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homeless? Joe Montuori comes from such a nice Orange County home – five bedrooms, in-ground pool, manicured lawns. He became such an accomplished cook that he overcame a drug problem to whip up dishes like lobster bisque at local restaurants. He eventually took home $700 a week, cash – enough for a two-bedroom apartment.
But after a lapse into drinking and drugging cost him his jobs, he lost his apartment. He ended up sleeping in the hallway of that old apartment building, and on park picnic tables and benches. Then, at 44, after a second heart attack almost cost him his life, he left the hospital with nowhere to turn, and, because of that cash pay, no benefits.
He landed in a Middletown homeless shelter, sleeping on a narrow bed alongside 24 other homeless men of all ages in a drab room with his possessions in a 6-foot-high, 3-foot-wide wooden closet.
"This is a direct result of the lifestyle I lived," says Montuori, sitting a table at Middletown's Emergency Housing Group shelter. "I lost everything I had but my life."
Joe Montuori is one of what local officials estimate to be a record number of at least 6,300 homeless men, women and children in Ulster, Orange and Sullivan counties – or about one in every 120 people in Orange, says John Harper, director of Middletown's Emergency Housing Group (HONOR EHG) and the president of the Orange County Housing Consortium, which is spearheading this week's official count of homeless people.
The number of all the homeless is actually much higher and growing, say local officials. It doesn't even count the thousands of local residents – including many of the more than 2,300 homeless schoolchildren in Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties – who have no fixed place to call home and sleep on the couches or floors of relatives and friends.
"It's just a horrible situation," says John Van Etten, Sullivan County's homeless management information systems coordinator, referring to his county's soaring homeless population.
Homeless people like Montuori – who you might see showered and shaved, with a tiny gold earring and a bounce in his step walking in Middletown and looking for an apartment – have become such a part of the fabric of local life, the problem is less noticeable than ever. Like Montuori, those without homes no longer fit that old clich� of the scruffy Bowery bum.
Take that compact man with the close-cropped, blondish hair and chiseled face you see walking the streets of Monticello with a shopping bag of groceries.
He's a Marine who served in Iraq and sleeps in an unheated bungalow near Walmart with only a kerosene heater and sleeping bag to keep him warm. Robert's an alcoholic, he says, drinking when he can scrape up the money from the cans and bottles he collects, washing at Burger King, showering at a friend's and eating at the Federation for the Homeless of Sullivan County, where he got those groceries and the clothes he wears.
Then there's the waitress with the shy smile at the family restaurant in Middletown. Michel is a mother of three who was battered so badly by an ex-boyfriend, he broke her jaw, just like he shattered her cellphone and laptop. He also destroyed the self-esteem of the woman who says she came to blame herself for the abuse. When the Orange County shelter for battered women was full, she had nowhere to turn but the Middletown shelter, where beds fill as soon as they're available.
And there's the little 11-year-old girl with hair that seems as electric as her big brown eyes. After her mom had a dispute with a landlord, the girl and her four brothers and sisters, ages 7, 3, 2 and 9 months, ended up with mom in one room with drab brown walls at the Middletown shelter. Only her best friend knows she's homeless.
"And my little sister thinks we're at a sleepover," says the little girl, who wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up, after attending the Fashion Institute of Technology.
While economists and politicians say the economy is recovering, those who deal with the poor folks like these among us know that the line between shelter and homelessness is still razor-thin. That's why the region's experts on homelessness say they're seeing more families and working people than ever who end up homeless. After all, about 20 percent of all children in Sullivan and Orange counties are still at the poverty level.
"A run of bad luck, no family to stand up for you, and you're out of luck, and homeless," says Steve Ruelke of Ecclesia Ministries of Newburgh, who helped start the Winterhaven homeless shelter in Newburgh.
There, the cubicles of neat beds are covered with homey touches, such as the 23 stuffed animals of a widowed mom. After Sharon's working husband died, she could no longer afford their apartment. When she found another, and it was eventually condemned, she had no place to turn but the shelter.
"People are paying 50, 60, 70 percent of their total income just to have a roof over their heads," says Michael Berg, executive director of Family of Woodstock, which helps the homeless in Ulster County. "So the first time they have to pay for medicine or car repairs, something has to give."
In fact, one-third of all households in the Hudson Valley had trouble paying for food, fuel or rent in the past year, according to the survey Many Voices, One Valley 2012.
And when those economic troubles collide with a crisis like Montuori's drug or alcohol problem, Michel's abuse or Williams' post-traumatic stress disorder, slipping through society's safety net and into homelessness becomes an all-too-common reality.
Because homelessness has become such a strand of the fabric of local life, authorities are asking those who know the area best to help find the homeless among us so they can be counted and helped.
They're asking coin-laundry owners who might see the same homeless woman every day staying warm near the shop's dryers.
They're asking librarians, who might see the same homeless man every day, reading newspapers in the warmth of the library. They're asking cops in places like Chester or Monticello who know there are homeless people sleeping in the woods or bungalows behind supermarkets and their ready supply of discarded food.
They're asking anyone who comes in contact with or sees some of the area's the thousands of homeless folks every day to give them a call.
"The whole effort is for the public to be our eyes and ears," says Harper, who says the first goal in finding the homeless is to give them safety. "And once they're safe, they long for structure."
Joe Montuori and Michel also long to help themselves.
Michel just started that waitressing job at a local restaurant, thanks to a job training program that included resum� writing. When she found herself homeless at Christmas, and her shark-loving 9-year-old son was desperate for the Animal Planet toy she couldn't possibly afford, folks at the shelter helped her find the presents.
Montuori says he might not "have $2 to put together," let alone a bank account. But he has a plan to make it out of the shelter. So he wakes up at 7 a.m. And after a shower and maybe a shave, he hits the street, walking "a good couple of miles," looking for an apartment and work. With help from the shelter, he applied for Medicaid and a program that will give him $404 per month for an apartment, once he finds one. But he won't ask family members – who keep his treasured photos – for help, even though he knows, from seeing the empty shops and full homeless shelter, that it's rough out there.
"If I want to be successful, I have to do it on my own," he says. "But I want to be out of here by the end of this month."


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SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Sunday afternoon's ballgame at Sioux Falls Stadium turned into a battle of two bullpens, and the Lincoln Saltdogs came out ahead with a 7-4 defeat of the Sioux Falls Canaries.
Lincoln (27-22) rallied from a 4-3 deficit to score four unanswered runs off Canaries relievers in the last three innings, while the Saltdogs bullpen shut out Canaries over the final 3 2/3 innings and allowed only one base runner.
Daniel Carroll broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning by knocking Tyler Goodro with base hit, and David Espinosa had a run-scoring double for a 6-4 Lincoln advantage. Brian Embery hit a solo home run in the ninth for the final tally, and the Saltdogs evened the four-game series at one game apiece.
Lincoln reliever Stayton Thomas (2-1) earned the victory with 1 2/3 innings pitched. P.J. Zocchi struck out the Canaries (18-31) in order in the eighth inning, and R.J. Rodriguez tossed a perfect ninth for his 18th save, tops in the American Association.
Kirk Clark (0-2) took the loss in relief, allowing the two go-ahead runs and four hits in the eighth inning. Canaries starter Ben Moore left with a 4-3 after the fifth inning, but he did not factor in the decision. Moore struck fanned six batters to raise his league-leading strikeout total to 68.
Cory Morales and Marcos Rodriguez both extended hitting streaks to nine games for the Canaries. Rodriguez had two hits to take sole possession of third place for all-time hits in the American Association with 629.
Nick Van Stratten had his second straight three-hit performance of the series with two doubles and run scored.
Game three of the series will be at 7:05 p.m. on Monday at Sioux Falls Stadium. Former Canaries player Beau Torbert will be inducted into the Sioux Falls Pro Baseball Hall of Fame and his jersey will be retired in a pregame ceremony.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 663 diseños de 143 diseñadores freelance.
SmartKlik.com - is a new type of web-based auction experience that combines the thrill of real world entertainment with the efficiency and value of online shopping.
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Young people, age between 15 - 40. Our market is Europe.
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North America is facing a new work force transformation the exodus of baby boomers from the work place.
Education, energy, government and manufacturing sectors are all facing a very strong increase in retirements over the next two decades. About 76 million baby boomers will be leaving the work force between 2011 and 2029, with an estimated 2.7 million manufacturing-sector employees likely to leave the work force over the next 10 years, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
Somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of the North American steel industry's work force will be eligible to retire in the next five years, according to a story in the August 2007 monthly issue of AMM. This is creating a challenging predicament, but on the flip side of the coin it is a tremendous opportunity for talented young students.
The steel industry provides opportunity for growth and responsibility in every facet of our business. Steel plants today are ultra-modern facilities that employ the latest automation technologies and deliver products that improve our environment. Did you know that the steel industry in the United States emits the lowest CO2 per ton of production of any in the world? We're not satisfied with that performance, though, and are currently developing new ways to make steel that would emit little or no carbon dioxide.
Steel companies today are healthy and growing enterprises and we are looking to recruit the future men and women of steel—engineers, metallurgists, accountants, marketers, you name it.
I began with a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance and went to work for an upstart company named Nucor Corp. back in 1972. As the Charlotte, N.C.-based company grew, I took on new responsibilities every year, until the challenge of starting my own company became so attractive that I left and founded Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) in 1993. I know well the opportunities that our industry provides young, motivated people.
One way the North American steel industry is reaching out to students is through the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation. AISI and AIST have together launched two scholarship initiatives, known as the Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today (FeMet) initiative and the Steel Engineering Education Link (StEEL) program.
FeMet is focused on getting more students to choose metallurgy or materials science as their field of study and then recruit more of these graduates into the steel industry. This initiative includes 10 two-year scholarships of $5,000 or $10,000 a year, as well as grants to universities to update their curricula to be consistent with the latest steel products and steelmaking techniques; and "design grants," where student-faculty teams work on topical steel-related projects. The StEEL program has the same scholarship format and is focused on all other engineering disciplines.
Since 2005, the FeMet and StEEL programs have awarded a total of 63 scholarships to deserving students across North America. In our second and most recent graduating class, nine of the 10 FeMet scholarship recipients went to work full time for a steel company.
Another innovative AISI-sponsored program that is energizing young people about future steel-related careers is the College for Creative Studies (CCS)/AISI Summer Internship Program. Celebrating its 20th year this fall, the CCS Internship offers up-and-coming transportation design students the opportunity to compete in designing concept cars according to assigned specifications and incorporating the latest in advanced high-strength steels and safety technologies.
Ralph Gilles, a former intern with the CCS program, has worked at Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Chrysler LLC for the past 16 years, and credits the experience he gained in the program as one fact that helped him compete successfully against other candidates for the position that he ultimately secured.
These programs, along with others sponsored by AISI, complement the recruitment that is taking place within individual steel companies across North America. Many steel companies, as is the case with Fort Wayne, Ind.-based SDI, use co-op and internship programs as an effective means of introducing young people to careers in steel, and are continuing to reach out to colleges and universities in order to expose students to the opportunities within the steel industry.
Today's steel industry is strong, growing and has a bright future wherein one can truly build a career, making it an industry that is more and more attractive to graduates and other recruits.
Keith Busse is chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute and chairman and chief executive officer of Steel Dynamics Inc.
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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 18 Sep 2009
Who visits museums in general and who visits the Australian Museum?
Museum visiting is not evenly spread in the population. However, audience research shows that the demographic characteristics of museum visitors has remained fairly stable, both over time and across studies that have been undertaken in many different countries.
Generically, museum visitors typically:
Research has also found that people visit museums for a broad range of reasons:
Against this background, our research of 2,518 visitors over 2005-2007 tells us that visitors to the Australian Museum are typically:
There are certain characteristics of visitor groups that we have specifically looked at – these can be found in the Australian Museum Visitor Profile document. We continue to do exit surveys and once we have another data set we will post again (although my suspicion is that it won't change much - see above!).


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Undergraduate Adviser Named President to the Minnesota College Personnel Association
Tasia Tigue, a Carlson School Undergraduate Program adviser, was recently named president to the Minnesota College Personnel Association.
Carlson School undergraduate adviser Tasia Tigue was recently named president to the Minnesota College Personnel Association. The MCPA consists of student affairs professionals and graduate students from across the state of Minnesota. The organization focuses on professional development and networking opportunities, and access to cutting edge research, trends, and ideas from the student affairs field.
Tasia joined the MCPA as a graduate student at the University of St. Thomas, where she participated in their annual local conferences. She was quickly appointed to the position of new professionals co-chair, her first experience serving on the MCPA board. "It was a great experience (new professionals co-chair) and I am thrilled to return to the board," Tasia said. This year, current president Amanda Erdman reached out to Tasia and suggested she run for the role of president-elect.
As President-Elect, Tasia will act in place of the president, oversee the Inclusion Team, coordinate the Inclusion Drive-In workshop, work with the conference committee and co-chairs, and appoint board positions for the following year. This is a three-year commitment, where Tasia will serve as president-elect this year, president next year, and then past president the following year.
"My favorite part of MCPA has to be the people," said Tasia. "It is a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues across institutions and to meet new people through great professional development opportunities."


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Dr. Risch's research involves monitored interactions or population dynamics of small mammals and birds. Recent projects have ranged from describing life history traits to assessing vector ecology. Techniques are applied toward human risk assessment for West Nile virus and measured benefits of genetically modified crops using small mammal models. Locally, his research examines distribution and behavior of bats in specific ecoregions of Arkansas and reproductive timing in Eastern Bluebirds. Tom still collaborates on projects with University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
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Paleontologists Whitey Hagadorn of Amherst College and Shuhai Xiao of Tulane University have revealed the internal structure of 600-million-year-old fossilized embryos using specialized microscopic three-dimensional x-ray computer tomography (microCT). Hagadorn will present preliminary findings from the ongoing research at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America on Monday, October 28, in Denver, CO.
"It's not something you come across everyday, so when you do you grab your hat and dive in," said Hagadorn, regarding the rare Doushantuo phosphorite deposits in the Weng'an region of South China. Unlike most sedimentary deposits, the Doushantuo contains mineral crystals so remarkably miniscule that they can petrify and preserve cellular-level structures.
Although the microfossils of the Doushantuo have been previously studied under scanning electron microscopes, portions of their internal structure could not be figured out without slicing them up and destroying them in the process. To get around this, Hagadorn and Xiao employed the latest microCT technology to generate tantalizing preliminary images of nine animal embryos, three algal forms, and two still-undetermined fossils.
The 3-D images catch embryos in mid-development and make it possible to count cells in the embryos, discern the shapes and arrangements of the cells and even discern what might be structures within the cells. "By all accounts, it looks like there is a lot of information," said Hagadorn.
As for just what kind of animals these fossil embryos might be, that's still a big, controversial question, says Hagadorn. The animal groups they could represent include soft-bodied cnidarians (e.g. jellyfish, anemones), poriferans (e.g., sponges) or other organisms. "There's a lot of debate on that," he said. "No one out there has good enough data to confidently say what metazoan groups are represented by these embryos."
The Doushantuo phosphorite formation dates from 555 to 600 million years ago, which makes the fossil embryos good candidates for beating out the current oldest animal fossils: 555-million-year-old soft-bodied mollusks from the White Sea in Russia. But more important than setting records, says Hagadorn, is what the fossils might tell us about the early evolution of animals and the kind of environment they lived in. For instance, it might be possible to look at series of 600-million-year-old animal embryos that represent various stages of embryological development and compare them to the various development patterns of animal embryos today. "It speaks to the issue of where we come from," said Hagadorn.
The microCT works similarly to the CT scanners used to peer inside patients in hospitals. In both cases x-rays are used to non-destructively create a three-dimensional image out of a series of two-dimensional cross sections that showing different densities of materials inside an object. The difference is that CT scans of people require that the scanners rotate around the patient and that the smallest amount of x-rays is used to protect patients from excessive radiation.
X-rays don't harm rocks, however, so far more x-rays can be shot through them and even focused into tight beams to create microscopic images with a resolution on the scale of microns. That's essential in looking at fossil algae with range from about one to 20 microns across, and fossil embryos, which are 70 to 500 microns in diameter, says Hagadorn. What's more, rocks can be rotated instead of the scanners - which means there is less vibration during the imaging process, leading to sharper images.
Although microCT technology has been around for a few years, says Hagadorn, no one had previously thought to apply it to the Doushantuo fossils before. "So what we have here is a huge opportunity," said Hagadorn.
During the GSA Annual Meeting, Oct. 27-30, contact Christa Stratton at the GSA Newsroom in the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, for assistance and to arrange for interviews: 303-228-8565.
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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 08 Aug 2011
Here's a great post on Twitter feeds to follow for evalution updates.
Irene Marconi on 10 Great Twitter Feeds for Evaluators: "My name is Irene Marconi and I recently began using Twitter as part of my own professional learning to create a specialized listing for myself consisting of just people who tend to share items that I want to learn more about. I am sharing below my list of those that are related to my evaluation work in hopes that you will share others as well and then I can add them to my list. These are the ones that I have found to be most useful."


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Feb. 12, 2013
Duck hunters finish the season on DNR Waterfowl Management Areas
Duck hunters finished the season on S.C. Department of Natural Resources public hunting lands, with a total reported harvest of 5639 birds, an average of 2.0 birds per hunter. A total of 2885 hunters participated in these popular hunts at the 16 Wildlife Management Areas that recorded individual hunt data. Total hunter participation and total harvest were up 41% and 27% respectively from last year. Timely rains in the late fall allowed for the flooding of several management areas that were dry last year including Hickory Top Greentree Reservoir and Sandy Beach.
Wood ducks accounted for 38 percent of the total harvest, followed by American green-winged teal, Gadwall Northern shoveler, and American widgeon.
Overall the season for our waterfowl areas was excellent, given the rather dry winter we are having," said Dean Harrigal, Waterfowl Program Coordinator with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "Most areas were able to flood and attracted good numbers of birds which provided good hunting opportunities for our sportsmen."
Hickory Top Greentree Reservoir in Clarendon County had the highest hunter participation and harvest with 1101 hunters reporting a harvest of 1765 birds, the vast majority of them wood ducks.
On Category I Wildlife Management Areas (drawing only), 909 hunters (on 7 areas) harvested 3140 birds with an average of 3.5 birds per hunter. American green-winged teal, Northern shoveler, Gadwall, and American widgeon were top birds in the bag.
Bear Island WMA in Colleton County had the highest hunter average with 4.1 birds per hunter, followed by the Santee Coastal Reserve in Charleston and Georgetown Counties with 3.6 birds per hunter, Santee Delta in Georgetown County with 3.4, and Broad River in Fairfield County and Sandy Beach in Berkley County with 2.0 birds per hunter, respectively.
"American Green winged teal are a mainstay of our Category I Wildlife Management Areas, especially along the coast," said Harrigal. "When teal are around we generally have good hunter success."
Top individual hunt units were Bear Island East (4.7 birds per hunter) ,Springfield/ The Cut of Bear Island (4.3 birds per hunter), The Cape of the Santee Coastal Reserve (4.4 birds per hunter) , Santee Delta West (3.6 birds per hunter) and Murphy Island of Santee Coastal Reserve (3.5 birds per hunter).
Hunt data was collected on 6 of the 25 Category II Wildlife Management Areas (open to the public on specific days). Hunters reported a harvest of 2137 birds on these areas, the vast majority coming from Hickory Top Greentree Reservoir. The average for 1837 hunters was 1.2 birds per hunter. Wood ducks accounted for over 89 percent of the bag.
Regular season adult-youth hunts were held on 3 special adult -youth only areas. The reported harvest was 362 birds by 139 hunters for an average of 2.6 birds per hunter. Wood ducks, Ring-necked ducks, and American green-winged teal were the top birds in the bag. Bonneau Ferry WMA in Berkeley County was the top adult-youth waterfowl hunting area during the recently completed season.
The Department sponsored special hunts for youth during State and Federal Youth Hunting Days on December 1 and February 2. A total of 142 youth harvested 278 birds on the 6 Category I areas that reported data. Top areas were Santee Coastal, Bear Island and Santee Delta Wildlife Management Areas.
"We were especially pleased that our youth-oriented hunts provided quality waterfowl hunting opportunities for young men and women during the season," Harrigal said.
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- Draft 2013 Aquatic Plant Management Plan available for public review, comment
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- Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic set for March 22-24 at State Fairgrounds in Columbia
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Papa Sangre Review
- Publisher: Somethin' Else
- Genre: Music
- Released: 18 Dec, 2010
- Size: 197.9 MB
- Price: $4.99
- Gameplay takes place almost entirely in your mind.
- Unique and varied use of positional audio.
- Easy to use controls; immersive features like 'stumbling' pair well with the survival theme.
- Additional requirements for playing not always available; quiet area, decent stereo headphones/earbuds, etc.
The monster that's unseen is far worse than anything that could be legitimately shown on screen and far more realistic too; Papa Sangre makes use of this 'theater of the mind' to create an immersive and chilling survival title.
- Full Review
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UPDATE: By popular request we have created a demonstration video of the 3D audio effect on our YouTube channel. You can view it by following the link on the YouTube page for our review or directly at - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9IN0A4GZrE
When people ask me, 'Hey, can you recommend something a bit different for my iPhone?' I'll simply tell them to get Papa Sangre, because when it comes to 'unique' it's hard to say that any other App quite matches this one. Almost unlike anything before it, your entire experience relies on your sharp sense of hearing as you blindly navigate through the 'Land of the Dead' in order to save the soul of someone close to you.
Developer 'Somethin' Else' describes the game as the 'ultimate first-person' game and in a way they're perfectly correct as the game is essentially a FPS only without a visible landscape. Your ears take the place of sight as you hone in on your objectives while avoiding traps and monsters designed to end your life. Swiping the top of the screen will turn your character around, allowing you to face a different direction, while tapping alternately on the bottom of the screen will move you forward, either at a cautious pace or a frantic run that can trip you over if you move too fast.
All of this is pulled off thanks to the use of '3D binaural audio', a sound-engineering technique that mimic's your own ability to locate sound around you in a 3D space using only two sources of sound. It's not perfect, but the effect is uncannily effective and given the survival-horror concept it's a great system for ramping up the adrenaline as you hear unseen monsters chasing after you.
The only drawback is that the game requires the use of headphones as the 'binaural' effect requires stereo output to work correctly. Interestingly, fourth gen iDevices are treated to additional 'effects' thanks to the slightly better processing power, but those with second gen or lower iDevices will be unable to even play the game.
Thanks to the simple controls and sound-based 'visuals' you can play Papa Sangre almost entirely within the realm of your mind and it's hard to truly quantify just how absorbing and terrifying this kind of experience is. Do yourself a favor and take the time to sit somewhere quiet with your headphones and drift down in to the Land of the Dead to experience a true theater of the mind.
DescriptionThe famous "video game with no video" — Apple's GAME OF THE WEEK (14th Jan 2011), rated "9 / 10 AMAZING" by IGN.The BEST REVIEWED GAME of December 2010 according to Quality Index! Top 5-star reviews from 148apps and Gamezebo and a staggering word-of-mouth hit!
Our multiple award-winning team proudly present PAPA SANGRE — a terrifying, beautiful breakthrough game created using easily the most advanced, immersive 3D sound EVER on a mobile device.
The ultimate first-person game, you're trapped in Papa Sangre's palace — a 'Day of the Dead' style afterlife. Your task: save the soul of someone you love.
Do you dare enter the dark palace of Papa Sangre?
"An essential addition to the genre. Don't miss it" -- The Observer
***Featured in Wired Magazine, the BBC, The Guardian and Ars Technica***
• Explore an entire world created in real-time using incredibly realistic 3D binaural audio
• "See" with your ears — we'll teach you how, and then it's up to you to survive …
• Turn, walk and run using a beautiful, intuitive interface
• Escape back to the land of the living without getting eaten … or worse!
• Solve Papa Sangre's puzzles and dilemmas
• A fully accessible game, tested by the RNIB.
***The game works on iPhone 4S,5,5C,6 and 6+ and iPad 3 upwards.***
"Terrifying … I'm sure Papa Sangre will be a hit" — The Guardian
What's New in Version 1.3Support for iOS9. ***If using iOS 9.0, please upgrade to iOS 9.1 or later, as iOS 9.0 sound issues will cause audio dropouts in the app***
Various other bug fixes.
Layout fixes for iPhone6+.
This reminds me of Enemy Zero on the Sega Saturn. I believe it was the first game to implement this kind of invisible enemy gameplay. Except, there was a visual field. However, in order to tell where the invisible emeny was, you had to rely on different-toned/different-speed beeps.
It isn't free on our side of the world (NZ) =___=
...yet (I hope) :3
Dammit I bought it for its full price and wasn't too satisfied with it. Now its free D:
although, it does say it's 120 mb... which means there must be a hell of a lot going on in the game that you can't see from a screenshot.
yeah i have it and its crazy this game get down into u mind and go crazy
yeah I don't know why it's 7 dollars, especially when there's no art or anything. Paying that much just to see if I like it or not probably won't happen, especially when that 7 bucks could buy me a bunch of other great games or apps.
Very cool game idea but for the price it doesn't seem worth it. This seems more then of a 1.99 game.


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Ovechkin, Bobrovsky lead Russia worlds squad
Washington Capitals wing Alex Ovechkin and Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will lead Russia in the world ice hockey championship starting in Minsk, Belarus, on Friday.
Just seven players, including captain Ovechkin, have survived from the squad that lost to Finland in the Sochi Olympic quarterfinals. One notable absentee was former New Jersey Devils wing Ilya Kovalchuk, now playing for SKA St. Petersburg, who was injured.
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Anton Khudobin was on track to play at his first worlds after a breakout NHL season saw him post a save percentage of .926, fifth best in the league.
Only NHL players whose teams have been eliminated from the playoffs were eligible for the squad announced on Tuesday by the Russian Hockey Federation, but more players can be added later on.
The worlds are the first major competition for new Russia coach Oleg Znarok. He has been tasked with reviving the team after it failed to win a medal at Sochi. Russia is to play Switzerland, Finland, the United States, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Germany and Belarus in the group stage.
The squad includes 26 names, one more than the maximum allowed by the International Ice Hockey Federation for the championship. Of the 26, eight play in the NHL, with the remaining 16 all drawn from the Kontinental Hockey League. That included defenseman Anton Belov, who left the Edmonton Oilers for Russian team SKA.
Among the other NHL players named were Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov and wing Evgeny Kuznetsov, who at 21 was the youngest on the team.
Russia: Sergei Bobrovsky, Andrei Vasilevsky, Anton Khudobin, Anton Belov, Denis Denisov, Nikita Zaitsev, Andrei Zubarev, Alexander Kutuzov, Evgeny Medvedev, Dmitry Orlov, Maxim Chudinov, Egor Yakovlev, Artem Anisimov, Alexander Burmistrov, Evgeny Dadonov, Danis Zaripov, Ilya Zubov, Sergei Kalinin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nikolai Kulemin, Andrei Loktionov, Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Plotnikov, Viktor Tikhonov, Vadim Shipachev, Sergei Shirokov.


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Dead Morning is a open source standalone game based on the Darkplaces engine, with a short psychological horror story, a great storyline and ambience, plus a good dose of sugestive horror, full of horror and mistery that surrounds all the game.
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Here is the first Teaser Trailer of Dead Morning. This game is created with the Darkplaces Engine and is developed by Jerónimo Cabrera and Nahuel Arce.
All the content of the game it still in Pre-Alpha state, so maybe bugs will show in the teaser.


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New Delhi: Senior BCCI functionary and IPL Chairman, Rajiv Shukla, on Tuesday denied reports that Sachin Tendulkar was forced to retire from one-day cricket, saying it was purely his decision.
"There was no pressure on Sachin Tendulkar to retire from this format of the game. It is for the player to decide whether to retire or whether not to retire. I think he has taken the right decision at the right moment.
"It is an appropriate decision taken at an appropriate time, that he will not be available for the one-dayers," Shukla told PTI.
There were reports in the media that Tendulkar was forced by BCCI to retire from the shorter version of the game in the wake of his poor run with the bat. However, Shukla denied all such reports.
"BCCI`s policy is very clear that it is for the player to decide when he wants to retire from any format of the game or from the entire career. It is purely up to the player. We don`t force or advice any player. We don`t mount any pressure.
"I have seen many media reports saying that pressure has been mounted by BCCI or from the selectors, I totally deny those reports," he said.
Tendulkar yesterday decided to draw the curtains on his long and illustrious ODI career, saying that India needed to build the team for next World Cup, and it was the right time to give opportunities to a youngster in his place.
The veteran cricketer was last seen playing in the one- dayers during the Asia Cup in March when he completed a ton of tons after smashing 114 in a losing cause against Bangladesh.
"In my view Sachin Tendulkar`s contribution is immense. Colossal contribution he made to, not only Indian cricket, but to the world cricket. He enhanced the value of cricket but after all one day one has to hang the boot.
"I have been saying this since very long that he is one player who does not require anybody`s advice, the day he will feel he can`t give 100 per cent to the team he will walk away. And that is what he did," Shukla said.
Asked about his continuation in the longest format of the game, Shukla said that Tendulkar still has a lot to offer to the sport.
"As far as Test cricket is concerned, his presence would definitely give huge strength to the team and he will be doing very well in Test cricket," Shukla said.
"I am not talking about one or two series, I am not talking about one or two matches where his performance has not been good, I think his contribution in terms of performance on the ground and also in terms of providing a moral strength to the team will be immense," he added.
On whether the BCCI had at any point of time told him to stay for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Pakistan, Shukla said: "Selectors only check the availability of the players. Before the squad was formed he had informed the BCCI president about his decision."


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Eagles Over London (US - BD)
Gabe defends England from the Nazis alongside some Italians posing as Brits
My personal filmic education has unfortunately not prepared me as much for Eagles Over London as I wish it had. I usually have at least some historical idea of what went into Italy's best cash-in cinema, but this particular feature isn't as obviously steeped in the tropes of The Dirty Dozen as most of the country's popular World War II adventures, or at least the four or five films I've seen from the Macaroni Combat sub-genre. Released the same year as Guy Hamilton's Battle of Britain, Eagles Over London follows the events leading up to the historical Battle of Britain, the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air force. The film follows the story from both the German and British military points of view. The historical accuracy is questionable, but I'm not personally clear enough on the events to make a point of it. Like I said, my credentials are in question with this particular review.
Director Enzo G. Castellari, who also directed the better received and well known Inglorious Bastards, has an eye for action, and is able to wring every ounce of production value from his likely middling budget. Eagles Over London is never as endearing or entertaining as Bastards, but it certainly feels more epic, and better emulates American war cinema than anything similar from the region. The battlefield scope is at times positively breath-taking. Some of the boats and war vehicles could be expert matte paintings, but most of the set design, props, and sheer quantity of extras (things that could not be faked with movement before computer technology) is worthy of David Lean and Steven Spielberg. The opening act beach attack scene is every bit as massive as a big budget American crew could've accomplished at the time. But herein lies the film's most defining dilemma—it's largely indiscernible from so many Hollywood productions. The idiosyncratic elements that normally make these Macaroni Combat films special are few and far between. I hate to take anything away from Castellari's massive technical achievements (which are even greater when one considers his relative lack of experience at the time), but without distinct knowledge of the film's origins, the whole exercise could be easily mistaken for a generic American or British production (the budget was apparently one of the highest in Italian history, but still likely slight compared to Hollywood counterparts).
Castellari makes a few stylistic choices that give the production a needed visual boost. When he moves away from the large scale battle stuff (which is impressive, but largely anonymously shot) he finds a bevy of good angles, uses aggressive split screen, keeps the camera moving, and has a joyful affinity for multi-layered compositions. The director even achieves a few genuinely memorable moments throughout the film as well, moments good enough to recommend the film, including a love-making session set against the Blitzkrieg, and a standout pub scene that obviously inspired Quentin Tarantino on Inglourious Basterds. The script sporadically rises to the occasion as well, but mostly spends its energy setting up plot heavy cog after plot heavy cog. The plot comes from good stock, but the writers (of which there are five) seem to be too tied to the facts (at least their version of the facts), which means Castellari's (hindered) stylistic eye is the only thing that sets it apart from a standard docudrama. The characters suffer the most, and are incomparable to those of the film's obvious inspirations, or to Castellari's character actor heavy follow-up. At the very least the story moves quickly, is easy to follow without speaking down to the audience too much, and the screenwriters valiantly cover both the German and British side of the conflict equally. I can't think of any films from the era that cover both sides of a conflict, at least not until Tora Tora Tora was released the following year.
Eagles Over London definitely feels like an afterthought, and though the presentation is solid and commendable, it's not treated with quite the same loving care Inglorious Bastards was. The print has clearly been given the once-over, and is cleaner than it would have been if Severin didn't put any effort into the restoration process. There aren't many obvious artefacts or signs of major print damage (though it appears a few frames have gone missing here and there), and is relatively consistent, if not a bit thicker than those of the Inglorious Bastards transfer. Unfortunately there's very little here that couldn't be achieved by a standard definition transfer. The details aren't particularly sharp, though they are even throughout the transfer, with a few minor exceptions. A much larger issue is the state of the print's colour. Castellari clearly isn't going out of his way to saturate the film, but I'm pretty sure his intensions weren't quite this washed out. Outdoor shots are slightly too cool and the most extreme contrasts are infiltrated by blues. Indoor shots are warmer, but the warmth has a similar effect on blacks. The last act is a strange mix of good and bad, including both the transfer's best moments, along with its most damaged stock footage.
The audio presentation follows the precedent set forth by the video presentation. Eagles Over London does not get the same 5.1 remix treatment Inglorious Bastards did, and is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 English. The box art calls the mix 'surround', but I'm pretty sure it's a mono mix. I didn't catch any noticeable stereo effects. Flat out damage is only a minor problems (a few minor pops), but the whole track is a bit scratchy, and the louder and/or more aurally busy moments are distorted. The mix is actually quite aggressive for an older film, but this fury is muddled on the single channel track into noise, and the track's bass lacks substantial support. There are many big booms, but they mostly sound tinny rather than exciting. The score is largely tradition, and very similar to the Bastards score. The sound designers smartly separate the music from the more aggressive effects on many occasions, but overall the music suffers the same high end distortion problems. As in the case of almost all period Italian film it's clear that many of the actors are not speaking English and the ones that are speaking English are doing it without sound. Everyone is dubbed, so lip-sync is constantly off. I'm assuming efforts to properly sync on sequence would result in another sequence stumbling even further out of sync, so this is one source shortcoming we cannot fault the disc's producers for. The echo and reverb perhaps could've been solved, but I'm no expert.
The extras on this disc are but a shadow of Severin's Inglorious Bastards release, and begin with 'A Conversation with Enzo Castellari and Quentin Tarantino, Part 2' (14:00, HD). Castellari gives some good behind the scene info, but not much that can't be found on the film's IMDb page, unfortunately. Tarantino's input is, again, invaluable, especially the stuff concerning the film's shared footage (all the big battle stuff, apparently). This is followed by 'Eagles Over Los Angeles' (16:30, HD), a look at a screening for the film that took place before the Bastards DVD release. Tarantino chats up the audience, explains the film's place in Italy, and hands it off to Castellari, who approaches the whole thing with an endearing sense of humility (he hates his use of crash-zoom, and his lead actor, for which I cannot blame him). The extras end with a single deleted scene (00:30, HD) in German, and trailers for Eagles Over London and Inglorious Bastards.
Eagles Over London is a towering technical achievement, worthy of note in the greater pantheon of WWII cinema, but it's a little faceless, and doesn't feature much of the quirky characters and violence that usually marks Italian WWII cash-ins. Audiences looking for a more traditional look at the subject matter will be satisfied, but those of us used to partitioning our war related entertainment might be caught a bit off guard. The A/V quality isn't quite up to the standards Severin has let us know they're capable of (I'm still excited about that Hardware transfer), but is acceptable given the film's age, condition, and treatment over the years. The extras are brief, but quite endearing, and potently infectious.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Matt Contributor Join Date: October 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,113
Forgot this was coming out. Need to pick it up in the near future if for nothing more than part two of the interview between Tarantino and Castellari. I've been really impressed with Severin's Blu-ray releases so far-- Inglorious B*****ds was an excellent disc and Hardware was much more than expected.
Lincoln6Echo Member Join Date: August 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1,125
Hmm...never seen that before. Using a M26 Pershing for a German tank. Uusally M41 Bulldogs or M48 Pattons are used.
stevepulaski Member Join Date: June 2009 Location: Niger Posts: 741
Not bad review dude.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 13th October 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: N/A
Extras: A Conversation with Enzo G. Castellari and Quentin Tarantino Part 2, Eagles Over Los Angeles, Deleted Scene, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Van Johnson, Frederick Stafford, Francisco Rabal, Luigi Pistilli, Ida Galli
Genre: War
Length: 104 minutes
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TEEN TOP really went all out for their new album 'No.1'! Luckily the wait is over, the album was just released.
The boys teased fans with their pre-release "I Wanna Love", and now Angels can finally get their hands on the entire 12-track album. The limited edition version of TEEN TOP's first full-length album will include an 80-page photo book with pictures from their stays in Paris and Hong Kong as well as a large sticker picture and six photo cards.
The group has also teased fans with a few more great images from that massive photo book.
What you are probably here for the most though is the music video for the group's title song, "No.1".
Featuring alter egos MUSTANG82, FULLLIPS12, GANGJOE11, SCATTY77, WANNABESUN99, and OOMPH27, who are, C.A.P, Niel, L.Joe, Chunji, Changjo, and Ricky, respectively, the full MV is everything you could have hoped for and more.
Their new transformation into more matured and charismatic men of TEEN TOP have fans quite surprised and hopeful that the group will win number one for "No.1".
Watch or should we say ogle the MV below:
Also check out a few of the album's tracks. Do you have a favorite track, a second favorite?
01. No. 1
02. Miss Right
03. Missing you
05. Stop girl
08. Never go back
10. Sweet
12. Mr.Bang [feat. Maboos and Chakun of Electroboyz]


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15 U.S. Code § 261 - Zones for standard time; interstate or foreign commerce
For the purpose of establishing the standard time of the United States, the territory of the United States shall be divided into nine zones in the manner provided in this section. Except as provided in section 260a(a) of this title, the standard time of the first zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by 4 hours; that of the second zone retarded by 5 hours; that of the third zone retarded by 6 hours; that of the fourth zone retarded by 7 hours; that of the fifth zone retarded [1] 8 hours; that of the sixth zone retarded by 9 hours; that of the seventh zone retarded by 10 hours; that of the eighth zone retarded by 11 hours; and that of the ninth zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time advanced by 10 hours. The limits of each zone shall be defined by an order of the Secretary of Transportation, having regard for the convenience of commerce and the existing junction points and division points of common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, and any such order may be modified from time to time. As used in sections 261 to 264 of this title, the term "interstate or foreign commerce" means commerce between a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States and any place outside thereof.
In this section, the term "Coordinated Universal Time" means the time scale maintained through the General Conference of Weights and Measures and interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by "by".
2007—Pub. L. 110–69 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted second sentence for former second sentence which read as follows: "Except as provided in section 260a(a) of this title, the standard time of the first zone shall be based on the mean solar time of the sixtieth degree of longitude west from Greenwich; that of the second zone on the seventy-fifth degree; that of the third zone on the ninetieth degree; that of the fourth zone on the one hundred and fifth degree; that of the fifth zone on the one hundred and twentieth degree; that of the sixth zone on the one hundred and thirty-fifth degree; that of the seventh zone on the one hundred and fiftieth degree; that of the eighth zone on the one hundred and sixty-fifth degree; and that of the ninth zone on the one hundred and fiftieth meridian of longitude east from Greenwich..", and added subsec. (b).
2000—Pub. L. 106–564, in first sentence, substituted "nine zones" for "eight zones" and, in second sentence, substituted "; that of the eighth" for "; and that of the eighth" and inserted before period at end "; and that of the ninth zone on the one hundred and fiftieth meridian of longitude east from Greenwich."
1983—Pub. L. 97–449 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Interstate Commerce Commission".
1966—Pub. L. 89–387 increased the number of time zones from five for the territory of continental United States to eight for the territory of the United States, inserted the "exception phrase", substituted "solar" for "astronomical" time, established the first zone on basis of the 60th degree of longitude west from Greenwich, redesignated as the second through the fifth zones based on the 75th, 90th, 105th, and 120th degrees former zones one through four based on such degrees, established the sixth zone based on the 135th degree, redesignated as the seventh zone based on the 150th degree former fifth zone based on such degree, and established the eighth zone based on the 165th degree, substituted "interstate or foreign commerce" for "commerce between the several States and and with foreign nations" and defined "interstate or foreign commerce".
Act Mar. 19, 1918, ch. 24, 40 Stat. 450, as amended, which is classified to sections 261 to 264 of this title, is popularly known as the "Calder Act".
Section 5 of act Mar. 19, 1918, repealed all conflicting acts and parts of acts.
Act Mar. 31, 1949, ch. 43, 63 Stat. 29, authorized the Board of Commissioners [now the Council of the District of Columbia] to establish daylight-saving time in the District of Columbia.
Act Sept. 25, 1945, ch. 388, 59 Stat. 537, provided, that, notwithstanding the provisions of act Jan. 20, 1942, ch. 7, 56 Stat. 9, which provided for war time, the standard time for each zone as provided for in sections 261 to 264 of this title should again become effective as of Sept. 30, 1945, at 2:00 A.M.
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A FATHER'S DESPERATE ACT IS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN SAVE HIS LITTLE GIRL - When a sixteen-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the ER feeling dizzy, Carter (Noah Wyle) traces the problem to a new drug called Zarictal that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction. Her father feels guilty because he was the one who pushed for her to take the new drug and its side effects may mean his daughter will have to go back on dialysis. Carter asks Neela (Parminder Nagra) to post questions about the drug's side effects on the internet, which causes an uproar when the pharmaceutical company finds out. After Abby (Maura Tierney) and Neela complain about their lackluster dating lives, they end up assigned to work with Jake (Eion Bailey) and Kovac (Goran Visjnic) whom they each seem to have a crush on. Also starring Sherry Stringfield, Laura Innes, Mekhi Phifer, Linda Cardellini, Shane West.


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The U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week approved the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 (H.R. 915), a funding bill that does not contemplate new user fees for general aviation. Even so, affordable participation in personal flight is once again in peril, warns the Experimental Aircraft Association, as proponents of user fees present their case not only to a new Congress but also to a new administration, where they've evidently made some traction.
"The EAA community will have to rally once again to quash attempts to strap general aviation with a disproportionately heavy burden to pay for management of our nation's airspace," said a letter to EAA members.
"In another testament to the often cyclical nature of lawmaking, the current status of the user fees issue bears an uncanny resemblance to where it was in the spring and summer of 2007," the letter stated. "Now, as then, the T&I Committee has passed an FAA budget-reauthorization act without user fees, the Senate counterparts haven't yet committed, and the administration has proposed a budget that would include user fees."
The House Ways and Means Committee will consider the bill next. Committee members have said that they will wait for the detailed version of the President's budget proposal, expected in mid-April, before acting on the T&I Committee's recommendations.
In 2007, Ways and Means accepted a budget-reauthorization package that would have continued the use of aviation excise taxes to fund the FAA, the nation's air traffic control system, and national airspace modernization initiatives. That bill passed the House, but efforts on a companion bill in the Senate ultimately stalled, leaving FAA funding to continue via an extension through the end of March, now only 14 days away.
The next steps entail attempting to make inroads with the administration, the EAA letter advised. "The goal is to get the 'direct user charges' out of the President's proposed budget before it gets published this spring."


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Southern Cross Media Group says it will resume advertising on Sydney radio station 2DayFM and donate the profits following a backlash over a prank call to a London hospital.
Southern Cross said on Tuesday it would make a minimum $500,000 donation to a fund that will help the family of Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse that transferred the call to another nurse who divulged the details about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.
Ms Saldanha took her own life on Friday.
"All profits from advertising on 2DayFM until the end of the year will be donated to an appropriate fund that will directly benefit the family of Jacintha Saldanha," Southern Cross Media said in a statement.
"Southern Cross Austereo today reiterates its deep regret for what has taken place in these tragic and unforeseen circumstances and offers its condolences to the family of Jacintha Saldanha."
Southern Cross chief executive Rhys Holleran said the company was deeply saddened by "this tragic and unforseen event and offers its condolences to the family of Jacintha Saldanha."
"We hope that by contributing to a memorial fund we can help to provide the Saldanha family with the support they need at this very difficult time," he said.


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Family Fun Day Aug. 3
La Leche League of Nassau County will be holding a Family Fun Day to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, Sun., Aug. 3, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eisenhower Park, Field. All families are invited to a free picnic with food drinks and fun in the park. Enter to win raffles/gift baskets.
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Any time of year is perfect for a wedding at historic Aldie Mansion!
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Past the brick and wrought-iron gates, on more than 10 acres of carefully tended grounds, stands Aldie Mansion. While its period charm adds to the ambiance of any special event, this restored mansion offers the space and amenities of a more contemporary venue.
In particular, the new 2,400-square-foot atrium presents many unique possibilities. Designed in keeping with Aldie's Tudor architecture, it accommodates a formal dinner dance for up to 230 guests. Outside, splashing fountains, terraces, rolling lawns and rare specimen trees create a thousand lovely photo backdrops.
Certainly, the first consideration of any catered event is sumptuous food. Thanks to the talents of Jeffrey MillerCatering, the Mercers would certainly approve of the cuisine served in their home today. Jeffrey Miller Catering brings impeccable credentials to the Aldie kitchen, having apprenticed in such renowned New York restaurants as La Cote Basque, Le Cirque and Bouley, and at France's Michelin-starred Moulin de Mougins and London's Simpsons-in-the Strand.
From a gourmet four-course seated dinner to a casual grazing bar reception, the Jeffrey Miller chefs use only the highest-quality ingredients and "from scratch" cooking techniques. The result is a culinary experience that can best be described as simply elegant. It's the perfect complement to Aldie's incomparable setting.
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The Center for Diabetes Research and Policy (CDRP) at Chicago-Kent College of Law is currently hiring research assistants to work during the summer of 2013. CDRP research assistants will work at the Institute for Science, Law and Technology and will work with faculty and students from the Health and Disability Law Clinic at the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent. Research assistants will be responsible for conducting research on a variety of topics, drafting memoranda, and contributing to grant projects.
Research assistants will support the legal and policy work of the CDRP. Research assistants will research and write memoranda on a number of legal topics and policy issues relating to diabetes, chronic health conditions, and health-related mobile applications, games and social networking sites. Research assistants may also examine the conflicts that arise among the competing interests of diabetes researchers, research institutions, patients, pharmaceutical companies, and the public health community.
Research assistants will work with attorneys from the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent who provide pro bono legal representation for individuals or groups of individuals who are denied access to medical treatment or insurance coverage for diabetes and diabetes-related illnesses or who face discrimination in a number of contexts, including school, daycare, employment and the criminal justice system.
Applicants will be accepted from multidisciplinary undergraduate backgrounds and must have strong writing and researching skills. Applicants must submit a cover letter, writing sample and résumé via email or regular mail to:
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So being world-famous carries with it privileges not shared by lessor people.
You're just playing the fool, right? Which part of "underwater photographer working with national geographic" did you not understand? You conveniently left that part out. Not to mention his 40 years of experience ... or the fact that his business partner is a marine biologist.
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Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans due to problems with falling rear doors. Due to a manufacturing error, the gas-filled struts that raise and hold up the power tailgate can leak, which may cause the tailgate to fall and potentially injure anyone standing underneath, CNN Money reports. There have been several complaints and two reported injuries as result of the faulty tailgates.
The recall includes 2008 and early 2009 Honda Odyssey EX-L and Touring vans. Owners are asked to take their vehicles to a Honda dealer for inspection and repair.
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Real-World Review
How is the 2013 Toyota RAV4 different from other small SUVs?
Well, yes and no. Let's face it, most of your time in the car is spent in traffic. Many compact crossover SUVs like the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4 all offer the best traits of cars and SUVs, but each one offers a slightly different take on that formula.
For example, the Mazda feels the sportiest with great handling. The CR-V has lots of cargo space, feels a little roomier inside and really holds its value well.
The 2013 Toyota RAV4 might be the most well rounded. It's fun to drive, but also roomy and comfortable inside. And as a Toyota, resale value is likely to be great.
When you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, comfortable seats and a nice cabin are important. Get the RAV4 Limited with Terra Cotta trim inside and it feels like a luxury SUV. The stylish interior -- including a padded dash with contrasting stitching on XLE and Limited models -- also helps ease the fatigue of a tough daily commute.
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Raffles Hotels & Resorts
Raffles Hotels & Resorts Welcomes New President, Mr Peter French
Press Release • Feb 27, 2013 16:48 +08
Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Peter French as President, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, with effect from 1 January 2013.
Mr French succeeds Mr John Johnston, who has held this role since 2009. Mr Johnston who has been with parent company Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) since 1998 will be retiring at the end of the year.
Peter French was most recently Regional Vice President - Europe, Middle East & Africa for Raffles Hotels & Resort and General Manager of Raffles Dubai, the group's first hotel in the Middle East.
He takes on this role as Raffles prepares to open four new hotels and resorts over the course of the next two years, in Makati City in the Philippines, Hainan in China, Istanbul in Turkey and Jakarta in Indonesia.
Mr Michael Glennie, Chief Operating Officer, FRHI, commented, "Peter is a seasoned professional with proven expertise in managing luxury brands and I am confident that his wealth of experience will ensure the continued success of Raffles as it enters a new phase of expansion."
Over the course of his career, Mr French, has been involved with luxury hotel operations around the globe. He was General Manager and Vice President of Operations & Development for Mandarin Oriental Hotels Group from 1975-1986. He returned to Hong Kong as General Manager to lead the complete renovation and repositioning of its flagship hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, from 2004-2009.
An accomplished hotelier, Mr French has also worked as General Manager in prestigious hotels including The Sukothai in Bangkok, The Carlyle in New York and Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
As President of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Mr French will be located at the group's brand office in Singapore.
ABOUT RAFFLES HOTELS & RESORTS: Raffles Hotels & Resorts is an award-winning, luxury international hotel company with a history dating back to 1887 with the opening of Raffles Hotel, Singapore. The portfolio currently comprises nine luxurious properties, from secluded resorts to chic hotels in key locations around the world: in Singapore, Cambodia, China, the Philippines, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles and Paris, each one is an oasis of calm and charm. The company is embarking on a new phase of expansion, with openings in Indonesia, Istanbul and China scheduled over the next two years. With a compelling mix of cultures and styles, every hotel in the Raffles family has its own individual personality, with its own story to tell and its own sense of place. However, each one is proud to draw on the timeless essence of Raffles - to deliver thoughtful, personal and discreet service to well-travelled guests.
Raffles Hotels & Resorts is owned by FRHI Holdings Ltd, a leading global hotel company with 100 hotels and resorts worldwide under the Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel brands. The company also manages Fairmont and Raffles branded residences, Estates and luxury private residence club properties. For more information, please visit www.raffles.com
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EyeOS has released version 2.0 Beta. "After several months of hard work we're happy to announce the immediate availability of the official release of eyeOS 2.0 Beta. And even more: the new release doesn't come alone but with the brand new eyeOS.org website, which has not ben redesigned for the last 2 years now. eyeOS 2.0 Beta can be downloaded from the new downloads page and tested from a Beta test server in eyeOS.info."
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RE[3]: Why is EyeOS not an operating system?
by Anonymous Coward on Wed 26th May 2010 10:09 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Why is EyeOS not an operating system?"
I agree that EyeOS is not really an Operating System because it needs an Operating System and a Browser to access it. Granted, there are efforts to bolt EyeOS on top of a Linux distro to act like a Window Manger/Desktop Environment, but it lacks the important task of being an interface between a user and the hardware. (kernel, drivers, etc.)
On the other hand.... OSNews posts KDE and Gnome releases, as well as news about MS Office, and other applications....so EyeOS does deserve a place amongst OSNews because it's the type of thing that OS Enthusiasts want to hear about.
[Edit: Crappy spelling]
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RE[4]: Why is EyeOS not an operating system?
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I tend to research these things before I buy them and of all the various accessories for these mixers, this is the one that received the most mixed reviews. It all seems to stem from the dough and whether it is too heavy or too light and I'd intended to follow the suggested recipe religiously before venturing off on my own - though not perhaps so far afield as you inadvertently did!
I'm glad it (finally) worked for you and sorry that I wasn't there to try the soup, and envious that you had such a thing as 'left over' roast duck!
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Great news for the residents of Naperville, Illinois: Plans for a new fertility clinic were approved on Tuesday, in a 7-2 vote by its City Council members in favor of Dr. Randy Morris's new fertility treatment center in downtown Naperville. Hooray!
Despite all the controversy among its protestors who had moral and philosophical issues with the treatments a fertility clinic would provide in its own backyard—which stirred up a heated debate when I blogged about it last week—dozens of former fertility patients turned out in support of Dr. Morris, wearing blue T-shirts that read, "I support the Naperville Fertility Center," according to the Tribune's report.
One of the biggest issues raised by some of the protestors is something I've thought a lot about myself: What to do with all the unused embryos? After going through my own egg retrieval in September of last year, after which I suffered Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, I delayed my embryo transfer and chose to freeze all 14 of my embryos, which are supposedly of "perfect quality."
I've often thought about what I'm going to do with all those leftover embryos, or whatever's left when we're done with IVF. I know what I won't do: The world doesn't need another Octomom (who told the Today Show on Wednesday that she's on food stamps and posed topless for $8,000, to help support her 14 children). It actually saddens me, though I know Nadya Suleman made a very conscious choice to implant eight embryos when she already had six kids of her own.
Heck, I worry about how we'd afford two or three kids in this economy—14 kids certainly aren't in our future.
So what do you do with unused embryos from an IVF cycle? When we signed all the medical forms before my egg retrieval last year, I consented to allowing the fertility clinic to use my information for scientific research. I also paid $850 to store my frozen embryos for the year (yes, one year). When the time comes to decide what to do with our unused embryos—though we're not there yet—I'll probably choose to donate them to science for stem-cell research. It's something I'm still considering...
Donating our embryos to another infertile couple is not something we'd probably consider, however, as selfless as I think that is. To be honest, I was actually a little torn on the issue when we first decided to do this, and raised the question with my husband (who thought I was nuts for suggesting it). There's a part of me that sees embryo donation as a form of adoption—but since I have no intention of putting my kids up for adoption, why would I choose to do that with our biological embryos? It's not exactly the same thing, but ultimately it's not something I'm comfortable doing for my own personal reasons.
It's a very private and personal choice—going through IVF, choosing to adopt, all of it—it's not black and white by any means. People who choose to donate their embryos for adoption are doing a wonderful thing in my opinion. People who choose to donate their embryos to science, or discard them altogether, have every right to make that decision for themself. Infertility is a complicated disease, as I've learned the hard way. There's nothing about this process that's easy; especially all the forks in the road that come with such a journey. I wish I didn't have to consider any of these options.
What have you done, or would you do, with your unused embryos? Would you ever consider donating them for adoption?
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Meet Ivan
The Zoo Atlanta family was saddened by the passing of Ivan the western lowland gorilla, 50 years old and a cherished member of our collection since 1994.
Every life at the Zoo is a story worth sharing, but his story was once told so widely and passionately that it ignited a national movement that touched two coasts. From the jungles of Africa to the shores of the Pacific Northwest to The Ford African Rain Forest at Zoo Atlanta, his life has been a symbol of the way animals shape our lives – and the power we have to shape theirs.
We'd love him even if he weren't one of our special senior gorillas, a member of an irreplaceable generation that now represents some of the world's oldest living members of his species. We'd love him even if he weren't one of our most famous residents. We'd love him even if he didn't still attract scores of well wishes, greetings, questions and Facebook posts from hundreds of friends and fans who have never forgotten him. We'd love him anyway, because we've had the honor and the privilege of sharing 17 years of an extraordinary life.
1960s: Infancy in Africa and a Trans-Atlantic Journey
- Circa 1962: Ivan and a female infant are born in the wild in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In an era in which many zoos still acquire baby apes directly from the wild, the infants are captured for their market value.
- 1964: Ivan and his companion are brought to the U.S. and sold by wildlife traders to the owners of the B&I department store in Tacoma, Wash. The female dies soon after their arrival, and he spends his early years as a pet in a human household.
- 1967: Great apes make poor pets, and Ivan is no exception. Although only 5, he is already too large, strong and boisterous for life with a human family. As a solution, Ivan is moved to an indoor enclosure inside the B&I department store. He will not go outdoors again for nearly 30 years.
1970s-1994: The "Shopping Mall Gorilla"
- 1970s and 1980s: Ivan is the star attraction of the B&I store, and he becomes Tacoma's most famous non-human resident. Over the next two decades, he is visited by thousands of friends and fans, an adoring public who may not realize at this time that Ivan's lifestyle is utterly at odds with the physical, social and behavioral needs of his species. Meanwhile, across the U.S. in Atlanta, Ga., in 1988, another solitary gorilla, Zoo Atlanta's Willie B., enters a naturalistic habitat for the first time after more than 25 years in a small indoor enclosure.
- 1992: The B&I department store is facing bankruptcy, and finances aren't its owners' only woes. Riding on the cresting wave of a global push toward naturalistic settings for wild animals in captivity, Ivan's friends and fans now recognize that a 30-year-old male gorilla has specific social and spatial needs – needs that aren't being met within the confines of a glass-enclosed room.
- 1994: Ivan's solitary existence has by now provoked national outrage within the zoological and animal welfare communities, and in 1994, his owners donate him to Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.
- 1994: Back East, Willie B.'s high-profile turn from longtime loner to successful silverback has lent national credibility to the gorilla program at Zoo Atlanta, which has by now seen a succession of births. With the approval of the Gorilla Species Survival Plan (SSP), the Woodland Park Zoo sends Ivan to Atlanta on permanent loan in October 1994.
1995-2011: Sun, space and ladies
- 1995: Ivan explores The Ford African Rain Forest at Zoo Atlanta in spring 1995 – the first time he has been outdoors in more than 27 years. Sunlight, trees, grass and fresh air are sensory enrichment he has not experienced since 1967.
- 1995: There's another new experience, too – girls! Ivan makes his debut with females Molly and Kuchi, and he later meets Shamba, Kashata and Kinyani. While he socializes well with his female companions, and is even observed mating with the flirtatious Kinyani, Ivan sires no offspring.
- 2010: Ivan's 15th anniversary in Atlanta is observed at Zoo Atlanta. He is photographed holding a sign reading, "Ivan 'Hearts' Atlanta," and it's obvious that Atlanta "hearts" him, too.
- 2011: Ivan's last "roommate," Kinyani, leaves Zoo Atlanta for the Columbus Zoo – a departure Ivan hardly seems to notice. After more than 16 years in Atlanta, it's apparent that while he has never overtly rejected the presence of other gorillas, his most lasting social relationships have always been with his keepers, with whom he has formed close personal bonds.
Today: "Dear Zoo Atlanta …"
- 2012: Ivan's fans from the Pacific Northwest have never forgotten the "Shopping Mall Gorilla." While the Zoo might have expected the occasional call or email from a curious old friend with a wonderful memory, inquiries about Ivan have been far from occasional. He still receives birthday and holiday cards, letters and greetings, and his legacy has even continued into the age of social media. Of our more than 1,500 residents, Ivan is the most asked-about animal on the Zoo's Facebook profile.
- 2012: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate was published and has recieved critical acclaims including the 2013 Newbery Medal.
- 2017: Atlanta's own Synchronicity put on the play version of Ivan's story.