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Picture this: the year is 1985.
The effortlessly stylish high school students of Shermer High School are facing detention in the "Breakfast Club," Marty McFly is redefining the fashion game with his denim jacket and puffer vest combo and Madonna is soaring to the top of the music charts with "Like A Virgin."
But what if Justin Bieber, the "ultimate 21st century teen heartthrob" as dubbed by Cosmopolitan, was the international pop star of the moment? What if the Biebs was born decades earlier, making the teenagers of the '80s melt with his ~swag~?
Well, Canadian artist and Soundcloud user Tronicbox is trying to imagine a 1985 where Justin Bieber dominated the charts with his "Purpose" hits "Love Yourself" and "What Do You Mean?" And it's pure genius.
Releasing an '80s remix of JB's biggest hits from his latest album, Tronicbox accompanies the synth and saxophone-filled tracks with album art that shows an imagined Justin circa 1985.
Photoshopping the 22-year-old's face onto a rather large (and hairy) body, the "Purpose 1985" artwork shows Bieber equipped with a free-flowing mullet, gold chain and unbuttoned, neon-blue dress shirt.
For the "What Do You Mean It's 1985?" track, Justin can be seen with a mullet that is almost identical to that of Billy Ray Cyrus'. And for that extra touch of detail, Tronicbox added a dangling earring. So '80s.
Sure, 1985 was already jammed packed with songs that would become classics (read: "Take On Me" by a-ha), but we think JB would have fit in nicely to the '80s music scene. Especially with that mullet.
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Lynnita Carter
Lynnita's husband lost his salaried with benefits job and she found herself without insurance. Thanks to Medworks Clinics, she was able to receive the care she needed. " I received outstanding care from Medworks that has led to much needed follow-up appointments. Words are not enough to express my sincere gratitude for your kindness, organization, and caring. On behalf of all the patients you saw, and especially for myself, I say, 'Thank you!'"
To read Lynnita's full letter, click here.

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Search the Star Myths of the World blog, using the search window above.
This is the same content that I have been posting for years (since 2009) under the Mathisen Corollary blog (which I named after my first book, because that's when I started the blog).
You can still find the same content there if you prefer (it has its own "internal search" feature) -- that blog content is now incorporated into this new website as well, for convenience (to enable visitors to find "all the content in one place").
You can also use the legacy site at davidmathisen.com where you will find a "mosaic"-style directory that can be helpful when navigating the different "regions" that the blog has spent time exploring over the years.


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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Memorial Day Parade 2015
Join CVO in the Memorial Day Parade at 11 AM on Saturday, May 23rd. We'll have vehicles. You can walk or ride. Bring the family! It will be a lot of fun! Wear your CVO hats and shirts!
We're number 81 and we're forming up on Wacker Drive between LaSalle and Wells. The kick off is at noon and we march down State Street. You may be on TV. The parade will be over by 2 PM or so.
All member organizations are invited to march with CVO. Join us!
CVO Fundraiser 2015 Video
May 2015 CVO Meeting – CANCELLED
The CVO Meeting for this Saturday (May 16th) is cancelled so we can focus on the Memorial Day Parade on May 23rd. Be sure to come out and bring the family to Wacker Drive between LaSalle and Wells (we're number 81) at 11 o'clock Saturday, May 23rd. We'll send out a formal notice of the parade in the next couple of days.
See you at the parade!!
Dr. Stacy L. Henderson
CVO Chair
CVO 2015 Fundraiser Photos
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MPMA Hawaiian Luau National Scholarship Fundraiser
Montford Point Marine Association
Chicago Chapter #2
'An Afternoon In Paradise'
Hawaiian Luau National Scholarship Fundraiser
Saturday * June 6, 2015 * 12pm-3:30pm
Japan Hibachi Grill Buffet
4817-4827 West 76th Street (76th & Cicero) Burbank, IL
Enjoy over 450 food items on 14 large Buffet Bars!
Sushi Bar, Chinese, Japanese, American, Mexican Cuisine and More!!!
Buffett * Games * Door Prizes * 50/50 Raffle
Fashion Show * Musical Entertainment
Donation – $30
Contact Paul Knox, Jr. – MPMA Chicago Chapter #2 Vice-President
(312) 502-5460 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Event Hostess:
Dr. Stacy L. Henderson, MPMA National Queen, 2013-15
The MPMA is a 501c3 non-profit veteran organization.
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Event Website: http://www.montfordpointmarineschicago.org/event/mpma-hawaiian-luau-national-scholarship-fundraiser-2015/?instance_id=1536


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Many of you may know of her already, but if you don't, I'd like to introduce you to the very lovely and talented Canadian artist, Janet Hill.
Where were you born?
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
What would you take if your house was burning down?
My family (obviously) and my Kate Spade purses.
Your favorite book?
I have so many, but right now I'm in love with Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
If you could have only 1 last meal, what would you want on the menu?
Champagne and oysters.
Janet's charming "Idea Space"
Do you prefer hot weather or cold?
Favorite artists?
That's hard to choose! Um, but at this moment I would say Karen Kilimnik, Holly Farrell, and VR Morrison. All women...that's interesting.
Pet peeve?
Having to pay for 'boring bills'. Like a roof repair, or a new dishwasher. Ugh.
Best childhood memory?
For some reason, playing 'Winged Monkey #3' in my elementary school's production of The Wizard Of Oz comes to mind. It seemed like a pretty exciting thing to be a part of and I liked playing a bad guy or rather, a bad monkey. We had to wear black leotards with glow in the dark paint and our only form of movement was gymnastics. I was also pretty surprised that I was chosen for the role since they were after tiny gymnasts and I stood at least a foot above everyone else. However, I could do some pretty mean handsprings back in those days so that likely helped. Oh, and I also had one line 'We have to take Dorothy back to the castle now'. Pretty exciting stuff. I wanted to be an actress for a whole five days after that performance.
Favorite travel destination?
Just one? I'm cheating here and I'm going to say Charleston, South Carolina, and Cape Cod. Oh, and I'm pretty lucky (most days) to live in Stratford, Ontario which is a big tourist town....home of the Stratford Festival of Canada, but is probably better known at the moment as Justin Bieber's hometown- yikes. The good thing is that when I'm feeling a little poor, I can always play tourist in my own town.
Favorite Shop?
I have to admit that I'm a big Anthropologie girl. In terms of online shopping, I would have to pick Etsy - of course.
What is, to you, the best thing about being an artist?
I want to thank Janet for taking the time to tell us a little more about herself and share some of her amazing work. Be sure to check out her Etsy shop and blog - you will be very glad you did!


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A few months ago my friend Adam asked me to create a tattoo design for him based off of a photograph he took. Adam lives in Downtown Utica and wanted to add a little bit of his love for our city to his tattoo collection. Adam and I have known eachother for a very long time, so I was honored to not only have several pieces of artwork hanging in his home, but be able to create a permanent piece for him.
The final image was tattooed on Adam's arm by Joe Zielinski at Inkorporated Tattoo, located on Genesee Street in Downtown Utica.


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If you're ready to take your trail riding to the next level, let us introduce you to your new friend, the Rockhopper Pro 29 with a one-by groupset. We built it to be light, durable, and exceedingly capable, but how we did it is far more interesting.
It starts with our new A1 SL alloy frame that features Boost™ QR 141 spacing, internal cable routing, and optimized tube shapes that save weight and give clean lines to the frame. Lastly, our Sport XC 29 geometry adjusts the reach, angles, and standover height to make for an improved fit across the size range. This is sure to keep you ripping and confident while heading both up and down the trail.
This Rockhopper comes spec'd with Shimano SLX 1x shifting that's simple and worry-free, powerful Shimano hydraulic disc brakes that'll stop on a dime, and a grippy combo of a Ground Control front and Fast Trak rear tyres that deliver superior control over almost any kind of terrain.
The frame is constructed from lightweight A1 SL aluminium in order to provide a compliant, durable platform to support our acclaimed XC Sport 29 Geometry. Combined, you get a bike that's more than efficient on climbs and descends just as well.
A RockShox Recon RL fork offers 80/90/100mm (size-specific) of plush, trail taming travel, and stiff 32mm stanchions.
When set up one-by, the Shimano SLX shifting makes it nearly impossible to drop a chain. Of course, you still get the clean, crisp shifts that Shimano is known for, too.
|Frame :
|A1 SL Aluminum, Sport XC 29 Geometry, tapered head tube, internal cable routing, Boost QR 141x9mm forged dropouts, chainstay-mounted disc brake, replaceable alloy derailleur hanger
|Fork :
|RockShox Recon RL, Solo Air, Boost™, 51mm offset, 80/90/100mm of travel
|Front Hub :
|Shimano, Center Lock™ disc, 9x100mm spacing, quick-release, 28h
|Rear Hub :
|Shimano, Center Lock™ disc, 9x141mm spacing, quick-release, 32h
|Spokes :
|Stainless, 14g
|Rims :
|Stout XC 29, 25mm internal width, disc-specific
|Inner Tubes :
|Presta, 40mm valve
|Front Tyre :
|Ground Control Sport, 29x2.3"
|Rear Tyre :
|Fast Trak Sport, 29x2.1"
|Crankset :
|Stout Pro, forged alloy
|Chain Rings :
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|Bottom Bracket :
|BSA for 24mm spindle
|Shift Levers :
|Shimano SLX, 11-speed
|Front Derailleur :
|Shimano SLX, Shadow Plus, 11-speed
|Rear Derailleur :
|SunRace, 11-speed, 11-46t
|Cassette :
|KMC X11, 11-speed w/ Missing Link™
|Chain :
|Shimano BR-MT200, hydraulic disc, 160/180mm
|Front Brake :
|Shimano BR-MT200, hydraulic disc, 160mm
|Rear Brake :
|Stout XC, double-butted alloy, 8-degree backsweep, 6-degree upsweep, 10mm rise, 31.8mm
|Handlebars :
|Specialized Sip Grip, half-waffle, S/M: regular thickness, L/XL: XL thickness
|Grips :
|Stout 3D-forged alloy, 31.8mm, 6-degree rise
|Stem :
|Henge Sport, steel rails, 143mm
|Saddle :
|Alloy, 12mm offset, 2-bolt clamp, 30.9mm
|Seatpost :
|Alloy, QR clamp, 34.9mm
|Seat Binder :
|Specialized Dirt


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Our company was born of a passion for music. Which means in addition to our work for artists and labels as clients, we also follow a lot of them on Facebook simply as fans. And as we see bands' promotional efforts come through our news feeds, we tend to see lots of the same mistakes. Here are a few of the most common:
Lack of Context: If your aim is to reach beyond your existing fans to create new ones, a ticket link is about the worst thing you can use for your campaign. The likelihood of someone seeing an ad from a band they're not familiar with and proceeding to buy a $15 ticket is close to zero. To reach new ears you need to communicate WHY they might be interested, then provide an easy path to become a fan. Once they're a fan, THEN you can sell them a ticket.
Not Segmenting Your Targets: Your existing fans are going to be your biggest source of ticket sales by a vast margin. So it's important to guarantee you reach 100% of them, preferably a few times. When it comes to other targets, you are aiming for wide coverage, but you don't necessarily care who among them sees it. Too many bands do "Campaign A: Targeting our fans plus fans of Band X and Band Y". You'll get much better results by separating into "Campaign A: Targeting our fans" plus "Campaign B: Targeting fans of Band X and Band Y".
Poorly Formatted Images: Take the time to learn the sizes that Facebook prefers for each type of post and ad. It looks totally amateur to have images cropped awkwardly because you used the wrong size. For a link post, this means 1200 x 627px.
Putting It On Blast: With the advanced posting options that Facebook offers, there's no reason you need to show fans content that has nothing to do with them. A fan in New Jersey doesn't care about your show in San Diego. Use geo-targets to limit the audience for posts, or better yet take advantage of "Dark Posts" to push specific content out to each market.
Slow Your Roll: We see bands doing this all the time....the show is in three weeks so they set up a three week campaign. The problem is that by about day four everyone has seen your ad so many times that they are ready to block your page forever. Build in some breathing space. Try having the ad turned on for three days, then off for four days. The idea is to respectfully remind people about your show, not beat them into submission. (UPDATE: A new tool Facebook introduced is a huge help for this. Check out our article on it here.)
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What We Believe
One of the oldest and most reliable descriptions of the essentials of the Christian faith can be found in the Apostle's Creed. This creed is perhaps the most succinct way to describe the core of our beliefs at Emmanuel.
We believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
We believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended in to heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Beyond these lines a good way to talk about what fuels our life of faith in Christ is to speak of the interplay between grace and gratitude. In his mercy God graciously pursues us in Jesus Christ to reconcile us to relationship with himself and we live in grateful response to this gift. God loves us and we seek to reflect that love in the world.
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Emmanuel Presbyterian is a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a member of the Northwest Coast Presbytery. Information about our national and local denominational agencies can be found at the following links:


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Conference Facility_Tolarno Hotel St.Kilda VIC. Australia _Completed 2011
The Tolarno Annexe transforms the previously dark and under-utilized courtyard of this iconic St Kilda hotel into a light-filled and engaging multi-purpose space.
Conceived as a light-weight, outdoor structure fixed to the side of the existing hotel, the Annexe retains the spirit of the existing courtyard as an outdoor space, connected to but spatially liberated from the hotel interior. The project negotiates a spatially complex site without disrupting the layout of the existing hotel or the amenity of neighbouring properties, maintaining access to sunlight and eliminating potential acoustic disturbance.
The Tolarno Annexe accommodates a myriad of diverse functions, from formal conferences and informal workshops, to art installations and social gatherings, providing the hotel with the ability to further broaden its engagement with the community on a cultural and social level.
BENT Team:
Paul Porjazoski, Fiona Lew, Merran Porjazoski
Roubaix Projects P/L
Structural Engineer:
Adams Consulting Engineers P/L
Trevor Mein
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When it comes to the NHL Awards, a handful are earned on statistical achievement while the rest are won through votes cast by various organizations depending on the award. The chart below shows the award winners for the 2013 NHL season.
2013 NHL First All-Star Team honors went to Bobrovsky (G), Subban (D), Suter (D), Crosby (C), Ovechkin (RW) and Kunitz (LW). The 2013 NHL Second All-Star Team roster was Lundqvist (G), Beauchemin (D), Letang (D), Toews (C), St. Louis (RW) and Ovechkin (LW).
Confusion during the voting process resulted in the Professional Hockey Writers' Association inadvertently naming Ovechkin to both All-Star Teams, snubbing Taylor Hall who otherwise would have captured the left wing slot on the Second All-Star Team and a bonus for the accolade.
The 2013 NHL All-Rookie Team was comprised of newcomers Jake Allen (G), Jonas Brodin (D), Justin Schultz (D), Jonathan Huberdeau (C), Brendan Gallagher (RW) and Brandon Saad (LW).
* See also 2015 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2014 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2012 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2011 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2010 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2009 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
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Below are a few maps of Crete and areas of Crete. Click on the thumbnails to open the map
Map of West Crete
Map of Central Crete
Map of Eastern Crete
Map of Crete
Map of the White Mountains
City centre Chania
City centre Rethymnon
Venetian map of Crete
If you want to explore Crete and get away from the beaten track, you will want to buy a good map. Below are the ones we recommend
Western Crete (Maps of Crete) and Eastern Crete (Maps of Crete) are two 100.000 maps by harms verlag. Good for driving and just about usable for walks.
The Greek publisher Anavasi has published a few good 1:25.000 maps of Crete. Three of them cover the region from Sougia (East Selinou) to Sfakia and include most of the White Mountains. These maps are a huge improvement on what we had before (including the Greek military maps) and are accurate to use with a GPS but they could have been much better if they had included more of the old paths. On the other hand, from a safety point of view it might be a good thing not to include remote paths in the mountains because you invariably get people following them and getting in trouble.
The maps are cheap to buy and solidly made (you get the sense that they will not tear after the first few times you use them) and can be bought in good bookshops in Crete
. (see bottom of the page to order through Amazon)
They also have a CD for PC combining the 3 maps. It has a map viewer displaying coordinates and altitude at any point of the map. Comprises three maps on a scale of 1:25.000 (Pachnes, Sfakia and Gigilos - Samaria). Includes files ready to import in TopoView, Pathaway, TTQV and OziExplorer.
Anavasi also offers three 1:100.000 road maps which are well-made and up-to-date (see in the Amazon links below)
This map was published in late 2012 and more or less combines the 1:25.000 maps of Sfakia and Pachnes so it will save you buying two maps. There are far more named areas and summits than in the older maps which I find a big plus. One disavantage is that the map is far less solid than the older 1:25.000 maps.
Click on the image on the left for a direct Amazon link
This is the second edition of Atlas of Crete 1:50,000. The new edition spots a new smaller size, a new durable back and a new distribution of the 115 map plates, which ensures better coverage, a new map plates sequence, which facilitates following and overview, new map composition techniques, which result in a more readable map, despite the much more dense information, a new introduction to the human and natural Cretan landscape, filled with thematic maps and photos, a new chapter dedicated to 20 natural and hiking areas, dotted with detailed maps and emphasizing on the landscape and the biodiversity, and including dozens of pictures of rare animals and plants.
The maps are on 1:50,000 scale, they are updated to last changes and include a road network of 22.158 Km, 779 Km of paths and a WGS84 grid. All settlements and archaeological and religious monuments are indexed. All texts and indexes are in English and Greek. The price is Euro 23 (in Greece)
You may be able to get the various Anavasi maps (currently the best maps for Crete) through Amazon at the links below


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Recognized by New Jersey Monthly magazine as one of New Jersey's "Rising Star, Super Lawyers" * for Insurance Coverage. Valerie A. Vladyka is a member of the Firm's Insurance Defense, Appellate, and Insurance Coverage Practice Groups. Among her various areas of concentration, she handles insurance coverage disputes arising under various types of insurance policies for several prominent insurance carriers. Ms. Vladyka's experience and knowledge of insurance coverage has provided insight and guidance in the defense of clients involving claims of additional insured status and contractual indemnification. It has also enabled her to counsel the Firm's clients in the negotiation of sub-contract agreements and commercial leases related to provisions for insurance coverage and indemnification.
As part of the Firm's Appellate Practice Group, Ms. Vladyka has handled numerous appeals for clients on a wide range of cases in the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of New Jersey, and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Her appellate judicial clerkship and extensive experience in appellate advocacy have resulted in several published appellate decisions.
Ms. Vladyka's diverse professional, business, and civic affiliations also include her active involvement in the Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court where she serves as a Master and mentors newly admitted attorneys.
Early in her career, she served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable James J. Petrella, P.J.A.D., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
Areas of Concentration
Insurance defense and coverage litigation, federal and state matters involving construction defects, general negligence, toxic torts, insurance coverage disputes and defense of claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Representative Matters
- Represents clients in various federal and state matters involving construction defects, general negligence, toxic torts, and insurance coverage disputes
- Represents a national home warranty company for all claims in New Jersey
- Represents clients in defense of claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Nicosia v. Wakefern Food Corp., 136 N.J. 401 (1994) (representation of an employee in wrongful termination suit based upon purported disclaimer in employee handbook)
- A&S Fuel Oil Co., Inc. v. Royal Indemnity Co., Inc., 279 N.J. Super. 367 (App. Div. 1995), certif. denied 141 N.J. 98 (1995) (successfully defended pollution claims under Absolute Pollution Exclusion in commercial automobile policy)
- Marino v. Indus. Crating Co, 358 F.3d 241 (3rd Cir. 2004) (defense of contractor under borrowed servant doctrine)
* The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists are issued by
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A Look at What Lies Beneath: A Breakdown of the 2012-2013 Contest Year
All of the notifications – finalist and rejection alike – for the 2012-2013 Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest have now been sent out.
And as we did last year we're going to share a breakdown of the contest's internal numbers, operating under the assumptions that transparency is beneficial to this kind of endeavour, that those of you who run similar activities (or might be thinking about doing so in future) might like the benefit of some actual numbers to think about, and that the statistical breakdowns are just interesting in general. You can find last year's statistical breakdown here if you'd like to compare and contrast the two sets of data.
As we're not covering all the available statistical information produced by the contest I've provided some additional statistics and facts below before launching into the actual (fairly short) breakdown.
Interesting facts about this contest that aren't reflected in the quick breakdown below (for those looking for more numbers):
- 5 people opted to send in multiple submissions this year (compared with 14 last year).
- The maximum number of multiple submissions sent by a single entrant was 4 (3 was the cap last year, and we removed the cap before this year's contest began).
- The most common number of multiple submissions sent by a single entrant this year was 2 (compared with 3 last year).
- We had 5 (for sure, there might be one more I'm forgetting) entries that were not speculative in nature. This is probably a failure in communication on our end, and I'll see what I can do to further clarify the definition of speculative fiction next time round.
- Despite a smaller shortlist this year (down to 6 from last year's 9), the percentage of entries making the finalist shortlist was, in both years, roughly 11.5% (because the smaller number of finalist slots this year was offset by a smaller number of total entries).
And, just off the top of my head, several things we're very happy about:
- We had far more women enter this year's contest.
- We had a handful of QUILTBAG entries this year (counting QUILTBAG characters in any role in the story, protagonist or otherwise). Not many, but it's a start and we'll take it.
- Speaking to the above, all the submissions we saw containing non-cis-gendered protagonists (yes, we actually did have a couple) were extremely well-handled, which was totally awesome to see.
- The general quality of submissions was high, which is quite gratifying (though it made things harder in the end, of course).
- Between this year and last we saw several returning writers improve the quality of their writing, which was absolutely wonderful to see. And we expect even better things from them again next year.
And some other things worth noting:
- We still have one outstanding payment for a story we never received. We could not get in touch with the entrant despite numerous attempts, so we're holding that fee in reserve if they want a refund. Hopefully at some point we'll hear from them.
- We're thinking about discontinuing taking .docx files next year (owing to some file compatibility issues). If we do, we will still continue to take .doc and .rtf files.
For those of you doing a compare and contrast of this year's and last year's numbers, please note that this year we opted to lower the monetary prizes on offer because we had initially overreached in the first year (we're looking at raising the monetary prizes again next year but that's a different post for down the road). That is reflected in the numbers below:
Overall Breakdown:
65 Entrants
73 Submissions (3 hard copy, 70 electronic)
Entrant Gender Split: 31 Male / 34 Female
Submissions by Month:
Submissions in November: 9
Submissions in December: 6
Submissions in January: 18
Submissions in February: 40
Submissions by Region/Country:
North America
Canada: 57
United Kingdom: 1
Ireland: 1
Middle East
Israel: 1
South America
Argentina: 1
New Zealand: 1
Finalists Overall Breakdown:
0 hard copies, 6 electronic entries
Finalist Gender Split: 1 Male / 5 Female
Finalist Entries Received By Month:
Finalist Stories in November: 1
Finalist Stories in December: 0
Finalist Stories in January: 0
Finalist Stories in February: 5
Finalist Entries by Region/Country:
North America
Canada: 6
And that's the way things fell out this year. Next year's numbers will, of course, look completely different. It's part of what comes with trying something a little different every year.
What does not change, however, is the announcement of this year's winners, which will be going up on or before April 1st, 2013. At that time we will announce the names of all the finalists as well.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Michael Matheson at email@example.com, or you can catch up with us on Twitter (@fomcontest).
Posted on March 10, 2013, in Status Updates, Uncategorized and tagged 2012-2013, Don't Panic, finalists, statistics, writing. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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This week, the state granted $1 million to build a solar-power field over top of the Paoli rail yard, which is now apart of an EPA Superfund site (hazardous waste site). The panels will cover three acres at the west end of the rail yard and the energy they generate will feed into a substation in the yard that provides electricity for SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale line and Amtrak. The panels will supply 2 percent of the energy used each day by both Amtrak and SEPTA.
According to this Philadelphia Inquirer article published on Tuesday, the panels are apart of a $50 million plan to construct a Paoli train station and parking garage some blocks west of the existing facility.
Construction on the solar-power field is set to begin this fall and will hopefully be finished by the end of the calendar year. State Representative Paul J. Drucker (D., Chester) said Monday that the construction will be funded by the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.


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e14designs is the work of Eric Steinhardt, a freelance graphic designer from the western suburbs of Chicago.
Years of hard work growing up in the family pre-press/design business (Custom Dezign & Graphix, Inc.) established his experience and expertise in the design, identity/branding, printing and most recently, the web design fields he currently works in.
This past experience has left an indelible mark on Eric, which combined with his constant "perfectionist" attitude forms his personal business mission statement of "Supplying the highest quality at affordable pricing" - which is how he strives to ensure e14 operates at all times.
Through all this experience and the knowledge gained, plus over 30 years of collected resources and established relationships with vendors and other talented people (ie. the "we" part), makes e14designs a perfect solution for all of your Design, Print and Web needs!
The various travels and "career paths" ...
• Art Director and Co-Owner at a full service promotions, entertainment, and booking agency.
• Lead Graphic Artist at a Graphics/Printing company and also currently at an apparel company.
• Art Director (and eventual business partner) for a modeling agency.
All in all ... Experience - working for you!
Looking forward to have the opportunity to build a long prosperous relationship with you.
Eric Steinhardt
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Just a sampling of the wide variety of work we've created over the past 30+ years. Some samples shown are final printed samples whereas others are the ones I personally have liked and have chosen to display.
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Yesterday we celebrated our annual May Rosary pilgrimage. There weren't as many people as usual for the May pilgrimage and we think it's because they were all over at our Lady of Peace in New Providence for Msgr. Sean Cunneen's farewell Mass and reception.
Our Brother, Fr. Vincent De Lucia was our guest preacher and he spoke to us about our Lady's motherhood using as his point of reflection a beautiful icon from Mt. Athos which is in the possession of the friars at St. Joseph's parish in NY. After, he brought it to the parlour for us to reverence and admire. Sr. Maria tried valiantly to convince Father that it would make a nice present for her 50th anniversary next year. No luck!
We had a most enjoyable time with Father in the palour along with Sr. Anne, a Sparkhill Dominican and our good friends Charlie Martin and Michael McCarthy who drove Father Vincent to our monastery.
Father Vincent was last here 17 years ago as a 1st year student brother. We enjoyed sharing photos of that visit. "When I had hair!" was Father's response!
We hope that Father Vincent won't wait another 17 years before he comes again! Father, you are ALWAYS welcome!


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Nimbin to the Border Ranges – Scenic Drive
Nimbin & the Border Ranges
Just a short fifteen-minute drive out of Nimbin along Blue Knob Road Blue Knob Hall Gallery & Café, it's the perfect place to stop for lunch, a snack or a peek at some truly gifted local artists work. Nestled below the sacred landmark of Lillian Rock, this quaint co-operative gallery & café offers a changing exhibition program and a beautiful outlook over Blue Knob Mountain & Nightcap National Park.
Continue on Blue Knob Rd to Kyogle/Murwillumbah Road and turn left towards Kyogle, continuing on the Kyogle/Murwillumbah Road. Turn right into Williams Road & then into Creegan Road, which becomes Tweed Range Scenic Drive. This 64km gravel road traverses the eastern Plateau of the World Heritage Rainforest area from Lillian Rock to Wiangaree and takes a leisurely 3-4 hours.
The Border Ranges National Park offers spectacular views, pristine rainforest walks, waterfalls, stands of Antarctic Beech trees and a variety of camping and picnic areas. The park's highlight is the amazing view from The Pinnacle Lookout. The Pinnacle Walk is like no other in the region (0.2km 10 minutes return) & offers dramatic views of the Mt Warning Caldera. The track finishes at a lookout platform with spectacular views of Mt Warning & the Tweed Valley 1000 metres below.
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The Heart of My Palms/
Mahalo nui loa (a big Thank You to YOU), to those of you who visited my studio December 6 & 7th. I am still basking in the joy and conversation we shared.
The paintings and giclées hanging in the studio tell the story of my painting life. By asking questions, you jogged a few memories loose and helped me to "connect more of the dots" linking my paintings together.
I am most appreciative of your asking about my coconut paintings. Their lineage feels especially important because I just finished a new coconut painting.
I did quite a lot of housesitting around the island for the first few years that I lived here. Housesitting is interesting, sometimes fun, and often more involved than you might expect.
One morning, as I walked the golden retrievers along the beach while housesitting in Kewala Bay, I was thinking about all the changes I had experienced in the three years since I'd moved here. I was amazed that the dreams I had of becoming an artist had brought me so far from home.
Big Dreams Require Big Seeds © Patrice A Federspiel, 2003
Just then I saw three or four coconuts bobbing in the water along the shore. "Big Dreams Require Big Seeds" popped into my head. Immediately coconuts became synonymous with my dreams, and I knew a painting would ensue.
Then There Were Two © Patrice A Federspiel, 2004
This painting hangs in Kai Ku Hale in Hale`iwa
Since then, I have painted several coconut paintings. One painting, "Dreamscape: Lift Off" hangs in the front room of my studio.
Unless you have seen a coconut beginning to sprout, you might not recognize the object "hanging in the sky" of the painting as a coconut (the color is a bit more brilliant than true coconuts are).
Dreamscape: Lift Off © Patrice A Federspiel, 2004
That painting was an affirmation that my career was about to "take off" even before I really felt that to be true.
My most recent coconut painting is also not immediately recognizable as being a coconut; and its lineage is a bit out of the ordinary as well.
It began during a mini-meditation three months ago. During the meditation, I "saw" something growing in the palms of my hands. That something was my creativity.
A few weeks later, I found an empty coconut hull still in the husk in which it had grown on a tree. It looked like a heart to me so I brought it home and kept it in a plastic bag in my studio. I was saving it until I had time to paint it.
A few more weeks went by before I was able to begin the painting.
"The Heart of My Palms" is now complete. It speaks to the love I have for, and feel from and through, my hands.
The Heart of My Palms © Patrice A Federspiel, 2014
The coconut still symbolizes my dreams of being an artist. My hands are used to create my paintings.
All of my paintings come from my heart, through my palms, to you.
Thank you for the role you play in summoning them forward.


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If businesses are reluctant to hire new employees, it's not necessarily because of the extra payroll expenses. There are also assorted direct and indirect costs.
Businesses' investments in new employees also entail recruiting, training, training materials, and a myriad of other expenses in both money and in time. Time means money.
Recruiting expenses can include advertising, your internal recruiter's time to consider resumes, the interviewers' time to schedule and conduct interviews, background checks, drug-screening tests and any pre-employment screening tests.
Even if you could hire workers at $8 per hour, published reports indicate it might cost you at least $3,500 in direct and indirect costs.
Companies must consider the costs of orientation and initial job training. Along with on-the-job training of new employees don't forget the costs of any continuing education.
Many businesses know the costs in additional wages for new workers. But then there's the lunchroom, coffee, workman's compensation, disability, medical and life insurance, dental plans and more.
So it's important to remember that a new employee's salary plus benefits equals as much as 1.5 times in the base salary range.
But such costs don't usually include the expenses associated with desk space, a computer, chair, cell phone and other expenses.
Depending on the host of new expenses, the break-even point in expenses in hiring new employees can take many months.
You must take into account productivity costs. Depending on the position, it can take months for employees to get up-to-speed in productivity before you break even.
Unfortunately, many new recruits leave the job before the break-even point because they can't absorb the training, enjoy the work or fit into your workplace culture.
Probation meetings
So it makes sense to take every precaution – tactics that will help insure success of new workers. That calls for probation meetings.
To get the most out probation meetings, here are five tactics:
1. Schedule regular meetings
Start your paper trail. Write a letter inviting the new employee to regularly scheduled probationary meetings to discuss progress.
Depending on the position and the duration of your company's probationary period, the interval between the meetings can be anywhere from one to four weeks.
As you conduct the review meetings, try to anticipate the employees' likely long-term potential.
Be certain that you don't miss the last scheduled meeting of the probation period. Because if you do miss the last meeting and you have a weak-performing employee, it can legally be assumed the employee has qualified for indefinite employment.
2. Adequately prepare for your meetings
Prior to the meeting, evaluate the employee's performance. Focus on the positive and negative. Observe the person's soft skills and teamwork.
3. Communicate with the employee
Clarify your expectations. You'll want to correct bad habits right away. Your comments should be diplomatic and well-defined.
Be balanced in your feedback. Clarity and precision is needed in giving compliments.
4. Partner with your employee
Set the tone conducive for a long-term association with the employee. Show patience and be supportive.
This is the time to be thorough but communicating as a partner with your employee. That means making it a two-way dialogue.
Encourage questions.
To create an open discussion, ask open-ended questions. You need to encourage the employee to freely talk with you. Actively listen to what the person has to tell you.
If, for example, the employee finds it difficult to implement certain tasks or needs tools in order to be held accountable, assess the problems jointly. Be constructive in your criticism.
Discuss the reasons causing the problems, and the two of you should develop solutions together. This will facilitate a productive relationship.
You should also be as diligent is praising the employee when it's warranted. Either way, the employee will respond favorably and this will help you to be accorded maximum respect.
5. Elements to include in your written action plan
The action plan should be discussed and documented in each probation meeting by you. This should include what is discussed, and a deadline for implementation and completion of tasks.
This record is important. You'll want to document any areas of under-performance and associated issues.
From the Coach's Corner, related management strategies:
Welcoming New Hires the Right Way Enhances Your Culture — What is your plan for welcoming new employees? If you don't plan well, you risk alienating your new employees, your organization's culture and ultimately hurting your business performance.
Trust Gap between Managers and Workers — How to Drive Engagement — While it's true there are companies that are aware that good morale among employees propels profits, many businesses are missing opportunities for growth. It's not because of marketing. It has to do with internal issues. Why? There's still a wide gap between what managers and workers think about trust.
Millennial Manager: Earn Respect, Get Results with 6 Tips — It can be tough to manage baby boomers. Not because they're difficult workers. Your learning has just begun. Remember a lot of baby boomers know they have more experience than you; perhaps even in management. Maybe even in your job.
Get the Maximum Benefit from Your Part-Time Employees — Are you getting the most benefit from your part-time employees? Many employers are so focused on putting out fires and taking care of their full-time staff members, they inadvertently overlook their part-time employees.
How to avoid EEOC Discrimination Suits — Here are six tips for micro-companies and 13 strategies for larger organizations to avoid EEOC migraines.
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Over the last few weeks, I've been surprised to find that several people that I used to know quite well in the past are quiet regular readers of The Simple Dollar. People from college, people from high school, and people from my earlier professional life are actually readers – something I would have barely believed a little while back.
So, if any of you are lurking out there and would like to get in touch, please drop me a line. I'd really love to hear from you!
First, I have a pair of new articles up at OPEN Forum.
The first is 8 Simple Rules for Practicing Frugality while Traveling for Your Business, which offers up several tips for saving money when you're out and about on business travel.
The other one is Getting Maximum Value from Your Local Small Business Association, which talks about the value of building small business connections in your local community, even if your business is online-based and not connected to the community.
And now, for some personal finance articles of interest.
Not Much Convenience in Convenience Foods A powerful argument that convenience foods aren't really convenient in terms of effort. They're only convenient in that they just require almost no kitchen expertise. In other words, they don't prey on time, they prey on ignorance, and people that pay more for the convenience foods are paying for that ignorance. Really interesting perspective. (@ grist via bitten)
Free Marriage Counseling: Do It Yourself Here's the thing: most counseling boils down to just having a conversation where both people feel safe and some guidance is offered. Very rarely does a counselor actually make a decision – they just guide participants to their own decisions. So what's keeping you from doing it yourself? (@ art of manliness)
6 Sure-Fire Ways to Stop Feeling Jealous Jealousy drives a huge number of workplace and personal problems. If you're feeling jealous of someone, you need to deal with that jealousy. (@ pick the brain)
How Giving Changes Everything Giving of yourself comes back to you multiplied – I've found this to be true again and again and again. (@ zen habits)
Having It All This article by Erin Doland is fantastic, outlining in detail the life-changing value of minimizing clutter in all aspects of your life. (@ unclutterer)


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This is something we really don't do in the UK. It looks lovely and I like the concept of changing it up.
Love the mantel! I just cleared out everything. I try to keep winter decor up, but when we don't have snow it's hard to keep it going! Of course, that means we will get a blizzard in a few weeks and I will bunnies and eggs on my mantel! Enjoy! laura
So welcoming and wintry!
I love your mantel and have to check out your DIY snowflake! I have a winters wreath on the front door, a DIY I did last year. It's still hanging in there!
I like the banner. What a fun idea.
I use snowmen and have my nutcracker collection still on display. I like to enjoy my nutcrackers longer then just for Christmas.
Beautiful work, Heather. I like how you decorate.
I don't really have any winter decor outside of our Christmas stuff. I need to come up with something! I love changing things up a little! :)
Right now I just have Valentine's Day things out. I need to create some sort of snowflake banner to use next winter. I love the snowflake door decoration, so sweet!
Looks so pretty! :)
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Shades of Winter
Winter in Oregon can be bleak, gray and depressing at times. When the sun comes out during this time of the year you need to soak it up as quick as possible because you never know when you will see it again.
In between these solar visits some beautiful scenes and colors can still be found, you just need to adventure out a bit to see them. My pal Steve and I did just that with a little last minute trip out to Minto Brown Park. Here are some of the goodies from that trip.


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ONCE again my little child genius has put felt tip pen to paper and created an album cover version for you to guess.
Last week's was Metallica's eponymous album, AKA The Black Album.
And the serial thrilla has breathed life into another big album with this crabtastic effort.
As always, leave a comment if you know what it is!


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Daniela Cermenati is a graphic designer and artist from Latin America. She has been painting and selling her art for almost 15 years, starting in several parts of Latin America and eventually moving to the United States.
Her paintings are a combination of acrylic paint, ribbon, paper and stencil work, and other materials. She loves using mixed styles and vibrant colors and uses nature as the inspiration for her artwork.
We are very excited to welcome Daniela to SoWa and share her art with you!
When she's here: May 1, May 22


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Submitted by East Catholic High School
East Catholic High School is proud to announce a partnership with the University of Notre Dame that aims to enhance the culture of high school sports with its "Play Like a Champion Today Program." This character education program through sports initiative supports Catholic schools in promoting athletics as a ministry to youth and families, helps to build teams as moral communities, and supports character development, spiritual growth, intrinsic motivation and responsible decision-making.
"East Catholic Athletics is excited to be entering into a partnership with the University of Notre Dame and its Play Like a Champion Today Program," said athletic director Tom Malin. "We feel that this partnership will benefit our student athletes, coaches and parents as we strive to foster a good moral foundation throughout our athletic programs."
East Catholic continues to work to provide adolescents with the highest quality sports experience possible. Drawing on the expertise of the Notre Dame coaching staff, the research of developmental and sport psychologists, as well as leaders in Catholic theology, Play Like a Champion Today aims to renew high school sports by educating coaches and parents to nurture personal and spiritual development along with athletic excellence.
East Catholic High School is bringing Play Like a Champion Today experts to provide an athlete and coaches clinic on Aug. 22 and 23 and a parents' workshop on Sept. 4.
Malin, along with members of the coaching staff, attended a Sports Leadership conference on Notre Dame's campus in June titled "Long Term Athlete Development: Ethics and Excellence." East Catholic High School is the first Connecticut area high school to partner with this program.
Play Like a Champion Today workshops are nationally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education. The initiative enjoys partnerships in more than 40 cities across the United States and Canada. Play Like a Champion Today has educated more than 50,000 coaches and 20,000 parents who, in turn, have impacted the lives of more than a million athletes.
The Parent Like a Champion program is an interactive workshop for sports parents that seeks not only to respond to incidents, but also seeks to give parents sound advice on how to guide their children through their youth and high school sports careers. Parents receive education and materials that help them reinforce the goals of character development through sports stressed by the program. Parents also receive guidance on how they can help their children to form habits of spiritual reflection, perseverance, sound decision-making, team work, good nutrition and regular exercise.
Pope Francis recently spoke in his Vatican Radio address about "the importance of sports in moral education, since the sporting spirit is the one that teaches the need for discipline, effort and sacrifice to succeed and achieve excellence – becoming a constant reminder of the sacrifices necessary to grow in the virtues that build the character of a person."
Submitted by East Catholic High School.


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The Vellum Interactive booth isn't a booth so much as it is a foldout table and some iPad Minis. Spread across their sole physical structure is a slew of stickers that say "DOES YOUR MIND EVEN LIFT?" And if the Vellum name sounds familiar, it's probably because they made a splash during the election last year with their presidential punching game Political Arena. So how did this tiny hooligan studio from Dallas make a game about a little boy gaining self-confidence?
Telekinesis Kyle is a game about a kid named Kyle who happens to have telekinetic powers. That much, I'm sure, you can surmise from the title, but the narrative built around that premise is where it gets good. Kyle is enrolled in a school for gifted youngsters—Professor X-style—but it turns out that the school is nothing more than a sham, a front for government-sponsored experiments on said youths. They want to harvest these supernatural abilities for military applications, but Kyle would really rather not get involved in that.
So to escape all these little clinical rooms littered with security cameras, spikes, and pressure-sensitive switches that open doors, Kyle uses his powers to solve puzzles that involve moving platforms, jumping chasms, and dodging lasers. It actually feels a lot like Portal, and for good reason: that was a major influence on the game.
"We really like what Portal did in the puzzle space," says creative director Daniel Luecke. The setting is pretty similar, as you can tell, but the story goes in a vastly different direction. Rather than discovering ambient scenes of absurdism and the oddly macabre, Telekinesis Kyle tells the tale of a little boy who discovers himself.
In that respect, the game is rather ambitious, but Luecke is no stranger to narrative heights. He actually came over from film and the world of student cinema. "It's weird," he says, "because the indie game community is so friendly. Everyone supports one another. Back when I made student films, it was really competitive."
Bringing certain aspects over to games, though, might give Vellum a leg up on other studios anyways. "Cameras and lighting," says Luecke when I asked about the differences between the two. Luecke is so used to working under physical and financial constraints that now that he has the relatively inconsequential limitations of virtual environments, he knows how to effectively achieve that which he'd only dreamt of before.
Camera movements are especially important to him. "An important part of directing is subverting expectations," says Luecke, "and making games is the same way." This was illustrated in one particular level when I had to levitate a single box over to press one of two buttons. Each would force a respective platform to raise and lower in a loop. However, when I got to the end of a rather short path, it dawned on me that the end-of-level door wasn't open. But how to get it open? There were no other buttons and neither the ones I'd used opened up the exit.
The answer was in plain sight the whole time: the moving platforms make a circuit that lights up when connected. So then I moved the first one into place, watching the line along the bottom light up. Then I moved the second one, only to see the light disappear. Another subversion: the second button moved not just the second platform but the first one as well. It was a series of twists that elevated what I thought was an otherwise simple and straightforward puzzle.
There were parts, though, that certainly show the game is still a work in progress. The second puzzle of the five-level demo had a similar "oh no, the door isn't open" moment, but it wasn't completely intentional. "That's something we're working on," says Luecke. "The camera should pan over to this part of the level and show you this button," a button that was completely hidden from view in the process of my solving the stage. But at least he's keeping it in mind and keeping to his roots.
Luecke's history with film, however, has also influenced the game in terms of puzzle design. Used to working with slim pickings, "the goal is to keep the number of objects you use to an absolute minimum," he says. And over the course of the demo, they seemed to have reached that goal; I never used more than three objects at any given time. But the number of the objects isn't as important as the weight.
Kyle can use his powers indefinitely, but he can only lift so much at once, a metric visualized by a kU meter at the bottom of the screen. So if there are a bunch of little wooden crates, Kyle can probably lift them all at once and hold them in place as he runs across them. If he needs to lift a giant metal box and a giant metal plank, however, then he'll need to do a little Tower of Hanoi-esque problem solving to get them where (and when) he needs them to be.
This is where the game gets a little fuzzy, though. At the end of each level, you get a rating of one to four stars (each one taking increasing amounts of time to *ding* as your score racks up in its best Pokémon impression), which is primarily based on however much kU you use to solve the puzzle. I'm not entirely sure how it's measured since I repeatedly dropped and picked up and moved things erroneously along the way to the solution and regularly picked up things that would deplete Kyle's mental resource but still got four stars on all five levels.
Telekinesis Kyle, though, is still pretty fresh. It's mere months into development and I didn't see any comic book-style story sections, fires to put out, or robot guards. What I did see, though, is the midlife stage of a promising indie puzzle game. The mechanics are there, the ambitions lofty, and there's a creative director who brings in a little something different, a little something new. Let's just hope they don't run out of juice before all the heavy lifting is done.
Look for Telekinesis Kyle on iOS devices this spring.


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Sleep is a periodic state of relative unconsciousness and inactivity from which a
person or animal can be roused. If deprived of sleep humans initially experience hallucinations, acute anxiety, and
become highly suggestible and eventually coma and sometimes death result.
During sleep, the body is relaxed and most bodily activity is reduced. Cortical, or higher brain activity, as measured by an electroencephalograph; blood pressure; body temperature; and rate of heart rate and breathing are decreased. However, certain activities, such as gastric and alimentary activity, are increased.
Sleep tends to occur in daily cycles which exhibit up to 5 or 6 periods of orthodox sleep – characterized by its deepness – alternating with periods of paradoxical, or rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, characterized by its restlessness and jerky movements of the eyes. It is during this REM sleep, which occupies about one fifth of total sleeping time, that dreaming occurs. Sleepwalking (somnambulism) occurs only during orthodox sleep and nit when we are dreaming.
Separate sleeping and waking centers in the hypothalamus cooperate with other parts of the brain in controlling sleep. A rested brain and concentration are probably the most effective basis for concentration. Difficulty in sleeping is called insomnia.


text: Many people use their iPhones to take snapshots, but few realize the power of their phone's camera. (After all, it only has one button). Create Great iPhone Photos shows you how to harness the full potential of your iPhone's camera. This richly illustrated, 4-color book teaches you how to manipulate and publish images straight from your iPhone, without the hassle of memory cards, connection cables, or complex desktop photo editing tools. Author Allan Hoffman begins by explaining fundamentals of great iPhone photography, and how to use the essential iPhone editing apps. You'll learn tips and tricks for composition, focusing, lighting, and the other unique challenges of the iPhone. You'll also learn how to instantly share photos on Flickr and create your own photoblog. Those looking to get the most out of their iPhone's camera, and make remarkable photos with iPhone apps, just need to open Create Great iPhone Photos.


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"The only constant is change and it is a variable"™
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If space is the future, sending a few people on the top of a burning Hydrogen+Oxygen rocket engine is expensive and dangerous.
We are proposing using the same Hydrogen+Oxygen paradigm to make something that is not as expensive, but still very dangerous.
Hydrogen for lift (balloon), Oxygen + Hydrogen for boost and the empty shell for a solar sail.
Even if we can only lift small weights out of the atmosphere, the cost would be significantly less than a rocket designed for warfare and modified for travel.


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Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers live
With more than 12 albums and fifteen years of performing, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers have established themselves as icons in the South West, delivering Spanish-infused, roots rock. Their fan base has grown exponentially over the last decade. As a singer and songwriter, Roger Clyne penned and performed the theme song for cartoon, "King of the Hill" under his previous band moniker, The Refreshments. This will be his 8th performance in Telluride, his first public performance and first with his full band. It promises to be the quality and vivacious of those shows that bring his fans back in the thousands to Mexico year after year – a winter Roger Clyne ski festival! Clyne has also successfully spearheaded the production of his own ultra-premium sipping tequila called Mexican Moonshine Tequila. The Harmaleighs, an indie duo from Nashville will open the show


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Knock Stanton all you want—and please do!—but don't snicker at its food scene. It bests most of South County in deals and variety, from high-end New American at Park Ave. to Nory's delectable Peruvian rotisserie chicken and dozens of Korean and Mexican gems. The latest on the list is LA FLOR DE MEXICO.
Here stands another tool to combat this early summer's already-oppressive heat: cooler after cooler of paletas, nieves y cocteles de fruta (fruit bars, ice creams and fruit salads for non-wabs). The kind woman who runs this Mexican ice-cream shop prepares each flavor daily using fresh fruit, aided by her daughter and other family members. All earnings must go into their products, since the strip-mall parcel is barren save for pink-and-white-striped walls, a couple of tables with chairs, and a marquee outside that states ICE CREAM but not the establishment's name. But who needs décor when global warming is threatening to make ice cream a year-round necessity?
La Flor's paletas, nieves and cocteles offer different cooling experiences. The paletas are split into those concocted with fruit juices (de agua) or made with fruit and milk (de crema), but I have no preference between the two categories, so deliciosa they both are. A watermelon paleta refreshes the palate like only that fruit can; a paleta de nuez (walnut) tastes like a Hershey's bar in its comforting charm. La Flor de Mexico offers dozens of flavors that are rotated weekly, all standards of Mexican ice-cream shops, which means you can have fun with oddities: the ones made with cucumber and chile are tinted pink, but they'll burn if you slurp without care.
A somewhat-less-intense pleasure derives from the nieves. Don't get me wrong—La Flor's ice creams are smooth, vibrant and demand to be purchased by the gallon, but their flavors are gentle, not so brash as with the paletas. Here is where you find the tastes for your gabacho soul, your chocolates and cherries and Rocky Roads. Here also, however, are those only-from-Latin America fruits: mamey, a yammy, sweet melon shaped like a football, or ice cream fashioned from the fruit of the prickly-pear cactus (called tuna, strangely enough, in Spanish).
Done on a smaller scale are the cocteles, cups laden with chopped fruit—my favorite is the one filled with mango and syrup—ideal for a picnic. Work through the cup, and praise the gods Stanton is finally on the cusp of breaking into the Second World.
La Flor de Mexico, 7151 Katella Ave., Stanton, (714) 761-2813.


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Readers' letters | KentuckyOne concerns, living wholeheartedly, history lesson, First Amendment
KentuckyOne concerns
I read with concern the article regarding possible changes contemplated by KentuckyOne Health in psychiatric services currently provided by the University of Louisville Hospital.
As a longtime judge I can attest to the critical role this hospital plays in the front-line treatment of the mentally ill. Whether by court order, warrantless arrest or on a "walk in" basis, many mentally ill individuals end up in the emergency room accessing psychiatric services. These individuals are sometimes suicidal, violent or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The dedicated staff engage in what can rightly be described as triage, stabilizing, medicating and often concurrently treating physical issues. Whether the stay is short or long, U of L has historically met the unique needs of these persons.
In my opinion, no modification of the current protocol or treatment array should occur absent dialogue with all stakeholders, including the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, and mental health service providers, as well as consumers, families and advocates.
I recommend KentuckyOne Health convene these entities to receive their input and opinions. Only after this transparent and meaningful discussion is had should any changes take place which could impact some of our most vulnerable and voiceless Kentuckians.
Louisville 40202 –
Living wholeheartedly
The recent story about the "Before I die" walls captured the inspiration of living with dying. Imagine what this world would be like if, rather than fearing and denying death, each of us lived wholeheartedly, every day, with the reality that we will die someday ... imagine what goodness might come from that simple, yet challenging, way of living life.
Louisville 40205 –
Failed program
Wasn't the sole purpose of the Jefferson County bus program to bridge the gap between the west and east end schools? It has been going on for approximately 40 years now. If it isn't paying any dividends, why are we continuing with the annual $100 million program?
The hardest thing to disband is a wasteful and failing government program.
Louisville 40241 –
Another lesson
Sunday's op-ed piece about the wonders of capitalism and how it saved the Pilgrims fails to take into account the fact that had the Indians not come to their rescue and showed them how to survive on the land, the Pilgrims never would have lived long enough to try out capitalism. The Indians, of course, were the ultimate socialist society. Their thanks? Genocide.
Louisville 40203 –
First Amendment violation?
I am neither a Catholic nor a lawyer, but I believe the Affordable Care Act insurance requirement of contraceptive coverage is in violation of the First Amendment — "prohibiting the free exercise thereof" regarding religion and the federal government. I hope you can give me an explanation as to how I might be wrong.
Louisville 40207 –


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...new rules allow investigators to hold domestic-terror suspects longer than others without giving them a Miranda warning, significantly expanding exceptions to the instructions that have governed the handling of criminal suspects for more than four decades.
The WSJ calls the new guidelines, "one of the Obama administration's most significant revisions to rules governing the investigation of terror suspects in the U.S."
civil rights America-hating pundits are making this routine legal adjustment sound like the end of the world when it's not. Our president only takes away the kind of rights that most law-abiding American citizens never knew they had, rights few would miss. The president knows that every time he takes away a freedom, it makes Americans feel that much safer. Because the United States is the most free country on earth, we have a surplus of freedoms. In a dangerous world, it's sensible to give up a few rights every now and again in exchange for the perception of safety.
Unless your behavior is perceived to resemble that of a terrorist, the Obama Administration's new interpretation of Miranda won't concern you at all. Nevertheless, a few precautions are in order.
Our colleagues at the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) understand that the next terrorist attack will resemble the previous attack, and they are preparing for it. By following several precautions, you help DHS narrow the list of suspects, making their job easier. Moreover, by following our suggested guidelines, you will reduce the odds that you will be deprived of your Miranda rights, detained indefinitely, and forced to sleep naked in solitary confinement.
Department of Fear Guidelines on how not to get suspected of terrorism
- Don't have a lot of foreign stamps in your passport.
- Most Americans don't have a passport. What makes you so special? Standing out only invites unwanted attention from Homeland Security. Better not to own a passport.
- Never rent a minivan or any kind of truck.
- If you need items from the hardware store, get them delivered. You don't want the police to stop you only to discover a chainsaw or a tank of kerosene in the back of the truck. Or God forbid, boxcutters. Always arrange to have hardware store supplies delivered to your home.
- Don't leave hardware store supplies in the garage where contents may be visible from the street. Keep all home improvement and gardening supplies locked inside the house.
- Don't carry a camera. It's widely believed that terrorists do a lot of street photography prior to launching their attacks. Police think terrorists don't know how to use Google Earth.
- Don't install Google Earth on your laptop. Some clever terrorists are likely to have heard about it, and there's people at the FBI who are on to this.
- Never ever buy a one-way plane ticket.
- Don't use online software, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, or Microsoft. The US military and the NSA monitor social media, and it's always possible that some message you send will be misinterpreted.
- In telephone conversations (whether cell phone or land-line), avoid speaking the names of big cities, national landmarks, foreign countries, or national political leaders. NSA is listening and, trust us, you don't want to raise suspicions.
- Keep your guns and ammo locked up.
- Don't visit Washington D.C., New York, or any other city that has ever been targeted by terrorists unless you absolutely have to. If you have to travel to DC or NY on business, remain in your hotel unless you have a reason to be somewhere. For example, you don't want to be stopped strolling down Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. Do you expect capital police are going to believe that you were "just looking?"
- Under no circumstances should women wear scarves. If it's cold, wear a hat instead.
- If you are a Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, or practice any non-Christian religion, try to not to dress strangely. Men should shave their beards. Women should not wear a sari. Our police commonly mistake non-Christians for Muslims.
- If you are a Muslim, do not carry on your person any of the paraphernalia of your faith. Shave. Tell your wife to ditch the burka. Mind points 1-14 scrupulously. God help you.
- As soon as the notorious leaker Bradley Manning cracks, it's inevitable that WikiLeaks will be formally declared a terrorist organization. This hardly needs saying, but DoF urges you to "unfriend" anyone you suspect may hold a positive view of WikiLeaks (even if a person is a family member or an old friend).
- If you found it necessary to carry out recommendation #16, we advise you to report the names of everyone you just "unfriended" to the US Dept. of Fear.
Always remember, they hate us for our freedoms.


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*Tech Break* Canon's 1D Mk4 is Here!3:30 AM
Wow friends, this is a BIG DEAL. In my attempts to convey all the excitement, I'll try my best to keep this post in English instead of going overboard with too much tech talk. Here we go-
A bit of history, my first real big-deal camera back in 2005 was Canon's 1D MK2N. Breaking down the naming scheme, all it means is:
1 series (top of the line)
D for Digital
Mark 2 meaning 2nd generation of this type of camera
N for the version that had a bigger LCD screen
It served as my workhorse camera for all of my early work as a wedding and newspaper photographer. It had 8 megapixels, captured 8 pictures/second (FAST), was built like a tank, and really really sweet.
Eventually, I replaced the Mark 2 with a Mark 3. For reasons I wont talk about here, the Mark 2 was waaay better in my opinion. After a full wedding season with the Mark 3, I replaced it with Canon's 5D MK2 which has 21 megapixels and is amazing for making hot brides even hotter.
Now that the Mark 4 is out, I feel so tempted to bring these back into the game...Mark 2, Mark 3...maybe now a Mark 4?


text: Aars District Heating Plant in Denmark Waste-to-energy plant 25% increased energy production and lower operating costs Furnace line 1 at the Aars District Heating Plant dated back to 1985-86 and required an excessive amount of down time due to clinker build-up. The plant was forced to close for two to four days every fifth or sixth week to clean the furnace room, losing valuable production time. After investigating options for this plant, we redesigned both the water-cooled wear zone and secondary air system, and upgraded the grate to a new DynaGrate®. Wear zones were heightened using extra tubes and new, proprietary technology featuring cooling air inlet holes in the side walls and side panels. With new wear zones energy production increased from an output of 6.5-7 MW to 8.5 MW. The resultant minimal refractory wear and only minor clinker accumulation has led to an increase in productivity and a decrease in operating costs. Down time has dropped dramatically. Output has increased from 6.5-7 MW to 8.5 MW. This reflects 7.5 MW coming from the boiler and the remaining 1 MW coming from the wear zones themselves. Furnace with the new patented water-cooled wear zone. The rear of a furnace after 14 weeks of operation. The holes for cooling air can be seen in the bottom right-hand corner. By cooling the sides of the furnace slag deposits are avoided as the wear zone is relatively cold. The costs for a wear zone are quickly covered with a payback time of as little as two years. Related information Water-cooled wear zones A new generation of water-cooled wear zones