired shape, with customized undulations and made to fit the required installation depth. The WAVE team will be happy to advise and support their customers, whether it be a standard application or the fruition of a particular idea to meet special requirements.


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Entry here: http://bit.ly/OmaniDolls
To enter, simply answer the question on the post and tag two friends.
Prize: Ipod Nano
- The winner must provide us with their email address in a private message or email.
- The Winner will be chosen randomly from the eligible entries of the most popular name choice. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
- One prize per person.
- Only for UK and Ireland residents
- Prize cannot be exchanged for cash
- Contest starts 22/10/15 and finishes 01/11/15 at 23:59 pm. After closing date, no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
- The winner will be announced on the morning of 03/11/2015
There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current [UK] data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant's prior consent.
The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.


text: The 2016 Oxford House Tradition 9 Volunteer of the Year went to Greg Tremo of Chapter 7, Hampton Roads of Virginia. Mr. Tremo has been an active member of Oxford Houses of Virginia for three years and has persistently sought ways to promote community support for the program. Among his contributions to substance abuse prevention, Mr. Tremo has dedicated his time and talents to the multiple local youth groups in the Williamsburg Virginia area. It has been a perennial success and he has helped to keep many of the community's students keep coming back. His outreach to community and business entities alike has provided attendees support and most importantly, a priceless sense of a caring community. Greg Tremo's dedication demonstrates how one person can positively impact the lives of so many and makes him a deserving recipient of this recognition.


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No matter what your plans are, you probably wouldn't be coming to the Caribbean if you didn't want good weather, and the likelihood of warm days and cloudless skies is one of the main considerations for most people. Many tourists are genuinely surprised to discover that Cancun has distinct seasons, including several months during which heavy rain and cloud cover are common, and even hurricanes are possible.
Equally important is how much money you're able and willing to spend. The price of many things, especially accommodations, varies dramatically depending on the month and day you visit.
Not surprisingly, the best deals are offered when the weather is least reliable. But that doesn't mean you have to trade good weather for reasonable prices; if you're able to visit during the months just before or after the busy season, you have an excellent chance of enjoying good weather and off-peak prices.
Yet another consideration is that some activities can only be done during certain times of the year, like bird watching or snorkeling with whale sharks. Finally, be mindful of holiday vacation periods, especially Christmas, Spring Break, July and August and the Holy Week, the week before Easter. Prices can skyrocket, along with the number of tourists both foreign and Mexican.
That said, if partying is high on your priority list, there is no better time to visit.
So, when is the best time to go, all things considered? For most independent, guidebook travelers,the best time to visit Cancun is from mid-January until the beginning of May. The winter rains definitely will have passed, yet the summer humidity and high temperatures, which start in May and peak in June and July, have yet to set in. This period does include Spring Break and Semana Santa (the best or worst time to come, depending of your point of view), but otherwise crowds are thinner and prices lower compared to the Christmas and summer periods.
September and October see even fewer tourists and lower prices, but that's because it's the heart of hurricane season; the weather is generally rainier and more overcast, even if a big storm doesn't hit. Unfortunately, traveling between January and May means you'll miss the whale sharks in Isla Holbox, which migrate there June-Sept. If seeing them is a priority, try visiting in July. August is busy with European travelers and September may have bad weather.
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Whiteley Village Shopping Centre, Fareham
Client: Whiteley Co-ownership / British Land / USS
Value: £30M
TÜV SÜD Wallace Whittle were appointed to provide full Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Design Services for the redevelopment of Whiteley Village Retail Shopping Park.
The open air scheme incorporates in excess of 50 retailers ranging from major anchor Tenants to Cafes.
7MW of power was procured and distributed around the site via a network of sub-stations.
All Tenants energy consumption is monitored by the Landlord via
BMS links back to the Management Suite.
In order to achieve BREEAM Excellent 2,800m2 of Photovoltaic Panels have been incorporated linked back to the electrical supply network.
High efficiency LED lighting has been installed to all external car park areas.
Redevelopment of Retail / Mixed Use Development comprising retail, leisure, residential and commercial offices in the order of 3,000 sq. m. of development with an estimated construction value in the order of £60m.
Over a two year pre-planning period early strategic advice has been provided in relation to the following:
- Sustainable and renewable energy initiatives
- Assessment of utility services and available capacity
- Space planning for M&E plant
- M&E Services Option Studies
Client: Whiteley Co-ownership / British Land / USS
Value: £7M
TÜV SÜD Wallace Whittle were appointed to provide full Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Design Services for the new Block F building at Whiteley Village Shopping Centre.
The Block F building includes 7No. retail units on the ground floor and a 9 screen cinema occupying the first and second floors. The scheme also incorporates the redevelopment of external landscaping, car parks and private roads.
TÜV SÜD Wallace Whittle have provided the following services:
- Sustainability and renewable energy initiatives to achieve BREEAM Excellent including 800m2 of photovoltaic panels incorporated on the roof.
- Assessment of utility loads and applications for diversions, new supplies and reinforcement works.
- Space planning for M&E plant and risers.
- Coordination of M&E services distribution within the retail and cinema units.
- M&E services for external lighting, CCTV and vehicle access and monitoring equipment.


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The order Anura is a widespread group of over 4000 species of frogs and toads, forming part of the class Amphibia. Adult anurans have a short vertebral column, no tail, stout forelimbs and long, webbed hindlimbs used for swimming and leaping. Most species have an aquatic larval stage, the tadpole.
Keywords: breathing; classification; conservation; development; diet; ecology; enemies; life cycle; habitats; metamorphosis; reproduction; skeletal structure; value


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21 thoughts on "Making Honey and Coconut milk Soap 2-4-2012 Silk Bath Luxuries Cristina"
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Yup I am always up late :0/ night owl here, not by choice LOL..I just have to make sure everyone is in? bed sleeping; and then I have my time, I put on my favorite songs on pandora and make some soap :O) I am not that creative when I'm tired though..Thank you so much for watching!!


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Welcome to my blog and thanks for visiting! Here you will mostly find stuff about cards - making cards is what I do when I'm not doing my 'proper job'. You are welcome to use any ideas you like, I would appreciate a mention if you copy any cards on here Thank you x There will be stuff about cats (I currently have 4!) most of whom have turned up on the doorstep and moved in!! Coffee is what I will be drinking as I update the blog! I hope you enjoy your visit
Claritystampers East
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Above and Beyond!
Good evening,
I've just realised that I haven't blogged the cards from the last Claritystampers East workshops, I had been asked to do some cards for men, so this is what I came up with.....
We used the clockwork stencil and the filigraphy balloon for this one. Tape the stencil in place on the card, then blend distress or artistry inks through. I used brown, blue and a touch of red and green for this (it does look a bit brighter in real life!)
Remove the stencil and add a bit more ink to take away the starkness
Blend more ink round the edges of the card, then add a few brads
Stamp the balloon on the card and also on a spare piece of card. Colour the one on the spare piece and just cut out the balloon and layer over the stamped image on the card.
For the second card, I did one which is very similar to one I'd made previously.
Using one of the landscape masks, mask off the top part of the card then add lots of black ink to the exposed part of the card. Remove the mask, then stamp both balloons in place.
Add some clouds by doing the old torn paper trick Stamp the large balloon onto a spare piece of white card, then colour in and cut out the balloon and layer over the stamped image on the card.
Stamps used:
Filigraphy Hot Air Balloon set
Line Sentiments 1
Landscape Masks
Clockwork stencil
Finally, a word about the events in London this afternoon: I have no idea what motivates people to do some things, all I can do is express my condolences to the families and friends of the people who were killed and to wish the injured a full and speedy recovery!
Thank you for visiting
Janet xx
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'Hawthorns, Tirnaspdeoga'
In these works I am painting my immediate surroundings, the hills,
waterways, and lush vegetation near the source of the River Lee, before
the river becomes domesticated. This turbulent Irish landscape is
alchemy seen through water and light. Transformation happens. All of the works displayed here are in limited editions of 75. Rosemary also accepts commissions for portraits.


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Dr Charlotte Mawbey
2A Prebend Street
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Dr Charlotte Mawbey
2A Prebend Street
07584 674828
Dr Charlotte Mawbey
2A Prebend Street
07584 674828
My approach
I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist working both privately and in the NHS. I have over 10 years experience working to support psychological and emotional well-being, providing comprehensive assessment, therapy and support to clients and their partners/families/carers for a wide range of difficulties including depression/low mood, anxiety/generalised anxiety disorder, panic, OCD, agoraphobia, body dysmorphic disorder, PTSD and so on.
Within the NHS I am the Consultant and Clinical Manager for a busy Neuropsychology service, providing input in health and neurology settings, working with patients with difficulties such as diabetes, cardiac conditions and neurological conditions, among others, to assist people with low mood, worry or difficulties adjusting. Conditions that I regularly work with include stroke, traumatic brain injury, working with those with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, functional neurological disorders, epilepsy and so on. I provide tailored interventions, adapting these to the needs of the difficulties present, as well as providing complex neuropsychological assessment of thinking skills e.g. memory, attention, speed of processing etc.
Whether your difficulties are related to your physical health or are a product of daily stresses, relationship difficulties or just a sense of feeling low, anxious or unsettled, I believe that the person is the expert on themselves and the psychologist is the expert on the Psychology, and that by building a trusting and non-judgemental relationship, therapy can be successful in assisting a range of difficulties.
No problem is too small, however it's the impact that it has that can feel unmanageable. I also believe that every therapist and therapy varies and that it's worth finding a good fit for you, even if sessions have not been helpful previously. In fact, MANY of my clients come to be saying "CBT hasn't worked before" but there may have been a range of factors affecting the work you did, so please get in touch for a chat to figure out if we can tackle the issue in a different way.
Cognitive behavioural therapy
I aim to deliver this flexibly. For some people this may be the "classic" CBT approach of structured sessions with concrete exercises, worksheets and activities such as planning activities to work on issues in a structured way outside of sessions. For example, someone struggling with black and white thinking, always believing the negative about themselves, may benefit from a mixture of discussing the concerns and working through exercises to challenge these thoughts such as weighing up evidence for and against them (which can be difficult to do alone) and by testing out whether the thoughts are true or not through behavioural experiments.
For others this may be less structured, using CBT principles to work on problems in session without worksheets/out of session exercises etc. For some, a bit of both may be helpful.
The following three approaches are developments of CBT:
Compassion focused therapy
Sometimes, we work on the thoughts and the behaviours and the feelings of anxiety or depression do not completely shift. Compassion focused therapy can be helpful in working more on the emotions and learning to be kinder to ourselves.
I incorporate compassion focused approaches into my sessions but also deliver this as an exclusive approach.
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Sometimes we cannot avoid something that is making us feel a certain way, whether it's a health problem that isn't going away or family relationships or experiences that are always going to be there. This approach focuses on learning to accept circumstances as they are and reach our full potential.
Narrative therapy
This approach focuses on telling our stories and thinking about our difficulties as external to us, we frame the difficulty in terms of our life and the story of our life and the role that the difficulty has played coming in to our life, in order to process it and think about a new story in which the difficulty doesn't play the same important negative role.
In reality, therapy looks like a combination of different approaches, drawing on techniques from each depending on what evolves in sessions and what a client is comfortable with. Other clients prefer just a general, open counselling approach, and that's also something I offer to approach difficulties in a less structured way, if that's what fits!
My standards
I tailor therapy so that the individual gets the most out of their sessions as one type of therapy doesn't necessarily suit everybody. I practice exclusively using evidence-based therapies that have been found, through extensive research, to successfully target whatever the difficulty may be. These are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). You can view the recommended guidelines for different types of difficulty here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/mental-health-and-behavioural-conditions
You will also notice I do not cater for a long shopping list of difficulties and do not offer a confusing list of twenty different therapy types. This is because my training has been specialist and specific - I prefer not to "dabble" in lots of different approaches, ensuring that I deliver high quality services in the areas in which I have full training, experience and expertise.
I have over 10 years of experience working privately and in the NHS with clients with mental health difficulties as well as those with health and neurological conditions, providing support and therapy to clients and their families and carers.
I have worked in the NHS as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist for a large London NHS Trust, supervising and managing a team of up to Band 8a Psychologists, including Assistant Psychologists.
Memberships and accreditation
Member organisations
I specialise as a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and also offer neuropsychological and psychological assessment, therapy and rehabilitation for physical health and neurological conditions, including (but not limited to):
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I provide home visits in the local and surrounding areas for health and neurology clients who are unable to access a first floor clinic room. Please contact me for further details.
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Large Pores
Pores are essential to your skin's health by providing oil to keep skin soft and hydrated. However, you don't necessarily want to be reminded of their existence every time you look in the mirror. Pores are more prominent when they are dilated, infected, or clogged with oil, making them appear larger than they really are. While it isn't possible to permanently "shrink" large pores, there are a number of ways to make them less noticeable.
Causes of Large Pores
There are two main factors that contribute to large pores: genetics and age. People who have skin that is naturally thick and oily tend to have larger pores. As people get older, too, sun damage and decreased skin elasticity can cause pores to dilate. The skin thickens, causing tiny cells to collect around the edge of the pores and make them look larger. Blackheads are also a big contributor to large pores. When the pore becomes clogged by dirt and bacteria, oil within the pore begins to accumulate, causing the pore's diameter to expand.
There are a number of factors that will cause large pores, but of the many, there are three main culprits.
- The first one is age. As we age we will naturally lose the elasticity in the surrounding skin that supports the pores, causing pores to appear bigger than they actually are.
- Secondly, men are more likely to have larger pores compared to women from their genetic makeup and increased oil production.
- And last but not least, our body uses a substance called Sebum, which naturally hydrates our skin to prevent from drying. This substance however is very oily and individuals who produce more than average will find that oily skin causes larger pores.
- Other causes: Sun damage, blackheads.
Treatment for Large Pores
Advances in dermatological care have led to the development of a number of effective treatments for large pores. If you have large pores, you may benefit from the following treatments: Microneedling, PRP, Intensive Pulsed Light (IPL) & Intensive Pulsed Heat (IPH), PhotoDynamic HyperThermia, Nd: Yag Laser and WISHPro (Low Field Electro-Magnetic Therapy).
"Dr Georghy's Toys"
- Weber Laser
- Various Light & Laser systems
- MicroPen – MicroNeedling System
- WISHPro & PhotoSensitiser Application (ICG)
TREATMENT CONCEPT: For best results, Dr Georghy uses multiple modalities. The treatments are combination of different technologies, such as Low Level Laser Stimulation Therapy (LLLrST), LED, Intensive Pulsed Light (IPL), Intensive Pulsed Heat (IPH), MicroNeedling, Platelets Rich Plasma (PRP), PhotoDynamic HyperThermia (PD HT), WEBER Medical Laser, Low Field Electro-Magnetic Therapy – WISHPro (the latest technology from Israel).
Case Studies
Consumer warning - North Shore Cosmetic: Medical and Dental, use 'before and after' photos to showcase possible outcomes and empower patients to make informed decisions. They are not intended to be misleading or deceptive. We have made an effort to ensure that all photographs are taken under the same light, with the same camera, with the same exposure and positioning. No photo has been re-touched or altered in anyway. All Photos are Copyright Dr Joseph Georghy, 2017.
Consumers must be aware that all Cosmetic results can vary from person to person. Please view with caution.
'Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.'
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Unloved Dollar Might Just Win Favor Again
The dollar has become the world's financial instrument that nobody seems to love.
Consider this little slice of dollar zeitgeist: In his new video, "Blue Magic," as Brooklyn-born rapper Jay-Z speaks of spending his bread, the money that flashes on the screen is a stack of euros, not dollars.
The Federal Reserve's broad dollar index,...


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These are links to writings I stored on my forum blog. Streamer fishing equates to steelhead fishing and for many it is that time of year. I am not telling you that I am an expert but I would go as far as saying I have done a lot of it.
The articles are in no specific order, they are posted as I locate them so you'll have to click and look to see if it is of interest.
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Streamers Where & When Part 1
Originally Posted by dharkin
He explains it pretty well.
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Originally Posted by coug
Great insight from Silver. Great advice there. Underwater - film - surface is the progression I always make for early morning mayflies, and evening caddis on our local waters. Same thing when hatches are coming off during the day in the early part of the year. Sparkle pupae / soft hackle then x or x2 caddis then elk/deer/grizzly caddis to finish it off. Same kind of thing for mayflies, usually soft hackle - parachute - something on surface.
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The Golem (Meyrink novel)
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The Golem is a novel written by Gustav Meyrink in 1914.
First published in serial form as Der Golem in 1913-14 in the periodical Die weissen Blätter, The Golem was published in book form in 1915 by Kurt Wolff, Leipzig. The Golem was Meyrink's first novel. It became his most popular and successful literary work, and is generally described as the most "accessible" of his full-length novels.
The novel centers on the life of Athanasius Pernath, a jeweler and art restorer who lives in the ghetto of Prague. But his story is experienced by an anonymous narrator, who, during a visionary dream, assumes Pernath's identity thirty years before. This dream was perhaps induced because he inadvertently swapped his hat with the real (old) Pernath's. While the novel is generally focused on Pernath's own musings and adventures, it also chronicles the lives, the characters, and the interactions of his friends and neighbors. The Golem, though rarely seen, is central to the novel as a representative of the ghetto's own spirit and consciousness, brought to life by the suffering and misery that its inhabitants have endured over the centuries.
The story itself has a disjointed and often elliptical feel, as it was originally published in serial form and is intended to convey the mystical associations and interests that the author himself was exploring at the time. The reality of the narrator's experiences is often called into question, as some of them may simply be dreams or hallucinations, and others may be metaphysical or transcendent events that are taking place outside the "real" world. Similarly, it is revealed over the course of the book that Pernath apparently suffered from a mental breakdown on at least one occasion, but has no memory of any such event; he is also unable to remember his childhood and most of his youth, a fact that may or may not be attributable to his previous breakdown. His mental stability is constantly called into question by his friends and neighbors, and the reader is left to wonder what if anything that has taken place in the narrative actually happened.
Main characters[edit]
- Athanasius Pernath: the ostensible protagonist, a jeweler who resides in the ghetto of Prague.
- The Golem: while connected with the legend of rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the Golem is cast as a sort of gestalt entity, a physical manifestation of the ghetto's inhabitants' collective psyche, as well as of the ghetto's own "self."
- Schemajah Hillel: a wise and gentle Jewish neighbor of Pernath, learned in the Torah and Talmud; serves as a protector and instructor for Pernath as the jeweler begins to walk the path of mysticism.
- Miriam: Hillel's compassionate and noble daughter.
- Aaron Wassertrum: another of Pernath's neighbors, this one a junk dealer and possibly a murderer. He is the antithesis of Hillel, embodying all of the then-popular negative stereotypes surrounding Jews.
- Rosina: a 14-year-old red-haired prostitute and neighbor of Pernath, apparently a relation of Wasserturm though no one is ever able to determine what kind; described by Pernath as repulsive, but figures prominently as the object of men's desires and is promiscuous.
- Innocence Charousek: a consumptive, poverty-stricken student consumed with hatred for Wasserturm and his son, Dr. Wassory.
- Zwakh: a puppeteer; Pernath's friend and landlord.
- Amadeus Laponder: Pernath's cellmate in prison. He is a somnambulist who in his sleep assumes the role of various people of the ghetto, allowing Pernath to communicate with the outside world.
- Dr. Savioli: a wealthy neighbor of Pernath's who rents a room in the ghetto from Zwakh; there he carries on illicit affairs with married women.
Minor characters[edit]
- The Regiment
- Dr. Wassory
- Angelina
Adaptation for film and theatre[edit]
The novel was the basis for the following movie by Piotr Szulkin:
- Golem, directed by Piotr Szulkin, made in 1979.
The novel was adapted for the theatre by Daniel Flint, and received a world premiere in 2013. [1]
However, it was not the basis for three films of the same title by Paul Wegener, which, rather, adapt the original Golem legend:
- The first, The Golem, directed by Paul Wegener, filmed in 1914, has been lost;
- The second, The Golem and the Dancing Girl, directed by Paul Wegener, filmed in 1917, has been lost;
- The third, The Golem: How He Came into the World, directed by Paul Wegener, made in 1920, survives;[2][3][4]
Nor was it the basis for the operas of Eugen d'Albert (Der Golem (opera)) or Nicolae Bretan (Golem (opera)).
- ^ https://dctheatrescene.com/2013/05/03/the-golem-a-bracingly-bizarre-chiller/
- ^ Noah William Isenberg, Weimar cinema: an essential guide to classic films of the era, p.332
- ^ Douglas Kellner, Passion and rebellion: the expressionist heritage, p.384
- ^ Dietrich Scheunemann, Expressionist film: new perspectives, p.273
- Matei Chihaia: Der Golem-Effekt. Orientierung und phantastische Immersion im Zeitalter des Kinos transcript, Bielefeld 2011 ISBN 978-3-8376-1714-6


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My good friend and blogfather, Orac, posted something yesterday about animal testing
in medical laboratories. I've been meaning to write something about that for a while; now
seems like a good time.
I'm not someone who thinks that being cruel to animals is no big deal. I have known
some people like that, but thankfully they're very rare, and none of them
were scientists whose work involves doing animal testing in real laboratories.
But animal testing isn't about pointless cruelty. It's about understanding things that we
simply cannot learn about in any other way. It's extremely important to minimize the
cruelty we inflict on the subjects of animal tests: there's no benefit in torturing an animal;
there's no good reason to inflict unnecessary pain on any living thing. When we
can study something without using animals, we should. When we must use animals
in scientific study, we should be as kind to them as we possibly can. But the fact remains that in many cases, animal studies are necessary.
I don't want to get into a long discussion of the ethics of it here; that's a discussion
which has been had hundreds of times in plenty of other places, and there's really no sense
repeating it yet again. But there is one thing I can contribute to this discussion. One of the
constant refrains of animal-rights protesters arguing against animal testing is: "Animal
testing isn't necessary. We can use computer simulations instead."
As a computer scientist who's spent some time studying simulation, I feel qualified
to comment on that aspect of this argument.
The simplest answer to that is the old programmers mantra: "Garbage in, Garbage out".
To be a tad more precise, like any other computer program, a simulation can only do what
you tell it to. If you don't already know how something works, you can't simulate it. If you
think you know how something works but you made a tiny, miniscule error, then the
simulation can diverge dramatically from reality.
Simulations are an incredibly useful technique. They can be used in several different ways:
- If we know how something works, we can simulate it, and do experiments simply by
changing parameters to the code. This can allow us to perform experiments that
would be impossible in the real world, or to run multiple experiments much faster
than we could, in a more controlled fashion, than we could in the
real world. For example, we can run orbital simulations of our solar system which
are astonishingly precise, and which allow us to try scenarios that would be impossible
to test in the real world.
- If we don't know how something works, but we have a theory, we can test it
by implementing a simulation according to our theory, and comparing the results of
the simulation to observed real-world results. If our simulation closely matches what
we observe in the real world, it's a great piece of supporting evidence. If it doesn't,
it means we got it wrong. For example, people have been running massive simulations of
the experiments that hope to produce the Higgs boson, which allows them to make
predictions about how they'll be able to recognize it if their experiments manage to
create one.
- If we know part of how something works, we can build simulations give us a way
of experimenting specifically on that part without the added complexity of
a complete system. For example, we can study specific parts of cellular metabolism:
we know the basic chemistry of how a mitochondria produces energy for the cell. We
can focus our attention on simulations of that specific process, without dealing
with all of the details of cellular metabolism.
It might sound like I'm saying that simulations can't surprise us - because they
can only produce things that we already know. That's not the case - accurate simulations can be extremely surprising. The most common cause of that is a phenomenon called
emergence. Emergent phenomena are things where some thing behaves one way at one scale,
but changes dramatically when you put together huge numbers of those things and look
at them at a different scale.
The best example of emergent phenomena is our macro-scale universe. When we look at
the world, things seem concrete and predictable. When you watch a baseball game,
you can see the baseball fly from the hand of the pitcher to the bat, and it's obvious
that you can precisely describe both the position and the velocity of the baseball when it's
in flight. But the baseball is made up of a huge number of particles which do not behave in such well-mannered ways. They're unpredictable, erratic. Their behavior can't
be described precisely, only probabilistically. And yet, when we put together quadrillions of quadrillions of unpredictable, probabilistic particles, we get something concrete, comprehensible, and extremely predictable.
Simulations can (and frequently do) surprise us due to emergence. We
may understand the how some thing works, without understanding what's going to happen when we
splice together a billion of them. (Simulations can produce surprises due to things
other than emergence; the reason that I stress that one is that it's the one I've experienced.)
But getting back to the topic at hand: when it comes to animal testing, most of the
time, we can't use simulations - because we don't understand enough to be able to
do an accurate simulation. We can't simulate what we don't know. And when it comes to
medicine, there's an awful lot that we don't know.
A few examples: we know that a lot of non-coding DNA has function doing various things
like regulating coding DNA. We don't know all of the functions of non-coding DNA. Of the non-coding regions we basically understand, we don't understand how they all work. Getting
away from DNA, the basic day-to-day functioning of our cells includes tons of
processes that we simply don't understand. There's so much going on in a single cell
that we don't understand yet, that we don't have a chance of producing a dead-on accurate simulation of it.
And to try to simulate more than a single cell is even harder - because the cells of
our body have an extremely complicated set of interdependencies and interactions. To do a simulated drug test, we need to simulate both the intra- and inter-cellular processes that would be affected by that drug. And the fact is, we don't.
To throw out another example: as I've mentioned before, I have clinical depression.
I manage it by taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor called "zoloft". For me,
and for many other people with depression, SSRIs are almost miracle drugs - they
completely eliminate the symptoms of depression. But: We don't know why zoloft works.
It was designed under a theory - the "serotonin theory" - that thought that depression was
caused by an inadequate supply of serotonin in synapses of the brain; zoloft was
designed specifically to target the cellular mechanisms by which serotonin is
removed from those synapses. But that theory has, largely, been discredited. It appears
that the mechanism that zoloft was designed to target is not the mechanism
by which it works! Why? No one is sure, but a lot of people are doing a lot of work to try to understand it.
For the people trying to understand that, in order to develop better treatments
for depression, simulations are no good - because we don't know the mechanism by which
the drugs work. We know that they do, but we don't know why or how.
When it comes to other things, we're in a similar situation. Will a new antibiotic work? Maybe. Maybe not. How do we know? We need to test it. We start with tests in cell cultures. But lots of drugs that work in cell culture don't work in a living creature. There are numerous chemicals that kill HIV in cell culture, but don't work in an infected animal. There are tons of chemotheraputic agents that kill cancer in culture, but that don't work in
an animal or a person. We can't do tests of those using simulations, because we simply
don't know enough about the underlying mechanisms. And if we don't understand a process
or mechanism, we can't simulate it.
Life is still very mysterious to us. There's so much about living things and the
basic physical and chemical processes that occur inside of them that we don't understand. Those mysteries are what we try to study with science, in order to develop more understanding. Simulations can be a useful tool in the process of exploring. But it can't replace observations and experiments with real living things. There's still no substitute
for reality.