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To support its training mission, the Academy has a wide range of facilities which include spacious and well equipped lecture rooms, conference halls, auditorium, library, mess, hostel, sports complex, dispensary, reprographic unit, bank, post office, EPABX, computer lab and lately, the LAN and the Internet.
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The Academy has a sprawling sports complex with facilities for athletics, football, cricket, tennis, badminton, squash, volleyball, basketball, yoga, table-tennis, billiards among other sports. It has a modern gymnasium endowed with weight training and aerobic fitness equipment. The Academy maintains its own stable of horses and riding is taught to trainees by instructors from the elite President's Body Guards.
In addition, training is also given in the art of self-defense, shooting, rock-climbing, archery, etc. Trainees are also taken for mandatory trekking and mountaineering expeditions as also for adventure sports like river rafting, parasailing, etc. The Academy proposes to construct an all weather temperature-regulated swimming pool in the near future.
The Gandhi Smriti Library of the Academy has a collection of over 1.65 lakhs RFID tagged books, 5000 CD/DVDs, and receives about 300 periodicals and magazines by way of subscription, exchange and complimentary basis, 38 National and Regional newspapers and a subscription to 4 online resources. As the library is RFID enabled issue, and return is automated. Photocopy facility is available to the readers on cost basis.
The timings of the library are:
On working days during the course : 09:00 AM to 09:00 PM
On Saturday's, Sunday's and holidays: 09:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Non course duration: 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM
The Academy provides residential facility to all its trainees and course participants. For Induction Training of regular recruits, the Academy has Ganga, Kaveri and Narmada hostels with double occupancy facility. These rooms are centrally-heated and furnished with television and telephone facility.
For participants in Mid Career Training Programme, residential accommodation is provided in the Silverwood, Mahanadi, Happy Valley and Valley View Executive Hostel with over 141 rooms. All hostels have common lounges with audio-visual equipment. The Executive Hostels are also equipped with modern laundromats and common recreational areas.
The Academy has Kalindi Guest House for visiting faculty. Rooms are also earmarked in Silverwood for other Guests.
Brahmputra Awas consists of Studio Apartments for fellows and adjunct faculty.
The Academy has four main office buildings, viz. Karmashila, Dhruvshila, Gyanshila and Aadharshila.
Karmashila was constructed in the year 1992 after a devastating fire destroyed large sections of the old Charleville hotel building. While Karmashila houses teaching classrooms, Library, Officers Mess and the Officers Lounge. Dhruvashila and Gyanshila houses offices of the Faculty as well as administrative staff. Class rooms and Lecture Halls are also available in Gyanshila. Newly constructed Aadharshila building comprises of one Computer Hall and three Lecture Halls. For short-term courses and conferences/workshops the Academy has in addition to the facilities on the main campus, Indira Bhavan Complex, which is located at a distance of 1 km from the Main campus.
As the primary activity at the Academy is training, lecture rooms and auditoria are well-equipped with latest audio-visual facility along with facility for video-recording, video-conferencing.
The Academy Medical Centre provides medical services to all the officer-trainees, faculty members, staff and their families. It is manned by a Chief Medical Officer, Senior Medical Officer, Visiting Specialist, Nursing and Para-Medical Staff. A Modern Pathology lab, X-Ray Unit, Dental, Physiotherapy Unit and a will equipped emergency ward are a part of the Medical Centre. Serious cases are referred to the hospitals either in Mussoorie or Dehradun. The society for social services also runs a free Homeopathic Dispensary near Happy Valley in the Academy Premises.
The institute has a computer section which is actively involved in clinical data processing, and accounting. It has high speed Internet connection from National Knowledge Network (NKN), and also an advanced software packages to assist officer trainees in respect of training. This section is strengthened by e-office,in house E-mail facility, Campus Wi-Fi and other advanced softwares which are functioning in different sections of the campus.
The Officers' Mess in the premises of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, is a sacred institution. It is a place where cultures, traditions, practices and beliefs converge through a variety of cuisines. This institution endlessly fosters and nurtures the spirit of universal brotherhood and fraternity amongst the probationers. The Mess has a mandate to achieve the highest standards in terms of decorum, conduct and services. Every probationer is an integral part of this institution.
The Officers' Mess is run by the probationers. The members of the mess committee are from amongst the family of probationers. The mess committee consists of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and five other members, who take upon themselves the unquestioned duty to boost the underlying philosophy of esprit-de-corps.
The Mess Committee functions under the overall guidance and supervision of the Director's Nominee of the Officers' Mess. The Mess is assisted by a full time Mess Manager, Accountant, Store Keeper, and Supervisors. The strength of this institution is the employees of the Officers' Mess which include cooks, helpers, table bearers, room bearers, sweepers and, dishwashers.
The Mess Committee has the mandate to organize formal and informal get together either as an independent entity or in association with other clubs and societies. The mess Committee has a prime duty cast upon themselves in terms of celebration of such days, occasions and, festivals which reflect various hues and colours of the Great Nation.
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Is it ok to take probiotics every day?
We are often asked by our natural health practitioners and retailers whether it is ok to take our probiotics every day, and whilst there may be a few exceptions to this rule, the general answer to that is, not only is it safe, but it is also desirable to take them on an ongoing basis.
The first point to mention here is that probiotics are a natural supplement and not a medicine.
Fermented foods have been part of the traditional diets of many different ethnic groups for centuries. Using foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir and kombucha people have been consuming probiotics and benefitting from their health-promoting properties for generations, but it has only been much more recently that we have been able to benefit from them in an easy-to-take capsule form.
For those that either do not like the taste of fermented foods, or simply find them difficult to include in their diet on a regular basis, or for those who prefer to use specific targeted strains of bacteria to benefit their own unique set of symptoms, then probiotic supplements are a good choice.
But why take them on an ongoing basis?
Many of our customers choose to take our probiotics every day, whilst some might just use them periodically or whenever they feel that their digestive health needs a boost. Whichever way you find works best for you or your clients, it is worth remembering that many, many factors can negatively affect the probiotic colonies in our gut.
So, whilst you might think that once you have established good gut flora that it can then be left to its own devices, in reality our lifestyles are now so challenging for our microbiome that many of us need to nurture it on an ongoing basis.
Most people know that antibiotics do not differentiate between the good and bad bacteria in our guts, and therefore negatively impact on our probiotic colonies, but we often do not look at all the different sources of antibiotics in our food chain. Not only are we exposed to antibiotics when we take them ourselves, but we are exposed to low levels all the time if we eat non-organic meat and dairy produce. These have a similarly negative impact on our gut flora.
In addition, we are often exposed to chemicals such as chlorine in our drinking water. Chlorine is a strong anti-microbial agent, and whilst it helps to keep undesirable bacteria out of our water supply, it also damages our delicate gut flora.
Other factors that deplete our flora include, over-consumption of sugar, contraceptive pills, HRT medication and stress. With all of these things in mind it is easy to see why a daily top-up of probiotics would be a good idea for many people. Like most vitamins and minerals, we do not produce probiotics ourselves, so we need an external source of them.
Even when taken on a daily basis and at high doses it is extremely difficult to over-dose on probiotics, so natural health practitioners and retailers can confidently recommend them to their clients. For more on this subject you may like to read our FAQ; 'Is it possible to overdose on probiotics?'
Can we become 'dependent' on them?
One concern people often have is whether their digestive system will become 'lazy' if they take probiotics every day. But, rest assured, probiotics are not like laxatives and other medications which can cause the gut to become lazy and reliant on them in order to function. They are simply replenishing something that should naturally be present in the digestive tract anyway.
To read more on the subject of long-term use of probiotics, and whether that can lead to dependency read our FAQ, healthcare practitioners can read: 'Is there a risk of dependency when taking probiotics?'
When should someone NOT take Probiotics?
Probiotics are some of the safest natural supplements available, and they have very few contraindications. There are very few groups of people who we recommend exercise a degree of caution when they are considering supplementation with live cultures, for example people who are either immune-supressed (or taking immune suppressive medication), and people with dark blood in their stools. Under these circumstances, it would be wise to seek the advice of a GP, or refer a client on to their own GP, before recommending probiotic supplementation. For more information see our contraindications FAQ, for more information on this.
Outside of this, probiotics can be taken safely by many groups of people and on an ongoing basis. With regards to medications and natural remedies, there are no known contraindications. The only point to take in to account here is if a supplement has antibacterial or anti-fungal properties. If it does, like garlic for example, then I would recommend that you take the probiotic at least a couple of hours either side of the other supplement, so as not to damage the bacteria. But with regards to safety, probiotics can be taken alongside all natural remedies without any problem.
In conclusion
Probiotics often play a very important part of any natural health regime. Whether someone is looking to alleviate specific symptoms, or just hoping to give their health a bit of a boost, then probiotics can be helpful. Due to unfavourable lifestyle factors that compromise our gut flora it is often necessary to replenish our probiotic colonies on an ongoing basis, and supplementation is perhaps the easiest way to do so.
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'Gemini' from Boho Dancer - impressions of lurking shadows(April 01, 2014)
There's an echoing memory about Boho Dancer's brand of folk on 'Gemini', it's not quite 'heard this before', more 'who do they remind me of?' Also, while listening I constantly asked myself 'what does this want to be?' Some of the tracks lean towards alternative, pastoral folk, some charge headlong into folk-pop, others slope into primeval psych-folk. And try as I might, the echoes of memory and that question never really left me.
'Gemini', exudes a noticeable Nordic darkness. The lyrics are gloomy. There's always the impression of shadows lurking in corridors and the music constantly conjures its presence. Does it explore folklore and legends? Not really. Does it evoke a tinge of Scandinavian sadness? Sometimes. Is it an experimental exercise? It could well be just that. And that is part of the problem. There's the feeling that it's testing rather than enchanting the listener.
Gemini could be described as folk-pop when you hear tracks like 'Fictional Reasons' complete with snappy percussion, punchy bass, rousing chorus and awash with potential hooks. 'Like Rain' is more or less mellow, easy-going, perhaps mournful, then 'Slept On A Silver Platter' tends towards a wavering orchestral approach with lamentations and chants. The more it progresses the more it obscures rather than offers. The new tracks on this 'bonus version' are 'Me & Your God', strange with distorted instruments and faintly disturbing vocals, 'Pistols', equally unsettling and negative in its lyrics, and 'Good Vibrations' that really is just more of the same morbid musical meandering.
This album is apparently an extended version of an original plus three 'bonus tracks' set for UK release in May 2014 - and it doesn't really know its identity. I'm sure it will attract many to its diverse ramblings. Unfortunately, I found listening to it difficult and disjointed.
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Dr. Joanne Kilgour-Dowdy Storytelling with a conscience
Dr. Joanne Kilgour-Dowdy is one of our most prolific writers, with a bibliography that's several pages long. Her publications span the topics of education, dance, drama, feminism, and culture. The Julliard alum is also still heavily involved in dance, theatre and film, and the video and theatre productions she has written, produced or directed are dedicated to the upliftment of women and their communities, particularly women of colour in the racially charged North American environment. At the moment, she's Professor of Adolescent/Adult Literacy at Kent State University. She's in Trinidad to promote her latest book, Artful Stories: The Teacher, the Student, and the Muse. The book is about four male Trinidadian performers: a dancer, a dramatist, a musician and a lighting designer. It's the third of her books to be published by Peter Lang, something she considers quite an honour, considering the calibre of writers belonging to that publishing house. Three of these men were acquaintances as far back as her Holy Name days. The fourth she met about 8 years ago. "Actually, he was the person who inspired me to write the book, because I realised there were so many male performers who we know nothing about. We might hear their names if we're in the dance or drama circle, but if you're outside the circle; you have little documentation in Trinidad about the legacy of performing artists. Dr. Derek Walcott is written about because he's a Nobel Laureate. Beryl McBurnie is written about in someone's Master's thesis, but if you go to the library and say you're looking for information on performing artists in Trinidad, you will be a long time digging."
The book has been several years in the making; she began working on it in 2004, when she came back to Trinidad to bury her father, former bronze-medal-winning Olympic weightlifter, Lennox Kilgour. "I met one of the artists, who was a founder of the folk discipline in Trinidad. Talking with him, I realised I didn't know the history of dance in Trinidad. I knew a piece of the history of dance." A dancer herself, she was appalled by the gaps in our own written history of the arts, and resolved to do something about it. "The men have joined higher education as educators," she adds. "They have between them 100 years of experience, starting from when they began performing in Trinidad to where they are now in the US and Canada." The men offer a range of experiences, coming from different economic backgrounds and having taken different paths in their performing lives. For their privacy, and that of the colleagues and friends they suggested she contact, Dr. Kilgour-Dowdy elected to use pseudonyms. Since the men all teach outside of Trinidad, she anticipates some backlash from those who think these men are giving away their knowledge to foreign audiences. Her rebuttal is simple: "Why has Trinidad allowed the "oil" to run in a direction that is not of advantage to us? "Why is Joanne Kilgour outside writing about Trinidadians? That began in slavery; we can't undo that in a minute." The former member of the Banyan Television workshop and student of the Caribbean School of Dancing was first introduced to local audiences through the popular Twelve and Under talent programme. Thirty years on, programmes in which she has featured are still running on local TV. "I still get people calling me up and saying, 'I saw you on TV last night!'"
Those with long memories might recall a brief anti-cancer TV spot in which she which attempted to teach women how to conduct a breast self-exam…by baring her breasts and demonstrating. The outrage was swift and brutal, but she's thankful she had the courage to do it. "I've lost several friends to cancer, and I feel that was a way I honoured their memory, and the struggle some are still facing with cancer." She regrets that she wasn't able to achieve the level of awareness she hoped. "Nobody remembers what I taught about examining the breast, but everybody remembers I was seen without my top on television. I should have helped save a lot of lives in Trinidad, and I don't think that happened. And for that, I will always beg God's forgiveness." Still, though, she's philosophical about the experience. "The outcry was part of my growth curve. You have to have a firm belief in what you choose to do. Nobody can point at me and say 'You say one thing and do another'. If it's important, you put yourself on the line." Artful Stories was launched in Trinidad last Friday. It's available in local bookstores as well as several online retailers.
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Another cracking time with the blue arrow this morning.
Tomorrow I am changing the whole setup. I want different picture.
One last shot inside the water…..The water in the river was opaque this morning. Really bizarre….
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Yesterday after lunch , I went for a quick recce. I came across three roe deer..it was a cracking moment. It`s the roe deer rutting season at the moment and they are bomb proof…
Lucky to have two male…
I came across another one in a long grass covered meadow
And this is the missed shot…the deer was running past me ..but too close…shame that white patch in the sky…
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Third round on my kingfisher setup…
Few dives shot
This time , I have try to take some under water picture. It is not easy…I need to try something different.
The speed is always incredible. my eyes cannot clock what happening. Only the camera can tell me what`s happening under water. Amazing
The Kingfisher is probably one of the most charismatic bird in Britain. Incredible colours and bad tampered! 🙂
I wanted to photograph kingfisher fishing. So I setup my own hide . Yes, I could have dished out £ 150.00 and go in one of those paying hide thing..
But I wasn`t interested. I wanted to do my own thing. I like to setup my hide , go on recce etc…
It just take some time. But the reward are extraordinaire, if it works of course.
Boy did it work! At the moment, I have four different birds. They are chasing each other, fishing, fighting, calling etc.. . It`s amazing to watch ….
These pictures were taken in two photographic session. This is a work in progress of course …will see what happened next…
I got a kingfisher on a perch and I was very happy
Beautiful male..
The next challenge was to get the bird in flight…not easy…
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Animal welfare in Russia
The animal welfare situation in Russia is at a critical level and needs to change.
There is no animal welfare legislation in Russia. As a result, there is no culture of sterilising, vaccinating or de-worming pets and breeding is not regulated. This causes overpopulation and diseases. Sadly, tens of thousands of cats and dogs are abandoned every year. The ones that survive breed, others die of hunger, illness, cruelty and severe weather conditions.
Stray animals are treated as vermin or rubbish. There are mass killings of dogs by poisoning or other horrific methods by local authorities and so called "dog hunters".
Thousands of dogs suffer and die from neglect and cruelty in municipal shelters in Moscow and other large cities in Russia. The system of municipal shelters is badly structured, corrupt and run by people who don't know all that much about how to care for the animals, nor about animal welfare and the dogs are treated as a commodity.
Thousands of cats are sealed and left to die from thirst, starvation and lack of air in the basements of apartment blocks. This is a result of bad local laws which are executed without any care for the animals.
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Animal welfare activists are often criticised and portrayed as insane or stupid. The reality is that many of them are well educated people who believe in compassion and humanity and who spend their time and money on saving lives.
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by Adam Kincaid
It's the last week in October, and that means Halloween is right around the corner.
With the crisp air and falling leaves, there's no doubt it's time to pick out your costumes, summon your inner artist for topical pumpkin carvings, make themed plans with friends, teach lessons in trick or treat safety, and tell spooky stories of haunted houses and ghosts around the fire pit.
On the subject of spooky stories, here are five things you might not know about Halloween in Atlanta.
1. Atlanta's symbol is the phoenix.
The phoenix in Atlanta's official seal represents the fact that ours is the only U.S. city ever destroyed by an act of war. When General Sherman burned it to the ground, the seeds of countless ghost stories were sown from that fateful 1864 March to the Sea. Though Atlanta rose from the ashes of the Civil War long ago, one mystery from our history remains unsolved today -- the curious case of the vanishing phoenix. The airport had long-displayed a statue of the phoenix in honor of Atlanta's resilient rebirth, until it disappeared forever from Hartsfield-Jackson during terminal construction. To this day, it has never been found.
2. The ghosts have roll call at Oakland Cemetery.
Every night from now until Halloween, Oakland Cemetery is offering it's Capturing the Spirit of Oakland tour.
Nearly 4,000 Confederate soldiers who died in battle are buried at Oakland Cemetery. Legend has it that if you listen closely at night, you can hear a strange voice calling their names one by one. See for yourself as a costumed tour guide leads you through the Victorian gardens to share in the history, legend, and haunting of Oakland Cemetery grounds. Tickets are technically sold out, but Oakland Cemetery staff encourage you to visit the Facebook event page and connect with attendees who may be selling tickets.
3. You can scare yourself silly with all the history.
The Ellis Hotel was once the Winceoff Hotel, which burned down in December of 1947 and took 119 people with it.
Basically all of Marietta is allegedly haunted.
The mural at Kroger in Poncey-Highland seems to have a selective memory, given the history of the Murder Kroger (or Beltline Kroger as they prefer it be called) parking lot.
Guided tours nightly outline what may remain from Historic Roswell's Civil War mill fire. But perhaps its better to avoid the Old Roswell cemetery by staying home, locking the doors and following these Halloween pet safety tips than to join the dozens brave enough to try the city's ghost tour each night.
Do not even start down the Devil's Turnaround wormhole. And remember, no trespassing.
4. The Little Five Points Halloween parade is an award-winning event
It's too late this year for the L5P Halloween parade. But don't let that stop you from adding Little Five Point's stellar annual festival and parade to your 2016 Halloween calendar. In 2003, the festival won the International Festival and Events Association's Best Festival award.
5. Fall Festival season doesn't end with Halloween
The last night of Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia is Nov. 1, while the excellent bluegrass and chili party that is Chomp and Stomp will be held on Nov. 7. Last year, 129 variations of chili competed for Chomp and Stomp's top prize, sharing the stage with 75 artists and musicians, 20 food vendors, 19 celebrity judges, and more than 22,000 attendees.
Candler Park is playing host to the inaugural Crafts & Drafts on Nov. 8, and the Chastain Park Arts Festival will be held on Nov. 7-8.
After all that, you may just be ready to turn the page towards the holiday season, which is good news as Lake Lanier will launch their 20th annual Magical Nights of Lights on Nov. 20.


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The Cyclotron Radiochemistry Facility occupies 13,000 square feet of dedicated laboratory for the manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals under cGMP. A 16 MeV cyclotron (GEHealthcare PETtrace) located inside a vault is equipped with dual particle (protons and deuterons), dual irradiation mode and six target slots for the production of PET radionuclides – 11C, 13N, 15O, and 18F together with a solid target station for the production of unconventional radionuclides – 61Cu, 64Cu, 86Y, 89Zr, etc.
There are four rooms dedicated to radiopharmaceutical manufacturing for clinical trials and another three rooms dedicated to research and development of new tracers. Each room has its own dedicated space for quality control of products.
There are a total of 34 hot cells for radiopharmaceutical manufacturing. Fifteen of those are dedicated mini hot cells housing automated manufacturing equipment (GE Fastlab and Tracerlab series). Eight full size hot cells, three of them with remote manipulators permit handling and further processing of products and two hot cells contain fully automated dispensing equipment. The remaining nine hot cells are located in the research and development area.
The lab is equipped with multiple radio-HPLC systems, GC and radio-TLC. The facility was designed and operates to meet current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and GLP standards. The facility also operates a Nuclear Pharmacy for dispensing of patient doses.
Dao Le, PharmD, BCNP, FAPhA – Director
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Robert Ta, B.S. – Sr. Radiochemist
Mai Lin, Ph.D – Sr. Radiochemist
James Carl, B.S. – Radiochemist
Ameenah Campbell, R.Ph., PharmD – Charge Radiopharmacist
Moin Chariwala, MS, PhTR – Radiopharmacy Technologist
Ganna Ajdari-Devillarin, MS – Drug Manufacturing Quality Specialist
Greg Waligorski, MPM – Cyclotron Engineering Specialist
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If you owe federal or state income taxes your refund will be offset to pay those taxes.
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You should contact the agency shown on the notice if you believe you do not owe the debt or you are disputing the amount taken from your refund.
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Attach Form 8379 to your original Form 1040, Form 1040A, or Form 1040EZ or file it by itself after you are notified of an offset.
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Follow the instructions on Form 8379 carefully and be sure to attach the required forms to avoid delays.
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We're fascinated by Google. Mainly because they're working on so many different projects. The company has come a long way since it was just a search engine. You can barely recognize it now.
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A Community of Faith in the Jupiter, Tequesta and Hobe Sound Area
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Welcome to the the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd! If you have been here before or you are just beginning your search for a church home, we invite you to explore our website and then join us in this community of faith. This parish is a place where you can develop and nurture your relationship with God and to minister to one another as Christ's presence in the community. We invite each person who is here, and all who come here, to fellowship and participation in our parish life.
Summer Sermon Series. I Am The Bread Of Life: A Five-week series on John 6. July 29-August 26. Missed a sermon? Find it here.
Church and School Parish Picnic on Sunday, August 26! It's casual day in church. Dress for a picnic. Kids, bring your bathing suit and towel for splashy fun! Live music, Waterslide, Bring a side dish. We'll provide the main course! RSVP.
GriefShare support group will begin the next 13-week session on Monday, September 10. Find out more.
Youth Group!! Click HERE for the latest news, calendar info and a form for parents to signup for meal prep!
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville signee Aaron Jackson did it all for the Metro East Bears in their first game of the Great Lakes American Legion Baseball Regional.
Jackson notched the win as the starting pitcher and blasting a two-run homer on the way to a 4-1 victory over Rockport, Ind.
The game, which was supposed to take place Wednesday night at Gordon Moore Park, was played Thursday morning at GCS Stadium. Due to the schedule being pushed back, the Bears played Madison, Wis. at 10 p.m. Thursday, after the BND print deadline.
Depending on the outcome of that game, Metro East plays again at either 4 or 7 p.m. Friday. Check www.bnd.com Friday morning for results.
Jackson, who has not taken a loss this season as a starting pitcher, threw the full nine innings, giving up his single earned run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Rockport's Kolton Keown. On his way to victory, Jackson struck out eight, while giving up seven hits.
"This is what we've seen from him (Jackson) all year," Bears manager Ken Schaake said. "As long as he keeps the ball down — where he gets in trouble — is when he gets it up a little bit. He was living down below the waist, as opposed to up above the waist."
Jackson also provided the Bears' key hit of the game. After shortstop Jordan Hovey walked in the bottom of the fifth, Jackson sent a home run over the left field fence to give Metro East a 4-1 lead.
Jackson, who expects to play primarily third base in college, said winning the game meant a lot to him.
"I love hittting home runs, but I also knew this could be my last game pitching," Jackson said. "I didn't expect it to be, but with college coming up I thought about it this morning, that it could be my last time pitching on the mound. It's one of my favorite things to do; I just love being in control of the game and doing what I want."
Jackson was able to keep Rockport off the board for much of the game thanks in part to his ability to get a first-pitch strike. Jackson said mixing in his offspeed pitches was critical to his success.
"I was throwing my curve, which has been my best pitch all my life for me, but I throw my slider a lot today, and that was working," Jackson said. "(The slider) caused a ton of rollovers to third and short, and I also got a lot of swing and misses on it."
Schaake said seeing Jackson use the slider and curveball is nothing new to him; it is just the way Jackson throws.
"Aaron's a backwards pitcher, if you will," Schaake said. "Most pitchers lead with their fastball, and Aaron told us at the very beginning, 'I feel just as comfortable throwing my breaking pitches if it's 3-0, 3-1 or I'm pitching from behind.' This team would've definitely been a fastball hitting team, but he had them off balance with the off speed pitches and spotted the fastball when he needed to."
Helping Jackson hold Rockport to two runs was a strong performance by the Metro East defense, most notably a putout by centerfielder Matt Zielonko in the eighth inning with Rockport rallying.
"I was really hoping that ball would get through the infield so I would have a chance," Zielonko said. "You sit out there all game waiting to throw someone out there like that. You just get a good throw and keep it low."
Schaake said the Zielonko's throw was important to the Bears' victory, and he was surprised by his centerfielder's play.
"I wouldn't have given him (Zielonko) much of a chance when we got the ball with where the runner was, but he had a very strong throw right on the line, one hop, and (Nick) Paulda put the tag on," Schaake said. "That was huge; you can't say anymore about that."
With a win in their first game of the regional, the Bears do not have to deal with the same pressure they put on themselves in the state tournament, where they lost the first game of the tourney and had to come back through the losers' bracket.
"You're always kind of in a fight mode, but you're more in survival mode when you've lost the first game. It's a huge difference," Jackson said.


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Total Sound Transit boardings increased nearly 10 percent during the third quarter of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, the agency reported Thursday. The third quarter covers July 1-Sept. 20, 2014.
Year-to-date boardings totaled almost 24.8 million, on pace to exceed the agency's forecast of 31.1 million boardings for calendar year 2014. Ridership was up on all modes except Tacoma Link and Paratransit.
ST Express bus boardings were up 6.5 percent, with all but two routes showing increases. Growth in commuter ridership was evident, with an 8 percent increase in average weekday boardings, from 57,934 to 62,549. ST Express service levels have remained consistent with 2013 service levels throughout 2014.
Sounder commuter rail saw a 13.5 percent increase in total boardings. Average weekday ridership exceeded 13,000 boardings, a new record, and both lines experienced growth. High ridership on weekend event trains also contributed toward the overall increase.
Tacoma Link light rail boardings declined during the quarter, continuing a trend that started during the fourth quarter of 2012. However, the decline was very small (-0.2 percent), indicating that the trend may be bottoming out.
Central Link light rail boardings were up 15.3 percent for the quarter, with weekday ridership averaging 37,242 boardings, an 18 percent increase compared to the same quarter in 2013.


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As an institute of higher learning, the most important aspect of Colorado College is academics. Environmental Science and other sustainability related topics are popular majors at the college, and many of the school's academic programs involve sustainability- related study. The Office is working to establish a designation that would denote sustainability related courses on student transcripts. The courses that would fall under the definition of this minor are listed in the Curriculum page.
The Office is also in conversation with the academic departments to establish Sustainability Minor or a Sustainability Certificate that would allow students to combine academic coursework with a co-curricular experience to receive recognition on their official transcript.
Colorado College students, faculty and staff also perform research on sustainability topics. Information about State of the Rockies, a program that documents the status of the Rocky Mountains ecology, and individual scientific resource performed by faculty and students can be found under the research tab.


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MICK (formerly Mick Boogie) JOINS DJ BigReeks FOR GRANDE
Dj BigReeks Welcomes Mick to Houston with a Hip-Hop Celebration
WHAT: Dj BigReeks returns with GRANDE: A Monthly Hip-Hop Party. This month's set will feature Brooklyn's own Mick (formerly Mick Boogie) along with DJ BigReeks (The Waxaholics) and DJ Candlestick (The Nice Guys). Patrons will be able to enjoy a mix of old school, new school, and underground Hip-Hop as well as a special mix by Mick himself. Hennessy will be joining the party while offering various tastes of their pristine cognac. Guests will also have access to a full bar featuring excellent mixologists, affordable drink prices, small bites, plenty of seating, and a stellar outside patio area.
WHEN: June 28th, Doors open at 10PM
WHERE: Fox Hollow (4617 Nett St.) in the Houston Washington Heights area | 21 + | Free Entry
CONTACT: For media inquiries and interview opportunities with Mick contact Reeks 832.605.0440 or Jordan 281.935.8339
About DJ BigReeks
A DJ that always had a passion for music; from his parents house parties to his own house parties with his brothers, the sounds that moved people is what intrigued Reeks. Sticking by the motto "the people make the party" Reeks keeps a hand in providing an environment that is enjoyable for all at each of his events. You can catch him on Thursdays with DJ Good Grief and The Waxaholics, Friday's at The Flat for happy hour, or Sundays at Fox Hollow for Sunday Funday.
About DJ Mick
Brooklyn-based MICK is one of the most in-demand DJ talents, performing regularly at global events in Cannes, London, Davos, Miami, Berlin, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Dubai, and of course, NYC, where he regularly graces the turntables at Up and Down, 1OAK, No. 8, and more. MICK has spun private events for the some of the world's most prominent celebrities, brands, tech companies and philanthropic organizations including Rihanna, Adidas, Beyonce, Interview Magazine, Kanye West, Twitter, Delete Blood Cancer, Spotify, EA Sports, Jay Z, Yahoo, Entertainment Weekly, Jennifer Lopez, Bravo, LeBron James, and YouTube. MICK's remixes and playlists have been endorsed by celebrities such as Adele, Gwyneth Paltrow, Coldplay, and more. Hollywood has also taken note of the MICK brand, with recent music consulting projects for HBO as well as appearing in national TV commercials for Microsoft Bing and Adidas. "Every client and room is different – and bringing diversity and fun to my sets is something I'm known for," says MICK. "You have to connect with your audience and make them part of the process – and ultimately you end up with an amazing party!"


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BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston wins 22nd district in 25 years with whirlwind rout of Pontiac
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WATERFORD — Tornadoes are often unexpected. So is the damage that they can cause in a flash in time.
Clarkston's performance Friday night in a Class A district final at Waterford Mott was much like a devastating tornado.
It was swift.
It was damaging.
And it was somewhat unexpected.
The result was Clarkston rolling over out-matched Pontiac in the form of an 59-22 blowout victory, helping the Wolves claim their 22nd district in a 25-year span.
Clarkston (19-2) shot an impressive 64.9 percent from the floor (24-for-37), sank 5-of-7 free throws and converted 6-of-13 shots from beyond the three-point arc (46.2 percent).
"I really didn't expect that," admitted veteran Clarkston coach Dan Fife. "We played awfully well and I think experience was the difference. We have a couple of players that have played in big games like this. Pontiac has some young players that have never been in a situation like this. But I really thought it would be a whole lot closer."
A total of 18 of Clarkston's 24 made field goals featured assists, as the Wolves shared the sugar throughout and eventually set off the running clock in the final five minutes with a 40-point cushion. Clarkston out-rebounded Pontiac 22-19 and forced 11 Phoenix turnovers.
The Wolves were even more impressive defensively, holding Pontiac (16-6) to a mere 19.4 shooting from the floor (7-for-36) and just 1-for-11 from downtown (9.1 percent).
"Our defense was very good," added Fife. "And I think offensively each time down the court someone else was contributing. We were very balanced."
Clarkston raced out to a 16-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. By halftime, the Wolves were in complete control with a 33-6 advantage.
A 15-8 edge in the third stanza gave Clarkston a 48-14 lead and the Wolves substituted freely in the fourth frame as the running clock wound down quickly.
Sophomore guard Foster Loyer led a balanced offensive onslaught for Clarkston, scoring a game-high 16 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds.
Sophomore guard C.J. Robinson added 11 points and four assists, 6-foot-5 senior center Mitch Heaton finished 6-for-7 from the floor for 12 points, 6-4 junior forward Dylan Alderson twined eight points with eight rebounds and five assists, while 6-4 senior forward Tabin Throgmorton added eight points for the Wolves.
Pontiac, which won the OAA White Division this season and have won 32 games the past two years under legendary coach Ben Kelso, could never get untracked against Clarkston, the OAA Red Division champions.
"We have never been in big game like this and Clarkston is a very good basketball team," said Kelso. "Coach Fife has them playing some very good basketball at both ends of the floor. One thing I've noticed about Clarkston this year is that after their (two) losses, they responded with some very big wins. They lost to North Farmington a couple of weeks ago and since then they have won big. They beat Oxford by nearly 40 the other night. That's coaching and that's experience.
"We took another step up this season, but we have a ways to go," added Kelso. "We were second in our league last year and we won (a share) this year."
Clarkston will face Macomb Dakota (23-0) at 7 p.m. Monday in the regional semifinals at Dakota. Rochester Adams and Ortonville Brandon will face off in the other regional semifinal.
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Mark is recognized as one of the best land use and public law attorneys in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Mark is frequently engaged by large retailers, public utility companies, and real estate developers to obtain the land use approvals and entitlements they need to conduct business. Mark has represented high profile, controversial clients seeking variances, special use permits, zoning changes, annexation, eminent domain and redevelopment incentives in Missouri and Kansas. He has organized numerous community development corporations in connection with retail shopping centers and multifamily housing projects financed with low income housing tax credits.
As a former member of the City Council in Kansas City, Missouri, Mark's experience working within the codes that affect real estate development give him an edge to help developers and public agencies.
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text: Client was sitting in his car, which was parked on the west side of 81st Street near Harvard Avenue in Chicago. Client's friend was sitting in the front passenger seat. It was about 8 o'clock in the evening and the two friends were just talking to each other. Two Chicago Police officers rolled up from behind in an unmarked squad car, ordered Client and Client's friend to exit Client's car and searched Client, his friend and his car. Police officers reported that they found crack cocaine in Client's car. Client was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. A preliminary hearing was held in February, 2007, in Branch 38 on 111th Street. The police officer who testified at the hearing stated that he saw Client walking across Harvard near 81st Street. He said that Client looked in the officer's direction and then quickly threw a small item into the front seat of a parked car. During cross-examination, it was revealed that no drugs or cash money were found on Client's body. Nor did the police officer observe Client engaged in any drug transactions or illegal activity.


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This month on the show, First Draught tackles book covers!
First Draught is back from spring break, and happy to be diving right into talking about everything writing!
This month Alexis did a big rebrand of her The Storm Inside books and Julia got covers from her publisher for her Governess series. We thought that was the perfect chance to talk about book covers and the differences between indie and traditional publishing. We sipped on some John J. Bowman Single Batch whiskey and a little Kung Fu Girl Riesling while doing so (see the Drink of the Month page for details).
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The Affect-in-the-Wild Challenge to be held in conjunction with International Conference on Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2017, Hawaii, USA.
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The human Face is arguably the most studied object in computer vision. Recently, tens of databases have been collected under unconstrained conditions (also referred to as "in-thewild") for many face related task such as face detection, face verification and facial landmark localisation. However, well-established databases and benchmarks "in-the-wild" do not exist, specifically for problems such as estimation of affect in a continuous dimensional space (e.g., valence and arousal) in videos displaying spontaneous facial behaviour. In CVPR 2017, we propose to make a significant step further and propose new comprehensive benchmarks for assessing the performance of facial affect/behaviour analysis/understanding "in-the-wild". To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that an attempt for benchmarking the efforts of valence and arousal "in-the-wild".
For analysis of continuous emotion dimensions (such as valence and arousal) we propose to advance previous works by providing more than 400 videos (over 2,000 minutes of data) annotated with regards to valence and arousal all captured "in-the-wild" (the main source being Youtube videos). 200 videos will be provided for training and the remaining ones for testing.
Even though the majority of the videos are under the creative commons licence (https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797468?hl=en-GB) the subjects have been notified about the use of their videos. in our study.
The training video samples are available to download from here and the annotations from here. The training data contain the videos and their corresponding annotation (#_arousal.txt and #_valence.txt, # is the number of video). Furthermore, to facilitate training, especially for people that do not have access to face detectors/tracking algorithms, we provide bounding boxes for the face(s) in the videos.
Participants will have their algorithms tested on other videos which will be provided in a predefined date (see below). This dataset aims at testing the ability of current systems for estimating valence and arousal in unseen subjects. To facilitate testing we provide bounding boxes for the face(s) present in the testing videos.
The test data are available here.
The bounding boxes for the test videos are available here.
Performance will be assessed using the standard concordance correlation coefficient, as well as the mean squared error objective.
Our aim is to accept up to 10 papers to be orally presented at the workshop.
Challenge participants should submit a paper to the Faces-in-the-wild Workshop, which summarises the methodology and the achieved performance of their algorithm. Submissions should adhere to the main CVPR 2017 proceedings style. The workshop papers will be published in the CVPR 2017 proceedings. Please sign up in the submissions system to submit your paper.
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The poison used to target a former spy and his daughter was from the Russian-made nerve agent group novichok, the PM has said.
One chemical from the group, codenamed A-230, is between five and eight times more potent than VX, the nerve agent that was used to kill the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
There are more than 100 formulations in the novichok family, all developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s.
Novichok is the Russian word for "newcomer".
As with other nerve agents, the chemicals block acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme active in the nervous system.
The result is involuntary contraction of all muscles, leading to cardiac arrest and asphyxiation.
The agents are dispersed as an ultra-fine powder instead of a gas or vapour. They can be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through the skin.
Significantly, several of the novichok chemicals are so-called binary weapons – with two non-toxic precursor chemicals that can be mixed prior to use.
This makes them safer to transport and handle.
One of these is novichok-5, derived from the highly potent A-230 chemical. Its precursor chemicals are ordinary organophosphate pesticides and can be legally made at agricultural chemical manufacturers.
According to Dr Vil Mirzayanov, who worked on the novichok programme in the Soviet Union until he fled to the US, the legitimate use of precursor chemicals was deliberate as it meant they were not placed on the Controlled List of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon also told one British media outlet that the novichok chemical was difficult to obtain, making it more likely that the poisoning was state-backed.
Theresa May told the Commons her Government has concluded it is "highly likely" Russia is responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury last Sunday.
The PM said the attack, using a "military-grade" nerve agent, fits a pattern of Russian aggression and said Russia's ambassador to the UK has been summoned to explain what happened.
She said: "We will not tolerate such a brazen attempt to murder innocent civilians on our soil."
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told the Russian ambassador that Moscow must "immediately provide full and complete disclosure" of its novichok nerve agent programme to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Moscow has been given until the end of Tuesday to respond, May said.
If Russian involvement is proved, it will be considered an "unlawful use of force by the Russian state against the United Kingdom", she added.
Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, remain in a critical condition more than a week after they were found slumped unconscious in Salisbury.


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Here is another bill that we need to support!
Senate File 2145 SENATE FILE BY WARNSTADT Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to enforcement of child custody and visitation 2 orders. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5557XS 81 5 pf/je/5PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 710.6, Code 2005, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 710.6 VIOLATING CUSTODIAL ORDER. 1 4 1. A relative of a child who, acting in violation of an 1 5 order of any court which fixes, permanently or temporarily, 1 6 the custody or physical care of the child in another, takes 1 7 and conceals the child, within or outside the state, from the 1 8 person having lawful custody or physical care, commits a class 1 9 "D" felony. 1 10 2. A parent of a child living apart from the other parent 1 11 who conceals that child or causes that child's whereabouts to 1 12 be unknown to a parent with visitation rights or parental time 1 13 in violation of a court order granting visitation rights or 1 14 parental time and without the other parent's consent, commits 1 15 a serious misdemeanor. 1 16 3. Upon the filing of a complaint of a missing person who 1 17 is a child who is the subject of the alleged criminal activity 1 18 described in subsection 1 or 2, the law enforcement agency 1 19 having jurisdiction shall comply with all federal and state 1 20 requirements relating to missing person reports involving 1 21 children, including the provisions of chapter 694 relating to 1 22 unemancipated minors. Upon the filing of such complaint, the 1 23 law enforcement agency shall notify the appropriate county 1 24 attorney to obtain a warrant for the arrest of the alleged 1 25 perpetrator of the criminal activity. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill provides that in cases of violation of custodial 1 28 orders in which the child is taken and concealed, upon the 1 29 filing of a missing person complaint relative to the child, 1 30 the law enforcement agency is to comply with all federal and 1 31 state requirements relating to missing person reports 1 32 involving children, including the provisions of Code chapter 1 33 694 (missing persons) as it relates to unemancipated minors. 1 34 Upon the filing of such a missing person complaint, the law 1 35 enforcement agency is required to notify the appropriate 2 1 county attorney to obtain a warrant for the arrest of the 2 2 alleged perpetrator of the criminal activity. 2 3 LSB 5557XS 81 2 4 pf:nh/je/5
I would support it unless the wording is changed so that if either parent hids the child it is either a felloney or misdomerer, not one for one and the other for the other. NO MORE double standards.
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Rank and File finds us sorting through an exhaustive, comprehensive body of work or collection of pop-culture artifacts. This time, we sift through the slush pile of horror sequels and separate the terrible from the terrifying.
There's perhaps nothing more pure than a stand-alone horror movie. Well, a good one. You know, something like They Live or The Craft. But, as is often the case in Hollywood and elsewhere, if it gets that cash, it's gonna get a sequel. We're all so enamored with The Babadook and It Follows these days, but where would we stand on the original films after four or six more entries in either franchise? Would we like the originals better? Worse? Would it be a Nightmare on Elm Street situation, the kind where we'd think of how revered that original film would be had they never made a sequel? We'll never know.
But horror sequels sure are tempting, eh? Not just for studios, but audiences, too. No matter how blasphemous or unnecessary it might seem, we horrorhounds dutifully file into the theater to see if lightning can strike twice or, in one of those rare, rare instances, the sequel can actually surpass its predecessor. After all, there's nothing that says Saw V has to be bad. It's just that usually it is. But we keep going back, and as long as they keep making 'em, we'll keep going back. There's something comforting about that.
In celebration of All Hallow's Eve, we decided to revisit not just our favorite horror sequels, but also our least favorite. That meant watching every horror sequel. And that, of course, meant ranking every horror sequel. Our major criteria was that the film had to have had, at least in some form, an American theatrical release. We also shaved off some years by ignoring the Universal Monsters/Hammer Films and focusing solely on every horror sequel that followed 1976's The Omen. Again, they must have had an American theatrical release.
Did we forget any? Let us know and we'll write a sequel to this article. Don't act like you wouldn't read it.
–Randall Colburn
141. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Yes, they brought back Halloween II director Rick Rosenthal. Yes, they reconstructed the original Myers house. Yes, they returned to Haddonfield, Illinois after the California detour in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. But, they also totally dismissed the ballsy finale of its predecessor by working in an asinine Texas switch that not only turns Michael Myers into Mission: Impossible's Ethan Hunt but dresses down the entire character of Laurie Strode.
Everything Jamie Lee Curtis' iconic heroine accomplished in H20 — conquering her fears, dominating evil, becoming one of the strongest female protagonists in horror — is all for nothing thanks to her perfunctory death in Resurrection. Her pathetic send-off is on the level of a cheap '90s soap opera, and once the brother and sister embrace, you start to realize how far a sequel can go in this industry before it's just absolutely unrecognizable.
Today, fans still want Resurrection officially wiped off the canon by the Akkads as they aren't quick to forget this slimy move. Or, you know, the fact that they turned John Carpenter's little-indie-horror-that-could into a reality television parody, complete with a lame subplot involving a Blade Runner fan, underwritten idiots, and a kung-fu loving Busta Rhymes who delivers the trailer-ready, achingly 2002 line: "Trick or treat, motherfucker." Oy. –Michael Roffman
140. Basket Case 2 (1990)
Frank Henelotter's sequel to his 1982 cult-classic, Basket Case, dialed back on the horror and turned up the silliness. The film finds Duane Bradley and Siamese brother Belial living in a community for other deformed individuals that comes under attack by the real monsters of the world: tabloid reporters. Basket Case features some wonderfully gooey and gory special effects, and it's always great when the original creator comes back for a sequel, but the film lacks much of the New York sleaze of its predecessor. –Mike Vanderbilt
139. Carnosaur 2 (1995)
"Weird Al" Yankovic once sang, "Jurassic Park is scary in the dark." Maybe Al, but this one sure ain't. There was zero reason for anyone to even think about a follow-up to 1993's instantly forgettable Carnosaur; it wasn't a box office hit, it was released four weeks before Spielberg's epic, and the critics loathed the damn thing. John Savage, what the hell were you thinking signing up for this? –Michael Roffman
138. The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015)
The first Human Centipede got by on novelty, the second on shock. There's nowhere else for director Tom Six to go for the final entry in his sick trilogy. It's not even enjoyable from an exploitation perspective. It's just a bad film. –Randall Colburn
137. Leprechaun 2 (1994)
Long after Jennifer Aniston first ran away from Warwick Davis, the Leprechaun series would find its proper footing by becoming a collection of fish-out-of-water parables. See: Leprechaun's Vegas Vacation (aka Leprechaun 3); Leprechaun 4: In Space; Leprechaun: In the Hood; and Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood. Skip: This one. –Michael Roffman
136. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Here's a partial list of people who might get the first sequel to 1997's critically tolerated Anaconda terrifying: fans of animation and special effects (the CGI is … something), people who know anything about wildlife in Borneo (it' not exactly like what's shown here), and people who have tried and failed to get their own films made while this sailed into production. And here's a complete list of people who won't be: people who like to be scared by horror films. —Sarah Kurchak
135. The Human Centipede 2 – Full Sequence (2011)
The metafictional device is a nice touch (the portly killer here is inspired by the original Human Centipede), but this sequel strips away all the arthouse buzz of the first film to reveal what this series really is: an ass-to-mouth-to-ass schoolyard joke that creator Tom Six can't stop laughing at. It still stands slightly above Human Centipede (Final Sequence), if only for its grimy black-and-white cinematography and the fact that it actually manages to be shocking instead of just lazy. –Dan Caffrey
134. Hatchet II (2010)
Back in 2006, Adam Green's throwback slasher film, Hatchet, won over a number of critics and effectively garnered a minor cult fanbase. It helped that veterans Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, and Tony Todd hopped along for the ride. Unfortunately, the wood proved too tough for Green's second swing, and not even the addition of Halloween scream queen Danielle Harris (in lieu of Tamara Feldman) makes this dull slice of horror a cut above the… oh fuck it, you get it. –Michael Roffman
133. The Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)
No Radcliffe? No dice. –Randall Colburn
132. The Gate II: Trespassers (1990)
Tibor Takács' original supernatural horror film, The Gate, was a neighborhood nightmare. Stephen Dorff played a precocious little boy who battled creepy crawlers from beneath the ground with a mythos that could have been drawn up on construction paper and with crayons. It's dumb fun now, but as a kid, it was terrifying — almost a cautionary tale for why we need our 'rents around. Takács returned three years later to helm the Dorff-less sequel, only he lost the story's dark magic in transition. –Michael Roffman
131. Piranha II: The Spawning (1980)
James Cameron's "directorial debut" (he started on set as the special effects director and was promoted when the original director walked, but he doesn't feel like the final cut represents him in any way) is not a classic. It's a less scary, less-sensical, and less self-aware follow-up to the 1978 horror satire Piranha that stars flying fish. And those fish are played by glorified wind-up toys. But it's still arguably better than Titanic. (Editor's Note: Take that back, Sarah! I'll never let that go. I'll never let that go…) —Sarah Kurchak


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Paper hasn't always been around. In fact, the wood-based pulp used ubiquitously today only came into production during the 19th century. Every year since then, tons (literally) of paper is created, consumed, recycled, wasted, or used to scribble passing thoughts without…well, a passing thought. In some doctor offices, physical records are still a way of life. To others, paper is an epidemic rearing its ugly head in the form of valpak or Red Plum circulars. (Those packets of coupons drive me nuts!) Some think eBooks are ruining paper's true purpose–literary art, while others opt into credit card e-statements with zeal. It's clear that paper has become an easy way to document and transmit endless amounts of information. In becoming more intentional with all my possessions, I realized I had a pulp problem of my own.
There's no doubt we all have pertinent documents and information which must be maintained. For example, I keep a hard copy of my birth certificate, passport, social security card, and insurance cards. The physical document holds credibility in which an electronic copy does not. But in my quest to go paperless, I realized that wasn't always the case. In fact, a large majority of the information I maintained was difficult to share, existed as a single copy, hard to transmit safely, and lacking organization. Whats more, the majority of information could be thinned out and recycled with little repercussion. In that moment, I launched a paper-eliminating campaign!
If I asked you how you maintain important documents, what would you say? A few months ago, I would've admitted to disarray. The best way to describe my information storage would've been "geographic diversification". Which is really just another way of saying my important papers were everywhere. I had some transcripts in a drawer, another folder for my school work, bills laying around that I needed to pay, and a smattering of resumes and cover letters decorated my laptop background. Don't even get me started with my computer files. What the hell was in My Documents anyway? I began looking for a solution to this clutter.
Enter Google Drive
Launched in 2012, Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service available to anyone with a Google account. I was first introduced to Drive while at university as many group projects often required a one-stop shop for files and online co-working. Before Drive, I worked on Dropbox–a current competitor along with Microsoft's OneDrive, but neither of these struck me as useful or as friendly as the Google alternative.
If you're not familiar, Google Drive very similar to File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac), but with many more advantages. It allows users to upload folders, images, and a variety of file types in a format they're used to seeing. Google Drive made it easy for me to paperless. I was able to organize files, upload scans of important documents, view it across devices, share with others, and sleep easily knowing my information is backed-up. Below are some of the many features and advantages of using Google Drive in your own paper elimination campaign.
Interface | Using Drive is seamless; transitioning from File Explorer or Finder should be intuitive. One great advantage is color coding folders for quick and easy recognition. Also, you can view folders and files in both a grid and detail format much like your hard drive storage. Lastly, I really enjoy the right-click menu which actually provides workable options within the browser.
Accessibility | Moving away from paper is one step in this process, but don't simply save files to your laptop computer and call it done.. Being a cloud-based service, Drive is able to integrate with a variety of devices and provide very comprehensive accessibility no matter where you go. With Drive, I can access my files from the web, my desktop computer (via File Explorer or Finder), my mobile device, or any internet connection at my local library. This is a major advantage over simply digitizing your paper documents and letting them sit on a home computer.
Applications | In addition to being a file repository, Google has developed applications which generate common document types within Drive. They offer Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. These applications offer similar functionality as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, respectively. They have also integrated Google Forms and Google Maps. The former allows me to develop surveys and questionnaires while I use the latter for trip planning. In doing so, I've eliminated my need to pay for a Microsoft Office subscription all together. For the majority of folks, these free tools work just fine!
Collaboration | The cloud gives way to another remarkable benefit. Much like my group projects in college, having a single-source for all data is critical when working together. Displaying real-time file updates, people can collaborate on documents from all corners of the globe. Both folders and individual files can be shared internally through Drive or via a URL to the world. This makes it easy to send your information to who you want, when you want.
Redundancy | No one enjoys losing their data. As a photographer, I've long been concerned with external hard drives, cloud storage, and redundancy. We all hold different memories near, and hope they are around until we decide otherwise. Unfortunately, we all know accidents happen. And fires happen too. Equally as painful, I know plenty of folks who had their laptops stolen at home or on the road. With could-based storage, you provide your data in exchange for a multi-server, geographically-distributed back-up service courtesy of Google.
Offline Functionality | An extension of access and redundancy, Drive's offline capabilities have served me well over the past few years. After downloading and installing the Drive desktop application, I am able to view my files in File Explorer in addition to online or on my phone. In other words, I'm seeing Drive in a format I'm already accustomed (see below).
When I make changes to my Drive files through my PC, the files will be updated during my next WiFi connection. For example, I never have internet access while flying or taking most transit. While en route, I'll often write in Notepad, save them to Drive, and have it sync across the cloud next time I connect. Using this desktop application means all files are stored locally on my laptop–so if Google did experience a catastrophic meltdown, my data is protected.
In addition to the desktop application, Drive's mobile app provides excellent offline capabilities as well. Within the phone application, you can navigate to specific files–say a copy of your passport–and toggle it for offline access. I often do this for travel documents, flight itineraries, or any piece of information I desire access to regardless of phone data coverage.
Performance | Maintaining a paper copy is archaic. Adopting this methodology will usher in a huge performance increase–both in your devices and your sanity. From a technology standpoint, decreasing storage on a laptop or phone will markedly improve processing times. Since converting to Drive, I've been able to free up a large amount of space on my laptop. Gone are the days of keeping stacks of paper under my bed or in a drawer. I never waste time sifting through documents or worried about losing anything.
Security | The documents we hold onto are by definition important to us, and therefore carry a sense of attachment. To simply part with them and release it to the electronic universe may seem unsettling. Depending on how personal the data is, I may agree with you. Without going too far down the Big Brother rabbit hole, the information you share with the world is up to you; anything beyond internal thoughts are public. The vast majority of information I upload to Drive is simply for my reference and personal interest. It carries virtually no personal data. Simply placing a copy of your 2011 tax returns under your mattress does not make it "safe". The term safety is relative and should be thought of as more of a spectrum than anything.
Get Out of Park–Put It in Drive!
By now, I hope I've made a great case for Google Drive, or at the very least inspired you to build upon your favorite cloud-based storage method. As you continue in your minimalism journey, you'll notice that many of these principles build on themselves–the snowball effect, if you will. Once you digitize much of your paper problem, you'll be far less hesitant in accepting physical documents altogether. As you digitize your papers, be mindful of what is worth saving, and what isn't. This is an opportunity to be selective.
Personally, I began by uploading my laptop files to Drive. This involved me reorganizing old school files, letters I've written, headshots, resumes, etc. This may be as simple as a copy + paste, but I highly recommend you start from scratch. Downsize your information first, then develop a Drive filing structure that makes sense moving forward. Throwing everything in a folder titled "2016" may not yield the best results. This step is easy since all files already exist in a digital format. All you have to do is hit "Upload".
From there, I moved onto that bottomless "shoebox"–the place where I kept most important papers. Your "shoebox" may be a drawer, folder, mattress, fire box, or moving box (still?! moving boxes?!). Regardless, these places contain important documents, receipts, manuals, reports, or addresses in which you've been saving for years. Even if you never get around to referencing them, you'll happily tow these papers around as you cruise through life. But wouldn't it suck to lost all that info? Wouldn't it be nice to access some of that data from anywhere in the world? This is a golden opportunity to stop the clutter and take back your space.
Dealing with the "shoebox" is more labor intensive than simply hitting "Upload". Here, we need to first digitize documents, and then upload accordingly. What you want to do now is generate scans of your documents with a smart phone or tablet. The photo above shows a snapshot of the Drive mobile app after indicating your desire to add a new document. The "Scan" functionality made adding documents simple and efficient. Over the past 5 years, mainstream camera phone resolution has increased drastically. With bright, clear lighting, you are able to "scan", aka photograph, documents with excellent clarity and reproduction value. This function helped me digitize stacks of paperwork in no time.
I won't allude to all the documents I scanned, however, below are some information you may want to consider:
- Address book
- Manuals, instructions, and warranties
- Blog logos, design concepts
- Language notes
- A net worth tracking spreadsheet and other budgeting data
- Personal headshots for online profiles
- Resumes, cover letters
- Sentimental items, photographs
- Travel itineraries, packing lists (weekend, camping, international)
- passports, IDs, health insurance information
Getting Started
One of the greatest advances of the digital age is the ability to store information on a server in Singapore and access it from my living room–or anywhere in the world. If you already have a Google account (through Gmail for example), you're only a few clicks away from accessing these benefits.
Once you set yourself up with a Drive account, you'll be given 15GB of free storage across Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. After condensing all of my paperwork, documents, and pertinent information, I totaled a little more than 1.5GB–barely 10% of the allotted amount. For most people, their word documents, text files, PDFs, and the like will have no issues with the free storage cap. Photos tend to be larger files and will make this trickier. If you do require more storage, there are additional options for a small monthly fee.
Paper is simply one means to store our data, and as mentioned, I still keep hard copies of select documents. That being said, I have found immense value in digitizing, storing, and accessing my information easily. I no longer have all these papers lounging around my apartment, fearfully waiting for the next great fire to convert them into smoldering embers. In only a few hours I converted a hodgepodge of information into a synced, accessible, one-stop shop. Google Drive is an incredibly simple solution to going paperless in the information age. I encourage you to explore its many benefits as you attempt to minimize clutter and solve your own pulp problem.


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Ever been in this situation: "Help, I've deleted a data partition from my computer!"
Well, here's a couple of simple approaches that can fix your problem and have you up and running in no time:
Deleting a partition or even files doesn't necessarily mean they are actually removed from the disk.
Enter the Linux LiveCD
1.)SystemRescueCD with the TestDisk utility (amongst other great tools)
Use the Linux TestDisk utility to recover your Windows(or other) partitions...
The TestDisk utility can be found on the SystemRescueCd - a free bootable Linux(of course) disk you can boot to and then recover the partitions with. Get it here:
2.)GParted with the TestDisk utility (amongst other great tools)
GParted utility. This all-in-one Partition Mgr replacement (of the Linux flavor) empowers you with the capabilities of not only recovering partitions with TestDisk, but also you can resize/move partitions(gparted), take screenshots, edit files with vi, image a disk(partimage), and have read/write access to NTFS partitions (ntfs-3g).
Linux is the way to go my friend. Once you get up and running, you'll be ready to reap the benefits!
There are many other great Linux Utilities available in LiveCD format, checkout the website "LiveCD list" for more information (look for "rescue" in the category) :
Good Luck! Hope this helps you as much as it did me.
Shannon VanWagner
A Man with a mission: Enable Humans with Technology the GNU/Linux way! Disclaimer: This is my personal web blog. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Ever been in this situation: "Help, I've deleted a data partition from my computer!"
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It is very easy to see advertising or leaflets in every corner of HCM City despite of a ban and heavier fines.
Under Decree 28/2017 issued by the government in May this year, anyone found to be hanging advertising boards on trees, electric poles or traffic lights will be fined up to VND10 million (USD439), five times higher than the previous regulation.
Firms that use this service will also be subject to the same fine.
However, little has changed.
Pham Van Tri Street in Go Vap District is full of adverts
Traffic signs on Duong Quang Ham Street are also covered with advertisements
Pham Van Dong, one of the nicest streets in HCM City, is often used to advertise real estate projects and loan services
Authorities of Binh Chanh Ward, Thu Duc District, have to remove advertising on Pham Van Dong Street up to three times per day
Most of trees, poles and traffic signs on Hanoi Highway have advertising posters
It is almost impossible to find a place in HCM City without illegal advertisements
On Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street
Bridges in HCM City are in the same situation
Leaflets seen along Hoang Dieu Street
At a transformer station