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Things You Need is a submission to the machinima category of the 48 Hour Film Project by Stone Falcon Productions, Oblivious Films, and Slashdance. It's a little raucous, and a little rowdy, so your mileage on this film is going to vary according to your taste. It's the story of a down-trodden gnome who encounters a magic shop, gets a tub of magic paint, and hijinks ensue.
I really enjoyed the first part of the film. It was cute, amusing, and the musical portions were pretty darn funny. I loved the shop owner, and the dialogue and play between the two characters. It was lighthearted, fast paced, and totally worth the time. I'm not as sold on the gnome's female companion, created using the magical bucket. She's stereotypically vacuous and unsatisfying for the gnome, who decides to erase her.
There's two schools of thought on this. The first is the obvious concern about the misogyny, the creation of a "perfect" woman, the exploitation of her, and the immediate use of her for base purposes. The other side to that discussion, of course, is that you can interpret the piece as a criticism of that kind of behavior, questioning the motives and character of a man who would do such a thing. Ultimately, though, I don't know if there's a lot to be read into it except a joke, and whether or not you find the joke funny. Like I said, your mileage is going to vary.
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"The initial brief was to re-design the timber framed faux Victorian Style conservatory completed in the 80's." says AMA. "AMA's solution was to replace it with a similar form avoiding and having to submit a potentially difficult and lengthy planning application. The original design of three barrel vaults was transformed into a contemporary 'sine curve' form, with 3 large curved double glazed units, the largest single horizontal units in the UK. This elegant form has the appearance of a single sheet of flowing glass forming the new conservatory roof. This new space was to become the spring board for a new aesthetic approach of the rest of the house."
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A new floating stair divides the house in two with a new roof light bringing natural light to the centre of the house. Dyed and brushed solid oak flooring runs throughout, from the stairs, flooring and the doors. In the bathrooms, solid marble bath and basins carved to ama's synonymous organic style are laid delicately with the warmth of a timber floor and walls.
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Originally Posted by Samuel Beckett
The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.
Originally Posted by Samuel Beckett
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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Verere testudinem! (Fear the turtle)
Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. -Albert Einstein
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/** The only stupid question is the one you never ask. */
/** The only stupid question is the one you never ask. */
So questions like "how many points do you get for a three point shot?" are not stupid because they have been asked? Maybe if we asked and then unasked the question it would be stupider?
Or sometimes I ask myself "why is that Frisbee getting bigger and bigger?" Then it hits me.....
Are you sure ? Don't make me dream to get lost again. Or I can only slap my butts.
It's not funny ! really not funny !
"We've got to get to the eighteenth floor", he said upliftingly.
"This is a picture of my new house", he said visibly moved.
"I've gained 45 pounds", he said heavily.
"I'm waiting to see the doctor", she said patiently.
"That's the third electric shock I've gotten this week!" she said, revolted.
"My Sinatra impression needs some work", he said, trying to be frank.
"OK, you can borrow it again," she relented.
"I doubt Ill finish in the top three", he held forth.
"I just hate camping", he confided intently.
"Don't let me drown in Egypt!" he said, deep in denial.
"Do these socks match?", I asked despairingly.
I care to understand what you are really talking about while being taht bored
They are pretending to sue each other
1. It expensive, not on the cash paid to buy the item but on payment each month
2. it's old, we tend to pick young twinky boy to represent us online and attract potential online readers.
[comment out]Think a 3 reseon for me. we are a professional football palyers without legs[/comment out]
3. a brother brought a sister to court because she violated his song copyright.
the case lasted 2 years to finalise and no one ever knows they were sister and brother, even the FBI.
You know the final recompense is returned and shared by both when they got out of the US later for traveling to their homeland in Vietnam. They got famouse in the US then on. What a cool plan! Do you dare to do something similar even when you can use a satellite camera to watch out local police ?
We are messing up things because the dream sure never comes true, loss is loss, we know soon there will be true violence due to mental stimulae for sex orientation and neuralscience research
I stained the deck last week. Then I got to watch paint dry. It doesn't get any better than this.
I am bored!
I am bored; therefore I am.
me taedet ; ergo sum.
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Last night the House voted to pass the Fiscal Cliff deal, thereby slapping the American People in the face. In fact, Speaker John Boehner (Republican from Ohio's 8th Congressional District) voted for the deal (thereby proving that he deserved the title of Schmuck of the Week on Red, Right, and Blue for December 8, 2012) as well as Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (Republican from Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District) while House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Republican from Virginia's 7th congressional district) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Republican from California's 22nd congressional district) voted against the deal, thereby dividing the House Leadership and also possibly firing Boehner as Speaker.
This whole fiscal cliff debacle reminds me of the most recent issue of the Imprimis newsletter from Hillsdale College. In it Dr. Larry Arnn, President of Hillsdale, had posted his interview on the Hugh Hewitt show from November 7. There was a very interesting dialogue at the beginning of the newsletter in which Hewitt had mentioned that "there are a lot of people who are close to saying "game over," who are tempted now to retreat from politics—to go do missionary
work, for instance—and give up on the republic. But you have made your life's work the studying of leaders who have refused to do that." Dr. Arnn's answer is one in which many people should read many times and commit it to memory.
That's right. And the reason you can't do that, by the way—the reason you can't retreat into private life and give up on politics—is that the cost of doing it is overwhelming. If you don't live under good laws, life becomes truncated and less happy, injustice becomes customary, civilization is compromised. And one
cannot acquiesce in that. One has to be involved. And since politics is natural to us—man is essentially political, as Aristotle says—and since we do live in the greatest modern country—founded that way at least—we owe it a lot. And many of the people who have seen the republic
through to where we are today have gone through things that are worse than this. So first of all, it's a duty not to give up. But second, there are good reasons to
know that the game isn't over.
When pressed by Hugh what he meant, Dr. Arnn went on to say,
One of them is that the election is shot through with contradictions. The obvious contradiction is that we have a divided government. The presidency and the Senate are in the hands of one party, and the House of Representatives and most governorships are in the hands of the other. A second contradiction is that a large majority of people continued to say in the exit polls that they were against raising taxes in order to cut the deficit.
One might be cynical and put that down to an irresponsible refusal to pay for existing benefits—to get more and more "free stuff." But for a long time now, opinion polls have pointed towards the existence of a broad majority of Americans who favor smaller government. This obviously contradicts the re-election of the president and the Democratic gains in the Senate. The
country is still a house divided against itself, and that's dangerous. But it doesn't mean that there's been a resolution. It means in fact the opposite: there is not a
resolution. That resolution still has to be made, and the making of it lies ahead of us, and not behind us.
Dr. Arnn went on to say that Reagan and Churchill were "two statesmen that regarded the Soviet Union as weak, even at the height of its power, because it was built on self-contradictory propositions and its system led to obvious and repeated injustices."
You can read the entire interview here and also subscribe to Imprimis for free here. I strongly recommend subscribing to Imprimis as it brings the best and brightest from well-known politicians, columnists, and radio hosts like Thomas Sowell, Mark Steyn, John Bolton, Margaret Thatcher, Mark Helperin, and others. The main question here is, "will you give up, or will you fight on?"


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Good movies create a visual landscape all their own, but when the backdrop is intended to be so recognizable it becomes a character in the picture - projecting a specific emotional idea - filmmakers often head for San Francisco. 'People from all over the world have gotten to know San Francisco through the movies,' says Bryan Rice, creator and occasional guide of the San Francisco Movie Tour, which has been mapping the city's movie history for the past six years. Motion picture studios in Hollywood were constructed like factories, holding down production costs by using the same sets over and over again. As visionary directors tried to break away from genres that had grown generic, they found magic in location filming. And few cities evoked romance and mystery more than San Francisco. At present, there is only one organized tour of the city's famous film locations, and it is directed, produced and presented by Rice. He left a corporate job seven years ago to turn what had become a hobby - shuttling friends and family visiting from out of town to familiar San Francisco movie locations - into a career. But to the extent that there's a script, it's written by the movies themselves. Whether the tour's van is lumbering along the route of a slapstick chase, such as the one in 'What's Up, Doc?' or matching the muscle car rumble in 'Bullitt,' Rice has assembled a trove of behind-the-scenes lore from DVD extras and hours of Internet research on films that figure most prominently in the tour, such as 'Dirty Harry' (three locations), 'Vertigo' (four) and 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (three). There are a few puzzling omissions. '48 HRS,' the cop-criminal buddy picture from 1982 starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, is a no-show because there's so much foul language. Rice says he couldn't find a family-friendly clip to show. Also missing is 'Pacific Heights,' the dark thriller from 1990 starring Michael Keaton, so firmly rooted in that upscale neighborhood that its location is its title. No explanation for that oversight is given, and to be fair, a city with as many picturesque backdrops as San Francisco conspires against the inclusion of every film ever shot there. But two locations from 'George of the Jungle' and none from the Woody Allen comedy 'Play It Again, Sam' suggests a movie map that has been purposely dumbed down. There's plenty of smart stuff, too, such as Rice's explanation about the tour's first film clip from 'The Birdman of Alcatraz,' in which he notes that the Birdman, Robert Stroud, spent most of his 47 years behind bars at Leavenworth, and that he was never actually allowed to keep birds during his stretch at Alcatraz. Seeing a movie's scenery on the video monitor at the front of the bus as it floats past outside your window feels at first a bit like a parlor trick. But as the tour rolls along, it's almost impossible for hardcore movie buffs not to fall into a rhythm of guessing the next film location. (There's a cheat sheet that lays out the entire tour, point by point, but if you enjoy figuring things out for yourself, I suggest you fold it up and put it in your pocket until you reach Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak in 'Pal Joey.') The oldest clip is from the 1922 comedy 'Daydreams,' which Buster Keaton shot in North Beach, hoping to ridicule the San Francisco police responsible for arresting his pal, Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, and putting him through three trials for rape and manslaughter. Arbuckle was eventually acquitted, and the city acquits itself nicely in his mad romp through its streets. Bay Area film luminaries such as directors Francis Ford Coppola and Chris Columbus get special attention, as they should, although here again, there are puzzling oversights. At the Civic Center, for instance, we see a location from the 1978 remake of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' but no mention is made of direct Philip Kaufman, a longtime resident of San Francisco. Much of the movie tour would fit comfortably into any tour of the city's neighborhoods, and in that sense, it's nice to have an organizing principle to justify flitting from Nob Hill to Alamo Square. It's surprisingly easy to lose track of where you actually are, missing beautiful scenery right outside the window while you watch a clip from a cheesy Bond movie like 'A View To a Kill.' The 'Bullitt' car chase gets a nice, long run, but the other movie that gets a long clip is 'The Rock,' director Michael Bay's ghastly action fantasia from 1996. Unconstrained by the shushing that goes on in an actual movie house, participants in the tour tend to let their inner film critic become outer. The day I took the tour, a man from San Jose who was there with his wife and another couple berated Sofia Coppola's 'Lost In Translation,' which wasn't even on the tour. And across the aisle, a man from New Zealand had it in for another member of the Coppola clan - Nicolas Cage, star of 'The Rock' and far too many other movies to suit the Cage-free Kiwi. To keep the tour from going longer than three hours, when new films are added to the route - and to the clip reel - something else usually falls by the wayside. There are some 'highlights' from movies you likely never heard of, but those aren't always the first to go if they happen someplace geographically desirable. The Mission District is skipped entirely to hold down the tour's running time, and when a scene from the most recent Woody Allen film, 'Blue Jasmine,' was added two weeks ago, it was one shot near Union Square because that was already on the tour. Scenes filmed in the Mission didn't make the cut. The most famous house on the tour - maybe the most famous house in San Francisco, a city filled with historic homes owned by robber barons and captains of industry - is the 'Mrs. Doubtfire' house in Pacific Heights. As tour guides like to demonstrate, it is also one of the easiest landmarks to find, because in the movie Sally Field's character, Miranda Hillard, gives the house's actual address: 2640 Steiner Street. Rice knows that even classic movies don't remain classic forever, as new audiences come along and reject great films such as 'The Maltese Falcon,' which gets only a brief nod on the current tour. 'At what point does 'Dirty Harry' become irrelevant to movie audiences?' he asks. 'The first 'Dirty Harry' was released in 1971. At what point are people going to go, 'That was 43 years ago'?' Just in case, he's considering a movie tour designed specifically for senior citizens. It might drop 'Monsters vs. Aliens' in favor of 'The Lady From Shanghai,' although not even that would bring back Playland at the Beach, where the famous house of mirrors scene was shot. Some landscapes can only be visited at the movies.
The San Francisco Movie Tour runs a van daily for most of the year, with more frequent tours during the busy tourist months of July and August. - Times: The three-hour tour starts at 10:30 a.m. at Pier 43-1/2 at Fisherman's Wharf, with earlier passenger pickups at Union Square and Nob Hill. - Tickets: $47 adults; $37 for children 5-17, students 18-22 with valid student ID and seniors 65-plus. Advance reservations are a must; go towww.sanfranciscomovietours.com
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AUSTIN — The Texas House has narrowly approved and sent to the Senate a bill cutting taxes on chewing tobacco by more than 30 percent but raising the price of some smaller brands of cigarettes.
Passed Tuesday 74-66, it mandates that cigarette brands not included in a 1998 settlement among big tobacco companies charge an extra 55 cent per pack, like major competitors. Taxes on chewing tobacco, meanwhile, would fall from $1.22 to 80 cents.
Republican Rep. John Otto said the bill is about fairness, and 48 states have adopted similar measures.
But the normally routine final approval instead sparked heavy debate from conservatives. They claim the state is taxing tobacco companies it never sued.
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Guide to the Lázaro de la Garza Archive
Part I: Villa Correspondence, 1913-1919
Biographical Sketch
Born in Laredo, Texas. De la Garza served as financial agent for Francisco (Pancho) Villa. Named Agente Financiero de la Division del Norte in Oct. 1913, he served as president of the Banco del Estado de Chihuahua, created by General Villa in Dec. 1913, and was director of the Comisión de la Hacienda in Torreón. He was also president of L. de la Garza & Co., Inc., an import, export and commission business organized in New York in 1915; other officers were Rafael L. Hernández and José F. Farías. De la Garza left Mexico in 1914 and moved to Los Angeles, California.
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Letters, telegrams, financial documents, etc. pertaining to de la Garza's association with Pancho Villa and to the Mexican Revolution in northern Mexico. Materials relate to financial affairs of the Villa movement and to business affairs of L. de la Garza & Co., Inc. Financial documents such as transfers of funds, printing of currency, and payments for purchases illustrate the logistics of Villa's campaign through references to orders for and delivery of supplies, munitions, equipment, and by mentions of military operations and plans. Items concerning L. de la Garza & Co. reflect involvement in munitions. Primary correspondents are Pancho Villa, Felix A. Sommerfeld, and Raymundo E. Navarro; others include Servando C. de la Garza and José Garza Zertuche. Corporate entities include the Comisión de la Hacienda, Agencia Commercial y Financiera del Cuerpo de Ejercito del Norte, Banco del Estado de Chihuahua, Rio Grande Valley Bank and Trust Co., American Bank Note Company, Western Cartridge Company, J.P. Morgan & Co., and Manoil and Rhein. Correspondence relating to de la Garza's personal affairs and mining interests and documents relating to lawsuits involving Hipólito Villa, Alberto Madero, John E. Orfila, A.G. Orfila, and J.E. Garrett.
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Dr. Lucy Kinninmonth says she's been to nearly 20 different Lower Mainland medical specialists in the past year, all of whom doubt she's got chronic Lyme disease even though her symptoms and a blood test she had in the U.S. confirmed it as far as she's concerned.
The Port Coquitlam veterinarian is now one of 650 individuals with a range of enigmatic, ongoing symptoms who've been referred to Canada's first Complex Chronic Disease clinic, located in BC Women's Hospital.
The clinic, which officially opens Thursday with a public open house, has been taking referrals and triaging patients since its "soft" opening in March. It will specialize in suspected or confirmed cases of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and Lyme disease in about equal measures.
Kinninmonth, who believes she was bit by a tick while laying in the grass near the B.C. Legislature in Victoria or hiking on Vancouver Island, says her family doctor made a referral to the clinic three months ago. But based on her experience with the medical establishment, she wonders how helpful the appointment will be when it finally happens.
"I've been told by so many doctors, 'We don't have Lyme disease here,' and I've been tested for multiple sclerosis, lupus, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, among other conditions, all of which have been ruled out," she said, noting she's spent a lot of time bedridden because of symptoms including joint and muscle pain, dizziness, vertigo, fatigue, headaches and chest pain.
"I've seen cardiologists, neurologists, a gastroenterologist, rheumatologist, infectious disease expert, orthopedic surgeon and on and on."
She decided to send her own blood sample to lab in California called IGeneX.
"It cost $900 and my results were strongly positive for Lyme so I saw a naturopathic doctor here who specializes in treatment and I went on an antibiotic (doxycycline) for two months, which improved my symptoms quite a bit," she said.
"After stopping the antibiotic, the symptoms started coming back. So I went on different intravenous antibiotics for four weeks and again, that helped alleviate symptoms to some degree."
Dr. Alison Bested, medical director of the Vancouver clinic, said she expects many of her patients will have gone to numerous doctors in a desperate bid to get to the bottom of their symptoms. She's not surprised there are already 650 referrals because well over 100,000 British Columbians are afflicted with those diseases.
So far at the clinic, only 100 patients have been triaged and a dozen have been seen.
"Everyone is frustrated by how long things take but we're building a whole new program here and we have to have a sustainable model of care that includes research, education and health promotion, in addition to a holistic approach to treatment," she said.
The clinic will have access to a nurse practitioner, psychologist, physiotherapist, social worker and other medical experts. The inclusion of mental health experts, Bested noted, is important because so many patients with chronic conditions have been told their symptoms are "all in their head."
"So it's our job to validate their pain and other symptoms, to realize that these symptoms have an emotional, physical and mental impact on lives," Bested said. "People can lose jobs and abilities because of these chronic conditions. They can become anxious or depressed and it's up to us to help them learn to live in the present."
Meanwhile, the B.C.-based Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) has withdrawn its endorsement of the Complex Chronic Disease Program because of what it calls "inadequate diagnostics and treatment for Lyme disease patients."
Lyme disease is caused by an infection caused by tick bites. When the clinic was first announced by the government a few years ago, Lyme advocates were hopeful that long-term antibiotic therapy for chronic cases would be used as would tests done to capture a variety of strains of the disease so that patients wouldn't have to send their blood samples to private labs in the U.S.
"Patients we've heard from who have gone to the clinic so far have told us that guidelines mandate only short-term antibiotics," CanLyme president Jim Wilson said, acknowledging the controversy over the effectiveness of short-term versus long-term antibiotics.
"Fortunately, patients can still turn to naturopaths who can now prescribe antibiotics; there are a handful in the province who have become specialists in this field," he added. "But if we'd been informed at the outset that the clinic was limited to the wholly inadequate status quo on treatment, we'd never have gone near it, let alone endorsed it."
Bested called Wilson's comments and decision "unfortunate" but noted it won't stop her and other health professionals at the clinic from treating Lyme patients.
"Every patient will be assessed individually. If there are specific situations in which antibiotics are called for, then they will be used," she said, avoiding a direct answer on whether repeat courses of antibiotics will be prescribed.
The BC Centre for Disease Control received only 18 reports of Lyme infections last year and half were among people who travelled to places in the U.S. and Europe, where the disease is more common.
However, research has shown that Lyme disease is notoriously under-reported and under-diagnosed across North America. Wilson noted a recent U.S. Center for Disease Control study showed there are likely 10 times more cases of Lyme than what's officially reported.
As to expanding the variety of tests to be used in the diagnosis, Bested said she's applied for funding from different agencies to find out which tests are the most reliable.
This Thursday's open house runs from 2-4 p.m. The clinic can be accessed from the Heather and West 29th Ave. parking lot through entrance 77 of the hospital. Visitors are asked not to wear any scents due to allergy sensitivities.
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News & Notes: Game 12
Monday, April 18, 2011 (6:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (4-7, 6th(-3.0), North)
RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-0, 0.00)
Rochester Red Wings (4-6, 5th(-2.5), North)
RHP Anthony Swarzak (0-0, 3.12)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons host the Rochester Red Wings in the first game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (6:05 p.m.). This contest opens up an eight-game homestand as the Herd will face the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, April 22-25. The Bisons are coming off a 1-4 roadtrip that included a two-game sweep at the hands of the Pawtucket Red Sox.
VS. RED WINGS: The Bisons were 11-5 against the Red Wings last season. The 11 wins are the most the Herd posted in one season against Rochester since posting the same number during the 2001 season. Overall, Buffalo is 115-92 against their closest rivals since returning to the IL in 1998. That record includes a 59-45 mark at Coca-Cola Field.
OH JENRRY: RHP JENRRY MEJIA has thrown more scoreless innings than any other pitcher in the International League in 2011 (12.2IP). Mejia posted six shutout on April 8 against Pawtucket before going 6.2 innings without allowing a run on Wednesday in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Combined with his one start with the Bisons in 2010 on August 30 against Syracuse (8.0IP, 1R), Mejia has posted a 0.44ERA in his first three starts at the Triple-A level
ALWAY ON: OF KIRK NIEUWENHUIS has reached base safely in all 11 games this season. The outfielder enters tonight's contest with a seven-game hit streak, averaging .400 (10-25) since April 11. Nieuwenhuis has also drawn eight walks this season, giving him a team-high .444 on-base percentage that is tied for the ninth highest mark in the International League.
HOT HITTER: INF ZACH LUTZ is right behind Nieuwenhuis with a six-game hit streak. Since April 11, the infielder has averaged .474 (9-19) with four RBI and three walks. Lutz also has five doubles in his last six games. He leads the team with six extra-base hits on the year and is tied for tops with five RBI.
THRUWAY CUP: Tonight's matchup is the third game of the 2011 Thruway Series. The Bisons (1-1) and Chiefs (1-1) split the first two games of the season to get the annual series started. Syracuse won the 2010 Thruway Cup.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (5-11) snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in Atlanta on Sunday. Former Bisons RHP DILLON GEE was promoted to New York yesterday and allowed just one run in 5.2 innings to earn the win. The Mets are off today before opening a six-game homestand on Tuesday against Houston.


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Google is barring anyone deemed worthy of a pair of its $1,500 Google Glass computer eyewear from selling or even loaning out the highly coveted gadget.
The company's terms of service on the limited-edition wearable computer specifically states, "you may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty."
Welcome to the New World, one in which companies are retaining control of their products even after consumers purchase them.
It was bound to happen. Strange as it may sound, you don't actually own much of the software you buy today. You essentially rent it under strict end-user agreements that have withstood judicial scrutiny. Google appears to be among the first to apply such draconian rules to consumer electronics.
"If it takes off like iPhones did, this is going to be part of people's everyday activity, and now we are starting down this path that is going to be completely controlled," said Corynne McSherry, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's intellectual property coordinator. "It's not clear to me what they are doing is unlawful. It's a contract issue."
The company knows if the eyewear was transferred because each device is registered under the buyer's Google account.
For the moment, not just anybody can buy the eyewear.
Google has created the Silicon Valley equivalent of a velvet rope under its so-called Google Glass Explorers program. If Google liked what you posted on social media under the hashtag #ifihadglassand, Google grants you the opportunity to fork out $1,500 for the Explorer edition of the headset.
Google declined comment. Google also isn't saying when it would lift its velvet rope and whether the same Draconian terms of service would apply when it does lift the velvet rope.
Google's tight rein over the gadget came to light today when one of the first would-be owners of the device abruptly halted an eBay auction because he feared reprisals from Google.
"After getting a message on Twitter from Google saying I had been selected as part of the program a couple weeks ago, it just came to mind if they are giving out to a limited number of people, I could put it out there on eBay and sell it for a lot more than $1,500," said Ed, a Philadelphia man who halted his auction Wednesday. (Wired agreed not to publish his last name as a condition of him telling his story.)
Because the only correspondence Ed has had with Google is the initial tweet about his acceptance into the program, he had no idea he wasn't allowed to sell his Google Glass, which he had been authorized to purchase for $1,500 in the coming weeks. Instead, he found out via the Glass Explorers Google+ group.
He also discovered that some were upset that he had the audacity to sell his Google Glass headset.
"People were acting like I had did something sacrilegious," he said.
Once Ed learned of the terms of service, he ended the auction – which began at $5,000 and ballooned to more than $90,000. No one from Google or eBay had contacted him about the auction, he said. He still wants his Google Glass Explorer headset and hopes that Google doesn't hold it against him for trying to sell the device.
"I'm willing to fork up the $1,500 for it," he said.
The tech world, including Google, won an approval-of-sorts to control its stream of commerce in 2010, when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said licensing language controls resales.
The case concerned a dispute about whether a California man could resell Autodesk software on eBay. Autodesk prevailed in a lawsuit, and the San Francisco-based appeals court pointed out that the shrink-wrap agreement between its customers forbade the resale of it.
The Software & Information Industry Association, whose members include Google, Adobe, McAfee, Oracle and dozens of others, urged the court to rule as it did. The Motion Picture Association of America also sided with Autodesk.
Federal regulators cited that decision last year (.pdf) when it blocked mobile-phone owners from lawfully unlocking their phones to run on a compatible carrier of choice, saying the ruling was "controlling precedent." That's because people don't own the software on their phones that controls access to carrier networks, regulators said.
For Ed, it's all a lost opportunity to cash in on being one of the first selected to buy Google Glass.
It would have been "exciting," he said, "to get $100,000 for something that only costs $1,500."


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Travess Smalley is an artist who lives in New York City. He is currently showing work in Art Since the Summer of '69's show "Objects, Furniture and Patterns", and is part of internet collectives Loshadka and Computers Club. He is also one half of the design duo Poster Company. He is an intern at Rhizome.
20 Jazz Funk Greats strength is in their rampant use of cosmic and cryptic verbs. "Jacky Daw" by Pumajaw presents a combination of CAN grooves and pagan howls.
Kingdom's own mp3 blog Patent Leather Daddy has had its share of amazing mixes and posts this year (hello Latin Freestyle & Gym Jams). But he also made a phenomenal mix for discobelle.net. The last 15 minutes give me goosebumps.
Further listening: Lower End Spasm - BOK BOK b2b KINGDOM - Night Slugs Show - Sub FM 27 . 06 . 09 and Nguzunguzu's Mix for Discobelle
Synergy's Larry Fast is best known on Rhizome as the music in Ron Hayes Delta Videos. I found this song on Momus's livejournal, Click Opera, before finding Aesoteric Sounds had uploaded a vinyl copy of the full album.
Crystal Vibrations consistently posts rare and ethereal new age and meditation music from gem spas and yogi shops around the world.
Sounds of Our Time, a compilation by Hammer. Ghana club music from 2004, quite relevant to English and American dance music in 2009.
Found on Travis Hallenbeck's tumblr, Mondshine is an electronic musician from the 80's. You can find Clara Mondshine's discography on Mutant Sounds, the godmother of all mp3 blogs.
Further Listening: Doris Norton - Personal Computer


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The Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) was developed by a task force through a partnership process involving OECD and non-OECD government representatives, in co-operation with civil society and international organisations. Between 16 January and 22 February 2006, the OECD Investment Committee and its partners in the task force sought the public's views through an online consultation on the Policy Framework for Investment: Preamble, Checklists and Annotations and avenues for future use. Comments of all sorts were encouraged -- from a general assessment of only a few lines to detailed, point-by-point remarks. Comments received can be downloaded in pdf file format.
These comments were considered at a meeting of the task force which took place in March 2006 and by other bodies at the OECD who participated actively in the development of the Framework. On 11 May 2006, the OECD Council adopted and declassified the The Policy Framework for Investment.
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1- The phrase "JERRY, JERRY, JERRY!" would have never been uttered if it were not for this day. Jerry Springer was born on February 13th in 1944. If my calculations are correct that makes the beloved talk show host and former mayor a whopping 70 years old today.
2- In 1981 a series of sewer explosions destroyed more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky. We still believe this guy was to blame.
3- Today is World Radio day! Next year I am going to celebrate this more. I completely forgot about it. Never again!
4-Today is the day before Valentines day. Don't forget to get a card for your loved one. Or don't. Seriously either way, we still love you.
5- Today is 4 days before Robin's birthday. This year Robin is turning 30. She doesn't want to talk about it.


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HEBRON – Not much of Hebron village government's core staff remains since Village President John Jacobson took over.
Gone is a public works director and his second-in-command. Gone is the village's clerk. Gone is a longtime treasurer – and, only months later, her replacement.
Gone – fired – is Paul Acutt, the police officer who arrested Jacobson for driving under the influence in 2011.
Less than a year since Jacobson was elected despite pending drug charges, a Northwest Herald investigation has turned up details about the departures and additions to village staff under his guidance, and how he's running the day-to-day operations of the village. Jacobson's handling of a village truck to pay a consultant – without board approval – has raised legal concerns.
The investigation also revealed new details into Jacobson's dismissal from McHenry County College in February 2013, where it was alleged that the then-custodian was receiving and forwarding photos of naked children and adult pornographic images using the college's email system. The McHenry County State's Attorney's Office and the college give differing answers as to whether a police report ever was filed in the matter.
In Hebron, some staffers have resigned, not commenting publicly about their reasons for leaving. Others have been fired. Their replacements, in many cases, bring a fraction of their predecessors' experience.
"Our village [staff] now consists of people who have no clue, and have no experience in what they're doing," Village Trustee Susan Ritzert said.
Ritzert and at least one other trustee are questioning the way the village is being run. They're frustrated by their leader's lack of communication, a tactic Ritzert sees as deliberate – consistent with Jacobson's desire to control every aspect of the small town's government.
A shifting village staff
Despite attempts over the course of several weeks to arrange an interview, Jacobson never agreed to talk to the Northwest Herald for this story.
But in a voicemail and a short, emailed statement, he denied that any departures from the village staff are a reflection on him.
Ritzert views the changes differently. A retired clerical worker in the medical industry who spent 24 years with Centegra Health System, Ritzert has lived in Hebron since 1976 and served as a trustee for about 11 years in all.
She's also good friends with Frank Beatty, the 16-year Hebron village president whom Jacobson defeated in the spring 2013 election. With felony crack cocaine charges pending, Jacobson took 61 percent of the vote. He later pleaded guilty and in exchange had his charges reduced to a single misdemeanor – allowing him to keep office.
Ritzert – who said her qualms with Jacobson have nothing to do with her friendship with Beatty – takes issue with how Jacobson is running the village. She said the staff turnover has been in large part a result of Jacobson's harsh management tactics.
Randy Funk had been with the village for eight-and-a-half years when he retired as public works director in October. Funk took a job with a different municipality.
He declined to comment on the reasons for his decision.
"I'm sure it'll all come out what happened eventually," Funk said.
Ritzert said Jacobson has shown a tendency toward forcing employees out by creating an uncomfortable work environment.
"This is his agenda," she said. "He doesn't like to answer to anyone. He wants to run everything. And he'll say or do anything."
Jacobson hired Ion Stear, a young mechanic, to join the public works staff in October. He hired Daniel Nelson to replace Funk in November.
Nelson, who has operated a Hebron-based flooring business since 1993, came in with no municipal experience outside of a three-year stint plowing roads for Hebron Township, which ended in 1990.
"My comment at the meeting ... was, 'Dan's a good person, he's honest. But he needs someone to help him learn the other aspects of working with the village,' " Ritzert said.
Randy Martin, who had worked in the public works department for about five years, was let go in December. Jacobson said in his emailed statement that the layoff was made for financial reasons.
Martin declined comment for this story.
Acutt, a part-time Hebron police officer in 2011 when he pulled over and arrested Jacobson for driving under the influence, was fired in September. His employee discipline sheet, obtained by the Northwest Herald through a Freedom of Information Act request, said he was terminated for "refusal to obey orders" and "insubordination."
Reached by phone, Acutt said he hadn't seen the termination sheet, which is dated Sept. 27, 2013. He originally agreed to an interview about his experience in Hebron but later declined comment.
"Due to the pending possible legal recourse on my part, at this time I have no comment on the situation in Hebron," he said.
Police Chief Scott Annen also declined to comment on the firing.
Experience exits
Like Ritzert, Village Trustee Mark Mogan has grown frustrated with Jacobson's lack of communication with the board.
While board members have approved every village hire, Ritzert and Mogan said they often lack the information necessary to make informed decisions.
Mogan takes issue with some of Jacobson's staffing changes, and called the way he has run the village "chaotic."
"Choices with personnel don't seem to be very consistent," Mogan said. "Hiring people that seem to serve his interest, not the village's. Firing people with no real explanation given to the board."
Two experienced employees left quickly after Jacobson was elected. Marisa Nor, Hebron's treasurer for 14 years, retired in June. So did Jean Attermeier, the village's clerk for 3 years. Both declined to speak about their departures for this story.
Nor's replacement, Kelly Vorisek, was gone within months. Katherine Andrus was hired as the new treasurer in November.
Andrus, who had been working as an accountant in Alaska, has previous ties to Jacobson; she served as the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District administrative assistant from 2007 to 2012, while Jacobson was the fire board's president.
The truck
One symbol Ritzert gave of what she considers Jacobson's backdoor tactics comes in the form of a 1990 Ford F-350.
Ritzert said she and other trustees heard that the truck had been given to Mike Miller, who was hired in the fall to work for four months as a consultant in the public works department, as payment for his time with the village.
But such a measure would require trustee approval, Village Attorney Michael Smoron said.
"One can do that, but you do need the board to sign off," Smoron said. "That has to come in front of them."
Village payroll records, secured through a Freedom of Information Act request, show Miller was paid his $2,200 monthly fee in October, November and January – but not December.
In a March 2 voicemail to the Northwest Herald, Jacobson – aware of the newspaper's questions about the truck – made reference to it.
"I did not give anything to anybody," he said. "We still owe him for December because he was using part of that as a lieu of that. But it's [the title] not in his name."
The next day, Jacobson called a special village board meeting with two agenda items. One of them was for the board to approve the sale of the truck to Miller for $2,500. On Wednesday afternoon, the day the meeting was set to take place, Ritzert said that at least four trustees had planned to no-vote the issue, and the board was planning to ask questions about the truck's whereabouts.
An hour before the special meeting was to be held, Jacobson called it off, saying that the village had incorrectly listed the meeting's date on its website.
Reached by phone just minutes after the cancellation, Jacobson was asked where the truck was.
The phone went silent until the question was asked a second time.
"It's in the village garage," Jacobson said, finally.
Jacobson declined granting a reporter access to the garage that night, but offered to show the garage and truck the next day.
He also denied that the truck had ever been in Miller's possession.
On Thursday, Miller said he'd been told the truck would account for one month of his consultant pay. He said he'd been told he'd have to pay an extra $300 toward the total.
But Miller also denied that he had been using the truck already.
"I'm a little upset about it," said Miller, the husband of Village Clerk Rose Smith-Miller, who joined the staff last summer. "Because I don't have the truck, and that was the deal."
The college
The letter officially dismissing Jacobson from his McHenry County College employment raises as many questions as it answers.
Dated Feb. 20, 2013, the letter from Angelina Castillo, MCC's assistant vice-president of human resources, references Jacobson's failure to abide by the college's information technology policies as one factor that led to his firing. The document, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the Northwest Herald doesn't hint at the other factors.
The letter says Jacobson was "viewing and/or forwarding inappropriate and offensive content via the College's e-mail system, which included nude and pornographic images of women and children."
MCC spokeswoman Christina Haggerty declined to comment on the specifics of the investigation of Jacobson, but said the state's attorney's office was contacted at the appropriate time.
Assistant State's Attorney Michael Combs said the images didn't constitute child pornography – a threshold that stretches beyond simple child nudity. Therefore, no charges were warranted, he said.
"It's a 5-year-old peeing on a tire," he said of one of the forwarded images. "It's not a child engaged in a sex act, and it's not lascivious."
Combs referenced a specific police report when discussing the case – a report MCC officials said doesn't exist.
Laura Brown, the college's FOIA officer, called the college's interaction with the state's attorney's office about Jacobson a "consultation," and said the college never forwarded any documents to the agency. She said a police report was never filed.
"We're not aware of that," Brown said. "What we were dealing with was a personnel investigation, not a police report."
The letter from Castillo references a separate letter from President Vicky Smith to Jacobson, which lays out in full the reasoning for Jacobson's firing. That document was denied under the Northwest Herald's FOIA request. The Northwest Herald is in the process of appealing the decision to the Illinois Attorney General.
Looking forward
Asked what she wants to see happen next, Ritzert gave pause.
"I'm hoping what should have happened after his arrest last year, to be very honest," she said.
Ritzert wants to see Jacobson out of office.
That might be difficult.
To lose his position, Jacobson would have to be convicted of a felony or commit an act that constitutes "official misconduct," said Smoron, the village's attorney.
Jacobson awaits a March 27 trial date in Walworth, Wis., on a DUI charge, for which he's pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face an increased sentence for violating the one-year probation he received in the crack cocaine case. Those charges couldn't be retroactively raised to a felony.
Jacobson was found not guilty of his 2011 DUI.
Ritzert served on the rescue squad under Jacobson long before her relationship with him on the village board took hold. Those experiences, in some ways, forecasted the chaotic last 10 months, she said. Her worries started early.
"I was concerned as soon as he came in and took a petition out," she said.


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1. Altay MA. Family Physicians' Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder : Results from a Survey Study. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019 ; 7(6) : 967-72.
AIM : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children. Family physicians with the first medical contact of children are among the most frequent physicians with ASD. We aimed to investigate family physicians' awareness of ASD. METHODS : This study was carried out family physicians in between September 25-October 15, 2018. The questionnaire form on autism awareness prepared by the researcher was delivered to family physicians electronically and in printed form, and it was filled out by volunteers. RESULTS : Forty-eight family physicians with an average professional experience of 16.9 +/- 8.8 years participated in the study. A group of 66.7% of the participants had not previously received education on ASD, and 70.8% of them did not refer any child to child psychiatry with suspected ASD in the last 6 months. The participants stated that the most common clinical features in children with ASD were the inability to make eye contact (72.9%) and repetitive movements (47.9%), and 56.3% of them stated one or more features that are not observed in ASD. The compliance of the participants' answers about the clinical features observed in children with ASD with the DSM-5 criteria was determined to be 54.6 +/- 18.4%. Significantly higher compliance rates were observed in the participants with education on autism and those working as a physician below 15 years. CONCLUSION : In our study, family physicians' awareness of ASD was not found to be adequate. Education programs on autism awareness should be applied to family physicians who are probably the most frequently encountered physicians by children with ASD.
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2. Billeci L, Calderoni S, Conti E, Lagomarsini A, Narzisi A, Gesi C, Carmassi C, Dell'Osso L, Cioni G, Muratori F, Guzzetta A. Brain Network Organization Correlates with Autistic Features in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders and in Their Fathers : Preliminary Data from a DWI Analysis. J Clin Med. 2019 ; 8(4).
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that is characterized by an altered brain connectivity organization. Autistic traits below the clinical threshold (i.e., the broad autism phenotype ; BAP) are frequent among first-degree relatives of subjects with ASD ; however, little is known regarding whether subthreshold behavioral manifestations of ASD mirror also at the neuroanatomical level in parents of ASD probands. To this aim, we applied advanced diffusion network analysis to MRI of 16 dyads consisting of a child with ASD and his father in order to investigate : (i) the correlation between structural network organization and autistic features in preschoolers with ASD (all males ; age range 1.5-5.2 years) ; (ii) the correlation between structural network organization and BAP features in the fathers of individuals with ASD (fath-ASD). Local network measures significantly correlated with autism severity in ASD children and with BAP traits in fath-ASD, while no significant association emerged when considering the global measures of brain connectivity. Notably, an overlap of some brain regions that are crucial for social functioning (cingulum, superior temporal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, frontal pole, and amygdala) in patients with ASD and fath-ASD was detected, suggesting an intergenerational transmission of these neural substrates. Overall, the results of this study may help in elucidating the neurostructural endophenotype of ASD, paving the way for bridging connections between underlying genetic and ASD symptomatology.
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3. Bitsika V, Sharpley CF. The effects of 'preferedness of task' on stress, emotion, and behaviour responses to forced activity transitions in boys with ASD. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2019.
BACKGROUND : Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit distress when asked to transition from one task to another. This study aimed to determine if physiological stress during transition was due to ASD-related rigidity or to their preference for some tasks over others. METHOD : The effects of change of task alone versus a change in task 'preferedness' when undergoing forced activity transition were investigated in 29 boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder. RESULTS : Total sample data indicated a significant increase in heart rate (HR) during transition from a preferred to a non-preferred task, but not during transition from one preferred task to another preferred task, or from a non-preferred task to a preferred task. These data are suggestive of an effect due to the 'preferedness' of the task rather than just the change in task alone. Two subgroups of participants emerged, one which followed the 'expected' HR responsivity model to stress, and one which failed to follow that model. CONCLUSION : Transition-related distress may be confounded by preferredness of task when understanding transition stress in boys with ASD.
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4. Edgar JC, Dipiero M, McBride E, Green HL, Berman J, Ku M, Liu S, Blaskey L, Kuschner E, Airey M, Ross JL, Bloy L, Kim M, Koppers S, Gaetz W, Schultz RT, Roberts TPL. Abnormal maturation of the resting-state peak alpha frequency in children with autism spectrum disorder. Hum Brain Mapp. 2019.
Age-related changes in resting-state (RS) neural rhythms in typically developing children (TDC) but not children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggest that RS measures may be of clinical use in ASD only for certain ages. The study examined this issue via assessing RS peak alpha frequency (PAF), a measure previous studies, have indicated as abnormal in ASD. RS magnetoencephalographic (MEG) data were obtained from 141 TDC (6.13-17.70 years) and 204 ASD (6.07-17.93 years). A source model with 15 regional sources projected the raw MEG surface data into brain source space. PAF was identified in each participant from the source showing the largest amplitude alpha activity (7-13 Hz). Given sex differences in PAF in TDC (females > males) and relatively few females in both groups, group comparisons were conducted examining only male TDC (N = 121) and ASD (N = 183). Regressions showed significant group slope differences, with an age-related increase in PAF in TDC (R(2) = 0.32) but not ASD (R(2) = 0.01). Analyses examining male children below or above 10-years-old (median split) indicated group effects only in the younger TDC (8.90 Hz) and ASD (9.84 Hz ; Cohen's d = 1.05). In the older ASD, a higher nonverbal IQ was associated with a higher PAF. In the younger TDC, a faster speed of processing was associated with a higher PAF. PAF as a marker for ASD depends on age, with a RS alpha marker of more interest in younger versus older children with ASD. Associations between PAF and cognitive ability were also found to be age and group specific.
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5. Fong KNK, Ma WY, Pang HK, Tang PPK, Law LLF. Immediate effects of coloured overlays on the reading performance of preschool children with an autism spectrum disorder using eye tracking. Res Dev Disabil. 2019 ; 89 : 141-8.
BACKGROUND : Coloured overlays have often been used to improve reading performance in preschool children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however, previous evidence shows conflicts in its application. AIMS : To investigate the immediate effects of coloured overlays on reading performance using eye tracking in preschool children with ASD and their typical development (TD) counterparts closely matched by chronological age. METHODS : Forty participants with ASD (n=20) or TD (n=20) were recruited by convenience sampling and asked to read aloud numbers randomly arranged on paper. Participants' ocular performance (fixation duration, fixation count, total visit duration), reading speed and number of errors were recorded by eye tracker and digital stopwatch respectively throughout testing with and without coloured overlays. RESULTS : The findings show that coloured overlays had no significant immediate effect in improving ocular performance and reading speed of children with ASD or TD, although individual improvements were identified in some children with ASD. CONCLUSIONS : Use of coloured overlays may not be useful to improve reading and ocular performance in children with ASD in one single occasion. The potential effect on reading ability of using coloured overlays repetitively for a longer period needs further investigation.
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6. Funke A. Improving the quality of life of parents of children with developmental disabilities. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019.
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7. Geelhand P, Bernard P, Klein O, van Tiel B, Kissine M. The role of gender in the perception of autism symptom severity and future behavioral development. Mol Autism. 2019 ; 10 : 16.
Background : Increasing attention is being paid to the higher prevalence of boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and to the implications of this ratio discrepancy on our understanding of autism in girls. One recent avenue of research has focused on caregiver's concern, suggesting that autism might present differently in boys and girls. One unexplored factor related to concerns on child development is whether socio-cultural factors such as gender-related expectations influence the evaluation of symptom severity and predictions about future behavioral development. Methods : The latter concerns were the focus of the present study and were explored by investigating laypeople's judgment of the severity of autism symptoms using an online parent role-playing paradigm, in which participants were asked to rate vignettes depicting the behaviors of a child in different everyday life scenarios. The child's gender and the severity of ASD symptoms were manipulated to examine the effect of gender on the perception of symptom severity. Results : Results suggest that there are no gender differences in perceived symptom severity and associated degree of concern for 5-year-old boys and girls but that there is a gender difference in perceived future atypicality at 15 years old, with boys being rated as more likely to be perceived as atypical by their peers at that age than girls. Conclusions : Investigating parent's cognition about their child's future behavioral development can provide additional information regarding delayed diagnosis of autistic girls.
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8. Kascelan D, Katsos N, Gibson JL. Relations Between Bilingualism and Autistic-Like Traits in a General Population Sample of Primary School Children. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019.
Some evidence suggests that bilingualism improves communication and cognitive skills which are often impaired in autism. However, diagnosing autism in bilinguals may suffer a cultural bias, which can affect the investigation of bilingualism and autism. Therefore, the current study investigates relations between autistic-like traits (ALTs) and bilingualism in a general population sample of 394 children (M age = 8 ;3). Within the high-scoring group on the ALT measure, monolinguals had significantly higher ALT scores than bilinguals. There were no differences between monolinguals and bilinguals in the low-scoring group. Across the whole sample, age and structural language skills accounted for 35% variance in ALTs, while bilingualism had no effect on ALTs. Furthermore, structural language skills explained more variance in ALTs among bilinguals than among monolinguals.
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9. Moon SJ, Hwang JS, Shin AL, Kim JY, Bae SM, Sheehy-Knight J, Kim JW. Accuracy of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019.
AIM : To assess the accuracy of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) through systematic review and meta-analysis. METHOD : Studies that provided quantitative values for the reliability and validity for all versions of CARS were searched through MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase, and OpenDissertations. RESULTS : A total of 24 studies with 4433 participants were included in our analysis. Meta-analysis showed that the summary Cronbach's alpha regarding a team of physicians and psychologists or others subgroup, derived from six studies (952 participants), was considered to be acceptable at 0.90 (95% confidence interval, 0.87-0.92) with moderate heterogeneity. Analysis of two 'low risk of bias' studies on the criterion validity for CARS with a cut-off of 30 and DSM-IV resulted in sensitivity of 0.86 and 0.71 and specificity of 0.79 and 0.75. INTERPRETATION : Through the results of the current systematic review and meta-analysis, the internal consistency can be considered to be acceptable for a team of physicians and psychologists or others subgroup. In terms of the criterion validity, the sensitivity was thought to be acceptable although the specificity was not, suggesting that CARS should be used along with other confirmatory tools. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS : The Childhood Autism Rating Scale can be considered as a supplementary diagnostic tool for autism spectrum disorder.
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10. Parish-Morris J, Pallathra AA, Ferguson E, Maddox BB, Pomykacz A, Perez LS, Bateman L, Pandey J, Schultz RT, Brodkin ES. Adaptation to different communicative contexts : an eye tracking study of autistic adults. J Neurodev Disord. 2019 ; 11(1) : 5.
BACKGROUND : Learning through social observation (i.e., watching other people interact) lays the foundation for later social skills and social cognition. However, social situations are often complex, and humans are only capable of attending to one aspect of a scene at a time. How do people choose where to allocate their visual resources when viewing complex social scenarios ? For typically developing (TD) individuals, faces are often given priority. Depending upon context, however, it may be more useful to attend to other aspects of the environment, such as hands, tools, or background objects. Previous studies reported reduced face looking in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but modulation of visual attention in response to contextual differences (e.g., according to social richness, or the presence/absence of communicative behaviors between two people) has only briefly been explored. In this study, we used eye-tracking technology to test the extent to which ASD adults and TD adults use social context to guide their gaze behavior. METHODS : Fifty-five adults participated (28 with ASD). The location and duration of participants' gaze were recorded while they watched a series of naturalistic social videos. Half of the videos depicted two people engaging in non-verbal communication (rich social scenes) while playing with toys. The other half depicted two people playing with toys separately, not interacting with each other (lean social scenes). RESULTS : ASD and TD adults both increased their attention to faces in communicative contexts (rich social scenes) as compared to non-communicative contexts (lean social scenes). However, TD adults increased their attention to faces significantly more when watching two people communicate than did ASD adults, who increased their attention to a lesser degree. Further analysis revealed that ASD adults persisted in looking at hands and toys, even when observing two people communicate in a rich social scene. CONCLUSIONS : Diminished gaze to faces when observing two people communicating may lead to fewer opportunities for social learning and subsequent reductions in social knowledge. Naturalistic measures of contextual modulation could help identify areas of need for individuals learning about the social world and could become treatment targets to improve everyday social learning.
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11. Rogge N, Janssen J. The Economic Costs of Autism Spectrum Disorder : A Literature Review. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019.
Autism is associated with a range of costs. This paper reviews the literature on estimating the economic costs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More or less 50 papers covering multiple countries (US, UK, Australia, Canada, Sweden, the Netherlands, etc.) were analysed. Six types of costs are discussed in depth : (i) medical and healthcare service costs, (ii) therapeutic costs, (iii) (special) education costs, (iv) costs of production loss for adults with ASD, (v) costs of informal care and lost productivity for family/caregivers, and (vi) costs of accommodation, respite care, and out-of-pocket expenses. A general finding is that individuals with ASD and families with children with ASD have higher costs. Education costs appear to be a major cost component for parents with children with ASD.
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12. Spann MN, Timonen-Soivio L, Suominen A, Cheslack-Postava K, McKeague IW, Sourander A, Brown AS. Proband and Familial Autoimmune Diseases Are Associated With Proband Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019.
OBJECTIVE : There is evidence that parental autoimmune diseases (ADs) are associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in offspring. The association between offspring ASD and ADs diagnosed in siblings and probands remains less clear. We examined whether proband and familial diagnoses of ADs were associated with increased odds of ASD in probands. METHOD : The study is based on a nested case-control design that used data from a large national birth cohort (N = 1.2 million) in Finland. There were 4,600 cases of ASD and controls matched 1:4 on date of birth, sex, and residence. Data were accessed from national medical, birth, and central registries. RESULTS : Probands had a statistically significant increase in odds of ASD when they (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.2), their mother (adjusted OR = 1.1), or their sibling (adjusted OR = 1.2) were diagnosed with an AD. With regard to specific ADs, we found a statistically significant increase in odds of ASD in probands diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis (adjusted OR = 2.7). Further analyses considering ADs by body system yielded a statistically significant increase in odds of ASD in probands with ADs associated with the central/peripheral nervous (adjusted OR = 4.8) and skin/mucous membrane (adjusted OR = 1.3) systems. Probands of mothers diagnosed with ear/eye (adjusted OR = 1.6) or respiratory (adjusted OR = 1.4) ADs, or siblings diagnosed with skin/mucous membrane ADs (adjusted OR = 1.3) also had increased odds of ASD. CONCLUSION : The findings suggest that there may be common pathogenic, developmental mechanisms related to autoimmunity that are associated with the etiology of ASD.
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13. Stadnick NA, Brookman-Frazee L, Mandell DS, Kuelbs CL, Coleman KJ, Sahms T, Aarons GA. A mixed methods study to adapt and implement integrated mental healthcare for children with autism spectrum disorder. Pilot and feasibility studies. 2019 ; 5 : 51.
Background : There is a critical need for effective implementation of integrated healthcare systems for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD have many service needs, including the need to access effective mental healthcare, given high rates of co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Pediatric primary care is an ongoing point of healthcare that is well positioned to identify mental health concerns and facilitate linkage to mental health services for children with ASD. However, identifying mental health problems in children with ASD by primary care providers is complex, subject to being overlooked and may significantly vary based on primary care organizational characteristics. Efforts targeting integrated primary-mental healthcare implementation require a tailored approach for children with ASD. Methods : This mixed methods, community-partnered study will apply the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework (Aarons et al., 2011 ; Moullin et al., in press) to adapt and implement an integrated care model, "Access to Tailored Autism INtegrated Care" (ATTAIN), in pediatric practices within three diverse healthcare settings for children ages 4-18 years. Key inner context factors from the Exploration, Preparation, and Implementation phases of the EPIS framework will guide three objectives of this study : (1) to identify targets to improve mental health screening and linkage to mental health services in primary care for children with ASD, (2) to adapt integrated care procedures to facilitate identification of mental health problems and linkage to evidence-based care for children with ASD, and (3) to examine feasibility, acceptability, and uptake of the adapted integrated mental healthcare model through a pilot study in pediatric primary care. Discussion : Improving integrated mental healthcare for children with ASD could have a significant public health impact on mental healthcare access, child clinical outcomes, and reduction in healthcare costs. Results from this mixed methods study will inform selection of implementation strategies to conduct larger-scale implementation of tailored integrated mental healthcare for children with ASD that will ultimately help to address the high unmet mental health needs for these children.
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14. Symons FJ, Barney CC, Byiers BJ, McAdams BD, Foster S, Feyma TJ, Wendelschafer-Crabb G, Kennedy WR. A clinical case-control comparison of epidermal innervation density in Rett syndrome. Brain and behavior. 2019 : e01285.
INTRODUCTION : Rett syndrome (RTT), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder occurring primarily in females (1:10-15,000 female live births), is most often caused by loss-of-function mutations in the X-linked methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). Clinical observations and preclinical findings indicate apparent abnormal sensory and nociceptive function. There have been no direct investigations of epidermal sensory innervation in patients with RTT. METHODS : We compared 3 mm epidermal punch biopsy specimens from adolescent female RTT patients (N = 4, aged 12-19 years) against an archived approximate age-, sex-, body-site matched comparison sample of healthy adolescent females (N = 8, ages 11-17). RESULTS : Confocal imaging revealed, on average, statistically significant increased epidermal nerve fiber (ENF) peptidergic (co-stained calcitonin gene-related protein [CGRP]) innervation density compared with healthy female control individuals. CONCLUSIONS : Given the clinical phenotype of disrupted sensory function along with diagnostic criteria specific to cold hands/feet and insensitivity to pain, our preliminary observations of ENF peptidergic fiber density differences warrants further investigation of the peripheral neurobiology in RTT.
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15. You YH, Qin ZQ, Zhang HL, Yuan ZH, Yu X. MicroRNA-153 promotes brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hippocampal neuron proliferation to alleviate autism symptoms through inhibition of JAK-STAT pathway by LEPR. Bioscience reports. 2019.
Autism is a known as severe neurobehavioral syndrome, with males affected more often than females. Previous studies have revealed that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a critical role in the search for novel therapeutic strategies for autism. Therefore, we evaluate the ability of miR-153 to influence brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) of autism as well as proliferation and apoptosis of hippocampal neuron through the JAK-STAT signaling pathway by targeting leptin receptor (LEPR). Firstly, the autistic mice models were established and Morris water maze was employed for the analysis of the learning ability and memory of the mice. Besides, in vitro experiments were conducted with the transfection of different mimic, inhibitor or siRNA into the hippocampal neuron cells, after which the effect of miR-153 on LERP and the JAK-STAT signaling pathway-related factors was investigated. Next, MTT assay and flow cytometry assay were conducted to evaluate cell proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis respectively following transfection. The results revealed that there was a significant decrease in learning ability and memory in the autistic mice along with a reduction in the positive expression rate of BDNF and serious inflammatory reaction. LEPR was confirmed as a target gene of miR-153 by the dual luciferase reporter gene assay. After transfection of overexpressed miR-153, LEPR and the JAK-STAT signaling pathway were inhibited followed by an increase in BDNF and enhancement of cell proliferation. In conclusion, the high expression of miR-153 can inhibit activation of JAK-STAT signaling pathway by LEPR, thus improving BDNF expression and the proliferative ability of hippocampal neurons.


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|The Pace family (L-R: Pearl, Albert, Challie, Fannie, Alberta, Vearl,
Dorie, Gracie Pace Adkins with Husband Raleigh Adkins and two children.)
|Pace homestead in Bear Tree,
Magoffin County Kentucky
|Tale of two Princes: Prince Albert Pace (1874-1923) and Prince Albert of Great Britain
|Fannie Lou Conley Pace
Cottle Malone (1882-1956)
Not long after settling with her young daughters in a small dwelling near Meade, Fannie married their landlord, Bill Cottle. During these years, she also ran a small store, and faithfully attended a local Pentecostal church in the area. After Bill died, she married a man by the name of Malone, but kept working hard until her death in 1956.
|Meade Pentecostal Church
Another consistent memory associated with Fannie was her kind nature. All of her children remember her very fondly. And so, after this northern migration, all of her children and descendants stayed north of the river, for the most part. I think we might be the only ones who returned to Kentucky - many decades later. For this reason, the family reunion is always held near the Portsmouth area each summer. If you recognize this clan and wish to join in the reunion fun, just contact me directly and I can give you the particulars.
Many thanks to my Pace cousins for keeping our oral history alive: Carolyn, Jodi, Brenda, Marcia, Bob, etc. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't know the rich heritage that comes from this side of our family. For additional connections to this branch, the connected surnames include: Salyer, Caudill, Musick, Crace/Adkins.
|Albert and Fannie's children at a Pace Reunion years ago.


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According to a statement from her publicist Tuesday, Gia Allemand, a former model and cast member of ABC's "The Bachelor" and "Bachelor Pad," was taken Monday night to University Hospital following "a serious emergency medical event."
The details of the 29-year-old's condition were not immediately disclosed. But according to the statement, Allemand is listed in critical condition.
The statement, issued by publicists for both Allemand and Anderson, says that Allemand's mother is with her daughter, along with Anderson.
The statement also asked "on behalf of the family" for privacy at this time. It said further statements would be released as more information becomes available.


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This is a feature wherein we celebrate Jose Canseco by creating motivational posters out of his actual tweets. We believe it is in this context that the world can best appreciate our favorite Bash Brother.
A little over a month ago, Jose wanted to take us on an impossible journey. Motivational? Maybe. Josaying? Definitely.


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Sybil Jo Winneshiek
Sybil Jo Winneshiek, age 72 of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at her home.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11:30 A.M. at the Conway-Picha Funeral Home in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin with Reverend John Davey officiating. Burial will be at the Trempealeau Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until the time of the service at 11:30 A.M.
Sybil was born October 12, 1940 in Tomah, Wisconsin the daughter of George and Mary (Littlebear) Sine. She was baptized along with her siblings Riley and Cecilia by Adam Littlebear Sr. in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, on December 25th, 1943. Later in life she became a member of the Indian Baptist Church of Wisconsin Dells, where she taught Sunday School. Sybil was married to Edward Melvin Winneshiek on Nov 3rd, 1969, from this marriage were born two daughters, Leah Kim and Erin Mareka.
Sybil was a hard worker throughout her life and was fondly remembered while at The Winnebago Indian Museum with her sister Annie; Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial with her daughter Erin in Concessions; and many years with the Neenkchungra Headstart Program where she enjoyed teaching the children and always had humorous and endearing things to share about her day and also was a teacher for her granddaughter Spring during that time. Her final employments was at the Ho-Chunk Casino in the Snack Bar, and later in Auditing where she made many friends and liked to share in happenings of the day. Sybil had a fun quick-witted humorous nature. The things she enjoyed were beadwork, which she did impeccably. Her other enjoyments were taking rides in the country, reading, conversation, cooking meals, food, especially ice cream, her favorite DQ Dilly Bars. She enjoyed the simple pleasure in life. Sybil was good with people. She was the glue that kept her family together by special occasions, holidays and achievements. She persevered through lifes challenges with great faith, grace and courage right up to the end.
She is survived by her daughters, Leah and Erin Winneshiek; brothers, Riley (Mae) Sine and William (Michelle) Gartner; sisters, Cecilia Sine, Roberta (Allan) Chrisjohn, Ollie (Kip) Heth, Elaine Sine, Diane Tallmadge and one grandchild, Spring Winneshiek, as well as nephews and nieces and great nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Richard.


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For Immediate Release: Contact: Magen Allen
November 15, 2017 (646) 627-7741
In Five Days of Thanksgiving Week Events at Food Pantries,
Soup Kitchens, and Food Agencies:
Advocates and Officials to Release Report Showing
The State of Hungry Workers in New York City and State
Leading Hunger Advocate and Others to March More than 30 Miles Between Sites in All Five Boroughs
What: Media events in the week leading up to Thanksgiving with photo-ops at emergency food and social service programs in all five boroughs. Elected officials and other prominent New Yorkers will join Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, to release the group's annual survey on demand at soup kitchens and food pantries and new findings on food insecurity and hunger in New York City and New York State. The report is the only one of its kind identifying how many people in New York City and State are working and still living in hunger.
For the first year ever, CEO Joel Berg will be walking from site to site, promoting the many soup kitchens and food pantries along the way in all five boroughs. In this march, Joel will be joined by community members and people affected by hunger to raise awareness about food insecurity across our city. The full distance walked will be about 32 miles, longer than even the NYC marathon. Media is invited to join Joel at any point of his journey.
Why: In addition to releasing its annual analysis of need at emergency feeding programs throughout the five boroughs, Hunger Free America will also release a new analysis of federal data on hunger in New York City and New York State and new numbers on hungry, working New Yorkers. Given the recent policy recommendations by the current administration, and the uncertainty looming over people dependent on SNAP, School Meals, WIC, emergency food programs, and the fight for fifteen movement, this new data on the "working hungry" is particularly newsworthy.
Visuals: Emergency food program and social service sites; elected officials, religious leaders, and feeding program directors; possible opportunity to speak with pantry and kitchen customers; visual charts explaining the top findings. Joel Berg will also be walking with community members and people affected by hunger from site to site, promoting the various soup kitchens and food pantries along the way, and the media is invited to join with him on all or parts of his walk.
Tuesday, November 21st
1:00 p.m. Brooklyn
Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger -Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
2004 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Wednesday, November 22nd
12:00 p.m. Queens
Public Health Solutions
55-05 Myrtle Ave, 3rd FL
Ridgewood, NY 11385


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Oil is plentiful as new discoveries continue to be made, natural gas exploration and production is up, the dollar has strengthened, it's an election year, and so gasoline prices are going which direction? Down? Well, no, according to the experts, gasoline prices are rising and could top $6 per gallon by summer.
1) Iran has cut off supply to Western Europe as punishment for political stances. This has created increased demand for the remaining world supply from Europe although Iran likely will turn around and sell this supply elsewhere so perhaps this effect is temporary.
2) A possible military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities could result in a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the path for 20% of the world's oil supply. This alone could result in $200 a barrel oil or about a doubling from the current prices. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a "strong Likelihood" that military action will happen.
3) If Iran does cut off supply, Venezuela could follow and cut off their supplies to the U.S.
4) There is a shortage for U.S. east coast refinery capacity tied to the closings of several refineries.
5) While the dollar has strengthened versus the Euro, there still is concern that Federal Reserve policies and U.S. deficits will weaken the dollar. Weakness in the dollar feeds upward pressure on commodities like oil that is priced in dollars and thus is at a discount on foreign markets.
6) Storm season is coming again. Every year brings new worries about the potential impact of storms in the Gulf of Mexico on supply operations at sea and refinery operations on land.
7) Supplies from the Alberta oil sands now likely will go to Asia versus the U.S. now that the Keystone XL pipeline project has been stopped.
Last year was the highest priced year ever for gasoline and national averages for a gallon of regular are about $3.50 now. Consensus is that the current situation will result in prices over $4 by spring and any of the other possibilities, especially military action in the Middle East, could easily push gasoline prices to $6. Some people believe that rising gasoline prices are a sign that the economy is strengthening but one sure way to knock the economy back into recession is a $6 or even $4 per gallon gasoline price. And this, in turn, could have an impact on this year's elections. Stay tuned.
-- Steve Odland