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camera[kam´er-ah] (pl. ca´merae, cameras) (L.)
a cavity or chamber.
Anger camera the original form of gamma camera. Because the Anger camera is by far the most frequently used type of gamma (or scintillation) camera today, the terms are often used interchangeably.
gamma camera (scintillation camera) an electronic instrument that produces photographs or cathode-ray tube images of the gamma ray emissions from organs containing tracer compounds. The original and most commonly used version is the Anger c.
cam·er·a, pl.
cam·er·as(kam'er-ă, -ē, ăz), [TA]
1. Synonym(s): anterior chamber of eyeball
2. A closed box; especially one containing a lens, shutter, and light-sensitive film or plates for photography.
[L. a vault]
camera/cam·era/ (kam´ah-rah) pl. ca´merae, cameras [L.]
1. a box, compartment, or chamber.
2. any enclosed space or ventricle.
3. a device for converting light or other energy from an object into a visible image.
Anger camera the original, and by far the most commonly used, form of scintillation (or gamma) camera, so that the terms are often used interchangeably.
camera ante´rior bul´bi anterior chamber (of the eye).
gamma camera scintillation c.
camera poste´rior bul´bi posterior chamber (of the eye).
camera vi´trea bul´bi vitreous chamber.
camera o´culi either the anterior or the posterior chamber of the eye.
scintillation camera an electronic instrument that produces photographs or cathode-ray tube images of the gamma ray emissions from organs containing tracer compounds; the term is often equated with Anger camera, the original and most used version.
Etymology: L, vaulted chamber
(in anatomy) any compartment, cavity, or chamber, as those of the eye, tooth, or heart.
cam·era, pl. camerae (kam'ĕr-ă, -ē, -ăz) [TA]
1. A closed box; one containing a lens, shutter, and light-sensitive film or digital medium for photography.
2. anatomy Any chamber or cavity, such as one of the chambers of the heart or eye.
[L. a vault]
pl. camerae; a cavity or chamber.
camera anterior bulbi
anterior chamber of the eye.
camera posterior bulbi
posterior chamber of the eye; small annular space between the posterior surface of the iris and the anterior surface of the lens, and bounded peripherally by the ciliary processes.
camera vitrea bulbi
vitreous chamber of the eye, between the crystalline lens and the retina, that contains the vitreous body.

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One thing certain as Egyptians vote for president: The outcome will be a surprise
In an historic first, Egyptians voted Wednesday for their next president, choosing from an array of competing candidates whose wildly divergent campaign platforms pledged everything from revolutionary, religion-based change to a return to the stability of the Hosni Mubarak-era, which came to an end with Mubarak's ouster last year.
As had been the case in the weeks leading up to the election, there was no sense of a frontrunner in interviews at the polling places. _ and hints that the results could be surprising.
In poor Cairo neighborhoods, where residents might be expected to pick Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi, many voters instead said they had cast ballots for Ahmed Shafik, a former air force commander who was Mubarak's last prime minister.
Afaf Mohammed, 45, who voted for the Muslim Brotherhood during parliamentary elections last year, was among those who'd switched allegiances to Shafik. "He'll bring better security," she said.
Hamdeen Sabahi, who espouses the Arab nationalist philosophy of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, a distant fourth, appeared to be the preference of many voters.
At a polling place in Luxor, in southern Egypt, 38-year-old Reham Abdel Gawad, wearing the all-encompassing black shroud of the most fundamentalist Islamists, said she'd voted for Sabahi, a secularist, because she felt that he showed the most empathy for Egypt's poor.
"The veil is on my face, not my mind," she said, explaining her decision to break ranks. "Not all Islamists are good for the country. The preacher is a preacher, and the politician is a politician."
Emotions were high among the thousands who formed long lines around schools that served as polling centers. Some said they could not believe they were choosing a president in a free and fair election after 30 years of living in fear and forced silence. Some tapped the plastic ballot box as they dropped their ballot in and said the beginning line of an Islamic prayer, before walking out of the room, with an inked forefinger indicating a vote.
Others expressed long-held rage. As Shafik left the polling center where he cast his ballot, voters pelted him with shoes.
Some saw the vote as the start of real reforms while others voted simply to be a part of the experience. "I voted for Morsi. I don't know anything about him but everyone told me to vote for him, and at the mosque his fliers were everywhere," said Fouzah Ahmed, who could say only that he was over 70 years old because "I lost count."
If there was a pattern in the balloting it was that younger voters appeared later at the polling stations. Officials extended voting hours from 8 to 9 p.m. to accommodate the late voters. In the Cairo district of Maadi, some people arriving after work stood in line for four hours to vote.
The only two candidates who engaged in a presidential debate during the two-month election cycle, Islamist moderate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Amr Moussa, the former secretary general of the Arab League, had cast their ballots by 11 a.m. Aboul Fotouh then went to a mosque and prayed.
Perhaps the most common question among voters was: Who do I vote for? Some asked it of election workers and observers as they tried to vote.
Others came prepared, pulling a piece of paper from their pocket with their selection written on it after they had a ballot in hand.
In one polling station, a woman was so exasperated when no one would tell her what to do, she simply folded up the blank ballot and dropped it in the box.
Where the parliamentary elections last fall were riddled with violations that included parties electioneering outside polling stations, Wednesday's voting seemed remarkably routine, though allegations of misconduct, impossible to verify, swirled. There were accusations that various parties' supporters had entered shops to persuade people to vote. There were also reports that five election judges were forced out of their jobs in Sinai because they told voters how to vote, though the country's elections commission later denied that.
More common violations appeared to be election workers misinterpreting how to apply the rules. Some didn't ask women in niqab to lift their veils and identify themselves to female workers until after they voted, for example. Disabled voters got various kinds of help, depending on the polling station. At times, observers and election workers would end up talking to voters, a violation, though the exchange often was only a greeting between people who knew one another.
In Sinai, where security is always a concern, armored personnel carriers sat in front of every polling station. A feeling of optimism reigned, nonetheless.
"This is the first time we feel encouraged to work after what happened to the police department on Jan. 25," said Police Staff Sgt. Ayman Mahmoud, 30, referring to attacks on police facilities in Sinai last year at the beginning of the uprising that ousted Mubarak. "We are securing the nation, not the army or the police department and our only loyalty is to the people. The elections are as much a success for us as it is for the civilians."
The Egyptian-government funded National Council of Human Rights, which had monitors in Sinai, reported no violations. "The only trouble was that judges are late as much as an hour," delaying the start of the election, said Baker Swaliem, an election monitor stationed in Sinai for the Amr Moussa campaign.
Each polling station was a fiefdom for the judge in charge who determined how the rules should be applied. Some judges signed the back of every ballot while others simply handed the ballots out.
In the Cairo district of Maasara, a woman tried to tell her elderly illiterate mother how to vote, prompting election judge Ahmed AbdelHaffiz to angrily kick her out of the classroom that served as a polling station. "She is your mother at home, not here," he shouted at the distraught woman. "You have to yell at women so they understand" he explained later.
It was unclear whether voter turnout was high. Election officials estimated it at 60 percent turnout, but in the middle class neighborhood of Aguza, election judge Rasha Moneer said that while officials there had expected 90 percent of eligible voters to cast ballots, only 25 percent had done so by 7 p.m. Several judges told McClatchy that a lack of judges forced the election to merge polling districts, creating large, frustrated crowds in some places. There was no sign, however, of polling centers being overwhelmed.
According to election officials, more than 50 million Egyptians are eligible to vote, including ousted former President Mubarak; it was unclear if he had cast a ballot, however.
What the responsibilities and power of the new president will be is still undecided. Egypt's old constitution was suspended after Muabrak fell, and a new one has yet to be written. The ruling military council has said it would delineate what powers the president will have by July 1, when the new president is scheduled to take office.
A mosaic of concerns shaped voters' decisions, from crime to rising unemployment to the role of Islam in the governance of the state to whether the uprising 15 months ago that led to the end of Mubarak's regime had benefited Egypt.
In Luxor, a southern city that boasts ancient temples and stunning Nile vistas, voters said their No. 1 concern was the lack of tourism since the revolution began. Voters there elected Muslim Brotherhood candidates for Parliament last year, but many residents said they'd grown disenchanted with the group's performance and nervous about any single bloc holding a monopoly on Egyptian political life, as Mubarak's regime enjoyed.
"For Parliament, OK, but that's enough. The Brotherhood shouldn't control everything," said Mustafa Mohamed, 25, who runs hot-air balloon tours and voted for Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a former Brotherhood member who was expelled from the group last year.
Mohamed said his business had declined 60 percent since Mubarak's resignation in February 2011.
Visiting reporters had to drive deep into the countryside to find a large, overt presence of Brotherhood support. In the hometown of a Brotherhood lawmaker, a village with 8,500 eligible voters, the group's Freedom and Justice Party was using five minibuses to ferry supporters to the polls.
"We're trying to mobilize the maximum number of our supporters so that our candidate, Mohammed Morsi, will make it to the runoff," said Abdel Hamid el Senussi, a Muslim Brotherhood politician who won a seat in Parliament representing Luxor.
Senussi said he understands the criticism of the Brotherhood's foray into politics, but insists that the lack of progress so far is because the group's platform was stymied by rival political forces who wanted to stunt the Islamists' popularity. If Morsi wins, he said, the president and Islamist-majority Parliament would be in sync and thus able to enact real reforms.
"We have a triangle of horrors in Upper Egypt: illness, ignorance and poverty," Senussi said of his region. "We need hospitals, universities and factories."
In Cairo, telecommunications engineer Ahmed Ibrahim, 52, voted for Aboul Fotouh, calling him the least bad choice.
"My life is stable but during this period of change, there are a lot of bad things happening," Ibrahim said. Aboul Fotouh, he said, "is in the middle of what everyone wants. He is not a great candidate but the best available."
Fatma Mohammed Moneer, a 49-year-old physical education teacher, agreed with Ibrahim that revolutionary change had not all been good. Now she wants someone who can stabilize the nation, which is why she voted for Shafik.
"He is the only one who can manage the country through these times," she said. "We need a leader.
Even as the ballots were being cast, government officials already had begin to urge voters to accept the outcome, which is not expected to be known for a week. Ahmed el Tayeb, the grand sheikh al Azhar University, Sunni Islam's premier religious institution, warned in a recorded message that was played on state radio stations that not voting was a sin. And the election committee officials and the ruling military council put out a message urging voters to accept the outcome.
Some Egyptians suspect the ruling military council will rig the election in favor of Shafik, a retired general, and some of those found near polling stations said they wouldn't vote because they had no faith in the process.
Egypt allowed only half the voting monitors it had permitted to observe parliamentary elections and only a handful of international observers. Despite that, former President Jimmy Carter, whose Carter Center was given permission to monitor the election after first being told it could not, appeared at a Cairo polling station and said he was pleased with the process, calling it a "complete transformation."
McClatchy special correspondents Amina Ismail in Cairo and Mohanned Sabry in Sinai contributed to this article.


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Aqua America Chairman: Private investment played key role in success of Clean Water Act
The 1972 Clean Water Act has led to major private industry investments and cleaner national waterways.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 05, 2013 -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis said today that "The national standards of enforcement and initial financial support provided to municipal wastewater facilities in the 1972 Clean Water Act ultimately led to major investments by private industry and the ultimate success of the regulatory process from which we all benefit today through cleaner national waterways."
His remarks were made today at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commission's Winter Committee meeting in Washington, D.C. "Before the Clean Water Act, only about a third of U.S. waterways supported fish habitat and could be used for human recreation, and we were losing up to 500,000 acres of wetlands -- the oceans' 'natural filters'-- annually," said DeBenedictis. "Perhaps even more disturbing was the fact that 20 percent of drinking water samples exceeded the federal limits for certain contaminants."
Citing an extraordinary example of water pollution prior to the Clean Water Act, DeBenedictis referenced a fire on Ohio's Cuyahogo River that was started when a spark from a train ignited an oil slick on the river.
"Since the Clean Water Act was enacted 40 years ago, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in pollution control equipment and now you can swim and fish in most of the nation's waterways; average wetland losses have fallen to fewer than 60,000 acres annually, and almost every U.S. citizen is provided drinking water that meets all health-based standards," said DeBenedictis. "When you consider private industry has made much of the investment that has led to these improvements, it begs the question of whether tax-supported grant programs are still needed. The success of the Clean Water Act could be an example that we can afford the true cost of service for our goods and services and do not require taxes to support government entities to do for us what the private sector can economically accomplish."
DeBenedictis said Aqua America's utility companies are a prime example of his assertion. "For the past several years, our utility companies have collectively invested more than $300 million annually to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in the nine states in which they operate," said DeBenedictis. "Our customers pay for those improvements with their rates, which are still less than other utility services despite the fact that water and wastewater remain the most capital-intensive of all utilities, investing more capital for every dollar of revenue earned than any other utility."
About Aqua America
Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly-traded water utilities and serves almost 3 million residents in Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. Aqua America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WTR. Visit www.aquaamerica.com for more information.


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Periodically throughout the semester, the department holds informal presentations by graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and faculty. These take place at private residences, usually faculty homes, on either a Monday or a Tuesday. Seminars begin at 8:00pm with snacks served at 7:30pm. Directions are typically available in the EEB Office on the day of the seminar. Schedules from previous semesters are archived here.
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- I plan to discuss previous research experiences highlighting how these experiences have led to my current research. Per request I will quickly talk about and show some cool photos from my work with the California Condor Recovery Program, The National Elk Wildlife Refuge, prescribed fire management, and various research projects conducted on Nantucket Island. These experiences will lead into a discussion of my current research on invasive species demography and impact to recipient communities.
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This is the kind of "catch phrase" we always seem to hear, just like we always hear "less is more", but these expressions are tried and true, and certainly exist for a real reason! The problem is that as young players mature, and as they want to emulate their heroes these days, they all seem to want to drive the "Corvette before the Rambler!" Everybody wants to pick up the guitar, and suddenly go from zero to sixty in 3 seconds flat! The difficulty then becomes the ability to actually slow down, and "keep it simple!"
I have always thought that keeping it simple and playing with "good taste" definitely go hand in hand, but one must first be able to put this philosophy of playing into real action. It takes real life experience, where you have to do the kinds of sessions and live shows that I did and continue to do to this day for so many years. It takes hearing criticism from those who you thought only "loved" everything you played, and it takes that act of "survival" that can only occur in real-life situations of do or die recording sessions, and live shows in front of critical audiences. Most of all though, it takes having a "knack" for knowing what is required of the given musical situation, and how to utilize your entire arsenal to pare it down to the bare essentials of what would actually sound the best for the given tune.
This doesn't mean you must always "keep it simple", as of course, there are plenty of musical pieces that require all kinds of breakneck speed playing, and many songs that are literally "built for speed!" That's also an important requirement of the tasteful guitar player who must know when to "let go" or when to "hold back." Holding back always seems to be the harder route to take, but if you've ever really concentrated on what hit records sound like, you'll always see that the "producer" always went for the simpler, more direct route in terms of the guitar parts. In other words, many of the simplest of guitar parts and solos over the years were really played by folks with such unbelievable "chops", that they had no choice but to "hold back" and keep it tasteful, and most of all, play "for the song!"
So keep this in mind as you move forward in your music-making, and heed my words to the wise! I'll be discussing this more in later Blog entries, but for now, try "keeping it simple" as a true exercise in taste and restraint. It can be the best part of being a player!
In this crazy, fast-moving and most of all, fickle era we live in, it can be sometimes very easy for an up-and-comer to be a bit discouraged and to lose hope of eventually making something really happen! Even in the old days, I did have moments such as this, but I really never gave up, especially since I was so on "my own path", and had so much encouragement and positive feedback from others, including of course, my folks.
I love trying to instill some of this hope in my students, regardless of age. I mean, of course younger players need this consistently, but never underestimate the emotional needs of a Sixty-something guitar player who feels like he or she has missed the boat when it came to learning the guitar, and who now needs it just for sheer pleasure and personal expression. I love to encourage them all and each age group and type has its own set of needs and emotional as well as physical requirements.
One of the first things to realize is that when you show a lot of promise at an early age, even though there are people like me who love to encourage, there can be some real "no-goodniks" who seem to get just as much of a thrill out of loving to discourage! Yes, it's hard to believe, but that is a fact, and the earlier you get to understand this reality, the easier it will be in the long run to recognize these people and simply discard the bad message they try to bring! I started to see this when I was very young, and it always seemed that the better I did, the more there were those who wanted to tear me down. For what reason, I really can't tell you, but it sure must've had a lot to do with their own feelings of inadequacy, not to mention some good old jealousy thrown in for good measure!
In the end though, you will always see that your persistence is what will always prevail, and the belief in yourself is what you must "stick to", even as you continue on the endless road towards getting better as a person and of course, as a player. I know for many too, it can become frustrating when you hit a "road block" on the way to better playing, and even today, as someone recognized me in the local deli, and asked "so how's the guitar business going?" they then proceeded to tell me how in their entire life, they never, ever had anyone to help them understand ear training! All I could say to myself was, "boy, I wish this guy knew me earlier!" Yes, we all really teach ourselves, but the right encouragement at the right time, as well as our own belief systems is what will truly help put us "over the top" and across the "finish line" as guitarists, and as people!
As a teacher, and also as a performer who was always encouraged by my parents at a very young age, I am always quick to encourage and display those young players that I believe really "have it." This has been true forever, and I really believe that it's the manner in which I was encouraged that really helps me "pass it on" to others. It's a joy that I have been able to give my daughter Lexie, (and of course, her late older sister, Gillian) and even though it is always bittersweet and full of pain over the loss of my precious daughter at the age of 14, I still manage to somehow keep going, and am finally able to care enough to see it in others beyond my family.
You must understand that after the accident that killed both my wife and daughter, I couldn't even pick up a guitar for several months, even though some tried to make me, and even tried to trick me into playing for their own selfish reasons. No matter what, it was totally up to me to know when was the right time for me to feel like I could "move on" with certain aspects of my life, and to try to heal, even if just a little bit.
Well, one of the truest signs of this partial "healing process" is that I love to teach kids again, and that there is a genuine connection between me and them. They immediately pick up on the fact that I am a natural "Daddy", who loves to encourage them, and who wants to see the best in them, but at the same time, I have learned not to be the kind who "pushes" them to the point of making them literally hate and dread the instrument!
I teach a wonderful little girl, Alexx Hoffmann, and her brother Jake Hoffmann, and Alexx has shown a real natural ability to come up with terrific songs and lyrics, often made up "on the fly" in front of people, with a poise that belies her age (just turned 7!), and of course, she just plays so wonderfully that it makes her happy, as she loves to be creative with everything I've shown her! It's the perfect example of how one can take just a little musical information, and really "run with it"….writing songs, having new ideas, and really using her ear and all her creative abilities to make the most of what she knows.
The potential is mind-boggling, and she performed on Memorial Day with me and my daughter Lexie at our concert, and she was so poised, confident and relaxed! I was so proud of her, and I must admit, I was especially proud of this little one, as she made me think of my daughter Gillie, and all of her talent, poise and brilliance, not to mention all the feelings that I know her parents, her brother and my daughter Lexie must have been experiencing while watching her! Hey, I even backed her up, and was her "sideman" as well as her teacher! Nothing like encouraging and working with young and promising artists, who have the entire world ahead of them!
In my experience I have always let my styles and techniques evolve as needed, and since I have always come out sounding only like myself, with my own style, I have always trusted my ears, hands and the progression that they take. This, in recent years has also been true of my assimilation of Jazz. The problem with only "concentrating" on one particular musical vein is that you end up sounding exactly like that! These days we are filled up with those people who dove head first into Jazz, leaving all other style behind, and they really pretty much all end up sounding the same. The real problem, (and this applies to blues as well) is that what we are hearing and learning now is all at least 3rd or 4th generation down the line, and instead of the music being fresh and new, it's all been worked over and analyzed to death!
The very nature of Jazz means experimentation, and it's not the goal to just "sound like" a Jazz player, but more to simply be one! I can recall years ago when I was playing at Lincoln Center with the African singer, Tony Bird, a man came up to me and said "you know, you play in the truest form of Jazz tradition!" This really kind of turned me around, because at that time "Jazz" seemed like a mystery to me, and I felt just about as far away from it as possible. But what he made me realize and see was that I was a true improviser, and that I never did the same thing twice. My quest was already to be as fresh and as creative as possible, and even though I may not have been using a ton of flat 5s or sharp 9s, I was already maximizing everything I could possibly use with my knowledge base.
As time has gone on, I have left myself more "open" to the sounds of Jazz, and can now much more easily recognize what a player who used to baffle me completely, is actually doing! This is a wonderful revelation to feel, but it's really not that much different from listening to a Country player or Blues player and trying to emulate them. It's just a question of, amongst that "blur" of notes, to be able to recognize something that you can "hang your hat on" so that you can get a sense of what is familiar about the "unfamiliar!"
It also has to come from you no longer being afraid to play some wrong notes, because that is bound to happen. You will, and must learn from your mistakes, and there's tons of "trial and error" in assimilating Jazz or any style for that matter. Make sure to start "hearing" your intervals, and learn to recognize tonalities such as 6ths and 9ths, major 7ths, sharp 9ths and sharp 5ths, to name just a few. Listen to single-line players, such as Coltrane, Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. These people couldn't play chords like guitarists, and they had to rely on "shaping" their phrases. This will help you do the same. Eventually, you'll be able to listen to a complex Jazz chord, and say exactly what it is, understanding all of its tonal relationships! So I hope you really "go for it", and can acclimate yourself to blending Jazz into your style. Many great guitarists have…just listen to Hank Garland or Danny Gatton, T-Bone Walker and many others, and you'll see what I mean! Good luck!
There's no doubt, no matter how much you may "think" you know right now, you'll certainly be always "learning as you go" in this wild world of being a musician. This is unquestionably a good thing, as it's really the process that makes life and music enjoyable, as opposed to resting on one's laurels, and feeling as if they've already played and done it all!
I know that I still amaze myself at just how I continue to learn and actually refine my ear and what it is I really know in music. It's as if your ability to learn and be creative continues no matter what age you may live to! It actually is a fact that they've learned that we all do in fact continue to refine and get even more creative as time goes on. Just look at the many great artists and musicians who remained [productive and creative right up to their final days. I just lost my Dad, Al Ross, who was a great artist and a famous New Yorker Magazine cartoonist, and he was drawing, sketching and generally creatively expressing himself right up to the end. He understood the relationship between staying alive and his art and creativity playing a key role in that. Basically, once you've really made that commitment to be "at one" with your music, or any artistic medium you chose, it has now become a big part of your "life stream" and will always be important to your happiness and your survival.
Music and the guitar has always been an important part of who I am, and certainly of how I am, too! I can recall when I was first starting out, that just to see my name in a tiny article, or on the first record I was on, was such a big deal to me….now, articles seem to come out every day, and while they're enjoyable, I really hardly pay any publicity any mind. It has to be something really earth-shaking for me to take notice, and to feel really happy about it. What matters most to me is the music. At the end of the day, I have to know whether or not I am satisfied with my new album, or my latest performance. It's not like I'm some sort of "perfectionist", but I must feel as if what I have created was art, and if it was truly connected to me, and most of all, is it something I can happily "live" with?!
As I look back on my work over the years, I can easily see and hear that I've always been learning, and that I was always letting the listener "in" on the process. Again, it's sort of not only "learning as you go", but also "documenting" the process as well! Those of us who can document our learning process are certainly the luckiest as artists, and we must always continue to strive for the best and most creative aspects of what we can do, and what we can continue to learn!
I recently had the pleasure of playing two sold out shows at the famous Iridium Club in NYC for the release of my new album, All Tricked Out! It was a great and very supportive crowd, including many folks I knew, and it was great working in a new 2nd guitarist, Chris Foley into my band!
I like to play hi-energy sets, with a few nice emotional ballads thrown in for good measure, especially since that's what a lot of people expect from me. There was a second set, which is unusual for me, and it can be very hard to "get up" for that second show, especially when you feel like you've shot the entire emotional and physical load in the first set! I think I must've played 20 songs in that first show, many old favorites, as well as 4 or 5 from the new album. The CD was very well-received, and we sold quite a few.
My daughter Lexie, graced the staged with her presence also, and she did about 4 songs with us and really got the place rocking! She has grown so much as a singer and performer over the last few years, and has a new album of all-original compositions, as well as a tune in the new Karen Black film, "Maria,my Love", as well as singing "Vaya Con Dios"on the new Les Paul Tribute album we did along with Keith Richards, Jose Feliciano, Steve Miller, Lou Pallo, Slash and Billy Gibbons! Really looking forward to that masterpiece when it finally comes out!
It felt particularly good last night as an "established" artist, whose fans really came out in full force to support my new album. It felt so good to know that as long as I keep on coming out with new and creative projects, there will always be folks there willing to listen!
By far though, the most emotional thing of the evening was a surprise presentation of a special guitar made in tribute to my late daughter, Gillian. It is called "Pennies from Heaven" and it is the guitar that she and I have always talked about wanting to make; a guitar totally covered with pennies! (That was to match her gorgeous copper-colored hair!) I will be doing a special blog about that guitar at a later date.
Till then, this was just an installment to tell you that the release of my new album went super well last night, and that you will hopefully be hearing a lot more from it and about it very soon!! All the best from your guitar-playing buddy!
Now that I am in the throes of working in another "new" guitarist to play alongside me in my band, I can't help but take note of his unique way of learning, which in turn makes me think also of how others learn. Everyone certainly has their own patterns of learning songs, licks, ideas and arrangements, and there's no question that each way of learning is literally as unique as the individual themself!
Even though someone such as myself has a very intuitive way of approaching learning and memorizing things, there is still obviously a large amount of natural, mathematical and other kinds of processes that go into the accumulation of knowledge necessary for musical learning. We all have our own approach, and it's something that not only is established at a very young age, but it pertains to how we learn other things too, which are not necessarily musical. The musical/artistic mind has its own way of acquiring knowledge, and I am convinced that we who have this kind of "makeup" are definitely more apt to learn in an "ear-induced" way, and we can absorb things in an "associative" way, and many times need only the sounds themselves to remind us of what is coming next.
I can still recall when listening to music of my early years, how certain songs and sounds played key pivotal roles in making up who I am, and especially how I learned. Some of those tones and notes of yesteryear certainly stay with us, and deep down inside, they are the very things we rely on in a very intuitive and primal way. After all, music is a very primal exercise in being human, and human beings were making music long, long before anyone decided it should be written down in the form of notes. The notes were simply the earliest form of recording!
The guitarist I'm working with currently seems extremely intuitive and certainly is, but what I like is his ability to bang out very exacting "charts" that he can fall back on, should he forget a bit here and there in a song. This is important, since I am literally "throwing" at him at least 30songs that he has to know by Thursday, and he wants to put his best foot forward and really be prepared. This is a sign of a true professional, and he doesn't want to leave anything to "chance", because "chance" can mean "wrong!"
I remember during my days of playing with countless singer/songwriters, how I was able to understand their songs in various categories. I would take note of their tendencies, and the minute I'd hear them launch into a new song, and it was in one of those categories, I swear I could almost always predict what all the changes would be! We all have our natural tendencies, and I'm sure, if he's really listening, which he really is, my new 2nd guitar player has already noticed mine and hopefully, he'll be able to utilize this technique in helping him learn all my material!
It's the age-old dilemma about how to re-create or capture the magic of your live sound when in the relatively sterile studio environment. In several cases during my recording career I have benefitted from incredible recording "spaces", where this has been less of a problem for sure. Most recently, recording my "Toolin'Around Woodstock" album with the late, great Levon Helm was a true joy, as we recorded in his famous "barn" studio, also the home of his legendary "Midnight Ramble" concerts. This is a room designed more primarily for live concerts, and when we finally went to record actual tracks there, it proved to be really great in terms of preserving the "live" aspects and nuances of my music.
This studio was also a great one for my guitar and other overdubs, as the bigness of the room really also helped lend a live quality to those tracks. What was good was the engineer was incredibly comfortable with the particular setting we were in, and was very used to getting the best out of this particular room. Then again, there were other overdubs I did for this album later that were handled by my usual engineer, and he was able to get just as big a sound from the right microphones in a tiny little studio in a cabin. It's hard to ever know if those overdubs would have had the same integrity if I had used the first engineer who was tracking at Levon's.
It really boils down to the skill of the engineer and his comfort level with the particular room, and of course your own ears! After all, you still have to be the one to make the final decisions, and that can be at times, a very perplexing thing for sure. In my case, I first want to make sure that the performance itself that I have recorded is the actual one I want to live with. If that is the case, then we must "hunt down" the right sounds and the right overall "vibe" that we really need for that particular recording. Many times, a good part of what you're looking for may already be there in the "grooves", but you still may need to give the track a little more "TLC" to make it totally right. The sounds available to us today in this digital age are just incredible, and basically anything can be re-created. Say, for example, the piano you want is an 1860 Steinway played in a church in Spain….well, odds are you can find that one and dial it up! There are an incredible amount of wonderful and natural-sounding echo and reverbs as well, from all kinds of sources! The possibilities are so endless that we must always be careful to simultaneously stay "focused" on what we want, while keeping an open mind to new creative sound ideas. That is truly the greatest benefit of all that is available to us these days for sure, and if you can have your music well-honed enough so that you can come in the studio and maximize all that is available to you, you'll already be well ahead of the game! Remember to keep it "live" and "fresh" sounding to begin with, and then be sure to maintain that musical and sonic integrity!
One of the issues it seems many students, especially fairly advanced ones eventually always bring up is that of composing. More precisely, it's very often me helping them to compose, thereby teaching composition by default, and of course there are even times where I share the major part of the composition to begin with! This has happened with some very hi-profile people I've played with and taught, but never got the credit for the additional composition work I did, but we won't be mentioning any names here!
Helping a student to compose is a great thing though, and the tools you are hopefully given he or she is something that can really last a lifetime. After all, we are truly digging deep into our most creative selves when we write music, and the ideas can sometimes really flow like a river! That is my problem…sometimes a student will request some info about writing a song, and before you know it, that song just flowed right out of me! Still, it's a great learning experience for really both of us, as I love the sheer exercise of simply doing that…writing a song and coming up with fresh ideas all the time!
Many students are extremely creative with whatever tools you may give them, and may only need three chords to get going on immediately writing a tune. Let's face it, everyone has a song in them, and sometimes it doesn't really take very much to tap into this wellspring of creativity. I for example now have a little seven year-old girl, who only needed a G and an E minor chord to immediately start two great songs with! She just keeps on strumming, and the words just keep on flowing out of her, dancing over those two cute chords! I can remember not only writing but also performing the first song I ever wrote, and it consisted of the only 4 chords I knew at the time….all I needed was a little music to put in my hands with that guitar, and the inspiration was instantly ignited!
But teaching a student writing and helping them write is a touchy thing. You must maintain a proper balance that enables them to feel that they in fact are really the writer, and that you are merely helping the process along. Egos can be very sensitive, and a song must really feel like it belongs to someone, especially when it can be such a personal thing, and personal areas are being tapped by writing such a piece of music. If you've ever collaborated with someone, how many times have there been petty fights over just "who wrote what?!" Even the most mature of us players and writers can get very protective when it comes to our contributions within a song writing mode, and it really helps to have a balanced working relationship!
So in the end, when a teacher writes with a student, it's always a two-way street, and you must keep things on an even keel so that the student always feels as if they in the end, are the ones making the final decisions. If they want you to really "take charge" do so, but only at your own risk. Keep it positive and fun for everyone!
This "learning from your mistakes" is really a Cardinal rule when it comes to being a guitar player, and certainly when it also comes to being in the field of music. Unfortunately, many of us haven't learned that much from our mistakes, as in many aspects of life, both political and non-political, but it usually is easiest when applied to simply playing the guitar!
I was always learning from my errors, especially as a self-made and self-taught guitar player. That period was mostly during my own private playing hours with myself, because when playing live with people and really "laying it on the line" I also learned how to avoid the mistake-making areas of my guitar and of the music in general, so I could at least avoid some of the danger zones. And boy, it can really be hazardous out here in the world if you don't know what you're really doing yet on that fret board! Meanwhile, as you do get better and better, with less mistakes, and what I refer to as "search and destroy missions" on the guitar, the more confident you become, and you simply start to sound better and better. The confidence factor is really huge when it comes to being able to get gigs too. I can remember Artie Garfunkel telling me that "the minute I walked through that door" for his audition, I already had the gig! I guess he had been around long enough to know what he was seeing, and also what to look for in a professional player. Of course, I still could've flubbed all the notes and blown the audition, but at least that wasn't the case, thank goodness!
So working on your playing and learning from your wrong-doings on the guitar will only serve to improve everything in your life, as you move forward into the professional music world. Not only do you need to exude confidence, but your playing has to show it, and show that you can back up what you're at least claiming to be! Once you're really established as a player, folks will come to "expect" the confidence to come right along with you, and there's nothing like having that "swagger" that shows you really know what you're doing!
But remember that for some, and you may be included, it doesn't always come that easy, and it will take time to train your ear properly to not send you down the wrong path on the guitar, and that it will become something you can trust to always help you make the right choices, and to always make the best music possible! Good luck with it all!!


text: CODE Skrillex, OWSLA Label Announce The Nest: Subscription Service 12/12/2012 by Kerri Mason FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Skrillex performs during the 2012 Voodoo Experience at City Park on October 28, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Twitter's bass music contingency has been all a-wobble since last Thursday, when Skrillex and the team of OWSLA, his digital-only indie label, started hyping a mysterious new hashtag: #thenest. It prompted a wide range of replies, from the curious ("What's the Nest??"), to the violent ("Stop retweeting and tell us or I'll murder a ferret"), to the blindly devoted ("I don't even know what it is but I need it in my life"). Now, Billboard is happy to finally put the mystery of The Nest to rest. Announced today, The Nest is a subscription-based OWSLA imprint, much like a digital fan club. For $12 a month fans will receive all sorts of goodies, both digital and terrestrial, including early access to OWSLA releases, weekly Nest-exclusive downloads from up-and-coming artists, and ticket pre-sales for OWSLA events. "The Nest is another chance for us to get music out to the fans quicker and easier," said Skrillex in a statement to Billboard. "It's a step into the unknown future of music which is exciting, and it allows us to keep our fans up on fresh content and bring up some new artists we love." Fans who sign up now on drip.fm/owsla will get OWSLA's 2011 Treats and 2012 Treats, two previously unreleased compilations featuring some of the label's best-known releases. And those who opt-in prior to December 31 will be entered to win a trip to Ultra Music Festival 2013 in Miami, including airfare for two, a hotel stay, and VIP passes. But the service will officially launch in January, with exclusives including a twitchy, glitchy M Machine remix of "Middle Finger" by Dog Blood (aka Skrillex and Boys Noize), previewed here. According to Team OWSLA, Nest is a way to break down even more of the ever- decreasing barriers between fan, artist and label, funneling new music directly to an engaged audience, almost in real-time. "It was really the simplicity of it," says Blaise DeAngelo, OWSLA label manager. "The people we interact with are exposed to so much great music all the time, but there are so many constraints on what we could put out and when. We didn't have enough bandwidth for all the great stuff we wanted to share with the world." "It lets us move even faster than we do: Find a song and have it posted that day, that hour," says Skrillex's manager, Tim Smith of Blood Company. And when they say exclusive, they mean exclusive. "Normally we'd give these tracks to key DJs a week before release," says DeAngelo, "but these are so exclusive, literally the only way you can get them first is through The Nest. It's different from anything we've done before." Nest subscribers will also receive exclusive remixes, DJ sets, a capellas and remix stems, access to exclusive artist meet-and-greets, live chats and Ustream sessions, and 20% off OWSLA merchandise. The back-end of Nest is Drip.fm, launched last year by Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti IV and technologist Miguel Senquiz, formerly of Ghostly and tastemaker platform Flavorpill. The service philosophically sits somewhere between subscription streaming and paid downloads, but with a twist of exclusivity that could only work for brands with already strong and loyal fan-bases. Skrillex's extended family of high-profile indie label captains - like Diplo for his Mad Decent, and A-Trak for Fool's Gold - also use the service. Launched by Skrillex, his management, and media agency Biz3 in August 2011, OWSLA has quickly distinguished itself as more than just a label of drop-based dubstep. New school hip-hop from Jack Beats, lush soundscapes from Seven Lions, electro-soul from Monsta, and Skrillex's own reggae/bass smash-up with Damian Marley all have a home on the label, which co-releases some titles with Big Beat/Atlantic. "I think kids want to support music and their favorite artists, but technology has not yet given them a vehicle for that that's acceptable to them," says DeAngelo. "To get otherwise-unavailable music directly from the source, the proper version and the format they need, before anywhere else, we feel our fans will pay a reasonable monthly fee." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME


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When Europe Hits a Windmill: The Euro Crisis from Spain (Part II)Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
"Es la crisis."
Amongst young Spaniards, these three words have become a refrain almost as common as "¿Qué tal estás?". They often use them jokingly, such as an excuse not to do a homework assignment or complete a household chore. However, when deciding not to shop, go out to a restaurant or club, or travel, the phrase comes up again, and the reason is darker: they simply do not have the money.
As these young people graduate, almost half of them have no way to earn that money, thanks to the lack of jobs available. If they are particularly smart and/or well-connected, they often leave and work in other countries, participating in the largest emigration wave to hit Spain since the 1960s. The others have little choice but to scrape together what they can, live with their parents, and wait for the economy to improve. They will need to wait a while. Spain's rigid, service-based economy cannot shift to a new growth model overnight, or even in a few years.
It is one thing to examine a financial crisis as troubling as Europe's using the news, the pundits, the data, and the precedents. It is another to be in Spain and observe its consequences. Although Spain remains an enchanting place in which to study and travel, the past two years have profoundly shaken the country's psyche and identity. The new Spain that has emerged is the one that I will attempt to convey in this post.
What does a country with a 22.6% unemployment rate look like?
Spain hardly looks like a country experiencing hard times. Parts of it are run-down, to be sure, but Spanish cities are generally well kept and full of green spaces. The main thoroughfares of Madrid are even cleaned off with hoses every night; I found out about this when I nearly got sprayed by one walking home from the bars. Madrid's metro and bus system are easy to use and efficient, with none of the filth and rudeness you might encounter on the NYC subway. (more…)


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That is a quote from TV personality and former AutoWeek Design Forum speaker Jesse James, from a preview of his upcoming stunt TV show, Jesse James is a Dead Man.
Among the stunts James will tackle, shown in the preview, include running the Baja 500 race, riding a bazooka-equipped drag bike at a brick wall, driving a monster truck over a house and riding a motorcycle along an ice road.
The show is scheduled to premiere May 31 on the Spike cable channel at 10 p.m. Eastern.


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Gevalia Kaffe Coffee Brand Leverages Kraft Capabilities
In Sweden, where the citizens drink more coffee than almost anywhere else in the world, Gevalia is the No. 1 brand. Now it is available in the United States thanks to Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft Foods Inc.
With roots that go back more than 150 years, where it originated in the seaside town of Gävle, Sweden, it is an official coffee of the Swedish Royal Court, and its innovative gold packaging was inspired by the Swedish flag and the traditional minimalist design culture of Sweden.
"We're delighted to bring Gevalia Kaffe to retail stores – about 20,000 of them. The rich, never bitter taste of Gevalia has been enjoyed by millions, who have purchased it online," says Robert Mortati, Kraft Foods senior director of marketing for premium coffee. "Now, all consumers who appreciate fine coffee will be thrilled to find one as exquisite as Gevalia Kaffe in the coffee aisle of their local store."
This nearly $400 million global brand already has a significant following in the U.S. Gevalia in-store selection starts with a complete line of 10 consumer favorites in ground, whole bean, decaf and flavored options including: Traditional Roast, Traditional Roast Whole Bean, House Blend, House Blend Decaf, French Roast, French Roast Whole Bean, Colombia, Espresso Roast, Vanilla and Chocolate Mocha. Additionally, three new extra-bold Gevalia T Disc selections are available for Kraft's Tassimo on-demand beverage system. And a limited-edition Kona blend T Disc variety is available online.
"Gevalia is known and loved by millions who've purchased it online because it delivers on its promise of rich, smooth taste that's never bitter," says Domenic Borrelli, vice president of U.S. coffee. "We're confident the convenience of being able to purchase Gevalia in stores will attract and delight an entirely new audience of discriminating coffee lovers." Gevalia is part of Kraft Foods' $5 billion global coffee business. "This is the right step for us in the U.S. premium category," adds Borrelli. "Kraft Foods knows coffee -- it's in our DNA. By tapping into our global coffee pipeline, we'll have more products and innovations to come. We intend to continue to win in the coffee category in the U.S."
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Numerical Analysis of the Impact of Geometric Shape Patterns on the Performance of Miniaturized Chromatography SystemsR. Winz[1], E. von Lieres[2], and W. Wiechert[1]
[1]Department of Simulation, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
[2]Institute of Biotechnology, Research Centre Jülich, Siegen, Germany
We have implemented a two dimensional chromatography model for the analysis and optimization of structured micro pillar arrays. Dynamic surface interaction of solved molecules is taken into account by the kinetic Langmuir model.
Variations of the pillar array geometry lead to deviations in the outlet concentration profiles. These deviations cannot be described by the one dimensional models that are typically used for the simulation of chromatography on larger scales, where the sizes of the channel and of the functionalized media differ by several orders of magnitude.
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Oakwood Worldwide® Signs Management Agreement for Eighth Tokyo Property
Oakwood® Apartments Ariake, Tokyo Added to Company's Growing Serviced Apartment Portfolio
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakwood Worldwide, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartments, has entered into a 5-year management agreement with Ascendas Hospitality Trust ("A-HTRUST") beginning January 1, 2014, adding yet another property to the company's already strong presence in Tokyo, Japan. The fund managers of A-HTRUST are part of the Ascendas Group, Asia's leading provider of business space solutions. This venture supports Oakwood Worldwide's strategy for continued growth in both established and emerging global markets.
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The addition of the Oakwood Apartments Ariake, Tokyo, formerly B:CONTE Ariake, gives Oakwood Worldwide more than 580 apartments within eight Tokyo properties. The property offers easy access from Tokyo Haneda Airport and is located near the Tokyo Waterfront Secondary City, Palette Town, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Disneyland and the Ariake Colosseum – home to a number of 2020 Olympic events.
"The business traveler is going to love our apartments in Ariake," said Mr PG Mathew, managing director for Oakwood Worldwide's portfolio of 27 properties in the Asia Pacific region. "The product is extraordinary and ideally located near major businesses and the Olympic Park. Moreover, we are in negotiations to offer this as our first serviced apartment in Japan located within a zone that permits stays of less than 30 days."
With 122 apartments, the property has a mix of 98 studio and 24 one-bedroom apartments that offer panoramic city and bay views. The apartments come with a fully equipped modern kitchenette, in-unit washer and dryer and free Wi-Fi. Residents will also benefit from the concierge service, fitness center and access to the adjacent hotel's restaurant and cafe.
"We are very pleased to have our property carry the Oakwood name," said Mr Tan Juay Hiang, chief executive officer of the fund managers of A-HTRUST. "With Oakwood's strong branding and established track record, we are confident they will enhance the services and performance of our asset in Tokyo. We look forward to a successful partnership with Oakwood Worldwide."
Oakwood Worldwide currently maintains seven other branded properties in Japan located in Akasaka, Aoyama, Azabujyuban, Roppongi, Shirokane and Tokyo Midtown. A ninth property, the Oakwood Residence Tokyo is scheduled to open in the spring of 2015.
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Oakwood Worldwide®, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is the leading provider of corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions through its two well-known brands, Oakwood® and ExecuStay®. Both brands provide move-in-ready furnished housing designed to meet the needs of business travelers on long- and short-term assignments. Oakwood® has access to the largest selection of housing options and a presence in all 50 United States and more than 55 countries. ExecuStay is the preferred corporate housing partner of Marriott® International and is the only corporate housing brand where guests can earn Marriott Rewards® points for stays at any ExecuStay location in the U.S.
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With cases of dangerous animal attacks on the rise, is it time Lancaster County updated its animal ordinance? If it is updated, Derek Smith asks Lancaster County Council to choose its words carefully.
The Lancaster resident joined the conversation about proposed revisions to the county's dangerous-animal code at council's March 29 meeting.
Jesef Williams
City Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace is tired of hearing rumors that she doesn't live within the Lancaster city limits.
Anonymous residents have told The Lancaster News that Blackmon-Brace has recently moved to either Indian Land or somewhere in York County.
The councilwoman said Tuesday those rumors are false and that she lives at 104 Rose Lane, which is in the city of Lancaster's District 3.
Jesef Williams
Insight about law enforcement, government finances and the judicial system awaits at least three deserving college students this summer.
The city of Lancaster is looking for participants for its summer college internship program, which is now in its sixth year.
The program will run from May 31 to Aug. 8.
Shelia Thompson, the city's human resources assistant, said at least three college students will be chosen.
At least one person was shot Wednesday morning outside a home near Primus Crossroads.
Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies and Emergency Medical Services workers were called to a home in the 4300 block of Pleasant Road, just off Rocky River Road (S.C. 522), about 11:20 a.m.
According to chatter heard over a police scanner, the shooting may have involved two brothers and one of them was reportedly shot in the shoulder. The alleged shooter was still on the scene when deputies arrived, according to the scanner. It is not known if he was arrested.
Reece Murphy
A severe thunderstorm whipped through Lancaster County early Tuesday morning causing close calls for at least two Lancaster County families and power outages and traffic havoc for hundreds more.
Weather officials say the storm, which passed through Lancaster County beginning about 2 a.m., was the first significant spring thunderstorm of the season and almost certainly not the last.
Christopher Sardelli
Two council members for Indian Land? One less council member for Heath Springs or Kershaw? A council district stretching from one end of the county to the other?
These are all possible scenarios Lancaster County Council could consider as it dives into redistricting, a process that happens every 10 years as council redraws its districts based on population counts from the U.S. Census.
With those population numbers finally in from Census 2010, council began the discussion at its March 29 meeting.
Christopher Sardelli
Christian Anderson hopes she never again wakes up to see a stranger inside her home.
That's what happened early Sunday morning about midnight when the 22-year-old Lancaster resident was jolted awake by the sound of her dog barking. At the time, she didn't know her dog had been startled by a strange man wandering through the front door of her Elm Street home.
Reece Murphy
INDIAN LAND – Public officials and community members turned out Saturday to join Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department for the official opening of the department's new and long-awaited fire station.
Nearly 300 people attended the open house for a celebration of the department and a firsthand look at the new 14,800-square-foot, $2.1 million Fire Station 14.
Pleasant Valley Fire Chief Greg Nicholson welcomed the crowd and said the department has come a long way since it was founded in 1956.
Jesef Williams
CHARLOTTE – Todd Dawkins hadn't had much time to consider the fact that every day, thousands of Carowinds visitors will have a chance to see his work.
Dawkins, who lives in Heath Springs' Cedar Creek community, won a bid for the second straight year to paint the horses that appear on the Character Carousel at the popular amusement park that sits on the border of the Carolinas.
And this time around, there's one horse that received special attention.
A tree fell on a home on Tin Lane early Monday morning, trapping a resident inside. Check back later for more details.
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10 Drugs That May Cause Memory Loss
Are you having trouble remembering things? One of these meds may be the problem
by Dr. Armon B. Neel Jr.
AARP, 10 May 2013
For a long time doctors dismissed forgetfulness and mental confusion as a normal part of aging. But scientists now know that memory loss as you get older is by no means inevitable. Indeed, the brain can grow new brain cells and reshape their connections throughout life.
Most people are familiar with at least some of the things that can impair memory, including alcohol and drug abuse, heavy cigarette smoking, head injuries, stroke, sleep deprivation, severe stress, vitamin B12 deficiency, and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and depression.
But what many people don't realize is that many commonly prescribed drugs also can interfere with memory. Here are 10 of the top types of offenders.
1. Antianxiety drugs (Benzodiazepines)
Why they are prescribed: Benzodiazepines are used to treat a variety of anxiety disorders, agitation, delirium and muscle spasms, and to prevent seizures. Because benzodiazepines have a sedative effect, they are sometimes used to treat insomnia and the anxiety that can accompany depression.
Examples: Alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium), flurazepam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), midazolam (Versed), quazepam (Doral), temazepam (Restoril) and triazolam (Halcion).
How they can cause memory loss: Benzodiazepines dampen activity in key parts of the brain, including those involved in the transfer of events from short-term to long-term memory. Indeed, benzodiazepines are used in anesthesia for this very reason. When they're added to the anesthesiologist's cocktail of meds, patients rarely remember any unpleasantness from a procedure. Midazolam (Versed) has particularly marked amnesic properties.
Alternatives: Benzodiazepines should be prescribed only rarely in older adults, in my judgment, and then only for short periods of time. It takes older people much longer than younger people to flush these drugs out of their bodies, and the ensuing buildup puts older adults at higher risk for not just memory loss, but delirium, falls, fractures and motor vehicle accidents.
If you take one of these meds for insomnia, mild anxiety or agitation, talk with your doctor or other health care professional about treating your condition with other types of drugs or nondrug treatments. If you have insomnia, for instance, melatonin might help. Taken before bedtime in doses from 3 to 10 mg, melatonin can help to reestablish healthy sleep patterns.
Be sure to consult your health care professional before stopping or reducing the dosage of any benzodiazepine. Sudden withdrawal can trigger serious side effects, so a health professional should always monitor the process.
2. Cholesterol-lowering drugs (Statins)
Why they are prescribed: Statins are used to treat high cholesterol.
Examples: Atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor).
How they can cause memory loss: Drugs that lower blood levels of cholesterol may impair memory and other mental processes by depleting brain levels of cholesterol as well. In the brain, these lipids are vital to the formation of connections between nerve cells — the links underlying memory and learning. (The brain, in fact, contains a quarter of the body's cholesterol.)
A study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy in 2009 found that three out of four people using these drugs experienced adverse cognitive effects "probably or definitely related to" the drug. The researchers also found that 90 percent of the patients who stopped statin therapy reported improvements in cognition, sometimes within days. In February 2012, the Food and Drug Administration ordered drug companies to add a new warning label about possible memory problems to the prescribing information for statins.
Alternatives: If you're among the many older Americans without known coronary disease who are taking these drugs to treat your slightly elevated LDL ("bad") cholesterol and low HDL ("good") cholesterol), ask your doctor or other health care provider about instead taking a combination of sublingual (under-the-tongue) vitamin B12 (1,000 mcg daily), folic acid (800 mcg daily) and vitamin B6 (200 mg daily).
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A STOURBRIDGE schoolboy making his stage debut is gearing up to take on the title role in a Black Country production of Oliver.
George Westley-Smith, aged eight, is getting set to take to the stage in Phoenix Theatre Production's version of the popular musical about a band of young London pickpockets.
The Greenfield Primary School pupil has been rehearsing since September for the show which will run at The Mill Theatre, Dormston School, Sedgley, from Tuesday February 4 to Saturday February 8.
The budding young actor, who will play Oliver in the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening shows, is following in the footsteps of his talented sister Isabelle who has wowed audiences in big Black Country productions of The Sound of Music and Annie.
Proud mum Judith Westley-Smith said: "We are delighted for George and wish him every success."
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The Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization at UC Davis conducts an extremely active and well-funded research program specializing in the areas of visualization, computer-aided geometric design, computer graphics, and scientific computing. We currently have one of the best research environments on the West Coast with several high performance parallel computing systems, many graphics workstations, large-scale display walls, several immersive environments, and all the "toys" that one would expect from a state-of-the-art research lab.
We are a social group, getting together for food, pizza, plays, concerts, and yearly retreats -- along with the usual seminars, research meetings and other academic pursuits. We have a great research area, a great research environment, a great group of people, and have a lot of fun.
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Spiritual Life
At George Fox, faith is a verb. We want to help you pursue your passion and calling. As your relationship with God grows deep and wide, so will your desire to engage the world – to do the work of Jesus. Through chapel, small group study, serve trips and everyday living on campus, you will have the opportunity to make your spiritual journey one of great adventure.
So let's grow together. Transformation is part of the education at George Fox. Spiritual growth – whether in chapel or in the classroom – is at the core of who we are. Come cultivate your mind and your spirit.
How we help you grow
Every Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening, our student body gathers in Bauman Auditorium for exciting times of praise, worship, teaching and fellowship. Well-known worship leaders, guest speakers and musicians often come and share their messages, and each fall and spring we hold weeklong theological lectures with teaching from innovative theologians.
Weekly special events and morning prayer gatherings are more ways for you to develop close bonds with your fellow students.
Small groups
Love others, and let others love you. Small group studies at George Fox provide friendship, discipline and the chance to pursue God in a more intimate, vulnerable setting. Group leaders receive eight sessions of training through the Office of Spiritual Life.
Roll up your sleeves. It's time to get moving. Students have opportunities throughout the year to get involved with service projects. Some last a day and are only a few blocks from campus. Others last for weeks and are halfway around the world. We are not content with merely learning about good deeds. We like to practice what we teach.
Where you can grow
- Chapel services throughout the week
- Student-led Bible studies
- In class (students take 9-12 credits of Bible and religion classes)
- Fellowship groups
- Plays and concerts with spiritual themes
- Worship band
- University Players, a drama troupe that travels throughout the region to explore the message of Jesus
"I'm comfortable here. I feel like I'm growing as a Christian, and I feel more connected to God. My professors are really helpful, and they reach out to me. They all know me by name."
Yabadi Tshimanga, social work major
"I feel like this is my home. I feel that I can be me here without having to put on a face, without having to be something I'm not. I love it here."
David Kays, psychology major
"I really like the spiritual environment. I see a lot of solid people here who are strong in their faith."
Joshua Enobakhare, engineering major
Get a taste of spiritual life at George Fox
From serving those in need to joining in worship with well-known Christian artists, students at George Fox are given a variety of options to grow in their faith.


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ALLEN PARK - Eric Fisher and Dee Milliner are strong possibilities for the Detroit Lions to look at with their No. 5 draft pick.
Martin Mayhew is mostly tight-lipped about next week's NFL draft. The Detroit Lions general manager can't and won't tip his hand on his first-round pick.
He will say that whoever is drafted is expected to start and contribute from Day One.
Mayhew did share his thoughts on Fisher, the offensive tackle from Central Michigan and Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, and Milliner the consensus top-rated cornerback in the draft which starts at 8 p.m. on April 25.
One of Mayhew's scouts, told him about Fisher last September, so he got a chance to watch Fisher play for the Chippewas last season.
He also met with Fisher at the Combine and spent some time with him at the Senior Bowl.
'There's one thing I know about him, he definitely would like to be here. Had the opportunity to spend some time with him, he's excited about the Detroit Lions, excited about the possibility of being able to stay home,'' Mayhew said on Thursday. 'From a talent standpoint he's a very talented guy as you know. I think he's come a long way from the beginning of last season in terms of his perceptions around the league.''
Fisher is projected as a starting left tackle who could fill the spot vacated by Jeff Backus who retired.
Mayhew said Riley Reiff gives the Lions flexibility on the offensive line which has three holes - left tackle, right tackle and right guard.
'The reason why Riley had so much value to us at 23 (last year) is he can play four spots,'' Mayhew said. 'He allows you the flexibility to draft a guard, to draft a tackle, to draft wherever you want and let him fill in.''
Another possibility is cornerback where there is always an opening. Chris Houston will be back to start. Three corners were drafted last season but they are mostly question marks.
MIlliner, out of Alabama, has caught the eye of most teams drafting near the top. He's 6-foot-1 and 199 pounds and silenced those critical of his speed when he ran a 4.37 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
'He's the elusive big corner - everybody's trying to find that guy. We've been here for years talking about these guys, trying to find a guy with some size,'' Mayhew said. 'He certainly fits that mold.
'I've heard people over the years say you need a corner this big with some speed and some coverage ability, who's good at the line , who's a good tackler, who's a smart guy who can play nickel and play outside may move into safety.
'Where is that guy? There's five of them in the history of the NFL. He brings some of those traits to the table,'' Mayhew said of Milliner.
That doesn't he will be drafted by Mayhew.
And just because Fisher longs to play for the Lions, that doesn't mean he will either.
Paula Pasche covers the Lions. Follow her on Twitter @PaulaPasche. Read her Lions Lowdown blog at oplions.blogspot.com.


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Went out to Dana Harbor Pier for a lunch session trying for some Macs for the weekend. This is the first time I have been in the harbor to fish although have been down there many times to Dana Wharf to take the boats out. Water was really clear and could see the bottom with no signs of life. I had the entire pier to myself so threw a few long casts out into the channel for the skunk.
Fishing was no good but did get a chance to recon the Harbor for some fishy spots that may produce some macs on my next outing.


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smile and nod: the inflatable husband edition.
Smile and nod. It's what I've done for the better part of my life . When I was younger, it meant heeding to the no-sleepover rule that my parents had arbitrarily established in what seemed like a ploy to prevent me from engaging in anything that resembled fun. And in high school, it required me to forego the sole invitation I had to attend my senior prom. More recently, my willingness to smile and nod has resulted in my (reluctant) participation in a match-making operation driven almost exclusively by my mother, one that has involved cross-country excursions, a significant amount of expenditure and a whole lotta crazy. Today, I share with you one of the more memorable experiences in my sometimes-nonsensical, always-comical dating life...
I had recently graduated from college and set up shop in Los Angeles where I had secured my first full-time job as an economic development consultant. I was re-acclimatizing to life on the West Coast, trying to make new friends outside the context of school and attempting to keep my head above water financially. Enter Mom, who was married at the age of 22, pregnant at 23 and mother of two at 28.
She had gotten wind of the fact that there was a single Punjabi doctor whose parents were equally involved in his love life. He was (and probably still is) British. Good looking. And interested in meeting me. Only catch? He was living 3,000 miles away – in Boston, to be exact. I thought that was enough to get me off the hook. Mom didn't.
So we flew cross-country (yes, "we." As in my parents and I. We tend to do things in packs in this family). I distinctly remember fabricating some story about why I'd have to miss work (and the office Christmas party). I used the same story on most of my friends, too embarrassed by my predicament to trust them with the truth. We took a redeye on Thursday night and arrived at Logan International in the wee hours of Friday morning. Hopped on a shuttle to our hotel, which, if I remember correctly, overlooked the Charles River and was breathtakingly beautiful. Warily stumbled into a hotel room around 6 am, leaving us enough time to nap and shower before meeting up with Punjabi doctor and his parents.
I crawled under the covers. Dad instinctively grabbed for the remote and turned on the TV. Saddam Hussein had been captured. No chance any of us were napping after hearing the breaking news. We were glued to the TV and only reluctantly tore ourselves away when it came time to head down to the hotel lobby and "meet the parents."
Things I'll never forget:
- The first thing Punjabi doctor's mom asked me upon meeting me in the hotel lobby: "Are you willing to relocate?" Huh??? Slow down, lady.
- I wore a pink puffy vest on our pseudo-date. Definitely didn't win any hearts on that trip on account of my fashion sense.
- Punjabi doctor was pretty awesome. I immediately felt at ease with him. But I also remember being deathly afraid that this could result in a life-long commitment, and I wasn't ready for anything of the sort. There was too much I had yet to accomplish. And at 21, I yearned for independence, not marriage.
- And I voiced that concern. To Punjabi doctor. On more than one occasion.
Perhaps most unforgettable, however, was the surprise package I received when I arrived back in Los Angeles. It was from my bosom buddy (which, if you're confused by the term, bequeaths sibling status on friends-who-are-like-family). Inside? An inflatable husband. And a note that said, "Maybe this will help avert future cross-country, husband-finding trips." =)