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"Former vocalist of God Bullies Mike Hard fronts this odd mixture of industrial grind, hard rock and post-apocalyptic social commentary. Dark and incredibly honest to the present- day state of the world, Thrall points out all our brave new morals. You know the ones - the ones we spend our lives avoiding their full implications. On "Chemical Wedding" desensitization is painted from the inside out, religious doctrines are stripped and caught red-handed, and the sickening regularity of uncontrollable greed is measured in full bloom. As far as the musical genre goes, admirers of heavy crunching guitar and lovers of the gothic flair vocal will feel most at home. At times, however, a Jesus Lizard comparison is easy to make. Satirical, gripping, bleak and painfully honest...a double anxiety with a side of your own medicine, modern man."- Jersey Beat
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"Shit, has it really been 15 years since Thrall put out Chemical Wedding? Well, yes it has. See, the thing about this album is that it sounds as fresh, invigorating, intimidating and uncomfortably deviant today as it did back in '96.
The personnel, of course, are immaculate. Led by the inimitable Mike Hard (God Bullies) and bass-lass Karen Neal (Queen Bee), Thrall were picked up by Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label, a connection that inevitably helped them develop a cult following around the world.
Of course, Hard and Neal don't like to make anything easy and the band broke up before they reached its absolute potential. They stuck together though, forming They Never Sleep. Now that band's on hiatus too.
So what about the music on Chemical Wedding? Well, anyone familiar with Hard's vocals will know that his approach is akin to a cross between Zappa and Jello. He's like a psychotic uncle, with a crazy tale to weave.
Picking out tracks is hard. This album should be experienced in its entirety. For example, the blend from the mental "Psychic Attack" to the submissive "I'll do What You Say" is so perfect, it sounds like two stage of the same song, like a fucked up "Bohemian Rhapsody".
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Nightmares are scary dreams that awaken children and make them afraid to go back to sleep. Nightmares may happen for no known reason, but sometimes occur when your child has seen or heard things that upset him/her. These can be things that actually happen or are make-believe. Nightmares often relate to developmental stages of a child: toddlers may dream about separation from their parents; preschoolers may dream about monsters or the dark; school-aged children may dream about death or real dangers.
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Starring four legends like you've never seen them before, LAST VEGAS tells the story of Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam (played by Academy-Award winners Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline), best friends since childhood. When Billy, the group's sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something (of course) girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined.
The Rat Pack may have once played the Sands and Cirque du Soleil may now rule the Strip, but it's these four who are taking over Vegas.
Starring Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen
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The gaming world's eyes turn to Cologne during this Gamescom week. Hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome Shacknews' Andrew Yoon and Double Jump's Christian Spicer to talk about the latest to come out of Gamescom, such as the PS4 and its confirmed launch date. But there are also a lot of games that have hit North American shores to discuss, including Hearthstone, Gone Home, and the upcoming The Wolf Among Us. The show then sends you off into your weekend with a new round of Finishing Moves.
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QCAD - 2D CAD System.
Click here for a documentation of the DokuWiki formatting syntax that can be used in reports
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FS#788 - Extra option to detect duplicates only in user defined area.
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Failure to Progress
(Unsatisfactory Progress of Labor)
Failure to progress occurs when effective labor contractions do not lead to delivery of the baby. Failure to progress can be diagnosed in spite of medical interventions. The cervix may not dilate or efface. Effacement is a thinning of the cervix in preparation for delivery. Failure to progress can also happen if the baby does not move down the birth canal.
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Some labors will stall without a clear cause. Uterine contractions can become ineffective, widely spaced, or both. This can happen despite the best efforts of a laboring woman and those who support her.
Risk Factors
Failure to progress may be more common in women over 35 years old. Other factors that increase your chance of failure to progress include:
- Labor induction
- Epidural pain relievers
- Problems with amniotic fluid
- Premature rupture of membranes
- A large baby
- History of failure to progress in a previous labor
- Diabetes
- Fertility treatments
The active phase of labor is defined by:
- A cervix that has opened to 3-4 centimeters
- Effacement
In this phase, the following would be signs that labor was not progressing as expected:
- Less than 3 contractions in 10 minutes, lasting less than 40 seconds each
- Less than 1 centimeter change in cervical dilation per hour for two hours in a row despite frequent and strong contractions
Once the cervix is fully dilated, pushing will begin. If a woman has an epidural, it can take up to 3 hours to deliver the baby if this is her first delivery. If it is not her first delivery, the baby usually comes out within 2 hours if she has an epidural. Times are shorter for women who do not have anesthesia.
Failure to progress will not be diagnosed until after the active phase of labor has been achieved.
A monitor may be inserted into your uterus. The monitor is a small catheter with a device to measure the intensity of contractions. This will get more of an accurate record of the quality and strength of your contractions. The monitor can count how many there are, how long they last, how powerful they are, and how much time goes by between each one.
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options include:
Rupture of Membranes
Your water may be broken artificially using a tool made for that purpose.
Pain Medication
If you have not had any pain relieving drugs and you are in pain, your doctor may suggest that you consider pain treatment, such as an epidural. An epidural numbs the abdomen and legs.
Oxytocin is a natural stimulant of the uterine muscle. It is used to improve the quality of contractions to help achieve adequate labor.
Delivery Options
If labor does not progress despite other efforts, or if the baby starts showing signs of distress, operative delivery will take place. In many cases this will mean having a cesarean delivery. Assisted vaginal delivery may be an option in situations where the baby is almost out of the birth canal during the pushing stage. A vacuum or forceps can be used to help the baby come out.
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Labor dystocia. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115364/Labor-dystocia. Updated January 12, 2016. Accessed April 7, 2017.
Labor induction and cervical ripening. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115335/Labor-induction-and-cervical-ripening. Updated October 11, 2016. Accessed April 7, 2017.
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People can develop an addiction to:
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- Opioid pain killers, such as codeine and oxycodone, heroin
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- Cocaine, methamphetamine and other stimulants
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People with a substance use disorder have distorted thinking, behavior and body functions. Changes in the brain's wiring are what cause people to have intense cravings for the drug and make it hard to stop using the drug. Brain imaging studies show changes in the areas of the brain that relate to judgment, decision making, learning, memory and behavior control.
These substances can cause harmful changes in how the brain functions. These changes can last long after the immediate effects of the drug — the intoxication. Intoxication is the intense pleasure, calm, increased senses or a high caused by the drug. Intoxication symptoms are different for each substance.
Over time people with addiction build up a tolerance, meaning they need larger amounts to feel the effects.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, people begin taking drugs for a variety of reasons, including:
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People with addictive disorders may be aware of their problem, but be unable to stop it even if they want to. The addiction may cause health problems as well as problems at work and with family members and friends. The misuse of drugs and alcohol is the leading cause of preventable illnesses and premature death.
Symptoms of substance use disorder are grouped into four categories:
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- Drug effects: tolerance (need for larger amounts to get the same effect); withdrawal symptoms (different for each substance)
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Items purchased online can be returned direct to us within 30 days from the day you receive your item for a refund.
To qualify for this, the product must not have been worn, and be in brand new condition, as we cannot accept scratched or damaged products for refund or exchange. You must return all the original packaging, instructions, guarantee and any extras.
Under The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 you have a legal right to cancel the contract between you and us within 30 days of delivery without giving a reason unless the product is a custom order/ bespoke order.
The cancellation period will end after 30 days starting the day after you or a third party acting on your behalf (excluding the company that delivers the Product to you) takes physical possession of the Product you ordered. Where you order multiple Products in one order or a Product is delivered in separate parts, lots or pieces, the cancellation period will end after 30 days starting the day after you or a third party acting on your behalf (excluding the company that delivers the Product to you) takes physical possession of the last Product, part, lot or piece that makes up your order.
To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us of your decision to cancel your contract with us by making a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or email). The easiest way to do this is to contact our Customer Services team.
To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning the exercise of your right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
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If you cancel your contract with us, we will reimburse you all payments received from you, including the cost of delivery.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than: (a) 14 days after the day we receive back from you any Products supplied, or (b) (if earlier) 14 days after the day you provide evidence that you have returned the Products, or (c) if there were no goods supplied, 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the Products back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the Products, whichever is the earliest.
You are only liable for any diminished value of the Products resulting from the unfair/unreasonable wear and tear of the Product which is not necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the Products. We may make a deduction from any reimbursement (you are entitled to from us) for such loss in value of any Products we supply.
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You are responsible for returning the item back to us and the return postage charge unless faulty.
We will not accept responsibility for the item until it has been delivered to us.
Due to hygiene reasons we cannot accept returns of earrings this does not affect your statutory rights.
We cannot return items which have been specifically re-sized or adjusted for you.
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What does PTP mean in Software?
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What does PTP mean?
- The industrial band PTP was a short-lived side project of Ministry's Alain Jourgensen. The band's total recorded legacy consists of three songs. The first PTP track, "Show Me Your Spine," was recorded in 1987. The song has several claims to fame. Written by Jourgensen, Barker and Ogre, it marked the first collaboration between Luxa/Pan and vocalist Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy. The track appeared briefly during the club scene in the first RoboCop movie but did not appear on the soundtrack. In fact, the song was not commercially released until 2004 when it appeared on Ministry's Side Trax compilation. Musically, it is representative of the early Wax Trax sound, which is not a surprise considering Jourgensen's history. It features arpeggio melodies, loud drums, Fairlight orchestral hits and of course Ogre's heavily distorted vocals. PTP released the "Rubber Glove Seduction" single in 1989 on Wax Trax. It was reissued in 1993 on TVT. The b-side was a song titled "My Favorite Things." Both songs written by Jourgensen, Barker and Connelly. "Rubber Glove Seduction" became a club hit with Connelly's deadpan lyrics: "Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my wife / Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my knife." Sped up vocals swirled through the mix, some of which offered a commentary on the song itself when slowed down. "My Favorite Things" had a throbbing bass line and an uncharacteristic guitar solo. The CD liner notes were cryptic, as usual. They offered no expansion of the band's name though interviews with Jourgensen later revealed that it stood for Programming the Psychodrill, taken after a J.G. Ballard collage. The listed band personnel were:
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Simblog aims to be one of the most easy-to-use and lightweight blogging platforms. It emphasizes user experience, workflow, and ease of use without neglecting usability and extensibility. It will take full advantage of what HTML5 and CSS3 have to offer without delving too deeply into experimental features. It is built on its own lightweight framework, which allows a high degree of extensibility and modularity for your blog. It uses Smarty as a templating engine (which also provides a caching mechanism), jQuery and Kendo UI for frontend design, and MySQL as a database.
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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a broad term that describes a genetic (inherited) disorder of the muscles. Muscular dystrophy causes the muscles in the body to become very weak. The muscles break down and are replaced with fatty deposits over time.
Other health problems commonly associated with muscular dystrophy include the following:
The most common forms of muscular dystrophy are Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy. The two forms are very similar, but Becker muscular dystrophy is less severe than DMD. Girls are rarely affected by either of these two forms of muscular dystrophy.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease which means it is inherited. Our genes determine our traits, such as eye color and blood type. Genes are contained in the cells of our bodies on stick-like structures called chromosomes. There are normally 46 chromosomes in each cell of our body, or 23 pairs. The first 22 pairs are shared in common between males and females, while the last pair determine gender and are called the sex chromosome pair: females have two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y chromosome.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by an X-linked recessive gene. "X-linked" means that the gene causing the trait or the disorder is located on the X chromosome. Genes on the X chromosome can be recessive or dominant, and their expression in females and males is not the same because the genes on the Y chromosome do not exactly pair up with the genes on the X. X-linked recessive genes are expressed in females only if there are two copies of the gene (one on each X chromosome). However, for males there only needs to be one copy of an X-linked recessive gene in order for the trait or disorder to be expressed. For example, a woman can carry a recessive gene on one of the X chromosomes unknowingly, and pass it on to a son, who will express the trait or disease.
Muscular dystrophy is usually diagnosed in children between 3 and 6 years of age. Early signs of the illness include a delay in walking, difficulty rising from a sitting or lying position, and frequent falling, with weakness typically affecting the shoulder and pelvic muscle as one of the initial symptoms. The following are the most common symptoms of muscular dystrophy. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
A tell-tale clinical characteristic for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is Gowers' sign. Children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy find it very hard to get up from a sitting or lying position on the floor. They first pull up to their hands and knees. The child walks his or her hands up their legs to brace themselves as they rise to a standing position.
In addition, children with muscular dystrophy often have very large calves due to the large amounts of fatty deposits that are replacing muscle.
The symptoms of muscular dystrophy may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
The diagnosis of muscular dystrophy is made with a physical examination and diagnostic testing by your child's doctor. During the examination, your child's doctor obtains a complete prenatal and birth history of the child and asks if other family members are known to have muscular dystrophy.
Diagnostic tests for muscular dystrophy may include:
Specific treatment for muscular dystrophy will be determined by your child's doctor based on:
To date, there is no known treatment, medicine, or surgery that will cure muscular dystrophy, or stop the muscles from weakening. The goal of treatment is to prevent deformity and allow the child to function as independently as possible.
Since muscular dystrophy is a life-long condition that is not correctable, management includes focusing on preventing or minimizing deformities and maximizing the child's functional ability at home and in the community.
Management of muscular dystrophy is either nonsurgical or surgical. Nonsurgical interventions may include:
Surgical interventions may be considered to manage the following conditions:
Muscular dystrophy is a progressive condition that needs life-long management to prevent deformity and complications. Walking and sitting often becomes more difficult as the child grows. Usually by the age of 12, the child needs a wheelchair because the leg muscles are too weak to work. Heart or lung problems often occur by the late teenage years or into the early 20s.
The interdisciplinary health care team will work with your family to improve your child's functional outcomes and to provide support as you learn to care for your child's needs.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association can be an important resource, both financially and emotionally, for parents of children with muscular dystrophy.l
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Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis – At the de Young Museum January 26—June 2, 2013
San Francisco, October 2012–The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce that on January 26, 2013, the de Young Museum will be the first North American venue to present Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis, a selection of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. The de Young will host 35 paintings from the collection, including the renowned Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius, and four works by Rembrandt van Rijn. Highlighting the spectacular artistic achievements of the Dutch Golden Age, these works reflect the culture of artistic, economic, and technological innovation that allowed the Netherlands to prosper in the 17th century.
At the center of this exhibition is one of the world's most famous paintings, Vermeer's masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring. This work, sometimes called "the Dutch Mona Lisa," is one of only 36 known paintings by the artist and rarely travels outside the Netherlands. Though little is known about Vermeer's life, the quiet grace and virtuoso technique evident in his paintings, and in particular his rendering of light, have placed him among the most important artists of the 17th century. Many of the details of his technique can only be appreciated through close examination of the painting surface, such as the few tiny brushstrokes that indicate the reflection on the pearl, and the broader, more expressive painting of her ultramarine and yellow turban.
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Released in 2001 on start-up label Amalagate Records, this is the original album that got AKIMBO moving like a pissed off snow ball. All original 10 songs are here plus their scorching cover of "Vertigo" by LA punk legends Screamers, which was recorded in the same session under the mastery of Wes Weresch (C Average, Enemymine, Valis). Fans of 80's style driving punk rock take note, this is the modern album that should have been released on Alternative Tentacles back in the early years! Featuring the original Akimbo line up of Jon Weisnewski, Nat Damm, and Jared Burke Eglington, the album has all new artwork & comes in the always neat-o digipack format.
"Originally released in 2001 and back to shatter skulls. Abrasive, mind-jerking, jolting, lurching aggression. I mean, this is an attack. No other way to put it. Howling vocals, powerful guitar and bass licks and the drums bashing things around pretty well. Akimbo's music has a hardcore intensity but uses it as a base for something more expansive- and achieves that without any air of pretentiousness. Nor subtlety either. None whatsoever!"- Maximumrocknroll
"Noisy and chaotic with screamed, raging vocals and in-your-face musicianship... Reminds me of something of a mix between Kiss It Goodbye and The Jesus Lizard!"- Profane Existence


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Each song tries to outdo the last, as Floyd verbally assaults the sad state of American society. No-nonsense, kick-ass, for lack of a better word, R ? O ? C ? K ?
Gary Floyd has amassed a loyal international following since having released over a dozen albums as DICKS, SISTER DOUBLE HAPPINESS, The GARY FLOYD BAND on popular labels such as Alternative Tentacles Records, Sub Pop, Glitterhouse, SST, Reprise,..
Background vocals on "Movin' On" by Lynn Perko (Imperial Teen, Sister Double Happiness).
"Hard-rock comebacks are as common as mud, but it's rare for a graying firebrand to imporve upon youth's pink chaos. Singer Gary Floyd introduced a bluesy Texas wail to hardcore punk in the early Eighties via the Dicks, then helped father pre-Nirvana alternative rock in San Francisco's Sister Double Happiness. His latest band, Black Kali Ma, betters those underground achievements while answering a higher calling -- shit-kicking rock like Daddy used to make, but with a clear-minded twist sure to put a smile on Ma. She'd particularly enjoy "Kali," a good-ol'-boy tribute to matriarchy that, like the rest of the album, is equal parts hilarious, humanistic and hell-raising. While leering at the local hoods who populate "Angel Face," "Shakin' the Nun" and "Remain Awesome," Floyd and friends generate testosterone-overload anthems that simultaneously worship and demystify coarse masculinity in a shotgun wedding of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tennessee Williams. These knowing elders address what it really means to take it like a man."
- Rolling Stone
"Out of the not-so-long-lost depths of the San Francisco Bay Area punk scene,
former Sister Double Happiness and Dicks singer Gary Floyd has taken the blues
direction of the defunct Gary Floyd Band and retooled it into another, tougher
rock act. His latest band, Black Kali Ma, has just released its debut CD
"You Ride the Pony (I'll Be the Bunny)" on longtime punk beacon Alternative
The band combines Floyd's trustworthy blues-core voice with the two-guitar
attack of Matt Margolin (Smokin' Rhythm Prawns) and Danny Roman
(Sister Double Happiness), supported by bassist Ed Ivey (Rhythm
Pigs) and drummer Bruce Ducheneaux (the Gary Floyd Band).
Black Kali Ma takes a very basic hard rock angle, sticking to song forms and
straight changes, rather than power riffs or spacey jam interplay. The band
throws in a bit of chainsaw feedback when appropriate, keeps the solos in
check and chugs through ten cuts of mainly blue-collar, Southern-style rock.
But the most notable facet of Floyd's new band--which takes its name from
the paradoxical Hindu goddess Kali, who both destroys and creates--
is that it could appeal to a far wider audience than any one of the rock
subgenres that the band's sound is connected to, albeit subtly.
Floyd's on-record persona has a psycho zeal similar to AC/DC's late vocalist
Bon Scott, but his Texan vocal style also carries the "Oo-oo, that smell"
flavor of Lynyrd Skynyrd's late vocalist Ronnie Van Zandt. Considering the
band's drive and its adherence to tested rock 'n' roll forms, the album could
appeal to fans of ZZ Top and even Black Sabbath.
While those Southern rock and heavy rock audiences might not exactly come
running, Floyd and company may have enough experience to gain recognition on
the national scene. Sister Double Happiness made four albums (the band was
dropped by Reprise after only one album, but returned with a vengeance with
more indie releases); the Gary Floyd Band equaled that number of albums
and earned a popular following in Germany because of its live prowess. But
after that blues-focused band broke up, Floyd wanted to return to Sister Double
Happiness' "meaner" sound.
This release sets him on the right direction, and if college radio and club
promoters pick up on this act, Floyd may find that he can start rolling with a
regional tour. That could swell into more national attention, and if nothing else,
this Southern-style brand of indie hard rock might earn converts in the way
alt-country did a few years ago."
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"BLACK KALI MA could provide the soundtrack to a barroom brawl.
We need more bands that sound like they can ride motorcycles and chew
cactus at the same time. Black Kali Ma, who just released "You Ride the
Pony (I'll Be the Bunny)," features ex-Dicks and Sister Double Happiness
singer Gary Floyd, ex-SDH guitarist Danny Roman, and former members of
other Bay Area bands Smokin' Rhythm Prawns, Rhythm Pigs and Waycross.
The music is down and dirty, with big guitars and snarling attitude. They
sound somewhat like Junkyard, which was based in L.A. but sounded equal
parts Southern rock and punk. Black Kali Ma even has a little sentimental
pop in them, evidenced by the catchy "Wonderful." The sentimentality is
brief, of course, as the following song is called "Evil Clown."
It gets better in the following song, "Remain Awesome." Floyd pulls
absolutely no punches in singing: "You got to gamble, and then you get
drunk, you love to break glass, and then get beat up. These things help you
remain awesome." Later, Floyd muses: "A sissy is a soft thing. You love to
hear him scream."
Another favorite of mine is "Shakin' the Nun," the lyrics for which we
probably shouldn't print in this newspaper. This is just the thing for
those hard-rock lovers who failed corporate sensitivity training.
There's more than just fun lyrics delivered with a growl to Black Kali Ma.
The guitars are crunchy and powerful, and they drive the songs. This is
real rock 'n' roll, though I'm at a loss to explain the hand-drawn pony and
bunny on the CD cover. I don't want to know."
- Contra Costa Times


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Looking up at the McClintock clock on Main Street, I am gratified to see that the clock is now being repaired. But it is strange to see the historic timepiece with frame only — empty of internal workings that made it operate, made it a clock. At one time, the motto read "As dependable as time."
Looking up at the McClintock clock on Main Street, I am gratified to see that the clock is now being repaired. But it is strange to see the historic timepiece with frame only — empty of internal workings that made it operate, made it a clock. At one time, the motto read "As dependable as time."
The Flat Rock High School Marker and Re-dedication Ceremony will be held on Oct. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Flat Rock Middle School.
It will be the fourth in a series of projects aimed at celebrating the history of education in all sections of Henderson County. Ceremonies already completed are Rosa Edwards Elementary School (now the HCPS Central Office on Fourth Avenue), the Sixth Avenue and Ninth Avenue School (Highway 64 marker), the Mills River Academy and Edneyville High School.
A FRHS committee, at the request of the Henderson County Education History Initiative, organized with the following objectives: 1) to collect educational history from the Flat Rock school district; 2) to make that material available to the Henderson County Education History Initiative; and 3) to erect a commemorative marker at the historic site. The committee plans to turn the material over to the HCEHI in November. The marker is on order and will be set up in late September.
The recognition ceremony will be highlighted by author Robert Morgan, keynote speaker. Leading the efforts for recognition of FRHS is Charles Thomas.
I worked as a teacher for Principal Thomas during the first year of North Henderson High School, the year immediately after the merger of city and county school systems. Thomas skillfully orchestrated the move from Edneyville High School to North Henderson. It was not just a physical move involving books and desks, it was an emotional, deeply felt participation in change.
It was difficult for me to leave Hendersonville High School after more than 30 years, but I felt that, with merger, there had to be a new vision for education in Henderson County; that, difficult as it might be, a more effective way of operating had to be discovered. If Edneyville's parents, teachers and students could "lose" their school, then I could lose mine as well. It was difficult for them, and it was difficult for me. I spent my last year of teaching at North.
There are many intangibles built into a school program.
I briefly glimpse a pamphlet titled "Handbook Flat Rock Graded School: 1916-17."
The first lines of the "Foreword" are these: "As the first Catalogue issued by a publicly supported Graded School in Henderson County, perhaps it is well to state the purpose to its issue. Its purpose is merely to serve its patrons with exact and presentable information regarding its work, courses of study … ."
The "Foreword" continues: "The FRGS, at present, is the creation of the people, led by some of the community's most public spirited and zealous workers, for the benefit of a well-rounded preparation for life."
It is announced that there is the addition of the third year of high school. There is discussion of provisions for the heart, the body, the hand and the mind. Example: "A boy or girl in a rural community as ours who is taught only how to handle books is as much out of place as a pig in a tin wash tub."
The discussion ends with the following: "In all the work there are three objects in view — to teach pupils to observe the world about them; to see that things just don't happen but are the outcomes of causes and that fair hard work is the only true road to success."
The handbook is filled One with advertisements of local establishments with this written testimony: "There is not a single unreliable firm here represented."
"Sunbonnet and Straw Hat," a history play, was presented the last weekend in July in the courtroom of the Historic Courthouse. The four performances generated funds for the Heritage Museum and the HCEHI (75 percent to the museum and 25 percent to HCEHI). The net income for the Museum, $9,724.55; for HCEHI, $3,241. 52. Thanks.


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OMG, it's Food Day 2011, so check the link to see what's going on about the Bay Area today.
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- Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
- Support sustainable farms & limit subsidies to big agribusiness
- Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
- Protect the environment & animals by reforming factory farms
- Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids
- Support fair conditions for food and farm workers
At UC Hastings in Civic Center, the UCSF / UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy will put on "Food Deserts: Legal, Social, and Public Health Challenges" starting at 1:00 PM.
Watch it on the livestream, why not? Or see about heading over to this free event yourself.
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"Food Deserts: Legal, Social, and Public Health Challenges
Start: 10/24/2011 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: 200 McAllister, Alumni Reception Center
The UCSF / UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy is sponsoring a conference entitled "Food Deserts: Legal, Social, and Public Health Challenges" on Food Day, October 24, 2011.
The conference will bring together scholars from the health sciences and the law, as well as policymakers, activists, and food industry members, to discuss two important aspects of "food deserts," places where access to a nutritionally-adequate diet is severely restricted.
One panel, Nourishing Our Neighborhoods: Insights from Law, Planning, and Industry, will cover the broad issue of geographical food deserts, usually urban areas inhabited by mostly-poor people whose transportation and finances are limited, where food sellers are predominantly small stores that cannot stock a wide variety of fresh food items, and where full-service grocery stores hesitate to locate. Are there policies (such as those in zoning rules) that could be changed to enable oases in these food deserts? What impact does, for example, the addition of a full-service grocery store have on the health of the neighboring area?
Another panel, Food and Nutrition in Correctional Institutions, will consider issues relevant to prisons and jails. While food offerings must meet certain basic caloric and nutritional requirements, the institutional nature of food preparation and food service might make that food less than appealing, and the healthier elements of meals might well be those not regularly or fully consumed. The supplemental food offerings – those for sale in these institutions – are not likely to be nutritious. Some research suggests that improved nutrition in prisons leads to improved penal outcomes. If that is so, what policy changes should be implemented? Would such changes be cost-beneficial, considering penal outcomes and the government's responsibility for health care of prisoners?
At 5 pm, Dr. David Kessler, former Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration and Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF, will give the keynote address on The End of Overeating. This conference will be free and open to the public."
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Fresh Frozen Mini Marine Mysis shrimps are the perfect food item for seahorses, sea dragons, and other Sygnathids , since they are half the size of the freshwater, Mysis. These delicate, nutritious and tasty shrimp are also voraciously consumed by all species of marine and freshwater tropical fish.
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- Prevent, detect and investigate crime;
- Prosecute criminals;
- Fight terrorism;
- Fight corruption;
- Ensure human rights are respected.
National law enforcement bodies:
- The Under-Secretariat of Administrative and Financial Affairs (administrative, financial, training and infrastructure support services);
- The Under-Secretariat of Police Affairs (regional security and law enforcement);
- The Under-Secretariat of Federal Security Affairs;
- The Under-Secretariat of Federal Investigation and Intelligence;
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- Council of Arab Ministers of Interior Communications Division.
INTERPOL Baghdad
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Oscar Pistorius trial Day 4: Blade Runner covers his ears as chilling details emerge in girlfriend's final minutes
PRETORIA, South Africa – It is the date inscribed on his bicep in black ink: March 6.
Twelve years ago, Oscar Pistorius lost his mother. Today, he covered his ears in the dock, trying to block out the words of the man who tried to save his girlfriend's life, as he described her injuries in court.
"I tried to assist, to look for signs of life," radiologist Johan Stipp recounted, describing what happened after arriving at Pistorius' door in the pre-dawn hours of Valentine's Day last year where he saw Reeva Steenkamp laying on the floor. "There was no pulse in the neck, no peripheral pulse, no breathing movements. … She was clenching down on Oscar's fingers as he tried to open her airway."
Assessing her wounds – in her right thigh, her right upper arm and a terrible head injury – Stipp says he realized she was "mortally wounded" and that he could do nothing to help her.
It was a matter-of-fact, but graphic description, and it reduced the Blade Runner to tears.
"He [Oscar] was crying all the time, praying for her to live," Stipp told the court. "He said he would dedicate his life and her life to God, if only she would live and not die that night."
Stipp says Pistorius stayed by his model girlfriend's side, except when he briefly left to go up stairs, a moment when Stipp said he was concerned that the distraught Paralympian might try to hurt himself with the gun that had not yet been recovered.
"I shot her. I thought she was a burglar and I shot her," Stipp recalled Pistorius saying as he tried to attend to Steenkamp, lying on her back at the bottom of the stairs.
"He definitely wanted her to live," Stipp said, when questioned by defense attorney Barry Roux in cross-examination.
Pistorius remained bowed in the dock, even when a member of his defense team reached over and touched his head to reassure him.
After four days of testimony, a central question has emerged: What was heard when, a distinction that could ultimately decide the Blade Runner's fate.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has begun laying out the State's case, which paints a picture of a man who shot his girlfriend, despite her screams.
[Pistorius Trial: Witness timeline could cast doubt over prosecution's case]
In his testimony, prosecution witness Stipp, who lives in the same luxury estate subdivision as Pistorius, says he was awakened by three loud bangs in rapid succession, and when he ran onto the balcony, which has direct line of sight to Pistorius' bathroom window, he heard the screams of what sounded like a woman "scared out of her mind."
Stipp also said he noticed the bathroom light was on, a distinction that contradicts Pistorius' account.
While he was attempting to contact the estate's security (which did not answer his calls) and then South Africa's national emergency hotline (which appeared to be out of order), he heard another three loud bangs, at 3:17 a.m., according to his phone log.
Stipp, who has received weapons training with a 9mm pistol in the army, says he believes both sets of noises to have been gunshots, and so he consulted with security before approaching the house to see if he could offer medical assistance.
During the subsequent arguments in court, with Nel and Roux seemingly unable to agree on the number of shots, the exchange between the two attorneys became increasingly exasperated.
Pistorius looked confused, furrowing his brow.
It has forced both sides to lay out their cases.
Roux, in his cross-examinations of witnesses so far, has suggested that the first set of "bangs" – the ones that woke Stipp – are the gunshots that struck Reeva Steenkamp, causing such extensive brain damage that she would have subsequently been unable to scream. He says it therefore follows that the later screams, which witnesses thought to be female, must have been a distressed Pistorius after he realized his mistake.
The defense insists that the second set of "bangs" – which several neighbors heard at 3:17 a.m. – was the noise of the cricket bat Pistorius used to break down the locked toilet door.
However, the prosecution insists the "bangs" at 3:17 a.m. are the shots that struck Steenkamp. "She was alive and screaming [before]," Nel contends, and only then did Pistorius open fire, fully aware Steenkamp was behind the locked door, not an intruder.
Nel has not addressed what the first set of "bangs" could have been, saying all will be revealed as they continue to present their case.
Neither the prosecution's nor the defense's account has been altogether discounted by witness testimony so far, and much hinges on how each side will address two crucial questions: Which set of "bangs" were the shots that killed Steenkamp? And could Pistorius' distressed shouts have sounded like a woman screaming for her life?
It is on these points that defense attorney Roux is trying to gain ground.
Pressing Stipp in cross-examination, he suggested that the male and female voices the radiologist heard could have both been Pistorius. But Stipp insists the voices were intermingled and had two distinct tones.
In his morning interrogation of Charl Johnson, another neighbor, Roux tried to get him to admit the same. But maintaining his composure, Johnson also insisted he could clearly distinguish two voices – a male and a female – because they shouted for help in quick succession.
"I have difficulty accepting Mr Roux's version," Johnson said, also refusing to admit that the "bangs" he heard could have been a cricket bat against a door, noting that they happened in such rapid succession the person wielding the bat would not have time to swing between hits.
Roux questioned Johnson's credibility, the independence of his police statement and the accuracy of his notes, accusing him of having made up his mind about Pistorius' guilt.
"Your interpretation is a designed one, to sideline and incriminate the accused," Roux told Johnson on the stand. "There's a design on your side to incriminate, and that's unfortunate."
Johnson remained adamant he is only relating what he heard.
"We didn't want to choose sides," he said, adding that he and his wife Michelle Burger had felt a moral obligation to come forward, despite being very private people.
Stipp will return to the witness box on Friday.
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Cyberattacks Abound Yet Companies Tell SEC Losses Are FewChris Strohm, Eric Engleman and Dave Michaels
The 27 largest U.S. companies reporting cyber attacks say they sustained no major financial losses, exposing a disconnect with federal officials who say billions of dollars in corporate secrets are being stolen.
MetLife Inc., Coca-Cola Co., and Honeywell International Inc. were among the 100 largest U.S. companies by revenue to disclose online attacks in recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Citigroup Inc. reported "limited losses" while the others said there was no material impact.
Those mixed messages have triggered a debate over whether Washington is overstating the damage from cyber attacks or whether companies are understating its impact -- or not disclosing the attacks at all. It also raises questions about whether some companies are painting more alarming scenarios for politicians than for their investors.
"There is a clear discrepancy between what companies are reporting to their stockholders and what they're declaring to policy makers," said Sascha Meinrath, vice president of the New America Foundation, a Washington-based policy group. The confusion harms the ability of legislators and agency officials to understand cybersecurity, Meinrath said.
Representative Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican who leads the House Intelligence Committee, has said foreign intruders "are stealing literally billions" of dollars from companies. Army General Keith Alexander, head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, called cybercrime "the greatest transfer of wealth in history."
SEC Guidance
After a wave of cyber attacks hit a Federal Reserve website, the New York Times and other news outlets, and U.S. banks, President Barack Obama issued an executive order in February to better protect businesses and critical assets, such as pipelines and power grids.
The challenge for companies is that regulators want more information about cyber attacks yet businesses don't want to provide hackers with a road map to their networks.
The SEC issued guidance in October 2011 telling companies to disclose cyber attacks or risks if that information is material, meaning it would affect an investor's willingness to buy, hold, or sell the company's stock. The business may have to describe the financial fallout of an attack if it's "reasonably likely" to lead to reduced revenue or higher costs, the guidance states.
'Appropriate Disclosure'
Decisions about material impact are made by companies, though SEC staffers may ask how they made those calls. Agency officials say the guidance is working. "We don't think there is a need for a rule requirement at this time," James Daly, SEC associate director, said in a phone interview.
More than 70 percent of investors are interested in reviewing company cybersecurity practices, according to a survey of 405 investors released in February by the security firm HBGary Inc.
"For the sake of investors, the SEC needs to figure out a way of enforcing the appropriate disclosure of material cyber attacks," said Jacob Olcott, who led a congressional review as counsel to Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, that resulted in the SEC guidance.
Olcott is now a principal at Good Harbor Security Risk Management, a Washington-based consulting firm.
Cyber attacks are more likely to be material for some companies than others, Brian Lane, a former SEC corporation finance director, said in an interview. "Ask yourself which company's stock would plummet if investors learned a hacker had access to company files?" said Lane, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Disrupted Operations
Almost all of the top 100 U.S. companies by revenue said they rely on technology that may be vulnerable to security breaches, theft of proprietary data and disrupted operations, according to a review of their most recent annual reports.
"I would bet some are just not being forthcoming," Lance Hoffman, director of George Washington University's Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute, said in an interview.
Companies including Amazon.com Inc., Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. have been asked by the SEC over the past year to disclose more about cyber attacks than they volunteered in 2011 annual reports.
H. Roger Schwall, SEC assistant director for corporation finance, wrote to ConocoPhillips Chief Financial Officer Jeff Sheets on Sept. 26 asking the company to disclose "actual and attempted breaches" and provide a cyber risk section.
Attack Targets
ConocoPhillips, one of at least six major U.S. and European energy companies reported by Bloomberg to have been breached by China-based hackers beginning in 2009, said in its 2012 annual report no cyber breaches "had a material effect."
Daren Beaudo, a spokesman for ConocoPhillips, declined to comment beyond the filings.
Coca-Cola acknowledged its "information systems are a target of attacks," in its 10-K and said the disruptions "to date have not had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations."
The company was told by the FBI that hackers broke into its computers to steal files about its aborted $2.4 billion bid for China Huiyan Juice Group in 2009, Bloomberg reported in November. Coca-Cola didn't mention the incident in SEC filings.
Coca-Cola doesn't comment on security matters, said Petro Kacur, a company spokesman.
Material Analysis
If a company doesn't disclose an attack in an SEC filing that was reported in the news media, "don't be surprised if we ask you to provide us with a materiality analysis," Jim Lopez, an SEC branch chief for disclosure operations, said at a Washington conference in February.
David Kepler, an executive vice president for Dow Chemical Co., said in prepared testimony for a March 7 Senate hearing the company is "regularly" attacked "from sources that are advanced, persistent and targeting our intellectual property."
Dow only made passing reference to cyber threats in its annual report Feb. 15, putting the risks on par with severe weather events.
"There is a disconnect," Stewart Baker, a former Homeland Security Department official and now a Washington-based partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, said in an interview. "All that intellectual property that the government sees leaving the country is coming from somewhere."
Dow's annual report documents principal risks in keeping with the SEC guidance, Rebecca Bentley, a spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. "Our 10K information is structured to provide the appropriate balance and level of detail regarding Dow's most significant risk drivers," she said.
Expensive Fixes
While Verizon said in its 2012 10-K the cyber attacks it experienced haven't been material, the company said the potential costs of a major assault include "expensive incentives" to keep customers, a jump in security spending, lost revenue and damage to the company's reputation.
Spokesmen Ed McFadden of Verizon, Mark Costiglio of Citigroup; Victoria Streitfeld of Honeywell International and John Calagna of MetLife declined to comment.
Marty Mosby III, a bank analyst and managing director at Guggenheim Securities LLC, said the SEC disclosures show cyber attacks are no greater threat than hurricanes or natural disasters. Bank management teams say strikes are disruptive to customers without being a financial drain, Mosby said in a phone interview.
Larry Ponemon, chairman of the Ponemon Institute, a data protection research firm in Traverse City, Michigan, has been reviewing the SEC filings. "A majority of companies are taking a minimalist approach and they're disclosing a bare minimum so they don't get in trouble," he said.
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UDOT project to create weekend delays in Lehi
07/12/2013 6:48amThe Utah Department of Transportation is announcing an eight-week bridge maintenance project slated to begin July 12 that is expected to cause hour-long delays near Lehi. The project is scheduled to run on weekends through September.
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Funeral set for Ashley National Forest fire boss who drowned in California
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18-month-old wanders into street, hit by Jeep
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5 movie remakes better than the original
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Utah Supreme Court upholds decision to free woman accused of 1995 murder
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Cat parasite could be serious public health problem, review says
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Logan man, 2 Spaniards gored during Running of the Bulls
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Police arrest man, searching for another in SLC shootout
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Human-powered helicopter takes home $250K prize
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New Utah NSA center requires 1.7M gallons of water daily to operate
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Man charged after allegedly shooting at restaurant patron
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3-year-old in critical condition after hanging herself from slide
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Grand County deputy sheriff arrested in attempted murder investigation
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SWAT team corners alleged bank robber at Shilo Inn
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A study released Wednesday from Pew Charitable Trust found 61 "key" cities across America have pension and healthcare funding gaps of a combined $217 billion.
These cities had a shortfall of $99 billion in fiscal year 2009, the most recent year with complete data, according to the report titled "A Widening Gap in Cities." The rest of the shortfall—$118 billion—was for retiree health care and other benefits. Because some cities are slow to report their results, a complete set of data was available only through fiscal year 2009. Over the long term, cities and states strengthen their fiscal position if they have policies that aim to fully fund their pension and retiree health care obligations, Pew notes.
"Between 2007 and 2009, 16 cities consistently did well in funding their pensions, while nine cities underperformed. Wide disparities exist in how well prepared cities are to fulfill their pension obligations to employees.
It notes Milwaukee had a surplus at the end of fiscal year 2009, with enough money to cover 113% of its liabilities. At the other end of the spectrum, pension systems in four cities—Charleston, W.Va; Omaha, Neb.; Portland, Ore; and Providence, R.I.—were the most poorly funded, with Charleston trailing all the cities at 24%.
The report drew the ire of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, the country's largest trade association for public sector pension funds. Hank Kim, the organization's executive director and counsel, called the report's findings about the health of municipal pension plans "distorted and outdated."
Kim specifically took aim at the age of the data Pew analyzed, noting it was four years old and included the period directly following the economic crisis.
"[It] may provide a valuable history lesson, but it cannot yield a realistic representation of the status of municipal pension plans today," Kim said in a statement.
Pointing to the organization's own report, "The 2012 NCPERS Fund Membership Study," he said it found that local pension funds are continuing their strong recovery from the negative impacts caused by the Great Recession.
"Participating funds reported a solid average funded level of 74.9%—and it's important to note that according to its February 2011 report Enhancing the Analysis of U.S. State and Local Government Pension Obligations, Fitch Ratings considers a funded ratio of 70% or above to be adequate. Those funds also reported strong and growing returns on their longer-term investments (three to 10 years), a very good sign for any organization that pays off its liabilities over an extended period of time."