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Sviatoslav Richter; Leading Russian Pianist
MOSCOW -- Sviatoslav Richter, who rose to fame in the Soviet Union in the 1940s to become one of the 20th century's leading pianists, died of a heart attack Friday in a Moscow hospital, the Russian Culture Ministry said. He was 82.
Renowned for improvisatory genius, Richter could sell out any concert hall in the world, even at age 80.
Although the music world had many pianists who were technically brilliant, Richter was one of the few who excelled both technically and artistically.
His was a wide repertoire that included practically all styles, from Bach to Debussy, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
When Richter played a series of concerts at the Los Angeles County Music Center and the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1965, Times music editor Albert Goldberg said audiences were treated to "true Richter magic."
"Pianistically the quality was unvarying," the critic wrote. "He is one of the masters of the instrument."
Two years ago, on Richter's 80th birthday, Russian President Boris Yeltsin called his musical interpretations "a source of inspiration and love of beauty."
Through the years, the world's top music critics described his work as "impulsive," "dangerously intense," "graceful," "enchanting" and "honest."
"He can give the impression of living at the spur of the moment," wrote one critic in 1995.
Despite his prodigious talent, Richter shunned the usual concert tour, and preferred to present performances without a program.
Aloof and eccentric at times, he insisted on playing in almost complete darkness at a London concert in 1993, showcasing his abilities by the light of a single piano lamp. This, Richter said, helped the audience concentrate on what was important: the music.
"We are living in an age of voyeurs," Richter said, "and nothing is more fatal for music."
Richter was born March 20, 1915, Zhitomir, Ukraine. He learned music from his father, a pianist and organist, and began conducting at the Odessa Opera House while still a teenager. He gave his first solo piano performance in 1934, also in Odessa.
From 1937 to 1947, Richter studied at the Moscow Conservatory under well-known pianist Heinrich Neuhaus.
He became the Soviet Union's leading pianist in the 1940s and toured the world in the 1950s. He rarely toured in his final years but was hardly forgotten.
When his recordings were released in 1993, Times critic Herbert Glass remarked that Richter's "sight-reading can at times penetrate to the music's core more readily than many another pianist's years of study."
In 1961, Richter was named a People's Artist of the USSR, the highest Soviet honor for a performing artist.
"Richter was admired for his exceptional power of expression and inimitable individuality, exquisite performance skills and a breathtaking wealth of nuances," said Igor Veksler of ITAR-Tass news agency.
Russian television newscasts on Friday aired tributes to Richter and showed clips of his performances, as did TV programs in the pianist's adopted country of France. With Richter's death, "the piano loses one of its greatest virtuosos," said French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. "This evening, art is in mourning."
Burial will be Monday in Moscow.
Reprinted with permission of the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California.


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Alpine Apothecary
A Swiss line of organic concoctions worth yodeling about
SHOULD YOU FIND YOURSELF in Gstaad, don't even think about leaving before you track down these three things: a glimpse of Valentino (the designer owns a house there), a gulp of Swiss wine (the whites can be wonderful) and something from the mountaintop apothecary Jardin des Monts. Friends and horticulturalists Charlotte Landolt and Letitia Jacot grow and mix herbs for their organic skin-care, syrup and tea company in a chalet about 12 miles from town. Though open to visitors, the house can only be reached by hiking up a very steep path. Thankfully, the duo's intoxicating blends can be obtained without mountaineering, at the Gstaad Palace hotel. Make your way past the fur-clad guests enjoying après-ski (or "après-rien," as it may be) cocktails, and find the spa boutique stocked with Jardin des Monts products such as teas with wild mountain thyme and nettle, sweet elderberry syrup as well as all-natural creams, scrubs and soaps. We are partial to the edelweiss lip balm, a protective salve made from the antioxidant-heavy alpine flower. It's perfect for dabbing on the nose, lips and cheeks before swishing down a piste. Jardin des Monts; Le Mont-Dessous, Ch. du Mont 7, Rossinière; 41-7-9934-5076, jardindesmonts.ch
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Directory Listing
adding job page settings. very similar to the other two/three
updating DB.php with a $db->query() function which takes a straight up SQL query. updated a bunch of DB functions for jobs and scripts fixed the job insertion. added description to jobs fields in functions
corresponding template changing the jobs page to use the methodology of the clients and users page with definable settings.
changing the jobs page to use the methodology of the clients and users page with definable settings.
moving the scire_ui variable into the config.php
fixing up some small things. permission bug query returns false now on success. less debugging.
very basic job addition. skeleton code.
updating the code for adding a job. finally works in MySQL.
adding in the guts of this page. there was a reworking in the way permissions were done.
small diagnostic updates. nothing special.
adding initial POST code. totally not done yet.
add check to filter out ACLs that are UI-related also add some pending clients code to deal with those.
filter out ACLs that are UI-related.
comment out POST for pretty displays.
changing the way permissions are gathered. this will need to be changed again soon enough
a LOT of fixes and updates to a lot of pages. also adding the add_job page. not fully functional yet.
adding email address. adding a small function to return a list of priorities
adding a bunch of functions i wrote a long time ago and forgot about.
need the email address in the user settings
updates related to pending table stuff
adding status filtering and pending clients actions
adding pending clients list link added some more client fields.
adding client status field filtering. defaults to Active removed old query
various updates regarding permissions added categories to the code, so that permissions can be grouped. A special group will consist of Scire UI permissions.
massive updates to the permissions code on users and clients. they now share a common permissions.tpl template. viewing of user/client permissions works, remove button doesn't. link to add works.
initial commit of assign_permission pages these pages create permissions as well as create ACLs this code is functional albeit ugly and unexplained.
adding mockups for the script library.
putting the fields into functions.php and using the settings page to define the fields, order, and sorting of clients/users/jobs
add script library mockup link
don't print cert digest in client
adding initial settings page. still a major work in progress but want to get the code committed.
add db functions and grab and store user settings on login
converting clients page to use settings rather than hardcoded fields in the template. still requires a hardcoded list as of now.
took CSS out of the header.tpl and put in own file. this will make the page source easier to read/scroll and allow for themes. adding settings page templates. in progress. very ugly. partially converted clients template to use settings.
adding a scire_add_setting function
less stupid settings :P
adding extra debugging line
adding settings stuff. needs to be made into a hash
various updates around the board. mainly focusing on client and user pages. some DB updates and asthetic changes. preparing for user sessions
put the afterlogin redirect in the right place :P
add 'afterlogin' parameter for login.php and include when redirecting to login.php
adding initial users and clients pages. these do not yet use dynamic fields most of users is functional, clients is not it is still in progress.
adding adodb path link, tho not used yet changing db functions for new tables. added function for leftbar entries to save code.
add debuggin query kill regex that destroys the query. devs should write better queries.
make session last longer
adding some mockup HTML files made by blackace. need templates for those files.
updated some scire database interface files fixed some queries fixed the exporter pages (as useless as they are now).
initial commit of jobs.php page.
inital commit of jobs page stuff
add DB_functions.php require_once
move DBInterface.php to .lib/DB_functions.php
add multiple table and raw select query support
convert to using DB.php methods
update to moria.sql. add a svnignore to the templates directory for templates_c
convert admin page. this will obviously need to change with the new redesign.
update to login code. should work now.
starting to move stuff over to blackace's implementation inital move of index and login
missing a {/section}
touchups to the php files for actual use
missing require_once for Session.php
Reverted files I forgot to svn revert before the last commit
Add .smarty with header, footer, and a message template, more templates to follow
Add .lib with DB and Session classes, common include with config, smarty setup and misc helper functions
adding the rest of the converted admin pages. conversion should be complete.
Lots more general updates. Getting things converted over and simplified.
add get_scire_user() function
updating code
initial scire files and directory added. more will come soon
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Something that I have noticed is that the posting comments we have related to the books stops at "Do you think I added enough stamps?". And I know there are at least a few people who are pretty far past this posting point.
Maybe you could even reach out to the site members to help come up with suggestions for new phrases.


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What does k-lor mean?
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potassium chloride, potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte(noun)
salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency
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Today everyone's
favorite (or least favorite, perhaps) cyberbandits, LulzSec, leaked
62,000 peoples' email addresses and passwords.
The listing, which can be found here in
text file form, has lots of different users and passwords. A few notes --
the passwords appear to be all 15 or less characters and don't include capital
letters (the last entry seems a fluke).
This could simply be a coincidence that speaks to peoples' password tendencies
these days, or it could be a sign that LulzSec used brute force attacks to
crack these passwords.
Using an SSD-driven rainbow tables approach, a 14-character
hashed password can be cracked in about 5 seconds; cracking 62,000 passwords
would take approximately three and a half days, at most (probably less if you
exclude capitals). Of course that's for Windows passwords, which use MD4
hashing. More secure sites likely use MD5 and SHA1, in addition to
salting, and a high iteration account -- of course there's plenty of sites that
are probably using MD4 with no salting or -- as the Sony hacks showed --
storing passwords as cleartext in web accessible databases.
Many users whose email addresses were hacked subsequently had their Twitter or
Facebook accounts illegitimately accessed and defaced [source].
It appears that the internet equivalent of a mob is behind these attacks
-- thousands of individuals have downloaded the file containing the passwords
and begun to try to access peoples' accounts.
The Next Web has been promoting a tool to find if you've been
hacked, stating, "We've promised we won't say who built it, but can
absolutely 100% assure it wasn't LulzSec and there's no email harvesting going
That said, the widget -- originally hosted here --
is the work of an unknown developer, so entrusting it with your emails might
not be wise.
As always you can maintain safety online by:


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I managed to get a pair of mid wash skinny Levi's for a tenner on eBay. Arrived today, perfect.
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I managed to get a pair of mid wash skinny Levi's for a tenner on eBay. Arrived today, perfect.
How do you find the fit? I love the cardigan, but found it a bit long for an XS...
Fit is not too bad on me. The M&S Heritage cardigan I got in small is pretty long however, which is a shame, because it's great other than that.
It's been a good month for me so far, birthday certainly helped a great deal.
Suit jacket, a great fit and will save me in the spring showers!
Seemed rude not to buy it at that price.
Paul Smith tee-shirt
Lacoste polo, Should be perfect for s/s. And finally, managed to gab a check shirt for £2 and a vintage Levis denim jacket for £17 from eBay.
Nice item,Pins. A real stament. As it happens, I was looking at the Marshall Artist hunting shirts, but small is still too large for me.
Anyway, two purchases for me this weekend:
A brown tweed narrow tie from Ted Baker (I can't find an image anywhere)
and these beauties:
Loving those Monks! Where from?
I picked up a couple of bits
The monks are by Tiger of Sweden. I love the colour and the antiqued effect brass buckles on them.
Got a pair of Clarks desert boots in an outlet store for £35 today!


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Fantasia Barrino made her return to the twitterverse as @TasiasWord last week after thinking "long & hard" about her return. It has been several months since the "Free Yourself " singer tweeted, during which she gave birth to a baby boy amidst much public criticism about her relationship with her son's father Antwaun Cooke (who is married).
Fantasia updated fans on the birth of her son, the new music she's been working on, and took the time to address a perceived slight she made to R.Kelly at a CIAA performance in March. At the concert, "the Kels" gave a quick an impromptu performance followed by Fantasia who remarked that she was going to give the crowd "their money's worth." Fans perceived the comment as a slight to Kels who had just left the stage. Apparently after learning that R. Kelly was not a scheduled performer on the show, Fantasia realized she might have stuck her often bare foot in her mouth and apologized. Check out her comments below.
Fantasia Is In The Studio With Kandi Burruss
Wendy Goes In On Fantasia AGAIN!
Antwuan Cook May Be Over Fantasia, Spotted Getting Cozy With His Wife
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Hit Fix got an exclusive with Melissa Rosenberg regarding the writing of the Twilight Saga movies and how involved the directors were/are in the process:
"Q: What's your working relationship with each of the directors for each movie?
It's been different every time. In 'Twilight' Catherine was on-board before I came on. So, I had her input right from the start and because we were working on a very, very tight schedule. Over the course of about a month I wrote the outline and then they said 'Can you do a draft in five weeks?' And I said 'Sure.' (Laughing.) And then they said 'When do you want to get it made because of the writers strike?' We were fighting the October 31st date, and well, what should I do? And that was a 24/7 slam fest and Catherine was very, very important in that process because I was able to get her immediate feedback. So, I'd finish a draft or scene or act or whatever and shoot it to her and get her immediate feedback right there so I could really tailor it very clearly for her and what she wanted to make it — what she wanted the movie to be. It was a very, very collaborative process. You know as you can imagine 'New Moon' we didn't have a director on-board when I started writing that and so that was kind of me alone. Of course the Summit folks, you know the producers of Summit, they're all the people who I then become collaborative with and get their notes and their feedback, but it was pretty much me until Chris came on and that was November, I think. So then Chris got involved and I start tailoring it to what he's looking for and by then the project's kind of done and then he goes off and he starts shooting it and Chris is a writer himself so he was really able, and by the way I don't know if you've met him yet?
Q: Not yet.
He's really a lovely guy and you'll see. So I did like one or two drafts with him and then was really able to trust him to take it from there to make any changes that might need to be made for production or for whatever reason because I trust [him because he's a] wonderful writer. But basically the script is a script and he's got that and I jumped from there and here you go and ran on to do 'Eclipse.' So that's been a pretty wild ride."


text: Iodic Acid Procedure 1.) We will mix the powder into solution using the acid hood in the dicing saw room (0.2M/L solution). 2.) The powder will be stored in the acid vault. 3.) The acid will be brought into the lab either through the chemical passthrough or the cleanroom "back door" using a bottle carrier 4.) The mixed acid will be stored in the chemical passthrough in a dark brown bottle (with a yellow label of course) 5.) All etch waste will be collected and tagged and placed in the proper chemical passthrough area 6.) Waste acid which has not etched material will be aspirated Approved? Thanks! -Mike From: Mary Tang [mailto:mtang at stanford.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:53 AM To: Mike Wiemer Cc: specmat at snf.stanford.edu; Senyo Dogbe Subject: Re: Iodic Acid Hi Mike, Senyo -- Thanks for the reminder... Just a couple of things. 1. Powders (including crystals -- as well as free nanoparticles and nanotubes) aren't allowed in the cleanroom. It's just too difficult to handle powders (dispensing, weighing, mixing) when there's laminar flow and exhaust blasting in different directions. You can, however, mix solutions from powders outside the cleanroom, in the wafersaw room, and bring them in, either through the chemicals passthrough (get a staff member to help you with access) or using a single bottle carrier through the service area in the back. Alternatively, if you can find a source of pre-mixed solution, you won't have to mix it up yourself. 2. Can you store the solution for an appreciable time or does it have to be mixed up just before use? If you store the bottle of solution, it should be kept in the chemicals passthrough. Make sure to get a yellow label. I take it that a brown bottle should be sufficient for excluding light -- if you decide to also wrap it in foil or other covering, make sure to label the outside of the foil with all the critical info as well. 3. Crystals should be stored outside the lab. We have a corrosives room where this can be stored. However, you'll need staff help to access the vault, so this will limit availability to working hours. 4. How will you be disposing of the waste? If you are etching III-V's, then etchant waste should be collected locally and appropriately tagged. The unused acid itself, I believe, can disposed of by aspirating at the bench. 5. Could you write up a procedure for this (like what you have below, but with the where's and how's)? Thanks, Mary Mike Wiemer wrote: Hi Specmat, We would like to use Iodic Acid in SNF. This chemical is commonly used as an echant for III-V materials like InP. MSDS attached. Iodic Acid comes in dry crystal form One mixes the crystals with water to form the acid (0.2 M/Liter) in a glass, non-transparent bottle (Iodic acid should be kept from light) We will mix the crystals & water to create the solution at the GaAs bench At the GaAs bench, we will combine: HIO3 (0.2M/L) : HCl : H2O - 1:1:x where x goes from 1 to 100. All work will be done at room temp We will store the mixed solution in the personal chemical pass-through area, along with the dry crystals What do you think? Thanks! -Mike -- Mary X. Tang, Ph.D. Stanford Nanofabrication Facility CIS Room 136, Mail Code 4070 Stanford, CA 94305 (650)723-9980 mtang at stanford.edu<mailto:mtang at stanford.edu> http://snf.stanford.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://snf.stanford.edu/pipermail/specmat/attachments/20090317/f9d7668e/attachment.html>


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DailyTech reported in late October that Circuit City was on the brink of closing 150 stores and slashing more jobs. Circuit City's stock price has dropped over 90% since the start of the year and this past Thursday, the company was warned that it could be booted from the New York Stock Exchange.
It appears that that closing time is finally arriving for what's left of Circuit City's nationwide chain. The Consumerist reported today that Circuit City plans to close 155 of its 711 stores nationwide.
According to sources close to the company, employees of the affected stores were told this morning about the closings. The store closings will be effective 12/31/2008 and according to at least one report, Firedog and car installation employees will likely be fired within 48 hours.
As for what will happen to the closing stores, The Consumerist provided this commentary from an insider:
A team of liquidators will be coming in and taking control of the store. They will set prices as they see fit, and price match guarantee, employee discounts, CC circulars, and the new one price guarantee are all out the window. The price you see is the price you will pay, although it ought to be at a bit of a discount. Firedog services as well as car audio installation are gone immediately. Returns and warranties have to be taken to a CC that's not closing. No new stock will be delivered, we just gotta crank away and sell off everything, and when it's sold, we hit the road.
For more information about the layoffs including a letter sent to affected Circuit City store, you can head over to The Consumerist.
Updated 11/3/2008
Circuit City today officially announced its plans to close 155 stores which are located in 55 markets across the United States. The 155 stores being closed accounted for $1.4 billion USD in sales for fiscal 2008 according to a statement released by the company.
You can view the full corporate press release here along with a full list of all 155 closing stores here [PDF].


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my twilight moment happened on my first day of high school. I sit down in the lunch room away from everyone esle (didnt know anyone yet) anda guy walks up as i was reading breaking dawn and asks 'can i sit here' I looked at him and i could have sworn it was my own edward cullen. when i didnt say anything he looked confused, probably thinking i was deaf so he pointed to the seat across from me. 'can i sit there?'
omg i almost died of embarrassment. my face got hot when i nodded. I sear he was tall with hair that was auburn and pale. he looked at me again and asked me what was wrong and i blushed so deeply i couldnt help but look down. 'are you a freshman?' i look at him and he was SMIling a crooked smile. I ran away being my shy self.


text: Thanks to tall those that participated in the previous contest here; http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=151779&page=2 And thanks for the votes. New contest! In honor of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season the new theme is "Black" Anything having to do with the color "Black". * No TV/Movies or General Media(Music, books, video games etc). * TrekBBS avatar rules apply; Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 140 by 140 pixels or 140.0 KB (whichever is smaller). * TrekBBS image rules apply; Plus, you should only include an inline images from web space that you own, or with the permission from the webmaster on which the image is located to avoid what results in costly bandwidth theft to the originating site owner. You can create an account with PhotoBucket Or ImageShack to host your images. 4 Days to enter and 3 to vote. Until the 30th to enter.


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January 2014
Life, limbs, and licensing: occupational regulation, wages, and workplace safety of electricians, 1992–2007
Licensing of electricians, as well as of the broader construction occupational group to which electricians belong, grew significantly at the state level from 1992 to 2007.
Analysts of government policies in the labor market have long held that licensing laws which restrict the supply of labor cause an increase in wages, but there has been little analysis of the influence of regulation on the conditions of work. This article examines the influence of occupational licensing on the wages and workplace safety of electricians, one of the most regulated occupations directly involved in the construction industry.
Occupational licensing is among the fastest growing institutions in the U.S. economy. In the 1950s, about 4.5 percent of the workforce was licensed by state governments. By 2008 approximately 29 percent of the U.S. workforce was licensed by any level of government, and more than 800 occupations were licensed by at least one state in the 1990s.1 The latter statistic compared with about 12.4 percent of the workforce who said they were union members in the Current Population Survey (CPS) for the same year.2
Occupational regulation in the United States generally takes three forms. The least restrictive form is registration, in which individuals file their names, addresses, and qualifications with a government agency before practicing their occupation. The registration process may include posting a bond or filing a fee. In contrast, certification allows any person to perform the relevant tasks, but the government—or sometimes a private, nonprofit agency—administers an examination or another method to determine qualifications and certifies those who have achieved the level of skill and knowledge required for certification. The toughest form of regulation is licensure, often referred to as "the right to practice." Under licensure laws, working in an occupation for compensation without first meeting government standards is illegal. As examples of certification versus licensure, travel agents and car mechanics are generally certified but not licensed.
The focus of this article is the role of occupational licensing and other forms of government regulation for electricians, a heavily regulated occupation in the construction industry. Unlike previous work that examines the role of occupational licensing on wages, prices, and access to, and quality of, regulated services for consumers,3 the research presented here extends the analysis of regulation to the subject of the likelihood of occupational licensing reducing work-related deaths and serious job-related injuries.
The analysis presented finds that local licensing of electricians is associated with approximately a 12-percent wage premium beyond that afforded by state regulations and that certain aspects of occupational requirements of state licensing, such as age and education, as well as exam requirements, raise the wages of electricians by about 6 percent to 8 percent. These results are robust for several alternative specifications. Further, the findings suggest a modest tradeoff between wages and work-related injuries. However, no systematic influence of occupational licensing on the injury rates, severity of injuries, or death rates of electricians was found. The rest of the article documents the development of these results.
1 See Pamela L. Brinegar and Kara L. Schmitt, "State occupational and professional licensure," in The book of the states, 1992–1993 (Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, 1992), pp. 567–580; Morris M. Kleiner and Alan B. Krueger, "Analyzing the extent and influence of occupational licensing on the labor market," Journal of Labor Economics, April 2013, pp. S173–S202, also available as paper read at the Princeton Data Improvement Initiative, Princeton, NJ, 2008, http://www.irs.princeton.edu/events/princeton-data-improvement-initiative.
2 Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Macpherson, Union membership and coverage database from the CPS, 2011, http://www.unionstats.com.
3 See Lawrence Shepard, "Licensing restrictions and the cost of dental care,"Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 21, no. 1, 1978. pp. 187–201; Ronald S. Bond, John E. Kwoka, Jr., John J. Phelan, and Ira Taylor Whitten, Staff report on effects of restrictions on advertising and commercial practice in the professions: the case of optometry (Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Economics, September 1980); Carolyn Cox and Susan Foster, The costs and benefits of occupational regulation (Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Economics, October 1990); and Morris M. Kleiner and Richard M. Todd, "Mortgage broker regulations that matter: analyzing earnings, employment, and outcomes for consumers," in David Autor (ed.), Studies of labor market intermediation (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009).


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FIAF Crossing the Line 2010 :: Farm City Fair
Sept. 12, 2010 (11am-5pm)
@ The Invisible Dog Art Center
Sunday, September 12 2010 ; from 11am-5pm
FIAF Fall Festival, Farm City Fair
Venue The
Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen St,
Btwn Smith & Court St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Fair is a wild new take on the traditional County Fair, a day-long celebration of art and food grown in Brooklyn!
Festivities engage all the senses: hear live music performed by local Bang on a Can marching band Asphalt Orchestra; taste delicacies prepared by local chefs inspired by ingredients from Brooklyn farms; view specially commissioned work exploring the culture of agriculture by local artists; get a feel for materials needed to produce your own food in workshops by Brooklyn Food Coalition; participate in a Blue Ribbon Competition hosted by GreenThumb; and browse a marketplace with some of Brooklyn's small-batch artisanal food purveyors curated by Greenpoint Food Market. Cap it off with The Food Experiments' live cooking competition -- Brooklyn Roots -- featuring savory samples and refreshing drinks from Brooklyn Brewery, Six Points Brewery, Red Hook Wines, Brooklyn Oenology, Kings County Distillery, and others.
Participants include:
Asphalt Orchestra, Brooklyn-based 12-piece next-generation avant-garde marching band, will open the event in Bergen Street, and the neighborhood between 11am and noon.
Andrew Casner, compost painter, demonstrates his acclaimed, agrarian work-the community process of developing a viable compost with an acid-etched canvas underneath created as a natural by-product.
Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy, a Brooklyn-based artist, presents Ca pousse ! (It's growing!), human form sculptures made from material such as wheatgrass that change as they grow.
Miwa Koizumi, Brooklyn-based ice cream maker of "NY Flavors," will create a geographically inspired new ice cream flavor based on Bergen Street and the festival.
Tattfoo Tan, the vibrant urban farming visionary artist, launches his new bike-based S.O.S mobile Classroom, as the next installment in his two-year long public art project entitled S.O.S Sustainable Organic Stewardship.
Wylie Dufresne, renowned chef of wd-50, creates a new downloadable recipe based on re-imagining local ingredients, to be sampled at the Fair.
Christina Kelly, Brooklyn-based artist meditates on loss and possibility growing blue corn in monumental street planters in a public art project called, Maize Field, located where Lenape Indians planted in the 1600s.
Free Store :: NY Flavors Ice Cream
Feb. 19th and March 20th
February 19 to March 22
Curatorial Project: All is One, One is All
Curator Felicity Hogan brings together three artists whose artwork and performances embody the humanistic and egalitarian concepts of the Free Store. [ ... ] At the grand opening on February 19th, Miwa Koizumi's NY Flavors Ice Cream Stand installation will be serving neighborhood-flavored ice cream influenced by the "tastes and smells from New York City's different tribes.â€Press Release
Peekskill Project08 :: PET Project and NY Flavors Ice Cream
Sept. 13 - Nov. 23rd 2008
Opening weekend : September 13 - 14, 2008 from 12-6pm
"Contemporary art can challenge, inspire and inform. It shouldn't be confined to just museums and galleries, By bringing art to where the people live their daily lives, we hope to connect with as wide an audience as possible" -- Livia Straus, President and co-founder of the Hudson Valley Center of Contemporary Art.
The Peekskill Project, a citywide site-specific exhibition of cutting-edge contemporary art, was launched in 2004 with the goal of bringing contemporary art out of the museum and into the community. The public arts festival presents a wide variety of painting, sculpture, photography, installations, video and performance art by national and international artists selected by a juried committee of renowned curators. Work by over 100 artists are selected from an elite curatorial committee which are sited in storefronts, parks, and in vacant lofts and lots around our city
The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art will launch the fourth annual Peekskill Project 08, beginning the weekend of September 13 - 14, 2008 from 12-6pm with selected works and performances on display until November 23.
Read the Press Release
Working Space 08 :: Curated by Tatiana Arocha
Aug 2 - Sept 20, 2008
@ Cuchifritos Gallery and Project Space
WORKING SPACE 08: Artists employing a wide variety of media, from AAI's Rotating Studio Program, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008.
"All creative people are empowered by an inheritance from the past, a gift that can only be repaid by dedicating a portion of our present labors toward the future" Created Commons, Lewis Hyde.
To reaffirm our commitment to this vibrant and historically significant multicultural neighborhood, AAI sponsors the Lower East Side Rotating Studio artist residency Program with artists chosen by a panel of outside artists, curators, and arts professionals. The artists selected are presented here in Working Space 08.
Reception: Saturday, September 6, 2008 4-6pm
part of Howl! Festival 2008
Cuchifritos Gallery & Project Space Located at The Essex Street Market, south end entrance between Delancey and Rivington.
Exhibition on view August 2 - September 20, 2008. Open Monday through Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Kite Flight :: on the roof of Port Authotity
Sunday Sept 21st, 2008 12:00-3:00 pm
Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things :: 3-logy Triennial 2008
August 22, 2008 to January 6, 2009
With the world going 'green' and curiosity converging on the impact of human consumption and squander, Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is initiating a conversation through art about the environmental impact of today's society. The exhibition entitled, Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things, will explore the new world of object reassignment, presenting creative repurposed or 'upcycled' objects that both stretch the imagination and suggest how to reduce the impact on the environment. From repurposed puzzle pieces on wallpaper to oversized photographs showing the massive disposal of cell phones, this exhibition makes the audience pause in a moment of awe and personal reflection. This inaugural exhibition is a part of Price Tower Arts Center's new Triennial exhibition series, appropriately dubbed 3-logy (pronounced trilogy), which will examine international contemporary artwork produced or manufactured in the last three years.
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Cool :: Summer Invitational
Jul 10 - Aug 15, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, July 10, 6-8 pm
A New York Flavors Ice Cream performance tonight only at the opening of a show called "Cool" at the George Adams Gallery in Chelsea. I will be serving a new New York Flavored Ice Cream "34th St Herald Square" (kimuchi !). -- miwa
The opening Thursday July 10th from 6-8pm.
525 West 26th Street First Floor New York, New York 10001
Five Elements :: Group Sculpture Exhibition
Jul 9 - Aug 18, 2008
Opening reception: July 11th 6 - 9PM
The second show is called "Five Elements" at Ch'i Contemporary Fine Art in Williamsburg. It is a group sculpture show and I am showing two glass domes with PETs inside. The opening is on Friday July 11 at 6:00pm, but I can't be there because I am leaving for a week in the snowy mountains !! -- Miwa
293 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY 11211
Kite Flight :: Plastic Play
Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hi all Miwa and I have been invited to participate in the annual kite making day at Socrates. We'll be showing everyone how to make the shopping bag kites. The goal is to get as many shopping bags into the sky as possible to come on down!
From the Press Release:
Long Island City, NY (March 10, 2008) : Socrates Sculpture Park and The Noguchi Museum are proud to present the sixth annual kite making workshop and flying event. This free hands-on workshop will take place at Socrates Sculpture Park and welcomes children of all ages to participate. This year, children and their families will find an excellent new use for plastic bags by transforming this durable, and light weight material into beautiful recycled kites! Kite designs are provided by artists Miwa Koizumi and Marco Scoffier who will draw inspiration from the Park's fantastic view of the Manhattan skyline. Participants will have the opportunity to build and decorate their kites, then fly them in the Park. (more)
Our page about the Kite Project
Waste Not, Want Not :: Recycled Materials
May 4th to August 3rd 2008
Miwa is presenting a new installation of her PET Project in a group show at Socrates Sculpture Park
The opening day is Sunday May 4th
A group exhibition interpreting and responding to the motivations, goals, realities, politics, and practices of recycling
May 4 - August 3, 2008 Opening Reception: Sunday, May 4 / 2-6 PM at Socrates Sculpture Park
Jonathan Allen The Canary Project (Annie Murdock, Ed Morris, Jussara Lee) Tony Feher Lars Fisk Miwa Koizumi Rainy Lehrman Carole Frances Lung Julian Montague Macrae Semans Austin Shull Courtney Smith Shinique Smith Jade Townsend & Michael Petersen Paul Villinski Letha Wilson Randy Wray
UMAMI Festival :: Gastronomic Interactive Installations
Monday, April 14 @ 7PM and Tuesday, April 15th @ 8PM
Miwa will be creating a few new flavors for her NY Flavors Ice Cream Stand during this festival of all things food and performance. There are rumors of a possible Lower East Side (lox and bagels) ice cream creation.
Echoing the experience of a New York
street scene, we present a variety of smells, sounds, and
sights, co-existing and competing for attention. Familiar
objects, from ice cream to cookbooks, are presented in new
and unexpected ways. As street vendors offer exotic twists
on common products, screenings of artists' food films and a
display of artists' cookbooks complete the carnival
Tickets include admission to Experimental Cuisine Collective panel on Mon April 14th @ 4PM or to Food/Art Roundtable on Tue April 15th @ 6PM
Artists Alliance :: Artist's Residency
December 2007 through June 2008
Miwa has been granted a residency at the Artists Alliance / Alianza de Artistas, in the Lower East Side. If you are in the neighborhood please stop by for a studio visit.
Fragiles :: by Die Gestalten
December 6 - 9, 2007
One of Miwa's PET Project aquariums is included in a group show called Fragiles, put together by Die Gestalten which was on display at Design Miami.
UPDATE: the Fragiles show is traveling all over the world. It was up for several weeks in Belgium at the Gallery 113 from February to March 2008. It will soon be installed in Dubai at the new Dubai International Financial Centre in November 2008
There will be a book release party for the book Fragiles at the Salone del Mobile in Milan on April 18th at Spazzio Rosanna Orlandi from 6 - 9 PM
NYNYNY :: so nice we named it thrice
December 14, 2007 through January 2008
SuperSpa :: transformation through edible treatments
Sept. 28, 2007 - Jan. 13, 2008
"SuperSpa" was presented as part of Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York at the Japan Society this Fall.
"SuperSpa" is Miwa's spa/food performance. which pokes fun at the American culture of "zen" spa treatments, herbal/organic transformations and professional wrestling.


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Mystery Worshipper: Aileen.
The church: Central Baptist, Dundee, Scotland.
Denomination: Baptist.
The building: A red sandstone outside, with a modern door leading into the entrance hall. It is totally disabled friendly, with a ramp from the entrance and lifts to the ground floor and balcony. Inside, the pink-painted ceiling is held up by wide arched wooden beams. A cross hangs above the congregation. At the front are organ pipes, but not for music. They hold a large screen for Powerpoint! Smaller screens are all over so that everyone can view them. There was also a video of the service coming up on the screen at times. A student said it was the most technologically advanced church she had ever seen. There is a platform at the front with a baptistry.
The church: All ages, with all types included, from elderly men in jackets and ties, to students and young people in trendy garb. Apart from the Scots, there were many other nationalities there, presumably connected with the university.
The neighbourhood: Dundee is the home of "Jute, Jam and Journalism", and is the birthplace of the Dandy and the Beano. Just round the corner from the church is a statue of Desperate Dan.
The cast: Rev. James R. Clarke.
What was the name of the service?
Service of Worship and Believers' Baptism.
How full was the building?
It was full, upstairs and downstairs.
Did anyone welcome you personally?
People were standing at the door welcoming us with a smile and a word or two, giving us the service leaflet, and directing us to where we could all sit together (there were five of us).
Was your pew comfortable?
Yes it was a light wood pew in the balcony with pinkish-beige cushions and a ledge for books. Downstairs they had wooden chairs with similar cushions.
How would you describe the pre-service atmosphere?
It was busy, hectic, with people greeting and waving to each other. The excitement and energy had the place buzzing. It was also very hot and steamy because of the sunny day and the warm water in the baptistery.
What were the exact opening words of the service?
"Good evening, friends, and welcome to this service of baptism. Please relax and take off your jackets to make yourselves comfortable."
What books did the congregation use during the service?
A printed order of service which included the words of songs chosen by those being baptised. Other hymns were projected by Powerpoint.
What musical instruments were played?
Organ, flute, drums, keyboard, guitars, singers.
Did anything distract you?
As the five people were baptized, we could see it happening in reality, and it was also videoed and projected onto the screens. So my eyes were flipping from one to the other. Which should I concentrate on?
Was the worship stiff-upper-lip, happy clappy, or what?
The music group played well. Everyone sang the hymns and songs enthusiastically; there was some clapping of hands when there were tunes with a definite rhythm. This was like Scots clapping to country dance music, with everyone, old and young, joining in. A few hands were raised in the balcony, swaying around.
Exactly how long was the sermon?
20 minutes.
On a scale of 1-10, how good was the preacher?
In a nutshell, what was the sermon about?
"Commitment", which is unfashionable, with the example of the G8 countries refusing it. Commitment to a relationship with God means people carry on Jesus' work to transform the world, heal and help others. It brings guaranteed privileges, God with us 24/7, and a perfect future with our names written in the Book in heaven. Jesus says, "I love you, I love you, I love you," and we will experience this love overwhelming us if we commit ourselves to God.
Which part of the service was like being in heaven?
Listening to the five baptismal candidates each giving their testimonies (three teenagers and two grownups), and then watching them being immersed with the words, "At your request and on your confession of faith in Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, I baptize you..." Then they were hugged, if they wished, after they rose up again. The only woman was wrapped in a huge towel. Afterwards they, and four other women, were given the right hand of fellowship and welcomed into membership.
And which part was like being in... er... the other place?
Someone near me was coughing and choking persistently during the service. He wasn't the only one swigging from a bottle of water.
What happened when you hung around after the service looking lost?
We were told in a friendly way by several people where to go (the entrance hall area) for refreshments. One warned us that it would be "a bit of a crush tonight". Once we got down there, it was so busy that only a few people greeted us.
How would you describe the after-service coffee?
Tea and instant coffee, squash and biscuits. Brown plastic holders for the white plastic cups. We had to worm our way through the crush to get it.
How would you feel about making this church your regular (where 10 = ecstatic, 0 = terminal)?
8 I liked the mixture of people and the way folks did try to look after us. The "CBC News" magazine informed me about so many groups and activities the congregation is involved in. It sounds like a real, live community.
Did the service make you feel glad to be a Christian?
Yes, definitely. Everything was so full of life and joy, whilst accepting the difficulties that surround us.
What one thing will you remember about all this in seven days' time?
The buzz and excitement of the congregation.


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Town Square
Eshoo accepting paycheck during gov't shutdown
Original post made by Stephen Peeps, College Terrace, on Oct 5, 2013
Comments (10)
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Oct 5, 2013 at 3:47 pm
That's WAY LESS than our City Manager gets. And he spends our money like it grows on trees, adding managers all over the place.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 5, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Eshoo is taking a check. So are most of the republicans who actually shut down the government. You know, the agencies that inspect our food, for example. Another example? How about the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
What could possibly go wrong?
Anyway, here's a republican speaking about his taking his paycheck, after voting to not pay his own staff.
From Omaha News: Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., was blunt when asked if he would continue collecting his paychecks during the shutdown.
"Dang straight," he said.
Terry suggested it's an irrelevant question because the situation would be resolved before long.
What about the other members who were donating or forgoing their pay?
"Whatever gets them good press," Terry said. "That's all that it's going to be. God bless them. But you know what? I've got a nice house and a kid in college, and I'll tell you we cannot handle it. Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it? That's just not going to fly."
What a jerk.
Might as well have some fun at the gOP Crazies' expense:
"The government shutdown is going to slash the budget for food inspection. That's bad news for health advocates, but great news for the new Japanese restaurant: Leap of Faith Sushi."
---Conan O'Brien
"People are saying now that before the government shutdown congressmen went out and got drunk, celebrating that they had shut down the government. This is the kind of thing that could damage their 10 percent approval rating."
---David Letterman
"I want the names of the idiots who elected these people."
---Jimmy Kimmel
"At least here in America, crucial agencies like the U.S. Border Patrol are still on the job. That's a good thing. The last thing we need is an influx of Canadians, with their politeness and a government that's open every day."
---Craig Ferguson
"How to end the government shutdown: I think if you hold down Texas and Maine at the same time, it automatically reboots."
---Stephen Colbert
"If it turns out that President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent, hard-line, unreasonable totalitarian mullahs in the world, but not with Republicans, maybe he's not the problem."
---Jon Stewart
"Texas Senator Ted Cruz gave a 21-hour speech on the floor of the Senate during which he read Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham, did an impression of Darth Vader, and admitted his love for White Castle. I'm not sure what Cruz's speech was arguing for, but I'm guessing legalizing weed."
---Seth Meyers
a resident of University South
on Oct 6, 2013 at 12:21 pm
"Eshoo is taking a check. So are most of the republicans who actually shut down the government."
And so are most of their Democratic counterparts who also shut down the government. In a dual-party oligarchy, it takes two to tango.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 7, 2013 at 10:28 am
I wonder if a majority of Republican and Democratic legislators would vote for a measure to suspend their own pay until the budget and debt limit issues are resolved. It would be an interesting experiment to see if they could agree on something. Would Boehner bring it up for a vote?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 7, 2013 at 10:31 am
What kazu said.
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Oct 7, 2013 at 10:34 am
"it takes two to tango"
"who also shut down the government" Share the koolaid, please!
So by that reasoning: it takes two, one to make ridiculous demands and hold the country hostage, it takes the other to acquiesce to those ridiculous demands, even though they won the last election in a landslide?
America spoke with a 5 million vote landslide, against the republican leader the party elected in primaries, who specifically campaigned against Obama/RomneyCare? So now Obama should turn around and defund ObamaCare because some terrorists are holding hostages?
What is this? Another Reagan 'Arms for Hostages', Iran Contra thing? Why does the fringe right (and Reagan) think negotiating with terrorists and hostage takers is an American Value?
It is not. The fringe right was just moaning last week that Obama was spineless when he got Putin to put the clamps down on his satellite state and Assad, all without American blood and treasure. Guess what? Can't have it both ways.
"If it turns out that President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent, hard-line, unreasonable totalitarian mullahs in the world, but not with Republicans, maybe he's not the problem."
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 7, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Please don't waste your attention and passion on which politicians are taking their paycheck during the shutdown. It's like arguing whether Bill Gates should pay for his own coffee when he's in the Microsoft offices. Salaries for congress are a drop in the bucket compared to the overall government budget, and I suspect most in Congress are not too affected by whether they get paid or not for a few weeks or months.
However, I agree that the shutdown really makes no sense. The government asks many employees not to come to work, but has agreed to pay them. Please sign me up for that government job where I get furloughed for a few weeks but get back pay when I return.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 9, 2013 at 10:11 am
Anna Eshoo and every other Senator, Congresswomen and man SHOULD not be receiving their salary until this situation is resolved. Their needs to be a law in place that if this type of situation occurs in the future then none of Congress or the Senate people shall receive their salaries until this type of problem is taken care of.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 9, 2013 at 11:09 am
"Boehner here."
"Mr. Speaker. It's the President."
"Hello, Mr. President. What can I do for ya?"
"I heard you wanted me to pick up the phone and call so we could have a conversation."
"Thank you for calling, Mr. President. But it's too late to have a conversation. That offer expired about 20 seconds ago."
"How about a dialogue, then?"
"No, sir. The deadline for a dialogue passed on Monday."
"A chat?"
"That offer died in August, Mr. President."
"I don't think so, Mr. Speaker. August was supposed to be a heart-to-heart."
"Well, whatever. The time for all that is in the past. The American people want us to put aside our differences and have a real, honest back-'n-forth."
"No can do. The back-'n-forth deadline passed two weeks ago. You know that."
"Meeting of the minds?"
"Encounter? Kaffeeklatsch? Pillow talk?"
"Parley, Mr. Speaker. I looked it up and this week it's a parley."
"Well, then, let's have a parley."
"I don't parley with hostage takers. Call me when you're ready to surrender. Oh, and Mr. Speaker?"
"Yes, Mr. Pesident?"
"Ditch the Camels. Nasty habit."
a resident of Portola Valley
on Oct 9, 2013 at 11:56 am
from Web Link
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was quoted last week by Roll Call saying the budget stalemate "isn't some damn game."
National Review quotes Boehner telling GOP members this morning he wants something that "puts points on the board."
This is all about John Boenher saving his job from the Tea Party idiots.
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but now with stronger players like Andrea like MWP JR really needs to step up otherwise he will be benched more often
MWP can easly shoot 3s he is also good @FT and what is MOST important he can also easly shot jumpers.
So now Knicks got more shooters MELO MWP Andrea
K-mart still can be signed? is so Knicks will b reaaaaally dangerous.
Only what i am dreaming bout is PG with skill level of top elite such as Parker Curry Rondo if Knicks can catch such player Knicks can really complete with Heat.
This is terrific. Metta will help. By the way, the GM who picked Weis over Artest 14 years ago was Ed Tapscott. He was followed a short time later by Layden who continued to make mistakes throughout his GM term. Grunwald has not had much to work with and has done a more than decent job. Note that Metta's contract is for two years, i.e., it ends the same time as Amare's, Melo's and Chandler's. Does anyone know whether what we pay Metta for the coming season is simply deducted from the $7M plus that LA owes him under the amnesty. If that is the case, there would be no reason for Metta to care what we pay him in the first year of his two year contract.
terrible signing money wise, instead of saving the 1.7 mini left over for a guy like kenyon who lives off chump change, we give that 1.7 to mwp whose already getting paied 8 mill a year
What the H#$# are you smoking? Seriously? Good signing by the Knicks, so was Bargs. Bargs will be a new man next season...book it. Meta will cause terror like always....Once my most hated player has become apart of my team lol. He a threat on the court defensively and can hit the occasional three.
I'm excited. Should be an interesting season.
Love It, Welcome home Ron. (His mama named him Ron, so I'm gonna call him Ron)
On Melo after this upcoming season he has an ETO player option which everyone is expecting him to opt out of... Amare, will still be hard to move but could be easier to buy him out if he suffers another poor season... For Chandler, Knicks would probably be able to move his final year to open up cap space... But next off-season expect big changes...
I'm hyped up like crazy right now. A day earlier then I expected it go through. What got me wasn't only the signing but what he said. And I paraphrase: its not about the money just give me the contract to sign. What is it a dollar? Just lemme sign it. Are you kidding me?? That's the type of players NY should get behind. The MWP's and the smiths who put loyalty and their team ahead of money.
I'm hyped
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Wow I can't wait for this season to start, I always wanted Ron to come home and play for the Knicks. He's exactly the type of player that we need, a stretch SF that adds toughness to this team. I live by Queensbridge so hopefully I can meet him one day lol.
hopefully so. mwp attitude never was a problem and he goes 110 percent and never takes plays off.
We should of drafted him back in 99'. Welcome to the New York Knicks Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace. We needed a player like you for a very long time. Artest is underrated because people look at numbers and don't realize Artest impacts the game in a special way. Knicks saved themselves with this signing.


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About Keith Riggle
Keith has been interested in family history and genealogy ever since his grandmother convinced him they were descended from one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (alas, it wasn't true). He's worked on it seriously since about 1998. He's also a technophile and has always tried to make his job or life easier by using technology. So of course he's interested in the intersection of technology and genealogy. He loves to try out new software, mostly for the Mac, but will stoop to firing up Windows on his Mac, as well.


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CARTHAGE, Texas -- If you weren't a Mount Enterprise (Texas) fan, you wanted more out of Tenaha (Texas) athlete Reginald Davis in the Tigers' 55-6 1A Division II state quarterfinal game at Bulldog Stadium in Carthage, Texas.
Not because Davis was unimpressive, far from it, but there just weren't enough touches for Davis to really shine against a team that gave Tenaha the ball on the right side of the 50-yard line over-and-over again. You believed that any time Davis had the ball anything could happen and you wanted to see that more than Friday allowed.
Davis finished the state quarterfinal game with just 72 rushing yards, including a 23-yard loss on a bad exchange with running back Shaquille Mitchell, 17 yards on a kickoff return and completed five passes for 66 yards from the quarterback position after having nearly double the numbers in Tenaha's 47-0 victory against Mount Enterprise in the regular season within District 12-1A. Davis also had two tackles and a defensive interception as a safety in two short Mount Enterprise drives.
"It feels great," Davis said. "I've never been to the semifinals before. It's going to be a great thing to do. We've gotten close the last three years, but we're here now."
Despite some of Davis' smallest numbers of the season, the athletic talent he possesses is clear.
Davis is a smooth runner. Davis sees where holes are going to open up downfield. Davis has breakaway speed that nearly any high school player would be envious of.
As a projected wide receiver on the college level, Davis matches a lot of the athletic qualities of former Red Raider Detron Lewis.
Davis opened the game with a 21-yard run on Tenaha's first offensive play to set the Tigers (13-0) with first-and-goal from the one-yard line and running back Cobe Carraway punched the ball in the very next play for a 7-0 lead with 9:47 left in the first quarter.
However, Davis' most impressive play of the game came on that fumble that cost him about a 100-yard rushing game. After the bad exchange with Mitchell, the ball squirted free and rolled about 20 yards backward and Mount Enterprise had three guys with a head start of Davis for the ball. Davis outran the entire the entire Mount Enterprise defensive front for the 23-yard loss on the fumble recovery. On the very next play Davis threw a 64-yard touchdown pass that was called back on an illegal man downfield and negated those passing yards.
The 23-yard loss and negated touchdown pass proved too much for Tenaha to overcome on that drive so the Tigers punted. Davis intercepted Mount Enterprise on the ensuing drive by tipping a pass to himself, one of four takeaways for Tenaha, and set up the Tigers with a 20-yard scoring drive.
Tenaha led Mount Enterprise 33-0 at halftime. It had matched its 47-0 victory in the regular season in the third quarter after both coaches had agreed to play with a continuous clock and a good while before that Davis was just handing the ball off to prevent him from injury as there wasn't enough depth for the 1A team to bench Davis until the final minutes.
Tenaha is a school of just 124 students in a town that has just over 1,000 people. It's amazing how many athletes there are on the roster and you can understand why Tenaha is a favorite to attend the 1A state basketball tournament for the third time in four years this upcoming spring.
Sophomore running back Chavis Gregory had three rushing touchdowns and a scoop-and-score fumble recovered for a touchdown while sophomore Keontas Davis seemed to be everywhere on the defensive side of the ball.
"I can't get over that," Tenaha Independent School District superintendent and Davis' legal guardian Don Fallin said. "The Division I schools are the ones dropping by, Tech, A&M, Baylor, University of Houston, and you just don't usually find that at a very small school. We've got a lot of kids that are sophomores and freshmen.
"Hopefully Tech will pick up a few more of them. We're going to bring some out to the camp again this year. We're just very pleased with what have the boys have accomplished."
Tenaha advances to play Burton in the 1A Division II semifinal round. Two games away from a State Championship.
Davis and Fallin
Before the Tenaha-Mount Enterprise game, Tenaha Independent School District superintendent Don Fallin stood on the field somewhere between an administrator and a proud parent.
Fallin has been Reginald Davis' legal guardian since Davis' father died when Davis was nine years old and Davis was left an orphan.
"I coached his mom and it was tough on me when she passed away and he was just three. He doesn't remember her," Fallin said. "His dad passed at nine. For a kid that has done what he's done - now he's got surprises coming in DI ball and the work he's going to have to put in because it's come so easy for him at the 1A level. We have steady talks about that and I just want him to be the best he can be."
Fallin, and his wife Debbie, a counselor in the Tenaha district, plan to retire to Lubbock to be closer to their biological son who works in Lubbock and Davis.
"Moving to Lubbock in a year-and-a-half and getting to watch the same kid is huge to Debbie and I," Fallin said. "He means a lot to me."
Fallin said Davis's maximum potential is unknown, but Sonny Cumbie told Fallin it was nowhere near reached.
"I talked to Sonny Cumbie on the sidelines at 'The Pit' in Tenaha when he came out and we were playing Alto," Fallin said. "Everyone in the state that knows 1A ball knows what Alto is and he just demolished them this night 54-7. I said, 'how much better, Sonny, can he actually get?' He said on a scale of one to 10, he's only reached a three right now.
"I can't imagine -- No one from Tech has actually seen him be a receiver. We have. He's just a tremendous athlete. Coach (Neal) Brown has talked about him doing some of the wildcat and you can see with him playing quarterback that he'd be a great addition."
But the biggest thing for the Fallins is watching Davis grow from a boy to a man.
"We just want him to get a degree," Fallin said, "that's the biggest thing. We want him to have a career regardless of what it is. You're not promised anything in football and you could be hurt in a minute. But that degree means everything. We're very pleased that he's getting a Tech degree."


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A Pertinent Guide To Basic Ankle Arthroscopy
Surgery in general seems to gravitate toward smaller and less invasive procedures. Obviously, the less tissue disruption that occurs during surgery, the less risk one has of postoperative complications such as scarring, infections, delayed healing, etc. Although this may not be true with every surgical advance, arthroscopy has revolutionized the treatment of joint disorders and allowed many of these common complications to be almost entirely eliminated. Increasing indications for this technique include the treatment of subtalar, calcaneal cuboid and first metatarsal disorders. However, for the purposes of this column, I'd like to offer a closer look at the basics of ankle arthroscopy. In my opinion, the purpose of ankle arthroscopy can be divided into diagnosis and treatment. As modalities such as MRI and CT continue to improve, there seems to be less of a need for direct arthroscopic visualization when it comes to making a simple diagnosis of ankle disorders.1 However, in the face of persistent pain and non-definitive imaging studies, arthroscopy can provide surgeons with an excellent opportunity to inspect the joint closely and arrive at an accurate diagnosis. The role of arthroscopic treatment is almost limitless. The most common indications I find for this procedure include synovitis, chondral lesions, loose intraarticular fragments, exostosis and chronic or acute instability. Numerous other indications such as severe arthrosis and fractures exist, but these involve more complex arthroscopic maneuvers and are beyond the scope of basic arthroscopy.2 Addressing Patient Placement And Ease Of Access Typically, you would give the patient a general anesthetic to employ a thigh tourniquet. You can complete this procedure with only intravenous sedation and local anesthetic, but I have found this to be more difficult due to having to place the tourniquet on the "high ankle" or calf. It's also easier to assess instability of the ankle, especially following acute injury, when the patient is completely anesthetized. An arthroscopy is more difficult without using a tourniquet for hemostasis, due to hemorrhage constantly obscuring the field of vision. When treating patients who may benefit from not using a tourniquet, such as those who have a history of deep venous thrombosis, judicious use of local anesthetic with epinephrine will significantly lessen this problem. One may use both around the portals as well as intraarticularly. In a basic arthroscopic approach, you would place the patient in a supine position. Some surgeons prefer to place the affected side in a knee holder and drop the end of the operating table. This allows you to be seated during the procedure. I am inclined to have the patient's heel approximately 3 to 4 inches off the table and to stand during the arthroscopy. This allows me to maneuver the ankle in any direction and to stabilize both arms against my own torso. Even with the patient in a supine position, you can easily access the posterolateral portal if the table is angled or if you place a pad below the hip on the operative side. This simply exaggerates internal rotation of the limb. In order to use this adjunctive portal to its full advantage, the patient may need to be further down on the table. Otherwise, the arthroscopic equipment will continue to contact the table and limit your movement. You may need to seek alternative positioning based on the patient's particular pathology and your ability to address it.3 What You Should Know About Portal Placement Portal placement is the most important part of the procedure. Poorly placed incisions will limit access to the joint and increase the risk of neurovascular or tendinous injury. When approaching the anterior aspect of the ankle, it is best to identify topical landmarks. Typical marking should identify the anterior tibial tendon, the extensor hallucis longus tendon and the anterior tibial artery. One should do this prior to joint distention since the areas marked may become distorted. At this point, you would employ either a two- or three-portal approach. I choose to use an anteromedial and anterolateral approach. The anterocentral approach is an acceptable portal as well, but carries the added risk of being very close to the neurovascular bundle. Although you should be cautious with this approach, it is an excellent portal for viewing the ankle. When using the three portal approach, you may place the camera within the central incision. Typically, one does not have to remove it and place it in a different portal. Helpful Pointers For Minimizing Surgical Risks Some surgeons choose to distend the joint with a large syringe and saline or lactated Ringer's solution. Distending the joint in this fashion serves to "inflate" the joint and ease the entrance of the equipment. Although the exact amount will vary in each patient, you will usually need 25 to 30 ml of fluid for distention. This may vary significantly if there is arthrosis or previous capsular damage. Although several types of pressurized inflow systems exist, many surgeons find saline or lactated Ringer's solution and gravity flow are adequate to fully complete the procedure. If I do distend the joint prior to arthroscopy, I will place the skin incisions and bluntly dissect down to the joint capsule with a small pair of hemostats. At this point, I will introduce the syringe and fluid through the capsule. Again, this is a matter of preference. In many cases, I have found that the joint doesn't have to be distended prior to the arthroscopy. Appropriate placement of the equipment and ensuring the inflow of fluid is adequate to distend the joint. Several surgeons make the incisions for the portals vertically. I choose to make them within the skin lines in a horizontal fashion. This seems to lessen the postoperative scarring, but does slightly increase the chances of venous and nerve injury. In positioning the anteromedial portal, you should make it medial to the anterior tibial tendon and lateral to the medial malleolus. The anterolateral portal is situated just lateral to the peroneus tertius tendon and medial to the lateral malleolus. In the medial portal, you should avoid the saphenous nerve and vein. In the lateral portal, avoid the intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve, the perforating peroneal artery and the lesser saphenous vein. After using hemostats to bluntly dissect to the joint capsule, you can use the obturator (a rod with a blunt, cone-shaped tip) or trocar (a rod with a sharp tip) to pierce the capsule. Most surgeons suggest using the obturator to reduce the possibilities of iatrogenic cartilage damage. It is important to bear in mind that the obturator, although blunt, can still cause significant cartilage disruption. Proceed to remove the obturator or trocar from the canula. If you have distended the joint prior to entry, you may notice back flow of the saline or lactated Ringer's solution. This tells you that you are within the joint capsule. Key Equipment Considerations For Obtaining The Best View The most common arthroscopes are 2.7 mm and 4.0 mm in diameter. Although the 2.7-mm size is more maneuverable within the ankle joint, one must exercise a considerable amount of caution in order to avoid damaging the scope. It is easy to concentrate solely on the viewing screen and not realize the camera is torqued. I use the 4-mm arthroscope for most ankle procedures unless there is significant joint damage and little joint space is available. There are several lenses that are angled to varying degrees. The angles create obliquity within the field of vision. Once a surgeon is experienced with arthroscopy, altering the obliquity to gain vision of different areas within the joint is extremely helpful. The most common angle to use on the 4-mm arthroscope is 30 degrees. Whether you place the camera within the medial or lateral portal will typically be dictated by the pathology you are treating. In general, placing the camera within the anteromedial portal will allow you to see the medial gutter, the anterior joint line and some portions of the lateral gutter. Placing the camera laterally will only emphasize the opposite structures. Other Essential Pearls To Keep In Mind It is important to remember that not all ankle joints will be easy to enter. In certain instances, debridement of hypertrophic synovium or adhesed capsule may be necessary to adequately maneuver within the joint. A common surgical error is not fully entering the ankle joint and assuming that hypertrophic tissue is obscuring the view. This leads to debridement of healthy capsule and allows fluid within the joint to spread into the subcutaneous tissues. Once you are inside the joint, you should first orient yourself and then routinely check for synovitis, instability and cartilage derangement. One may also evaluate numerous other intraarticular problems based on the patient's particular pathology. Using distraction devices, both invasive and noninvasive, can enhance access to different areas of the ankle joints. However, be aware that these devices can increase complications associated with this procedure as well.4 When employing the two-portal technique, you may need to exchange the camera between portals to evaluate the joint completely. Hand instruments include varying forceps, probes and knives. Surgeons often use power instruments in arthroscopic ankle procedures with the most common instrument being a shaver. A shaver can significantly reduce the amount of time needed to thoroughly debride an inflamed joint. Closure of the incisions is based on preference. Often, one may not suture one portal, leaving it open or steri-stripped in order to allow drainage of excess fluid. In Conclusion Post-op care following ankle arthroscopy is based on the type of pathology you are treating. In simple diagnostic procedures with debridement, I usually allow full weightbearing and encourage active range of motion. In more extensive procedures, including chondroplasty or cartilage transfer, non-weightbearing is vitally important to the surgical success. Although arthroscopy may have lower complication rates than comparable open procedures, there are potential problems that you should keep in mind. Neurovascular, tendinous and cartilaginous damage have all been reported as well as infections, painful scarring and broken equipment.5,6,7 My own complication rate seems to increase when I use invasive distraction devices. Ankle arthroscopy is a versatile surgical tool for both diagnosis and treatment of articular disorders. When it is used effectively, it can provide many patients with a quicker recovery and less perioperative morbidity than many traditional surgical approaches. Dr. Burks is a Fellow of the American College of Foot And Ankle Surgeons, and is board-certified in foot and ankle surgery. Dr. Burks practices in Little Rock, Ark. Editor's Note: For previous "Surgical Pearls" columns, check out the archives at www.podiatrytoday.com.
References 1. Mintz DN, Tashjian GS, Connell DA, Deland JT, O'Malley M, Potter HO: Osteochondral lesions of the talus: a new magnetic resonance grading system with arthroscopic correlation. Arthroscopy 19(4): 353-359, 2003. 2. Seeber PW, Staschiak VJ: Diagnosis and treatment of ankle pain with the use of arthroscopy. Clin Pod Med Surg 19(4): 509-517, 2002. 3. Wharbach GP, Stewart JD, Lambert EW, Anderson C: Arthroscopy in the lateral decubitus position. Foot Ankle Int 24(8): 597-599, 2003. 4. Waseem M, Barrie JL: A new distraction method in difficult ankle arthroscopy. J Foot Ankle Surg 41(6): 412-413, 2002. 5. Guhl JF: New concepts (distraction) in ankle arthroscopy. Arthroscopy 4:160-167, 1988. 6. Lundeen RO: Review of diagnostic arthroscopy of the foot and ankle. J Foot Surg 26(1):33-36, 1987. 7. Small NC: Complications in arthroscopic surgery performed by experienced arthroscopists. Arthroscopy 4:215-221, 1988. Additional References 8. Lundeen RO: Arthroscopic evaluation of traumatic injuries to the ankle and foot. Part I: Acute injuries. J Foot Surg 28(6): 499-511, 1989. 9. Lundeen RO: Arthroscopic evaluation of traumatic injuries to the ankle and foot. Part II: Chronic posttraumatic pain. J Foot Surg 29(1): 59-71, 1990. 10. Young GG, Janis LR: Ankle arthroscopy: a retrospective study. J Foot Surg 29(3): 233-243, 1990. 11. Tagaki K: The arthroscope. J JPN Orthop Assoc 14:349-411, 1939. 12. Burman MS: Arthroscopy or direct visualization of joints – and experimental cadaver study. J Bone Joint Surg 13:669-695, 1931.


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Well, salutations to you all first and foremost.
I was directed to this site by a friend and decided to take him up on the instruction. Recently got back into anime with the start of Infinite Stratos, and it'd be jolly-good to just lurk in a place with similar minded folk.
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'sup. Name's Andrew. How ya durrrn?
Now, since most of you probably don't like reading lengthy, boring introductions, I'll make it as brief as possible. I'm a pretty big fan of music. I'm also a big fan of Toradora! and SNS. I try to entertain people, and I'm generally a really laid back guy.
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Yo! This is the first time ive ever registered for a site like this... but ive been into Anime for years and recently was getting little into some manga. I was hoping to meet some people to talk about stuff ive watched maybe get some advice on what is good to watch and just to possibly find some new friends . Pleased to meet you all!(i hope haha)
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My name is Anthony but I go by the name Deadly. I recently decided to join this forum because I am looking for a certain Anime or something close to it and I will be making a post in the appropriate category later. I only like dubbed animes EXCEPT for Bleach, I have been following Bleach since it aired on YTV.
My favourite Animes and Why I like them:
Bleach -- #1 favourite Anime! It has hidden powers, main character is always growing, and he just rips it up!
Blood+ -- I just finished watching this anime and I LOVED IT! the movie is total garbage tho... I love the Vampire + Romance theme, anything with Vampires having "Bleach like" powers I love. but this anime doesn't have that lol just thought I would add it.
Shakugan No Shana -- I love how the more the main girl falls for the main guy she gains more power and when the guy falls for her more she achieves the power alot faster.
Kaze No Stigma -- What isn't to like... The main girl loves the main guy but represses that thought into hate. The main guy just destroys everyone with power.
Code Geass -- what to say about Code Geass... IT IS THE ALL TIME BEST ANIME OUT THERE! Seriously, there will never be an anime remotely close to this! EVER! they "Prequil" is totally stupid by the way... They could have made another season out of the ending of R2 when C2 in the back of the hay-wagon, they could have made it so C2 was talking to Lalouche(the mysterious man driving the wagon).
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Hello forum! I joined here pretty much because I love C L A N N A D, is that a good enough reason to join? >:3 xD anyway I'm known as Shadyone, (in online games I play Assassin classes under that name so I'm also known as Deadly Assassin Shadyone :P) I expect to be here for a while I think so.. yeah.
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Hello. I'm username is leon4281, but my real name is Leonard E Norwood Jr. Right now I'll tell you this much, that I barely bought any manga or anime for the past couple of years, but through various websites, I get to watch or read them and still keep up to date with them and I have bought some more manga recently, but still not enough to complete the whole volumes so far
I'm here since I'm trying to go a bit out of my way to prove that I'm at least somewhat a fan of anime/manga despite the lack of manga in my room. I'm 21 years old, and I'm cool a bit laidback and has goals of making video games. I still have problems trying to apply myself to it at times, but I know time doesn't wait all the time for opportunitys I can take advantage of.
Anyway, I'm also here to say hello to Nerroth, Altima of the Gates, Gayu, and plenty other people I met on Beast's Lair who have visited here lately. Hopefully they can see this and respond with a hello. Recently this march last week, Beast's Lair has gone down by Proboards. I'm already aware of this predicament and at least wanted to seek out many people that I've seen already, because for one thing even though I might not be able to meet with them in real life for some time longer, at least I want to keep talking to these guys online about plenty of stuff. Beast's Lair might return in another website.
I have been mostly silent when it comes to talking due to several people being jerks about my voice and how it sounds, I keep telling them to get off my back and I wouldn't be crackling and making jokes about their voices. People these days, it's due to some of those people the reason why I'm so introverted lately. I'm trying hard to at least get involved in a group and just talk away.
Right now, I need some work on my profile since it's plain empty but I will have several things up there that will at least fresh my profile.
Anyway, that's all for intro. I hope to get along with you guys and keep up.
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My handle name is Seint_nZero, you can call me Eeno if you like to.
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In the U.S., a person dies by suicide every 13.7 minutes, claiming more than 38,000 lives each year, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students and the third for youth ages 15-24, with adolescent depression — undiagnosed, untreated or both — as the leading cause.
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Quote:for a good example in history, look to Cortez in the Spanish conquest of Mexico against the 1 million strong Aztec empire. After onshore a while, his men were growing uneasy and were talking of mutany to return home to their families in Spain via escape to Cuba. Cortez order the ships to be scuttled so his men had no choice but to push on with him as their only way home.
Quote:The Russians during WWII, particularly in defense of their homeland against German invasion, had strict policies and enforcement of deserters on a battlefield. Deployed in the rear of fighting units would be machine gunners who's only mission it was to enforce this policy, and only as a last resort, they would engage the actual enemy.
Quote: I think the lesson here is we become more commited to the fight when our options are limited. limiting one's options on purpose to aquire this state of mind is sometimes strategically wise for the greater cause.
Quote:9. TURN THE TABLES: THE COUNTERATTACK STRATEGYMoving first - initiating attack - will often put you at a disadvantage: You are exposing your strategy and limiting your options. Instead, discover the power holding back and letting the other side move first, giving you the flexability to counterattack from any angle. If your opponents are aggressive, bait them into a rash attack that will leave them in a weak position.
Quote:Yeah, I guess so, but part of my problem with it is that it focuses on the counter-attack as a strategy, rather than focusing on keeping the initiative. It assumes that your enemy isn't going to expect you to counter-attack (which is always the assumption) and also that you have the means to deliver your force concentration to the correct point at the correct time.
Quote:Instead, discover the power holding back and letting the other side move first, giving you the flexability to counterattack from any angle.
Quote: If your opponents are aggressive, bait them into a rash attack that will leave them in a weak position.
Quote:Is the battle of Canae an example of a counter-attack?
Quote:It's just, to me it seems more like an example of why an attacker should never develop unsupported salients and should, instead, always seek to turn an enemy's flank or side so that they don't have to fight on two fronts...
Quote: After all, Canae is an example of flank attack more than anything - I agree that the Romans attacked, but surely to claim that Hannibal's strategy was a 'counter-attack' rather than a novel method for taking pockets (ie. encirclement strategy) is a stretching the idea of counter-attack a little?
Quote: Or would you consider a flank attack to be a counter-attack? I guess it depends on definition to a degree...
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