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Listening to another tech's call one day:
After asking if modem is directly connected to the Internet? Do you have a router? And getting "I don't know. It was working and now it is not."
If you do not know what equipment you have there why don't you trace the ethernet cord from your computer. What is it connected to?
Answer: Another box, I think.
Is there anyone in the house that can help?
My son,but he is very young. Don't think he could help.
After explaining that her computer is not connecting to the modem, but another device is and we just need to understand how she is connecting. Does she have a router?
Still unable to give clear answers. Please ask your son to come and give us some help.
He cannot come as he is busy playing XBOX over the internet.
Tech explains that the young boy is smart enough that when his game station did not work through your router, he directly connected his Gamebox so that he could play. Bypassing the router has made anything connected to it unable to connect.
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Do you keep your car and boat clean?, your answer must be yes because everyone want to have their primary vehicle like car to be well maintained and clean as that's the only companion you have in long distances and in case you go out for fishing or living in a far off land where you have to travel by mean of your boat to reach city's main hub, then healthy and clean environment in your boat makes you feel more comfortable and fresh along your journey.
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When we move to the car's exterior then use a simple trick, buy a 1.5 liter bottle or can of coke and pour it on your windshield slowly but you must place a towel at the bottom of the windshield to protect your precious hood paint. This will remove all the bugs and dirt from your windshield and get it sparkling like crystal once again. If still you are seeing some bugs on your windshield then use a razor to wipe them off in a very efficient manner not damaging your windshield.
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The New Golf Blue-e-motion, the electric car from Volkswagen Golf Classic will be presented in the United States next week for the Auto Show in Los Angeles.
The German automaker Volkswagen will for the first time the media drive the electric car Golf Blue-e-motion which plans to sell in 2013 along with the electric vehicle also Up!.
The Golf Blue-e-motion is driven by an electric motor powered by 30 units of lithium ion batteries (located under the luggage compartment under the rear seats and between the front seats) with a capacity of 26.5 kWh.
Volkswagen said the electric vehicle, five-door and capable of carrying five adults, have a maximum range of 150 kilometers.
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The vehicle has replaced the traditional tachometer with a kilowatt gauge to determine the amount of energy required to step on the accelerator. In the control panel drivers will also be indicators of autonomy and the battery charge.
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Paper jamming is very serious technical issue that occurs only when paper feeding through Lexmark printer goes wrong. In the normal case, when paper jamming problems occur, you can see your printing device flashing lights stating a warning message. If you are using Lexmark printer and getting some kinds of technical errors like paper jamming, then you need to take professional help from world class technical support experts. If you are facing paper jamming issues again and again, you should follow some important tips explained below:-
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January 19, 2014
The board of directors of the Chatham Film Club, owner of the historic Crandell Theatre, has announced the election of Fred Ulrich as its new president. Ulrich succeeds Sandi Knakal, who had been president of the Film Club since 2002, succeeding founder Carole Roseman.
Knakal led the non-profit organization during a critical time in its history – the purchase of the Crandell Theatre in June 2010, following the untimely death of then-owner Tony Quirino. She also oversaw the crucial fundraising efforts and lengthy work that followed the building's purchase: this included replacing the furnace and roof, preserving the façade and, most important, last year buying and installing a digital projector.
"I'd like to sincerely thank all current and former board members for their support and contribution to the profoundly successful history of the Chatham Film Club," Knakal says. "The organization was run completely by volunteers until 2010 and, to this day, relies on the guidance of the board's volunteer efforts. What we've accomplished together with the larger community is truly amazing."
New board president Ulrich began his relationship with the Film Club in 2010 as a volunteer, joining the board in 2012. "I am an avid film lover," he says, "and I am delighted to become board president at a time when membership has reached nearly 1,000, an all-time high, and we have just completed a year with record attendance at our weekly films, our twice-monthly Sunday matinees, and the renowned FilmColumbia festival in October. Over 37,000 patrons visited the Crandell in 2013, and we plan to continue the high-quality programming that has made this possible."
Though Knakal is stepping down as president, she will remain on the Chatham Film Club board of directors, and both she and Ulrich look forward to working together on strengthening the Film Club's community outreach in the coming years.
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A product is not complete until it is filled with its content. Marcel Duchamp maintained that, to be meaningful, art needed a beholder. In the same fashion, products need their users. This is equally true of bowls, shelves, beds, buildings. In Axel Bjurström's Magazine Table these ideas have been collected in a product.
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Holy cow, I did a little more research into awakening and the chakras. Well that explains a lot that has been going on. A couple of weeks ago, I was told that the knowledge I seek is available to me and that I just need to put out there that I desire it. The results have been amazing in terms of info from people here, being led to amazing books, etc. And, I think when i first got her I posted about how crappy my sleep had been. It's so much better now. I still wake up, but just letting go of the anxiety surrounding it and repeating to myself that everything will be ok has been a game changer. And, I have to think that the crystals in my room and the one I carry in my pocket have helped a lot. I have so much gratitude right now. I will enjoy soaking in this moment.


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The People of PASE: Brooke
Here at Peoples Associates Structural Engineers, we put our interns and their talents to work–their skill set and education are not taken lightly. We truly appreciate the opportunity to educate and shape these bright people into becoming talented Structural Engineers, ready to create the next set of structures that shape our cities.
This summer's interns were a mix of eager Undergraduate and Graduate students. Join us as they share a bit of their story and what they look forward to on their journeys ahead.
All of our interns had a wonderful learning experience at PASE, giving them real-life experience that they'll take into their blossoming careers. Team PASE took them in with open arms, and absolutely loved to show them what they can look forward to what awaits them after finishing their college careers.
It's all about the people, here at Peoples Associates Structural Engineers. Check out our other Summer 2017 interns' stories: John, Tanya, Jessica, and Ian.
Meet Brooke,
Undergraduate Student at Cal Poly University
Why Structural Engineering?
Brooke knew that she loved design, and thought that she would be an Architect. However, her physics and calculus classes opened up paths to engineering. Once she reached college, she arrived at Architectural Engineering–the perfect mix of design and math and physics.
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The beauty and history of buildings across the world are what inspire Brooke. After traveling to Europe last summer and seeing the old, beautiful buildings, she really noticed how the design of structures reflects a society and its culture and history. The beauty of the design fuels Brooke's imagination.
At PASE, what kind of project(s) did you work on?
Brooke worked with the Mission Critical/Data Center team. After taking a steel class recently, she has been able to connect the dots between her classes and real-world applications.
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Brooke loved that she has been able to "do REAL engineering every day" at PASE. Unlike her friends that have interned elsewhere, Brooke has been able to work on real projects, and has gained real-world knowledge and skills for her future career as a Structural Engineer. Brooke also loved the atmosphere of the PASE office, and truly enjoyed her time with the team. She never once felt hesitant to ask questions–she knew that her team members would be there to help.
Where are you heading next?
School is taking Brooke to Nepal for a couple weeks to work on projects for earthquake rehabilitation. She is traveling with Tanya, another one of our interns, and can't wait for the experience–and to see the country's historical structures!
Any words of advice you'd like to share with fellow students?
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Maestra gets 26-part TV series
July 15, 2017 by norman lebrecht
From Deutsche Welle:
Star conductor Alondra de la Parra is both reporter and protagonist in DW's unique new series "Musica Maestra." She will be appearing in 26 web-videos and six television shows….
Alondra de la Parra, a renowned conductor from Mexico, invites viewers behind the scenes of the music world as she speaks with distinguished musicians from around the world….
Alondra de la Parra represents a new type of classical musician, said DW's Director General Peter Limbourg.
"She thinks according to the new rule of modern execution of classical music and doesn't shy away from other genres. She uses social media like a pop star and makes great music accessible to many young people. And she is a great conductor in a male-dominated field."
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She will be the next big hit! We finally have an idol who is as cool & attractive as those pop stars~
She's an absolutely bloody useless conductor, though…
I suffered throught two concerts and saw her in rehearsal and have to say: bad.
I fully agree. Never saw an accomplished feminine conductor until today,haha. Ridiculous body movements in general. Indeed again an useless conductor. Mediocrity at the top. This profession is detoriating unfortunately. Worked with Carneiro, Alsop, Mälkki& Falletta ea. Some are better than others but no one can have the title "maestrina"….
Meax Feux, you would receive more credibility to your comment if you revealed your real name instead of hiding your identity.
Alondra de la Parra is not only an inspired and accomplished conductor but, also, a maestra who deserves all the respect from the international musical community.
He's right. She's absolutely terrible. You can tell she spends most of her time in front of a mirror. Such a disconnect between what she is doing and the music. Awful.
'As cool and attractive as those pop stars' – yep, style but absolutely no substance whatsoever! Meaux Feaux got it right and if she wasn't a young, attractive female she wouldn't be conducting a bus!
…Un Ballo in Maschera !!!
Has she or her family paid for this? I seem to remember hearing she paid her way into her previous conducting positions.
Did she buy her way into conducting the London Symphony Orchestra? Was the CBSO Chorus extra? l'Orchestre de Paris?
Just asking.
OK, Eduardo Marturet – you may find her 'an inspired and accomplished conductor' and that's great. More power to you. However, I'm a member of what you term the 'international musical community' and I object to you telling me who I should respect. I have found her to be far-from inspiring and spectacularly far-from accomplished and so I see no reason whatsoever to give her 'all the respect'. Personable? Sure. Technically competent? No way. An absolute liability. (Mind you, the same goes for a large number of professional stick-wavers – REGARDLESS of gender – and so this in itself is hardly anything new.)
Wurtfangler – I wouldn't want to comment too specifically on what you say. I'm staying out of that argument. All I will say is that having close family and friends who are/have been in the upper echelons of the Mexican government presumably has its advantages…
+1. absolutely incompetant professionally in every way – as meaux Feaux say a liability- except she is personable in direct proportion to getting what she wants which apparently is a lot and counts for a lot in these times.
That's what happen when some people are promoting female conductors at all cost.
Wouldn't be anyone around here you are pointing the finger at, right?
That depends on which finger
The complaints voiced earlier are all familiar to me, and I have seen this conductor in an unmemorable performance a few years back. I am a little surprised that this is a 26-parter. Perhaps she has better media skills than conducting skills; we'll see.
"a great conductor…"
Oh my…she is dancing to the music? That is just embarrassing if anyone believes she is conducting.
Oh, that again.
The sexism in this blog is always quite amusing. Seems to come from many of the same people.
I must raise again the question of Mirga at Birmingham. Is she a fully accomplished musician atbthis stafe ir did someone want to attract PR?
And what do you think?
How do you like Mirga's conducting? We do want your opinion.
If you don't know much about her musicianship yet, why not just go and listen to her recordings and live concerts by yourself so that you can get your own picture, instead of asking other people for their opinions.
Hope she isn't replacing Sarah Willis's Sarah's Music. Willis is such a great ambassador for classical music.
Is there something particularly Mexican about this situation? I recall similar doubts being raised in the past about the technical competence and authenticity of another Mexican conductor, Enrique Batiz, whom I used to hear described in almost actionable terms by London musicians.
I believe the "almost actionable terms" say more about those London musicians using them than they do about any conductor/nationality.
The comments I've personally heard regarding Alondra de la Parra were largely the usual fare you'd expect to hear from orchestral musicians discussing most conductors.
(On an aside, I've heard overwhelmingly positive things about Carlos Miguel Prieto).
I consider myself lucky to have seen Carlos Miguel Prieto conduct both big Falla ballet scores and some Revueltas as well. Quite a good conductor in my opinion.
Enrique Diemecke is another Mexican conductor who I believe has a good reputation in the UK. And, of course, we remember with sadness Eduardo Mata.


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Survey: More Germans go to concerts than to football
February 28, 2017 by norman lebrecht
Statistics from the Deutsche Orchester-Vereinigung DOV show a ten percent increase in classical concerts last year. There were 13,800 events of which 5,800 were symphonic.
The DOV's MD Gerald Mertens said classical concerts drew an attendance of 18.2 million, around 40 percent more than the football Bundesliga.
There were more concertgoers aged 20 to 29 than those aged 50 to 59.
Mertens regards this as a step change in social habits. It might be unique to Germany.
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The League of American Orchestras (formerly American Symphony Orchestra league) claims the same thing about concert attendance in the US. I don't know if they are right or wrong, or if the count is based on legitimate methodology.
I would not doubt for a moment that the attendance at concerts in the US is higher than their attendance at football (known there as soccer) matches.
It's hard to know what to make of the comparison, given the number of events in sports vs. music, size of venues, etc.. But for the US, underestimate soccer attendance at your peril; some of the Major League Soccer teams (Seattle, in particular) draw comparably to mid-table Premiere League or Bundesliga teams.
… probably higher than German attendance at American football matches in Germany as well.
Football, Fútbol or Soccer references couldn't be avoided even when the Berliner Philharmoniker was on stage!!
Two references I can recall:
1) Waldbühne concert 2016, Yannick Nézet-Seguin wears German team shirt (his "strongman" gesture is avoided in this clip)
2) Daniel Barenboim reference to his native Argentine team win 5 to null, not against Germany as his point out….in France 1998 world cup.
It can't be avoided even when the Berliner Philharmoniker are backstage…
"Ten percent increase in classical concerts" — what the heck does that mean?
The only "step change in social habits" in Germany are the hordes of black and brown "protection-seekers" lounging around town centres at all hours of the day and night equipped with spanking new togs, backpacks, sneakers, smartphones, jewellery, bicycles and greased haircuts courtesy of the taxpayer and the Soros Open Society Foundation.
A sign of a civilised country if ever you needed one!
There were UK statistics roughly along these lines years ago. Unfortunately, it was pre internet so I've had no success with Google. Not for want of trying.
Not that surprising though. In many of the football matches I see reported on TV, the stands appear to be half empty, or even less.
From memory, I think the term used was "performing arts events".
I also remember those statistics being bandied around. Lord Harewood was fond of stating them, and he should have known being both President of Leeds Football Club in addition to CEO and then President of the ENO..
Heartwarming news.
There is hope for humanity after all.
I presume there are fewer concert riots than "football" riots.
Not for much longer if people and their bloody cell phones keep coming! The day of the "concert hooligan" is at hand.
Classical music and football can also be combined:


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Parliamentary Procedure (FBLA)Category: Objective Test & Role Play
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Two (2) parts: an objective test and a meeting presentation. A 60-minute objective test will be administered onsite at the NLC. Team competitors will take individual tests and the individual scores will be averaged to determine the team score.
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- Parliamentary procedure reference materials may be used during the preparation period but not during the performance itself. The following items may be taken into the prep and performance room: a copy of the problem for each team member, the treasurers' report, and a copy of the minutes from a preceding meeting
- Performances must include presentation of procedures that are used in a complete regular meeting of the chapter from the time the meeting is called to order until it is adjourned. Items designated in the case must be included in the appropriate order of business, but other items also should be taken up during the meeting. The secretary will take notes during the performance, but notes will not be transcribed into minutes.
- The problem may or may not include class of motions, but all five (5) classes of motions—main, subsidiary, privileged, incidental, and motions that bring a question again before the assembly—must be demonstrated during the performance.
- No reference materials, visual aids, or electronic devices may be brought to or used during the performance.
- Final performances are not open to conference attendees.
- Five (5) points are deducted if competitors do not follow the dress code.
- Deduction of one (1) point for each full thirty (30) seconds under nine (9) or over 11 minutes.
- Five (5) points may be deducted for not following guidelines.
Performance Guidelines
Fifteen (15) competitors/teams—or an equal number from each section in the preliminary round—will advance to the final round. When there are more than five sections of preliminary performances for an event, two competitors/ teams from each section will advance to the final round.
In the case of team events, all team competitors are expected to actively participate in the performance.
Competitors cannot be replaced or substituted for prejudged events with the exception of the chapter events—American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, and Partnership with Business Project.
All competitors must comply with the FBLA‑PBL dress code.
Prejudged materials and résumés will not be returned.
Technology Guidelines
- The following will be provided for the final round of technology presentation events that allow viewing: screen, power, table, and projector. It is up to final round competitors to decide if they wish to use the provided technology.
- Competitors utilizing Apple products or other devices that do not have a VGA port or HDMI will need to provide their own adapters.
- Internet access will be provided for:
- 3-D Animation
- Coding & Programming
- Computer Game & Simulation Programming
- Digital Video Production
- E-business
- Electronic Career Portfolio
- Mobile Application Development
- Public Service Announcement
- Social Media Campaign
- Website Design
- Internet access may not be WiFi, so competitors should plan appropriately when selecting laptops/tablets on which to present.
Performance Competencies
- Demonstrate excellent verbal communication.
- Display effective decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Express self-confidence and poise.
- Work well as a team when applicable.
- Exhibit logic and systematic understanding.
- Conduct a professional business presentation.
- Answer questions effectively (when applicable).
Penalty Points Deducted by Judges
- Five (5) points are deducted if competitors do not follow the dress code.
- Five (5) points may be deducted for presentations over the allotted time.
- Five (5) points may be deducted for not following guidelines.
- Preliminary performances are not open to conference attendees.
- Final performances may be open to conference attendees, space permitting (with the exception of interview and prep/case events). Finalists may not view other competitors' performances in their event.
- Recording performances is prohibited.
- All electronic devices must be turned off.
- All attendees must follow the dress code and wear their name badges.
The general event guidelines below are applicable to all national competitive events. Please review and follow these guidelines when competing at the national level. When competing at the state level, check the state guidelines since they may differ.
- Dues: Competitors must have paid FBLA national and state dues by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 1 of the current school year.
- NLC Registration: Participants must be registered for the NLC and pay the national conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
- Deadlines: The state chair, or designee, must register each state competitor on the official online entry forms by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the second Friday in May.
- Each state may submit four (4) entries in all events except LifeSmarts, Virtual Business Finance Challenge, and Virtual Business Management Challenge.
- Each competitor can only compete in one (1) individual/ team event and one (1) chapter event.
- Each competitor must compete in all parts of an event for award eligibility.
- A team shall consist of two or three members. Exceptions are Parliamentary Procedure which must be a team of four or five members, and LifeSmarts which must be a team of two members.
Repeat Competitors
Competitors are not permitted to compete in an event more than once at the NLC unless one of the following circumstances applies:
- Modified Events: A competitor may compete in the same event when the event is modified. Note, if the only modification is a name change, competitors may not compete in the renamed event.
- Team Events: One (1) competitor of the team may have competed in the same event at one (1) previous NLC; however, they may not compete more than twice in the event at the national level.
- Chapter Events: Competitors may compete in a chapter event more than once (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, and Partnership with Business Project).
- Individual Entry: A competitor who competed as an individual entry in a team event at the national level may compete in the same event a second time as part of a team, but not a second time as an individual.
- Parliamentary Procedure: Two (2) competitors of the team may have competed in this event at a previous NLC; however, they may not compete more than twice at the national level.
- Pilot Event: Competition in a pilot event does not disqualify a competitor from competing in the same event if it becomes an official competitive event. The participant may compete in another event as well as a pilot event.
Breaking Ties
- Objective Tests: Ties are broken by comparing the correct number of answers to the last 10 questions on the exam. If a tie remains, the competitor who completed the test in a shorter amount of time will place higher. If this does not break the tie, answers to the last 20 questions will be reviewed and determine the winner.
- Objective and Production Tests: The production test scores will be used to break a tie.
- Objective Tests and Performances: The objective test score will be used to break a tie based on the tie-breaking criteria of objective tests.
- Reports/Projects and Performances: The report/project scores will be used to break a tie.
- Performances: Judges must break ties and all judges' decisions are final.
National Deadlines
- State chair/adviser must register all competitors for NLC competitive events online by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the second Friday in May.
- All prejudged components (reports, websites, projects, statement of assurance) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the second Friday in May.
- All prejudged projects and reports must be submitted electronically.
- All Statements of Assurance must be submitted online.
- All production tests must be received at FBLA-PBL by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the third Friday in May.
- All production tests must be uploaded online.
- State chair/adviser may make name changes only (no additional entries) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the first Friday in June. Competitor drops are the only changes allowed after this date and onsite.
National Awards
The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 10. Only one (1) award is given to the schools competing in chapter events (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, and Partnership with Business Project).
Additional Materials
Certain events may allow the use of additional materials. Please refer to event guidelines.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
FBLA‑PBL meets the criteria specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act for all participants who submit a special needs form.
Recording of Presentations
No unauthorized audio or video recording devices will be allowed in any competitive event. Participants in the performance events should be aware the national association reserves the right to record any performance for use in study or training materials.
Tips for Events Involving a Case Study or an Interactive/Role Play
- Students will be given a case study and/or role play scenario for review prior to the performance (EXCEPTION: Sales Presentation). Check the event guidelines for the practice time allotted in the particular event. Time varies for the events.
- Participants will be given note cards to write on during practice, and may use the note cards in the performance room.
- Do your homework and look at the performance rating sheet for your event. The judges will be using the rating sheet to score each individual or team.
- In an interactive/role-play event, the judges will interact during the presentation and still might ask questions at the end.
- Review the Performance Indicators when reading the case study or role play scenario.
- If competing as a team, all team members must participate in the presentation.
Sample Practice Materials
Rating Sheet
Format Guide
Website Resources
Career Clusters
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Pulmonary Function Testing
Lung function tests (also called pulmonary function tests, or PFTs) check how well your lungs work. The tests determine how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs, and how well your lungs put oxygen into and remove carbon dioxide from your blood. The tests can diagnose lung diseases, measure the severity of lung problems, and check to see how well treatment for a lung disease is working.
Spirometry is the most commonly done lung function test. It measures how much and how quickly you can move air out of your lungs. For this test, you breathe into a mouthpiece attached to a recording device (spirometer). The information collected by the spirometer may be printed out on a chart called a spirogram.
Occupational Testing
When exposed to contaminants in the workplace, the employee's lungs are directly affected impacting the health of their lungs. When left unchecked, this exposure can cause irreversible damage to the health of lungs. Spirometry can be utilized when implementing the Health Surveillance of the employees who wear respiratory protective equipment which is mandatory as per the Government of Alberta and consistent with the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code.


text: For the too long to read crowd the following is my plan to stick an xbox + screen in a truck and I would like comments on it. I am a relatively experienced builder of things like this and I am not really a stranger to car electronics so that should not be a problem. I mainly do things like this to things like the PS2 though, the xbox is a bit chunkier than I am used and I sense a bit more power hungry. The situation: My friend is a lorry driver who quite often stays away for days at a time, with TV being useless around here and those portable DVD players not far behind (alas he has been bitten by the "video on demand" bug) so I figured I would hack him together a portable media player but do it on the cheap (I would have given him a laptop but the ones I have are too old, otherwise in use or too dead to bother with, not to mention car adapters are around the price of what I am planning). I would happily give him the PSP but the screen is too small and it is an original model so it lacks a TV out, ignoring the recent HEN work "hackable" PSPs with a TV out go for a fairly steep price these days too. Anything else resembling a video player is too small, too expensive and in car ones are laughable (car electronics in general are about 20 years behind the rest of the world, in car video is only marginally better until you get to silly price ranges). I did consider an MPEG4 capable DVD player and doing something similar to what I describe below until I remembered they are not so good compared to XBMC, about as expensive and they do no play games. Equipment: original xbox: The go for £30 at most these days. No need to worry about software and xbox hacking here as I can sort all of that (plain xbmc and a hard drive upgrade are not hard things to sort in any case). VGA monitor: The xbox can be tweaked to work with a fair few VGA monitors and failing that I have a VGA adapter I am not using. My local computer shop has some decent 12-24V LCD monitors without power adapters (I would be unscrewing things and soldering there anyway) going for the price of a takeout pizza these days as well. Audio is going to be headphones for those interested in that soft of thing. If I am especially lucky I might be able to score one with RCA inputs. I recently set up a electronics/hacking lab of sorts for myself so I have enough tools and components for this game. Truck: for those new to this game trucks have 12 volt and 24 volt supplies that I am told should be able to suffer any current draw I put through them (7 amps is the ultra high end that I have calculated for this project). I would rather stick to 12 volt if I can though so as to make it viable for a car or something later in life. I am seriously opposed to using an inverter to up the voltage and given half a chance I would rather not drop it either. Problems. Minor: it is a shared company truck so I can not hardwire it into the vehicle, I did not want to anyway so that does not matter. Middle of the road: vibrations do not do well for largely mechanical devices like hard drives. It is going to be a stationary only thing and if receives enough force to damage the unpowered drive then we have bigger worries. Damping or making the drive a "floating" drive should not be a problem if someone feels they can make a case for it. CF to IDE crossed my mind but I do not know about the locking capabilities and it is unlikely to be a pure softmod (it is hard to find anything other than a 1.6 (not to mention I want the DVD from one more) around here so TSOP is out and chips are far too expensive). Major: I know cars do not deliver the cleanest power (voltage spikes, current capacity fluctuations) and those "cigarette lighter" sockets usually struggle to deliver half their rated current but I am not all that familiar with trucks; I know enough to know they are frequently better but having seen some of the hackjobs done on trucks I am not going to assume it, similarly I should not have to worry about draining the battery as trucks tend to have an internal bank separate from the engine components but attached to charge from the alternator and/or brakes when in transit. According to http://www.colinmackenzie.net/index.php?op...al&Itemid=6 and a couple of other sites the internal supply is 12 volts and there is no mention of an identification sequence on power up which means I should be able to bypass the xbox internal transformer (I am probably going to hardmod a switch in so it can be used on mains and maybe even externalise said transformer it for space reasons). Said link does however go into some depth about regulator circuits, now they are the bread and butter of any electrical engineer so making them is not a problem. The mention of current availability, it should not be a problem as it is harmless, we have a truck with own power bank and I can go digital or have a capacitor bank if not. Plan of action: Xbox + sofmod + drive replacement. Quick and easy really. Bypass xbox power and possibly remove internal power brick. Build regulators and rewire things Casemod it together. Laugh manically (possible lightening effects if the budget will stretch to it). Realise I just spent 3 hours doing something that I could probably have just spent an extra £30 and avoided.


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Software Developed by SourceForge.net
Testzilla v.0.6.2
This software is a "drop-in" addition to Bugzilla to add a test-plan / test-tracking functionality that does versioning of Testplans, recording of tests.
Terra Tenebrae v.0.0.1
Terra Tenebrae is a free (as freedom) multi-Players RPG game based on client/server technology.
Tenes Empanadas Graciela v.0.11.2
Tenes Empanadas Graciela (TEG) is a clone of 'Plan Tactico y Estrategico de la Guerra', which is a pseudo-clone of Risk, a multiplayer turn-based strategy game.
TeleMon - Telenet Usage Monitor v.1
TeleMon - Telenet Usage Monitor.
TBtransfer v.1
A file transfer tool for webOS 3.
TA©trominus Rex v.1.0
Modest Tetris clone with vector graphics inspired by The Grand Master.
Syntainia v.0.5.0.0
View multiple genomes with Syntainia. The objective of this project is to provide an innovative tool for visualization of multiples genomes. Written in Java,
SWTOR Combatlog Analyzer v.1.0.3
Gruppierung der Daten (Schaden und Heilung) pro Kampf.


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College notes
• The following students have been named to the president's list at Gonzaga University for the fall 2017 semester. These students earned a GPA of 3.85-4.0:
Of Bend — Damon Alexander George, Audrey Lucille Parks, Victoria Jane Sample, Abigail Margaret Sorlie
• The following students have been named to the dean's list at Gonzaga University for the fall 2017 semester. These students earned a GPA of 3.50-3.84:
Of Bend — Joie M. Cook, Maxwell Campell Cook, Claire Ann Henson, Graham Bennett Lelack, Reid Harrison Yundt
Of Sisters — Brandon James Pollard
• Griffin Bird , of Bend, was named to the dean's list at the College of William & Mary for the fall of 2018 semester. She earned at least a 3.6 Quality Point Average.
High school and middle school notes
• The following students from Redmond Proficiency Academy have won honors in the national competition, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards presented by the nonprofit, Alliance for Young Artists and Writers:
High school — Michaela Alexander (gold and silver), Skyler Darcy (two silvers and two honorable mentions), Cheyenne Doescher (gold), Chloe Leis (honorable mention), Kaila Nakamoto (two silvers), Dorlma Wang (gold), Lily Yeatman (two golds and one honorable mention) and Autumn Skye Young (honorable mention)
Middle school — McKayla Brawn (silver) and Kristine Parker (silver)


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In what appears to be a very weak effort to gather support where he has little, in Iowa, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley took to bashing "Tea Party Republicans" during his latest visit to the state. Still, the Democrat hasn't been able to weaken Hillary Clinton's grip on the state, even though she's making herself scarce there.
According to a recent Des Moines Register report, O'Malley did "two dozen events here last year, campaigning and fundraising for state and federal candidates during the midterm elections. His PAC gave $46,000 to Iowa candidates and two party organizations, the Pottawattamie County Democrats and the Iowa Democratic Party, PAC records show."
Yet even his friends say that, for O'Malley, "there's nowhere to go but up in Iowa."
Maybe he thought a chair would help?
Saturday night in Council Bluffs, O'Malley climbed up on a chair for "a little more elevation so I can make eye contact with those of you in the back."
He told the audience of about 70 at a Pottawattamie County Democrats' event that the party had a very disappointing midterm election, "but it's not how low you go it's how high you bounce, and we are going to bounce back."
He ripped tea party Republicans, saying: "They belittle science. They create traffic jams. Give them a few more weeks and they'll deny Copernicus."
The main theme of his speech was that it's time to stand up to powerful special interests "who think they can gamble with our money and with the economy." Nearly shouting into his microphone, he said: "We have to, as Democrats, step up and regulate Wall Street and make sure that they are never able to create that kind of economic devastation again. That's our job."
Of course, what O'Malley may not realize is how much his own party relies on deep pocketed donors. The woman he can't seem to close the gap with in Iowa, Hillary Clinton, is currently explaining away how millions of dollars flowed into her family's foundation from overseas, while she was Secretary of State. At this point, O'Malley's Tea Party bashing looks like little more than the flailing of a politician looking for a boogie man to try and scare up some support in a state that's just not into him.
An Iowa Poll in late January showed that O'Malley has just a tiny seed of support here among likely Democratic caucus goers. He ranks dead last in a Democratic field of six potential contenders, the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll found.


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- Double sink
- Sitting Room with a Pull-Bed
If you prefer to view the Youghiogheny River while sitting in your bed then this is the room! One whole wing of the hotel is yours with a private bathroom and an extra sitting room that offers a couch that pulls out into a double bed. Great for families or for extra space for longer stays. Contact us about the $10 extra person charge as the rate is based on double occupancy.


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Where do you swim?
King's Lynn Triathlon Club currently swim at Pentney Lakes, just outside King's Lynn.
With clean, non-tidal water, the location offers a perfect place in North West Norfolk to practice your open water swimming in a clean and safe environment.
Pentney Lakes has plenty of car parking available
When do you swim?
We swim on Saturday mornings 9-10 during May then 8-9 June onwards and Wednesday evenings from 6 till 7.00pm. These sessions run from May until the last week of September. However, all this is dependent on the water temperature of course!
Please arrive early, allowing time to change and sign in before the mandatory safety briefing 15 mins before session start.
What's this fun going to set me back?
It will cost £3 for members and £6 for non members of the club.
What will I need?
You will need the following items to take part in our open water session:
- Wetsuit
- Goggles
- Swim hat – as brightly coloured as possible.
- Towel
- Chillswim – the club does have some you can borrow
- The correct fee
You must also sign the clubs disclaimer. Without this you will not be able to swim. You can find the disclaimer here
You will also need to sign in and out of the session. This lets us know everyone is back safe and sound!
I've heard open water swimming is dangerous
Open Water Swimming can be dangerous if done badly, but don't let that put you off.
We have qualified coaches, trained first aiders, safety tow floats and kayaks to keep all our swimmers safe.
We will swim shorter circuits to ensure we leave no man behind!
The club is also fully insured.
I'm new to open water swimming – can I swim?
You will need to prove to us that you are a capable swimmer and have a certain level of fitness. Our short course design should ensure that we can keep a variety of swimmers interested.
Triathlon has swims ranging from 250m to several miles and we must cater for all those. Having one 1500m course is too much.
Having a shorter course will allow you to practice turns, be close to other swimmers and never be far from help if needed.
If you can swim 750m in a pool we are sure you can swim with us.
I'm not a member – can I swim?
You will need to complete a beginner introduction so we are satisfied you are able to swim with us. Other than that, you will pay slightly more due to the extra insurance costs incurred by us, but you are free to swim.
We aren't here to make money we are here to improve the quality of open water swimming in West Norfolk.
I don't know where Pentney Lakes is – help!
Pentney Lakes is situated just outside of King's Lynn, West Norfolk.
This is the address for the lakes: Pentney Lakes, 25 Pentney Lakes, Pentney, King's Lynn PE32 1LE
You can also call 01760 444434 if lost


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Orientation Information: 2018-2019 School Year
Greetings Fortune Family,
Fortune School staff has been busy gearing up for the 2018-2019 school year. As we prepare for a great year, we want to share some important information with you.
Mandatory Orientation
We will be conducting mandatory orientation for all parents and scholars. These school-wide orientations will provide parents and scholars with a clear understanding or our academic program expectations for how we will work together to ensure each scholar receives an excellent education.
The goal of orientation is for parents and scholars to learn about goals, grade-level expectations, and procedures.


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SSE, formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, will be fined £10.5m for "prolonged and extensive" mis-selling of energy products.
The energy watchdog Ofgem said it found "failures at every stage of the sales process" across SSE's telephone, in-store and doorstep selling activities.
The regulator said the company provided "misleading and unsubstantiated statements" to potential customers about prices and savings that could be made by switching to SSE.
This is the largest penalty ever imposed on an energy provider and Ofgem said the level of the fine reflected the seriousness and the duration of the mis-selling, as well as the harm caused to customers and the likely gain to SSE.
Management at SSE failed to pay enough attention to compliance, which allowed the mis-selling to take place, added Ofgem.
Ian Marlee, the managing director for markets at Ofgem, told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: "This is a woeful catalogue of failures by the SSE management. This fine represents the fact that what they were doing was allowing a culture of mis-selling to continue. They actually provided misleading sales scripts. Some people were being told they were going to get savings when actually they were being put on a worse deal. People were expecting savings and were not getting the levels of savings. People were being told direct debit levels that made it sound like they were going to be better off when in fact they were worse off."
You can read more about energy companies in our forthcoming guide to gas and green electricity tariffs due out later this month.
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571 4th Ave.
4 BR, 1.5 BA San Francisco Home for Sale 1,845 Sq. Ft.
Newly Updated Tri-Level Gem in the Inner Richmond
Address: 571 Fourth Avenue
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond
City: San Francisco
Bedrooms: 4 BR
Bathrooms: 1.5 BA
Style: Single-Family
Parking: Garage
Square Feet: 1,845
Sold: $2,100,000
Sold On: 30-May-2017
Welcome to 571 4th Avenue in highly sought-after Inner Richmond. With 1,845 sq. ft. of living space (per tax records), this 4 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home has been in the same family for over 70 years and is now ready for new owners to cherish this home and be welcomed to the ever-desirable Inner Richmond.
As you enter up the extra-wide terrazo steps to 571 4th Avenue, you will be greeted by a Perfect Red mahogany door that welcomes you into a light-filled formal entry. On this main level, you will feel the elegance of the newly installed wide-plank Burnished Acacia wood flooring. The adjacent living room to your left features large barrel-front-style windows that flood the room with natural light. A fixed Edwardian-style doorway leads to the perfect dining room for your entertaining needs. The dining room also features dual access to the kitchen for easy flow for festive events or daily living. The newly updated kitchen features newly installed quartz countertops; an Italian Carrara chevron marble backsplash; a double-wide 16-gauge stainless steel sink with a Hansgrohe high arc faucet; and gorgeous weathered-wood-style luxury vinyl flooring. Finishing off this spacious kitchen are a breakfast area; elegant white cabinets with stainless steel hardware; and all-new complementary professional stainless steel appliances that include a Thermador cooking range, a Zephyr exhaust hood, a Thermador dishwasher, and a Fisher & Paykel refrigerator. The kitchen also has a deck leading down to the rear yard that is ready for your personal landscaping touches and perfect for barbecues, a tranquil garden, or even an urban farm with the expansive space available. A half bathroom just off the main hallway finishes the main living level.
The beautiful classic banister off the formal entry leads you up to the upper level that boasts 4 spacious light-filled bedrooms and a newly remodeled bathroom. The bathroom features a Hansgrohe rain shower head over a large soaking tub and a modern dual-sink vanity; this bathroom is complete with the latest water-efficient Toto toilet and a spacious linen closet.
The lower level consists of the garage, with space for two tandem-parked cars on one side and and open space on the other side with laundry hookups and plenty of storage options for future expansion.
Situated in the heart of Inner Richmond at 4th Avenue and Balboa, 571 4th Avenue's location features a vast array of options for local eateries, ethnic cuisines, coffee shops, and shopping. Just around the corner is the ever-popular Cinderella bakery, established in 1953 and one of the oldest authentic, homestyle Russian bakeries in the city. Next door is the newly opened Grinder's Pizzeria, featuring Detroit Pan Crust, Chicago Deep Dish, and California Thin Crust pizzas. Adding to the delectable eats and drinks in the area are Cafe Sis, the Richmond wine bar, Tea Papa, Tekka Japanese Restaurant, and Muguboka.
Complete your urban outdoor experience with the beautiful Angelo Rossi Playground, just a few blocks towards the University of San Francisco, or enter the biggest park in the city, Golden Gate Park, through the Arguello entrance. From there, your first sight will be the Conservatory of Flowers and the noticeable tranquility. With a Walk Score of 93, a Transit Score of 79, and a Bike Score of 96, getting around Inner Richmond and connecting with the rest of the city is a breeze.
* Square footage and other information was received from third party sources. Such information has not been, and will not be, verified by Climb Real Estate Group. If important to buyers, this information must be verified by buyer's own investigation.


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Physical Therapy Assistants CEU Courses
Continuing education is important to the success and competitive edge of physical therapy assistants. Most states require continued education hours every year in order to keep your PTA license current and stay up to date with the latest techniques and approaches.
NASMI offers continuing education courses that are available to PTA's to enhance patient success and outcomes. Physical Therapy Assistants play a vital role in patient treatment and care. As a PT assistant attending any of our continuing education courses, you will gain the knowledge and rationale behind the assessment and will be able to carry out the treatment plan with confidence. This will make you a more valuable and integral part or the rehabilitation process.
SFMA Functional Movement Assessment Course
1.6 CEU / 16 Contact Hours
The SFMA two-day course standardizes techniques for identifying dysfunctional patterns in functional movement for physical therapy assistants. It provides PTA's with the knowledge and understanding of a system that integrates the musculoskeletal practice with posture, muscle balance, and the fundamental patterns of movement. PTA's will be able to quantitatively measure patient progress as they work through the exercise prescriptions and enhance their role and autonomy in the rehab team. Learn More.
Scrape, Tape, and Move CEU Course
.85 CEU / 8.5 Contact Hours
Scrape, Tape, and Move is designed to integrate scientific and practical methods to restoring the human movement system. PT assistants will be provided with an enhanced background in analyzing and identifying the functional aspect of human movement. At the completion of the Scrape, Tape, and Move course, PTAs will be able to identify and most importantly treat pathomechanical impairments in patients. This course focuses on the integration of a variety of treatment techniques to create optimal patient outcomes. Learn More
Foundation to Function Human Movement Systems
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In this two day Foundations to Function CEU Course, physical therapy assistants will be introduced to an advanced integrated approach to restoring the human movement system. This continuing education course will help the PT assistant to have a better understanding and rationale behind the care plan to help build on the exercise prescriptions and improve patient outcomes. Information presented in this continuing education course will allow the PTA to be a more integral part of the rehab team. Learn More.
Rehab Across the Lifespan Sports Medicine Course
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Physical therapy assistants and clinicians will be provided with the most up to date tools and information in the field of orthopedic sports medicine during this two day course. Rehab Across the Lifespan CEU course will help PT assistants the rationale behind the assessment and have a solid understanding of treatment techniques for the shoulder, hip, and knee providing PTAs with successful and cost effective care for their patients. Learn More.
Managing the Runner Rehab Course
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Our running rehab injury prevention course will guide PT assistants and clinicians through up to date information about common runner injuries relating to the hip, knee, lower leg, foot, and ankle. In the two day Managing the Runner CEU Course, PTA's will focus on the prevention of running related injuries and gain information that will enhance the recovery of their patients. Learn More.
Foundation and Competencies in Sports PT
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For physical therapy assistants working in a sports therapy setting, the Foundations and Competencies course will help prepare PTAs for medical emergency situations. PT assistants will learn essential training including breathing emergencies, spinal injuries, bleeding, sudden cardiac arrest, as well as general medical conditions. Our four day emergency response training CEU course will help prepare PTAs for the management of sports injuries, illness, and rehabilitation of athletes. Learn More.


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Andrew Reid compares the Canon 5D Mark III Magic Lantern RAW footage with the KineRAW MINI 2K camera:
The €3199 KineRAW MINI is the latest affordable raw cinema camera to be released. Featuring a 4K Super 35mm sensor it is a rival to the Blackmagic Production Camera and an alternative to shooting raw on the 5D Mark III with Magic Lantern. It shoots 2K / 1080p Cinema DNG uncompressed raw internally.
On paper they're pretty similar cameras for raw video –
Both shoot uncompressed raw
5D Mark III is 1080p / MINI is 2K and 1080p
5D Mark III dynamic range is 11.5 stops / MINI is 13 stops
I do indeed find the KineRAW Mini has around 1.5 stop more usable dynamic range than the 5D Mark III. When exposed identically with the test scene, highlights are handled better on the MINI. Highlights clip earlier on the 5D Mark III.
However since the 5D Mark III has a very clean sensor with little noise, you can lift the shadows a bit further before noise creeps in. Not 1.5 stops further though.
He tests for resolution, dynamic range, noise, color, etc. Read the full report here.


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1960's The Big Beat was a popular Jazz Messengers record (and that cover–yes!!–what an iconic photograph), and I intended to write that it was the start of my favorite era for this group, but I realized that I like what preceded it just as much. The Birdland (1954) and Cafe Bohemia recordings, not to mention Moanin'. Then there are several titles released after this one that I really enjoy–Like Someone In Love and Mosaic, leading up to 1964's fiery and aggressive Free For All. That's not even all of them, I'm essentially a big fan of the whole catalog. Those records cover a lot of musical ground over 10 years and I don't think that I could choose a real favorite. The high level of that output speaks a lot to Blakey's artistry and the artistry of the immense talents that came up through his band.
Blakey is joined on this record by Lee Morgan (tp), Wayne Shorter (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), and Jymie Merritt (bs). I included Wayne Shorter's composition "Sakeena's Vision" below. Two versions of it actually–one from an early mono pressing and another from the recent Music Matters stereo 45rpm reissue.
(Details: Blue Note 4029 mono/47 W.63rd NYC/deepgroove one side/RVG/"p")
Art Blakey — Sakeena's Vision (early mono pressing)


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Lisa Haisha, M.A., is showing women, men, and couples how to "show up" in their own lives personally, professionally, and passionately with her fearless expression in all media as a globally sought-after life counselor.
In the field of psychology, Haisha is known as the originator of SoulBlazing, a raw, intense form of therapy based on her proprietary "Impostor Model," which creates and sustains a life of inner peace by increasing emotional intelligence, learning how to connect with yourself and others, and fulfilling your life legacy. (www.thesoulblazing.com). Her clients include a "Who's Who" of A-list actors, top producers, and Hollywood and corporate executives.
She is a world traveler and founder of The Whispers from Children's Hearts Foundation, a non-profit whose bi-annual mission trips, fundraising, and donations help children, with a specific focus on orphanages, across the world.


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Most of those who have seen I, Monster review it fairly mediocrely. In fact, I, Monster is an extremely good version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Most interesting of the changes it rings up is to take the story directly into the realms of Freudian psychology. Other versions, like the 1941 adaptation, had dealt with Freudian psychology, but not particularly well. Here, instead of a drug that unleashes the beast within, Jekyll/Marlowe has created a drug that dissolves the superego. Some of the films most fascinating scenes are ones early on where an uptight girl, after taking the drug, strips her clothes off and offers herself to Christopher Lee, or where an angry businessman is turned into a crying child.
I, Monster was originally filmed in 3-D, which means there are a few gimmicky shots of Christopher Lee waving Bunsen Burners or holding squealing mice up into the camera. The film is made with some surprisingly good period sets. Christopher Lee gives a good performance as Jekyll/Hyde, a role he also essayed in Hammers The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960). He is just the right actor to portray the cold and tightly repressed Marlowe and makes an effective change between that and the lascivious Blake. The transformation is conducted without much makeup and is believable.
Director Stephen Weeks was a minor director on the outskirts of the English horror scene where he also made the likes of Gawain and the Green Knight (1973), Ghost Story (1974) and Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983). Producers Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg and their Amicus production company were, next to Hammer Films, the most successful English horror-producing company of the 1960s and 70s, making a number of psycho-thrillers, several sf films and gaining their greatest fame with a host of horror anthologies beginning with Dr Terrors House of Horrors (1964).
Other versions of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1908); Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1910) with Alvin Neuss; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1912) with James Cruze; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) with King Baggott; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) with John Barrymore; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920) with Sheldon Lewis; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920) with Sheldon Lewis; Der Januskopf (1920), a lost German version with Conrad Veidt; the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) with Frederic March; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941) with Spencer Tracy; Jean Renoirs The Testament of Dr Cordelier (1959) with Jean-Louis Barrault; The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960), the Hammer version with Christopher Lee; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (tv movie, 1968) with Jack Palance; The Man with Two Heads (1972) with Denis DeMarne; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (tv movie, 1973), a musical version with Kirk Douglas; Walerian Borowczyks Dr Jekyll and His Women (1981) with Udo Kier; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (tv movie, 1981) with David Hemmings; a 1985 Russian adaptation starring Innokenti Smoktonovsky; Edge of Sanity (1989) with Anthony Perkins; The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde an episode of the tv series Nightmare Classics (1989) with Anthony Andrews; Jekyll and Hyde (tv movie, 1990) with Michael Caine; My Name is Shadow (1996), a Spanish version starring Eric Gendron; a bizarre tv pilot Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1999), which combined the story with Hong Kong martial arts and featured Adam Baldwin playing a Jekyll as a superhero in the Orient; Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical (2001) with David Hasselhoff; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002) directed by and starring Mark Redfield; the excellent British tv reinterpretation Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (2002) with John Hannah; The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde RocknRoll Musical (2003) with Alan Bernhoft; the modernised Jekyll + Hyde (2006) with Bryan Fisher; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) with Tony Todd; the modernised BBC tv series Jekyll (2007) with James Nesbitt; Jekyll (2007) starring Matt Keeslar where Hyde becomes a virtual creation; and the modernised Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2008) starring Dougray Scott.
Other variations include the would-be sequels Son of Dr Jekyll (1951), Daughter of Dr Jekyll (1957) and Dr Jekyll and the Wolfman (1972); the comedy variations Abbott and Costello Meet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1953), The Ugly Duckling (1959), the Italian My Friend, Dr Jekyll (1960) and The Nutty Professor (1963); versions where Dr Jekyll turns into a woman with Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), the Italian comedy Dr Jekyll and the Gentle Lady (1971) and Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde (1995); a Looney Tunes cartoon Dr Jekylls Hide (1954) where Sylvester the Cat transforms into a dog after taking the formula; the erotic/adult versions The Naughty Dr. Jekyll (1973), The Erotic Dr Jekyll (1976), Jekyll and Hyde (2000), Dr. Jekyll & Mistress Hyde (2003) and Jacqueline Hyde (2005); Dr Black and Mr Hyde (1976), a Blaxploitation version where Jekyll is a Black man who turns into a white-skinned monster; the amusing send-up Jekyll and Hyde ... Together Again (1982); a wacky childrens tv series Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (1995); Killer Bash (1996) set in a frat house with an avenging female Jekyll; and the excellent deconstruction Mary Reilly (1996), which tells the story from the point-of-view of Jekylls maid. Dr Jekyll appears as a character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) played by Jason Flemyng, in the tv series Penny Dreadful (2014-6) played by Shazad Latif and in The Mummy (2017) played by Russell Crowe, which all feature team-ups between Famous Monsters, while the animated The Pagemaster (1994) features a Dr Jekyll voiced by Leonard Nimoy.
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Re: Fort Bragg, NC
In reply to:
Fort Bragg, NC
Rachel Dahms 5/17/02
You might check for a marriage record with the Cumberland County Registrar of Deeds? Also, do you know where he died? Check that county for a death certificate? Did he draw Social Scurity? Apply for a number? Check that information. He would have told his birthplace and parents names on the social security form I think/


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Human gives Ivan the finger!
This house survived Ivan the Terrible.
I'm thinking we'll be seeing more of these, even if doesn't have the charm of a Cape Cod. What other crazy ideas will spring forth from individuals free to do their own thing?
I doubt we'll see too many,
I doubt we'll see too many, as long as people know that FEMA will cover the costs of their unwise decisions.
I read somewhere that he
I read somewhere that he built the house with help from a federal grant, too.
Yep, I've been following
Yep, I've been following Monolithic Domes for awhile. Unlike many wacky construction ideas, they've actually built hundreds. Construction cost is about that of a normal house, but energy costs are then a lot lower. There was even one dome, The Eye of The Storm, that was built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane. And there has been a bunch of press about domes in the wake of the recent hurricane series, here is the Monolithic Dome Inc. page about it.
I wonder if FEMA will rush
I wonder if FEMA will rush in and fork over taxpayer dollars to help fix the damage on the ground floor, replace the stairs, etc. As Micha said, what incentive do people have to do this? Everyone knows that it costs less to just build a track house on stilts, then wait for FEMA to bail you out when it floats out to the Atlantic.
Or you could just get el-cheapo government-subsidized insurance via the National Flood Insurance Program. From John Stossel's "Confessions of a Welfare Queen":
"In 1980 I built a wonderful beach house. Four bedrooms -- every room with a view of the Atlantic Ocean.
It was an absurd place to build, right on the edge of the ocean. All that stood between my house and ruin was a hundred feet of sand. My father told me: "Donâ??t do it; itâ??s too risky. No one should build so close to an ocean."
But I built anyway.
Why? As my eager-for-the-business architect said, "Why not? If the ocean destroys your house, the government will pay for a new one."
What? Why would the government do that? Why would it encourage people to build in such risky places? That would be insane.
But the architect was right. If the ocean took my house, Uncle Sam would pay to replace it under the National Flood Insurance Program. Since private insurers werenâ??t dumb enough to sell cheap insurance to people who built on the edges of oceans or rivers, Congress decided the government should step in and do it. So if the ocean ate what I built, I could rebuild and rebuild again and again -- there was no limit to the number of claims on the same property in the same location -- up to a maximum of $250,000 per house per flood. And you taxpayers would pay for it.
I did have to pay insurance premiums, but they were dirt cheap -- mine never exceeded a few hundred dollars a year."
Umm . . . move to a safer
Umm . . . move to a safer location and not expect the rest of us to bail you out every time the inevitable happens?
Ack - if you look in the
Ack - if you look in the Building the Dome part of the website, you find that the dome was at least partially funded by a FEMA grant in the first place!


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Rachel Perry (born January 20, 1976 in Brockville, Ontario) is a Canadian TV personality working in the United States. The former MuchMusic VJ is the host of All Access on VH1, and is the narrator for Web Junk 20, and the host of "The Stash" on Playboy TV. She has done numerous narrations and voiceovers for VH1 shows, specials and Viacom channels specials, including Viacom owned gay and lesbian station Logo. She was also the co-host of VH1′s reality show Strip Search which lasted for one season. She was co-host of Pepsi Smash. Perry began working at VH1 in January 2001 where she hosted VH1 News, All Access and the morning video show. Until March 2006, she was also the host of VH1′s Top 20 Countdown. She sometimes co-hosted with fellow Canadians Aamer Haleem and Bradford How. She narrated the behind the scenes program for Brokeback Mountain, which is featured on the DVD for it. Enjoy Rachel Perry's best quotes below.
"I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating."
"If we know we're just going to have sex and then ditch the guy, it can be fun."
"When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time."
"Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can be tough because that's not the way men work."
"I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out."
"Brandon Boyd of Incubus is hot, but he's too pretty."
"David Bowie was awesome the easiest, coolest interview I have ever done."
"I asked each one of them to make out with me and their reactions varied from excitable to horrified."
"Paris and Nicky Hilton? Those girls will show up to the opening of a phone book. It's like a big joke."


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