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Bria Colyer
Years in Practice: I have been practicing Massage Therapy for a little over 4 years.
Education/Schooling: I attended The Iowa College of Natural Health where I studied Massage Therapy.
Con Ed/Certifications: I have taken Continuing Ed classes for Prenatal Massage, Migraine Relief as well as Deep Tissue.
Where did you grow up?: I grew up in Mason City.
Fav thing to do outside Reset: When I am not at Reset I like to spend time with "The Littles" and read.
Jolene Druivenga
Years in Practice: I received my Massage Therapy License this past summer.
Education/Schooling: I studied Massage Therapy at Body Wisdom.
Con Ed/Certifications: I am certified to perform Deep Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage, Thai Foot Massage, Bamboo, Geriatric and Shiatsu.
Where did you grow up?: I grew up in Southern Iowa.
Fav Movie: Too many to list!
Fav thing to do outside Reset: Spend time with family and camping with family.
Dr. Timothy Fordyce D.C.
Years in practice: 1 year 6 months
Education: Aurelia High School (2005). Simpson College biology, psychology, and chemistry (2009). Palmer College of Chiropractic Doctor of Chiropractic (2014). Internship at Elite Health Systems in Bettendorf, IA where I learned Chiropractic Biophysics which allowed me to become an expert in posture.
Awards: Uncommon Fellowship Scholarship (PCC 2013)
Cont. Ed: Learning functional medicine with Standard Process whole food supplements
Grew up: I grew up in Aurelia Iowa, which is a small town in the northwest part of the state. It is a small farming community of some of the nicest and hardest working people on the planet!
Favorite thing to do outside Reset: Going to the gym to play basketball!
Marissa Huff
Years in Practice: I have been a Massage Therapist for 3 years.
Education/Schooling: I studied Massage Therapy, as well as Cosmetology at The Iowa School of Beauty.
Con Ed/Certifications: 3,000 Experience hours. I am certified in Facial Treatments, Hot Stone Placement, Aromatherapy and Reflexology. My massages center around relaxation and calming the mind and body. When you feel good, everybody you in to contact with feels good!
Where did you grow up?: Here in Ankeny! I live in the house I grew up in!
Fav Movie: Legend - 1985 with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry
Fav thing to do outside Reset: I love to do creative projects. I also like to garden, plant flowers and being able to grow your own food. It makes things taste better and gives you satisfaction knowing you are able to provide for yourself. I also enjoy taking trips and spending time with my fiance, his 6 year old daughter and our 5 pets!
Heather Hughes
Years in Practice: I started practicing June of 2010.
Education/Schooling: I attended the Iowa Massage Institute where I studied Maternity, Reflexology, Swedish techniques, Myofascial work, Sports Massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Lymph Drainage. I finished 1st in my class.
Con Ed/Certifications: I have taken continuing education classes for Deep Tissue of the Hips and Shoulders, Maternity, Fibromyalgia, Sports Orthopedic Massage of the Lower Body and Complicated Issues of the Shoulder.
Where did you grow up?: I grew up in Southern, Iowa.
Fav thing to do outside Reset: I like to spend time and socialize with my family and friends.
Brittney Kincaid
Reset Story: I started working at Reset in August of 2013. Working at Reset has opened my eyes to the world of holistic health and taking care of your body with massage and chiropractic. I love the atmosphere we have here at Reset and how we really work as a team to help our members feel their best.
Fav Movie: I have to pick just one?! Elf, Super Troopers or The Grinch :)
Fav things to do outside of Reset: Anything in the barn with the horses, going to rodeos, horse sales or horse shows. I also like spending time with my family and going out with my friends.
Jessica Lee
Years in Practice: I have been a Massage Therapist for 3 years.
Education/Schooling: I studied Massage Therapy at the Iowa School of Beauty.
Con Ed/Certifications: I have taken Continuing Education classes for Sports Massage, Prenatal Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage as well as Reflexology.
Where did you grow up?: I grew up here in Central Iowa.
Fav thing to do outside Reset: I like to spend time outdoors and spend time with my family and friends!
Hannah Mitchell
Reset Story: I have been a Massage Therapist for 7 years and have spent 4 of those years at Reset. I started at our Clive location and then transferred to Ankeny when we opened in 2013. I transitioned into the Clinic Director position in February 2015. I am thankful to still be able work in the industry I am passionate about, even though I am not performing massages full time anymore!
Fav Movie: National Lampoon's Family Christmas
Fav things to do outside Reset: I enjoy spending time outdoors. I do a lot of camping and canoeing in the summer with my husband and our 2 dogs. I also like to read and spend time with family and friends!
Reset is a whole-body health clinic with chiropractic, massage, and health services in Ames, Ankeny, Clive, and Des Moines. At Reset, we pride ourselves on delivering a professional environment with an affordable, convenient system of care.
Our membership system allows everyone to afford chiropractic care and massage therapy with no hidden fees, copays, or insurance confusion.
Thanks for visiting Reset Chiropractic. We have three convenient Iowa locations in Des Moines, Ankeny, and Clive.


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Nerdies + New Design School = Awesome
New Design School Accepts a Gift-Acquisition of Nerdies to Offer New Cutting-Edge Learning for Kids 6 to15.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Feb. 13, 2017) – New Design School announced today it has acquired Nerdies, an educational company that promotes learning in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).
New Design School was gifted Nerdies by Brad Harvey, who founded the program in 2013.
Nerdies offers non-traditional learning opportunities for kids ages 6 to 15 in the areas of coding to digital arts and the driving passion for all things nerd.
The partnership will provide an opportunity for students in Northwest Arkansas to be mentored by local professionals while connecting with peers who have similar interests," said New Design School Executive Director David Kersey.
"Bringing together Nerdies K through 8 programming with New Design School's adult focused seminars creates a strategy for long-term success of the school," Kersey said.
"I'm excited about the opportunity to reach a wider audience of kids by gifting Nerdies to New Design School," Harvey said. "This creates an exciting opportunity for Nerdies to raise support for low-income and disenfranchised kids interested in cutting-edge learning by engaging corporate sponsors and donors for scholarship funds."
Nerdies unique approach to helping students find their dream career fits perfectly with the New Design School model, which focuses on closing the gap between real-world experience and education.
"We believe that the best way to learn is to participate," said Sonia Gutiérrez, New Design School Founder. "An education on design theory should be balanced with technical skill building, creativity development, and business training."
For more information, visit newdesignschool.org and nerdies.me

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Paper Bag Experts
Atlantic's paper bag division manufactures Kraft and White paper bags in a variety of formats and grades. Some of our products include, carry out bags, hardware bags, bakery bags, and lunch bags, all manufactured in a wide range of paper grades. Atlantic's Kraft bags are manufactured from 100% recycled paper and are CFIA food-grade certified.


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Nina Paley made an entire animated movie herself — and it looks amazing. The blurb:
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana.
The trailer is terrific. Reminds me just a bit of We Are the Strange in its mash-up of styles — except way more coherent.
Nina Paley's been documenting the process all along, apparently, on her blog. Too cool.


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CEO confirms some earlier speculation, although sadly no word about an Xbox 360 drive.
Those of you who have tried to use a Blu-ray drive with Windows Vista's Media Center and suffered from the jarring transition into whatever third-party application is installed for Blu-ray playback are going to be pleased with some news from Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer. Speaking at Mix '08, Ballmer offered some official affirmation of the company's plans to improve its current support for Blu-ray going forwards.
Alas, for those hoping for some news about a Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360, no mention was made, but Ballmer's comments could be interpreted as a confirmation of sorts, should you be so inclined. You can decide that for yourself:
"We've already been working on, for example, in Windows, device driver support for Blu-ray drives and the like, and I think the world moves on. Toshiba has moved on. We've moved on, and we'll support Blu-ray in ways that make sense."
It is arguable that offering an optional Blu-ray drive would make sense. Not only does it enable Arcade console owners to use the Xbox 360 for HD film viewing, but it will also allow Microsoft to cash in on those consumers either unwilling or unable (due to bandwidth, or other constraints) to take advantage of Xbox's Live Video Marketplace. Not to mention the ability to re-watch physical media, and its superior quality, over downloaded content.
Hopefully Microsoft will come clean one way or the other soon. For now, at least we can rest assured that Microsoft isn't bitter about HD DVDs defeat and will be improving Vista's currently lacklustre support for the format.


text: Megan is a second-year MD candidate at Harvard Medical School with strong interests in pediatrics, health disparities, and community health. Megan graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College in 2011 with a B.A. in Biology. While she was an undergraduate, Megan was an Inaugural Fellow at the Madeleine Albright Institute for Global Affairs, a Katherine Malone Scholar, and a captain for the Wellesley College Softball Team. Following graduation, Megan volunteered with the Peace Corps in Guinea, West Africa, from 2011-2014. She was the receipt of two Special Project Assistance Grants from USAID for community health projects in her villages and chaired the Volunteer Advisory Committee for Peace Corps Guinea. Megan's work focused on the promotion of healthy habits, general health education, and the prevention of malaria and diarrheal diseases. The strength and courage of Megan's host country counterparts in Guinea cemented Megan's commitment to grassroots activism and global health equity. Megan entered medical school in 2014 and most recently completed a research project in Navajo Nation on community organizing and mobilization around cancer care. In her free time, Megan loves live music, hiking, and running.


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After going on the 70000TONS of Metal cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, Vicky arrives ready to discuss the details of an amazing metal music extravaganza.
Matt, who has been researching cruises in-depth for the past two years, comes armed with questions about the nuances and minutia.. much of which Vicky can barely remember. Matt manages to fill in some information gaps about cruising aboard Royal Caribbean and cruising, in general.
Vicky is calling on the 70000TONS community to head over to the Glyndon Guys Facebook page and pick up her slack! Look for this episode to be on YouTube very soon, in its entirety, with a fancy reel of band footage and press photos to thrill cruisers. Vicky doesn't have her Anthrax crowd surf on video, but she'll include her Death Angel crowd surf. Surely, you don't want to miss that!
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Vicky's aunt dies. Do Mormons get a planet to rule in the afterlife??
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This episode explores the art of travel, especially cruise vacations. We provide some very useful.. and not so useful.. life hacks! We also discuss Passover and whether or not the universe provides us with signs for decision-making. How to handle robocalls is also a topic, as we find them really annoying. Who doesn't?
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Instead of a recipe today I'm going to give you a little slice of summer…because it snowed here in MA…and I need a reminder.
Those are fresh purple grapes…that we picked in August…as opposed to this…
Which we are doing right now to keep warm.
Warm wishes!!! Tomorrow a post from Tasha's Corner!


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Religious vs. Spiritual
Is there a difference? Yes, there is a HUGE difference. I have heard hundreds of religious people call themselves spiritual. And they really think that they are. Many think that 'spiritual' means deeply religious. And many think that the words … Continue reading
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So, these are all the different photo gallery styles. Each has its own customizations possible. I haven't added captions to any photos (has to be done individually), but they can be added if needed.
If you want to make separate albums for different types of photos, that's totally possible. I can just create a page with an album cover for each category, and clicking on the album cover would open a page like this one with the gallery type you prefer.
If you want my vote, I like the grid style best. Makes it easy to see all at a glance and click on the ones that seem interesting.
Slideshow format --
with thumbnails (can be taken away or made bigger/smaller); can set to change photo automatically (same as next style)
Slider design
(set for 5 seconds, manual control buttons visible) -- time between photos can be changed, or turned off and set to manual control only
grid style --
set to square photos (center point can be set for each photo, so the ones that are cut off won't look like that)
currently 5 photos per row, no padding between photos. clicking on them pops them up. fewer per row = larger photos
every photo fills the screen in one big long row. lots of scrolling, makes lower quality photos look pretty obvious


text: Last week we received four of the cutest little engagement books!! These playful 5x5 books are absolutely darling and such a fun way to share images from your session with friends & family! After all of the thought and planning you put into your engagement photos, why not showcase them in an heirloom quality book handmade just for you? Love | K&B


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Nearly 80 percent of millennials are not invested in the stock market, according to a new Harris poll commissioned by investing app Stash.
Why? More than 40 percent said they feel they don't have enough money, 34 percent said they don't know how, while 13 percent specifically blamed student debt.
The survey — which polled about 500 Americans aged 18 through 34 — also found that female millennials were especially turned off by investing. Three in 4 young women, versus 60 percent of young men, said investing was confusing. And 60 percent of millennial women said they believe the typical investor is an "old white man." About half of millennial men agreed.
Millennials' misgivings about the lack of relatable experts are not without merit, said New York City-based financial planner Douglas Boneparth.
"The average age of a financial advisor is 55," he said. "There are more financial advisors over the age of 70 than there are under 30."
Yet avoiding the stock market entirely is a dangerous move for young people, who need the higher returns of riskier assets to build sustainable retirement savings.
Millennials are "missing the boat on investing," said Stash's CEO, David Ronick.
Stash is start-up company pitching itself as simple solution for unsophisticated investors, allowing users to invest as little as $5 in fractions of exchange-traded fund shares. The company charges $1 a month, or 0.25 percent annually on balances higher than $5,000, though that's on top of the expense ratios of the underlying funds. (Trading app Robinhood doesn't allow for such small investments in ETFs, but is fee- and commission-free.)
These new technologies might appeal to younger investors, who are particularly conscious of expenses and transparency — and place a high premium on their free time, said Boneparth.
But there are downsides to relying on a smartphone app to guide your investment choices, said San Francisco-based financial planner Kevin Gahagan.
"Investing in markets on the rise is easy," but navigating rougher periods is how "advisors earn their keep," he said.
If neither apps nor advisors sound appealing, there are still other ways for millennials to gain stock market exposure: The simplest and most tax-efficient vehicle for young investors is a retirement account, such as a workplace 401(k). Most plans offer broad, diversified investments, like target-date funds that adjust risk levels over time.
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by Fraser Rodgers
February 9, 2014, SURREY, BC (ISN) – Hunter Miska stopped all 29 shots he faced and three different players scored on the power-play, as the Penticton Vees blanked the Surrey Eagles 3-0 Saturday at South Surrey Arena.
The win is the Vees third in a row and second this season against the Eagles; they took the first meeting 7-1 back on December 7th. The win, coupled with West Kelowna's overtime loss in Prince George Friday, pushes the Vees lead to three points atop of the Interior Division.
For the second straight night the Vees killed-off an early four-minute opposition power-play, as Max Coatta got dinged for a high sticking call just four minutes into the game.
Hunter Miska was superb early, as he rebuffed the Eagles power-play and took a sure goal away from Joseph Drapluk inside the first ten minutes. Drapluk appeared to have an open net to shoot at but Miska reached back behind his head and grabbed the puck with his blocker hand before it could cross the goal-line.
The great goaltending and penalty-killing loomed large, as the Vees broke a scoreless tie late in the first on a power-play of their own. Nic Pierog returned to Surrey in style, as the former Eagle broke down the right-wing and put a wrist-shot post and in from the right-circle at 14:09.
Jack Ramsey doubled the Vees lead in the dying moments of the first, as he made good on another Vees man-advantage. Travis Blanleil, from the corner, dished the puck out front to a streaking Ramsey, who redirected the puck through Devon Fordyce at 19:37; Ramsey's second power-play goal in three games.
The power-play came up with another goal in the second period, as Brad McClure bagged his team-leading 37th five-minutes in. McClure weaved his way through traffic and from the right-circle, squeezed a wrist-shot through the arm of Fordyce at 5:02; the Vees scoring on their first three man-advantages.
That's all the offense Hunter Miska needed, as he stopped 14 shots in the first and another 10 in the second period. Miska's best save of the second was when he flashed the leather on Nathan Renouf. Miska lunged to his left and gloved a point-blank shot from Renouf at the top of the crease.
Neither team found the scoresheet in the third period, as the two combined for just 12 shots; the Vees stymying the Eagles attack.
Final Score: 3-0 Vees
Shots: 29-28 Eagles
Power-Plays: Vees 3-4 Surrey 0-6
Three Stars: 1) Hunter Miska 2) Nic Pierog 3) Devon Fordyce
The Vees improve their record to 32-13-2-4 with the win and they're now 15-8-2-1 on the road; 5-3-1-1 versus the Mainland Division. Steen Cooper finished with a game high two points, both assists, and seven Vees picked up at least a point in the win. Saturday was the first shutout win for the Vees since October 11th, when they blanked the Prince George Spruce Kings 2-0 at the SOEC.
The Vees don't return to the ice until next Friday, February 14th, when they host the third place Vernon Vipers at the SOEC. The Vees have won four of the first five meetings against Vernon this season, including a 6-1 win back on January 24th. Tickets are available at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC), or online at www.valleyfirsttix.com


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Lethal autonomous weapons — robots that can kill people without human intervention — aren't yet on our battlefields, but the technology is right there.
As you can imagine, the killer robot issue is one that raises a number of concerns in the arenas of wartime strategy, morality, and philosophy. The hubbub is probably best summarized with this soundbite from The Washington Post: "Who is responsible when a fully autonomous robot kills an innocent? How can we allow a world where decisions over life and death are entirely mechanized?"
They are questions the United Nations is taking quite seriously, discussing them in-depth at a meeting last month. Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and former South African President F.W. de Klerk are among a group calling for an outright ban on such technology, but others are skeptical about that method's efficacy as there's historical precedent that banning weapons is counterproductive:
While some experts want an outright ban, Ronald Arkin of the Georgia Institute of Technology pointed out that Pope Innocent II tried to ban the crossbow in 1139, and argued that it would be almost impossible to enforce such a ban. Much better, he argued, to develop these technologies in ways that might make war zones safer for non-combatants.
Arkin suggests that "if these robots are used illegally, the policymakers, soldiers, industrialists and, yes, scientists involved should be held accountable." He's quite literally suggesting that if a robot kills a person outside its rules or boundaries, the people involved in that robot's creation are responsible, but here's his hedge from a 2007 book called "Killer Robots":
"It is not my belief that an unmanned system will be able to be perfectly ethical in the battlefield. But I am convinced that they can perform more ethically than human soldiers."
This is one of several issues we'll have to resolve as technology continues to develop like a runaway train.


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A Candlelit Christmas
December 2nd, 2017 (6pm-9pm)
Led through the candlelit home, visitors will become a guest at Nancy Latta and Rufus Reid's Christmas wedding set in December 1828. This event is based off of actual events that once took place long ago. See the couple dance in the parlor as Mr. and Mrs. Latta prepare the table for dining. Children, unable to celebrate with the adults, will be in their bedchamber being put to bed by Sukey. Each room of the home takes life as guest peek inside for a look. Also see a live nativity, enjoy live music, and refreshments.
Admission: $9 Adults, $8 Seniors and Students, children 5 and under are FREE


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Is that good? This Beautiful small bathroom remodeling ideas, if you're struggling to transform a small bath into a room that is both practical and visually pleasing use these small bathroom remodeling ideas to design a bath that's short on space but big on style. 18 small bathroom storage ideas wall storage solutions, 18 sneaky… Read More »


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Sands Cottage – Country living, we love it!
Dingle Peninsula, Castlegregory
Beds: 5 | Baths: 5 | Sleeps: 12
Property Details
- Category: House
- Beds: 5
- Baths: 5
- Sleeps: 12
Country Living, we love it! You can feel the sea breeze in the lush secluded garden, it is such a serene setting, pheasants pop in and out all day. The stunning white sand beach is just 500 m away and the laid back surf mecca of Castlegregory with its cool cafe's only a short walk away by road or beach. The Cottage is a perfect blend of old and new with tradition features along side contemporary furnishings, it's the perfect country cottage with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, sleeping 12 people. Cosy and quaint, it is as perfect for two people as it is for two families or a large group.
Sands Cottage has five bedrooms all with ample storage and ensuite bathrooms. Downstairs there are two bedrooms, a kingsize room and a double room both with wardrobes and shower rooms. Upstairs there is a large family room with a queen size bed and a single bed that has a pull out bed underneath, sleeping four in total and there is a TV. Also upstairs are two twin rooms with an ensuite each. All the beds have good quality mattress and are dressed with fresh pressed white linen. The bedrooms upstairs have lovely view of the sea and mountains.
There are five ensuite bathrooms in Sands Cottage and a downstairs toilet. The downstairs toilet is next to the kitchen, a bright room with painted wood paneling and a sink and toilet. The ensuite downstairs both have a shower, sink and toilet. There is a bath with a shower hose, sink and toilet in one of the ensuite off the twin rooms. The other two ensuite are attached to the other twins and family bedroom.
Lounge / Diner
The open plan lounge/diner has a gorgeous colourful tweed mid-century corner couch, velvet cushions, chic lamps, a large desk, rocking chairs, walls adorned with local art work, a classic dresser full of electric trinkets and an open fireplace. There is a dark mahogany dining table with contemporary chairs.
The traditional country kitchen has an electric oven, electric hob, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, coffee machine, microwave, kettle and toaster. There is plenty storage and all the utensils you need to cook, bake and snack.
Outside Space
The enclosed gardens are gorgeous with established plants and a long dramatic driveway, which is gated. There is a picnic table out the back.
Address Cloghanesheskeen, Castlegregory, Kerry
Beach 500 metres
Pub/Restaurant 2km
Shop 2km
Kerry Airport 40km
- Bedrooms
- Central Heating
- Linens
- Towels
- Communications
- WiFi
- Entertainment
- Books
- Included Items And Services
- Bathtub
- Dryer
- Essentials
- Hair Dryer
- Iron/Board
- Microwave
- Shampoo
- Inside Amenities
- Fireplace
- Hangers
- Kitchen Equipment
- Coffee Maker
- Dishwasher
- Kettle
- Kitchen
- Kitchen Utensils
- Refrigerator
- Toaster
- Other Amenities
- Washing Machine
- Outside Amenities
- Private Parking
- Restrictions
- No Smoking
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
Sands Cottage – Country living, we love it!
City: Dingle Peninsula
Beds: 5
Baths: 5
Sleeps: 12
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Beautiful house
Beautiful house in great location. Highly recommended
excellent location
"A good place to stay, our family and friends had a brilliant week enjoying water sports, biking, hillwalking and running. Brandon Bay is a superb place."
Lands End
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PROGRAM NOTES AND SYNOPSIS for "LA DIRINDINA"
A Scarlatti opera usually means a work by Alessandro, the Neapolitan master of both opera and oratorio and father of Domenico, whose strikingly original sonatas continue to fascinate, regardless of medium. But the younger Scarlatti, following in his father's footsteps, composed some fourteen stage works during his youth, only a few of which survive. Leaving his native Italy in 1719, Domenico Scarlatti spent the rest of his life in Portugal and Spain, where he served as music master to Princess Maria Barbara and composed more than 500 keyboard sonatas. To opera — the genre that defined Italian music for generations — he never returned, despite keen dramatic instincts and the lure of great fame.
La Dirindina is, technically speaking, an intermezzo — or, as its original subtitle announces, a "musical farce" — and like all works in this subgenre, it's both comic and compact. Intermezzi typically feature a pretty young girl, a father figure (which could be an uncle, teacher, or guardian), and some kind of love interest. Designed to lighten the mood of a full-length Italian opera, at whose intermissions its two parts were heard, the intermezzo gave companies the opportunity to cut loose and poke fun at not only stock character types but the entire edifice of serious opera. Strongly satirical works like La Dirindina became more common later in the eighteenth century, after Domenico Scarlatti had abandoned the opera house for more stable employment.
Set to a libretto by Girolamo Gigli, La Dirindina was intended to serve as a companion piece to Scarlatti's Ambleto, a three-act opera seria, at its Roman première in 1715. The censors intervened, however, banning La Dirindina from the stage on account of its racy libretto — with the collusion, it seems, of the original cast, who feared they would look ridiculous. Not to be outmaneuvered, Gigli got his naughty little satire published elsewhere, and it quickly became a "must-have" among the cognoscenti.
The story concerns a wily but gifted young singer, Dirindina, and her teacher Don Carissimo, whose interest in his pupil is more than a little untoward. As the curtain goes up, a singing lesson is underway, and it is clear that neither student nor teacher are much interested in the day's lesson plan. Dirindina's independent spirit and her ability to sing (when she wants to) annoy Don Carissimo, who is further vexed by the appearance of Liscione, a famous castrato who brings some surprising news: the Milan theater wants to engage Dirindina as its prima donna. Don Carissimo flies into a rage, stammering his way through a highly amusing (and forward-looking) aria, only to see that his pretty pupil is now flirting openly with the castrato. An obligatory ensemble, with Dirindina and Liscione in musical and dramatic opposition to Don Carissimo, brings Part I to a close.
Part II opens with the unctuous Liscione plying Dirindina with a little minuet, which manages simultaneously to flatter the young singer's ego while lampooning the fashionable but shamelessly sentimental manners of the aristocracy. Dirindina responds with perhaps the oddest aria in the work, full of syncopations and serpentine melodies that cheekily invoke various bodily fluids, with which she promises to seduce the Milanese public. The ensuing "play within a play," a mock enactment of the tragic Dido's rejection of the feckless Aeneas, is witnessed by Don Carissimo, who fails to get the joke and thinks that his ward is not only with child but ready to commit suicide. As with all good comedies, the joke's on him: the finale is both outrageous and touching, as the capon and the hen are joined in hand by a thoroughly deceived old man.
The two concertos on this evening's program come from a set of twelve arrangements made by English organist and composer Charles Avison from Scarlatti keyboard sonatas. Published in 1743, these concerti fed the craze for such works, launched by Geminiani's arrangements of Corelli sonatas just a few years before, and helped to popularize Scarlatti's music in England. Scored for two concertino (solo) plus two ripieno (tutti) violins plus viola, cello and continuo, these concerti respect the content of the original sonatas while adapting them idiomatically to string instruments. © Matthew Dirst
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While I was hard at work with my other projects, I got a mail from a bunch of NIFT students that wanted me to work on one track for their part-art part-fantasy movie about a girl trying to discover herself. While, normally I would have said no, there was something a little interesting about their concept which seemed a little like 'Alice in Wonderland' to me. Who doesn't love a good fantasy story?
They sent me a rough script and I decided to start imagining what the soundtrack would sound like. It seemed more like the kind of movie that would probably fit better with an acoustic guitar-playing dreamy singer-songwriter strumming and cooing his way to eternity. But I looked at my previous work, and there was a point when I told myself it was going to be difficult to work out, since I'm not great at making that kind of music.
I decided to try anyway. Not the dream-pop stuff, no way I could get myself to do that. Now I know these students did have a look at my work before handing me the project and I'm pretty sure they knew what they were signing up for, since I'm a very experimental guy, I like to drive sounds to the wall and see what ticks.
They sent me a video today (not the above one, just an excerpt of it) and the video just as I guessed does have that dreamy surreal feel to it, something I love to thrive on. I like my movies sharp and very surreal. Think Requiem for A Dream, or better still Eternal Sunshine of A Spotless Mind. I love those kind of movies. They kind of, screw with your brain lulling you into a false sense of security before pulling the floor away from you.
I analysed the video and figured this was in fact, exactly the kind of short film I'd like to work on. Even though it was a short 3 minute video, it pretty much summed up the gist of the story. I started with the typical faux pas strumming acoustic guitar, dreamy ambience and a little percussion. Yes, I was doing dream-pop and this was real. Facepalm.
Mid-way through the track, I think the track lost the vibe somewhere and entered unknown territory. I imagined the girl falling inside my head, and I told myself. Things need to go off-course now. What followed was me modulating a few swell pads and trying to create an ambience that was a little surreal. I ended up pretty much making a calculated switch between the loud swells and silence in small doses. I love contrast as a musician. It gives character to the events of a movie, I feel.
P.S. Imagine my surprise when they ended up using my work for just about 45 seconds of the entire six-minute movie. Now I know that sounds harsh, but then again I guess I could've done better.
But that's how music goes, sometimes you have to prioritise and focus on things that get you more profit. But then again, you never know which way the wind will turn. As it turns out, one of these students helped me bag my next project.
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Okay, this morning we'll talk about some interesting women. One very good and one very bad. I think you probably know them well because they're the stars of Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" and both were brought to life by the amazing animator, Marc Davis.
I got my first glimpse of Briar Rose back in the fifties at the Walt Disney Studio. I dared to venture a peek into the office of Marc Davis in D-Wing's hallowed halls. There appeared to be a stack animation drawings on Marc's animation pegs. Printed Rotoscopes were intersperse with pencil sketches. These Rotos were being used as visual reference for Marc's animation. Don't even think about tracing when it comes to the use of Rotoscopes. The images of actress Helene Stanley were so different from the drawings created by Davis, there was no comparison. An animation drawing contains a world of difference from a live-action image. No, the drawing of Briar Rose was all the work of Marc Davis and the visual reference was simply a guide.
Now, let's mention some names you probably don't know. Marc Davis had a wonderful team of young women assisting him in the room next door and their work was remarkable. Not only did their drawings have to be solid they also needed a delicate touch to pull this off. One might say that Marc Davis's finished clean-ups needed a woman's touch. You might want to remember the names, Mary Anderson, Doris Collins and Fran Marr. They're the artists who received no screen credit on "Sleeping Beauty," but boy, were they ever important.
Let's move on to the evil fairy, Malificent. Of course, this character was also brought to life by animator, Marc Davis and what a marvelous character she was. Who can ever forget the cold, heartless voice of actress Elinor Audley as she addresses the king and queen in the film's opening sequence. She actually sends chills down your spine in a wonderfully delightful way as she details the death of princess Aurora. What a bad, bad woman we have here. And, what a marvelous job Marc's assistants did in finalizing the amazing drawings of Malificent. Here are more names you should know. The Key Lead Assistant was Dale Barnhart. Dale was followed by assistants, Ruben Apodaca, Fernando Arce and Robert Longo. Naturally, no screen credits for these talented artists either but that's simply the way things worked back in the old days.
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CocosBuilder is a brilliant tool that helps you rapidly develop Cocos2D applications.
But the latest versions require the Cocos 2.x branch.
Some of us are stuck with Cocos 1.x for the time being. So let's figure out how to get things going.
CocosBuilder is a brilliant tool that helps you rapidly develop Cocos2D applications.
But the latest versions require the Cocos 2.x branch.
Some of us are stuck with Cocos 1.x for the time being. So let's figure out how to get things going.
So here is a semi-live blog as I delve into Kivy.
Ok let's start at the start.
We first create an object that inherits from App. Done.
Ok, and the examples all return a widget from the App's build() method. So we don't over-ride __init__… ok… thats… unique.
Perhaps the widget is the window if it is returned from the build() method?
Widget is not the window. Widget returned from build() is added to the window. So… where is the window created?
Window docs state the window has a constructor that lets you set the window size. Ok, cool. But we don't create the window… so.. we can't use the constructor… sigh.
Ok, Window has a static accessor.
kivy.core.window.Window = None
No comment on what is stored here but I assume it's the instantiated window. It doesn't mention when it is set… handy!
Only 1 window allowed. Ok… weird. Well… let's try that.
import kivy.core.window.Window
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'window'
Let's scour the code.
No Window.py file……… how far does this rabbit hole go.
Ok, let's check out the __init__.py file in the window module.
class WindowBase(EventDispatcher): '''WindowBase is a abstract window widget, for any window implementation.
So… window base is in there. Feel free to scream now.
So we can get this by importing kivy.core.window and just leaving the class off the end.
import kivy.core.window ... def build(self): print kivy.core.window.Window.size return None
(800, 600)
Ok sweet, thats our window.
So let's change its size.
def build(self): print kivy.core.window.Window.size kivy.core.window.Window.size = (1024, 768) print kivy.core.window.Window.size return None
File "/Users/adamgriffiths/Workspace/VirtualEnvs/progress_quest/lib/python2.7/site-packages/kivy/core/window/__init__.py", line 243, in _set_size if super(WindowBase, self)._set_size(size): AttributeError: 'super' object has no attribute '_set_size'
Ok, so after some googling we find this post about the relationship between the App and Window classes.
His solution is to pass the size as a command line parameter……….. LAME. That kinda throws the whole configuration settings thing out the window.
Looking through the Kivy code we find this block inside their base window class' __init__ method.
if 'fullscreen' not in kwargs: fullscreen = Config.get('graphics', 'fullscreen') if fullscreen not in ('auto', 'fake'): fullscreen = fullscreen.lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes', 'yup') kwargs['fullscreen'] = fullscreen if 'width' not in kwargs: kwargs['width'] = Config.getint('graphics', 'width') if 'height' not in kwargs: kwargs['height'] = Config.getint('graphics', 'height')
Ok, so we can try and set it via the global config object.
So let's add that to our App class.
def build_config(self, config): config.adddefaultsection('graphics') config.setdefault('graphics', 'width', 1024) config.setdefault('graphics', 'height', 768) config.set('graphics', 'height', 1024) config.set('graphics', 'width', 768)
Run the code and……
(800, 600)
So let's put some debug INSIDE kivy and see what is happening. We'll also force it to pull the 'graphics' setting and ignore kwargs.
if True: #'width' not in kwargs: kwargs['width'] = Config.getint('graphics', 'width') print kwargs['width'] if True: #'height' not in kwargs: kwargs['height'] = Config.getint('graphics', 'height') print kwargs['height']
And the output…
800 600
…. calm blue ocean…. calm blue ocean….
Ok… google…
Hmm.. ok, this post on the kivy-users forum (because documentation is for lusers) shows a similar method.
They use the Config module directly instead of the config object passed to App….. because….. they're not the same? Well.. let's try it anyway.
from kivy.config import Config Config.set('graphics', 'width', 1024) Config.set('graphics', 'height', 768)
And our output
(800, 600)
Ok, weird because the window HAS ACTUALLY CHANGED SIZE.
Whatever. We're all living in crazy-ville atm so let's just pretend everything is normal.
So let's move that inside our build_config() method.
def build_config(self, config): Config.set('graphics', 'height', 1024) Config.set('graphics', 'width', 768)
And the output
[INFO ] Kivy v1.1.1 [INFO ] [Logger ] Record log in /Users/adamgriffiths/.kivy/logs/kivy_12-03-22_40.txt [INFO ] [Factory ] 102 symbols loaded [INFO ] [Text ] using <pygame> as text provider [INFO ] [Loader ] using <pygame> as thread loader [INFO ] [Window ] using <pygame> as window provider [WARNING] [Window ] Unable to use <pygame> as windowprovider [CRITICAL] [Window ] Unable to find any valuable Window provider at all! Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault Abort trap: 6
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FM transmitters on the same frequency clash and quite often SWAP the audio in 2 cars.
My favorite thing is to leave my FM transmitter on my phone at the default frequency of 88.1 and play crazy zombie music while I drive around.
I listen for audio clashes and look around for the person who is totally confused as to why their iPod has become possessed.
Even better is when you can hear their songs and they start to rapidly change as they frantically try to fix it.
Murtle76 not only hates a game he didn't bother to play, but insists that he isn't insulting or annoying anyone…
This discussion regarding Borderlands pricing differences, although not a big deal this time, is the latest in a long line of regional pricing FUBARs.
I saw that Borderlands standalone (US$7.49) and Borderlands GOTY edition (US$7.50) were both on the "Top Sellers" list.
I thought perhaps people were boycotting the DRM encumbered DLC for the game (included in the GOTY edition), which made me happy!
Then I checked the forums and realised I was wrong. Different regions, again, have vastly different prices:
US pricing:
Borderlands GOTY = $7.50
Borderlands = $4.99
Borderlands + DLC = $12.48 (greater than GOTY by $4.98)
Borderlands GOTY = $7.50
Borderlands = $7.49
Borderlands + DLC = $14.98 (greater than GOTY by $7.48)
Borderlands GOTY = £7.50
Borderlands = £4.99
Borderlands + DLC = £9.73 (greater than GOTY by £2.23)
Borderlands GOTY = €12.50
Borderlands = €4.99
Borderlands + DLC = €10.98 (less than GOTY by €1.52)
As you can see, this pricing is literally schizophenic.
I don't believe this is Valve (although their Steamworks page does say that they will suggest pricing for games), I think this is the publishers stepping up pressure on Valve to fall into line. And unfortunately it's working.
I made a comment that perhaps we should all band together to make a "Steam Gifting Co-operative". Thing is, I was serious.
Many deals in Europe or the AU are far inferior to the US pricing. The region banning is stupid. This usually isn't Steam but government ratings forcing publishers to offer modified versions (eg. L4D2 with fading out corpses instead of normal version). Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is still NOT on steam in Australia (thanks guys, you forced me to pirate it) although GTA3 and GTA:SA finally are.
Gifting gets us around this. It can also get us around the price issues. The only problem I can see is something like this happening if the "giftor"s bank account goes into the negative. Which is pretty horrific.
People would be re-imbursed for gifts (this isn't a charity!). The only problem is ensuring that the "giftee" pays the "giftor". Most bank transfers take a day and by then most deals would be over. I believe PayPal transactions are instantaneous, but I'm not sure. If it is, this would negate this issue.
I think a gifting co-operative is a very realistic and simple way of negating some of the publisher's influence on Steam.
There are a few forum threads doing exactly this (NeoGaf, Awkward Zombie), but we need to make it more formal and easier to use.
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Forging Reverie Drum Session
drums are done tracking, kids! here's a video Derek shot explaining the setup and sneaking a peek.
check it!
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The mother of the dead girls, identified as Mrs Coker, a widow, who was brought out of the debris alive was, however, in coma yesterday. Affected were flats 2, 4 and 6 of the six flat low-cost houses built over 30 years ago.
The building, Block M20, according to eye witnesses started showing cracks and sinking over a year ago. The tragic incident as gathered, occurred at about midnight causing a deafening sound.
Vanguard gathered that while occupants in flats 2 and 4 managed to escape, those in flat 6 – Mrs Coker and her two children: Toyin, a graduate of the University of Lagos and her younger sister, Bukola, did not.
It was learnt that occupants of the collapsed building apparently ignored the warning signs of imminent danger which was evident since the past year. Tenants in flats two and six reportedly moved out some months ago, only for owner of flat two to lease the flat out to new occupants.
After the incident, youths in the area reportedly began a rescue mission. The body of Mrs Coker in her unconscious state was said to be the first to be brought out from the debris at about 3am and was immediately rushed to the estate health centre. Bukola's body, in her night gown was reportedly brought out at about 5am, while that of Toyin was brought out an hour later, stone dead. When Vanguard arrived the scene at about 8am, officials of NEMA and neighbourhood watch were sighted.
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Learning to Read and Write at Age 14
When he was seven, Rodereck learned to use a scythe to harvest rice. He didn't learn to use a pencil until he was 14, and only then, to draw Japanese anime (Japanese animation-style cartoons). Like many children of Filipino farmers, he worked alongside his family in the fields to help with the family income.
Although his parents would have liked for him to go to school, it was a pipe dream. They couldn't afford the books, uniforms or transportation to the school in another community, and had barely enough to cover basic necessities.
It wasn't until his farming buddies, who had finished 6th grade, asked Rodereck to read something and he couldn't, that he really wished he could have attended school. "They teased me a lot," Rodereck said.
"When I wrote my name for the first time, I stared at it for a long time. I thought 'so that's how my name looks!'" he grinned.
When Outreach International began working in Rodereck's village, they started by getting people together around common issues – asking what they needed most, helping them prioritize their needs, and challenging them to come up with solutions. The most common answer: school for everyone.
Community leaders learned how to get a basic literacy program from their Department of Education and Outreach International. Classes were held under the mango trees until a local school was built. And at age 14, Rodereck started school for the first time, learning to read and write.
"I never missed school, because I wanted to learn everything I could. I also helped pick rice in the fields before or after classes when my family needed money for food. It was hard, but worth it."
"When I wrote my name for the first time, I stared at it for a long time. I thought 'so that's how my name looks!'" he grinned. When Rodereck graduated, he did so with honors, and his buddies cheered him on.
Learn more about how Outreach International is opening doors for kids like Rodereck.


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The Black Herald, issue 3
The Black Herald Literary magazine – Revue de littérature Issue #3 – September 2012 – Septembre 2012 190 pages – 15€ / £13 / $19 – ISBN 978-2-919582-04-4 Poetry, short fiction, prose, essays, translations. Poésie, fiction courte, prose, essais, traductions. With / avec W.S Graham, Gregory Corso, Andrew Fentham, Louis Calaferte, Iain Britton, Jos Roy, Tristan Corbière, Michael … Continue reading
The defeat of time – Paul Stubbs reviews "Quartet for the End of Time"
* Quartet for the End of Time Mark Wilson Editions du Zaporogue, 2011 a review by Paul Stubbs * In the period after the First World War Ezra Pound reached the conclusion that England as a central core-place of the creative arts was over, had become in fact "uninhabitable". This was the moment of not … Continue reading


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The Bambini Book Club Story
We are a book company that strives to inspire readers to go beyond our stories and create their own adventures. Our books are a platform for families to explore interests together and enjoy doing so by connecting with characters they can cherish.
A Message from the Author
"I was a busy kid, but unlike other activities that forced me to sit still and be quiet, I never fought settling down to listen to my favorite stories. Each afternoon I would sit with my mother while she read me books like "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" and "Snow Lion." I couldn't wait to flip those pages, and to this day I still enjoy those books!
The time my mother and I spent reading together was special for both of us; as I grew up I realized that stories, at their core, are meant to be shared not just told, and that there's nothing more magical than when an adult and a child get lost in a story together. With that in mind I decided to start a new kind of publishing company, one that focused on stories which connected adults and children in a special way. By publishing books about topics like sewing, quilting, and other creative activities, our books promote these interests to younger generations, and provide a platform for parents and grandparents to bond with their children and grandchildren over things they can both enjoy for years to come.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our site, and I hope you enjoy our books!"
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Regular customer Clare and cycling buddy Paul are the first customers to complete what is now called the Cheshire Cat Quad. They cycled between our four Cheshire Pubs and the total distance they cycled on Friday was 62.2 miles at an average speed of 17.1mph. The duration of the ride was just under 5 hours with a 30 minute refuel break of bananas, toast and tea at our Cholmondeley Arms pub near Malpas and a 20 minute puncture stop on the A49 at Bartington!!!
They were somewhat hampered from the start on the navigation front as they could not set the route on Paul's new Garmin so had to wing it on memory!! This meant Clare and Paul probably did not go the most direct route!
They left our Three Greyhounds Inn in Allostock near Holmes Chapel at 8.30am heading towards the A556 through Northwich and Hartford(!) before hitting the A51 and then picking up the A49 at Oakmere. They then took a quiet route through Eaton village before climbing the Wrenbury road and arriving 29 miles later at our Cholmondeley Arms pub.
The return journey was repeated until they once again arrived at Oakmere but then they continued on the A49 past Weaverham up to Bartington and the puncture repair stop. Once on familiar turf they went on quieter roads through Comberbach , Great Budworth and on to Knutsford. The final leg was turning left onto the B5085 to our Church Inn pub in Mobberley for a quick photo before a downhill finish to The Bulls Head for 1.30pm to meet their family and have a much needed lunch and relax in the sunny beer garden.
On arrival at the Bulls Head Clare told us…..
"Paul and I both felt elated and relieved to have completed the 'Cheshire Cat Quad' especially as our navigation failed due to our inability to programme it correctly rather than technological failure! We had a brilliant cycle with favourable weather conditions and warm hospitality shown at all of Tim and Mary's pubs. We will be by no means the fastest but at least we are the first to complete what will be a great cycle ride for many"
"Thank you for setting up a most enjoyable challenge"
Previously loyal customer and very keen cyclist Jonathon was the first of our cycling customers to complete the 'Cheshire Cat Pub to Pub to Pub (Trio) Challenge' last winter 2013 when we had just three pubs in Cheshire.
If you are a keen cyclist and want to be listed as a 'Cheshire Cat Quad Cycling Challenge beater' then let us know by emailing us at email@example.com We can then help you plan your trip and ensure your photo is taken with your trusty bike at each pub. You will get your photo in our 'hall of fame' and we will welcome you at the final pub with a drink on the house!!
Loyal customer and very keen cyclist Jonathon is the first of our cycling customers to complete the 'Cheshire Cat Pub to Pub to Pub (Trio) Challenge'.
Setting out from near Knutsford in pretty cold and snowy conditions Jonathon headed first to our Cholmondeley Arms Pub out near Malpas on the A49 heading to Whitchurch!! The picture shows just how snowy Cholmondeley was compared to the rest of the county. Having taken on a warm hot chocolate for energy, Jonathon then headed to our next pub the Three Greyhounds Inn at Allostock. Conditions here were much better for a cycling enthusiast. After another picture outside this pub it was on for the final leg of the journey to a rather misty Bulls Head before heading home for a hot shower and an early night. Just over 70 miles later without any performance enhancing drugs or a Steak and Ale Pie even!!! The respective pub teams gave Jonathon a warm welcome as well as helping with photo taking and ensuring he was back on his bike for the next leg of this journey!!
Jonathon commented "I was at a loss as to where to go on my Sunday ride today. So thought I would tackle that well known ride 'The Cheshire Cat Trio'!! Cholmondley is a little further down the A49 than I thought and there was also more snow than I anticipated when I got there but I am thrilled to be the first of many to hopefully tackle the challenge!!"
Well done Jonathon a great effort and there is a Pie waiting at a pub of your choice from the trio as and when you have recovered!!!
If you are a keen cyclist and want to be listed as a 'Cheshire Cat Trio Cycling Challenge beater' then set out and ensure your photo is taken with your trusty bike at each pub with the signs in the background of each picture and send them to firstname.lastname@example.com. You will get your photo in our 'hall of fame' and we will send you a 'refreshment voucher' as well as a pint on us at the final pub!!
Thanks again to Jonathon for taking on the challenge and beating it!!!


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This isn't the first time that data from long ago have run against current recommendations. In 2013, an analysis was published of recovered data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study, a randomized controlled trial of a similar nature performed in men with a recent heart attack or angina. Although the study was done from 1966 to 1973, results weren't available publicly until three years ago. It, too, found that a diet higher in unsaturated fats led to a higher rate of death from heart disease.
Why wasn't this research published decades ago? It's possible that modern computer technology allows us to do analyses that couldn't be performed then. It's possible that researchers tried, but were unable to get the results published.
But it's also possible that these results were marginalized because they didn't fit with what was considered to be "truth" at the time. The two principal investigators on the Minnesota study were Ivan Frantz and Ancel Keys, the latter of whom may be the most influential scientist in promoting saturated fat as the enemy of heart health. (Mr. Keys died in 2004.)
I'm not suggesting anything sinister. I'm sure that both these scientists absolutely believed that their prior epidemiologic work established that diets lower in saturated fat led to lower cholesterol levels and better health. Research consistently confirmed the former. When that lower cholesterol didn't translate into actual outcomes like lower mortality, though, they must have been baffled.
Like others today, they may have been able to rationalize the result away and decide that it "has no relevance." Unfortunately, other, similar controlled trials seem to support the notion that the case against saturated fat isn't as robust as many think.


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The Stick Soldiers by Hugh Martin
BOA Editions, 2013, 104 pp
Reviewed by Mark Allen Jenkins
Martin's debut collection joins a growing field of contemporary war poetry that includes Brian Turner, Seth Brady Tucker, and others. The Stick Soldiers gives readers a broad sense of his experience in basic training, deployment, combat, and return to civilian life. This creates a more rounded sense of Martin's experience that likewise helps establish the point that like any solider, there are prewar and postwar moments, too.
The poem "Nights in the Quadrilateral Pool of Sawdust and Sweat" depicts intimate familiarity in communal showers among a company of men who have spent enough time together to no longer feel awkward showering together. The speaker recognizes men by their scars, like "the check-mark scar / where Shotwell's appendix was lifted;/ a topography/ of burnt skin on Melvin's back" and their post shower routines: "Parson, from Boston,/ his strict tradition// brown towel around his waist,/ he'd walk to the rusted/ industrial fan, open/ the cloth with both hands// like parting a curtain for sunlight." This poem and several others ("Tomorrow, We Go Up North," "Four-Letter Word," "Friday Night, FOB Cobra," "The Burn Pit Detail At FOB Cobra") underscore the bond these men feel.
Another poem, "First Engagement," tries to recapture the confusion, as well as the tension between training and fear. Told in the second person, it begins with the "you" following "others over gravel, looking up/ at the dirt-berm wall that surrounds your home, FOB Cobra,/ and you climb to the edge that ends against sky./ You push with boots, claw the loose dirt with one hand, hold the rifle in the other ." These soldiers swarm to attack a potential threat, an unknown civilian truck approaching the base, "orange sparks// hundreds, splash from its tailgate." Soldiers take aim at the threat, "you steady your rifle/ atop the berm, and first, the Bradley fires,// its orange tracers, almost gentle, weightless/ as they fly to meet the truck's grill; the platoon follows; down the line, they fire together. You aim. Your first shot" but soon after, a "lieutenant yells Cease fire" then you notice "silence. So this is it?" this soldier's first combat was fast and anticlimactic.
Later, the soldiers learn the menacing sparks came from a load of rebar a man and his son were taking home to rebuild their house, but beyond that "All you know; an hour ago, three mortars fell/ from the sky for you, this vehicle with sparks/ is for you, its only day three and how many more until you can go." This paranoid feeling is emphasized by the effective use of you that makes it feel like someone or something is out to get the poem's "you." Even if learning about the actual and tragic contents of the truck undercuts this feeling. Many other poems likewise explore the meeting of horrific, sudden violence, in otherwise mundane settings ("Nocturne, Traffic Control Point," "After Curfew," "Nocturne, Traffic Control Point").
These are just some of many poems in this compelling collection I dog-eared for rereading. As America's withdraw from Iraq fades amidst more recent events, it becomes even more important to read books like The Stick Soldiers to give voice and image to just what contemporary war constitutes for soldiers like Martin.


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Meet New Staff at The David Project!
The David Project is so excited to welcome two new Campus Coordinators, Maddi Jackson and Juan Gilces, to our staff. I was lucky enough to catch up with them during their very busy training week to ask them some questions. Read on to hear all about the newest additions to The David Project team!
Name: Maddi Jackson
Position: Campus Coordinator
Q: Where are you from?
A: Cincinnati, but I moved around Ohio a lot growing up.
Q: What school did you go to?
A: THE Ohio State University.
Q: What were you involved with on campus?
A: I was part of the Mount Leadership Society, a scholar program and educational community based on leadership and volunteering. I served as an Undergraduate Student Government Senator for one year, I was involved in College Republicans, and I was on the Buckeyes for Israel Leadership Board.
Q: What was your first connection to Israel?
A: My first connection to Israel was through my high school German teacher. She was 25 and a friend, as well as a teacher. Senior year, my teacher told me she was moving to Israel to marry her boyfriend who was in the Israeli Defense Force. I was worried that she was going to be unsafe because all I knew about Israel was what was on the news. Now, when we would hang out after school, we began to talk about Israel. She told me she was moving to Tel Aviv, that she would be safe, and she calmed me down and normalized Israel for me. After my teacher moved, I began to follow the news closely to check that she was okay. She represented the beginning of learning about and discovering Israel for me. Then I met other people in college who had interest in Israel and I developed my own connection and passion. I fell in love with Israel on my own when I went on Israel Uncovered, and I was also able to visit my teacher while on the trip.
Q: What is your favorite thing about Israel?
A: The people. Before, I couldn't figure out why I loved Israel so much and now have finally figured out that it is the people. Everyone, whether it be my tour guide, Yoav, from Israel Uncovered, or Frau, my German teacher who made aaliyah, everyone has a story and an amazing history and a family connection.
Q: What are some things you are looking forward to as a Campus Coordinator?
A: I am so excited to meet the students and fellows. I was a Campus Leader, Student Advocate, and intern for The David Project, and now I am here! My favorite part of working on campus as a student was recruiting for Israel Uncovered and I am excited to see that process from a different perspective. I am looking forward to meeting with Campus Leaders for orientation and getting them excited and then actually going on the trip. It's an exciting time!
Q: Tell us one fun fact about you!
A: I am scared of birds because I was attacked by a peacock in first grade.
Name: Juan Gilces
Position: Campus Coordinator
Q: Where are you from?
A: Miami, Florida, but I was born in Ecuador (I have dual citizenship).
Q: What school did you go to?
A: Florida International University, go Panthers!
Q: What were you involved with on campus?
A: I was a Resident Assistant for Housing and Residential Life and the Vice President of Student Government Association. I was the founding father for my school's ZBT chapter, a member of the Shalom FIU Board, and a member of Hillel and Chabad. I was also a Sinai Society Scholar.
Q: What was your first connection to Israel?
A: I went to Israel in 2012, when I was 17, as a volunteer on an Israeli Defense Force base, through the Sar-el program. I went as a volunteer and got to experience life as an Israeli would, going into the army. This connected me to the average soldier and day-to-day living of Israelis. I valued the commitment Israelis have for their country and I learned the values and cultures of the country. I grew as a person and learned how important it is to advocate for Israel.
Q: What is your favorite thing about Israel?
A: On my last visit to Israel, I went to a hospital treating Syrians and talked to Syrians who were affected by war and asked them the same question. Their answer was: humanity. They were receiving medical treatment from a country with whom they were at war. I agree with that answer.
Q: What do you think about Boston so far?
A: Boston has been great! I really like the people here, they are friendly and open-minded. And the weather has been nice, for now…
Q: What are some things you are excited for as a Campus Coordinator?
A: I am really excited to meet students and professionals and to become a resource to my campuses. I want to help students think about Israel for themselves and create their own Israel story.
Q: Tell us one fun fact about you!
A: I have twenty-four first cousins and my favorite color is blue.


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Monica Gil is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Nielsen, a global provider of information and insights, located in 100 countries. In this role, Ms. Gil works extensively with elected officials, community leaders and Nielsen's media, entertainment and consumer businesses to promote the company's education, philanthropic, government and public affairs initiatives related to multicultural consumers. She also manages Nielsen's national Latino Strategic Outreach. She recently launched the "Latina Power Shift" report, a data-driven document highlighting Latina influence in this country. Prior to joining Nielsen, Ms. Gil served as Senior Vice President for Greer, Margolis, Mitchell & Burns (GMMB) and Director of Public Affairs and Community Outreach for the Los Angeles market's Telemundo stations KVEA and KWHY. Ms. Gil serves on the Girls Scouts National Board of Directors and The Getty House Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Ms. Gil received her Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California, School of Public Administration.
Eliana Murillo is head of multicultural marketing at Google, Inc. She focuses on cross-product strategy to engage multicultural users and business owners. She founded the US Hispanic business development and community outreach team at Google, and has spearheaded programs that support diversity in entrepreneurship, education, and civic engagement with the use of technology. Eliana's previous roles at Google include diversity business development, global sales people operations, and regional Latin American human resources. Prior to joining Google in 2010, Eliana worked at Target Corporation in the food merchandising division, where she handled internal buying strategies and supply chain optimization.
Eliana currently serves as the chief marketing officer of Tequila Alquimia her family's award-winning USDA certified 100% organic tequila company. Her family's mission is to influence agricultural practices in Mexico and consumption in the US through sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Eliana is a graduate of Harvard University, where she studied sociology of economics. She also studied international business at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. She is originally from Oxnard, California.
Martin Mares is the Founder of the Ivy League Project, an educator, Fresno State University graduate and now nationally syndicated columnist. The Ivy League Project (ILP) has its beginnings in the small farming communities of the San Joaquin Valley. In 1992, encouraged by Ruben Navarrette, Mares took a group of local high school students to visit Harvard and other prestigious colleges on the East Coast.
Within the first four years of the program, Martin's students were accepted to both Brown and Princeton University. This made headlines within the community for few had dreamed of going to college, let alone attending the preeminent universities of the world. Nineteen years later, over 800 students have participated in the Ivy League Project. Of those 130+ students have been accepted, graduated, or currently attending a prestigious East Coast school. ILP alumni include doctors, lawyers, educators, engineers and the leading innovators in their respected industries.
On Friday, October 11, 2013, hundreds of innovative and socially-minded Latinas met at Google's Los Angeles Office for the second stop on the LATINAS THINK BIG™ national tour.
Sponsored by Google and broadcast to virtual viewers via Google+ Hangout On Air, LATINAS THINK BIG™ LA featured presentations by five talented Latina innovators–Noramay Cadena, Estefania Ortiz, Veronica Villafañe, Pamela Campos Palma, and Rocio Romero–and honored three innovative Latino professionals–Monica Gil, Eliana Murillo, and Martin Mares–for the outstanding leadership and commitment they have contributed to the Latino community.


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Rob Smith wrote and directed the Short Film "Sea Bones".
Since its completion in 2017 it has been on a global tour of various short film festivals including the following:
This week Rob can finally launch it to the public!
Rob is relentless when it comes to creating short films, music videos and TVCs, constantly honing his skills and pushing his narrative work to new places. Carbon Films sat down with Rob and quizzed him on this short film as well as his prolific approach to film making.
CARBON: What inspired this particular story?
ROB: There was no particular thing that inspired this story, but rather a combination of things. I first came up with the mermaid side of the film as a music video concept for a local band.
That video didn't happen, but after working with Thor Rixon on a mockumentary project, "Don't Ask Me About Music," I knew I wanted to adapt the mermaid idea, giving it a quirkier edge by moulding the idea around our comical sensibilities. Very early on in the writing process I added the idea of him being a shell collector, but it wasn't until I met the president of the South African Conchological Society, that the shells angle became a bigger part of the story.
This tied the story together for me, exploring the themes of possession and obsession in a unique way. The script didn't actually have the mockumentary/interview angle, but whilst shooting we decided to ad-lib it, becoming a fundamental part of the film.
CARBON: How long did it take you from initial thoughts to final finished film?
ROB: When I heard Velocity was closing down in mid March 2017, I immediately decided that I would apply to do my masters at NFTS in London - something I'd always considered doing. The only thing was that the deadline was the 1st of May, and at that time I was working on a month long branded documentary in Johannesburg.
I had no script, no locations, nothing. I just knew Thor was keen, and that was enough to know I could pull off something interesting. Through the help of some very talented and generous collaborators, we made it all come together just in time (+-40 days start to finish: 3 weeks prep, 3 days shoot, 2 weeks post).
CARBON: Do you share your screenplay with anyone while writing or do you keep it to yourself until you're ready to share?
ROB: I definitely do have a few trusted friends who's feedback I value throughout the writing process, including the DOP, Pierre de Villiers. I find it very helpful to get their honest critique to check that I haven't gone completely mad, and to poke holes in it as much as possible, as early as possible, even if it only reassures what I've written.
More recently I've started a writing club, which has been extremely useful, not only in terms of brainstorming scripts, but also in terms of creating incentive to keep writing.
CARBON: How did you pick your cast?
ROB: The script was effectively written around Thor, "Russell," so the only fundamental person to cast was the mermaid. Over 200 women applied for the casting, but as we could only afford/pull a favour for half a day, they had to limit the casting to 35 people. Charise Anne was the first person to cast.
CARBON: How did you fund this film?
ROB: I self-funded this film.
CARBON: What advice would you give anyone wanting to make a short film?
ROB: I guess the biggest thing, for me at least, is to have some type of deadline. It's very easy to put off making a short, or feeling like your script can be developed further, but at some point you have to just commit and go for it.
CARBON: What full length feature film do you wish you'd directed?
ROB: "What we do in the Shadows," directed by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement looks like it would have been a ton of fun to direct, but I doubt I could have done half as good a job as them. It's one of my favourite comedies.
CARBON: Do you have any more films in the pipeline?
ROB: I'm currently filming a short film, also starring Thor Rixon, which is another mockumentary which deals with piracy in 2002. Then I'm also busy writing two other short film scripts. One is a thriller, one is a satirical comedy.
We look forward to seeing more of Rob's work grace screens across the world as well on local shores!
"Sea Bones"
Movie • 12 min • Comedy, Thriller
Written and Directed by Rob Smith
Completed May 2017
"A peculiar man, obsessed with conchology (collecting/studying shells), one day stumbles upon a beached mermaid. Instead of putting her back in to the water he decides to take her back to his house. Here he keeps her in the bathtub and tries to make her feel at home."
Russel - Thor Rixon
Mermaid - Charis Anna
Teller - Faik Johaar
Goldfish - Penelope Scully
Producer - Rob Smith and Anco Henning
DOP - Pierre de Villiers
Focus Puller / 1st AC - Kirk Morgan & Justin Vincent
Gaffer - Tobie Smuts
Best Boy - Linda Magobodi
Spark - Madoda Mkonjiswa
Art Director & Wardrobe - Jade Scully
Prosthetics - Organic Canvas
SFX Makeup - Lisa Wakelin
Casting - Pammi Joy at Scouts Honour
Editor - Mieke Vlaming
On Set Sound - Keagan Higgins & Brandon Shore
Sound Design - Chris De Wet Bornman & Keith Kavayi
Final Mix - James Matthes
Music - Pressure Cooker Studios : Daniel Caleb, James Matthes, & Andries Smit
Colourist - Kyle Stroebel at The Refinery Cape Town
VFX - Andrew Kerr at New Creation Collective
Special thanks to Carbon Films, Roy Aiken and the South African Conchological Society, Panavision Cape Town, The Refinery Cape Town, LampStand Film Lighting, My Friend Ned, Candice Hatting, Scouts Honor, Simone Griessel, Direction Films, Sally Smith, Esmarie and Pierre F De Villiers, Paul & Amy Speirs, New Creation Collective, Organic Canvas, Tin Toy Productions, Jonathan Searle, Ian Morgan, William Nicholson, Cait Pansegrouw and Arno (From Arno Wouldwork).