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Continuous alcohol monitoring is an effective technology for offenders with alcohol-related crimes. It is used on post-conviction cases that involve driving while intoxicated and driving under revocation and/or suspension. Alcohol monitoring is also used in pretrial cases involving alcohol in domestic violence cases, as well as habitual traffic offenses.
The continuous alcohol monitoring program accepts referrals from the Denver County Court Probation and Denver District Court Probation. The program also works with the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles. Enforcement hearing officers can refer people with suspended licenses to continuous alcohol monitoring as a condition for driver's license reinstatement.
Currently, alcohol monitoring in our department, uses a device that tests offender alcohol concentration through the skin (trans-dermal alcohol concentration, or TAC). The bracelet is water-resistant and tamper-resistant. The offender is tested at least 24-times per day. If alcohol is detected, the system automatically begins sampling every 20 minutes until alcohol is no longer present. The results are collected throughout the day and stored in the bracelet. The results are uploaded once a day via a modem to the offender's home, or once a week to the office. The results are then analyzed and posted on a secure website, so officers can access the information when needed. If the Defendant attempts to place objects (tape, playing cards, paper, etc…) between the skin and the bracelet to defeat it, the built-in tamper technology will alert the officer.
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The program uses a variety of technologies to monitor juvenile offenders. Most commonly, the juvenile is placed on radio frequency or cell units. Certain types of offenders are placed on the continuous alcohol monitor for alcohol abuse. Monitoring juveniles creates unique obstacles which differ from normal electronic monitoring programs. The courts have very few alternative sanctions for juvenile non-compliance, thus requiring a creative approach to enforcement of violations.
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Post-conviction cases are the largest of the programs administered by the Electronic Monitoring Program, accounting for 57% of offenders monitored. The Courts utilize this program as an alternative sentence to jail and/or a condition of probation. The offender is required to meet with a probation officer either weekly or bi-weekly to address issues, verify employment, treatment, community service, school, and other court approved activities.
Post-conviction client monitoring may utilize a combination of technologies. Most commonly offenders are monitored by radio frequency, cell units, and/or continuous alcohol monitoring. GPS technology can also be used and is determined for appropriateness by program staff and the the criminal history of the offender.
Upon court approval, the Sheriff's Department can release inmates to the Electronic Monitoring Program for supervision of their sentence.
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The Jail Work Search program was created to allow inmates who might otherwise qualify for one of the other sheriff programs to be released from the jail to search for employment. The offender is allowed job search time and then returns to the jail nightly. Inmates are monitored with GPS and continuous alcohol monitoring. If the offender successfully finds employment they are then transferred to one of the other programs to complete their sentence.
The Remediation program serves as a final effort by the sheriff, probation, and electronic monitoring to keep an offender in the community before a more severe sentence is imposed. The Remediation program was created in conjunction with probation to give the court an alternative sentencing option for probation revocation filings. Offenders are initially sentenced to a stay of 30 days in the Denver County Jail and are then placed on monitoring. The Sheriff's Department then determines what type of monitoring technology is needed, the length of sentence, and whether the offender will be allowed to serve that sentence at home or will have to report back to the jail nightly. This program is designed to facilitate successful completion of probation terms that were not being met prior.
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The latest developments in Intel processors used to draw yawns and smirks from the editors of major Macintosh Web sites. But now they are eagerly speculating how the Intel's chip designs will shape future Apple products.For the first time, talk about new Intel processors is raising the pulses of editors at Mac-centric Web sites.
This is a major change from the years when Apple Computer's Macintosh computers were powered by PowerPC chips from Freescale Semiconductor and IBM. In those days Mac sites downplayed advances made by Intelbut no more.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced just a year ago that Apple's transition to Intel would be complete by June 2007, but the changeover began earlier than expected.
In January 2006, Apple unveiled the iMac Core Duo consumer all-in-one and the MacBook Pro notebook.
Recently, with Intel's push to accelerate the launch of a its Core 2 Duo for desktops and notebooks and its "Woodcrest" Xeon server chips, speculation has also begun accelerating about which upcoming Intel chip set could find its way into the last of the PowerPC-powered Mac lineup.
Apple's Xserve server product is a hot target for many of the rumors. Introduced in the spring of 2002, the 1U rack-mountable server was powered by one or two PowerPC G4 processors.
In January 2004, Apple moved the unit to the PowerPC G5 Xserve. Since then, however, the product has remained stagnant aside from a speed bump, from 2.0 to 2.3GHz.
The Mac rumor site Think Secret, without citing sources, predicted that the June arrival of Woodcrest could mean new, Xeon-powered Xserves by July. Intel has said that Woodcrest, the first of three new chips to arrive, will hit the market in June.
The stated focus for the new server chip is performance per watt: increasing computational power while reducing energy consumption and heat production, attendees at this spring's Intel Developer Forum were told.
To read more about Intel's push for energy efficiency in its new chip architecture, click here.
Intel representatives have said that Woodcrest should offer up to an 80 percent performance advantage while using up to 35 percent less power than a 2.8GHz Xeon DP.
The Woodcrest chip, expected to run at speeds approaching 3GHz on launch, will be available in three variations. A 65-watt mainstream version and an 80-watt will be followed later by a 40-watt low-power chip.
This could serve Apple well in the Xserve, which was originally designed around the low-heat PowerPC G4, with a wattage that ranged from approximately 15 to 26 watts depending on load. However, PowerPC G4 and G5 development, at least in terms of megahertz, stalled.
The higher performance of the new Intel chips, leading to a performance-per-watt gain would also dovetail with Jobs' public statements that the metric was the chief reason why Apple chose to switch to Intel processors.
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Second-half substitute Alvaro Negredo netted the winner when he beat keeper Allan McGregor in the 65th minute and Yaya Toure made sure of the victory with a stunning free kick in the 90th.
Although still early in the campaign, Manchester City was under pressure following a 3-2 loss at Cardiff City on Sunday after taking the lead.
Had Hull converted any of its three good chances in the opening half Saturday, the result might have been different and more pressure would have been felt by new City boss Manuel Pellegrini.
"It was hard work," Pellegrini was quoted as saying by the BBC. "Every match is going to be hard work. Hull defended very well.
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Chelsea has seven points through three games while United faces Liverpool on Sunday after registering a win and draw in its opening two fixtures.
Hull slipped to a win and two losses but manager Steve Bruce must have felt his side deserved better at the Etihad Stadium.
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Still without injured captain Vincent Kompany, City's defense looked shaky and Hull striker Sone Aluko should have done better when he was in alone on struggling keeper Joe Hart.
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Macromedia finally bowed to user demand and equipped Flash 5, released early last year, with an improved onboard drawing toolset and a fully featured Bezier pen set. Previous incarnations offered only Quadratic curves, which you can bend using the normal Selection tool. While they're fresh and intuitive to use, they just don't offer the control and range of the Bezier standard. If you're still on Flash 4, you may find you need to do most of your drawing in FreeHand or llustrator, and import it into Flash.
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"All I've ever wanted," says Ariel Winter, "is to be normal." It's a simple wish, to be sure, but for the actress, who plays Alex, the middle child of the lovable Dunphy clan on Modern Family, a normal life may seem a little less within reach. Especially on a crazy Tuesday afternoon, when everything—just everything—seems to be coming to a head: "My birthday party is Saturday, I start school—I've been homeschooled since the second grade—next Wednesday, and I'm about to release my first-ever solo cover on YouTube," says the fifteen-year-old, pausing for breath. "And the SAG Awards are this weekend. I seriously have no idea what I'm going to wear!"
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Ariel Winter arrives for The Paley Center for Media & Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Premiere of 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2' held at The Paley Center for Media on January 28, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
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19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Ariel Winter arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California..
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ELLE Women in Television Celebration
Ariel Winter attends the ELLE Women in Television Celebration presented by Hearts on Fire Diamonds and Wella Professionals held at Soho House on January 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
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Odd Future: Real Life Fantasy [Full Story From the 2011 June Issue]
"I hate this part," says Tyler, the Creator from the darkness. His angular frame is jackknifed into the back storage area of a black SUV. The vehicle crawls through swarms of people milling outside the open-air Mess With Texas concert, part of the South by Southwest music festival held every March in Austin. The 20-year-old rapper and his group, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, are scheduled to perform momentarily, and he's been smacked with a burst of stage fright. "Dude, I'm shaking like a bitch," he says. He leans forward and growls softly. "Fuckin' dyke, dyke pussy, dyke pussy, fuck shit," he says. "Fuck, my face hurts."
The truck stops. As Tyler and his cohort extract themselves from the cramped vehicle, they're engulfed in a thicket of boom mics, video cameras and blinding flashbulbs. Someone guides them toward a side entrance, and they stumble through the chaos. From the periphery, people shout "Swag" and "Golf Wang." The crowd, unseen behind an eight-foot fence, is bellowing one of Odd Future's catchphrases: "Kill people! Burn shit! Fuck school!"
Tyler's jitters are dispelled by the time Odd Future hit the stage. Using a laptop, Syd, a lean 18-year-old girl, drops the spare, ominous beat to "Sandwiches," a track from 2010. During the next 20 minutes, the group unleashes a brand of chaos associated more with punk rock than hip-hop. Tyler, after shedding a green ski mask, climbs 15 feet up the speaker scaffolding, peels off his shoes and plunges into the crowd. Hodgy Beats raps while floating atop the congregation's arms. Left Brain, Domo Genesis and Mike G cause general mischief. As the Budweiser-fueled audience surges forward, crowd surfers are vomited onto the stage and heaved back into the fray by security. Bottles and cans whistle through the air. Near the end of the set, P. Diddy joins the group onstage for a wild rendition of "Fuck the Police," a Flocka-esque track off 2010's BlackenedWhite, an album Hodgy and Left Brain made as a duo called Mellow Hype. Tyler lunges into the audience with a skateboard, opening up a nasty gash on a fan's head. When the victim is ushered backstage after the show, a crush of journalists, bloggers and photographers rush in to document his blood-splattered face. It's a moment that encapsulates Odd Future: music, mayhem and media.
Despite the presence of Kanye West, Duran Duran, TV on the Radio and countless other acts, Odd Future were indisputably the story of SXSW. Their seven shows—mostly events hosted by magazines, like Billboard, Fader, Thrasher and Vice—culminated an exceedingly rapid and improbable rise to prominence. Without any major co-signs, hit records, albums in stores or major-label support, the group of young artists from Los Angeles went from obscurity to stardom over the course of several breathtaking months.
It's easy to see why. Mixing Eminem's toxic content and baroque rhyming with the Neptunes' spacey production style, Odd Future present a cornucopia of delicious contradictions. They grew up in households where so-called conscious artists like Talib Kweli and The Roots were the soundtrack, yet they rap about violence, screwing White women and doing cocaine. They listen to Three 6 Mafia, Lil B and Waka Flocka Flame, yet they value dense lyricism and low-fidelity production unsuitable for contemporary clubs or radio. Their artsy integrity seems rooted in rap traditionalism, but when compared with groups from the past, they shrug at compliments and sneer at criticisms. "I really don't listen to rap from the 1990s," says Tyler. "I was fuckin' 3 at the time."
During the music festival, Odd Future and their management team—headed up by Interscope Records veteran Christian Clancy—turned a split-level ranch in the Austin suburbs into a flophouse. On a warm afternoon, members of the group spend downtime lounging in a backyard Jacuzzi. Dos Equis and marijuana circulate. Hodgy proposes chucking eggs into the crowd at the next show, and conversation veers toward other projectiles. "In the Middle East, they stone bitches for cheating," says Syd. Domo, submerged in the bubbling water fully clothed, cracks jokes about honor killings. Much has been made of Odd Future's offensive language, but it's no different from the giddy prude-baiting that comes with any group of shit-talking, skateboarding teenagers.
Just last summer, they could be found on Fairfax Avenue, skating back and forth between boutiques like Diamond and Supreme. "Tyler was yelling at people in the street, screaming out, 'I don't punch niggas—I punch bitches in the face!'?" says Scott Sasso, owner of Brooklyn clothing company 10 Deep, who met the group when he set up a pop-up L.A. branch last summer. "It was a spectacle. He was playfully annoying the folks on the street, but it was harmless."


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If you have placed keyword-related ads with search engines before, you know that it operates like an auction. Take Google AdWords, for instance. These ads are displayed next to search results for particular keywords. For keyword-targeted ads, advertisers specify the maximum amount of money they're willing to pay for each click, and only pay when someone clicks on their ad. For site-targeted ads, advertisers pay for each 1000 impressions regardless of whether the ad is clicked or not.
Either way, if you want to get the top spot for your ad – which will give you the most views and, theoretically, the most success for your advertising campaign – you face a lot of competition. To quote from Google's FAQ about how such ads are ranked: "Having relevant keywords and ad text, a high CPC [cost per click], and a strong CTR [click-through rate] will result in a higher position for your ad. Because this ranking system rewards well-targeted, relevant ads, you can't be locked out of the top position as you would be in a ranking system based solely on price."
Nevertheless, the maximum cost-per-click plays an important role in where your ad will appear. And some words may go for upwards of $40. Is there a way to reach your target audience without busting your bank account?
A year-old start-up company in Mumbai, India, believes it has the answer to this problem. Named Pinstorm, the company's team offers its clients a combined 35 years of experience in online marketing. Its international scope is already breathtaking; its search marketing reaches across 13 languages and 204 countries. Its magic formula, if it can be called that, would be familiar to Apple fans: think differently.
{mospagebreak title=Use Your Imagination}
The company created a software program and a set of services designed to unveil the less obvious – and therefore less expensive – keyword choices that clients can use to get their ad in front of their target audience. As a result, they spend less money than their competitors, but reach nearly the same people. To make this work, it helps to engage your imagination a bit more about exactly what terms your target customer might put into the search engine.
Let's suppose for a moment that you have an inexpensive hotel in New York, and you want to get your ad in front of out-of-state tourists. You could bid on the obvious, "cheap hotel New York," but you'll find that bidding on that keyword phrase runs several dollars. What else would an out-of-state tourist search for? Perhaps terms such as "NY subway map" or "Statue of Liberty" might go into the search engine as well. They may not be as directly related to booking a hotel as the other terms – but they also cost mere pennies.
This is only a small scale example. Pinstorm CEO Mahesh Murthy can cite much more extreme examples. Staying in the hotel field, for example, he has seen keywords that sell for $45 per click. "If you convert five percent of the visitors, the cost per sale is $900. It makes no sense to spend $900 to sell a $300 hotel room. There are huge inefficiencies in the bidding process," he pointed out in an interview with Reuters.
It is worth looking at typical search engine advertiser behavior to better understand the dynamic, and what Murthy's company offers. Many advertisers focus their efforts on 50 to 500 keywords. They tend to think of the same, fairly obvious ones for their field – so, according to the laws of supply and demand, those terms get bid up in auctions.
Murthy takes advantage of that relatively limited vocabulary by sidestepping it, thus potentially delivering more bang for the buck. Thanks in part to the company's BroadSword software, it boasts about seven million "cheap" search terms. Rather than being limited to 50 or 500, Pinstorm can position clients with 10,000 to one million search terms.
Geographical region and search engine also has an effect on the cost of advertising. In some parts of Asia, it is more expensive to advertise on Yahoo! than Google. In China, particularly, domestic search engines have more of an audience than Google, which affects advertising as you would expect it to. For those willing to consider search engines other than Google, it is worth noting that "You will find sets of words highly bid up on Google that are virtually free on Overture," according to Murthy.
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And speaking of search engines that are competing with Google, Yahoo! is changing its approach to advertising in an effort to boost its effectiveness. It plans to serve up ads to users based on their surfing behavior on its site. In short, it will be using more than keywords.
"The new, new thing at Yahoo, even though we've had variations of this, is getting much more into behavioral targeting," explained Yahoo! executive VP Greg Coleman in a talk with Reuters.
The behavior the company plans to target includes search queries, movement through Yahoo! sites, and the specific ads clicked. This represents a change from Yahoo!'s usual approach, which targeted advertising based on customer demographics or geographical location instead of behavior.
One nice aspect of the new system is that it lets Yahoo! decide on the fly what ads would be most appropriate to serve to any particular user as he or she works their way through the site. For example, a user searching for information on cars might be sent an auto ad, according to Coleman. While monitoring of this kind can raise privacy concerns, Coleman emphasized that the targeting would be done anonymously based on behavior.
Of course, for advertisers, there is a catch. This kind of placement will cost more. That shouldn't be surprising; the right ad at the right time and the right place is much more valuable – in a sense, it is the real estate seller's equivalent of "location, location, location."
While Google has been in the spotlight more than Yahoo! for its innovative efforts, this move by Yahoo! makes a lot of sense. It is likely to be watched closely by the other search engines. I would not be at all surprised to see it imitated, once it has proven successful.
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You may remember an article (http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Search-Engine-
News/Is-Google-Going-into-the-Classifieds-Business/) I wrote recently about Google Automat. Google applied for a patent that made it look very much like the search engine giant was trying to get into the online classified ads business, in a way that would rival the likes of eBay and craigslist. It certainly made a start with Google Base. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Microsoft is developing a service of its own to enter this competitive arena.
The service is codenamed Fremont, and it is supposed to be tied into other offerings from Microsoft. For example, if someone is looking for a particular item, and they use Microsoft's instant messaging service as well, they might be able to put in an alert so that the IM would send them a message if someone is offering the item they want for sale. Likewise, if they are selling something, they could get IM alerts if someone is interested in buying it.
Some of the options Microsoft is considering take advantage of social networks that are already in place. For example, one possibility might be that users can offer an item for sale only to members of their buddy lists. Or they might be able to offer an item only to those who work at the same company or attend the same university, based on email addresses.
Another good feature Microsoft hopes to integrate is geography-based searching. If you're looking at buying or selling a car, for instance, you would probably prefer to carry out the transaction with someone in your own area. This may be true of any large, bulky, hard to transport item. Taking a wider look at the kinds of items that typically show up in classified ads, being able to do geography-based searching becomes even more important with things like jobs, houses, apartments, and – one of my favorites – yard sales.
The service is not available yet, however. It is currently being tested by Microsoft employees. Watch for a broader, more public pilot of the service sometime in 2006, probably sooner rather than later.


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I am with my family when I'm working on my genealogy.
I know many of you, especially anyone just starting out, do family history research because you want to find out about your roots and pass that information on to your children. I started because my Mom was asking if I could 'find out' whether or not we could be in the Daughters of the American Revolution (we are, now) and it took off from there. But every once in a while, I think, 'why the heck am I doing this if no one cares?' What?! Yes, I too have doubts as to whether all the work I put into my research will be meaningful. And it won't, if it's not organized and available for others.
So, once again, I'm going to create a 'goal' for this year (23andme will soon be returning my parent's DNA tests at which point we will prove, categorically, I have the 'procrastination' gene). First on the list: Organization. Yes, that's right, the Archivist rails against organizing at home. It's challenging. And frustrating. It does not come naturally to me to be well organized. It's a skill I've learned through a variety of detail oriented jobs I've had since I started working. From Accounts Payable clerk to diesel technician to Stock Broker, every single job I've had has required a very high level of attention to detail. So at home, not so much. Well, guess what? It's time to apply my knowledge on the home front to show that it CAN be done. I will have my office space AND my basement cleared and organized by the end of February.
Then comes: Re-evaluation. Having a clear and organized office space and family Archives will allow me to re-evaluate the materials that I have. The most critical aspect of any well run Archives is 'intellectual control'. That means knowing what you have. And while I have neatly labeled folders in boxes, I don't have a Finding Aid created. Wouldn't it be cool to have a Finding Aid available here for researchers to look at? How's THAT for cousin bait?!! Someone doing a Google search for a surname in my tree may very well find me because I've updated my Finding Aid. What a concept!
At the same time, the re-evaluation truly happens in looking at each document I have and pulling every piece of family history evidence that document contains. What a mind boggling task!! But, I know this task will be made so much easier by using Evidentia, a new software specifically designed for storing information found in the resources you use for your family history. It is NOT a genealogical database, but rather a database that keeps every SINGLE piece of evidence you locate on a given document, photo, coin, in a conversation; wherever you find a shred of evidence about someone in your tree you can save it now so it'll be there for you to review later. Re-evaluation!
|Jane Garret(t) Powelson (1824 - 1916)
I am with my family when I'm working on my genealogy.


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English Teacher
Are the following list acceptable? Please help check them. Thanks!
1. Back away from social intercourse:Your way of dealing with the same generation or grownup has difficulties/problems.
2. While using the social media, you feel delighted or pleasant.
3. You desire to spend more and more hours using the social media.
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(KUTV) With Valentine's Day a week away, you might find yourself scrambling for gift ideas. Here's a look of recent DVD, Blu-ray, video game, toy releases along with a handful of other ideas to help you out with your gift giving. Not seeing the perfect gift here? Take a peek at my Post-Holiday Guide which also links to my extensive Holiday Gift Guide coverage across for a few dozen more options.
While there might not be an obvious romantic choice among these recently-in-theaters titles, but that doesn't mean that there are some great films to be gifted. "Battle of the Sexes," the story of the legendary tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, was one of the more enjoyable films of 2017 as Emma Stone and Steve Carell showed off their comedic prowess; "Better Call Saul Season Three," the most recent season from this "Breaking Bad" spin off, ends in darkness, but the slow build up to the season's finale is well worth the ride; "Blade Runner 2049," the sequel to 1983's cult classic, divided audiences and critics, but to my taste, it was one of the most stunning cinematic experiences of 2017; "Goodbye Christopher Robin," the story behind the writing of the classic Winnie-the-pooh tales is an unexpectedly sad one as it examines the sacrifices that author A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) asked his son Billy, the inspiration behind Christopher Robin, to endure; "It," another one of my favorite films of last year, not only does a wonderful job of adapting the best aspects of Steven King's novel, but also gets the award for the most unusual use of The Cure's "Six Different Ways" that you'll ever see; Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell star in "Last Flag Flying," the story of three Vietnam veterans who served together are brought back together by tragic circumstances; "Only the Brave," the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of Arizona wildfire fighters looking to rise above their grunt status, starring Josh Brolin, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges and "Thank You for Your Service," a deeply moving and incredibly look at the emotional and physical struggles that greet veterans when they return from their tours of duty featuring stand-out performances from Haley Bennett, Miles Teller and Keisha Castle-Hughes.
Shifting over to the art house side of the equation we have "The Florida Project," an excellent film about a group of children living in a rundown motel who run amok in shadows of Disney World featuring an Oscar-nominated performance from Willem Dafoe; "The Killing of a Sacred Deer," a gripping thriller that finds a doctor (Colin Farrell) taking the son of one of his patients who died during surgery under his wing with disastrous consequences; Liam Neeson and Diane Lane star in "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House," the story of the man known as "Deep Throat" who played a role in uncovering the Watergate scandal in 1972, "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women," a look at the unusual polyamorous relationship of psychologist William Moulton Marston that inspired the creation of Wonder Woman and "Red Trees," a documentary that traces the journey of a Jewish family's escape from Prague during the Nazi's World War II occupation.
It's been an interesting few weeks for genre releases, particularly from the horror side of things. The infamous "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," the 1978 B-movie classic was recently restored for a new re-release and the results are actually fairly alarming as the notoriously cheap effects look even more laughable in glorious, damage-free high definition; "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage," the first of two Dario Argento films arriving on February 13 from Arrow, tells the story of an American writer visiting Italy who witnesses an attack on a woman and becomes the target of the attacker's vitriol; "Blade of the Immortal," legendary director Takashi Miike's great adaptation of the popular samurai manga; "The Cat o' Nine Tales," the other Argento film, finds a blind man and a reporter investigating a series of bizarre deaths at a science facility; "The Legend of the Naga Pearls," a Chinese fantasy film that pits humanity against a group of winged people; "Night of the Living Dead," the Criterion Collection's newly restored version of George A. Romero's zombie classic arrives on February 13 (it's at the top of my list); "Rendel: Dark Vengeance," an interesting low-budget superhero film from Finland that mixes The Punisher with Batman with a bit of Deadpool's look thrown in to balance the equation and "The Silence of the Lambs" makes its way back to the Criterion Collection on February 13 with what is reported to be a glorious new 4K transfer that easily outshines previous releases of this unmissable classic thriller.
Recently, Olive films released a series of important classic Spanish films including Fernando Trueba's tale about a deserted soldier who finds himself entranced by a famer's four daughters in "Belle Epoque," 1994's Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film; "Jamón, Jamón," Bigas Luna's wildly comedic story from 1992 about a wealthy mother's attempt to curb her son's love for a common woman by hiring a series of men to seduce her; "The Red Squirrel," Julio Médem's 1993 drama follows Jota, a failing musician, who attempts to convince a stranger who has lost her memory in a motorcycle crash that she is his girlfriend and "Tierra," Médem's 1996 film about a mentally unstable exterminator who often holds conversations with ghosts who looks to combat a small town's grub infestation and becomes romantically involved in with two of the town's women.
Elsewhere, the Criterion Collection adds "Westfront 1918," a German film from 1930 that mirrors the "All is Quiet on the Western Front." Subsequently, in 1933, the film was banned because the film's themes didn't play well with Nazi ideology.
Those looking to avoid subtitles would enjoy "Letter from an Unknown Woman," a 1948 release about a womanizing pianist who is planning to flee Vienna to avoid a duel, but decides to stick around when he receives a mysterious letter from a woman he can't remember who claims to have met him numerous times; "The Quiet Man," a classic romantic comedy from 1952 by famed director John Ford, who took home an Oscar for his efforts, and starring John Wayne as an American boxer who travels to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm and falls in love with a local girl (Maureen O'Hara) in the process and "Trust," a 1990 dark comedy from acclaimed indie director/writer Hal Hartley about a pregnant high school dropout who falls for a moody electronics repairman.
Director/writer Stephen Chbosky is responsible for "My Life as a Wallflower," one of my absolute favorite films. With "Wonder" he, along with writers Steve Conrad and Jack Thorne, has adapted R.J. Palacio's novel about a fifth-grade boy born with facial differences who attends a public school for the first time.
The film stars Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic and Julia Roberts and is a wonderful film that can be shared with the entire family. The DVD and Blu-ray are released on February 13, but the film is already available digitally. Palacio's novel and the film's soundtrack are also readily available.
For those looking to accent their wardrobe, Out of Print Clothing has released a tote bag, pouch and enamel pin based on the book's cover.
Those looking to expand their 4K Ultra HD collections should note the recent releases of "Cloverfield," "10 Cloverfield Lane," "Jigsaw" and the BBC documentary "Earth: One Amazing Day."
The Cloverfield films, particularly the first one, might seem like odd choices for 4K releases, but the 4K releases are a generally pleasing experience with slightly more detail and improved and expanded color palette.
Reviews for the 4K "Jigsaw," the latest film in the Saw franchise, have been positive. Not positive enough to improve the actual film, which is marginally better than the recent entries in the series.
"Earth: One Amazing Day" is simply stunning. If you're looking to flaunt the improved detail and color that comes with your 4K television, this will do that. It's a spectacular watch.
You might also consider "Blade Runner 2049," " It" or last year's Academy Award Best Picture "Moonlight."
Shout! Factory and GKIDS continue their rollout of the (almost) complete Studio Ghibli catalog with "The Cat Returns," "My Neighbors the Yamadas," "Pom Poko," "Tales from Earthsea" and "Whisper of the Heart." "Tales from Earthsea" is particularly timely considering the recent death of Ursula K. Le Guin, the novelist who wrote the series of books that the film is based on.
On the DC Comics front we have the perfectly themed graphic novel "DC Super Hero Girls: Date with Disaster." This particular adventure finds Batgirl working with Lois Lane to solve a mystery while also balancing the pressures of Super Hero High School.
Those looking for something more collectable might want to consider the DC Designer Series: Aquaman & Mera. This incredibly detailed sculpture stands 9 inches tall.
"Batman: Gotham by Gaslight" is the newest animated film from DC and comes with a visual twist as the events take place in a Victoria era Gotham City as the Dark Knight tracks Jack the Ripper. Be warned, this is an R-rated film, as the plot suggests.
Gifting for someone who has an interest in music? "Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense" is a wonderful documentary about the evolution of jazz featuring interviews from legendary musicians like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis and younger talent like Terence Blanchard, Brian Blade, Esperanza Spalding and Medeski Martin and Wood.
"Culture Club: Live at Wembley" captures the iconic band in top form as their world tour brought them home to London. Featuring the entire original lineup of Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and John Moss. George's voice has deepened a bit, but the songs still sound fantastic and the set includes a few of the newer songs that tease the album release that the group promise will finally arrive this year.
"Echotone" is an in-depth look at the Austin music scene. We're treated to tour of the sights and sounds of bands like Black Angels, Ghostland Observatory and The Octopus Project. The film was originally released in 2011, so the material is slightly dated, but the music is timeless.
Those looking for a fantastic coffee table book should turn their attention to either "The Beatles in India," a visual journey that celebrates the group's visit to India 50 years ago with photos from the personal collection of Paul Saltzman, a fellow visitor to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Ashram; or "Marvel's Black Panther: The Illustrated History of a King," which explores the origins and history of the first mainstream black superhero. Ties in perfectly with the release of Marvel's new film later on in the week.
Jane Austen is a Valentine's Day favorite, but if you're gifting for someone who already have every novel and movie or television adaptation I'd recommend checking out the beautiful Folio Society editions of her work or the various clothing and accessories from Out of Print Clothing including T-shirts, totes, pouches, notebooks and a Pemberly pennant.
While visiting The Folio Society's site you might also want to check out their other beautiful hardcover editions including Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" or Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" to prepare to the upcoming movie adaptation.
Out of Print has the perfect companion pieces with a variety of "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Great Gatsby" items including beautiful "Down the Rabbit Hole" and "East and West Egg" necklaces.
If you're part of a couple that enjoys video games you'll want to consider these titles.
PlayStation 4's "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT," is a fighting game that allows players to choose from the vast Final Fantasy roster of character for 3-vs-3 battles.
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding "Monster Hunter: World" for the PS4 and Xbox One. The adventure drops players into a vast ecosystem filled with exotic monsters. The drop-in multiplayer options allow you to play with friends around the world.
"Florence" is an interactive narrative from Ken Wong ("Monument Valley") that allows gamers to experience the ups and downs of a young woman's first love.
Lastly is "Fe," which arrives on February 16 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (perhaps the perfect gift for those who find that their gift giving is fashionably late). A few months ago, I saw some of the game's artwork and knew it was something special. The game allows players to travel through a magical Nordic forest filled with mystical animals. Think of it as interactive art.
On the Toys and Collectables front we have a variety of options.
The Star Wars: Forces of Destiny figures that I'm a huge fan of are a great option. I hadn't seen the "The Empire Strikes Back" era Luke Skywalker and Yoda set until I sat down to prepare this guide and had to include it. Other options include Princess Leia (in two styles with R2-D2 or an Ewok), Chewbacca, Ahsoka and Rey with BB-8.
I'm also fond of the new Marvel and Star Wars Mighty Muggs that include a variety of the most popular, characters ranging from Captain America, Spider-Man and Black Widow to Darth Vader, Chewbacca and Rey.
Those shopping for younger children should consider the Little Kingdom Magical Movers playsets featuring scenes and characters from films like "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid."
Another option is the DreamWorks Troll line featuring characters and playsets from the film and Netflix animated series "Trolls."
Then again, sometimes the best choice is the classic choice. That brings us to the Play-Doh Magic Oven, which is only one of many Play-Doh options available for you.


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Goth's world in her creative 'castle'
A recent Tuesday, 5:01 p.m.: The glow from black and red lightbulbs illuminates Goth Girl's face as she stands in the doorway of the otherwise dark live-work loft in SoMa where she moved 11 years ago.
By day, Goth - as her closest friends refer to her - is Jessica Evans, a classically trained pianist who plays Bach from memory for lunch crowds at One Market Plaza. At the end of the day, she hops on her custom Harley, with orange-painted flames and a vanity plate that reads "GOTHGRL," and heads for home - which is much more than four walls and a bed.
"When I'm in here, this is my world," she says. "I like what I like. ... I kind of have a certain way I like to dress. I'm definitely not afraid to express myself."
Neon pink and green curtains flow from 16-foot ceilings, and banks of theatrical lights shine down on her as she plays sullen, eerie notes on a 1914 Steinway grand piano that anchors the room. She has been putting the finishing touches on a musical, years in the making, about a late, beloved cat named Skunk. It's one of numerous creative projects she's launched, each of which distracts from the others - an occupational hazard for someone who confesses to having a short attention span.
An accordion she hasn't yet learned to play sits behind her couch. Tubes of an opaque sunblock called Goth Block, which she invented to protect even the palest skin, lie on a table. Sheets of decorative rigid aluminum are bolted to the fronts of her kitchen appliances - another spontaneous art project.
Her latest interests include industrial jewelry making and building strange things from materials bought at Tap Plastics. She excitedly shows off a Day-Glo walk-labyrinth she is building up and down the walls for her cat, Buffy, to scurry through. Although the cat is too shy to make an appearance, the acrylic contraption comes alive when Goth turns the floor- and ceiling-mounted backlights to the "on" position.
Goth smiles in delight as the room glows in the darkness, then laughs and says she's pretty sure she's her own best company.
"This is a really inspiring place for me," Goth says. "There are always projects started here and there. My place is a work in progress.
"I can't imagine not having this place. My loft is my haven - my castle."
To see a multimedia production of this piece, go to blog.sfgate.com/cityexposed. If you have ideas for the City Exposed, e-mail Mike Kepka at email@example.com.


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Mercury in Bays and Ponds of Cape Cod
Lamborg, Carl, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
William Martin, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
Project Funded 2007:
In recent work conducted in Waquoit Bay, we found highly elevated concentrations of dissolved total mercury (Hg). Simultaneous investigation of groundwater found similarly high levels which suggested submarine groundwater discharge as a significant source to that embayment. This was a new finding, which has garnered scientific attention (cover article in ES&T along with commentary/news release) and local concern (front page article in the Cape Cod Times, March 22 and 24 and a story on NPR). Our work comes on the heels of consumption advisories for fish in some Cape ponds (Ashumet and most recently, several ponds within the National Seashore boundaries). In all these cases, the primary source appears to be atmospheric deposition as it is in most locations in the U.S. The situation of Cape Cod may be unique in that our highly permeable and low organic carbon soils are poor at holding back and storing the Hg loaded onto our watersheds. The result appears to be that more Hg finds its way into our aquatic foodwebs than in locations with similar atmospheric loading.
At the moment, however, this remains a hypothesis. A first important test is to begin to assess the scope of the problem by examining a number of water bodies on the Cape. This would include fresh and salt waters as both receive groundwater inputs. We will measure the amount of mercury and a bioaccumulating microbial metabolic byproduct form, monomethylmercury, in local pond and embayment waters, sediments and organisms. While doing this we will also measure the amount of dissolved radon (Rn). This will allow us to assess whether systems that receive a lot of groundwater (as indicated by Rn) also have high levels of Hg, and the chemical form of the Hg entering. Finally, we will explore the use of sediment cores and flux chambers for determining that amount of monomethylHg (the bioaccumulating form of Hg) that diffuses from bay sediments into the overlying water, and thereby begin to determine the relative importance of groundwater versus coastal production as a source of this form of Hg.


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Announcing The Chrysostom Bible from OCABS Press
This summer, the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies has launched The Chrysostom Bible, a new biblical commentary series for preaching and teaching. "The Chrysostom Bible," writes series editor, Fr. Paul Tarazi, "is not so much in honor of John Chrysostom as it is to continue and promote his legacy as an interpreter of the biblical texts for preaching and teaching God's congregation."
In the first volume of the series, Genesis: A Commentary, Fr. Tarazi explains that Genesis sets the tone, defines the vocabulary, and introduces the plot of the biblical story. "In a sense," he writes, "[Genesis is] the institutional or constitutional scriptural book...first and foremost a literary story that has a beginning and an end beyond which one may not venture backward nor creatively push forward."
Additional volumes in the series will be released later this year, including commentaries on Philippians and Romans. Genesis: A Commentary is available now in paperback and eBook through OCABS Press. For news and information on the availability of other titles, please visit www.ocabs.org.


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Recently my son saw the movie, "Up in the Air" and commented, "Oh, my God, Mom, they made a movie about your life, I mean, you are George Clooney. Ya' know without the upgrades or the affair with the hot chick."
Yep, that about sums up my career, serial terminator without the perks.
I did not choose to be a professional terminator (or as some of my colleagues have taken to call me "The Haugennator"). It just turns out that I am good at delivering hard messages.
To be fair, I do not deliver hard messages much these days. My consulting business has moved me from delivering the message, to preparing others to deliver the message. Sometimes I am called in to prepare folks to receive the message and often I am asked to stick around and help them process the message. My work can be complicated.
This is not a bad business. Helping people do the hard stuff well is a fine way to make a living. And it is a skill that is in demand. As a matter of fact, it never ceases to amaze me how remarkably bad most executives are at firing employees. Again, in fairness, it is not their fault. No one teaches this stuff. You have to learn by trial and error. I have had my trials and made my errors, so my clients call me in to help them avoid the big messy mistakes.
The biggest mistake an executive ever makes is to lose sight of dignity...that of the person they have to let go... and their own.
Here are my rules for firing someone with dignity:
1. Understand your role. Your job is not just to end someone's employment. Your job is to sever the employment relationship in a way that reflects well upon the brand of your company. (It never reflects well on the brand when people are clumsily treated during a termination.) Your job is to deliver the message and help this person start the process of moving away from the relationship without regretting the relationship.
2. Get to the damn point. You do not have to channel Donald Trump, but please do not beat around the bush thinking that small talk will soften the blow. Do not delay the inevitable. I have seen managers trump up conversation for 45 minutes before they dropped the hammer. It is a very tough segue from hearing about their spouses torn rotator cuff, their daughter's ballet triumph or how their son is screwing up their freshman year in college, to a termination conversation. Nut-up and start the conversation immediately. Delaying is both disrespectful and excruciating. It is best to jump in, "Hi, Fred, I am sorry, but this is a bad day, I have to end your employment with XYZ Inc."
3. Do not go into a long list of the reasons or their failures. I mean really, they just lost their job. Spending 25 minutes in a self-justifying litany of where they screwed up doesn't help anyone. And it might be logical that their job was eliminated due to budget cuts, but as one person told me, "that makes it even more humiliating, you know, to discover just how little value I was." So, save the big explanations. They cannot hear it anyway...they are already thinking of other things, they are dreading telling their significant other, they are calculating how long their savings will last and they are trying to remember if they have a full bottle of vodka at home. How they screwed up is not significant today. Even if they ask, don't go there. Explain that the decision has been made and rehashing the past won't undo it. I know, I know, some state laws or company policies require that every reason for a termination is documented up the wazoo and so you will have to go through that process. My rule still holds up. Go over the reasons in summary and stay focused on the fact that the decision is made and is final. Your job is to get this person to accept the reality so they can start moving on with their life.
4. This is not about you. No one cares how hard this is for you, how tough your job is or how much you will miss this person. The focus is on the person who has just lost their job. Stay focused on them. When you get home tonight you can whine and lament about your tough day to those that love you. But for now, remember that you are doing your job... and from the fired employee's perspective; the job you are lucky to have.
5. Don't offer help you cannot follow through on or make promises you will not keep. If you could not imagine recommending this person to another employer, do not offer to do so. Do not suggest that this person call you "If they need anything". Do not ever give this person a false hope of help that will not be forthcoming. False promises will screw up the real plans they need to make to move forward and they will make you look like an insensitive ass. If you think that you know where this person should go next, if you have introductions you would be willing to make, if you would like to personally recommend this person to your network...be prepared with all of this information going in. Have a list prepared, or offer to add them to your LinkedIn network or offer them a selection of times that you would be willing to meet with them off-site to discuss the help you are willing to provide. Make it specific and time bound.
6. Be prepared before the conversation. Unless you are terminating someone for bringing a weapon to work, you have the time to prepare. If you are offering a package, have it with you. Don't ask them to wait until next week for details, or come back in a few days to discuss it. When they get home their family is going to ask questions and they will need answers. For heaven's sake, do your homework!
7. If the person gets emotional, let them. One of the worst mistakes you can make is not letting the person express their emotions. If you appear too cool or too distanced it will just make them more upset. So, let them be upset. You need to be empathetic, but don't ever say, "I know how you feel." Say, "I know this is upsetting, take the time you need to compose yourself." Stop talking and sit quietly. Have tissues nearby (yes, even if you are delivering this message to a man). Understand that no one wants to be emotional, it is probably not in his or her immediate control, and it will pass in a few minutes. Sometimes people express the emotions they are feeling as anger. That, too, will pass if you wait a few minutes. Don't match anger with anger. When the volume gets turned up, match it with compassion at the same pitch.
8. Imagine you had to rely on this person for a reference based on this experience together. If you keep in mind that all fortunes can change and you never know in what capacity you might run into this person again, it will go a long way toward keeping you focused on maintaining everyone's dignity.
There are all sorts of other HR rules and regulations that you will think about. Every company had it's own rules on references, for example. There are forms and releases and all of that good garbage you will have to address. But you will have an easier time getting to all of that "administrivia" if you remember the key points above. Do your homework, get to the point, be brief, stay focused on them, only offer help if you mean it, let them be upset and remember that they might show up in your life again.


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Jagr poised to tie Lemieux on NHL points listNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Jaromir Jagr looked up to Mario Lemieux during the early years of his career, when the two were teammates with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He's still looking up at Lemieux on the NHL's all-time scoring list, but that could change Tuesday.
Jagr enters the New Jersey Devils' afternoon game against the Penguins at Prudential Center (1 p.m. ET, NHLN-CA) eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,722 points, one fewer than Lemieux totaled during his Hall of Fame career. Tying or surpassing Lemieux would be a nice way to end 2013, but Jagr contends that winning, not individual achievements, is foremost on his mind.
"Right now I'm not thinking about it. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't," he told the (Newark) Star-Ledger on Monday. "My job is obviously to score goals and help our team offensively, so the more I do it the better chances the team is going to win."
Jagr tied Lemieux's career goal total of 690 on Nov. 21 when he scored in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings and passed him six nights later when he scored against the Carolina Hurricanes. Jagr enters Tuesday with 694 goals, tying him with Mark Messier for seventh on the all-time list.
Goal No. 694 came Dec. 22, part of a three-point night in a 5-4 overtime win against the Washington Capitals.
"He amazes me every night we come to the rink," Devils coach Peter DeBoer said after that game. "I don't have a lot more adjectives to describe him. He's a pleasure to work with."
One difference between Jagr and Lemieux is the number of games they needed to accumulate their points. Lemieux, who was plagued by injuries and illness during his career, got 1,723 points in 915 games. When Jagr steps on the ice Tuesday, he'll be playing in his 1,432nd regular-season game.
Jagr had a pair of goals the last time the Penguins came to New Jersey, a 4-1 victory Nov. 16. He leads the Devils in goals (13), points (34) and plus/minus (plus-11). He's also tops on the team with four game-winning goals. When he scored the game-winner against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 18 he moved past Gordie Howe into first place in that category with 122.
Though he's six weeks away from his 42nd birthday, Jagr says he's not worried about running out of gas as the season goes on, even though he'll be a key member of the Czech Republic's Olympic team in addition to his role as a top-six forward for the Devils.
"I hope I have a better second half. Hopefully our team is going to have a better second half," Jagr told the Star-Ledger. "I hope opposing teams and players are going to get tired. That's to my advantage. I think in the second half the game is played the way we play so that should work to our advantage. There aren't many wide-open games. Teams have to play more defensively, more along the boards. That's our kind of game."


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Alabama Judge Declares Natalee Holloway Legally Dead [VIDEO]
More than six years after she was last seen on the Caribbean island of Aruba, Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway has been declared legally dead.
Holloway was 18 when she disappeared during a senior class trip on May 30, 2005, after leaving a nightclub with Joran van der Sloot and two other men. While no one has been charged with her death and her body has never been found, Natalee's father, Dave Holloway, filed a petition to declare his daughter dead in June of 2011, a move he says was an act of "closure" and a necessity for legal reasons.
Beth Holloway, Natalee's mother, originally opposed the action by her ex-husband, pointing to a lack of evidence that her daughter is deceased and saying in a September statement that she "will always hope and pray for Natalee's safe return."
Probate Judge Alan King signed the order following an afternoon hearing in Jefferson County court in Birmingham, after which Beth, who now works with groups and families of missing children, told reporters, "Natalee's father wanted to see this through, and of course it makes me very sad."
Just one day prior, van der Sloot, the prime suspect in Natalee's disappearance, confessed in a Lima court to murdering a 21-year-old Peruvian woman five years to the day after Holloway went missing. He was sentenced on Friday to 28 years in prison and could also face possible extradition to the United States for allegedly trying to extort $250,000 from Holloway's mother to reveal the whereabouts of Natalee's remains — information that was later proved bogus.


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The Sydney Playground Project is a multidisciplinary research project, based upon play and the many benefits associated with outdoor, non structured play. The project aims to increase children's physical activity, social skills and resilience through a simple, low cost intervention that is carried out on the school playground.
Part One of the intervention consists of a variety of loose materials with no apparent play purpose, being placed on the school playground. Examples of these materials include: car tyres, milk crates, bread crates, buckets, crash mats, conduit piping, and pool noodles.
Part Two of the intervention consists of a workshop session with parents and teachers to discuss play and risks associated with this.
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My apologies for the long absence. Life is busy, busy, busy!--shout out to Prof. Hinkle and Frosty. I would not have put this scene together if it were not for the Poang chair that Pepper of MitchyMooMiniatures gifted me. She's awesome. You already know that. Anyway, the scene above is my 15-minute attempt to burn through some "Scandinavian, modern country Christmas, ski lodge" inspiration...It's a failure in my opinion, but instead of scrapping it as I often do, I'm showing it here. A toast to the spirit of "flaws and all!" Smiles.
Thanks to everyone who sends the nicest emails and reaches out. I appreciate this community of collectors, bloggers, designers, artisans, architects, interior decorators, toy enthusiasts and the "I'm just browsing" folks. Wishing you all an incredible 2014.
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Abstract: The Western Greeks and Their Neighbors
Western Greece, or southern Italy and Sicily, was settled by Greek colonists beginning in the 8th c. B.C. The colonists came primarily from Mainland Greece, the area that comprises most of the modern country. It is generally assumed that their artistic heritage was also derived from the Mainland. This is supported especially by the architecture of the western colonies, which was usually constructed in the Doric style of their homeland.
Yet when the colonies were founded, many of the traditions of Greece were themselves only in the process of formation. Temples were just beginning to be built and the architectural orders had not yet appeared. Sculpture was generally on a small scale. Thus, instead of bringing already established traditions with them, the colonists must have evolved many of their ideas on-site. These were influenced by contacts not only with their homeland but also with other parts of the Greek world, such as the Cycladic Islands and Asia Minor, and even with their neighbors in Italy.
This lecture explores the diverse influences on the early art of Western Greece and elucidates the impact from particular regions of the Greek and non-Greek worlds. It looks at architecture, for which the area is so well known, as well as sculpture and painting. An explanation is found for such correspondences both in trading connections and in common approaches to art, materials, and to some extent even religion.
Short bibliography and/or website on lecture topic (for lay reader):
J. G. Pedley, Paestum
T. J. Dunbabin, The Western Greeks
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To my considerable surprise, I've been told that a new series of ten 30- minute shows has been commissioned by Radio 2, to start before the end of the year.
The theme this time will be Invisible Visionaries - behind-the scenes producers and record label A&R men who changed the course of music.
Avoiding household names like Phil Spector, Berry Gordy, Sam Phillips and George Martin, I'm planning to include John Hammond (whose discoveries ranged from Billie Holiday to Bruce Springsteen, by way of Aretha and Dylan), Chris Blackwell, Nick Gold, Tom Wilson (Dylan, Velvets, Mothers), Ibrahim Sylla, Bert Berns (Twist & Shout, Piece of My Heart) & Allen Toussaint.


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The Brazilian wonder kid Luan De Oliveira took it hands down. He really did have the craziest lines anyone had ever seen. A switch frontside 360 bigger heelflip and then a nollie 360 bigger heelflip in the same line? Yeah. You'll see in the video. Nollie heelflip the pyramid, too. Andrew Langi's buttery steez and all terrain crushing landed him the second spot. Always consistant Nick Merlino snagged third with nollie front feebles down the pyramid rail and switch backside 360 ollies down the seven set. Peep the full results here.
The best trick contest was held on the tech center this year. Riley Hawk did a super clean back Smith kickflip out. Gilbert Crockett did a flawless kickflip back Smith backside 180 out. But Austyn Gillette's bigspin backside tailslide across the top box gave him the win. Best trick results here.
Another great year, cheers to Brian Shaefer, Ryan Clements, Rob Meronek, and the whole SPoT crew. Now peep the flicks!


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Most motorcycles have both mirrors that are Standard, Right-Hand Threaded (RH, clockwise). There are a few motorcycles that have one mirror that is Reversed, Left-Hand Threaded (LH, Counter-clockwise) and one mirror that is Standard, Right-Hand Threaded (RH, clockwise). Please verify your thread pattern and bolt size before purchasing or installing this product. (We find that Yamaha Motorcycles usually use one LH Threaded Riser and one RH Threaded Riser)
- Simply unscrew your current mirror and mount the mirror on the risers or extenders threaded hole.
- Use the included bolt/washer to mount the Mirror and Riser to the bike.
- Make your final adjustments; tighten the Riser and Mirror without over-torquing.
- Now your ready to ride and experience the ability to see behind you.


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This might be worth reading this season.
He started writing on January 16.
February 27, 2008
Phil Hughes, Blogger
by allan at 7:36 PM
3 comments:
- Patrick said...
How can we kidnap Huges and get him in Boston? Maybe we could change his name to Doug Mirabelli, and switch the two.
Oh well.
- February 27, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- tim said...
Oh man. Looks like a quality internet web blog.
- February 27, 2008 at 9:11 PM
- Woti-woti said...
I just invested a half hour of my time on the phone with MLB.com (combination of on hold and waiting for the guy to answer my question). I'll share my bounty:
1. If you purchase MLB-TV on the monthly basis, tomorrow's Sox game will count as a March one (should be a no-brainer, but it took 7 minutes for the guy to get back to me).
2. If you sign up for the monthly package, there should be an 'opt-out' tick for the automatic renewal, thereby eliminating last spring's hassles.
- February 28, 2008 at 9:28 AM
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Hike to Paul Bunyan's wood pile located in Juab County, Utah. Florian is setting up to take a 360.
"Paul Bunyan's Woodpile
A Geological curiosity -rare in Utah. The WoodPile is a cluster of Lava Logs formed about 30 million years ago during the Eocene period.
The 'Logs' were formed when a Lava Flow cooled into orderly columner joints having 3 to 6 sides. The columns measure about a foot in diameter and up to 15 feet in length.
This formation was on the rim of the caldera that collapsed due to a void left when lava flowed out from under the caldera. Basin and range faulting caused the formation to tilt onto its side. Erosion has exposed the formation we now see." Text from sign at the top of the formation.
The woodpile is the lava formation at the top of the ridge. A group of 360 photographers from Utah, Calvin, Florian, and John met to hike to the formation and take photos.
Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.Source: wikipedia


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Farmingdale State 19, 15, 22
St. Joseph's 30, 30, 30
The #5 seed Rams (11-11) fell to #4 seed St. Joseph's College (15-7) 3-0 in the Skyline Conference Quarterfinal's on Wednesday night. Farmingdale came out storming in the first game for an early lead, but could not hold on as the Golden Eagles stole the momentum and went on for the three game sweep. St. Joseph's advances to the semifinal game of the Skyline Tournament and will face #1 seed Stevens Institute on Saturday at 10am at Stevens Institute of Technology. King's Point defeated Centenary in other quarterfinal action and will travel to Stevens to face #2 seed Mount Saint Mary College at noon on Saturday. The winners of these two matches will compete in the finals at 3pm for the Skyline Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.