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Using 100% recyclable MPPE insulation, EcoCable and EcoFlex control cables decrease outgassing by up to 91% in comparison to traditional PVC cable. The two control cables are nonhalogenic and contain no heavy metal pigments, so they meet RoHS and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) requirements. EcoCable offers space savings of up to 47% compared to traditional PVC control cable. EcoFlex offers space savings of up to 32% versus PVC and is rated for up to 1 million flex cycles. The initial EcoCable offering is a UL AWM 21510 and CSA-rated cable available in sizes ranging from 24 AWG (0.28mm²) to 14 AWG (2.08 mm²) available in 100 ft and 1,000 ft lengths. EcoFlex is a UL AWM 21819 and CSA-rated flexible control cable available in sizes ranging from 28 AWG (0.09mm²) to 10 AWG (5.32mm²). It's offered in 100 ft and 1,000 ft lengths, with bulk available for larger quantities.
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Ragedoll Senior The Warriors Tuesday 15/08/2006, 10:25
Hy ppl i was wondering if there was a skilled evo player who wouldn't mind teaching me some of the skill and creat a new player to face if so just message me we can negoiat some sort of payment that should work
StormWhisper Titan Wise Men Distracted Tuesday 15/08/2006, 19:51
There's really not much "skill" involved in Evo. There's only really 2 things you have to consider.
1) Can my opponent's character reasonably defeat whatever I'm going to put up. Basically this means don't put anything over a 5 Power against a 1.
2) Will whatever I'm sending up KO my opponent before he/she's had a chance to get his two wins. By having a chance I mean the two rounds in which your opponent is to put up their characters with the 6 pillz. If you want to put up 2 characters that would kill your opponent, and you're starting the round, then you should give your opponent round 2 and 3 and take 4.
While this seems like common sense, more often than not I've seen these two simple rules broken.
I put up another post a few posts down on things that shouldn't be done in an evo match. Read that and it should give you a solid idea.


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I guess this is more of a physics question then a java question but i figured there would be a lot of smart people on this forum so here goes:
(ignore the mouse listener stuff i was just starting to mess with it)import java.applet.*; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener; import java.awt.geom.*; import java.util.concurrent.*; import java.lang.reflect.Array; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.awt.event.*; public class point extends Ellipse2D.Float implements MouseListener{ double y_speed; double x_speed; int gravity = 2; private int d; private int width = Particle.WIDTH; private int height = Particle.HEIGHT; private ArrayList<point> points; // make particles randomly in screen ------V public point(int diameter, ArrayList<point> points){ super((int) (Math.random() * (Particle.WIDTH - 20) + 1), (int) (Math.random() * (Particle.HEIGHT - 20) + 1), diameter, diameter); this.d = diameter; this.x_speed = (int)(Math.random()* 10 + 1); this.y_speed = (int)(Math.random()* 10 + 1); this.points=points; } public void move (){ Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Float(super.x, super.y, d+1, d+1); // collision loop -------V for (point p : points){ if (p != this && p.intersects(r)){ double txspeed = x_speed; double tyspeed = y_speed; [COLOR="Red"]// need stuff in HERE!!!![/COLOR] } } // movement stuff ------V if (super.x < 0){ super.x = 0; x_speed = Math.abs(x_speed)/2; } else if (super.x > width - d){ super.x = width-d; x_speed = -Math.abs(x_speed)/2; } if (super.y < 0){ super.y = 0; y_speed = Math.abs(y_speed)/2; } else if (super.y > height - d){ super.y = height-d; y_speed = -Math.abs(x_speed)/2; } if (x_speed>5){ x_speed--; } if (x_speed<5){ x_speed++; } if (y_speed>5){ y_speed--; } if (y_speed<5){ y_speed++; } y_speed+=gravity; y_speed*=0.99; x_speed*=0.99; super.x+=x_speed; super.y+=y_speed; } @Override public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) { for (point p : points){ x_speed=x_speed+e.getX(); } } @Override public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) { } @Override public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } @Override public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } @Override public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } }
I've been trying to get the particles in my simulation to collide, and yes, i know several methods of detecting collisions but i figured checking for rectangle intersection would be the quickest to code. Now what I am wondering is what mathematically i can do when a collision is detected to keep the particles out of other particles rectangles in a stable manner. (no explosive flying particles going 1,000,000 miles an hour) I've been trying to figure this out for days and i feel really dumb that after watching ton of tutorials and stuff the best i have got to work is a spastic blob of dots... thanks for any help given.
ALSO if you need the other classes for some reason you can but the collision things all that really matters.


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Choosing Yarn for Your Knitting Project
Yarns, garment shapes, and stitch patterns must work together for your knitting project to be successful. If you plan to knit a scarf or a blanket, go ahead and let the yarn you fall in love with dictate the outcome of your project. However, if you plan to make a sweater, using a sweater pattern as your starting point is the simplest way to get going on a project. You can purchase the yarn specified in the pattern or something similar enough (check with a knowledgeable salesperson) to ensure that the completed garment will look like the one in the picture.
The gauge of yarn
If an irresistible yarn is your starting point and you want to make a sweater, find a pattern written especially for the kind of yarn you've chosen and hope that you like the style. Another option is to select a pattern calling for another yarn that works up to the same gauge as the yarn you've chosen. If the pattern you've chosen expects you to get 4 stitches and 6 rows to the inch and your yarn gives you something different, your sweater will turn out a different size than the one given in the pattern.
Gauge (sometimes called 'tension' is listed at the beginning of a pattern before the instructions proper begin. It's given as a number of stitches and rows over 4 square inches or 10 square centimeters. It also tells what needle and what stitch pattern were used to determine the gauge.
Just because two yarns have the same gauge doesn't mean that they can substitute for each other successfully in a given pattern. If they have different characteristics — texture, drape, fiber, and color — the final garment will look and feel different from the one pictured on your pattern.
It isn't easy to predict what yarn in a ball will look like when it's knitted up. This is especially true of novelty yarns. Jewel-colored hanks may look beautiful when displayed in a basket, but like mush when knitted up. Even plainer traditional yarns can surprise you. Their drape and feel will vary greatly depending on how tightly spun they are, the fiber they're made of, and the dye used to color them.
Check to see whether the yarns you're interested in have been knitted into a sample. Many yarn shops knit up sample swatches or entire sweaters in the yarns they carry so that you can see what they look like worked up.
Texture and color of yarn
If you want to work cables and stitch patterns, a smooth plied yarn in a solid color gives your stitches a crisp look, showcasing your effort. Cables and pattern stitches worked in soft single plies have a slightly softer appearance than when worked in highly twisted yarns. In general, plied and twisted yarns are sophisticated and classic. Single plies are rustic and relaxed.
Yarn consists of one or more strands of yarn called plies. Plied yarns are made from several plies of yarn twisted together. The thickness of a given yarn is determined not by the number of plies, but by their individual thickness. If the plies are thin, a 4-ply yarn can be finer than a heavy single-ply yarn.
If color is what you're after, a simple stockinette sweater knitted up in a colorful hand-painted or sparkling novelty yarn will make a knock-out sweater with relatively little knitting effort. Simple stitch patterns are best. Don't knock yourself out with tricky stitch work if you're using a variegated yarn. The texture won't show up, and all your stitch-making effort will be for naught.
If you love Fair Isle patterns, smooth plied yarns in contrasting colors give you clear and readable patterns. But don't overlook the possibilities of using a hand-painted yarn as one of your colored yarns. A variegated yarn in a single color that shades from light to dark has the subtlety of a watercolor.
Some novelty yarns can be tricky to work with. If you're dying to work with a novelty yarn, start with a variegated dyed or painted simple plied yarn. These give lots of color variation and interest, but the strand of yarn is itself easy to see. Identifying individual stitches in highly textured yarns is difficult if not impossible, making it hard to fix mistakes or rip out stitches.
The wilder the yarn, the simpler the sweater shape and pattern stitch should be. The plainer the yarn, the more texture and shaping details will show up.
Fiber content of yarn
For cotton, silk, and other yarns that are inelastic, look for patterns that don't depend on rib for fit. Find patterns that hang straight to highlight the drape of these yarns.
If you have your heart set on a cotton sweater with a ribbed border and you want the ribbing to pull in and not hang straight, ask the people at your yarn shop whether they have an elastic thread that you can work along with your regular yarn in the rib or edging pattern.
If you shop in a specialty yarn store, chances are that the people who work there have experience with their yarns and with knitting in general. They're there to help you and encourage you. Feel free to ask questions about the yarn you're considering for your project. Here are some good questions to keep in mind:
- Does it pill?
- Is it colorfast?
- Will it stretch?
- Is it easy to knit with?
- Does it work with the pattern I've chosen?
- What size needle will it work best with?
Whatever yarn you choose, remember that you're going to be seeing a lot of it. Hundreds of yards of it will be passing through your fingers as you build — stitch by stitch — your knitted project. Make sure that what you choose is worth your effort. You don't always have to spend more money for good quality, but if you do, you'll save yourself a headache or two, and you'll have a beautiful garment or project to show for your effort.


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State aid: Commission approves restructuring plan of Lloyds Banking Group
The European Commission on Wednesday cleared Lloyds Banking Group's restructuring plan, which it said will leave behind a much more streamlined bank.
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said: "This plan effectively addresses the Commission's competition concerns and at the same time ensures the return of Lloyds Banking Group to long term viability. This decision once again demonstrates the important role that the EU's state aid rules play in facilitating sustainable bank restructuring whilst preventing undue distortions of competition. This is to the clear benefit of both customers and taxpayers".
Under a package of financial support measures approved by the Commission on 13 October 2008, the Lloyds Banking Group received a state recapitalisation of £17 billion (some €19 billion). The approval of this recapitalisation was conditional upon the submission of a restructuring plan. This plan was submitted to the Commission on 16 July 2009 and contained additional state aid measures. Having assessed the past and new aid on the basis of the notified plan, and in view of amendments agreed by the UK authorities, the Commission is satisfied that it is in line with its restructuring communication and as such compatible with EU rules on state aid to remedy a serious disturbance in a Member State's economy Article 87(3)(b) of the EC Treaty. In particular, the measures foresee that Lloyds will pay a significant proportion of the restructuring costs, ensure a sustainable future for Lloyds without continued state support and that there will not be undue distortions of competition.
The Lloyds Banking Group is the entity resulting from the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in January 2009. In 2008, HBOS was close to bankruptcy as a result of risky lending practices and high dependence on wholesale funding. In light of the systemic importance of HBOS to the UK financial system, the UK Government facilitated the takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB, notably by making a £17 billion (€19billion) capital injection in the bank, which gave the UK State 43.5% ownership of Lloyds Banking Group.
On 7 March 2009, the UK authorities and Lloyds announced that the bank would take part in the UK's Asset Protection Scheme, under which the State would commit to refund losses exceeding a certain level on a pool of assets of £265 billion (€296 billion). At the same time, the State committed to underwrite and to participate in a share offer of £4 billion (€4.6 billion), which was completed in June 2009. On 3 November 2009, as an alternative to Lloyd's participation in the UK Asset Protection Scheme, a capital raising share offer of £20.5 billion capital was announced. The Commission found that the State's participation in this share offer for an amount of £5.9 billion (€6.6 billion) constitutes a state aid element, since it facilitated the placing of the shares. This was therefore also assessed in the framework of the restructuring plan.
The overall assessment was carried out on the basis of the Commission's Communication on restructurings in the financial sector in the current crisis.
The Commission considers that the proposed measures are appropriate. They are targeted at ensuring Lloyds Banking Group's return to long term viability by exiting all non-core business lines and risky portfolios (mainly inherited from HBOS) and implementing Lloyds TSB's prudent risk management practices.
The Commission also found that the plan ensures a fair burden sharing of past losses and that the bank and its capital providers make a significant contribution to the financing of the restructuring costs. These elements are important to limit moral hazard (the risk that a company may take excessive risks if it considers it will not have to pay for the consequences) and distortions of competition.
In addition, the plan contains a divestment package in Lloyds Banking Group's core business of UK retail banking as a measure to limit the impact of the aid on competition. The divested entity will have a 4.6% market share in the personal current account market gained through a network of at least 600 branches. This proposed divestment package will facilitate the entry of a new competitor or the reinforcement of a smaller existing competitor on the UK retail banking market and will therefore remove the distortions of competition created by the aid.
Finally, the Commission found that the exit fee which will be paid by Lloyds Banking Group for not participating in the Asset Protection Scheme is sufficiently high to compensate for the advantage the bank gained from its announced participation of 7 March 2009.


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Dinosaur exhibit at the Museum
Welcome to DMS!
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and
education of mineralogy, paleontology and the lapidary arts. We have
monthly meetings at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, just
north of Wilmington, Delaware. We have speakers and programs
that promote the goals of the society at each meeting.
We conduct several field trips a year to fossil and mineral localities in the tri-state area and further afield. Many of our DMS members belong to other clubs in the tri-state area, creating close ties and providing opportunities for some co-sponsored field trips a year. Please visit our Field Trip page for information on upcoming field trips, as well as pictures and field reports from past trips.
DMS is proud to announce our affiliation with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS) and the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies (EFMLS).
We also participate in the 'Future Rockhounds of America' Program through the AFMS.


text: RemleyKemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Remley's Point, Mt. Pleasant, SCArrival Date: 06/22/2014Age: JuvenileWeight: 2.4 kg (~5 lb.)Case History This little sea turtle is the second Kemp's ridley admitted this month after being caught on hook-and-line by a recreational fisherman. A nearby resident safely confined this critically endangered species of turtle in a shaded kiddie pool until SCDNR arrived to transport it to our sea turtle hospital.Treatment Named "Remley" after his capture location, this spunky little turtle arrived in generally good body condition with a large hook seated deep in the oral cavity. After taking his heart rate (52 beats per minute) and an x-ray, the SCA's veterinarian administered several sedatives to relax Remley. The hook removal process took approximately five minutes, after which Remley was dry-docked on foam overnight for observation. This little ridley was placed in a full tank of water the following morning and is expected to make a speedy recovery.Updates 8 August 2014: Sadly, we lost Remley this week. Staff had noted that the little Kemp's ridley started pulverizing some of his/her food just a few days prior but s/he was still active in the tank so s/he was being monitored. On Monday morning, x-rays confirmed that Remley had pneumonia and her bloodwork had declined. Remley was left in dry dock overnight and when staff arrived in the a.m., found that the turtle had passed. A necropsy was performed the same afternoon and findings point to acute sepsis (blood infection that affects the whole body). It is extremely rare for a sea turtle's health to decline so rapidly and these are incredibly stoic animals, so the outward signs of illness were not apparent. We are truly saddened by this turn of events.


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Kell Brook is adamant he will have to find space in his suitcase for a world title belt when he flies back from Detroit after fighting American Devon Alexander on February 23.
Alexander has spelled out the challenge awaiting Sheffield fighter Brook at the Joe Louis Arena next month and believes he will easily retain his IBF welterweight title.
But the undefeated Brook, 26, insists he is inspired to upset the odds, adding that he has been waiting for this chance since he first walked through the doors of the Wincobank Gym as a nine-year-old.
Since he started his tutelage at the gym, Brook has not been short of examples for how to take on the world and win as "Prince" Naseem Hamed and Clinton Woods both learnt their trade there.
"This will be the biggest night of my life and I have been dreaming about it since I first turned up at the Wincobank when I was only nine," Brook is quoted as saying by Boxingscene. "This is the fight for me, the one I have trained all my life for. There is no way I am going all the way to Detroit without bringing the title back.
"It is my destiny. Every time I walk into the gym, I give it everything. I am so passionate. There is no way I am going to lose. I have seen world champions come from my gym and I have always wanted to follow on their footpath, so now is my big chance to become a superstar overnight."
Brook's fight with Alexander, whose record reads 24-1, was originally scheduled for January 19 but had to be put back a month when he rolled his ankle in training before Christmas. Had he fought in January, his promoter Eddie Hearn says he would only have been 60-70% fit but thanks to the extra time Brook insists he is in world-beating form.
"When you feel like I do the confidence positively oozes from you," he added. "I feel in the best physical and mental shape of my life. I have had a spartan time, training all over Christmas and being away from my family. "But I know it will all be worthwhile in the end.
"I have made a lot of sacrifices but you have to do those things in order to make a dream like mine finally come true."


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The ProForm 1050E is a feature packed elliptical that has a good range of resistance levels and workout options. This should keep any level of user occupied while the in built sound system will keep them entertained. For this reason a rewarding workout is easily had with this elliptical.
- 20 levels of resistance to challenge beginners and experienced users
- 24 workout programs will help keep motivation at it's maximum
- Easy one touch control system to choose what you want quickly
- Sturdy build with 325 lbs weight capacity and lifetime frame warranty
ProForm 1050E Elliptical Review
ProForm have been making fitness equipment for many years, they became famous for their space saver treadmills. Today they remain at the cutting edge of design and technology in fitness equipment. This holds true with the 1050E elliptical which uses many of their trademarked and patented designs. It has the new Super Ramp™ which is designed to give you faster results.
The 20 levels of resistance are controlled at the touch of a button and you can be taken instantly to any of those 20 without having to scroll through each. The lower levels are great for a beginner who needs a gentle stride to ease them into fitness. While the experienced user can get an equally good workout with the high levels that will challenge their fitness and strength.
The 24 workout programs should raise a smile for all elliptical users. This gives you a good variation of workouts whatever your fitnesss goals. Whether you're after a good calorie burning, hip and buttock reducing workout there are programs available for you to a stamina generating workout. A nice touch is you have 2 create and save programs where you can devise and save your own routine.
The ProForm 1050E has iFit workout card technology. These are cards that slot in to the reader and take you through 8 weeks of a personal trainer program. They're designed to take you through weight loss, performance, circuit training or wellness depending on your choice. There's a voice of a personal trainer coming through the speakers that guides and encourages you on each workout.
Another great feature is the ipod music port, plug your ipod in and have your favorite workout music played directly through the inbuilt speakers as you ride. The large display gives you detailed workout information before during and after your session and can also show your heart rate using the sensors. Overall the ProForm 1050E is an impressive elliptical that should have you reaching your workout goals in no time.


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The Office of International Programs will issue the immigration forms you need to apply for your student visa to the US (Form I-20 or Form DS-2019) and will express mail these forms to you. You need to make all the necessary arrangements to apply for your visa at the nearest U.S. Consulate or Embassy. As the procedures in different Consulates vary greatly, please contact the Consulate in your area or visit their website to find out how to apply for a student visa.
The Department of Homeland Security has announced a new fee of $100 for all new F-1 and J-1 visa applicants. For more information on the fee, go to: http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/index.htm
Due to the recent additions of interviews with practically all visa applicants and the increased security checks, the processing time for your application may take a long time, so be sure to apply as early as possible, and do not purchase non-refundable airline tickets until you can secure your visa.
Please note: You must obtain a student visa (F-1 or J-1) in order to enroll at Ithaca College as an international student, do not enter the U.S. on a tourist visa or through a visa waiver program.
Canadian citizens: You do not need a visa to enter the United States to study. You will need to present your I-20 or DS-2019 and financial documents at the U.S. border along with evidence of Canadian citizenship. Canadian landed immigrants, other than citizens of Commonwealth countries must obtain a visa before entering the U.S. Contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Canada if you have questions.
When you travel to the U.S., carry with you the immigration form you received from Ithaca College (I-20 or DS-2019), the financial certification documents you showed to the U.S. Consulate when you applied for your visa, and the letter of acceptance from Ithaca College. You may be asked to present these documents when you clear customs upon entering the U.S. Remember to carry these and all other important documents in a safe place in your carry-on luggage, do not place them in your checked luggage!


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Visit some of the most emblematic glaciers and peaks of around the world. This programme includes comfy and friendly accommodation where you can replenish your energy levels after days full of discovery and excitement.
Live an unforgettable experience in full contact with nature visiting some of the most important highlights of Southern Patagonia. It includes quality and comfortable hotel accommodation, mountain refuges and campsites.
Includes diverse activities in the most extraordinary places of Patagonia: the Perito Moreno Glacier, the most famous paths in the area of El Chaltén, the indescribable masses of granite at Torres del Paine in Chile and and much more!
El Chaltén
The National Capital of Trekking. A small town surrounded by the National Park Los Glaciares, and the ever-present Mounts of Fitz Roy and Torre. Departure point for gentle half hour strolls to demanding 10-day expeditions.
El Calafate
Port of entry to the incredible world of Patagonian glaciers, like Upsala Glacier and the extraordinary Perito Moreno Glacier. A small town on the edge of Lake Argentino where the sunsets are beautiful, and the variety of birds is endless.
Torres del Paine
A majestic National Park which invites us to hike the internationally known "W" Trek, which connects mountain refuges, while allowing us to marvel at the imposing granite peaks, dense forests, stunning lakes and glaciers.
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Watch Friday, December 27, 2013 at 9pm on WMHT TV.
Composer, conductor, genius, mensch: Marvin Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – Aug. 6, 2012) earned four Grammys, four Emmys, three Oscars, three Golden Globes, a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize before his untimely death, making him one of only two PEGOT winners ever. Hit after hit — "The Way We Were," "Nobody Does It Better" and scores for The Sting, Sophie's Choice and the Broadway juggernaut A Chorus Line — made him the go-to composer and performer for film, Broadway, every U.S. President since Reagan and concert halls worldwide.
In the first film biography about Hamlisch, award-winning filmmaker and four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Dori Berinstein (Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, Gotta Dance, ShowBusiness: The Road To Broadway) presents a deeply personal, insider portrait of one of the greatest artists of our time. Candid new interviews with Hamlisch's family, friends and A-list collaborators include wife Terre Blair Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Quincy Jones, Christopher Walken, Sir Tim Rice, Joe Torre, Woody Allen, John Lithgow, Lucie Arnaz, Ann-Margret, Sir Howard Stringer, Kelli O'Hara, Brian D'Arcy James, Idina Menzel, Melissa Manchester, songwriter Carole Bayer Sager and many others.
"Marvin Hamlisch was a consummate artist: gifted, creative and personable. His music is part of the essential soundtrack to so many of our lives," said Susan Lacy, creator and executive producer of American Masters.
"Marvin's astounding musical genius was certainly breathtaking, but it was his irrepressible joy for life and his unending generosity that constantly had me in awe. What a tremendous honor and challenge to capture the magic of this singular sensation," said Berinstein, who was friends with Hamlisch and collaborated with him on a new Broadway musical before his death. She is working to finish the musical, which will feature his final score.
A musical prodigy accepted to Juilliard at age six, Hamlisch defied classical expectations to create his own music, dedicating his talents to musical theatre and pop music composition. By age 31, he achieved unprecedented success and honors with a string of smash hits, and then his streak ended. Faced with overwhelming pressure and sky-high expectations to repeat his hits, Hamlisch fell into a self-described "period of suffocating despair," before rebounding to find true love worthy of a Broadway musical and renewed passion for creation. Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love reveals the events that led to both his staggering success and, ultimately, his even greater humanity: his creative process, struggles, inner turmoil and breakthroughs.


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In the Expanded Field: Sculptural Installations since 1970
Featuring a selection of large scale sculptural installations that date from the 1970s to the present, this exhibition represents the latest themed installment of The Collection on View of the WAG.
Beginning in the early 20th century, artists began producing works comprising multiple objects, composed of traditionally non-artistic materials. A diverse array of artworks appeared, from Marcel Duchamp's 1917 Fountain (a reoriented urinal) to László Moholy-Nagy's 1930 Light-Space-Modulator (an early artistic foray into electric light and movement), that questioned the nature of three-dimensional art. These artists drew inspiration from many fields, from sculpture to industrial design and architecture. What the art historian Rosalind Krauss termed "sculpture in the expanded field" challenged the rigidity of previous art historical categories. Out from what she called this "categorical no-man's-land" emerged what we now identify broadly as installation: multi-disciplinary, often spatially expansive, artworks that defy quick and easy definition.
This exhibition draws on the WAG's permanent collection, and showcases a selection of sculptural installations by artists like Don Proch, Murray Favro, Dana Claxton, and others. The works in the exhibition provided a crucial reminder of the wide range of objects and practices contemporary art has come to embrace.
Don't miss our other exhibitions contsituting The Collection on View series: Highlights of Inuit Sculpture; New Art from Cape Dorset; and Contemporary Interventions in the Collection on View.


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In the premiere PRO BUILDERS SHOOT-OUT competition presented by Pioneer that was held July 22 to 24, 2011 at the CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals™, the Ring Brothers were victorious as the 2011 CAR CRAFT Magazine Pro Builders of the Year. Through popular vote at the Pioneer Audio booth at the event and at www.carcraft.com, the DRAGON Mustang entry of the Ring Brothers took top honors by receiving the largest amount of votes.
"This was a well received program and we are extremely pleased with the response that both the Summer Nationals attendees and CAR CRAFT magazine readers posted through web site voting," stated Ed Zinke, Publisher of CAR CRAFT magazine. He further stated, "We congratulate the Ring Brothers on this exceptional performance and look forward to bringing this program back for 2012."
The Pro Builders Shoot Out is a unique program developed to spotlight some of the best professional car builders in the country to the attendees of Summer Nationals event and readers of CAR CRAFT magazine. It is an opportunity to not only meet these extremely popular and creative individuals, but also for fans to vote on their favorite car designed and crafted by these various builders. The winning entry will earn that builder and their team the honor of becoming the CAR CRAFT Pro Builder of the Year.


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The History Of Punk Rock On The LES/
Ever since I accidentally stumbled in to a show and found Jeffrey Lewis performing, I have found him one of the most inspiring, delightful, & Must Listen artists of any sort. Music, comics, and history. I have posted him many times before.
Today, give your self a history listen, of the music form that made me want to get camera.
Jeffrey Lewis' History Of Punk Rock On The LES
Thanks to WFMU for hosting & Open Culture for the tip.


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Have you heard about the upcoming changes to the AAA Publishing Program? Below is an excerpt from newest issue of Anthropology News, featuring a piece by AAA Director of Publishing, Oona Schmid.
In November 2013, the AAA Executive Board (EB) adopted a series of recommendations from the Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing (CFPEP) that embrace new ways of producing and distributing its journals and endeavor to get the association's publishing program on sustainable footing. These changes also ensure the association will have resources for new innovation (see "Mind the App Gap"). Specifically, the EB moved that member print copies (for all the titles covered in the Wiley-Blackwell service level agreement) will become fully digital starting in 2016. Individual members will be able to buy at cost a print subscription to any journal published by sections that member has joined. The EB authorized creation of a publishing oversight working group within CFPEP, a working group that will have three section representatives. And finally, the EB required that sections who would like to be included in any 2016 Request for Proposals to publishers would need to submit five-year plans (covering 2016–20), which will be reviewed by a Publishing Oversight Working Group of CFPEP. Even though the publishing contract does not expire until the end of 2017, we need to plan to either renew or locate a new partner in 2016.
Much like fieldwork, the publishing world is a work in progress. These changes do not represent a break with the past, rather, they show the ongoing advancement of the publishing program, a necessary progression that will improve the accessibility and visibility of our journals in response to changes in the publishing environment faced by newspapers, university presses, and other scholarly societies.
The evolution of the AAA publishing program can be divided schematically into three stages.
Read the entire article in Anthropology News. Have questions? Check up the recently updated Publishing FAQs.


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As a Howard County retired teacher [almost 30 years service] and on Medicare, I am disturbed that the Board of Education abruptly changed the medical benefits plan.
In the past my coverage has been excellent. Now, starting on Jan. 1, 2014, the coverage is changing and unclear. It doesn't seem to be written in print. From what I have read, it doesn't seem that Howard County General Hospital is available to me except in an emergency. What about the excellent coverage and reputation of Johns Hopkins Hospital?
No! This is not what I expected to face as a HC employee!
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Mauer Homers, Nolasco Pitches Twins Past Royals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer hit his first home run of the season and free-agent acquisition Ricky Nolasco earned his first win for the Minnesota Twins in a 7-1 victory Saturday over the Kansas City Royals.
A day after getting his first RBI of the year, Mauer drove in three more runs against Kansas City starter James Shields. Brian Dozier had a leadoff homer for Minnesota, which has scored the second-most runs in the American League.
Nolasco (1-1) showed why the Twins signed him to a $49 million, four-year contract to steady their rotation. The right-hander gave up five runs in each of his first two outings for his new team, but was on top of his game Saturday in his first home start for Minnesota. Nolasco went eight innings and allowed five hits with four strikeouts.
Shields (0-2) yielded seven runs — one earned — in 5 2-3 innings. He gave up six hits and walked three while striking out five.


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Cell Phones as R/C Quadcopter FPV TX/RX and Homing Beacon
Flying multi-rotor (particularly quadcopter) radio-controlled vehicles is a lot of fun and you can do amazing things with them, in particular some beautiful aerial photography. While most r/c pilots do this by looking up at their craft from whatever their distance happens to be at the moment, a growing number of r/c enthusiasts are using FPV (first person view) to remotely control their vehicles. By using a tiny video camera with an attached transmitter the pilot can virtually fly their quadcopter as though they were a miniature pilot located inside it. Aside from just being a lot of fun, this perspective makes it possible to fly over far longer distances than one could by merely looking at the craft from the ground. The equipment to do FPV is not cheap, however, with decent entry-level setups of camera, transmitter, and receiver costing $1,000. And so I couldn't help but wonder why no one talks about using the ubiquitous smart cell phone with its included cameras as an alternative solution. The cell phone has a number of advantages over a typical FPV setup, namely that with the right apps running it can record its own video, it can operate over almost infinite distance with its use of cellular networks for data transmission, it can operate with very high bandwidth over 4G or wifi (though very limited distance with wifi), it can log its own flight path by recording its GPS positions, and if it crashes it can transmit its location to make recovery easy. With all these advantages in a package that can cost just $100 it's hard to imagine it not used by everyone!
From what I understand in talking to a few people, the issue comes down to video quality, latency, and the possibility that the connection just drops out. Few people want to risk their $1,500 and up r/c darling on Sprint's or AT&T's potentially spotty and variably efficient cell coverage. And the current video streaming software available as apps for the key FPV feature are not intended for mission critical, near real time transmission. Imagine trying to drive a car or pilot a plane with Skype. You might do just fine for a while, as long as sender and receiver have good signals but if either gets into trouble the video suddenly becomes erratic, delayed, and pictured objects become indistinct and it would be impossible to make critical operating decisions based on that.
Given the enormous complexities being overcome daily by dedicated enthusiasts of r/c flying this seems like a challenge that can fairly easily be overcome. One of the key pieces of software this community has developed and continually refined is the "flight controller", or the software which takes signals from the pilot's transmitter (the device with the joysticks that he uses to control the vehicle) and turns those into adjustments to motors and control surfaces. Many flight controllers now even come with amazingly sophisticated auto pilot features, like the ability to hover motionless in one spot (despite winds, etc.), to fly home in the event that signal is lost or a fault develops, to automatically land if batteries are low, and even to navigate on its own, flying between coordinates previously supplied to it. If all that can be achieved surely the FPV via cell phone problem can be overcome!
There are three problems that need to be addressed: loss of signal, degradation of signal, and overall quality of video.
Loss of video signal is clearly a very real problem and no amount of clever software can make up for a lack of inputs from the pilot, but such situations can be appropriately handled to minimize negative impact. As I mentioned above, many flight controllers now include safety modes such as hover, automatic return home, and automatic landing. The pilot with such an onboard autopilot can at the flick of a switch tell his craft to do the appropriate thing, presumably either hovering to wait and see if signal is restored or begin to return home at least enough to regain the signal. Also, the FPV app in the cell phone can be optimized to recover quickly from any network failure (once the underlying data connection is restored). And if this was to all develop and become more sophisticated clearly an integration of the FPV app and the onboard flight controller would be ideal, allowing the FPV app to command auto pilot features directly in the event of network loss as well as be the means of transmitting flight controller telemetry to the ground during routine flight (and perhaps controlling other features of the flight controller as well).
Degradation of signal and overall quality of video are related problems. The key here is, I believe, to develop a video codec or perhaps just an application of existing codecs that focuses on the critical visual data FPV pilots need. While users of video streaming applications like Skype want overall picture quality to be good, an FPV pilot is primarily focused on visual information related to the orientation of their craft relative to ground, potential physical obstacles in their path, and anything necessary to continue whatever flight motion they were executing. If the signal degrades and there is less bandwidth over which to send video it's most important that the critical parts of the pilot's picture continue to appear in near real time! How exactly one extracts or prioritizes those features I am not sure at this point, but I am fairly certain it's an achievable goal. One need only think of situations they have been in when their own vision has degraded due to environmental factors like darkness, fog, smoke, etc. to realize that our brains can seize upon very small and sometimes indistinct cues to maintain orientation. An algorithm could be developed to prioritize the sending of lesser quality video data related to horizon and to nearby obstacles (elements of the frame which the algorithm have noted move more relative to the overall background). And with the ongoing development in the areas of computers interpreting images to extract features like faces, eye positions, smiles, body positions, etc. it should present little challenge to have the FPV app be able to maintain an awareness of very crude items like the horizon and those objects most likely to represent near obstacles. This specific data could even be transmitted using ultra-low bandwidth as mere vector data rather than actual color images, in other words allowing the second receiving cell phone app to reconstruct the approximate figures overlapping whatever video may or may not be coming in.
Hopefully these things will see development in the near future because it can hardly be argued that the potential here is huge.
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Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street Gaming, the Chicago-based casino company looking to build a slots casino and hotel in Worcester, plans to visit the city next week to talk about the project, which he said could involve an investment of more than $200 million.
"We are super-excited about this opportunity," Mr. Carlin said. He hopes to win a four-way competition for the only slot casino license being awarded by the state under the expanded gaming law.
A subsidiary of Rush Street Gaming, Massachusetts Gaming & Entertainment LLC, has submitted a $400,000 license application fee to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, but has not yet officially notified the commission of the site it has chosen for the facility.
However, Worcester City Manager Michael V. O'Brien earlier this week told the City Council that the company will pursue a site in Worcester, and it was learned that property under consideration is the former Wyman-Gordon plant site in the Green Island section of the city.
"I'm not at liberty to talk about our site yet," Mr. Carlin said in a telephone interview Thursday, but he said final plans will be in place to do so in the coming days.
"By next week we will be able to disclose our site and our plans," Mr. Carlin said. "We are going to do a hotel as part of the project" and the total investment is expected to be "north of $200 million," including a casino with 1,200 slot machines, he said.
The Worcester proposal will compete against three other slot casino plans for the license set to be awarded by the commission later this year. Both the former greyhound racetrack in Raynham and the Plainridge Racecourse harness racing facility in Plainville are submitting bids for a slots casino. A fourth company bidding for the slot license, PPE Casino Resorts, has not identified where it will propose a facility.
Mr. Carlin, whose company has built casinos in Canada and the United States in recent years, said his company has experience siting gaming facilities in urban areas and believes the project will be well suited to Worcester.
"There are some very worthy competitors for the Category 2 license, but we think we have a great chance. We have never lost one of these processes," Mr. Carlin said of the competition.
"We are looking forward to meeting people and telling people what it means to have a casino in town," he said. Aware that some people may have "a negative perception" of casino impacts, he said he wants to talk about how the project would work in Worcester.
He said in other cities where the company has introduced gaming, people have worried about traffic and crime, and he is looking forward to dispelling some of those notions. He said in 2010, when the company planned its most recent casino development, in an urban environment in Philadelphia, the Sugarhouse Casino, residents were concerned about those very issues, but "none of those concerns have materialized."
"We can really integrate this into a community and leverage the community" in terms of encouraging casino patrons to take advantage of other amenities in Worcester, Mr. Carlin said.
He said the closest casino in size that the company has built is the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Ill., a city outside Chicago with a population of about 58,000. That casino opened in 2009, five miles from O'Hare International Airport. It has 1,200 gaming positions, including 1,044 slot machines, 48 tables and seven restaurants, employing 1,300 full-time workers.
Reports of the Worcester proposal have raised immediate concerns in the Green Island neighborhood closest to the site. Residents and businesses are working to revitalize that area of the city and hope to see segments of the historic Blackstone Canal uncovered as part of a heritage park focusing on the city's industrial past.
John Giangregorio, president of the Canal District Alliance and the Canal District Business Association, said word of the company's interest in Worcester has raised possibilities that it could contribute to the revitalization of that part of the city and may enhance plans to open parts of the canal along Harding Street to give the area a landmark historic site.
Depending on how a slot parlor is developed and whether it is designed to be integrated within the heritage site, restaurants and entertainment venues along Green Street, Harding Street and around Kelley Square, it could help or hurt revitalization efforts, he said.
"There is an opportunity to bring a lot of people into the area with discretionary money to spend. The challenge is how do we get the casino slot parlor patrons to spend money in the neighborhood," said Mr. Giangregorio, who owns the Three G's Sports Bar on Millbury Street. "If I could take a walk to the old canal, stop and have a beer at the Banner or catch a show at night at the Lucky Dog that is one way we could take advantage."
He said the canal restoration project cost is pegged at about $17 million, but he has tried to make the case that higher property values and other benefits would repay the city for the investment over 20 years.


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See Ya
We are leaving for a trip to first Amelia Island, Florida, then on down the road to Jacksonville for Anna to attend a business summit. I am just along as a man-servant.
While she is at her meetings I will free to ride up and down in the elevators, knock on doors and run, and spy of females sun-bathing by the pool.
I told my wife I might hang around the pool and let the bikini clad young women there take times rubbing sun lotion on me, or maybe go to the beach and play volley ball with some girls (also in bikinis). She didn't look worried.
I do not know what the network communications will be like. I know they say they have a computer available in a common place for people to check their email and go on-line. Just how deep one can dive into the Internet remains to be seen.
And, even if I can get in – I hope I can do things right to get to the stern of my blog and have control of it for a few minutes to mouth off whatever comes to find.
I think I have all the addresses I need to get to my blog. But I won't know until I am there (or not).
And also some of your blogs I read daily so I will try to continue to do so, but again, I doubt if I will be able to make a comment – since I am writing from a strange computer it may not recognize me as "member".
If you don't hear from me all week, I will probably be back spouting off and sharing old photos late next Friday or Saturday.
Have a nice week.


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This newsbit is somewhat late, given that the information was actually added to the wiki quite a while ago. But given that most people probably don't pay much attention to edits done to the Fallout movie page, I decided to post it anyway.
Apparently, in the DVD commentary for the Mutant Chronicles movie, Ron Perlman stated that he was the narrator in a action heavy videogame that he thought was being made into a movie, and where the tagline was "War never changes". Is it an actual confirmation of the Fallout movie rumors, or maybe he's just mistaken?
We cannot be certain for now, but keep in mind that earlier this year Bethesda Softworks applied for the Fallout trademark for "Entertainment services in the nature of an on-going television program" and for "motion picture films about a post-nuclear apocalyptic world". So there might be some truth to the rumors, especially given that if a Fallout movie was being made, Ron Perlman would definitely be one of the first actors approached by the studio.
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Luxurious setting is star at Hakkasan
Few Chinese restaurants, before or since, have captured the magic of the Mandarin when it was located in Ghirardelli Square.
Not only did Cecilia Chiang, who's still going strong at 93, introduce many now-familiar dishes to the United States, but she also crafted elegant combinations and presentations in a dining room filled with top-quality Chinese art and expensive McGuire chairs.
It's easy to draw parallels between that groundbreaking restaurant and the newly opened Hakkasan on Kearny at Market. As at the Mandarin, diners ascend to the dining room, where they enter an elegant space that reportedly cost more than $7 million. It's a style of dining that has been missing - and needed - since Chiang sold the Mandarin more than 20 years ago.
The Mandarin was an original, with a second branch in Beverly Hills; Hakkasan San Francisco is part of an international chain with U.S. outposts in Miami, New York and, later this year, Las Vegas. Ho Chee Boon, who previously worked at the Hakkasan in Mumbai, is in charge of the kitchen.
Whether locals, who are traditionally pretty tough on outsiders, will embrace the place in the long run is yet to be determined, but for now it's a coveted reservation. People don't seem to flinch at paying $38 for such items as Chiu Chow style halibut and $8 for an individual serving of hot and sour soup, which encourages comparisons to neighborhood restaurants that charge a quarter of the price. At Hakkasan diners are clearly paying for much more than the food, which ultimately takes a supporting role to the atmosphere and service.
At the entrance, which can seem intimidating and slightly pretentious, diners walk into what looks like a small office lobby with two hosts behind the reception desk, then ascend by elevator. The doors open to a rush of incense so intense it practically sucks the oxygen out of the marble foyer accented with a riot of colorful orchids and a picture window overlooking Market Street.
A large, 25-seat bar shaped like the front of a ship is awash in blue lights and filled with diners and drinkers. Even those with reservations may be shuffled off to the lounge to wait for a table in either of the two dining rooms flanking the bar.
One room features large windows that overlook Geary Street and white leather banquettes embroidered with a large dragon. Fine wood, pottery and luxurious surfaces add a feeling of privilege and elegance. The other dining room overlooks Market and Third streets and is awash in red.
The owners were smart to hire staff from places like Michael Mina and the Ritz-Carlton who know how to take care of the 1 percent. However, if you're deemed part of the 99 percent, it might be a different story.
Uneven service
Once seated, service is obsequious in an almost Downton Abbey sort of way, including hot towels and effusive greetings. If you want ice with your water, they will bring individual buckets.
Yet after the initial greeting, the experience can fray a bit. On one visit, the waiter offered to dish up the plates, but on other visits we weren't asked. We continually had to ask for serving utensils, which should come naturally to a place where dishes are meant to be shared. At times, we were ignored as the waiter visited other tables.
The leather-bound menu has more than 70 dishes, but it is helpfully broken down into categories. Anyone who has heard stories about the outrageous prices at New York's Hakkasan will think the San Francisco branch is a bargain; I suspect that as the restaurant settles in, prices will rise, but for now they don't seem out of line in relation to the surroundings. Even gruel probably would taste good in this spectacularly designed 150-seat restaurant, which feels as if it could be in Las Vegas.
Diverse menu
The menu offers a smattering of specialties from all over China. The food is generally fine, but some dishes aren't any better than you would get at a neighborhood dive, starting with that hot and sour soup ($8). More interesting is the lighter, silkier halibut broth ($12), subtly accented with angelica root, or the pumpkin soup ($10) with crabmeat and scallops.
Some dishes, such as the Hakka noodles ($12) with mushrooms and Chinese chives, are drowned in a slick of oil that recalls Panda Express. Yet that chain wouldn't offer something as elevated as braised cuttlefish ($18) in a warmly spiced sauce with slivers of okra and crisp cross-cut potato chips. One of my favorite dishes over three visits was prawns ($21) with lily buds and almonds in a green Thai curry-like sauce.
On the other hand, the chicken in the Sanpei clay pot with basil ($18) was tough, the sauce a tad cloying. The stir-fried black pepper beef with Merlot ($28) needed a few bright notes to make it interesting, though the presentation was good, the small portion tumbling out of a crisp noodle basket. I tried to eat the noodles and learned they were only for show; they were hard as glass and once softened as chewy as pieces of straw.
In the "small eats" section, pan-seared Shanghai dumplings ($10) looked pretty, lined up precisely on the plate, but the thick dough dominated the filling. One of the best dishes in this category - and, at $28, the most expensive - is the duck salad, a symphonic blend of sweet and tangy, with bits of crisp fried duck playing off pomegranates, grapefruit, orange, shallots, pine nuts and small peppery greens. The vegetarian dim sum platter ($18) is also a highlight.
Vegetable dishes
I learned over three visits that the tofu and the vegetable dishes generally are the most satisfying, whether it's the stir-fried mushroom lettuce wraps ($9) with pistachio and pine nuts, surrounded by small lettuce leaves; a clay pot of tofu, eggplant and mushrooms in a chile black bean sauce ($12); or a pleasantly chewy stir-fried vegetarian chicken ($12) in a black pepper sauce that flavored the tofu and balanced the sweetness in the sugar snap peas. Dishes like asparagus with lotus root and lily buds ($12) send a message that the emphasis here isn't on local and seasonal, but the flavors are still good.
On my last visit I ordered streamed red snapper ($25) only to be told the steamer was broken so the fish wasn't available. How can a Chinese restaurant survive without a steamer?
Desserts take on a Western feel, with the exception of the fruit platter ($18) with dragon fruit, rambutan and melons that all tasted under-ripe and out of season.
One of the best desserts was the chocolate orange ball ($10), where the waiter pours on warm chocolate that melts the top and reveals a mousse inside; it's accented with blood orange and gianduja ice cream.
I also appreciated the coconut tapioca pudding ($10) with surprise bursts of finger lime and chunks of caramelized pineapple, presented in a glass covered with a dehydrated disk of pineapple.
It brings the meal around to a playful note, but clearly the surroundings are the star.
1 Kearny St. (at Market Street), San Francisco; (415) 829-8148. hakkasan.com. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Dinner 5:30-11 p.m. nightly. Full bar. 4% S.F. surcharge. Reservations and credit cards accepted. Valet $15 at lunch; $12 dinner.
Overall: Rating: TWO STARS
Food: Rating: ONE AND A HALF STARS
Service: Rating: TWO STARS
Atmosphere: Rating: THREE STARS
Prices: $$$$ (Most entrees more than $25)
Noise rating: Noise Rating: FOUR BELLS Can only talk in raised voices (75-80 decibels)
Rating: FOUR STARS Extraordinary Rating: THREE STARS Excellent Rating: TWO STARS Good Rating: ONE STAR Fair Noise Rating: BOMB Poor
FOUR STARS = Extraordinary; THREE STARS = Excellent; TWO STARS = Good; ONE STAR = Fair; NO STARS = Poor
$ = Inexpensive: entrees $10 and under; $$ = Moderate: $11-$17; $$$ = Expensive: $18-$24; $$$$ = Very Expensive: more than $25
ONE BELL = Pleasantly quiet (less than 65 decibels); TWO BELLS = Can talk easily (65-70); THREE BELLS = Talking normally gets difficult (70-75); FOUR BELLS = Can talk only in raised voices (75-80); BOMB = Too noisy for normal conversation (80+)
Prices are based on main courses. When entrees fall between these categories, the prices of appetizers help determine the dollar ratings. Chronicle critics make every attempt to remain anonymous. All meals are paid for by The Chronicle. Star ratings are based on a minimum of three visits. Ratings are updated continually based on at least one revisit.
Reviewers: Michael Bauer (M.B.), Nicholas Boer (N.B.), Mandy Erickson (M.E.), Amanda Gold (A.G.), Janny Hu (J.H.), Allen Matthews (A.M.) and Carey Sweet (C.S.)
Michael Bauer is The San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic. Find his blog daily at insidescoopsf.sfgate.com, and go to www.sfgate.com/food to read his previous reviews. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @michaelbauer1


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At Berklee, you'll have access to a demanding contemporary music curriculum, state-of-the-art music technology and facilities, a student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1, and a diverse and dynamic artistic community. But our offerings and environment are also what make Berklee expensive. Understanding the challenges this presents for our students, we work hard to make your education as affordable as possible.
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Berklee has dramatically increased its scholarship support in recent years; in 2018–2019, the college will award more than $47 million in scholarships and grants to entering and continuing students. Other sources of financial assistance for students include federal grants and loans, state aid programs, student employment, outside scholarships, and payment plans.
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Because we're unable to meet the financial needs of all of our students, it's important that you and your families have a sound financial plan in place to pay for your education. We view all sources of financial aid as supplemental to your family's resources for college, and believe it's critical that families launch saving strategies as early as possible. Other ways to lower the cost of earning a Berklee degree include earning transferrable credits at schools and colleges with which we have agreements and by excelling in exams that earn credits toward your degree.


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Hot markets and a robust economy characterized 2000 for many of the nation's largest electrical contractors.
"We're coming off a good year...the best ever," said Walter Parkes, president of O'Connell Electric Co., Victor, N.Y.
O'Connell's sales jumped up 21% from $54 million in 1999 to nearly $66 million in 2000. Overall, contractors' sales increased an average of about 30% across the board.
Profits were steadily climbing and companies had more work than they could handle in 2000, intensifying the demand for qualified workers. Not only the labor shortage, but also the economy proved to become an issue for contractors. The first quarter of 2001 delivered flat sales due to a rapid economic slowdown, a dip in the stock market and a drop in high-tech and data-center work.
"We're seeing the economy slow a little bit just due to the natural gas prices, which affect everything," said Thad Rispone, business development coordinator for Industrial Specialty Contractors Inc. "A lot of the major projects have been pushed back a little bit due to the changing economy over the last several months."
The economy may be experiencing a slowdown at the moment, but it will rebound over the next two to four years, Rispone said.
"I think if you look at the whole picture over the last 10 years, we still doing great. I don't think it's so much of a ramping up as it has been over the last three to four years, but I think it's staying the same or could keep increasing."
Along with the slowing economy, another trend on the minds of the largest electrical contractors in the land—as either active acquirers or potential acquisition candidates—is consolidation. At least five companies from last year's listing in CEE News were acquired, including Capital Electric Construction Co., Leavenworth, Kan.; Continental Electrical Construction Co., Skokie, Ill.; Fisk Electric, Houston; Hunt Electric Corp., St. Paul, Minn.; and Inglett & Stubbs Inc., Mableton, Ga. Two other electrical contractors on the 2000 Top 50 listing merged—Building One Services Corp., Dulles, Va., and Group Maintenance America Corp. (GroupMAC), Houston, and that new entity, Encompass Services Corp., Houston, is now the largest electrical contractor in the United States, with $1.856 billion in electrical sales.
It wasn't only industry consolidators like Encompass; Integrated Electrical Services Inc., Houston; Quanta, Houston; or Bracknell Corp., Minneapolis, Minn.; that acquired companies in 2000. Capital Electric was acquired by MDU Resources Inc., an electric utility based in Bismark, N.D., and Tyco International, Hamilton, Bermuda, an industrial conglomerate, purchased Fisk Electric.
It was actually a comparatively quiet year on the acquisition front for the consolidators, who on the whole spent much of the past year integrating the dozens of electrical contractors that they had acquired over the past few years into their operations. An interesting side note is that with the exception of Integrated Electrical Services, which is 100% electrical, for the other consolidators, such as Quanta and Bracknell, electrical services is just one market segment.
Attention visitors: To view the table of the top 50 electrical contractors, click on the "Top 50 listing" tab at the top of the page. For more detail on a specific company, click on the "Contractor capsule summaries" tab. You can also vote in the reader's poll in the upper-left hand corner of this special section's home page.


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SATURDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Many overweight and obese patients seen in hospital emergency departments don't believe their weight poses a risk to their health, and many say doctors have never told them otherwise, a new study finds.
Researchers asked 450 randomly selected patients who were seen in the emergency department at Shands at the University of Florida two questions: Do you believe your present weight is damaging to your health, and has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you are overweight?
Of those who reported that their weight was unhealthy, only 19 percent said they'd ever discussed it with a health care provider. And only 30 percent of those who reported being told by their health care provider that their weight was unhealthy agreed with that opinion, according to the study.
Researchers also measured their body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, indicators of body fat.
About 47 percent of obese and overweight men said they believed their weight was a problem, while 53 percent didn't.
Women seemed more attuned to the health issues posed by obesity, said study author Dr. Matthew Ryan, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at University of Florida, Gainesville. About 62 percent of obese or overweight women said their weight was damaging their health.
Among only obese people, or those with a BMI of 30 or above, about 70 percent said their weight wasn't good for their health. Still, that leaves three in 10 obese people who don't see their weight as a health issue — which it clearly is, Ryan said.
"We see the manifestations of obesity in the emergency department. Obesity is directly linked to other diseases — hypertension, diabetes, cancers, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, heart disease, strokes, and metabolic syndrome," Ryan said. "We see the acute exacerbations of chronic diseases."
Despite the health risks, only 36 percent of overweight or obese men and 50 percent of overweight/obese women reported their doctors had ever discussed weight with them.
"That is disconcerting," said Keri Gans, a registered dietician and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "People need their physician to tell them straight out that if they don't lose weight they are putting themselves at an increased risk of disease. If they are not being told by the doctors, they might think, 'Oh, there is nothing to worry about.'"
The study was to be presented Saturday at the American College of Emergency Physicians meeting in San Francisco. Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Prior research has suggested a disconnect between Americans' weight and their perceptions about their size. A Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey of nearly 2,500 U.S. adults conducted in August 2010 found that 30 percent of those whose BMI put them in the overweight range (25 to 29.9) thought of themselves as normal size. About 70 percent of those who were obese thought they were merely overweight.
Among the morbidly obese, 39 percent thought of themselves as overweight, not obese, the survey found.
A second study Ryan is also slated to present at the conference found that the overweight and obese are being seen in disproportionate numbers in the emergency department.
About 39 percent of people seen in the Florida ER were obese, compared to an obesity rate of 26.6 percent for the general Florida adult population, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics.
Although researchers didn't look at whether obesity-related problems had sent them to seek emergency care, it's safe to assume some were, Ryan said, adding that he believes the numbers would be similar in other ERs.
His research found racial differences in attitudes toward weight. Among overweight and obese black Americans, 53 percent said their weight was bad for their health and 40 percent said doctors had discussed it with them. Among whites, 60 percent of the overweight and obese said their weight was bad for their health and 48 percent had it brought up by a doctor.
About 33 percent of study participants were black, 52 percent were white and the rest were other ethnicities.
Factors that could influence whether or not people discuss their weight with their doctors may include whether they have a primary care doctor or a regular source of care, something which researchers didn't ask. It's also possible that people are ashamed of having been told to lose weight and failing to do so, and so lied and said their doctor had never mentioned it, or simply that it "fell on deaf ears," Gans said.
Ryan recommends that patients leave the ER with referrals to dieticians and other weight-loss specialists, and that primary care doctors make sure to take the time to broach the issue with patients.
Gans agreed. Though emergency room physicians are pressed for time, when patients are sick and worried about their health may be an opportune moment to encourage changes.
"Unfortunately nothing happens until a patient becomes fearful," Gans said. "I see that all too often. I'll ask them, 'Do you need to wait until you have diabetes until you start to lose weight? Do you need to suffer a heart attack? And some people will actually say 'Yes.'"


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After 3 days of medical appointments, John & I left home again this morning just to run a few errands in Lexington. One of my personal quests was to find some new t-shirts to wear. Unless you've tried to shop for them yourself, you can't imagine how difficult it is to find plain t-shirts (no designs, logos, pictures, beads, or studs) made with quality fabric & crew necks.
Even though it was early on a Thursday morning, the mall was a hub of activity. Everywhere I looked I saw happy ladies gleefully looking at & purchasing lovely things. I was pretty excited seeing their happy faces & their bags crammed full of new clothes! I just knew I was going to have bags crammed full of new t-shirts & maybe even more! Some of the ladies were kind enough to stop for a moment so I could take a photo of them.
Doesn't La-Teesha look happy? She found some great bargains!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
I Went Clothes Shopping Today
After 3 days of medical appointments, John & I left home again this morning just to run a few errands in Lexington. One of my personal quests was to find some new t-shirts to wear. Unless you've tried to shop for them yourself, you can't imagine how difficult it is to find plain t-shirts (no designs, logos, pictures, beads, or studs) made with quality fabric & crew necks.
Posted by Shirlee at 9:01 PM
25 comments:
- Dawn said...
I'm so sorry you didn't find what you were looking for but you sure game me a laugh about your journey to find it. Hugs my friend.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:32:00 PM
- Maureen said...
Shirlee, check out the t-shirts
LL Bean carries. I've been very happy with how they fit and how well they wear. Check item
TA215557 and item TA254788 (lol I am not an employee of llbean nor do I play one on TV) I HATE clothes shopping!!!!
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:43:00 PM
- marly said...
I need to read this one again - great post! I hate the short snug t's. I buy men's - longer and better quality (plus a pocket!), or women's from Land's End and Christopher and Banks.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:07:00 PM
- Samplers, Silks and Linens said...
lol - i have a similiar story trying to find plain summer singlets last year, how hard can it be right? im glad you at least found some shoes for yourself - i just ordered 4 pairs of shoes from the states and even though they are all in my size only my night out on the town heels fit - i hate shopping :(
- Friday, April 26, 2013 2:11:00 AM
- Mii Stitch said...
Shirlee, an other post that made me smile!!! How many times have I come home empty handed after clothes shopping trip... Have a great weekend & enjoy your comfy new shoes :D xx
- Friday, April 26, 2013 5:04:00 AM
- renee said...
Still the same Shirlee! LOL!
You have a way with words!
Finding clothes is not a fun job. You should check out QVC for Birkies, they often have good prices on them.
God bless.
- Friday, April 26, 2013 5:43:00 AM
- Trace4J said...
Oh friend.
You have me so laughing.
I can't stand clothes shopping.
I went with my diaghter last week.
I like llbean and lands end too.
Easy breezy and I much rather send back in mail then to a mall.
Woolie hugs
- Friday, April 26, 2013 6:50:00 AM
- Kaisievic said...
You do crack me up, Shirlee - such a funny post as usual. I always find that when I am not looking I find the clothes I need but if you go hunting for a specific item often you can't find it.
- Friday, April 26, 2013 7:43:00 AM
- Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...
Could be worse, you could be called La-Teesha! What kind of a name is that? Random capital letters in the middle LOL. Or Madelyn and spend your whole life correcting the spelling.
Summer shoes are my big problem, I have tender feet and anything scrappy rubs and makes blisters.
- Friday, April 26, 2013 7:48:00 AM
- Samplings from Spring Creek said...
Target sometimes has god selection of plain t shirts. Do you have an REI--they carry Birenstocks
- Friday, April 26, 2013 7:50:00 AM
- Vickie said...
Christopher & Banks, Kohl's or Land's End. Love ya.♥
- Friday, April 26, 2013 8:51:00 AM
- Vera said...
Shirlee -- great post...too funny and too true:) Another source for good quality tees is Duluth Traders. Love your shoes!!
- Friday, April 26, 2013 8:57:00 AM
- Stitchy Mc Floss said...
All the ladies looked so happy, it just cracked me up. Sorry you did not fare as well. But the shoes are cute.
What'cha been stitching lately?
Blessings always
- Friday, April 26, 2013 9:52:00 AM
- Robin said...
Sorry you weren't able to find tees! I love tess and have found the ones from Duluth Women (from Duluth Trading) online are a great fit (2 inches longer in length and short sleeves that are cut longer so no binding). Plus they wash well! Glad you were able to find some Birks!
Have a great weekend!
Robin in Virginia
- Friday, April 26, 2013 9:56:00 AM
- Rhona said...
Oh my....you sound just like me when I go clothes shopping! How come everyone else seems to come out of a store with bags bulging full of purchases? :(
- Friday, April 26, 2013 10:23:00 AM
- Michelle said...
Oh Shirlee you always have a way of brightening my day - love the shoes. Im with you comfortable shoes are a must have x
- Friday, April 26, 2013 10:44:00 AM
- Chocolates4Breakfast (TerriBoog) said...
Great post. I think we've all been there!
Love the Birks - I live in them in the summer.
- Friday, April 26, 2013 10:54:00 AM
- LoriU said...
Land's End tshirts are GREAT. You can even get them at many Sears stores if you have Sears in your malls.
- Friday, April 26, 2013 11:03:00 AM
- Robin at The Primitive Hutch said...
I hate clothes shopping ~ I never find anything I'm looking for. Sorry You didn't find what you were looking for.
But I do Love my Birkenstocks ~ I have a closet full of them!
Loved the story ~ you always make me laugh!!!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Prim Blessings
- Friday, April 26, 2013 11:53:00 AM
- jennifer768 said...
Shirlee thanks for the smile and giggles this afternoon.I'm sorry that you did not find what you were searching for today.The shoes are awesome,so glad that you found a shop in Lexington.I hate shopping for clothes and at this point I am not even comfortable looking in a mirror.This girl needs some exercise and wise food choices.LOL!Have a wonderful weekend,Jen
- Friday, April 26, 2013 1:32:00 PM
- Marsha said...
I love all the pictures. I recently spent one whole day looking for a mother of the groom dress. I was so upset after finding nothing I couldn't even manage happy hour with friends.
(My next outing I found one right away)
LLBean and Lands end are favorites for Tshirts. If you want really long ones to cover your behind, Duluth womens catalog has some great ones.
- Friday, April 26, 2013 2:08:00 PM
- Simply Victoria said...
Fun post! Hope your feet feel happy...
- Friday, April 26, 2013 8:27:00 PM
- Emma/Itzy said...
Lol! I am glad I am not the only one...I am dreading going shopping for my clothes for my summer holiday this year...
- Saturday, April 27, 2013 5:21:00 AM
- Anne said...
AWww Shirlee. I feel you with the trying on blouses "imagining" they will look good and seeing that they aren't...happens to me so often. If you want to get some t-shirts that are good quality and have no logos try J Crew (bit expensive but when there's sales, it's good), and American Apparel has loads of t-shirts of any colour and style. Glad you got some good birkenstocks. Very comfy shoes!
- Saturday, April 27, 2013 5:43:00 PM
- geeky Heather said...
ROTFL!!!!! I LOVE shopping...unless I'm looking for something specific, then....forget about it. Never find it...never going to happen!
- Friday, May 03, 2013 10:33:00 AM


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Extraterrestrial Pokémon
The Pokémon world is not the only place in its universe that Pokémon exist. There exist several Pokémon that originated somewhere through space and have migrated there, as well as those who reside in their own dimensions. Many of these Pokémon can breed with terrestrial Pokémon, and evolve in the same ways. Poké Balls and items that work on terrestrial Pokémon work just as well on these. These Pokémon have adapted to the place where they landed on earth.
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- 1 Known extraterrestrial Pokémon
- 2 Rumored extraterrestrial Pokémon
- 2.1 Strong evidence
- 2.2 Weak evidence
Known extraterrestrial Pokémon
Some Pokémon have been confirmed to originate in places other than the Pokémon world.
Outer space
Two such Pokémon are said to come from outer space. However, whether Deoxys was, strictly speaking, an actual Pokémon prior to its arrival differs by canon; and Kyurem's celestial origin is attributed to ancient legends rather than modern scientific data.
#386 Deoxys
A space virus fell to earth in a meteor, and was exposed to a laser beam. This caused the virus's DNA to mutate into the Pokémon Deoxys. Upon exposure to a meteorite, Deoxys's Forme will change. Deoxys has four formes, adapted for survivability in the wild, and its specialized formes have some of the highest base stats of any Pokémon. Its Attack Forme is adapted for combat against Pokémon native to earth, its Defense Forme is useful to protect itself from attack from Pokémon native to earth, and its Speed Forme is useful for fleeing. These formes in combination with its ability to regenerate lost body parts allow it to survive in an alien world. Because of its exoticism, it is generally asocial. Deoxys is not a unique phenomenon, and a Deoxys can communicate with others of its kind by creating an aurora.
Several Pokémon are known to exist or originate in alternate dimensions, either in the sense of parallel universes, or in the sense of additional aspects of the main universe unobserved by humans.
#201 Unown
Unown originate from an alternate dimension. People, such as Spencer Hale in Spell of the Unown, have been known to be transported to their dimension and Unown have been known to come from their alternate dimension into other dimensions, such as an Unown in Address Unown!. Several Unown also are found in the Ruins of Alph, Tanoby Chambers and Solaceon Ruins but it is unknown how they came to be here, whether they came here from another dimension or originated here.
#483 Dialga
Dialga lives in its own dimension, from which it governs temporal matters. This dimension collided with those of Palkia and the Unown in The Rise of Darkrai, and, each thinking that the other was trespassing, Sinnoh's legendary Pokémon began to clash. In Pokémon Diamond and Platinum, Cyrus summons Dialga from its dimension to the Spear Pillar using the Red Chain. In Platinum, a portal to Dialga's dimension appears at the Spear Pillar if the player has the Adamant Orb. Notably, this portal will never appear at the same time as the portal to Palkia's dimension.
#484 Palkia
Palkia lives in its own dimension, from which it governs spatial matters. This dimension collided with those of Dialga and the Unown in The Rise of Darkrai, and, each thinking that the other was trespassing, Sinnoh's legendary Pokémon began to clash. In Pearl and Platinum, Cyrus summons Palkia from its dimension to the Spear Pillar using the Red Chain. In Platinum, a portal to Palkia's dimension appears at the Spear Pillar if the player has the Lustrous Orb. Notably, this portal will never appear at the same time as the portal to Dialga's dimension.
#487 Giratina
Giratina lives in a parallel dimension of antimatter. In the anime, this dimension is the Reverse World; in the games, it is the Distortion World. In both dimensions, the normal rules of time and space do not apply. When it is not in this dimension, Giratina assumes its Altered Forme, however, holding the Griseous Orb reverts it to its Origin Forme. Because the other dimensions are inextricably linked with Giratina's dimension, Giratina will viciously defend its world if events in other dimensions threaten it.
#493 Arceus
Arceus lives in a high dimension, from which it stands guard over the entire Pokémon world, and will wake from its slumber to save it from annihilation. In the games, this dimension is the Hall of Origin. The only way to get there is by blowing on the Azure Flute, which has not been legitimately released, at the Spear Pillar, the highest point in Sinnoh.
Rumored extraterrestrial Pokémon
Strong evidence
#173 Cleffa, #035 Clefairy, and #036 Clefable
The star-shaped Cleffa are said to have come to earth on meteorites. Wherever a meteorite lands, there is always a Cleffa near. Cleffa and their evolved forms, Clefairy and Clefable, dance in a ring on Monday nights, nights with a full moon, and on nights when meteor showers occur. Clefairy and its evolutionary relatives tend to make their habitat at impact sites, and Clefairy evolves into Clefable from a Moon Stone, further evidence that they are extraterrestrial in origin.
In the anime, Clefairy have been shown to be capable of constructing aircraft and runways, which could offer another explanation for their origins.
The manga chapter Clefairy in Space from The Electric Tale of Pikachu revolves around the idea that Clefairy are extraterrestrials.
#120 Staryu and #121 Starmie
Starmie are said to be extraterrestrials because they are star-shaped and they emit radio signals into space at night. Staryu gather at night and flash their red cores to communicate with the stars.
#337 Lunatone and #338 Solrock
Lunatone and Solrock are said to have come from space and to be from the moon and sun, respectively, from which they gain power. They are both known as "Meteorite Pokémon," as they were discovered near meteorites. In the anime, Tate and Liza stated that their Lunatone and Solrock were brought back by their astronaut father from a mission on the moon.
#365 Jirachi
In the anime, Jirachi descended from outer space in the Millenium Comet, which is visible from the Pokémon world for only seven nights once every thousand years. The origin of this comet, or Jirachi itself, is unknown, and as such, it is not known if there are any other Jirachi left in existence. It is also based on the concept of wishing upon a star, is star-shaped, and may be related to Deoxys.
#605 Elgyem and #606 Beheeyem
Elgyem and Beheeyem allegedly appeared 50 years prior to the events of Black and White Versions in the Desert Resort. It is unknown how or why they appeared. This could be explained by their ability to rewrite the memories of the people and Pokémon around them. They survive hostile encounters by using their psychic powers to confuse opponents. In the present day, they are no longer found in the desert, and have relocated to high up in the Celestial Tower and Unova Route 14, respectively. In Black and White Versions 2, Beheeyem are no longer found in Unova Route 14. These Pokémon appear to be based on alien conspiracy theories including those surrounding Area 51 and the Roswell incident.
Weak evidence
#174 Igglybuff, #039 Jigglypuff, and #040 Wigglytuff
The fact that Jigglypuff is commonly found living near impact sites, and that it evolves from a Moon Stone, could be seen as evidence that Jigglypuff and its evolutionary relatives, Igglybuff and Wigglytuff, are extraterrestrial in origin.
#151 Mew
Mew is said to be the ancestor of all Pokémon. Due to this, and the number of extraterrestrial Pokémon that have been discovered, it is possible that Mew inhabit other areas of the universe, and it is equally possible that they originate from a world other than Earth. Mew have been shown to be capable of flying through the vacuum of space, as displayed in the original Pokémon Theme.
#377 Regirock, #378 Regice, #379 Registeel and #486 Regigigas
Registeel's Pokédex entries state that the metal composing its body is not of this earth. By extension, this also puts the origin of its creator Regigigas into question, as well as that of the other Legendary golems, Regirock and Regice.


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