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If you've ever tried to install a remote start system or vehicle security system in a modern vehicle, you know the wiring connections can be a nightmare. Connections for ignition, tachometer, door locks, lighting, trunk, windows, sliding doors, heating or AC control, all need to be located and connected to get the full benefit of your system. It's time consuming work that usually requires the car to be taken apart, and an experienced technician to know where to connect, and which wires do what.
Thanks to Fortin Electronic Systems, there is a much easier solution. Fortin Electronic Systems is one of the world's most advanced developers of immobilizer bypass modules for remote car starters and interface accessories for vehicle security and GPS tracking systems. They manufacture a variety of products that facilitate the installation of most aftermarket electronic equipment in a wide assortment of vehicles.
One of the most popular products offered is the EVO ALL module.
The EVO ALL is an all-in-one data immobilizer bypass and door lock interface combo module that sells for about $75.99. It raises the standard of hassle-free installation to a whole new level. Through the use of a multiple bus architecture with 10 separate communication ports the EVO ALL provides complete functionality on every supported vehicle. And to make things simple for the installer, the EVO ALL module comes from the factory with pre-loaded firmware so there is no need to connect it to a computer for specific vehicle programming.
The EVO ALL module features three different color LEDs for easy programming and diagnostics, a four-wire 2-way datalink port for RS-232 equipped remote starters and security systems, and most importantly, three separate CAN bus controllers.
The EVO ALL module is designed to eliminate all the usual hard wiring of the remote or security system. By simply connecting the EVO ALL to two wires of the vehicles CAN bus, then the output of the module to the remote start or security system, the EVO ALL provides all the vehicle status and information to the system via its CAN bus communication capabilities. This means that wires that would normally have to be patched into the cars switches and sensors can now be ignored, greatly speeding up installation time and reducing installation complexity. The system also bypasses the vehicles immobilizer (VATS, PATS, PassKey transponders) to enable remote start installations.
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- 3 CAN-bus controllers.
- 3 General purpose controllers (J1850, class 2, encrypted key etc.).
- 2 On-board relays (SPDT).
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- 1 TB control port for TB-series modules.
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Egypt's Morsi faces fresh trial for 'insulting judiciary'
Cairo: Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and 25 others, including liberal activists and journalists, will be tried for "insulting the judiciary", the fourth case slapped on the Islamist leader.
Attorney General Hisham Barakat has referred Morsi and 25 others to a criminal court for 'insulting the judiciary', state media reported today.
These are the fourth set of charges against Morsi, who was ousted by the army in July.
The 62-year-old leader is facing separate trials for a prison break and murder of police officers during the 2011 uprising, inciting murder of protesters at the presidential palace in 2012 and for espionage and conspiring with foreign groups to commit terror acts.
The group of 25 accused of insulting the judiciary is a varied mix of Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist leaders, political activists, journalists, television personalities and even a poet, Ahram Online reported.
The Brotherhood and Islamist figures and leaders include ex-head of Egyptian Parliament Mohamed Saad El-Katatni, General Guide for the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Mahdi Akef and former Al-Shura Council member Gamal Gebril.
Political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has also been included in the group.
The prominent leftist already faces charges of violating a contentious protest law passed at the end of last year, as well a suspended sentence of one year for allegedly torching former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq's electoral headquarters.
Morsi's trial on charges of inciting murder was adjourned on January 8 to February 1 as he could not reach the court due to bad weather.
Morsi is due to appear in court on January 28 over the mass jail break in 2011.
The news of the fourth trial comes after the Supreme Electoral Committee (SEC) yesterday announced that the newly drafted national charter was approved by 98.1 per cent of voters in a referendum billed as a popular endorsement of Morsi's ouster.
The new charter would replace the one approved under Morsi, who was toppled by the military in July following mass protests demanding his ouster.
Morsi, who was Egypt's first democratically elected president, is being held in jail in Alexandria, facing several criminal charges relating to his time in office. He says they are politically motivated.
More than 1,000 people have died in violence since Morsi's overthrow.

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Stourhead - National Trust
Stourhead is full of surprises. As well as the outstanding 18th century landscape gardens with their temples and grotto, there is also a Palladian Mansion with large painting collection.
Venue Type:
Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site
Please check the National Trust website before visiting.
Gift Aid Whole property
Adult: £15.20
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Family (1 adult): £22.80
Family: £38.00
Garden or house
Adult: £9.20
Child: £5.00
Family (1 adult): £14.20
Family: £21.70
King Alfred's Tower
Adult: £3.80
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Standard Whole property
Adult: £13.70
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Family: £34.20
Group adult: £13.00
Garden or house
Adult: £8.30
Child: £4.50
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Family: £19.50
Group adult: £7.80
King Alfred's Tower
Adult: £3.40
Child: £1.70
Family: £7.40
Group adult: £3.20
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A 6 seater, volunteer-driven garden buggy (subject to avilability) to go round the beautiful lakeside path.
Parking for disabled badge holders in lower car park by garden entrance.
Wheelchair accessible toilets at the house, main visitor reception and Spread Eagle courtyard.
A shuttle bus pick up/drop off service runs between the house, visitor reception & car park and the lakeside garden entrance.
Classical temples, including the Pantheon and Temple of Apollo, are set around the central lake at the end of a series of vistas, which change as the visitor moves around the paths and through the magnificent mature woodland with its extensive collection of exotic trees. The house, begun in 1721 by Colen Campbell, contains furniture by the younger Chippendale and fine paintings. King Alfred's Tower, an intriguing red-brick folly built in 1772 by Henry Flitcroft, is almost 50m high and gives breathtaking views over the estate. Much of the estate woodland and downland is managed for nature conservation and there are two interesting Iron Age hill-forts, Whitesheet Hill and Park Hill Camp. There are also waymarked walks and an exhibition about the estate in the reception building.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 19th Feb 2006 11:36 UTC, submitted by kejar31
The Ubuntu team has released Dapper Drake Flight CD4, the 4th alpha release on the way to the final release of Dapper Drake (which is now in upstream version freeze). Besides many cosmetic changes to the boot sequence, GDM, and GNOME in general, this release features Espresso (a live-CD installer), GNOME 2.14 Beta 2, and much more. The team has also included a 'very special and early gift' - Novell's Xgl and Compiz. Downloads for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu are in the release announcement.
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|2006-01-24, 18:13
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Graphic Designer
[HOW-TO] Compile MPlayer on OSX
I recently managed to compile MPlayer and MEncoder on OSX after several unsuccessful attempts in Linux. It's actually not that hard and so I thought I'd write up a little tutorial.
Why bother, you might ask. Well.. 1st it's makes you feel better, gives you some expirience with *nix and you'll get a faster MPlayer (x264 playback was 20% faster compared to the last official binary release of MplayerOSX).
What we gonna need:
• The Developer Tools. Grab the latest version off Apple Developer Connection (free registration - recommended)
• X11 or FreeType
• MPlayer source
• ffmpeg source
• XviD source (optional)
• lame source (optional)
• x264 source (optional)
I've put the optional stuff for the MEncoder (XviD, lame, x264) at the bottom but those have to be installed first if you want them.
1. Little set-up
Everything here will be done with the Terminal. You can find it in Applications > Utilites > Terminal.app
You gonna need X11 from Apple for the FreeType library (if you don't already have it or want to obtain it directly). X11 can be found on the OSX installer DVD.
First we gonna make a folder for all the sources to be put in. When you open a new Terminal you start in your home folder (/Users/name/) and we create a folder called "Development" right there and open it:
mkdir Development cd Development
We gonna get the latest CVS version (newest of the new - might be buggy). You can get the latest tarball or release if you prefer. Getting the latest ffmpeg source will bring you the most performance improvements.
To get the MPlayer source we create a folder for it and fetch it from the CVS.
You first have to log in and when you get asked for a password, just hit enter. After that you get back to the command line and can enter the second cvs command.
mkdir mplayer-src cd mplayer-src
cvs -d:pserver:email@example.com:/cvsroot/mplayer login cvs -z3 -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/mplayer co -P main
cd .. mkdir ffmpeg-src cd ffmpeg-src cvs -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/ffmpeg login cvs -z3 -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/ffmpeg co -P ffmpeg
cp -R ffmpeg/libavcodec ../mplayer-src/main/ cp -R ffmpeg/libavutils ../mplayer-src/main/ cp -R ffmpeg/libavformat ../mplayer-src/main
3. Compiling MPlayer
Now we're ready to start compiling. First we change to the MPlayer source directory and start configure with those options:
--with-freetype-config=/usr/X11R6/bin/freetype-config (The FreeType library from X11 - read above)
--disable-gl (GL doesn't play nice while compiling. Might compile fine but you don't need this anyway)
--disable-x11 (dito)
But first we specify where pkgconfig is:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig/" ./configure --with-freetype-config=/usr/X11R6/bin/freetype-config --disable-gl --disable-x11
Now we can start compiling which will take a while:
sudo make install
4. Finishing up
If you now type "mplayer" in the console there's a good chance that you'll get a "-bash: mplayer: command not found".
MPlayer has been installed into /usr/local/bin/ but that folder is not in bash's (Terminal's) default path and so it can't find it. You can either copy mplayer and mencoder from /usr/local/bin/ to /usr/bin/ or add /usr/local/bin/ to your PATH - which is a good idea if you plan to do stuff like this in the future.
To do this, we need to create a .bash_profile and a .bashrc file in your home folder (/User/name/ or abbreviated as ~):
cd ~ nano .bash_profile
. ~/.bashrc
Then create the .bashrc file:
nano .bashrc
When you open a new Terminal window, mplayer should now be recognized as a command. You can play a movie by typing "mplayer " and then dragging your movie into the terminal window.
2b: Optional stuff
In order to use XviD, Lame and x264 to encode within MEncoder, you need to install them first. You can skip them if you don't need them and you don't have to install all of them.
Create a folder, fetch the source, compile:
cd ~/Development mkdir xvid-src cd xvid-src
cvs -d:pserver:email@example.com:/xvid login cvs -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/xvid co xvidcore cd xvidcore/build/generic ./bootstrap.sh ./configure make sudo make install
cd /usr/local/lib/ sudo ranlib libxvidcore.a
Create a folder, fetch source, compile:
cd ~/Development mkdir lame-src cd lame-src cvs -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/lame login cvs -z3 -d:pserver:email@example.com:/cvsroot/lame co -P lame cd lame ./configure make sudo make install
Create a folder, fetch source, compile. x264 uses subversion instead of CVS which isn't installed on OSX by default so got the latest tarball from:
and copy it to ~/Development/x264-src
cd ~/Development cd x264-src tar -zjf x264-snapshot-2006XXXX-XXXX.tar.bz2 cd x264-snapshot-2006XXXX-XXXX ./configure make sudo make install
Last edited by anime_layer; 2006-02-11 at 16:08.
|2006-01-24, 18:22
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Senior Member
Graphic Designer
5. Config
Configuration is a pretty personal thing that you can tweak as you like.
Add, edit or remove the lines in the config file, found in "~/.mplayer/config". If the config file doesn't exist, you'll have to create it first:
cd ~ mkdir .mplayer nano config
Without tweaking subtitles just don't look good in MPlayer but you can get them to look quite pretty.
First, you gonna need a suitable ttf font. You can find a set of working ones in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TFF (with an open Finder window hit Command - Shift - G and enter the path above to jump to the directory).
I chose Luxi Sans Bold (luxisb.ttf) and added some subtitle settings to make them look better:
ffactor=3 subfont-autoscale=2 subfont-text-scale=4 subfont-blur=1.1 subfont-outline=3 subalign=2 subfont-encoding=unicode subpos=95 font=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxisb.ttf
slang = en
sid = 0
You can choose between Quartz (quartz) and CoreVideo (macosx) output drivers on OSX. CoreVideo is new and hiper technology in Tiger but I didn't notice any significant speed difference. The CoreVideo driver is still experimental and doesn't support video filters so I suggest using the Quartz driver.
vo = quartz
If you want to adjust contrast, brightness etc when playing, you have to add the eq2 filter:
vf = eq2
vf = spp=3
Note: The postprocessing filter produces strange disortions on my mac. You might have more luck...
You can also set both filters in a chain:
vf = spp=3,eq2
If you want MPlayer to go fullscreen when opening a movie:
fs = yes
framedrop = yes
cache = 8192
Last edited by anime_layer; 2006-02-11 at 16:49.
|2006-02-10, 19:01
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京都 ikitai~
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: massugu
Thanks for putting this up--since on OS X CCCP isn't an option, it's nice to see a guide to get MPlayer up and running. I couldn't get the cvs commands to work (it prompted me for a password, then dumped me to the command line without doing anything), but I downloaded the source for MPlayer-1.0pre7try2 from the MPlayer site, and ran the configure and make commands you gave in that directory, and the result is an actually working MPlayer.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get MPlayer to play nice with softsubs and H.264, which are my two biggest issues with VLC (VLC plays softsubs, but if there's more than one on screen at the same time, it displays them on top of each other, which makes them more than a little hard to read...). I tried specifying the flag for softsubs, and mplayer reports it'll display it, but no subs appear on screen. The subs work fine on a PC running Zoom Player w/ the CCCP pack, so I'm pretty sure it's not the file's fault:
$ ./mplayer -sid 1 '/Volumes/nara/Binchou-tan/Binchou-tan 2.mkv' MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team AltiVec found CPU: PowerPC Playing /Volumes/nara/Binchou-tan/Binchou-tan 2.mkv. [mkv] Track ID 1: video (V_MS/VFW/FOURCC), -vid 0 [mkv] Track ID 2: audio (A_MPEG/L3), -aid 0, -alang jpn [mkv] Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/ASS), -sid 0, -slang eng [mkv] Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8), -sid 1, -slang eng [mkv] Will play video track 1 [mkv] Will play audio track 2 [mkv] Will display subtitle track 4 Matroska file format detected. VIDEO: [DIVX] 640x480 16bpp 29.970 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
$ ./mplayer '/Volumes/nara/Kamichu/Kamichu 6.mkv' MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team AltiVec found CPU: PowerPC Playing /Volumes/nara/Kamichu/Kamichu 6.mkv. [mkv] Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC), -vid 0 [mkv] Track ID 2: audio (A_VORBIS), -aid 0, -alang jpn [mkv] Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/ASS), -sid 0, -slang eng [mkv] Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8), -sid 1, -slang eng [mkv] Will play video track 1 [mkv] Will play audio track 2 Matroska file format detected. VIDEO: [1cva] 704x480 24bpp 23.810 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s) ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [libvorbis] Ogg/Vorbis audio decoder AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000) Selected audio codec: [vorbis] afm:libvorbis (OggVorbis Audio Decoder) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264) ========================================================================== Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16be -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16be... AF_pre: 48000Hz/2ch/s16be AO: [macosx] 44100Hz 2ch floatbe (4 bps) Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16be -> 44100Hz/2ch/floatbe... Starting playback... [h264 @ 0x4540c8]QP -20 out of range Error while decoding frame! A: 0.4 V: 0.2 A-V: 0.254 ct: 0.000 1/ 1 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 MPlayer interrupted by signal 10 in module: decode_video - MPlayer crashed. This shouldn't happen.
|2006-02-10, 20:51
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Rozen Detective
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Germany
Age: 34
MPlayer v1.0pre7try2 has broken H.264 support. You have to use a cvs version for playing H.264. Softsubs should work in the limited (but readable ) way (no styles etc.) that MPlayer supports them. Did you set up a font for MPlayer? Try the -font option. With freetype support, you should be able to specify a TTF file as the font. If this does help, set the font in your ~/.mplayer/config or where ever the MPlayer config is stored on OS X (Syntax: font=/path/to/a/nice/font.ttf).
As for your cvs problem: When you're asked for a password, just hit enter. There should be no output. Then you enter the second line, which, after a short while, should flood your terminal with lots of stuff. At least, it's that way on linux, but I think that there's no reason for cvs to behave differently on OS X.
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|2006-02-11, 02:23
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京都 ikitai~
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: massugu
Hmmm...I tried adding the line to my config file, like this:
# Write your default config options here! font='/Users/suguru/Library/Fonts/MS PGothic.ttf'
$ ./mplayer -sid 1 '/Volumes/nara/Binchou-tan/Binchou-tan 2.mkv' MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team AltiVec found CPU: PowerPC /Users/suguru/Library/Fonts/MS PGothic.ttf doesn't look like a font description, ignoring. Cannot load font: /Users/suguru/Library/Fonts/MS PGothic.ttf
|2006-02-11, 08:11
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Rozen Detective
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Germany
Age: 34
Did you check, whether the subs are displayed? I get that message too, but it works anyway.
MPlayer fonts can be found on the MPlayer download page.
|2006-02-11, 10:10
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Hosar Sub-God
Hmm, excellent tutorial A good place to point Mac users who can't use the CCCP yet. (I plan to make a specific mplayer compile for them as soon as I get a Mac or the Intel supporting MacOS is released, seeing as the beta one was a piece o shit.). Posting common compilation breakage and their solutions would be helpful too (forgetting an include directory, some libs, etc).
|2006-02-11, 15:49
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京都 ikitai~
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: massugu
Checking for freetype >= 2.0.9 ... no
MacG4:/usr/X11R6/bin suguru$ ls -l freetype-config -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1577 14 Sep 2003 freetype-config
|2006-02-11, 16:10
|Link #9
Rozen Detective
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Germany
Age: 34
I guess you could compile it from source:
Source: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/f...r.bz2?download
cd ~/Development tar -xjf freetype-2.1.10.tar.bz2 cd freetype-2.1.10 ./configure && make && sudo make install
I don't have a Mac, so I couldn't test it, but it should work.
|2006-02-11, 16:53
|Link #10
Senior Member
Graphic Designer
The password for the CVS server is empty, so yu can just hit enter. I forgot to mention this in the tutorial (added).
I also added the config section with my subtitle settings. I didn't have much luck with the OSX ttf fonts but the freetype fonts seem to work good. You can find them in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/
Also check your version of X11 since mplayer needs freetype >= 2.0.9. I've got X11 1.1 XFree86 4.4.0
|2006-02-12, 13:45
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京都 ikitai~
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: massugu
Thanks to everyone for all your help--I ended up downloading fink and using Fink Commander to install Freetype 2.1.3, and now subtitles appear perfectly, not overlapping like VLC
Now I just need to get a GUI for it, but looks like fink has skins available in package form as well...
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NEW LONDON, Conn. – MIT's men's tennis team completed another perfect season in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference play this afternoon as the No. 28 Engineers downed the U.S. Coast Guard Academy by a final of 8-1. With the win MIT secured both the hosting privileges and the top seed at the NEWMAC championships that will be held next weekend.
MIT (13-3, 5-0 NEWMAC) took what proved to be an insurmountable lead in the doubles matches, winning all three by the same 8-4 score. MIT's No. 1 doubles team of junior Matthew Skalak (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and sophomore Edwin Zhang (Falls Church, Va.) ran their winning streak to eight in a row with their win over the Coast Guard team of Nick Martin and Greg Mitchell. The other two Engineer squads followed suit as MIT built the 3-0 lead.
In singles play MIT picked up straight sets victories in four of its five wins. At No. 1, Zhang came out on top over Mitchell, 6-1, 6-4, while junior Brian Oldfield (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) dropped just two games in a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Martin. The Engineers also took the bottom two flights in straight sets as Skalak won by a 6-3, 6-2 score at No. 5 over Matt Faha and junior Tymor Hamamasy (New York, N.Y.) taking a 6-1, 6-2 win over Jon Lightner at No. 6.
Two matches went to three sets during the competition. Coast Guard (10-5, 3-1 NEWMAC) picked up its point in the No. 2 match where Josh Fisher won a close battle with junior Larry Pang (Torrance, Calif.), 7-5 (5), 3-6, 10-5. Freshman Eugene Oh (Alpharetta, Ga.) was the winner at No. 4 for the Engineers, battling back from a first set loss to get the 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 win over Blake Maurer.
MIT will tune up for the NEWMAC Championship by taking on No 7 Middlebury College on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m.


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10 Homemade Snacks to Get You Through the Work Day
This past week our office was inundated with sugary treats: leftover cupcakes from a kid's birthday party, extra chocolate from the holidays, and cookies just because "It's Tuesday." I'm craving something a little bit healthier or lighter that I can easily make at home and take to the office, and that will fuel me through the work day. Besides the welcome addition of straight-up fresh fruit, these ten snacks will definitely do the trick.
My favorite kinds of snacks have great texture and include carbs, protein, and fat. For these reasons, I'm definitely looking forward to making the apple sandwiches with peanut butter, oats, and raisins and the strawberry-almond granola bark. If you're looking for something that's easy to transport, definitely check out the three-ingredient energy bars and homemade granola bars.
What are your favorite homemade snacks to take to work?
1. How to Make Easy 3-Ingredient Energy Bars at Home
2. Apple Sandwiches with Honeyed Peanut Butter, Oats & Raisins
3. Yogurt-Covered Cranberries
4. Homemade Jerky in the Oven
5. How to Make Homemade Granola Bars
6. How To Make Kettle Corn at Home
7. Deluxe Tropical Trail Mix
8. Cheesy Yet Vegan Kale Chips
9. Strawberry-Almond Granola Bark
10. Yogurt Swirled with Peanut Butter, Honey, and Graham Crackers


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The idea came from either a blog or comp.lang.lisp, I don't remember. Here's how it looks:
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{and $1 $2} expands to (lambda ($1 $2) (and $1 $2))
Other versions of this syntax have been discussed. For example, sbcl supports unicode, and the lambda character could be used instead of $:
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#$(and $1 $2)
Using brackets and a dispatch character.
λ(and λ1 λ2)
Using the lambda character.
I like the first suggestion the best since I can do pretty function calls:
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#'{and $1 $2}
The lambda character is pretty awesome, albeit cumbersome.
This would support nested lambda calls by adding multiple $'s before the argument count. $1 would be a 'first-layer' argument, $$1 a 'second-layer', $$3 a third, and so on. Let me show you:
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{let ((count $1)) {incf count $2}}
Returns a pre-initialized lambda closure depending on the arguments passed. (Note, $2 is an argument to the FIRST lambda call, not the second.)
{if $1 {+ $2 $$1} {* $2 $$1}}
Returns a lambda function that either multiplies or adds by a set amount, depending on the arguments passed.
This can be done for any amount of nested lambda calls. Each lambda function will then have it's own unique set of arguments.
It supports &rest arguments by using $rest.
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{* $1 (apply #'+ $rest)} expands to (lambda ($1 &rest $rest) (* $1 (apply #'+ $rest)))
Multiplies the first argument by the sum of the remaining arguments.
$rest is also supported in nesting. $$rest would be a second layer lambda &rest argument etc.
Arguments are sorted by using #'< (with $rest being weighted to the end). Any numbers can theoretically be used.
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{/ (- $234931) $0}
Divides the negative of the second argument by the first.
All these 'features' can be mixed and matched.
My own version gensymmed the names of the arguments, and this is probably necessary for it to work.
My question: Is this Good, or is this Evil? I like it. It keeps my code short. I don't have to come up with redundant names for my arguments (maybe we could even find a way so i don't have to come up with names for the variables in my closures? Or maybe not.). This makes it a valid abstraction. Finally, IMHO, It looks good.
Really, I just don't see why I have to name my arguments when I don't name my function.
What do you think? Good or Evil?


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Richard Kazansky of Monticello, NY, proprietor of Kaz's Wines and Liquors, died Tuesday, March 22, 2013, at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. He was 70 years of age.
The son of Alberta "Terry" Kazansky and the late Philip Kazansky, he was born April 22, 1942, in the Bronx. When he was a child he moved to Monticello with his family.
Mr. Kazansky attended Monticello High School and Long Island University. Richard served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He was the head bartender at the Concord Resort Hotel for 25 years and served as shop steward and ultimately became the Vice President for Local #76 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union at the hotel. After the Concord Hotel closed, Richard opened Kaz's Wines and Liquors in Monticello in 2000.
Richard met his wife, Anne, on a blind date in 1966 and the two have been together ever since. Richard was a loyal Yankee fan, loved Oldies music and going on cruises. He is perhaps best known for his outrageous sense of humor which made him a joy to be around, as long as you got the joke. Richard was also known for his unconditional love for his wife and children who were his world.
He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Anne Grace Kazansky, at home; three sons: David Kazansky and his wife, Evy of Bronx, NY, Matthew Kazansky and his wife, Jennifer of Brooklyn, NY, and Adam Kazansky and longtime girlfriend, Rachel Gerstein, of New York City; two grandchildren, Ariana and Noah Kazansky of Bronx, NY; a brother, Jeffrey Kazansky of San Diego, CA; two sisters, Linda Siegelman of Phoenix, AZ., and Sharon Kazansky Green of Monticello and New York City as well as several nieces and nephews. He leaves behind many loving friends who will miss him.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 24th at 12 noon at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home 388 Broadway Monticello.
Burial will be at Landfield Avenue Cemetery, Thompson Rd. Monticello, NY.
Shiva will be observed at the family home in Monticello on Sunday and Monday.
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ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - Apr 27, 2012) - The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland's largest technology trade association with more than 400 biotechnology and technology members employing more than 200,000 in the region, last night announced the winners of its 2012 TCM Tech Awards. The annual celebration drew 850 technology and business leaders from around the state including Senator Jennie Forehand; Senator Rob Garagiola; Senator Nancy King; Delegate Charles Barkley; Delegate Kathleen Dumais; Delegate Brian Feldman; Delegate Guy Guzzone; Delegate Sheila Hixson; Delegate Ben Kramer; Delegate Susan Lee; Delegate Kirill Reznik; Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith and Delegate Jon Cardin.
"Each year at this time, the members of the Tech Council of Maryland pause and collectively reflect upon the outstanding contributions made by Maryland's life science and technology companies," said Art Jacoby, CEO of the TCM. "The achievements and contributions of this year's award winners reflect the breadth, depth and quality of business that resides in our region and makes us one of the most innovative technology centers in the world."
The winners of the 2012 TCM Tech Awards are:
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Safety and Efficacy Double Blind Vehicle Controlled Study of 15% AS101 Gel to Treat External Genital Warts
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01943630
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Last Update Posted : November 1, 2016
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|Condition or disease
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|Drug: 15% AS101 gel Drug: Vehicle
|Phase 2
Females with external genital warts who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomly allocated in a blinded manner in 1:1 ratio to one of the 2 following study arms: (1) AS101 15% gel or (2) Vehicle. The patients will apply the study drug at home once daily (overnight) until complete clearance of external genital warts or for up to 14 weeks (98 days).
During therapy all patients will return to the clinic every 2 weeks plus/minus 3 days of the treatment visit for clinical assessments of the treated area.
At week 6 of treatment the investigator will evaluate the treated area for all patients. If the investigator determines that there is no change in the disease spread area or lesion number compared to Day 1, study therapy is to be discontinued prior to 14 weeks (98 days) of treatment and the patient will be considered as not cleared. Last observation carried forward (LOCF) method will be used to analyze such patients.
Patients who at week 6 were evaluated by the investigator to have a change in the disease spread area or lesion number compared to Day 1, will continue treatment until complete clearance of warts or up to a maximum of 14 weeks (98 days).
Patients who were evaluated during any of the treatment visits with complete clearance will stop to apply the study therapy, continue to be followed once per 4 weeks for 84 days (12 weeks) for safety and recurrence evaluation. Patients who completed treatment with partial clearance or patients who discontinued for reasons of other than complete clearance will be followed 28 days after discontinuation for disease progression and reference to other therapy if was recommended.
Should significant irritation or any other skin adverse reaction occur during the treatment period, study therapy may be held for up to 7 consecutive days on up to two separate occasions.
Unblinding: Patients will be revealed as to the nature of their treatment only after all patients have completed study.
In case of pregnancy or related serious adverse event the nature of the treatment will be revealed to the patient prior to end of study.
If the investigator determines that there is a disease progression in total lesion number or infected wart area size of the Day 1 treated area, study therapy is to be discontinued prior to 98 days of treatment.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|60 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Vehicle Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Tolerability of AS101 15% Gel for External Genital Warts.
|Study Start Date :
|January 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|May 2017
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|May 2017
Active Comparator: AS101
Topical 15% AS101 gel, once a day (overnight)
Drug: 15% AS101 gel
Administration of Topical 15% AS101 once a day (overnight)
Placebo Comparator: Vehicle
Vehicle, Once a day topical application (Overnight)
Drug: Vehicle
Administration of Vehicle once a day (overnight)
- Change in number of warts and infected area size (absolute and percent) as compared to Day 1. [ Time Frame: within 14 weeks of treatment ]
- Assessment of safety of AS101 15% gel as expressed by the occurence of local topical reactions such as erythema and edema and systemic reactions to the treatment [ Time Frame: within 14 weeks of treatment and 3 months of follow up ]
- In complete responders assessment of time to complete clearance of warts. [ Time Frame: within 14 weeks of treatment ]
- In complete responders assessment of recurrence rate and time to recurrence. [ Time Frame: Within 3 months of follow up post treatment ]
- Collection of patient's satisfaction data from treatment etc. [ Time Frame: within 14 weeks of treatment ]
- Assessment of tolerability to the 15% AS101 gel as expressed by patient's itching and burning reports. [ Time Frame: within 14 weeks of treatment ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Women at least 18 years of age and in good health;
- Must sign an ethics committee approved informed consent form and be able to adhere to study visits and protocol requirements;
- Women must agree to avoid sexual contact while the gel is on their skin;
- All study participants who are sexually active must use a protection method of contraception during treatment and for 60 days after completion of treatment;
- Patients with clinical diagnosis of external genital warts, in the external genitalia including vulva (labia minora and majora), inguinal folds, pubic area, perineum, perianal, or buttocks areas; two or more distinct external genital warts, and wart area to be treated that is equal to or less than 10 cm2.
Exclusion criteria:
- Participation in an investigational trial within 30 days prior to screening;
- Previous participation in a trial investigating AS101 for any indication;
- Topical treatment for genital warts within 14 days of screening;
- Cutaneous surgery, including cryosurgery or laser, to genital area within 30 days of screening;
- Skin irritations of other clinical signs or symptoms associated with prior therapy.
- Topical and systemic immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory medications (including corticosteroids) within 30 days prior to screening, and while on study;
- Current active infection with herpes genitalis or history of herpes genitalis infection within the last 30 days prior to screening (patients on long-term suppressive antiviral therapy are eligible);
- Diagnosis of high-grade cervical dysplasia;
- Internal anogenital, vaginal, cervical warts or urethral meatal warts requiring treatment;
- Chronic or acute skin condition that might interfere with the treatment or evaluation of study drug effect;
Screening laboratory tests results from a complete blood count (CBC), chemistry panel and urine pregnancy test obtained during screening:
- Must be within the site laboratory's defined normal reference ranges, and/or according to the Investigator's decision;
- Urine pregnancy test in females of childbearing potential must be negative;
- Inadequate renal function: Serum Creatinine >2.0mg/dL (>2.0 ULN);
- Inadequate liver function: Serum (total) Bilirubin >2 mg/dl or ALT and/or AST greater than two times the upper limit of the reference range.
- Uncontrolled infection or acute severe febrile illness;
- Diagnosed as having uncontrolled cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, neurological, renal, endocrine, vascular, autoimmune, or gastrointestinal abnormalities or disease;
- Pregnant or lactating;
- Known allergy to AS101 or any component of the investigational formulation; or
- Subjects with any other clinically significant medical condition, psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality which would, in the judgment of the Investigator, interfere with the subject's ability to participate and comply with the trial.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01943630
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|Ha'Emek Medical Center, Department of Gynecology and obstetrics
|Afula, Israel, 1834111
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|Principal Investigator: Shabtai Romano, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Moshe Bustan, MD
|Kaplan Medical Center, Department of Gynecology
|Rehovot, Israel, 76100
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|Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Alon Ben-Arie, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Dora Milman, MD
|Ziv Medical Center, Department of Gynecology and obstetrics
|Safed, Israel, 13100
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|Contact email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Inbar Ben-Shachar, MD
|Sub-Investigator: David Peleg, MD
|Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Department of Gynecology
|Tel-Aviv, Israel, 64239
|Contact: Dan Grisaru, MD PhD +972-3-6925604 firstname.lastname@example.com
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|Principal Investigator: Dan Grisaru, MD PhD Prof
|Sub-Investigator: Jacob Niv, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Yifat Oxhorn, MD
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Keywords provided by BioMAS Ltd:
HPV condyloma acuminata
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Condylomata Acuminata
Papillomavirus Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Skin Diseases, Viral
Tumor Virus Infections
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Ammonium trichloro(dioxoethylene-O,O'-)tellurate
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Radiation-Protective Agents
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the second consecutive year, two student-athletes on the MIT women's track and field team were named to the Capital One Academic All-America team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Tuesday afternoon. Senior Lauren Kuntz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was named to the first team and junior Jaclyn Konopka (Novi, Mich.) was tabbed to the second team.
Kuntz was named a first team All-American for the second time in her career, the first time being her junior year. That same year, she was the recipient of the prestigious Elite 89 Award, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at the championship site. At the 2013 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in March, Kuntz moved up two places to take second in the Pole Vault with a vault of 12-11.50, earning All-America accolades and a personal record. Most recently, she was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Woman of the Year after winning the pole vault at the outdoor NEWMAC Championships. She will be put forward as the conference's representative for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.
This is the first year that Konopka appeared on both the All-District and the All-America teams, due to a very successful junior season. At the indoor ECAC Championships, she finished in first place in the Pentathlon with 3,453 points after earning personal records in all five events, easily breaking the MIT record in the event. She finished in sixth place at indoor nationals with 3,387 points and was first in the heptathlon with 4,420 points at the outdoor New England Division III Championship at the beginning of May. At last month's NCAA outdoor championships, she finished in 20th place in the Heptathlon with 4,282 points, dropping over half a second off her time in the 100m Hurdles.


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Ultra LSX 750W Power Supply Review
Why isn't the power supply given the same careful consideration I see time and time again when forum members are seeking advice on other parts for their next build? Many members do appreciate the benefits of a good quality power supply, but you'll still see many forum signatures containing high end hardware in combination with some of the cheapest power supplies on the market. The sad thing is, they usually give years of relatively trouble free operation, but push them at your peril. Next time you have a minute or two, have a look at one or two cheap generic power supplies in the 600W range and you'll notice they rarely have more than one 6-pin PCI-E connector. I've just had a look on the website of one of the major UK computer parts suppliers and they offer a 700W power supply, with one 6-pin PCI-E connector, for only £23.00, and it's a hot seller. Unbelievable! This tells me the manufacturers of these units would prefer you didn't fully load them and to assist you they only offer one 6-pin PCI-E connector so you can't! The strength of the +12V rail and their inability to supply their full rated load at realistic working temperatures are the problem. The manufacturers of high end 600-700W units are confident they won't fizz if fully loaded and to that end, they are often supplied with four or more 6-pin PCI-E connectors so you can fully utilize every available watt. Next time you require a power supply, give it a little thought and don't put your expensive hardware at risk, however small that may be. Will the next power supply reviewed by OCC be the one for you? Read on and let's find out.
Ultra Products come under the umbrella of Systemax Inc., whose world headquarters are situated in New York, USA. Ultra Products offers a wide range of products from computer cases, memory and power supplies to its complete Scout SLI Gamer systems. This time around, I'm going to look at one of its power supplies, the Ultra LSX 750W. The Ultra LSX 750W, according to the website, is an advanced and affordable unit aimed at satisfying your system's power needs. The unit is 80 Plus Bronze certified and comes with a limited lifetime warranty, but how does it perform? Let's find out.
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The Ultra LSX 750W power supply packaging, with its combination of mirror finish silver, blue and black, looks the part and will certainly get it noticed. The front face of the box carries a photograph of the power supply, along with some of the main features with small illustrative photographs, as well as NVIDIA SLI Ready and limited lifetime warranty logos. The rear face of the box carries another power supply photograph along with the accessories set, a specification table, and AC input requirements.
Ultra LSX 750W ATX power supply model details on the top face and a plain mirror finish silver base.
The side panels of the box give information on the connector type and quantities, accessories, and some of the main features in both English and French to no doubt cater to the Canadian market.
Lifting the lid, the user manual sits on top of a foam protector that includes a cutout to house the accessories under a clear plastic lid. The power supply sits underneath the foam neatly wrapped in a plastic bag with the power cord and captive cable set bound and tucked neatly to the side. You'll probably notice at this point that the Ultra LSX 750W power supply isn't modular and all the cables reminded me very much of the Corsair TX750W.
Bag bound power supply along with the full box contents, which includes user manual, anti-vibration mounting gasket, cable ties, Velcro straps, and a choice of standard chrome or black thumb mounting screws.
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Conservative peer Lord Ballyedmond, who was killed in a helicopter crash with three others - all now named - recently raised safety concerns with the aircraft's manufacturers.
Two pilots killed in the crash in Norfolk have been named by sources as Carl Dickerson, chief pilot at Haughey Air Ltd, and Lee Hoyle, a co-pilot at the company - which was owned by the entrepreneur who was one of the richest men in Northern Ireland.
The fourth man who died was named locally as Declan Small, 42, a foreman who worked for Lord Ballyedmond. He came from Mayobridge, Co Down.
Lord Ballyedmond, known as Edward Haughey until he was made a life peer in 2004, was chairman of Norbrook, the largest privately owned pharmaceutical company in the world.
His AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter came down in thick fog in a field in Gillingham, near Beccles, at 7.30pm yesterday.
It has now emerged that Haughey Air Ltd had lodged a writ against AgustaWestland over concerns about a helicopter it supplied.
The case was lodged in September last year and is understood to have included concerns about in-flight mapping systems.
Meanwhile, profiles for Mr Dickerson and Mr Hoyle listed information about their careers on business networking website LinkedIn.
Mr Dickerson lists his current job on his LinkedIn profile as being at Haughey Air where he says he started in May 2010, and writes that he is "currently working for a private owner in a corporate environment".
He adds that he has been "successfully satisfying the requirements of many diverse and demanding business clients, VVIPs and heads of states".
He said he is "proficient at working in pressurised environments", and adds: "I believe that my flying experience, strong work ethic, and professional demeanor (sic) are well suited to most aviation requirements".
Mr Dickerson lists as his location as Lancashire.
Mr Hoyle also lists his job on LinkedIn, writing that he operates "a VIP AW 139 for a private owner", and lists Manchester as his location.
He says he started at the company in October 2012.
Under the experience section, he says he was an adventure training instructor in "HM Forces Army" from 1989 to 1997, working as an instructor in skiing, paragliding, climbing and mountaineering.
The men have not been formally identified.
A spokesman for AgustaWestland said the company could not comment on possible defects with Lord Ballyedmond's AW139 VIP helicopter but said it was investigating.
Speaking from the company's office in Italy, he said: "We cannot comment now because we need to make internal checks to establish exactly what the situation is.
"We cannot yet comment on this accident because there is an investigation pending and there could be many causes, be them technical or due to human error.
"Obviously we are very much regretful of what happened and will support the ongoing investigation in any possible way."
In February 2012 an inquest heard that in-flight technology systems on board AgustaWestland helicopters should be improved after a crash which killed a friend of the Prince of Wales.
The mapping databases display the height of terrain such as mountains and whether certain areas are available to fly through but the four-day inquest in Belfast highlighted flaws.
The aircraft flew into the side of a cloud-shrouded mountain in the Mourne range in Co Down in October 2010 as it carried a shooting party back to England.
Lord Ballyedmond owned Gillingham Hall, a stately home near the crash site, according to the Register of Lords' Interests.
Norfolk Police confirmed that the helicopter had taken off from Gillingham Hall shortly before the crash.
The crash site is an area of between 150 and 200 square metres, including ploughed fields, the force said.
Today, the wreckage lay beyond hay bales which were torn apart by the impact.
A nearby tree, which had stood taller than those around it, had fallen to the ground.
Work was under way today to remove the bodies along with any evidence from the scene.
All four people on board the helicopter were pronounced dead at the scene after it crashed in a field containing a wooded area, Norfolk Police said.
Emergency services were called by members of the public who heard a loud crash, though Inspector Louis Provart would not say whether there was an explosion and refused to speculate on the cause of the crash.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed and a team will be sent to investigate the crash, a spokesman said.
Lord Ballyedmond served in the upper houses of Britain and Ireland, in the Seanad in Dublin.
Ulster Unionist peer Lord Reg Empey, who has known the Haughey family for 25 years, said: "Lord Ballyedmond was one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland and indeed these islands."
South Down SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie said he was unique.
"He got up and at it and he possessed those attributes required to make you a successful businessman but he also was a major employer and a lot of families had connections with him through that."
Stormont Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said: "Without doubt, Lord Ballyedmond was one of Northern Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs, and he was known for his leadership, integrity and global vision."
Fellow peer and Conservative party co-chairman Lord Feldman said: "His career in business was a remarkable success story. He was a great friend to our party and a loyal and supportive colleague in Parliament."
Roland Bronk, owner of The Swan House inn and restaurant in Beccles, said it was "very foggy" in the area last night.
Met Office forecaster Helen Roberts confirmed that large parts of East Anglia had been hit by mist last night.
The scene is 45 miles (72km) from the spot where four crew members died when a US military helicopter crashed on a training mission in a nature reserve in Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.
In January, a Pave Hawk from RAF Lakenheath was taking part in a low-flying training exercise when it came down.
Norfolk police later confirmed the identities of three of those who died in the crash.
A spokesman said: "The three deceased we can name are believed to be, subject to formal identification procedures, Edward Haughey, Lord Ballyedmond, from Northern Ireland, Declan Small from Northern Ireland and Carl Dickerson from the Lancashire area.
"The fourth man has also not been formally identified but next of kin are aware."
Silver commander Superintendent Dave Marshall said: "Police, fire officers and AAIB investigators have worked tirelessly throughout the day to enable the recovery of the deceased from the site and this happened late this afternoon. We are now satisfied that primacy for the investigation can sit with the AAIB."
He added that surrounding roads are due to be opened to the public.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Lord Ballyedmond was a towering figure in Northern Irish business life, and passionate about peace and good relations north and south, east and west.
"He was a larger than life figure who was a great supporter of the Conservative party and a good friend to me."


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How did Last.fm drop the ball and allow Songkick to flourish?
Songkick seems to be the most reliable source now for finding out about gigs in a large number of places worldwide. To me, their site seems clunky and unintuitive, though their synchronisation with other sites is pretty impressive.
Last.fm have been doing exactly the same thing for a hell of a lot longer, and their events management seems to be just as bad, but by allowing anyone to add an event instantly, they were the go-to source.
I always think Last.fm is such a useful tool, with a wealth of listening data from a huge number of users, but to me it seems like there's so much more they could do but never have. I'm guessing it's when CBS Interactive bought it that it went wrong, but don't have a clue really.
dont think i've ever had an email
from Lastfm advising me of gigs?
The songkick app on spotify ruins me, went to so many gigs last year as it emails you gig announcement for bands you are listening to, never used the website just browsed through the spotify app
to be honest i'd forgotten i had lastfm, only realised last week its been plugged into my spotify account for the last couple of years scrobbling which is cooljustanothersheeldz this'd this
Another example of a simple thing they never took advantage of
I use Ents24 for alerts. Nothing better than getting a "Your favourite band just announced a date in the city you live in, motherfucker" email in your inbox!Noblet this'd this
the decline of last.fm is pretty tragic
there's so much potential there but it seems as if the developers have abandoned it entirely. The new scrobbler upgrade is terrible. Why they produced that after years of leaving well alone is bizarre. That's just the start.
What have they done to the scrobbler?
Seems to be working just the same as ever for me.
it works
it just looks horrible. The list of scrobbles is spaced really widely instead of a neat compact list, and it doesn't even tell you all of them - probably because they've made the spacing far too big to ever fit it all into anything. Just stupid of them.
The desktop app thingy is all big pictures too. Why does everything have to look like an over-inflated cartoon? That's more personal preference though, I like things sleek and serious looking.
Wait. The fact that you don't like how the program looks is you're reason for it declining?
not directly no
but they have also got the shade of red wrong. I meant that it illustrates their inattentiveness to it. They could be doing a lot more, something like Steinbolt says below - being able to run more detailed stats would be fun. Like, what day of the week do I most frequently listen to artist X.
They could fix the Groups stats so they actually work.
Post to social media FB/Twitter/Tumblr when you love tracks.
Have more to the Friends Activities section; showing their recent comments, journal entries, events listings etc, no just what they're currently listening to or what they've loved. That could all be bumped onto social media sites too.
Things like that all seem quite basic now. It's a bit passive. they would get people using it more regularly or by feeding out to Facebook etc, get themselves involved more.
They've got some good bits. I've always liked how the tagging in journal entries works, posting them to the artist's pages. The events listings are good - debatable, as seen in the posts below, but I really like it. When I used to go out a lot that was my diary.
All that is why I think they're in decline, not just the aesthetics.
I take some of that back
they have apps you can use that do some of the stuff I mentioned. But they should just have done it themselves!
songkick notifies me
based on my last.fm account
...I think?pieces_of_reece this'd this
Agree with the above.
SongKick send me an email telling me when folk are playing and that's just dandy.
For some reason I always found Last FM kind of depressing.
Advantages of last.fm
More social: make friends, see what they listen to. Post comments on event pages (good for face-value resale of tickets).
See your listening data, obviously. (I am approaching 100,000 plays!!!!!)
Use as a discovery tool for new music.
You can't do any of those on Spotify, so I find them both useful.Puds, pehdtsckjmba, and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
Ah, I'm dumb
I meant "can't do those on Songkick", not "on Spotify". I agree, the 'similar artists' on Spotify is useful.
Got it
Should've realised that's what you meant in a thread about last.fm and songkick.
I wish you could do more with last fm
I like how it has everything I listened to on mp3 since around 2004 (and some teenagers presumably everything they have ever listened to ever), but I'd like to be able to break it down even more. Maybe top track played on a Friday night? Or top album played from a particular year? Otherwise I am just looking at who I listened to the most in the last x amount of time.ma0sm and GoatmeatMF this'd this
The new iPod scrobbler
Is pretty alright actually. It has a little "On tour" notification there when you play a specific artist that you can click on and find out that they are playing one festival in the states or whatever and get somewhat disappointed!
So yeah, agree with general point, if you could customise it so that it only notified artists as "On tour" when they were in your country and so on it could be a heck of a lot more useful.
I still like it overall though, and some of its recommendations are winners (I discovered Lindstrom recently through them).
No idea what Songkick is.
I know last.fm well.
Therefore I conclude Last.FM is still the more important service.
Oh come on.
There's no way that's true.
I fail to believe that a music fan, from a music website, who also uses LastFM and Spotify, doesn't know what Songkick is.
I've heard of it.
I just don't know what it actually is.
I had ceased going to loads and loads of gigs a fair few years back.
I've only ever seen Last.FM as a tool for recording statistics about what I listen to.-dan-, GoatmeatMF, and Jordan_229_2 this'd this
i'm going to get the new scrobbler tonight
It hasn't been reliable for me for years, it actually annoys me quite a bit. Hope i have success with the new one
So i just tried the iPod scrobble for the new version (which caused me most problems)
It seemed good when a huge list came up, but then over half were red and couldn't be selected. Why show them if they can't be read...I don't understand. Anyway, will remember my listening until tomorrow night and then test it again.
scrobbling all my plays seems to be a fading thing for me of late
since I've been driving to work instead of taking the train.
but in lieu of a thisismyjam app, i've been enjoying the last.fm recommended/neighbour radio thing lately.
soundcloud seemed to have detached itself from last.fm last time i logged in (didn't have a sync with last.fm option anymore, iirc), and the interface felt naff. but they send me emails of stuff that's on, which i add to my gig list in last.fm, which syncs to my google calendar, which is handy to have alongside my other calendar stuff on my phone.
one thing that should exist is a last.fm app for ps3 so i can scrobble my cd plays. i guess sony have their vidzone app thing and see it as competition. but i thought CBS were linked to/owned by sony?
Proprietary nonsense and rights squabbles are lame.
did last.fm ever tell you about good gigs?
maybe I wasn't working it right
You can subscribe to them, but it's certainly not as slick or user-friendly as Songkick.
Really? I've just been on Songkick for the first time and I can't work it out at all
Or, if I can, then it's shit. Do you really have to either a) wade through all the hundreds of gigs happening in London every night, or b) go through and manually add every band you may be interested in seeing and then you still only get told about *them* and not other bands you may like? Last.fm gives me recommendations that actually interest me without me having to do anything myself.Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
You need to import artists
On the right hand of the home screen you can import all your iTunes artists, or last.fm, or Pandora or Spotify. You can also manually add or delete them.
should be able to automatically track your favourite last.fm artists, and/or most (all?) things in your music player. Although you might get a whole heap of bands you're not that fussed about.
I think that's how it works, although it's been a while since I set up an account, and now I just individually add new bands I come across.
Songkick used to be a lot better though - you could easily check other friends' gigs, see how many times you had seen a particular band or how many times you had been to a particular venue. For some reason they took away these options a while ago.
It is amazing
How they had all these great (if underdeveloped) features for finding out about upcoming gigs, and it really looked like they were going to become to only place I ever needed to look to find out about gigs I wanted to go to. Then one day all the useful features just disappeared and they added a blog post saying "we've removed them so we can rebuild from the ground up - they'll be back!". That was a year and a half ago.
Songkick isn't all that.
It doesn't serve any purpose beyond gig alerts and it's a little bit clumsy. Not only that, but you do have to click on individual artists in order to receive concert alerts. The import of last.fm data just doesn't work anymore and hasn't done for months. Last.fm is far superior and recent changes have only served to benefit what is already an essential site/tool for music lovers.
yeah i was going to say, songkick doesn't import last.fm data at all
i didn't realise, and suddenly found out the other week that loads of gigs by new bands I like had been announced, but songkick hadn't told me about them! It is really useful to get alerts about gigs though.
Never heard of songkick before
Just installed it and it's great for finding out about gigs. Awesome, thanks.
Ever since CBS
Bought last.fm all they've been interested in is developing the radio services at the expense of the fantastic data metric system behind it. Since 2007 I've had a constant trouble with scrobbling correctly whilst they released one broken patch after another. This latest update is the nail in the coffin for me personally, won't scrobble anything properly now. So songkick you say?!


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For real show-business cred, you need to go with one of these babies.
The Best Tweets from Last Night's Oscars
Really, there were too many to count. But if you're counting — here's 16 of the best.
Who Are You Wearing?
Full List
- Pre-Show Purgatory
- Come Back James Franco, All Is Forgiven
- The Soft Bigotry of Interminable Show Tunes
- Also, 'Little Fockers'
- Gold-Standard-FINGaaah!
- Bring out the Claws!
- Money Well Spent
- Show Us the Money
- Yippe Ki-Yay, Best Sound Editing Guy
- It's So Confusing These Feelings We Feel
- Let My People Go
- Also, Fewer Jewish Jokes
- And the Veiny Goes To…
- Unicorn vs. Tiger
- Who Are You Wearing?
- Adventures in Party Planning


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The Handsaw is a RedPower tool used to create small blocks for covering wires and decoration.
The handsaw allows you to manipulate the shape and form of almost every block. You can use those blocks for aesthetic purposes or to keep Pneumatic Tubes and Red Alloy Wires from connecting to each other in a tight space. This allows you to create very compact Redstone circuitry. Crafting the Diamond Handsaw gives you the "It Slices! It Dices!" achievement.
See Cutting Recipes for an overview of the blocks you can create with the handsaws.
UsesEditThe microblocks produced by Handsaws can be used to cover pipes and redstone circuits, as well to build statues.
There are three different types of handsaw. The most basic one is created with an iron sawblade, and it can cut only soft blocks like wood or dirt. You can create an improved version with either Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald, with which you can cut all but the hardest blocks.
Iron Handsaw
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Handsaw
Diamond Handsaw
See alsoEdit


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Torstein Horgmo slammed it shut with his last part hammers in Standard's Aesthetica. The new killers, like Torstein, know that contest results and video parts strike the perfect balance for a steady pro career. He is off to a damn good start. This Norwegian kid is just getting his winter under way, so we got him to talk before he hits the road for a long winter of flinging himself.
How much time will you spend at home in Norway this winter and how much time traveling? Where are you heading?
Well I'm home now, and leaving in a couple weeks. Then I'll be back for Christmas & New Years and that's about it! I'll be gone all season pretty much. I think I'll be mostly in the states all winter. I've got a Visa now, so I can come in and out of In-n-Out as much as I want. I'd give up a lot to have that Double-Double in Norway!
When you are in the states, where is your home away from home? Keep your sled, lay your head?
My truck mostly, ha ha! I don't stay in one spot for too long, so I mostly just crash at friend's places. I walked away from last season without buying a sled, I just borrowed—but I'm getting one this year. I honestly don't have a clue where to keep it while I'm gone. Probably get some type of storage solution somewhere.
Talk about the DC ams.
Buzzard (Chas Guldemond) is killing it in his own way, Lonnie's shredding so strong and landing like a feather every time, and Ryan Tiene's sending it in the backcountry. They're a good crew and super fun to hang out with.
What movies did you like from the past year
I filmed for Standard's Aesthetica and Park City's I ride Park City, so I'm into those first off … I just saw These Days and those guys really killed it. Double Decade was a big must see for me, and I'm Down with People! He he. Otherwise, Batman was crazy!
Daniel Franck, Terje, Andreas Wiig. Comment on the Norwegian tradition
Those guys have all set the standard year after year, and done so much for snowboarding and what it is today. Very Inspirational to me, the North way.
Who do you see coming up, new Norwegian blood?
There're a lot of them, but I think we'll hear a lot about names like Ståle Sandbech and Gjermund Braaten, very soon.
What are you looking forward to the most for this season?
Riding with my friends. I also can't wait to learn new stuff and see new places.


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Colorful area CSA offers subscribers four months of produce, local connections
A southeast breeze rippled spring green stalks on a patch of Elephant garlic. Crimson early strawberries peeked out from deep green leaves surrounded by golden straw mulch. Two long rows of purplish Cimarron lettuce hunched up between longer rows of Norland red, Nicola and Russet potato vines. Heads of sweet red clover bumped against spiraling lime-green tentacles from snap- and snow pea vines while emerging spinach and radish shoots awaited thinning near the south end of the patch.
Welcome to SunRush Farm, a CSA or "community supported agriculture" project situated on 22 scenic acres about 12 miles east of River Falls near the Rush River.
A CSA is a business model through which people share both the risk and the bounteous rewards of the farm. Rainbow Barry is the proprietor but she gets help from husband Ben Toppel, a fifth-grade teacher at River Falls' Rocky Branch Elementary, children Morris, 6, and Willa, 2, and a few volunteers.
If Rainbow looked a bit weary that morning - it's understandable. She was a little overwhelmed. Within a matter of days, she'd promised to make the first of some 18 deliveries of fresh produce to 30 families who'd purchased shares for the 2012 growing season.
"Right now, we've got a whole bunch of lettuce but not much else," Barry sighed. "I'm feeling obligated - a little anxious. 'Am I going to have enough?' Later in the season there's a lot but early, it's touch-and-go."
She'd likely do a little bartering with a neighbor who grows strawberries and perhaps supplement a variety of greens with some farm-fresh eggs from the plus or minus 40 hens that come and go from SunRush's coop-on-wheels - a hen house situated atop a hayrack that gets regularly relocated to a fresh paddock. Chickens share the property with eight dairy goats and two cats.
The fact Rainbow's first name mirrors the Jay Mankita folk song she cited while talking about the merits of eating fresh is just a coincidence, a conversational segue in the presence of two-year-old daughter Willa.
I like to eat like a rainbow red, orange, yellow and green tastiest colors I've ever seen. Like to eat foods that are purple and blue, colorful foods are healthier too. I like to eat like a rainbow ...~ Jay Mankita
"We were just singing that this morning, weren't we?" she swooned to Willa. "'Eat like a rainbow ...' Eat lots of colors. There's high nutritional value and eating seasonally is what our bodies have evolved to do."
Along with helping the community to eat better, the CSA concept can help the community to shop and buy local.
A statement on her web site sums up her background this way:
"I, Rainbow Barry, am pleased to be your local farmer. I have been growing organic vegetables for more than a decade. My university studies in ecology and my love of gardening compelled me to pursue organic farming. 2012 will be my third year running a CSA business. My interest in CSA grew out of an internship at Blue Moon Community Farm in Madison, WI, and a long- time interest in community gardening.
Families basically pay a farmer up front for a season's worth of food. The growing season is typically from mid-June through most of October. Each part of the season yields something different.
Barry says the food variety differs by farm, but CSA's generally focus on fresh vegetables and fruits. Some also offer eggs, milk and meat. Barry for example, has eggs and hopes to add goat milk products. The weekly take is usually enough to fill a half-bushel, waxed produce box for each family. Empty boxes are swapped out the following week for a new produce delivery.
Early season yield is usually light, while the late season is usually heavy. Early crops can include spinach, snap peas, lettuce, beets, nasturtium flowers, radishes, onions, salad greens, rhubarb and herbs. Mid-season crops consist of carrots, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, green beans, kale, kohlrabi cabbage, melons, pepper, tomatoes, potatoes, summer squash, zucchini, chard, broccoli and green beans.
Late-season food includes winter squash, potatoes, storage onions and apples. Many food items may overlap seasons.
In her first year of operation, Barry invited shareholders to stop by the farm and retrieve their week's foodstuffs. She loved the sense of community those visits yielded and was something of a social hour as adults talked and kids ran, played and introduced themselves to the animals. This season, Barry will shuttle produce packages the 10 or so miles to River Falls to meet clients at a designated location one evening each week. She'll miss the interaction but hopes the central delivery will make it easier for everyone.
Barry uses organic growing practices but hasn't become certified because the cost of application and compliance checks. She doesn't use any pesticides, synthetic fertilizer or chemicals. Fertilizer comes from a nearby horse farm. She uses techniques that regenerate the soil naturally and create a healthy growing environment.
She tills her gardens with help from an old Allis Chalmers tractor, using accessories like a disk and a spring-tooth, along with a walk-behind tiller and a plain old hoe. Fortunately, cabbage moths haven't been a problem and potato bugs are handled with personal intimacy; she squashes them between her fingers.
This year, Barry's 30 investors is each paying $400 for a season's worth of produce. Along with the edibles, she tries to provide information and recipes, updates and nutrition information via her web site or a printed note with each box.
She likes the educational aspect of the farm and how her young children and members' kids learn a lot.
She clarifies that nobody gets rich from CSA farming, but it is an enjoyable lifestyle and meaningful work.
"It appeals to people who like a challenge and are creative," said Barry, adding that it's fun to get an idea then follow it through.
Contact Barry at 715-688-3112 or visit www.sunrushfarm.com.


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Another Lex Ronanis:*
A. that most American conservative Mormons (i.e. most Mormons) wish for a Mitt Romney presidency, or at least wish him well,
B. that one hindrance for Romney is the perception that good Mormons are obligated to always follow the dicta of the Salt Lake Brethren,
C. evidence that good Mormons can share political views at odds with the Brethren is good for Romney,
D. those who wish for (A) must not criticize those who display evidence of (C).
So, to provide two examples, Romney's cause is helped by Utah's striking down of Prohibition contrary to Heber J. Grant's wishes and by Harry Reid's voting against the Constutional Marriage Amendment.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Mitt Romney Rule: if you support Romney, do not criticize those who aid Romney's candidacy by taking political positions at odds with the Brethren. That Romney himself used to do this (gays, abortion) is probably useful to him if he is to capture any of the middle vote in a general election.
So, give Harry your love. Hug your Democrat neighbour. Be kind to those hopeless liberal Mormons and their Berkeley ways.
*Other "rules":
1. The Larry King Rule: determine basic church positions by imagining how President Hinckley would respond to them on Larry King.
2. The Scientology Rule: if your actions would be deemed cultish if practiced by a Scientologist, they are cultish.
3. The TK Smoothie Rule (coined not by me but by David J): confronted by a doctrinal vacuum, Mormons are apt to fill it with all kinds of weirdness.


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Celebrated for popularizing the widely growing sport of standup paddleboarding (SUP) in Northwest Florida, local paddleboard manufacturer YOLO Board has successfully rooted itself in the Destin area with the opening of YOLO Board + Beach in Miramar Beach eight months ago. A complete lifestyle outfitter for SUPers, skimmers, skaters and all around beach lovers, the 11,000 square foot flagship store has become a must-visit spot for outdoor-loving locals and tourists.
"Opening YOLO Board + Beach was a natural progression for us,� explained Jeff Archer, co-founder of YOLO Board. �We�re always trying to push the evolution of our brand while also providing what our customers need and want. Our original retail warehouse in Santa Rosa Beach continues to receive awesome traffic, so we�re encouraged that the market was ripe for us to expand west.�
Located on Highway 98 just west of the Silver Sands Outlet Mall, the store offers a wide selection of the latest industry gear and apparel including standup paddleboards, paddles and accessories, kayaks, skim boards, skate boards, land-paddling boards, hats, footwear, and mens, womens and kids clothing including swimwear, fishing apparel and yoga apparel. Featured specialty brands are YOLO Board, Dakine, GoPro, Garmin, Kialoa, Kreed, Bomber, Hinano, Prana, Carve, Ocean Minded, Rainbow Sandals and much more.
YOLO Board enthusiast and local entrepreneur Mike Ragsdale of the southern cult brand 30A.com recently reflected, "30A.com and YOLO Board were born at roughly the same time, and although they each started out as small local businesses, it's been exhilarating to watch them both grow into internationally recognized brands with zealot-like followings. YOLO Board is a huge source of local pride, and YOLO Board + Beach has quickly become an asset to the community."
The property features a spring fed lake for product demo and training paddling, as well as an open-air deck area for fitness classes and group gatherings. YOLO Board currently offers an array of classes under the evolving umbrella brand YOLOFit, including SUP yoga classes and Beginner SUP classes taught by a team of certified SUP and fitness experts.
YOLOFit is an initiative to foster and grow health and well-being within the local community through training, education and fitness instruction. The lake also serves as a convenience for YOLO Board�s optional �try-before-you-buy� policy where customers can test boards prior to purchasing.
In addition, daily and weekly board rentals are available at varying rates.
�With its all generations appeal, we truly believe SUP is the new bicycle � and offering a complete lifestyle store with its base in SUP has been a longtime vision for us. Just like the adventure we feel whenever we get out on the water for a paddle, we can�t wait to see what will happen next with this sport,� adds Archer.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
It was the grandest of grand openings. On June 4th, Last Hope Animal Rescue celebrated the ribbon cutting of our new Wantagh Dog and Cat Adoption Center. The parking lot looked like a carnival but some of the most memorable moments occurred behind the scenes. We'll get to those hidden "happily ever afters" soon. First – the party.
Let the tours begin: Last Hope helpers spent the last few months sprucing up our new space, the shelter at 3300 Beltagh Avenue that Bideawee closed abruptly two years ago. Now love is back in the air. Not only does the building sparkle, but it is alive again with eager pets awaiting homes, exercised and embraced by scores of volunteers.
So many donated their time and talents to make the Grand Opening a success; there are too many wonderful folks to name here. People from near and far stopped by just to say how thrilled they were that the shelter was open again. Every gesture is appreciated by Last Hope and our foster pets, present and future.
O Sole Mio! The sun beamed on the outdoor festivities including a DJ, plus pet behavior, training and CPR experts. Erin Grins from Slap Dash Comedy juggled on stilts and then created balloon dogs and cats while a huge Westy the Dog from Westy's Storage of Hicksville posed for photos. Girl Scout Troop #1247 of West Islip manned (is that the correct verb for Girl Scouts?) the face painting and craft table amid a giantjewelryandbakedgoodsfleamarket.
At noon, several political dignitaries and the Wantagh Chamber of Commerce joined Last Hope in cutting the red ribbon. Later, Reverend Krantz from the Church of the Advent in Westbury blessed the facility and all pets present. Then he walked next door and blessed the Town of Hempstead Shelter animals. Meanwhile, an army of volunteers buzzed around Last Hope in matching T-shirt "uniforms" to mark the occasion.
Now for the quiet K-9 miracles: Presently, Last Hope places about 400 cats and 100 dogs a year. Private rescues, like Last Hope, have the luxury of picking and choosing dogs for adoption; whereas municipal shelters don't. They must take all strays and most owner surrenders. It is much easier to be noticed if you are a homeless pet in the care of a private group rather than lost in the sea of sameness at a town pound. Top that with super showcasing when a crowd attends a shelter grand opening.
All Last Hope dogs are from town shelters. Newly arrived Brookhaven Shelter beauties - Shannon, a Golden Retriever whose owner died, and Anita, a Pit there for almost three years. - I repeat - almost three years - were adopted by applicants at the grand opening. I delivered two Babylon Shelter dogs shortly before June 4. One was Bailey the Beagle mix who had been fished out of the Amityville canal.
Last Hope began as a two-woman operation 30 years ago. One founder, Janet Brasco, was at the Wantagh celebration. She retired from rescue in 1991 when she handed the reins over to Linda Stuurman. Janet came to wish Last Hope well, and to rejoice in how far the organization had progressed. Janet asked me Bailey's story because her older Beagle mix had recently died. Well, Bailey, now Bess, went home with Last Hope's founder. Could we ask for anything more?
When accompanying the reverend to the Hempstead blessing, we ran into Liz a police officer and Last Hope supporter, campaigning for Faith, a brindle mix found tied up in Elmont. Supposedly she had been used as a bait dog. Liz visited her everyday and could attest to her wonderful temperament. This may sounded jaded, but shelters overflow with brindle Pit types. Linda is barraged with requests to take shelter dogs (mostly from me). What made this brindle so special? Well, Faith is exceptional; her spirit radiated because of her advocate, Liz. Within hours, Faith became a Last Hope dog scoffed up by friends of volunteers. Adoption inquiries never happen that fast. It was due to the magic of the moment.
Puppies "Take to the Skies": More magic soared to Wantagh from 731 miles away. Last Hope pulls dogs from an overcrowded shelter in Kentucky, with a high euthanasia rate. Two litters of puppies stood little chance of survival if they remained there, but no land transport was scheduled for the weekend of the grand opening.
Instead, Last Hope volunteer Dale got in touch with a pilot friend Alex. She actually met his family when she helped them trap and neuter feral cats. After Dale's extensive flight coordination, six lucky pups arrived by way of "relay" air transport that began Saturday morning in Kentucky and ended that evening at Republic Airport in Farmingdale. Because of the generosity of three pilots, all members of an organization known as Pilots 'N' Paws, these Shepherd/Husky pups are safe under Last Hope's care.
Pilot Jon picked up the pups in Owensboro, KY and flew them to Amy in Danville, KY who took them to Alex in Hagerstown, MD who brought them home with him to Farmingdale. The pups were given "potty" breaks and water before the each leg of their journey.
Pilots 'N' Paws is a volunteer network that brings together pilots who fly homeless animals at no charge to rescue groups all over the United
States. Pilots 'N' Paws combines the pilots' passion for aviation with their love of animals. Although the separate legs of their flight totaled about five and a half hours, our puppies handled the long trip well. We even had the ability to track their journey via the web. Best of all, a foster parent was waiting at Wantagh to take each pup home. To learn more about Pilots 'N' Paws missions of mercy, visit: www.pilotsnpaws.org.
Costco donated sheet cake for the grand opening. It already said: "Love is in the Air". Besides referring to our airmail pups, you could see and feel the love everywhere. With this fitting confectionery inscription, you could taste it too.
For Adoption: These poster pups are at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon. "Cindy" in Cage 48 is a friendly 4 yr. old Shepherd/Lab from an eviction. This handsome male Coonhound in Cage 1 came in as a stray. Based on his breed, there's a good chance he is from a Southern shelter like the Last Hope pups flown in from Kentucky. There are many lovely cats too.
Females: Boxer; Honey the Husky; Holly the talkative tortie; Pits- Mona Lisa, Lydia and Trixie.
Males: Pug; senior Yorkie; Santo the German Shepherd, Maverick the yellow Lab.
Reminder: My Search for Sensation & the Westminster Kennel Club in Babylon program at Town of Babylon History Museum, 47 W. Main St., Sat. June 18 at 1 pm. Free. Call 587-3750. Optional field trip to the site after the talk.


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Several surgical procedures are available for the treatment of Parkinson disease. However, none of them cure the disease. These procedures may help relieve symptoms for a period of time.
During these surgical procedures, you will be sedated, but kept awake. This is important so that the surgeon can test various areas of the brain. This testing will highlight the abnormal brain tissue. You may be asked to describe sensations or to move parts of your body during the course of the procedure.
It is important to remember that not every person with Parkinson's disease is a candidate for surgery. Surgery is usually reserved for those with advanced symptoms. Your doctor can help you get an expert opinion as to whether or not you are a good candidate.
The thalamus is an area of the brain the helps with movement. A thalamotomy is a procedure to destroy part of the thalamus. Newer imaging techniques and a special frame that holds the patient's head in a fixed position have helped make thalamotomy more precise. Destruction of part of the thalamus is accomplished with either heat (delivered through an electrode) or stereotactic radiosurgery.
Thalamotomy can help improve the tremors of Parkinson disease. It does not appear to have much effect on other Parkinson symptoms. Patients who experience improvement often still have relief 10 years after the procedure. This procedure is less commonly done.
The globus pallidus is another area of the brain involved in movement. Pallidotomy is a procedure to destroy the globus pallidus. Newer imaging techniques and a special frame that holds the patient's head in a fixed position have helped make pallidotomy more precise. Destruction of the globus pallidus is accomplished with either heat or stereotactic radiosurgery.
Pallidotomy can help improve many of the symptoms of Parkinson disease, including:
Patients may experience dramatic improvement after pallidotomy. Studies show that this improvement may be maintained for at least 5 years after the procedure is done. Pallidotomy is not commonly done anymore.
Thalamotomy and pallidotomy are not done as often anymore because they have a greater risk of irreversible side effects and complications. Deep brain stimulation is more common.
In this technique, a stimulating electrode lead is placed into the subthalamic nucleus (just below the thalamus) or internal globus pallidus (part of the basal ganglia) to reduce symptoms of advanced Parkinson disease. Or, it can be placed into the thalamus to reduce tremor. A wire is snaked out and attached to a generator that is implanted in the patient's chest. A small, handheld magnet can be passed over the generator switch to turn it on and off.
When the device is activated, it sends an electrical impulse to its destination and acts as a kind of brain pacemaker. Complications with the device may require additional surgery. Other potential adverse effects include:
The generator requires replacement every 3-5 years. Advantages of deep brain stimulation include:
The risk of infection or breakage of the electrical leads is higher, though, because of the implanted device.
Close follow-up with a neurologist with expertise in movement disorders and deep brain stimulation is essential for optimizing benefit.
Research is underway to study the effects of dopamine-producing tissue implanted into the part of the brain responsible for the symptoms of Parkinson disease. Other studies are using viruses to transfer genes to the brain tissue to allow for greater dopamine availability. These procedures are still being investigated.
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Insomniac took to their Facebook page today to confirm that their upcoming shooter Fuse, has now been moved to Q2 2013 from a previous March release date, meaning we'll see it between April 2013 and June 2013.
Oh well, I wasn't chomping at the bit for this anyway. Having played it at a recent event, it seemed cool, but all over the map in terms of what it was trying to do.
I guess they'll fully pull back the curtain on Fuse next week and give us a lot of gameplay videos?
Maybe it's because Insomniac outsourced to the mysterious, non-existent Tin Giant for this game too... ;) See the 'Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault for Vita' Mystery for more info on that.
Good news. I'll be picking this baby up for xbox360 on launch day.