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RxSpotlight is the Windows-based solution for Raster Editing and Raster to Vector Conversion
RxSpotlight for Windows is the next generation of raster and hybrid editing software. Today most drawing information is stored on paper or aperture cards. By using scanning technology in combination with RxSpotlight for Windows, you can edit your drawings directly without having to convert them to a CAD format. RxSpotlight for Windows is an advanced program for raster, vector and hybrid editing, and raster-to-vector conversion of scanned raster images.
RxSpotlight for Windows is recognized for its superior editing and cleanup tools outside the CAD environment. RxSpotlight for Windows introduces true CAD-style editing of complex raster images. RxSpotlight for Windows is optimized for Windows up to Windows 8 and comes with many new and improved features.
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RxSpotlight for Windows is a powerful hybrid drawing editor and raster to vector converter. Using RxSpotlight for Windows, you can edit, update and semi-automatically and automatically convert to vectors scanned maps, drawings, sketches and other graphics.
Hybrid drawings consist of a monochrome, grayscale and color raster images overlaid with vector elements. Multiple raster images can be loaded, and the number of raster images handled simultaneously is unlimited. RxSpotlight for Windows supports most raster formats.
Raster object selection in RxSpotlight for Windows makes raster editing as easy as vector editing.
Using RxSpotlight for Windows, conversion of raster lines into vector objects is simple. You can also opt to delete the original raster. Deleting an original raster line, arc, or circle does not destroy the continuity of any intersecting raster lines.
You can create raster copies of vector objects and add them to the raster image.
Clean up of raster noise is carried out using a selection of filters including: smoothing, thickening and thinning, speckle removing and hole filling.
Vector objects are created and edited using a selection of tools. Vector drawings can be imported into Spotlight or exported to AutoCAD DWG or DXF file format.
Raster Objects and Hybrid Graphics
Raster Object Selection enables you to select raster lines, arcs, circles using tools similar to those for vector selection (selecting by picking, window, polygon, fence, etc.).
Now this technology has been improved even more. A raster object selected by any object method, now has "grips", which allows you to modify its configuration, and it has a set of modifiable properties similar to those of vector objects – line style, width, etc. Prior to the latest RxSpotlight for Windows version, only vector objects had such properties. Now the program treats raster and vector graphics in the same way – for true "hybrid" graphics.
Unlimited Workspace
The RxSpotlight for Windows workspace used to represent a set of raster files and a vector drawing linked through the file-workspace, containing a set of references. Now you can create a workspace as an integrated file containing both raster and vector objects. In the new version the workspace "is unlimited"- a raster image of any size can be always inserted into the current workspace. All RxSpotlight for Windows objects have a Z-value (Elevation) and a sequence order. The capability of saving a RxSpotlight for Windows workspace to the *.DWG format preserves this data. RxSpotlight for Windows uses a modern multi-document (MDI) interface that allows you to work with several workspaces simultaneously.
Working with color and grayscale raster images
You can crop color and grayscale raster images, change their resolution and scale, deskew them, and eliminate linear and nonlinear deformations using the calibration procedure. You can change brightness, contrast, hue and saturation, and adjust the color gamut of an image using a histogram, improve image quality, or apply a set of color filters (Blur, Unsharp Mask, Median). You can draw on these images and create raster objects by rasterizing vector objects to color raster, and merge monochrome raster images with color ones. The new versions now have functions that before were only applicable to monochrome raster images: for example, tracing (semi-automatic interactive raster-to-vector conversion) color and grayscale images.
New capabilities of semi-automatic raster-to-vector conversion (tracing)
In addition to simple graphic object tracing the new version can now trace raster shapes that correspond to vector templates. You just need to select a raster shape, and the program will try to recognize it and match it to an appropriate vector object – a sample from the loaded library – symbolic notations on scanned electrical circuits and process charts, maps, etc.
A significant enhancement to the polyline tracing is the new auto-detection of direction at intersections.. If you have not chosen a direction during a specified waiting interval, the program will continue tracing in the automatically defined direction by itself.
Automatic raster-to-vector conversion
Improved algorithms for automatic raster-to-vector conversion allow converting scanned drawings to CAD-files one by one or in a batch mode, even overnight. The improved conversion options allow precise tuning to achieve the most accurate vector representation of source files. The resulting drawings consist of lines, polylines, arcs, circles, texts and shapes (blocks). Line styles, widths, text height, hatch styles are preserved. RxSpotlight now provides automatic conversion of raster shapes to specified vector samples. Built-in OCR recognizes text strings on the drawings.
Vector enhancement tools
RxSpotlight for Windows has a comprehensive set of tuning tools for autocorrection of vectors obtained after raster-to-vector conversion, specialized functions for editing vectors – for example, merging a group of vectors to the object of a given type (some segments to an arc or circle), cropping, extension, etc.
One very powerful tool is Vector Object Search and Replace, which works on vectors (i.e. CAD-files). For example, it is possible to find and replace with standard symbols all fasteners on a mechanical drawing or all windows and doors on a floor plan, etc.
Flexible User Interface
Most other raster-to-vector converters have a complex user interface with a frightening number of buttons and toolbars, but with no possibility to create your own working environment by altering the layout or by removing unnecessary commands and buttons. In the new RxSpotlight for Windows, you can drag using the mouse, lists & menu items, arranging your own toolbars
RxSpotlight Version Comparison Sheet:
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|Color filters: blur; unsharp mask; median.
|Monochrome filters: speckle remover; hole remover; thickening; raster images thinning; smoothing; inversion; contour.
|Monochrome filter: line breaks filling.
|Deskewing; 4-point correction; changing size and resampling; cropping; rotating; mirroring.
|Autocorrecting images. Drawing on raster mode; rasterization of vector objects on color, monochrome, and grayscale images; merging color, monochrome, and grayscale images; monochrome and color floodfilling.
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Adaptive and manual Binarization, color separation. Color reduction, Image Classifier, Gamma Correction
|Selecting raster data
|By picking (with automatic definition of object type); within window or polygon; by crossing rectangle, polygon or fence, etc.
|Raster symbols selection (on monochrome images).
|WiseObject selection
|Editing raster and vector data
|Vector editor
|Drawing points, lines, circles, arcs, polylines, rectangles with various line types and thickness; text and multiline text; named blocks; customized arrows and floodfilling forms. Creating Chamber and Fillet. Measure tool.
|Editing polylines.
|Snap to raster and vector. Polar snap, orthogonal drawing, snap to grid.
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|Tracing raster polylines. Auto detect the direction of polyline tracing.
|Tracing raster lines, arcs, circles, polylines, outlines, hatches on monochrome, grayscale or color images.
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Using radiographic technology, a radiologic technologist is able to capture the internal anatomy of
patients and sends these images to attending physicians or radiologists so that they can make
properly make a diagnosis. The most well-known equipment used in this career is an x-ray machine,
although others may also be used such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography
(CT). Medical problems can be treated early and effectively with the help of these highly-advanced
equipment without resorting to invasive procedures such as surgery.
Radiologic technologists must always see to it that patients are properly protected from radiation
exposure by equipping them with lead shields onto exposed areas. Radiation can be especially
dangerous to the genital areas as they can destroy sperm and egg cells, and may render a person
unable to procreate in the future. Besides this, they must also ensure that patients are properly
guided throughout the diagnostic imaging procedure. Patients must be in an appropriate posture that
will help make the imaging process more efficient and effective, while the radiation being emitted
by the x-ray equipment must be at the right dosage depending on the person being scanned.
A radiologic technologist must have absolute control of the x-ray equipment – he must ensure that
the settings such as exposure time should be appropriate for every situation. Doctors usually
provide specific instructions to technologists regarding the imaging procedures, and the radiologic
tech must carefully follow all of them while performing his duties. Explaining the results of the
imaging procedure is not covered by the job scope of a radiologic tech – no matter how patients
insist about it, he must tell them that only the attending physician or radiologist can interpret
the results to them and give them the proper medical advice.
Since the radiologic technologist career can be very challenging because of its very technical
nature, people who wish to pursue it are required to take up a minimum of 2 years worth of training,
usually in an associate's degree program. You must complete this in order to be qualified for any
employment opportunity, whether in hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, and outpatient care
centers. Your training will allow you to learn how to properly use and maintain x-ray equipment,
handle patients, as well as following standard safety procedures whenever diagnostic imaging
procedures are being performed.
If you are to succeed as a radiologic technologist, you must seek certification from the American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The ARRT is an authorized body that can provide
certification in special areas of radiology such as mammography, angiography, MRI, and CT. With the
competitive nature of this career, specializing in more areas can lead to better employment
opportunities and salary thresholds. And with experience and continuing education, you may also be
promoted to managerial or top-level positions. Being in this medical field, you are at least sure
that you have a well-secured job that can stand up even under the pressure of recession, plus you
also get that sense of fulfilment through saving other people's lives.
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Q. What are your thoughts on Borden Inc.? Its products don' seem to be around as much as I remember they once were.
A. While this company isn't milking profits as it once did, its pasture will eventually be greener.
Borden Inc. (around $34 a share, New York Stock Exchange) has better prospects and is cheaper than most food company stocks, although there's no overwhelming reason to buy it right now, said Robert Cummins, analyst with Wertheim Shroder.
The company has been undergoing a restructuring that includes cost reduction measures, cutbacks in its dairy business and a search for acquisitions both here and abroad.


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Fire Safety
In 2010, more than 362,000 residential fires caused 2,555 deaths, more than 13,000 injuries and more than $6.5 billion in property damage costs.
The United States Fire Administration(USFA) states that the top five fire-safety topics most frequently identified with home fire deaths are smoke alarms, escape plans, child fire safety, older adult fire safety (cooking and heating) and careless smoking.
So what can you do to prevent fires in your home? The USFA offers these statistics and tips:
- Children under age 5 are twice as likely as the rest of us to die in a home fire. So create an escape plan and make sure everyone in your home practices it. Plan two routes of escape from every room, and designate a meeting place outside of the home. Remember: get out and stay out.
- The third leading cause of fire death for older adults is cooking. Never leave cooking unattended because a serious fire can start in seconds. Don't wear loose clothing while cooking. Keep towels and pot holders away from the range. Double-check the kitchen before you go to bed or leave your home.
- The second leading cause of fire death for older adults is heating. When buying a space heater, look for the auto-off feature should the heater fall over. Keep space heaters at least three feet away from other objects. Your fireplace should have a screen large enough to catch flying sparks and rolling logs.
- The number one cause of preventable home fire deaths is smoking. If you smoke, practice these fire-safety tips to avoid putting your life, your home and your family at risk: Don't leave a burning cigarette, cigar or pipe unattended. If you feel drowsy, put it out immediately. Use deep ashtrays. And, never smoke in bed.
- More than 2,500 Americans died in home fires last year. In most cases, the home did not have a working smoke alarm. A sounding smoke alarm gives you with the extra seconds you need to get out of your home – alive. Install and maintain a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Replace the battery every year. It's a simple way to help keep you and your family better protected 24-7.
Residential fire sprinkler ordinances have been adopted by several hundred U.S. communities for use in one and two family dwellings. Such systems have been shown to provide significant life safety benefits. Adding residential fire sprinklers to the 2009 International Residential Code so that communities can adopt them as part of their local building code is the most important step to reducing residential fire deaths since requiring smoke alarms in residential structures.
In the past several years, technological advances have improved the reliability of residential fire sprinklers. Learn the facts about residential fire sprinklers.
Important Fire Safety Links:
- "How to create and practice" a Home Escape Plan
- Does your family have a fire safety plan? Video
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- Watch "How-To" Videos on Wildfire Safety
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Calina Copos, '10, is one of only a handful of female physics majors at the University of Richmond. She says that during her junior year, she was often the only woman in her classes and wanted to connect with other female science students and professors.
Her solution: creating the Women in Math and Science (WIMS) group, an organization that brings together female students and professors for weekly discussions and lectures.
"We felt like it was important to get to know our female professors so we could feel comfortable asking for advice, in terms of graduate schools, careers or even general life questions," Copos said.
Last winter she and math and computer science major Erin Brady, '10, approached math professor Della Fenster and computer science professor Kelly Shaw with the idea. Both professors were eager to help the girls get started.
"Calina and Erin echoed discussions that had been taking place among various faculty for quite some time," Fenster said. "The fact that they, as students, gave voice to this same idea brought a certain sense of urgency to the discussion."
The group secured funding and started holding weekly lunch meetings. Fenster arranged to have a student, professor or outside professional speak at each gathering.
Topics ranged far beyond homework help or study tips.
"The students are learning about various career paths and opportunities, about graduate school and postdoctoral positions, about careers in and outside of academics in math and the sciences, and about administrative positions at the university that influence all of us," Fenster said. "They are also learning about the myriad ways that women balance a family with a career in math and science. The students are always interested in this topic."
Now in its second semester of operation, WIMS has more than doubled in size, with 25 students regularly attending sessions.
"Initially Professor Fenster asked me if I would talk about my summer research at one of the meetings," said math major Jordan Cates, '12. "I came in thinking it would be a one-time thing, but it was such a great group of girls that I started coming back every week."
While the majority of the members are majoring in either math or the sciences, a few women studying in other disciplines joined after hearing about the variety of speakers the group attracts.
"I was drawn into the group by Dr. Fenster. She was my calculus professor last semester, and during office hours she would mention WIMS and invite me to attend their weekly meetings," said political science major Mary Martha Scott. "One day last semester I finally went to a meeting, and I have been attending them ever since."
Some students say that the relationships they've formed with other members have been just as valuable as the career guidance they've received.
"Having this group of women at school who are also science majors to talk with has been a great support system," said Laura Zemcik, 12. "Having friends who are struggling with the same things has been really helpful."
The group has taken several trips together. Last semester they went hiking on the Appalachian Trail, and in January 10 of the women spent a weekend in Washington D.C., meeting with female legislative assistants in Virginia Senator Mark Warner and Minnesota Senator Al Franken's offices.
"It was great, said mathematical economics major Kosh Kempter, '12. "We met up with the woman who worked in Al Franken's office. She studied math, and we ended up having a two-hour long conversation about how to extend your career in the field."
Fenster says she's enjoyed working with students outside of the classroom and feels that the meetings have inspired both herself and the students to actively pursue their dreams.
"Two of the most salient points we have learned are about excellence and networking." She said. "It seems so simple, delivering excellence and making as many friends as you can will help you professionally."


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Despite my feeble efforts at concealment, the kid just caught me and asked if she could have some "bright Cheerios," too.
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The communities relating to the acting and fashion world can avail the services provided by One Source Talent (OST). A database of actors, models and clients is maintained by OST and it is used for fulfilling their mutual creative needs and requests, as a source of interaction between them. Main aim of One Source Talent for using its interactive network is to develop a working but cost effective relationship between the clients and talents. Read more
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On March 23, we had the privilege of honoring Prof. Hegemann together with the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) at the 69th Mosbacher Kolloquium in Germany.
When authors co-submit and publish a data article in Data in Brief, it appears on ScienceDirect linked to the original research article in this journal.
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Peter Breheny from Derbyshire shoots benchrest rifle. He has Kennedy's Disease, a progressive wasting condition that has weakened his limbs.
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Michael Whapples from Leicestershire is blind and shoots air rifle. In 2011 he was the first British shooter ever to compete at the Open European Shooting Championships for the Vision Impaired, held at Nitra, Slovakia.Read More
Deanna (Di) Coates lives in Hampshire, shoots air rifle from a wheelchair, and is one of our most successful disabled international athletes.
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Stewart Nangle, a Lancastrian, is pictured shooting .22 pistol. What the photograph does not show is that at the time one of his legs was fitted with a metal frame that was bolted into the bones.
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Vic Morris lives in south Wales and is paralysed from the neck down as the result of an accident. With the aid of an 'equaliser' device invented by his coach, John Kelman, Vic shoots pistol and rifle.
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This young Scout was born without a left hand. When he took an interest in shooting, which is very popular in the Scout movement, Hampshire Scouts helped his local club to find a solution.
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Matt Skelhon shot to fame when he grabbed gold at the Bejiing Paralympic Games and proved it was no fluke by claiming silver and bronze at London 2012.Read More
The English Federation for Disability Sport has launched an on-line resource to help sports clubs that wish to become more disabled-friendly.
The Inclusion Club Hub is free to use and very straightforward. After entering contact details there are five short sets of questions to answer, covering the main areas in which clubs might need to develop what they offer. When the questions have been answered the system provides a "personalised toolkit" for your club, setting out helpful information and links on areas where development seems to be needed, and providing templates for documentation, etc. Suggestions are also offered for future consideration on topics where the club is already working well. The answers to the questions, together with all the toolkit information is automatically e-mailed in .pdf format, so that it is available for future reference.
This is a useful tool for clubs that are wondering where to begin the task of catering for people with disabilities. It breaks the whole task down under sensible headings, which makes it easy for a club to identify the areas that it needs to consider and work on. The advice and information given is practical and realistic, even for clubs of modest size and budget.
Clubs that are disabled friendly are invited to let us know, with a view to receiving certification as a DSP Club. Those that are very accessible to a range of disabilities may wish to seek DSP Focus Club status. If you are interested in these options, please contact DSP Co-ordinator Liz Woodall.
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Read about how we are hoping to expand the range of international competitions open to disabled shooters, and let us know if you can help.
For most shooters, being able to see well enough to aim accurately is the key to our sport. Our Vision Section has lots of information to help all shooters who have vision problems, great or small.
Need information on funding for any aspect of disabled target shooting? Check out the extensive Funding section on this site.
EFDS Inclusion Hub is a free on-line resource created by the English Federation of Disability Sport for clubs that wish to become more disabled-friendly and include more disabled people in their activities.
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The thermocontact, invented and improved over the years by ISECO, is the only existing system that smoothly resets temperatures, while delivering quality results.
SEREIS allows simultaneous temperature resetting and maintenance, for regular or special products, in several or individual portions, for a single cycle thanks to the possible pre-selection of three different temperatures inside the same cavity.
The stability of the heating shelves ensures that the temperature is maintained, even after the trolley is unplugged.
Retherm precision allows the use of all types of containers: aluminium or polypropylene disposibles, or porcelain or stainless steels plates in all shapes and sizes.
The new thermocontact shelves, developed for SERELIS, allow a refrigeration cycle to be ensured in less than 2 hours after the end of therming.
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Ever wanted to run your own games company? Well now's your chance.
The new iPhone game Game Dev Story puts you in charge turning a two-bit start-up staffed by unwashed game makers into a gaming big cheese that advertises its products with lunar graffiti.
Along the way you 'design' games by choosing their genres and themes, pick which consoles to back and to snub, hire and fire developers, and hype your latest masterpiece.
It might sound like some hideous business sim that comes on like a tarted-up spreadsheet, but thankfully Game Dev Story is more slapstick than simulation. Think budget rock band manager sim A Rockstar Ate My Hamster rather than Football Manager or any of those 'big in Germany' tycoon games.
So instead of eye-watering lists of figures there's adorable retro-visuals showing your developers bashing their keyboards with gusto and audio that reeks of mid-80s arcades.
There are plenty of gentle digs at the game business too; from developers that arrive to work with a cheery 'Morning!' to colleagues who've worked through the night; Dead Bull drinks to re-energise worn out employees and fans who start queuing for your new title months before it's finished.
Charming and crudely fun as all this is, Game Dev Story is rather slight – your main job is to stave off bankruptcy and use 'boosts' to get your team to refine your games at the right moment and it's far from demanding fare.
While depth isn't its strong point, the chance to release your own console or to try a different approach to building your game empire are enough to inspire more than enough replays to make its pint-sized price tag seem like a bargain.
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Martin Kaymer knows what it takes to be No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He's uncertain if Tiger Woods will be able to add to his record number of weeks atop the ladder.
The 2010 PGA Championship winner was asked Friday if Woods would again climb the statistical summit to the top of the OWGR.
'We will see,' Kaymer said at the Malaysian Open, according to AFP.
Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald are locked in an ongoing game of hot potato for the No. 1 spot. Others, including Woods, will need a string of several consistent months of wins and high finishes to approach the lead pair.
Kaymer sees Woods following up on his seventh Bay Hill win with more in the near future.
'The way he played in Florida when he won was amazing, fantastic. I think for him it's just a matter of time when he will compete well every week,' said the German, who made his first cut at the Masters last week.
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An update from Sarah, a sophomore Dedman College Scholar majoring in human rights, nonprofit organizational studies and music, with minors in religious studies, arts management and communication studies:
Today, December 23, we took a four-hour bus ride from Warsaw to the site of Sobibor. I volunteered to blog about today's experience prior to visiting the site itself as I had heard Philip Bialowitz speak at SMU about his escape from Sobibor. However, after visiting the site, I found myself at a loss of how to accurately describe what we saw while there.
The site felt raw. It seemed as if the Polish government commemorated the camp out of necessity rather than a desire to remember the victims. The memorial was simply a statue, a mausoleum, a poorly marked symbolic chimney and a path of pine trees. After seeing Chelmno and Treblinka, this camp did not seem to connect to the victims in the same manner.
I was hoping to see a greater acknowledgement of those who led the revolt at Sobibor. The prisoners' revolt effectively ended the camp operations. Led by Leon Feldhendler from Żólkiewka, the revolt began on October 14, 1943 and ended with a mass escape of prisoners. Many SS men and guards were killed, and after the revolt, Germans closed the camp and tore down all of the buildings. After this, there were only two more transports of prisoners to Sobibor.
Even knowing the history behind Sobibor, I had trouble connecting to today's site. I had trouble acknowledging that each step I took marked a spot where someone had been brutally killed. I had trouble recognizing the incredible loss that took place there, within that beautiful forest, so few years ago. I had trouble connecting the poorly marked memorial site to the 250,000 lives that were taken there.
I had trouble with Sobibor.
The memorial neither marked the heroism of those who revolted, nor the struggle of those who died. It simply marked a place in a forest where a camp once existed.
Throughout this journey, Dr. Halperin has been emphasizing the need to connect faces to the statistics. The memorial failed to do that. Sobibor as it is now commemorates an event in history instead of the thousands of lives that were lost there; the lives that loved, that cried, that felt, which experienced: the lives that were.
Sobibor commemorated a time and place in history rather than the lives that lived that history.
So, as much as I appreciate the time today that I was able to spend remembering the lives that were lost, I deeply wish that I had been able to connect more to each victim of Sobibor.


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The band camp is held in late July at the Bowl. Annually, a total of 180 to 250 of Kansas' best high school musicians are showcased, which includes pre-game and halftime performances. The band also performs before the Shrine Bowl Banquet on the Friday night prior to the game, and at a downtown parade the following morning.
Camp fees are sponsored by various Masonic Organizations throughout the state. All proceeds are used to support the Shriners Hospitals for Children. In addition, every year the Kansas Masonic Foundation also offers The Outstanding Musician Award ($1,500 Scholarship), The Jeff Atherly Inspirational Award ($1,000 Scholarship) and The Masonic Pride Award ($500 Scholarship) to a band camp student.


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LOWER MANHATTAN—A new documentary chronicling the post Sept. 11, 2011 development of Downtown will soon make its debut at Lincoln Center.
"16 Acres," a 90-minute film delving into the political tensions surrounding the redevelopment of ground zero after the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, will premiere October 18 at the 2012 Architecture & Design Film Festival at the Allen Room in Lincoln Center.
Director Richard Hankin, who began working on the project in March 2011, said that exploring the conflicting perspectives of those who were instrumental in rebuilding Downtown is a key component to the film.
"On 9/12, all of a sudden there this huge vast piece of real estate in Lower Manhattan," he said. "Everyone knows it needs to be developed, but there are all of these conflicting ideas on how best to do that."
A large cast of characters appears in the doc, from Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Daniel Libeskind, the architect who won the 2003 competition to conceive a new vision for ground zero.
Hankin said he wanted the story to unfold through the divergent perspectives of the key players, including the developers, architects, politicians and family members who have a stake in the site.
"I knew there was going to be conflicting perspectives and I wanted to leave some space for the audience to draw their own conclusions," he said.
"Many people think of it as sacred ground and want the entire site to be a memorial. Well, that excludes anything else. Others wanted to redevelop the entire area as it once was. The idea is how do you take all of these conflicting visions and come out the other side."
The documentary, produced by Matt Kapp and Mike Marcucci, who began the production process in 2004, will be screened at Tribeca Cinemas October 19 and 21 after the film's premiere. A question and answer session with the filmmakers will follow all three screenings.


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Look of the Day: Michelle Williams
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- Mrs. Kindergarten said...
I could not agree more.
Simply elegant....
Mrs. Kindergarten
- January 16, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- Trish said...
Hello dearest friend! Oh how I have missed your lovely blog and beautiful posts - this one is just perfect! Michelle looks so elegant, love the accessories and shoes paired with the lovely gown...and her sweet pixie haircut is so gorgeous on her tiny little frame.
I hope the New Year is off to a great start for you! Hugs and love always xooxxoxo
- January 16, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- James said...
Now this is a lovely young woman. Very understated, yet comes together for a classic look.
- January 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Karena said...
I adore her look, gamin, yet very elegant!
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- January 16, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- EntertainingMom said...
Oh I do love that dress!!!
- January 16, 2011 at 8:26 PM
- Pink Champagne said...
So classically elegant!
- January 18, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Metropolitan Mum said...
Hello lovely, how are you? I am usually not a friend of short hair, but she can definitely pull it off. She looks gorgeous.
- January 22, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Janie | We Heart Paper said...
Oh, I love Michelle Williams' haircut, paired with her dress - it's divine!
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Losing a loved one is at the least, devastating, especially if it's mom.
She's the one who loves you unconditionally, gives advice you may or may not want to hear, uses all her efforts to make you happy and helps you succeed in anything you take on. She takes care of you when you are sick and helps spruce up your college application.
But now that mother dearest has passed away, nothing will ever truly be the same. And when Mother's Day rolls around, you're reminded of it constantly.
For those who lost their mother, being asked, "Ready for Mother's Day?" or "What are you getting mom for Mother's Day?" can become overwhelming and even exhausting. You can't really respond without feeling that small gulp in your throat that just sits there, weighing heavily. You feel like a tub of salt has just been poured into an open wound.
There are ways to handle this grief, especially as Mother's Day approaches. You will always feel helpless and sad. That will never change, but you can still reflect back on all the memories you had with her. You can honor her for all she has done and left behind. Maybe she isn't with you physically, but she's still living on in your heart, mind and soul.
Visit her grave. Sit next to her. Talk to her. Give her an update on your life. Don't leave out any details. She's there, listening from heaven. Lay her favorite flowers at the site before you leave.
Write her a letter or poem. Express your feelings that you miss her. Don't hold back any tears. Wish her a Happy Mother's Day. Talk about some of the best and funniest times you two shared. Tell her why she could pass as the world's greatest mother.
Buy her a gift. Make her something. Whatever you choose, keep it. Cherish it. When you walk by it, you will always look and think, "That's for mom." Get her something you know she'd love and appreciate.
Celebrate Mother's Day. The holiday doesn't have to be grim. Keep it simple. Keep it positive. Shift your mentality. Again, it's okay to cry. But look at Mother's Day as a way to celebrate mom, not mourn her.
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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Elysabeth Williams, Romance author of Devil in a Red Kilt. Read below for Elysabeth's insights on writing and publishing! If you have any comments or questions for her, leave your info in the comments and she'll stop by later.
Before we get started with the interview, here's a bit about Devil in a Red Kilt: Their Happily Ever After Deserved a Second Chance ... For more than twenty years, Evan and Evie MacDonald were the couple "meant to be." Their marriage now in tatters, they throw one final family Halloween party to honor Evie's recently deceased mother. But, as Evan's hand hovers over divorce papers, the ancient Celtic secrets Evie's mother always spoke of spring to life. Transported in flames to thirteenth-century Scotland, Evie and Evan land on opposite sides of the feud raging between Clans MacDonald and McLeod. Dubbed the Red Devil, Evan's skills as a leader and warrior bring him into the enemy camp-and back to Evie. Now, faced with an ancient evil they never imagined, the two must rekindle the "forever and ever" kind of love they once felt, and bargain for a bit of Fae magic to flip the hourglass right side up again-before time runs out.
Hi Elysabeth! Thanks so much for talking with me today. First, I'd like to talk a bit about your debut novel, Devil in a Red Kilt. What was your inspiration for this novel?
Thanks for having me! I'm glad to be here! I thought of this story in bits – I'm a die-hard pantser, in which I don't outline. I may write down things to write down later, but as for outlines, they make me feel locked in. Devil was done totally off the cuff and pulled from many places. Movies, other books I've read, and even World of Warcraft. (Yes, I'm a total geek.) It honestly just "happened" this way.
Evan and Evie are very heartfelt characters. They felt like people I knew and I was rooting for them all along. Authors often pull character traits from real life. How many of their attributes were inspired by yourself or someone you know?
I'd say the mother of this story was similar to my own mother. She was very outspoken and told outlandish stories that people would sometimes look at her weird for. Nothing to do with fairies, but still way-out-there stories about her past. Evie and Evan were just two people doing their daily thing. I think that's taken from most people nowadays. Too busy to and too stressed out to cope.
I loved your setting in the book – both the present day and historical aspects. What inspired your settings?
I grew up and still live in the South. I'm always in love with the way things are in the fall here. The colors are always so rich and everybody seems to move at a slower pace down here. Scotland is kind of the same to me. I've only visited for a short time, but it always seemed to move at a slower pace than the rest of the world. Add the great history in both places and it really does make for a great story base.
The historical aspects of the novel felt very well researched, down to the tiny details. Has this time period always interested you? Was the research fun? Challenging?
The research was fun! I love researching how people lived, what they wore and ate, and how they interacted with each other. It was very educational. The time period has always fascinated me and of course it was the best time to find Highlanders kicking around in their kilts.:)
What was your favorite part of writing Devil in a Red Kilt?
Writing "THE END." Honestly. It was a great ride but to be able to finish the project after a year was just so satisfying.
Most challenging?
Getting just enough dialect without annoying readers. I wanted to have the flavor of the speech, but not be overwhelming. I hope I got it right.
Devil in a Red Kilt is such a fun story – full of twists and turns, suspense and love. What type of reader are you? What are your favorite books/authors?
I love witty banter, wild accusations and a little fantasy. I love out of place history and pure historical romances. My favorite authors are hard to pin down because I love so many! There are so many wonderfully talented authors.
Since there are probably some aspiring authors that will read this, can you tell us a bit about your road to publication? When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?
I don't think I ever officially decided to be a writer. I just wrote. Then one day I owned the title. I'm a writer. I write.
Tell us about your journey to getting published.
As per the last question. I believe that's one of the very first steps to publication. Owning it. Then I started to do my homework on what I wanted to do. Where I wanted to see myself in 6 months, a year, etc. Then I just sat on it and wrote. Re-wrote, queried, cried, drank coffee, twittered, facebooked, and waited. And waited. And waited.
What is the best part of the publishing process?
What's commonly known as, "The Call," most definitely. The offer of a contract is just so much validation in one tiny email or package. "Yes your story doesn't suck monkey butt, we'd like to see it on paper or in ebook."
The worst?
The Waiting. Everything moves at a snail's pace and you have to build patience or else you'll go crazy. I would rather get a quick rejection just to know that someone looked at it than wait forever. The longest time I waited for a response was 18 months – for Devil in a Red Kilt, actually! I received the rejection three weeks after it hit shelves. Woops.
Can you give us a hint of what you're working on now? What can we expect to read from you next?
I'm working on another Victorian Steampunk Romance that will tie in with The Electrifying Exploits of the English Three, which releases with Lyrical Press in January of 2011! It's not necessarily a sequel, but in the same 'world' so to speak. I can't wait to share more!
Thanks Elysabeth! Looking forward to reading more from you in the future!


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SAN FRANCISCO --Hundreds of young people pitched in to help the environment on Friday in the Golden Gate National Recreation area.
The project is part of America's Great Outdoors initiative, announced by President Obama last year.
More than 200 students in grades six to nine took part in eight projects, including some students who removed invasive plant species to help the habitat for the endangered mission blue butterfly.
"They're actually doing something to save an endangered species and they've learned about the whole ecosystem and why it's important to take care of every living thing in our ecosystem," said Conservation Corps North Bay CEO Marilee Eckert.
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Even though designers paraded the peplum trend down their spring 2012 runways, peplums are anything but new. Tops, skirts, dresses and jackets have all undergone a peplum makeover.
The ruffled waist-hugging piece adds volume while creating a flattering hourglass shape. Nonetheless, the engineering of actually wearing one can be a little frustrating.
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The last sporting event ever in the Queen of Peace gym – followed by a two-hour Senior Night celebration for the girls basketball team – took place Thursday night in Burbank and it was an evening of cheers and tears.
Just two days prior, the players found out that the Queen of Peace community was about to be torn to pieces as the school is scheduled to close after this school year. The timing of the announcement was not great as the Pride is going through a historic season and entered this week's action with a 25-1 record, including Thursday's 73-33 win over Kennedy.
Look, I realize that this is going to affect a lot of people and not just the student-athletes.
I feel bad for any freshmen, sophomores and juniors who developed deep friendships that might be in jeopardy.
I feel bad for any student who has had their lives changed by some of the teachers and may not see their mentors again.
I feel bad for the teachers who have to scramble to find new jobs and new Principal Catherine Klod. This decision has practically reduced her to Principal-For-A-Day status.
But, I'm the sports guy and this is the sports section and I am also feeling sorry for the players who have to deal with all of this dread during a great season.
The basketball announcer at the Pride's games, Pat Griffin, is a barrel of optimism that the school will not close. During the senior night celebration, he gave a rousing couple of minutes of yelling and trying to get everyone involved.
"I want you to write to Oprah Winfrey!" he bellowed to hundreds of parents and students. "I want you to write to Ellen DeGeneres! I want you to write to Gloria Steinem! To Jane Fonda…I know you young girls are looking at me because you don't know them…but they are all people who are powerful women.
"You know what? There has to be a chance! There has got to be a chance! So I want everybody to do their homework and look up these names and write to them. Parents, play the lottery. Whatever you can do. Whatever you can do to save this for these girls. Right? Will you do that for me?''
The sentiment was loud. But insiders quietly are highly doubtful the school will be opening back up again in August.
Senior Jessica Potter was a freshman at Mt. Assisi when the Lemont school closed down and she has some experience with the heartbreak of a school shutting the doors.
"It's possible (to have Peace saved) but I'm trying not to get my hopes up that much," she said. "We tried so hard to keep Mt. Assisi open but it just didn't work. Maybe this will be the second chance.''
In the event that doesn't happen, there is one alternative happy ending that Potter and her pals who came from the shuttered Lemont school can offer to the Peace students who are feeling blue right now.
The next school might actually work out even better. It worked for them. The ex-Assisi students never knew how well things would have turned out at Mt. Assisi, but some of them do know their time at Peace was successful and fun.
"A lot of Peace students are upset because they don't want to leave their friends from here," Potter said "They want to try their best to go to the same school. The Mt. Assisi girls that came here are being really supportive and being there for them because they knew what they felt.
"After freshman year when I came here, I made a lot of new friends," Potter said. "I feel like that's going to happen to them. They will make new memories at the new school they go to.''
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I've noticed the past couple of weeks, that I often feel cold. It's not fever-related chills...I've taken my temp just to see.
I'm ordinarily the kind that stays hot in summer...even with the a/c running. But the past few weeks, I find myself cozying under the throw blankets, turning off fans, looking for socks, sitting on my hands because they're freezing...while everyone else says they're comfortable. I just checked the thermostat, thinking someone must've cranked it down to 72. But it was still around 77.
Just now I was cuddling with my very skinny five year old, and he felt so warm and cozy. I remember him complaining earlier this summer that I was so hot, and that's usually the way it is.
My stomach is still all out of whack and I'm so tired. I suppose I should call the doctor, but it feels dumb to do so. I'm afraid they'll tell me to just turn off the a/c!
I know lots of symptoms can be attributed to the autoimmune stuff, but this is a new one for me.
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Hi, Kari. I get weird "cold" feelings all the time. I say weird because it will be extremely hot outside and I would normally would have been feeling refreshed and relaxed in the A/C. I notice it more at night most times. I will look at the A/C expecting it to be down too low and it will actually be a few degrees higher than my regular "comfort" setting. I don't have any answers for it unfortunately, I just can say yes I do that too! Mine are not fever related either. Take care.
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Hi Kari, me too, I do get hot when outside. But we set our thermostat on 77 also and I usually have to have a light blanket and socks on even in the daytime if I'm inside for very long. Can't explain why. I do get a few hot flashes at night but just uncover for a minute and I'm ok. I guess my circulation is not good. I've told my Rheumy about
it and he hasn't really said anything. Take Care AnnieRae
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Posted 7/28/2007 9:45 AM (GMT -6)
Hi, I haven't been on here for a while but I always read the comments on here. I have been having the same cold feelings you are talking about
lately, mine are like the bone is frozen and I have to move the heating pad from hands to feet when I'm sitting. I know this may sound crazy but thats how mine has been feeling. Linda
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Posted 7/28/2007 11:24 AM (GMT -6)
A Cold intolerance, I believe, is an AI thing. I don't have lupus, but I do have RA, and I've had a severe intolerance to cold since I was a teenager, at a minimum. I keep my a/c set on 78 degrees, and I turn it up to 82 degrees at night. I keep socks and gloves in my purse. My feet and hands are usually the first things to get cold, and when they do it sets my arthritis off. I often feel weird because no one else is ever cold like this, and they look at me like I'm schizophrenic or something? But I'd rather be warm and comfortable, then cold and achey any day of the week.
I also have raynaud's, which many of you have as well--the cold intolerance may relate to that.
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Posted 7/29/2007 1:19 AM (GMT -6)
Hi Kari--
It probably is an AI thing but it also can be a sign of hypothyroidism, which is also an AI thing and tends to go along with other AI diseases. You may want to call your doc and see if they can check it while you are feeling bad, since it tends to come and go. Is your temperature really low too? This is something to tell your doc if it is. Your hypothalamus controls your temperature and I've known some people that have arthritis in their neck and it pressed on it or something and they had really low temperatures, especially on waking. This is not good (its called hypothermia) and it can cause like brain damage and stuff. I've had it for a while, can you tell? LOL. I hope you feel better soon and dont' start getting the hot cold switch off. Take care and let us know if you figure it out.
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Posted 7/29/2007 2:59 PM (GMT -6)
It is probably an auto immune symptom. Some of us have raynauds but that mostly affects your fingers and toes. After getting sick I went from being part polar bear to being cold all the time. Developed raynauds as well. In the past few months my body seems to be regulating temperature more normally and my raynauds has disappeared. Hope it stays gone.
Anybody who is sick and has something systemic like an auto immune disease probably has more problems with keeping warm. Your body is just not functioning normally and if you are older or have some circulation problems that does not help. If you become less active and have less muscle tissue to generate heat that does not help.
After two years my body seems to be trying to return to normal....I can only hope.
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Posted 7/29/2007 3:08 PM (GMT -6)
Takes quite a lot to develop hypothermia. Most victims are outside in relatively mild temps (30-45F) in wet weather. That is because they are not adequately dressed and get wet at those temps. If your core temp drops then your body tries to protect the brain and vital internal organs. Your body thermostat will divert blood and heat to those areas. That is why you develop frost bite in your fingers and toes even though they are not exposed....but that is in really cold temps. Contrary to popular belief, hypothermia usually sneaks up on people who are outdoors in milder temps. Of course, there is a risk in really cold temps but it is usually drier and it is easier to retain your body heat if you are dressed properly.
I have spent many days outside in -30 to -50F temps and never had problems with hypothermia because I was dressed properly and stayed dry.
That subject is one for the outdoor forum and should not be a concern for us.
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EVENT: San Francisco Marathon 2011
EVENT DATE: Jul 31, 2011
Why Raise Money?
For the last decade, I've focused my attention on autism awareness, rather than fundraising for various causes. I always felt that the Time and Talent segments of the Time/Talent/Treasure equation were lacking. I also found it to be more satisfying to fill in the gaps left behind when all the focus was put on raising money.
So why am I raising money for New Vista School in Laguna Hills, CA?
They have been successful in filling the gaps in my son's education and I want to give back by bringing attention to their mission and hopefully raise much needed funds to make that education possible for the ever-growing numbers of children affected by autism.
Why Running?
I began running two years ago, at the age of 42. I was never what you would consider athletic, and certainly had/have some pounds to lose. Unexpectedly, I found something I truly enjoyed... the movement... the breath... the lesson-learning ability to endure.
Raising a child with autism has taught me something about endurance: find the right doctor; find the right therapist; find the best source of nutrition; devise the best education; create the best environment... and do it over and over and over again. The seemingly insignificant becomes the major milestone, but the finish line is never in sight. Your definitions are redefined again and again, and you learn to find the times to roll with it or fight.
You also find the moments and reasons to celebrate! Joy happens almost every day, while it's sometimes easier to focus on the challenges, I find greater meaning in celebrating the joy I encounter when I connect with my son, hear him laugh, see him smile. In the midst of the test, I've learned to focus on the joyful.
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So, it is with that spirit of joyfulness that I'm training for the first half of the San Francisco Marathon. I'm going to finish up this round of fundraising there because I want to celebrate this expression of joyful endurance as I cross that gorgeous Golden Gate bridge - symbolizing so much, and reminding me of the journey that my family and each person affected by autism, travels - in hopes of reaching that gateway to opportunity, security, a safe harbor, greatness, and hope.
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