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By Juli Slattery
2- Intimacy and Sex: How Men and Women are Different — and Why
3- Great Sex Doesn't Just Happen
4- Intimacy Requires Vulnerability
5- Intimacy Requires Effort – and Creativity
Like most newlyweds, Josh and Lauren had anticipated the unity and ecstasy of married sexuality. Even though their honeymoon wasn't perfect, they still hoped that they would "click" and discover the ultimate beauty of sexual oneness. After two years of frustration, their optimism began to wane.
Sexual issues topped the list of their arguments. He complained that she was never interested. She responded by pointing out his obvious lack of romantic overtures. How could something designed to create unity have become so divisive in their young marriage?
Marital intimacy is fraught with hindrances such as poor communication, unmet expectations and resentment, primarily stemming from the vast differences between male and female sexuality. Perhaps you and your spouse have found yourselves frustrated in the bedroom, in which case it's probably time for some continuing education.
Become a student of your spouse. It took me 10 years of school to become a psychologist. Throughout that time, I was exposed to a fair amount of information on human sexuality. Needless to say, I felt more equipped than the average wife to understand a husband's needs. Boy, did I overestimate my sex education!
Regardless of your background, you have a lot to learn about your spouse's sexuality. In fact, much of what you assume may actually be wrong. If you want a deeply satisfying sex life, you must go back to being a student. In the following series, we'll look at how God made men and women different sexually, and how creating genuine intimacy requires vulnerability, effort and creativity.
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Canada's Annual Battle of the Books has as its theme this year "One Book to Move You." This is the first of the five shortlisted books I've read so far. Since I have tickets to be in the studio audience once again this year, I want to read as many as I can before the CBC debate starts in March!
Like Educated, this is the story of an incredibly horrible and abusive upbringing. When Lindsay Wong, often troubled by dizziness and nausea, finally breaks away from her family and is living in NYC, she discovers that she actually has a neurological condition that has been causing her crippling symptoms–so, not the woo-woo after all. Lindsay Wong shares her dysfunctional family's mental health struggles, where illness and weakness of any kind was nothing more than ghosts and demon possession.
It's meant to be darkly comedic, but her writing style and humour just didn't work for me. Even though she holds a BFA in creative writing from UBC in Vancouver (which she calls University of a Billion Chinese in Hongcouver) and an MFA from Columbia University, she says this in her acknowledgements, "Writing makes me want to gouge out my eyeballs." Why would a writer say that when the book was meant to be cathartic? No doubt it was difficult for her to be honest about her upbringing and though I commend her for raising awareness within her culture about mental illness, I hesitate to recommend that this should win Canada Reads 2019 and be a book that all Canadians should read. Though the story is eye opening and harrowing, I found the book to be repetitive, disconnected, and just not that well written. It's not even clear to me how she survived and how her obvious strength and resilience helped her overcome, which means all that remains is nothing more than a horrible story trying to be funny.


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Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoosand (Manuscripts Don't Burn). 2013. Iran. Written and directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. In Persian; English Subtitles. 125 min.
Cast and crew names withheld. Clandestinely produced in disavowal of a 20-year filmmaking ban passed down by the Iranian authorities, the scathing Manuscripts Don't Burn brings a whole new level of clarity and audacity to Mohommad Rasoulof's already laudable career. Drawing from the true story of the government's attempted 1995 murder of several prominent writers and intellectuals, Rasoulof imagines a repressive regime so pervasive that even the morally righteous are subsumed or cast aside. A lacerating and slow-burning thriller filmed in a frigid palate of blues and greys, Manuscripts Don't Burn is perhaps the most subversive and incendiary j'accuse lodged against an authoritarian regime since the fall of the Soviet Union.


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Canadians are getting fatter and getting older.
Those two trends are converging to unleash what is being called "an economic tsunami" triggered by the soaring incidence of diabetes.
A report commissioned by the Canadian Diabetes Association and issued last year estimated that in the past decade, the number of people with diabetes in Canada roughly doubled, to 2.5 million from 1.3 million. Over the next 10 years, that number is predicted to climb by another 1.2 million.
In B.C., the rate of increase is even greater. So while British Columbians are generally healthier than most other Canadians based on a number of indicators, by 2020, we are expected to have the second highest incidence of diabetes in the country.
The incidence of diabetes is now slightly lower than the national average, but that is expected to change because of the way B.C.'s population is evolving. We are aging, as are Canadians in the rest of the country, and diabetes is a disease that becomes more prevalent as we grow older.
But because of hereditary and dietary factors, some subsets of the Canadian population are more likely than others to get diabetes. First nations and people of Asian and southeast Asian descent are prone to diabetes, and those groups are growing as a percentage of our overall population.
The CDA says that about 70 per cent of that growth is locked in; it can't be prevented. But that still leaves plenty of room for both slowing the onset of diabetes and limiting the damage it causes to personal health, to our health care system and to our economy through lost productivity.
That's because as with many diseases, diet and exercise play a big role.
Sugar is an important part of the diabetes story, in part because of what it is not.
Despite persistent mythology to the contrary, what it is not is a cause of diabetes.
But it is an important contributing factor in a disease that is already costing British Columbians an estimated $1.3 billion a year because of the way diet plays such an important role.
The confusion over the role of sugar in diabetes may come from the nature of the disease. Diabetes is a chronic condition that can be serious or fatal. It occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin or is unable to take advantage of the insulin it produces.
We need insulin to regulate the amount of sugar in our blood, both to allow it to be processed for energy and to prevent dangerously high levels of blood sugar.
There are three types of diabetes.
Type 1 usually develops in childhood or adolescence. People with Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, must have regular insulin injections in addition to paying attention to their diet and getting enough exercise. There is no cure.
Type 2, which affects 90 per cent of people who get diabetes, usually comes on later in life. Again, there is no cure, but it can be controlled through careful attention to diet and exercise, some medications and insulin.
The third type, gestational diabetes, occurs during a small percentage of pregnancies and can affect the health of mother and child and make them more likely to experience Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Obesity is an important risk factor, but straying even a few extra kilograms beyond slim and trim can inflict significant harm.
Glen Doucet, vice-president of public policy for the Canadian Diabetes Association, says you don't have to be clinically obese to be at increased risk of developing the disease, or, if you already have it, of developing serious complications such as circulation problems and amputations, heart disease and strokes, blindness and kidney failure.
At the same time, a healthy body weight doesn't guarantee that someone who is predisposed to the disease won't develop diabetes as a serious or even fatal illness. But sticking to a healthy weight and exercising is still considered to be the most useful thing people can do to help themselves and to soften the blow we know is coming for our health care stem.
"I think our emphasis in British Columbia and indeed across Canada needs to be on secondary prevention. Really preventing folks with pre-diabetes and diabetes from developing those serious complications that drive up health care costs and mortality and really cause significant economic impact," says Doucet.
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The Devil Rays just completed a 3-game sweep of the Royals and are off to the second best start in team history at 7-6. So far the team has played nine games against the Orioles and the Royals, two teams that were expected to be among the worst in baseball. In the next 22 games, we will get a better idea of how good this team is and how good they can be. Quite frankly if the the team doesn't start pitching better, this could get ugly. Don Mossi ugly. This upcoming stretch includes Boston (6 games), New York (5), Texas (5), Oakland (3) and Seattle (3). In addition, 15 of these games (including the first 9) will be on the road.
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text: NEW YORK — On the top floor of an old bank converted into an artist collective, just past prop design for Bjork's next music video, the do-it-yourself biotechnology revolution has begun. A cadre of science entrepreneurs recently opened Genspace, the world's first government-compliant community biotech laboratory. The bedroom-sized facility was two years in the making and, for a $100-per-month membership, anyone can use the space for whatever experiments they dream up. "If you work in a university lab, you have to do what your adviser tells you to do," said Genspace co-founder Dan Gruskhkin, a freelance journalist and self-described science enthusiast. "Here, you work under mentors and can do things you're interested in immediately." The small space is made of found parts. A sliding patio door, Plexiglas panels and old wire screens enclose the lab, and stainless-steel restaurant tables serve as lab benches. The lab's glassware, micropipettes, centrifuges, electrophoresis machines, incubators, microscopes and other scientific equipment were donated. Genspace president and co-founder Ellen Jorgensen, a biomedical researcher at New York Medical College, used to work for Vector Research and got the company to donate the gear after it shut down a facility. The lab may be cobbled together, but biosafety officers approved it as compliant with the Center for Disease Control's biosafety level 1 regulations. That's a big difference between Genspace and DIY labs crammed into closets and garages across the country, said Jorgensen, and a big advantage. "Most biological experiments are not one-offs. They're continuous processes that last more than one day," Jorgensen said. Before Genspace's lab was built, she, Grushkin and two other founders set up labs in their living rooms using plastic tarps. After each experiment, however, they had to be torn down, decontaminated and thrown away. "Now we have a secure lab space where we can do quality, professional-level science," Jorgensen said. Out of concerns for bioterrorism and illegal drug production, the FBI and New York Police Department were initially alarmed by the idea of a public biotech lab in they city. But Grushkin said a lot of sit-down meetings with the agencies have convinced them. "The FBI now uses pictures of our space to show people what a [methamphetamine] drug lab doesn't look like," Grushkin said. One of the FBI contacts even showed up at the grand opening last week to congratulate Grushkin. Genspace's seven current lab members already have projects underway, including a bacteria-powered arsenic-detection kit and a biofuel algae experiment (part of a collaboration with startup Bodega Algae). Grushkin plans to create transgenic, multicolored microganisms that will "race" across a growth plate, primarily for fun but also for educational purposes. Jorgensen wants to use the new space to support personal genetic testing. "I like the idea of a community lab where somebody can go to test themselves for a gene that may predispose them to a disease," Jorgensen said. "I think people have a right to get their DNA without involving a doctor." Grushkin said another purpose of Genspace, now under review for non-profit status, is to help inner city schools bolster their science curricula. "We're working with students from Hofstra University on Long Island to get their $12 digital microscope into classrooms," Grushkin said. The microscope can blow objects up to 170x magnification and stream a video feed to the web. Similar devices typically cost hundreds of dollars, Grushkin says. Genspace also has programs designed to bring science to the public. Literally, in some cases. "One thing we did was extract DNA from strawberries in a public park," Grushkin said. "You should have heard some of the things people said, like, 'Ew, DNA is gross!'" Such educational stunts provide a premium opportunity to start life-changing conversations about science and empower people with knowledge. Genspace opened its doors on Dec. 10, and Wired.com was in attendance. Peek inside of the DIY lab here. Images: A biofuel algae experiment. Credit: Dave Mosher/Wired.comUnder Construction When the four founders of the lab secured a space at the Metropolitan Exchange (an artist collective in Brooklyn, New York), they had a corner of a room and a closet to work with. With some help from the building supervisor and a little elbow grease, they constructed a proper white-walled lab. Image: Daniel GrushkinDIY Microscope Hofstra University undergrad Joseph Tricarico adjusts the video microscope that he and fellow student Chintan Sheth built for Genspace. Each unit takes them less than an hour to construct and all of the parts cost about $12. Even the USB camera costs only $1. In addition to the made-from-scratch microscope, the lab is equipped with standard optics, such as the stereo microscope below. Images: Dave Mosher/Wired.comConverted Closet Across from the makeshift laboratory room, a second space is tucked into a closet (above). A laboratory-grade freezer (left), custom-made sterile hood (center), work bench (right) and sink fill the room. Inside the hood, petri dishes stand ready to grow bacterial cultures. Images: Dave Mosher/Wired.comTools of the Trade Common to any biotech lab, a gel electrophoresis machine and hot plate (above) rest on a re-purposed restaurant table. Donated beakers, graduated cylinders, jars and other vessels (below) sit on a shelf. Images: Dave Mosher/Wired.comIn the Lab A Genspace member inside the newly built laboratory at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Exchange. For $100 a month, anyone can utilize the space to perform experiments. 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The focus of this year's International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People, 9 August, is "Indigenous media, empowering indigenous voices". The theme aims to highlight the importance of indigenous media in challenging stereotypes, forging indigenous peoples' identities, communicating with the outside world, and influencing the social and political agenda.
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Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and the state's top jobs official toured Western's new South Side welding facility to mark the occasion, part of a two-week tour of Wisconsin by lawmakers as they publicize more than $28 million in tech college grants.
The Weaver Building at 2860 S. 21st Place was still under construction as Kleefisch toured the former Trane facility with Western President Lee Rasch and Reggie Newson, secretary of the state's Department of Workforce Development. Weaver will temporarily house Western's welding classes when it opens this fall, while workers begin construction on a $32.6 million addition to the campus technology building.
Funding from the Wisconsin Fast Forward Grant program should allow Western to take 192 students off wait lists and teach them skills they need to find jobs with state and regional employers, Kleefisch said.
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This summarized case study is one of an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution. The full-length case study - plus the other seven case studies and more information on The Clean Revolution - can all be found at TheCleanRevolution.org.
The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is at the forefront of developing and implementing technologies that will be pivotal to the Clean Revolution. These smart energy technologies, together with measures to reduce the energy footprint of the sector, could reduce global emissions by as much as 15% by 2020. And one company that is helping to lead this revolution is BT Group.
BT Group (formerly British Telecom) is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies operating in more than 170 countries, with a 2010 revenue of over $30 billion.
In the UK, where the company is headquartered, BT is one of the country's largest energy users - but it was the scale of its energy use that first helped the firm to identify not only cost and efficiency savings within the company, but a new and growing range of external business opportunities as well. It has also moved further and faster than many competitors, underlining the importance of a corporate culture actively supportive of sustainability ideas and initiatives.
BT's attention to environmental issues has been longer than most too. The company first started measuring and reporting its CO2 emissions in the early 1990s, well before the Kyoto Protocol was signed, let alone ratified. This period of time has helped embed a culture of sustainability in the company, enabling and driving greater environmental action.
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As well as pioneering a values-driven stance on carbon reduction, as an innovative energy-intensive company it's clear that financial drivers are equally important in the delivery of BT Group's strategy.
At first, BT's actions were all about quick wins. But it quickly realized that a major audit and upgrade of its systems to measure and control energy use across the network would be required. In the UK as a result, BT is investing over $26 million to install smart meters, control systems, and integrated energy-management platforms in all its key buildings. Payback of around $20 million a year is expected in the first two years alone.
And the process is fast: BT is retrofitting 120 sites per month. Some 22,000 smart meters are already installed in the UK. These will provide real-time data on a half-hourly basis, covering 90% of BT UK's energy consumption.
As well as being driven by minimizing costs and maximizing business opportunities, a long-term, internal commitment to carbon reduction, plus a further commitment to pass on cost reductions to customers have also accelerated change. Because of this, the company has set bold targets and pursued continuous improvement in its energy-reduction and sustainability measures.
Since 1997 it achieved a 59% cut in net CO2 emissions. By 2020, BT aims to have reduced its net CO2 emission intensity by 80% compared to 1996-97 levels. Significantly, BT's targets were set in advance of the UK Government's 2007 Climate Change Act, which commits the country to an 80% cut in emissions by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
By setting comprehensive targets that allow a wider, more long-term business case to be made, BT has been able to achieve a 3.5% net energy and carbon saving year-on-year despite its 4.6% network growth rate.
You can read more about BT Group's innovative carbon intensity reduction targets, the benefits of investing in the Clean Revolution for the telecommunications industry and how BT Group is marrying economic success and climate stabilization, in our Interview with Richard Tarboton, Director of Energy and Carbon, BT Group.
Read more about BT Group and explore the other seven case studies at TheCleanRevolution.org.
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Kaiser Tool Co.'s Thinbit Form-A-Groove tooling can generate complex profiles in a single plunge.
Kaiser Tool Co. offers Thinbit Form-A-Groove tooling, which can be customized to generate complex profiles in a single plunge. Consisting of combinations of simple grooves or more complex combinations of grooves, arcs, angles, and convex and concave radii, the form tools can be composed of stacks of individual inserts or a single carbide block as wide as 2". They are designed to simplify programming, increase production and free tool locations for other tools. Toolholders are available in 1" round and ½", ¾" and 1" square for internal and external applications, and TiN, TiCN, TiAlN or diamond film coatings are available.


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Appeals court stays execution of Texas man
HUNTSVILLE – The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday stayed the execution of a man convicted in the 1991 rape and murder of a 20-year-old Houston bank teller to allow his lawyers to file a new petition alleging that he is developmentally disabled based on previously unavailable testing results, one with a stethoscope.
The ruling came less than three hours before Robert James Campbell, 41, was to be put to death with a massive injection of pentobarbital at the state's Huntsville death house.
He would have been the eighth Texas killer executed this year and the first since last month's botched Oklahoma execution of Clayton Lockett intensified debate over whether the death penalty constitutes unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment.
Attorneys for Campbell had argued that he is intellectually disabled and, therefore, ineligible for execution. They also had argued that the state should be forced to disclose the source of its lethal drug, which was obtained from a lightly regulated compounding pharmacy.
Prison officials have balked at revealing the source of its execution drugs, arguing that doing so puts pharmacy workers in danger of perhaps violent harassment. The state increasingly has turned to such sources as pressure from anti-death penalty groups has led pharmaceutical makers to stop selling their products to executioners.


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10 Unbelievably Cute Puppy Videos for National Puppy Day
It doesn't get a lot of press coverage and the banks are still open, but March 23 is National Puppy Day. For the seventh year, we will spend this day reflecting on what it is that we love so much about puppies. Perhaps this is a day we should have more than once a year.


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Friday night was DJ's birthday celebration. There is a red, touristy looking, double decker bus that many people rent out for events, and DJ rented it out for her birthday. It drives around to around 3 bars and you can drink on the bus and let me just tell you, it was a blast! I've been on it twice before for two other friends birthdays and its always so much fun. For fist pump fest 2010 we hit up a few bars and somehow 15 people ended up sleeping at our 900 square foot apartment. Stepping over all them to go on my run Saturday morning was funny.
DJ and I before heading out to the bus. We are a little obsessed with the ridiculous show that is Jersey Shore, so our shirts said Gym. Tan. Laundry and then underneath it said Fist Pump Fest 2010. There was a lot of fist pumping going on, that's for sure.
Before we even left the Cave there was fist pumping going on! It was so much fun and everyone had a blast, needless to say, getting up early the next morning for my suppose to be thirteen miler and ended up to be an eleven miler because I procrastinated and was tired made my run a little less desirable.
So I started out feeling alright on my run and just took off. I knew I would have to run out for about 6.5 miles and then come back home to finish it off and make sure I got all my miles in. Well somewhere along the route I got kind of lost and was running along side the side of a busy street in the gutter because there was no sidewalk. Not the best idea but sometimes I get adventurous and try to find new routes to run on around my house and then I get kind of lost and I don't know the terrain that well. Not good on my part, but now I know where I can't run. It was overall a good run though, once I got out of running in the gutter. Luckily there weren't too many people out since it was somewhat early, but still, I need to be careful. It got a little warm by the end, but my knee didn't give me any problems and I only got hungry towards miles 9-11.
Then I swam that evening because my legs were so sore and I knew getting in the pool would make me feel better, which was true. I also knew it would be good since I was going to be running six miles in the morning for the LA marathon course preview, which will be posted tomorrow. Overall, this weekend was a success of working out, but I've come to realize that come Monday, I'm SO happy for a rest day since I'm working out so much on the weekends now. Ahhh, sleep!
It's suppose to rain every day this week so we'll see how much running and swimming I get in with this crazy weather!


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Merely a few days ago we told you about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen winning the Designer of the Year Award for their line, The Row, at the Council of Fashion Designer of America Awards.
Well, PETA is not too pleased with the Olsen twins right now. The Row has made a backpack with patches of real animal fur.
In a statement to E! News, PETA said, "If it looks like a troll and acts like a troll, it's probably a Trollsen Twin or someone wearing one of their new $16,000 totes which are made from the fur and skins of innocent animals."
The statement didn't stop there. It continued, "What the Olsens lack in creativity, they try to make up for in shock value. Sadly, it's the foxes, calves, and alligators — who often have the fur ripped off them while they are still conscious and able to feel pain — who pay the dearest price."
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What's new at ski resorts in the West, Canada
The biggest on-mountain news in the West this winter is Jackson Hole Mountain Resort's effort to woo intermediate skiers and riders.
Long a magnet for expert and extreme skiers and snowboarders drawn to its deep powder and 4,139 vertical feet of bowls, steeps, chutes, glades and cliffs, the Wyoming resort has taken the edge off. Much of its $8million in capital improvements is concentrated in Casper Bowl, including more intermediate terrain, a new high-speed chairlift, expanded snowmaking, three new grooming vehicles and an intermediate terrain park.
And at the lift-ticket window, Colorado's Keystone is offering kids 12 and younger free skiing or snowboarding every day all season, including holidays. The catch: They and their parents must stay a minimum of two nights in resort lodging (village, base area and ski-in/ski-out slopeside condos and hotels), booked through Keystone's central reservations service.
Here's what else is new this season in Colorado, Utah, California and Canada.
Vail celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new 10-person, Wi-Fi-enabled gondola in Vail Village.
Beaver Creek has 17 acres of new terrain and adds snowmaking coverage to an additional 30 acres.
Aspen Mountain's Little Nell Hotel has a new $2.5-million restaurant, Element 47 (the periodic table number for silver, which was mined extensively in the area). Nearby Snowmass opens the $13 million Elk Camp restaurant and adds 230 skiable acres on Burnt Mountain.
Copper Mountain's 300-foot zip line, added over the summer, will continue operating through the ski season. The zip line allows two people to travel side-by-side 30 feet above the resort's West Lake ice-skating rink at speeds up to 30 mph.
Arapahoe Basin has added a conveyor lift in its Pika Place Learning Arena for beginners and Aces' Kids Park, a beginner-level terrain park adjacent to the new lift.
Winter Park's new tubing park features four lanes, conveyor lift access and a warming structure serving hot chocolate.
Alta celebrates its 75th season with its own anniversary beer, produced by Wasatch Brewery.
Canyons Resort introduces the Ultimate Mountain Experience, with six Olympians and other athletes coaching guests for three-day sessions.
Deer Valley replaced its chairlift with a high-speed, detachable quad, part of $8million in improvements.
Park City Mountain Resort offers a new terrain park, Neff Land, and a three-day freestyle camp for children.
Snowbird replaced its Little Cloud double chair with a high-speed quad. The new lift reduces ride time to the top of Snowbird from eight minutes to 31/2 minutes.
Sundance adds a fixed-grip quad chair, its first new lift since 1995. It loads at an upper parking lot and provides access to a terrain park and the resort's back side.
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, which share lift tickets, have $24 million in improvements. Squaw gets two new lifts: the high-speed, six-seat Big Blue Express and the Mountain Meadow triple. Alpine Meadows' redesigned terrain park has grown to one mile in length.
At Northstar, snowcats now offer rides on Sawtooth Ridge, providing better access to "sidecountry" slopes. Guided backcountry tours will bring skiers and riders to new terrain beyond the gated-access Sawtooth Ridge resort boundary.
Heavenly's Peak Performance Academy offers new clinics, helping boarders handle the resurrected 18-foot half-pipe. Last winter's apres-ski "Unbuckle" parties at the mid-mountain Tamarack Lodge were so popular they will be held nightly this season. Heavenly will play host to the U.S. Freestyle Championships March 29-31.
Kirkwood's $5 million in improvements targeted restaurants, bars and restrooms. A new snowcat road improves access to expert terrain for the Expedition Kirkwood program, which offers classroom and on-mountain courses in avalanche certification, beacon training and backcountry awareness.
Mammoth Mountain adds the Unbound Playground Progression Park, near the Canyon Lodge, with low features and instructional signage for wannabe freestyle skiers and snowboarders.
British Columbia's Whistler Blackcomb has six new "Wonder Routes," a network of tours, trails and vantage points.
Each route showcases a unique aspect of the mountains:
The Top of the World Route features views from Whistler Blackcomb's four highest peaks.
The Steeps Sampler highlights the steepest ski and snowboard runs on both mountains.
The Size Matters Route showcases the longest runs on both mountains.
The Gold Medal Route features points of interest from the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Family Certified Route highlights family-friendly areas and points of interest.
The Powder Stashes Route guides guests through powder snow areas.


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This session provides inspiring activities which meet the needs of families with pre-school children, whatever their abilities or backgrounds. The activities provide first-hand experience of the world outside, promote fitness and provide a range of experiences to develop key life skills – and they're also loads of fun! Parental participation is encouraged and the sessions demonstrate the play opportunities available outside. Activities could include - mini-beast hunting, bird feeder making, dam busting, nature detective work, fairy house building, mud pie making, messy art, magic potion creating and lots more.
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Nearshoring in Poland is relevant for companies focusing on: Fast and significant cost reduction Scalability and quick access to a large volume of IT resources and top-level competencies IT consultants who speak English fluently and have a mentality that is highly compatible with Scandinavian culture Smooth, flexible and effortless integration A maximum of two hour travel distance from all major European cities ProData Consult has the processes to assist your business with a customized nearshoring model in Warsaw, Poland quickly and efficiently. Why Poland? Locating your IT activities in Poland is a smart move. The population of Poland is larger than the combined population of the Scandinavian countries combined, and over 15,000 new Polish IT engineers graduate each year. Polish IT specialists are considered some of the most competent in Europe, especially when it comes to new technology. Because Poland is a member of the EU and the Schengen Area, both labor and information (production data) can be freely exchanged with other EU countries, and neither work permits nor visas are necessary. Polish culture is European, and Poles have no difficulty in adapting to the Scandinavian mentality. The Polish economy has shown stable economic growth since the country joined the EU in 2004, and Poland is generally characterized by a high level of trust and low levels of corruption. The country is ranked the 35th least corrupt country worldwide on the Transparency International Index (2014), and is both politically and economically stable. All of these factors contribute to the security, scalability and flexibility that makes locating IT activities in Poland so attractive. A Complete package ProData Consult's offices in Warsaw are located in a modern high-tech district surrounded by many IT companies just ten minutes from Frederic Chopin Airport. Our office facilities live up to the highest Scandinavian standards. Office space, secure high-speed connectivity, work stations, IT infrastructure, meeting facilities and all other practicalities are included in our hourly rate. ProData Consult provides a team of highly qualified Polish IT consultants, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they meet the necessary standards and that the consultancy services they provide have the quality necessary to complete the job in question to the highest possible industry standards. All consultants are approved by the client, and ProData Consult can only replace an IT consultant with the client's consent. We have an obligation to replace consultants whose performance is unsatisfactory or who fail to live up to the client's reasonable expectations in other ways – without added cost. All agreements are concluded between the client and ProData Consult A/S (Denmark), and ProData Consult guarantees that all solutions delivered are in compliance with Polish legislation. This means that all agreements are 100% based on Danish legislation, and that the client does not have to consider the Polish authorities in relation to law or contracts. In addition, all consultants are covered by ProData's professional consultancy liability insurance. We recommend all our clients to start out with a model based on hourly rates. Later on, after the nearshore team has acquired the necessary domain knowledge and if the client finds this relevant, switching to a fixed rate model is relatively simple. Scalability and the industry's best IT consultants ProData Consult is geared to help our clients scale IT resources quickly and effectively without compromising on quality. We have advanced processes and IT systems that enable us to limit our ramp up time to just 15 to 45 days for virtually all technologies. All of our consultants have a minimum of 5 years of professional IT work experience, a university education in computer science and documented expertise regarding the desired technology and competence. Understanding outsourcing and nearshoring Outsourcing means that a company spins off certain functions or activities previously performed internally to a contractor either in the home country or abroad (offshore if the country is far away, and nearshore if the country is close by). Nearshoring means moving some operations or business processes to a country with lower living expenses within the same cultural and geographical sphere as the company's home country. Nearshoring has advantages over offshoring in relation to time zone differences, culture, language and the political situation. 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I reupholstered this classic chair. Gave it a funky fabric.
I love to display pictures in different ways. These are on the floor. Who said pictures need to be on walls.
I am so super excited with my new wall decor. Can anyone guess what that is on the wall?
A closer view.
Inside I decided to purchase some inexpensive mirrored picture frames from the dollar store, and added some colour in it. That is a sheet of paper from Michael's that is used for scrapbooking. I love the pop of colour that it provides for my bedroom.
The LOVE wall decor was a DIY podge project. Four pieces of wood, painted them white, and printed some letters from the computer, and put them on. Easy peasy.
Here is my rug. The rug that I wanted was way too expensive. So I got myself some very luxurious......
faux fur....lol. I folded and stitched the edges by hand. No sewing machine necessary.
I didn't want to take a flip on it, so I added a strip of non skid material all the way around.
My ensuite bathroom in the background.
This is my padded headboard that I created a number of years ago. They are six separate panels, and they are held together with wood straps in the back, and hung on the wall.
DIYed the curtain panels with tabs on the top, from a veleveteen type fabric.
This pillow is pure luxury, so no one can use it.....lol It is made from an old mink stole which I turned into a really nice pillow, but NO ONE, can use it.
Yup, fake flowers....
No my bathroom ensuite is not blue. There is a skylight in it, and I guess the flash from my camera and the skylight created a blue hue.
My fab. wasili chair.
Ok, now I will tell you what that decor on the wall really is.
Here is a picture.
It is my rubber door mat!
I really wanted to put some ceiling medallions on the wall, but I needed a lot of them, and it would have cost me way too much. I had just been to the Home Depot, and saw a medallion that had a design that looked just like my door mat. When I got home and stepped on it, I thought, hey I am going to use this.
I cut the center piece out, which gave me two pieces to work with.
These are the frames that I bought. Two dollars each at the dollar store.
My sheet of paper. They have so many different patterns and colours, that you can decorate for very little.
I picked a very rich deep red print of roses. Very sexy and romantic.
Here they are ready to be hung.


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Picture: No Doubt The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards 2012, held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live - Arrivals Los Angeles, California - 18.11.12
Rockers No Doubt are postponing plans to tour in 2013 so they can record new material.
In September (12), the Don't Speak hitmakers released Push And Shove, their first studio album in 11 years, and were set to head out on the road this summer (13) for a series of shows.
However, singer Gwen Stefani and her bandmates have decided to clear their concert schedule so they can work on making another album instead.
A post on the band's Facebook.com page reads, "While we were travelling the world last year promoting Push And Shove, Gwen mentioned she was inspired to write new music. In December, we discussed the idea of starting 2013 by getting back into the studio together. We did so in January and the new music started flowing with unexpected ease. After spending three years recording the last album, this new pace feels incredibly exciting.
"We have decided to follow our muse for the time being and focus on this new music that we don't want to stop. So, we will be postponing our tour plans briefly while we endeavour to create something special and inspired. Our goal as a band is to share this new music with you as quickly as possible - both recorded and live on tour."
No Doubt no longer has any live dates planned for 2013, but the rockers have promised to keep fans "updated with photos and videos from the studio".


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Paul A. Janmey, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
Department: Physiology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Institute for Medicine and Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
1010 Vagelos Research Laboratories
3340 Smith Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6383
University of Pennsylvania
1010 Vagelos Research Laboratories
3340 Smith Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6383
Office: 215 573-7380
Fax: 215 573-6815
Fax: 215 573-6815
A.B. (Chemistry and Philosophy)
Oberlin College, 1976.
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry)
University of Wisconsin, 1982.
A.B. (Chemistry and Philosophy)
Oberlin College, 1976.
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry)
University of Wisconsin, 1982.
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Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group faculty webpage.
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Department of Physiology
Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group faculty webpage.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
cytoskeleton, phosphoinositide signalling, cell mechanics.
Key words: actin, PIP2, cytoskeleton, gel, astrocyte, fibrin, gelsolin.
Description of Research
Our lab studies several aspects of cell mechanics. In one project, we produce soft materials, usually hydrogels, to which cell adhesion proteins are linked to study how the stiffness of surfaces alters cell structure, function, and growth. Endothelial cells, fibroblasts, neurons and astrocytes each show unique dependence on substrate stiffness, and we seek to understand how they sense and respond to this mechanical cue. In related work we measure the structure and mechanics of cytoskeletal polymers using a variety of imaging, scattering, and rheologic methods. Further studies examine how changes in cell membrane structure mediated by inositol phospholipids lead to production of signals that remodel the cytoskeleton.
Rotation Projects
1. Image morphology and cytoskeletal changes in GFP-actin or GFP-vimentin expressing fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and other cell types grown of soft materials.
2. Fluorescence and atomic force microscopy of purified cytoskeletal polymers and associated motor proteins.
3. Use of fibrin gels as matrices for cell culture.
Lab personnel:
Fitzroy Byfield, Elisabeth Charrier, Ph.D., LiKang Chin, Ph.D., Katrina Cruz, Sarah Kim, Tongkeun Lee, Maria Murray, Ph.D., David Slochower, Anne Van Oosten, William Yang, Sameera Zaidi
Selected PublicationsThomson DD, Wehmeier S, Byfield FJ, Janmey PA, Caballero-Lima D, Crossley A, Brand AC.: Contact-induced apical asymmetry drives the thigmotropic responses of Candida albicans hyphae. Cell Microbiol. 17(3): 342-54, Mar 2015.
Galie PA, Byfield FJ, Chen CS, Kresh JY, Janmey PA.: Mechanically stimulated contraction of engineered cardiac constructs using a microcantilever. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 62(2): 438-42, Feb 2015.
Galie PA, van Oosten A, Chen CS, Janmey PA.: Application of multiple levels of fluid shear stress to endothelial cells plated on polyacrylamide gels. Lab Chip 15(4): 1205-12, Feb 2015.
Mohammadi H, Arora PD, Simmons CA, Janmey PA, McCulloch CA : Inelastic behaviour of collagen networks in cell-matrix interactions and mechanosensation. J R Soc Interface 12(102): 20141074, Jan 2015.
Mendez MG, Restle D, Janmey PA: Vimentin enhances cell elastic behavior and protects against compressive stress. Biophys J 107(2): 314-23, Jul 2014.
Pogoda K, Chin L, Georges PC, Byfield FJ, Bucki R, Kim R, Weaver M, Wells RG, Marcinkiewicz C, Janmey PA : Compression stiffening of brain and its effect on mechanosensing by glioma cells. New J Phys 16: 075002, Jul 2014.
Galie PA, Nguyen D-HT, Choi CK, Cohen DM, Janmey PA, Chen CS : Fluid shear stress threshold regulates angiogenic sprouting. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 111(22): 7968-73, Jun 2014.
Del Campo CM, Mishra AK, Wang Y-H, Roy CR, Janmey PA, Lambright DG : Structural basis for PI(4)P-specific membrane recruitment of the Legionella pneumophila effector DrrA/SidM. Structure 22(3): 397-408, Mar 2014.
Mohammadi H, Janmey PA, McCulloch CA.: Lateral boundary mechanosensing by adherent cells in a collagen gel system. Biomaterials 35(4): 1138-49, Jan 2014.
Murray ME, Mendez MG, Janmey PA.: Substrate stiffness regulates solubility of cellular vimentin. Mol Biol Cell 25(1): 87-94, Jan 2014.
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I grew up in NJ and one of my favorite things to do when visiting NYC was to arrive into Penn Station take the subway to the World Trade Center and go up to the top to see the view of New York City….floor 104 if I can recall. I watched a few shows yesterday on the 10 year anniversary and remembered that I had an old brochure from one of my visits years ago. This is about 20 years old. Here is the brochure from the World Trade Center thanks to my scanner. Click each image for a larger view. Even after 10 years…it is still very emotional to see. My thoughts and prayers go out to all that lost their lives on 9/11. We will never forget!!!
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The following is a guest post from Gary Maring, a member of my congregation (Luther Place), who has been blogging for a couple of years and has now written a book. His new book, Faith, Social Justice, and Public Policy: A Progressive's View, is available through Amazon, and proceeds from his book release event have benefitted N Street Village, the non-profit mentioned below.
My new book regarding faith, justice, and public policy reflects what I have learned over the last 40 years being involved at Luther Place church in DC and immersed in development of the most amazing social justice initiatives like N Street Village, the Lutheran Volunteer Corps, Steinbruck Center and more. I think it is important to share how faith entities like Luther Place can use their loaves and fishes (i.e. land and financial resources) to feed and nurture the thousands. Through foresight of a few key leaders of Luther Place; 21,000 square feet of land was assembled in the 1950s on N Street across from the church. At the time, the anticipated use of that land would be for parking by church members on Sunday. As it turned out, God had another plan for Luther Place. In the winter of 1976, Luther Place took the simple biblical act of welcoming the stranger on a cold winter night. Little did we know that event of opening the church doors to the homeless would define our mission for the next 35 plus years. Out of that decision came N Street Village which is now its own independent entity serving more than 60 percent of the homeless population of women in DC. In the process of developing N Street Village programs for the homeless, we were blessed with volunteers from the Mennonite and Jesuit traditions. Out of their witness, we were inspired to begin a Lutheran Volunteer Corps at Luther Place in 1979. From that meager first year beginning with 9 Lutheran volunteers housed on N Street, the program has grown to 16 cities with nearly 150 volunteers each year. Over the thirty plus years of LVC nearly 2000 young people have come through the program and gone on to change the world. Further, we created the Steinbruck Center (named after John and Erna Steinbruck, former Luther Place pastor and his wife who were the key to founding N Street Village) to educate and advocate on issues such as homelessness.
In the process of struggling with the issue of homelessness in and around our church and N Street Village it also became obvious that our mission to bring the kingdom of God here and now must go well beyond our block. My book thus reflects this bigger picture of the role of faith in helping achieve justice in our society. That follows the example of the Great Prophets including Jesus who took on the power structures of their day on behalf of the 'least of these'. Increasingly our Luther Place neighborhood and our country are seeing great economic inequality that if not addressed will tear at the very seams of our nation's bindings. Theologian Marcus Borg, in his book Speaking Christian, says that "the U.S. is the most Christian country in the world yet we have the greatest income inequality of any of the developed nations." At the same time our nation has the highest poverty rates in the developed world; over twenty percent of our children live in poverty!
In this year of possibly the most divisive and negative presidential primary on record, we witnessed the Religious and Political Right make some really offensive comments and policy proposals affecting the poor, immigrants, gays and lesbians, Muslims, and other minorities. I believe America has the capacity to rise above the hatred, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, and homophobia that we have seen in the political dialogue the last few years, thus I felt compelled to respond and portray another view of what it means to be both faithful and engaged in our nation's policies toward the disenfranchised. My book builds on a local foundation of a church continually engaged in biblical justice issues to addressing justice on a much broader societal scale.
What I see today is a need for rejuvenation of the progressive spirit in America to counter the more fundamentalist trends that, if followed, would take us back to a period before the 1960s Civil Rights era when the white majority was dominant, women knew their place in the home, homosexuals stayed in the closet, and other minorities were suppressed. Many young people have turned away from organized religion, but there is a large spirituality movement that has much in common with more traditional progressive church values. Many are turned off by members of the Religious Right who have captured too much of the media's attention with such negative rhetoric. We in the progressive religious community need to find ways to connect with today's spiritual movement, social justice oriented evangelicals, and secular progressives and be advocates for a more just society.


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A story in today's San Francisco Recorder, "Appeal Courts Publishing More, Barely," by Mike McKee, gauges the effects of a new court rule designed to encourage opinion publication by the California Court of Appeal and includes these statistics:
. . . Of 11,581 opinions filed by the state's appellate districts between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2008, only 1,151– 9.9 percent of the total – were ordered published, according to figures given to The Recorder by California's reporter of decisions, who oversees the editing and publication of Supreme Court and appellate opinions in the state's official reports.
By comparison, a year earlier, between April 1, 2006, and March 31, 2007, when the old rules were in play, only 999 – or 9 percent – of 11,067 rulings were published, according to the court's records.
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The biggest increase occurred in San Francisco's First District Court of Appeal, which, according to The Recorder's count, went from 127 published opinions in 2006-07 to 162 a year later, for an increase of 27.5 percent.


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I'm done with afternoon rounds. I get in the elevator to leave.
The elevator stops on the 6th floor and a lady and her little kid get on.
Little Kid: "Mommy, why do the elevator doors have those green and red lights?"
Mom: "So blind people know which way the doors are moving, honey."
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Meningitis scare hits closer to Cincinnati
Officials say local pain clinic used contaminated vaccine
The meningitis scare is hitting closer to home after health officials said a local pain clinic is on the list of places that received the tainted drug.
The Cincinnati Pain Management in Montgomery is one of four facilities in Ohio tagged by state health officials for receiving a potentially contaminated drug used for epidural steroid injections.
"What's really important for folks to know here is there are two kinds of epidural. Epidural for surgery (is) much different from what we are talking about here. This is steroid epidural and it was given at one place in Tri-State and one place only," said Mike Samet, of the Hamilton County Health Department.
Seven states, including Indiana, are confirming about four dozen rare cases of meningitis. Health officials said people are becoming ill after receiving the steroid injections.
"It's very often deadly. It's not your normal bacterial, but it's fungal. That's not something we see very often," Samet said.
So far, authorities said five deaths have been linked to the outbreak.
Hospitals in the area have been flooded with calls, while a doctor with the pain management clinic said they are very concerned for their patients and are taking care of all of them. He said no one has been affected so far.
"If you received an injection at Cincinnati Pain Management, contact your doctor. A lot of people will develop flu-like symptoms. It starts very slowly," Samet said.
Marion and Dublin, Ohio, are the other locations where officials said facilities were found to have the recalled product.
The Hamilton County Health Department said the investigation is ongoing.


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Cathay Pacific Community Flight takes to the skies, promoting the true spirit of Hong Kong. 160 people from less-advantaged families embark on journey of a lifetime
The community flight was the airline's first initiative in support of the "Bless Hong Kong" campaign, launched recently by the Commission on Poverty. The aim was to give these first-time fliers an opportunity to enjoy a unique experience, spend quality time together, and forge lasting memories that will help to strengthen family bonds.
The Honourable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, was Guest of Honour for the community flight, which was hosted by Cathay Pacific Chief Executive John Slosar.
The flight was operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft carrying Cathay Pacific's new "Spirit of Hong Kong" livery. The unique livery features the silhouettes of the 110 winners of "The Spirit of Hong Kong" campaign which was launched by the airline in July last year and run in support of the government's "Hong Kong: Our Home" initiative.
Speaking at the kick-off ceremony, John Slosar said: "It's great to see everyone here today, and I can assure you that we are delighted that you could be with us! You will all become ambassadors for Hong Kong when you step onboard Cathay Pacific's third 'Spirit of Hong Kong' aircraft, which features a unique livery that carries the spirit of our home city and its remarkable people around our global network, 365 days a year.
"We have more than 160 family members joining us today. I am very pleased to see that you all uphold the spirit of Hong Kong in your daily lives, as shown in the creative work you submitted to the non-government organisations. I believe that today will be a very special experience which you will be able to share with those closest to you, making it even more special. So let us all explore the wonders of flight together!" Mr Slosar added.
The flight was made possible by the support extended by various government departments and other organisations, including the Transport and Housing Bureau, the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, the Immigration Department, Airport Authority Hong Kong, and the Aviation Security Company Limited.
The airline worked with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and four non-governmental organisations - Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service, Mong Kok Kai Fong Association Chan Hing, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Lady MacLehose Centre and the Hong Kong Children & Youth Services – to select participants for the community flight. The non-governmental organisations developed their own programmes to encourage creative entries from young people to demonstrate how they and their family members embodied the spirit of Hong Kong. The creative submissions were submitted in different forms – from kite and comic design to writing and photography.
As the aircraft circled above the South China Sea for around 90 minutes, the families were able to try out the seat features and enjoy all the programmes on the inflight entertainment system. While tucking into inflight meals served by Cathay Pacific cabin crew, they also had the opportunity to share some special moments with their families 25,000 feet in the air. Joining the participants on the flight were about 40 Cathay Pacific Volunteers, members of the airline's corporate volunteering team, who helped to take care of the guests and share their aviation knowledge with them.
Twelve-year-old Kelly, a first-time flyer, said: "My family rarely has the chance to spend time together, so I am really happy that I can share memorable moments in the air with my mother and younger sister today."
Second Officer and veteran CX Volunteer Kevin Cheng said: "As a pilot, much of my time inflight is spent in the cockpit. I am really excited to meet the passengers of this community flight, many of whom had never flown before."
This is the fourth time Cathay Pacific has operated a community flight. Similar programmes held by the airline in previous years included one for Tung Chung residents in 2007, the "English on Air" community flight for Tung Chung residents in 2008, and another flight for less-advantaged residents from six districts of Hong Kong in 2013.


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Great progression run today. I went out more aggressively than I had originally planned (steady 8:00/mile pace), but it simply felt right. Felt very comfortable and in sync all around, and I'm very happy with that. Worked up to hitting the last split in 6:34. Worth noting that the last three miles are downhill and at a grade that's perfect for speed, so it made it easy to do so.
Ran 7.1 miles @ 7:37/mile pace.
Paved roads.
Very hilly.
Upper 20s, sunny.
Long pants, fleece jacket, short sleeved shirt, reflective vest, beanie, gloves.


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If you find Goodiepal's artwork to be inexplicable, it may be because you're not a robot or a blade of grass.
Goodiepal (alternately spelled Gaeoudjiparl or Gaodjiperl) has in fact directed his unique and absurd concerts/lectures/performance art/stand up comedy/show-and-tell toward AI. As he waxes in his Mort Aux Vaches lecture, "We need to start to talk to the machines as human beings, bringing and expecting machines to understand what we are saying....in a Utopian future, [my] work is not only made to be appreciated by human minds. No, it's also meant to be worshiped by all kinds of alternative intelligence."
A Goodiepal performance might begin with a solemn whistled rendition of a patriotic ode. Often he will place an array of strange handmade objects on a table and begin to move them around methodically on a chess board, occasionally uttering a guttural croak. He might begin to lecture about his nonlinear conception of time, indicating that small bundles of twine on the table symbolize points of time. He might impersonate rock bands and do karaoke. Goodiepal's lectures would be a complete upheaval of everything you believed if there weren't wry Dadaist halo around it all.
Goodiepal's London studio, The Blue House, designed by FAT
Primarily using voice in recent musical performances is an odd step for Goodiepal, since he was introduced to most fans as a synth musician and builder. One of Goodiepal's more infamous synths is an motorized brass bird that has several levers to control a synthesized birdsong. This synth is just one charismatically packaged part of a massive portfolio of built-from-scratch and modified electronics. Goodiepal in fact makes much of his income by repairing and modifying synthesizers and various electronics at his studio in London ...


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Los Angeles radio station 95.5 KLOS-FM today announced a special screening, Wednesday, November 14 at The GRAMMY Museum in downtown Los Angeles, of the JEFF LYNNE documentary "Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO." It will be followed by a Q&A with the creative force of ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA and the singularly accomplished British singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer. KLOS DJ Cynthia Fox will host the event, which starts at 7:00 PM, and moderate the Q&A.
LYNNE's illuminating and entertaining documentary "Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO," written and directed by Martyn Atkins, gets to the heart of who JEFF LYNNE is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The answer–as told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of JEFF as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle–is that LYNNE is a true man of music for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument.
In other news, LYNNE recently received a nomination for inclusion in the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame. The event will take place June 13, 2013 in New York City.
LYNNE just released two albums on Frontiers Records on October 9 to critical praise: the solo disc LONG WAVE, a heartfelt and vivid tribute to some of the very songs that originally inspired him, and MR. BLUE SKY–THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA. For the latter album, LYNNE has artfully revisited and created brand new versions–at his home studio in Los Angeles–of the greatest hits of ELO, actually improving on the gems that catapulted them to sales of 50 million-plus records worldwide.
The release of the albums marks the 40th anniversary of ELO. Both albums contributed to what Billboard.biz called a "spectacular chart comeback (10/15/12)," with three top-10 albums on the U.K. charts at the same time—LONG WAVE, MR. BLUE SKY—THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, and ALL OVER THE WORLD.


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A few weeks ago I was asked to be a part of this fun project and spent a weekend in Salt Lake crafting, shooting this video and meeting some really amazing people. Vivint was so kind to make everything possible.
The project I'm talking about is this A Hip Handmade Holiday which is actually this fantastic e-book with holiday crafts and gifts for everyone for $10 or less. I love how simple these all are and had a great time working on some projects.
To purchase the book, go here!
I hope everyone takes a moment to check it out. These wonderful ladies have worked hard to bring such a fantastic book and resource to you and it's so worth while to read. And for only $10, it also makes a great gift itself.


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Everyday trend beautiful animal flock mesh high pointy toe pump. Wear easily on date night in skinny jeans to elegant skater dress style. The Elisenda features a memory foam insole for added cushion and comfort. Make a style statement for any occasion with J. Renee'.
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Fall and winter water recreationists should be aware of a new regulation that applies to all Pennsylvania waters. Passed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) in September 2011, the …
Fall and winter water recreationists should be aware of a new regulation that applies to all Pennsylvania waters. Passed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) in September 2011, the regulation went into effect on November 1, 2012 and continues through April 30, 2013. It requires boaters to wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket while underway or at anchor on boats less than 16 feet in length or any canoe or kayak.
According to Laurel Anders, director of the PFBC Bureau of Boating and Outreach, Pennsylvania's boating accident reports reveal that almost 80 percent of boating fatalities happen to boaters not wearing a life jacket. A disproportionate number of the fatalities occur during the months of November through April, when boaters are at increased risk due to water temperature and sudden cold water immersion.
Cold water shock is a major factor in boating fatalities. When a person is unexpectedly plunged into cold water below 70ºF, the body's first response is usually an involuntary gasp. Without a life jacket, a victim may inhale while under water and drown without coming back to the surface. If an individual does make it back to the surface, his ability to swim is usually restricted because of a shortness of breath or hyperventilation. A life jacket greatly increases chances for survival as well as the amount of time for rescue.
For those concerned with the financial burden of purchasing this additional gear, the PFBC notes the following: the cost of a life jacket is a small investment when compared to the value of a life.
Cold water survival safety tips:
• Always wear a life jacket, even when not required. Read the label to be sure it's appropriate for your boating activity.
• Never boat alone.
• Leave a float plan with family or friends and know the waters you plan to boat.
• Bring a fully charged cell phone in case of emergency.
• Wear clothing that still insulates when wet, such as fleece, polypropylene or other synthetics.
• If you are about to fall into cold water, cover your mouth and nose with your hands. This reduces the likelihood of inhaling water.
• If possible, stay with the boat. Get back into or climb on top of the boat.
• While in cold water, do not remove your clothing.
• If you can't get out of the water, get into the Heat Escape Lessening Posture (HELP) by bringing the knees to the chest and hugging them with your arms.
• Once out of the water, remove wet clothes and warm up as soon as possible.
• Seek medical attention when necessary. Some effects of exposure to cold temperatures can be delayed.
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text: November 10, 2012 My President Is Busy By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be so lucky. You should be so lucky that the president feels he has the time, energy and political capital to spend wrestling with Bibi to forge a peace between Israelis and Palestinians. I don't see it anytime soon. Obama has his marching orders from the American people: Focus on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, not on Bethlehem, Palestine, and focus on getting us out of quagmires (Afghanistan) not into them (Syria). No, my Israeli friends, it's much worse than you think: You're home alone. Of course, no one here will tell you that. To the contrary, there will surely be a new secretary of state visiting you next year with the umpteenth road map for "confidence-building measures" between Israelis and Palestinians. He or she may even tell you that "this is the year of decision." Be careful. We've been there before. If you Google "Year of decision in the Middle East," you'll get more than 100,000,000 links. Is this good for Israel? No. It is unhealthy. The combination of America's internal focus, the post-Arab awakening turmoil and the exhaustion of Palestinians means Israel can stay in the West Bank indefinitely at a very low short-term cost but at a very high long-term cost of losing its identity as a Jewish democracy. If Israelis want to escape that fate, it is very important that they understand that we're not your grandfather's America anymore. To begin with, the rising political force in America is not the one with which Bibi has aligned Israel. As the Israeli columnist Ari Shavit noted in the newspaper Haaretz last week: "In the past, both the Zionist movement and the Jewish state were careful to be identified with the progressive forces in the world. ... But in recent decades more and more Israelis took to leaning on the reactionary forces in American society. It was convenient to lean on them. The evangelists didn't ask difficult questions about the settlements, the Tea Party people didn't say a word about excluding women and minorities or about Jewish settlers' attacks and acts of vandalism against Palestinians and peace activists. The Republican Party's white, religious, conservative wing was not agitated when the Israeli Supreme Court was attacked and the rule of law in Israel was trampled." Israel, Shavit added, assumed that "under the patronage of a radical, rightist America we can conduct a radical, rightist policy without paying the price." No more. Netanyahu can still get a standing ovation from the Israel lobby, but not at U.C.L.A. At the same time, U.S. policy makers have learned that the Middle East only puts a smile on our faces when it starts with them: with Israelis and Arabs. Camp David started with them. Oslo started with them. The Arab Spring started with them. When they have ownership over peace or democracy movements, those initiatives can be self-sustaining. We can amplify what they start, but we can't create it. We can provide the mediation and even the catering, but it's got to start with them. We've learned something else from our interventions in Afghanistan and Libya: We willed the ends, but we did not will the means — that is, doing all that it would take to transform those societies. That is why we're quitting Afghanistan, staying out of Syria and relying on sanctions, as long as possible, to dissuade Iran from building a nuclear bomb. These countries are too hard to fix but too dangerous to ignore. We'll still try to help, but we'll expect regional powers, and the locals, to assume more responsibility. Finally, we really have work to do at home. Soon Americans will be asked to pay more taxes for less government. It's coming. It will not make us isolationists, but it will change our mood and make us much pickier about where we'll get involved. That means only a radical change by Palestinians or Israelis will get us to fully re-engage. The other day, in an interview with Israel's Channel 2, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority declared: "Palestine for me is the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital. This is Palestine. I am a refugee. I live in Ramallah. The West Bank and Gaza is Palestine. Everything else is Israel." This was a big signal, but Bibi scorned it. The Israeli novelist David Grossman wrote an open letter to Netanyahu in Haaretz, taking him to task: "This is a bit embarrassing, but I will remind you, Mr. Netanyahu, that you were elected to lead Israel precisely in order to discern these rare hints of opportunity, in order to transform them into a possible lever to extricate your country from the impasse in which it has been stuck for decades." So my best advice to Israelis is: Focus on your own election — on Jan. 22 — not ours. I find it very sad that in a country with so much human talent, the Israeli center and left still can't agree on a national figure who could run against Netanyahu and his thuggish partner, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman — a man whose commitment to democracy is closer to Vladimir Putin's than Thomas Jefferson's. Don't count on America to ride to the rescue. It has to start with you. My president is busy.