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|Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 1200 Eastern
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PMC (and Strategic) Reps
Strategic Reps
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Maintenance Schedule
Helios SR2
2/25/2011 (Fourth Friday of February)
For detailed RC schedules, see Service Release Schedule in master plan
Indigo Status
Indigo Plan and Schedule
- Discuss "once in always in". Is there a proposal to change this?
Suggestions during (previous) meeting:
- Make explicit that to be in repo, feature includes must be strict, so installs or builds are reproducible. (Even if there might eventually be improvements that allow additional features, with loose constraints ... but "minimum" requirement is the strict inclusion. Unclear what loose requirement solution will be. Note: the strict requirements are the way things are currently done ... just best to make explicit, since it has come up before.
- Move capabilities to "good citizen" section (and check wording to make clear that to document "not supported" is one option ... or, possibly "we don't know what this means" :).
- Consistent license. No real change to requirement, but should provide pointers to bugs where standard "user agreement" may change (to include EDL) and where p2 may be improved to allow pointer to URI ... or something.
- Add a "must do" to be in EPP package, must run on/test on Eclipse 3.7.
- Add a "should do" to have a 4.1 theme item in plan to describe what project is doing for 4.1 (and give some examples).
Tracking "setup" required from Foundation in bug 321522
See initial Indigo Wiki page
Review: There is a subtle implication of specifying Java 6 as "minimum runtime" requirement. Currently, we require contributors to use Java 5 when using pack200, since if not, and if involves a jar that contains no Java (e.g. source or documentation) then it can not be unpacked with Java 5, Java 6 would be required. This has been a headache for people since for many it means tweaking build scripts so an "old" (1.5) VM is used for that one step. During aggregation, we purposely use Java 5 to catch errors in this regard. For Indigo, I propose we not worry about being consistent here, and just use Java 6 during aggregation. Some projects may still want to use 1.5 VMs to do their pack200 ... if their adopters want it ... but I see no reason for mass consistency here ... if Java 6 is assumed to be minimum runtime VM. Any issues? Dissent?
- Some concern expressed, but mostly a matter of letting people know and documenting options. For example, for projects that want compatibility with VMs less than 1.6, they still can, of course, but will no longer get "built in" test from aggregation. Plus, should make clear, even a VM less than 1.6 can still use a pack200 (or, an unpack200 executable) from another VM, such as a 1.6 distribution, and specify it on their command line using
Issues and Proposal for 3.7 versus 4.1
- See working notes in http://wiki.eclipse.org/Indigo/HowToAddress37And41Platform
Other business
- We were reminded Mylyn is Top Level project now, and we should be sure to invite rep to Planning Council.
- John mentioned Platform may drop Motif support from swt ... decision not final yet, and not sure if it effects any adapters or members ... just giving a heads up
ToDo Items
- Note from Wayne, to Wayne: (actually from last meeting) Remember to review plans starting after M4 (at latest) so questions can be clarified before "road map" produced.
- Wayne teased us all with promise of new tools to check CQs against downloads, which we projects can use ourselves ... but he wasn't ready to tell us about them today and he'll be saying more over next few days or weeks.
- dw to sort out tracking path.
Next Meeting
November 3, 12 noon Eastern
Simultaneous Release Roles and Simultaneous Release Roles/EMO


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Quick HOWTO : Ch11 : Sharing Resources Using Samba
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Adding A Printer To A Samba PDC
- 3 Creating Group Shares in SAMBA
- 4 Sharing Windows Drives Using a Linux SAMBA Client
- 5 Automating Mounting With Linux SAMBA Clients
- 6 Conclusion
Now that you have Samba up and running, you may want to allow users to share such resources such as floppy drives, directories, and printers via the Samba server. This chapter tells you how to do it all.
Adding A Printer To A Samba PDC
Sharing printers amongst all your PCs is one of the advantages of creating a home network. Here's how to connect your printer directly to your PDC Not only does this method make your printer available to all your Windows workstations, it also makes your Samba PDC a print server! The only potential snag is that you need the Windows printer driver loaded on every client machine. This may be okay for a small home network but impractical for a huge corporate network.
Adding The Printer To Linux
By far, the easiest way to add a printer in Linux is to use one of the many menu-based printer utilities available. For the example, I'll use system-config-printer (Figure 11-1), which is easy to find and can be accessed from the command line:
[root@bigboy tmp]# system-config-printer
Figure 11-1 Printer Configuration Screen
Note: Sometimes the graphics in system-config-printer don't work as expected due to your environment variables. You can temporarily set the required variable to the correct the output with the command:
[root@bigboy tmp]# env LANG=C system-config-printer
Assuming your printer is locally attached to the parallel port. Here are the steps to use:
- Using the tab key, move to the New button and press the Enter key.
- When the "Create a New Queue" menu appears give the printer name that's easy to remember, select "Local Printer Device" and move to the "next" button before pressing Enter.
- From the resulting "Setting Up Local Printer Device" menu select /dev/lp0 assuming the printer is on the parallel port as opposed to a USB port. Click the "next" button to go to the "Queue Driver" menu.
- Scroll to your manufacturer's entry, press Enter. Scroll further to your model, and press <Enter> again. You'll now get a choice of drivers, select the default device , which is marked with an asterisk (*). Click the "Next" button to go to the "Create a New Queue" menu.
- Move to the "Finish" button and press <Enter>. There will be a slight delay.
At this stage, it's wise to do a test print to make sure all is okay.
Make Samba Aware of the Printer
The easiest way to let Samba know the printer is available is via the Samba SWAT Web interface. Once you are in SWAT:
- Click the "Printers" button
- Find your printer in the pull-down menu. If the printer name has an asterisk (*) beside it, it has been auto-configured by Samba. It might not be visible on your network, however, if Samba hasn't been restarted since creating the printer. If this is the case, restart Samba. You can now skip ahead to the "Configure the Printer Driver on the Workstations" section.
- If Samba did not auto-configure your printer, you need to edit or create it yourself. Click on the "Commit Changes" button to create an updated /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
- Click on the "Status" tab at the top of the screen and restart smbd and nmbd to restart Samba.
Your printer will now be available for use by all Windows workstations.
Configure The Printer Driver On The Workstations
With the printer ready to go on the Linux side, you now need to prepare things in Windows.
- Download the appropriate Windows printer driver from the manufacturer and install it.
- Go to the Add Printer menu. Click the Next button.
- Select the Network Printer button to access the Local or Network Printer menu. Click the Next button, again.
- You now should be on the Locate Your Printer menu. Don't enter a name, instead click Next so you can browse for your printer.
- From the Browse for Printer menu, Double-click on the name of your Linux Samba server. You should see the new printer. Click on the printer name, then click Next.
- You may get the message "The server on which the printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed. If you want to install the driver on your local computer, click OK." Fortunately, you pre-installed the driver. Click the OK button.
- When the "Add Printer Wizard" appears, select the manufacturer of your printer, select the printer model, and then click OK.
- The "Add Printer Wizard" will ask you whether you want to use this new printer as the default printer. Select Yes or No depending on your preference. Click the Next button
- From the resulting "Completing the Add Printer Wizard" menu, click the Finish button.
The new printer should now show up on the Windows Printers menu in the Control Panel. Send a test print, to be sure all is well.
On occasion, subgroups of a family need a share that is fully accessible by all members of the group. For example, parents working in a home office environment may need a place where they can share, distribute, or collaboratively work on documents. Here's how it's done.
Create The Directory And User Group
As with any group activity, the first step is to get organized.
1. Create a new Linux group parents:
[root@bigboy tmp]# /usr/sbin/groupadd parents
2. Create a new directory for the group's files. If one user is designated as the leader, you might want to change the chown statement to make them owner
[root@bigboy tmp]# mkdir /home/parent-files [root@bigboy tmp]# chgrp parents /home/parent-files [root@bigboy tmp]# chmod 0770 /home/parent-files
3. Add the group members to the new group. For instance, the command to add a user named father to the group is:
[root@bigboy tmp]# /usr/sbin/usermod -G parents father
All your members are in the group; now they need to share.
Next, you need to create the share in Samba using SWAT.
- Click on the shares button then enter the name of the share you want to create, such as only-parents.
- Click on the "Create Share" button. Make sure the path maps to /home/parent-files and make the valid users be @parents, where parents is the name of the Linux user group.
- Click on the "Commit Changes" button to create a new /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
- Click on the "Status" tab at the top of the screen and restart smbd and nmbd to restart Samba.
Your /etc/samba/smb.conf file should have an entry like this at the end:
# Parents Shared Area [only-parents] path = /home/parent-files valid users = @parents
If it does, all is well and you can move on. If not, double check your work in the last steps.
Map The Directory Using "My Computer"
Finally, let the user log into the domain from a remote PC
- Right click on the "My Computer" icon on the desktop
- Click on "Map Network Drive"
- Select a drive letter.
- Browse to the HOMENET domain, then the Samba server, then the share named only-parents
- Click on the check box "Reconnect at Logon", to make the change permanent.
Now the files located in the Linux /home/parent-files directory will be accessible to the parents only and your job is complete!
Sharing Windows Drives Using a Linux SAMBA Client
Up to this point I have focused on your Linux server being a Samba server, but it can also mimic a Windows client using Samba's client software.
For example, you can also access a CD-ROM, DVD, ZIP, floppy or hard drive installed on a Windows machine from your Linux box. In this section I'll show you how to share a CD-ROM drive.
Windows Setup
The Windows client box should be setup first as a member of a Samba domain or workgroup. The next step is to make the CD-ROM drive shared. The steps you used depend on which version of Windows you have.
For Windows 98/ME
- Double click 'My Computer'
- Right click on the CD-ROM drive and choose 'Sharing'
- Set the Share Name as 'cdrom' with the appropriate access control
- Restart windows
For Windows 2000
- Double click 'My Computer'
- Right click on the CD-ROM drive and choose 'Sharing'
- Set the Share Name as 'cdrom' and the appropriate access control
- Logout and login again as normal using your current login
For Windows XP
- Double click 'My Computer'
- Right click on the CD-ROM drive and choose 'Sharing and Properties'
- Set the Share Name as 'cdrom' and the appropriate access control
- Logout and login again as normal using your current login
After you have completed this task, you'll have to go to the next step of testing your configuration.
Test Your Windows Client Configuration
Use the smbclient command to test your share. You should substitute the name of your Windows client PC for "WinClient," and in place of "username" provide a valid workgroup/domain username that normally has access to the Windows client. You should get output like this when using the username's corresponding password:
[root@bigboy tmp]# smbclient -L WinClient -U username added interface ip=192.168.1.100 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0 Got a positive name query response from 192.168.1.253 ( 192.168.1.253 ) Password: Domain=[HOMENET] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC Remote IPC D$ Disk Default share print$ Disk Printer Drivers SharedDocs Disk cdrom Disk Printer2 Printer Acrobat PDFWriter ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share Server Comment --------- ------- Workgroup Master --------- -------
Note: You can get the result with
[root@bigboy tmp]# smbclient -L WinClient -U username%password
But this method is less secure as your password is echoed on the screen.
Create A CD-ROM Drive Mount Point On Your Samba Server
You'll now need to create the mount point on the Linux server to mount and access the CD-ROM drive. In this case, I've named it /mnt/winclient-cdrom, and you'll use the mount command to get access to this device from the Linux server.
Password Prompt Method
The Linux mount command will try to access the CD-ROM device as user "username" by using the "username=" option. You will be prompted for a password.
[root@bigboy tmp]# mkdir /mnt/winclient-cdrom [root@bigboy tmp]# mount -t smbfs -o username=username \ //winclient/cdrom /mnt/winclient-cdrom
No Prompt Method
Linux won't prompt you for a password if you embed the access password into the mount command string along with username as in the example below.
[root@bigboy tmp]# mkdir /mnt/winclient-cdrom [root@bigboy tmp]# mount -t smbfs -o \ username=username,password=password \ //winclient/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
Using The smbmount Command Method
Some versions of Linux support the smbmount command to mount the remote drive. Incompatible versions will give errors like this:
[root@bigboy tmp]# smbmount //winclient/cdrom \ /mnt/winclient-cdrom -o username=username Password: 27875: session setup failed: ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.) SMB connection failed
To be safe, stick with using the Linux mount command.
Automating Mounting With Linux SAMBA Clients
You can also automate the mounting of shares by placing entries in your /etc/fstab file. In the example below the home directory of user peter on server 192.168.1.100 will be mounted on the /mnt/smb mount point as a samba filesystem (smbfs) using the login information in the file named /etc/cred.
# # File: /etc/fstab # //192.168.1.100/peter /mnt/smb smbfs credentials=/etc/cred 0 0
The contents of the /etc/cred file needs to have the username and password for the account in this format:
# # File: /etc/cred # username = peter password = peterspassword
Once finished you can use the mount -a to mount the new /etc/fstab entry, and the /mnt/smb directory will now contain the contents of the share.
[root@smallfry tmp]# mount -a [root@smallfry tmp]# ls /mnt/smb backups profile docs data music [root@smallfry tmp]#
Both this chapter and the last have detailed the steps needed to configure a Samba network that is adequate for a small office or home. There are many steps to take, none are particularly complex, but you run the risk of not getting Samba to work if you omit any of them. For this reason, the next chapter is a dedicated troubleshooting guide to help you diagnose and recover from the most common Samba mistakes that we all tend to make.


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Talk:Main Page
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This is the very top section of the main page
This is info for new users
The featured content is displayed in here
This used to be the featured article, but has since
been re-purposed to be just a list of tasks.
Change this to reflect the latest update
{{Latest Update/page}} controls the image.
Change this to change the Improvement Drive
Change this to change the Did You Know section
Be sure you read the instructions on each page before you edit anything in the Main Page Control Panel
Excellent new front page Mimnet! -- Doran 23:25, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you very much. My next project involves changing the Community Portal and making a new portal for things like wiki matainece and the Improvment Drive. Sounds pretty boring, I know. But it's what I think the wiki needs most. We have very few articles that are good enough quality to be featured. Miment 23:53, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
Edit Links
Copied the first comment from my (Raphfrk) talk page --Raphfrk 20:13, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
- I'm going to revert your changes to the main page where you added edit links the the various sections. There's a reason why I didn't include them in the original main page. It helps keep the page clean and prevents people from editing those sections on a whim. you should use the above template, {{mainpagecontrol}}, to edit the main page. Miment 18:16, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
- I think that making it easier for people is better. The policy on the descriptive table of contents was to have [edit] links to allow people to change the pages. Otherwise, people have to search downwards through the templates. However, I do accept that making it a bit more effort to change the main page might be a good idea.
- (PS, this is the kind of thing that a forum would help with :) )--Raphfrk 20:13, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
- Quite a bit late, I know, but I've moved the from {{contentbox}} to the main page code. Miment 02:28, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Well, if we had a larger user base on this wiki, it would be nice to do away with the edit links. But we don't. I agree with you now Raphfrk that the main page should be easy to edit. Edits on a whim are better than no edits at all. Miment 23:17, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
Main Page version 2.1
I was thinking that we should change the {{featuredarticle}} and {{improvementdrive}}. instead of putting good articles in the featured article, we should put ones that need edited. I say that because the featured article gets more eidts than the improvement drive. In place of the current improvement drive, we'll just make a list of tasks (like "categorize uncategorize pages") and put links to them as appropriate. Thoughts? Miment 22:57, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Ok then, I've revised my plans and will impliment them. Where the featured Article goes, I'll put a list of maintainence tasks. I haven't a clue what I want to put in the current Improvement Drive section, but it's pretty clear we don't really have enough users to warrant one. :/ Miment 21:21, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
- And, I'm done. Feel free to make changes if you care to.


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Among people with HIV, combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically reduced the risk of AIDS-defining opportunistic illnesses (OIs) and mortality directly related to immune suppression. But as HIV positive people survive longer, they are at increased risk for a variety of non-AIDS conditions even when their CD4 cell counts are high.
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Immunosenescence: Age-related decline in immune function.
Inflammation refers to the complex cascade of events that happen when the immune system recognizes a threat and goes into action, including migration and activation of various types of white blood cells (leukocytes) and release of chemical messengers known as cytokines.
The word "inflammation" often brings to mind the immune system's immediate response to acute injury or infection. When bacteria enter the body through a cut, for example, these microorganisms, the toxins they produce, and other signals from injured cells and blood vessels alert macrophages and other leukocytes present in tissues. A cellular protein called nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kB) is released and switches on genes involved in immune response. Newly activated macrophages then begin producing pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha).
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At the local level, these chemicals induce physiological changes, including blood vessel dilation and increased permeability (leakiness), leading to the classic inflammatory signs of redness, swelling, heat, and pain. They also play a role in coagulation (blood clotting) and tissue repair.
On a systemic level, pro-inflammatory signals act on the brain and elsewhere in the body, causing fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, and other flu-like symptoms. An extreme version of this reaction, known as a "cytokine storm," has proven fatal in clinical trials of experimental therapies and has been proposed as an explanation for the high death rate during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Early responders release additional cytokines, including interferon-gamma, that promote longer-term immune activation mediated by the lymphocytes: T-cells, B-cells, and natural killer cells. Antigen-presenting cells such as macrophages capture pathogens and display pieces of them (antigens) on their surface. Lymphocytes interact with these cells and learn to recognize and directly target those particular pathogens. This adaptive branch of the immune system responds to specific threats.
T-cells -- key players in adaptive immune response -- mature and differentiate into CD4 and CD8 cells in the thymus, an organ in the chest; B-cells are produced in the bone marrow. New T-cells and B-cells are naive, meaning they are able to respond to newly encountered antigens. After an immune response, a subset of these cells evolve into long-lived memory cells that remember a specific pathogen and are primed to respond rapidly if it appears again.
Chief among the lymphocytes are CD4 ("helper") T-cells -- the primary target of HIV -- which manage the overall immune response. CD8 ("killer") T-cells destroy virus-infected and malignant cells. CD8 T-cells, macrophages, and natural killer cells are responsible for cell-mediated immunity, in which immune cells themselves attack pathogens or compromised cells. B-cells produce antibodies, the basis of humoral immunity.
The inflammatory response, therefore, is the result of a complex interplay of many different types of immune cells that use hundreds of chemical messengers to communicate among themselves, forming cascades, chains of command, and feedback loops. (See table below for a partial list of some important cytokines and mediators that play a role in inflammation.)
The table below lists key chemical messengers contributing to inflammation that are discussed in this article; the immune system uses hundreds of signaling chemicals and this list is by no means complete. Some of these chemicals build up in the bloodstream and can be measured in laboratory tests as biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation, or endothelial dysfunction. Biomarkers may not play a direct causal role in these processes, but their presence in the blood can provide clues about immune system activity.
|anti-inflammatory adipokine hormone, signals increased inflammation
|C-reactive protein (CRP)
|acute phase protein, signals increased inflammation
|byproduct of blood clot breakdown, signals increased coagulation
|acute phase protein, mediator of blood clotting, signals coagulation
|Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1)
|cell adhesion molecule, enables leukocytes to bind to endothelial lining, signals endothelial dysfunction
|Interleukin 1 (IL-1)
|pro-inflammatory cytokine, signals increased inflammation
|Interleukin 4 (IL-4)
|anti-inflammatory cytokine
|Interleukin 6 (IL-6)
|pro-inflammatory cytokine, signals increased inflammation
|Interleukin 10 (IL-10)
|anti-inflammatory cytokine
|pro-inflammatory adipokine hormone
|Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1)
|inflammatory chemokine, promotes monocyte migration
|Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 (MIP-1)
|inflammatory chemokine, promotes neutrophil migration
|acute phase protein, mediator of blood clot breakdown, involved in wound healing
|cell adhesion molecule, enables leukocytes to move along endothelial lining, signals endothelial dysfunction
|Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)
|anti-inflammatory cytokine
|Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)
|pro-inflammatory cytokine, promotes death of cancer cells, signals increased inflammation
|Vascular adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1)
|cell adhesion molecule, enable leukocytes to bind to endothelial lining, signals endothelial dysfunction
Differentiating Immune Cells
Lymphocytes and other immune cells are classified according to cell-surface molecules designated by a CD ("cluster of differentiation") number. Human leukocytes have more than 300 CD markers, and an individual cell may carry several of them. Helper T-cells with the CD4 marker, for example, coordinate immune responses, while killer T-cells carrying CD8 attack virus-infected and malignant cells.
CD molecules are not simply markers, however, but also have their own functions. Many act as cell surface receptors or ligands (molecules that bind to receptors), often triggering signaling cascades. HIV uses the CD4 receptor as a gateway to enter helper T-cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells.
CD markers also indicate the status of immune cells. The CD25, CD38, and CD69 markers show that a CD4 or CD8 T-cell is activated. The CD45 marker indicates whether a T-cell or B-cell is a naive (CD45RA) or memory (CD45RO) cell. T-cells expressing CD57 in the absence of CD28 are typically senescent, having exhausted their ability to proliferate.
Pro-inflammatory prostaglandins and acute-phase proteins are short-lived and their effects are temporary unless there is an ongoing signal to produce more. And just as some chemical messengers promote immune activation, opposing signals act to dampen responses. Anti-inflammatory cytokines include IL-4, IL-10, and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta).
This fine-tuned system can go awry, however, when the immune system is faced with a threat it cannot overcome. This occurs, for example, during persistent infection. Other causes of chronic inflammation include autoimmune conditions (in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues), obesity, chronic stress, and exposure to toxins such as tobacco smoke.
Numerous pathogens, including HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), and herpes viruses, can remain in the body over the long term. Though the immune system may respond by producing antibodies and activating killer T-cells, this response is not always enough to clear infection. For some pathogens, such as HCV, a proportion of people can clear the infection either spontaneously or with treatment. Others, like HIV, appear to always persist for life.
In contrast with localized acute inflammatory responses, chronic inflammation may be systemic, affecting the entire body. The overall effect is persistent immune activation, but it is more accurately thought of as immune dysregulation, characterized by a shift in leukocyte activity. During chronic inflammation, neutrophils become less active, while T-cells and other lymphocytes take on a larger role.
Persistent activation of T-cells accelerates their maturation and progression through the cell cycle of growth and division. Eventually, T-cells burn out prematurely and may undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death, or "cell suicide") or lose their ability to divide (replicative senescence).
Long-term immune activation and sustained high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines can cause damage throughout the body, and chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a common denominator underlying a host of progressive and age-related diseases.
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New York! You've seen the work of street artists Phil, BEAU, Womp, Sabio, Katsu, Pixote and Jim Joe on your daily travels throughout the city. You can now see their chops in a gallery setting. Damon Dash has opened Poppington, a new Lower East Side gallery space on 60 Orchard Street in Manhattan. The inaugural exhibit is called "Quality of Life" and is curated by BEAU, David Barnett and David Chang.


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Former "Bachelor" contestant Gia Allemand died Wednesday of an apparent suicide, her family said in a statement. She was 29 years old.
The model's boyfriend, Ryan Anderson, who plays for the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, found Allemand in her New Orleans home Monday night and called 911. She was rushed to University Hospital in critical condition and placed on life support.
"Due to a critical loss of brain and organ function, life support was withdrawn (Wednesday)," the family's statement read. "Ms. Allemand passed away peacefully with her mother, boyfriend and other life-long friends by her side.
"Loved ones and fans will remember Gia Allemand as a caring woman who loved her family and was well-known for her compassion towards animals and mission to rescue homeless pets," the statement continued.
Anderson also released a statement Wednesday regarding Allemand's death, saying, "I'm deeply grateful for all the love and support we have received from family, friends and fans. Gia was the most beautiful person I knew inside and out and she always smiled and made everyone else around her smile.
"She had such an amazing impact on my life and anyone that knew her was blessed. All I have left is to cherish those memories we made together and help perpetuate the many values, faith and love that we shared."
Allemand participated in the 14th season of ABC's dating show, which featured pilot Jake Pavelka. He took to Twitter to express his sorrow when he heard the news of her death.
Pavelka gave his season's final rose to Vienna Girardi. Allemand finished as his third choice. Pavelka later admitted during an appearance on "On-Air With Ryan Seacrest" that if he could redo the season, he would've chosen Allemand.
"The entire 'Bachelor' family is tremendously saddened by the tragic passing of our friend Gia," Mike Fleiss, the show's creator and executive producer, said in a statement to TODAY.com. "This is a devastating loss for anyone who ever knew her."
Tenley Molzahn, who competed against Allemand for Pavelka's affections on "The Bachelor," called her former competition "a beautiful girl." "My heart is heavy along with many others today," she told E! News. "She leaves us with a beautiful example of how to live life in faith, in joy and in beauty. ... Let's celebrate Gia, and look at the way she lived as an inspiration."
Funeral plans will be announced later, the family's statement said.
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Actors James Gandolfini, Annette Funicello and Cory Monteith are just three of the famous names we've lost in 2013.
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Ray Price
Country singer Ray Price, pictured in 1983, was one of country music's most popular and influential singers and bandleaders. He had more than 100 hits and was one of the last living connections to Hank Williams. Price died Dec. 16 at age 87.AP / AP
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Peter O'Toole
Actor Peter O'Toole, who shot to international fame in the blockbuster 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia," died on Dec. 14 at the age of 81. The British actor with the piercing blue eyes made his early mark on the stage in key Shakespearean roles before gaining fame on the big screen in films such as "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "The Ruling Class," "The Stunt Man" and "My Favorite Year."Popperfoto via Getty Images / Popperfoto via Getty Images
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Joan Fontaine
Actress Joan Fontaine, who won an Academy Award for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" and was in such films as "Rebecca," "Jane Eyre" and "Ivanhoe," died in Carmel, Calif., on Dec. 15. She was at 96.
Pictured here in a portrait for the 1951film "Darling, How Could You!", Fontaine's pale, soft features and frightened stare made her ideal for melodrama and she was a major star for much of the 1940s.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker, who received three best actress Academy Award nominations during her career and is perhaps best remembered for her role as the Baroness in the 1965 film "The Sound of Music," died on Dec. 9 in Palm Springs, Calif. She was 91.Everett Collection / Everett Col / Everett Collection / Everett Col
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Paul Walker
Paul Walker, the actor who rose to fame in the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise, died on Nov. 30 in a single-car crash in California. He was 40.
Walker was attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide in Valencia, Calif. A Porsche he was riding in hit a light pole and tree and burst into flames. The crash also killed Walker's friend, Roger Rodas, 38.AP, file / AP, file
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Al Ruscio
Actor Al Ruscio, a character actor who appeared in numerous roles on TV and in films, died Nov. 12. He was 89.
Ruscio played a restaurant manager in an episode of "Seinfeld," and in "The Godfather III," he was crime boss Leo Cuneo. He was also an accomplished stage actor, teacher and author.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Lou Reed
Lou Reed, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the influential 1960s band The Velvet Underground, died Oct. 27 of complications from a liver transplant he had earlier this year. He was 71.
Called one of the greatest rock visionaries of all time, Reed and The Velvet Underground never reached commercial success, but are reverently cited by many modern musicians.Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images / Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images
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Marcia Wallace
Actress Marcia Wallace, famous as receptionist Carol Kester on "The Bob Newhart Show" and later as the voice of Bart's teacher Edna Krabappel on "The Simpsons," died Oct. 25. She was 70.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter, pictured at the premiere of "Hitchcock" in Hollywood, Calif., in Novermber 2012, died on Oct. 16 at the age of 74.
A prolific character actor, Lauter had familiar roles in many movies, including "The Artist," "Trouble With the Curve," and the Burt Reynolds prison football movie "The Longest Yard." He also starred in numerous TV crime dramas from "Kojak" to "The A-Team" and "NYPD Blue."Getty Images / Getty Images
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Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy, the prolific author of military thrillers that turned into box office gold with films such as "The Hunt for Red October" and Clear and Present Danger," died Oct. 1. He was 66.
Clancy, pictured here in 1996, demonstarted acute knowledge of the technical intricacies of Soviet weaponry and his novels were mainly concerned with espionage and military tactics employed during and in the wake of the Cold War.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Patsy Swayze
"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze came by his talent naturally. His mom, Patsy, who died Sept. 16 at age 86, was a dance teacher and choreographer who choreographed numerous movies, including "Urban Cowboy."Landov / Landov
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David Frost
Sir David Frost, the British broadcaster perhaps best known for his 1977 interviews with President Richard Nixon, died on Aug. 31. He was 74.
During his 50-year career not only were there plenty of heavyweight interviews -- Frost sat down with multiple US presidents and British prime ministers -- but there was also a string of satirical news shows, celebrity interviews, and some light entertainment.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Julie Harris
Broadway star Julie Harris, who set a Tony record with five for best actress, died Aug. 24 at age 87. She was also known for playing Lilimae Clements on "Knots Landing."Courtesy Everett Collection / Courtesy Everett Collection
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Elmore Leonard
Crime novelist Elmore Leonard, who penned "Get Shorty," died Aug. 20 at age 87.Everett Collection / Everett Collection
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Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young, who played Det. Barry Frost in "Rizzoli & Isles," was found dead on Aug. 19, Los Angeles police say. His manager said he committed suicide. The actor was 29.AP / AP
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Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly died Aug. 14 at age 43. The actress, who was most known for playing Laurie Forman on "That '70s Show," died while in rehab, her agent said in a statement. She had voluntarily checked herself in.Getty Images file / Getty Images file
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Allen Lanier
Allen Lanier, right, one of the founders of Blue Oyster Cult, died on Aug. 14 at age 67. He died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Getty Images file / Getty Images file
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Gia Allemand
Gia Allemand, a contestant on the 14th season of "The Bachelor," committed suicide, dying on Aug. 14 at age 29.ABC via Getty Images / ABC via Getty Images
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Edyie Gorme
Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, died Aug. 10 at age 84.AP / AP
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Jon Brookes
Founding member of The Charlatans UK, drummer Jon Brookes died on Aug. 13 at age 44 at a hospital in England. He had suffered a seizure during a 2010 show in Philadelphia and underwent treatment for a brain tumor, but never fully recovered.Getty Images file / Getty Images file
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Karen Black
Actress Karen Black, who was nominated for an Academy Award for playing Jack Nicholson's girlfriend in "Five Easy Pieces" in 1970, died Aug. 7 of bladder cancer. She was 74.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Sean Sasser
Sean Sasser, who helped educate Americans about AIDS as the husband of "The Real World: San Francisco" cast member Pedro Zamora, died Aug. 7 at age 44.MTV / MTV
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Cosmo Allegretti
Character actor and puppeteer Gus "Cosmo" Allegretti, who operated such "Captain Kangaroo" characters as Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Moose, Grandfather Clock, and Dancing Bear, died July 26 at age 86.AP / AP
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Margaret Pellegrini
Margaret Pellegrini, one of the latest surviving munchkins from the "Wizard of Oz," died Aug. 7 from complications from a stroke at the age of 89.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Kidd Kraddick
Radio host Kidd Kraddick of "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" died of cardiac disease during a charity golf tournament in New Orleans on July 27 at the age of 53.Clear Channel Dallas via Reuters / Clear Channel Dallas via Reuters
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JJ Cale
John "JJ" Weldon Cale, Grammy-winning musician and songwriter who penned such tunes as Eric Clapton's "Cocaine" died July 26 of a heart attack. He was 74.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina, the Chicago cop turned actor who played Det. Joe Fontana on TV's "Law & Order" and also starred in numerous movies, died July 22 at age 69.AP / AP
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Dennis Burkley
Actor Dennis Burkley, who voiced the middle-school principal on "King of the Hill" and played Fred Sanford's partner on a sequel to "Sanford and Son," died July 14 at age 67.Everett Collection / Everett Collection
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Cory Monteith
Actor Cory Monteith, who starred as the fresh-faced Finn Hudson on the hit series "Glee," was found dead in a Vancouver, British Columbia, hotel on July 13. He was 31 years old.
Monteith had past issues with substance abuse and as recently as the spring had been in rehab.Reuters / Reuters
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Bobby Bland
Singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Further On Up the Road," died on June 23 at age 83.
Bland, who was known as the "Sinatra of the blues" is seen performing for an audience, circa 1964.Getty Images / Getty Images
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James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano in the "The Sopranos," died June 19, 2013, at age 51. The actor was in Italy with family at the time of his death.
The New Jersey native won three Emmys and three Screen Actors Guild awards for playing the part of husband, father and crime boss on the HBO series in which he gained fame.AP, file / AP, file
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Slim Whitman
Country-music singer Slim Whitman, best known for his unique yodeling style, died of heart failure on June 19, 2013.
In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, the veteran performer made a name for himself by selling his records through television ads in America, but he gained bigger stardom overseas as classic country crooner. Whitman claimed to have sold 120 million records over the course of his career. His final ablum, "Twilight on the Trail," was released in 2010.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Maxine Stuart
Maxine Stuart, an actress in film, TV and on stage whose decades-long career included a starring role in one of "The Twilight Zone's" most memorable episodes, died on June 6. She was 94.
Stuart starred in the 1960 "Twilight Zone" episode "Eye of the Beholder," in which she spent the entire time with her face wrapped in bandages.Everett Collection / Everett Collection
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Esther Williams
Esther Williams, the swimming champion who went on to become one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars of the 1940s and '50s, died on June 6. She was 91.
Williams, pictured here in "On An Island With You" in 1948, starred in multiple films that centered around swimming or featured a pool.Everett Collection / Everett Collection
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Jean Stapleton
Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Edith Bunker on "All In The Family," died on May 31 of natural causes. She was 90.
Stapleton starred from 1971-79 with Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker) on the top-rated CBS sitcom. She won three Emmy Awards for her role and was also an accomplished stage actress for many years.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Steve Forrest
American actor Steve Forrest in a promotional portrait for the TV series 'S.W.A.T.', 1975. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)Getty Images / Getty Images
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Ray Manzarek
The Doors are pictured in an undated publicity photo, from left, John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison. Manzarek, who was a founding member of the band, died at 74 on May 20. His intricate keyboard playing on songs such as "Light My Fire" made Manzarek a rock legend.AP / AP
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Alan O'Day
Songwriter and singer Alan O'Day, who wrote tunes for such artists as the Righteous Brothers and Helen Reddy, then went on to land his own No. 1 hit in 1977, died on May 17. He was 72.
'Day first signed with Warner Bros. in 1971 and wrote "Train of Thought" for Cher, "Rock and Roll Heaven" for the Righteous Brothers, and the No. 1 single "Angie Baby" in 1974 for Helen Reddy. Three years after that, he also topped the charts with his own single, "Undercover Angel."Redferns via Getty Images / Redferns via Getty Images
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Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper played Kay Chancellor, the matriarch of "The Young and the Restless," for four decades. She died on May 8 at age 84. "L.A. Law" star Corbin Bernsen is Cooper's son.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen, a pioneer in movie-monster special effects and stop-motion action, died May 7 at age 92. He inspired such filmmakers as George Lucas and Peter Jackson.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Chris Kelly
Rapper Chris Kelly, right, of the rap duo Kriss Kross, died in Atlanta on May 1, 2013, at age 34. Kelly and his musical partner Chris Smith, pictured in 1998, found success in 1992 with the single "Jump," off the album "Totally Krossed Out."Getty Images / Getty Images
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Deanna Durbin
Canadian singer/actress Deanna Durbin was a Depression-era child star who found success on film in the 1930s and 40s. Pictured here in 1940 in "It's a Date," her death, at age 91, was announced on April 30, 2013.Getty Images file / Getty Images file
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George Jones
Legendary singer George Jones, a Country Music Hall of Famer, Grand Ole Opry member and Kennedy Center Honoree, died April 26, 2013 at 81. He was the singer of such hits as "The Grand Tour," "She Thinks I Still Care" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today."Getty Images file / Getty Images file
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Cordell Mosson
Longtime bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic Cordell "Boogie" Mosson (pictured left with Bootsy Collins, Tye Tribbett, and Dr. Cornel West in 2011) died on April 18 of liver failure.WireImage / WireImage
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Richie Havens
Folk musician Richie Havens, who expected to play for just 20 minutes at Woodstock in 1969 and ended up opening the show and playing for hours, died at age 72 on April 22.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Chrissy Amplett
The former singer of Australian band Divinyls, Chrissy Amplett, died April 21 after battling multiple sclerosis and breast cancer. She was 53. The band's best-known hit was 1991's "I Touch Myself."Redferns via Getty Images, file / Redferns via Getty Images, file
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Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson, the Engish album-cover designer most famous for his iconic work with Pink Floyd, died April 18 after battling cancer, his family announced. He was 69. His most famous work was the rainbow-prism design for "Dark Side of the Moon."AP file / AP file
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Richard LeParmentier
Actor Richard LeParmentier famously played the character who was choked by Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars." He died April 15 at age 66.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Chi Cheng
Chi Cheng, far right, bassist for the alternative metal band The Deftones, died April 13, four years after a car accident left him in a coma. He was 42.Reuters / Reuters
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Jonathan Winters
Comic Jonathan Winters, seen here in his role on "Mork and Mindy," influenced a generation of comedians. He died April 11 at age 87.Everett Collection / Everett Collection
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Annette Funicello
Beloved Mouseketeer, singer, and "Beach Party" star Annette Funicello died at age 70 of complications due to multiple sclerosis on April 8.Disney via EPA / Disney via EPA
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Lily Pulitzer
Designer Lilly Pulitzer, known for her colorful fashions, died at age 81 on April 7.AP / AP
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert, who popularized film criticism in print and on television for decades, died on April 4, 2013, at age 70. The longtime Chicago Sun-Times critic was well known his "thumbs up/thumbs down" reviews and was the author of more than 20 books.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a novelist and Academy Award winning screenwriter who worked with the Merchant-Ivory filmmaking team, died April 3. She was 85.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Jane Henson
Jane Henson,ex-wife of the late puppeteer Jim Henson, died April 2 at age 78.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Phil Ramone
Music producer Phil Ramone, 72, died on March 30. Ramone was a 14-time Grammy winner once dubbed the "Pope of Pop."AFP - Getty Images / AFP - Getty Images
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Richard Griffiths
British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in "Withnail and I" and the Harry Potter films died March 28 at age 65. He played Harry Potter's uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Potter" films.Reuters / Reuters
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Peter Banks
Peter Banks, left, the original guitarist for the band Yes, died at age 65 on March 7. Banks performed with Yes on their first two albums. After parting with Yes, Banks formed two other bands and had a solo career. From left, band members in the photo are Banks, Tony Kaye, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford and Jon Anderson.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Alvin Lee
Guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After, died on March 6 at age 68. Ten Years After came to prominence after performing at Woodstock in 1969. Lee left the band to embark on a successful solo career in 1975.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Paul Bearer
William Moody, known as WWE manager Paul Bearer, died on March 5 at age 58.Reuters / Reuters
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Bonnie Franklin
Bonnie Franklin, best known for starring as divorced mother of two Ann Romano on "One Day at a Time," died March 1 at age 69. She had pancreatic cancer.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Clive Burr
Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr died March 12 at age 56.Redferns via Getty Images / Redferns via Getty Images
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Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers, a founding member of the Miracles singing group, died on March 3 at age 73.Reuters / Reuters
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Dale Robertson
Actor Dale Robertson, best remembered for his portrayal of Jim Hardie in the TV series "Tales of Wells Fargo," died of lung cancer and pneumonia on Feb. 28. He was 89.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Van Cliburn
Classical pianist Van Cliburn died Feb. 27 at age 78. The music legend became famous in 1958 at the young age of 23 when he won an international piano competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War, returning home to a parade in his honor and the beginning of five decades of fame.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Dan Toler
Onetime Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toler died on Feb. 25 of Lou Gehrig's disease. He was in his 60s, and was a member of the band from 1979-1982.Redferns via Getty Images / Redferns via Getty Images
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Cleotha Staples
Cleotha Staples, a founding member of the beloved Chicago soul group the Staple Singers, died Feb. 21 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was 78.AP / AP
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Magic Slim
Blues guitarist Magic Slim died Feb. 21 at age 75. He helepd define the sound of post-war electric blues in Chicago.Redferns via Getty Images / Redferns via Getty Images
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Richard Street, Otis 'Damon' Harris
Two members of The Temptations died in February. Singer Richard Street, far left, died on Feb. 27 at age 70, and Otis "Damon" Harris, far fight, died on Feb. 18 at age 62.Redferns / Redferns
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Lou Myers
Lou Myers, who played Vernon Gaines on "Cosby Show" spinoff "A Different World," died on Feb. 20 at age 76.NBC via Getty Images / NBC via Getty Images
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Mindy McCready
Country music singer Mindy McCready died on Feb. 17 at age 37 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. She had struggled with numerous issues and is believed to have made four suicide attempts over the past seven years.Reuters / Reuters
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Tony Sheridan
Singer Tony Sheridan, who helped the Beatles get their start by using them as his backup band, died Feb. 16 at age 72. He was the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording that charted as a single, singing on "My BonnieThe Saints."Redferns via Getty Images / Redferns via Getty Images
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Rick Huxley
Rick Huxley, the bass player and co-founding member of the 1960s pop group the Dave Clark Five, died Feb. 11 at age 72. Huxley, a heavy smoker, had battled emphysema for years.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Reg Presley
Reg Presley, lead singer of British rock band The Troggs whose raucous "Wild Thing" topped the charts in 1966, died Feb. 4 at age 71.Getty Images / Getty Images
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Donald Byrd
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JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - A small armed faction in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Israel on Thursday, drawing retaliatory air strikes and pushing cross-border violence into a third day despite a truce called by the more powerful Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.
The clashes have been the most intense since the Gaza war of November 2012. This time, however, casualties have been scant with winter rains keeping many people indoors, and Israel's Iron Dome interceptor shooting down some of the Palestinian rockets. Most Israeli strikes have hit unmanned militant facilities.
Hamas, the Islamist movement governing Gaza, has also kept its fighters out of this flare-up so far.
The Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, which often operates independent of Hamas, began the barrage on Wednesday after Israel's forces killed three of its fighters a day earlier.
On Thursday afternoon, Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batsh announced that a deal that had been brokered by Cairo to end the 2012 war was back in effect, provided the Israelis also complied.
"Following intensive Egyptian contacts and efforts, the agreement for calm has been restored," he said on Facebook.
Within hours, however, the Popular Resistance Committee (PRC), a Gaza splinter group, said it had launched eight rockets into Israel. At least four struck open areas and one was downed by Iron Dome, the Israeli military said.
Israel's air force then bombed a PRC camp in southern Gaza and "three other terror sites" to the north, the military said.
There was no immediate word of any injuries. On Thursday morning, before the Islamic Jihad cease-fire announcement, three Palestinians were hurt in an Israeli air strike.
On Wednesday, Israel carried out 29 air strikes and its tanks shelled militant targets in Gaza as Islamic Jihad fired 60 rockets. There were no casualties in Wednesday's exchange.
Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 after 38 years of occupation, a unilateral move that boosted Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian groups hostile to the Jewish state.
Since then, there have been several outbreaks of fighting. In recent months, however, Hamas has sought to maintain calm after being weakened by the fall of sympathetic Islamist politicians in Cairo and by the resulting clampdown on arms and commercial smuggling from Egypt to Gaza.
Israel's hard line foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has called for Gaza to be retaken and Hamas crushed. Such actions would prove to be bloody and damaging for peace talks with the rival U.S.-backed Palestinian administration in the occupied West Bank.
"The only solution to this situation of a ceaseless cycle of terror is reoccupation of Gaza and a clean-out of the stables there," Lieberman said on Facebook on Thursday.
Netanyahu, however, sounded more restrained. He vowed Israel would "hit back with increasing force" against anyone who tried to ruin celebrations over the next few days of the Jewish festival of Purim.
Israel did not publicly respond to Islamic Jihad's truce announcement but one of its senior defence officials said earlier on Thursday he expected the fighting to die down soon.
Palestinian sources noted that Hamas had not joined in the rocket attacks, an apparent sign that it hoped to avoid a wider conflict, but it did not immediately act to stop the launches, either.
Islamic Jihad has strong ties with Iran, Israel's arch-foe, and it is the second largest faction in the enclave. Smaller groups include al Qaeda-aligned militants.
Last week Israel's navy seized a ship in the Red Sea. Israeli officials said it was ferrying advanced Iranian-supplied rockets to Gaza.
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George Clooney and Stacy Keibler are a couple no more, or are simply on the rocks, depending on which source you put more stock in Monday morning.
According to People and Britain's Sunday People, the two have called it quits after about two years of dating — meaning Clooney is once again a single man, a status the debonair leading man seems to enjoy.
But then there's TMZ, which said the couple are still living together but having "trouble in paradise" due to schedules that are keeping the two apart. (She's in the U.S. shooting her TV show "Supermarket Superstar," while he's been in Germany shooting "The Monuments Men," another Clooney actor-director-producer effort that is now in post-production, according to IMDb.)
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Maybe she just hasn't had time to move her stuff?
The two took it public back in September 2011, when Clooney and the former WWE pro wrestler took her famed 42-inch-long legs for a stroll down the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Keibler, 33, was the one who called it off, according to People. They "quietly stopped being a couple" a few weeks ago.
"She wants to have children and a family someday. She knows where George stands on that," a source close to the couple told the mag.
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Britain's Sunday People (via the Daily Mirror) told a slightly different story, quoting an insider who said, "George is quietly backing away from the relationship. It's always the same. As soon as he feels a woman is getting too close he pulls back."
The couple were last photographed together publicly having a dinner in Berlin in mid-March, Radar Online said, but their Fourth of July activities were a big hint that something was up: She reportedly spent the holiday in Malibu, while the 52-year-old was photographed in Lake Como, Italy, a continent away.
Clooney and his previous girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, split in June 2011, shortly after she told a magazine she was a firm believer in marriage. Clooney has said he'll never marry again.
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Federal Financial Regulators Sponsor 2006 National Community Reinvestment Conference, March 19-22
Washington, D.C.—The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today announced dates for the 2006 National Community Reinvestment Conference at the Green Valley Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 19-22.
This year's conference, "Winning Strategies for Community Development," provides a look at community development programs that build vibrant, diverse neighborhoods with strong economies, particularly important in light of recent changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Hurricane Katrina, and new and complex financing tools.
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What: NedFest
When: Friday to Sunday
Where: Nederland, by Barker Reservoir
Cost: $25-$130
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Three thousand feet above Boulder, a low-key music community thrives in Nederland, and for 15 years, the town has celebrated that at NedFest.
This year's event, held Friday through Sunday, will showcase more than 20 bands bringing rock, bluegrass, folk and jam to the mountains. Some come from out of state, like San Francisco's Tea Leaf Green (they have Colorado ties through Madison House). Others, like The Congress and Monocle, climb up from Denver and Boulder. Then there are the Nederland locals, including Smooth Money Gesture and Mountain Standard Time.
"I think we've played it three or four years, and I've played it with multiple other groups. It's one of those festivals," Mountain Standard Time mandolin and guitar player Nick Dunbar said. "The whole town gets taken over, so it's like even if you're not playing, you feel like you're playing."
Dunbar lives in Boulder now, to ease some of the strain of travelling for tours, but for a while he lived in a "little off the grid place" just outside of Nederland. It's clear to anyone who visits that the small town is pretty insular, but a local's perspective really shows why the community is worth celebrating.
"Nederland is it's own little pocket," Dunbar said. "There's a real sense of community. You get stuck in the driveway you call your friends to come pull you out, and go drink whiskey and play music. I'd go play in the bar and they'd feed me and get me drunk. If you showed up and had your instrument, that was your VIP pass."
The festival actually evolved from that kind of low-key jam session, and last year, NedFest's future was in question after the death of founder "Michigan" Mike Torpie. The event was under his estate, but his parents gave their blessing for the show to go on.
That's good news for the many musicians who've played there year after year, from the big names like the Drew Emmitt Band, which plays on Sunday, to the youngest name, 12-year-old Jaden Carlson.
"It's a special place," Dunbar said. "It's big for us to do a hometown show kind of thing. We haven't played there since we took that little hiatus and got back together last year. We just got back off a three week tour ... We're loose and we're ready to go. We're ready to blow up NedFest hard Friday night."
NedFest has a bunch of options for tickets. The three-day early bird pass is $130, and a pass for Saturday and Sunday is $105. Single-day tickets are $25 on Friday and $55 on Saturday and Sunday. And if you feel like camping out Friday or Saturday night, that'll be $20. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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At the United Nations Headquarters on Friday, governments agreed to start scoping the content and feasibility of a new international legal agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the two-thirds of the ocean that lies beyond the jurisdiction of individual States. This signals a strong shift in political opinion in favour of a new agreement, though the final outcome of these talks remains unclear.
Building on commitments made at the UN Summit on Sustainable Development in June 2012 (Rio+20), the UN Working Group on Marine Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction agreed to a series of at least three meetings over the next 18 months to broaden their understanding of what a new agreement might do and how it might operate to improve the protection and management of the high seas. Governments also agreed on a formal procedure to exchange views prior to each meeting, to prepare delegates to engage in substantive discussions.
"This is an important step forward in our efforts to protect the high seas – which, essentially, are the oceans' no man's land," says IUCN high seas advisor Kristina Gjerde. "Unfortunately, the outcomes appear to foreclose the possibility to start negotiations of a binding legal agreement anytime soon. We will need to wait until at least December 2014 and possibly as late as September 2015, before such negotiations begin and even longer before an agreement is reached. This flies in the face of the urgent need for action recognized by world leaders at Rio+20."
Despite previous commitments of the UN Member States, the meeting took place behind closed doors, with no possibility of engaging interested parties in the decision-making process.
"One wonders if the outcome might have been different if IUCN and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations had been able to participate in or at least observe the negotiations of the Working Group towards these recommendations," says Thomas Greiber, Senior Legal Officer to IUCN's Environmental Law Center. "Instead, a decision was made on Wednesday, the third day of the negotiations, to close the meeting to observers. The talks were not re-opened until Friday afternoon when the draft recommendations were formally adopted."
The lack of transparency in the deliberations goes against a Rio+20 commitment, in which States agreed to "Enhance the participation and effective engagement of civil society and other relevant stakeholders in the relevant international forums and, in this regard, promote transparency and broad public participation and partnerships to implement sustainable development."
The high seas are essentially the oceans' no-man's land - beyond national jurisdiction and with no comprehensive policy or management system to govern them. However, they contain some of the richest biodiversity and play a key role in sustaining life on our planet. With increasing threats including irresponsible fishing, pollution and climate change, there is an urgent need to maintain and conserve their resilience to human impacts. As agreed by IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress in September 2012, an implementing agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is urgently needed to protect the high seas. This can be achieved through an effective system of high seas marine protected areas, comprehensive environmental assessments, improved rules to facilitate access and benefit sharing of marine genetic resources as well as effective dissemination of information and transparency.
The sixth session of the UN Working Group on Marine Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction was convened at UN headquarters in New York City from 19-23 August. IUCN, together with other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, has been providing significant scientific, legal and technical support to the UN Working Group and Member States for nearly a decade. The meeting was attended by close to 300 participants, including national delegations, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
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Not many people can incorporate a personal interest into a career, but Thomas Doggett has managed to do just that.
Doggett is a full-time police officer who uses his photographic skills on the job as a crime scene investigator. He earned degrees in both Criminal Justice and Photography at College of DuPage, but he never planned on a career that combined the two. In fact, while he was in the Army, he took a few Criminal Justice classes and decided to follow up at COD once he left the service.
"I was hired as a Police Officer in 1990 and earned my A.A.S. degree in Criminal Justice in 1992," he said. "A lot has changed in law enforcement since then. When I initially started, very few officers had college degrees of any level. Now most have a bachelor's and many a master's degree. Back in 1992, I was working as a deputy sheriff at the DuPage County Sheriff's Office, and having the associate's degree in Criminal Justice definitely helped when I was interviewing for an internal job as a death investigator at the DuPage County Coroner's Office."
It was there that he began to apply his knowledge of photography, an interest that developed while he was in the Army.
"In 1985, I had bought a small compact Kodak Disc camera that I carried in my cargo pocket, and I would take photographs of the other soldiers in my unit," He said. "Many of those images still remain my favorites. I liked photography but was not technically proficient and never really saw photography as an income source."
While at the Coroner's office, Doggett received his initial training as an Evidence Technician (now referred to as a CSI), which required a solid knowledge base of 35mm SLR photography. In 1997, he transferred to the Batavia Police Department and, because of his experience at the Coroner's office, was assigned the ancillary duties of CSI with both the Batavia Police Department and Kane County Major Crimes Task Force.
He then began photography courses at College of DuPage, where he already was taking a variety of classes of personal interest, including woodworking and real estate. He eventually took enough photography classes to earn an A.A.S. degree in Photography Technology in 2002.
"I can't say that I was aiming for another degree but simply following a personal interest and taking advantage of the COD darkroom facilities," he said. "I came from a family that had a strong visual arts influence. My dad always had a video camera out, and my sister followed him and eventually earned an M.A. degree in Video Arts and actually teaches at COD.
"The skills I learned at COD transferred very easily to the crime scene investigation work I was doing. Professionally, I have succeeded more in the area of forensic photography than that of my personal interests. It is important to mention that 20 years ago – and in some cases even less than 10 years ago – we were still shooting film. Crime scene photography was an important skill in the field. There was no LCD screen on which you could check the shot and, after leaving a scene, there was no going back. Because I had been self-teaching in addition to formal instruction in the classroom, my photography skills were developing quickly."
Doggett said most duties are routine, with the more exciting cases being the homicides that he worked at the Coroner's office and with the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force. He cites the 2004 Linda Duchaine homicide in Batavia as one of his most interesting cases.
"I was on it from the very beginning when it started as a simple battery report until the very end when she was found dead," he explained. "During the scene investigation, the case kept unraveling until we realized we had a second kidnapping victim and eventually a homicide. There were multiple crime scenes in Batavia, Aurora and Kane County. During the investigation, I photographed scenes from a cherry picker, airplane, the interior of an attic, cistern, and the small confines of a bloody vehicle, just to name a few. It happened over Easter weekend and there were so many officers from multiple local, state and federal jurisdictions who left family holiday events to help work the case. Unfortunately, Duchaine was found murdered but most people will never know the amount of work and lack of sleep that was put in by so many officers over that weekend."
Since earning his Photography degree, Doggett has obtained a B.A. in Business Management from Benedictine University. He is an EPIC certified Evidence Photographer, IAI Certified Crime Scene Investigator and Illinois licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B). He holds ancillary CSI duties with the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force and maintains the Photo Lab for the Batavia Police Department. He occasionally instructs classes in forensic photography with several accredited institutions. In 2014, he became president of the Illinois Division of the International Association for Identification (IDIAI).
Such marriages of career and personal interest are not common, but Doggett has made it work and enjoys both aspects of his job. He appreciates everything he's learned at College of DuPage.
"Initially, it was my community college of residence," he said. "Later, I really liked the availability of classes that fit around my schedule."
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Dennis Gartman says stop looking for that big correction because it\'s not coming. The publisher of The Gartman Letter admitted to investors in his fresh newsletter, published Tuesday, that he and his team had it \"wrong…badly…to have expected the market to correct.\"
He lists four reasons why that correction call is misguided:
- The world\'s markets have not corrected;
- New highs keep being made in any number of various indices;
- The trend remains \'From the lower left to the upper right\'
- Long has been the difficult trade, the unpopular trade and the \"hard trade that few really have recognized even as prices simply continued to advance.\"
But Gartman says at least his team hasn\'t been shorting the market, having stuck to a neutral call for the last few weeks. That means he and his team haven\'t lost money, but they also haven\'t profited as much as they should have. What is he doing now? Using any periods of intra-and inter-day weakness to reduce those derivatives positions that have brought him to that neutral standing on stocks.
Gartman says he\'ll stay long on coal and aluminum shares, two sectors he\'s long been a fan of, and \"suggest that those not long of either use the weakness of the past several days to become long of it.\" He says he\'ll be watching the recent consolidation coming in aluminum to buy more stocks on the view they\'re headed to new highs.
Gartman ruffled a lot of feathers on April 29 when he said he was moving back to a neutral position on stocks, just 1 1/2 weeks after announcing he had shifted to \"pleasantly long\" from \'scared.\'
MarketWatch\'s Howard Gold recently looked at gloom-and-doomers who have gotten market calls wrong. But Marc Faber is among those who continue to call for a market correction, and hedge-fund manager David Tepper recently told investors to \'don\'t be too freakin\' long.\' Then there\'s Ralph Acampora, who recently said he had a \'sick feeling\' about stocks, and a 25% drop for the Nasdaq was something he could see coming.
And markets for Tuesday? The S&P 500 has hit another intraday record above 1,900.
— Barbara Kollmeyer writes for MarketWatch. Follow her @bkollmeyer
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5 injured after underground explosion in downtown Baltimore
Five people have been injured after an underground steam pipe exploded underneath a roadway near Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
Fire officials said a steam pipe exploded around 6:10 p.m. Tuesday on Eutaw Street between West Lombard and Pratt streets. Police said no criminal actions are suspected.
The blast sent debris, including chucks of asphalt and dirt, across the an entire block, breaking windows and covering cars parked on the road.
Initially, two people were being treated at the scene. Three more injuries were reported by 7:30 p.m. There were no serious injuries, fire officials said.
"I think that we really dodged a major catastrophe here. When you think about the Orioles game taking place, folks were not allowed to park on this side of the street" where the explosion occurred, Mayor Catherine Pugh said. "I'm just glad that the citizens of Baltimore are safe. The fans attending the Orioles game are safe."
"We really did dodge a bullet today. The injuries we have right now are all considered low-level injuries," Baltimore Fire Chief Niles Ford said. "We did have five people transported from this area."
Ford said at 7:50 p.m. that the steam had been turned off. Baltimore Fire officials said hazardous materials teams were monitoring the air, and there was only steam. Water from fire hoses keeping are debris down.
WBAL-TV 11 News obtained a statement from Veolia, which operates steam pipes in the city:
"Veolia emergency crews are on the scene and have isolated and shut off the steam supply to the affected area. Crews will continue to assess the situation."
"At this time, the root cause of the steam release is not known, but we have initiated our routine forensic investigation procedures to determine why this event occurred."
"We remain working closely with the Fire Department and Office of Emergency Management to resolve the situation quickly and safely."
Fire crews hosed down the nearby hotels with water, creating what's called a water curtain just in case something else happened that could trigger a fire.
SkyTeam 11 Capt. Roy Taylor said there was damage to the side of the Holiday Inn hotel, and windows were blown out of the Marriott hotel. Guests of the hotels were being asked to shelter in place; the hotels were not evacuated.
"The damage is so extensive," Taylor said. "The concrete is ripped away and thrown out."
Joshua Anderson was sure it was a bomb that knocked him right on his back.
"It just happened just that quick, just 'boom' explosion," Anderson said.
Anderson was one of the people who suffered minor injuries when the pipe exploded. He said he has a sore back and some bruises, and his equipment is a mess.
Kevin King was standing nearby as well.
"All of a sudden, 'boom,' that was it," King said. "Nothing (but) black smoke. I know it scared people at the hotel as well as that baseball game."


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