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Interior Refuge: Paintings and Pillows by Erica Steiner
Vintage by Design presents:
Interior Refuge: Paintings and Pillows by Erica Steiner
Opening Reception: November 16, 5pm - 7pm
On view: November 16, 2013 through December 30, 2013
Artist will be in attendance
October 7, 2013, San Francisco, CA--Beginning on November 16, 2013 and on view through December 30, 2013, San Francisco-based artist Erica Steiner will be showing a solo collection of works at Vintage by Design in Occidental, CA. Steiner has been exhibiting her artwork nationwide for more than a decade, but this will be the first time in her career to present a solo body of work in her home territory of Sonoma County. In addition to a selection of her paintings from the past five years, Steiner will also debut a line of pillows constructed from prints of her work on luscious fabrics and plush materials.
Interior Refuge: Paintings and Pillows represents a homecoming for Erica Steiner, who was born and raised in rural Sonoma County, the topography and idyllic natural beauty of which represent a source of deep archetypal resonance and nostalgic tension within the language of her work. The concept of a psychic interior world, which permeates the artist's work, finds a symbolically apt outlet in the richly sourced aesthetic of Vintage by Design, a vintage interior design shop that specializes in assisting people to make 'interior refuges' of their own homes with unique objects from faraway times and places.
Interior Refuge will assemble paintings both new and previously exhibited that inspect notions of the interior, the internal, the private and the intimate. Steiner's work defers to the symbolic language of nature, but her representations of the natural world--trees, volcanoes, foliage, water--are more like distant echoes of the things themselves. These bewitched reverberations of a shared reality create haunting and otherworldly landscapes, richly textured with saturated colors and ornamental flourishes that evoke the calm utopia of an elysian resting place.
Alternating between compositions of alternative landscapes and rhythmic abstraction, Steiner's work interlaces organic form with highly detailed pattern work. Steiner examines her imagery on a microscopic level, categorizing the cellular makeup of her fantastical vistas like a botanist carefully records the minutia of a new orchid species. The artist categorizes the texture of her imagery on its most base level--shapes and forms are duplicated and studied from all angles creating textile-like patterns that create the illusion of a depth of surface even on the two-dimensional plane. In Steiner's paintings, layers appear as if they can be removed or material unraveled as one might feel when viewing a richly elaborate textile.
The reference to textile in Steiner's work is openly acknowledged by the artist herself and has long been an inspiration in creating art. A design enthusiast, Steiner saw an opportunity to reproduce her images onto textiles--adds Steiner:
I love that pillows are a soft place to rest a weary head; I like to think of my paintings as being a place for the potentially world weary mind/heart/soul to rest and refuel. For years people have been asking me to turn my work into textiles—people say "I want to wear your paintings, I want to wrap myself in them…I want sleep in them!" Since I happen to have a throw pillow fetish myself (I love that pillows offer such a simple way to make a big impact in an environment), pillows seemed like a natural place to start. And since Vintage by Design happens to be an amazing interior design shop rather than a traditional gallery, it felt like the perfect time to begin the exciting journey of bridging my fine art practice with my passion for interior design. Ultimately, I want to create ecstatically beautiful environments that help people remember who they truly are, whether on canvas or in the home.
Interior Refuge: Paintings and Pillows will be on view from November 16 through December 30, 2013 with an opening reception from 5-7pm on November 16. The artist will be in attendance and the event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.
Erica Steiner was born in Santa Rosa, CA and currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA. Steiner received a BA in 1995 at Mills College, Oakland, CA and an MFA in creative writing at New College, San Francisco, CA in 2000. She's been exhibiting her artwork since 2002 in both group and solo shows in California and beyond. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Juxtapoz, Lost at E Minor and Redefine Magazine.
Vintage by Design is a vintage furniture boutique located in the heart of Occidental, CA, in Sonoma County. Vintage by Design carries vintage furniture that is not only cool but is also a sustainable alternative to the disposable, mass-manufactured furniture that pervades our lives. With vintage furniture, you can find unique pieces created with a mind toward quality and craftsmanship at prices that are affordable and objects that are built to last.
For more information:
Erica Steiner
Vintage by Design
3692 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, CA


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Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rate. The abnormal heart rate originates in one of the heart's lower chambers (ventricles). It is diagnosed when there are 3 or more beats in succession originating from a ventricle. The heart beats at a rate greater than 100 beats per minute, but fewer than 200 beats per minute.
Ventricular tachycardia is considered sustained if it lasts more than 30 seconds. When this condition is sustained, the ventricles are not able to fill with enough blood for the heart to keep blood flowing properly through the body. This can result in lowered blood pressure, heart failure , and death.
Damage to the ventricles can cause ventricular tachycardia. This damage to the heart muscle may be due to conditions like a heart attack or cardiomyopathy .
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chances of ventricular tachycardia:
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- History of heart attacks
- Heart abnormalities, such as cardiomyopathy, mitral valve prolapse , valvular heart disease, or ion channel disorders
- Diagnosis of electrical instability
- Sarcoidosis
- Beginning treatment for hypothyroidism
- Use of certain medications, such as antipsychotics or anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Extreme physical or emotional overstimulation
- Low oxygen levels in the blood
- Very high levels of acid in bodily fluids
- Excessive alcohol use
- Stimulants, such as caffeine or cocaine
Ventricular tachycardia may cause:
- A sensation of the heart beating very rapidly—palpitations
- Feeling lightheaded
- Feeling short of breath
- Fainting
- Chest discomfort
- Pale skin color
This condition can be challenging to diagnose. Ventricular tachycardia often happens in emergency situations. It must be identified and treated very quickly.
To make the diagnosis, the doctor will order tests, such as:
- ECG to test the electrical activity of the heart
- Exercise stress test to test the heart's performance
- Electrophysiology test to study the electrical signals of the heart
In an emergency situation, CPR or a defibrillator may be required.
Other treatment options may include:
- Medications to manage high blood pressure or heart rate
Surgery, such as:
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Open heart surgery
If other approaches fail, an automatic defibrillator will be inserted into the heart to deliver shocks as needed to keep the heart rate steady.
To help reduce your chances of ventricular tachycardia:
- Take medications to control heart rate and blood pressure.
- Get proper treatment for any underlying heart conditions.
- Use alcohol and caffeine in moderation.
- Take prevention steps to avoid heart disease by maintaining a healthy weight and exercising.
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about how you can successfully quit .
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Michael J. Fucci, DO, FACC
- Review Date: 11/2018 -
- Update Date: 12/20/2014 -


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by: Karissa Minnkminn
KANNAPOLIS — Students of all ages in the Kannapolis City School System got to be moon explorers for a day this week.
The Kannapolis City School System held its Moment of Science activities on Tuesday as part of the N.C. Science Festival celebration of science during April.
"I think a STEM day is a fun way to show learning at its best," said Melissa Godfrey, curriculum coordinator at Shady Brook Elementary School. "This is the first year they decided to use a common theme."
Every grade level participated in activities related to going to the moon. They concentrated on the engineering portion of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.
Middle school students designed and built lunar rovers that could safely carry lunar rocks – blocks of wood – across a work station.
Elementary school students studied what it would take to build a colony on the moon, comparing the physical characteristics of the Earth's and moon's environments to figure out what humans would need to survive.
Fourth-graders at Shady Brook showed a variety of reactions as they tasted samples of the kinds of food astronauts eat in space.
As he tried spoonfuls of rehydrated lasagna and chicken and noodles, Alan Bautista Pacheco smiled and nodded while a few other students groaned.
"I liked it a lot," he said.
Other selections included dried apples, kiwi, mango and banana.
"It's not very good," said Joel Ramirez. "I don't like the taste of it."
When his teacher asked why astronauts' food in space would be different than ours on Earth, Ramirez said we don't have to dry out our food or blend everything together.
"There's no gravity, so it would float away," said Nathan Baucom, explaining why eating conventional food would be hard in space. "If they want to drink something from a cup, they would have to have it all blended."
Across the hall, another classroom studied how they could get plants from Earth to grow on the moon.
Working in groups, they created terrariums with potting soil and plastic bags or cases. They used cups, straws and bottles to represent ways to get water and air to the plants. The students then had to explain how their inventions would work.
"This is the water tank, and this is the air tank. The plastic keeps the air inside," said Tyler Becker. "Here's the soil it would grow in, and this hole – the water comes in through here."
Stephanie Crim and Eli Mauldin came up with another inventive design.
"This is called the motivator, and when you pour in water, water comes pouring down like a sprinkler onto the plant," Eli said. Pointing to a straw, he added, "You blow air through here."
Stephanie said she thought the project was fun, and it's just the area of science she's interested in.
"I like learning about plants," she said.
High school students built an amusement park ride for moon visitors to enjoy. They adapted pre-set designs for roller coasters on earth to account for differences in gravity and atomospheric conditions between the earth and moon.
"It might be thrilling here, but on the moon, it would be moving too slow and not very thrilling at all," said Scott Rodgers, who teaches an honors project-based science class at A.L. Brown High School.
The students built their rides using roller coaster model sets of K'Nex toys.
"Since there's low gravity on the moon, that makes it slower," said junior Emily Boone. "We have to have more twists and turns."
Students quickly realized that without the speed that gravity provides on Earth the roller coaster cars could get stuck at upside-down loops.
"I really like this because I love roller coasters," said senior Robert Dante Pinkston. "But it's more (difficult) than what I thought. It has its complications."
Students at A.L. Brown also built autonomous robots that could perform various functions on the moon. Jason Stegall, who teaches a principles of engineering class, explained that his students were already building and programming robots as part of their classwork. The project was adapted to fit with the Moment of Science theme.
Juniors Kaleb Fox, Chris Hardin and David Vasquez created a mobile dump truck unit that would follow a black piece of tape, stop when the tape ends, empty its tray and go back to the starting point.
"It's really fun, and it's complicated," Fox said. "Once you finish up and you finally get it, there's a deep satisfaction." Sophomores Briana Landis and Kierra Simmons built a machine that worked like a factory assembly line.
"I really like it," Simmons said. "I've never done anything like it in any of my classes."
Landis said she wants to go into electrical engineering.
"I really like robots," Landis said. "I want to build something new."
Stegall said education in STEM fields is associated with higher employment. He said the science festival helps to promote that and spotlight how the schools are encouraging it.
"Anytime we can have overall community awareness on science, it helps," he said. "This is a good way to make the community more aware of where this is coming together."
For more information about upcoming Kannapolis events during the N.C. Science Festival, visit www.ncsciencefestival.org/event/stem-kannapolis/.
Contact reporter Karissa Minn at 704-797-4222.


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The majority of our underlying venture-backed companies are in the technology, telecom, social networking and life science sectors. While our largest target market is in the U.S, we also actively invest in China, Europe, the U.K, India and Israel. With the goal of achieving a well diversified portfolio and generating top tier-returns, we seek to invest in secondary and direct transactions, alongside our primary partnerships.
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Mitt Romney in Sanford: I will bring real change
GOP makes Monday morning stop in Central Florida
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Central Florida on the morning before Election Day.
Romney spoke to a large crowd at the Sanford-Orlando International Airport.
Romney told the crowd they could not afford another four years of the current administration.
"You know why he fell so short of what he promised? He cared more about a liberal agenda than he did about fixing our economy."
Romney then engaged the crowd with a series of questions.
"Did Obamacare create more jobs?" Romney asked the crowd.
"No," they yelled back.
"Did raising taxes create more jobs?" Romney questioned.
"No," the crowd shouted back.
Polls between Romney and President Barack Obama are close, and both sides are still vying for the Sunshine State.That's true for most other swing states, where most national polls give Obama only a slight edge.
"The president promised change, but couldn't deliver it. I've not only promised change, but I have a record of achieving it," Romney said.
First lady Michelle Obama will also visit Central Florida later Monday. She will speak in Orlando in the evening at Southport Park. Ricky Martin will also speak ahead of the first lady.
Polls open in Florida at 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Waldrip: No planning for the unforeseen
Apparently in Mr. Wood's world, there is no such thing as unforeseen circumstances. Perhaps he could enlighten those hard working people who lost jobs in the economic downturn what do with the children they can no longer afford. Or, those gainfully employed and insured individuals that wake up one day with cancer or heart disease or get disabled in car accident and find themselves negotiating the financial minefield of serious illness, or those who have lost a spouse and have become a single parent household. What should they all do with the children they can no longer "afford?" Very bad things happen to good people all the time, Mr. Wood. May you always maintain your insulation from the unforeseen.
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How much would you pay for a fake nail that may or may not have bits of Lady Gaga's DNA still on it?
The answer to that question for one person was $13,000, which is what they paid when the used nail went up for auction.
No word on whether the fan plans to clone their own Gaga from the nail or if they merely collect Gaga memorabilia. (We really hope it's the former.)
The nail itself — which was designed by Aya Fukada — is a gold and black acrylic and was worn to the launch of Gaga's Fame fragrance and during a concert in Dublin, Ireland.
A crew member later found the nail on the ground after said concert and saw gold (or at least green), so he or she listed the item for sale.
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Lesson Plans
Gyotaku (guh-yo-tah-koo) is the Japanese art of fish painting. It was developed more than a century ago as a fisherman's method of recording the size and species of his catch, and is now accepted as an art form worldwide. Students will study the history of fish printing and make their own prints.
Chinese New Year: Lai-See Envelopes
Lai-See envelopes are typically given to children on Chinese New Year. Some contain money for candy or gifts and are always a special treat on this festive occasion! Students will learn about this holiday and make their own envelopes and Chinese coins!
Chinese New Year: Paper Lanterns
Students will learn about Chinese New Year, the Chinese zodiac, and some of the traditions of the holiday. Students will make their own paper lanterns in celebration of the Lantern Festival, the closing of the 15-day celebration.
Lacquerware Boxes
Primitive lacquering was known in Japan as early as the third century B.C., but did not develop into a significant art form until the introduction of Chinese lacquering techniques in the seventh or eighth century A.D. Based upon the AMAM's own lacquerware document box, students will create their own versions as they study the history and techniques of lacquerware.
1,000 Cranes
In Japan the crane is known as the "Bird of Happiness" and is a symbol of longevity. According to legend, if a person folds 1,000 paper cranes (
) pleases the gods so that he or she is granted a wish. Students will explore the legend, study the crane, read the story
, by Eleanor Coerr and learn to fold origami cranes.
Bodhidharma/Daruma Doll
A Daruma is a spherical doll with a red painted body and a white face without pupils. Daruma dolls represent Bodhidharma, a Zen monk who meditated for almost 9 years while sitting in the Zazen posture. Students will be exposed to Bodhidharma in various works of art and create their own Daruma doll while learning to set goals.
Javanese Wayang Kulit
Wayang Kulit,
the ancient Indonesian art of shadow play, is a unique combination of ritual, lesson, and entertainment. Students will explore the islands of Indonesia,learn about the history of Javanese shadow puppetry, and make their own puppets.
Students will follow a template to create and decorate their own
. Their handmade
can then be used as they learn and perform the
Kumagawa Ondo,
or the Kuma River Dance.
Carp Kites/Japanese Children's Day
In Japan, the carp is a symbol of strength and courage. Each year on the fifth day of the fifth month, carp kites are flown outside homes to represent each child. In this lesson, students will learn about Japanese carp, explore the traditions of Japan's Children's Day, and make their own carp kites.
Arashi Shibori
is a specific type of
, (a Japanese method of dyeing cloth with a pattern by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, or compressing it) where the cloth is wrapped around a pole, secured, and dyed; the resulting patterns are diagonal since the cloth is shaped on the bias. In this lesson students will be introduced to a brief history of
, learn the significance of
in Japanese culture, explore different types of pattern, and create their own
using the
arashi shibori
Kokeshi Dolls
Kokeshi are small dolls with cylindrical or spherical shaped bodies and rounded heads. Often made as souvenirs, these dolls have different characteristics according to which prefecture in Japan they originate from. In this lesson, students will take a closer look at the make-up of Japan and compare its geographic divisions to those in the United States, explore the Japanese Holiday
Hina Matsuri
, and create their own kokeshi dolls.
About the Program
In August 2002, the Allen Memorial Art Museum received a $150,834 grant through the Asian Art/Educational Outreach Funding Initiative of The Freeman Foundation. This grant has enabled the museum to develop Asian art educational programming for public school children and teachers in grades K-12. The AMAM's Arts of Asia In Reach effort is comprised of three components: a Learning Asian Art Syllabus for grades K-12; Asian Art In-Reach to the Oberlin public schools, which has brought Asian arts directly to local classrooms; and community days and workshops that involve local children, youth, and their families in the study and creation of Asian art outside the classroom during the summer and over the school year. To date, the programs have served over 1,500 children, teachers, and family members, helping increase knowledge of and appreciation for Asian cultures through art.
Since spring 2003, AMAM education staff have worked with Oberlin public school teachers to create lessons that align with State of Ohio teaching standards, incorporate topics of study in appropriate grade levels/curricula, and draw on the AMAM's excellent collection of Asian artwork. We believe that these rich, arts-based curricula will be of benefit to teachers and students not only in Oberlin but also throughout Ohio and the United States, and we welcome feedback.
The Allen Memorial Art Museum and Oberlin College are very grateful to The Freeman Foundation for its generous support, without which this initiative would not have been possible. Sincere thanks go to Education Assistant Loren Fawcett for her creativity and careful planning of the lessons and to the teachers, administration, and students of the Oberlin City Schools for their partnership in this project.
Stephanie Wiles
John G.W. Cowles Director
Comparative Sculpture
Throughout history artists in every culture and society have created sculpture of some kind. Sculptures come in many different shapes and sizes, are made using all kinds of materials and a variety of processes and techniques, and satisfy various purposes. Inspired by the book
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg, students will compare several types of sculpture and create their own out of air-dry clay.
Silk Road/Trading Good & Currency
Students will explore concepts such as bartering, trade, and consumerism as they study the Silk Road. Students will also learn about the evolution of Chinese currency as it relates to the trade along the Silk Road. Students will relate learning experiences to modern day consumerism and create a replica of a Chinese coin that might have been used for trade along the Silk Road.
Japanese Family Crests
Japanese crests, or
, are similar to coats of arms; they are emblems or symbolic representations of families, individuals, or groups of people. They consist of a rounded encircling of a design (such as bamboo, flowers, or some man-made object). After learning about the history of Japanese crests and discussing symbolism, students will create their own design and transfer the crest image onto t-shirts using stencils.
Peking Opera Masks
In this lesson students will be introduced to the Chinese Peking Opera and symbolism as it is used in such performances. Students will also explore stereotypes and relate such ideas to personal experiences. As a studio project, students will create their own masks in the style of Peking opera masks (both a 2D and 3D project are available).


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text: The Valdez oil spill Shortly after midnight on March 24, 1989, in a tragic accident deeply regretted by the company, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound. Despite the efforts undertaken to stabilise the vessel and prevent further spillage of oil, more than 250,000 barrels of oil were lost in just a short period of time. Exxon and the U.S. Coast Guard began a massive cleanup effort that eventually involved more than 11,000 Alaskan residents and thousands of Exxon and contractor personnel. In 1992 the U.S. Coast Guard declared the clean up complete. The 1989 Valdez accident was one of the lowest points in ExxonMobil's 125-year history. However, we took immediate responsibility for the spill and have spent over $4.3 billion as a result of the accident, including compensatory payments, cleanup payments, settlements and fines. The company voluntarily compensated more than 11,000 Alaskans and businesses within a year of the spill. In the aftermath of the accident, we also undertook significant operational reforms and implemented an exceptionally thorough operational management system to prevent future incidents. This system has been deployed globally and in the years since the accident, we have had nothing similar occur. We believe our subsequent record of safety stems primarily from disciplined and systematic improvements that we have made. We are particularly proud of the spill prevention performance of our global marine transportation affiliates since the Valdez spill. In fact in 2008, there were no spills from ExxonMobil marine affiliate owned/operated tank ships or from those on long-term lease. We consider this strong performance encouraging and it serves as a solid platform for continuous improvement efforts. The ecosystem in Prince William Sound today is healthy, robust and thriving. While there were severe short term impacts on many species due to the spilled oil, and they suffered damages, based on the studies of many scientists who have worked extensively in Prince William Sound, there has been no long term damage caused by the spilled oil. This level of recovery conforms to the well established record of recovery documented by the scientific community following many other oil spills around the world, many of them much larger than the one that took place in 1989. ExxonMobil has contracted independent scientists with impeccable credentials who are among the world's leading experts in their fields. They have studied in-depth all pertinent aspects related to the effect of the Valdez oil spill on the Sound's water, shoreline and wildlife. To date these scientists have published approximately 400 peer-reviewed papers relating to all aspects of the Prince William Sound environment. Changes ExxonMobil has made to prevent another accident like Valdez In the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez accident, ExxonMobil redoubled its long-time commitment to safeguard the environment, employees and operating communities worldwide. To improve oil-spill prevention, ExxonMobil has, for example: Modified tanker routes Instituted drug and alcohol testing programs for safety sensitive positions Restricted safety-sensitive positions to employees with no history of substance abuse Implemented more extensive periodic assessment of ExxonMobil vessels and facilities Strengthened training programs for vessel captains and pilots and Applied new technology to improve vessel navigation and ensure the integrity of oil containment systems In the event a spill occurs, we also have improved our response capability. For example: ExxonMobil is a founding member of every major oil spill response center worldwide There are over 1,000 ExxonMobil employees involved in oil spill response teams worldwide We hold frequent, extensive oil spill drills at various ExxonMobil locations around the world and We have developed and applied new spill-detecting technology. ExxonMobil Environmental Performance ExxonMobil is committed to maintaining its leadership presence as a longstanding, technically proficient, industry-leader in safety and environmental stewardship. Our comprehensive and disciplined approach helps us maintain an unwavering focus on incident prevention, preparedness and emergency response, should the need arise. We are particularly proud of the spill prevention performance of our global marine transportation affiliates. Given the projected growth and important role that marine transportation plays in global commerce, ExxonMobil's marine affiliates continue to voluntarily find and support innovative ways that often exceed regulatory standards to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of marine transportation. ExxonMobil marine affiliates are active participants in the development of key voluntary industry quality initiatives including the implementation of the Tanker Management and Self Assessment program, a best practice guide for ship operators that complements existing quality standards, and expanding the Ship Inspection Report Exchange (SIRE) beyond tank ships to now include tank barges. The SIRE program promotes a uniformly high standard of common inspections that may be used within vessel screening and inspection processes for member companies.


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Chick-fil-A CEO Regrets Controversy... But
Dan Cathy, the CEO of Atlanta-based fast food chain Chick-fil-A who made headlines nearly two years ago for denouncing gay marriage, opened up about his controversial statements in a new interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday.
"Every leader goes through different phases of maturity, growth and development and it helps by (recognizing) the mistakes that you make," Cathy said. "And you learn from those mistakes. If not, you're just a fool. I'm thankful that I lived through it and I learned a lot from it."
In the summer of 2012, Cathy, 61, condemned gay marriage in a radio interview, saying same-sex marriage supporters are "arrogant" for going against God. He also defended Chick-fil-A's longstanding anti-gay stance
"I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,'" Cathy said. "And I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about."
When he was criticized for his comments, Cathy said he was "guilty as charged" and is very "supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit."
"We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that," Cathy told the Baptist Press back in 2012.
Two years later, Cathy says his comments and the drama that ensued not long after, still lingers, even though the company put out press releases saying they do not discriminate against customers or employees based on sexual orientation. Nevertheless, he said that he won't change the fast food's Christian-based policies, including closing stores on Sundays and supporting the traditional family.
"Probably the elements that were stressful for me most is from our internal staff and from operators and how this may be affecting them," Cathy said. "The bottom line is we have a responsibility here to keep the whole of the organization in mind and it has to take precedence over the personal expression and opinion on social issues."
It should be noted, however, that Think Progress reported earlier this month that tax documents state Chick-fil-A's foundations (WinShape Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Foundation) dramatically reduced its donations to anti-gay marriage groups.
In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution interview, Cathy talked about his use of social media, specifically Twitter. Last June he tweeted his disappointment when the Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.
"Sad day for our nation; founding fathers would be ashamed of our gen. to abandon wisdom of the ages re: cornerstone of strong societies," he wrote, but then quickly deleted the tweet.
Cathy said he decided to step back from the gay marriage debate after praying and talking with co-workers and friends, including Shane Windmeyer, a gay supporter of marriage equality who helped Cathy understand why marriage was important to the gay community, the newspaper writes.
Still, his views on same-sex marriage have not changed.
"I think the time of truths and principles are captured and codified in God's word and I'm just personally committed to that," he said. "I know others feel very different from that and I respect their opinion and I hope that they would be respectful of mine."
When the Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked how he feels about anti-gay measures that would allow business owners to turn down LGBT customers in the name of religion, Cathy said:
"I think that's a political debate that's going to rage on. And the wiser thing for us to do is to stay focused on customer service"


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Dayton police have said 49-year-old driver Rickey Wagoner�s account of being attacked outside his bus in February wasn�t supported by evidence and testing. The FBI also says its investigation of the case as a potential hate crime found no evidence.
The executive director of the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority says Wagoner was fired Friday. RTA Executive Director Mark Donaghy (DAHN�uh-gee) says the agency�s investigation concluded Wagoner fabricated the story and violated RTA standards.
Wagoner�s attorney, Jeremiah Denslow, says Wagoner plans to appeal his firing.
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Grahame wrote:Back in the 80s, when we were looking for a flat to buy in the West End, we had 3 or 4 mortgages refused in the Hillhead area because of the risk of subsidence from mining. However subsequently those flats have been sold - whether some work has been done to stabilise them or whether mortgage lenders just got less discriminating I don't know.
Dexter St. Clair wrote:If one could find the maps used by banks in the sixties to red line areas that mortgages were not to be made available to home buyers I think they would match former mining works.
There is the wonderful Coal Authority interactive map viewer available now if you need to check someplace. There goes your morning, Dex.
Many years ago, I worked with a solicitors firm who did conveyancing. They were asked to purchase a first floor flat in Hyndland. Part of the duties of the solicitor is also to act for the lender. On checking the title, it became clear that the first floor flat had no legal right to the land upon which the property was built. The effect is that in the event of catastrophic collapse, or required demolition and rebuild, the upper floors had no right to reinstatement. The sellers were asked to carry out corrective conveyancing, as the bank would not lend as the title currently stood, but they refused. Their argument was that this had clearly never been a problem for the past 100+ years that the property had been bought and sold over the years. Perhaps, but it still didn't make it right.
Presumably, they sellers managed to sell, either by them carrying out the corrective conveyancing, or by the next purchasers solicitors failing to spot the problem, or conveniently ignoring it.
I understand from a conveyancing pal of mine that the Scottish Parliament has now legislated to correct this problem (which was surprisingly common) throughout Scotland, so this won't manifest itself as a problem in the future, no matter what the title actually states.


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A suicide car bomber struck near a popular market in the northwest Pakistan city of Preshwar on Friday, killing at least 49 people and wounding 100, The Associated Press reported.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the terrorist attack, the country's deadliest since a March mosque bombing elsewhere in the country that killed 50. The deadly blast comes days after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the lobby of the U.N. World Food Program in Pakistan's capital that killed five people.
Pakistan's Interior Minister said the country now "had no other option" but to respond with a planned offensive against insurgents along the Afghan-Pakistan border in an area called South Waziristan.
The U.S. has maintained that militants along the border there are supporting the insurgency in Afghanistan, and has called for the Pakistan military to go after them.
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$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.avi
After seven years the native FFmpeg AAC encoder has had its experimental flag removed and declared as ready for general use. The encoder is transparent at 128kbps for most samples tested with artifacts only appearing in extreme cases. Subjective quality tests put the encoder to be of equal or greater quality than most of the other encoders available to the public.
Licensing has always been an issue with encoding AAC audio as most of the encoders have had a license making FFmpeg unredistributable if compiled with support for them. The fact that there now exists a fully open and truly free AAC encoder integrated directly within the project means a lot to those who wish to use accepted and widespread standards.
The majority of the work done to bring the encoder up to quality was started during this year's GSoC by developer Claudio Freire and Rostislav Pehlivanov. Both continued to work on the encoder with the latter joining as a developer and mainainer, working on other parts of the project as well. Also, thanks to Kamedo2 who does comparisons and tests, the original authors and all past and current contributors to the encoder. Users are suggested and encouraged to use the encoder and provide feedback or breakage reports through our bug tracker.
A big thank you note goes to our newest supporters: MediaHub and Telepoint. Both companies have donated a dedicated server with free of charge internet connectivity. Here is a little bit about them in their own words:
Telepoint is the biggest carrier-neutral data center in Bulgaria. Located in the heart of Sofia on a cross-road of many Bulgarian and International networks, the facility is a fully featured Tier 3 data center that provides flexible customer-oriented colocation solutions (ranging from a server to a private collocation hall) and a high level of security.
MediaHub Ltd. is a Bulgarian IPTV platform and services provider which uses FFmpeg heavily since it started operating a year ago. "Donating to help keep FFmpeg online is our way of giving back to the community" .
Thanks Telepoint and MediaHub for their support!
FFmpeg participated to the latest edition of the Google Summer of Code Project. FFmpeg got a total of 8 assigned projects, and 7 of them were successful.
We want to thank Google, the participating students, and especially the mentors who joined this effort. We're looking forward to participating in the next GSoC edition!
Below you can find a brief description of the final outcome of each single project.
Stephan Holljes's project for this session of Google Summer of Code was to implement basic HTTP server features for libavformat, to complement the already present HTTP client and RTMP and RTSP server code.
The first part of the project was to make the HTTP code capable of accepting a single client; it was completed partly during the qualification period and partly during the first week of the summer. Thanks to this work, it is now possible to make a simple HTTP stream using the following commands:
ffmpeg -i /dev/video0 -listen 1 -f matroska \ -c:v libx264 -preset fast -tune zerolatency http://:8080 ffplay http://localhost:8080/
The next part of the project was to extend the code to be able to accept several clients, simultaneously or consecutively. Since libavformat did not have an API for that kind of task, it was necessary to design one. This part was mostly completed before the midterm and applied shortly afterwards. Since the ffmpeg command-line tool is not ready to serve several clients, the test ground for that new API is an example program serving hard-coded content.
The last and most ambitious part of the project was to update ffserver to make use of the new API. It would prove that the API is usable to implement real HTTP servers, and expose the points where more control was needed. By the end of the summer, a first working patch series was undergoing code review.
Mariusz finished an API prepared by the FFmpeg community and implemented Samba directory listing as qualification task.
During the program he extended the API with the possibility to remove and rename files on remote servers. He completed the implementation of these features for file, Samba, SFTP, and FTP protocols.
At the end of the program, Mariusz provided a sketch of an implementation for HTTP directory listening.
Mate was working on directshow input from digital video sources. He got working input from ATSC input sources, with specifiable tuner.
The code has not been committed, but a patch of it was sent to the ffmpeg-devel mailing list for future use.
The mentor plans on cleaning it up and committing it, at least for the ATSC side of things. Mate and the mentor are still working trying to finally figure out how to get DVB working.
Niklesh's project was to expand our support for 3GPP Timed Text subtitles. This is the native subtitle format for mp4 containers, and is interesting because it's usually the only subtitle format supported by the stock playback applications on iOS and Android devices.
ffmpeg already had basic support for these subtitles which ignored all formatting information - it just provided basic plain-text support.
Niklesh did work to add support on both the encode and decode side for text formatting capabilities, such as font size/colour and effects like bold/italics, highlighting, etc.
The main challenge here is that Timed Text handles formatting in a very different way from most common subtitle formats. It uses a binary encoding (based on mp4 boxes, naturally) and stores information separately from the text itself. This requires additional work to track which parts of the text formatting applies to, and explicitly dealing with overlapping formatting (which other formats support but Timed Text does not) so it requires breaking the overlapping sections into separate non-overlapping ones with different formatting.
Finally, Niklesh had to be careful about not trusting any size information in the subtitles - and that's no joke: the now infamous Android stagefright bug was in code for parsing Timed Text subtitles.
All of Niklesh's work is committed and was released in ffmpeg 2.8.
Pedro Arthur has modularized the vertical and horizontal scalers. To do this he designed and implemented a generic filter framework and moved the existing scaler code into it. These changes now allow easily adding removing, splitting or merging processing steps. The implementation was benchmarked and several alternatives were tried to avoid speed loss.
He also added gamma corrected scaling support. An example to use gamma corrected scaling would be:
ffmpeg -i input -vf scale=512:384:gamma=1 output
Pedro has done impressive work considering the short time available, and he is a FFmpeg committer now. He continues to contribute to FFmpeg, and has fixed some bugs in libswscale after GSoC has ended.
Rostislav Pehlivanov has implemented PNS, TNS, I/S coding and main prediction on the native AAC encoder. Of all those extensions, only TNS was left in a less-than-usable state, but the implementation has been pushed (disabled) anyway since it's a good basis for further improvements.
PNS replaces noisy bands with a single scalefactor representing the energy of that band, gaining in coding efficiency considerably, and the quality improvements on low bitrates are impressive for such a simple feature.
TNS still needs some polishing, but has the potential to reduce coding artifacts by applying noise shaping in the temporal domain (something that is a source of annoying, notable distortion on low-entropy bands).
Intensity Stereo coding (I/S) can double coding efficiency by exploiting strong correlation between stereo channels, most effective on pop-style tracks that employ panned mixing. The technique is not as effective on classic X-Y recordings though.
Finally, main prediction improves coding efficiency by exploiting correlation among successive frames. While the gains have not been huge at this point, Rostislav has remained active even after the GSoC, and is polishing both TNS and main prediction, as well as looking for further improvements to make.
In the process, the MIPS port of the encoder was broken a few times, something he's also working to fix.
Donny Yang implemented basic keyframe only APNG encoder as the qualification task. Later he wrote interframe compression via various blend modes. The current implementation tries all blend modes and picks one which takes the smallest amount of memory.
Special care was taken to make sure that the decoder plays correctly all files found in the wild and that the encoder produces files that can be played in browsers that support APNG.
During his work he was tasked to fix any encountered bug in the decoder due to the fact that it doesn't match APNG specifications. Thanks to this work, a long standing bug in the PNG decoder has been fixed.
For latter work he plans to continue working on the encoder, making it possible to select which blend modes will be used in the encoding process. This could speed up encoding of APNG files.
We published release 2.8 as new major version. It contains all features and bug fixes of the git master branch from September 8th. Please see the changelog for a list of the most important changes.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
Dear multimedia community,
The resignation of Michael Niedermayer as leader of FFmpeg yesterday has come by surprise. He has worked tirelessly on the FFmpeg project for many years and we must thank him for the work that he has done. We hope that in the future he will continue to contribute to the project. In the coming weeks, the FFmpeg project will be managed by the active contributors.
The last four years have not been easy for our multimedia community - both contributors and users. We should now look to the future, try to find solutions to these issues, and to have reconciliation between the forks, which have split the community for so long.
Unfortunately, much of the disagreement has taken place in inappropriate venues so far, which has made finding common ground and solutions difficult. We aim to discuss this in our communities online over the coming weeks, and in person at the VideoLAN Developer Days in Paris in September: a neutral venue for the entire open source multimedia community.
The FFmpeg project.
UPDATE: We have received more than 7 offers for hosting and servers, thanks a lot to everyone!
After graciously hosting our projects (FFmpeg, MPlayer and rtmpdump) for 4 years, Arpi (our hoster) has informed us that we have to secure a new host somewhere else immediately.
If you want to host an open source project, please let us know, either on ffmpeg-devel mailing list or irc.freenode.net #ffmpeg-devel.
We use about 4TB of storage and at least 4TB of bandwidth / month for various mailing lists, trac, samples repo, svn, etc.
We have made a new major release (2.6) and now one week afterward 2.6.1. It contains all features and bugfixes of the git master branch from the 6th March. Please see the Release Notes for a list of note-worthy changes.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
FFmpeg has been accepted as a Google Summer of Code Project. If you wish to participate as a student see our project ideas page. You can already get in contact with mentors and start working on qualification tasks. Registration at Google for students will open March 16th. Good luck!
We happily announce that FFmpeg will be represented at Chemnitzer Linux-Tage (CLT) in Chemnitz, Germany. The event will take place on 21st and 22nd of March.
More information can be found here
We demonstrate usage of FFmpeg, answer your questions and listen to your problems and wishes. If you have media files that cannot be processed correctly with FFmpeg, be sure to have a sample with you so we can have a look!
For the first time in our CLT history, there will be an FFmpeg workshop! You can read the details here. The workshop is targeted at FFmpeg beginners. First the basics of multimedia will be covered. Thereafter you will learn how to use that knowledge and the FFmpeg CLI tools to analyse and process media files. The workshop is in German language only and prior registration is necessary. The workshop will be on Saturday starting at 10 o'clock.
We are looking forward to meet you (again)!
We have made a new major release (2.5) It contains all features and bugfixes of the git master branch from the 4th December. Please see the Release Notes for a list of note-worthy changes.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
We wanted you to know there are FFmpeg packages in Debian unstable again. A big thank-you to Andreas Cadhalpun and all the people that made it possible. It has been anything but simple.
Unfortunately that was already the easy part of this news. The bad news is the packages probably won't migrate to Debian testing to be in the upcoming release codenamed jessie. Read the argumentation over at Debian.
However things will come out in the end, we hope for your continued remarkable support!
Thanks to a generous 6K USD donation by Samsung (Open Source Group), FFmpeg will be welcoming at least 1 "Outreach Program for Women" intern to work with our community for an initial period starting December 2014 (through March 2015).
We all know FFmpeg is used by the industry, but even while there are countless products building on our code, it is not at all common for companies to step up and help us out when needed. So a big thank-you to Samsung and the OPW program committee!
If you are thinking on participating in OPW as an intern, please take a look at our OPW wiki page for some initial guidelines. The page is still a work in progress, but there should be enough information there to get you started. If you, on the other hand, are thinking on sponsoring work on FFmpeg through the OPW program, please get in touch with us at email@example.com. With your help, we might be able to secure some extra intern spots for this round!
We have made a new major release (2.4) It contains all features and bugfixes of the git master branch from the 14th September. Please see the Release Notes for a list of note-worthy changes.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
We have made several new point releases (2.3.3, 2.2.7, 1.2.8). They fix various bugs, as well as CVE-2014-5271 and CVE-2014-5272. Please see the changelog for more details.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
Following our previous post regarding our participation on this year's
OPW (Outreach Program for Women), we are now reaching out to our users
(both individuals and companies) to help us gather the needed money to
secure our spot in the program.
We need to put together 6K USD as a minimum but securing more funds would help us towards getting more than one intern.
You can donate by credit card using Click&Pledge and selecting the "OPW" option. If you would like to donate by money transfer or by check, please get in touch by e-mail and we will get back to you with instructions.
The FFmpeg project is proud to announce a brand new version of the website made by db0. While this was initially motivated by the need for a larger menu, the whole website ended up being redesigned, and most pages got reworked to ease navigation. We hope you'll enjoy browsing it.
We have made a new major release (2.3) It contains all features and bugfixes of the git master branch from the 16th July. Please see the Release Notes for a list of note-worthy changes.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
FFmpeg has started the process to become an OPW includer organization for the next round of the program, with internships starting December 9. The OPW aims to "Help women (cis and trans) and genderqueer to get involved in free and open source software". Part of the process requires securing funds to support at least one internship (6K USD), so if you were holding on your donation to FFmpeg, this is a great chance for you to come forward, get in touch and help both the project and a great initiative!
We have set up an email address you can use to contact us about donations and general inquires regarding our participation in the program. Hope to hear from you soon!
We have made several new point releases (2.2.4, 2.1.5, 2.0.5, 1.2.7, 1.1.12, 0.10.14). They fix a security issue in the LZO implementation, as well as several other bugs. See the git log for details.
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
Once again FFmpeg will be represented at LinuxTag in Berlin, Germany. The event will take place from 8th to 10th of May. Please note that this year's LinuxTag is at a different location closer to the city center.
We will have a shared booth with XBMC and VideoLAN. If you have media files that cannot be processed correctly with FFmpeg, be sure to have a sample with you so we can have a look!
More information about LinuxTag can be found here
We are looking forward to see you in Berlin!
Our server hosting the Trac issue tracker was vulnerable to the attack against OpenSSL known as "heartbleed". The OpenSSL software library was updated on 7th of April, shortly after the vulnerability was publicly disclosed. We have changed the private keys (and certificates) for all FFmpeg servers. The details were sent to the mailing lists by Alexander Strasser, who is part of the project server team. Here is a link to the user mailing list archive .
We encourage you to read up on "OpenSSL heartbleed". It is possible that login data for the issue tracker was exposed to people exploiting this security hole. You might want to change your password in the tracker and everywhere else you used that same password.
We have made a new point releases (2.2.1). It contains bug fixes for Tickets #2893, #3432, #3469, #3486, #3495 and #3540 as well as several other fixes. See the git log for details.
We have made a new major release (2.2) It contains all features and bugfixes of the git master branch from 1st March. A partial list of new stuff is below:
- HNM version 4 demuxer and video decoder - Live HDS muxer - setsar/setdar filters now support variables in ratio expressions - elbg filter - string validation in ffprobe - support for decoding through VDPAU in ffmpeg (the -hwaccel option) - complete Voxware MetaSound decoder - remove mp3_header_compress bitstream filter - Windows resource files for shared libraries - aeval filter - stereoscopic 3d metadata handling - WebP encoding via libwebp - ATRAC3+ decoder - VP8 in Ogg demuxing - side & metadata support in NUT - framepack filter - XYZ12 rawvideo support in NUT - Exif metadata support in WebP decoder - OpenGL device - Use metadata_header_padding to control padding in ID3 tags (currently used in MP3, AIFF, and OMA files), FLAC header, and the AVI "junk" block. - Mirillis FIC video decoder - Support DNx444 - libx265 encoder - dejudder filter - Autodetect VDA like all other hardware accelerations
We recommend users, distributors and system integrators to upgrade unless they use current git master.
We happily announce that FFmpeg will be represented at `Chemnitzer Linux-Tage' in Chemnitz, Germany. The event will take place on 15th and 16th of March.
More information can be found here
We invite you to visit us at our booth located in the Linux-Live area! There we will demonstrate usage of FFmpeg, answer your questions and listen to your problems and wishes.
If you have media files that cannot be processed correctly with FFmpeg, be sure to have a sample with you so we can have a look!
We are looking forward to meet you (again)!
The server on which FFmpeg and MPlayer Trac issue trackers were installed was compromised. The affected server was taken offline and has been replaced and all software reinstalled. FFmpeg Git, releases, FATE, web and mailinglists are on other servers and were not affected. We believe that the original compromise happened to a server, unrelated to FFmpeg and MPlayer, several months ago. That server was used as a source to clone the VM that we recently moved Trac to. It is not known if anyone used the backdoor that was found.
We recommend all users to change their passwords. Especially users who use a password on Trac that they also use elsewhere, should change that password at least elsewhere.
Since the splitting of Libav the Debian/Ubuntu maintainers have followed the Libav fork. Many people have requested the packaging of ffmpeg in Debian, as it is more feature-complete and in many cases less buggy.
Rogério Brito, a Debian developer, has proposed a Request For Package (RFP) in the Debian bug tracking system.
Please let the Debian and Ubuntu developers know that you support packaging of the real FFmpeg! See Debian ticket #729203 for more details.
We have made a new major release (2.1) It contains all features and bugfixes of the git master branch from 28th October. A partial list of new stuff is below:
- aecho filter - perspective filter ported from libmpcodecs - ffprobe -show_programs option - compand filter - RTMP seek support - when transcoding with ffmpeg (i.e. not streamcopying), -ss is now accurate even when used as an input option. Previous behavior can be restored with the -noaccurate_seek option. - ffmpeg -t option can now be used for inputs, to limit the duration of data read from an input file - incomplete Voxware MetaSound decoder - read EXIF metadata from JPEG - DVB teletext decoder - phase filter ported from libmpcodecs - w3fdif filter - Opus support in Matroska - FFV1 version 1.3 is stable and no longer experimental - FFV1: YUVA(444,422,420) 9, 10 and 16 bit support - changed DTS stream id in lavf mpeg ps muxer from 0x8a to 0x88, to be more consistent with other muxers. - adelay filter - pullup filter ported from libmpcodecs - ffprobe -read_intervals option - Lossless and alpha support for WebP decoder - Error Resilient AAC syntax (ER AAC LC) decoding - Low Delay AAC (ER AAC LD) decoding - mux chapters in ASF files - SFTP protocol (via libssh) - libx264: add ability to encode in YUVJ422P and YUVJ444P - Fraps: use BT.709 colorspace by default for yuv, as reference fraps decoder does - make decoding alpha optional for prores, ffv1 and vp6 by setting the skip_alpha flag. - ladspa wrapper filter - native VP9 decoder - dpx parser - max_error_rate parameter in ffmpeg - PulseAudio output device - ReplayGain scanner - Enhanced Low Delay AAC (ER AAC ELD) decoding (no LD SBR support) - Linux framebuffer output device - HEVC decoder, raw HEVC demuxer, HEVC demuxing in TS, Matroska and MP4 - mergeplanes filter
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This is not a real Japanese house. It looks like one. It is, well, a dollhouse — a dollhouse that looks like it's straight out of the Japanese manga and anime YuruYuri. But it's not. Someone made this.
That's a small figurine of middle schooler Akari, a character from YuruYuri. In the manga and anime, she participates in the "amusement club" with her friends. The dollhouse depicts the group's clubhouse, which is where the tea club used to meet.
And this dollhouse is not just a single room, but the entire house. The sliding doors open and close, and it's even possible to remove the walls to take photos of the insides. Even if you don't care about anime, just look at the modelling and woodworking skills on display here.


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HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- It took four years for Cameron Scitern to record a career best 69, but it only took 24 hours to match the score. The feat gave the senior a second place finish at the Austin Peay State University Intercollegiate. Colin McCarty of SIU-Edwardsville shot a 4-under 68 to edge Scitern by one shot at the Par-72, 7,132 yard course at the Links at Novadell on an 80 degree day.
Scitern (69-70-69=208) entered the day in a tie with McCarty and proceeded to card five birdies against two bogies over the first 16-holes of play. With two holes to play, Scitern attacked the par-5 9th and was on the green putting for birdie. But the putt caught the edge of the cup and lipped out, just missing an opportunity to create a tie on top of the leaderboard.
As a team, TSU shot their second straight 9-over 297 to end the tournament with a 30-over 894. The Tigers (300-297=597, 21-over) finished in 12th out of 14 teams.
James Stepp (75-75-74=224) used birdies on the par-5 9th and the par-5 18th to close out play with a 2-over 74. Stepp jumped eight spots in the standings to finish in a tie for 34th. Andrew Warner (74-77-77=228) shot eleven pars to go along with a birdie on the par-5 3rd to enter the clubhouse 5-over on the day and 12-over for the tournament.
Dallas Hill (82-76-78=236) picked up his lone birdie for the round on the par-5 15th, as he finished at 20-over. Codie Welborn (82-76-78=236) found a groove 13 holes into the round when he birdied holes eight and ten. Hill and Welborn finished tied for 74th in the field of 81.
The Tigers concluded their fall schedule and will be back in action on March 11, 2013 to start the spring season.


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Shoplifter assaults security personnel at Wal-Mart
Vidor police arrested one man for strong-arm robbery on June 1 after he allegedly assaulted a security officer attempting to prevent the suspect from shoplifting at Wal-Mart. A customer of the store assisted in detaining the suspect until police arrived.
According to a report from the Vidor Police Department, officers responded to a shoplifting report at Wal-Mart on Main Street in Vidor at about 2:42 p.m. When officers arrived and spoke with a security officer at the store, they discovered that a man had attempted to leave the store with merchandise for which he had not paid. When an asset protection officer confronted the suspect, the man reportedly removed a fishing reel from the front of his pants, threw it on the floor and then shoved the security officer to the ground using both hands. A customer who witnessed the event did not stand idly by but instead grabbed the fleeing suspect and "held him in a leg lock" until police arrived.
According to the report, when police did get there, the suspect, 36-year-old Brian Joseph Guidry, tried to walk away and would not respond to commands from officers. One officer grabbed Guidry in an attempt to detain him and both fell to the floor, where the suspect reportedly hit his head.
Acadian Ambulance responded and cleared Guidry for arrest. Officers arrested Guidry for robbery, a higher charge than shoplifting due to the suspect alleged aggressive behavior toward the Wal-Mart security officer.


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No Beating Around The (Anheuser) Busch: NFL Brews New Beer Deal
May 4, 2010: Anheuser-Busch has entered into a six-year sponsorship agreement with the NFL naming Bud Light as the "official and exclusive beer sponsor" of the league.
The deal begins with the 2011 season. Financial terms were not revealed, but reports citing industry sources put the figure at about $7 billion over the course of the alliance.
Anheuser-Busch will replace MillerCoors' Coors Light as the NFL's official beer, whose deal began in 2002 and expires after the 2010 season. That deal was reported to be valued at about $3 billion.
"We continue to invest in the things that support our brands, and our efforts to manage costs enable us to seize opportunities like this one," Dave Peacock, president of Anheuser-Busch, said in a statement. "We look forward to leveraging this investment to connect our Bud Light brand more deeply with NFL fans."
Anheuser-Busch was the league's official beer from 1988-2001, including several seasons when it co-held the position with Miller, which in 2007 merged with Coors. Anheuser-Busch also has deals with CBS, NBC and Fox, the networks that air the Super Bowl, to be the exclusive beer advertiser through Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
The NFL deal comes a day after the PGA Tour and Anheuser-Busch extended their marketing partnership by three years. As part of that agreement, Michelob Ultra is the "official Beer of the PGA Tour" and O'Doul's the official non-alcohol brew, both through 2013. Anheuser-Busch has been an official marketing partner of the PGA Tour since 1994.
Anheuser-Busch will again be able to use NFL logos and trademarks in its advertising and marketing. These logos include the NFL shield logo, and marquee events, such as the Draft, Kickoff, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl.
"We look forward to welcoming Anheuser-Busch and the Bud Light brand back to the NFL as an official partner," Steve Bornstein, the NFL's evp-media, said in a statement. "We have appreciated their vast support of our clubs and network partners over the years and we are pleased they will join our stable of sponsors."
MillerCoors said in a statement that after the league deal expires it would still have separate deals with 22 of the NFL's 32 teams.
According to Peacock, the NFL sponsorship adds to Anheuser-Busch's successful total sponsorship lineup, calling it "by far the strongest in its industry."
"The NFL is the biggest, most watched sport in North America, and we are proud for Bud Light, the world's best selling beer, to be the league's official beer sponsor."
"The NFL is the biggest, most watched sport in North America, and we are proud for Bud Light, the world's best selling beer, to be the league's official beer sponsor beginning with the 2011 season," Peacock said in a statement. "This gives Bud Light real ownership of professional football within the beer category, and expands on our existing connections to NFL fans through sponsorship of 28 teams, our continued substantial advertising presence in the regular season and playoff broadcasts, and our Super Bowl advertising exclusivity that has been in place 22 consecutive years."
Anheuser-Busch's Super Bowl ads continually rank among the most-liked and best remembered in post-game marketing surveys. Coors has had a successful run with its "Coaches" TV spots in which former NFL coaches such as Mike Ditka, Jim Mora and Dennis Green are seen in clips from actual press conferences intercut with a group of Coors drinkers asking faux questions.


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A hepatitis C pill from Gilead Sciences Inc. that costs $1,000 a day is on track to notch among the biggest sales ever for the first year of a newly approved drug, showing just how hard it is for insurers to curb the use of pricey life-saving medicines.
The drug, called Sovaldi, is the first in a new generation of hepatitis C therapies that promise to cure more patients than older therapies. It could ring up $5 billion in U.S. sales this year if current prescription patterns hold. Some analysts say the figure might reach...


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I met Paige for the first time at the Home of the Viking; at one of Erik & Francesca's Sunday afternoon backyard barbeques.
I'm ashamed to admit that sometimes I'm a bit judgmental. Specifically, when I meet a really pretty girl, I sometimes assume they will know exactly how pretty they are, and be full of themselves and arrogant, and vacuous and have no sense of humour.
Within minutes Paige made me ashamed for thinking that, as she is a perfect example of why that mode of thinking is stupid.
Paige sometimes seems completely oblivious of how attractive she may be to those around her, and is the first to make fun of herself. A perfect example of this I saw a mere few days after meeting her, where she was filmed eating noodles in a very ridiculous manner. Where many of us would be worried about looking silly and / or unattractive, she really didn't mind and was just enjoying herself with friends.
This may have something to do with the fact she is an actor, but for the most part, to me, this is just because she is Paige.
We became quite good friends during my brief sojourn in Brisbane, and caught up on many occasions for drinks and shennanigans; and I was lucky enough to be commissioned to take some portraits of her (of which this was one, as we hid behind the verandah wall in fear of being told to leave, as we were trespassing).
Our day spent together wandering around an abandoned hospital building in Brisbane, around the botanical gardens and such, was very enjoyable; and I have to admit I felt more than a little disappointed I would be leaving the country so soon after and would not have the chance to photograph her again for quite a while.
Far from the delicate flower she may often seem, Paige was more than happy to shimmy up the nearest tree, barefoot, for a photo. Which, for a photographer like me, is excellent (even if I hate heights so much I'd not do the same!)
Heartbreakingly, her flat in Auchenflower was about 3/4 submerged by the floods in Brisbane a little over a week after our shoot. Her life was turned upside down and inside out for a while, and even now I can't really comprehend how this would have felt for her.
But no matter what she goes through, Paige seems to just keep coming back stronger. Learning from her experiences, learning from her friends, and moving forward all the time.
Amongst other wonderful people I met in Brisbane during my time there, I am looking forward to catching up with Paige when I next visit.


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But such was the case Monday, Jan. 21 for butterfly expert Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis.
See, Shapiro sponsors the annual "Beer for a Butterfly" contest to see who can collect the first white cabbage butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Yolo, Solano and Sacramento. A noted butterfly expert, he's been monitoring the butterflies of Central California for more than three decades and maintains a website, Art's Butterfly World.
Shapiro has sponsored the "Beer or a Butterfly" contest since 1972 to draw attention to the first flight of the butterfly. He awards the winner--usually himself!--a pitcher of beer or its equivalent.
This year he netted the first white cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae) on President Barack Obama's Inauguration Day, Monday, Jan. 21. Perhaps coincidentally, he also caught the first white cabbage fly of 2009 on President Obama's first Inauguration Day--Jan. 20.
"The constitution mandates the swearing-in for Jan. 20, though it does not require Pieris rapae to emerge on that date," Shapiro quipped.
"Thank you, Mr. President!"
For the record, Shapiro caught the 2013 winner near railroad tracks in West Sacramento, Yolo County, and the 2009 winner near railroad tracks in Davis, also in Yolo County. (Shapiro's first catch of 2013 was actually on Jan. 1 at the same West Sacramento site, but "it was a slopover from the fall brood." Thus, he declared the contest still under way.)
Now the contest is over and Shapiro says that since "Pieris rapae is out, I can 'stand down.' It's now officially spring."
He declared it spring, and so it is.
Now, the big question: Will Professor Shapiro share his beer with the President?
"I'd be delighted to buy Obama a beer," Shapiro said, "but I suspect he has better things to do with his time!"


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Yahtzee has the week off, but unlike your uncle Paul, we won't leave you gift-less over the holidays. To help keep your winter break cheery, The Escapist is proud to present a special sneak preview of dingrats, a new video feature premiering next month at our sister site, WarCry.
I watched about 38 seconds of that before I headed for the comments section in disgust, so I'm not gonna judge whether this was any good or not, but I'm willing to bet that it's more in the "Not" section.
Oh god, ow. Why...
Machinima, such as it has been branded, is very, VERY hard to do right. And it is EXCEEDINGLY hard to do right with Warcraft. I am pretty glad this is not becoming a weekly feature at the Escapist.
At 2:55 the sounds becomes a bit weird.
or is it?
i didn't last that long. that was the most annoying video i have seen on the net in a long time. The noise was just that, noise. The video looked like a jumble of randomness. Not even Yahtzee can make fun of that, because he probably wouldn't make it through either. No one will finish watching that heap, so even if he did make fun of it no one would get the jokes if he referred to any parts of its, other than the first 20-30 seconds.
I would rather have gotten coal, watched a video about coal mining, or just stared at a lump of coal. Please take your so-called "gift" back to what ever swamp you found it in.
That was pretty hideous I mean WoW music videos rarely work the only one I saw was "I Am Murloc" but that was was done by Blizzard for there conventions.
First, I thought the visuals were great. Someone clearly has a flair for machinima.
15 seconds and I felt I was watching Amateur Hour on U-Tube all over again. I think I'll watch videos of front-end loading washing machines instead. Sorry guys, that was hideous.
I can't even apologize for my forthcoming negativity because it is well deserved. That was awful. As with all the others I didn't get more than 10 seconds into it before shutting it off in disgust. Here's a nice analogy for you to chew on; Announcing Yahtzee won't be offering anything this week and then replacing it with a lame WoW video is like dangling a well marbled ribeye in front of us and instead serving a New York alley rat, rare. Eww.
What about the "The Internet is for Porn" video.
I enjoy World of Warcraft, and even I thought that was one of the fucking WORST things I've ever seen.
I'm genuinely disgusted, Jesus Christ that was horrible. God in heaven take it down.
This is a piece of shit. Honestly, why did they bother? As Eminate said, it's like dangling a well marbled ribeye in front of us. However, I disagree on the part about serving an ally rat. It's more along the lines of throwing the ribeye away, far away from our field of vision then turning around and punching us in the face with a huge penis that replaced your arm.
Overrated MMORPG: Check
Yep, it looks like we have all the ingredients for worst Internet movie ever... Prepare for it to go viral in 3..2..1..
(emphasis added)
It sure isn't. Yay!
Well, i didn't thought it was so bad, but maybe it's because it reminded me of how things go in a mumorpger. For me, it was more funny. Ofcourse, you can see this as a joke as well, the vid i mean.
Using the word Yahtzee in the same paragraph as any reference to that mess is an insult to Yahtzee, the Yahtzee game, Hasbro, Milton Bradley, Edwin S. Lowe and E. William DeLaittre.
Well the description said music AND comedy shorts, so maybe there's a little hope for this series. It did hit close to home for me when he did the part about "raiding for a year, got no loot" or whatever.
Wow, so much hate....
I see a lot of posters with post counts under 5 though. Nyhm, did you bring your own flame squad or something?
I must be the only person who actually thought it was funny. The visuals were very good, I'm not sure what people are saying about them being too fast or anything. However, the sound had some issue about halfway through, and you rap like a white boy. The lyrics were pretty good though. I give it a 7/10 and I don't even like machinima (or however you spell it).
Everyone stop being so cynical. I too really like Yahtzee and I am also disappointed that he didn't create a video this week but at least go into this with open minds.
It wasn't that bad, it was average, maybe slightly above or below average, but it was certainly not appalling. So it wasn't as good as (or maybe more specifically as humourous) Zero Punctuation but once your out of your fit of rage from Yahtzee not being here, look over it again and realise that it was not terrible, it was ok.
Anyway, quite ironic that this probably took more effort and time than Zero Punctuation, rofl.
Edit: Someone beat me to the rebuttal ^ :P
Regardless of the aged content (I wasn't that bent by it), the rhyming was terrible. Poor guy was a half step behind the beat most of the verses, and it was bad enough I felt compelled to post about it.
So this post adds something other than complaining: If you notice your voice is a half step behind the beat, you can take the audio file of the voice and clip out some of the silence between words to make it "fit" with the beat. this is relatively easy to do with any sound editing tool, and clearly within the skill range of someone doing this video. Doing that with most of this song would reduce listener agony by at least 67%.
For those of you who think that WoW machinima is all bad...
Take a look at Illegal Danish:Super Snacks... The sequel will to it be out on New Years... Probly the best WoW machinima out there.
But yes. That sucked. A lot.
Oh, I have little doubt that there is good machinima out there. There was a piece I saw a while back, I think it was called Return, and it was really well-made and well put-together. Just...there is SO much of it around that it's not interesting of its own accord now. As a rule, if you could do it in person but feel the need to make it machinima instead, you should reconsider. And then hit yourself with a frying pan. Repeatedly.
"Huh, there's no Zero Punctuation, that's unfortunate. Oh hey, they have another video. something about loot, that sounds awesome. Oh god, what IS this?!"
I found the visuals pretty good, but they can not compensate for the general unpleasantness of the music and lyrics. I couldn't make it all the way through.
And because it bothered me enough that I had to look...that song is from 2004. There's got to be a moratorium on years after a song comes out that you're allowed to parody it. 3 years definitely fits into that time frame.
Also, please never ever post another horrible WoW video.
I made it to 1 minute in! Award me!
Oh boy.
Well, to start off nice: the video wasnt all bad. There was definitly some effort put into this. I didnt have a problem with the song either.
Still it was a pretty unsmooth move to put this thing on the zero punctuation timeslot. Yathzees fancrowd probably isnt that big a fan of mmorpgs, and a video like that only has a chance of working when targeted at its specific target audience. Otherwise its just going to end up trainwrecked.
Also, the idea of a WoW fanvid has been done to the death (even southparc did it), often very badly, so peoples expectations are dangerously tainted from the start. Its not original, and without a really special effort it wont stand out enough and just blend into the mediocre flood of youtube trash. Anybody who doesnt play the game regularly wont like it, and if you narrow yourself down like that you have to expect harsh reactions when presenting it like this.
To conclude in the authors own metaphor: Looks like our Uncle bought us a set of rare Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Sure, theyre expensive and a few people love them, but for the majority its just trash.
you get a free ticket to the padded wall room.
Since we were promised a good vid, and one hasn't been deleivered, I decided to provide one as an apology to everyone who was suckered into this poorly done advert.
I liked it
Thank you. That was much better.
I must say that the ballad of the n00b was quite enjoyable. If only that could happen to me >.>
Oh, and if the one person gets a white padded room for watching one minute of the video, what does a person get when he watches it all? You know, like...erm...I'm just curious...ahem...
I watched all of that horrible trash. It would've been great if it was funny or musically decent, but it was neither. Either get some people who're actually funny to make the series or can it now.
Ballad of the Noob on the other hand was great.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Black Friday gets its name because it is, supposedly, the day when most stores go into the black for the year. But whether the year is good or bad depends heavily on what happens between now and Christmas.The War Over Christmas is fought in the parking lots, in the aisles and, increasingly, in your pajamas. Where, what and how we buy constantly changes, and what we decide to do at this time of year calls the tune. Investors have already placed their bets, and we'll be watching the sales tape closely to see which horses come in and which fail to justify our financial love. Over the last six months most big retailers have been on the up, with gains for some of the biggest averaging about 10%. But a few clothing chains have been especially hot -- Urban Outfitters ( URBN - Get Report), Lululemon ( LULU - Get Report) and the Gap ( GPS) all need to have big seasons in order to justify investor confidence. Laggards like Bebe Stores ( BEBE), Express ( EXPR - Get Report) and The Childrens Place ( PLCE - Get Report) are hoping an upside surprise can make up for the year's market losses. Then there's Apple ( AAPL - Get Report). Despite its plunge since October, Apple is up 37% for the year so far. That's a gain of nearly $200 billion in market cap, much of it riding on crowded Apple stores all over the country, tons of clicking at the Apple site on Cyber Monday, and the ability of its Chinese elves to deliver the goods. As the curtain rises on the retailing Super Bowl we see our players poised and announcers (like yours truly) asking a whole bunch of questions. Here are the top five questions entering the holiday:
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An individual research or design project carried out under the supervision of a member of Thayer School faculty member. Students electing this course will be expected to carry out preliminary reading during the preceding term. This course may be taken in one term, or as a one-third course credit for each of three consecutive terms. A major written report and oral presentation will be submitted at the completion of the course. ENGS 86 may be counted as an elective in the major if ENGS 89 is taken as the culminating experience. Only one of either ENGS 86 or ENGS 88 may be used in satisfaction of the combined A.B. major and B.E. degree requirements.