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When we are plunged, thrown, or gradually swallowed by a life of chronic pain, it's only human to feel despair. We say things like, "Well, I'm just not going to let this get me down," or "I'm trying to stay positive about this." I'm not certain why we do that. I think we fear thinking about the worse scenario of whatever is happening in our lives and bodies. I believe, also, we are trying to put on a happy face for our family members and friends. We don't like to embrace the fact we may be causing anxiety, pain, and worry for those we love as well as for ourselves. To have your life shattered takes more than glue to put it back together again.
I don't know anyone who went through life, particularly the early years and said, "Oh let's see. When I'm 40 years old I think I'll develop painful arthritis, or maybe I'll have an accident that will change my life." No, we expect and plan for the best in life. We struggle to become educated, make our plans for acquisition of better "things" than we have when we're very young, or run head on into love and a family life for ourselves. Even though the evidence and clues are often there for us to see, in the form of an ill family member, we still do not engage the thought we might be struck with daily change and pain of such rancidity that all of life will be different for us.
In our secret heart of hearts, we truly do not know what to expect. We strive to be courageous to stave off fear, yet it continually rears its ugly head. Grim reality can be starkly terrifying. We may pull off the positive routine in the daylight or with others, but in the dark, alone with our illness and its accompanying problems, we are vulnerable. In these current times, many of us use the Internet to investigate the condition we're fighting. We use it to look up doctors and try to peruse their education and histories to judge whether or not they are good, bad, or indifferent. It's a strange feeling to put one's life into the hands of a stranger, whether they're doctors, nurses, or other ancillary health care providers in a medical office or hospital.
A couple of weeks ago my daughter reminded me of a list I kept among my diaries and written thoughts I've kept for many years. I had not thought about that list for quite a while. I wrote it many years ago when I was a young, divorced mother trying to "get by" without child support and living life with fear from one day to the next. I knew there was a divine Power who cared about me. I had always had a deep sense of faith and expectation of the best in life. I'd taken quite a hit with the divorce and found myself striving just to survive as I sought a new life for myself and for my two children.
One of my favorite metaphysical authors suggested turning any dreams and desires into a substantial and substantive hope by making a detailed list of those goals, including dreams and accomplishments I desired deep within myself. As a young mother I had my children to support and rear in the best way possible. I wasn't willing to "settle" for myself or for them. I was recovering from a ruptured tubal pregnancy and all the collateral damage caused by that event. I had to find a job and find it quickly. I was in a spin with very little money and yet, there was something deep within me that continued to hope. I guess I'm just stubborn. Compromise has always been difficult for me and even when I'm down I can't seem to give up or give in. The "deepest desires list" helped me keep my goals in the forefront of my mind.
Even in difficult times, I dared to dream. It was impossible for me to do otherwise. Giving up is not an option when you have children. Giving up is not something some of us can embrace. We may cry, feel despair, and become inconsolable at times, but beneath it all in that place within the human heart where hope lives, the flame of expectancy still flickers.
When I look at that list today, I am still amazed and more than grateful that every desire I wrote on it came true for me and for my children. That was long before I became a nurse, and they were very young. I knew if we were to have a decent life and a fulfilling one there was only one way to go and that was forward. I had relatives urging me to face reality and stop being so "uppity." Personally, I like uppity, because I think I deserve the best life has to offer. I feel that same way today. Three of my most important desires were to become an RN; find peace, safety, and security for my children; and to have a good man come into our lives to love us and whom we could love in return. All of those requests were granted. It wasn't always easy and I had to work, sacrifice, and hold fast to those dreams when life was difficult. I was always blessed along the way by the help of others, always seemed to meet the right individuals at just the right time, and after many years was able to help others.
What do you expect for yourself? It's all too easy to get "practical" and assume we're going to slip into decay and ruin when we're struck by disease or other catastrophe. That doesn't always have to be the case. Dare to dream. Dare to expect.


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LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–January 28, 2013 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Emoshape (www.emoshape.com) announces to have started the prototyping of the first Emotions Processing Unit – EPU on DSP in the prototyping of a first generation of processor representing a significant advancement for the purpose of Artificial Intelligence Devices and Technologies.
Mr. Levy Rosenthal, CEO of Emoshape comments that; "The Emoshape processor's breakthrough are above all its Computational Emotional Neural Frequency Architecture with Emotional Profile Graph (EPG) computation functionality. The EPU will present a new leap for AI (artificial intelligence) on all fronts especially in the realm of smart phones, toys, robots, android, computers, and other major electronic devices with applications in Medical, Biometrics, Financial, Defense and Advertising."
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Did anyone successfully use the motion blur shader that is in Torque by default? It is also one of the disabled and not integrated shaders.
The problem is, when I enabled it, I found out that it is quite glitchy, you get graphic artifacts if you move your mouse too quickly.
As a variable it just has a "$velocityMultiplier" which somehow uses the velocity of the mouse view or so to apply the blur, but I think there should also be an option to apply blur based on the actual speed of the player, not how fast you move the mouse, or some combination of those, it may also prevent glitches, since the player speed is mostly limited, while mouse movements can go as fast as you like.


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Looking for an isolation relay?
GM part number 10022620
You will probably not find a new one. You might find a good used one. I have had many requests to make a reproduction of this GM 10022620 isolation relay.
They come with wires. You cut off the old plugs to your original isolation relay and you butt splice them to the factory wires and use adhesive shrink tube (included in the kit) to make water proof connections. I might look at selling them with new plugs on them. You would still need to cut your old plugs off and butt splice on the new plugs, but it would be replaceable. IMO with a new one like this you should never need to replace it.
Potted in a black ABS plastic box and close to the size of the original. 100% waterproof.
They have a tab with a hole to mount them in the stock location with the original screw. The wires exit on the bottom.
Potted to make them 100% waterproof:
The wires coming out of them are in the correct colors. You cut off the old plugs on your wiring harness and butt splice them to the factory harness wires and use adhesive lined shrink tube to make a waterproof connection.
The kit includes shrink tube, butt splices and solder:
After you crimp on the butt splices solder the butt splices to make a very durable connection. Do not forget to put the shrink tube pieces on each wire before you crimp the butt splices!
The isolation relay is in the front just left of the drivers side headlight assembly.
The one on the left in this picture:
Every one is tested in my test fixture:
Another option:
In my opinion if you are having problems with your headlight motor lift system not working you should just upgrade to my complete all in one relay kit. My upgrade controller kit puts all three relays in one potted waterproof box.
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Let me draw your attention to the following problem:
Consider a family of subsets of size d of the set N={1,2,…,n}.
Associate to a graph as follows: The vertices of are simply the sets in . Two vertices and are adjacent if .
For a subset let denote the subfamily of all subsets of which contain .
MAIN ASSUMPTION: Suppose that for every for which is not empty is connected.
MAIN QUESTION: How large can the diameter of be in terms of and .


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We have Frog Tree's Alpaca Worsted at 35% off in an array of gorgeous, heathered, perfectly matched neutrals. They compliment each other so well that it's hard to imagine using any one singly! This yarn is single-ply with great drape and a nice, soft alpaca halo.
We turned to Ravelry for some ombré design inspiration. From sweaters to blankets to shawls and cowls, this trend is unstoppable.
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So I came to realize that making tutorials on chibi Pokémon characters are wicked fun, and entertaining. That is why I wanted to make at least one more lesson on another Pokémon species in chibi form. Here you will learn "how to draw chibi Lugia", step by step. I already have the regular form on this very popular character. This description will be short and sweet so you can get to tackle the lesson as soon as possible. When I was drawing it out I wanted to sketch Lugia in a pose that made it look not only cute, but friendly and welcoming as well. The colors and hues of the finished drawing is wicked vivid and because of this I can almost guarantee that chibi Lugia will get massive feedback and views. Since I like drawing Pokémon in their chibi state, please feel free to request any species of your choice. You will find that learning "how to draw chibi Lugia" is so easy to do, its almost easier then drawing Lugia in regular form if you ask me. Well that just about does it, there is nothing really more to say. The only thing to do now is get busy. I hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July, stay safe and as always have fun!
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As the wins and top-10 finishes over the last two years in the Nextel Cup and Busch Series accumulated, theories abounded on what triggered the amazing comeback of the Richard Childress Racing team.
Amid all the public speculation, there was something going on behind the scenes that might be one of the biggest keys to RCRs new-found prosperity: The team was benefiting from greater use of technologies such as digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) by engineers who know how to translate research results into on-track performance.
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Friday Seminar by Dr. Amit Pareek
Title- Jasmonate and Ethylene co-actions
There are currently dozens of identified phytohormones in plant cells and they act in concert to regulate plant growth, development, metabolism and defense. Among phytohormones, jasmonate and ethylene present a fascinating case of synergism and antagonism. They are commonly recognized as defense hormones that act synergistically as well as in antagonistic manner. Plants impaired in jasmonate and/or ethylene signaling are susceptible to infections by necrotrophic fungi, suggesting that both of these hormones are required for defense. JA promotes ethylene biosynthesis in apple fruit ripening through the regulation of MdERFs and ethylene biosynthetic genes by MdMYC2. It supports co action mechanism of both hormones. Moreover, jasmonate and ethylene also act antagonistically, such as in the regulation of apical hook curvature and wounding responses. Ethylene stabilized transcription factors (EIN3 and EIL1) integrate ET and JA signaling in the regulation of gene expression, root development, and necrotrophic pathogen defense. EIN3/EIL1 works as a key integration node whose activation requires both JA and ET signaling, and illustrate transcriptional de-repression as a common mechanism to integrate diverse signaling pathways in the regulation of plant development and defense.
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WorkSafeBC says wood dust from pine-beetle killed timber is being investigated as a factor in a fatal sawmill explosion in Burns Lake, but stressed it's just one of several fuel sources being examined.
Also on the suspect list are natural gas and propane.
Roberta Ellis, a senior vice-president with WorkSafeBC, said the agency took the unusual step of providing information in the midst of their investigation because of the serious nature of two recent fatal sawmill explosions in northern B.C.
"We've had two catastrophic explosions approximately three months apart. There's a high level of anxiety and fear in the industry," Ellis told reporters on a conference call after delivering information on the investigation first to industry leaders.
The investigation into the first explosion at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake is expected to take two to three months to complete.
That explosion on Jan. 20 killed two workers and injured 19 others.
It was followed by an explosion and fire on April 23 at Prince George's Lakeland Mills sawmill, which killed two workers and injured 22.
Some injured workers at both sites were left with severe burns.
Ellis acknowledged sawdust from dry, beetle-killed pine had been flagged for some time as a production problem for the forest industry.
But, she said, the dust from beetle-killed trees — described as drier and finer than dust from other timber — had not been identified as a special or increased explosive threat before the Babine Forest Products explosion.
WorkSafeBC has commissioned a U.S. lab to examine numerous sawdust samples from that mill for particle size and its explosive capacity, but officials would not reveal the name of the lab.
Natural gas pipes and valves and two propane tanks have also been seized from the mill site.
The investigation has ruled out some fuel sources such as hot oil, hydraulic oil and acetylene and identified a 50-by-50-foot area as the ignition site, but Ellis would not say where the area is located in the mill.
Ignition sources under investigation include hot surfaces, friction from motors, and electric charges from motors and switches.
Other possible ignition sources include open flames from welding equipment or tiger torches, metal halide lights that burn at 900 C and static electric discharges, WorkSafeBC said.
Following the investigation update, Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said she realizes everyone would like to know quickly the cause of the explosion at Burns Lake, but it's important to get the investigation right. "You don't want to cut any corners," she said.
John Astad, a dust explosion consultant from Texas, said wood dust that WorkSafeBC has sent to the U.S. will be tested for moisture content and particle size, key factors in its explosive properties.
When dust is dry it is an immediate explosive threat, said Astad, who conducted a combustible dust workshop for WorkSafeBC in March 2010.
He said British Columbia is just coming to grips with the risks of catastrophic dust explosions, a problem that came to public attention in the United States in 2003 following three deadly blasts linked to dust.
An ensuing report by the U.S. federal Chemical Safety Board found that between 1980 and 2005, 281 dust explosion and fire incidents had killed 119 people and injured another 718.
The incidents included 67 wood dust explosions that killed 18 workers and injured another 132.
Astad said provincial safety officials and regulators can also learn lessons from previous dust explosions in B.C., including those at pellet plants, even though they are different than sawmills. At least four explosions took place at pellet plants in B.C. between 2008 and 2011, including two at Pacific BioEnergy's plant in Prince George. Astad said it is also important for safety agencies to be aware of all fires and explosive incidents.
An explosion 16 months ago that blew apart a small control room and started a fire at a Williams Lake sawmill went unreported to WorkSafeBC.
The community's fire department described the incident at Tolko Industries' Soda Creek sawmill as a dust explosion, but the company said Wednesday an internal investigation determined it was not a dust explosion.
Instead, the explosion was a result of a faulty fuse in a control panel which created a large arc flash that started a fire in the walls.
There was no subsequent secondary explosion, said Bob Fleet, vice-president of environment and forestry for Tolko.
Fleet said the report had not been forwarded to WorkSafeBC because there were no injuries.
The B.C. Fire Commissioner's Office — which has primary responsibility for fire safety — did not investigate the incident at the Soda Creek mill, provincial Ministry of Justice officials said Wednesday.
WorkSafeBC has said it will be gathering information on incidents such as those at the Soda Creek sawmill.
Also on Wednesday, the B.C. forest industry said it will set up a task force to investigate combustion risks at mills, which will include an examination of dust from dry wood.


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An Olympic rower in training, 29-year-old Abigail (Sarah Megan Thomas, also writer and producer) has spent the past 10 years locked in a rigorous routine of racing, eating and sleeping. Relegated to team alternate, she quits in frustration and moves back home, reconnecting with her prickly mom (Margaret Colin) and an ex (James Van Der Beek) who gets her a job coaching crew at the high school where he's head of athletics.
In the wake of the London games, this look at the enduring psychological and physical stresses of Olympic training is a timely subject. But director Ben Hickernell soft-pedals the material into a blandly feel-good dramedy. As Abigail's spirited young trainees, Alexandra Metz and Meredith Apfelbaum give "Backwards" their all, but can't row their way clear of its clichés.


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On Friday, a federal appeals panel ruled that former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio's six-year prison term for insider trading was too long and sent the case back to the district court for resentencing.
The Justice Department can appeal the decision to the entire 10th Circuit and the Supreme Court. Should the government not exercise those options, or if they lose on appeal, Nacchio's sentence would be left up to U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger. Nacchio's sentencing would then start all over, which I'm told could lead to sentencing hearings and experts getting called in to testify.
In criminal securities cases such as Nacchio's, federal guidelines call for the sentence to be based on the amount of the victims' losses or defendant's gain from the crime. For insider trading cases, since there are no direct victims, the severity of the crime is based on the total gain resulting from the offense, or in other words, how much money the defendant made.
Here's a breakdown of Nacchio's potential sentences. The starting point is the low end of what Nacchio's attorneys had asked for. Sentencing guidelines are based on a point system. The base level for insider trading is 8 points and add 2 for abuse of position of trust. So the starting point is 10.
If the gain is more than $1.5 million, add 12 points, for a total of 22 points, and a sentence ranging from 41 months to 51 months. (Nacchio pinned the gain at $1.8 million)
More than $2.5 million, add 13 points, for a range of 46 months to 57 months.
More than $5 million, add 14 points, for a range of 51 months to 63 months.
More than $10 million, add 15 points, for a range of 57 months to 71 months.
More than $20 million, add 16 points, for a range of 63 months to 78 months.
In sentencing Nacchio to 72 months, Judge Edward Nottingham, who has since resigned, determined that the gain was $28 million — what Nacchio pocketed after fees and taxes. Nacchio was convicted for 19 illegal insider trades involving Qwest stock. The gross on those trades Read more…


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LANSING, MI — Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, the governor's point man on mental health issues, signed legislation Monday that allows for the expansion of the state's mental health court program.
Mental health courts have been successful in reducing the number of offenders with mental health or substance abuse problems who break the law, Calley said Monday.
"The most effective and humane way to deal with the problem of recidivism is through a comprehensive system of smart justice that recognizes the connection between enforcement and prevention," Calley said in a statement. "Mental health courts play a critical role in that system. They have demonstrated their value by ensuring public safety, easing the strain on our corrections system and providing mentally ill offenders with needed treatment."
One of the four related bills authorizes circuit and district courts to create mental health courts. It also authorizes the family division of a circuit court to institute a mental health court for juveniles. Other bills set criteria for a person to go into a mental health court and require people to comply with the courts' orders.
Gov. Rick Snyder named Calley as chairman of the Michigan Mental Health and Wellness Commission. Calley also chairs the Mental Health Diversion Council in the Michigan Department of Community Health. The council provides recommendations for ensuring that offenders with mental health or substance abuse issues receive appropriate treatment rather than jail time.
"Allowing for the creation of additional mental health courts is both compassionate and cost-effective. Breaking the cycle in which jail becomes a revolving door for mentally ill offenders means a safer, healthier Michigan," Calley said.
Also Monday, Snyder's office said the governor has signed 14 bills into law, several of them designed to improve government efficiency.
One bill dissolves the Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Board now that Michigan is getting a school of osteopathic medicine.
Other signed legislation also revises drainage districts, updates drain code language to repeal eminent domain property provisions and enables the sale of pharmaceutical-grade marijuana to people with pre-existing medical conditions. That bill is contingent on the passage of a similar federal law.
Snyder also signed bills related to Michigan's public employee health insurance law. One new law requires elected officials to be counted as employees and raises the insurance cap on individual-and-spouse coverage from $11,000 to $12,500.


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The School of Music educates prospective teachers, performers, and composers in programs designed to develop persons of professional competence.
Six graduate programs leading to the master's degree are offered: the master of music or master of science in music education; and the master of music in performance, conducting, composition, and Suzuki pedagogy. Programs range from 30 to 36 credits of graduate study. A minimum combination of two consecutive terms of full-time study in residence is required for the master of music degrees in performance and composition. The master of science or master of music degree in music education may be pursued on a part-time basis. The master of music degrees in conducting, Suzuki pedagogy, and music education with Suzuki emphasis require two years in residence.
In addition to fulfilling the general admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies, applicants must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution with at least 36 credits in music.
M.S. and M.M. -- All applicants (except composition) must have an audition on the major instrument or voice or submit a taped performance. Contact the graduate chair in music regarding the content of the audition or tape recording to be submitted.
M.M. in performance -- Applicants who submit tapes also may be required to audition in person to demonstrate their recital potential. Applicants in percussion performance must audition live on campus.
M.M. in composition -- Applicants are required to submit representative scores and, whenever possible, recordings. Based on a review of the scores and recordings, applicants will be invited to campus for a personal interview.
M.M. in conducting -- Applicants are required to submit an initial screening videotape of a rehearsal or performance they conducted recently. Based on the tape review, successful candidates will be invited to come to the campus for a live conducting audition/interview.
M.S. and M.M. in music education -- Applicants must hold an initial or provisional teaching certificate, normally earned through an undergraduate music education degree. All candidates must submit a 500-750 word essay on a contemporary issue in music education that demonstrates the applicant's writing ability and that uses scholarly sources and citations where appropriate.
Summer graduate music studies -- Only the M.S. and M.M. degrees in music education are available in the summer.
The deadline for all application materials is March 1 of the year the student wishes to begin study. All candidates will be notified of an admission decision by April 15, with a May 1 deadline for candidates to accept admission and pay the entrance deposit. For those entering the summers-only program, the deadline for application materials is April 1. Candidates will be notified of an admission decision by May 1, with a May 15 deadline for candidates to accept admission and pay the entrance deposit.
All students must pass a final oral examination in their major field, as well as comprehensive exams in music theory, music history, and sight-singing. All written exams are given four times per year, the oral exam is taken at the end of the course of study, and the sight-singing exam is taken by arrangement. Sample exams and exam outlines are available from the graduate chair.
Tuition for all music degrees has been set at $555 per credit for the 2006-7 academic year.


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'Open Skies' agreement between Europe and the United States24 August 2009
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The 'Open Skies' agreement concluded between the European Union and the United States of America provides for all transatlantic routes to be opened up to European and American companies. It also includes an arrangement to develop the agreement further on matters such as airline ownership.
Decision 2007/339/EC of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union meeting within the Council, of 25 April 2007, on the signature and provisional application of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand.
With the new agreement, airlines in the Union can:
- operate flights to the United States from any European airport, regardless of their nationality (the United States recognise them as European);
- operate without restrictions on the number of flights, aircraft or routes;
- set prices in line with the market;
- conclude cooperation agreements.
Companies in certain Non-EU Member Countries (countries in Europe that don't belong to the EU, plus 18 African countries) may also receive Community investment without this affecting their traffic rights to the United States. Similarly, the United States will not call into question the flights of Community airlines if non-EU European countries have invested in their capital.
The agreement also strengthens cooperation between the two parties on safety, security, competition policy, State Aid, consumer protection and the environment.
On the subject of airline ownership, Europeans will be able to hold more than a 50% share in American carriers, but not to gain overall control: under American law, a foreigner may not hold 25% voting shares in an American company and may not control it. The EU side therefore reserved a right to restrict American investment in European companies to the same level.
Towards new negotiations
The negotiations also led to the establishing of a mechanism for opening up transatlantic air travel even further by doing away with the restrictions still in place, particularly as regards ownership of American airlines. The agreement thus calls for negotiations to be resumed in the two months following its entry into force. Moreover, the EU reserves the right to suspend certain parties from the agreement if the dialogue prevents further progress in the next three years. The aim of the Council of Ministers is therefore to achieve the complete liberalisation of air transport.
Air transport to the United States was until now governed by bilateral agreements between Member States and the American authorities. Sixteen Member States already had 'open skies' agreements in place. Yet this fragmented approach proved to be an obstacle as it prevented completion of a genuine single market.
On 5 November 2002, the Court of Justice made a number of judgments in cases referred to it by the Commission (C-466-469/98, C-467/98, C468/98, C-469/98, C-472/98, C-475/98 and C-476/98) which put an end to these agreements and contributed to this being recognised as a matter to be handled at Community level.
As a result, the Commission received a mandate to negotiate an air agreement with the United States that applied for the Community as a whole. After four years of discussions, the negotiators came to an agreement on 2 March 2007. At the request of the United Kingdom, entry into force was put back to 30 March 2008.
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Siblings Aaron and Sarah Shay slide into the booth with Annie Hughes, prompting a swift shuffle of hats, coats, and instruments. The Mongrel Jews play a total of six instruments, sing, and keep the band going across state lines with fierce devotion, and the support of their fellow musicians.
From street corners, living rooms and stages, The Mongrel Jews started without a name, acquiring one as well as a devoted fan base along the way. Fresh from a successful Kickstarter (watch for the album: The Mongrel Jews Inherit the Earth!) and talking a mile a minute over coffee, Aaron, Sarah and Annie shook off the Seattle cold to talk about the brass tacks of making music sing.
How did you pick the material for the album from your body of work?
AS: There was a little bit of a process. We wanted to balance the songs that we'd written together and the songs that were kind of individually us.
SS: Yeah, and we wanted to make sure this record had all of our best songs. Pretty much up until this point each one we've put out has just been 'we have something new, let's record it.' But this time we're like, okay, we're going to put some money into this. Let's pick our best songs. The best record of what we are, that we can, keeping posterity in mind. And if we were going to show anyone what we are and really encompasses us as a whole, or as a demo to send venues for tour—one CD, that just gets it right across.
AH: They do kind of bridge different things, each of our songs. Like some bands are like, they play bluegrass, or they play rock. But I feel like ours are—
SS: We have layers. Like a parfait.
AS: Or an onion.
AH: You can always tell if I write a song, because it's always glam rock-y and about sex.
AS: Annie's songs are always about sex; my songs are about drinking, and the Bible. And Sarah's songs are whimsical and witty.
SS: I think all are songs are witty across the board.
AS: Yes. We have the wit.
SS: And when we try to write them all together it's like a witty, sexual, Biblical mess.
AS: I think that's the long way of saying our best songs.
What ways have the three of you found to help you keep working together while living in different cities?
SS: We've had band meetings on Skype. God bless technology. Although, actually, rehearsing on Skype—we tried, it didn't work. Too much of a delay. But we did give it the old college try.
AH: E-mail plans back and forth. Usually if I'm working on any songs, I'll record them on my iPhone. And then I'll send everything. First I'll send the chords, then I'll send the lyrics, send all that back and forth, any ideas.
SS: It's definitely slowed down our productivity.
AS: We really are a band that works best when we are all three in one room, banging our heads together. Figuratively. So yeah, New songs are slow, but we get things done.
SS: Portland is close enough that if we book a show far enough in advance, Annie can still make it up. She's now done trains and busses and ride shares—friends have gone down to visit and then brought her up.
AH: That happened today.
SS: We have awesome, wonderful—
AS: —generous—
SS: —friends.
AS: A great community.
SS: People have given her rides from time to time. We've managed to play a pretty good number of shows, for coming up out of state. The only thing I'd say that's suffered is songwriting.
AS: But yeah, modern technology has proved helpful there. Sending recordings back and forth, trying to keep the flow going. It's still hard.
SS: But it's not the same as being in the same room, talking back and forth.
You recently completely a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund your first studio album, The Mongrel Jews Inherit the Earth! How did you plan your campaign, and do you have any advice after going through the process for other musicians?
AS: Okay. My first piece of advice for anyone starting a Kickstarter campaign: have a fan base. That is the most important thing.
SS: I've seen people try to whip out a Kickstarter when they just started as a band. It doesn't work. You can't rely on your parents and the interest of your friends.
AH: Well, there's no demand.
SS: Well, a lot of people think, oh, we should get a album right away so we can start sending it around. You need to have a fan base. Even better if you can tour beforehand. We have friends who've toured a lot. They do a Kickstarter, and boom, they go over their goals like nothing. Don't do a Kickstarter for your first recording. We did three home recordings before we Kickstarted our big fancy record. And I feel like that really helped, even though the home recordings we made were kind of crappy, even if they weren't that great, it was something to give to people so they could take us home, and remember us. Hear our songs when we weren't around, remember that we existed, and that they wanted to come to our shows. Even though I feel at times incredibly guilty, that we actually sold those recording to people, that people actually paid, because they're so bad.
AH: It was sliding scale!
SS: Yeah, but I still feel bad people actually paid for them.
AS: Study the successful ones, especially in the kind of campaign that you're organizing. People enjoyed just having some kind of recording they could listen to when we weren't around. Even if they were kind of crappy. If you can make it happen, do some kind of home recording, or find a friend whose a student who needs to record somebody for a project. There are a lot of people offering to do that.
AS: We looked at all our friends who had successful Kickstarters. Eliza Rickman, Zoe Boekbinder, lots of people, to find what worked for them, what the most popular rewards were.
AH: Their scale, like what means 5 dollars, what means 50, and what's in between, because there's a lot of places where the first reward is 15 dollars, but you're not getting anything.
SS: Two things I'd say with the rewards, you need to have a balance. You need to have a wide variety. You need a lot of different price points. You need to have one that's at least 5 dollars or under, for people who want to throw you a couple of bucks, but are like, whatever, they're not super invested in the project.
AS: Or they don't have a lot of money.
SS: Or they don't have a lot of money. Make your rewards interesting, and apply them to your fan base. Think about what your fan base would want. But at the same time, don't go too crazy.
AH: Don't promise what you can't deliver.
SS: Yeah. We personally made a decision not to deliver rewards till after the album is recorded, at least.
AS: We made that clear to people.
SS: Yeah, that they would have to wait awhile, because you have to keep your eye on the prize. Remember that the album is the most important thing, or whatever you're Kickstartering for. That you want not to get lost, getting excited about all these cute little rewards along the way. You still have to make the record first, but you still have to make the rewards interesting.
AS: The actual reward is the campaign succeeding and creating something wonderful.
SS: If you have the sway with your fan base, and people think you're awesome, you can offer things like a private show in people's home, or recording a song for people. One of ours, I think we did that for three people, we will write them a custom song. You can either price that really low, if you don't think it's a big deal, or you can price it really high if you want to really up the value of that. But that's a really cool thing to do that doesn't involve—you don't want to spend up so much money on rewards that you negate the money you raised. So things like that, like playing a show. We did one where we'll make you breakfast.
AS: We will make brunch.
AH: Waffles and mimosas.
SS: We actually did have somebody on that reward, but he lives in L.A., and he understands that will only happen if we can get down there. He was totally cool with it.
You'll be having Myles Boisen (Tom Waits, Corpus Callosum, Zoe Boekbinder) do the mastering for your album. How did you decide that Myles is who you wanted for the album and get him on board with the album?
AS: So, how Myles came to be a part of the project is that I was working on a solo EP this last summer, and our friend Zoe Boekbinder, I was lucky enough to get her to do some vocals on one of the songs. I was emailing her back and forth and she strongly recommended I get it mastered. She said oh yeah, my friend Myles is working on my album right now, just send him an email, let him know that I sent you, we can work something out. He's really efficient and really well priced. So I took Myles up on that. And low and behold, he was pretty awesome. And he has worked with a bunch of our friends. He produced Corpus Collosum's record, which is awesome.
SS: We love them.
AS: We love them so mightily. So it seemed like a no brainer, for Myles to be involved.
SS: Aaron just made this happen. And I was like, okay, fine, he's worked with all these amazing people, if he's willing to do it, then I'm not gonna—okay, awesome. Cool.
AH: I honestly just don't know that much about what mastering is.
AS: I don't know what mastering is either.
SS: We don't understand the magic.
AH: I don't know what goes on. I just know it comes back all polished, like a nice stone in one of those tumblers. And that makes me happy.
SS: We do not question the wizardy of Myles' mastering. We just know that we need it.
How do your Jewish backgrounds connect with your music?
SS: Short answer, not as much as it used to.
AS: Long answer: The Mongrel Jews name came to be… it's more about our identity and where we came from, then about our music.
SS: When we first got together and tried to pick a band name, we bandied about some ideas, but nothing that came close to really feeling like us. We'd already written our first song, and we played at this sort of open mike, coffee house jam at this Jewish co-op in Seattle. So we were in this room with other Jewish people. We played the song, and people were asking us well what's your name, and we were well, don't have one yet. Somebody asked about something—oh, I had something about Ari and I being half Norwegian. We're brother and sister, our Mom is full-blood Norwegian. And someone said that's unusual for Jewish people, what's your other half? Aaron said oh, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, mix, your average mongrel Jew.
SS: And someone else said, hey Mongrel Jews, that'd be great for your name. Everyone in the room is like yeah, definitely. We didn't start encountering opposition or people who were like, I don't know how I feel about that, until later. And then we went, oh yeah, we guess that could be offensive.
AS: When we told our parents about—
SS: My Mom—
AH: Your Dad's face—
SS: Our Mom refers to us as The MJs. She won't say it.
AS: Our mother's initials are MJ.
SS: But when we first started we were like, if we call ourselves The Mongrel Jews, clearly we have to include some sort of Jewish influence in our music. Aaron wrote two songs with Jewish influence. Ballad of the Exile Prince—
AH: —and Hot Biblical Mess.
SS: And the song that came to be known as Hot Biblical Mess.
AS: And that's really known as Sacrificial Lamb.
SS: Annie at some rehearsal was like, let's work on that song of Aaron's, the hot biblical mess. And I said, new title! That's what it's called now.
AS: And that's kind of it till we wrote The Mongrel Jews theme song.
SS: Which, the theme song is probably our most Jewish song. Stylistically it's got some kind of klezmer and brass influences in there, so we sing about what it means to be a mongrel Jew and the plight of the Jewish people being banished around the world, so we keep picking up bits of different ethnicities—
AH: —and how people always tell me I don't look Jewish. Because I'm blonde and blue-eyed.
AS: The Mongrel Jews theme was really something we really took seriously. We wrote three versions before we came on this one.
SS: We were writing that song as long as we were in a band. And we only finished it less than a year ago.
AS: And it's really about how being a mongrel is good.
SS: It's the reason Jewish culture is so rich and varied, because it's traveled around the world, and picked up little bits. At the same time, that one song, and we wrote those two songs…as we grew as a band, we wrote songs about whatever, whatever came to mind, and the Jewish aspect kind of fell away. Not on purpose. We didn't specifically say, let's stop writing Jewish songs. We just didn't say we need to keep writing Jewish songs.
AH: We're also not a Jewish band. We didn't form this band with the intention of forming a Jewish band, it's just coincidental we're Jewish.
AS: And let's face it, none of us are the most Jewish people in the world.
SS: None of us are not super observant. We don't want to get down into the nitty gritty of our personal beliefs. We were all raised Jewish. We all feel it's an important part of our identity.
AS: Yes.
AH: I mildly feel like doing violin for this.
SS: We have this friend, Mai Li Pittard. She's a Floridian Jew with a Chinese first name. It's really awesome to have her on the record, because she's sort of the reason we are the band that we are.
AS: We never would've gone to that Jewish co-op open mike if she hadn't invited us.
AP: Ravenna kibbutz?
AS: Yeah.
SS: She was the first one who invited us to the kibbutz, and introduced us to Annie, so yeah, I'd never thought about it before, but she's been pretty instrumental in our—no pun intended—in our band. So it's nice to have her on the record.
AS: The other musician we're bringing on the record is my friend Andy Lowe. He was in my first band, he and I have a really good working relationship, and he is a fantastic bassist. He played bass on the first live performance I did of an original song. It feels good to have him on board as well.
SS: This record is kind of all about people who have been with us through it all. Which is kind of nice. That's sort of our bands thing. We have that kind of family feeling, with our friends and our fans. We have a community.
AS: That is one thing I'd suggest to any band who wants to have a successful Kickstarter.
SS: To be a successful band in general.
AS: Reach out to your fans, and become a part of your fan's community. Not to be distant and the subject of their adoration or whatever, but be a part of what they do.
AH: That's what makes Jason Webley so cool.
AS: And Amanda palmer.
SS: That's what makes the modern approach to being in a band work. Where you're not in a label, you're managing everything for yourself, doing your own stuff, you're doing Kickstarter, using online tools like Bandcamp, to make your career work. That is awesome. You're can't be the distant rockstar. I honestly don't know anybody who wants to be the distant rockstar. I'm sure those people still exist. They want to be up on stage, and be mysterious. And you can do that, if you have a manager or a label handling all the nitty gritty. But if you're not, you're trying to do it the new way, you have to be in there with the fans. You have to interact with people.
AH: That brings our punk into it.
AS: We're a little bit punk rock. Just a little.
You can find The Mongrel Jews at their website, Facebook page, and their recordings at Bandcamp.
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Tulsa Dental Patients Fume After Exposure to Disease
Dozens of Dr. Scott Harrington's patients tested positive for hepatitis and HIV.
April 19, 2013 -- Former patients of a Tulsa, Okla., dentist accused of using dirty needles and instruments are outraged over reports that at least 60 people have tested positive for hepatitis and HIV. But investigators say the source of the infections is still unclear.
More than 7,000 patients from W. Scott Harrington's Tulsa and Owasso clinics were sent letters in late March outlining the risk of infection from poor sterilization practices and steps to obtain free blood testing. Of 3,122 patients tested by county health departments so far, 57 tested positive for hepatitis C, three tested positive for hepatitis B, and at least one tested positive for HIV.
"I think everyone here in Tulsa is shocked that an oral maxillofacial surgeon was so absolutely sloppy in both his technique and his regard for patient safety," said Patrick Carr, an attorney representing one of Harrington's former patients. "It's extremely upsetting for everybody."
Carr's client, 38-year-old Christina Quin, had her wisdom teeth removed by Harrington in April 2009, according to a lawsuit filed in the District Court of Tulsa County. Days later, after increasing pain, she returned to the office with an infection and was prescribed antibiotics, according to the complaint. But the infection persisted, and Quin claims she developed a fever, rash and signs of liver problems.
Carr says Quin was not diagnosed with hepatitis or HIV, but "something else, and it made her very ill."
"We believe it was due to the improper sterilization techniques the dentist had employed," he said.
Quin, who declined to speak publicly through Carr, recovered from her infection, and at the time "had no reason to suspect that Dr. Harrington had acted in any way negligently or that any of his practices or omissions caused or contributed" to it, according to the complaint. But a March 28 report by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry slamming Harrington for poor sterilization practices led her to sue for damages relating to "anxiety, fear, lack of trust, and difficulty sleeping due to thoughts of Dr. Harrington's acts and omissions."
"It's an absolute betrayal of trust," said Carr. "When people go to any doctor, they assume -- and rightly so -- that their health is the highest concern. She feels like she has absolutely been betrayed."
Carr said he's spoken to "a number" of other patients with similar concerns, but is unaware of legal action being taken by anyone other than Quin. He hopes her case will go to trial within the year.
The Tulsa and Oklahoma health departments are in the process of notifying Harrington's former patients of their blood test results. Patients who tested positive for hepatitis and HIV will be personally contacted, counseled about the disease and directed to resources for care, the agencies said in a statement. Testing may also be recommended for their spouses or partners.
"We understand these first reported test results may be of concern," Tulsa Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said in a statement.
But state epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley stressed that the source of the infections is still under investigation.
"The next phase will include more in-depth interviews of persons who test positive to determine the likelihood that their exposure is associated with their dental surgical procedure at the Harrington practice," she said in a statement. "We will certainly continue to keep the public informed as we learn more."
Such an investigation usually involves epidemiological studies assessing other risk factors for hepatitis and HIV, as well as laboratory studies comparing the genetic fingerprints of the viruses in different patients, according to experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dentist Slammed for Poor Sterilization Practices
A surprise inspection of Harrington's practice on March 18, prompted by a patient's positive test for HIV and hepatitis C, revealed the use of old needles and rusty instruments, as well as the practice of pouring bleach on patients' wounds until they "turned white," according to the complaint filed by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry.
"The basic things that everyone knows -- follow CDC guidelines, use clean syringes, don't reuse multi-dose vials in multiple patients, don't use rusted equipment -- those are things even non-physicians know," board president Susan Rogers told ABC News at the time. "Those are basic things. That part makes it egregious."
Instruments used for patients who were known to carry an infectious disease were given an extra dip in bleach on top of normal cleaning methods, according to the complaint. But the tools had red-brown rust spots, indicating that they were "porous and cannot be properly sterilized."
Harrington, who has been practicing for more than 30 years, voluntarily surrendered his state dental license and could face criminal charges. A license revocation hearing before the state dentistry board is set for Aug. 16.
The Tulsa Health Department has set up a hotline at (918) 595-4500 for people with questions.
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Tech start-up Groopti, a website that uses crowd sourcing and boutique manufacturing to help emerging designers get new products off the ground, is set to launch a series of bespoke cardboard furniture. We know all too well that the job of a product designer is only about 10 percent pen to paper, and the other 90 percent is testing for business viability, customer desirability, and technical feasibility to get the product made. Groopti aims at breaking down the barriers for designers who want to produce and sell unique home products by helping the concepts make it to the market, while also serving the design aficionados that crave uncommon products, but can't afford showroom prices. Inhabitat will be bringing you exclusive coverage of Groopti's cardboard furniture series, so check back each Monday in January to see their newest release!
Groopti was conceptualized by long time friends Duri Chitayat and Adam Wihlborg and grew out of strong partnerships with quality low-volume manufactures formed through their previous careers. They now have a small, but very dedicated team of talented and worldly creatives located in New York City and Shanghai. Many of the manufacturers that they partner with to produce Groopti products are located in Shanghai, but they are expanding production in the US, Europe, and beyond.
Groopti's website provides a platform where designers present original works, and fans vote for which concepts should become reality. Groopti guarantees to produce and sell the winning items on behalf of the designer, and even provides a minimum 7% royalty (some of Groopti's call for designs have offered a huge 25% royalty!). Better yet, designers get to keep the rights to their works, so they can produce and sell them elsewhere whenever they want.
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The first piece in their Cardboard Furniture launch is the Conflicted Corrugation chair by graphic designer Jessica Bogart. A Creative Director from New York, who has started a company creating children's e-books and apps, Bogart designed the chair to be a complicated swirling cut passing through many layers of cardboard. Groopti's manufacturing partners use 90% recycled content cardboard, that is cut using an automated process for precision and consistency.
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This chair is an example of function and concept colliding" says Bogart. "I started by exploring the idea of a single piece fighting against itself. It interested me to impose such a human emotion on an inanimate object."
Like all Groopti submissions, only designs that are able to made within their manufacturing capabilities make it onto the website to be voted on. Currently, Groopti's capabilities include canvas and aluminum printing, 3D printing, and producing of products using veneers, bamboo, reclaimed wood, as well as bent and hand-carved woods.
Their model is only to produce pieces after they are ordered, so there is never any wasted stock. This on-demand model is made possible by partnerships the group has to share shipping space across the waters. For Groopti, that main goal is not about getting as much product built in order to return revenue. Wihlborg told Inhabitat that it is "not about selling furniture. Its about helping people." We discussed with the Groopti team how there are plenty of websites that empower designer to share their portfolio, and there are sites like Kickstarter that will let you fundraise to make good ideas reality. There are even micro on-demand manufacturers for furniture like Made in the UK, but Groopti is the only source available that partners with designers to "share their ideas, build their personal brand, increase visibility, and get their designs made."
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