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So far in this course, we've limited our coverage to technologies for the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors. In this lesson, however, we will take a look at a variety of residential control technologies. While these technologies were the province of electronic enthusiasts for many years, electrical contractors, home designers, and homebuilders are now showing a healthy interest in this market.
We use residential automation technologies to control three main systems: security, entertainment, and energy management. You can also combine them with a variety of sensors and inputs to create an infinite number of control schemes that can:
1. Monitor a certain area of the home (nursery, backyard) via audio, video, or both.
2. Turn air conditioning or heating on and off (according to schedule or via telephone).
3. Control any electrical device with a handheld controller.
4. Provide a more complex security system than old-style burglar alarms.
5. Set the controller to call a parent at work if the children don't come home at a preset time.
6. Make repetitive phone calls.
7. Send the same fax to multiple numbers automatically.
8. Gently raise the light levels in the room as well as volume levels of a stereo in the morning to replace a screaming alarm clock.
Controllers. The brain of the home automation system, a controller coordinates the sensors and equipment on the system, performs various logic functions, and ensures the desired events take place at the right time.
A simple central controller can control up to 256 separate devices; turning them on/off, or dimming lights, according to a schedule programmed into the unit via the computer. The user issues controller commands, based on the time desired for each operation. Mid-range systems offer the same type of control as the simpler ones; plus they have the ability to react to other pieces of equipment instead of reacting only to a clock. The advanced systems incorporate all these features, plus security, climate control, entertainment, telephone (voice mail and automatic calling), and other built-in abilities.
There are two primary types of home automation control devices: those using centralized intelligence and those using distributed intelligence. The original, and still most popular, home controller is the central intelligence type, which bundles a processor, timer, and various inputs together into one package. Connecting to other pieces of equipment in a star pattern, a typical installation has one controller regulating all of the devices in the home.
Distributed intelligence systems use many controllers rather than one. In effect, each device you want to control has its own controller attached or built in. Therefore, each sends control signals, receives control signals, and responds only in predetermined circumstances.
The controllers used in distributed intelligence systems are special microcomputers, usually contained on a single chip. These chips perform the same functions as the much larger central controllers, but on a smaller scale. They perform only the controlling functions pertaining to the device with which they are associated.
The most basic function of any controller is to listen and speak. Listening refers to the controller's ability to receive and interpret signals from sensors and control devices. Speaking refers to the controller's ability to send signals to the various items connected to it. All residential controllers perform the basic speak and listen functions, and almost all have a built-in timer.
Beyond the basic capabilities of controllers is their ability to perform logical functions. By far the most important of these is the if/then function. This type of logic allows the controller to make decisions based on certain conditions. For example, you could program this type of controller to follow commands, such as:
If the bedroom light turns on, and
if it is a weekday, and
if it's between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.,
then turn on the coffee maker.
This capability allows controllers to perform more complex tasks than simply turning things on and off at preset times. This also requires the controller to do a much better job of listening, because it must know what devices are in use at all times.
While controllers have great capabilities, you must program them in advance to ensure proper execution of functions. They must also have a database containing designations of the devices you want to control (these are generally called addresses), communication information for sensors, and one or more interfaces with means of communications such as copper wire, radio signals, or others.
You generally program a controller using a PC. The simple controllers connect to the computer only when being programmed, and run independently thereafter. Others require connection to the computer at all times. You must program distributed intelligence control chips with a portable, handheld programming tool.
This process is not very difficult, although it can be a bit tedious, as the programmer must define a large number of addresses, inputs, outputs, and logical functions. Once complete, however, extensive programming should never again be necessary.
Communicating. Components of home automation systems communicate in five ways:
Electronic signals over electronic cables. Used in almost any configuration and frequency, these signals allow for almost any type of signal; even data transmission.
This arrangement uses dedicated copper wires run between the various pieces of equipment. This is usually in the form of an 8-wire telephone type cable. While having excellent transmission characteristics, the use of copper conductors (also called hard wiring) is more expensive and difficult to install than other methods. This is especially true in existing home installations. In such cases, running new cables through existing walls is cost prohibitive.
Electronic signals sent through power lines. A powerline carrier system performs communications functions less expensively than hard wiring, but not as effectively. This term implies a building's existing power lines carry the communications signals; providing the signal at all places on the power wiring system.
By sending control signals over the existing wires in a building, no new control wiring is necessary. This saves a great deal on material and labor costs. Instead of running multiple control wires from a special controller to all various controlled items, you just tie the controller and control devices into the power-wiring network. However, most of these systems are limited. They can send the proper signals to turn something on/off, or dim lights; nothing more. While this is good enough for most types of control installations, it's not enough for complex systems requiring data transmission.
These send a variety of 121 kHz signals into the power system. The controller assigns a code for each of the devices in the home to be controlled. Once the devices are set to this code, they will sense the 121 kHz signal, and respond when they recognize a signal for their code. Since the 121 kHz signal is only about 4V, no other equipment should have any reaction to it.
Radio waves. Rather than communicating over copper wires, some systems are set up with radio waves. These are typically termed RF systems. RF simply means radio frequency, which are electromagnetic waves generated at radio frequencies; operating at different frequencies, and usually at lower power levels than commercial radio.
Security systems commonly use wireless systems. These units generate frequencies and coding of radio signals and send instructions, which are decoded and acted upon only by encoded devices. Annual battery replacement and higher initial cost are drawbacks.
One practical advantage of RF signals is they can pass through walls and most other structures.
Infrared light. Some types of systems can communicate with coded pulses of infrared light. We commonly call these IR systems. IR stands for infrared. Like RF systems, these systems require devices that can transmit and receive the special signals. Unlike RF signals, however, infrared signals cannot pass through walls.
All television, videocassette recorders, and stereo remotes use IR light pulses to communicate with the appliances they control. The power levels of all these remotes are fairly low. The only significant difference between IR and RF systems is the frequency of the light pulses they emit.
Optical fiber. Optical fiber signal transmission is the finest communications medium available. Optical fiber is necessary when you must transmit large amounts of video.
Interfaces. When combining two or more communication methods, some method of cross-communications is necessary. We commonly call such devices interfaces. The simplest types of controllers communicate only via powerline carrier signals; thus, combining them with devices using other communication means requires a separate interface device operating as a go-between. The more advanced controllers frequently have one or more interfaces built in.
Some widely used interfaces are:
• Burglar alarm interface. This device receives input from a security system and sends out a prearranged series of signals upon activation.
• Universal modules. This device is a power relay that's turned on or off by a control signal. It operates as a maintained or momentary contact relay, and ties home control systems to many types of electrical and electronic devices.
• Telephone responders. A telephone responder is an interface between the telephone system and home automation system. It receives phone calls, gives access to the automation system if a special code is entered, and can control between 12 and 256 different devices, depending on the brand.
• Transceivers. The most common of these devices receive RF signals, decode and interpret them, and send the appropriate powerline carrier signals through the home's power lines. They plug directly into a wall outlet.
• IR/RF links. These devices connect home automation systems with TVs, stereo devices, and VCRs. You can also use them to control such equipment from remote locations. For instance, even though a stereo system may be in the home's living room, this link allows you to control it from the bedroom. In this instance, an interface in the bedroom receives the IR signal from the remote, translates it into RF, and transmits the RF signal throughout the home. Another interface in the living room receives the RF signal, translates it back into IR, and transmits the IR signal to the stereo.
Sensors and actuators. If the controller is the brain of a home automation system, then the sensors and actuators are its eyes and muscles. Sensors pick up a stimuli, interpret or measure them, and relay the information to the controller. The many types of sensors include thermostats, electrical sensors, light sensors, humidity sensors, proximity sensors, magnetic sensors, and so on.
Actuators are devices that cause action. These are the parts of the system that make something happen. These include motors, valves, solenoids, or anything else that causes an action.
With few standards in the home automation industry, don't take compatibility for granted. Verify voltages, current levels, and signal protocols before connecting devices to controllers.


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Ed Shea has brought in URI Associate Professor of Theatre, Bryna Wortman, to direct Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama, "A Few Good Men" at the Courtroom in the Bristol Statehouse.
Wortman has caught the essence of the morality play, which was turned into a movie starring Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Debra Winger. The 2nd Story actors have taken the characters and made them their own.
Leading the pack is veteran actor Vince Petronio, who plays the pivotal role of Lt. Col. Nathan Jessup, a determined, arrogant man who will do or say anything to uphold his honor, right or wrong. Petronio plays him with a coolness that makes you shiver as you wait for him to explode. And explode he does, in a taut and tense scene that signifies serious theatre at its best.
Miles Boucher and Jona Cedeno play the two Marines accused of complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay. Equally good are Tim White and Christina Woflskehl as their lawyers, in constant conflict with each other, and Ara Boghigian as the prosecutor.
It appears for a while that the defense will settle for a plea bargain and the truth behind the "Code Red" incident will be whitewashed. But changes in events and attitudes lead to a showdown between the lawyers and the military brass. The Code is the key: Unit/Corps/God/Country. Might is right. Ends justify the means.
All of these moral issues are raised as Jessup defends his Code Red method of leadership, a code that can be found in none of the military manuals.
While the play deals with very heavy issues, Sorkin has included a few funny moments to break the tension. And there is tension.
2nd Story employs are large cast of 17 actors, some serving a number of minor roles while also helping to change the venues. It works very well in the Bristol setting.
"A Few Good Men" is at 2nd Story's alternate venue at the Bristol Statehouse, 240 High St. in downtown Bristol through June 24. Call 247-4200, or go online at email@example.com for tickets, which are reasonably priced at $25.
Want a great meal before the show? While there are many fine restaurants in the area, we enjoy Leo's, a few blocks away on Hope St., where their clam chowder deservedly won an award at the Newport Chowder Cookoff. Try their lasagna. It's great.

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The Home Tech Upgrade You Didn't Know You Can't Live Without
After a recent hotel check-in, I tried what I thought was a light switch, and was taken aback when instead the floor to ceiling shades automatically swept open with perfect grace, exposing a majestic city view and bathing the room in natural light. What a simple, luxurious detail – I had to have it for my home! Thankfully, with Hunter Douglas motorized shades from Décorview, this home tech upgrade is no longer just for hotel rooms or the super-rich.
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Your Shades Move, You Don't
Décorview powered window shades can be controlled with either a remote control, wireless wall switch, or with an app via your smartphone or tablet. You can program scenes for specific times of the day (your new alarm clock!), moods (feeling like a cozy night in?), or events (warning: movie night during full daylight could become a regular thing).
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Motorized window shades are a practical option for hard-to-reach windows and skylights, and a gracious upgrade for everywhere else. Designed without cumbersome cords, Décorview motorized shades by Hunter Douglas are especially friendly for homes with kids and pets (not to mention clumsy adults).
Let the Sun Shine In
Of course, the real draw (get it?!) is that with motorized window shades, you're just more likely to actually open your shades and let the sun shine in. Program your shades to open with the sunrise each morning and get out of bed to a sun-filled room. Or, make your home more energy efficient by programming your shades to open or close at certain times during the day to help out with heating and cooling costs. It's like having sunlight on demand!
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Letting the sun shine in…
Summer is at last in full swing, and so are we. We begin July with our feet planted more firmly. Our schedule is coming together, and we are picking up new writers. We're still tinkering with the site, enabling ratings on posts and comments and a front page that highlights content in a more organized fashion.
June saw a great outpouring of deeply emotive entries. We were pleased and outraged, victorious and shaken, in love and alone. The political sphere mirrored our ups and downs, with a nail-biting lead-up to New York state passing legislation to permit same-sex marriages, followed by a similar passage in Rhode Island.
We're looking forward to more break-throughs and more soul sharing this summer. Join us!
Featured this July…
I've heard you refer to me as your amazing girlfriend, and I have to admit I'm afraid of not living up to the hype.
Vogue Italia Understands
I need a breath of Oxygen
When I look at "women's magazines" I see one message front and center, every time: buy.
Pulling at the Strings
My therapist says I need to keep a journal, a documentation of how my days go by so that I have a dependable source to look back to.
Eat Cheap Shit:
Preventing the Collapse Of My Mental Health
I look at my point-of-view of situations in my life, and I ask myself, "Is it paranoia? Or is it real?"
Being Fired
Getting fired, for whatever reason, blows. Blows chunks. The news is like a well-placed punch. It can make you reel for hours and days.
Mother's Milk
I've just finished watching an episode of a favorite show; and I'm… sad.
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A South Georgia farmer who has been growing cane all his life decided to clear a winding maze of paths full of turns and dead ends in his 9-acre field, and it has become very popular for all ages. This lush field of cane grows up to 20 feet and stays green until the first hard frost. It creates a nice shady maze that can be relaxing by day as you listen to the wind bristling through the cane. It also becomes a true adventure especially at night with your flashlight or just by moonlight. Inside the maze is a natural "planetarium," a cleared circular space just for star gazing, although the kids love climbing the stacked round hay bales by day.
Visit for marshmallow roasting, cane chewing, cane juice tasting, farm animals, corn hole games and our very popular kids obstacle course. In 2012, two zip lines were added. We also have cold drinks, chips and candy at the Sugar Shack.
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Materials: Nylon and Cotton Seersucker
Embroidery Information: Embroidery is centered on the lid of the lunch box. Names and initials are embroidered to be approximately 1.25" tall and no more than 4" wide. Monograms are embroidered to be approximately 1.75" tall and no more than 4" wide. Please note: the longer the name, the smaller the name may have to be stitched in order to fit in the embroiderable area.


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The laser
I used to own a large (and overly noisy) dell tower pc, it was clunky heavy and didn't actually perform as good as the price tag suggested. So I wasn't to sad the day it died on me. Luckily for me I ended up keeping the DVD RW drive. Looking at the label it's a NEC ND-3450A, which happens to be a 16x speed drive. For some reason every time you read about a DVD laser hack the 16 speed is mentioned. Not sure why. Anyway, after taking the thing apart I found two lasers. I hooked the bigger one up to a constant current source and voila! It works :)
Constant current source at 164mA
Laser diode running at 100mA and 2.23V.
As you can see I bread-boarded this one, the circuit was taken from this excellent thread on how to create your own laser driver.
and a closeup of the breadboard.


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I lead a caravan through the parched desert. A steam of people carrying their belongings followed me across the dunes. Men, women, children, all huddled together in a line, fearing another attack by one of the local tribes. They had already attacked us several times. They were fierce, muscled warriors with pale, albino skin that braved the wastes in nothing but loincloths. We soon spotted a group of them heading towards us on the rise of a nearby dune.
I raised my hands to bring my mini-gun to bear. That would slow them down. I fired, but the tribe kept coming towards us at a slow, steady pace. I looked down to realize I wasn't firing a gun at them. I was just pointing my finger. In fact, I didn't even have a gun. "I'll stop them," I said. "I have Fists of Steel."
To my surprise, the tribe did not attack us, but veered off to the side to pass. They eyed us warily but kept their spears and swords lowered. One particularly large warrior walked passed me and I bumped him in the shoulder. He growled and raised his sword, but did not attack. I looked back to see their group passing our caravan. I realized they must be circling around the back to attack us from the rear!
I turned and charged back towards the retreating warrior, tackling him around the waist and bringing him to the ground with a thud. He did not fight back. I turned him over and straddled his chest, pinning him down. "Why aren't you attacking?!" His grim face simply stared back at me with contempt. "Tell me!" I screamed. I gripped his throat in my hands and began to squeeze. He only sneered. Tighter and tighter I squeezed, until I could feel his tendons straining to keep my hands from crushing the life out of him. Finally, with a slight grimace, he managed to whisper, "The Blood Snow."
I immediately released him and got up. Of course, the Blood Snow! They were seeking shelter from it. Anybody caught exposed in the freezing storm would surely perish. We had to find some place to take cover. I stopped the caravan at the top of the next dune. Down the other side the dune ended along the shores of a small lake bordered by tall palm trees. A direlect houseboat lay crashed at an odd angle on the shore.
I decided our best bet to stay warm would be to dig a cave in the side of a dune. We could line the roof with brush, cover the brush with a nearby blue tarp, and then cover that with sand. That would provide plenty of insulation against the Blood Snow. As I sat beneath a wind beaten tree on top of the dune, working out the details, Kevin returned from a visit to the old houseboat.
"We can use this guy's body heat to help us," he said. Trailing behind him was a monkey the size of a man. He had a broad black-furred face fringed with white and golden hair and leaned on a staff as he walked. He wore two mismatched black boots, with the boot on the right foot rotated around backwards. He extended his hand toward me.
"Theodore Winchester. Pleasure to make your acquaintance, sir."
I shook his hand. "Earl."
His eyes lit up. "Ah, Earl, as in the the English title and 16th King of the Britons?"
"Yeah, sure I guess," I replied.
"You know you were murdered back then, don't you?"
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The iOS 8 Features We're Most Excited About
On Monday, Apple introduced iOS 8, the latest version of its iPhone and iPad operating system—touting the new software as the most significant iOS release since the App Store appeared in 2008. While that may be an extreme comparison—the App Store's arrival was a watershed moment in mobile computing—there are definitely lots of new features to be excited about.
Smart and Swappable Keyboards
If you've ever used an Android phone, you likely know the joy that is gesture typing. Rather than pecking out words tap by tap across a cramped keyboard, gesture typing allows you to glide across a screen, letter by letter, to send correspondence. Keyboard apps such as SwiftKey and Swype work amazingly well, and even stock Android has built-in gesture typing. With iOS 8, Apple plays catch up, opening its devices to system-wide third-party keyboard apps. SwiftKey, Swype and many others are one the way.
Apple's stock iOS keyboard may not get built-in gesture typing this time around, but it does have new predictive typing that learns from you. Apple calls it QuickType, and as you rattle off a sentence, it will suggest contextually appropriate words. QuickType guesses which words you might want based on what app you're using (mail versus messages) and to whom you're sending a note to—boss or buddy? (SwiftKey and Swype already offer similar prediction features as well.)
Messages With Video and Audio Chat
Apple's Messages app is set for an update that should make it more competitive with the likes of Snapchat and WhatsApp, and hopefully fix some lingering problems as well. In iOS 8, you'll be able to create voice and video snippets to post along with your text and photos. You can also share your location for a set period: an hour, through the end of the day, or indefinitely. And, with a tap, you can view all the attachments in a conversation—all the photos and videos—without having to scroll through text to find them. Apps such as Viber, WhatsApp and Snapchat have offered features like this for some time, but the new Messages app brings Apple more or less up to date.
Health and HealthKit
While most of the features we're looking forward to on iOS have been available elsewhere for some time, health is one area where Apple is getting ahead of the curve. In iOS 8, Apple will launch a new app called Health that will serve as a destination to monitor health data being generated by your phone, other third-party apps and wearable devices. Here you'll be able to see sleep data, calories burned, your heart rate and other metrics.
Because of a larger platform move by Apple called HealthKit, your other health and fitness apps will be able to talk to it and to each other. Some apps, such as the Mayo Clinic medical app, will even take advantage of a HealthKit feature that lets your doctor tap into this data, too—with your permission, of course.
Samsung, one of Apple's biggest rivals, is working on a similar initiative that brings health data into one place—and similarly introduces a common platform for health data from partner products—but it hasn't yet said when its take on this will be available. Apple's Health app will ship this fall in iOS 8.
TouchID in Third-Party Apps
Currently, Apple's TouchID fingerprint sensor can be used to unlock an iPhone 5S and to make iTunes and App Store purchases. That's it. Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone has a finger print sensor too, and it's used as a security measure for a number of third-party apps. In iOS 8, the TouchID will also be opened up to third-party apps. It's not the most exciting move, but it's one that makes sense. Another example of Apple keeping up with the Joneses, er, Androids.
Family Sharing for Multiple Apple Accounts
This is a feature that you'll either be ecstatic for or want nothing to do with. Family Sharing allows multiple iOS users—with multiple Apple IDs or iCloud accounts—to share books, music, movies and apps they've purchased. Buy the new Pharrell Williams album once and everyone can get access to it. What's nice is, you finally don't have to share IDs or passwords to make it work. Another nice feature parents will love: the ability to set limits on what can be bought from Apple. You can set it up so that kids have to ask permission (a notification to approve or shoot down a purchase is sent to the parent's phone) before buying something from iTunes, iBooks or the App Store. But, make sure you know what you're sharing—and with whom. Family Sharing can also include sharing your location and the location of your Apple devices.
iCloud Drive Gets Better and Cheaper
The promise is simple, but important: With iCloud Drive you can access any kind of file on any device. Dropbox, Box, Google Drive—there are a ton of cloud storage offerings out there, and until now, iCloud's limited capability has kept it from being a serious contender. Apple says that iOS 8—along with the forthcoming OS X Yosemite update for Macs—will change that. The prices are good, too: 5GB for free, 20GB for 99 cents a month, and 200GB for 3.99 a month. (Until this release, Apple charged $8 per month for just 50GB.) But, the question remains over whether or not this will actually work reliably. Anyone who's used iCloud for photo or music storage knows that the service hasn't always worked as advertised.
Spotlight Search Hits the Web
Spotlight search will be updated in iOS 8 to reach beyond what's on your phone (contacts and apps), and include the maps, email, movie listings, Wikipedia entries, trending news and other Internet sources. Apple says Spotlight will even be smart enough to recognize context like the location you're currently in, to offer up the most relevant search results. As nice as it sounds, it also reminds us of the context awareness that Google Now has offered on Android for a long time. While it's another catch-up update, it's a good thing for iPhone users.
More From WWDC
- WWDC Recap: Apple's Keynote
- Heard: Apple's Soft Launch for New Devices
- The Important Changes to iOS 8
- What It Will Take for Apple to Win at Home and Health
- Can HomeKit Win the Smart Home Wild West?
- HealthKit Aims to Unite Wearables, Apps
- Yosemite: Welcoming Mac to the iOS Clique
- iCloud Gets More Functionality, Lower Price
- iMessage Adds Video and Voice Chat
- With iBeacon, Apple Explores the Great Indoors


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Salary can be a touchy subject. Asking how much someone makes is usually off limits. Entire businesses are dedicated to projecting how much money a particular position might command.
At least one company has made a move to squash the taboo all together. Buffer, an app that manages social network accounts, posted the salaries for its employees online last week. CEO Joel Gascoigne tops the list ($158,800) which runs to Andrew Yates, a senior iOS engineer($107,900), on down to recently-onboarded customer service team member Mary Jantsch ($70,000), who is still in her trial period for employment.
"Transparency breeds trust, and that's one of the key reasons for us to place such a high importance on it," Gascoigne wrote, even including the internal formula for calculating paychecks. "It feels incredibly liberating to put this out into the open." (I tried to get in touch with him directly but it didn't happen with holiday schedules.)
Buffer takes a serious amount of pride in being transparent about the inner workings of the company. It posts relatively detailed revenue numbers and customer service reports. This kind of view into internal company metrics is pretty unusual for private tech companies (though the jargon it uses to do so is not).
Of course, the move generated a lot of buzz and opened Buffer up to critics. Valleywag decried the salary formulas as techno-libertarian witchcraft even though HR departments across all industries have used this sort of logic in secret for decades.
Young companies with light investment can afford to throw tradition to the wind. But information is power, and as Buffer grows competitors that are less interested in enlightenment around transparency will have a tendency to wield it. They can see where and how Buffer is focusing its revenue efforts and adjust strategy accordingly. They can play up weaknesses in Buffer's customer service reports. They can make more precise job offers to lure away talented employees. Whether Buffer keeps up the transparency remains to be seen.
Having that information freely available can cause internal problems as well, but not necessarily bad ones. When a manager is the only person who knows what people are making, they hold all the cards. Exposing income, however squeamish it may feel, puts some bit of power back in the hands of employees (and prospective hires).
Maybe back-end engineer Colin Ross($104,800) looks at Andrew Yates and says "Screw this. I work twice as hard as Yates" and demands a raise. (I'm sure Yates works quite hard — hypothetical here.) Of course whether Ross takes this initiative is up to him but now he's a little more motivated — he's got facts to back himself up. Gascoigne calls the salary formulas a "living document" to allow for change in the future.
And of course, finally, residents of San Francisco have been grappling with the influx of people working for Internet or technology companies. After big IPOs and the rising demand for engineers, many tech workers are assumed to be millionaires or, at least, "rich." Buffer's salaries are a nice living, but they certainly aren't gaudy.


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Give the Iran Deal Time to Work
The next few months will answer a fundamental question about Iran's nuclear program: Are the Iranians serious about eliminating, in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's words, "even the perception that Iran may develop nuclear weapons" in exchange for sanctions relief. Achieving that objective in the upcoming negotiation is hard enough. We should not derail it from the start by prescribing its terms.
But that essentially would be the effect of the Iranian sanctions bill being considered in the Senate. It would not simply sanction Iran if it fails to comply with its commitments; it would apply new sanctions if Iran does not accept a nuclear deal that meets conditions it requires. That essentially presents Iran with this choice: Accept our terms or be sanctioned. Negotiations are unlikely to begin under those circumstances.
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Sanctions against Iran over the past three years have significantly advanced U.S. objectives. Generally, they have been driven by the Congress, sometimes against the wishes of the Obama administration, which has nevertheless skillfully used them to build one of the broadest international pressure campaigns in history. They are the main reason the Iranian government came to the table. The sanctions worked as intended—seriously squeezing the Iranian economy and creating economic hardship and isolation for the Iranian people. That, together with their growing resentment of the stifling control of a doctrinaire government, drove the Iranian people to express their hope for change. They elected Rouhani, a candidate certainly not out of the mainstream of the clerical establishment, but one who promised to reverse the slide of the Iranian economy and improve the daily lives of the Iranian people. The only way he can do that, he acknowledged, is by engaging the West on Iran's nuclear program and sanctions.
The six-month interim deal reached between the West and Iran in November, and the implementing agreement concluded last weekend, does not, and was not intended to, resolve the Iranian nuclear threat. But it achieves what prior negotiations failed to do: preventing Iran from talking while it continued to build up its stockpile of enriched uranium. And it gives the United States transparency into Iran's nuclear program that it has never had before—regular, often daily, inspections of key installations.
Now, we need to put to the test President Rouhani's assertion that even the perception that Iran might develop nuclear weapons would be "detrimental to our security and national interest." The United States need to do that without illusions. Iran did not have a heart transplant with Rouhani's election. The dominant figure in Iran is not Rouhani but the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. There is no evidence that Iran has changed its strategic objectives in the region, its enmity toward Israel, its assistance to Hezbollah and other terrorist groups, its support for the Syrian regime's brutal campaign against its people or its support for elements that seek to undermine America's friends in the region. Even if we achieve a strong nuclear agreement, we will still have to counter Iranian actions that are antithetical to our interests.


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Matanuska Thunder Fuck refers to any good cannabis coming out of the Matanuska Valley in Alaska since the early 70s. If you research the history of Palmer, you will find that it was/is a government agriculture experimental station. The original families who moved here for this experiment had children in Palmer around the 40's & 50's that were influenced by the hippie movement and the influx of their kind to the Matanuska-Susitna Valley around the beginning of the 70's. With the knowledge those children gained, while working with their parents on their family farms growing up, and from the projects they were involved in at the experimental station as college students, and from a few new found hippy friends from the west coast of the US, they began flower-forcing by blacking out greenhouses during the summer. None made clones. They did remove males, and they knew how to prepare the cannabis for market. So with that, people in Alaska started to see some green bud as opposed to imported bud, and it was all coming out of the valley.
By the 80's, only a few of those people remained. Some were busted. Others moved on. Those that remained began taking clones and growing indoors. One of those men, Larry, met my father and taught him the techniques that some still use to this day here in the valley. Unfortunately, both Larry and my father are dead and the valley is full of greedy people, so the story of a strain named MTF just isn't true. Most people who say that they have smoked it give inconsistent descriptions for flavor and effect. Most of the cannabis in the valley is grown from seeds bought from mainstream seed banks/breeders.
Matanuska Thunder Fuck Myths:
To start, I have more than 20 years of experience with cannabis, beginning with guidance from my father. I feel sure that there are few people who know as much about MTF as I do. My family has lived in the Matanuska Valley/Palmer since 1940, well before Alaska was even a state.
* There is/was a strain named MTF/Matanuska Thunder Fuck- Any PREMIUM cannabis from the valley is called MTF.
***Untrue there is nothing that taste, smells or blows you away like MTF. As of 10+ years ago main growers on the inner and outer springer loop left the area to grow harvest up north and then little if any was found at the Alaska State Fair since. How do I know this?? In the late 70's I was introduced to the main growers due to my brother when to school with them all.*****
* Cannabis finishes flowering outdoors in the valley- Unless cannabis is auto-flowering it will grow large because of the long, bright days during summer, but it will never reach maturity before the cold and rain kill it. Light deprivation is the way to go.
* This so-called strain named MTF needs a frost before harvest to yield maximum resin- Most cannabis is severely damaged if it does survive a frost. NOT RECOMMENDED!
* This so-called strain named MTF is native to Alaska- NO cannabis is native to Alaska, or even the Americas. Try the Asian continent.
* There are only mainstream strains in Alaska- If you know someone who's been growing in the valley since cloning caught on in the early 80's, you could possibly come across some of the old school clones, but I'd say it's improbable. Most don't even know where the clones that they get originated from. Of people making seeds, few really understand the science behind it, and the seed stock really doesn't compare to anything available on the world market. Although the work of quite a few commercial breeders is nothing to write home about, the few who do possess the knowledge won't reveal themselves or their methods for fear of loosing decades of hard work. And yes, they do possess genetic stock outside the world seed market. They're still hoping things will change and one day they will step up.
* Cannabis is now only allowed for registered patients in Alaska- You can legally posses up to 28.35 grams in the PRIVACY of your home. Growing up to 24 plants is a misdemeanor. Although, according to one attorney he personally keeps up to four ounces (113.4 grams). Privacy, meaning no one can see it from a window or doorway outside your house.
* Law enforcement in the valley can get warrants based on odors or abnormally high electric bills- They must be able to show probable cause that you are selling/distributing, cultivating(cannabis), or that you possess more than is allowed for personal use.
I think the lesson to take away from this is, what is being done in places like Amsterdam, Spain, UK, California, and Canada can be done anywhere on this planet. It has been done on ships in international waters, a shopping mall in Florida, even Antarctica. So, wherever you're at, you can grow MTF quality cannabis. Just remember, the more you educate yourself on the subject, ie., lab work, experiment, and cultivate, the more likely you will grow true THUNDER FUCK!
Disclaimer: In no way is this to be construed to be an advocation to break the law. I am not a lawyer, and in no way should you consider this legal advice. This is my view and I encourage you to discover truth for yourself.
Addition (from a medical grower/researcher (Ph.D.)): A medical clone called "Matanuska Valley Thunder Fuck" (or MVTF) ended up in Oregon. It is said to be a cross between "golf bud" and the "original" Matanuska Thunderfuck, both created in Alaska. The flavor is a pungent orange-citrus and is unmistakable--the aroma, once burnt, will fill a room. The clone also went by the name "Tange" (short for Tangerine). It is a prolific producer of high quality flowers and is the earliest flowering outdoor plant I have ever grown.
It begins flowering by July 5th at 45 degrees N and finishes the first weeks of September. One of the single-best medical clones to grow outdoors--period. This particular clone is now available in several California dispensaries as well.
The Matanuska Valley is well known for its exceptional ability to grow vegetables. MTF is not so much a strain. It refers to virtually any marijuana grown in the Matanuska Valley. The Matanuska valley is a location that has an optimal growing season and extremely fertile soil. Consequently, seeds bought from the mainstream seed banks/breeders tend to grow to their optimal potential in the valley. Most old timers, like my old boss who lived there, grew and kept most of their yield for family and friends. The winter is long up here. I am always skeptical when I hear people talking about actually having some "MTF" in the lower 48.
Correction written by Mat-M.T.F. Genetics-Palmer, Alaska
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"Diablo Cody will certainly not replicate the critical success and accolades that were bestowed upon JUNO with the categorically narrow appeal of a teen horror-comedy. But, that doesn't mean she hasn't delivered a satisfying film that will no doubt hold up to (and perhaps even age gracefully with) repeat viewings."
You know, it's been 17-years since Quentin Tarantino gave the world RESERVIOR DOGS and 14 since Amy Heckerling revisited High School in CLUELESS. It should come as no shock to anyone that in the three years that stretched between those films' releases in 1992 and 1995, that JENNIFER'S BODY screenwriter Diablo Cody (JUNO) was smack-dab in the throws of her teenage glory days.
In so many ways Cody is the perfect amalgamation of Tarantino and Heckerling. She chronicles high school with a life-is-pain and I've been-there-and-done-that vibe that makes her a post-modern Judy Blume for the iPod generation. At the same time, she spews pop culture run-amok dialogue that would have Tarantino disciples burning out their cable modems querying Urban Dictionary entries just to keep up with her. To say JENNIFER'S BODY is a "Diablo Cody film" is not just a mark of pride, it's damn near a fucking brand name.
Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) is the "it-girl" of Devil's Kettle High School. She's the queen bee buzzing in a hive of losers, wannabes and never-wills. It's stifling in small town USA and the she just wants to spread her bitch wings and fly. So she drags her BFF, Needy (Amanda Seyfried) to the local club (which is really just a shitty bar) to see a big city Emo-pop band play. Her plan is simple….screw the singers brains out. But things don't go as planned and a fire razes the club killing a dozen patrons. Jennifer and Needy escape unharmed but, still in shock, Jennifer winds up virtually kidnapped by the band, leaving Needy alone in the parking lot. Later when Jennifer returns, covered in blood, starving for food, and vomiting a black tar like slime all over the linoleum floor, Needy knows something is terribly wrong with her friend. Jennifer's evil now…"Not high school evil". She's a flesh-feasting demon intent on devouring the male population of Devil's Kettle High School and Needy is the only one who knows what she really is and how to stop her.
It would be great if I could tell you that everything about JENNIFER'S BODY was gangbusters brilliant and the film is flawless. It would be wonderful if Cody's whip-smart dialogue was serving a greater purpose, in the same way that it did when it won her the Oscar for scribing JUNO. But in reality this film is as likely to turn off patrons as it turns them on. It's self-aware on a level that would make Kevin Williamson blush. And, by that I don't mean that the film is setting up horror movie cliché's and knocking them down at the same time it mocks them. I mean that–only a week after SORORITY ROW–bowed into the multiplexes–audiences are set up with another film that features smart-ass quips delivered by pretty people in the midst of what would normally be considered precarious circumstances. It works here a hell of a lot better than it did in SORORITY ROW but it still unnerves the viewer. What Williamson did in his seminal teen-thriller SCREAM was know when to dial down the coolness quotient and kick in the bloody-curdling terror. JENNIFER'S BODY never does that. Truth be told, I'm not even sure it wants to do that. And that's the problem with the film; it's scattershot in terms of intent. I know it wants to be funny, but I don't know if it wants to be scary. And that's some frighteningly thin ice for a film to skate on.
What does work in the film is both obvious and surprising. It would come of no shock to all the fanboys that Megan Fox is walking talking sex on stems. But after a pair of performances in TRANSFORMERS that made the CGI Robots look like Lawrence Olivier in HAMLET, the actress has finally stepped into a role that frankly she was born to play–an alpha-male bitch monster from hell. Equally adept at seducing anything–male or female–with a coo from her soft lips, it's not hard to imagine her literally leveling the entire populate of a town with nothing but a smile and a set of sharp teeth.
As her foil in the film, Needy is such a vision of down home sweetness that Cody is forced to explain how she and uber-vamp Jennifer could even possibly be from the same universe, let alone friends. What's interesting and indeed even layered in the subtext of the film is that Jennifer really covets what Needy has. It's a plausible and venerable decision, and one that almost allows the viewer to root for the bad girl. It's not that we want to see Jennifer take out Needy, it's just that we sort of feel bad for her in the end. In some respects it's amazing that underneath all the day-glo superficiality that the film is wallowing in, there is a kind of other dimension that almost no studio horror film is striving to achieve.
Diablo Cody will certainly not replicate the critical success and accolades that were bestowed upon JUNO with the categorically narrow appeal of a teen horror-comedy. But, that doesn't mean she hasn't delivered a satisfying film that will no doubt hold up to (and perhaps even age gracefully with) repeat viewings. And with the exception of Sam Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL, I'm not sure I can say that about any other major studio horror film of 2009.


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OAKLAND — Blocking a driveway with a Mercedes has led to the arrest and charging of two men in a series of home invasion robberies and a carjacking, authorities said Monday.
The suspects, Brandon Bell, 19, and Jesse Zeigler, 18, both of Oakland, were arrested June 23 in the 2100 block of East 25th Street after someone complained that Bell's blue 2000 Mercedes was blocking a driveway, police said.
The car matched one used in the robberies, and inside police found guns, items stolen from some of the victims and plastic masks worn by the suspects, investigators said. Bell was arrested inside the car and Zeigler outside, along with two 17-year-old boys. The boys have not been charged with any robberies yet but are being prosecuted on gun charges, police said.
Both Bell and Zeigler have admitted their involvement in the robberies, saying they needed money, Officer Steve Bang said. Police are trying to tie them to other, similar robberies.
Bell and Zeigler are each charged with 11 counts of home invasion robbery, carjacking and first degree burglary. Some of the counts include enhancement clauses that the victims were older than 65 or younger than 14. Bell is also charged with one count of carrying a loaded firearm in public. Both are being held in lieu of $1.1 million bail.
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In Via della Spiga there are many fashion shops: the 360 Photo presents one boutique of Dolce & Gabbana, one of the Italian top designers. Via della Spiga is a discrete and elegant pedestrian street and is connected to more known Via Montenapoleone. Both are part of the famous Italian Fashion District, the so called "Quadrilatero della Moda". This area is the elegant heart of Milan with shops of top Italian and international designers together with many aristocratic palaces.
Italy's and perhaps the world's capital of fashion and design, Milano is home to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, which is possibly the world's oldest shopping mall. The city is currently undergoing an architectural renaissance, which will culminate in a new skyline for the Expo 2015, which will be hosted in Milano. Visitors can take advantage of an extensive public transportation system, which includes metro, buses, trolleys and trams.


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by Carole Verona
She stands backstage. There's a flash of lightening while the organ plays one of the most famous musical themes in the world. Then, utter silence and a pin spot. She walks on stage and hits her mark just as the music stops. She begins to sing, totally a cappella, aware that she must come in exactly on the right pitch. If not, when the orchestra starts to play, there will be total cacophony.
"This entrance —repeated eight times a week — was the hardest thing I think I've ever done on any stage, anywhere," says Chestnut Hill's Leigh Munro, describing her performance as Carlotta Giudicelli, an aging prima donna, in "Phantom of the Opera." "When the orchestra finally does come in, you say to yourself, 'Thank you, Lord!'" (Munro has lived in Chestnut Hill for 12 years, ever since she left Broadway.)
This Saturday, Jan. 26, Munro will join present and former cast members at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Broadway production of "Phantom," where she has been invited to participate in two songs during the Grand Finale at the Majestic Theater, 247 West 44th St., where "Phantom" has been playing to sold-out houses for 25 years. Her granddaughter Abby, a talented flutist, will accompany her to New York for the occasion. (The current "Phantom," Hugh Panaro, is an East Oak Lane native who has been the subject of feature articles in the Local.)
Munro, a native of Lansdowne who says her age is "somewhere between 65 and death," began her career doing summer stock while a student at Lebanon Valley College, a school 20 miles east of Harrisburg that is known for its music program. She later studied with voice teachers and coaches all over the world. Early on she had the opportunity to meet and perform with actor/singer/movie star Howard Keel, who later sent her to Richard Fredricks, his voice teacher in New York. At the time, Fredricks was performing at the New York City Opera with Beverly Sills.
Sarah Caldwell of the Boston Opera was conducting, and when she told him that she was looking for a soprano for "Rigoletto" with her company, Fredricks recommended Munro. She got the job, her first in opera. Caldwell kept rehiring her, and her career took off. Munro performed for over 27 years in every major opera house in the U.S and Canada, including 10 years as a leading soprano with the New York City Opera under Beverly Sills' management.
Through Beverly Sills, Munro met Hal Prince, legendary theatrical producer and director, who asked her to audition for the role of Carlotta in "Phantom of the Opera." With her operatic training and background — and the fact that she could sing the high E required for Carlotta's aria — Munro was perfect for the part. But first, she would have to go to New York to audition for Andrew Lloyd Webber, who was flying in from London on the Concorde just to hear her sing.
"My boyfriend at the time had this old beat-up Volkswagen. He prided himself on keeping that car running. We were starting over the bridge into Manhattan during a downpour. He hit a puddle, and the car stopped. Nothing. He walked to a nearby gas station, and they came and towed the car. I was hysterical; my manager was hysterical! He said, 'Andrew is flying back on the Concorde tonight. You cannot keep him waiting.' So we ended up paying the mechanic to drive us into New York. Then — believe it or not — the mechanic's car broke down! I said, 'Surely, this is a sign. I'm not supposed to do this role.' The mechanic called a friend, who picked us up and rushed us to the Majestic Theater.
"While wending my way through the backstage area, water from a leaking pipe dripped right down the front of my dress. I ran out on the stage. There is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber … and here I am with my hair hanging down and a huge wet spot on my dress. I don't even remember singing; I just remember a fury, which of course was wonderful for the role. I screamed out that high E; they called me, and I got the role."
Munro went to Los Angeles in 1989 to perform "Phantom" for a record-breaking four-year year run with Michael Crawford, Robert Guillaume and Davis Gaines. She then performed with companies in Toronto (twice), Singapore, Hong Kong, and Basel, Switzerland. She also appeared on Canadian TV as Gilda in "Rigoletto" and was featured in a broadcast of "Elixir of Love." Among countless other roles, she was Johanna in "Sweeney Todd," Cunegonde in "Candide," both directed by Hal Prince; Hanna in "The Merry Widow," Magda in "La Rondine," Rosalinda in "Die Fledermaus" and Kathy in "The Student Prince."
She recalls Michael Crawford as a unique performer and person. "He's immensely gifted, but he has a quirky sense of humor. One night, I jumped out of the shower and was drying my ear with a Q-Tip when the phone rang. I hammered the Q-Tip into my ear and perforated my eardrum. When I got home from the emergency room, there was a knock at my door, and it was Michael, standing there with a huge trash bag filled with Q-Tips. 'Thought you might run out of these, lovey,'" he joked.
"Professionally, I was fortunate when it came to working with Michael. Because of my opera background, my work ethic was pretty well entrenched. I didn't mess around. He was a perfectionist. If someone were making noise in the wings, he would let them know about it. And you could not speak to him when he was on his way to the stage for his first entrance. He needed to get into character. We knew not to disturb him."
After "Phantom" closed in Switzerland, Munro stayed there for two years and opened a voice studio. In 1998 she got a call from her manager, asking if she would return to New York for the Broadway gig. She did and became part of theatrical history, performing the role of Carlotta in the longest running show on Broadway.
"As I get older, I can look back and certainly empathize with my character's (Carlotta Guidicelli) predicament," Munro says. "I often wondered what I would have done if Beverly Sills called to tell me she was replacing me because I was too old for the part. I do think bringing that kind of insecurity to the role made me the most authentic Carlotta of all!"
Kim Stengel, a renowned opera singer who has performed the role of Carlotta Giudicelli in "Phantom" more than anyone else — over 5,000 times — said this about Munro: "I could never say enough great things about her. She is one of the loveliest, kind, funny, generous, talented women I have ever had the privilege to work with. She is a great lady who sets a wonderful standard of grace and professionalism in the industry."
Munro has a daughter, Amy Craig Martiner, a Mt. Airy resident, and a son, David Craig, who lives with his wife, Christine, in Broomall. She has two granddaughters, Abby Martiner, 13, and Grace Martiner, 11.
Leigh Munro currently teaches voice in her Chestnut Hill studio. More information at email@example.com


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Top Shelf: Game 7s take center stage out West
Philadelphia, PA – While the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins catch up on some rest before facing off in the Eastern Conference finals, the picture out West is finally ready to come into focus
The Bruins and Penguins both wrapped their respective Eastern Conference semifinal series in five games, but a pair of Game 7s will be needed to decide which teams get to battle for the West title.
Game 7s are always good news for sports fans. We get to see the already high stakes of the playoffs get boiled down to its essence, as two teams play one final game to find out who is the better team.
For once, the hype machine isn't needed because a Game 7 is more than capable of selling itself.
First up is Tuesday's clash between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. The Kings, of course, are the defending Stanley Cup champions and they hope Game 7 sticks to the same script the rest of the series has followed, or else their chances of repeating are over.
The home team has won all six meetings in the series, and L.A. carries a 13- game winning streak as the host going into the final clash. The Kings haven't lost at Staples Center since March 23 against Vancouver, but Sharks head coach Todd McLellan thinks the pressure is clearly on the home team.
"We really don't have anything to lose," McLellan said. "We're going to play Game 7 against the Stanley Cup champs in their building. We look forward to that challenge."
Pressure is only one part of the equation, however. A bigger question is will the Sharks be able to solve Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick when it matters most? San Jose has scored just three goals in three road games against L.A. in this series and Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has posted two shutouts on home ice. Quick helped his team win Game 1 by a 2-0 score before anchoring a 3-0 triumph in Game 5.
"It's time for us to get there and try to change the story," McLellan said. "Obviously, we're going to have to play a much better game than we did the last time in that building. They earned the right for home ice. It's our job to take it away from them."
Although the Kings figure to have the odds in their favor due to home ice, this is a new situation for head coach Darryl Sutter's club. When L.A. won its first Stanley Cup title a year ago, Sutter led the team to a 16-4 mark in the postseason and the Kings only went past five games once. That was in the Stanley Cup Finals, where L.A. needed six games to defeat the New Jersey Devils.
When asked whether he thought this series had a chance to go seven, Sutter answered with his trademark deadpan humor.
"Yep. Why not? I think every series has the chance to go seven. Somewhere between four and seven."
I guess if you can't play the underdog role, keeping them laughing is another good way to make sure the locker room stays loose.
On Wednesday, we'll get to see a different kind of Game 7, as the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks try to pull off a memorable comeback after trailing Detroit three games to one.
This Original Six encounter has been a series of streaks. The seventh-seeded Red Wings won three straight after losing Game 1 in Chicago, but the Blackhawks have rattled off consecutive victories to even things.
For a team like the Blackhawks, who went 24 straight games without a regulation loss to open the regular season, taking three in a row from Detroit to win this series is expected at this point. Still, the Red Wings hardly looked overmatched in Game 6 on Monday, as Chicago grinded out a 4-3 win in Detroit to set up what could be another close affair in Game 7.
"We've got that momentum," Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. "We want to keep it."
Like McLellan is doing for San Jose, Detroit head coach Mike Babcock is playing the "just happy to be here" card with his team. It's a tactic designed to keep the troops loose, and if your team is labeled the underdog, it makes sense to embrace the designation.
"If I would've told Detroit and Michigan we would play in Chicago in Game 7, I think everybody would be excited about that," Babcock said.
Of course, Game 7s are a treat for the fans to watch, but the players and coaches involved in the do-or-die games seem just as excited.
"It's one game. This is what we play for," said Sharks center Logan Couture.
The time for manufactured excitement is over. Tune into the NHL playoffs over the next two days and catch a glimpse of the real thing.


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The San Bernardino County Public Health Department's Rapid Results HIV testing mobile unit will be at the First Congregational UCC Church in Barstow from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 14, offering free HIV tests to the public.
The test is confidential, does not require needles or a blood test, and results are released in about 20 minutes.
The church is located at 220 N. Second Ave. For more information call the Public Health Department at 800-782-4264.


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Monday, August 20, 2007
When I was a kid I didn't like Chunky bars. There was just something about raisins and chocolate that reminded me of those carob covered raisins that were foisted upon me as an alternative to candy (which makes it sound like there was a choice). As I got older I think I appreciated them more, mostly because the texture of such a "thickerer" slab of chocolate offers a different taste experience.
Back when they were first introduced in the 1930s they were larger (of course) and featured Brazil nuts, cashews and raisins. Today they're made with raisins and peanuts ... I've always thought of them as what would happen if you dumped your Goobers and Raisinets into a dish and let them melt & reform into a bar.
The bars were originally made by Philip Silvershein and through a gentleman's agreement with Wrigley, delivered and marketed along with their gums. Later the company was sold to the Ward-Johnson Division of the Terson Company, which oddly enough also bought up the Blumenthal candy group which made Goobers & Raisinets. Nestle bought the Chunky bar and friends in 1984. They changed it from a single chunk to four segmented chunks, I'm guessing in an effort to promote sharing.
The bar is beefy looking. Even though it's thick, the sections are truly easy to snap apart (I don't know how easy it'd be to break up otherwise). It smells rather sweet and more of rum and peanuts than chocolate. The chocolate is okay, it seems creamier than the stuff in Crunch bars. The bar reminds me of a cheap version of the Ritter Sport Rum Trauben Nuss. Since it's a fraction of the price (at 33 cents) I can't really complain of it not living up to a bar that's usually three times the price.
For your enjoyment I dug up some old commercials.
This jingle from the early eighties says "you've gotta open wide to get a Chunky inside. Open wide for a chunkier bite." The commercial also reminds me that they were actually one big piece back then instead of the four segmented block.
This one also references that same tagline, open wide.
This commercial is from the mid or late eighties ... and I'm guessing by the content that it's from around the time that Nestle bought the candy bar. Note that the varieties available is down to two at the end tag. This one also shows the four segments for the first time. See how YouTube has become and candy archaeologist's best resource?
Links: Retroland, Patti at CandyYumYum has an actual wrapper to prove that there was a Pecan version & JCruelty's reviews of a variety of enduring candies (strong language)
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
It's the Cat
Mark Kausler's animated short, It's the Cat, is now available for purchase at MyToons. Set to a 1920s recording by Harry Reser's Syncopaters, the cheefully amoral cat plays pranks on the moon, a dog and the three blind mice. You can see the above preview in a larger size at the MyToons link above.
I love this film because of the intricate synchronization of the animation and soundtrack. While the actual cartoons of the time period often just bounce repetitively to the musical beat, Kausler is constantly animating accents to hit off beats and notes in a very sophisticated way. The above clip really doesn't do the film justice as it stops before the most interesting animation.
As I'm going to be teaching a workshop on animating to music in May and June, I was interested in Mark's process for dealing with the synchronization. He gave me a very detailed description of his process here. Scroll down for his comment.
Mark is known both for his animation on films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit and his extensive knowledge of animation history. I'm sure it was his love of the latter that prompted him (and producer Greg Ford) to ink and paint the animation on actual cels and shoot it on a film camera stand. This is as old school as it gets. This film was made over a 10 year period, as Mark was busy with professional assignments. This film is a small gem and I understand that Mark has already completed the pencil test for his next short. That's something to look forward to.
I've added Mark's link to the list at right. It should have been there a long time ago.
3 comments:
- Mitch K said...
There's something beautiful about the quality of hand painted cells.
I love this one. I saw it a while ago when CartoonBrew was offering it.
Where and when are you teaching your workshop on animating to music?
- March 15, 2009 12:20 AM
- Mark Mayerson said...
Details are still being worked out, but it will be at Sheridan in May and June. I'll post the details when they're final.
- March 15, 2009 9:53 AM
- Mitch K said...
Thanks Mark!
- March 16, 2009 9:33 PM
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Nov. 21, 2007
With 41 seconds left in the game, Keaton Grant hit a three-pointer from the top of the key to stave off a Lipscomb upset as the Purdue Boilermakers sneaked past the Bisons with a 66-62 victory.
Leading in the game for almost 30 minutes, the Bisons were unable to hold onto the lead down the stretch against the Big Ten Boilermakers.
"I can't fault our guys effort," said head coach Scott Sanderson. "They gave an unbelievable effort on the road against a very good basketball team. I am just proud of the way our guys competed for 40 minutes."
With 1:08 to go Eddie Ard knocked down an 18-foot jump shot to give the bisons a 62-61 lead over the Boilermakers. However, on the next possession Purdue guard Keaton Grant sealed the Boilermaker come-from-behind victory with a three-pointer from the top of the key with 41 seconds remaining.
The Bisons had one more attempt to win the game, but Eddie Ard's three-point attempt just missed with 11 seconds to go. Ard did lead all scorers on the night with 19 points. Michael Lusk added 13 points, while LaKory Daniels posted double-figures with 11 points. Brandon Brown had double figures with 11 rebounds.
In the first half, the Bisons shot 16-for-25 from the field for 64% and 8-for-9 from behind the arc for 88%. Despite the great shooting, the Bisons only led 40-35 at halftime because of 13 first half turnovers and 15 offensive rebounds pulled down by Purdue.
"We lost that game in the first half when we gave up 15 offensive rebounds and 13 turnovers, that is 28 extra possessions in the first half," said Sanderson. "We are only up five at halftime. That game was lost in the first half. We should have had a much larger lead during that time."
In the second half, the Bisons continued to hang onto the lead until the seven minute mark, when the Boilermakers took a one point lead on a Keaton Moore two point basket. For the final seven minutes the lead went back and forth with neither team having more than a three point lead. The Boilermakers largest lead of the game ended up being the final score 66-62. The Bisons led by as many as 10 points in the first half.
For the game the Bisons shot 22-for-43 from the field for 51.2%, and 8-for-11 from the three-point line for 72.7%. The Bisons were 10-for-14 from the free throw line for 71.4%. The Bisons committed 23 turnovers in the ballgame compared to only eight turnovers for the Boilermakers. The Bisons were out rebounded 34-31, and 19 of Purdue's rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor.
"I thought our guys battled and played tough," said Sanderson. "We have got to get bigger rebounds. When you give up 19 offensive rebounds, you are going to get beat."
"We shoot 51% from the floor, and we hold them to 32% from the floor, you are supposed to win that game, but turning the ball over and rebounds will get you," said Sanderson. "We had a hard time running our offense because they are a very tough, physical basketball team and they came out victorious."
Purdue was led in the game by Scott Martin who had 16 points. Robbie Hummel was the only other Boilermaker in double figures with 13 points.
After taking a couple of days off for Thanksgiving, the Bisons will return home for the first home game of the 2007-2008 season in the friendly confines of Allen Arena. The Bisons take on Samford University on Monday, November 26 with game time set for 7:00 p.m.
"These guys deserve people coming out and watching them play," said Sanderson. "The kind of effort and the kind of energy they play with everyday in practice and in the games, they deserve a big turnout. I would hope that we have a big turnout for our game Monday night at home."
Monday night's game against Samford will be "Toys for Tots" night in Allen Arena, so make sure to bring an unwrapped toy with you when you come to the game. All of the action can be heard live on the Lipscomb Radio Network with coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m. on 900 AM.


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New books for kids encourage experimentation, exploration, invention and wonder. Wow! Remember, there is no better gift for a child than a book.
"Stars," Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Marla Frazee; $17; Beach Lane/Simon & Schuster; ages 2-6: Stars take many forms in this gentle, glorious picture book. They're "how you know it's almost night," or they're drawn on shiny paper and put in your pocket. They're found in gardens and snowflakes, and given as rewards, among other things. "Stars" will inspire little ones to look for stars in the natural and celestial world. Parents will find it a perfect bedtime read-aloud.
"Eleven Experiments that Failed," Jenny Offill, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter; $17; Schwartz & Wade/Random House; ages 4-8: An enterprising young scientist tests her hypotheses with 11 off-the-wall experiments. Children will probably figure out that a kid can't "make it through the winter eating only snow and ketchup" or that yodeling loudly will speed up a boring car ride, but that's the fun of this inventive book with terrific appeal for local families. Isn't failure a prerequisite to success in Silicon Valley?
"Wonderstruck," Brian Selznick; $30; Scholastic; ages 9 and up: Here is a modern masterpiece that intertwines words and pictures to tell the story of two deaf children separated by 50 years who find each other thanks to a shared love of collecting, museums and a longing for family. "Wonderstruck" is the best book about kids running away to a New York City museum since E.L. Konigsburg's "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" and is destined to be equally revered as a timeless classic.
"Around the World," Matt Phelan; $25; Candlewick; ages 9-12: How appropriate to use the graphic novel format to map the journeys and explain the motivation of three intrepid travelers near the end of the 19th century who were inspired by Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" to circumnavigate the globe.
Reporter Nelly Bly staged a race against time. She also sounded like Steve Jobs when a dressmaker told her he couldn't have a dress "that will stand constant wear for three months" made for her that day. Nelly told him: "Nonsense. If you want to do it you can do it." He did. And she did too, completing her journey in 72 days.
By riding a high-wheeled bicycle 13,500 miles over nearly three years, former Colorado miner Thomas Stevens promoted bicycling and person-to-person diplomacy like no one before him.
Joshua Slocum took more than three years to sail solo around the Earth — a trip filled with rough seas, pirates and the ghosts of his deceased wife and children. Perfect, in other words, for young readers.
"Bigger than a Bread Box," Laurel Snyder; $17; Random House; ages 9-12: Without warning and in the middle of the school year, 12-year-old Rebecca's mother whisks Rebecca and her baby brother away from their father and their Baltimore home to Gran's house in Atlanta. Rebecca is lost, lonely and mad as all get-out at her mom. And then she finds a magic bread box that gives her whatever she wants as long as the wished-for item fits inside the bread box. Rebecca gets a book, an iPod, a diamond, a thousand dollars — even a jacket just like the most popular girl at her new school wears. But where is everything coming from? Is magic making things better, or perhaps worse? And what good is magic when it can't give Rebecca what she really wants, for her parents to get back together so she can return home to Baltimore?
Readers will gladly become caught in the magical trap Rebecca weaves for herself and root for her no matter how many mistakes she makes in the believable unbelievable world that is "Bigger than a Bread Box."
"Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert," Marc Aronson; $17; Atheneum/Simon & Schuster; ages 9 and up: Aronson's survival story of last year's Chilean mining disaster and rescue chronicles events both below ground and above for the 69 days that 33 miners were trapped deep in the earth.
Major characters include geologists and other scientists and mathematicians the world over, NASA isolation specialists, Chilean elected officials and citizens, and of course the miners themselves and their families. Aronson uses geology, history, psychology, mythology and first-person interviews to make young readers feel as if they're right there in the Chilean desert, either helping rescuers devise a successful method to bring the miners to the surface, or in the "underground burrow" with the trapped men.
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