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Faculty Profile
Stuart L. Shapiro
Primary Research Area
- Astrophysics / Gravitation / Cosmology
Profile Sections
- Ph.D., Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, 1973
Professor Stuart Shapiro received an A.B in astronomy from Harvard in 1969 and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University in 1971 and 1973, respectively. He went from research associate to full professor of astronomy and physics at Cornell University (1973-1995) before relocating to the University of Illinois in 1996.
Professor Shapiro has broad research interests that span many areas of theoretical astrophysics and general relativity theory, including the physics of black holes and neutron stars, gravitational collapse, the generation of gravitational waves, and the dynamics of large N-body dynamical systems. His research emphasizes the use of supercomputers to solve long-standing, fundamental problems in numerical relativity and computational astrophysics. Shapiro has worked on the theory of accretion onto compact objects, relativistic stellar dynamics, gravitational collapse, binary black hole and neutron star inspiral and coalescence, the generation of gravitational waves, the formation of black holes, Big-Bang nucleosynthesis and neutrino astrophysics, to name a few topics. Some of his most important simulations include the emitted radiation spectrum from gas accreting onto black holes and neutron stars, the disruption and consumption of stars in star clusters containing a central supermassive black hole, the formation of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy or quasar from the collapse of a relativistic collisionless gas, the head-on collision and merger of two black holes, and the gravitational wavetrain from the late inspiral of coalescing binary neutron stars. He merged the fields of stellar dynamics and numerical relativity, a development which led to the simulation of the catastrophic collapse of an unstable, relativistic cluster to a black hole, the demonstration that toroidal black holes can arise as transients during gravitational collapse, and the possibility that naked singularities might form during the collapse of collisionless matter from reasonable initial conditions, thereby violating cosmic censorship. Long interested in the future detection of gravitational waves by laser interferometers like LIGO and LISA, Shapiro and his group are working on the theory of gravitational wave generation and the identification of promising astrophysical sources.
Professor Shapiro's deep interest in training young scientists has given him a reputation as an inspiring and effective classroom teacher and research advisor. He has created and taught over a dozen courses in physics and astrophysics. The textbook that he coauthored, Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects (John Wiley, 1983) is a standard in the field. His research has led him to develop numerous videos of his computer simulations, which offer both great technical insight to experts and qualitative understanding to non-specialists. He leads a vibrant group of graduate students and postdocs working in theoretical astrophysics and general relativity. For over two decades he has trained an expert team of advanced undergraduates doing research in theoretical astrophysics and general relativity by means of supercomputer simulation and visualization. His undergraduate research program is among the most successful in the nation; members of his team are highly sought after by the most select graduate programs in physics, astronomy, computer science, and related areas.
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Research Statement
With my group I will pursue research in general relativity and theoretical astrophysics funded by my NSF and NASA grants. Our area of focus will be tackling problems involving general relativity, the generation of gravitational radiation, relativistic hydrodynamics, and relativistic magnetohydrodynamics. A common thread uniting the different theoretical topics is the crucial role of gravitation, especially relativistic gravitation. Compact objects provide the principal forum, and the dynamics of matter in a strong gravitational field is a major theme. Some of the topics for investigation include the inspiral and coalescence of compact binaries (binary black holes, binary neutron stars, binary black hole--neutron stars and binary white dwarf-neutron stars), the generation of gravitational waves from binaries and othe rpromising astrophysical sources and the accompanying electromagnetic signals, gravitational collapse, the stability of rotating, relativistic stars and the evolution and final fate of unstable stars, gamma-ray burst sources, and circumbinary disks around merging supermassive black holes in the cores of galaxies and quasars. Most of these topics represent long-standing, fundamental problems in theoretical physics requiring large-scale computation for solution. Hence the approach involves to a significant degree large-scale computations on parallel machines, as well as analytical modeling. Many of the numerical calculations employ the state-of-the-art computational and visualization resources of the UIUC's National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), including Blue Waters. They comprise both initial value and evolution computations and treat vacuum spacetimes containing black holes as sell as spacetimes containing realistic matter sources, magnetic fields and both electromagnetic and neutrino radiation. The results have important implications for astronomical observations, including those planned for gravitational wave interferometers, such as the Advanced LIGO/VIRGO network, GEO, KAGRA and eLISA, and for telescopes that will measure transient optical events, such as the LSST.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Co-supervised a research team of undergraduates working in theoretical astrophysics and general relativity. The team normally consists of 6 students throughout the summer and 4 throughout the academic year. Met daily with the team for 10 weeks during the summer and 3 times a week for at least one hour during the academic year.
Team members 2001:
• Harish Agarwal (Engineering Physics and Computer Engineering)
• Eric Engelhard (Physics and Astronomy)
• Kevin Huffenberger (Physics and Mathematics)
• Jared Mehl (Engineering Physics)
• Patrick McGrath (Astronomy)
• David Weber (Engineering Physics)
Team Members 2002:
• Harish Agarwal (Engineering Physics and Computer Engineering)
• Randall Cooper (Physics and Astronomy)
• Bradley Hagan (Engineering Physics)
• Jared Mehl (Engineering Physics)
• Patrick McGrath (Astronomy)
• David Weber (Engineering Physics)
Team members 2003:
• Harish Agarwal (Engineering Physics and Computer Engineering)
• Randall Cooper(Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics)
• Patrick Draper(Engineering Physics)
• Bradley Hagan (Engineering Physics)
• Roberto Lumbert-Garrido (Engineering Physics)
• David Weber (Engineering Physics)
Team members 2004:
• Kevin Chiou (Physics)
• Randall Cooper(Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, now a graduate student at Harvard)
• Patrick Draper(Engineering Physics; Goldwater Scholarship 2004-2005)
• Bradley Hagan (Engineering Physics; now a graduate student in Physics at U. Cal. Berkeley)
• Roberto Lumbert-Garrido (Engineering Physics)
• Paul Spyridis (Engineering Physics and Computer Science)
Team members 2005:
• Kevin Chiou (Physics)
• Steven Canning (Mathematics)
• Randall Cooper(Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, now a graduate student at Harvard)
• Dan Dorris (Engineering Physics; Goldwater Scholarship 2004-2005, U. Chicago graduate in Physics Fall 2005)
• Alex Clare (Physics)
• Roberto Lumbert-Garrido (Engineering Physics)
• Patrick Draper (Engineering Physics; Goldwater Scholarship 2004-2005)
• Thomas Quimby (Physics)
• Paul Spyridis (Engineering physics and Computer Science; entering U. Chicago graduate in Physics Fall 2005)
Team members 2006:•
• Steven Canning (Physics and Mathematics)
• Kevin Chiou (Physics; entered UC Santa Barbara in graduate Physics in fall of 2005)
• Alex Clare (Physics)
• Dan Dorris (Engineering Physics; Goldwater Scholarship 2005-2006)
• Thomas Quimby (Physics)
• Paul Spyridis (Engineering Physics and Computer Science; entered U. Chicago in graduate Physics in fall of 2005)
Team members 2007:
• Steven Canning (Physics and Mathematics)
• Alex Clare (Physics)
• Dan Dorris (Engineering Physics; Goldwater Scholarship 2005-2006; entering University
of Chicago School of Law, Fall 2007)
• Thomas Quimby (Physics; entering UIUC Department of Mathematics, Fall 2007)
• Kristen Samuels (Physics)
• Sandor Van Wassenhove (Physics)
Research Areas
Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)
- T. W. Baumgarte and S. L. Shapiro, Numerical Relativity: Solving Einstein's Equations on the Computer , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (720 pgs.) (2010).
- S. L. Shapiro and S. A. Teukolsky. Black holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects. (John Wiley: New York - 645 pgs. (1983) (Russian Edition: MIR Publishers, Moscow). (1986).
Selected Articles in Journals
- T. Baumgarte and S. L. Shapiro. Numerical integration of Einstein's field equations. Phys. Rev. D 59, 024007-1-7 (1998).
- S. L. Shapiro and S. A. Teukolsky. Formation of naked singularities: The violation of cosmic censorship. Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 994 (1991).
- S. L. Shapiro. Accretion onto black holes: The emergent radiation spectrum. Astrophys. J. 180, 531 (1973).
Research Honors
- Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society (2017)
- Amity High School Hall of Honor (2006)
- Fellow, Institute of Physics, U.K. (2004)
- Fellow, American Physical Society (1998)
- Offered Beatrice Tinsley Visiting Professor of Astronomy, Univ. Texas (1996)
- First Prize, IBM Supercomputing Competition (1991)
- Forefronts of Large-Scale Computation Award (1990)
- IBM Supercomputing Competition Award (1990)
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (1989-90)
- Association of American Publishers Award (1984)
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (1979)


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It's looking like Christmas!
The Turkey Day 5K was a fun event in the snow this year. Jim had his selfie-stick and took some video. I managed to shave off a little time from last year's time. Always a fun event and then we can enjoy a big meal later!
Ben traveled to Florida for business and enjoyed a bit of time in Miami and Sea Base in the Keys.
The Santa Shuffle was fun, although we had to walk the 5K due to my back issue. I shoveled the little snow we had and ended up with a very painful lower back. Jim was great. He held my hand the whole way and I used a walking stick. It took 1:02, but by golly we finished. Ho ho ho...
|Critter prints in the snow.
Jim and Ben bagged a 150-pointer. The weather was nice, so we got the tree a bit earlier than usual this year.
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I have just finished reading Nicolas Bouvier's Japanese Chronicles (1989, translated by Anne Dickerson) a compilation of travel sketches based on his experiences in the country between 1955 and 1970. Bouvier spent some time in the northern island of Hokkaidō, a little more than twice the size of his native Switzerland, just then becoming popular with younger Japanese tourists. Older Japanese, he observed, 'will never go there and don't think much of it. This island has no prestige in their eyes because it has almost no history ... this neglect has lasted for a thousand years.' Thus one cannot find old Japanese poems and paintings devoted to Hokkaidō's most beautiful views, but this has not stopped experts codifying their qualities for tourists. Lake Mashū is an almost pristine volcanic lake, once (according to a measurement taken in 1931) the clearest in the world, although its transparency was reduced with the introduction of sockeye salmon and rainbow trout in the fifties. Bouvier went to see it in the late sixties:
'Mashū-ko lake lies in a crater dominated by another crater that resembles a felt hat that has been crushed by a fist. A little like the lakes in the Swiss mountains, but wilder, with the ambiguity a volcano adds to the landscape. In the middle, a small island. No sign of inhabitants, but an observation platform for tourists where, on Sundays in August, you can hear Osanai de kudasamaise (Be so good as not to push). There are two other lakes in the area that rival this one, but the Mashū-ko lake is sought after for its 'mystical' or mysterious ambience (I think that it is better to understand the word shimpiteki in the first sense) - no doubt because some authority in matters of landscape has said so. I am the only foreigner.Nicolas Bouvier is best known for The Way of the World (1963), an account of the journey he made ten years earlier with the artist Thierry Vernet from Yugoslavia to the Khyber Pass. It contains some remarkable passages of image-rich descriptive writing that seem both densely packed and lightly done. At different points it reminds me of two very different books, On the Road and A Time of Gifts (Patrick Leigh Fermor described it as 'nothing short of a masterpiece'). Vernet's striking Indian ink illustrations punctuate the text and give a sense of the landscapes they encounter (the photograph below shows my copy open at their journey on the road to Anatolia). Bourier was inspired to travel by his childhood reading - 'at eight years old, I traced the course of the Yukon with my thumbnail in the butter on my toast'. As the biography in the back of the Eland Press translation says, 'without waiting for the result of his degree, in 1953 he left to join Thierry Vernet in Yugoslavia with no intention of returning.' The Way of the World covers only the first eighteen months of his travels and it was not until 1956 that he reached Japan (as described in Japanese Chronicles). He was an advocate of slow travel and 'proud to boast that it had taken him longer to get to Japan than Marco Polo.'
'Do you find the lake mystical?' someone asked me.
'I find it very beautiful, but why mystical?'
'Because a very esteemed professor said so - when will you learn to believe?'
'When? Very good question!'


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Ryanair overcomes fuel surge to report increase in profits
Low-cost airline Ryanair has report profits after tax of €569 million for the year to March 31st, a 13 per cent increase on the figure from the previous year.
The figure comes on revenues of €4.88 billion euros.
Passenger traffic at the Irish carrier grew five per cent to 79.3 million, as the airline added 217 new routes to its roster, bringing the total to 1,600.
However, fuel costs rose by more than €290 million, with Ryanair confirming fuel now accounts for 45 per cent of total costs.
Chief executive Michael O'Leary said: "Delivering a 13 per cent increase in profits and five per cent traffic growth despite high oil prices during a European recession is testimony to the strength of Ryanair's ultra-low cost model."
The sometimes controversial O'Leary went on to add growth would be slower in the 2013-14 financial year at Europe's largest budget airline, thanks to rising oil prices and "unjustified higher Eurocontrol and Spanish airport charges".
Ryanair expects profits to total between €570 million and €600 million for the coming year.
In March, Ryanair placed an order with Boeing for 175 planes worth £10.3bn to be delivered between 2014 and 2018.
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Kneeland argued, unsuccessfully, in court that he was not an atheist but a pantheist. The prosecuting attorney, meanwhile, argued that if he were not punished for his opinions, "marriages [will be] dissolved, prostitution made easy and safe, moral and religious restraints removed, property invaded, and the foundations of society broken up". (See any parallels?) In 1838, he was found guilty and sentenced to sixty days in jail.
...I heard a Christian football coach explain to the sad/distraught female interviewer why her friend had died of cancer. Adam. It was Adam's fault. We now live in a fallen world and bad stuff happens to good people because of it.
If you ask me, that guy is delusional. But because he is not personally suffering, or an obvious danger to himself of others, and because his relationships are intact . . . . the state won't involuntarily institutionalize him.
Does a selective drug exist that could increase a person's spirituality and religiosity? Are there pills available that would allow a person to suffuse their perceptual consciousness with a feeling of the presence of an otherworldy supreme being? Will the very same drug increase feelings of serenity, peace and magic? I mentioned previously about a British psychiatrist who argued that we could use drugs to enhance specific traits of humanity. What does neuroscience have to say about human spirituality?
The idea sounds difficult to stomach at first. But if we, as a society, have the potential to save lives - quite possibly the lives of children in desperate need of organs - then it is immoral not to explore such an option merely because it seems…icky.
This book offers a vital message that I think any nonreligious person needs to hear, even if they don't realize they need to hear it: There is no inherent "meaning of life," existence really is a random, pointless phenomenon, and any meaning for which we may pine must be created by ourselves. Maisel levels with the reader, and insists that we establish our own parameters and values based on our consciences and intelligence, and encourages us to live these to our best ability.
Even though Coyne's initial motivation to write this book stemmed from his annoyance with those who claim that intelligent design is science, he doesn't attack religion. Instead, as demonstrated in some of the passages I've quoted here, he does what scientists do best: he makes predictions. In this case, he makes predictions that naturally arise from evolutionary theory as well as from creationism and "intelligent design" and details how actual scientific data conflict with religious beliefs.
From so humble a beginning as the blind dance of chemicals may represent, from out of the depths of unconscious ages in life's Ultima Thule, the Tree of Life arose from the primordial chaos, sui generis, to grow through countless ages, to diversify its fruits, to send tendrils of spiral DNA, winding and raveling, into every niche, every nook and cranny of exploitable space, to thrive even in the face of massive threats to its very existence, to return from setbacks on scales that in their enormity beggar the imagination, to reach in its endless adaptations this age, this milestone, where we—but a part of its neverending, ever wending growth—may gaze upon it and perceive, however dimly, the ground from whence it rose up, while still not finished, and as yet remaining all but blind to the future of its existence.
A while back (I was still calling myself an agnostic, which gives you an idea of how long ago it was), I wrote a piece pointing out that the question, "Why are we here?" has two very different meanings. It can mean, "What caused us to be here?", or it can mean, "What is our purpose?" And I pointed out that religious belief tends to conflate these two meanings -- the answer to both questions is, "God" -- but that, for non-believers, those two questions have completely different answers. What caused us to be here is the process of evolution and the physical laws of cause and effect; our purpose is whatever we decide our purpose is.
I want to make a similar argument about what it means to believe in something.
It looks like we have some data here, in the form of the Pew survey (and the ensuing New York Times op-ed) to which Stuttaford is responding. That poll found that while the "unaffiliated" are the fastest growing "religious" group, children raised without an affiliation are more likely to end up with one than those raised within a faith are to switch religions (or abandon it altogether). The problem is, "unaffiliated" isn't all that helpful a category—it's easy to conflate with "secular," but a closer look makes clear that this isn't the case: Lots of people who lack affiliation to any particular church hold religious, or at least "spiritual" beliefs, and even attend religious services at least sporadically.
Do you believe in any sort of god(s)? If your response was anything other than an affirmative one, you are an atheist. Yes, you.


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Scott Derrickson ("Sinister," "The Exorcism of Emily Rose") is teaming with Blumhouse Productions for a feature adaptation of Stephen King's novella "Breathing Method" says Deadline.
The pair have secured an option on King's work and the script will be penned by Scott Teems. The story focuses on an elderly physician who recounts an incident in his career of a patient who was determined to give birth to her illegitimate child.
The patient turns to the doctor because of a book he has written about a system to help women through childbirth. So determined to have the child, she lingers on even after a horrific accident on the way to the hospital.
The story was part of the 1982 four-novella anthology "Different Seasons" and is the last of the four to be adapted. The other three became the movies "The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand by Me" and "Apt Pupil".
The news comes after "Sinister" took in $18 million over its opening weekend – six times its $3 million budget.


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DRACULA: Blu-ray (Universal 1931) Universal Home Video
Fear of the unknown is a popular elixir among movie goers. The supernatural, with all its mysteries and danger has endured as a cornerstone in pop culture because, secretly, human beings are drawn to the unexplained. Remember what they said about curiosity and the cat? Fear and excitement are really first cousins, tantalizing our intellect with the promise of more to follow. The allure is even more profound and – on occasion - toxic when it is sheathed in a sort of fetishistic sexual attraction. Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known to American audiences as Bela Lugosi, may have seemed an unusual choice as the recipient of such adulation from adoring female fans, but this Hungarian-born sophisticate was to experience a surge in popularity after his debut in Tod Browning's Dracula (1931); an iconic re-envisioning of the classic Bram Stoker horror story.
The roots of Dracula can be traced all the way back in history to Voivode of Wallachia, (a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler); a prince in name only, belonging to the House of Drăculești, and whose practice of impaling his enemies on spikes (rumored to have totaled in the tens of thousands) earned him a very bloody reputation in Central Europe between 1456 and 1462. Stoker's take on 'Dracula' retained some of Vlad's more promiscuous bloodlust, blending history with a new mythology about this morbidly undead creature, who feasted on innocents to remain eternal; so far, hardly a prospect most of us would find even remotely sexually arousing.
Ah, but then came the movies with their ability to conjure to mind any fantasy imaginable, their visual trickery making the impossible probable and blurring the lines between reality and escapism. The illusions only possible in the movies were the subject of many an early experimenter; the elaborately concocted becoming the art of the early 'magic lantern' show. In 1922, director F.W. Murnau created the definitive homage to Stoker's bloodsucker with Nosferatu – an expressionist masterpiece that, unfortunately, did not have the consent of Stoker's widow. As such, a lengthy and costly lawsuit ensued, concluding with a court decree ordering all prints of Nosferatu destroyed. Thankfully, all prints were not and the film today does indeed survive.
Nosferatu is, in fact, a far more faithful interpretation of Stoker's demonic creature of the night than any of the various incarnations soon to follow it – including Browning's Dracula. Partly to skirt the issue of rights, the influential Broadway reincarnation of 'Dracula' by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston significantly deviates from the Stoker novel, Dracula now transformed into an elegant – if mysterious – European sophisticate whose 'alternative lifestyle' is not immediately apparent. The play was a resounding smash and Carl Laemmle Jr. – into whose capable hands the fate of Universal had been placed at the tender age of 23, felt reasonably confident Dracula would resurrect the studio's waning box office. The Deane/Balderston play was already a proven commodity. But perhaps the best thing about it was the discovery of that vampire essence in Bela Lugosi; a soft-spoken Hungarian with a unique and deliberate cadence in his phonetically-learned English who, ironically, was first passed over to reprise his role in the movie.
By all accounts the shooting of Dracula was chaotic; Browning relying heavily on Karl Freund to lens many of the scenes, while the script by Garret Fort daily evolved as a work in progress. To complicate matters and inflate the overall budget, in the days before post-syncing made it possible to overdub actors for the foreign language market, Dracula was photographed twice; by day by Browning, then at night with an all-Spanish cast after the Browning unit had gone home. Viewing the two movies side by side, one is awestruck by Browning's restraint, and the punctuated visual splendor of the Spanish language version. They're really two separate experiences; the Browning version relying on Lugosi's intangible 'charm' – at once both inviting yet terrifying – to carry many of the sequences, while the Spanish version explores the mobility of the camera with some fairly impressive cinematography. The liquidity of this camerawork does much to mask the shortcomings of its star, Carlos Villarias; who adapts Dracula as the leering and clichéd figure of Gothic terror.
But Browning's version had Lugosi and the actor gives a startling – occasionally bone-chilling – performance as the diabolical Count who keeps vampire brides in his castle cellar. Our tale begins with solicitor, Renfield's (Dwight Frye) perilous journey to Castle Dracula. The Count assures his victim no harm will come to him, but later hypnotizes and devours Renfield. The master and his now hapless slave, having gone mad from being bitten by the vampire, board a schooner for England. Renfield is committed to a sanatorium and Dracula meets the kindly Dr. Seward (Herbert Bunston) his daughter, Mina (Helen Chander), her fiancée, John Harker (David Manners) and a close friend, Lucy Weston (Frances Dade) while attending the theatre.
Lucy becomes transfixed by Dracula who wastes no time feasting on her blood. When Lucy dies from this encounter, an autopsy reveals two small puncture wounds on her neck. Meanwhile, Renfield's obsession with eating bugs causes Professor Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) to do an analysis of his patient's blood. Dracula turns his attentions to Mina. Although his love bite does not destroy her, Mina too becomes dreamlike and aloof. Thus, when Dracula returns for a more cordial visit, Van Helsing and Harker quietly deduce he is responsible for their recent tragedies, especially after Dracula shows no reflection in a mirror.
Meanwhile, Lucy has risen from the dead to prey upon young children in the park. Van Helsing plans to take Mina away to spare her a similar fate, but instead orders Nurse Briggs (Joan Standing) to guard her with a wreath of wolf bane. Dracula attempts to hypnotize Van Helsing but is driven back by the crucifix. After Dracula's hypnotic compelling of Mina to bite Harker fails, Harker and Van Helsing pursue Dracula to his coffin and wait for daylight, whereupon Van Helsing drives a stake through the Count's heart, thus releasing Mina from his curse.
Viewed today, Dracula is hardly as profound or as disturbing as it must have seemed to audiences back in 1931. And yet, it retains an air of palpable foreboding, thanks to the meticulous craftsmanship afforded by John Hoffman and Herman Rosse's mammoth production design, creating some truly sumptuous and spooky visuals, superbly lensed by cinematographer, Karl Freund. Yet, the crux of the movie's success remains Bela Lugosi. From the moment we are introduced to this incandescent glowing-eyed Count, thick black hair slicked back to reveal his severe widow's peak, his murderous intent thinly disguised beneath a strained, but still very affable smile; Legosi seems to exemplify not only this avaricious terror but also a luxuriant – nee decadent – old world charm. At a time when American audiences were genuinely fascinated by European folkelore, Dracula emerged as something of a thoroughly devious reconstitution of this romanticism, brought tragically forth to wreak havoc on the 20th century.
Dracula is tame by today's standards. Film censorship had yet to take complete hold of the industry, but its early signs are already in place. Universal was, in fact, 'encouraged' to keep the story's more suggestive aspects at bay. Perhaps more out of concern his audiences might be repulsed rather than intrigued by this tale, Carl Laemmle Jr. elected to merely imply Dracula's 'shape-shifting conversion' from bat to man; his 'relationship' with the undead catatonic brides in his cellar also inferred rather than explained. Indeed, the most visually repugnant aspect of the movie remains Dwight Frye's Renfield. The actor had been considered something of a rising star with great potential as a leading man prior to the release of Dracula. Afterward, the public would not accept Frye as anything but variations of this insane, bug-eating victim destined for the asylum or worse.
Dracula also typecast Bela Lugosi. Today, we tend to forget Lugosi only played Count Dracula twice; in this 1931 original, and then as pure camp in Universal's hilarious spoof horror/comedy Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). In the interim, Lugosi's movie career greatly suffered. Infrequently cast as a demented henchman in support of Boris Karloff, this stereotype clung to his reputation as an actor, despite the fact, in reality, he was a relatively soft-spoken, genial and well-read connoisseur of fine art and music. Bowing to the will of the public's fascination to see him repeatedly resurrected as these monstrous dregs, Lugosi eventually allowed this line between his personal and public life to blur; becoming something of a cliché of his former self in later years. He was buried in full Dracula regalia in 1956.
Today, Lugosi's legacy as the Count has virtually eclipsed both the stature and the reputation of Braum Stoker's original novel. It really is a remarkable achievement considering virtually every film maker since 1931 has had to reference Lugosi's iconography in one form or another to re-tell the story. Remember, the concept of the widow's peaked, elegantly attired patron with cape and walking stick are not part of Stoker's novel. They have absolutely nothing to do with the historical trappings either. Yet, ask most anyone today to conjure to mind the image of the vampire and a cheap imitation of Lugosi's Hungarian accent mimicking the lines "I want to suck your blood" or "Look into my eyes…blah, blah, blah" are likely to be recreated. If nothing else, Lugosi has achieved the same sempiternity as his darker creation. His Dracula is an immortal.
Universal's re-release of Dracula sports the same exceptional 1080p transfer. If you already own the previous release there's no need for a repurchase here. Dracula has undergone a formidable restoration using original nitrate elements. Minor imperfections still exist – contrast fluctuations, scratches and specks. But the overall presentation is one of startling clarity, depth and detail. Contrast correction has produced inky black levels and a pluperfect midrange of tonal grays with excellent reproduction of grain. The image is both crisp and clean. While DNR has been applied, the effect achieved has not obscured fine details.
The inherent shortcomings of the original noise floor are faithfully reproduced in DTS-HD mono, forgivable and tempered by an even more aggressive restoration effort. Through their technological wizardry, Universal has managed to salvage virtually all of the monaural clarity in dialogue and effects while marginalizing the hiss and pop that for decades has plagued Dracula's sonic presentation. Extras are plentiful to say the least; the 35 min. vintage 'making-of' hosted by Carla Laemmle, two comprehensive audio commentaries, one by David J. Skal, the other by Steve Haberman, a 36 min. biography on Bela Lugosi; the Spanish version (also meticulously restored and presented in 1080p), an introduction to the Spanish version by Lupita Tovar; an alternative stereo score composed by Philip Glass, archives of vintage poster art, marketing and other photographic stills, 'monster tracks' that provides a litany of trivia on the movie, trailers for all of the movies in the Dracula franchise, and finally, a 9 min. look at how Universal restored both versions for this hi-def release. Bottom line: highly recommended if you don't already own the Universal Classic Monsters box set. My only caveat would be…why don't you own it?
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Sunnydale residents share stories of violence, loss
San Francisco -- Walking around the Sunnydale housing project, I saw a kid on a playground pull out his toy chrome 9mm pistol, point it at a younger child's head, and pull the trigger. Over and over and over.
It's a scene that unfortunately too many residents in Sunnydale see played out in real life. While violent crime is down overall, Sunnydale residents have learned to deal with the violence. In a 45-minute tour of the neighborhood, I was told story after story of violence and loss.
"It is a cultural acceptance of violence," said Supervisor Malia Cohen, who represents the district. "People become so desensitized to it."
Police Chief Greg Suhr weathered a firestorm of criticism when 19-year-old parolee Kenneth Harding died in a Bayview police shootout. But when it was discovered that Harding shot himself, the neighborhood fell back to indifference.
"When Harding was shot, there was a near riot at town hall," Suhr said. "But when a 5-year-old girl got caught in a gunfight and was shot (on Sept. 18), there was nothing."
Drew Jenkins, a neighborhood advocate, and Sharen Hewitt, a feisty, longtime activist in the projects showed me the neighborhood. We met near a sidewalk where spots of blood had dried into permanent stains. A kid was shot in the face there last week, Jenkins said.
For lack of a better plan, we asked Jenkins, who has lived in Sunnydale all his life, to show us where he was shot in 2004. Jenkins and Hewitt knew every kid on every porch, every mom on the sidewalk. One by one, they told us their story.
Three weeks ago, Inell Manual picked up her 19-year-old son at City College. While they were stopped at a red light, a car rolled up and sprayed the car with bullets. He died next to her.
'Sorry, wrong house'
We met a young girl named Brittany. Hewitt said she was 18, but she looked like a kid. She has a 3-year-old daughter, but the father is gone - shot dead when he was 16.
We rounded a corner, and Jenkins waved to Thomas Konaris, sitting in his doorway. With a bristle mustache and a short-sleeve shirt, he looked like the neighborhood patriarch.
"I got shot two weeks ago," he said, pulling up his shirt to show scars and bandages. "We were having a barbecue here, like we've been doing for 20 years. We noticed somebody come up, creeping, and then somebody said, 'Blast on 'em.' There was 20 or 30 rounds. I got bullets in my side, bullets in my door."
Last week, someone told Konaris: "Sorry, wrong house."
"The response is so cavalier," Cohen fumes. "It's nothing to get a weapon, nothing to discharge a weapon."
You don't hear complaints about the police. Residents say the violence is too random and senseless to stop. Suhr said that between 2004 and 2008, the Ingleside district, which includes Sunnydale, averaged 14 homicides a year. For the past three years, the average has been six.
Families in cross fire
As Ingleside Capt. Daniel Mahoney says, in most cases the shooter was gunning for the victim. No one is pretending this isn't gang violence. But when someone opens up with a semiautomatic weapon, the kids and families are there too.
"I wouldn't say it's a fact of life," Mahoney said. "It's more like a cloud. You know it is going to rain, it's just about when."
There are things that can be done. Former Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who arranged the tour, said the projects were better maintained and landscaped 10 years ago. Jenkins wishes Sunnydale had a gym. Instead, he's driving kids to practice in his own car. One resident told us his street has 26 burned-out lights, and he can't get them replaced.
The rate of progress is frustrating. A new playground was donated. Someone burned it down. Jenkins put his business on hold to work in the community. But after taking his son to a slumber party on Halloween night 7 years ago, two guys opened fire with an AK-47 and a 12-gauge shotgun. He was hit five times and now walks with a limp. Another mistaken identity.
Jenkins sent me an e-mail Wednesday night. Less than an hour after I left, a 23-year-old man was found with gunshots in his chest and died. "Everything was there," Jenkins wrote. "A mother screaming for her son, a girlfriend/baby mama screaming for her man, kids crying for their father, and kids in the neighborhood viewing the body on the ground."
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Sunday, September 11th, is Patriot Day, so designated by Congress and the President back in December of 2001. Sunday is more commonly known as the day America was brutally attacked, so designated by a despicable gang of Islamic radicals, who seek to cause death, while civilized people strive to preserve life. No nature-imposed tragedy, what occurred on 9/11, with the slaughter of thousands, was a premeditated declaration of war, specifically on America, but on all of Western Civilization as well. An unprovoked war to which we finally responded, with righteous force, surprising the zealots, who wrongly assumed we'd duck reality, again, as we'd foolishly done, by labeling such attacks as simply law enforcement matters. As recounted in the Senate's recent resolution, on that nation-changing day, the New York Fire Department suffered 343-fatalities, the largest loss of life of any emergency response agency in U.S. history. The New York Port- Authority Police lost 37 officers, the largest one-day loss of life by any U.S. police force ever, all amidst the carnage that, within agonizing moments, took nearly 3,000 loved ones from their families and friends, changing those lives forever. By the way, not all of those slaughtered in 9/11's attack were Americans. Sixty-seven, in fact, were British. Last week, a sculpture, created from actual Trade Center wreckage, was unveiled in London, a tribute both to their fallen, and our historic relationship.
This Sunday is a solemn day of remembrance, just as it should be each year. Help remember those killed, as well as the feeling-of-security ripped from our grasp, by proudly displaying an American flag, and join with millions by observing one-full-minute of silence for our nation, at 1 PM on Sunday. The attack of the barbarians has forever changed and galvanized our nation, in somewhat the same way that first unimaginable day of infamy did, seven-decades ago. We must never forget 9/11… the attack, the damage done, the lives lost, nor the sect of darkest-evil responsible. So, on Sunday's national day of remembrance, we must never for a moment, lose sight-if or take for granted, all those courageous men and women, in uniform or without, who, with God's grace, do their utmost to protect our cities, and defend our shores, so that no subsequent attempt can, ever again, inflict such destruction and loss, on this great nation, our America.


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On Thursday the White House and the Federal Trade Communications unveiled the "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights," which will serve as a policy outline for future legislation and public policy that will work to protect consumers' privacy while online from a computer or mobile phone.
The administration also worked with online advertising associations, such as the Digital Advertising Alliance and others, to revive "do not track" technology and best practices. This technology will allow consumers to change settings in their browsers to notify advertisers that they do not wish to be tracked as they move from Website to Website online.
I have two quick thoughts on the above:
1. I generally think that voluntary efforts – such as that noted with the industry's following of "do not track" technology – are more preferable than government intervention to serve Internet users and police marketplace behavior. Combine these best practices with the evolution of technology, consumer education, reputation management and competition, these tools I think help consumers stay well protected from bad actors. But for the nonsense of Net Neutrality (which will likely be stuck down by the courts), I think most sides would agree that what has made the Internet so great is the fact that government regulation of the Internet has largely been absent; that the medium has exploded organically, and in "self-controlled" manner, mostly outside the auspices of government control.
Self-regulation, if taken seriously, is a key to keeping government out of our stuff.
2. But, this leads me to the bad actors. Of late, there's been a spate of stories revealing that some marketplace participants have taken the issue of Internet privacy to its bleeding edge, seemingly incognizant, or tone deaf, to the real concerns of Internet users. They poo-poo persistent fears that users' personal information will somehow be exploited or used against them, saying, "Don't worry. You can trust us. Here're some tools to protect your privacy. Now, go away." Yet, the stories about hidden tracking, or super-cookies, or bait-and-switch privacy policies remain an ever-present part of the Internet landscape.
Cutting to the chase, it's been nearly two decades since Mosaic – the modern web browser – came out. That's nearly 12 generations in "Internet time." So, let's face it, the Internet is an "adult" by now. Companies that are perceived as playing fast-and-loose, nonchalantly or immaturely with personal information should get on their high horses and manage that reputational dissonance, or they should suffer in the marketplace.
"Do no evil" must mean something, right?
Consequently, while I wholeheartedly do not agree with the President's call for privacy regulations, within the present context, I do not think it unreasonable that he makes it either.
The same companies that pushed Net Neutrality on us because "the Internet is just too important," shouldn't be surprised that the same reasoning would come back to bite them on the ass when it comes to privacy.
While some say that the "Internet changes everything," it does not change the fact that a user's trust underlies the safe and secure growth of any offering, virtual or real. This is a fragile thing. As one big edge provider likes to note (to forestall regulation) – users have choices. Yes, they do, and they can take their choices and trust elsewhere in a heartbeat.
To this end, if one wants to keep government out of one's business and keep users happy, then it's time to start acting like a grown-up.


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Bob Dixon: Disaster relief pioneer was rooted in faithDALLAS (BP) -- Robert E. "Bob" Dixon, who pioneered Southern Baptist disaster relief ministry more than 50 years ago -- seeing DR deployments as "invitations from the Father" -- died May 10 at age 90.
Dixon fashioned homemade "buddy burners" from gallon-sized coffee cans when, in the wake of Hurricane Beulah in 1967, he was dispatched to the Rio Grande Valley from a Royal Ambassadors boys camp.
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We were invited to Chris's Granny's 90th Birthday Party that was taking place up in Maryland. So, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to toss the kids in the car and head north for a visit. Bright & early. We got on the road at 3:40 am. Ew.
Thankfully both kids transitioned right back to sleep. Neither of them woke up until Georgia.
They both did surprisingly well. Aria had her tablet and a few Target dollar spot surprises tucked away, but mostly she played on her tablet. Lincoln snoozed and enjoyed the ride for the majority of the time. And, we only had to stop approximately 78 times for potty breaks, gas, coffee breaks, food, or to nurse.
We did a straight shot up from Florida to Chris's brother's house in Pennsylvania. If I am remembering correctly it took us around 18 hours. Ew.
Naturally it poured on us from Virginia until Pennsylvania. Could barely see the road type pouring. Ew. (On a positive note, all that rain welcomed a cool front and the weather was glorious for the first two, three days. I was wishing I had packed something a little warmer. Those were some winter temperatures for us Floridians.)
But, we arrived in one piece and got to tuck ourselves into bed.
The kids even slept until almost 7!
The next morning we all straggled out to the toys to meet cousins/nephews. This is the first time we'd been able to visit our nephews. The last time we were in Pennsylvania Aria was a year old and my sister-in-law was pregnant with her first. Now we have a collective four. The youngest two, Elias and Lincoln, are about a month apart.
Eventually we gathered ourselves together and checked out the local farmer's market.
The farmer's market. It has been conquered.
Chris of course brought his unicycle, and couldn't wait to try it out on the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. Aria loved all the "mountains" on our trip =)
Then we explored the (gigantic) hill behind the house. I'm surprised I didn't fall on my behinder walking down this thing.
And, then it was time for Granny's Birthday Party!
Both kids took a nap in the car on the way, so when we arrived we got some fresh air to wake everybody up.
My calves were sore from all these hills for the next two days. I wish I were kidding.
Both kids took a nap in the car on the way, so when we arrived we got some fresh air to wake everybody up.
My calves were sore from all these hills for the next two days. I wish I were kidding.
Then we made our way back to the party. Granny had around 70 or 80 people gathered in her honor. Family and friends scattered all over the place. Aria got to run around the yard with her cousins. Lincoln spent his time pulling up all the grass. We all enjoyed the cool weather. There was cake. We couldn't have asked for a more festive reason to take a family trip.


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New baby blankets have arrived!!! Finally! I take all my pictures using natural light SO all this gloomy weather we're having is really cramping my ability to take photos of my items. The sunny day finally arrived though and the pictures were taken. Yay! The blankets have been listed in my Etsy shop over the past few days ... stop in and take a look.
With this set of blankets I went with more of a medium sized. If you see something you like but would like it larger or smaller you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com ... I love custom orders.
New burp cloths will be coming soon if the sun would make an appearance again(no sun in 3 days). Oh nice, as I am typing this it started snowing ... UGH! See just when you think winter possibly could be over mother nature pulls a fast one on you. I live in Minnesota so I really should no better, after all it is only March. :)


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Hallsville's Hayden Wall Selected to THSCA All-Star Game
One of East Texas' top offensive lineman has been tabbed for the Texas High School Coaches Association's football all-star game.
Hallsville left tackle Hayden Wall will play in the all-star showcase, which is 7 p.m. July 30 at TCU's Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth.
Wall joins Longview defensive tackle Cornelius Williams as all-star game invitees.
Wall, an Abilene Christian signee, had a strong senior season to cap off his Hallsville career, which ended with a 7-4 campaign for the Bobcats. The 6-foot-4, 270-pounder had 75 pancake blocks and 56 knockdown blocks while grading at 95 percent.
He chose ACU over offers from SFA and Central Arkansas, which will be new conference mates for ACU as it makes the move to the Division I FCS Southland Conference.
As a junior and senior, Wall helped Hallsville to its first back-to-backplayoff appearances since the 2005-06 seasons.


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However earlier than you bounce to conclusions, it's also important to understand that disagreements and different relationship points are part of life and minor issues created over things like controlling the distant or forgetting to return calls can always be worked upon.
John Gottman is a sizzling-shit psychologist and researcher who has spent over 30 years analyzing married couples and looking for keys to why they stick together and why they break up. Likelihood is, if you happen to've learn any relationship recommendation article earlier than, you've either straight or indirectly been exposed to his work.… Read More


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TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, Jan. 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Some of the best Narconon reviews are those that come from the graduates of the Narconon Trois-Rivieres drug rehabilitation program. Three Narconon Trois-Rivieres graduates provide their comments and reviews of the Narconon Trois Rivieres drug rehabilitation program in the PSA video "Stop Addiction with Narconon Trois Rivieres."
Understanding drug addiction is the key to successful drug rehabilitation and addiction recovery says JF Dubreuil of Narconon Trois-Rivieres.
Three graduates tell it like it is for them to be free of drug addiction, after successful completion of drug rehabilitation at Narconon Trois-Rivieres.
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So, I welcome you to join us on the path to a Mick's up Life! (Click on the links throughout, for fun adventures into the variety of Mick's up topics.)
Why did I bring my family on this ride?
Because the results of our new lifestyle got my hubby pain-free and all of us medicine-free, we feel we have to share what knowledge we have on the subject. Too many people suffer! Since Jay-hubby has first-hand experience with FMS, we both know it is a disease people are in desperate need of getting out from under. We see Fibromyalgia so commonly diagnosed these days, but that doesn't mean doctors know what to do about it. There really are no answers for it, and those victims in the midst of it are at the end of their rope, feeling like nobody understands, nobody cares, and like there's no end. We want them to know that's not the way it has to be!
Just saying you need to eat healthy and exercise isn't getting us anywhere. There are many versions of healthy living, but from what I have seen, they all fall short... except one... the one we were blessed to find 2+ years ago... the lifestyle we chose. The one that saved us is the one which follows what are called the 5 Essentials of Maximized Living. The info I gleaned while working in a Max Liv office covers all the bases, and bringing that information into every day life for readers is my mission, in order to encourage individuals and families to make healthy decisions for the long term.
So many people have said to us, in their own way, "Yes, we're so happy it helped you... but that's you... and I'm me. I don't have the same reasons you do for changing the way I live, so I'll just keep doing what I've been doing, since I'm healthy enough, and I'll stay in my little comfort zone."
I'm sorry to hear that. I really am! Do I spread this information for my own benefit? No! Why would I? Why would I do this, other than to open people's eyes to improve their own lives? Every person is precious, created by the One True God, and deserves to live life to the fullest. Isn't that reason enough?
OK. Fine. For those of you who think I must have some selfish reason for writing, I'll go ahead and admit it. I want everyone around me to be healthy... so they can be productive... and happy. It will make my world... and the future world of my kidderz... much nicer and safer. There. I said it. Selfish of me, isn't it?
Well, I'm not sorry... and sharing this Mick's up Life of ours is one way for us to get the word out and try to get the world a little bit healthier.
Where do we start? Inflammation and toxicity are two of the biggest enemies we all have, causing sicknesses (even minor ones), pain, and chronic disease. Just a few simple tweeks in our daily living, and we can keep them at bay. With this guide to a Mick's up Life, find some of the "whys" for handling stress, improving the nervous system, saying "yes" to some surprising foods and "no" to others, increasing exercise, and decreasing toxins.
I'm no expert. I'm simply a mom, who found what works and what doesn't... and instead of making you do the research and trial-and-error, I want to give you a head start. As they say, "Why reinvent the wheel?"
This is good for me and my family, too! We constantly need it in front of us, so we don't forget why we do what we do. Of course, the painful joints, stuffy sinuses, and grumpy attitudes we encounter in the days following a splurge with sugar and/or wheat are cruel reminders... but it would be nice to save ourselves the suffering. So, we are reading right along with you, in order to keep us on the right path.
Thanks for taking this journey with us! I hope you find it's well worth the trip.
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The Museum of Yesterday: Final Project Description
For the proposal of our final group project we have come up with the idea of "The Museum of Yesterday". Essentially what this would be is a "museum" (either we use The Cube or The Cave or install video screens in a room) where we would display a collection of videos, audio, pictures, or text from the previous day recorded by people from around campus. We would like the recorded information to be everyday, beautiful, ephemeral things that people find significant that they wish to record. We would advertise that we want this specific type of information through fliers, info sheets at the actual museum and a website explaining the concept. The website would be purely for explaining the project and uploading data, not viewing the data. This would force people to actually visit the museum and it would be free to everyone even people without access to computers or Internet. Ideally we would like it to be a community of people (in this case UIUC community) who can view this museum and add information to it by uploading their tiny moments of the day which they find significant and then the information would be loaded on to a database and displayed on screens at the museum the next day (hence the name "Museum of Yesterday"). At the end of each day all the recordings will be deleted so it will only ever be displaying recordings from the previous day, nothing before that. In this way the museum will similar to the recordings which are a collection of ephemeral experiences.
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NEW: Chafee Names William Parsons Executive Director of RIEDC
Thursday, November 29, 2012
"In any organization, institutional knowledge is incredibly important, and Bill Parsons, who has more than three decades of economic development experience in Rhode Island, is a tremendous source of such knowledge at the EDC," Governor Chafee said. "He has been a big part of the turnaround that has taken place at the EDC recently. Working with Paul McGreevy, Bill has steadied the ship and fixed a number of lingering issues. Bill's extensive knowledge, experience, and relationships, combined with the EDC's new focus on serving existing Rhode Island businesses, will help the agency enter a new era without having to start from square one."
"I want to thank Governor Chafee for the trust he has placed in me and for recognizing the value of experience and institutional knowledge," Parsons said. "I am eager to continue our assessment of what works well at the EDC and what, quite frankly, has not been working. Governor Chafee is committed to devoting our precious resources to assisting Rhode Island businesses and helping them grow. This is a recipe for long-term, sustained economic growth, and I look forward to working with the Chafee Administration to continue to transform the EDC, making it more strategic, more efficient, and more effective for the benefit all Rhode Islanders."
William Parsons
Parsons has 37 years of experience in helping companies grow or expand in Rhode Island. He has developed a distinct reputation as a collaborative partner between business and government by helping to understand and meet a company's strategic goals to grow or relocate jobs in the state. Parsons has played a critical role in creating economic development financing programs, applying targeted incentives, marketing land assets, and the administration of capital and operating budgets.
The North Providence native has served a variety of roles during his 37-year tenure. Parsons first began his career as an economic analyst in 1975 for the Rhode Island Department of Economic Development. He was subsequently promoted into positions of increasing responsibility as Business Retention Manager (1981), Associate Director of Special Projects (1985), and Marketing Director (1988). When the RIEDC was created, Parsons became Deputy Director (1990). He also served as Acting Director in 1997 and 2002.
His accomplishments include playing a pivotal role in bringing major employers to Rhode Island including Toray Plastics, Amgen, Fidelity, FM Global, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Yardney, and, most recently, Tunstall.
Parsons currently serves as Managing Director of Community and Business Development for the RIEDC. He is also a board member of the Small Business Loan Fund and Rhode Island Industrial Facilities Corporation. Parsons also serves as a member of the Enterprise Zone Council.
Parsons is a graduate of Roger Williams University. He resides in North Providence with his wife, Paula. His nomination is subject to the advice and consent of the Rhode Island Senate. Until his nomination is considered, he will remain in his current role at the EDC and the Executive Director position will remain vacant.


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Surely by now you've learned that I love a good dessert. The key for me is to be smart about it! I once read that if you want to indulge in something, make it yourself. Want a pizza? Make one at home! Craving french fries? Break out the potatoes! The act of cooking something yourself not only gives you an opportunity to use healthier ingredients, but also reminds you of how much work goes into what you eat. After putting in all the work of cooking something, you've earned the treat!
With that in mind, I try to make dessert myself. It's a great way to satisfy my sweet tooth and keep my willpower in check. Not only is this recipe yummy, but it's only 170 calories per ½ cup serving!
• 3 sweet apples, peeled and chopped
• 4 whole figs, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. organic honey or agave syrup
• 2 Tbsp. organic brown sugar
• 2 Tsp. cinnamon
• 1 Tsp. vanilla
• ½ cup vanilla granola
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla in a bowl.
• Chop the apples and figs so they are the same size and there are equal amounts of each.
• Mix the apples and figs into the gooey mixture and coat evenly.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9×9-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle granola on top.
• Cover with foil and bake for approximately 30-40 minutes. (Check it at 30 minutes — if the apples and figs are soft, it's done!)
Serve the hot crumble with vanilla ice cream! To be extra healthy, you can try a no-sugar-added ice cream or a vegan brand.


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Class description: Combine Toho permanent finish seed beads with the soft look of Toho Glow in the Dark seed beads in this graceful tubular netting necklace which is punctuated with a compelling cascading focal pendant using luminescent sueded gold 6mm rounds and seed beads. Detailed step by step instructions will guide you through making this graceful necklace.
Instructor: Adele KimpellInstructor Bio - 2017
Technique used: tubular netting, right-angle weave
Level: all levels
Prerequisites: none
Class fee: $55
Kit fee: $48
Kit is not required for this class.
See below for full kit Information and any additional supplies students will need.
Date: Sunday May 7, 2017
Time: 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Length: 6 hours - all day with breaks
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Class size: 15
Mail-In registration closes: May 1, 2017
On-Line registration closes: May 5, 2017
Last date for refunds: May 5, 2017
Questions: Contact Adele Kimpell e-mail: email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Kit includes: Toho size 11 glow in the dark beads, Toho Japanese size 11 beads, 6mm round sueded gold beads, Toho beading thread, beading needles, ball and socket clasp, microcrystalline wax, detailed pattern with full color instructions.
Full kit Information will be released only to paid students.
Additional supplies students will need: beading mat, scissors or thread burner, personal task lamp, if desired.
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I've mentioned my grandmother here once or twice. She came to this country from Ireland in 1928, just in time for the Great Depression. In Athlone and Galway, she was a certified teacher. When she came here, she was told she couldn't teach in America. This was the age when companies still had signs up that said Irish need not apply. She was told that she talked funny (and this in New Jersey), or that she was only going to get married and pregnant so why bother taking her on. So, as she told me, she did what she had to do. That involved scrubbing floors and other "menial" tasks. She did marry and had four sons (a small family by standards then). Unfortunately, she married the stereotypical Irishman for that day, he was an alcoholic who liked to drink away his check.
But she always did what she had to do to survive and hopefully thrive.
I wonder if we haven't lost the ability to do what we have to do. We have become a people of doing what we want when we want. Is this some of the appeal of social media? I am just as guilty of getting sucked into the instant gratification and neglected my writing.
But sometimes circumstances remind us to do what we have to do no matter how uncomfortable.
I recently resigned from the bank where I had worked for the last six years. I had started when it was called something else. It was a good place to work by and large. We put the customer first and believed that doing the right thing would drive results and profitability. We treated employees like assets not expenses. The place I use to work is in the terminal stages of a merger with another large bank creating a national behemoth. It was a process three years in the making.
Those who know me know that I am not adverse to change. When the changes started coming, there was concern over the direction we were headed. But I counseled patience. Things would get better when the dust settled. As time passed and changes continued, I counseled patience saying things had to get better. After years of dealing with people who made a mockery of management and a farce of the term leadership, it had taken a toll on my physical and mental health and my family. So after trying patience and weighing the pros, cons and consequences, and without any immediate prospects I severed my relationship with that bank.
This was not an easy decision to make as it puts a strain on personal finances in the near term. But in the long run, it has given me control back of my future, allowed me to begin healing my psyche from the almost daily trials. It has given me hope.
And my muse is back. I had been too exhausted to hear her. While I search for my next source of immediate cash, doors open for me. I am speaking at a Women in Business breakfast next month. I am putting a long term business plan together for my writing ventures and meeting some wonderful writers and entrepreneurs along the way. I am finding self-discipline and I am rediscovering my passions. Which is a good thing, as I intend to try my hand at erotica for NaNoWriMo. But more on that in a later post.
And in many ways I have my grandmother to thank for this.
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Optimus Crux
This stove weighs 88g (+ gas); boil time 2 min 50 sec to 4 min 23 sec; 11cm diameter pan supports; folding pan supports for compact packing; ball joint allows head to fold down. But head tends to wobble under the load of a boiling pan due to folding design; less stable than lower-profile stoves; boil times hinge on full gas canister.Verdict
The folding design adds weight and price, and reduces stability.
Review by Graham Thompson
First published in Trail magazine July 2008


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