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The Choral Society of the Hamptons celebrated the 65th anniversary of its summer concert series on Saturday together with the Greenwich Village Singers and four soloists, to the accompaniment of the South Fork Chamber Orchestra. Mark Mangini, the conductor, continued the society's tradition of presenting important choral repertory in the summer concert, leading the ensemble in Haydn's "Te Deum" and Mozart's monumental Grand Mass in C minor.
The parish hall of Most Holy Trinity Church in East Hampton was the setting. With its large dimensions and ringing acoustics, it proved a good fit for the big sound of the combined choruses.
The "Te Deum," a setting of the ancient hymn of celebration, is a nonstop burst of energy. It begins with an arresting unison line, which, in its use of the pentatonic, sounds almost folk-derived, although it could also allude to plainchant. Either way it certainly wakes you up. With other unison lines, this melodic figure appears in several places throughout the work, and the strong voices of the Choral Society gave these passages the proper strength and confidence. The more subdued middle section of the work displayed a nice richness of tone at softer dynamics, and the closing fugue was well defined and lively.
For all of its polish, though, the Haydn was in this case more of a warmup for the main event, the Grand Mass in C minor. This is one of Mozart's late masterpieces, but it exists only in fragmentary form. Some sections survive intact, some were re-created from existing material, and some are lost forever. While fragmentary works are often relegated to footnotes in music history books, this one is among Mozart's most performed, and it clearly displays the personal, hybrid character of his late choral style.
By the time Mozart composed the Grand Mass, the music of J.S. Bach and other late-Baroque masters was highly unfashionable, and the contrapuntal procedures their music followed, such as canon and fugue, were considered dry and artificial. Additionally, the newer preference for symmetrical phrasing and distinctive themes directly opposed the fortspinnung (spinning out) so highly prized by Bach's generation.
In this mass, however, Mozart produces a startling synthesis between these seeming opposites. This becomes immediately apparent in the Kyrie, where he takes a compelling theme and subjects it to a fugal treatment. What results is the remarkable experience of a classical tunefulness melded with a baroque fortspinnung. Having accomplished this, Mozart proceeds to a solo Christe Eleison in the operatic idiom of his day, somehow managing a smooth transition between the two.
Mozart's compositional challenge is joined by the challenge of performing his intricate counterpoint, and the singers here certainly met the demands of the music without a hitch. The soprano soloist Darynn Zimmer delivered the virtuoso turns of the Christe Eleison with effortless grace.
The Gloria follows the Baroque custom of breaking up the text into smaller parts, the better to reflect the meaning and mood of each line. Of special note was the mezzo-soprano soloist Cherry Duke's call and response with the oboist Terry Keevil in the Laudamus Te, in which Mozart seems to be suggesting birds and all of nature joining in praising God. The Qui Tollis, with its fiendishly difficult chromaticism, highlighted the skill and preparation of the chorus, while the Quoniam Tu Solus allowed us to hear Misha Bouvier's rich baritone set against the two female soloists.
As one of the incomplete portions of the Mass, the galloping Credo ends with the heavily ornamented aria Et Incarnatus Est, sung beautifully by Ms. Zimmer with the trio of flute, oboe, and bassoon. The Sanctus brought the chorus back in full voice, although the tricky runs and counterpoint of the closing Hosanna seemed to pose a bit of an obstacle to keeping tempo. The Benedictus brought the whole to a glorious close, and was greeted with a standing ovation. Under Mr. Mangini's direction, the combined choruses and orchestra brought Mozart's vision to life.
Saturday night's program alerted us to the society's winter concert, which will be Handel's "Messiah," a perennial Christmas favorite around the world. This is good news, but at the same time I'm growing very partial to Mr. Mangini's ambitious summer concerts, when our local singers go out on a limb and tackle difficult repertory with such success. As much as I love Handel (and Christmas, for that matter), I'm already looking forward to next summer, curious as to what Mr. Mangini might have up his sleeve.


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The Markan gospel begins with a quote from the Hebrew prophet Isaiah, a quote that specifies the desert as a preparation place. Prophetic messengers will discover their vocation, their calling and their voice, in the desert. God's way will be recognized only after we have spent some time in the desert.
A recent letter to the editor caught my eye. There seemed to be a plaintive cry hidden in the words of sorrow and loss. Someone had lost an envelope containing money that was her allowance, dollars to be spent carefully over the coming weeks. Perhaps the cash would be used frivolously. Maybe it would be offered in compassionate caring for another or as an unexpected gift — just because. The reason mattered not. The loss was palpable.
Fairy tales have always fascinated me. I loved reading them as a child. I "became" Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood. Rapunzel was more difficult, since my hair was neither yards long nor shining with platinum beauty. There were wicked stepsisters who plagued my life...individuals who blocked my path with boulders of alienation, lack of acceptance heaped with ridicule. It was easy to see how fairy tales would be an impelling force, a call to what is beyond our immediate vision.
Were it not for a saint in the community sending me an urgent email with a command, "Go, see this movie," I'd have missed a great opportunity. I'd have been deprived of the chance to laugh, cry, and be deeply moved by the reality of human sanctity as it is depicted in St. Vincent.
By Fran Salone-Pelletier
The year 2014 heading into 2015 has been a Dickensian kind of time. It will go down in my history as the best of years and the worst of years. Television pundits have noted it as the hottest summer in recorded history. Winter brought a flu epidemic with vaccines able only to keep its menace somewhat at bay. Strained faces at local funeral services evidenced the reality of multiple deaths within a short time.
When I heard the Scriptures selected for this ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, I jumped at the chance to offer some thoughts. After all, we do not often hear talks about women and Jesus. It's usually his male pals whose tales are told, whose antics are recorded, and whose discipleship is offered for our modeling.
Hospitals have limited access for visitors. Both print and televised media announce the increasing presence of a dire enemy. Bags of cough drops and boxes of tissues leave grocery and pharmacy shelves. Henny Penny's false alarm has come true. Menacing flu with its myriad aches and pains, weakness and fever has struck.
In a Smithsonian magazine article quoted in the November issue of Give Us This Day, page 240, physicist Lawrence Krauss "thought about the end of the universe and observed that a backward look reveals that the end of things is often tied to their beginnings." The sentence fascinated me. At this time of year when we typically haul out the blank page of paper to list our resolutions, it also caused me to pause and think about endings and beginnings.
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Justin Bieber to Celebrate 18th Birthday Quietly + With Friends
Justin Bieber will celebrate a milestone birthday on March 1. The Biebs will turn 18 and while most stars of his stature would be planning a major, star-studded fete to mark the momentous occasion, he has chosen a quieter route.
A source told Hollywood Life that the Biebs is opting to spend his big day out of the spotlight, instead hanging out with friends and family in Los Angeles.
Judging from how close the singer is with mom Patti Mallette, and how he loves spending time with his younger half-siblings Jazmyn and Jaxon and their shared dad Jeremy, and how happy he is with his gal pal Selena Gomez, Biebs will have just as a good time hanging out with the aforementioned crew then at some A-list bash at a Hollywood hot spot. It's so anti-Hollywood of the teen to eschew a big par-tay in favor of quiet quality time with those who mater most to him.
Whatever the case, PopCrush wishes the Biebs a happy 18th birthday. May it be filled with health, happiness and good fortune. Wonder what Sel will gift her BF with this year. She no doubt put a lot of time and thought into it!


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I'm a HUGE pesto fan and a recently converted Kale fan! For the sake of full disclosure I will admit that I'm a somewhat finicky kale fan. I don't enjoy it raw. It's too bitter and I'm not a huge fan of the texture either, but I do love it steamed and now I also love it as pesto!
I first made this delicious, healthy pesto sauce for my Kale Pesto Spaghetti with Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomatoes recipe, but now use the sauce all the time on my favorite pastas and pizzas!
I recently served it with Three Cheese Basil Raviolis and Pistachio Basil Crusted Tilapia. So delicious!
Ingredients (makes 1 1/2 cups)
- 4 cups kale (chopped)
- 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup parmesan
Begin preparing the pesto by adding the kale, garlic and cashews to a blender or food processor.
Blend for 30 seconds.
Next add the salt, pepper, olive oil and water and blend until all the ingredients have been incorporated.
Finally add the parmesan cheese and pulse for 5-10 seconds to combine.
Now you have all the health benefits of kale, such as cancer prevention, lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in a delicious sauce!
One cup of kale contains 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and 15% of the daily requirement of calcium and vitamin B6, 40% of magnesium, 180% of vitamin A, 200% of vitamin C, and 1,020% of vitamin K. It is also a good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.*
This recipe has 4 cups of the good stuff in it! That's a lot of vitamins 😉
*Source: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/the-truth-about-kale
♣ Vegetarian Option: This recipe is vegetarian.
♦ Gluten Free Option: This recipe is gluten-free.
♠ Paleo Option: Omit the parmesan cheese to make this recipe paleo (and vegan).
- 4 cups kale (chopped)
- 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup parmesan
- Add the kale, garlic and cashews to a blender or food processor.
- Blend for 30 seconds.
- Add the salt, pepper, olive oil and water.
- Blend until all ingredients have been incorporated (30-60 seconds).
- Add the parmesan cheese and pulse for 5-10 seconds.
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Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI)showing that assesments of housing activity went flat in January with the composite HMI index remaining at 47 while the "buyer traffic" index improved slightly to 37, a level not seen since early 2006.
It's important to note that January has continued to show a slight pullback to future expectations, a development that is worth noting as the new home market moves through it's most active months at the start of the year (see Bob Tolls explination for January - early spring being the new home markets most active period annually).
While all indicators have made truly spectacular improvements this year, it's important to note that conditions still remain fairly distressed by historic standards.
Although, looking at the data, it is fairly clear that the last few months of results indicate a major change in builder sentiment likely coming as a result of improvements in confidence given the notable rise in buyer traffic, reduced inventory and a more balanced monthly supply.


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After a week of intense speculation about Taylor's future, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the 28-year-old batsman had been dumped as skipper and would sit out the upcoming tour of South Africa.
"It was felt that the workload for a young captain was a lot," NZC chief executive David White told reporters, adding that Taylor rejected an offer to remain Test captain while handing limited overs duties to McCullum.
Despite presiding over a string of poor results, Taylor remains New Zealand's best batsman, averaging 43.45, and his absence from the Test squad for South Africa further weakens a side missing injured spinner Dan Vettori.
Taylor said coach Mike Hesson told him he was no longer wanted as captain before last month's two-Test series in Sri Lanka, where the Black Caps fought back for a creditable 1-1 draw after losing heavily in the first Test."Obviously, the news and the timing was distressing," he said in a statement. "It has been a very challenging and pressured time and I don't believe I can give 100 percent to the game at this time."
Taylor, who White said could play in a home series against England in February, did not rule out an international comeback under McCullum."I am determined to contribute to the Black Caps team in the future and help whoever is in charge to win," he said.
Opener McCullum, 31, is widely seen as offering more attacking tactical nous than the conservative Taylor.Hesson defended his treatment of Taylor over the captaincy, saying "there's no good time to deliver news like that" but conceded "it's been a very unfortunate week... and not the result anyone wanted".
The handling of the issue has sparked fury in New Zealand cricketing circles, with batsman Jesse Ryder tweeting that it "angers me watching Ross Taylor getting dumped on".Retired allrounder Scott Styris also took to the micro-blogging site saying "any goodwill/public support from fans and supporters towards the Black Caps after their brilliant win in SL (Sri Lanka) has now gone!".
TVNZ reported on Thursday that batting great Martin Crowe resigned from his post as NZC talent scout in protest at the organisation's actions.
Fairfax Media columnist Ben Stanley wrote after Friday's announcement that the episode had been "an absolutely appallingly executed operation by a national sporting body and its board".
Stanley added that the South Africa tour beginning later this month, which pits eighth-placed Test nation New Zealand against the top-ranked Proteas, was now "looming as a potential massacre".
New Zealand lost seven of 13 Tests under Taylor's captaincy, winning four and drawing two.
Two of the wins were against lowly Zimbabwe, with the highlights of his tenure a rare Test victory over Australia in Hobart in December last year and the series-levelling second Test victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo last month.
Over the same period, the Black Caps have lost one-day series to South Africa, the West Indies and Sri Lanka, with their sole series win against Zimbabwe.


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It's hard to imagine a bigger roller coaster ride than the first week -- the first three days, really -- of the new incarnation of ECW. Two Sundays ago at One Night Stand, the reborn promotion got off to the best possible start it could have imagined.
There was a One Night Stand a year ago, but this year's version was better in almost every way. The matches ranged from good to great. The WWE presence, while significant, was still less goofy than the "invasion" of Raw and Smackdown from 2005. Paul Heyman got a chance to do his thing on the microphone, and the show was capped off by a very popular title victory by Rob Van Dam.
A few segments did drag. JBL's promo running down ECW definitely fit his character, but since its ultimate purpose was to reveal that he is the new color guy on Smackdown, it could have been done elsewhere. Sandman's lengthy ring entrance wasn't nearly as effective without the music of Metallica to back it, and with the group's asking price rumored to be astronomical, it's something fans will probably have to grin and bear. And The Big Show turning on the WWE and jumping ship could be good or bad, depending on one's feelings about Mr. Wight.
All in all, though, June 11 couldn't have been classified as anything but an unqualified success for the new ECW. If Vince McMahon had any doubts that the hunger for the product was there -- and he probably wouldn't have agreed to travel this road if he did -- he only needed to soak in the reaction of the fans at the Hammerstein Ballroom to erase them. The crowd popped big for their favorites, got more chants going in one night than the WWE fans come up with in an entire year, and stayed hot for the entire show. If there's been a group of wrestling fans with more energy in the last five years, I can't remember
With the jumpstart provided by One Night Stand, there was every reason for optimism heading into last Tuesday's debut on the Sci Fi Channel. One hour later, much of that optimism was replaced by a feeling of dread. If the pay-per-view got nearly everything right, the free show got a whole lot wrong, or at least hinted of things to come that fly in the face of what the "New Breed Unleashed" is supposed to be.
For starters, the WWE cast a large shadow over the show beginning with the very first segment. It was inevitable that John Cena would be on hand after he dropped the WWE championship to RVD and promised he'd be looking for payback on Raw. That's understandable. What was troublesome was Cena and Edge getting the upper hand on Van Dam -- apparently the WWE and ECW champion now -- and Heyman on their way out. Follow that with Heyman's pledge to continue the feud on this week's Raw and it's already pretty clear that
McMahon and his team don't trust their new venture to stand on its own without WWE superstars to prop it up.
Maybe that will change over time, and it's never a good idea to jump to conclusions based on one show. It's entirely possible Vince will let Heyman take the training wheels off, so to speak, if the ratings continue to be good. But maybe more can be read into this quote from McMahon when the new ECW show was officially announced than it first appeared:
"RAW, Smackdown and ECW now represent a portfolio of WWE brands for fans of all ages and interests to enjoy."
Of course, the new show is intended to draw new fans too, and the initial broadcast scored low in that regard as well. I'm not sure what to make of the zombie that received a beating from the Sandman or the vampire outside the building, but the buzz is that we could be seeing a faction built around horror and sci-fi staples. Let's hope that isn't the case, or that the WWE isn't trying to make some sort of cute joke about where their new show ended up.
There is a crossover audience between sci-fi, comics and the like and wrestling -- I just wrote about it in my last column. There's also a fine line between giving the audience what they want and patronizing them, and people are usually smart enough to distinguish one from the other. If the WWE chooses to ignore that truth, it does so at its own risk.
It may be trite, but in the case of the new ECW, it's also true: what a difference one show makes. From celebrating everything good about the old ECW and giving hope for the future of the name, it only took one more outing to make the long-time fans grumpy and run the risk of alienating new ones. Now the people in charge of the new show have the rest of the summer to prove whether or not the first Sci-Fi broadcast was a simple misstep or the first sign of a depressing trend.
I know I'll be watching at least a few more weeks to find out. The rest
of the wrestling world will be too.
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Tickets for 'Annie' Go On Sale November 15th – Shows Start November 22nd
Tickets go on sale for Annie at the Warehouse Theatre November 15th! They will sell fast! The show opens on Thanksgiving and runs through Dec. 8th. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm with matinee AND evening performances on Saturdays. You do not want to miss this show!
Call 966-0951 or stop by the box office to purchase tickets on November 15th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
More info and times at the Warehouse Theatre website.
The Warehouse Theatre Company is Yakima's only non-profit community theatre and has been entertaining Yakima for over 65 years utilizing local talent. Please show your support.


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Q. What are the NEC grounding requirements for satellite dishes?
A. The first thing required by the NEC is that each lead-in conductor from an outdoor antenna must be provided with a listed antenna discharge unit — located outside or inside the building, nearest the point of entrance, but not near combustible material [810.20]. In addition, the antenna mast [810.15] and antenna discharge unit [810.20(C)] must be grounded per the requirements of 810.21.
Grounding the lead-in antenna cables and the mast help prevent voltage surges caused by static discharge or nearby lightning strikes from reaching the center conductor of the lead-in coaxial cable. Because the satellite dish sits outdoors, wind creates a static charge on the antenna as well as on the cable attached to it. This charge can build up on both the antenna and the cable until it jumps across an air space, often passing through the electronics inside the low-noise block down converter feed horn (LNBF) or receiver. Connecting the coaxial cable and dish to the building grounding electrode system (grounding) helps to dissipate this static charge.
Although nothing can prevent damage from a direct lightning strike, grounding with proper surge protection can help reduce damage to the satellite dish and other equipment from nearby lightning strikes.
The grounding conductor to the electrode [810.21(F)] must be copper or some other corrosion-resistant conductive material (stranded or solid). The grounding conductor isn't required to be insulated; however, it must be securely fastened in place. The grounding conductor must be mechanically protected where subject to physical damage — and where run in a metal raceway both ends of the raceway must be bonded to the grounding conductor. Installing the grounding conductor in PVC conduit is a better practice. The grounding conductor must be run in as straight a line as practicable. Lightning doesn't like to travel around corners or through loops.
The grounding electrode conductor must terminate in accordance with (1), (2), or (3).
(1) Buildings or Structures With an Intersystem Bonding Termination. The grounding conductor for the antenna mast and antenna discharge unit must terminate to the intersystem bonding terminal [Art. 100 and 250.94], as shown in Fig. 1. Bonding all systems to the intersystem bonding termination helps reduce induced potential (voltage) differences between the power and the radio and television systems during lightning events.
(2) In Buildings or Structures Without Intersystem Bonding Termination. The grounding conductor for the antenna mast and antenna discharge unit must terminate to the nearest accessible location on the following:
• Building or structure grounding electrode system [250.50].
• Interior metal water piping system, within 5 ft from its point of entrance [250.52(A)(1)].
• Accessible means external to the building, as covered in 250.94.
• Metallic service raceway.
• Service equipment enclosure.
• Grounding electrode conductor or the grounding electrode conductor metal enclosure.
(3) In Buildings or Structures Without a Grounding Means. The grounding conductor for the antenna mast and antenna discharge unit must terminate to the nearest accessible location on the following:
• Any individual electrodes described in 250.52
• Structural steel grounded in accordance with 250.52(A)(2)
The grounding conductor can be run either inside or outside the building. The grounding conductor must not be smaller than 10 AWG copper or 17 AWG copper-clad steel or bronze. Copper-clad steel or bronze wire (17 AWG) is often molded into the jacket of the coaxial cable to simplify the grounding of the satellite dish by eliminating the need to run a separate grounding conductor to the dish [810.21(F)(2)].
Where a ground rod is installed to serve as the grounding electrode for the radio and television equipment, it must be connected to the building's power grounding electrode system with a minimum 6 AWG conductor (Fig 2). Termination of the grounding conductor must be by exothermic welding, listed lugs, listed pressure connectors, or listed clamps. Grounding fittings that are concrete-encased or buried in the earth must be listed for direct burial [250.70].
Q. We are designing a hotel that will use wall-mounted A/C units in each room. Is there a demand factor that we can use for these to allow a smaller feeder, or do we have to use 100% of the load for each?
A. The calculated load for a feeder or service must not be less than the sum of the branch-circuit loads, as determined by Part II Art. 220, as adjusted for the demand factors contained in Parts III, IV, or V [220.40]. Nothing in Parts III, IV or V provides a demand factor hotel air conditioner, so they must be taken at 100%.
Q. We have a very large structure that is fed from multiple utility transformers. How do we go about grounding the services?
A. The only specific requirement is that when separate services, feeders, or branch circuits supply a building, the same grounding electrode must be used [250.58].
Q. I am remodeling a log cabin and have to splice the feeder circuit. A junction box would look absolutely hideous in a log cabin, so I am hoping I can conceal the splice without a box. Can I?
A. No, you can't. A box must be installed at each splice or termination point, except as permitted in 300.15 (A) through (M) [300.15]. Nothing in (A) through (M) waives the requirement for aesthetic reasons.
Q. I have a 600A service disconnect that supplies four 200A panels downstream. I left the service disconnect with parallel 350kcmil conductors, then went to a wireway and used 3/0 to each of the panels. The panels are main lug, and I'm being told they must be main breaker, even though the taps are less than 25 ft. Can you help me understand this rule?
A. You really have two issues here: overload protection for the conductors and overcurrent protection for the panels themselves. Per 240.21(B), feeder taps without overload protection at the feeder overcurrent device are allowed, but the tap conductors must terminate in a single circuit breaker — or set of fuses rated no more than the tap conductor ampacity in accordance with 310.15 [240.21(B)(2)(2)].
In addition, each panelboard must also be provided with overcurrent protection located within — or at any point on the supply side of — the panelboard. The overcurrent device must have a rating not greater than that of the panelboard, and it can be located within — or on the supply side of — the panelboard [408.36].
Q. Is there a maximum number of duplex outlets that can be installed on a 20A circuit?
A. For dwelling units, there is no maximum number [220.14(J)]. For nondwelling applications, each 15A or 20A, 125V general-use receptacle outlet is considered as a 180VA per mounting strap [220.14(I)]. With that said, the maximum number of 15A or 20A, 125V receptacles on a 20A circuit is 13.
Circuit VA = volts x amperes
Circuit VA = 120V x 20A
Circuit VA = 2,400VA
Number of receptacles = 2,400VA ÷ 180VA
Number of receptacles = 13
Q. In the dental office we are wiring, there are many hand wash sinks near the patient chairs. Do the receptacles near these sinks need to be GFCI protected?
A. For nondwelling units, all 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles installed within 6 ft of the outside edge of a sink must be GFCI protected [210.8(B)(5)]. However, Exception No. 2 allows receptacles in patient care areas (other than bathrooms) to be unprotected.


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A woman in Vancouver whose bike was stolen discovered someone was selling it on Craigslist and went about stealing the bike back in a hilarious tale she shared on Facebook and Reddit.
Kayla Smith had her bike stolen from a friend's house last Wednesday and posted on Facebook, "that I was disappointed and sad because I had worked so hard for the bike. I absolutely love, love, love my bike. So needless to say I was choked."
She called police to report the theft and phoned the bike shop to retrieve the bike's serial numbers.
An hour later, a friend called her and said, "Dude, I think I found your bike on Craigslist."
Smith recognized her bike in the post and called police again but was told it might be another day before an officer got back to her.
"This guy is selling my bike right now!!!" Smith explained. "I am not missing this opportunity waiting for a call. So I jump into action."
Smith made arrangements to meet the seller at a McDonald's.
"When I pulled into the parking lot I still had no plan of attack," she said. "I got there and saw the guy with my bike. He was wearing board shorts, a raggedy tank top, and dark sketchy glasses. I noticed that it was my bike right away because of the RIDE ON stickers on the frame and the fact I have a silver handle bar plug on the left and a black one on the right … Here is where I started thinking on my feet."
Smith asked the guy if she could take a test ride around the parking lot.
"Yeah, just don't ride away," the man told her.
"Of course, I'm like, 'Don't you worry, I won't,'" she related. "And then I just ride away."
"To be honest, I was shaking and freaking out," she said. "I … couldn't believe what the [heck] just happened."
When Smith met up with a friend in another parking lot, she was giddy with excitement, jumping up and down "like a 6-year-old getting an ice cream cone." The thief was last seen running away from the scene.
The serial numbers did match the bike, incidentally.
"After that," Smith said, "I called him and personally left him a message apologizing for not sticking around to pay him for the bike HE [FREAKING] STOLE FROM ME!!!"
Canadian police urged people not to take matters such as these into their own hands, but in this instance, it all worked out. Hysterically so.


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Next time you're in an elevator, don't stare at the other passengers—especially if they're strangers. Even if you think you've noticed some spark of connection and that your unblinking gaze conveys only warmth and friendship, don't stare at them. However you intend it, it will come across as creepy and possibly threatening. It's just not cool.
That doesn't sound very inflammatory, does it?
Ever since Rebecca Watson of Skepchick and the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe spoke about being accosted in an elevator, she has been showered with repulsive reactions, some of the worst of which came from the evolutionary biologist and atheist icon Richard Dawkins. Fortunately, posts at Pharyngula, Bad Astronomer, Shakesville, Pandagon, Greg Laden's Blog, Bug Girl's Blog and countless other sites have risen to her defense, and Rebecca has of course been more than capable of taking care of herself, too. What's clear, beyond the fact that Rebecca's remarks brought out a lot of people's unrecognized misogyny and anti-feminism, is that most of them seem not to understand her point, despite Rebecca and others having explained it repeatedly. However redundantly, I thought I would take a crack at it, too.
For the purpose of my explanation, I'm going to leave out sex and male-female dynamics. Not because those specifics are irrelevant—they are obviously central to the experiences of Rebecca and many other women in elevators and elsewhere—but because they seem to be red flags distracting her critics from the deeper principle involved.
The principle is: be sensitive to others' feelings and don't make them pointlessly uncomfortable. Simple human decency, not some special consideration that some of us should show to the rest of us. Consider the advice with which I started this post. The idea of not staring at strangers in elevators is something that all of us learn or intuit as part of our normal social adjustment. We learn that staring at strangers is a generally bad idea, and that people may be extra disturbed by such attentions in closed confines.
So the natural reaction that socially adjusted people would have to my advice not to stare would be a nod or shrug of acceptance. Someone who instead responded by shouting "Why shouldn't I be able to stare at them? I'm not hurting anybody!" likely wouldn't come across as merely weird; he'd come across as a little psychotic.
Yet that was the overreaction that some people had to Rebecca's remarks. She didn't denounce all men as monsters. She didn't say men should never approach women. She didn't say the act was criminal. She made the unexceptionable point that most women would find it creepy to be propositioned, even discreetly, by a stranger in an elevator at 4 a.m., so men shouldn't do it. Somehow, her message is being misinterpreted as unreasonable or anti-male.
Broadly speaking, the critics' arguments seem to fall into categories. The first is that Rebecca's expectations are unreasonable because it's impossible for men to know whether their attentions might be welcome unless they try, and then it's too late. They seem to want some set of absolute or fail-safe guidelines that will absolve them of blame for acting on their attractions.
Sorry, but such rules don't exist for any human relationships. You can't reduce personal interactions to a set of robotic commands ("IF A= FEMALE AND LOC=ELEVATOR GO TO 23…") in the absence of feedback about the feelings of other people. It's pathologically narcissistic to treat people like machines, to act as though their feelings and autonomy don't exist or matter. Good social rules of thumb can steer you away from some kinds of trouble but they are always incomplete. Social cues offer all the important refinements, and for the most part, people are exquisitely good at picking up on others' feelings if they want to be.
Therein lies the problem. Many men who don't think of themselves as misogynists have a blind spot: they become obtuse about women's feelings that might conflict with their own desires. The rancor they're directing at Rebecca now suggests they don't like being called on that flaw. Moreover, they're making a hypocritical argument—accusing Rebecca of laying down some inflexible, inhuman rule when they're the ones shutting out the feelings of the women with whom they presumably want to strike up a relationship. Guys, if you're looking for advice about how to meet women, Rebecca just gave you some: stop creeping them out in elevators. Say thank you.
(A few of Rebecca's critics, including some women, have said she is wrong to be generalizing and that she isn't entitled to speak for all women. No kidding. Still, from my conversations, I think it's disingenuous to argue that Rebecca's feelings about being approached in an elevator at night don't reflect those of most women—certainly enough to justify the rule of thumb. If anybody wants to pull together an empirical case to the contrary, knock yourself out. And if you happen to find yourself in an elevator with an appealing stranger who's drooling for your attentions, have fun. But most of the time, Rebecca's advice holds.)
Some people have also protested that Rebecca's position penalizes innocent men who are socially awkward or inexperienced, and consequently poor at picking up on women's feelings. Again, she didn't accuse the guy who bothered her in the elevator of committing a crime; he disturbed and offended her. Yes, people are sometimes going to make mistakes—all the more reason to thank Rebecca for the heads-up about the wrong way to introduce yourself. It's not doing the socially maladroit any favors to encourage them to blunder through encounters inattentive to others' feelings.
The other strain of criticism of Rebecca's stance seems to be a quasi-libertarian argument that, especially at a free-thinking venue like a skeptics and atheists conference, people should be able to speak candidly, clash as they will and not worry about bruised sensibilities along the way because they simply exchanged words. But even if we ignore all the other reasons why one should still care about others' feelings, how is being purposefully blind to women's feelings not counterproductive to these men's goal of striking up a relationship with them?
Are there times when one shouldn't be afraid to offend others? Of course. Rosa Parks offended white people when she sat in the front of the bus. Married gay couples apparently offend plenty of straight conservatives who think they own the term "marriage." They are standing up for rights that are more important that the hurt feelings of people aligned with an injustice. Sometimes any of us may need to set a principle ahead of others' discomfort; if we're then judged harshly, so be it. But what exactly is the principle that men hitting on women indiscriminately are defending: that their desire for sex trumps women's rights to be left alone?
Again, the fundamental idea—"be sensitive to others' feelings and don't make them pointlessly uncomfortable"—is a matter of simple decency, not restricted to dating advice. Rebecca was right in her explanations to highlight that for many women, these kinds of clumsy advances by men are fraught with entirely realistic worries about violence, rape, and worse. Men owe it to themselves to avoid stupid misbehaviors that might lump them in anybody's eyes with predators. But this isn't a matter of how men should treat women, or of how people of any group should treat those of another. Individuals need to recognize and respect the feelings of other individuals. Anything less is inhuman.
Updates (added at various times): The web is full of good commentary on this subject, but here are a few links that I find particularly relevant or entertaining:
Rebecca Watson herself, writing about The Privilege Delusion and Frequently Answered Questions. (Honestly, everybody attributing certain attitudes and actions to her ought to check out these.)
And (via Pharyngula) Rebecca's speech for the Center for Inquiry where she supposedly savaged a woman who had disagreed with her. As PZ Myers writes, she in fact discusses that blog post "civilly and without victimization."
Lindsay Beyerstein's concise and cutting Attention, Space Cadets: Do Not Proposition Women in Elevators.
The evergreen humorous wonder of Derailing for Dummies: Making Discrimination Easier.
Jennifer Ouellette's brilliant Is It Cold in Here?, which not only all the right intelligent points about this Elevator Guy incident but also connects the attitudes Rebecca is encountering to ones that discourage women from staying engaged with scientific and engineering careers.
And this, just for fun: Gynofascists are Invading the Manosphere, which seems to capture the rhetoric of many of those commenting in opposition to Rebecca's point.


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We have various existing businesses in the fitness industry. We are young entrepreneurs who have been very successful in helping many fitness businesses with online and offline products and services.
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We have a new service that automatically markets to new residents in an area. Our target client is health clubs, gyms, and personal training studios.
We need vibrant web 2.0 style site that has a bright theme, is aesthetically impressive and helps guide people to order the service.
I have written the project details in a Word Document below. I wanted to be very detailed so that you could have an easier time with this project.
My web designer did create an initial render for this. He is a good designer, but we need a bit more creativity and more ideas for this project. So I decided to pay one of you to design the site, then I'll have him do all of the programming. I am attaching his first render, and you can see my initial vision. This render has some of the elements I want, but it's not quite what I need. I'm not thrilled with the aesthetics of the layout. He did exactly as I asked, but it's not perfect. He is aware I am posting this project.
On the attached job description, you will find websites that offer similar services, as well as websites I like the design of.
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East End Preparatory School
We are educators founding a new public elementary school in east Nashville. East End Prep will be a choice school for children from kindergarten-5th grade, serving the city's most disadvantaged youth. Our Core Values build the acronym SOAR:
Scholarship (value of hard work and an excellent education)
Ownership (the school belongs to parents, teachers, and children- we are a community)
Achievement (All children can achieve at high levels if given excellent instruction. Our culture is one of high expectations for both academics and character)
Respect (children respect themselves and others and build a caring community)
We believe that partnering with families is critical to student achievement. I tell parents that the road to college starts in kindergarten, and it will take a commitment and hard work from all of us, teachers, parents and students, to make the journey- but East End Prep will give students the excellent education they need to succeed in middle school and beyond.
We want to appeal to parents in our neighborhood as well as children. Specifically these are parents of elementary school children who are open to an option that is better than the traditional public school system. Charter schools are fairly new to Nashville, so we want to have a logo that the city will take seriously as a school and get a good feeling about.
We are looking for a logo for our public, charter elementary school, East End Prep. The logo should include the text of the school's name: East End Prep or East End Preparatory School.
We like logos with hands, but it is not a must. Here are some guidelines:
1. Nothing childish-- it should be child friendly, but not cheap or cartoonish
2. Either the part or the whole has to be able to go on a uniform (upper left of a polo shirt)
3.The typeface should be clear, clean, bold, and crisp
4. It should feel warm and appealing
Here is our current logo on our website. We feel it is not child friendly or warm enough:
However, we would like to incorporate the green from this logo into our new design. We are open to adding other colors to this as well.
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Stralim needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 113 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
stralim technologies
I am looking to bring more spark, interest, and professionalism to my website and need some branding. I am missing a professional logo.
small business owners, large business owners, etc.
I am excited to see what concepts the designers come up with. Stralim technologies refers to a person involved with higher wisdom and public service of the needs of humanity being able to feel or experience the Light radiations, the Stralim, and, in some cases, actually draw on the energy from the source of the 'light' for the education and healing of the soul.
Here is a short list of rules to keep in mind for this design.
a. Do not use more than three colors.
b. The logo must be recognizable.
c. Do not combine elements from popular logos and claim it as original work.
d. Do not use clipart under any circumstances.
e. The logo should look good in black and white.
f. Make sure that the logo is recognizable when inverted.
g. Make sure that the logo is recognizable when resized.
h. Do not use special effects (including, but not limited to: gradients, drop shadows, reflections, and light bursts).
i. Avoid intricate details.
j. The logo should be recognizable when mirrored.
k. Create variations. The more variations, the more likely you are to get it right.
l. If the brand name is memorable, the brand name should be the logo.
Thank you,
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March 23, 2013
Huntsville, AL
John R. Keegan, 73, of Huntsville, AL died at his home Saturday, March 23.
John is survived by his wife of 37 years, Marcia; his loving daughter, Jennifer and nieces, nephews and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, John J. and Ethel (Connolly) Keegan of Cornwall, NY; brother, Michael and sister-in-law,Mary Keegan of Cornwall, NY.
John was a graduate of Cornwall Central High School class of 1957. He was a Navy veteran and a graduate of the University of South FL. He worked in the aerospace industry for 30 years. John worked on the International Space Station's life support System. He was an avid runner who competed in several marathons and triathlons earning various medals and awards in his age group over the years.
A private memorial will be held in St. Pete Beach, FL at a later date.
Arrangements were entrusted to Berryhill Funeral Home, 2305 North Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL 35810.


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Health, Malaria Campaigns, and Development in Brazil
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. Please check back later for the full article.
Since the early 20th century, Brazilian public health has focused on rural areas and populations, and the so-called rural endemic diseases that plague them. These diseases—particularly malaria, hookworm, and Chagas disease—were blamed for negatively affecting Brazilian identity ("an immense hospital") and for preventing territorial integration and national progress. For reformist medical and intellectual elites, health and educational public policies could "save" the diseased, starving, and illiterate rural populations and also promote Brazil's entry into the "civilized world." In the mid-20th century, public health has secured a renewed place in the Brazilian political agenda, one associated with the intense debates about development in Brazil in conjunction with democratization following World War II (1945-1964). In particular, debate centered on the paths to be pursued (state or market; nationalization or internationalization) and on the obstacles to overcome underdevelopment. A basic consensus emerged that development was urgent to be pursued by modernization and industrialization.
In 1945, Brazil remained an agrarian country, with 70 percent of the population living in rural areas and a significant part of the economy still dependent on agricultural production. However, associated with urbanization, beginning in the 1930s the Brazilian government promoted policies of industrialization and social protection of organized urban workers, the latter entailing a stratified system of social security and health and social assistance. Public health policies and professionals continue to address the rural population, which has been excluded from social protection policies. The political and social exclusion of this population did not change significantly under the Oligarchic Republic (1889–1930) or during the first government of President Getúlio Vargas (1930–1945). The overall challenge remained similar to the one confronting the government at the beginning of the century—but it now fell under the umbrella of "developmentalism" both as an ideology and as a modernizing program. Economic development would be perceived, on the one hand, as a driver of improvements in living conditions and income in the rural areas. It entailed efforts to stop migration to large urban centers was considered one of the great national problems in the 1950s. On the other hand, disease control and even eradication of "rural endemic diseases" campaigns aimed to facilitate the incorporation of sanitized areas into projects of agricultural modernization and to underpin building the infrastructure for development. Development also aimed to promote the transformation of the inhabitants of rural Brazil into agricultural workers or small farmers. During the Cold War and the anti-communism campaign, the government sought to mitigate the revolutionary potential of the Brazilian countryside by promotion of public health policies. This more general developmental program was supported by important sectors and organizations, including the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and, in particular, the bishops of the Northeast.
Health constituted an integral part of the development project and was integrated into Brazil's international health and international relations policies. In the Juscelino Kubitschek Administration (1956–1961) a national program to control endemic rural diseases was created as part of a broader project development, including national integration efforts and the construction of a new federal capital in central Brazil (Brasilia). The country waged its malaria control campaign in conjunction with the Global Malaria Eradication Program of the World Health Organization (WHO) and, to receive financial resources, it signed an agreement with the International Cooperation Agency (ICA). From 1957 malaria eradication had become part of U.S. foreign policy that sought the containment of communism.
The Malaria Eradication Campaign (CEM, 1958-1970) marked the largest endeavor undertaken by Brazilian public health in this period and can be considered as constituting synthesis of this linkage between development and health. Given its centralized, vertical, and technobureaucratic model, this project failed to take into account the structural obstacles to development, a fact denounced by progressive doctors and intellectuals, particularly those affiliated with the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). They affirmed that disease, illiteracy, and hunger stemmed from inequality in land ownership and of the "latifúndio" system. These were the real obstacles to development in the countryside and needed to be removed by an agrarian reform or by a socialist revolution. This debate became radicalized in the early 1960s and constituted one of the factors that led civilian and military elements to launch the coup d'état in March 1964.


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In the sweeping rainbow of summer music festivals, there are those that trend toward the more Top 40 end of the spectrum and those where you have to double check with a friend to make sure that the set was actually started (and not just sound check). The happiest of mediums is a music festival where you can pretty much guarantee that you'll get to see those responsible for the albums you've been listening to all summer, and fall in love with a few new (to you!) bands as well. Pitchfork hits that in-between, and pretty much guarantees that the present lineup has gone through the industry's most demanding checkpoint — namely Ryan Schreiber and his cadre of critics.
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Smallfish.solutions needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 423 designs submitted by 98 freelance designers.
Cream Luxury Travel
Travel Tourism and marketing specialists catering to the high-end tourism sector. We provide representation to luxury hotels and tourism organizations through packaging tours, to handling all their sales and marketing requirements.
Words to describe the feeling we would like to get across to our clients and the general public through the brand are Luxury, indulgence, the best of the best, one of a kind.
Think of journeys to far away and exotic places and money can't buy experiences.
High end tourists of all ages, however, we have found at this level that the demographic is usually around 35-70.
The brand needs to be adaptable to all forms of communications i.e. brochures, business cards, web sites, giveaways like caps, pens etc.
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The green alga Volvox swims by means of flagella on thousands of surface somatic cells. This geometry and its large size (diameter ~600 \mu m) make it a model organism for studying the fluid dynamics of multicellularity. Remarkably, when two nearby Volvox swim close to a solid surface, they attract one another and can form stable bound states in which they "waltz" around each other. This image shows a top-view of this state, obtained when the colonies swim up against a horizontal cover slip.
A surface-mediated hydrodynamic attraction combined with lubrication forces between spinning, bottom-heavy Volvox explains the formation, stability and dynamics of the bound states. These phenomena are suggested to underlie observed clustering of Volvox at surfaces.
Collaborators include: Knut Drescher (University of Cambridge), Kyriacos C. Leptos (University of Cambridge), Idan Tuval (University of Cambridge), Takuji Ishikawa (Tohoku University), Timothy J. Pedley (University of Cambridge), and Raymond E. Goldstein (University of Cambridge).
This research was supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK, the Human Frontier Science Program, the DOE, and the Schlumberger Chair Fund; and, was featured in the APS 2009 March Meeting Image Gallery and published in PRL April 20, 2009.
Physical Review Letters, "Dancing Volvox: Hydrodynamic Bound States of Swimming Algae"
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Image Credit: Knut Drescher and Raymond E. Goldstein, University of Cambridge


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Lipscomb guard Jacob Arnett did not waste the first start of his career.
Sunday afternoon at Allen Arena Arnett scored 13 points and hauled in six rebounds, both career highs. He also held Ben Smith, the Atlantic Sun Preseason Player of the year, to only 12 points as the Bisons beat Jacksonville 79-61.
The Bisons take over a share of first place with the win at Allen Arena. The Bisons are tied with Belmont at10-5 in the Atlantic Sun. Belmont beat North Florida 70-56 Sunday.
Jacksonville drops to 9-5 in the conference, 13-10 overall.
It was the lowest points total for Smith in an A-Sun game this season and was almost eight points below his season average.
"Jacob is a bigger, stronger kid," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. "He can defend. He is one of our better guards in the zone at the top. He is very, very active. He can take a hit.
"He is a very good driver. They were getting to the shooters and it opened the lane for him to drive the ball to the basket."
The Bisons spent only 40 minutes in practice Saturday in preparation for the game, but it was often an intense time on the court.
"We got after it in practice and it got very heated," Sanderson said. "Sometimes it has to get heated to flush things out of our system. We responded well.
"Somehow I had to get my point across about having a sense of urgency on the floor. I thought some guys stepped up and played very, very well."
Arnett was one of the players who shouldered a large portion of the criticism handed out by Sanderson in the wake of the frustration of Friday night's 72-70 loss to North Florida.
"Jacob gave us a big, big lift on both ends of the court," Sanderson said. "I got after him extremely hard Saturday. To his credit he responded."
Sanderson always stresses defense first and that is what earned Arnett the starting nod.
"I started him because we needed defense," Sanderson said. "We were getting beat because of our defensive efforts. That's one of the reasons I also started Brandon Brown.
"Sometimes you go on feel in deciding to start someone. It turned out to be golden for us this time."
Sanderson got the overall team effort he has been wanting from the Bisons on both ends of the court. Eight different players scored as the Bisons shot 46 percent from the field, 29-of-63.
Defensively, the Bisons held Jacksonville to 36.9 percent shooting from the field.
"Josh Slater and Adnan Hodzic played their normal games," Sanderson said. "But I thought Zach Brown made some big plays in the second half. Michael Teller came in and played well. Jacob gave us a big lift as a starter.
"We have to maintain that intensity defensively. Holding Jacksonville to 36 percent was a big effort on our part."
Sanderson stopped short of calling it the best game of the season for the Bisons.
"It's one of our better games," Sanderson said. "I thought we played awfully well down at North Florida (a 79-55 win Jan. 16)."
The Bisons allowed the Dolphins to pull within four, 41-37, 51 seconds in the second half. But this game did not develop into another in a series of last second nail-biters for the Bisons as they maintained a double-figure lead for the final seven minutes.
But the Bisons regained the momentum, leading by 12 on four different occasions. The Bisons never trailed in the second half.
With 6:54 left in the game Arnett scored on a layup and was fouled. He then sank his free throw to give the Bisons a 19-point lead, 68-49, with 6:54 left to play.
The biggest lead for the Bisons was 21 points, 73-52, with 3:38 left.
"It seems like last year since we have had a double-digit lead in a game," Sanderson said. "They have all been coming down to the last possession.
"Every time Jacksonville came back we responded with a big steal, a big stop or a big layup. It was a very good team effort by everybody."
The Bisons set the stage for the win in the first half.
Jacksonville led for most of the way in the first 10 minutes.
With Jacksonville leading 19-16 with 9:49 left in the first half the Bisons went on an 8-0 run, sparked by Hodzic, to take a 24-19 lead with 7:34 remaining.
With five minutes left in the half the Bisons led 26-23. They went on a 9-0 run, with Slater leading the way, to take a 35-23 lead, their biggest of the game, with 3:19 remaining.
Jacksonville kept chipping away in the first half, pulling to within four on a 3-point shot by Lehmon Colbert with 58 seconds on the clock.
Arnett connected on a layup with 40 seconds left to give the Bisons a 39-33 halftime lead.
Arnett scored the first field goal of both the first and second halves.
With 10:51 left to play in the game Slater joined the 1,000-point club for the Bisons.
Slater and Hodzic each tied for the game-high in scoring with 21 points apiece.
Hodzic extended his streak of double figure scoring performances to 51 straight games, the longest active streak in the country. He also grabbed 11 rebounds for his fifth straight game in double-doubles.
Zach Brown scored nine points, a career high for him as well.
Smith led the Dolphins in scoring. Colbert added 10. He led the Dolphins in rebounding with nine.
The Bisons play their next three games on the road starting Thursday, Feb. 11, at USC Upstate.
By Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations


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OLYMPIA - The push to label genetically modified organisms - termed GMOs - is back on the table in Olympia.
But the focus is on genetically engineered, or transgenic, fish. A transgenic animal has had one animal's DNA spliced with another to create an animal with new characteristics.
House Bill 2143 proposes to ensure that consumers will know exactly what kind of fish they are purchasing at the supermarket - whether it's farm-raised, wild-caught or "genetically engineered."
Just prior to a Jan. 17 hearing on the bill in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, bill sponsor Rep. Cary Condotta (R-East Wenatchee) said he plans to introduce two amendments that would more clearly define several terms in the proposed legislation.
Under the amendments, the bill's definition of genetically engineered would be changed to "transgenic" and it would target only fish raised in natural freshwater, such as lakes and streams, rather than enclosed tanks. The changes would address two concerns raised at the hearing by John Dentler of Troutlodge, the oldest aquaculture company in Washington.
Troutlodge, headquartered in Bonney Lake, Pierce County, produces triploid trout eggs. With three sets of chromosomes instead of two, the fish are sterile.
Dentler says the bill is vague in its definitions and it doesn't address the triploid fish. Dentler also said that the bill's definition of "state waters" is not defined well enough and may encompass fish research performed by the University of Washington and Washington State University.
Prior to the hearing, Condotta recognized these concerns and said they would be addressed in the coming amendments. However, the bill would still prohibit the production of transgenic fish in freshwater net pens.
One concern the bill aims to address is the risk of transgenic fish escaping into native-fish habitats.
Condotta said he questions the sterility of the transgenic fish and doesn't want to take the chance of them escaping and possibly crossbreeding with other salmon.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve genetically engineered fish for human consumption, but some in the industry expect that policy to change soon.
AquaBounty Technologies, based in Massachusetts, is producing its genetically engineered fish, AquAdvantage Salmon, at a facility in Canada because Environment Canada, that country's government agency on everything related to the environment, said they pose no risk to the environment. This decision was recently challenged by Ecology Action Centre and Living Oceans Society, two non-profit activist groups in Canada. The lawsuit says Environment Canada acted "unlawfully" when they approved AquaBounty's product.
AquaBounty is seeking FDA approval to raise transgenic salmon in the United States for human consumption.
The fish would all be sterile females and would be produced in landlocked freshwater tanks, FDA spokesperson Theresa Eisenman said.
AquaBounty's method of altering the DNA of the Atlantic salmon is to take a growth gene from the Chinook salmon and "splice" it with the DNA of the Atlantic salmon This creates a fish that reaches maturity much faster than its natural counterparts, and therefore can be sold for food more quickly.
AquaBounty's website says its fish should not be labeled "genetically engineered" because "the nutritional and biological composition of AquAdvantage salmon is identical to Atlantic salmon."
The FDA agrees.
"In September 2010…based on the data and information received to date, food from AquAdvantage salmon appears to be as safe to eat as farmed, conventionally bred Atlantic salmon," Eisenman said.
Condotta, the East Wenatchee lawmaker, disagrees.
"This is not similar," he said. "This is a different product entirely and it should require its own label."
Some large retailers such as Target, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods have stated they won't sell the transgenic fish even if the FDA approves it.
Washington's existing fish-farming industry also has concerns, Condotta said.
"People might reject farmed fish not knowing if they are buying GMO," he said.
However, at the hearing in Olympia last Friday, Alan Cook of Icicle Seafoods said he was opposed to the bill, even though they have no plans to rear transgenic fish.
"It's already prohibited according to state regulations," he said. "This law is not required."
The production of transgenic fish is already banned in Washington's marine waters, said John Kerwin, fish health program manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Kerwin said that this bill would extend WAC 220-76-100 to include freshwater.
Sen. Maralyn Chase (D-Shoreline) has introduced an identical bill, Senate Bill 6184. She also testified at the hearing Friday.
"It's vital that we send the message to the federal government that we do not want this 'new animal drug' turned loose in our market," Chase said.
The FDA has classified genetically modified animals as a "new animal drug." Some in the industry say this categorization is its own problem.
"They [the FDA] don't have the framework for genetically engineered animals," said Trudy Bialic, spokesperson for PCC Natural Markets in Seattle. "This is a gross concern," she continued.
"The criteria for the assessment is less strict than for food additives," Bialic said.
Bialic was also a strong supporter for Initiative 522, the GMO Initiative, but believes this more narrow approach will be a better fit for Washington.
Condotta said he hopes consumers will be more supportive of this bill because it focuses on fish, rather than all GMOs. Last year, Washington voters rejected I-522 by a slim 51 to 49 percent margin.
‑ Rebecca Gourley is an intern for the WNPA Olympia News Service.
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The 2014 Oscar nominations are here, with 'American Hustle, '12 Years a Slave' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street' nabbing multiple nominations across the key categories.
Honestly, there weren't a lot of surprises among the nominees this year, and many of the nominations were as expected as they were deserved. There is certainly an embarrassment of riches in the acting categories.
America's Girl Crush aka Jennifer Lawrence got a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work in 'American Hustle,' which also nabbed her a Golden Globe. Jared Leto, who pretty much left his acting career simmering on the back burner for six years to focus on his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, was nominated for his work in 'Dallas Buyers Club' and he is considered a frontrunner.
The 86th annual Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2 and will air on ABC. Ellen DeGeneres is set to host.
Below are the nominees in the key categories.
Best Picture
'American Hustle'
'Captain Phillips'
'Dallas Buyers Club'
'12 Years a Slave'
'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey, 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Chiwetel Ejoifor, '12 Years a Slave'
Bruce Dern, 'Nebraska'
Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Christian Bale, 'American Hustle'
Best Actress
Amy Adams, 'American Hustle'
Cate Blanchett, 'Blue Jasmine'
Sandra Bullock, 'Gravity'
Judi Dench, 'Philomena'
Meryl Streep, 'August: Osage County'
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, 'Captain Phillips'
Bradley Cooper, 'American Hustle'
Michael Fassbender, '12 Years a Slave'
Jonah Hill, 'The Wolf of Wolf Street'
Jared Leto, 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins, 'Blue Jasmine'
Jennifer Lawrence, 'American Hustle'
Lupita Nyong'O, '12 Years a Slave'
Julia Roberts, 'August: Osage County'
June Squibb, 'Nebraska'
Best Original Song
'Alone Yet Not Alone' from 'Alone Yet Not Alone'
'Happy' from 'Despicble Me 2?
'Let It Go' from 'Frozen'
'The Moon Song' from 'Her'
'Ordinary Love' from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'
Best Director
David O. Russell, 'American Hustle'
Alfonso Cuaron, 'Gravity'
Alexander Payne, 'Nebraska'
Steven McQueen, '12 Years a Slave'
Martin Scorsese, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Best Original Screenplay
Spike Jonze, 'Her'
Eric Singer and David O. Russell, 'American Hustle'
Bob Nelson, 'Nebraska'
Woody Allen, 'Blue Jasmine'
Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Best Adapted Screenplay
John Ridley, '12 Years a Slave'
Terrence Winter, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Steve Coogan, 'Philomena'
Billy Ray, 'Captain Phillips'
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, 'Before Midnight'
Best Animated Feature
'The Croods'
'Despicable Me 2?
'The Wind Rises'
Best Foreign Film
'The Great Beauty'
'Broken Circle Breakdown'
'The Hunt'
'The Missing Picture'
Best Documentary Feature
'The Act of Killing'
'Cutie and the Boxer'
'Dirty Wars'
'The Square'
'20 Feet from Stardom'
Best Cinematography
Philippe Le Sourd, 'The Grandmaster'
Emmanuel Lubezki, 'Gravity'
Bruno Delbonnel, 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Phedon Papamichael, 'Nebraska'
Roger Deakens, 'Prisoners'
Best Production Design
'12 Years a Slave'
'The Great Gatsby'
'American Hustle'
Visual Effects
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'
'Iron Man 3?
'The Lone Ranger'
'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Best Documentary Short
'Facing Fear'
'Karama has No Walls'
'The Lady in Number 6?
'Prison Terminal'
Best Live Action Short
'Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)'
'Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)'
'Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)'
'The Voorman Problem'
Best Costume Design
'American Hustle'
'The Grandmaster'
'The Great Gatsby'
'The Invisible Woman'
'12 Years a Slave'
Best Editing
'American Hustle'
'12 Years a Slave'
'Captain Phillips'
'Dallas Buyers Club'
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
'The Lone Ranger'
'Dallas Buyers Club'
'Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'
Best Original Score
'12 Years a Slave'
'All is Lost'
'The Book Thief'
'Captain Phillips'
'Saving Mr. Banks'
Best Visual Effects
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'
'Iron Man 3?
'The Lone Ranger'
'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Best Animated Short
'Get a Horse'
'Mr. Hublot'
'Room on the Broom'
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
'Before Midnight'
'Captain Phillips'
'12 Years a Slave'
'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
'American Hustle'
'Blue Jasmine'
'Dallas Buyers Club'
Best Short Film – Live Action
'Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)'
'Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)'
'Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take CAre of Everything?)'
'The Voorman Problem'
Best Sound Editing
'All Is Lost'
'Captain Philips'
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'
'Lone Survivor'
Best Sound Mixing
'Captain Phillips'
'The Hobbit: The Desolation Smaug'
'Inside Llewyn Davis'
'Lone Survivor'
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Leo on set: pyjamas to tuxedo
Clint Eastwood is known for motoring through a shoot. He's nothing if not efficient. And so Leonardo DiCaprio was on set yesterday filming in several costumes, first at the house, in pyjamas, and then at night with Dame Judi Dench and Armie Hammer, who plays his lover, all dressed up for a black tie affair.
In between there was a housecoat, and a brown vest trouser combination that evokes the era. Obviously Hoover was a chain smoker. Photo Assumption says Leo is standing there in his jammies with that cigar fully in character. His body, the body language, it almost doesn't even look like him, non? Oscar bait!
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Hi guys and gals,
It's with great pleasure I'm finally able to show you what I've been working on for the past 5 months.
I work for a company in California called Storm8. We just put out a game called Castle Story for the iOS. In the beginning stages I was in charge or translating the 2D concepts to 3D assets. I created two buildings (shown below) that described the style we were going for. I was also in charge of creating a light rig and Mel Script so that modeler's would be able to place their model's into the scene, run a Mel Script and have it render. It was my first time using MIP shaders and creating a light rig that a lot of people would be using. I learned a lot from the experience.
From that point on I was in charge of about 90% of the characters, translating them from the 2D concept to 3D. I used Zbrush 4R3 for the modeling, retopo, UV's, textureing and posing/expressions. Maya/Mental Ray was used for rendering. Character's were rendered in pieces so they could be animated in 2D and then the character had expression renders for dialog sequences. There are two forms for each NPC. The first form is when you first meet them, a form that was transformed by the forest. The second form is what they take after you save them.
This is the 6th game I've had a chance to work on in my short career and it's by far my favorite game artistically. I was able to work with such a great team and with some really talented artists.
Orginal Character concepts were done by Ting Tey
Orginal Building Concepts were done by Marco Kunardi
Sorry it's so long. Just been a long time coming. Enjoy!


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Thursday, June 04, 2009
Ispahan, almost
K. was in Brussels for two days and brought me this Macaron Joy from Wittamer pastry shop. The rose cream, raspberries and lychee are all there, but the signature red rose leaf is missing.
Rather delicious, I must admit. I had this with a cup of freshly ground Has Bean's Guatemala COE La Perla y Anexos speciality coffee this morning..
7 comments:
- ZarahMaria said...
He knows how to spoil you! ;)
- 8:51 pm, June 04, 2009
- Sarah said...
I just wanted to let you know that I have awarded your blog the 'One Lovely Blog' award!
Please go to
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- 11:03 pm, June 04, 2009
- denise said...
g o r g e o u s !
- 3:26 am, June 05, 2009
Mind huvitab, mis mõttes see kohv eriline on? Hind tundub jube kõrge.
- 10:36 am, June 05, 2009
- DaviMack said...
Ahhh, good coffee. Mmmmm! We just got back from Italy, and I must say that Glasgow coffee really doesn't measure up!
- 10:29 pm, June 08, 2009
- Pille said...
ZaraMaria - oh, he does. I'm lucky :)
Sarah - thank you, I'm flattered.
Denise - thanks!
DaviMack - there were few good coffee places in Edinburgh, but dunno anything about Glasgow :D
Anon. - sel konkreetselt kohvil oli tõeliselt šokolaadine maitse, just nagu seal kirjelduses räägitakse. Ega iga päev sellist ei joogi - aga käisin Lavazza esinduses neid Cup of Excellence kohvisid maitsemas ja see meeldis kõige rohkem (ja sain kingituseks kaasa :))
- 11:41 am, June 10, 2009
- Gourmet Mama said...
Wow I must say that looks so pretty. I am wanting one right now just by looking at it. Time to head to the kitchen.
- 9:24 am, June 28, 2009


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