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My big Sister flew the nest in the mid seventies and headed to London to seek adventure, she left me, her seven year old little sister behind, she returned home often and started telling me wondrous stories about an emporium called BIBA, to me it sounded like Aladdins Cave, full of exotic and beautiful treasures, she often came home bearing gifts from this hallowed place, strings of beads, feather boas, patterned scarves and beautifully packaged eye shadows and lipsticks, all which went lovingly into my dressing up box.
Sadly by the time I flew the nest and headed down to London, BIBA was no longer but thanks to my Sister I have had a lifelong fascination for all things BIBA and it's creator Barbara Hulanicki.
Hulanicki sold her first designs through a small mail-order business, featured in the fashion columns of newspapers such as the Daily Mirror. In 1964 she opened her Biba shop in Kensington, with the help of her late husband, Stephen Fitz-Simon.
The shop soon became famous for its stylishly decadent atmosphere and lavish decor inspired by Art Nouveau and Art Deco. It became a hangout for artists film stars and rock musicians, including Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Marianne Faithfull and Cathy McGowan, presenter of Ready Steady Go!, among the regulars. In the shop affordable mini-skirts, floppy felt hats, feather boas, velvet trouser suits and unisex T-shirts dyed in rich, muted colors were eagerly snapped up by a young clientele. Anna Wintour got her start in fashion as a BIBA employee.
The avant-garde BIBA cosmetic brand was being sold in 33 countries across the globe.
BIBA finally closed it's doors in 1976, a victim of corporate raiding before the term had even entered the business vernacular. But the scene was set, BIBA was the blueprint for a new style of fashion store, shops like Bus Stop and Top Shop started to spring up following the BIBA example.
The BIBA look has now become iconic and a firm favourite for stylists and glossy magazines.
To find out more about Barbara Hulanicki and her latest projects visit her at:
The First BIBA store was an Old Chemist shop in Abingdon Road, but by the time it closed it doors in 1976 it had evolved into an elaborate 5-story, Art Deco department store with a restaurant and a roof garden, overlooking High Street Kensington.
The avant-garde BIBA cosmetic brand was being sold in 33 countries across the globe.
BIBA finally closed it's doors in 1976, a victim of corporate raiding before the term had even entered the business vernacular. But the scene was set, BIBA was the blueprint for a new style of fashion store, shops like Bus Stop and Top Shop started to spring up following the BIBA example.
The BIBA look has now become iconic and a firm favourite for stylists and glossy magazines.
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The inspiration for the BIBA look came from the Twenties and Thirties, these two Steichen photographs look as if they could have been part of a BIBA campaign.
Marion Morehouse and Helen Lyons, Edward Steichen
After the closure of Biba, Hulanicki continued to work in the fashion industry, designing for such fashion designers as Fiorucci and Cacharel and for twelve years, from 1980 to 1992, designed a successful line of children's wear, Minirock, licensed to the Japanese market.
From 1990 to 2006, Hulanicki has perhaps had the most impact on Miami Beach through her work for Chris Blackwell and his Island Outpost Group. She twice reconceived the MARLIN Hotel, on Collins Avenue, as well as the CAVALIER Hotel, Ocean Drive, the LESLIE Hotel, Ocean drive, The NETHERLANDS building, Ocean Drive, and the KENT on Collins Avenue. Other Caribbean properties she has designed for Blackwell include the COMPASS POINT Hotel and beach resort in Nassau, Bahamas - which is prominently featured in all the Bahamian Tourist Board television commercials - the PINK SANDS resort on Harbor Island, Bahamas. In 1993 Hulanicki won an award from the American Institute of Architects for her work on the NETHERLANDS, as well as an award from an association of Florida Architects. Hulanicki's other projects have included private luxury homes on Palm Island and Dilido Island in Miami as well as several commercial properties, including the BEACH HOUSES at CORAL SANDS HOTEL on Harbor Island, Bahamas and hotel development for Chris Blackwell's GOLDENEYE in Oracabessa, Jamaica
One of the crowning achievements of Hulanicki's impact can be witnessed in the opening of the Hollywood hit movie "The Birdcage". A sweeping helicopter shot flows over the waves to zero in on the primary location for the film, the Cleveland Hotel on Ocean Drive, which is flanked by no less than four Hulanicki-designed buildings - the Leslie, the Cardozo, the Cavalier and the Netherlands. Additionally, throughout her career, Hulanicki has designed costumes for several stage and film productions, including clothing for Cathy McGowan on the influential live TV rock show "READY STEADY GO" (1964), outfits for Julie Christie in "DARLING" (1965), costumes for local productions in Miami Beach, costumes for old friend and Biba model Twiggy for "CAPTAIN BEAKY" in London's West End and her Royal Command Performance in 1976. From 2001 to 2002 she worked on the Island life Ministore, located in the heart of Miami Beach on Ocean Drive. Hulanicki renovated this unique shop at owner Chris Blackwell's request. Coined as "tropical lux," this lifestyle store contained a large collection of ethnic gift items, music, film, jewelry and accessories from around the world. It also boasted men's, women's and children's apparel custom designed by Hulanicki.
In 2003 she delved back into product and fashion design, with a collection of handbags for Coccinelle, Italy, Wallpapers and Illustrations for Graham and Brown, both of which still retain her to design new collections. She has also designed Wallpaper and textile designs for HABITAT stores in the UK. In 2008 she went back to her roots and designed a fashion collection for TOP SHOP, which included her fashion illustrations used as prints. The Victoria and Albert Museum recently republished her memoirs FROM A TO BIBA and accompanied the book launch with a range of her jewelry and scarf designs. Subsequently her autobiography inspired November Films, an Independent Film Company, to document her life and career in a recently released feature film called BEYOND BIBA.
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I was very distressed to find the film documentary 'Beyond Biba' was broadcast on the British Sky Arts Channel on August 17th, can't believe I missed it, that will teach me to remember to look at the TV listings! the book and DVD are going on my wishlist!
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INTERVIEW- On tap: Toeing the line with Tilly
It's high time we admit that shameless marketing ploys are important fixtures in pop music today. The faked homosexuality of Russian duo t.A.T.u. and all the turntables recklessly spun by scads of late-'90s rock bands have their place in the history books. One hopes, however, they're far from the chapter on the Stratocaster Hendrix burned at Monterey, and are instead sharing space in the footnotes with the amputated arm of Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.
Whether Tilly and the Wall are making a bid for the appendix or for a chapter of their own remains to be seen. Their debut album, Bottoms Of Barrels, is awash with a conveniently marketable indie-pop optimism and the gobs of preciousness you'd expect from a band hand-picked by Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst for his Team Love label. All they have to do now is wait to see whether the decision to supplant traditional percussion with an amplified tap dancer sinks them or sets them apart.
Ridiculous? Of course. Contrived? Maybe– but for what it's worth, singer Derek Pressnall insists that the addition of tap-shoe wearing Jamie Williams is part of a perfectly natural evolutionary process. Either way, it's all perfectly charming. Go ahead and scorn the tap dancing as a marketing angle if you want, but there's still the pesky problem of all those clever little hooks and harmonies that can't be explained away quite as easily.
The Hook: How much of the band's success do you think you owe to Conor and Bright Eyes?
Derek Pressnall: I think it's helped us, just because Conor and Bright Eyes have gotten so much national and worldwide attention. We were the first artists on Team Love, and I think people respect Conor as an artist and are open to his opinion on bands and artists he likes.
The Hook: Unlike most bands, you have a mobile "drummer" who's not tucked away at the back of the stage behind a wall of machines. How do you use that freedom during performances?
Derek Pressnall: I think visually it's much more interesting to watch a dancer than a drummer. She's dancing in between songs, she's able to move all over the stage. It helps create a vibrant energy that maybe we wouldn't be able to get with a drummer. And I think soundwise, it has a totally natural organic feel that's different from a drummer. It gets really animalistic on stage.
The Hook: How on earth does a pairing like this even come about?
Derek Pressnall: Jamie played guitar originally, and we started working on these songs she had that I was helping her arrange. Nick joined on keyboard, so I took over on guitar. And then Jamie started tapping because we needed a beat. It wasn't something we really thought about.
The Hook: Was there a pivotal point where you guys had to decide whether to go forward with the weird lineup?
Derek Pressnall: The moment came for me at the second show we played, maybe for 300 people. We were opening for Rilo Kiley and Bright Eyes and the Apples In Stereo. The crowd embraced us just like they would embrace a band with a drummer. There came a point where we were like, "Okay, are we going to do this?" At that point we didn't even think about drums; we were already set in our ways.
The Hook: What else does rock music need, aside from more tap dancers?
Derek Pressnall: If you're giving your 10 percent to the world, it's going to be 10 percent that's different, because we're all different people. Anything goes in music. F*ck it – pick up anything you want and play it.
The Hook: So could you make a Tilly and the Wall record with totally different instrumentation?
Derek Pressnall: We've joked about playing a live show like that– or at least one song, a cover song, all switching instruments. We've thought about actually doing that live. As far as actually making a record goes, yeah, I think we could do it. I'm still trying to get used to the guitar!
The Hook: Do you feel like there's a degree to which novelty could be reason enough to do something unexpected in art, just to be progressive?
Derek Pressnall: Maybe. I think with art you can do anything, whether it's for novelty, or something personally, or to try to change the world.
The Hook: Which drives you?
Derek Pressnall: I think a little bit of all of those. That's a hard question. It's just a part of being alive; you're never going to have an answer.
Tilly and the Wall and Pony Up perform at the Satellite Ballroom Thursday, October 26. $12/$10, 8pm.
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Mardi Gras is February 12th this year, and with it comes music, parades, krewes, beads, and celebration! You can find a mask, create a costume, head to New Orleans, or participate in colorful local events. It's a big celebration, but what is it exactly and how did the whole thing get started? Here's a little Mardi Gras history:
"Fat Tuesday" marks the last day of the Carnival season, a period of rich feasting and frivolity which follows Epiphany and is the day before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins. It's a floating holiday and its date varies slightly because it must fall 47 days before Easter Sunday.
In 1856, a group of businessmen founded New Orleans' first and oldest krewe, the Mistick Krewe of Comus and in 1857, held its first parade. Comus is the oldest continuously active Mardi Gras Organization and is responsible for starting a number of traditions that continue today including the use of floats in parades.
The traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, gold, and green have their roots in political
and religious arenas. In 1872 the Rex Organization invented the King of the Carnival festivities and the first Rex selected the colors and the significance they hold today. A new king (Rex) is chosen each year by the School of Design in New Orleans, the sponsors of the Rex parade. In the "city that care forgot," the parade champions make sure that visitors and natives alike follow Rex who will always set their hearts to music with "If ever I cease to love."
Here are some extra Mardi Gras fun facts:
- Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday"
- Mardi Gras celebrations have their origins in the ancient Roman festival, Lupercalia. It is considered the last great indulgence before the 40-day fasting period of Lent.
- Mardi Gras migrated to the United States by way of many French influences, including French explorer Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville in the Louisiana territory
in 1699.
- The first Mardi Gras parade in the United States was held in Mobile, Alabama
in 1830.
- The official colors of Mardi Gras are green (faith), purple (justice) and gold (power).
- Krewe: a non-profit organization or club participating in a parade.
- The first "throw" (beads or small trinkets) happened in 1837 when a krewe member tossed small "gifts" to parade revelers.
So, how are you going to celebrate Mardi Gras? Try making a famous King Cake, decorating fun masks, throw a party or post a Mardi Gras postcard on your wall or email one to a friend!


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Dragons are somewhat of an anomaly to me. I love the Myth and the Art, and the Artists that develop them to their most beautiful and ferocious. So much so, that I can critique them quite harshly at times. When the true believability comes out in a piece, my highest praise is just to study the work incoherently, perhaps catching flies with my mouth. It's just like seeing one for the first time, beginner's dragon mind. There's just so many intricacies in their Mythos; Literary reference, Cultural differences, Habitats, behavioral and structural differences.. Dragons give us about as wide a range of play that any of us could ask for. On occasion, I get the opportunity to "talk Dragon" with fellow light pushers, and when I got my copy of Sketch Dragons in the mail today, it felt like one of those conversations!!
In 2007, I was lucky enough to hitch my wagon to the likes of Jim Pavelec, Chris Seaman, and Thomas Manning to create a tutorial called Wreaking Havoc. Recently, some of the step-by-steps I did for Havoc appear in a new tutorial from Impact, entitled Sketch Dragons! Low and behold it's filled with a ton of artists that take Dragons as seriously as I do; Maestro Tom Kidd (aka Gnemo), Dracopedia's Bill O'Connor, Dreamscapes, Myth, & Magic's' Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, and MechaForce's E J Su !!
Can't explain how cool it is to be amongst these illustrators, and let me be the first to say, this book is filled with great Dragon tutorials! Now that were done with lighting fireworks, (some of us) let's draw a Dragon lighting the night on fire !! Pick up a copy of Sketch Dragons !!


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Like a lot of moms and dads waiting for their families to come home on a busy Friday night, I probably started worrying about Miriam and our little boy, Owen, sooner than I had any right to this past weekend.
Yet hours after driving to Chesapeake — where she was picking up a new car — Miriam had called twice to say she was running into delays. So instead of making it home early she had to face the inevitable Friday night fuss at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in both failing light and — judging by what I could see out the door — increasingly crummy weather.
Little did I know when they finally pulled up in front of our old Hampton home about 7:45 p.m. that I would be worrying much more just 30 minutes later.
Whirling across Hampton Roads at 25 mph, an EF1 tornado was headed northeast along a path that would take it directly over our house and the Victoria Boulevard Historic District.
At that moment, however, I was just glad that Miriam and Owen had made it home safely. So I smiled and sighed with relief as they came bustling through the door, happy to be done with their long drive and happier still to see me dropping a handful of pasta into a pot of boiling water.
Ten minutes later, we were all seated at the table, spooning out salad and twirling angel hair on our forks when — because of the late hour — I broke family tradition and turned on the TV.
Why I scanned the local channels, I don't know. But when we saw the tornado watch crawling across the bottom of the screen, we immediately started worrying about hail and the new car. Then the watch turned into a warning.
Jumping from channel to channel for more information, we searched and searched but found nothing more than maddeningly generic crawls. Then WVEC Channel 13's Jeff Lawson popped into view, pointing to an ominous, hook-shaped radar signature and drawing a line that took it right over our part of Hampton.
"If you live in this area, take cover immediately!" he said, his urgency ringing in our ears as we rushed Owen to the staircase closet and strapped his bicycle helmet on. Then I scrambled up the steps to a back window, straining to fathom the intentions of the scowling black clouds.
Blocked by our neighbor's towering pecan tree, the view from our back door wasn't any better. Then two inky masses loomed from either side, forming the turbulent wings of a huge, V-shaped vortex.
"That doesn't look right," Miriam said, grasping a rosary as she dashed back to Owen.
Seconds later, the sky filled with spiraling debris — and I raced back to their side just as the barometric pressure plunged.
What happened next was a maelstrom of noise and confusion. Miriam and Owen prayed in Spanish as I watched the ferocious wind and rain racing past our front door. Then that rushing, roaring sound was joined by the sickening groans of metal, siding and other building parts being pried up and ripped off.
How long it lasted, I couldn't say, but near the end electrical transformers began exploding. Seconds later the deafening clamor gave way to deathly quiet.
Through it all, Owen looked up at me with an intent face — his hands clamped down on the handles of a heavy crock pot.
"I'm holding tight," he said, when it was all over. But he fell silent after I picked him up and opened the front door, revealing a landscape that had been stirred up and reshaped by a wildly quirky path of destruction.
Behind us, the big pecan tree was topped — and 10 feet from our front steps a neighbor's siding and porch roof had been clawed to tatters. The trail of blown-out windows, fallen chimneys, downed trees and crushed cars grew worse as we went down the street. But our house and many others suffered no more than a few loose downspouts and twisted, torn-up shingles.
Not until we got to the Hampton Yacht Club eight doors down did my stoic son finally gasp out loud at the sight of boats big and small tossed about like rag dolls.
"What a mess!" he cried, taking in the blocks-long spectacle from the safety of my shoulders.
More gasps followed that morning, when I took him out to explore the devastation I'd surveyed until late that night with a Daily Press photographer. And as yard after yard came up on our long, sad, jaw-dropping walk, the loss of tree after favorite tree was noted and lamented.
Still, the sight of so many cranes and bucket trucks working high in the air proved to be an exciting daylong diversion.
Not until nearly 6 p.m. — while helping Miriam pick up fallen debris — did Owen take the backyard tumble that gashed his brow and led to the emergency room.
Just another souvenir, we groaned, from a day that will not be soon forgotten.
Erickson can be reached at email@example.com and 757-247-4783.


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What motivated you to become a developer? What do you like best about coding?
When I was little I used to sit in on the HTML classes that my parents would teach during the summers. I found it fascinating and wanted to learn more. By the next year I was answering questions that their students raised. From there I taught myself PHP and Javascript and eventually began working with WordPress.I was so enthralled with how the different pieces worked together. That's what really made me want to become a developer. To figure out how things were built, and how I could take them apart, rebuild them, and improve them.
The thing I like best about coding is there's always something to do. Coding doesn't get boring because there's always a feature to add or a bug to fix.
Describe the killer app you'd build, if your wildest fantasy came true.
It's a vague idea but I'd love to do some kind of augmented reality (AR) game. Maybe an app for something like Google's Project Glass. I've always been interested in games and game design. I think AR and AR games could really be brought to a whole new level with the stuff that's being developed. It'd be amazing to be a part of that and build a "killer app/game."
If you could share just one piece of hard-won advice with young coders, what would it be?
Don't be afraid to break stuff. It's how you learn. Just jump in and start coding. There are plenty of resources available to you and plenty of people willing to help you learn.
Also, seriously consider playing with open source projects. I learned a lot more once I started working with WordPress and moved away from proprietary code bases.
Meet Justin Shreve is the second in our developer interview series. We'd like you to meet Beau Lebens, too.


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by Jim Harris
Due to Philadelphia's ongoing budget crisis, a number of new cost-cutting measures are being implemented, including a municipal auction for the sale of surplus and seized goods. Bidding is open to the public, which means you can take advantage of these incredible bargains.
•Filing cabinets. Hardly ever used. Please make sure, before taking possession, to check inside the drawers for sleeping city employees, many of whom may have been there since the John Street Administration. Be sure to wake them up gently, and tactfully inform them that it is now 2011.
•A number of nice office chairs are also available, the only drawback being that inert bureaucrats have actual grown into them (like trees), and require the use of an industrial crowbar or the Jaws of Life to extricate them.
•9,000 obsolete parking meters. Put some in front of your house and take in a little extra money. Has the added advantage of discouraging relatives from visiting you.
•47 upscale coin-op outdoor toilet kiosks. The remnants of a failed, highly misguided experiment based on the insane idea that Philadelphia pedestrians would actually pay to go to the bathroom. Also available, 33 non-working Liquor Control Board wine-dispensing kiosks (without the wine).
•15 solar trash compactors. Although it is not yet public knowledge, other than for a bag of donuts and a pillow, these structures are completely empty. They are, in reality, just additional places for public employees to sleep. Once this becomes more widely known, more of these boxes will become available.
•A 600,000-square-foot convention center. The city has decided to cut its losses and sell the facility for a cool half-billion before it starts hemorrhaging money. Comes complete with ill-tempered workers from 478 different labor unions, including Paper Towel Dispenser Refillers Local 666.
•100,000 school books. Due to cuts in state funding for education, the city is forced to sell all of its school supplies. Proposals for new, cost-cutting schools include having children "auto-educate" (i.e. teach themselves), and having kids engage in full-time community service (like a job, but without the pay).
•A large collection of designer jackets and tee shirts. Previously worn by members of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, these items bear slogans like, "PHA — In Da House!" and "PHA — Party Hearty, Amigos!" Also available, the PHA yacht, "Frisky Bizness," stocked with a year's supply of champagne.
•A sampling of repossessed and impounded items includes: taxpayers' shirts, drug dealers' assault weapons and thousands of hapless pit bulls bred for fighting by young, inner-city entrepreneurs.
Apart from the auction, the city has also launched the following innovative programs to raise money:
•"Adopt A Politician." True, we're already supporting city officials with our taxes, but for an additional monthly stipend, you can receive a computer-generated thank you letter, two "get out of jail free" certificates and preferred seating at all ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
•"Adopt A Park Deer." You will receive a picture of your deer (taken from a USDA helicopter gunship), 100 pounds of venison (so good we feed it to homeless people) and a lovely deer head (complete with bullet hole) to mount on your wall.
•As a byproduct of Pennsylvania's burgeoning gas-drilling industry, Philadelphia will soon begin selling flammable drinking water. Marketed as "Fracker's Fabulous Firewater," this zesty beverage will be available from automated kiosks located in shopping malls and gas stations throughout the state. You must be over 21 and incredibly stupid to purchase this product.
•I'd like to humbly suggest a cost-cutting idea of my own. As you may know, Mayor Nutter recently committed $500,000 of the city's money to erect a statue to civil rights pioneer Octavius Catto. I say, why not use a statue that we already have, like the one of Frank Rizzo outside the Municipal Services Building, and simply change heads once a month?
•In January, it's Rizzo. In February, it's Catto. Everybody's happy. Or even better, put heads representing all of Philadelphia's ethnic groups on a Lazy Susan atop the torso, and have it revolve 24/7. It would be a tribute to our richly diverse population as well as a sign of our commitment to recycling. Consider this idea my gift to the city that I love so much.


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The bed is the centrepiece of every bedroom, but what is a bed without a mattress? The answer is: nothing. In fact, it is the mattress which plays an essential role in providing the comfort. Choosing a high-quality mattress is amazingly important because the posture and the position of your spine during the sleep is essential to your health. The word mattress comes from Arabic and means "rest upon". During the crusades, the Europeans took Arabs' habit to sleep on big pillows placed directly on the ground. The mattress has, of course, a very ancient history. This is very important, because it could make you realise how high-quality rest and sleep have always considered as a priority to all the societies. Nowadays, we live a buzzy life, always running to work, school and so on, and we should make the best effort to guarantee ourselves a sound and healthy sleep.
In the past, mattresses were stuffed with straw, horsehair, wool and so on. Today, there are a lot of kinds of mattresses. You can have the water ones, the rubber ones and many others. We do sell mattresses, but only high-quality and luxury ones, where you can rest and your spine will always be comfortable. There are many priorities to take into consideration when buying a mattress - durability, reliability and, of course, a good support. These features are essential because our back is one of the most delicate parts of our bodies. It doesn't matter if you have a hard, physical job, or if you spend most of your time sitting on a chair in front of the screen of a computer. What you really need to know is that you could keep a wrong posture and your back could need exercises or therapy. One of the best therapies is having a great mattress where your back can relax during the sleep.
We have a good selection of standard mattresses of any kind, memory foam, pocket springs and more. What you need to know is of course the size you want - we covered it up for you: we have single, double, king, super king and continental sizes. The Italian Classico "Magni 10" by Magniflex is vacuum packed, it has a 12 years warranty, is hypoallergenic and has anti dust mite properties, this mattress is manufactured with a number of memory foams which include Magnifoam, Eliosoft and Memoform. It is finished with a super soft fibre. Viscose ensures great breathability. The names of Magniflex mattresses speak of sound sleep and good night's rest: Magnifico Dual 12 is another creation that you may take into account if you want to buy a high-quality, luxury mattress that guarantees wonderful moments of rest. It is available both with a medium soft and a super soft tension according to your own sense of comfort. The mattress is made of four layers of memory foam and a very soft fibre padding.
If you have any request or need, please tell us and we will do our best to help you.


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This July 15, 2016 article by Kaitlyn Foti found on the Mainline Media News website talks about the extremely long waiting list for beds at Torrance State Hospital and Norristown State Hospital Forensic Units. The article talks about the impact not only to the person who is on the waiting list, but also their family, the flow of inmates through jails, and the financial impact faced by having to hold someone in jail who is on a waiting list for treatment.
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"Can you do something with rhubarb? I've been craving rhubarb." Jamie's request came as I was telling him some of the things I wanted to bake this summer to see what he thought.
"Really? Who craves rhubarb?" I replied, and then immediately felt bad. I didn't grow up eating rhubarb, so I tend to forget when it's in season, and it doesn't usually occur to me to bake with it. But his parents grow rhubarb in their garden, and every year his mom makes rhubarb pies. We ate one last summer, and it reminded me of apple pie, but much more tart.
I tasted rhubarb for the first time last summer, at his parents' home. His dad cut off a stalk from their garden, cut it into pieces, and placed it on the table with a bowl of sugar. Chunks of raw rhubarb, dipped in sugar, is definitely a tart, but unique snack. After they sent us home with a few stalks, I wasn't sure what to do with it, so I just cooked it down into an applesauce-like puree, along with some cherries, and baked it into a rhubarb cherry loaf bread.
And then I forgot all about that tart vegetable that's pretending to be a fruit, until Jamie brought it up a few weeks ago.
I aim to please, (and I felt oh-so-bad for shooting down his suggestion) so it became my mission to come up with some rhubarb treats for him, something a little more rhubarby than just a loaf bread, even though that bread was really good.
The first thing I wanted to make was a pie, with the filling a mixture of rhubarb and blueberries, and a pretty lattice top. So should it be called Rhuberry Pie, Bluebarb Pie, or just Rhubarb Blueberry Pie? The filling tasted wonderful, the perfect combination of tartness and sweetness with a hint of cinnamon, and the crust was buttery and flaky.
But for some odd reason, the filling didn't thicken like it should have, in spite of the cornstarch, and the juice ran everywhere. So I won't be sharing that recipe today, although when I test it again with a different technique, I will definitely update this post when the filling thickens successfully. It sure was pretty and yummy, though. It tasted so amazing with a scoop of the Strawberry Frozen Custard I made with fresh strawberries.
Then, I baked Rhubarb Almond Streusel Muffins, flavored with a little almond extract, orange zest and juice, and topped with an almond streusel. After the muffins had cooled slightly, I poked a hole in the center of each with the back of a spoon and filled the centers with some warm strawberry jam.
The jam was a quick version of strawberry jam, sort of a cross between strawberry jam and strawberry sauce, to which I did not add pectin. Chunky and sweet, with orange and cinnamon, it was a nice complement to the muffins.
Hopefully Jamie isn't tired of muffins yet, because I have so many more recipes just waiting their turn...
Rhubarb Almond Streusel Muffins with quick Strawberry Jam
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muffin batter:
- 1 cup diced rhubarb
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, loosely packed
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3/4 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- Juice and zest of 1 orange
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
streusel topping:
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Preheat the oven to 350. Line a muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together the rhubarb, brown sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, almond extract and yogurt until well combined. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring just until combined.
Fill the muffin cups with the batter; they will be full, almost to the top. In a small bowl, combine all the streusel ingredients, using your fingers or a fork to mash the butter into the dry ingredients until moist and crumbly. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the batter and gently press it into the batter.
Bake muffins for 18-22 minutes, until the topping is golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool muffins in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Yields 12-14 muffins.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen
Strawberry Jam with Orange and Cinnamon
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 3-4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, orange zest and juice, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to medium low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until thickened; mash the berries a little with the back of a wooden spoon, but keep the mixture chunky. Stir in the vanilla. Set aside to cool before serving.
Yields about 1 1/2 cups of jam.
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Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
Part I: The Basics of Option Greeks
Chapter 1 The Basics 3
Contractual Rights and Obligations 3
ETFs, Indexes, and HOLDRs 9
Strategies and At-Expiration Diagrams 10
Chapter 2 Greek Philosophy 23
Price vs. Value: How Traders Use Option-Pricing Models 24
Delta 25
Gamma 32
Theta 38
Vega 42
Rho 46
Where to Find Option Greeks 51
Caveats with Regard to Online Greeks 52
Thinking Greek 53
Notes 53
Chapter 3 Understanding Volatility 55
Historical Volatility 55
Implied Volatility 58
Expected Volatility 61
Implied Volatility and Direction 67
Calculating Volatility Data 68
Volatility Skew 69
Note 72
Chapter 4 Option-Specific Risk and Opportunity 73
Long ATM Call 73
Long OTM Call 79
Long ITM Call 83
Long ATM Put 84
Finding the Right Risk 89
It's All About Volatility 89
Options and the Fair Game 93
Note 94
Chapter 5 An Introduction to Volatility-Selling Strategies 95
Profit Potential 95
Chapter 6 Put-Call Parity and Synthetics 113
Put-Call Parity Essentials 113
American-Exercise Options 119
Synthetic Stock 120
Synthetic Stock Strategies 124
Theoretical Value and the Interest Rate 132
A Call Is a Put 133
Note 133
Chapter 7 Rho 135
Rho and Interest Rates 135
Rho and Time 137
Considering Rho When Planning Trades 138
Trading Rho 142
Notes 143
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Dividend Basics 145
Dividends and Option Pricing 147
Dividends and Early Exercise 148
Inputting Dividend Data into the Pricing Model 152
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Vertical Spreads 164
Verticals and Volatility 178
The Interrelations of Credit Spreads and Debit Spreads 180
Building a Box 181
Verticals and Beyond 183
Note 183
Chapter 10 Wing Spreads 185
Condors and Butterflies 185
Taking Flight 185
Keys to Success 194
Greeks and Wing Spreads 195
Directional Butterflies 195
Constructing Trades to Maximize Profit 198
The Retail Trader versus the Pro 205
Notes 207
Chapter 11 Calendar and Diagonal Spreads 209
Calendar Spreads 209
Trading Volatility Term Structure 218
Diagonals 228
The Strength of the Calendar 233
Note 233
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Direction Neutral versus Direction Indifferent 237
Delta Neutral 238
Trading Implied Volatility 241
Conclusions 247
Chapter 13 Delta-Neutral Trading: Trading Realized Volatility 253
Gamma Scalping 254
Art and Science 258
Gamma, Theta, and Volatility 259
Gamma Hedging 259
Smileys and Frowns 265
Chapter 14 Studying Volatility Charts 269
Nine Volatility Chart Patterns 269
Note 282
Part IV: Advanced Option Trading
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Long Straddle 285
Short Straddle 293
Synthetic Straddles 298
Long Strangle 299
Short Strangle 302
Note 306
Chapter 16 Ratio Spreads and Complex Spreads 307
Ratio Spreads 307
How Market Makers Manage Delta-Neutral Positions 316
Trading Skew 321
When Delta Neutral Isn't Direction Indifferent 322
Managing Multiple-Class Risk 323
Chapter 17 Putting the Greeks into Action 325
Trading Option Greeks 326
Choosing between Strategies 326
Managing Trades 329
The HAPI: The Hope and Pray Index 329
Adjusting 330
About the Author 333
Index 335


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This is just a part of java 7, though, but it still seems awesome to me. I cannot wait to get my hands on it .
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At its core, Claws is a bombastic tale of drugs, manicures and the unbreakable bond between five female friends trying to survive a perilous criminal world that constantly underestimates their value. However, that phenomenal friendship, which has delivered some of the show's brightest moments, may have been irrevocably altered in Sunday's jaw-dropping finale with the potential death of one of their own.
Season 2 ended on a major shocker when Virginia (Karrueche Tran) took a bullet for Desna (Niecy Nash) after a pair of masked motorists opened fire on the unsuspecting duo. The episode came to a close with a frantic Desna calling for help while cradling Virginia's limp body; her fate remains up in the air.
While things aren't looking too optimistic for Virginia, there's still hope that she may survive the surprise attack. After all, this is the same show which saw Roller miraculously survive being shot in the chest at point-blank range. So if he can live through all that and his boat exploding in the middle of the ocean, there's no reason to think that a few stray bullets are enough to take down Virginia for good. If we've learned anything from the past two seasons, it's that nothing is ever what it seems.
That couldn't have been more apparent through Desna's relationships with Zlata (Franka Potente), leader of the Russian mafia who preached female empowerment while secretly plotting Desna's murder, and Desna's fianc� Ruval (Jimmy Jean-Louis), a charming doctor who turned out to be a drug lord also out to kill Desna. They both gave Desna hope for a better life and they both nearly destroyed her with their betrayal.
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The fallout left Desna's nail salon under police control but after cooperating with the authorities, she got to walk away a free woman. Up until the episode's final moments, things were finally looking up for Desna. She finally stood up to Uncle Daddy (Dean Norris) and took control of the criminal network she'd previously been a pawn in. Plus, she inherited a casino from Ruval, securing her status as the boss of this whole operation.
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So who's behind the hit on Desna? Is it Uncle Daddy or the remaining members of the Russian mafia?
How long will Bryce and Jen stay on the straight-and-narrow in Tampa before being pulled back into the drug game?
Quiet Ann and that sexy wedding bartender are my new OTP. Where is their extended scene together?
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PA Apples
In the past, you have (or maybe haven't) read me blogging about in depth growing practices, answering your questions from the interwebs, and creating content to address some of our most frequently asked questions at market. All these have been fun "blog series" to write if you want to call them such a thing but I hadn't come up with the next thing to write about until today when I was tasked with judging the maturity to harvest of about 6 different apple varieties. I took to Instagram to nerd out when I realized, hey! This might make for a fun read! And when you're as nerdy as I am with... well... everything, then you're pretty much of the opinion that there's a large population of folks eager to nerd out with you. So, in blatant denial of the truth - that being, of course, that you couldn't be any less interested, I introduce the new blog series, Nerdy Ag.
So! Apple trees exhibit two kinds of growth: vegetative and propagative. While that statement alone warrants another blog entry unto itself, we'll concern ourselves only of the propagative growth which is how we get fruit - that is to say vegetative growth makes limbs and leaves, propagative gives us fruit. We'll talk about buds and biennial trees later. A pollinated blossom forms a tiny fruitlet that undergoes rapid cell division. After "June drop" these apples start to grow by cell division and finally, begin to convert starches to sugars. There are many ways to tell if an apple is "mature" or ripe - some sensory, some scientific.
The first indicator is seed color. The apple (matured ovary, nerds) isn't making it's final maturing stages until the seeds have gone from a green color to a darker, browner color. If you cut open an apple and see green seeds, you need test anything else - you're looking at a "green" (immature, unripe) fruit.
A second test for apples that have mature seeds is a starch-iodine test. Again, apples that are cut and tested are immediately discarded, so let not your heart be troubled. To perform a starch iodine test, you'll need to cut the apple horizontally and use a garden spritzer to apple an iodine solution. When the Iodine reacts with the flesh of the apple, you can determine what percentage of starches have been converted to sugars. Because this starch conversion to sugars continue post harvest, it's important to consult charts like this to determine when to harvest (see also 8 index chart).
A third test, popular in the processing apple industry, is using a penetrometer. As the name implies, this tests the firmness of the apple by the resistance pressure made by the cells of the apples flesh! A reading of the pressure at the time of delivery of apples to a processor is an important metric in deciding what products can/should be made with them. Fancy penetrometers are for inside, lab use only and sit on a table to remove all other variables. Hand held penetrometers are more common, as they are easy to take to the field with you, though steps must be made to insure the accuracy of measurements. This final, fourth mention of the term "penetrometer" is merely to see if there's still anyone out there with a middle school sense of humor who hasn't giggled.
But the fun and easy one that I use the most is the refractometer (pictured). This measures the brix, the amount of sugar, in a suspended solution, of which apple juice (cider) is one. We'll talk sensory tests later, but as one who is somewhat sensory deficient, this is my method of choice. Testing is done by squeezing the juice of an apple onto the pen-like tip of this kaleidoscope measuring device. Once you flatten this solution into a thin, uniform film, you can point the refractometer at the light and see the reading as you look into the eyepiece. Let's get this gadget working!
Let's start with a low brix reading. Please consider the Braeburn apple pictured to the right, here. As you can tell from the photo - my iPhone camera lens through the eyepiece of the refractometer, this apple is measuring only 12 brix (bx). To taste this apple, you'd agree - underripe. And, true to form, this would be about 10-15 days earlier than we'd ever harvested Braeburn otherwise.
But! As you'll also see form the picture, it looks like a ready-to-eat apple! I'm colorblind, so I'm making myself learn fruit maturity the scientific way and this is a situation in which it's really helpful. However, I'm also blessed with a discerning palette and it wasn't hard for anyone to find this apple green, starchy, and unsweet to taste it. Let's move on - I only tested this one because I was driving by it on the way to other fruits!
These next two varieties had different brix but were both deemed to be ready for harvest. The first was a slam dunk. It's only the second harvest for these here at Three Springs but they're quickly becoming one of my favorites - Pink Lady cv. 'Maslin', an early ripening mutuation of Pink Lady cv. 'Cripps Pink'. As you can see in the photo, these chimed in at a brix over 15 which is really great! Most importantly, they tasted like they were ready.
As did the Cameo, pictured on the right. Long a favorite here around the farm for their flavor, crunch, and storability. This is an apple we typically sell straight through March, April, and May so at a few fewer brix, these will be harvested at a maturity that will 1) taste good now, right off the tree and 2) have some starches that can convert to sugar in a storage scenario such that the fruit continues to mature and sweeten in storage, rather than spoil.
The next apple I tested is one we get a lot of questions about in the fall: Stayman. Without going into the differences between Stayman, Winesap, and Stayman/Winesap (this is the first of these) - 'Snapp' Stayman for the real hort nerds out there was an apple that measured high in brix but I didn't think was quite ready. We were hoping to harvest these with the likes of Cameo and Pink Lady 'Maslin' from a logistics/efficiency/management perspective. However, while the instruments put Stayman on par with 'Maslin' Pink Lady - it still tasted starchy to me. I just think this one needs a little more time. From a logistics standpoint, the next chance we would have to harvest it would be the following week at the same time, but I think that'll be worth the wait based 100% on my own sensory evaluation.
The final case we'll look at is the same apple in two different areas of our same farm. We'll call this variety Mystery Apple (to torture you) and we'll call the first location X, and the second Y (he said quite nerdishly). Mystery Apple, location X is on a semi-dwarfing disease resistant rootstock - G.16. These are planted between an existing block of Honeycrisp on m.26 (also semi dwarf) and a windbreak beside a little brook. What this means is shading - significantly less sun than site Y. It is, however, lower elevation and a consistently warmer site than site Y and the rootstock more dwarfing. Trees on site X are also significantly younger than Y, less mature. While I have witnessed more dwarfing (read, more light inception) and young (smaller) trees produce higher quality fruit, these apples at site X, while a little inconclusive if you look at that shot, were, at best about a 14-15 bx.
Meanwhile, older more mature trees, on a more vigorous rootstock, at a higher elevation (colder) site (Y) produced mystery apples with a brix of 21! I'll keep an eye on these two blocks going forward but Mystery apple harvested last year at a brix of 24 and since this year was a little more mild, heat-wise, I'll call these ready to harvest at 21 for 2015. But this is just a cool, nerdy, scientific horticultural wonder to keep an eye on as these two blocks mature. Block Y will be less light inception per tree in full sun. Block X will be more light inception at a half-day's sun. Which will produce better quality (higher brix) Mystery apples. It's science - that's what makes these mysteries fun!
This nerdy blog references penetrometers and starch-iodine tests! See video below from PA Apples for MORE nerdy content including videos of both nerdy instruments in action! Note, that bench penetrometer will be much more accurate than our hand-held penetrometer!
Apple harvest is just getting started in PA. Did you know that apples are carefully hand harvested? Here's a look at the harvest process. #PickPAapplesPosted by Pennsylvania Apples on Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Nerdy Ag vol. II - Frost and Freeze Damage
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But here's why you may very well want to get it anyway: You are still liable from the state's financial responsibility law. Meaning that if you hit something/someone and it's your fault, it's your responsibility to pay for the damage. And since even a minor scrape or ding to another vehicle can cost hundreds of dollars to fix, state officials believe that many motorcycle owners in Washington voluntarily choose to carry coverage.
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- 1 cup salted roasted cashews (4 1/2 ounces)
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looking for John LLOYD' s descendants
John LlOYD was born in Walgett N S W Australia 1898
died Newtown Sydney Australia 1965
Father Alfred John Clarence LLOYD 1874- 1955
mother Norah KENNA 1876- 1945
spouse Ami Winnifred Lardner
I would like to make contact with John's family
regards Chrismon
update for George Lloyd Bristol .
George has been hard to find as he went to & from England many times .He ended up dying in Bristol in 1907.His parents were Thomas & Ann & I need help in finding where George lived his early life.At the time of his death he was living at 74 Egerton Rd Horefield Bristol & owned five tenements in Castle Green Terrace.His wife( Mary Singleton) & children remained in Australia,but i would like to think George continued to support them. He was in partnership with his son-in-law Thomas Coglan in Singleton in 1866/7.
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Norah Kenna
Hi everyone, I am looking for information on Norah Lloyd,Who was the licencee of the Sportsman Arm,s Hotel in Walgett,in 1896.She was probably my great grandmother.She had a daughter also called Norah who married my grandfather in 1895 at Walgett thank you Chris
george lloyd (1815 bristol england )research
In my last post I was looking for Sharon from Cooma.Success! I have been in contact with her and she is going to send me informatrion on my elusive g g grandfather George.He has been hard to find as he went to & fro England many times That,s all I know at the moment ,can,t wait for the snail mail to arrive.Chrismon
george lloyd (1815 bristol england )research
looking for Sharyn from Cooma who was researching George Lloyd (1815 Bristol England)about 1998.George married Mary Singleton at St Andrews Singleton 13/6/1840.I believe George.s son John had a business in Narrabri in 1871,Would love information on this family
Regards Chris
trying to find the lloyd &kenna families from Walgett
Alfred John Clarence Lloyd was born Narrabri 1874& somehow ended up in Walgett where he was a shop assistant for how long is a mystery.His wife.s name was Norah Kenna His son Norman was born there in 1907.Hope someone can help regards Patience
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Scott L. Schwartz visited East Tennessee Children's Hospital during Easter…
April 5, 2012 (Knoxville, TN) Actor/Producer/Director/Humanitarian Scott L. Schwartz in association with Alicia's House Food Pantry, Children's Hospital of Orange County, and The Scott L. Schwartz Children's Foundation are making an impact on Children's Hospitals worldwide starting with a return visit to East Tennessee Children's Hospital and WBIR's Live At Five At Four in Knoxville, TN.
Scotts recent charity accomplishments includes Scott along with "Legendary Cubs Pitcher" Milt Pappas raising over $50k to benefit Alicia's House Food Pantry. This year we're proud to announce Scott is the recipient of the CHOC Glass Slipper Award (a prestigious award that others like David Beckham, Gwen Stefani among others have received).
More about CHOC Glass Slipper Award:
CHOC Children's is for children. It is the only private, not-for-profit hospital in Orange County devoted exclusively to caring for the health and well-being of children. Every year, thousands of infants, children and young adults are cared for at CHOC Children's, regardless of their family's ability to pay. In addition, CHOC Children's houses state-of-the-art research labs aimed at the prevention and treatment of childhood diseases. The demand for CHOC Children's services continually grows, as does the cost of pediatric care.
The Glass Slipper Guild reaches out to the local community on behalf of CHOC to raise money for the hospital's greatest needs. Their Guild is made up of approximately 125 women between the ages of 25 and 45 who live in coastal Orange County. They are a dedicated and passionate group of volunteers that have raised more than $2.5 million since 1983. For more information please visit: http://www.chocglassslipperguild.com/about.php
Scott L. Schwartz is widely known as the "Ultimate Bad Guy" from his acting career including: Ocean's 11, 12 & 13, Starsky & Hutch, Fun With Dick And Jane, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Star Trek Voyager, and many more feature films. But this year Scott reprises his most cherished role of the "Ultimate nice guy"… Scott L. Schwartz has been visiting children's hospitals worldwide for the past 12 years after losing his sister to lung cancer in 1998. After that he realized the value and impact in making a lasting impression on these children with cancer and how important it is to make each child feel special and cared about. Scott enjoys visiting the cancer centers and bringing what joy he can into the lives of every child he visits, they are always smiling when he leaves the rooms and usually begging him to return soon.
Scott L. Schwartz Children's Foundation plans to make a difference in the lives of each child in need by continuing to visit hospitals worldwide, helping East TN Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital Of Orange County (CHOC), Alicia's House Food Pantry and Toys For Tots foundation of Seal Beach.
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We have three new clips to share with you today from writer/director/star RZA's kung-fu epic, The Man with the Iron Fists. First up is Bronze Lion (Cung Le) taking on Madame Blossom (Lucy Liu), followed by a bloody introduction to Jack Knife (Russell Crowe) and finally, a clash between the wrought iron fists of the Blacksmith (RZA) and the zinc and copper alloy of Brass Body (David Bautista). The clips do a nice job at showcasing the fighting styles of each of our characters, but also give a glimpse into the overall tone of the film. Part kung-fu cliche and part homage, The Man with the Iron Fists looks to mix in a fair dose of humor alongside the action (if Crowe's craziness is any indication). The Man with the Iron Fists opens November 2nd. Hit the jump to check out the clips.
If you missed any of the character trailers, check out Bronze Lion, Madame Blossom, Jack Knife and Brass Body and get caught up on all of our coverage on The Man with the Iron Fists here. You can view the clips from The Man with the Iron Fists below, followed by the film's synopsis and poster:
Quentin Tarantino presents The Man With the Iron Fists, an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen directorand leading man, RZA—alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu—tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China's Jungle Village, the town's blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans' brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people.
Blending astonishing martial-arts sequences from some of the masters of this world with the signature vision he brings as the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan and as one of hip-hop's most dominant figures of the past two decades, RZA embarks upon his most ambitious, stylized and thrilling project to date.


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Facebook announced Monday a brand new feature that will allow multiple users to upload images to the same photo album.
With shared photo albums the album's creator can add up to 50 "contributors," who can upload their own photos – up to 200 of them – to a specific album. And the album creators can choose to allow contributors to invite others to add to the album or have control over invitations, according to Mashable.
The new shared album feature also has three privacy settings: public, friends of contributors and contributors only, which gives the album creator control over who has access to the album's images.
"I think one thing that's really fun about creating products at Facebook is that you're never quite sure how people will use the product in the end," Facebook software engineer Bob Baldwin told Mashable. Baldwin headed the project with colleague Fred Zhao.
Facebook began rolling out the new feature to small groups of English users on Monday.


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Social Media for a Social Change
What started off with a small group of people protesting against economic inequality and social greed in New York City has now turned into a growing, global movement. While some people are drawing an analogy to Tahrir Square, the Anti-Wall Street protests clearly highlight how important social media can be. With demonstrations being held outside financial institutions and federal banks from LA to Boston, the protesters have taken to social media, hoping for a social change. From Twitter hashtags that are being used to spread the word, to Facebook posts and countless YouTube videos, the movement continues to gain mileage every day. Unlike a few years ago, when protests and campaigns briefly grabbed the attention of the world via traditional channels, only to fade away with time, the real-time nature of social media has changed the way campaigns are organized and broadcasted. Here's a brief overview of how social media expanded the reach of the campaign that began with a few dozen demonstrators camping in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE):
- July 13, 2011: The Adbusters magazine posted a call to Occupy Wall Street on their blog.
- Following the protests outside NYSE on September 17, people took to various networking sites to further garner support for their cause; this saw the emergence of additional support groups like 'Occupy Chicago', 'Occupy Boston', 'Occupy Philadelphia' etc.
- Within a few weeks, the leaderless protests witnessed +200 Facebook pages and Twitter accounts emerge, urging volunteers to join the movement in their respective cities.
- The Occupy Wall Street Facebook page currently boasts +200,000 'likes' and has over 123,000 people talking about it on the networking site.
- The increasing Facebook updates and likes, as well as the Twitter hashtags and handles, were just the beginning. The digital space is flooded with videos featuring dozens of demonstrations that were held around the world on October 15th, taking the campaign to a global level.
- As the OWS movement arrived at the one month milestone (on October 17th, 2011), the number of 'Occupy' Facebook pages overreached geographical barriers, with the Occupy the London Stock Exchange, Occupy Brazil, Occupy Berlin, Occupy Sydney and Occupy Tokyo pages propping up.
- Users also joined Meetup.com and Foursquare to find like-minded people and to organize protests.
- Whether it was capturing Julian Assange's remarks to protesters in London, or the violence that broke out during a large rally in Rome, the protesters shared with the world, in real-time, everything that was happening in their cities.
The 'Occupy' Movement: Tracking the Social Media Buzz
Analysis (for the time period between 17th September 2011 and 17th October 2011) by the Brand Monitor Team at Position² indicates a gradual build-up in conversation volumes. The protests then gained steam, with the highest buzz registered on 6th October 2011 (33,347), followed by 32,875 posts registered on 3rd October.
Overall Media Sources Breakdown
- Of the 449,561 total posts, discussion forums recorded the maximum conversation volumes at 33%.
- This was followed by blogs at 26%, with people taking to various blogging platforms including Tumblr to talk about problems ranging from unemployment to social inequality.
- Twitter, which established itself as a crucial social media tool for communicating about the movement, also registered considerable buzz at 22%. While #OccupyWallStreet is one of the commonly used hashtags, other hashtags like #revolution, #ows, #99percent, #OccupyPhilly etc significantly contributed to the social media buzz and accelerated the rate at which conversations travelled across the digital space.
- When compared to other channels, the buzz on Facebook was not as much (2%). However, the 9,263 Facebook posts included not just pages from USA, but also from other countries from across the world. Perhaps one of the reasons for the negligible Facebook traffic could be the users' concern about the reaction from their employers.
Top Country Breakdown
- Since USA was where it all started, it came as no surprise to see the maximum buzz (84%) registered here. Frustrated US citizens, especially the unemployed Americans and those belonging to the lower socio-economic class were rather vocal in their opinion about how the banks were making all the money (the 1%), while the rest (the 99%) were deprived of their basic rights.
- This was followed by countries like Canada and UK, which accounted for 4% and 3% of the conversations respectively.
- Further analysis shows that New York, where the initial demonstrations began, registered the highest conversation volumes at 34,284.
- This was followed by Massachusetts (3.941) and Washington (2,828).
Gender and Age Distribution
- At 65%, the men were more active in conversations pertaining to the anti-Wall Street protests when compared to women (35%).
- The +65 age group was not vocal about their thoughts and opinions (0%). We attribute their silence to the fact that this age bracket, which mostly comprised of the retired population, was not as concerned about day-to-day financial issues as the <65 population was.
- The 20-35 age bracket was the most vocal at 34%. This demographic largely comprises of those who are either already employed or those who are looking to start their careers. Therefore, it is unsurprising that they were highly opinionated about the financial institutions and banks.
- This was closely followed by the 36-50 age bracket, at 26%.
When it started nearly a month back, the Occupy Wall Street Movement was a nation-wide campaign that witnessed American citizens protesting against various issues ranging from corporate greed to the influence of corporate money on government. Within a matter of few days, the campaign that had caught on the social media bug, rapidly spread, conveying the message of the frustrated '99%' to the rest of the world. Despite the recent arrests, the Anti-Wall street protests are showing no signs of slowing down. Social networking channels like Facebook and Twitter, along with Tumblr blogs and numerous videos are functioning as communication tools, breaking geographical barriers and giving a global voice to the campaign.
As the above analysis indicates, USA registered the highest volume of social media conversations. However, the movement has only just started to spread abroad. While Greece is poised to join the 'Occupy' campaign, Spain is amongst the recent countries to have expressed their solidarity. With country-specific hashtags and Facebook pages being created every day, it is only a matter of time before we see online traffic pick up in different parts of the world. Although some people who are concerned about reactions from their employers decided to keep a low-profile on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and discussion forums are abuzz with conversations, where opinions are exchanged, videos are uploaded and updates are shared.
Whether it is the Occupy Wall Street movement or the Women2Drive campaign, it is evident that how powerful social media can be. The last few years have witnessed a change in how and why social media channels are used. What initially started as a fad is evolving into a tool for bringing about social change. What we do know is that social media as a communication tool is something that cannot be ignored. As for the Anti-Wall Street protests, we are eager to see how influential social media can be in bringing about a social change.


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Investment property for sale
On just a 45 min. drive from Salzburg, Austria, we arrive to the lovely authentic town of Muhlbach. Here, a new investment project is taking its form. An old house has made room for a new, infrastructural well-connected new build project.
A total of 39 fully equipped apartments built in an alpine style with high quality finishings will be ready by summer 2020!
This apartment of 64.9 m2 liveable space is located on the first floor and features 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and living with direct access to the balcony.
Easy access
The project has easy all-year round access and is located on just a couple min. walk from the railway station of Hochkönig. Making it ideal for those who do not travel by car. Mühlbach has great access to the ski region of "Ski Amadé" with 760 kilometres of slopes and 270 lifts offering a variety of great experiences for everyone. Mühlbach stands for pure skiing pleasure during the winter and beautiful hikes in summer.
Investment formula
Enjoy your holiday in your own property in the middle of the wonderful Salzburg mountains. The formula of this investment-project is quite simple: all owners can enjoy their holidays in the period of their own choice in their own apartment. However, when owners are not using the property themselves, a capable rental-company is taking care of their apartments by renting them out. All property owners of this residence are obliged to take part in this. The generated rental profit will be divided between all co-owners of the residence. Obviously, each individual sum of profit depends on factors like the size of the apartment and the weeks that an apartment wasn't occupied by the owners themselves. In case several owners put their property up for rent but only a few actually got booked, then the profit will still be divided by all owners that had given availability. This formula of 'teamwork' makes the risk quite low and guarantees a better and steady income for everyone.
It is clear that as an owner of an apartment within this project, you benefit from your investment from the very first moment you buy it as it works for you straight away.
Facts about the residence
– Residence of 39 apartments with balcony, loggia or terrace (some with own sauna) located in the center
– 56 parking spots available in the underground garage and outdoors
– The project's superior service including hotel reception, breakfast, laundry and dry cleaning service and much more
– Ski region Hochkönig in the immediate vicinity (part of Ski Amadé)
– Salzburg Airport only 60 kilometres away
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The study is the first to follow the brain-growth trajectories from infancy in children who later develop autism and the first to associate excessive cerebrospinal fluid during infancy with autism. "Early Brain Development and Elevated Extra-Axial Fluid in Infants who Develop Autism Spectrum Disorder," is published online today in the neurology journal Brain, published by Oxford University Press.
Increased amounts of cerebrospinal fluid (depicted here in a bluish color) above the surface of an infant's brain as early as 6 months of life is associated with a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
"This is the first report of an infant brain anomaly associated with autism that is detectable by using conventional structural MRI," said MIND Institute Director of Research David Amaral, who co-led the study.
"This study raises the potential of developing a very early method of detecting autism spectrum disorder. Early detection is critical, because early intervention can decrease the cognitive and behavioral impairments associated with autism and may result in more positive long-term outcomes for the child," Amaral said.
The study was conducted in 55 infants between 6 and 36 months of age, 33 of whom had an older sibling with autism. Twenty-two infants were children with no family history of the condition.
The researchers reported that the brain anomaly was detected significantly more often in the high-risk infants who were later diagnosed with autism between 24 and 36 months. Prior research by Sally Ozonoff, the vice chair for research and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, who co-led the study, has shown that the risk of autism is nearly 20 times greater in siblings of children with autism than in the general population. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the overall incidence of autism at 1 in 88.
The excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brain volume were detected by periodically measuring the infants' brain growth and development using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and by regularly assessing their cognitive, social, communication and motor development. Both the high- and low-risk infants underwent their first MRI scans at 6 to 9 months. The second MRI scans occurred when they were 12 to 15 months old. The third was conducted between 18 and 24 months. The MRIs were conducted while the infants were sleeping naturally, without the need for sedation or anesthesia.
At 6 months, the researchers began intensive behavioral assessments of the infants' development. Their parents also periodically completed questionnaires about their babies' behaviors. These tests were conducted until the infants were 24 to 36 months old, when each child was evaluated as having autism spectrum disorder, other developmental delays, or typical development.
In addition to the 10 children diagnosed with autism, 24 percent of the high-risk and 13.5 percent of the low-risk infants were classified as having other developmental delays. Some 45.5 percent of high-risk and over 86 percent of low-risk babies were found to be developing normally.
The researchers found that by 6 to 9 months of age, the children who developed autism had elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels in the "extra-axial" space above and surrounding the brain, and that those fluid levels remained abnormally elevated between 18 to 24 months of age. The more fluid during early infancy, the more severe were the child's autism symptoms when diagnosed, the study found.
In the infants who would go on to be diagnosed with autism, the "extra-axial" fluid volume was, on average, 33 percent greater at 12 to 15 months and 22 percent greater at 18 to 24 months, when compared with typically developing infants. At 6 to 9 months, the extra-axial fluid volume was 20 percent greater, when compared with typically developing infants.
The study also provided the first MRI evidence of brain enlargement in autism prior to 24 months. The infants in the study diagnosed with autism had, on average, 7 percent larger brain volumes at 12 months, compared with the typically developing infants.
The excessive extra-axial fluid and enlarged brain volume were detected by brain imaging before behavioral signs of autism were evident. "The cause of the increased extra-axial fluid and enlarged brain size is currently unknown", Amaral said.
Early diagnosis may be of particular benefit to infants whose older siblings have been diagnosed with autism, but the researchers caution that this finding must be replicated before it could aid in the early diagnosis of ASD. The MIND Institute is currently collaborating with other research institutions to replicate these findings and to evaluate how well the potential biomarker can accurately predict a later diagnosis of ASD.
"It is critical to understand how often this brain finding is present in children who do not develop autism, as well," said Ozonoff. "For a biomarker to be useful in predicting autism outcomes, we want to be sure it does not produce an unacceptable level of false positives."
"If this finding of elevated extra-axial fluid is replicated in a larger sample of infants who develop autism, and it accurately distinguishes between infants who do not develop autism, it has the potential of becoming a noninvasive biomarker that would aid in early detection, and ultimately improve the long-term outcomes of these children through early intervention," said Mark Shen, UC Davis graduate student and the study's lead author.
The study's other co-authors include Christine W. Nordahl, Gregory S. Young, Sandra L. Wootton-Gorges, Aaron Lee, Sarah E. Liston and Kayla R. Harrington, all of UC Davis School of Medicine.
The study was funded by the UC Davis MIND Institute, grants R01MH068398 and 1K99MH085099 from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and made possible through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 award.
At the UC Davis MIND Institute, world-renowned scientists engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary research to find the causes of and develop treatments and cures for autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), fragile X syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Down syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders. For more information, visit http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/
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΄Early brain enlargement and elevated extra-axial fluid in infants who develop autistic spectrum disorder' by Mark D. Shen, Christine W. Nordahl, Gregory S. Young, Sandra L. Wootton-Gorges, Aaron Lee, Sarah E. Liston, Kayla Harrington, Sally Ozonoff, and David G. Amaral
Brain, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt166
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put someone or something under something
to place someone or something beneath something. Dave put Sam under the loft in the barn, hoping no one would find him there. Alice put the birthday present under the couch, where she could get to it in a hurry.
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Fig. to anesthetize someone. They put him under with ether. After you put her under, we will begin the operation.