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Producer, film and TV composer Matt Robertson chooses "performance" products from sE
Matt Robertson has worked with the UK's biggest producers, on films like Hot Fuzz and The Other Boleyn Girl, as well as producing the music for over 100 TV ads including campaigns for Mercedes, Pepsi, HP and Land Rover. With such a myriad of different musical projects, Matt demands the best gear and says of his sE purchases: "price v performance really is that good."
Matt Robertson learned his production skills from one of the best in the business: Prodigy producer Neil McLellan. "We started a music production company and he basically taught me pretty much everything I know about recording and producing and makes amazing records," says Matt.
The company they founded was bought by New York based The Lodge with whom Matt now produces, arranges and orchestrates music for film and TV including the aforementioned smash hit films and TV adverts. Part of Robertson's philosophy is to make the best of his surroundings and gear when recording…
"I'm a firm believer in the fact that you can get good results out of less than ideal recording situations with a bit of knowledge and patience," he says. "However, having the right tools on hand makes life very much easier. Packages like the sE4 mic pair and the sE Reflexion Filter definitely fall under the category of 'making life easier'. They are good, solid products that perform very well."
So how is Matt specifically using his sE gear? "I'm using the sE4s as instrument mics and also as close drum mics," he says. "They are great on snare drums. I'm also using them a lot on acoustic guitar and was using them as a cross pair somewhere in between room mics and close mics on things like piano and glock and when re-amping stuff. With the sE4s I really like the whole package: stereo bar, shock mounts and all. It's good quality hardware."
"I have been using the Reflexion Filter for vocals in less than ideal recording environments," he continues, "where it really does help a great deal in getting rid of bad room sounds. It has made it possible to do credible vocal work in very much less than ideal rooms and is a good workaround for many situations."
Finally one of the other sE items that Matt is a fan of is one of the company's simplest: a mic stand! "Yes, but good mic stands are very hard to come by," he laughs, "and is a very welcome addition to my recording gear!"
Over all Matt simply judges the sE range on its quality and astonishing price…
"The last studio I was in," he recalls, "the studio owner refused to believe that any good mics could be that cheap, but I proved him wrong. Price v performance really is that good."
Matt is currently finishing an album with Kelly Malone, recording with composer Michael Price for the film Wild Child, and working on a project with producer Damian Taylor for the artist Atarah Valentine.
Matt's top recording tip
"I love recording the sounds of instruments in real places. I think the sense of space around recordings is very important in setting up a mood and a sense of integration between instruments. Obviously this depends a lot on the kinds of projects that you are working on, but if at all possible I like to be able to record in a good sounding room where you are more likely to want to keep the room sounds than try and turn them off!"
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Kasey Kahne won his first race of year, and first at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. NASCAR
Kasey Kahne wins his first race of year, and first at Bristol Motor Speedway.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — As brilliantly deft and daring as Kasey Kahne was in his inaugural Sprint Cup victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, even more impressive is how good he's been all season.
The hot starts of defending series champion Brad Keselowski (first in the standings with finishes of fourth, fourth, third and third) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (nine points out of the lead with a career-best four straight top 10s to start the year) have garnered much of the attention.
RESULTS: Food City 500
It's easy to neglect the performance of Kahne – just as he might have been overlooked after the Food City 500. The Hendrick Motorsports driver outdueled Kyle Busch and Keselowski in stirring side-by-side battles Sunday near the end of a race that probably will be remembered mostly for a postrace confrontation between the teams of Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano.
"I did hear the crowd, so I knew something was going on," Kahne said with a smile. "I'll go back and check the highlights."
FEUD: Logano goes after Hamlin postrace
Pole-sitter Kyle Busch finished second, followed by Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer, Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Brian Vickers, Paul Menard and Jamie McMurray.
If not for some misfortune, this season's highlights might have featured lots more of his No. 5 Chevrolet.
The 15th victory of Kahne's career could have been his third of the season, which he has started apparently having lost none of the momentum from a 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup in which he finished a career-best fourth.
"I think it's all definitely going in the right direction," said Kahne, who had a strong car collected in a Daytona 500 crash and was beat by Matt Kenseth last week at Las Vegas despite leading a race-high 114 laps.
It's been a stark contrast to how Kahne started his first campaign with Hendrick. He didn't earn his first top 10 of 2012 until the seventh race and needed two regular-season victories to make the Chase as a wild-card berth.
After opening '13 with a 36th at Daytona International Speedway and a 19th at Phoenix International Raceway, those same concerns returned.
Kahne won Bristol with the same car he struggled with at Phoenix, which delighted crew chief Kenny Francis.
"It's a good car, we just missed it a bit (at Phoenix)," Francis said. "Seems like we've had good cars every week. I feel like it's a great start. Hopefully we can keep building on the momentum."
A debut win at Bristol, which is considered perhaps the most physically demanding track in NASCAR, should help.
With the high line again the preferred route around the concrete oval, making passes with even a fast car was an extremely tricky game of sliding in front of a competitor and then scooting away. Kahne lost the lead to Keselowski during a frenzied sequence fighting through lapped traffic with 53 laps remaining, but he patiently reeled him back in and pounced when the Penske driver was slow on the final restart.
"Bristol's one of those tracks you really feel like you need to win," Kahne said. "There's so many things that are thrown at you. It's a big confidence builder."
The complexion of the race was altered significantly with a little more than 100 laps remaining when a bizarre crash eliminated the two cars running first and second.
Jeff Gordon, who had taken the lead under caution with a two-tire stop with about 175 laps remaining, suffered a flat tire entering Turn 4 on lap 390. His No. 24 Chevrolet skidded up into the wall and was plowed into by the second-place Toyota of Kenseth, whose No. 20 suffered major front-end damage in the incident.
Gordon said the right front blew as soon as he pulled down the banking to pass the lapped car of Terry Labonte.
"I hate that for Matt Kenseth," Gordon said. "He was coming, and it was just a matter of time before he caught us. We needed points. This definitely isn't going to get us many."
Kenseth was vying for his second straight victory after winning last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
"There's not a lot either one of us can do about that," Kenseth said. "We just got a little behind. I just wanted to be in the lead for the last pit stop. There was nowhere to go."
It was a typical race of attrition on the 0.533-mile oval, which produced another rough-and-tumble affair in the second race since an overhaul of its layout last summer.
It didn't take long for a recent run of Bristol misfortune to continue for Tony Stewart. The three-time champion's No. 14 Chevrolet suffered a cut left-rear tire after making contact shortly after the green flag, causing Stewart to hit the Turn 1 wall on lap 9.
He suffered a broken brake line in the crash and lost 14 laps for repairs.
This was Stewart's fourth finish outside the top 25 in the past six races at Bristol. He hasn't finished in the top 10 since a runner-up showing in March 2010.
Danica Patrick was 28th. She started 41st after taking a provisional and finished five laps down.
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Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman have been shamed by deaf music fans for using incorrect sign language gestures in Sir Paul McCartney's latest music video.
The Beatles legend recruited the Hollywood stars to sign the lyrics to his track My Valentine in a black-and-white promo directed by McCartney himself.
However, deaf devotees have now pointed out errors made by the actors – Portman signs the word 'tampon' instead of 'appear', while Depp makes the motion for 'enemy' while attempting 'valentine'.
However, a representative for The British Deaf Association has heaped praise on the duo for their efforts.
A spokesperson says, "It's great that famous people such as Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman are highlighting the use of sign language. Their use of it is more a poetic expression.
"The sign for tampon does seem to come up from both Johnny and Natalie, which causes some confusion, especially as American and British sign languages are different.
"It would have been nice if genuine deaf people had been used. But it's still great."


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Jagr set for Bruins debut against Devils
Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien doesn't expect newly-acquired winger Jaromir Jagr to come in and save his club.
The addition of Jagr, though, certainly improves the Bruins' chances at making another championship run and they hope that the 41-year-old's debut with the club on Thursday night is a successful one in a meeting with the New Jersey Devils.
After watching the Eastern Conference-leading Pittsburgh Penguins acquire the likes of Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow and Douglas Murray already this season, the Bruins made a trade of their own on Tuesday, dealing forwards Lane MacDermid and Cody Payne to the Dallas Stars along with a conditional second- round pick in exchange for Jagr.
The veteran notched 14 goals and 12 assists in 34 games during his first season with the Stars and has logged 679 goals and 1,000 assists in 1,380 games. He adds depth to a Bruins team that is fourth overall in the East and a point back of the Montreal Canadiens for first place in the Northeast Division.
Julien said after Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators that he liked the move and that Jagr should help Boston in a bunch of different areas. However, he cautioned about expecting too much from the winger.
"Well, there's no doubt he's going to help us. And I think that's the key word, he's coming to help us. He's not coming to save us," said Julien. "That's what people have to understand. He's a great player, and he still is a great player, but at the same time, if we expect to watch him do the work we're not going to be going anywhere. We need our team to play better and he's certainly going to help our team be better."
Boston takes aim at a third straight victory on Thursday and had gone just 2-4-1 prior to consecutive wins over Buffalo and Ottawa.
David Krejci and Tyler Seguin scored first-period goals on Tuesday versus the Senators and Nathan Horton put home the game-winner in the third period. It marked his fourth straight game with a goal and came after Ottawa had tied the game early in the third.
"It was nice to see we bounced back in the third and scored that goal," said Bruins forward Milan Lucic.
Julien opted to give backup Anton Khudobin another start and he responded with a career-high 45 saves. Boston was just as busy on the offensive side, unleashing 50 shots on goal.
While the Bruins made a move to add Jagr, they also lost forward Patrice Bergeron to injury versus the Senators. He suffered an upper body injury in the second period and no update was given after the game, but general manager Peter Chiarelli said on Wednesday that Bergeron had suffered a concussion.
The Devils are dealing with their own injury as they have gone 0-1-3 in four games since losing winger Ilya Kovalchuk to a shoulder injury. They failed to earn a point for the first time in that stretch with Monday's 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders.
Alexei Ponikarovsky scored and Martin Brodeur made 18 saves for the Devils, who are 2-3-4 in their last nine and are tied with the New York Rangers and Islanders for the final two playoff spots in the East.
Brodeur knows that the Devils have time to solidify a playoff spot, citing last season's late success. New Jersey tripped through a 2-4-1 span before ending the season with six straight wins to claim the East's sixth seed.
"Last year we were in a similar situation and we won our last six games, or something like that, to get in the playoffs," said Brodeur. "We just have to find a way to start scraping away."
That could be tough to do versus the Bruins, who have won five straight and nine of the previous 10 encounters. That includes a 2-1 shootout victory in Boston on Jan. 29, the Bruins' fifth straight home win versus New Jersey.
The Devils made a move prior to Wednesday's trade deadline, sending a 2014 seventh-round pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for forward Steve Sullivan, originally a ninth-round draft choice by New Jersey in 1994.
The 38-year-old Sullivan, who played the first 49 games of his career with the Devils before moving on to the Toronto Maple Leafs, had five goals and 12 points in 33 games this season. He recently surpassed the 1,000 games played milestone and has 288 goals and 742 points in his career.
Boston also made a minor move on Wednesday, sending a conditional 2014 seventh-round pick to the St. Louis Blues for 35-year-old defenseman Wade Redden, who had five points in 23 games this season.


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This was my first outing with the rod that Tim Zietak recently rebuilt for me, a reproduction Leonard 48DF 3/2 4 wt. I was on the North Fork of the Llano River. I thought I had fished out this hole. I wanted to make that "one more cast" before heading home.
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Llano River outing
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What a fish! Congratulations.
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Martin Wine Cellar, family-owned and operated since 1946, specializes in wine, spirits, imported beer, gourmet food and gift baskets. Join us for a tasting event, let us cater your next event, stop by for lunch or explore our website to learn all about wine and food. Visit us in Metairie, New Orleans, Mandeville and Baton Rouge or shop online. Whether you are a wine novice or a seasoned collector, you'll enjoy the Martin Wine Cellar experience.


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DOVER, NH -- The Joyce J. Cammilleri family purchased World Gym International from Planet Fitness for undisclosed terms on Dec. 31.
The new owners purchased the World Gym brand as well as the relationship with the franchisees. Mike Uretz , the former president and CEO who sold World Gym to Planet Fitness in 2006, will serve as an advisor to World Gym.
"We are thrilled to have purchased World Gym and to announce that the company will return to Southern California," family spokesman Guy Cammilleri said in a statement. "World Gym will once again be the home of serious fitness, and the first team members to join us are Karin Michael as director of franchisee relations and former CEO and industry veteran Mike Uretz."
The Cammilleri family has a background as private investors and formerly co-owned and operated JOICO International, a global salon hair care brand and company that was sold to Shiseido Cosmetics in 2001. The family has known Uretz for several years, values his industry experience and asked him to join the team as an advisor, though he did not gain any ownership interest, Michael says.
"I can't think of better stewards for the brand, and I can tell you Guy and his family bring energy, focus and a commitment to energize the World Gym brand. [World Gym founder] Joe Gold would be happy to know that World Gym has once again found its way back to the future," Uretz said in a statement.
Planet Fitness put World Gym up for sale in July 2008, two years after it bought the company for around $10 million. Two different groups made offers to buy the company, Planet Fitness CEO Mike Grondahl said at the time—one group from Asia and the other group led by Uretz.
"It's been no secret that World Gym was on the blocks for months," says John Craig, Planet Fitness spokesperson. "The new owners came up with a deal that was to our liking."
Craig noted that since the two companies have operated as separate entities, the sale should not affect Planet Fitness franchisees. He said Planet Fitness now has more than 250 clubs, while World Gym had around 200 at the time of the sale.
Michael said the World Gym plans are still in development, though they do have several ideas for supporting franchisees and strengthening the company's brand presence.


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February 4, 2003
Jonathan G. Katz
Re: Comment on proposed amendment to rules governing pricing of mutual fund shares; File No. S7-27-03.
Dear Mr. Katz:
As Black & Veatch sponsors a qualified retirement for our employees, we are writing to express our concern about the impact on our participants as well as millions of participants in qualified retirement plans of the proposed "hard 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) close" contained in Release No. IC-26288 (proposed amendment to rules governing pricing of mutual fund shares).
Imposition of a hard 4 p.m. ET close will significantly burden employer-sponsored retirement plans and result in delayed trading for plan participants compared to other investors, resulting in an uneven playing field.
Millions of retirement plan participants may be relegated to next day trading if transactions must be provided to the mutual fund itself (rather than a third-party intermediary) by 4 p.m. ET. Participants typically place their retirement plan trades through recordkeepers or third party administrators (TPAs) that perform significant administrative activity after trades are closed to participants. Under the proposed rule, the best case scenario would result in a trading deadline for participants as early as 10 a.m. ET (or 7 a.m. PT) in order to meet a mutual fund's hard 4 p.m. ET deadline.
Because qualified plans are subject to a myriad of statutory and regulatory requirements, the recordkeeper or TPA performs a variety of functions after the trades are closed to participants. These functions, which currently occur after the 4 p.m. close, include gathering transfer instructions from different sources such as participant web sites and telephonic voice response systems, and running various statutory and regulatory checks and edits on the information such as determining the validity of transfer requests, reviewing loan and distribution requests and verifying cash availability for contributions. Due to the open structure of the investments in many plans (participants can trade in and out of funds across several different mutual fund companies), the recordkeeper or TPA also needs the funds' calculated NAV to process a trade on the same day that involves multiple mutual funds. Although the NAV is provided after the 4 p.m. close, recordkeepers and TPAs can make those calculations with the NAV post 4 p.m. under the present system as long as the trades have been submitted to them by 4 p.m.
Under the current system, recordkeepers and TPAs enter into agreements with various mutual fund companies, allowing the recordkeepers or TPAs to take trades from participants as the mutual funds' agent until the 4 p.m. deadline, and then provide trades to the mutual fund at a later deadline.
Some have argued that the trading delays for retirement plan participants caused by the hard 4 p.m. close do not significantly disadvantage these participants because their investments are long-term investments for retirement. However, long-term investors are not necessarily committed to a particular fund for the long term. Many investors, inside and outside of retirement plans, perform strategic asset reallocation periodically and those investors justifiably expect same day trading. The length of one's investment time horizon is not a valid reason to purposely disadvantage that investor.
Studies have shown that being out of the market for even a few days periodically can result in a decrease in returns. A major world event could significantly affect the market after the closing bell has rung for plan participants.
These adverse consequences are unnecessary and can be avoided while addressing the late-trading issues through a technological solution. The solution proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives in the Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act of 2003 (H.R. 2420), which passed the House in November 2003 on a 418 to 2 vote would address many of the mutual fund industry problems including late-trading issues.
H.R. 2420, as passed by the House, has specific language designed to address the retirement plan industry and other third party intermediary concerns. The language directs the Commission to issue rules to prevent after-hours trading but states the rules are to include an exception for broker-dealers, retirement plan administrators and other intermediaries if the trades are collected by the intermediaries using procedures:
Technology exists today that will time stamp trades placed with most recordkeepers and TPAs. These systems, which could be subjected to outside audit, could be modified quickly to ensure that after-hours trading is extremely unlikely.
We would urge you to consider and adopt these technology solutions that would address the legitimate concerns surrounding late trading without relegating plan participants to a second class investor status.
Jennifer L. Meegan


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Tightening restrictions on sharing intellectual property are making maintenance of aircraft more difficult--especially on newer aircraft with large amounts of composites--speakers at Aviation Week's MRO Americas conference and exhibition in Atlanta said.
Both OEMs and airlines are guilty of tightening the noose on data about aircraft and information about repair techniques, says David Piotrowski of Delta TechOps, who labels the trend "IP hoarding."
Part of the motivation to tightly hold information that could broadly benefit the aviation community is protection against potential law suits. For example, both Delta and Airbus might have extensive data from inspections of composites on an aircraft, Airbus during the manufacturing process and Delta from inspections over the aircraft's lifecycle. At each point that an inspection might be done, the results show it clearly meets all specifications and safety requirements. Nonetheless, the data might be useful in predicting maintenance needs and in trends analysis, explains Piotrowski, the principal engineer in Delta Air Lines' enabling technologies group.
"We would like records from manufacturers about inspections done during fabrication," he said, but an OEM's lawyers will nix the idea, lest aircraft-specific data find its way into a law suit, should the airplane ever be involved in an accident. "Delta lawyers don't want to share, either," he said. Their attitude is, as long as the aircraft passes an inspection, there is no benefit in keeping detailed data but there is legal risk.
It's not just the lawyers who are to blame, though. OEMs--increasingly seeking to sell maintenance services and not just airplanes and engines--have become stingy about technical information and even threaten to void warranties if work is done by third parties, some speakers at MRO Americas said.
"They're taking maintenance instructions out of the manuals," said Harmen Lanser, the director of component management at KLM Engineering & Maintenance. "You either have to write your own procedures or buy them from the manufacturer."
Piotrowski, agrees. Once, an OEM "would just hand us a tech manual. Now, they say it's proprietary."
Lanser says OEMs even try to leverage their role as designer and manufacturer to force operators who insist on doing their own maintenance or using an independent MRO to buy inspection equipment from them. He cited an experience in which an OEM said, in effect, "You can buy the testing equipment from us. But it's the only equipment we trust. So if you don't buy it from us, you void the warranty."


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CINCINNATI (AP) Zack Greinke had never lost at Great American Ball Park. Todd Frazier wasn't going to give him time to settle in on the mound again.
Frazier swung at the first pitch he got from Greinke and hit a two-run homer on Thursday afternoon, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a split of their four-game series.
The Reds won the last two games to finish a 5-5 homestand that left them stuck closer to the bottom of the NL Central than the top.
Alfredo Simon (9-3) gave up seven singles in eight innings, joining the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright as the NL's nine-game winners.
Greinke (8-3) had been 4-0 in five games at Great American. A slow start cost him his perfect mark. Skip Schumaker opened the Reds' first with a single, and Frazier followed with his team-high 14th homer on Greinke's fifth pitch of the game. Joey Votto doubled on the next pitch as well.
''I was just trying to electrify us and get us going,'' said Frazier, who has five homers in his last 11 games. ''First pitch, I was ready to attack. It was good to get the lead for Alfredo.''
Greinke gave the third baseman credit for hitting a pitch that ended up where it was intended.
''It wasn't necessarily any worse pitches than the rest of the game, just that Frazier's hot,'' Greinke said. ''A first-pitch slider at the bottom of the zone, you take your chances. But he's a strong guy and got a homer out of it.''
Cincinnati would get only one more hit off Greinke, who went six innings before leaving for a pinch-hitter.
The Reds added a pair of runs in the eighth, when Zack Cozart doubled and scored on Brandon League's wild pitch. Ryan Ludwick had an RBI single.
Simon matched his career high with eight innings and held the lead by pitching out of a threat in the seventh with a 2-1 lead. Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier opened with singles. Tim Federowicz flied out too shallow to score the run, and Kemp was caught in a rundown after he tried to score on Miguel Rojas' grounder. Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke struck out to end the threat.
''What he's he doing that's most surprising to me is pitching effectively into the seventh and eighth innings,'' manager Bryan Price said. ''He's pitching deep into games and continuing to stay aggressive with his stuff. He looks very comfortable in high-leverage situations.''
The 33-year-old pitcher has been a reliever most of his career, but embraced the chance to start. So far, he hasn't shown any problems making the switch.
''I feel like my arm is only 20 years old,'' Simon said. ''I feel like I can throw 200 innings.''
Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances.
Simon's nine wins match his total for his last two seasons with Cincinnati, when he was a reliever. Simon moved into the rotation when Mat Latos tore knee cartilage and had surgery at the start of spring training. Latos is expected to bump left-hander Tony Cingrani from the rotation when he returns from the disabled list this weekend.
The Reds' offense was finally back together during the homestand, with Votto returning from a strained muscle above his left knee that landed him on the disabled list for 23 games. Votto had a double and a single on Thursday, leaving him 4-for-10 in his three games back.
The Dodgers completed a 4-3 trip to Colorado and Cincinnati, two hitter-friendly ballparks. Their pitching was solid, but the offense faded at the end, scoring one run in the last two games. They were limited to eight singles on Thursday, including Kemp's RBI hit in the first inning.
NOTES: The Dodgers start a six-game homestand on Friday against Arizona. LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2) faces Chase Anderson (5-0). ... The Reds play their next six games in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Homer Bailey (7-3) faces Matt Garza (4-4) on Friday. ... LA is 39-22 against the Reds since the start of the 2006 season. .... The Dodgers won a challenge in the first inning, when Brandon Phillips initially was called safe at first base. The replay showed he was out. ... SS Hanley Ramirez was out of the lineup for a second consecutive game with a sore throwing shoulder. He got an injection after Wednesday's game. ... Phillips left in the eighth inning with a sore right index finger, hurt on a defensive play earlier in the game. ... Cozart extended his hitting streak to seven games.
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Activate or deactivate data roaming
You can limit your data usage when abroad by deactivating data roaming. No connection to the Internet via the mobile network when abroad can then be established. You can still use WLAN even though data roaming is deactivated. Remember, you need to activate mobile data.
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hi all,
i published a little piece about Ray Kurzweil and mind uploading into robots on the site Religion Dispatches and it made it's way to The Week! :) the essay is called (they wrote the title, which is different from what i'd intended): The Cult of Kurzweil: Will Robots Save Our Souls?
the essay is related to the stuff in my book, Apocalyptic AI.
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For applying the dye directly onto the fabric. Excellent for the Dye painting, Screen Printing, Serti technique on silk and Ikat warp painting on wool or cotton as well as just painting.
The following method for using Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion dye is one of the best ways to paint the dye directly onto the fabric. The dye can be thickened with Sodium Alginate Thickener and used like a fabric paint or the thickener can be left out for water color and wash effects and for the French Serti technique of painting on silk. This method does not require any pre-treatment of the fabric but the fabric must be "cured" after dyeing, and after mixing up the dye, it must be used up that day.
The first step is to make a cold batch chemical water which can be stored a month or more in the refrigerator. (Make sure it's sealed and labeled!)
The chemical water is made by
Pour off the amount of chemical water you need for one color (for ease of measurement use 1 cup increments). To each cup of chemical water add:
Do the above for each color you intend to use. Don't mix more than you need for one work session as the addition of the Soda Ash Fixer commences the chemical action and it begins to set; the mixture gradually loses strength and four to six hours later is about half exhausted.
Using the freshly mixed colors paint or print directly onto the fabric. Let it dry until damp, cover or wrap in plastic or otherwise stop the drying process and let sit for:
Rinse in running cold water then wash out excess dye using Synthrapol and let dry.
Soda Ash is a mild alkali, and as such, will weaken the silk fibers over time. Therefore, don't leave the dye/soda ash on the silk longer than indicated above or longer than necessary in general. For those with steamers, the soda ash can be eliminated and the silk steamed with acetic acid (vinegar) instead.
Note: Once the soda ash is added to the dye the mixture has a definite life i.e. it begins to decrease in strength and eventually (some hours later) becomes worthless. If this is inconvenient for you, there is a way around it. Do like in the tie-dye method: pre-soak and saturate the fabric in a soda ash solution (1 cup per gallon of water). Now leave the soda ash out of the dye mixture (water, thickener, dye, Urea), paint it on and set as above. The dye, mixed as above without the soda ash, can be saved for several weeks if refrigerated.
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Ian_M_Graham wrote:Has anyone on the board discovered as I did that the Septuagint is NOT just a bad translation of the Hebrew as has been taught for two thousand years?
Or has my exposure to teachers just been proven to have been limited?
I have always heard that the Septuagint is just a bad translation of the Hebrew, resulting in several rescisions in its first few hundred years of existence.
I have done a study of the Greek and Hebrew, (Not an expert by any stretch of the imagination) and have discovered a vast vocabulary difference between the Hebrew and its alleged "Greek translation."
Take for example the Hebrew word tzuwr, translated into English as "rock," "He is our rock," But the Greek does not translate to Petra, Petros, lithos, or any other kind of rock. It presents a simple statement "as for God his works are true..." [Deu 32:4]
I can well understand the glee of a pagan hillman as a Hebrew appears over the hill proclaiming "God is a rock;" The hillman would join himself to this Hebrew exclaiming loudly, "Yes, so is our rock a God, and that tree, and that river, and etc..."
I can well understand why the Greek does not "translate" tzuwr in that verse.
Further evidence is repleat in scripture, but I do not want to overburden any one with the study. Just wondered if anyone else has made the discovery? It does get lonesom in research.
cweb255 wrote:Shalom yad, but did you ignore my entire post? Now forgive me, I'm still learning Hebrew, but the DSS evidence far outweighs the traditional (bad translation) arguement.
cweb255 wrote:I disagree Thomas, the best translation is as literal as possible. Imagine if the stone referred to a particular stone, an allusion to something even more classical, and by giving the meaning, you lose a layer, a valuable layer at that.
yadfothgildloc wrote:Ian, a question. What's you're transliteration scheme? You're the only person I've ever seen to transliterate "צור" as "Tzuwr."
ThomasGR wrote:No one will ever understand anything under this "stone" or "rock", like no one did ever understand why Apostle Peter was called so, though Jesus (and the Evangelists who reported this) made so much effort to explain us. Like Geoff has pointed so well, the best translation is when one renders correctly the spirit of the message, and not a word by word transliteration.
annis wrote:Two questions:
Should I move this thread to the Koine board?
Is this a language or a doctrinal question?
None. I simply accomodate Strong's concordance and Bagster's Englishman's Concordance and Bagster's Septuagint in parrallel; plus Hendrickson's Interlinear Bible.
But that oversimplifies any proccess involving the study I have described.
Tzuwr or tzoor are equivalent presentations depending upon which scholar you select.
And I am no scholar, nor expert even in English.
I am just sharing something I have discovered about the Septuagint.
annis wrote:Two questions:
Should I move this thread to the Koine board?
Is this a language or a doctrinal question?
Ian_M_Graham wrote:Jesus pointed out the contrast between Peter and the petra upon which the church was to be established. Even Peter identified Jesus as the Petra of offence in 1 Pet 2:8 with which Paul concurs by quoting the Isaiah 8:14 reference in Rom 9:33 and applying it to Jesus.
That is what the first Christians understood and expected from [h]im and in that perspective, this passage is really obscure to a Greek of his times and beyond any comprehension. As yad mentioned before, it might make sense to the Jews all the metaphers about stones and rocks, inside the Hebrew culture, but in the outsinde world and to the Greeks and Romans it was plain rubbish. You have to explain asll the time what is meant under rock and stone, at least.
Ian_M_Graham wrote:It will surprise you to find out just how deeply the Greekspeaking world DID understand the analogies and metaphors of the Septuagint old testament. They became Christians on the basis of that understanding and proceeded to whip the Jews in debate, who were using the Hebrew scrolls from the temple as their basis for understanding. The Greek debaters beat the Hebrew debaters every time. Then the recensions began to make the Greek "more in accord with the Hebrew" and the Greeks began to loose the debates. They could not deal in the Hebrew. And for the moderator, that is not doctirne, that is historical fact.
ThomasGR wrote:Back to the topic,
the real purpose of my post this time is the crucial question:
"no there is no stone",
What does one understand with this expression?
Or what is the sense of this metaphor?
ThomasGR wrote:It is taken form first page of this thread, a quote by Ian:
"Is there a Elowahh beside me? Yea, there is no tzuwr; I know not any" [Isa 44:8 Hebrew]
Where I made my own word-by-word translation:
"Is there a God beside me? Yea, there is no stone; I know not any"
I do not understand the last sentence and this "stone" passage.
cweb255 wrote:The Greek speakers were using the Septuagint always. The recensions made it closer to Hebrew. I think the historical quality of this is that the New Testament used primarily the LXX for its relative quotes, and the pMT (protoMasoretic Text) was so radically different, that when certain Christians (including Origen) set out to "fix" the text, Christianity began to lose some of its most promising basis i.e. the Old Testament.
ThomasGR wrote:It is taken form first page of this thread, a quote by Ian:
"Is there a Elowahh beside me? Yea, there is no tzuwr; I know not any" [Isa 44:8 Hebrew]
Where I made my own word-by-word translation:
"Is there a God beside me? Yea, there is no stone; I know not any"
I do not understand the last sentence and this "stone" passage.
cweb255 wrote:How can you guys see the passage as referring to the Lord? In verse six Isaiah has the Lord speaking and continues to speak until 23. God declares that there is no God beside him in 6, there is not a rock beside him in 8, and the rest until 23 is about the foolishness of worshipping graven images. The Rock is referring to the Pagan rock.
adz000 wrote:You are ridiculous. This is irrelevant. Please post somewhere else.


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So long Dons
The Bendigo Bombers were born out of an alignment between AFL power Essendon and fledgling VFL club, the Bendigo Diggers.
The Diggers had endured five unsuccessful years in the VFL from 1998 as a stand-alone club as it struggled to compete with teams stacked with AFL-listed players.
Just seven wins in their 95 games tells the story of how difficult it was for the Diggers.
However, at the end of the 2002 season, the Diggers were thrown a lifeline when, after months of negotiations, they formed an alignment with Essendon to create the Bendigo Bombers, with former St Kilda and Brisbane Bears player Peter Banfield appointed the inaugural coach.
The Bendigo Bombers made their debut in round one of the 2003 VFL season at Trevor Barker Oval against Sandringham on Sunday, April 6.
And what a start it was for the Bombers when they scraped over the line by three points, 16.12 (108) to 15.15 (105), with Andrew Welsh and Jim Cail the best players, while it was a goal to captain Nick Carter in the dying stages that sealed the win.
"I'm happy we won the game, but even more happy that these guys will now have belief in themselves," Banfield said.
The following week the Bombers played their first game at the QEO against Geelong, with the result a nine-point defeat.
That loss would be the start of eight-straight games without a win for the Bombers, although, that stretch included an 87-all draw against Tasmania in round seven when the Bombers kicked a woeful 11.21.
Languisihing in 12th position with one win from their first nine games, the Bombers turned their season around with six wins in a row against Port Melbourne (18 points), Geelong (5), Springvale (27), Werribee (14), Sandringham (35) and the Northern Bullants (3) to get back into the top eight.
That six-game winning streak has never been replicated since by Bendigo.
However, having got back into finals contention, the Bombers lost their last three games to Frankston (5), Coburg (9) and Williamstown (78) to end the season 10th with seven wins – equalling the total number of Diggers' wins in their five years.
The final game against Williamstown at the QEO was a shocker when the Bombers were held to just one goal.
2003: Finished: 10th (7-10-1).
Coach: Peter Banfield. Captain: Nick Carter.
Best and fairest: Nick Carter.
Leading goalkicker: Shane Harvey (25).
Draftees: Nathan Lovett-Murray (Essendon) – No.27, rookie draft.
It was an up-and-down second season for the Bombers.
Their finals hopes looked shot when they won just five of their first 14 games and sat in 11th position.
But they got on a roll and won their last four games to sneak into eighth position.
Among those victories was a 30-point win over Coburg in arctic conditions at Windy Hill in round 19. So cold was it, Coburg officials asked umpires to consider calling the game off at half-time as some players reportedly suffered hypothermia.
With a spot in the eight secure, Bendigo's first VFL final was a trip across the Tasman to play Tasmania in an elimination final.
The Bombers got off to a flyer to lead by 27 points at quarter-time, but couldn't sustain their advantage as Tasmania fought back to win by 19 points, 16.10 (106) to 13.9 (87).
Star recruit Jordan Doering, Guy Campbell (four goals) and Essendon's Mark Alvey were Bendigo's best players.
Soon after the season finished, Banfield quit as coach after he wasn't prepared to relocate to Bendigo, which was a stipulation put in place by the board of its coach
Banfield later signed on as coach of fellow VFL team Casey Scorpions for 2005, while the Bombers appointed former Richmond captain Matthew Knights, who had just coached the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL, as their new coach.
Much to the annoyance of Bendigo Football League clubs, the Bombers also made the decision to field a reserves team from 2005.
The reserves would remain for five years, and while many future stars of the BFL came through the program, the side was never competitive, winning just 14 of 87 games before being wound up.
2004: Finished: 8th (9-10).
Coach: Peter Banfield. Captain: Nick Carter.
Best and fairest: Jordan Doering.
Leading goalkicker: Andrew Lovett (26).
Draftees: Guy Campbell (Sydney) – No.12, rookie draft.
This remains Bendigo's most successful season in Knights' first year as coach.
The Bombers won their first four games of the season to sit at the top of the ladder.
One of those victories included a 98-point flogging of North Ballarat at the QEO, 25.14 (164) to 10.6 (66), which still is Bendigo's biggest winning margin in the VFL, and one of only three wins in 22 clashes against its country rivals.
Bendigo spent all season in the top four, and as late as round 15 was on top of the ladder with an 11-3 record.
But the Bombers lost their last four games, including single-figure defeats to Sandringham and Tasmania, to finish fourth, before losing a qualifying final to Werribee under lights at the QEO on a Friday night in front of a massive crowd.
The Bombers were beaten by 18 points, with Werribee forward Jade Rawlings the match-winner, booting seven goals.
The Bombers bounced back to defeat Port Melbourne in a semi-final the following week, 20.6 (126) to 13.10 (88), in what is the only final Bendigo has won in its history.
While he is now Essendon captain and one of this season's Brownlow Medal fancies, seven years ago Jobe Watson was a regular for Bendigo, and kicked five goals in that winning final against the Borough.
With Bendigo just one win from a grand final, the Bombers led Sandringham by five points at three quarter-time in the preliminary final at Port Melbourne.
But with the wind at their backs, the Zebras piled on 10.3 to 3.1 in the last term to prevail by 39 points, and went on to defeat Werribee in the grand final the following week to win the second flag in their premiership hat-trick.
During the season, Nick Carter (above) became the first to play 100 VFL games for Bendigo in a 10-goal romp over Box Hill on the Queen's Birthday Monday at the QEO.
2005: Finished: 4th (12-9).
Coach: Matthew Knights. Captain: Nick Carter.
Best and fairest: Jordan Doering.
Leading goalkicker: Kain Robins (30).
The Bombers were unable to replicate their strong season from the year before and were never a serious finals threat.
The season started with a 70-point loss to Werribee at the QEO and after five games they were 0-5, before breaking through for their first victory against Tasmania by 25 points at Windy Hill.
By season's end they had won just four of their 18 games and finished 12th.
However, the Bombers had no luck in close games, losing four matches by less than a kick – Frankston (5 points), Box Hill (1) North Ballarat (4) and Williamstown (5).
The loss to North Ballarat at the QEO was the most disappointing after the Bombers had led by 21 points with six minutes remaining.
2006: Finished: 12th (4-14).
Coach: Matthew Knights. Captain: Nick Carter.
Best and fairest: Ben Jolley.
Leading goalkicker: Nick Carter, Sam Lonergan (17).
The Bombers were behind the eight-ball from the outset in 2007 when they won just one of their first six games.
Those early losses included a seven-point defeat to Windy Hill in round three when Essendon's Adam Ramanuskas made an emotional return in front of 2000 people for his first game in more than two years after battling cancer, while star recruit Hayden Skipworth suffered a season-ending knee injury just four games in.
After their sloppy start, the Bombers regained form, winning seven of their last 12 games, and despite ending the season with a mediocre 8-10 record, it was enough to scrape into eighth position.
Playing North Ballarat in an elimination final at Port Melbourne, the Bombers looked on the way to the second week of the finals when they led by 59 points early in the third term. At that stage it was how far Bendigo.
But in what was a dramatic turn around that no doubt has everyone involved that day still scratching their heads, the Roosters kicked 17 of the last 19 goals of the game to turn than 59-point deficit into a 37-point win in just an hour of footy.
Later that month after three years as coach of Bendigo, Matthew Knights was appointed the successor to Kevin Sheedy as coach of Essendon, with Adrian Hickmott his replacement at Bendigo.
2007: Finished: 8th (8-11).
Coach: Matthew Knights. Captain: Simon Rosa.
Best and fairest: Kepler Bradley.
Leading goalkicker: Kepler Bradley (31).
Draftees: Jarrod Atkinson (Essendon) – No.21, rookie draft.
In Hickmott's first season as coach, the Bombers got off to a positive start with a 29-point win over Tasmania in round one.
But after the promising start, the Bombers won just four of their remaining 17 games, with the last month, in particular, a disaster.
Three of the Bombers' last four games were losses by more than 100 points, with the low point coming in round 18 when they kicked just 1.4 (10) – Bendigo's lowest VFL score – in 155-point loss to Williamstown on same day the reserves kicked 0.2 (2) in a 239-point loss.
2008: Finished: 13th (5-15).
Coach: Adrian Hickmott. Captain: James Flaherty.
Best and fairest: Hayden Skipworth.
Leading goalkicker: Brent Hartigan (21).
Draftees: Hayden Skipworth (Essendon) – No.5, pre-season draft.
The less said about this season the better.
The Bombers lost all 18 of their games by an average of 57 points, with the closest they came to a win being round one against the Northern Bullants when they lost by nine points at Visy Park.
Highlighting the struggles of the Bombers, Essendon's Darcy Daniher won the goalkicking that season with just 14.
However, there was some joy for the club when the reserves beat Sandringham by 18 points in round 13 to end a 31-game losing streak.
Most of the 2009 season was played amid constant speculation that Essendon would seek to end its alignment with Bendigo at the end of the season.
However, Essendon reaffirmed its commitment with Bendigo by extending the alignment for a further two years.
2009: Finished: 13th (0-18).
Coach: Adrian Hickmott. Captain: James Flaherty.
Best and fairest: Paul Scanlon.
Leading goalkicker: Darcy Daniher (14).
Draftees: Stewart Crameri (Essendon) – No.43, rookie draft.
The Bombers had a new coach at the helm in Shannon Grant, who got off to a flying start by leading Bendigo to five wins in its first six games.
Those wins included a 49-point victory over Port Melbourne at the QEO in round two to end a 25-game losing streak.
It was Bendigo's first win since beating the Northern Bullants by 32 points in round 14, 2008.
However, the club hit a major off-field hurdle when Grant was arrested for drunkenness outside the Shamrock Hotel and locked up in Bendigo police cells for four hours early on the Sunday morning of the bye weekend in late May.
A remorseful Grant was suspended for two games, leaving Gary O'Donnell to coach the Bombers to a six-point loss to Casey Scorpions, and Hayden Skipworth in charge of a 15-point loss against Coburg.
After their strong start, the Bombers ended the home and away season eighth and were hit with injuries going into the elimination final against Box Hill, losing by 65 points.
Throughout the season, the Bombers lost three games by a goal or less, including a one-point defeat to the Gold Coast in Cairns. Bendigo had led the Suns by 40 points at half-time, but lost with a goal after the siren to Gold Coast ruckman Zac Smith.
2010: Finished: 8th (10-9).
Coach: Shannon Grant. Captain: James Flaherty.
Best and fairest: Michael Quinn.
Leading goalkicker: Michael Still (20).
Draftees: Stewart Crameri (Essendon) – No.43, rookie draft.
The Bombers set themselves up nicely for a tilt at the top four when they won seven of their first 10 games.
However, their return in round 13 to the redeveloped QEO for the first time in more than a year signalled the beginning of the end for the Bombers.
They lost that day to Williamstown by 79 points, which was the first of six defeats in their last eight games as they finished eighth, and just like a year earlier, were bundled out in the elimination final, this time to the Northern Bullants by 28 points.
The second half of the season was full of off-field distractions surrounding the future of the alignment.
Essendon had signalled in August its intentions to sever the relationship at the end of the season and field a stand-alone team in 2012, following the model of Geelong and Collingwood, who have won four of their past five AFL premierships.
However, it was announced in late September the alignment would remain in place for one more year, only, the club would drop the Bombers name to become the Bendigo Gold and wear a more traditional Bendigo blue and gold jumper.
With Grant landing an assistant coaching job at the Western Bulldogs, Bendigo appointed former best and fairest winner Hayden Skipworth as the 2012 coach.
There would be significant changes to the list after four players – best and fairest runner-up Tory Dickson, Sam Dunnell, Shane Biggs and Tom Campbell were all drafted by AFL clubs.
2011: Finished: 7th (9-10).
Coach: Shannon Grant.
Captains: Ben Duscher and Trent Shinners.
Best and fairest: Ben Duscher.
Leading goalkicker: Matthew Little (50).
Draftees: Tory Dickson (Western Bulldogs) – No.57, national draft. Sam Dunnell (St Kilda) – No.12, rookie draft. Shane Biggs (Sydney) – No.13, rookie draft. Tom Campbell (Western Bulldogs) – No.27 rookie draft.
The final year of the alignment was an inconsistent season for the newly-named Bendigo Gold, who loomed as a genuine flag contender at one stage, before only just scraping into the finals.
After six games the Gold were 2-4, before they hit back with five wins in a row to climb into the top four as they looked the real deal.
However, after surrendering a 29-point three quarter-time lead against eventual minor premier Casey Scorpions, it was the start of five losses in a row, before the Gold defeated Box Hill by 19 points on a Friday night in round 22 to secure a finals berth.
Yet for the third year in a row, the Gold couldn't get past the elimination final after losing to Williamstown by 12 points a fortnight ago in the final game of the Bendigo-Essendon alignment.
Bendigo – with only four Essendon-listed players – had been 30 points down at three quarter-time, but closed to within five points late in the final quarter, before the Seagulls kicked the last goal of the game to seal victory.
With the loss, Bendigo ended its 10-year alignment with Essendon, having played 190 games for 73 wins, 116 losses and one draw, but most importantly, had nine players drafted directly from them, plus Knights' elevation to senior coach at Essendon.
2012: Finished: 8th (9-10).
Coach: Hayden Skipworth.
Captains: Ben Duscher and Trent Shinners.
Best and fairest: Yet to be announced.
Leading goalkicker: Matthew Little (52).
As was the case with the Bendigo Diggers, the Bendigo Gold will now go it alone from 2013, with former St Kilda player Austinn Jones appointed their coach for the next two years.
Going on Bendigo's past inglorious stand-alone history with the Diggers, Jones faces one of the toughest coaching gigs in country Victoria, but he's enthusiastic and excited by the challenge that lays ahead.
Meanwhile, Essendon will also field a stand-alone team in the VFL next year, with one of the more interesting games on the calendar next season to be when it locks horns with the Gold for the first time.
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'We have to ask what we can do in the community'
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt of an interview on the subject of suicide, with Susan Gabay of Mosier, whose daughter, Susanna, took her own life. Susan will speak at the Nov. 19 Suicide Prevention meeting in Hood River, 10 a.m. to noon at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital board room. The event is free and open to the public. Details in the Nov. 12 edition of the Hood River News
"The manner in which Susanna died is personally the worst thing that's ever happened to me; it's a tragic thing; and a good 90 percent of the people who take their own life are in either a diagnosed or undiagnosed state. So, the rest of my life I am committed to trying to get word out to people that depression and mental illness is serious, and that it's a psychological pain that people cannot see.
"Certainly not everyone who is depressed takes their life, nor is everyone who takes their life depressed, but it is such a huge factor that we need to talk about it, and we need to reach out to neighbors, coworkers, children or friends, and not dismiss it as not a possibility.
"Susanna was a good kid; she didn't get stuck in drugs and things like that. She was a brilliant student; but there are risk factors we all need to be aware of that surround the potential for suicide. The community should be aware of the trainings that are available, and the sensitivity that is needed. We can prevent the loss of life prematurely in that regard."
Gabay was asked whether, in some cases, there signs that we can see.
"There's words we learn that when we start thinking about it, that they're a burden to others, people would be 'better off without them,' or 'meeting someone else's standards or expectations'; serious elements of when there's been losses of someone's spouse, people who have failed at getting a promotion, a job - all these factors.
"Maybe in some people's cases they're more resilient, and that's why in these cases we're trying to beef up the mental health of folks; but the fact of it is they're going to miss some clues.
The mental health profession needs to do a better job of communicating the risks and coordinating between families and case management.
"Susanna was hospitalized twice for mental illness, and that's a huge risk factor for actually completing a suicide; and it wasn't on our wavelength. We had signed release forms for Susanna that we shared with doctors, shared the whole background and history; we weren't provided information or resources that would be of support to family or peers so she might not feel alone.
"It's just something that wasn't talked about, and if one out of 10 depressed kids are in that psychological pain and they're contemplating suicide, why wouldn't I as a parent have that information and resources and be aware of that? College students are a huge risk area. Even a signed release didn't help us. There were too many gaps, too little information, and a lot of trust on our part that we had insurance, and we were getting her the attention that was needed.
"But we weren't told how it was important to have immediately after a release from hospital, to have so-many follow-up appointments and to be checking in on a regular basis. You don't want to be a hovering parent - especially on a 21-year-old; especially one who was very competent in her affairs.
"It's something I think we all need to have on our wavelength as a possibility, because of the fact that for all of us, it touches somehow, by some age we have someone we know who has taken their life, and we can't be second-guessing what would we be doing differently.
"We have to ask what we can do in the community so other people don't go untreated."
According to the Oregon Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, parents may be the first to notice when their child begins to show signs of depression. But too often these changes aren't recognized as warning signs until it's too late.
Parents can sometimes mistake a child's change in mood as a case of "the blues," when the child actually has a medical illness called depression. "The blues" only affect a child's mood briefly and will improve after talking with a good listener. Depression will only improve with psychiatric treatment.
The most severe form of depression is a major depressive episode. This is marked by a change in the child's mood lasting at least two weeks, during which she/he becomes depressed, irritable or uninterested in most activities - most of the day, nearly every day.
According to the Oregon Council, a child will experience five or more of the following symptoms nearly every day:
Depressed or irritable mood
Child says, "I hate my life"
Rebellious behavior
Easily irritated
Rarely looks happy
Listens to depressive or violent music or writes with these themes
Starts hanging around other depressed or irritable kids
Wears somber or dark-colored clothing
Frequent crying spells
Loss of interest in activities
Frequently says, "I'm bored"
Withdrawal - spends majority of time alone
Decline in hygiene
Changes to a "more troubled" peer group
Significant changes in appetite or weight
Becomes a picky eater
Snacks frequently and eats when stressed
Quite thin or overweight compared to peers
Psychomotor agitation or slowing
Agitated, always moving around
Moping around
Feelings of worthlessness or excess guilt
Describes self as "bad" or "stupid"
Has no hope for the future
Always trying to please others; perfectionist tendencies
Blames self for causing a divorce or death
Indecisiveness or decreased concentration
Often responds "I don't know"
Takes much longer to get work done
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With my wife Teresa, son Anastasios and help from my mother Vassiliki, we aim to provide you with an unforgettable place to relax and enjoy the perfect Greek holiday; sun, sand, delicious food, home-from-home accommodation in Agios Gordios, Corfu and of course, the ideal hideaway from the stresses of modern-day life!
Located on the island's west coast, Sebastian's is situated in the centre of Agios Gordios, Corfu. Surrounded by spectacular olive-clad mountains, Agios Gordios and its breath-taking sandy bay, offers the perfect place for a quiet Corfu beach holiday. Safe for families and quiet for romantic couples, it's the kind of place that you want to keep YOUR secret!
Whether you choose to find out about our famous restaurant and Greek recipes or take a look at our newly modernised (traditionally styled) accommodation in Agios Gordios, Corfu, we hope that our site will give you all the information you need. But most importantly we hope that you will be inspired enough to come and sample our Greek family hospitality in person!
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One of the most requested features is now available to all users – My Queue. With that, you can better manage shows that interest you. On every show page, you will see an "Add To Queue" button. On every episode page, you will see an "Add Series To Queue" button. To access My Queue page, just click the username drop down on top of every page. We will roll out My Queue to our mobile apps as well.
Have fun and enjoy watching more videos!
[More comment on Aug 9]: Appreciate everyone for sharing your constructive feedback. It helps us decide how to improve and whether to decommission Watchlist and Favorites. Especially appreciate those comments that explain how you use Favorites and Watchlist today and feedback on how to improve My Queue.
Also about the Play button on My Queue, we try to predict the episode a user most likely going to watch based on the user's watch history of the show.
One cool feature: mouse over the grey vertical lines at the beginning of the row, then you can drag and drop the rows as you wish.
[More comment on Aug 10] Again, thanks for providing feedback. We have decided not to decommission Watchlist and Favorites any time soon. We do encourage you all to give My Queue a try and use this forum topic to give us more feedback, so we can make it better. We are already working on a few enhancements on My Queue and hope to roll them out in the next few days.
[Update on Aug 15] We have removed the decommission comment from Favorites and Watchlist. We have also added a few enhancements to My Queue. We will continue making improvements and encourage you all give My Queue a try. Roku users, queue is already added to the latest Roku app, which will be available once the app is approved by Roku.
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Awesome! I've been waiting for this. Features like this make me want to keep supporting the site so good job guys. Will be especially useful once it gets to mobile devices.
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i have been using that to manage my watched videos
will a mass email telling users who dont frequent the forum about the change cause i viewed the watched videos page and was a little shocked at the alert
also a add all to queue would be nice for the users who have a large list
Great step forward, but a few tweaks would be nice!
First, an add all for the favorites list and watchlist would be nice.
Second, shows that have the episodes removed (licensed by another company) mess up the queue list
Third, I did like being able to use favorites as well.. a list of favorites. Eg, a series that I had watched and liked enough to add to a list of favorites. Can't do that now with the queue if the show no longer exists, or is not yet available on CR.
When can we have this served in html5??
Thanks, much appreciated.
Is there a place where queue can tell me where I'm at in a series? (or to specify if I've already seen some) Alternatively, the soon-to-be-replaced android app including full queue integration would help part-way.
And hopefully multi-season shows will work correctly soon. (Hayate currently shows as something like 34/25 and instead of a next button I get "watch" which takes me to s1e1)
i saw this with zero views but a bunch of comments, lol
Currently single and I love anime
Like the idea of a queue, in theory, but it looks absolutely hideous. Very little information is shown and it looks really off. It's seriously misaligned for one. Remove for every show is like a line off which led me to accidentally deleting two shows I didn't want to already. A lot of the play buttons as well. If it's suppose to be a replacement a clear number of what has and hasn't been seen, like on the watchlist, would be nice.
Don't like it being a replacement for favorites and the watchlist. The watchlist does a lot of things that the queue doesn't. It also let me keep track of shows from other places too. Favorites isn't a big deal but it was a nice place to put my favorite shows.
Edit: Don't know why but it's not misaligned anymore.
Cool. I have myanimelist so I don't mind if the watch list is removed. ^_^
Life is a bitch, so if its easy you're doing it wrong
Also there doesn't seem to be a proper link between stuff watched and the queue. At least for some things. I've seen 66 episodes of Reborn. for example, but when I click play it started at episode 1. Would imagine it'd be the same for a couple others I've had on hold for a while. After checking it also went to episode 1 even though I've watched 74 episodes of it. Bit worried about that. Can't continue watching something if I don't know where I left off.
splendid! ^^
mad at the world that chooses morality over reason and logic
I don't get it. What's it supposed to do? Dump all the episodes you haven't watched yet into one area? Why do you have to "add to queue" and then add series to queue" (2 steps)?
I don't see how this is of more use than watchlist where can select watching/finished etc and what episode you're at.
And how does this queue thing allow for ranking of favourites?? If you're going to trash those 2 features, this queue thing should have something similar...


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Hitachi Power Tools today announced the launch of its new series of Lithium Ion battery powered tools. The series is designed with a slide-type Lithium Ion battery pack that eliminates the post design traditionally inserted into the tools handle. The new slide type battery tools feature a more ergonomic handle for increased comfort and control with all the benefits of Lithium Ion battery power. The tools in this series were designed with the professional in mind, and are compatible with Hitachi's popular compact pro and brushless cordless tool battery systems for even more value across the line.
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Bioshock wrote:Yeah, this is hardly the end of the world.
I'm actually far more worried about Paul Martin and his injury. Why? Because he's one of our top two defenseman and he will miss the first round. THAT SCARES ME.
I know I'm bumping an older thread but, Potash just said Paul Martin is flying to FLA today to meet up with the team.
Somewhat related: my suite at the frozen four last night was next to the Penguins suite and I talked to Paul Martin a little, he had a brace on his hand still, not sure how that would affect his time table.
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Omar Cummings' training stint with English Premier League club Aston Villa has come to an end.
Aston Villa and the Colorado Rapids had agreed to a loan for Cummings which would have seen the forward be with the Birmingham, England club until the start of the Major League Soccer season in March.
However, the loan fell through after it became difficult for Cummings to obtain a work permit that would allow him to play in England, which was a contingency of the loan agreement.
"The experience with Aston Villa is one that I'll remember for a long time," said Cummings today from England. "I didn't get on the pitch but it was a pleasure to meet the guys and to play with them, and to get a little insight into life in the English Premier League."
Cummings, who had been practicing with Aston Villa since late December, last trained with the club on Saturday.
According to The Football Association, the sports governing body in England, the following conditions must be met in order for a player to qualify for an immediate work permit:
1. The applicant club must be in membership of the Premier League or Football League.
2. The player must have participated in at least 75% of his home country's senior competitive international matches where he was available for selection during the two years preceding the date of the application; and
3. The player's National Association must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA World Rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the application.
READ: The FA Work Permit Rules and Regulations (PDF)
Jamaica's national team, for which Cummings has been a regular, dropped from 58th to 59th in the January FIFA rankings despite winning the 2010 Caribbean Cup in December. As such, the team's two-year average ranking dropped from 71st to 72nd place among all national teams, therefore Cummings does not automatically qualify for a work permit.
The appeal process in work permit situations is known to be lengthy. After taking time to consider and evaluate the terms of the loan as well as club's own situation, Aston Villa decided not to appeal.
Cummings will fly home to Jamaica on Tuesday. He will join his Rapids teammates for the start of preseason in Colorado later this month.
The Rapids begin defense of their MLS Cup title on March 19 when the expansion Portland Timbers visit Dick's Sporting Goods Park for a 7 pm MT kickoff.


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1. Tonight there is a kickoff party w/a rail jam for all of those 21+. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164667538913&index=1 2. "The Blizzard" Winter Kick Off party at The Roxy. More info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168764253649&index=1 3. Interested in seeing Warren Miller's new film Dynasty? We're trying to get a group together for the show Friday Nov. 13 at 6:30pm. Tickets are […]
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DeLand's Scott Moss pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Bulldogs to an 8-0 win over University on Wednesday.
DELAND — If Scott Moss would have looked up into the stands behind home plate when he toed the rubber in the first inning of Wednesday's game against University, he would have seen a battery of radar guns focused in on him.
Behind the guns were professional scouts — seven total — all there to watch the 6-foot-5, 190-pound left-hander pitch.
He did not disappoint, striking out eight while allowing just three hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Bulldogs (8-8) to an 8-0 win over the Titans (14-5).
And, afterward, Moss said he paid the special audience little attention.
"I just try to keep with what is working," he said. "I can't think about (the scouts). I have to think about the team. I know that if I think about them, I'm not going to be the same person."
University's Frankie Martello managed a single off Moss.
"He was (great)," Martello said. "He throws hard, and he has a good breaking ball."
While Moss kept the Titans off the scoreboard, the Bulldogs offense went to work, scratching out two runs in the bottom of the first.
Shelton Schimming led off against University's Nick Vadney (4-1) with a walk. Garrett Hall, who went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, followed with a single to give the Bulldogs runners on first and second. Schimming and Hall then attempted a double steal.
University catcher Seth Lundquist came up firing to third to try to catch Schimming, but the ball went into the outfield and allowed Schimming to score. Hall, who advanced to third on the play, was then driven home by Cory Crow's single to right that made it 2-0.
The score remained 2-0 until the fifth when the Bulldogs pounded out five more runs against the Titans.
Mason Moyer led off with a single and moved to second on an infield bunt single by Ben Rowdon. Schimming then laid down a bunt, but Vadney scrambled down off the mound, fielded the ball and appeared to have enough time to throw out Moyer at third. Instead, his throw went wild into left field, allowing Moyer to score while Rowdon moved to third and Schimming to second.
Hall followed by roping a double to left-center to score both runners, making it 5-0 and ending the day for Vadney. Justin Franklin relieved him but the Bulldogs managed two more runs — one coming of a throwing error and the other off a passed ball — to take a 7-0 lead.
In the sixth inning, University reliever Dominic Jeancola managed to retire Schimming and Rowdon for the first two outs. A single, walk and single loaded the bases, and Jeancola hit Sam Lucero to plate the final run.
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It's hot and I feel lazy. Unusually lazy. It is rare that I don't feel like doing a damn thing. And there are things that really need doing. But I'm not doing them now. Perhaps not today at all. So feel warm and fuzzy (ok not too warm, it's hot today.) that I got up to share this with you. Feast your eyes on http://www.last.fm/music/One+Inch+Man/+news/3kwajq_%E2%80%9Cknit%E2%80%99s_a_trap!%E2%80%9D%0Aadmiral_ackbar_knit_toy_by...this
I love it. I have to figure out how to make it. And my friends now know what they are getting for Xmas this year. Just not working on it today.


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mgb519 wrote:Actually I meant for them to use their razor sharp swords to cut a hole in the wall of the black building and actually go inside of it.
Oh maybe I misunderstood you too. There is actually no space between the black building and the Death Wall and I thought you meant for them to go through that way or something.


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NAMM 2009: Tascam Announce New Products
The Winter Namm 2009 see's 3 new products in the TASCAM range. All 3 products give direct recording to any location. Tascam have also updated their line converters and brought a free software update for all users of the DR-1. All of their current range of SD devices will now ship with 2GB SD cards for even more recording time.
Here's what TASCAM have announced:
The DR100 builds on our popular DR1 field recorder with 4 on board mic's, an onboard speaker for playback, all of the playback features of our trainer series can be found allowing material to be played back slower and at the same pitch. The DR100 is one of the only small profile field recorders to offer xlr inputs. Most functions on this field recorder are made using the on board switches. The DR100 should be avalable in feburary priced at £334 (+ Vat).
The DR07 is a slimline handheld recorder with stereo Mic's. This recorder allows you to slow down playback, create new tracks while in record mode & divide tracks after record. The Dr07 is ideal for anyone wanting high quality recordings without the musicans features available in the DR1. The DR07 has a clear LCD display which shows metering, recording mode and file browsing. The DR07 gives upto 8 ½ hours of recording on 2 standard AA bateries. The DR07 is avalable in stores now priced £155 (+vat)
Next up is the BB-1000CD which is a SD & CD recorder in a Boom Box style. This is powered from either an AC adapter or 8 AA bateries allowing recording on the move. The BB-1000CD has 4 built in mic's or 2 mic/line inputs for recording direct to CD or SD. Once again all of the features of our trainer series can be found on this machine making it an ideal practice aid. CD's can be finalised for playback on most CD players or wav or MP3 recordings can be made direct to SD. The BB-1000CD is available in feburary priced at £460.86 (+ Vat)
LA-40MKIII / LA-80MKII / LA-81MKII Line converters (unbalanced/balanced)
TASCAM has updated their popular line amplifiers with the LA-40mk3, LA-80mk2 and LA-81mk2. The new models include a ±12dB trim control for better matching of levels between components. A signal present LED proves useful during system design and troubleshooting.
The new models are packaged in black rack cases with standard chassis depth for easier wiring. All of this is offered for a lower price than ever before. TASCAM is known for reliable, affordable options in the contractor world, The newly-updated LA-series makes us even more competitive in the line amplifier market without sacrificing the quality.
The LA-80mk2 is an eight-channel unbalanced to balanced line amplifier, where the LA-81mk2 converts eight channels of balanced to unbalance audio. The LA-40mk3 has four channels of unbalanced to balance and another four channels of balanced to unbalanced out.
Not forgetting existing users!
We have updated the DR-1 and GT-R1 Portable Digital Recorders to Version 2.0. The update offers additional features during recording, including a manual track increment for breaking a long session into individual tracks. The new pre-record buffer feature can store audio in a buffer to begin a recording two seconds before the record button is pressed. Recording can also be delayed by 300ms to eliminate handling noise when the record button is pressed.
Editing features have also been added to the recorders in version 2. "File Divide" separates a recording into two files. The DR-1 and GT-R1 automatically make a new file while recording if the file becomes too large. A new "All Delete" function deletes all of the files in the selected folder.
The free update for the DR-1 Portable Digital Recorder and GT-R1 Portable Guitar/Bass Recorder will be available in February on the TASCAM website.
A Big Request For Big Meters! X-48 Update
February 2009* should see the release of v1.10 software for the X-48. We have seen an increasing request for big meter mode on the X-48 as many people are using them for live recording. The software update will also add various requests that we have had in 2008.
*The X-48 is a rock solid recorder and any updates made are extensively tested before release. Problems found at beta stage may cause delays in software release dates.
Vista, XP64, Vista64 DM Desk Drivers
Many DM-3200 & DM-4800 would love to start using vista, XP64 or Vista64 operating system with their DM desks. TASCAM are proud to anounce the release of v1.10 drivers which enable rock solid intergration into these operating systems. This update means that All of our devices support all current operating systems.
Need a little more info on the setup and use of the DM desks? Why not check out the TASCAM UK Blog. This has various guides and tips of how to put the desks to the best use. The Blog makes things like Daw intergration and routing a bit easier to understand! If your interested in contributing please contact Gary at TASCAM UK Suport (email)


text: SEATTLE (AP) - Some residents evacuated from hillside homes on Washington state's Whidbey Island after a large landslide are being told they can return, now that geologists have taken a preliminary look at the area. One house was knocked off its foundation and 33 others were evacuated after the slide hit early Wednesday. Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Hartin says residents of 15 homes were told Wednesday evening they could return if they wished. No injuries have been reported. Hartin says emergency personnel evacuated a resident from the damaged home by all-terrain vehicle, reaching him by cutting across property owned by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The chief says Ballmer's home and property are not threatened.


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Mike Wankum is a meteorologist for WCVB-Channel 5. Mike has been forecasting weather in Boston for over two decades joining Channel 5 in December of 2006. Prior to that, he served thirteen years as chief meteorologist at WLVI-TV. Mike has also reported weather for KISS 108, The Boston Herald, WBUR-FM and WZLX-FM.
Mike is an award-winning forecaster with ten regional Emmy Awards, as well as numerous AP and Mass Broadcasters awards for his weather coverage.
Prior to arriving in Boston, Mike was chief meteorologist at WTVR-TV, Richmond VA. He also served as chief meteorologist at KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA.
Mike is a frequent guest science lecturer at area schools and universities. He's spoken on a variety of topics including climate change, media, severe weather, nuclear disasters and children's issues. Mike has served as past Chairman of the Chernobyl Children Project USA. He is also actively involved in various local charitable organizations.
A graduate of Briar Cliff University, Mike worked on his Masters in Atmospheric Science at Creighton University in the heart of Tornado Alley. He was involved in many tornado chases in his early career and all three of his children have witnessed tornadoes.
Mike is a sailor and motorcycle enthusiast. He no longer races sailboats but still races motorcycles as a licensed Amateur road racer. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society and has earned his Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation. Mike grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa but traces his family roots to Boston where his Irish immigrant ancestors first landed in Boston during the Famine.
Mike and his family currently reside on the South Shore.