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a long time ago!
I wish we knew the date of this. Folks around town generally say "Oh, the old Brunk place!" when we tell them where we live. They bought the house in 1949, well after the date of this photo (I'm not sure who lived here at the time of this picture). It's been through a bunch of owners since they left, but they were here the longest, Mr. Ed Brunk ran the dairy farm in the barn out back and Mrs. Doris Brunk, who just passed on recently, ran a beauty parlor out of one of the front rooms. Anyway one of our neighbors is their grandson, he spent a lot of time in this house growing up and it's always a treat to chat with him about the history of the place. His wife kindly emailed us this photo, and it just made my day. My year, really. What a delightful view of the house in better days. This is so inspiring! I'm guessing this is late 1800′s or early 1900′s (if I knew anything about the history of photography I could probably date it better). It's interesting to see that at this time, it had a side porch but no front porch. Also, obviously the old barn was still there. That's the furthest structure on the left. We heard it burned down (and I don't know how it burned without taking the rest of the house with it). The trees out front were elms, which woud have been wiped out by Dutch Elm disease in the nineteen-thirties or forties. The two windows to the left of the porch are the kitchen windows, and above them the room that's currently my studio – someone later added a dormer there, to fit three full-sized windows instead of those tiny eyebrow windows. I could stare at this picture forever.

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Old photograph of a car on the bridge over the River Averon at Alness, Easter Ross, Scotland. In 1810 Thomas Telford dramatically improved the quality of the road, and built this bridge over the River Averon. In September 1715 the Skirmish of Alness took place between Jacobite clans such as the MacKenzies, MacDonalds under the Earl of Seaforth, and pro government Munros, Rosses, MacKays under the Earl of Sutherland. The Jacobites drove their opponents over Struie to Bonar. During World War II, Alness was home to RAF Alness, a large training and operational base for Catalina amphibians and Sunderland seaplanes, which extended from Invergordon to Alness point. Alness Golf Club, which was established in 1904. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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. On Loving Him .
You will go out on a first date with him and you will do every thing that "they" say you should:
Let him open the door for you.
Cross your ankles.
Don't order the spaghetti.
Leave your fork and knife on your plate when you're finished.
Enjoy a cocktail.
(But not too many cocktails.)
Laugh at all of his jokes.
(But not too loudly.)
Talk about yourself openly.
(But not too much.)
Stay away from religion, money, and politics.
Stay away from garlic.
Stay away from his bed.
He will take you home and kiss you sweetly on your front stoop and you will think to yourself that perhaps you like talking to him over a white tablecloth and maybe - just maybe - you'll let him call you for another date.
And he does.
And so you go.
You tell him all of the good. You talk about making the honor roll, you share all of those compliments your momma gives you, you wear your best heels again, and you tell all of your favorite jokes. Somewhere, in between bites of grilled chicken, you think to yourself that you might invite him in for a drink.
And so you do.
Another date.
And then another.
Weeks and months pass and your lives somehow begin to intertwine. You're not a hundred percent sure how, but suddenly, you know his momma's birthday and that he only drinks coffee in the winter. You buy each other birthday gifts that you actually like, and you dance this fragile, burgeoning sort of dance that you're both terrified of ... but damn if it doesn't fill you with hope.
And so you do.
You hope.
You start talking about religion, politics, and money. Tentatively. You meet his family, you water his plants for him, and you do dishes together on Wednesday nights. Often, it feels like two steps forward and three steps back, but the two steps forward always feel so good that you don't mind backtracking. You talk about debt - both the monetary kind and the emotional kind, and you talk about hurts.
The big ones. The ones that still have names and still take up too much space in your heart.
The whispered, late night conversations start happening, when your pillow is cool and he's laying next to you. Again and again, they reaffirm your devotion to him. You're on the same page. Even if it's only page two. Even if you're in new territory. Even if the last time you felt any measure of anything like this, you were burned so bad that your scars are still healing.
He sees you drunk on New Year's Eve and he holds back your hair. And in the morning, he brings you water and the fragmented pieces of your dignity.
He sees your fuzzy socks, no make-up, unwashed hair days, he sees your worst days at work, and he listens to every single story about your friend's drama.
He does things for you that he doesn't really want to do, but he still shows up. He shows up. Over and over again and it startles you every single time. Without either of you even realizing it - he will become your biggest fan.
He sees you cry for the first time and like The Man He Is, he'll try to fix the problem in a thousand different ways. He'll be your white knight in the middle of the kitchen in March and then you'll start to suspect.
You love him.
You'll look deep inside your soul cupboard and pull out a perfect little piece of you ... a piece that has been unmarred by any other. And you will give it to him to hold.
Oh but it's scary, isn't it?
Because maybe you love too boldly.
Because maybe you gave him too big of a piece of yourself.
Because maybe you give it to him before he's even ready.
You will feel like he's the Road Runner, his feet treading in the dirt. He won't even be able to control it. He won't even be able to stop himself. And that's when you realize that he's just as scared as you are.
Just as scarred as you are.
Two steps forward.
Three steps back.
The constant vulnerability that you feel exhausts you and often overwhelms you, but you can't shake the feeling for goodness. Of rightness.
It's too early to tell if he is your forever and ever, or if he's just a lesson, but you will love him just the same. The effort that you expound will be just the same. The pieces of your heart that you will give him will be just the same.
Around you, life continues to happen. Christmas passes. And then summer comes again. You're planning things together now. I has now become we. And the change is so subtle that neither of you even realize it happening, but you're linked now.
Even if it doesn't even work out in the end. You are linked. For the rest of your life, this time - right now - this space - will be forever colored with his name. And even if it doesn't work out in the end, you will be glad that you invited him in for a drink on that second date.
Because he made you better. Even if it was just for a second.
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Stephen Colbert called Woodstock "the foul harvest of an overripe decade" during his interview with Taking Woodstock director Ang Lee on last night's Report. Of course Ang Lee, in his Ang Lee way, smiled peacefully before dying inside a little bit at the thought of the "Bud Light with Lime Peace Zone." Far out, Ang!
I just realized I'd be much more likely to rush and see Taking Woodstock if the film involved a subplot along the lines of South Park's Eric Cartman driving a massive drilling vehicle through the herd of damn hippies and, if that didn't work, blasting Slayer via his laptop to encourage their dispersion. You too, or are you psyched to see Taking Woodstock exactly how it is, dammit?


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Construction is underway at 44 Woolson Street! The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development has officially transferred ownership to the Boston Natural Areas Network. Though it doesn't look very green now, gardeners will plant this summer.
For those who have been following this design process, you'll recognize ideas introduced at the Fit City design charrette at last November's ABX conference have made their way through to the final design….
Collective social consciousness of waste, sustainable resources, economics, and pollution have influenced stakeholders to take a broader view of many design professions, especially architecture, which uses the greatest amount of resources of human enterprises. Indeed, LEED (the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) helps establish standards of responsible resource making and gathering at the onset of design, while the temporal scope of architecture has also expanded beyond the finished building; design professionals need to take responsibility for the future maintenance and, even, potential disposal of the structure. Maintenance of a private residence requires the ultimate initiative of the owner; for public projects, the community is tasked with ongoing stewardship. Uncared for parks demonstrate that municipal trash pick-up isn't enough. So, in addition to the materials, and the foresight, we need to also design for engagement; community building is a social and spatial problem, and creative design can aid the rigorous community organization of so many neighborhood leaders, activists, and planners.
SPSP was happy to be part of such an effort of Saturday, May 3rd in Mattapan in collaboration with the Community Design Resource Center (CDRC), Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN), the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition, and neighbors. We were also delighted to re-use four bright orange frames initially created for another project.
In tandem with the "Boston Shines" city-wide clean-up effort, we erected creative signage on the lot to communicate the message that the planned community garden needs more gardeners. Design for social engagement is a compelling design challenge; the project is often a temporary installation, with no budget, infused with contextual issues and histories, inherently political, that seeks to reach a diverse number of people in circumstances that often hinder civic participation. On the Woolson Street lot, while volunteers cleaned up trash and weeded around daffodils, we posted signs that signal the beginning of the transformation of a lot that has a history of tragedy, and a desired future of community, safety, commemoration, and beautiful gardens!
If you would like to support the community gardens proposed at the Woolson Street Lot – support the project at Make Architecture Happen!
We've entered crowd sourcing…
What we've heard from the Woolson Street neighborhood residents is a strong desire for a community garden AND. AND a place to gather. AND a place for kids to play. AND a place to foster a new neighborhood identity. AND a place to grow peace.
This vacant lot at 44 Woolson has been the site of great tragedy, part of the scene of a quadruple homicide in 2010. We're working with residents to transform this site to a positive story, encouraging new perceptions and healthy activities in this neighborhood.
The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development is generously funding essential garden infrastructure: water service, soil remediation, garden plots. But their funds are restricted to that.
Enter the MassArt graduate Community Build Studio which , for the price of materials, will work with community members to design and construct extraordinary garden structures: trellises, sun shelters, tables, seats, artistic fencing, signage, a gateway. That studio will take place next summer, dependent on fundraising.
Enter Make Architecture Happen. We're aiming for $5,000 this month (a substantial step toward $20,000 total):
Join us on Saturday, May 3, 10am-1pm at 44 Woolson Street as we work with garden neighbors and friends to clean up the property and get it ready for construction. It's part of Boston Shines — an annual, city-wide clean up event. What a great way to welcome Spring as well as the new garden!
The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition and the Boston Natural Areas Network will be on hand to sign up folks who want to join the new community garden.
We will be there installing a handful of big orange frames to look something like this… A means to draw neighborhood attention to and interest in this new garden.
Over the past ten weeks, we've worked with residents, garden advocates, Mattapan activists, and City officials to generate and refine ideas for the layout of the new Woolson Street community garden. Several priorities have been clear from the beginning: the layout should be unique, creating spaces for neighbors to gather — to talk, to play, to share, to eat, to listen, to celebrate, to remember — as well as provide the infrastructure to grow vegetables.
Everyone contributed ideas during the initial layout brainstorm session, resulting in about twenty different schemes:
Which were then synthesized into three options:
Scheme "A" — the curved path, or the 'fiddlehead' scheme, was the runaway favorite. Several variations on that scheme prompted discussion about details like path materials and the location of the raised beds and trees:
Ray Dunetz Landscape Architects has taken these community preferences to the construction documents. Now with technical considerations like the exact slope of the path and site drainage incorporated to the precise dimensions provided by the City's engineering site survey (completed after the snow stopped falling in April), the revised scheme looks like this:
Construction documents are nearly complete. The project will go out to bid in May, with construction to begin in a few weeks. Gardeners, get ready! Plots will open in June.
The CDRC continues our FIT CITY work as we help our neighbors on Woolson Street in Mattapan plan a new community garden. At a public meeting in January, the neighborhood voiced strong support for a community garden at the city-owned vacant lot at 44 Woolson. In February, the Department of Neighborhood Development issued an RFP for a garden on that site. In March, the Boston Natural Areas Network submitted a proposal in collaboration with Woolson Street neighbors and the CDRC. While we await official word from the City, we're continuing to work with the neighbors in planning the garden. If all goes well, our team will be awarded the project, and gardeners will plant their first seeds in June.
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Joburg Zoo turned into a hub of fun and entertainment as it hosted the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa's annual Nappy Run.
Andre Kalis, project manager for the event said, "Public awareness of the plight for [children] living with disabilities and the provision of a regular supply of nappies can, and does, mean the difference between a miserable childhood and one that builds hope.
"The event firmly puts the spotlight on children living with disabilities in South Africa. They live on the periphery of society, are excluded and don't have the opportunities that [able-bodied] children take for granted."
He said the needs of disabled children should not be ignored, but should instead be made an ongoing priority.
Little ones living with disabilities suffer a great deal of incontinence that is associated with various types of disabilities which the nappies assist to address.
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"What attracted me to the project is its primary focus that is aimed at children with disabilities. I've since found that even if getting the cheapest possible nappies is not an option if one wants to keep their child healthy and free of rashes," said Cupido.
"What hit me the most, however, is how this need is lifelong for children with disabilities. Some of them don't even leave their homes because families cannot afford disposable nappies. We need champions for children with disabilities to help create awareness of their need."
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Charlie CottoneHead Coach
Charlie Cottone has been practicing Muay Thai since 2004 and has been teaching Muay Thai since 2007, Coach Charlie has trained with some of the most accomplished Muay Thai Fighters/Coaches in the world, including: Rami Ibrahim, Damien Trainor, Francois Ambang, and Lonnie Beck. Coach Charlie is still an amateur Muay Thai fighter, is a WKA and USKA official and continues to practice Muay Thai daily..
Charlie has been playing in punk bands his whole life and continues to do so. He rides a bike, follows Tottenham, is a Web and Graphic Designer and can be found at Fu Wah smashing Tofu Hoagies with everything.
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Kate "Meatball" Allen has been practicing Muay Thai since 2010. Coach Kate is a very high level A-Class amateur Muay Thai fighter and has fought Internationally. She was on the USMF team & represented the USA at IFMA Tournament in Minsk, Belarus in 2017. She is the current WBC Featherweight Champion, won the Featherweight division at the TBA Classic Tournament in 2016 & held the WKA Bantamweight weight title. Coach Kate is also a WKA Official and has traveled through the mid atlantic region to compete and coach. Coach Kate runs the Women's Kickboxing program & the Kettlebell program. Coach Kate also is StrongFirst Kettlebell Certified.
Kate is the 8 Limbs Academy Supreme Manager. Kate is also know as the "The Executioner" due to her ability to get ANYTHING done in an insanely organized fashion in a incredibly short amount of time. She is from North East Philly, ya'll better know.
Coach Kate retired from Dental Hygiene in 2016 (17 years in Dentistry) to pursue her dream of owning a Muay Thai School & becoming a Coach & personal trainer. You might also see Kate running around Philly with Arnold (school mascot), sipping ReAnimator Coffee or chowing down on some food at Clark Park.
Mary BeeCoach
Mary started training Muay Thai many years ago in Richmond, Virginia. She has trained and fought out of Richmond BJJ, Five Points Academy and most recently Body Arts Muay Thai, notably under the guidance of Coach Charlie and alongside fighters and your Coaches: Kate, Adam and Carly. Her other true love in this life is music and she applies the same philosophy to both pursuits "repetition, repetition, repetition." Catch her outside of the gym walking around with headphones on drinking too much coffee.
Adam McCannCoach
Adam has been swinging a hammer his whole life, that's why he hits so hard. He's the 2014 WKA WORLD title holder in Muay Thai and Glory Rules Kickboxing. Adam is a tough dude, that hits hard, cuz he swings a hammer.
Carly OnofrioAssistant Coach
"I HAVE NO IDEA. I'm not good at this. Also, don't know if you want to say "nearly two years" instead of "nineteen months". For pictures, maybe just use the one Kate put up on the page? if you want a more clear one of my face, let me know. I also included the one of me and mary, don't know if that's too confusing for people."
Carly is a West Philly resident and stylist at Talking Headz. After first training with Coaches Charlie and Kate nineteen months ago, she quickly fell in love with the sport and culture of Muay Thai. Aside from training, Carly spends her time working on art or playing in cruddy punk bands.
Heh... Carly is great.
ArnoldMascot, Emotional Support
Arnold is a dog that will be at the school from time to time providing love, support and worldly advice. Arnold watches Muay Thai fights on youtube all day and has more swag than you can possibly imagine.
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From Coach Charlie:
Kate and I still practice Muay Thai with the one and only Rami Ibrahim @ Rami Elite in North East Philadelphia. He is one of the biggest inspirations in our lives and a lot of what we do at 8 Limbs Academy comes DIRECTLY from our teacher, Rami Ibrahim. We love and thank him so much and we feel incredibly fortunate to have him in our lives.
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The 1st Meeting of the 8th Huai ' an People ' s Congress was unveiled at Huai ' an Grand Theatre on the morning of Jan 17 .[Detail]
The 1st Meeting of the 8th Huai' an CPPCC ( Chinese People' s Political Consultative Conference ) kicked off at Huai' an Grand Theatre on the morning of Jan 16.[Detail]
Han Wenjun and his wife Luo Honglei have been CPPCC members for three consecutive years.[Detail]
"People in the information society can't live without smartphones. And it is very common for students to surfing the internet on the phone. [Detail]
"Huai' an has rich tourism resources and the downtown area and various counties and districts all have their own characteristics.[Detail]
"The reform of medical system is a long and hard journey. To straighten out the relation between doctors and medical cost and let doctors return to their due role of curing diseases is to respect them and be responsible for the patients," Fang Hui, a CPPCC member in Huai'an, expressed her view on precision medicine.[Detail]
"Reinforcing the functional orientation of space and guiding the rational industrial layout will help our city address the downward economic pressure and pave the way for economic recovery in the mid-term, "said Shan Jun, a CPPCC member in Huai' an .[Detail]
Jiang Lili, who was newly elected as the 8th CPPCC member in Huai' an, is a teacher at Jiangsu Food & Pharmaceutical Science College. Her first proposal is about the protection and development of intangible cultural heritages.[Detail]
Wu Jian, a CPPCC member from the China Democratic League, is the vice chairman of the Huai'an Calligraphers Association. He made a proposal to form the Huai'an National Arts Gallery on the basis of improving the China canal culture website and creating the China National Arts Alliance. [Detail]
Cao Mingtuo, chairman of Huai' an Angel Medical Instruments, said that local enterprises were an important engine for the economic development in Huai' an .[Detail]
" As the increasing aging population , traditional service models can no longer effectively benefit this huge group .[Detail]
Li Deming is a new deputy to Huai ' an NPC and Party branch secretary of Xueqiao village in Wugang township of Lianshui county .[Detail]
As a deputy to the new NPC , Ai Zishi , chairman of Jiangsu Shuntian Yuantai Auto Sales Service Co . , Ltd . , pay close attention to the development of real economy and auto market in Huai ' an .[Detail]
In the opinion of Li Guangjun , an NPC deputy in Huai ' an and principal of Binhe High School , a good school should prioritize the training of teachers , especially the young teachers .[Detail]
Chen Fang is Party committee secretary of Yinhe Community of Changxi Street . She was elected as municipal NPC deputy for the first time .[Detail]
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A massage can make you feel rejuvenated, relaxed, and less stressed, but the treatment also has surprising benefits for your skin. Massage loosens the muscles and helps increase blood flow, which stimulates your skin to do positive things. Stopping the aging process is just one the many benefits massage has to offer.
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A Tale of Thanks Giving
A few days before Thanksgiving, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that food and volunteers were needed for a massive feast being served for free on Thanksgiving Day for anyone in need—the homeless, the struggling, the folks who lost their homes to Hurricane Matthew and have no where to cook or gather.
I called the event organizer and volunteered to bring a dish and help serve or wipe down tables, or pick up trash or whatever was needed. I decided to bring a deli-style macaroni salad that didn't need to be reheated to be enjoyed.
On Wednesday, in between clients, I went grocery shopping for supplies. That evening, before and after dinner with friends, I boiled macaroni and chopped fresh celery, peppers, parsley and a summer sausage, made the dressing and tossed it all together before I went to bed. (Everyone knows these things taste better if they "meld" overnight!)
The set-up started at 7 am! On a holiday!! I had promised to arrive by 10:30 to help with any last-minute preparations and deliver my big tray of food, as the luncheon was scheduled to begin at 11:00. A friend gave me a ride to the site—a greenspace downtown that had been borrowed with permission from the school board—so that I wouldn't have to lug a giant, heavy aluminum foil tray across town from public parking.
Here's what I found when I arrived:
A dozen or more tables and chairs set up under the trees—all covered with Thanksgiving themed tablecloths with a basket of bread or crackers in the center—and rows and rows of folding chairs beyond the tables.
Musicians and sound system ready to entertain.
Serving tables under tents LOADED with food, with holders and sterno warmers and tray after tray after tray of hot food—turkeys and hams and all the sides, and more sides, and breads and baked goods like pies and brownies and cookies—and even more food stored on tables behind the main serving tables. And helpers lined up behind the serving tables, with gloved hands and smiling faces. I recognized some serial volunteers I had seen at other events in our community—cultural events sponsored by Romanza, for example, or fund raisers for cancer. We have many kind-hearted, service-minded people in our town!
At first there were more helpers than there were people wanting to partake. The main event organizer thanked everyone for coming, a minister said grace, and then the few people who were there to eat lined up peacefully and started through the line.
Soon more people came. Many went through the line twice—once to eat then and there, and once to take something home to eat later or to share with someone unable to make it. Volunteers had brought blankets and socks and bags of canned goods that people could take with them as needed.
One woman shared her story with me as she came through the line. She had lost everything except some clothes to Hurricane Matthew. She couldn't find a place to rent, so she was staying in a hotel that had cost her $3,000 so far—which she could ill afford. She had to give up her beloved dog. It was overwhelming. She looked drained and said she was just fixing a plate to take with her to work. She said at times she felt like just giving up. I asked if I could give her a hug, and she accepted. I encouraged her don't give up—hang in there, it will get better! I hoped I was telling her the truth; that things really would get better for her.
As I looked out over the grateful feasters, it occurred to me that many of these people would not be sitting together at a shared table under any other circumstance. How nice, I thought, that people could find common ground and maybe even make a new friend in the face of tragedy and hardship.
I had a long talk with one of the event organizers, who looked exhausted yet shared the pride he felt in working at the commercial kitchen at the St. Francis house, cooking, slicing and shredding turkey after turkey, and ham after ham. I saw the other main event organizer dabbing at her eyes a lot as she thanked volunteer after volunteer for coming, for bringing food to share, for helping.
It had seemed at first like there was SO much food, but just before noon, I noticed that the first round was being depleted, and the stock from behind the serving table was being pulled forward. "I don't know if they're going to be able to serve until 2:00 as planned," I was thinking to myself. And just then, just exactly as I was having that thought, a van pulled up and a woman wearing oven mitts walked up to the tents with two big trays of food and asked, "Where can I set these? They're super hot!" And the stock was at least partially replenished.
Two things (at least!) struck me about this particular feast. First, it took just two weeks to pull it together! And volunteers came from all over town, like me, just wanting to help. People focusing on others rather than their own Thanksgiving meal. What a great community we live in! It really was kind of unbelievable how much food was prepared, how many tables and chairs and food warmers were somehow collected and employed, how many were willing to give of their time and talents on a holiday, on short notice.
The other thing that struck me is how the event organizers just sort of put an idea out into the universe, and trusted. It really was pretty loose in a pot-luck sort of way—whoever could bring food brought food, and whoever needed to eat showed up to eat, and it all just sort of worked itself out. No one micro-managed. When I arrived at 10:30, people were adding to the serving tables on the fly—put main course here, side dish there, we need one more volunteer to serve water/tea over there. It was controlled chaos, a lot of "we don't know where to set this, we might need one more table here," and… poof! Another folding table appeared.
It was nothing short of a miracle. A generous, glorious, selfless miracle. Even the weather was picture-perfect. And remember—there were live musicians serenading people as they worked and ate! It couldn't have been more pleasant.
I left before it was over. But I am truly thankful to have been a part of it, to have witnessed the very best in people. People willing to give, and people willing to receive. People happy to hang out with folks they probably wouldn't have had an opportunity to hang out with ordinarily.
But this was no ordinary day. It was an extraordinary day set aside to appreciate our abundance—of food, kindness, gratitude and fellowship.
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PICKENS — Upstate Southern Off-road Bicycle Association and the City of Pickens are excited to announce they have been accepted to participate in the very first International Mountain Bike Association Dig In Grant and Fundraising Campaign.
The campaign will raise funds to continue the development of trails at Town Creek Bike Park in Pickens with a fundraising goal of $3,000 by Dec. 31.
The money raised will be used to plan and flag approximately three miles of single track trails at the bike park. Upstate SORBA will work hand-in-hand with the City of Pickens to complete this project.
The initial phases of Town Creek Bike Park were completed in 2014.
This park offers an array of wooden and dirt features for riders of all ages and skill levels to hone their bike abilities within close proximity to downtown Pickens. Bike parks like this one and Gateway Park in Travelers Rest, shine in their function of bringing cycling to a large variety of people in a fun environment that is inclusive of all skill levels and free of the hazards of biking on or near roadways.
The addition of single-track trails to the park will build upon the existing trails and will offer more variety for riders.
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The IMBA Dig In campaign highlights 68 projects in 31 states and provides direct fundraising for the expansion and improvement of mountain bike trails in the backyards of millions of people. Upstate SORBA serves through advocacy, building and maintenance of mountain bike trails in the area.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department led by example Monday night.
The department said Chief Bryan Roach was one of three people to jump into action and pull a driver from a car that flipped on eastbound I-70.
Police say Roach came across the crash at mile marker 112 while leaving IMPD Headquarters just after 6:30 p.m. That's when he, a concerned citizen and a nurse helped bring the injured driver to safety.
The driver, later identified as Juan Flores, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not expected to be serious. Later, state police ended up arresting Flores on a on an outstanding warrant for an unrelated driving offense.
Another vehicle was involved in the crash, but police say it was only slightly damaged and its driver was uninjured.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett released the following statement praising Roach for his bravery:
"Each day the IMPD Police Chief works to keep the over 900,000 residents of Indianapolis safe. This evening, Chief Roach demonstrated incredible bravery for the safety of one.
I am extremely proud of Chief Roach's courage when confronted with this harrowing situation and am reminded once again that Indianapolis is lucky to have Chief Roach, and so many officers like him, who are always willing to get out of the car for the safety of our community."
The police department wanted to the thank those who assisted Roach:
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During their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 1, the Amite City Council heard a proposal from the Amite Arts Council and discussed the status of the electric sign board for city hall.
The meeting opened with public input from Amite Arts Council President Charley Vance, who requested that the council consider approving an application to bring the Educational Theatre group to Amite for October 12. He mentioned that the city has hosted the group multiple times in the last 15 years.
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- Cavolo Nero or curly kale, about 1 handful per person
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- Feta cheese to serve
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We see the current Mali LDN Project as part of the evolution of a new approach to medicine that is gaining favor among many clinicians and researchers, even as mainstream, orthodox medicine clings to its allopathic foundations and tendency to treat symptoms rather than causes of disease. It is becoming clear that we need to pay more direct attention to the human immune system (and the earth's as well!) as a way to stay healthy in an increasingly toxic world. Explorations of medicines, dietary practices, nutritional supplements and life-style changes that strengthen the immune system will likely become more effective in preventing disease than our past approach of treating each illness that comes along by trying to diminish the negative effects of its symptoms on the human body (and psyche). The use of LDN and similar agents in the treatment of HIV is an excellent case in point and may turn out to be a major part of the New Medicine's "black bag."
For this and many other reasons, we see the clinical and social/cultural project that has been ongoing in Mali since the fall of 2007 as the first phase of a long-term, multiphase program that can eventually play an important role in improving the health of perhaps millions of people, particularly in the Developing World. At this point we want to envision the next two-plus years of the LDN and Social Change Project we have undertaken, knowing that the truly long-term implications of what is about to happen in Mali may be beyond our present capability to envision.
- Clinical evaluation of LDN relative to the Anti-Retroviral Medications; and
- The Exploration of Dialogs among adult men and women concerning changes in social and relational mores.
This is the program currently being enacted and described on the pages of this web site.
Time Frame: September, 2007 – December, 2009
- Clinical evaluation of LDN for HIV+ infants and children
- Establishing an LDN manufacturing and distribution system in Mali
- Expansion of the Council Program to adults not in the present clinical study
Time Frame: March, 2009 – December, 2010
The first task of Phase II is to expand what we have learned in Phase I into the treatment of HIV positive infants and children using LDN in its transdermal cream form. We envision a clinical nine-month to one year pilot program involving HIV positive children from new-born infants to ten years of age that will confirm the safety and efficacy of LDN in maintaining a sufficiently high CD-4+ count to prevent the onset of AIDS symptoms. The safety of transdermal LDN with children has been shown by the many thousands of American children with autism now safely using this medication for immune modulation and cognitive/social enhancement. And once effectiveness against HIV + status is shown for adults in our current study, standard medical practices support that the same will likely hold true in children in appropriately smaller doses. However, though safety is not an issue, specific efficacy and dosage of LDN to help immunity against HIV+ in infants and small children does need to be established in a clinical trial.
The second task of Phase II is to create the capability in Bamako, Mali to manufacture LDN in both its capsule and transdermal cream forms at a level of productivity that would serve the entire Mali HIV positive population—estimated currently to be about 400,000 people. LDN is simple to make in both forms and the technology to do this is readily available and easily transferred to a Mali team made up of pharmacological, manufacturing and entrepreneurial specialists. We are already in the process of exploring patent issues, and have begun contacting funding and technical support in both the Mali Government and private sector for creating this manufacturing capability.
The Government has already established a medical distribution system that reaches many villages, as well as the urban centers of the Country, so it will be sufficient to deliver the medications in bulk to the appropriate government authorities in order to make them available to many who may be served by the use of LDN. Gaining approval for such distribution will be facilitated by the Principal Investigator, Professor Kader Traore, who leads the Mali CNAM, which is the government agency responsible for the distribution of medications.
The third task of Phase II will make use of what we learn from the eight ongoing and completed council groups that were started in the spring of 2008. These have been effective in bringing about changes in the way men and women relate to each other in the Malian Culture—changes that will make it possible for women (and men!) to protect their health and that of their children. We envision a continuation of the men's, women's and mixed councils and initiating new councils with adults who are informed of this opportunity through the various AIDS centers in Bamako, including CNAM, CESAC, Point G Hospital and the University of Bamako.
- Education About and Expansion of the Distribution of LDN to Other African Countries
- Introduction of Council in Selected Mali Schools and Other Organizations
Time Frame: July 2010 – ?
We leave a description of this phase of the Project to future envisioning when we have results from the Phase I clinical and gender education studies now ongoing.


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Mohammed Wakil, the Minister of State for Power, on Wednesday said the Federal Government was set to enforce quality control and standard of electricity materials and installations
Wakil gave the assurance during the official commissioning of the Remodelled National Metre Test Station and opening of the Technical Inspectorate Service Field Office in Lagos.
The minister said President Goodluck Jonathan had successfully reformed the generation, transmission and distribution sub-sectors, adding that government was now focusing on effective delivery of safe and reliable electricity supply to Nigerians.
He said: "We are resolved to enhance consumers and investors' confidence and certification through sustained inspection, testing and certification of electrical materials and equipments.
"Electricity materials should be of the high quality and specification.
"All categories of electrical installations, power systems and network must be properly planned, designed and exulted before use.
"Gone are the days of sub-standard equipments and installations, which compromised safety of Nigerians.
"More pointedly manufacturers of fake power equipment are hereby put on notice.
"The long arm of law shall catch up with those endangering lives of innocent citizens.
"Nigerians not only want adequate power supply but also safety and reliability."
Wakil said that the significance of safety and quality control informed the establishment of Electricity Management Services Limited, adding that the agency had grown to an emerging giant.
He said: "I am happy to note that EMSL has within this short period achieved remarkable successes, which included the remodeled meter test station and others at Kaduna and Port Harcourt.
"The technical inspectorate service field offices of EMSL have detected defective power equipments in many zones."
Peter Ewesor, the Managing Director of Electricity Management Services Limited, said the remodeled national meter testing station would be saddled with the roles and responsibilities of enforcement of technical and safety standard.
Ewesor said other roles would include technical inspection, testing and certification of all categories of electrical materials and equipments and electrical installations.
He said tin line with EMSL mandate and regulations, no electrical installation or network could be put into use unless it has been tested and certified fit for use by the engineers and technical officers of EMSL.
He said: "Over 10,000 substandard meters have been rejected for not having anti-energy-theft protection.
"These types would have led to high commercial and collection losses for the investors.
"We have rejected over 5,000 meters having terminal connections that were out of specifications.
"This would have led to risk to workers and staff of the utility companies and possible burning of the meters on installations."
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There's always drama on Australia's Next Top Model and the latest involves a 16-year-old contestant's barely there choice of outfit during a self-styling challenge on Thursday night's episode.
Gold Coast girl Lucy Markovic raised eyebrows when she turned up to a Jean Paul Gaultier red carpet event in what she called "a bralette".
Mentor Cheyenne Tozzi called it "inappropriate" and Alex Perry wasn't pleased either. Did she go too far? Watch above and decide for yourself.
The young model cites Rihanna as a style inspiration – yep, the 27-year-old provocateur who flashes nipples in see-through dresses and the like. Hmm, maybe not the best choice for a 16-year-old!
When TheFIX caught up with the Top Model judges recently, they had a lot to say about teenagers dressing "age-appropriate" and bringing back "sophistication and class". Watch below for Alex, Cheynne, Jennifer Hawkins and Didier Cohen's debate:
Also on this week's ANTM, French haute couture designer Jean Paul Gaultier was the guest judge and gave one lucky girl the ultimate prize: a trip to Paris to walk in one of his shows.
Victorian bobcat drive Brittany Beattie won the once-in-a-lifetime chance and walked in his Paris Fashion Week show in January. Not a bad pay-off for just three episodes into season nine!
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In the spirit of A.C. Gilbert and his passion for innovation, Lionel introduces a newly-tooled scale diesel to the American Flyer rosterthe GE U33C six-axle diesel locomotive. Built between 1968 and 1975 by GE Transportation Systems, nearly 400 3,300 horsepower Big Bombers were made to haul heavy loads for a variety of railroads including Southern Pacific and Erie-Lackawanna.
The new Gauge U33C is made from all-new tooling and boasts the incomparable Lionel LEGACY Control System. Highly detailed and true to the originals, they feature many new details and features never before available in American Flyer S Gauge, including replaceable scale wheel sets for operation on either scale track or traditional American Flyer type track.
Road Number: 8773
Gauge: S Scale
Dimensions: Length: Approx. 14
RailLine: Southern Pacific
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Curious about the next steps involved in practicing UDL in your courses? Take a look at the following resources and consider joining the Faculty Learning Community to further your knowledge and experience with UDL.
Universal Design for Learning in Action
The following are off-site resources.
- Emory University - models for syllabus development
- Colby College - author developed course web site that provides multi-modal approaches (en Espanol)
- Dartmouth Medical School: Department of Anatomy - collaborative website that provides a multi-modal approach to learning with significant attention given to accessibility
- Springfield Technical Community College - solutions for UDL engagement
Additional Resources for Implementing Universal Design for Learning
The following are off-site resources.
- Ensuring Access through Collaboration and Technology - Sonoma State University
- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) - learn more about UDL at the CAST web site
- Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education (FAME) - Ohio State University
- University of Washington - Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (Do-IT)
- Teaching Solutions Mentor Solutions
- Ferris State University - guidelines for creating a complete and accessible syllabus; includes overview of Ferris State University's syllabus disability statement
- WEBAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind
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Sergeant Jason Gooding
Seaside Police Department, Oregon
End of Watch: Friday, February 5, 2016
Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 5, 2016
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and wounded
Agency Contact Information
Chief Dave Ham
Seaside Police Department
1091 South Holladay Street
Seaside, OR 97138
Phone: (503) 738-6311
Sergeant Jason Gooding was shot and killed as he and another officer attempted to serve a warrant on a subject on the 300 block of Broadway Street at approximately 9:30 pm.
The subject opened fire on Officer Gooding during the arrest, striking him three times. A second officer was able to return fire and wounded the subject.
Sergeant Gooding had served with the Seaside Police Department for 13 years.
SEASIDE — According to Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis, a Seaside police officer was shot during a warrant arrest and died this morning at Seaside Providence Hospital after an altercation with a man outside the Pig 'N Pancake in downtown on Broadway Friday night.
No one was life-flighted, but helicopters are on standby. The suspect is at Columbia Memorial Hospital, according to Marquis.
A press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. today.
According to TV stations, while serving a warrant, according to the Seaside Police Department, an officer was shot at 9:24 p.m.
According to Seaside police the officer is 39-year-old Jason Gooding. He was with the department for 13 years.
A second officer nearby returned fire, hitting the suspect, police said. The suspect was taken to the hospital. The suspect's condition is also unknown.
A press release said, "We are aware of social media and news reports regarding the event. We ask for respect and consideration for the families and for Seaside Police Department."
Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said the Major Crimes Team is investigating.
Eyewitnesses say the officer was shot at least three times after tasing the man.
Broadway is closed downtown and is blocked off by police tape. Multiple law-enforcement agencies assisted the Seaside Police Department.


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In Belen, boys run around barefoot, clutching kites fashioned out of plastic bags. Girls skip down the road, holding hands. They fall on grass, still holding hands.
It smells heavy here, like warm worms.
Michael, Randy and I are drinking "negritas" (coke) with purple straws from glass bottles. Michael buys a round of negritas for our new friends: 26-year-old Lito, his father Pedro, and his uncle Arturo.
The three men live together in a house on stilts that cost them 300 soles ($100).
Belen is where you go in Iquitos when you have nowhere else to go. It is literally the underworld of the city; when the river rises, Belen and its homes on stilts go under.
Here you poop in your outhouse on the river, and you drink the river, too. Ten thousand people live here.
Pedro moved here from Padre Isla, a small village downriver from the city. At age 15, he started washing dishes in the market.
Lito was born and raised on this same piece of land. He now gives tours of his home and river to passersby. Lito is proud of his neighborhood on stilts. He points and smiles and shows Belen off as if it were Venice. (It is almost like Venice --- same smell, different architecture.)
Michael and Arturo poke fun at each other. Their voices thunder and their stomachs shake. Pedro and Lito join in, giggling.
Our straws gurgle, lapping up last drips of black, and we hug, and we say good-bye, as if we were more than mere acquaintances. We shared a laugh in Belen.
On our way out, Belen asks me for sex at least three times and woes me with a drunken love song. Belen steals Randy´s hat off his head, while he is sitting in a moving motorcar.
This place is poor, underdeveloped and dangerous, no doubt. And the kids are skipping, and grown men are giggling. Like all of the places I´ve visited in Peru, Belen doesn´t let me form an opinion about it.
It is bad, good, and it is.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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viewed: 05/11/2013
Bob Clark directed the modern Christmas classic A Christmas Story in 1983, a film that has gone on to play 24 hours back-to-back on cable television and to have cracked the canon of best loved films of the Yuletide holidays. Clark made a lot of films in his career, including such titles as Porky's (1982) and Baby Geniuses (1999), but little do probably most people know but that Clark made another Christmas classic of another kind nearly a decade before.
Clark's Black Christmas is one of the original "slasher" films, a genre of masked or unkillable menaces murdering young adults in brutal but creative ways. Clark's film is frequently cited as the first of the genre, though the film has many antecedents including Psycho (1960) and Peeping Tom (1960). It was after happening upon watching My Bloody Valentine (1981) that my interest was piqued for the genre and I decided to queue up some of the films of the period in somewhat chronological order.
What's particularly interesting about Black Christmas is that while it's a genre film, it also sort of isn't adherent to genre because so many of what would become standard expressions, sequences, and elements had yet to be codified. In a lot of ways, it's very inventive as far as the concept of a sorority house full of nubile soon to be corpses could be. The killer is never actually unmasked, nor seen even directly (is he even wearing a mask?) At the end of the film he remains undetected and at large, and while this would be a common aspect of the genre, set up to beget sequels, here it is just an eerie comment on the failure of society to discover him.
We see through the killers eyes, hearing his breathing, accompanied by some musical motif (albeit a dissonant one), ideas that would be picked up and reused ad nauseum in the genre. The nudity (doesn't exist) and the gore (somewhat minimal) belie the film's entrenchment in the genre it would ignite. The film, if anything, plays on the edge of the mystery of who is killing the women, harassing them in dirty phone calls, and whether it is someone they know or not. It's a mystery, sort of. A who's doing it.
There are a number of familiar faces here including Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, and John Saxon to name a few. There is an amusing amount of boozing going on. Both Kidder's character and the house mother are pronounced sots. And like many films, it's a bit of a time capsule back to the mid 1970's.
Because the killer is never named, no backstory, except his maniacal rantings about "It's me, Billy" and some probably tragic home life, we never really "know" the why of this happening. In that sense, it's much more grounded in reality. Part of the eventual cult of personality around the slasher killer anti-heroes is the often elaborate and eventually fantastical qualities of their origins, which make for more in depth grist for fans in sequel after sequel, but move these deathless beings further and further from the horrors of actual spree or serial killers who essentially they depict.
The slasher film eventually disinterested me over time, though I came of age during its heyday and had a reasonable relationship with it throughout my younger years. But as "horror" it's come to be less of a "thing" for me, so I haven't wound up watching many in the last decade or so.
This is something that I will change shortly. I've got a number of films queued up. We'll see where it takes me.


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Heard on the NetNews about People and Companies Influencing The Broadband Home
People News Jeff Abbas has been promoted to President and CEO of the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC). He was previously NCTCs senior VP of business affairs. ( www.cabletvcoop.org )
John Canning has become Director of Content Production at Yahoo Adventures. He was previously with Microsoft. ( adventures.yahoo.com )
Marty Falaro has joined encryption and digital rights management company, SecureMedia, as VP, Worldwide Sales. ( www.securemedia.com )
Reid A. Fitzgerald was named Director of Network Sales and H. Lee Linton as Director of Business Solutions for Grande Communications. ( www.grandecom.com )
Barry A. Hoberman was named President and CEO of ultrawideband chip company TZero Technologies. He was previously with Virtual Silicon Technology. ( www.tzti.com )
Robert A. Quigley has joined Charter Communications as executive VP and chief marketing officer (CMO). Quigley was previously with AOL. ( www.charter.com )
Justin Rattner was appointed as CTO at Intel. The company also appointed Eric Kim to be CMO. ( www.intel.com )
David Zonsheine was appointed as VP for R&D at Infogate Online. Zonsheine was previously at Enigma. ( www.infogateonline.com )
Company News
Alcatel, AT&T, and Telefonos de Mexico have agreed to acquire a majority stake in residential gateway and backend management company 2Wire. Alcatel's share was 25% and cost $120 million; together AT&T and Telemex are purchasing 26%. ( www.alcatel.com ) ( www.att.com ) ( www.telmex.com.mx ) ( www.2wire.com )
Airspan Networks has acquired Wi-Fi specialist Radionet Oy of Finland. The purchase price is estimated at up to $1.88 million in cash. ( www.airspan.com ) ( www.radionet.com )
Cisco Systems plans to acquire cable equipment company Scientific-Atlanta in a deal valued at approximately $6.9 billion. The Scientific-Atlanta operation will be managed by senior VP Mike Volpi, in Ciscos routing and service provider technology group. ( www.cisco.com ) ( www.scientificatlanta.com )
Korea Telecom, Korea's largest fixed-line telco, paid 28 billion Won ($27.2 million) for 51% of the production and talent management company, Sidus FNH. This is part of KT's drive to become a multi-media corporation through infrastructure upgrades and content acquisitions. ( www.kt.co.kr/kthome/eng/index.jsp ) ( www.sidus.net )
Beceem Communications has raised $22 million in Series C funding to speed its WiMAX-compliant chipset development. ( www.beceem.com )
Brightcove, an open Internet TV service, announced it has raised $16.2 million in B round funding. Brightcove simultaneously announced a content distribution partnership with AOL, and the appointment of Barry Diller to the Brightcove Board. ( www.brightcove.com )
BroadLight, a supplier of communication chips and optical transceivers, closed a $10 million series D financing round led by Motorola Ventures. ( www.broadlight.com )
CopperGate, a home and media networking chip provider, closed a $14.5 million third round of funding. ( www.copper-gate.com )
Inetcam, a provider of software for real-time streaming of video to cellphones, obtained $12.5 million in funding. ( www.inetcam.com )
Intel has launched a $50M venture capital fund to invest in technology companies in the Middle East and Turkey. The development focus will include broadband infrastructure, mobile wireless using WiMAX, local content and digital health solutions. Separately, Intel Capital has made a strategic investment in digital HD radio technology developer iBiquity Digital. ( www.intel.com ) ( www.ibquity.com )
Navio Systems, a digital rights management company, closed a $25.4 million Series B round of funding. ( www.navio.com )
Strix Systems, a wireless mesh network switching provider, has secured $12 million in its round of preferred stock financing. ( www.strixsystems.com )
VividLogic a provider of home-entertainment infrastructure software, completed a Series A funding round of $3 million. ( www.vividlogic.com )
World Wide Packets, a provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions, completed a round of funding for $25.5 million. ( www.worldwidepackets.com )
YouTube, a video-sharing Web site, raised $3.5 million Series A financing. ( www.youtube.com )
Other News
AOL and Warner Brothers Domestic Cable Distribution announced a collaboration forming In2TV, a new broadband network to launch this January. It will enable consumers to stream more than 300 classic TV series from Warner Bros., free and on-demand, on the Web. Its programs will be advertising supported. AOL will deliver content over peer-to-peer grid distribution networks, developed in partnership with Kontiki and using a new "AOL Hi-Q" high-quality video format designed for full-screen viewing on PC monitors or TVs. ( www.aol.com ) ( www.warnerbros.com ) ( www.kontiki.com )
Cablevision Systems ratcheted up the broadband speed wars by expanding its Optimum Online Internet service to offer customers symmetrical speeds of up to 50 Mbps. They increased the speeds for current subscribers from 10 Mbps downstream/1 Mbps upstream to 15 Mbps down/2 Mbps up at no additional cost. The company also rolled out 30-mbps and 50-mbps options across its territory. ( www.cablevision.com )
Cisco Systems announced a new series of access points that can be used for citywide Wi-Fi deployments. The new access points can be deployed on rooftops, light posts and power poles and each is equipped with two radios. ( www.cisco.com )
Gemstar-TV Guide International and Handmark launched "TV Guide Mobile". TV Guide Mobile offers subscribers access to TV Guide daily local TV listings. The service is designed for Palm handhelds, Treo smartphones and Windows Mobile pocket PCs and smartphones.( www.gemstartvguide.com ) ( www.handmark.com )
Inmarsat switched on its satellite-based broadband service called The Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN). The service is targeted at users in locations with unreliable or non-existent telecommunications infrastructure and will offer simultaneous voice and data at rates up to 492 Kbps. It currently covers Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, with plans for further extension. The initial terminals weigh about 1kg and are half the size of a laptop, so don't plan to put them in your pocket. The cost of transferring one megabyte of data from anywhere in the world is put at between $4 to $7, while a voice call is expected to cost under $1 a minute. ( www.inmarsat.com )
Korea Telecom launched WiBro mobile broadband wireless at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan. ( www.kt.co.kr/kthome/eng/index.jsp )
Ruckus Wireless announced their Interoperability and Open Testing program (RIOT) for testing operation of IP-enabled media appliances, such as set-top boxes, PVRs, mobile video players and conditional access systems over their Wi-Fi technology. Participants include Advanced Digital Broadcast, Amino, i3 micro technology, Entone Technologies, Telsey Telecommunications and Sling Media. ( www.ruckuswireless.com )
Skype released a new version of its software that includes video calling. ( www.skype.com )
Sony launched an Internet calling service called Instant Video Everywhere (IVE) that emphasizes video conferencing. The basic version which is free, lets users make computer-to-computer calls. The premium version, which allows users to connect with traditional and mobile phones, costs $9.95 a month. ( sony.glowpoint.com )
MoCA: The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) announced completion of its first Plugfest where eight member companies tested products to verify that they interoperate and perform consistently with the specifications. The first MoCA certification wave is expected this month. ( www.mocalliance.org )
Mobile WiMAX: A mobile WiMax standard has been approved by the IEEE and will be designated 802.16e-2005. Mobile WiMax trials and certification testing are expected to start in the first quarter of 2006, organized by the WiMax Forum. Products will likely follow in late 2006 and services by early 2007. ( www.ieee802.org ) ( www.wimaxforum.org )
Telstra has said it will seek legislative reforms before proceeding with its planned $5 billion next-generation network. Telstra wants to exempt new services from mandated 3rd party access. ( www.telstra.com/au )
Digital TV transition: In a report commissioned by UK regulator Ofcom, technology consultants Scientific Generics reported that the switchover costs to digital TV could affect up to 40% of households, with the total bill for non-voluntary conversion estimated at £572m (847m). The report estimates that between 60% and 75% of homes will have converted all their AV equipment to digital prior to switchover, which begins in 2008.
BT price reductions to ISPs: The price BT charges ISPs to connect new broadband customers to BT's unbundled local loops will be cut after 15 December by 40%. Regulator Ofcom has continued to pressure BT, and a string of price reductions has been implemented.
US Statistics
HDTV: Kagan Research issued a report on "The State of High Definition Television 2006" which projects that in the US "The number of HD sets sold in 2005 will number 10.1 mil. At the end of 2005, more than 23 million HD sets will have been sold since first becoming available in 1998" and that at the end of 2005 "17.2% of TVHHs will have at least one set." ( www.kagan.com )
Cable Telephony: IP Media Monitor reported that the top U.S. cable operators passed the four million voice customer mark in Q3 05, with quarterly telephony customer gains going strong and around 9% of all cable homes passed that can buy telephony service, do so. ( www.ipmediamonitor.com )
Broadband Growth: Broadband Daily reported that US broadband households exceeded 39 million in 3Q05. They also indicated that the four Bell operating companies added roughly 1.3 million DSL customers in the third quarter, their strongest collective quarter ever.


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If the past year in pop music were made into a film, the title easily could be The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Then again, any year in pop music might be described that way. Billion-dollar industries tend to produce a little art, a lot of generic product and some ugly residue.
In 1986, the public was treated to more benefit concerts and albums such as Rock for Amnesty, Rock Against Racism, Crackdown and assorted ``Say No to Drugs`` songs.
But the business also was subjected to another payola -- pay for play -- probe and accused of having connections with organized crime. Some indictments were handed down toward the end of the year. More seemed forthcoming in 1987.
Bruce Springsteen released a 40-song, five-album collection of live performances at the end of the year. We also got aspiring and inspiring albums from Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, the Smiths, Paul Simon and from newcomers Simply Red, David & David, Bruce Hornsby and the Range and Timbuk 3.
But we also suffered through the hype of the all-image, little-substance band Sigue Sigue Sputnik, which sold advertising between the songs on its debut album. We also got an unnecessary clunker from Bob Dylan.
Jingle-jangle guitar Byrds- and Mersey Beat-influenced bands continued to flower. But radio preferred acts with that big beat-filled, slick, shiny, stainless-steel sound and played it to death. Radio also favored the re- formation and return of acts that were chart staples in the `70s. Boston, Kansas, Bad Company, Alice Cooper and half of the original Jefferson Airplane and others released new albums. Some of it was good; some of it wasn`t. Much of it was predictable.
On the plus side, small, but dedicated independent ``guerrilla`` stations not wedded to ratings or advertising dollars broadcast whatever the DJs felt like spinning.


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Those are amazing!
Pro tip for fixing seam lines: It rubs the puddy on its seam or else it gets the hose again.
Thanks! I have a few new ones coming down the pipe, kits and parts, but in the meantime I'm developing a massive kit for 1/400 Gundam Collection folks: a Big Tray! Problem is that it's so big that it's prohibitively expensive through Shapeways. So, instead, I'm running a pre-order on that Facebook group. If enough people are in, I'll just get a 3D printer and do it myself LOL
Ohhh I tried the Acetone Vapour bath bit on a Printed bust for a RC WW2 Pilot Bust (90mm across the shoulders). Worked awesomely. Anyone 3D printing ABS should give it a try.....
Nice work Scorn.
Thanks! I'm also doing a 0079 version, and it's making me realize I need to do some rework on the 08th version.... I've been hoping to mainly print in PLA, just due to the ease of printing, but we'll see how the first printed one comes out. If the layer lines are too bad at 0.08mm, then I'll have to make it work on ABS.
I use a Makerbot II at work for prototyping work stuff and the occasional "alignment print". I really must get my own. I work with Creo Parametric for Mechanical design.