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The next 2 dresses are both from Cirilia Rose. I'm pretty sure every dress I've found and thought was cute were hers. Both of these are knit with worsted weight wool, so they would go substantially faster which is super appealing.
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The last, and most likely candidate for being knit this decade, is Shinjuku. As was the case with Cirilia's fall book, I want everything in this one. I'm waiting until I hand in my last paper to order the yarn for all the projects. (I deserve a yarny treat, right?) I love the circular yoke increases and subtle striping of this dress. The dilemma with this one is picking colours! I adore the combination that the sample was made with, but I'm having a hard time tracking down one of the colours. So, I've come up with a couple other candidates.
Which one do you guys like best? I'm leaning towards the red on top, but the other ones are so delightful too. With that, I'm hoping 2011 will be the year I knit myself a dress! Or 2. Or maybe 3. Have I lost my mind?


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Unlike previous releases, where months passed between Google announcing a new version and the code being released, Google has made good on their promise to release the source code to Jelly Bean in record time. Unfortunately, the gitweb instance on kernel.org is still down so you'll have to download the entire thing to take a peek. Hopefully the Cyanogenmod team will find time to start on a community enhanced version soon.

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Yep, I used all capital letters in the title, Thats how excited and stoked I am about these! There a long time coming.. We started trying to make Can mosaic damascus a few months back and through trial and error, mostly error.. We finally made something awesome!!!!
Thanks to Tony M. for his help.. he gave me just enough info to be dangerous, and let us go.. Not that he wouldnt answer my calls any longer.. LOL Its just that were a "fake it till you make it" kinda guys over here at HHH which often meaning learning stuff the hard way. trial by fire!!!
Enough talk heres a pic.. These are gona make a great looking set of bolsters, or I may just stare at them and use as paper weights for the next few months! There just that cool!


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Wildwood (@KSDKSports) -- St. Louis Cardinals 3rd baseman David Freese is said to be physically okay, after his SUV slammed into a tree Thursday afternoon.
Freese told a St. Louis County police supervisor that he was
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About a half hour before the ruling Tuesday, Nov. 27, by Memphis federal court Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays in the municipal school district lawsuit, the chairman of the countywide school board called for his board and the school boards for the six suburban municipal school districts to get together.
"We can work out something that works for our communities that stops the legal battle," Billy Orgel said. "If we don't start making choices and taking matters into our own hands, we are all doomed to fail."
Orgel acknowledged that the ruling from Mays was expected at any moment. And it was posted in the electronic case file just as the school board meeting ended.
Federal Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays' 65-page municipal schools ruling
"All actions taken under the authority of Chapter 905 are void," Mays wrote in a ruling that referred specifically to one of three state laws – the one passed by the Tennessee Legislature earlier this year that specifically allowed the suburban towns and cities in Shelby County to begin immediately to start the formation of their separate school districts.
"The municipalities are enjoined from proceeding under Chapter 905 to establish municipal school districts," Mays continued in the 65-page ruling.
Before the ruling, Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy, a law professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, told the Memphis Rotary Club the suburban leaders could appeal a Mays ruling like the one that came immediately to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Shelby County Commission chairman Mike Ritz, who has been a vocal critic of the suburban school districts, said the ruling "vindicates the County Commission's position that the law was clearly unfair and only applied to Shelby County."
"Frankly, I think they are going to have a very difficult time correcting that problem in Nashville," he said of possible attempts to pass new state laws permitting such school districts. "I think what is probably going to happen is the municipalities will go to charter schools."
Bartlett School Board member Bryan Woodruff said it is one of several possible alternatives.
"I think anything is a possibility that serves our children the way they need to be served," he said. "I think we need to look at that. I think we need to look at that even if we expect a good ruling on the next piece of this lawsuit. I think we still need to investigate all possibilities."
Woodruff said he and others would probably continue to meet as citizens to make plans even though the ruling voids the formation of the school board as well as any actions that board may take.
The ruling came the day after the Shelby County Election Commission certified results from the Nov. 6 elections including those in the sets of suburban school board races. The next step would have been the swearing in of the school board members.
"I'm not entirely surprised but I am disappointed," Woodruff said of the ruling. "It does not stop what we are trying to do."
With the ruling Mays threw out August referendum results in which suburban voters approved ballot questions on forming the districts. And he voided the Nov. 6 election results in six sets of school board races for the municipal school districts.
It was unclear if the ruling specifically voids the approval of sales tax hikes on the August suburban ballots that were to be used to fund the municipal school districts.
Still in place at least until Mays turns his attention to them next month are two other state laws passed and signed into law in 2011 and 2012. They and Chapter 905 set the ground rules for forming municipal school districts.
Attorneys for the Shelby County Commission argued in their third-party complaint that Chapter 905 and the other two violated the Tennessee Constitution because they were passed as general laws but written to apply only to Shelby County and with that intent.
Mays agreed in his ruling on one of the three.
"Chapter 905 establishes a series of conditions that have no reasonable application, present or potential, to any other county," he wrote. "Although general in form, Public Chapter 905 is local in effect."
Mays gave all sides until Dec. 11 to submit any additional arguments they might want to make on the state constitutional issues involving the other two laws.
If those laws remain in place it could conceivably allow the suburban towns and cities to begin the moves toward municipal school districts beginning but not before the August start of the merger of Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools. But that would mean the municipal school districts could not open for class the same school year as the merger begins.
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McHENRY – Daisy, the reading therapy dog for Hilltop Elementary School, has helped more than 175 students in her eight years of service.
Now 13 years old and lying on her owner's kitchen floor, she is in absolutely no rush to go anywhere.
Maureen Adams-Durkin, Daisy's owner and Hilltop's learning disabilities teacher, knew that Daisy couldn't be the reading dog forever and felt it was time for Daisy to enjoy her retirement.
Hilltop's last day of school was May 21. To celebrate Daisy's retirement, the learning disability class had a party.
Learning disabilities assistant Barb Szamlewski had no doubt about Daisy's success when the idea of bringing in Daisy originally was discussed.
"I thought it was a brilliant idea because, working with specialized kids, you have to find a way to get through to them," Szamlewski said. "Sometimes it was Daisy who could get through to them to open that door for us."
Daisy's visits were treated as an incentive for the students to complete their regular work first.
"The kids would get so excited when we would say, 'We're going to have Daisy Day next week,' " Szamlewski said. "It was phenomenal. One hundred percent, Daisy has done her job."
At the end of each year, Adams-Durkin would take a picture of each of her students with Daisy. Some students, even those who have recently graduated high school, have come to her and said they still have their pictures.
Not only has Daisy helped Adams-Durkin's students become more confident reading out loud, but she also has helped some become more at ease with dogs in general.
Daisy was the only therapy dog in the school, so every student recognized her whenever Daisy would walk through the cafeteria during lunchtime.
Sometimes, Brian Durkin, Adams-Durkin's husband, would come to Hilltop to take Daisy home and would see how well-known Daisy was at school.
"There was a bunch of students in the hallway once, and one little boy poked out of line and went, 'Oh my gosh, there's that dog that knows how to read!' " Durkin said with a laugh. "Even students who weren't in special ed knew Daisy. Every teacher in the school would stop to say hi to Daisy – they loved having her there."
Adams-Durkin knew the day would come when she would have to get a new reading dog. After tossing name ideas back and forth with Szamlewski during the school day, the name Phonics felt right for the golden retriever puppy.
Phonics' first day will be after Aug. 13. While Phonics and Daisy have different temperaments – Phonics is a typical puppy and Daisy has always been calm – Adams-Durkin is confident Phonics will do just as good of a job as Daisy did. Still, Szamlewski said it won't be the same without Daisy.
"It was a bittersweet day," Szamlewski said about Daisy's retirement party on the last day of school. "We knew. As she was walking down the hall and her legs were starting to give out, I thought, 'Daisy, honey, you did your job. It's time for you to go home and rest now.' She brought a lot into Hilltop and she will be missed."
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• Daisy was the youngest dog in the litter.
• Daisy's mother was also a therapy dog.
• Daisy was 5 years old when she became a certified therapy dog. Phonics was 2 when she became certified.
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• Daisy was the youngest dog in the litter.
• Daisy's mother was also a therapy dog.
• Daisy was 5 years old when she became a certified therapy dog. Phonics was 2 when she became certified.


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Debates about U.S. foreign policy have revolved around three main traditions – liberal internationalism, realism, and nationalism. This book delves deeply into a fourth, overlooked foreign policy tradition that he calls "conservative internationalism." This approach spreads freedom, like liberal internationalism; arms diplomacy, like realism; and preserves national sovereignty, like nationalism. It targets a world of limited government or independent "sister republics," not a world of great power concerts or centralized international institutions.
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M aybe I'm over-thinking it, but I just realized we spend a lot of time telling two stories about Easter. We expect one of them to stick, as we reveal the other was a total lie.
The Easter Bunny hops around the night before Easter, wearing pants and carrying a basket of candies and colored eggs -- which he really wants you to have, even though he's gone out of his way to hide them.
Also, Easter is also the day everybody thought Jesus was dead, but he wasn't. He pushed a big rock out of the way and came out of his tomb to talk a little bit with people and then disappeared again into the sky to be with his dad.
We do it at Christmas too: There's a fat man in a big red suit who flies around in a sled pulled by deer, spends an inordinate time hanging out with elves and passes out presents to all the good boys and girls. Also this is the day Jesus was born, he was God's son, and he came to earth to save us all from ourselves. Oh, and just kidding about that Santa thing, that was bullshit.
The more I thought about it this weekend, the more I wondered why every kid wasn't totally confused.
Next weekend is Easter, and in recent years, the tradition amongst my friends has been to dress up, hit a church service and then immediately go to brunch somewhere to break Lent.
And I mean break it. Like put it over our knee and break it.
Did somebody give up cheese? Cool. We're having fondue. Meat? Let's find a steakhouse. Beer? Today, friend, you shall drink ALL the beers. Breaking Lent's gonna be a little tougher this year since I gave up buying things, and Easter isn't exactly a great day for a shopping spree.
So instead of dreaming up all the ways I can break Lent, I've been just thinking about Easter-time traditions and wondering what the rest of the world does.
I found some pretty fascinating ones, such as the smaller, pseudo-Halloween that takes place in Sweden, where little girls dress up like witches and go door to door collecting candy while everyone else lights things on fire to drive witches away. (Those Nordic folk seriously love lighting things on fire, bless their hearts.) The bonfires are lit to scare away the witches who fly to a German mountain to chat with Satan every Easter.
In Greece, Judas is burned in effigy, sometimes using a dummy resembling a modern-day person who's committed a grievous act.
In Bermuda, they fly intricate, colorful kites on Good Friday to honor the Ascension of Christ.
These traditions at least have clear ties to Easter, but the further I went down the Easter Bunny's proverbial rabbit hole, the less it had to do with Jesus.
The bunny is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon celebration of the goddess of spring, Eastre, whose symbol was the rabbit. Over time and as it reached different cultures, the springtime rabbit morphed and started delivering eggs, which were forbidden during Lent. The eggs were colored red to represent the blood of Christ, and later green, in celebration of new growth.
Things were going great for the Easter Bunny pretty much across the board until the late '60s. This is when 9-year-old Rose-Marie Dusting wrote a story called, "Billy the Aussie Easter Bilby," usurping the bunny for the Australian bilby, an endangered animal with a long, pointy nose, a swishy tail and rabbit-like ears, whose habitat is wrecked by feral rabbits.
By the '90s, the Easter Bilby was literally fighting armies of rabbits to get candy to children.
Australian parents might have the roughest Easters of all, trying to figure out how to tell the story of Jesus, the environmentally disastrous Bunny Army, and Billy the Aussie Easter Bilby.
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ROCK FALLS – Carolyne R. Long, 67, of Rock Falls, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at her home.
She was born July 17, 1945, in Decatur, a daughter of Clarence and Frances Ruth (Campbell) Dale. She married Guy Long II on Aug. 25, 1967, in Henry. He preceded her in death on Dec. 26, 2000. She worked at Coil Craft for 7 years and retired in 2006.
Surviving are her daughter, Mary Frances Zigler of Rock Falls; her sons, Guy (Laurie) Long III and James Long, both of Sterling, Roger Long of Rock Falls, and Raymond (Heather) Long of Morrison; her sisters, Kaye Bartz of Sterling and Betty Whitely of Rock Falls; her brother, Larry Dale of Independence, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Shanda Jackson, Kelsey Long, Vanessa Long, Porscha Zigler, Catalina Zigler, Alaska Johnson, Georgya Johnson, Alexis Schroth and Nathaniel McPhillips; and one great-grandchild, Noah Schultheis.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
The family wishes to offer a very special thanks to Lyneta Rourke for her compassion shown to the family during Carolyne's illness. Per her request, Carolyne's remains will be donated to medical science followed by cremation.
Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements were completed by McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls. Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.


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A few updates this morning. Made longer whoopies for all four corners to allow better adjustment.
Sitting mode (Seat whoopies at 44", Back whoopies at 35"):
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Hanging between the trees. Distance between trees only limited by how short or long your whoopies allow and how high you can reach (for distant trees).
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Following a national census, which takes place every ten years in America, your General Assembly must redraw the lines that define legislative, senatorial, and U.S. Congressional districts. The current legislative session has that as a primary duty. Lines are drawn based on revised population data, the goal being to end up with 100 state house districts, 38 state senate districts, and 6 U.S. congressional districts of roughly equivalent populations.
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Medicare policy and politics are making big headlines these days. But as political leaders debate the long-term future of the government health care program, people still need to make coverage decisions as they become eligible for benefits.
Any of these decisions could involve navigating a labyrinth of choices and deadlines. Perhaps you take a drug that costs $2,000 a month. Or your employer is providing health care benefits even though you've already turned 65. Or maybe you plan to head south for several months each winter.
Such variables make a big difference in how your coverage works. And there is no single right answer.
"It is very complex," said Peggy McDonough, a regional director of the Massachusetts assistance program known as Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, also know as SHINE.
The most important deadline is your 65th birthday, which is when most folks qualify for Medicare. You can sign up online at www.medicare.gov or at a Social Security office starting three months before your 65th birthday. The initial sign-up period runs seven months.
What do you sign up for? That depends.
Medicare Part A covers hospitalization. There's no reason to delay here, since there's no cost for this coverage. Miss the initial sign-up period, and you'll have to wait until the next general enrollment period which runs January through March. Your coverage then won't begin until July, so if you get ill before then, you'll be paying hospital bills by yourself.
Different rules govern Part B, which covers doctors' visits, medical tests, and outpatient procedures. There are monthly premiums — currently ranging from $104.90 to $335.70 depending on income — so don't sign up for Part B until you actually need it.
People still covered by employee health plans, for example, effectively get an extension. Ditto for people covered by a spouse's employee benefits — except for same-sex spouses since the federal government doesn't recognize those marriages. Once employer benefits end, people have eight months to enroll before triggering penalties.
The penalty for missing these Part B deadlines can be painful — a permanent premium increase of 10 percent for every 12 months missed. "Go five years without Part B, and you'll have to pay a 50 percent penalty on your premiums when you do sign up," said SHINE's McDonough.
Too often people mistakenly believe that their retiree health benefits from a former employer will get them a Part B deadline extension. They don't. Neither will COBRA coverage.
Part D, which provides prescription drug coverage, comes with its own set of deadlines and penalties. There's no need to sign up if you have what's called "creditable" coverage — a drug plan at least as good as what Medicare offers. If your plan doesn't meet that standard — and your provider can tell you if it does — you need to sign up during the initial enrollment period when you turn 65. Once creditable drug coverage ends, however, you have only 60 days to sign up.
There's a stiff premium penalty for missing these deadlines — a 1 percent increase for every month you're late. That can add up fast. For example, someone who failed to sign up for Part D when it was first offered in 2006 would now face a penalty of over 80 percent.
Choosing the right drug coverage means not only looking at premiums, but also checking to see if your drugs are covered. The Medicare website can help match your prescriptions to available plans.
In Massachusetts, the state provides help through Prescription Advantage, an income-based program that helps with drug copayments. One example: Last summer, a woman needing a cancer drug costing $6,000 a month had hit her initial Medicare drug coverage limit but she was not yet eligible for catastrophic coverage. But since she qualified for the state program, her copay was $7.69, according to McDonough.
Plans offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim, and others provide an alternative to original Medicare. Known as Medicare Advantage, the plans combine Parts A, B, and usually D in an HMO-like package along with additional benefits that might include vision care and health club reimbursement.
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Remember, you get to change your mind about most of your Medicare choices during the annual open enrollment period, which runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 every year. Even if you're happy with your Medicare coverage, you should review your options. "These plans can change the drugs they cover even in the middle of the year," said Lucy Meadows a Milton health insurance adviser. "A different plan might be better for you."


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This is very interesting, I have had dogs on both drugs at different times.
The omeprazole has made several of them sick - this happens with people too! As an aside, people are now being taken off Omeprazole as it is now believed to make you more susceptible to Clostridium difficile - diarrhoea, fever, stomach cramps, particularly a problem in hospitals [highly infectious] and can be fatal.
C Diff can affect dogs but I have not heard any advice suggesting they stop taking it for this reason.


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Today With Sean O Rourke Friday 30 May 2014
The mid-morning current affairs magazine with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, sports coverage, in-depth features and consumer interest. Presented by Keelin Shanley
The Government yesterday suspended its controversial review of discretionary medical cards. Keelin was joined by Brian Turner, Lecturer in Economics in UCC; and two mothers, Anne FitzPatrick and Karen North.
Over 3000 men are newly diagnosed with the condition in Ireland each year and the Irish Cancer Society are today launching the Man to Man Storybook, a book for men experiencing prostate cancer with 11 real life stories designed to offer hope and support to other men with prostate cancer.
It will be launched by one of the heroes of Italia 90, Packie Bonner and he joined Keelin in studio along with Donal Buggy, Head of Services, Irish Cancer Society.
Packie also spoke about Roy Keane's possible move to Celtic...
MEND is a state-funded service that runs rehabilitation programmes for men who are violent and abusive in relationships. John Doyle is programme director with the service.
When was the last time you were on antibiotics? Chances are, it was not too long ago. We all take advantage of what some say is the greatest medical discovery of all, but recently the threat to the existence of antibiotics has been highlighted in no uncertain terms.
Joining Keelin in studio was Dr Fiona Walsh, biology lecturer and antibiotic resistance expert in NUI Maynooth, to discuss the future of antibiotics.
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As part of the Life-Long Learning series from the Arkansas State University-Newport Continuing Education Department, Randy Chlapecka from the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office will do a presentation on gardening Saturday, April 20.
During this two-hour session, Chlapecka will use PowerPoint and real-life demonstrations to teach attendees how to improve their gardening skills. The class will be held from 10:00 a.m. until noon in room 134 of Walton Hall on the ASUN campus, and the fee is $10. Each participant in the class will take home the vegetable that they plant. To register for "How Does Your Garden Grow," contact Jan Bailey at 870-512-7813 or at firstname.lastname@example.com Arkansas State University-Newport is a degree granting community college with campuses in Jonesboro, Marked Tree and Newport, Arkansas. It is a part of the Arkansas State University System. For more information about what is going on at ASU-Newport, visit us on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/ASUNewport, where you will find news and photos highlighting achievements and events at all three campuses. Follow us on Twitter at @ASUNewport for quick information about what is going on at ASUN. This and other releases about Arkansas State University-Newport can be found online at www.asun.edu


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Breaking a Sweat
It's the hottest form of yoga - literally, and arguably figuratively, too.
Bikram yoga is named after its creator, Bikram Choudhury, who started teaching yoga in the U.S. in the 1970s. Bikram yoga is different from other forms of yoga in several ways, but is set apart most notably by its use of heat in the classroom.
When Choudhury came to Hawaii from India to teach yoga, he noticed that one thing was different from his homeland - it wasn't as hot. So Choudhury brought space heaters into his studio and cranked up the thermostat to 105 degrees, a temperature he saw as optimal for the 26 posture series he taught.
Mary Ann Nassa, director of Yoga Concepts in Cranston, met Choudhury in 1984, and began teaching Bikram Yoga in Rhode Island in 1985. She said she remembers discussing the hot temperatures of Bikram with Choudhury himself.
"He said, 'If you want to bend steel - or stiff bodies - you heat it up,'" she explained.
Her own studio, currently located on the second floor of a building that houses a salon at 911 Pontiac Avenue, is filled with space heaters. There's no sign, but faithful students know to enter the building's side door and make their ascent. Once on the second floor, it's possible to hear Nassa's muffled voice through a doorway sealed tightly with towels to keep the cold out and the heat in.
On a chilly winter day, entering the 105-degree classroom is like being hit with incongruous summer air - it's hot, and beads of sweat form almost instantaneously.
But the people in this particular class don't seem to care. Their attire is minimal: women don sports bras and tight fitting shorts, while men opt for swim trunks or Speedos. They're lying on yoga mats covered with towels, and all of them are dripping with sweat.
Outside of Nassa's voice, the room is quiet. The occasional measured breathing punctuates the silence, but there is no chanting or music.
Each class is 90 minutes long, with various levels of difficulty offered throughout each day.
"What we focus on in Bikram is raja and hatha," Nassa explained after class. She herself wore attire reminiscent of a ballet teacher: pink tights and a black leotard.
Hatha, she explained, is a physical form of yoga, while raja focuses on the mind. "Yoga" she said, means "union." Bikram, said Nassa, blends physical and mental discipline, creating a stronger mind and body. It also has a meditation component, which she said helps people rest their minds and forget about time and space.
"Forty-five minutes goes by and you're halfway done because you're meditating in a sense," she said.
Because Bikram requires students to hold both standing and sitting postures, Nassa said it takes a lot of discipline and focus.
"For those 90 minutes you can't think about anything else; you have to think about your body and your soul," she said.
Just like Choudhury's original technique, Nassa teaches a series of 26 postures. Students start on their feet, balancing on one leg at some points, and holding their positions for a minute at a time. Yoga is about stillness, she said, and requires those who practice it to contract their muscles while stretching.
"There's no such thing as movement in yoga; the hallmark of yoga is stillness," she said.
The results of holding poses like the "Standing head-to-knee" or "Full Locust" are long, lean muscles, increased flexibility and core strength.
Another benefit is the loosening of the spine, which Nassa said Americans tend to hold stiff. When you think about it, she said, we often sit in the same position - whether it's driving in the car, typing on the computer, watching TV or eating a meal, we hold our spines in the same position all day. In Bikram, there's a forward and backward progression of movements that loosen the spine, something that helps the whole body, she said.
"In order to keep your spine healthy, you've got to keep it in the center," she said, noting that yoga brings the body back to "homeostasis."
Bikram also works the lungs. Throughout the class there are instructed breathing components, as well as stretches that open the lungs.
"There's so many things that go on in these postures … you're working internally as well," she said.
The mental health benefits are plentiful, too, said Nassa. Not only does Bikram allow students to clear their minds, but it has been clinically shown to decrease depression. Another clinical study at Mass General Hospital is being done to see if Bikram can replace anti-depressants. Nassa said she and most of her students do not take any prescriptions drugs.
"I feel awesome," said Jeanette Bender, one of Nassa's students, after class. "I feel mental clarity. I feel like I've had a massage physically and then I feel like I've had a facial. It's the after-effect that's addictive."
Nassa echoed Bender, saying Bikram is a "positive kind of addiction." Once students are hooked, they come back year after year.
Barbara and John Dickerson have been students of Nassa's since the 1980s.
"We've been faithful students of Mary Ann's for years," Barbara said. "It's been the greatest thing for my health."
Barbara said she had chronic health problems and various surgeries, but yoga has made her healthier and stronger.
"It's the yoga that's gotten me through life; it makes you bulletproof," she said.
For Barbara's husband, John, Bikram was the only thing that helped him quit smoking.
"He had tried every other method," she said.
John was one of the few men in class that day, but typically, Nassa said there are a lot of other men in the studio.
"I don't mind a lot of women," John said with a laugh, corroborating that there are often other males in attendance.
Originally, yoga was a practice limited to men in India. It was Russian-born Indra Devi that brought yoga to women worldwide.
Nassa said yoga is great for men and women; for men, it's a physical workout, and for women, it allows them to take care of themselves, instead of others, for a change.
"This style of yoga also teaches you how to care for yourself," she said. "You care for yourself like you would your own children."
For those who have never taken yoga, or hot yoga before, Nassa said there is a "virgin zone" in each class.
"We observe them and we're with them through the whole class," she said.
She advises participants to drink plenty of water and skip any meals for three to four hours prior to class.
Afterwards, she said, "You feel cleansed or massaged, even from the inside."
Mary Ann and her sister and partner, Donna Nassa, teach a variety of different Bikram classes daily at their Pontiac Avenue Studio. For more information, visit www.BikramYogaRI.com or call 461-8484.


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FEASTERVILLE, Pa. - Maryland won the Big Apple Indoor Tournament in Feasterville, Pa. for the fourth straight year over the weekend. The red Terrapin team won beat Albany, 4-3 for the title.
The Terrapins were divided into two teams and played each other in the semifinals. The Red team won that match 4-3 in a shootout and advanced to play Albany in the final.
The team passed Albany 3-1, with Courtney Deena, Anna Dessoye and Sarah Sprink scoring in the win. Sprink was named tournament MVP.
"Playing competitive indoor hockey and preparing for the Big Apple tournament has become an integral part of our yearly plan," head coach Missy Meharg said. "The rules and playing numbers provide discipline for technical skills and consistent communication for tactical growth. The players, the staff and Terp family and fans helped bring the trophy back to College Park."
Fairfield, Drexel and Rutgers also competed in the tournament.


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Two things characterized my childhood: I always had a dog or cat as a companion, and I moved frequently. This continues to be true into my adulthood. My latest move was from Stillwater, Okla., to Westminster this summer, a 10-hour ride for my 3-year-old cat Aeva.
Moving with a cat takes planning and preparation to make it a good experience for everyone involved. I knew Aeva disliked getting into a carrier even to go to the veterinary clinic which was only five minutes away from our house, so being stuck in one for a long 10 hours wasn't going to be fun for her. Aeva always became so upset when she was made to get into the hard carrier that she frequently urinated inside it. This was very distressing for her and for me. Aeva was perfectly content to be at home and would prefer to never see a carrier or another car ride anywhere.
Knowing all of this, I considered just letting her loose in the car during the long drive for our move, however, I felt it was too dangerous for her. There would be nothing to protect her if we were to crash and nothing to stop her from flying out of the car with the first opening of the door. I had to find another way to get her comfortably and safely from Oklahoma to Colorado.
Three months before the move, I began researching all sorts of carriers for cats and looked into ways to help her get used to a new carrier and make her feel more comfortable. I found carriers which double as a bed are favored among cats, and knowing Avea prefers to sleep in my duffle bag when I leave it out, I thought this sounded like a good option. So I ordered a soft carrier with a detachable top and bed liner on the inside. After it arrived, I placed it out in the room so she could investigate it on her own time.
The month before we moved, Aeva got her vaccines up-to-date and had her yearly wellness exam. Her veterinarian decided medical intervention would help in order to make the trip more pleasant. She prescribed Aeva a mild sedative which would help her relax. In order for Aeva to get a sense of being in the car was like, I allowed her to explore the car when it was in the garage and as I was unpacking groceries or when packing things up to take to garage sales.
On the day of the move everything else was packed before my husband and I finally came down to Aeva and her things (such as litter box, food bowls and toys.) It was her turn to load into the car and for all of us to find out if the new carrier, adjustment period and medical intervention would help make this a smooth move. I gave Aeva her sedative 20 minutes prior to putting her in the new carrier. She was mildly protesting as we pulled the car out of the drive. I talked very soothingly to her, and an hour into the drive she seemed to be calm and settled in to the new environment. We stopped half-way to our destination to let her drink and to adjust her bedding.
The drive was long, but she made it to the new apartment. Aeva and her things were the first things to be unpacked. Aeva's carrier was made into a bed, and she was free to move around the apartment. When it was time for my husband and I to go to bed that evening, we were pleasantly surprised to see she had hopped on top of our bed and was curled up asleep. When we got into bed, she even decided to come and snuggle with us and purr a bit before drifting back to sleep. This was a successful trip in my book.
If you're planning a move with your cat, here's a basic check list to make it a smooth move:
Schedule a wellness visit with your veterinarian. Bring up any concerns you have about your cat's health or anxiety level during the trip. Many places will require health certificates or verification of vaccination status before allowing your cat to come into the state or country. Check these laws in advance especially for internationally travel. Ask your veterinarian for a copy of their medical records for your new veterinarian.
Have some form of identification for your cat such as a microchip, tattoo or collar with your updated information.
If you are traveling overnight ask your hotels about their pet regulations.
If you are flying, look up your specific airlines rules for flying pets either in cabin or in cargo.
Your cat's carrier should be comfortable and feel like a safe place during travel.
Have food and water to offer your cat during trips which are longer than five hours.
Our pets are our family members, so while you're busy making all of your moving plans, remember to also plan ahead and prepare to make your special friend's move as easy as possible, too.
Laura Douthit, DVM moved from Oklahoma to Colorado in June 2012 to complete a one-year shelter medicine internship with the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. She recently earned her doctorate of veterinary medicine from Oklahoma State University. For more information about the Humane Society of Boulder Valley go to boulderhumane.org.


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BRISTOL — The Addison Otter Swim team had their first meet of the 2013/14 swim season at the NE UVAC Winter Classic on Dec. 7 and 8 in White River Junction. Ten team members and coach Peter Bicknell attended the event.
Out of the 47 races swum, Otters recorded personal best times in 26.
Most of the local swimmers raced in multiple events. The following is the name of each competitor and the result from the event in which they had the highest finish this past weekend.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - motivation Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Random Musings View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "motivation" AwetopsymemberMember #Joined: 04 Oct 2000Posts: 3028Location: Kelowna Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:28 pm MAN! It's been a while since I posted art here. to be honest Im not sure whats wrong. I just stopped. I stopped drawing. I somehow lost the drive to draw. Its almost like something got in the way that I cant get around. I want to draw, dont get me wrong. I love doing it. It's like an addiction and I havent had a hit for ages. Once in a while I get a spark and Ill draw 1 picture and then that will be it for months. But it's been like this for a couple years now. Do any of you know what Im talking about? Back to top TzanmemberMember #Joined: 18 Apr 2003Posts: 754Location: Boston MA Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:02 pm Yup Its the same thing with me. I think I did 1 or 2 things last year and nothing this year. I have ideas. I save paper sketches of neat things but never do them. Oh well. Back to top gLitterbugmemberMember #Joined: 13 Feb 2001Posts: 1340Location: Austria Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:25 pm Happens to me in a lot of areas of life. I have no remedy thus far though. When I actually start to do whatever, I love it and forget about time and all, but it's a goddamn drama to get me to start something and actually keep at it. If there's one tiny slump, I have to climb a damn mountain again to get me moving. Tell me once you found some wonder pill against that. Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:52 am I find it helps to have stress and things that need doing that you can avoid thinking about by doing personal work. Also even if there isn't much stress involved, I find having some kind of more regimented activity at the beginning of the day helps. I do freelance work here and there, and it seems the days I'm working on some project, afterwards it's much easier to just keep going with my own stuff, whereas on days when I don't really have to do anything, I probably won't, either. Back to top The Insane LemurmemberMember #Joined: 19 Oct 2003Posts: 768 Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:29 am affected is rigt- alot of times i think it involves getting our priorities mixed up, and follow our feelings rather than what we know is right and really important (the feeling to lay around usually for me overwhelms the feeling to draw) so its good to get used to discomfort because that is what you'll face by doing the right thing- maybe take a freezing cold shower, exercise- set up a machine that shocks you till you draw-listen to that pink floyd song "time", that'll scare you enough hopefully. maybe do easy things first aswell, so you dnt fail and go running back to the comfortable place- did anybody read "the phantom tollbooth" the doldrums are a very real place! Back to top Max OstapmemberMember #Joined: 25 Apr 2007Posts: 70Location: LA Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:14 am My art history professor told me once that unless you grow suicidal from not doing art you should do something else with your life. Its a little extreme, but moral is you either have to do it or you simply don't enjoy life. I know its true for me. Doing it on the side for myself just isn't gonna cut it. I tried. If you are happy not doing it every waking hour of your life then who gives a shit? Go make money, raise family, travel, surf, bike, play video games... that's what i would do. But unfortunately there isn't anything out there that matches the fulfillment of a finished drawing or painting or a design project. Back to top [Shizo]memberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 3937 Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:01 am I haven't drawn anything for years. Many years. I don't even know what keeps me coming back to this forum, must be the people.. I only visit the Random Musings section too! die. Back to top elammemberMember #Joined: 27 Sep 2000Posts: 456Location: Motown Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:24 am No matter how much you love something( or think you do ), it will at some point become boring/tiresome. This is true of a hobby, job, wife, etc. Anything. I think the key is to maintain your interest and motivation, even if it's only incremental and for art that's actually making it, every day. I try to draw/paint for at least 30 minutes a day, but it's usually a lot more than that. But for the times when I just don't feel like it, I simply do a non-thinking exercise(gestures, color wheel, simple perspective, etc), and then move on. I think if you simply can maintain your skills, the interest and passion will come back eventually, and then it becomes *much* easier to pursue it because your skills haven't atrophied so much. It's extremely frustrating to have the flame reignite and then go draw like shit or not be able to accurately express what you want. Back to top [Shizo]memberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 3937 Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:42 am elam, well put! It's the ultimate truth. Back to top MaxmemberMember #Joined: 12 Aug 2002Posts: 3210Location: MIND Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:20 pm Check out brookers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc7JTK3r6qw&feature=channel_page Back to top AnthonymemberMember #Joined: 13 Apr 2000Posts: 1577Location: Winter Park, FLA Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:46 am I've lost it incrementally over the past 4 years, once I joined my current job. Before that I was just a freelance artist doing art and design work each and every day. Now I do tedious flash stuff (not artistic, trust me) and manage and do scripting for a small college's online program. That's how I lost it (plus this forum kinda died and that finished the job). _________________-Anthony Carpe Carpem http://www.anthonyfransella.com Back to top ReturnermemberMember #Joined: 01 Oct 2000Posts: 350Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:02 am Try some lifedrawing awetopsy. Some long croqui poses. It's a real thrill when you get in the "zone" and you're able to draw what you see. Do that a couple of times and then you can maybe do some plen airs if you wan't something more. You'll keep improving that way and you'll see it in your computer work. Back to top LunatiquememberMember #Joined: 27 Jan 2001Posts: 3303Location: Lincoln, California Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:15 am Perhaps plan an on-going project? Maybe a series of artworks with a theme? Write a story with a premise that will get you excited--the kind of stuff you're a big fan of. Do concept paintings for that story. Develop an IP of your own. Do a graphic novel. For me, the actual drawing/painting itself really isn't what I enjoy--at least not anymore. What gets me excited is the storytelling. That's what I live for (besides music, of course). Back to top eyewoomemberMember #Joined: 23 Jun 2001Posts: 2662Location: Carbondale, CO Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:20 am Paint traditionally with oil paint... a whole new set of skills are required that can be applied to your visions... If cost is a problem, start off with monochromatic painting and use a great medium like Graham's walnut/alkyd medium. Do get a few really good brushes. One of the odd ways I view drawing is as something that will eventually be totally hidden by oil paint... Not sure how that helps, but perhaps..._________________HonePie.com tumblr blog digtal art Back to top cheneymemberMember #Joined: 12 Mar 2002Posts: 419Location: Grapevine, TX, US Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:58 am A couple of years ago my focus changed from art to web standards research to programming linguistics, so my motivations may not be parallel. I have found that I am more motivated to be independently creative when I am solving real problems with a solution as a product. I tend to work harder when I know the work that I am attempting to create results in something that other people find useful. A couple of months ago I created a tool that can diff between minified code and expanded code accurately and instantly. People at my office found this to be useful as it solve many internal problems of asset management. Since the tool was useful and well praised I put serious effort into continued development until I created a scheme to minify markup free from introducing errors and beautify markup without adding or removing visible white space. This enhancement was not necessary and may not ever be used, but because I thought it was important and because my work was beneficial utility I was motivated to create more. Sometimes this can be horribly frustrating as if I get too far ahead of the rest of the world with unique ideas that are far fetched. Two years ago as of yesterday I put my hands on the keyboard and began writing a new computer language that I thought would radically revolutionize the entire application layer of the internet. Nobody really thought this would go anywhere because the idea is completely over the top ambitious and far fetched. Nobody thought the language had any use because they hard trouble seeing the problems or solutions that I felt were obvious and debilitating. I was motivated because that I thought, no I KNEW I my ideas were correct and beneficial. As a result no matter how long I was alone in my thinking I never gave up. I was patient and continually dedicated to finish work on completing this new computer language. About a year and a half after the inception of my language I was given the opportunity to pitch the ideas behind my language to the senior executives at my company. This is a year and half of almost nobody listening to, caring for, or understanding my ideas. Essentially I was alone in my thinking unless I could force somebody into a corner and force them to listen for minutes on end. My company is a large and respected computer/data company with more than 30 years of history. In that time my company has gone through lay offs only twice, of which the second time was December 2008. So, I did not expect too much or set my sights too high as I knew money at my company was tight and projects were being repositioned or removed. Because I know I am right with strong logical arguments, a completed product, and solutions to real world problems plaguing business and technology I was confident that I would do well no matter the outcome. I received unanimous support from the company to cover all legal fees to obtain outside counsel to draft a patent application. My little computer language now contains features that are patent pending and a host of other features listed as novelties outside of protection. But, I still did not feel like my little computer language was successful. It is not solving any problems if it is not being used. I got my company to listen to me, but outside my company I still could not get anybody else to listen to my silly ideas. Still I was motivated, because I knew I held something creative that was useful to other people. Lucky for me I discovered that I went to chruch with somebody who provides support for servers that would benefit from my computer language for a large company known for its user agents. Even more lucky for me is that he told me he was going to have to move soon, because he was just promoted to project management position management a group of developers at the company headquarters. I put together a business proposal to send to my church friend how my little computer language solve problems associated with business on the web in the short term and in the longer term could significantly reposition market share on the web for a certain class of business strategies. I knew my little computer language could be useful to large companies saving them money by solving problems with the web where those solutions are not practical on the web. Because I knew my little creative effort was useful I was motivated. I am in Afghanistan now far away from much of the world of internet related businesses and far away from my own company. Shortly after arriving here I discovered I had received an email from my church friend who was now happily engaged in his new position at his company. He was happy to tell me that several development teams in his company were evaluating my little computer language. I have no idea if it will actually be adopted, and at the moment I am far separated from these concerns. Because I feel I have been continually motivated, dedicated, and patient for a long time that I can continue to be patient. So far my little creative effort has made it farther than I ever thought it would. I would be thrilled to see it in use and see it adopted, but I can only wait and see. I remain motivated and believe in the little language I created. I spent a couple hundred hours in between busy office hours, long commutes, and time with my kids to see this through. I worked on the language, and rewrote it a couple of times because I was motivated to get it right. I continually reviewed it looking for potential conflicts. I thought about how it should work while driving to work, while sleeping, or while driving to my second job. I was motivated and much of my effort was spent not writing code but brainstorming any moment that I had idle time. Because I was motivated I was supremely focused in those spare pockets of time between responsibilities of daily life. Since I have been in Afghanistan I am reading a fair number of novels. I have been here nearly three months and have only read 7 or 8 so far. I look at what drives the ambitions of the characters I read about, and try to imagine the motivations of these award winning authors. I look at these creative works and try to think of them as utilities that offer me wisdom to problem solving complex problems of situational management or persuasive communication to inspire other people so that my ideas more easily heard in the future. As a prior design artist and illustration admirer I often look at art as a useful utility. Art that expresses unique ideas, original concepts, or incredible techniques are utilities that inspire imagination. There is no force greater than an original imagination. I find such art gems to be completely useful utilities. Unfortunately, I do not often express my joy to the artist who often needs this positive feedback for their own motivation. I hope that any artist who works long hard hours to create that rare gem is completely aware that their work does motivate others even that motivation is not expressed to the artist. In my opinion that potential social benefit should be motivation enough to any creative person who is dedicated to completing the best possible work. Please stay motivated even if you believe you have no reason to for the sake of the rest of us._________________http://prettydiff.com/ Back to top LunatiquememberMember #Joined: 27 Jan 2001Posts: 3303Location: Lincoln, California Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:42 pm cheney - That was a very interesting story. I think people are motivated by different reasons that appeal to their personality and values. Some are motivated by the possibility of contributing to the greater good of mankind, some are motivated by personal expression, some are after escapism, and there's also more practical motivations like fortune and fame. In the music software world, there are tons of people creating software sythesizers, drum machines, sequencers, sample libraries, effects...etc and giving them away for free, and we see the same thing in other kinds of software all over the place. Many of them are so good that they could easily be successful commercial products, but their creators prefer to give them away. For them, seeing others benefiting from their creations is rewarding enough. I have always said that being a fan for many is a happier existence than being a creative talent. Fans get to be inspired and immersed in the worlds created by others, and they also get to satisfy that collector's urge. They don't ever have to go through the kind of frustration, anguish, self-loathing, insecurity, longing, disappointment, depression, pressure...etc that creative talents often deal with throughout their creative journey. But at the same time, the joy of creating is something they'll never experience, and that joy is what drives people like us, despite the struggles that come with the joy. Even though I currently no longer have the pressure of having to make a living, as our investments in China allows us to live a comfortable life, I still create every single day. I have inside me fascinating imaginary worlds of images, sound, stories...etc that I want to share with others, and these worlds are just as intoxicating to me as the worlds I enjoy immersing myself in as a fan of other people's imagination. I have always known since I was young that my destiny is not to be some xxx-for-hire, but to tell my own stories on my own terms. Working in games or animation as an artist or composer never satisfied me, because I was always playing with other people's toys. Now I can concentrate on my own intellectual properties, and I firmly believe that's my destiny. It's the only time when I'm truly happy creating. I felt that joy when I was writing/illustrating my own comic book in the 90's, and right now I'm planning a multimedia project where I combine art, writing, and music to tell the stories I have always wanted to tell. I'm not willing to allow myself to be caught in a situation where I have to depend on others to get my vision realized. My short film suffered that fate when the funding for it fell through. I have an awesome idea for a MMORPG that will probably never see the light of day because it also requires funding. I also didn't particularly like scoring other people's films and games since often they get to dictate the end result, and what they want often runs contrary to what makes good music. So at this point in my life, I'm no longer willing to depend on others to get something done. I will do it all myself, as I'm the only person I could always depend on, and no one will give a shit more than I do about my projects. When I finish something, I'll either just throw it out there for free, or I might approach publishers, but either way, I will not compromise and I will do it all on my own terms. I don't need to make a living with my creativity right now so I have leverage. I will not be corrupted or forced to do something I don't want for money. I've been a commercial artist and musician for all these years and it's time I stopped catering to other people's needs and concentrate on my own needs. Back to top The Insane LemurmemberMember #Joined: 19 Oct 2003Posts: 768 Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:15 pm as far as motivation goes I think blockage really comes from fear-whether it be fear of failure, of feeling stupid, sometimes even fear of success (its great to get the sympathy for being a starving artist huh? or maybe taking up responsibility that comes with success can be scary) and we become tortured because this fear prevents us from doing what we really love, be it learning, creating, living in the moment or whatever. Anyways, I think enthusiasm and love of the art aren't just feelings, but best lived as verbs-having fun they call it, so my personal rule is if im not smiling or laughing im doing it wrong! (and when i cant, it means im taking myself more seriously than the work, that equals a big trainwreck!) then theres the key of process over output, doing it for the finished product is something for the ego, not the soul, and restricts ideas to a backwards way. Back to top LunatiquememberMember #Joined: 27 Jan 2001Posts: 3303Location: Lincoln, California Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:46 pm The Insane Lemur wrote: as far as motivation goes I think blockage really comes from fear I always thought the biggest obstacle is simply laziness. To many, being a fan of creative mediums is so enjoyable and so easy--no need to spend years training to become proficient, no frustration, no anguish, no disappointment, no self-doubt, no pressure--you just sit back and enjoy the creative works of others and let them transport you to another world. But actually buckling down and spending many hours, week, months, and years of your life trying to do something worthwhile that's as good as the stuff that's already out there--that's not something all personality types could endure or enjoy. It takes a very specific type of personality to actually enjoy being a workaholic and perfectionist and love the process as much as the result, and would not give up even after failing spectacularly over and over. Back to top TzanmemberMember #Joined: 18 Apr 2003Posts: 754Location: Boston MA Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:08 am Lunatique wrote: I'm not willing to allow myself to be caught in a situation where I have to depend on others to get my vision realized. Thats how I feel. Its why I love being self employed, not the work itself, architecture. But at least I have nobody stepping on my neck every day. If I didnt have to work I'd be spending more time making my game. I did buy a license to the Unity game engine and have begun working with it back in late Aug early Sept. Then the work flooded in again. Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2895Location: Australia Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:33 pm I seem to be following a similar path to some of you guys. Not entirely intentionally, but I've slowly moved from working in large teams to now working entirely by myself. I enjoyed working in teams and have liked all the people I've worked with, but it always seems to be at the expense of directional control or mutual understanding or creative input or something. And in recent years I've been most inspired by one-man projects like Cave Story, Fantastic Contraptions, and Braid. So earlier this year I sold my businesses when the opportunity came up and I decided to risk my savings and go on as a solo iPhone developer. Unfortunately, at exactly the same time I got hit with the bane of computer users; RSI. I've barely been able to use a computer since the end of April. The only up side has been the ridiculous excess of time I've had to read up on advanced mathematics, OpenGL, and iPhone programming. All the things I need to hit the ground running whenever (and seemingly if-ever the time comes. I hope working by myself turns out to be fulfilling._________________Art Links Archive -- Artists and Tutorials Back to top TzanmemberMember #Joined: 18 Apr 2003Posts: 754Location: Boston MA Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:55 am RSI yikes, Hope that clears up soon. Unity has an iPhone version. Several top listed games have used it. I'm not planning on an iPhone product so I havent looked into it. There are some severe restrictions on that platform and I would need new glasses just to see that small Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2895Location: Australia Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:12 pm I looked at Unity back when I started research for the game, and seriously considered using it. The fee isn't too bad. But in the end I decided that I'd be better served by building my own engine from scratch. I have long-term professional aims for the game industry. The limitations of the iPhone are what attracts me to it. I grew up on the Commodore 64 and that machine was all about restrictions (the "64" refers to the 64 kilobytes of memory it had) and making games was just so much more fun back then. These days, with modern desktop technology, you need teams of 100-300 people to really push them, and each person has to do one task for two or three solid years. There's no fun in that. On the iPhone, one person gets to be designer/coder/artist/musician, and still release something fun in just a few months. And distribution is all handled for you, with iTunes being the only outlet. The one downside is going to be marketing. Apparently, if you don't stay in the top 100 on iTunes for the first few days of release then you probably won't make back dev costs. My plan is to make the Best Game Ever and hope that's enough. _________________Art Links Archive -- Artists and Tutorials Back to top JabomemberMember #Joined: 25 Jul 2002Posts: 467Location: Germany Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:16 pm Drop me a line when you're reaching marketing and advertising, I'm looking into iPhone Development too right now (well, will do in the near future, with the same attraction to the restrictions and possibilities that you call)._________________CA SB|Flickr Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Random Musings All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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text: Filmmaker Ken Burns and daughter Sarah, who worked together on the documentary "Central Park Five," attended the annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards ceremony in New York Monday. But it was baseball that Burns was talking about in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Asked if he would vote for first-time Hall of Fame nominees Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds , Burns, who directed the acclaimed 10-part documentary series, "Baseball," responded with an emphatic "no." Citing questions about the players' steroid use, he said: "Those mother[expletive] should suffer for a while." Well, we know how he feels.


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Inter Milan sorry for racist chants
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti expressed his disappointment at the racist chanting aimed at Mario Balotelli during the Nerazzurri's game with Chievo Sunday.
Italian Football Association judge Gianpaolo Tosel fined Inter 15,000 euros ($20,000) for the chants on Monday.
Former Inter striker Balotelli joined AC Milan from Manchester City during the January transfer window and has made an immediate impact on his return to Serie A, scoring three goals in two games for Massimiliano Allegri's side.
But he found himself the target of a section of Inter fans last night who directed racist abuse at him as their side beat the Flying Donkeys 3-1.
Moratti was made aware of the chanting and outlined his hope there would not be a repeat during the Milan derby on Feb. 24.
"I was told about it because I couldn't make out clearly what they were saying. I'm very sorry about that," Moratti told Inter's official website. "I'm very sorry and I really hope it doesn't happen during the derby."
It is the second time Balotelli has been the victim of racism on his return to Italy.
The first saw AC Milan vice president Paolo Berlusconi -- the younger brother of club owner Silvio -- filmed at a political meeting in Monza near Milan using a racist slur to describe Balotelli.
That led to accusations of hypocrisy at the Rossoneri just four weeks after Silvio Berlusconi praised midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng for walking off the pitch after he was racially abused during a friendly against Pro Patria.
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HARVARD -- The Devens Economic Analysis Team continues to fine-tune its projections of likely revenues and expenses should, theoretically, Harvard resume jurisdictional control over former Fort Devens Army base lands. Of the 4,400-acre Devens Regional Enterprise Zone, 60 percent of the land was once governed by Harvard before the Army purchased the acreage from Ayer, Shirley, Harvard and Lancaster landowners.
Harvard selectmen charged the DEAT to project "a current municipal operating budget for Devens as if it were part of the town of Harvard," explained DEAT member Duncan Chapman. "We're not really here to make recommendations either way but to follow our charter."
State agency MassDevelopment oversees DREZ build-out and management. DEAT Chairman Victor Normand said at the panel's Dec. 11 public information session that the agency has increasingly shared information and some of its development strategies.
Normand said MassDevelopment has invested heavily over the past decade in infrastructure upgrades suggestive of the idea that the agency is "teeing-up" mainly commercial/industrial, and not residential, development within the DREZ.
Rezoning initiatives to repurpose the vacant Vicksburg Square into a housing complex failed to win tri-town approval in 2009 and 2012. A 200-acre stretch of land off Grant Road is the focus of the agency's attention for potential developer RFPs. Otherwise, per state law, housing is capped at 282 units.
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"Their robust infrastructure is intended to support industry, not residences," said Normand.
But what of more school-aged children, asked Harvard resident Ellen Sachs Leicher. Normand answered, "I believe there's far more potential within Harvard itself" for large-scale residential development that could ratchet up education expenses.
The DEAT intends deeper focus on DREZ utilities -- how they're run now and how they may be owned and operated in the future. One notion that could occur with the final state disposition of the DREZ lands is the creation of a super utility that makes payments in lieu of taxes to the towns.
Currently, day-to-day utility operations are outsourced for electricity (Wellesley Electric), gas (National Grid), and water (United Water) services. MassDevelopment maintains its own wastewater treatment plant and serves Ayer and the Shirley prison.
"Devens utilities are unique in the state," said DEAT member Paul Green. Typical cities and towns are served by publicly or privately owned utility companies.
"If and when DREZ disposition takes place, "then we, the citizens and the state, will have to make a decision about how to protect that investment," said Green. "There is no provision in Chapter 498 for anyone other than MassDevelopment to make that decision."
It's cause for review by the region because the DREZ utilities could be sold (whole or in pieces) to profit-driven investors, which could cause pricing to spike. DREZ users pay 12 cents per kilowatt hour, whereas Harvard users pay 16 cents per kilowatt hour.
"That's a big difference if you're (now former) Evergreen Solar, Saint Gobain or the movie studios," said Green of those properties, all located within Harvard's town bounds. Per law, DREZ electric and natural gas systems are restricted to Devens, but not for water works (providing service to both Ayer and the state prison in Shirley) and wastewater service available to all -- by pipe or by truck.
The DREZ wastewater treatment plant is located within Ayer, which could be fortuitous in terms of tax revenues (or payments in lieu of taxes) to Ayer, depending on disposition. "For Harvard, not so much," said Green.
Electricity build-out and upgrades were financed by MassDevelopment by bond offerings. Data from June 2007 through 2011 suggests $14 million or 11 percent profit to MassDevelopment after expenses over the last four years and $225 million in gross revenues. However, data through the June 2012 reporting period isn't yet available, reflecting the closure of former heavy user Evergreen Solar in 2011.
MassDevelopment reports 90 percent completion on its infrastructure build-out and a solid track record of electric service during storms. "The state will want assurances it's properly managed going forward," said Green. A successful utility network helps attract and retain business and jobs on Devens, he said.
DEAT data suggests smaller deficit
A year ago, the DEAT estimated a $1 million deficit were the Town of Harvard to resume jurisdiction over Harvard/DREZ lands. Now, a year later, the DEAT projects the gap would be a smaller $850,000 sum. Factoring in utility-based revenues, and money "should come back," said Normand.
It's unclear which town would benefit from utility profits -- would Harvard get 60 percent because that's its historical land share? Would the three towns split it into thirds? What, then, if a major user closes doors, like Evergreen Solar did in 2011? Those are all questions to answer.
"Our committee view is we'd like to have conservative data to stand behind yet to create a framework that's capable of being updated year after year," said Normand.
If jurisdiction returned to Harvard (which now has a 95 percent residential tax base), the new total tax base would shift, creating a combined 16 percent commercial, industrial and personal (CIP) tax base. Here, the term "personal" means mainly taxable utility infrastructure -- pipes, conduits, phone poles, substations, etc.
How does that look in terms of a budget? DEAT projects Harvard's municipal budget, which was $20.8 million in fiscal 2011, would need to climb to $25.1 million to provide services the former Harvard/DREZ rate payers.
The DEAT compared the expanded Harvard to eight other communities that, likewise, have similar 16 percent CIP tax bases. Leicher noted that the blended Harvard/Devens population of 5,928 is roughly half that of the other eight communities. DEAT admitted there's wasn't a neat apples-to-apples comparison, and hoped a town planner could eventually be employed to fine-tune the formula.
There are also beacons of light in terms of future development on Devens, despite economic slowdown. The total Devens assessment increased by $100,000 in fiscal 2012, half of the Evergreen plant is being fitted for occupation, Bristol-Myers Squibb plans to expand, and a $30 million movie and television studio is under construction, all within historical Harvard bounds.
Four million square feet have been permitted or built out since the closure of Fort Devens. The Devens master permit allows for 8 million square feet of build-out, but talk is the DREZ land area could sustain 12 million square feet of development if re-permitted by the state. Nine of 11 properties being marketed for sale are within Harvard's historical town bounds.
Ayer's potential redevelopment zone is limited to the North Post and former Moore air field, while Shirley is working with MassDevelopment now toward the potential rezoning and development of a "Shirley Village Growth" district atop its former lands and aside its municipal seat of government, built within the DREZ.
Tax Incentives Financing (TIF) deals are in place and can defer taxes on development for up to 20 years. Evergreen Solar had secured but later lost its TIF package with bankruptcy; Bristol-Myers Squibb's initial TIF runs out in two to three years, said DEAT.
To those concerned about servicing a business park, Chapman noted that the Taunton and New Bedford office parks are each run by two administrators overseen by a commission. "Everything else is outsourced," said Chapman.
"Ours is a strictly economic focus," said Normand. "We don't really say positive or negative -- that really transcends final disposition ... We are really trying to be neutral in that respect."
"There's still a great deal of (Devens) growth to come," said Normand, who said MassDevelopment has several projects "teed-up" for further build-out and that environmental cleanups are "virtually complete."
The Devens draw is that there's both infrastructure and land available -- a mix not found in more rural and heavily built-out urban settings. "As the economy improves, you'll see significant growth there," said Normand, who is himself a former decade-long MassDevelopment employee in both real-estate sales and marketing.
The meeting closed with a request for the DEAT to broaden its perspective. Rick Bernklow, a member of the Devens Advisory Committee, said "I hear a lot of what Harvard can get from Devens. I don't hear a lot of what Devens can get from Harvard ... I know it's your economic analysis."
If Harvard thinks it ever wants to bid on the Devens police contract, continuously held by the Massachusetts State Police, Bernklow asked that literal as well as figurative roads be built to bridge the Harvard and Devens populations "if you're going to tie the two communities together."
Normand said the DEAT is seeking feedback from the public at large, and intends to take its show on the road to other the towns and Devens itself in the immediate future. It's made itself available several times over its past formative two years.
But DEAT is not charged to tackle "soft" or "cultural" issues, said Normand. He hoped that "background noise" on social concerns would not prevent the DEAT from reaching "a correct conclusion" on its charge -- nailing down the revenue and expenses associated with operating the DREZ.
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May 6, 2011
Catholic Climate Covenant
Yesterday, a working group of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, one of the oldest scientific institutes in the world, issued a sobering report on the impacts for humankind as a result of the global retreat of mountain glaciers as a result of human activity leading to climate change.
In their declaration, the working group calls, "on all people and nations to recognize the serious and potentially irreversible impacts of global warming caused by the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, and by changes in forests, wetlands, grasslands, and other land uses." They echoed Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 World Day of Peace Message saying, "…if we want justice and peace, we must protect the habitat that sustains us."
Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego—a member of the Pontifical Academy since 2004 and a co-chair of the working group said to ClimateWire, ""I have never participated in any report in 30 years where the word 'God' is mentioned. I think the Vatican brings that moral authority."
The report focuses on the impact of anthropogenic climate change on mountain glaciers and warns that, "Failure to mitigate climate change will violate our duty to the vulnerable of the Earth, including those dependent on the water supply of mountain glaciers, and those facing rising sea level and stronger storm surges. Our duty includes the duty to help vulnerable communities adapt to changes that cannot be mitigated. All nations must ensure that their actions are strong enough and prompt enough to address the increasing impacts and growing risk of climate change and to avoid catastrophic irreversible consequences." (Emphasis added.)
The working group recommends three measures to reduce the threat of climate change and its impacts:
1."Reduce worldwide carbon dioxide emissions without delay, using all means possible to meet ambitious international global warming targets and ensure the long-term stability of the climate system. All nations must focus on a rapid transition to renewable energy sources and other strategies to reduce CO2 emissions. Nations should also avoid removal of carbon sinks by stopping deforestation, and should strengthen carbon sinks by reforestation of degraded lands. They also need to develop and deploy technologies that draw down excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These actions must be accomplished within a few decades.
2."Reduce the concentrations of warming air pollutants (dark soot, methane, lower atmosphere ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons) by as much as 50%, to slow down climate change during this century while preventing millions of premature deaths from respiratory disease and millions of tons of crop damages every year.
3."Prepare to adapt to the climatic changes, both chronic and abrupt, that society will be unable to mitigate. In particular, we call for a global capacity building initiative to assess the natural and social impacts of climate change in mountain systems and related watersheds."
You are strongly encouraged to read the entire report which we have posted on the Catholic Climate Covenant website.


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It has not been a very forgiving summer when it comes to the heat, but what is of more concern to us now is the lack of rain.
Some are in the throes of a severe drought, others threatened soon to be put on the list. If you are among them, I hope you have started to water because we are seeing some unfavorable conditions for newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials.
So, how much is enough when it comes to water?
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A new front opened today in the patent wars between large technology companies, as a consortium that owns thousands of patents from the Nortel bankruptcy auction filed suit against Google and other manufacturers alleging infringement. Rockstar, which is owned jointly by Apple, Blackberry, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Sony, filed suit in US District Court in Texas. In addition to Google, the consortium has alleged infringement by Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech, Samsung, and ZTE.
Since then, as recounted by Wired, Rockstar has been devoted to reverse-engineering the patents and looking for evidence of infringement. "Pretty much anybody out there is infringing," John Veschi, the CEO of Rockstar, told the magazine. "It would be hard for me to envision that there are high-tech companies out there that don't use some of the patents in our portfolio."
I told you Apple and Microsoft were patent trolls. They specifically set up a satellite company that owns nothing but patents, with the sole goal of attacking the competition in the courtroom instead of the market. What a bunch of low-life scum.
I'm surprised by Sony there, though. They use Android themselves.
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When the Rockstar Bidco group purchased Nortel's patents, the U.S. Department of Justice took a look at the deal, as part of a broader investigation into several large technology patent sales. The DoJ was concerned that patent attacks might somehow be used to knock Rockstar's competitors out of the smartphone or tablet market. But in February, the DoJ closed its investigation, in part because Microsoft and Apple had promised to license many of their core wireless patents under reasonable terms to anyone who needed them.
But the new company — Rockstar Consortium — isn't bound by the promises that its member companies made, according to Veschi. "We are separate," he says. "That does not apply to us."


text: As soon as harvest began it seemed like farmers were delayed again by the rain that occurred last week. Now, with the nice weather in Marion County during the last two days, farmers are back out there harvesting soybeans primarily. Justin Huebner from Two Rivers Cooperative tells KNIA/KRLS News that it is more important to harvest the soybeans on nice days like this than it is corn because farmers need nicer days for beans. Huebner went on to say that yields are averaging 135-155 for corn and beans are averaging around 45 bushels per acre, both about 25% less than last year. Huebner says even though last year was wet, it's much better for crops if the weather is cool and wet as opposed to hot and wet like it has been this year.


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