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I bought my first FJ40 earlier today! I don't get it home until next weekend though as I'm not sure it's really ready to cross the Cascades quite yet, so I'm renting a trailer to tow it back next weekend.
What I know about it: it's a 1978, with a Chevy 350 that started life in a '79 Camaro. The guy I bought it from bought it from his dad 7 years ago. In that 7 years, he's gone from the stock Toyota motor to a 454 to a 327 to what's in it now. Additionally, a 4" lift was put on, and Downey power steering was added.
The frame looks really good, though it might be time for another coat of something. The body has some rust, but nothing super-concerning to me - a bit on the quarters, a touch on the body down by the driver's running board. The tub itself looks pretty solid.
Some things I want to do to it in the immediate future: the brakes are spongy, and there's a full 8" of travel in the pedal before anything happens. Might just need a bleed, but I'm probably going to rebuild the calipers/drums just to be safe. E-brake might as well not be there, so I'm going to look at that too - might be something I have done though, as I have no experience with the driveshaft brakes. The steering is a bit vague as well - fair amount of wobble in the steering wheel with no effect.
Otherwise, I'm planning on scraping off the big sticker in the windshield, tightening up the turn signal that has had too much to drink, and driving it around.
The thing comes with hard top, hard doors, bikini top, canvas doors, and another set of Downey gears for the diff (4.10 is installed, not sure what the others are yet). All this for $4k - I feel like I did pretty good.
My plan is to make it a weekend driver with some easy to moderate off-roading. It should be a lot of fun.
<----- friend who suggested this site (don't hold it against him!).
Also he didn't ask in his post, but please suggest to Eric any particular oddball tools that might be useful working on this thing. My experience is mostly with Jeeps (and cars), so I couldn't think of anything particular offhand when I talked to him earlier. Since he's just starting putting together "his garage" I thought he'd get much good advice here.
Thanks Josh. Maybe I can find a bumper sticker that says "My other car shoots missiles" or something.
I owned a '79. 100% original when I bought it. I put 31" mud tires on it and just drove it!
The 4.10's aren't the ticket for highway driving but adding some lift and 35's will help with that!
Just one warning, don't punch the gas pedal with the front wheels turned hard... Birfield joints don't like that.
Definately one of my top three 4x4's of all time!
I've learned brakes are very important to have working properly.
I had three. Two '77's and a 95 FJ80. One with the six, and another with a 350. The front disk brakes are good as long as everything is in good condition. The rear dual cylinder drum brakes are troublesome. They need to be adjusted constantly, and the cylinders don't like dirt at all. If the front end has not been greased recently, as Ebony said, you will have problems. The seal kit used to be cheap, right from Toyota, but that may have changed. The emergency brake is problematic. There were kits to replace the rear drums with disks, and remove the driveshaft e-brake.
There was a manufacturer of replacement tubs in Newburyport, MA. They were $$$$$, but made of aluminum. I had a fiberglass unit from Malotte. Wonder if they are still around?
Yours looks good. Keep us informed.
I remember Birfield rings that are pressed on that provide support for the joint. Unless you're abusing your FJ off road, in the rocks you'll likely be fine.
Btw, I taught no less that three people to drive a manual with mine. It was almost impossible to stall. My brother and I used to hop out and let it drive through a big field by itself in first and 4-lo, with that torquey I6 it would just chug along at walking speed.
I like it.. Just need to scrape off that windshield banner. Small block swaps into old 4x4s are so commonplace id be embarassed to advertise it as if it was special.
Nice! From nhmercracer's post I'll second the rear disc swap. Drums that don't like dirt on an offroad vehicle? Not gonna work!
If bleeding the brakes doesn't fix the spongyness it probably needs an MC rebuild.
See if the steering rag joint is worn. Don't use a "rag joint eliminator kit," the rag joint is an intentional failsafe in the steering. Just have a good one installed and carry a spare for trail fixes.
Very nice, I've always wanted an FJ40. My wife saw one and asked what it was, then paused a minute and said "If you buy a four wheel drive, lets get one of those instead of a Jeep. It's much cooler."
I've never owned one of these, so I can't help.
I just wanted to pop into the thread and say great choice of ride.
Wow, thanks for all the tips guys. I'm definitely starting a list.
In the spirit of my other ride, I just got notified this morning that I'm meeting the ship overseas tomorrow, so...things are going to have to wait. I'm not even sure how I'm going to get it home.
I'll keep you guys abreast of the progress come October. Up first - brakes. Then steering, then whatever I feel like. I may want to do some fun stuff then - winch, roll cage, better seats, something.


As businesses move online the way they create contracts with consumers continues to change. This ever evolving area of business law impacts not only the way businesses interact with your customers but also the way they resolve any disputes with them should they arise. This makes it extremely important for business owners and those who draft their online contracts to understand the most recent rulings regarding online contract formation. One recent California decision affects the nature of arbitration provisions in online contracts.
Savetsky v. Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
This recent court decision is called Savetsky v. Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. The underlying lawsuit is a class action case alleging that Pre-Paid Legal Services, which did business as LegalShield, charged recurring payments for pre-paid legal services without making proper disclosures and without the the customers' consent. LegalShield filed a motion to compel arbitration, which the court has now denied. This motion and the court's decision regarding the motion is what is important about the case for our purposes.
When Do Electronic Signatures Count?
In the Internet Age, purported electronic signatures are becoming more and more common. They are the standard in certain areas of business law, like when one electronically "signs" a contract to engage in e-commerce. Real estate law, however, has always been more paper driven. While other areas have traditionally allowed for alternative contract forms like oral contracts, matters of real estate have traditionally required a paper contract. Recently, a California court decided a rare case dealing with the validity of an electronic signature.
In this recent decision, J.B.B Investment Partners, LTD v. R. Thomas Fair, the First District Court of Appeals interpreted a portion of California's version of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). The purpose of this law is to establish that electronic signatures and records are the equivalent of paper records and manually signed signatures for commerce purposes. In the case, a trial court had determined that Fair's printed name at the end of an e-mail where he had agreed to settlement terms in a prior email from J.B.B. counted as an electronic signature under the UETA and under contract law. The appellate court disagreed and held that Fair's printed name in the email was not a sufficient electronic signature to make the settlement agreement binding.
Will Your Startup Be Able to Survive?
It is becoming increasingly more difficult for startups to survive. According to one report, long-term survival rates for startup companies have been plummeting over the past 20 years: Between 1994 and 2010, survival rates have declined from a nearly 100 percent survival rate in 1994 to just 25 percent in 2010. Separate studies performed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation — a nonprofit that promotes U.S. entrepreneurship — found that of all companies, only about 60 percent of startups survive to age three and approximately 35 percent survive to age ten.
So, why do some startups fail and how can you ensure a successful startup. Harvard Business School Professor Noam Wasserman has written a book called, "The Founder's Dilemma: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup." In the book, he has identified some reasons why startups fail. One of the major reasons startups fail is that they are co-founded by individuals who have a prior social relationship, not a prior professional relationship. According to Wasserman, such teams end up in disaster. Another major reason startups fail is that the founding teams divide the equity within a month of founding when uncertainty is at its highest.
While there are some factors that are beyond the control of startups, but may contribute to their demise, such as the economy or new government regulations, there are some things startups can do to help create a more stable company and one capable of surviving. Following are some of the factors experts say are likely to accompany a successful startup: (1) Starting the venture as part of a team and preferably with someone whom you have a prior professional relationship; (2) Drafting a business plan; (3) Starting the business on a full-time basis; (4) Starting a larger company, i.e., larger initial investment, greater number of employees, and greater size of assets; (5) Starting in a notoriously favorable industry; (6) Obtaining work experience in your targeted industry prior to starting your company; (7) Implementing and using a marketing plan; and, (8) Ensuring that financial controls are in place. These are important factors for startups to consider and implement, but what about the founders themselves.
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The issue of patent assertion entities, or patent trolls, continues to be a hot one in the startup community. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals defines a patent assertion entity as "a small company [that] enforces patent rights against accused infringers in an attempt to collect licensing fees, but does not manufacture products or supply services based upon the patents in question." Several weeks ago, on August 28, we discussed a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which raised questions about whether patent trolling is really a big problem for startups and small businesses and whether patent trolls are truly the cause of an increase in patent infringement litigation. The report seemed to conclude that other material factors were to blame for the increase in patent infringement litigation. Despite the conclusion of the GAO report, many in the startup community have declared "war" on patent trolls and now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has entered the fray.
Two weeks ago, the FTC, whose principal mission is to promote consumer protection and eliminate and prevent anti-competitive business practices, announced that it will use its subpoena power to begin a formal investigation into patent trolls, by seeking information from approximately 25 companies that buy and sell patents, and 15 other companies that manufacture devices and write software and applications. The commission unanimously approved the effort with a vote of 4-0. According to FTC chairwoman, Edith Ramirez, "[p]atents are key to innovation and competition, so it's important for us to get a better understanding of how the companies operate." The FTC will delve into the companies' financial operations, including how much they earn from patent lawsuits and licensing and how the profits are disbursed to investors. The FTC hopes that the subpoenas will allow its regulators to explore the secret workings of troll operations. If the FTC uncovers illegal or questionable practices, it may choose to use its antitrust and anti-competition regulatory powers to pursue the patent assertion entities. We will have to wait and see what the investigation reveals.
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What is the Buffalo Newspaper Guild?
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild is the largest union at The Buffalo News. It is affiliated with the Newspaper Guild, which is part of the Communication Workers of America.
What is important about a union?
Workers need representation inside the workplace. This goes beyond bargaining for wages and benefits. Unions also give workers a voice when they have safety concerns or grievances.
Your wages, benefits and working conditions are protected by a binding and legal contract. We'll work with you to improve the workplace, and represent you if you face any disciplinary action.
Who belongs to the Buffalo Newspaper Guild?
The Guild represents about 235 employees at The Buffalo News. We represent most employees in the newsroom, and the Classified Advertising, Circulation, and Accounting departments.
Representatives of the union and the company determine the conditions of employment through direct negotiation, usually resulting in a written contract that sets wages, benefits and other conditions to be observed for a stipulated period of time.
What kind of job protection does the Guild offer?
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild has a history of offering excellent job protection to its members. The contract calls for The News to provide proof of "economic instability" at the paper before it can lay off Guild members. Recent history has also shown that most reductions have been achieved through buyouts and severance packages, encouraging employees to leave voluntarily in most cases.
How much are dues and why must we pay them?
Dues are equal to 1.7811 percent of Guild members' weekly gross wages. Dues also are deducted from additional compensation, such as merit pay, overtime, commissions and incentives.
Dues provide The Guild with the financial resources needed to conduct day-to-day business, to represent its members, and to protect members' interests in the workplace and in the community.
Costs to manage the Guild include negotiating contracts, enforcing the contract through grievances and arbitrations, legal fees, defense fund investment advice, newsletters, research on pensions and health insurance plans, training and education of union representatives, Guild officer stipends, and to pay for a local staff representative and Guild office.
Perhaps the single biggest expense is a monthly "per capita" dues payment to The Guild's international headquarters, Communication Workers of America, in Washington, D.C.
What is "seniority" and how does it affect Guild members?
Seniority keeps personal feelings out of decisions, such as for scheduling in The News' classified and inside circulation departments, as well as for part-time district managers. Seniority ensures fairness in decisions, such as in the event of layoffs. Seniority allows for current employees to be given preference in filling vacancies at The News.
What is "jurisdiction" and why is it important?
Our contract reads, "The jurisdiction of the Guild is the kind of work normally and presently performed within the unit covered by this contract." This may be the most important sentence in our contract with The Buffalo News.
Jurisdiction is the work we do, whether it's writing stories, shooting photographs, editing copy or designing graphics. The contract language defining it is the only way the Guild can assure that the work we do today continues to be the work we do tomorrow.
The jurisdiction clause is one of the few aspects of the contract that prevents the company from farming out our jobs. This goes for the newsroom, as well as for circulation, classified and accounting.
The members run this union. Members elect the officers. The officers – president, vice president of mobilization, vice president of contract administration, treasurer and secretary – report to an executive committee made up of representatives from editorial; classified advertising; circulation; and accounting, bookkeeping and credit.
Guild officers carry out the day-to-day business of the union. The executive committee meets once a month, and has oversight over all major policies and expenditures. The Guild also conducts quarterly membership meetings in the main News auditorium.
The Guild is a transparent organization, meaning our business is done openly and Guild news, announcements and important documents are made available to members.
Who represents my department if there are questions or problems?
Department stewards, who receive a small stipend, make sure the contract is followed and help communicate information to members. They answer questions, help find solutions to problems, and may represent employees in meetings with managers. Stewards should be one of your first contacts if you have a problem on the job.
Stewards also play a key role during contract negotiations by helping mobilize members. The strength of our union is the total energy and support of the members who can be mobilized. When more members get involved, we can accomplish more.
What should you do if you face disciplinary action or if a manager intends to question you about an incident?
You have the right to be informed of the subject matter and to confer privately with a union representative before questioning begins. You have the right to have a union representative speak during the interrogation and to ask questions.
You have the right to be advised by a union representative as to how to answer a question. And, you have the right to offer information following the questioning.
Remember, if you go into a manager's office alone, it's your word against theirs if any information from that meeting sparks an issue.
How does the Guild communicate and share information with its members?
The Guild holds quarterly membership meetings and additional special informational meetings during negotiations. We have an active website that is regularly updated, and we send email blasts to members. The website includes minutes of all executive committee and general membership meetings, as well as important documents, including the contract.
We also make use of a Guild "messenger" system that ensures that Guild members have a personal point of contact when time-sensitive information needs to be shared. Finally, we regularly post information to Guild bulletin boards located in every department and distribute fliers on particularly newsworthy information.
How can I learn more about getting involved in the Guild?
The Guild has many committees that need volunteers, including committees for grievances, finances, mobilization and community service. Vacancies are also routinely filled on the Executive Committee. In addition, we offer free training for anyone interested in serving as a Guild steward.
For more information, contact our office at 716-856-2828.


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Paprika is a 1933 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Vittorio De Sica. A German-language version Paprika and a French version Paprika were also made.

Cast
 Renato Cialente as Paolo
 Vittorio De Sica
 Gianfranco Giachetti as Urbano
 Eva Magni as Lida Bonelli
 Elsa Merlini as Ilonka
 Sergio Tofano as Checco
 Enrico Viarisio as Massimo Bonelli

See also
 Italian films of 1933

References

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1933 films
1933 comedy films
1933 multilingual films
Italian comedy films
1930s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Films directed by Carl Boese
Italian multilingual films
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Employment figures show ups and downs
Newer firms reshaping list
By Jerry Ackerman, Globe Staff, 5/22/2001
he economy's ups and downs last year were reflected in worldwide employment statistics posted by Massachusetts' biggest employers at year's end.
Some might read the numbers as reflecting stability.
Indeed. Nine of the top 10 firms on the list of largest employers in 2000 - most of them established names in manufacturing, retailing, or financial services - also were the pace setters the year before.
But the variations within that group of pace-setting companies are harder to interpret - while the growing role of new-economy Internet and telecommunications companies is reshaping the list, from the bottom up.
Raytheon Co. remained in the lead as the state's largest private-sector employer, but the Lexington-based defense contractor's head count of 93,700 at its locations around the world was down 11,600 from the year before.
Similarly, Gillette Co., while holding firm in fifth place, had 12 percent fewer employees at the end of the year in its network of plants, which stretches from Boston to Shanghai.
But another Massachusetts manufacturing leader, EMC Corp. of Hopkinton, a top maker of computer data storage systems, moved into sixth place, up two notches from 1999. The 6,400 people added to EMC's payroll represented a gain of 36 percent.
Two big Massachusetts retailers, TJX Cos. and Staples Inc., also showed significant growth.
Framingham-based TJX, which operates T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and other chains, remained in second place on the employment list, with 67,000 people on its payroll in the United States, Canada, and Europe, an 8 percent gain.
Staples, the office supplies superstore chain, with corporate offices also in Framingham, moved into third position by adding 10,450 employees, a 24 percent increase, while opening 200 new stores last year in North America and overseas.
The growing importance of Internet companies and suppliers to the telecommunications industry was symbolized by the initial appearance on this list of CMGI Inc., the Andover Internet investment conglomerate, in 28th position.
Sapient Corp., a Cambridge consulting firm specializing in Internet applications and electronic commerce, also made its debut on the list, in 39th place.
Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. of Cambridge, which does both corporate software and Internet consulting, rose to 36th place on the list, from 38th last year.
But it did so with 375 fewer employees, as management dealt with setbacks in the company's e-commerce operations.
American Tower Corp. of Boston, a supplier of wireless telecommunications transmission facilities, is also new to the list, with 3,300 employees at the end of December.
At Arch Wireless Inc. of Westborough, another wireless transmission operator, the payroll last year grew by 67 percent, to 8,350, as the company built out its national network through a series of acquisitions.
As important as technology remains to the Bay State, the top employers include several large national retailers.
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. of Natick reported an employment boost of about 9 percent in 2000, while Neiman Marcus Group in Newton posted 2 percent employment growth.
Gone, however, was Bradlees Inc., the Braintree-based discount retailer that employed 10,000 across the Eastern United States in 1999 but, after repeated bouts with bankruptcy, called it quits last year.
Troubles also hit another Massachusetts icon, Friendly Ice Cream Corp., based in Wilbraham. It closed more than 100 restaurants and shed 6,000 employees as it coped with high debt.
FleetBoston Financial Corp., the product of the 1999 merger of Fleet Financial Group and BankBoston Corp., was also smaller at the end of 2000. The nation's seventh-largest bank was down 6,200 employees, or about 10 percent of its work force, after the additional divestiture of branch banking facilities to meet regulatory requirements.
The sole newcomer among the top 10 Massachusetts employers on the list was Boston Scientific Corp., a Natick manufacturer of medical devices, including stents used in angioplasty and heart surgery.
But even as Boston Scientific reported a 9 percent gain in employment at home and abroad, to 13,720 employees altogether, it was moving ahead with plans to close plants and lay off workers in its quest to prop up profits.
Jerry Ackerman can be reached by e-mail at ackerman@globe.com.

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KEIGWIN + COMPANY
Since starting his own company in 2003, Larry Keigwin's star has continued to rise. His choreography is clever, sexy, daring, and undeniably cool. He's put his signature spin on Broadway, ballet and beyond, bringing his refreshing vision of dance that embodies a theatrical sense of wit, style and heart to national and international audiences. In 2010, he was named the Vail International Dance Festival's first artist in residence and staged the opening event of Vogue's Fashion Week: "Fashion's Night Out: The Show," which featured over 150 top models. 2011 saw him choreographing the new musical Tales of the City, and the award-winning off-Broadway production of RENT.
Larry most recently created a new ballet with the Royal New Zealand Ballet in February 2012. Other choreographic credits include work with the pop band Fischerspooner, comedian Murray Hill, and as an associate choreographer for The Radio City Rockettes and the Off-Broadway musical The Wild Party.
When possible, he loves to engage his audience by involving them in unique community projects that involve both dancers and non-dancers alike. Check out photos and videos from his 2013 Community Project and videos from the two new works created during this residency, below.
DANCEWORKS Santa Barbara 2013
Keigwin + Company setting a new Female Trio will premiere March 1, 2013.
Keigwin + Company setting a new Female Trio will premiere March 1, 2013
Larry Keigwin works with seven dancers from his company creating a brand new piece "Seven"
Meet K+C dancers, Brandon Cournay, Emily Schoen, Matthew Baker and Jaclyn Walsh
Larry Keigwin continues to clean K+C's new work "Girls" set to the music of Frank Sinatra
And now for something totally different! In rehearsal for K+C's repertory work "12 Chairs"
Larry talks about the 2 new pieces, "Trio" and "Seven," in this short video featuring scenes of rehearsals.
Summing up the fantastic 3-week DANCEworks residency of Keigwin + Company
Handsome, charming and witty choreographer, Larry Keigwin.
Photo by Patrick MacLeod
2013: Keigwin + Company Links
2013 Community Project
Keigwin + Company Videos
Keigwin + Company Web Site
You Won't Need to Kiss A Frog
Ten Years of DANCE and Counting
Places, Please – Santa Barbara edition
Places Please!
Speaking of DANCEworks Choreographers!
Sinful!
Open Call to Join the Dance
Keigwin is Coming!
Five Years, Cheering and Counting!
Welcome Brian Brooks
BUSK in Italy
The Beauty of Beach Towels
Beach Blankets Gone Wild
New Yawk, Larry K and Spring!
Bolero SB Rehearsal Schedule
The Power of a Mattress
Mark Dendy takes it off
40 Hours in Santa Barbara
The Dance Critic in Me
Perform in Bolero Santa Barbara!
DANCEworks serves as one of the rare and truly committed supporters for contemporary choreographers.
— Laura Faure, Director of the Bates Dance Festival


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Publish Date December 15, 2015
Gene Variant Linked to Psychotic Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
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Researchers have identified a variant of the sorting nexin 7 (SNX7) gene that may be linked to both cognitive impairment and psychotic symptoms in people with bipolar disorder, according to research published in Molecular Psychiatry.
The study, led by Mikael Landén, MD, PhD, senior researcher at Karolinska Institutet's Department of Medical Epidemology and Biostatistics and the Sahlgrenska Academy's Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at Gothenburg University in Sweden, has also identified a mechanism that could explain how the gene variant affects protein levels in the brain and produces clinical symptoms of bipolar disorder.
"The link to cognitive symptoms is particularly interesting, since there are no treatments currently available to improve problems with attention, memory, and concentration, which impact heavily on functional outcome and recoverability," said Dr Landén.
The study included participants with bipolar disorder from the St. Göran project in Stockholm and Gothenburg. The researchers carefully mapped each participant's symptoms, tested their cognitive abilities, and measured the levels of proteins in their blood and cerebrospinal (CSF) fluids. After performing a genome-wide association study (GWAS), the researchers discovered a genetic variant of the SNX7 gene associated with both elevated levels of kynurenic acid and symptoms of bipolar disorder.
Dr Landén and colleagues performed a series of further experiments in an effort to identify a potential signal pathway. "The pathway mainly involves signaling via the brains' immune cells," Dr Landén explained. "We're hoping … that the new mechanisms we've discovered will help the development of more targeted drugs."
While all study participants were people with bipolar disorder, the researchers believe that the mechanisms discovered may also have implications for other psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, and the Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University in Sweden have identified a gene variant linked to psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder. The study, which is published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, describes a possible mechanism for how the gene variant produces clinical symptoms by affecting levels of specific proteins in the brain.
"We've identified a gene variant linked to specific psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder," says Mikael Landén, researcher at Karolinska Institutet's Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Sahlgrenska Academy's Department of Neuroscience and Physiology. "The link to cognitive symptoms is particularly interesting, since there are no treatments currently available to improve problems with attention, memory and concentration, which impact heavily on functional outcome and recoverability."
Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia can largely be attributed to inherited factors. In recent years, scientists have identified specific gene variants that increase the risk of these diseases, but these risk variants only go some way to explaining why some people are afflicted by the disease and others are not. We currently do not know how these genetic risk factors affect the chemistry of the brain and cause specific symptoms, so it is not yet possible for scientists to design drugs to relieve symptoms shown by people with a particular genetic variant. To link, at a molecular level, a gene variant with biochemical changes and clinical symptoms related to a heritable psychiatric disorder, as in this present study, is therefore something of a breakthrough.
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Life Is Strange: True Colors blends a playable indie movie with a stunning treatise on empathy
The fourth major Life Is Strange story is heavier, and smarter, than it might initially seem
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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Haven Springs, the small Colorado town that serves as the almost nauseatingly welcoming setting for this week's Life Is Strange: True Colors—the fourth title, give-or-take, in the long-running series of lightly supernatural adventure games—is a fantasy. (And not just in a lengthy, and delightful, sequence that sees the good-natured townsfolk transform themselves into a city-wide LARP setting on behalf of a grieving boy.) With its smiling people, generous bar-owners, well-stocked indie record stores, affordable weed dispensaries, and other signifiers of freedom in a post-teen life, Haven (crafted by developer Deck Nine, who also developed 2017's Life Is Strange prequel, Before The Storm) feels drawn more from a longing for a perfect place than an actual location, a Brigadoon set in the sort of independent relationship dramas that this series loves pulling its inspirations from. (Down to including a number of periodic prompts that encourage the player to sit down, look at the gorgeous scenery, and listen to the game's typically impeccable soundtrack of licensed and original soft-guitar crooning.) It's enough to set your hackles on rise: Anyone who's ever seen… well, anything, ever, might suspect this bucolic vision is likely to implode at any moment, especially in light of the shady mining conglomerate that runs large swathes of the town, and an early, plot-propelling death of a major character.
But despite a few harrowing moments, True Colors proves itself largely disinterested in that sort of external horror—for all that the series sometimes feels like a companion to Supermassive's Until Dawn, a playable Garden State in contrast to that game's interactive pulls from the VHS bargain bin. No, when True Colors wants to hurt you, it does so by going inside—into the mind, and powers, of protagonist Alex Chen.
Voiced—with equal and able notes of hope, despair, and alienation—by Erika Mori, Alex has a secret: She can see other people's feelings. And not in a "Oh, she's just got a high emotional IQ" deal; Alex sees feelings—especially negative feelings—as bright auras of color, raging red, despairing blue, or terrified purple. And feels them too, to the extent that they can infect her and seize control of her body, a condition that has left her with a large and troubled casefile in the foster care system she's only recently escaped from, traveling from Portland to Colorado to live with her long-lost brother Gabe. But as dangerous and overwhelming as it can be, Alex's condition also gives her power: To understand people, to read their minds—and even, in extreme circumstances, to change them. That's the central hook of True Colors, which asks you to decide how often, and where, Alex chooses to use her "gifts." And if the game can get a little silly with its picture-postcard-perfect setting, it never paints Alex's abilities with such broadly shining strokes, even as she learns how to use them to help others instead of simply hurting herself.
It's fascinating to compare, if only in brief, True Colors with Psychonauts 2, September's other game about putting yourself (literally, in the latter's case) in the mind of others. Psychonauts, like its predecessor, is all about the grand, toothy metaphor—a literal ocean of booze threatening to drown an alcoholic, fear of failure transforming itself into a high-stakes cooking show. True Colors, despite a few flourishes, never lets it carry itself away to such extremes. Instead, extreme rage is more likely to represent itself as a darkening of the world around you, self-loathing as an island of loneliness in a sea of black, paranoia as a security camera filter laid over the world. They're smaller swings, yes, but also more focused ones; Alex spends the game desperately trying to understand the people she's using her powers on (both for their own sakes, and in her efforts to unravel a major mystery), and True Colors brings a similar depth of emotional understanding to bear on its cast.
All of that is especially true of Alex herself. Anyone who's spent much time with someone who grew up in an abusive home is likely to see the hallmarks of a similar experience on the game's protagonist, whose larger-than-life empathic abilities mirror the sort of "mind-reading" many kids are forced to develop in order to manage and survive the swinging emotions of an unstable parent. True Colors is at its most affecting, and powerful, when it scrapes that metaphor to the bone, painting Alex as a young woman hoping to synthesize something powerful and good from a childhood filled with pain. It is bracingly authentic in those goals; some aspects of the game might be frivolous or unserious, but when it delves into Alex's mind, and past, True Colors veers close to masterpiece status.
Amazingly, all of this heaviness manages to synthesize ably with the framework of the small-town romantic comedy surrounding it. The game's characters are all lively, its romantic options suitably charming, its decisions and moral dilemmas as hefty as needed. (The worst you can really nail it for, honestly, are the in-game characters animations, the stiffness of which would be more forgivable in a game less focused on reading human faces and expressions.) The flirtations feel appropriately flirty, the cliffhangers have enough height to hurt, and the mystery itself has enough threat hanging behind it to operate successfully. But these are all, ultimately, stage trappings. The end result is something far deeper, and more rewarding, than its indie flick paintjob might suggest.
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The Dip balances old school sounds with a 2019 spin on its latest album
by Isaac Biehl
There's something special about the big-band era. Hearing every instrument fire off sounds to execute the perfect song has an unmatched energy, one you might not find today if you're not looking for it. However, if you look north to Seattle, you'll find a seven-piece gem called The Dip.
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The Dip performs at the Volcanic Theatre Pub on Sunday, 3/31.
Formed at the University of Washington, the boys of The Dip were studying jazz and decided to try their hand at house parties. Now, I'm not sure about your college experience, but a jazz band at a house party definitely isn't the norm.
"I think people were just so taken aback that there were seven people playing in a room, and there were all these horns," says drummer Jarred Katz. "Your typical house party is like a four-piece rock band or DJ, but I think people were like, 'Woah, is that a bari sax?' Just by the sheer number and style of music we were playing, I think people kind of gravitated towards that."
Currently The Dip is gearing up for its five-week tour, the longest in the band's history—and quite possibly the most tight-squeezed situation they'll ever encounter. Seven guys, instruments, merch and personal belongings, all in one van.
"Five weeks is definitely long, man. I feel like three weeks is doable, but that fourth week you're like, 'I'm down to be home now,'" says Katz. "There's seven of us in the band so the van is gonna be very cramped. We're looking forward to it, though."
The tour comes following the February release of the band's new album, "The Dip Delivers." Spanning 10 tracks, it starts off on an extreme high note with "Sure Don't Miss You." You'll find yourself transported to some dancefloor in the '60s as the grit in Tom Eddy's voice—who also wrote the song—takes you on a journey, remembering better days. Things get slowed down later with "Adeline," perhaps one of the smoothest and swooniest songs I've heard in a while.
"We're really stoked on how that one ["Sure Don't Miss You"] turned out. It's really fun to play live and it's super easy to sing along to. We're really lucky to have that song out there," says Katz.
Dabbling in the R&B, soul and blues realm as The Dip does, it's a challenge to make something that sounds fresh, but the band succeeds at making songs that feel current while paying respect to what came before.
"For us, it's even more important to make songs that feel like our songs, you know?" continues Katz. "Sometimes you'll hear something and go, 'That just sounds like that, but like 30 years later.' How can you make your own contribution without just ripping something off? We have to keep pushing ourselves to make sure we can find our own lane."
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Isaac is living proof that "Iowa Nice" is actually a thing. A journalism graduate from Iowa State University, he regularly writes about music, the outdoors and the arts/culture scene. Isaac loves the Trail Blazers, backpacking and a good IPA. He plans to one day win Survivor. Your move, Jeff Probst...
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Intellectual Retreats
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ROFTERS
My History and America's
by Wilfred M. McClay April 2000
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in partnership with the White House Millennium Council, announced in 1999 a "millennium project" entitled "My History Is America's History." The project's literature enjoins us to "follow your family's story and you will discover America's history." Its website offers a link called "Welcome to Our Front Porch," a place "where you can exchange family stories, explore the nation's past, and make your story part of the American heritage we all share." The section called "Exchange Family Stories" juxtaposes "your favorite family story" with "America's stories." The link "Find Your Place in History" features a history timeline, history files ( entries from contributing partner Houghton Mifflin's popular reference book The Reader's Companion to American History), and a "history roundtable," yet to be set up at the time of this writing. There is even a link for "Saving Your Family Treasures." What used to be disparaged as mere genealogy is now being accorded the full status of "history."
Now, of all the good reasons one studies American history, surely one of the most compelling is the fact that it is one's own. In saying this, I momentarily presume that most of my readers are Americans. But the principle involved is universal in character. To understand the history of one's own country, even when one feels oneself to be more or less detached from it—and even if one is in rebellion against it—is to gain insight into who one is, and into basic elements of one's makeup. Such insight serves to frame and amplify our own experience, in much the same way that our perception of our own city or town is transformed when we have absorbed and internalized the history of that place's streets and buildings and neighborhoods. Then even the most routine street scenes reverberate in our awareness with invisible meanings, intimations, and half-buried moods that flicker back and forth, again and again, between what we see and what we know and what we remember. Historical consciousness discloses to us the strains of a distant, pervasive music that is inaudible to those who live merely in the present.
In the presence of great historical sites, such as the Gettysburg or Antietam battlefields, such awareness takes an even deeper hold of our imaginations and emotions. It is like the sweet melancholy of a solo violin, whose haunting voice pierces us, through all the layers of rationality, with the keen edge of loss. There is a continuity of sorts between such profound emotions and the mingled thoughts and feelings that arise in us when we revisit one of the long-forgotten places of our childhood, or mark the gravestone of someone precious whom we have lost. Man is in love, said Yeats, and loves what vanishes. Such is the painful beauty of historical awareness. Our efforts to connect with the vanished past do not necessarily make us happier in any simple sense. But they make us more fully human and more fully at home in the world, in time as well as space.
Historical study can also unlock the hidden sources of certain ideas, dispositions, and habits in us by showing us their rootedness in people and events that came before us. In fact, it is not at all far-fetched to understand historical study as bearing a certain resemblance to psychoanalysis in this respect, since both are enterprises intent upon excavating and bringing to conscious awareness the knowledge of consequential antecedents. Indeed, the analogy to individual psychology goes even deeper than that. There comes a point in our personal development when an awareness dawns on us, not only of how profoundly we have been shaped by our own parents and milieu, but just as importantly, of how our parents have been shaped by their own parents and milieus, which have in turn been shaped by an even earlier set of parents and milieus, and so on. Once our reflections are set into motion along these lines, our minds crabwalk backward in thought, moving generation by generation along the genealogical path until the path begins mysteriously to peter out and finally disappears into the mists. This too is a lesson in historical awareness.
Such an intensely personal approach to history—as a subject that tells us about ourselves—is more and more popular in our very psychological age. It is common these days for high school and college teachers to get their students interested in history by asking them to interview their grandparents or (if they have them) great-grandparents, and ask those elders about their own earlier times, and their own experiences and observations. The point is to help students feel personally connected to the abstractions of the past through someone they know—and it does that wonderfully well. It can serve especially well as a way of giving life to the great American story of immigration, or to the rigors of the Great Depression, or to the now remote experiences of the Second World War. Indeed, something of the sort is essential from time to time, to keep historical study from becoming too bloodless and abstract, too removed from experience. For African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities, it is especially encouraging and stimulating to discover that American history includes their lives, and not merely the lives of elite political, business, and military leaders. But they are hardly alone in this need. It is something we all share, and perhaps increasingly so.
Hence the millennium project of the NEH. As I have suggested, there is much to be said for the general proposition of personalizing history. But this particular way of going about it is deeply troubling, and clearly reveals what are also the weaknesses of such an approach. Let us leave aside for the moment the rather immediate question of whether the NEH should even be doing such things in the first place, and ask a different question: can it really be true that "my history is America's history"? Or, to put it another way, isn't such an assertion a very, very different matter from saying that "America's history is my history"? The experience of visiting Gettysburg is an example of the latter. Such a visit elevates and charges our individual experience by infusing the general meaning of the larger into the particular texture of the smaller—"America" into "me." But what could it possibly mean to go in the other direction—from the droplet to the ocean, as it were—and assert that "my family story" is "the American story"? Is this not really a sentimental delusion, a sop to our vanity, and an appeal to our colossal narcissism, on a par with those annoying bumper stickers that boast, "I Can Save the Earth"?
Perhaps so, perhaps not. It will be interesting to see how, and if, the project develops. At the outset, though, one can say that it has a distinctly Clintonian air about it, with its feel-good faux-folksiness, its unthreatening bite-sized quality, its easy conflation of the village and the nation—its website is billed as "a virtual front porch for every American"—and its smarmy presumption that, just as it is now the national government's proper business to promote school uniforms and inveigh against "social promotion," so it is now the Feds' business to make sure that Americans record their family stories and hang onto their family photographs. Aside from the nannying overtones of such a presumption, there is something incongruous about the idea that people who have the skills and wherewithal to find their way around an Internet website still need help in preserving their family heirlooms. By the same token, it seems absurdly obvious that families lacking the cohesion needed to preserve their own memories will have very few memories worth preserving. And when the website assures us that "'My History' will weave a powerful tapestry of America that illustrates our nation's history and culture," one wants to ask, exactly how is this going to happen? Will the stories weave themselves?
The millennium project is, then, a useful touchstone, which reminds us that there are inherent limits to the personalization of history, and inherent gaps between our own stories and those of the nation and the world. There is nothing wrong with collecting family stories, but no one should be under the illusion that these can magically transform themselves into history. History can and should be a vehicle for the exploration of our self-consciousness. But it should also serve constantly to interrupt the monologue of our self-awareness. It has to do both of these things, and it is not quite doing its job when it fails to do one or the other.
The study of history is not only about familiarization but also defamiliarization; not only about knowledge of ourselves, but also knowledge of that which is other than ourselves. That is why we should not study only American history, or only modern history, or only Western history. That, too, is why it is so profoundly misleading to say that "my history is America's history," and why the faulty premise behind that statement is such a pernicious one. We have to reject the essentially narcissistic idea that history is valueless unless it reflects our own image back to us. On the contrary: one of the principal uses of the truly usable past lies in its intransigence and otherness, its insistence upon the large structures in which our lives are embedded, its stubborn resistance to our sentiments, its unwillingness to oblige our narcissism—its haunting reminder, through its record of landscapes littered with shattered monuments to forgotten Ozymandiases, of our mortality and our ultimate insignificance.
The problem is no doubt complicated by the fact that we Americans have, in some measure, lost our guiding national narrative—not completely, but certainly we have lost it as a near—universal article of faith. There is too much self-conscious doubt, too little confidence that the nation itself is as worthy of our devotion as is our subgroup. Indeed, the personalization of history is of a piece with the rising interest in more particularist considerations of race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, and so on, all of which have had the effect of draining energy away from the national story, rendering it either weak and indecisive—or the villain in a thousand stories of "subaltern" oppression.
The problem is not that such stories do not deserve to be told. They do. There is always a horrific price to be paid in consolidating a nation, and one is obliged to tell the whole story if one is to count the cost fully. The brutal displacement of Indian tribes, the horrors of chattel slavery and post-emancipatory peonage, the grim conditions of industrial labor, the ongoing tragedy of racial hatred, the hidden injuries of class-all these stories and others like them need to be told and heard. It is not the content of these more particular stories that constitutes the problem for our dissolving national narrative. It is the fact that the push to tell them, and feature them, has been too successful. The story of American history has been deconstructed into a thousand pieces, a development that has been reinforced and furthered by both professional and ideological motives, but one that is likely in due course to have untoward public effects.
Which raises an interesting question: since throughout history strong and cohesive nations generally have had strong and cohesive historical narratives, how long can we do without one? Do our historians now have an obligation to help us recover one that amounts to something more than a bland-to-menacing general background against which the struggles of smaller groups can be highlighted? Or are the scholarly obligations of historians fundamentally at odds with taking on any public role, particularly one so prominent? Such a conundrum is not easily resolved. One should, however, at least acknowledge that it exists. And one should acknowledge that the decision to let a thousand flowers bloom and opt for "virtual front porches" is a kind of answer, even if it is couched in the form of a comfortable deferral. Who, after all, could possibly object to folks swapping yarns on the porch? But we will have to wait a very long time, a Darwinian length of time, before all those stories finally weave themselves into American History.
One should not overreact and deny storytelling its place, however; nor should one miss the implicit critique of professionalized history that is clearly embodied in the "My History" project. Whatever its shortcomings, "My History" constitutes a ringing affirmation that history is a form of consciousness as well as a body of knowledge, and that any effort to transform history into the exclusive property of an accredited guild of Ph.D.s will deservedly fail. Such populist sentiments are not enough in themselves, but they often are a useful first step. One can hope that some will carry the insight further, and come to the realization that the proper study of history is also a discipline of the soul. Which means that the ultimate goal of the study of history, like that of all the liberal arts, is what Plato saw as the goal of all inquiry—ushering us out of the mental caverns into which we are born and into the light of a real and public world.
We should not jettison all our stories in the process, since part of what the clear light shows us is the extent to which our identity is conjoined to things we cannot merely wish away. But neither should we be under the illusion that those stories are coextensive with History. This may be a blow to our vanity. But, given the dismal record of so much of human history, perhaps not such a bitter pill to swallow in the end. Indeed, it is our ability to think unseasonable thoughts, and withhold the songs of Zion when we find ourselves on Babylon's shores—in short, our commitment to meanings that we cannot see—that enables our existence as moral agents. For believing Christians and Jews, that very disjunction is a reason for being, and a reason for hope. They will have their own reasons to be glad that their history and America's history are two different, though intersecting, things.
Wilfred M. McClay is SunTrust Chair of Humanities at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Remember a while back when we were working on a drawing for Little Paper Plane's new book? Okay, so now I can't find any posts, but I'm sure I talked about it in at least a few posts. Anyway, it was recently released through Chronicle, and is now available for purchase! Though since I've decided not to shop through Amazon anymore, I think purchasing it through Little Paper Planes is far better...why not purchase it directly from the curator? Working with the Little Paper Plane's crew is always a treat, the gals are upbeat, funny and beyond dedicated to furthering the arts for the benefit of the artists. This experience was no different and to be a part of it is such an honor; 20 amazing artists and 20 fun projects. The art that matters most to Wolfie and the Sneak is art that engages the mind and the community, and this book has that and more!
A little background on our contribution and evolution: To stick with what we do best, we went with a nature-themed OCD style drawing: a bird. This time, though, the bird reflected a common source of awe for Charlie and me--the Firebird. As is the case with most of our prints, I do the drawing and Charlie works with me critiquing, editing it in Photoshop, and generally getting the design and colors tweaked just so.We also tried a few old school paper plane designs, but went with Charlie's favorite.
To accompany the book, Little Paper Planes had a book inspired show. We took the opportunity to create a 200+ page flip book showing the rise of the phoenix (if we were better organized or had more time, a second volume may have shown some birdy combustion).
Flip book nearing completion, and look, a little bird shadow!
I took this picture of the show from LPP's facebook page.
and this picture of the publisher's offices from LPP's facebook page.
Instructions on how to make Charlie's favorite paper plane.
A most beautiful design by Christine Buckton Tillman.
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Mechanical vibration generated by electron spins
A new way to deliver a force to drive micro mechanics
Micro mechanical elements are indispensable components of modern electrical devices but the actuation of them requires electrical current. It becomes harder to wire the element as further downscaling of device is pursued. As a way out of this issue, researchers demonstrated a new way to deliver a force to drive micro mechanics by spin current.
Spin current is a flow of electron angular momentum in matters. The spin current has been used as a new information carrier in the context of spintronics such as hard disk drives (HDD) head and Magnetic Random-Access Memory (MRAM). In this context, the injection of spin current can control the orientation of micro magnets by exerting magnetic torque.
Considering the angular momentum nature of the spin current, what would happen when the spin current is injected to a mechanical object? The injected excess amount of angular momentum may exert mechanical torque on it. This is the idea.
In this study, the researchers fabricated a micro cantilever structure made of magnetic insulator yttrium iron garnet (YIG: Y3Fe5O12). A metallic thin wire was put on the root of the cantilever as a heater. When electrical current flows in the wire, the wire works as a generator of spin current by spin Seebeck effect and the spin current propagates into the micro cantilever. The researchers measured the vibration of the cantilever while injecting the spin current modulated near the resonant frequency of the micro cantilever. The measurement confirmed that only when the spin current injection of appropriate spin orientation can excite the vibration of the cantilever.
"This driving mechanism of micro machines does not require an electrical wiring on it." Kazuya Harii, a researcher at ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project, said. "This mechanism is applicable to any mechanical objects in micro and nano meter scales."
For more information, visit ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project website.
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A schematic illustration of the sample used in the present study
The sample consists of a cantilever made of Y3Fe5O12(YIG) connected to an edge of a YIG film and a heater placed on the YIG film around the root of the cantilever. An electric current applied to the heater generates heat, which flows across the YIG film and the GGG substrate toward the sample holder. The heat current creates spin-wave (magnon) accumulation at the surface and the bottom of the YIG film. The accumulation injects spin current into the YIG cantilever connected around the surface of the film. ©Kazuya Harii
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The good folks at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal are back with another Brand Madness competition. The event lets fans of "Minnesota's iconic business and product names" show support for their favorite brands in a single-elimination tournament based on popular vote.
This year, Mayo Clinic and Red Wing Shoes have (ahem) stomped the competition and are now facing one another in the final round -- the last survivors of the original 64-brand field.
Cast your vote by 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 30.
You may recall that back in 2011, Mayo was edged out in the Brand Madness thanks to a "spirited" showing by fans of Creative Memories. (We're trying to forget.) Although the scrap bookers took us to the matte back then, we're predicting that things will unfold differently this time around.
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Couple returns to courthouse 70 years after eloping: 'We thought that Crown Point might like to know what happened to us'
State Supreme Court rules teen cannot be tried by jury in Endia Martin's killing
By Megan Crepeau
Endia Martin, 14, was fatally shot in 2014 in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. (Family photo)
The teen girl charged with killing 14-year-old Endia Martin in 2014 is not entitled by law to a jury trial in juvenile court, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Attorneys for the shooting suspect, who was 14 at the time of Endia's fatal shooting, had requested that a jury decide her fate.
Under Illinois law, though, only juvenile defendants with repeated or violent criminal histories can be eligible for jury trials. The teen charged in Endia's killing had no previous convictions.
The Cook County state's attorney's office had filed the appeal after Judge Stuart Katz, assigned to the juvenile court case, found part of the Illinois law unconstitutional in granting a jury trial for the teen last year.
In its 6-to-1 ruling Thursday, the state Supreme Court disagreed, noting in an opinion written by Justice Robert R. Thomas that the law governing trials for repeat offenders is distinct from the one for those without a criminal history.
"First-time juvenile offenders charged with first-degree murder are not similarly situated to recidivist offenders charged with different crimes and prosecuted under different statutes with distinct legislative purposes," the court's opinion said.
Justice Anne M. Burke dissented.
"I believe juveniles charged with criminal offenses that would be a felony if committed by an adult should have the right to a jury trial pursuant to the guarantees of ... the Illinois Constitution," Burke wrote.
Assistant Public Defender Elizabeth Tarzia, one of the teen's lawyers, expressed disappointment in the higher court's opinion, saying her client should have a choice on the type of trial best for her.
"If it was granted, it could have lasting impact on other kids charged with murder, whether they would have the right to a jury or a bench (trial)," Tarzia told the Tribune. "We wanted the ability to choose."
A spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney's office declined to comment on the decision.
A trial in Endia's killing has been delayed for more than a year as the state's highest court weighed the decision. The next court hearing for the shooting suspect is set for late November.
Prosecutors have said that the teen, if convicted, could be eligible for parole after serving five years, including the time awaiting trial. That means she could be out of custody by age 19. She turned 18 this summer.
The Tribune is not naming the shooting suspect because she was charged as a juvenile.
The shooting suspect and her rival, Lanekia Reynolds, allegedly agreed over Facebook to a fight in April 2014 after a feud that started when Reynolds began talking to a boy the other girl had dated in seventh grade.
Lanekia and Endia expected a small group to show up to watch the fistfight, but up to 40 people converged at a friend's home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
Shaky cellphone footage of the confrontation shows the shooting suspect pointing a gun at Lanekia and Endia. As she ran into the friend's house, Endia was shot in the back, while Reynolds suffered a graze wound to her left bicep.
Endia's death — allegedly at the hands of another girl — became symbolic of Chicago's rampant gun violence.
Two adults also faced charges connected with Endia's killing.
Last year, a Cook County judge sentenced Donnell Flora to 100 years in prison for supplying the gun allegedly used by his niece to kill Endia.
In January, a federal jury acquitted an aunt, Vandetta Redwood, of weapons charges alleging she handed the gun to the girl and urged her to fire it.
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A 41-year-old male was fatally struck by a car at the intersection of South Dixie Highway and Lytle Street in West Palm Beach Friday night.
Updated: 11:49 AM EST Feb 3, 2018
By Laura Tolliver
West Palm Beach Police responded to reports of a 41-year-old male fatally struck by a car at the intersection of South Dixie Highway and Lytle Street in West Palm Beach at 10:58 p.m. Friday night. The car was traveling northbound when the pedestrian was hit, according to West Palm Beach Police. The pedestrian may have been trying to cross the street and is possibly at fault. No alcohol or drugs were involved in this incident.Stay with WPBF 25 News for updates.
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West Palm Beach Police responded to reports of a 41-year-old male fatally struck by a car at the intersection of South Dixie Highway and Lytle Street in West Palm Beach at 10:58 p.m. Friday night.
The car was traveling northbound when the pedestrian was hit, according to West Palm Beach Police. The pedestrian may have been trying to cross the street and is possibly at fault.
No alcohol or drugs were involved in this incident.
Stay with WPBF 25 News for updates.


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Eureka, Ca. (KIEM) — Down at city hall, the Eureka City Council is back to work at their monthly meeting.
Tuesday night, the council will be holding a public hearing on the Eureka housing element update. They will hear input from community members and continue the hearing until December 1st.
Also on the agenda, the council will discuss switching over to ranked choice voting for electing the mayor and city council members. A residential parking permit program for neighborhoods in the vicinity of eureka high school is up for approval. If approved, the program would be up and running by January 2020.
The meeting is Tuesday night at 6 pm in council chambers.
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Crawford is a 2008 documentary film about Crawford, Texas, and the impact of President George W. Bush having relocated to the town shortly after announcing his nomination for the 2000 presidential election. The film spans nearly the entirety of Bush's presidency, from 1999 to mid-2008. Crawford was directed by David Modigliani and distributed by B-Side Entertainment.

On October 7, 2008, the complete film was made available for free on the video website Hulu and was billed as the site's "first movie premiere."

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It won the 2008 San Antonio Film Festival Auteur Award. It also won the Austin Award at the Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2008.

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Audi Q2 India launch in September 2020
Audi's smallest SUV will be the entry point to the luxury car brand; to get a sole, 2.0-litre petrol-automatic powertrain in India.
Shirish Gandhi Author
Q2 to slot below the upcoming, next-gen Q3 in Audi's India portfolio
To be offered in multiple variants; range-topping trims to be well equipped
Dealers have started accepting orders
Having introduced the flagship Q8 SUV and A8 L sedan earlier this year, Audi is now prepping to take things further up a notch in the coming months. The German marque has lined up multiple model launches for 2020, with the Q2 SUV set to be the sales driver.
The Q2, which premiered at the 2016 Geneva motor show, has long been a contender for our market. So what does the Q2 have in store for us? Here's the complete lowdown.
What is the Audi Q2?
The Q2 is the smallest member of Audi's global SUV range and, as the name suggests, it slots in below the next-gen Q3, which, too, is India-bound in the coming months. Built on the VW Group's MQB platform, the Q2 measures 4,191mm in length, 1,794mm in width, 1,508mm in height, and has a wheelbase of 2,601mm.
In terms of design, though instantly identifiable as a typical Audi SUV/crossover, the Q2 sports a number of bespoke styling touches that lend it a unique character. Up front, there's a large, single-frame grille flanked by a pair of chunky headlights. The black cladding across the bumpers, wheel arches and running boards gives it a rugged look. International models even come with an R8-style blade on the C-pillar that can be optioned in multiple finishes. At the rear, a wide tailgate and square-ish tail-lamps provide it with a squat stance.
What is the Audi Q2's cabin like?
The Q2's cabin is based on Audi's previous-gen interior design language. Though it might lack the sheer flash value that modern Audi cabins bring along, it makes up for it with a neatly executed design. Key highlights include turbine-style air vents and a high-set multimedia screen that can be operated via a rotary dial placed on the centre console. Given the compact dimensions, passengers could find the space at a bit of a premium. Boot space is rated at 405 litres for front-wheel-drive versions, however, the Quattro all-wheel-drive layout that we will be getting, sees the capacity fall to 355 litres.
What equipment will the India-bound Audi Q2 have?
The Q2 will be launched in our market in five-trim levels, with the range-topping Technology variant boasting features like LED headlamps, alloy wheels, ambient lighting, panoramic sunroof, Audi's 'MMI Navigation Plus' infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, wireless charging and a 12.3-inch 'Virtual Cockpit' digital instrument cluster. Standard safety kit will include multiple airbags, ABS, electronic stability control and traction control.
Which powertrains will feature on the India-spec Audi Q2?
Audi's entry-level SUV will be introduced solely in the 40TFSI guise which will pack in a 190hp/320Nm, 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine. This will provide the Q2 enough firepower to hit the 100kph mark from a standstill in 6.5sec (claimed) and continue to a top speed of 228kph. Transmission duties will be handled by a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission paired with Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system.
What is the expected price point of the Audi Q2?
Order books are expected to officially open in August, though some dealers have already started accepting bookings for the upcoming model. Expect prices to be in the Rs 35-48 lakh range (ex-showroom), which would make the Q2 the entry point to Audi's range in India. As such, it will primarily be pitted as an urban SUV for first-time luxury car buyers. Being half a size smaller than rival brands' entry-level SUV offerings like the BMW X1, Volvo XC40 and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLA, the Q2 will have no like-for-like contenders in our market.
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Are Separate Purchases Required for Mac OS X and Windows ?
What are the Minimum System Requirements to run PokerTracker 4?
What is PostgreSQL and is it required to use PokerTracker 4?
What is my PostgreSQL password?
Can I install PokerTracker 4 on more than one computer?
Can I install PokerTracker 4 on a Virtual Machine / Windows emulator?
I have reinstalled PokerTracker 4 and need a new registration code.
I purchased PT4 and there is no where to enter my code.
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Why doesn't the HUD appear at Zoom tables in Mac OS X?
Is PokerTracker 4 available for Mac OS X?
Does PokerTracker 4 support Omaha?
We offer a free 30-day trial for new users to evaluate PokerTracker 4 prior to purchasing.
The Hud will display "TRIAL: Please Register", this display can be relocated on the table but the position will reset itself every five minutes and cannot be removed in the trial version.
You cannot create or import custom statistics.
You cannot search with TableTracker.
There is a five second delay with "please register" splash screen at startup and shutdown.
Click here to convert your trial to a licensed copy of PokerTracker 4.
Our Satisfaction Guarantee assures that if you are not satisfied with purchase of PokerTracker 4 for any reason, then you may request your money back within 14 days after your purchase.
No. With your PokerTracker 4 purchase you receive a registration code which will work on both Mac OS X and Windows.
The only payment methods that we are able to accept are Credit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), PayPal or NETELLER. We are unable to accept any other payment methods such as poker site transfers, MoneyBookers, etc.
Find a friend to purchase via one of the methods above for you and we will transfer the code into your name.
For PokerTracker 4, we have several free PokerTracker 4 offers available on the Get it for Free page.
Minimum Requirement: Windows: Intel Core 2 Duo (or AMD equivalent) processor with 3GB of RAM. Mac: Almost any Mac that runs OS X 10.8 or later released in 2011+ with 3GB of RAM.
Recommended: Windows: Modern quad-core processor with 4GB of RAM or greater. This includes the Intel Core 2 Quad and Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processor lines (or their equivalent AMD processors). Mac: Almost any Mac that runs OS X 10.7 or later released in 2011+ with 3GB of RAM.
Optimal: Windows: Intel Core i5 or i7 multi-core 64-bit processor with 8GB of RAM or greater. Mac: Any Mac released in 2013+ with an SSD hard disk such as the Macbook Pro Retina line of laptops with 8GB of RAM or greater.
Not Recommended: Windows: Intel Pentium 4, Atom or other low power processors such as ARM.
Minimum Requirement: Windows: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1 or Windows 10. Mac: OS X Snow Lepard 10.6, OS X Lion 10.7, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X 10.11 El Capitan or macOS Sierra 10.12.
Recommended: Manually install the latest version of PostgreSQL 9.3.x.
Optimal: Manually install the latest 64 Bit version of PostgreSQL 9.3.x. This requires a 64 bit processor and Operating System, with 8 Gigs or RAM or better for optimal performance.
Not Supported: PostgreSQL 9.4 or later (including PostgreSQL 10) is not supported due to potential database errors, for the best performance please use the latest PostgreSQL 9.3.x version.
The number one factor for speed performance is hard drive speed, the PostgreSQL Server which powers the PokerTracker database commonly moves gigabytes of data to allow PokerTracker 4 to perform it's reporting duties. PokerTracker recommends at least a 7200RPM hard drive or faster, Solid State Drives (SSDs) are currently the fastest drives available for optimal performance. The optimal solution for Mac users are computers that contains a built in SSD drive such as 2012's Macbook Airs (idealy with 4Gigs Ram or greater) or Macbook Pro Retina laptops.
PostgreSQL is an open-source database server which is free to use. It is not owned by PokerTracker Software, LLC. nor have any PokerTracker employee's been involved in the PostgreSQL coding/development. To learn more about PostgreSQL, please visit http://www.postgresql.org.
Yes, PostgreSQL is required to use PokerTracker 4 and it will automatically be installed for you. PokerTracker stores all of your hands and various stats into your PostgreSQL database for retrieval at a later time.
There is an entire list of comprehensive Guides and Tutorials available. If you still have a question or need assistance, please post in the forums or contact us via the Support System and we will gladly assist you.
Please see the PokerTracker 4 - Free Trial page for details on how to take advantage of the free trial.
Your PokerTracker 4 registration code may be used on two personal computers that you own at the same time, the same registration code may be used to install PokerTracker 4 on both computers. You may not share your registration code, you must be the the owner of both computers, sharing your registration code is a violation of the PokerTracker End-User License Agreement.
Your PokerTracker 4 registration code will work on both Mac OS X and Windows operating systems, a separate registration code is not needed. For example, your registration code may be used on a Windows Desktop computer as well as a Mac OSX Laptop at the same time.
Yes. However, each virtual machine installation counts as one of your two usages per registration code regardless if they are on the same physical computer.
If you install PokerTracker on your computer then install it on a virtual machine on the same computer this would count as the maximum of two allowed usages per registration code.
You should continue using the same registration code that was initially provided to you. If you no longer have the email with your registration code and are registered on the PokerTracker website you can view your code directly on the site under My Account -> Registration Codes.
If you are a registered user on the PokerTracker website, you can view your PT4 registration code directly on the site under My Account -> Registration Codes.
If you have not yet registered on the website, please register for an account so that you can view your code on the site as mentioned above.
You should use the same PT4 registration code that was initially provided to you and is located directly on the PokerTracker website under My Account -> Registration Codes.
This same code should be used on (up to) two separate computers.
Continue using the same PT4 registration code that was initially provided to you and is located directly on the PokerTracker website under My Account -> Registration Codes. There is no need for a new code.
If your PokerTracker 4 registration code is not listed on the PokerTracker website under My Account -> Registration Codes then your payment email address does not match your registered website email address and you were not logged into your account when you purchased.
Please proceed to send us a message with the email address that you used to purchase PokerTracker 4 along with your full real name and we will gladly link it to your account so that you can view your code on the site.
Your PT4 registration code is good for use on two separate computers at the same time. You should use the same code on both of your computers. If you purchase a new computer, completely uninstall PokerTracker 4 from your old computer. You can then install PT4 on your new computer and continue using the same PT4 registration code that was initially provided to you and is located directly on the PokerTracker website under My Account -> Registration Codes. There is no need for a new code.
We will then transfer the code into their name and email address. Once transferred a copy of the order confirmation containing their PT4 registration code will be sent to them via email.
Open PT4 and go "File" -> "Open User Data Directory" and a folder will open pointing to your PokerTracker 4 data directory.
Right-click the file named "PokerTracker" or "PokerTracker.cfg" and select "Open with..." and then choose "Notepad" and click OK.
Locate the line in this file under [General] that begins with "RegistrationCode=[YOUR PRE-RELEASE CODE]".
Delete everything after the equals sign so that the line only shows "RegistrationCode=".
In order to avoid from having to replace your registration code, if your PT4 pre-release beta code is still active and you purchase through the "PokerTracker Community" inside of PT4 it will automatically switch your pre-release beta code to a purchased code and no further steps would be required.
Yes, PokerTracker 4 is available for both Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. The features available are the same in the Mac OS X version with some small exceptions. Each feature listed below is not available in the Mac version of PokerTracker due to the OS X operating system's security policies.
* The HUD can only be placed at the table when PokerTracker 4 has knowledge of each player seated at the table, at normal tables we gain this information from the completion of the prior hand but this is not possible for some Fast Fold games such as Rush because the players change after the end of each hand. PokerTracker 4 for Windows is able to address this problem by gaining player names through the help of the Windows operating system, but there is no equivalent method on the Mac OS X operating system due to differences in security policies. PokerTracker 4 can support PokerStars Zoom and OnGame's STROBE Fast Fold game format because both PokerStars and OnGame provide the opponent names and seating positioning along with the hand history file, this is necessary for us to support Rush or Fast Forward tables in OS X. Mac users are advised to play at PokerStars Zoom or OnGame's STROBE tables if they wish to play at Fast Fold tables with PokerTracker 4.
There are very good, site specific, configuration guides available which provide step-by-step instructions on how to configure PT4 with your site.
Please read through the configuration guide for your specific site prior to contacting support. If after going through the guide, you are still experiencing trouble or have any questions then please proceed to send us a message and we will gladly help.
Yes. PokerTracker 4 supports both Holdem and Omaha. For convenience, both Holdem and Omaha are in the same PokerTracker 4 application; however, they are separate purchases.
PokerTracker 4 does not support the new 5 Card Omaha games such as the one launched by PokerStars in the Winter on 2012.
As of PokerTracker v4.14.4, PokerStars Zoom support is included with the Mac OS X version. Please make sure that your PokerTracker version is at least v4.14.4 and follow the PokerStars Zoom Configuration Guide to configure PokerTracker to propery work with PokerStars Zoom.


We've been keeping a careful eye on Tim Niver's Twitter account of late -- and not just for the very good jokes about Mike Huckabee.
No, we've been watching because word got out in January that the guy behind Mucci's Italian and Saint Dinette would open a Lyn-Lake bagel shop and deli with Saint Dinette chef Adam Eaton and general manager Laurel Elm, and that it might open by April -- which, you'll note, it now is. Every carb-loving heathen in town has been salivating over the in-the-works eatery, ready to have a new breakfast spot from celebrated chefs to work into the rotation. And so, we've waited.
On Wednesday morning, Niver fired off a 273-character update on the progress at 901 W. Lake St. Here's the deal: It's gonna be called Maven; it'll have a full liquor license; it could be open by June.
our new restaurant in MPLS will be named Maven. demo on the space has begun. it is real. june looks like a good month to open. breakfast, lunch, dinner, carry out, full liquor. plans include an indoor/outdoor bar and patio seating. there are parking spots. things are good.
Maybe, as @Latinpig66 did, you're asking: "Concept?"
More tweet-reading-slash-reporting: Maven will "act like a deli but won't adhere to traditional deli norms...more variety and a mix of traditional American, Middle Eastern and Eastern European foods. Bagels, raw bar, sandwiches, roasted meat and fish, dumplings, full bar, etc."
You can presumably follow the progress on Maven's freshly minted Twitter account. Or, like we said, on Niver's. He's funny!