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Blondie Drummer Clem Burke Reveals the Health Benifits of Drumming
Clem Burke, drummer with the band, Blondie has been taking part in the study for the past eight years, which will reveal that physical demands of drumming during a performance are equivalent to those experienced by a premiership footballer during a match.
Burke's heart rate average between 140/150 beats per minute and he burnt between 400 and 600 calories per hour during trials.
Physiological tests included the measurement of heart rate, oxygen uptake and blood lactate in rehearsal tests and monitoring heart rate and blood lactate during live stage performances.
Dr Marcus Smith from the University of Chichester and Dr Steve Draper from the University of Gloucestershire conducted this groundbreaking research.
Dr Smith said:"There is a clear link between fitness and performance. Musicians need exceptional stamina to sustain optimum output especially when on tour.
"Footballers can normally expect to play 40 to 50 games a year. In one 12 month period, Clem played 90-minute sets at 100 concerts. When you consider the implications of touring on top of the performance requirements for high-profile drummers, it is clear that their fitness levels need to be outstanding.
"Through monitoring Clem's performance in controlled conditions, we have been able to map the extraordinary stamina required by professional drummers. We can now use this data to benefit others.
A unique dedicated drumming laboratory will be built at the University of Gloucestershire's Oxstalls campus and over the coming months it is envisaged that other professional drummers will come forward to undertake physiological profiling.
Via the Clem Burke Drumming Project, academics from the Department of Health, Sport and Social Care also aim to join forces with the University's popular music degree course to develop community outreach programmes targeting overweight and disengaged youngsters.
Dr Steve Draper said: "This is the first facility of its kind in the world and we are extremely excited about the potential here. It is a unique collaboration between science and arts."
Joe Wilson, course leader in popular music added:"The popular music course is ideally placed to support this research; this is an original and imaginative project that will potentially encourage new thought into how creative and physical acts can be scientifically analysed."


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Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Just Dance (Updated)
When we've seen dancing soldiers videos before, the gay references were in the eye of the beholder. Not so with these soldiers who say (or read?) "It's alright to be gay in the military," then dance to Ke$ha.
The scene begins with two soldiers discussing gays in the military. Then, we see myriad soldiers cavorting half-naked, in the showers, in their uniforms, and in the latrines. Video maker Codey Wilson implores,
Don't give us a hard time for this, please? We're just a few good men trying to enjoy ourselves and get this deployment over with. No one is gay... that we know of. Not that there is anything wrong with that! (political correctness) As a young aspiring film maker I was forced to release this early due to our friend in Afghans high school lip sinked music video. You know you love it. Enjoy it. Spread it. Live it. Lastly, ignore the copy cats that will soon follow and keep your taste for original creativity. Much love from the east!
On an unrelated note, what's with soldiers and glowsticks? They were in the Soldier Ding Dong Song, too. Does the Army issue rave gear with their bullet proof vests or something? [YouTube via Attackerman]
Update: Codey Wilson writes in clarifying that neither he nor any of the men in the video are making a comment for or against DADT. We invited him to join the comments section, so look for Codey and the men of Crew Dawn there.
Hey, I never said it was ok to be gay. I also never said it wasn't ok. I understand you have a web site to run and this could be a real controversial topic by saying that "codey says It's ok," but please don't bring this negativity towards me. I never said it was ok. The beginning of the video is a guy reading the paper in shock that is has finally happened, then the dancing which is an exaggerated view and joke of it. I do understand your job but please please don't make me look bad. I know this is pathetic but you have no idea what will happen to me by claiming that I support that. Thank you for considering this. Thank you also for considering the video on your home page. The title is wrong, but I appreciate the publicity. Thanks.
Previously: Dancing Soldiers on YouTube: A Civilian's Guide to the Brave New Meme
U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Made a Lady Gaga Music Video

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Previous Philmont experience is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended. In order for Philmont to comply with New Mexico work law, no exceptions can be made to these requirements.
After an eight-day work session, the Ranch Hands crew embarks on an eight-day Cavalcade under the leadership of a horseman and wrangler. Participants ride trails through some of the most beautiful country in the United States. Each night is spent in a different backcountry camp, where the program may include rock climbing, archaeology, mountain man rendezvous, or homesteading. The final afternoon of the Cavalcade features a horseback gymkhana in the arena at Ponil Camp.
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Jailhouse Tattoo Guns by Goof Vermeulen
In an age when anyone can grab a starter tattoo kit on Amazon and eBay and start drilling, those old prison-style DIY machines still hold some magic. The ingenuity of taking found objects and creating a working instrument that creates art -- and the prison culture from which that ingenuity was born -- has inspired Goof Vermeulen, a production designer and art director in Amsterdam. He's created jailhouse tattoo "guns" -- in the same manner as they're fashioned in prison -- as works of art. A number of them also come in hand-made boxes and ink.
You find them here on Etsy for sale. And check more images on his Facebook page. As he says on his Esty page, the machines, although workable, are not meant to be used on skin but simply to be displayed as art. The online retailers already have the tattoo machine market covered for scratchers.
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|2012-01-02, 09:09
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Detective, Witch, Pirate.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ruins of the Golden Land
Spoiler for MAJOR SPOILER ABOUT UMINEKO'S ANSWER:
The reason he decides to protect the Illusion of The Witch, in my opinion, is that he now understands Beato and why she did whatever she did. Moreover, he has finally found out about the sin that led to this tragedy (see EP4) and this is his way of making up to Beato about it.
Then again, it all comes together once you've read EP7...
|2012-02-22, 18:17
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Join Date: Jul 2011
I'm really liking this Episode so far, and I've only gotten through maybe about 2-3 chapters.
I feel bad for Beato. The aftermath of EP 4 is sad. Bern and Lambda are nothing but trolling Battler and Beato both. And talk about what Ronove said "There is no love." The way the first thing you see of the gameboard is the TIPS window with the 1st twilight murders unceremoniously labeled. The game board feels really different, and the Meta-World drama is getting really intense. Half of the first twilight victims were never 1st twilight victims before.
When it came to Natsuhi and Kinzo,
Spoiler for Natshuhi and Kinzo:
But I didn't know any of the circumstances behind Kinzo's death. The way Bern denied Beato in red was quite jarring too.
So far I've only heard one new piece, but I really like it. I'm excited to hear some more of the new stuff as the chapter progresses.
Bern's new sprites are kind of freaking me out, something I think Ryukishi was going for. When a character shows no emotion throughout the entire series and then all of a sudden she has like four troll faces, it's pretty scary.
I'm not too thrilled with some of Battler's new sprites though.
All in all, this chapter seems pretty cool, so far. I'm still near the beginning, but it's really intense. I can't wait to see what else End and the rest of Chiru has in store.
|2012-02-24, 15:51
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It's getting even more intense. I just got through Dlanor's "Die the Death!" scene. The music was definitely awesome. I'm loving it. Lambda and Bern's premise change is really noticeable, which in turn changes the way I look at the rules of Beato's game.
I am confused at one part, and that's during the fight with Dlanor/Erika and Beato. What is supposed to be happening? Isn't Beato out for the count in the Meta-World and the Illusion of Beato just a piece? The things Beato said at the end of the battle confused me that way.
"There was no way Battler could see Beato in this higher level world." Why would that matter?
|2012-02-24, 17:24
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If I remember, that last quote was talking about piece-battler, as opposed to "fantasy" and meta-battler.
|2012-02-24, 18:18
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Basically, the "higher plane" that their fight takes place in, is not the Meta-World. They're still on the game board. It just happens to be a slightly higher plane than what these pieces are usually on.
If you're standing on a lower plane, you can't see whatever's happening on the plane above you. That only makes sense. However, since Lambda is controlling Piece!Battler right now, she made him point at where Piece!Beato would have been standing. And then she brought him to that higher plane as well.
Of course, Piece!Beato is also being controlled by Lambda. So everything she does and thinks, is nothing more than what she's been ordered to do and think. That's why Piece!Beato in EP5 is one of the few instances where there is a Beato that I don't necessarily consider to be Beato at all.
|2012-02-24, 19:20
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Okay, I kind of get it. I was a little confused about it because Bern said she was controlling Battler, but it in a game like this it makes sense that the pieces are shared.
Yeah, the Beato of EP5's gameboard is really on the same level as Kinzo on this gameboard. She doesn't have an affect on it.
But regardless, that battle was amazing.
|2012-02-25, 15:49
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I just finished reading through the ??? tea party. I must admit, I was feeling pretty broken after I read the main episode, but Battler's awesome gold sword gave me the confidence to keep on reading.
It still feels the way Higurashi Kai planned out. The first episode gave out one specific answer and then stuffed a red herring down your throat. I hope the rest are a bit more blunt with the real truth (If there's such thing as a "real and unique" truth.)
I'll admit, I haven't read a lot in the mystery genre, and as of now, I'm missing out on a lot of the classics that were mentioned within the story. I dp wonder though if any story ended the way this Episode did, where the detective coming up with a truth gave the story a Bad End.
It was surprising to see that Lambdadelta showed Kinzo's death in the very beginning and also revealed about a phone call. There are only two males on the island whose birth is in mystery - Battler's and Kanon's. I think Kanon is too young (I think it was stated he was three years younger than Shannon and then Shannon was 16. ), and Battler was denied being the culprit in red back in EP3. If it was Kanon, that may be the reason why he constantly pushed Jessica away though.
The Court of Illusions was absolutely amazing. The music was awesome, and it had me staying up another hour later. Honestly since the moment Dlanor appeared, I was glued to the screen. The witches weren't kidding when they said they were almost at the climax. The entire court was a great spectacle.
I'll let the episode soak for a while before I move on to Dawn, but wow... EP5 was amazing.
|2012-02-26, 03:25
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Just to warn you, the series kind of goes in a very different direction after E5. There isn't any real 'murder mystery' in E6-8 and the structure of each of the last three episodes are very different both to each other and to the previous five. Just warning you not to expect a second E5 from this, because E6 is really very different, though it does have its awesome parts.
|2012-03-08, 13:37
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Okay, so there's one thing I don't get (I replayed through the game with the PS3 version).
Erika could not solve the "knock" mystery that was presented (when the letter and the ring was given to Battler). How could she have won? When Evatrice presented a similar problem (more trivial if you ask me) regarding why Kyrie, Rudolph and Hideyoshi went to the mansion, he was about to lose because he could not figure it out?
Why did they just let that one slide for her? As long as the detective can not solve ONE mystery, the witch wins, right?
|2012-03-08, 14:48
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@Witch of Uncertainty
Bern/Erika cheating happens a lot through Ep 5. For example, remember when Battler tried to declare Natsuhi's innocence and Dlanor shut him down, since as the detective, he couldn't use supernatural shenanigans as evidence? See all the reds about the mansion Bern gave Erika. Honestly, there were arguements Beatrice could have used but didn't(excluding calling them out on their cheating), like how Erika could have observed the hallway through the parlor perfectly despite drinking AND carrying on a conversation when it was possible for someone(Natsuhi) for her to 'slip past' her notice when she just talking with Nanjo. Not to mention sleeping habits(In fact, she might have been napping while with Nanjo, so I guess that could explain why she could argue that.). All the same, Bern/Lambda are noted by Virgilia to be doing things Beatrice 'could, but would not' do. Maybe as long as you pinpoint a culprit, all other things like 'What happend to Maria's rose?' are irrelevant, as per the rules. Beatrice wanted Battler to solve all of her mysteries. Bern/Lambda are just trolling along.
EDIT: Aannndd AuraTwilight just made my point in less verbaige.
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|2012-03-08, 14:56
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Well i never saw someone cheating beside in the EP5 "???"-TP. Everything else makes sense if you think about it long enough. For example the "seal" in EP6 for the blue truth about the window,
Spoiler for EP6:
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|2012-03-08, 15:37
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Also Lambda stopped representing the witch side during the trial, handing the job to piece-Beato, who this time had no idea what was going on during the game and so couldn't use red truth.
Lambda didn't really try to make the witch side win, remembering Erika didn't solve all the riddles or countering her blue with some red but conceded her the victory without a blink... though it's possible that Lambda was doing it to push Battler to react since as soon as he 'came back' she sided with him (though she might also have had fun trolling Beato and Natsuhi...).
Bern's cheating and she knows it though, no point in discussing about it... and Erika, being her piece, takes advantage of this.
Blue truth is just something you use to propone a theory.
Sealing blue truth means you are forbidden from making theories about something. In a fashion is even worse than being given a red truth because you can work your way through a red truth while like that you can't discuss a thing.
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ARENAC COUNTY — The Arenac Heritage Route Authority (AHRA) is in the early stages of installing a recreational bike path from Alabaster Road, on the border of Iosco County, to downtown AuGres.
According to AHRA Chairman Curt Hillman, the pathway project is still early in its planning and coordinating stages, but he says the basic ideas have been laid upon the table.
"We (AHRA) haven't determined the exact path," Hillman said. "But in working with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), we've (AHRA) decided that along US-23 would be the rest route."
He also says the bike path project has been in the works for about two years, but recently, the former management coordinator graduated from college and took on a job that limits his availability of involvement, a situation that Hillman says has all but halted the project.
"We (AHRA) need someone, locally, who has a real passion for the project," Hillman said. "And by that, I mean someone who really has a passion for biking or jogging or running.
"We (AHRA) are looking for somebody to come in and help us with finding funds and finding available grants."
He says MDOT has agreed to a matching grant to fund the project in the event the AHRA finds an investor or other resources for the trail's funding.
He also says MDOT hadn't specified on the exact cap for the grant, but he believes the entire project will cost $7-8 million.
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WASHINGTON – New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici introduced a new, leaner energy policy bill after the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders agreed to allow the bill to be considered swiftly and with as few amendments as possible.
The energy policy bill, which would provide incentives to boost ethanol production substantially in coming years, had been stalled in the Senate since early December for lack of enough votes (60) to bring cloture to a sometimes raucous debate on its provisions.
Following its introduction, Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., submitted a colloquy into the Congressional Record that outlines agreement, which was reached in a meeting Thursday.
"I worked closely with leadership to make sure this energy bill addresses our energy challenges, achieves the same goals the old bill did and creates as many new jobs," said Domenici, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "It does.
"We cut costly provisions, we didn't cut jobs," he added. "I was particularly concerned about protecting the new jobs created in the near-term. We've done that. The tax incentives for renewable energy, coupled with the ethanol, clean coal and natural gas provisions create every single job the old energy bill would have created. They create them as swiftly as the old bill would have done."
The estimated cost of the new Domenici bill, S-2095, is less than $14 billion, taking into account a $1.245 billion savings in the authorizing portion of the package. The new bill costs less than half of the estimated $31 billion cost of the old bill that passed the House in November.
The leaner energy bill includes the tax package passed by the Senate Finance Committee last May. The estimated cost of the tax package is reduced to below $15 billion by delaying the implementation of most provisions until later this year.
"We shaved off half the cost and still pump more than 800,000 new jobs into our economy," said the New Mexico Republican. "The ethanol provision alone will do more to bring new life to rural America than anything that has passed through Congress in the last two decades."
The bill was introduced under Rule 14, which meant it will be immediately placed on the Senate calendar where it can be brought to the Senate floor for consideration at any time without the need to go through the committee process. However, a Rule 14 process is a two-day process, so this will not be completed until the Senate returns from the President's Day recess later this month.
"I commend Majority Leader Frist and Minority Leader Daschle for their work to pave the way for a swift Senate vote on this bill," Domenici said. "I think this bill addresses the concerns several senators had with last fall's conference report. I agree with the leaders that we want to move quickly to a vote on this bill with a minimum number of amendments. I look forward to floor consideration shortly after we return from the recess."
National Corn Growers Association leaders applauded the action by Domenici and the Senate leaders, saying the future of renewable fuels had brightened significantly.
"We're finally seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel on RFS," said Dee Vaughan, the NCGA president and a corn grower from Dumas, Texas. "But we're not there yet – floor amendments are always a possibility. We urge the Senate to vote the bill through as soon as possible."
He noted that besides being a new, slimmed-down energy bill, the legislation still contains a 5-billion-gallon Renewable Fuel Standard and a Small Producer Tax Credit along with the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC).
Vaughan also commended the Senate for passing the highway reauthorization bill, which includes VEETC. The tax credit will generate more than $2 billion per year in additional Highway Trust Fund revenues and maintain an important incentive for the use of renewable fuels. VEETC allows greater refinery flexibility in blending ethanol and eliminates criticism that ethanol robs the Highway Trust Fund.
"Through letter-writing campaigns, visits to Washington, D.C., and other grassroots efforts, corn growers have lobbied tirelessly for the inclusion of RFS and VEETC in energy legislation," said Vaughan. "It appears as if that work is finally paying off.
"This has been a three-year effort and it hasn't been easy, but we got our message across. It's gratifying to know our lawmakers believe in a Renewable Fuels Standard," Vaughan said.
The RFS provides for expansion of the ethanol industry by requiring 5 billion gallons of renewable content in motor fuels by 2012. Aside from providing a vehicle for rural development and economic growth, "this is an important move to enhance our nation's energy security."
Besides slashing the bill's price from $31 billion to $14 billion, Domenici removed several other provisions from the bill, including the MTBE safe harbor provisions that had proved to be a major stumbling block for Democratic senators.
There was no immediate word on whether House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Energy Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, D-La., would agree to the changes. DeLay defied the White House when it sought to remove the MTBE product liability exemption provision so that the legislation could pass the Senate in December.


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How does Biodiversity loss affect me and everyone else?
"I understand there may be a biodiversity crisis, but how does that affect me?"Well.
You see.
It's like this...
Biological diversity is the resource upon which families, communities, nations and future generations depend. It is the link between all organisms on earth, binding each into an interdependant ecosystem, in which all species have their role. It is the web of life.
The Earth's natural assets are made up of plants, animals, land, water, the atmosphere AND humans! Together we all form part of the planet's ecosystems, which means if there is a biodiversity crisis, our health and livelihoods are at risk too.
But we are currently using 25% more natural resources than the planet can sustain As a result species, habitats and local communities are under pressure or direct threats (for example from loss of access to fresh water).
Biodiversity underpins the health of the planet and has a direct impact on all our lives.
Put simply, reduced biodiversity means millions of people face a future where food supplies are more vulnerable to pests and disease, and where fresh water is in irregular or short supply.
For humans that is worrying.
Very worrying indeed.
Human health is strongly linked to the health of ecosystems, which meet many of our most critical needs.
Ecosystem services
That could be water, soil formation and protection, pollution breakdown and absorption, climate stability and recovery from natural disasters.
How much are ecosystem services worth globally?
According to IUCN, the World Conservation Union, the monetary value of goods and services provided by ecosystems is estimated to amount to some US$33 trillion per year.
Let's just put the zeros on that so you see exactly what we are talking about:
The United States GDP for the whole of 2008 was only US$14.4 trillion. For the European Union in the same year it was $14.94 trillion (source)
But it's not just about money. It's about saving lives.
- We harvest an estimated 50,000-70,000 plant species for traditional and modern medicine worldwide.
And it's also about food security.
- About 100 million metric tonnes of aquatic life, including fish, molluscs and crustaceans are taken from the wild every year.
- Meat from wild animals forms a critical contribution to food sources and livelihoods in many countries, especially those with high levels of poverty and food insecurity.
WWF has prepared a series of reports called Arguments for Protection. They show how we couldn't buy this stuff even if we wanted to!
Yet nature provides it all free of charge.
She only asks that we look after her in return.
- A network of marine protected areas, conserving 20%-30% of the seas and oceans, could cost between $5bn and $19bn, but help safeguard $70bn to $80bn worth of fish catches, and the provision of marine ecosystem services valued at $4.5 to $6.7 trillion annually.
- The annual economic median value of fisheries supported by mangrove habitats in the Gulf of California are estimated at $37,500 per hectare of mangrove fringe. The value of mangroves as coastal protection may be as much as $300,000 per kilometre of coastline.
- Nature-based tourism in Africa generates approximately the same amount of revenue as farming, forestry and fisheries combined.
- The national parks of Canada store 4.43 gigatonnes of carbon, a service worth between $11bn and $2.2 trillion depending on the price of carbon in the market.
- A report in 2003 estimated the total value of annual benefits of the UK's forests to its people to be around £1 billion.
- The Great Barrier Reef is estimated to contribute nearly AUS$6 billion to the country's economy, counting only the value of tourism, other recreational activities and commercial fishing.


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Karen's litigation practice focuses on defending employment law claims, non-competition claims, intellectual property disputes, as well as issues involving the Uniform Commercial Code, Fair Credit Reporting Act and Truth in Lending Act and breach of commercial, business contracts.
Karen has extensive litigation and trial experience in both employment law and commercial litigation cases. She has tried bench and jury trials to successful completion as well as been counsel in numerous mediations and arbitrations. She practices before all Virginia state and federal courts.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – This coming Sunday, October 2, the MIT women's crew team will participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Pull for a Cure event. Pull for a Cure is a fundraising challenge among local Boston-area crews, dedicated to raising money and awareness to benefit breast cancer research.
In the Pull for a Cure challenge, MIT crew will be joining local crews from Boston College, Clark University and Radcliffe College, among others, in raising awareness and funds to combat this deadly disease.
To help support MIT crew in their efforts, you can visit their team page here. You can also find out more about how your donation can help save lives here.
Pull for a Cure was founded by Dan Aziz, a student at Brown University, in honor of his sister and best friend's mother, both of whom are breast cancer survivors. As part of Pull for Cure, Dan and his crew team members participated in the Head of the Charles Regatta and asked family, friends, fellow students, and loved ones to make donations to their team to support the fight against breast cancer. In less than 6 weeks, Dan and his team raised more than $25,000! Dan donated the funds raised to the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Boston, supporting the Society's breast cancer research and programs.


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Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer: Holiday Shopping with the Twins!
Anna Paquin and her hubby Stephen Moyer take their twins out holiday shopping on Monday (December 17) in Santa Monica, Calif.
The 30-year-old actress and 43-year-old actor hit up the Apple store, among others, for some goodies for the Christmas season!
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This past weekend, Anna woke up bright and early to pay a visit to her local farmer's market for some fresh food!
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posted by Eugenia Loli on Sun 12th Nov 2006 01:43 UTC, submitted by Charles A Landemaine
"I've been using PC-BSD for approx. 10 Months so I've had enough time to see what life throws at me with it. My first install was 1.0 Release Canadate 1 and I currently run PC-BSD 1.2 (the current release) on my laptop and have a beta version of 1.3 installed on my desktop for testing. This will cover PC-BSD 1.2 and PC-BSD in general. PC-BSD is primarly for desktops but makes a darn good laptop/workstation system." More here.


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Penalties and injuries weaken Wests
Brisbane looked dominate early as tries came through Corey Norman and Matt Gillett. Scott Prince two shocking attempts at conversion and the Broncos lead 8-0 after 11 minutes.
Penalties, injuries and knock ons were the theme of the game, with the referees blowing their whistle for 8 penalties after just 22 minutes.
Everytime Wests looked attacking, they could not complete their attempts at scoring, losing the ball and not kicking the ball into touch for penalties.
The first of Wests' injury concerns occured late in the first half as Chris Lawrence came off with a hamstring injury. But Wests' finally converted an opportunity near their goal line and scored through Matt Utai. This made the half time score 14-4.
The second half began with end to end football and Wests managed to cross the line but were denied because of double movement.
At the 60th minute, Tim Moltzen went down in back play and replays showed that he stepped wrong on his left leg and immediately fell to the ground in discomfort. He was noticeably devastated as he had suffered the same injury because. He managed to walk off the field but it was later reported he had done his ACL on the same leg as last time.
Wests got back in the game with a try to Shaun Spence at the 64th minute and were only 4 points behind Brisbane.
Blake Ayshford went down injured in the 73rd minute and was assisted from the field with a lower left leg injury which seems to be a broken leg or ankle.
Brisbane scored a late try through Justin Hodges to make the final score 20-10.
Match Details
Wests Tigers 10 Brisbane Broncos 20
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium
Crowd: 11547
Halftime Score: Brisbane Broncos 14-4
LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Justin Hodges
2 points - Matt Gillett
1 point - Robbie Farah
Tries: Matt Utai, Shaun Spence
Field Goals:
Conversions: Tim Moltzen (0/1), Curtis Sironen (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
Tries: Corey Norman, Matt Gillett (2), Justin Hodges
Field Goals:
Conversions: Scott Prince (1/3), Corey Parker (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Corey Parker (0/1)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary
Interchange: 14. Ben Murdoch-Masila 15. Eddy Pettybourne 16. Shaun Spence 17. Liam Fulton 18. Sauaso Sue 19. Ava Seumanufagai
Broncos: 1. Corey Norman 2. Josh Hoffman 3. Jack Reed 4. Justin Hodges 5. Lachlan Maranta 6. Scott Prince 7. Peter Wallace 8. Ben Hannant 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Sam Thaiday (C) 11. Alex Glenn 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Ben Hunt 15. Scott Anderson 16. David Hala 17. Josh McGuire 18. Nick Slyney
Scored by Corey Norman. Conversion attempt by Scott Prince unsuccessful.
Norman slices through the Wests defence. Prince's conversion is short of the posts.
Brisbane Broncos 4-0
Scored by Matt Gillett. Conversion attempt by Scott Prince unsuccessful.
Gillett after some great passing opens up a big hole in Wests' left side defence. Prince misses his second kick from as many attempts.
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Corey Norman makes an unforced error.
A late call from the referee for a forward pass from Norman to Hodges.
Tim Moltzen makes an unforced error.
Moltzen loses control of the ball at the play the ball.
Scored by Matt Gillett. Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
After some twists and turns, Hodges offloads to Gillett who scores his second of the night. Corey Parker takes over the kicking duties and slots it through.
Brisbane Broncos 14-0
Lachlan Maranta makes an unforced error.
Maranta tries to pat the ball backwards but it goes forward. Changeover to Wests.
Robbie Farah makes an unforced error.
On the last tackle, Farah loses control of the ball and hands it over to Brisbane.
Lachlan Maranta makes an unforced error.
The winger knocks on the last tackle and hands it over to Wests
Scored by Matt Utai. Conversion attempt by Tim Moltzen unsuccessful.
Some lovely passes and wrap around footy means Matt Utai finally breaks the line and scores. Moltzen is the goal kicker tonight and it goes to the left.
Brisbane Broncos 14-4
Josh McGuire makes an unforced error.
A high pass causes McGuire to jump for the ball and he can't control it.
Scored by Shaun Spence. Conversion attempt by Curtis Sironen successful.
The try is given and Wests are back in the game.
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
Penalty goal attempt by Corey Parker unsuccessful.
The kick goes to the left and misses the uprights.
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
Lachlan Maranta makes an unforced error.
The winger drops the ball off a Farah kick. Wests with a real chance to lock the game up.
Sam Thaiday makes an unforced error.
Thaiday gets a horrible pass and loses the ball.
Scored by Justin Hodges. Conversion attempt by Scott Prince successful.
Hodges dummies from the play the ball and slides over the goal line. Prince takes over kicking again and slots it through.
Brisbane Broncos 20-10


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Not Your Typical Groin Strain
By Marco Lopez, DC, CCEP
I was hanging out with my wife and her friends, one of whom was accompanied by a date. We got to talking and a simple bar chat turned into a conversation about a groin injury he had sustained. At first, his description seemed like a routine groin strain. The more we talked, the less typical it seemed.
The beau was a 32-year-old, fit Spanish computer specialist who'd been injured during a soccer match. He recalled forcefully kicking up and across his body like he had done several times before. This time, however, he felt an immediate pull in the muscle that resulted in groin strain, for which he sought treatment after a couple of weeks for non-resolution of symptoms. His injury initially responded to physical therapy, which included soft-tissue work and stretching, among other passive modalities, although he felt it took longer to respond than it should.
He decided to start playing again. He felt no discomfort running or dribbling, and decided to play a little harder. On attempting a forceful kick, he felt the pull again. His symptoms returned and now radiated to his genitals, which worried him. He continued physical therapy of what sounded like the primary adductor muscles of the thigh. However, this time the symptoms plateaued and continued as deep-rooted anterior-medial hip ache, radiating into the lateral scrotum, that had no appreciable provocative or palliative features.
Interestingly he noted no limitations to ADLs. Specifically, there was no symptom reproduction with walking, running, squatting or resisted adduction. He noted that crossing / uncrossing his leg while seated aggravated his complaints momentarily.
The Pectineus Connection
Groin strains are quite common in athletes, with an estimated incidence of anywhere from 10-20 percent in hockey and soccer. Obviously groin strains are not limited to these two sports, but they are the ones most reported in the literature. In addition, these figures may be skewed due to non-reporting of injuries.5
While groin strains are common, the described pain pattern in this case seemed atypical. Technology is very useful in these situations. A quick search landed me on Travel and Simon's trigger-point manual. The documented symptoms and presentation matched our beau's phenotype. I gave him my card, wrote down "pectineus," and advised him to give that to his treating provider. I never saw the man again, but our interaction prompted the writing of this article.
The pectineus muscle originates at the superior ramus of the pubis and inserts into the pectineal line of the femur, just inferior to the lesser trochanter. It may be further subdivided into a superficial or lateral component and deep or medial component. It is primarily innervated by the femoral nerve arising from L2-3 nerve roots, with dominant contribution by L2 and some contribution from the obturator nerve.6 If this is the case, the femoral nerve supplies the lateral portion and the obturator the medial portion.
Pectineus overlies the uppermost fibers of adductor brevis. Its fibers run obliquely and it is considered a transitional muscle between anterior and medial compartments.6
Its short-lever arm makes pectineus well-suited to flexion and in particular adduction of the flexed thigh, so much so that pectineus and iliopsoas can cross one thigh over the other from a seated position, i.e., 90 degrees of hip flexion.1 This finding may explain why our friend felt discomfort upon crossing his legs.
Pectineus is built for power rather than speed, and its leverage increases with flexion and adduction.1 EMG studies of pectineus confirm this assertion. Specifically, EMG findings for adductor magnus, adductor longus and gracilis revealed the most activation with hips 0 or 45 degrees of flexion, while for pectineus, activation was highest at 90 degrees.2
A different study measuring pectineus activation in relation to hip motion showed pectineus was highly activated during hip flexion exercises and moderately activated during exercises requiring rotational hip stabilization in either direction, as opposed to internal hip rotation as was originally hypothesized.3This study also tested piriformis activation. The observations therein indicated that the pectineus and piriformis significantly contribute to hip stabilization. This finding may explain injury recurrence and becomes important in developing rehabilitation strategies.
As it pertains to diagnosing, risk factors for groin strains in general are an imbalance in adductor / abductor strength. Previous groin strains significantly increase the likelihood of repeat injuries, possibly because they further contribute to strength imbalances and hip instability.5 In fact, in one study injury history was a significant factor in the EMG output for the adductor longus, pectineus and gracilis, but not adductor magnus.2
Relative to pectineus injuries, the mechanism may include forceful hip flexion / adduction or a stabilization injury, which may explain increased groin strains in ice hockey players. Pectineus injuries become apparent with persistent groin pain after the remaining adductors and/or iliopsoas have been successfully treated, especially when the patient complains of vague, poorly localized pain in the anterior hip, proximal groin and/or lateral genitalia.1
As a final consideration, if an adductor strain is not the source groin pain, consider athletic pubalgia. In a small study of confirmed pubalgia in athletes, pectineus abnormalities on pelvic MR accounted for 20 percent of the cases.4
Lessons Learned
First, Occam's razor teaches us to look for the obvious in place of the obscure. When this yields mediocre results or things don't make sense, look deeper. Thomas Edison admonished, "Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." Second, the patient's story is still the most critical part of a patient encounter. Third, we are not always right, but the piecing together of information is the art of what we do.
Finally, many of you may ask, "How do you know if it helped?" I don't. But I learned something new in the process and thought it worth sharing. This information may help someone else someday.
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Food in 19th-Century American Cities
Cindy R. Lobel
Over the course of the 19th century, American cities developed from small seaports and trading posts to large metropolises. Not surprisingly, foodways and other areas of daily life changed accordingly. In 1800, the dietary habits of urban Americans were similar to those of the colonial period. Food provisioning was very local. Farmers, hunters, fishermen, and dairymen from a few miles away brought food by rowboats and ferryboats and by horse carts to centralized public markets within established cities. Dietary options were seasonal as well as regional. Few public dining options existed outside of taverns, which offered lodging as well as food. Most Americans, even in urban areas, ate their meals at home, which in many cases were attached to their workshops, countinghouses, and offices.
These patterns changed significantly over the course of the19th century, thanks largely to demographic changes and technological developments. By the turn of the 20th century, urban Americans relied on a food-supply system that was highly centralized and in the throes of industrialization. Cities developed complex restaurant sectors, and majority immigrant populations dramatically shaped and reshaped cosmopolitan food cultures. Furthermore, with growing populations, lax regulation, and corrupt political practices in many cities, issues arose periodically concerning the safety of the food supply. In sum, the roots of today's urban food systems were laid down over the course of the 19th century.
Progressives and Progressivism in an Era of Reform
Maureen A. Flanagan
The decades from the 1890s into the 1920s produced reform movements in the United States that resulted in significant changes to the country's social, political, cultural, and economic institutions. The impulse for reform emanated from a pervasive sense that the country's democratic promise was failing. Political corruption seemed endemic at all levels of government. An unregulated capitalist industrial economy exploited workers and threatened to create a serious class divide, especially as the legal system protected the rights of business over labor. Mass urbanization was shifting the country from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one characterized by poverty, disease, crime, and cultural clash. Rapid technological advancements brought new, and often frightening, changes into daily life that left many people feeling that they had little control over their lives. Movements for socialism, woman suffrage, and rights for African Americans, immigrants, and workers belied the rhetoric of the United States as a just and equal democratic society for all its members.
Responding to the challenges presented by these problems, and fearful that without substantial change the country might experience class upheaval, groups of Americans proposed undertaking significant reforms. Underlying all proposed reforms was a desire to bring more justice and equality into a society that seemed increasingly to lack these ideals. Yet there was no agreement among these groups about the exact threat that confronted the nation, the means to resolve problems, or how to implement reforms. Despite this lack of agreement, all so-called Progressive reformers were modernizers. They sought to make the country's democratic promise a reality by confronting its flaws and seeking solutions. All Progressivisms were seeking a via media, a middle way between relying on older ideas of 19th-century liberal capitalism and the more radical proposals to reform society through either social democracy or socialism. Despite differences among Progressives, the types of Progressivisms put forth, and the successes and failures of Progressivism, this reform era raised into national discourse debates over the nature and meaning of democracy, how and for whom a democratic society should work, and what it meant to be a forward-looking society. It also led to the implementation of an activist state.


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Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is -- simply put -- life that is not from Earth and generally refers to life that is not native to the planet in question. The more commonly used term for such life is alien. As of yet, we have not discovered extraterrestrial life, although it could possibly exist in several worlds in the Solar system, and -- with trillions upon trillions of stars out there and the elements that are the fundamental parts of life out there being in such abundance -- it is quite likely that the processes of life started somewhere out in space.
Extraterrestrial Life in Science Fiction
Like robots and space travel, extraterrestrial life is one of the most common concepts in science fiction. However, often due to a lack of creativity or budget constraints on special effects departments, alien lifeforms in science fiction are often highly anthropomorphic. A few examples, including Chiss and most races in Star Trek, are even capable of cross-breeding. Leaving aside the breeding, this is still incredibly unlikely, given that we would have more in common with daylilies genetically. Life could have taken thousands of other viable paths, such as creatures being radially symmetric instead of bilaterally symmetric .


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Theatrical Release
The box office number we see in the news is usually the gross revenue from tickets sold to the film in the United States. Only a percentage of that is paid to the studio releasing it. The total the studio receives is called the theatrical film rental, and it's subject to negotiation and takes myriad factors into account, including the buzz surrounding the movie. A major studio is usually paid between 40 and 45 percent of the box office. For a hit, that rate may climb as high as 55 percent. An independent distributor may receive as little as 33 percent. And the percentage usually decreases the longer the film plays in theatres.
What about all the revenue from those $10 bags of popcorn and $8 gummy bears? One hundred percent of that goes to the theatres. Sorry, Warner Bros. 1994 was the first year that foreign theatrical revenue was actually greater than domestic theatrical revenue. These days it's not uncommon for a film to generate more money overseas than in the U.S. Studios utilize foreign subsidiaries or subdistributors to distribute their films in other countries, and because of this middleman, the studio often receives a smaller percentage of the gross from foreign theatrical distribution than from domestic.
Nontheatrical Release
Nontheatrical film rental comes from the distribution of a film to smaller venues such as airlines, cruise ships, and military bases. These venues don't pay very much money, but the studios still cash the checks.
DVD, Videocassette, and Internet
Then you have an enormous but shrinking source of revenue from DVD and videocassette sales. It's been said half-jokingly that a film's theatrical release is just an expensive commercial for the DVD. If a DVD costs the consumer $10 at Wal-Mart, the studio will probably receive around $6.
DVDs are extra-profitable for the studios because of an infamous deal struck between 20th Century Fox and a long-forgotten company called Magnetic Video back in the 1970s. As a result, the studios pay residuals on only 20 percent of the money they receive from DVDs instead of 100 percent. Not surprisingly, this 20 percent figure has been a tremendous source of strife between the guilds and studios over the years. With the stunning decline of DVD revenue, the film industry is desperately searching for something to fill the chasm. It hopes that high-definition Blu-ray DVDs will be a replacement, but as yet consumer demand is underwhelming. Revenue from Internet and new-media distribution is growing, but not nearly fast enough to replace the gold mine that was DVDs. The economics of exploiting a film via new media are a work in progress.
What about DVD rentals? This is not a major source of profit for the studios, because companies like Netflix and Blockbuster only have to buy copies of a film once. Then they rent them out as many times as they can without having to pay the studio additional money.
Income from television distribution comes from a number of sources, domestic and foreign, including pay-per-view, premium channels, basic cable and satellite, and free television. The amount of money a film generates from these sources is partly a function of its box office success and can vary wildly.
Merchandise and Soundtrack
Certain films lend themselves to merchandising and soundtrack sales. Star Wars action figures would do much better than, say, Terms of Endearment plush toys. I'm also fairly certain the High School Musical CD sold more copies than the soundtrack to Ishtar. Merchandising and music deals usually involve a guaranteed payment to the studio and a royalty payment based on sales of the merchandise or soundtrack.
Now when you read the weekend box office report, you'll know that the studio probably sees only around 50 percent of that cash -- if it's lucky. And you can bet someone somewhere is trying to figure out how to get a piece of that $10 popcorn.


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|2011-10-01, 06:56
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But Airi also show that kind of affection if you give time while the other can be said stay passive and I'm not sure on what's inside Hinata's brain. Saki is the most passive among girls that she is like a big sister.
|2011-10-01, 08:58
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That's the difference, Maho may show the most affection for Subaru but she clearly does not have the romantic feelings for him. Suffice to say, they all love him, but it seems that only Tomoka has feelings that will lead to dating/marriage basically its a different kind of love. Clearly they all show affection for him but Tomoka is the one who is 'in love' with him like Aoi is.
|2011-10-04, 15:03
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Roukyuubu! v1 does 4798/1647 for a good 6,445 combined Blu-ray/DVD sales
|2011-10-04, 15:13
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That's well above the break-even point. A sign that the show has been well-received, which makes me a happy camper, as I adored it.
If all subsequent volumes do just as well, a second season might be a viable option (and I definitely wouldn't mind if they did).
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Location: Manila, Philippines
Episode 12
I know I'm fantastically late with this, gentlemen. But I can't believe they lost Not to mention my Saki missed the last shot, and seeing her so regretful afterwards, almost made me cry....sniff... waaah come here Saki-chwan, let me cry on your b- *gets shimapan kicked by Aoi-chan*
I was about to say bag! I swear!
Ahem, but the end was awesome. This series ended on a satisfactory note with me seeing some shimapan kick by Aoi, ah so fun. Except when I see MY Maho-chan having a popsicle under a tree with that bastard coach, and then MY Saki-chan all dressed up miniskirt and all going out on a date with that bastard coach, and then he went to the aquarium with MY Airi, and not to mention he had the gall to force MY Hina to mount his shoulders (her shirt was pulled up and caught on his hair), rawr count your days Subaru because I won't let this go
Silly mangatronism's:
--If I was in Subaru's shoes, being the gentleman that I am, I would have given Tomoka the darn backyad hoop instead of coaxing the little girl to my house what the heck, she looks like a call girl putting on a show in front of him, him and that jump shot fetish of his.
--Maho's so rich, why didn't Subaru insist having Maho's maid drive them over to that last match? He is the enemy of mankind for making the little girls walk such a distance through those mountains
--Not much ponytail Chibi-ribbon make me sad
--Sure gonna miss Hina's "ooh"s
--I love how at the end of ep 12, each of the girl's maid ribbons were color coded to their eyes
--Does anyone know if it's even remotely possible for a girl to do a jump shot while wearing a maid uniform?
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*EroKing gets taken away by the cops*
|2011-10-19, 22:46
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Just an FYI, I moved the entire conversation that ensued about what happens in the Light Novels after the anime to a new thread, since apparently we didn't have a LN thread before. Just a reminder that you shouldn't discuss future source material content in anime threads, per the Spoiler Policy.
|2011-11-08, 13:51
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
Nice vid, man.
It matches atm, but it would match better once Keishin gets to join an official tourney.
Oh, not even that. Game footages from RKB episodes could be used, too.
@OT: I'm actually thinking of compiling all the plays shown in the anime into one AMV, with Basketball by Lil Bow Wow as the BGM.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Hmm, just for fanfic ideas:
It's a BIG stretch, wouldn't it be awesome if the Ro-Kyu Bu girls are all actual children of the "Slam Dunk" Cast.
It could work on the basis that:
1) It's been 17 years since the Inter-High Tournaments detailed in Slam Dunk, and the starting line are all 32 to 35 year olds now, more than likely with families.
2) The girls take their mothers surnames instead of their fathers'
So, for fanfic writers out there, here are the Shohoku Lineup and their daughters, who uncannily match their fathers' court positions and maybe even personalities):
Sakuragi Hanamichi => Tomoka (Both Geniuses )
Ryukawa Kaede => Saki (Both Cool as ice. )
Akagi Tankenori = > Airi (Both giants )
Mitsui => Maho (Both jerks who are excellent 3 point shots)
Miyagi Ryota => Hinata (Both tiny but incredibly fast point guards)
But it will have to work on the sad assumption that neither Sakuragi NOR Miyagi will get the girls of their dreams. And Haruko will not get Ryukawa either.
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Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
Wow. Now that's Wild Mass Guessing material we're talking about!
Spoiler for My own WMG:
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|2011-11-19, 08:51
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Just watchec a whole batch (5-12 series after the break. Its great! I compare it with K-on! and its much better.
At least they dont eat cakes whole series and play basketball.
Serie where they where playing in switmsuits with high school girls was really cool.
Also i like her... =) Even she is not popular.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Verisante Technology, Inc. (TSX-V: VRS, OTCQX: VRSEF, Frankfurt: V3T) (the "Company" or "Verisante"), a leader in cancer detection technology, announced today that the Company has won a 2013 Prism Award in the Life Sciences and Biophotonics category for Aura™, a revolutionary skin cancer detection device. The winners were announced at an Awards banquet on February 6, 2013 in San Francisco.
"It is very gratifying to be recognized as an industry leader for our innovative and disruptive technology," said Thomas Braun, the Company's President & CEO, who accepted the award on behalf of the Company. "Many years of hard work and scientific research have contributed to this honour, and we would like to recognize the dedication of the BC Cancer Agency, the Skin Care Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, whose collaboration in the development of this technology provided Verisante with the opportunity to bring Aura™ to full commercialization."
First sales of Aura™ were recently announced through the Company's exclusive distributors, Clarion Medical Technologies in Canada, and bo pharma and Laserwelt in Europe. The Company expects to begin placing the first nine of the initial production units that have been sold in clinics across Canada and Europe in the next several weeks. The Company will keep the remaining unit for demonstration purposes at its head office in Vancouver.
Verisante Aura™ is indicated for use for the evaluation of skin lesions that may be clinically suspicious for melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and/or basal cell carcinoma when a medical professional chooses to obtain additional information to rule out one of the above conditions before making a final decision to biopsy. Aura™ is a non-invasive optical system that uses Raman spectroscopy to biochemically analyze the skin, providing immediate and accurate results. The device will help to automate the current process of diagnosis, allowing rapid scanning of the 20 to 40 skin lesions on at-risk individuals, improving patient outcomes and comfort.
To view photos from the Prism Awards ceremony, visit Verisante's facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/verisante
About the 2013 Prism Awards
The Prism Awards, named the "Photonics Oscar" by OptecNet Deutschland, is a celebration of the best of our industry. It takes place every year in conjunction with SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, California.
The Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation is a leading international competition that honors the best new photonic products on the market. Over the years, the Prism Awards has received applications from more than 35 countries across the globe. Applications are judged by a panel of leading industry experts, venture capitalists, luminaries and visionaries. The finalists and winners that are ultimately chosen (from General Electric, Agilent, Hamamatsu to Swamp Optics, Optotune, WiTec) reflect the diversity of the program.
SPIE Photonics West is the world's largest and most influential photonics and optics event with over 1500 companies exhibiting and 20,000 attendees.
To find out more about the Awards, visit the website at http://www.photonicsprismaward.com
About Verisante Technology, Inc.
Verisante is a medical device company committed to commercializing innovative systems for the early detection of cancer. The Verisante Aura™ for skin cancer detection and the Verisante Core™ series for lung, colon and cervical cancer detection utilize a proprietary cancer detection platform while the operating software and probe technology are unique to each device. The cancer detection platform was developed by the BC Cancer Agency and tested and refined at the Skin Care Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. This exclusive platform technology allows Verisante to develop and offer a range of compact, non-invasive cancer detection devices that offer physicians immediate results for many of the most common cancers. Aura™ has been approved for sale in Canada, Europe and Australia. The Core™ has not yet been approved for sale.
Verisante Aura™ was awarded Popular Science Magazine's "Best of What's New Award" for 2011, and Verisante Core™ was named one of the top 10 cancer breakthroughs of 2011 by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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HOW IT GOT ITS NAME: In 1631, the British, to prevent occupation of the area by Dutch settlers, granted a deed to several Englishmen, including Viscount Saye and Lord Brooke. Their combined names were given to the locality in 1636, the oldest English town name in the state. Saybrook was eventually broken up into several towns; Old Saybrook was incorporated on July 8, 1854.
DID YOU KNOW? The world's first functioning submarine was invented in 1776 in Saybrook by David Bushnell. He named it the "Turtle" because of the way it rested in the water. Bushnell abandoned the sub after several unsuccessful attempts to blow up British vessels. A replica of the Turtle is on display at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex.
FAMOUS RESIDENTS: Katharine Hepburn, Academy Award-winning actress; Vin Baker, former NBA player; E.E. Schattschneider, noted political scientist; and John Clellon Holmes, a Beat novelist and Jack Kerouac's lifelong friend.
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LA ISLA, Nicaragua — Maudiel Martinez is 19 years old and has a shy smile, a tangle of curly black hair and a lean, muscular build shaped by years of work in the sugarcane fields. For most of his adolescence, he was healthy and strong and spent his days chopping tall stalks of cane with his machete.
Now Martinez is suffering from a deadly disease that is devastating his community along with scores of others in Central America, where it has decimated the ranks of sugarcane workers. The same illness killed his father and his grandfather and affects all three of his older brothers.
"This disease eats our kidneys from inside us," Martinez said. "We don't want to die, and we feel grief because we already know that we're hopeless."
Martinez' illness stands at the heart of a lethal mystery — and legacy of neglect by industry and governments, including the United States, which have resisted pleas for aggressive action to spotlight the malady and find a remedy. Wealthier nations are more focused on spurring biofuels production in the region's sugarcane industry and keeping up the heavy flow of sugar to U.S. consumers and food manufacturers than the plight of those who harvest it.
Little noticed by the rest of the world, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is cutting a swath through one of the world's poorest populations, along a stretch of Central America's Pacific Coast that spans six countries and nearly 700 miles. Its victims are manual laborers, mostly sugarcane workers.
Each year from 2005 to 2009, kidney failure killed more than 2,800 men in Central America, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists' analysis of the latest World Health Organization data. In El Salvador and Nicaragua alone over the last two decades, the number of men dying from kidney disease has risen fivefold. Now more men are dying from the ailment than from HIV/AIDS, diabetes and leukemia combined.
"In the 21st Century, nobody should die of kidney disease," said Ramon Trabanino, a physician from El Salvador who has studied the epidemic for a decade.
The surge of kidney disease is overwhelming hospitals, depleting health budgets, and leaving a trail of widows and children in rural communities. In El Salvador, CKD is the second leading cause of death for men. In the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, the regional hospital had to start a home dialysis program because it was overwhelmed with so many CKD victims that it began running out of beds to treat patients with other ailments.
So many men have died in some parts of rural Nicaragua that Maudiel Martinez's community, called The Island, now is known as the Island of the Widows — La Isla de las Viudas.
At first glance, the lush community bounded by vast sugarcane fields looks like many places in Latin America: children ride bicycles over dirt roads and play alongside dogs, pigs and chickens. But now there are few men in the front yards. Indoors, framed photographs of dead husbands, fathers and brothers adorn tables and countertops. No older men converge in small groups, trading gossip and news, as one often sees in communities farther inland from the Pacific coast.
Here, women struggle to make at least a little money doing odd jobs. Some are now in the sugar-cane fields they believe claimed their husbands.
"My children have suffered a lot," said Paula Chevez Ruiz, a widow from La Isla whose husband Virgilio died in 2009, leaving her to support four children on her own. When she can find customers, she sells fruit and enchiladas. "It is sad to want to give to your children, but not to have anything. Sometimes not even enough to buy a bag of salt."


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to make the case personally to Congress and the American people for potential military action in Syria.
In a letter to Obama that was released to the media, Boehner said Obama must explain the legal basis for any use of force in Syria and the "intended effect of the potential military strikes."
A growing number of U.S. lawmakers - including many from Boehner's Republican Party - have been complaining they have not been properly consulted on the situation in Syria.
"I have conferred with the chairmen of the national security committees who have received initial outreach from senior Administration officials, and while the outreach has been appreciated, it is apparent from the questions above that the outreach has, to date, not reached the level of substantive consultation," Boehner said.
Syrians stocked up on supplies and some left homes close to potential targets on Wednesday as U.S. officials sketched out plans for multi-national air strikes a week after an apparent poison gas attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces that residents say killed hundreds of people.
Boehner said he was "mindful" of the importance of the situation in Syria to the U.S. national interest. But he warned of risks, including Assad losing control of his chemical weapons, or organizations tied to al Qaeda winning more territory, and said it was essential Obama communicate with the public and Congress.
"Now, having again determined your red line has been crossed, should a decisive response involve the use of the United States military, it is essential that you provide a clear, unambiguous explanation of how military action - which is a means, not a policy - will secure U.S. objectives and how it fits into your overall policy," he wrote.
Boehner included a list of 14 questions he wanted Obama to answer, including whether the administration intended to ask Congress for more money if the military action ended up being longer and more involved than expected.
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Jan 9 (Reuters) - At least two of the people injured in a Wednesday morning commuter ferry accident in New York are in critical condition, and nine others are in serious condition, a city official said.
The accident occurred at 8:43 a.m. (1343 GMT) as the high-speed catamaran was docking in lower Manhattan. More than 50 people were injured in the incident, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kha n s a id at a press briefing held near the scene. (Reporting By Dan Burns; editing by John Wallace)


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Prejudice Against Pro-Lifers Reigns
by L. Brent Bozell III
January 23, 1997
Liberals are the first to denounce prejudice ruling the
first hours or days of a breaking news story. A black man did not kill Susan
Smith's children; Arabs did not blow up the Oklahoma City federal building.
But an anti-abortion bombing in Washington? This was just too good to wait for
the facts. A hotel worker found a piece of a dummy hand grenade that popped in
his hand. So unconcerned was he that after washing his hands, he went home
only to turn on the TV and learn he was the object of a city-wide terrorist
All morning long, radio and TV reports shrieked: Bombing!
Hand grenade! Anti-abortion violence! Now will we see a retraction and an
apology from Associated Press, CNN, and the other media culprits in this
smear? That's about as likely as the networks covering the 125,000-strong
March for Life, which took place later in the day. CBS led with an update of
the Atlanta clinic bombing. ABC aired a report on abortion advocates' fears of
pro-lifers. NBC mentioned the dummy grenade pop. No one filed a report on the
march. (CBS did have time to report a fire hydrant was installed in the middle
of a New York city street.)
Outrageous? Yes, but this isn't an exception. It's a rule,
especially for ABC News. Last year's March for Life also drew tens of
thousands of people to Washington. ABC ignored that one, too. But if they are
left-wing protests, see how ABC covers them:
* On January 31, 1996, Peter Jennings announced "a
major demonstration on behalf of the environment." Strangely, the story
that followed told of a press conference opposing Republican reform of the
Endangered Species Act by liberal evangelicals. When asked where the
"demonstration" was, the liberal Environmental Information Center,
which organized the press conference, said there wasn't one.
* On June 1, the left-wing Children's Defense Fund organized
a "Stand for Children" to oppose welfare reform, ABC didn't do one
story. It filed six on "World News Tonight," and five on "Good
Morning America," including two separate interviews with CDF chief Marian
Wright Edelman, one before the event and one after.
* On June 23, "World News Tonight" aired a full
report by Deborah Weiner on an animal rights march in Washington, DC, and its
clash with AIDS protesters over animal research.
* On June 30, ABC reporter Anderson Cooper provided a long,
sympathetic portrait of two elderly gay males marching in New York City's
annual Gay Pride parade. Carole Simpson introduced the story: "The
question of legalizing gay marriages has become a political issue this year,
but for many gay couples a longtime committed relationship is as sacred as a
marriage." No one opposed to gay marriage was invited to appear.
* On August 16, ABC reporter Bill Blakemore filed a full
story on a Greenpeace protest in Washington state over fishing by factory
trawler, including 27 seconds of Greenpeace promotional video.
* On September 30, Peter Jennings mentioned a anti-gun group
laying out 40,000 pairs of shoes in Washington as a "silent
march" against guns.
* On October 12, the AIDS quilt was again laid on the
Washington Mall. "Good Morning America" aired three full segments on
the AIDS quilt, one leading off the show on the 13th. Minutes later, it also
mentioned "another demonstration," a Latino march on Washington.
"World News Tonight" also aired a full AIDS quilt report on the
* On December 1, "World News Tonight" led off
their broadcast with World AIDS Day demonstrations, followed by a full story
by George Strait focusing on AIDS in the black community, featuring two men
who pass out free condoms in New York City parks. Strait concluded with video
of used condoms on the ground: "Reggie and Ron say they are beginning to
see results. Finally, evidence that some of the sex here is protected. But
there are still a lot more crack vials than condoms. And in the community, a
lot more homophobia and denial. A lot more work to do."
ABC even saw protests in foreign lands as more newsworthy
than the March for Life, producing full "World News Tonight" reports
on French protests over deportations of Africans, a Belgian child molestation
verdict, even beauty pageants in India.
CBS sand NBC may not cover "demonstrations" that
don't exist, but overall, they weren't much better than ABC. Each devoted only
19 seconds to the March for Life in 1996, while devoting major play (CBS,
three stories, NBC five) to the liberal "Stand for Children." CBS
gave three full stories to the "silent march" for gun control. NBC
gave two full stories to the animal rights march.
The networks clearly love "anti-abortion violence"
-- with more than 500 reports since 1993. But the peaceful demonstrations of
hundreds of thousands of marchers and the earnest pro-life beliefs of millions
of Americans are greeted with this media message: "You don't even
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At the pub, Chad flashes to EJ blackmailing him to get him to move into the mansion. He tells Abigail he's moving in to support the family. Abby's surprised he's forgiving his father. He covers and says at least it won't be boring. He hands over a gift - it's an early copy of Jack's memoirs, The Forgotten Hostage. This moves her to tears. They take off to his place.
Hans Dry Get Drunken.
Sonny plays matchmaker with Cameron and Gabi, Chad gives Abigail a sweet gift, and EJ comments that Nicole has changed.
At the park, Sonny tells Arianna never to wear a dirndl. Even the most beautiful girl would look dowdy in one. Cameron comes upon him and checks out the photos. The girls have "such... huge... huge smiles." Sonny's having an Oktoberfest celebration at the club. Cameron provides a slogan: "Hans dry get drunken." Sonny plays matchmaker and asks him to invite Gabi.
Will enters the apartment to find Nick kissing Gabi. He blows up and Nick tells him he's out of line. Will starts screaming about Gabi hooking up with "a disgusting human being" like Nick. More arguing ensues and Gabi gets between them. Will refuses to allow Gabi to see Nick. Nick lashes out that Sonny knows all about them dating but Gabi says this isn't what Will thinks. She wants to talk to him about this but when he's calmer. Pissed, he leaves, and Gabi yells at Nick for making this a turf war and acting as though he was bragging in a locker room. She orders him out and later mumbles about moving on without him.
Brady finds Nicole alone at the rectory. He encourages her to move on from his brother. She thinks he needs her but Brady knows better. Nicole didn't realize Eric was doing pre-cana with Brady and Kristen and angry, she leaves.
In what looks identical to Hope's office, Father Eric's once again hypnotized but this time by Dr. Sanchez. He doesn't recall anything new and questions whether or not what he has recalled is real.
Kristen fingers her thumb drive at home. EJ interrupts. Is she hiding something? She is and it has to do with getting back with Brady. EJ scoffs that it's not hard to pull the wool over Brady's eyes. Kristen resents what he's implying. She notices EJ's gloomy and assumes it's because of "Fatha." With all that has happened, she assumes Stefano's got him under his thumb. She feels bad having been there.
Chad and Abigail arrive at his place and he shows her early reviews of Jack's book. They're all great. She's touched. Chad read the book and it was amazing. They make love. Abby receives a text and leaves for work. Later, Chad wonders how long he can keep up this brain tumor charade.
Nicole meets Miles Malloy at the club. She tells him where she's working and he slaps the table in laughter. He admits he lost his star reporter and needs someone with sparkle and class to replace her. He wants Nicole to work for him. She doesn't think she has sparkled in a long time. Miles hands her a business card and asks her to think about it. He leaves and EJ turns up. He saw Miles leave. Is he courting her to work for him? He teases her about leaving the priest and cautions that celibacy is looming. "Celibacy never says we're out of milk," Nicole deadpans. EJ observes she has stopped being herself.
Father Eric, Kristen, and Brady start pre-cana at the rectory office. Eric asks why Kristen loves Brady. She's surprised and takes her time before saying she likes that he leans in when he's listening, how he makes her feel special, and how he defends Nicole because she's his friend, or the way he wants her to go to this cockamamie counseling. She immediately apologizes for the last bit but admits she thinks about him now, not just herself. Brady credits Kristen for waking him up. He was a zombie. Eric asks if he has forgiven and forgotten that Kristen preyed upon him. Brady admits it still hurts and suddenly, Eric has visions of what happened in the capital and in bed. He jumps up and stares at Kristen in shock.
Will finds Sonny at the park and chews him out for lying to him. Sonny was trying to protect Will and says he has no idea what he has had to put up with for Will.
Abby bumps into Cameron at the hospital. It's tense but he gives his blessing to her and Chad. She toddles off to Jenn's office and returns later, surprised to see Gabi with Cameron.
Outside the pub, Nick looks at glamor shots of Gabi. He wants to move away with her from judging Salemites.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – If it's just about freezing outside and the Rapids are playing at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, that's good news in Colorado.
The Rapids endured a 32-degree temperature at kickoff and a pesky effort from the Columbus Crew to surge into the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night, riding a first-half goal from Omar Cummings to a 1-0 win in a do-or-die match between the two wild card teams.
Colorado, who topped Columbus in the postseason last year before winning the Eastern Conference Championship at home in similarly frigid fashion, will host top-seeded Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the semifinals on Sunday night (7 pm ET).
The Rapids and Sporting Kansas City tied both games played against one another this season.
Columbus, meanwhile, saw their season end at the hands of the same team that dumped them last year. But while last year's conference semifinal series came down to penalty kicks, this one was decided on a gorgeous buildup from the Rapids in first-half stoppage time.
Cummings got the goal after midfielder Brian Mullan fed defender Kosuke Kimura to the end line, and Kimura coasted a pass back to the Jamaican striker in the box. Cummings pounced with a right-footed shot that left Crew goalkeeper William Hesmer helpless, and gave the Rapids all the offense they needed.
The goal was the first in any postseason game for Cummings, whose scoring numbers plummeted this season while he battled an ankle injury and played without injured striker Conor Casey.
The Rapids defense, meanwhile, picked up their third shutout in the last five postseason games dating back to last season's MLS Cup run. They locked down leading scorer Andrés Mendoza where they could and effectively neutralized winger Eddie Gaven, and left Robbie Rogers with one harmless scoring chance in the first half.
Crew head coach Robert Warzycha ran Mendoza up top alone and stunningly inserted Tony Tchani into the starting lineup in the midfield for his first action since July 9, but neither trick paid dividends. Emilio Rentería came on for Dilly Duka in the 65th minute, but never created the offense the Crew needed, and imposing youngster Tommy Heinemann never had the chance to make an impact after coming on in the dying minutes of the match.
The Crew's best scoring chance came in the 55th minute, when Mendoza scorched a left-footed shot from the top of the box that slammed off the crossbar, but skipped out of harm's way.
The Rapids, meanwhile, got a spark from the pesky wing play of Mullan and Sanna Nyassi, who both pushed the tempo much of the night. Mullan, who is playing in his 11th consecutive postseason, had a good look at an insurance goal in the 65th minute, but skied a wide open chance over the bar. Late substitute Macoumba Kandji also skipped a shot just wide of the post in the 90th minute.
They also got a boost from Jamie Smith, who paired with Jeff Larentowicz in the midfield in the absence of injured captain Pablo Mastroeni. Smith, however, was stretchered off the field with an apparent injury to his right leg in the 73rd minute, replaced by Ross LaBauex.
Neither team seriously asserted themselves in the early going, but the best chance belonged to Nyassi in the 24th minute. He juked his way from the left sideline into space atop the penalty box, but his right-footed shot drifted harmlessly into Hesmer's hands.
The Rapids also nearly scored in the 41st, when a shot by Cummings skipped off the outstretched leg of defender Chad Marshall and dangerously wide of the near post.
The Crew struggled early to get in gear offensively, but Rogers found himself in space after a perfect through ball from Mendoza in the 17th minute. The ensuing shot, however, skipped harmlessly wide of the left post.
Duka also ripped a shot from distance that knuckled off Pickens' gloves in the early going, but the Rapids' backline cleared the ball out of trouble.
Scoring Summary:
COL -- Omar Cummings 1 (Kosuke Kimura 1, Brian Mullan 1) 46+
Misconduct Summary:
CLB -- Sebastian Miranda (caution; Reckless Foul) 15
Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda (Jeff Cunningham 70) (Tommy Heinemann 85), Chad Marshall, Julius James, Josh Gardner, Eddie Gaven, Rich Balchan, Robbie Rogers, Tony Tchani, Dilly Duka (Emilio Renteria 65), Andres Mendoza.
Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Burns, Shaun Francis, Eric Gehrig, Andy Gruenebaum.
Colorado Rapids -- Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Miguel Comminges, Brian Mullan, Jeff Larentowicz, Jamie Smith (Ross LaBauex 74), Sanna Nyassi (Macoumba Kandji 89), Omar Cummings (Wells Thompson 68), Caleb Folan.
Substitutes Not Used: Joseph Nane, Tyrone Marshall, Scott Palguta, Steward Ceus.
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Referee's Assistants: Greg Barkey; Kermit Quisenberry
4th Official: Andrew Chapin
Attendance: 7,803
Time of Game: 1:51
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Monitoring Climate Change Impacts: Metrics at the Intersection of the Human and Earth Systems (2010)Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
This report from the National Research Council identifies seventy-one metrics that when taken together may give advance warning of climate-related changes and their impacts across a range of both local and global scales.
Currently, many observing systems capture elements of how climate is changing, such as direct measurements of atmospheric and ocean temperature. However, these measurements do not provide information about the impacts of climate change on humans that are especially relevant for political and economic planning and decision making. The report lays out an illustrative suite of indicators, metrics, and measurements -- and the locations around the globe where the measurements can be applied -- that are important for understanding global climate change and providing insight into environmental sustainability. For instance, several of the metrics are sea level rise, seasonal snow cover, and air quality.


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Kristopher Tong joined the Borromeo String Quartet, New England Conservatory's quartet-in-residence, as second violinist in March 2006. A member of the chamber music and violin faculties, he also serves as assistant chair of strings.
Tong has been hailed as a performer of "exceptional insight and creative flair" (Boston Globe). As second violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet, he has performed in hundreds of concerts across the United States and around the world to critical acclaim. Recent engagements include appearances at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Morgan Library, and a presentation of the complete Beethoven quartets at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to his concertizing with the Borromeos, Tong is an active recitalist, chamber musician, and teacher. He has taught and performed at numerous festivals, including the Taos School of Music, Music@Menlo, and at the Yellow Barn Young Artists Program. Tong has performed on such radio programs as NPR's "Performance Today," WGBH's "Classical Performance," and was recently featured on WGBH's "Classical Connections" in a new series entitled "Why Mass.?"
From 2002-2004, Tong was Principal Second Violin with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, with whom he toured throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He has played under the baton of some of the world's premier conductors, including James Levine, Christopher von Dohnanyi, Kurt Masur, Mstislav Rostropovich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, and Charles Dutoit. He has also performed with Mizayaki Festival Orchestra in Japan, the New York String Orchestra, and as a guest soloist with the Verbier Chamber Orchestra under Dmitri Sitkovetsky and Yuri Bashmet. Tong was also a member of the original cast of Classical Savion at the Joyce Theater in New York City, a collaborative project with tap dancer Savion Glover.
Kristopher Tong began his violin studies in a public elementary school program in Binghamton, N.Y. His family later moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he became a student of Leonard Braus. He received his bachelor's degree at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he studied with Franco Gulli, Yuval Yaron, and Miriam Fried. In 2005 he completed his master's degree under Fried at New England Conservatory. Born in the United States to parents from Hong Kong and Taiwan, he has an older sister, Melissa, who is an accomplished violinist, and a younger sister, Jessica, who dances with the famed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, a contemporary dance ensemble.
B.M., Indiana University in Bloomington. M.M., NEC. Studies with Franco Gulli, Yuval Yaron, and Miriam Fried. Also faculty of Harvard University, where he received a Certificate of Distinction in Teaching from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Former faculty of NEC's Preparatory School.


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Designers from around the world are submitting creative designs for Rachel Eisenberg in logo design - custom.
Need a logo for a new industrial tape company. Company sells professional grade tape and needs a solid clean logo to sell the product. This would be the logo to go on the product as well as on stationary, websites, etc.
Plyon Tapes
We want a logo that includes the words "Plyon" for a new industrial tape company. Our immediate need will be for the logo to represent the company on business cards, the website, the labels to go on the roles of tapes, all company stationary, etc. We are looking for something simple and professional that indicates a solid, stable, industrial company. The company roots are a spin-off from an existing industrial tape company that is partnering with a chinese tape company.
Looking for simple, solid, professional, industrial aimed logo.
The existing logo of the company we are spinning off can be seen at: http://www.plymouthrubber.com, it is the center "Plymouth" logo. We are not in love with this one but it gives a good idea of similar companies. The product is professional grade tape, both electical and vinyl. We are not against using the image of tape but it would have to be tastefully done, not cheesy. This business space is very old world, many companies are very tradtional so it can't be too web 2.0 looking, something that invokes a solid product. Also, it must be used on labels of tape as small as 2.5" diameter so it can't be too involved.
Colors: we like red, blue, black
Don't like: green, orange
We would also need the logo in a variety of formats for web and print purposes
Don't want anything cheesy. This company is also in the space and is a good example of what NOT to do: http://www.electrotape.com. Their logo is horrible. Nothing cute, nothing that would be on a "world's best dad" t-shirt.
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