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Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recently gave her first public interview since she was shot in the head almost a year ago. Her journey — from critically ill patient to someone whose personality was largely intact but still struggled with words — has increased awareness and interest in speech and language impairments.
Cynthia Thompson, a Ralph and Jean Sundin professor of communication sciences at Northwestern University, is one of the nation's leading experts in the kind of deficits exhibited by Giffords, called aphasia. It affects 1 million Americans and by 2020, the numbers are expected to double.
For almost two decades, Thompson's research has focused on how language is recovered in persons with brain damage. She weighed in on the topic recently.
Q. What is aphasia?
A. It's a language disorder affecting the ability to understand and/or produce spoken and/or written language caused by a stroke — or other injury — that disrupts blood supply to regions of the brain involved in processing language.
Q. What is a key finding of your research?
A. We used to think that patients with a brain injury like Gabby Giffords' did not get better after a certain length of time — that there was a window of time to improve, called spontaneous recovery. But we now know that the brain is an organ of plasticity and it continues to change and improve throughout life.
Q. How did you reach this conclusion?
A. Using experimental training protocols. … My research team to date has trained more than 80 individuals (all in the chronic stage of aphasia, often several years post-stroke), with 90 percent showing significant improvement in language ability. In contrast, control participants … showed little if any language improvement. We also used functional magnetic resonance imaging to study how the brain functions before and after treatment. Results showed evidence of neural reorganization in those who received treatment.
Q. Anything else you've learned?
A. That the brain can recover and respond even 10 years after the original injury. But too often, medical insurance will pay only for a few weeks or months of speech-language therapy. Once a patient stabilizes, they are likely to be discharged before reaching maximum gains. The insurance hasn't really caught up with the research.
Q. Giffords, of course, is young, healthy and has resources. Can you see the same kind of progress in an older person?
A. Yes. Age is not necessarily a determinant in whether someone's speech improves. There are other factors, such as treatment, motivation and environment. Involvement in social and group activities, where there is language stimulation, rather than being isolated, can affect recovery. When it comes to language, there's a lot of truth to the adage of "use it or lose it."
Q. How do you explain people who have trouble speaking but are able to sing fluently?
A. Singing, or music in general, involves neural networks that differ from language. In particular, the right hemisphere is recruited more so for music than for language. Hence, people with aphasia — with left hemisphere brain damage — often retain the ability to sing. Some treatments for aphasia exploit this ability and pair music and singing with language production. One such treatment, called melodic intonation therapy, is likely what Giffords was provided, but I don't know that for sure.
Q. If you notice a change in someone's speech and language, what should you do?
A. You'd want to see specialists in cognitive disorders — a neurologist, neuropsychologist, speech-language pathologist — as soon as possible for testing. Changes can occur for many reasons other than stroke or degenerative disease. It's important to see a team of specialists to understand what's going on.
Q. Why is this an important public health issue?
A. Because of the aging population, the number of stroke-prone individuals will increase. The incidence doubles each decade after age 55. Speech and language affects everything, from work to friendships. If you can't communicate, it's very difficult to participate in life.
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recently gave her first public interview since she was shot in the head almost a year ago. Her journey — from critically ill patient to someone whose personality was largely intact but still struggled with words — has increased awareness and interest in speech and language impairments.


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There is something about the combination of fruit and cheese that I just can't resist. Think of figs and goat cheese, quince paste on a cheese platter, pear and blue cheese, cherries and feta... they all seem to compliment each other so perfectly. This simple grilled peaches and haloumi salad is celebrating summer and of what is officially left of it here in Sydney.
I go crazy for the stone fruit when they hit the markets, and love snacking on them as they are or occasionally making a salad like this one. Haloumi is a long time favourite of mine and I can't resist myself buying some every now and then. Lets celebrate the seasons!

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Christians worldwide are paying a heavy price for following Christ.
North Korea tops the country list each year as the worst persecutor of Christians. If discovered, North Korea believers are arrested, tortured, and killed for their faith.
Thirty-three-year-old Kim Eun Jin is among the few Christians who have escaped the country to tell about their experience.
"We met every Saturday evening. My family gathered in the back room of our small apartment. We had to be very quiet," Jin recalled.
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"We whispered when we prayed, sang songs or read the Bible. We often covered our heads to muffle the noise," he said.
But soon the authorities discovered that her father was a secret believer.
"My father was a tailor in town and the police suspected something was going on. We believe they planted listening devices in his shop and on his clothes," Jin said.
In 1994 police raided the family's secret house church. They arrested Kim's father and her uncle. Both men probably ended up in one of the six labor camps dotting North Korea.
Eric Foley, CEO of Seoul USA, a mission group helping North Korean Christians, said if believers are released from prison they face additional hardships.
"That becomes the hardest time in their Christian life because they are back in the grind of life and not only that, they are tracked, they are traced, their relatives are watched, their phone calls are monitored," Foley said.
Pakistan Persecution
Meanwhile, far from North Korea in the Islamic world of Pakistan, Christians are denied the right to free speech. They even face imprisonment or possible death if they say something deemed offensive about Muhammad or Islam.
"The whole Christian community can pray for Pakistan and if you want to step forward and do something concrete, you can uplift the Christian community here in Pakistan," Jave Rauf, a Pakistani Christian, said.
Many Christians during the past three decades have been falsely accused and imprisoned on charges of blasphemy.
Pakistan's blasphemy law contains three main sections: blasphemy against Islam, blasphemy against the Muslim Holy book—the Quran, and blasphemy against the prophet Muhammad.
The maximum sentence for those found guilty of blaspheming the Quran is life imprisonment.
The maximum penalty for those convicted of violating blasphemy against the prophet Muhammad is death.
No Christian has actually been executed for blaspheming Muhammad, but many like a woman named Asia Bibi have wasted away for years in prison, waiting for their cases to reach a higher court.
That's when they are usually thrown out for lack of evidence.
Bibi is a Christian mother who has been imprisoned now for more than four years. She's confined to a small 8-by-10 prison cell near the Pakistan city of Faisalabad where she awaits possible death.
Bibi was arrested in June 2009 after an argument with her Muslim co-workers who accused her of insulting the prophet Mohammed. A local judge found Bibi guilty and sentenced her to death by hanging. Her case is still on appeal.
Those who speak out against the blasphemy pay a heavy price. Shahbaz Bhati was a Christian and an official in the Pakistan government.
He called for Bibi's release and the repeal of Pakistan's blasphemy laws.
"I believe in Jesus Christ who has given His own life for us. I know what is the meaning of the cross and I'm following the cross and I am ready to die for a cause," Bhatti said.
Bhati was eventually killed for his efforts. As he drove to work, radicals shot him to death in his car.
Across Africa
There is also a tide of Islamic extremism spreading across Africa. Somalia is one of the most deadly places for Christians.
The al-Shabab terror group wants to impose Shariah law on the Somali people. Its goal is to rid the country of all Christians. Muslim converts to Christianity are killed.
In September 2008, an al-Shahab video swept the Internet, showing the brutal beheading of 25-year-old aid worker Mansour Mohammed. He had converted to Christianity in 2005.
One Mulsim convert to Christianity said he was awakened in his home by al-Shabab soldiers.
"They ransacked my house, searched my bag and found several pages from a Bible. They had crosses on them," Abdi said—his name has been changed to protect his identity.
Abdi was taken away, imprisoned, and tortured.
"I was blindfolded and they put me in a dark, underground cell. They beat me up with a wooden baton," he recalled.
"They wanted to know where I got the Bible pages and if I knew of any others like me. ... When they finally took the blindfold off, I noticed three dead bodies in the room. They placed them there just to frighten me," Abdi continued.
His torturers said they were going to kill him, but late one night Abdi and two cellmates made a daring escape.
Reunited with his family, Abdi is now living in a safe place. He said he still suffers physical pain from the torture he endured, but spiritually he feels closer to God
"I was happy to go through all this because now I am stronger spiritually. People prayed for me to escape. Their prayers are what saved my life," he said.
So how should Christians worldwide pray during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church?
"We shouldn't pray for the persecuted church, but we should pray with the persecuted church. ... They don't pray to be released from persecution. They pray to be found faithful in it." Foley said.
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A congressional report shows some members of Congress, their staffers and other government employees received special preferential treatment on loans from former mortgage-lender Countrywide Financial. They received "sweetheart deals" by being part of the "VIP program."
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Everyone knows these things go on in politics. I just think it's a shame that the media for the most part looks the other way. ( advertising?) I would like to see a report on past polititions, their net worth when they went into office and net worth 2 years after leaving office. It's very hard for corps to just give money so they promise to take care of them after they leave office. 250K – 1mil for speaking engagements. Thats a joke! I also believe that the Supreme Court is a joke. A Justice should be elected by secret ballot of Constitutional scholors from all the Universities in the country, not by politions. IF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS WERE GOING AFTER THE CORRUPT POLITITIONS WE COULD CLEAN UP WASHINGTON IN A HURRY. IT IS THEIR JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! We the tax payer can not do it AND THE POLITITIONS WON'T!!!!!!!!
This type of behavior will never go away. Remember "WHERE THERE IS MONEY, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CORRUPTION".... The only way to deal with this, is to have things such as term limit, oversight, checks and boundary and hold people accountable..... We should all be worried about a non-sustainable way of life for our future the rate we are going...... Democrats or Reublicans.
Our democracy DEMANDS and informed, educated, and involved electorate. Clearly this behavior of elected officials happens when they realize there's no one monitoring, viewing, or even paying attention to what they're doing. As long as the voting population keeps the indifferent posture they now have, we'll see this continued abuse of power and a 'thumbing of their noses' at the country...or worse.
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|This page is about the original Roll. For others, see Roll Caskett or Roll.EXE.
Roll (ロール Rōru) is a kind-hearted humanoid robot created by Dr. Light to be a house keeper, helping around Dr. Light's Laboratory by cleaning and cooking. She is the "little sister" of Mega Man and Proto Man. Her dream is to one day open a hospital and help people.[1][2]
Roll is one of the few female characters in the original Mega Man series, and the only female humanoid robot until Plum and Splash Woman were introduced into the series. In spite of her minor roles in the games, Roll is perhaps one of the most special and well-known characters in the entire Mega Man series, and remains a fan-favorite to many. She is especially well-known as the first female character ever in the Mega Man universe. She is also special in a sense that she, with her counterparts Roll.EXE and Roll Caskett and appearances in other media, combined, has made the most appearances of any supporting character in the Mega Man series as a whole.
- Mega Man, Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 4: Roll has a small appearance in the ending of these three games, and is mentioned in the opening scene of Mega Man 4.
- Mega Man V: Roll appears in the opening scene.
- Mega Man 7: She appears in the opening and ending scenes of the game, and will also appear randomly in the get weapon description in the Japanese version.[3]
- Mega Man 8: She exchanges gadgets in Dr. Light's Lab for Mega Man to use for the right prices of bolts. She appears in the opening scene, and in the intro she interrupts the battle between Mega Man and Bass via a hovering vehicle to head a distress signal by Dr. Light. In the ending scene, Roll hugs Mega Man, happy that he is alright.
- Mega Man & Bass: She uses a communicator to give tips on the stage and CD locations for the player. Roll also makes an appearance in Mega Man's ending, giving King's letter of an apology to Mega Man.
- Mega Man 9: She appears in the opening and ending scenes, and with Auto in cutscenes during the game and the shop screen.
- Mega Man 10: She is a victim of the "Roboenza" virus which had caught on throughout the robotic world. Consequently, Roll remains sick throughout the events of the entire game. Mega Man himself later catches the disease and the medicine-making machine is stolen by Dr. Wily. Roll, in an effort to save Mega Man's life, then gives him her medicine which she had saved telling him that he is the only one who could stop Wily. Her fate has yet to be confirmed, though it is likely that she was cured along with the other infected robots.
- Rockman and Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousensha: She appears in the ending of the game. She is also the shopkeeper in Bass' story.
- Mega Man: The Power Battle: She appears in Mega Man's ending.
- Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters: Roll was kidnapped by Dr. Wily's robots and the player(s) must rescue her. After defeating a certain boss in the "Rescue Roll!" chapter, Roll will be rescued and she, to show her thanks for being saved, will give the player(s) the new parts that she stole from the Wily robot which will upgrade the energy of their Special Weapons. Upon the destruction of Wily's fortress, Roll can be seen flying on top of the Rush Jet in the left before each character ending, possibly signifying her rescue, and she supports Mega Man in his ending.
- RockBoard: Roll appears as a playable character for the first time. Her goal is to build a hospital to help all the sick and injured people in the world.[1]
- Mega Man's Soccer: She appears in the opening scene and shortly caring a banner with Kalinka that says "congartulations" (congratulation's misspelled) in Tournament Mode.
- Mega Man: Battle & Chase: Roll is a playable character. At first she only wanted to encourage Mega Man, but decided to participate in the Battle & Chase contest. In her ending she loses the prize money while saving a dog's life from a possible fate of being roadlkilled. If Roll wins the Battle & Chase competition without losing a single race, a karaoke of her theme song will appear after her ending scene in the Japanese version.[4]
- Super Adventure Rockman: Roll was affected by the electromagnetic field from Lanfront Ruins, and will shut down if Mega Man can't stop Dr. Wily and his 16 revived Robot Masters from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3.
- Mega Man Powered Up: Roll is a playable character as a download. She also appears a lot more often than she did in the original Mega Man on the NES, as she appears in every New Style Story of every playable character (Including Proto Man), can be seen in the stage select screen of either the Old or New Style modes, and she appears as the host for the Construction Mode of the game, even going as far to give tutorials for first-time players who are constructing their own levels. When playing as Roll, one can battle the Copy Robot using her form, this being the closest she has come to being a boss in a classic-style game. Roll also has several downloadable clothes.
- Roll appears as a navigator in the Navi Mode of Mega Man: Anniversary Collection and Rockman Complete Works.
Other appearances
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Roll appears in the game as the only unique unlockable character in the game (in that she has her own sprite set). She is considered to be a "joke character" , as she has the same attacks as Mega Man but weaker and with a longer startup time as she has to summon whatever weapon she uses to attack. On the plus side, Roll has the smallest sprite in the game, making her somewhat hard to hit, and allows her to avoid some attacks from tall characters by simply crouching. She also appeared in its sequel, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. Due to her dress, she can hover,having a great chance of dodging attacks that are a little too high. Also, due to her short legs, she is one of the slowest characters and can dodge high and some medium attacks.
- Roll Buster - Roll's main weapon in this game, the Roll Buster is a 'gag weapon' that Roll takes from inside her shoe, places on her arm, and fires a large burst of energy from it before putting it back. It functions similarly to Mega Man's Strong Punch attack (Firing a Mega Buster shot), but the blast is slightly bigger and has slightly stronger knockback, but it cannot be charged.
- Exploding Bouquet - Roll pulls out a bomb disguised as a bouquet of flowers and tosses it at an arc. Should it make contact with an enemy or the ground, the flowers will explode, making them reasonably useful as an anti-air attack.
- Weapon Change - Similar to Mega Man, Roll summons Eddie, who will then drop a weapon for Roll to use. These include Tornado Hold, Leaf Shield and Mega Ball.
- Rush Drill - Rush transforms into a drilling vehicle and Roll pilots him for a short period.
- Beat Plane - Beat transforms into a plane and Roll pilots him for a short period.
- Hyper Roll - Roll combines with Rush, Eddie and Beat and transforms into a large form that attacks with several weapons, firing beams from her antennae, missiles from her breasts, Beat-shaped energy projectiles from her abdomen, and energy projectiles shaped like Rush and Eddie from the legs.
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Roll appears as a playable character in both versions of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes and Ultimate All-Stars. She attacks with a broom and bucket, using said broomstick like a pole weapon (IE. a Bō staff). Unlike Marvel vs. Capcom, Roll has a new and more evenly balanced gameplay move list (Instead of copying Mega Man's move list like in Marvel vs. Capcom), an excellent character assist, very unique and helpful Super Moves (Including one where she recovers health), and above-decent fighting capabilities. Because of this, Roll's status as a fighter has been upgraded compared to her initial fighting appearances in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. She appears in three endings:
- Roll's ending: In Cross Generation of Heroes, Roll finds Huitzil from Darkstalkers and Vector from Star Gladiator in an abandoned factory and reprograms the initially heartless and destructive robots into caring and loving individuals who not only assisted Dr. Light, but also displayed newfound friendliness towards human children. In Ultimate All-Stars, after defeating Yami, Roll had fallen in an abandoned factory thanks to Yami's destruction, where she finds Huitzil and Vector still in construction and reprograms the destructive robots into caring individuals. One week later, they are seen wearing domestic uniforms and working for Roll, helping in her chores.
- Tekkaman's ending: In Cross Generation of Heroes, Roll, along with Gold Lightan from Golden Warrior Gold Lightan and the PTX-40A from Lost Planet Extreme Condition, helps Tekkaman destroy an evil being engulfed in flames in outer space by weakening it with an energy staff, whereupon Tekkaman fires a powerful laser beam to destroy him immediately afterward. In Ultimate All-Stars, the evil being is revealed to be Pyron (mistranslated "Pylon" in the game) from Darkstalkers, and Tekkaman is also assisted by Zero and Tekkaman Blade.
- Yatterman-1's ending: In Cross Generation of Heroes, Roll is a member of a masked superhero team, consisting of herself, Mega Man Volnutt, Ryu, Chun Li, and Alex from Street Fighter, Soki from Onimusha, and Morrigan from Darkstalkers, along with Yatterman-1 as their leader, which appear to stop Doronjo, Boyacky, and Tonzura from robbing a bank. In Ultimate All-Stars, Roll, Soki and Morrigan aren't present in his ending.
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Roll appears as a collectable card in the free DLC Mode, Heroes and Heralds alongside, Mega Man, X, Dr. Wily, and Vile. Her primary and secondary abilities are granting the user the ability to automatically fill up the Hyper Combo Gauge by simply crouching.
Street Fighter X Tekken
Roll appears in Street Fighter X Tekken. Her appearance is altered to match that of Bad Box Art Mega Man, she also shares Roll Caskett's personality traits
Other games
- Roll appears as a card in two of the three SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters games.
- Roll has a cameo appearance in the background of the Running Battle mode from Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix.
- Roll is one of the characters present in the Japanese mobile phone game Capcom Girl no Mind Puzzle.
- Roll will appear in the upcoming game Rockman Online.
- Roll would appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.
Mega Man: Battle & Chase
- Vehicle: Pop 'n Beat
- Body: Beat Body
- Engine: Follow Engine
- Wing: Feather Wing
- Tire: Non-Drift Tire
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Translation: Home help robot, Rockman's young sister. A kind-hearted girl good at cleaning and cooking.
Other media
Mega Man
Roll is one of the main characters in Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series, appearing in all episodes. She was created as a teenager in the cartoon, and her arm can transform into several home appliances, which she can use for combat. According to the first episode, she apparently adapted these attachments as weaponry herself, whilst Doctor Light was modifying Rock into Mega Man.
Mega Man: Upon a Star
In the OVA Mega Man: Upon a Star, Roll tries to stop Dr. Wily from stealing Dr. Light's time machine in episode 2, and is taken hostage. She is later rescued by Mega Man. In episode 3, Roll tries to help Mega Man in the battle against Dr. Wily.
Captain N: The Game Master
In the cartoon Captain N: The Game Master, there is a character called Mega Girl that is believed to be the series' version of Roll. Her appearance is similar to Mega Man, except that she has long hair and her armor has different colors.
Mega Man Megamix
Roll is a recurring character in the manga. She is shown to be obsessed with cleaning, even to the point where she kicks Dr. Light out of his own office just to clean it.
When Dr. Cossack was kidnapped by Skull Man and Roll heard from Ring Man that Dr. Cossack's Citadel was attacked, she went with Mega Man to the citadel to see if Kalinka was alright. Roll and Kalinka are later kidnapped by Skull Man and taken to a cave in a snowfield. After some time a snowstorm starts and Kalinka gradually gets cold, and Roll overheats herself to keep Kalinka warm. When Skull Man is defeated, he reveals where he hid Roll and Kalinka, and they are rescued.
Other appearances
Roll appears in Shigeto Ikehara's Rockman manga series, in the manga Rockman 8, Rockman & Forte, Rockman 10 -Extra F-, Rockman 4Koma Great March, Rockman Battle & Chase, in Archie Comics' Mega Man comic series, the Dreamwave Mega Man comic series, and in Novas Aventuras de Megaman.
- She was named to match her counterpart's name ("Rock" 'n' "Roll"). Rockman being Mega Man's Japanese name.
- In Mega Man 1 to 7, Roll wears a simple red dress, but in Mega Man 8, Mega Man & Bass and Mega Man: Battle & Chase, her visual was changed, making her look a bit older. In Mega Man 9, she's back in her red dress, though for the cost of 200 screws, her dress can be changed into the one seen in Mega Man 8, and is one of her alternative costumes in Mega Man: Powered Up.
- According to a 1999 interview with Keiji Inafune, Roll was originally intended to be playable alongside Mega Man in Mega Man 2, but the decision was made to not change the formula carried over from the first game. This was because they felt that the game wouldn't have worked as well with a co-op two player mode, and because the executives at Capcom didn't want to promote a game starring a girl when at that time they felt that their home console audience was made primarily of boys. In later games, she appears as a playable character, having a Roll Buster in some depictions, and she made it as an unlockable playable character in one of the Japanese mobile phone versions of the first Mega Man game.[Citation needed]
- Roll's music theme is Where The Wind Blows, known in Japan as Kaze yo Tsutaete (風よ伝えて, roughly "Bequeath the Wind"). The song first appeared in the 1997 game Mega Man: Battle & Chase, and is also featured in Marvel vs. Capcom, the Rockman Complete Works version of Mega Man 6, and the two versions of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, and the soundtrack Chip Tuned Rockman has a remixed version of the music. The song was translated to English in the 2010 game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.
- In the Rockman Battle & Chase manga, Roll has a crush on Bass. Bass uses this to bother Mega Man, but Bass has no real interest in Roll whatsoever.
- In Mega Man Powered Up, Roll is hinted to have a crush on Mega Man, as Copy Roll makes note of this, using it to intimidate the original. She also implies it herself in her "Valentine Roll" description. This may just be fan-service, however, as it only appeared in Powered Up. Interestingly, they are also depicted as an item in some mobile games. Which is strange because in the original series, they are supposed to be siblings. However, their relationship is entirely interpretative.
- This thought is carried on for Mega Man Volnutt and Roll Caskett from the Mega Man Legends series, as well as MegaMan.EXE and Roll.EXE from the MegaMan Battle Network series. While the original Rock and Roll may not have a clear relationship, their other iterations show a much more visible connection between the two.
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'Father of the Bride 3' to Celebrate a Gay Wedding?
First he had to come to terms with his daughter getting married, then came her (and his wife's) pregnancy, so what's next for Steve Martin to do in a potential 'Father of the Bride 3'? How about a gay wedding for little Matty Banks?


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DAC Collection Object Information
St. Sulpice—High Altar,
From the portfolio of 50 vintage photographs, Churches of Paris (L'Eglises de Paris)
Photographic print from glass plate negative, with gold toning on printing-out paper
Dimensions (Image): 218 x 176 mm (8.6 x 6.9 in.)
Dimension notes: dimensions are approximate for the group, not individually measured
Inscribed in pencil: "#4764"
Edition: From a set of prints (most numbered and identified in pencil by Atget) bound in a hand-made album (1984.36.51); possibly only two such intact albums known to exist
Accession number: 1984.36.50
Gift of Alfred Berger in memory of Rosalind Berger and Lee Taub, 1984
Provenance / Collectors' marks: Acquired by donor in 1980 from the Paul Cava Gallery, Philadelphia; possibly purchased by Cava from a California auction
Bibliography: Unpublished; see object file for further information; copy photographs of album pages are in donor file.
Work Type: photograph
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text: WATERLOO, ON, March 16 - Einstein's theory of relativity combines space and time into a unified notion. Twistor theory goes beyond this and examines paths taken by light and other particles without mass - in an attempt to understand our universe at a deeper level, including the foundations of quantum physics. On Wednesday, April 6, as part of Perimeter Institute's Public Lecture Series presented by Sun Life Financial, the highly distinguished mathematician and theoretical physicist Sir Roger Penrose will explore the deep link between twistor theory and the weird effects of quantum non-locality - the phenomenon whereby the behaviour of quantum particles can seem to have instantaneous effects over large distances. Currently emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, Sir Penrose's research interests span many aspects of geometry, having made contributions to the theory of non-periodic tilings ("Penrose tilings"), to general relativity theory and quantum foundations. His main research program is to develop the theory of twistors, which he originated over 30 years ago as an attempt to unite Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics. In 1994 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to science. Sir Penrose has received numerous prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their understanding of the universe, the Dannie Heinemann Prize, the Royal Society Royal Medal, the Dirac Medal and the Albert Einstein prize to name a few. Sir Roger Penrose's lecture, entitled "Twistors and Quantum Non-Locality" will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Tickets will be available starting Monday, March 21st, 2011. Further details can be found at www.perimeterinstitute.ca.


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Not quite so guilty Valentine's Day treats. These funfetti cupcakes are actually made with the boxed mix and a 12-ounce can of Diet 7-Up. No eggs, no oil - just soda! Bake a few minutes less than the usual cupcakes in my experience. They're delightful.
February 15, 2013
February 6, 2013
To live on job alone?
I love my job. I have the privilege and honor to work with amazing clients, brands that truly want to positively impact their customers and communities, and colleagues that go above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis. So why do I want to blog again? Because no one can live a truly happy life focused solely on the job. While I feed on positive results, relationship-building and helping my team grow in experience and wisdom, outside the office – away from my laptop – I have simply felt that there hasn't been much to write on lately.
I'm not going to lay down the excuses here. I have plenty to be thankful for in my life and plenty to share. In fact, I'll be the first to admit I live a blessed existence – I not only have a job I love and make a comfortable living doing so, I have a loving and caring support system of friends and family, the best dog ever, a beautiful home that I chip away the payments on each and every month, and live in quite possibly one of the most exciting cities in the world. Sure, my heart longs for more, so I tend to focus on my job because I feel the most control there, but also on what I'm lacing in my personal life… instead of what I do have, which sure is a lot.
It's too late for a New Year's resolution or even a birthday resolution, but those never work anyways. I am publicly challenging myself, however, to share at least weekly an industrious endeavor or a blessing in my life through this blog that is NOT work-related. I hope you'll follow along and I can touch your life in some way – through a recipe, a photograph, a snippet of scripture or a story. (I ride public transit – trust me, I have good stories.)
February 5, 2013
January 8, 2012
Sunday Snapshots - Birthday Edition!
What's a birthday weekend without some cake? Each layer is a different texture and makes a different sound. It's supposed to work on puppy's patience and problem-solving skills. I think as a marketer I should know the people who write the packages are making that up, but, I become a sucker the second I walk into the pet shop and buy my dog a present to celebrate my own birthday.
January 2, 2012
Arlo's Sunday Snapshots - Week 1
Meet Arlo, a Malshi puppy, half Maltese, half Shihtzu. We've been back in Chicago together for a week. I already cannot imagine my life without him. This furry little guy has stolen my heart and has made himself at home in the Windy City.
He's nine weeks old. Potty training is hit or miss, but nothing we can't solve. He's so smart he'll get the hang of it! While the #1's may still land on the rugs instead of the potty pads, he has no doubt mastered fetch with his ball. His online dating profile would read "I love rawhide chew sticks and bones and my favorite toy is Aunt Sophie's squirrel. I sleep a lot, love to lick and chew on loved ones. I don't care for snow, but love long walks in the neighborhood."
December 18, 2011
I'm Getting a Puppy!!!
October 3, 2011
It's Getting Hot in Here
It's fixed!!! My oven is finally fixed!!! I celebrated right away with a frozen pizza.
Now it's time to catch up on all the baking I haven't been able to do. Where to begin? Well, for starters, I started with this recipe from Pinterest:
Now these are currently in the fridge at work, awaiting a hungry lunch crowd!
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I am a photographer, but these aren't necessarily my best photos ever. They are, however, photos from most of my favorite shows of 2010, in chronological order:
1/2/10 An Evening with the Melvins at the Great American Music Hall
I don't like to be late to shows, but I think I had to work this night, so I walked into the Great American Music Hall during the second song of the set. The show began with just Buzzo and Dale on stage. I brought my one of my brothers to the show, and it was his first time seeing the Melvins. We grew up listening to a lot of Beatles and both LOVE them, so when the band played "Let Me Roll It" by Paul McCartney, I kinda lost my shit. It was an amazing beginning to a rad show. Love those Melvins!
2/11/10 Brendan Benson supported by Frank Fairfield at the Independent
I love Brendan Benson and saw him twice this year but this show was extra awesome because I got to see Frank Fairfield. He plays old timey country/bluegrass music and he blew me away. I also grew up listening to Bob Wills, the Carter Family, Johnny Cash, among others. I was pleased when Frank played at Amoeba Music later this year to support Terry Zwigoff's DVD signing.


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Conservation and Environment in Fiji: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Fiji - Monthly Update March - April 2014
March and April heralded another leap forward in the Fiji Shark Conservation's success. As this new project continues to get tweaked and improved, we have added value to the volunteers' experience by concentrating on volunteer education and utilising their individual skill sets to carry out tasks and activities. The monthly schedule now falls into a strict structure so we are able to plan out weekly activities in advance to ensure we maximise the impact of our local and global shark conservation and research initiatives.
Our public profile has been raised locally with interest being shown from the University of South Pacific and various government departments, as well as from other NGOs operating in Fiji. We have expanded our village and local school base, introducing our community outreach, education and awareness work further afield and testing out our models before further expansion.
All our projects grew in strength and structure, as will be shown in the individual reports below. We also welcomed Kira (Hilde) as our new Marine Biologist and Dive Instructor, who is already proving a valuable addition to the team. Finally, the design for our new Shark Conservation T-shirts was finished and the t-shirts printed, which the volunteers are wearing with pride.
The team made some invaluable and important contacts over the past two months, including the IUCN, The Wildlife Conservation Society, REDD Committee and Ministry of Fisheries. Our media presence was impressive, with Nat Geo expressing interest in filming our work and we featured heavily in an episode of the documentary Shark Man, due to be aired in the Autumn. Professional shark photographer, Sam Cahir gave a presentation to the volunteers about his work, as did Ian Campbell of the WWF.
Dr Demian Chapman, Mark Bond and researchers conducting 'A Study of Shark Ecology and Movement Patterns in Fiji' Expedition visited our project and we updated them on our progress so far with their research. We also became officially partnered with the WWF Global Shark Programme and Coca-Cola South Pacific have agreed to sponsor our recycling project including taking the model out to all South Pacific Countries.
Juvenile Bull Shark Tagging Project
During the past two months, the volunteers accompanied our Shark Biologist to the Navua River on a total of 30 trips at dawn and dusk and also in line with the high tide. We caught a total of two juvenile sharks, one male and one female, both were tagged, DNA samples and measurements taken. We also started our Local Ecological Knowledge Survey in the local villages to find out what they know about sharks in their rivers.
The volunteers observed as our marine biologists dropped and retrieved 24 BRUVs over March and April. Once the data was uploaded, the volunteers watch hours of footage, collecting and recording data. The most exciting video was on 30th March, where the volunteers recorded five Grey Reef Shark and one Whitetip Shark come to the bait cage, as well as many other species. The sharks stayed around the camera the entire time it was in the water, bumping the cage continuously.
Other videos have captured on film Whitetips, Blacktips, Giant Trevally, Lemon Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Nurse Sharks, barracuda, turtles, moray eels, snappers and giant travelly. We are accruing a relative abundance of shark and other species and density in Beqa Lagoon that we would not have been able to achieve only by diving.
Shark Sighting Surveys
Our Shark Sighting surveys are going well, as we record seeing sharks on 50% of our survey dives. We have already been able to analyse some data which is showing that divers see a great diversity of sharks on Shark Reef which is a Marine Protected Area, compared to outside the protected zone. Sharks seen by our survey divers over the past two months include, Bull Sharks, Grey Reefs, Whitetips, Blacktips, Silvertips, Tawny Nurse Sharks and even a Lemon Shark.
We will be introducing indicator species into the count to get data on biodiversity and reef health.
Mangrove Recycling
There has been 'Mangrove Madness' over the past couple of months as the volunteers and staff worked tirelessly to collect, grow and planted over 7000 mangrove propagules in a local village, where they also built a nursery so the villagers can continue to reforest their mangals.
Using plastic bottles as our mangrove propagule planters, we pay local villagers to bring us their bottles. We received over 30,000 bottles already and counting! This incentive also puts money into the local village directly. Our bottle recycling showed a quarter of all bottles are from Coca-Cola, who have now agreed to sponsor our recycling work.
Community Education and Awareness Projects
Community education is one of the most important parts of our work. We take our Shark Awareness activities into the local villages, schools and groups, giving them the information they need to help us all protect the sharks, reefs, mangroves and vital habitats. The volunteers took our traveling puppet show, Shark Stanley and Friends on the road, performing several times to elated audiences around Pacific Harbour and in Nadi.
Each month the volunteers go into the community and complete a one day task that benefits the local people. In March, following severe flooding, the volunteers visited Calia Village where homes were destroyed and helped to dig drainage ditches. They also took basic food supplies so that the families were able to sustain themselves during this tragic event.
April found the conservation team and volunteers visiting Nadi and working with the Nadi volunteers at the Navuka 7s rugby tournament. It was a great day with over 70 volunteers and staff present. The conservation team held shark related activities for the kids and ended the day with a clean-up, which some of the rugby players helped with.
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I have to hand it to Mini on this one. Rather than tease us with closeups (which is annoying in and of itself, automakers) of the 2015 Mini Cooper using some generic whatever music, they did it with a tune from the most famous Mini Cooper movie ever: The Italian Job.
And no, I'm not talking about the forgettable 2003 Mark Wahlberg/Charlize Theron mess. I'm talking about the original 1969 madcap heist classic with a young Michael Caine and the late great Noël Coward. If you somehow haven't seen it, you need to.
This teaser for the third-generation BMW Mini, set to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in a few weeks, features a snippet of the iconic song from the movie sung by the cast, "Get a Bloomin' Move On" ('The Self Preservation Society').
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During a visit to Civil War sites in Winchester, Virginia, I learned that convalescing Confederate veterans were encouraged to work on quilts. The wartime headquarters of Stonewall Jackson (1861-62) had such a quilt on the General's personal bed, made by an amputee.
Traditionally women's work, quilting was recognized for its therapeutic benefit to wounded soldiers, who were undoubtedly suffering from PTSD, as well as physical injuries. Artists and crafters know well the meditative zone one enters while immersed in repetitive, creative work. We forget to eat, we forget to stop working, we forget the world.


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"Chronicle" was among this winter's surprise hits, breathing new life into the found-footage genre and taking in north of $60 million. It was so successful, in fact, that director Josh Trank is in line to get a shot at a Spider-Man spin-off.
Trank is in talks to direct "Venom," based on the webslinger's nemesis from "Spider-Man 3," reported 24 Frames. Topher Grace, who previously played Venom, is not expected to be a part of this new project.
Venom has traditionally been a villain, a cast-off from a race of extra-terrestrial parasites whose own kind deemed him insane because he wanted to stay and live in a host rather than just use it up and leave it.
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It was Venom's attachment to Spider-Man that led to our hero's all-black outfit, before Spidey was able to rid himself of the being. This new imagining of Venom would likely cast him as more of an anti-hero than a pure bad guy.
A script for "Venom" by Jacob Estes has been kicking around for years, dating back to before this summer's pending "Amazing Spider-Man" reboot effort. But Sony is said to be looking for a new writer. Gary Ross had been set to direct, but he dropped out for a small indie called "Hunger Games."


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"Débris is a surprising double-exposure that I made quite by accident in March 2011. One simple error destroyed all my work from that journey. This great personal tragedy came to represent a sort of threshold in my life and work. It formed an epiphany in which I realized that I must return to Congo and persevere with Infra, which has been an exhausting struggle, in a remarkably difficult environment, against my own practice and my best instincts. Débris pushed me to embrace failure and let go of certain ways of seeing. As Samuel Beckett said, 'Try again. Fail again. Fail better.'" —Richard Mosse
This limited-edition photograph from Richard Mosse's first monograph, Infra (Aperture, 2012), offers a radical rethinking of how to depict a conflict as complex and intractable as that of the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For centuries, the Congo has repeatedly compelled and defied the Western imagination. Mosse brings to this subject the use of a discontinued aerial surveillance film, a type of color infrared film called Kodak Aerochrome. The film, originally developed for military reconnaissance, registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light, rendering the green landscape in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and hot pink. The results offer a fevered inflation of the traditional reportage document, underlining the growing tension between art, fiction, and photojournalism.
Laumont in New York printed each digital C-print in this edition in October 2011, under the supervision of the artist. Each print is presented in a cloth folio made from unique Congolese fabric procured by the artist
Richard Mosse (b. 1980, Ireland) received an MFA in photography from Yale University School of Art and a postgraduate diploma in fine art from Goldsmiths, London. He also holds a first-class BA in English literature from King's College London and a master's in cultural studies from the London Consortium (ICA, AA, Tate, Birkbeck). His work has been widely exhibited internationally, including at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Barbican Art Gallery, London; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Tate Modern, London; Dublin Gallery of Photography; and SFMOMA Artists Gallery. In 2011, Mosse was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, with a supplemental stipend from the Leon Levy Foundation. In 2006, he received a Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing and Visual Arts. Mosse is represented by Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.


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Practice not over till manager hits bucket
Owen Godfrey has a routine.
Every practice, the 6-foot-5 senior grabs a basketball, approaches the 3-point line inside Westview High's gymnasium and offers a brief demonstration. Hoisting the basketball above his head, Godfrey aims at the hoop and shoots.
Cheers ensue. High-fives follow.
"That signifies the end of our day," Westview coach Kyle Smith said. "He joins our huddle, we break and then officially end practice."
That's the rule.
The Wolverines, who have compiled a 16-7 record, can't leave until the team manager sinks a basket. Godfrey has other duties like organizing equipment and placing cones on the floor for drills, but hitting the last shot of practice has been his most important responsibility since joining the team this season.
Godfrey, 17, who has autism, takes his obligation seriously because the team depends on him. And because it's his opportunity to do what he loves for the team that draws inspiration from a kid committed to practicing and improving his skills.
"He isn't able to do everything that we as players are able to and isn't able to think as we do, yet it doesn't stop him," said senior forward Andrew McWilliam.
"When we see Owen shooting, it makes us want to work even harder and practice harder because we can play for Westview."
Smith met Godfrey 18 months ago when Godfrey transferred to Westview from a school he was attending in New York. That's when the friendship was formed.
Initially, Godfrey and Smith would shoot basketballs during physical education class and other times when Godfrey appeared to feel overwhelmed. However, the sessions developed into something more.
"Coach Smith called me and said he would really like to get Owen involved into our basketball program somehow," said Nicola Bridges, Godfrey's mother.
"But if we were to do this, I would have to come to every practice. I was blown away by the gesture. I couldn't believe it. I told him I would give this a try."
And she did despite initial worries about her son's autism, a condition that can include a range of disorders affecting brain development and communication skills.
"He is pretty much non-verbal," Bridges said.
"There are moments where I believe he is sort of trapped inside his own head. There are times when he can't tell us what he really wants to say. It might result in shouting or jumping around. I needed to be there."
Player reactions never concerned her.
"I wasn't worried about the way they would treat Owen," she said. "The Westview community has treated him and others with respect and care. I didn't think anybody would make fun of him."
For most practices, Bridges sat holed up in the corner like a fly on the wall, hoping she wouldn't be a distraction. It lasted for about two weeks. Smith told Bridges her son would be in good hands, and she no longer felt it necessary to attend workouts.
"It's awesome having him at practice," McWilliam said. "He's a great shooter. If someone gets yelled at, he'll start laughing and we all will just start laughing. He keeps the mood of practice light."
Light and enjoyable.
"He doesn't have the ability to tell you how he is feeling, but we can tell by his laughter, his smiles, his body language that he loves it," Smith said.
"He loves being around our guys and involved with our team, shooting free throws and shooting with the guys and they love being around him."
His routine has served him well. Godfrey blows away the competition at home games when participating in the halftime free-throw shooting contest.
"You don't want to go against him," Smith said.
Added Bridges: "This has changed Owen's life phenomenally in so many ways. Outside of school, they don't have a lot of friends. So, for Owen to be a part of this team and family, it means everything to me."
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Why have been people yelling at professional athletes who fumble and fall and anger them when those athletes are on their TVs and can't hear them? Because these people have been getting ready for the Xbox 360's Project Natal.
From an interview with Xbox 360 project manager Marc Whitten, who discusses some non-gaming applications of the sensors in Project Natal, the seeing, hearing, heckling-checking hands-free control device that will be released for Microsoft's game console later this year:
"But Natal isn't just about gaming — it's about all living-room experiences. Imagine a sporting event — Natal could know which team you're for because it sees your jersey, or knows you thought a bad call was made when you yell 'boo.' It learns about you and gets smarter to create a more tailored entertainment experience."
What sort of experience do you think it will tailor if, while watching a WWE match, a let out a Ric Flair "whooooo!" every time a guy does a chop? Not that I ever do that.
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It looks like Rob Kardashian has his
The reality star and sock designer recently split with his rumored girlfriend, singer Rita Ora, and was a little too forthcoming with details about their split on Twitter.
"She cheated on me with nearly 20 dudes while we were together, I wonder how many she will sleep with now that we apart? But I mean 20?!" Kardashian, 25, tweeted on Monday, according to The Insider. "How can a woman who is so busy trying to start her own career have time to be with so many dudes all while in a relationship?!"
RIP Jelena and TomKat! Check out the most shocking celebrity splits
His sister, Khloe Kardashian-Odom, also sent him the comforting message, "Cheaters never prosper @RobKardashia. I'll be home today... Try and smile little brother," via Twitter before all of their tweets were deleted later on Monday.
The sole Kardashian son and the "R.I.P." singer, 22, reportedly started dating over the summer. Although both parties initially denied they were an item, Kardashian posted romantic photos with Ora in late October.
Ora has yet to respond publicly to Kardashian's allegations. Whose side are you on?


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The culmination of three years of planning, fund raising and construction will be celebrated Saturday,July 20, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at The John Hay Center's Depot railroad museum in Salem.
The event will take place at 11 a.m. at The Depot, 206 South College Ave.
A 3,000 square foot addition to The Depot is now competed, providing the museum with a large meeting and display room on the main floor. Also, a 1500 square foot room on the basement level is now world headquarters and archives of the Monon Railroad Historical Technical Society.
Following the ribbon cutting, the new areas will be open for viewing by the public. However, because the Monon Society is having a board meeting at Salem that day, the Monon archives will only be open until about 12:30 p.m.
"We're very excited to have the additional meeting and display area," Cecil J. Smith, the volunteer stationmaster, said. He said in honor of Salem being the birthplace in 1847 of the New Albany & Salem Rail Road, which later became the Monon Railroad, the new meeting and display room will be known as the "Monon Room."
Also, Smith noted that "sharing the building with the Monon Railroad Historical Society is an added asset for our museum and provides the Monon group with an excellent facility for the storage and research of its archives."
Prior to moving to Salem, the Monon Society was headquartered at Linden, north of Crawfordsville. Termination of the Society's lease with the Linden-Madison Township Historical Society resulted in the need to move.
The Depot's addition was built with a generous grant from the Paul Ogle Foundation at Jeffersonvillle, plus more than $60,000 from Monon Society and Washington County Historical Society members and individuals and businesses in the area.
The Depot, a replica of the Monon Railroad station that served Salem for many years, was constructed in 1999 and 2000 by high school students from Salem and Eastern high schools. They were members of a building trades class at Prosser School of Technology at New Albany. Their instructor was Ron Zimmer of Salem.
The general contractor on the addition, which is attached to the original building, was Ray Walker Construction Associates of Paoli. John Hawkins of the firm of Kovert Hawkins in Jeffersonville, served as the architect. Depot volunteer John Campbell of Louisville a retired building contractor, was project manager.
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The Boxer is a recently renovated boutique Boston hotel that exudes a relaxed sophistication with an urban industrial chic design. Nestled between the North End and Beacon Hill, The Boxer Hotel is ideally situated near many of Boston's most memorable experiences. Whether it's a concert at TD Garden or a run along the scenic Charles River, The Boxer's convenient location allows guests to enjoy all that downtown Boston has to offer.


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Red Sox fans, Boston celebrate championship with parade
Rolling rally draws thousands after World Series victory
The city of Boston hosted a rolling rally in honor of the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox.
The Sox clinched the series Wednesday night in Game 6 at home against the St. Louis Cardinals, making it the team's first World Series won at Fenway Park in 95 years.
With confetti flying, the Duck Boats rolled on, and Red Sox Nation packed the streets of Boston to celebrate.
"This could be a once-in-a-lifetime thing," said Tye Parsons, a 10-year-old fan. "You could never see this again. Winning from home in Game 6, it was amazing."
There have been three parades celebrating World Series titles in Boston during Parsons' lifetime.
The Red Sox went from worst to first this season.
"We just never gave up, never took anything for granted," Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. "Every day we just grind and for all that this is, it's what we get paid for."
"It means a lot," said Boston police officer Steve Horgan, who was stationed in the Red Sox bullpen during games. "It gave the city something to hope for, I guess. Something to cheer for. It's been really good."
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick recalled the moment he stood at Fenway Park with the team the week of the Boston Marathon bombings.
"To finish this season this way, it's reaffirming and it feels great," Patrick said.


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December 23, 1957 - March 5, 2013
Cornwall, NY
Christopher Birmelin passed on March 5, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
He was born December 23, 1957 in Portchester, NY to the late Arthur and Carmela Birmelin.
He was a loving and devoted husband and father who truly adored his wife and children more than anything. His biggest enjoyment in life was spending time with family whether it be family dinners, vacations, or quiet times at home. He followed all sports but was an avid golfer and loved spending time that way with his buddies and family out on the greens.
He was proud to serve his country as a U.S. Marine. He was a dedicated and accomplished business man who was a partner in the Healey Brothers Group at Hyundai in Beacon, NY.
He touched the hearts of everyone who knew him. He was the kind of person who could make anyone feel special. He had a heart of gold, nothing less, and wanted the best for everyone. He always knew the right things to say to make your day better. We feel truly blessed for the time that we had with such an amazing man. He had such a love for life and was truly one of the good guys. He will always be an inspiration to all of us and will be in our hearts forever.
He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Michelle, and children, Michael and Samantha; also his brother, Arthur Birmelin of Florida, and sister, Nancy Bishop of Texas. His many loving nieces, nephews, and more will all miss him tremendously. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Philip Birmelin, and step mother, Veronica Birmelin.
Visitation will be from 5to 9 p.m. on Friday, Marcy 8th at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, 337 Hudson St, Cornwall -On-Hudson, NY 12520. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1 p.m. on Saturday at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, 340 Hudson St. Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY 12520. Burial is to follow in St. Thomas Cemetery in Cornwall, NY.
Contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or Memorial Sloan Kettering, P.O. Box 27106, NY, NY 10087-7106.
Arrangements are by Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros. Funeral Home; to send condolences or to get directions to the funeral home, please go to www.QuigleyBros.com .


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states are still on the fence about President Barack Obama's health care law. Now the administration says governors can have more time. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a letter to governors Friday that she still wants to hear by the end of next week if states will be setting up new health insurance markets under the law. States that can't or won't set up these new insurance exchanges will have theirs run by Washington. But Sebelius said states can now take another month, until mid-December, to submit detailed blueprints. And states considering a partnership with the federal government have until mid-February to make a decision and submit blueprints. The administration is trying to show flexibility without slowing down its rollout of the law.


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"Riley Parks" is back!! Lifetime's hit drama series The Client List, starring and executive produced by Golden Globe® Award nominee Jennifer Love Hewitt, will return for its long-awaited second season on Sunday, March 10, at 10:00pm ET/PT. Leading up to The Client List's return, Lifetime will air mini-marathons of the series' first season on Sunday, March 3, and Sunday, the 10th.
After last season's cliffhanger finale, season two of The Client List promises to be no easier for Riley Parks (Hewitt) at home or at work. The Texas single mother of two who, after being deserted by her husband and left in financial straits, took a job at a seemingly traditional day spa only to learn that sexual favors are being offered there on the side. After her estranged husband "Kyle" (Brian Hallisay) returns, for better or for worse, Riley must walk the fine line between her anger and love for him and the romantic feelings she has for her brother-in-law "Evan" (Colin Egglesfield). Riley also takes a larger role at the spa, resulting in added power, responsibility and burden, further complicating her life. New threats abound this season and trust becomes an overwhelming issue for Riley as everyone, even those she believes she can count on the most, seems to be hiding their own secret. Also starring in The Client List are Golden Globe winner Cybill Shepherd as Riley's mother "Linette" and Emmy® Award-winning actress Loretta Devine as The Rub of Sugarland's owner Georgia."
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Hi all,
My question is this: Assuming that you have NO WAY of installing mplayer, is there a way to still watch streaming media in and out of firefox? (a simple example is Debian with unmodified sources.list) gstreamer sounds like it might do the job but its site is a joke explaining what is it. All i read is "gstreamer IS NOT ..this and that" so by process of elimination gstreamer is the president of USA, can fly planes, etc (little joke there, sorry!)
Hope you can all help as this is a question that has been bugging me for quite some time ever since my first Debian installation!
There is no spoon in Arch...
From their web site:
What is GStreamer?
GStreamer is a library that allows the construction of graphs of media-handling components, ranging from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.
Applications can take advantage of advances in codec and filter technology transparently. Developers can add new codecs and filters by writing a simple plugin with a clean, generic interface.
GStreamer is released under the LGPL.
Seems as though GStreamer is not what you're looking for.
Why not use mplayer?
If there really is no way to use mplayer, you might try this:
well like I said its Debian. I dont like having Debian installed with unofficial apt sources, seems wrong to me. Mplayer is not in the default repositories. So I was wondering what other solution there was to showing streaming media in firefox, eg trailers for movies. I find it hard to accept that mplayer is the only one with a firefox plugin. I know XMMS has one but its funnily named xmms-mplayerplugin, or something like that which shoes that mplayer must be installed, which defeats the point!
I just need an alternative to mplayer
Question: can totem play streaming media in firefox?
There is no spoon in Arch...
I do not use totem, so I don't know. But I use Xine and Kaffeine (as UI for Xine). Kaffeine has a Mozilla/etc. plugin as well. I'm not sure what the dependencies for Kaffeine are, but it starts with a K so QT/KDE might be required for it.
Where did you get the impression this forum is suitable for questions about Debian ?
Out / Gone
Mirgrating all my machines off ArchLinux . No longer part of the ArchLinux community / users .
Done. Goodbye.
Sorry about mentioning Debian! Its just I have 3 Linux distros that I like: Gentoo, Debian and Arch, all because of their package management mostly and ability to have a small base system. Debian just got me wondering about this question as before I always installed/used mplayer, and now I wondered if there was a decent alternative to a firefox plugin.
This is Arch Forum!
There is no spoon in Arch...
Gxine has a firefox plugin; it surprised me when I went to a page with multimedia and it loaded gxine... but that's Arch for you. :-D
Cool! Now thats what I've been looking for!
Cheers Dusty
There is no spoon in Arch...
you can also use any version of xine with mozplugger... or hell, any app for that matter - mozplugger rules
Gxine has a firefox plugin; it surprised me when I went to a page with multimedia and it loaded gxine... but that's Arch for you. :-D
Where did you get gxine? Did you compile from source? Just wondering since you said "but that's Arch for you".
gxine is in the staging repo.
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/tur/staging
to /etc/pacman.conf
pacman -Sy gxine
gxine is in the staging repo.
[staging] Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/tur/staging
to /etc/pacman.conf
pacman -Sy gxine
Now, if not for you posing the staging repo ... where would we go to find out about other repos like that? Sorry if it seems like a stupid question .. im new to Arch.
There's this TUR link on the archlinux homepage pointing to http://xentac.net/~tur/repos.php . It has a list of packages as well
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Tolls are still on the table
But the Metropolitan Planning Organization votes to strip a controversial funding method that hands over toll roads to private companies.
The Metropolitan Planning Organization approved a long-term transportation plan on Monday that calls for almost $4.35 billion in toll projects on several of San Antonio's major highways, with one caveat: Private companies won't get a piece of the action.
County Commissioner Kevin Wolff, an MPO board member, recommended stripping "concessions" contracts as a primary funding source for projects in the plan. Concessions contracts are a form of comprehensive development agreements, or CDAs, that allow private companies - sometimes foreign - to design, build and operate toll roads on long-term leases.
MPO Chairman Tommy Adkisson, also a county commissioner, said he believed the board's decision to strip concessions contracts was the right one.
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Wolff said the MPO's plan should align with the Texas Legislature's directive on CDAs. During a special legislative session in the summer, lawmakers opted not to extend the authority to use concessions CDAs.
The MPO, however, left the door open for "design-build" CDAs, which are set to expire in August 2011.
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"It's not legal today. I understand that," she said. "I'll find another way to do it."
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No offence to our readers from Iceland, and neither are we trying to make fun of their recent economic problems, but we could not stop laughing when we saw a lunatic put up Iceland for sale on eBay.
The sale started at 99 pence and was heavily bid on receiving 84 bids from 26 people, the last bid was a whipping 10 million pounds. The bid read:
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There were several funny question being asked by bidders which included "Do you offer volcano/earthquake insurance?", "Is it possible that my payment will be frozen?", and "Will you accept C.O.D. as a form of payment?"
The bid has been taken off by eBay as of now, but this definitely shows how a unregulated market can have lunatics selling things that do not belong to them. What next, do we see this blog on sale at eBay.


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Hold your finger over this picture, close your eyes, and touch the screen. Chances are your finger landed on a person in gut-wrenching, what-the-fuck-did-I-just-see agony.
On Monday, we saw mostly individuals or small groups of people looking forlorn but thanks to reader Joel, we've got a picture of a huge crowd in Kansas City taken the very moment Ronaldo nah, just kidding'd the U.S. in Sunday's bonkers 2-2 draw.
Seriously, click expand and just scan through it for a few minutes. Almost every single person has a look of shock or disgust on his or her face, or is engaging in some kind of involuntary facepalm/head-grabbing. Some are doing all of those things. It's totally sad, for sure, but it's also a little bit funny. Look long enough and you'll start to develop favorites.


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