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Argentina-Netherlands matchup brings back memories of World Cup corruption
The Netherlands have pretty much had their way with Argentina in international soccer matches over the years.
But it's never about quantity. It's about quality.
In eight matches between the two nations, Argentina has won only once while drawing three times.
That one win though was in the 1978 World Cup final, which was played in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The Albiceleste won 3-1 to win their first world championship.
That was an interesting World Cup for Argentina, to say the least.
A military coup occurred prior to the tournament, with Argentine president General Jorge Rafael Videla taking over government. There were human rights violations and hundreds of people disappeared. It was an unsettled situation with the military trying to control its people.
General Omar Actis, chairman of the World Cup organizing committee, was assassinated before the competition, supposedly because he was set to speak out about escalating costs of the tournament.
There was even a call for a tournament boycott. The nation that led the call was the Netherlands, the eventual finalists.
While the boycott didn't come to fruition, Germany's Paul Breitner and Dutch legend Johan Cruyff did not play in the tournament.
Some 30 years later, Cruyff finally spilled his guts on why he didn't compete. It had nothing to do with a protest against the Argentine government or the treatment of its citizens. Cruyff claims he was told that if he participated in Argentina, his family would be kidnapped.
Cruyff, in a radio interview, said the kidnapping attempt happened in Barcelona in 1977.
"I had a rifle at my head, I was tied up, my wife tied up, the children were in the apartment in Barcelona," he said.
He never explained how it ended, but for the next four months his family was placed under police protection.
The Dutch didn't really want to come to Argentina. And Argentina almost never made it to the knockout stages.
The Argentines needed a 4-0 win over Peru to move on. They won 6-0 and rumours began to swirl that a fix for either money or grain shipments had been arranged.
Years later, a Peruvian senator said that there was an arrangement made for Argentina to accept some political prisoners from Peru. The price was for Peru to lose large against Argentina.
The fact that Peru goalkeeper Ramon 'El Loco' Quiroga was born in Argentina did nothing to quell the rumours.
As surprising as this World Cup has been, don't expect any of those kinds of shenanigans.


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jaiort needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 65 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
We are a small Environmentally friendly commercial cleaning company.
We are growing up very fast.
We need:
Improvements to our existing logo.
A professional, clear and well organized design.
Design (no coding) of 9 pages with psd files.
Fresco Cleaning Services
We have a good logo, but we would like some improvements on it. Our name isn't enough visible. Although our logo identify our industry, it doesn't have a strong enough message about green cleaning.
Website Project:
Objectives of the website:
To show a professional image in cleaning services – corporative image
To be identified by our core values
To attract medium and large size clients into our area.
To retain clients in the website and drive them to request bids
To retain potential employees in the website and drive them to request employment (English and Spanish
To deliver useful information to our current clients
We are a small commercial cleaning company with a big potential of growing up. We have a well defined target market and a strategy plan.
We are more than an environmentally friendly commercial cleaning company.
Clients: property managers, facility managers, building owners, and construction companies.
Industries: Business and commerce, commercial real estate, education, government, health, industrial/manufacturing, museums, non-for-profit, and construction.
Our clients are located in the Maryland, Northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.
Complete and customized janitorial services
Recycling/Green services
Construction cleanup
Steam carpet and upholstery cleaning
Floor waxing and stripping
Pressure washing
Interior window cleaning
Our core value:
We consider our client our priority
We are a socially, environmentally and financially responsible company
We pursue knowledge and use technology to our client's advantage
We generate change by reinventing ourselves constantly
We value the persona and its development through team work
- Improvements to our existing logo.A professional, clear and well organized design.
- Design (no coding) of 9 pages with psd files and pictures.
• Home
• About us
• Services
• Our clients
• Why us
• Commercial cleaning tips
• Links
• Contact us
o Contact Form
o Google Map
o Contact Information• Employment/Empleo
o Espanol
o English
Professional image – Experienced companyUnique design – Differentiation from competitorsWe want a clean, fresh and formal design without effects.We want to be perceived as a customized janitorial serviceWe want to be associate with our name "Fresco".We want to be associate with Green CleaningWe don't want be associated with maid or residential services.We are flexiblePages must have the contact information. We need the psd files of our logo, 9 pages, pictures, and copyrights.
We need the copyrights of the pictures.
We recommend that the designer uses pictures from:
Reference and some of our competitors:
http://www.abm.com reference
http://www.janpro.com competitor
http://www.Multicorpcleaning.com local competitor
http://www.ltservicesinc.com local competitor
http://www.makroservices.com local competitor
We are members of:
U.S. Green Building Council
BSCAI – http://www.bscai.org
Building Service Contractors Association International
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Global Cleaning Association
We would like to exhibit logos from these associations
I liked these pictures.
- We don't want to be associated with maid or residential/apartment cleaning services.
- We don't want to be associated as a providers of small business companies.

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n. - A barrel or cask for liquor. 2
n. - An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry. 2
n. - A cart made close with boards; a tumbrel. 2
v. t. - To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in. 2
v. t. - To work upon in the manner of a cooper. 2
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Over the course of the years, we've been subjected to numerous doom and gloom studies from organisations like the MPAA, RIAA, and BSA, which contained figures supposedly coming from government sources. These reports would get widespread coverage in the media and would influence government policy regarding IP enforcement to a rather great degree.
Consequently, US Congress decided back in April 2009 to task the Government Accountability Office with investigating these reports to assess their validity. Released Monday, the report tears all of these reports to shreds, and I'm not overstating things here; the validity of each and every one of these reports is highly questionable, according to the GAO.
Of the three most often-cited studies, the GAO states that they "cannot be substantiated due to the absence of underlying studies. Each method (of measuring) has limitations, and most experts observed that it is difficult, if not impossible, to quantify the economy-wide impacts." They state that the oft-made assumption that each pirated product constitutes a lost sale is just an "assumption". Some figures used in the reports were attributed to the FBI, to which the FBI replied they have no records of said figures. Loosely translated: big content made them up.
Furthermore, the GAO even concludes that piracy may have a positive effect on the economy, for instance because it leaves consumers with more money to spend elsewhere. On top of that - and I personally believe this is a far more important aspect that gets deliberately neglected by the content industry - people may use illegal downloading to sample content. In other words, without such sampling, they would be buying less media, not more.
"Some experts we interviewed and literature we reviewed identified potential positive economic effects of counterfeiting and piracy. Some consumers may knowingly purchase a counterfeit or pirated product because it is less expensive than the genuine good or because the genuine good is unavailable, and they may experience positive effects from such purchases," the GAO concludes, "Consumers may use pirated goods to 'sample' music, movies, software, or electronic games before purchasing legitimate copies. [This] may lead to increased sales of legitimate goods."
Still, this doesn't mean piracy is not a problem - the GAO report calls it "sizeable" - it just means we haven't been able yet to really gauge its impact, contrary to what big content wants you (and your government) to believe.
This report will most likely quickly disappear out of view due to President Obama's close ties to big content and his support for ACTA. It seems that this is a battle the EU parliament will have to fight for the world, since individual member states in the EU certainly won't be doing anything (Hi France! Hi UK!), and I have little hope for Obama to step away from all that juicy MPAA/RIAA campaign money.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — It's no secret that Penn State includes a network of campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, but incoming students may not be fully aware of all the financial benefits attending a campus other than University Park may afford.
Location, location, location
Location is a selling point often used when talking about real estate, but the vicinity of a campus to a student's home also can be a major benefit when it comes time to choose where to enroll for college. With the combined costs of housing and meal plans ranging from almost $10,000 to more than $15,000 a year, commuting to a nearby campus can mean big savings off the overall cost associated with a college education.
Choosing a Penn State campus near home to begin college gives students the option of finishing a degree at that campus or using Penn State's 2+2 plan to finish their degree at University Park or another campus.
"Penn State does an amazing job of providing access by allowing students to start at a local campus at a reduced rate of tuition. That student can then move within the University to pursue their passion to finish at whichever campus location they desire which meets their needs via our 2+2 Plan."
— Clark V. Brigger, executive director for undergraduate admissions at Penn State
In addition to saving money on housing by living at home, students who attend a Penn State undergraduate campus other than University Park receive a discounted rate on tuition. This lower rate allows students to reap that savings for the number of years they remain at that campus, whether it is one, two or three years, or through graduation. Students will need to research what degrees are offered at each campus to make a determination on whether a degree can be finished at their initial campus or whether a transfer is necessary for the chosen curriculum.
"Penn State does an amazing job of providing access by allowing students to start at a local campus at a reduced rate of tuition," said Clark V. Brigger, executive director for undergraduate admissions at Penn State. "That student can then move within the University to pursue their passion to finish at whichever campus location they desire which meets their needs via our 2+2 Plan."
In 2016, Penn State continued its ongoing efforts to maintain access and affordability and did not increase tuition costs for resident students at eight of the 19 undergraduate Commonwealth Campuses, including Beaver, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango and Wilkes-Barre.
One program under Penn State President Eric Barron's initiative to promote an affordable and accessible education is the Pathway to Success: Summer Start (PaSSS) program, which allows selected students at many campuses the opportunity to get a head start on their first or second years of college by taking summer classes. PaSSS, an important element in Barron's program known as Plan4, provided up to $3,000 in scholarship money and an additional $400 book stipend to those students in 2016.
The nine campuses that offered PaSSS in 2016 were: Altoona, Beaver, Berks, Brandywine, Fayette, Hazleton, Schuylkill, Shenango and York.
In addition to University-wide initiatives, each Penn State campus has different scholarships and programs designed to help students afford college.
Below are examples of programs and scholarships at specific campuses:
For more information on applying to any Penn State campus or additional information on financial aid, go online to http://admissions.psu.edu/pennstate/campuses/ to select a preferred location.
To view the other stories in this series, go to
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Obituary published Oct. 11, 2012 in The Mexico Ledger
Larry Holt, 59, of Middletown, passed away October 7, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home in Silex. Burial will be in the Olney Cemetery. Visitation will be held on October 14, 2012 from 3-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Larry Holt was born July 30, 1953 in Troy, the son of Frank Forrest and Rose Marie (Shramek) Holt. On December 15, 1973 he married Shirley Smith in Elsberry. She survives. Other survivors include one daughter Christy Hall and husband Scott of Silex; two grandchildren Maddy Rose Hall and Hunter Holton Hall; one brother Jack Holt and wife Judy of Silex; four sisters, twin sister Mary Sullivan and husband Bob of Portland, Patsy Albart and husband George of Silex, Joyce Klein and husband Fred of Silex, Linda Briner of Troy and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and God Son Mike Holt.
He graduated from the Silex R-I High School in 1971 and continued to live and farm in the Silex/Olney area for over 40 years. Larry was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed sports of all kinds - watching football, basketball, baseball and golf. He also enjoyed playing golf, hunting, fishing and all kinds of gambling. His favorite vacation spot was in southern Florida. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be Ed Mudd, Steve (Toad) Mudd, John Haines, Marlowe Wing, Jimmy Colbert and Billy Mudd. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Maddy Hall, Hunter Hall, Scott Hall, Jack Holt, Paul Squires, Orville (Bud) Reinwald, Gary Duvel, Ed Haines, Floyd Norton and John Spangler Jr.
Memorials may be made to the Maddy Rose Hall and Hunter Hall Education Fund in care of Mudd Veach Funeral Home, 606 W. Main, Bowling Green. MO 63334 or to the Olney Cemetery Association.
Online condolences may be left at www.muddveach.com


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MADRID (AP) — Police officers from across Spain are protesting the government austerity measures affecting them, including frozen pensions and the elimination of their Christmas bonus.
More than 5,000 people paraded Saturday to the Interior Ministry building in Madrid, blowing whistles and shouting slogans.
Jose Maria Benito, a spokesman for Spain's Unified Police Union, said "we are here to tell the government that security has to be its priority."
Benito said police were worried that budget cuts meant that working conditions were more precarious, that law enforcement equipment was not adequate and that the 15,000 officers who had left the force were not being replaced.
He said "in socially convulsive times, we need an adequate police response."


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Funny Articles
The 18 Types Of Internet Trolls
The first rule of forums, chat rooms and bulletin boards is: DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. If you feed them, they grow. If you starve them, they wither up and die.
However, sometimes it's hard to tell you've been trolled until you're in a keyboard lather. Protect your sanity and reputation with this useful guide to 18 kinds of internet trolls.
1. The Rabid Flamer
This guy likes to make trouble for his own amusement. If nothing particularly nasty is going on, he'll whip out his flamethrower and burn everyone in his path, especially denizens of parenting or pets chat rooms.
2. The Priggish Grammar Troll
No matter what the discussion is about, the Priggish Grammar Troll will ignore the argument and pick on the one word you used incorrectly, like "alot" or misuses of "they're," "their" and "there."
3. The Crybaby
If someone says something mean to the Crybaby, she'll become hysterical and swear she's never coming back to the board. Of course, you'll see her three days later when she slinks back for more abuse. The Crybaby often tells on you to the mods and swears she's going to get you banned.
4. The Never-Give-Up, Never-Surrender Troll
This troll is ALWAYS right and will battle to the death to prove it. There's no point in trying to fight her. If she can't back something up with reality, she'll make something up, just to show you how wrong you are.
5. The Retroactive Stalker
The Retroactive Stalker will go back in time to find every cragislist post you ever made until he finds something embarrassing you said, even if you posted it three years ago. After that, whenever you post anything new, the Retroactive Stalker will link to the old post(s) in an effort to discredit you.
6. The Lame Teenager
The Lame Teenager responds with clever sayings like, "I know you are, but what am I?" and "I'm rubber and you're glue…" Warning: Sometimes the Lame Teenager is really a 40-year-old guy who can't think of anything better to say.
7. The Self-Feeding Troll
This guy likes to argue, even when everyone else in the fo tells him he's wrong. Without support from his nonexistent friends, he changes handles—or makes up new ones—to show the fo how loved he is.
8. The Bored Hater
This guy loves to make problems, usually out of sheer boredom. His posts are vile and hideous for no other reason than riling up total strangers. His arsenal includes racism, sexism, homophobia and religious intolerance.
9. Nellie McNeggerson
Nellie likes to show her displeasure by negging every craigslist post you make, regardless of its content. If you say, "cool!" she'll neg you. If you say "thanks!" she'll neg you. She might even create multiple accounts so she can neg you four or five times.
10. The Sharing Troll
Also known as the TOU Violator, this psycho will find out your personal information and post it on message boards when you anger him. For example, when he's being an ass to someone and you step in to tell him to knock it off, he'll use your real name or post your address.
11. The Profane Screamer
If someone says something even remotely critical of the Profane Screamer, he'll TYPE IN ALL CAPS, telling you what a @#$# you are and insulting your mom. The Profane Screamer is often a noob and often turns into The Crybaby.
12. The White Knight
If the White Knight thinks someone hurts someone's feelings, he'll put on his shiny armor and joust for honor and goodness … even if the "attacked" person tells him to shut up.
13. The Expert
The Expert knows everything about everything and loves to share his knowledge. He's a lawyer, a doctor, a senator, a pro-ball player, a historian, an engineer … in reality, of course, he's an unemployed temp living with his mom.
14. The Spoiler
The Spoiler likes to ruin people's days. On the film fo, he gives away endings ("He was dead the whole time!"). On sports sites, he posts the final scores.
15. The Fraud
Also known as the Romance Scammer or the Deposed Nigerian Prince, the fraud takes pleasure in robbing people of their cash or self respect. If your friends warn you that something seems hinky, PAY ATTENTION!
16. The Flooder
The Flooder tries to break forums by posting the same lame thing (LOL! ROTFL!) over and over and over and over and over and over…
17. The Liar
The Liar is the most common troll. He loves to lure in brainless high-school girls by pretending he's a romantic 20-year-old sensitive poet. The Liar is fairly harmless—as long as you don't set up an IRL meet-up.
18. The Stalker
The Stalker is the only truly dangerous troll. He'll hack your computer, post your SSN on the Internet and find you IRL. 4Chan is filled with Stalkers, but fortunately they usually only amass when someone hurts a kitten or yells at a little kid.
Now that you know all about Internet trolls, remember:
Do you have a "favorite" Internet troll? Tell us about him in the comments!


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Liberal Hawks Reconsider the Iraq War
Thanks to all seven of you all for contributing to what has been, at last for me, an illuminating and at times agonizing conversation. All week, I've found myself persuaded back and forth by your various arguments. And I very much second George Packer's commendation. The spirit of rigorous self-criticism is alive and well here, if nowhere else among supporters of the war.
For my part, I have indeed changed my mind this week. I no longer think I was correct to support Bush's invasion of Iraq last March. That's hard for me to say, since as I noted at the outset, I've itched to depose Saddam Hussein by violent means, since 1991. But Bush was the wrong president to do it, and last year was the wrong moment—based on problems I didn't perceive clearly enough because of my impatience to see our unfinished business in Iraq finally completed.
The first factor impelling me to change my mind is the emerging picture of the dishonesty involved in getting the public to support the war. Members of the Bush administration truly thought Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, as did the vast majority of its critics. But the administration contributed to the general misapprehension by suborning intelligence, exaggerating evidence, and amplifying unreliable data in ways that, as Ken Pollack has depicted, amount to deception. They did this because, absent a powerful fear of Saddam's WMD, the American people would not have supported the invasion. A democracy must not be led to war on the basis of deceit, even if the unarticulated reasons for going war remain persuasive to many of us.
I don't fault myself much for being wrong about the weapons. Perhaps I should have been more suspicious, but if Ken and other experts couldn't see through the flaws in the Bush administration's evidence, I don't see how I could have. It was a very strong argument for war that turns out to have to be almost completely wrong.
The other reason I have changed my mind is that, as I indicated yesterday, I don't think it stands up well to cost-benefit analysis available at the outset. I think that the benefits could have outweighed the costs if the Bush administration had proceeded multilaterally and on the basis of prudent contingency planning. But it should have been possible to see a year ago that Bush was going to proceed in precisely the self-undermining way he did. Unilateralism was the president's policy. The liberation fantasy that caused so much additional damage to the already wrecked society of Iraq was the obvious underpinning of the Pentagon's postwar plan.
Here I do fault myself, for not better recognizing the evident character of this administration. Another president might have taken us to war in a basically prudent and honest way. This one was not competent to do so. Facing a continuing tragedy in Iraq, but no emergency, we should have waited for a leader capable of reasoning about our security priorities and working more effectively with countries we need as allies in the fight against Islamic terrorism.
Mistake or no, we must all live with the consequences of our decision. One point we all seem to agree on is that America must stay and finish what it started. A functional, democratic state in Iraq that exerted a positive influence on the region would go a long way toward vindicating the liberal hawks. I'm less optimistic about this outcome than Tom Friedman. But if such a nation emerges, no one will be more pleased about it than I.


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STOCKTON - A photo identification is affixed to Matthew Cirimele's left shoulder as he marches from classroom to classroom at Colonial Heights Elementary on a recent Monday morning.
STOCKTON - A photo identification is affixed to Matthew Cirimele's left shoulder as he marches from classroom to classroom at Colonial Heights Elementary on a recent Monday morning.
His job title, displayed in bold type on his ID badge, is one of a kind in Lincoln Unified and maybe anywhere: Reader.
Cirimele, 28, volunteers weekly to read books to the children at the elementary school where he once roamed as a pupil himself, enrolled in the school's highly successful autism inclusion program.
As he read, his controlled voice booms to the back of the room, sometimes in an animated voice for each of the characters
To one class, he reads a Curious George book. The next class will hear a Peter Pan story. The children are consumed. In this moment, Cirimele is in his element. He's an entertainer with a schedule to keep. He won't disappoint.
"Today, I brought 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' Donald Duck, 'Peter Pan' and 'Curious George Goes to an Amusement Park,' " said Cirimele, who, although he is in his late 20s, has the mental make-up of a preteen. "I go to the office first, and usually, they type up a schedule so that I know exactly where to go."
With the help of his mother, Ann Cirimele, Matthew Cirimele has become a model of what a successful person with autism can become. He's articulate and helpful, and he has found purpose reading to schoolchildren. It's a job of sorts that requires responsibility and skills, even if there's no pay. He also is a key figure in The Advocates, a Stockton-based singing group composed of people with developmental disabilities, which performs at various times throughout the year, including at the Asparagus Festival.
Ann Cirimele said her son's becoming a leader in the singing group.
Stories such as Matthew Cirimele's are not as common as some believe should be. While the autism community is hard at work trying to create a system that will find jobs, college programs and housing to handle an influx of adults, services for people older than 22 are lacking, according to autism advocates.
"In the next 10 years, we have a million people (with autism) coming into the adult world," said Matt Asner, executive director of the Autism Speaks California chapter. "People need to start thinking about transition as soon as possible. I heard a quote before, that people need to stop looking at children with autism as children, but as future adults with autism."
Asner, who has a brother and a son with autism, said the state and country are ill prepared to take on the great demand expected when 1 in 88 children being diagnosed with autism reach adulthood.
"It's invisible unless it affects you directly," Asner said. "That's the problem. People don't see it unless it affects them."
It's slow going, but change in adult services is on the way.
Colleges, such as California State University, Northridge, have been accepting students with developmental disabilities on individual education plans that will provide them aides, tutoring and other help along the way. That's a start, Asner said.
Local groups, such as the Stockton and Modesto-based Central Valley Autism Project, are also working to create more services and job opportunities at the local level. There are thousands of autism cases in San Joaquin County.
"There's a bubble of individuals who have moved through the teenage years into adulthood, and finding services for them is really a challenge," said Mila Amerine Dickens, director of the Central Valley Autism Project. "It's very important to help adults with autism find jobs; meaningful jobs that really do contribute to society, their own self worth, and to sustain themselves hopefully long term."
Asner said people with autism are likely to be hardworking and extremely loyal to their companies. Parents need to be involved, however, and plan for the eventual transition to adulthood as soon as they can, he said.
Planning for adult transition is as daunting a task as when a child is first diagnosed, Asner said.
"Every parent with a 10-year-old child that has been diagnosed with autism is thinking, 'What the heck am I going to do?' " he said.
Transition means more than college applications or vocational training. It might mean parents cutting the cord on their children's dependency far before they turn 18 so they can obtain Social Security benefits sooner, Ann Cirimele said. Some families will need to declare that their children are unable to take care of themselves, so they then can take conservatorship of their children's finances and future decision making.
Families with autistic teenagers should start planning for adulthood before the age of 15, according to Autism Speaks.
Asner said Autism Speaks is promoting housing projects for the developmentally disabled. He predicts a business model for nursing homes that cater to people with developmental disabilities is imminent, as many will undoubtedly outlive their parents.
"What we don't want to start doing is to start putting square pegs in round holes," he said. "Some won't go to college. ... Some won't be able to get a job. But what we have to start doing as parents is finding a pathway that is going to make our children (with autism) happy. When you think about it, we as parents think about what we want for our children. But it's not. It's what we want for us. If there's something that makes your child with autism happy, embrace it."
Asner's words couldn't describe the Cirimele family better.
"Matt loves his jobs, even though they are volunteer," Ann Cirimele said, noting that Matthew considers his role on The Advocates a job. "He's so religious about doing his jobs and being on time. He really is a happy camper."
Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lodiblog.


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Stellar gains in equity markets do not necessarily signal the start of a long-term bull trend, billionaire investor Jim Rogers told CNBC's "The Kudlow Report," adding that the rally in stocks is just the result of ultra-easy monetary policy by the world's major central banks.
"I am short bonds, but I'm not sure there is going to be a long-term bull market in stocks. There is a lot of money printing," Rogers said. "So this (the rally) is artificial."
(Read More: Why 10-Year Notes Could Suffer a Dramatic Sell-Off)
Since the start of the year, the S&P 500 stock index has gained more than six percent, while the yield on benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasurys has crept higher as investors dump safe-haven assets and snap up riskier ones amid a generally improving outlook for the global economy.
That trend has led some commentators to bet on the start of "Great Rotation" out of bonds and into equity markets.


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NEW YORK Yum Brands (YUM) warned that it expects profit for the year to decline as the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell works to recover from a controversy over its chicken suppliers in China.
The company, based in Louisville, Ky., gave the grim forecast after its profit in the fourth quarter declined 5 percent, with a key sales figure in China dropping more than the company had forecast.
- Quiznos expands into Mexico
- Taco Bell to introduce new snacks
- Doritos to roll out "Taco Bell" flavor chips
Since an investigation aired on national Chinese television on Dec. 18, Yum has been dealing with an "onslaught of negative media attention" over its chicken suppliers, said spokesman Jonathan Blum said. The TV station had reported that Yum's suppliers were ignoring regulations and giving chickens unapproved levels of antibiotics.
A government investigation into the issue was concluded on Jan. 25 and Yum has agreed to adopt measures to strengthen its oversight of suppliers. But the company says it will take time to recover.
"Our primary emphasis now is to rebuild consumer confidence and sales in China," Blum said, noting that the company plans to mount a "brand reputation" campaign in coming weeks.
For the fourth quarter, a key sales figure fell 8 percent in China, more than the 6 percent decline the company had forecast. It marked the first decline in the region since 2009.
Even though Yum has far more locations in the U.S., its business in China is far more profitable because the cost of doing business there is less. Yum is the biggest Western fast-food chain in China, with about 5,400 locations. The nation's economic growth had until now been a boon for Yum, helping it register an annual profit growth of at least 10 percent over the last several years.
For the period ended Dec. 29, Yum said net income fell to $337 million, or 72 cents per share. That's compared with $356 million, or 75 cents per share, a year ago. Not including one-time items, it earned 83 cents per share.
Revenue rose 1 percent to $3.59 billion.
Analysts expected a profit of 82 cents per share on revenue of $4.13 billion.
In the U.S., sales at restaurants open at least a year rose 3 percent, driven by a 5 percent increase at Taco Bell and a 4 percent increase at KFC. At Pizza Hut, the figure fell 1 percent.


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Raise you hand if you have been bummed out all day after finding out that Bonny's would be closing this weekend. Quite frankly, I haven't been this sad about a bar closing since Sonotheque. Bars and restaurants close all the time in Chicago, but when it's one that you frequent, it hits you in the gut. I have danced at Bonny's to the point where I sweated through my shoes. I've made out in the bathroom. I've watched a lot of women wait ridiculously long amounts of time to use the bathroom because like 4 girls were in there at once doing God knows what. (What's the deal with that, by the way? Is it a cocaine thing?) Last night, I even DJ'ed there. The bartender and a small group of us talked about well whiskey and how sometimes it's better than the expensive stuff. Then a guy bought me a shot of Malort and I danced to Ginuwine. I love that damn place.
Seriously, it got me thinking though: What makes a quality bar? Is it the staff? The ability to get a drink as quickly as possible? Should they serve food? A variety of "bombs"? People with way more insight to the back-end of the nightlife business always point to iron-clad rules like "The place shouldn't have TV's" or "they shouldn't have one of those engine-looking contraptions that dispense Jagermeister" or something of that nature. I'm not an expert, but I'm willing to put my time logged in bars up against anyone in Chicago. Here are a few of my observations into what makes a great spot.
Diversity: I hope I'm not shocking anyone by mentioning that Chicago is a segregated city. Any opportunity to destroy that should not only appreciated, it should be embraced. White, black, brown, gay, straight, Logan Square hipster to Lincoln Park bro. A quality bar should not only be frequented by these types all-drinking together, it should be crammed to the gills with them.
There's no pressure: Bars that are super high-intensity all the time are tiring. Bars that are pitch-black and filled with lifers glued to their chairs are depressing. You've got to have a balance. Chill if you want, go nuts if you feel. Premium watering holes shouldn't make you have to choose.
Quality hooch: I appreciate craft cocktails, but super intense mixology and a guy with his tie tucked into his vest aren't necessary in a great bar. Have a solid beer list. Have the alcohol on hand to make basic cocktails. Show love to the local brewers/distillers and showcase their works. Don't serve anything whipped-cream flavored. (Note: Wine is a toss-up. I'm of the mindset that wine bars are their own beasts and should be differentiated and attended separately. If you ask for wine in a bar, you shouldn't bitch if it isn't a Chateau d'Yquem. Be happy it wasn't served out of a bag.)
The music doesn't suck: Be it a well-stocked jukebox or a DJ who doesn't play "Levels", music is so important. Nothing piped-in, no pre-approved playlists. If the bar is a chill mood, then let it be chill. If it's time to do the damn thing, then let's get it going. Music is a non-negotiable. Gotta have it.
Character! : Bars are more fun when they're filled with interesting people on staff. My favorite bar in Chicago is Rossi's Liquors on State. Most of that reason is because of Desiree, the bartender. She takes approximately .0005% shit from anybody and will curse you out, yet is the sweetest person in the world at the same time. People like her make you want to come back to a spot. IDGAF how hot a bartender is, but I do care how weak they make my whiskey soda. Be interesting, you get my $$$.
So here's a toast to Bonny's. I hope some other spot picks up the reigns and gives us all plenty of hangovers to come.
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A federal judge in Oregon ruled on Aug. 20 that the Vatican was not the employer of a priest accused of molestation and dismissed a 10-year effort to hold the Holy See liable for sexual abuse. A lawsuit filed by a Portland area man argued the Vatican was partly responsible for his molestation in the 1960s. But U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman said he could not find an employment link in the facts and therefore, under the sovereign immunity law, the U.S. court had no jurisdiction. Jeff Anderson, attorney for the plaintiff, said in a press release that his client would appeal. "The judge's thoughtful remarks from the bench clearly expressed his difficulty in deciding the case," Anderson said. But an attorney representing the Vatican called Anderson's statement misleading: "[Judge Mosman] did not say it was a close call on whether Ronan was an employee." On this central point, "he said the plaintiffs had not really produced any solid facts to support their theory."
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50 years ago this week: James Gewin, son of federal Judge Walter P. Gewin, survived after his car along with another was swept off Highway 150 about four miles east of Bessemer in a flash flood after a break in a dam. A companion, Mike Chapman of Tulsa, Okla., died in the water.
James Gewin, son of federal Judge Walter P. Gewin, survived after his car along with another was swept off Highway 150 about four miles east of Bessemer in a flash flood after a break in a dam. A companion, Mike Chapman of Tulsa, Okla., died in the water.
Mrs. H.D. Billingsley, wife of the late H.D. Billingsley, who served as chief of police of Tuscaloosa for 25 years, died at 87.
The Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce approved a new vice president, C.D. (Cliff) Davenport of Cherokee Village, Ark.
The Capri Theater, formerly The Ritz, at 607 Greensboro Ave. opened after the theater was renovated and furnished with new equipment. Showing was Connie Francis in "Follow the Boys."
Attorneys for University of Alabama football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant filed a $5 million libel suit against the publishers of the Saturday Evening Post, alleging that Bryant was damaged by the Post's article on March 23, "The Story of a College Football Fix," in which the magazine accused Bryant and former Georgia coach Wally Butts of conspiring to fix the 1962 Georgia-Alabama game.
A research grant was awarded to Hale Memorial Hospital and the Bureau of Laboratories of the Alabama Department of Public Health for a three-year investigation into the growing problem of respiratory diseases.
Sixty people, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested in Birmingham in a freedom march led by King, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy.
City Councilman Jerry Plott called for the firing of Public Works Superintendent W.D. Lawley. Councilman Ed Montgomery, chairman of the Public Utilities Committee, repeated his assertion that the garbage department "is out of control" and said he did not believe that Lawley could rein in soaring expenses that were costing the city nearly $2 million a year.
A Coker man, Jack C. Pate, described by a U.S. attorney as a "drug kingpin," was arrested by U.S. marshals, who confiscated nearly half a million dollars in property he was accused of buying with his profits. Pate, his wife and two other men were charged with running a large-scale marijuana and cocaine importation and distribution ring in the Tuscaloosa area.
A 38-year-old Huntsville woman, Mildred Arnold Hughes Trammell, went on trial. She was charged with plotting the murder of her mother, Joan Warner Van Zele, to inherit $2 million from the Gulf States Paper Corp. fortune. The former Tuscaloosa debutante was convicted of four charges of using interstate telephone calls to arrange the murder of her mother and faced a maximum of 20 years in prison.
A two-day search for a counterfeiter ended when Travis Leon Jackson flooded his motel room by allegedly trying to flush counterfeit money down the toilet.
City schools superintendent Louise Crawford took a public stand, agreeing with Black Elected Officials of Tuscaloosa County that Central High School should be moved to west Tuscaloosa.
UA gymnasts earned a spot in the NCAA championships, dazzling the team's competition in the Central Regional meet in Coleman Coliseum.
Construction of a new southwestern school near Coker would begin later in the month, but it remained unclear how the school system would pay for it.
The son of former Fire College director Bill Langston agreed to plead guilty to charges that his father continued to deny: that he had a bogus $66,000 job as a consultant with Gadsden State Community College from October 2003 to September 2004. William Langston Jr. would plead guilty to conspiracy and two counts of mail fraud, and he agreed to repay money earned from the job.
The former location of 12 Steakhouse on the Strip soon would become the home of the Thai restaurant Surin.
Former Alabama player George Pugh, who played under Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, became the new head football coach at Paul W. Bryant High School.
The federal Bureau of Prisons approved a new prison in Aliceville that would cost the state $200 million and house 1,400 inmates.
Bibb County native Cora Gentry, perhaps the oldest woman in Alabama, died three days before her 111th birthday.
A crowd estimated at 78,000 converged at Bryant-Denny Stadium for A-Day.
Authorities continued to search for a convicted murderer, Timothy Richards, 42, who escaped from the minimum security state prison farm near Greensboro. Richards was captured later in the week in Ohio.
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department added two trained paramedics to its day shift to assist in medical emergencies when volunteer firefighters are at work.
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The iPad is a fantastic tool for the world of education. I have used mine to track assignments, take notes, record lectures, read and annotate textbooks, study for exams, do research and much more. Now that I have graduated, however, it is time to put my iPad to new use as I look into graduate school – studying for the GRE.
As I began my search for apps to utilize for this purpose, I began to wonder what kind of apps existed for all the various standardized tests that we might encounter. This round-up contains some of my findings – a list of some apps designed for specific tests as well as some apps for more general preparation. Read on to learn about some of the best apps that I found.


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EAST LAKE � Successful anglers always come prepared, no matter what river or lake they might be fishing.
When fishing East Lake, at 6,381 feet in elevation in the Newberry Volcanic National Monument east of La Pine, it is especially crucial to come armed with all types of gear.
The lake features a variety of depths (from 12 to 200 feet) and a multitude of stocked fish species: rainbow trout, brown trout, kokanee and Atlantic salmon. Catching all four species in one day is unofficially called the �East Lake Slam.�
We had no illusions about accomplishing such a feat on a recent Thursday, the first warm, sunny day in a couple of weeks. Frank Cariglia, a guide for Garrison�s Guide Service in Sunriver, and I knew it might be slow fishing as the bugs took their time emerging and the fish came out of their rain-soaked doldrums.
Cariglia motored his boat from the ramp and we headed for an area called �the hump,� a resurgent dome under the water known to produce massive bug hatches and hold sizable fish representing all four species. The area near the East Lake Campground is no secret � we were one of the first boats there by 8:30 a.m., but by 11 o�clock, I counted 21 boats surrounding us.
The plan was to fly-fish, using chironomids or callibaetis patterns below the surface. But as Cariglia rigged the rods, we set up a couple of spin rods with a worm and a marshmallow. Within 15 minutes, Cariglia had a plump 15-inch rainbow trout in the boat.
�That tells me they�re under us and they�re hungry,� Cariglia said. �If the bugs come out, we�re gonna kill �em.�
But the bugs did not seem to matter. The next hour and a half was a blur as we reeled in fish after fish � 10 altogether � on the worm and marshmallow. The 10th fish was a brown trout, giving us the East Lake Slam by 10 a.m. Most of the fish were rainbows and Atlantics, but we had also landed a kokanee.
Cariglia was so busy reeling and netting, he never even got the fly rods rigged before we achieved the slam.
Just after landing our 10th fish, a bald eagle swooped down onto the surface of the water and grabbed a fish in its talons. An osprey flew after the eagle, perhaps hoping for a steal.
The wildlife skirmish was some of the best action we would encounter for the remainder of the day.
By noon, things had slowed down dramatically. With no more luck on the worms, we switched to fly-fishing with callibaetis patterns on intermediate sinking line. Soon I had landed three kokanee on the fly.
We released most of the fish we caught but kept two kokanee, which are landlocked sockeye salmon that make for fine table fare.
We wind-drifted callibaetis back to the boat ramp, hoping to land some more kokanee, but we had no more luck. We finished the day with 17 fish, most of them taken in the morning on a worm and a marshmallow.
�We slammed it,� Cariglia said. �A beautiful day. How much faster can you get up on them? Two limits and a slam in an hour and a half � and then it just stopped. We figured it out quickly.�
The fish we landed were not small, either. They ranged from 14 to 18 inches long and were mostly plump, although the Atlantic salmon tended to be less so.
�We had big, fat fish all day,� Cariglia said. �Where I set up was no accident. I thought the hump was where they�d be.�
If he had not brought the bait and spinning gear, it might have been a slow day, proving it pays to come prepared to both bait fish and fly fish. Some days, fly anglers have the most luck, but this did not appear to be one of those days.
�Why limit yourself?� Cariglia asked. �We got up here, and it was too windy to fly-fish. I was getting the rods ready, but it just started happening. I couldn�t even get the fly rods ready. But the fly-fishing will pick up as (the temperature) gets hotter.�
That day marked the start of the current Central Oregon heat wave, so fly-fishing has no doubt been picking up on East Lake and other Central Oregon water bodies as the bugs become more active.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife�s removal of the invasive tui chub in East Lake has helped the fishery there as well.
In the fourth year of a five-year plan to improve fishing on East Lake, the ODFW has been trapping and removing more tui chub from the lake. The invasive species has harmed the rainbow trout fishery by competing with young trout for food sources, according to Brett Hodgson, a Bend-based fisheries biologist for the ODFW.
The ODFW has also attempted to keep the remaining population of tui chub in check by stocking in East Lake a more aggressive strain of rainbow trout (from the Blackwater River in British Columbia) that eats the chub.
We caught no chub, but we did land every other species in the lake � because we were prepared to adapt to what the fish wanted.
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A dog lives in a kennel. A chicken lives in a coop. And innovation, it seems, lives in a hub. Innovation hubs are increasingly a feature of urban development as planners work to spice up economic and employment prospects with an environment dedicated to fostering invention. These environments can range from company departments or single, multi-tenant buildings, often termed incubators, to entire geographical regions, called clusters.
Most, however, are "dense webs of interconnected technology companies, customers, and suppliers," to use a definition from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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What makes these environments a success? Unlike manufacturing, where the raw materials are usually easy to identify, the basic ingredients for corporate creativity are hard to pin down. But putting people together appears to be critical.
"Ideas are like germs. The closer you are, the more likely they are to transmit," says Patrick Hussey, the chief communications officer at Crowdrooster, a hardware creation platform based at Makerversity, a technology hub in London, England.
Professor Vikas Shah, the co-president of TiE UK North, which runs a technology incubator called Founders Dock in Manchester, United Kingdom, agrees. "Entrepreneurship is not an island," he says.
"You have to create an ecosystem that fosters entrepreneurship and also allows for the cross-fertilization of ideas and skills."
It is also useful to be close to academic centers with creative talent. Louize Clarke, co-founder of Connecting Thames Valley Tech, which supports innovation hubs in the south of England, says this has been pivotal in four regional clusters close to London.
"A big part of the success of the region's tech hubs is due to an ecosystem where academic and research institutions intersect with a strong business community," she says.
Similar to those in the San Francisco Bay area, the Thames Valley hubs also no doubt benefit from their proximity to a major urban center, London. But being close to a major city is not always an advantage.
Just ask John Williams, chief technology officer at Amplience, a multi-channel media startup that shunned a London location in favor of a hub called Digital City, in Teesside, northeast England.
"Access to technical talent is crucial for a digital start-up, but this can be difficult in London," he says. "Fierce competition for developers combined with the cost of London living means that wages are inflated and the best candidates are more expensive and harder to reach."
No matter the location, it helps to be close to sources of funding, such as venture capital and private equity partners, and professional services firms, covering areas such as accounting, law, and public relations.
As Didier Hoch, executive chairman of Biovision, a global life sciences forum based in Lyon, France, says: "Our experience leads us to believe that the main requirement for a successful hub is the ability to combine technical, managerial, and investment expertise in one location."
Three Places to Watch for Emerging Innovation
Where might tomorrow's innovators be based? Patrick Hussey of Crowdrooster tips these three locations as ones to watch for emerging innovation.
- Berlin: with a vibrant design community and bags of culture, creativity in the German capital is "not just about technology," says Hussey.
- Tel Aviv: Israel's financial center "already has an exciting startup scene," comments Hussey, with valuable connections to China.
- Lagos: Nigeria's most populous city might seem a strange choice but, says Hussey: "I'm interested in emerging hubs and would like to work with people who are not just in the so-called first world."
There could be one further important ingredient. Hussey, of Crowdrooster, says: "You've got to have founding, anchor companies with people who are really good. A technologically competent and socially competent pollinator figure is crucial."
It also goes without saying that any innovation hub needs to offer an attractive working environment and top-notch infrastructure, particularly in terms of network connectivity.
But ironically, the spread of high-speed broadband connections is perhaps the main thing that could one day render innovation hubs obsolete.
"Things like WebEx bring the world closer," says Guy Mucklow, chief executive of the postal address application firm Postcode Anywhere, an online business which has achieved global success from a base in Worcester, England, far from any innovation hub.
"I can see the benefit of clustering, don't get me wrong," he adds. "But often these hubs become very expensive. Rents in Shoreditch, near Tech City, have gone up 40 percent since 2011. With network technology, now you can run your business from just about anywhere."
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K-Staters participate in Kansas Professional Communicators conference
Several K-Staters participated in the Kansas Professional Communicators annual conference on April 27 in Manhattan.
Carol Hockersmith, senior administrative assistant in the dean's office of Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology; Gloria Freeland, K-State assistant professor of journalism and mass communications; and Penny Wika, a Wamego Times freelance journalist, organized the conference, which was at the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Hilton Garden Inn.
Among speakers were Jane Marshall, instructor of hospitality management and dietetics and communications coordinator for the College of Human Ecology; Melissa Morris, social media specialist with the Division of Communications and Marketing; Kristin Brighton, principal at New Boston Creative Group in Manhattan; Pamela Kulokas, outreach coordinator for the Flint Hills Discovery Center; and David Procter, director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy. Bretton Ater, K-State senior in journalism and mass communications, gave a tour of the Flint Hills Discovery Center, where he is an outreach intern.
Jena Sauber, K-State junior in journalism and mass communications, was awarded a $500 Kansas Professional Communicators scholarship at the evening banquet.
Winners in the 2013 Kansas Professional Communicators contest were also announced during the conference. Gloria Freeland won second place in column writing for her online column, "Kansas Snapshots."
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Architecture Photography: Shooting Space
Class meets on four Tuesdays: October 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th, from 4:30–6:30 pm
The magic of architecture is in the created space. In this class we'll discover architectural spaces at various locations in our city and learn to create photographs that highlight the power of the space and the structure. We'll learn to understand each built environment in an effort to create photography that distills the essence of the architecture, improving lighting and compositional shooting techniques while we explore form, shape, line, and color along the way. Join us as we create architectural photography!
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
What to bring to class:
Suggested Pre-requisites:
Working knowledge of your camera including how to adjust shutter speed, aperture, film speed and light metering.
Early registration (August 16th–22nd) is for HCP members only.
Registration for the general public begins Wednesday, August 23rd.
Current HCP Members log in to register for the discounted price.


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Irish pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott announced today it will lay off 88 employees at its Rockaway location.
The news, first reported by The Star-Ledger, comes a day after the company closed the transaction that saw it acquired by Parsippany-based Actavis in an $8.5 billion stock swap.
Layoffs will be effective at the end of November, to comply with New Jersey's WARN — worker adjustment and retraining notification — regulations.
The deal was first discussed between the companies in mid-May and confirmed a week later.
The acquisition had recently cleared a flurry of regulatory hurdles, including the divestiture of four Actavis products to Amneal Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed sum. The combined companies anticipate $11 billion in combined 2013 revenue.
The deal "more than doubles Actavis' Specialty Brands portfolio and delivers an industry leading pipeline with more than 25 products in various stages of development," Actavis CEO Paul Bisaro said in a statement Monday.
Four Chilcott board members will join the Actavis board following the acquisition: James Bloem, senior vice president and chief financial officer and treasurer of Humana Inc.; Tamar Howson, a corporate business development and strategy consultant to biopharmaceutical companies; John King, former nonexecutive chairman of Chilcott's board; and Patrick O'Sullivan, a Chilcott director since 2009.


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BiographyDr. Leary moved to Purdue on July 1, 2005 and became the SVM (School of Veterinary Medicine) Endowed Professor of Nanomedicine and a tenured full professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. He is also a Member of the Bindley Biosciences Center, Birck Nanotechnology Center, and the Oncological Science at Discovery Park where his laboratories are located. He is also a Member of the Purdue Cancer Center. For the previous 10 years Dr. Leary was a tenured Professor of Internal Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), Pathology, Biophysics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics as well as an Assistant Director of the Biomedical Engineering Center, an Affiliated Senior Scientist in the Sealy Centers for Molecular Sciences, Structural Biology, Cancer Cell Biology, Vaccine Development, and the Program in Bioinformatics. He also served as Assistant Vice President of Research for Advanced Technology. Prior to this position Dr. Leary was an Assistant and Associate Professor of Experimental Pathology at the University of Rochester Medical School. Dr. Leary's research and teaching career as a professor spans more than 27 years. His original training includes an aerospace engineering degree from M.I.T., postgraduate work in astrophysics and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Penn State University with a postdoctoral fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His research has been continuously funded by NIH for more than 25 years. He is the holder of 7 U.S. Patents, with 3 currently pending and is the author of numerous papers in the fields of high-throughput technologies, minimal residual disease monitoring, developmental immunology, cancer research, and nanomedicine. Dr. Leary has served on numerous national expert review panels for more than 20 years and is a frequently invited speaker at national and international scientific conferences. His current funded research spans three general areas: (1) development of new high-throughput screening technologies for genomics, proteomics, and drug discovery (2) microgenomics of adult human stem cells at the single cell level (the new field of 'cytomics'), and (3) smart nano-engineered systems for single-cell drug/gene delivery for nanomedicine and vaccine development. As part of the third application area, he has been developing multilayered, smart nanosystems containing cell targeting, entry facilitation, and localization molecules with molecular biosensors controlling delivery of therapeutic genes into single cells. These are the subject of a number of peer-reviewed publications and pending patents.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has signed Canadian national team defender Nana Attakora pending receipt of his P-1 visa. Per league and team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Attakora, 23, played six games for the Earthquakes in 2011 after joining the team as part of a four-player trade with Toronto FC, the same move that brought Alan Gordon to San Jose along with Jacob Peterson in exchange for Ryan Johnson, allocation money and an international player slot. The athletic center back left MLS in 2012 to suit up for Finland's FC Haka, but has returned to San Jose for 2013.
"We're happy to have Nana back to add some depth to our center backs. We never wanted to see him go, but he looked sharp during his stint in Europe and we look forward to having him in an Earthquakes jersey once again," said Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop.
Attakora joined Toronto FC in 2007 and made 56 career appearances before departing for San Jose. Attakora has five career caps with the Canadian national team, his last coming in a 0-0 draw against the United States at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on Jan. 29. He has been a mainstay for Canada since his youth days with the U-17s.
"The club is excited to see Nana return to San Jose. We're looking forward to a great season on the field for him," said Earthquakes general manager John Doyle.
The Earthquakes have nine defender under contract with the signing. That list includes right backs Steven Beitashour, Dan Gargan and Peter McGlynn, center backs Victor Bernardez, Ty Harden, Jason Hernandez and Attakora, and left backs Justin Morrow and Ramiro Corrales. The club also still has 2013 first-round SuperDraft pick Tommy Muller in camp as well as trialists Josh Suggs, Hunter Gorskie and Colin Mitchell.
Transaction: San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) – San Jose Earthquakes sign D Nana Attakota.
Nana Attakora
Jersey Number: 23
Position: Defender
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Born: March 27, 1989 in North York, Ontario, Canada
Hometown: North York, Ontario, Canada
College: None
Citizenship: Canadian
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jon Busch, David Bingham, Evan Newton
DEFENDERS (13): Ty Harden, Dan Gargan, Victor Bernardez, Ramiro Corrales, Justin Morrow, Peter McGlynn, Jason Hernandez, Steven Beitashour, Nana Attakora, ^Tommy Muller, ^Josh Suggs, ^Hunter Gorskie, ^Colin Mitchell
MIDFIELDERS (12): Sam Cronin, Brad Ring, Shea Salinas, Sam Garza, Rafael Baca, Mehdi Ballouchy, Marvin Chavez, ^Abu Tommy, ^Cordell Cato, ^John Bostock, ^Danchrisandre Delgado,, ^Sean de Silva
FORWARDS (8): ^Alexandre Gonzalez Emerson, Chris Wondolowski, Mike Fucito, Steven Lenhart, Marcus Tracy, Alan Gordon, Cesar Diaz Pizarro, ^Adam Jahn
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French: Intermediate Classes - Fall 2018
Classes in this range of CPR106 and Saison 201 to 205 (CECR A2-B1) progressively solidify the student's abilities as an independent speaker expressing a wide range of emotions, opinions, intentions and preferences; discussing events in all tenses; developing use of the subjunctive, and more.
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Alliance Française Class Enrollment Policies
- Registrations are accepted in the order received until the class is full (average class size is 5-8; maximum class size is 10-12).
- Membership: Currrent Alliance Française membership is required for all students. The membership fee is valid for 12 full months and carries these benefits: eligibility to register for classes; discounts at retailers and restaurants; access to the School's lending library of books and audio/video materials; and invitations and discounts to social and cultural events. Membership fees are not refundable.
- Special Discounts:
- Receive a 10% Earlybird discount when paying in full for full-term classes (10 weeks) by the designated 'earlybird' deadline, for group classes,
- 15% discount for Seniors (65 and older) who register, and pay in full, for group classes (the discount is not valid for private lessons). Note: only one special discount applies. The discounts apply to the course fee; discounts do not apply to books or membership fees.
- FlexPay Plan: Pay half the course fee ($155) to register (plus applicable books and membership) and then pay the balance at mid-term. Note: Earlybird or Senior discounts don't apply to FlexPay plans; applicable only to 10-week classes.
- Enrollment Quotas and Staffing: A minimum of four enrollments is required to open a class. If this quota is not met, the Alliance Française will use its discretion to open or cancel the class or offer alternatives.
- Trial Class: Students may attend one class on a try-out basis, at no charge, for evaluation purposes, as long as the class is not at maximum enrollment.
Alliance Française Refund Policy
The Alliance is a nonprofit organization that hires top-caliber teachers and which finalizes class schedules based on enrollments at the start of a session. Our refund policy is restricted as described below.
- Notification: Class withdrawals must be made in writing, submitted to the Alliance office, and should specify the submitter's request for
- a refund (terms below) OR,
- a course credit, OR
- an agreement to offer up potential refunds as a donation to the 501(c)3 organization (i.e., tax deductible).
- Missed classes are not refunded or pro-rated. Students are encouraged, however, to utilize makeup options which are complimentary. Note that makeups must take place prior to the following regularly scheduled group class.
- For Saisons 101-105 classes, students may attend the same class, held at a different day and time, as a makeup. All classes follow the same syllabus, so auditing another class will help you keep up. If attending another class is not possible, one private 30-minute makeup session per term for 100-level students can be scheduled with the office. Note that a scheduled makeup class that is missed cannot be rescheduled.
- For Edito classes, students may audit (attend) another class at the same CECR level (for example, another Edito class or another themed class of a similar CECR/CIEP level). Even though the material may be different than the original class, you will benefit from the class time.
- Private Lessons or Custom Small-Group Instruction: Students in private lessons must notify their teacher & the administration by phone or email by 5 PM the day before regarding any change in scheduled sessions. After that time, there will be a penalty deduction of half the regular lesson time (e.g. 30 minutes for 1 hour lesson).
The Alliance Française de Portland reserves the right to modify policies at any time and will make every effort to determine suitable solutions for situations not covered here. In all cases, the decision of the Alliance Française is final and binding.


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Fri, 18 May 2018 13:06:49 -0700
Free-agent WR Vincent Jackson (Buccaneers) is retired from professional football, according to one of his representatives.
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NFL | Wes Welker not retired yet
Sat, 23 Jul 2016 06:57:07 -0700
Free-agent WR Wes Welker (Rams) said he is not retired at this point but is not sure what his next step will be.
Fantasy Tip: Welker has dealt with concussions during his career, so it probably will be hard for him to find a team willing to sign him. Even if he signs with a team, he would not have much fantasy value.
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NFL | Jason Campbell still retired
Thu, 12 May 2016 13:39:47 -0700
Updating a previous report, retired QB Jason Campbell (Bengals) is still retired from the NFL, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Dan Graziano. The Twitter account that tweeted Campbell wants to play again was a fake account.
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NFL | Daniel Graham has retired
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:31:12 -0700
Free-agent TE Daniel Graham (Saints) has decided to retire from professional football.
Comment () | Share: | Source: FOXSports.com - Mike Garafolo
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:43:40 -0700
Free-agent C Todd McClure (Falcons) has announced his retirement.
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NFL | LaDainian Tomlinson pretty much retired
Mon, 07 May 2012 05:30:15 -0700
Free-agent RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Jets) said he is 95 percent retired and that it will take the right situation for him to play again.
Comment () | Share: | Source: SI.com - Jim Trotter
NFL | Brett Favre to stay retired
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:41:40 -0800
Free-agent QB Brett Favre (Vikings) said he is enjoying retirement and has no plans of returning to the NFL. Favre also denied there have been any talks with teams about ending retirement. "I haven't contacted nor have been contacted by any teams and all reports are inaccurate," Favre said.
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NFL | Randy Moss staying retired
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:51:10 -0700
Retired NFL WR Randy Moss said Thursday, Sept. 15, while playing golf in the Foxboro area that he will not return to the league to play for the New England Patriots or any team. "No, I'm done," Moss said. "I'm just here golfing, minding my business."
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NFL | Retired players to be covered in new CBA
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:54:50 -0700
The NFL and NFL trade association have agreed to give retired players nearly $1 billion dollars in additional benefits over the 10 years in the new collective bargaining agreement they are working on completing.
Comment () | Share: | Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter
NFL | Lockout isn't why Mike Vrabel retired
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:46:45 -0700
Former Kansas City Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel said Tuesday, July 12, that his decision to retire and join the Ohio State coaching staff as linebackers coach wasn't due to the lockout. "I thought in January when we lost to the (Baltimore Ravens) that I had played my last down in the NFL," Vrabel said. "Whether the league resumed in March, I don't know if I would have felt any better or any worse, but I'm comfortable with this decision."
Comment () | Share: | Source: NationalFootballPost.com - Aaron Wilson
NFL | Family says Brett Favre retired
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:11:18 -0700
Retrired QB Brett Favre's mother and brother said that Favre will remain retired. "I would say there's less than a 1 percent chance," Scott Favre, Favre's brother, said. "He is retired." Bonita Favre, Brett's mother, added, "I would hope he would not do it. He is crazy if he does."
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NFL | Trent Green to stay retired
Thu, 27 May 2010 09:52:10 -0700
Retired QB Trent Green said during a radio interview that he did talk with the Chicago Bears but is not considering returning to the NFL for any team, according to ESPNChicago.com's Michael C. Wright.
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NFL | Favre confirms he will stay retired
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:35:00 -0700
Updating previous reports, Rich Eisen, of the NFL Network, reports free-agent QB Brett Favre (Jets) has confirmed via text message that he will stay retired.
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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:00:38 -0700
Chip Scoggins, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress told the Star Tribune's Judd Zulgad that he talked to free-agent QB Brett Favre (Jets) and was informed that Favre will stay retired.
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NFL | Family may be reason Mason retired
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:36 -0700
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports retired WR Derrick Mason's (Ravens) decision to retire may have been motivated by a family situation, according to a team source.
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MailMill COM is a component that allows easy email creation and sending. This component can be used by languages supporting COM objects, like Visual Basic, C++, Delphi and in scripting languages like VBScript and JScript.
Send HTML email with embedded images.
Platforms: Windows
|License: Demo
|Cost: $99.00 USD
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HS COM is a software library (with full C source code) that allows a calling user application to access serial communication ports (COM devices) under 32-bit MS Windows operating systems. It allows to transmit data, receive data and control line signals (such as RTS and DTR).
HS COM library...
Platforms: Windows, Windows CE, Pocket PC
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Serial Com Port Monitor displays, logs and analyzes all serial data exchange between serial devices and any application. This tool is ideal to monitor serial communication, all data that is sent to and received from serial RS232/422/485 port, all events that are sent to port by an application and...
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With COM Port Splitter you can split one real port into several virtual ports, join real ports into one virtual, and redirect the serial traffic from real port to another real or virtual. You can also share one real serial port among several applications so that they will receive the same data...
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HS COM is a serial communication library implemented in C language. HS COM runs on Windows and interfaces to Win32 serial communication API. HS COM allows applications communicate with any device presented in the OS as a COM port. The physical interface may in be RS232, USB, IRDA, Bluetooth, etc....
Platforms: Windows
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Com Port Monitor is a professional and powerful system utility for RS232/422/485 COM ports monitoring. The program monitors, displays, analyzes all serial port activity in a system.It applies to serial com port monitoring, analyze serial port, RS232 Monitor, serial port monitor. It is a very...
Platforms: Windows
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TCP COM Bridge is a utility program that works as an RS232-TCP/IP software converter and allows to forward data from a physical or virtual COM port to an Ethernet network. Using this program, you can turn any computer into a "serial device server." TCP COM Bridge lets you create a connection...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server
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tssFileDragDrop is an ActiveX / COM control that can detect when a user has drag-dropped files over a form in your application. It detects all types of drag-drop items, including files, folders, and drives.
Our component is incredibly easy to use. You just drop it on the form, and you...
Platforms: Windows
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WeOnlyDo! COM ImapServer ActiveX control is component that can be easily integrated into your applications to provide full IMAP4rev1 protocol server implementation. All you need to do is to put it on VB form, call it's Start method and it's immediately accepting connections by your clients! It...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Shareware
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|Size: 3.8 MB
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SimpleTerm (Gold Edition) is an advanced COM/RS232 serial port data viewer/analyser. It will allow you to view and send (all 256) ASCII/non-printable data in an easy to read colour coded sequence.
Features include:
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- Baud 110 to...
Platforms: Windows
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|Size: 1.17 MB
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It is a visual tool for developing COM Add-ins, Smart Tags and RTD on .NET. Add-in Express implements everything required by the supported technologies such as IDTExtensibility2, ISmartTag and ISmartTagTopic, you write functional code only. It supports all main Office apps: Outlook, Excel, Word,...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Commercial
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|Size: 1.2 MB
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It is a visual RAD tool for building COM Add-ins, Smart Tags and RTD servers in Delphi 5, 6, 7, 2005 and 2006. It implements everything required by the supported technologies such as IDTExtensibility2, ISmartTag and ISmartTagTopic, you write functional code only. Add-in Express supports Outlook,...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Commercial
|Cost: $149.00 USD
|Size: 885 KB
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Don't spend over $100 on an encryption utility. Use this COM-accessible full-featured encryption library from: ASP, VB 6, VC++, Visual FoxPro, C#, VB.NET, and any other language that supports COM or .NET. Supported encryption types include: DES, 3DES, RC2, Rijndael (AES), RSA and DSA. Free to...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Demo
|Cost: $50.00 USD
|Size: 309 KB
|Download (147): Utilant Encryption Library Download
Currency Server was designed to be the most advanced currency-enabling component on the market. It provides exchange rate information and currency conversion services to COM/ActiveX and .NET and SOAP Web service clients on any platform, and supports a larger number of independent providers of...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Demo
|Cost: $995.00 USD
|Size: 6.65 MB
|Download (94): Currency Server Download
Turn your computer into a terminal server using Serial to Ethernet Converter with its amazing capability to share serial devices in unlimited quantities over network. With Serial to Ethernet solution you'll have a complete access to any device attached to a COM port from any place in the...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7
|License: Shareware
|Cost: $259.95 USD
|Size: 4.69 MB
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CertExams.com CCNA network simulator with designer has the following features:
-Several lab exercises: The labs are particularly useful for candidates preparing for Cisco CCNA Intro, ICND, and CCNA certifications. 40+ labs are available for thorough hands-on preparation.
-Cisco router...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Demo
|Cost: $29.95 USD
|Size: 6.96 MB
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Maestro Label Designer is versatile and practical software that enables you to create any kind of label you can think up - address labels, CD labels, round labels, shipping labels, product labels, and anything else you desire. With hundreds of templates, 12,000 clipart images, and no downloads...
Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix
|License: Demo
|Cost: $0.00 USD
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OnBarcode.com Java library to generate barcode images, supports Linear (1D), PDF417, Data Matrix, QACode.
Key Features:
* Royalty free with the purchase of a Developer License
* Servlets are included for server-side Java barcode image generation and are easy to embed in html code as...
Platforms: OS/2, Windows, Mac, *nix, Palm OS, Windows CE, Pocket PC
|License: Commercial
|Cost: $199.00 USD
|Size: 292.97 KB
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With COM+ Manager, administrators now have the ability to see and manage all of the identity information on all of their components/systems in a single view. They can see the places an identity is used on all systems and then change it in a single operation, leading to a more efficient use of IT...
Platforms: Windows
|License: Commercial
|Cost: $499.00 USD
|Size: 6.45 MB
|Download (102): COM+ Manager Download
COM object, which would help you export easy your products into Froogle.com engine - one of the most popular free product catalog.
Platforms: Windows
|License: Commercial
|Cost: $39.00 USD
|Size: 30 KB
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"Nation on the Move"
Yul Kwon journeys across the continent by air, road and rail and ventures behind the scenes with the workers who get people and goods where they need to go in a nation whose population is the most mobile on Earth. He visits the Federal Aviation Administration command center, meets innovators creating ways to propel people farther and faster, and sees how transportation analysts keep traffic at bay in Las Vegas by revolutionizing the traffic light. Part 2 of 4 G
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When it rains, it pours is the old expression. That's the case here with the Lumia 1020 news that keeps pouring in here to Windows Phone Central this morning--isn't our worldwide readership just grand?
Today, Nokia Poland has announced that the highly sought after camera phone will go on sale tomorrow (September 19) at independent outlets and "in the coming weeks" to Orange and T-Mobile. The device will come in the traditional colors of white, yellow and black (sorry, no red folks!) and it will retail for 2899 PLN.
About the game changing smartphone, Robert Siverskyi, General Manager, Nokia in Poland had this to say:
"Nokia Lumia1020 is a milestone in mobile photography. With its 41-megapixel and Nokia Pro Camera, Nokia Lumia 1020 boosts creativity and facilitates the capture, edit and sharing of your pictures with unrivaled sharpness."
As a side note, we're noticing a couple of things with the 1020 launch this time around, which is good news for the Windows Phone community (or for those is looking to get one for the first time). For one, the global launch appears to be happening in a relatively timed fashion—from the end of September through October. That's seemingly a lot better than the Lumia 920, which spanned months, causing frustration amongst customers.
The other change we're seeing is the device simultaneously launch on multiple carriers (well, except for the US where AT&T evidently has the exclusive). That's great news as wider availability leads to price competition amongst carriers and consumers don't feel the temptation to switch.
So to our Polish audience, who's going to pick one of these up?
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Monday, October 17, 2016
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
How Best to Control COPD?
I have COPD, progressive, it seems. Are there successful treatments for controlling this? I don't see anything specific in the literature addressing this.
Yes, there are number of treatment options for COPD. These include inhaler therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation.
If your disease is more advanced treatment with supplemental oxygen as well as lung reduction surgery may be beneficial. You should discuss some of these options with your family doctor or a pulmonary specialist. Of course, if you are smoking, quitting smoking is the most important thing you can do for your lungs.
Phillip T Diaz, MD
Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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Demo of the CHI Touch Screen Blow Dryer From Matthew Morris
While backstage at New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, we saw Matthew Morris for Biosilk at the DVF show. And before we could even ask him about the hair story, he started sharing how excited he was to be using the CHI Touch Screen Blow Dryer.
This dryer, he says, is awesome. It uses a similar technology as the iPhone, enabling users to change the heat, speed of air flow, and ions selection.
This 1800 watt dryer--CHI's most powerful dryer yet--is super lightweight and also features a quiet motor AND a memory setting. So, next time you use it, it remembers your last settings!
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About Miss Van
A trailblazing street artist, Miss Van (née Vanessa Alice Bensimon) has been creating her signature sloe-eyed, full-lipped, darkly burlesque poupée (doll) paintings since the age of twenty, when she was living in her hometown of Toulouse, France. Her poupées are provocative, erotic, and uninhibitedly sexual, and function as an extension of the artist's feelings. Now based in Barcelona, Miss Van focuses almost exclusively on studio art. Since shifting from the outdoors to an indoor setting, Miss Van's poupées have grown increasingly refined due to the artist's exploration of new materials and techniques. Her recent "Ballerina" series features poupées in anthropomorphic masks. The images are inspired by vintage erotic portraiture and address themes of identity, fetish, and freedom.
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