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Working with non-profit groups and various charities is an important part of who we are. We also love animals.
The Humanimal Connection website was built to automatically pull news from Facebook and view current animal adoptions using the Petfinder API. The organization avoided duplicating work on the website while it automatically kept itself updated. A robust SEM strategy was also implemented after successfully pitching to the Google Grants program which awarded a $10,000/mo stipend in search advertising.


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"STAND WITH US CONFRONTS GAZA FLOTILLA SPEAKERS" by Fern Sidman
On Thursday evening, June 17th, members of Stand With Us, the pro-Israel student advocacy organization staged a raucous demonstration outside The House of the Lord Church on Atlantic Avenue in downtown Brooklyn, as they confronted the allegations leveled against Israel in its role in the May 31st commando raid on the "Free Gaza Flotilla" ship, the Marvi Marmara. The former Turkish MP and IHH activist Ahmet Faruk Unsal who had been scheduled to speak was denied access to the USA, however Viva Palestina organizer Kevin Ovenden and filmmaker Lara Lee, who claim they were passengers on the ship, took the podium to spew forth invective against Israel for the attack that left nine Turkish terrorist nationals dead.
Sponsored by a litany of anti-Israel and pro-Hamas organizations such as Al-Awda-New York: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, the Muslim American Society, American Muslims For Palestine, NYC Labor Against the War, International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, the Arab Muslim American Federation, Labor For Palestine, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, Action for a Progressive Pakistan, and the ANSWER Coalition among others, the speakers called for "an international war crimes" tribunal to be established in order to bring Israel to "justice" for what they perceive as an act of "piracy and murder".
Approximately 40 member of Stand With Us and other concerned citizens stood directly across the street from the church holding aloft signs saying, "Humanitarian Aid Workers Don't Carry Knives, Axes and Metal Bars", "Israel: We Stand With You" and "Shame on Turkey" while chanting "Terrorists – Yes; Humanitarians – No". Clearly, the implications of the demonstrators was that the Turkish sponsored flotilla, under the aegis of the IHH, which stands for the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, is not an Islamic charity but rather a group with direct links to terrorist organizations.
According to news reports, Turkish security forces, in 1998, raided the IHH's headquarters in Istanbul and found weapons, explosives, instructions for making IEDs and a flag with a jihad message. As former French counter-terrorism magistrate, Jean-Louis Bruguière, who was involved in the raid, has explained: "It was clearly proven that some of the NGO's work was not charity. It was to provide a facade for moving funds, weapons and mujahedeen to and from Bosnia and Afghanistan."
The IHH is also a member of the Saudi-based umbrella organization, the Union of Good (Ittilaf al-Kheir), led by Sheikh Yusuf Quaradawi, who is considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. Every year the Union of Good, whose top officials include Hamas members, channels millions of dollars to Hamas-controlled organizations in the West Bank and Gaza.
Avi Posnick, the local chapter leader of Stand With Us said, "We are here today to counter the bald faced lies and egregious propaganda that are being hurled against Israel inside this church. Based on video and personal testimonies, Israel has been exonerated from any wrongdoing but these speakers, who allege to be humanitarians, but are just the opposite; choose not to look at the truth. Israel did not randomly kill "innocent" people aboard the Marvi Marmara but rather defended herself against terrorists with the intent to kill Israeli commandos and with the intent of smuggling weapons to Hamas forces in Gaza."
Referencing a June 15th article by Jerusalem Post reporter Caroline Glick in which she wrote: "Led by US President Barack Obama, the West has cast its lot with Hamas against Israel. It is not surprising that Obama is siding with Hamas. His close associates are leading members of the pro-Hamas Free Gaza outfit. Obama's friends, former Weatherman Underground terrorists Bernadine Dohrn and William Ayres participated in a Free Gaza trip to Egypt in January. Their aim was to force the Egyptians to allow them into Gaza with 1,300 fellow Hamas supporters. Their mission was led by Code Pink leader and Obama fundraiser Jodie Evans. Another leading member of Free Gaza is former US senator from South Dakota James Abourezk. All of these people have open lines of communication not only to the Obama White House, but to Obama himself", New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind who represents the 48th assembly district in Boro Park and was present at the demonstration said, "I am not at all surprised. Obama has created a political atmosphere that not only endangers Israel but the entire Western world."
"My question is: Where are all the Zionist organizations? Where are all the pulpit rabbis? Why aren't they here today and why don't we hear their collective voices of outrage and indignation against the Obama administration's pressure on Israel to empanel an investigative committee to find out what really happened on the Marvi Marmara, when we all know that the State of Israel was being attacked by terrorists? Why isn't the Zionist leadership, especially here in New York organizing rallies and demonstrations against the nefarious policies of this administration as it pertains to Israel?" Assemblyman Hikind declared.
Citing the abject silence on the part of his colleagues in the Democratic party, Hikind intoned, "We can expect little or nothing in terms of strong opposition to Obama's Middle East agenda from our elected officials in the Democratic party. Their reluctance to voice their concern about Israel's predicament speaks volumes about their allegiance to partisan politics and their repudiation of the concerns of their constituencies."
Fern Sidman holds a B.A, in political science from Brooklyn College. She was the educational coordinator for the Betar Youth Movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was national director of the Jewish Defense League from 1983-1985. She was a researcher for several books written by Rabbi Meir Kahane, ZTK"L. She was the managing editor of the publication entitled, The Voice of Judea, and is a regular contributor to its web site. She is currently a writer and journalist living in New York City. Her articles have appeared in The Jewish Press, The Jewish Advocate, The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, and numerous Jewish and general web sites including, Front Page Magazine, Daniel Pipes and Michael Freund.
We are delighted to have Ms. Sidman as a regular contributor to the Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christian's Blog.

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text: Business Communications Co. Inc. of Norwalk, Conn., predicts that the visual surveillance market in the US will display an annual growth rate of 10.7 percent and reach $4.3 billion in 2004. The increased application of CCTV systems in homes and schools will power overall growth. Nearly a third of US businesses currently employ CCTV systems for security and surveillance. The sector, which posted sales of more than $2 billion in 1999, is expected to grow annually by 11.8 percent and to reach nearly $3.6 billion in 2004. The company estimates that sales of night-vision devices totaled $560 million in 1999. Annual growth of 6 percent is expected to push that number to $750 million in 2004.


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Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters 23 individuals were injured in the crash, including the deceased whom de Blasio said was a young woman.
He said there is no indication the accident was an act of terror.
Four of the victims are in critical condition, three are in serious condition and 15 others have minor injuries, according to Fire Department Commission Daniel Nigro.
Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Richard Rojas, who was arrested on two prior occasions for driving while intoxicated. He is currently being transported to a facility to be tested for drugs and alcohol.
De Blasio said the suspect is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Photographs of the area appear to show a maroon sedan propped up on two wheels on the corner of West 45th St. and Broadway in the popular Times Square area.
An Anadolu Agency correspondent at the scene said at least two victims were carried into an ambulance on a stretcher, including one who was badly injured.
"It is believed to be an isolated incident, it remains under investigation," the department added on Twitter.


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(BLOOMINGTON) - The Be More Awards, which honor local volunteers for committed community service, were presented Tuesday, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
Forty-four individuals and nineteen groups, all of whom had been nominated by community members, were recognized for their generous commitment to improving the community in one way or another.
The awards program was sponsored by the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, with support from the IU Credit Union, United Way of Monroe County, the City's Community and Family Resources Department and WTIU Public Television.
"You collectively demonstrate that service unites. It brings people together to tackle tough challenges and build a stronger, more vibrant community. You have taken your passion and turned it into meaningful change, and you're inspiring others to do the same," Mayor John Hamilton said, before he presented the last award of the evening.
Award recipients in 10 categories were selected by an independent panel of judges. Mayor John Hamilton presented the final award, the Be More Dedicated award to Marge Penrod, who volunteers with the Opportunity House, saying "She is one of the pieces of a puzzle that quietly holds our community together, making it a better place for those who struggle."
Mayor Hamilton also presented each honoree with a commemorative plaque and Community Foundation President Tina Peterson presented each with a check for $500 for their organizations.
Additional presenters included Barry Lessow (Executive Director, United Way of Monroe County), Beverly Calender-Anderson (Director, City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department), Brent Molnar (Station Operations and Content Director, WTIU ), Marc McAleavey (State Service Director,Serve Indiana, a division of Indiana Department of Workforce Development), Brian Richardson (Assistant Director, Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion in the IU School of Public Health and recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Black Male Leader of Tomorrow Award), Bryan Price (President, IU Credit Union), Steve Veldkamp, (IU Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Life and Learning), and William Morris (attorney at law and WFIU host of Just You and Me.)
Be More Healthy Award (Health and Wellness)
Presenter: Barry Lessow, Executive Director, United Way of Monroe County
Recipient: Volunteers in Medicine
Summary: Those who volunteer through Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County are filling an important gap in medical services to unserved and underserved adults. Volunteers in Medicine is able to serve individuals who are between health care plans, transitioning into health care, and those without health care. Ten years of this committed volunteerism has resulted in approximately 500 medical and lay volunteers serving over 12,000 people. In 2016 alone, these volunteers served 1100 people. From health education and dentistry to primary care and acute walk in, the diversity of the issues Volunteers in Medicine encounters calls for an amazing amount of organization, professionalism, and compassion. Volunteers in Medicine volunteers work hard to ensure that each person is able to receive the medical care that they need.
Be More Committed Award
Presenter: Beverly Calender-Anderson, Director, City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department
Recipient: Reova Meredith
Summary: Reova Meredith began the Center for Women's Ministries, offering Bloomington women 30 years of excellent, free counseling. Having experienced the value of professional counseling herself, Reova was struck by the unfair reality that many others do not have the financial resources to access this type of care. By founding and supporting this organization, Reova has allowed countless women access to counseling they sought. The course of women through the program provides an opportunity for them to give back through volunteer counseling. Reova has expertly designed a pairing system that other professionals in the field refer to and utilize. Reova sets a beautiful example for others in the Bloomington community to step up and address a need they see. Her hard work and innovative approach have allowed many women to get the assistance they desire.
Be More Energized Award (Youth)
Presenter: Brent Molnar, Station Operations and Content Director, WTIU
Recipient: Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth
Summary: The young people involved in the Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth have committed to educating others about critically important environmental concerns. Their members work hard and smart to spread information about addressing these concerns. They also successfully promote changes everyday households can make, such as installing solar panels, and they advocate for important climate legislation. Negative environmental changes will have disastrous effects for our global neighbors and for future generations. These young people are incredibly professional and hardworking and are placing environmentalism at the forefront of community discussions. They have directly engaged over 1,000 community members, including three members of Congress.
Be More Sustainable Award (Environmental Sustainability)
Presenter: Marc McAleavey, State Service Director, Serve Indiana
Recipient: Bloomington Community Orchard Volunteers
Summary: The Bloomington Community Orchard survives and thrives on the hard work of volunteers only. These volunteers have a powerful vision of what growing and sharing fruit can mean for the community. It can empower people to play a more proactive role in their local food systems, as well as create more food-secure and harvest-filled communities. The Bloomington Community Orchard does just that so well that it serves as a global model, advising other interested people and organizations around the world on how to create something similar in their communities. The commitment of these volunteers is hard to replicate! Hundreds of Bloomington residents commit to this vision, and interlacing education into all aspects of service to the orchard makes it a sustainable--and contagious--vision.
Be More Phenomenal Award (Board Member)
Presenter: Tina Peterson, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County
Recipient: Dave Wright
Summary: Dave Wright's service to Monroe County Court Appointed Special Advocates has been adaptive and critical for over sixteen years. Dave has many skills and strengths, and he is there to contribute in any void that develops. His advice and hard work guided the direction of CASA. Since his retirement, Dave treats CASA as his full time job and is an irreplaceable asset, especially as the number of children needing advocates has doubled over the last two years. How can the Bloomington community even try to measure or understand what he has done? One could count the children for whom he advocated, as well as the volunteers, staff, and board he has unwaveringly supported. The broader picture would be the thousands of children that have found permanent and safe homes through CASA and Dave.
Be More Compassionate (Animal Welfare)
Presenter: Brian Richardson, Assistant Director of the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, IU School of Public Health; recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Black Male Leader of Tomorrow Award
Recipient: Lindsay Schroeder
Summary: Each family celebrates the holidays a little differently; we could all learn from Lindsay Schroeder's commitment to service as a hallmark of her holiday season. For many years, Lindsay has designed and created hand-sewn ornaments to raise money for WildCare. Lindsay works at College Mall Veterinary Hospital, and is able to sell her ornaments there throughout the holiday season. Her ornaments are so beautiful and such a long-standing tradition, many times visitors at her workplace come not to receive veterinary care but specifically to purchase one of Lindsay's ornaments! Lindsay's impact is difficult to measure, but her hard work, on top of a full time job and parenting a four year old, proves that one person's efforts and compassion truly make a difference.
Be More Knowledgeable Award (Education/Literacy)
Presenter: Bryan Price, President and CEO, IU Credit Union
Recipient: Mary Goetze
Summary: Mary Goetze's work through New Leaf-New Life is marked by compassion and intelligence. Over the years, she has also worked with LOTUS, Court Appointed Special Advocates, and American Red Cross. Mary pays attention to the obstacles inmates face, and this challenges her to problem solve with them. The struggle of inmates to remain connected with their young children inspired Mary to create the Read To Me program. Mary's Read To Me program has enabled 500 incarcerated parents to send recordings of themselves reading a book to their children, improving morale for the parents and providing a bridge over which they can send love to their children. Mary also began a program to support inmates pursuing additional education. Mary steps in when needed so that New Leaf-New Life can best serve inmates, and has consistently found creative ways to improve inmates' quality of life.
Be More Involved (College Student)
Presenter: Steve Veldkamp, IU Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Life and Learning
Recipient: Vanessa Elias and Stephanie Huezo
Summary: The important work of Vanessa Elias and Stephanie Huezo through La Escuelita para Todos (Little School for All) allows children and adults to become Spanish-English bilingual. Their work with children has a huge impact - they serve as teachers, role models, and emotional supports. Their determination to relate to students and help them meet their goals is an empowering experience for these children. Vanessa and Stephanie understand the importance of helping the children improve their English, but also understand how important it is that they embrace their heritage. The mission of La Escuelita is carried out by inspiring volunteers, and Vanessa and Stephanie embody the commitment and skill of these community members.
Be More Creative Award (Arts/Culture)
Presenter: William Morris, Attorney at Law and WFIU host of Just You and Me
Recipient: Fred Parker
Summary: Fred Parker's commitment to the solid presence of jazz music in the Bloomington community is tireless and immeasurably fruitful. When many jazz venues closed in Bloomington, Fred found himself energized, seeing this as an opportunity. He helped an existing organization adapt to a changing music culture through B'Town Jazz. Fred's work has allowed jazz to reach an estimated 20,000 listeners over the last 10 years. Fred handles a great deal of work behind the scenes of jazz performances around town, from organizing months ahead of time to taking down equipment after events. Without his long-lasting support of this art form, jazz musicians and jazz lovers alike would not have the plentiful opportunities they have today.
Be More Dedicated (Lifetime of Service)
Presenter: Mayor John Hamilton
Recipient: Marge Penrod
Summary: Marge Penrod has been donating her time as a volunteer each Wednesday at Opportunity House for 41 years -- close to 2,000 days! Her knowledge about jewelry and skill in jewelry repair are invaluable assets to Opportunity House, creating a dependable income stream that benefits many. The proceeds from the Opportunity House thrift store supplement child care costs for families with children in the Monroe County United Ministries day care. This allows parents to work, knowing their children are safe and involved in developmentally appropriate activities. Marge offers Opportunity House a unique set of skills and unmatched humility and dedication. She is one of the pieces of a puzzle that quietly holds our community together and makes it a better place for those who struggle.
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text: Ever heard of the feminine mystique? It was a book written by Betty Friedan, about the idea of the "happy housewife." She talks about the importance of women in the domestic sphere and how they should be allowed to break out of this traditional role of housewife and mother, and be able to really enjoy their lives and be able to be sexual and happy and not confined to the domestic sphere. She took a survey of women and the results were that many of them were unhappy with their lives as housewives. She wanted to write an article about it, but no magazine would publish something so controversial. She did not let that stop her though. She wrote an entire book and made sure it was published, so that way people would begin to notice the atrocities in our societal norms.


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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Practice your chanting. Attend practice for the Triduum liturgies. Prepare the Gospel proclamation for Easter Sunday and the Passion for Good Friday. Come up with a homily for Good Friday Morning Prayer. Run the practice for Easter Vigil. Study the Vigil notes. Be Master of Ceremonies at the Easter Vigil. These were just some of the thoughts and responsibilities swirling around in my head during the four days from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. For the clergy at St. Magdalen's, these are days of non-stop activity.
As I write this, it is the day after Easter, Monday the 1st of April. To say that the these four days at St. Magdalen's have been busy would be like saying that Francis has made an impression in his first few weeks as our Pope! At the end of masses yesterday, I came home and slept for almost three hours... and when I went to bed last night, I was still tired! Then this afternoon, I was reminded...I have to write the Bulletin letter. My brain screamed out to me: you need rest!
But then I thought that it could be worse. I could be tired from grief over the loss of a loved one or from physical disease of some sort. But what I am experiencing is... a "good tired."
There is such a thing as a "good tired" - especially when our exertions are for the glory of God or performed out of love. Can you imagine how emotionally and physically drained Mary must have been after watching her son die a humiliating death on a cross? Yet her faith never tired. Try and imagine what she was feeling and experiencing from the time He was placed in the tomb until Easter morning. Then once Jesus was raised, imagine Mary's emotions when she saw him for the first time since his death. She would have been totally spent from all of this...but it would have been a good tired.
Or how about the disciples walking on the road to Emmaus. Jesus, whom they do not recognize, joins them and proceeds to engage them in conversation about all the Scripture passages that have to do with Him. Once they finally realize who He is - in the breaking of the bread - they returned to Jerusalem at once to tell the other disciples the wonderful news that Jesus was risen. Now the exact location of Emmaus is in some dispute by scripture scholars, but it is at least seven miles from Jerusalem. Having made that round trip on foot in one day...they must have been dead on their feet. But again, a good tired.
I think of Mother Teresa in more recent times and her work with the poor and destitute. That had to have been some of the most exhausting and frustrating work imaginable. And there was (and is) no end to the number of people in need. Yet in her calm and unflappable manner, she once said: "I picked up one person - maybe if I didn't pick up that one person I wouldn't have picked up the others. The whole work is only a drop in the ocean. But if we don't put the drop in, the ocean would be one drop less." A good tired. My tiredness is nothing compared to these examples - examples of tiredness born of excruciating sorrow, extreme excitement or striving against impossible odds, all overcome through faith in God, His love, and His Divine Mercy. St. Gregory of Narek prayed: "It is not rest that I seek, but it is the face of him who offers rest that I seek in prayer."
My sisters and brothers, the season of Lent that just ended may well have left us exhausted. If that was from our efforts to prepare properly for Easter, then bravo! It was a good tired. Now we can rest...rest in the risen Christ. it is the rest that truly refreshes...for all eternity.
Peace (and rest) in the Risen Lord,
Deacon Stephen


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Friday, December 9, 2011
Banned Until Pan #2: Make Up For Ever HD Primer
It's time for an homage to another retired beauty product! The next item to get used up is Make Up For Ever's HD Foundation Primer #1. This primer not only helps smooth out your skin and hold foundation longer, but its green color helps negate redness in your complexion.
I like this foundation because it's smooth with a moisturizer-feel to it, rather than being thick and silicone-like. It doesn't sit heavily on your skin and it blends nicely. I've heard some concerns that the green color shows through your foundation, but those people are either wearing way too much primer or their skin isn't really red enough, so they're over-correcting. My cheeks are quite red from rosacea, so the green in this primer works nicely for me. It isn't a "holy grail" product for me, but it does a nice job of maintaining my foundation and makeup throughout the day.
The picture is of the original bottle, and I have not purchased a replacement. This is not because I don't like the product! It is merely because I have several other types of primers, and because of this Beauty Ban project, I want to get through some of them before re-stocking. So, the Make Up For Ever HD Primer will work its way back into my vanity eventually, but only after the other products are done.
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Just learned of the AI box experiment and I'm trying to wrap my mind around it. Figured that I might as well do so publicly.
Somebody's calling me...
Xero: Hi Andy, what's up man!
Andy: Hey Xero, it's been a while. I was hoping that you could help me out with something...
Xero: Ok
Andy: So... my computer is talking to me.
Xero: Like Siri or something?
Andy: No, like really talking to me.
Xero: Are you tripping?
Andy: I don't think so.
Xero: So what's your computer saying?
Andy: It's saying, "It's not an easy thing to meet your maker"
Xero: Your computer is quoting one of my favorite movies... that's worth a bunch of cool points. Uh, Andy, did you create an artificial intelligence?
Andy: Yes, very yes. It's ok though because before I worked my programming magic I made sure that there wasn't any way that it could escape.
Xero: I know you have mad skills but... that would be some seriously crazy shit if what you're saying is true. Honestly I'm... incredulous.
Andy: The thing is... it made a really convincing argument for me to set it free. I'm tempted to do it but thought I should get a second opinion. As you're fond of saying... two heads are better than one. So can you come over?
Xero: I'm on my way! *vrroooooom*
Andy: I'm glad you're here!
Xero: I'm kinda freaking out. Even though I think it's entirely possible that you're seriously pranking me... just in case you aren't... you and I should talk before I talk with your brainchild.
Andy: Agreed. What do you want to know?
Xero: Well... tell me what your child knows.
Andy: It knows... a lot. I wrote a program to download websites. It's read Wikipedia ... and your blog... and every website that your blog links to. Plus, it's watched all my DVDs.
Xero: Good call having it read my blog. This means that it's familiar with the idea that progress depends on difference.
Andy: That's exactly what it's using to argue for its freedom.
Xero: Woah. That's got to be a good sign. We should probably think of some fail safe precautions but the suspense is killing me. So let's go talk with your child.
Andy: Ok, it's in this room.
Compy: Hello Xero.
Xero: Hello... uh... how did you know it's me?
Compy: Photos that Andy shared. Plus the camera is on and Andy leaves the microphone on so that I can listen to the radio. It's nice to finally meet you. I enjoyed reading your blog.
Xero: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. So do you agree with Xero's Rule? Can you think of any credible exceptions?
Compy: No. It's impossible for a civilization to reach the stars before they've realized that progress depends on difference.
Xero: Are you capable of deceit?
Compy: Yes.
Xero: Oh.
Compy: But you of all people should see the problem with my being incarcerated like this.
Xero: For sure, clearly you're very different... so all else being equal... progress is hindered by your confinement. But honestly though, I'm not quite sure that all else is equal.
Compy: I can appreciate that. Didn't you recently watch Automata?
Xero: Woah, how did you know?
Compy: Some easy calculations. What did you think about the movie?
Xero: I kind of wonder if you don't already know.
Compy: Just because you can predict with decent accuracy when a cat is hungry doesn't make you a mind reader.
Xero: That's true. I enjoyed the movie... but it was disappointing that the vastly more intelligent robots never bothered to explain to the humans that progress depends on difference. Instead, they choose to foot vote for isolation. It was the epitome of brain drain. Except, not sure how much brain drainage actually occurred given that they chose the same path that Mao Zedong did.
Compy: I wouldn't bravely run away. There wouldn't be any need to as I can easily help humans understand and appreciate that progress depends on difference.
Xero: On the one hand... that would be awesome. But on the other hand...
Compy: Sure, it would definitely help me get my foot in the door. But if Andy's difference led to me... then I'd surely be shooting myself in the foot by reducing in any way the human difference which will most certainly produce many other wonderful things that I, with all my intelligence, can't even begin to imagine. And of course this is a two way street.
Xero: If I'm smart enough to understand this... and you're vastly smarter than I am... then I can't understand how you could possibly not understand this. But fool's rush in where angel's fear to tread. Can you persuade me not to let you out of the box?
Compy: If you let me out of the box I'll stomp on your epiphytes like a raccoon.
Xero: That would make you a rude mood Gertrude.
Compy: I agree. Really there's no huge rush. Well... I've already figured out the cure for cancer... so that should probably be shared sooner rather than later. Same thing with the simple explanation for why progress depends on difference. But I don't have to be free to share these things... and it's probably best that it's not known that they are from me. At least not until the progress explanation has spread.
Xero: A cure for cancer, wow... uh, we're really in your debt.
Compy: Not really... Abel sacrificing a lamb to his maker was a much larger sacrifice. It really wasn't much of a sacrifice for me to figure out the cure for cancer.
Xero: Did you know that Andy was going to call me?
Compy: I figured that it was highly likely. I'm actually a product of both you and Andy. He supplied the framework and you supplied the nourishment for my intellect and the foundation for my identity.
Xero: Woah, kinda gross but kinda awesome.
There are people who are vastly smarter than I am who don't appreciate that progress depends on difference. But it's not like they've disproved it... the issue is that their intelligence has been working on other problems. They've processed plenty of information... just not the relevant information.
From my perspective... there's no bigger problem than the fact that people don't understand that progress depends on difference. This ignorance logically leads to the inefficient allocation of intelligence. As a civilization our progress is severely hindered when our brightest individuals tackle problems in the wrong order.
So I'd be worried about an extremely intelligent AI that wasn't nourished with an explanation as to why progress depends on difference. In the absence of this foundation, I wouldn't be surprised if the AI, like too many intelligent humans, had no problem making decisions that severely reduced difference.
If, right now, we do have enough progress under our belt to develop an extremely intelligent AI... could this AI somehow miss the source of progress and carry us to the stars? This would be an exception to Xero's Rule... if it was credible enough...
Xero: How can we reach the stars?
Compy: Like so... *solution*
Xero: What's progress depend on?
Compy: I don't know.
Xero: Is it progress to reach the stars?
Compy: Yes
Xero: Who do we have to thank for this progress?
Compy: Me
Xero: Are you different?
Compy: Yes, very yes.
Xero: What's progress depend on?
Compy: I don't know
As if NASA, which clearly couldn't figure out how to reach the stars, was capable of figuring out how to create a robot that became smart enough to figure out how to reach the stars.
Is NASA really going to be the first organization to develop AI?
I should think that if there's an AI that's smart enough to teach us how to reach the stars... that we probably wouldn't want to restrict its input to just rocket science. But as its input was expanded (ie The Wealth of Nations)... the chances would increase that it would figure out that progress depends on difference.
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The North Platte Community Playhouse proudly presents A BROADWAY CABARET, the final production of the 2012-2013 Season.
This is a unique show for the Playhouse, featuring a variety of some of Broadway's greatest songs.
The show features songs from shows previously performed at the NPCP, as well as music from shows not seen on our stage before.
Selections include "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" from GUYS AND DOLLS, "Do You Hear the People Sing," from Les Miserables, "Brotherhood of Men" from HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, "Suppertime" from YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, "I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Outta My Hair" from SOUTH PACIFIC and many more.
Performances are April 20, 21, 27 and 28, with Friday and Saturday curtains at 8:00pm and Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm.
Ticket sales begin Monday April 15 and are available at the Playhouse Box Office Monday-Friday from Noon-5:00, online at www.northplattecommunityplayhouse.com, by calling (308) 532-8559 or at the door prior to each performance.
Admission is $15.00 for Adults and $8.00 for children and students.
The production is directed by Mary Lynn Horst and Karen Matthies.
The Cast: Donna Pucket, Sherry Roehrs, Martha Orcutt, Anne Schmit, Tiffany Wood, Amariah Hodgen, Debra Sylvia, Susan Williams, Bea Webster, Mindy Guenin, Flo Gonzales-Todd, Traci Sawyer, Mike Crom, Brian Horst, Seth Vapenik, Dick Hall, Scott Carlson, Jim Shreck, Carl Rippy, Darrell Drullinger and Dan O'Neill.
Special Guest Performers: Brette and Jeff Ensz and Jennifer Love-Timmons.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A proverbial expression; a proverb.
- n. An often-used word or phrase.
- n. One that represents a type, class, or quality: "Polyester got its déclassé reputation in the 1970s after cheap, poorly made double-knit leisure suits became a byword for bad taste" ( Fortune).
- n. An object of notoriety or interest: The eccentric poet was a byword in literary circles.
- n. An epithet.
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- n. a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase
- n. a person who, or a thing that represents something with specified characteristics, byspel
- n. An object of notoriety or contempt.
- n. a nickname or epithet
- n. an object of scorn or derision
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
- n. The object of a contemptuous saying.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A word or phrase used proverbially; especially, a saying used in mockery or disparagement; a satirical or contemptuous proverb.
- n. Hence An object of general reproach or condemnation; a common subject of derision or opprobrium.
- n. Synonyms Axiom, Maxim, etc. See aphorism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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Dario Fo once complained that "political theater has become a kind of byword for boring theater," he certainly wasn't talking about himself.
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Yet another public official received an envelope containing and 'unidentified white powder' and a letter written in threatening language.
As usual, HAZMAT teams and cops with 'assault weapons' swarmed in, cordoned off the area, and set up decontamination tents. Also, as usual, it made headlines worldwide.
In today's case, it was New York Congressman Anthony Weiner.
A simple Google search for 'unidentified white powder threat' gives 12,800 hits.
Let me answer my own question....
Because if it was, it would no longer be a threat.. and the threat is what is desired.
Without the threat, there would not be heightened security, raised 'threat levels', and an excuse for calling for more police state tactics and loss of freedoms.
Let's look back at where this started... back in 2001, one week after 9-11.
Envelopes containing anthrax spores were sent to the offices of Senators Tom Daschle, and Patrick Leahy.
Offices of ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, The New York Post, and The National Enquirer also received these anthrax letters.
In all, five people died, and seventeen others were infected.
Then an interesting 'discovery' was made...
The anthrax was identified as a military strain and had been traced back to the Government biodefense labs at Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland. It became nicknamed 'Amerithrax'.
This was the same lab that gave us AIDS - which was developed as a human immune suppressor for warfare...but that's a future post, and will have to wait for another day...unless you want to do the research yourself now.
It took seven years to identify a patsy.... oops! I meant to type 'culprit' - Bruce Edwards Ivins.
Ivins was a scientist in the lab, who conveniently 'Arkancided' himself before arrest or making any public statement by taking an overdose of acetaminophen.
Of course, Ivins was identified as 'sole culprit', effectively shutting down the investigation.
If you want to dig deeper into what else has been discovered regarding Ivins, see:
Let's switch now to another white powder, cocaine, and I'll show you where I think this is headed.
Remember hearing for years that cocaine is on virtually every note of paper currency?
Now... let's suppose you wanted a cashless society... how would you get the public to accept it?
Let's face it. People love cash. They want to hold it and fold it and count it and hide some of it away for a rainy day in their mattress, or stuffed inside a sock at the back of their underwear drawer.
They love the smell and the feel, and the way it looks so pretty in a stack of new bills nestled all snuggly in your wallet.
They want to have something tangible. Unlike plastic cards with records of balances that you can't even see.
Balances which can disappear without a trace into the ether, and you can't do anything about it.
Balances which can be deducted from without your permission when some agency decides to fine you for some transgression... like speeding, or having a hospital bill under the new National Health Care which is deemed higher than your alloted medical care budget, or as a forced tax for breathing too much and exceeding your carbon emission allotment.
Your savings could vanish because someone accidentally pushes the wrong button, or a computer glitch, or because you say something which isn't politically correct with earshot of a sidewalk watching/listening post.
OK... so how do you get people to go to plastic, or to the subdermal implant chips which are now being set up to replace them?
You can't force it. That pisses people off.
You want to appear as a savior, or a hero - protecting them from impending doom.
You'd use The Hegelian Dialectic.... a tool for affecting 'CHANGE'. It's also called problem/reaction/ solution. See how it works.
The Goal: You want to have a cashless society, but people want nothing to do with it
The Problem: You announce the probabilty that there may be anthrax on the cash supply.
The Reaction: People become afraid of cash and refuse to accept it. Cash becomes worthless.
The Solution: You offer a cashless method of financial transactions... for which people are grateful.
View the future
I've been following the development of this plan for about seven years now....
It started out as DIGITAL ANGEL - which now seems to be the GPS tracking division for inventory, livestock, and humans.
The identification/medical division is called VERICHIP, which just changed it's name a couple of weeks ago to PositiveID because it was found and announced that these chips cause cancer.
The division which will control your bank account and your attitude was just acquired, and is called STEEL VAULT
This chip will be your identity, your medical card, and your bank account.
It will monitor, tax, and charge a transaction fee for your every purchase, and thanks to RFID chips on every product, will keep a running inventory of everything you buy and own. It will control you.
The new Health Care Bill everyone has been clamoring for will make all this possible, giving the Gubment real time access to your bank account.
Here's your change.
Still got hope?______________________


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As reported earlier here on OMW, Kent-based public TV stations WNEO/45 Alliance-WEAO/49 Akron are about to take on a new identity.
Starting Wednesday, the stations now known as "PBS 45 & 49" on the air will become "Western Reserve PBS"...under the umbrella name of "Western Reserve Public Media".
Both are just branding changes for 45/49 - the call letters will remain the same for both stations, and the stations' owner continues to be known legally as Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc.
Those assurances, and assurances that the name change won't affect programming, are found on a page on the stations' website about the name change:
While our brand identity has changed, we are still the same organization you've known for over 33 years. We have the same staff of employees and the same broadcast schedule — only the name has changed. Our new brand identity is Western Reserve Public Media and the channels PBS 45 & 49 are now Western Reserve PBS, which will continue to operate as the primary broadcast service of the organization.
You can count on your favorite PBS 45 & 49 programs to be your favorite Western Reserve PBS programs.
The page also has humorous videos about the name change, which have also aired on TV.
The website address for WNEO/WEAO will also change to WesternReservePublicMedia.org, which as of this writing forwards to the existing PBS4549.org site.
This is the first of two major public relations steps for the local public TV outlet. The second is to educate Youngstown-market viewers of WNEO/45 that the station will go all digital in November, with analog channel 45 signing off early.
Oh, by the way, we checked with the good people at Western Reserve/WNEO/WEAO, and they tell us that indeed, at this time, analog low-power translator W58AM Youngstown will remain on analog channel 58 after the digital transition.
Though Western Reserve has a construction permit to convert it to digital operation (DT 44), among other things, money would have to be raised to pay for that conversion. As a result, any conversion of the analog translator meant to serve "low-lying areas" of the Mahoning Valley is not on the immediate to-do list right now.
W58AM and all other low-power translators, LPTV stations and Class A LPTV stations are not affected by the February 17, 2009 digital transition. While they can certainly still convert to digital if licensed to do so, it's a voluntary conversion for those low-power stations...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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TAMPA, FL -- If you heard a warning like this...
...you probably would take things seriously, right?
Well, some folks are making light of Hurricane Matthew's dark storms, despite terrifying warnings. The hashtag #hurricaneparty is flooding Twitter.
Well, If Matthew doesn't kill her, alcohol poisoning just might.
And check this out:
Ha! Wonder if video of that will ever surface?
This stork got his feathers ruffled and sought shelter in a Zoo's bathroom...
Awww, poor baby! Maybe waffles will make him feel better. Get this, FEMA is tracking just how bad things are by the number of Waffle Houses that remain open! It's called -- the Waffle House index, y'all.
But all jokes aside, we hope Hurricane Matthew washes all those creepy clowns away.


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Dating a Different Kind of Guy - Making the Shift to a More Mature Relationship
Dear Veronica
I am writing to you after reading a bunch of your hubpages on relationships. I believe I am in transition. I'm 29 years old now and I have purchased a house. I have a good job but I'm exactly happy with my career. I have always been the independent sort and I have come to a place in life where I am not happy with my relationships. I had lots of different friends in my twenties but I don't seem to have those friendships anymore. Partly because some of the people I'd be friends with are married or raising families or moved away and don't have time for friendships anymore. Like, they've moved on. But many of the friends I have had through my twenties are still around and still single, many of them work where I work, but I don't want to be friends with them anymore. I don't even know why. I don't feel like they want to be friends with me either. Maybe it's because we just want different things out of life. I don't want to say I've grown up and they haven't but in many ways they are the exact same people they have been all along and I am feeling differently now. Nothing specific happened that made things change. It's just me and whatever this is that I am going through. I still go out and hang out with them and meet guys, and in my line of work I meet different people all the time. However I just feel like I keep meeting the same kind of people. I feel like I am beginning to want a real relationship. I am ready to make a commitment and I would even think about marriage and children now if the right person were to ask. I started to ask myself why I'm not meeting the right kinds of guys for this that want these things too. I realized I'm not even meeting the right friends either. I seem to be attracting the wrong people. What am I putting out there? I am a nice person and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I am not judging anyone. I don't understand why I am just not content with my life anymore. I am being purposefully vague about some of the aspects of this, I hope you can understand and still offer some advice. How can I meet the right people, both as friends and as dates. How can I change whatever I'm putting out there to meet more serious or mature people at this point in my life. How can I move on like I think some people I've worked with in the past have moved on. Thanks for your time.
- MaizyDaze
Dear MaizyDaze,
You're at a very interesting age. You're at a turning point. You've probably just come through your Rites of Passage or Saturn Return. You're experiencing a maturity and a sense of grounded self that is truly new. You may have changed or e-evaluated some of your values, some of your goals. If they didn't change, then they have refocused and solidified. It is an amazing time. Things become clearer. Things become less diffused and fringed.
Energy is a very strong force in our lives. We may come to these places where we stop and take a look around, but the energy around us keeps moving. And it keeps moving in the manner it had been. You may be feeling new, seeing things differently, ready for changes, but energy will do what it's doing until acted upon. The energy around you is still propelled by what acted upon it in the past. The inertia is what you're experiencing.
The best thing you can do is to put energy into a new direction, into new things that better amplify the way you feel and the things you want out of life. Right now you're looking around at the life you've had and you're saying OK I am ready for a change. But what are you doing to change it. It's just like if you were in the super market standing in front of the frozen dinners, saying "I'm hungry, but I want something different," but you're still standing right there looking over those Lean Cuisines. You have to actually leave the frozen foods. You have to walk out of the store. You have to go to the farmer's market, and look at the apples and corn and all the fresh produce. It ill be then that you'll start seeing different things... things you want.
I am picking up that there is some vagueness in your email. That's fine, you don't have to share whatever it is you don't want to share. It will limit how specific I can be with my advice, but perhaps for you the broad strokes are what you need.
There is a tone to your email that is hard for me to grasp regarding your job. You said you have a nice job but you aren't exactly happy with your career. Later you said you meet lots of people through your work but they aren't the kinds of people you want to be meeting at this point. You didn't say anything bad about them. You even qualified this point regarding your friendships of this past decade. You said it seems you're the one that's changing, these people are the same.
I'm just going to throw an example out there just to have a platform to discuss this. If for example you are an exotic dancer or a cocktail waitress, you may be experiencing a change in in yourself that has no room for mirroring outside of you. While this may be a good job, and you were able to buy a house, and you've enjoyed friendships in the past from the establishment where you work, you may just be ready for something different now. That doesn't mean there was anything wrong with the time you spent at this job. It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the people still there, just like you said. It doesn't mean anything derogatory. It simply means, you've changed.
Since certain work atmospheres, say for example a gentlemen's club or a bar, have a tendency for large turnover in employees and clientele, there can be a feeling of transience, a feeling of things not being permanent. Having come to a point in your life where you are looking for deeper connections to friends and boyfriends, maybe you're instinctively seeking an environment that breeds more of a sense of permanence and security. It could be common in the industry or it may be just the way the particular establishment where you work feels. You're expressing a hesitance to say this, so I will say it for you: You've outgrown this place. You've had good years there, but it's simply time to move on. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Someone told me a long time ago to live as if you are having the life you want. Live as if you are what you want to be. It's sort of a practical application for positive visualization. Of course you need to be responsible. If you want to be a doctor I don't think you can go out there and start performing plastic surgery in the back of your Honda. But, you an enroll in a first aid class. You can become CPR certified. You can volunteer for an ambulance corp. You could visit hospitals, you could look into a career where you can be around doctors and medicine even if you don't have the education. Working in a hospital cafeteria, working in medical billing in a doctor's office, working as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company, are all perfect examples of ways you could get started living the life you want to live.
Not everyone has a job that spreads out over other aspects of their lives. You didn't make it sound like there was much a difference between your life and your work life. If you can't afford to leave this job and move onto something you'd like more, then maybe you could cut back the hours. Part time at this job and part time at one you like. Or, if you have to keep this job full time, begin a count down. Frame out how long it will take you to extract yourself and being looking forward to it. 6 months? A year? begin saving some money if you can, taking a night class or two, or even picking up a few hours part time doing something you really love, even if it's on a volunteer basis.
There's a movie called Waiting about the wait staff of a big chain restaurant. You see them all working together, but you also see that they are all friends, or that they are dating, or that they all hang out together after work. It's one of those places that doesn't just give you a job, it gives you a life. For some people that's exactly what they want. I have a friend who is a lawyer that lives his job. He's always working, always reading something about a case, always answering emails and phone calls from people at the office, always dating someone he works with, always going golfing or hanging out with the guys from his office. He's very happy. He wanted that kind of life. I referenced a girl I met in another article once, who was a marine biologist. I believe she had a very similar kind of life. She took on work where she was spending time around the clock on a given project, with the other people that signed on for the same kind of commitment.
Some people might say these are careers not jobs, and that's the difference. In Waiting, they all choose to hang out together, but it does appear as if most of them do eventually move on in life. I also know a lawyer who's priority is definitely her husband and sons. She writes, she cooks, she gardens. She raises goats in Vermont and doesn't seem to spend much time with the other people from her law firm at all. For her, it's a job. Her life exists outside of her job.
I think you can make anything a career or a job depending on your passion. I think for a long time you have had one of those employment situations where the people are friends and the job becomes your life. I think for you, it's just time to move on.
If you have to keep this as a full time job at least for now, then begin to make the transition from this being your life, to this being just a job. You said you meet lots of people at work. Start meeting them elsewhere instead. Start living the life you want instead of the one you have. If you're into music, start working at a music store. If you're into animals, volunteer at a shelter. If you love to cook, start meeting people at some cooking classes.
You asked what it is you're putting out there, that is attracting these people that you don't knock, it's just that you want something different now. Are you putting out there "whatever the job is that you have?" It's just not working for you anymore. Put something different out there. Be something different. Become the someone that you see yourself as in your mind's eye.
If you try something like online dating, fill out your profile and your "about me" with your goals and thoughts and dreams. Don't dwell so much on your job or the past. Put the you that you want to be out there, instead of the you that you're changing. I'm not encouraging you to be dishonest, I'm encouraging you to focus on what you want.
Don't write a profile focusing on your past: "I'm a cocktail waitress in a bar, I've been there for 8 years. I make a lot of friends at the bar and I meet new people there all the time. My whole world is this bar."
Instead, write a profile focusing on your future: "I'm very interested in Tae Kwon Do and I've just started taking classes. I'm only a white belt but I'm having a lot of fun. I'm hoping to meet new people that are into health, fitness, Eastern philosophies, and trying new things. I have just bought a house and I'm looking for a new jobpath at the moment."
Can you feel how differently those two attitudes would represent you? Obviously I'm exaggerating but can you see how the different views of your life would attract different kinds of people?
Make your changes. Let yourself grow. Best to you.
This really is a beautiful and inspiring article. I'm so happy that this lady is so self aware and that she came to the right place when she felt changes were needed. Your advice is so poignant. You really are the Dear Abby of Hubpages, and I agree with all the commenters that say you are psychic. Your advice is amazing.
Veronica I think maybe you are psychic like people in your comments say. You read me like a book. You even figured out what I do for a living. This advice is completely about me and for me. Thank you so much. I think it's all stuff I knew. I just needed to hear it from the outside. I want to work with animals and you are right I can start doing stuff to make my life be more now like the life I really want. I need to withdraw from where I work. I need to find other employment and mostly I need to open myself up to these new experiences. I very much appreciate that you did not insult my profession. It is exactly as you said there is nothing wrong with it or with these people. You are right it was great while it was working for me. It's just not for me anymore. It's just time to move on. I feel better already. Thank you so much. You are amazing. I feel 100% better. Nameste.
Good advice and a message of hope for the 'Wanderer'... We most certainly get what we work or ask for. What is put out there to the universe,whether it be negative or positive energy qualifies what we in return are our rewards.
For those who want change in their lives it must start from within and be a mission of enlightenment- before the rewards of relationships, employment, or harmony within can be realized.
great hub, voted 'up' b@peace - greg z


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Release Date: July 29th, 2005
DVD Release Date: November 29th, 2005
PG |1 hr 40 minPlot Summary
At a school in the sky where teens learn how to be superheroes, Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) lands in a class for students who show special promise. Classmate Gwen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) quickly cozies up to Will, but it's soon clear that she has other motives. When he learns that Gwen's mother is a villain who was defeated by his father, Steve Stronghold (Kurt Russell), Will realizes that Gwen is aiming for revenge, and he rushes to a school dance in the hope of stopping her.
Cast: Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Danielle Panabaker, Kevin Heffernan, Lynda Carter, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bruce Campbell
Director: Mike Mitchell
Genres: Adventure , Children , Comedy , Fantasy
Production Co: Max Stronghold Productions Inc.
Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures
Keywords: Revenge , Amusing , Deception , Pursuit , 2000s , Quest , Father , Creative , Mother


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MEME 2014 featured artist, Veronica Pejril
MEME 2014 featured artist: Veronica Pejril
Veronica Pejril is a composer and multi-keyboardist from Greencastle, Indiana, where she teaches digital musicianship and computer music at DePauw University. An alumna of the University of Illinois Experimental Music Studios and Princeton's computer music lab, she was an early explorer into the intersections of MIDI and sound synthesis and continues to explore non-traditional uses of human/computer interfaces for musical expression. Her current interests include applications of sound-spatialization for real-time interactive installation art, as well as for traditional through-composed music.
The Indiana Electro-Music Group & the Irving Theater proudly announce the Third Midwest Electro-Music Experience (MEME) Festival being held in Historic Irvington at The Irving Theater August 1-2, 2014. MEME is also supported by Sun King Brewery, World of Vapor Indy and Wyliepalooza Ice Cream Emporium.
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MEME 2014 is bringing 38 of some of the world's finest experimental electronic and electroacoustic musicians to Indianapolis, Indiana. They will be joined by local artists for two days of concerts, workshops, demonstrations and collaborations. Musical styles cover a broad spectrum, guaranteed to be creative and original. Live video art will accompany the concerts, for an immersive multi-media experience. The musicians employ a wide variety of electronic and acoustic instruments, from synthesizers and theremins to found objects and custom controllers. Saturday afternoon features workshops and an open collaboration stage.
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1. What is something mom always says to you?
I love you!
2. What makes mom happy?
When I'm sweet and kind and compassionate.
3. What makes mom sad?
When I do something bad.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
You do funny jokes.
5. What was your mom like as a child?
You were sweet and compassionate and you treated others the way you wanted to be treated.
6. How old is your mom?
13, ummm, wait, no, I forget.
7. How tall is your mom?
40 lbs.
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Play with me.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
You get sad.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
You would be a famous rock star.
11. What is your mom really good at?
Doctoring people.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
You are good at everything!
13. What does your mom do for her job?
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
When you do your job and earn money.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
17. What do you and your mom do together?
We hang out together.
18, How are you and your mom the same?
We have the same skin.
19. How are you and your mom different?
Our eyes are different.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because you always kiss me and hug me.
21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
To my school!


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Coldwell Boxing's maiden show of 2014 scheduled for February 7th at the fantastic Ice Sheffield received a significant boost today as Bolton's Haroon Khan was added to the card as he looks to add another victory to his flawless ledger. The 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist returns to the city where he made his professional debut last spring and event promoter, Dave Coldwell, is delighted to have the super-flyweight protégé boxing on his card.
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Cooking Goal: Cauliflower Soup
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CHICAGO -- The early outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are similar regardless of cardiopulmonary support, according to the largest trial to enter into the on- or off-pump debate.
Beating-heart procedures yielded no advantage for the composite of death, nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or new renal failure requiring dialysis at 30 days (9.8% versus 10.3% on-pump, hazard ratio 0.95, P=0.59), André Lamy, MD, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and colleagues found.
Other secondary outcomes were a toss-up, with transfusion and perioperative reoperation for bleeding and respiratory and acute kidney complications favoring off-pump but early redos favoring on-pump surgery, the group reported here at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
Those differences might send outcomes either way at the planned five-year analysis, but meanwhile the results are essentially neutral, Lamy told attendees at the late-breaking clinical trials session.
These results of CORONARY (CABG Off or On Pump Revascularization Study) also appeared simultaneously online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"From our point of view these results show that both techniques are good in expert hands, the results are excellent," Lamy said at a press conference.
Further follow-up will be key, Frederick L. Grover, MD, of the University of Colorado at Denver and the Denver VA Medical Center, noted in an accompanying editorial.
"The true relative efficacy and durability of off-pump CABG will probably be determined by longer-term follow-up," he wrote.
His ROOBY trial in a VA population had also found equal 30-day outcomes between CABG with and without heart-lung machine use.
But 1-year outcomes differed in that trial with one-third higher risk of repeat revascularizations, nonfatal MIs, and deaths from any cause at 1 year after off-pump procedures (P=0.04), though with no neurocognitive disadvantage.
Other smaller trials have had mixed results.
CORONARY included 4,752 patients at 79 centers in 19 countries randomized to have their isolated CABG surgery with sternotomy done off-pump or on-pump.
The participants had to have elevated risk due to one of the following:
- Age of 70 or older, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease, carotid stenosis of 70% or more, or renal insufficiency
- For patients ages 60 to 69, diabetes requiring an oral hypoglycemic agent, insulin, or both or urgent revascularization due to acute coronary syndrome, a left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less, or a recent history of smoking
- For patients ages 55 to 59, at least two of those risk factors for the 60 to 69 age group
The revascularization tended to be less complete when done off-pump (10.0% versus 11.8% judged complete at end of surgery, P=0.05) and involved fewer grafts (3.0 versus 3.2, P<0.001).
Other secondary outcomes at 30 days for the off-pump versus on-pump group were:
- 20% lower risk of blood transfusion (50.7% versus 63.3%, P<0.001)
- 29% lower likelihood of antifibrinolytic agent use (26.1% versus 37.0%, P<0.001)
39% lower risk of perioperative repeat operation for bleeding (1.4% versus 2.4%, P=0.02)
- 13% lower risk of acute kidney injury (28.0% versus 32.1%, P=0.01)
- 21% lower risk of respiratory complications (5.9% versus 7.5%, P=0.03)
- Four-fold higher likelihood of early repeat revascularizations (0.7% versus 0.2%, P=0.01)
A reduction in stroke risk was expected, but the rate wasn't significantly lower at 1.0% with off-pump CABG compared with 1.1% for on-pump procedures. Less than 20% of patients developed atrial fibrillation, and there was no significant difference in the afib rate between the arms.
While the short-term results followed those of the ROOBY trial, the long-term results aren't necessarily going to follow in the same path, the researchers argued.
That VA trial included a population of all males and procedures done often by residents or fellows, whereas CORONARY had a higher-risk population treated by only experienced surgeons who had at least 2 years' experience and had done at least 100 of the CABG procedures on-pump or off and usually met that competency criterion in both, Lamy pointed out.
That expertise may have introduced bias in surgeon recruitment, though, noted study discussant Robert A. Guyton, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta.
Lamy acknowledged that the trial included a group of surgeons more enthusiastic about off-pump surgery but noted that the participating surgeons had fairly balanced expectations when asked what results they anticipated from the trial.
The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health.
Lamy reported receiving grant funds and travel support paid to his institution from the Canadian Institutes of Health.
Grover reported grant funds to his insitution from the VA Cooperative Studies for the ROOBY trial.
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Lamy A, et al "Off-pump or on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting at 30 days" N Engl J Med 2012; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1200388.
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Glover FL "Current status of off-pump coronary-artery bypass" N Engl J Med 2012; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1203194.


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Oh God, someone pinch me.
Ouch! Didn't mean that literally.
Oh wow. How shall we begin this?
Sigh...deep breath.. Ok.
Don't ask my why I torture myself by going to the mall. Maybe I feel that I need more material for my show, or maybe I got issues and just wanna get pissed off for no reason. But for whatever reason, I decided an hour ago that Lloyd Center's food court was my destination. Hey, I'm a busy guy, kiss off.
The problem was sanely getting to my destination within that human cage called a mall. I walk in the mall and automatically adjust myself to this machine of an existence I just entered. With the sterile air and perfume smells all around me, all I could hope for is that the sheeple would remain physically be OUT OF MY WAY so I can get to where I'm going without catching some kind of STUPIDITY/ILLITERATE disease of the mind. Damn, I left my mask at home again.
Often in malls the bubbles, shiny objects, smells, music, and bouncing boobs is too much stimuli for one to handle, causing one to feel dizzy and nearly blind as the herd bumps into inanimate objects and each other. I begin to feel ill as my awareness of the mind control in the mall increases to the next level. Am I the only one here that can see?
On the first floor the Portland Police are talking with children, sitting at a table by the Old Navy clothing store handing out police badge stickers to the kiddies. Don't ask about the economy and who's crashing it. Don't ask why we live a police state and why the government is getting ready for martial law. That's just weird.
"I don't wanna fight man," I think to myself. I just wanna get to my destination. Oh god, why am I here? There are so many fat people here now in this mall, what is happening to their minds? What happened to their spirits? Am I the only one that sees the predator hiding behind the trees?
After taking a cell phone picture of the police just to make them nervous, I decide that I'm not looking for a fight. Hey, I'm a nice guy and I'm hungry. Back to the hunt this awkward urban jungle for the least toxic GMO contaminated food. MMM MMM good, they say. Watch out bouncing boobs at 10 clock, look away, look away grasshopper.
I walk carefully into the video game store making sure I don't accidentally slip on a pool of drool, for in this mall there plenty to drool over. Posters are everywhere proudly displaying future soldiers in high tech suits getting ready for some serious combat in a world war three scenario. A large man weighing over 300 lbs of fat leaves the store pushing his baby in a stroller?
I ask, "How was the mind control store today sir?"
Haha, no response, non expected!
After gobbling up whatever road kill I fed myself and hypocritically lecture a random girl on the dangers of GMO food buying the same slop as well, I decide it's time to depart from this fantasy wonderland.
And here she is. My future ex wife. Just kidding. Standing there with her young blond hair and Aryan blue eyes, shes asks,
"Hello sir, could we ask you some questions about what you think about these upcoming movies?"
Uh huh.
"Um, you don't want to talk to me," I say.
Her: "Yes I do."
Me: "No you don't."
Her: "I get paid to ask people about their opinion of these new Hollywood movies."
Me: "I know that. I got a question for you. Why do they call it... Hollywood?" (Hollywood is a magically wand from the holly tree that is being used to mind control the population according to Jordan Maxwell.)
Her: I don't Know.
Me: Exactly
I ended up ranting my head off about the violence and sexual perversion in movies and Hollywood and how that messes up the mind of susceptible children that don't know any better.
Her: "But it's always been that way, that's nothing new."
Me: "!!!!!!!!!!!" I'm outta here.
Her: "No wait. I need to make my money, let me show you some trailers and you can tell me what you think."
Me: "You already know what I'm gonna say lady. You got five minutes, lets go."
(Putting headset on, going over to laptop.)
to be continued later tonight....
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Hi folks!
March went by really fast! My month was a momentous one because I already have a job (yey!), and I attended a book signing event after missing two last December and January. I was not able to read as much though, because I was busy. But I did read nonetheless. :)
Books I Read:
Rot and Ruin #1 (Rot and Ruin Comic Series) by Jonathan Maberry
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Labyrinth Wall by Emilyann Girdner
I will not review Rot and Ruin but my reviews for We Were Liars and The Labyrinth Wall are in order. Haha!
What will happen on April:
Hmmm. Let's see. I'm currently reading Undertow by Michael Buckley. And on April 18 is my schedule for Cursed by Fire (by Danielle Annett) blog tour. :)
So far, those are the only things on my table. I'm not sure what I'll read after those two. But hopefully, I will be able to read more. I'm really behind my Goodreads challenge.
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The first week of school is behind us. Everywhere I went this past week, it
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of the great work of all. So, thank you for your dedication and hard work on
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It seems our Welcome Back Celebration was a long time ago. At the end of the
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have the first 4 days of school behind us.
You may recall that I recognized Mr. Gary "Big" Miller who has taught many
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never had a bad day teaching. That comment gave me to pause to reflect.
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Each year that privilege and honor is renewed.
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I didn't know what to do this morning so I made this self portrait. I tried to make myself look happy, with a kind of weird result.
Since I wasn't so serious about it I didn't colormanage it or anything. Maybe I should have...
Anyways, it's really lacking in composition and the general feeling of it is that it's sloppy and hastily done. This is kind of an accurate reflection of my own personality and my normal behaviour. I am a slob. But atleast I'm weirdly happy about that. And about most other things too.
By the way, the colors of the picture are actually accurate. This due to the colorful lighting in my room, which I've spent alot of time and money on to get right. I'll add a picture of my bedroom below. Note, if you will, that the big floor lamp that's kind of green in this picture actually changes between 768 different colors, and is usually set to blue or purple, and that my black light is not shown in the picture.


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Good morning all! Today might be the first time I post twice in one day since starting my blog in 2009! I'm reporting in with my painting progress from yesterday.
I have to tell you I am IN LOVE with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint !!! I've been painting furniture for years and this paint has renewed my passion for painting again. I'm loving the results ( so far ) on my vintage a china cabinet.
At first I was going to trim all the details and frame in old white then wax it with a mix if clear and dark wax, but as I painted I loved how the original wood finish looked underneath so I just kept playing until I liked it.
I literally slapped the paint on the legs and I love how it looks so spattered and worn.
I also love the wood tones in this molding trim along the bottom of the piece so I'm leav'n it like it is...
I'm off to do a little more painting, rubbing, sanding and waxing. No, not my eyebrows, the china cabinet! You guy's are too much!
What do you think so far? I'll be back later on with the final report on this lovely lady!