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Liz's Creative Corner
My Lovely Friends,
Thursday 30 June 2016
Gorgeous new flowers over at Love To Craft And Create
Hi guys, just popping by to let you know there is some
totally gorgeous new flowers and chipboards available over at
Love To Craft And Create
Go check them out
Tuesday 28 June 2016
For my lovely friend
Hi guys, just popping by with my inspiration post for
Love to craft and create
I'm really into making handmade flowers at the moment so I have made some to go with these gorgeous
Lemoncraft paper - never ending summer/ Lazy everything
using both sides,
I love this paper very much, it is also available as part of a paper pack, so I'm off to order some more !!!
I distressed the edges and raised the front up with
foam pads
, by doing this and you can easily add some embellishments on the side as I have done using the lovely
Scrapiniec doily lace chipboards
if you cut these down with scissors you get more for your money too, these I have lightly stained with distress ink first before gluing down with the fabulous
magic glue
To add interest to my flowers I took the base layer of a
Royal Borders
which comes in a set of two, these look fabulous put together but I had used one of the top pieces on my last project shown on my blog so I just coloured up the base again with distress ink, using them this way looks beautiful too, and again you get two for the price of one, lol
In between the flowers I added small hints of the
mesh background
also by Scrapiniec, these all go together beautifully,
Do check out these and all the latest gorgeous products Monika has in her store, including some gorgeous new chipboards,
Happy Crafting!!!
Sunday 26 June 2016
Welcome Summer
Is the theme we have this week over at
Craft Heaven Inspiration Shop Blog
I have made this Ice cream cart, because who doesn't have ice cream in summer!!!, lol
I started out by making a box finished size (9.5cm long by 5cm deep), adding some Scrapiniec gears for the wheels, these I stippled white Gesso onto then some of the gorgeous resin pink flowers,
I used one of the gorgeous Pion Design sheets Easter Greetings 6" x 6" Spring fairies which just goes to show you they don't only have to be used at Easter,
I made a canopy for the top, finished size (9.7cm long by 9cm deep, make centre 5.2cm wide) using one of the Damask straws cut into four pieces as posts to keep it up, then made some little ice cream cones for on the front, then underneath on the base of the cart used one of the Scrapiniec Royal small decors, but I just used the top layer adding dots of liquid pearl here and there, ( the base of this chipboard I used on another card but that's for another day)!!
On the right hand side I added one of the hanging signs again by Scrapiniec, just adding some of the liquid pearl again and used some Tim Holtz idea-ology label letters stickers for the word,
You can just see inside the cart another of the resin roses too this time in white,
On the other side I added a gorgeous rose and some leaves using the leaf die by Magnolia,
I finished the top off with some of the beautiful flowers, and a lace doily cut down to add a corner detail, all links below,
I finished the front off with Tilda with cherry ice, fussy cut out and then adhered near the front using 3D glue, coloured with distress inks, I then added some glossy accents on the cherries at the top,
Spring Fairies 6x6 - Easter Greetings
Rose Leaf - Magnolia
Pink Resin Rose
White Resin Roses
Damask Paper Straws - Peach
White With Baby Pink Centre Mulberry Paper Wild Roses - 30mm
Pale Pink Mulberry Paper Open Roses - 20mm
Off-White Mulberry Paper Chrysanthemums - 45mm
Royal Small Decors - Scrapiniec
Park Avenue Hanging Sign Mix - Scrapiniec
Doily Lace - 3 Small Rosettes - Scrapiniec
Glossy Accents
Dina Wakley Media Gesso - White
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Thank You Card
Hi guys, I'm here today to show you a Thank you card I have made for
Love to craft and create
using one of the gorgeous Lemoncraft papers from the
Cotton Candy basic paper pad
, so love the papers in this collection,
On the top of the paper I used the
Inkspot Agertaria mask/stencil
to add a little texture and interest, these masks are fabulous and such a good price!!
I also used a beautiful chipboard
rectangle frame II by Anemone
, this I have added a little vintage photo distress ink too, then adhered onto the card with the fabulous
Magic glue
I then added some natural fibres and my hand made flowers with
gold stamens
Monika has some gorgeous new products in her online store, do check them out,
Happy Crafting!!
Sunday 19 June 2016
A Touch Of Charm
Hi guys, over at
Craft heaven Shop inspiration blog
the theme we have this week is
A touch of charm,
I decided to make myself a book mark as I love to read and butterflies are one of my favourite things so of course I just had to use this gorgeous charm,
I used the beautiful Vintage Romance paper walk with me and she's my lady by Maja Design, these I have distressed with my distress tool and added a little white gesso too,
The sentiment is by Stempelglede and I added a touch of Veronique lace plus a hint of Juliane lace too, of course it has to be kept fairly flat so I Just die cut out a couple of Hellebores by Magnolia,
I used some of the fabulous seam binding for the bookmark and to add my charm too,
this has a little Gesso added to it too,
For the sake of these pictures I have taken them on my diary that I keep my DT lists in!!! lol
Do pop over and have a look at the awesome inspiration the DT girls do,
Lace Véronique
Vintage Seam Binding - White
Lace Juliane
Paper - She's my Lady - Vintage Romance
Paper - Walk with Me - Vintage Romance
Stempelglede - Follow Your Heart
Hellebores - Magnolia
Dina Wakley Media Gesso - White
Stickles - Stardust
Liquid Pearls - Silver Pearl
Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
Big Butterfly
Thursday 16 June 2016
New chipboards!!!
Hi guys over at
love to craft and create
Monika has got some new Wycinaka chipboards in stock,
Wow they are gorgeous!!
some just fell into my basket!! he he
Go check them out!!!
Tuesday 14 June 2016
On your Anniversary
Hi guys, I'm back today for
Love to craft and create
with another Anniversary card, this time for my Sister and Brother-in-law, I have lots of Anniversary cards to make around this time of year, lol
They have been married 46 years on Sunday last, so I know she has seen this now, lol
The theme is Sapphire for that year so I based my card on blue,
I love these Lemoncraft forget me not papers -
, these also come in pads of 6"x 6" or 12" x 12" I used some of the 12" x 12"for the base of my card and also for the Handmade flowers,
The clock was cut out off the
lemoncraft dreamy mornings - morning flowers cut out sheet
I layered up my top layer off the base with some
3D pads
which Monika has in her shop and fixed the flowers together with the fabulous
Magic glue
, I so love this stuff!!!
I used a spellbinders card creator for the shape,
I also used magic glue to adhere the gorgeous Scrapiniec chipboard border, see this is really fabulous glue!!
I coloured the chipboard lightly with some vintage photo distress ink before adhering to my card,
Do check out what Monika has in her fabulous online store,
Happy Crafting!!
Sunday 12 June 2016
A little Shabby Chic
Hi guys, I'm here today with my inspiration post for
Craft Heaven Shop Inspiration blog
The theme we have this week is You've been framed,
I must admit my mojo went on hols with me and I had to will it to come back, as it was on holiday longer then me, lol
I just had to use this beautiful frame by Scrapiniec, I love their chipboards but then you probably already know that!! anyway this time i coated it with some white Gesso stippled on to add a little texture, when dry i added some pearl dots here and there too,
The gorgeous papers are the latest ones from Maja Design Vintage Romance, I love these papers as they can be used for other things other than romance and have done so quite a few times with them already,
To keep in with the shabby chic theme I used one of the butterflies from a Pion Design cut out sheet, onto which i used a Tim Holtz pen nib, stippled with white Gesso too, all links below!!
I also added some of the Gesso to the adorable flowers and Doo Hickey leaf die, then too finish off added some of the Estelle Lace peeking out,
Hope to catch up with you soon,
Happy Crafting!!
Paper - He's my Man - Vintage Romance
Paper - Happily Ever After - Vintage Romance
Paper - Together Forever - Vintage Romance
Cut Out Sheet 12x12 - Studio Of Memories - Pion Design
Rose Leaf - Magnolia
Mixed Blue/Aqua/White Mulberry Paper Chrysanthemums - 45mm
Lace Estelle
Tim Holtz - Idea-Ology - Pen Nibs
Park Avenue Round Frames - Scrapiniec
Dina Wakley Media Gesso - White
Liquid Pearls - Silver Pearl
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OLPC is working in 9 schools and 5 cities in Afghanistan. Many of the schools have some limited Internet connectivity at home, but most families still don't have Internet (though they may get GPRS coverage if they have access to a cell phone) in their neighborhoods or home compounds.
In Jalalabad, this is changing in part thanks to a mesh network run by FabLab Jalalabad. Through their FabFi network, many children with XOs and their families have access to the Internet (and Wikipedia) for the first time. Fast Company wrote up a good story on this, following the New York Times's lead last Sunday (commentary).
Similar FabLabs with mesh networks have sprung up elsewhere, most notably in Kenya. I hope to see them spread more widely in Africa and Asia – it seems like a robust and scalable model for engaging communities in maintaining their own networks.

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Out of all the Tumblrs, Facebook pages and blogs that I subscribe to, none of the photos that were shared made me smile more than the one above. In July, Oakland TV news anchor, Frank Somerville, posted a photo of himself taking his daughter's braids down. The reason he posted the photo was to show that all TV anchors and celebrities do not start their days off glamorously, but I would say he started that day off beautifully.
I do not know much about Frank Somerville or his family, but what I can infer from the photo is that this little girl is being raised in an environment that affirms her natural beauty as acceptable.
Although everyone is not just a product of their environment, their environment does help to shape them, whether for better or worse. There are hundreds of theories about where the root of the desire for straight hair was planted, but are those who planted that seed still cultivating it? In a recent discussion, my roommate stated, "Now that I think about it, I wasn't straightening my hair to be accepted by the white people, I was doing it to be accepted by my own people."
I am blessed to say that I was raised in an environment where natural hair was not looked on with derision. A nurturing environment is essential for a child to develop healthy self-esteem, self-image and confidence, and much of it starts in the home. It is so easy to be grandiose and talk about how so many (but not all"> were raised in a society where their skin, tresses and even beings were not acceptable. I am not a cultural anthropologist, but I have noticed that there is a niche of naturals who did not have the "I relaxed my hair for acceptance" epiphany that many do. By no means am I undermining that realization, because it is a pivotal moment in the lives of many, but much of the need for acceptance starts in an environment with people from whom you seek acceptance.
When I did my big chop, I received positive reactions at work from my fellow student co-workers who were white. The one negative reaction (and I do mean only one"> was from a lady in the business office who was black. Unfortunately, recent gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas has received unwarranted shenanigans concerning her hair. Both her and her mother have expressed great appreciation for her Olympic host family, who happens to be white. Somehow, of the women who took to social media to talk about her hair, most (if not all"> happened to have complexions that were kissed by the sun. As my friend said "How do you miss the fact that this sista is turning flips off of chandeliers to talk about her hair? Not to forget that her hair doesn't look much different from everyone else!"
I say all of this to reinforce the notion that everybody has to accept the reality that love and hate can come from within and outside of what you identify as your environment. I am glad to see the Somerville and Douglas families are surrounded by a nurturing environment. Everyone is called to love, and the best decision you can make is to accept it.
Did you grow up accepting your natural texture or did you grow up having your hair relaxed or pressed? If you were natural growing up, how did you feel about your natural texture?


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Size 36 Last of a Kind - Big Flowers
- Fabric outer
- Recycled car tyre sole
- Lace-up
Handmade by an Indigenous Guatemalan family of shoe-makers with three generations of experience, the soles are innovatively made from recycled car-tyres and are not only glued but stitched on through every layer of the sole. The fabric used is recycled from Antique hand-embroidered blouses worn and made by women in Guatemala. Each pair of shoes is completely unique.
These shoes are washable and stretch in both width and length so we recommend to begin with a snug fit. They suit both wide and narrow feet.
Perfect for lovers of sustainable, ethical and fair-trade products, these colourful "one of a kind" shoes are sure to become a favourite choice for the various seasons of the year.


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• inveigle •
Pronunciation: in-vay-gêl • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb, transitive
Meaning: 1. Cajole or lure into doing something, to persuade using questionable tactics. 2. To obtain by cajoling or persuasion based on questionable tactics.
Notes: Today's word contains a superfluous "i" in its midst that is easy to overlook when spelling this word. This is the only caveat we have for inveigle. The person who inveigles is an inveigler up to inveiglement. There is not much else to say about this word.
In Play: From the Meaning above, we see that the sense of this word roves from inveigling people to inveigling things from people. Inveigling people goes something like this: "I don't know how I allowed May O'Naise to inveigle me into preparing a seven-course meal for her, but I'll never cook more than five courses for her again!" Inveigling things is slightly different: "I don't know how I let May O'Naise inveigle a seven-course meal from me but I'll never cook more than five courses for her again!" Either approach is fine.
Word History: Today's Good Word entered Middle English (1066-1485) as envegle "to win over by deceit, seduce", an alteration of Old French aveugler "to blind". The French verb is based on the adjective aveugle "blind, sightless", a descendant of Vulgar (Street) Latin *aboculus "blind" from Latin Latin ab "away from" + oculus "eye". It is probably a loan-translation of Gaulish exsops "blind" made up of exs "from" + ops "eye". Latin oculus turns up in several borrowed English words, such as ocular and the well-known two-eyed binoculars. In Old Norse the same root emerged as auga "eye". English borrowed the Old Norse vindauga "wind-eye" and honed it over the years to the window it is today.
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Contact the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control at 925-771-6196, or visit their website.
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It depends. A permit is required for the removal of a native tree, orchard tree or a tree of historical significance. To determine if a tree is protected, please see the Moraga Native Tree list (PDF), also found on the Planning Departments Applications and Important Documents page or contact the Planning Department at 925-888-7040
Pools, pool equipment and spas may be located a minimum distance of 5-feet from the side and rear property lines, with a minimum 20-foot front setback and 15-foot exterior side yard setback (MMC Section 8.70.050).
Pools and Spas require a building permit and can also require a grading permit if they involve excavation of more than 50-cubic yards or placement of the excavated soil on the project site. Pools on flat or "padded" lots may be approved by the Planning staff. If the excavated earth of the pool or spa is placed on the project site or moved to another site in Moraga, then a grading plan would be reviewed in accordance with the Town's Grading Ordinance (MMC Chapter 14). Approval of the grading necessary to construct a pool on a hillside with a slope steeper than 20% would also require submittal of a geotechnical report and approval by the Design Review Board of a Hillside Development Permit (MMC Section 8.136.040).
The location of any sub-drains installed with the grading of the subdivision should be shown on the plans so that the pool contractor can avoid the sub-drains during excavation of the pool. An arborist's report will be required if the pool is located within the drip line of any Native Tree over 5 inches in diameter measured three feet above the ground. Retaining walls or bond beams shall be limited to five feet in height, unless it is visible from off site, in which case it shall be no higher than three feet (Design Guidelines ID11.2).
For more information, please refer to the Town of Moraga Design Guidelines document.
Discussing the tree with your neighbor or homeowners association is the best way to approach the issue. Unfortunately, The Town cannot get involved if the issue cannot be solved since it is a civil matter between neighbors.
Shrubs and fences cannot exceed 3 feet in height and trees must be trimmed to the trunk below 6 feet in height to avoid sight obstructions at intersections of streets and driveways. You should consult MMC Section 8.80.010 for the required sight-distance triangle at intersections.
A building permit is required from the Contra Costa County Building Department for irrigation systems to verify that proper back flow devices have been installed and to ensure that negative pressure will not draw fertilizers into the drinking water supply. Landscaping for new homes would require irrigation controllers with rain sensors to shut them off during wet weather. Individuals installing irrigation systems should follow the water conservation guidelines promulgated by East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Generally, landscaping between the curb or edge of pavement and your front or exterior side property line does not require an encroachment permit; however, this landscaping can be removed if work is necessary by the Town or a public utility within the public right-of-way. The Town Engineering Department, at 329 Rheem Boulevard, has guidelines for landscaping within the right-of-way, such as the maximum size of boulders or rocks. Fences, retaining walls, drainage pipes and other structures are not "landscaping" and they would require an encroachment agreement from the Town.


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The St. Cloud Arts Commission is an advisory board on arts and culture whose mission is to be a catalyst for creating a community in which the arts can flourish through community programming, public funding initiatives and advising City leaders on arts matters.
The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) recognizes, protects and enhances St. Cloud's heritage by preserving the City's built environment and community integrity. The HPC guides owners in alterations to the exterior of buildings.
The Planning Commission is charged with long-range planning and acts in an advisory role to the City Council. The Planning Commission is responsible for matters regarding development, zoning and capital improvements.
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) hears and decides all appeals from decisions of the Zoning Administrator, requests for variances, requests for Conditional Use Permits and Special Exception Permits.
The Minden Township/City of St. Cloud Orderly Annexation Area (OAA) was established in February 2001. As a result, the Minden Township Orderly Annexation Area Planning Board was created to administer planning and zoning for properties located in the orderly annexation area.


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"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." — Thich Nhat Hanh
You're Beautiful When You Smile – Don't Worry, Be Happy
I know we've all had days where things aren't going right. Maybe we get a flat tire, or are running behind schedule all day, or forget to do something important. And then someone, maybe a cashier or someone in the elevator, unexpectedly brightens our day with their warm smile…. and the day doesn't seem as bad. There's something wonderful about a smile. We all value a smile to say so much more than words. A smile is optimism, hope, strength, warmth, positivity, beautiful. And more.
We show our appreciation of the smile in the celebrities, models, and actors we admire. Stars like Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock, and Brad Pitt have smiles that radiate and light up rooms.
Our appreciation for smiles also carries over in the advertising corporations create. They know the importance of a smile, and want to be associated with it. McDonald's says "We love to see you smile," Little Debbie cakes say "Unwrap a smile," and there's a car commercial that shows smiles and kindness are contagious.
Your Beautiful Smile Conveys Many Emotions
So are smiles fundamental in our lives? Often my patients hear compliments on their smiles from strangers who will go out of their way to tell them, "What a great smile you have!" This further shows human appreciation for a nice smile. And obviously it's not just any facial expression that's appreciated, because I've never heard anyone comment to another, "That's a great frown!" or "What a nice grimace!"
What if we choose not to smile at anyone, ever? Is that so horrible? Do you remember several years ago, a 5-year-old girl by the name of Lauren Deveney of Virginia who couldn't smile due to a medical condition called Mobius syndrome? She was not able to smile nor blink because she was born without the active nerves needed to make facial expressions. It made national news because we all felt it would be a tragedy if this little girl was unable to show her happiness and pleasure to her family and to the world. And we were relieved when we learned that she could be helped through surgery.
Scientists probably felt relieved, too, as studies have shown that a smile is a two-way communication from yourself. A smile can convey confidence, acceptance, joy, and pleasure to another human. But what's also true is when we make ourselves smile, we send a message to our brain to be happier, lighthearted. These positive emotions let us feel better about ourselves, and from what I've found through examples of my patients, do better in life.
A Beautiful Smile is Essential in Communicating with Others
This non-verbal communication is among the most essential in our daily lives. Did you know that we are able to detect a smile in another human from 300 feet away, which is about the distance of one football field! Hard to believe? Well, even though you may not be able to see broccoli in their teeth, you certainly are able to know a person is smiling from that far distance.
Our smiles do communicate so much. They can say without a word how much confidence we have in ourselves, our acceptance of someone else, our heartfelt appreciation of what others do for us, or our interest in dating someone. It's such a pinnacle part of communication and extremely hard to think about life without a smile. Just imagine how much greater we'll be able to perform at our professional lives because of smiling.
Is just any type of smile okay, or are some better than others? Apparently there are 18 different smiles which express emotions, from pure joy to mild amusement to beaming pride. Two smiles in particular look different to us, because of the emotion behind it. A natural, spontaneous, true smile of enjoyment shows from the sparkling of our eyes down to the flashing of our pearly whites. This is because the contraction of the Zygomaticus muscles run from our eyes, across our cheeks, to the corners of our mouths. Thus the old adage, "A sincere smile is visible in the eyes."
Contrast this with a "conscious smile" or a false smile, where someone may not feel true gladness or joy, but needs to smile anyway. This smile may look similar in the lips and the teeth, but doesn't quite reach the eyes. It may look slightly asymmetrical or lopsided, as the person is not truly glad to see you and just faking the smile. Perhaps this is the basis for the saying, "Never trust someone with a crooked smile."
My Challenge to You
So keep this in mind as you smile at friends, co-workers, new acquaintances, prospective clients or dating partners. The warmth of your smile can be perceived by others, whether you think so or not.
I challenge you this month to see how many people you can make smile. Smiles are meant to be shared. Remember, you are given an unlimited supply of smiles, to last a lifetime. If you are unhappy with your smile, don't despair as current cosmetic dental procedures can help you find even more reasons to smile. So smile beautifully and let's spread Aloha around throughout the year! You really do have a beautiful smile! And remember, the beauty is not only in your smile, but also in you.
Dr. Wynn Okuda is an award winning international leader in cosmetic dentistry. He is one of only 280 dentists in the world to be accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). Dr. Okuda turned the dental profession on its head nearly a decade ago , replacing pain, fear, & discomfort with the Dental Day Spa system. His offices for cosmetic, restorative and implant dentistry are located in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dr. Okuda has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, American Spa, Shape Magazine, Better Homes & Garden, Health & Fitness Sports Magazine, New Woman, and dozens more!
Dr. Okuda is the founder of "Give Back A Smile," a charitable foundation of the AACD which helps survivors of domestic violence throughout the nation to restore their smiles and lives. He has assembled nearly 1,000 cosmetic dentists nationwide to help fight against domestic violence.


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Monday, November 28, 2011
Google Maps of Your Encounters
Uencounter.me is an interesting application that allows you to build a social network around the important geographical locations in your life.
At the heart of the application is the My Encounter Map, a Google Map of the places you have lived and worked, the important people you have met at different locations and other locations that have been important in your life.
The social aspect of uencounter.me comes from comparing your Encounter Map with the Encounter Maps of your friends. Uencounter.me allows users to overlay another user's map on top of their own; allowing users to identify when they may have been in the same place at the same time. Furthermore, uencounter.me allows the user to identify how their links are connected – bringing the concept of 'six degrees of separation' to life.
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New study offers new insights into population trends of people with Down syndrome living in the US over 60 years
A new study, published today in Genetics in Medicine, provides the first estimates of the numbers of people with Down syndrome living with Down syndrome in the USA from 1950 to 2010, together with the first analysis of the trends in ethnic groups. Using multiple data sources and validated estimation techniques, the study estimates the population of people with Down syndrome living in the US to be significantly lower than previously thought.
For the first time, a research study has explored the changing populations of people with Down syndrome living in the US over the past 60 years. Also for the first time, the study explores the changing ethnic characteristics of people living with Down syndrome in the USA during the same time period.
The study authors - Gert de Graaf, PhD (Dutch Down Syndrome Foundation), Frank Buckley (Down Syndrome Education International and Down Syndrome Education USA) and Brian Skotko, MD, MPP (MassGeneral Hospital for Children, co-director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Down Syndrome Program) - based their estimates on what they believe to be a larger and more accurate set of databases than previous studies have used - including factors such as the numbers of children born with Down syndrome, how those numbers have been affected by changes in the overall population and by the availability of prenatal testing, and how many individuals with the condition have survived to adulthood. The study is published today in the journal Genetics in Medicine.
The study authors estimate the number of people with Down syndrome living in the US in 2010 to total 206,366, including both individuals born in the US and those who moved to the US after being born in other countries. For many years, advocacy organisations have relied on substantial over-estimates putting the population at around 400,000 - approximately double the new estimates.
Figure 1 - Number of people living with Down syndrome in the USA, 1950-2010, by age.
"Almost every book, web page and research article about Down syndrome begins with what should be a simple fact - the number of people living with the condition in the US - but what we found is that most of those statistics are gross overestimations of the actual data," says Brian Skotko. "With these new detailed estimates, we hope that policymakers can better appraise the impact of proposed legislation for this population, which has evolving racial and ethnic compositions, and nonprofit groups can better assess how representative their members are of the population at large. We also have established a crucial baseline to establish the effects, if any, of noninvasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome that has become available across the country."
Broken down by ethnic and racial groups, the total 2010 estimates were 138,019 non-Hispanic whites$ 27,151 non-Hispanic blacks, 32,933 Hispanics, 6,747 Asians/Pacific Islanders, and 1,527 Native Americans/Alaskans. For all ethnic and racial groups, numbers of individuals with Down syndrome were greater in younger age groups, but the growth over the years in the numbers of older individuals with Down syndrome reflects how the condition has changed from what was almost exclusively a childhood disability in the 1950s to one impacting a significant number of adults and older Americans. (Figure 1)
Brian Skotko notes, "Prior to the 1980s the medical community did not surgically correct the heart defects that were present in up to half the babies with Down syndrome. Now the surgeries are commonplace and ethically required, enabling children who would have died to lead thriving and healthy lives."
Figure 2. The population of people living with Down syndrome in the USA, 2010, including those born outside the USA and estimating the additional people had there been no selective terminations of pregnancies
The study is also the first to examine the effects on the population of immigration and the introduction of prenatal screening tests on the population. It is one of 3 studies examining the births and populations of people living with Down syndrome recently published by the authors.[1-3]
"Knowing the numbers of people with Down syndrome alive and being born are important for nonprofits, governments and researchers around the world. Yet, too often in many countries there is a lack of accurate and up-to-date statistics," says Frank Buckley. "Furthermore, without good baseline data, we will not be able to assess the impact of changes such as better healthcare and new prenatal screening technologies on future populations."
The study authors have produced a fact sheet on the population of people with Down syndrome living in the USA that can be freely downloaded .
- de Graaf G., Buckley F., Skotko B. G. (2015). Estimates of the live births, natural losses, and elective terminations with Down syndrome in the United States. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 167A, 756-76. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.37001
- de Graaf G., Buckley F,. Skotko B. G. (2015). Live births, natural losses, and elective terminations with Down syndrome in Massachusetts. Genetics in Medicine, 18(5), 459-66. doi:10.1038/gim.2016.15
- de Graaf G., Buckley F,. Skotko B. G. (2016). Estimation of the number of people with Down syndrome in the United States. Genetics in Medicine, advance online publication. doi:10.1038/gim.2016.127


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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Kimora Lee Simmons Goes Country in Beverly Hills
BUYER: Kimora Lee Simmons
LOCATION: Lime Orchard Road, Beverly Hills, CA
PRICE: $5,900,000 (list price)
SIZE: 5,923 square feet, 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Captivating country home remodeled with great attention to detail. This wonderful family home is located in guard gated celebrity enclave. Gated and very private this tennis court estate offers a large living room w/ f/p, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen w/top of the line appliances, opens to breakfast area, family/media room, 7 bedrms, 8.5 baths, distressed hardwd floors, beautiful bathrooms, large swimming pool, guest apt., sumptuous master suite. True country living at its best!
YOUR MAMAS NOTES: We figgered queen of conspicuous consumption Kimora Lee Simmons was searching for a bachelorette pad. Back in mid-May Your Mama discussed the Bird Street villa she had on the market for $5,800,000, which disappeared from the multiple listing service almost immediately after being put up. Your Mama hears through the grapevine that she sold the place, but we don't have any confirmation of that quite yet.
Whatever the case, what is clear from property records is that the six foot tall Afro-Asian mo-dell who recently added reality television star to her resume has already purchased a new Beverly Hills home for her and the kids. The listing states that this property represents "country living at it's best!" But the last we knew, Beverly Hills was not the country, and Kimora Lee Simmons is anything but a country hunny. Your Mama imagines this glamorous single mommy has already had a team of nice gay decorators up in there stripping the place of all the down home details and turning the place into a jewel encrusted home worthy of a very rich dee-vorcée and business entrepreneur who has a penchant for all things shiny, extravagant, and expensive.
While the house is far more modest than her glitzy house of horrors in New Jersey, the 5,923 square foot Tudor style house does have an impressive 7 bedrooms and 8 or 9 terlits, depending on who you ask. In addition to all the customary living, dining, family and media rooms, there is also a white on white guest apartment that will be perfect for housing the nannies and assistants. Which is a very good thing, because y'all know this bitch lives large and it surely takes a small army of live in staff to to keep her life running like a smoothly oiled machine.
Fortunately, the master suite is large and includes a vast bedroom with a fireplace, a lovely bathroom, and a decent sized dressing room/closet where Kimora can stash at least some of her famous and extensive shoe collection. If we were the wagering type, we'd bet a wad of cold hard cash that Miz Simmons incorporates at least one of the 7 bedrooms into the master suite so that she can have proper closet space for her clothing, handbags, shoes and jewelry.
Located in an exclusive enclave of guard gated homes high in the Hills of Beverly, Miz Simmons will not have to deal with the paparazzi standing in her driveway shouting her name and popping their flash bulbs. Nor will she have to deal with stoopid looky-loos who get in their cars and drive by the homes of the rich and famous hoping to catch them taking out the trash or stepping out of one of their tricked out whips. She will, however, have some glittery and eye-popping neighbors to invite over for backyard bbqs including Jessica Simpson, Guy Oseary, and Hollywood honchos Tom Freston and Andrew Vajna.
Despite the choice location, a swanky and well connected real estate professional that Your Mama is friendly with told us that Miz Simmons' new house is "crappy." We can't verify that because we've never been to the house, but that might explain why it sat on the market for almost a year and needed to be reduced from $6,950,000 to $5,900,000 before it was snatched up by Miz Simmons. Our information indicates a full price purchase at $5,900,000, but that can not be verified with public records at this time and we'll leave that to Mister Big Time to suss out and post about at a later date.
As far as Your Mama knows the ex-couple still have their horrific New Jersey mansion on the market at more than $20,000,000. But honestly kids, we are too busy to look this morning. But if you ask Your Mama, and of course no one did, that big House of Tacky will be on the market for a long, long time.
Listen Kimora hunny, when you get settled, you be sure to let Your Mama know when would be a good time to come on over and quietly stare at your new lover Djimon Hounsou. He may not have the mounds money of your ex huzband Russell has, but you traded up in the body department, didn't you?
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This poor house. It has no idea what's in store. Her house in New Jersey was the tackiest thing I've ever laid eyes on. I'm sure she'll put some kind of animal theme fireplace in the living room in no time.
- August 16, 2007 at 5:49 AM
This house is kinda horrific but I'm positive once she's done decorating it will be even more horrific - Fashion designer my ass - this girl has zero taste ... Her fashion line is as tacky as her homes ...
- August 16, 2007 at 6:10 AM
The house is...nice. Nothing special although the bathroom is retro-cute and the window seat in the closet is interesting. I definitely can't see Kimora movin' up in there.
- August 16, 2007 at 6:13 AM
what does the front of the house look like? it's just not the same without that
- August 16, 2007 at 6:14 AM
Hmmm, I'm not appreciating this house much. Clearly it's been refurbished to flip and not in a very appealing way either. It has a 'this could be a home in any American subdivision' look; definately not what I'd want or settle for if I was buying in Bev Hills, or anywhere else for that matter. I like the one for sale at 9583 Lime Orchard better.
- August 16, 2007 at 7:12 AM
An afterthought.. this house is a decades old remodeled English Tudor, and I bet all the criss cross molding on the walls you see in the stairwell area and living room is actually inches thick expensive wood paneling that's been painted over white. That is a crime, and the rehab a cheapo to make a quick buck. I can't believe Kimora bought this place, seriously.
- August 16, 2007 at 7:40 AM
The more I think about it the more I'm lovin' that window seat in the walk-in. My walk-in is about the same size/shape and also has an exterior wall. I can see myself sitting in there reading/napping since it's the quietest place in the house when my noisy family is home. I'd definitely want uvb/uva windows though to prevent my clothes from fading. Hmmmm...
- August 16, 2007 at 8:49 AM
The window seat is a cute idea Nancy.. a character feature rarely found in newer builds. This is probably a nice house; I'm just having trouble seeing it through all the whitewashing that's been done. I just noticed more paneling that's been painted over in the billiard room.. sob. The chair placed under the stairwell is a suitably inappropriate cherry on top of this misguided cake.
- August 16, 2007 at 9:47 AM
Phoenix, I hear ya.
Also, I just saw "Anon" posted a msg (VH1 post) that says he/she saw Mama already and he/she should dispense with the "chitlins and Lawd chilren? And the Royal We? "
I think we WILL be surprised BUT I don't give a damn! I LOVE Mama regardless.
Keep on Mama and never mind the Haters! - August 16, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Hmmm Nancy.. Mama wrote: "Your Mama makes our debut on National TV. We'll be seen as a talking head."
The person you quote says it's a VH1 Classic to be repeated, so I'm thinking it's a wrong guess?
After rereading today's announcement, I caught the 'we' & 'our', so now I'm thinking Mama could be more than one person?
Following the wild speculation too closely could get schizophrenic, lol - August 16, 2007 at 12:29 PM
Looks like someone went to the lumber yard and they were having a sale on the same batch of wood.
I love wood, but not when the floors, table, cabinets, etc. are the SAME stain/grain. - August 16, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Almost as annoying as Kimora herself.
House is much nicer than she is. - August 16, 2007 at 12:38 PM
Is this in The Summit, Mulholland Estates, or Beverly Park? Which gated community is this property located in?????
- August 16, 2007 at 1:02 PM
- luke220 said...
The New Jersey mansion reminds me of a K-Mart version of Fleur De Lys, for $100 million less!
- August 16, 2007 at 1:19 PM
Crap! I can't wait to see what's in store! Could be anything!
- August 16, 2007 at 1:44 PM
Anon @ 1:02 PM, it's in the Hidden Valley Road enclave I believe.
- August 16, 2007 at 2:13 PM
This house is nothing fancy, but it seems fine. Djimon is one hot man, and those kids are so cute. I almost forgive her her excesses because of those kids. Her old house was new money ostentatious. This is the stay-at-home mom from NJ house.
- August 16, 2007 at 3:14 PM
She seems so over the top about everything, you wonder how she'll adapt to smaller, less flashy digs.
Interesting to see if she loves it long time. lol - August 16, 2007 at 9:04 PM
If this house is "crappy" then my house must be a cave or a hole-in-the-wall." :(
- August 16, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Not at all Anne. I think the criticism being leveled at this house has to do with the so called rehab that's been done to it. Claiming to have been "remodeled with great attention to detail", all they really did was punch a hole in the roof over the stairwell, and whitewash every square inch of the home's costly interiors into oblivion. It's pretty clear the low end renovation strategy was sales targeted at someone with more money than good taste.
- August 17, 2007 at 3:46 AM
Oops, not at all JANE I meant to say. Where did I get Anne from? Sometimes I swear I have a dyslexic streak, lol
- August 17, 2007 at 3:50 AM
- FUNKENSTEIN said...
Blingstress she may be...but I'm betting the Jersey Mcmansion/MTV Cribs experience has leveled and re-focused her sense of style.(let's pray)
She's in a good place in that "still attractive wealthy divorcee'"kinda' way...as is evidenced by her SOULPOLE sex toy. - August 18, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Kimora is an overbearing skank.
Everything from her clothing line, to her previous home were/are tasteless. - August 18, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Hey, frankly, I think her house in New Jersey is definately over the top but not tacky,...more like.....UNIQUE and EXTRAORDINARY. I mean really, why should everyone have the same themes and colors just for the sake of conforming and sticking with the traditional and the norm. Even if it may be tacky to some, I say bravo for being her own over-the-top self. If she weren't so over-the-top and just traditional like everyone else, where's the appeal?
- September 17, 2007 at 6:07 PM
this houuse dose not compare to the one she said she was going to buy on kimora life on the fab lane.
- October 27, 2007 at 3:16 PM
Beautiful home! too nice for Kimora she's sooo cheap looking.
And rude as well. - November 7, 2007 at 5:02 PM
Unfortunately Kimora did buy this home and she will transform this unique, custom built, and beautiful house into an atrocious golden palace. I have actually been inside this house and the pictures do not do it any justice. Whether you like old country shaker look or not, the feeling that one has when they walk into this house is one out of this world. The atmosphere, lay out, and color choice in this house gives it a serene, vineyard feel. I only wish for all of you posting negative comments on this house to even have the privelege to simply step foot into a house like this.
- January 3, 2008 at 3:35 PM
I watched the show and saw her demands to her real estate agent. To put it bluntly, "Find me a new home with 7 bedrooms in three days, or I'll take my money to a new real estate broker." It was very rude. And not only have I watched the MTV Cribs episode featuring her tacki beyond belief home in Saddle River, NJ, I have also been there. Its located at 101 Fox Hedge Road. I even took a few pictures. The house is shielded by a wrought-iron gate topped with gold, 2 main entry way gates, both with giant GOLD capitol S and a wall of hedges. You can only see the roof and part of the house in the dead of winter because all of the leaves have fallen off. There are also cameras on both gates. It gave me the heeby geebys, i honestly thought one of her 2 body guards would come out and ask me to leave
- January 8, 2008 at 6:43 PM
why does her closet connect onto the room with the pool table?
- June 6, 2008 at 1:08 PM
kimora you the bomb
- October 29, 2008 at 6:46 AM


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We Detroiters are now entering a period of turmoil that is quite different in character from the devastation of the last 40 years. The crisis we find ourselves in is a bankruptcy that is both economic and political.
It is economic in the sense that the twin forces of industrial abandonment and depopulation that have been pulling Detroit down for so long have left the city with empty pockets and a ruined tax base. This situation has been made all the worse by the political games of the governor, right-wing think tanks and their pawns on both sides of the aisle in Lansing who are using the state's poorer urban centers as experimental laboratories to develop a new type of uniquely American austerity.
The state has bankrupted cities and school districts around the state by withholding revenue sharing payments and rewriting the tax code. They are using this crisis that is partly manufactured and partly the consequence of long-term trends inherent to our economic way of life to privatize publicly held assets and replace what democracy we have with what looks very much like a corporate form of feudalism or slavery. Detroit's recently negotiated consent agreement is exhibit A in this well executed state crime, made the more skillful for having enticed 5 city council members and the mayor into signing away the city's future to the expensively-suited jackals at our gates. Detroit's political leadership have made themselves complicit in this theft. This new situation we find ourselves in appears to be equal parts Mad Max and Jim Crow. We are living in an occupied city, but the situation is far more complex than it appears at first glance. The municipality of Detroit is facing fiscal insolvency while at the same time the economy is experiencing a degree of revitalization. Although it may appear paradoxical, the phenomena is not completely unheard of — investors often see crises as an opportunities that allow them to reorganize institutional resources and to pick up assets at bargain prices.
It's a complex dilemma we're facing now in the city, but we feel it can be simplified by asking ourselves a rather straightforward question: Who owns Detroit? Is it the politicians in Lansing who tell us we are incapable to run our own affairs? Or the local politicians who find themselves unable to squirm free from the stranglehold of powerful economic forces? Is it the corporate-owned media-industrial complex that sells us back distorted images of ourselves? Is it the outside foundations who offer to provide what the public sector can not, but without the pretense of democratic accountability? Is it the banks who treat our homes like chips in a poker game where the dealer always comes out ahead? Is it the back-patting entrepreneurs who frame the rebirth of the city in ways nearly always benefit themselves? Is it the folks who live and work here? Is it anybody at all?
In this issue we offer you ample chances to consider these questions by examining some of the challenges now facing the city; and some of the efforts of Detroiters to rethink and reinvent our home town.
Journalist Phil Bailey takes a look at the enigmatic Educational Achievement Authority, a new school district that will split Detroit public schools in two. CM editorial collective member Meg Marotte takes a deeper look how at how crime and crime reporting affect our neighborhoods. Tim Boscarino and Edmund Zagorin take a look at how deeply-rooted assumptions can come to life in a highway project. Writer Jeff DeBruyn puts on his Sherlock Holmes cap and plunges into an narrative exploration of development in Corktown. Clara Hardie explores how youth are developing the skills to create their own news and stories through the Detroit Future Schools program. As always we hope you find the views and information within these pages helpful. This time we are also challenging you to look beyond obvious or feel-good answers to our current predicament. We are standing on the edge of the unknown. Be bold!


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Who needs the Venice Biennale, anyway? In New England, where you can't swing a sack of cranberries without hitting a venerable cultural institution, anyone with access to a car (or even a subway pass) can scope out these topnotch art museums.
MASSACHUSETTSMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | It's a bit obvious, but if you haven't ventured out to the MFA lately (or ever), here are a few reasons why you should make the trek this summer: their current side-by-side exhibits "Vida y Drama: Modern Mexican Prints" and "Viva Mexico! Edward Weston and His Contemporaries" (both through November 2) offer a captivating, sometimes shockingly psychedelic look at Roaring Twenties Mexico, and "A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene" (July 14 through October 18) will make any design hound salivate with its stained glass, artisan furniture, and architectural drafts. Plus, the museum's outdoor Japanese garden offers a lovely Zen-inspired respite from the bustle of the always-hopping exhibit halls. Starting June 24, the courtyard will host performances by the likes of Bettye LaVette and Martha Wainwright.
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts | 617.267.9300 | mfa.org
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART | In 2004, the ICA burst out of its cramped Boylston Street chrysalis to stretch its wings on the South Boston waterfront. This glass-and-steel cantilevered structure, filled with such ultramodern pieces as Tara Donovan's ouchy-looking toddler-size cube of steel needles, is set to host Rodney McMillian's cheekily flaccid replica of the Supreme Court building, plus other works, for its 14th "Momentum" installation. And if you haven't had your fill of Shepard Fairey yet, you can obey your cravings and make yourself an honorary Andre the Giant posse member at the "Supply and Demand" exhibit through August 16.
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts | 617.478.3100 | icaboston.org
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM | This one's a breeze to get to if you're within spitting distance of the MBTA commuter rail (it's a 12-minute walk from the station). If you didn't catch their "Mahjong" exhibit — a startling and revelatory assemblage of post–Cultural Revolution art from China — you missed out, but the PEM never disappoints. Just stepping into its sun-drenched atrium lets you know you're in for something special. The permanent collection heavily reflects Salem's history as a port city, with an eye toward nautical themes and the cultural cross-pollination fostered by exotic trade routes. New exhibit "The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes" (June 13 through September 7) brings together 70 examples of how 17th-century Dutch painters so masterfully captured the elements of wind, water, and light. Leave yourself enough time to explore the outstanding Yin Yu Tang, a late Qing Dynasty merchant's house, carefully preserved and painstakingly reassembled on the PEM's grounds.
161 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts | 978.745.9500 | pem.org
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text: The Environmental Protection Agency has concerns about the environmental impact of a 218-acre coal ash landfill in Trimble County proposed by Louisville Gas and Electric.LG&E is asking for permission to construct the landfill near its Trimble County power plant. If it's permitted, the site will store coal ash—the waste that's leftover after coal is burned. The company currently stores the Trimble County plant's ash in an impoundment pond, but the pond is getting full and the company needs to find somewhere else to store the ash.The EPA's Region 4 office sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineersyesterday, outlining its opposition to the project. In the letter, the EPA raises issues with the landfill's affect on more than 54,000 feet of ecologically-sensitive streams and an acre of wetlands.EPA Region 4 Administrator Gwen Keyes-Fleming also suggests LG&E may have overestimated the coal ash it will need to store in the landfill. In the letter, Keyes-Fleming says LG&E officials have indicated they plan to re-use some of the coal ash, but didn't take that into account in the calculations of the landfill's volume. She suggests a smaller landfill would have less effect on the environment."The larger storage capacity requirement was then used to exclude numerous otherwise potentially practicable alternatives. Some of these other alternatives would require less deposition of dredged or fill material into jurisdictional waters and could avoid impacting any of the high quality headwater stream resources proposed to be impacted by the landfill, which are in fact among the highest quality resources in this region of the Commonwealth," the letter said.Kimberly Simpson is a project manager with the Army Corps. She says there are multiple opportunities for LG&E to take the concerns of the EPA and the public into consideration."We do actually suggest people do make modifications to try to avoid impacts to waters of the United States," Simpson said. "And there may be other modifications that LG&E decides to do in order to address concerns the public has brought forth."Simpson notes that LG&E has already modified portions of the proposal to address previously-raised concerns.LG&E spokesman Brian Phillips says the company is conducting additional studies and collecting data to try to address the public and EPA's concerns."We continue to believe the area we selected for the Trimble County landfill is the most appropriate location and we're taking the necessary steps now to address their questions and concerns," he said. "We're working with the appropriate agencies on each concern."The Army Corps of Engineers has the power to grant permits under the Clean Water Act, so technically the corps can approve LG&E's permit despite the EPA objections. But the EPA has veto power, which it seems increasingly willing to flex.This is the newest hurdle in LG&E's application for the Trimble County landfill. Earlier this year, state regulators found a cave on the siteand still haven't decided whether the landfill would violate the state's stringent cave law.


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70165 Ultra Agents Mission HQ
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70165 |
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1060 |
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Caila Phoenix |
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70165 Ultra Agents Mission HQ is an Ultra Agents set released in 2014. It contains 1060 pieces, and includes the minifigures Caila Phoenix, Solomon Blaze, Curtis Bolt, Professor Christina Hydron, and Terrabyte.
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Stop Terabyte stealing top-secret plans from Mission HQ!
Emergency! Evil cybernetic hacker Terabyte is attacking the Ultra Agents' mobile Mission HQ on a mission to disable Astor City's entire communication network. Drive the high-tech truck in undercover mode and fire the automatic missile shooters to fend him off. Launch the hidden flyer to spy for enemies from above. Push the lever to detach the driver's cabin and open up the rear of the truck to reveal the inside of the awesome HQ. Plug in the laptop containing the top-secret mission plans in the briefing room and view them on the big screen. Analyze clues and carry out tests in the lab with Professor Christina Hydron. Strap on a jetpack and attach the extendable robot arm to prepare Agent Phoenix for lift-off. Stop Terabyte escaping with the laptop containing all the Ultra Agents' secret files while his hi-tech mech tries to destroy the communications system by firing hacking bombs at the satellite dish. Launch the buggy down the ramp and fire the stud shooters to defend the Ultra Agents HQ. You must capture this criminal nerd in the high-tech prison cell before he can cause any more damage! Includes 5 minifigures with accessories: Terabyte, Agent Solomon Blaze, Agent Caila Phoenix, Agent Curtis Bolt and Professor Christina Hydron.
- Includes 5 minifigures with accessories: Terabyte, Agent Solomon Blaze, Agent Caila Phoenix, Agent Curtis Bolt and Professor Christina Hydron
- Ultra Agents Mission HQ in undercover mode features a lever-operated detachable driver's cabin, opening cockpit, translucent blue energy wheels, dual automatic spring-loaded shooters and a detachable hidden flyer
- Ultra Agents Mission HQ in open HQ mode features a fold-out side for easy play and a briefing room with two slide-out seats, giant screen, laptop and plug-in slot for laptop, computer area with satellite dish, laboratory area with extendable robot arm, jetpack, computer and microscope, ladder, 2 stud shooters, buggy with 2 flick missiles and a removable prison cell
- Terabyte's mech features a cockpit with mind-control plug-in tubes, a huge spinning grabbing claw, hacking bomb ball shooter, sensors and a detachable surveillance drone with dual cannons
- Weapons include 2 stud shooters and a cyber hacking blaster
- Accessories include Agent Curtis Bolt's helmet, Terabyte's toxic headguard and a walkie-talkie
- Fire the automatic missile shooters to repel Terabyte's attacks
- Press the lever to smoothly detach the rear of the truck
- Open up the side to reveal the agents' awesome hi-tech HQ
- Stop Terabyte stealing the laptop containing the top-secret plans
- Unleash the hidden flyer and launch the buggy down the ramp
- Defend against the Terabyte mech's hacking bomb attacks with the stud shooters
- Capture Terabyte in the prison and save the metropolis!
- Download the free LEGO® Ultra Agents app for the ultimate digital experience where you become the agent!
- Accomplish challenging missions, create your own graphic novel and search for hidden clues
- Terabyte's mech measures over 4" (11cm) high, 3" (10cm) long and 5" (15cm) wide
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"Out, damned spot! Out, I say! . . . Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh! Oh! Oh!" —Macbeth
On view through Sunday, February 10, Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy beautifully illustrates the power of the gesture of hands. And in a contemporary sense, Bruce Nauman's piece For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and fingers), on view now in BCAM, suggests just how differently the twenty-first century regards these human appendages.
Compared to the evocative heavenly hands by the glorious Michelangelo Buonarroti in the heaven of the Sistine Chapel, you could almost say that Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is the "man who fell to the earth," where hands and feet reflect the gruff, austere reality of dirt and labor. Highly competitive and volatile, Caravaggio lived the intense life of the street, the very heart of his artistic vision. When we see these moments with real people in sort of real time and place, we sense the stark vision that was like no other. Here the compellingly theatrical came into focus. Lights! Action! (So to speak.) A hyper reality is on display.
Given the magnitude of their gestures—through yards of draping cloth—these common looking lascivious boys, haggard men, and mostly serene women occupy a space that was not unlike their natural places. They somehow mirror their world, bringing tales of the Bible and mythology up close and personal. The depth of chiaroscuro for Caravaggio is not merely a technique, inspired by Raphael. It animates the very image of fear and revelation, Heaven and Hell, as the hands grope out of its dark magic. Art momentarily leaves the heavens. For me, it's sheer beauty on earth!
Caravaggio and his legacy of followers would cast us as voyeurs within the narrative melodrama of the street—the dungeon, the taverns, the urban rawness that filters through a naked vision of sensuous, earthbound, tactilely transformative spiritual mysteries. We can almost touch them. Faith, sex and glamour are seen in the grip of a staff in a darkened road; seduction in an open palm in a darkened street. The hands tell of conversion, the business of butchery, the painful crucifixion, the pulling of a tooth, thievery, trickery, fierce negotiations. They hold the hair of the decapitated John the Baptist, the brooding chin, the tightened crown of thorns on Jesus's head. Divine fingers thrust forward to point Matthew out. Within this background of blood lust and barbarism, the hands of disciples and Madonnas exact tenderness, mercy, and benevolence.
Caravaggio's tortured, powerfully emotional tension would have many followers. His exquisite skill gave us hands as the soft malleable reality that shapes the drama of life. They tell stories through the eye of a carnal Everyman in a time of religious fervor. Bruce Nauman's For Beginners is, on the other hand, a video writ large done in true twenty-first-century mode. One of the most body conscious contemporary artists of his generation—and working through many different mediums—he has a profound affinity with the human body. Of course, it is somewhat less about the nature of the moral spirit, and more about nature of perception itself, as it borders on ironic humor and farce.
It's as if the issues of reality that obsessed Caravaggio had long been settled, and in the intervening four hundred years, artistic concerns turned elsewhere. Something more subtle and pointedly judicious would obsess Nauman: namely language, and the irony of signs and their bizarre intercourse. This is where he would fixate. As raw materials, the hands in For Beginners are removed from emotion. Abstracted, the hands become conceptualist gesticulating gloves, independent of specific emotion— a kind of mime in a "cool hand Luke" world. With a sort of Warholian repetition—and on giant screen—Nauman names the digits of his hands in a dual sequence. As if devolving, the sound dissolves into something less than the meaning of his hands' motion. It is a kind of beautiful minimalism that eats at attention and communication. In this sense, Nauman seems closer to ritual, mimicking something made nihilistic or fetishistic. It's strangely funny yet hopelessly human.
As a guard, many have asked me, "What is he getting at?" Repetition can be a black hole where you are always puzzled at the beginning. Are the hands merely gestures of playfulness? Of course, this has been one of Bruce Nauman's consistent themes—the absurd conflagration of mathematics (like the nature of Pi) with the musical structure of a broken record. Mix the paradox of language with the desired meaning, and one is stranded in some kind of loop. There's the sensuous dance of the fingers, the background that is sometimes black, white, or both, the hypnotic voices, and the hands' dexterity. It's all a sort of "disconnect" engaged in an exhaustive exercise where surely we'll smile at our own frustration. In this kind of dizzy choreography, the hands enter the theater of the absurd, and their sheer scale is sensational. Dazzled, we are caught stagnating on the edge of expectation. Maybe this is Bruce Nauman's modern drama.
Hylan Booker
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Deadlocks in libpager/periodic sync have been found.
gnumach page cache policy
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-12
<braunr> ah great, a paper about the mach pageout daemon !
<mcsim> braunr: Where is paper about the mach pageout daemon?
<braunr> ftp://ftp.cs.cmu.edu/project/mach/doc/published/defaultmm.ps
<braunr> might give us a clue about the swap deadlock (although i still
have a few ideas to check)
<braunr> we should more seriously consider sergio's advisory pageout branch
some day
Sergio Lopez, gnumach memory management 2.
<braunr> i'll try to get in touch with him about that before he completely
looses interest
<braunr> i'll include it in my "make that page cache as decent as possible"
<braunr> many of his comments match what i've seen
<braunr> and we both did a few optimizations the same way
<braunr> (like not deactivating pages when they enter the cache)
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-13
<braunr> antrik: i'm able to consistently reproduce the swap deadlocks you
regularly had when using apt with my page cache patch
<braunr> it happens when lots of dirty pages are write back to their pagers
<braunr> so apt, or a big file copy or anything that writes several MiB
very quickly is a good candidate
<braunr> written*
<antrik> braunr: nice...
<braunr> antrik: well in a way, yes, as it will allow us to track it more
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-15
<braunr> oh btw, i think i can say with confidence that the hurd *doesn't*
<braunr> (at least, concerning swapping)
<braunr> lol, one of my hurd systems has been hitting the "swap deadlock"
for more than an hour, and suddenly got out of it
<braunr> something is really wrong in the pageout daemon, but it's not a
<youpi> a livelock then
<braunr> do you get out of livelocks ?
<braunr> i mean, it's not even a "lock"
<braunr> just a big damn tricky slowdown
<youpi> yes, you can, by giving a few more resources for instance
<youpi> depends on the kind of livelock of course
<braunr> i think it's that
<braunr> the pageout daemon clearly throttles itself, waiting for pagers to
<braunr> and another dangerous thing is the line in vm_resident, which only
wakes on thread to avoid starvation
<braunr> hum, during the livelock, the kernel spends much time waiting in
<braunr> could be a bad stack
<braunr> so, the pageout daemon seems to slow itself as much as waiting
several seconds between each iteration when under load
<braunr> but each iteration possibly removes clean pages
<braunr> so at some point, there is enough memory to unblock waiting pagers
<braunr> for now i'll try a simple solution, like limiting the pausing
<braunr> but we'll need more page lists in the future (inactive-clean,
inactive-dirty, etc..)
<braunr> limiting the amount of dirty pages is the only way to really make
it safe actually
<braunr> wow, the pageout loop is still running even after many pages were
freed, and it unable to free more pages
<braunr> i think i have an idea about the livelock
<braunr> i think it comes from the periodic syncing
<bddebian> Too often?
<braunr> that's not the problem
<braunr> the problem is that it can happen at the same time with paging
<bddebian> Oh
<braunr> if paging gets slow, it won't stop the periodic syncing
<braunr> which will grab any page it can as soon as some are free
<braunr> but then, before it even finishes, another sync may occur
<braunr> i have yet to check that it is possible
<braunr> and i don't understand why syncing isn't done by the kernel
<braunr> the kernel is supposed to handle the paging policy
<braunr> and it would make paging really scale
<bddebian> It's done on the Hurd side?
<braunr> (instead of having external pagers make one request for each
object, even if they're clean)
<braunr> yes
<bddebian> Hmm, interesting
<braunr> ofc, with ext2fs --debug, i can't reproduce anything
<bddebian> Ugh
<braunr> sync are serialized
<braunr> grmbl
<braunr> there is a big lock taken at sync time though
<braunr> uhg
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-16
<braunr> all right so, there *is* a deadlock, and it may be due to the
default pager actually
<braunr> the vm_page_laundry_count doesn't decrease at some point, even
when there are more than enough free pages
<braunr> antrik: the thing is, i think the deadlock concerns the default
<antrik> the deadlock?
<braunr> yes
<braunr> when swapping
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-17
<braunr> i can't even reproduce the swap deadlock when using upstrea ext2fs
<braunr> upstream*
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-19
<braunr> the libpager deadlock patch looks wrong to me
<braunr> hm no, the libpager patch is ok acually
synchronous ipc
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-20
<braunr> but actually after reviewing more, the debian patch for this
particular issue seems correct
<antrik> well, it's most probably done by youpi, so I would be shocked if
it wasn't correct... ;-)
<braunr> he wasn't sure at all about it
<antrik> still ;-)
<braunr> :)
<antrik> well, if you also think it's correct, I guess it's time to push it
IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-07-23
<braunr> i still can't conclude if we have any pageout deadlock, or if it's
simply a side effect of the active and inactive lists getting very very
<braunr> but almost every time this issue happens, it somehow recovers,
sometimes hours later


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[WARNING: This list contains content that may offend some readers] Museums are meant to have wide appeal as institutions of learning, but sometimes things go awry – as is the case in the following ten bizarre museums. Take a journey to the dark side of museum life with our top 10 bizarre museums!
10. Museum of Jurassic Technology
The museum claims to have a "specialized repository of relics and artifacts from the Lower Jurassic, with an emphasis on those that demonstrate unusual or curious technological qualities." This explains the museum's name and also suggests its puzzling nature, since the Lower Jurassic ended over 150 million years before the appearance of hominoids and in particular before anything that could be called technology. Some of the exhibits found in the museum are a collection of decomposing antique dice owned by magician Ricky Jay, a collection devoted to trailer park culture, entitled "Garden of Eden On Wheels", an exhibit on household myths of years past, and a collection of micro-miniature sculptures and paintings, such as a sculpture of Pope John Paul II carved from a single human hair and placed within the eye of a needle.
Address: 9341 Venice Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232
9. British Lawnmower Museum
This museum includes over 400 vintage and experimental lawnmowers, highlighting the best of British technological ingenuity. Of particular interest are the 1921 ATCO Standard 9 Blade, a solar powered robot mower, and unusually fast or expensive mowers. Included in this Unique National collection are manufacturers not normally associated with the garden industry, names such as Rolls Royce, Royal Enfield, Daimler, Hawker Sidley, Perkins Diesel, British Leyland, Fraser Nash and many more. Most of the exhibit's technical and industrial artifacts are from the Victorian and Edwardian era and the restored exhibits are devoted to keeping a small part of British engineering Heritage alive.
Address: 106-114 Shakespeare St., Southport, Lancashire, PR8 5AJ
8. Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum in LaCrosse, Kansas is devoted solely to the history and legend of the early part of American history often referred to as the "Devils Rope". On exhibit are over 2000 barbed wire varieties; including samples manufactured between the years 1870 and 1890. Hundreds of antique fencing tools illustrate the inventiveness of pioneers. The museum presents interesting ways to learn about one of the Midwest's most important contributions to America's history. Dioramas of early barbed wire use, a theatre featuring educational films, the Barbed Wire Hall of Fame, the museum archives room, and a research library all help to conjure up images of settling the Midwest.
Address: 120 W. 1st Street, LaCrosse, KS, 67548
7. Glore Psychiatric Museum
The Glore Psychiatric Museum brings to life the glorious history of psychiatric treatment through dioramas, models, and reproductions. The earliest form of therapy seems to have been administered with a sharp stick or club. By the Middle Ages treatment encompassed public humiliation, dunking, blistering, the ever-popular bleeding, and burning at the stake. Fortunately, by the 20th century, psychiatric treatment had evolved to include icy baths, tranquilizers, vibrating chairs, and electroshock therapy. Some of the more interesting objects on display include the tranquilizer chair, a things-swallowed-by-patients exhibit, and a giant hamster wheel for especially energetic patients.
Address: 3408 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, MO (Be mindful not to drive into the entrance for the prison next door — they're a little jumpy.)
6. The Creation Museum
The Creation Museum is a 60,000 square foot museum in the United States designed to promote young Earth creationism. The museum presents an account of the origins of the universe, life, mankind, and man's early history according to a literal reading of the book of Genesis. Its exhibits reject evolution and assert that the earth and all of its life forms were created in 6 days just 6000 years ago and that man and dinosaurs once coexisted. The National Center for Science Education said:
"We, the undersigned scientists at universities and colleges in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, are concerned about scientifically inaccurate materials at the Answers in Genesis museum. Students who accept this material as scientifically valid are unlikely to succeed in science courses at the college level. These students will need remedial instruction in the nature of science, as well as in the specific areas of science misrepresented by Answers in Genesis."
The Guardian called the facility "quite possibly … one of the weirdest museums in the world."
Address: 2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd. Petersburg, KY 41080
5. Museum of Eroticism
The Museum of Eroticism is a museum devoted to the erotic art collections of antique dealer Alain Plumey and French teacher Jo Khalifa. Founded in 1997 at 72 Boulevard de Clichy, the museum is situated in the Pigalle district of Paris, France. The collection ranges from the ancient religious art of India, Japan and Africa right up to contemporary art with an erotic focus. There are five floors, including a basement exhibition. One floor is devoted to maisons closes, the legal brothels of the 19th and early twentieth century.
Address: 72 Bd de Clichy, 75018 Paris, France
4. Icelandic Phallological Museum
The Icelandic Phallological Museum contains a collection of over one hundred penises and penile parts belonging to almost all the land and sea mammals that can be found in Iceland. Visitors to the museum will encounter thirty specimens belonging to twelve different kinds of whale, one specimen taken from a rogue polar bear, eighteen specimens belonging to seven different kinds of seal and walrus, and fifty one specimens originating from sixteen different kinds of land mammal: all in all, a total of one hundred specimens belonging to thirty six different kinds of mammal. The museum has also been fortunate enough to receive a legally-certified gift token for a future specimen belonging to a human.
Address: Hedinsbraut 3a, 640 Husavik, Iceland
3. Sulabh Museum of Toilets
At the Sulabh museum of toilets, you can see the evolution of the "loo" as well as catch up on the latest toilet jokes from around the world! Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the Founder of Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, a pioneering non-profit voluntary organisation (NGO) in the field of Sanitation in India, envisioned the need for the setting up of a museum of toilets in the sprawling campus of his central office, and has consultative status with Economic and Social Council of the UN!
Address: Mahavir Enclave, Palam Dabri Road, New Delhi, India
2. Mütter Museum Medical Museum
The museum is best known for its large collection of skulls and anatomical specimens including a wax model of a woman with a human horn growing out of her forehead, the tallest skeleton on display in North America, a 5′-long human colon that contained over 40 pounds of fecal matter, and the petrified body of the mysterious Soap Lady (image above), whose corpse was turned into a soapy substance called adipocere. The museum also houses a malignant tumor removed from President Grover Cleveland's hard palate, the conjoined liver from Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker, and a growth removed from President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. This is a must see place for a cold wintery day.
Address: 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103.
1. Antique Vibrator Museum
In days long gone, doctors used vibrating devices in the treatment of "hysteria," which they viewed as the most common health complaint among women of the day. Hysteria was a medical term developed to describe a woman's display of mental or emotional distress, behavior then considered a disease in need of treatment. Good Vibrations' founder, Joani Blank, collected antique vibrators for over 20 years. In this curious museum you get to see her entire collection, as well as more modern takes on the vibrator. Pictured above is a 1902 "Type A", Hamilton Beach vibrator.
Address: 603 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
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Me in my studio: Graingerboy
Simon Grainger: "Recording the new album Shadowformerself, which is out on 15 October, was very much a collaborative process and involved me moving between my tiny home 'mobile studio' in Leeds, Din Studio in Limehouse, London with Julian Simmons and finishing many of the tracks off with Ian Catt at his studio in Croydon, South London.
"Each studio played a vital part in the making of the album, so we've all selected some key elements which we feel have contributed to the Graingerboy sound."
PreSonus Studio One
Ian Catt: "After ten years of using SSL Soundscape for audio (synced to Cubase for MIDI only) I finally had to concede that SSL was never going to implement the long-awaited upgrade to include MIDI sequencing and began to look seriously at alternatives.
"I rejected the usual suspects - Cubase: bloated and unstable; Logic: bloated and illogical; Pro Tools: MIDI not great - and I resent being mugged every eighteen months for upgrades. Almost by accident I found Studio One and it's very good. It's fast, intuitive and stable, loads of good plug-ins are included, it sounds good and it's not expensive. It is written by ex-Steinberg people, so the MIDI is quite Cubase-like. The later Graingerboy mixes were done on this."
Mbox and Mac
Simon Grainger: "I actually bought a reconditioned Mac a few years ago and it has been absolutely brilliant. I needed something portable as I was moving around a lot and it was pretty essential in putting down initial song ideas and textures.
"I was never the most technical person in the world so the simplicity of the Mbox really attracted me. You can literally use it anywhere. I became ill during the making of the album and having the laptop and Mbox meant I could work in bed on my really bad days. Seventy percent of what you hear on the album was recorded via Mbox."
Simon Grainger: "I'm a synth collector and have never thrown one away, so there are a fair few in storage. For this album I worked closely with the Roland XP-50, a particular favourite as it travelled around the world with me while I was playing live with A Man Called Adam so I became very attached to it.
"It's brilliant for strings, pads and ambient washes and also for strange and quirky electronic lines. I also used the Roland Sonic Cell and Novation X Station which are good starting points for bleeps, strings and electric pianos. Both are very portable."
Vintage mic pres
Julian Simmons: "My prized collection of original vintage Neve, API and Telefunken microphone preamps isinvaluable. The different tones and harmonic distortion levels available through these classic mic pres provide so much colour and flexibility to my recordings, I simply couldn't live without them. Not to mention the more modern Focusrite 428s, which sound great too!"
Simon Grainger: "The acoustic piano was pretty much the starting point for every track on the album. I started playing at the age of 5 and it's the only instrument I've ever really mastered. Each track started life as a fairly straightforward song with chord progressions and melodies.
"In fact I think there's piano on almost every track. I would tend to record an outline of the track on my home piano and then build any programming around it. It means that despite the album being largely electronic, there is an acoustic song in each track somewhere. The song Georgia still has the original demo recording of the upright piano in there which I remember recording in my house with a cheap mic on a very rainy day last winter."
Roland Juno-6
Julian Simmons: "Electronic records need great keyboards, and this one is a beauty. It's permanently plugged in here at Din Studios, so I can turn to it at any point, and despite it's lack of presets, I always find something useful from it.
"It's had a bit of a hard life and is sporting various bumps and scratches (not created by me, I might add), but it's still really fun and inspiring to play. The Juno-6 features heavily on Shadowformerself."
Beyer mic
Ian Catt: "This is my benchmark vocal mic. Very neutral, clean and quiet, I use it a lot on all sorts of things. When Simon first got in touch one of his concerns was excessive vocal sibilance. We re-recorded a few vocals here using the 740 with valve pres and EQ (Drawmer 1960 / TLA EQ1) and it sounded great.
"I helped it along with the old 'pencil in front of the diaphragm' trick, and sibilance wasn't an issue. I don't like using de-essers as such - if I need to sort out a sibilant vocal in a mix I use a multiband compressor with just the problem frequencies compressed."
Avid Pro Tools 8 LE
Simon Grainger: "When I first started making music I used Cubase but I can't actually imagine using anything other than Pro Tools now. I've never really used much MIDI on my tracks which always surprised people but I much prefer working with Waveforms rather than blocks on a screen.
"Essentially I worked in real-time with most of the programming and then cut stuff up and looped it in Pro Tools. I also try my hardest to play basslines and synth parts live. I remember Ian's eyebrows raising when I told him this. When I used to make trance records for Ministry Of Sound a lot of people used to describe our tracks as 'trance with soul' and I think that people were able to sense that there was a live element to our tracks."


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WASHINGTON – After writing a review on Yelp and Angie's List about a local design and contracting firm, Fairfax County resident Jane Perez is being sued for $750,000 in damages by the contractor, Christopher Dietz.
Dietz claims Perez defamed his business with her one-star review. Both took the stand Tuesday.
Perez testified that she didn't research Dietz's background because they went to high school together.
When Dietz took the stand, he defended his work. A number of character witnesses testified he is professional, and is easy to work with.
Perez hired Dietz's company, Dietz Development LLC, in 2011 to paint, refinish floors, do electrical, plumbing and general handyman work, as stated in her online review. She claims her "home was damaged, and the work had to be re-done."
Dietz fired back at Perez by seeking a preliminary injunction, asking for her to modify her online review. The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the injunction, the Post reports. Her review is still up on the site and even includes details about the case.
The legal case examines the areas of Internet free speech and the First Amendment. The Washington Post notes that the case is being "closely watched by First Amendment advocates and businesses alike."
Dietz claims that Perez's post "cost him for $300,000 in business and took a toll on him personally."
Dietz is licensed in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, but was not licensed in Virginia at the time he did work on Perez's home.
The Post reports that Perez was shocked that she was served with a lawsuit because of a review she posted. She is counter-suing Dietz for the response he posted to her Yelp review as well as accusing him of stealing $2,500 worth of jewelry.
WTOP's Megan Cloherty contributed to this report. Follow @WTOP on Twitter.


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