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NEW YORK - After the violent deaths of his brothers, the youngest Kennedy, Teddy, lived under constant threat that he too would meet an assassin's bullet. As he put it bluntly, "They're going to shoot my ass off the way they shot off Bobby's."
We expect to learn more about these threats later Monday, when the FBI says it will release 2,352 pages from its file on the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Meanwhile, this article provides background on those threats from previously released FBI files, biographies of Kennedy and an interview with Kennedy historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
An FBI employee told msnbc.com that the new file is dominated by investigations of threats against Ted Kennedy, who died Aug. 25 at age 77. The file was requested by msnbc.com and other news organizations under the Freedom of Information Act. After a kerfuffle over the FBI's decision to let the Kennedy family review the file before release, the FBI said today that no information was withheld from the file.
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A smaller file will be released later, mostly relating to investigations of Kennedy, with information from various field offices, an FBI employee said. The bureau long ago released its main file on Sen. Kennedy's traffic accident at Chappaquiddick, Mass., which killed Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign aide to his brother, Robert. A small amount of additional material on Chappaquiddick could be in Monday's release.
'He just couldn't live his life that way'
Goodwin, the historian whose husband worked for the Kennedy family for years, told msnbc.com that she recalls the subject of assassination being discussed openly as Ted Kennedy began to seek the presidency in 1980.
"I remember in 1980, when he was running in the presidential primaries, we were at his house on Cape Cod and the questions came up," Goodwin said. "As friends, the question came up, and it may well have been that some of his kids were worried about it. He said he just couldn't live his life that way. I think Lincoln said, 'I can't live my life looking around corners.'
"At a certain point you just make that decision that you will not allow yourself to be afraid, that life would be diminished if they allowed themselves to live that way."
'You will die'
Previously released FBI files document a spate of threats against Ted Kennedy in the weeks after Robert Kennedy's assassination in June 1968, and five years after their older brother, President John F. Kennedy, was killed. Several of the letters appeared to be written in the same hand. They were postmarked in Boston.
One letter was sent to Ethel Kennedy, Robert's widow, at her home, known as Hickory Hill, in McLean, Va. It said only this: "If Ted runs for Pres. or VP he will be killed. We hate Kennedys. Stop him."
Two letters received by the senator's office, said, "Don't run for President or Vice President or you will be shot dead too." And, "You will die if you run for Pres or VP. We hate Kennedys."
'Your suffering has hardly begun'
The letter-writers also targeted the senator's invalid father, former Ambassador Joseph Kennedy Sr. One said simply, "Do you propose 'Tedd' [sic] to be the next victim?"
A longer letter to the elder Kennedy, who had suffered a stroke and the assassination of two sons, began, "Your suffering has hardly begun. Teddy is next on the Kennedy 'hit parade.' And we won't rest until he gets his. We are sick of the Kennedy's [sic] and all the damn Kennedy crap."
After attacks on the elder Kennedy as a "crook," the letter continues, "You thought you could buy the presidency — and did once. America doesn't like or want dynasties. Jack had to die. Bobby had to die. Teddy has to die. We hope you live long enough to see total destruction of the Kennedy's [sic] and to suffer again and again before you die and go to Hell for all eternity."
An FBI memo says an assistant U.S. attorney gave the opinion that the letters to the father were not illegal, because they were vague, not making a specific threat.
Another letter was sent in June 1968 to Adlai Stevenson III, the Illinois state treasurer, who was involved in preparations for the Democratic convention in Chicago. "You will have blood on your hands. If he accepts the VP nomination he will die. A few of us Americans love our country enough to protect it from all threats and the Kennedy family is a terrible menace to America."
Previously released FBI files revealed that the FBI investigated threats to kidnap the former president's son, John F. Kennedy Jr., in 1985 and 1995. He died in an airplane crash in 1999.
Extortion attempt
That summer a different sort of letter was sent to Joseph Kennedy, demanding $1 million. The letter, from a Merrilli Syndicate in Boston, claimed that the group conducted assassinations for hire and had received a bid for $500,000 to kill Ted Kennedy. "The only method of saving your son is by outbidding the proposed deal."
It gave specific instructions: "The money should be placed in a modern breifcase [sic] and placed behind a telephone pole accross [sic] the road from the newly-built home on Pleasant Hill Road in Orange, Connecticut. Our corporation will expect the currency by noon of Thursday, June 20. A guard will be posted to assure of no foul play. The money will most preferably be accepted in fifty dollar bills. Certainly a man with one son left cannot risk or foolishly gamble his life."
The FBI reported that this extortion letter wasn't noticed until September, long after the scheduled payoff, because of the great volume of mail received by the family after Robert's murder. The FBI investigated in Boston, New York and Orange, but turned up nothing. There is no Pleasant Hill Road in Orange. The FBI said it had no information on a Merrilli Syndicate.
'Someone might take a shot at him'
Former Kennedy aide Richard E. Burke, who started working in the mailroom at the Senate office in 1971, describes the frequency of hate mail in his tell-all book, "The Senator: My Ten Years With Ted Kennedy":
"Once I opened an envelope to find a mouse leg inside. Another correspondent sent the Senator a used condom. All of this aberrational material went into the box labeled HATE MAIL. If there seemed to be a truly alarming threat in the mail, the letter and envelope were turned over to the FBI and the Secret Service."
Always on alert, the receptionist at the Kennedy office had an alarm buzzer to alert the staff to bolt the doors protecting the inner office, where Ted Kennedy sat at a desk used by John and Robert before him, Burke wrote.
A stalker in the house
In 1979, a stalker got into Ted Kennedy's house in McLean twice, roaming the empty house.
"The incident was a reminder of how vulnerable the Senator was, and it was perhaps the most serious argument against a presidential campaign," Burke said. "The Senator had to face the reality that someone might take a shot at him. Hickory Hill, with Ethel and her eleven fatherless children, was a stark reminder of the price of being a candidate."
New York Times reporter Adam Clymer, in his "Edward M. Kennedy: a biography," described how Kennedy said in 1972, "They're going to shoot my ass off the way they shot off Bobby's."
Kennedy decided he would risk getting shot to enter the 1980 campaign, Clymer wrote, but after the threats he received, the fears of Kennedy's children and nieces and nephews were a major factor in his decision not to seek the presidency in 1984.
His first wife, Joan, told the Ladies' Home Journal, "Frankly, I worry all the time about whether Ted will be shot like Jack and Bobby." Her husband, she said, "tries to keep things from me — serious threats against his life ... that kind of news — but I know what's going on."
As the Kennedy family was well aware, the most dangerous people were not necessarily the ones sending threats. A 1999 Secret Service study of 83 people who made assassination attempts against public figures in America found that not only 27 had conveyed a direct threat to anyone, and only eight of those had communicated such a threat to the target or to law enforcement. Most attackers don't make threats, and most threateners don't attack.
'I am an authority on violence'
The husband of Doris Kearns Goodwin, Dick Goodwin, in his book "Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties," describes being with Robert Kennedy in South America, after Jack's murder, when there was a noise, a car backfire or some other noise, and Robert flinched. "That would be an involuntary reaction, visceral," Doris Kearns Goodwin said.
But the Kennedys were forced to think about their own mortality. "I am an authority on violence," Ted Kennedy said in a speech to Vietnam War protesters at Yale. "All it brings is pain and suffering, and there is no place for that in our society."
His experience included not only the death of John at age 46, when Ted rode to the cemetery with Jackie.
And not only the death of Robert at 42, when Ted rode on the train that carried his brother's body back to Washington.
Their older brother, Joe Jr., was killed on a bombing run in England during World War II, at age 29. Ted later stood on the deck of the Navy destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy, named for the first Kennedy child to die.
Their sister Kathleen died in a plane crash at 28 in France after the war.
Further pain came from the memory of their oldest sister, Rosemary, who was lobotomized and hidden away in an institution at age 23, when young Eddie, as his family knew him, was just 9. Rosemary lived another 60-plus years, to age 86.
"If you've got that belief in God, your time's going to come when it comes," Doris Kearns Goodwin said. "I remember their mother Rose was always saying, if her children could come back, they would still choose to be the same people. All they were lacking was length of years."
Others among the nine Kennedy children lived much longer: Ted to 77, Eunice Kennedy Shriver to 88, and Jean Kennedy Smith is the only survivor from her generation, now 82.
The Kennedys and the FBI
The FBI agreed to allow the Kennedy family to review the file before release, and to object to the release of certain information that might violate the privacy of surviving relatives, The Boston Globe reported on April 12. The FBI would consider the family's objections, an FBI spokesman told the newspaper, as it has in other rare cases involving families of crime victims.
The FBI "may coordinate the release of certain material with the family,'' spokesman Dennis Argall told the Globe. "The family of a deceased person may have a privacy interest."
"But the reason can't simply be that it is embarrassing" information about Kennedy himself, Argall told the newspaper.
That was in April.
In mid-May, an FBI employee handling the release at the FBI's FOIA office in West Virginia notified all the requesters that the file would be released on May 28. The file was ready to be delivered to the FBI's Internet staff for posting.
But on May 25, the FBI notified the requesters again that there would be a delay, that the file needed further review.
Was that review by the Kennedy family? Has the family requested that any information be withheld? Will any information be withheld? The FBI won't say.
"We will not be commenting on the release of Senator Ted Kennedy's FBI files other than to say that they are not yet ready for release," spokesman Bill Carter said in an e-mail on May 25.
On that day, msnbc.com filed a new FOIA request, seeking all records relating to the release of the Kennedy file, including any information about discussions between the family and the FBI or Justice Department.
And on June 10, the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch sued the FBI, demanding the full file.
Today, the FBI said the full file would be released -- with no information withheld at the family's request.
The FBI told requesters several months ago that it planned to release 3,010 pages. In mid-May, it said only 2,352 pages will be released, but that the 658-page gap is explained mostly by culling of duplicate pages, which are common in investigative files. In addition, some material will be released later, after review by other agencies.
There was a long association between the Kennedy patriarch and the FBI, which listed Joseph Kennedy Sr. as a "special service contact" in its Boston field office. The former ambassador had offered to provide information on suspected Communists and other people though his contacts in diplomacy, the motion picture and shipbuilding and liquor industries, and his other businesses. His FBI file shows he aided the bureau in several cases from 1943 on. Joseph Kennedy invited the FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, to the weddings of his children, and they exchanged many personal letters.
In 1961, when his son was president, Kennedy called the FBI to check his Chicago hotel room, which he was sure was bugged; the FBI found nothing. Later, Robert Kennedy and Hoover fought an extended battle over the choice of the FBI's main target: the Mafia or Communists.
A special agent in Chicago quoted the elder Kennedy as saying, "The FBI is the only decent agency in the government and the rest of them are not worth a good G.D."
Other Kennedy files
The FBI said the new file will be posted Monday on its hot topics page.
Here are the previously released FBI files on the Kennedy family, combined into fewer PDF files for easier access.
- Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy, Chappaquiddick.
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the family patriarch, part 1, part 2.
- Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy, part 1, part 2, part 3, assassination.
- John F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of the president, complete file.


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Already a number of Mubarak /Shafik/ Omar Suleiman's supporters including notorious Tawfik Okasha and Ahmed Zpider insisted to join this protest claiming that the square , the symbol of the revolution which they fought and attacked for the past year and half is for all Egyptians !!
Despite the revolutionary forces declared their complete refusal to have these supporters in the square in a statement issued on Thursday and despite the revolutionary protesters kicked them from the square today , there has been a huge debate about this topic in the past 48 hours.
" We welcome all Egyptians in Tahrir square , We should stand against the Muslim brotherhood one hand…" are examples of what the Pro-Regime remnants , actually the pro-regime remnants said online.
I will not forget the amount of incitement, hate and lies ,Tawfik Okasha and Ahmed Zpider spread in the streets against the revolutionary forces and icons.
I will not forget how their supporters online , on Facebook and on twitter used to spread their lies wishing the revolutionary protesters to die and get killed. I will not forget that and now they want to be welcomed in Tahrir square , Tahrir square my ass !!!
Young men , wonderful young men have been killed and their blood fill literality Tahrir square , Omar Makram , Kasr Al Aini , Al Abassiya and Mohamed Mahmoud street because of that incitement while all the country was watching in silence those people's incitement.
Those Mubarak and Omar Sulieman's orphans simply do not want a religious dictatorship but rather a military dictatorship. They are against the social justice for real , they do not give a fuck about the constitution as they supported Mubarak's constitution and its amendments. They do not really want personal freedoms when they abused and shared the personal lives of Tahrir activists and revolutionaries in order to defame them in a society like Egypt's.
I can not forget how certain Pro-Mubarak tweeps who have been attacking Tahrir and its activists and yet boldly claim that they should be in Tahrir square protesting against the MB.
You must know that it is from the best interest of the Muslim brotherhood to have regime Mubarak's remnants and icons like Okasha in the scene in order to present them as the opposition they face. It is much easier for them to face someone like ElBaradei.
Of course I must hint out to the Muslim brotherhood's supporters who are claiming that the liberals and leftists are cooperating with Mubarak's regime remnants that "People who live in glass house should throw people with stones" , President Morsi himself accepted having a minister of interior from the regime remnants and editors in chief from regime remnants in the State owned newspapers. President Morsi's adviser is Amr El Lithy , the former NDP's member.
President's adviser and MB's financier Hassan Malek's businessmen association got members from Gamal Mubarak's policies committee and he himself does not have a problem in reconciling with the old regime corrupted businessmen in order to push the economy from his point of view.
Today in the general assembly of Freedom and Justice Party the leading member of NDP , Media and business tycoon Hassan Ratab was the guest of honor !!
FYI I do not give myself an excuse to form an alliance with those who caused Egypt's decline in the past 30 years because the MB is actually friendly to the remnants of Mubarak and his era.
In the end the enemy of my enemy is not always my friend.
P.S I am not fucking mature , I am a human who had her share of being accused of treason for a whole year and a half because I support a revolution that seeks dignity , democracy and social justice.Also I am against the attack on the Conference Party's members.

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Many people associate sweet potatoes as a sugar-sweet side dish for Thanksgiving — swimming in butter and brown sugar, and topped with marshmallows. While this classic dish is fantastic, I decided to give it a savory makeover this year with the help of a secret ingredient.
Instead of boiling and mashing the sweet potatoes, I went for a twist on the classic baked gratin dish. I thinly sliced the raw sweet potatoes into 1/8″ thick rounds (a mandoline would make this job even easier) and layered them in a baking dish, scattering grated smoked Gouda cheese in between each layer (ending up with three layers of potatoes). For a typical gratin, cream is poured over the layered potatoes before baking. To spice this up a bit, I added chopped garlic and Stubb's Pork Marinade — which contains spices garlic, lemongrass and ginger — to the cream.
The result: a tasty casserole that's cheesy, smoky, creamy, slightly spiced and with a hint of sweetness from the sweet potatoes. After tasting this, I may never go the typical brown sugar and marshmallow route for Thanksgiving again.
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Ernest J Jackson is my 2nd cousin 2x removed. He is the son of George Ernest Jackson and Elizabeth Ann Gawthrop. Our common ancestors are Martin Gawthrop and Ann Kighley – my 3x great grandparents.
Ernest was born about 1897. He had and older brother and sister – Harry Jackson and Florence May Jackson. The family lived in the Padiham area of Lancashire.
Below is a newspaper cutting from the Burnley Express of 11 September 1915.
Mr and Mrs Jackson, of The Anchorage, East Beach, Lytham, had a postcard from their son, Sapper E Jackson, of the Royal Engineers, recently, to say hat he had been wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel, Sapper Jackson took part in the fighting around Hooge, and there it was that he was wounded. The same night that he was wounded he was taken to a dressing station away from the firing line, and subsequently reached the Canadian Hospital at Le Treporte. He is progressing favourably, though the wound is painful. Sapper Jackson pays a tribute to the nurses, who, he says, are kindness itself.
Sapper Jackson has been recommended for the D.C.M. for bravery in carrying his officer, who was wounded, out of danger, under a heavy fire. He is only 18 years of age. He was educated at Sedbergh School, and was a member of the Officers Training Corps there, but preferred going in the ranks to obtaining a commission. He is a son of Mr Jackson, who until two and a half years ago lived in Padiham as a cotton manufacturer, being also interested in the Sadden Printing Co. Sapper E Jackson is a nephew of the late Mr Charles Laycock, of Sabden, and grandson of the late Mr Israel Gawthrop, of Sabden.
His brother, Corpl. H Jackson, is serving in the County Palatine R.F.A., and Miss Jackson has gone for training as a nurse.


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Bicilive.it Visits Lezyne at Expobici
Italian website Bicilive.it visited Lezyne at Expobici and wrote a very flattering review of our Zecto Drive, Zecto Pro, and CNC Digital Floor Drive. If you speak Italian or would like to visit the website for the full review with pictures, you can check it out here.
They say:
Small brand, but innovative and attentive to functionality and style, here are the pillars of Lezyne.
The brand distributed in our country by LARM, does not disappoint, with a catalog even richer and more especially attentive to the needs of riders of all kinds and extraction. From the rich catalog we present a couple of lighting systems and a floor pump.
Zecto Drive
Let's start with Zecto Drive, small but versatile light, available in both front and rear axles, the list price of 30 euro .
It is a light compact, high visibility, designed for urban mobility: it has three LED 80 Lumen total, weighs 47g, use a clip-on mounting system with rubber strap or clip provides an indicator for the level of charge, and is rechargeable via USB.
There are four levels of operation: 80 Lumen Daytime, Blast 40, 20 Economy, finally Flash 40 lumens. Three colors for the prior model and the same for the rear: polish, black and red.
Zecto Drive Pro
It is the older sister of the Zecto Drive, used for front and rear, weighs 47g, respectively, and maximum brightness of 160 lumens and 40. It's always three LEDs, with clip-on fastening system with four modes of operation (Daytime 160/40, Blast 80/20 Economy 40/10, Flash 40/20 Lumen), available in color or black polish to retail price of 43 EUR.
CNC Floor Drive Digital
The best of Lezyne of pump from the ground. The evolution of the acclaimed CNC Floor Drive, made of aluminum with CNC machining. Now includes a digital pressure gauge for maximum accuracy and readability. The other characteristics remain unchanged: nylon braided hose, reinforced aluminum connectors, anodizing long-lasting finish polish black or silver terminals ABS Flip-Thread Chuck/Chuck Speed/needle balls, the maximum pressure of 220 PSI/15 Bar


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What is copyright?
Copyright is a system of balance between the rights of a creator and the rights of society to benefit from that creator's work. The United States' current system of copyright was developed to incentivize creation of original works by providing authors the means of controlling and profiting monetarily from their works for a limited period of time. (Pallas Loren, 2000). Copyright, in its earliest form, literally granted the creator of the work to make actual physical copies since it was through the sale of those copies that creators were allowed to profit. Today our application and understanding about copyright extends far beyond the simple act of making copies and strives to protect the rights of the creator while enabling society to be enriched by these creations.
Regardless of occupation, most individuals will encounter issues related to copyright at some point in their lives. Whether authoring a paper for publication, sharing or composing music, taking a photograph or using images as part of another work, copyright is there, a default to protect society's individual "creations of the mind" ("What is Intellectual Property?," n.d.)
The United States Constitution states that copyright was established, "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." (U.S. Const. art. I, § 8) The Copyright Act of 1976, Title 17 of the United States Code, revised United States copyright to protect "original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression…" (17 U.S.C. § 102).
"Original" works are works that have not been copied from another work and include at least a minimal degree of creativity (Bonner, 2006). A "work" can be a literary creation, musical composition, dramatic work, dance, visual work, audiovisual works, recordings, software, or architecture.
Works that have not been fixed in a tangible medium–for example, an impromptu or improvisational speech or performance that has not been written or recorded (Crews, 2006)–are not covered under copyright protection. Nor are ideas, procedures, methods, and systems.
Copyright is automatically applied to works that meet the requirements at the moment that they are "fixed" (or recorded). A work does not have to be published to receive copyright protection, nor is a creator required to register the copyright to his or her work (unless so desired) (United States Copyright Office, 2009).
Copyright owners have the right to reproduce their work, create derivative works, distribute copies of their work, perform their work publicly, and display their work publicly (United States Copyright Office, 2009). The duration of these rights depends on the age of the work and the copyright law (whether U.S. or that of another nation or entity) that applied when the work was created.
Sometimes portions of copyright-protected works can be reproduced or distributed by others under the fair use provisions of U.S. Copyright Law. (See Fair Use.)
Copyright owners may also grant licenses for others to reproduce and reuse works for which they own copyright. Some licenses allow the general public to reuse or reproduce copyright-protected works without asking for permission. (See "Creative Commons Licenses" in the Scholarly Communication Glossary.)
Copyright law is often understood to protect a work for the lifetime of the author plus an established number of years—but this by no means a universal truth. Just because an author is deceased does not mean the author's creations are out-of-copyright. Additionally, just because someone is an author of a work does not mean he or she is the copyright owner. Authors sometimes transfer their copyright to publishers when agreeing to the publication of their works. (For more information on this topic, see "Author Rights and Responsibilities" in the Scholarly Communication Glossary.)
In the United States, it is generally understood that for most newly published works (i.e., those created in or after 1978), current copyright law protects a work for the lifetime of the author plus 70 years (Crews, 2006). Registering the work and placing a copyright notice on it are no longer required to receive copyright protection (Crews, 2006).
Upon passage in 1998 of the Copyright Term Extension Act (known informally as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act), copyright protection was extended for many works published between 1923 and 1978. The copyright status of these works depends on a number of factors: Whether the work was published with or without a copyright notice, whether the work was published with or without copyright registration, or whether the copyright was renewed. Thus in some cases, copyright protection may last for 95 years after publication or 120 years after creation (Russell, 2004).
After a work passes out of copyright protection, it enters into the public domain, a commons where the right to use works belongs to the public and copyright permissions no longer apply ("Stanford Copyright & Fair Use – The Public Domain," n.d.). In the United States, works published before 1923 are considered to be in the public domain (Russell, 2004).
Determining the copyright protection status of a work is complicated. See our Copyright and Intellectual Property Toolkit for further assistance.
Anon. "What Is Intellectual Property?" https://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/.
———. "U.S. Copyright Office – Copyright Law: Chapter 1." https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#103.
———. "Stanford Copyright & Fair Use – The Public Domain." https://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter8/index.html.
———. "Digital Copyright Slider." https://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/.
Bonner, Kimberly M., ed. 2006. The Center for Intellectual Property Handbook. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
Crews, Kenneth D. 2006. Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. 2d ed. Chicago: American Library Association.
Pallas Loren, Lydia. 2000. "The Purpose of Copyright." Open Spaces Magazine. https://open-spaces.com/article-v2n1-loren.php.
Russell, Carrie. 2004. Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians. Chicago: American Library Association.
U.S. Const. art. I, § 8
United States Copyright Office. 2009. "Copyright Basics." https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf.


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Hugin Batch Processor
Batch Processor is a component of hugin that provides functionality to stitch multiple projects in a batch queue. Its goal is to make stitching of multiple projects faster. The process of stitching multiple projects is simplified using a queue of projects. User can add/edit/delete projects in the queue.
Hugin Batch Processor consists of a list of projects. Projects in the list are ordered in sequential order. By default, the list is reinstated every time you open the application. What is more, entire queue of projects can be saved and reopened later using buttons Clear Batch, Open Batch, Save Batch.
Flag options
Batch process is also influenced by the following check boxes:
- parallel execution: Execute stitching of projects in the list parallel rather than in sequential order. Check this only if you are certain your computer is up for the task of stitching multiple projects at the same time.
- delete .pto files: After stitching of each projects ends, Batch Processor will delete the project file of the currently processed project. Be careful, deleted files are lost!
- overwrite always: Always(for each project) overwrite output filename if it exists. Otherwise, you will get a dialog box whether you want to overwrite files or not.
- Shutdown when done: Turn off computer when batch process ends.
Clear batch
Removes all projects from the list.
Open batch
Open a batch file with a list of projects that was saved earlier.
Save batch
Save current list of projects to a file. File can later be opened using the Open batch button
Starts the batch process and stitches all projects in the queue.
Stops stitching of current project in batch process and starts stitching next project in the queue. This button is inactive when batch process is not running.
Pauses the current batch process. In order to continue the process press the Start button. This button is inactive when batch process is not running.
Stops batch execution. This button is active only when batch process is running.
Add project
Adds projects to the list. A file browser appears where users can select one or multiple .pto or .pts files.
Remove project
Removes selected project from the list.
Folder search
Recursively searches given folder for project files and appends them to project list.


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SCM S.r.l. receives category & overall Dame Award from mets
A record number of marine manufacturers, a total of 43 overall, participated this morning to the announcement of the DAME award winners for the 8 selected categories by the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam.
The DAME award, organized by METS, the world's largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry, recognizes those products that best meet the following criteria: Innovative distinction from other products currently in the market, beneficial and functional for the marine industry or the consumer and with an attractive design and style. A total of 133 products from 32 different countries were submitted this year to the DAME competition.
SCM took home the CATEGORY AWARD this year in the Interior Equipment category and the most prestigious OVERALL AWARD for its REVOLVING PORTLIGHT WITH PHASES MOTION. The company, known for its high quality Stainless Steel marine equipments, re-invented the concept of round portlight creating the revolving portlight that features a unique and innovative rotation movement of the window. The window rotates by maximum 110° in respect to the portlight base. Rotation can be towards right or left direction depending of the installation on board the boat. SCM revolving portlight enables to define the rotation direction of the window using only one part number. This feature is integrated within the rotation pivot. Rotation pivot has a double detent feature, one to stop the window in the open position at 110°, the other to align the window to the base during closure. SCM revolving portlight is available in four different diameter dimensions: 150, 200, 250 ad 300mm. Portlight features are the same as SCM normal series but the latching system is exclusively with wing nuts. The unique and innovative rotation movement of the window gives the opportunity to reduce the internal protrusion and enable the use of curtains contemporary to the opening of the window. It also reduce the chance of injuries on board. SCM revolving portlight is suitable for installation on board boats complying with CE standards (up to 24 m), in area I, III and IV engine-driven and sail unit Cat. A B C D.
Piero Galbani, President of SCM and designer of the awarded product says: "Being a boat owner I always thought it was a shame to keep the window open but the curtains up and vice versa, so the idea of the revolving portlight was generated by a personal need first, then with SCM engineering team we optimized the idea and turn it into an innovative product that is very appreciated by boat builders and boat designers. SCM revolving portlight will give the opportunity to enjoy fresh air in a shadow and private environment, and this is a great value when docking.â€
Gianluca Silvestri, Business Development Manager of SCM stats: " We are very excited and proud to have received these honoring awards, it was the first time ever that SCM participated to the competition after many years of METS. We'll celebrate our success with all our employees and our customers. The awards are a great opportunity to increase company visibility and spread our capabilities across the globe to increase our international footprint not only with the innovative revolving portlight but also with the rest of the product portfolio and in particular with our Super Yacht specialties.â€


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There's so much to cheer for in Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" release. A surreal fantasy world with strange characters like Johnny Depp taking on the only slightly crazier Mad Hatter, for starters.
But after Thursday's L.A. press screening, it's clear the scene stealer is Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. The Red Queen is more than a murderous and tyrannical ruler -- she's essentially a spoiled six-year-old with the power of life and death in her hands. She wields this power with evil relish.
Best of all, her targets are cuddly animals or anyone who happens to have the poor fortune of being more physically attractive than her -- and clearly in any kingdom there are going to be a lot of critters in both categories. She uses the old-school off-with-their-heads mantra with impetuous regularity. But most of her other tortures show Burton-esque genius, such as a flamingo calmly accepting his fate as a mallet in a lawn polo game where the ball is actually a porcupine.
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She derives joy calling out for a pig foot rest and demands her large guest take a chair consisting of a shivering monkey holding a platform. Even her flatterers ugly themselves up with fake massive noses and forehead additions.
The Red Queen might be fighting for her crown against her arch-perfect sister the White Queen (played with over-the-top perfection by Anne Hathaway). But in the baddie world, Helena Bonham Carter is the Queen of Dark Hearts.


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What fills a hand fuller than a skein of gold? By order of the king, two boys, Tousle and Innes, must find the answer to this puzzling riddle within seven days or be killed. Danger presents itself at every turn, for the boys are pursued by the Great Barons, who are secretly plotting against the king. Another pursuer, the greedy King's Grip, reveals a strange story of a little man who once spun straw into gold of incredible beauty for the queen but then disappeared with her firstborn son. This skillful blend of fantasy and adventure reveals what might have happened before the queen makes her third and last guess and the story of Rumpelstiltskin—as we know it—ends.


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Want to relive the Sunday comics of your youth but with better writing and art? DC Comics' newly-announced weekly Wednesday Comics will give you that chances... and also introduce you to some amazing creators.
Rumored for some time and finally confirmed yesterday, Wednesday Comics will be an experimental twelve-issue weekly series from America's oldest comic book publisher; dumping the now-traditional 22-page (with ads) comic book format in favor of an oversized (14" x 20") format filled with sixteen different one-page strips created by some of DC's top talent, like Paul Pope, Watchmen's Dave Gibbons, and Neil Gaiman. The characters you can expect to see in the series are a similar mix of big name (Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman) and the excitingly obscure (and, for that matter, science fictional: alien space-hero Adam Strange, teen-trapped-in-future-dystopia Kamandi and elemental robots-gone-wild the Metal Men, to name but three). Even better, this series isn't going to be the start of another company-wide crossover requiring you to buy seventy other books, according to DC executive editor Dan DiDio:
All the creators are working to make sure that these stories are being created from the standpoint that the readers is someone who has never seen or read anything with the character before, [a]nd really capture both the essence of the character as well as the magic of comics... The concept is that we are trying to recapture the spirit, format, and sense of enjoyment that people had from reading the Sunday comics that arrive in newspapers every week.
So, let me get this straight: Good creators, making stand-alone stories about good characters in a format that'll allow for experimentation in the form that hasn't been seen since the days of Little Nemo In Slumberland? DC may just have made a significant grab for the comic win of the year.
Wednesday Comics launches this summer.
(Image not from Wednesday Comics, but Kamandi by Paul Pope from his Flickr stream.)
Sunday Comics on Wednesday? DC's New 'Wednesday Comics [Newsarama.com]


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Two angelfish species added to Atlantic Coral Reef exhibit!
A queen angelfish and a french angelfish have been introduced into our Atlantic Coral Reef exhibit.
There are over 80 species of angelfish inhabiting the world's oceans. These tropical fish make their homes in shallow waters surrounding coral reefs!
Did you know? Queen angelfish get their name from the crown-like ring that sits on their heads.
Starry puffer introduced into Blacktip Reef!
Our Blacktip Reef exhibit has a new resident – a starry pufferfish!
Starry puffers can only be found in the Indo-Pacific region. Measuring up to 4 feet in length, they are one of the largest identified species of pufferfish in the world!
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I have aquestion about 3d model in wpf application :
I made 3d model of liver (reconstructed from CT medical images to generate stl file) ,
I imported this file into the wpf form , i want to make an application that allows the user to cut and
make cross section in the model (note : this model isn't solid , it should view details inside the liver)
what could i do? from where could i start?
any help is appreciated.


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AAC(4) NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual AAC(4)
aac -- Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller driver
aac* at pci? dev ? function ? ld* at aac? unit ?
The aac driver provides support for the Adaptec AAC family of SCSI and SATA RAID controllers. These controllers support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and volume sets. They have four channels in the add-in version or 1-2 chan- nels in the motherboard integrated version, and are most often found rebadged by Dell, Hewlett-Packard or IBM. Supported controllers include: + Adaptec AAC-364 + Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S + Adaptec SCSI RAID 2200S + Adaptec SATA RAID 2410SA + Adaptec SCSI RAID 5400S + Dell PERC 2/Si + Dell PERC 2/QC + Dell PERC 3/Di + Dell PERC 3/Si + Dell PERC 320/DC + Dell CERC SATA RAID 1.5/6ch + HP NetRAID 4M + HP ML110 G2 (Adaptec SATA RAID 2610SA) + IBM ServeRAID 8k Access to RAID containers is available via the ld device driver. Indi- vidual drives cannot be accessed unless they are part of a container or volume set, and non-fixed disks cannot be accessed. Containers can be configured by using the on-board BIOS utility of the card.
The adapter can send status and alert messages asynchronously to the driver. These messages are printed on the system console.
intro(4), ld(4)
The aac driver first appeared in NetBSD 1.6, and was based on the FreeBSD driver of the same name.
This driver is not compatible with controllers that have version 1.x firmware. The firmware version is the same as the kernel version printed in the BIOS POST and driver attach messages. NetBSD 5.0_RC4 March 10, 2007 NetBSD 5.0_RC4
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Regulation by proteins outside cancer cells points to potential new drug target
Protein interactions outside breast cancer cells can send signals to the cancer cells to permanently stop proliferating, a new study showed in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.
"Because this protein cascade is outside the cells, it is likely amenable to therapeutic manipulation," said lead author Yuzuru Shiio, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at the university's Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute. "I hope our study will ultimately lead to a therapeutic strategy to reprogram cancer cells to a state of permanent dormancy."
He cautions that the finding was observed in cell cultures and is still far from human cancer therapy. Dr. Shiio is also a member of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center, a National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center.
Upon successful chemotherapy, cancer cells either die or permanently stop proliferation. The latter phenomenon is called senescence and is poorly understood, Dr. Shiio said.
Using cultured breast cancer cells as a model, the team found that upon chemotherapeutic drug treatment these cells released factors that stop proliferation. By analyzing which proteins are released under this stress, the team discovered that a protein called IGFBP3 (insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3) is a key player in cancer senescence. The team then studied other proteins that work together with IGFBP3 outside of the cancer cells.
Using powerful, large-scale analysis called proteomics, the researchers literally picked out the increased abundance of this one protein, IGFBP3, among a thousand other proteins outside of the cells. It was like finding a proverbial needle in a haystack.
The study is published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Dykstra, South Dakota State edge Denver 74-73
DENVER (AP) — Jordan Dykstra scored 18 points, including eight points in the final 17 seconds, as South Dakota State edged Denver 74-73 on Thursday.
South Dakota State (11-10, 3-3 Summit League) used a late rally to win, as Dykstra hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to bring the Jackrabbits within 71-69. After a Cody Larson steal, Dykstra hit another 3 with 14 seconds remaining to give the Jackrabbits a 72-71 lead.
Following a Denver turnover, Dykstra made two free throws with 3 seconds left to open a 74-71 advantage.
Bryant Rucker's basket for Denver (10-11, 3-3) was good with a second remaining, but the basket counted for two points because Rucker attempted the shot with his foot on the 3-point line.
Larson had 17 points and nine boards for the Jackrabbits. Chad White added 13 points.
Chris Udofia led Denver with 20 points. Brett Olson added 16.


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Plans for 2012
Are you here looking for my fantasy football content? I have joined 4for4.com full-time starting this season, so all of my analysis, projections and rankings will be hosted there. I think I've found a home at 4for4, and I intend to be there for the foreseeable future.
Here is an up-to-date list of all of my articles, including reaction to free agency and the draft, along with profiles of Robert Meachem and Brandon LaFell, and I'm just getting started. The content is completely free for now.
Please note that my award-winning rankings — FantasyPros In-season (#1 in 2010 & #2 in 2011) and FFLibrarian/FSTA Preseason (#1 in 2011) — will no longer be freely available. I am taking over the projections/rankings process at 4for4, so my rankings will be over there, behind an affordable subscription wall. I wish I could continue to provide my rankings for free, but unfortunately clicks don't pay the bills.
A subscription to 4for4 is $29.95 for the entire 2012 season.
If you've utilized my rankings in the past but can't afford the subscription, I understand. If you decide to subscribe, please know that I do appreciate it. Once again, I'll be giving first Q&A priority to those that subscribe by clicking any of the 4for4 links in this post or the 4for4 banner to the right. Just send me an email (using the icon on the right sidebar) with your name and I'll try to answer your questions as best I can.
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The Impact of Rest on Production
My latest study for the Yahoo! Contributor Network is intended to quantify the impact of rest on fantasy basketball production. The results are interesting. Check it out.
Who Are the Most Consistent NBA Studs?
My latest article for the Yahoo Contributor Network studies the game-to-game dependability of the top NBA stars. Take a look.
The Stud Bounceback Theory
I wrote another article for the Yahoo Contributor Network that studies how stars in the NBA rebound from bad games. Have a look.
How does playing at home affect fantasy performance?
I wrote my first fantasy basketball article for the Yahoo Contributor Network (YCN) which calculates the increase in production for players playing at home versus playing on the road.
I think it turned out well. Take a look. (Click the table in the upper right to see a bigger version.)
On the topic of Tim Tebow…
Tim Tebow creates controversy because he wears his religion on his sleeve. Non-religious people (and even some religious ones) don't like being preached to and find the super-faithful quite annoying. The other issue with Tebow is that he is a completely non-traditional QB, and that opens him up to football criticism from people who don't like him for other reasons, as well as his QB play.
I am a non-religious person but I don't hate Tebow for his beliefs or lack of traditional QB skill. I root for him because I think he's a good, genuine person. The world needs more good, genuine people. If he proves to be a hypocrite in his personal life, I will stop rooting for him.
If there is a God, I doubt he spends his time manipulating the outcome of football games. There are Tebow supporters who point to his success as proof that God exists. I find this notion to be ridiculous, but they are entitled to their beliefs.
I do believe that Tebow can find long-term success as a NFL quarterback. He brings enough to the table in the other areas of the job that make up for his shortcomings as a passer. As we've seen throughout the season, he can typically make enough throws to keep his team competitive, and he should only get better with practice.
No matter how the Broncos fare against the Patriots next week, Tebow's season was a success. I wouldn't describe it as a resounding success, but he showed enough potential, moxie and leadership to earn him QB1 honors in Denver to start the 2012 season. I'm interested to see where his career goes from here, as it's always fun to see a player with an unorthodox style help to redefine a position, much like Steve Young, Randall Cunningham and Michael Vick did before him.
DT ROS SOS: Week 15
DT ROS SOS = Defensive Team Rest-of-Season Strength of Schedule
The table below shows the relative strength of the matchups for DTs for the rest of the season. The bigger the number (i.e. fantasy points), the better the matchup. Green indicates a good matchup while light red indicates a matchup to avoid. "ROS" averages the Schedule-Adjusted SOS for the remainder of the season, excluding Week 17.
This is simply strength of schedule and does not take into account the quality of the DT in question. Use this table to compare two or more similar DTs.
Note: 4for4.com offers Schedule-Adjusted SOS for QB, RB, WR, TE and K.
How to fix fantasy basketball
Fantasy football has exploded in popularity and is in large part to thank for the explosion in the popularity of the NFL. But what about fantasy basketball? If fantasy football is Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie "Twins," then fantasy hoops is Danny DeVito. There a way to fix it?
I think so. As a fan of both sports, I think fantasy hoops struggles for several reasons:
Problem #1: Roto or category scoring systems are convoluted and difficult to understand/manage.
Most fantasy basketball leagues utilize one of two formats. A roto format awards points based on a team's rank in each of several categories. The team with the most roto points at the end of the season wins the leagues. Another format is category scoring, where each team plays head to head with another team in several categories, so one team might win in points, rebounds and assists, but lose in FG%, turnovers and blocks. Blah blah blah.
Solution: Go to a head-to-head fantasy points system.
My recommendation is to use the NBA's Efficiency statistic to calculate fantasy points for each player. Here is how Efficiency is calculated:
EFF = ((Points + Rebounds + Assists + Steals + Blocks) – ((Field Goals Att. – Field Goals Made) + (Free Throws Att. – Free Throws Made) + Turnovers))
That may look complicated, but really it just adds up a player's points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, while subtracting his turnovers, missed free throws and missed field goals. I like this statistic because it covers all the major stats while rewarding an efficient shooter more than a volume shooter. For example, a player that scores 20 points on 15 shots is probably going to have a higher Efficiency than a player that scores 20 points on 20 shots, because of the negative effect of missed field goals. Most importantly, a fantasy owner can look at a box score and have a pretty good idea about how his player performed that night.
Problem #2: There are too many games.
With NBA games going on throughout the week, owners have to pay more attention to their teams, and this narrows the appeal to only those people with enough time or desire to check/set their rosters on a daily basis.
Solution: Set rosters once-a-week.
Every Monday (or any other day of the week), fantasy owners set their roster for the week and it is frozen when the first game tips-off. This would only require that the most laid-back owners manage their teams once a week. Many leagues have already adopted this schedule.
Problem #3: One player might have four games, while another has two or three games in a given week. Who do you start?
While some fantasy owners may appreciate the strategy involved with maximizing their team's schedule, this is beyond the scope of casual fans.
Solution: Instead of total fantasy points, use the AVERAGE EFFICIENCY for the week.
If LeBron scores 40 fp in his game on Monday, 35 fp on Thursday and 30 fp on Sunday, his average would be 35 fp per game. His average would be added to the averages to all of the other players in the starting lineup to come up with a total (average) fantasy points for the week. This would allow fantasy owners to start their best players every week and not worry about the number of games they play week-to-week. It would also keep the games interesting heading into the weekend. A team that's trailing could pull out a win with an epic performance from its star player or even win with a horrible performance by an opposing player.
During the 2009-10 season I acted as commissioner of a league with these settings and everything went pretty well. I'm considering starting the league back up, so drop me a line using the email icon in the right sidebar if you'd be interested in joining.
DT ROS SOS: Week 14
DT ROS SOS = Defensive Team Rest-of-Season Strength of Schedule
The table below shows the relative strength of the matchups for DTs for the rest of the season. The bigger the number (i.e. fantasy points), the better the matchup. Green indicates a good matchup while light red indicates a matchup to avoid. "ROS" averages the Schedule-Adjusted SOS for the remainder of the season, excluding Week 17.
This is simply strength of schedule and does not take into account the quality of the DT in question. Use this table to compare two or more similar DTs.
Note: 4for4.com offers Schedule-Adjusted SOS for QB, RB, WR, TE and K.


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Executive Ecucation and Spelling
I'm can be a terrible speller and average wordsmith so I try to make the effort to always run the spellchecker and have my more important documents edited by somebody other than me. A poorly prepared document can reflect badly on you or your organization. Below, is a good example of a document that should have received a little extra attention before it was sent to thousands of people. I'm sure I'm not the only one that was surprised to see a misspelling like this from the U.C. Berkeley Center for Executive Education.


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Guest blogged by Winter Patriot
The Brad Show goes LIVE! again this week after last week's unfortunate interruption. This week's guests include:
* Raw Story's John Byrne and Larisa Alexandrovna
* Carol Towarnicky of the Philadelphia News
* Nationally Syndicated Columnist Robert Kohler
* Attorney Ted Kalo, who represents the House Democrats and John Conyers
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UPDATED: with links to tonight's Brad Show guests and their work...
John Byrne is Editor and Publisher of The Raw Story. His biography is here.
John will be speaking about his most recent investigative piece, Bush Florida 2000 recount committee still owes lobbyist's former firm $314k,
which was covered in this recent Brad Blog article: BREAKING!!! DELAY FUNDRAISING SCANDAL EXPANDS INTO WHITE HOUSE!!! BIG TIME!!!
Attorney Ted Kalo represents the House Democrats and Representative John Conyers.
As loyal Brad Blog readers know, Representative Conyers has been working for Democracy and Accountability, for a long time, sometimes seemingly alone. His name has appeared in several recent Brad Blog articles, including Conyers Pressures White House Over Secret British Memo!! and CONYERS UNLEASHED! DECRIES ELECTION REFORM HEARINGS AS 'OUTRAGEOUS', 'RACIALLY-CHARGED'!
Other recent Brad Blog articles featuring the work of this fine American Patriot include:
John Conyers Meets With Executive Director of Election Reform Comm, Contacts BRAD BLOG!
Conyers to Carter: James Baker 'Inappropriate' for Blue-Ribbon Election Commission!
Maxine Waters Joins Conyers! Asks Colleagues to Sign Letter to Voting Machine Companies!
Conyers' Gannon Resolution: 'When will we say enough is enough?'
John Conyers Endorses VR's 'Divestiture for Democracy' Campaign!
Dodd and Conyers Introduce Comprehensive Election Reform Legislation
John Conyers - The BRAD BLOG's 2004 Man of the Year!
Conyers to Object to Electoral College Results!
See also: this article from TruthOut concerning the report "Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio". You can download the full report (a 102-page PDF file) here.
See also: John Conyers' blog
Deputy Managing Editor Larisa Alexandrovna of The Raw Story will join Brad to speak about the so-called "Real ID Act". Larisa's biography is here.
Her recent articles concerning this extremely dangerous legislation include REAL ID ACT CANNOT PASS: URGENT and Immigration bill sparks furor among some House Republicans, gun owners, and civil libertarians; Quietly breaking ranks.
Carol Towarnicky was [to the best of our knowledge] the first mainstream reporter to publish a revealing story on the White House comings and goings of Jeff Gannon a.k.a. James Guckert, the infamous gay male prostitute and online pimp who posed as a reporter and apparently gained unfettered access to the White House. See this Brad Blog post for more details: WHITE HOUSE REPORTER WHO DOUBLED AS A GAY HOOKER FINALLY MAKES THE PAPERS! The Raw Story recently broke the story of Gannon's/Guckert's White House / Secret Service logs see this item: Gannon-Guckert/Secret Service Docs Reveal Odd White House Comings and Goings... for links and details.
Bob Koehler, syndicated columnist, attended the Nash-ional Conference on Election Reform, then started writing about the issues. To his surprise, he found it difficult to get his columns published! His story and his work have been featured in these recent Brad Blog articles:
'Editor & Publisher' Picks up on Spiked Koehler Column Story!
Tribune Syndicate Spikes Robert Koehler's Latest Column!
Chicago Tribune: Nixon 'Moral Example' on Election Issues!
Democracy in the Balance: The Silent Scream of the Mainstream Media
Here are a few great columns by Bob Koehler:
Maybe we can't have election reform without media reform
Citizens in the rain
If they can disable an election, what's coming next?
Democracy's Abu Ghraib
The 2004 election was stolen � will someone please tell the media?
The silent scream of numbers
Did the U.S. military deliberately target journalists in Baghdad?
Killing the witnesses
Your [t]rusty correspondent, the lowly and nearly frozen Winter Patriot, featured one of Bob's other columns in the recent piece "Read 'Em And Weep".
Please visit Bob Koehler's excellent website, BOB KOEHLER'S COMMON WONDERS.
AND FINALLY! It's been a great show, not without technical problems, but these are to be expected while broadcasting from the road, in a studio where the engineer is a Bush supporter! Just kidding, Ken! Thanks to Ken for looking after the clips and the mix and so on...
Thanks once again to all our guests tonight: they were so good! Thanks again to Brad ... For all you do ... This blog's for you! More thanks tonight: to all those who have been listening, and to all those who have been commenting, and especially to everyone who has been making donations! We don't like to ask, but we'd rather ask than vanish! And those are our choices at the moment, so we ask. Thanks very much to all who responded ... and if you haven't done so already, it's not too late.
I want to take this opportunity to send Brad our best wishes for safe travel, and that's on behalf of all of us, as he is about to hit the road. As for me, I'm about to hit ... the button that says "post this"


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knit (one's) brow(s)
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knit (one's) brow(s)
To furrow one's brow, often due to worry or confusion. Whenever there was a problem, my dad would sit in his favorite chair, knit his brow for a while, and then announce that he had a plan. When I asked Bill about what happened, and he knit his brows, I knew I was about to hear some bad news.
See also: knit
knit one's brow
to cause one's brow to wrinkle. Bob knitted his brow when he was confused. Jane knitted her brow because she was angry.


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Country's Biggest Stars Jump Aboard Little Big Town's 'Pontoon' in Funny Viral Video
It's not uncommon for the hottest songs on radio to become viral YouTube sensations with the fans, but it's not every day that a village of superstars jump on board a song and create their own tribute to it. Many of the biggest names in country music — including Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Sara Evans and the ladies of Pistol Annies — have come together in a hilarious viral video for Little Big Town's summer smash anthem, 'Pontoon.'
In the clip, a slew of country artists can be seen belting out the tune in different scenes, some — like Rucker — laughing too hard to keep a straight face, while Evans throws herself a tour bus dance party. Eli Young Band, Lady Antebellum, Wynonna Judd, Jake Owen, Kix Brooks and Hunter Hayes also make appearances.
Arguably the hottest song on country radio right now, 'Pontoon' has garnered nearly four million views on YouTube in its original form, and is quickly approaching platinum status on Billboard's Digital Songs chart. The track is Little Big Town's fastest-rising single t0 date, vaulting to No. 3 on the country charts in just 16 weeks.
"I am so excited for people to hear this new record," band member Jimi Westbrook says of 'Tornado,' the quartet's upcoming album. "We worked with Jay Joyce and he really pushed us to be in the moment. There was such an amazing energy between all of us in the studio and I think you can feel it."
'Pontoon' is the first radio offering from 'Tornado,' which will hit store shelves and digital retailers on Sept. 11. If this funny star-studded video is any indication of LBT's forthcoming album, look for it at the top of the charts next month.
Watch Country Music's Biggest Stars Sing Little Big Town's 'Pontoon'


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JIS Z2254 and Z2253, R and N Value of Sheet Steel using a Video Extensometer
The Japanese Standards Association promotes JIS test standards for sheet metal testing applications which require calculations such as yield strength, yield point elongation, ultimate tensile strength, plastic strain ratio ('r' value) and the strain hardening exponent ('n' value). These calculations place a high physical demand on traditional contacting extensometers for measuring axial and transverse strain to allow for enough travel to test the specimens through break, but small enough gauge lengths to ensure high accuracy in measurements. Additionally, relevant JIS, ASTM and ISO testing standards have accuracy requirements that must be achieved.
We have found that video extensometry is not frequently used in these applications, as most customers in the metals industry use traditional contacting extensometers and trust the reliability of the results. Developments in the technology of extensometry offer metals testing customers other options, such as our Advanced Video Extensometer 2 (AVE 2). Not only does this solution allow for simultaneous collection of axial and transverse strain data, and reduce the maintenance required for wear and tear on knife-edges, it may also increase productivity and simplify testing. The purpose of this test is to demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of the AVE for testing steel specimens. We used our 5982 universal testing system, with a 10 kN load cell and 50 kN wedge grips with serrated faces. We captured the test results with our Bluehill® materials testing software.
5900 Series Premier Testing Systems Brochure
5900 Universal Testing Systems are engineered for precision, built for durability, and offer the flexibility for changing requirements. They are designed with standard and optional features that increase testing efficiency and improve the testing experience for the operator. A wide range of models are available for testing capacities from < 100N up to 600kN.
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How much do your state and local governments spend on education, recreation and health care? The U.S. Census has created a new tool that allows users to sift through reams of government data to create revenue and spending profiles at the state and local level.
Overall, state and local governments spent more than $3 trillion in 2015, the most recent year available, with the District of Columbia ($22,762), Alaska ($21,023) and Wyoming ($15,026) leading the way on per capita spending.
Click here to explore the State & Local Government Snapshot tool at the U.S. Census.


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Dell has launched an inkless printer that it hopes will be as hot as the Japanese horseradish that shares its name: Wasabi.
Dell's Wasabi printer: hot stuff?
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Little's known about the printer yet, which was shown off at CES last week. But it's been designed in conjunction with inkless printing technology specialist Zink.
US firm Zink's famous for its miniature photo printers, such as the TIP-521. So it's reasonable to assume that Dell's Wasabi follows in the same footsteps.
The handheld printer spits out 2 x 3in paper, according to online sources. It receives data through USB and over Bluetooth, which will make it attractive to anyone with a decent cameraphone.
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We're recruiting for two financial examiner positions, both based at our building in Tumwater, Wash.
These positions plan, conduct, and document financial analysis examinations of less-complex regulated entities to determine their compliance with laws and regulations, and to detect fraudulent activity.
Among the duties:
Examining and analyzing eight annual filings to check compliance and and financial conditions.
Reading and interpreting applicable laws, regulations and standards to ensure that analyses and exams are conducted appropriately.
Writing analysis-examination reports, including updated the risk assessment, profile summary and supervisory plan.
For more details, including other duties, salary information, timeline and benefits, please see the link to the full job listing.
We also have a couple of other jobs open, including a deputy commissioner for legal affairs, a management analyst, and a senior market conduct examiner. To keep current on what we're recruiting for, please check our job openings page frequently.
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Condoleezza Rice, United States secretary of state (2005-2009), will be the featured speaker for the 2010 Flora Cameron Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in Laurie Auditorium. She will discuss, "Foreign Affairs and Empowering Women." The lecture is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Monday, March 22 at the Laurie Auditorium Box Office. For more information, visit www.trinity.edu/laurie.
Before serving as America's chief diplomat, Dr. Rice served as President George W. Bush's national security advisor from January 2001 to 2005. She is currently professor of political science at Stanford University and the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution.
Dr. Rice has authored and coauthored several books, including Germany Unified and Europe Transformed: A Study in Statecraft with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army.
She served as a member of the boards of directors for the Chevron, Charles Schwab, and Transamerica corporations as well as the International Advisory Council of JP Morgan. She was a founding board member of the Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, Calif. and was vice president of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. In addition, Dr. Rice has served on several local and national boards of foundations and charitable organizations.
She earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver, her master's degree from the University of Norte Dame, and her doctorate from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
The Flora Cameron Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs is made possible by an endowment gift by Mrs. Flora C. Crichton of San Antonio.
For more information, contact Mary Anthony in the Office of University Communications at 210-999-8441.


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Florida Snake Identification Key
Plainbelly Water Snake
Scientific name: Nerodia erythrogaster (FORSTER 1771)
The following will separate the two Plainbelly Water Snakes found in Florida. If you are unable to distinguish between them based on the characteristics in the key below, you probably can do so using the geographic location alone.
Select the box below that is the closest match to your snake:
Belly is red, orange or pink; north Florida and southeastern Alabama to Delaware.
Your snake could be a Redbelly Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster.
Belly is ivory to yellow or yellow-orange; western Florida panhandle.
Your snake could be a Yellowbelly Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster.
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Not far from Mykonos lies the island of Delos, the mythical birthplace of the Goddess Artemis and God Apollo - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Like Delphi, Delos was a major sanctuary dedicated to Apollo, the Olympian god of prophecy, music, healing and more. Apollo's sanctuary attracted pilgrims from all over Greece, creating one of the wealthiest and most revered shrines of antiquity.
Here you'll find traces of Aegean civilizations, from the 3rd millennium B.C. to the palaeo-Christian era. The archaeological site is exceptionally extensive and rich, and conveys the image of a great cosmopolitan Mediterranean port. The island's landscape consists solely of ruins systematically excavated since 1872 and a museum.
After reaching the island by chartered boat, you'll discover among the ruins, one of the island's most spectacular relics, the Avenue of the Lions, where perfect replicas of the 7th century Naxian marble beasts crouch in silent vigilance at the sacred lake where Leto gave birth to her twins. Beyond, a path leads to Mt. Kynthos, where Zeus observed the event. There are many other interesting monuments inside the museum, which you'll be able to admire during your visit.


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Here is my official bracket for this years NCAA Tournament. If I had the money, I'd be wasting it again in a pool with a bunch of friends. However, since I have no job (no office pool) and I have no money, I am basically taking my skills to the internet.
Of course, since nothing is really on the line, this is the year I will win.
And here ya go!
Now, I like to enjoy a little fun here and there, so in keeping with tradition I started years ago I have created the "I Like" Bracket picks. These picks are based on me liking things. For example, I may like a team based on my childhood fandom. Or I knew a good friend who went to that school. I may be a diehard fan of that school. Or the girls are rumored to be really hot there. This is how I pick my "I Like" Bracket. It would be much like a girl picking based on mascot, or colors.
side note. This WILL NOT win me anything. But Its fun.
Here it is.
Let me break down this for ya…
Morehead St over Louisville – for obvious reasons. What guy doesn't like Morehead?? (ps, I'm the same dude in college who bought a S.Carolina Camecocks hat, because it said COCKS on it. I thought that was funny.)
Ohio St. over Siena – just because
Arizona over Utah – I've lived in Utah, and not a fan. Plus gotta stay true to my Mormon heritage, and root for BYU. Oh, and Arizona has hotter girls.
Wake over Cleveland St – just because
West Virginia over Dayton – just because
North Dakota St. over Kansas – Cause I hate Kansas.
USC over BC – I love Boston, but USC got a small place in my heart. They filmed Buffy there.
Michigan State over Robert Morris – just because.
Morehead over Ohio State – can't help but giggle.
Zona over Wake – Hot girls.
West Virgina over N.Dakota St. – The mountaineers of this great country all but eliminated Bison from the map. Therefore, WVU.
USC over Michigan State – Battle of the Trojans. (innuendo implied)
Round 3
Morehead over Zona – obviously.
USC over West Virginia – Song girls get me every time.
Midwest Champ – Morehead over USC.
Buffy, Song Girls, and other UBER hotness cant compete with Morehead. (not going to lie, that one made me chuckle a bit.)
UCONN over Chattanooga – this was close, cuase it's fun to say Cattanooooooga!
BYU over Texas A&M – Mormon roots.
Purdue over N. Iowa – Nothing good came from Iowa except Field of Dreams
Miss. St. over Washington – Ted Bundy was a Huskie. I hate UW. Plus Miss St. are the Bulldogs.
Utah St. over Marqutte – I had an ex girlfriend that went to Utah St. She was a nice girl.
Cornell over Missouri – I just think of Andy from The Office when I think of Cornell now. That's funny.
Cal over Maryland – I made out with this girl that wen to Maryland once. She was a raging bitch.
Memphis over Cal. St. Northridge – I remember one of the guys from Coach Carter went to Cal. St. Northridge. Wasn't Ashanti in that? That can't be very good for your program!
UCONN over BYU – My Mormon roots only go so far.
Miss State over Purdue – Bulldog thing again.
Cornell over Utah St. – Andy from the Office. (it's a different one!)
Memphis over Cal – just because.
UCONN over Miss State – I think this is because my good friend attened UCONN and we have since watched many a UCONN game at Buffalo Wild Wings ( a favorite of mine.)
Cornell over Memphis – Man, this whole Andy thing is giving them quite the run.
UCONN over Cornell – Andy is no match for Wild Wings and Beer. Oh and friends. Not the show, actual people in my life.
Pitt over East Tennesee – just because
Tennessee over Oklahoma St. – My dad was born in Tennessee
Wisconsin over Florida St. – I hate florida State, and Badgers are badass!
Portland St. over Xavier – no brainer.
UCLA over VCU – Commonwealth just sounds so weak. Like man up and become more. Geez.
American over Villanova – uhhh… I'm American. America, Fuck Ya!
Minnesota over Texas – While Texas has some hot girls, I hate UT with a passion.
Duke over Binghamton – just cause.
Pitt over Tennessee – the Dad thing only gets you so far.
Portland State over Wisc – Badgers are no match for Vikings.
American over UCLA – There would be no UCLA without America!
DUKE over Minn – Cause I like Duke.
Portland St over Pitt – Portland is Awesome.
American over Duke – "I'm Proud to be an American.."
Portland St. over American – National Pride only goes so far people. Till it gets obnoxious and gives more reason for the French to hate us.
UNC over Radford – I almost picked Radford so I could use RAD the rest of the way…
Butler over LSU – Bulldogs. Plus purple is for the French
Illinois over Western Kentucky – WKU's mascot freaks me out a bit.
Gonzaga over Akron – Zags have been my team for years now. I've been let down many times before, and fear it'll happen again! But not in the I Like Bracket.
Arizona St over Temple – The Cosby Factor helped Temple, but as we all know, hot girls trump the Cos.
Stephen F. Austin over Syracuse – This is AWESOME! Stone Cold Stephen F. Austin, gives Syracuse the Stone Cold Stunner!
Michigan over Clemson – been a fan of Michigan since I was little… got a Starter jacket to prove it.
Oklahoma over Morgan St. – just because.
UNC over Butler – I like Carolina Blue.
Gonzaga over Illinois – Bulldogs again. And I hate Orange as a team color.
Arizona St. over STEVE AUSTIN – Steve Austin's glory days in the WWE were glorious, (espcially when I saw him live in Houston TX at Wrestlemania.) However hot girls turned my head more then WWE. Arizona State takes this one.
Michigan over Oklahoma – I wish the Bball team would incorporate the "wings" like the football team does.
Gonzaga over UNC – An ex-girlfriend of mine knew Matt Santangelo and others from the sweet 16 Zags team. She got me hooked. Which is cool, cause I got the team in the breakup. Go Zags
Arizona St. over Michigan – Hot girls go far in my bracket.
Gonzaga over Arizona St. – What can I say, I like Bulldogs. And Hot chicks like Bulldogs.
Morehead over UCONN – I like Beer and Wings quite a bit, but there is something I like more…
Gonzaga over Portland St. – Local pride only gets you so far. Go Zags!
Morehead over Gonzaga – Who didn't see it coming?? I mean really? It's hilarious. And yes, very immature. But hilarious.
Good luck to all!
Feel free to email…
Until Next time…


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday that its customers spent $1 billion on purchases in its applications store in December, leading to a total of $10 billion worth of apps sold in 2013.
Apple reported app downloads of almost 3 billion apps in December, making it a record month for its App Store, which offers 1 million apps for its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.
It competes with devices based on Google Inc's Android system and phones and tablets based on Microsoft Corp software.
(Reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Bernadette Baum)


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In G-d We Trust
When the Israeli Knesset was on the verge of passing an economic bill that would severely cut government support for religious education, a demonstration against this unpopular measure was held in Jerusalem.
One of the demonstrators did something very original. He pulled out a 200 Shekel bill bearing the likeness of a former president of Israel, the late Zalman Shazar, and read aloud the following words from one of his writings which appear in tiny print on this bill:
"The nation of Israel always, even in its darkest hours, made sure to preserve this precious asset, that of Torah study for all its children. Every town that did not have a teacher did not have the status of a town."
At the conclusion of the quote he turned to some journalists and asked: "Does the Finance Minister know what's printed on the bills that his office prints?"


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ASID Interior Design Billings Index (IDBI) August 2017 Report
The American Society of Interior Designers' Interior Design Billings Index (IDBI) rose 3 points to a score of 58 in August. For 20 straight months, firms have recorded an increase or no decrease in design services compared to each previous month. The inquiries index, a leading indicator for billings, was essentially unchanged with scores of 55.0 in July and 55.6 in August.
All sectors (residential, commercial, and industrial) were in expansionary territory in August (scores above 50 indicate industry expansion, while those below 50 indicate contraction), and the Midwest was the only region below the 50 threshold in August.
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Dr. Ralf Kittler, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, studies ERG, a protein that facilitates the transformation of normal prostate cells into cancer cells. His lab found that an enzyme called USP9X protects ERG from degradation and subsequently found that a molecule called WP1130 can block USP9X and lead to the destruction of ERG.
"We now have a target that we could potentially exploit to develop a drug for treatment," said Dr. Kittler, UT Southwestern's first Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar in Cancer Research.
The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kittler's team tested the molecule successfully in mice, but the process needs to be improved to be effective in humans, he said. Toxicity and side effects also will be tested, so much work lies ahead, and it could take many years before knowing whether the molecule can be developed into a drug that is effective in humans.
"It's a good start, and now we are in a position to develop the finding further in an effort to move into the clinic," said Dr. Kittler, the John L. Roach Scholar in Biomedical Research of UT Southwestern's Endowed Scholars Program.
The observation may represent an important advance against one of the major cancer killers. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men and the second most common cause of male cancer death in the United States. The disease caused nearly 30,000 deaths in 2013, according to the American Cancer Society.
Metastatic prostate cancer currently is treated with drugs that inhibit a protein called Androgen Receptor. This treatment initially halts cancer growth, but eventually the cancer becomes resistant to the drugs. Dr. Kittler's findings offer a new avenue of research.
Dr. Kittler's research was supported by CPRIT. Other UT Southwestern researchers involved include Dr. Payal Kapur, Associate Professor of Pathology and Urology; Dr. Yair Lotan, Professor of Urology; Dr. Ganesh Raj, Associate Professor of Urology; and Dr. Jer-Tsong Hsieh, Professor of Urology.
Dr. Kittler holds a joint appointment in the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, and is a member of UT Southwestern's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.
About UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern, one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution's faculty includes many distinguished members, including five who have been awarded Nobel Prizes since 1985. Numbering more than 2,700, the faculty is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide medical care in 40 specialties to nearly 91,000 hospitalized patients and oversee more than 2 million outpatient visits a year.
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I'm very familiar with this part of Glasgow as work or friends took me there, but its been a while since I wandered there without reason.
For all the usual local hustle and bustle that takes place on Victoria Road, a main road in Glasgows Southside, you wouldn't know that something different was happening in the area, but take a turn into Calder Street, Allison Street or Dixon Street and all this changes.
Streetland is a local festival of creativity and the street (taking place Friday 29 and Saturday 30th April 2011) in the heart of Govanhill. It is now in its second year, the festival organisers suggest a showcase for visual art, live performance (improvised soap opera), poetry, Bollywood dance, Roma music, street games, walking tours, an outdoor cinema powered by bicycle showing short films and animation that explore local projects as well as a number of interactive workshops. A worthy programme of events, although in truth these had to be teased out by the visitor as I found myself going round the streets, more than once.
seed bombing workshop and make over a local vegetable patch.
Govanhill is perhaps Glasgow's most ethnically diverse area. It certainly has the largest concentration of Pakistani and Roma families in Glasgow, and Scotland as a whole. It also has some of the most severe housing problems in the U.K with some flats being described as slums and for this reason it often gets negative press. Today though it was about community spirit.
Wild Garlic pakora would do here, or even a Stinging Nettle pakora!
Govanhill Baths Community Trust puts on events to help raise awareness to the cause and to get people together in the community. Its such a beautiful building and you can see why community events still take place here. Events in the past have included 'Govanhill Baths Burns night' and 'Soup, song and a swally'.
The Trust's goal is to re-open the baths as a Wellbeing Centre and contribute to the wider social, cultural and built regeneration of Govanhill as a community through a range of activities. I wish the Trust and the Streetlands Festival organisers the very best for years to come.


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The Algonquin Outer Line is an LTA train line that encircles the outer regions of the borough of Algonquin in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV. The line is almost completely underground, except of one point between Hematite LTA Station and Manganese West LTA Station, where the tracks run above the entrance of the Booth Tunnel. On the Algonquin Bridge to Dukes and Broker, the tracks run on the lower deck of the bridge, beneath the road, mimicking how real life NYC Subway trains cross the corresponding Manhattan Bridge.
- Route A trains run clockwise
- Route J trains run counter-clockwise
- At Easton, Route J trains become Route 3 for the Broker line
- At Manganese East LTA, Route A trains become Route 8 for the Broker Line
Listed clockwise (Route A):
- From Hove Beach on Route 8
- Easton (interchange with Algonquin Inner Line)
- Emerald LTA
- Castle Gardens
- Feldspar LTA
- Hematite LTA
- Manganese West LTA
- Quartz West LTA
- Vauxite LTA
- Vespucci Circus LTA
- Quartz East LTA
- Manganese East LTA
- Becomes Route 8 to Huntington Street LTA
For the counter-clockwise trains (Route J), the connections are with Route 3.


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Being the featured attraction in a platinum-selling rock band obviously isn't enough for Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, who also finds time to concoct his own fragrance, design a clothing collection, run a record company and mentor wanna-be stars on TV talent show "The Voice."
That same penchant for diversity also applies to his band. Since its inception a little more than a decade ago, Maroon 5 has become a hit-making machine that manages to blur the lines between rock, pop, reggae, hip-hop and dance-powered anthems.
All of that was represented in a briskly paced, visually engaging 90 minutes on Saturday at Amway Center. Headlining a bill with more recently buzzed-about bands Owl City and Neon Trees, it was a generous night of music for an arena that was packed – and not just in the lower levels.
Standing atop an enormous black-and-white image of the band's logo, Levine and the band opened with "Payphone," off the group's latest album, "Overexposed." Although rapper Wiz Khalifa wasn't there to reprise his rhyme-spitting on the studio version, he did it in pre-recorded form on the giant video screens.
In short order, the group shifted into disco mode by lowering a solar-system of mirror balls to illuminate "Makes Me Wonder," a chance for Levine to channel his inner Michael Jackson. Then, guitarist James Valentine's distorted solo on "Lucky Strike" offered a nod to rock amid a green laser storm.
The non-Levine members aren't household names, but Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist P.J. Morton and guitarist-turntablist Sam Farrar provided a solid foundation for the stylistic shifts. It's a versatile unit, even if the result sounds more like a reliable formula than anything more ambitious.
That was easy to forgive, however, when the band rolled out well-crafted pop songs such as "Won't Go Home Without You," "Love Somebody," "Misery" and the signature "This Love." Levine was endearing in expressing appreciation to the fans in a 4-song encore, which he performed on a platform in the middle of the floor.
Opening acts Owl City and Neon Trees elevated the show in separate 30-minute sets. The former delivered exuberant, keyboard-drenched pop of "Fireflies" and "Shooting Star," while the latter rocked harder on "Moving in the Dark," "Animal" and others.
Only Maroon 5 was bold enough to try everything, but why not? Like the lead singer, this band doesn't like to limit its options.