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Convert Blu-ray/DVDs, 1080p/720p Videos to iPad Air with SBS 3D
Can iPad Air play Videos, Blu-ray and DVD movies with SBS 3D effect
Description: Windows/Mac solution to let you transfer regular 2D/3D videos, Blu-rays and DVDs to side-by-side 3D MP4 for iPad Air, so that you can watch 3D movies on iPad Air.
The traditional Anaglyph (Red/Blue, Red/Green) 3D just lose too much video quality. More and more people now prefer to enjoy SBS (side-by-side 3D) MKV on 3D TV like Samsung, LG or 3D video projectors. That's really cool: you can easily enjoy the real 3D movies at home theater. But have you ever come up with the idea of watching SBS 3D movies on portable devices, e.g. iPad Air? Why can't we transfer a regular 2D video/blu-ray/dvd to 3D version?
In fact it could very simple to accomplish this goal: enjoy real SBS 3D movies on iPad Air everywhere no matter what source file you have, 2D/3D videos, 2D/3D blu-rays and DVDs, all can be playback on iPad with real SBS 3D effect!
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To achieve this, you need to get help of a professional Video/Movie to iPad Air Converter on Windows/Mac. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is recommended for it's capable of converting 2D/2D videos/blu-rays/DVDs to side-by-side 3D MP4 format that is most suitable for iPad Air.
(Tips: its Mac version is renamed as Pavtube Video/Movie to iPad Air Converter for Mac.)
Get it installed and let's start this workflow within few clicks.
Tutorial: Convert 2D/3D video/blu-ray/dvd to Side-by-Side 3D MP4 for iPad Air
Step 1. Launch iPad Air 3D Video Converter; import video/disc.
Click the top left disc&folder icon to import videos or blu-ray/dvd discs. Most mainstream video formats are supported, such as MKV/MOV/AVI/WMV/Tivo/VOB/MPG. It will also help you to roll off your disc protection as well as region code easily.
Step 2. Choose format.
Click the "Format" drop-down list and choose "3D Vdieo -> MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)" as the best preset for iPad Air.
Step 3. Adjust conversion specs and 3D effect (Optional)
Click "Settings" to enter the Profile Settings window; you can free change video size (1920*1080 recommended for iPad Air), bitrate (turn it down if you want to videos in smaller file size) and frame rate.
You can also can change 3D depth on the bottom.
Step 4. Start conversion.
Now back to the main interface and hit "Convert" to start the conversion. Wait for moments till the conversion completed, then click "Open output folder" to quick locate converted SBS 3D MP4 videos for iPad Air. Now, you can sync video files to iPad Air via iTunes 11
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Nov 30, 2013, 04:28 AM
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Watch DVD files on Surface (Pro) 2 with multiple languages
Convert DVD ISO/IFO to Surface 2 & Surface Pro 2 with multi-track MP4
Description: The best solution to copy DVD IFO/ISO to Surface (Pro) 2 with multiple audio tracks so that you can free switch different languages while playback DVD movie on Surface (Pro) 2.
What is an IFO file?
IFO files are files that store DVD information. These files are commonly referred to as DVD Info Files because IFO files contain DVD scene and timing information.
On a DVD-Video disc, there are two folders, AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. In the VIDEO_TS folder, there are many files with the extensions .IFO, .BUP and .VOB. The .IFO files are simply information files; they have no video or audio data at all. They hold information on the VOB files, which are the actual MPEG-2 Video, Dolby Digital / DTS / PCM audio files. You don't particularly play an IFO file, but if you were to open an IFO file in certain software it would play the DVD or a certain set of VOB files.
What is an ISO file?
Think of an .iso as a container that holds all the files and folders contained on a CD/ DVD. Unlike a .zip file, an ISO is not compressed. ISO files are useful for keeping backups of CDs and DVDs and for storing the contents of CDs or DVDs on hard-drives or uploading and downloading them on the internet.
You can play MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 videos on Surface (Pro) 2, but DVD ISO/IFO files are not supported natively. What to do if you happen to have a large DVD collection and wish to enjoy DVD IFO/ISO image files on Surface (Pro) 2 anywhere?
Don't want to loss video quality? Need to keep all the audio-tracks so that you can free switch languages while playback?
Try this Pavtube ByteCopy. (Mac users can try this ByteCopy for Mac).
Pavtube DVD to Surface Converter Pro is a professional multi-track converting tool; with this DVD multi-track converter, you can easily rip DVD IFO/ISO files to the best MP4 file for Surface (Pro) with multiple audio tracks.
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How to convert DVD ISO/IFO to multi-track MP4 for Surface (Pro) 2
Step 1. Run DVD multi-track Converter; import IFO/ISO image files.
Click the top left disc icon and choose "Load IFO/ISO" to import your DVD IFO/ISO files; DVD discs, Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray ISO files are also supported.
Step 2. Choose Multi-track MP4 as target video format.
Click the drop-down list and choose "Multi-track Video>Multi-track MP4" as the best multi-track preset for Surface (Pro) 2.
Step 3. Adjust target Video/Audio settings (Optional).
Click "Settings" to adjust target file specs. You are allowed to change video size, bitrate, frame rate in "Video" tab and free check needed audio tracks in "Audio" tab as below:
Step 4. Start Conversion.
Hit the big red "Convert" to start converting DVD IFO/ISO image files to MP4 for Surface (Pro) 2 with multiple audio tracks (languages). After the conversion, hit "Open" or "Open output folder" to locate the converted video directly. (How to transfer media contents to Surface Tablets?)
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Dec 13, 2013, 03:24 AM
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Get 20% OFF Top Ulimate Video Converter at Pavtube
20% off Professional BD/DVD/HD Video Converter with editing function
As a customer of Pavtube software, I want to share my own experience with you and hope this can give you some conference when you are considering of buying conversion software.
I don't recall where I heard about this software, as it was a long time ago. I may have found it myself through Google, or saw a thread on a forum recommending this software. When I went to purchase, I searched directly for the official website on Google.
I have an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus), and an Android Tablet (Nexus 7 2013). The phone is used for phone, and the tablet was a gift that I use for recreational purposes. Gaming and rarely watching videos, but video drains the battery, so I am usually around a computer anyways.
I tried AnyDVD HD with problematic results forcing me to restart my system to regain control over Blu-ray playback. MakeMKV works great, but it doesn't allow me to extract still frames, or clips just forced to rip the entire title.
I purchased the Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper accidentally, and was able to upgrade to Pavtube Video Converter Ultimatethrough the marketing e-mail.
Surprising, we found it is on sale with 20% off at Pavtube Christmas Software Promotions!
With the help of Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, I can rip portions of protected Blu-ray discs, rather than having to rip the whole disc and then extract a clip from it. It's a major time saver.
I backup certain discs for personal use. I generally watch on PC only, and I usually like more control (adding fades and stuff) so I'll usually rip to a high-quality format and do my conversions for alternate devices in editing software.
I use Adobe Premiere Pro at home so I can have me control over my video (fade in the audio and video, make cuts in the middle of the video if necessary, fade out audio/video at the end, add/remove music/audio, etc.) The Adobe Premiere MOV would serve my purposes well, but for whatever reason, I generally prefer the mp4 container format, so I end up using HD Video>H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) as my base, and adjust the settings to my link.
Some advice to make the software perfect
1. Frame-by-frame seek buttons
It would be possible to implement frame-by-frame (skin one frame forward and skip one frame backward) buttons to both the main viewer window to the right of the interface. I feel like this would make the Take Snapshot button far more useful. Also, the ability to type in a specific timecode within this same main interface preview would make the Take Snapshot button even more useful.
2. Allow Exporting of Closed-Captioning file
It is really good if the future version of the Video Converter Ultimate software could allow the export of closed captions. The current option seems to bake the captions into the video. It'd be amazing if the software could allow me to export a sidecar file, so that using software like VLC Player; I can manually turn the captions on and off.
(The member of Pavtube support team told me that Pavtube ByteCopy could export sidecar file. By the Way, Pavtube really has a powerful support team!)
3. Allow Exporting of Picture-in Picture
I have a few discs that have picture-in-picture or video commentary tracks, and I hope they might be encoded as additional streams within the files on the disc.
Anyway, it is really worth to buy Pavtube softwares which have the advantage of exchanging your purchase for free, updating the software forever, powerful support team etc. You will not regret if you choose it like me!
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Dec 23, 2013, 07:26 AM
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Stream Blu-ray to 3D TV with side-by-side 3D MP4 on Windows 8.1
Rip Blu-ray to SBS 3D MP4 for 3D TV with Windows 8.1 3D Blu-ray Ripper
Description: Do you know how to transfer blu-ray movies to your TV with 3D effect on Windows 8.1/8? This article will guide you rip 2D/3D Blu-ray movies to side-by-side 3D MP4 on Windows 8.1/8.
3D effect is destined to give audience a fantastic and vivid visual experience and many people would like to view 3D movies in their soft sofas. To meet this demand, you have two choices:
The first choice: Play 3D Blu-ray discs directly on your 3D HDTV.
Tools needed: 3D HDTV; 3D Blu-ray Player; 3D Blu-ray discs; 3D glasses
You must consider that some latest movies do not come out 3D Blu-ray discs and if you like the movie very much and want to view it more than once, the Blu-ray discs are easily to be scratched by playing over and over.
The second choice: Convert Blu-ray movies with 3D effect to play on 3D TV.
Tools needed: 3D TV; any 2D/3D Blu-ray discs; Blu-ray to 3D converter; 3D glasses
The only thing you need to do is rip your 2D/3D Blu-ray movies to side-by-side 3D MP4 format before playing on the TV.
Which choice would you prefer? I think most people prefer the second one which is more practical and could protect your Blu-ray discs while enjoying movies with 3D effect.
As one of the best BD/DVD disc handling tools on the market, Pavtube 3D Blu-ray Ripper would be the suitable application to complete the process of ripping blu-ray movies to side-by-side 3D MP4 on Windows 8.1/8. It also supports backing up only movie content without extras to save time and storage space.
Full Guide: Rip Blu-ray with 3D effect on Windows 8.1/8
Step 1: Install and launch the latest Pavtube 3D Blu-ray Converter onto your computer; then click "Load files" to import Blu-ray, Blu-ray ISO/IFO or Blu-ray/DVD folder. Choose subtitle, language or forced subtitles in the main interface.
Step 2: From the Format bar, find "3D Video" catalogue, you will find several presets for Side-by-Side 3D, Top-Bottom 3D and Anaglyph 3D. You can choose the one according to your device specification. MP4 is usually the recommended one.
Step 3: Click "Settings" to adjust bitrate, frame rate, 3D mode and depth according to your own need.
Tip: If you want to rip Blu-ray movies with multiple audio tracks and subtitle sincluded, Pavtube ByteCopy is the best choice. Besides output good 3D effect, it is also able to encode the original soundtracks into 5.1 channels with your wanted language.
Step 4: Hit the "Convert" button to rip your Blu-ray movies to SBS 3D MP4 video for 3D TV. When it finishes, click the "Open" option to locate the created 3D video and transfer your 3D Blu-ray movie to 3D TV for entertainment.
The process of ripping 3D video may longer than regular disc ripping because of the complicate encoding for data ****yzing and processing. Just wait patiently.
Read more:
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How to Rip 3D Blu-ray movie to SBS 3D MP4 video for playback on your 3D devices?
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Convert 2D/3D Blu-ray to 3D MKV/MP4/AVI/MOV/WMV in SBS, Anaglyph, T/P
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How to convert Blu-ray for playback on Samsung Smart TV?
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Dec 25, 2013, 04:21 AM
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How to Play Blu-Ray Discs in Windows Media Player?
3 Ways to playback Blu-ray in Windows Media Player on Windows 8.1/8/7
Description: A brief guide to show three most reliable ways to playback Blu-ray in Windows Media Player on PC or portable devices.
Windows Media Player supports nearly all types of media files; however, protected Blu-rays are not included. As we all know, playing Blu-ray disc on PC must require an external Blu-ray drive to mount the contents on disc.
If you want to watch Blu-ray movies on PC directly without a Blu-ray player, here are some reliable ways for you:
Plan A. Get a Digital Copy of Blu-ray
A Digital Copy is usually made into a DVD which is included in your Blu-ray set. After inserting this DVD to PC, you will be able to find it as a new disk drive; double click to open it, submit your key code to watch this movie directly.
Besides, if you want to stream Blu-ray movie to smartphones or tablets, try this Digital Copy Removal.
Plan B. Download necessary codecs to play Blu-rays
A popular solution for many people is to download and install a codec pack which includes the codecs necessary for playing many mainstream audio and video file formats. The mediaplayercodecpack.com website offers a popular codec pack for Windows media player that includes a number of popular codecs, including support for Blu-ray, which will allow you to watch your Blu-ray movies using Windows media player. You can download the codec pack on CNET's website or you can go directly to www.mediaplayercodecpack.com.
Plan C. Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper
Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper is an all-in-one Blu-ray backup and conversion solution. With this tool, you can lossless backup the Blu-ray with exactly the same file structure; or convert it to perfect WMV/MP4/MPG/MKV/AVI/FLV/MOV files, so that you can playback in Windows Media Player without scratching discs or using the disc drive frequently.
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Detailed guide of How to Open Blu-ray with Windows Media Player for playback on Windows 8.1/8/7
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I need some helping figuring out what is up with my gauges on my 2002 X-star. I bought the boat about 3 months ago knowing it needed a few things fixed, the fuel gauge was one of those. It did not work 90% of the time. After a little research I decided the fuel gauge sensor could be the culprit, so I replaced the fuel gauge sensor about 2 weeks ago. It seemed to work fine for about a 4 or 5 days then it went back to it's old habits of only working when it wanted to...to make matters worse today I had the boat out and Perfect Pass suddenly quit working. I cut the boat off and when I cut it back on all of the gauges quit working. (fuel, rpm, oil pressure, volts, etc.) The only one that worked was the depth finder. We had a big rain a few days ago and even though the boat was covered on a lift it got a lot of water in it. Is it possible the rain shorted something out? I read on another post something about a MDC box? Blown fuses? Any help in figuring out what the problem is would be greatly appreciated.
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The Lady Bisons finished 1-2 against California in the tournament.
The Lady Bisons scored two runs in the fifth inning. Mackenzie Tucker singled to the pitcher. Kiihnl singled to the pitcher. Tucker moved to third and Kiihnl went to second on a ground out to first base by Lauren Dortwegt. With two out Courtney Billington doubled to left center to bring both Tucker and Kiihnl home.
In the seventh Tucker reached base on an error by the third baseman. Dortwegt drove her home with a double to right center.
California scored one run in the first, three runs in the third and one run in the fifth. Valerie Arioto hit a solo home run in the fifth. Frani Echavvaria slammed a solo home run to lead off the second inning and a two-RBI double in the third.
The Lady Bisons collected seven hits in the game, each by a different batter. California had eight hits.
Whitney Kiihnl started on the mound for the Lady Bisons. In 4.1 innings she allowed six hits and five runs, all earned. She walked two and struck out four.
Christen Campbell pitched the final 2.2 innings. She gave up two hits and struck out two. She did not allow a run. The Lady Bisons are 20-6. California is 22-5.
The Lady Bisons close out the Spring Fling Saturday at 5 p.m. when they play tournament host Hawaii for the third time.


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WASHINGTON — About month and a half ago, Andre Ethier spoke to Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly and the hitting coaches about how he wasn't making solid contact with the ball.
In that meeting, the group set a modest goal for the then-slumping outfielder: Get one hit a day, build from there.
Soon after, the hits started coming again. And Friday night, in the Dodgers' first game back from the All-Star break, Ethier's long-dormant power returned, too.
BOXSCORE: Dodgers vs. Nationals
Ethier's ninth-inning home run was the difference in the Dodgers' 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, the team's 18th victory in their last 23 games. Earlier in the game, Hanley Ramirez hit the ninth home run of his injury-shortened season, a two-run shot in the third inning.
Ethier's home run was only his sixth of the season. Ethier, whose power numbers have steadily declined since he hit a career-high 31 home runs in 2009, had last hit a home run June 11.
"I still think that 30 home runs is there," Mattingly said.
Told of what Mattingly said, Ethier replied, jokingly, "If I do this year, that's a miracle."
Mattingly pointed out that some of Ethier's recent seasons were disrupted by injuries. Ethier broke a pinkie in 2010. He underwent a knee operation before the end of the 2011 season.
"You start making changes in your swing," Mattingly said.
That was why Mattingly and his coaches advised Ethier to think small. Even Friday, before he hit that home run, Ethier said Mattingly told him, "Get on base any way you can."
Ethier stayed on a down-and-in, two-strike slider from closer Rafael Soriano and sent it over the right-field wall.
"I don't know how he hit that ball," Soriano said.
The fact that Ethier was in position to win the game underscored how much these Dodgers have changed in recent weeks.
In his third start for the Dodgers, recently acquired Ricky Nolasco held the Nationals to two runs over 51/3 innings. With the Dodgers ahead, 2-1, in the fourth inning, the Nationals loaded the bases against Nolasco. The Nationals didn't score.
"I was trying to go pitch by pitch," Nolasco said.
The once-shaky bullpen held the Nationals scoreless over the final 32/3 innings.
Rookie Jose Dominguez pitched an inning. Left-hander Paco Rodriguez recorded four outs. Ronald Belisario retired Jayson Werth for the final out of the eighth inning. Kenley Jansen saved the game with a perfect ninth inning.
The improved form of the bullpen is what Mattingly attributed their increased success to in close games. The Dodgers have won 10 of their last 12 one-run games.
Belisario said the relievers have benefited from the setting of roles.
"It helps you concentrate more," Belisario said.
The Dodgers were also bolstered by the returns of Yasiel Puig, Carl Crawford and Mark Ellis, who were all nursing minor injuries leading up to the All-Star break.
Puig was again the player who probably provided the paying spectators with what will be their longest-lasting memories of the night.
In the second inning, he made an on-the-fly throw from right field that appeared to nail Bryce Harper tagging up for third base. Harper was called safe by umpire Eric Cooper and later scored on a wild pitch.
Puig's catch to end the seventh inning was as spectacular, as he crashed into a wall after running down a slicing ball hit by Anthony Rendon in foul territory.
"If it's not a home run, everything stays with me," Puig said, smiling.


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Asif Ali Zardari, born 26 July 1955 in Karachi into the Zardari family is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister.
A Balochi from a tribe based in Sindh, Zardari rose to prominence after his marriage to Bhutto in 1987. Zardari became widely known as "Mr. 10 Percent" during the premierships of Bhutto because of his alleged role in obtaining kickbacks as an intermediary in government deals. His political career has been mired in corruption allegations, for which he was imprisoned from 1990 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2004. Between 1993 and 1996, he held various cabinet positions in the second Bhutto administration. During this period, his extensive entanglement in the Bhutto family feud over the future leadership of the PPP led to him being suspected of, and later indicted for, orchestrating the sudden death of Murtaza Bhutto, brother of Benazir Bhutto.
He was arrested for corruption in late 1996, following the collapse of the Bhutto government. Although incarcerated, he nominally served in Parliament after being elected to the National Assembly in 1990 and Senate in 1997. He was released from jail in 2004 amid rumors of reconciliation between Pervez Musharraf and the PPP. He subsequently went into self-exile in Dubai, but returned in December 2007 after Bhutto's assassination. As the Co-Chairman of the PPP, he led his party to victory in the 2008 general elections. He spearheaded a coalition that forced Musharraf to resign and was elected President on 6 September 2008.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Former standout ball player Frank Davis returns to his alma mater to become the newest addition to the men's basketball staff, assuming the title of Director of Basketball Operations.
Davis finished out his career at Tech at the top of the all-time three-point shooting list, having netted 251 buckets from downtown from 2006-2010. He logged two seasons with a three-point shooting accuracy of over 40 percent (42.9 percent in 2008-09 and 44.4 percent in 2009-10) and is No. 1 on the list of career games played with 125.
A standout in the classroom as well, Davis was four times named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and earned a spot in Tech's 1,000 point club with 1,118 career points.
As the Director of Operations, Davis' primary responsibilities will include all film production, acquisition and exchange, as well as the coordination of travel. He will also assist with the day-to-day operations of the program.
"Frank was a tremendous player for us and we're looking for him to contribute in the same manner as a member of the staff," Golden Eagle head coach Steve Payne said. "He's well known in the community and well-respected as a former athlete here. His intangibles – a passion for the game and willingness to learn – make him a valuable asset to this program."
Davis is a native of Gainesville, Ga. and will continue to pursue his master's degree in education at Tennessee Tech.


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We continue with the untold story of the local wrinkle on the suffrage movement in New York State. As we move toward NYS's centennial of winning the vote in 1917, we'll see an increasing interest in this part of our history. The articles linked on this blog are primarily from the archives of Grandmother Edna Kearns.
The suffrage movement tapped the power of the press when its activists witnessed and reported on the news, much as citizen journalists do today. Writers and activists like Edna Buckman Kearns reported for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and local publications on Long Island. Edna also lived part time in New York City where her husband Wilmer Kearns was employed and her young daughter Serena attended a Quaker school. Edna gave her full attention to organizing Long Island for woman's suffrage. Her reports in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle gave considerable detail to the grassroots organizing efforts, of which this article and others demonstrate.
Elisabeth Freeman was among the suffrage campaigners, along with Edna Kearns and others who spread out to cover organizations where numbers of men would congregate, such as the firemens' convention. They showed up with literature and made a visual impact. The community reactions and how the suffragists responded were documented in detail.
Back to contemporary times: I enjoy reading the press coverage of England's suffrage movement. The Brits' coverage of this time in their history is extremely creative. For example, there's a recent piece on a descendant of Emily Davison, best known for throwing herself in front of the king's horse. And an excellent article on how the sinking of the Titanic impacted the suffragette movement in England.


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Location Model Portfolio Session – Northumberland Avenue
Just a small selection of photographs from a model portfolio session that took place in and around London's Hungerford Bridge and Northumberland Avenue.
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The best person to be Rock Valley College's next president has been here all along. Trustees should remove the interim before the title and make Mike Mastroianni the man to succeed Jack Becherer.
Mastroianni had his chance to impress the public Wednesday during a public forum at RVC. He was the last of three candidates to participate in a community forum. A fourth candidate dropped out to take a job at a different college.
The other finalists have excellent credentials, but Mastroianni's private sector experience, combined with his work in multiple roles at RVC, makes him the most qualified.
An additional quality that sets Mastroianni apart is his own experience as a first-generation college student. He got his associate's degree from RVC and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Rockford College (now Rockford University.)
He knows how difficult it is to put yourself through school, and his experience will help him relate to first-generation students who want to get their start at RVC.
This region doesn't have enough college-educated adults, who typically earn more than those who didn't go to college and thereby add to a community's wealth. About 20 percent of Rockford adults have a bachelor's degree or more. In Illinois, the number is 29.8 percent. Nationwide, it's 27.5.
We can't expect a flood of college-educated people to start moving to Rockford. Instead, we must grow our own, and Rock Valley is a great place to start. Mastroianni's been there and can be an example for students striving for a better life.
Mastroianni understands the challenges in this community. He realizes the importance of developing robust career and technical educational opportunities while maintaining a strong liberal arts program.
Rock Valley College is vital to the region. The expansion of RVC's aviation maintenance program at Chicago Rockford International Airport to serve the region's aerospace industry was an important development that will support jobs that are already here and jobs that may come here.
Mastroianni was instrumental in getting that deal done, and he has the right personality to broker more deals and form more partnerships, whether they be with schools or businesses.
The Rockford School District promoted from within when it picked Ehren Jarrett to be superintendent. Under Jarrett's leadership, there's more optimism about what's going on in Rockford schools than there has been in decades. Picking the local guy worked for District 205, and we think it will work for Rock Valley.
Rock Valley can't afford to hire a president who would take six months to find all the coffee shops. Mastroianni has experience, deep roots in the community and a record of success. He can continue the progress Becherer and board trustees worked so hard to create.
Rock Valley is on a roll. Besides the aforementioned aviation maintenance program, the school has been designated a Right Skills Now college, which will help up-and-coming manufacturing workers. RVC is one of 10 in the country to receive the recognition. RVC also is coming off of successful men's and women's basketball programs.
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Re-Animator: Limited Edition (US - DVD R1)
Gabe is resurrected by the glowing green goo of Herbert West's re-agent...
'Herbert West Has a Very Good Head on His Shoulders... And Another One in a Dish on His Desk.' One of the best taglines of our time. Stuart Gordon's début feature is one of the most important and influential films of the horror/comedy sub-genre. There have been dark comedy/horror hybrids since the dawn of storytelling, and outrageous slapstick dates back to Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, and H.G. Lewis revamped that slapstick in his tongue-in-cheek gore epics, but it is The Re-Animator stands as the perfect modern era extension.
The story follows Herbert West, played with extreme gusto by a young and unknown Jeffery Combs (surely one of the worlds top ten most underrated actors), who comes to the fictional Miskatonic University in search of the knowledge needed to bring life to the dead. The school offers West little in the way of stimulation, and soon he's reverted to his pre-credit sequence ways, injecting his homemade, day-glow green goo into the fresh cadavers and checking for vitals. West manages to suck his new roommate Dan into the debacle with the promise of eternal glory, and the two are soon ejected from school for their meddling, much to the chagrin to of Dan's girlfriend, who doesn't trust West from the outset. A series of tragic mistakes leads West's rival, Dr. Hill, to the apartment to discover the truth behind Dan and Herbert's secret.
Gordon's film is based on one of H.P. Lovecraft's pulpiest stories (originally printed as a series). Herbert West: Re-Animator is not quintessential in the author's canon by any means, but it is one of the most easily and affordably adaptable ones. Fans will often favour At the Mountains of Madness and other Necronomicon based work. Here there are no unnamable, monstrous Gods, and the unusually colourful and often overly metaphorically descriptions are somewhat stilted. The series is most renowned for its humour (not usual for Lovecraft), and it's extreme racism (not an abnormality for Lovecraft). In the book West first tests his re-agent on 'coloured' people, because they are apparently 'lesser' beings, more akin to animals than men. Gordon's film manages to askew this shamelessly inappropriate angle.
Re-Animator the movie owes as much of its existence to the classic E.C. Comic series of pre-code American funny books as Lovecraft himself. The E.C. series ( Tales from the Crypt, Creepy, etc.) were knowingly and admittedly pilfered by Romero on a regular basis, from his zombie flicks to his direct homage Creepshow. It remained favoured pickings for other modern horror and fantasy directors who were weaned on the mags, and is inspirationally prevalent through the mid-'80s. The comic influence in Re-Animator can be seen in its ironic sense of humour (much more obvious than Lovecraft's) and its brightly coloured visuals.
Insanely clever, deviously funny, and gruesomely raunchy, Re-Animator is most remembered for its final act 'rape-by-severed-head' sequence, but has a lot more going for it than simply bawdy visual puns. The script houses some of the most quotable witticisms this side of Peter Sellers. When confronted with the possibility of being caught by the late night morgue staff, West simply scoffs and quips, 'What will they do, embalm us?' The genius of the humour comes in its mix of subtlety and embellished vulgarity. Had the funny stuff been played as funny the wildness of the situations would've been too cartoony, and the film would lose its razor edge. West's nonchalant reactions, mixed with Dan's realistic reaction are the comedic backbone of the film, and its greatest dramatic asset as well.
Re-Animator could've been just an aggressively campy and gory comedy, akin to the early works or John Waters, but because of Dan and Meg's very real and very touching relationship, and the subsequent rift created by West, the film has genuine humanity. Combs steals every scene he's in, his performance is one for the ages, and David Gale bites into the scenery in a very Vincent Price fashion as Dr. Carl Hill. But these performances would simply be extra paint on an already overfilled canvas if it wasn't for Bruce Abbott and Barbara Crampton taking their roles so seriously. As Stuart Gordon says, they are the unsung heroes of the film.
The filmmakers and actors involved were almost all from the theatre, not to mention new to film. Gordon nurtured these stage backgrounds as well as his own. The film is shot kind of like a theatre troop's re-enactment of an E.C. comic book. There aren't a lot of close-ups or bravado camera techniques, and the sets are often blocked like a stage. Swedish cinematographer Mac Ahlberg has his moments, but it's mostly his lighting that gives the film its visual grandeur.
Though dated (some of the special effects are still effective, others are cheesy but appealing), Gordon's film somehow appreciates with each passing year. Like most cult films of the 1980s, Re-Animator endured due to its popularity on video, two VHS releases, two Laserdisc releases, and this marks the third DVD release. It's a real cult item, a movie one can make friends over and through. Give it a try, shout out 'Who's going to believe a talking head?' on a crowded street, I guarantee that a passing pedestrian will answer you with a glib exclamation of 'Get a job in a sideshow!' Personally, it's Re-Animator that I find new love for with subsequent viewings. Evil Dead 2 and Braindead are both great films, and films I can watch any day of the week, but this one ends the day a top the heap.
The original DVD release from Elite Entertainment, duped from their original laserdisc, was widescreen, but a little dirty and non-anamorphic. Elite later released a 'Millennium Edition' version of the DVD, as they had with their other two most celebrated titles, I Spit on Your Grave and Night of the Living Dead. It was anamorphic and very clean. For a low budget film from the mid '80s, it was an impressive transfer.
Could Anchor Bay, apparently working hand in hand with Stuart Gordon, possibly improve on the later Elite release? The short answer is pretty much no, with a but. An eagle eye and an obsessive-compulsive mind will notice that this new transfer does have sharper details and smoother motion, but they are all but invisible. I took screen caps from both discs, but found that they looked so much alike that it would be a waste of DVDActive's web space. I've included one to illustrate my point.
The new transfer still doesn't solve the old transfer's biggest problem, which was the darkest of the interior house sequences. Some scenes in the film are meant to be only key lit, but others suffer to the point that you almost can't see what's happening. If Gordon really was approving this transfer, however, I'm forced to assume that this was a conscious choice.
Anchor Bay Release
Millennium Release
Taking low budget, twenty-year-old horror films and remixing them to sound like they were made for triple the budget just last year is usually a pointless exercise. These surround mixes are usually either riddled with additional and artificial sounding sound effects, or just boil down suped up mono mixes. Elite's Millennium Edition release of Re-Animator didn't only have a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, it also had a DTS track and a THX optimizer. It was overkill, and it didn't really sound very impressive.
When confronted with such a similar video transfer I assumed that Anchor Bay's re-release would use more or less the same Dolby and DTS tracks as well. Thankfully, this new release is measurably better than the former. The big difference is the spatial differentiation. I keep my speakers pretty far apart in my home, and like to notice this type of thing. The Elite release was basically a wall of sound with a decent LFE channel. This disc has an even deeper bass track (which really helps the film's score), and surround channels are actually somewhat effective. The inclusion of DTS is still a little silly, but I can't imagine the film sounding any 'better' than this. Beyond the music this isn't an aggressive track, but it also doesn't sound like some modern rehash, it sounds like a crisper version of Gordon's intention.
Fan's of the first disc will have one reason to hang onto it, however, as the isolated score is nowhere to be found on Anchor Bay's disc.
If a slightly better A/V aren't going to get fans to double dip, maybe a myriad of new extra features will. Well, more like a single new extra I suppose, but it's a pretty good one. The extra I speak of is the all new 70 minute documentary Re-Animator Resurrectus, which features interviews with every one of the most important people behind the film (with the exception of David Gale, who's dead). The doc is very good, actually, maybe not 'buy a new copy of the same movie you've purchased 3 times already' good, but it's good.
The doc can be broken down into three parts. The first part takes about ten minutes to fill in the details of the project's pre-production phase, a brief history of producer Brian Yuzna and director Stuart Gordon, the scripting process, and the casting of lead actors. Some of this stuff can be seen on the special features section of Gordon's first Masters of Horror release, Dream in the Witch House.
Part two takes the entire film and boils it down to a fifty-minute essence, allowing the actors, director, writer, producer, and effects team to break the feature apart scene by scene. Sometimes the interviews appear in the corner of the screen while the film itself plays. This section is most invaluable for the never before seen behind the scenes video, including some stills of the fabled grosser version of Dr. Hill's lecture, where he removes a human brain from its housing. This breakdown approach makes for a well-structured analysis, as opposed to other retrospective documentaries that tend to jump around the production a hair too randomly.
Part three is about ten minutes of pre-release discussion. This includes the film's theatrical release, trailers, rating, reviews, and eventual cult status. Surprisingly enough, the film was very well received by critics at the time, despite its filthy nature. It didn't make a whole lot of money off the bat, but the video release became a bit of a sensation. It makes for a good capping to a good doc.
With the exception of a few stills, this pretty much ends the Anchor Bay exclusive extras. Those that already own the Millennium Edition release will probably want to stop reading now.
Disc one contains two classic commentary tracks. The first features Gordon solo, and is the more technically proficient of the two tracks. The second track features producer Brian Yuzna and actors Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Robert Sampson. This is the 'fun' track, though no less informative than Gordon's. There is surprisingly little repeating between the tracks, though they do make the new doc a bit moot information-wise.
Two versions of the film were made available during the initial video release—the uncut, 'unrated' version and an edited 'R-rated' version for TV and less ballsy video outlets. The edited version, though shorn of several minutes of gore (not to mention the film's show-stopping visual pun), but was actually longer in run time due to the inclusion of several scenes originally cut for timing. These scenes offered little to the film, but were sought after by fans regardless. These extended scenes end up changing the film quite a bit, and add a subplot revealing Dr. Hill to be a master hypnotist.
There is also a deleted dream sequence here, which is presented unfinished. The sequence is edited, but has no music, and an obviously temporary soundtrack. This is one of those deleted scenes that really doesn't belong in the finished film, but its inclusion goes towards making this the ultimate collection of Re-Animator extras, and it's interesting to see the places the film may've gone.
The interview section is a little repetitive in light of the commentary, not to mention the new documentary, but this is a complete collection, as I've stated a few times already, and every bit counts towards that. Gordon and Yuzna interview each other for about fifty minutes. It's a little overlong, but has a nice 'fly-on-the-wall' aspect not present during the doc. Composer Richard Band makes it clear that his title score was meant to be an homage to Bernard Hermann, not a rip-off. After his recollection of events, Band's given a chance to walk us through a few of the films more memorable cues. The other two interviews, which all run more palatable lengths, but have less in the way of info, feature writer Dennis Paoli and Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone.
The second disc is rounded out by the original theatrical trailer and a selection of TV spots, a series of stills (the new ones), posters and video boxes, and a Stuart Gordon bio. The only extra I can that can recall from the original Elite release that hasn't been included on any subsequent release is an Easter egg. When watching the trailers, one could switch to a commentary track featuring the actors. It was cute.
Those with a lot of printer ink and paper can also print out the original screenplay and Lovecraft's original short story collection. And least I forget this set's other original (and apparently limited edition) extra, the syringe shaped green highlighter. It's also cute.
The Re-Animator is a personal favourite of mine, so I cannot recommend it enough to those who haven't yet met with its gooey charms. This set really does seem to be the end all, ultimate Re-Animator release, and I'm giving it a full ten out of ten, but the previous Elite release really hasn't aged all that poorly either. The A/V may not be perfect, but I really can't fathom them being any better, considering the film's roots and age. Fans unconcerned with an only slightly revised transfer, a more modern sounding DTS track, and a good, but somewhat unnecessary seventy-minute documentary will probably be content with keeping their Millennium Edition discs. Those with the means and funds may find the re-purchase worthwhile overall, and those without the film on disc as of yet will be happy they waited.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 20th March 2007
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Actor/Producer Commentary, Re-Animator: Resurrectus, Interviews, Deleted and Extended Scenes, Stills and Art Galleries, Stuart Gordon Bio, DVDROM script and original story
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale
Genre: Comedy and Horror
Length: 86 minutes
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So as a diversion I thought you might like to check in and see how our built ins are coming. These are the Billy shelving units from IKEA.
Here's an older version of the living room wall.
The goal was to create more storage and impact on this wall for a minimum amount of money. Originally we were going to get the base unit for the TV but it was the most amount of money and we liked it the least. Besides it would have meant unattaching the TV from the wall and lowering it, which wasn't appealing to either of us. Call us DIY wimps if you will!
This is the in-process look. We went for putting the bridge unit on top for support because it isn't anchored to the wall. {Because of all of the cords back there this wasn't really an option.}
And here's the semi-finished look:
We really wanted to do something to add some texture to the background of the shelves and minimize the look of the paperboard backing~yuck! Each side unit was only $59.00 at IKEA so they made a great economical choice. Paint might have helped but I wanted to something that could be changed out. Our first thought was grass cloth but that didn't really fit the economical category. As I was going to the checkout lane at TJ Maxx I saw some wrapping paper that was this faux wood. {They are smart people those TJ Maxxers, they know just where to put the temptations!} At 2.99 a role this did fit the category and I snatched it up!
Here's a pic without the backing:
And here's the with:
With the cardboard backing I wanted to be careful how to attach the paper so that it could be changed out without wrecking the back. I opted for clear thumb tacks, one in each corner and you don't even notice them!
The units aren't done yet. We want to trim them out with crown moulding and spackle in the shelf holes {where you put the little plugs to hold up the shelf} just to give it all a more finished look.
Its so nice already to have more storage! {You can't have enough of that}And I'm really glad that this was such an inexpensive project. Keeping the fireplace {which is fake} gives us a place for stockings and with boys in the house who may occasionally chuck a ball around I'm glad to keep the TV up higher.
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By David Ponce
I'm sure Steve Jobs is rolling around in his grave now that this concept for a very tasteful iPad attachment is floating around on the Interwebs. Proving that you should never underestimate human ingenuity, this clip on piece of plastic holds a Fleshlight. Presumably, you'd have a companion application that would run on the screen and just like that you'd be copulating with… well, people, you're hopefully old enough to figure out how this would work. Right?
Isn't the picture above enough?
Anyway, it's just a concept so there's no actual such product. Yet.
I'm sad for mankind.
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marena necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 103 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Tai Pan Trading is an importer of quality home décor products and is a huge favorite of designers, interior decorators, and just about everyone seeking to beautify their homes and surroundings. Tai Pan's newest retail venture is called TPT Home. In 2010 we are upgrading the look, the feel, and the style in our new Costa Mesa, California store. We want this newest evolution to be reflected in our logo. Our other 5 stores will remain Tai Pan Trading, Wholesale Home Decor, with the new brand representing our retail outlets.
TPT Home is a destination shopping experience. Some customers will spend hours browsing through the many items that beautify and equip a home. TPT Home will provide a good value, a myriad of choices, fine service, and an exciting and fun shopping experience. The store is 40,000 square feet of dishes, floral, decor, yard and garden merchandise, furniture, and holiday merchandise. Many of our fixtures are made from reclaimed architectural salvage, vintage furniture and doors, as well as edgy metal materials. The experience is inspiring, diverse, and full of exploration.
Many of our customers also frequent Crate & Barrel, Anthropologie, Restoration Hardware, and Pottery Barn. They choose us over these other choices in some cases because of our quirky spin on some design concepts as well as our full line of holiday and floral merchandise that can't be found in these other outlets. Our audience tends to be somewhat affluent, spends their extra income on home projects and design, decorates for holidays and gatherings, and are usually from age 30 to 55. While our name may be somewhat generic we want to be sure to convey a certain style and panache with our logo design.
The Logo must say TPT home in some clear and legible form. We had one logo created for us that many people in the company liked but we are still wide open to completely different concepts . For us getting away from "too generic" is important. The name of the store is quite non-descript and we were hoping to create of an image with some depth using the logo design. We are most interested in a black and white design. I have been attracted to the look of vintage bottle labels; I included some pictures downloaded from Google under "vintage bottle label", but more contemporary designs have also appealed to us.
Please avoid a peaked roof design or anything with a house in the logo, in our particular industry it is quite overused.
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Edible Ice Cream Bowls: Made From Chocolate, Coconut, Cookies, and More!
I've always preferred eating ice cream out of a bowl, and not just at home. I like the little spoons at ice cream shops, how they enable me to dig in and get a few flavors in one mouthful. I like not worrying about catching all the drips. But I'll admit: it is a little bit of a letdown when I get to the bottom of my non-edible bowl and my companion (say, my husband) is just starting to crunch into his cone, getting ever closer to what we both know will be that last taste of melted ice cream puddled in the bottom tip. Oh, sweet, sweet ending. So, in my effort to stave off any more anti-climactic ice cream experiences, I went looking for the best of both worlds: edible ice cream bowls!
Chocolate chip cookies and brownies seem to be the most popular edible ice cream bowls, but I really loved the fruit bowls I came across, like coconut and cantaloupe. How perfect for sorbet!
• 1 Chocolate Bowls, via Bakerella
• 2 The Chocolate Chip Cookie Bowl Sunday, via Michael Ruhlman
• 3 Island Ice Cream, via Old Brand New
• 4 Crème Fraîche Ice Cream in Almond Butterscotch Cookie Cups, via Alexandra's Kitchen
• 5 Fortune Cookie Ice Cream Bowls, via Gluesticks
• 6 Brownie Cookie Sundae Bowls, via Half Baked
• 7 Coconut Ice Cream in Edible Bowls with Tropical Salsa, via The Mother Huddle
• 8 Cucumber Melon Sorbet, via Lobese
• 9 Waffle Bowls, via La Mia Vita Dolce
Have you ever made an edible ice cream bowl?
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Ezekiel Emanuel got a memorable introduction to our haphazard health-care system on his first visit to a cancer ward as a medical student. The white coats were ordering a transfusion for a teenage girl, and since shyness does not run in his family brother Rahm is President Obama's famously foulmouthed chief of staff, brother Ari a similarly silence-deficient Hollywood agent he interrupted to ask why. Because she had Hodgkin's disease and her platelets were below 20,000, the team explained. Emanuel still had questions: Was there evidence for that protocol? Don't some hospitals wait until 10,000? Why 20,000? Because that's...
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Please, No More HIE "Coming Of Age" Stories
Anne Zieger is a healthcare journalist who has written about the industry for 30 years. Her work has appeared in all of the leading healthcare industry publications, and she's served as editor in chief of several healthcare B2B sites.
Today I read a Modern Healthcare story suggesting that health information exchanges are "coming of age," and after reading it, I swear my eyes almost rolled back into my head. (An ordinary eye roll wouldn't do.)
The story leads with the assertion that a new health data sharing deal, in which Texas Health Resources agreed to share data via a third-party HIE, suggests that such HIEs are becoming sustainable.
Author Joseph Conn writes that the 14-hospital system is coming together with 32 other providers sending data to Healthcare Access San Antonio, an entity which supports roughly 2,400 HIE users and handles almost 2.2 million patient records. He notes that the San Antonio exchange is one of about 150 nationwide, hardly a massive number for a country the size of the U.S.
In partial proof of his assertion that HIEs are finding their footing, he notes that that from 2010 to 2015, the number of HIEs in the U.S. fluctuated but saw a net gain of 41%, according to federal stats. And he attributes this growth to pressure on providers to improve care, lower costs and strengthen medical research, or risk getting Medicare or Medicaid pay cuts.
I don't dispute that there is increased pressure on providers to meet some tough goals. Nor am I arguing that many healthcare organizations believe that healthcare data sharing via an HIE can help them meet these goals.
But I would argue that even given the admittedly growing pressure from federal regulators to achieve certain results, history suggests that an HIE probably isn't the way to get this done, as we don't seem to have found a business model for them that works over the long term.
As Conn himself notes, seven recipients of federal, state-wide HIE grants issued by the ONC — awarded in Connecticut, Illinois, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Wyoming — went out of business after the federal grants dried up. So were not talking about HIEs' ignoble history of sputtering out, we're talking about fairly recent failures.
He also notes that a commercially-funded model, MetroChicago HIE, which connected more than 30 northeastern Illinois hospitals, went under earlier this year. This HIE failed because its most critical technology vendor suddenly went out of business with 2 million patient records in its hands.
As for HASA, the San Antonio exchange discussed above, it's not just a traditional HIE. Conn's piece notes that most of the hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have already implemented or plan to use an Epic EMR and share clinical messages using its information exchange capabilities. Depending on how robust the Epic data-sharing functions actually are, this might offer something of a solution.
But what seems apparent to me, after more than a decade of watching HIEs flounder, is that a data-sharing model relying on a third-party platform probably isn't financially or competitively sustainable.
The truth is, a veteran editor like Mr. Conn (who apparently has 35 years of experience under his belt) must know that his reporting doesn't sustain the assertion that HIEs are coming into some sort of golden era. A single deal undertaken by even a large player like Texas Health Resources doesn't prove that HIEs are seeing a turnaround. It seems that some people think the broken clock that is the HIE model will be right at least once.
P.S. All of this being said, I admit that I'm intrigued by the notion of "public utility" HIE. Are any of you associated with such a project?


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The Catch
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"The Catch.' which tells of a longliners son who joins the Royal Navy and takes on the gruelling divers course. once qualified he is sent out on missions during WW2. When the war is over he goes back to studying what he did in College - Marine archaeology. John James Bridgett (Who is my late Grandfather in real life) plays The man who has a quest to find the 24 lost Spanish Galleons off the coast of Dublin. when in 1588 they were chased by Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins. Violent storms force the Amada onto the rocks and four of the galleons are carrying Gold and precious Jewels. The hunt is on to recover what is said to be worth 50 million. Chuck Henderson an American Oil prospector cheats an old man out of his farm in Texas, knowing there is oil on the 200 acre farmland. he makes a lot of money and becomes a very powerful figure in Texas. He runs for governor and when he wins he has, the police , judiciary, in his pocket and becomes a law unto himself. He pursues and marries Evel
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NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks Blogger Brian Scott recaps Jared Allen's decision to sign with the Chicago Bears and why the 12th Man shouldn't be discouraged. Not only should fans want someone who wants to be in the Northwest, but his salary would have likely endangered the deals the Hawks need to get in front of Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Russell Wilson.
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Sure, with our Santa Anas breezing in weekly (80 degrees yesterday, what-what!), there's really no such thing as a swimwear "season" for Angelenos. However, two times a year, the gym is definitely filled to the brim with every Sally, Katie, and Sarah perfecting her bod. And, yes, gals, the resort clock has chimed yet again! Whether you'll be strutting into an Aspen jacuzzi for Thanksgiving (fur reveal optional), or hanging with us in the sandy ancient ruins of Tulum for NYE, you. better. bring. it. So, we're coming in clutch with the perfect suits for a little boost, right here!
Equal parts NSFW (we almost put up the disclaimer!) and sophisticated, the looks from Lee+Lani's new line will most definitely make our suitcase essentials list. Local former models and BFFs, Lisa Marie Pascuccio and Alana Ault, drew inspo from globetrotting and even imported their luxe fabrics after a trip to Italy. The result will make any man pant — and daggers pop from the eyes of fellow female vacationers! The choice is really up to you: Look meh in a basic bikini, or blow even the most voluptuous of Brazilians out of the water in these sexy, stretchy, agua caliente anomalies!


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BSA Changes Its Mind On SOPA: Unintended Consequences Too Big
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The BSA has now come out with a blog post "clarifying" its position, which seems a lot more like completely backing down on its position, and admitting that SOPA is way too broad and would have serious unintended consequences:
Valid and important questions have been raised about the bill. It is intended to get at the worst of the worst offenders. As it now stands, however, it could sweep in more than just truly egregious actors. To fix this problem, definitions of who can be the subject of legal actions and what remedies are imposed must be tightened and narrowed. Due process, free speech, and privacy are rights cannot be compromised. And the security of networks and communications is indispensable to a thriving Internet economy. Some observers have raised reasonable questions about whether certain SOPA provisions might have unintended consequences in these areas. BSA has long stood against filtering or monitoring the Internet. All of these concerns should be duly considered and addressed.


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Thursday, July 8, 2010
What do I mean by family history? As a history student, I have always been interested in social history. A central question in social history, including the study of families, is how long-term social and political developments change our everyday lives. These long-term developments include urbanization, industrialization, the rise of the professions, and the spread of higher education, especially for women. Our homes and our families and our relationships with our loved ones are deeply affected by these developments (and, of course, our family lives and personal relationships in turn impact on society and politics, but that is a different project). The question is, what is the relationship between our experiences as members of a family and these larger social developments? My purpose in taking on this project is to understand what changes my family underwent—in terms of structure, living arrangements, and individuals' identities—in the 20th century, and how the results of those changes were perceived by the members of my family.
I arrived in Chennai on July 4th to begin collecting my sources, and I will be back in Chicago in September, when I will synthesize my findings. This blog will contain regular updates and reflections as I carry out my project.
6 comments:
- Kannan said...
Great start. Wish you all the best.
- July 8, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Sudha said...
Digging up roots does make you sound like a gardener. How about-
The roots and the morphing vines or Yesterday's seeds ? all seem to come out with the gardening theme. How about Knots, Ties and Bonds somewhat like eats shoots and leaves? Will think more and better!! Proud of you,
lots of love
Sudha Periamma
- July 12, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- geneabloggers said...
Wonderful! I've spread the word about your blog to our group of close to 1,200 genealogy bloggers. I know they will be fascinated by this project and by your journey.
- July 17, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Viswanathan said...
Good job Sravab. I would like to dwell a little more on separation from family and cultural shock.
After graduation in 1954 I joined Madras State Public works Department and worked for a few months. Then I went to Calcutta in West Bengal to join Associated Electrical Industries Ltd as Graduate Trainee. This was on the job training for two years. Moving away from Tamil Society to Bengali Society was a cultural shock for a young man. I could manage with English as common language. It was easy for me to pick up Bengali easily because of my learning Sanskrit in my schooling.
Then I had to write and pass All India Public Service Commission Examination. I was selected for a job in Durgapur Steel Plant that was coming up in the Second Five Year Plan. That was in beginning of 1957. Since the Steel Plant was getting built up from green field stage, I was sent to Tata Steel Industries in Jamshedpur in Bihar for Orientation Training. Since Durgapur Steel Plant was being built by a British Consortium, British Steel Industries undertook on the job training for all engineers selected for D.S.P. I was to go to a steel plant in Irlam,Manchester in the beginning of 1958 for a year.
My family decided to get me married before I left Indian shores! So I married in June 1957. So the pangs of separation and cultural shock were greater when I left for England.
The rest of your observations are ok.
- July 19, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Genial dispatch and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement. Thanks you on your information.
- August 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Srinivasan said...
Your blog has come out very well.
I am very happy that thru this effort you are able to bring out many facts and details hidden deeply in individiual minds.Your perseverence , patience and passion towards the project shown during the interviews have been outstanding.
Our culture lays emphasis on remembering and respecting our predecessors and your project will definitely help towards this goal
Let me wish you the very best in this important endeavour
Padmini Mami
- August 26, 2010 at 4:21 PM


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Shannon Shepp, the state's deputy commissioner of agriculture, will move to the Florida Department of Citrus in August to become its chief operating officer.
WINTER HAVEN | Shannon Shepp, the state's deputy commissioner of agriculture, will move to the Florida Department of Citrus in August to become its chief operating officer.
"I'm ready to take on the day," said Shepp, 44, from her Winter Haven office on Wednesday, echoing one of the Citrus Department's marketing themes. "Everything I've done professionally has led me to where I am today to contribute to the Florida citrus industry."
Shepp has worked in the Winter Haven office of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 12 years, rising to director of the Fruit and Vegetables Division based there.
The Lakeland resident became one of three deputy commissioners in January 2011 when Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam of Bartow took office.
Prior to joining the state Agriculture Department, Shepp worked as an aide to then-state Rep. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, for three years and as a public relations representative for three years at Lakeland-based Florida Citrus Mutual, the growers' trade group.
Shepp's parents are from Lakeland but she grew up in Clearwater. She graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and public relations from the University of South Florida.
"Shannon is a true professional who knows both the Florida citrus industry and marketing," said Mike Sparks, Citrus Mutual's chief executive who worked for 30 years at the Citrus Department. "I'm sure she will be a valuable asset to the Citrus Department team, and we look forward to working with her."
Marty McKenna, a Lake Wales grower and chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission, the department's governing body, agreed that Shepp's experience in citrus and agriculture will help run the agency.
Shepp takes a position similar to that occupied by Bob Norberg, the deputy executive director of research and operations until he resigned in March.
She will not be as directly involved in economic and market research as Norberg, an economist, but will take his responsibilities as chief operating officer, Shepp said. Her title will be deputy executive director of operations.
"Shannon Shepp has been an integral part of this department for more than a decade, and we will all miss her," Putnam said in an email to The Ledger. "She's been an asset to my leadership team and will be an asset to the Department of Citrus."
Shepp earns an annual salary of $105,000 in her current position. Her starting annual salary at the Citrus Department will be $129,000.
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In 2008, Fajun Yang, Ph.D., was invited to join the Einstein Diabetes Research Center — even though the word "diabetes" appeared nowhere on his CV. His specialty was lipid (fat) metabolism, yet the appointment made perfect sense: Diabetes is increasingly recognized as a disease in which glitches in the body's regulation of lipids play a major role.
Fajun Yang, Ph.D.Dr. Yang's journey to diabetes research — and to Einstein — was a long and winding one. While in college, he envisioned a career in applied chemistry, switched to biophysics in graduate school and then became fascinated by nutrition. China offered few doctoral programs in nutrition at the time, so Dr. Yang headed to the University of Kentucky.
"I did research into links between nutrition and inflammation there," he explains. "People were always asking, 'What's the underlying mechanism?' I realized I needed to learn more molecular biology and biochemistry."
So he pursued two postdoctoral fellowships, in cancer biology at Stanford and cell biology at Harvard. Along the way, he mastered techniques for deciphering the regulation of gene expression, with a focus on genes involved in lipid metabolism. He was now an ideal candidate for diabetes research.
This article was originally published in the Winter/Spring 2013 Diabetes Research Center newsletter"It's no coincidence that the prevalence of diabetes is directly proportional to the prevalence of obesity," says Dr. Yang, now an assistant professor of medicine (endocrinology) and of developmental and molecular biology at Einstein. "Lipid metabolism has intimate relationships with insulin resistance, where insulin can't do its normal job of lowering blood sugar levels. We also know that dysregulation of lipid balance can cause obesity and lead to the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. So it's important to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in regulating fat metabolism."
Dr. Yang is investigating those mechanisms in his study of a protein called SREBP-1c. This protein controls key genes involved in making fat. Previous studies have found that abnormally high levels of SREBP-1c are linked to overweight and to type 2 diabetes, but just how is poorly understood.
To better understand that link, Dr. Yang is investigating SREBP-1c's interaction with CDK8, an enzyme that curbs fat production by keeping active SREBP-1c levels in check. With funds from the American Diabetes Association, Dr. Yang is trying to learn more about how these two proteins are related, with the long-term goal of seeing whether influencing their molecular interaction could help prevent or treat type 2 diabetes.
In a second study, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Dr. Yang is focusing on another SREBP-1c regulator called SIRT1, a so-called longevity gene. "As we age, active SREBP-1c becomes more abundant in cells, causing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, in which the liver accumulates fat," says Dr. Yang. One reason for this is that SIRT1 — which normally puts the brakes on active SREBP-1c — gets less expressed in old age, he explains. "This led me to ask, what upstream signals regulate SIRT1?" One such signal, Dr. Yang has found, is an enzyme called LSD1. His next step is to gain a fuller understanding of how SIRT1 and LSD1 interact to regulate SREBP-1c, which in turn regulates lipid metabolism.
If diabetes can be cured by figuring out these molecular pathways, then Dr. Yang is the man for the job. After all, he's traveled an impressively eventful path already.
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Yesterday Twitter changed the way the Block command works, only to change it back in a couple of hours after an outcry from people who liked it the way it was.
I welcomed the change, because it weakened the Block command, which was and now is again the only way to delete a tweet that you find offensive.
In 2011, I wrote: "Blocking has the side-effect of making me invisible to the person I'm blocking. This is totally unnecessary."
I would prefer if Twitter would give me the ability to remove specific tweets from my Replies tab. That's it. Why, after all these years, does Twitter not have this feature? I can't imagine it's that hard to implement? Maybe it is.
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Girls Hoops: Rangers overcome Patton's 31 point night, beat W-G
WAYNESFIELD — The Waynesfield- Goshen girls basketball team likes to get a shot up within the first few seconds of every offensive possession. New Knoxville will pass the ball around for 15 passes before finding an open shot in its methodical half-court sets.
With time on it side, New Knoxville's patience won out.
The Rangers got out to a big lead on Tuesday night and melted the clock just enough in the fourth quarter to sidestep Waynesfield-Goshen's Kaylee Patton's 31-point barrage and a late Tiger comeback in a 49-43 road win.
New Knoxville at Waynesfield-Goshen Girls Basketball
Patton exploded for 31 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including a1 4-for-6 shooting night from 3-point range. Patton did much of that damage during a rally that cut a 14-point New Knoxville lead down to four points in the fourth quarter. Patton hit 5-of-6 shots in the fourth quarter, draining 3-of-3 from long distance.
"She's a very good ballplayer," New Knoxville head coach Tim Hegemier said. "I thought we had her held in check and then in the fourth quarter she starts lighting it up."
New Knoxville Haley Horstman scored a team-high 16 points. Kalyn Schroer and Paige Lehman added eight points
The Rangers (8-3) broke open a game that was tied 11-11 after one quarter by outscoring the Tigers by seven points in each of the second and third quarters.
New Knoxville led 39-25 heading into the fourth quarter.
Waynesfield-Goshen head coach Ted Patton said New Knoxville's defense in the middle quarters held his team in check.
"Give them all the credit," Patton said. "That was pressure like we haven't seen before this year."
New Knoxville made just 5-of-17 shots in the first quarter, but the Rangers got more patient and efficient offensively as the game went along. The Rangers hit 6-of-10 shots in the second quarter and then knocked down 6-of-11 shots in the third quarter.
"We moved a lot quicker and passed the ball a lot better," Hegemier said. "We were seeing the open person. I thought in the first quarter we were very slow and really flat on our feet."
The Rangers sopped up clock with long possessions in the fourth quarter, putting up just six shots from the floor to help lessen the damage of Waynesfield-Goshen's 18-point fourth quarter.
Patton hit a 3-pointer with 1:15 left to cut the lead under 10 at 43-36. After a new Knoxville turnover and a pair of Kinzie Jarnigan free throws, the Horstman took the ball into the lane and dished off to Lehman for an open lay-up. Patton followed it up with another 3-pointer to get the Tigers to within 45-41.
W-G never got any closer after Schroer hit a free throw and a Tiger turnover effectively ended their comeback hopes.
New Knoxville won its third straight game heading into Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference match-up against Marion Local, which will tip off at 7 p.m. without a junior varsity contest.
New Knoxville has now held its opponent under 45 points in 10 of its 11 games this season.
Waynesfield-Goshen slipped to 5-5 on the season. The Tigers will host Upper Scioto Valley on Thursday at 6 p.m. and then go to Bluffton on Saturday afternoon.