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VintageModern Design Challenge--Slip-On Jumper Dress in B&W
Added Jan 31, 2012
by alissaslagle
Berwyn, Nebraska...
I chose to make the Slip-On Jumper Dress offered by Indygo Junction for free in this design challenge. I love vintage dresses.
The pattern is very basic giving lots of room for changes to make it your own. I chose to add black satin at the neckline and hemline to add to my dress. I used the belt of the Burdastyle Heidi dress rather than the simple tie belt of the pattern. Buttons were added to make the sleeves more fitted and to add detail at the neckline.
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Mar 13, 2012, 01.53 AMby signnsew
I choose pattern #IJ873 All Day Apron from : indygo junction. For the body, the fabric is organdy, a popular fabric that was used in the 20's. I embellished the pocket with a flower, on the straps and ruffle I machined embroidered a flower design. I attached the straps with small snaps so it can be worn comfortably for the vertical challeng WP_000041.jpg (image/jpeg) 457K WP_000042.jpg (image/jpeg) 450K WP_000043.jpg (image/jpeg) 328K WP_000044.jpg (image/jpeg) 551K WP_000045.jpg (image/jpeg) 385k
Feb 2, 2012, 01.52 AMby alissaslagle
Thanks! I am surprised that there haven't been more desigs yet.
Feb 1, 2012, 12.11 PMby fashionfreek
Great work:-D
Feb 1, 2012, 01.29 AMby ariation
The first design I'm seeing for the challenge……..great job!
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Root droix x2 / milestone x2 running 2.3.6
I have an x2 that I wanted to root because I am a control hog and want all the abilities my phone has to offer. Therefor I went searching for a method that worked and after working google half to death I found it courtesy of XDA
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This is the process I used it is slightly different than Dark's and the original link. The standard warning applies here, NEITHER MYSELF NOR ANYONE ELSE IS RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE DOING THIS!
- You MUST have the ADB drivers for your phone installed which are obtained as part of the Android SDK.
- You MUST have USB Debugging enabled on your phone.
- You MUST have Superuser installed, which can be found on the Market.
- Download the following file (adb-fastboot.zip): LINK
- Download this file as well (root.zip): LINK
- Extract these zip files to a location that is easy to get to, the original instructions suggested making a Root folder in C:\, however it is really up to you. Just make sure all the files are extracted to the same folder.
- Get your phone into Fastboot mode, to do this:
- Shut the phone off.
- Hold down the Volume Down Button while pressing the Power Button.
- After the phone turns on you should see Fastboot at the top of the screen.
- Press the Volume Up Button to enter Fastboot mode. Your computer may need to install drivers if this is the first time you entered Fastboot mode, so let this happen BEFORE proceeding.
- Start a command prompt on your computer.
- Type the following commands:
- cd \<DIRECTORY> where <DIRECTORY> is the folder you created. If you created the Root folder in C:\ it would be cd \root.
- fastboot flash preinstall root.img
- fastboot reboot
- Wait for the phone to reboot, once it does so execute the following commands (in the command prompt you should still have open):
- adb shell
- /preinstall/su
- On your phone you should see a prompt to Allow or Deny Superuser access, allow this. Then execute the following commands (in the command prompt you should still have open)
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
- cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/su
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4. Vintage Viking Heater ($32.00)
Another low cost option we're considering for the shop or garage, a vintage Viking space heater has all the stylings of a wire work light, but it's that rugged look that draws us in. The copper bowl also adds character. We'd definitely make sure to clean up whichever one we buy before plugging it in, and keep it away from the flammable materials (safety standards weren't exactly the same then as now). Prices vary but Etsy frequently carries various vintage heaters.
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Another modernized, retro version of the space heater (can you sense the aesthetic we're going for) the DeLonghi pumps out the heat. The vintage elements extend to the handle and cloth covered cable. It does work differently than a fan based heater, taking more time to heat the air and not giving say, a person in an office chair a lot of heat, but lasting longer.
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Cape May Plans Sandy Benefit Concert
Cape May will host a concert to benefit those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Three musical groups with strong links to the Cape May area will perform at the Cape May Convention Center on Saturday, November 17, at 8PM.
Performers at the Cape May Cares: Stompin' Hurricane Sandy benefit concert include The Fred Hall Orchestra, pop/rock group Twelve:01 and Red Mare, a collaboration of seasoned musicians.
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Rand Paul's June 1 online donations (times are EDT)
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In one day we raised $25,000 for Rand Paul.
This is a tremendous success and I am so thankful to everyone who's made it possible. This shows that with no support from Rand's Exploratory Committee and only a week of preparation, some kid in Nashville with a
Why? Because there is a massive, passionate, and national movement afoot that rallied around Rand Paul's father, Ron Paul, and will rally around Rand if he throws his hat in for sure. Rand has a HUGE base of support and fundraising to tap into if and when he decides to officially enter the Republican primary.
Imagine three months to prepare for another money bomb, the full support of Ron Paul and the Campaign for Liberty, and all the old Ron Paul e-mail lists fired up and ready to go! Rand Paul's possible opponents in Kentucky should be nervous about Rand Paul's potential fundraising prowess, because we have demonstrated today that it is truly great.
UPDATE 12:51 PM CDT June 2, 2009
Rand Paul's committee responds to the Money Bomb's success:
"Rand Paul was blindsided by supporters today. Just two weeks after announcing an exploratory committee to run for United States Senate, the Internet continues to be kind to the Paul family. The Rand Paul for US Senate Exploratory Committee saw an injection of over $25,000 yesterday from a 'mini'-bomb organized by a humble grassroots supporter.
Dr. Paul responded that he was gratified by the support and plans to call the young man today. Still hard at work as an eye surgeon, the Rand Paul for US Senate Exploratory Committee has raised $50,000 before they have begun asking for donations.
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The San Francisco Symphony has ten satellite groups, called Leagues, located throughout the Bay Area, which support the organization through their fundraising and community awareness activities. The Leagues are part of the Volunteer Council of the San Francisco Symphony. Each League has its own signature event, and most convene on a monthly basis for social, educational, philanthropic and music related meetings. League members are given opportunities to serve on various committees and the League's board of directors.
Members pay a yearly membership fee and a variety of benefits, including discounted Symphony tickets and advance notice of special events such as the Opening Night Gala and Black & White Ball®.
Click on a Symphony League below for more information about each, including how to join.
Located in the East Bay, this League is comprised of members from Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, and the San Ramon area. The group has monthly morning meetings, held mid-month, and raises funds to send school children in the East Bay to the Symphony's Concert for Kids programs.
Located in San Francisco, the Junior Committee is the group that organizes and plans the Symphony's Deck the Hall programs and Community Day Deck the Hall. The group meets monthly, early in the month, and recesses for the summer.
This League meets in the North Bay and has members from Tiburon, Novato, Sausalito, San Rafael and beyond. The group meets monthly and hosts an annual swing dance event, Jump Jive & Swing presents a children's series, Music for Kids of All Ages, and puts on a holiday gift wrapping fundraiser at the Bon Air shopping center in Larkspur.
This League meets in San Francisco in the evenings on a monthly basis. It is comprised of men and women from San Francisco, the East Bay, North Bay and South Bay, who enjoy music and support the organization through fundraising activities throughout the year.
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As the name suggests, this group meets in San Francisco and is known for its fashion show and lunch events. It meets monthly, either in the morning or afternoon.
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Comprised of members from the San Mateo, Burlingame and Cupertino areas, this group holds monthly morning meetings and raises funds to help local schools participate in San Francisco Symphony education programs.
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Epidemiology is the study of health and disease patterns. What causes a specific disease? How does it spread? How many people are newly diagnosed in a year? How many people are managing the disease on an ongoing basis?
Two of the statistics that epidemiologists give us are incidence and prevalence. This topic would bore me to tears if I had to produce these statistics for a living, but when I'm researching a disease, these are numbers that I want to know. Incidence tells us about how many new diagnoses are made per year (or, more technically, per any given time period). Prevalence tells us how many people are being treated on an ongoing basis during that same time period.
Incidence – In studying rheumatoid arthritis, epidemiologists have learned that for every 100,000 adults, there are an average of 41 new cases of RA diagnosed annually. The number of people newly diagnosed increases with age: 8.7 per 100,000 for ages 16-34, versus 54 per 100,000 for people over age 80.
Prevalence – For every 100,000 adults, there are 500-920 people dealing with RA on an ongoing basis (statistics vary depending on which diagnostic criteria are used, which country is being considered, and a few other variables).
The incidence and prevalence of other types of autoimmune arthritis varies widely1:
As you can see, the data on PsA is sub-optimal. AS is twice as common as RA, yet isn't nearly as well-known. MCTD and AOSD have such a low prevalence that they are considered rare diseases by the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institute of Health, and by Orphanet. JIA is also listed in the rare diseases database.
Age – Age of onset varies considerably depending on the type of arthritis. By definition, disease onset before age 16 means that it's a subtype of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Children who receive a diagnosis of one of the subtypes of JIA do not receive a different diagnosis as they age; the diagnosis remains JIA, even if the person lives to be 80 years old.
These are averages, not rules. Immune systems don't read textbooks, thus don't know when the books say they might malfunction.
1Statistics on the incidence and prevalence of Sjogren's Syndrome and UCTD are difficult to find.


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Fox News Memo: 'Public Option' Sounds Too Friendly, Stop Using It
An August 2009 e-mail from Fox News' Washington managing editor, Bill Sammon, ordered reporters to drop the term "public option" for "government-run plan" during the health care reform debate. Could Fox News have a right-wing bias?
Sammon, a former Washington Times reporter, sent this memo to his newsroom, and got a reply from Fox's senior vice preisdent for news, Michael Clemente.
From: Sammon, Bill
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:23 AM
To: 054 -FNSunday; 169 -SPECIAL REPORT; 069 -Politics; 030 -Root (FoxNews.Com); 036 -FOX.WHU; 050 -Senior Producers; 051 -Producers
Subject: friendly reminder: let's not slip back into calling it the "public option"
1) Please use the term "government-run health insurance" or, when brevity is a concern, "government option," whenever possible.
2) When it is necessary to use the term "public option" (which is, after all, firmly ensconced in the nation's lexicon), use the qualifier "so-called," as in "the so-called public option."
3) Here's another way to phrase it: "The public option, which is the government-run plan."
4) When newsmakers and sources use the term "public option" in our stories, there's not a lot we can do about it, since quotes are of course sacrosanct.
From: Clemente, Michael
To: Sammon, Bill; 054 -FNSunday; 169 -SPECIAL REPORT; 069 -Politics; 030 -Root (FoxNews.Com); 036 -FOX.WHU; 050 -Senior Producers; 051 -Producers
Sent: Tue Oct 27 08:45:29 2009
Subject: RE: friendly reminder: let's not slip back into calling it the "public option"
Thank you Bill
#3 on your list is the preferred way to say it, write it, use it.
Michael Clemente
This is controversial because "public option" polled well, while "government-run plan" or "government-run health insurance" fared worse. However it was said, this would have been an optional plan within a larger bill that preserved the private health insurance system. So the one that Clemente and Sammon settled on, "the public option, which is the government-run plan," is only outrageously inaccurate if the "option" was presented as either the "government-run plan" or another bill altogether. (And I'm sure they didn't bother explaining that the option would have been fully funded by premiums instead of by free taxpayer dollars.)
Ugh, health care reform semantics. Let's not re-litigate this.
[via Media Matters, photo of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes via AP]


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Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists / Re: are you still on waitlist?« on: March 10, 2011, 07:29:37 AM »
I was on a wait list and I recently got accepted. Maybe you should try sending in a letter of continued interest and supplemental recommendation letters. I would not suggest you send something that you already have in your application packet but just update the Admissions Committee on new things that have been going in your life.
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What's News: Apple and Yahoo are discussing a deeper iPhone partnership. Vast majority of borrowers will see little relief from foreclosure pact. South Korean and U.S. forces raise alert levels ahead of expected North Korean test missile launch. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP
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OTTAWA — Firms that abuse the temporary foreign workers program to replace Canadian employees could face hefty penalties under changes proposed in the budget implementation bill introduced Friday.
The financial sanctions should be in place by early 2015, although the actual penalties have yet to be determined, said Alexandra Fortier, Employment Minister Jason Kenney's press secretary.
"There will be a range, but for serious abuse of the program there will be serious fines," Fortier said.
The measure is the latest in a series of attempts to put controls on the controversial program that gave the government a black eye last year after it was revealed companies were bringing in large numbers of foreign workers. Critics complained that in some cases, those workers were displacing their Canadian counterparts.
But the changes will mean little if the Conservative government proves unwilling to crack down on abusers, something it has not yet done, said NDP finance critic Nathan Cullen.
He noted that while the government had previously created a provision imposing a two-year ban on any employers found to break the rules, the so-called "black list," no firm has ever been sanctioned.
"When you talk about the ability to fine people, you have to catch them first and they are not catching them," Cullen said.
"The Conservatives created this mess, and now they bring in another measure saying they are going to crack down. Forgive me for being cynical, (but) they haven't done much of this in the past."
Fortier said while regulations need to be drafted, the intent is to punish firms that bring in temporary foreign workers under false pretences for jobs that could have been filled by Canadians, or to replace existing Canadian workers.
The program has come under increased scrutiny after news stories highlighted a series of abuses, including the revelation last spring that the Royal Bank displaced a number of Canadian workers after contracting out IT services to a foreign supplier. The bank apologized for the incident.
The other criticism of the program is that for some firms looking to pare back employee costs, it has become the first option in hiring, rather than the last.
Some estimates indicate the number of temporary workers in Canada doubled in seven years to about 340,000 as of December 2012, with the biggest growth coming in the years following the 2008-09 recession, when hundreds of thousands of Canadians were out of work.
In conjunction with last month's budget, the government published a "Jobs Report" claiming job vacancies in Canada were on the rise.
Earlier this week, however, the parliamentary budget officer said there was little evidence of systemic or countrywide job shortages or skills mismatches. The report also criticized the government's February report for its methodology and dependence on one set of data that included numbers from the online classified-ads website Kijiji.
Employment Minister Jason Kenney has in recent days appeared to distance himself from the Finance report, telling the House he agrees with the findings of the parliamentary budget office and those of Statistics Canada.
"I have said … we need better information, that the Statistics Canada data does not support the contention of general labour shortages, that if there were general labour shortages, as some business organizations claim, then wage rates would have gone up faster than inflation since the global downturn, and they have not," he told the House on Thursday.
"However, we cannot ignore the data being supplied by many industry organizations and sector councils which indicate very acute skills shortages in particular regions and sectors."


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Shenanigate – An update on Rogers Sportsnet One
So for those who aren't sure where to point the finger (is it Rogers' fault, or is it the other carriers' fault?), it sounds like there is enough blame to go around, although Rogers feels that it rests on the shoulders of the competition. Rogers Sportsnet President Doug Beeforth stated recently that people are wrongly blaming Rogers for the lack of Sportsnet One on competitive carriers. "We have made this signal free of charge to all the carriers for the first three months," he said in an interview with Globe And Mail. "We gave them two months' notice of our plans. Why aren't they offering a free channel to see whether the public wants the service? We are absorbing the production costs of games so people can see what we're offering. I think fans have to be asking the other carriers why they're not carrying the signal rather than blaming us for providing a new service."
So the problem is simply this… Rogers bought up the rights for broadcasting certain games. It's already available on their TV service (which we don't have here in Western Canada). Shaw, Bell, TELUS and any other competitors Continue reading 'Shenanigate – An update on Rogers Sportsnet One'»


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Programming Best Practices: Profiling
My first task coming back from my work stress blogging hiatus is to finally fix problems with Akismet Auntie Spam that Lorelle reported over a month ago — if your Akismet spambox has over 10,000 spam comments then Auntie Spam is going to crash hard. Viewing that many comments at once will make Firefox use eight times more memory than normal web browsing, even without using Auntie Spam [1].
This means it's time to do some code profiling [2]. In programming, profiling means to measure your code and find out which parts are using the most time and the most memory. Profiling gives you performance analysis measurements so that you can optimize your program for speed and/or memory.
"Don't prematurely optimize" is a programming Best Practice, and it can be summed up in the words of my grandfather: "measure twice and cut once". You can guess at what parts need fixing, but it is much more effective to measure how your program performs so that you can focus on the worst parts. They have the most room for improvement. Without profiling you could easily spend several hours optimizing a loop that executes in negligible time and ignore the three lines that copy huge chunks of memory for No Apparent Reason. Get it working, and then use your profiler to get it working fast.
Profiling is a Skill
I've been creating Greasemonkey scripts using javascript for a year now, and this is my first time firing up any kind of javascript profiler. It really struck me that I waited too long to do this. Don't prematurely optimize, but also don't waste any time learning how to run a profiler on your code and interpret the results. If you've never gone through the process of optimizing code in a language you regularly use, then you've been relying on all kinds of bad habits [3]. Learn how to integrate a profiler with your program as soon as possible so that performance analysis doesn't become one of those "I'll get around to it" tasks that never happens.
Another good rule is to always test with large data sets. Ideally you want a fast case for rapid prototyping of new features, and a worst case for stressful testing of that new feature. To often we use small sets of data for development and testing. We never realize how badly our code performs in real world conditions. Speed and responsiveness play a greater factor in whether or not someone becomes a regular user of your program than you might realize.
[1] One thing WordPress does wrong is it includes all of your comment spam in their WordPress export files. One friend saw his export file decrease from 83 MB to 8 MB once he deleted the comment spam.
[2] The best way to profile Javascript is with FireBug, but it doesn't recognize Greasemonkey scripts unless you embed them in the page so FireBug can find them. Wikipedia has a list of profilers for popular languages.
[3] Some of the bad habits that were lurking in Auntie Spam:
- I was using a custom getElementsByClassName instead of an XPATH call. XPATH can be so much faster that walking the DOM.
- I had too many innerHTML assignments instead of leaving HTML as a string and then giving it to the web page to process as a final step
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Phillips on red alert ahead of this weekend's Winternationals
Australia's most successful drag racer Gary Phillips has admitted that his biggest threats at this weekend's Winternationals could come from any one of his fellow competitors in both Top Alcohol and Top Doorslammer.
Phillips, who is determined to end a 10-year winless streak at Australia's biggest drag racing event despite 12 victories between 1978 and 2004, is not taking any chances by focusing on a specific rival.
"My biggest competitor is anyone who qualifies – you can't take anyone lightly," Phillips said.
Qualifying will be crucial in Top Alcohol with nine Funny Cars and two dragster cars vying for just the eight available spots in eliminations.
"In Top Alcohol, the 'bump' spot for the eight cars is going to be low 5.60s and it might even be in the 5.50s," he said.
"In Top Doorslammer, all 16 cars are racing and there's not one easy beat amongst them.
"There are a lot of good cars out there that can step up and bite you at any time, so I just run my own race and do the best I can."
Phillips said he is not scared to be beaten knowing he is always giving his utmost.
"They can take pot shots, or pull the rabbit out of the hat, all the clichés you want to use," Phillips said.
"Qualifying is a big deal, and if you're in between one and eight in Top Alcohol it's perfect. But ninth, 10th and 11th place is definitely not on the menu for us.
"We're not there to just make up the numbers. We always try to be at the pointy end of the field whatever the class."
The Hillcrest-based racer is confident of success at the Winternationals, care of a new ANDRA Funny Car national record in his pocket.
Phillips took a 5.438-second elapsed time for the standing quarter-mile (400m), set at April's Santos Super 3 Extreme.
The 16-time Australian Top Alcohol Champion heads to the event in strong form, confident that the event should suit his Lucas Oil Funny Car.
"We're going ahead with all guns a-blazing for the Winternationals," he said.
"Willowbank Raceway is usually good for us, and the event will be mostly held during the day this year. That should suit us."
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thoughts on the q3f wp:
scanlines. sorry, but scanlines don't give everything an automatically techy feel that makes people spooge over your work. plus it has been done for a gazillion times before. same goes for the colordodging grid.
text. why is there so much text? why is the text in upper left corner bright blue? a better choice would've been something more fitting to the red and brown color scheme of the screenshot.
radial blur! ooh!
i know i know faust said these already, i'm just a stupid copycat (hee hee and a furry one at that)
why not post this on some quake art forum?
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agree w/ kig
IMO: drop the grid background and the scanlines, reduce the text in favour of more pictures that you blend together.
btw if you HAVE to use scanlines then dont go for 1 pixel black one pixel white but choose grey values that are closer to each other, it looks better (as far as one can say that about scanlines- yuck!)
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Six MIT student-athletes were recently named to the Capital One Academic All-District At-Large teams, including a pair that also garnered national recognition from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In addition to sophomore swimmer, Wyatt Ubellacker, and field hockey standout, Molly McShane, who landed on the Academic All-America squads, Keri Dixon, Beth Stavely, Tim Lee and Columbus Leonard earned regional recognition as part of District One. The At-Large category is traditionally the most competitive of the CoSIDA awards, as it encompasses the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling.
Dixon, a teammate of McShane on the field hockey squad, received Academic All-District accolades for the second year in a row. The senior goalkeeper was a First Team pick in 2010 and 2011 before graduating from the Institute last week with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Stavely, who was a Second Team All-District selection, earned a pair of All-America honors on the diving board at this year's NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championship. The senior finished in eighth place on the 3-meter board and 15th in the 1-meter competition to help the Cardinal and Gray finish in 15th as a team, one of the program's best showings at the national championship.
Lee was a Second Team honoree on the men's side, following an outstanding season with the MIT men's volleyball squad. The senior captain was named the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division Player of the Year and earned spots on the New England Division First Team and the NECVA All-Conference Second Team. He helped Tech to its seventh-straight 20-win campaign and led the team to its second New England Division crown.
Leonard joined Ubellacker on the men's First Team All-District. Just a junior, Leonard has already established himself as one of the top goaltenders in MIT water polo history. An Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) honorable mention All-American in 2010, Leonard owns the Institute records for career saves with 623 and his 21 stops in a game against Queens College earlier this year is also a program best. This spring, Leonard traveled to Nicaragua where he developed a system for preserving orange juice in an airtight container to allow the townspeople to maximize their profits based on the market value of oranges.
As First Team selections, McShane and Ubellacker advanced to the national ballot and ultimately earned Capital One Academic All-America honors, the sixth and seventh MIT student-athletes to be recognized by CoSIDA this year and the 170th and 171st in Institute history. MIT is fourth all-time and first among Division III Institutions in this category.


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Turks clash with police over Internet legislation
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish riot police fired water cannons and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators who tried to march to Istanbul's main square to protest legislation which critics say will tighten government controls over the Internet.
Demonstrators hurled firecrackers and stones Saturday at police officers who cordoned off Taksim Square. Many also denounced a corruption scandal involving former Cabinet ministers and called on the government to resign.
The president is under pressure not to ratify the legislation, which would allow authorities to block websites for privacy violation without a court decision. Internet providers would also be forced to keep users' data and make them available to authorities.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied accusations of censorship on Saturday, insisting the legislation would make the Internet "more safe and free."


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by Elise Seyfried
It's 7 a.m. on a Sunday in July. The mission trip kids are sleeping after working as hard as they've ever worked. My friend Liz Howland and I are also on a mission — to get some food for breakfast. We amble, talking comfortably. Even at a leisurely pace, the 7,000-foot altitude makes my breathing labored. We are approaching an open-air market. The scene on the street is literally a riot of colors.
The local women wear gorgeous dresses — a rainbow of spectacular hues woven together. Young children, clad in equally lovely traditional clothes, peek shyly at us and wave from doorways. The bright red tuk-tuks (a local mode of transportation, a kind of tiny three-wheeled taxi) trundle along, threading their way through the crowd. Entering the market, again we are confronted by color —glorious yellow pineapples, rich brown wild mushrooms. Guatemala is the most exotic place I've ever been to, and I am loving every sight.
It's 10 a.m. on a Monday. The mission team is hard at work on the site of the future Tecnico Maya School. As we make "cob" from dirt and sand and clay, as we shovel gravel and fill tires and pour concrete, we see a dream taking shape. Long Way Home, Liz's wonderful organization, is creating a school for the little ones of San Juan Comalapa, using all recycled materials. Absolutely nothing is wasted.
Up the hill by the latrine, we sift through bags of trash and stuff discarded snack wrappers behind chicken wire. These, along with trash-filled bottles, will form the core of a wall. The wrappers are slick and wrinkled; a purple bag once held candy; an orange one contained plantain chips. We stand back from our work and see multicolors. We raise our eyes and gaze past the worksite. Here we are struck by verdant green — the neat rows of crops, the trees, the volcanoes beyond. Absolutely stunning, all of it.
Now 5 p.m. on a Wednesday. A sudden storm. Thick tan mud runs down the streets, washing over the white paving stones on our path home. Silver torrents baptize us with water. We are much too wet to worry about our sodden shirts and pants. On our soggy walk, we see brightly colored structures in the distance. It is a cemetery, we are told, a joyous place to celebrate spirit and life. Everything about this part of the world is different. The climate, the culture. (Here, "bi-lingual" often means speaking Spanish and Kaqchikel.) Our senses are sharpened by the newness of it all. And the oldness as well; earthquakes have shaken, but not destroyed, this town.
6 p.m. on a Saturday. The courtyard of the hotel. Oscar Peren, an internationally known painter and local resident, proudly displays his work. Oil paintings of people and places, using a palette of brilliant shades — a celebration with fireworks, a "chicken bus" — vivid visual love songs to his home. Comalapa is known as the Florence of the Americas for its large population of native artists. Later, a trio plays traditional Mayan music on handmade instruments, bright bamboo flutes and tortoise shell drums. It is cold, and as we sit to listen, we're draped with blankets with stripes of crimson and teal and gold.
2 p.m. on a Tuesday. Our holiday after our week of labor. We are in the colonial capital, Antigua, a magical town of slate cobblestone streets and buildings of sky blue and lemon yellow and salmon pink. Once more, we are bathed in color and beauty.
Our return to reality is abrupt…the sleek and modern Guatemala City airport, flying above the clouds, a stop in Miami and home in the dark of night. The colors seem duller, somehow. Why is that? Here, people are rushing to catch their flights, are speeding along the expressway. Everything is a blur.
But there, in a remote and remarkable corner of the world, things are clearer. There is much poverty and want, to be sure. There is a landfill where people cart their refuse in a wheelbarrow and dump it into a ravine. Girls are pregnant too soon. Women look old before their time. And yet…
And yet. There is joy. So much joy from so little. There is pride, pride in a way of life that spans centuries. And there is love. The love of family and friends. The love for 25 strangers, who are greeted with a smiling "Buenas dias" by everyone they meet.
Our Liz lives among them. Liz, who grew up in our suburban Philadelphia church. Liz, who with her husband Adam and friend Mateo are building a future for a place they cherish. And the people who cherish them.
We leave Guatemala awash in their joy. Buoyed by their pride. Colored, vividly, by an experience that we will remember for a lifetime.
"De Colores" (Of the Colors) is a famous Spanish folk song, and it rings in my ears today. It reminds me to take out my box of crayons. Make my sky the bluest and my trees the greenest. My love the truest. God gave me the tools and challenges me, back home, right now, to color my world.
Support the efforts of Long Way Home! Visit their website: longwayhomeinc.org.
Elise Seyfried is Director of Spiritual Formation at Christ's Lutheran Church in Oreland. She is also an actress, wife, mother of five and co-author (with husband, Steve) of 15 plays for children. She can be contacted through www.eliseseyfried.com.


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Donna Karan's 1985 debut ready-to-wear collection, Seven Easy Pieces, was revolutionary in its simplicity. After spending a decade at Anne Klein, Karan perfected her approach to easy chic looks for working women. She has translated her downtown vibe into everything from the initial ready-to-wear line to couture designs as well as intimate apparel, fragrances, home decor, hosiery, and more.
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Donna Karan launched her namesake brand in 1984 and was instantly lauded for Seven Easy Pieces, her ready-to-wear line that could all be interchanged and worn to create an entire wardrobe. The designer launched her cosmetics line in 1992 and the recent Donna Karan beauty collection consists of a range of luxurious fragrances, deodorants, and body mist lotions. Deeply committed to essence of womanhood and modernity, each product from the collection is infused with delicate hints of cashmere, offering warm and soothing scents that leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. Neiman Marcus offers a great selection of the Donna Karan beauty collection, including Donna Karan cashmere mist perfume, cashmere mist lotion, and more.


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Economic uncertainty has some employers holding out on adding to their payroll, making it harder for job hunters to find full-time employment.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, before the recession, job seekers could expect to look for about four months on average but in the current climate, a job search can last about 10 months on average.
Often candidates focus their job search on full-time employment that tends to offer benefits, retirement savings plans and more stability, but experts warn not to overlook part-time openings to help fill in resume gaps and provide income.
"Job seekers suffer from a paralysis," says Jolynn Cunningham, director of talent at Indeed.com. "Not working can be stressful as the weeks and months tick by—their star starts to diminish and they become less attractive to employers."
Taking a part-time job while actively looking for employment can help keep your skills current, avoid sinking into debt, show your desire to work to hiring managers and create networking opportunities to advance into a full-time position, says Scott Halliwell, certified financial planner at USAA.
According to a recent CareerBuilder study, 33% of companies are planning to hire temporary workers in the fourth quarter of this year, and 23% of employers plan to transition temporary staff into permanent employees during the fourth quarter.
Retail is the biggest employer of part-time or seasonal help but there are many employers that don't have the workload for a full-time employee so they hire part-time staff, says Cunningham. "Employers consider whether someone can get the work done with less hours."
How to Choose the Right Part-Time Job
"Look for part-time work that's in alignment with your job goals," says Amanda Augustine, job search expert at TheLadders. If you've a career in sales, for example, consider bartending or retail. Look for jobs where you can grow your skillset and move ahead in your career instead of putting you on hold. "If there are options, go to the options that will support your long-term goals," says Augustine.
If you don't have the necessary skills for your desired full-time job, look for part-time openings that will provide the experience to put you on par with other job seekers., suggests Scott Dobroski, community expert at Glassdoor.
Instead of taking a full-time job that's not what you want to do, a part-time job could give you time to pursue what you want to do, says J.T. O'Donnell, workplace consultant and founder of Careerealism.com. "Take the part-time job that will give you benefits, recognize it for what it is and use the other time to develop yourself."
How are your Finances?
Experts recommend taking stock of your finances when deciding whether to hold out for full-time work over part-time jobs. "Look at your situation and who's involved in your life—are you a single parent or do you live by yourself and have a pile of cash?" says Dobroski.
There's a trade-off between how badly you need cash and the hours spent working instead of looking for a job so consider how a part-time job will affect your job search and ability to schedule interviews.
"Even if the dollar amounts between unemployment [benefits] and working are the same, working would be your better choice," says Halliwell.
Some part-time jobs offer benefits, which could save you money in the long run, says Dobroski, so be sure to thoroughly research a company before making any decisions.
"If you don't have an emergency fund to allow you to get through and you can't cover your expenses, you have to make drastic changes in your lifestyle and cut out anything that's not a necessity," says Halliwell who adds that a fund should cover six months of living expenses.
For recent college graduates, a part-time job could help you gain your independence and get accustomed to the working world before diving into a full-time job, says Dobroski.
Use Part-Time Work to Your Advantage
Since employers are inundated with qualified applicants for one job, candidates need to have a strong cover letter and resume to prove their experience.
Skills acquired during part-time work can give you that added edge, says Dobroski. "It could turn you into an expert in customer service or working under pressure. It's all how you look at it in your job search."
If the part-time work doesn't align with your career, reference it under "Additional Experience" instead of making it your focus, suggests O'Donnell, to show you've been staying current in the labor force.
If you are still on the fence about accepting part-time work, Dobroski, suggests researching the company and really thinking about whether it's a place you want to work, since even if you don't like the current position, others might open up in the future and you would already have in-house references. "Referrals are the number one source of great candidates which could set you up nicely."


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SnoopyChicken wrote:How much does he know about you? How much do you know about the industry? If it really is cut throat industry a useful tactic could be to try and make out it's you that's the big fish(or at least will be in the very-near future), if you know the industry jargon and could find out 1 or 2 things about it you could use these to back-up your seniority. Then he'll presume you know the stuff you want to find out and is more likely to reveal useful stuff.
This depends on how well he knows you and how well you know the industry
Either way he's going to be used to people trying to get stuff out of him(likely having used tricks to get where he is now) so you're going to have to display confidence and not appear too eager.
fabianhjr wrote:fuck I feel old and boring now. :/
Thanks for remembering me when I was a noob, not.
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The all-new 9.7-inch iPad by Apple: bringing power and visual display to over 1 million apps, as well as imagery, video and more, all on an ultra-thin, lightweight 9.7-inch screen. The new iPad is the ultimate choice of tablet, with its powerful A9 processor, Retina display and lower price tag. Work, play, surf and shop to your heart's content with Wi-Fi-hotspot connections and an impressive 10-hour battery life, all backed up by a large 32GB of storage space. Touch ID and the latest iOS 10 security features help to keep your iPad protected. This model is available in an attractive space grey finish.
The new iPad by Apple comes with a wide repertoire of features, including an A9 processor, Touch ID security, a 9.7-inch Retina screen display, iOS 10 and Apple Pay compatibility. A 9.7-inch Retina display with 2048x1536p resolution displays apps, photos and presentations in a vivid palette of colours with contrast definition. An LED-backlit display brings greater colour contrast, bright tones and seamless scene changes to your iPad.
Complete some of your best photography and videography with the iPad's 8-megapixel iSight camera, capturing HD video, 120fps slo-mo videos and up to 43-megapixel panoramic shots. A 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera features face detection with backside illumination for vivid FaceTime video calls. The iPad comes with two built-in stereo speakers and a 3.5mm stereo headphone mini-jack, for all your entertainment needs.
A 64-bit A9 chip with an embedded M9 coprocessor delivers incredible responsiveness and high levels of efficiency, providing enough battery power to surf the web on Wi-Fi, watch videos or listen to music for 10 hours. The A9 offers 1.6 times faster CPU power and 1.8 times faster graphics than the previous iPad's A8 chip. It is backed up by 32GB of storage to offer enough space for everyday app usage.
Three-axis gyro-sensor technology and an accelerometer automatically orient your screen display from landscape to portrait mode for accurate motion-sensing when playing games. An intelligent ambient-light sensor automatically adjusts the screen colour temperature, offering easy-on-the-eyes colour display as you browse your iPad late at night.
With your iPad Pro, the password is you. Keep your iPad Pro secure with Touch ID security to unlock your device. Make secure purchases in shops, apps and on the web with Apple Pay. Use your iPad hands-free with integrated Siri software. Send messages, make calls, set reminders, find restaurants and more with voice commands.
Fast wireless-hotspot connectivity has you surfing the web, streaming films and sharing documents in moments from all over the globe. The iPad comes with a Bluetooth® 4.2 connection.
Recharge your iPad via the power adapter or USB cable found within the box. A Lightning Connector links your iPad to your dock speakers.
The iPad is also compatible with a Smart Cover or Smart Case to keep your tablet protected from marks and scratches when not in use. (The Smart Cover and Smart Case are sold separately.)


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SEATTLE >> A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person before he was subdued by a student as he tried to reload, police said.
Police say the student building monitor at Seattle Pacific University disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.
A man in his 20s died and a critically injured 20-year-old woman was taken to surgery, Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said.
A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were in satisfactory condition. None of the victims was immediately identified.
About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university, which was founded in 1891 by the Free Methodist Church of North America. Its 40-acre campus is in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle.
Jillian Smith was taking a math test on the second-floor of Otto Miller Hall when a lockdown was ordered.
She heard police yelling and banging on doors in the hallway. The professor locked the classroom door, and the 20 or so students sat on the ground, lining up at the front of the classroom.
"We were pretty much freaking out," said Smith, 20, a sophomore. "People were texting family and friends, making sure everyone was OK."
Smith said they sat in the classroom for about 45 minutes, before police came and escorted them out of the building. On the way, they passed the lobby where she saw bullet casings and what appeared to be blood in the lobby carpet and splatter on the wall.
"Seeing blood made it real," Smith said. "I didn't think something like this would happen at our school," she added.
The incident follows a spate of recent shootings on or near college campuses.
Last month, according to police, Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla Vista, California, near two universities.
Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18 when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in 2008.
In 2007, 32 people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia before the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, killed himself.


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I won't lie -- I usually find it cute when my sons and my husband geek out over Superman or Batman. But there are times when the antics wear thin. Like when my 3-year-old refuses to wear his glasses because "Wolverine doesn't wear glasses." Or when he chases our cat around the house, fists flying, screaming, "BATMAN!"
Now the journal PLoS One has published a study to inspire hope in mothers like me: Scientists said Wednesday that experiencing a Superman-like power of flight, in a virtual reality simulation, made people more helpful. In real life!
Earlier studies had showed that computer and console games that get players to act in a helpful manner translated to actual good deeds after play was over. For the current study, a team of researchers wanted to see if virtual reality -- wearing special gear and experiencing the immersion more fully -- would create the same effect.
The group, made up of a graduate student, the founding director of Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab and a psychologist who blogs about the psychology of superheroes here and here and here, tested 30 female and 30 male college students. The subjects all wore a head-mounted display that allowed them to explore a virtual city.


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Rwanda: Briefing to the UN Committee against torture, May 2012
This briefing documents 18 allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by Rwandan military intelligence and other security personnel. It also outlines cases involving enforced disappearance, unlawful detention, and lack of access to lawyers, family members and medical assistance in contravention to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. It is not an exhaustive submission on the prevalence of torture or other ill-treatment in Rwanda, but focuses solely on military detention facilities.


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"Ten of the world's top crime writers are competing to have a new morgue and research facility in Scotland named after them."
They are Tess Gerritsen, Kathy Reichs, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Mark Billingham, Jeffrey Deaver, Jeff Lindsay, Stuart McBride, Peter James and Val McDermid.
The authors are participating in the competition in an attempt to raise £1M to help the University of Dundee.
For every donation you make, your favourite writer gets a vote.
Start writing those checks!


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Flickr: Nelson Mandela artwork
From murals and graffiti to sketches and statues, artwork that pays
tribute to Nelson Mandela can be found across the globe. Flickr users
captured some of that art through their photography. Here are some
selected photos.
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Why Segway Failed To Reshape The World: Focused On Invention, Rather Than Innovation
from the that-ain't-the-solution dept
Recently, in talking about how the Netflix Prize helped demonstrate the value of openness and collaboration when it came to innovation, rather than hoarding and taking the "inventor-knows-best" attitude towards things, Mark Blafkin of the Association for Competitive Technology (a tech industry lobbying group who tends to be a patent system supporter) took exception to what we said about the value of openness and collaboration instead of focusing on patents, by noting that Dean Kamen has also put a lot of effort into collaboration and prizes to award innovation, but also is a strong believer in patents (and, actually, making them stronger).
In response, I pointed out that Kamen's thinking on patents may actually explain part of the reason why Segway has struggled so much over the years. In believing so strongly in patents, it shows someone who tends to believe invention is more important than ongoing innovation, even as there's a growing body of evidence to suggest the exact opposite is true. Invention is the original idea, but innovation is an ongoing process of taking a product and adjusting and adapting it to the market. And we've been seeing more and more studies that note the innovation part is so much more important in determining the success and the economic contribution of a product.
So it seems like perfect timing to see Paul Graham's recent essay about why the Segway failed to change the world. He focuses mainly on the fact that the Segway basically makes people look dorky -- and that a better design might have helped more people find it enticing. But at the end he notes:
Curiously enough, what got Segway into this problem was that the company was itself a kind of Segway. It was too easy for them; they were too successful raising money. If they'd had to grow the company gradually, by iterating through several versions they sold to real users, they'd have learned pretty quickly that people looked stupid riding them. Instead they had enough to work in secret. They had focus groups aplenty, I'm sure, but they didn't have the people yelling insults out of cars. So they never realized they were zooming confidently down a blind alley.Exactly. Again, this highlights the difference between invention (believing that you alone have come up with the perfect idea for a great product) and innovation (the ongoing iterative process of going back and forth with the market to test and understand what the market wants and how to make your product meet their needs). By focusing so much on the invention, Segway missed the real opportunity for innovation, and that's caused all sorts of problems for the company.


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In the Northwest, we know, ride, and race with the guys from Novara and they invited us to REI HQ to check out their 2008 product line. For the first episode of the Huggacast, Steve Gluckman, Novara Brand Manager, and Chris Mahan, Senior Graphic Designer, show us their new carbon Squadra with SRAM's gruppo.
Download now for iTunes and your iPod or watch the embedded file below. Subscribe to our new Huggacast Feed for more episodes.
Note: REI is not a sponsor of Bike Hugger, they're just into bikes as much as we are and they've got some cool stuff to show in follow-on episodes, like their new folder … .


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2015 Oscars: Idina Menzel and John Travolta Meet at Last
Last year, John Travolta took the Oscar stage to introduce Idina Menzel so she could perform "Let It Go" from Frozen. What should have been a very simple, teleprompter-aided introduction quickly became a Big Deal when Travolta stumbled over his words. Instead of "Idina Menzel," Travolta said "Adele Dazeem." An internet meme was born and everyone added another great John Travolta joke to their repertoire. The 2015 Oscars decided to revisit that memorable flub and the results were weird, awkward, and yeah, pretty funny.


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Drawn to imaginative ideas about sound and pitch, musician and composer Dean Drummond found the traditional instruments of European classical music inadequate to perform the seemingly "out of tune" intervals of microtonal music.
So he followed the lead of his mentor — iconoclastic American composer Harry Partch — and invented instruments that would produce a complete palette of tonal pitches. The music makers were known by such fittingly unconventional names as the zoomoozophone and juststrokerods.
"Music using only 12 tones," he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2011, "is like buying a box that has 12 crayons, when you could have more fun with the one that contains 72."
Dean Drummond: The obituary of microtonal composer Dean Drummond in the April 22 LATExtra section misspelled the last name of his companion, Esther Starry Schor, as Shor. —
It was his colorful way of explaining that traditional classical music and jazz divide the octave into 12 pitches, whereas he preferred to compose using Partch's fundamental technique of dividing the octave into more than 30 microtonal pitches.
He also co-founded a cutting-edge ensemble, Newband, devoted to playing microtonal music.
Drummond, 64, died April 13 in Princeton, N.J., according to his companion, Esther Starry Shor. He had multiple myeloma.
Composers including John Cage, Muhal Richard Abrams and Bob Telson have composed works for the zoomoozophone, described on Drummond's website as "a 31-tones-per-octave, just-intoned metalophone, played on usually with mallets, but also with bass bow, consisting of 129 suspended aluminum tubes."
Juststrokerods is a smaller but equally fascinating, personally expressive instrument that Drummond described as "13 solid aluminum rods, justly tuned from pitches derived from a 31-tone source scale and covering one octave. The player's fingers work like a bow, producing a clear crystalline ringing tone."
Despite the seemingly bizarre qualities of the instruments and the ear-challenging qualities of their unfamiliar pitch production, Drummond's compositions were often praised for their atmospheric qualiti4es.
In a 1998 Washington Post review of Drummond's new music for a screening of the 1924 silent film "Der Letzte Mann" ("The Last Laugh"), Joseph McLellan wrote: "It is music that is not only atonal but microtonal; music that finds expressive power in the spaces between, for example, B and B-flat. And to play it, [Drummond] uses not only the old, familiar flute, trumpet, cello and synthesizer, but also instruments that have — and live up to — such names as boo, chromelodeon, spoils of war and kithara."
Dean Drummond was born Jan. 22, 1949, in Los Angeles, one of four children of Gilbert and Elaine Drummond. He received a bachelor's degree in 1971 from USC and a master of fine arts from CalArts in 1973.
He was exposed to microtonal sounds while studying with and serving as an assistant to the unorthodox Partch. Drummond was also influenced by another teacher-mentor, Don Ellis, a composer and trumpeter who applied closely pitched interval techniques to jazz improvisations and compositions. Drummond also studied with composer Leonard Stein, a former associate of Arnold Schoenberg.
Drummond performed in the premieres of Partch's "Delusion of the Fury" and "Daphne of the Dunes," both written in the 1960s. Drummond also was a member of Partch's ensemble on Columbia recordings that were made in the late '60s.
After moving to New York City in 1976, Drummond and his then-wife, flutist Stefani Starin, formed Newband. The ensemble's repertoire reached from traditionally tonal classical music and jazz to the music of Partch and newly written compositions and improvisations based on microtonal principles. Most of Drummond's music was composed for Newband's highly varied repertoire. The ensemble's recordings also included works by Cage, John Zorn, Thelonious Monk, Anne LeBaron and others.
In 1990 Drummond became the curator of the collection of microtonal instruments created and constructed by Partch, who died in 1974 in San Diego. They are part of the Harry Partch Institute at New Jersey's Montclair State University.
Eager to keep the legacy alive, Drummond performed many of Partch's best-known works, as well as new compositions of his own, on such original Partch instruments as cloud chamber bowls, harmonic canons, kithara and chromelodeon. Drummond and other members of Newband also created their own microtonal instruments, including the zoomoozophone and juststrokerods, as well as the tenor violin and quarter-tone flute.
Drummond's two children with Stefani Starin chose to use the surname Stardrum to honor both of their parents' last names.
Drummond is survived by Ruby Stardrum and Booker Stardrum; his companion, Esther Starry Shor; brother Barry Drummond; and sisters Aleta Drummond and Ilana Drummond.


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SmithGroup has designed the Center for the Intrepid's National Armed Forces Physical Rehabilitation Center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The selection was made by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a nonprofit organization chaired by Arnold Fisher, a principal of New York's Plaza Construction and a noted philanthropist. The four-story, 65,000-sf center will provide patients with severe extremity injuries, amputations, and burns sustained during service in Iraq the opportunity to regain their pre-injury abilities. It is located at Fort Sam Houston.
The $35 million facility will accommodate sophisticated amputee rehabilitation technology through the use of advanced prosthetics, computerized and video monitoring for biomechanical studies, virtual reality, robotics, and simulators. In addition to the clinical areas, the design incorporates advanced physical training areas, an indoor pool with rehabilitative wave rides, a running track, a climbing wall, gait lanes, and obstacle simulations.
In addition, the facility will have two "Fisher Houses," where the families of military patients can be housed at virtually no cost while visiting their loved ones at the rehabilitation facility.
Skanska USA of Virginia Beach, Va., is the construction manager. Syska Hennessy Group of San Diego is providing MEP engineering services. Structural engineering services are being provided by Cagley & Associates of Rockville, Md. SmithGroup is the architect, interior designer, and landscape architect on the project.
The program and conceptual design for the center was developed in six weeks. It is projected to be ready by January 2007.


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An inappropriately wonderful bear hug.
If Mark Wahlberg was dead-set on exaggerating and recycling his Boston accent from The Fighter, I'm glad it was for this movie where he co-stars with a raunchy teddy bear. Ted was better than a two-hour episode of Family Guy because it was constantly hilarious, didn't stray too far from the moment, and had a charming, gooey center. At times I laughed so hard I was afraid I would bust a capillary somewhere.
Minutes into the film I remembered how good Wahlberg was in I Heart Huckabees. When he plays sincere, slightly dumb and a little racist, I totally buy it and want to put him in my pocket. Those words describe the movie pretty well too, and especially the stuffed animal. Ted is voiced by Seth MacFarlane, and he comes to life after 8-year-old John (Wahlberg) makes a wish for he and his teddy bear to be real best friends (the voiceover interjects to tell you that there's nothing more powerful than the wish of a child, except for an Apache helicopter. If you find that funny, I have high hopes for you making it through this film).
The teddy bear comes to life and grows up alongside John--although John is the big softie. The world knows he exists and can talk, and eventually don't care. Together they smoke pot, know an entire catalog of white trash girls' names, and are general wastes of space. John has a hot girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis) and Ted is just sort of…there. In the middle. And as Lori starts demanding John become more of a grownup (like women in these comedies always do), it becomes more and more evident that Ted is what's holding him back. So, it's your typical "woman forces man to kick his talking stuffed animal to the curb" story. Although the plot is an old classic, the details are not, and that was enough to keep me interested from start to finish.
You can tell the film was written by the same twisted mind that came up with endless seasons of the animated show that will not go away, Family Guy. It has a similar rhythm with the same flashback cutaways, and the same controversial, off-color humor that has kept TV censors on their toes for 10 seasons. Normally I don't make watching the show a habit (if you've seen one, you've seen them all), but I admire MacFarlane's uncompromising style. Compared to the bland, regurgitated nonsense of American Reunion (whose R rating I couldn't see any reason for), this one seems like an R-rated masterpiece complete with C-bombs and hookers. At least it has a point of view and actual voice. Also, the lack of ambiguity about whether the teddy bear is really talking or not (as opposed to Stewie Griffin) makes it easy to focus on the jokes instead of the possibilities.
There are only a couple of moments that took me out of the warped magic of the film when MacFarlane gets self-referential. Other than that, the CG is shockingly good (like when Ted meets Johnny Carson--how did they do that?!) and the script stays buoyant. Plus, you get to see Giovanni Ribisi dance, which is enough to get me back for a second viewing. Ted is the kind of bear who would wipe the floor with that Beaver puppet from last year's Mel Gibson movie.
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Deer are destroying my plants, and I'm afraid to garden because of ticks and Lyme disease. Can't we bring in a big predator like pumas?
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University of Maryland Extension's Home and Garden Information Center offers free gardening and pest information. Call 800-342-2507 or send a question to the website at extension.umd.edu/hgic.
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Swamp Azalea 'Delaware Blue'
Rhododendron viscosum 'Delaware Blue'
When typical azaleas and rhododendrons finish blooming, our native azaleas begin. There are several species of these deciduous azaleas, and they come into flower at a time when shrub bloom is scarce. One of their best qualities is rich fragrance. Swamp azalea, for instance, smells spicy, sweet, and faintly of clove. Flowers come in clusters of four to nine flowers each, with super-long showy stamens, sometimes brightly colored. The growth habit is loose and natural, with some species suckering into colonies if you're lucky. Swamp azaleas grow about 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide or more. Foliage on Delaware Blue has a blue-green cast. As its name implies, it prefers moist, organic soil, and an acid pH, thriving in full sun and damp soil. Like other azaleas, it is shallow-rooted and appreciates an organic mulch. Propagate from cuttings in late summer to fall or by layering in fall. —Ellen Nibali