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For the last few months we are working on the Cloud Special Interest Group in the CentOS project. The goal of this SIG is to provide the basic guidelines and infrastructure required of FOSS cloud infrastructure projects so that we can build and maintain the packages inside official CentOS repositories.
We have regular meetings at 1500 UTC in every Thursday on #centos-devel IRC channel. You can find the last week's meeting log here. RDO (Openstack), Opennebula and Eucalyptus were the first few projects to come ahead, and participate in forming the SIG. We also have a good number of overlap with the Fedora Cloud SIG.
RDO is almost ready to do a formal release of Kilo on CentOS 7. The packages are in testing phase. Opennebula team has started the process to get the required packages built on CBS.
If you want to help feel free to join in the #centos-devel channel, and give us a shout. We do need more helping hands to package, and maintain various FOSS Cloud platforms.
There are also two GSoC projects under CentOS which are related to the Cloud SIG. The first one is "Cloud in a box", and the second one is "Lightweight Cloud Instance Contextualization Tool". Rich Bowen, and Haikel Guemar are the respective mentors for the projects.
One of my job requirement is to keep testing the latest Fedora cloud images. We have a list of tests from Fedora QA team. But the biggest problem is that I don't like doing these manually. I was looking for a way to run these automatically. We can do this by the normal CI systems, but there are two problems in that.
Tunir came out as a solution to these problems. It is a simple system, which can run predefined set of commands in a fresh cloud instance, or in a remote system. Btw, did I mention that you don't need a cloud to run these cloud instances in your local system? This is possible thanks to the code from Mike Ruckman.
Each job in Tunir requires two files, jobname.json and jobname.txt. The json file contains the details of the Cloud image (if any), or the remote system details, ram required for the vm etc. The .txt file contains the shell commands to run in the system. For now it has two unique commands for Tunir. You can write @@ in front of any command to mark that this command will return non zero exit code. We also have a SLEEP NUMBER_OF_SECONDS option, we use it when we reboot the system, and want Tunir to wait before executing the next command.
Tunir has a stateless mode, I use that all the time :) In stateless mode, it will not save the results in any database. It will directly print the result in the terminal.
$ tunir --job fedora --stateless
Tunir uses redis to store some configuration information, like available ports. Remember to execute createports.py to fill the configuration with available ports.
You can install Tunir using pip, a review request is also up for Fedora. If you are on Fedora 21, you can just test with my package.
I am currently using unittest for the Cloud testcases, they are available at my github. You can use fedora.json and fedora.txt from the same repo to execute the tests. Example of tests running inside Tunir is below (I am using this in the Fedora Cloud tests).
curl -O https://kushal.fedorapeople.org/tunirtests.tar.gz
tar -xzvf tunirtests.tar.gz
python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudtests
sudo systemctl stop crond.service
@@ sudo systemctl disable crond.service
@@ sudo reboot
sudo python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudservice.TestServiceManipulation
@@ sudo reboot
sudo python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudservice.TestServiceAfter
UPDATE: Adding the output from Tunir for test mentioned above.
sudo ./tunir --job fedora --stateless
[sudo] password for kdas:
Got port: 2229
cleaning and creating dirs...
Creating meta-data...
downloading new image...
Local downloads will be stored in /tmp/tmpZrnJsA.
Downloading file:///home/Fedora-Cloud-Base-20141203-21.x86_64.qcow2 (158443520 bytes)
Succeeded at downloading Fedora-Cloud-Base-20141203-21.x86_64.qcow2
download: /boot/vmlinuz-3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64 -> ./vmlinuz-3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64
download: /boot/initramfs-3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64.img -> ./initramfs-3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64.img
/usr/bin/qemu-kvm -m 2048 -drive file=/tmp/tmpZrnJsA/Fedora-Cloud-Base-20141203-21.x86_64.qcow2,if=virtio -drive file=/tmp/tmpZrnJsA/seed.img,if=virtio -redir tcp:2229::22 -kernel /tmp/tmpZrnJsA/vmlinuz-3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64 -initrd /tmp/tmpZrnJsA/initramfs-3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64.img -append root=/dev/vda1 ro ds=nocloud-net -nographic
Successfully booted your local cloud image!
Starting a stateless job.
Executing command: curl -O https://kushal.fedorapeople.org/tunirtests.tar.gz
Executing command: tar -xzvf tunirtests.tar.gz
Executing command: python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudtests
Executing command: sudo systemctl stop crond.service
Executing command: @@ sudo systemctl disable crond.service
Executing command: @@ sudo reboot
Sleeping for 30.
Executing command: sudo python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudservice.TestServiceManipulation
Executing command: @@ sudo reboot
Sleeping for 30.
Executing command: sudo python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudservice.TestServiceAfter
Job status: True
command: curl -O https://kushal.fedorapeople.org/tunirtests.tar.gz
status: True
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 8019 100 8019 0 0 4222 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 4224
command: tar -xzvf tunirtests.tar.gz
status: True
command: python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudtests
status: True
Ran 4 tests in 0.036s
OK (skipped=1, unexpected successes=2)
command: sudo systemctl stop crond.service
status: True
command: @@ sudo systemctl disable crond.service
status: True
Removed symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/crond.service.
command: @@ sudo reboot
status: True
command: sudo python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudservice.TestServiceManipulation
status: True
Ran 1 test in 0.282s
command: sudo python -m unittest tunirtests.cloudservice.TestServiceAfter
status: True
Ran 1 test in 0.070s
According to Wikipedia, A hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest or codefest) is an event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project managers, collaborate intensively on software projects. Let us go through few points from this definition.
We can also see that people work intensively on the projects. It can be one project, or people can work as teams on different projects. In Fedora land, the most common example of hackathon is "Fedora Activity Days" or FADs. Where a group of contributors sit together in a place and work on the project intensively. The last example is the Design FAD which we had around a month back, where the design team worked on fixing the their goals and workflows and other related things.
One should keep these things in mind while submitting a proposal for FUDCON or actually any other conference. If you want to teach about any particular technology or tool, you should put that as a workshop proposal than a hackfest or hackathon.
Then which one is a good topic for hackfest during Fudcon? Say you want to work on the speed up of the boot time of Fedora. You may want to design 5 great icons for the projects you love. If you love photography, may be you want to build a camera using a RaspberryPi and some nice Python code. Another good option is to ask for a list of bugs from the applications under Fedora apps/infrastructure/releng team and then work on fixing them during the conference.
In both hackfest or workshop proposals, there are a few points which must be present in your proposal. Things like
CFP is open still 9th March, so go ahead and submit awesome proposals.


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Who Are Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors?
Show business might be larger-than-life, but it's definitely not recession-proof. Film studios give major moolah to celebrities, expecting a return on their costly moving picture investments. In some cases, they bet on a winning horse and win big, like Shia La Beouf, whose movies gross $160 per $1 paid to the 23-year-old star. Forbes just released the top 10 most overpaid actors, and there are a few big surprises.
Drew Barrymore toppled the list, with her movies returning just 40 cents per every dollar she's paid. Uh, Fever Pitch, anyone? (Crickets). Following up the baby-faced Barrymore is former comedic heavyweight Eddie Murphy. Eddie's movies make an average of $2.70 per every dollar paid him, but the tides might turn with the release of Tower Heist.
The list:
- Drew Barrymore
- Eddie Murphy
- Will Ferrell
- Reese Witherspoon
- Denzel Washington
- Nicolas Cage
- Adam Sandler
- Vince Vaughn
- Tom Cruise
- Nicole Kidman
Source: Forbes
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A new £60million leisure quarter for Gloucester Quays
Posted: September 27, 2011|
A MAGNIFICENT £60million shopping and leisure development is on the way to Gloucester – transforming the city.
Eleven restaurants, a 10-screen 1,600 seat cinema, a revamped and expanded Quays and new shops are all on the way, creating 550 new jobs.
A new leisure quarter, called The Quayside, promises to rapidly improve the city's historic Docks and catapult Gloucester forward as a shopping and food destination.
The existing Cineworld cinema at the Peel Centre would close, with the building itself being either demolished and rebuilt, or extended and revamped so it can provide 55,000 sq ft of retail space for new shops.
A new, modern 10-screen facility would then be built above an existing collection of units in High Orchard Street.
And 11 new restaurants would be built adjacent to the new cinema complex, effectively known as phase two of Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet.
The huge development, which is being pioneered by developers The Peel Group, the creators of the outlet, has been described as "tremendous news" for the city.
Peel hopes to start work on it early next year, with the opening scheduled for the autumn or winter of 2013.
Jason Pullen, managing director of Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet, said: "The changing economic times and markets have seen the scheme evolve and the latest phase of development would see the creation of a new leisure quarter for Gloucester.
"To invest a further £60million of privately funded money is a sign that we believe in the future of Gloucester.
"The city is not yet known for its night time dining and leisure attractions but with the development of The Quayside this would truly rival other destinations, and give the people of Gloucester an alternative with a great range of restaurants and entertainment."
The investment was decided upon after the company's chairman John Whittaker, a billionaire, flew over the city in a helicopter from the Isle of Man.
He said: "I believe the proposed cinema and associated restaurants will greatly enhance the choice for Gloucester residents and visitors."
Under the plans, there will be a ground floor foyer entrance opposite the existing Pizza Express and Nando's restaurants in Merchants Road to access the cinema.
A licensed bar, fast food outlets and a ticketing section will then greet film goers, with stairs and a lift leading to the facility upstairs.
Peel held discussions with a number of operators and Cineworld is set to be the company to run it.
Talks are also ongoing with restaurant operators about taking up the 11 new retail units adjacent to it, with the developers promising everything from "fine dining" to budget eateries.
There would be indoor and outdoor seating, creating a continental cafe style culture.
Unused space in and around Merchants Road would be filled in to cater for the eateries.
The old cinema building would also be available for new shops.
It has lasted 20 years, having opened up in 1991 as part of the £20 million Peel Centre development, but only has six screens.
Initial reaction to the project was very good – with Gloucester City Council backing it all the way.
Councillor Paul James, the leader, said: "This really is great news, I think it shows a huge amount of belief and determination Peel has in Gloucester.
"The Quays was opened in difficult economic times, some people's reaction to that might be to retreat, but this response is impressive."
Barry Leach, from Gloucester City Centre Community Partnership, said: "This is dramatic stuff, it is a very exciting change in the strategy for the Quays.
"It is great to see plans in the pipeline other than retail, in terms of the cinema and the restaurants.
"We are talking about a lot of jobs too."
The city's MP has also lauded the project.
Richard Graham said: "I think it's terrific news, the idea that a new cinema and restaurants will act as a catalyst is logical and will be welcomed by everyone."
The Peel Group, in conjunction with British Waterways, has already pumped more than £200 million into the city by opening up Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet in 2009.
To garner support for the scheme, it is staging exhibitions inside the outlet tomorrow and Thursday.
There will be drawings and images on display, and the chance to provide feedback.
Tomorrow, the exhibition will be at Eastgate Mall from 10am-5pm and Cineworld at the Peel Centre between 6-8pm.
On Thursday, it will be near the customer services desk at Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet from 10am-6pm.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:FOLLOWING the feedback from the exhibitions, Peel will formally submit a planning application to Gloucester City Council early next month.It would need the approval of the city council's planning committee before any work starts.The committee meets monthly, and could consider the application around December time, or early next year.Under Government-led guidelines, local authorities aim to decide upon applications within four months of it being submitted.Work could then start as soon as approval is granted, with The Quayside leisure quarter, including the new cinema and restaurants, up and running in the autumn/winter of 2013.A grand opening ceremony is expected to take place to signify it.The demolition or revamp of the old cinema site, complete with extended floor space, would be complete by the summer of 2014.The 55,000 sq ft of floor space would be rented out to several shops.In terms of the rest of the Peel Centre, the remaining retail units will also be spruced up to give the entire complex a lift.


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Liam Hemsworth spotted at Miley Cyrus' home after breakup rumors
Amid reports that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are "definitely over," the "Expendables 2" star was spotted driving up to the home of his fiancée (or former fiancée, depending upon who you believe).
So what does his visit mean? E! News reports that Hemsworth was seen "speeding his way through the front gates" of the mansion after a gym workout. Could it be that he and Cyrus are actually still living together? Are they trying to work things out? Or was Hemsworth just picking up his things to move out?
Cyrus further confused breakup rumors by posting a picture of her wearing a wedding dress and her engagement ring. She later tweeted, "5 am- 3am then back on the grind at 9." Both Cyrus and Hemsworth have remained mum about whether they actually split.


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Final Concert for Conductor McIntosh
Salem Chamber Orchestra conductor Bruce McIntosh will pass the baton to guest conductor Charles Heiden in a concert Sunday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in Hudson Hall in the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University.
The concert will feature soloists Daniel Rouslin, Salem Chamber Orchestra concertmaster, and Michinobu Iimori, first chair oboe. The evening program includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonin Dvorak and Bohuslav Martinu.
Tickets may be purchased at Jackson's Books (503-399-8694) or by calling the orchestra office at 503-375-5483.
McIntosh founded the Salem Chamber Orchestra as the Willamette Community Orchestra in 1984. He has been teaching music at the University since 1969.


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SSN stock jumps 29% on opening day
By: SGN Staff
It would be hard to imagine a better opening day for Silver Spring Networks' long-awaited IPO on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday. With a price initially set at $17 per share (in the middle of its $16-$18 range), the stock opened at $22, a hefty 29% bump, according to reporting by VentureBeat.
SSN had expected to raise $50-$70 million with the IPO, but it is bringing the smart grid company $81 million in fresh capital, as a result of selling 4.75 million shares - a million more than the amount originally allocated, the news report said.
The stock was later trading at $21 later in the day - still 23% over the initial price.
The apparent success of the IPO could be good news for the sector, not just SSN. As Jesse Berst, Smart Grid News founder and chief analyst, noted in a column when the terms of the IPO were announced in late February, "A successful offering will be a signal that the sector is strong enough to deserve additional attention from investors. It's one of those self-fulfilling prophecies. If they think it's worth their time, more money will flow in, boosting the sector and fulfilling their expectations."
The company first filed for the IPO in July 2011 with the expectation of raising $150 million. Click the links below for more news coverage on SSN and the evolution of its IPO.
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New York, New York (PRWEB) October 14, 2013
QuickSTAT, a leading provider of global life science supply chain solutions, announced the publication of a new case study on a global pharmaceutical company that develops breakthrough treatments for human diseases. The case study describes how the company overcame logistics challenges of shipping bulk drug globally and successfully transported drums of a drug substance from Shanghai, China to a clinical packaging company in the US.
"Managing global export and import requirements, especially from China, where regulations are fluid and often amended can be challenging. It's important to work with a global transportation provider that has experience with the region and knowledge of best routes," said Dan Catizone, VP Business Development. "Synchronization of all of the critical elements—from advanced planning and sourcing proper packaging, while verifying that all documentation is accurate will help ensure the integrity of the drug shipment."
Among the key highlights, the new case study details how QuickSTAT enables biopharmaceutical and research companies conducting clinical trials to accomplish the following:
The case study can be freely accessed by visiting: http://quick.aero/quickstat/transporting-critical-bulk-drug-substance/ .


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WORCESTER, Mass. - Two members of the Holy Cross men's basketball team have been selected to the 2012-2013 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office. Senior guard Dee Goens (Alpharetta, Ga.) was selected to the team for the second time, while senior forward Eric Obeysekere (Orinda, Calif.) earned a spot on the Academic Honor Roll for the first time.
A total of 40 student-athletes from men's basketball teams around the league earned spots on this year's Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a grade point average of 3.20 or better during the spring semester.
For the complete Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in PDF format, click here.


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Regarding Tony Jones's excellent review of the not-so-good Fantastic Voyages book of science in SF films (Review, 26 February), I too occasionally get puzzled by some exotic phenomenon portrayed by the genre, but enjoy inventing rationales for them. As for Jones's 'favourite puzzle - if the Invisible Man has invisible eyes, how can he see?', one answer might be that the invisible man is only invisible in the visible light part of the spectrum, and that he sees (and his eyes are visible) in some other part of the spectrum, probably infrared.
Of course, H. G. Wells probably was a tad over the top with his Invisible Man. I much prefer the portrayal of invisibility in the film Predator, when the alien was not completely invisible as light diffracted around him(/her/it).
Jonathan Cowie Erith, Kent
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Serbian Political Figure Supports Statement of DPRK Government
| Pyongyang, July 17 (KCNA) -- Batric Mijovic, general secretary of the New Yugoslav Communist Party of Serbia, issued a statement on July 10 in support of the statement of the DPRK government.
He said:
I fully support the statement of the DPRK government calling for putting an end to the reckless hostility and confrontation, improving the north-south relations and ushering in a fresh turning phase of independent reunification.
The statement most correctly reflects the unanimous aspiration of all Korean people for national reunification and requirement of the situation prevailing on the Korean peninsula.
If the south Korean authorities really want the improved north-south relations and reunification, they should drop their treacherous policy for confrontation, positively respond to the affirmative proposal of the DPRK government at an early date and stop all their joint military drills for aggression with foreign forces.
I extend firm support and solidarity to the Korean people in their struggle for reunifying the country by their own efforts without any interference by foreign forces.
Copyright (C) KOREA NEWS SERVICE(KNS) All Rights Reserved.


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Nashville serves as home base for two busy professionals whose services are in high demand nationally. Their work and artistry helps soften the hard edges of high-tech healthcare facilities … and in the process … promotes healing through low-stress environments infused with nature, light and warmth.
Rebecca Donner, IIDA, is the principal and founder of Inner Design Studio, which has been in business 19 years and now employees five designers with a sixth on contract. Byron Jorjorian, owner of Byron Jorjorian Fine Art Photography, has been capturing nature for over 30 years and has more than 375,000 images in his files. His fine art prints are installed in healthcare facilities stretching from California to Texas to Tennessee … and most parts in between.
Donner said evidence-based design has become increasingly important. In fact, she noted, Pennsylvania officials required her company to include a written explanation about the ways evidence-based research was incorporated into the design plans for a recent healthcare project in the state.
The two experts shared some insights with Nashville Medical News regarding the direction design and art are taking in healthcare.
Replacing Trends with Timelessness
"You're really seeing people getting away from trendy things," said Donner. "Now you really have a conscious effort to invest in timeless pieces."
As hospitals and practices … and more than a few homeowners … found, the mauves and teals of the late 1980s didn't stand up well to the test of time. Unfortunately for the healthcare facilities, the expensive lesson was that replacing big pieces and installed items in that particular color palette came with a large price tag.
Now, Donner said, neutrals and timeless materials are used for the expensive, permanent pieces to keep from dating them. She added inexpensive areas, like paint or fabric accents, are great places to pull in pops of color.
Although often reserved for replaceable items, Donner said it was important not to underestimate the value of color and its ability to create an uplifting mood. Color also plays a key role in wayfinding, she said. Donner noted she and her staff use color, art, floor patterns, and design themes to differentiate departments and make facilities easier to navigate. "We're trying to make things intuitive instead of having to read a bunch of signs," she explained.
One 'trend' that has had staying power is borrowing from the hotel industry to create spaces and patient rooms that are welcoming and feel hospitable.
Design with the Patient in Mind
The patient-centered care movement has certainly influenced design, according to Donner. "There's such an emphasis on it, and we're starting to see results from that." She added the evidence is catching up with the theory that such designs promote healing.
Donner noted a chief concern patients have going into a procedure or a stay at a hospital is a feeling of helplessness. She added there are a number of simple measures that address the issue. One relatively inexpensive item she often adds to a room is a patient information board that includes providers' names for a given shift, time information for scheduled test, when to expect the physician … all items to help keep a patient in the loop. Other solutions include allowing patients control of room temperature and lighting.
"You try to ease that anxiety and give them a little bit of control over their day," she noted.
Another key area, particularly with inpatient rooms, is social support. Quickly disappearing are the small, hard visitors chairs that used to be the only place for family members to perch. "Now we make a huge emphasis on having a pullout couch that makes a bed so family members can stay. It's an easy fix," Donner said. She added many rooms are now configured with patient, family and provider zones.
Connecting with Nature
Byron Jorjorian understands the deep connection to nature and inherited an artists' eye. Coming from a family filled with visual and commercial artists, he set out to write a nature article as a young man. "I went and bought a little inexpensive camera to take a picture … I never wrote the article, but I took back the camera in two weeks and traded up to a better one." Two weeks later he traded up again and began adding attachments … and was completely hooked. In the beginning, when he wasn't working at his job in a camera store, he could be found at Radnor Lake or the Cheatham Wildlife Management area lining up shots. "I spent virtually every minute I wasn't working taking pictures," he recalled.
It's highly doubtful the young Jorjorian could have foreseen how in demand his work would become for healthcare facilities. In the early 1990s, a designer working on a hospital project approached the photographer, whose work has appeared in numerous magazines including "National Geographic" and hangs in private collections around the world, and asked for a soothing image to hang on the ceiling.
"That was the beginning of it, and it's just grown over time," said Jojorian. Today, he added, "My work has been purchased by over 150 healthcare facilities all over the country."
The reason, he thinks, is simple. "It's part of our nature to like nature. Evidence shows this, but I think we intuitively have a sense of peace and calmness from seeing nature images."
Donner readily agreed, noting art can create 'positive distractions.' She has used artwork in the ceiling with backlighting to give a patient lying flat the illusion of staring up to see trees and a sunlit sky. In fact, research shows such positive distractions measurably lower pain and stress levels.
Jorjorian explained, "I think it does occupy a person's mind and gives them a sense of peace and place, which takes them out of the moment which may be painful or stressful."
Typically, Jorjorian noted, he stays away from abstracts, compositions with sharp edges and even oversized landscapes. "Sometimes a landscape can be so vast and big that a person doesn't feel connected to it." Instead, he leans toward close-ups or medium landscapes where people feel they could walk into the scene.
He added the calming benefits of artwork extend beyond patient rooms and treatment or diagnostic areas. Indeed, he noted, nurses and physicians are also subjected to high-stress environments, and evidence shows providers benefit from the soothing effects of nature photography … particularly when a window to the outside isn't feasible for a workstation.
Ultimately, Jorjorian said, he has always believed nature and nature photography were essential to a person's sense of wellbeing. "To have the evidence begin to back that up and then see its acceptance in healthcare facilities is even more rewarding for me."
The Constant Battle with Noise
Once staff and patients have been soothed by beautiful art, it's a shame to have a constant clamor jangle the nerves again.
"We want all hospitals to be cleanable so we put a lot of hard surfaces that can be wiped down, and that's for infection control … but then there is nothing to absorb sound," Donner said of the constant battle to balance clean and quiet.
To win that war, Donner said it just takes a bit of creativity. Some solutions are more prosaic — beefing up acoustical ceiling tiles and wall panels … having providers use beepers and mobile devices to communicate rather than overhead paging and announcements.
Other ideas use design to fool the eye. Donner said in the Intensive Care Unit at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a fabric-wrapped panel replaces traditional crown molding. "The fabric wrap is in the same color as the paint so you don't really even see it, but it absorbs so much sound." Another creative solution was implemented in the pediatric area of an outpatient surgery center in Fairfax, Va. "It's built like a circus tent with clouds that drop down … they (the clouds) are actually acoustic panels," said Donner.
Of course one option to absorb sound is carpet. However, that solution went out of vogue because of health concerns for many facilities. Now, though, new product lines have made it a viable option again. "There are antimicrobial carpets," Donner explained. She added, "We put carpet tiles down so if there's a spill you can just pull it up and replace it." Once pulled up, Donner said many of the tiles are designed to be reused once they have been hosed off and thoroughly cleaned.
Another breakthrough is ionic silver technology, which incorporates an antimicrobial silver thread into fabrics and kills germs on contact. "The bacteria cannot live on the privacy curtain because of the silver that is threaded through the fabric," she said, adding the fabric choices come in entire lines of patterns and colors to complement design choices.
Marriage of Form and Function
Ultimately both Jorjorian and Donner said it is possible to marry functional spaces with beautiful lines and colors. Whether it's a courtyard garden or a peek "outdoors" through nature photography, a lovely wooden built-in to hide supplies or dangling clouds to absorb noise, when form and function merge seamlessly, evidence points to a net result of happier … and ultimately healthier … patients, families and staff.


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Originally written on Fox Sports | Last updated 4/10/12
Daniel Sedin was a no-show at the Vancouver Canucks' workout Tuesday morning, then skated with teammates after practice. Sedin, out with a concussion since March 21, was expected to take part in his second practice before Wednesday's first-round playoff series opener against the Los Angeles Kings. He was injured when he took an elbow in the head from Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith, who was suspended for five games. Sedin led the Canucks in goals during the regular season with 30 and had 67 points. He missed nine games, but the Canucks still won eight in his absence. He took part in his first on-ice workout with the team Monday since being injured.
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Register Today for 2015 New Student Orientation
Union College New Student Orientation is a day to give new freshmen and transfer students – and their families – an overview of what it takes to Catch Fire at Union College.
Orientation includes panel discussions on academic and student life; meetings with financial and business offices; and a time to gather and finalize information with various campus groups and organizations. Most importantly, orientation is the time to meet with an academic advisor to register for classes. It can also be a great time to meet new classmates-to-be and maybe your roommate!
This is also a great day for parents to have to opportunity to meet and get acquainted with administration and staff on campus, residence life extras and talk to other parents of college students.
Orientation will take place on the following dates (you need to only attend one):
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Some of the gravel roads north can be trecherous, especially at speed or when wet. TKC's are popular for the big bikes, as are Heideneaus and Fullbore USA's. Everything is fine till you get to the shoulder or get run off the road.
There are adventure bikes for every budget. For lesser money the older GS's are great, even a V-Strom. For new, there's also the S10, Guzzi Stelvio, and the Triumphs - 800 and 1200. The triumphs are nothing like days of old. They are really fine machines now, some are saying the best. If you're not going to ride dirt, or only smooth dirt, a good road bike is also enjoyable. The new honda 700 is getting a lot of praise. You really don't need a liter-plus bike to tour.
Definitely take an advanced riding course. That's one thing BMW is really good about, getting new riders or old riders going again. Rawhyde is good for learning to ride a GS competently.
I've ridden pretty much all of them, owned a 'strom 1000 when they were first out, and have now landed on the Tiger 800XC. For me it checked all the right boxes. A trip north is coming up one of these summers if ol' lady ever gets back to work again.
I have one for primarily road and primarily dirt.
My tiger in touring form:
And my dualsport that sees tougher dirt routes. I'd probly take it to BC to ride the mountains and trails up there. Will do gravel roads at 70 all day, and tougher two-track jeep trails.
Man that is one Bad Ass Husky! Tempted to sale my left nut for that bike. Since my right one is already roasted and ate'n by my wife and kids. Nice set up. You have the best of all worlds.
Burn out dont fade away!!
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Wigan Warriors fans are turning into lean, mean, recruiting machines under the guidance of Head Coach and Head Recruiter Shaun Wane.
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Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Director: Daniel Barnz Starring: Elle Fanning Felicity Huffman Patricia Clarkson Bill Pullman
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|The guilt-ridden mother of a troubled, imaginative girl devoted to 'alice in wonderland' initially sees her daughter's unusual behavior as signs of creativity. But with the help of an unconventional drama teacher, she soon realizes that her daughter is in danger of falling 'through the looking glass'.
Editor's NoteActress Elle Fanning (younger sister of Dakota Fanning) proves to have wisdom beyond her years with her raw and vulnerable performance as the title character in PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND. Both delightfully vivid and thought-provoking, PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND sensitively depicts a young girl living with the increasing symptoms of Tourette?s Syndrome. Unable to fit in with her classmates, Phoebe throws herself into her school?s production of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and finds a confidant and mentor in her drama teacher, played by the luminous Patricia Clarkson.Both Felicity Huffman and Bill Pullman offer up stellar performances as Phoebe?s academic parents, who struggle to come to terms with their daughter?s illness while fighting to preserve the unique and imaginative child that they have raised. This story of battling the confines of the status quo--while accepting that there are problems outside of a family?s control--is one that will resound with parents living in an era that often questions whether it is overindulging or overmedicating its children. Despite such heavy-hitting material, director Daniel Branz employs a light touch, crafting fantasy sequences that are a feast for the eye. Beautifully decorated and exquisitely acted, PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND is a must-see for any parent or teen who wrestles with trying to be a unique individual in a world that demands that everyone be "normal."
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Kasich forgives LeBron James
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Along with his fractured hand, his fashion sense might be broken too.
Obama throws curveball at team owners
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Nakase pursues NBA dreams
She is one of a handful of women setting the pace for change in the NBA.
New NBA union leader has game
Michele Roberts says she's ready to get down to business as the season starts this week.
Spurs hire WNBA star Becky Hammon as assistant
She plans to retire from the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars after this season.
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New West Virginia Senator Carte Goodwin opposes any cap and trade legislation before the Senate, CQ reports. It's behind a paywall, but here's a brief piece:
Carte Goodwin, the former general counsel to Gov. Joe Manchin III, gave his position in response to a question at the news conference in Charleston, W. Va., announcing his appointment to the seat previously held by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd (House, 1953-59; Senate, 1959-2010), who died June 28.
"With regard to cap and trade, I will say this: from what I've seen of the Waxman-Markey bill that passed the House of Representatives and other proposals pending in the Senate, they simply are not right for West Virginia," Goodwin said, referring to a bill (HR 2454) by Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., that the House passed June 26, 2009 to cap carbon emissions and create a market where polluters can buy and sell emissions credits and allowances. "I will not support any piece of legislation that threatens any West Virginia job, any West Virginia family or jeopardizes the long-term economic security of this state."
Goodwin will support an extension of unemployment benefits, according to his colleague Jay Rockefeller at the same news conference. That means that the extension will become law on Tuesday, after an agonizing couple of months.
As for cap and trade, I think you can finally put a stake through its heart. Goodwin becomes the second Democratic Senator today to reject the carbon cap, even if it's a utility-only piece (in fact, a coal-state Senator like Goodwin would like that even less).
Goodwin said he could support an energy-only bill, and that he supported a bill to basically give a bunch of taxpayer money to the coal industry to develop carbon capture and "clean coal" technology.
Again, water is wet.
Incidentally, this is also an indication of how Joe Manchin would vote. He's the odds-on favorite to replace Goodwin in the Senate after a 2010 special election.


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Statement from California's Department of Public Health and Emergency Management Agency on Risk of Radiation Exposure
*The following news release was issued by Cal EMA on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.*
SACRAMENTO – Today the interim director of the California Department of Public Health, Dr. Howard Backer, and acting secretary of the California Emergency Management Agency, Mike Dayton, issued the following statement emphasizing Californians' safety from radiation exposure and the risks of taking potassium iodide as a precautionary measure.
"The safety of all Californians is our highest priority, and we are in constant contact with the federal agencies responsible for monitoring radiation levels across the West Coast.
We want to emphasize that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have all stated that there is no risk expected to California or its residents as a result of the situation in Japan.
We are actively monitoring the situation in Japan and are ready to take all steps necessary to protect Californians should risks develop.
We urge Californians to not take potassium iodide as a precautionary measure. It is not necessary given the current circumstances in Japan, it can present a danger to people with allergies to iodine, shellfish or who have thyroid problems, and taken inappropriately it can have serious side effects including abnormal heart rhythms, nausea, vomiting, electrolyte abnormalities and bleeding.
Our thoughts are with the people of Japan at this tragic time."
Californians with questions about radiation exposure can contact the California Department of Public Health's Emergency Operations information line at 916 341-3947.
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Data tracking please!
What we need in this situation is not an endless stream of statements that there's nothing to worry about, with no facts or data attached to them or referenced.
What is needed is public release of actual radiation monitoring information. So far I'm unable to find any place where that's available. If you know of such a place, please let the public know.
If you don't know of any radiation monitoring information, then what are you basing your statements on?
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Knowledge is power. I appreciate that there is a great deal of ambiguity in the raw data, but there is even more ambiguity in blanket assurances that everything is fine.
With all due respect, please have some respect for the collective intelligence of your employers, the citizens & taxpayers of california.
Please post real time radiation levels from the various monitors around the state, together with their locations and historical background data from those same monitors.
Have you seen these models? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/16/science/plume-graphic.html?ref=science
They suggest the attenuation in radiation intensity from the source to the california coast is only 2-3 orders of magnitude. Ordinarily that would be fine, but with radiation levels as high as 400 mSv/hr at the source (and the crisis is by no means resolved) I am NOT satisfied by blanket assurances.
For what it's worth, I have a degree in physics from Caltech and worked for a time on particle physics experiments at SLAC. I'd like to see the numbers and can handle the truth….
I fully appreciate that a statistically significant increase is not the same thing as a medically significant increase. I still want to see the numbers!
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have all stated that there is no risk expected to California or its residents as a result of the situation in Japan.
Since this statement was made I want to see the references sited that EPA, NRC DSHS used in determining there will be no risk. A statement of NO Risk of what?
What is the estimated increase in radiation compared to the background readings at all monitoring stations in California?
I have spent the last 23 years working in and around nuclear facilities and want to understand the science behind these statements.
Please furnish with any information you can send or links so that I may analyze the data used to come to this conclusion.
Gregory Lee MS,EHS
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Our doctor told us that the potassium iodine pills take 48 hours to begin working. How can that be helpful?
Al permalink
I think this is what you watn. Click on the various monitoring stations for data plots:
Brian Grever permalink
Simple press releases from various agancies, that read, " we have nothing to worry about" does not assure me if my safety from radiation exposure (As a result of the nuclear plants in japan). We aleady know that, air pollution from china, finds its way to the U.S. via the atmosphere.
I've heard some reports that, the levels of radiation detected are tantamount to 1/10 of a body x ray or something like that. But what the authorities don't explain, is what is the collective exposure levels in a full day?. For example, if we're being exposed to 1/10 per hour, then, that means, every ten hours, we are being exposed to in effect, a full body x-rays worth of radiation.
Another issue, is that, while there may not be emergency level radiation in the atmosphere yet, that doesn't mean that, in the future there will not be extrememly high levels of radiation, sufficient to require iodide pills as protection.
With the winds blowing in an easterly direction, it will only take 5 days for any radiation to reach the shores of The U.S. pacific coast.
If the nuclear reactors in Japan, have a full meltdown, thereby releasing massive amounts of radioactive isotopes into the atmosphere, and with it only taking 5 days to reach the U.S., will citizens on the U.S. west coast have quick access to iodide pills? The authorities are not saying whether, in the case of a real emergency, whether local govt. will have sufficient amounts of pills to distribute to the general public. And secondly, if people try to buy pills directly from the two manufacturers of iodide pills, will they get them in time before the radioactive clouds reach our geographic location?


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If you're having trouble finding great candidates, look at your hiring practices — you, and the systems you're using might be driving away top talent.
- More than 1 in 4 candidates report has had a bad experience when applying for a job, and 42 percent of those candidates would never seek employment at that company again.
- 48 percent of candidates drop out of applicant tracking systems, the most common recruitment tool.
As a hiring manager, these numbers make my heart sink. Bad candidate experiences don't just hurt the growth of your talent pool, they also hurt your company's brand.
Help you candidates out — make the hiring experience easy, inviting and modern. Here are the three biggest ways you're giving talent the cold shoulder, and how you can fix those problems and win great hires.
1. Your application process is grueling
Take a look at your organization's job application process — better yet, apply for a job with your own company. Chances are you're using some kind of applicant tracking system (ATS), chosen to make your company more efficient in processing applications. But this doesn't consider the applicant experience.
Candidates often have to spend 20 or 30 minutes creating a profile, uploading their résumé and cover letter, and completing a form that asks questions that have already been answered in said résumé. A lot of job candidates would rather get a root canal than endure the application gauntlet.
"If you wouldn't want to suffer through the process of applying for a job at your own company, how can you expect candidates to?" said Jerome Ternynck, CEO of SmartRecruiters, which provides a cloud platform for recruiting and hiring. The company advocates putting candidates first, and has just released the next generation of its engagement-first hiring platform.


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GTA 5 unaffected by GameSpy shutdown; some Rockstar games not so lucky
Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Red Dead Redemption will be affected on certain platforms.
Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Red Dead Redemption will be affected on certain platforms.
Rockstar games rated by ESRB for release on Sony's home console; Midnight Club 1-3, Red Dead Revolver also receive ratings.
This week we take a look at Akimi Village, Outland is finally released, and Magic brings some co-op card battling to the table.
Sony updates its online marketplace with Ubisoft's 3D platformer, this year's Duels of the Planeswalkers, Greg Hastings Paintball 2, Akimi Village, and Midnight Club LA Complete Edition.
Rockstar and 2K Games owner confirms internal reorganization following sale of retail unit, shoots down reports of developer cull.
Developer-publisher says its open-world Western will indeed mosey onto PS3, 360 April 27; responds to "Rockstar Spouse" accusations of discontent at its San Diego, Vancouver studios.
Apparently disgruntled game-developer spouse blasts severe quality of life infractions at studio; commenter claims racing franchise is no more.
XBLA Update: EA's military shooter join Midnight Club: LA, Sonic Unleashed as Games on Demand; Petroglyph's card-battler and Tower Bloxx Deluxe drop on Arcade for $10.
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Three brand-new high-performance vehicles for you to cruise the streets of Los Angeles in, including the luxurious 2008 Audi S5 and the 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG, along with the ...
Check out the awesome 1964 Chevy Impala in the new South Central DLC for Midnight Club: Los Angeles!
In this week's show, we play Midnight Club LA: South Central and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault, and we travel through time with Singularity. Plus we see how effective a ...
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Rockstar's open-world racer expands into some of LA's least glamorous neighborhoods.
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It used to be that the first step an accountant took when setting up a practice was to spend about $25,000 on MYOB's practice management software, a server to run it on and terminals for staff to access it. "That's well before they've even got their first client," says Paul Meissner [inset], chartered accountant at Five Ways Chartered. "It was blowing my mind."
Instead Meissner turned to the cloud for a cheap, easy solution. He didn't call someone for IT advice – all it took was to jump online and start watching feature videos on vendor websites, sign up for trial accounts and put each application through its paces.
There was no reason to trust anyone else to make the decision for him when he could evaluate solutions firsthand. "It was the amount of choice, the sheer quantity of solutions out there, and that you could choose the one that best suited your business," he says.
The accountant ended up going with Box.net for document management, an ISP for email service and a custom CRM hosted by a local developer. Now he is considering moving his email to Google Apps. Meissner says he appreciates the ability to work from any location or on the move through his smartphone and iPad. He didn't bother renting an office for the first couple of months until he had started generating cash flow.
This snapshot of the birth of a small business ought to give pause to resellers selling servers. Several years ago cloud technology passed the point at which it was considered stable and reliable enough to be used as the primary option for business.
These days it is getting harder to make the case for on-premises servers for a new company. Increasingly, established companies will start to question the return on investment from a $5000 server every four years instead of receiving the equivalent in software-as-a- service (SaaS), which delivers the application without the headache of owning the hardware.
In response to the take-up of SaaS, some resellers are transitioning to selling cloud services through an annuity-based business model while growing number of new resellers are popping up to meet the demand. Craig Deveson was one of the first to sell SaaS in Australia when he launched Google enterprise reseller Devnet. Deveson sold Devnet last month to Cloud Sherpas, one of the largest global cloud integrators, for an undisclosed sum.
He says the Australian SaaS market has changed since June 28 with the launch of Microsoft Office 365. "The Australian SaaS market has been validated by people like Microsoft formally entering with Office 365," Deveson says.
He notes that sensitivities among Australian companies to issues such as data jurisdiction and privacy have resulted in slower adoption of SaaS services locally compared with the US.
It is difficult to know how widespread SaaS is in Australia because vendors are silent on customer numbers. Analyst Cloud Sherpas believes adoption is behind the US but that is based on the paucity of SaaS by enterprises, which may not be a fair measure given some of the largest companies such as the miners might not be well suited to cloud computing, Deveson says.
The trend towards SaaS shows Australian companies are coming to accept that almost all key providers of cloud services are using offshore data centres, he says.
There are rumours SalesForce.com will release a hybrid solution that will allow Australian data to be hosted here while using the SalesForce code in its offshore centres. On these pages, CRN spoke to three cloud resellers – PRM Consulting, DMS BT and OneSaaS – to find out how they run businesses to sell SaaS rather than servers.
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Nairobi — Mr Anania Mwaboza knew he had won the Kisauni by-election before the official results were announced, he told the High Court in Mombasa yesterday.
The by-election was conducted two years ago after the death of Local Government minister Karisa Maitha.
Mr Mwaboza said his agents at various polling stations kept informing him about the results as they were being announced by presiding officers.
Based on the information, he concluded that he had won.
The assistant minister for Immigration was testifying in the Kisauni election petition filed by Mr Ali Hassan Joho, one of the losers.
He said he was certain that the double marked votes that emerged during the recount and scrutiny had initially been cast in his favour.
Asked how he was able to establish this, he said majority of the double marked ballots bore extra marks besides those against his symbol.
However, Mr Mohammed Balala, for Mr Joho, said the votes could have been cast in favour of the other candidates.
Mr Mwaboza asked for a ballot box from one of the polling stations where double marked votes were found saying he would demonstrate the votes were his.
"There was a deliberate attempt to reduce my votes. I cannot spoil my own votes to defeat myself," he said and urged that criminal investigations be launched.
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He further said the results announced by the returning officer after the by-election were to the satisfaction of all party agents as no one complained. The results showed he had won with a margin of 1,081 votes.
But Mr Balala showed him the declaration form that was supposed to have been signed by all the party agents which indicated that out of 11 agents, only three had signed.
"It can therefore not be true that the results were accepted by all the candidates," he said.
Meanwhile, the court has directed parties in the petition to open all the boxes that were disputed during the scrutiny and recount and narrow the areas of dispute.
This should be done on April 13, after which the court will fix a date to examine the votes and rule on them. The mention is on April 24.


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July 23, 2013 at 3:19 am in The Dickinson Press
GRAFTON North Dakota Sen. Joe Miller, R-Park River, pleaded guilty to alcohol-related driving charges Monday in state district court here.
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Long after World War II, Naomi Rosenberg and her family were still sending food, clothing, penicillin to rural Poland -- to Maria Kowalik and her seven children. It was Kowalik who, ever apprehensive, had let Naomi, her mother and two other children live under her barn floor and fed them, for more than two years. Once, German soldiers, searching, pried up floorboards -- at the wrong spot.
For warmth and silence, Naomi and her brother Josh spent so much time curled up that when liberated by Russian soldiers they could only crawl. It took months to realign their leg muscles.


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Coppin State University failed to follow proper procedure in pursuing overdue tuition payments and allowed students who hadn't paid their bills to continue registering for courses, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
Audits released in 2007 and 2004 raised similar concerns about the university's debt collection.
"It's on the bad side," the chief legislative auditor, Bruce Myers, said of the university's debt collection. "A lot of the state schools do a good job with their receivables. It's particularly troubling that it's still going on after being raised in multiple audits."


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The Autism Society of North Carolina will hold its 6th annual Greensboro Run/Walk for Autism on Saturday, Sept. 27. Runners and walkers of all ages participate in this fun family event, which starts at 9 a.m. on the campus of UNC-Greensboro.
Last year's race raised a record-breaking $40,000 as more than 400 participants, volunteers, and a variety of businesses joined to improve the lives of those affected by autism.
The Greensboro Run/Walk for Autism will include a 5K race and a recreational 1K run/walk. Major sponsors for the event are the VF Corporation and Clear Channel Media & Entertainment. The event also gives families a chance to celebrate autism awareness and acceptance with their community during a day of fun with music, refreshments, and a vendor area that will showcase local businesses, service providers, support resources, and sponsors.
In North Carolina, 1 in 58 children will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Proceeds from the Greensboro Run/Walk for Autism will fund local programs of the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC). In the Triad community, ASNC provides:
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- Maria Jette (Soprano)
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- Philip Blackburn (Electronics)
- Justin Rubin (Piano)
- Florence Wright
- Jason Ratajek
- Shannon Midbrod
- Preston Wright (Percussion)
- Waabi Furo
- Ben Tryton
- Julie Conroy
- Elias Mokole
- Ryan Kaiser
- Justin Leroux
- Philip Blackburn (10-String Bass)
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Some say that an artist's output is necessarily autobiographical. This set of three substantial works by Philip Blackburn does nothing to disprove that; they have his visionary DNA all over them. They show his deep concern for space, people, and ideas discovering each other through sounding and listening in the moment of performance. From a city-wide organized industrial soundscape to a virtuoso Cambridge choir, from a brainwave-generated laptop solo to Ellen Fullman's 80-foot long string instrument with cloistered nuns blowing on organ pipes, these live events are as audacious as they are unrepeatable: Community-based experimental music at its most raw and refined, fun and profound.
After producing nearly 400 albums for the innova label, this is the first disc devoted to Blackburn's own music. His work as an environmental sound artist has made plants, sewer-, and eco-systems audible, and has animated harbors, science museums, children's festivals, parks, parking lots, and deserts with extra opportunities for community listening.
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- Performers: John Conroy; William Chen (Piano); Isaac Enyard; Philip Blackburn (Electronics); Justin Rubin (Piano); Florence Wright; Jason Ratajek; Shannon Midbrod; Preston Wright (Percussion); Waabi Furo; Ben Tryton; Julie Conroy; Elias Mokole; Ryan Kaiser; Justin Leroux
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It was a festival of colours, dance and excitement as thousands ofpeople trooped out Saturday for the grand finale of the Port Harcourt carnival (CARNIRIV).
Rivers State Governor, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, led one group of participants from Government House, through Ikwerre Road, Olu Obasanjo Road to the GRA Junction on Aba Road. Another group took off from the Oil Mill Junction on Aba Road to the GRA Junction, where a panel of judges watched the star performance of the carnival bands.
An obviously excited Amaechi said the successful hosting of the week-long Port Harcourt carnival (CARNIRIV) is an indication that the peoples' and investors confidence in the state had been restored.
Amaechi said these while addressing journalists at the grand finale of the carnival in Port Harcourt yesterday.
"The fact that we have celebrated carnival for one week and all the hotels fully booked; my friends that came in yesterday we could not find any hotel for them and we had to find rooms for them in Government House, is an indication that investors confidence on the issue of security and the people has returned," he said.
He expressed satisfaction at the turn out of people and the excitement the festival had generated in the state.
He said, "It is very exciting to see your people beaming with smiles; they are celebrating, some even wanting to jump on you. 11 months of hard work and one week of celebration. It again re-assures you that you still have your people with you. It is a process by which you measure the acceptance of the people."
Amaechi said CARNIRIV was unique as it combined both the heritage and free style carnivals unlike other festivals in the country.
"This is Port Harcourt Carnival. We have the heritage carnival and the free style carnival. What is unique is the fact that we are able to combine the two traditions. The heritage carnival was wonderful. It was exotic. And you can see the excitement of today's free style carnival," he said.
He said the state had started the process of institutionalising the carnival as this year's festival was executed wholly by the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency and not by consultants as in past editions.
"For the first time, this year's carnival was not done by a consultant but by the commission we set up. So, we are beginning to institutionalise the carnival," he said.
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Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a floral basket and a congratulatory letter from the family of Jong Il Sim, a Korean resident in Russia, on the anniversary of his reelection as the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and its 66th birthday.
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Hoosiers Set for NCAA Mideast Regional at Mizzou
May 23, 2007
NCAA Mideast Regional Notes in PDF Format (05-23-07)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana track and field team will have 15 student-athletes representing the Hoosiers on May 25-26, at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship, hosted by the University of Missouri at the Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Columbia.
Friday's field events get underway at noon ET with the trials and final of the hammer throw, while events on the track are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. with the prelims of the 4x100-meter relay. Saturday's field events open at 1 p.m. with the finals of the high jump, while track events are slated to start at 5 p.m. with the finals of the 4x100-meter relay.
This weekend's meet will feature Big Ten Champions senior Kiwan Lawson and sophomore Blayne Burkholder.
Lawson's leap of 7.79 meters came on his last attempt as he battled Derek Gearman from Minnesota. Lawson took the lead on his fourth jump with a mark of 7.76 meters, only to see Gearman top him with a leap of 7.77 meters. Lawson reached 7.69 meters on his fifth attempt, while Gearman fouled. It was Lawson's final attempt that mattered as he reached a new personal best with his mark of 7.79 meters.
Lawson's outdoor championship was his second of the year in the long jump, as he claimed the Big Ten indoor title in the same event on Feb. 24.
Burkholder battled Purdue's John Porter in the finals of the pole vault. Each vaulter recorded a no height on three attempts at 5.25 meters, sending the competition into a jump-off. Burkholder cleared a personal-best 5.15 meters in his fourth attempt, while Porter missed on his final attempt to lock up the win for Burkholder.
Also competing for Indiana will be both the men's 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams, junior Ryan Smith in the 400-meter hurdles, sophomore Paul Fearnow in the hammer throw, freshman Eric Werskey in the shot put and discus, junior Kyle Jenkins in the triple jump and sophomore Jordan Kyle in the 5,000-meter run.
For complete results and recap of the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, visit IUHOOSIERS.com.
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