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Workshop to teach craft to devotees
You could say that puppets are enjoying a theatrical revival.
Puppetry is an artform cherished by many cultures. But in America, puppets were long associated with children's television and programming.
Then along came director Julie Taymor, who brought the African savanna to life for the 1997 stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King. Through the simple machinery of puppets, herds of antelope raced toward an enthralled audience. Giraffes and zebras ambled across the stage. Cheetahs stalked, and birds strutted.
During 2011, actor Stephen Plunkett (a Denton native) sat astride the horse puppet at the center of the five-time Tony Award-winning play War Horse. The same horse puppet was the star of a TED (of the famed Technology, Entertainment and Design conferences) talk by its creators.
And last season, Music Theatre of Denton sold out performances of Avenue Q, a musical that includes puppets in its cast in a story about very adult things in the players' lives.
Professional puppeteers will travel to Denton at the end of the month to lead a four-day workshop at the University of North Texas that will teach beginners how to build and animate hand puppets and rod puppets.
Hand puppets are among the simplest of their kind. A puppeteer uses one hand to articulate the puppet's mouth. Rod puppets require one hand to articulate the puppet's head or mouth, and another to animate limbs — arms, legs, tail or even a neck.
The workshop, "Beyond the Sock," will be led by puppet performers Noel MacNeal (Bear in Disney's Bear in the Big Blue House and several Sesame Street characters) and Peter Linz (Walter in 2011's The Muppets and an upcoming sequel).
They'll share the reins with designer Pasha Romanowski, founder and owner of Project Puppet, which provides basic patterns as starting points for beginning puppet builders, and Puppetsmith.com, which offers tutorials on advanced techniques for building puppets. Romanowski's puppet creations have featured on television and website programs in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S.
James Martin, a lecturer in the UNT Department of Radio, Television and Film, said the workshop is a chance for students to deal with production outside of news and sports. Martin is coordinating the workshop with UNT dance and theater faculty members Mario Tooch and Adam Chamberlain.
"I want the students to understand what goes on behind the scenes of the production, from the equipment, design and construction to the acting, and how all of that has to be focused on how the puppet is perceived, since the audience doesn't actually see the performer," Martin said.
The training the workshop participants will receive, he said, "is usually only available to those who have been cast in a major production."
The opportunity is also extended to non-students, though the cost — $1,200 — might keep some from registering.
Participants in the four-day workshop will learn to design, build and operate a puppet. They'll also get a chance to perform with their puppet before studio cameras.
— Lucinda Breeding
What: a four-day workshop that teaches students how to make and perform with puppets
When: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 29-June 1
Where: on the UNT campus
Details: Tuition is $350 for UNT students; $650 for alumni of the UNT departments of Dance and Theatre Arts or Radio, Television and Film; $1,200 for the general public. Only 32 spaces are available. To register, visit www.puppetclass.com . For more information, e-mail James Martin at firstname.lastname@example.com .


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Global Overview 2011: People internally displaced by conflict and violence - Ethiopia
|Norwegian Refugee Council/Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (NRC/IDMC)
|Publication Date
|19 April 2012
|Cite as
|Norwegian Refugee Council/Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (NRC/IDMC), Global Overview 2011: People internally displaced by conflict and violence - Ethiopia, 19 April 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4f97fb62c.html [accessed 21 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
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|Number of IDPs
|Percentage of total population
|Start of current displacement situation
|Peak number of IDPs (Year)
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|Causes of displacement
|Armed conflict, generalised violence
|Human development index
Several waves of conflict have caused large-scale internal displacement in Ethiopia. From 1977 to 1978, the country was at war with Somalia in which the United States and the former Soviet Union were involved. The Ethiopia-Eritrea War, fought between 1998 and 2000 over a disputed border area, claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people and displaced over 350,000 on the Ethiopian side alone.
Ethiopia has also experienced decades of violence between ethnic groups over resources, and fighting between government forces and insurgent movements seeking autonomy. In 2011 as in previous years, displacement was caused by localised violence in regions including Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz, and by ongoing protracted armed struggles for self-determination in Oromiya and Somali regions. In Somali region in the south-east of the country, fighting between the Ogaden National Liberation Front and government forces had been ongoing for over three decades.
In all these contexts, information on the scale of the displacement and the ongoing situation of IDPs has remained difficult to obtain due to restrictions on access. As of December 2011, humanitarian organisations estimated that about 300,000 people remained internally displaced by all these events. Nearly all of these IDPs had reportedly sought shelter with relatives or safety in the bush, rather than gathering in organised camps.
In displacement-affected regions including Somali, southern Oromiya and Gambella, the food security, health, nutrition and access to water of communities were all of major concern. The government and its international partners provided humanitarian assistance to communities in these areas, not primarily because they had been displaced but because they were affected by natural disasters.
The government has sought to resolve conflicts and violence through regional authorities, but their impact has remained limited. Ethiopia was one of the first countries to sign the Kampala Convention, but had not ratified it by the end of 2011.

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hi all, and I ask pardon for this question (I've read the FAQ about pointers) but still can't get rid of this doubt.
I would like to compare these 2 different types of instantiation:
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Supposing that queue is going to receive data in form of Item objects, which one is the most correct form I should choose?
An array of Items as in the first case or an array of pointers to Item?
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After more than a year of discussion about what to do with the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, Denver officials on Nov. 14 are expecting the results of a long-awaited report that was ordered by Mayor Michael Hancock 10 months ago.
Denver Urban Renewal Authority's report will contain no recommendations about what to do with the century-old Denver tradition but will instead look at its business model and compare it to similar facilities around North America.
DURA was tasked with providing a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of proposals for the future of the National Western as well as address redevelopment activity along Brighton Boulevard, whether the stock show remains in the neighborhood or relocates.
Stock show officials have said the facility's buildings are aged and substandard and cost too much to maintain. The 100-acre facility in north Denver is too small and the stock show is losing its competitive edge to draw big-time events, the officials say. In 2011, the stock show sought to relocate from its historic site in Denver to Aurora next to a proposed Gaylord hotel and convention center.
Hancock put together a working group in July 2011 and in December 2011 later handed the job to DURA to come up with a plan.
On Monday, a City Council committee that had been formed to examine the stock show met with president and chief executive officer Paul Andrews, who introduced Ron Williams as chairman of the board.
The stock show was among a number of groups who applied for a chunk of the $57 million left over from the Better Denver Bond that voters approved in 2007.
The stock show wanted $14.3 million to fix up its Events Center, Hall of Education and Stadium Arena, improvements it says require "immediate attention for the safety of our guests." The upgrades to sprinklers, elevators and smoke alarms would allow the facility to "remain operational in the short-term" as decisions are made about its relocation. The stock show spends $400,000 a year on maintenance and would use that as a matching element.
"We were disappointed," said Andrews. "We certainly understand it. We are working hand in hand with the mayor and we feel good about it."
Paul Ryan, Denver's director of regional affairs, said the city didn't want to do a quick fix to a facility that could have been torn down or remodeled later.
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text: Re: sf/f TV development news - 2012 I think you could set up an interesting and reasonably priced show following some lower-level SHIELD operatives as they poke around in the Marvel movie universe policing up Hydra or Chitauri weapons and keeping other dangerous artifacts and technology out of the wrong hands. Maybe set up the backstories of some lesser known heroes and villains. Marvel Studios wanting to get involved in television is really pretty cool.


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Washington eyes improvement at plate with RISP
By Master Tesfatsion / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- If Rangers manager Ron Washington had one wish for his club to improve in an area during the second half of the season, he'd want the Rangers to bat 1.000 with runners in scoring position.
"It might be long, but we'll come out on top with the runs," Washington joked.
While the feat will be impossible to accomplish, the Rangers have been inconsistent in those situations all season. They have the third-lowest average in the American League at .203 (47-of-232) with runners in scoring position. They enter Thursday's finale against Seattle going 2-for-17 so far this series.
"It's been our Achilles' heel," Washington said. "That just goes to show you how much heart they have to be where were are and not really score a ton of runs."
The Rangers have scored four runs or less in six six straight games. They rank in the bottom five in the Majors in on-base percentage, batting average, slugging percentage and runs scored since June. The club has dealt with a number of injuries, yet it remains in a back-and-forth affair with the A's for first place in the AL West. The Rangers hold the seventh best record in the Majors entering Thursday's contest.
"It's an individual thing; you never know what's going through a person's mind when they're standing in that box," Washington said. "They got the physical tools, so it comes down to their thought process, and that becomes mental. It's also a situation where they want to do it too bad."
Slumping Andrus drives in run out of eight-hole
ARLINGTON -- Rangers manager Ron Washington dropped Elvis Andrus to eighth in the lineup Thursday to give the shortstop a little break. Andrus went 1-for-2 with a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of a 5-4 win. He now has an RBI in five of the six games on the Rangers' homestand.
Andrus went 0-for-5 in Wednesday's loss to Seattle, but hadn't hit anywhere other than first or second in the lineup since April 17, 2010, when he hit ninth.
"He's been struggling for quite a while," Washington said before the game. "I just want to take a little pressure off him."
Andrus said he's pulling too much because he hasn't seen the ball well. He's hitting .199 (31-of-156) with just two extra-base hits in the last 40 games, dropping his batting average from .282 to .243.
"I'm not the guy that goes deep in the stands," Andrus said. "I just need to put a good swing on it. When you see me hit that many ground balls, especially to third base, shortstop, something is wrong."
Andrus said he knows the adjustment he must make in his swing and he's worked in the cages with hitting coach Dave Magadan to fix the issue.
"[Pitchers are] going to throw a lot of breaking pitches ahead in the count and try to keep the ball," Andrus said. "I know how they're going to pitch me. I really think it's just a small adjustment I have to make to let the ball travel more."
Washington put David Murphy second in the lineup because he's hit in the spot previously this season. Murphy went 0-for-4.
Rare blip on the radar for dominant Cotts
ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Neal Cotts proved he can be hit Thursday on the heels of Tanner Scheppers and Robbie Ross doing the same.
Cotts didn't record an out against four batters in the seventh inning against the Mariners. He gave up two runs on three hits, throwing 24 pitches as he allowed a two-run shot to Raul Ibanez.
"He faced some good hitters, and Ibanez didn't miss," Rangers manager Ron Washington said.
Cotts threw 11 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts his previous nine times out and didn't allow an earned run in his last 14 outings (15 1/3 innings pitched). His 1.14 ERA is the best in the Rangers' bullpen.
He received the club's Player of the Month honors for June, along with closer Joe Nathan. He became the seventh reliever in club history to win as many as four games in a single month. Cotts went 4-1 with a 0.59 ERA in 15 games in June.
"Some days it might fall where it just doesn't work," Cotts said. "You just try to make good pitches. Hitters are good, they'll get you some days. I feel like my chances are as good as anybody if you're aggressive and command the ball."
Worth noting
• Washington said Mitch Moreland is "getting close" at the plate. He feels Moreland will get his timing back soon. Moreland is 6-for-41 with three RBIs in 11 games since he returned from the disabled list.
• The Rangers signed 14th-round Draft pick Jarred Smith and 21st-round selection Lucas Lanphere on Thursday. The club has now signed 27 of its 41 selections in the First-Year Player Draft.
• The Rangers have won nine of their past 13 games on Independence Day entering Thursday. They're 23-20 all-time on the Fourth of July. This marks the 15th time in the last 18 seasons the Rangers have played at home on the holiday since 1996.
Master Tesfatsion is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Hervé Léger Resort – The resort 2014 collection from Hervé Léger by Max Azria finds inspiration in water sports and sea imagery with an outing of form-fitting separates and wavy patterns. The iconic bandage dress transforms into swimsuits, jackets and pants as well as sporty vests. However, there is more than just skin-tight silhouettes; the shape loosens up a bit with a few fringe numbers that show a lot of skin with sexy cut-outs. Leather harnesses and athletic style bracelets add a touch of edge to the sporty outing.


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By Ben Golliver
Gerald Wallace's attempt to snap his Nets out of a lifeless Christmas Day effort proved to be both ungentlemanly and ineffective.
The Celtics defeated the Nets 93-76 at the Barclays Center, strangling the Nets' offense throughout in holding Brooklyn to fewer than 20 points in the second, third and fourth quarters. With Boston holding a double-digit lead and maintaining firm control of the game's tempo, Wallace decided to take matters, and Kevin Garnett's shorts, into his own hands.
Wallace and Garnett mixed it up a bit with 9:31 remaining in the fourth quarter and Boston leading 77-60. Wallace missed an offensive rebound put-back attempt but drew free throws, and he and Garnett got tangled up after the foul. As the two tugged, Wallace kept hold of Garnett's shorts, pulling them up in what would seem to be uncomfortable fashion. Garnett took exception and tried to release himself from Wallace's grasp before Nets forward Andray Blatche and referee Zach Zarba entered to separate the two. Upon video review, Wallace and Garnett received double technicals, as did Blatche and Celtics guard Courtney Lee.
The Nets briefly made a fourth-quarter run -- thanks in large part to Wallace, who had 10 of Brooklyn's 18 points in the final period -- but it wasn't enough to catch the cruising Celtics. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 19 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals, and rookie Jared Sullinger added 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Wallace finished with 15 point, six rebounds and three steals. Nets center Brook Lopez chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds.Last month


text: I think it was just different editorial philosophies, and maybe a function of the different formats. Comics tell ongoing, often serialized stories moving forward in time, so once they started out their series by tying into the latest movie, they naturally continued forward from there. And when DC first got their license, it was between TWOK and TSFS, so that was where they started from, and as they moved forward they stayed current with the movies. Novels, on the other hand, tell more self-contained stories, and at the time there was little continuity among novels. So although Pocket started out in its first year or so doing mostly novels set after TMP, it wasn't long before they started jumping around and doing 5-year mission stories, and that turned out to be the timeframe that most authors preferred working in. And there definitely wasn't an attempt at a single continuity between Pocket and DC. There were some cases of cross-referencing, like Diane Duane using her novel characters in the comics she wrote, but there were other cases of direct contradiction; for instance, Pocket and DC did incompatible versions of both the start and the end of the 5-year mission. I still count most of the Howard Weinstein issues from Vol. 2 in my personal continuity along with several of the novels from that era. Some other stuff in Vol. 2 has some conflicts with canon, though; for instance, the Peter David issues portray a 23rd-century Klingon emperor (contradicting TNG's "Rightful Heir"), and the Debt of Honor graphic novel offers an explanation of ridged vs. smooth Klingons that contradicts later canon. Also, there might be an issue reconciling the PAD issues of Vol. 2, which begin shortly after TFF and continue serially for some time thereafter, with In the Name of Honor, which mostly takes place in the month after TFF. Although it might be possible to fudge the timing a bit.


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My AV/AS update has become a memory hog. I had it set to check for new definitions every three hours, but it was gobbling up all of my residual cpu when it ran, and it would run for twenty minutes or more.
I recently set it to search for updates just once per day, and unfortunately, it always seems to choose 6:00 p.m. I would prefer it to run during the late night/early morning, while I am asleep.
Is there any way to set a specific update run time?
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Aramis' left knee progressing slowly
CHICAGO -- Injured Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez tested his left knee in batting practice again Monday, so there was progress.
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CHICAGO -- Injured Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez tested his left knee in batting practice again Monday, so there was progress.
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"I'm not healing as well as I thought I would," said Ramirez, who has declined all along to put a timetable on his latest comeback from a sprained left knee that has caused him trouble all season. "I don't know why. I'm doing everything I can, but it's not coming out like I hoped.
"It's probably going to take the offseason for me to get back to where I was. It's not going to happen during the season. But I'm going to try to get as close to 100 percent as I can before I come back. I don't want to be out there playing hurt if I can help it."
Ramirez has been on the disabled list twice this season for the injury. He returned to the DL before the All-Star break for what he and the team hoped would be the minimum 15 days, but discomfort has lingered longer than that. Ramirez said he did not know whether he would return to the Brewers' lineup "tomorrow or a week from now."
Was the team's place in the standings influencing the aggressiveness of his rehab?
"Not really," Ramirez said. "You still want to be out there and try to contribute. The guys, they're still going out there and playing. You want to be out there. Personally, I don't look at the standings. I just want to be out there and play, but right now I can't."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Is Virtual Reality producing Swivel Chair Potatoes?
Couch potatoes are a dying breed. People are just not sitting in one place long enough to view content these days.
At the Innovation City exhibition at Mobile World Congress this year there certainly were a lot of Swivel Chairs and there was a queue to sit in them. Mostly to view 3D360º content of all types. Everything from games, roller coaster rides to real live video content shot in 3D360º.
An unbelievable Interactive Entertainment experience!
The technology is now with us and very cheap if you add your own Smartphone as the screen.
Unlike couch potatoes and movie goers, they were not all looking in the same direction! Up, down and all around. The swivel chair is a must as without it, a sore neck results!
So my new term for viewers of virtual and real 3D360º content is "Swivel Chair Potatoes".
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Is that a Pen in your Pocket or a Wearable Heads-up Display?
This was one of the interesting discoveries that caught my eye at the JETCO Japan Pavilion. A Google Glass-like wearable display which could be carried like a pen in the pocket, and then "transformed" into a one-eye display with camera, battery and software on board. On the table was a working Vuzix M100 I suppose to show how the concept model could be used in various applications.
i found the concept interesting for someone who would use Smart Glasses off and on in the course of the day in their profession. Sort of like taking out your glasses to get a clearer, close up look at a situation, but in this case with image capture, remote assistance and relevant information on tap.
A nice concept, but not sure of the useability aspects.
I say, let's just move on quickly to the next phase - normal looking glasses with lenses that augment your vision with relevant info, and do a bit of life blogging and sharing at the same time!
Command and Control using AR Glasses and Gesture 'Glove'
There was an impressive demo at the Fujitsu booth showing how a maintenance engineer could observe and adjust flow rates in pipe and valves and make sure they were operating properly and even make adjustments to controls. Smart Glasses from Vuzix were coupled to a "smart gesture" glove to put the engineer in control of a number of complex operations.
it was quite an impressive demo from the Augmented Reality perspective, but I'm hoping that the technologically impressive, but somewhat cumbersome "glove" will be replaced with hand gestures and voice command recognition in the near future.
DoCoMo Demonstrated Face Recognition on Glass and Vuzix M100
DoCoMo had a very effective demo of face recognition at their booth. They were showing how headworn Smart Glasses with both camera and display on board can see, analyse and then display to the user info about the person being looked at. Leads to all kind of questions about privacy, etc. But the state of the technology is well demonstrated by this demo.
It illustrated well the art of the possible in terms of image recognition and the resulting display of relevant information which has many applications and in professional and industrial terms, would be quite empowering especially in situations where the user needs access to info about what he is looking at and needs to operate in a handsfree mode.
The demo was shown using Google Glass which is still in developer only mode ("Explorers") and commercially available Vuzix M100 which is already being deployed in several industrial applications.
Lots of Applications and Use Cases for Smart Glasses
Smart Glasses have graduated from the geeky gadgets phase to business enhancing use cases. The top three Smart Glasses in terms of commercial availability were present on many booths at MWC being used to show off real money making or saving applications.
What caught my eye was the showing of workplace enhancing applications by many of the large corporations using Smart Glasses in real industrial and professional applications. Smart Glasses from the three Smart Glasses leaders, Google, Vuzix and Epson were on show demoing specific industrial applications such as warhousing operations, field repair, flow control, face recognition, security, and others. Often these were shown interchangeably with a single application being shown most often on Google Glass and Vuzix M100.
Vuzix devices were shown exclusively on the Fujitsu, BarcodEye and Brilliant Services booths.
SAP and DoCoMo were showing Applications on Google Glass and Vuzix M100 all three were used with various Augmented Reality applications on the Wikitude and Metaio booths.
quite an advancement from last year where only prototype devices were on show.
Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality Ecosystem
Evidence of the Augmented Reality and Smart Glasses ecosystem forming for end to end solutions took major steps forward at MWC.
Firstly, Layar, Metaio and Wikitude, the largest AR platform providers, have cooperated to make it easy for AR content to be shared across their technology platforms. There was a demonstration of AR content being used interchangeably by these browsers at an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) event at the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya (ICC) during the Mobile World Congress. This will greatly expand the scope of content creators and application developers to apply their innovations across multiple platforms.
Secondly, was the joint announcement of AR software platform company Wikitude and Vuzix of an alliance to offer SDK and APIs for Wikitude licensees to develop AR applications directly on the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses device. This follows a similar alliance announcement made previously between Vuzix and Metaio.
Glasses with Image Capture Capabilities
Those who feel a bit self conscious wearing a GoPro on their helmet or hat, especially when on the street, might be interested in glasses that have somewhat concealed cameras on board. These have been in the Spy Tech category in the past. But given that a high percentage of the demos by the Google folks of Glass and some of the emerging applications for Smart Glasses (such as real estate agents creating a house tour) seem to be mostly about video capture, it was interesting to see so many camera glasses at CES.
Most of these have simple button controls and autonomously store quite a lot of video or still images to be downloaded via USB or SD card.
Of note in this category of Smart Glasses are these four shown - Epiphany, XOEye, Orcam and Liquid Image plus one company who I couldn't find at CES, but reviewed recently - Nemesis (product SunnyCam).
Each one has features that differentiate (e.g. Liquid Image for SCUBA divers!) but are fundamentally concealed cameras that you wear on your face.
Still under Development
Very encouraging advances on show at CES 2014 from three further candidate Smart Glasses display technologies.
GlassUp – Projection on coated lens, currently Monochrome
Optinvent – Another approach to see-through lenses that has lots of promise.
Innovega iOptik – Uses special contact lenses to produce very wide FoV see-through experience and potential to address some near eye focus challenges.
As with Lumus, these are display technologies with potential, but not full featured applications development platforms like Google Glass, Vuzix M100 and Epson BT200.
Lumus see-through lenses
LUMUS has been working on core display technology for some time now and year on year, seems to produce better, brighter displays and this year at CES didn't disappoint. The display is rich in colour yet lens is reasonably see through. LUMUS is producing the lens technology and as far as I could tell, not yet a full packaged product with OS, SDK, sensors, applications, etc.
They state that a one-eye solution is most viable and are targeting military and high end industrial manufacturers and VARS to produce the final product.
Shown are their prototype implementation of the display technology, and monocular packaging.
Probably not a product for broad applications for a while, but the display technology did catch my eye.
Epson - Latest model launched at CES
Epson brought to CES 2014 their next generation product with several industrial and professional applications examples being shown by partners and software developers on their booth. Like Vuzix, their open OS for development is Android, so existing platforms and applications can be run directly with only slight modification. Their Smart Glasses do this via a separate tethered control box and battery, so not as totally self contained and wearable as the M100, but in the industrial applications they are addressing, this is probably acceptable. The important aspect to note is that in both the Vuzix and Epson cases, SDK and APIs that enable a standard Android OS are the core offering. Expect a proliferation of Apps to appear based on valuable use cases.
Very encouraging again to see not just technology, but valuable applications such as medical, maintenance, gaming, etc. with fairly simple to use UI's On show from this company.


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It was 40 degrees on Friday night, positively freezing by Atlanta standards, but there was a line around the block at the Tabernacle. The self-proclaimed, but universally affirmed King was back in town.
In a city where cold weather routinely shuts down any and all social plans, the mood on the streets was anything but dour.
The cover of rapper TI's latest album, "Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head," has painted the downtown Atlanta skyline, the inside (and outside) of Philips Arena and has made appearances on numerous highway billboards since recent memory can serve.
For weeks leading up to the release of his latest album, the first since serving 11 months in prison for violating the terms of his probation by possessing ecstasy, testing positive for opiates and associating with a convicted felon, TI has been ubiquitous in the A.
The album was released on Tuesday, with free copies abound to just about anyone who cared to get their hands on one – he gave out free downloads to all who attended Friday's Tabernacle show, the first 7,000 fans who came to Philips Arena for his Saturday halftime performance during the Hawks game against the Chicago Bulls and the full album was available online for free.
TI also performed on Saturday at the South DeKalb Mall. There was no charge to attend.
"Why aren't they letting people inside?" asked V-103 DJ Greg Street, who stood on the inside steps of the venue, to no one in particular.
That was a little after 8:00 p.m. when fans were told doors would open. Tickets had already sold out and the anticipation for the all-ages show was peaking. By 9:00 p.m. everyone was inside and awaiting the start of the show.
"I want to hear 'I'm Serious,'" said Preston Waller, a man in his 30s who was celebrating his birthday. "I want to hear the whole album. I want to hear that old stuff."
As early as his Nov. 9 appearance on Fox Sports providing color commentary for the Hawks game against the Miami Heat, TI had been hyping this show. Now it was here.
"I want to hear a little bit of everything," said Camille Colson. It was her first TI concert.
At around 9:30 Street hit the stage and welcomed the crowd. To thunderous applause he announced, "Get ready for the king!" as the Tabernacle's interior went black with no illumination remaining except for a screen in front of the stage sporting the "Trouble Man" album cover. Then there was nothing for almost half an hour as the crowd chanted, "We want Tip!" to no response.
Eventually, at around 9:55 there were lights, but no sign of the man everyone had come to see. Then there were 10 more minutes of nothing, followed by various crew members taping, testing and adjusting.
Finally at 10:08 the screen rose and the man of the hour hit the stage. He opened the show with early hits like "24s," "Rubber Band Man" and "Bring Em Out," and transitioned adroitly through a set list that included up-tempo bangers, slow jams and a flurry of guest appearances.
First out were TI's Grand Hustle Entertainment artists Young Dro, who gained acclaim for his 2006 hit "Shoulder Lean," and Big Kuntry King, whose "Yeah I'm On It" scored him a minor hit in 2007. Each performed their signature singles with help from TI.
The guests kept coming all night. Young Jeezy, Future, Trae tha Truth and Big Boi each made their way to the stage. Big Boi even teased a possible Outkast reunion that never came when he remained onstage for "Sorry," TI's single featuring the other half of the legendary Atlanta duo, Andre 3000.
It's not hard to see what has made TI such a renowned stage presence and what made his early Atlanta shows so legendary. He ran through the evening's songs with impressive pace, touching on most of the songs from "Trouble Man" including singles like "Hello," and "Go Get It" as well as performing verses he recorded for his "Trouble Man" mixtape on popular songs like Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Ni**as in Paris," 2 Chainz's "Spend It," and Future's "Magic."
The stage decoration was minimal and the special effects were essentially nonexistent save for a couple of TI's old videos being displayed on a big screen as corresponding songs played.
TI rattled through hits like "What You Know," "Top Back," and "Swing Ya Rag," but at no point was there a nod to the songs that hadn't been hits, the songs that took him from selling mixtapes out of his trunk to having the number one record in the country. His only venture into "Trap Muzik," his breakthrough 20003 release, were the two hit singles it produced and his first studio album, "I'm Serious" was left completely off the set list.
He played most of the songs from his new album, many to little fanfare. The very noticeable exceptions were "Trap Back Jumpin," which was the highlight of the night and "Ball," his latest single, which closed the show.
Rather than a celebration of the rough Bankhead past he has lived through, Saturday night's show seemed to represent a coronation of who TI is now – a reality show star and platinum selling artist with a stable of new artists (on his Grand Hustle label) and an adoring public now ready and willing to pay $40 to come see him.
His 2007 album "TI vs. TIP" detailed the struggle between TI the businessman and TIP the unreformed street hustler whose internal battle for control was too much for Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. to manage. Saturday night was a clear indication that for better or worse, TI has won.
It was an engaging and compelling performance and despite being 32 years old and 11 years into his major label career, there are few entertainers who bring the energy and passion that TI does. Still, for longtime fans and devoted ATLiens it left something to be desired.
"It was cool," said Al from Alpharetta of the show, his second time seeing TI perform. "I just wish he would've had an opener instead of making us stand around for an hour."


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Woman Of The Year Awards: The woman who took on the Atlantic... and won
Inspirational rower earns top accolade in Telegraph awards
It's fitting that the Belfast Telegraph Woman Of The Year Awards at the Ramada Hotel, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast are held in midwinter, for we're celebrating the kind of women whose lives and actions lighten the darkness.
And our overall Woman of the Year 2012, Kate Richardson (22), certainly does that.
The tale of how this Portadown woman set out with five other women in a rowing boat to conquer the Atlantic and raise funds for anti-human traffick campaign Row for Freedom is inspiring.
Twelve months ago, she was about to undertake the Transatlantic Woodvale Challenge, rowing from the Canary Islands to Barbados from December 5 to January 24. The teaching assistant had to undergo rigorous training as only the fittest survive this challenge.
Her team of five intrepid women tackled what's known as the most dangerous rowing race in the world with real gumption.
Was she tempted to quit?
"I was tempted to give up all the time, but you go into survival mode and find a willpower. Human trafficking is so awful I thought if these people are going through that I can do this."
But it was worth it, not just for a place in nautical history books but to fight the rise in human trafficking that supplies the sex industry and forced labour market.
She added: "We were determined to become the first all-female crew to complete the race, and reached fourth position when we finally arrived in Barbados after 45 days, even though we left two days behind the other teams."
Christmas 2011 was different for Kate. Although there were extra rations, the treat was speaking to parents Mark and Marina, and to sister Kerry on Christmas Day. What kept Kate going throughout this journey was her character, and her faith. A member of the Celebration Church in Portadown, its support was vital.
And there were practical difficulties: "Our equipment broke down, and two days before Christmas Eve our water maker broke."
She didn't want to let anybody down, including the charity for which she raised £70,000 to date "and money is still coming in".
Kate's bravery and sheer grit tell us something about Northern Irish women in general and this young woman in particular.
As Charlotte Elliott, Regional People Manager for Asda NI, said: "Everyone at Asda is delighted that Kate Richardson was honoured as the Belfast Telegraph's Woman of the Year. It was fantastic to see the life and work of so many brave and hard-working women being celebrated.
"As a major employer of women in Northern Ireland, we're delighted to play a part in turning that spotlight on these fantastic and inspirational ladies."
Belfast Telegraph Editor Mike Gilson added: "It was a fabulous night with very worthy winners and it's great to see a young woman like Kate, who showed such tenacity, become our Woman of the Year.
"She not only became the first Irishwoman to row the Atlantic, setting world records, she shows the future of Northern Ireland."
My amazing end to a difficult year
By Jane Hardy
The joint winner of the Belfast Telegraph Inspirational Woman of the Year award, Ann Travers, said winning her award was "a lovely way to end a very difficult year".
Talking at one of the tables and looking glamorous in red, plus a blue scarf concealing the ravages of chemotherapy as she is being treated for cancer, Ann said: "It's absolutely amazing, I'm overwhelmed by it. Really blown away by the recognition."
She shouldn't be.
This is a remarkable woman, whose father Tom, who was a judge and sister Mary were attacked by the IRA as they were leaving Mass at Derryvolgie Church in south Belfast in 1984. Her sister died in the attack and her father was badly wounded.
You can't help wondering what kept Ann going in her fight for justice for her sister Mary.
"I was always thinking of Mary
and my dad. I thought about how afraid she must have felt that day. She must have been terrified."
Ann fought a successful campaign against the appointment of Mary McArdle, one of the people convicted over her sister's murder, as a special adviser to Sinn Fein minister Caral Ni Chuilin.
"My father and sister didn't have a chance, and I thought it just couldn't happen," she said.
Ann now sits on the Commission for Victims and Survivors.
Main award winners
Woman of the Year in Education: Michelle Godfrey
Woman of the Year in the Voluntary Sector: Roberta Rogers
Sportswoman of the Year: Bethany Firth
Inspirational Woman of the Year: Kate Richardson/ Ann Travers
Woman of the Year in the Health Sector: Jennifer Jackson
Mum of the Year: Leona Knox
Businesswoman of the Year: Fionnula Deane/Laura Campbell/Jackie McColgan of Dog Ears Ltd
Woman of the Year: Kate Richardson
Belfast Telegraph


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GRAMMYs On The Road At SXSW With Capsula And Imperial Teen
The Recording Academy Texas Chapter played host for GRAMMYs On The Road At South by Southwest during the conference's 26th annual installment from March 9–18 in Austin, Texas. The Chapter conducted exclusive backstage interviews with artists participating during the music portion of the conference, including pop/rock trio Capsula and alternative pop outfit Imperial Teen.
Capsula discussed the band's formation, performing at South by Southwest, musical influences, and current pop/rock music, among other topics.
"In the last years, in pop music on the radio [and] on TV … there [has been] so much … synthesizers and soft music," said Capsula vocalist/guitarist Martin Guevara. "We think it's time to give guitars one more chance. We really believe in the power of guitars."
Formed in 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Capsula — featuring Guevara, bassist Coni Lisica and drummer Ignacio Villarejo — derived their name from a line from David Bowie's "Space Oddity." Their sound is a fusion of South American psychedelia, drawing on influences from acts such as the Stooges and the Velvet Underground. Capsula's most recent album, In The Land Of Silver Souls, was released in 2011. The trio has concerts scheduled in Spain through June.
Imperial Teen discussed recording their most recent release, Feel The Sound, songwriting, musical influences, and performing at South by Southwest, among other topics.
"Something that is prevalent in this band … is that we are really inspired by each other, and we kind of draw from ourselves more so at this point," said vocalist Will Schwartz. "We have a language together."
Imperial Teen were formed in 1994 in San Francisco by former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum and drummer Lynn Perko, formerly of the Dicks and Sister Double Happiness. The lineup is rounded out by former Wrecks bassist Jone Stebbings and Schwartz. In 1996 the band released their debut album, Seasick, which was followed by What Is Not To Love in 1999. The band subsequently toured in support of Hole and in 2002 returned with On. After a short hiatus, the band reconvened and released The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band in 2007. Their most recent album, Feel The Sound, was released in January. Imperial Teen are currently scheduled to play several dates in the Pacific Northwest in May.
Come back to GRAMMY.com tomorrow for more exclusive backstage interviews from GRAMMYs On The Road At SXSW.


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In the last few paragraphs of today's enquirer article about LaRue's contract:
O'Brien doesn't expect any more signings before Jan. 1.
It would make sense to sign Dunn long-term, because he stands to make $8 million or $9 million in arbitration.
He'd probably be willing to play for less in '06 in exchange for long-term security. That's what LaRue and Freel did.
"We really haven't had any substantial conversations," O'Brien said. "That will be a priority after the first of the year."


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Energy Policy
House lawmakers react to President Bush's State of the Union address
During his 2006 State of the Union address, President Bush outlined a series of policies to wean the United States from its "addiction" to oil. The president proposed new investment in cellulosic ethanol, hybrid cars and hydrogen fuel cells, among other ideas. But will the Fiscal Year 2007 budget live up to the president's promises? Can the new proposals truly affect U.S. energy consumption? And is the White House looking to shape the debate on energy in anticipation of this year's midterm elections? During E&ETV's State of the Union coverage, filmed in the U.S. Capitol after the president's speech, lawmakers including Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and others discuss Bush's remarks.


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Please help me identify this spider I found it in the bathroom. ??
This definitely isn't one of the false widows. I think this is the Missing-sector Orb Weaver, Zygiella x-notata which is a common and harmless species.
Thanks I keep finding lots of spiders similar to this but I am finding it difficult to identify them. There just seems so many different types in such a small area round my house.


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Dempsey makes critical contribution to Spurs' advancement in Europa League.
Dempsey makes visit to Fulham and helps Tottenham Hotspur to shutout win.
Wooten's two tallies lead Sandhausen past Energie Cottbus 3-1.
Demspey begins to excel for Spurs while Friedel loses his job in goal.
Torn hamstring shuts down Bocanegra for rest of 2012.
Dempsey's relief appearance can't save Spurs in Arsenal rout.
Onyewu scores in first start for Málaga, which survives in Copa del Rey.
Dempsey fails on late penalty kick, Tottenham Hotspur is bounced from Capitol One Cup.
Despite Friedel's best efforts, Spurs defense is no match for Chelsea in 4-2 loss.
Despite scoring prowess, Altidore runs into stretch of bad luck.
Friedel sees his record streak end as Lloris replaces him in Spurs net.
Dempsey, Friedel help Tottenham to rare road victory at Manchester United.
Johnson, Williams find net for Hoffenheim in 3-1 win over Hannover, Cherundolo.
Altidore score three, assists another, leading Alkmaar to 4-0 victory over Roda.
Boyd scores three more, leads Rapid Wien to pair of victories.
Friedel's EPL record streak might be at risk with Spurs' acquisition of Lloris.
Liverpool deal dashed, Fulham sends Dempsey to Tottenham Hotspur; Onyewu, Bocanegra move.
Americans Abroad
By Robert Wagman (in Washington, D.C.)
(Wednesday, December 12, 2012) -- United States midfielder Clint Dempsey scored for visiting Tottenham Hotspur, but it did not hold up with Everton winning one of the English Premier League most exciting matches this season 2-1 behind two late goals and four saves by U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard Sunday at Goodison Park.
Dempsey was Spurs' best player. In the 76th minute, he received a ball with his back to goal, 30 yards out. He turned on a defender and let go a wicked shot which deflected just enough off Sylvain Distin to send it looping over Howard for a 1-0 lead.
Steven Pienaar tied the game for Everton in the 90th minute and Nikica Jelavic won it two minutes later.
American keeper Brad Friedel watched from the Tottenham bench with Hugo Lloris getting the start and being victimized in the closing minutes.
On Thursday, Friedel was in goal, making four saves in a 3-1 victory over Panathinaikos of Greece to advance to the knockout stages of Europe's second-tier Europa League.
In the English Premier League, U.S. keeper Brad Guzan kept a clean sheet without having to make a save for Aston Villa, which drew 0-0 with Stoke City.
American defender Eric Lichaj went 90 minutes for Villa, while U.S. defender Geoff Cameron went the distance for Stoke. Once again, U.S. midfielder Maurice Edu did not dress for Stoke.
In the second-division English League Championship, American defender Zak Whitbread played 90 minutes for Leicester City in its 2-2 draw with Barnsley.
U.S. defender Jonathan Spector played the first half for Birmingham City in a 1-0 loss to Wolverhamtpon Wanderers.
American defender Will Packwood dressed, but did not play for City.
American defender Tim Ream played the final five minutes for Bolton Wanderers in a 2-2 draw with Huddersfield Town.
Irish-American striker Conor Doyle dressed, but did not play for Derby County in its 3-1 victory over Leeds United.
American forward Robbie Findley did not dress for Nottingham Forest in its 2-0 shutout over Burnley.
In the third-tier League One, American forward Mike Grella played 82 minutes for Scunthorpe United in a 2-1 loss to AFC Bournemouth. He missed a penalty kick that would have leveled the score.
American midfielder Robbie Rogers played the final eight minutes for Stevenage in its 2-0 win over Hartlepool United.
American defender Frank Simek has a strained ligament in his knee and was unavailable to Carlisle United for its 3-1 loss to Sheffield United.
"Its the one player we dont have a ready-made replacement for," United manager Greg Abbott told the News & Star. "Its really frustrating."
Do you have a comment on this story or something to say about soccer in general? Send us a letter.


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I don't think it's a gut reaction, lame or otherwise. The proponents seem to be the ones who haven't thought things through. It's not at all clear what DWIM behavior is in this case. It has to handle nonempty arrays as well:
my @foo = 1
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$foo[10] = "foo"; # legal
$foo[-10] = "foo"; # illegal, but what do you expect?
I assumed he was talking about starting with an empty array there. I'm talking about when the array already has something in it. Do you really mean to say that after this
my @foo = 1
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$foo[-4] = 'foo';
you would expect to lose what had been in the array before and be left with just
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A Softer Side of Jonathan Saunders for Spring 2010
A Softer Side of Jonathan Saunders for Spring 2010
>> Pastel seems to be the palette of choice for Spring 2010 in London, and London returner Jonathan Saunders is no exception. With the help of Katie Grand's styling know-how, plus Christian Louboutin gladiators that had spectators in a tizzy, Saunders's models worked the runway in sheer flouncy pink and lavender pieces and rope-trimmed dresses. To break the mold, highlighter yellow also appeared in the large, sparse, and uncomfortably hot room Saunders showed in.
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text: "In researching his previous book, Chasing Icarus, Mortimer encountered an obituary for a Union spy about whom no biography exists.... Hatching a zany idea, Pinkerton had Lewis masquerade as an English aristocrat on tour. Playing fey bonhomie to the hilt, Lewis circulated among Confederate officers and gathered military information that emboldened the Union force into making a victorious attack. Sequencing through Lewis' subsequent wartime assignments recounted in a postwar, never-published memoir, Mortimer embroiders them with ancillary sources to deliver a vibrant depiction of espionage in the first years of the Civil War. It captures the improvisation and tense risks of spying (Lewis suffered in a Richmond prison), sympathizes with Lewis' futile pursuit of recognition for his contributions to the Northern cause, and yields a must-have for the Civil War shelf."Booklist


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It's no coincidence that the month of November recognizes both National Native American Heritage and American Diabetes month.
Fact: American Indians (and Alaska Natives) have the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. — a likelihood of 2.2 times higher that Native Americans will develop diabetes. In addition to those who are now diabetic (in some Native communities, one in two adults has diabetes), Indian Health Service officials say another 30 percent are pre-diabetic.
In 1997, Congress established a Special Diabetes Program for Indians with community-based programs that offer treatment and prevention support based on scientifically-proven Best Practices. "We now know it is possible to reduce diabetes risk factors in native communities," according to the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Awakening the Spirit program.
Diet and exercise are two keys to preventing, reducing, or reversing type 2 diabetes with all sorts of runs, walks, and athletic competitions in place as part of the exercise portion of the equation. ADA sponsors Step Out — Walk to Stop Diabetes. The National Basketball Association hosts a Dribble to Stop Diabetes campaign "designed to encourage fans to live an active, healthy lifestyle."
"As a professional basketball player, I know how important it is to take care of your health," says Carlos Boozer of the Chicago Bulls. "Living a healthy lifestyle — including getting regular exercise — is important for those who have or who are at risk of developing what is called the silent killer."
And that's where Native American rodeo cowboys come in with sponsorship of several awareness events promoted by the Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR). Last year Cherokee Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Joe Beaver, holder of 8 world titles, showed up to help raise funds for research. "We can't completely change the lifestyle of a 70-year-old who wears a 3XL shirt and eats French fries on a regular basis, but we can focus on educating people about the disease, what causes it, and what steps can be taken to combat it," he said.
There are several awareness events at the 2012 INFR gathering (November 6-10, South Point Equestrian Center, Las Vegas), coordinated by arena physician Dr. Steve Williamson, Blackfeet. "The connection between Indian cowboys and diabetes is simple. I don't think there's a Native American in the country not affected in some fashion, either directly or through a family member or friend,"
At every daily performance, the INFR booth will conduct blood pressure and blood sugar testing and record-keeping protocol. Friday, November 9, has been designated Diabetes Awareness Day to be kicked off by an hour-long walk to stress the importance of exercise and its role in fighting diabetes. And Native American cowboys from PRCA World Championships are committing items to be auctioned off each night during the go-round presentation.
Look for auction items and autographed tee-shirts bearing names like Derrick Begay, Navajo, Arizona; Erich Rogers, Navajo), Arizona; Dustin Bird, Blackfeet, Montana, and others.
"Our mission is to remind all Native Americans, whether or not they have diabetes or are undiagnosed, that INFR is supportive of all efforts helping Indians deal with the disease in their own personal lives," says Dr. Williamson. "We want everyone to know that INFR is involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes as it affects Indian communities."


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Pokémon fans are an awesome group of people, but they are also very talented. Why not put that talent to work by working for Marriland.com's parent company: Curse! Yes, that's right, Curse is hiring down in its Huntsville, AL Development, Design, and Marketing office, and is looking to fill several key positions. If you happen to be down in the area, are looking for work, and have the talent Curse is looking for, you should definitely take a look at what positions are open.
Curse is looking to fill the following positions:
- Lead Front End Developer
- Creative Director
- Product Manager
- Marketing Sales Project Manager
- Marketing and Business Manager
- Marketing Coordinator
- Customer Service Representative
- Video Production Manager
- YouTube Manager
Interested? Want to know more? Check out the update over on Curse.com to find out even more about these positions!
Want to win a copy of Crysis 3 for the PC? Check out FPS General's contest for a chance to win this weekend!


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The state rested its case against Michael Bargo on Friday morning and the defense chose not to present a case at all. Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial will begin Monday morning.
The state rested its case against Michael Bargo on Friday morning and the defense chose not to present a case at all. Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial will begin Monday morning.
During testimony Friday morning, prosecutors Robin Arnold and Amy Berndt called several witnesses who told the 12-member jury similar accounts of incriminating statements Bargo made in Starke before a SWAT team captured him.
The day after Seath Jackson, 15, was killed in April 2011, Bargo stayed with his then-girlfriend's relatives in Starke. During the visit, while hanging out at Walmart, he picked up his hand, indicated the presence of "real ashes" under his fingernails, and rubbed it on a woman's face, according to testimony from James Williams Jr.
Williams said he understood the origin of those ashes. Bargo had told him just a few hours prior that "he had shot and killed a boy" with a .22-caliber disposable pistol.
Bargo told Williams "they" had then placed the body in a sleeping bag, burned it, and placed the remains in paint cans.
Williams' friend Joshua Padgett also testified that he heard Bargo say he "shot the guy."
Defense attorney Charles Holloman pointed out to the jury more than once that the word "they" was used several times as the witnesses recalled what Bargo had said.
However, witnesses were clear that Bargo had described himself as the gunman.
Bargo told Crystal Anderson that somebody had "raped his little sister" and that he had then killed the person responsible. The prosecution says "little sister" was a reference to Amber Wright, who is not a relative of Bargo's but rather a close friend whom he dated. Bargo and Wright have each other's initials tattooed on their bodies.
Earlier in the week, when Seath's best friend testified, he denied Seath had abused Amber.
Anderson recalled the same horrid details Williams testified to, but with one addition.
"The body didn't burn all the way, that his skull still remained, and that he (Bargo) took pliers and pulled his teeth out one by one," Anderson said.
She also told the court Bargo received a phone call the day of his arrest from his father. Michael Bargo Sr. told his son the police were searching their Summerfield house. After hearing the news, Bargo broke his phone in half and then set it on fire inside a burn barrel, where officials later recovered it.
During a brief cross-examination, Holloman suggested that, in light of Anderson's testimony, Seath's death sounded like a revenge killing.
Adding to the witnesses' recollections was testimony from a corrections officer who overheard Bargo tell another inmate, "There were only two witnesses who saw me shoot him."
Expert witness Robert Bever told the jury Friday morning that remains found behind the Summerfield home where Seath was killed — and from the limerock quarry where the paint cans were disposed — are 63,000 times more likely to be the child of Scott and Sonia Jackson than a randomly chosen Caucasian individual from the U.S. population.
A 40-mintue video shown to the jury by prosecutors showed the Summerfield home littered with clothing and other items, including drug paraphernalia. Drug and alcohol use is something the defense has brought up several times throughout the case. In the backyard, close-up footage of the homemade fire pit revealed empty cans, cigarette boxes, sticks and leaves.
After the state rested, Holloman told Circuit Judge David Eddy he would not ask for a formal judgment of acquittal. But he did ask Eddy what his decision would have been if he had asked for a directed verdict.
The judge replied the motion would have been denied.
Each side will get 90 minutes for closing arguments. If Bargo is found guilty of first-degree murder, the trial will move to a penalty phase, where the state will push for the death penalty while the defense argues for sentence of life without parole.
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Violent home break alleged
PITTSFIELD - Two men are behind bars following a violent early morning home invasion that resulted in one resident being sent to the hospital after he was beaten with a pistol. Ansel Sparrow, 22, and Steven Lesley, 18, pleaded not guilty to felony home invasion at their arraignments on Tuesday in Central Berkshire District Court. Sparrow is being held without bail, and Lesley is being held on $200,000 cash bail.
According to a Pittsfield Police report, the residents of a Wahconah Street apartment woke up around 2 a. m. to find two men, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife, standing over them demanding money. Both assailants were wearing sweatshirts with hoods tied tightly to obscure their faces.
During an ensuing struggle, Terance Moore, 25, was pistolwhipped several times by one man, while his girlfriend was struck in the head twice by the other.
The intruders then ran out of the house empty-handed, according to the report.
Moore suffered several lacerations to the head, and was taken to the hospital, treated and released.
Police said the one of the victims saw a black Toyota pickup truck used in the getaway. Lesley was stopped a short time later in a black Toyota pickup truck by state police on Wellington Avenue, and was arrested on an out standing warrant.
While in custody, he allegedly told police that he didn't enter the Wahconah Street residence, but that he did drive two men, including Sparrow, to and from the apartment. The other man was not identified in the police report. Lesley told police he had been intimidated into helping the men and feared for his family's safety. According to the report, Lesley's jeans had what appeared to be a blood stain on them.
One of the victims also identified Sparrow, known as "Yameen," as the gunman by his voice and mannerisms, according to the police report.
On Tuesday, attorney Kenneth G. Warren Jr., representing Sparrow, said his client denied any connection to the crime and was "being set up." According to the attorney, there was no physical evidence connecting Sparrow to the crime. He pointed out to the court that Sparrow's codefendant was the one allegedly found driving the truck and may have had blood on his pants.
Sparrow was held without bail by Judge Paul M. Vrabel pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Friday.
Assistant Berkshire District Attorney Marianne Shelvey told the court Sparrow, whom she called a "validated Bloods gang member," served three years on breaking and entering and drug charges from 2008.
"Here we are again a short time later," she told the judge.
Lesley was held on $200,000 cash bail by agreement of his attorney, Michelle Mechta, and the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.
Lesley was also arraigned on several other unrelated charges, including aggravated assault and battery and vandalism in cases involving his exgirlfriend. He pleaded not guilty to those charges.
Police said the investigation into the home invasion is ongoing.
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But just what is a sales tax holiday and what exactly does that mean for a parent? It means parents around the Arkansas River Valley and across the state can save on school supplies and clothing for the entire family by not having to pay state sales taxes on items like clothing and school supplies next Saturday and Sunday.
What items are exempt?
Clothing and footwear less than $100 per item is tax exempt, clothing accessories and equipment less than $50 per item is exempt, commonly used school supplies are exempt, some art supplies are exempt, and school instructional materials are exempt.
Sound confusing?
The list "includes all human wearing apparel suitable for general use" that is less than $100 per item as being tax exempt. That would include baby items (even diapers), beach wear, coats and jackets, aprons and other household items, costumes (yes, that is on the list), formal wear (prom shopping, anyone?), girdles, hosiery, neckties, pantyhose, rubber pants (we swear), scarves, shoes and shoe laces, steel toed shoes, underwear, wedding apparel, garters and garter belts — and the list just keeps on going.
Basically, if a man or woman, boy or girl can wear it and it costs less than $100, the consumer doesn't pay sales tax next Saturday and Sunday. It looks like back-to-school shopping just got fun for the entire family!
Accessories including cosmetics, hair accessories, handbags, jewelry, sun glasses, wallets, watches, sun glasses, umbrellas, wigs and hair pieces are also included on the list of tax-free items.
School supplies include items commonly used by a student in a course of study. Binders, book bags, calculators, cellophane tape, blackboard chalk, compasses, crayons, erasers, folders, blue, highlighters, index card boxes, lunch boxes, markers, notebooks, pencil sharpeners, paper, pens, scissors and other items are tax exempt.
Facial tissue, disinfectant wipes, reusable plastic bags and items commonly on back-to-school supply lists, but are not used by the child in a course of study, are not on the tax exempt list.
Art supplies are limited to clay and glazes, paints, paintbrushes for artwork, sketch and drawing pads and watercolors. School instructional materials includes reference books, reference maps and globes, textbooks and workbooks.
Computers and software are not tax exempt.
Which stores are participating?
All retailers that sell tax-exempt items are required to participate. Most stores are even combining store-wide sales to coincide with the sales-tax-free weekend.
What isn't tax exempt Aug. 4 and 5?
Sewing equipment and supplies, protective equipment and sport or recreational equipment in general are not tax exempt.
There is no limit to the amount of items a person can purchase during the tax exempt weekend. The only limit applies to the amount of the item; if a clothing item is more than $100, then the entire amount is taxed, not just the difference.
Still have questions? Call (501) 682-7104 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or log onto www.state.ar.us/salestax for a complete list.
2012 sales tax holiday:
Clothing less than $100 per item
• Aprons, household and shop
• Athletic supporters
• Baby receiving blankets
• Bathing suits and caps
• Beach capes and coats
• Belts and suspenders
• Boots
• Coats and jackets
• Costumes
• Diapers, including disposables
• Earmuffs
• Footlets
• Formal wear
• Garters and garter belts
• Girdles
• Gloves and mittens for general use
• Hats and caps
• Hosiery
• Insoles for shoes
• Lab Coats
• Neckties
• Overshoes
• Pantyhose
• Rainwear
• Rubber Pants
• Sandals
• Scarves
• Shoes and shoe laces
• Slippers
• Sneakers
• Socks and stockings
• Steel toed shoes
• Underwear
• Uniforms, athletic and non-athletic
• Wedding apparel
Clothing accessory or equipment less than $50 per item
• Briefcases
• Cosmetics
• Hair notions, including barrettes, hair bows and hair nets
• Handbags
• Handkerchiefs
• Jewelery
• Sunglasses, non-prescription
• Umbrellas
• Wallets
• Watches
• Wigs and hair pieces
• School Supplies
• Binders
• Book bags
• Calculators
• Cellophane tape
• Blackboard chalk
• Compasses
• Composition books
• Crayons
• Erasers
• Folders — expandable, pocket, plastic and manila
• Glue, paste, and paste sticks
• Highlighters
• Index cards
• Index card boxes
• Legal pads
• Lunch boxes
• Markers
• Notebooks
• Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
• Pencil Sharpeners
• Paper — loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper
• Pencils
• Pens
• Protractors
• Rulers
• Scissors
• Writing Tablets
School art supply
• Clay and glazes, paints — acrylic, tempora and oil
• Paintbrushes for artwork
• Sketch and drawing pads
• Watercolors
School instructional material
• Reference books
• Reference maps and globes
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
TAXABLE- non-exempt items
• Knitting needles
• Patterns (sewing)
• Pins
• Scissors (sewing)
• Sewing machines
• Sewing needles
• Tape measures
• Thimbles
• Buttons
• Fabric
• Lace
• Thread
• Yarn
• Zippers
• Breathing masks
• Clean room apparel and equipment
• Ear and hearing protectors
• Face shields
• Hard hats
• Helmets
• Pain or dust respirators
• Protective gloves
• Safety glasses and goggles
• Safety belts
• Tool belts
• Welder's gloves and masks
• Ballet and tap shoes
• Cleated or spiked athletic shoes
• Gloves — baseball, bowling, boxing, hockey and golf
• Goggles
• Hand and elbow guards
• Life preservers and vests
• Mouth guards
• Roller and ice skates
• Shin guards
• Shoulder Pads
• Ski boots
• Waders
• Wetsuits and fins
• Belt buckles sold separately
• Costume masks sold separately
• Patches and emblems sold separately


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Dogcatcher recently released its second album, "It's Easy," recording it at the band's practice space: the Red Rock Recording Company's recording studio, where Kingsmith works part time as an audio engineer.
The Bay Area has spawned its fair share of rock 'n' roll legends. The Grateful Dead began its long strange trip in San Francisco in 1965; The Doobie Brothers came smoking out of San Jose in 1970; and Green Day came out of the late-'80s and early-'90s East Bay punk scene.
Obviously, talent factored heavily in all these bands' respective success stories, but so did access to the clubs where they were able to build their fan base. Many suburban bands serious about making it in the music biz will relocate to the nearest big city in order to be closer to the bars and clubs, and to the other artists and musicians inhabiting these urban centers.
But Heine and his cohorts make no bones about it: Dogcatcher is a Mountain View band, and plans are for it to remain that way. For the past year they have played at Red Rock Coffee on the first Saturday of each month. Their next Red Rock gig is scheduled for Sept. 1.
"We feel pretty patriotic about Mountain View," Heine says. They say they like the slower, laid-back pace of this city, a preference that is reflected in their tunes and perhaps even in the title of their latest release.
"It's cool being a little bit outside, because it keeps you a bit isolated," he said.
If the band enjoys the Midpeninsula community, the locals seem to appreciate the musicians in return. Dogcatcher frequently plays shows outside of Heine and Esquivel's house in the Old Mountain View neighborhood. People come from the surrounding blocks to listen to them play, and Heine said he even gets requests to leave the front door open when he is practicing the piano.
At the end of the day, the guys from Dogcatcher say that as long as they can play a few shows here and there and have some fun, that's all they really care about. And if it just so happens that their friends and neighbors want to listen to them while they do it — well, that's even better.
"I think, no matter what, the plan is to just keep playing and keep making music," Heine says.
Info: Dogcatcher is scheduled to perform with the San Francisco band Sunrunners starting at 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Admission is free. For more information, go to http://redrockcoffee.org or call 650-967-4473.
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Carphone Warehouse shares rally with buyout rumours
Just enough to recover from Thursday's slump
Shares in Carphone Warehouse closed up 2.6 per cent on Friday after rumours that Vodafone were looking to acquire the company surfaced. The recovery made up for the drop on Thursday when sometime competitor DSG International issued a profit warning, the combination putting CPW shares about where they were last week.
While the share price did jump on the rumour of a Vodafone buyout, most analysts felt that any acquisition attempt would originate on the other side of the pond - Best Buy electronics already owns three per cent of CPW, and the companies work closely together.
Being bought by Vodafone would make CPW less impartial, though that independence is debatable now they offer their own services - but it's hard to see what Vodafone would gain besides attracting the attention of the monopolies regulator.
A trading statement is expected from CPW company on 18 January, so the flurry of trading is against what that might reveal. While sales of the iPhone might not have helped the company, it seems likely the footfall the product attracted will have done. Still, we'll have to wait until the 18th to find out for sure. ®
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It's Official: Maryland Court of Special Appeals process now includes mediation
Mediation is now a formal part of the appellate process. What does that mean?
Mala Malhotra-Ortiz, Esq., director of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and Tara Lehner, deputy director of ADR, Court of Special Appeals, answered some questions about what mediation is, how the program works, and how it helps the people involved in disputes at the appellate level.
Q. What is ADR?
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is an umbrella term used to describe processes that people use to resolve conflicts without going through formal litigation.
Q. What ADR services does the Court of Special Appeals provide?
Q. What kinds of cases are eligible for mediation in the Court of Special Appeals?
Approximately 1,300 civil appeals are filed in the Court of Special Appeals each year, and most of these civil appeals are screened to assess whether they are appropriate for mediation or prehearing conference. The ADR office will consider scheduling a mediation or a prehearing conference in cases that are not automatically screened if it is requested by the parties or their attorneys.
Appeals that are not automatically screened for mediation include:
Q. Why is mediation part of the appeals process? How does it benefit the people involved in the disputes?
Mediation can:
Q. How do I get more information?
Parties interested in mediation or a prehearing conference at the Court of Special Appeals may contact the COSA ADR Office at 410-260-3717. For more information about the program and to view our brochure please visit:


text: Hi Jamie, Leaving all distro related politics aside, the main reason for the widespread use of 'bloated' or commercial Linux distributions in clusters is the following: (1) ISV support for commercial end user applications. In some industries it is not uncommon to have scientific or engineering application licenses that cost more than the cluster itself. These applications are often extremely powerful and extremely complex and place tremendous demands on the host system. In order to get the best, most useful, help out of the software vendor's product engineers one must usually be running on a limited subset of OS distributions supported by the vendor. (2) Reducing the finger pointing loop when things go wrong in complex IT configurations. This has only happened to me once or twice but as an example: If I have to connect a cluster I/O node to an enterprise SAN fabric I'd rather my linux host OS be something that the SAN/FC switch vendor officially certifies and has qualified. The cost of the commercial Linux disto license is going to be far cheaper than the time/effort it would take to teach myself low level fibre channel transport and fabric debugging should things go wrong. Again, just my $.02 -- it totally depends what kind of work you are doing on your cluster(s). -Chris Jamie Rollins wrote: > Any decent distro should support kernel 2.6 with amd64. But can some one > give me one good reason why you would use anything other than a > streamlined distro like Debian? Why pay for all the blote in something > like redhat when your nodes are probably going to be running a single > process anyway? > > jamie. >


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Leucophaeus atricilla
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
Gerrit Vyn
Swirling over beaches with strident calls and a distinctive, crisp black head, Laughing Gulls provide sights and sounds evocative of summer on the East Coast. You'll run across this handsome gull in large numbers at beaches, docks, and parking lots, where they wait for handouts or fill the air with their raucous calls. Laughing Gulls are summer visitors to the Northeast and year-round sights on the coasts of the Southeast and the Gulf of Mexico.
Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that impart a graceful look when they are flying or walking. They have stout, fairly long bills.
Laughing Gulls are medium gray above and white below. Summer adults have a crisp black hood, white arcs around the eye, and a reddish bill. In winter, the hood becomes a blurry gray mask on a white head. The legs are reddish black to black. Immatures are much browner and more subtly patterned than adults; they take 2-3 years to gain adult plumage.
Laughing Gulls eat almost anything, including food they catch or steal, handouts, garbage, and discards from fishing boats. They often congregate in parking lots, sandy beaches, and mud bars. Listen for their nasal, strident calls in flight, while feeding, and at rest.
Laughing Gulls are a coastal species and are only occasionally seen very far inland. Look for them in plowed fields, garbage dumps, parking lots, and shorelines. They nest, often in large numbers, on islands near the shore but safely isolated from terrestrial predators.
Franklin's Gulls are rare on the East Coast, and are smaller and paler above than Laughing Gulls, typically with more white in the wingtips. Bonaparte's Gulls can be seen alongside Laughing Gulls in the winter, but are much smaller, paler, and daintier. Other common gulls like Ring-billed Gull, Lesser-Black-backed Gull, and Herring Gull are larger than Laughing Gull and have white heads (often slightly streaked in winter) and yellowish bills.
Slightly smaller than a Ring-billed Gull
Look for Laughing Gulls at the beach, especially during summer when their crisp black hoods and red bills make them easy to pick out from other gull species. You may also notice that their back and wings (the mantle) are considerably darker than common medium-sized gulls such as Ring-billed Gulls; this can also help you to pick them out from a crowd.
A Second Look at "Seagulls": Tips for ID, BirdScope, Summer 2010.
A Noble Vision of Gulls, Living Bird, Summer 2016.
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Shell or No Shell
Though not as good as which came first: the chicken or the egg, there is whether shell creatures came first or no shell creatures first. A fossil unearthed in Great Britain may end a long-running debate about the mollusks, one of life's most diverse invertebrate groups: Which evolved first, shelled forms like clams and snails, or their shell-less, worm-like relatives? The small new fossil, found in marine rocks along the English-Welsh border, provides the best fossil evidence yet that the simpler worm-like mollusks evolved from their more anatomically complex shelled brethren, rather than the other way around.
The discovery reinforces previous findings from molecular sequencing studies and helps clarify the evolutionary relationships of mollusks, a broad category that includes not only oysters and mussels but also slugs, squids and octopuses.
Mollusca phylum includes gastropods, bivalves, scaphopods, cephalopods, and several other groups. The fossil record of mollusks is relatively complete, and they are well represented in most fossil-bearing marine strata.
Worm is a term that is used to describe many different distantly-related animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body and no legs. Most animals called worms are invertebrates, but the term is also used for the amphibian caecilians and the slow worm Anguis, a legless burrowing lizard.
"This is a kind of missing link with a worm-like body, bearing a series of shells like those of a chiton or coat-of-mail shell," said Derek E. G. Briggs, director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and one of the paleontologists who studied the new fossil, Kulindroplax perissokomos. The researchers reported their findings in the journal Nature.
The evolutionary relationships of worm-like mollusks, known as Aplacophora, has been a subject of controversy. Previously thought to be a product of the explosion of diversity during the early Cambrian period, they are now shown to have evolved probably 40-50 million years ago by losing shells like those on Kulindroplax.
Kulindroplax represents the first mollusk with an unambiguous combination of valves, or exterior shells, and a worm-like body, said Mark D. Sutton of Imperial College London, the paper's lead-author.
The researchers found the specimen of Kulindroplax more than 10 years ago in the Herefordshire fossil deposit, a rich assemblage of ancient marine life forms more than 400 million years old. About 2 cm wide and 4 cm long, Kulindroplax was buried in volcanic ash deposited on the sea floor. In addition to its seven shells, Kulindroplax had a dense covering of spicules over the rest of the body, which it probably used to gain purchase as it crawled on the muddy sea bed.
For further information see Evolution.
Missing Link image via University of Yale.


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FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. - A police officer and the deputy chief of police are no longer with the Fruitland Park Police Department after both were linked to involvement with the Ku Klux Klan, the police chief said.
Chief Terry Isaacs said an un-related investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered the possible ties between Deputy Chief David Borst and Officer George Hunnewell and the white supremacist organization.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesperson Chantal Hauser said the FBI informed her organization of the findings, and in turn, the FDLE contacted Fruitland Park Police Chief Terry Isaacs to let him handle the situation.
Isaacs said Borst denied any involvement with the Klan, despite an informant telling the FBI he was involved from 2005-2009. Borst resigned his position with the department Thursday.
Isaacs said the department investigated Hunnewell more closely since there were three informants that linked him to the Klan during the same time period.
Hunnewell was fired Friday.
As a result of the investigation, each arrest both officers made over their tenure with the department is now being reviewed by the Lake County Office of the State Attorney. The review will determine if any kind of racial profiling was part of the arrest process.
"The city of Fruitland Park is a diverse, tolerant, welcoming community," said City Manager Gary La Venia in a prepared statement. "We cannot, nor will we tolerate any philosophy that is inherently morally corrupt, one that espouses bigotry, or intolerance aimed toward any groups or individuals because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation, or even the appearance of such in our ranks."
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All quotes tagged Crossroad
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"This is a 50-50 state, ... We are a crossroads state and very diverse. We've never really elected anyone too far to the right or too far to the left, too liberal or too conservative, and that could make it difficult for Ken to win in the fall."
"I didn't feel comfortable taking the things that people were dropping off, but the people at Crossroads insisted I did. They told me that people brought those things there just for me and that they wanted me to have them."
"The Dow Theory is really in kind of a crossroads here that will probably be resolved in the next month or two."
"It's a very widespread perception that Gerry Connolly and the county are both at a crossroads. People need to feel like they are a full partner in that discussion."
"David and his wife are at a crossroads in their financial lives. The purchase of a new home is a great time for them to evaluate where they stand financially and to develop a plan to meet their financial goals."
"We are at a crossroads right now and have the ability to be successful if we can continue to learn as a team and compete at game time."
"North Haven is at a crossroad. If we are to live and grow, we must invest in that growth. If you poison the roots you kill the tree."
"It's an extraordinary commentary on what the Internet can do, ... opening the crossroads around the world for communication between all people."