text: Download Print Chrysler Group LLC Reveals Mopar-modified Show Vehicles at 2013 SEMA Show Mopar Flashes Creative Muscle 20 customized Chrysler Group LLC show vehicles on exhibit in 15,300 square-foot SEMA Show display Exhibit highlights hundreds of Mopar performance parts, and Jeep® Performance Parts from the Mopar Off-Road Division Ram Sun Chaser show vehicle features makeshift shower kit and "Flip-Up" seatback tailgate bench Jeep Cherokee Trail Carver carries a unique concept roof-rack basket design to store off-road gear Put a towel rack in your ride and store a wetsuit in a water-proof cargo organizer with the Fiat 500L Thalassa "Mobile garage" theme of Ram ProMaster makes it the perfect support vehicle for weekend racers Fiat 500L Adventurer takes new five-seater off the beaten path And even more Mopar magic applied to the Chrysler 300 November 5, 2013 , Las Vegas - Chrysler Group LLC headed west with a Mopar-customized contingent of creations along for the ride. At the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nov. 5-8, 20 vehicles customized with existing Mopar parts and accessories, as well as concept products designed to elicit feedback, took the spotlight in the 15,300 square-foot Mopar display at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Mopar-modified vehicles from Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram, SRT, and FIAT brands were prominent at the premier aftermarket event. "The SEMA season is our favorite time of the year," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer-care brand. "Whether you want more power at the race track, more capability in the mud, or versatility cruising beaches, Mopar is the only authentic and quality-tested answer." The following are select Mopar-modified 2013 Chrysler Group SEMA display vehicles on exhibit at this year's SEMA show: Ram Sun Chaser When Ram isn't hard at work, it's back to the beach with the Ram Sun Chaser show truck. Vibrance Orange Blast, with two-tone Brilliant Black paint, color this Ram 1500 Quad Cab. A unique concept Mopar roof rack, dubbed the "surf rack," and two adjustable support rails housed within the tracks of the truck's bed accommodate a long surfboard. As an added bonus, hooks on the side of the rails can also carry up to four boards. To wash off salt water or seaweed, Ram Sun Chaser's exclusive RamBox bed-side storage features a concept water tank equipped with a hose and a portable shower head, forming a makeshift shower kit that may be clipped on to the rack for a quick rinse. A bed step enables easy access to gear. Surfers or paddle boarders can take a seat when taking off gear or waxing their board with the concept "Flip-Up" seat-back tailgate, which converts into a bench by folding back towards the cab of the truck. New concept 17 x 8-inch beadlock wheels with color-keyed rings, concept flares with exposed fasteners and modified black tubular side-step rails fit the sand-dune-ready theme of the vehicle. Orange tow hooks, a satin badge and spray-on bedliner are also added by Mopar. Inside, Katzkin leather seats feature stitching accented to match the Vibrance Orange Blast paint, as well as the dash, display bezels and door inserts. Sill guards and all-weather mats also accent the interior. Powered by a 5.7-liter HEMI® engine, the Ram hits the sand with a sport performance hood, a 2-inch performance lift kit and a Mopar cat-back exhaust. Ram Dually CASE Work Truck Working with a Ram 3500 regular cab powered by a diesel engine, the Ram Dually CASE Work Truck is finished in Case Construction Equipment "Power Tan" paint and showcases the utility of the Ram with a construction-industry theme that also calls out the Ram brand's ties to CASE CE and the FIAT industrial group. The truck utilizes pickup box utility rails to securely transport oversize work equipment as well as "surf rack" style hoops to carry additional construction material or equipment. A unique split pullout bedliner slides out and morphs into a workbench and may be used to reach items located in the rear of the bed. The brawn of the Ram Dually is amplified with a Power Wagon hood and Case Construction Equipment graphics on the body. Additional Mopar accessories utilized in the build include heavy-duty rear splash guards and power running boards. The interior color mirrors the exterior with orange-accent Katzkin seat and door trim. Mopar all-weather mats protect the floor. Ram ProMaster Using the ProMaster H2 (High Roof) as a starting point, the Ram ProMaster demonstrates its potential versatility as a mobile garage and a weekend race-support vehicle. The exterior pledges its allegiance to Team Mopar, with white body paint dressed up with unique Mopar graphics, including the Mopar Performance logo in grey and a Mopar Blue stripe. The ProMaster leads the way to the racetrack, pulling a Fiat 500 race car and trailer with the assistance of a Mopar hitch receiver and trailer-tow wiring harness. Unique wheels transport the ProMaster, matching the paint and design of the race-car wheels. Heavy-duty splash guards at the front and rear protect the ProMaster, and a Mopar Design badge adds flair. The spacious cargo compartment of the ProMaster carries critical elements needed to assist a racer during weekend battles at the strip or the circle track. PSE toolboxes, bins, spare tires and other vital race equipment fill the cargo area, which is customized with Mopar Blue accents to drive home the Mopar "rolling garage" interior theme. To brighten up the cargo compartment and help locate equipment, cargo-area lighting is utilized, and a rear-cargo liner helps protect the bed from wear and tear. The ProMaster is also upgraded with a power inverter, WiFi and the Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS). Up front, the seats receive the Katzkin treatment, with frost leather on the main seat area, surrounded by Katzkin charcoal leather, and the Mopar Blue logo embroidered on the head rests. Mopar Blue stripes, like those on the exterior, accent the inside door sills. Fiat 500L Adventurer The Fiat 500L Adventurer illustrates the versatility of the new five-seater, with modifications that transform the vehicle and equip it with a tough, rugged appearance. The exterior is enhanced with bright white body paint, two-tone accent wheel flares and rockers painted in Satin Black. Color is added with Vibrance Bright Orange on the roof, which totes Mopar roof rails and a large roof basket. The vehicle sits on 18 x 7.5-inch custom concept wheels embellished with FIAT logo center caps. A custom 500L graphic augments door panels, with the L painted orange to match the roof. Orange mirror caps, tinted taillights, tinted chrome exhaust tips, molded splash guards, and a chrome FIAT logo ring further enhance the exterior styling. The interior is upgraded with black perforated suede Katzkin seats and Katzkin pearl leather seatbacks. Matching orange accents are featured inside as well, with orange-painted bezels and orange accents surrounding the speaker grills and steering-wheel badge. The two-tone instrument panel is black with a white leather insert. A Mopar seat back coat hanger, all-weather mats, a pedal kit, door-sill guards and a cargo organizer are included from the Mopar catalog. A performance boost is achieved with a Mopar cold-air intake and Mopar cat-back exhaust. Fiat 500L Thalassa If the Fiat 500L Adventurer represents the "turf" in the FIAT presence at SEMA, the "surf" is served up by the Fiat 500L Thalassa, a variation on the Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser that was shown at the 2012 SEMA Show. Proving that what Mopar develops as a concept one year can become a production part the next, the Fiat 500L Thalassa features new 18 x 8-inch "Beach Cruiser" wheels — a production version of the steel wheel introduced on the Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser last year. The wheels, decorated with chrome ring accents, are painted to match the Vibrance Bright Orange body color and carry FIAT retro-badged center caps. On top, Mopar roof rails support a long roof basket — perfect for transporting a surfboard to the beach. The roof is covered in bright white, as are the mirror caps. A lowered ride height and smoked lenses and trim provide an aggressive, sleek appearance. Inside, Mopar installed a unique towel-drying rack to fit in the rear compartment, with a unique water-protecting cargo organizer that houses wetsuits and a water jug for an impromptu street shower. Another original feature is wetsuit material integrated into the seat construction, along with Katzkin charcoal leather bolsters paired with Alcantara leather and dual Katzkin white leather stripes that run down the center of the seats. Feeding off the Vibrance Bright Orange exterior, Katzkin orange accents further elevate the interior, including a Katzkin tangerine armrest, door panel inserts, dash bezel, and Katzkin tangerine stitching on the border of the front and rear seats, steering wheel and shifter boot. A classic FIAT badge on the steering wheel provides a retro touch. A pedal kit and sill guards complete the interior, with a Mopar cold-air intake and a Mopar cat-back exhaust enabling the beach vehicle to kick up a little more sand. Jeep® Cherokee Trail Carver Jeep Cherokee Trail Carver is for trail addicts seeking a vehicle with the capabilities to handle the rugged off-road while projecting a unique, customized and luxurious look on the streets. Going to the next level of customization, the Mopar-modified Jeep Cherokee Trail Carver uses the Trailhawk 4x4 package powered by a 3.2-liter V-6 engine as a starting point. Its exterior is colored in Auburn Pearl paint, with low-gloss black and Granite Crystal with low-gloss clear touches. Unique Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk hood and roof topographical graphics are bordered in Crush Orange, with matching orange tow hooks. Aggressive tires highlight the off-road flavor of the vehicle and rock rails protect this Jeep Cherokee from trail obstacles. The top of the modified Jeep Cherokee sports a Mopar concept roof basket design, with orange accent side panels wrapped in woven metallic fabric. A front wind deflector that includes the Mopar logo completes the design. The inside is enhanced with Katzkin Amaretto leather seats, with colored leather on the center, ensuring a premium feel. Leather wrapping on the center console, storage door and armrest, and matching color stitching on the seats, offer even more appointments. The top and bottom of the steering wheel are leather, and painted trim provides highlights throughout the inside. Other Mopar goodies include bright door-sill guards with the Jeep Cherokee logo, a wireless smartphone charger and WiFi. The Jeep Cargo Management Receiver System (JCMRS), a unique option that features a running bar along the left interior to which Mopar items may be mounted, is also utilized. The Mopar roadside emergency kit, Trailhawk bag and first-aid kit are mounted to the JCMRS. In the Jeep Performance Parts department, a Mopar cold-air intake and cat-back exhaust are put to work to achieve horsepower gains. Jeep Wrangler Copper Crawler The Jeep Wrangler — the most capable vehicle in the world — becomes even more versatile when combined with a healthy selection of Mopar parts and accessories. The Jeep Wrangler Copper Crawler, based off the two-door 2014 Jeep Wrangler, is geared up and ready to attack the trail on the outside, the inside and underhood. The exterior is armed with a Mopar front bumper and rear bumper, lightweight Mopar rock rails, and lightweight 17-inch wheels with forged beadlocks and beauty rings. The copper color is contrasted with a Mopar black grille, Mopar Rubicon front and rear bumpers with aero end caps, black hood decal, black two-door hardtop, black tail lamp guard, and black fuel-filler door with a locking gas cap. Other Mopar items include a trailer hitch receiver with tow wiring kit, 9.5ti winch and synthetic winch line and Mopar rock rails including Rub Rail. The 17 x 8-inch forged, lightweight beadlock-capable wheels, with color-keyed copper rings, ride on mud terrain T/A KM35? tires and tire carrier. The interior receives premium customization with Tuscany Katzkin leather seats, and all-weather slush mats, grab handles and black door-sill guards further enhance the inside. To be successful in off-road battle, the Jeep Wrangler Copper Crawler is modified with a 2-inch lift kit, Mopar 4:1 rock-trac transfer case and a Mopar cold-air intake. 2014 Dodge Challenger Scat Package 1 achieves a significant horsepower boost through three modifications, including a Mopar cold-air intake to provide increased air-flow into the engine, Mopar cat-back exhaust to free up downstream airflow, and an all-new performance calibrated engine controller "optimized" to the 5.7-liter HEMI engine. Scat Package 2 adds approximately double the horsepower bump and is geared towards the performance enthusiast looking for that competitive edge. In addition to a customized, optimized performance calibration feature tailored for Scat Package 2, a new Mopar performance camshaft works in conjunction with the components of the Scat Package 1 kit to take advantage of improved engine breathing and deliver that additional acceleration advantage. Scat Package 3 takes aim squarely at the competitive enthusiast who is looking for extreme performance and ultimate bragging rights. Gains of more than three-times that of Scat Package 1 are realized with the customized, optimized performance calibration tailored for Scat Package 3, new Mopar performance CNC ported cylinder heads, Mopar performance camshaft and Mopar hi-flow headers. Complementing the 2014 Dodge Challenger's ultimate performance is Mopar's plethora of stand-alone performance products, which assure a commanding presence. The chassis sits on 20-inch Classic II forged aluminum wheels finished in Hyperblack II with a polished lip. Complementing the Scat Package kits are additional performance upgrades, including an electronic and variable quick-dump side exhaust, front and rear strut bars and an adjustable suspension kit with a coil-over kit and stabilizer bar, which guarantees an experience to please all the driving senses. Additional features include a black concept hood and side valence, along with a black fuel filler door, black hood pins and sequential tail lamps. The interior is truly unique, upgraded with Katzkin black performance leather seats and black performance leather door-panel inserts that carry the Dodge brand's stripes. The Dodge Challenger logo is embroidered in bright red on the front leather seats, and red stitching accents the seats, shifter boot and steering wheel. Dodge flat-bottom performance steering wheel and pistol grip shifter provide precision control of this ultimate performance Challenger. Subtle details continue with red seat-belt webbing and red carpet bindings, satin black and black chrome bezels, and gloss-black trim on the steering wheel, center stack, center console and door handles, giving this Challenger the customized looks to match its extreme performance attitude. SCAT PACKAGE 1 5.7-liter Optimized engine calibration – tailored to Scat Package 1 Mopar cold air intake Mopar cat-back exhaust Scat Package 1 badge SCAT PACKAGE 2 5.7-liter Adds: Optimized engine calibration – tailored to Scat Package 2 Mopar performance camshaft "Scat Package 2" badge SCAT PACKAGE 3 5.7-liter Adds: Optimized engine calibration – tailored to Scat Package 3 Mopar performance ported and polished heads Mopar hi-flow performance headers Scat Package 3 badge 2014 Dodge Charger The Scat Package 1, Scat Package 2 and Scat Package 3 offerings for the Dodge Charger also mimic the Scat Package options for the 2014 Dodge Challenger, duplicating exactly the horsepower gains and lists of available modifications. Similar to the Dodge Challenger, the 2014 Dodge Charger shown at SEMA is customized with Mopar products separate from the Scat Package kits. The Charger rests on 20 x 9-inch unique lightweight wheels, embellished with black Mopar center caps and a Hyperblack II finish. The body is amplified with a side valence, a unique new front splitter and Redline rear spoiler. A Scat Pack hard badge in the rear quarter window provides a visual key of ultimate bragging rights. The interior feel of the 2014 Dodge Charger follows that of the Dodge Challenger displayed near it. It includes Katzkin black performance leather seats, black leather door panel inserts featuring red leather Dodge stripes and red accent stitching. Other unique touches include red seat-belt webbing, red carpet bindings, and red embroidered Dodge Charger logo in the front seats. Adding to the customized look on the interior are gloss-black steering-wheel spokes and black chrome on the door handles, cluster rings, instrument panel bezels, center console trim, and steering-wheel center ring. Mopar provides further appeal to the Dodge Charger with added bright pedal kit, pistol-grip shifter, door-sill guards, and advanced technology with a wireless charging pad. The Dodge Charger's Scat Package kits are supplemented with front and rear strut bars, an adjustable suspension kit featuring a coil-over kit and stabilizer bar and an electronic variable quick-dump side exhaust, combining performance enhancements that will be sure to stimulate all the senses. 2014 Dodge Dart Completing the Scat Package offerings for Dodge at SEMA is the 2014 Dodge Dart GT, powered by a 184 horsepower 2.4-liter Tigershark engine with six-speed manual transmission. The Dodge Dart offering consists of three kits, with Scat Package 1 providing a shot in the arm of performance and handling improvements from Mopar through a cold-air intake, performance brake pads and a new short-throw shifter. The next-level, Scat Package 2 amps up horsepower by providing Dodge Dart owners with a no-nonsense customized engine calibration to work in harmony with a Mopar cat-back exhaust. At the top level, Scat Package 3 provides the ultimate package for those seeking optimal track times. Included is a Mopar big brake kit, including 13-inch vented rotors, four-piston front calipers and stainless steel lines to maintain optimum temperatures during extreme braking maneuvers. Also included is a performance suspension comprising of adjustable springs for ride height, adjustable dampening struts and front and rear sway bars. Mopar modifications extend beyond the Scat Package kits with the dual vented functional aluminum hood, which captures cool air for the Mopar cold-air intake and exhausts hot air to achieve optimal operating temperature. The aero package from the limited-edition Mopar '13 Dart is imported into the 2014 Dodge Dart, with Mopar side sills, chin splitter and rear diffuser, and a unique new three-piece decklid spoiler to boost downforce. A new exhaust dump with side exhaust helps the engine breathe, and the Dart rides on concept 19 x 8-inch lightweight gloss black wheels, accented with Mopar logo center caps. As with the Dodge Challenger and Charger, Katzkin performance leather seats add a premium touch to Dodge Dart's interior. Door bolster inserts with a red border and red accent stitching on the seats, dash, armrest, wheel and shift boot are also found inside, along with red seat-belt webbing on the driver's side, red trim accents and premium floor mats with red piping. Black chrome graces the door pulls, HVAC bezels, and shifter cluster, while an array of Mopar accessories, including the bright-pedal kit, leather-wrapped shift knob, bright door-sill guards, molded cargo tray and wireless charging complete the interior. SCAT PACKAGE 1 2.4-liter Mopar cold-air intake Mopar short-throw shifter Mopar performance brakes, including slotted rotors and performance brake pads SCAT PACKAGE 2 2.4-liter "Optimized" engine calibration (premium octane) Mopar cat-back exhaust SCAT PACKAGE 3 2.4-liter Mopar big brake kit with stainless lines Performance suspension with adjustable springs and struts Upgraded performance front and rear sway bars 2014 Chrysler 300S The iconic and elegant Chrysler 300 is elevated even further to reach the ultimate in style and street cred with a variety of Mopar appointments utilized to create the 2014 Chrysler 300S for the SEMA Show. Phantom black tri-coat colors the exterior, maintaining the elegance of the Chrysler 300S while adding a menacing edge. Fitting its gritty, big-city vibe, all bright chrome trim is replaced with bright and satin black. The front is reinforced by a 13-bar black "Gotham" grille surround, with a lowering kit dropping the 2014 Chrysler 300S closer to the streets. The wheels pull from the Chrysler 300C John Varvatos Limited Edition with 20 x 8-inch wheels finished in a Mopar bronze, accented with Mopar wheel center caps. A black SRT spoiler embellishes the tail and helps drive the rear towards the pavement when in motion, enabling the 300S to corner urban canyons with impressive agility. Luxurious touches rule the interior, with seats and door bolster inserts wrapped in Katzkin "Bisque" leather. Leather seat backs are embossed with the "Imported From Detroit" logo, and matching Katzkin "Bisque" threads border the seats, door and console armrests. All bright trim is changed to Satin Black, and the Mopar Lite Bronze found on the wheels is also featured in the trim accents. Mopar Brand Mopar is Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer-care brand and distributes 280,000 parts and accessories. With the creation of the industrial alliance between Chrysler Group and FIAT SpA, Mopar is extending its global reach, integrating service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance dealer and customer support worldwide. Mopar's global portfolio includes more than 500,000 parts and accessories that are distributed in more than 130 markets. Mopar is the source for genuine parts and accessories for Chrysler Group brands as well as FIAT brands. Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler Group and FIAT vehicles – a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide. A complete list of Mopar accessories and performance parts is available at www.mopar.com. Mopar-first Features Mopar has introduced numerous industry-first features including: Vehicle-information apps: first to introduce smartphone vehicle-information applications, a new channel of communication with customers Electronic owner manuals: first to introduce traditional owner manuals in a DVD and brief user-guide format. First to offer complete vehicle-information kits in Spanish Wi-Fi: first to offer customers the ability to make their vehicle a wireless hot spot Wireless charging: first to introduce in-vehicle wireless charging for portable devices Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS): first to market with interactive vehicle tracking device that sends owner a text when vehicle is driven too fast or too far based on pre-set parameters wiAdvisor: first to provide factory-connected tablet technology in the service lane for instant vehicle diagnosis wiTECH: first to support vehicle diagnosis and software updates leveraging off-the-shelf personal computers and a dedicated wireless tool network 2011 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak: first to introduce a 500-plus cubic-inch V-10 drag-race package car More than 75 Years of Mopar Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for antifreeze product in 1937. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle-car era. The former Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth "package cars" equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of "special parts" for super-stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use. The brand has expanded to include technical service and customer support.


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As many before me have already noted, what made Ocean's 11 so great was the illusion that that was how they are when they're all together, hanging out. That George Clooney, obviously, is the team leader. And Brad Pitt talks with his mouth full all the time. And Casey Affleck and Scott Caan run around giving each other wedgies. And Don Cheadle gets off on blowing sh-t up. And Bernie Mac, rest his soul, mutters "Whitejack!"s under his breath when he's in the principal's office:
I loved that they made Matt Damon the little brother type who was always trying to prove himself.
I can do it! Give me a chance!
Well here they are, together again. Or two of them at least. Check out George and Matt having dinner in Berlin last night where George has been scouting locations in preparation for The Monuments Men. He'll be directing Matt and Daniel Craig and Cate Blanchett and Bill Murray and John Goodman and in a film based on the true story of The Monuments Men who protected art and artifacts from destruction by the Nazis in WWII. So...kinda like Ocean's in that the Sexy Men! Have A Plan! only, obviously, with profound historical significance. And, hopefully, they shut the f-ck up and listen whenever Cate has anything to say. Sh-t, I want this movie to come out tomorrow.


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11 Greatest Horror Games You've Never Played
Sure, most of us have played a horror game or two. But for every big-budget bruiser like Silent Hill, there are dozens of scary games that go unnoticed. Time to change that. We slipped under the floorboards to catch these forgotten scares - the 11 Greatest Horror Games You've Never Played.
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Friday the 13thNES
In an era where most games were kid-friendly affairs, the makers of the gory Friday the 13th series licensed their mature-audiences title out into an NES game, and the results were strangely effective in eliciting fear from its players. Even now, Friday the 13th remains one of the more effectively scary games out there, which is why it just had to be included on this list.
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Lone SurvivorPC, PS3
Lone Survivor makes use of many tropes that have helped survival horror become the beloved genre it is today — things like ever-present danger, dwindling supplies, and the threat of the unknown. This 16-bit style title may seem like something from two decades ago, but its brilliance is definitely ahead of its time.
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Alone in the DarkPC
As one of the earliest survival horror games to hit the scene, Alone in the Dark's aesthetics haven't exactly aged gracefully, but there's still an undeniable effectiveness to the terror lurking in every corner of this Lovecraftian scarefest.
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Home may technically qualify as a video game, but in spirit it's more akin to a Choose Your Own Adventure, complete with branching story elements and a narrative the player takes an active part in constructing... which makes the horror that much more disturbing.
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Yume NikkiPC
Yume Nikki. Strange. Minimalist. Free. If you like your horror to be more existential than in-your-face, this bizarrely brilliant game is definitely for you.
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The PathPC
Another art-piece-turned game, The Path is one of the few games that punishes the player for exploring, i.e. straying from the path. The more you stray, the more you'll discover. And the more it'll cost you.
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I Have No Mouth and I Must ScreamPC
Based on Harlan Ellison's classic sci-fi short story of the same name, this post-apocalyptic point-and-click tasks you with surviving the malicious machinations of a bored supercomputer who, after having destroyed the world, got bored and took to torturing the scattered remnants of humanity.
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This ill-fated (and ill-named) Dreamcast title pits you as the genre-savvy hero of a horror story gone awry. Insane lumberjacks, robots disguised as humans disguised as robots, and Zodick the Hedgehog are but a few of the freaky sights you'll find in this pulse-pounder.
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Sweet HomeFamicom
Sweet Home, a role-playing game for the original Famicom, comes jam-packed with all kinds of scary crap made all the more scary by the 8-bit system's limitations. Thanks to some unsanctioned translations, many fans have given this forgotten title new life by rendering it readable for Western audiences.
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Clock TowerSNES, PC, Playstation
Before there was Slenderman, there was Scissor Man, whose name varies from sequel to sequel, but whose methods of terror remain the same: dude carries around a huge-ass pair of scissors and wants to take a little off the top... of your body.
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System Shock 2PC
Remember how friggin' chilling some parts of the first Bioshock were? As the direct progenitor to Bioshock, System Shock 2 contains much of what made that title such a break-out hit; interesting combat and character customization, thoughtful writing, and a pervasive sense of dread. All this adds up to being our #1 pick in our list of 11 Greatest Horror Games You've Never Played.
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5 Creepiest Moments in Resident Evil
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25 Most Gruesome Video Game Deaths


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|/* ia64-asmtab.h -- Header for compacted IA-64 opcode tables.
|Copyright 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
|Contributed by Bob Manson of Cygnus Support <firstname.lastname@example.com>
|This file is part of the GNU opcodes library.
|This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
|it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
|the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
|any later version.
|It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
|ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
|or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
|License for more details.
|You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
|along with this file; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
|Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
|#ifndef IA64_ASMTAB_H
|#define IA64_ASMTAB_H
|#include "opcode/ia64.h"
|/* The primary opcode table is made up of the following: */
|struct ia64_main_table
|/* The entry in the string table that corresponds to the name of this
|opcode. */
|unsigned short name_index;
|/* The type of opcode; corresponds to the TYPE field in
|struct ia64_opcode. */
|unsigned char opcode_type;
|/* The number of outputs for this opcode. */
|unsigned char num_outputs;
|/* The base insn value for this opcode. It may be modified by completers. */
|ia64_insn opcode;
|/* The mask of valid bits in OPCODE. Zeros indicate operand fields. */
|ia64_insn mask;
|/* The operands of this instruction. Corresponds to the OPERANDS field
|in struct ia64_opcode. */
|unsigned char operands[5];
|/* The flags for this instruction. Corresponds to the FLAGS field in
|struct ia64_opcode. */
|short flags;
|/* The tree of completers for this instruction; this is an offset into
|completer_table. */
|short completers;
|/* Each instruction has a set of possible "completers", or additional
|suffixes that can alter the instruction's behavior, and which has
|potentially different dependencies.
|The completer entries modify certain bits in the instruction opcode.
|Which bits are to be modified are marked by the BITS, MASK and
|OFFSET fields. The completer entry may also note dependencies for the
|These completers are arranged in a DAG; the pointers are indexes
|into the completer_table array. The completer DAG is searched by
|find_completer () and ia64_find_matching_opcode ().
|Note that each completer needs to be applied in turn, so that if we
|have the instruction
|the completer entries for both "lt" and "unc" would need to be applied
|to the opcode's value.
|Some instructions do not require any completers; these contain an
|empty completer entry. Instructions that require a completer do
|not contain an empty entry.
|Terminal completers (those completers that validly complete an
|instruction) are marked by having the TERMINAL_COMPLETER flag set.
|Only dependencies listed in the terminal completer for an opcode are
|considered to apply to that opcode instance. */
|struct ia64_completer_table
|/* The bit value that this completer sets. */
|unsigned int bits;
|/* And its mask. 1s are bits that are to be modified in the
|instruction. */
|unsigned int mask;
|/* The entry in the string table that corresponds to the name of this
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Sacred Songs and Solos Lyrics
Hymn No.1047
First Line: While, with ceaseless course, the sun,
While, with ceaseless course, the sun
Hasted through the former year,
Many souls their race have run,
Nevermore to meet us here :
Fixed in an eternal state,
They have done with all below:
We a little longer wait ;
But how little, none can know..
2 As the winged arrow flies
Speedily the mark to find ;
As the lightning from the skies
Darts, and leaves no trace behind —
Swiftly thus our fleeting days
Bear us down life's rapid stream ;
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise 1
All below is but a dream.
3 Thanks for mercies past receive ;
Pardon of our sins renew ;
Teach us henceforth how to live,.
With eternity in view:
Bless Thy Word to old and young ;
Fill us with a Saviour's love ;
When our life's short race is run,
May we dwell with Thee above.


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When Harken sets out to create a block for sailors who have always believed they didn't need Harken, what happens? The new Element block. The name hints at its essence: everything that doesn't contribute durability or strength is stripped away. The result is an economical block that does a Harken job.
Element blocks accept line from 8 - 16 mm. They are offered in singles, doubles, triples, fiddles, and footblocks in 45, 60 and 80 mm sizes.


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The Fukang Meteorite is considered the greatest on earth.The meteorite When it slammed into the surface of Earth, there was little sign of the beauty that lay inside.
But cutting the Fukang meteorite open yielded a breathtaking sight.
Within the rock, translucent golden crystals of a mineral called olivine gleamed among a silvery honeycomb of nickel-iron.
The rare meteorite weighed about the same as a hatchback when it was discovered in 2000, in the Gobi Desert in China's Xinjiang Province.
It has since been divided into slices which give the effect of stained glass when the sun shines through them.
An anonymous collector holds the largest portion, which weighs 925lb. in 2008, this piece was expected to fetch $2million at auction at Bonham's in New York – but it remained unsold.
It is so valuable that even tiny chunks sell in the region of $40-60 per gram.
Arizona's Southwest Meteorite Laboratory, which holds about 70lb of the rock, says the remarkable find will turn out to be 'one of the greatest meteorite discoveries of the 21st century'.
It says the Fukang specimen outshines all other known examples of the pallasite class, which makes up just one per cent of all meteorites. However, it is not the biggest – in 2005 space rock hunter Steve Arnold dug up a 1,400lb sample in Kansas.
The Arizona lab's experts say pallasites, whose make-up of half nickel-iron, half olivine gives them their mosaic-like appearance, are 'thought to be relics of forming planets'.
They are believed to originate from deep inside intact meteors created during the formation of the solar system about 4.5 billion years ago and very few specimens are thought to have survived their descent through Earth's atmosphere.
February 2005 saw the Chinese space rock transported all the way to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, in Tucson, Arizona.
The U.S. lab claims their polished slice of the original meteorite is the world's biggest pallasite cross section, measuring 36in by 19in.


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LULU DK Child
Check out Lulu deKwiatkowski's new line of children's fabrics for Schumacher. The textile designer used a modern palette of pastels and brights with the bold, handpainted style for which she is known and loved. There are eight prints, six embroideries, and embroidered tape, all on cotton grounds in multiple colorways. We can't wait to see these start appearing in kids' rooms. Here are a few favorites from the line:
Top Row:
1. Butterfly print in Multi
2. Firecrackers print in Pink Lemonade
3. Jungle Jubilee embroidery in Leaf
4. Jelly Bean print in Punch
5. Lollipop print in Turquoise/Leaf
Bottom Row:
6. Sailboat print in Turquoise
7. Ode To Matisse print in Punch
8. Parade print in Multi
9. Star Print in Sunshine
10. Love embroidery in Blueberry
See the entire collection at F. Schumacher.
(Images: F. Schumacher)


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Most individuals working in industry are familiar with the periodic "excursions" that plague a company from time-to-time. These excursions, or "flares," may be those events which result in large batches, lots, or groups of product generated with a uniform defect rendering large quantities of material unacceptable to the customer. One can easily envision how this type of event results in high scrap costs, as well as delivery problems. Still other excursions are equipment related. Catastrophic failures, and even explosions, are manifestations of these events.
The alarming part of these conditions, apart from the excursions themselves, is that many personnel in the affected organization believe these events to be "one offs" or completely unrelated. Few individuals see that there may be a relationship, for example, between a thermocouple failure on a heat treat furnace, a bearing failure on a rolling mill, and a shrink wrap machine in a downstream facility hundreds of yards away. Root cause analysis performed on each of these individual events may, in fact, draw no parallels between the three incidents.
Excursion analysis is a unique model for systemic analysis which allows management to understand that a root cause analysis is only a "first step" in understanding failure patterns inherent to an industrial system. Pioneered by Luftig & Warren International personnel working in the field of Reliability Engineering, Excursion Analysis is a tool which allows personnel to uncover the systemic, horizontally integrated "common threads" which systemically allow the root causes to occur; and in turn allow the events to erupt. A further unique aspect of this process is that occurrence and duration are evaluated separately; allowing a company which implements this process to see significant reductions in the financial effects of these excursions sooner, rather than later. This Technical Aid provides the practitioner with an explanation and step-by-step guide related to performing this activity in their own company or administrative unit with limited consultative assistance.


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COVID-19 is a viral respiratory disease of humans that was first discovered in late 2019. The illness is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, which is a new coronavirus that has not previously been identified in humans. Certain animals can be infected by the COVID-19 virus, but it appears to be an infrequent occurrence. If you contract COVID-19, you will need to remain quarantined on your property which may make caring for dogs a bit more challenging. If you suspect that you may have COVID-19 (with or without a positive test result), you should minimize contact with your pets. Just as you would quarantine yourself from the other human members of your home while sick, you should also quarantine yourself from your pets. If you are hospitalized and your pets must be cared for by a boarding kennel or pet sitter, inform the kennel or pet sitter that you are ill, allowing them to take the necessary precautions.
Cheyletiellosis in rabbits is a condition caused by the common rabbit mite, Cheyletiella parasitovorax. This mite's effects are sometimes called "walking dandruff" because they are large, whitish mites that crawl across the skin and hair of a rabbit and cause excessive flaky skin. Other clinical signs of cheyletiellosis include itching, scratching, and hair/fur loss. This species of mites can live in the environment for a short time and affect people and other animals, so it is important to follow your veterinarian's recommendations for treating the environment and all pets in the household.
COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Current evidence suggests that person-to-person spread is the main source of infection. While there is evidence of transmission from humans to dogs and cats, it does not appear to be a common event at this time. If you suspect that you are ill with COVID-19, you should practice the same precautions with your pet as you would with people: wear a mask, keep your distance, wash your hands regularly, and avoid cuddling and other close contact. If your pet needs veterinary care while you are sick with COVID-19, do not take your pet to your veterinary clinic yourself.
Encephalitozoonsis is a parasitic infection that can affect the kidneys, eyes, and nervous systems of rabbits. Many infected rabbits do not develop clinical signs until they are older or if they become stressed or immunocompromised. Common signs that may develop include heavy white plaques/growths inside one or both eyes, head tilt, eye twitching, and tremors or seizures. Treatments are available, though not all rabbits respond.
There are four major infectious diseases seen in pet rabbits. Myxomatosis is spread by bites from mosquitoes, flies, fur mites, and fleas and can also be acquired from injuries caused by contaminated thorns or thistles. Subcutaneous swelling extends around the eyes, ears, and genital region and can progress to skin hemorrhages, breathing difficulties, decreased to no appetite, fever, generalized skin tumors, and death. Viral hemorrhagic disease is transmitted by direct contact with infected rabbits, rodents, and contaminated cages, dishes, and clothing. If signs are present, they include decreased appetite, fever, lethargy, collapse, convulsions, coma, difficulty breathing, foaming at the mouth, bloody nasal discharge, and death. Encephalitozoonosis causes a latent condition in rabbits. When signs do develop, the affected rabbit may develop dense white cataracts in one or both eyes, a head tilt, nystagmus, lack of appetite, difficulty walking, uncontrollable rolling over in one direction, tremors, and seizures. Pasteurellosis commonly causes abscesses, respiratory infections, and chronic inflammatory disease in rabbits. It can infect the nasolacrimal ducts, eyes, ears, and nose, and can cause abscesses of tooth roots, bones (particularly the jaw), skin, tissues under the skin, and internal organs.
An insulinoma is a cancerous condition involving the beta cells of the pancreas. Beta cells are the cells that produce insulin. Clinical signs may include pawing at the mouth, weight loss, tremors, collapse, abnormal behavior, depression, lethargy, and confusion. Treatment can be medical, surgical, or both with proper dietary management.
COVID-19 is a human respiratory disease that was initially discovered late in 2019. This disease is caused by a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that has not previously been identified in humans. Physical distancing, or social distancing, is one of the most effective strategies available to reduce the spread of COVID-19. While physical distancing, walking your dog is fine as long as you are feeling well and can remain at least 6 feet away from other people. If you have cats, find new ways to play with them indoors. Many veterinary clinics are adjusting their policies to reflect physical distancing guidance related to COVID-19. If your pet needs veterinary care (or if you need to pick up medication, a prescription diet, etc.), call your veterinary hospital first to determine how to proceed.
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a fatal calicivirus that affects only rabbits. It can be transmitted by direct contact with a diseased rabbit or from feces, urine, or hair from a diseased or dead rabbit. There is no known treatment, but an American-made vaccine is available in the US. Europe has had a vaccine available for years.
Rabbit syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochete organism called Treponema cuniculi. Infected rabbits will develop sores that are confined to the mucocutaneous junctions, such as the external genitals, anus, lips, nostrils, and eyelids. Treatment involves two to three weekly penicillin injections. Humans cannot contract this disease from rabbits.
**This article has been specifically written for pet sitters and how they can reduce their exposure to COVID-19.** COVID-19 is a new respiratory disease in humans, initially discovered late in 2019. Although all coronaviruses are related, they are not all the same virus. As a pet sitter, it is important to limit direct contact with your clients. People can shed the virus without showing any symptoms of disease, so it is important to practice physical distancing even with clients who appear healthy. It is also important to limit your contact with potentially contaminated items in your clients' homes, whether they are at home or not. The most important things you can do to minimize your risk of infection, and minimize the risk of transferring infection to your clients, is to be cautious when interacting with clients and when touching anything that could be contaminated, wear a mask, and maintain at least 6 feet distance from your clients. Communicate with your clients regularly during this pandemic. Having information about your clients' health can help you avoid taking unnecessary risks. Finally, if you develop any signs of COVID-19, including cough, fever, and/or shortness of breath, it is important that you stay home from work.


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Guests were telling me about it, I saw the ads, and finally I got there myself. Phyllis Pellman Good, author of Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbooks (which have sold more than 9 million copies) has opened a cooking store.
It's called the Good Cooking Store and it's located in nearby Intercourse. Add it to your list of fun things to do the next time you visit us at The Artist's Inn.
It's called the Good Cooking Store and it's located in nearby Intercourse. Add it to your list of fun things to do the next time you visit us at The Artist's Inn.
While other women like to shop for clothes or shoes, I am drawn to all things "kitchen"....so a store devoted entirely to cooking items is right up my alley.
Right now, The Good Cooking Store is having a Grand Opening Event – it runs until February 12, so if you hurry, you'll be there for special sales, demonstrations and tastings.
On the day I visited, J. Scott Martino, CEO of Cortazzo Foods, was handing out samples of his family's spaghetti sauce..(no preservatives, no trans fats and gluten free)...and, best of all, made right here in Lancaster County. He used to work at Doneckers and we soon found out that some of his friends are some of my favorite chefs.....it's a small world, after all.
The store is brightly lit, not too big, and they have packed great quality and products into every inch. I ran into two friends from Terre Hill! They were as delighted as I was with the selection.
It didn't take long for me to fall in love with one of the most expensive items in the store – this wonderful Staub enamel cookware. No, I didn't get the roaster, but it's already on my Christmas list!
There are shiny new pans, containers, a nice selection of microplanes and bowls. There was a great salsa bowl shaped like a red chile,
wonderful stacking bowls that would solve anyone's challenge for lack of shelf space,
a banana peel that doubles as a handle protector,
and the cutest cocktail picks shaped like nails.
I'm a gadget gal and loved seeing the display.
You just never know when you'll need a banana slicer
or an avocado slicer!
There's a whole line of cute stuff for cooking with kids.
I found my way upstairs where there was a gadget demonstration in progress. Of course I ended up buying a little flour duster and will use it to sprinkle confectioner's sugar, cocoa on truffles or anything else that I can think of on dessert.
Oh yes, that brownie tasted even better once it was properly dusted.
Here are some interesting quotes that I found on the wall in the store:
This is from the New York Times: Good's books have sold more in the United States than the combined works of popular Food Network hosts Ina Garten, Giada de Laurentiis, and Jamie Oliver.
"The author who came in second to Rachel Ray in total foodie sales was Phyllis Pellman Good, who does not have a TV show." - Publishers Weekly
Pretty darn impressive. And right in our own backyard. YAY for Lancaster!
I was almost done making my purchases, when I discovered the knives under the counter by the cash register. I was really intrigued by the ceramic knives by Kyocera – ten times sharper than metal, but very light. Tina, the Assistant Manager, explained that the knives are so sharp that you can cut a tomato without a serrated knife. Wow.
I sent more guests to the store this weekend. I think they'll agree, and perhaps Martha would too, "It's a good thing".


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Michael Musherure, now an English teacher at Earl Marriott Secondary, says there's "nothing more powerful" than speaking your truth.
He's done just that, speaking out for the first time about some of the racism he's experienced here in Surrey – in and out of the classroom.
By Musherure speaking out, the Surrey school district is looking at what it can do going forward to denounce racism and be "actively anti-racist," said Superintendent Jordan Tinney.
On June 4, Musherure tweeted that he has been egged, called the the N-word and "threatened to be shot at my place of work."
To my white brothers and sisters your voices against racism are louder than ours. Please say something when you witness a racist incident, if you can't speak up, take a video. We are in all this together. #BlackLivesMatter #WeAreHumanRace— Michael Musherure (@musherure1) June 6, 2020
That was the first time he'd openly spoke about the racism he's faced over the years, said Musherure, who is from Uganda but also lived in Norway prior to moving to Canada.
The egging incident happened when he was a student in Norway, but the others happened since he's been a teacher in Surrey.
When Musherure was working at Semiahmoo Secondary School in 2011, he asked a student to do his work, but the student said he wasn't going to do it "because you're black."
"I thought he was kidding because it was very blatant," Musherure recalled in an interview with the Surrey Now-Leader.
After asking the student twice more and getting the same response, he requested help from the administration office.
Shortly after the student was taken to the office, Musherure said he was told to lock himself in his room because he was on "code yellow." Then the whole school went on "code red."
Musherure was told that the student "threatened to get a gun and shoot him."
Following the incident, there was supposed to be a debrief for staff about why a code red was called, but Musherure alleges he wasn't included in the email from the principal.
He said the principal "constructs an absolutely different story, and I was not part of that plot," adding that it was a "big lie about an agitated student and removed me from the narrative."
"The shocking part to me there was me not being a part of the story and then not even curtesy to come and say to me, 'I'm sorry this has happened to you and we are going to follow through.'"
Musherure didn't file a complaint with the union at the time because he didn't have a continuing contract and feared speaking out would threaten future job opportunities.
This wasn't the last racist incident the teacher faced. Musherure said he was called the N-word at Princess Margaret and given an award for having the "Best Accent."
"If talk about subtleties of racism I go through everyday, it could take us a day and another."
Musherure, who now teaches English at Earl Marriott Secondary, said people always ask him why he's smiling.
"If I was to show my anger, then I'm the angry, black person all the time. Therefore, I put on a mask and smile everyday. I smile, but it's not a smile. I'm just extending my lips."
But all of that changed as anti-racism protests started taking place around the world following the death of George Floyd, who died while being restrained by police in Minneapolis.
"People say that racism is not here [in Canada]. If we are quiet, we aren't changing the situation. If each one of us, can tell their truth, their experiences, then people will know… then you stop living in denial," he explained.
Musherure wants to see a more diverse teaching staff and curriculum in B.C.
"Maybe we need to make it more inclusive and have Black literature, we have more Asian literature, we have more minority literature."
A touching poem from my grade 9 student. pic.twitter.com/adOiL8XSP4— Michael Musherure (@musherure1) June 9, 2020
Tinney admitted the Surrey district has more work to do despite the "number of resources that deal with racism." For instance, schools still use "In the Heat of the Night" by John Ball, which uses the N-word.
"Is it something that we should still do?"
Tinney said Surrey does "lots and lots at the district around discrimination, multiculturalism and inclusion," but the message now needs to be focussed on anti-racism.
One way to achieve this in the 2020-21 school year could be by hosting open forums that "create a safe vessel for people to come and tell their stories," as suggested through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
"What I don't want to do is say, 'Gee, this has happened. It's huge. It's super important and here's a three-point action plan to address it.' It's way bigger than that."
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SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — Tiger Woods, always a magnet for the public's attention, has competition this week.
From his yacht.
During the run-up to the U.S. Open that starts Thursday, Woods' 155-foot yacht named "Privacy'' has gotten little of it since docking here last week at Sag Harbor Yacht Club. A stream of onlookers that continued to arrive Tuesday included two older couples from Florida, a father and son from New York and a yacht broker from London.
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The boat is docked at a private yacht club but is easy to spot from the public docks at Marine Park.
"I've never seen so many pictures taken of a boat,'' said Janice D'Angelo, standing in her 61-foot boat, Jaywalker, docked about 300 feet from Woods' vessel. "How ironic, the name is Privacy.''
The yacht club is about a 15-mile drive from Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, where Woods will be trying to win his first major championship in a decade. D'Angelo, meanwhile, is awaiting the return of normalcy.
She said she lives with her husband and two daughters on their boat, which offers a good view of Woods' yacht and has been a popular spot for people taking photos.
Said D'Angelo: "I had a woman ask me if she could stand on the front of my boat to take a picture of Tiger's yacht.''
Her answer: Absolutely not.
Even from the best vantage points, some photographers might miss an interesting detail in their own pictures. The flag on the back of Woods' ship is Cayman Islands national flag.
Cayman Islands, which offers tax savings for boaters, is a popular spot for registry, according to boatinternational.com.
Most of the spectacular images require a trip inside the boat, and the Golf Channel recently aired rare footage and images from Privacy. The highlights: Five staterooms that accommodate 10 guests; four rooms for the crew of nine required to run the ship; along with an eight-person hot tub, kayaks and scooters.
The reported price tag: $20 million, not counting the $2 million a year in operating costs.
Asked Tuesday during a news conference if there were any advantages to staying on the yacht during the Open, Woods replied, "Yeah, staying on the dinghy helps."
It won't be cheap. Unless Woods negotiated a discount, he is paying $1,085 a day to dock his 155-foot yacht at the Sag Harbor Yacht Club during the week of the U.S. Open.
Docking fees are determined by the size of the boat, and the Sag Harbor Yacht Club charges a daily fee of $7 per foot, according to a woman who answered the phone at the yacht club Tuesday, identified herself as Kim and declined to provide further information.
Bjorn Andersen, who said he is a yacht broker from London who flew here to watch the U.S. Open, surveyed the yacht Tuesday.
"My assessment is it's a pleasant yacht,'' he said. "Pleasant and manageable, and far from ostentatious.''
Indeed, Jake Keller, assistant harbormaster at Sag Harbor, said 150-foot yachts are commonplace in the public docks and private yacht clubs and marinas. But only one of the yachts features a golfer who has won 14 major championships.
"People have been asking, 'Is it true? He's around here?' " Keller said. "But I don't think anyone's seen him yet.''
There was no sign of Woods Tuesday while two men worked on his boat. But D'Angelo said she has seen Woods walking on the docks to and from Privacy.
And one day, D'Angelo said, a small group of men scored the ultimate photo opp — Tiger and the yacht. She said the men shouted "Tiger, Tiger'' as he walked toward the boat and eventually were rewarded with a wave from, well, Mr. Privacy.


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A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
The Science and Engineering Information Integration and Informatics (SEIII) program focuses on advancing the state of the art in the application of advanced information technology to science and engineering problems in specific domains, such as astronomy, biology, the geosciences, public health and health care delivery. Since many scientific problems have common needs for information management and data analysis, the advancement of these technologies is central to SEIII. Similarly, within computer science, the study of complex distributed computer and network systems requires the collection and analysis of timely, accurate and reliable information. Although methods for the analysis of scientific data and information will be supported by the program, a special emphasis will be placed on domain-specific and general-purpose tools for integrating information from disparate sources. Such integration is a key step of many projects yet is rarely addressed in full generality. The SEIII program will have two separate components to address these research areas: Science and Engineering Informatics (SEI) and Information Integration (II).
Within this program, the NSF intends to support a group of projects that will advance the understanding of technology to enable scientific discovery, and that will creatively integrate research and education for the benefit of technical specialists and the general population.
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text: A Seattle Maritime Pillar Vick FranckA Seattle Maritime PillarThe rough circumference of Seattle's Lake Union is six miles. Thanks to the Burke Gillman trail and other progressive civic projects, you can amble around the lake through the city and neighborhoods almost the entire way on a pedestrian pathway. While out for a stroll you'll see plenty of house boats and pleasure crafts, while sea planes come and go with the frequency of a city bus. You'll cross over two bridges and under two as well. And out of the many businesses and operations you'll pass and witness on the short journey, one of these will almost certainly be overlooked and ignored.From the street, Vic Franck's Boat Company's weathered single story wood facade looks like a building you might enter at your own risk. Surrounded by new construction and office parks, its vintage appearance is that much more emphasized. This 4th generation boat manufacturer is a treasure to the area and a bridge to nostalgic places where quality was the ground on which a company stood, or, in this case, floated. The humble first impressions don't last much past the entrance. Somehow through camouflage and broken laws of physics, the view upon entering is of a giant open air dry dock with a multitude of workshops and storerooms. The same effect would be felt if you walked into a minimart only to discover it was the secret entrance to a Costco warehouse. To give perspective, a 34' cabin cruiser (in the midst of being restored) sits in the middle of the space in such a way a bicycle might impact the storage of a personal car garage. Many of the "small" rooms have the space and equipment to be businesses unto themselves.If it were possible to turn a functioning business into a tourist attraction, this would be the place to try it. A piece of Seattle's history and a current reminder that not everything is mass produced overseas using sub standard labor practices. This gem of Seattle's waterfront will hopefully stay embedded on the lake avoiding developers offers, and with it the risk of losing a place where past and present live as one. A photo story of Vic Franck's boat builing company.


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Pelosi: No public option, no bill
As the White House signals that it is willing to move forward on a health reform plan without a public option, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent a strong message Thursday evening: not so fast.
In her strongest statement yet, Pelosi said that any bill "without a strong public option will not pass the House":
"Any real change requires the inclusion of a strong public option to promote competition and bring down costs," Pelosi said. "If a vigorous public option is not included, it would be a major victory for the health insurance industry."
Pelosi's remarks come less than one week before President Barack Obama delivers an address to a joint session of Congress as part of a re-launched campaign effort to sell his health care reform bill to both lawmakers and the public. White House aides have said the president will use the speech to offer more detail than he has so far about what sort of bill he'd like to reach his desk.
"President Obama has said that a public option will keep the insurance companies honest. If someone has a better idea for promoting competition and reducing health care costs, they should put it on the table," Pelosi said. "But for the past month, opponents of health insurance reform have demonstrated that they are afraid of the facts. They have only offered distortions, distractions and misrepresentations to try to kill this historic legislation."
"A bill without a strong public option will not pass the House," Pelosi said. "Eliminating the public option would be a major victory for the insurance companies who have rationed care, increased premiums and denied coverage."


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DON BABWIN, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead this weekend of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said Sunday. He was 34.
Chicago Police spokeswoman Janel Sedevic said a friend found Harden's body Saturday afternoon in an apartment on the city's West Side. There was no sign of injury but narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found near his body, she said. An autopsy was conducted Sunday but the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said it is waiting for the results of toxicology tests to determine a cause of death.
Harden's death comes just days before his EP was scheduled for release and less than a month after fellow house music star Frankie Knuckles also died the city.
Harden, a resident of Calumet City, was poised for a breakout year, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. His fifth album received his best reviews, he was scheduled to play clubs all over the world and his latest EP, "We On 1," was scheduled to be released Monday.
"It's just a tragic loss of a great musical genius," said longtime friend and collaborator Morris Harper, who performs as DJ Spinn and who was scheduled to appear with Rashad in Detroit on Saturday night.
Rashad was considered a pioneer of footwork — an electronic-oriented music genre that originated in Chicago. Once known as juke, footwork is named for its quick dance moves and is known for what Rolling Stone calls a "frenzied and hypnotic style of dance music that features heart-racing BPMs and, often, chopped-up loops of popular rap, R&B and pop vocals."
The Sun-Times reported Rashad's fifth LP, "Double Cup," which came out last year, is credited with attracting a wider audience to footwork music.
"He shared his music with everyone that would listen," Harden's father, Anthony Harden, told the Sun-Times. "He's been all over the world, taking footwork all over the world."
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Cancer researchers and physicians are able make sense out of a deluge of genetic data from nearly 100,000 patients and more than 50,000 mice with the help of a newly improved internet research tool.
The tool, called the Gene Expression Barcode 3.0, is proving to be a vital resource in the new era of personalized medicine, in which cancer treatments are tailored to the genetic makeup of an individual patient's tumor.
Significant new improvements in the Gene Expression Barcode 3.0 are reported in the January issue of the journal Nucleic Acids Research, published online ahead of print.Senior author is Michael J. Zilliox of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Zilliox is co-inventor of the Gene Expression Barcode.
The Gene Expression Barcode is available at a website http://barcode.luhs.org/ designed and hosted by Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The website is receiving 1,600 unique visitors per month.
Knowing how a patient's cancer genes are expressed can help a physician devise an individualized treatment. In a tumor cell, for example, certain genes are turned on (expressed) while other genes are turned off (unexpressed). Also, different types of cancer cells have different patterns of gene expression. Genes are expressed through RNA, a nucleic acid that acts as a messenger to carry out instructions from DNA for making proteins.
Research institutions have made public genetic data from nearly 100,000 patients, most of whom had cancer, and more than 50,000 laboratory mice. In raw form, however, these data are too unwieldy to be of much practical use for most researchers. The Gene Expression Barcode applies advanced statistical techniques to make this mass of data much more user-friendly to researchers.
The barcode algorithm is designed to estimate which genes are expressed and which are unexpressed. Like a supermarket barcode, the Gene Expression Barcode is binary, meaning it consists of ones and zeros -- the expressed genes are ones and the unexpressed genes are zeroes.
Zilliox co-invented the Gene Expression Barcode, along with Rafael Irizarry, PhD. (At the time, Zilliox and Irizarry were at Johns Hopkins University.) Zilliox joined Loyola in 2012, and Irizarry now is at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Zilliox and Irizarry first reported the Gene Expression Barcode in 2007. In 2011, they reported an improved 2.0 version. The Barcode already has been cited in more than 120 scientific papers, and the new 3.0 version will make it even easier and faster for researchers to use, Zilliox said.
The Gene Expression Barcode is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health and Loyola institutional funds.
In addition to Zilliox and Irizarry, co-authors of the article describing the Barcode 3.0 version are Matthew McCall of the University of Rochester, Harris Jaffee of Johns Hopkins University, Susan Zelisko of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Neeraj Sinha and Guido Hooiveld of Wageningen University.
In the paper, the authors thank Joseph Koral, Baimei Guo, Corey Sartin and Ron Price of Loyola's Informatics and Systems Development for their computational support.
The article is titled "The Gene Expression Barcode 3.0: Improved Data Processing and Mining Tools"
Source: Eurekalert


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You will find that wool area rugs differ greatly in terms of their quality and price. This is due to a number of variable factors, but primarily it is simply down to the many different varieties of sheep's wool that can be used in the production of these rugs. Not only can the wool vary depending on its breed and country of origin, but its age and general health will also help to determine how good the wool is, and ultimately, how much it will cost to buy. Even the manner in which the sheep is sheared can greatly affect the quality of the area rug and how the finished article actually looks.
Area rugs made with wool are thought to be much more durable than those made with alternative materials, thanks to the naturally tough consistency of the substance. They are also considered to be much more robust in terms of looking good, with wool fibers developing an attractive 'patina' as they age, rather than becoming scratched and faded like other synthetic filament
Whilst the rug itself is made up of natural sheep's wool, many so-called wool area rugs will have been made using a synthetic backing to hold the whole thing together. Although this does not pose a problem in terms of the quality of the rug, if you are looking for a very natural and environmentally sound product you should be seeking out specialist rug manufacturers who deal specifically with natural fibers like jute and cotton. It is now even possible to purchase natural rubber adhesives and pads, giving you a completely natural and biodegradable accessory that will not release any harmful gasses into the environment or your home.
If your wool area rug is going to be used in a busy area, such as a hallway or living room, take care to choose one that is going to be able to withstand the test of time. Although wool is known for its toughness, some applications, particularly those used to manufacture oriental rugs, use very long fibers which are not always practical for area rugs that have to withstand a large amount of human traffic.
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In an online, on-demand world, the ability to respond quickly to requests for data has become a significant challenge. Take bwin (opens in new tab), for example. In order to attract and retain customers, bwin, the world's largest regulated online gaming company, must deliver consistently positive user experiences. But the company's online gaming systems were bottlenecking at about 15,000 requests per second, and adding more hardware was not solving the problem.
When Microsoft's SQL Server (opens in new tab) team offered bwin an opportunity to test a new, in-memory technology, bwin expected to see its transaction throughput double, perhaps triple. Instead, the first test increased throughput tenfold; by the end of the trial period, tests had scaled to 250,000 transactions per second. Bwin is now running this new, enhanced version of SQL Server in production.
Hekaton Accelerates Transaction Throughput
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Microsoft first shared information about the technology behind these results in November during the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit (opens in new tab) (PASS Summit 2012), during which the company announced the forthcoming release of Hekaton, its new in-memory technology, developed through a collaborative effort between Microsoft Research and the SQL Server product team. Hekaton is scheduled to ship with the next major release of SQL Server. The announcement's highlight was a demonstration that showed how SQL Server with Hekaton delivered a 30x performance increase without code changes to existing applications or hardware.
"There are several in-memory database systems on the market," says David Lomet (opens in new tab), principal researcher and manager of the Database Group (opens in new tab) at Microsoft Research Redmond (opens in new tab), "but what really sets Hekaton apart is that it will be integrated into SQL Server as part of Microsoft's suite of xVelocity in-memory technologies currently available in SQL Server 2012. Customers won't need to buy and manage a separate product."
Lomet is referring to a strategic decision made during the Hekaton project. Although technically challenging and more expensive to develop, it was by far more preferable from a customer-usability point of view to integrate Hekaton into SQL Server. This approach enables existing applications to run without changes to code or hardware. But integration with SQL Server was feasible only after the project team had achieved its primary goal: to design a fast, main-memory database engine that could run efficiently on machines with hundreds of cores.
Taking the Optimistic Approach
Since early 2009, Paul Larson, principal researcher with the Database Group, has been part of the Hekaton main-memory database project, which owes its genesis to Cristian Diaconu, Erik Ismert, Craig Freedman, and Mike Zwilling of the SQL Server team, along with Larson.
"In traditional models, the assumption is that data lives on disk and is stored on disk pages," Larson explains. "This creates a lot of overhead when you try to access records. When data lives totally in memory, we can use much, much simpler data structures. Hekaton's index data structures and storage structures are optimized on the basis that when a table is declared memory-optimized, all of its records live in memory."
By late fall 2009, Larson and his colleagues had come up with a design and a simple prototype for an in-memory database engine that showed huge performance improvements. They had moved away from a partitioned approach, which essentially treated a multicore processor as a distributed system, to a latch-free, also called lock-free, design that focused on removing the barriers to scalability present in current systems.
Latches are synchronization mechanisms designed to avoid data corruption when multiple users try to modify a data structure concurrently. Unfortunately, latching frequently creates bottlenecks for high-performance software systems running on multicore processors. By preventing high processor utilization, latching defeats the performance benefits offered by multicore hardware.
"Latch-free techniques, while more subtle and difficult to program, can achieve both data integrity and high performance goals," Lomet comments. "Latch-free techniques update in an "optimistic" way, never locking records or data structures. The challenge, of course, is to do this in a way that doesn't mess things up. Latch-free techniques have been around for a while, but using them pervasively in a major system has not been done before."
The Hekaton team also found that multiversion concurrency control (MVCC) proved robust in scenarios with higher workloads and higher contention. Databases designed with single-version concurrency control handle updates by overwriting data with each change. MVCC techniques handle updates by marking old data as obsolete, then adding a newer version. At any time, there could be multiple versions of the data, but only one is the latest. The big benefit is that update transactions can add new versions without interfering with concurrent read activity.
Hekaton implements an entirely new, optimistic MVCC approach that enables a transaction to be processed without blocking. The paper describing this work, High-Performance Concurrency Control Mechanisms for Main-Memory Databases (opens in new tab)—by Larson; Spyros Blanas and Jignesh M. Patel of the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Diacon;, Freedman; and Zwilling—was presented in August during the 38th International Conference on Very Large Databases (opens in new tab).
A Better B-Tree
Beyond concurrency control mechanisms, there were even more improvements to come for Hekaton that further accelerated performance.
Researchers from the Database Group and the Communication and Storage Systems Group had been developing an indexing system for high-speed access to data, which they called the Bw-tree. Adhering to the "latch-free" philosophy, the Bw-tree delivered far better processor-cache performance than previous efforts.
"We had an 'aha' moment," Lomet recalls, "when we realized that a single table that maps page identifiers to page locations would enable both latch-free page updating and log-structured page storage on flash memory. The other highlight, of course, was when we got back performance results that were stunningly good."
The Bw-tree team first demonstrated its work in March 2011 during TechFest 2011, Microsoft Research's annual showcase of cutting-edge projects. The Bw-tree performance results were dazzling enough to catch the interest of the SQL Server product group.
"When they learned about our performance numbers, that was when the Hekaton folks started paying serious attention to us," researcher Justin Levandoski (opens in new tab) says. "We ran side-by-side tests of the Bw-tree against another latch-free technology they were using, which was based on 'skiplists.' The Bw-tree was faster by several factors. Shortly after that, we began engaging with the Hekaton team, mainly Diaconu and Zwilling."
"A skiplist is often the first choice for implementing an ordered index, either latch-free or latch-based, because it is perceived to be more lightweight than a full B-tree implementation", says Sudipta Sengupta (opens in new tab), senior researcher in the Communication and Storage Systems Group. "An important contribution of our work is in dispelling this myth and establishing that latch-free B-trees can perform way better than latch-free skiplists. The Bw-tree also performs significantly better than a well-known latch-based B-tree implementation—BerkeleyDB—that is widely regarded in the community for its good performance."
Zwilling supplied the Bw-tree team with a workload scenario exhibiting the "last-page latch" problem, in which all threads continually attempt to update a single page of a B-tree index—the "last page." This high contention scenario causes severe performance degradation when using latch-based approaches. On this workload, the Bw-tree performed better by a factor of 24 over another, well-engineered latch-based implementation. The Hekaton team decided to go with the Bw-tree.
The Bw-Tree: A B-tree for New Hardware Platforms (opens in new tab) by Levandoski, Lomet, and Sengupta will be one of the papers presented in April during the 29th IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (opens in new tab).
A Close Partnership
After four years working closely with the SQL Server product group, Larson values highly the collaboration experience, as well as its outcome.
"The Hekaton team within the SQL Server product group is the most talented and ambitious product team I've ever worked with," Larson says. "The key developers have deep technical knowledge and strong technical views, which sometimes lead to rather heated but always valuable discussions."
The collaboration continues. Hekaton entered its next phase during PASS Summit 2012: private previews with a small set of customers. This group will help build, test, and validate the capabilities of the solution—as well as validate the decision to incorporate Hekaton technology into the core of SQL Server, so that it accelerates performance with complete transparency.


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Two sides to MC Cullah's multitape debut, "Pack –A- Clones. The first side contains the Evil Clones and the second side contains the Sweet. But, don't you fret… as a great philosopher-poet once said, "Every sweet hath its sour; every evil it's good." That is true most certainly for this record. But, perhaps you should fret because as MC Cullah described, "Each clone packs a punch like yo mamma with yo lunch." Whether entering into the Evil side with a sweet attitude or the Sweet side with an evil attitude, your ears will nonetheless enjoy themselves. MC Cullah just sounds right here. In all the reviews for MC's albums, the trend seems to be the listener cannot help but enter into the world of Cullah and his unrelenting love for the unheard yet familiar. It seems Cullah is the epitome of simple emotional expression.
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When I started my library science graduate program, I had an end goal of public librarianship. That lasted until until midway through my first semester, when I realized I really wanted to work in an academic library. My adviser had been assigned to me because she knew public libraries, so she didn't feel comfortable helping me with the change. However, I managed to track down another member of the faculty who helped me redesign my program so that it suited the needs of a future academic librarian. In addition to pointing out classes he thought would help prepare me for life as a librarian, he also gave me some good general advice.
While I'd never pretend that I can reproduce it word for word since that conversation was over ten years ago, I do remember general themes. Since for a lot of schools it's that special time in the semester when students have to start figuring out what they'll be taking next, I thought it an appropriate time to talk to you about how I think you should approach your MLIS program. (Caveat: I'm assuming that you already have an idea about public vs. academic vs. special vs. etc. and about public services vs. tech services. That's a decision you have to make for yourself.)
When thinking about classes, I suggest you...
When thinking about classes, I suggest you...
- Look at some classified ads for the kind of library job you want. One thing that the professor who helped me pointed out was that a lot of academic library positions mentioned something about teaching. To better prepare, I took Bibliographic Instruction. More recently, I've seen many ads that include technology and that tells me coding might be a good skill to have.
- Work on your weaknesses. I've always known I wanted to be in public services, even when I thought I was going to end up at a public library. Because of that, the professor in question urged me to take some kind of advanced cataloging and/or technology class. That's why I took Subject Analysis - which ended up being one of my favorite classes, incidentally. If I'd been thinking tech services, I'm sure he would have encouraged me to take an extra public services oriented class. Having multiple skill sets is a good thing.
- Take at least one class that is just for you. For me, this meant taking a class about the first amendment. The professor of that class made a point of presenting multiple perspectives on each aspect of the class, both through readings and through guest speakers. It does relate to librarianship in a general way, but I took it because the description made the course sound fascinating and because that professor got fantastic evaluations every time he taught it.
It's a tough job market out there, so please don't read this post as the way to be sure to get a job. On the other hand, if you do take my advice, I know you'll get a lot out of your graduate program.
How about you? How did you pick (or how are you picking) the classes in your graduate program?


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Even though this actor famously fought apes, he also did his turn in Westerns. Who is it?
Charlton Heston was born John Charlton Carter but borrowed the Heston name from his stepfather. He was famous for the "Planet of the Apes" movies and, of course, for playing Moses in "The Ten Commandments." His three-month-old son also appeared in that movie as baby Moses.


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Salvatore Iaconesi posted his medical records online after being diagnosed with a brain tumor
More than 200,000 people have visited site; many have provided valuable information, support
Iaconesi published an essay about his efforts as part of CNN's TEDTalk series
He responded to commenters' questions about his idea
Salvatore Iaconesi's essay on his decision to post his medical records on the Internet in hopes of finding a crowd-sourced cure for his brain tumor has sparked a lively conversation on CNN.com.
Readers raised a lot of thoughtful questions about his methods and what he was trying to accomplish, so Iaconesi jumped into the comments to respond. Many of the questions were too long to duplicate here, so we included excerpts and a link to the full comments. Some questions and responses have been edited for clarity.
You can read his full essay and participate in the discussion on CNN's opinion page.
1) Can this help a lot of people?
momza: His idea does not scale well. As long as he is the only one, he has a good chance that an idle doctor stumbles upon his files. If all the people publish their records, the chances will be extremely low. (Read the full comment)
Iaconesi: Hello. Yes, it does not scale if we start from the assumption that I'm doing it for myself, and that what I'm doing is to find the best doctor.
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But this is not the way I would want it to be. What I'm really looking for is to suggest a vision in which this process happens and its results (and the process itself) is shared/shareable and replicated by everyone.
Imagine that the results of this remain accessible. If you, tomorrow, have to go through cancer, you will be able to benefit from all this work already done, with contacts, different strategies combined in critical, harmonious ways, documented testimonies, ways to access the various services etc.
What I am also asking is to go beyond the idea of eHealth, and to not limit this whole thing to an "administrative" or, even worse, "bureaucratic" process, because this is really harmful to people, both the "diseased" ones and the rest of the members of society.
A "cure" should really confront with the whole human being. From what we're understanding now, it would have benefits at multiple levels, including financial and technical ones (and, obviously, at the level of health and well being)
2) How do you pay for the treatment?
Baba Louie: The one thing the guy doesn't mention is insurance. … When average Americans get diagnosed, they have to think of how they can get effective treatment without losing their house because they have lousy insurance policies and Medicare, none of which pay for the advanced treatments that can keep you alive. (Read the full comment)
Iaconesi: Ahhh, Baba, that is an incredible issue! In Italy, for example, we have a very good welfare system for health. Hospitals and infrastructures are not very good, but doctors are really excellent and many things are really covered by the national health system. So this can be a somewhat lesser problem for us.
But as soon as you want to access something that is not "standard" (even a simple blood test of a specific kind, to analyze the presence of cancer markers) costs rise exponentially. This is another thing we're confronting – also trying to imagine ways to help people (including me) to integrate in the "cure" the possibility to raise money to actually perform it.
3) Can't advice from non-doctors do more harm than good?
Tim: Please seek qualified, legitimate sources for your treatment. … While one may want to believe that "spiritual healers" or "artists" can contribute to your treatment, the truth is that they will not, and they may actually be harmful by distracting from legitimate treatments. (Read the full comment)
Iaconesi: Dear Tim, actually "ordinary people" have been incredibly helpful, through their testimonies, experiences and evaluations. Where clinical trials often are performed with as few as 30 people, I have been able to compare the documented testimonies of hundreds of people. And this is just one example of the ways in which this kind of process has been really helpful and productive.
I won't even go, for now, into the enormous implications at a psychological, social and cultural level which I myself and many, many people are perceiving. But I do agree: If I eventually have to have a surgery performed, it will be by a professional doctor :)
4) Will opening the records do any good?
jamesrav: I'd be interested to know how making it 'open' actually benefited his condition versus keeping it 'closed'. I'm thinking the specialist who gave him his results and options knew the very best that medicine could offer for what he has. (Read the full comment)
Iaconesi: Great point. And that's one thing I'm really caring about: combining things in effective ways. To do this, I explicitly ask people (doctors, researchers, regular people… ) who contribute, to compare their approaches, also critically, and to try to understand how and if they should/could be combined, and to what extent.
Even in this scenario doubts remain, obviously. But at least you can benefit from a wider set of competences, technologies, strategies, philosophies and you can have an active role in the decisions which will affect your health.
Also because everyone involved will dedicate energies to make sure that they keep you informed and in the loop, making sure that you are actually able to understand what they're talking about, the implications and side effects, the dangers and problems.
5) Can cancer treatment be crowd-sourced?
Joe Michaels: It would be wonderful if a crowd-sourcing site existed for cancer. Options for treatment (offered by physicians / treatment facilities) could / should include research data on outcomes, side effects, and so on. This would greatly simplify a mystifying experience for many patients.
Iaconesi: This is one of the things we're working on, with a lot of researchers and designers. Something which goes beyond eHealth, and looks at the whole story of people: emotional, lifestyle *and* medical, including data, imaging, history etc. And also taking into account the important issues of privacy and ethics of a thing of this kind – really really important. We will publish a few things about this in just a bit.
6) Can the Internet make you a medical expert?
Kropotkin: I wish him the best, but it's dangerous to think that because you have access to a wealth of information on a particular subject, you are an expert at interpreting and applying the information. (Read the full comment)
Iaconesi: That is a good point, actually. And, in fact, I feel that I "have become an expert," but through the possibility of accessing the knowledge and competences of people who have expertise on this subject, from a variety of points of view, and also by asking them, if they can, to speak, and confront, and compare, and criticize.
7) Shouldn't you just trust your doctors?
Mr1Man: Truth and knowledge are not democratic. Trust your doctor over the Internet. Do what they say and get better soon. Good Luck.
Iaconesi: I do trust my doctors. All of them. And they trust each other, as well. So much that they are collaborating among
(themselves) and with the other people as well. (They are) also helping out to understand the best ways in which collaboration of this kind can take place with the least amount of possible risk, by filtering out useless and dangerous nonsense, and by working together to understand how to combine techniques and how to really *care* about the human being, in the process, by taking into account their lifestyle, their creativity, their engagement. …
8) Isn't this just nonsense?
Christopher Carr: Homeopathy does not and can not contribute to curing anything. It's just water. And it's not your "spirit" which needs healing. It's your brain – specifically that tumor – which is a real thing in your real head.
Iaconesi: Dear Christopher, I hope you never have to deal with this kind of thing. But if you really speak (and I mean really) to someone who has, you will learn some incredible things.
There are many, many approaches to confront this kind of problem. And most of the time they are inaccessible to you, either economically, technically, or even because you don't know about them.
Cancer, like many complex things of our time, is not something for which a "truth" exists. Many explanations are possible and available, as well as techniques to try and cure it.
Furthermore, many of them are compatible with each other. And, by combining them harmoniously, you have the chance to really send powerful messages to your body, working on immune system, cell multiplication and differentation, metabolism, etc. This is what, for me, is looking like the best possible option. For now it has proved effective.
And, BTW, I also don't plan on excluding surgery at all. On the contrary: I wish to use every possible, positive, useful technique, as a combination. Just like science says.


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