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William Dunavant and Richard Bell in Ag Update sessions Two leading authorities on cotton and grain market trends will present their outlooks for 2001 at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show to be held at Memphis March 2-3.
William "Billy" Dunavant, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the nation's largest cotton merchandising firm, and Richard "Dick" Bell, president and chief executive officer of Riceland Foods, will speak at the show's annual Ag Update session Friday, March 2, at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby auditorium of the Cook Convention Center.
"Billy Dunavant's analysis of the cotton situation is a perennial feature of the show," says Lee Todd, executive vice president of the Southern Cotton Ginners Assn. and show manager. "Everyone always looks forward to hearing what he has to say about cotton's prospects.
"Dick Bell has been with us many times, also, and his long experience with markets and government programs helps him provide a unique perspective of the rice, soybean, and wheat markets."
Also speaking at the Friday morning session will be John Maguire, director of Washington operations for the National Cotton Council, who will discuss what's shaping up for agriculture in the new Congress and administration.
Saturday, March 3, at 8:30 a.m., Ark. Rep. Marion Berry, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, will speak on legislative issues, and Mississippi producer Kenneth Hood will discuss his experiences with precision farming methods and technologies.
"We believe both the Friday and Saturday sessions will offer Mid-South farmers timely, useful information as they move toward the new cropping season," Todd says.
This year's show, the 49th for the ginner group, is co-sponsored by Delta Farm Press, and is the largest indoor exhibit of agricultural products, equipment, and services in the Mid-South. It is the largest cotton equipment trade show in the nation.
Several thousand people attend the two-day event and the various functions related to the annual meeting of the member associations of the Southern Cotton Ginners Assn.
The show offers farmers an opportunity to see firsthand the newest and latest products, Todd notes, as well as being able to talk face-to-face with representatives of all the major companies offering equipment, chemicals, and other products and services.
More than 400 exhibitors have signed up to participate in the show.
The show opens at 9 a.m. each day and closes at 5 p.m. Friday, 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The official show program, published by Delta Farm Press, will be mailed to all of the publication's subscribers with the Feb.16 issue.
"We hope everyone is making plans to be with us in Memphis March 2-3," Todd says. "It'll be the best show yet."
Free shuttle bus service will operate between the Convention Center and the Peabody Hotel. Since parking can sometimes be tight in the Convention Center area, a suggested alternate is to use one of the several parking garages and lots near the Peabody and catch the shuttle from the hotel. Buses will leave frequently during show hours from the Union Avenue entrance to the Peabody. Or you can park in one of the lots near the Peabody and walk a couple of blocks to the trolley line.


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AEI's lead Russia scholar, Leon Aron, has this, in part, to say:
Islamic radicals have been very active in Chechnya since the early 2000s, when the Chechen independence movement truly radicalized into a fundamentalist movement. Since then, there have been several large attacks in Russia, such as the Beslan school siege in 2004 and the Nord Ost theater attack in 2002. Several Chechens were sent to Guantanamo. . . .
[Ties between Chechnya and al-Qaeda] go[] back to the late 1990s, when the then second-in-command of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, went to Chechnya to look for a base. He was arrested but then let go. The Pankisi Gorge in Georgia was a training camp of al-Qaeda until Georgia — with American help — ousted them. So it's a long connection. To read more, see my paper on Chechnya here.
The Chechen independence movement was initially secular; it was a region that suffered hugely — initially under the Soviets — when there were mass deportations to gulags in 1944. We see in many other places that something that begins as a secular movement becomes radicalized. After a Moscow theater was seized in a 2002 terror attack, there was a brutal Russian assault on Chechnya. And we saw how this movement became more of a martyrs' movement that had nothing to do with the independence of Chechnya and more to do with jihad. It started as a Soviet/Russian problem, it festered, legitimate demands for independence were never met, and the younger fighters became radicalized. . . .
What initially starts as a secular movement for independence becomes part of the worldwide jihad. . . .
There's a longstanding Chechen terrorist connection. In November 2002, at the Hamburg trial of one of the 9/11 plotters, it turned out that three of the 9/11 pilots were recruited during al-Qaeda training in Afghanistan, where they had come to "fight the Russians in Chechnya." In December 1996, Zawahiri came to scout a potential base for al-Qaeda in Chechnya. In an audio tape attributed to bin Laden (broadcast in 2002 by al Jazeera), Osama bin Laden mentioned a list of Muslim grievances: "As you look at your dead in Moscow, also recall ours in Chechnya." The radicalization of the Chechen movement has long roots.


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After 6 months of fighting with Sterling Heights on going breed specific after two attacks in the span of a month, we finally gained a foothold at the end of last year and into this new year. Last night, they introduced the first reading of the possible new dog ordinance, with a few tweaks that will be introduced at the next city council meeting. This new ordinance contains NO breed specific language.
This is a big break through for ALL of the residents who were there fighting along side of us outsiders and they deserve most of the credit since it's their city and the future of their dogs they're fighting for. So, a major way to go for Sterling Heights for working to go breed neutral and set aside the horrific acts that occurred!


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The God's Own Country Kerala situated on the Malabar Coast of south-west India was formed on 1st November 1956 by the States Reorganization Act. Kerala is known for its sun-kissed beach and the misty hill stations. The Kerala state is surrounded by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the south and southeast, Arabian Sea towards the west and Western Ghats on the East. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the great place Kerala. Kochi and Kozhikode are other major cities in Gods Own Counrty.
Kerala display the everlasting attractiveness of the palm fringed beaches of Kovalam and Varkala, the heaving hills of Munnar and Vagamon, the peacefulness of the perfect backwaters of Kumarakom and Kuttanad and the charming woods and forests of Thekkady and Silent Valley imparts a mind blowing experience to everyone. Kerala is well-known as God's own country as God has kindly bestowed this land with the bounty of nature.The great and awesome state Kerala has a history which goes back more than numerous millennia. Stone Age carving in Edakkal Caves had graphic writings believed to be dating to at least 5000 BC, from the Neolithic man, representative the existence of a primitive culture or settlement in this state.
Kerala had established itself as a main spice trade center from as early as 3000 BC. 3rd Century BC- Emperor Asoka the Great rock inscription attests to a Keralaputra. Around 1 BC- Kerala was ruled by Chera Dynasty, which traded with the Greeks, Romans and Arabs. 14th century – The Tamil Chera dynasty, Ays and the Pandyan Empire were the traditional rulers of Kerala whose patriarchal dynasties ruled. 8th century- Adi Shankara was born in central Kerala, who travelled expansively crossways the Indian subcontinent, establishing institutions of Advaita Vedanta philosophy. In 1795- Kerala was under British dominion. The year 1956- Post independence, the state of Kerala was created from the former state of Travancore-Cochin, the Malabar district of Madras State, and the Kasaragod taluk of Dakshina Kannada.The year 1957- Kerala is the first place in the world to have a democratically elected Communist Party.


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Is your notebook computer dragging you down? Chipmaker Intel is betting heavily that consumers will embrace the company's so-called "Ultrabook" platform: very thin, very light notebook computers that offer the portability of netbooks without the hefty dive in performance. However, unlike mainstream performance notebooks, Intel promises Ultrabooks won't cost much, with prices routinely falling under $1,000.
Intel is so confident in the Ultrabook platforms that its betting Ultrabooks will account for 40 percent of consumer notebook sales by the end of next year—that's up from, well, zero percent right now, so some industry watchers think that's a bit pie-in-the-sky. As the first Ultrabooks begin to hit the streets, what exactly is an Ultrabook, and is Intel's vision of Ultrabooks everywhere a little too optimistic?
What is an Ultrabook?
The definition of an "Ultrabook" is slightly hazy: After all, Intel isn't making these computers, it's just providing some of the key technology that will enable OEM computer makers — like Asus, Acer, Samsung, Toshiba, and others, initially — to design and build their own. Ultrabooks offered by different PC makers will have different features and capabilities, making Ultrabooks more of a general notebook category like netbooks or ultraportables.
Basic Requirements: Intel has some specs in mind. Ultrabooks should feature designs no more than 21mm (0.83 inches) thick, run on an Intel Core low-voltage processor, offer at least five hours of battery life, and implement Intel "Rapid Start" technology—basically, flash memory embedded on the notebook motherboard to let the computers boot up and wake from hibernation faster than their traditional counterparts. Ultrabooks will also have hardware support for security and anti-theft technologies, including two-factor, hardware-based authentication (although manufacturers will have discretion about implementing those features). Ideally, Intel wants Ultrabooks to cost under $1,000; the company believes that's the sweet spot for "no-compromise" notebook pricing.
That's about it: Intel hasn't laid out any requirements for display size or type (full HD? touch screens?), peripherals and I/O (USB 3.0? Thunderbolt?), storage (SSDs? Traditional hard drives? Both?), media support (SD cards?), expansion, or optical drives (but at 21mm thickness or less…don't bet on them). Connectivity is also omitted, although it's a good bet any Ultrabook will offer 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth at least as an option. Given Ultrabooks' physical constraints, Intel is telling people to expect they shouldn't expect to be able to remove and replace the notebooks' batteries, which may be a distinct downside for long-haul travelers.
Ultrabooks in 2011: Intel is initially envisioning three phases of Ultrabooks. The first generation will be based on ultra-low voltage versions of its second-generation Intel Core processors, formerly codenamed Sandy Bridge. Those processors are available to computer makers now, and with the exception of high-end portable workstations and gaming notebooks, are the same chips powering other notebooks with second-generation Intel Core processors.
Ultrabooks in 2012: The second generation of Ultrabooks will be based on Intel's forthcoming "Ivy Bridge" processors. Ivy Bridge chips will be built using Intel's 22nm process technology and, hence, consume even less power than their Sandy Bridge forerunners. Intel also expects Ivy Bridge will enable computer makers to roll in high-performance connectivity like USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt into Ultrabooks. Ivy Bridge chips should be available to computer makers in first half of 2012.
At some point, Intel envisions Ultrabooks sporting touchscreens, making the devices capable of tablet-like experiences—particularly if they feature pivotable screens like today's convertible tablet notebooks. Industry watchers generally expect the first touchscreen-enabled Ultrabooks will launch about the same time Microsoft launched Windows 8—with it's slick new multitouch-enabled Metro interface. Microsoft hasn't announced a release date for Windows 8, but industry watchers expect it in the second half of 2012.
Ultrabooks in 2013: The third generation of Ultrabooks will be based on yet-another iteration of Intel's low-voltage processors, currently codenamed Haswell. Haswell CPUs will use the 22nm process and consume less power (10 to 20 watts rather than the 35 watts of Ivy Bridge) and will enable computer makers to create "insanely sleek" systems. Haswell processors are expected to be launched roughly a year after Ivy Bridge, so third-generation Ultrabooks might start reaching consumers by mid-2013. Eventually, Intel will shrink the Haswell CPUs from 22nm to a 14nm process — those chips will be dubbed Broadwell. That might happen by the end of 2013.
Aren't there already super-thin notebooks?
There are already super-thin notebooks on the market, most notably the MacBook Air, which Apple launched all the way back in early 2008 — yes, almost four years ago. Other PC makers have tried to compete with the MacBook Air's form factor, but have largely failed: Dell's ultrathin Adamos and HP's Envy 13 didn't stand up, although everyone from Sony to Samsung to Lenovo to Acer are also in the mix.
Apple let the original MacBook Air stagnate a bit, but has repeatedly refreshed the platform: MacBook Air's now feature Intel "Sandy Bridge" ULV processors, Thunderbolt, and Bluetooth 4.0. They're 17mm at their thickest point, and start out under $1,000. Aren't those Ultrabooks?
Not according to Intel, since current MacBook Airs don't implement Rapid Start technology. Similarly, current super-slim PC notebooks like the Samsung Series 9, and the (discontinued) Toshiba Satellite T235-S1350 and HP Pavilion dm3t don't qualify either, either because they omit Rapid Start, use the wrong processors, are are just too dang expensive.
The potential value of Ultrabooks
Intel believes Ultrabooks will resonate with consumers because they will offer an ideal mix of portability and computing power. Ultrabooks will defeat netbooks because they'll offer greater computing power, letting users run modern applications at full speed. Similarly, Intel is betting Ultrabooks will defeat tablet computers because they are full-fledged computers: users will be able to run their expected desktop applications — word processors, spreadsheets, Web browsers, games, and whatnot — without the compromises of tablets. Plus, Ultrabooks will likely offer more screen resolution, a real keyboard, and more options than tablets. Ultrabooks may not be able to stand up to dedicated gaming rigs, but the DirectX10.1 support built into Intel HD graphics will let ultrabook users at least get a good taste of most games, plus handle into high-definition video. And, of course, almost all notebook users value lightweight designs.
However, the key success point for Ultrabooks may be responsiveness: Rapid Start technology combined with second-generation Intel Core processors ought to make Ultrabooks feel considerably snappier than traditional notebooks. Done right, Ultrabooks will wake from sleep and be ready to go almost instantly, enabling users to check email, connect to the Web, transfer data, or make key changes to documents without having to wait for the system to get its house in order. That can be a huge advantage, particular for users who's computer use isn't easy to predict.


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Captain Reed's log, stardate: 23.9 rounded off to the.. nearest decimal point.
Today, the crew of the Megazord and I traveled to the distant planet of Mars in hopes of finding life, but we were instead greeted by a hoard of Zombies. Terrible smelling, the monsters were, we did our best to fight off the ever growing swarm. Sadly, all but our main cannoneers were forced into the dodge bay, in a desperate attempt to keep the swarm together in order to perform a quick extermination. As you can see below, this began in our advantage.
Sadly, due to the incompetence of one of our science officers (I will not name any names *cough*EEEP*cough*) we lost the majority of our force.
In a last ditch attempt at saving as much carbon-based life as possible, I gave the order to fall back to the healing bay, seeing as how we had already destroyed their blasted ship and they had already taken the majority of our crew along with them during the firefight.
Upon our arrival, I ordered Esperanza to quickly run off to the bridge to put on a red skin tight jump suit and grab herself a blaster. Of course, I also mentioned that she should not go so fast, as Princess Saark and I had to begin the copulation process in order to repopulate the ship in a reasonable amount of time.
She returned just as I was zipping my suit back up when she finally noticed that there was a train of these foul zombies following closely behind her. They had begun bursting through the other door, so I called for them both to gather around the warmth of my body for emotional comfort in this, our hour of need.
The overwhelming feeling of love and pure seduction on my part must have given my two new vixens the will to push forward and continue the fight, as we were eventually able to fight off the massive swarm!
Following every successful repelling of an enemy force, it is customary aboard the Megazord that at least two female officers retire to the Captain's chambers in order to (among other things) watch him drink brandy and smoke very, very expensive cigars. And seeing as how Princess Saark and Esperanza are the only two female officers left aboard my ship, they promptly (and happily, I might add) volunteered to accompany me into the (as I like to call it) Chamber of Love.
Let us not ever forget the sacrifices that our brave officers made on this day. They will forever be remembered aboard the Megazord. Or at least until we fill their positions with others that are competent enough to stay alive.
Their spirits will live on for eternity within the ship. They are as followed:
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This is... Interesting to say the least.
"A reader lives a thousand lives. The man who never reads lives only one." Jojen Reed
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I am glad you can't rename the bridge...
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50 Shades of Pixels.... kinky, i like it
Btw, i don't think you've got... excuse me, you had an incompetent crew. I think their leader preferred hoes before bros, thus most of your manpower was chewed on
Btw, i don't think you've got... excuse me, you had an incompetent crew. I think their leader preferred hoes before bros, thus most of your manpower was chewed on
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Movie or animatied GIF:
Note A movie or .gif file that you've added to Clip Organizer (Clip Organizer: Microsoft Office program that contains drawings, photographs, sounds, videos, and other media files that you can insert and use in presentations, publications, and other Office documents.) is found in the Clip Organizer folder within the My Pictures folder on your hard disk. Or, go to the original location for these files.
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You can add movies and animated GIFs to slides from files on your computer, the Microsoft Clip Organizer, a network or intranet, or the Internet. To add the movie or animated GIF, insert it onto the specific slide using commands on the Insert menu. There are several ways you can start it: have it play automatically when the slide displays; click it with the mouse; or create a timing for it so that it plays after a certain delay. It can also be part of an animation sequence.
Although accessed through the Insert menu, movie files are automatically linked (linked object: An object that is created in a source file and inserted into a destination file, while maintaining a connection between the two files. The linked object in the destination file can be updated when the source file is updated.) to your presentation, rather than embedded (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.) inside it like pictures or drawings. When your presentation has linked files, you must copy the linked files as well as the presentation if you need to show the presentation on another computer.


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Conservatory of Performing Arts student Heidi Schlegel with Paul Hennigan, Ed.D., University president, at the annual Outstanding Student Awards on April 26.
Major: Cinema artsMinor: Business managementGraduated: May 2013College activities: Honors Program, Green and Gold Society, community facilitator, community mentor, campus lifeHometown: Lancaster, Pa.High School: Cocalico High SchoolHobbies/interests: Running, riding horses, cooking and baking
"Heidi was incredibly dedicated to her courses, her program, to her fellow students and crew members. She started the cinema program with a focus and determination beyond her years and has grown as a filmmaker and a person," said Nelson Chipman, chair of the cinema arts department.
I felt an overwhelming sense of pride. I feel honored to be able to represent the cinema arts department, which is evolving into one of the most reputable film programs in the country. Hard work and diligence can at times be overwhelming, but it is moments like these where it proves that it will always pay off.
To say that I have had one rewarding experience at Point Park would be an understatement. I have had more gratifying moments over the past four years than some people will have in 10 years. I chose to capture every moment that came my way and know that each experience, whether it was good or bad, ultimately helped lead me to where I am today. The knowledge I've gained and the relationships I've built will always be a part of me.
The biggest advice I can give someone who is in the cinema and digital arts program is to step outside of your comfort zone and work on projects outside of the University. Although University projects are very beneficial, interacting and meeting new people will only make you a better filmmaker. Whether you spend your time with internships or independent projects, a filmmaker should always be working on something. Laziness will never be accepted.
I would recommend the program at Point Park because of the professors. Our professors have real-world experience and truly care about each student and their projects. They invest in their students as if we were family or lifelong friends. Our professors challenge us, provide constructive criticism and acknowledge all of our time and efforts.
As a new graduate of Point Park (which feels really odd to say), I will be pursuing a career in the major motion picture or television field. I want to be an assistant director and am open to traveling to wherever an opportunity presents itself. Regardless of where life takes me, I want to find a job that challenges me and helps me grow as an individual.
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text: An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture 1776–1832. Ed. Iain McCalman Submitted by rc-admin on Thu, 08/24/2000 - 10:31 An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture 17761832. General Editor, Iain McCalman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. xiii + 780pp. illus: 110 halftones. $150/£85 (Hdbk; ISBN: 0-19-812297-7). Reviewed by Alex Benchimol University of Glasgow It is the subtitle to An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age that signals its intended function as an introduction to the cultural history of the period from the American Declaration of Independence to the Great Reform Act. In the breadth of its investigations into all manner of cultural practice in the Romantic age, this new volume serves as a fitting culmination to the recent trend towards multidisciplinarity in Romantic period studies. Through general editor Iain McCalman's judicious assemblage of over forty major essays that bring together literary,cultural, social, economic, and art historians under one cover, this critical companion avoids offering a reductive definition of Romantic cultural practice, and thus the volume might be considered the first post-Romanticist scholarly companion for the Romantic age;that is, while taking up the material of the period we have called "romantic,"the volume moves beyond the Romantic ideology mapped by Jerome McGann and embraces the new inter- and multidisciplinary approaches to the field, beyond the standard Romanticist focus on textual issues in canonical poetry. An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Agecaptures the conflicted intellectual spirit of the field, as recent work has unsettled the traditional sense of "Romanticism" as a privileged area of study focused on the canonical work of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, Byron, and Blake. By institutionalizing the pluralist trend in Romantic period studies, this volume marks a key moment in the struggle to redefine our understanding of the culture of the Romantic age. Read more about An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture 1776–1832. Ed. Iain McCalman


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Getting to the 'heart' of the matter
Student uses series of complex equations to pinpoint the exact location of a heart attack
A. Sue Weisler
Five years ago, as an undergraduate optical engineering student in Zhejiang, China, Jingjia Xu tragically lost a young friend due to a heart attack. Today, this is all too common, as 30 percent of all deaths worldwide are the result of cardiovascular disease, according to the World Health Organization.
"As I sat with some college friends from varying degree programs, we thought that there must be something we could do to prevent heart disease like this," Xu says. "For a physician there are many ways to help, but as a computer scientist and engineer what could I do?"
Today, Xu, a second-year computing and information sciences Ph.D. student at RIT, is using a combination of mathematics, computational methods and 3-D computer simulations to find ways to help. Together with Pengcheng Shi, director of the Ph.D. program, and Linwei Wang, her adviser in the Ph.D. program, Xu is finding accurate ways to pinpoint and map electrical propagations in the heart, along with exact locations of excitation stimuli.
The heart functions because electrical currents that couple with mechanical forces cause the cardiac muscles to move. The mechanical functions of the heart are widely understood and can be mapped using techniques such as MRIs that visualize internal structures of the body. Electrical currents, however, can only be mapped one-dimensionally using an electrocardiogram, which shows electrical activity of the heart over a finite period of time. Physicians know ECGs have limitations in creating full representations of the heart and are in need of a better tool.
"We are working to create electrophysiological models that show exactly how electrical waves propagate throughout heart muscles triggering contractions," says Wang. "It's similar to how waves radiate through a pond when you throw a stone in the water."
Current medical techniques can only show waves on the surface of the heart, but Wang's research strives to show how waves propagate deep beneath the surface. Seeing how waves propagate is crucial to finding dead tissue or incorrect stimulus points that can cause circulation of electrical waves. Circulating waves will make the heart quiver and can cause irregular heartbeats and sudden death.
"Linwei asked me where I wanted to begin my work on the electrical functions of the heart," says Xu. "I suggested, why not start at the very start, with electrical stimulus?"
By using ECG data along with expert opinions and best practices, physicians can estimate where an individual's electrical stimulus starts, but they cannot easily pinpoint the exact location. CARTO mapping, an expensive and invasive procedure that involves using a catheter to actually touch inside the heart, does detect voltage changes on the heart surface but cannot provide accurate stimulation locations.
"It's important to know the exact location because it affects everything throughout the propagation," says Shi. "For example, a car ride from RIT to Wegmans can take a significantly different amount of time, depending on where at RIT you start."
To find the exact point of stimulus, Xu uses a seemingly simple formula——that turns out not to be so simple. The formula uses ECG and MRI data, Maxwell's equation—the foundation of classical electrodynamics—and error to find the exact locations.
The problem is mathematical—ECG data is based off of only 120 electrodes on the body surface, while the exact starting point could be any of more than 1,000 tiny points within the heart. Xu created methods she calls the neighborhood-smoothness estimation and sparse-based iteration re-weight. It's with these formulas and calculations that Xu is able to solve this ill-posed, or seemingly immeasurable, problem.
"To complete these calculations I create all of the code and programs, which result in bulky sets of numbers," says Xu.
The numbers are used to create 3-D computer simulations that display exact starting points along with the activation time as electricity propagates throughout the heart. She has completed multiple stages of computer-based experiments and clinical testing using a porcine heart that confirm her work.
"Jingjia's methods are groundbreaking because they produce some of the most consistent results with each test," says Shi.
Moving forward, Xu plans to reduce errors in her methods, working to include individual freeze-frames of ECG data in order to capture a more accurate propagation path. Students and faculty working with the heart projects envision their maps as cyber-enabled tools, used to assist physicians in practicing personalized noninvasive medicine. As they begin clinical work with University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists, Xu looks forward to seeing her tools help save lives.
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Is the general public really that ignorant? Public understanding of science vs. civic epistemology
Public understanding of science research shows individuals surveyed to be remarkably ignorant of particular facts about science, but is that the right measure of how science is understood and used by the public at large? Such surveys ask about disconnected facts independent from a context in which they might be used, and measure only an individual's personal knowledge. If, instead, those surveyed were asked who among their friends would they rely upon to obtain the answer to such a question, or how would they go about finding a reliable answer to the question, the results might prove to be quite different.
Context can be quite important. In the Wason selection task, individuals are shown four cards labeled, respectively, "E", "K," "4," and "7," and are asked which cards they would need to turn over in order to test the rule, "If a card has a vowel on one side, then it has an even number on the other side." Test subjects do very well at recognizing that the "E" card needs to be turned over (corresponding to the logical rule of modus ponens), but very poorly at recognizing that the "7," rather than the "4," needs to be turned over to find out if the rule holds (i.e., they engage in the fallacy of affirming the consequent rather than use the logical rule of modus tollens). But if, instead of letters and numbers, a scenario with more context is constructed, subjects perform much more reliably. In one variant, subjects were told to imagine that they are post office workers sorting letters, and looking to find those which do not comply with a regulation that requires an additional 10 lire of postage on sealed envelopes. They are then presented with four envelopes (two face down, one opened and one sealed, and two face up, one with a 50-lire stamp and one with a 40-lire stamp) and asked to test the rule "If a letter is sealed, then it has a 50-lire stamp on it." Subjects then recognize that they need to turn over the sealed face-down envelope and the 40-lire stamped envelope, despite its logical equivalent to the original selection task that they perform poorly on.
Sheila Jasanoff, in Designs on Nature, argues that measures of the public understanding of science are not particularly relevant to how democracies actually use science. Instead, she devotes chapter 10 of her book to an alternative approach, "civic epistemology," which is a qualitative framework for understanding the methods and practices of a community's generation and use of knowledge. She offers six dimensions of civic epistemologies:
(1) the dominant participatory styles of public knowledge-making; (2) the methods of ensuring accountability; (3) the practices of public demonstration; (4) the preferred registers of objectivity; (5) the accepted bases of expertise; and (6) the visibility of expert bodies. (p. 259)She offers the following table of comparison on these six dimensions for the U.S., Britain, and Germany:
|United States
|1 Pluralist, interest-based
|Embodied, service-based
|Corporatist, institution-based
|2 Assumptions of distrust; Legal
|Assumptions of trust; Relational
|Assumption of trust; Role-based
|3 Sociotechnical experiments
|Empirical science
|Expert rationality
|4 Formal, numerical, reasoned
|Consultative, negotiated
|Negotiated, reasoned
|5 Professional skills
|Training, skills, experience
|6 Transparent
She argues that this multi-dimensional approach provides a meaningful way of evaluating the courses of scientific policy disputes regarding biotech that she describes in the prior chapters of the book, while simply looking at national data on public understanding of science with regard to those controversies offers little explanation. The nature of those controversies didn't involve just disconnected facts, or simple misunderstandings of science, but also involved interests and values expressed through various kinds of political participation.
Public understanding of science surveys do provide an indicator of what individuals know that may be relevant to public policy on education, but it is at best a very indirect and incomplete measure of what is generally accepted in a population, and even less informative about how institutional structures and processes use scientific information. The social structures in modern democracies are responsive to other values beyond the epistemic, and may in some cases amplify rational or radical ignorance of a population, but they may more frequently moderate and mitigate such ignorance.
- Eurobarometer Biotechnology Quiz results from Jasanoff, Designs on Nature, 2005, Princeton University Press, p. 87.
- U.S., Canada, Netherlands survey results from Thomas J. Hoban slide in Gary Marchant's "Law, Science, and Technology" class lecture on public participation in science (Nov. 16, 2009).
- Wason task description from John R. Anderson, Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications, Second Edition, 1985, W.H. Freeman and Company, pp. 268-269.


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Inter Island Air using 30-seat plane for holiday season
To accommodate the expected heavy traffic on the inter Samoa route, locally based Inter Island Airways has started utilizing its Dornier 328 aircraft, which carries 30 passengers. The use of the larger aircraft was to begin Saturday, but instead, it began Friday with the 8a.m. flight due to high demand, according to an airline official.
Inter Island has a 19-seat plane used year round for flights between Pago Pago and Samoa, as well as flights between Tutuila and the Manu'a islands.
However, an airline official says that December is always a busy month for travel on the inter Samoa route, and higher demand begins the week before Christmas, heading into the New Year.
Therefore, the official said the company decided to start using its 30-seater Dornier plane, which also has enough capacity to carry more cargo. The 30-seat plane will be utilized throughout December and into the first week of January next year.
The airline will also continue to use the 19-seat plane for any extra demand on the inter Samoa route, while at the same time, it will add Manu'a flights as needed.
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Isa wrote:I'm going to have to disagree about Lightbringer undermining the rule of law in Pharos. The way I read the archives, there wasn't much rule of law to undermine. Unless robbery, racketeering, and kidnapping are legally protected activities, anyway.
Actually, that brings me to my only real gripe about this comic: The lack of corrupt cops. I can't imagine an organization as powerful as the Slavers forming if there is a vigilant police force, and even if they did form, I can't imagine them failing to turn at least a few officers over the years. Mind you, cynical as I am, I'd expect most of the police to have been turned at the start of the comic, not just a few.
GabrielWingue wrote:The comic is good Linkara. I'm just saying, this law thing doesn't fit the story.
Lightbringer's morality tale is honouring the memory of his parents while embracing the potential of Violence to do good. After setting the tone with a morality tale like that, and then REINFORCING your tone with the "argument" between him and Hannah (in which she really questions him as a hero) and his morally ambiguous relationship with Sandy from #13: Masks... you've covered all the angles of moral ambiguity you need (at least for now).
Making him morally ambiguous with the law, after establishing a good relationship between The Police and Him... is just... unnecessary. Not trying to sound unoriginal, but vigilanteism by itself has never really been enough to warrant an ambiguous law story in comics.
Now! If the focus of this morality tale were on the police per se (eg: Crane against the mayor, the Police Force against Crane, etc. etc.), then the scenario changes a bit.
That's why allowing vigilantes to act freely is a horrible idea in a realistic universe, and why we need the police in this one. But if you have superhumans...Well, what's the police to do? They can't regulate superheroes unless they have superhumans in their own ranks, or the superheroes are very, very willing to follow the law. And the latter won't happen if vigilantism becomes the norm.
I do believe you are right about society needing laws in order to function. However, there's no denying that law enforcement is limited to the actions that they can take because of said laws. Then, there's also the fact that... pretty much every public institution has policies that limit their actions in order to prevent from being sued. Well... If they're in a particularly sue-happy country... That's another thing, though. Countries. Laws differ from country to country... I mean, obviously, there are laws that are universal, but then sometimes matters of culture or political systems dictate laws that you might not find elsewhere. Also, we cannot forget that corruption exists pretty much everywhere.
I think superheroes, not involved in law enforcement, would be a good thing. Superheroes can work without having their hands tied by all the... well... red tape, if you will. If the superhero really is a hero... Someone who strives to do the right thing... Then, this would actually contribute to making the world a better place because less people would be able to take advantage of the fact that the law operates with one-hand tied behind its back.
Now as for whether or not Lightbringer would succumb to the Light Yagami scenario, I'd say the answer is not likely, even if you ignore the fact that he has a "no killing" policy. The major reason for this is... Lightbringer does not work on a global-scale. Lightbringer doesn't have the capabilities to work on a global-scale (Light Yagami did, which only served to fuel his god complex). He's also very much aware of this fact... which is why he sticks to protecting his city or wherever he happens to be at the time. Being aware of his limits will help to keep him honest.
I read some of that Crossoverlord comic not too long ago... and I can see one clear instance of this. Lightbringer finds out that MindMistress has killed someone in order to save a life. This, of course, goes against all of Lightbringer's principles... and he makes it a point to tell her so... and how if he had known, he would've insisted that she go back to where she came from like she wanted to do in the first place. In this case, he's letting his own philosophy get in the way of doing what is right. They're imprisoned... He needs to be trying to think of a plan to escape (One of the other characters remarks that the arguing isn't helping)... And regardless of how he feels, MindMistress can still be an asset in playing a role in that escape. (Besides, it would not be right to leave her imprisoned, either. That's passing judgement again)
This sort of thing can ultimately lead to Lightbringer's undoing as a hero and to that descent into villainy. If he allows his philosophy to blind him that much, he will become no better than the villains that he fights against. I remember something... vague... It was something from Rurouni Kenshin... it was after the fight with that Shishio character (the one with the burns and whatnot)... Yahiko (I think... the kid) says something about how Shishio's view of the world was evil and that Kenshin's view of the world was good... Kenshin stops him and tells him something along the lines of how it's important not to fall prey to that sort of thinking... Oh, it's been so long since I've seen Rurouni Kenshin. I can't remember hardly anything... I remember that it was deep and meaningful...
At any rate, I hope that sort of thing does not happen to Lightbringer... He's quite a likable character, and I think I would be rather crushed if he fell like that... I dunno about anyone else, but I think Lightbringer is a great hero to look up to...
See, the thing is, all that "red tape" and "limits" don't exist to prevent law enforcement agencies from getting sued (given that they essentially establish what they can get sued for). They exist to prevent the law enforcers from easily taking advantage of their position.
Why do policemen need to read people their rights? Because if the arrested don't know their rights, abuse becomes all too likely.
Why does the police need special warrants to search a place, or to put someone under electronic surveillance? Because otherwise, corrupt policemen could effortlessly ruin people's lives, blackmail almost anyone - either for their own profit, or for the profit of the politicians the police works for.
The "red tape" and "limitations" aren't bugs. They're features, and important ones at that. They're what keeps the police from turning into the ultimate mafia, and to keep democracy from becoming a sham.
We don't trust the police to operate without them, and see no reason to trust superheroes to do so either.
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Individual investors and an ever-increasing number of professional money managers have embraced ETFs as viable "building blocks" for executing a cost-efficient strategy. With more than 1,400 ETPs on the market, investors have no shortage of options at their fingers; although previously hard-to-reach asset classes are now readily accessible, investors' success over the long-haul is still very much dependent on prudent portfolio management strategies [see How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time].
We often stumble upon priceless lessons in the most unlikely of places and, when it comes to finance, portfolio management tips from Alfred Nobel is as strange as they come. Better known as the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel left behind a legacy that would forever change scientific advancement. What's less known is that upon his death, Nobel instructed that his fortune be invested in "safe securities," which quickly turned out to be a financial disaster for the Nobel Foundation [see Simple Safe Haven ETFdb Portfolio].
Originally worth $1.2 million in today's money, inflation plagued the Nobel Foundation's bond investments, prompting the changing of some rules that had been more or less blindly followed since its establishment in 1901. Now worth $430 million, the Nobel Foundation stands to offer some valuable lessons that have stood the test of time.
Bond Are Good, But Not Great
Bonds are often times regarded as "safe haven" must-haves, however, history shows us that fixed-income securities actually boast a rather dismal track record when it comes to beating inflation. The current ultra low-rate environment reflects how Treasuries are poised to offer lackluster protection against inflation over the long haul as the Fed will inevitably raise rates, thereby negatively impacting the already puny returns offered through these debt notes. The Nobel Foundation allocates barely over 20% of its assets to fixed-income investments; besides stocks, the rest of its portfolio is well-diversified across several asset classes, including:
Keep An Eye On Taxes and Management Costs
The Nobel Foundation is tax-exempt, but what's an individual investor supposed to do? First, investors should strive to maximize their holdings in tax-deferred accounts, including 401(k)s and IRAs. Second, it's important to minimize current income generated from investments outside of those tax shelters. Last, cutting down on your management fees, even if just by a few basis points, adds up big time over the long-haul [see High-Tax Bracket ETFdb Portfolio].
ETFs are by nature tax-efficient vehicles and, as such, can be used to execute a number of tax-loss harvesting strategies, which can help to lower your tax liabilities. Furthermore, passive exchange-traded funds are very cost-efficient, thereby serving as viable "building blocks" in long-term, buy-and-hold portfolios. Cost competition among issuers is only expected to increase, which ultimately benefits cost-conscious investors who have embraced the exchange-traded product structure as part of their strategy.
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designer: Henry Hobson • studio: Prologue Films • 1 comment
People appreciate the energy and effort that was put into a handmade piece of work,
and it starts to pay off...
Amazingly, the end credit sequence for Rango was done in just a few weeks, yet it's a very accomplished and unique project that is founded on 'old school' analogue handiwork, such as intricate illustrations, woodcut art, and handdrawn typography, with a bit of Hendrix thrown in for good measure. Prologue's creative director Henry Hobson reconstructs the process and shares the beautiful concept art that he and his team created.
Hobson talks to us via Skype about the making of Rango, from the relative quietness of Kyle Cooper's windowless office on the ground floor of Prologue, temporarily removed from the hustle and the bustle of the studio space on the second floor, where the designers are working. I asked what the space looks like. "The view is just his books and ephemera, which is an interesting perspective. The inspiration is all around him..."
Amazingly, Rango's end credit sequence (featured here) and the opening titles were done in just a few weeks, yet the project allowed for a lot of interesting new ideas with illustration, animation and typography. "If there's a tight deadline and we don't have the time to work and build upon singular ideas, we do an internal pitch process at Prologue and we all blitz," Hobson says, "Everybody goes for it and we fire a lot of ideas. Whoever gets the job, gets to work on the final product."
"The ideas were born out of playing with some of the key story elements of the film, which is about finding water. And it's about the relationships between the characters."
"They wanted something in the vain of RocknRolla, Sherlock Holmes, and Robin Hood... that kind of more painterly, more illustrative look. But we soon realized that what we had done up to that point didn't feel like its own world. One of the first ideas had a nice aesthetic, which was to build each character out of scales, which gives it that quite characterful style."
Rango: Illustrations
"At the very first stage, when I was blocking in the characters [deciding the positions and movements of the characters on the set], getting the colors and the palets right, I used a more general illustration technique – pen and ink."
Rango: Original Frames
"As you can see from these boards and from the initial concepts, we didn't really change the look of it too much. It started as it was meant to go on."
Handmade things
"There really is this rebellion against the fact that it's so easy to do things digitally. Lots of stuff is now handmade. I see lots of screen-printed T-shirts for example. I think people appreciate the energy and effort that was put into a handmade piece of work, and it starts to pay off. It's just that extra level of attention to detail that handmade gives you that I think people are catching on to. Even when mediums die out, like film and polaroid, people will want to keep seeing these artistic and niche, analogue mediums."
Rango logo, woodcut and print
What's the benifit of creating handmade artwork from a creative point of view?
"Creatively it allows for a more playful scope. It's so much more refreshing to take your work area off the computer screen and onto paper or canvas, or even just playing around with photography, rather than limiting yourself to whatever inspiration comes up between those four corners of the digital screen."
Rango, woodcut scale textures and print
The woodcut technique
"Initially, the idea was to make all the credits as a woodcut, but time did allow for full experimention with that. Prologue's typographer, Manija Emran, worked at meticulously woodcutting the Rango logo and turning it into scales, which produced a really nice effect that we subtly meshed into the final project."
"The original idea with the pencil drawing typography was to have the characters interacting with the names. It was again Manija Emran, who meticulously handdrew these amazing, Western-style, flourished blocks. They stand alone. It was disappointing, but we had to shrink them down eventually. But there was a stage when the whole titles could have been these huge names full screen with characters interacting with them, falling off them, running across the tops, moving in and out of the names."
"We looked at The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The boldness, the colorfulness and the playfulness of those titles were definitely an inspiration. Not just the titles but also the movies. We were looking at Sergio Leone's camera work and cinematography to build our shots. That was the main intention, to create a fun ending with subtle references to old school Spaghetti Western films."
"The Polish and Czech film posters were always amazingly done. And then you get the English version, which is always a photograph with a floating head. The people who designed those Polish and Czech posters probably had no idea what the film was about. With just a brief description they came up with these crazy designs. Nowadays, everything is slowly becoming more homogenized. Italian film posters look the same as the English ones and the German ones. Which is a bit annoying because I like different interpretations personally. And seeing how they come out."
"With some of the color changes from the original boards the client was very much like "Oh I like that. This is what I want to happen in the final product." So one of the problems we had to overcome was fitting in these color changes.
"We wanted to keep the transitions as analogue as possible without us actually printing them out and stop-frame animating. Alasdair Wilson and his team of animators created these kind of painterly swashes to take us between the colors – something we used from past experience on jobs like Sherlock Holmes (watch at Art of the Title) and built upon. And we used little tricks like lights going on and off and falling down holes, which allowed us to mask some of the color shifts. Alongside that, we used some of the scale textures as transitional textures. If you stop halfway through some of the scenes you'll see half the screen's taken up with a scale pattern."
The Jimi Hendrix moment
"That came from the director, Gore Verbinski who's a big rock music fan. I think he used to be in a punk band. In the movie there are these mariachis, these four owls that pop up periodically to tell you about the fate of Rango. Verbinski wanted these mariachis to put down their instruments and become a rock band."
3D Animatic
"We had a lot of fun. Everyone in the office was pitching in all these memorable rock moments. You've got Hendrix burning the guitar. You've got The Who smashing the stage up. Someone sliding on their knees in a Springsteen kind of way. And there's an homage to Dick Dale and the Del-Tones."
"If you watch the original recording of the Dick Dale song from Pulp Fiction, you'll see that we matched the same guitar moves with the guys rocking out on the surf guitar. There was even an earlier version which had an homage to This Is Spinal Tap. We had a mini-Stonehenge dropping behind one of the characters. I'm originally from England, from very near Stonehenge, so that was a reference I wanted to bring in for myself. But not enough people had seen the Spinal Tap movie to get it."
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Henry Hobson
After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London, the UK-born designer and director Henry Hobson started working at Why Not Associates in London, doing everything from sculptural objects and designing postage stamps, to title design. A series of commercials he created for the BBC got him on the radar of Prologue, Kyle Cooper's studio. Hobson was "snapped up and transported out to L.A.," he says, where he worked as a creative director and graphic designer on a series of distinctive title sequences that combined old school analogue handiwork with cutting-edge digital techniques, including Rango, The Walking Dead, Robin Hood, Fright Night and Sherlock Holmes.
In 2010 Hobson left Prologue to pursue other creative avenues with a live action emphasis. He directed a viral teaser for Resistance 3, and lately titles for Snow White and The Huntsman. Hobson is currently busy working on prepping his first two feature film directing projects: Maggie is set to shoot in 2012. "It's a tough emotional zombie drama with a highly original twist, set to star Chloe Moretz and Paddy Considine," says Hobson. "After Maggie, I have a film set up at 20th Century Fox Studios called Caves of Steel, which is based on the Isaac Asimov book."
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Although the movie was astounding visually and lots of fun, I watched the moe titles like three times in a row(Bluray). Too cool. Love that Prologue graphic/painterly look. Great contrast to the fine tuned 3D hyper-detail style of the movie. Plus surf guitar was perfect for me, great edge.


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- Distance from New York City: 119 miles
- Best time: May to October
- Best for: FamilyGirl's GetawayBeaches
Some beach destinations are ideal for doing nothing but enjoying the sand and sea, and Montauk, at the Eastern tip of Long Island, is certainly capable of providing such a relaxing respite. But this lively hamlet (with its historic lighthouse) located at land's end is also ideal for weekend travelers looking to kick things up a notch with some surfing, golfing, hiking, and other activities—followed by some serious eating. With its more than fifty hotels and inns and abundant restaurants, Montauk has something to offer couples, families, and even groups of girlfriends looking for fun in the sun. It's impossible to calculate the amount of seafood (fresh lobster, tuna, clams, and scallops top most menus) served here daily—you can even get in on the action with a half-day deep-sea-fishing excursion. And if your muscles ache from being a weekend warrior, you can always enjoy a seaside massage before you head home. Here's how to experience Montauk on the go. – By Donna Heiderstadt
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1Stretch your legs after your long drive or train ride by renting a road bike from Montauk Bike Shop in the center of town and cruising out to the fisherman's dock to see the day's catch unloaded. It's an 8-mile jaunt round-trip, so allow about ninety minutes for the ride.
2You're at the beach, so savor the sunset. Grown-ups weekending without kids should head to East by Northeast, a sophisticated but casual Asian-fusion restaurant and bar, where cocktails come with panoramic views of Fort Pond. If you have kids in tow but still want to enjoy a water view and delicious seafood, grab a snack at Navy Beach, where you can opt for Montauk clam corn chowder and seared sea scallops, while the Kids Menu offers burgers and fish & chips.
3For dinner, the Fort Pond area offers a number of delicious (if pricey) options. Head to Harvest on Fort Pond to dine on steamed mussels, calamari salad, grilled pizza, and more in an outdoor herb garden. Or dine at Inlet Seafood Restaurant for clams on the half shell and potato-crusted flounder; the owners are six local fishermen.
1For a classic breakfast diner experience, join the crowds at John's Pancake House on Main Street where the portions are generous and the coconut pancakes are a specialty.
2Spend your morning on the water, and catch some breaks at the top local surf spot, Ditch Plains. Newbies can take lessons with Air and Speed Surf Shop. Try fishing for fluke or striped bass (in season) on a charter fishing boat.
3Take a break from the action by enjoying a casual lunch at the Clam Bar on Gosman's Dock, a Montauk tradition since 1947. Favorites include the crab cakes and the seafood combo plate—fried clams, calamari, shrimp, and fish. Just watch out for sneaky seagulls trying to steal your french fries!
4Have your cameras ready as you enjoy an easy afternoon hike on the five miles of hiking trails at Montauk Point State Park, where you can also climb the 137 steps to the top of the Montauk Point Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in New York State. It dates back to 1792 (when George Washington was still in office!).
5Wind down with cocktails, live music, and terrific sunset views at the outdoor daiquiri bar at Montauket. For a family alternative, consider a friendly mini-golf competition at the 18-hole Puff 'N' Putt Family Fun Center.
6Friends should reserve a table in advance at South Edison to enjoy former Manhattan chef Todd Mitgang's delicious versions of beach classics, such as fried belly clams, local diver scallops, and seared yellowfin tuna.
7For a sweet end to the evening, grab some ice cream at local favorite John's Drive-In (695 Montauk Highway; 631-668-5515). If adults want to keep the night going, designate a driver or hire a taxi and head west on Route 27 to take in live music at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett. Shows are at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., and there's usually a cover charge.
1Stop by for an early brunch at Bird on the Roof (47 S. Elmwood Avenue; 631-668-5833), which, despite its simple décor and location behind a souvenir shop, serves up memorable omelets and eggs Benedict.
2Digest and soak up a little sun at nearby Edison Beach or end your stay with a relaxing 60-minute aromatherapy massage at the The Seawater Spa at Gurney's Inn.
3On your way back, enjoy one last taste of the briny Atlantic with a stop at Lobster Roll on Route 27 in Amagansett, where signature rolls and sliders are made with a fifty-year-old recipe. Afterward, stop in Amagansett and browse the shops at Amagansett Square.
Where to Stay
Located in the center of town, and just a block from the beach, the 17-room Ocean Resort Inn (rooms from $115/night) offers clean, comfortable quarters (some with Jacuzzis) and friendly service.
When to Go
Summer is the best time to enjoy all Montauk has to offer—but reserve your hotel room weeks in advance for weekend travel. If you have a shark obsession (or teenage kids), you might want to schedule your visit during one of the three major shark fishing tournaments at the Star Island Yacht Club and Montauk Marine Basin to be on hand when the biggest catches are weighed and the cash prizes are awarded.
In late spring, the Montauk Music Festival features four days of performances by up-and-coming artists, and in October you can take part in the Hamptons International Film Festival and Montauk Fall Festival.
In winter, many of Montauk's restaurants and bars are closed or have limited hours, but if you love empty beaches, it can be heavenly.
How to Get There
By car from New York City: Montauk is located about 117 miles from Manhattan, and driving takes about 2.5 hours. Take the Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Exit 68 for the William Floyd Parkway and merge onto NY-27 East and follow the signs for Montauk.
By bus from New York City: The Hampton Jitney runs regularly scheduled trip from several stops in Manhattan to Montauk daily, with expanded service on weekends. The trip takes about three hours.
By train from Penn Station in New York City: The Long Island Railroad also services Montauk several times daily from Penn Station. The ride also takes about three hours.
See Other Weekend Getaways from New York City
- Atlantic City
- Bucks County and Lambertville
- Cape May
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by Richard and Missy Lee
One of us (Missy) began to call Chestnut Hill resident Thelma Anderson "The Queen of Jazz" when she first met this charming and ebullient lady. While the other of us agrees, he sees Thelma also as a life force, a lady totally dedicated to her calling, which is the preservation and perpetuation of jazz music as a uniquely American art form.
We met Thelma simply by walking up and saying hello. The venue was one of the Woodmere Art Museum's exciting Friday evening jazz concerts. (They are due to continue through June 21 and resume in the fall.) When she offered her business card reading "Thelma W. Anderson, Founder and President Emeritus, Council of Jazz Advocates, Inc.," we suspected a story lurked. And so it does.
Thelma at 85 is far and away the most active "emeritus" we have ever met. On the day we interviewed her at her Chestnut Hill Towers apartment, she was busily arranging an April two-day jazz event that by good fortune included her 85th birthday, but also featured a Saturday jazz dinner followed next day by a Center City jazz vespers. Proceeds of this and similar events go toward scholarships for young musicians and similar volunteer-driven jazz-related charitable activities.
Thelma, who was part of earlier jazz volunteer and social organizations, founded the Council of Jazz Advocates (COJA) in 1991. COJA's jazz agenda includes support for young musicians, music education in public schools, jazz programming and airtime and jazz-based social gatherings. In its first six years, the organization also created and produced the Tony Williams Scholarship Jazz Festival, and awarded 22 scholarships to college-bound graduates of the Mt. Airy Cultural Center program. Thelma also helped organize an annual outdoor jazz festival at the historical Cliveden property in Germantown.
In 1998, COJA passed on the production of the festival to the Cultural Center when it obtained 501(c)(3) charity status. The Center still produces the Tony Williams Festival each year. (Tony Williams founded the Cultural Center. At 81, he is still one of jazz music's premier saxophone players. Lou Mancinelli wrote an excellent profile of Tony for the Nov. 8, 2012 Local. It can be found online.)
Thelma is possibly the ultimate jazz fan. She streams jazz via cable at her apartment. Her walls bear witness to her abiding interest and to her firsthand knowledge of many jazz greats. And she loves to tell tales on herself, back in the day.
"In the second grade, I used to listen to Fats Waller on the radio — just 15 minutes but what a 15 minutes! The only other thing back then was 'The Romance of Helen Trent;' oh, dear!
"My father was a barber, and he'd sometimes get passes to the Nixon Theater (on 57th Street near Market in West Philadelphia). Even if he didn't, it cost just six cents for kids to get in. I saw Ella Fitzgerald there with the Chick Webb Band. I'd catch shows, too, at the Fays Theater (40th and Market). That's where I heard the bands of Jimmie Lunceford, Andy Kirk, Lionel Hampton and Lucky Millinder. What memories they were!"
Thelma met scores of jazz musicians, too — in the case of Benny Golson, long before he became one of America's most outstanding jazz sax players and movie composers. Benny and Thelma lived in the same apartment building as youngsters.
"One day, Benny and I went to the movies. The picture was 'Bride of Frankenstein.' I was so scared I wanted to go home, but Benny insisted I stay, so I did. That night, my parents went out for the evening, something they almost never did. I was still scared to death! I called Benny to come sit with me, and he did. We're still in touch."
Thelma speaks with pride of how she got thrown out of some of Philadelphia's better jazz clubs, including the original Zanzibar, for being under-age, and how her mother came along and yanked her out of clubs, too. "I went to Morgan State University (in Baltimore) just in time," she said, relishing the naughty teen memory.
After college, Thelma worked for national magazines in New York, and later was Deputy Managing Director for the City of Philadelphia from 1969 until 1990, working under seven Managing Directors. She operated the Clean Philadelphia Program and was a member of the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee.
She has a son, Dean, a daughter, Tracy Andrews, three grandchildren, four great-grands and two great-great-grandchildren. (Had Fats Waller known this, he doubtless would have said, "My, my!")
In its Statement of Purpose, COJA expresses Thelma's philosophy. Its closing paragraph reads, in part: "Too many of our master musicians have labored in the musical vineyard without proper remuneration and appreciation for their contributions. Those of us who have spent years enjoying the fruits of their labor must not allow these indignities to continue. For those who are creating the magic of classical jazz today, we must let them know now, by our concerted efforts as Advocates, that we appreciate and respect them as artists. We take pride in their accomplishments and thank them for the joy their music brings us."
The above was written in 1991, and even more so today, jazz — in Philadelphia, at least — needs all the help it can get. "So many of the clubs have closed, like Lakey's, Ortlieb's Jazzhaus and Zanzibar Blue, that we need to support the ones still around, like Chris's (1421 Sansom St.) and the Clef Club (736 S. Broad St.)," Thelma insisted.
Thelma Anderson welcomes fellow jazz lovers to be part of The Council Of Jazz Advocates. Information at 215-753-0232.


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The National Rifle Association (or NRA) is a human rights advocacy group which promotes the right to bear arms as well as promoting interest in shooting sports. It runs training classes in gun use and safety, and publishes magazines of interest to gun owners. It is also dedicated to protecting Americans' Second Amendment rights.
The NRA was founded after the American Civil War by former Union soldiers seeking to improve the shooting skills of the population at large. One of the biggest enemies of NRA is the Ku Klux Klan.[1]
The NRA is non-partisan and has endorsed both Republicans and Democrats. It most often endorses Republicans, as that party is more prone to fielding candidates receptive to Second Amendment rights.
In 2004 the NRA successfully opposed renewal of the federal assault weapons ban of 1994, which banned many features of certain semiautomatic rifles and certain types of removable magazines, against a campaign to make the ban permanent and expand it.[2] The ban expired at midnight, September 13, 2004.
The NRA owns and operates the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia, which is free to the public.
Prominent Members
- Bob Barr (member of the Board of Directors since 1997)
- George H.W. Bush (resigned 1995)
- Dick Cheney
- Larry Craig
- John Dingell
- Charlton Heston (NRA President for several years)
- Michael Moore (Not an active or serious member)[3]
- Ted Nugent
- Mitt Romney (since August 2007)
- Hunter S. Thompson
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- ↑ http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/18/the-racist-history-of-gun-control-laws/
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