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Episode 84 of Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident brings the thunder from down under as I report from my temporary yet palatial apartment in Melbourne, Australia where I am melting faces at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Get cozy as I talk about jetlag and its effects on the human spirit, my butt, and much, much more. I also read aloud from my popular book Tasteful Nudes for the first time ever on a podcast. I know. I can't believe it either. As if all of that is not enough, I also repeatedly encourage you to donate to Maximum Fun, check in with my secretary Shaina Feinberg, and allow Ian Ball to bring the heat once again with his Hot Jamz from London. For more information on this podcast and other Dave-related topics, please visit my incredible website at www.davehillonline.com. Also, follow me on Twitter at @mrdavehill or I honestly don't know what I'll do.
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Every year at Comic-Con we at Screen Rant look forward to the same things as everyone else: great panels on movies and TV shows, interviews with celebrities, interesting booths and of course, great costumes. Cosplay has become a huge part of the Comic-Con experience with people of every age and every walk of life getting into the spirit by dressing up as their favorite superhero, TV character or comic book character - even a few pedicab drivers join in on the fun!
With more than 100,000 people attending Comic-Con in 2012, there is no way to see every great costume out there. So of the ones we did see, we found 22 costumes that we liked above all the others. You'll find the names of each of the characters below with the rank we have assigned them.
Check out our favorite cosplay costumes from Comic-Con 2012 in the gallery below:
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Now for a list of the characters featured in the gallery:
- Chewbacca
- Toxic Avenger
- Engineer - Prometheus
- Red Skull - Captain America: The First Avenger
- The Joker
- Mary Poppins
- Sgt. Donny Donowitz (Bear Jew), Lt. Aldo Raine, & Shosanna Dreyfus - Inglourious Basterds
- The Tick & Arthur
- Doctor Who (Tom Baker)
- Juliet Starling - Lollipop Chainsaw
- Russell - Up
- Merida - Brave
- Ric "Nature Boy" Flair - WWF
- Disney Princesses
- Steampunk Guy
- Battleground Teela & She-ra
- Iron Fist
- Marshall & Kuato - Total Recall
- Mega Man
- Seymour & Audrey II - Little Shop of Horrors
- Gambit
- Beta Ray Bill - Thor comics
Which of these were your favorites? Follow me on Twitter - @MoviePaul - and tell me who I should dress up as next year.
Make sure to check out our other galleries from Comic Con 2012 as well: Comic Con General Images - Comic Con Babes - Comic Con Cosplay - Comic Con Photo Tour.

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Oh the 60s…So a young Matt Murdock engaged with other youngsters in a politically incorrect activity known as Indian Rassling. So according to this video showing a championship match. Indian Rassling involves copious amounts of alcohol, the uncomfortable baring of bare stomachs, and the complete lack of actual Native Americans.
Now why does this have to be called "Indian" leg wrestling and not simply leg wrestling is something that should be called out. Apparently there is an actual league? where actual Native Americans make fun of Native American stereotypes. That's kinda cool.


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Baiyun invites very few tourists to its land. This city is connected to many popular cities of China. Baiyun has a limited number of tourist attractions which one can visit. Below is the list of tourist cities which one can visit from Baiyun, the distance between cities and time taken to travel from Baiyun to other cities. Add Baiyun to your travel plan and view the virtual travel map being create on the right. Read some authentic reviews of Baiyun and also share you experience of your stay.
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When you're attending 3 drag shows in 3 days and you realize your entire wardrobe is always ready for this moment...
Tips to ensure you're not a "drag" when attending these shows:
Step 1: Sparkle.
Step 2: The over-use of animal print is always invited.
Step 3: Your best accessory is your George Washingtons.
Step 4: If you are not acquainted with the terms "YASSS," "WERK" AND "GET IT" you might want to practice screaming these terms now at the top of your lungs. Then repeat.
Step 5: Always support, never judge. That should be a life rule, but I digress...
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It is always good news to hear of artists we work with scaling ever-increasing and dizzy heights of success, as such it was exciting to see that one of our favourites - Shaun Tan and his excellent Tales from Outer Suburbia has been nominated as one of this year's best illustrated books by The New York Times. This book and Shaun's artwork has caught the eye of many visitors to the gallery over recent months, both by those who are ardent devotees of his work but also those new to illustration.
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Will on Classification: 'A Really Complex, Somewhat Gray Area'
Madeleine C. Will, an advocate for the rights of the handicapped and the mother of a handicapped child, was named the U.S. Education Department's assistant secretary for the office of special education and rehabilitative services in 1983. Last week, she spoke with Staff Writers Alina Tugend and James Hertling about her views on the growth in the learning-disabled population and aspects of the federal role in special education.
QWhat, in your view, explains the rise in the number of learning-disabled students under P.L. 94-142, and does the federal government have a role in stemming that?
AFirst, let me correct the premise of your question. That particular category of kids certainly has grown tremendously since P.L. 94-142 was passed. But the rate of growth has been declining in the past few years. That doesn't mean we don't want to look at the growth in that category and investigate issues related to it, but it is noteworthy that the rate of growth is decreasing.
There is a lot of concern on the part of people at the state level with respect to the ld category and a lot of activity going on there to look at the criteria that have been developed for identification and to examine the referral and placement process. That may or may not have had an impact on the rate of increase. At this point, we aren't able to suggest a direct correlation.
QCan you cite some of the reasons for the growth?
AIt's a relatively new disorder. It's not something people talked about 50 years ago. The passage of P.L. 94-142 gave some impetus to the identification of children with learning disorders. There was a recognition of children who suffered from learning disorders, and these had to be identified and addressed. And so we're identifying these kids who probably have been doing poorly in the classroom for a period of time. We had better diagnostic tools and procedures available in the late 60's and 70's. That's certainly one reason.
There's been tremendous pressure coming from all points on the spectrum--special education, regular education, and parents--that some kind of improved program option had to be developed for a child who's clearly floundering in the classroom. You just don't sit still and watch your child unhappy, doing poorly in school, and filled with a sense of failure, and the only option up to this point has been special education.
QShould limiting the growth in the learning-disabled category be a goal now for special education?
AI don't know if I have that as a goal--in fact, I know I don't. That's not an intelligent way to address policy. You don't decide arbitrarily that because the count is growing, there must be too many kids moving into the ld category.
The question has been whether there's a problem of misclassification. Now, we don't have any information to suggest that this is the basis for the growth in the child count. But there have been, in some instances, kids who've been misclassified, and that tells us of weakness in assessment and in the batteries of tests that are offered to children.
One of the studies that was released a while ago indicated that when teachers were asked to review the records of children who were nonhandicapped--they were not ld--and kids who were truly ld, they could make no distinction, they had a very difficult time making a distinction between the two populations. It's a really complex and somewhat gray area.
The federal role has to be one of raising the issue, the concern people have at the federal and state level, about whether or not these children are being best served following the process we've followed in the past 10 years.
QAre you satisfied that links between special educators and regular educators are being developed?
AI'm not sure I can answer that. I think there's discussion about closer coordination between special education and regular education. There are questions about impediments that may exist in terms of federal regulations, as well as state regulations. We just don't have the answers yet. We don't know where the barriers are, if they're real barriers or imagined. Sometimes it's just the perception that affects policymaking.
QHas the learning-disabled category become a "dumping ground" for low-achieving students?
AThat's too harsh a statement to make. Remember, what motivates people is the best interest of the child. If there's no other option in general education, you canvass the possibilities, and special education is a real possibility. I just wouldn't use that kind of terminology. I don't think general educators dump students. I don't think special educators dump students. They're well-intentioned people.
General educators may feel terribly frustrated, not knowing quite how to develop a solid program for particular youngsters. And, in fact, [the notion] has been reinforced over the past decade that this may not have been their responsibility, that this was something that should have been left to special educators. That's one of the notions that we want to correct.
QEven if the intent is well-meaning, could the effect be misclassification?
AYou may misclassify kids. Moving kids into special education isn't dumping them. That's really beneficial to many kids. But there can be some tradeoffs you don't want to make. Do you really want to remove a child from a regular classroom, from a regular school? I believe there's some very strong good that a child derives from being in the universe of kids, and that you want to think very carefully how to bring the services to the kids.
QWhat about new criteria for identifying the learning-disabled?
AWe're just not at a point where we can talk to an issue like that. We know there's activity at the state level, and that's healthy and productive. Our role would not be to develop new criteria; we would want to identify what the states had done that was good and highlight that and disseminate information about that.
When we do things at the federal level that indicate there's only way to do it right, we create lots of problems for people. It reinforces the rigidity in these categorical programs. You can separate the programs, but lots of children don't fit neatly into those categorical distinctions, which is what the ld problem is really about.
QWhat do you think of the idea of "waiving" the distinctions among categorical programs such as Chapter 1,ual education, andl education to address the issue?
AI think that's an interesting idea. I like the demonstrations. I like waivers when they're small controlled projects that you can evaluate properly. It's the way we conduct research to determine whether our hypotheses are correct.
QIs there going to be a federal project?
AThat depends on [Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's special-education task force] and its recommendations. So far, the meetings have been very general and exploratory.
QHas P.L. 94-142's success come at the cost of a too-great investment in compliance rather than services?
AI think there's a lot of emphasis on compliance because of the sheer volume of compliance. There are an awful lot of requirements in P.L. 94-142, but as you know those regulations have been frozen by the Congress. We are not thinking of changes to P.L. 94-142.
A good system is one in which you have an emphasis on both enforcement and technical assistance. Simply because of the circumstances surrounding the passage of the law, and the very rapid implementation that had to take place, there were key requirements that had to be implemented almost immediately, and the emphasis was originally on compliance.
Now, we're discussing more the quality of education, and that is not something that is so easily dictated.
QYou've emphasized during your tenure here the need for early childhood and transitional services. Is there a possibility you would propose raising the cap on the number of special-education students eligible for federal aid to cover those ages 3 to 21, or to equal the provisions of a state's own special-education law?
AI think that's an important issue, and one that needs to be addressed, and a subject that Congress will be attending to. Since we're going to be going through the reauthorization process, I would be greatly surprised if they ignored this issue.
QIs that something you would advocate?
ANo. At this point, we are enforcing the law, which does not allow states to go above the 12 percent count. We've used the same formula for 10 years, and I think it's been a fair process. But if Congress wants us to look at it, we'll be happy to do that.
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The More Things Stay the Same is dego's sophomore solo LP - a collection of soulful, mid-tempo melodies laced with warm synths, impeccable beats and masterful musicianship rooted in Jazz Fusion, classic Funk and Electro.
In making the album, dego digs deep into his life experiences. From the first track to the last, his sonic signature inscribes his impressions on the duality of life. Dego says: "The More Things Stay the Same is about the state of play - truth can bring despair as well as hope. The two sit side by side. Like history often repeating mistakes, but also bringing learning and progress."
For the LP, dego leads a team of stellar musicians and trusted co-conspirators: multi-instrumentalists Kaidi Tatham, Mr Mensah and Matt Lord, as well as vocalist Sharlene Hector of Basement Jaxx fame. Hip-hop artist TY also makes an appearance on 'The Middle Ground'. With The More Things Stay the Same, dego carries out the vision of his influential 2000BLACK label and collective, formed in 1998 to continue the legacy of black music and to contribute to what makes soul, boogie and dance music great.
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Alexandra Howard's Take
I rarely review films – I'm more of a dissect and theorise kinda kid, unless I feel its worth it, which trust me, IT is.
I'm sure you've heard the story, a group of kids are terrorised by a supernatural being that reflects their deepest fears, and often appears as a terrifying clown set on devouring the young before going back into hibernation for 27 years. Having only seen the Tim Curry incarnation of the story, and not yet read the book, I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought maybe it would only work as the campy and often silly film that became a cult favourite. Oh boy, was I wrong.
Let me first talk about the scares. I love horror with a passion, but I could probably only name a handful of films which have actually scared or unsettled me, and IT has been welcomed into that small group. Even if clowns don't scare you, there's guaranteed to be something else within the film that will, creepy paintings, lepers, headless creatures, its got it all. But it doesn't feel like overkill, as there's an overarching sense of dread throughout the entire film thanks to the tense score. You're never given a chance to relax, much like the kids of The Losers Club.
The Losers Club are ironically the coolest kids, each of them key to the story. There isn't one that feels shoehorned in or stands out, they're all weird in their own special way. Finn Wolfhard (what a name) is the most familiar face, taking a main role in Netflix's Stranger Things, and he provides much needed comic relief with a crude humour typical of a pre-teen. Wyatt Oleff and Jack Dylan Grazer, who play Stanley and Eddie, are the hilariously straight-laced kids who really don't know what they're getting into, and Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben) and Chosen Jacobs (Mike) are the ones who are bullied for their weight, race, and just their presence in the town of Derry. Main star Jaeden Lieberher (Bill), already has a fair few roles under his belt, but I would love to see him in more as he grows up – I got major Tom Hanks vibes from him. Beverly Marsh, who is played wonderfully by young Sissy Spacek lookalike Sophia Lillis, transcends the "token girl" trope - her gender doesn't inhibit her character in any way. Yeah, all the boys have a crush on her, but the use of the male gaze upon this young woman only becomes predatory at vital moments in the film.
The actor everyone was watching out for however was Bill Skarsgård, who certainly had some big clown shoes to fill by taking a role done previously by the inimitable Tim Curry. But that was the thing, he didn't try to copy Curry, this was a new incarnation of Pennywise, and a bloody terrifying one at that. The amount of physical acting that went into Skarsgård's portrayal of the dancing clown was impressive in itself, always moving with an uncanny fluidity, or twitching as if there was an even more terrifying monster inside of him attempting to get out. I really do think this will launch Skarsgård's career in the US as a "serious actor", and I hope he does well. I think he is capable of much better things than his previous work (YA vampire series Hemlock Grove), and IT is a testament to that.
Whilst set in the late 1980s, there's no nostalgia porn, which something like this could have easily fallen victim to. There's a great balance of references (shout out to New Kids On The Block), but the film could easily translate into the modern day. However, one thing that bugged me a little (and is my only gripe with the film) was how easily The Losers Club understood the mythology of Pennywise. Some books in the library point towards something weird happening every 27 years, and suddenly they just know and accept that it's a supernatural being which transforms into other scary monsters – rather than first assuming it's some weirdo dude who dresses as a clown and abducts kids (a la John Wayne Gacy). I do think this is down to the already extended runtime, any more explaining of the mythology behind Derry and its curse would be a little excessive.
All in all, I do think this is one of the best horrors of the year (along with Get Out), in that it exceeded my expectations, and for once brought some feeling to my cold, desensitised heart.
Micky Ralph's Take
Real talk; I wanted so very badly for this film to be excellent. I held my breath as the lights dimmed in the cinema, clutched my beer to my chest and prayed blindly to any omnipotent beings listening in for the film to be even halfway decent.
Someone must have heard me because this film was fantastic. But, everyone's asking the same questions so I'm here to give you my honest answers.
Does it capture the feeling of the book? Absolutely yes. That small-town, Americana, radio wave, rock fight, summertime aesthetic that King captures so beautifully in his books is undoubtedly represented here on screen for us to bask in. Director, Andrés Muschietti, clearly understands the importance of establishing the looming false sense of safety in Derry and slowly jacks apart a wider divide between the adults and children through visual clues and hints rather than relying entirely on dialogue. Stephen King's books are all very 'show don't tell' and this is where Muschietti's directorial style lends itself completely to the accurate telling of this story. It feels like the Derry described in King's book and that's arguably the first and most important step to winning over a deeply anticipating and loyal audience.
Are the characters the same? Yes! The source material isn't just a bunch of writing to use as inspiration. It comes with waves and waves of loyal followers, dissection and analysis, a history of influencing entire generations of people into being terrified of clowns, love and attachment to the characters, poignant messages about the world's cruel realities as well as its fearsome and frightening monsters - this book frightens its readers so harshly and leaves such an impression because of the immense attention to detail and empathy King bleeds into every word. The characters, as well as the setting, are crucial pieces to an honorable adaptation. In Muschietti's film, we fall just as hard and fast for the Loser's Club as we do in the books. Thanks to the casting, writing and direction for not slacking on the little details King is so famous for, we find ourselves inexplicably attached to seven kids within the first half an hour and that is why this film works so well. Then, and only then, we have something to lose, the stakes are higher and more frightening and the filmmakers can truly scare the shit out of us.
So…. Pennywise? Hell yes. Bill Skarsgård's performance is going to be quickly written into history books as one of the most memorable character performances of all time. Right alongside the likes of Heath Ledger's Joker and Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice, we will find Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise. He is the perfect disgusting mixture of funny and frightening. Stephen King spent well over 600 pages describing in great detail all of Pennywise's horrific and terrifying characteristics. Here is a particular favourite of mine:
"Bill could smell Its breath and it was a smell like exploded animals lying on the highway at midnight."
How is anyone able to capture the feelings that descriptions like this make readers feel? Unbelievably, Skarsgård's version of Pennywise encapsulates a very bone-deep impression of the one I imagined in my head when I first read the book; he somehow personifies that almost blurry distinction between dream and nightmare which is exactly what Pennywise is. However departed from reality Skarsgård's Pennywise might seem at first glance, there is no question that the fear he ignites in the guts of viewers is very undeniably real.
But is it scary, though? I think if you're going into this film expecting a fright fest with relentless tension and jump scares, then you're only going to be halfway impressed, and, I believe you'll be missing a wealth of heartwarming life lessons, genuine laughter and meaningful coming-of-age polaroid snaps of beautiful plot. I'm not saying this film isn't scary… because it sure as shit is. What I mean is that if you're watching for a straight up blood and guts horror film, then you're missing the point. With all the advancements and advantages of technology, sociology, psychology and monetary inflation - horror is slowly becoming a race to see who can put the most jump scares into the first thirty seconds of footage and earn the coveted yet largely meaningless title of "most scary". IT takes us back to a more basic set of fears, the wild-eyed belief of childhood, of bad guys and monsters in closets and shadows that are too dark and misshapen.
IT pulls you slowly back from the safety of adulthood of rational thinking of reality and lays menacing traps for your inner child to fall into. It does this by painting the most beautiful and relatable backdrops, it takes its time introducing you to characters and building a reality you can slot a small part of yourself into. Like the kids in this film, the ones that go missing and the ones that survive, you find yourself inexplicably terrified and helpless and totally drawn into the story in ways other horror films simply can't capture. But it's also about loyalty and friendship, about standing up for what is right against all odds and at the risk of your own safety, even your life. Those messages should ring louder than the frightening ones as you walk out of the cinema. The kids work together to overcome their fears, they bravely stand against horror with their hands linked in an impenetrable circle of trust and friendship and love. In the book, after growing up and leaving Derry behind, the character of Ben Hanscom perfectly explains the message of the story, the one thing we all need to take away from the experienced and jaded eye of an adult's perspective.
"I'm scared almost insane by whatever else I may remember before tonight's over, but how scared I am doesn't matter, because it's going to come anyway. It's all there, like a great big bubble that's growing in my mind. But I'm going back, because all I've ever gotten and all I have now is somehow due to what we did then, and you pay for what you get in this world. Maybe that's why God made us kids first and built us close to the ground, because He knows you got to fall down a lot and bleed a lot before you learn that one simple lesson. You pay for what you get, you own what you pay for...and sooner or later whatever you own comes back home to you."
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Posted: Oct 03, 2017
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team traveled north to Alverno College on Tuesday night. In the second meeting between the two teams this season, the Scarlet Hawks moved to 2-0 in those contests with a four-set win.
- Tech 3, AC 1 (25-17, 25-16, 22-25, 25-14)
How it Happened
- A 4-0 run to start the match propelled Tech to an early lead, but the Inferno rallied to take an 8-7 set one advantage. However, a 13-4 run gave the Scarlet Hawks a comfortable late lead. A Sara Hassell kill wraped up the first set.
- The Scarlet Hawks picked up the momentum in set two, opening it with a 7-1 lead and two Natalie Freund aces. Tech never trailed as a Sinjun Acuna kill wrapped up a victory.
- The third set saw Alverno show life, as it was the hosts turn to lead early. Alverno trailed only once, after an attack error gave Tech an 19-18 lead. The hosts would close the set out on a 7-3 run to force a fourth set.
- After an even early portion to the fourth set, the Hawks went on a 13-2 run to take control. The Scarlet Hawks were never in danger for the rest of the set.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Taylor Burton added 10 kills and a .240 hitting percentage to go along with four block assists.
- Hassell had eight kills, 10 digs, and three block assists.
- Freund led the team with 14 assists. Her and Courtney Darling (11 assists) each had four aces.
- Courtney Curcio had 17 digs.
Stats to Know
- Tech's defense held Alverno to a -.031 hit percentage.
- Tech outdug the Inferno 61-48.
- The Scarlet Hawks had 14 aces.
- Illinois Tech's record is now 8-13.
Up Next
- The Scarlet Hawks will host Alma College at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Live audio, video, and stats will be available. The live audio will be powered by Illinois Media School.


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I like my wings to be extra crispy. I just deep fried my wings one time and when I bit into it. It was still raw. It totally grossed me out so I bake my chicken on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees until they are a light brown. Then I deep fry them to get the crispiness. Add the ingredients above in a sauce pan on low heat. Dip chicken in sauce. I usually let it sit in the sauce for about 5 minutes then put them on a plate to eat.


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Early Childhood Education (ECE) System & CoursesJun 02
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Abraham Laboriel to Headline WesFest 11 Benefit Concert March 6 in L.A.
Four world-renowned musicians—ABRAHAM LABORIEL, JUSTO ALMARIO, BILL MAXWELL, and TIM CARMON will come together to headline WesFest 11: A Concert to Benefit the Wes Wehmiller Endowed Scholarship at Berklee College Of Music at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 6, 2016. This event, featuring a rare performance with the four musicians, is sponsored by Mike Lull Custom Guitars and D'Addario Strings.
The scholarship fund honors Wes Wehmiller (1971-2005), a Berklee graduate ('92) and highly accomplished bassist, athlete and photographer who died of thyroid cancer in January 2005. Established by his family and friends, the Wes Wehmiller Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to a continuing student at Berklee who best exemplifies the excellence and grace Wehmiller showed as a bassist and as a human being. The WesFest concert series is the centerpiece of an annual fundraising drive for the scholarship fund, and has raised over $220,000 since its inception in 2006.
This performance by some of the world's most respected musicians offers a rare opportunity for fans in the venue that was voted Best Jazz Club in LA by Los Angeles magazine in 2010.
ABRAHAM LABORIEL is a bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time." He has worked with artists as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand, Elton John, Ray Charles, Madonna, Andrae' Crouch, Quincy Jones, and Michael Jackson. In 2005, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the Berklee College of Music.
He will be joined by JUSTO ALMARIO (Chaka Kahn, Herb Alpert, many Oscar-winning soundtracks), a master of the soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet and flute; BILL MAXWELL (Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Anita Baker) who has produced 8 Grammy winning recordings and has been the musical director for many television shows; and TIM CARMON (Paul McCartney, Earth Wind and Fire), an in-demand keyboardist who has provided arrangements for film scores, toured with Eric Clapton and continues to play with and produce for a host of big-name artists.
The event will feature two additional acts: DEREK FRANK (Shania Twain, Mindi Abair), returning again after a show-stopping set from 2013; and Danny Mo and the Exciters, featuring Wehmiller's Berklee bass professor and close friend DANNY MORRIS, KIRA SMALL, legendary drummer JOHN "JR" ROBINSON, as well as 2015 Wehmiller Scholarship award winner MADDIE JAY.
From 1997 through 2001, Wes Wehmiller toured worldwide with the multi-platinum pop band Duran Duran, and appeared on many TV shows with them as well, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, VH-1's Storytellers, and Hard Rock Live. He performed with Missing Persons and several other L.A. based bands, and his work appears on numerous recordings produced in the L.A. area and in Vancouver.
WesFest 11 advance tickets are available through March 5 for $30. Ticket orders and donations will be accepted via credit card. Complete ordering instructions and procedures can be found online at http://weswehmiller.net/wesfest/wesfest-11/.
For any questions about ordering tickets or donating to the fundraising drive, please contact Peter Gordon at 818.380.3041 or email@example.com. For additional biographical information on Wes Wehmiller, and more information on the WesFest concert series, as well as new details about WesFest 11��as they become available, please visit the official Wes Wehmiller Tribute Website at www.wesfest.com.


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Field sensor transmitters in industrial automation, process control, actuator control, and building automation applications are used to measure temperature, pressure, flow, level, displacement, and many other variables. DC/DC converters for such applications have distinctive requirements, such as high efficiency, wide input voltage range (wide VIN), small size, low noise, and low overall bill-of-materials cost.
Fig. 1 represents a system block diagram of a flow meter transmitter. Typical flow rate applications measure gases, vapors, and aggressive or viscous liquids in pipelines, as well as bulk solids on conveyor belts. The sensor electronics include a low-power microcontroller (MCU), high-precision data converters, input amplifiers, output drivers, isolation, connectivity options, and power management.
Two types of volumetric flow sensors, magnetic-inductive and Coriolis, are shown in Fig. 1. Magnetic-inductive flow meters, commonly called magmeters, detect the flow rate of conductive media.1 The principle of operation is based on electromagnetic induction, whereby the conductive medium flowing through a pipe in a magnetic field generates a voltage proportional to the flow velocity or volumetric flow quantity. Meanwhile, Coriolis flow meters directly measure mass flow rate by determining the time difference or phase shift as a result of the twisting force caused by Coriolis acceleration.2
Note that the input, signal conditioning, and output subsystems in Fig. 1 appear in other guises, as well. With a change of sensor transducer and suitable adjustments to the analog front-end (AFE) and MCU firmware, many other process variables can be measured. The sensor transmitter communicates data back to a centralized data aggregation point—for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC) host—via wired or wireless connectivity.
A commonly used wired-communication interface is the 4- to 20-mA current loop illustrated in Fig. 2, the convenience being that power is also derived from this two-wire connection. Being able to program and communicate with sensor nodes remotely, and have them operate reliably for long periods of time on low power, are key considerations.
Supply Current Budget
While the MCU and data converters of a rudimentary sensor transmitter circuit are typically optimized for low operating current, the feature set and increased functionality of high-performance sensor applications lead to increased current demand. Such intelligent sensor systems may not be able to meet typical under-scale current thresholds or zero-scale level (4 mA) of the 4-20 mA current loop. NAMUR NE43, a widely adopted standard, interprets loop currents at and below 3.6 mA as a diagnostic failure information range.3
The result is that the total "load" current from the 4-20 mA loop is limited to 3.6 mA or lower and must be sufficient to power all functional blocks of the transmitter: sensor AFE excitation and interface, MCU for temperature non-linearity correction or other user-defined compensation algorithms, galvanic barrier jump to break ground loops, and DAC with 4-20 mA loop drive. Wireless connectivity options, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or WirelessHART, provide calibration and remote diagnostic capability, but also contribute to increased current consumption.
To increase the available supply current for a loop-powered sensor transmitter, a DC/DC converter with high efficiency provides an inherent current multiplication feature not possible with a traditional linear regulator (LDO) solution. An increased current budget, above the nominal 3.6 mA, offers developers of smart sensor applications the flexibility to support advanced features.4
Loop-Powered Buck Converter
A synchronous buck converter can reliably power a transmitter circuit with higher current requirement, even at the minimum available input power condition when the transmitter is operating at its compliance voltage (that is, the lowest voltage between the LOOP+ and LOOPâ terminals in Fig. 2, typically 8V). Ultra-high efficiency within a 1 mA-to-20 mA output current range is imperative. To deal with supply rail transient voltages, a wide VIN DC/DC solution in particular offers a larger voltage rating for additional operating margin.
As an example of a synchronous buck converter with integrated MOSFETs that produces a tightly regulated output, even in volatile voltage environments, a 150-mA converter from TI offers high efficiency and ultra-low quiescent current, IQ.5 Operating from a 20:1 wide VIN range and capable of sustaining repetitive 65 V surges, the output voltage of the LM5165 is immune to large and noisy voltage swings at the input. Such transient immunity performance is critical in sensor applications where high reliability and extended product life cycle are essential.
Figure 3 shows the converter schematic with a switching frequency of approximately 350 kHz at nominal 24 V input. An input filter includes reverse polarity protection and surge protection. A 40 ⦠sense resistor for the loop current is shown explicitly, but this is normally integrated into the loop driver.7 The power solution is easy to use, requiring no loop compensation components. The fixed output versions of 3.3 V and 5 V need only a filter inductor and two capacitors for operation, while an adjustable output version is configured with just two 0402 feedback resistors.
Implementation Specifics
Solution footprint and height are critical in space-constrained sensor housings, meaning system designers must explore all avenues to conserve valuable printed circuit board (PCB) real estate. Figure 4 shows a converter implementation with small solution size using a standard four-layer FR-4 PCB. The package size and manufacturer's recommended pad geometry of the essential converter circuit components are detailed in Table 1.
Various features integrated for reduced size and enhanced reliability include an internally-fixed or externally-adjustable output soft-start (SS), precision enable with customizable hysteresis for programmable line undervoltage lockout (UVLO), and an open-drain PGOOD indicator for sequencing and fault reporting. A cycle-by-cycle peak current limit threshold provides inherent fault protection from output overload and short circuits. Moreover, the peak current limit is adjustable such that smaller footprint inductor and capacitors function for high-density, low-current applications.
The plot of Fig. 5 shows the converter efficiency with the output current plotted on a log scale from 100 µA to 50 mA. High efficiency is achieved at higher loads through optimized power MOSFETs switching, and continues at light loads by virtue of low IQ in both sleep and active operating modes combined with diode emulation and pulse-skipping to reduce switching activity and minimize switching power losses.
Tackling EMI and EMC
A key design requirement is to comply with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations.6 Table 2 lists the important EMC standards and suggested test levels for sensor applications. A resistor in series with the converter input, designated RIN1 in Fig. 3, is typical for 4-20 mA current loop circuits. It provides damped electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering and input ripple attenuation, as well as contributes to small-signal stability of the current loop. Additional high-frequency filtering is offered by ferrite beads designated LIN1 and LIN2 in Fig. 3, each rated for an impedance of 600 ⦠at 100 MHz.
The LM5165 uses an integrated active slew rate control of the switch-node (SW) voltage transition to reduce EMI filtering requirements. This improves both conducted and radiated EMI signatures.8-9 As shown in Fig. 6, the current-source gate driver discharges the high-side MOSFET's non-linear gate capacitance CGD so that the SW voltage overshoot and ringing are eliminated. Capacitance CGD increases as voltage VDS decreases, corresponding to SW voltage increasing, and the current-source gate-driver tunes the slew rate profile of the SW voltage as it swings from GND to VIN during the turn-on transition of MOSFET Q1.
The benefits of this switching scheme are increased reliability and robustness owing to lower voltage and current stress, increased margin for input voltage transients, reduced body diode reverse recovery charge from lower di/dt, more tolerance of non-optimized PCB layouts, and easier EMI filtering—particularly in the more challenging high-frequency band above 30 MHz.
1. Kalyanaraman, Deepa. "Industrial flow meters/flow transmitters," Texas Instruments Analog Applications Journal (AAJ) 2Q 2012.
2. Mass flow meter, Wikipedia.
3. Hegarty, Timothy. "Powering smart sensor transmitter in industrial applications," Texas Instruments Industrial Strength blog, May 2, 2016.
4. Hegarty, Timothy. "Low-IQ synchronous buck converter enables intelligent field sensor applications," Texas Instruments AAJ 2Q 2016.
5. LM5165 3V-65V, 150 mA synchronous buck converter with ultra-low IQ, TI product folder, 2016.
6. Williams, Ian. "Electromagnetic compatibility testing explained," TI Precision Hub blog, February 6, 2016.
7. DAC161S997 SPI 16-bit precision DAC for 4 to 20 mA loops, TI product folder, 2016.
8. K.W. Kam et al, "EMC guideline for synchronous buck converter design," IEEE Int. Symposium on EMC, August 2009, pp. 47–52.
9. Bhargava et al. "DC/DC buck converter EMI reduction using PCB layout modification," IEEE Trans. on EMC, August 2011, pp. 806–813.


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Grace Lee
ok so there is this photo of my mother on her wedding day, right, and she is sitting beautiful and savage in a cloud of tulle, centre-frame in a group of pretty women with teased-out perms and soft smudgy ash-gold skin; and they are all slightly wild and unfamiliar in the way women from there and from then were, eyes too far apart, waif-like aliens in suit jackets, bones too fine-cut, like a Siberian infanta. my mother though. impossibly dark-eyed, framed by mid-century oak. white roses spilling out of her lap and her neat little mouth like the heart of a magnolia. crowned by a spray of white blossoms like a scornful pagan Cinderella steel-spined on a palanquin. something foreign and socialist and dangerous in the sweep of a heavy eyelid and the reckless angle of a cheekbone. she doesn't smile self-consciously in the wrong direction like everyone else. there is a tense animal fury in the line of her neck. she has a grenade under that satin train and none of those nervous young women will know.
this country still terrifies with its tempers – its lean ferocious women, its salt-stained barefoot sharp-toothed girls, its wild caprices, its sunlit seas a hard blaze of madness. what's a country but an idea you hold pinned together in your mind, hardly more plausible than a galaxy? home is a predawn quietly spinning its stars, the sun at the end of every street, childhood mornings cool and clear. dizzy buzzing summer afternoons, tracking sand into the car, dry cereal out of a cup in the tired 2/3 stretch of a road trip. side street parking lots and peeling paint and strings of flax, January sky so blue it burns, mallow puffs and fruit roll-ups and all our little fads. on the edge of suburbia there is an earth heaving mutinous with adolescent rage but it has never wanted me. this raw graceless promised land has never quite looked kindly upon me.
we go for a walk on a Saturday night. i am restless and reckless with cheap gin bitter in the back of my throat and you are moody and quiet with a sour kick in your questions. two swans glide dreamlike down the Isis. early tomorrow half-asleep in a rainy morning next to you i will remember this, and everything else – your letters, your tipsy spoonerisms, your kiss under the shadow of the observatory – and brush your bone-china wrists with my fingers with as much softness as i can bear to give. but now i am cool and impassive and the wind chill frosts my cheeks and a still fury coils in my chest. down past Magdalen you tell me about the little minute of your life with a soft ironic smile and a reminiscent laugh and you are so of this country i could weep. what a perfect creation. what a sacred completion. you think me a mystery and for a moment, burning like a pint-sized flame-eyed goddess in the wind, i think maybe i am.
Grace Lee is a poet and aspiring novelist from Auckland, currently studying English Literature at Oxford University. Her writing has been published in Polaris, Signals, Starling and the Oxford Culture Review. She can be found in various airport terminals and in the backgrounds of tourist photos.


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Holy Cow are we having the nice weather and most all the climbs are in , some are questionable and unclimbable, but the majority are already seeing plenty of action. We are less than 2 weeks away from Ice fest and man that is a big deal for most of us Northwood climbers. All the pros will be in Munising Feb 10-14 at the Michigan Ice Fest, they will be rubbing elbows, throwing tools, and sharing tips. Some sponsors and pros are also offering classes. 4 days straight of climbing, hiking, and good old fashion BSing …lol… There will be adventures, tales of adventures, and plans for adventures made that weekend... So make sure you come say HI, Superior Ice Climbing Adventuress would love to help you complete those plans.
Occasionally, OK once, someone asked what I did to stay strong. As I become older I definitely see that I lost strength when sedentary( Sitting around) , so like Will Gadd suggests "Move." Do something, anything daily at least a minimum every other day. Year round I practice stretching and sitting daily. Off season I keep a demanding physical job and during season I swim, run, and dumbbell weight train watching Netflix in the evening, and backyard train on days that I cannot get out on the Ice .Also how I climb in the beginning of the season is different than my routine at the end of the season.
I guess it doesn't matter what cardio crap you do but it has to be something you like or you won't stick with it. I usually can do every other day, I love going to the Y and doing the hot tub, sauna, lap swim, hot tub, sauna combo, man that's livin. My back does not like summer running but running in 2 ft. of snow is slow and cushy and you feel like such an idiot its way fun.
I guess the other junk I do still falls under that idiot fun title, in my backyard I have a trapeze bar between two cedars besides being a great place to stretch an inch or two it also is a great place to practice figure 4s while harnessed. I ALWAYS leave that station smiling. Will Gadd sent me a pic of a backyard practice wall he had, that led me to a date with a 30 ft. extension ladder. One section is strapped leaning on my deck so I start with back on ground under ladder and climb 12 feet of ceiling to the deck, traverse 4 foot of deck ledge to 16 feet of inverted vertical. I have never completed a second lap, so pumpy. Also on occasion I have been known to throw a garden hose up 30 ft. in my oak tree and make an ice tower, now that is just plain art. I guess my point is be creative have fun.
Since Ice climbing for myself is seasonal and I get rusty off season, I climb accordingly. The first couple days out I like to go to 15-20 meter climbs set up a top rope and do some laps including some down climbing. Then throw a couple screws in for fun before leading a pitch or two under a gentle Top rope belay. Before long I am back in safe, strong form, leading with confidence. Also I try to end the day with laps on top rope belay until exhaustion.
Saving the best for last Stretching and Sitting, if I knew what I what doing you could probably call it Yoga and Meditation ,but I don't so call it what it is. Every animal you see sleepingthe first thing it does when it wakes is stretch and I am an Animal so... I have a stretching routine that works for my deficitsand limitationsand it gets my juices circulating .I like it so I do it, catching the theme here? One of my favorite parts about climbing is being in the moment. Sitting , practicing shutting off your thoughts, also a part of becoming the moment…Good Stuff .


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"Killer Queen" will take you back to the '70s and '80s as they re-create the charismatic and uncannily accurate renditions of Queen through appearance, sound and energy of the original stars that defined rock music. Authentic costumes, impeccable harmonies – with lead singer Patrick Myers resurrecting Freddie Mercury both physically and vocally – all come together to give the audience the Queen "live in concert" experience.
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My mother is currently in three bridge clubs. She must be a fairly good player because she often plays in tournaments and, when asked, will admit that she wins "here and there". Those are her words for "a lot".
When I was a little girl, my parents were in a couple's bridge club and I can remember the nights they hosted the club at our house. Like
most all other social events they hosted, there were copious quantities of adult beverages served and consumed. I can only assume that cards were dealt, hands were played, and games won. My brother and I could hear the laughter and merriment go on until the late hours.
Now since my mother no longer has a predilection for the bottle, she is no longer married, and the average age in her bridge clubs is, say, seventy five, my assumption was that they had become more genial and proper affairs. But then again, I have been known to sell my mother short and assume she has slipped into the boring years of matrondom to live her life as a good southern lady should. Let's just say I'm glad to hear she is still alive and well and perhaps it's best I'm on a need to know basis.
Yesterday, I was visiting her and she asked me where she could get the inside of her car cleaned. Now, my mother's life line is her car. She is constantly on the go and one never knows what she may have with her. Years ago she started driving a small SUV so she could carry pieces of furniture if she found a bargain. It is not unusual to find the occasional mahogany chair or wicker table in the back of her vehicle. And, there are the bottles of water, packages of crackers, and God knows what else. (She says you never know what you may need on the road.) My brother swears if we ever have a national disaster, she could live out of her car for a week.) But I digress.
I gave her the name of the car wash we use that does a fairly decent job with the inside. Then asked, "Just out of curiosity, why do you need that done?" "Well, it's a long story, but I'll keep it short. Jane picked me up for bridge the other day and her car was spotless. Next week, it is my turn to drive and my car needs to be cleaned out, so I really need professional help." "You car pool to bridge?" thinking to myself that made sense, given the cost of gas and that everyone was trying to save money and live on the conservative side.
"Well we have this system. Each week we trade off. One drives, one brings the refreshments, and one brings the money." "The money?" "The money, for the game. Of course, we already have it in envelopes. We are always discreet." Of course, I thought, southern women would never want to be ostentatious with the money they pass around at the Bridge table. My Mother - playing Bridge for money. And, I always thought they passed around mints and nuts.


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Delaney Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
W. Patrick Delaney, a Senior Partner at the firm and Chair of its litigation practice group, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.
The induction ceremony at which Mr. Delaney became a Fellow took place during the recent 2010 Annual Meeting of the College in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Delaney, whose practice is concentrated in the area of Commercial Litigation, is an experienced trial lawyer who has spent his entire career litigating disputes in state and federal courts. He is the third attorney currently practicing at MacDonald Illig to be recognized by the American College of Trial Lawyers. He joins T. Warren Jones and Roger H. Taft in receiving this highly-regarded distinction.
Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only, and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.
About the American College of Trial Lawyers: Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.
Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately 5,790 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows. The College strives to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial profession. Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice. They are carefully selected from among those who customarily represent plaintiffs in civil cases and those who customarily represent defendants, those who prosecute people accused of crime and those who defend them. The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal profession and the administration of justice.


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In a time where an economic downturn and concerns about climate change are influencing library managers' decisions, many libraries are looking for ways to save money and reduce environmental impact. Open source operating systems and software applications can decrease power utilization while providing a positive patron experience.
Prior to 1999, mentions of any open source operating system in mainstream library literature were hard to find. Linux might have been discussed everywhere in the computer science world, but no one was writing about using Linux and other open source solutions for desktop computing in a public setting. By 2000 Linux was making headway as a server operating system in libraries. Roy Tennant kicked off the year writing about open source software in Library Journal. By mid-decade, discussion of Linux and open source technology in libraries was commonplace. In 2005, these discussions expanded to include use of Linux for desktop computers and public workstations.
Three approaches
There are three distinct approaches to using open source software for public workstations. The first approach is simply to replace the Windows operating system with a Linux distribution on every PC.
The second method is to utilize a multiuser configuration, based on Linux, that supports two to six users on a workstation. The third recommendation is to use the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) software to run a terminal session for every user from a central server or set of servers. This thin-client effort can support a large number of users connected to one server-50 or more, if the server is configured appropriately. It can significantly simplify system administration because the server administers all functions. This approach requires greater technical knowledge but may also result in greater hardware savings, reduced power consumption, and reduced air-conditioning costs.
Organizations using these models report mixed results, but their experimenting with open source public workstations is overwhelmingly positive. They have proven effective in cutting cost and environmental impact.
Two future trends
Two trends that will continue to impact libraries are also likely to help facilitate the introduction of more open source workstations. First, funding issues, particularly in light of the current economic climate, will make it imperative that libraries find ways to spend their technology budgets more efficiently. That alone will continue to encourage interest in low-cost, open source computing solutions.
Second, we can expect to see the continued development of Webbased applications for office productivity and other common functions. Cloud computing utilities, such as those offered by Amazon, Google, Sun, and others, make it possible for application developers to utilize a software-as-aservice (SaaS) model without having to create the infrastructure and middleware necessary for such systems. The result is speedier development of scalable Web-based applications and more options for consumers.
Growth potential
Open source public workstations are an excellent option for libraries looking for cost-effective alternatives to proprietary software. Any systems decision in a library is extremely important, so it is vital for decision makers to consider all angles before making a choice. Still, with growing popularity and a growing number of options available, open source workstations are an increasingly important part of the library technology world.
John Houser is a senior technology consultant at PALINET. This article was adapted from the April 2009 issue of Library Technology Reports.


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Karel Soucek
Karel Soucek (April 19, 1947 – January 20, 1985) was a Canadian professional stuntman who went over Niagara Falls in a barrel in 1984. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario.[1]
Soucek prepared for his 1984 Niagara Falls stunt by researching previous attempts, by sending unmanned barrels over the falls to test the currents, and by dropping his barrel off the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton to test its shock absorbence. Soucek's custom-made barrel was nine feet long and five feet in diameter.[2] It was bright red and bore the words, "Last of the Niagara Daredevils - 1984" and "It's not whether you fail or triumph, it's that you keep your word... and at least try!"[3] On July 2, 1984, the barrel was rolled into the Niagara River 1000 feet above the cataract of Niagara Falls with Soucek inside. In seconds, the barrel was swept over the brink. Shortly after, Soucek emerged bleeding but safe.[1][2]
Soucek was fined $500 for performing the stunt without a license.[1] He had also spent $15,000 on materials and labor and $30,000 to film the stunt, but quickly earned back all his costs from sales and interviews.[2] Having tasted success, Soucek decided to build a museum at Niagara Falls, Ontario in which to display his stunting paraphernalia. He convinced a corporation to finance a barrel drop of 180 feet from the top of the Houston Astrodome into a tank of water to pay for his project.
On January 19, 1985, as Soucek was enclosed in his barrel, 180 feet above the floor of the Astrodome, the barrel was released prematurely and began spinning as it fell toward the floor. Instead of landing in the center of the tank of water, the barrel hit the rim.[4] Foam pads which had been placed at the bottom of the tank to cushion Soucek's fall had floated to the surface before the barrel was released.[1] Soucek, severely injured, was still alive when he was cut from the barrel but died while the Astrodome stunt show was still going on. Stuntman Evel Knievel had tried to persuade Soucek not to go through with the stunt, calling it "the most dangerous I've ever seen".[4]
Soucek is buried at the Drummond Hill Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Personal life[edit]
Soucek was quoted as saying, "There is no heaven or hell; there is no God. It's all a myth. You're born, you live, one day you die and that's it."[5]
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External links[edit]
- ^ a b c d Berketa, Rick. "Niagara Falls Daredevils: a history". Niagara Falls Thunder Alley. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c Warwick, Peter D. A. (Spring 1995). "OVER THE FALLS IN A BARREL". Invention & Technology Magazine. American Heritage. 10 (4). Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ Bailey, George. "Karel Soucek's barrel July 2, 1984 - being towed to shore". Niagara Falls Public Library. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Associated Press (January 21, 1985). "35,000 Watch as Barrel Misses Water Tank : 180-Ft. Drop Ends in Stunt Man's Death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Niagara Falls". Free Presbyterian Church. 1999. Retrieved August 18, 2012.


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What turned into one big Connecticut high school reunion had its soft side too when the Connecticut born and bred Wildweeds got together to play for the first time in 46 years at the HillsPoint Hotel, Windsor Locks, over the weekend.
And Connecticut School of Broadcasting head, former WDRC personality and well-known businessman Dick Robinson was not supposed to be there to hear the band play its hits including the #1 "No Good to Cry." But he was.
Robinson, who is credited with helping to launch the band in the 1960s cancelled his plans to return to his Florida home over the weekend when Wildweeds front guy, and accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer Big Al Anderson asked him to do the honors as emcee at the reunion concert.
"He did more for us than anyone realizes," Anderson said as the two caught up in the makeshift green room before the first concert on Friday.
Robinson recalled paying the group $10 to perform at one of his sock hops held at the Windsor Knights of Columbus in the mid 1960s.
Anderson went on to a lucrative career as a country songwriter and performer after the Wildweeds broke up, but was more than enthused about getting the gang, who originally called themselves The Six Pack, back together for the sold-out Friday and Saturday night concerts that included an acoustic guitar set featuring Anderson.
"I love it that people remember the Wildweeds," the now 67-year-old Anderson said. "And I'm excited about being back in Windsor again."


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The MetroWest Legacy Society was established to recognize and honor those individuals during their lifetimes that have chosen to make an investment in the future of our communities through the Foundation for MetroWest.
When an individual lets us know that they have chosen to make a planned gift, either through their will or some other form of deferred giving, they automatically become part of the MetroWest Legacy Society.
Becoming a MetroWest Legacy Society member is easy. All we ask for is a statement or intent to leave a gift to the Foundation through a bequest, life insurance, or another planned gift option. Your membership can be anonymous, if desired. To become a member of the MetroWest Legacy Society, download this form.
The Foundation is pleased to be able to recognize such dedicated individuals today for the gifts that will have an impact on tomorrow.
Robert B. Brack
Jacob F. and Barbara Brown, II
Woolsey S. Conover
Jeffrey Ritter and Carla C. Cataldo
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Don't think I'm gone! I'm actively watching about anything that moves on television – well, the stuff I care about anyway. There's just not much interesting to tell about any of it, and since I don't want to resort to exposing petty mistakes, I prefer to wait until something really fun comes along.
But my readers – yes, I do have readers, fortunately! – have uncovered some rather amusing goofs recently I wanted to share with you in a more in-depth manner.
The first one was found by Gabriella O. in The Blacklist, more specifically in season 2, episode 15. You might remember it, it was part of the whole "Tom Keen becomes a Neo Nazi" mess of a story arc.
In the episode before that, we're treated to this picture of Dresden, Germany:
That's a fine view over Dresden alright – we can identify the Frauenkirche to the left, the Katholische Hofkirche in the center and the Semperoper to the right. However, in episode 15, we're shown another view of "Dresden, Germany", this time at night:
The trouble with this picture is – it's not Dresden, and it's not even a German city. Instead, it's the Hungarian city of Budapest! Compare the screenshot to this stock video – it's not exactly the same view, but it clearly shows this isn't Dresden at all. As Gabriella explains in detail:
[…] it's Budapest, Hungary and the night-view of the Chain Bridge over the river Danube. It's clearly recognizable (at least for me, who is from there), that the left side of the screen shows the hillier Buda side of the capital of Hungary with the lit-up view of the King Matthias Church and the Fisherman's Bastion in the background.
I'm not really sure how this could happen – maybe they liked that view better than a view of Dresden at night? Maybe it's just ignorance since "every European city looks the same anyway"? Given the rather glaring issues with the rest of these two episodes, this wouldn't be exactly unlikely.
The second goof – this time for Homeland – was reported by an anonymous reader. You might remember there were some massive logical errors with the CIA watching a feed from an Berlin airport – BER to be precise. Now BER is still under construction and won't open to the public for … I don't know, maybe never, given the poor state it is in. However, their surveillance feed clearly showed passengers fleeing, leaving their luggage behind:
An important thing I missed watching the episode was that there's a map next to Saul. On the map, there's a circle supposedly marking where the feed originates from. Unfortunately enough, the circle isn't marking BER – which is in the south – but the actually functional airport Tegel. So they are in fact watching an airport where terrorists could find targets to gas, but since Allison told Saul BER was the target, wouldn't that be the wrong airport? And if they are indeed watching Tegel, why is the feed marked as originating from BER?
It's really baffling that nobody on the production crew has spotted this absolutely glaring error. Many of the staffers were Germans anyway, why would they have let this slip? The only explanation I have is that the script originally called for Tegel as the target, but they moved to the non-functional BER instead to make things a bit less frightening and simply forgot about changing the map in post production. But considering the train station was the real thing, why would they bother changing airports?
That's it for today! Thank you, dear readers, for providing me with even more interesting observations – I hope to see much more of that in the future. Hopefully the fall season will provide us with more goofy entertainment – the current shows just aren't campy enough 🙁


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£400m regeneration of rundown areas
A major project to regenerate two of Manchester's most notorious suburbs is coming to an end.
About £400m of private and public sector money has been spent improving the image of Moss Side and Hulme.
The areas - directly to the south of the city centre - had acquired infamous reputations for riots, drugs turf wars, crime and inner city blight housing.
But much of that has been swept away over the last five years.
The Moss Side and Hulme Partnership was set up in 1997 by Manchester City Council to coordinate the areas' regeneration, funded by Single Regeneration Budget and European Regional Development Funds.
The city council has also pledged that the renaissance will continue to ensure a better quality of life for all local residents.
Projects have included retail developments - with a new Asda supermarket moving in, four new public parks and improved housing.
The notorious Hulme Crescent housing estates have now been torn down and replaced by modern housing.
Moss Side's Alexandra Park housing estate, home to notorious drugs gangs in the 1980s and 1990s, has been revamped to eradicate crime.
The open plan design which gave criminals easy access to property and easy getaway routes has been replaced.
The estate now has streets and walls enclosing houses, giving people what the council calls "defensible space".
Councillor Mary Murphy said: "I think the money's been spent quite well in terms of what people were asking for, particularly this neighbourhood of Alexandra Park.
"This was a scary neighbourhood for the people that lived here, it was dark, it had no streets and was the home of gangs and drugs and the whole thing that went on through the 80s and 90s.
"What has happened is crime has been designed out, but even more importantly, people's fear of crime has been designed out."
Ray Kirby, head of Ducie High School, in Moss Side, first came to the area in 1965 as a student and couldn't believe the state it was in.
He added: "Then in the 1970s and 80s it got even worse.
"But I came back to Ducie in 2000 and didn't recognise the transformation around here.
"It's remarkable and the effect on the children is remarkable too.
"It's given the youngsters around here some hope, that they are not at the end of the line, they're not from an area that people have forgotten and they can be proud of where they live."
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Mars Polar Lander continues to operate in its planned initial attitude and is in excellent health. During the past two days a series of commands to update parameters in the spacecraft's onboard file system have been transmitted successfully. These updates completed modifications to the fault protection system configuration begun earlier this week, and made some changes to the way the lander's autopilot transitions between different acitivities (e.g., slew maneuver to attitude "hold" transition). The fault protection system is now set up so that it will respond correctly to any fault identifications within the attitude determination and control system; these responses had been disabled the day after launch so that diagnostic activities could be conducted. The changes made to the autopilot are designed to temporarily correct for an anomaly identified earlier in its operation, prior to uplink of a software patch to the spacecraft with a comprehensive fix, scheduled for Monday (Jan. 11).
Two days ago another minor software anomaly was discovered onboard the lander, in which the thermal control software task failed to turn off a heater circuit in one subregion of the vehicle. This heater was subsequently turned off via real-time command. The cause of the anomaly was traced to an incorrect re-configuration of the thermal control software by the fault protection system, following the processor restart that occurred early on Weds. morning (see Jan. 6 status report). A software patch to prevent any reoccurrence has been developed and is currently undergoing testing, prior to being uplinked along with the autopilot software patch on Monday.
Additional diagnostic images from the primary ("A" side) star camera were returned yesterday, allowing characterization of the star field and lighting conditions viewed from the current attitude. Further diagnostic image acqusition is scheduled for early next week, in which the lander will slew to several different atittudes in the vicinity of its current attitude, so that images can be obtained under different lighting conditions to support further analysis.
The next major activity scheduled is the first Trajectory Correction Manuever (TCM-1), which will take place on Monday, Jan. 18. Post-launch navigation estimates of the flight path indicate that, as with the orbiter, a highly accurate injection was achieved. The preliminary estimate for the magnitude of the TCM-1 course correction is approximately 15 m/s, most of which is needed to remove the bias inserted into the launch vehicle injection targeting to satisfy planetary protection constraints (the spacecraft is initially targeted away from Mars to minimize the chances that the upper stage will be placed on a trajectory leading to an accidental impact).
During the investigation of the lander software bugs described above, the flight team has found that orbiter flight software needs to be updated as well, due to the design commonality between the two spacecraft. These bugs have not manifested themselves on the orbiter thus far, and the team believes the orbiter is at very low risk for any occurrences. The orbiter is operating on reaction wheel control at this time, whereas the autopilot bug only applies to certain scenarios involving reaction jet control which are never used on the orbiter in its nominal mission, but would be used in some cases by fault protection if called upon. Likewise, the thermal software bug only manifests itself following resets of the flight computer, none of which have occurred on the orbiter. Software patches to remedy these deficiencies are in preparation for the orbiter, and will be tested and uplinked following completion of the lander software updates.
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Research Paper: Effect of Beauty and Body Image in Advertising
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¶ … Beauty and body image in advertising
It is common knowledge among the advertising world that publicity sells. In order to achieve a high degree of profit in the globalized world, the most interesting and eye catching advertisements usually impact the targeted public and achieve their goals in promotion and selling. However, more and more people are becoming reluctant to certain products precisely because of the sometimes aggressive and even offending publicity. From this point-of-view the present paper argues that the perception of women's body and their comparison to HAMs (highly attractive models) have a negative influence on the advertising efforts for particular products.
The structure of the paper takes into account precisely the impact HAMs and the meaning of the concept have on the advertising world and on the society at the same time. Part I takes into account the different perspective women have on this matter in terms of racial lines. More precisely, it focuses on the way in which black women as opposed to white women perceive this advertising process which includes HAMs.
Part II targets the actual phenomenon of beauty as part of a wider process of identification in the society and in particular at the work place. Usually, it is considered that beauty is a matter of self-esteem; yet there is research in the field to point out that women labeled as being attractive are more likely to be perceived more productive.
In part III, the consumer behavior is analyzed to take into account the fact that all things considered, women tend to become less responsive to advertisements presenting very attractive women. This is the result of a comparison process and an inevitable decreased self-esteem.
The concluding part restates the main idea supported by arguments. This points out that indeed, women's self-esteem as well as the aggressiveness of the advertising world tends to determine the consumer to become more reluctant in terms of the choice for purchasing.
Literature review
There are numerous studies which deal with this particular issue, from different areas of research. In this sense, an important study on the issue of beauty as the underlining factor for self-esteem and the way in which perception is constructed as a social phenomenon is Murray Webster's "Beauty as status," published in the American Journal of Sociology. The author tries to point out the essential role beauty plays in the society and in the professional life, regardless of race and gender. Furthermore, another study supports this belief. Thus, Markus M. Mobius and Tanya S. Rosenblat in "Why Beauty Matters?" published in the American Economic Review offers a better perspective of the economic implications of beauty especially at the workplace.
Another important resource for the paper is Amanda Bower's "Highly Attractive Models in Advertising and the Women Who Loathe Them: The Implications of Negative Affect for Spokesperson Effectiveness" published in the Journal of Advertising. This article clearly points out the implications of the spokesperson for the advertising campaign she is part of in relation to the targeted consumer. Moreover, the author stresses the psychological effect attractive women have on less attractive women or women with low self-esteem and how this effect projects in the success of an ad campaign.
Part 1 -- perception of advertising HAMs across racial lines
There is a wide perception on the fact that white and black women have different views on certain aspects of life which eventually include self-esteem and personal issues. This may be the result of different backgrounds. Some of the most famous fashion icons are white. Examples in this sense range from Coco Chanel to top fashion models such as Cindy Crawford or Claudia Schiffer. While Coco Chanel was not considered to be a beauty in the traditional style, Cindy Crawford or Claudia Schiffer have inspired top designers and, years after their retirement from fashion, are still the symbols of famous fashion brands such as Guess or Yves Saint Laurent. By comparison, the African-American enjoyed Naomi Cambell as one of the most successful models in fashion history. Yet, given her spirited nature and the controversies surrounding her career, she may be seen as just the exception to confirm a rule of white supremacy in the fashion world. Thus, while white women have rarely been the clear subjects of oppressive treatments, black women in the community experienced difficulties and hardships which offered them a different background experience. From this point-of-view, there are opinions which suggest that issues related to self-esteem, such as anorexia, bulimia are most often disorders associated with white women rather than with black women, and thus white women are more prone to influences from advertising than black women
This discrepancy, according to research, is not just a reality of today's world. The aspect of commercialization of the social, economic, and political life is visible throughout generations and race lines. Dia Sekayi points out in this sense that in fact the spirit of commercialization affects all generations, regardless of culture or age (2003). However, she argues that children and teenagers are most affected. Indeed, this is a natural reaction to the way in which children in particular are attracted by visual and audio advertising as an innovative element of communication. Even so, black children are less likely to be influenced by them, as opposed to the white children community. This can be explained by a constant inferiority in terms of incomes on an average calculation. Therefore, it can be argued that the young generations of black people are less likely to experience this influence of commercial advertising.
The discussion on the way in which HAMs (highly attractive models) influence the self-esteem through advertising is even possible because there have been numerous studies to conclude that women, through their nature, tend to consider the HAM a reference point for its own body image and aspect. This is one of the main reasons for which fashion icons such as Christian Dior or the Victoria Secret House have been recently trying to include fashion models which have different sizes. A need for a more curvy fashion was considered, seeing that all too often the constant comparison of health women led to eating disorders or behavioral changes. More precisely, it is mentioned that "in studies on the United States and other countries, unrealistic beauty standards are often implicated in low self-esteem and unhealthy behavior among adolescent girls. Scholars in fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, and public health have addressed this topic, placing teenage girls' perceptions of their bodies in the context of cause (impossibly thin and perfect media images of women) and effects (i.e., low self-esteem, rampant dieting, eating disorders)" (Casanova, 2004)
Regardless of the general effects the advertising world has on the self-esteem, there is a difference across racial line. Not all races behave the same. There is a different cultural and social background which enables especially young adolescent girls to adapt the influences of the advertising world to an already existing set of values. In this sense, a study made on teenagers from Ecuador pointed out the fact that the influence of advertising is less important than in the case of the white teenagers. In this sense, "these young women openly espouse ideals of beauty quite similar to (and in some cases identical to) the Caucasian prototype, while tending toward less rigid judgments of beauty in everyday life as well as supportive peer interaction" (Casanova, 2004).
The consensus among researchers is a clear understanding that the role of culture plays a major part. There is a clear predominance of white supermodels and white women were able to compare themselves more to the ideal white Caucasian woman appearing in famous fashion catalogs than black women. This is an important aspect because it offers a perspective on the way in which the perception related to the physical appearance of models plays a part in influencing the perception over one's own body. The predominance of white models transformed what in most cases is an isolated image into one which is the standard beauty for the common white Caucasian woman. This in turn influences the way in which self-esteem is created and the way in which people eventually relate to the advertisement.
The difference in perception lies therefore in the cultural lines. Women and teenagers from different cultures or races tend to create a different female community. The example of the African-American is obvious in this sense. They tend to value more the uniqueness of the female figure rather than its measurements or size (White, 2004. This is also due to the different perceptions of beauty. For this reason, women of color are predominantly curvier and tend to consider this as a sense of pride. By comparison, the ideal white woman is usually a small size. Therefore, the line across races allows black women to become immune to certain HAMs and even reject HAM figure as a beauty standard.
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Svein and the Rat and the UFO-mystery
Svein and his two best friends have gone to visit grandma in the country, along with their rats Halvorsen, James Bond, and Pippi.
But their super summer vacation of late nights, grandma's telescope, hot chocolate, and endless amounts of candy appears to go down the drain. The children had been looking forward to making new discoveries in the night sky, but instead they become shocked witnesses as grandma is placed in a rest home where the old folks are dying like flies.
They try to cheer up grandma as best they can, but she becomes more and more coo-coo. When Halvorsen starts showing the same symptoms as grandma, the children become convinced that something sinister is going on at the rest home. After a thorough investigation, it turns out that the rest home is a cover for space aliens in search of knowledge – knowledge they find in old souls, including grandma's and Halvorsen's.
In order to keep grandma's soul from being stolen by the space aliens, the children, aided by their rats, kidnap grandma. With Uncle Trygve, a search party, and mysterious UFOs on their tail, the children and grandma escape into the forest. A strange light appears in the sky, and grandma disappears. Was she abducted by aliens after all?
Premiere: 09.03.2007
Genre: Family
Screenplay: Gunnar Alf Hammer and Endre Lund Eriksen
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Director: Vibeke Ringen
Producer: Synnøve Hørsdal
Cast: Thomas Saraby Vatle, Luis Engebrigtsen Bye, Celine L. Dyran Smith, Rut Tellefsen