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2012 Boys' Indoor Track All-Scholastics
Meet the standout performers who earned All-Scholastic honors for their work this winter:
Andre Rolim, Somerville, Junior
After winning the 600-meter dash in the Division 1 state championship, Rolim won the event at the All-State competition in a state- and meet-record time of 1:19.94. The 5-9, 150-pound junior is a three-time Division 1 champion, and two-time state and New England champion. Rolim is also on the Highlanders' soccer team.
Gilberto Brown, Lowell, Senior
Brown boosted his total of school records in indoor track to five by winning the Division 1 and All-States in the high jump (6-8), and running league-best 7.87 in the 55-meter hurdles. Brown was also a standout receiver on the football team.
Liam Cross, Falmouth, Senior
Cross was unbeatable in the 55 hurdles, going 17-0 in the regular season before capturing the Atlantic Coast League title and placing first in the Coach's Elite Meet. He also won the Boston Holiday Meet (7.78), the Division 2 title (7.68), the All-States (7.64), and set a personal record at the New England Championship (7.60).
Jonathan Green, St. John's (Shrewsbury), Junior
A distance runner by trade, the junior took first place in the two-mile event at the All-States with a time of 9:21.68. He also took first place at the All-State cross-country championship in the fall, and his personal best for one mile is 4:24.
Donovan Henry, Catholic Memorial, Senior
The senior sprinter won the 300-meter Division 2 championship (35.15), All-State title (34.99), and set a meet record at the Elite Meet (34.72). He also ran on the Knights' 4 x 200-meter relay team that won its division and placed second at the Elite Meet and the All-States. He plans to run track at Northeastern.
Josh Lampron, Mansfield, Senior
Lampron won the All-State champion at 1,000 meters (2:28.65) after winning the Hockomock League title in the 100 meters, capping an impressive career in which he was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Track and Field Athlete of the Year and Globe Runner of the Year in 2011. He plans on running at Villanova.
Swardiq Mayanja, Newton North, Senior
Mayanja had another standout season in the shot put, became an All-State champion for the second time with a personal best of 59 feet, 6 inches, and also took home the Division 1 and New England titles. He also plays football.
Olisa Obiefuna, Saugus, Senior
Obiefuna set a state and New England record in the long jump (23-2) at the Division 3 meet and won the All-State with a jump of 22-6. He was also an All-State qualifier in the 300-meter run and high jump, and a national qualifier for the long and triple jumps.
Charles Ruffin, King Philip, Senior
Ruffin followed up a football season in which he was one of the most explosive backs in the state, with an All-Scholastic track season. He won the 55 dash at the State Coaches Elite race in 6.44 and finished the year with an All-State sprint title in 6.43.
James Sullivan, Acton-Boxborough, Senior
A senior captain for the Colonials, Sullivan won the mile titles in Division 1 (4:15.33) and the All-State (4:16.80), and currently has a share of six school records. He was also an anchor on the 4 x 800 relay team that won the All-State title (7:59.19). He will attend Bowdoin College.
4 x 200, Chelmsford
Chelmsford's team, comprised of Nicholas Imperillo, Connor Brimley, Vinny Maniscalco, and Joe Maniscalco, won every major event they participated in — Division 1 (1:30.68), All States (1:29.70), the Elite Meet (meet-record 1:31.33), and the New England championship (1:29.83). Brimley and Joe Maniscalco return for one more year.
4 x 400, Newton North
While sometimes overshadowed by the girls' team, the boys have been quietly becoming a force of their own. The Tigers' 4 x 400 relay team of Ryan Lucken, Orion Wagner, Shawn Seamans, and Daniel Swain won the All-State title in 3:24.34 and took took second in the Division 1 title.
4 x 800, Acton-Boxboro
The Colonials' team of Tim Lox, Brian Sommers, Bashir Siddiane, Carl Forgo, and James Sullivan edged Brookline to win the All-States in 7:59.19 and was second in Division 1 and at the New Englands. Siddiane, Forgo and Sullivan all graduate this year, leaving Lox and Sommers behind for one more season each.
Matthew Carr, Burlington
Carr's Red Devils finished undefeated 5-0 in league meets (5-1 overall) en route to the Middlesex League championship. They finished third at the State Relays after leading for the first nine events. Carr has been coaching for 17 years (10 as an assistant) and also coaches spring track.
Phil Maia, Lowell
Maia was named Merrimack Valley Conference coach of the year for leading his team to a 5-0 record and the MVC championship. His 4 x 800 relay team also won the Division 1 meet. The 29-year veteran is 312-114-6 in his coaching career.
Dennis Sheppard, Marshfield
With the Rams' 6-0 finish en route to the Atlantic Coast League title, Sheppard remained undefeated in his four-year career at 24-0. His boys were Division 2 champions in the mile, the 1,000, and the 4 x 800 relay. Sheppard also coaches cross-country and spring track.
Bill Tilden, Old Rochester
The Old Rochester alumnus receives his second Globe Coach of the Year honors for leading the Bulldogs to their first South Coast Conference championship in school history, as well as the Division 4 State Relay title. The 11-year veteran also coaches spring track.
Atlantic Coast — Dennis-Yarmouth: Barry Dempsey, Sean Nee. Falmouth: Carmen Cilfone, Liam Cross, Devon Green. Marshfield: Brendan Doherty, Joel Hubbard, Ryan Talanian, Mike Tautiva, Kevin Thomas. Norwell: Charley Petit, Tom Vafiades, Owen Wiggins. Plymouth North: Riley Woolson. Plymouth South: Spencer Fitzgerald, Nathan Moulton, Grant Solis, Cam Thissell. Sandwich: David Allen, David Regan.
Bay State — Brookline: Sam Burrington, Jesse Fajnzylber, Mark Perry, Max Shore, Chernet Sisay. Dedham: Reggie LaRoche. Framingham: Jake Devlin, Ben Groleau, Bo Lewis. Natick: Matt Powers. Newton North: Justin Keefe, Ryan Lucken, Swardiq Mayanja, Shawn Seamans, Dan Swain, Orion Wagner. Walpole: P.J. Hayes, Connor McCarthy, Conor Murtagh. Wellesley: Bijan Mazaheri. Weymouth: Sam McKay, Tyler Mulcahy, Nolan Parsley.
Big Three — Durfee: Christian Cabrera, Jeremy Folger, Nick Silva, Chris Witty. New Bedford: Justin Blaise, Justin Callendar, Adrian Cruz, Andrew Gonsalves, Ryan Haskell, Javier Lozada.
Boston City — Brighton: Dwight Kennedy. CASH: Andy Pierre. Latin Academy: Malik Anderson, Robert Finch, Tucker Gaye, Yue Tan. O'Bryant: Melissa Jean, Patrick Powell. South Boston: William Arrington, Tony Nguyen, Luis Nunez.
Cape Ann — Masconomet: Lily D'Agostino. Newburyport: Nick Carleo, Ryan Dionne, John O'Neil, Steven Preston, Chris Suprin. North Andover: Eric Riedel, Brendan Varney. Triton: Ben Bashaw, Jake Stelline.
Dual County — Acton-Boxborough: Dom Abacherli, Tim Cox, Carl Forgo, Eric Nord, Bashir Siddique, Brian Sommers, James Sullivan, NIck Usoff, Akhiel Willis, Henry Zou. Bedford: Armen Arakelian, Alton Barbehenn, Robert Doherty, Conor Lavery, Senen Paez. Boston Latin: Kevin Chin, Mike Ward. Concord-Carlisle: Alex Doig, Seamus Lawlor, Connor Neil, Brian Rich, Russell Walton. Lincoln-Sudbury: Matt Barnes, Sam Chen, Ben Collelo, Conor Daley, Asher Gray, Josh Kerber, Anderson Koenig, Mitchell McGinty, Sam Miller, Scott Papapietro, Avery Rudder, Nick Santangelo, Fergal Seiferth. Newton South: Remy Brooks, Youssef Elkorchi, Ryan Kim, Marini Lopci, Andrew O'Hagan, Collin Pham, Cary Potochnik, Allen Shiu. Waltham: Dino Avdagic, Nathan Pierre Louis. Wayland: Nick Ng, Kayshawn Wallace. Westford: Andrew Dunne, Andrew Gauthier, Seamus McKenney, Brendan Sullivan, Ryan Thay, John Troy. Weston: Jorge Castro, Matt Herzig, Kyle Kachadurian, Matthew Martin, Spencer Shea, Craig Shytle.
Eastern Athletic — Bishop Feehan: Daniel Coulter, Henry Dodge, Evan Granfield, Brendon Lynch, Jordan Majka, Timothy McMackin, Richard Moscella, Matthew Taylor. Bishop Stang: Ian Pratt, Tyler Pratt. East Bridgewater: Conner McDermott, Tyler Zentz. Mashpee: Romeo Grey. Somerset Berkley: Steve Anderson, Thomas Carroll, Adam Couitt.
Greater Boston — Somerville: Andre Rolim.
Hockomock — Attleboro: Kevin Cutler. Canton: Sam Huber. Foxborough: Brendan Sullivan. Franklin: Connor Donahue, Andrew Hood. King Philip: Chris Allen, Matt Bowers, Charles Ruffin. Mansfield: Brian Ferreira, Kevin Giffels, Nick King, Andrew Kuras, Josh Lampron, Griffin Robertson. North Attleborough: Eric Beckwith, Michael Curley, Dan Duquette. Oliver Ames: Sean Gorham. Sharon: Connor Hitchens. Stoughton: Nick Green.
Merrimack Valley — Billerica: Scott Arsenault. Chelmsford: Connor Brimley. Haverhill: Patrick Garvey, Michael McNaughton. Lawrence: Robert Garcia. Lowell: Gilberto Brown, Colin Hoey, Michael Kalenoski. Methuen: Michael O'Donnell.
Middlesex (Large) — Arlington: Daniel McDonald, Quentin Stipp. Belmont: Paul Green, Chris Sanvik. Lexington: Nathaniel Adams, Felix Cancre, Felix Chung, Daniel Finch. Reading: Greg Altobello, Rob Federico, JD Greenfield, Ryan Maney, Connor McCarthy, Mike McGlathery, Bill Tucker. Winchester: Michael Miller. Woburn: David Cooper, Dylan Crowley, Maxwell Deulofeo, Taylor Jean-Gilles, Mike McAdam, Valerio Silva, Kyle Sullivan.
Middlesex (Small) — Burlington: Nico Blase, Bobby Bonetti, Adam Bonfilio, Paul Hogan, Dan McDermott, Nick Salvucci, David Taranto. Melrose: Shane McKinley, Kevin Persons. Stoneham: Alex Brown, Tim Hopp, Zack Young. Wakefield: James Bridges, Aaron Lucci, Jonathan Miksis, Stephen Robertson, Brett Tassinari. Watertown: Alec Holland, Patrick Lalli. Wilmington: Steve Halas, Eli Jennings, David Swider.
Northeastern — Lynn Classical: George Clark, Perry Raymond. Lynn English: Josh Batista, Chris Birotte, Alex Ortega. Salem: Danny Collins, Christian Guzman, Aaron Palmer. Saugus: Steve Essery, Olisa Obiefuna, Kevin Powers. Swampscott: Peter Hale, Nick Hartmann, Matt Mahoney, Declan McClung, Robert Seymour.
Patriot — Hingham: Sam Benger, Andrew Bolze, Will Harlow, Chris McDowell, Kevin O'Neil, Brian Sullivan. Pembroke: Wesley Gallagher, Kris Horn, Billy Stafford, Christian Stafford, John Valeri, Joe Vercollone. Scituate: Jack Kahrs, Nicky Walker. Silver Lake: Bernard May III, Jim Nickerson. Whitman-Hanson: Corey Burns, Dominic Cacciatore, Dylan Foureau, Anthony Iannone, Patrick Ryan, Nathan Stephansky.
Tri-County — Archbishop Williams: Marshall Jean. Arlington Catholic: Alec Matys. Austin Prep: Joe Barry, Joe Loungo. Bishop Fenwick: Chris Poirier, Eric Razney, Nick Tambini. BC High: Dylan Newman, Yosa Nosamiefan, Gabe Roy-Liguiori, Joe Zaccheo. Brockton: Kevin Brizard, John Burns, Lucas DePina, Jacob Hume, Roody Lambert, Liban Mohamed, Jesse Monteiro, Milan Neville, Rokas Piagris, Clarence Walker. Cardinal Spellman: Molly Curtin, Ben Gordon, Julius Hancock, Kayla Hogan, Rob Looney, Matt Norton, John Redmond, Antonio Siracusa, Ryan Walsh. Catholic Memorial: David Berment, Hanif Conrad, Donovan Henry, Andy Rogantino, Curtis West. Marian: Marc George, Nick Seymour. St. John's (Shrewsbury): Ryan Anger, Jonathan Green. St. John's Prep: Morgan Johnson, Deklan Robinson. Xaverian: Kevin Conley, Kyle Darrow, Bobby Leon, James McDermott, Colin Tonelli.
Tri-Valley — Ashland: Colin Mahoney, Christian Navarro. Holliston: Tabor Beaudry, Cameron Chisholm, Andrew Krauss, Devin Sanford. Hopkinton: Timothy Bolick, Corey Branch, Jeffrey Corkum, Josh Hacunda, Andrew Johnson, Patrick Levenson, Joseph McNulty, Jack Ryan, Ryan Webster. Medfield: Ian Robertson. Norton: Ben Donovan, Danny Lenihan, Jon Plummer, Mason Rouillard. Westwood: Erik Brakke, Ryan DeMarinis, Luke Devin, Terrence Harris-Hughes, Bobby McLaughlin, Matt Reissfelder

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WITH VIDEO: Do you ever pass a runner or cyclist on the street and wish that you had their get 'er done attitude? What is it about these dedicated exercisers that sets them apart from the millions who have yet to establish any kind of workout routine?
Fitness: Ten habits successful exercisers have in common
Do you ever pass a runner or cyclist on the street and wish that you had their get 'er done attitude? What is it about these dedicated exercisers that sets them apart from the millions who have yet to establish any kind of workout routine? Do they benefit from an enviable amount of willpower or are they in possession of an exercise gene that makes working up a sweat second nature?
While the jury is still out on whether the will to exercise is passed on from parent to child, there are a few things that dedicated exercisers have in common. Here's a list of healthy habits that separate those who do from those who don't.
They exercise early. Veteran exercisers know that the earlier they get their workout in, the greater the chance it'll get done, hence the number of runners, swimmers, cyclists and gym rats who pull on their workout gear at the crack of dawn.
Every hour that you put off exercising, the more likely it is that life will get in the way, which is why, when it comes to exercise at least, the early bird catches the worm.
They cherish their sleep. Exercise fanatics are known for being strict about their bedtime, which not only allows them to spring out of bed early, it ensures they have enough energy to fuel their workout.
So while there are days when even the most dedicated exerciser is getting it done on less than eight hours of shut-eye, they know that day after day of battling fatigue turns exercise into a chore rather than the best part of the day.
They watch what they eat. Like everyone else, dedicated exercisers are tempted by a bowl of ice cream and chocolate sauce or a plate full of chicken wings. And while they've been known to give in to that temptation, the difference is fitness fanatics know when to indulge and when to fuel their body with healthy food choices. Look in the fridge and pantry of your favourite exerciser and you'll see the healthy stuff outweighs the unhealthy stuff by a significant margin.
They update their goals constantly. Dedicated exercisers are always chasing a goal, be it to get faster, go longer, lift more or beat the guy next to them. It's that constant push to test their mettle and be better that gives purpose to their workouts and reason to get out of bed early in the morning. And when that goal has been achieved, it's quickly replaced with a new one designed to keep their competitive juices flowing and their exercise dedication intact.
They go with the flow. Despite clear-cut goals and a dedicated workout schedule, regular exercisers can get off track. Sometimes work and family gets in the way. And sometimes fatigue, sickness or injury is the culprit. But rather than letting life's little surprises whittle away at their sense of purpose, they modify their schedules and workouts until they can get back to their regular routine.
They clear their schedule to exercise. Exercise fanatics don't schedule their workout around their day, they schedule their day around their workout. And while they aren't adverse to changing their workouts to accommodate changes in their schedules, the difference is exercise always finds a place in their calendar.
They know how to say no. The reason exercise enthusiasts are so good at staying on track is that they refuse to let others throw them off their game. Protecting their workout schedule means learning to say no and sticking with a game plan that includes placing more importance on their healthy routine than on the demands of others.
They have supportive family and friends. Most exercise enthusiasts have a family who understands how important exercise is to their routine. Without that support, not only is it harder to exercise regularly, the energy spent trying to diffuse family displeasure can be the undoing of even the most dedicated exerciser.
They love what they do. Exercise junkies don't pile on the layers to battle the cold, ice and snow, cut out of parties early so they can get in their Sunday morning workout and head to the gym while everyone else is watching the Habs take on the Bruins unless they absolutely love working up a sweat. It's that love of a good workout, no matter how difficult, that makes exercise enthusiasts so fanatical about their workout habits
They set themselves up for success. When it comes to working out, regular exercisers get all their ducks in a row. Not only do they have all the right gear, they set goals they can accomplish and establish a schedule and workout routine that allows them to accomplish those goals.
It's those accomplishments, both big and small, that reinforce their dedication to exercise and keep them lacing up their running shoes day in and day out.
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Before you get started, make sure you have the following available:
A Wi-Fi connection. You'll need to connect your HoloLens to a Wi-Fi network to set it up. The first time you connect, you'll need an open or password-protected network that doesn't require navigating to a website or using certificates to connect. After setup, you can also use other types of networks and use your device offline.
A Microsoft account. You'll also need to sign in to HoloLens with a Microsoft account (or with your work account, if your organization owns the device). If you don't have a Microsoft account, go to account.microsoft.com and set one up for free.
A safe, well-lit space with no tripping hazards. Health and safety info.
The optional comfort accessories that came with your HoloLens, to help you get the most comfortable fit. More on fit and comfort.
Cortana is already on and ready to guide you the first time you use your HoloLens (though she won't be able to respond to your questions until after you set up your device). You can turn Cortana off at any time in Cortana's settings.


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This information was filed in the traffic division of Marion County District Court. All fines include court costs.
Cinda L. Anderson, Galva, Dec. 11, speeding, $185.
John M. Bradley, Scott City, Oct. 24, failure to wear seatbelt and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, disposed due to failure to appear, $118.
Robert Piotiz Ciecko, Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 14, speeding, $230.
Jeanelle L. Coates, Walton, Oct. 16, liability insurance coverage required, $398.
Ryan D. Coffman, El Dorado, Oct. 19, speeding, $272.
Benjamin Luke Duersen, Newton, Nov. 9, speeding, $191.
Joanne L. Fulton, Manhattan, Nov. 12, speeding, $203.
Philip Yao Hao-Ping, Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 18, speeding, $197.
William R. Lemieux Jr., Junction City, Nov. 7, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, $108.
Tomas T. McGee, Peabody, Dec. 27, speeding, $203.
Jenna J. O'Daniel, Bennington, Neb., Dec. 18, speeding, $173.
Timothy D. Rozzell, Wichita, Oct. 24, failure to wear seatbelt, disposed due to failure to appear, $91.
Caleb Stuart Shunatona, Wichita, Oct. 5, speeding and driving on left in no-passing zone, $287.
Jordan M. Yost, Bel Aire, Oct. 27, speeding, disposed due to failure to appear, $254.
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The stork will soon be visiting "Hart of Dixie" star Jaime King! The actress, who plays Lemon Breeland on The CW show, took to Twitter to announce she is expecting her first child with husband Kyle Newman.
King tweeted a photo of herself, Newman and their two dogs and wrote, "Getting ready for another baby to be squeezed into this picture!"
King married filmmaker Newman in 2007 after two years of dating. The couple met on the set of "Fanboys" in 2005.
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AMCA's Newest Chapters
The Driftless Chapter of LaCross, Wisconsin becomes the 70th Chapter of the AMCA. Will Lusignan will serve as President.
We would also like to welcome our newest (71st) Chapter, the James River Chapter of the Richmond, Virginia area. William Jackson will serve as President. A special thanks to Chuck Bent, who will serve as the Chapter Secretary, for getting this chapter off the ground and running.
Each President can be reached by visiting the Chapter Page for more information.
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I've got the following question:
We have a family with 3 children and every child has the same probability for male or female. What is the chance for the youngest child being female, if we know
a) the oldest one is female
b) we have a least one female child
c) we have exactly one female
I tried to solve it we conditional probability:
a) $P(X_1=M|X_3=M)=\frac{P(X_1=M,X_3=M)}{P(X_3=M)}=\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}$
b) $P(X_1=M \vee X_2=M \vee X_3=M|X_3=M)=\frac{X_1=M \vee X_2=M \vee X_3=M}{X_1=M}=\frac{\frac{7}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{7}{8}$
c) $P(X_i=M|X_1=M)=\frac{\frac{3}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{3}{8}$
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FILM- Rosy outlook: From satires to vampires with Alan Ball
When Alan Ball wrote the satirical screenplay American Beauty, he didn't specifically mean it as a scathing commentary on suburban life.
"I happen to live in suburbia," Ball, 52, told the Hook recently. "And I like it."
His script dealt more with the zeitgeist of suburbia, and he intended his account of middle-class dad Lester Burnham's dissolution "to be an indictment of the shallowness of American values that [Americans] are basically conditioned from birth to accept as gospel," he explains.
"In that regard," he says, "I don't know if there is any more scathing indictment of American culture than American culture itself."
Ball's targets seem peculiarly ironic— but not illogical– considering that his prior writing background was mainly in pure Americana: sitcoms. But his days of unrewarding toil on shows like Grace Under Fire soon ended: American Beauty won him the 1999 Academy Award for best original screenplay, among numerous other laurels.
"It became this phenomenon," Ball marvels. "Who knows why?"
Being thrust into the spotlight, Ball recalls, "was a strange experience... It's a place that I'm not entirely comfortable. And all the things that are really, really huge traps for an artist of any kind were all just sprung on me at once."
Ball dodged those traps smoothly, and next developed the hugely popular HBO series, Six Feet Under, which, for five seasons, chronicled the lives of a family of morticians. In 2008, he followed it up with HBO's True Blood, an adaptation of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse vampire novels. Set in Louisiana, the series traces a vast undead community's attempts to assimilate into everyday human life.
Appropriately, Ball discovered the novels while waiting for a dental appointment. At a bookstore, he was amused by the tagline for Harris' Dead Until Dark– "Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend wasn't such a good idea after all"— and bought the book. "I really just couldn't put it down," he says.
Like a vampire guzzling type-O negative, he was hooked. Somewhere around reading the fourth book, he envisioned Harris' novels as a TV series. "What I really loved," Ball says, "was that they walked this razor's edge of tone between romance and the supernatural and horror and comedy and social commentary and Wal-Mart trailer park people... I just found it delightful. It was so escapist and so much fun."
True Blood has further cemented Ball's warm relationship with television, in which, it seems, he is content. Or is he?
"It's just a lot easier to get interesting, complicated, morally ambiguous stories about flawed characters done on the small screen," he says, "than it is on the big screen."
Pinning down a unifying theme in the wildly disparate subjects of Ball's work is tricky. But while discussing his sense of humor, he gives more than a little hint about it.
"One of my ways of dealing with depressing matters," he explains, "is to make fun of them. It is one of the things that I learned in adolescence, and I've never really outgrown it because it has helped me survive a lot."
Alan Ball will host a screening of True Blood at 10:30 am Sunday, November 8, at UVa's Culbreth Theatre. At noon that day, also at Culbreth, he will introduce American Beauty, which will be followed by a Q&A.


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1. It is well established that our courts review a trial court's failure to give an instruction by a clearly erroneous standard where a party neither requested the instruction nor objected to its omission.
2. A defendant who refuses to admit any criminal involvement in an incident out of which a criminal charge arises cannot use entrapment as a defense.
3. When determining whether a charging document contains the essential elements of a crime, Kansas courts have noted that the terms "willful" and "intentional" are synonymous.
4. K.S.A. 65-4141(c) has a specific penalty contained in it and is not subject to the general penalties of K.S.A. 65-4127c.
Appeal from Saline District Court; DAN D. BOYER, judge. Opinion filed November 18, 2005. Affirmed.
Patrick H. Dunn, assistant appellate defender, for the appellant.
Ellen H. Mitchell, county attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, for the appellee.
Before RULON, C.J., PIERRON and HILL, JJ.
PIERRON, J.: Scott G. Lafleur appeals his jury trial convictions for the sale of methamphetamine and the unlawful use of a communication facility. We affirm.
On December 4, 2003, Lafleur was charged with the sale of methamphetamine, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4161; possession of methamphetamine without drug tax stamps affixed, in violation of K.S.A. 79-5204; possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4152(a)(2); and unlawful use of a communication facility, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4141.
These charges stemmed from events which occurred on July 31, 2003.
Kamisha Hill testified that her home was the subject of a search warrant on July 17, 2003. She was arrested and questioned about drug activity. Subsequently, Hill entered into an agreement with the police department's drug task force (DTF) to provide information and complete controlled drug buys related to further investigations. The DTF did not provide her with a name or targeted individual; however, she was able to provide them with the name of Scott Lafleur, "a longtime friend." On the night in question, she contacted Lafleur on his cell phone. They briefly discussed her buying an "8-ball" of illegal drugs from him for $300.
Hill contacted Investigator Watkins of the DTF and told him about her conversation with Lafleur. She met with DTF members to be searched and wired. The DTF also provided her with $300 for the controlled buy. Hill called Lafleur's cell phone a second time, but his girlfriend, Amber Gray, answered. Lafleur then got on the phone and suggested a place and time for them to meet.
Approximately 10 minutes later, Hill drove to the Petro 2 station and met Lafleur and Gray. Hill approached the driver's side of Lafleur's vehicle and spoke to Lafleur. Lafleur asked Hill about the hat she was wearing and suggested that Hill was a "narc." Hill told him if he did not trust her to "forget it." At that time, Gray got out of Lafleur's car and into Hill's vehicle, saying she needed barbecue sauce from a fast food restaurant's drive-through. Hill did as Gray requested and, between the drive-through's windows, Gray handed Hill a ziploc bag in exchange for the $300. Gray then had Hill "drive around a bit." Lafleur had remained in his vehicle throughout this time. Gray got out of Hill's car and Hill went directly to meet DTF officers.
Lafleur had a contrary version of the events of July 31, 2003. Lafleur claimed he was driving around with Gray, who was just a friend he gave rides to when needed, when Hill called his cell phone. Lafleur did not know what Hill wanted because she was acting "in a strange way." Gray suggested they "go see what [Hill] wants," so Lafleur drove to the Petro 2 station. He claims it was not his idea to meet Hill.
Lafleur and Gray went through the fast food restaurant's drive-through to get food. Gray got out of Lafleur's car to complete her food order, which lacked barbecue sauce. Hill had parked next to them. Gray got into Hill's car, leaving Lafleur to sit in his car to wait until she came back. Lafleur drove around until Hill pulled next to his vehicle again, Gray got out of Hill's car, and Gray got back into Lafleur's car. Lafleur testified, "[Hill] drove off and we drove off." Lafleur contended he did not know Gray was going to sell drugs to Hill and claimed innocence.
The contents of the ziploc bag purchased that night were determined to be 2.56 grams of methamphetamine. Lafleur's trial was held on March 10, 2004, at which time Hill and Lafleur testified as stated above. The events were also described by Investigator Watkins, such as the second phone call Hill made to Lafleur on the evening in question and what occurred at the Petro 2 station.
In addition to Lafleur's testimony for the defense, Hill's brother testified that he talked with Hill after Lafleur's arrest and Hill stated she did not know why Lafleur was in jail. He claimed Hill said the "deal was done with [Gray]." This testimony was rebutted by Hill.
At the close of testimony, prior to the jury instructions conference, the trial court dismissed the possession of methamphetamine without a drug tax stamp and the possession of drug paraphernalia charges. There was no request for an entrapment instruction. Lafleur's closing argument set forth his theory of defense to be Hill's lack of reliability and credibility and the lack of any other evidence of Lafleur's knowing involvement in the drug sale. In other words, he did not do it. The jury received instructions regarding informant testimony and an instruction regarding Lafleur's guilt if they believed he had assisted or promoted Gray's crime in selling Hill the drugs. The jury convicted Lafleur of the sale of methamphetamine and the unlawful use of a communication facility.
On March 11, 2004, Lafleur filed a motion to arrest judgment based upon the following charging document:
"Comes Now Ellen Mitchell, Saline County Attorney, for and on behalf of the State of Kansas, and gives the Court to understand and be informed that in Saline County, Kansas, on or about July 31, 2003, one SCOTT GENE LAFLEUR and AMBER NICOLE GRAY did then and there unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously sell a stimulant drug, to wit: methamphetamine.
K.S.A. 65-4161 (Sale of Methamphetamine)
Level 3D Felony (Sentence Range 14-51 months)"
Lafleur argued that the element of intent to sell methamphetamine was missing in the complaint, making the complaint fatally defective.
A hearing was held on the motion prior to Lafleur's sentencing. After argument, the trial court, citing K.S.A. 21-3201, concluded the State's use of the word "willfully" was sufficient for the general intent crime of the sale of methamphetamine. All of Lafleur's posttrial motions were denied. Based on his criminal history score of C, Lafleur was sentenced to 40 months for the primary crime of the sale of methamphetamine. Additionally, pursuant to K.S.A. 65-4141(c), he was sentenced to 8 months for a nondrug severity level 8, nonperson felony. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
On appeal, Lafleur argues there was a functional equivalent of a request for an entrapment instruction. Alternatively, he concedes the standard of review is whether the omission was clearly erroneous based on no request being made for the instruction.
"'It is well established that [an appellate] court reviews a trial court's failure to give an instruction by a clearly erroneous standard where the party neither requested the instruction nor objected to its omission.' [Citation omitted.]" State v. Pabst, 273 Kan. 658, 660, 44 P.3d 1230, cert. denied 537 U.S. 959 (2002).
The statement Lafleur alleges was a "functional request" for an entrapment instruction was only a reiteration of the trial court's question, apparently made at the preliminary hearing, as to whether the State could charge someone with the unlawful use of a communication facility when the call was initiated by the State or the State's agent. See K.S.A. 65-4141 (it is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility to commit, cause, or facilitate a drug felony).
The word "entrapment" was not used during the instructions conference by defense counsel and no such instruction was proffered.
We must utilize the clearly erroneous standard of review. There is no record of the preliminary hearing in the record on appeal; furthermore, an instruction request should certainly be explicit enough to invoke an instruction or a discussion about an instruction. Here, it appears defense counsel brought up the trial court's earlier statement in an attempt to dismiss the unlawful use of a communication facility charge, not to invoke an instruction being given.
More importantly, Lafleur's defense was that he was not involved in the sale at all. An entrapment instruction would not have been congruent with this defense. "In a criminal action, a trial court must instruct the jury on the law applicable to the defendant's theories for which there is supporting evidence." State v. Williams, 277 Kan. 338, 356, 85 P.3d 697 (2004).
"A defendant who refuses to admit any involvement in an incident out of which a criminal charge arises cannot use entrapment as a defense. A defendant who admits the acts charged by the state, but claims the acts fail to support a criminal charge, may raise entrapment as an additional defense. In situations where the defendant admits some involvement, but fails to admit all the facts alleged by the state, [the defendant] may or may not be entitled to claim entrapment, depending on the degree of involvement [the defendant] admits. Admission of substantial involvement would tend to permit the defense, while slight and limited admission would tend to deny the defense." State v. Einhorn, 213 Kan. 271, 273, 515 P.2d 1036 (1973).
The Einhorn court noted that the defendant admitted possession of marijuana and his participation in acts leading up to the transfer of drugs. The court remanded that case for a new trial because the defendant was entitled to the instruction. 213 Kan. at 273-75. However, in this case, Lafleur denied any participation or knowledge of the drug transfer and did not ask for an instruction based upon entrapment. His defense was based upon his total lack of involvement in and knowledge of the drugs or the transaction between Hill and Gray. This jury received an informant instruction, which stated that the jury should consider with caution the testimony of an informant. This instruction was based upon Lafleur's theory of defense, i.e., Hill was neither credible nor reliable. The trial court was correct in not giving an entrapment instruction.
Lafleur's statement that he had an innocent conversation with Hill was not an admission of wrongdoing.
Lafleur also appears to argue a lack of sufficiency of evidence related to the unlawful use of a communication facility conviction. He alleges there was no evidence whatsoever that he was in the habit of arranging for illegal drug sales using a phone. However, Hill specifically testified that she knew Lafleur's cell phone number and that he spoke to her on the phone about selling the 8-ball of methamphetamine for $300. She also testified that a second call confirmed the time and location of the transfer of the drugs. K.S.A. 65-4141 does not require that a pattern or habit exist for the crime to be committed, nor does it express the need for the State to prove the defendant actually dialed the phone. The jury chose to believe Hill's testimony over Lafleur's and convicted him of the unlawful use of a communication facility based on Lafleur's use of his cell phone for committing, causing, or facilitating a drug sale to Hill on July 31, 2003. There was sufficient evidence to support that verdict.
Next, Lafleur contends the trial court erred in not finding the charging document for the sale of methamphetamine fatally defective because of the omission of the words "or intentionally."
The sufficiency of a charging document to confer jurisdiction is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review. State v. Shirley, 277 Kan. 659, 661, 89 P.3d 649 (2004). Because Lafleur filed a motion to arrest judgment within 10 days of his guilty verdict, this court reviews the charging document under the pre-Hall standard. See 277 Kan. at 661-62 (citing State v. Hall, 246 Kan. 728, 793 P.2d 737 [1990]).
Under the pre-Hall standard, the focus is on technical considerations or the technical compliance with the essential elements of the crime. "If the charging document does not set out the essential elements of the crime, it is fatally defective and the conviction must be reversed for lack of jurisdiction." [Citation omitted.] 277 Kan. at 661-62.
K.S.A. 65-4161 states it is "unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sell, or have in such person's possession with intent to sell, deliver or distribute; prescribe; administer; deliver; distribute; dispense or compound any opiates, opium or narcotic drugs, or any stimulant . . . ." (Emphasis added.)
The trial court relied on this language as well as the language of K.S.A. 21-3201(b), which states: "Intentional conduct is conduct that is purposeful and willful and not accidental. As used in this code, the terms 'knowing,' 'willful,' 'purposeful,' and 'on purpose' are included within the term 'intentional.'"
The trial court did not err in denying Lafleur's motion to arrest judgment. The terms "willful" and "intentional" are synonymous. See Dickens v. Snodgrass, Dunlap & Co., 255 Kan. 164, 181, 872 P.2d 252 (1994) (In common usage, the word "willful" is considered synonymous with such words as "voluntary," "deliberate," and "intentional."); MGM, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 253 Kan. 198, 202-03, 855 P.2d 77 (1993) ("Willful and intentional are synonymous."). The complaint was not defective.
Finally, Lafleur argues K.S.A. 65-4127c should determine the severity level for the crime of unlawful use of a communication facility, rather than K.S.A. 65-4141. This would mean he would be guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor, as opposed to his being found guilty of a nondrug severity level 8, nonperson felony. His argument fails.
"Interpretation of a statute is a question of law, and an appellate court's review is unlimited. An appellate court is not bound by the district court's interpretation of a statute. [Citation omitted.]" State v. Maass, 275 Kan. 328, 330, 64 P.3d 382 (2003).
Lafleur notes that K.S.A. 65-4141 is part of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, K.S.A. 65-4101 et seq., and contends that it is, therefore, subject to the sentencing provisions of K.S.A. 65-4127c. K.S.A. 65-4127(c) states:
"Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 65-4127a and 65-4127b and K.S.A. 65-4160 through 65-4164 and amendments thereto, any person violating any of the provisions of the uniform controlled substances act shall be guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor. The criminal penalties prescribed for violations of the uniform controlled substances act shall not be applicable to violations of the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant thereto."
As noted by Lafleur, K.S.A. 65-4141 is not among the enumerated statutes that are excepted from the general provisions of K.S.A. 65-4127c. However, K.S.A. 65-4141 was passed after the original K.S.A. 65-4127c and contains a provision specific to that section making it a nondrug severity level 8 nonperson felony.
We do not believe Lafleur successfully analogizes this case to State v. Layton, 276 Kan. 777, 80 P.3d 65 (2003). While the statute in question here is part of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and is not excepted under the general provisions of K.S.A. 65-4127c, its specific penalty provision removes it from the general penalty section.
"General and special statutes should be read together and harmonized whenever possible, but to the extent a conflict between them exists, the special statute will prevail unless it appears the legislature intended to make the general statute controlling. [Citation omitted.]" In re Estate of Antonopoulos, 268 Kan. 178, 189, 993 P.2d 637 (1999); State v. Luttig, 30 Kan. App. 2d 1125, 1132, 54 P.3d 974, rev. denied 275 Kan. 967 (2002).
It is clear that the intent of the legislature was to consider any violation of K.S.A. 65-4141 to be a nondrug severity level 8, nonperson felony. K.S.A. 65-4141(c) states: "Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a nondrug severity level 8, nonperson felony."
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Improving image quality and optimizing dose in every Artis system.
In addition to protecting patients from excessive radiation exposure, physicians, technicians and other medical staff should be protected from unnecessary (i.e. scattered) radiation as well.
Care about your own safety and want to find out how you can reduce radiation exposure in addition to our CARE+CLEAR package? Here you can discover different ways of reducing radiation dose in the interventional lab.
Protect the operator
How to ... CARE
Part 1: AX dose saving
Reduce dose for the operator
Scattered radiation does not come directly from the X-ray tube, but rather is scattered by the patient, table, or other devices within the path of the X-ray beam. Usually most of the scattered radiation is generated where the X-ray beam hits the patient.
1. Collimate if applicable
Scattered radiation is approximately proportional to dose area product, that means 50% area translates into 50% scattered radiation (if dose = constant)! The collimation also results in an improved image quality (less scattered radiation, better contrast).
2. Stay away from the tube side
Scattered radiation can be reduced by installing the lateral C-arm with the tube on the left side of the table when the medical staff works on the right. Scattered radiation is mainly generated at the beam entrance location of the patient, which is on the left side in this configuration. At the operator's working position (right side), radiation exposure from scatter is much lower.
3. Stay away from the patient
Scattered radiation is roughly proportional to the dose area product (DAP) and decreases with distance squared to the location the scatter is generated. That is, twice the distance results in a quarter of the scattered radiation.
4. Shield as much as possible
Scattered radiation is attenuated by matter. Typical shields:
- Apron (lead)
- Glass shields (lead)
- Glasses (lead)
- Lower/upper body protection
- Body (tissue, bone)
5. Bring the monitor as close as possible
The optimal eye to monitor distance is 1 meter or less for non-zoomed display.
6. RaySafe i2 Builds a Better Radiation Safety Culture™
RaySafe i2 dosimeter system is indispensable in creating a successful radiation safety culture. Once in place, both healthcare workers and management benefit from the radiation insight gained. Moreover, focus is returned to treating patients, versus worrying about unnecessary radiation exposure.
i2 Dosimeter
An active dosimeter that measures and records radiation every second. Data is transferred wirelessly to the i2 real-time display. It is maintenance-free, easy to wear and can be personalized with different colors and names.
Protect the patient
Radiation management for interventional fluoroscopy – patient radiation management.
How to ... CARE
Part 2: Artis specific dose saving
Reduce dose for the patient
1. Select the adequate protocol
For especially dose-sensitive patients, it is possible to generate a special low-dose acquisition protocol. An acquisition pedal of the footswitch can be configured as a low-dose acquisition alternative to the ECC/TSC. A dose saving of 67% can be achieved by using an acquisition dose of 80 nGy/f instead of 240 nGy/f for interventional cardiology and an acquisition dose of 0.8 μGy/f instead of 2.4 μGy/f for interventional radiology.
- Choose a proper organ program
- Use low dose acquisition
- Use Fluoro Loop (Store Fluoro)
- Use Low Dose 3D protocols
2. Minimize footswitch-on time
Footswitch-on time: footswitch-on time controls how long the beam is on the body and thus how long the body is irradiated; less time means less radiation.
Less footswitch-on time ⇒ less skin dose
Example: ½ time on the pedal ⇒ ½ skin dose, ½ dose area product
3. Use low frame rate
High frame rates are used to visualize fast motion without stroboscopic effects. However, the higher the frame rate, the more radiation. Therefore it is best to keep the frame rate as low as possible.
Lower frame rate ⇒ lower skin dose
Example: 7.5 vs. 15 fps ⇒ 50% vs. 100% of skin dose and dose area product
CAREvision: Individually adjustable frame rate from 30 fps down to 0.5 fps
4. Zoom out as much as applicable
Increase of zoom size ⇒ increase of skin dose
⇒ decrease of skin dose area product (only for open collimation)
Effect on image quality:
For large patients at dose rate limit: Increase of zoom size ⇒ increase of image quality
For small patients: Decrease of zoom size ⇒ increase of image quality
5. Lower SID as much as applicable
SID: according to the quadratic law and a constant requested dose at the detector, a greater distance between the source and the imager increases the patient entrance dose. Raising SID from 105 cm (= SID 1) to 120 cm (= SID 2) increases patient entrance dose (i.e. the dose at the IRP) by approximately 30%.
6. Remove grid and increase SID
"Air Gap Technique" (for small patients only, <20 kg)
A simple way to reduce the dose in pediatric examinations, especially for babies or very thin patients, when scatter radiation can be expected to be negligible, is to remove the scatter grid in the flat detector housing.
The grid factor (i.e. the absorption of primary radiation due to the anti-scatter grid compared to free air) is 1.35, which translates into a dose saving of 26%* when removing the grid.
7. Use shallow angles as much as possible
An increase in patient's thickness of about 3 cm results in twice the entrance dose for a constant detector entrance dose. This rule of thumb is based on the assumption that tissue absorbs radiation in a similar manner as water and that a certain quality of beam is applied.
For every 3 cm patient thickness, entrance dose is doubled (for const. exit dose)
A similar effect occurs when the direction of projection is changed to an oblique position. Because the shape of the body is more oval than circular, the length of the X-ray beam is now longer, resulting in a higher entrance dose. True values may differ significantly since the body is not really a homogeneous ellipsoid but consists of bones, organs, etc.
Shallow angles ⇒ less skin dose
* Nickoloff et al., Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2007) 30:168-176


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ARLINGTON, Va., July 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Marine Corps RG-33 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Afghanistan will receive in-theater upgrades from BAE Systems through multiple awards.
BAE said the total value of the five separate delivery orders is more than $53 million.
"This work is important to ensure that MRAP vehicles deployed with our troops are enhanced to maximize mission effectiveness and are appropriately supported on operations to ensure availability," said Chris Chambers, vice president and general manager of the tactical wheeled vehicles product line at BAE Systems.
"Keeping these vehicles capable of performing in increasingly demanding conditions and terrain is paramount, adding to our troops' safety and success."
The RG-33 Family of Vehicles are highly survivable, mine-resistant vehicles capable of meeting multiple mission profiles with several mission-specific variants.
BAE Systems received an award for $11.8 million for the delivery of Skydex flooring and Vehicle Emergency Escape Window assemblies for selected RG-33 vehicles. The Skydex flooring provides additional ballistic shock protection to vehicle occupants, while the VEE Window allows soldiers to remove the ballistic rear window in seconds and quickly exit the vehicle in an emergency.
Additional funding in the amount of $5.8 million was awarded for periodic maintenance and updates to the RG-33 FOV technical data package. A total of $10.8 million was awarded to provide instructor and field service personnel in support of vehicle operation and maintenance training and to support and maintain the fielded RG-33 vehicle fleet.
BAE will also support the field upgrade of the RG-33 SOCOM A0 vehicle to the A1 configuration.
Also, $7.1 million was awarded to provide a universal MRAP maintenance workforce in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The maintenance workforce will be in Bagram, Afghanistan.


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2011-06-18 Demoscene Outreach II en
aus Metalab, dem offenen Zentrum für meta-disziplinäre Magier und technisch-kreative Enthusiasten.
The demo group Speckdrumm invites you to another demoscene outreach event
The demo scene unifies challenges in the fields of programming, computer graphics and sound design into an appealing set of its own. The various interesting problems sceners are facing today create fine opportunities for talks. The outreach event at the metalab aims to share scene relevant knowledge with interested participants and to create opportunities for networking and general partying. The demo scene will only evolve if new skilled people continue to recognize its appeal and have some fun while at it!
Remark: The given time slots may be subject to change. (Last update: --Paralax 16:57, 9. Mai 2011 (CEST)
|Who? What?
|Ragnarok - 3D-Modelling in 2011. This talk is going to be a workshop. Hardware and software requirements will be posted here in the future.
|Widdy - 1 1/2 Gamecubes: Programming the Nintendo Wii
|Abductee - Stuff from the demo scene. Abductee will cover $things he may talk about despite his NDAs
|Las - Raymarching. For years, Las has been working on various 4KB intros. Raymarching is a relatively new trend which got very popular in the 4KB scene. Las will explain the principles of this technology and exemplify it by showing demos.
|KB - Things. KB's topic is still to be defined.
|JCO - Making More Noise. JCO plans to continue where he stopped at the last outreach event: with making music. It's all about the interaction with the audience and the moment and the rest will follow from there.
|20:00-open end
|Partynight! VJing with Blockbuster, demo scene tracks with Paralax. >> Here could be a live event waiting for finalization <<
Contact: paralax (email: paralax (bei) speckdrumm (punkt) org).


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The blog schedule for reading parts of my new book on Tuesday and Thursday. Each week will feature a part of the chapter on Tuesday while sharing the follow up questions on Thursday. The start will be tomorrow, June 17, 2014.
Work Ethic: The Right Actions to Create a Successful Lifestyle
Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00I10A3XK
It isn't what you say, it's what you do that will create the life you want. The high school years are a great time for students to build valuable and rewarding action characteristics to increase self-esteem and deliver results. While enjoying these years, students should be developing the right mindset to achieve the success they desire in the future. In order for success to happen, for students to have that lifestyle they often speak of wanting, they must become adults with a solid, results-based work ethic. Wasting these four years can't be a part of the plan. By using their time in high school to build the right actions for a successful lifestyle, students can ensure themselves a bright future, no matter the obstacles they will encounter. Work Ethic is for the high school student expecting to live life successfully, and is willing to do the right growth actions to shape a lifestyle of fulfillment, fun, and results.
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Pierce Brunson, M.Ed., is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and spends his time working as a mentor and speaker while developing businesses that help improve the high school experience for students and teachers. He has over a decade of experience teaching in the public school system as a high school Social Studies teacher, majoring in World History and Sociology. Pierce believes everyone can do more to help improve the education system in their local communities, which is part of the backbone of any society. Pierce's advice is simple: stop complaining and do something to help improve the situation. Good people have to stop being afraid to fight for what they believe in. Get in the game, help others, share culture and move the world toward equality and justice. Connect with Pierce at http://www.piercebrunson.com, http://www.fireflyeventphotography.com, and http://www.piercebrunsonphotography.com.
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Danielle Antin-Ozerkis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Departments & Organizations
Internal Medicine: Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program; Winchester Chest Center | Scleroderma Program
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr. Antin-Ozerkis received her Bachelor's degree from Princeton University. She went on to complete her medical degree, residency, and fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where she pursued advanced fellowship training in the evaluation and management of advanced lung disease and lung transplant patients. She came to Yale in 2006. Dr. Antin-Ozerkis is Medical Director of the Yale Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence. Her specific area of clinical expertise is the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases (ILD), with a focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD). She leads a multidisciplinary group which meets weekly to review patient cases, offering consensus opinions on diagnosis and management. As part of a comprehensive approach to patient care, Yale ILD offers clinical drug trials for patients with IPF and other forms of pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Antin-Ozerkis is the primary investigator at Yale for these studies. She participates in the Center's translational research program which is aimed at understanding the mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis development and progression.
Education & Training
|University of Pennsylvania Medical School (1999)
|Princeton University (1990)
|University of Pennsylvania Health System
|University of Pennsylvania
|Board Certification
|AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2002, recertified: 2012)


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Children are shielded from irritating glare and from exposure to too much sunlight in the car. The First Years' Adjust & Lock Car Shade provides year-round safety protection against harmful UV rays. A unique locking mechanism allows parents to adjust the shade to any length. Rewinds at the touch of a button.
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Additions to Holocaust Database
17 new datafiles have been added to JewishGen's Holocaust Database. You can view the complete list of databases here. The list below will soon be updated to include links directly to specific databases.
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This Photoshop Tutorial was submitted by 9Tuts some time ago and we had been saving it as a perfect COLOR technique for our April 'color' theme. Unfortunately, 9Tuts doesn't include any info we can cite in the credits.
We get hundreds of tutorials submitted via our Photoshop 911 tutorials submission form, and generally speaking about 99% are not fit to reprint. We do look at all of them, and sometimes it takes quite a while to get around to publishing them. Please, if you do submit tutorials, be sure to include the info you want credited. We hate to show your work without giving you proper credit!
Vivid Color in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to enhance the color of an object, such as a hair, making it more vivid and surely lovely!
Before we get started, let's see the before and after photo to understand about what we are going to do:
Before & After:
Step 1: Place the photo you want to retouch on your document or get the "before" photo above, then press Ctrl-J to duplicate the photo. This will help preserve the original photo.
Step 2: The original photo looks a bit dark so we should make it brighter first.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Curve and move the line up a bit
Our photo now looks brighter (below left)
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Separating school from state
The cause of educational freedom was given a great boost on the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. There, at this opulent inn, were gathered some of the smartest "rebels" in America, voicing uncompromisingly that the government should get out of the education business. The occasion was the 10th anniversary of the Alliance for the Separation of School and State, of which the indefatigable president is Marshall Fritz. He chose the Omni-Shoreham because they don't show pornography in their rooms.
Since 1994, Marshall has sponsored a Proclamation for the Separation of School and State, which, to date, has been signed by 26,000 individuals around the world. It reads: "I favor ending government involvement in education." Marshall wants to get 1 million signatures. If readers of this column would like to sign it, get in touch with Marshall Fritz at 1071 N. Fulton Street, Fresno, CA 93728, www.HonestEdu.org. Their phone is: 888-325-1776.
The keynote speaker at the conference was none other than our own Joseph Farah, who said, "It takes a radical agenda to fight a radical agenda. We are the rebels." In the fight to take back America, Farah told homeschoolers that they were "the vanguard of the Revolution." He urged parents, who haven't yet, to get their kids out.
In fact, "Getting the Kids Out," was the major theme of the conference. Other speakers included Michael Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and president of Patrick Henry College. He was the recipient of the 2004 Alexis de Tocqueville Award presented by Tim and Beverly LaHaye. His address was on "Judging the Fruits of Secular Statist Education."
John Taylor Gatto, in a speech entitled "The Paradox of Extended Childhood," gave one of his stemwinders about the evils of public schooling and the benefits of educational freedom. He stressed that the structure of public education cannot be changed and that the education act, No Child Left Behind, should really read, Every Child Left Behind.
He also had the opportunity to tell us about the provocative documentary film he and a colleague, a former student, are making about American public schooling. We were shown a sample, which was quite impressive. He had just returned from Australia by way of a 28-hour plane trip. His wisdom is slowly spreading across the globe in ways that the media never hear about. He is a great American original in the spirit of Jefferson, Adams and other major thinkers who shaped this nation. His remarkable book, "The Underground History of American Education," is slowly making its way into the minds of Americans who care.
Also at the conference were the two men responsible for introducing the resolution at the Southern Baptist Convention calling for the removal of Christian children from the public schools. Bruce Shortt and T.C. Pinckney brought their story to the conference in a symposium, "Get the Kids Out" Strategy for Baptists. Shortt has also written a new book, "The Harsh Truth About Public Schools," that should send any Baptist minister into shock.
Another speaker was Brian Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute, which has become the primary resource for information on homeschooling that the media turn to when in need. Beverly Eakman, author of "The Cloning of the American Mind," led a round table on psychographics. Her earlier book, "Educating for the New World Order," has become a classic critique of government assessment programs that violate the privacy rights of students and parents. Yours truly also led a round table on Behavioral Psychology in the Schools.
Joseph Sobran gave one of his entertaining and provocative views of what our government is doing to protect us. Sobran has become something of a neo-anarchist in his later years, deeply suspicious of and greatly annoyed at the state. Homeschooler Cathy Duffy spoke about the future of education without government.
To have had so many great speakers and knowledgeable attendees at one conference for two short days is so rare as to be quite unexpected. Much to my surprise, I also received an award, The Diggers Award, for having written years ago on the need to get the government out of education.
I had attended four Alliance conferences in years past, and this one was not only the best, but also the most exciting. Not only were the speakers outstanding, but the conference resounded with a spirit of impending success as more and more people are beginning to understand that public education cannot be reformed and that the only solution is a return to educational freedom.


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A few years ago, I realized that I was DEEPLY unhappy living as a man and I decided that I needed to transition and start living as a woman. It didn't come out of nowhere- Since I was 8 or 9 years old, I have felt "different" and for a LONG time, that was it. Something was wrong, but I didn't have a name for it. I battled severe anxiety and depression for years. I tried therapy, I tried Zoloft, etc. Nothing worked. But once I started taking steps towards transitioning from male to female, I wasn't miserable any more. For the first time, I had real hope for the future, rather than a nebulous hope that following the social script handed to me from birth would work out somehow in the end.
About at year ago, I saw a doctor who pronounced me fit and gave me a prescription for Hormone Replacement Therapy, which I've been on since then. It's a combination of estrogen and testosterone-blocking drugs that will, over time, change my appearance substantially. More importantly, they have almost completely eliminated the depression and anxiety I have been burdened with for decades. I am more relaxed and happier than I've ever been at any other time in my life. I'm also undergoing laser hair removal to eliminate my facial hair.
I'm intentionally taking a "slow-and-steady" approach to this process, and I intend to keep my given name, only changing the spelling slightly. It's important for all of you to know that I'm not becoming a different person- I'm just becoming a happier, more well-adjusted one. My personality and interests won't change. I will still love the Seahawks, I'll still nerd out about movies, TV, politics, and I'll still be with my incredibly wonderful and supportive girlfriend, who has been 100% behind my transition since the day we met. This has always been something I have struggled with mightily, and confronting it is one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.
Why am I announcing this on my blog? I'm hoping for support and encouragement- If you can't give that to me, I'd prefer that you keep those feelings to yourself. I'm coming out to an ever-growing circle of people over time, and it just feels like the right time to come out to my fellow Twelves. I'm still not officially out in terms of my job or day-to-day life yet, and I hope all of you respect that decision, as well as my privacy. Finally, this is your chance to ask (respectful) questions (within reason) about what I'm doing and what my plans are, if you'd like.
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Margaret Byrne Swain and Janet Henshall Momsen
Dean MacCannell
Chapter 1. Gender/Tourism/Fun(?): An Introduction
Margaret Byrne Swain
- Feminism and Gender in Tourism
- Theories and Definitions
- Sex/Gender/Sexuality
- Bodies
- Hegemonic Masculinity
- Structure of the Book
- Conclusions
Chapter 2. Couples on Holiday: (En)Gendered or Endangered Experiences?
Tom Selänniemi
- Introduction
- (En)Gendered Experience
- Endangered Experiences
- Conclusion--The Serpent in Paradise
Jennie Small
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Participants
- Findings
- Discussion
- Conclusion
M. Dolors Garcia-Ramon and Albet i Mas
- Introduction
- The Conceptual Framework
- Complicity and Resistance in Aurora Bertrana's and Isabelle Eberhardt's Lives and Works
- Final Remarks
Carla M. Dole
- Introduction
- Women's Magazines as Travel Partners
- Women's Magazines as Culture Brokers
- Conclusions
Lina Anastassova
- Introduction
- Sociodemographic Profile of Female Tourists From Western Europe
- Gender Aspects of Tourist Motivation and Attitudes Towards Alternative Kinds of Tourism
- Conclusions
Chapter 7. Women, Rural Tourism Employment, and Fun(?)
Jenny Phillimore
- Introduction
- Women in the Countryside
- Tourism Employment
- Women in Herefordhsire
- Methodology
- Gender and Work in Herfordshire's Tourist Attractions
- Conclusion
Gemma Canoves and Montserrat Villarino Pérez
- Introduction
- Characteristics of Rural Tourism: A Series of Definitions
- The Prominence of Women in Rural Tourism
- Working Methodology
- Rural Tourism in Catalonia, Galicia, and Northern Portugal
- Women: Founders and Protagonists of Rural Tourism
- Agritourism as a Source of Additional Income in a Multifaceted Economy
- Agritourism and Gender Relations
- Some Pending Problems
- Conclusion
Elsbeth Robson
- Introduction
- Tourism Globally and in Malta
- Crafts and Tourism
- Researching Maltese Crafts, Gender, and Tourism
- Gender, Tourism, and Maltese Souvenir Handicrafts
- Conclusions
Jane Henrici
- Introduction
- The Artisan
- Tourist Crafts in Pisac
- Vendors
- The Selling of Self
- The Selling of Local Identity Within the Global Market
- Authenticity and Authority
Jill Forshee
- Introduction
- Fabrics and Traders From Sumba
- Conclusion
Chapter 12. Ethnic Heterogeneity and Gender in the Yugoslav Seaside Tourist Region
Mirjana Devedzic
- Introduction
- Traditional History of Different Ethnic Groups and Regional Lifestyles
- On Tourist Acculturation
- Some Demographic Indicators of Changes
- Discussion
- Conclusions
Bonnie S. Martin, William C. Bridges, Jr., and Anthony G. Sheppard
- Introduction
- Study Site
- Growth Machine Theory
- Methodology
- Results
- Conclusions
Petri Hottola
Chapter 15. Sex and Romance on the Trail in the Andes: Guides, Gender, & Authority
Lynn A. Meisch
Chapter 16. Gigolos and Rastamen: Tourism, Sex, and changing Gender Identities
Heidi Dahles
- Introduction
- Sex and Romance Tourism
- Gender and Gigolos
- Beach Boys and Street Guides
- Rastsman: The Sexual Appeal of the Cool and Dreadly
- Rastas and the Local Community
- Conclusions
Janet Henshall Momsen
- Tourism as a Gendered Social Catalyst
- Gender and Employment in Tourism
- Romance Tourism
- Gendering the Tourist Gaze
- Gender/Tourism/Fun
List of Figures
9.1. Map of Malta and Gozo
9.2. Maltese craft outlets
9.3. Gender of Maltese handicraft producers
9.4. Gender of Maltese handicraft retailers
12.1. The numbers of tourists in Budva and Ulcinj, 1961-1990
12.2. Employment rate of women in tourism at the Montenegro coastline
List of Tables
5.1. Women's travel magazine demographics
6.1. Percentage distribution of the Western European female and male tourists depending on their occupation
6.2. Distribution of the tourists depending on their income level and gender
6.3. Percentage distribution of the West European tourists depending on their holiday motivation
6.4. Gendered preferences towards alternative types of tourism
6.5. Assessment of holiday factor's importance by gender
6.6. Preference of Western European female and male tourists towards alternative kinds of tourism
6.7. Gendered decision making for taking holiday
7.1. The attractions where qualitative work was undertaken
7.2. Numbers of people employed in Herefordshire's tourist attractions by gender, job type, and employment status
8.1. Situation of agrotourism in Spain, 1999
8.2. Situation of rural tourism in Portugal, 1989-1999
8.3. Rural tourism in Portugal by categories in 1999
9.1. Gender divisions in Maltese craft production
9.2. Postcard images of craft workers
13.1. Items in the Tourism Impact Attitude Scales (TIAS)
13.2. Two-way contingency table for group membership and gender of residents
13.3. Factor solutions for the combined sample and males and females separately
13.4. Comparison of the average opinion on each item for females and males


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Adobe's John Nack made an announcement today on the Adobe Blog that we all knew was coming: FreeHand has reached the end of its lifecycle. FreeHand, which was acquired when Adobe and Macromedia merged in 2005, was a vector illustration application that used to compete with the much more powerful Illustrator. But nevertheless, FreeHand did have its followers—I used to be one of them, as part of my graphics education in college revolved around FreeHand.
As Nack acknowledges, FreeHand has not been updated since Macromedia released the MX line nearly four years ago. He writes: "Adobe does not plan to develop and deliver any new feature-based releases of FreeHand, or to deliver patches or updates for new operating systems or hardware." Despite this, Adobe will apparently continue to sell FreeHand MX to interested parties, as well as offer technical support. That's nice of them.
Another nice tidbit comes regarding a migration from FreeHand to Illustrator:
A special upgrade to Illustrator CS3 is available to
all registered owners of FreeHand for $199 U.S. This upgrade is
available worldwide through the Adobe Store and through the Channel.
There is no direct FreeHand to Creative Suite 3 upgrade, but FreeHand
owners who also own Adobe or Macromedia products that are eligible for
upgrade to the Suite can use that path to move to the Suite.
Adobe has created an entire FAQ (pdf) to answer customer questions about the migration and the company's plans to discontinue development. I am no longer a FreeHand user myself—I converted to Illustrator years ago already—but I would recommend to any remaining stragglers that they take advantage of Adobe's upgrade offer rather than stick to a dead app.
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Double-Chocolate Cake
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
2⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
1 ½ cups chocolate nondairy milk, plus more as needed
1⁄4 cup vegan cream cheese, at room temperature
1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache Frosting (see recipe below)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8 to 9 inch round baking pan with vegan margarine.
Put the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and stir with a dry whisk to combine. Add the brown sugar and stir with the whisk to combine.
Put 1⁄4 cup of the nondairy milk, vegan cream cheese, oil, and vanilla extract into a blender and process on medium until creamy and smooth in texture. Add to the flour mixture, along with the remaining 11⁄4 cups of nondairy milk. Stir until well combined and somewhat fluffy. The mixture will be stiff, but if it seems overly dry, stir in additional nondairy milk (up to 3 tablespoons), 1 tablespoon at a time. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 15 minutes. Decrease the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for about 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (If it seems that the cake is starting to burn during the last 10 minutes of baking, tent it with foil).
Put the pan on a wire rack. Let cool completely. Spread the frosting evenly over the top. Covered tightly and stored in the refrigerator, leftover cake will keep for about 4 days.
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
1 bar (about 3.5 ounces) dark vegan chocolate bar (snack style bar, not un-sweetened baking chocolate)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon vegan brown sugar
1/2 cup nondairy milk (a thicker variety works best)
Chop the chocolate bar into small pieces. Place the chocolate pieces into a large mixing bowl.
Add the oil and sugar. Pour the non-dairy milk into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
Pour the simmering non-dairy milk over the chocolate, 2 tablespoons at a time, whisking as you go, until lumps are gone and frosting it is thickened slightly. Continue to whisk until frosting is smooth.
Drizzle or spread over cake. Chill to set. Store the cake in the refrigerator.
Luscious Little Carrot Cupcake Muffins
Makes 24 Mini-Muffin Cupcakes
These delightful baked treats serve double duty in your recipe box. Without the frosting, they make luscious muffins. Add the frosting and they shine as a sinful tasting dessert cupcake, making the perfect party indulgence. Whichever way you eat 'em, I know you'll love 'em!
12 ounces vegan cream cheese, at room temperature
3⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1⁄3 cup peeled and grated carrot
2 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
1⁄2 cup brown sugar or maple sugar
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup peeled and grated carrots
3⁄4 cup raisins
1 cup vanilla nondairy milk
1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
1⁄2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line one 24-cup or two 12-cup mini-muffin tins with paper liners. To make the frosting, put the vegan cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and stir vigorously until smooth and well blended. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 24 hours.
Put the carrot garnish in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
To make the cupcake/muffins, put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and stir with a dry whisk to combine. Add the sugar and stir with the whisk to combine. Add the walnuts, carrots, and raisins and stir until coated with the flour. Stir in the nondairy milk, oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract and mix just until incorporated. (If the mixture seems too "loose" add more flour, a tablespoon at a time, until the batter is thick enough to form soft peaks).
Divide the mixture among the lined muffin cups. The muffin cups will be very full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Put the pans on wire racks and loosen the sides of each muffin with a knife. Let cool for about 15 minutes. Carefully remove the muffins from the pans (you may need to cut the tops apart before removing them from the pans if they have over-flowed and fused together). Let cool for about 40 minutes longer.
Spoon a generous amount of frosting over the top of each muffin. Top with a bit of the carrot garnish, placed artfully in the center of the frosting. Covered tightly and stored in the refrigerator, leftover mini-muffins will keep for about 2 days.
Almondy Oatmeal Cookies with Raisins and Chocolate Chips
3⁄4 cup rolled oats
1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
1⁄2 cup brown sugar
1⁄3 cup vegan margarine, at room temperature
3 tablespoons almond butter
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1⁄4 cup almond milk, plus more as needed
1⁄2 cup raisins
1⁄2 cup vegan dark chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Put the oats, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and stir with a dry whisk to combine. Put the brown sugar and margarine in a medium bowl and stir vigorously until smooth and well combined. Add the almond butter and vanilla extract and stir vigorously until smooth and well blended. Add to the oat mixture, along with the almond milk, to make a dough. Stir until well combined. The dough will be stiff, but if it seems overly dry, stir in a bit more nondairy milk, 1 tablespoon at a time. Fold in the raisins and chocolate chips.
For each cookie, drop 1 heaping tablespoonful of the dough onto the lined baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with a spatula. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden brown, rotating the baking sheets halfway through the baking time.
Put the baking sheets on a wire rack. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 15 minutes before transferring to a serving platter or storage container. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the cookies will keep for 7 to 10 days.
Jazzy Tip: I love using parchment paper, which makes any pan nonstick, even with the stickiest baked goods. Because it eliminates the need to oil pans, it makes cleanup much speedier. Plus, it's compostable! Opt for unbleached parchment paper. This way it's a chlorine-free product—better for you, and better for the environment. Yay!


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"President Barack Obama's approval rating and prospects for reelection have plunged to all-time lows in a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. Half of the registered voters surveyed for the poll think that the president does not deserve a second term in office, while 41 percent say he does. In another Quinnipiac poll released just four weeks ago, 45 percent said the president did not deserve reelection, while 47 percent said he did." SOURCE)
And after the past few weeks of GOP hopefuls making the rounds and reading blog and OPed speculations on who could best capitalize on the messiah's decline...I have to ask you all...why not Trump?
When I posted his possible interest in running, the main concern here seemed to be that he had expressed interest before and not run. But what are the concerns beyond that? The only one I can really come up with is that I don't know his position on a few key issues --which could make his SCOTUS picks a huge downfall of a Trump run.
One of the many things peaking my interest is that Trump hasn't even fully made his case or given an official stump speech and he's polling within 2 points of Obama in a head to head match up. I want Obama to be ONE AND DONE.
I like his disgust with cheap imports overtaking our economy and his ability to disregard the PC police in talking about a "Muslim problem," not to mention his common sense approach to Birther-gate (once again showing no regard for what the liberal elite and Hollywood will say about him).
I don't like that he had such a problem with Bush, BUT I'd be okay with that if that dislike is purely based on fiscal issues... I also don't like that he voted for Obama. I can't find any excuse for a business man and entrepreneur voting for a socialist. So, he'll really have to explain that at length. Did he get caught up in Obamafever like so many others? The Donald has a lot of explaining to do---but I have to be honest, if he's serious about giving it 100%...he's a front runner in my mind.


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Guys. I may have made the best cookie ever. I didn't mean to. It just sort of came together. I'm still surprised…and now I'm ready to brag and share the recipe with you. It started with browning two sticks of butter…I mean, you can't really go wrong with that. Then I added crunchy peanut butter, baked, took a bite and almost died. Ok, I'm being dramatic…I hardly slept last night…but seriously, make these cookies. Then give them to your friends, tied up with a bow as holiday treat. Give them to boys as a "nice to know ya" parting gift. Sandwich some caramel ice cream between two of them and feel no shame when you eat a few of them during a Gossip Girl marathon. Seriously. The best. Ok, get baking and enjoy!
Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus extra to sprinkle on top
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar and granulated sugar.
- Brown butter in a medium saucepan then add the sugars. Set aside and allow mixture to cool for about ten minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Once butter is cooled, transfer butter mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add peanut butter to the mixture and beat on medium speed just until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Slowly add the flour mixture and mix until dough comes together. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least two hours or up to overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a lined baking sheet. Press a fork into the cookie in a crosshatch pattern.
- Bake until cookies begin to brown around the edges but centers still look somewhat doughy, about 9–10 minutes. Immediately upon removing from the oven, sprinkle sugar on the tops of the cookies and let cool on a wire rack.
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Install Instructions:
– For OSX copy the content within the included folders:
OSX/MIDI Arpeggios
To these respective locations.
~/Documents/Cakewalk/Z3TA+ 2/MIDI Arpeggios
~/Documents/Cakewalk/Z3TA+ 2/Programs
~/Documents/Cakewalk/Z3TA+ 2/Wavetables
If you have any questions, contact me
For those OS X users living under a rock. Here are some details on the Muz3uM set:
The Muz3um bank for z3ta+ (released in 2004) has been completely redone, in order to use the new Z3TA+ 2 features, including waveshaping modulation and the new filter types.
Now it contains 540 presets, organized in categories (Arps, Bass, Keyboards, Leads, Pads, Sequences) and integrated with Z3TA+ 2 browser.
The original patches are present too, converted to Z3TA+ 2 format.
Audio demos:
Muz3um for Z3TA+ 2 by fr4ncesco
Thanks to:
– Chad Beckwith: additional Sound Design & Installer
– Steve at Hollowsun.com: original analog samples
Special thanks to:
– René G. Ceballos: z3ta+ creator (who we still owe some beers)
Muz3um is available for free here, Z3TA+ version 2.1 is needed
Hope you like it!!!