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A 1632 Rembrandt oil painting shows seven men watching intently as a figure in a wide-brimmed black hat peels back the skin of a cadaver's arm. Innumerable artists have paid homage to the human body using oil and canvas. But by using silicone polymer, scientists are now able to preserve real human forms for public viewing, creating 3D pieces of art.
"You want something that doesn't lie to you, that tells you the truth about the body, the only thing that does that is a real one," said Dr. Roy Glover, chief medical director and spokesman for Bodies: Revealed, who previously ran the Polymer Preservation Laboratory at the University of Michigan.
In May, Discovery Center of Idaho and St. Alphonsus Health Systems announced a partnership to bring Bodies: Revealed to Boise. The exhibit will open Saturday, Sept. 29, and run through March 31, 2013. It will highlight human circulatory, nervous, reproductive and other systems.
"The exhibit has many goals," said Glover. "But one of them is to impress on people that not only are they in control of their own health, but there are things they can do to prevent disease from happening."
Bodies: Revealed uses a process called plastination to preserve cadavers in a variety of poses at different levels of dissection. Plastination halts the decay of corpses by replacing water, which makes up more than 70 percent of the body, with liquid silicone. The plastination process for an entire human body can take up to a year, but individual organs can be transformed much faster. The result is a pliable, sterile, silicone-filled body. Staff then shape the bodies into their final positions.
"Basically, we want people to learn more about themselves," said Glover.
Some of the bodies exhibited are simple, like a skeleton draped only in a bright red circulatory system, while others are more complex. One body retains all muscular tissue, the arm cocked back holding a baseball.
Dr. Gunther von Hagens, who wears a trademark black hat similar to the one in the Rembrandt portrait, developed the plastination process and calls himself an "anatomy artist."
"He's very theatrical," said DCI Executive Director Janine Boire. "And very sensationalistic."
Von Hagens, who has a penchant for blurring the line between science and art, created the Body Worlds exhibit. That show debuted in Japan in 1995 and has drawn criticism for its portrayals of the dead. Bodies: Revealed is a competing exhibit put on by Premier Exhibitions, which Glover called more scientific.
"We go from the skeleton through muscles, nerves, blood vessels, lungs, all the way through the body," he said. "Each gallery has specific organs or whole bodies in it that help tell the story of that specific system."
While von Hagens claims all of the cadavers used in his exhibit are obtained from consenting North American and European donors, critics of Bodies: Revealed have accused the company of using Chinese political prisoners for its exhibit. But Glover said the bodies in his company's exhibit are unclaimed corpses for whom no family came forward.
"We partner with the Chinese," said Glover. "We know who these people are, and we have all the confidence in the world that when they procure a body that's donated, that's exactly how they obtain it."
While Body Worlds and Bodies: Revealed both put human bodies on display, Glover said his company focuses on health. The exhibition shows what a tumor looks like and the effects of smoking.
"That's the core of why we're doing this exhibit," said Boire. "It's all about health and helping us understand our bodies."
Dr. Mary River, a neurologist at St. Alphonsus, said she had seen the Bodies: Revealed exhibit previously in Chicago.
"Anymore, without people dying in the home, hospitals take care of the death of a family member," she said. "I think this exhibit is part of saying, 'You do need to see this. People do die.'"
DCI felt a more scientifically focused exhibit fit better with its mission.
"[Bodies: Revealed] is more educational," said Boire. "There's more text, if you will. It's still very tastefully displayed, but it's got less showmanship."
But is that artistic element still present in Bodies: Revealed?
"There definitely is," Boire said. "Art but not theater."
Facial features are still perceivable in the intricate, sinewy tendons and muscles clinging to cheekbones and around eye sockets. Lips are closed in dispassionate, blank faces that are neither smiling nor grimacing.
River also compares bodies to works of art. While she said she wasn't very religious, she quoted Psalm 139:14.
"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made," she said, adding, "It's like the machinery of a fine Swiss watch."
The Discovery Center also considered the religious implications of an exhibit that deals with corpses and death. Boire said DCI met with members of local faith communities before announcing the exhibit.
"That was one of my favorite parts of this whole process," said Boire. "We had already made the decision and the commitment to do the exhibit. But we just wanted to reach out, as a matter of respect, to the local community."
DCI met with representatives from the Catholic, Jewish, Islamic and Mormon faiths. The LDS church supported the cause.
"The core of their belief system is the body is a temple to be treated well," Boire said. "The thinking was: The more people understand their body, the more people will treat it well."
All ages are encouraged to view Bodies: Revealed. However, staff recommends young children attend with their parents.
"I believe our bodies are our most precious gifts," said Glover. "They're the only things we carry with us from the day we're born until our last breath."


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New Ma'agan center supports Negev cancer patients
The Jerusalem Post - May 30, 2005
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
A greatly expanded Ma'agan Community Cancer Care Center was dedicated in Beersheba on Monday as part of Ben-Gurion University's 35th annual board of governors meeting.
The center, established by BGU with help from the Israel Cancer Association through the generosity of the Benjamin and Seema Pulier Foundation of New York and its benefactors, Edith and Solomon Freedman, provides emotional and social support to cancer patients and their families. The new building, located at 13 Har-Beka Street, replaces outgrown rented facilities.
Edy Freedman, a former social worker and herself a long-time survivor of cancer, said that with the help of Ma'agan, people can discover the "knowledge of their own strength to overcome cancer."
Every year, 1,100 Negev residents are diagnosed with cancer, almost 40 percent of them from the former Soviet Union. Counseling and classes are offered in Hebrew, Russian and Arabic to serve the diverse population of the Negev.

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I really enjoy Ruth Downie's Roman mysteries. Right from the dramatis personae that introduce them. Vita brevis (Bloomsbury, 2016), for instance, kicks off by saying it's a novel "in which our hero Gaius Petreius Ruso will be" variously "Accompanied by … / Commanded by … / Entertained by … / Disapproved of by … " & so on, with some characters appearing in more than one category. At the end Ruth appends, "He will fail to meet the following characters whom his author devised but barely used."
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"It is just lots of strangers all living in one place and fighting to get by."
"We'll get used to it," he promised, realising this was not the time for a lecture on the benefits of civilisation, literacy and the rule of law."
The matter of the rise of the rebel Christian religion is neatly handled from many angles:
Tilla closed her eyes and leaned back against the wall. Whatever her husband might think of the followers of Christos, and no matter how much she herself might want to gag Sister Dorcas, the man with the child's voice had been right about one thing. It was good to have friendly neighbours.
(Already) Sister Dorcas being a joyless dragon, blaming all bad luck on sin. But with regard to a woman giving up her unwanted baby:
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"Why is that?"
"They meet in secret and kill babies and eat them, Ma says."
"Your ma has been misinformed," said Tilla, because that sounded better than Your ma is an ignorant gossip.
(Our author also has a neat line in using italics in just such unspoken circumstances.)
Ruth Downie's prose is nicely paced, both relaxed and yet involving, and it doesn't suffer any when it is cranked up for some action. She handles the motif of Ruso and Tilla's cultural differences deftly. Tilla trying to be "a good Roman wife" but giving up, because "It was very confusing having to say one thing and mean another all the time"; as opposed to back in Britannia, where, Ruso says, "women tended to think they could get involved in whatever they liked, and where men saw the look in their eyes and tended to let them." But one sympathises with his reaction whenever she launches " into one of her interminable songs about her ancestors" – a nice running joke. There is also a lovely bit of framing of the whole narrative, too, involving a young character with no name, both unhappily literally delivering the source of our heroes' initial problem on their arrival, and, who, having found a job that gives him some satisfaction, is there working on the boat that sets them on their journey away.
I have a suspicion that Ruth is a P.G.Wodehouse fan. You want more evidence?
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There may also be some losses, particularly in terms of connection with real working people with socially conservative views (Nick Cater's point).
Don't be fooled that there is much substance to a rule change that loosens the union membership requirement for belonging to the ALP. Completely minor stuff.
The real issue, in my view, is that the membership is likely to be much more inner-city, university educated, public sector employed with radical social views. Some of the unions, at least, keep the party closer to the mainstream. Here are some points of difference between the two segments:
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- Fair trade double shot espresso v Mug of capuccino from Maccas (special treat) or Farmers' Union Iced Coffee;
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- Gambling is evil v a flutter on the TAB, no harm there;
- Smoking is evil v what's happening to the price of fags?;
- Marriage equality now v I can't understand all this stuff, I think I disagree;
- More asylum seekers now v Aussie jobs for Aussie workers;
- Climate change action now v Our electricity bill is going through the roof.
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The Labor Party can please one group only by disaffecting the other. And that is the dilemma – there is no middle ground. And electorally speaking, there are not enough kale munchers to allow the Labor Party to win office. Moreover, the fair trade set are increasingly likely to swing to the Greens.
But here's the dilemma: handing more power to the membership is likely to throw up more candidates with inner-city values which alienate a lot of voters.
(Just on the issue of nearly 50 per cent of federal Labor politicians being ex-union officials, a distinction has to be made from previous times. These people have generally never worked in the occupation which the union represents, with the possible exception of teachers and nurses. For them, the union is just a convenient stepping stone to a parliamentary career, having completed some soft university degree. Mind you, I'm not sure this arrangement is actually helpful to the unions or for retaining membership numbers. At least Ben Chifley did actually drive trains.)


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Jean Lafitte was a pirate who operated out of the port of New Orleans in the early 1800s. Very little is known about his childhood and adolescence except that he was born in Haiti sometime around 1780 and was at least partly Jewish.
In the early 1800s, Jean and his brother established what they called the "Kingdom of Barataria" along coastal Louisiana. The "Kingdom" was actually an illegal slave smuggling business conducted by the brothers that fronted as a blacksmith outfit. From the "Kingdom," Jean would outfit privateers who would seize vessels in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and bring the stolen slaves and goods back. During the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain, Lafitte was offered a huge sum of money from the British government to use his base. Lafitte took the money and then informed the Americans of the plan. As a valuable informant, Lafitte and his band of hundreds of subordinates received a pardon for any illegal pirating and smuggling crimes of the past and helped the Americans defeat the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814. His actions during the battle were praised by General and future president Andrew Jackson. The Lafittes, however, would prove only loyal to themselves, as they were also hired as Spanish spies to collect information on American military forces.
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Ms Regan added: "Students enjoyed the buzz of the day".


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Fifty years ago, just as the establishment of Fort Lawton took many years of tug-a-war among various interests and individual wills, so did the undoing of it when the property and buildings were surplused in the 1960s. This controversy pitted interests against each other about the creation of a historic district.
The proposal to preserve some of the original buildings and grounds was met with anguish by the Friends of Discovery Park and with joy by some city officials and citizens.
This debate came on the heels of a long list of other debates regarding private and public interests wanting the land before and after it became Discovery Park.
The Friends became staunch and unwavering defenders of not allowing this park to become another Central or Stanley Park. They continually referred back to the Discovery Park Master Plan that prescribes that the park "should…provide…open space of quiet and tranquility…a sanctuary…[to] escape the turmoil of the city and enjoy the rejuvenation, which quiet and solitude and an intimate contact with nature can bring."
In 1975, a proposed golf course in the park was put to a city vote. The Friends made a compelling case against it, and citizens agreed. Shortly afterward, the city proposed that the original Army buildings be preserved in a historic district.
The Friends again contended that to keep and use historic buildings would be a breach of the park's master plan. Many others wanted to preserve the buildings as a testament to its Colonial Revival architecture and the fort's place in history. Still, others saw the buildings as a resource for more park opportunities and reuse.
Activist Bob Kildall stated, "It would be very difficult to carry out the master plan if parts of the property are cut up as islands earmarked for other uses…and if various buildings are used in such a way as to attract larger amounts of traffic into the park." Some disagreed. One proposal was for a low-income district for artists who could use the buildings as homes and studios.
There were more ideas, debates and rebuttals. On Dec. 1, 1975, Herb Robinson, on the editorial page of The Seattle Times, called it "the long-running 'battle of Fort Lawton,' an effort that began a decade ago." Robinson further expressed that the fight was not yet over.
Plans were proposed; studies for reuse were called for. Preservationists wanted to keep and use 24 buildings. In the meantime, one of the buildings proposed as an environmental learning center burned down under "possibly suspicious circumstances," according to The Seattle Times on May 15, 1983.
The fight went on. On April 29, 1984, Robinson again weighed in: "Deciding what place, if any, the ancient Fort Lawton buildings have in the park's future has been at an impasse for far too long. While the issue was simple enough, its resolution has been stymied by a variety of factors…government bureaucrats, historic preservationists and park purists…. The prolonged pulling and tugging…is typical in the public policy arena these days…too cumbersome, too expensive and too vulnerable to political manipulation."
But there was more to the story. Federal law required that the Army consider impacts on historic buildings when turning over the property. In 1980, the city had signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) requiring it to "take any action required to prevent further deterioration" of the historic buildings and to enact an ordinance to manage the historic district. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, sued to enforce the agreement.
In February 1988, the federal District Court halted demolition, finding that "irreparable harm would occur if demolition of the historic buildings proceeded and the MOA remained unfulfilled (Washington Trust for Historic Preservation v. City of Seattle, No. C87-1506C).
City Council members continued to disagree. Councilmember Jim Street argued to save six buildings, without uses, while Councilmember Dolores Sibonga wanted just two saved, but with uses.
On June 14, 1988, the City Council finally voted, and, in the words of a Seattle Times article of June 14, 1988: "Six historic military buildings surrounding the Fort Lawton parade grounds will stand as empty-silent memorials to the old Army base."
The historic buildings have been left to languish, unused. The World War II chapel (added to the district in 2005) needs refurbishing, new paint and landscaping. The other buildings have peeling paint and need repairs.
The recently surplused Officers' Row and non-commissioned officers' houses are now also protected by local historic district status. The exteriors are being restored and will be sold to individual private owners, who will be in a homeowners association bound by city historic guidelines.
On Thursday, April 16, the Magnolia Historical Society will hold its annual meeting with a presentation by historian and preservationist Mimi Sheridan on the history of the fort and the historic district. Sheridan did the excellent program on the history of the Magnolia Boulevard at last year's annual meeting.
This year's meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Magnolia Lutheran Church (2414 31st Ave. W.).
THRIVE Communities will also speak about plans for the privatization, rehabilitation and restoration of Officers' Row and the non-commissioned officers' houses in the historic district.
This program is free to the public and refreshments will be served.
For more information on the meeting or to buy Magnolia's award-winning history books on the history of the fort and Discovery Park go to www.magnoliahistoricalsociety.org.
MONICA WOOTON is a board member of the Magnolia Historical Society (www.magnoliahistoricalsociety.org). Mimi Sheridan, also a board member, contributed information to this column. To comment on this column, write to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Smith Reynolds Airport is an ideal location for businesses looking to relocate or start anew. The Airport Commission of Forsyth County (ACFC), owner and operator of Smith Reynolds Airport, is seeking letters of interest from qualified parties to lease space. Several opportunities are available.
In addition to providing a providing a safe, efficient, and convenient aviation facility to Winston-Salem, Forsyth County and the Western Piedmont, the Airport provides substantial benefits to the local community. Since the completion of the 2011 master plan update, the ACFC has built several projects to improve and expand the airport.
Check out this page for the most recent news and events at Smith Reynolds Airport.
Corporate executives from these companies and others often travel into and out of Smith Reynolds Airport. INT experiences a significant amount of corporate jet and large aircraft charter activity.


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August 9, 2014
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If you drive a gas consuming vehicle, you've definitely been feeling the rising prices of gas over the last couple of years. The average US regular gas price has risen more than 48% since late 2008, from below $1.70 in November 2008 to the current rate of $3.50 in August 2014 (according to GasBuddy's Historical Price Charts). While many still drive cars, others have found an alternative solution in personal transportation in two wheeled vehicles. Whether you're riding on a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle or a Vespa scooter, you're definitely saving more money on gas than your 4 wheeled friends. Some ride motorbikes just to show off, but others like owners of the Yamaha's Vino 125 scooter who get about 120 m.p.g. are all about the gas savings! How's that for economical? But riding a motorcycle or scooter comes with its own parking hardships. Ticketing and towing affects even the smallest of motored vehicles. We've introduced you to Chicago startup CurbNinja in a previous article , but today we're sharing some deeper questions.
Tech Cocktail: Who are the founders of CurbNinja?
CurbNinja: Tim Hines (@tnhines), Cheif Marketing Ninja & Fred Lebed, Chief Operations Ninja. We are both avid urban motorcyclists with experience in entrepreneurship and technology and love to help out the community. We know what we're talking about!
Tech Cocktail: What is CurbNinja?
CurbNinja: A simple mobile app that combines crowdsourcing and collective action to help motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts find and share vetted and safe parking on the streets in urban centers. We simplify the parking experience for urban motorbikers.
Tech Cocktail: What problem does CurbNinja try and solve?
CurbNinja: Currently, over 22 million motorbikers in America are faced with the problem of finding parking when riding in urban areas. Motorbikers are limited to street parking because access to valet and parking garages is restricted, which leaves each two-wheeled machine vulnerable to the perils of the unknown – costly tickets, predatory tow trucks and damage from un-aware motorists. These risks are enough to keep even die-hard riders from exploring the city. However, some riders have discovered safe and reliable street parking all over the city and are invited to band together to share their failsafe secret parking knowledge with a greater community.
Tech Cocktail: Why did you both start CurbNinja?
CurbNinja: We started because both founders experienced this problem first hand, especially in Chicago where the city is not motorcycle friendly. We began plotting spots in Google maps one summer then decided to take that to app form to share awesome parking spots with the motorbike community.
Tech Cocktail: How did you get CurbNinja off the ground?
CurbNinja: Tim & Fred boot-strapped funds to get the MVP app built and promote in Chicago & San Francisco. Currently we're pre-revenue but are going to launch our revenue model this year.
Tech Cocktail: How did you meet your co-founder(s)?
CurbNinja: Tim & Fred both attended the University of Illinois where they stayed in contact as close friends and decided to launch CurbNinja together as they are both passionate about motorcycles.
Tech Cocktail: What tips do you offer to fellow entrepreneurs?
CurbNinja: Really dig into your market to determine potential. Use the lean startup methods to find out what your customers and users are willing to pay for and what they need. Once you think you have a good handle on the concept, build! Build quick and fail faster. Iteration is key to any technology startup and will keep you alive longer.
Tech Cocktail: What lessons did you learn from the process of growing CurbNinja?
CurbNinja: Hire development talent that is close by. Our first developer was in New York, which made it difficult to convey deliverables which slowed the project down.
Tech Cocktail: What's your favorite part of your work?
CurbNinja: Being involved in the community and getting feedback from our users. We target a unique group of people whom are very passionate about their lifestyle. Promoting the brand is our personal passion.
Tech Cocktail: How did you end up in CurbNinja and what's it like to run your startup?
Hines: One day an idea pops in your head. Sometimes its just that easy. I have always been interested in the startup world and when I came up with a solution I ran with it. Its fun to work long days and late nights. I enjoy every moment working on my company, because it is my baby and I know that we are genuinely helping people.
Tech Cocktail: What future trends should we look for with regard to the parking industry?
CurbNinja: The parking industry is very fragmented, mostly for cars. I would expect municipalities to be doing more at the city level to improve parking across the board. Currently motorbikes are vastly overlooked and we hope to bring that to the attention of city planners across the country.
Tech Cocktail: Who are three competitors and how does CurbNinja differ from them?
- Park the Bike – A parking app solely in San Francisco.
- HK Motorcycle Parking – Only available in Hong Kong, non-crowdsourced
- London Motorcycle Parking – Only available in London, non-crowdsourced
We build our inventory via crowd sourcing and offer a better user experience.
Recent CurbNinja tweet:
We are raising $5,000 to make #parking easier for #motorcycles & #scooters. Check it out on @seedkicks http://t.co/vqiGDutWDg #crowdfunding
— CurbNinja (@CurbNinja) August 4, 2014
You can download CurbNinja through Google Play or the App Store.
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