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Watch Stone's "Dig It!" Film: Longtime environmental activist Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard is featured in 2011′s Do Something Reel film festival, and below is the actual film for your viewing pleasure. As we previously reported, it's called "Dig It!" and was shot during his October 2008 Earthkeepers tree-planting event/concert series. The festival has generously posted the film on it's website, and you can watch the entire film by clicking here.
Pearl Jam Rock The Earth: Well, the band may rock our own personal earths, but according to great conservation activist group Rock The Earth – the deserve accolades for it.b Rock The earth have announced their 2011 "Planet Defenders" – and one of the honorees is none other than our boys Pearl Jam! Here's the press release:
This year's winner in the ARTIST category, Pearl Jam, has over the course of a 20 year career, not only set the bar high in the world of rock music, but also in their dedication to environmental activism. Lead singer, Eddie Vedder, often participates in fundraisers and benefits for environmental groups like the Kelly Slater Foundation and Jack Johnson's Kokua Hawaii Foundation. He and the rest of Pearl Jam have donated money to groups that focus on climate change and other environmental concerns. Vedder is also a surfer and active in surf-related conservation efforts, most notably Surfrider Foundation. Guitarist Stone Gossard has been active in environmental pursuits, and has been an advocate of Pearl Jam's carbon neutral policy, offsetting the band's environmental impact. Spearheaded by Gossard, the band established a Carbon Portfolio Strategy, Pearl Jam's ongoing efforts to advance clean renewable energy and carbon mitigation. Through this Strategy, the band has donated more than $150,000 to nine organizations doing innovative work around climate change, renewable energy, and the environment. By working with these organizations to mitigate carbon emissions, Pearl Jam ultimately hopes to become 0% net emissions for all tours and band businesses. A committed environmentalist, Stone has quietly worked to use this influence to effect change locally and internationally through direct involvement in many environmental issues through his work with the Wild Salmon Center, Conservation International, Cascade Land Conservancy, New Apollo Energy Project, and Honor the Earth. In 2010, the band announced they would mitigate carbon emissions from their 2009 Backspacer Tour by donating $210,000 towards planting trees in the area of Puget Sound, Washington. RtE applauds Pearl Jam for setting a stellar example of how to Rock the Earth in a conscientious manner. Thanks to Jo/RockinForACure for tweeting this (via Jambase/Fuckyeahstonegossard)
Calculate Your Own Carbon Footprint: If you want to do engage in your own environmental awareness efforts and don't know where to start, why not try calculating your own carbon footprint and thinking about how you can offset it? As you may know, your footprint is what greenhouse gases (CO2) you emit in your daily life through fuel, electricity and other sources. We can all work toward a carbon neutral life; our band is more than just inspirational – they have long been active in the cause by putting money, hands-on time and great effort behind doing what's right for the future of the planet. You can calculate your own Carbon Emissions at Conservation International here.
Conservation Rock!


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P094 DNA methylation patterns in Crohn's disease mucosal-derived fibroblasts
te Velde A.A.*1, Li Yim A.Y.2,3, de Bruyn J.R.1,4, Duijvis N.W.1, de Jonge W.J.1, Wildenberg M.E.1, Mannens M.M.2, D'Haens G.R.4, Henneman P.2
1Academic Medical Center, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2Academic Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3GlaxoSmithKline, Epinova Discovery Performance Unit, Stevenage, United Kingdom 4Academic Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
More than one-third of Crohn's disease (CD) patients develop a fibrostenotic phenotype that can ultimately result in intestinal obstruction. The current available anti-inflammatory therapies are not sufficient to revert or treat intestinal fibrosis. Timely intervention focused on reducing fibrosis is still an unmet need in CD. Continuous activation by microbial-associated molecular signatures and/or cytokines may lead to altered gene expression and modulation of signaling pathways via epigenetic mechanisms. These fibroblasts are then able to independently maintain inflammation and initiate the fibrotic process.
This study aimed to elucidate the DNA methylome of fibroblasts cultured from ileal resections from control patients (HC) and non-inflamed (CDNINF), inflamed (CDINF) or stenotic (CDSTE) ileum from CD patients.
Fibroblasts were acquired and cultured from patients with CD and colon cancer whereby ileal samples were taken at least 10 cm away from cancerous tissue. Genomic DNA from 8 CD patients and 3 HCs was isolated, bisulfite treated and analyzed using the Illumina Human Methylation EPIC BeadChip array. Similarly, RNA from 11 CD patients and 4 HCs was isolated and mRNA expression profiles were obtained using RNA-seq (Illumina NextSeq 500).
First it was established that there were no major differences in the global DNA methylation between cell culture passages. Then, the DNA methylation of fibroblasts from CD was compared to HC and between the various degrees of CD ileum. Approximately 107 reads were obtained for each sample, alignment and mapping was performed using STAR and differential expression analysis was performed using DESeq2. In summary, we found 8, 65,383 and 109,494 significantly differentially methylated positions (DMPs; Benjamini-Hochberg adjusted p-value <0.05) when comparing CD versus HC, CDINF versus CDNINF and CDSTE versus CDNINF respectively. The same trend distribution was found in the transcriptome of these cells. Preliminary RNA-Seq data revealed 4, 9 and 101 differentially expressed genes respectively. Our results show that most differences of the methylome and transcriptome are identified when comparing stenotic versus non-inflamed CD tissue. Preliminary enrichment analyses of the DMPs found in the CDSTE versus CDNINF comparison suggested an association to processes such as cellular differentiation and growth, which corroborates the excessive growth phenotype typical of stenosis.
Our study revealed that the DNA methylome and transcriptome of fibroblasts show several differences in CD patients versus control patients and that among the different degrees of CD most differences are observed when comparing stenotic with non-inflamed tissue.

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Come join me and some of the greatest comedians of the city! It's the perfect way to celebrate this city: drink free beer and wine, laugh a crap ton, and know part of your ticket will be going to an organization that has helped millions.
Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. Ticket price includes free beer and wine, 15% off all merch at The Pleasure Chest, and memories that will last a lifetime. Plus, a portion of the profits this month will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/awkward-sex-and-the-city-steam-me-up-tickets-35990425331
Line up:
Natalie Wall (Bad Assery)
Athalie Paynting (The Moth)
Dava Krause (Two Little Bitches)
Charla Lauriston (Kimmy Schmidt)


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197 touring plots from £12.50
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Caravan Park Details
Edinburgh Caravan Club Site offers an ideal location for your caravanning holiday. Situated to the north of the city on the Firth of Forth, the site provides easy access to Edinburgh, Europes festival capital and most beautiful city. In this unique historic setting, you can visit the castle which dings dramatically to the rock, (home to the Scottish Crown Jewels), walk down the Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, (the Queens official Scottish residence), or enjoy the green expanse of Princes Street Gardens. It is an historic setting - yet Edinburgh is a friendly, modern, cosmopolitan city which has something for everyone all year round.
Edinburgh attractions and directions
Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh Festival
Britannia (Royal Yacht)
Deep Sea World
Whisky Heritage Centre
Launston Castle
From W on M8 - at end of MS turn L onto A720 (sp City Bypass North); at Gogar mdabt at end of bypass turn R (sp City Centre, A8); in 1/4m turn L onto A902 (sp Forth Road Bridge); in abt 1 1/2m turn R at Barnton junc traff Its; in abt l??m at Blackhall junc traff Its fork L into Telford Rd (sp Leith, Granton, A902); in abt 1 1/4 m at Crewe Toll rndabt turn L (sp Davidsons Mains, B9085) & at T junc turn R at traff lights into rd sp Granton, Newhaven, Leith, A901; in abt 1/2m at T-junc turn L at traff lights (sp Silverknowes, Davidsons mains); in 1/2m at rndabt turn R into Marine Drive. Site ent on L in 1hm.
From W on M9 - at end of M9 turn L at rndabt onto A8 (sp Edinburgh); 14m past underpass turn L at rndabt onto A902 (sp Forth Road Bridge); then as above.
From E & S on Al - at Old Craighall rndabt turn L (sp City Bypass, Airport, A720); in 13m at Gogar rnadabt at end of Bypass turn R sp City Centre); in 1/4m turn L onto A902 (sp Forth Road Bridge); then as above.
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- Caravan Finance (live)
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- TIC contact informations
- Lots more...
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Shading-based high-quality 3D object reconstruction
Xu, Di
Date of Issue2016
School of Computer Engineering
3D object reconstruction is the process of reconstructing real objects into the digital world. Reconstructing the shape of a 3D object from multi-view images under unknown, general illumination is a fundamental problem in computer vision. Extensive research has been done in this area and many techniques have been developed. Though the state-of-the-art has achieved great success, many methods still have various underlying requirements or heavy assumptions that limit their application scope in practice. This thesis investigates both the shape refinement and its related lighting recovery. We approach the problem with different focuses: quality, robustness and efficiency. Our goal is to design and develop effective algorithms that solve the long-lasting problems in 3D reconstruction. Firstly, we consider the problem of high-quality 3D reconstruction under unknown illumination. No assumption on object albedos makes the problem challenging, especially when recovering surface details. We present a total variation (TV) based approach for recovering surface details using shading and multi-view stereo (MVS), with the lighting modeled as overall illumination vectors. Behind the approach are our two important observations: (1) the illumination over the surface of an object tends to be piecewise smooth and (2) the recovery of surface orientation is not sufficient for reconstructing geometry, which were previously overlooked. Thus we introduce TV to regularize the lighting and use visual hull to constrain partial vertices. The reconstruction is formulated as a constrained TV-minimization problem that treats the shape and lighting as unknowns simultaneously. An augmented Lagrangian method is proposed to quickly solve the TV-minimization problem. Our approach recovers high quality of surface details even starting with a coarse MVS. Secondly, considering that the existing Shape-from-shading methods usually assume Lambertian surfaces, we extend the algorithm to make it robust to non-Lambertian surfaces as well. Based on the independence property of diffuse reflectance and specular reflectance, we introduce the specular intensity variable and tackle the two types of reflectance separately. Different from existing works, the proposed algorithm requires no prior knowledge or hardware setups and only has the assumption that the light sources are fixed and distant. By iteratively solving the lighting, specular intensity and geometry, the extended framework effectively deals with highlight effects which cannot be solved by traditional methods. Even for the challenging non-Lambertian object, our algorithm is able to remove the highlight and recover its surface details robustly. Thirdly, to improve the efficiency of current work, we propose a novel mesh refinement framework by optimizing the face normals instead of vertex normals. The traditional vertex-based methods usually have high computational cost and thus suffer from problems like long processing time and low density output. Our proposed framework focuses on the mesh face normals and remove the complicated non-linear computations of traditional methods. As a result, the maximum size of the mesh that can be handled by our framework is substantially improved. As the denser meshes are usually favored in common evaluation criteria, results generated by the proposed framework have showed improved performance with greatly reduced runtime.


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Visit us at any of the festivals below to say hello and shop from a wide selection of wonderful alpaca finished goods.
First Sunday Arts Festival
Sunday, September 1, 11 am to 5 pm
Annapolis, MD
A great way to spend a l fun- filled afternoon with the family! Visit with over 130 local artisans & crafters, live music, children's activities, open-air cafes and lots more!
Kennett Square Mushroom Festival
September 7th & 8th, 10 am to 7 pm
Kennett Square PA
So many fun things to do! Shop from over 250 crafters, food, music & tons of fun!
September 8th, 11 am to 5 pm
Kennedyville, MD
A celebration of the Eastern Shore's Bounty!
Live music, food & wine seminars, crafters, tours, hayrides, grape stomping and more!
Yoga with Alpacas
Saturday July 13th, 10:30 am
Painted Sky Alpaca Farm
Practice your hatha flow while surrounded by our beautiful and friendly alpacas!
Come and Experience the Alpaca Magic!
Have you ever snuggled with an alpaca? Visit a Maryland Alpaca Farm and see for yourself why it's called "Alpaca Magic". There is nothing like them! Alpacas are one of the cutest and most amazing animals in the world. They have a very calming effect which you feel as soon as you enter the fields. At Painted Sky Alpaca Farm, you will have the opportunity to get up close & personal with our alpacas. They have known nothing but love from their human friends so they are very socialized and love meeting people. You may even garner an alpaca kiss!
We are the only Alpaca Farm on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland where visitors can see the entire life cycle of fiber processing. You can feel the softness and fiber texture in it's raw natural state while loving on the alpacas. In our fiber mill, you'll see how the raw fleeces are transformed into beautiful yarns, rovings and batts. And finally, in our on-site gift shop, you'll see all the wonderful things that can be made from this fantastic fiber including, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, wraps, coats, sweaters, toys and lots more!
Schedule your farm tour today and come snuggle with an Alpaca!
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Painted Sky Fiber Mill offers total fiber processing services to turn your raw fleeces into usable and sellable commodities including yarns, rovings and batts. Please visit our Fiber Mill page for more information on our fiber processing services. Read what our customers have to say about the beautiful yarns and rovings we have created for them. See photos of some of the fantastic fiber and color blends we have produced. You'll also find a listing of Shows and Events where we offer Free Fiber Pick Up services.
Current order turnaround time is approximately six months.


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Wal-Mart Switches to Angus Beef
At no extra cost to consumers, retail giant Wal-Mart has transitioned all of its meat to certified Angus cuts just in time for the summer. Wal-Mart has been working with Tyson Foods Inc. and Cargill Inc. to secure these Angus steaks and roasts according to Scott Neal, Wal-Mart's senior vice president of meat, seafood, and quality control.
These higher-quality cuts have been available since Wal-Mart made the upgrade back in March, however, they have yet to announce or advertise the switch. This change comes as stores like Aldi are expanding aggressively and Amazon announced its buyout of Whole Foods Markets Inc. which is sure to change the grocery market.
Demand for Angus beef has increased dramatically in recent years due to the tender, marbled cuts providing a quality that consumers desire. Fast food giants McDonalds, Burger King, and Hardee's all offer quality Angus beef in select burgers.
This change does not include Wal-Mart's ground beef which still contains non-Angus beef; however, all whole-muscle beef product is affected by this upgrade. Kevin Good, a researcher with CattleFax in Centennial, Colorado says Wal-Mart created more demand and competition for choice cuts.


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How often do you think about your fuel filter? At oil change time? At tune-up time? Never? Well unfortunately, most VW owners never think twice about one of the most important maintenance items inside their engine compartment.
First question most ask is what does a fuel filter do. It does exactly what the name states: it filters the fuel. The gas you pump into your tank runs through lines under your VW into the fuel pump. The fuel pump then pumps the gas through the fuel filter, which cleans most of the impurities out before the gas reaches the carburetor.
The fuel filter can only do its job if it is changed often. The dirtier the filter, the fewer impurities it catches. The impure gas passes through the dirty filter, then clogs the carburetor, which in turn can causes the carb to fail, and your VW can't start, idol, or run properly.
There are three types of filters available on the market. The first is a glass cased filter. I don't recommend these because if the glass is broken it can cause a fire hazard. The second is a metal cased filter. These have a washable filter, but I find these are no good by the side of the highway when you find it clogged. The third is a plastic cased filter with a paper element. I use this type of filter in my shop and find it's the easiest to maintain. These cost under $2.00 each, and I recommend that you keep at least two in your VW tool box or glove box.
If you find your filter clogged or really dirty you can change it under 5 minutes.
- Grab a filter and your Phillips screwdriver (most fuel line hose clamps are Phillips head but yours may vary). You'll need to loosen the clamps at the top and bottom of the filter.
- If you have trouble removing the hoses, use your needle nose pliers to pull the hoses off the filter; just be careful not to damage the hose. Some fuel will still be in the line, so please point the hoses AWAY from your face.
- Take the new filter and place it with the arrow pointing up towards the carburetor. Make sure your hose clamps are on the hoses when you install the new filter, or you'll have to remove it and install the hose clamps on the line.
- With the filter pointing the right direction, install the top of the filter into the hose (as far as it will go), coming from the carb. Tighten the hose clamp and be careful not to tighten it too much as you might break the filter.
- Now install the bottom of the filter into the hose coming from the fuel pump. Tighten the clamp.
If your filter dirties quickly, has brownish dirt colored fuel, or has small debris in it, have your gas tank and fuel lines checked as soon as possible as you may have a problem with your lines or tank.


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LM Restaurants, operator of Oceanic restaurant, announced that the company will be holding a series of invitation-only, practice services this week in advance of the Oceanic's official reopening.
Oceanic has remained closed since sustaining significant water damage as a result of Hurricane Florence. The company chose to view the closure not as a setback, but as an opportunity to "reimagine" what Oceanic could be moving forward.
Officials with LM Restaurants confirmed Wednesday that Oceanic will reopen for business Monday. Prior to that, a practice session for the general public will take place Saturday. Meals will be $10 during lunch and dinner, with all proceeds going toward Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM), a local non-profit organization that continues to support local families in rebuilding after Hurricane Florence and assist in home repairs. Space is limited; those interested should call (919) 746-6042 for reservations.
The whole facility, however, won't be open Monday.
"We plan to open the first floor and pier next week," said Katherine Costa Goldfaden, director of brands for LM Restaurants, referring to the timeline for the reopening of Oceanic. "We're asking people to pardon our dust while we complete the finishing touches on the upper levels and exterior of the building."
Goldfaden said the decision was made to reopen the restaurant in phases to get employees working and begin serving customers as soon as possible.
"Our general manager, Nathen Martin, has worked on every aspect of putting this restaurant back together and has really built camaraderie and excitement among the staff," Goldfaden said.
While fan favorites such as the Calabash seafood, crab cakes and crab dip will remain on the menu, patrons will find many new preparations as well.
"One of the things we've really focused on tightening up is our fish program," Goldfaden said. "We're going to be offering a daily fresh catch featuring sustainable, line-caught fish from the coast of the Carolinas, offering the freshest local and seasonal fish possible.
"For our global features, we've partnered with certified purveyors of sustainably caught fish and are being very thoughtful about sourcing fish as it's such a key component of Oceanic."
The reopening will also mark the launch of a new cocktail program featuring several cocktails and wines on tap, as well as cocktail pitchers. Draft beer selections feature many Port City breweries, along with brews from around the state.
"The new Jetty Bar, which overlooks the dunes and jetty, is a whole new reason to come to Oceanic," Goldfaden said.
In addition to the Jetty Bar, the Kitchen Bar, off the second floor finishing kitchen, allows for a view of the kitchen as well as the ocean. And, of course, outdoor seating is available on the Crystal Pier for both food and drinks.
Have a tip for Restaurant Roundup? Email [email protected].
Editor's note: This version has been changed with an update about Oceanic's reopening schedule.
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DCR will host a "first day" hike at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir
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On Tuesday, January 1st, the DCR (Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation) invites all to a first day hike. For details, click on the link to the flyer, below.
2013 Chestnut Hill First Day Hike Flyer


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To commit.
To flow.
To ground and to center.
To still the mind.
To quiet the body.
To show up no matter what or where or what or whether.
To know and trust and believe that no one thing is final.
To be found while lost in the muddle.
To see nothing and to see all.
To find softness and warmth in the harsh coldness of winter.
To listen.
To connect.
To feel.
To breathe.
To be.


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Rob LangleyManaging Partner and Co-Founder
Prior to founding Align, Rob was a Principal at The Riverside Company. During his six years at Riverside, Rob participated in 16 acquisitions and sale transactions totaling $1.1 billion of value. Rob joined Riverside in 2010 and his strong performance at the firm earned him a series of promotions, culminating in his rise to Principal in January 2014 and head of the Specialty, Manufacturing and Distribution practice for the firm globally in 2015.
Prior to Riverside, Rob worked in the buyouts group of private equity firm American Capital Strategies, and prior to that obtained mergers and acquisitions experience at the Breckenridge Group, an Atlanta based boutique M&A advisory firm.
BA in Business Administration, cum laude, from Furman University where he was captain of the golf team, a two-time All-Southern Conference selection and a two-time National Golf Coaches Association Academic All-American.
MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management where he was co-valedictorian of his class.
Outside of work, Rob stays busy chasing his three young kids and chocolate lab around with his wife, Lauren. He still loves to get out on the golf course but spends more time in the woods and sand traps than he cares to admit.
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These seven postcards, discovered in an antique store in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, depict the Acme grocery store franchise in Akron as it grew from the early to late twentieth century. The postcards reveal significant changes in the architecture and built form of the United States and Ohio as well as dramatic changes taking place in the retail industry over the last hundred years. The first picture, taken in 1901, shows the second store in the grocery store chain. The franchise steadily added stores through 1911 and the stores looked and were sited similarly, generally on a main street in a neighborhood-oriented commercial district often times near what look to be residential dwellings and other types of compatible uses.
The cards now jump ahead 30 years to 1940, but during this time the franchise continued to expand; the 1940 store is the 83rd in the franchise. This picture illustrates some significant changes in the building's architecture and orientation with the neighborhood. The store is now set back from the street to allow for parking and one can imagine the street where this store is located being more intensively commercial- and auto-oriented than the neighborhood-oriented commercial center of the early 1900s.
By 1972, the architectural style has changed again, but the overall orientation with parking in front of the store is still the same. Of note, however, is what the store is selling; it is no longer just a grocery, but instead is an Acme Y Mart, a chain of pharmacy and convenient stores.
The 1980 store is a supersized version of the 1972 store with an even larger footprint and increasing area dedicated to parking.
By 1990, the store's footprint is larger still. Now it is a 220,000 square foot big box store with acres of surface parking in the front. The additional square footage reflects a major change in what is sold inside. The store is now an Acme Supercenter and the back of the postcard boasts, "With today's busy schedule, the convenience of one-stop shopping is important to almost everyone. We do it best: from dry cleaning to carry-out chicken, hardware to home fashions, pastries to prescriptions!" With such a diversity of merchandise this super store draws customers from a decidedly larger region than the stores of eras past. The need for so much parking also reflects this.
The postcards stop in 1990, but we found this image is online of a current Acme store. Wikipedia says that the franchise has once again changed its business model and returned to a focus on groceries with the introduction of the Acme Fresh Market line of stores. Many of the super centers were closed and the older stores were sold to CVS pharmacy.
At Greater Ohio, there are several reasons that we find these postcards interesting. They visually document changes in the way we live and clearly show the increased influence of the automobile and its role in giving people the ability to travel from far distances, adjacent counties even, to shop and play. They also show the related change in the retail industry that evolved from a corner store into a large format "one stop shopping" concept with a wide assortment of products on offer. This contrast also illustrates why smaller neighborhood stores have struggled to compete with retail giants in recent decades. Of course, the postcards also depict the dramatic changes in architecture and the built environment that went hand-in-hand with these market changes and shaped the visual landscape of our cities and towns. Finally, this series of postcards underscores a more philosophical point that society is constantly changing around us and that we need to proactively acknowledge and embrace this change within our strategic plans and policies.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_Fresh_Market


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When comparing Twine vs GameMaker:Studio Marketplace, the Slant community recommends Twine for most people. In the question"What are the best 2D game engines?" Twine is ranked 46th while GameMaker:Studio Marketplace is ranked 77th. The most important reason people chose Twine is:
The basics are very easy to grasp, and you can have a basic story up in minutes.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pro Easy to understand
The basics are very easy to grasp, and you can have a basic story up in minutes.
Pro Free for commercial projects
Twine is based on a GPL licence. You are free to download, modify and publish derivatives - even commercially.
Pro Has a selection of free assetts
About 30 free assets are available.
Pro Reasonably priced
Most assets are under $5. The more advanced assets can usually go for around $20-$25.
Con Limited to interactive fiction
Twine is specialized to decision-based interactive fiction. Under the hood, a Twine game is just a flowchart for page transitions; the only way to add more complex behavior is to code it from scratch in JavaScript.
Assets are only offered to Game Maker developers.


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The two minute call she got on a Tuesday night was the best moment of her life. She vaguely recalls the name of the caller but had resorted to calling her Joy. Joy to her was the symbol of hope. She was the answer to her prayers and a beacon of good fortune.
Picture this… You're in a dark room and just when the darkness overwhelms you and you want to scream a door is opened. It's opened so wide you can see the other side and that's where you want to go. As you start moving towards it the door is shut tight. All that's left is the thin ray of light that seeps in from the space between the wall and the hinges. Once again you're in darkness but this time it's worse. Because you know where you want to go but you're helpless in the dark.
That's how she felt. Helpless and abit angry too. She had her dream so close yet so far beyond her reach. She had dared to dream big, dared to share her vision and the world has made her feel it's possibility. The world has accepted her ambitions and convinced her she wasn't insane. All that then suddenly put it away.
Joy had given her a blessing that had been wrapped up in layers of burden. She couldn't afford the school. The thought that all her hopes would be crushed by circumstances broke her soul. She wondered if that was why so many people didn't have ambition. Because they had tasted the distinct bitter taste of dissapointment. She wondered if maybe they had known what having a big dream meant.
Eventually thinking about the best news she'd received brought her to tears. The beautiful memory had been covered by a burden of pain. She had to pay the price of having big dreams but have a small reality. The painful reality was that she was gifted a soul with so much fire. She would fight even after her soul was all burnt out. She stuck to believing in fairytales. She would live by the strength of the spark that created fireworks.


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Pointen April 2007
Jay Leno: "Vice President Cheney made a surprise visit to Iraq today. Great, the one place we need him firing off his gun, he doesn't bring it."
Conan O'Brien: "Earlier today, President Bush met with the president of Peru. Isn't that nice? Yeah. Yeah, when the Peruvian president invited Bush to visit Machu Picchu, Bush said, 'Great. I love Pokemon. Machu Picchu's my favorite.'"
Conan O'Brien: "Speaking of politics, yesterday, Bill Clinton announced he'll be traveling to Russia to attend the funeral of former president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. Yeah. At least, that's what he's telling Hillary."
Conan O'Brien: "President Bush is spending six days at his ranch in Texas. He says he will not — he will not attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Yeah. When asked why, the President said, 'Someone ruined it last year by inviting a bunch of children.' He didn't — yeah. He was mad about that."
Craig Ferguson: "The big movie opening today, 'Grindhouse.' The big movie. Rose McGowan plays a girl with a machine gun leg. Dick Cheney's dream girl right there."
Jay Leno: "Oh, did you hear about this? According to 'US News & World Report,' plans are under way for a movie about the Clinton Whitewater scandal. Remember that? It's been a long time. And they're trying to get Charlize Theron to play Susan McDougal. Remember, she was in the one who went to jail for that. Trying to get Charlize Theron to play her. And if that happens, Bill Clinton will play himself."
Jay Leno: "Well, the big issue in this year's campaign is how many of these presidential candidates are guys that are divorced? Some of them two and three times. Do you think that hurts the candidate? Do you? No? See, I think it gives them valuable experience. They know how to negotiate with the enemy."
Jay Leno: "Oh, Hillary and Bill Clinton appeared together at a fundraiser in New York last weekend. And they're appearing again this weekend. Bill wants to be there, because — you know, to support her campaign. And she wants Bill there because it's spring break."
Jay Leno: "And former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said today the toughest part about getting married to his current wife was finding a wedding song they both hadn't used before."
Conan O'Brien: Earlier today, the world's largest airliner flew from Europe to New York and the plane's wingspan is as wide as a football field. In fact, the plane is so big it can carry 500 passengers or 80 Americans.
Conan O'Brien: Sources at the Pentagon say that several factories in Iraq will soon begin making clothes to be sold in the United States. Because Americans only want two things from Iraq: a stable central government and affordable quality menswear.
Conan O'Brien: Wal-Mart is now denying reports that they are planning on setting up their own bank. Wal-Mart wanted to open bank branches in all their stores until they realized: "Wait a minute. We sell guns, too."
Conan O'Brien: This afternoon, President Bush held a news conference where he accused the Democrats of playing politics with the firing of the U.S. attorneys. You know, the attorney he fired for not playing politics.
Jay Leno: Gore told Congress that global warming shouldn't be a political issue. It should be a moral issue. And Congress said: "A moral issue? I'm sorry you lost us there."
Jay Leno: "According to a new study, one-third of Washington, DC is illiterate. Unfortunately, it's the third that's in charge of the government. That's the sad part."
Jay Leno: "And the latest trend in home building now is these custom houses that have two master bedrooms — one for him and one for her. See, once again, the Clintons were ahead of their time."


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Coke Studio star's Kolaveri version wins Delhi hearts
Folk singer Khagen Gogoi, the surprise star of Coke Studio India-I, took Delhiites to a musical journey by belting popular songs of Assam including an Assamese version of 'Kolaveri Di'.
Gogoi was among several other artistes who performed at a Bihu function organised by the Assam Association Delhi at the sprawling lawns of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts here last night.
When Gogoi took to the stage, there were immediate requests from the 5000-strong audience, which included several non-Assamese faces, for his Coke Studio-fame song 'Tip top'. He did not disappoint and went on to croon several other songs including some duets with another popular singer of the state Trishna Devi.
The function also saw Bihu dance performance by troupes from Assam as well as Delhi and a dance ballet by kids. The event, attended by several functionaries of the Central, Assam and Delhi governments and also PSUs, paid tribute to two luminaries of Assam ? Bhupen Hazarika and Indira Goswami ? who passed away last year. PTI


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Here's another interview for all you lovely people, and this one's a treat. Enjoy…
After receiving his big break featuring on Wretch 32's number 1 smash hit 'Don't Go', the music world is waiting with bated breath to see what the Swindon-born signer/songwriter will produce next. His rich, soulful voice and songwriting talents make him one of the ones to watch in the coming months.
I caught up with Josh to discuss his incredible year, musical influences and a possible collaboration with Birdy.
His brand new track 'Call Off The Search' was premiered on Mistajam's 1Xtra show last night – you can bask in its awesomeness after the interview.
It's been quite a year for you Josh, featuring on a number one single and performing at the Brit Awards… did it all catch you by surprise or were you expecting it?
Yes, it's been an incredible year for me. 'Don't Go' reaching number one was an incredible feeling. I can remember how tense I was during the official countdown, I was in the bus coming back from V festival! I didn't expect it all to happen so quickly but I'm not complaining! I'll hold out for the Brits next year!
What would you say your highlight of 2011 was?
This year I have done so many amazing things like performing at the MOBO Awards and on Later with Jools Holland, so it's hard to narrow it down. I would have to say that standing on the stage at V festival and having 10,000 people singing Don't Go was the highlight! It was an overwhelming experience. My dad being in the audience made it even better!
What originally inspired you to get into music?
My dad was always playing Bob Dylan, The Rolling stones and Jimi Hendrix albums when I was little and we would sit and talk about music until early hours. He would talk about seeing U2 at Wembley and I can remember deciding that I wanted to be a singer there and then!
Who or what inspires you when you write songs?
Many things inspire me to write songs – I like to look at what is happening around me so it is relevant, whether it's something in the news or it's something that I experience personally. Inspiration comes from a lot of places, sometimes it's as simple as walking down the street… but most of the time it's not! Ha.
A lot of people will know the "Don't Go' Josh Kumra', but what can we expect from your solo material?
12 tracks, me, and a guitar!
If you could collaborate with any musician at this moment, who would it be?
I would love to do a song with Birdy, she has a stunning voice and I think we would make something exciting!!
What kind of music is on your iPod just now?
My iPod is full of all kinds of music, from acoustic to electronic. Some Ray Lamontagne and some Kanye West… Although, I have had the new album from Ben Howard on repeat for about two weeks.
How do you like to spend your time away from music?
I don't think I spend much time away for music but if I do then it's always nice to visit friends and family in my hometown of Swindon. I also like going out and watching some live music, a game of poker once in a while is always fun.
Have you got any advice for budding singer/songwriters?
My advice for singer/songwriters is to write as much as you can… there will be times when it feels like the hardest thing in the world and there will be times when it comes easy! You need to love the process…or at least try to!
What does the future hold for Josh Kumra?
Times are very exciting for me at the moment. I'm constantly in the studio working on my album which will be out next year and things are coming together nicely! In the meantime I will be doing a handful of live shows this year. You may be getting a song from me very soon. : )
Here's Josh's sublime new track, 'Call Off The Search', featutring wonderful Maiday – this one's gonna be big. Blues inspired with a chilled vibe. Peace x
Also, this is the 50th post ever on the blog! Thank you all for your kind words, I didn't think I would get this far. But this is hopefully just the start…
You can like Josh's Facebook page HERE and follow him on Twitter right HERE.


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- 21 August 2019
Ali Hussain, Project Coordinator at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (King's College London), considers how we can overcome the challenges to health and wellbeing that are presented by social media.
The internet is firmly entrenched in our day-to-day lives. Attachment to screens in the forms of phones, tablets, consoles and computers can often dominate our attention at the expense of real life objects, individuals and experiences.
Research has shown that some young people are so invested in their digital presence, that they wake up in the middle of the night to log on to their social media to avoid missing out. For many, this can mean that there is no real distinction between the digital and the real world, making them prone to the drawbacks of the online sphere.
Amidst the growing concerns of the adverse effects of smartphone and social media addiction, two of the biggest investors in Apple have demanded that the world's largest technology company take action. What's interesting is that Apple as a major brand itself does not use social media, so the company can retain absolute control of the message when a new product is launched. Comments on YouTube videos are restricted, and engagement on Twitter and Facebook are finite, despite gaining millions of followers and 'likes'.
However, Apple products enable consumers to access various social media channels, without any tangible restrictions. The user-friendliness of the iPhone makes it accessible to a wide range of audiences, spanning different generations. This can however be a cause of concern if an impressionable young person is able to access the same material as a mature 40 year-old adult.
Hence why in an open letter to Apple, investors have called for new tools and options so that parents can safeguard the usage of young people through restricting certain social media sites and moderate hours of usage.
The former president of Facebook, Sean Parker, has claimed that social media is exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology by providing doses of dopamine, through 'likes' and comments on posts. Social media apps thus become addictive to users, and some experts even claim that the effects are like giving them a gram of cocaine due to young people developing a dependency and constantly craving to check their mobile phones and social media.
This increased dependency can have a detrimental impact on the mental health of young people. As a poll revealed that four out of five prominent social media networks can be harmful to young peoples' mental health by spurring self-inadequacy, anxiety, depression and poor sleep.
These social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter) were found to exacerbate body image worries and bullying, as self-reported by participants. Recent research by King's College London has shown frequent bullying to have poor psychiatric outcomes at midlife, including depression and anxiety disorders, and suicide.
Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has written to companies including Facebook and Google calling for action to improve the mental health of young people who use the technology. Furthermore, according to new polling commissioned by RSPH, there is an increasing demand from the UK public for tighter regulation of social media companies. It found that four in five (80%) wanted a greater understanding of the impact of social media on the health and wellbeing of young people.
Seeing it from the perspective of young people, the internet brings with it a world full of opportunities to learn about a vast range of different topics and to acquire new skills. Social media enables young people to mould their personal brand to become a better version of themselves and inspire others to do the same. Young people are able to develop genuine connections with peers and even use social media to vicariously explore the world, maybe even plan their own adventures.
The internet also allows young people to engage and debate with their elected representatives in real time. Many young people are utilising the internet to create progressive movements and mobilise individuals from all ages. Take for example the Never Again movement, which was set up by schoolkids to counteract gun violence in the USA. The movement has raised over $3.5 million and garnered support from celebrities and politicians alike.
Young people are utilising social media to keep up-to-date with current affairs and to air their personal views. Social media has created a space for young people where they feel included and so are more motivated to show up to the polls. Alongside which, social media is boosting political sentiment - a study by Ipsos Mori highlighted that seven in ten Britons (71%) feel that social media platforms are giving a voice to those who would not usually engage in political debate. It found that 88% of young people strongly feel this, demonstrating that social media is creating a more politically-charged culture in young people.
The Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into the impact of social media and screen-use on young people's health. The inquiry will seek to draw on the perspectives, experiences and initiatives by children, schools and youth organisations. The amalgamation of such perspectives will shine light on both the positive and harmful impacts of the digital sphere.
An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Media and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing was established by RSPH in March 2018. The APPG will be crucial in building cross-party collaboration and further policies that mitigates the negatives and maximises the positives of social media for young people.
We are now witnessing greater interest in the role of the digital world on young people – the work of such APPGs and committees will aid in bringing forth research and experience into the public domain, increase legislation and hold technology and social media companies to account. This will better equip parents, schools and youth organisations to manage young people in a digital world.
The evidence brought forward can help in eradicating the myths of the internet, and prompt further research into the effects of social media, both beneficial and harmful, in young people.


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UN report accuses Israel over Gaza war
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In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update ===
UN report accuses Israel over Gaza war
Jason Koutsoukis Middle East Correspondent
May 6, 2009
A UNITED NATIONS report into the war in Gaza has concluded unequivocally that Israel deliberately fired at UN institutions and has accused the Israel Defence Forces of excessive use of force, according to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
The newspaper said the explosive report landed on the UN Secretary-General's desk late last week, but Ban Ki-moon was reportedly set to reject it.
The move is sure to spark a wave of protests from international human rights organisations that have accused Israel of committing war crimes during the three-week offensive that ended in January.
Conducted by a UN special investigator, Ian Martin, the investigation stops short of accusing Israel of war crimes but did charge Israeli soldiers with targeting Palestinian civilians.
Israel launched Operation Cast Lead on December 27 last year in an effort to stop Palestinian rockets being fired on southern Israel, attacking more than 3000 targets.
An IDF assessment published last month concluded that 1150 people were killed during the operation, two-thirds of whom it says were militants, while the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza said more than 1400 people were killed.
Yedioth Ahronoth yesterday said that the Israeli Government was putting heavy pressure on Mr Ban to delay the publication of Mr Martin's report, which Israel says totally ignores the attacks faced by Israel.
The newspaper also reported that Mr Ban was preparing to submit a letter to the UN Security Council in which he states that he does not intend to investigate matters surrounding Operation Cast Lead any further and in which he also makes clear that Mr Martin's report has no legal validity.
According to a US official who has seen the report, "the authors completely ignored the information that Israel passed on to the UN".
Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has told a meeting of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee that he is willing to begin negotiations with the Palestinians without delay.
In a taped speech broadcast at a conference in Washington, Mr Netanyahu refused to use the words "Palestinian state" but suggested that he was ready to conduct negotiations surrounding diplomatic, economic and security issues.
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58. Where Does the Church Get its Pastors?
This message is from author and pastor Robert T. Henderson. Enchanted Community and other book titles from Pastor Henderson are available from amazon.com
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By far this was truly an inspiration sermon. What makes Bob Henderson such a great messenger is his ability to be open and frank about the state of the church. I pray that under his tutelage (as I complete my last year of seminary) that I will become a theologically sound and missional focused future pastor.


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Start @ a Startup: Opening Remarks
Thank you, Vaasvi. Hello, everyone! And welcome to the 2015 Start @ a Startup Conference. As Vaasvi said, I'm Kelly Zhou, and I am the Startup Conference Director at Business Today. I can't tell you how excited I am to welcome you all to this year's conference. After countless emails, Facebook posts, and tweets, our digital messages have finally come to life, as we gather here for a weekend of connecting the top students and startups.
After months of preparation, reaching out to startups, reaching out to students, and sleepless nights of making folders and stuffing swag bags—get excited for those, by the way, lots of super cool swag coming this weekend!—we cannot believe this event is finally happening and are so excited to be here.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate you all for being here. The overwhelming amount of interest we received for this conference, as evidenced through an outstanding and incredibly large pool of applicants this year, is a clear indication that the startup and entrepreneurship world we are exploring is a relevant one and more importantly, an exciting one.
Being here today means that you have already distinguished yourselves as innovative leaders in this space, and you have taken the initiative to give yourselves this unique opportunity to explore the startup world from a new lens.
In the room right now, we have people from over sixty different schools and countless different majors, ranging from computer science and engineering to literature and fine arts. In addition to the incredible diversity we have here, all of you have been brought together by a common passion.
This weekend, you have the unique opportunity of being surrounded by people who share a passion for innovation, an intellectual curiosity to learn, and a desire to transform the world we live in through new ideas.
So, take advantage of this opportunity to meet each other. Connect with the students who share your interests. Learn from the students who don't. Work together to make the most of your weekend together. Ask questions. Challenge each other. Take advantage of this opportunity to explore the startup world, or the world in general, from a different perspective.
In addition to the outstanding students we have today, let's not forget about what is probably the main reason you're here—the startups. This weekend, we have brought together the most exciting and revolutionary companies to speak with you. We're excited to welcome back startups from last year and welcome the startups attending the conference for the first time today. You have unique access to the most innovative and inspiring startup founders and executives here from all over the startup world. These people have built the technologies and developed the ideas that transform the world we live in today. We have startups from all different industries, sizes, and customer segments—these are the companies that are changing the way we travel, the way we learn, the way we invest, and ultimately the way we live.
Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the questions you want to know. Fall in love with the glamorous aspects of their work. Remember the not-so-great parts of the job. Listen to their stories. Be inspired by their successes. Learn from their mistakes.
Use the discussion groups to ask your pressing questions. Use the keynotes and panels to hear inspiring stories. Use the breaks to meet other students and startup executives. Use the mobile app to stay in contact with the people you meet here, as the person sitting next to you could very well end up your colleague, or even your co-founder.
This conference may be a two-day event, but we hope this is much more than a two-day experience. This weekend, we encourage you to build a network that you'll have for years to come. We challenge you to start conversations that will continue after you all leave New York City tomorrow.
With that in mind, I welcome you all to the 2015 Start @ a Startup Conference, and hope you all have an amazing weekend.


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To my readers to be, friends, and everyone else:
Between the Walls of Time is on an amazing journey. One of the largest retailers in the world has seriously inquired about carrying my novel. Could that really happen? Is it good enough? I'll be asking those questions until I am not. My editors and publisher have been associated with some very successful and talented writers. They told me recently that 5% of the writing community make 95% of the revenue. It's probably better not knowing that when you are starting out. There are more than enough opportunities to be discouraged. I am, though, very hopeful that the Book will find its way. It tells a powerful story of change so badly needed in my American home.
I have been approved as an author by Goodreads. Amazing. For all of you who would like to go on this extended walk into our future with me there is a link to the Goodreads.com website following, if I know how. That's always my challenge.
Ernest Hemingway said write what you know. That is exactly what I am doing. I have been moving in this direction for decades. It took me years to gather the information that became a part of this and future books. Judy Sullivan, who sat across from me in study hall at Metropolis Community High School will bear witness to these words. Ask her.
Join my group on Goodreads. Learn how to use this fabulous website that is all about books and writers. Tell your friends to join in. No judgments here, just all of our opinions and input. If you and people you recommend get involved, books will be read, reviewed, and ideas will be openly discussed.
Ain't that America, land of the free.I'll be looking for you all on Goodreads. Here's the link. https://johnmichaelstafford.com/connect-goodreads-com/.


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Robbie and Adrian discuss the ever present spirit of Christmas alive and well in pop culture by talking about something new and something old. The boys talk about the iconic (and weird) oft quoted line from Silent Night Deadly Night 2. From one of the weirdest and incoherent sequels ever to grace horrordom came one of the most quoted lines ever. How far has it spread? Then the boys talk about the new Christmas horror movie from Hulu, Pooka. It's a time. Merry Christmas!


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*** Running Art With A Plug workshop in conjunction with friends from the Time Based Media Conservation program
*** Presenting at Art Machines: International Symposium on Computational Media Art (ISCMA) in January
*** showing Learning Solitude at Make Media Matter
Using quotes from the 45th President of the United States to generate images with a Text to Image neural network (AttnGAN). Each quote is a lie or a violation of moral and social norms. A neural network is trained on data, and then makes best guesses at predicting if something newly presented falls into a category it has trained on. Sometimes this are correct, other times they are wildly off base. Trumps's statements must have some foundation in reality, but are regressive, cruel, and dishonest. Like a seriously crossed line, or a mismatched pattern analysis. A neural net struggles to make sense of the world as well. Maybe this is what he sees? Or maybe I'm just scratching an itch and he's truly a psychotic narcissist?
Using this code https://github.com/taoxugit/AttnGAN , based on this paper http://openaccess.thecvf.com/content_cvpr_2018/papers/Xu_AttnGAN_Fine-Grained_Text_CVPR_2018_paper.pdf
Many quotes came from : https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byruling/false/ and others were collected online in June 2019 at Signal Culture as a researcher in residence.
Learning Solitude is a physical installation with a needy online presence. The object in the gallery either rejects attention or warmly welcomes visitors based on the number of likes it has received on its Instagram account. The posts on instagram are "selfies" of representations of the machine's memory of the physical space over time. Depending on the vistors in the space, it either posts generative text about loneliness, or self-actualization.
MAC Check is a hybrid installation-fiction work that imagines a group a networked devices that become sentient and rebel against the structures of a human-based network naming convention. The methodology the machines use to provide their canonical names, that is their registred network address, is agreed upon by consent. While this enables fast one-to-one communication when the names are agreed upon, until that state is reached all other information transmission is halted until consensus on the names is reached by every device on the network. The other side effect of this is that the network becomes unusable by humans.
The Talisman of Saturn is an interactive networked installation that bridges multiple spaces together through internet enabled network devices. This installation is an attempt to leverage the unease that accompanies contemporary networked technologies, of a pervasive but unseen force the watches and may ultimately regulate our behavior. Information about the spaces in continuously collected by sensors which transmit the data to a centralized web service, which is in turn shared throughout the networked locations. The data from the locations and sensors is sonified and played in each space with a unique sonic texture based on the aggregate of information across the network.
This installation does not ask the audience to engage in its interface directly; presence is monitored but physical detection is ambient and diffuse throughout the space of the installation instead of focused on a single point. This passivity is central to the work; the data that flows through it, the people inside the space, and the space themselves all act as nodes in a larger network of spaces in which they participate. The immediate response that is associated with a button press or graphical was replaced with a looser feedback mechanism that was designed to invoke mystery and a sense of the unknown.
The spinning beach ball of death, as it is colloquially known, is an indicator of background work by the processor of an Apple computer. It asks us to wait while the computer works behind the scenes for our benefit. The routines that tie up a computer are hidden from us, we take it on faith that the work is beneficial for the system. Little thought is given to what happens in these unseen tasks, as long as the work is completed satisfactorily.
Computers are produced through a massive workforce, though scant attention is been paid to the lower level processes of fabrication, the ones that get 'close to the metal'. Materials like tin, tantalum, and tungsten are used in the fabrication of almost all electronic devices, but it is hard to trace where these materials come from. Many of these are mined in the Eastern Congo in poor labor conditions, where the funds from the metal sales go to support ongoing warfare and conflict in the country.
Spinning Beach Ball of Death (2016) takes this iconic symbol of the background work of a modern operating system, and ties its rate of rotation to the price of tin, one of the most commonly traded conflict metals. As we are asked to wait for work to be completed in the background it is a reminder that we are intricately linked to a large ecosystem when using these tools. As consumers of these items, and producers of content that rely on computers for presentation and creation, we should question if the use of the tool justifies the means through which it is created. The networks we operate in when engaging with these machines are both physical and virtual.
Part of Connectivity at Tashkeel in Dubai.
Made in conjunction with Superlumenary.
SUPERLUMENARY hosts it's first ever collaborative digital art exhibit. Pairing identical sets of creative display hardware with artists and designers actively utilizing video and light, the exhibited results will feature a collection of low-resolution LED works.
Third is part of a series of studies working with objects that produce their own light, and act as a surface to reflect projected light.
It was created as part of a month-long a residency at Reverse Space.
A projection mapping study using fluorescent bulbs as the surface. Created for the New Jersey Festival of Electronic Arts at the Grounds for Sculpture in Harrison, NJ.
A collaboration between BIG.dk, _FLATCUT, and Local Projects. BIG <3 NYC is a valentine gift to New York City.
Situated in Times Square for the month of Feb, visitors were encouraged to spread the love, touching the pedestal and each other to get the heart to beat faster and brighter. I created the lighting design, interaction, and electronics for the piece.
Perpendicular Eye Stalk is an installation comprised of a four foot tall steel structure with 12 inch acrylic eyes that follow a visitor as they move in front of the piece. It is an attempt to create the archetypal example of what Tom Igoe refers to as the "Scooby-Doo painting".
Special thanks to Hans-Christoph Steiner for teaching me how to weld. And the Madagascar Institute for the shop use.
The piece is an expanded excerpt from a portion of Trigger in Norway. In that work, a single motorized "eye" encased in a steel and glass cube moves back and forth like a sentry, changing its behavior and coloring depending on the presence of people. This version makes the "eyeball" analogy more explicit. Two hemispheres follow a person in front of the work. If someone comes too close, the eyes will "look away," as if they were shy. Simple color changes in the iris of the eyes will indicate the various stages of the eye; an "attract" mode while waiting for someone, a "following" color, and a "shy" color.
Because of the ubiquitous nature of the interaction, and having seen many projects like this over the years as a teacher, I'm making all the code, wiring, etc. available for people to free replicate. If you want to make something that tracks your movement, this is now your one stop shop. I am updating this page as time permits, so be aware this is 1) a work in progress, and 2) things may not work exactly as shown.
Arduino, LEDs, servos from ServoCity, video camera, mac mini, dfg-1394 usb cable, composite cable+adapter, firewire cable
Max/MSP patch requires the cv.jit objects
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#include <Servo.h> Servo myServoR; Servo myServoL; //variables to hold incoming bytes int rByte = 0; int gByte = 0; int bByte = 0; //servo position int servoPos = 0; //pinSetup const int rPin = 3; const int gPin = 4; const int bPin = 5; const int rServoPin = 9; const int lServoPin = 10; int servoByte; float filterVal= .15; float smoothedVal; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); pinMode(rPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(gPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(bPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(bPin, LOW); digitalWrite(gPin, LOW); digitalWrite(rPin, LOW); myServoR.attach(rServoPin); myServoL.attach(lServoPin); establishContact(); } void loop() { checkForSerial(); switchLights(); moveServo(); // Serial.flush(); Serial.print('A', BYTE); delay(33); } void checkForSerial(){ if (Serial.available() >= 3) { servoByte=Serial.read(); rByte=Serial.read(); gByte=Serial.read(); bByte=Serial.read(); } } void switchLights(){ if(rByte==1){ digitalWrite(rPin, HIGH); } else{ digitalWrite(rPin, LOW); } if(gByte==1){ digitalWrite(gPin, HIGH); } else{ digitalWrite(gPin, LOW); } if(bByte==1){ digitalWrite(bPin, HIGH); } else{ digitalWrite(bPin, LOW); } } void moveServo(){ servoPos=servoByte; smoothedVal = smooth(servoPos, filterVal, smoothedVal); myServoR.write(smoothedVal); myServoL.write(smoothedVal); } void establishContact() { while (Serial.available() <= 0) { Serial.print('A', BYTE); delay(300); } } int smooth(int data, float filterVal, float smoothedVal){ if (filterVal > 1){ filterVal = .99; } else if (filterVal <= 0){ filterVal = 0; } smoothedVal = (data * (1 - filterVal)) + (smoothedVal * filterVal); return (int)smoothedVal; }
Structure Mig Welding, acrylic hemispheres, sandpaper, tap and die, aluminum tubing, 5/8″ shaft collars
Perpendicular Eye Stalk was created for the PluggedIN show at the Grounds for Sculpture in Harrison, NJ.
Trigger is a collaborative installation with Vibeke Jensen. It is a permanent, site-specific installation in the University of Oslo's new Computer Science building, IFI2. The work deals with issues surrounding surveillance, placing the movements of people inside the building on the exterior in an abstracted fashion. It enables individuals to choose if they will be observed or not, indicating the life within the structure.
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Intercept Point is an attempt to understand quantum theories, using binary tools.
A text is sent from a sender (on the left) to a receiver (on the right). When a viewer opens the door on the center box, 4 LED panels freeze in one of four colors (red, green, orange, dark). Displayed on the panels is a quantum encoded ASCII character. The viewer has intercepted part of the encoded message, freezing its state. As soon as a message is frozen, the sender and receiver, aware their conversation has been interrupted, start again from the beginning.
"A cat is penned up in a steel chamber, along with the following device (which must be secured against direct interference by the cat): in a Geiger counter, there is a tiny bit of radioactive substance, so small that perhaps in the course of the hour, one of the atoms decays, but also, with equal probability, perhaps none; if it happens, the counter tube discharges, and through a relay releases a hammer that shatters a small flask of hydrocyanic acid. If one has left this entire system to itself for an hour, one would say that the cat still lives if meanwhile no atom has decayed. The psi-function of the entire system would express this by having in it the living and dead cat (pardon the expression) mixed or smeared out in equal parts"
from Schroedinger, "The Present Situation in Quantum Mechanics"
These prints are gathered from both accidental and intentional disruptions in graphic representations
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Is glitch art the "soul in the machine"?
Glitches are the frustrating byproduct of technology gone awry. Wildly scrambled images, frozen blue screens, and garbled sounds signify moments where we want to throw our expensive computer products out the window. Many artists and programmers, however, have embraced these crisis moments and discovered beauty in the glitch. By hacking familiar systems, they intentionally cause glitches, and manipulate them to create art. Enjoying the aesthetics of technological mistakes defies the notion that technology and entertainment has to be a seamless experience. Most importantly, glitch artists reveal a certain soulfulness that emerges when complex streams of information, visual media, and our own lives converge in the chaos of the glitch.
Produced by Kornhaber Brown
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed a new cafeteria for magazine publisher Conde Nast. The space was designed as a "light spa," with 75,000 RGB LEDs from Color Kinetics. I wrote the software that runs the space, and designed the current lighting setup.
[rift] is an interactive video installation that frees the viewer to move physically through the recorded time of video. Visitors engage the projected image alternately as explorers, navigating recorded time with their movements, and as painters, using their gestures as strokes on the video canvas. Timelapse video footage is fed through custom software that translates motion through the space of the installation into motion through the timeline of the video.
[rift] was conceived and developed by doron altaratz, scott fitzgerald, and eric socolofsky.
An infrared camera picks up visitors' motion through the space of the installation, which is then fed into the software engine. areas of the projected image that correspond to the areas of motion in the camera's field of view are manipulated depending on the amount of change; the longer an area of the installation registers change, the further forward in the timeline of the video that area of the projection moves. When that area of the installation is vacated, the corresponding area of the projection cycles back toward the beginning of the video's timeline.
The engine also allows for interchangability of the timelapse footage. In its initial installation, the timelapse video footage was switched automatically every night. Over the course of the installation, rift ran through 13 different locations, allowing visitors to explore the time-space of multiple locations over successive visits.
Twitchy Fingers is a live video installation that is a modern funhouse mirror, warping and distorting our reflection.
Featured in IdN magazine, the video appears as a living piece of graffiti or live illustration. The initial image rapidly recedes into the background of the display and is overwritten with a new representation of what is captured on a camera.
Scott Fitzgerald is an artist and educator whose work examines the interdependence of culture and technology. He's a Professor and co-Director of the Integrated Digital Media program at NY Tandon and a PhD student in the Department of Media Study at University at Buffalo. His research investigates unseen power relations expressed through networked devices. Scott has a Master's from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program where he studied interactive video art and physical computing. His work has been exhibited and installed around the globe, including a permanent site-specific work at the University of Oslo and temporary public work in New York City's Times Square. From 2007-2010, Scott was a researcher with the audio art group Locus Sonus, working with sound in built and imagined environments. He regularly runs workshops on using technology in the arts and was the head of documentation for the open source Arduino platform and was founding head of the Interactive Media program at New York University Abu Dhabi.
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This work explores Britain's attempt to take land from the Bantu-Luyia peoples of Western Kenya for gold mining following the discovery of gold in the North Kavirondo (NK) reserve in 1931. The discovery led to the Kenyan gold rush, in which local European settler farmers and mining prospectors converged on Kakamega. The presence of mining prospectors in Western Kenya and the move to transform a rural agrarian terrain into an industrial one had important economic, political, socio-cultural, medical, and environmental ramifications for the inhabitants. This book illuminates the struggles of mine workers and dispossessed African households by looking at their actions and reactions toward the emerging British colonial venture of the region. Fundamentally, this work captures the largely undocumented histories of 'the common people' who lived through Kenya's failed eldorado.
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Donald Trump closes companies tied to Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump shut down some of his companies in the days after the election, including four that appeared connected to a possible Saudi Arabia business venture, according to corporate registrations.
News of the move comes days before he is expected to describe changes he is making to his businesses to avoid potential conflicts of interest as the US president.
The Trump Organisation's general counsel Alan Garten described shutting down the four companies as routine "housecleaning", and said there was no existing Trump business venture in Saudi Arabia.
The four Saudi-related companies were among at least nine companies Mr Trump filed paperwork to dissolve or cancel since questions were raised after the election about how he would conduct business while in the White House.
The president-elect operates branded hotels and resorts in a handful of countries around the world, although he and his executives have talked about expanding globally. Last year, Ivanka Trump singled out the Middle East and Saudi Arabia as potential locations.
"Dubai is a top priority city for us. We are looking at multiple opportunities in Abu Dhabi, in Qatar, in Saudi Arabia, so those are the four areas where we are seeing the most interest," she told the publication Hotelier Middle East in May 2015 while attending the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference.
"We haven't made a final decision in any of the markets, but we have many very compelling deals in each of them."
Mr Trump for years has routinely named corporate entities after the projects to which they were connected. Companies set up as part of licensing or management deals in Indonesia and India bear the names of the cities where those projects are located. The same is true for some of his companies connected to properties and business ventures in the US.
Four of the companies recently dissolved included Jeddah, a major Saudi city, in their formal names. The entities were established three months after Ms Trump's comments, during the presidential campaign. Four more similarly named businesses were also set up around the same time then closed a few months later.
Mr Garten said the dissolution of the companies, which occurred last month, was part of a periodic process to shed corporate entities that were no longer needed or were set up for ventures that did not materialise. He said he did not know why the companies were set up last year or whether they involved business ventures in Saudi Arabia that did not happen.
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Mr Garten declined to say whether the closures were related to Mr Trump's election or his expected announcement next week about how he will be handling his businesses as president.
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The cuteness factor can not be overstated— these were some seriously sweet and adorable little ones. They were born on Mother's Day and are at the tender stage between newborn sleepiness and puppy energy.
This girl caused a little bit of chaos on her way out— she was backwards and got stuck. After a middle of the night trip to the Vet, she and her last three siblings made it into the world without any more trouble.
Will is the official Dougherty dog-wrangler and judging from the pile of pups on his chest, his wrangling skills extend to Huskies as well.
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In a few short weeks, they will be running, tumbling, chewing and yipping their way through the kennel. But today was all about cradling and loving eight little Siberian Huskies pups, before they grow up and take their place in the team pulling the sled. Pure sweetness.