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Who the F*@% is Frank Zappa (Save the Vault, Tell the Story)
We've entered our FINAL COUNTDOWN, and with the help of Joe Travers and the ZFT, we're sharing new, unreleased content from the Vault, exclusively for our backers!
Any pledge gets you access to PRIVATE DAILY UPDATES with never-released FZ performances, interviews, home video, and more!
- Day 10 - TITTIES 'N BEER (Capitol Theater, 1976)
- Day 09 - VOTING & CENSORSHIP (Newswatch 10, 1988)
- Day 08 - ZAPPA & CLAPTON (New York, 1967)
- Day 07 - ZAPPA ON REAGAN (KHJ-TV L.A., 1986)
- Day 06 - "TELL ME YOU LOVE ME" (Bolzano, IT, 1982)
- Day 05 - LOCAL NEWS PROFILE (San Diego, 1979)
- Day 04 - "ZOOT ALLURES" (London, UK, 1982)
- Day 03 - ZAPPA ON THE PMRC (Los Angeles, 1985)
- Day 02 - "A ZAPPA AFFAIR" (Berkeley, 1984)
- Day 01 - ?
If you're just visiting for the first time, we've made big announcements all month. Here are some highlights you should check out:
- MARCH 29 - NEW REWARDS from FZ collaborator Cal Schenkel!
- MARCH 25 - NEW REWARDS from FZ collaborator Bruce Bickford!
- MARCH 19 - We hit our first goal: bonus reward unlocked!
- MARCH 17 - ROXY screenings, Add-On Rewards & New FAQ!
- MARCH 11 - Alex answers some of your biggest questions.
Want to choose some additional rewards and do even more to help us #SaveTheVault? Every ADD-ON REWARD you grab gets us even closer to our final goal of $1,000,000.
We've got all kinds of CAMPAIGN EXCLUSIVES and DISCOUNTED ZAPPA MERCH up for grabs, including: VINTAGE T-SHIRTS • CASSETTE TAPES • VINYL ALBUMS • RARE SONGBOOKS • CUSTOM GUITAR STRAP • CUSTOM GUITAR PICKS • ORIGINAL ART PRINTS • ROXY: THE MOVIE • And more!
Or, you can get the biggest crowdfunding reward ever:
That's right: if you make a $9MM pledge on eBay, you can actually keep the entire private estate where Frank Zappa lived with his family from 1968 until his death in 1993. Seriously. Check it out.
You'll get the entire place to keep, including 9 bedrooms, a tennis court, a pool, as well as the spaces that housed the UMRK, Frank's private offices, and even his private subterranean Vault. (Contents of the house not included, but we'll find a couple awesome things you can keep.)
We know you've got a lot of questions, and we're doing our best to answer all of them. Check out our Complete FAQ, or get answers about:
We really suggest watching the video above. It's faster, easier, and more fun than reading this whole page!
Frank Zappa lived an insane life. Rock star. Artist. Composer. Activist. Talking head. Family man. Jokester. Absurdist. One of the greatest musicians who ever lived. Even if you don't know anything about him, you've probably heard his name and seen his face.
And now, for the first time, we have something no one has ever had:
Unrestricted access to his never-before-explored, private archives.
We're at the brink of unlocking thousands of hours of unreleased footage, and hundreds of boxes of tape, and unnameable other stuff that has been literally locked away under the Zappa family home like a time capsule since Frank's death in 1993.
It's time to tell Frank's DEFINITIVE STORY, like it's never been told, and to bring some of this unseen material into the world.
Waiting inside the Vault, there's more material than we could ever fit in a single film.. but there's a challenge.
If we don't work fast, this won't just be our first chance to see what's in the Vault... it might also be our last chance.
See, most of the contents of the Vault exist in OLD, OBSOLETE and AGING MEDIA FORMATS: tape, film, video, paper, and other outdated forms of media that are deteriorating even as we speak.
In order to use and share this stuff, we first have to access it, catalog it, find the best stuff, digitize and preserve it, and then edit it. And all of that takes time, money and patience.
That's why we're asking all of Frank's fans to get involved, and to help us get this done now.
The more we raise, the more we can do... and now that we've passed our MINIMUM GOAL of $500,000, our challenge is to keep going as far as we can, so that we can save more at-risk materials and get more of the movie done.
For those of you who decide to join me, save the Vault, and help tell Frank's story, I've got good news: you'll get a lot more than the satisfaction of helping preserve Frank's legacy.
Whether you just want to follow along, or want a once-in-a-lifetime Zappa experience, we've got you covered with a ton of great, exclusive rewards, including...
- TRACKS 10 & UP: A FRONT ROW SEAT to follow along as I start exploring the Vault. I have no idea what we'll find, but I know it'll be crazy... and that I want to share the experience with you guys!
TRACKS 25 & UP: A DIGITAL VAULT PASS, granting you exclusive access to a backers-only archive of downloadable material selected from what I find in the Vault.
And remember: the more we raise, the more we can save, and the more you'll get to see, hear and keep!
- TRACKS 35 & UP: THE DOCUMENTARY that you're helping make, available as a digital download (Tracks 35+) and in a Collector's Edition DVD or BLU-RAY (Tracks 150+), packed with bonus material and limited edition packaging.
- TRACKS 50 & UP: EXCLUSIVE WTFIFZ MERCH, featuring new artwork created just for this Kickstarter campaign, and never available again! It's like a killer concert merch table, without ever leaving home! Rewards include T-SHIRTS (Track 50+), POSTERS (Track 125+) and more.
And with the help of Frank's family and friends, we've got some incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and rewards for true Zappa fans:
- TRACK 2500: OWN FRANK'S STUFF. The Zappas have generously allowed us to offer a very limited number of items from Frank's private collection, including original filmstrips from the Vault and a few of his personal possessions.
- TRACK 6000: EXPLORE FRANK'S VAULT. You'll get a private tour of the legendary Joe's Garage and the relocated Vault from me and Ahmet Zappa. Be the first person to see some of the unreleased material, then discuss it over a private lunch with me and my producing partner, Glen Zipper.
- TRACK 7500: RECORD WITH FRANK'S GUITAR. Come play Frank's guitar for a private recording session with Joe "Vaultmeister" Travers at the legendary Joe's Garage!
So, who the fuck is Frank Zappa? Even now, 23 years after his death, the man is still a fascinating pile of contradictions. If you haven't watched the video, just consider these ten facts about Zappa:
1. He was one of the biggest rock stars of the '70s...
2. But he didn't do drugs. Ever.
3. He conducted and composed for orchestras ...
4. But he also went on national TV and played a bicycle.
5. He got banned from SNL...
6. But he was a regular on CNN.
7. He took on the government over censorship.
8. He basically invented Rock the Vote.
9. He was the face of an actual revolution in Czechoslovakia.
10. He almost ran for President in 1992.
And that doesn't begin to cover Frank's life, career, or prolific output as a performer, composer or visual artist. His work crossed genres. He made people uncomfortable. His ideas and attitudes made him revered by some, despised by others, and a source of perpetual fascination and inspiration... until, in 1993, his life was cut short by prostate cancer.
When he died at the age of 52, Zappa had already released 60 albums, and created enough music to fill 42 more posthumous albums... and counting! He'd also had four kids, influenced a generation of artists, scientists and thought leaders, and left his unique stamp on the world.
And all of that? That's just the tip of the iceberg.
That's why this project is so important. Frank Zappa was a million different things, and for the first time, we have access to everything he kept in his private archives – thousands of hours of audio and video recordings, plus countless shelves filled with boxes of documents, photos, art and more. Using all of that material, I want to finally tell his definitive story, and help answer the question:
Who the Fuck is Frank Zappa?
And, even better... we want you to join us.
Frank Zappa was one of the most prolific artists of our time, and rows upon rows of floor-to-ceiling stacks of tape, video clips, film footage, and more, have been locked away under the historic Zappa house in the Hollywood Hills since Frank's death in 1993.
No one has ever heard or seen the vast majority of this material, much less cataloged it, and it is literally crumbling against time in the Zappa's private archive: a massive underground storage chamber known as "The Vault."
By backing this campaign, you'll help us digitize and preserve (!) these archives for use in this documentary — not to mention for limited, gradual release and distribution, and the enjoyment of Zappa fans for generations to come. The more we raise, the more of Frank's unexplored archives we can save.
Hey, I'm Alex. I'm an actor / director, and in the last few years I've made two other documentaries about cultural influencers; Downloaded (about Napster) and Deep Web (about the hidden Internet). I've been a big fan of Frank Zappa's music my whole life, but it took some time to realize that in addition to being a singular artist, he's flat-out one of the most brilliant, hilarious, wild and fascinating renaissance men of the century.
Shortly before she died, his widow Gail gave me unprecedented access to Frank's life (and Vault), and her blessing to make the first all-access doc about Frank — a one-of-a-kind honor. For this project, I'll be interviewing everyone I can who had any kind of connection to Frank, and painstakingly going through the Vault to preserve and archive the stuff I think tells Frank's untold story best.
I've also written more about why I launched this project.
As a documentary producer who's had the privilege of working on a diverse slate of films including Undefeated, All Things Must Pass, Deep Web, The Last Play at Shea, The Nightmare, and Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, one of the questions I am asked most is, "If you could make any documentary you wanted to do, what would it be?" My answer has always been the same, "The definitive, no-holds barred Frank Zappa doc." Last year someone finally asked me a follow-up question that I should've already asked myself: "What's stopping you?" And that, my friends, is where our journey began.
It's been a whirlwind for Alex and I ever since, working every day to lay the foundation of everything we need to make this dream possible. Now, together with you, I want to make a film that is not only a worthy historical document of Frank's remarkable legacy, but also a kick-ass cinematic experience that no one will ever be able to put in a traditional documentary box.
Joe is not only a musician who's been playing with the Zappas (and other incredible bands) since the early '90s; he's also the "Vaultmeister" — keeper of Frank's archives, and expert on all things FZ. He has been the lone guardian of the Vault's material for years, chipping away at cataloguing and preserving what he can as well as co-producing the FZ delicacies released by the Zappa Family Trust.
Risks and challenges
The biggest risks and challenges we face aren't from this Kickstarter, but from the potential danger to the material in Frank's Vault if this campaign DOESN'T succeed.
If it does, we'll have everything we need to help #SaveTheVault, preserve some or all of Frank's most at-risk material, and to #TellTheStory.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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Should I Disconnect My MacBook Pro's Power cord when the battery is fully charged?
Title says all. My friend told me that I need to disconnect the power cord when the battery is fully charged. Otherwise, I will shorten the life of the battery.
Is that true? I am going to use my laptop at home 90% of the time. So, I was going to have the power cord connected all the time.

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[Intro: Tech N9ne]
B. Boys and B. Girls stand up
Down south, midwest, east coast, west coast
Globally, everywhere, yeah!
Tech N9ne now! Let's go!
[Hook: Tech N9ne] (2X)
Swing first, I'mma destroy
You a curse, I'mma B. Boy!
Cherried up, got 'em P'noid
Let the whole world know, I'm a B. Boy!
[Verse 1: Big Scoob]
I watched Snoop do it, he let that blue flag hang
So watch Scoob do it, I'mma let the brown rag swang
Middle deuce to it, boy that's just a five six thang
Now SOO WOO! WOO! That's how we rep this gang
I ain't new to it, vill I got that bang in my veins
And I'm true to it, all I know is bangin' and 'caine
So get used to it, validation now I'm with Strange
OG villain off the block representer of them flames
[Verse 2: Kutt Calhoun]
I pledge allegiance to the flag, my united hoods of Damu and trees
I'm certified, around the top banging was so influencing
I made it with my heart, a vendetta, in hopes of unity
And left out a with family, a forty cal and a newer me
Deuce click represent, red rag regiment
Redrum replicants, whips runt recreate
Rest won't recommend, refs don't let you win
Red Rider Warriors we rectify the testament we
[Verse 3: Skatterman]
5'10", 235, hell of a left hook
Niggas think the feds came and got me when they got West Crook
A vet, look, pull up stuntin' and get your vet took
Or we could stand mano y mano and get your best whooped
Knuckle up knucklehead, nigga been with this knuckle game
Still fuckin' with Scoob, Kutt and Kali, baby ain't nothin change (STRANGE!)
I ride for em without the paper work, and organize drive-by's that have you and your neighbor hurt
Send a couple down and hey you and your neighbor mercked
Show you I ain't playin' fuck around and knock your neighbor first
It's Skatterman, pussy more than just the verses son
Who you think Tech gonna call to make sure that the dirt get done
Red cap, red shirt, red shoe strings
My .45 is a bitch, and I think she havin' mood swings (mood swings?)
You think them boys got guns watch what your dude bring
Fully auto AR-15, wipe out the Blue Team!
[Verse 4: Tech N9ne]
Beats bangin' better bring it big or bounce bitch
'Bout to blast it in blood I'm back in this black brick
Boss balla, been breakin' bread 'n baguettes brie
And beautiful biancas, bideos, and Begas with big B
Bow been for brilliance, stressed to be buildin' it
Best in this barrio bane and bazaar be more bills in this
Bankin' his babies be blingin' and his boo be that big booty!
Big bust! Be in his Benzo bronze and get big bucks!
I'm a black baboon, bring me bags of bananas
Bona fide, billy bad ass with a brown bandana
Been gone on Bacardi 'bou Lou but I'm 'bout to be bigger bent
Better break if you bustin' before I'm blown and belligerent
Six deuce brims biggin' it, I'm bloated than Blimpy
Broads be blowin' me in the back of the black Bentley
Never been about no babblin' not bringing no bootsy
But I've been in the bay with big bond like shaboobalaboopy!
[Verse 5: Bumpy Knuckles]
Yo it's the OG Bumpy Knucks, Knucks I rolls with them B. Boys
B' walkin' round strapped up-up
You can talk that killer shit if you want my niggas, spit it
Guarantee that you'll get clapped up-up
See I'm the beast, you the bitch, I'm better battling baby
Me and the blood Tech Nina saddled up-up
And for the record nigga, check mines and you will find
That I shoot legendary status niggas up-up
Come on, to be like Bump ya gotta be a big ball breaker (Pow!)
Crack a nigga whole rack I'm like a jaw breaker (Crack!)
Knock you out and and hit them pockets like a cold hand
I'll bust your motherfuckin' shit and I'm an old man
They said my music was Strange until I made
Me sum change and now they ridin' my nuts-nuts
Tech N9ne's out the window, you see them
KC Killers ridin' by y'all niggas better duck-duck!
Come on!
"B. Boy", the eight track on K.O.D. This song is about being a "B-Boy", slang for a blood. Tech N9ne is well known for repping red, as well as his fellow Strange artists. Tech takes this song further by doing his entire verse in alliteration of "B", creating an amazingly impressive verse!


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OAKLAND — Too early for the fun to end. Way too early.
So the A's wouldn't let it happen.
Too soon for the A's to be sealed back in the envelope and be done for the season, after arriving last summer on the Bay Area's sporting doorstep like an unexpected Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes prize.
So the envelope is still wide open. And we're going to see more baseball. With maybe an even bigger prize at the end of it all.
Too perfect, the way it all unfolded Wednesday night. Too exquisite, almost, when you consider how many times the A's won games during the regular season in their last-at bat. Fourteen, to be exact.
And now, in the postseason, one walk-off. A doozy. In a game where a loss would have meant elimination, the A's came back from a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning to score a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and tie up their playoff series. As a result, the two teams will play the decisive fifth game Thursday at 6:37 p.m.
"I don't think we should change anything," said Coco Crisp, the A's center fielder, looking ahead. "Just keep it loose, have a lot of fun and give it 100 percent. Whatever the results are, we can live with ourselves because we give it 100 percent."
That's not what Crisp was thinking, however, when he entered the dugout after the top of the ninth inning with the A's trailing by two runs. He was thinking this: Maybe I'll be the guy.
Which was interesting. Because at that point, almost nobody expected Crisp to be the guy. He was the sixth scheduled batter in the inning against Detroit reliever Jose Valverde. A lot would have to happen for Crisp to be the guy.
"But that's how everybody on our team is taught to think," Crisp said. "That's our mentality. No matter what the situation is, everyone believes they might be the guy."
Initially, though, Crisp was just sitting there in the dugout, watching intently. Grant Balfour, the A's pitcher known for his fiery personality, was barking out encouragement to anyone within earshot, reminding them that coming back to win games is "what we do!"
So up came Josh Reddick, who had been struggling mightily at the plate but managed to steer a single through the right side of the infield. And then up came Josh Donaldson, pounding a double off the left field wall.
Crisp picked up his bat. No runs had scored yet. But he could almost see the future. Within seconds, the score was tied — and the O.co Coliseum crowd was off the hook — when Seth Smith unleashed a double to the right-center gap and both Joshes ran home. Tie game.
"It's what we do!" Balfour again shouted. Crisp was still three batters away. But when pinch hitter George Kottaras popped out and Cliff Pennington struck out … guess who was in line to be the guy?
"I'm usually not as emotional, but I was emotional," Crisp said. "I had to calm myself down as I was walking to the plate. The crowd was loud, the music was playing …"
And Crisp was stepping in against Valverde, with Smith standing on second base. The noise did a hip-hop dance on Crisp's eardrums.
"We have to keep everybody on edge," he said later with a smile, "to pull off something magical."
Crisp's magic turned out to be a single to right field, which Detroit outfielder Avisail Garcia somehow overran, allowing Smith to score easily from second base. Game over.
"You never know when the big hit's going to come for us," said Smith. "But it seems like more often than not that they come."
What a day for Bay Area baseball this was. Earlier in the day, the Giants had given the Bay Area at least one more day of baseball activity by a local corporation with an impressive defeat of the Reds in Cincinnati and extending their series to five games, also concluding today. But the A's matched the feat, playing at home before their raucous fans. Few of the 36,385 souls at the Coliseum left the premises, even as the cause looked hopeless, because they knew how quick the A's could turn bad into good.
They also knew something else:
It was too soon to have 2012 be over. Too soon to pack up and lock away all the memorable stuff from the last few months, from the series of walk-off victories that resulted in pies being smushed into faces, to the frightening skull-shattering injury to pitcher Brandon McCarthy, to the stunning sweep of the Texas Rangers to clinch the American League West championship on the final day of the regular season.
So no packing was done. And the locker remains wide open.
It won't be easy Thursday because the Tigers have one of the game's best pitchers, Justin Verlander, ready to go.
The A's, however, have a team full of guys who believe they can be the guy. Might be a mismatch.
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The XS2 CombiChecker detects and rejects all types of metals and can weigh, classify and segregate uniformly spaced packages weighing up to 600 grams at rates up to 400 packs per minute with tremendous accuracy.
The Hi-Speed XS2 CombiChecker weigh conveyor uses precision electromagnetic force restoration weigh cell technology and balanced pulleys for high precision, high accuracy dynamic weighing. Its 15 inch dashboard style color touch screen controller is integrated into the electronics enclosure and is angled for glare free viewing. It provides the ultimate in user friendly system configuration, line monitoring, and security features.
The Safeline metal detector is available with single or dual frequency models for maximum inspection flexibility for a wide range of products and delivers high sensitivity to all types of metal, even the difficult-to-detect stainless steel. The user-friendly interface provides for quick operator training for maximum uptime and built-in performance verification software allows for efficient Quality Control procedures.
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USASearch API - How To
DigitalGov Search (formerly USASearch) is a program of General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Information Technology (OCSIT) to improve access to government information. DigitalGov Search's Search Data API returns data allowing DigitalGov Search agency customers to control the look and feel of their search results pages. Data include sections for search results, summary stats, boosted sites, spelling suggestions, and related searches, among other data. Must be affiliated with a government agency to use this API and registration is required.


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Boxer, Vitter spar over McCarthy
What a difference a day makes.
Twenty-four hours after heaping praise on each other after they shepherded a major water infrastructure bill through the Senate, Sens. Barbara Boxer and David Vitter clashed during a committee vote on Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's chairwoman and its ranking member wrestled in a power struggle of sorts at Thursday's vote on McCarthy, reflecting the acrimony left over from the Vitter-led GOP boycott that had delayed the vote originally planned for last week.
McCarthy's nomination to succeed her former boss, Lisa Jackson, cleared the committee in a 10-8 party-line vote.
Boxer and Vitter talked over each other at times during the tense hearing, and Boxer made her displeasure abundantly clear. But the Louisiana Republican appeared to find some success in his efforts to squeeze EPA and remained upbeat during the hearing. He also tacitly laid his filibuster cards on the table.
"The good news is that as of last night there has been meaningful progress," Vitter said. Thursday, he sent a letter on his "key" five transparency requests to McCarthy and EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe , saying that he would even throw his weight behind the nomination if the agency complied with all of his requests over the next two weeks.
Boxer was less than impressed.
"He held out three scenarios. One, he would filibuster; two, he wouldn't filibuster; and three, he would vote for her. Frankly, I'm only interested in one — no filibuster," Boxer told reporters after the hearing. "If they insist on a filibuster, I'm going to have to go get some Republican votes from colleagues over there who won't follow that lead."
During the hearing, Boxer lambasted Republicans who pressed McCarthy for answers to more than 1,000 questions, and have pushed the agency to comply with detailed and complicated transparency demands.
"I would just urge my colleagues, put aside the filibuster. If you don't like the EPA — you obviously don't … that's your right to vote no. But please let's treat her well," Boxer said.
She barreled over Vitter's attempt to respond and pushed on to hold a vote, adding harshly, "Well then, can you hold your remarks until after we vote? Because there are certain senators that must leave. If you please, I will sit here for hours and listen to you."


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A Post-Doctoral position in Plant Molecular Biology is available immediately at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST). The appointee will be applying standard molecular biology techniques to tree improvement (gene cloning, transfer and analysis methods). The project is described below: EARLY FLOWERING OF HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. Flower formation in softwood and hardwood trees will be investigated through the isolation and expression analysis of homologs of floral homeotic genes and identification of novel genes. Candidates for this position should have a Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology or a related field. IPST is a private, independent graduate school funded by the Pulp and Paper Industry, located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). IPST faculty members teach and conduct research on all aspects of the paper industry, and are vigorous participants in the scientific community, publishing widely. Research at IPST is supported by competitive grants, contracts and internal funds. Staff at IPST have access to Georgia Tech facilities. For more information contact: Dr. John Cairney Tel: (404) 894 1079 e-mail: john.cairney at ipst.edu Please send resumes to: Ms. Patricia Hughes Manager, Human Resources Institute of Paper Science and Technology 500 10th St., N.W. Atlanta, GA 30318-5794 IPST is an AA/EEO employer M/F/V/D


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For Quality Control
Quality Control checks happen in multiple parts of the work flow pipeline.
The following scripts are not being used anymore. For current usage, see Capture Workflow Scripts, section Quality Control.
File:Filenames.txt is a Windows Perl script for locating badly formed and mislocated file names. This version of the script is also known as 'filenamesAndTranscripts' as it checks transcript directories also, if they exist.
File:Numfiles.txt is a Windows Perl script that looks through scans directories in a selected collection directory, counts up all files of input extension chosen, and outputs txt file tab delimiting item number followed by number of files
File:BoxFolderCheck.txt is a Windows OR Macintosh Perl script designed for digital content where the item number section of the identifier includes the box and folder number where it is to be linked into the EAD finding aid, and the digital files are located in directories named for the box, and in subdirectories named for the folder. This verifies that files are named appropriately and also located in directories which reflect their file name.
On Linux Server, for Web Delivery
Once content is uploaded to the Linux server for archival storage, one of the scripts we run to verify that all the archival filenames are correct and in the right directory, and no sequences are missing, is File:TestDeposits.txt -- for the Cabaniss content, it's File:TestNums.txt.
To test content online in Acumen, and locate items that have no derivatives or no MODS record, use this Linux Perl script: File:FindMissing.txt
For Cabaniss, this one checks the content in the web directory (in Acumen) against what's in the storage archive, to make sure nothing is missing: File:FindMissingFile.txt
To create OCR files for items listed in *ocrList.txt files located in the /srv/deposits/ocrMe directory, and place those OCR files in the correct web location: File:OcrSelected.txt
On Linux Server, the Storage Archive
Checking the MD5 checksums of content stored prior to each full-tape backup: File:Dirs.txt (as described in Watching Our Backs)


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Here is a lovely lecture starting with quantum computers, going through the Feldenkrais method, and ending with a mathematical puzzle.
Click on the picture for the video of the talk.
Here are Dorit's four body-mind principles for learning:
1. Start within your comfort zone and make it even more conforting,
2. Not too easy not too hard, pick an interesting challenge within your reach,
3. Move away from your desired place and come back to it from different angles,
4. Play with it, connect it with other things you know, make it your own.


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Picture this: Brush in hand, with a soft apron tied around your waist, you're perched on a stool awaiting inspiration. A palate of glistening colors sits beside you, just begging to be splashed across a crisp, white canvas. All that's missing is your muse…
Enter Renée Vandevere. This outgoing artist is known for her own bold, expressive works – abstract riots of red, orange, yellow and blue that "imagine and release the unconscious." Wishing to share her passion for painting, Vandevere envisioned an affordable, casual studio where anyone and everyone can be an artist for a day.
Paint Like Picasso is the result of that brainstorm, and since August of this year, Vandevere's classes have been filled with executives and teachers, teens and couples. Most of her students can't even draw a stick figure, and that's just how this new instructor likes it.
"I want people that have no artistic skills, that have never painted before," Vandevere explains. Good news for those of us who dream of creating our own masterpiece, but have no idea how to get started. Vandevere makes it easy, offering a selection of paintings for students to choose from, then guiding them through the process step-by-step. You're free to follow her lead, or venture into your own territory if the mood strikes you.
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DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. -- The Tennessee Tech men's golf team looked for a way to make a climb up the standings Tuesday in the final round of the Rees Jones Fall Invitational, but winds picked up throughout the day and the final tour of the course proved to be the toughest for the field at the Haig Point Club.
The Golden Eagles remained in 11th place, shooting a final round 322 after opening with a 310 Monday morning and adding a 318 Monday afternoon.
Liberty won the tournament with a 54-hole total of 870, leading from start-to-finish. The Flames' six-over-par total was one stroke off the tournament record. East Carolina (894) placed second with host South Carolina (896) third. The Top Five included Charlotte (906) in fourth place and Winthrop (909) fifth.
Liberty's Niklas Lindstrom won medalist honors after firing a 2-under 70 in the final round. Lindstrom claimed a six-shot victory with a total of 213 (-3), the second lowest 54-hole score in tournament history.
Two-time defending champion Kennesaw State took eighth with a score of 921 (+57).
Freshman Lee Whitehead (in photo) was Tech's top finisher, placing in a tie for 44th place with a 238 total. After rounds of 77 and 78 on Monday, he wrapped up with an 83 on Tuesday.
Junior Greg Kitts was next for coach Polk Brown's team, placing 52nd after shooting 81-77-85--243. Senior Lee Maxwell was the only Golden Eagle to break into the 70s on Tuesday, finishing with a final round 73 after rebounding from a 92-79 combination on Monday. Maxwell was tied for 54th place at 244. Freshman Adam Cunningham placed 61st with an 80-84-82--248 scorecard.
Freshman Mitchell Thomas, who appeared to hold a Top 10 spot following Monday's play, faced disappointment when his second round 77 was disqualified after he signed an incorrect scorecard. Thomas had shot 72 and 77 Monday, and was in ninth place when the teams left the course. The error took Thomas off the leaderboard, but he was able to come back and play Tuesday. He scored a final round 82.
The Golden Eagles get right back into action next week, playing in the UT Martin Skyhawk Classic at Paris Landing State Park on Monday and Tuesday.
1. Liberty 284-290-296=870 (+6)
2. East Carolina 298-303-293=894 (+30)
3. South Carolina 295-296-305=896 (+32)
4. Charlotte 306-296-304=906 (+42)
5. Winthrop 293-301-315=909 (+45)
7. Iowa State 299-315-301=915 (+51)
8. Kennesaw State 306-303-312=921 (+57)
9. Charleston So. 315-301-320=936 (+72)
10. Francis Marion 316-309-314=939 (+75)
11. Tennessee Tech 310-318-322=950 (+86)
12. Presbyterian 330-315-320=965 (+101)


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September Crown Curia
Curia Minutes 9/3/06
In Attendance: HRM King Amalric, HRH Princess Signy, HH Prince Tjorkill of the Summits, HH Princess Sylva of The Summits, and HH Princess Ksenia of Tir Righ,
Meeting began 10:07 AM
HRM King Amalric – He stated that at Pennsic he had spoken with Master Aaron Swiftrunner, the Society Seneschal and Viscount Sir Donnan, a member of the Board of Directors, and neither the Crowns nor the Board of Directors enjoy people jumping the chain of command. Please follow the direct lines of the grievance procedure.
HRM King Amalric request that people with a grievance follow this procedure and do not escalate the situation. Let us all act like the adults that we are.
HRH Princess Signy states that she hopes that Baroness Ula is still her friend, and comments "It seems so long since I have sat among you." Much merriment ensued.
Seneschal - Viscountess Nadezhda reports that things are going "pretty well". There are some new reporting issues coming down the line.
Exchequer – Master Pyotr reports that the Kingdom is financially healthy, however the Raven travel fund could use an influx of money.
Master Pyotr requests that if anyone having checks from the Kingdom, please cash them.
Earl Marshal – Meistari Duncan reports that the society combat rules re-write is completed! He is setting up a committee to revise the Kingdom ABC's. His goal to complete the revision is 12th Night. Meistari Duncan reminds all that if there is something in the current ABC's that needs addressed please contact him.
Meistari Duncan states that there is a need for a new Youth Combat Officer. He thanks Jaul Ulfred for all of his hard work.
Meistari Duncan reports the tournament went well yesterday with 104 in the lists. He thanks the Marshalls for their efforts.
Meistari Duncan states that he will be stepping down at July Coronation, and will be looking for a replacement.
HRM King Amalric had a question regarding the rules change. In regards to more Physical contact allowed between fighters.
Meistari Duncan explained that "You can press with a shield now and you can press with a shaft of a spear or pole arm. It is a more historical style." HRM King Amalric stated that he is pleased that the rules have changed to comply with the way things are being done.
HRM King Amalric welcomed HH Princess Ksenia into Curia. She reported Tir Righ is healthy and will be holding their Coronet Tourney in two weeks.
Equestrian Marshal - Master Togrul Guiscard reports that since he took office there have been 10 events with equestrian activities. We have 35 new authorized riders including HRM King Amalric. He reports that there are 4 new marshals authorized and 2 more close.
Master Togrul states that he has implemented a new training book. This provides one place for all the required signatures. Other Kingdoms are interested in this new system.
Master Togrul requests Their Royal Majesties approval to make 2 changes in the An Tir Book of Horse.
HRM King Amalric stated "You have it!"
Master Togrul stated that the 2nd Kingdom Equestrian Championship will take place later today, and as of Friday September 1st, the An Tir Equestrian Program is off of probation.
There was much rejoicing. Both HRM King Amalric and HRH Princess Signy offered their thanks to Master Togrul for all his hard work.
HRM welcomed HH Prince Tjorkill and HH Princess Sylva into Curia, and commented on Prince Tjorkill's "spiffy" armor.
HH Prince Tjorkill reported that things are doing fairly well in The Summits, and that They hope to resolve current issues. His Highness stated that things may get worse before they get better, but that over-all the Principality is strong.
Black Lion Herald – Lord Christopher Thomas reports that he wishes to thank the Heralds especially Duchess Jacyntha, the Dexter Gauntlet Herald, for her work on updating the OP. He requests to the Kingdom Officers that if they are going to sponsor or run a tournament to please let the heralds know in advance so that they can properly staff the activity.
Lord Christopher will be working with both changes in Kingdom Law, and the Kingdom Ceremonial.
Minister of Arts and Sciences – Master Rauthulfur reports that the Guild village concept at July Coronation was a great success. Kingdom Bardic approaches and plans are underway. Master Rauthulfur states that work is being done on the request to combine Kingdom Arts and Sciences Championship and Kingdom Bardic Championship.
Chronicler – Master Arontius reports that things are running well. Dame Fearga is getting up to speed and reporting from the Summits is getting better. Avacal now has a new Chronicler, L Al-Sayidah Umm Bishr Fatimah Amatallah Bint Dirir Al-Qurtobiyyah.
Master Arontius states that An Tir has received a Black Fox Award for Best Cover Art.
Master Arontius reiterated his intentions to extend his warrant for 1 year, and requested that Their Majesties sign the Roster Warrant for the Chronicler's office.
Chirurgeon – HL Tvorimir Danilov reports. HL Tvorimir reminds all that while there is no An Tir Handbook for the Chirurgeonate, it is an accepted convention within the Kingdom Chirurgeonate that one channel on the radios is set aside for their use.
The change in the titles used by Chirugeons is official and is as follows:
Chirurgeon-in-Training, Chirurgeon, Mentor Chirurgeon, Chirurgeon Emeritus.
HL Tvormir states that if anyone has an issue with any Chirurgeon to please contact their superior, all the way up to His Lordship. He recommends that Crier as a good tool to find out the contact information.
Kingdom Scribe – HL Turrien reports that all is good in the scribal world. The new Scribal Handbook should be completed by 12thNight.
Constable – Master Iaun reports that the Constable's Handbook is being re-written. Master Iaun will send a copy to Their Royal Majesties.
Minister of Children – HL Candice reports there have been many Pied Piper activities at this season's Crown Events. She complimented HL Nimue, the Kingdom Pied Piper, on a fantastic job! She states that their will be Pied Piper activities at 12thNight.
HL Candice states there is a new Preceptor of Pages, and that this good gentle shows great enthusiasm for the job. HL Candice also reports that the website will be updated shortly.
Minister of Games – HL Tewl Gover states that reporting is improving and there is an e-group for those interested in games. He reports that more events are hosting games and game competitions.
Kingdom Events Deputy – HL Anneka reports that bids have been received from Wealdsmere and Vulkanfeldt, but she needs more time to analyze each bid.
She reminds all Kingdom Event Autocrats that monthly reports are mandatory.
Event Reports –
September Crown – HL Quentin reports that the event is going well, with 1350 people signed in at gate.
Kingdom Bardic Championship- Tsuruko Sensei reports that plans are underway. She states that there is some construction at the site, and that this may impact handicap parking, but should not be a real problem for the event.
12thNight- HL Renart reports that things are going well with the event.
Kingdom Arts and Sciences Championship is scheduled to be held in the Shire of Mountain's Edge.
HRH Princess Signey wished to thank Dragon's Laire for all of it's hard work this past Tourney season.
Meeting adjourned approx 11:15 AM.
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New Johnny Cash Exhibit Opens at Museum in Arizona
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Ariz., has unveiled exhibits honoring Johnny Cash and the Carter Family.
The items on display are on loan from John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, and Dale Jett, grandson of A.P. Carter. They include several items that have never been available for public viewing before, including Cash's black Manuel Cuevas stage suit, adorned with embroidered acorns and oak leaves, which he wore in many of his concerts.
"When I first visited MIM, I was excited by its inimitable beauty and scale. It has been a wondrous blessing to work with the staff there and help bring about the Carter Family / Johnny Cash display," John Carter Cash says. "I feel it is inspired and shows a unique view into the history of country music that cannot be seen anywhere else."
The exhibit also features several items from the Carters -- a trio that included June Cash's mother, Maybelle Carter, along with A.P. and Sara Carter -- including A.P. Carter's 1929 Martin 00-28 guitar. Other items on display include Cash's black Martin D-42JC signature guitar, his 2002 Grammy award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for 'Give My Love to Rose' and June Carter Cash's custom Orthey autoharp and fingerpicks.
"It would be difficult to overstate the significance of these artists in American music," Dr. Cullen Strawn, MIM curator for North America, says. "It's an honor to share their objects, songs and stories with our guests."
Other items on exhibit in MIM's Artist Gallery include instruments played by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. In MIM's United States/Canada Gallery, the country exhibit displays items belonging to Marty Robbins, Buck Owens, Kix Brooks and many more.
For more information on the exhibits, or for admission information, click here.


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This week, Pro Evolution's Euro 2016 offering kicks off on PS4, Ratchet & Clank cranks up the action on the same system, and Star Fox Zero lands on Wii U.
Elsewhere, Toby: The Secret Mine and Cell Surgeon add darkness and doctors to your smartphone and tablet app collection
Title: Ratchet & Clank
Platform: PS4
Genre: Action
Price: £27.99
Classic Sony characters crank the action up on PS4
It's time to play the game, based on the movie, based on the game. The PS4's stab at Ratchet & Clank takes the original PS2 title and merges it with the animated film coming to cinemas soon to deliver a rip-roaring action adventure that lets you join Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark and new friends as they battle to save the Solana Galaxy from the evil Chairman Drek. Here, the more powerful console affords us a deeper look at the characters' origin stories and modernises the original gameplay, letting you explore the galaxy featuring new planets, new and updated gameplay segments, all-new bosses, all-new Clank gameplay, all-new flight sequences, and so much more. An out-of-this-world arsenal keeps the incredible action flowing throughout, but, at its heart, this Ratchet & Clank revamp stays true to the original that made the duo so successful in the first place. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, and in the case of this game, everything has just gone one better.
Title: Star Fox Zero
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Action
Price: £38.99
Zero becomes the Wii U's new hero
Fox, Falco, Peppy and Slippy (and their original voice actors) are back, in a brand new adventure for the Star Fox series. In this action-packed intergalactic universe, your TV will display a cinematic view from behind the Arwing, while the Wii U GamePad puts you straight into the gunner's seat, complete with immersive accompanying audio and super-tight motion controls for pinpoint aiming. As you progress through the game, you'll be able to return to earlier missions to find hidden collectibles and alternative routes that offer brand new challenges and, with multiple paths through bringing new surprises, you'll find a way that suits your skill level and play style. Fans of the original will be delighted to discover many nods to the classic title, augmented by the series' embracing of the new Wii U technology that delivers an awesome action experience for Nintendo fans to savour.
Title: Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer
Platform: PS4
Genre: Football
Price: £22.99
UEFA football fun from our friends Pro Evo
The Pro Evolution series has seen the highs and lows of console football, in a similar vein to Leicester City's 2015 slump, survival and stunning success this year. This Euro 2016 offering, though, cements the encouraging strides the series has made towards redressing the balance between itself and FIFA. The game features all the thrills and spills from this year's upcoming tournament, including over a dozen fully licensed teams and replicated playing styles within the Player ID and Team ID systems. And when it comes to gameplay, Pro Evo delivers in spades, with advanced collisions, player AI, goalkeeper abilities and aerial strength just a few of the tweaks applied to in-game scenarios that take realism to new heights. All in all, it's a bona fide bursting bundle of summer football action to keep you going when the Premier League season draws to a close.
Title: Toby: The Secret Mine
Platform: iPhone/iPad
Genre: Adventure
Price: £3.99
Toby's digging himself a big hole...
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Toby and his Secret Mine are seriously in love with Limbo and Badlands. This unashamed visual mirroring of those wonderful platform puzzlers certainly recreates the characteristic silhouetted environment very well, but it fails to flourish on the gameplay front. The controls are a bit hit and miss, and will leave you cursing as you fall into a pit of spikes too frequently for it just to be about your poor judgement. Similarly, the level design will let you down now and then, again fostering frustration when some greater clarity for the player would have simply solved this issue. All in all, it's a case of "looks good, but could play a lot better", in a portable platforming world that's already so densely populated. And if you're going to copy the best, you really need to make sure that you're better...
Title: Cell Surgeon
Platform: iPhone/iPad
Genre: Puzzle
Price: £1.49
A cell smashing puzzle success
Cell Surgeon ups the ante from match-three puzzlers by making it match-four, but that's not the only twist applied to this creative gaming concoction. Levels are constructed on a 3D spherical game-board where viruses of different types reside, ready for you to obliterate them. To start with, spinning the sphere and tapping four of the required colours or characters isn't too tricky. But it's as the individual viruses introduce a particular way of dispatching them (taps, double taps, swipes etc) that the difficulty cranks up - especially as you're against the clock. And that's where Cell Surgeon offers something fresh to the genre. The quickness of thought and memory skills you need to succeed will push the cutesy cartoon fun presentation into an adult audience and send you loopy with illness curing addiction - great stuff.
The app market is big business for game developers, as a recent report from Sensor Tower has shown. Of the 17.2 billion apps downloaded in the first three months of 2016, 6.65 billion were games - 4.7 billion of which were downloaded from Google Play and nearly 2 billion via the Apple App Store. The most downloaded game so far in 2016 was Piano Tiles 2, with Candy Crush Jelly Saga in second place and Color Switch third.
Meanwhile, in the PC and console charts this week, Dark Souls III had a brilliant debut week, cementing the number one spot and sending last week's top dog Quantum Break spinning down to four. EA Sports UFC 2 also performed well, climbing five places from eight to three.
1. Dark Souls III
2. Tom Clancy's The Division
3. EA Sports UFC 2
4. Quantum Break
5. Dirt Rally
6. Far Cry Primal
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. LEGO Marvel Avengers
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (c) 2016 UKIE Ltd


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Available for purchase at the AWS Shelter.
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Animal Welfare Society now carries Collars, Leashes and Metal ID Tags (engraved while you wait) ! Come check out our new products! All proceeds benefit the homeless animals.
The Animal Welfare Society is a no-kill 501(c)(3) animal rescue organization. We are committed to finding homes for unwanted puppies, dogs, cats and kittens. The Animal Welfare Society strives to educate the public on responsible pet ownership and the importance of spaying and neutering.
Surrendering your pet…
If you have a pet you wish to surrender to AWS, you must bring the pet into our shelter for an evaluation. If space permits, we may be able to take in your pet at that time, however, most of the time we are full. You may then be asked to hold onto your pet until it is adopted or space becomes available. You will need to fill out a surrender form and we will take a picture of your pet and put him or her on our website for adoption. You may wish to attend adoptions events with your pet to find him or her a home quicker.
Unfortunately we are not equipped to handle wildlife needs. You may contact the Rochester Hills Humane Society Wildlife Department at (248) 852-7420
or the DNR office nearest you
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We do not come out to pick up strays. If you find a stray animal, you should contact the pound in the city which the stray was found or your local police department.
How to find a Lost Pet...
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are required to keep lost animals without identification (No Collar) only four days and with identification (Collar with Dog License & Rabies Tag) only seven days before adopting out or euthanizing (we do not euthanize) the animal. Here is what you can do to locate a lost pet. Lost Pet Document
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We here at the Animal Welfare Society try to rescue as many precious animals from the kill shelters and gas chamber pounds before its too late for our furry friends. We do not believe any animal should be sitting in a cold dark kill shelter simply because a negligent owner threw them away like garbage. Therefore, we are calling on all our fellow animal lovers. We need foster homes for these animals immediately. The more foster homes we have, the more lives we can save. Please sign up to be a foster home today. We provide you with all the supplies you need. You just supply the love and warmth of a safe home for an unwanted puppy, dog, cat or kitten. Thank you for your support and for your interest in saving a homeless animal.
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The World Photography Organisation has announced the countdown to the close of
the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world's leading
photographic awards. There is just one month remaining for professional and
amateur photographers from around the world to select and enter their best
images of the year. The deadline for entries for the ten Open categories,
for amateurs and enthusiasts, is 4 January 2013. The Professional
competition, with 15 categories for serious photographers, will close on 9
January 2013.
All entries are free via www.worldphoto.org and the shortlist will be revealed on 5 February 2013. This gallery features some of the images entered into the 2013 Open categories.
Ape Family by Jozef de Fraine, BelgiumPicture: Jozef de Fraine / 2013 Sony World Photography Awards


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Why Spay and Neuter
It's a lifesaver
It's no myth, there is an overpopulation of unwanted pets nationwide and in our state. Every year more than 150,000 dogs and cats end up homeless in Washington State shelters, and sadly there are just not enough people who adopt from those shelters.
Some animals in shelters are saved from the streets and cruelty, while some are given up by their families. Countless others never make it to shelters and suffer without someone to care for them. Spaying or neutering pets prevents animals from being born accidentally, and is the most effective and humane way to save animals lives.
What is spay and neuter?
- A spay is the surgical removal of a female animal's reproductive organs so she cannot become pregnant.
- A neuter is the surgical removal of a male animal's testicles so that he cannot impregnate a female.
- The surgeries are performed by a veterinarian while animals are under general anesthesia so that they do not feel pain. An animal may experience some discomfort after the surgery, but PAWS provides medication to help ease the soreness.
- When someone says an animal is "fixed" or "altered" that means the animal has been spayed or neutered.
- PAWS spays and neuters every animal adopted from our shelter, even those as young as eight-weeks-old. We also recommend that people have their pets altered as soon as possible. Animals, especially cats, can get pregnant as early as five months old.
Benefits for you and your pet
Your companion will live a longer, healthier life and you will experience fewer headaches if you get him or her spayed or neutered.
Spaying and neutering reduces or eliminates:
- The odds of breast cancer and dangerous uterine infections in females and prostate problems and testicular cancer in males.
- Frustration in resisting the natural urge to mate. Your companion will be less distracted, more easily trained, and a more contented member of your family.
- The animal's need to roam in search of a mate, decreasing the chances that your pet will become lost, get into fights with other animals or be hit by a car.
- Messy heat cycles in females and attracting unwanted males.
- The tendency to bite. However, your pet will still be protective of his home and family even after being altered. Aggression is different from protectiveness.
- Spraying, wailing, marking territory, or making inappropriate sexual approaches toward people or objects.
- The extra expense for food or veterinary care in the event of an unexpected litter of puppies or kittens.
In addition, many communities offer lower licensing fees and other benefits for spayed or neutered companion animals.
Benefits for your community
Spaying and neutering helps reduce the number of strays and unwanted animals in a community.
- Stray animals get into garbage cans, scare people, cause car accidents, and damage property.
- Irresponsible or accidental breeding contributes to dog attacks and bites.
- Some stray animals kill or injure wildlife.
- Communities spend millions of tax dollars every year to provide care for unwanted, abandoned and neglected animals.
What are some myths?
Pet guardians cite many reasons why they won't spay or neuter their animal. Among them:
- "My pet will become fat."
Too much food and lack of exercise makes a pet fat. If you monitor food intake and provide exercise, your pets will stay trim.
- "He's purebred so he can't be fixed."
Purebreds and their offspring also end up homeless in shelters. Purebreds not spayed or neutered can also contribute to the problem of overpopulation.
- "I will find good homes for all of the kittens (or puppies)."
If each of the great homes ready to welcome your pet's offspring would instead adopt from a shelter, they--and you--could potentially save the lives of deserving animals waiting for a new home.
- "My pet is so special I want another pet just like her."
There is no guarantee that puppies and kittens will inherit their parents' best qualities. In fact, they may just as easily inherit the worst qualities.
What is the cost?
The cost of a spay or neuter surgery depends on the weight and sex of your pet, whether or not your pet requires vaccinations and a number of other variables. It is important to remember, however, that it is a small, one-time cost compared to the numerous benefits it provides, and the number of unwanted issues that it will help you and your pet avoid.
Resources for low-cost spay and neuter
PAWS offers low-cost spay or neuter surgeries to pets of qualified low-income individuals on an appointment basis. There are also a number of other low-cost clinics in the Puget Sound area for those who cannot afford the full cost of a surgery. Every February PAWS organizes a community-wide Spay Day where a number of veterinary clinics lower their fees to promote spaying and neutering. On Spay Day there are many options for people who do not qualify as low-income, as well as options for low-income individuals.


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Manga Lucky Star is pretty popular in Japan! The manga's characters play video games, and Lucky Star itself has already gotten a couple of DS games as well as a PlayStation 2 visual novel. Nerds love Lucky Star. Probably why the owner of this Osaka "delivery health" shop (think outcall call girl business) decided to use characters Kagami and Miyuki. Also, Kagami is a fan of shooting games — as in video game shooting games. Ah, nevermind.
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"A triumphant return for Oval, both musically and intellectually. This is meta music for the soul." - FACT Magazine
"Where there used to be glitches and electronic noise there are now guitars and drums. But that is the least important thing on "O". What is truly relevant, his distinguished past aside, is that Oval has done it. Again. He has given birth to a record that could and should change the route of modern music." - Playgroundmag.net
"It's one mark of genius that the more you try to be different, the more you sound like yourself. It's wrong to overstate the continuities over the immediately obvious difference, but this music could only have been made by one man." - Wire
"Incredibly, through a ten-year gap, complete shift in approach, software and even ideology, Popp has still managed to make what still sounds like an Oval album – possibly the best one of his career." - Exclaim.ca
"The floating, lively and energetic music on these two formats simply cannot be passed over this year. Reinventing yourself can hardly be done any better." - De:Bug
"To call Oval an electronic music pioneer is like saying James Joyce 'kinda did things with novels.'" - The Stool Pigeon
"That Popp is able to work all these elements into anything remotely rhythmic is testament to his programming skills; that the end result is so endlessly listenable, is miraculous. "New start" or not, O is a work of vibrant and often brutal beauty that proves good things really do come to those who wait." - The Quietus
"The new Oval sounds clean and quick, with each pluck, quiver, and beat standing out in stark relief... O is not a retro move, but the work of an artist dealing with the now." - Dusted
"A guitar dangling over his shoulder and equipped with a remarkably unconventional approach to harmony, Popp is doing things his own way, walking hand in hand with his laptop and finding the perfect medium between personal expression and computer-aided composition." - Tokafi.com
"Listened to closely, each track reveals a precise and jewel-like structure, while in it totality, O refuses any intimation of form that might restrict the experience of listening to it. With its constant changes in tempo, O appears to stretch time elastically, becoming seemingly endless." - BBC Music Review
"It's lovely, it's pleasantly unsettling... It takes a very different route from his earlier work. If it ends up in a very similar place that just suggests his musical sensibilities have been asserting themselves all along." - Pitchfork
"Popp is smart enough to achieve the unheard, deft enough to have a signature sound without doing the same thing over and over again. Like Eno 20-plus years ago, his work is not only superlative, fascinating and totally listenable, it's a template for future research." - Mike McGonigal
Popp, who lives and works in Berlin, took some time between his last release under the moniker SO and the "Oh" EP because he wanted the new material to be a radical departure from his old concepts and methods on all levels, to essentially be a second "debut" album. For "O" Popp's creative process shares nothing with his creative process for prior Oval albums. Previously, Popp focused on the creation of the programs that would process sound and effectively create the music. As a musician, Popp's process was more theoretical in nature. Creating the platform and knowing what that platform could and should do to the sound sources. He selected the sound sources and then turned it over to the platform. For "O", Popp uses an instrument that is very common, a stock PC outfitted with stock sounds and plugins. He no longer uses or creates a custom platform, but instead utilizes a readily available instrument. What he has done with this instrument highlights Popp's, perhaps for the first time, musicianship. Popp spent years woodshedding with his instrument and worked diligently to push the instrument beyond its normal sonic boundaries.
What is striking to note is that while the sound sources, and the process versus musician aspect of the music could not be more different, the resulting music shares qualities with the music that came before. It can be heard in the tempo and in the timbre. While the musician in Oval was formerly secondary to the process, now it is the primary creative element and his evolution as a musician can be clearly followed. Popp is often credited with creating the clicks and cuts genre of electronic music. Now this genre defining artist is putting forth the musician that was hiding behind the technician.
The result is a celebration in delicacy and detail: handcrafted polyrhythmic phrases, riffs and structures, bristling with tiny resonances. Popp is celebrating rhythms, scales and harmonies on a small and large scale, instead of reveling in theory and meta-discourse. The performances on this record represent a high level of skill on his instrument, while the resulting music is striking, compelling, and ultimately rewarding. "O", named for a new beginning, (ground zero if you will) is just that, fresh and new. (The EP title was a playful word game based around the album title.) The album, made after years of practice, is for Popp about the music. It is not about the impetus to start playing or some theoretical exercise in "programmed vs. played" or "new Oval vs. old Oval". These comparisons, for him, are meaningless.
On Disc 1, the ten longer pieces range from delicate, sophisticated pop to brutally torn, electro-acoustic riffing full of angular, colliding guitar sounds. All of the songs are peppered with expressive and open drumming. Interestingly the tracks were not built around a rhythm. The drum playing was an organic part of the song evolutions, being written at various points during each individual song's recordings.
Disc 2 features no less than 50 concise, highly detailed pieces that are a conscious nod to the culture of instant gratification. Attentions spans are noticeably changed and the culture of organic discovery is gone from the mainstream and replaced by a hunger for the new. Consumption and criticism at warp speed. Portability dominates the art form to an extent never before seen. These tracks represent Popp's personal challenge to create pieces within a constrained framework that addresses this aspect of music culture. Popp has even referred to these pieces as ringtones. These one-minute tracks have a melodic finesse and associative power that are unexpected under such constraints and are ripe for future sampling projects.
"O" is Markus Popp's long-overdue and deeply personal love letter to music. It's for the listener a new chapter in a fascinating, ongoing critical dialog with music by one of the true innovators of contemporary audio.
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Liberty News
Building a bright future: Chancellor eyes endowment effort
Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. is a man on a mission. Building endowment for the 36-year-old Lynchburg, Va., school is at the top of his to-do list.
Armed with $29 million in proceeds paid from a life insurance policy on his late father, LU founder the Rev. Jerry Falwell, he is in position to pay off all of the school's current debt.
"Dad thought that Liberty would be more likely to fulfill its mission if it didn't have financial pressures," Falwell Jr. said. "He wanted to put Liberty in a position that it would not have to compromise its core beliefs at any time in the future."
LU is the world's largest private evangelical Christian university. Falwell Jr. is using a multi-pronged approach to building endowment, which essentially would give the school a golden financial nest egg. Many more-established schools have money set aside specifically to invest and draw interest to offset year-to-year operating expenses.
Land Could Provide Spark
LU's ownership of about 5,000 acres of land in Lynchburg's primary growth sector is a key part of its strategy in endowment building.
Falwell Jr. has a signed contract with a major developer who wants to purchase 186 acres of land adjacent to LU Campus East for a new open-air shopping mall, which would likely become the primary retail hub for Lynchburg and surrounding counties.
He's also considering using matching grants to entice contributors to make donations to LU's fledgling endowment program.
All that comes at a time when LU is experiencing record growth.
This fall's residential student population is on the doorstep of the 10,500 mark.
The school's distance learning program will include about 27,000 students by the time the school year ends.
Insurance Initial Building Block
The proceeds from the Rev. Falwell's life insurance gave the endowment program a significant jump-start.
The school had been carrying between $20 million and $25 million in debt over the past 10 years.
If that debt were paid off today, LU would still have more than $7 million it could apply toward endowment because of the proceeds from Falwell Sr.'s life insurance.
Falwell Sr. knew the university's financial health would be essential to its survival.
While some of the life insurance was bought a decade or more ago, about $21 million worth was purchased in 2003 when Falwell Sr. turned 70.
The life insurance premiums cost about $1 million per year.
"A lot of people were surprised that we could buy that much life insurance at that age for that price," Falwell Jr. said. "It worked out well for the university."
That was a small price to pay given the fact that Falwell Sr. had set a goal of building LU's endowment to $1 billion over the next 10 years.
He was the school's chief fundraiser and chief recruiter, who built the school from scratch and watched it survive a rocky transition from its dependence on donated television ministry money to standing as an independent institution flourishing financially on its own tuition and fees.
Other Donations in Play
Because of LU's current clean bill of financial health, it has begun receiving other large donations for its endowment.
Sherwin Cook, a Madison Heights, Va., businessman, recently gave $2 million and 101-year-old Oliver Durbin, who lives in Nebraska, made LU the benefactor of most of his $1.5 million estate.
The university's estate planning department has reached agreements for $4.8 million of gifts this year compared with $900,000 in gifts at the same point last year.
"It was extremely generous and completely unexpected," Falwell Jr. said. "We have the beginning of a good size endowment fund. We think now that we have an endowment it will encourage others to give to the endowment."
Cook said he began planning his gift two or three years ago. He was impressed by Liberty's Christian mission and its strong financial position.
"The university reaches a lot of people in many aspects of life," he said. "It reaches throughout the world as more and more alumni go out into the world. I can see great potential in what they are doing. There is a great need for more of it."
Cook said he hopes his gift will spark others to give.
"Liberty is at the point now that it is out of debt," he said. "Personally, I think Liberty needs an endowment program. They have thousands and thousands of alumni out there that I'm sure would contribute to it. There are friends of Liberty and of Thomas Road [Baptist Church] who will be willing to contribute. The school now does not have to worry about paying off the bills."
The Plaza Donation Offers Possibility
In September, the university became the recipient of an $11.7 million gift from a Scottsdale, Ariz., real estate development firm.
The gift from Sandor Development came in the form of the buildings and land of Lynchburg's The Plaza shopping center and could help ease pressure for construction of new classroom buildings on LU's main campus.
Falwell Jr. said some offices, such as those associated with the Distance Learning Program, could be transferred to The Plaza with very little impact to the workings of the main LU campus.
The Plaza is located on a 42-acre site and includes 467,000 square feet of buildings. Currently, less than half of The Plaza's floor space is occupied by tenants.
"The value of the gift is the vacant space, really," Falwell Jr. said. "It gives us space to house some of the offices that don't have to be here on campus. Any space we free up on campus can be used for faculty offices and classrooms. It just means that we can accommodate more students, and we have more space before we will have to build new classroom buildings. That's the real benefit of the gift."
The gift, which the Rev. Jerry Falwell learned about the night before his death, includes the shopping center and all its out parcels, including buildings that house a movie theater, a McDonald's and a 73,000-square-foot building that formerly housed a Rose's department store.
Falwell said the university will continue to lease the shopping center to its current tenants.
"We intend to honor all the leases that are already in place," he said. "It appears there is enough income there to cover all the costs."
As the Distance Learning Program grows, more employees and more space will be needed. "The Distance Learning Program is quickly outgrowing the space it has now," Falwell Jr. said.
Land Gifts Have Been Key
The Plaza gift is the second major land contribution in Lynchburg to benefit the university in the past several years.
In 2004, Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts firm, donated an 888,000-square-foot Lynchburg Ericsson plant to Thomas Road Baptist Church, which in turn leased it to LU on a 99-year lease for a nominal amount.That plant now serves as LU's Campus North.
"It seems that Liberty always receives real estate gifts," Falwell Jr. said.
Even a $5 million contribution received from Sodexho, the University's food service provider, is earmarked for real estate improvements.The contribution was presented to Falwell Jr. in the form of a check on Sept. 7.
The proceeds are being used to renovate the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall, the Campus North Food Court and to construct a new Sodexho food service facility known as Doc's Diner. The Campus East diner will be open to the public as well as to students who will be able to obtain meals as part of their campus meal plan.
The newly renovated Food Court at Campus North includes a Chick-fil-A restaurant and a Sushi Bar. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, visited Lynchburg in September to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the company's campus restaurant.


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WASHINGTON — U.S. Postal Service plans to cut billions of dollars in losses would end regular Saturday mail delivery and reduce health benefits to retired postal workers, officials warned Congress on Thursday.
The Postal Service lost $2.4 billion in the last quarter and estimates that it will lose $7 billion this fiscal year.
"Our situation is more tenuous than ever," Postmaster General John E. Potter told a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management Subcommittee.
As a result, he suggested cutting Saturday service, explaining that, "It is the lowest-volume delivery day, but with the same level of fixed costs as other delivery days." What's more, he explained, "Most business and professional offices are open Monday through Friday, with many closed on Saturday."
The Postal Service, which has been battered by the recession and a loss of customers to the Internet, faces a $700 million cash shortfall by the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. On the same day, a payment of up to $5.8 billion for retirees' health benefits comes due.
Congress is considering legislation that would delay the health benefits payment.
"If the legislation is not passed, we will not make the payment," Potter said.
Killing Saturday delivery would save the agency $3 billion a year, he said. Six-day-a-week delivery was mandated in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, however, and ending Saturday delivery would be controversial.
Senators vowed to help the 234-year-old institution, but some said they opposed Saturday cuts.
"Is this really the right response to this crisis?" asked Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. "The Postal Service cannot expect to gain more business if it is reducing service."
Senators were more sympathetic to a proposal that the Postal Service made earlier to consider closing nearly 700 postal facilities out of 32,000 nationwide.
"We in Congress put up roadblocks whenever the Postal Service even mentions it might be time to close or consolidate some facilities," said subcommittee Chairman Thomas Carper, D-Del. "We just can't afford to do that anymore."
Carriers' hours already have been reduced and will be cut more. Officials are bouncing around ideas for selling nonpostal-related items at post offices. Congress has the final say on Saturday service, but the Postal Service has discretion over layoffs and other matters.
Lawmakers at the hearing agreed that drastic measures were necessary to save the USPS.
"Unless we apply some tough measures, this dizzying downward spiral could become a death spiral," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut independent.
Dale Goff, the president of the National Association of Postmasters, cited a 2003 report by the President's Commission on the U.S. Postal Service that said five-day delivery would create problems with mail flow, storage and logistics. The agency's financial problems were overblown, he said.
A Gallup poll earlier this year found that 57 percent of the public favored cutting back on branches and a delivery day rather than paying higher stamp prices or seeing a government bailout.
The cash shortfall comes even though the Postal Service implemented cost savings of $6 billion for the year, made through a reduction of 100 million work hours, as well as layoffs and other cost-cutting measures.
Last week, the Government Accountability Office, Congress' nonpartisan investigative arm, put the Postal Service on its "high-risk" list and estimated that its debt could rise to more than $13 billion by the end of next year. The agency is coping with the largest drop in mail volume in its history.
"Mail volume has typically returned after recessions, but the USPS's five-year forecast suggests that much of the recent volume decline will not return," the GAO report says.
Senate panel confirms Northup for product safety agency post
FEMA chief: U.S. not ready to help children in disasters
Congress may ease law on college aid for drug offenders
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Mediators on Saturday reached an accord between a opposition tribal chief and government forces over withdrawal of armed men from a Sanaa district, a close aide to the chief said. Under the terms of the agreement which comes into effect from Sunday at 0530 GMT, supporters of the tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar "will withdraw from public buildings they control" in Sanaa, AFP reported.
"The agreement states to end all forms of military presence" in Al-Hasaba, the northern neighbourhood of Sanaa, and "normalize the situation in this neighbourhood," a mediator said. The agreement was mediated after a truce came into effect on Friday in the bloody fighting, which left 68 dead.
Ahmar himself said on Friday that a truce was in effect in the capital.


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I started to do a bit a research and came across the AVS forums dedicated theater design & construction threads. At the time back in December SandmanX and a few others threads were at the top of the heap so I began to read & read & read I could not stop It was then I decided to build my own. My journey began back in January so I have many photos to upload. I just started hanging sheetrock so I'm on the down hill slide
I will begin adding all my photos up to where I am today in the next few days
Well the week after we got back my basement started leaking by code the builder has to put up foil faced insulated foam board on the wall so I could not see where it was coming from. I pulled off the foam which was glued on real well and I found a large crack running from the top of the foundation all the way to the bottom. It was super cold -0 and below the first weeks of December and warmed up into the 60's the last week. I think that is when it cracked and with all the melting snow the water came in not sure how it got past the outside membrane but it did. Needless to say our 1 year home warranty was up in October
Well I did some research and found some do-it-yourself foam & epoxy crack injection kits. The foam stuff works allot like gorilla glue its water activated. Here are a few links to kits I found if any of you ever have the same problems
Here are a few photos of the repaired crack
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I decided to pull down all the foam board and inspect all the walls and before I could even get started another leak formed. once I got the insulation off and fixed all the cracks. I decided I should cover the walls with a paint sealer. I had used the ugl drylock brand concrete block sealer on my grandmothers basement with poor results. I did a bit of digging and found this web site
I ended up ordering the Block & Wall 5 gallon buckets. The product is rubberized so if new cracks appears the paint is supposed to stretch with the crack. It was not cheap but gave me peace of mind knowing my cracks were fixed and my walls sealed as you can see this stuff was like pudding and it covered real well I did 3 coats
My room is 14 X 24 X 9 I have a ton more pics to upload so stay tuned
I have read through your thread and really like the colors your thinking of going with. looks like its gunna be a pretty sweet spot to kick back
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After reading some threads of members that had some water problems too and there solutions. I thought I would go one step further before I started framing in the walls. I put down a delta floor system in the area where the home theater will be located. Stage full of sand and water would be a bad combo plus it would be a real pain to take apart once built if it ever got wet. I only took a couple photos of this process not sure why I didn't include the sub flooring install too. Maybe I was to tired after carrying 12 sheets of sub floor down into the basement
Here is the area that will be the HT with the foam board reinstalled
A look toward the back side of the area
I wish that the furnace would have been about 2 foot further south then I could have been 16' wide but I got the wall as close to it as I could
delta going down with a foam underlayment on top. when I first put it down it made a ton of noise walking on it. I used the foam for good measure just in case
Here is the framed in theater area it is 14 x 24 x 9 I did a staggered stud wall along the utility room and two separate walls along the back
This is a look toward the screen wall
and the back. if you look closely you can see that I have framed in a large closet on the back side. this will house all my componets and HTPC
the staggerd stud wall along the furnace room. You can see the large steel beam I had to work around. It will be hidden in my soffets
Also the entrance
Sorry to rain on your parade. This is what I thought too. I started in february, I think I was done with the sheetrock the end of march. I figured I had 1 more month to finish the project. Here we are in July and I still have at least another month to go...
The build looks great! just remember to keep your patience!
Sorry to rain on your parade. This is what I thought too. I started in february, I think I was done with the sheetrock the end of march. I figured I had 1 more month to finish the project. Here we are in July and I still have at least another month to go...
The build looks great! just remember to keep your patience!
I gotta agree here. We are shooting for an October 1 opening - I have my doubts we'll get it done. Of course we are slow moving workers, and my accoustic plan is ambitious. Don't hang the projector, as they say.
Yup that really IS me in the avatar.
Mits 1000hdu projector
120" elite screen. I have since ordered a 12' wide 2:35 SMX screen but I will go into that later as to why I changed my mind
Not sure why I didnt take some screens of the projector in action. we hooked up our HD cable box and a old 5.1 bose set up and watched american idol it made the BOSS happy and gave me the green light to pretty much do what ever I want
I can get the 7th seat in the front row but it does not leave much room to get by
Here you can see I used the steel beam to run my conduit up to the screen wall
Here is where it ends in the closet behind the back wall of the HT
I had the closet all sheet rocked and then decided to add rear speakers for a 7.1 set up. I ended up tearing some down to add the new box
Do all of your chairs seem to work correctly? I have one where the leg support is a little loose, but I think I can fix it.
In this picture you can see my cold air return running across I will drop it down into my soffet
Sound board
Here bluesboy a picture says allot. This is my spare chair and its missing the screw on the other side
I had my father and a friend come over yesterday and help me hang the sheetrock on the ceiling we also green glued it. I know that is not the procedure but I have been having a tuff time finding willing payed slaves to help me so I did it while I had help.
ceiling finished
well when we got done I payed my friend $80.00 for helping and then he asked if he could work today. I said heck ya well needless to say he did not return my message I left him this morning theres no way I can lift 12' sheets of 5/8's up onto my drywall lift by myself. so I got to thinking while I was posting pictures this morning and this is what I came up with
Worked like a charm got 3 more hung. I am not sure I can do it this way with the green glue but Ill give it a try
I hope to finish up the sheetrock this weekend then comes the unpleasant task of Mudding. I was doing some research and USG is making a new product I bought a bucket to see if it really does work. I'm hoping it does
Great find on the seats!
Yup that really IS me in the avatar.
Yesterday I finished the first layer of sheetrock & caulked all the seams and corners Now onto the second layer with GG
I have been using these with the adjustable boxs. works like a charm
Its is coming along nicely I like your attention to detail Cutting corners seems to never be a good idea with these HT builds and your going about it the right way.
Looking forward to seeing more.
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Hey I wanted to ask you how those subs in your riser turned out? Do they work the way you thought they would
Today my father inlaw and I finished the 2 layers of 5/8 sheetrock with Green Glue
Now onto soffets and then Mudding
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German Economy Minister Werner Mueller began a three-day visit to Tehran Sunday, aimed at confirming the recent reopening of economic ties between Iran and Germany.
Mueller is accompanied by some 60 people, the largest German delegation to Iran since the Islamic revolution of 1979, including three members of the German parliament and a number of business leaders.
Mueller will open the German exhibition at the Tehran's 26th international fair and is due to meet his Iranian opposite number Hossein Namazi, Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh, and President Mohammad Khatami.
Mueller's trip follows an important visit to Germany in July by Khatami -- the first by an Iranian head of state to the country since the Shah in 1967.
That visit by Khatami marked the normalisation of bilateral ties which had been poisoned during the 1990s by the assassination of Iranian opposition Kurd leaders in Berlin and the detention of a German businessman in Tehran for allegedly having sexual relations with an Iranian woman.
According to official figures, trade volume between the two stood at $1.6 billion in 1999 -- $1.2 billion in German exports to Iran, and 0.4 billion in Iranian exports the other way.
That is around a third of the level back in 1992, but the German embassy said that in the first half of this year, German exports have risen by 24.7 percent and Iranian exports by 43.2 percent.
Germnay, which has a near monopoly in Iran on gear boxes for cars and buses, and exports tool-making and electronic equipment, is looking to broaden its trade. – (AFP)
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