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One of my favorite characters to play for Hey! Listen! (my sketch comedy YouTube channel that I do with Angeline Oliver) is Isadora, the apathetic about everything sweater and feathers clad hipster. She and her bestie Jolene drift through life on their trust funds, being pretentious about everything and wistfully dreaming about dating a bearded folk singer.
These characters are re-occuring, and Angie and I have a laundry list of "Hipsters Love..." sketches. It's a mock documentary: poor documentarians are following around Jolene and Isadora in an attempt to understand this odd subculture/fashion movement/lifestyle choice. Mostly they just get directed disdain.
Watch our newest installment of Hipsters Love...:
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Outfit #51: The Caped [Fashion] Crusader
I got both this amazing vintage cape and boots in Idaho. As I've said before: best thrifting ever there. I just need to go on pilgrimages there to thrift...
I leave to Denver, CO at around 4am in the morning tomorrow! I have a meeting tonight about the Emerald City Comic-con live art event AND a writing deadline for ifanboy, PLUS I'm not packed, so I doubt I will be getting any sleep before we have to be at the airport. Hooray!
I'm in a bit of a mood because of this tremendously horrible example of slut shaming by an industry professional, as brought to our attention by the Mary Sue. I am an outspoken voice of feminism in the geek world not because I enjoy it, but because of things like this. But the fact that this horrible misogyny continues to crop up ALL THE TIME just entirely deflates me and makes me wish I didn't care so much. Putting so much energy into being angry all the time exhausts me.
Sigh. Guess we all just have to keep on fighting the good fight.
In more exciting news, Romwe is having a pretty rad giveaway right now where they give "Christmas Packages" away to a TON OF PEOPLE. You should probably enter here.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
DIY: Game of Thrones Quote Painting
This project was a ridiculous amount of fun to execute, and I am here to educate you on this very easy but very rewarding art process!
What You'll Need:
- 1 Canvas or old painting from a thrift store
- 1 Pack of vinyl letters (mine are from Amazon, here. The size depends on the size of your canvas. Also I used Helvetica, because hipsters)
- Paint!
- A quote or song lyric. Something awesome, obviously.
1) First, get a canvas or an old painting at a thrift store. I forgot to take photos of this painting before we threw paint on it, but it was this horrible modern painting I found at the Goodwill Outlet and brought home for $3. In the past I have used old landscapes for this process, but this painting was honestly so hideous I didn't want it showing through. So Dan and I painted our own little abstract nonsense (each of us took one side of the canvas). You don't have to do this step, but it adds a little more personal-ness to it!
2) If you decided to paint on the canvas, wait for the paint to dry. Then, cut your letters out and set them down on the canvas in the order you'd like. Once you're certain you are ready to make this commitment, SLAP THOSE LETTERS DOWN. I was a little timid about pressing too hard ("what if they pull the paint up?") but don't even worry about it. Get them down on there hard or paint is going to try and creep underneath them like a dick.
3) Letter stickers properly adhered? GOOD. Squirt some paint down on that bad boy (in whatever color your little heart desires!) and spread it around. Don't be shy. Get it as thick or as thin as you'd like. Mix colors. GO WILD!
4) Go have a few glasses of wine while you wait for the paint to dry. This will considerably heighten your glee when you see the finished product. Finished your bottle? Good. Next step!
5) Make sure the paint is dry, and then TEAR UP THE STICKERS. I keep mine for future use, so if that's your thing stick them back on the backing. Otherwise, throw them away and stare in awe upon your sexy new arts. Don't you feel crafty? You might be able to try knitting or quilting or getting married next!
6) Hang up your new arts and/or gift it to someone you love/hate (depending on the outcome). Drink another bottle of wine while you revel at your handiwork.
This bad boy is now hanging above the bed, reminding us every night to be FUCKING TERRIFIED before we go to sleep.
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Outfit #50: Cozy Florals
Skirt: Thrifted // Top: Thrifted // Clogs: Ross // Hat: Thrifted // Scarf: Thrifted // Sunglasses: eBay
I guess a lot of readers don't know that the hair in most of my outfit photos is a wig. It's because I chopped all of my hair off on a whim this summer and I HATE. IT. I have been super insecure about it, thus I wear a wig that looks like my old hair very often. However, last night I cut blunt bangs into my real hair after not touching it for a few months and it makes me happy. After some more touch ups (I'm going to razor the ends of my hair tonight to make it more choppy), you might actually start seeing my real hair again! Though I'm mostly letting it grow out long again. I am just a long hair sort of girl.
I am all about maxi skirts and dresses in the winter time. It's like wearing a fashionable blanket! I think I might actually take this outfit with me to Colorado later this week - it's incredibly cozy.
Isn't it strange how your style changes when you travel? Does that happen for anyone else? Last night I was putting together outfits for Colorado, and I found myself packing a lot of boho inspired pieces - florals, shearling jackets, lots of browns. As opposed to my usual black and grey palette, it's obvious I am inspired by the bohemian lifestyle of Colorado. It makes me wonder how much of my style is actually dictated by where I live.
I've gotten deeply back into postcrossing.com again. If you've never used it, you should go check it out! It's a postcard swapping website that pairs you up with people all over the world. I used to be SUPER OBSESSED with it, but I stopped abruptly because postage is expensive (I have an entire vintage suitcase full of postcards, though!). But now I can afford stamps again, so away I go!
I've always collected postcards - I LOVE mail. If anyone would like to send me postcards or swap postcards with me, let me know! It would make me absurdly happy.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Outfit #49: Bonafide Hustler
Floral Bodycon Dress: H&M (Thrifted) // Fluffy Jacket: Ross // Shoes c/o Ami Club Wear // Cross Necklace: eBay
I had a LOT of fun doing these shots. Dan and I were just kind of frakkin' around, but I decided I looked like a hoochie mama so we went to the abandoned lot next to the apartment and took some grungy photos of me. Definitely way more photoshooty than most of my outfit of the day pics - if I had more time, I'd love to do more like this. After all, I used to model ALL THE TIME, even though I've gained a lot of weight I still like to rock it in front of the lens.
I'm a brave woman for putting my foot on that mattress, even though it was shoe clad. A homeless dude was sleeping on it all summer, and I witnessed him pissing himself on multiple occasions when I checked to make sure he wasn't dead. I live in a pretty nice, secure neighborhood, but the homeless people here are TERRIFYING. If homeless people in downtown Seattle/capitol hill are goblins, these ones are orcs. Because I live in the 'burbs, there's really not a lot of a reason for them to be here, so it just means that they are here because they are too mentally fuckered up to go anywhere else where the pickings are better. It's a bit sad, really. But I have less sympathy for them when they are screaming in a drug haze for hours at 3am.
My Thanksgiving/holiday weekend was awesome. My darling friend Liz Leo (of OneUpMakeup fame!) invited me to her family's house since I was a Thanksgiving orphan, and I had a great time. We gorged ourselves on food and wine and watched RuPaul's Drag Race.
I slept a LOT this weekend, haha. It was a nice break from constantly doing things.
Thursday I am going to Denver, CO with Daniel to see his mother for the holidays! I'm excited; Colorado is one of the few states I have never visited.
How was everyone's weekends?
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Hey! Listen!: A PSA on "Fake Geek Girls"
So Angeline Oliver and I got really sick of all of this "fake geek girl" controversy that has been all up on the internet lately, so we made a video. Featuring Kyle Stevens of geek rock band Kirby Krackle!
Let me know what you think! We worked hard on it.
Let me know what you think! We worked hard on it.
Outfit #48: Don't Kill My Vibe
Dress: Vintage (Thrifted) // Shoes c/o Blowfish // Belt: Wholesale-Dress.net // Jewelry: eBay // Necklace c/o RUBY
I got this dress years ago at a thrift store in Idaho. The only thing I miss about Idaho is the thrifting, haha! There was always such amazing finds because no one there had any fashion sense, so I could come away with about 15 incredible vintage dresses/skirts/tops in one trip. I know when I go home for Christmas I will be thrifting like a madwoman.
I'm going to my friend Liz's family's place for Thanksgiving tomorrow, and I'm quite excited. Thanksgiving with my family was always a small affair, so I've never experienced the massive potluck/party style version of the holiday. Interested to see how different it is!
Hope everyone has a lovely holiday!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
OneUpMakeup: Zombie Makeup Tutorial!
Two posts in one day - aren't you lucky little unicorns! I'm really excited for this one - I have my first makeup tutorial up with OneUpMakeup... and in it I make Tara (The Geeky Hostess - GO TO HER BLOG RIGHT NOW!) into a brain hungry zombie!
Zombie makeup is something I completely self taught myself and a skill I have honed over the years through a lot of trial, error, and zombie walks. I am very non traditional in my zombie makeup application, as I kind of do whatever I feel like, and I use a lot of eyeshadow rather than actual stage makeup. I go all animal crazy with my fingers! Here's three different zombies I did for the Red White and Dead Zombie walk this year here in Seattle - yes, one of them is me:
As you can see, I experiment with colors even when I am doing conveyer belt zombie makeup!I find it really fun and rewarding and I love fucking up people's faces with liquid latex and toilet paper, tehe. ANYWAY, so when the ladies of OneUpMakeup suggested we do a zombie makeup tutorial, I was on that shiz like white on rice. See it below!
What about you, unicorns? Do you have experience with zombie makeup? How did you fare?
Zombie makeup is something I completely self taught myself and a skill I have honed over the years through a lot of trial, error, and zombie walks. I am very non traditional in my zombie makeup application, as I kind of do whatever I feel like, and I use a lot of eyeshadow rather than actual stage makeup. I go all animal crazy with my fingers! Here's three different zombies I did for the Red White and Dead Zombie walk this year here in Seattle - yes, one of them is me:
As you can see, I experiment with colors even when I am doing conveyer belt zombie makeup!I find it really fun and rewarding and I love fucking up people's faces with liquid latex and toilet paper, tehe. ANYWAY, so when the ladies of OneUpMakeup suggested we do a zombie makeup tutorial, I was on that shiz like white on rice. See it below!
What about you, unicorns? Do you have experience with zombie makeup? How did you fare?
Outfit #47: Back to Black
Dress c/o Romwe // Boots c/o Blowfish // Belt: eBay // Raw Stone Necklace c/o RUBY // Rings: eBay // Hat: H&M
There's finally been enough of a break in the weather that I was able to snap a few outfit pics - wahoo! Yesterday the downpour was TORRENTIAL. I honestly have never seen rain like that in my three years in Seattle - I thought the entire city was going to drown. I also learned that apparently it's a common thing for people in Seattle to own pumps, so when it DOES rain like that they can pump off the flooding. The more you know!
Also, these boots from Blowfish have not left my feet since I got them last week. They are honestly the most comfortable pair of shoes I own - more comfortable than a pair of flat boots. I love them SO. MUCH.
My weekend was absolutely bonkers insane. I cleaned the apartment Saturday, did a bunch of photos for the blog, filmed FOUR videos for OneUpMakeup with the ladies. Then on Sunday Angeline and I had a full day shoot for Hey! Listen!, where we filmed two whole comedy sketches (you'll be seeing them soon!) All in all, it was productive and I feel good about it.
However, I caught a bit of a cold, so tonight I'm making pumpkin pie and playing Kingdoms of Amular until I pass out. I'M SO HARDCORE.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Outfit #46: Meh
Leopard Shirt: Thrifted // Vest c/o Oasap // Skirt: Forever21 // Necklaces c/o RUBY // Boots c/o Naughty Monkey // Purse: Just Fabulous // All other Jewelry: eBay
This outfit is actually from sometime last week, and I've been debating whether or not to post it because I don't like the photos. I have dark circles under my eyes and I don't like the way I look with my hair pulled back. But considering I have been too frazzled to take any outfit pics as of yet this week, here you go.
I've been endlessly working on projects as of late, attempting to fill as much of my free time as possible. I really don't feel good about myself unless I am crazily busy and churning out content in my many broad interests and passions. I've been working on a new activist website, planning my cosplay for 2013, filming a ton of stuff for YouTube, writing articles for a billion different websites, fixing up my house, etc etc.
Tomorrow night I am going with the ladies of OneUpMakeup to get wasted and then see Breaking Dawn Part 2, in order to laugh at it until we cry. Prepare thine-selves for a snarky write up of this glorious steaming pile of horse shit.
Til next time, my unicorns!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Happy Cosplay Appreciation Day!
|Knockout from the Female Furies
|Femme 11th Doctor
|Android 18 from Dragonball Z
|Suiseiseki from Rozen Maiden
|Zombie Red Shirt from Star Trek
|Rowena Ravenclaw with all Femme House Founder Group (Harry Potter)
|Photo Finish from My Little Pony
|Black Widow from the Avengers
|Steampunk Wonder Woman
|Dark Phoenix Can't Handle her own Brightness
|Dark Phoenix from X-men
|Julia from Cowboy Bebop
What about you guys? I'd love to see your favorite cosplays! (Of yourself or other cosplayers!)
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This is the most ridiculous movie we've ever heard of: It's got an Olsen playing a freaky Goth, a blind Neil Patrick Harris and magic! It's Beastly, and it's laughable. Also see the worst job interview, and more flying babies.
A rich socialite is super mean to his classmates, calling them ugly and so forth, and you know words hurt. But when he picks on the BIGGEST freak - the Goth girl Kendra, played by THE Mary-Kate Olsen - she turns him ugly. Because, as we all know, Goths have magical powers. Kendra turns the brat into everything he despises, which appears to be Nero from J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. Then he's banished to Brooklyn (yeah I know) and is taken in by blind tutor Neil Patrick Harris and a house keeper named LisaGay Hamilton. Forced to live in the horrible dreck that is Brooklyn, what with its fancy restaurants, organic markets, and boutiques, he encounters a drug addict and convinces him to let his daughter live with him, who is Vanessa Hudgens. And boom, Beauty and The Beast with a horrible twist is born. Sorry guys... Your Beast's ugly can't hold a candle to Mary-Kate's get up here...
The Exam
The new trailer for The Exam is out, and it's kind of like Battle Royale meets a job interview. It's pretty intense and marries the idea of what happens to people when left to their own devices, and one of the Saws. Check it out.
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator gives them eighty minutes to answer one simple question. He outlines three rules they must obey or be disqualified: don't talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don't spoil their papers and don't leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves.
The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they're completely blank...
Flying babies are taking over. Last week, we had a bird-armed toddler, and this week it's a winged baby. His name is Ricky and he is adorable. The director is François Ozon, and if it doesn't warm your heart you have a cold soul.

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I find it incredible that Eric Morecambe has been dead for 34 years. I'd have said about 10, 15 at the most.
Quote from: Wowbagger on July 23, 2018, 12:20:46 pmI find it incredible that Eric Morecambe has been dead for 34 years. I'd have said about 10, 15 at the most.I would have guessed at Eric Morecambe's death being much more recent than Tommy Cooper's but they actually popped off within a few weeks of each other.
And remember that friends who organise things on Facebook aren't proper friends anyway.
Blimey Andrij the Browns are 1-1-1 having bcome back from 14-0 against the Jets.
Andrij. I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT
Quote from: matthew on September 21, 2018, 06:48:21 amBlimey Andrij the Browns are 1-1-1 having bcome back from 14-0 against the Jets.I'm on that side of the pond, and was able to watch the game. The first half was forgettable, the second - incredible!
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.
For skateboarding, start with roller skating not skiing! If there are rules and an element of competition, both of which should be pretty easy to organise for skateboarding, then it's a sport. If you want to get classical, then it satisfies the first of citius, altitus, fortius. The list of sports that have been introduced to the Olympics then dropped is quite long, I'm not going to speculate if or when skateboarding will join it.
Since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, as many as twelve sports have disappeared completely from the schedule. These are croquet, cricket, Jeu de Paume, pelota, polo, roque, rackets, tug-of-war, lacrosse, baseball, softball, and motor boating. The Winter Olympics also has a few sports and events that have been discontinued.
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Starglider 3
Holly here!
We're holding a little competition for the Uncle Art Kickstarter for you to win the £250 reward which is a Sit In On The Mix reward where you get to be Mix Consultant for the day in the studio with us, and you also get the £80 reward of your choice which is basically everything: CD, Vinyl, T Shirt plus you can get including the Bonus CD signed by Jez San as well as Dave Lowe which is a really nice collector's item!
OK so the competition is based on the original Uncle Art Starglider 2 piece of music which was the extended piece of studio music you got on the bonus cassette with the game. It's a fantastic piece – one of my personal favourites in fact – and hear it is in its full re-mastered glory.
And you might notice there's some beeping toward the end… well this isn't just random beeping! It's a secret Morse Code message! My dad asked my Grandad on my mum's side who was a Master Pilot and flew Spitfires and Hurricanes (and Mosquitos as you can see his little Mosquito badge on the game box in the photo) and he told my dad the speed at which proper morse code messages are sent and so this was recreated. As a test they played him the final version and he got it in one listen straight off! So the competition is for you to tell us what the secret Morse message is!
So any Morse Coders out there – this could be your chance to win!
To enter: You must be a backer at £15 or above on the Kickstarter and first person to correctly state what the Morse says in the Comments section of the Kickstarter wins the prize! There may be some lower level rewards for good efforts if they're not quite bang on too!
Link to the Kickstarter is here: UNCLE ART KICKSTARTER: A TEMPORAL SHIFT
To make it a bit easier for you, we've taken the section with the Morse and filtered it so you can hear it clearer!
Good luck!! And happy coding!
We have definitely decided to do the orchestra session at Abbey Road studios! To us, it's something quite special – we've worked in pretty much every big studio in London (Townhouse, Olympic, Sphere, Air, Rak, Metropolis, The Barge, Konk) apart from Abbey Road! So it's a big deal for us. I'm sure I don't have to tell you how iconic the studio is….
Now we're going to hire Abbey Road for the whole day – the The Chamber Orchestra of London recording the Frontier Elite 2 main and second themes will take about 3 hours, and then we'll be there the rest of the day also to record all the drums we need on the album and also any other bits of live music that we can't physically fit into the Uncle Art studio.
We've had a lot of really great musicians and producers want to be involved in this project, and we're very happy to have them help out. As much as we can cover a lot of the instruments ourselves, there's nothing like collaborating with other people to really come up with the freshest ideas and make you look and hear things a different way. Here's some of the people involved so far:
* Dave Bascombe: Producer / Mix Producer – Tears For Fears, Goldfrapp, Peter Gabriel, Placebo, Suede, Depeche Mode
– Dave came onboard as the producer on the album I made for Mercury Records – I was signed there as a singer songwriter when I was 17 and my dad and Dave co-produced the album with me on Pete Townsend's Barge studio in Twickenham on the river. It was an amazing experience and Dave's a proper dude – in fact he's a bit like 'The Dude' in the Big Lebowski! He's ace and we're really excited to have him on board with this project also.
*Ben Darlow – Engineer / Mix Producer – Mike Oldfield, Randy Crawford, Erasure,
– Ben also was the engineer on my Mercury album and we like him so much we make him work with us loads! He's mixed another album of mine and because he's so good at recording drums we get him to engineer every drum session we do!
*Bob Scott – Drummer
– Bob is the MAN and could be working with the top players in the world full time, but instead he likes to run a florist shop in Darlington! Everybody we have worked with who then engineers / produces / witnesses Bob on a session / gig is blown away! To see Bob play – and we've seen him do 22 songs in one day in one take each straight off – it's just something you can't describe in words! It gives you pure joy to see such a master at work – I don't rave about musicians like this lightly. Bob is the man
And then on top of these people who will be at Abbey Road working that day we do the session, we're hoping to have the following people involved and come along too:
*Jeff Lowe – 'Uncle Jeff' – Dave Lowe's brother, tremendously talented songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer FUNKY AND INTRICATE AS HELL!!! – Check out Jeff's albums of his own stuff that we all feature on too – https://www.jefflowemusic.com/
*Nick Paige – Such a SICK pianist he had to unlearn everything he'd learnt in order to find the real groove! – Stevie Wonder,
*Gav Slater – Helping me bring down the average age a bit! One of my gen awesome guitarist just finished up touring Wolf Gang – main support on Coldplay US tour and then headline world tour. Excellent afro!
*Dave Greaves – Super cool straight from the 60s guitarist, specialist in wacky tunings, country, slide & blues guitar. Toured with John Martin for years in the 'good old days' genuine grumpy old man / out-of-place hippy!
And then of course also in the Abbey Road session will be
*Lucy Lowe – sister and daughter, actress and voice actor turning to the other side of the lens to shoot the 'making of' documentary!
*Jez San – Of Starglider, Amiga, Atari, Nintendo fame will be coming down to the session and signing a bunch of the original gaming music bonus CDs!
Plus THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF LONDON!
Maybe it will look a bit more like this:
So come and join us! Check the Kickstarter for the rewards and find the Abbey Road reward – you can even bring a plus one!!
But only if you're willing to recreate this too:
But in order to make this happen – we still need backers! Lots of backers! We're into the last week! Don't delay – we need your support! Believe in something great!! Believe in music. Believe in live musicians. Believe in Uncle Art!
Big news for Starglider, Amiga, Atari and all-things-progressive fans! Jez San has come onboard with our Kickstarter project now! He's going to come down to the Abbey Road sessions with us and sign a whole bunch of the original gaming music CDs too!
Check the Kickstarter page NOW as these rewards are limited quantity!
I'm sure you all know who Jez is, but if you don't then seriously do some reading up about him. This is the man responsible for Starglider 1 & 2 – the first 3D style graphics in a game ever! The first person to create a game developing company! The first person to develop the 3D chip for Nintendo (the story of how he did this is incredible!) and now he owns PKR one of the biggest and 3D online poker sites!
It was Jez who my dad Dave Lowe worked closely with to get the sampled studio music with real vocals and synths playing out of the Atari ST in 1986 long before tracker music. Another first!
As Jez will be down at Abbey Road with us – we can interview both him and Dave about these Starglider days in the documentary that Lucy Lowe will be filming. It's really exciting! I'm excited! Are you?! Then make sure you BACK THE KICKSTARTER to make this happen!
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Martyr Agrippina of Rome
The Holy Martyr Agrippina, was by birth a Roman. She did not wish to enter into marriage, and totally dedicated her life to God. During the time of persecution against Christians under the emperor Valerian (253-259) the saint went before the court and bravely confessed her faith in Christ, for which she was given over to torture. They beat the holy virgin with sticks so severely that her bones broke. Afterwards they put Saint Agrippina in chains, but an angel freed her from her bonds.
The holy confessor died from the tortures she endured. The Christians Bassa, Paula and Agathonike secretly took the body of the holy martyr and transported it to Sicily, where many miracles were worked at her grave. In the eleventh century the relics of the holy Martyr Agrippina were transferred to Constantinople.


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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsProject Vehicles
1993 Ford Mustang Convertible - Nice Save
AmericanMuscle.com ramps up its Fox presence by restifiying a worn droptop
Horse Sense: AmericanMuscle.com stormed onto the scene with the S197 Mustang, but these days the company carries a robust lineup of gear for '79-to-present Mustangs. That lineup is steadily growing and, as evidenced by this car, the list of Fox Mustang hardware is at the forefront of the additions.
When seeking your next Mustang you can go about it in several ways. Most often it comes down to two main choices—a really nice car or a fixer-upper. Sometimes your direction may be dictated by your budget. A really nice car might just be out of your reach. However, even if you have the cash for a pristine stocker, it's often more fun to start with something that's a little rough around the edges and spend your hard-earned dollars making it your own.
If you're reading this magazine, you'll almost always go for the well-worn Mustang, opting to spend your time and effort to both rejuvenate and customize it to your liking. It's more work, but it's often less money and more fun. In the end, the results are more special to you than if you bought a pristine car.
Since the last Fox Mustangs rolled off the assembly line, these cars have developed a steady list of supporters. As cars that started out as receptacles of unbridled performance mods, they later became appreciated with the fondness that buoyed a market for restoration parts. In the ensuing years, a whole host of companies have come to support the Fox Mustang in a big way. One such company is AmericanMuscle.com.
Born of the S197 explosion in the mid-2000s, American Muscle quickly expanded its roster to support the same lineup of '79-to-present Mustangs that are our bread and butter. "We've always wanted to build a Fox-body project car, but we needed to make sure that the theme was something good!" said Shane Lesky, American Muscle's social marketing representative. "The '93 Cobra is still to this day an icon in the 5.0 Fox world, but we wanted to pick a car to show off how much the small restoration mods that we sell impact its looks. It just so happens that the one car Ford never made available was a convertible version of the legendary Cobra!"
When the company told us it was taking on a Fox restification project with the goal of building a '93 Cobra-style convertible, it grabbed our interest immediately. We wanted to cover it here, but it was already well on its way. As such, we just hit some of the highlights of this build's inception.
"Stage 1 and 2 made a huge impact on the reliability of the car. It's amazing what some spark plugs and wires will do! We were able to get the car running smoother and cooler than ever before with over 100,000 miles on the odometer," Shane added. "After that, the Cobra appearance really started to progress. New wheels and tires, a Cobra body kit, OE-style headlights, and we were feeling better about the car after it came back from paint. Obviously, with a fresh paint job came the need for a ton of resto parts to complement..."
Not so fast! We hope to bring more detailed coverage of the car's third and fourth build stages at a later date.
"At this point in the project, we've got a few tricks up our sleeve. We want to add a lot of horsepower and really make sure we do justice to the Cobra name," Shane said. "We've considered quite a few different power adders, but the readers at 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords will have to wait and see!"
For now, let's check out how far this Fox convertible has come.


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POLO, Ill. - There's a silo on Brent and Bruce Scholl's farm that was built in 1919 by their grandfather. It's not in use anymore, but it serves as a relic and landmark to a different era of farming as it stands near half of their cattle and nearly 3,300 pigs.
The Scholl farm is about 6 miles south of Polo. Like many cattlemen and farmers in 2014, Brent Scholl, 54, and Bruce Scholl, 52, have more information about the market and their livestock than ever before. The pigs that the Scholls were expecting to arrive in late January will come with a tattoo, so they can be tracked and information recorded about how lean the pigs are or how much they weigh - a history, of sorts, about the Scholls' livestock.
"We're inundated with technology and information," Brent Scholl said. "And sometimes it can be too much. ... You have to pick out what works for you."
Technology, as in other areas of life and farming, is giving cattlemen newer tools to raise, track, market and sell their animals. From climate-controlled hog buildings to computerized sale barns to online auctions, cattlemen have new ways to do things that have been done for generations.
The growing popularity of online auctions, for example, means that livestock can be bought and sold nearly every day, from anywhere, said Marshall Ruble, who specializes in livestock as an agriculture research station manager at Iowa State University.
Online auctions, including online exclusive auctions or bidding in a live auction on the Internet, has led to a more competitive market and put more eyes on cattle, he said.
"Even 5 years ago, I go out and look at a lot of cattle, you could find a diamond in the rough," Ruble said. "But they're not hidden anymore. They're all out there."
Even sale barns can take advantage of an online auction, Ruble said, when inclement weather may keep buyers away. If they can access an auction 5, 20 or even 100 miles away, there are more eyes and bids possible.
About 3 years ago, Ruble and his students started posting pictures and videos of livestock on Facebook and YouTube. They'd get calls from California and south Texas, he said, adding that the 19- and 20-year-old students are used to buying and selling online, while it took him some time to get comfortable with it.
But each morning when he'd look, the number of YourTube views constantly increased, Ruble said. A year ago, he sold some cattle to someone on the East Coast, he said, and met the buyer face-to-face only when he came to pick up the cattle.
Dan Shike, an associate professor of animal science at the University of Illinois, said during the history of livestock sales, numerous developments have taken the industry from private sales to live auctions to online auctions. At each step, he said, the market opened wider to where it is now.
"You basically have a national market rather than a local market," Shike said. That's great for sellers, and that's great for buyers, too."
Some online auctions are set up similar to eBay, with the cattle being purchased online only. Some auctions end at a specific time, Ruble said, but others add time - up to a point - with each new bid.
Selling online brings with it new risks, such as Internet connection and infrastructure issues, and unfamiliarity between buyer and seller. Those are some reasons that Scott Cuvelier, 58, who runs live barn sales in Walnut, Ill., and Cascade, Iowa, has been hesitant to fully embrace online auctions.
Like most things on the Internet, there are positives and negatives to online auctions, he said, adding that those auctions are another tool, "a two-edged sword, so to speak."
But Cuvelier isn't opposed to using technology in his business. It's a tool, he said, and like any tool, it's useful only if there's a need.
"As far as sale barns go, we're one of the more technologically advanced - fully computerized from the auction block to the office," he said.
The Walnut sale barn went computerized in 1991, Cuvelier said, streamlining the process, eliminating some errors, and speeding up the time it takes to print checks.
"We went from these huge Texas Instruments DOS machines, with little tiny monitors with shades of green, to where we are now, to the windows-based LCD flat screen monitors," Cuvelier said. "They still do the same thing. To tell you the truth, the old DOS machines we're more reliable. They were a little more bullet-proof."
The newer computers can do more, he said, but have a tendency to crash or require a reboot more often. Not every advancement is perfect.
But while Cuvelier might be a strong supporter of computerized auctions, he said there still are risks - like power outages or computerized scales failing.
Still, the benefits of the technology seem to outweigh the occasional risks, he said, emphasizing that the mishaps were only occasional.
Cuvelier bought the Cascade sale barn about 5 years ago, he said, when it had a few computers in the office and a sign that said, "Please wait 20 minutes for your check,"
A week later, the sale barn was fully computerized without missing an auction, he said. Now, most checks are printed and ready to be picked up by the time a cattleman walks from the stands to the office window.
Both Walnut and Cascade allow bids to be placed by phone, but not online.
"I can hear the people's voice on the phone, and I know who they are," Cuvelier said.
It's not just how livestock is sold
Technology hasn't affected just the way livestock is marketed or sold. The ability to track and analyze information, to put more precise economic values on livestock, also has developed, Shike said.
"Now, if you were to go to a pure feed stock sale, there would be so much information that you would be given, besides just looking at the bull," he said. "How the bull looks will make an impact, but there are tremendous amounts of info now available."
What started with tracking weights at different ages and comparing to the rest of the herd, Shike said, has evolved to looking back at an animal's ancestors to get a sense of how the animal should produce.
"It's pretty amazing how technology (is playing a role)," Shike said. "And certainly, we're in a time period of rapid increase in that area. And I think there will be time when we will be able to take a blood sample of an animal and really be able to understand the genetic potential of that animal."
The hog buildings on Brent Scholl's farm are climate controlled. So even as the temperature dipped into single digits and below zero in January, the pigs were kept in ideal conditions. Most of the corn grown on the farm goes to feed pigs and cattle, Scholl said, and the manure is collected in a 500,000-gallon tank to be used to fertilize the field. It's just more technology - more tools - at work.
"There's is still labor involved in farming," Brent Scholl said just days before he and his brother power-washed a facility to prepare it for pigs they were expecting.
About 5 months after the Scholls get the pigs, the animals will be ready to be sold. They'll weigh about 280 pounds, with about four-tenths of an inch of back fat, Scholl said, opposed to 220 pounds and more than an inch of fat as was common years ago.
The leaner pigs meet a new market demand, he said, and are made possible by various technological advancements.
Those advancements are becoming more essential in the livestock business, Shike said.
"The only way we'll be able to increase our food production to keep up with demand is technology," he said.
Even for researchers and early-adopting cattlemen, predicting where technology in the industry is heading can be difficult, Ruble said from his office at Iowa State. But knowing the direction it's going can put a farmer "in the driver's seat."
"I know where the hockey puck is at this exact second," he said. "But I'd like to know where it's going to be in 5 minutes."


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Feast your ears... It's The WFUV Feastival
The WFUV Feastival is a chance to hear a lot of great live music from the past year, and this year's "feast" is our biggest yet—running this Thursday and Friday. Check out the full schedule below, including archive links and another WFUV Thanksgiving Day tradition: Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" at Noon. Then on Friday at 10am, we have a Holiday Cheer for FUV preview with Shawn Colvin, recorded live at City Winery (and you'll get to hear the encore with Emmylou Harris that didn't air the first time).
FUV Live broadcasts from around NYC, our SXSW and CMJ showcases, shows from Celebrate Brooklyn, Le Poisson Rouge, and the Newport Folk Festival with NPR Music... There was a long list of shows to choose from. There is also a lot of thanks to send out to the people and organizations that made them all happen: artists, labels, venues, WFUV staff and members, and more. Happy Thanksgiving, and happy listening!
Thursday, November 22nd
- Kathleen Edwards at Tarrytown Music Hall
- Dawes at Newport Folk Festival
- Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" (Noon)
- Guthrie Family Reunion at Newport Folk Festival (excerpt)
- Bhi Bhiman & Cory Chisel at City Winery
- Calexico at Hill Country Live
- Aimee Mann at Electric Lady Studios
- Citizen Cope at Electric Lady Studios
- Everest at Bowery Electric
- Regina Spektor at Le Poisson Rouge
- Shovels & Rope at Electric Lady Studios
- Nada Surf at Rockwood Music Hall
- Wilco at Newport Folk Festival
- The FUV/Alternate Side CMJ Showcase at The Living Room with Indians, Savoir Adore, Wax Poetic & Little Green Cars
- The Magnetic Fields at the NPR Music/SXSW showcase at The Parish (excerpt)
Friday, November 23rd
- Shawn Colvin at City Winery
- Punch Brothers at FUV's SXSW Showcase
- JD McPherson at Rockwood Music Hall
- World Party at City Winery
- Norah Jones at Tarrytown Music Hall
- JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound at Rockwood Music Hall
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Many people use New Year's resolutions to institute change in their lives, but the fact is that most are broken by month's end. It's probably not a mind-boggling revelation that 45 percent of the population makes resolutions but only 8 percent keep them. The end of January is quickly approaching. If you are waning in your efforts to stay on track, ask yourself these questions. Although career is the focus, the quality of your life, far beyond the world of work, benefits when progress is made in these areas.
Are you going in the right direction?
Many set out on a career path without knowing how they got there. " I stumbled upon this unexpected opportunity," one might say or "I will do this work until I find a real job." Unforeseen opportunities often turn into blessings if the fit is just right, but that's not always the case. If you're going in a direction that doesn't feel right, it might not be in your best interest to continue. Do you enjoy what you do? Do you feel good at the end of the day? Are you energized and creative? The best job for you is the one you love. You will shine brighter and be your best.
Is your life balanced?
Three components – mind, body and spirit – affect well-being. Are you tending to each of these? One might do crossword puzzles for a mind exercise, take a brisk, daily 15-minute walk to tend to physical needs and write poetry or spend time in solitude to feel spiritually connected. These are just examples. Ways of satisfying these key areas are vast and unique to each individual. If one area is neglected or eliminated while another dominates, the balance is tipped, precluding excellence. Consider this quote: "The key to keeping balance is knowing when you've lost it." -Anonymous
Do you have support system?
If you have a support system you are lucky indeed. But not everyone is as fortunate. Seek out opportunities to meet people with similar interests. Join groups where you can meet those who are experiencing lifestyle events that parallel your own. Support is essential. Don't underestimate the role it plays in your life.
Are you taking care of your health?
In order to be successful and thrive, one must be active and maintain good health. Prioritize your physical and mental health beginning today. You can start with small steps and gain momentum as the year unfolds but don't put it off any longer. If you're experiencing health challenges, get a medical exam. Your health is priceless. Take care of it.
Do relationships need mending?
Relationship issues create stress, distract from goals and dampen the joy of achievement. Vital relationships must be in order so we can focus with clarity on the task at hand. Who are the important people in your life? Do you spend enough quality time with them? Is there a fence that needs mending? How can you improve the role you play? Seek out answers and find solutions to resolve differences.
Are finances bogging you down?
According to a 2012 survey conducted by Bankrate.com, 1 out of ever 4 Americans have more debt than savings. Poor finances can compromise your health, ruin relationships and exacerbate anxiety. Devise a rescue plan. See a credit counselor, negotiate with your creditors; stick to a budget. Most of all stay on course with measurable and attainable goals to secure and resolve financial challenges.
Will you reach your highest potential?
Have you made the most of your natural talents? If not, now is the time to start. Become a lifelong learner, expand your knowledge base daily, embrace change and dispose of negativity. Dwell on the positive aspects of your life. Be thankful and glean inspiration from the world around you. Visualization is a powerful tool; use it to look into your future. Find a role model to emulate. In short, make each moment of your life count to the best of your ability.
Not all habits are created equal; change takes time. Be patient with your progress and know that setbacks are a natural part of the process. The end result is worthy of your time, tenacity and will.
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Non-rapid eye movement sleepnon rapid eye movement sleep, non rapid eye movement sleep disorder
Non-rapid eye movement sleep, or NREM, is, collectively, sleep stages 1–3, previously known as stages 1–4 Rapid eye movement sleep REM is not included There are distinct electroencephalographic and other characteristics seen in each stage Unlike REM sleep, there is usually little or no eye movement during these stages Dreaming is rare during NREM sleep, and muscles are not paralyzed as in REM sleep People who do not go through the sleeping stages properly get stuck in NREM sleep, and because muscles are not paralyzed a person may be able to sleepwalk1 According to studies, the mental activity that takes place during NREM sleep is believed to be thought-like, whereas REM sleep includes hallucinatory and bizarre content2 The mental activity that occurs in NREM and REM sleep is a result of two different generators, which also explains the difference in mental activity2 In addition, there is a parasympathetic dominance during NREM3 During the period of Non-REM sleep, the mindset of a person is more organized4 The differences in the REM and NREM activity reported is believed to arise from differences in the memory stages that happen during the two methods of sleep2 It has been found through several experiments that low levels of stage 3 sleep are found in about 40-50% of people with acute and chronic schizophrenia who typically portray abnormal non-rapid eye movement sleep5
- 1 Stages of NREM sleep
- 2 Sleep spindles and K-complexes
- 3 Dreaming during NREM
- 4 Muscle movements during non-REM
- 5 Parasomnias
- 6 Polysomnography
- 7 Slow-wave sleep
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
Stages of NREM sleepedit
NREM sleep was divided into four stages in the Rechtschaffen and Kales R&K standardization of 1968 That has been reduced to three in the 2007 update by The American Academy of Sleep Medicine AASM6
- Stage 1 – occurs mostly in the beginning of sleep, with slow eye movement This state is sometimes referred to as relaxed wakefulness7 Alpha waves disappear and the theta wave appears People aroused from this stage often believe that they have been fully awake During the transition into stage-1 sleep, it is common to experience hypnic jerks8
- Stage 2 – no eye movement occurs, and dreaming is very rare The sleeper is quite easily awakened EEG recordings tend to show characteristic "sleep spindles", which are short bursts of high frequency brain activity,9 and "K-complexes" during this stage
- Stage 3 – previously divided into stages 3 and 4, is deep sleep, slow-wave sleep SWS Stage 3 was formerly the transition between stage 2 and stage 4 where delta waves, associated with "deep" sleep, began to occur, while delta waves dominated in stage 4 In 2007, these were combined into just stage 3 for all of deep sleep10 Dreaming is more common in this stage than in other stages of NREM sleep though not as common as in REM sleep The content of SWS dreams tends to be disconnected, less vivid, and less memorable than those that occur during REM sleep11 This is also the stage during which parasomnias most commonly occur Various education systems eg the VCAA of Australian Victorian education practice still practice the stages 3 & 4 separation
Sleep spindles and K-complexesedit
Sleep spindles are unique to NREM sleep The most spindle activity occurs at the beginning and the end of NREM Sleep spindles involve activation in the brain in the areas of the thalamus, anterior cingulate and insular cortices, and the superior temporal gyri They have different lengths There are slow spindles in the range of 11 – 13 Hz that are associated with increased activity in the superior frontal gyrus, and fast spindles in the range of 13 – 15 Hz that are associated with recruitment of sensorimotor processing cortical regions, as well as recruitment of the mesial frontal cortex and hippocampus There is no clear answer as to what these sleep spindles mean, but ongoing research hopes to illuminate their function12
K-complexes are single long delta waves that last for only a second13 They are also unique to NREM sleep They appear spontaneously across the early stages, usually in the second stage, much like the sleep spindles However, unlike sleep spindles, they can be voluntarily induced by transient noises such as a knock at the door The function of these K-complexes is unknown and further research needs to be conducted14
Dreaming during NREMedit
Although study participants' reports of intense dream vividness during REM sleep and increased recollection of dreams occurring during that phaseclarification needed suggest that dreaming most commonly occurs during that stageclarification needed, dreaming can also occur during NREM sleep, in which dreams tend to be more mundane in comparison15
Research has also shown that dreams during the NREM stage most commonly occur during the morning hours which is also the time period with the highest occurrence of REM sleep This was found through a study involving subjects taking naps over specific intervals of time and being forcefully awakened, their sleep was separated into naps including only REM sleep and only NREM sleep using polysomnography This implies that the polysomnographic occurrence of REM sleep is not required for dreaming Rather, the actual mechanisms that create REM sleep cause changes to one's sleep experience Through these changes, by morning, a sub-cortical activation occurs during NREM that is comparable to the type that occurs during REM It is this sub-cortical activation that results in dreaming during the NREM stage during the morning hours16
Muscle movements during non-REMedit
During non-REM sleep, the tonic drive to most respiratory muscles of the upper airway is inhibited This has two consequences:
- The upper airway becomes more floppy
- The rhythmic innervation results in weaker muscle contractions because the intracellular calcium levels are lowered, as the removal of tonic innervation hyperpolarizes motoneurons, and consequently, muscle cells
However, because the diaphragm is largely driven by the autonomous system, it is relatively spared of non-REM inhibition As such, the suction pressures it generates stay the same This narrows the upper airway during sleep, increasing resistance and making airflow through the upper airway turbulent and noisy For example, one way to determine whether a person is sleeping is to listen to their breathing - once the person falls asleep, their breathing becomes noticeably louder Not surprisingly, the increased tendency of the upper airway to collapse during breathing in sleep can lead to snoring, a vibration of the tissues in the upper airway This problem is exacerbated in overweight people when sleeping on the back, as extra fat tissue may weigh down on the airway, closing it This can lead to sleep apneacitation needed
The occurrence of parasomnias is very common in the last stage of NREM sleep A parasomnia is a sleep behavior that affects the function, quality, or timing of sleep It is caused by a physiological activation in which the person's brain is caught between the stages of falling asleep and waking from sleep The autonomous nervous system, cognitive process, and motor system are activated during sleep or while the person wakes up from sleep
Some examples of parasomnias are somnambulism sleep walking, somniloquy sleep talking, sleep eating, nightmares or night terrors, sleep paralysis, and sexsomnia or "sleep sex" Many of these have a genetic component, and can be quite damaging to the person with the behavior or their bed partner Parasomnias are most common in children, but most children have been found to outgrow them with age However, if not outgrown, they can cause other serious problems with everyday life17
Polysomnography PSG is a test used in the study of sleep; the test result is called a polysomnogram Below are images of the NREM stages 1, 2 and 3
The figures represent 30-second epochs 30 seconds of data They represent data from both eyes, EEG, chin, microphone, EKG, legs, nasal/oral air flow, thermistor, thoracic effort, abdominal effort, oximetry, and body position, in that order EEG is highlighted by the red box Sleep spindles in the stage 2 figure are underlined in red
Stage N1:
Stage N2:
Stage N3:
Slow-wave sleepedit
Slow-wave sleep SWS is made up of the deepest stage of NREM, and is often referred to as deep sleep
The highest arousal thresholds eg difficulty of awakening, such as by a sound of a particular volume are observed in stage 3 A person will typically feel groggy when awoken from this stage, and indeed, cognitive tests administered after awakening from stage 3 indicate that mental performance is somewhat impaired for periods up to 30 minutes or so, relative to awakenings from other stages This phenomenon has been called "sleep inertia"
After sleep deprivation there is usually a sharp rebound of SWS, suggesting there is a "need" for this stage18
Slow Wave Sleep SWS is a highly active state unlike a state of brain quiescence as previously thought Brain imaging data has shown that during nonREM sleep the regional brain activity is influenced by the waking experience just passed
A study was done involving an experimental and a control group to have them learn to navigate a 3D maze The blood flow in the parahippocampal gyrus increased in conjunction with the individual's performance through the 3D maze Participants were then trained in the maze for 4 hours and later, during the various sleep cycles of nonREM sleep, REM sleep and wakefulness, they were scanned twelve times using a PET scan during the night The PET scan demonstrated a higher blood flow in the hippocampus during SWS/non-REM sleep due to the training from the previous day while the control group exhibited no increased blood flow and they had not received the training the prior day The brain activity during sleep, according to this study, would show the events of the previous day do make a difference One theory suggests a model of Hippocampal-neocortical dialogue "Two stages of hippocampal activity have been proposed, the first being the recording of the memory during waking and the second involving the playback of the memory during nonREM sleep This process of reactivation of memory firing sequences is believed to gradually reinforce initially weak connections between neocortical sites allowing the original information to be activated in the cortex independently of the hippocampus, and thus ensuring refreshed encoding capacity of the hippocampus" Maquet concluded that the areas of the brain involved with information processing and memory have increased brain activity during the slow wave sleep period Events experienced in the previous day have more efficient and clearer memory recall the next day thus indicating that the memory regions of the brain are activated during SWS/non-REM sleep instead of being dormant as previously thought19
- ^ OConnell, C 2010, Mar 09 Why do some people sleepwalk Irish Times, pp 7 Retrieved from http://searchproquestcom/docview/309237844
- ^ a b c Manni,Raffaele "Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Non-rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Dreams, and Hallucinations" 2005;7:196-197
- ^ Andreasen, Nancy C; Black, Donald W 2006 Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry American Psychiatric ISBN 1-58562-272-9
- ^ McNamara, Patrick; Johnson, Patricia; McLaren, Deirdre; Harris, Erica; Beauharnais, Catherine 2010 "Rem And Nrem Sleep Mentation" International Review of Neurobiology Elsevier Inc 92: 69–86 doi:101016/s0074-77421092004-7
- ^ Hiatt John F, Floyd Thomas C, Katz Paul H, Feinberg Irwin "Further Evidence of Abnormal Non-Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep in Schizophrenia" 1985 Volume 42 New York: Northport
- ^ Schulz, Hartmut 2008 "Rethinking sleep analysis Comment on the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events" J Clin Sleep Med American Academy of Sleep Medicine 4 2: 99–103 PMC 2335403 PMID 18468306
- ^ Green, Simon 2011 Biological Rhythms, Sleep and Hypnosis New York: Palgrave MacMillan ISBN 978-0-230-25265-3
- ^ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Understanding sleep
- ^ Green, Simon 2011 Biological Rhythms, Sleep and Hypnosis New York: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 978-0-230-25265-3
- ^ "Glossary A resource from the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Produced in partnership with WGBH Educational Foundation" Harvard University 2008 Retrieved 2009-03-11 The 1968 categorization of the combined Sleep Stages 3–4 was reclassified in 2007 as Stage N3
- ^ McNamara, P; McLaren, D; Durso, K June 2007 "Representation of the Self in REM and NREM Dreams" Dreaming 17 2: 113–126 doi:101037/1053-0797172113 PMC 2629609 PMID 19169371
- ^ Cline, John "Sleep Spindles" Psychology Today
- ^ Jordan, Paul "NREM Sleep: Stages 1, 2, and 3"
- ^ "Revisiting the K-Complex and Appraisal to Scientific Debate" Dormigivilia
- ^ Dement W, Kleitman N The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: an objective method for the study of dream J Exp Psychol 1957; 53: 339–346
- ^ Suzuki H; Uchiyama M; Tagaya H et al Dreaming during nonrapid eye movement sleep in the absence of prior rapid eye movement sleep SLEEP 2004;278:1486-90
- ^ Schenck, Carlos "Sleep and Parasomnias" National Sleep Foundation
- ^ "Selective slow-wave sleep SWS deprivation and SWS rebound: do we need a fixed SWS amount per night" 1999 PMID 11382878 Visually scored delta activity stages 3 and 4, SWS as well as computerized delta activity measures increase after total and selective sleep deprivation It is, however, still controversial if SWS amount is only a function of prior waking duration, or if it is related to the structure of the previous sleep period Missing or empty |url= help; |access-date= requires |url= help
- ^ Maquet, Pierre, "Understanding non rapid eye movement sleep through neuroimaging" World Journal of Biological Psychiatry: June 2010, 11 S1, p 9-15, http://informahealthcarecom/doi/abs/103109/15622971003637736
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Further readingedit
- Rechtschaffen, A; Kales, A 1968 A Manual of Standardized Terminology, Techniques and Scoring System For Sleep Stages of Human Subjects US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare; National Institutes of Health
- M Massimini, G Tononi, et al, "Breakdown of Cortical Effective Connectivity During Sleep," Science, vol 309, 2005, pp 2228–32
- P Cicogna, V Natale, M Occhionero, and M Bosinelli, "Slow Wave and REM Sleep Mentation," Sleep Research Online, vol 3, no 2, 2000, pp 67–72
- D Foulkes et al, "Ego Functions and Dreaming During Sleep Onset," in Charles Tart, ed, Altered States of Consciousness, p 75
- Rock, Andrea 2004 The Mind at Night ISBN 0-7382-0755-1
- Warren, Jeff 2007 "The Slow Wave" The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness ISBN 978-0-679-31408-0
- Iber, C; Ancoli-Israel, S; Chesson, A; Quan, SF for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events: Rules, Terminology and Technical Specifications Westchester: American Academy of Sleep Medicine; 2007
- Manni, Raffaele "Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Non-rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Dreams, and Hallucinations" 2005;7:196-197
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Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal has an instantly recognizable, difficult to peg style, both as an ensemble player and as a soloist. He has directly or indirectly influenced virtually every one of his countrymen who followed him on the instrument. He is also a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and, perhaps most importantly, a world-class composer. He has written six symphonies, numerous chamber works, and sonatas.
Rypdal was born in Oslo in 1947, the son of a conductor and clarinetist for a military band. He began his musical studies on the piano by the age of five, and at eight added trumpet. He abandoned both instruments at age 13 for the guitar. On his chosen instrument, Rypdal was self-taught. Between 1962 and 1967 he was part of the Vanguards, a Norwegian instrumental rock group modeled on the Ventures and the British Shadows, but all that changed when he heard Jimi Hendrix for the first time. Rypdal started the psychedelic rock band Dream in late 1967; they recorded their sole album, Get Dreamy, for Polydor in 1968. That same year he formed another band with saxophonist Jan Garbarek and drummer Jon Christensen, and released his first ambitious meld of rock, classical, and jazz with Bleak House for Polydor under his own name.
Rypdal originally attended the Technical University in Trondheim to become an electrical engineer, but left to study musicology at the University of Oslo. He later attended the Music Conservatory in Oslo (later renamed the Norwegian State Academy of Music) from 1970-1972, where he studied with composers Finn Mortensen and George Russell. Rypdal was part of Garbarek's quartet for Afric Pepperbird, the saxophonist's debut for ECM in 1970. He made his debut as a composer with Eternal Circulation in 1971, which was performed by the Garbarek Quartet and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Rypdal also played with Russell in concert and in the studio, resulting in several offerings including George Russell Presents the Esoteric Circle, and Electric Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, both issued in 1971. He appeared on Garbarek's sophomore ECM date Sart, and recorded his self-titled debut for the label (he has been there ever since) that same year. Some of his sidemen for the date included Garbarek, bassist Arild Andersen, and pianist Bobo Stenson. This album walked a generous line between free jazz, progressive, psychedelic rock, and more avant-garde classical music. It established Rypdal as a composer and guitarist throughout Europe.
In 1972, he appeared on the live, star-studded session that was released as Morning Glory in 1973 on Antilles; the other players included John Surman, John Marshall, Chris Laurence, John Taylor, and Malcolm Griffiths. In 1973, Rypdal recorded with Russell again; the ensuing offering was entitled Listen to the Silence. He also composed Concerto for violbasso and orchestra for Barre Phillips. He released two of his own albums for ECM in 1974, Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away and What Comes After.
The year 1975 proved monumental for Rypdal. His Symphony No. 1 was commissioned by Norwegian Television, and he released the widely acclaimed double-album Odyssey, which was regarded as the pinnacle of jazz-rock fusion. The Odyssey Band toured the globe and was especially successful in the U.S. In 1976, Rypdal did a turnabout, and released the musically impressionistic After the Rain, on which he performed all instruments. He also recorded with Russell but went back to his ensemble work with 1978's Waves. Rypdal finished the '70s with a trio date, co-billed with collaborators bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Jack DeJohnette.
He commenced the new decade with Descendre, a trio session with Christensen and trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg. Rypdal played keyboards and flute in addition to guitar. To Be Continued, the second album with Vitous and DeJohnette, appeared in 1981. After touring and an extended break during which he worked on his classical composing, Rypdal emerged with his first duet album for ECM, the vanguard classical, electro-acoustic work Eos, in 1984. The guitarist returned to a trio format for The Chaser and Blue in 1985 and 1986, respectively. The latter year also saw the release of a 1970 date he and Garbarek had recorded with the George Russell Sextet, A Trip to Prillargui, released on Soul Note. Rypdal also recorded his groundbreaking modern classical work, Undisonus in 1986 (though it wouldn't see release for four more years) and composed two more symphonies. In 1989 he released The Singles Collection, a jazz-rock quartet date that focused on exceedingly brief compositions.
The album Undisonus for Violin and Orchestra/Ineo for Choir and Chamber Orchestra was finally released in 1990 to massive critical acclaim, and received the "Work of the Year" prize from the Society of Norwegian Composers. It was followed by the long-form work Q.E.D. in 1993, and the jazz-cum-neo-classical fusion set If Mountains Could Sing in 1995. Also that year, Rypdal recorded as a session player with pianist and composer Ketil Bjørnstad's group on The Sea, and as part of Surman's ensemble on Nordic Quartet, both issued on ECM. In 1997, the guitarist issued Skywards, a sextet date that walked the line between formal jazz composition and free improvisation. He finished the decade with Bjørnstad on The Sea II, and a guitar duet recording with Ronni Le Tekrø entitled Tekro II on the Grappa label, both in 1998.
Rypdal began the 21st century busier than ever. In addition to receiving commissions to compose, he was part of Markus Stockhausen's ensemble on Karta, and saw his own Double Concerto/Fifth Symphony issued by ECM. In 2002, his five-movement work, Lux Æterna for soprano, chamber ensemble, organ, trumpet, and guitar, a second album with Tekrø entitled The Radiosong, and his Sonata Op. 73/Nimbus Op. 76 with violinist Birgitte Stærnes, were all released on different labels. In 2006, Vossabrygg, a live sextet date from 2003 inspired by Miles Davis' Bitches Brew group and early Weather Report, was released by ECM. The date also featured an appearance by Rypdal's son Marius on turntables and samplers. Life in Leipzig, a duet offering with Bjørnstad, followed in 2008. The large-ensemble tribute to film noir, Crime Scene, appeared in 2010, as did Very Much Alive, a mammoth six-disc concert run by jazz drummer Paolo Vinaccia that featured guitarist Ståle Storløkken and Mikkelborg. After several festival appearances, the completion of commissions, and some time off, Rypdal returned to recording with 2013's The Melodic Warrior and large-scale ensemble work conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.
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RCUK's Christmas Gift Guide: Five under £50, including Lezyne's Mini Drive Light!
Part three of RCUK's Christmas Gift Guide series brings you five ideas under £50, with products from Rouleur, Rapha, Lezyne, dhb and bikeParka.
Rouleur Mugs by Richard Mitchelson – £19.00
Cartoonist Richard Mitchelson has been at it again, producing a second set of mugs adorning the faces of some of the most famous names in cycling – Eddy Merckx, Marco Pantani, Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. The mugs are finest quality bone china manufactured in Stoke-on Trent, and they're dishwasher-safe too.
They're pricey at £19 a pop (or £67 for all four) but they'll bring a small piece of cycling history to life every time to reach to make a brew.
Rapha Winter Hat – £35.00
Rapha's Winter Hat has been around since 2006 but it remains a firm favourite thanks to its super-warm construction. It's made in Italy from a brush-backed Sportwool fabric (70% polyester, 26% wool, 4% elastane), warm enough for sub-zero temperatures, and with sides that can be turned up if it gets too toasty.
It looks great, too. Understated but classy all the same, with Belgian-inspired styling. And it can be worn under a helmet.
Lezyne Mini Drive front light – £49.99
Lezyne have been producing stylish tools and accessories for years but this year marked their first foray into the light market. The result was three front lamps, with the cheapest the Lezyne Mini Drive at £49.99.
It weighs just 73g, is a doddle to fit and sits inconspicuously on your handlebars. The light has a maximum output of 150 Lumens on the highest output, with three subsequent four settings; medium (100 Lumens), low (50 Lumens) and flashing. That makes it a great package for commuting by bike . Read the full review buy it on Mpora Gear.
dhb Merino Long Sleeve Round Neck Base Layer – £36.89
A good base layer is essential to keeping warm through winter and there are few better fabrics than Merino, which is breathable, will keep you toasty and is soft next to the skin. Trouble is, it can be expensive. That's where dhb, the in-house clothing brand of Wiggle, come in.
This long sleeve, round neck baselayer is top value at £36.89. It's manufactured using a 190g yarn, while a lighter 150g version is also available. DHB also do a zip neck and short sleeve Merino base layers.
bikeParka – £39.95
bikeParka is a new company offering a simple solution to a long-standing problem for many cyclists. Not everyone is blessed with ample storage space for their bike(s) and the only option may be to keep it outside. bikeParka is a bicycle cover designed to protect your pride and joy from the worst of Britain's weather.
It's made from a waterproof, polyester ripstop fabric and the £39.95 URBN model features UV protection, eyelets for ties or small locks and Velcro lock-through panels to secure the cover with a standard lock. Adjustable toggles provide a snug fit, while the elasticated bottom keeps the material locked close to the bike's wheels. bikeParka comes with a stuff sack so it can be packed away when not in use.


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate will delay a key vote on staging a military strike against Syria for allegedly gassing its citizens, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday.
Reid, D-Nev., had scheduled a procedural vote Wednesday to begin formal debate on the resolution, but he announced late Monday it was being put off to give President Obama more time to convince Congress and the American public a retaliatory strike is the right thing to do, USA Today reported.
"What we need to do is make sure the president has the opportunity to speak to all 100 senators and all 300 million American people before we do this," Reid said.
The delay came amid a rising number of announcements by senators opposed to military action and followed reports that Syrian officials have floated an offer to turn over the country's cache of chemical weapons to Russia or other nations, something Obama indicated could defuse the need for U.S. military intervention, the newspaper said.
"I have no idea what's going on. It'd be great if the Russians could convince Assad to turn over his chemical weapons to the international community," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said. "That'd be a terrific outcome. I just am very dubious and skeptical."
Obama told NBC Russia's offer to shift Syria's chemical weapons arsenal to international control is a "potentially positive development."
A Senate Democratic leadership aide told the network the potential diplomatic deal was "a major factor" in Reid's decision to put off the vote.
"Members want to see how things develop instead of being locked into a schedule," the aide said.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough had said Sunday the case that Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces had used chemical weapons on his own people had been solidly made.
"Nobody now debates the intelligence, which makes clear -- and we have high confidence about this -- that in August, the Assad regime used chemical weapons against its own people," he maintained on CNN's "State of the Union," part of a blitz of interviews he did Sunday on every major TV network.
"Congress has an opportunity this week to answer a simple question -- should there be consequences for him for having used that material?"
Assad denied in a CBS and Public Broadcasting Service interview airing Monday he had anything to do with the Aug. 21 attack in suburban Damascus, which the Obama administration alleges killed more than 1,400 people, including hundreds of children.
Assad said he didn't even know if an attack with chemical weapons had taken place, although if one did, the rebel opposition may have been behind it, he said, repeating an early allegation the Obama administration and opposition leaders deny.
The Obama administration was trying a full-court press to win the hearts and minds of Capitol Hill lawmakers returning from summer recess and regular U.S. citizens.
Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and national security adviser Susan Rice were to brief the entire House on U.S. intelligence assessments in a closed-door session at 5 p.m. EDT Monday, officials said.
Obama's scheduled was packed with interviews with ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN and Fox News Monday afternoon.
The president is to go to Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with Senate Democrats and follow that meeting with a nationally televised prime-time address Tuesday evening.
In that address, he is expected to argue not punishing Assad for his alleged use of chemical weapons would embolden not just his regime but also Assad allies Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shiite Islamic militant group and political party, and Iran, an administration official told The Washington Post.
Obama joined a Sunday night dinner Vice President Joe Biden held at the vice president's residence for about a dozen Republican senators in the hope of winning over skeptics.
Some lawmakers say they remain unsure who was responsible for the attack or are unconvinced a strike would be the appropriate response.
Lawmakers opposing military action include an unusual alliance of liberal Democrats, who often support Obama, and strident Republican critics.
As part of the administration's "flood the zone" strategy, McDonough will meet with House Democrats and Rice is to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus, whose members are in both chambers.
The resolution, as it stands, backs a military mission designed, in part, to change the momentum of the Syrian civil war and set the stage for Assad's departure.
The House -- where opposition to military action is believed stronger than in the Senate, despite backing by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. -- isn't expected to vote until the Senate acts.
White House officials, including Obama, have argued if Congress fails to pass a resolution the United States would lose credibility on the international stage.


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She was 19 years old when she saw an airplane for the first time, but two years ago, on her 21st birthday, Patricia Mawuli became Ghana's first licensed female pilot. And that was just the beginning: She helped found that country's AvTech Academy, where young women learn how to fly, build and maintain light aircraft. Check out the amazing (happy!) ladies in the images by Sammy Darko.
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Jython 2.2.1
Basic Install
Jython 2.2.1 is distributed as an executable jar file installer. After downloading it, either double click the jython_installer-2.2.1.jar or run java with the -jar option
java -jar jython_installer-2.2.1.jar
This will start the regular GUI installer on most systems, or a consoler installer on headless systems. To force the installer to work in headless mode invoke the installer with a console switch
java -jar jython_installer-2.2.1.jar --console
The installer will then walk through a similar set of steps in graphical or console mode: showing the license, selecting an install directory and JVM and actually copying Jython to the filesystem. After this completes, Jython is installed in the directory you selected. There's a script in the install directory, jython on Unix like systems or jython.bat on Windows, that will start up the Jython console which can be used to dynamically explore Jython and the Java runtime.
Standalone mode
The standalone option does no caching and so avoids the startup overhead (most likely at the cost of some speed in calling Java classes, but I have not profiled it)
You can try it out by downloading the installer from here
running it like so:
$ java -jar jython_installer-2.2.1.jar
And when you come to the "Installation type" page, select "Standalone".
When the installation is done, you will have a jython.jar with the /Lib files included that can be run like this:
$ java -jar jython.jar
You will get a jython prompt with no caching. Of course you can run scripts just by calling them as you might expect:
$ java -jar jython.jar script.py
And you can add this jar to the classpath of your app, which will allow standard imports.
Installation options
You can get a list of the installer options by running:
$ java -jar jython_installer-2.2.1.jar --help
Jython 2.1
Jython 2.1 is distributed as a self-extracting .class file created by LiftOff. It is known to have problems running on Java 6, so if you want to use Jython with that JVM either install Jython-2.1 with an earlier JVM or use Jython-2.2.1.
To install Jython, open the command line to the directory in which you have placed the jython-21.class file and then type:
<java interpreter> jython-21
You will probably type one of the following three lines, depending on your system. Be sure not to put ".class" at the end of the file name.
java jython-21
jre jython-21
jview jython-21
It can be necessay to set the CLASSPATH to include the current directory
env CLASSPATH=. java jython-21
java -cp . jython-21
java -classpath . jython-21
jview /cp:. jython-21
Which command to use depends on your operating system and java version. If you have more than one java installed, you may have to supply an explicit path the java command.
If you do not have a GUI, then add -o dir_to_install_to to the command above. Jython will install to the specified directory without bringing up the graphical installer. E.g. to install all modules to a Jython-2.1 subdirectory in the current directory do:
<java interpreter> jython-21 -o Jython-2.1 demo lib source
After completing installation, you should be able to run Jython by typing:
What Can Go Wrong
You should check out this section if your Jython installation doesn't quite work right. It will contain tips for solving the most common problems.
Can't Access Standard Python Modules
Not all the modules form CPython is available in Jython. Some modules require a C language dynamic link library that doesn't exists in java. Other modules are missing from Jython just because nobody have had a need for it before and no-one have tested the CPython module with Jython. If you discover that you are missing a module, try to copy the .py file from a CPython distribution to a directory on your Jython sys.path. If that works you are set. If it doesn't work, try asking on jython-users mailing list.
Other Problems
Any other problems with the installation should be reported to jython-dev.
As a workaround you can extract the jython-21.class manually. The class file is basicly a .zip file and most unzip programs can manage to extract the contents of the class into a directory. After doing that, you must
- Remove the net directory. It isn't needed.
- Create the startup script by hand. Use the installer/template* files as a starting point in doing so.