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Rooftop Films sets aside $1 from every ticket sold and every submission fee received and gives it to alumni filmmakers in the form of grants for their film productions. Only filmmakers who have screened a movie at Rooftop Films' festival are eligible for grants. We also grant additional cash courtesy of our sponsor GarboNYC, and service grants courtesy of our sponsors at Eastern Effects, Edgeworx Studios, Brigade Marketing, Technological Cinevideo Services, Nice Shoes and Sound Lounge.
In the fall of 2016 round we have seven grants for artists making feature films (more than 50 minutes). If you would like to apply for a Short Film grant, you are on the wrong page! To see the Short Film grant guidelines, click here.
If you are an eligible filmmaker and plan on applying, please RSVP as soon as possible by clicking on this link and filling out a simple form. This way we can gauge how many applicants to expect and will know to look for your application, lest it get lost in some way.
The 2016 Rooftop Films Filmmakers' Fund Feature Film Grants are:
The Rooftop Filmmakers Fund Feature Grant, Sponsored by GarboNYC
About the grant: As proud supporters of Rooftop Films, GarboNYC has made $25,000 available in cash grants for one or two feature-length films to provide funding for key cast and crew.
Rooftop Films and Brigade Marketing Festival Publicity Grant
About the grant: Brigade will offer one feature-length film full publicity services for the film's North American premiere. (Valued at $15,000 in services)
Rooftop Films / Nice Shoes Color Correction Feature Film Grant
About the grant: Nice Shoes will provide one Rooftop Films alumni with a package of color correction services for one new feature film. The package will include prep, color grading, and delivery.
Rooftop Films / Sound Lounge Sound Mix Feature Film Grant
About the grant: Sound Lounge will provide one Rooftop Films alumni with a package of sound mixing services, including use of sound mixing facilities and the services of a professional sound mixer, for up to 40 hours of sound mixing and 8 hours of playback and notes.
Rooftop Films and Eastern Effects Equipment Grant
About the grant: Eastern Effects will award 30 days of lighting and grip equipment to one feature-length film.
Rooftop Films Technological Cinevideo Services Camera Grant
About the grant: TCS will award 21 days of high-quality camera and lens equipment for one feature-length film.
Rooftop Films and Edgeworx Post-Production Grant
About the grant: Edgeworx will provide 1-2 weeks of post-production services to one feature-length film.
How to Apply:
• If you plan on applying, please fill out this quick RSVP form, so we know how many applications we might be expecting and we can keep an eye out for your application.
• Applications must be received by 11:59pm on October 28th, 2016.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to apply?
Only filmmakers who directed or co-directed a film that has already screened at a Rooftop Films event are eligible to apply. Alumni filmmakers can only apply for a grant if they are director or co-director on the film for which they are applying.
I was the producer or writer on a film that screened at Rooftop. Am I eligible to apply?
No. Only directors who had their work screened are eligible to apply as directors. We appreciate that film is a collaborative medium, and respect the contributions of all the collaborators, but with over 2,500 directors who have now screened at Rooftop Films, we must limit the grant eligibility to that pool. In this way, we can more clearly judge the director's vision for the new film.
I am Rooftop alumni director and I am the producer but not the director for an upcoming film. Am I eligible to apply?
No. Alumni filmmakers can only apply for films that they are directing or co-directing.
I do not know when my upcoming film will be completed. Can I still apply?
Yes. But we are more likely to award grants to films that have a relatively well-set timeline for production.
Can I apply with more than one project?
Yes! You should apply for all of the grants that you are eligible for, as long as you are certain that you can make use of the cash or services, should you be awarded the grant. However, please do not apply for a grant if you don't think you can use the services (for instance, if your film is shot entirely in natural light, don't apply for the Eastern Effects grant. If you already have completed your shooting, don't apply for the camera grant from TCS, etc.)
Can I be awarded multiple grants for the same project?
It is theoretically possible, but usually we only give one grant to each project. But if there is one grant that you think would be particularly useful, please indicate that in your application in the answer to the question, "How will you make use of our grants?"
Do I have to have already been accepted into a festival in order to be awarded the Brigade Festival Publicity grant?
No, but if you have been accepted into a festival you should definitely include that information in your application. Also, to be awarded this grant, you should be planning to premiere your film within 12 months of being awarded the grant.
Can I apply again with the same film if I didn't receive funding the previous year, or if I did receive funding?
Yes and yes. Many of the films we have funded were films that had applied in multiple years.
What are my obligations to Rooftop Films if I am awarded a grant?
The answer varies a bit depending on which grant you receive, but for most grants the minimum requirements are:
• You must agree to give Rooftop Films the option of screening your film at a public screening within 12 months of your world premiere, and prior to a theatrical release of the film, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
• You must include thanks and acknowledgment to Rooftop Films and any other sponsors associated with the grant you receive in the credits of your film and on your film website.
• The filmmaker must produce the film as outlined, to the best of their ability, and complete the project within 18 months of being awarded the grant.
When is the next set of deadlines?
In general, the application is open in the fall of each year,, with a deadline in late October, and grants awarded in December. Check back closer to those dates for specific details from year to year. Also, if you are an alumni filmmaker, make sure you are on our filmmakers email list for updates. Send an email to filmfund [at] rooftopfilms [dot] com to stay current. If you have further questions, please email Rooftop Artistic Director Mark Elijah Rosenberg at filmfund [at] rooftopfilms [dot] com.
Do I have to submit a video sample or still images? If so, what is the best material to submit?
It is not required to submit a video sample, but iIf you have a video sample or still images, we recommend you submit them. After all, you're making motion pictures. We know there is often a fear of showing incomplete work, but usually something concrete and visual is more enticing than mere description. We are accustomed to looking at works-in-progress, and are trying to help you complete it. By showing us material, you make a strong case that you will in fact complete the film.
If possible, to give the most complete picture of your film, we recommend you submit three work samples in one or two video links:
• a trailer (2 minutes), to show the emotional and visual spark of the film
• representative scene (5 minutes), to show what the film is like
• a rough cut, to show the entirety of the story and scope of the film
If you do not have any or all of these elements, that's understandable. Many filmmakers have received grants before they shoot or edit. But if you do have live footage, please submit it. If you don't, we recommend submitting a look book, a series of stills or sketches, or something to visually represent your film.
What type of films does Rooftop Films fund?
• People who we can be confident will actually produce another movie with these resources.
Grant-writing Questions and Advice:
What is the best way to answer the question "How will you make use of our grants"?
• The Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund Feature Grant, sponsored by GarboNYC, is intended only to support the fair wages of cast and crew working on the film. We are particularly interested in allowing a film to pay an individual who will make a crucial impact on the film, such as augmenting the cast, or bringing in a vital crew member the production couldn't otherwise afford. The grant should not be used for equipment, services or overhead. In your application, under "How will you make use of the selected grants," please make a clear and compelling case for how you will utilize this cash to fulfill the intended purpose of the grant.
What's the best way to answer the question, "Tell us about the film you are making – what is the plot, what will we see on screen?
We think 400-800 words for this section are good length to aim for. Be literal: This scene, then this scene, then this scene, then the finale. An outline format works (but do keep it dramatic, emotional).
When writing a narrative, from scene to scene, always think in terms of "so therefore" and not "and then." For example, don't write, "Mark rings the doorbell but no one answers. Then Mark walks across the bridge." Instead, write, "Mark desperately rings the doorbell over and over, but no one answers. So therefore, feeling alone and dejected, Mark shuffles to the bridge."
Don't tell us back story or character history if it isn't going to be in the movie. So don't tell us, "Mark has been lonely ever since his parents died when he was 13" unless you have some way of conveying that on screen. Such as: "Mark visits a graveyard, laying flowers on stones marked "Beloved Mother and Father," the death dates now in the distant past. His head down, he passes a parade without thinking to celebrate and returns to his sparse apartment to check his email: nothing."
We do not want teasers, cliffhangers, mysteries, open-ended questions, etc. We want to know what happens. The sort of synopsis which takes us right up to the point where the story makes its decisive turns is great for press releases but not right when you're seeking funding. Although Rooftop's role in getting this film made may be relatively small, in many ways we are like producers, and we want to know exactly what we're getting. So tell us point by point what happens in your whole story.
What's the best way to answer the question, "Tell us about the film you are making — what is your artistic vision, what is the significance of the film?"
This question is pretty open-ended, but here you can tell us about what drew you to the subject matter, what passion you have for it, and why you think other people will care. You can also tell us about the tone and the style of the film. If you would like to reference other films, your own or those of others, that can be helpful. The grant panel will have seen your other work, so saying whether it will be similar or dissimilar to what you've previously done can be a useful comparison.
What is the best way to answer the questions about our production and post-production plan, schedule and needs?
Tell us your timeline, as specific as possible.
Tell us your collaborators, briefly. (We don't need bios, just that an editor is on board, or a DOP, or whatever is crucial).
And most importantly, relate your answer to the grants for which you are applying. If you are seeking a cash grant, what will the cash be spent on? If you are seeking an equipment or service grant, how will the grant serve your project specifically?
I am making a fiction film using an improvisational technique, so I can't provide the story yet – or –– I am making a non-fiction film using an observational technique, so I can't provide the story yet . . . so how can I best tell you about the film I am making?
If making fiction based on improv, what is the core story you have in mind, or the feeling you're trying to discover, or the idea you're exploring, or the tone you're setting? What are you telling the actors to start them in the process, and what do you do to take them from scene to scene? How will you build this improvisation? What will you shoot? Where will you be? What problems do you hope to tackle?
Similarly, if making non-fiction, what drew you to this subject? What emotions, ideas, stories? How do you hope to capture it? Through purely observational footage? With or without language? With voice over? With titles? What structure or possible structures can you see it taking? Will it be structured by a plot, or through a series of characters, or by different themes within the subject matter (ex. a section on health care law, then a section on the pharmaceutical industry), or by some over-arching structure (ex. "A day in the life of..."). You may not know exactly, yet, but how are you planning your shoots or approaching your editing process?
Need More Advice?
All filmmakers are encouraged to email Rooftop Artistic Director Mark Elijah Rosenberg at filmfund [at] rooftopfilms [dot] comwith a draft of their application for advice, or call 718-417-7362. When asking for advice, please focus on specific questions. We can only really advise how to make your application more clear, or offer personal non-binding advice on the filmmaking. The advice we most often give is to describe what we will see on screen more clearly. Due to time constraints, we can only provide one round of notes, and cannot guarantee feedback in the final week before the deadline, but simple questions are welcome any time.
Selection Process:
The grants will be decided by a panel made up of Rooftop Films staff, founders and invited panelists. There may be things we would want to see changed in the proposed project, or we may want to participate in the production in order to provide funding. If you are not comfortable with our suggestions, there will be an opportunity to tell us if a second round comes into play. There will likely be follow-up questions, but no formal second round of applications.
Payments / Reporting:
• The filmmaker must produce the film as outlined, to the best of their ability.
Good luck! We're excited to hear about your films, and to help them get made and get screened on the roof.


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Again, any formula you use is going to depend entirely on the optics you use. I repeated my build for my frag tank which is a 33 long (same footprint as a 55) and I only used 24 diodes in 2 pods of 12. The huge difference between the 2 is the optics. On the 210, I used 60 degree and on the frag tank I used no optics. No optics = ~120 degrees. I get great coverage with both. I had to go with 60's on the 210 to get the penetration I needed for a 30" deep tank. If I had gone with anything tighter, like 45's then I would have needed more diodes to get sufficient coverage of the surface. Had I done that, I would have been dialing them back even more. Personally, I would say that a good number of diodes for you to look at would be right around 84-96 for your tank, with 60-80 degree optics. For color mix, you really might want to consider more RB and blue in that mix. You would be surprised how white your tank will look with that mix. As I mentioned, our of 72 diodes, I have 36 RB and 12 Blue and I still personally feel what it is not quite blue enough. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably throw another 4-8 Blue's on the tank.Considering a Marine Aquarium? A Breakdown of the Components, Live Rock, Cycling a Marine Tank
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I think you should have more pinks or Reds. I have read that the color of the coral is intensified by the color lighting it is receiving. Correct me if I am wrong on this, but a red Monti will display color better if it has red or pink lighting over top.
Now I don't know if this is completely correct or not, but I do know that I switched my t5 lights out (originally 3 actinics 3 10,000k) to 3 actinics, 1 pink, 1 10,000k and 1 50/50. My monti is brilliant red now, my pink bird's nest is pinker, even the red on my watermelon zoa's seems redder. This happened within a few weeks mind you, so it might just be a trick on my eye.
Good luck, I hope this helps.
Thanks again for the information.
I may switch up some the colors again but came up with a good idea... why not make a modular LED system? I can experiment with the best coral growth and my color liking. The system will allow me to add, remove or change up the colors when I want.
@ILuvMyGoldBarb - thanks for yor DIY build link. I like your idea!
@sweeneyc - Red's are good but they also promote algae growth. That is why they use 660nm Deep Red for algae scrubbers. It is a give and take on that one unless you can remove phosphates/nitrates by some other means. You have the right idea on the lights. With LED's the colors are more precise so using different wavelength can replicate MH / T5's.300g + 240g in wall build! - Follow Here
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Professor Fagundes to Present Paper at Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum
Professor David Fagundes has been chosen as one of 12 distinguished young scholars from around the country to present his research paper, "Property Rhetoric and the Public Domain," at the tenth annual Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum in late May at Stanford Law School. The papers were selected by leading senior scholars in their fields in a blind review process from articles submitted nationally by law faculty with one to seven years of teaching experience.
The Forum's objective is "to encourage the work of young scholars by providing experience in the pursuit of scholarship and the nature of the scholarly exchange ... and to increase the sense of community among legal scholars generally, particularly among new and veteran professors." At the assembly, the selected authors present their papers to an audience that includes the invited young scholars, faculty from the host institutions, and invited guests, and two senior scholars provide commentary on each paper. The focus of the tenth session is on private law and dispute resolution.
"This recognition by one of the most prestigious forums of its kind is a remarkable achievement for David," said Associate Dean Michael Dorff. "It represents yet another signal of Southwestern's growing scholarly prominence."
In Property Rhetoric and the Public Domain, Fagundes resists the prevailing view that rhetorical invocations of property in debates over the appropriate scope of copyright and patent necessarily favor a broad view of owners' rights. Observing that property includes publicly as well as privately owned resources, he argues that advocates of the public domain should embrace the rhetoric of property in its public vein, and that such a strategy will encourage respect for and stewardship of common entitlements in information. The article is forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review.


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Download Unstructured data is everywhere - in emails, call center notes, verbatim survey responses, tweets, blogs, and online news - to name just a few sources. In fact, by most industry estimates, unstructured text accounts for eighty percent of the data available to companies. Text analytics is being embraced at a rapid rate by organizations that want to gain insight into this information and use it for a competitive advantage. Factors fueling this growth include a better understanding of the technology?s value, a maturing of the technology, the rise of social media as a source of potential insight, and the compute power to help analyze large amounts of data.


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I've recently been importing some of my XML utilities to the JAXP subproject of the GNU ClasspathX project ... good excuse to clean up some things, catch up to some of the updates in the various XML specs, catch up on bugfixing, and so on. License is "GPL with Library Exception".
So this means that Ælfred2 now has JAXP 1.1 support; I confess to being a bit underwhelmed by JAXP, though glad that at last Sun has at last accepted SAX2 (and JDK 1.4 will bundle it). The "gnujaxp.jar" file builds fine out of CVS, and has decent (and conformant!) DOM and SAX support.
The interesting bits are of course the XML Pipeline framework, which I'm cleaning up as I integrate/update it. That's a way to assemble and compose reusable SAX2 processing components ... for example, there's a streaming validator there, and producers of SAX2 events can assemble pipelines that terminate in DOM trees or just write straight XML text.
Most of this works well with GCJ (in GCC 3.0), but there are a few strangenesses. The DOM code doesn't compile yet with GCJ due to an inner class bug, and the exception handling runtime (and likely compiler) has some hard-to-isolate bugs. Oh well; I'm happy that Free Java has a decent compiler now, even if it's not yet ready for mission quality software!


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Jake Lyell, photojournalist and videographer, provides a behind-the-scenes view as he travels to southern Africa to document the needs of the people of Zambia and report on the successes of ChildFund projects in the area. Enjoy the video.
hullo jake thats some good work.keep it up
We agree; Jake does great work!
its a good job man and so inspiring.. keep it up!
A beautiful and heart-warming piece. Thank you for sharing Jake!
i have problems feedind my owen kids right here n america . i have to work so many hours just to keep my children eating.i get up at 330am and this is all i get to watch is how bad those kids are doing . my son is paralized with spinalbifaida and in a wheelchair .its all i can do as a father to take care of them.i just wish ur spokes people would realize there are people right here in our owen country going without.
You have many hardships to manage and we wish you the very best. Yes, ChildFund works in many countries around the world, but we also wanted you to be aware that ChildFund has served children in the U.S. since the 1950s. Should you wish to learn more about our U.S. programs, you'll find more info on our website: http://www.ChildFund.org/United-States.


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I actually like Grimlock and think he's cute in his own way, but in the hard-core realistic version of Transformers that I'd embrace (as long as it doesn't stray too far from G1), I don't really see a place for Dinobots (or massive size changes into Walkmans and handguns) unless Michael Bay can convince me otherwise. The G1 reason for Dinobots (Wheeljack's inventiveness) would be cool to see realized in live-action somehow -but very tricky to do realistically. We'll see where the movie franchise takes it.
I would've not bought Transformers at all and just appreciated it from afar, like Scooby-Doo or something, had it not been for the attraction Alternators had for me (and MPE Optimus Prime). Thus a very specific taste was cultivated in me in as far as Transformers are regarded. I've gone with that as I've picked and chosen what I purchased and would be a fan of.
So nothing against Grimlock. And he means more to me than Scooby-Doo, but compared with Optimus Prime - not a lot more.


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Woodco is a pan-industry body which represents the common interests of the forestry and wood processing sectors.
The Wood Council of New Zealand (Woodco) was successfully incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 on 2 March 2006.
Woodco's members are the following associations:
1. Forest Owners
2. Wood Processors and Manufacturers
3. Farm Forestry
4. Forest Industry Contractors
A major study report released by the Wood Council highlights the need for by-products from established industries like sawmilling if New Zealand is to develop profitable businesses based on emerging technologies, like bio-fuels and bio-chemicals - further information and the reports are available here.
Woodco's Strategic Action Plan
Woodco's Industry Strategic Action Plan was launched at the ForestWood 2012 conference in Wellington. You can download a copy of the plan here.
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NZ Wood is a major promotional and development programme to promote New Zealand forests and wood resources to improve our economy, society and our whole way of life.
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The Return of Badr Hari: A Look at Badr vs. Semmy Schilt from the Amsterdam ArenA
- Written by Dave Walsh
The return of Badr Hari on May 14th is a big deal, as Badr Hari is one of the kickboxing world's top fighters. Badr Hari has for a long time been a very strong prospect before making it to the finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix in 2008. Making the Finals in 2008 was huge for Badr Hari, but his much-talked about temper reared its ugly head when he couldn't get the better of Remy Bonjasky. Bonjasky went down after being tripped and Badr Hari's heel met Bonjasky's face.
In 2009 Badr Hari had a lot to prove, to the world and to himself. His temper kept him from achieving what many saw as his destiny, to win the K-1 World Grand Prix. So for Badr Hari, the year of 2009 was a year of redemption and second chances. Not only was he disqualified against Remy Bonjasky in the Finals, but at Dynamite!! he was knocked out by Alistair Overeem. To say when he was given a shot at then three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Semmy Schilt that he had a lot to prove is an understatement. Badr Hari walked into the Amsterdam ArenA to fight for It's Showtime in a bout to decide the It's Showtime World Heavyweight Championship.
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Who We Are
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program brings together students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds who have demonstrated a commitment to furthering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through excellence in academic achievement and distinguished leadership. The understanding of the legacy that informs the Scholars Program includes the themes of "the beloved community" and social justice - Dr. King's commitment to the proposition that inclusive and just communities are communities where individuals can grow and thrive. An all-University honors program, the MLK, Jr. Scholars Program
- Promotes excellence in academic achievement and leadership
- Builds Community
- Helps to prepare and nurture the next generation of leadership for change
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program is more than an academic scholarship and requires more of students than outstanding grades. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars are enrolled in full-time study and complete their degrees in one of NYU's undergraduate divisions. In addition, Scholars are awarded a merit and need-based financial aid package and participate in a rich combination of scholarly activities, domestic and international travel colloquia, research, leadership activities including community service, and educational and cultural activities.
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In 1986, the Association of Black Faculty and Administrators at New York University proposed to the then Chancellor L. Jay Oliva that an all-University honors program be named in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and support his vision of a world free of racism, poverty, violence, and war. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars would not only be among the best and brightest, but they would also be asked to give back in the form of service to others. In 1987, the first group of 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars began their studies in the College of Arts and Science, the School of Education, the Tisch School of the Arts, the Stern School of Business and the Gallatin School. They were from California, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
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The Hague boasts an excellent public transport system. Over 30 bus and tramlines will take you quickly and safely to your destination in and around The Hague.
Bus and tram
The principle operators of bus, tram and the RandstadRail light rail link services in The Hague region are HTM and HTMbuzz. HTMbuzz also operates several night buses. For information in English on the website of HTM, visit www.htm.nl/english.
You can also download the HTM app for Android or HTM app for Apple (only in Dutch).
For up-to-the-minute travel disruption updates in The Hague, visit the Twitter page of HTM (@HTM_ReisInfo). The updates are written in Dutch and are available even if you are not registered on Twitter.
Other bus and tram operators in The Hague region are Arriva (www.arriva.nl) and Connexxion (www.connexxion.nl).
Like other major metropolitan areas, The Hague has a number of park-and-ride facilities at the edge of the city where you can easily park your car and then take public transport to the city centre or to Scheveningen beach.
The Netherlands has an extensive network of railways. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen, or NS, is the Netherlands Railway company and one of the most modern in Europe. Travelling by train has many advantages: trains in the Netherlands are most often on schedule, they are very comfortable and clean and most of the staff speaks English. The NS operates a night train, which stops at the Hollands Spoor station.
Paying for public transport
The plastic OV-chipcard is the most common system of paying for trams and buses throughout the Netherlands. If you do not have an OV-chipcard, you can pay for your ticket in cash.
Visit the website of HTM for more information about paying for public transport and the types of tickets available.
For more general information in English, visit 9292.nl/en/fares-and-public-transport.
Travel planner
Use the 9292OV door-to-door journey planner for your door-to-door itinerary by public transportation.
Air travel
In addition to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands has five other international airports spread throughout the country, including in Rotterdam, Groningen, Eindhoven, Enschede and Maastricht.
Click here for more information about the shuttle service to the Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
The Taxi Act lays down the rules that apply to taxi operators and as of 2011 a transparent rate structure was introduced throughout the country.
No special night rates apply in The Hague. It is often possible to hail a taxi in the street but you will also find special taxi stands at the train stations and various points throughout the city, or you can reliably order a taxi by telephone. You can find a complete listing of taxi companies on Taxi Belle. If you wish to file a complaint about poor taxi service, you can visit the website of Taxiklacht.
One taxi company, RegioTaxi Haaglanden, offers a price which is between that for normal public transport and a taxi. You can use the service seven days a week between 6.00 and 1.00 hrs. RegioTaxi is available to everyone but is specially equipped for disabled and less mobile passengers.
The Taxibus is special for residents of The Hague with a disability who are unable to use public transportation. The van service operates within the municipalities of The Hague, Rijswijk and Leidschendam-Voorburg.
Tuk Tuks
Taxi scooters known as Tuk Tuks can be seen all around The Hague. These tuk tuks can only be hired for events from Tuk Tuk Den Haag.
Rent a bicycle and OV-fiets
Find out more about renting bicycles and the OV-fiets system in Renting a bicycle.
Renting a stroller
Why be bothered schlepping your child's stroller in and out of buses and trams when you can rent a stroller?
Free booklet
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April 27, 2017
Acute unilateral is a sudden blockage in one of the tubes (ureters) that drain urine from the kidneys.
See also:
Obstructive uropathy - unilateral - acute; Ureteral obstruction
Unilateral obstructive uropathy is most often caused by a kidney stone, although injury or other conditions could cause the disorder.
When urine flow is blocked, it backs up into the kidney. This leads to kidney swelling, also called hydronephrosis.
You have a greater risk for unilateral obstructive uropathy if you have ureteral stones and tumors, kidney stones, and tumors in nearby body structures such as the uterus and cervix.
Acute unilateral obstructive uropathy occurs in 1 in 1,000 people.
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. Pressing with the fingers on (palpation of) the belly area may reveal a swollen or tender kidney. Blood pressure may be high.
The following tests may be done:
Kidney swelling or blockage of the ureter may be seen on these tests:
The goal of treatment is to relieve or reduce the blockage.
Antibiotics may be given if there is a urinary tract infection.
Stents or drains placed in the ureter or nearby area may provide short-term relief of symptoms. Surgery to repair the underlying cause of the obstruction will usually cure the problem.
Kidney surgery, including removal of the kidney (nephrectomy) may be needed if kidney function is poor or if there is a bad infection.
The outcome varies. The disorder may result in permanent damage to the kidney. However, kidney failure usually does not result because the second kidney continues to function.
Call your health care provider if you develop flank pain or other symptoms of acute unilateral obstructive.
Call your health care provider if symptoms worsen during or after treatment, or if new symptoms develop.
If you are prone to kidney stones, drink plenty of water (6 to 8 glasses per day) to reduce the chance of their formation.
A diet low in salt (sodium) and oxalate and high in citrate significantly reduces risk of developing calcium-type kidney stones. Reducing how much calcium you get usually is not helpful. Talk to a nutritionist for more information on such diets.
Seek medical attention if kidney stones persist or come back to identify the cause and to prevent new stones from forming.
Peters CA. Perinatal urology. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Sauders Elsevier; 2007: chap 109.
Pais VM, Strandhoy JW, Assimos DG. Pathophysiology of urinary tract obstruction. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Sauders Elsevier; 2007: chap 37.
Hsu THS, Streem SB, Nakada SY. Management of upper urinary tract obstruction. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Sauders Elsevier; 2007: chap 38.
Frokiaer J, Zeidel ML. Urinary tract obstruction. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa ; Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 35.


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Janesville hopes to attract visitors with TV appearance
City to be featured on 'Discover Wisconsin'
JANESVILLE, Wis. - For many interstate travelers, Janesville is a more of a pit stop rather than a destination, but the Janesville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes to change that with an appearance on the TV show "Discover Wisconsin."
The show airs in seven Midwestern states and targets potential travelers. An episode being shot later this year will feature Janesville.
Business owner Anthony Urlakis said he hopes an appearance on "Discover Wisconsin" will help attract visitors to Janesville.
"We could use the little boost," Urlakis said.
Christine Rebout, with the Janesville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the episode will highlight things such as the art exhibits at the Lincoln Tallman House, year-round activities available at the Rotary Botanical Gardens and landmarks such as the Armory, a historic site turned restaurant.
"We'll have a whole episode to go in depth about the Janesville community and all the amazing things to see and do here," Rebout said.
Rebout said the money will come from the Janesville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau's marketing budget and will take three years to pay off.
"The majority of our budget is room tax. When someone stays in a Janesville hotel, a portion of that comes back to the Convention and Visitors Bureau," Rebout said.
The episode is scheduled to air three times during the show's 2014-2015 season. She said the $36,000 they are spending is an investment.18257838
"Other things that a 'Discovery Wisconsin' contract includes is a presence on their website, which has a lot of depth and really drives people to take a look at what's going on. We'll also be featured on their radio program that airs throughout the Midwest," Rebout said.
Many in the Armory's lunch crowd agreed that appearing on "Discovery Wisconsin" could make a difference, including 50-year Janesville resident Nancy Kimball.
"I talked to a lot of different people, and they'll say, 'I've seen Janesville. I've passed through Janesville.' But if you're on TV and they hear about it, maybe they'll stop and explore," Kimball said.
Urlakis said the travelers could help the local economy.
"When General Motors left Janesville, it hurt the economy, and I think it still has an effect on the economy," Urlakis said.
The last time Janesville was on "Discover Wisconsin" was in 2009 and it was only as a part of a segment showcasing all of Rock County. Janesville's ice age trail will be profiled on an episode in April. The episode featuring the city won't air until 2014.
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Minnesota Educational Assistance for War Veterans
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs provides an educational benefit in the form of a one-time grant to veterans who have exhausted their federal benefits. You can contact your County Veteran Service Officer to assist you in applying for these education benefits.
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To qualify for this program, veterans must:
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Alfred Opp is the author of "Pawns
on the World Stage" - the memoirs of his
childhood in Teplitz, Bessarabia and the experiences
of his family in war-torn Europe (Poland during 1941-1945
before they fled to East Germany in 1945, then the
reconstruction of West Germany 1945-1955).
Note: Many of these recipes can be found in "Bessarabische
Spezialitaeten:aus der Kolonisten am Schwarzen Meer,
1814 - 1940", 1999, 82 pages in color, compiled
by Gertrud Knopp-Rueb.
English translation of the cookbook title is "Bessarabian
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Discover Canada
The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Whether we are citizens by birth or by choice, we should all learn about our history, heritage and citizenship.
Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship is used by newcomers to study for the citizenship test. It also contains information about the history of Canada, how our government works, symbols of Canada and its regions.
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The only official study guide for the citizenship test is Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, available from Citizenship and Immigration Canada at no cost. If you have applied for citizenship and are preparing for the citizenship test, your primary resource should be the official study guide. If you use any other material to prepare for the citizenship test, you do so at your own risk.
You must study the copy of Discover Canada provided to you by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. If you do not have this copy, or have a copy of Discover Canada issued before 2011, you can view or download it here.
There are very small differences between the print, audio and electronic versions of Discover Canada. However, these differences won't affect your ability to prepare for the citizenship test.
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Richard III (2012)
When Shakespeare's most Machiavellian monarch, Richard III, confesses his own murderous machinations in a quest to gain the English throne and implicates you as a co-conspirator, you'll be mesmerized — even as you recoil from his brutally amoral schemes. This vivid, suspenseful period production, directed by the legendary Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, is a meditation on power politics — and its dangers — that raises unsettling questions about our own world.
The Many Facets of Twelfth Night
By Bob Bows
Richard III is one of the most produced of all Shakespeare's plays. A ruthless, witty villain appeals to some funny bone in the human psyche: is it his extreme outrageousness we are attracted to? Or that we often have evil impulses ourselves but would never act on them? Or that he is so open and generous with his thoughts to the audience, yet so secretive with his fellow players, that he binds us even as he commits these violent acts?
The character of Richard holds the play together. The structure of the play itself is simple: in form it follows a mystery play with its balancing of good and evil, Richard's descent into hell being drama enough for a moral tale. If the young William Shakespeare were not already showing signs of being a major psychologist, the play would not hold up as well as it does.
The only opposition to Richard that I see is the women; but their opposition is through words and public demonstration, not through force. However, by the end of the play, public opinion turns so decisively against Richard that the unknown Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, is able to initiate the final battle of opposition at Bosworth Field.
The play explores Shakespeare's fascination with the role of theatre and the actor's art of persuasion in detail. Richard III is, of course, a Machiavellian villain, and Machiavelli counseled leaders to be good actors. Much of Richard's power lies in his ability to act well.
What truly astounds me is that the play appears to point to Richard as a scapegoat. If he is born to bring the evil of the 30 years of fighting to an end, and all the evil every character has been a party to can be dumped on Richard's crooked back, then we can blame him and kill him — and we don't have to be culpable ourselves.
Margaret of Anjou, the outsider, delivers the message in her final lines:
Think that thy babes were sweeter than they were
And he that slew them fouler than he is,
Bett'ring thy loss makes the bad causes worse;
Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
There are five people, all murdered, who are constantly referred to in the body of the play. One of the more annoying aspects of the English monarchy is that they tend to have the same names. Henry, Edward, Richard, with an occasional George and Charles thrown in. They are:
- Holy Harry, also known as Henry VI, former King of England, husband of Margaret, killed by Richard.
- Edward, Prince of Wales, son to Holy Harry and Margaret of Anjou, married to Anne, Warwick's daughter, killed by Edward/Clarence/Richard.
- Earl of Warwick, the "Kingmaker", father-in-law to Clarence, father to Anne, killed by Edward/Clarence/Richard.
- Duke of York, husband of the Duchess of York, father of Edward/Clarence/Richard/Rutland, killed by Margaret.
- Rutland, youngest brother of Edward/Clarence/Richard, killed by Margaret's henchmen.
In this production we have mixed modern music and costumes with the more traditional Elizabethan sounds and look. These may be dynastic struggles that took place 530 years ago in England, but similar wars are taking place in many parts of the world today. And the fallout from war — especially for the soldiers who fight them — are reported almost every day in the press. Like Richard, they are secret warriors in everyday life, unable to stop seeing danger on all sides, anxious that the reality they have known will be lost. Indeed it is the only truth for them, their brains and bodies wired for action, seeing the enemy in friend and foe alike.
- Tina Packer, Director
Lamentation: Eliciting grief in order to cure it
One of the principle reasons for working on Richard III is the lamentation rituals of the women, written into the text by Shakespeare but rarely seen in modern productions. The women form the only opposition to Richard (until the very end of the play when Richmond appears as the deus ex machina), and they oppose him through the ancient rites of lamentation.
Lamentation rituals, or wailing for the dead, occur in almost all nations in the world. As "civilization" developed, these rituals were banned and destroyed. However, in recent years an interest in lamentation has been growing both in academic circles and grassroots movements — an interest probably inspired by the central role played by women poets and their knowledge of the links between birth and death.
In all societies, certain common factors appear in lamentation:
- The narrative about the dead and those living left behind
- Transportation of the soul from this world to the next through the vibrations of the voice
- Praise and blame
- Chanting, wailing, and "shrill cries"
- Disheveled appearance
- Beating of the chest and pulling of the hair.
From the outside, lamentation appears to be an excessive, uncontrolled display of emotion. However, the spontaneous poems and rhythmic movements and chanting created by professional women lamenters are full of antithesis, balancing the opposites of grief, pain, anger, joy, love, and eventually acceptance. As Katherine Goodland says, "Antithetical thought is the very essence of lamentation, a genre that elicits grief in order to cure it, that embodies death in order to renew life, that dwells on sorrow in order to find joy, that fills the emphasis of loss with the clamor of pain."
Lamentation was banned over a 100-year period as Athens organized itself into a democracy. The essence of lamentation did not support the shift from individual toward institutional revenge, nor the creation of standing armies (where the idea of honor needed to be aligned to the idea of dying for one's country, which in turn demanded that the truth about death be suppressed), nor primogeniture, nor the equality of women. Likewise, Reformation England was not keen on the excesses of women and what was seen as the promotion of emotion as opposed to the calm of reason.
To recreate lamentation sounds and awaken old grief in the body has been a painful and exhilarating exploration. Scholars ask the question: if lamentation was such an integral part of Greek life before Democracy, where did it go when it was banned? Well, it certainly went underground — people celebrated the rituals in secrecy for the next 2,000 years — but the other place it was diverted to (it is thought) is the theatre, that the Greek chorus is a divination of the lamentation rituals. Shakespeare thought it important enough to include in many of his plays.
- Kimberly White and Tina Packer
Act I
Richard lays out his plan to set his brothers (George, Duke of Clarence & King Edward IV) against one another, maneuvering Clarence into the Tower. He persuades Anne Neville to marry him, despite the fact that he killed her husband Prince Edward and her father-in-law Henry VI. Henry's widow Margaret returns from exile in France to curse those responsible for her husband's downfall and death. Richard sends two murderers to the Tower with the King's order to execute Clarence.
Act II
Kind Edward IV, in poor health, reconciles the factions from the recent battles over his succession to the throne. Richard reveals that the king's reversal arrived too late, and that Clarence is dead. Edward dies shortly thereafter, leaving his young son Edward to be crowned and Richard as Lord Protector. Richard and Buckingham take charge of the young prince Edward and arrange to have Lords Rivers and Grey (Elizabeth's brother and son by her first marriage) imprisoned at Pomfret castle. Fearing for their safety, Elizabeth and her younger son Richard of York take sanctuary.
Act III
Richard and Buckingham now begin to openly seek support to make Richard king. Unable to win his support, Richard names Lord Hastings a traitor and has him killed. Rivers and Grey are executed at Pomfret. Richard spreads rumors that his mother was unfaithful and his brother, the dead King Edward, was therefore a bastard. Buckingham, Catesby, the Mayor of London and other nobles arrive to beg Richard to be king in place of his nephew. After feigning reluctance, Richard accepts.
Act IV
News of Richard's elevation reaches his wife Anne, his mother the Duchess of York, and Edward IV's widow Queen Elizabeth. Derby urges Elizabeth to send her son Dorset to join his stepson, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, in Brittany. Richard is crowned king of England, and has his nephews killed in the Tower to eliminate competition for the throne, cutting off Buckingham in the meantime for hesitating to kill the princes. Richard disposes of his current wife Anne in order to marry his niece, Edward's daughter Elizabeth. Old Queen Margaret, having seen her curses begin to take root, leaves to live out her life in France. Richard's mother denounces and disowns him. Richard urges Queen Elizabeth to woo her daughter Elizabeth on his behalf. Instead, Elizabeth sends word of her consent for her daughter to marry Richmond, who approaches from France to depose Richard and claim the throne for himself.
Act V
Buckingham is captured and executed. Richard and Richmond each prepare their forces for battle. The ghosts of Richard's victims each appear, promising victory to Richmond and death and destruction to Richard. The Battle of Bosworth Field commences and Richard is killed by Richmond, who pardons those who fought on Richard's side, is crowned Henry VII, and through his marriage to Elizabeth, unites the houses of Lancaster and York, effectively ending the War of the Roses.
Cast List
House of York
King Edward IV, Richard's older brother Sam Sandoe+
George, Duke of Clarence Stephen Weitz*+
Richard, Duke of Gloucester Nigel Gore*
Duchess of York, mother to Edward IV,
Clarence and Richard
Anne Sandoe
Queen Elizabeth, Edward's wife Mare Trevathan
Prince Edward, their older son, heir to
the throne
Liesl Jensen
Richard, Duke of York, their younger son Bennet Berkower
Princess Elizabeth Kathleen Burke
Margaret Plantagenet, Clarence's
Kate Lubotsky
The Woodville Faction
Lord Rivers, Queen Elizabeth's brother Jeff Horger
Lord Grey, Elizabeth's son by her first
Alexei Demos
Marquis of Dorset, his brother Thomas Lynch
Supporters of the House of York
Lord Hastings, Lord Chamberlain to
Edward IV
Josh Robinson*
Jane Shore, mistress of Edward IV and
Abby Jones
Duke of Norfolk Sam Sandoe+
House of Lancaster
Ghost of Henry VI Peter Giffin
Queen Margaret, widow of Henry VI Bella Merlin
Ghost of Edward, son of Henry VI and
Thomas Lynch
Lady Anne, widow of Edward Lancaster,
daughter-in-law to Henry VI, later
married to Richard
ZZ Moor
Earl of Richmond (later Henry VII) Benaiah Anderson
Supporters of the House of Lancaster
Duke of Buckingham Gary Alan Wright*
Sir William Catesby Timothy Orr*
Sir Richard Ratcliffe Daniel Leonard
James Tyrrell Peter Giffin
Two Murderers Benaiah Anderson
Peter Giffin
Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby Logan Ernstthal*
George Stanley, his son Will Hunsaker
Brackenbury, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Anthony Bianco
Lord Mayor of London Peter Giffin
Earl of Oxford Jeff Horger
Bishop of Ely Anthony Bianco
Bishops Daniel Leonard
Benaiah Anderson
Messengers Abby Jones
Jeff Horger
Alexei Demos
Nicole Polglaze
Ensemble Sam Modesitt
Nicole Polglaze
Elise Legendre
Artistic Crew
|Tina Packer
|Assistant Director
|Heidi Schmidt
|Voice and Speech Coach
|Margaret Jansen
|Scenic Designer
|Andrea Bechert^
|Costume Designer
|Hugh Hanson
|Lighting Designer
|Shannon McKinney^
|Sound Designer
|Steven McDonald
|Heidi Schmidt
|Fight Director
|Geoffrey Kent*+
|Stage Manager
|Amy Scura*
Which Richard, Which Edward, Which Henry, and Which Elizabeth?
Making Sense of the Plantagenets
I had an Edward, till a Richard killed him
Thou hadst an Edward, till a Richard killed him
Thou hadst a Richard, till a Richard killed him.
While these lines highlight the devastation of countless deaths and murders that haunt the play, they also underscore the potential for confusion regarding the numerous characters named Richard, Edward, Henry, and Elizabeth within the play and within the line of Plantagenet kings. Throw in the battles for succession and the shifting loyalties among the nobility, and it becomes even more difficult to keep it all straight.
It all started with Edward III (reigned 1327-1377), who had twelve legitimate children. Of these, five sons survived to adulthood (for simplicity, only those relevant to Richard III are included in our family tree). The two branches we are most concerned with are those coming Edward III's third and fourth surviving sons: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (the Lancastrians) and Edmund of Langley, Duke of York (the Yorkists). The Henrys (Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI) all descend from John of Gaunt; the brothers Edward IV and Richard III descend from Edmund of Langley. Here comes the tricky part. Richard's branch (the Yorkists) are also descended from Edward III's second son Lionel, through his daughter Philippa. This bumps them ahead of the Lancastrians in the line to the throne, but this position is dependent on royal descent through a daughter, a controversial question at the time. Henry IV, the first Lancaster king, also took his throne by deposing his cousin, Richard II. Another wrinkle comes in the form of the Beaufort line. The Beauforts are the sons of John of Gaunt (father to the Lancasters) by his mistress, Catherine Swynford. Born bastards, the sons were legitimized (by Richard II) when John later married Catherine, but were barred from royal succession (by Henry IV). If a king could bar them from succession, another king could restore their place in line. This is, in effect, what happened. Henry Tudor (the earl of Richmond, later Henry VII) was descended from John of Gaunt through his mother, Margaret Beaufort.
The Plantagenets also had an unfortunate tendency to die relatively young, leaving infants and children as heirs to the throne. Richard II was crowned at age ten; Henry VI became king at nine months old. A child king became an opportunity for the numerous Plantagenet uncles and cousins to assert their authority and battle (sometimes more literally than others) for power and position. Shakespeare's Richard is a spectacular villain: physically deformed, ambitious, bloodthirsty and ruthless, willing to arrange for the murders of his own brother and nephews in his quest for the crown. Let's not forget, after all, that Shakespeare was writing under a Tudor queen, who owed her throne to her grandfather Richmond's victory at Bosworth. Historically, however, much of Richard's support came from concern over another child king in the form of Edward IV's son Edward.
Prince Edward's age was not the only problem. For centuries, English kings married foreign princesses after much negotiation and discussion among the nobility. Edward IV, however, secretly married Elizabeth Woodville, and English widow who already had two sons by her first husband (Grey and Dorset). She also had many brothers. The Woodvilles' rise to power was an affront to many of the more established nobility. Upon Edward IV's death, many feared the Woodvilles (who were not of royal blood) would essentially rule the kingdom through the twelve year old Edward V.
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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of Yelp (YELP) are down 36 cents, or 0.6%, at $61.56, following a 6% jump yesterday, and a 7% decline on Monday, a bumpy couple of days that Wunderlich Securities's Blake Harper this morning attributes to worries that Facebook (FB) will "disrupt Yelp's local advertising business," fears he thinks are overblown.
Writes Harper, who has a Buy rating on the shares, and a $78 price target, Facebook's introduction of the "Graph Search" function back in January, which was supposed to make use of user recommendations, didn't dent Yelp's local ad business:
Facebook launched its Graph Search in January and has initial traction with local advertisers while Yelp's local ad revenues grew 80% Y/Y in Q3, surpassing our forecast of 73% Y/Y. Facebook is likely to target restaurant and other verticals but still has relatively limited review content. Google, on the other hand, introduced Reviews in Google Places for Business, which is essentially a dashboard for owners. Yelp has a similar product that allows owners to see their businesses reviews and metrics on Yelp.
He notes Yelp has integrated a reservation service, "SeatMe," with reviews, for which Yelp charges customers $99 a month. The company also is getting money from food delivery partners, who get a cut of money spent by consumers for deliveries, about 30% of which they hand over to Yelp. He figures there are about 1,000 transactions a day for the delivery service.
"We expect that one of the keys to the company's longer-term success will be to drive additional transaction services, in addition to the subscription products."
Harper's note was preceded yesterday by a positive note from Wedge Partners's Brian Blair. Blair wrote that he had been cautious as the stock hovered around $75 going into the the Q3 report on October 29th, which did, indeed, turn out to be a disappointment. But he likes the stock a lot more in the $60 neighborhood.
Like Harper, Blair threw cold water on Facebook's attempts to induce its users to producing product and services reviews:
One of the reasons that Yelp was weak in yesterday's market is some of the recent moves that Facebook is making that look to put the company is competition with Yelp. Facebook, which has been collecting business data for some time, has recently moved to a trial of a 'star rating system' offering up a review capability that draw some comparisons to the Yelp platform. Facebook has also been reaching out to its users to rate businesses that they have been to. This is something the company has been testing for at least this past month and we expect the effort to become more widespread on Facebook. We don't see this as a meaningful attack on Yelp, however. Rather, it reminds us of when Yahoo (YHOO) (1998) and Amazon.com (AMZN) (1999) tried to take on eBay with the launch of their own auctions. It made for a good headline, but both attempts to capture a meaningful piece of the auction market ultimately failed. We see a similar result with Facebook's move into the review category. It's simply not what people are on Facebook for and we don't believe Facebook will be successful in getting users to add that type of content to their Facebook profiles.


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Hi, I am thinking of moving to Hawaii. Are star wars toys available there? Thanks.
Hi, I am thinking of moving to Hawaii. Are star wars toys available there? Thanks.
I lived, and collected in Hawaii from 1997-2001.
There is a good collecting community there. However, there were no Target's there for most of that time, so the exclusives were a pain. They built a Target back in....2000 I believe. I forget the exact time frame.
So to answer your question, yes, they have Wal-Mart, K-Mart, TRU, Target, etc. There are also a lot of comics shops, and many of them carry older stuff, exclusives, etc.
The upside, is that they tend to get Japanese exclusives quicker and a bit more easily than here on the main land, in my experience, but that was 9 years ago.
May the force be with you.
Thanks,I lived there as a kid. in the 70's. I collected Kikaida, and Japanese toys. Really cool toys. So I am going home. Wondering if I shoild keep collecting or not. Wal=marts and targets. I remember a holiday mart. A liberty house. I guess I am getting pretty old. I don't think those places exist anymore!


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A long, long time ago (but in this galaxy), I used lilypond. Back in the days when I did relatively frequent consort singing of secular music from the Renaissance, a number of factors (the relative scarcity and cost of professional editions; the ambition to perform somewhat obscure works; and the need to make typesetting music indistinguishable from five-dimensional General Relativity, at least to a casual eye) meant that lilypond was a natural fit. It was far from perfect, and its difficult workflow informed some later work, but I used it and it was good.
Time passes... and now I have a four-year-old daughter who is interested in making music, or at least in banging notes on the piano. There are probably many kinds of teaching materials available; the one that we picked up (Dogs and Birds, somewhat based on Kodály's teaching methods), has pictures of animals inside the noteheads, to help build associations between the notation and the keys. And it was good.
But, of course, the child is not satisfied with the somewhat artificial 'melodies' in the teaching book; she wants as well to play tunes that she knows, for example ones that they are learning at school for the upcoming extravaganza that is the Christmas Performance. Fair enough; but she is still very attached to the animal noteheads, so what to do?
Some time later, after a bit of work with image manipulation tools (GIMP and inkscape, I thank you), I have 14 Encapsulated Postscript files, one white and one black for each notename, which are tolerably close to the ones she knows. After that, it is a simple matter to convince lilypond to use those noteheads. "How simple?" I hear you cry... approximately this simple:
#(set-global-staff-size 36)
#(define black-mapping
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 0 NATURAL) "c-black.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL) "d-black.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 2 NATURAL) "e-black.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL) "f-black.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 4 NATURAL) "g-black.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL) "a-black.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 6 NATURAL) "b-black.eps")))
#(define white-mapping
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 0 NATURAL) "c-white.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL) "d-white.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 2 NATURAL) "e-white.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL) "f-white.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 4 NATURAL) "g-white.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL) "a-white.eps")
(cons (ly:make-pitch 0 6 NATURAL) "b-white.eps")))
#(define (notename-equals? p1 p2)
(= (ly:pitch-notename p1) (ly:pitch-notename p2)))
#(define (notehead-text grob)
(let* ((pitch (ly:event-property (event-cause grob) 'pitch))
(duration (ly:event-property (event-cause grob) 'duration))
(mapping (if (ly:duration duration (ly:make-duration 1 0))
black-mapping white-mapping))
(epsname (cdr (assoc pitch mapping notename-equals?))))
(markup #:general-align Y CENTER (#:epsfile X 2 epsname))))
notepics = {
\override NoteHead #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print
\override NoteHead #'text = #notehead-text
{ \notepics e'4 e' e'2 | e'4 e' e'2 | e'4 g' c' d' | e'1 |
f'4 f' f' f' | f' e' e' e' | e' d' d' e' | d'2 g' |
e'4 e' e'2 | e'4 e' e'2 | e'4 g' c' d' | e'1 |
f'4 f' f' f' | f' e' e' e' | g' g' f' d' | c'1 }
{ \notepics \relative c' {
g'4 g g d | e e d2 | b'4 b a a | g2. d4 |
g g g d | e e d2 | b'4 b a a | g2. d4 |
g g g d | g g g2 | g4 g g g | g g g g |
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AS AUNT MARGARET had said, things looked brighter in the morning—the beautiful morning that throws its veil of misty light over the great ugly truths which, in all their hideous nakedness, have stood staring us in the eyes and riding us on the breast all night.
Undine, as soon as she was dressed, ran down to the beach; there the tiny waves danced laughing on the sides of the big ones, which in their turn chased and overtook one another, tossing their heads high into the sunny air and turning to white foam, or making a mad dash for the land and dying away in laughing ripples on the sand.
On such a morning, on this side of twenty, with no ghosts to haunt one and come in between the happy sunshine and the eyes, who would not forget that there are such things as revival meetings, and good people who always say one thing and mean another, and jealous old maids and unfaithful wives, and dry hippopotamus-hide-like old men? Who would not forget that underneath this green, laugh- laughing page: 52 ing, merry old world lies fire and brimstone, into which a fall from any rock may send one in a moment? Undine forgot this and everything, and grew at last as wild as the dancing waves. She had brought poor George Macdonald with her for company, but now she threw him down upon the sand, where the waves caught him and made fine sport of his Unspoken Sermons and almost ran away with them; while she leapt from rock to rock, and finally pulled off her shoes and stockings, the better to keep her footing and capture the queer little beings which every wave left behind it in the rocky hollows.
She was very busily securing an extraordinary little monster, with a multiplicity of tails and feelers, and, with her head some two feet lower than her feet, was in no small danger of having an unexpected bath in the shallow pool, when she heard a voice at her elbow.
Rising to her feet with some difficulty and throwing back the wild hair from her eyes, she saw, standing beside her none other than the man with the green-plaid trousers and the mouth—Cousin Jonathan.
He asked what she was looking for; and when he understood very soon captured the queer little fish.
The presence of a second person had in an instant taken all the exhilaration and life out of the morning and brought her back to the disagreeable human page: 53 world, in which wild hair, wet clothes, and bare feet were terribly disgraceful things. She felt conscience-stricken and looked down into the little pool, wishing she were one of the little fishes swimming there.
Cousin Jonathan held out the fish he had just caught with one hand; in the other he had poor George Macdonald, looking almost as wet and disreputable as its mistress.
"I find your name in this book, so I suppose you must have dropped it," he said as he gave it to her. "The waves were very nearly stealing it, as I fear they may you one of these days, if you continue such a very zealous little naturalist."
"I'm not a naturalist; I don't know anything about fishes or about anything else," stammered Undine, hardly knowing what she said.
Cousin Jonathan smiled, not an unpleasant smile of ridicule, but one of quiet amusement.
"They say, when we know our own deficiencies they are half rectified. You would like to know all about a strange little fellow like this, would you not?"
"I would like to know something about him," she answered, the kind, quiet manner of her companion already beginning to set her at her ease. "When I was at home I used to try and learn a little about plants and insects, but I never had anyone to help me and I had not the right books."
"Perhaps I could help you a little," he said; "at page: 54 least I am sure I could, with books; but if you do not wish to study them, what makes you take such trouble to catch them?"
"I don't know," said Undine, "but I never see anything beautiful without wanting to have it, especially if it's very hard to get. It's not beautiful now," she said, turning over the poor little fish in her hand.
"I never can see some beautiful things without wishing for them," he said, and when he spoke those words he spoke the truth.
He helped her over the rocks, with that respectful kindness with which even little children like to be treated; and, when they reached the beach, sat down beside her and let his talk wander on, from a description of the nature and habits of the little creature in her hand to that wonderland which the microscope makes visible; and Undine sat and listened till she forgot his mouth and forgot even her own bare toes.
"We must go home to breakfast," he said at last, and Undine went in search of her shoes and stockings. Cousin Jonathan never forgot when it was time for a meal.
On their walk home he changed the conversation and tried to draw her out; for the study of character pleased him, and he felt attracted by the queer, babyish, womanish creature. She was an orphan, too, and almost friendless, and he pitied her. More- Moreover page: 55 over, had she not looked lovely as she stood there on the rocks with the hot blood in her cheeks and her exquisite little feet clinging to the rough stones. Cousin Jonathan liked beautiful things—of the feminine gender.
Undine as she trotted beside him had little idea that he or anyone else could see anything in her to admire; but with a woman's quick perception she felt intuitively that whatever she might say, it was all right, it would be well received; and accordingly her ideas and words flowed forth in such a stream as would have astonished anyone who knew her as the shy awkward child in whose throat even yes and no seemed usually to stick.
Undine passed the day almost entirely in Cousin Jonathan's society. Aunt Margaret was busy, and when she had time to spare was with Frank, who was returning to college the next day. In the evening Cousin Jonathan left, for his wife was an invalid and he could never be from home long. At parting he told Undine that he would send her books and that, in return, she was to write and tell him what she thought of them. When he walked down the garden path, she stood looking after him and feeling almost as though an old friend were going.


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Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents this series of concerts as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Works of composers Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and William James Basie make up two of the performances, followed by a family jazz night Sunday appropriate for all ages. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm;Sunday, 2pm. $40-$11. (843) 853-2252,www.charlestonmusichall.com


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A mouthwatering classic—corned beef piled on top of tangy sauerkraut, with Thousand Island dressing and melted Swiss cheese grilled on rye bread.
If you don't have a panini grill, you can "grill" these in a skillet over medium heat, approximately 3 to 4 minutes per side.
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Kukuk Ayasoya Mah. Cayiroglu Sok. No:9, Sultanahmet
Tesis Konumu
The public-transportation to the Old Town is the least expensive way (about 4.00 TL total), To use this method, exit the Arrivals Terminal secure customs area into the concourse, turn right, and look for signs to the 'Hafif Metro - Light Rail System'. Follow the signage down the escalator to the underground passage that will lead you to the Light Rail Station. There you will need to purchase two tokens (jetons) from the ticket booth, one for the Light Rail and one for the tram later. [NOTE: Any time you change between the Light Rail, tram, subway, or funicular systems you'll need to pay 2.00TL].(You acn also buy an Istanbul card and put some credit in it and use it all the public transportation, busses, trams, some ferries on the Bosphorous) A Light Rail Train leaves for downtown Istanbul every 5 to 15 minutes from the airport (runs 6:00-24:00). Ride it till at Zeytinburnu station and pass the kabatas tramline. Remember that you will need your other token now for the tram. Take the tram till the Sultanahmet (the recorded station announcement says 'Bloo-mosk' ). Upon exiting the tram walk up the tramline ,pass the tram through the park, pass the Hippdrome (Hipodrrome is a place with 3 obelisk and a German fountain it is a pedestrian street)at the end of the road go downhill till you see the taxi station. Just pass the taxi station walk around 100 meters later on the right handside with a white colour
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Crispy bread crumbs add a bit of crunch to tender slices of butternut squash seasoned with garlic and Parmesan.
To make ahead, prepare the recipe through step 4. Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
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Gungnir wrote:stubby wrote:Gungnir wrote:I played a game using some of the 2010 rules at Brick Forge. We found the rules for automatic weapons and fire to be kind of a pain in the ass to keep track of.
This is the kind of feedback I like to hear. Could you be more specific? What about them was a pain in the ass?
Nobody wanted to read the rules for automatic weapons, but I think I can explain it to them in a simpler way.
As for fire, we had trouble figuring out if something caught fire, as well as keeping track of things that were on fire and how on fire they were.
I've tried both automatic weapons and fire rules, and they seemed to run fine for me, as long as there wasn't much on fire. If you use regular and grinding damage for fire at the same time (at least that's how I read it), a minifig will die pretty quickly. After the first turn, his armor becomes 3, then 2, then 1 (and he will only survive if the fire goes out).
Use little red 1x1 studs for marking who is on fire, and black 1x1 for each point of grinding damage.


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The Empty Chair for the Empty Suit
Last week's Republican national convention showed to the country, and much to the dismay of Democrats, that Republicans are not a bunch of back towards, toothless, redneck, gun toting hillbillies. The speeches, the rising stars, the unity, is all being brushed aside so that there can be ridicule done towards the presentation of Clint Eastwood.
Clint Eastwood's presentation was Hollywood entertainment. A break from the continuity of the political figures, an off-the-cuff speech that may not have gone as well as expected due to some of the ramblings. But the empty chair did represent the empty suit that was being represented there.
The age-old question is again being asked. Are you better off than you were four years ago? Te Republicans were able to re-soundly affirm that the answer is no. The unemployment rate went from 7.8% to 8.3%. Fewer Americans are working today than four years ago. The median income in America has dropped by $4000 per household. A gallon of gas is more than doubled. If the Democrats are saying that things are better.
Stony faced Democrats have been gracing the news channels when asked to view a clip about Clint Eastwood. Yet Obama seems to be getting big laughs when he brings out his rhetoric about the Republican national convention: "It was something to behold," the president said. "Despite all the challenges we face in this recession, what they offered over those three days was, more often than not, an agenda that was better suited for the last century. You might as well have been watching it on black-and-white TV. With rabbit ears. On Nick At Nite."
That was revealing. I didn't know you could get Nick at Nite on a TV with rabbit ears. Gaffe aside, the president is telling us that old traditional values from long ago are no longer going to be what America is about if we are to move forward. We want the American voter to think that by voting for Obama that we can bring back the economic policies of 20 years ago that worked during the Clinton years. Even though that was last century too.
Are you better off than four years ago? Ten answer is no being twisted into believing that Obama had such a rough beginning from the Bush years that this mediocrity is working really well for America. Just don't ask the average family whose median income drop $4000 over the past few years. They will need that money to buy a gallon of gas which is doubled. That's right, they don't have it. I the Obama administration so out of ideas that they have to go back to running against George Bush again? We'll be getting the answer this week.
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