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When Val Lewton was told that Boris Karloff had signed a 3 picture contract with RKO and he had to use the actor, Lewton was initially not best pleased. Karloff had been signed by Jack Gross, who like Karloff, was coming to the studio from Universal. According to director Mark Robson – who would direct Karloff in two films – Gross and Universal's idea of horror was 'A werewolf chasing a girl in a nightgown up a tree.'
Lewton feared that the heads at RKO would force him into producing films of a similar ilk, as he assumed Karloff would share their outlook on horror films, and not allow him the freedom he had had with his prior productions – a number of elegant, subtle and beautifully atmospheric pictures including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man. Despite the tacky titles, these films are amongst the most effective and poetic in the genre – Lewton and his filmmakers preferred to suggest the terror, rather than show it outright. This was not only due to budgetary restraints, but also because of Lewton's literate and intellectual approach to his subject matter – nothing could be scarier than the dark images conjured by the human imagination – his films act as triggers for the imagination and are therefore genuinely unsettling experiences. Lewton laid out all the necessary steps and allowed the minds of his audiences to do the work.
|Boris Karloff and Val Lewton
Finishing his 13 week contract, he was persuaded by Jack Gross to sign up with RKO. Gross realised that the studio would benefit from Karloff's star power. On May 18, 1944, Karloff signed the deal and was immediately introduced to Val Lewton. Despite Lewton's initial trepidation, the two men hit it off immediately. Both were literate, well read and deep thinking gentlemen who discovered they both shared similar ideas about Horror – Karloff actually referred to his films as 'Terror' pictures, reaffirming his belief that scary films should provoke feelings of intense fear or anxiety – and not repulsion – as the word 'horror' would imply. The two men instinctively knew they would work well together. Confident that Karloff shared his vision, Lewton set about crafting the first film they would collaborate on: Isle of the Dead.
Isle of the Dead
Dir. Mark Robson
Set during the Balkan War, 1912-1913, the story revolves around army General Nikolas Pherides (Karloff) as he invites budding journalist Oliver Davis (Marc Cramer) to visit his wife's grave on the titular island. Once there they realise that a deadly plague currently sweeping the land has claimed a number of victims. Pherides imposes quarantine on the island and the small group of people staying there must remain. People begin dying one by one and Madame Kyra, a fork-tongued housemaid, instigates panic when she blames the deaths on a vampiric creature called a vorvolaka. She accuses Thea (Ellen Drew) - nursemaid to the fragile Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn (Katherine Emery) - of being an evil spirit, sucking the life out of her victims as they sleep. Eventually Pherides, a man of logic and reason, begins to believe the old woman, with her stories of ancient spirits and demons. Oliver attempts to protect Thea, but with more people dying, no way off the island and Pherides becoming increasingly deranged, time is running out for the unfortunate souls marooned on the island.
Typical of Lewton's influences, Isle of the Dead was inspired by a painting – Boecklin's work depicting a sinister island in a dark sea - and Poe's The Premature Burial. Indeed, aside from perhaps The Seventh Victim, no other Lewton film exudes as much of an atmosphere of gloom and preoccupation with death as Isle of the Dead.
With a small cast – including a big name star in Karloff - limited location and deeply morbid story, Lewton believed he was on to a winner with Isle of the Dead. Unfortunately the production would be plagued with re-writes and scheduling problems – not helped by the fact that Karloff had to leave the set after only 8 days of shooting to have a spinal operation. Before he began making a living from his acting, Karloff had taken many jobs as a manual labourer and had damaged his back, resulting in problems dogging him throughout his career. Realising he couldn't do much without his star player, Lewton called a hold to shooting and began pre-production work on his next project – The Body Snatcher.
After several weeks of rest, Karloff was able to return to recommence filming what Lewton often denounced as 'a terrible mess of a film.' While nowhere near as effective as his earlier output such as Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and Curse of the Cat People, Isle of the Dead is still a thoroughly moody film with an undeniably creepy atmosphere and a pace so languid it resembles a floating wraith.
The mood of death and despair is eminent from the outset – the opening scenes depict a dank battlefield where the moans of the dying rise out from under a weightily grim atmosphere. We first encounter Pherides as he is left no choice but to force one of his men to shoot himself for failing to carry out a mission successfully. He explains to war correspondent Oliver that he had no choice – he was merely following the laws and regulations of such matters. From the beginning, Pherides is presented as a logical man who keeps his emotions separate from his obligations to follow the law. During one of his many confrontations with Thea, the feisty maid declares 'Laws can be wrong and laws can be cruel, and that people who only live by the law are both wrong and cruel.'
The look of Isle of the Dead is slightly akin to I Walked with a Zombie – particularly the interior scenes with cinematographer Jack MacKenzie's subtle use of a chiaroscuro lighting effect; the bars of moonlight on the walls of the bedrooms are especially remarkable.
With the central theme of death and a character who believes she is a monster, parallels can arguably be drawn between Isle of the Dead, Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Seventh Victim. Attempts at a certain degree of ambiguity stalk the film – is it really a plague offing all the characters – or something more sinister? Debates about reason and logic, folklore and superstition pepper the already wordy script. Pherides, Dr. Drossos (Ernst Deutsch) and Mr Albrecht (Jason Robards) discuss medicine versus religion and faith, with Pherides and Dr. Drossos eventually succumbing to Albrecht's notion that superstition is no less believable than the doctor's belief in 'good winds and bad winds' – he had previously believed that if the winds were of the right kind, the air carrying the pestilence couldn't reach the island.
More people die and we eventually come to the film's central set piece – the premature burial. Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn confided in the doctor that she suffered from extreme catalepsy and feared being buried alive. Sure enough, something triggers a particularly bad attack and she falls into a deep swoon – believed dead by the doctor. She is buried in the tomb as the eerily gliding camera roams through the set like the last breath expelled by the dying. What happens next unfolds as such a memorable scene it should be considered among the best in Lewton's films – it's up there with the pool scene in Cat People and the 'blood under the door' scene in The Leopard Man. Coming to rest on the recently sealed coffin, the camera pauses long enough for us to hear scratching from inside it… The unfortunate woman eventually breaks out of the coffin, driven mad by her experience she stalks the island in a series of beautifully haunting shots – wafting through the trees in her flowing burial robes, accompanied only by the howling wind of the soundtrack – she eventually ends her life over the side of a cliff: but not before paying a visit to the wretched general first.
Karloff provides a fine performance as the tortured general, caught between the worlds of logic and superstition; he torments himself trying to work out what the best course of action to take is. In the end, he is driven insane – but his intentions did not go unnoticed, as Oliver states: 'In the back of his madness was something simple, something good. He wanted to protect us all.' Though he does become a madman, thanks to Karloff's masterful performance, Pherides' transistion is a starkly tragic one, and he is as much a victim of the island's gloomy death-obsession as anyone else. It would be with his next role for Lewton however, that Karloff would deliver what many people (including myself) believe to be his best performance - that of Cabman Gray in The Body Snatcher...
Follow the links to read more about Karloff's collaborations with Lewton.
Dark Dignitaries: When Karloff met Lewton Part II: The Body Snatcher
Dark Dignitaries: When Karloff met Lewton Part III: Bedlam


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A border keeping household order
Editor's note: This column is the second in a series about pets and children. You can access the first installment at http://tinyurl.com/77qqtxn.
We brought our 11-week-old border collie pup Toby home from the breeder's, still missing our sweet Harry. Being black and white borders, the two brothers looked similar, which was both comforting and confusing.
We were pleased to find that Toby didn't have nearly as much interest in herding our feet or the children. And he took to the housebreaking and the electric fence and his daily walks well enough too.
But there was something about Toby's right ear, the way it flapped forward at a jaunty angle, wayward and uncooperative (see photo). It might look cute and photogenic to you, but to us, it gives a little insight into our pup's mental stability (cue the circus music and let it play until the end of the column).
From the second Toby sets paws from his crate in the morning to the second he crawls into it at night, he is in constant motion. Forget all that jazz about harnessing wind energy and solar power. What we really need to do is somehow tap into the energy of a border collie puppy. I truly believe that the energy contained in just one litter of border collie puppies could meet the energy demands of our entire country.
Without sheep to herd, a border collie will think up his own "jobs." Toby has taken it upon himself to "manage" our outdoor property, which involves ordering the birds, squirrels and the occasional deer about the yard. When that job is sufficiently addressed, he feels very dutiful about barking at bikes and scooters and swinging them around by his teeth until they're airborne.
He also is very concerned with the way our tires move willy-nilly up and down the driveway, so he directs them to their proper places with a few well-placed nips. The same goes for UPS trucks and pest control trucks, anything with those round, rubber sheep. He also scolds any vehicle that makes a tad too much noise going past the house.
He bosses basketballs. Just the sound of a basketball bouncing on the driveway sends him into "manage" mode, when he starts barking and biting and chasing the ball to the point that no one wants to play anymore. "Chuck it"—the launching of a tennis ball from a long, plastic rod—is another job he takes very seriously, as is herding airplanes and helicopters away from the house at breakneck speed.
But sometimes he is too good at all of his jobs, and boredom sets in. At these times he will turn over the trash cans and scatter its contents all over the lawn. He will dig up outdoor landscape lighting wires and chew through them. He will chew through boxes left on the porch, then chew through the boxes' contents.
He will sneak into an accidentally-left-open garage and steal plastic water bottles and sponges and basketballs and shoes and things with tires. He will pull bows off door wreaths. He will burrow through fresh grass clippings, gnaw on the yard man's leaf blower and harry the edger. He will bark for hours straight at the dog next door, or up the tree where the squirrel went, or at the door to come in.
When inside, he will mutilate stuffed animals and destroy his "chew-proof" dog toys. He will man-handle the sofa cushions. He will drop his soggy tennis ball in a basket full of clean laundry so that I will throw it to him, over and over. He will sneak upstairs to mark. He will try to hump our crawling baby. But perhaps most disturbingly, he will follow me around from room to room, staring with those border collie laser-eyes of his, as if he's just asking for a job to do, any job at all.
He can't lay down. He won't rest. Resting is for chumps. For lap dogs. For cats.
Toby is now almost three years old, and with the years, he has mellowed just a bit. He is now able to slow down enough to enjoy the occasional snuggle, the rare nap on his favorite red leather chair, the daily rawhide bone. In spite of being certifiably bonkers and too smart for his own good, he has proven to be a sweet-natured dog, easy with children and licky with babies and men with beard stubble.
And when I take a step back, I see that he fits our family kind of perfectly.
(P.S. We won't ever forget you, Harry.)
Diann Ducharme is the author of The Outer Banks House and the upcoming ebook, Chasing Eternity, and is a wife, mother of three children and owner of one border collie. You can find her at http://www.diannducharme.com, where she blogs about the life of a writer.
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I really liked Jim Spencer's article in the latest issue of T&TH. He won't get any flack from me about it.
I enjoy every day I spend in the turkey woods now but also went through the process he described of not knowing what I was doing wrong. It was challenging but the thrill of possibly getting a turkey made me hang in there.
I made the same mistakes over and over. There was very little turkey hunting information available when I started hunting and you were lucky, very lucky, to hear a turkey. Seeing one was a real treat.
I think we do owe it to ourselves and to the turkey to do our very best. We need to pattern our guns, know our limitations and get in shape for the hunt.
Working at it and enjoying it are not mutually exclusive. We can do both. I've always enjoyed things that I can do well and that I've worked hard to learn about.
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Readers Poll Results: George Harrison's 10 Best Beatles Songs
09. Savoy Truffle (1968)
If Harrison was happy to get three of his songs onto Revolver, he must've been thrilled to get four songs onto The Beatles, better known as "The White Album." Although, on second thought, he was probably so fed up with the whole Beatles thing at that point that it really didn't matter.
"Savoy Truffle" appeared on side four of that classic double album. The other three Harrison tunes on the album are "Long, Long, Long," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Piggies," which finished dead last in this poll.
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Despite the weather's attempt at wrecking the hunts this weekend it was a good one.
Saturday at 4 am I met up with Brian Lovett for a hunt. I took him to a spot where I hunted the weekend before with no luck. We had heard a lot of gobbling there and had some hens come in, but didn't get a gobbler to come, they went off with the hens. So Brian and I get in there in the dark and get to the spot I wanted to set up at. We were in the woods on the top of the hill at the back of the property. I knew the birds usually roosted within 100 yards from there on the neighbor's property. As I took 2 steps off the 4 wheeler trail a bird, which we believe was a gobbler, busted off the roost and flew off into the darkness. We decided get the decoy down and sit down. Within about 15 minutes the birds began to gobble, the first to sound off was close, and I mean close. It was the kind of gobble that cuts right through you and gets your blood pumping. Several other birds sounded off, all within 100 yards. The birds were hot. Minimal calling to the birds on the roost, but they knew we were there and would cut off the calls and double and triple gobble. The bird closest to us was so hot that as a goose flew by honking, he gobbled a minimum of 10 times in a row. These were definitely the hottest birds I have hunted all season.
Now I hate to leave you all hanging, but you will have to read Brian's blog this week to see how it all ended. Definitely a memorable hunt. He said he would try to post it Monday, so you will all have to wait and see.
Sunday morning I took out a friend of mine and his co worker. Katlin is a newbie to turkey hunting and had been struggling, so my friend asked me if I could help him out. We went to the same property Brian and I had hunted the previous morning, but the wind was howling and I knew it probably would be a tough hunt. We got set up in the same general area, but stayed back a little to prevent bumping anything. As it got light out the woods was quiet. Finally I gave some tree calls and nothing. The second time one sounded off with a teenager like squeaky, worst sounding gobble ever heard. Well, the second one he let out on my next call was better, but you could tell it was a jake. I could see Katlin getting excited now. He responded to every call, and soon we had 2 jakes and 3 hens less than 30 yards out in front of us. It took about 15 minutes before he was able to get the gun up and finally put a load of #4's on his face, but an awesome hunt. Got it all on video to, except for a little zoom mishap right at the shot.
It is always great to see a newbie get their first bird, makes you stop sometimes and rethink things. When I heard the jake gobbling I was thinking, where are the gobblers. But to him, it was a great experience, any gobble and any bird was a huge deal. We get hung up on killing a gobbler, and forget about the whole experience. I taught him some things this morning, but he made me step back and enjoy it even more. He was so excited and proud of that jake,it was a true trophy, and I was proud to help him harvest it. One of the best birds this season!
Here is the link to the video, enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQk9YV4FBXU


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ghee @ 2008-11-14T23:50:00
Just some 150 years ago a theory that newborns died from "cadaverous particles" brought on to them after autopsies was considered backward.
The physician who found the cause-effect link felt misunderstood and died from pyemia after a severe beating in the psychiatric asylum, according to references in a Wikipedia page on Ignaz Semmelweis,
This mildly contradicts an article in a Russian pop magazine. The article says that the physician "died" after his spirits were broken and that his colleagues considered his idea anti-religious. But the references in the above page tell about his colleagues thinking that his idea was rooted in old beliefs.
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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 5:36 PM GMT on October 09, 2011
A large extratropical low pressure system with heavy rain and gale-force winds is centered over the Northwest Bahamas. Water vapor satellite loops show that the center of this low is filled with dry air, and is headed northwest at 5 - 10 mph. The low will cross over the Florida Peninsula today. The west side of this low also has a large amount of dry air, which is limiting precipitation amounts along the Gulf of Mexico coast, but the east side has plenty of tropical moisture. Radar-estimated rainfall amounts since Friday are already in excess of ten inches just inland along the Central Florida coast. Melbourne, Florida had its second wettest October day in its history yesterday, with 5.68" of rain. Much of the region, including Cocoa Beach, is under a flood watch, high surf advisories, and a high wind watch for wind gusts up to 55 mph. Winds offshore from the Florida east coast are near tropical storm strength this afternoon. Buoy 41009 offshore from Cape Canaveral recorded sustained winds of 38 mph, gusting to 47 mph, at 1 pm EDT today. Several ships have reported winds in excess of 46 mph this morning along the Florida east coast. Due to the large amount of dry air near the storm's center and west side, plus the fact the track of the storm will take it over the Florida Peninsula today and into the Florida Panhandle by Tuesday night, I doubt the storm will have time to organize into a tropical or subtropical storm that gets a name. NHC is currently giving this storm a 30% chance of becoming a named tropical or subtropical storm by Tuesday morning. This large diffuse system will bring strong winds and heavy rains to a large area of the Southeast U.S. coast over the next two days.
Figure 1. Radar-estimated rainfall from the Melbourne, Florida radar as of Sunday afternoon.
Dangerous Hurricane Jova headed for Mexico
In the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Mexico, Hurricane Jova continues to slowly intensify. Recent satellite loops show the hurricane has developed a prominent eye, and low level spiral bands have become more organized. A hurricane hunter aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Jova near 11 am PDT today. The computer models have come into excellent agreement on the track of Jova, with storm expected to hit just west of Manzanillo. The big unknown is how intense Jova will be at landfall. Jova is under light wind shear of 5 - 10 knots, and shear is predicted to stay in the low to moderate range between now and landfall. Ocean temperatures are warm, 28 - 29°C, but the warm waters do not extend to great depth, limiting Jova's potential for rapid intensification. The upper atmosphere is also not cold enough to give Jova the kind of instability typically needed for rapid intensification. Nonetheless, both the GFDL and HWRF models predict Jova will intensify into a major Category 3 and Category 4 hurricane, respectively, before landfall on Tuesday on the Mexican coast. Regardless of Jova's strength at landfall, the storm will bring very heavy rains to the Mexican coast capable of causing dangerous flash floods and mudslides, beginning on Monday.
Figure 2. Afternoon visible satellite image of Tropical Storm Irwin (left) Hurricane Jova (center) and Invest 99E (right) over the East Pacific.
Figure 3. Rainfall forecast for Hurricane Jova from this morning's 2 am EDT run of the GFDL model. Image credit: Morris Bender, NOAA/GFDL.
Tropical Storm Irwin also headed for Mexico
Once Jova has made landfall, Mexico needs to concern itself with Tropical Storm Irwin, farther to the west. The computer forecast models show Irwin could make landfall as a tropical storm on the Mexican coast late in the week, along the same stretch of coast Jova will affect. If this verifies, the one-two punch of heavy rains from two tropical cyclones within a week could cause a devastating flood situation along the Mexican coast.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Lardy collar conditions dogs in the continuous mode. But like Howard said, it is a very short burn, like "one thousand and one" for the duration. He might do a 1 1/2 in extreme cases. He warns against holding it down continuously until compliance is achieved, like for3-8 seconds. After that Lardy switches to the momentary mode for force to the pile, etc.
What Evan said is mostly true about the conditioning of dogs to here in other programs. However, Lardy advocates and early here conditioning if the dog is a wild child and doesn't want to return promptly. Of the last few dogs I have trained I did an early here conditioning for: Rowdy, Major and Briley. But didn't for: Hank, Scout and Cabbie Lou. I would guess that I am about 50/50 on this process.
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This is the quilt for my son Adam and Danielle. This photo isn't the best, the big stars are a really pretty plum color.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Posted by Sheri Howard at 11:41 AM
5 comments:
- Mary on Lake Pulaski said...
It's beautiful Sheri! When is the wedding.
- January 21, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- Heirlooms by Ashton House said...
Such a beautiful wedding gift, Sheri. I'm sure they will treasure it for years to come.
- January 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM
- Shari said...
A very beautiful quilt...
- January 24, 2012 at 12:24 AM
- Nana said...
Beautiful Quilt Sheri! You are a wonderful seamstress and your children and grandchildren are lucky to have you as their mom and grandma!
- January 25, 2012 at 9:05 AM
- LeAnn said...
This turned out really nice Sheri. I am sure Adam and Dani loved it.
- January 25, 2012 at 8:48 PM
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Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform
MALTA - Country Specific Programmes for Capacity building
Activity in 2012
The work on the preparation of the Norway grants project continued. The Centre had more meetings and consultations with the Maltese Ministry for Home Affairs (Department of Local Governance – DLC), local government association and local authorities, etc. The CoE experts developed, presented and finalised a full proposal for a training needs analysis and national training strategy; agreements were reached with stakeholders on the implementation modalities.
In November, a meeting was held in Oslo between the CoE, Department for Local Government within the Ministry for Tourism of Malta, Norwegian association of local authorities, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss and clarify the role of each partner.
Activity in 2011
In light of the positive outcomes following co-operation with the Centre of Expertise, Malta applied for Norway Grants for the implementation of the capacity building programmes proposed by the Centre ( NTS, Good Governance, LAP and PMP) for 2012-2014
Detailed Action Plans developed by the Maltese authorities with the assistance of the Centre
The Executive Secretary of the Local Government Association of Malta participated in the International Conference on Coastal Towns in Clacton on Sea (UK).
Information seminars for mayors and executives secretaries NTS / TNA organised
Activity in 2010
Project on performance management
Postponed until 2011
Series of meetings on the role of the Executive Secretaries in Maltese local councils
Information papers prepared by Council of Europe's experts from Italy, France and the UK and forwarded to DLG in Malta.
National Seminar for Local Councils' Executive
Secretaries, 3 November
Initiative of
Office of the Prime Minister
Review the new status of the Maltese Executive Secretaries in the light of the experience of other EU countries, such as France, Italy and the UK, with respect to the legal status and career development.
61 executive secretaries (out of 68) of local councils in Malta,
Senior representatives of the DLG, the Association of Local Councils and the Association of Executives Secretaries.
Positive feedback
At the Seminar, the Director General of Information, Local Government and Public Consultation (OPM) emphasised the importance of good co-operation between his office and the CoE; he stressed that this co-operation is brining concrete and positive results for the Maltese local government structures. The DLG stressed the urgent need for a National Training Strategy for local government in Malta and encouraged the support of the CoE with this regard.
Previous activity
New performance management regime for Councils
Preparation of the introduction of a new performance management regime for Maltese local councils.
In co-operation
Department for Local Government (DLG), Office of the Prime Minister in Malta
Policy paper on performance management
Policy paper on the policy environment for a performance management system,
National Task Force established to develop the implementation strategy in 2010.
Eight local services were selected for performance measurement following a comprehensive consultation process led by the CoE.


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Full symphony concerts featuring the student orchestra and concerto performances by faculty artists and SMF alumni.
Adagio For Strings
Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Countdown to the Festival
There's no doubt, audiences are thrilled by the Sarasota Orchestra's new music director, Anu Tali. She's brought an intense energy from the orchestra in previous performances and we found this yet again in a downright thrill ride of an encounter...
Literally gripping the arms of my seat, I was not the only one propelled on this rollercoaster of delightful music.
Every section and soloist within the orchestra played their role with strength and beauty; every tree proud and tall. Tali served as an excellent guide leading the forces with assured confidence. The overall sound was lush and, yes, intense just where it needed to be.
The Sarasota Orchestra was brimming with bubbling energy...
A lifetime of musical moments, cinematic in scope, gave every section of the orchestra a leading role at one time or another. Chief among them was the virtuosic solo of concertmaster Daniel Jordan.
It was a thrill ride resulting in an explosion of audience enthusiasm.
Tali conveyed a clear vision for the dramatic outline of this symphony, carefully pacing the darker, searching character of the music with pastoral conversations among voices in the orchestra.
If you haven't seen Tali yet, this will be a great introduction to the skyrocketing conductor who's quickly becoming a household name around the world. You'll see why we feel we're lucky to have her here.
Andrew Lane, the Orchestra's Principal Pops Conductor, knows how to program a winning event and this concert had something for everyone. It also brought in a whole new audience that seemed dazzled by the performances.
The Sarasota Orchestra played a program this past weekend filled with so much color, it was like visiting the Louvre.
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7.1: Weathering and Erosion
What is the history of this rock face?
Walnut Canyon, just outside Flagstaff, Arizona, is a high desert landscape displaying cliff dwellings built 700 years ago by a long gone people. On the opposite side from the trail around the mesa is this incredible rock. In this rock you can see that the rock has slumped, and also see signs of mechanical weathering (fractures) and chemical weathering (dissolution). If you get a chance, go see the rock (and the cliff dwellings) for yourself.
Weathering is the process that changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments were described in the chapter "Materials of Earth's Crust." With weathering, rock is disintegrated. It breaks into pieces. Once these sediments are separated from the rocks, erosion is the process that moves the sediments.
While plate tectonics forces work to build huge mountains and other landscapes, the forces of weathering gradually wear those rocks and landscapes away. Together with erosion, tall mountains turn into hills and even plains. The Appalachian Mountains along the east coast of North America were once as tall as the Himalayas.
Weathering Takes Time
No human being can watch for millions of years as mountains are built, nor can anyone watch as those same mountains gradually are worn away. But imagine a new sidewalk or road. The new road is smooth and even. Over hundreds of years, it will completely disappear, but what happens over one year? What changes would you see? (Figure below). What forces of weathering wear down that road, or rocks or mountains over time?
- Animations of different types of weathering processes can be found here: http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/animationsweathering.htm#.
A once smooth road surface has cracks and fractures, plus a large pothole.
- Weathering breaks down Earth materials into smaller pieces.
- Erosion transports those pieces to other locations.
- Weathering and erosion modify Earth's surface landscapes over time.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
1. What is weathering?
2. What is mechanical weathering?
3. What is chemical weathering?
4. What is erosion?
5. Describe frost wedging.
6. What is abrasion?
7. List the types of chemical weathering.
8. What factors can influence weathering?
1. What is weathering?
2. How is weathering different from erosion?
3. Why does weathering take so much time?
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Posted November 24, 2003; 10:13 a.m.
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To introduce the new site's features, the office is sponsoring a Web Site Scavenger Hunt for members of the University community, beginning Monday, Nov. 24, and ending Friday, Dec. 5. Starting from the scavenger hunt page , participants will answer a series of safety-related questions using readily available information found on the environmental health and safety site and through the site's search capabilities.
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Orchestra concert set for Dec. 10-11
Posted December 9, 2005; 12:26 p.m.
The Princeton University Orchestra will perform a concert featuring the works of Brahms, Mahler, de Falla and Debussy at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The concert will feature solos by baritone Sean Effinger-Dean and violinist Lauren Sarah Carpenter, winners of the orchestra's Concerto Competition.
Tickets are $5 for students, $13 for senior citizens and $18 for others. They are available through the Frist Campus Center ticket office, (609) 258-1742, or through University Ticketing, (609) 258-9220.


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Tuesday, July 10, 1956 Griffith Stadium Washington, DC: A packed crowd watches the start of the 1956 All Star Game at Griffith Stadium. The National Leaguers were victorious 7-3. (Corbis)
March 1929 Tampa, FL: Joe Cronin, agile Washington Senators infielder, makes a stab for the ball in spring training. (Corbis)
Vice President Thomas Marshall substitutes for his boss, President Woodrow Wilson, throwing out the first pitch of the season with Washington Manager Clark Griffith looking on. This photo probably dates from either 1919, when Wilson was tied up in the Versailles Peace Conference, or 1920 when he had been incapacitated by a stroke. (Corbis)
1924 Washington Post cartoon honors the World Champions.
Tuesday, April 14, 1936 Griffith Stadium Washington, DC: A beaming President Franklin D. Roosevelt prepares to throw out the first pitch of the season as Senators Manager Bucky Harris and Yankee Manager Joe McCarthy look on. The President and other loyal fans were treated to a 1-0 Senators victory pitched by Bobo Newsom. From there Harris' Senators went on to an 82-71 fourth place finish.
Bobo Newsom fun facts-Quote:
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Louis Norman (Bobo) Newsom's career spanned from 1929 through 1953 although he didn't appear in the major leagues in 1931, 1949, 1950 or 1951.
The well travelled Newsome played for Brooklyn (twice), the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Browns (on three seperate occasions), the Washington Senators (five seperate stints), Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics (twice) the New York Yankees and the New York Giants.
Bobo is quoted as having said "I played for Washington five different times. That beat Franklin Delano Roosevelt's record. He was only elected four times."
Bobo is the first major league player to have worn the number "00" during his fourth stint with the Senators in 1946/1947.
Bobo Newsom career record
I believe that I read somewhere that Newsome is the only person to pitch to both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle!Quote:
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Monday, April 8, 1963 DC Stadium, Washington DC: President John F. Kennedy and other important political figures such as Senator Hubert H. Humphrey watch a foul come into the stands as Mickey Vernon's Senators lose 3-1 to the Baltimore Orioles. Sadly, this would be JFK's final season opener. (Corbis)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt throws out the first pitch of game three of the 1933 World Series as Joe Cronin and Bill Terry look on.
Program cover for the Washington games of the 1933 World Series. (eBay listing)
Friday, April 20, 1945 Griffith Stadium Washington DC: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn prepares to throw out the first pitch of the baseball season. Looking on are, from left, Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, Clark Griffith, Walter Johnson, Yankee Manager Joe McCarthy and Senators Manager Ossie Bluege. Bluege's Senators were defeated by the Yankees 6-3 that day en route to an 87-67 second place finish. (Corbis)
To answer your question about minor leaguers wearing the patch in 1939 the answer is Yes. Here are a couple of Texas Leaguers wearing the patch.
Colorful and elaborate team picture of the 1924 World Champions. (Sports-Photos.com)
Washington, DC Friday, October 14, 1932: Somber faced Clark Griffith and Walter Johnson face the newspapermen after Johnson was let go as Senators manager after four seasons. Johnson was succeeded by Joe Cronin. This is an original Associated Press wirephoto. (eBay listing)
Wednesday, April 14, 1915 National Park Washington DC: President Woodrow Wilson is shown at the season opener and is in high spirits. And well he should be as he and other loyal fans would see Clark Griffith's Senators belt the New York Yankees 7-0 in route to an 85-68 fourth place finish.
Thanks, Yankwood... :)
I can't believe I have found a bunch of old Senator's fans. All the great photos and memories. I was lucky enough to have attended that 1956 All Star game at Griffith. Centerfield bleachers, of course. Despite a National League team stuffed with Cincinatti Reds, they let Willie Mays play and he rewarded us all with a shot half way up the left center bleachers. As I recall, Mickey Vernon was our lone Senator rep and he pop-ed up his only at bat.
My first game ever was the Opener in I believe 1953. I remember the program had pics of both Mickey Vernon (who had won the AL Batting Championship the prior year) and Bob Portifield (who had been the top AL Pitcher) on the front cover. The Nats won on a walk off homer by Vernon that hit the top of the rightfield fense and skipped over. We were sitting in the rightfield 2nd deck and could look right down on the wall and the ball. I still remember the look of disgust on the Yankee Rightfielder's face. I think the fielder was Irv Noren.
I grew up in Arlington and even at the age of 10 and 11 my friends and I would go to afternoon games at Griffith. We would take a Virginia bus to it's first stop on 7th Street, and then either walk or take the streetcar up Georgia Avenue to the stadium. Although the neighborhood had already become mostly black, not once did we ever encounter the least problem. In fact, I have memories of walking down Georgia Ave. after Sunday day games and stopping at a Negro storefront church just to listen to the great singing.
Those were wonderful and very different times.
I am constantly looking for a photo that would show clearly the great Mr. Bo
National Bohemium Beer sign that sat above the leftfield bleachers. I am amazed at how few good photos of Griffith are available. I have attached a copy of my attempt to colorize an old widely distributed black and white AP photo.
DonDownUnder, Welcome aboard! :waving
I think you'll find that Baseball-Fever.Com is one of the friendliest sites on the web-even friendlier when we're welcoming another SENATORS fan to our ranks.
You know, this is driving me crazy!!! :crazy I have been looking all over the web for a photo of the National Boh billboard at Griffith Stadium and seem to keep coming up empty-handed. I do have a book at home with a couple of photos-in glorious black and white-of it. Guess I'll have to break down and scan them and see if I can post them here.
In the interim, here's a link to a great writeup on Griffith Stadium, but no photo of the billboard in question.
Hope you'll come back Don. Things seem to go in cycles here, it's usually quiet this time of year and picks up in the fall. BTW-I play on a softball team here in Charles County, MD named the Senators. I have a Senators pennant and photo of the 1971 team hanging in my office. I've mentioned it on this forum before but 1971 was a bittersweet year for me-I graduated from high school in the spring :hyper: and then the Senators left town that fall. :cry:


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Vista Security Resources from MS
As we come closer to the launch of Vista, I thought these might come in handy. Of course, it may help to get your own copy of Vista RC1.
Hope these help,
Pre-Release Review Program for the Windows Vista Security Guide
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2) Can I use this RD pin if I solder a wire from it to an unused Arduino pin (such as #44 for example) ?
Ok I ask this because if they haven't connected it to a useable pin when designing that shield, that's probably for a good reason no?
To avoid unnecessarily tying up an Arduino I/O pin for a capability that is rarely used.
they could have used them anyway
Not a whole lot of thoughts went into designing those products.
Hello, I have Sainsmart's 3.2" TFT display and adapter shield for Arduino MegaI need to read data from GDDRAM, (to retrieve pixel color), in order to do that, I need to use the RD (Data Read) pin..which unfortunately isn't useable, look this picture:
Yes that's correct - the RD line must be wired high in serial mode (SPI) - you can't read except in one of the parallel modes. This isexplained in the datasheet in "Table 2 Pin Function Description".From what I can see of that adapter it uses the SPI bus - if so then you can't read the graphics memory.
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Thread: just saw ep 2... whoa!
7th July 2007, 17:52 #1Member
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just saw ep 2... whoa!
Really (really) great work guys (and gal).
The production value of the show is really getting first class.
My only nit pick would be that the dark areas were occasionally really noisy. Don't know if it's in the compression or if it's a setting in the hvx200.
All the best,
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HI Guys,
Nice work on the FXguideTV episodes
I watched both episodes last night while Le Tour was on,
Great stuff I want more more and more,
I get headaches from trying to read whole pages on the internet.
This to me, feels more personal and save me headaches, and is a lot better to look at.
Quality is really great, I couldn't notice the noise that was mentioned in the previous post but that could depend on which monitor your looking at.
A couple of things, Maybe dont hold your notes in front of you and the presenter (Angie?)
Kept looking down at her notes, which I found just a little distracting.
My 2 cents
16th July 2007, 13:58 #3Member
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Gooood mornin'
I have a REAL problem with FXGUIDE-TV:
In a way it is content related...
I just can't get enough. How about more episodes a week? Daily, maybe?
You think the audio podcasts are addicitve? Well, if so, then the video-podcasts are just plain dangerous! Hey, criticism must be allowed. *G
Seriously: FXGUIDE-TV is great. Awesome job. Keep on guiding!
I am very curious hot it is going to develop.
Great start, guys!
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17th July 2007, 05:19 #5
ep03 fxgtv is out
Episode 03 of fxguidetv is up.
Please post comments and discussions here ...
I'd love to hear from you. I hope you enjoy it.
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Watch the new fxguidetv !
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Good work on episode 3 Guys 'n Gal
I especially like how you were showing the trailer whist talking about it (10,000 BC )
Good to see you lost holding onto the papers, just geturing with your hands makes it that much more enthusiastic coming from the reader (Mike in this case)
I only got to the part where you are talking about the animators being locked in the room before i used up all my quota for this month, sheesh another 2 weeks at 64k!!!! arrgghhhh.
How often are the episodes going to come out?
I think i have the same problem as buckymsr - i just cant get enough -Jason Dreggs
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Back to the Kitchen,
I smell something burning...
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Hi guys !
Just a message to congratulate you about this great "FxguideTV" idea !
It's way better to "see" than to "ear", specially in this field.
Angie you rock ! Forget about the undying admiration of my peers or the free Tshirt,
if i submit a tip, i want to get the official autographed pic ;-)
Tips are always great btw thanks for sharing this with us !
Would be nice to see some "making of" reports of films currently in production
(eventhough i guess not every one is willing to let you see their kitchen)
Can't wait for the next ep !
How come Angie gets nice flowers in the bg, and Mike only get a scary paper maché dog ? ;o)Digital Compositor
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Hey guys!
After the excellent podcasts now the even more brilliant fxguidetv! Fantastic work! Keep them coming!
I really have waited a long time just exactly for this kind of information!
Nothing more to say really
29th July 2007, 15:19 #9
Thanks guys you're so sweet, so glad you like the show.
It should be good when we shift to Siggraph - (Pixar interview cool !)
Keep the emails coming !
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More indeed
More of John, that is
Yes, Angie is beautiful, but John is HOT
Can this be arranged?
Thanks for the consideration!


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"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium delayed-release capsules) to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults and children ages 1 and older. Esomeprazole"...
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Lansoprazole is a white to brownish-white odorless crystalline powder which melts with decomposition at approximately 166°C. Lansoprazole is freely soluble in dimethylformamide; soluble in methanol; sparingly soluble in ethanol; slightly soluble in ethyl acetate, dichloromethane and acetonitrile; very slightly soluble in ether; and practically insoluble in hexane and water.
Lansoprazole is stable when exposed to light for up to two months. The rate of degradation of the compound in aqueous solution increases with decreasing pH. The degradation half-life of the drug substance in aqueous solution at 25°C is approximately 0.5 hour at pH 5.0 and approximately 18 hours at pH 7.0.
PREVACID is supplied in delayed-release capsules and in delayed-release orally disintegrating tablets for oral administration.
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PREVACID SoluTab Delayed-Release Orally Disintegrating Tablets are available in two dosage strengths: 15 mg and 30 mg of lansoprazole per tablet. Each delayed-release orally disintegrating tablet contains enteric-coated microgranules consisting of 15 mg or 30 mg of lansoprazole (active ingredient) and the following inactive ingredients: mannitol, methacrylic acid, hydroxypropyl cellulose, lactose monohydrate-microcrystalline cellulose sphere, triethyl citrate, crospovidone, polyacrylate, magnesium carbonate, aspartame2, glyceryl monostearate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, citric acid, titanium dioxide, talc, artificial strawberry flavor, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80 and ferric oxide.
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Hey good news, we are now the 30th rank offensive team in total offense. We moved ahead of the Ravens and are still ahead of the Lions!
Only problem is that they are both 4-2
Hey good news, we are now the 30th rank offensive team in total offense. We moved ahead of the Ravens and are still ahead of the Lions!
Only problem is that they are both 4-2
Look out Colts, you're about to get passed!
Fantastic, we're ahead of two teams that have already had thier bye week.Originally Posted by NJFINSFAN1
Ah well, it's a step in the right direction. At least we won.
FINALLY..We have moved out of the very bottom of the celler. ESPN has us ranked 29 above the 49ers, Jills, and Bears. After next Monday Nights victory we should get another four spots.
Lets go PHINS!
Here they are. I will update this thread as I find more and others are updated.
Dolphins Rank: 29
CBS Sportsline
Dolphins Rank: 27
Fox Sports
Dolphins Rank: Not updated
Dolphins Rank: Not updated.
Grid Iron Grumblings
Dolphins Rank: 31
Dolphins Rank: not updated.
they enjoyed this game as much as many of us will have done (or do when we watch it) but even better, they have the Bills dead last.
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Looking forward to seeing an offensive specialist as head coach
I never thought I would think, "wow, someone actually has the Dolphins ranked 27th", and it be a positive.
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base."
by Dave Berry
We are so good we're in front (CBS rankings) of the defending NFC champs!!!!
Must be painful for Panther fans...
I think Prisco is pissed off by the fact that he has been sticking up for Drew Bledsoe forever and now he is finally throwing in the towel on old Drew. I still think the Bills would spank da Bears though.


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
We Bike River Falls is collaborating with the UWRF Department of Geography and Mapping Sciences to produce a map of the city that rates roads with respect to bike-ability. We are aiming to have this project complete by the end of Spring semester 2012. For an example of the type of finished product we're hoping to achieve, see the Dane County Map for Bicyclists.
We Bike River Falls has partnered with Kinni Outdoor Adventures (KOA) to open the KOA Bike Shop. The shop offers affordable tune-ups for students, faculty, and staff. In the coming months, KOA will also be implementing a bike rental program where students can rent (free of charge) a bicycle on short to mid-term bases. Faculty, staff, and community members are also able to rent bikes at a reduced rate.
We Bike River Fall T-Shirts are available at CrankWorx Bike Shop for $15.


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Thinking about pesticide spraying programmes in advance helps everyone. Looking towards autumn, many farmers and contractors will be thinking about re-sowing pasture and crops. Others will also be looking at standing crops, assessing what share of them is being lost to pests. This may mean revisiting spray programmes to deal with soil pests.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is assessing the risk to human health when using organophosphates and carbamates to protect plants from pests. The EPA has found that little real data exist in New Zealand on how these pesticides affect those who use them and it has had to rely on academic theory and overseas experience.
Federated Farmers sees real gains for the agriculture industry if farmers and contract sprayers are pro-active about looking after and monitoring their health. This includes the periods before, during and after spray times.
Some of the chemicals used in sprays affect enzyme levels in blood. This can be tested only by finding out what your normal level is before spraying takes place. This may require a visit or phone call to the doctor, to find out what testing is required for the chemical plan being used.
Testing for the effects of organophosphates requires:
60 days before spraying begins, two sets of blood samples are taken, between three and 10 days apart. This sets your base line and is most important.
During the spraying programme, have another blood test every month.
At the end of each spray programme, if spraying lasts more than 30 hours, have another blood test within a fortnight of use.
Ring your doctor right away ifyou feel that something is not 'quite right' with your health during orafter pesticide use.
While Federated Farmers hopes the precautions taken using organophosphates and other chemicals will be enough to keep farmers safe, people will be comforted if they can see that these do work. Keeping a diary of unusual symptoms is also helpful. Testing will also help the EPA when the time comes to see the real effects of pesticides on New Zealand workers.
Remember, always read the labels on pesticides and follow the instructions.
The use of many agrichemicals requires special training and certification, so check with your local council or ring GROWSAFE on 0508 476 972.


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By The Associated Press
OXFORD — The Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society has received $6,000 from sales of "I Care for Animals" car tag program.
The "I Care for Animals" tag allows people to purchase a special license plate that helps homeless animals in the state.
The license plate program is in its ninth year and has funded 61 organizations throughout the state. The program is administered through the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
The Oxford shelter, founded in 1982, has used the funds to offset costs of spaying and neutering for adopted animals.
Shelter representative Sarah Layton tells the Oxford Eagle that the adoption fee covers most of the cost but it doesn't always cover all expenses such as food, medications and veterinary bills.


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MSK Westchester gives residents of Westchester and Fairfield Counties and the Hudson Valley easier access to the unsurpassed expertise and outstanding cancer care of Memorial Sloan Kettering. The freestanding outpatient facility brings multidisciplinary care teams, and more than 35 doctors whose sole focus is on cancer, to West Harrison, New York. Patients benefit from access to personalized medicine, cutting-edge clinical trials, and cancer care for the whole patient, all offered under one roof.
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Services Offered
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Our West Harrison location provides comprehensive outpatient cancer care services delivered by Memorial Sloan Kettering doctors, in a facility designed to meet the unique needs of cancer patients and their families.
We also offer a wide spectrum of sophisticated imaging technologies — including MRI, CT, PET scans, PET/CT, ultrasound, and mammography — to determine the diagnosis and stage of your cancer. In addition, our patients have access to a robust radiation treatment planning system that integrates interventional radiographic services (which use minimally invasive tools for cancer diagnosis and management) with innovative radiation therapy methods — including a large-bore CT simulator, two state-of-the-art linear accelerators, and direct access to proton therapy (a very focused treatment method that limits doses to areas outside of the tumor target). These approaches allow us to provide the most-precise treatment possible while reducing radiation exposure to healthy tissue.
A Singular Focus on Cancer
As a patient of Memorial Sloan Kettering, you can take comfort in knowing you are receiving world-class care from a center whose sole focus is on cancer. Patients of Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester will benefit from:
- Local access to a cancer center that consistently sets the standard of cancer care. Memorial Sloan Kettering is one of only 41 National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
- Experts who are relentless in their pursuit of conquering cancer. Leading-edge treatments developed by our clinicians and researchers include targeted drugs recently approved to treat melanoma as well as breast, prostate, and lung cancers, among others.
- Compassionate and coordinated care delivered by a multidisciplinary team. Having a team of highly specialized experts collaborating on your treatment ensures that you receive the best care possible.
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Thread: Whatcha doin' today?
I actually got out of the house today!
Mom was going out to staples to shop for a new computer chair, as the one in the living room was falling apart and on the verge of collapse. I wanted to go to the bookstore, so she took me with her. When we got to the mall I discovered her ulterior motive for taking me along: chair testing. If my wide behind can fit comfortably in the chair, then my dad's should be able to, too XD
I did get into the bookstore and finally used the gift card Michelle gave me for Christmas. I ordered a copy of Transformers: Autocracy through the bookstore's website. Mom got herself a bluetooth device for her car, a clipboard for dad, and a fancy new computer chair. While in the mall, I checked out an exhibit by the Newfoundland Insectarium (live and mounted insects, plush toys, stickers, educational books, etc), and came home with two mounted butterflies in a picture-frame display case. I also stopped by the Bulk Barn for some of the trail mix I love, and got some copper blond hair dye at Wal-Mart.
I also came home with a candy apple. Can't forget the candy apple :D
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act
I went in to the dentist to have my teeth looked at this morning. Both of my lower front teeth are cracked in addition to the chunk missing from one; I have an appointment on the 21st to have them fixed.
Since I do have a driver's license I got mom's car after driving her to work... First time I've driven, literally, since November. I have developed a tendency to stay closer to the white line than to the center line... Once creamed, twice shy. But otherwise I'm not a bad driver considering how long it's been since I've been behind the wheel.
FINALLY got into the lfs for the first time in about four months. Came home with a tiny female whose fins had been chewed to shreds by her larger sisters; the store manager gave me a discount on her. Currently she's hiding behind the plant in the quarantine tank. Also adopted a small male...
Meet Ember. This is the best pic I have of him right now; he's still fully in the grip of the "OMG SPACE!!" wiggles. I mean that; he's doing his very best impression of a pinball now that he has the room to stretch his fins. Ember is a standard VT. And yes, he's orange. The darker spots in his fins are making me lean toward "orange dalmation" as his color pattern. Anyone have any thoughts?
A few days ago, my youngest sibling Michelle dropped in with a surprise purchase for me. Since Target is moving into Canada, they bought out Zellers and all the Zellers stores are closing. They're selling off everything at massive discounts. Michelle and her bf Aubrey were in the Sydney store when Michelle spotted a hardshell DS game system carrier. It steals airtight and is waterproof and shatterproof, and it floats in water. It has space for 16 DS game cards and 12 gameboy advance cartridges. This thing normally sells for nearly $40 and it was on sale for $7. So she bought it for me ^_^
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I was going to make a bottle run so I could get a new light bulb for my 5-gallon tank, but then it snowed and mom wouldn't let me take her car. It's got all-season tires, not winter tires, so she didn't want me out on slippery roads. Dad brought his car over, but the thing's a boat with a bad transmission and I refuse to drive it. So no bottle run.
I got a shower instead, then the sun came out and melted the snow, so mom and I went out to the hairdresser for a haircut. I've got the kind of hair that tangles at the drop of a pin, so I prefer to keep it just below shoulder length. Any longer and it can get into knots as big as golf balls. The hairdresser took about five inches off the back. Now I just have to wait until my other sister comes back from Halifax to get it redyed.
I also got into the dollar store to feed my fuzzy sock addiction. Yes, my fuzzy sock addiction. By now I've got two drawers full of them.
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act
I got to work early today...and just can't get cracking. The coffee shop isn't even open yet. It's gong to be a long day. I have my last superbusy day at work today, then it slows down for me again for a month or so...which will be nice.
Rehearsal tonight. If there's not another snow storm...55 g Goldfish Tank - 3 Fancies, 2 Comets
25 g Tropical Tank - Celestial Pearl Danio/Mixed
Always good to get out of the house for a while... I was able to get out to the bookstore to pick up a book I'd ordered last week. Mom got herself a copy of The Hobbit on DVD, which I have walked off with for the moment.
Sunny The Grouch and Gem got their water changed, and both of them are sulking about it. The Tiny Shy is less shy, though she still bolts and hides at every sudden movement. She seems to spend quite a bit of time admiring Ember in the next tank over.
I FINALLY managed to find good copies of pokemon leafgreen and emerald on ebay. I also got a new mp3 player, because mine died on me a few nights ago.
I'm now looking for a nice specimen of the mineral sphalerite to add to my collection... Any gem or mineral collectors floating around here?
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act
My bassoon needs some tweaking, so I'm taking it in on the way home. Shouldn't take long.
I'm proud of myself that I even noticed...lol.
I am in awe of all the key work on these things...someone was a genius...or a sadist...55 g Goldfish Tank - 3 Fancies, 2 Comets
25 g Tropical Tank - Celestial Pearl Danio/Mixed
Just got back from my dental appointment. I can't feel my lower jaw or my tongue and my mouth feels like it's full of tooth grit, but the broken front tooth has been FIXED! No more sharp edges tearing at my tongue. Right now I'm chilling at home waiting for the freezing to wear off so I can go on a bottle run without drooling on myself.
I have another appointment for the morning of April 9 for more work. It's been a couple of years since we've been able to afford to send me to the dentist (due to That Damn House sucking up all our funds), so my teeth, understandably and unfortunately, need work.
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Eating with the entire right side of one's mouth numb is certainly interesting (and awkward), but the garlic bread was too tempting to resist...
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act
On the same note...if you're learning to play the bassoon...and you're at the end of your 45 minute practice session...
Don't answer the phone...
55 g Goldfish Tank - 3 Fancies, 2 Comets
25 g Tropical Tank - Celestial Pearl Danio/Mixed


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All departments are asked to postpone requests for moving services between May 13 and June 14. This is Building Services' busiest time of the year because of student dormitory check-out, commencement and Reunions. Every effort will be made to accommodate those who have requests requiring emergency service.
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Grado SR325e
"Well here's the long and the short of it: the new 'e' version of the Grado SR325 is the best one yet. And, IMHO it's the best Grado for the money. Here's why: I've listened to a lot of headphones. A lot a lot. More than anyone should. And as such, I've developed some preferences. To keep this from dragging on... Grado is where it's at if you want lifelike reproduction. Back when I..." --JoeDoe
Grado GS1000e
"The GS1000e's are over ear, open back headphones. They are part of the Grado Statement range. I had the wonderful opportunity to try these out before xmas, so thought I'd share my thoughts, the review has taken ages to write, making a final decision on these headphones has been very difficult for a number of reasons, that I will explain. First Impressions Well the cardboard..." --KT66
Grado GR8e In-Ear Headphone
"GRADO GR8E Before I get started let me introduce myself, my name is Adam. I am a 38 years old headphone and portable audio lover, mostly iems. I am your average guy that works 8-10 hours a day and am required to wear hearing protection all day. My choice of hearing protection is usually an iem. My reviews are aimed at the average Tom, Dick, Jane or Harry, one day I did a search on the..." --acain
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Grado is proud to introduce the new flagship of their headphone line, the PS1000. This hybrid design has an inner sleeve of a selected species of hand-crafted mahogany made by using an intricate curing process. Its outer housing of metal machined from a special non-resonant, very hard metal alloy utilizes a special processing and casting method to increase the porosity of the alloy. This...
iGrado - Prestige Series Open Back Dynamic On Ear Neckband Headphones
Grado Labs is pleased to announce the introduction of our newest product, the "iGrado" street style headphone. Designed specifically for the portable electronics market, it was our goal to design a street style headphone that will sonically outperform anything currently available in the low-end portable market. This we have accomplished. The new "iGrado" is...
GR10 - In Ear Series Hi Performance Sound Isolating Moving Armature Earphones
Learning never ends and the GR10 is a result of a constant desire to look at designs and materials and improve upon them. Improvements upon the single armature design found in the GR8 are now in the GR10. A higher level of precision and new materials allows for the performance of the GR10 to add frequency extension in both the higher and lower ranges as well as lowering distortion. A...
G-CUSH - Replacement Headphone Cushion for Grado models GS1000i and PS1000
The large circumaural G-Cush earpads will fit on any Grado and are easy to install. They greatly improve the comfort for extended listening and for eyeglass wearers. Since they fully enclose the ear, they provide extra stability to keep the headphones from shifting around, especially the heavier 325 series. They provide a bigger sound stage and lessen the in-your-ear effect. There is a slight...
Rika Teton Bamboo Headphones
Rika Teton Bamboo Headphones The use of bamboo brings more natural bass to your music. Also includes an in-line mic so you can pause music, answer a call, end the call and go back to your music or even skip tracks with a series of clicks. Manufacturers Specifications Type: Closed Driver Unit: 40mm Impedance: 32 ohm Sensitivity: 113 db Frequency Range: 18-22000 Hz Cord Length: approx. ...