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The Risleys and Their Homes in Fredonia
By Douglas H. Shepard
June, 2008
June, 2008
Elijah Risley, Senior was born in 1757 in Hockanum (now East Hartford) Connecticut. After serving in the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1779, he married Phebe Bills with whom he had twelve children, nine of whom survived to adulthood: Philena Risley, b. December 1780, m.Thomas Warren; Betsey Risley, b. October 1782, m. Seth Risley; Horace Risley, b. July 1785, m. Harmony Rood; Elijah Risley, Jr., b. May 1787, m. Nabby (Abigail) Brigham, fall 1810; Fanny Risley, b. May 1793, m. James Brigham, March 1811; Phoebe Risley, m. Philip Fellows; Sophia Risley, m. George French; William Risley, b. December 1802, m. Caroline Patrick 1828; and Levi Risley, b.1805, m. Sophia Ann Darling, December 1832.
The family had moved to Cazenovia, Madison County at some time after Elijah Risley, Jr.'s birth, where William Risley and Levi Risley were born. Elijah Risley, Sr. had a business failure there while he was building the Cherry Valley Turnpike and was prompted by Elijah Risley, Jr. to move to western New York. They left in March and arrived in Canadaway in April 1807, staying with the Hezekiah Barker family in the McClintock log cabin for a week or so.
The Risleys put up a log cabin, referred to by them several times as a shanty, "on Chestnut Street where Berry Street later was opened," approximately 22 Chestnut Street. In an 1873 account, Levi Risley referred to the log hut "in which my father sheltered himself, wife and seven children." They must have been Philena Risley, Elijah Risley, Jr., Fanny Risley, Phoebe Risley, Sophia Risley, William Risley and Levi Risley. (Betsey Risley was already married to Seth Risley and Horace Risley to Harmony Rood.) In an 1880 article, Levi Risley said they lived there for one and a half years.
Young's History and other standard sources say that Elijah Risley, Sr. contracted for parts of lots 32 and 33 in the 5th Township and 12th Range (a short distance out on West Main Street) in September 1806, although that first dwelling on Chestnut Street was on Hezekiah Barker's land. At some point in 1808 Risley built a substantial log house on Lot 33 on the north side of West Main Street. Fanny Risley later described it as "upon the hill on the Buckingham place . . . . [the log house was] then the best one in town and I think, about the first one with stairs in place of a ladder to go to the second story."
Levi Risley in the 1880 piece describing what he remembered of Fredonia in 1821, referred to what Fanny Risley had called the Buckingham place (about at 257 West Main Street). He noted that on West Main Street, on the north side, the widow Kapple had built a house in 1815 "opposite to the Hilton & Barlow improvements." The Kapple place was roughly where J. S. Higgins is located on the 1881 map. "Next [came] a log house built by Elijah Risley, Sr. on a lot he entered in 1806. It was built in 1808 and burned about 1832. My home for two years." That was the "Buckingham place" which can be seen on the 1854 and 1867 maps of Fredonia. The "Hilton & Barlow improvements" refers to the large farm and the house set well back from the line of West Main Street, on the 1854 map marked "Mrs. E. Hilton," on the 1867 map "Mrs. Cornwell." This refers to Emeline Hilton Cornwell, wife of Allen Hilton and, after his death, wife of Benjamin Cornwell. On the 1881 map of Fredonia it is assigned to E. Davis.
Also in 1808, Elijah Risley, Jr. put up a small building, seven by nine feet in all, for a general store, the first in the Village, about at 136 West Main Street. His sister Fanny Risley, then 14, was in charge. In the fall, he returned to New Hampshire to sell some family land, attended school there that winter, and returned early in 1809 with a supply of goods for the store. In April 1809 Thomas Warren, who was born in New Hampshire in 1787, came to Fredonia from Madison County where he must have known the Risleys. An 1809 jury panel listing of 1809 gives his occupation as "Distiller.")
In 1809 Fanny Risley "walked out" with James Brigham supervised by Elijah Risley, Jr. and chaperoned by sister Philena Risley. John Brigham had also moved from New Hampshire in 1795 to Madison County, then to Dunkirk in 1808 with his wife, sons James Brigham and John Brigham and daughter Nabby Brigham.) In that same year Barzillai Barker married Polly Marsh, and soon after, Philena Risley married Thomas Warren. That wedding took place in the log house with stairs.
In the fall of 1810, Elijah Risley, Jr. married Nabby Brigham. For a few months they lived with her parents, then set up housekeeping "in a frame house about at 136 West Main Street, which was but partly finished and stood in front of the old Barlow and Hilton place" which [i.e. the house?] Elijah Risley, Jr. then owned. "The house afterward was moved down street, now [1861] part of the old Chauncey Tucker house on the hill." Levi Risley, in the 1880 article, located it this way: In 1821 the "Richard Williams Tavern" was at the corner of West Main and Chestnut streets, next a house of Mr. Merritt, a tailor, later occupied by the Rev. David Brown, and next the house Elijah Risley, Jr. had built in 1810 and which "first stood by the road side in front of the Hilton & Barlow house, and was moved to the present [1880] location in about 1816, and was afterwards removed [renovated?] by C. Tucker and occupied in late years by him." This is a very confusing sentence. It may be intended to mean that in 1816 the building was moved to about 137 West Main Street and was there in 1821, the focus of Levi Risley's article, but at a later time was moved again by Chauncey Tucker. In 1816 Chauncey Tucker was only 11 years old. In April 1833 he married Florella Risley, the daughter of Elijah Risley, Jr. It may have been then that he moved into the old Risley house. Next the "Chaney or Dr. Washburn house [143 West Main St.] also built by Elijah Risley, Jr. in 1816 and occupied by him for four years."
At some point after Elijah Risley, Jr. built his 1810 house on West Main Street, something happened that decided Elijah Risley, Sr. to try his luck elsewhere. He and his son-in-law Thomas Warren decided to move to Parkman, Ohio, and put up a distillery there. At the time Fanny Risley was 18 and, since it would have been unseemly for her to be left on her own, she had either to move to Ohio with her parents or get married. Therefore, Fanny Risley Brigham later said, "we were married in the spring of 1811 a few weeks before our family started for Ohio." She and her husband, James Brigham, stayed with Elijah Risley, Jr.
The Ohio group came down with some kind of illness in the fall of 1811, so Fanny Brigham and James Brigham traveled there and "found Mother, William, Thomas Warren, Sophia and Phoebe all sick. No one to care for them but Mr. Warren [error for Elijah, Sr.?] and boy Levi, then 6." She stayed to nurse them back to health while James Brigham returned to Fredonia. A week after she arrived, Elijah Risley, Sr. "and Levi were down with the same fever." In the winter of 1811/1812 Fanny brought her parents back to Fredonia on a truly horrendous trip. However, Levi Risley wrote in 1884 that he had lived in Ohio for three years. "Started [back] in the spring of 1814 and arrived in May." The wording suggests that his parents had returned to Ohio again, after recovering from their illnesses while the Warrens had stayed in Ohio with Levi and William. When Levi Risley described that time of the fevers in the 1884 article, his version retained the blithe point of view of the six-year-old he had been: "All sick the first year but we all got well."
All was not well, however, with Elijah Risley, Jr. On 3 April 1812, the Hon. Zattu Cushing, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, formally discharged Elijah Risley, insolvent debtor. On 31 March 1812 Cushing had assigned the bulk of Risley's "estate" to his creditors: Samuel Berry, James Hale and James Brigham, which settled the claims. As Fanny Risley later described the incident, Elijah Risley, Jr. "kept a store until he formed a co-partnership with James Hale and then it was moved to a store they built on the east side [of the creek] and is now [1861] I think owned and occupied by the Forbes merchants." Levi Risley said the Hale & Risley store was built "in the war time of 1812, and was occupied by them some few years." It was occupied in 1821 by W. Smith & Co., Hale & Risley's successors. The building stood about at today's 22 West Main Street..
On 13 March 1815 Israel Merritt sold a one-acre lot to James Hale and Elijah Risley, Jr. on the northerly side of West Main Street. Risley sold his half interest to his father on 3 April 1816, apparently the lot to which Elijah Risley's 1810 home was moved in 1816. In that same year, 1816, Elijah Risley, Jr. built what Levi Risley referred to in 1880 as the "Dr. Washburn house." Its location is marked as "Mrs. Washburn's" on the 1867 map of Fredonia just west of 135 West Main Street.. This is the house where, Levi Risley added, Elijah Risley, Jr. lived for four years, i.e. to 1820. The 1820 Census seems to show Elijah Risley, Jr. still on West Main Street near Orris Crosby (135 West Main Street) and Daniel Warren, while Elijah Risley, Sr. is somewhere on Chestnut Street after Adam Merrill and Hezekiah Turner, but before Joseph Humason and Nathaniel, Loren and Pearson Crosby.
In 1818 Elijah Risley, Sr. had built a frame house on Chestnut Street "just down the creek from the old saw and grist mill of the Risleys." (Young's History says the mill stood about ½ mile below the Buffalo and Erie Road.) That is the location of the house (about at 297 Chestnut Street) reflected in the 1820 Census, after Hezekiah Turner but before the Crosbys of Cordova.
In 1819 Hale & Risley were once again declared insolvent debtors leading to a Sheriff's sale on 20 November as announced in the Chautauque Gazette of 14 September 1819. It was after this that Walter Smith took over the store building at 22 West Main Street and the business.
The assessment rolls for 1822 through 1824 show Elijah Risley, Sr. with some 16 acres (in Lot 20-6-12), Chestnut Street. It was in 1823 that the Warren & Risley brick distillery was built about where 285 Chestnut Street is today. As Levi Risley located it in his 1880 article, between the old Risley mill and the 1818 house of Elijah Risley, Sr.
Levi Risley himself had left Fredonia by then. In December 1819 William A. Hart had begun his gunsmith business at the newly built Cascade Hamlet (today's 108 West Main Street) and there Levi Risley apprenticed for two and one half years, living on the premises. He described it in an article in The Fredonia Censor of 30 July 1873. "I made the shop my castle night and day. It was a fine thing to have a bedroom away from all observers." After that, he worked, as he said, as a "boy clerk" in the old G. W. French & Co. store at Sinclearville in 1823. (This was the store owned by Walter Smith and Levi Risley's brother-in-law, George French, who had married Sophia Risley.) Levi Risley was not to return to Fredonia for ten years. The 1830 Census is of some help in locating the other Risleys. By comparing the locations of the neighbors on either side, it is clear that in 1830 Elijah Risley, Jr. was still on West Main Street, with Horace Risley and Elijah Risley, Sr. on Chestnut Street, while Thomas Warren is somewhere near today's Forest Place.
In October 1832 Elijah Risley, Jr. advertised that he wanted some 50 to 100 acres cleared in the following year, a precursor to the beginning of the Risley's packet seed enterprise in which Levi Risley seems to have been a major investor. Levi Risley "of Warren, Pennsylvania" bought 90 acres on the west side of Canadaway Creek in October 1833 and another 150 acres from his brother William Risley in October 1834. Elijah Risley, Sr. died in 1839.
The 1840 Census is much less clear than the 1830 Census as far as locating the Risley brothers. Levi Risley had returned to Fredonia. There is no entry in the assessment rolls for him from 1831-1836 and the roll for 1837 is missing, so the earliest record of his return is that for 1838 which shows William Risley and Levi Risley with a ¼ acre lot, no location given, assessed at $75, obviously a small house lot. Confirmation of the Levi Risley family's arrival in Fredonia is the birth of their daughter Lucinda Risley here in 1838. Her older sister, Alice Risley, had been born in 1831 in Pennsylvania.
There are no further entries for Levi Risley in 1839-1842. However, there is an entry for Elijah Risley, Jr. in 1839 for a ¼ acre lot assessed at $330, perhaps the same location (14-6-12) with an improved structure on it.
The next assessment roll entry for Levi Risley is in 1843 at the "Saxton House" on 2 acres assessed at $1,000. That is the brick building that stood in front of today's Fire Hall near the bridge on West Main Street. It was where E. Risley & Co., the family enterprise, was located in the 1850s.
After this date, the records are all together under the family's company name, E. Risley & Co. Until the Greek Revival mansions were built in the 1840s, there are no clear records of where the three brothers were living. Elijah Risley's house (89 Risley Street) and William Risley's house (63 Risley Street) were up, according to The Fredonia Censor of January 1845 "within the last two years" and Levi Risley's (formerly at 37 Risley Street) later in 1845.
No doubt due to the influence of Elijah Risley's son Hanson Risley, who was a major force in getting the Erie Railroad to terminate in Dunkirk, the Risleys decided to leave the seed business and invested heavily in Dunkirk real estate. They leased the business and finally sold it to Dodge and Hinckley in 1851. At the same time, they kept their house lots on Risley Street, each on three acres. The 1854 map of Fredonia identifies the three residences.
Horace Risley had moved to Iowa in 1850. For some reason, according to the 1855 Census, Elijah Risley and his family were living on West Main Street again. Perhaps their Greek Revival mansion was undergoing renovation. William Risley and Levi Risley were still in their homes on Risley Street in 1855, but by 1860 Levi Risley too had moved to Iowa, where he lived for a number of years, ending his days in Chicago. His house at 37 Risley Street was sold, and in 1878 it was totally destroyed by fire.
Elijah Risley, Jr. had died on 9 January 1870 and his house was later occupied by his granddaughter, Olive Risley Seward, adopted daughter and traveling companion of William H. Seward. By 1884 the architect William E. Beebe had bought the home at 89 Risley Street. William Risley remained at 63 Risley Street until his death on 1 September 1883. His widow, Caroline Risley, and widowed daughter, Julia Risley Lord, lived there until 1895 when the property was sold to Bradley Annis, so that 1895 represents the last year in which anyone with a Risley surname resided in Fredonia.


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My first time playing NBA Jam marked a seminal moment in my childhood. I still remember it quite vividly.
Following the recession of the early 1990s — and commensurate with the shift in ownership of resorts from mob-tied entities to corporations, as Ace Rothstein laments at the end of Casino — Las Vegas transitioned to a family-friendly image.
I grew up just a 3 1/2-hour drive away from Sin City in Northern Arizona, less than half the time it takes to reach Southern California. This new, sanitized Las Vegas promised carnival rides, midway games and arcades for kids — everything Disneyland offered at a discount, so long as no one in the family harbored a gambling problem.
Las Vegas became a no-brainer vacation destination for my family, traveling on the salaries of two public school educators. Hand my brother and I our swimming shorts and sunscreen for the pool, and a $20 bill each to spend at the arcade, and were pretty much accounted for the duration from breakfast until dinner.
I played arcade video games before first spotting NBA Jam; The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stand-up machines were always a blast during birthday parties at Castle Golf, my hometown's equivalent to Golf-N-Stuff or Boomers. But neither was particularly fun without partners.
I also had a particular affinity for Street Fighter II, especially when Capcom introduced the big-screen version. However, I was often rendered a spectator, as older boys with far more experience logged at arcades dominated the machines.
NBA Jam was different. It caught my attention immediately, first, because it was basketball. My obsession with sports, basketball in particular, began around third grade. My dad coached for years and years, and by 1993, my brother was developing into a promising player. It wasn't going to take much of a nudge to get me into the game, but the 1992 Dream Team provided the ultimate catalyst in transforming my interest into obsession.
NBA Jam first hit arcades right at a time when I was exchanging my action figures for trading cards and began memorizing stats and starting lineups.
As much as I enjoyed watching the junior high-and-high school-aged kids play Street Fighter II, or trying to figure out the controls on WWF WrestleFest, a basketball video game spoke to me in a way those others could not.
Bonus! I had a cup full of quarters, and not a soul was at the machine. Those first few moments are seared into my memory in a way similar to other pivotal moments of my life: My college graduation. My wedding day. The birth of my son.
Twenty-five years later, I the voice still echoes:
Welcome! To NBA JAM!
I chose my team: Charles Barkley and Dan Majerle. Yes, the San Antonio Spurs roster featured two of my all-time favorite NBA players — David Robinson and Sean Elliott — but at this young stage in my life, I was a blasphemous dual-fan. The first basketball game I ever attended featured Elliott at the University of Arizona (though I was too young to remember it well), and Robinson was my single favorite player, but I was committed to the local Suns, having watched as many games on the local TV-45 broadcasts with Al McCoy.
It wasn't for another few months, after I learned Tom Chambers was being moved to the hated Utah Jazz, that my Suns fandom began to wane. But in that moment, I joined the rest of the state with Suns fever.
Perhaps it was my budding knowledge of the game that gave me an advantage. Maybe it was playing with the Barkley-Majerle tandem, which Deadspin ranked as the second-best lineup in the original NBA Jam. Beginner's luck may have had a factor.
Whatever the reason, I was instantly good at NBA Jam in a way I had never been with any other video game. I got quite a bit of mileage out of my initial few quarters, before eventually hitting a snag on my climb up the NBA ladder.
I never did beat the Chicago Bulls in the arcade version, but it wasn't for lack of effort. I like to think of it as my own small protest for the Bulls featuring Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, rather than Michael Jordan. Jordan owning his own branding rights instead produced Chaos in the Windy City.
For as great as he was on the court, Jordan's video-game savvy more closely aligned with his front office acumen.
MJ or no, NBA Jam was a game-changer for me. We didn't have an NES in our household, but Acclaim's conversion of the Midway arcade title was the impetus for me to save chore money and purchase a Sega Genesis.
Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal were both missing from the home versions, along with Jordan. Their respective signature video game titles — Shut Up and Jam! and Shaq-Fu — were two of the worst video games I ever played.
Imagine my outrage when I learned that Shaq owned an NBA Jam stand-up cabinet he had shipped for road trips while he stuck us video game-playing youth with Shaq-Fu.
Shaq also had a streetball game in the works, which I remember reading about in detail in an issue of SI For Kids. But after Shut Up and Jam!, the video game seemingly decided one trash streetball game bearing the name of a single NBA player was enough.
Moreover, NBA Jam had already perfected the fast-and-loose model.
The popularity of NBA Jam may have contributed to simulation titles stepping up their quality. Shortly after the home release of Jam, EA Sports expanded its former Playoffs-only titles like Bulls vs. Blazers and NBA Showdown to feature every team in the NBA, full rosters and Create-A-Player mode.
NBA Jam: Tournament Edition rode the wave of both the original NBA Jam's popularity, as well as the growing popularity of console gaming in the mid-1990s. It featured some memorable additions, like hot-spot scoring and hidden rookie teams.
Later titles in the two-on-two genre added new bells and whistles, but never quite recaptured the magic of the original. After a split with Acclaim in which it lost the Jam branding, Midway introduced NBA Hangtime — a fun arcade game, but that lacked the charm of its predecessor.
EA's NBA Street was a hit in college, an ideal party pregame title, but it wasn't NBA Jam. Jam dropped in something of a Golden Age for arcade video gaming, and the boom of consoles thanks to the Sega-Nintendo war spread the game's influence on two fronts. Friends and I would plan nights around playing both NBA Jam, and fellow Midway release Mortal Kombat II.
NBA Jam also exuded a quality that's difficult to quantify if you didn't experience it firsthand. As a budding hoops junkie into that era, I could sniff fraudulence. Jam resonated in such a way that suggested the people behind the game were just as enthusiastic about basketball as I was.
NBA Jam was a true game-changer with a cultural legacy still felt and seen today, whether through reboots of the franchise, or on clothing.
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No, I didn't cheat! In those little boxes next to a million things, they don't want a "check mark" they want an X.
I like check boxes. It's fun to tick off things as they get done. You feel so productive. In fact, whenever I have a list of things to get done, I tend to write down, adding to the list all day, anything I do that would have made the list had I remembered it when I made said list.
I kind of feel sorry for housewives a thousand years ago. I mean, they didn't have nice little pads of paper to write down their lists of things to get done. Sometimes, I think their minds must have been much more keenly developed. Then again, they probably had a much less varied existence, so maybe they didn't need lists of what to do when/where/how. If they didn't remember, they could just look at their neighbor and see that today was the day to dry fruit or whatever.
I have a theory. I'm convinced that the vast number of radio waves being used for our society is causing white noise in our brains and that is why we rely so heavily on lists, paper, computer, PDA, phones, etc. Without them we'd be toast because our grey matter is turning white from the noise we bombard it with.
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Used and non-authentic counterfeit electronic components are widespread throughout the defense supply chain; over the past two years alone, more than one million suspect parts have been associated with known supply chain compromises 1.
The problem is pervasive, with both expensive and inexpensive electronic parts being targeted. Counterfeit, or otherwise suspect electronic components, present a critical risk for the Department of Defense (DoD), where a malfunction of a single part could lead to system failures that can put warfighter lives and missions at risk. A new DARPA program seeks to develop a tool to verify, without disrupting or harming the system, the trustworthiness of a protected electronic component.
The DARPA Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics Defense (SHIELD) program seeks proposals to develop a small (100 micron x 100 micron) component, or dielet, that authenticates the provenance of electronics components. Proposed dielets should contain a full encryption engine, sensors to detect tampering and would readily affix to today's electronic components such as microchips.
Successful development of SHIELD technology would provide 100 percent assurance against common threat modes:
"SHIELD demands a tool that costs less than a penny per unit, yet makes counterfeiting too expensive and technically difficult to do," said Kerry Bernstein, DARPA program manager. "The dielet will be designed to be robust in operation, yet fragile in the face of tampering. What SHIELD is seeking is a very advanced piece of hardware that will offer an on-demand authentication method never before available to the supply chain."
The dielet will be inserted into the electronic component's package at the manufacturing site or affixed to existing trusted components, without any alteration of the host component's design or reliability. There is no electrical connection between the dielet and the host component. Authenticity testing could be done anywhere with a handheld probe or with an automated one for larger volumes. Probes need to be close to the dielet for scanning. After a scan, an inexpensive appliance (perhaps a smartphone) uploads a serial number to a central, industry-owned server. The server sends an unencrypted challenge to the dielet, which sends back an encrypted answer and data from passive sensors—like light exposure—that could indicate tampering.
"The Department of Defense puts severe demands on electronics, which is why a trusted supply chain is so important" said Bernstein. "SHIELD is a technology demonstration leveraging the asymmetry of scaling for security. While the program is being funded by DARPA, industry will adapt future implementations to make the technology scalable to the industry and the Defense supply chain."
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In the last couple of years I have travelled 6 or 7 times on Thai trains. A few times from Bangkok to Hua Hin and a few times up in Issan from Khon Kaen to Ban Phai. They seldom keep to schedule.
From Bangkok they depart on time but that's it. The 4 and a bit ride to Hua Hin usually takes nearer 5. The rural train comes when it wants.
You can buy your train tickets 60 days in advance from the State Railways of Thailand website. Just download and print it out. The ticket will have your seat number on it. I guess the overnighter will have the berth number on it as well.
The guard on a major route like yours up to Chiang Mai will speak a little English and in my experience will be pretty helpful and friendly. In fact most of the Thai Railway staff I have come into contact with have been pretty helpful and friendly.
The photos of Hua Lamphong station make it look bigger than it is. In reality it is just a big shed for waiting in with 12 or so platform out at 1 end. It is an end of the line station. There are no through trains. The incoming train sits at the platform until departure time so you can board at your leisure.
As you would imagine the station has various places for eating and shopping in and around it. There is a KFC inside the station building. There is even a Black Canyon coffee outlet on the station balcony.
The Hua Lamphong stop on the MRT line is actually a good 10 minutes underground walk from the railway station proper. Getting the MRT subway to where it connects to the BTS skytrain at Asoke is an easy option to get back to Nana. One downside is the MRT has security checks with metal detectors at Asoke and Hua Lamphong. I always breeze through but some people get a rudimentary bag search.
Like you say train travel is an adventure rather than the routine of flying. If I had more time I would use the Thai train more than I do.
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get one's head examined
get (one's) head examined
What one is said to need to do if one does, says, or believes something that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid. You need to get your head examined if you don't think giant corporations are in control of our legislators! You spent $400 on a T-shirt? You need to get your head examined.
get one's head examined
Also, have one's head examined. One is crazy or absolutely wrong. For example, You like this food? Go get your head examined, or If you believe that story, you should have your head examined. This hyperbolic and usually jocular expression of disagreement may, thought Eric Partridge, allude to the now discredited field of phrenology, which holds that the configurations of the skull reveal mental and emotional characteristics. [Early 1900s]


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As time passed we have developed our technique and we are keen on torcrete concrete methods. Mould of our customers order artificial rocks sculptures or themes.
Our company's claim is"shaping imaginations" because we're proud to follow clients' imagination until the shaping of its existence.
I will main clients are Czech zoological gardens, aqua parks, and wellness centers. Working with Architects and providing them with static drawings and technology is one of our main strengths.
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One Book | One Community Programs and EventsSunday, November 18, 2018 - 10:30 am to Monday, November 19, 2018 - 8:30 pm
Memento Park by Mark Sarvas has been selected as Chicago's Jewish Book Month 2018 One Book | One Community selection. Enjoy opportunities to meet the author and discuss the book.
Sly and searching—The New York Times Book Review
For the eighth year in a row, celebrate Jewish Book Month with One Book | One Community, in which a single title is selected for discussions and activities across greater Chicago. Spertus Institute proudly spearheads this initiative.
Set in LA, NY, and Budapest (with a short stop in Chicago), Memento Park begins with an unexpected call from the Australian consulate. Thus protagonist Matt Santos learns of a valuable painting believed to have been looted from his family during WWII. To recover it, he must repair his strained relationship with his father, unearth his family history, and restore his connection to his own Judaism.
A riveting story…artfully told—Barnes & Noble Review
Mark Sarvas is an author and critic whose first novel, Harry, Revised, was published in more than a dozen countries. A member of the National Book Critics Circle and PEN America, his reviews have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Threepenny Review, Bookforum, and many others.
After years writing for his literary weblog The Elegant Variation (a Forbes "best of the web" pick), he considers himself a reformed blogger. He lives in Santa Monica, CA, and teaches at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.
Events and Programs with Author Mark Sarvas
Sunday, November 18 at 10:30 am
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
610 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605
Discount parking $8 at Grant Park South Garage
At this special event, hear author Mark Sarvas in conversation with Alexandra Salomon, editor of WBEZ's Curious City. Salomon was a senior producer for WBEZ's Worldview and spent nearly a decade overseas reporting for news outlets including The Boston Globe, The Economist, The Jerusalem Post, and the BBC. Books will be for sale and Mark Sarvas will be signing books at a reception following this event.
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Sunday, November 18 at 2:00 pm
Congregation Etz Chaim
1710 S Highland Ave., Lombard, IL 60148
Books will be for sale and Mark Sarvas will be signing books at a reception following this program.
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Highland Park Library
494 Laurel Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035
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Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 pm
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Plan the Promotional Video
Planning Your Promotional Video Production.
You must liaise, propose then plan – both creatively and logistically – the Promotional Video.
Video brief with rules and regulations
Treatment: (Thought up by Jordan Schofield) The advertisement starts in a living room with a father and his toddler
son, on the television is a football game, however we don't see the game we only hear it and see a faint reflection on the actors as to avoid any legal issues involving the companies broadcasting the game. A goal is scored and the dad jumps up raising both hands and yelling "get in" the camera is a close up on his face, we then hear a toddler saying "get in" the dad turns in shock and sees the child copying him. It then cuts to the same dad with an older toddler, the toddler kicks a football and it goes past the dad into the goal, the dad and child grin happily at the achievement. It then cuts yet again to a ten year old(ish) child playing football for his school team, the dad is cheering him on at ringside. The child scores the winning goal and is lifted up. Cut again to the end, a close up of the chevrolet boot logo is shown as it opens and the childs football bag being placed in. Then a shot of the two in the front seat of the chevrolet, the dad turns to his son and nods saying "I'm proud of you son" the car starts and they drive off, the make me a fan tagline then pops up in the now only scenery shot. Music: Slow building music until the goal is scored, then the music continues with its uplifting beat throughout the advert until the end.
(A month later) On consideration of the plot for the treatment has changed, instead of the child being apart of the football team at his local school he is now still with his father, scoring a goal in a country park, the scenes that happen after the school scene still happen.
Treatment shots: Begins with a medium long shot exposing the back of the living room and the sofa where the dad is watching the television with his infant son. A slow pan as the commentator of the football game gets more excited, the dads face begins to fill with anticipation as the camera slowly zooms in onto his face. As the commentator announces the goal the camera cuts back to a medium close up showing the top half of the dad as he jumps off of the sofa yelling "get in there" a second voice (The child) says the same thing, a close up of the man's face is shown as he turns to face his son. A cut to a close up of the kid is shown in the same position as his father. Cut to a shot of the car boot closing (football inside being taken out) close up. The scene cuts to a country park point of view shot from the toddler as he kicks the ball past his dad in the goal. It then cuts to a medium close up of the mans reaction, he runs forward into another medium shot as he picks up the child. Runs with the child past something, as they do it cuts to an older version of the son and dad, the two have arms around each others shoulders as they head back to the car. Last shot is of advert is a long shot as the sun goes down of the two heading to the car which is parked, the dads voice then comes through saying "I'm proud of you son" titles.
Update: Re-reading the brief properly we have come to realize that there cannot be any dialogue so it can be used for multi-national use (if Chevrolet decides to use it). So we took out all the dialogue. We also had to explain the rules of football, so the middle scene got replaced of the father teaching his kid the rules and regulations of football using toy army soldiers and monsters. Also the car was not used, so that also got cut out.


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The extent of male sexual abuse in New Zealand is gradually emerging, and it is as horrifying as female sexual abuse.
There has been a lot of world wide publicity given to abuse within the Catholic Church, but that is only a part of the dirty iceberg of abuse that has been happened for a long time, and has been largely hidden from view.
Survivors are starting to speak out and reveal the horrors and the long term affects. This is important in showing other victims that they are not alone.
ODT have done a lot on investigating and reporting local Catholic abuse – see
They have widened their revelations – NZ's sexual trauma story: 'We have failed to protect our children' – In the finale of the series, peer support worker Paul Davenport and Males Survivors Aotearoa national advocate Ken Clearwater talk about New Zealand's path to 'owning' how badly it has 'failed to protect children'.
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Why did 10 men sit down and tell their harrowing story of sexual trauma to our cameras? Because they all thought they were the only one. But they want others to know that they are not alone.
- Gang raped in the army showers: 'I know I'll never see justice
Terry King was gang-raped in the Burnham Military Camp showers in 1975. He has told his harrowing story for the first time as part of CTV's Challenge the Silence series.
- 'We're stuck with their sh*t'
Jason thought his babysitter was 'cool'. But he turned out to be the start of a series of 'predators' who sexually violated him. He spiralled into drugs, went to jail and was then injured in the Christchurch earthquake
- Raped by a woman: They ask 'why didn't I like it'
Josh remembers yelling over and over for her to stop. But she didn't. He has to deal with people asking 'how a 6 foot 3 guy could be raped' or 'why I didn't like it'.
- 'I don't know what love is': Sexually abused at 3, then again in state care
Jacob was put into state care as a way to be kept safe. But instead, he was sexually violated by another boy also in state care.
- Boarding school brutality: 'They used a broom handle on me'
Jim was a 'bit different' in a boys boarding school. He liked to read books not play rugby. Two boys decided to 'haul' him. And his life changed after that.
- The secret locals knew: 'Do you want to bring some friends along?'
Paul's mother had died when a man offered to help his father out. The man had cool space invader games and slot car sets. But he also sexually molested Paul. Many in the township knew the man had been 'done for girls' previously, and then they found out about Paul and the others.
- A life lived in fear: Drug addict at age 6, alcoholic at 7
The flashbacks are what sends Jack into a spiral. The memories of rape as a five-year-old. But they didn't stop, they kept happening by different perpetrators. Then the beatings. He injected heroin at the age of six after watching it being done by people around him.
- 'Hold on to what they are, not what the abuse makes them'
Fiona knew there was good in her husband Paul. But she had to endure years of his anger and verbal bashings, as he tried to deal with being sexually violated as a boy.She tells her story of what it is like being a partner of a survivor of sexual abuse.
- Violated by a priest who went on to commit a 'litany of offending'
All George wanted to do when he was at St Joseph's School, Temuka was to ring the bell. To do that he had to be an altar boy. He also loved watching wrestling on television and that knowledge is what he says Father Cornelius O'Brien used when he sexually violated him after school one day.
- A 50 year secret: 'He ripped all my innocence away'
John was a young teenager excited he could bike into town on his own. But while he was at the bank, a 'friendly and well-spoken' man asked him for directions. By the end of the evening, John's innocence was 'ripped away'.
One in six boys will be sexually abused before they are 18. In this CTV video series, 10 men have told their stories. All grew up believing they were the only ones it had happened to. Now they want other victims to know they are not alone and, if they are ready, help is there for them.
Need help?
Need to talk? 1737, free 24/7 phone and text number
Healthline: 0800 611-116
Lifeline Aotearoa: 0800 543-354
Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828-865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
Samaritans: 0800 726-666
Alcohol Drug Helpline: 0800 787-797
General mental health inquiries: 0800 443-366
The Depression Helpline: 0800 111-757
Youthline: 0800 376-633, txt 234 or firstname.lastname@example.com
What's Up (for 5-18 year olds; 1pm-11pm): 0800 942-8787


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External applications can interact with OpenSIPS through Management Interface (MI) which is pull-based mechanism and Event Interface which is push-based mechanism. The event interface acts as a mediator between OpenSIPS regular modules, the configuration script and the transport modules. The events can be published by the modules and the configuration file/script. The external applications subscribes for a certain event and OpenSIPS event interface notifies the external application when that event is raised. OpenSIPS has some hardcoded events such as E_PIKE_BLOCKED which is raised by the "Pike" module), E_CORE_PKG_THRESHOLD which is raised when private memory usage exceeded a threshold,…..etc. Several transport protocols are used to send the event notification to the external subscribed application. Each protocol is provided by separate OpenSIPS module.
Events Raised from OpenSIPS Modules
If the module wants to export events, it must register them in its initialization function ("init_function" member in the module interface "struct module_exports"). The function "evi_publish_event" defined in "evi/evi_modules.h" is used to register an event. The function "evi_raise_event" is used to raise an event. The function "evi_probe_event" checks if there is any subscriber for that event. This function is called before building parameters list because if no subscriber has been found, then the delay of building parameters list and other things can be skipped.
event_id_t evi_publish_event(str event_name);
int evi_raise_event(event_id_t id, evi_params_t* params);
int evi_probe_event(event_id_t id);
Events Raised from OpenSIPS Script
To raise an event from script, you have to call the core function "raise_event" from the script. The first parameter of this function is the event name and it is constant string parameter (pseudo variable cannot be used) because the event must be registered at startup and the pseudo variable would have an undefined value. The second and third parameters form together the list of the parameters and they are optional. This is how to call this function:
$avp(attr-name) = "param1";
$avp(attr-name) = "param2";
$avp(attr-val) = 1;
$avp(attr-val) = "2"
raise_event("E_Example", $avp(attr-name), $avp(attr-val));
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The length of both AVPs have the same number of parameters.
Transport Module Interface
This interface is implemented by all transport modules that are used to send the event notification to the external applications. It is defined in the file "evi/evi_transport.h" as following:
typedef struct evi_export_ {
str proto; /* protocol name / transport module name */
raise_f *raise; /* raise function */
parse_f *parse; /* parse function */
match_f *match; /* sockets match function */
free_f *free; /* free a socket */
print_f *print; /* prints a socket */
unsigned int flags;
} evi_export_t;
The first field is the name of the transport protocol. It is used by the MI subscription command so the event notification will be sent by the transport named in the subscription request. The second filed is the raise function which will be called by the OpenSIPS Event Interface for each subscriber, to send the notification on this transport. This function serializes the event parameters, and send them to the subscriber. The event parameters are passed to the transport module from the module that raised the event.
The third field is the parse function which parses the subscriber socket. The match function is used to update the expire period of the subscription or unsubscribe the application. The rest of fields are easy to understand.
The transport module which implement this interface must be registered to OpenSIPS event interface. This is can be done by calling the function with the an instance of the above structure as a parameter:
int register_event_mod(evi_export_t *ev);
The Availability of the Events
All exported events will be available at startup time after the parsing of the configuration file is completed. The external application can only subscribe to en event after OpenSIPS has been started up.
Event Subscription
To subscribe for events, the external application send this MI subscription command:
event_subscribe Event_Name Transport Socket Expire
Example: #opensipsctl fifo event_subscribe E_PIKE_BLOCKED udp:127.0.0.1:8888 1200
If the subscription succeeded, the application gets 200 OK message and it will start getting notifications for the subscribed event when the event is raised. The external application suppose to do something upon receiving the notification. For example: update the firewall, do some processing, or just printing or send information mail to administrator.
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Early in 2006, the case of the archaeologist Susanne Osthoff, who was kidnapped in Iraq, made headlines in Germany. This, this and this entry may serve as a reminder. I suddenly recalled Osthoff, when a commenter at VFR drew a (fatuous) analogy between Joanie de Rijke and Joan of Arc and I remembered that Osthoff, another one of those abandoned woman in need of a thrill, was compared to the French virgin saint as well. I wrote in 2006:
Thanks to Davids Medienkritik for ... the following gem:I wonder what makes people compare undutiful middle-aged crones out for a titillating experience to a teenage virgin out on a sacred mission and can only presume that it's utter lack of ethical and cultural discernment, but that isn't the point here anyway.
Yes, that's right! The (leftwing) Süddeutsche Zeitung shows Ms. "Embarrassment Personified" Osthoff clad as Joan of Arc! A woman with intimate ties to the Saddam "Plasticshredder" Hussein regime, a convert to Islam. As Joan of Arc. A Christian saint.
The point is, to me, that it is not dhimmitude, but the typical female self-centeredness, vanity and irresponsibility that often, not always, leads to dhimmitude and which is, in every single one of its manifestations, so destructive to society. In Susanne Osthoff it becomes particularly obvious, or is it just me who sees a woman who just adores posing in sexually ambiguous clothes, "protected" by noble savages, putting herself in harm's way by being at places where she had no business to be. Osthoff, who dumped her child at a boarding school when she ought to have looked after it herself, Osthoff who married an Arab (albeit not for long), Osthoff, who could have worked in a field of archaeology more appropriate for a woman, say, in Sweden, and if I were a cynic I'd say now that even there is a fair probability of being raped by a Muslim. Osthoff, who could have refrained from embarking on such a non-career at all, but searched for the stability of family life she so pooh-poohed.
But this woman is, of course, only interesting because she is such an obvious paragon of deliquency and because there are countless others like her, happily undermining the core values of our culture.
At the high end it's Princess Diana strutting around in dungarees against landmines because even being married to the heir to the throne of England couldn't satisfy her craving for attention, and at the low end it's those perverts who marry death row inmates, with the Fallacis, Osthoffs and de Rijkes somewhere in between. A "cause", however ill-fated, lost and destructive (or even good), has none of them. Unfair to dhimmis!


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Before I jump in, I noticed one odd thing about this animation!! Am I the ONLY one that thinks that all the characters seem to have a 5 o'clock shade going!!?! Everyone's bottom half of the face is a shade darker!! It's like they all need a bit of a good scrub or shave!!! hahaha Am I seeing things here!??!!
Anyway, the animation here is clean but more importantly, the SEIYUU!!! I LOOOOOOVE the cast! I have not seen some of these names and so many in one anime for so long!!! We have (*drum rolls*):
- Yui Horie!!!! She's the 2nd girl from the right! I miss her voice so much!!!! The moment she came on I just couldn't help but smile!!!! ^___________^
- Rie Kugimiya!!!! Toko from Marimite!!! hohohoho oh and Shana of course!! She's the first girl from the left.
- Romi Paku!!! Oooh she has an androgynous look here – third from the left with the blue cap. Can't wait!!!!!
- Ami Koshimizu!!! She's the one to the far right. Such a sweet voice!!
With all these voice actresses, who cares about the story!?!?! But don't worry! Actually the story doesn't quite disappoint either. Yu the protagonist (silver hair guy) moves to a little town to live with his uncle and he meets these new friends. In episode 1, there is a murder, him and his friends are suddenly sucked into another world and somehow he seems to be able to call upon some massive machine to help him out!!! It's kind of cool but it's almost like too much all in one episode. I'm DEFINITELY going to watch this. Who's watching this too? I know k1y0 is!! ^_^
I've been meaning to summarise what is catching my eye in the coming season but spare time has been hard to find lately!! Luckily both Yuri no Boke and hashihime has both summarised what's coming this season. I'll simply highlight those that I will be checking out. I might not be entirely accurate on the plot summaries…just a warning…The following is broadly in the order of the most appealing first…
Episode 1 on 13 January
Story: Shuicihi Nitori appears to be a shy and quiet preteen boy, when he transfers to a new school he quickly makes friends with the tomboyish Yoshino Takatsuki who sits next to him. It soon becomes apparent that both Shucihi and Yoshino are more than simply a sensitive boy and masculine girl, they both are transgendered. Together they decide to take the first steps toward becoming the people they want to be (taken from ANN).
Reasons for watching: There are a number of reasons to watch this one!! Firstly, the mangaka is the one from Aoi Hana, Takako Shimura!! There's no yuri but the anime focuses on some transgender issues!? Sounds interesting!! Plus if you go to the website and check out their trailer, the art is soft and endearing with a very classical music OST. I love the use of strings!! How can you NOT watch it!?!? Seiyuu wise, it's also quite attractive with Aki Toyosaki (Yui from K-ON!), Nana Mizuki (Fate from Magical Girl Lyrical), Saeko Chiba (Natsuki from Mai-Hime), Yoshino Nanjou (Maria from Canaan), Yui Horie (need I say more!?) but they seem to all just play supportive roles. The main two characters are played by new voice actors, I think?
Just a quick reminder before I dive into this post, the key reason why I'm watching this anime is because it has some of my favourite seiyuu!!
- Mai Nakahara ~ she played Nagisa in Strawberry Panic!! She plays Zakuro here – the main character (long hair with bows)
- Aki Toyosaki ~ it's Yui from K-ON! and here she is Bonbori
- Yui Horie only has a small role here as Hozuki. Yui and Aki actually play the blonde twins so they're easy to spot. I'm a bit disappointed they didn't get bigger parts :(
The beginning of the anime had this eerie feel to it which I guess is perfect for a story around youkai but it made me feel a bit hesitant. Yes…I'm a bit of a pansy. -_-" The chanting voices in the background also added an overlay of mythical vibe.
The anime is a story set in a time where you have humans living in a world where spirits exist. Half spirits, such as the girls in question here, look like your average girls but they have cat-like ears on their heads and they possess powers that can kill spirits that have gone astray. Together with three selected from the military, they pair up to take on the challenge of maintaining peace in the community.
Every few months I am impressed by hashihime's summary of the upcoming animes for the season!! Thank you hashihime!! You save us all so much time! Really appreciate it!!
Below are what I will be trying to watch in order of my interest!!
Start date: 14 October
A josei comedy!! FINALLY!! I have been in a yuri anime drought for FAR TOO LONG!!! Can't wait to watch this! It's about a couple that stays in an apartment full of fujoshi!! Female otakus!! haha Remember Yasuko in Aoi Hana? One of her sisters were a fujoshi!! ^_^ Oh and one BIG bonus to throw in!! Guess who's a seiyuu here!?! MAMIKO NOTO!!! She's not the main voice but I don't care!! I haven't heard her voice in ages!! Btw, her character's name is "Jiji-sama"! hehehehehe
I can see exactly why k1y0 is crazy about this romantic comedy anime!!! hahaha There is indeed two tsundere characters and they are pretty cute!! There's Fumino and Chise. Fumino is a long time childhood friend of the main guy in this anime, Takumi, and has a crush on him. Takumi appears to be the only one that understands Fumino's true feelings and seems fairly likeable so far. The other girl, Chise, is the heiress to the family that owns the school. Spoilt and with maids/butlers at her beck and call. I think you get the idea! Oh and she reminds me of Koromo from Saki!!! **Squeal**
Then there's Takumi's sister (long dark purple hair) who's the owner of a bakery and known for disappearing on short notice. We don't know much about her yet but she sounds like my kind of friend!!! :P She appears at the end of episode 1 along with a girl in light purple hair and said:
She was so cute, I picked her up!! (normally it would be just stray cats she'd be picking up…)
LOL!!! That cracked me up!! So far it's still early days as to whether I'll watch it. I'll stick around for a little bit. The seiyuu do catch my attention though.
- The mysterious cat looking girl ~ Ayana Taketatsu (Azunyan from K-ON!)
- The sister, Otome ~ Satomi Satou (Ritsu from K-ON!)
- Kanae, Fumino's closest friend ~ Yui Horie!!! (LOVE!!!)
I don't have time to watch too many shows so I have a feeling this won't make it into my top 3 but if you have some spare time, I'll trust that you'll get some laughs out of this one!!
NYA!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA (btw, don't think there's any yuri in this one…)
The story revolves around Natsuru Senou, a normal high school boy. One day he wakes up to find himself turned into a girl. A stuffed tiger "Harakiri Tora" comes to life and tells him to fight as a female psychic fighter "Kämpfer". Having no idea about what's going on, Natsuru is involved in the battles against other female Kämpfer (Wiki).
Yep! That's basically the gist of the story! Everytime before he transforms his bracelet will glow so that it will give him some time to run and hide! haha Apparently his urge to "transform" is typically triggered by a urge to fight or by the presence of another Kampfer. Right at the start, we see Natsuru fighting a feisty red haired girl, Akane!! Not only is she pretty cool, but she's voiced by Yui Horie!!! WooHOO!!!! hahaha
My first 5 minute impression of this?
- I like the character designs! All the girls look quite likeable and they all remind me of a character in another anime!! haha Can you spot who they are!?! SURELY you can!! (except for one which is not from a yuri anime…it's one of the few harem animes that I've watched -_-)
- Despite the whole "guy turns girl idea" which I don't usually like, it actually pans out ok here!! Maybe because Natsuru here seems like a nice guy BUT of course I prefer the Kampfer version of him!! :P Oh and I like how they got Marina Inoue, a female seiyuu, to voice the character!!! He's ALMOST a girl!! hahahaha
- Those stuffed animals are just a bit gross with their…WHAT?! INTESTINES hanging out!?! UGH!!! X_X
- BEST of all, I caught a good handful of girly blushes in the anime!! Though most of them are not *doki doki* moments, the subtle blushes are kind of cute. hahahaha Not bad!! Not bad at all for a first episode!!
YEP! I'm following this one!! ahaha ^____^
Are you guys READY?!?! It's time to check out what yuri animes are on the horizon!! hahaha Now put those yuri goggles on!!! Grab the nearby magazines lying around!! LET'S GO!!! HAHAHAHAHA
So what do we have waiting on our horizon this season!?! I've seriously zoomed into this and with the help of my trusty yuri circle, we've narrowed it down to a few key ones!! If we've missed any, PLEASE PLEASE do let me know!! Baka me for leaving some out!!! hahaha Now here it goes!! (Btw, I relied on hashihime's amazing summary of this season's anime!!)


text: Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact Arizona Cardinals' Andre Ellington, left, is tackled by Philadelphia Eagles' Nigel Bradham during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs' buying and selling The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes' introduction of Alex Meruelo The remaining inactives are running back D.J. Foster, quarterback Blaine Gabbert, offensive lineman Daniel Munyer, defensive lineman Olsen Pierre, tight end Ricky Seals-Jones and wide receiver Chad Williams.Pierre missed last week was limited in practice this week because of an ankle injury.There is good news along the Cardinals defensive line and that is Robert Nkemdiche. For the first time since Week 3 and only the third time all season, the former first-round draft pick will be in uniform. Nkemdiche has been dealing with a calf injury.Also, Xavier Williams is good to go. He had been slowed by a knee issue.For the Rams, safety Cody Davis (thigh) is out due to injury and among the listed inactives.The others not in uniform for Los Angeles include quarterback Brandon Allen, running back Justin Davis, linebacker Ejuan Price, wide receiver Mike Thomas plus offensive linemen Andrew Donnal and Cornelius Lucas. 2 Comments Share Perhaps it was too optimistic to believe Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington would be able to play in Week 7 after missing practice Thursday and Friday with a quadriceps injury. And in fact, he will not.Ellington is inactive and thus will be on the sidelines when the Cardinals play the Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham Stadium in London on Sunday.Ellington's absence likely means more touches for Kerwynn Williams, especially on third down, and maybe Elijhaa Penny. Top Stories Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires


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The National Conference for Media Reform / NCMR convened in January 2007 and brought together media activists, journalists, academics, bloggers, non-profits, grassroots organizers, radio producers, videographers, the public access community, alternative media, government officials and concerned citizens to raise their voices as one to demand media reform and a return to the primacy of the public interest in media policy. Bernie Sanders & Van Jones are two of the most articulate voices addressing the range of media reform issues.
It was not lost those attending that the conference took place in Memphis, TN - the place where the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King was assassinated - and on the eve of the celebration of the national holiday in his honor. Many made reference to the great debt that the media reform movement owes to Dr King and the civil rights movement for the manner in which they placed their lives on the line in order to bring the harsh realities of segregation into the living rooms of America and to the center of national discussion. Dr King knew well the power of The Media and how to demand its attention.
Senator Sanders of Vermont is the longest serving Independent in the United States Congress. In an era where the stranglehold on our democracy is being tightened by the two parties, Senator Sanders served 16 years as a congressman in the US House of Representatives before winning his current Senate Seat in 2006. Throughout, he has maintained his progressive stance where almost every other legislator in Washington has slavishly moved to the right. He forcefully calls for media reform and points out its importance in relation to every progressive issue.
Van Jones is Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, CA The Ella Baker Center is
Van addresses the issues of social justice and disenfranchisement on a daily, tactical and strategic basis and is all too familiar with the role that media plays in inhibiting the free flow of information, perpetuation of stereotypes and dumbing down of America. He is inspiring speaker with a firm grasp of the issues and a broad vision for a future in which we attain a progressive and just society. His blog VanJones.net presents his visionary approach and creative commentary on how to pursue and achieve that future.
Free Press will present the 4th Conference for Media Reform in June 2008 in Minneapolis, MN. If the trend of the last 3 conferences continues - where the first attracted 1,500 attendees, the second 2,200 and the third over 3,500 - is any indicator, the need and informed desire for media reform must be increasing among the entire populace at a rapidly accelerating rate.
The current shameful primary process wherein all but the so called front runners have been marginalized in the debates or excluded entirely should be sufficient proof that MSM / Main Stream Media have no intention of meeting their public interest obligations. The Bush dominated FCC has ushered in a new round of media consolidation in which the public interest is further eroded and which now demands action by the US Congress to remedy. There is such obvious conflict of interest and indeed contempt for the public interest that revocation of the licenses of the major networks would be fully justified. The despicable episode in Nevada wherein NBC - a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric, one of the world's largest arms contractors and merchants of death - denied Kucinich participation in the Democratic debate after being invited is only the most recent example.
This only begins to cover a broad range of issues that demand Media Reform. Bernie Sanders and Van Jones have much more to say.
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Do you want full control over your phone or do you only use it for calls, emails and text messages? See if you can recognize yourself in these four smartphone types, and hear what security expert Janus R. Nielsen from www.MYSecurityCenter.com advises you to do in order to prevent yourself from hackers and malware.
The Unaware: You use a smartphone because you have been urged to do so by your boss or children, but in reality, you are better off with a traditional mobile phone. You cannot manage to familiarize yourself with the functions, which mean you only use your phone for calling, texting and to send emails. And lastly, you do not download apps unless you are guided through the process.
The Minimalist: You are happy with your phone and use it for the most basic things. You download apps every once in a while, but only the most necessary ones such as WhatsApp, Skype and Facebook. You keep the smartphone until it breaks and the latest phone models do not have an interest for the Minimalist. "Both the Unaware and the Minimalist should be extra careful when clicking on links in emails and text messages, because they are not as trained to see whether it is malware or not", believes Janus R. Nielsen. "It is often these two groups who do not have passwords on their phones because they think it is a little too difficult, which just means they are more vulnerable if they lose their phones."
The Enthusiast: You find it hard to be without your phone.All your pictures are on it, most of your communication happens through it and you are curious to download apps, so that you can get even more out of your phone. You play various interactive games with the people around you and transfer money with mobile banking."You need to be extra careful when downloading apps – always read their reviews before installing. If there are no comments or stars, then make sure to do further research about the app on the internet. Lastly, stay away from using mobile banking in public places with wifi."
The Extensive: Your phone has become an extension of your arm, both at home and at work. You use it for everything and continue to explore new features and apps in order to make it even more efficient. You have extensive technical knowledge of how your phone works and demand high level of safety. "This type of smartphone users often installs antivirus protection on their device so that they can detect, block and back-up the phone if anything should happen. Of course these people are also exposed to potential wifi hotspot risks, man-in-the-middle attacks are getting increasingly widespread on public networks. Here, an attacker can interfere and manipulate the information that transfers from your phone to the network.
The obsessive: You often replace your smartphone with new ones to get the newest technology. In order to get the maximum from you phone, you delete several of the phone's default programs in order to organize it to your liking. "Users are rarely aware that hacking (jailbreaking and rooting) opens the phone's SSH port, which means anyone potentially can connect to your smartphone and steal or add data", says Janus R. Nielsen. These users often installs unauthorized third-party apps which are free, but these can easily add malware to your phone. "The Obsessive can for instance benefit from a mobile VPN-service (virtual private networks), where they can connect to their home network, away from home, via encrypted channels, so that strangers are not able to track their online surfing."
No matter what type of smartphone user you are, Janus R. Nielsen recommends first and foremost that you make sure to have the basic security measures in place:
1. Get a password on your mobile, consisting of both numbers and letters.
2. Read reviews and comments before downloading an app. If it has none then stay away.
3. Read the terms carefully before you approve and start downloading an app. For instance there would be no need for a puzzle game to get access to your messages and location.
4. Consider whether you would benefit from an antivirus program that can track your phone, block it and make back-ups if you lose it.
5. Beware of public wifi hotspots.
6. Please note that the warranty does not apply when you jailbreak your phone.
7. Be careful with apps from unauthorized app stores, as they can easily contain malware. The same applies push advertisement in free apps.


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On a beautiful Saturday in Feb, we drove to Myakka City, FL to watch an open practice session of the Hermann Royal Lipizzan Stallions!
It was about 45-minute trip from Torrey Oaks, and well worth the drive. These magnificent horses have an elaborate history, they are from Austria and they are the rarest and most aristocratic breed of horses in the world. And it turns out, they also spend the winter in Florida. They open the practice sessions to the public a couple times a week, weather permitting. The suggested donation is $5 or $10 per person (I can't remember). The practice lasted a bit over an hour and on Saturdays, they then invite you into the stables for a bit up close viewing of their entire brood.
If you are in the area, you should make the time for a visit.


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How did Chicken Dinner Road get its name? Years back, well before pavement, it seems a legendary cook invited an unsuspecting Idaho governor to dinner. Following the sign pointing to the chicken dinner, the governor arrived and soon realized that more than chicken was on the table. Accompanied with mashed potatoes was a proposal: in exchange for a great dinner, see to it that the cook's rutted old farm road was properly oiled. The governor's options seemed a bit hard to swallow—leave before the apple pie was served, or find a way to help the cook. The evening ended, resulting in a full governor, a happy cook and a legendary road name.
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New eICU technology provides additional support for bedside staff members
After reading this article, you will be able to:
Imagine you could interact with multiple patients, diagnose and treat their illnesses, administer drugs, and even ensure that staff members are following infection control best practices 24 hours per day, seven days per week, all without getting out of your chair.
This is the basic premise of the eICU, an electronic subdivision of the ICU at Alegent Health in Omaha, NE. Mark Kestner, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Alegent Health, likens it to an air traffic control tower. Nurses and physicians man an off-site location filled with two-way cameras linked to ICUs in three metropolitan hospitals and one rural hospital in the system.
Six nurses in the eICU routinely manage 15–20 patients each, in conjunction with on-site ICU staff members. A physician handles high-risk patients, and Alegent recently added a pharmacist to monitor antimicrobial activity.
The software built into the eICU not only feeds real-time data for roughly 100 patients, including vital signs, laboratory tests, cultures, and pharmacy data; it also sorts the information and sets off alerts if there are concerns with a patient. Nurses and physicians in the eICU can also alert bedside staff members if a patient needs emergency care.
"What it does is it frees up the bedside staff because they know that certain elements of information are being sorted and addressed and that they can then be more available for the immediate needs of the patients or the routine bedside needs of the patient," Kestner says.
Involving infection control
In its first two years, the eICU at Alegent has focused primarily on patient care, but Emily Hawkins, RN, BSN, director of IC at Alegent Health, says the centralized location of the eICU makes it a great opportunity to integrate infection prevention compliance, as well.
A pharmacist has already been incorporated into the eICU to monitor drug interaction, but Hawkins says there are also plans to use the eICU to build antimicrobial reviews, which will forward information to the lab and pharmacy. Going forward, an infectious disease physician will be present to intervene with antimicrobial counsel.
The eICU team is already incorporating ventilator and central line bundles into its everyday care.
"I think what this allows us to do is to standardize our compliance with ventilator bundles and with standards of care," Kestner says. "We already had a very low infection rate, but this allows us to have another set of eyes on the team asking very specific questions every day. The eICU team does have the checklists and they make sure the central line is taken out if it's not needed, the ventilator bundles are adhered to, the patient's head of the bed is up, and the patient is being extubated quickly if they don't need to be on the ventilator."
It also helps that the eICU suite is in the same office as the infection prevention program.
You're on candid camera
If this sounds a bit too Big Brother for you, you're not alone. ICU staff members were initially resistant to the idea of someone watching over their shoulder from a well-placed camera, Kestner says.
"If you think of these people doing their work and all of a sudden they have a two-way video camera in the room and they know at any point in time someone could turn the camera on and be looking over their shoulders, they found that to be very intrusive," Kestner says.
The clinical practice committee that oversees the eICU created a set of rules to alleviate the Big Brother feeling, including:
These team rounds were particularly helpful to establish a working relationship between the eICU and bedside nurses and the patients.
"And so not only now do the nurses have a relationship with the eICU, but families and the patients know who is on the other end of the camera and establish a relationship with those care providers," Kestner says. "It took us sort of actively intervening and teaching people how to act as a team in order to establish that relationship and not feel like the presence of eICU is intrusive, the presence of eICU is really being a part of their team."
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised the system when she visited Alegent's Lakeside Hospital July 12 to experience this interaction first hand.
Ultimately, patients and families also feel more secure when they interact with the person on the other side of the camera and they don't feel like it's just a machine, Kestner says.
"We have patients that are transferred from some of our smaller facilities to our bigger facilities, and the eICU will talk to the family before the patient leaves the smaller facility and then talk to them when they arrive at the new facility, so it makes them feel like their care has been seamless," Kestner says. "Families like having that extra set of eyes and have a sense of comfort knowing that they are there."
Absorbing the cost
Of course, as with any elaborate technology, the eICU comes with a hefty price tag. Alegent was able to integrate its rural hospital because of a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant, Kestner says.
Some argue that having that extra set of eyes will decrease infections and lengths of stay and shorten patient days throughout the unit, ultimately benefiting hospitals' financials. But Kestner says it's also worth it from a patient satisfaction and efficiency perspective.
"I think the way we are looking at it is length of stay for the whole hospitalization, shortening length of stay in the whole ICU, shortening length of stay on the ventilator," Kestner says. "We just have our baseline data, so I'm not sure we can say we have absolutely saved enough money to offset the initial expense, but it allows us going forward to remain efficient."
As to whether this is sustainable technology for the future, Kestner recognizes that the startup costs are too high for most hospitals. He suggests this kind of movement in the future would require government involvement.
"You can almost suggest that it's something similar to meaningful use," Kestner says. "Is there a meaningful justification for this type of technology, and does it improve outcomes and improve care and start to rationalize our workforce issues?"
Adapted from Briefings on Infection Control, October 2009, HCPro, Inc.
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This amazing new Chipotle Mexican Grill ad on YouTube depicts a scarecrow as a farmer who gets a glimpse into the world of corporate farming, genetically engineered foods, and inhumane treatment of farm animals for the purpose of maximizing profits in restaurant chains across the globe.
The short film is accompanied by a track of Fiona Apple singing "Pure Imagination", a cover of a song from the Willy Wonka movie soundtrack. Stunning. Visit their website for more information.
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I wasn't prepared for what I saw in a slide show at the bottom of a Huffington Post article about moldy Chobani yogurt. This slide show of about thirty or so images depicts a range of disgusting to horrifying things people have found in consumer goods and fast food.
Some are gross, but not totally beyond human comprehension, but snakes and mice and paper clips baked into bread!? No way. But, yes way, because everything you see on the internet is true, right?
Read the article about Chobani's nasty yogurt (it's gross enough without having a mold problem), and then brace yourself for the slide show called "Mealbreakers". You're welcome.
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By MO NUWWARAH, Sports/Health Editor
The Meyer Foundation for Disabilities will hold a late-night bike ride July 16 in Omaha to raise funds for the organization.
Billed by foundation vice president Joel VanderVeen as "Omaha's nighttime urban cycling adventure," the OwL Ride begins downtown at 11 p.m. The path travels through various neighborhoods including Dundee and Field Club. This year's event will be the second annual OwL Ride.
More than 1,000 riders participated last year, making it the largest annual night bike ride between Chicago and Denver, VanderVeen said. Even more are expected this year – 45 percent of participants filled out a post-ride survey and 96 percent indicated they plan to ride again this year.
"The goal of the OwL Ride is to create a fun event that will last for years in Omaha, and I think we're on our way," VanderVeen said.
Bill Lawlor, director of financial compliance and federal costing at UNMC, participated in the OwL Ride last year. Though he described himself as an avid bike rider, he said he rarely rides at night, which made for a unique experience.
"I had a great time," he said. "It was really cool riding at night. Being in Dundee at midnight was really cool."
The ride features rest stops at Midtown Crossing/Turner Park, Pitch Pizzeria in Dundee, Jones Bros. Cupcakes in Aksarben Village and Field Club. Refreshments, snacks and first aid are provided at each stop. The ride covers about 16 miles, but a shortcut is available that makes it seven miles.
Spring 2011 UNO graduate Sara Simmons serves as volunteer coordinator for the ride, recruiting volunteers and placing them where needed. She also rode last year, but plans to focus solely on her volunteer duties this year.
Both Lawlor and Simmons noted that both expert and novice riders would enjoy the trip.
"You don't have to be physically fit or competitive," Simmons said. "It's just a fun ride."
Lawlor said the ride took about two and a half hours, but riders can take up to four. A few college students took the maximum time, but not because they were riding slow.
"Some of them used it as a bar crawl," he said with a laugh.
Cost of the ride is $25. All proceeds go to the Meyer Foundation, which provides recreational and social activities for teens and adults with developmental disabilities.
"Being able to do something physically active and being able to support people with special needs is the best of both worlds," Simmons said.


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Low water pressure hit residents in Kingston today after a burst water main was reported in neighbouring Hampton.
The company responsible — Thames Water — apologised after severe low water pressures in the KT postcodes put at risk the availability of water for some residents in the area.
Residents in Kingston and elsewhere reported having little or no water flow in their homes, prompting the private utility company, who are responsible for much of the water supply in Greater London, to act.
In a statement responding to a request from the Surrey Comet, a spokesperson for Thames Water offered an apology to residents affected at around 12.30pm on Wednesday and said their engineers were working to fix the issue:
"We're sorry to anyone whose water supply has been affected by a burst on a large pipe at our water works in Hampton.
"A team of engineers are there investigating and we have more experts planning how to get water back on for our customers as soon as we possibly can," the spokesperson said.
They added that the company would provide water to those suffering from little or no water flow if the problem persisted.
The spokesperson added: "If we're unable to do that within the next few hours we'll make bottled water available across the affected areas and we encourage customers to keep an eye our social media feeds and website for the latest updates."
The issues on Wednesday contributed to a tumultuous week for the monopoly water company in the area, after a pump failure following heavy rains brought flooding to Kingston town centre.
Thames Water also apologised Wednesday to Kingston residents for the flooding.
As the Comet reported earlier this week, the severe weather coupled with a fault at the Wood Street Overpass pumping station forced Kingston Bridge to close, bringing travel chaos on Monday evening and leading Transport for London (TfL) to temporarily cancel six bus routes in the area.
In a statement concerning the flooding in Kingston, Thames Water said:
"We're sorry to anyone impacted by a fault which occurred at our pumping station during the heavy rain. We quickly got teams out who worked overnight and resolved the issue."
They added that, with more heavy rainfall expected on Wednesday and Thursday in the region, they were taking extra precautions against further possible this week.
"As more heavy rain is forecast, we have several tankers on standby to prevent further problems," the company spokesperson said.
Thames Water are posting live updates on the burst Hampton water pipe on their Twitter page: https://twitter.com/thameswater
The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning for South East England tonight (Wednesday June 12) and Thursday June 13.
View Met Office advice about the expected severe weather here: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2019-06-12


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Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria is on the cover of Allure magazine's April 2011 issue. Inside, she talks about being racy in past interviews: "It's hard for me to censor myself, because I like to be honest and free and say exactly what I'm thinking or feeling. Unfortunately, so many things are taken out of context, and [now] I'm a little more cautious about what I say."
She also discusses why she is proud of Desperate Housewives: "Desperate Housewives was groundbreaking for Latinos in television because the Solises were the richest people on the block – and they're Mexican."
Meanwhile, makeup artist Stephane Marais discusses the look he put together for the cover shoot: "I wanted to make her look incredibly sexy, like Sophia Loren," said Marais, who focused on Eva's eyes. After filling in Eva's brows and creating a strong arch, Marais blended a shimmery bronze shadow all over her lids. He combed on a lot of mascara and glued on individual false lashes. "She's a lashes freak—the more I added, the happier she was," he says. Next, he contoured Longoria's cheeks with bronzer and applied an apricot blush before swiping on creamy beige lipstick to finish the look. For more, head to Allure.com.


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A chemical peel actually takes your skin to an acidic level, where you are actually burning the skin to create the skin to sluff. A peel is anywhere from a pH1 to pH3. An esthetician may perform chemical peels from 1.5% to 3% depending upon the state regulations and they work on the epidermis. Dermatologists may go lower because they are working on the dermal layer, the skin below the surface. The peel stimulates the skin cells to accelerate new growth as well as remove the epidermis. That is why your skin looks new and fresh after the sluffing is completed. It literally is new skin. It is extremely important that you wear sun block to prevent damage to the new skin.
When the peeling process is completed, your skin is also more receptive to uptake the products because it is no longer pushing its way through the dead skin cells. Improper cleaning, not using exfoliates and aging all effect how quickly we sluff the dead cells from our skin. Besides chemical peeling, microdermabrasion also removes the dead skin.
It is important to use good cleansers on your skin to bring it into an alkaline state to remove the dirt and impurities. If you have any serums, this is the perfect time to apply them because your skin is in a receptive state to uptake the serum and to have the most benefit. Then, tone your skin to bring the skin back to the acidic level. When you apply the moisturize while your skin is still wet from the toner, you won't need as much and it creates a barrier to protect your skin from the environmental stresses. These steps will help you maintain a youthful appearance and keep your skin glowing.
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text: Our next walk is on 15 February. It will be from North Kilworth, and will cover about 4.9 miles. It's a mixture of field paths, canal towpath and pavement.The start time is 10.00 am and we should finish by 12.30 pm. The meeting point is Green Lane, North Kilworth, which is the left turn off the A4304 immediately after the filling station and White Lion restaurant. The route from MH is west on the A4304. Please let us know if you would like to take part. New members welcome.