Virtua Tennis 4, the #1 tennis experience, gives you a chance to volley with the best lineup of stars Virtua Tennis has even seen. The roster starts with the world's biggest champions, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, and Andy Murray, then adds first-time Virtua players Fernando Gonzalez, Caroline Wozniacki, and other up-and-comers. Turn the tide by patiently building up Match Momentum to increase your player's confidence, allowing you to pull off incredible shots right when you need them most. Head to the top in a new World Tour where you'll live the life of a star on-court and off. Explore a retooled, more competitive online hub, play inventive mini-games, and more.
In 4.0 and later when starting a game with a Wii Remote /w MotionPlus or connecting it in game causes a Wii Remote disconnect. Refer issue 8768. This may be resolved by using a NAND dump from a Wii.
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Category: VMware
Puppet Labs Secures $8.5 Million in Series C Funding With New Investors Cisco, Google Ventures and VMware
Puppet Labs announced the closure of a Series C funding round valued at $8.5 million. As a result of the funding raise, new investors Cisco, Google Ventures and VMware join existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, True Ventures, and Radar Partners. Since its formation in 2005, the company has now raised a total of $15.75 million. The new round of funding is intended to support a market in which "demand for our products is outstripping our ability to satisfy it through organic growth alone," according to Puppet's CEO Luke Kanies. Kanies further noted that VMware, Google and Cisco represented ideal partners to accelerate the adoption of its IT automation and management software because of their deep relationships in the virtualization, cloud computing and IT vendor landscape.
Puppet Labs provides software that enables system administrators to effectively manage increasingly heterogeneous IT environments featuring legacy systems, private clouds, virtual machines and public clouds, all of which collectively serve the needs of multiple constituencies with varying application needs and role-based access privileges. Puppet Enterprise 2.0 delivers a visually intuitive graphical interface that enables system administrators to discover existing resources, benchmark resource utilization against a desired baseline, configure and deploy new resources to increase scale, and launch critical updates, all within a matter of seconds, without adding headcount. Puppet Enterprise 2.0 also features provisioning capability for Amazon EC2 and VMware instances as well as unauthorized access and change of setting tracking for compliance purposes.
The Series C funding raise marks the culmination of a momentous year for the company. Puppet Labs outgrew its open source roots in January with the launch of the first commercial edition of its product, Puppet Enterprise. In September, the company launched Puppet Enterprise 2.0 and now claims over 250 customers including Twitter, Zynga, Oracle/Sun, Match.com and Constant Contact.
Karim Faris, partner at Google Ventures, remarked on the promise of Puppet Labs and its recent investment as follows:
"Global companies need efficient solutions to manage their on-premise and cloud infrastructures. The Puppet Labs team has demonstrated the market traction and leadership to capitalize on this tremendous opportunity, and we're looking forward to working with them to grow the business."
The widespread commercial interest in Puppet Labs underscores the need for technology to manage increasingly complex IT environments that feature a combination of traditional and cloud based applications. The success of Puppet Labs over the past year suggests that, alongside cloud security and mobile device management, Puppet's specialization in technology orchestration and management increasingly ranks as one of the auxiliary technologies likely to mushroom alongside the proliferation of virtualization and cloud computing in contemporary enterprise IT environments.
Author Arnal Dayaratna, Ph.DPosted on November 29, 2011 February 11, 2012 Categories Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Google, Oracle, Puppet Labs, Venture Capital, VMware, ZyngaTags Constant Contact, Luke Kanies, Puppet Enterprise, TwitterLeave a comment on Puppet Labs Secures $8.5 Million in Series C Funding With New Investors Cisco, Google Ventures and VMware

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The Illustrated History of the Schickel Motorcycle
Author Kenneth Anderson, Grandson of Norbert Schickel
SCHICKEL MOTOR COMPANY
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCHICKEL MOTOR COMPANY
The origin of the Schickel Motor Co. actually began at Cornell University when Norbert H. Schickel, a sophomore-engineering student, designed and built a two-cycle motorcycle engine as a class project. The engine was so successful that he used the next two years of college to refine it and design a complete motorcycle.He also submitted an application for a patent on the engine.Just prior to his graduation in 1909 he was informed that his engine was issued Patent No. 377727 on April 15, 1909.
Following graduation Norbert H. Schickel went to work for the Franklin Motor Co., which produced the Franklin Motor Car. His interest in his two-cycle motorcycle influenced him to leave the Franklin Motor Company in September of 1910 to continue working on the prototype motorcycle he developed in college.
Work was completed in time to exhibit it at the February 1911 Chicago Motorcycle Show where it received an enthusiastic reception. This persuaded Norbert H. Schickelto begin The Schickel Motor Company to produce and market the motorcycle. Real estate in his hometown of NYC was too expensive so he found what he considered to be the perfect location at 55 Garden St. Stamford, CT. and production began in 1912.
The first model was a 5 horsepower, two-cycle, belt driven motorcycle with a top speed of 50 mph at a price of $225. In 1913 a 6 hp model was offered along with a chain drive for $240. Production continued through 1914 when completion from other motorcycle manufacturers and the growing automotive industry resulted in Mr. Schickel seeing the companys future in producing a more economical, lightweight model. The Lightweight Schickel Motorcycle was introduced at the January 1915 NYC Automotive show and was well received. It retained many of the features of the original including a two-cycle engine. It was advertised as having 2 1/2 hp, weighing 95 pounds, capable of 100 miles per gallon and sold for $100. Improvements were made in 1916 and 1917 including increasing the horsepower to 3 1/2.
Following our entrance into WW I in April 1917 production ended and the factory was converted to the wartime production of rocker arms for the Liberty Aircraft Engine. A newly redesigned Lightweight Motorcycle called the Model T was introduced after the war, however sales never reached anticipated levels and the Schickel Motor Company was forced to file for bankruptcy and close in 1924.During its years of operation approximately 1000 motorcycles were produced.
Footnote: Following the closing of the factory Norbert H. Schickel returned to Cornell U. where he received a Doctors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then began a successful career in real estate design and development in Ithaca, NY until his death in July 1960.
1916 SCHICKEL
LIGHTWEIGHT MOTORCYCLE
Norbert H. Schickel, President, Founder, Designer, Manager,
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The German pharmaceutical giant Bayer will cut 12,000 jobs globally and sell off a number of its businesses, after its takeover of agrochemical company Monsanto.
In August Bayer's shares dropped by more than a third, after a US jury awarded $US289 million ($396 million) in damages to a former school groundskeeper who said his terminal cancer had been caused by Roundup, a product made by Monsanto.
The damages were later reduced by a judge, but hundreds of other patients have made similar claims.
Monsanto disputes the judgement and has said the product is safe when used as directed but now faces more than 9,000 lawsuits over the alleged carcinogenic affects of Roundup.
About one in 10 workers will lose their jobs, with most going in Germany, and in a statement, Bayer Australia said it did know what the effect in Australia would be.


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John Vijey
An evangelist and missionary at heart.
Erusalemae
By John Vijey
Available now on:
Parimala Thailam
En Desamae
Rev. John is a senior Tamil christian pastor and singer-songwriter from Toronto, Canada. He is an evangelist and missionary at heart, and has worked tirelessly on many projects in various countries including Sri Lanka, often through periods of disaster. Rev. John's ministry includes evangelism and missionary projects in Europe, Africa and South Asia and his church ministry in Canada where he leads the Awesome God church for the Tamil community in Toronto.
Rev. John's true passion lies in his ability to enable people to worship in spirit and in truth and to experience the presence of God through his music.
He has been writing Tamil christian worship songs since the 1990s. He released his first two Tamil christian albums titled "Yesuvae Jeevan" and "Deva Prasannam" in the 90s. In 2009, he recorded his third Tamil christian album titled "Parimala thailam". After a short gap, he wrote his fourth worship album "Erusalemae" in 2014, which became very popular among tamil churches around the world. In 2015, Rev. John released a new album titled "En Desamae", fully dedicated to bringing peace and healing in Sri Lanka.
He is supported in his ministry by his wife of twenty years, Angeline, and his two children Jeremiah and Lilly.
Gloriah Benihin
Prince Ezekiel


Did you know that Campbell University offers a Spanish clinic for children? This past weekend a couple of our Spanish Majors/ Minors helped out during the clinic. During the clinic on Saturday morning, our students taught and helped out all of the younger children. With this, we teach them different topics, for example: teach them fruits in Spanish, the months, or even body parts. The Spanish clinic helps others, but most of all it lets future Camels know we are the place to go! Go Camels!!
Author pineburronlinePosted on February 26, 2018 Categories Campbell Stories, GeneralLeave a comment on Did you know?
Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Believe it or not, Feb. 14 isn't all about couples anymore. With more than half of American adults identifying as single today, we might not need to empty our pockets this year on gifts for your significant other. Sure, a bouquet of flowers, a heart full of chocolates, or a giant teddy bear hasn't lost its momentum, but many people are buying gifts for friends, co-workers, and even pets rather than a special someone. Don't worry if there's not a special someone in your life this year, it's time to start focusing your efforts on everyone.
Focus your efforts on single people, just as much as those in a relationship.
Fact: a single man will spend $71 during the holiday and a single women will spend $40.
More people are buying gifts for their friends rather than their boyfriends.
Fact: When people are searching for Valentine's Day gifts on the popular Bing.com, 22% of people fill in "husband", 20% of people type "friend" and 17% "boyfriend".
Many people plan to spend money on their pets on Valentine's Day!
Fact: In 2016, 19% of people bought gifts for their furry friends for a total of $681 million.
People don't plan that far in advance for Valentine's Day. Just focus on two weeks leading up to the big day.
Fact: 46% say they'll start shopping in early February.
Fact: 34% of people plan to eat out on Feb. 14 making this day the second busiest day of the year for restaurants.
I was able to sit down with one of our fellow students, senior Rachel Rock, and ask her a few questions about how her internship experience has been going so far.
Q: Where are you interning?
A: I am interning at 919 Marketing in Holly Springs.
Q: What are some of your everyday tasks?
A: Everyday is different, but there are some things that I do more often. I am usually tracking media hits, writing and editing blogs/press releases and assisting in pitching ideas for clients.
A: I chose this internship because I knew that I wanted to work at a firm that represents multiple clients. Also, they work heavily in content marketing, which is a specific field that I was interested in learning about.
Q: How will this influence your future?
A: Hopefully, this internship will teach me valuable skills that will help me in my future career as a public relations strategist. I am already learning so much from the team about PR and marketing.
Q: What skills have you accustomed during your time at 919 Marketing?
A: During my time at 919 Marketing, I have learned so much. So far, I have learned how to use Cision PR Software and have gotten more comfortable writing and editing. I have also gained experience working in a structured office setting, which will definitely help me in my future!
Q: How are you using your degree in this internship?
A: My degree in public relations is greatly helping me in this internship. I came into it with a working knowledge of writing press releases and blog posts, as well as an understanding of AP Style writing. All of this is from classes that I have taken at Campbell.
Q: What are some difficulties you have faced on the job so far?
A: I haven't experienced any major difficulties, but it has been somewhat challenging learning the company culture and adjusting to their schedules.
A: I have really enjoyed my internship, so far. I have a great team of people that I am working with, and I have really enjoyed learning from all of them.
Please take a moment to check the spelling of your name in the Pine Burr! It is important for you to check you name to ensure there are minimal mistakes!!
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Scènes d'enfants, op. 15: 1. Gens et pays étrangers
Bébé Classique, Vol. 1
From Foreign Lands And People
Smart Sleep With Classical
Schumann: Traumerie
100 All Time Classical Favorites
The Best of Schumann (Remastered)
Reznicek: Symphonies 3 & 4
Schumann: Symphony "Zwickauer"
Robert Schumann: Geistervariationen
András Schiff
Live from the Lugano Festival 2008
Schumann: Piano Works
Schumann: The Symphonies
Frank Beermann
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
39ème Festival International de Piano de La...
Classical Dinner
Helen Watts – Lieder Recital
Helen Watts
R. Schumann: Intermezzi Op. 4 & Piano Sonata in...
Tullia Melandri
À propos de Robert Schumann
Though he struggled with drinking, depression, and venereal disease, a single sentence in Robert Schumann's diary on May 8, 1832, signals the German-born composer's tragic demise as a pianist: "The third [finger] is coming on reasonably well through the use of the cigar mechanism." While the mysterious mechanism wrecked havoc on his hand, the loss of Schumann's performance career may have enabled his broader contributions to the romantic era, not only as a composer, but as the co-founder and music writer in the influential journal Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. Born in Zwickau, Germany, on June 8, 1810, he took lessons with Friedrich Wieck while attending law school in Zurich and married Weick's prodigiously talented daughter, Clara. After losing the ability to perform, Schumann gravitated to works for intimate ensemble; highlights can be found in his short works for piano, stunning piano quintet, and remarkable song cycles, which embody the poetic goals of the romantic ideal. After he began to suffer hallucinations in 1854, he attempted suicide and was institutionalized in Endenich, where he died two years later in the care of his wife and young Brahms. Nate Cavalieri
Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Theodore Dubois
Though he struggled with drinking, depression, and venereal disease, a single sentence in Robert Schumann's diary on May 8, 1832, signals the German-born composer's tragic demise as a pianist: "The third [finger] is coming on reasonably well through the use of the cigar mechanism." While the mysterious mechanism wrecked havoc on his hand, the loss of Schumann's performance career may have enabled his broader contributions to the romantic era, not only as a composer, but as the co-founder and music writer in the influential journal Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. Born in Zwickau, Germany, on June 8, 1810, he took lessons with Friedrich Wieck while attending law school in Zurich and married Weick's prodigiously talented daughter, Clara. After losing the ability to perform, Schumann gravitated to works for intimate ensemble; highlights can be found in his short works for piano, stunning piano quintet, and remarkable song cycles, which embody the poetic goals of the romantic ideal. After he began to suffer hallucinations in 1854, he attempted suicide and was institutionalized in Endenich, where he died two years later in the care of his wife and young Brahms.
Nate Cavalieri
Schumann: Symphonies No.1 In B Flat Major, Op....
Romance – The Piano Music of Clara Schumann
Schumann in Love
Genadi Zagor
Hermann Prey: Essentials
Baby Dreams, sanfte Melodien zur Beruhigung und...
Sonnentänzer


Till we meet again, my dearest Jaffar.
Max would have been twelve today..
RIP Goldberg, We love you!
R.I.P Maffeny todat at 6am.
Georgie!!! It's been a whole year...I will always remember you!!!
Goodbye, Rochester. We Love You.
Little Bit will Love You Forever!
When is the right time to get another Yorkie?
RIP poem for others here.
"Little Girl" - Rest In Peace!
"Don't cry because it's over...smile because it happened"
R.I.P Buddy, you were true to your name!
Bentley went to heaven to be with my dad.
Loss of Our Cassie, what am I to do?
found some neat memorials here!
Our Cassie you will always be, a poem for you.
God Hold and Love You my Son Tinsel.


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Washington and Lee School of Law W&L Alumni and Giving Faculty/Staff Students About Academics Admissions Career Strategy Diversity Faculty Law Library News and Events
Calendar Directory
About W&L Law
Career Strategy
Second and Third Year
Clinics and Externships
Law Journals and Centers
Homepage Academics Clinics and Externships
All students at W&L Law are required to gain actual practice experience in their third year through enrollment in one of the School's six legal clinics or participation in an externship. In this way, third-year students help to meet the need for legal assistance in the region and, at the same time, develop client contact and advocacy skills. The faculty have developed programs that deliver lawyering up close: tough lessons and real-life decisions that the profession deals with every day.
Legal Clinics
Advanced Administrative Litigation Clinic (Black Lung)
This clinic represents physically disabled coal miners and their widows under the federal "Black Lung" benefits program. This includes preparing appeals to either the Benefits Review Board or the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Civil Rights and Racial Justice
Students in the Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic address racial and economic justice using critical race theory as their foundation. Students provide direct legal representation in housing and employment matters, develop and conduct know-your-rights workshops, and engage in strategic policy advocacy and reform grounded in the needs of the community. In the required classroom component, CRRJC students engage in simulations, lawyering skill exercises, and self-reflection to enhance their lawyering toolbox and gain historical and social context to legal issues.
Community Legal Practice Center
Students in the Community Legal Practice Center represent lower income Rockbridge area residents in a general practice law firm setting. In the clinic, students assist their clients with the entire range of civil legal concerns, including family law (including child custody, adoption, and adult guardianship) and end of life planning issues.
Criminal Justice Clinic
Students in the Criminal Justice Clinic represent indigent people facing criminal charges in local trial courts.Typical cases include assault, larceny, possession of marijuana, DUI, and destruction of property.
Immigrant Rights Clinic
Students in the Immigrant Rights Clinic the primary legal representatives for non-citizen clients in immigration matters, providing legal services to persons in removal proceedings, both detained and non-detained, and with a particular focus on vulnerable populations such as refugees, unaccompanied minors, and victims of domestic violence.
Students in the Tax Clinic represent income-eligible taxpayers who have post-filing controversies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and/or the Virginia Department of Taxation.Typical cases include representing a taxpayer who is under audit, appealing an audit, challenging an assessment, navigating collection issues, or requesting "innocent spouse" relief. In certain cases in which the taxpayer has not succeeded in resolving the problems with the IRS, the clinic might pursue litigation in the U.S. Tax Court.
Externships at Washington and Lee offer students the opportunity to work in placements off-campus as part of a unique educational experience that moves the student toward the world of legal practice. Placements include externships with State and Federal Judges, Commonwealth, City, and County Attorney's Offices, United States Attorney's Offices, Offices of the Public Defender, Corporate and University Counsel, Legal Services, Bankruptcy Trustees, private law firms, governmental agencies in Washington, D.C., and other legal agencies and organizations.
Externship Program Website
ABA Required Disclosures
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using Gadfly

include("plotData.jl")
include("svmPredict.jl")

@doc """
  VISUALIZEBOUNDARY plots a non-linear decision boundary learned by the SVM
    VISUALIZEBOUNDARYLINEAR(X, y, model) plots a non-linear decision
    boundary learned by the SVM and overlays the data on it
""" ->
function visualizeBoundary(X, y, model)

  # Plot the training data on top of the boundary
  ls = plotData(X, y)

  # Make classification predictions over a grid of values
  x1plot = linspace(minimum(X[: ,1]), maximum(X[:, 1]), 100)'
  x2plot = linspace(minimum(X[:, 2]), maximum(X[:, 2]), 100)'

  vals = zeros(100, 100)

  for i = 1:100
    this_X = [[x1plot[i] for j in 1:100] x2plot']
    vals[i, :] = svmPredict(model, this_X)
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  aIdxMap = [x1plot[i] => i for i in 1:100]
  bIdxMap = [x2plot[i] => i for i in 1:100]

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CLP regularly posts news about the people and projects we are supporting across the globe, as well as programmatic activities.
Read our latest news to learn more about the programme's work as well as some of the past activities and successes from funded projects. You can also keep abreast of the latest news by following CLP on Facebook and Twitter.


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As Measure O revenue grows, Ventura looks toward future spending
Ventura has been collecting more than it spends under a half-cent sales tax, but the chances of fulfilling every spending request are unlikely.
As Measure O revenue grows, Ventura looks toward future spending Ventura has been collecting more than it spends under a half-cent sales tax, but the chances of fulfilling every spending request are unlikely. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/11/05/city-of-ventura-future-spending-measure-o-revenue/4165036002/
Ventura County Star Published 2:40 p.m. PT Nov. 5, 2019
The city of Ventura has been collecting more than it spends under Measure O, the half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2016, but over the next five years, the city expects revenues to fall $61 million short of its wish list.
"This isn't to say that the fund is in trouble," Michael Coon, Ventura's director of finance and technology, told the City Council during a report Monday night on Measure O's future. "There will always be more requests than money that we have."
The city is in the early stages of drafting a five-year plan for Measure O spending, and on Monday, the council approved a set of "strategic principles" for that plan. Those principles include limiting spending on salaries and other recurring expenses, and focusing on projects that were specifically mentioned in the text of Measure O.
What is Measure O?
Keeping all city fire stations open is one of the many ways the city can spend revenue from Measure O. (Photo: CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ/THE STAR)
Measure O was passed as a general sales tax, which means the city has broad discretion to spend it on almost anything. The language of the ballot measure specified, among other things, protecting local water supplies from pollution; keeping all city fire stations open; maintaining city services in emergency response and other areas; repairing streets; retrofitting bridges for earthquake safety; and addressing homelessness.
Related: Measure O: What is Ventura's sales tax money paying for?
"Everything qualifies" as potential Measure O spending, said City Manager Alex McIntyre. "That's the blessing and the burden of the ballot language."
The city brought Measure O to the voters as a way to avoid even more of the budget cuts that the city suffered during the Great Recession. "Our promise to voters is to maintain city services," Councilwoman Christy Weir said Monday. "It wasn't a big promise to grow them exponentially."
What has Measure O already paid for?
The first floor of this building in Ventura will become a permanent, year-round homeless shelter that is expected to open in January 2020. The County of Ventura owns the building. (Photo: ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR)
So far, Measure O dollars have paid for storm drain improvements; the operation of Fire Station Four in East Ventura; a community policing effort downtown; street paving and sidewalk repair; and the city's share of a joint city-county homeless shelter that's set to open early next year.
The half-cent sales tax brings in about $13 million per year, and in three years, it has amassed $11 million in unspent funds. The biggest chunk of that surplus came in the 2017-18 fiscal year, when the city collected $14 million and spent only $6 million, because the Thomas Fire forced it to cancel some of the planned spending.
Spending on public safety and the homeless shelter combine for 55 percent of Measure O revenues this year. Those are recurring annual costs, as opposed to one-time costs for projects like street paving. The cost of those recurring commitments is projected to grow to 73 percent of Measure O revenue by 2024, which means the city will have less money for public works projects and other priorities.
More: Program for homeless sees increased spaces and inconsistent attendance
The city has a citizen's oversight committee for Measure O, which makes recommendations to the City Council. The oversight committee meets Thursday and will discuss the strategic principles for future Measure O spending. The matter will then return to the City Council in January, Coon said.
Tony Biasotti is a freelance writer for The Star.
See how work on Ventura's homeless shelter is progressing
The first floor of this building in Ventura will become a permanent, year-round homeless shelter that is expected to open in January 2020. The County of Ventura owns the building. ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR
Workers build what will be a trash enclosure at the site of a permanent homeless shelter off Knoll Drive in Ventura on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The shelter is scheduled to open in January 2020. ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR
Work is well underway at a permanent, year-round homeless shelter that is slated to open in January 2020 in Ventura. ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR
Work continues inside a permanent homeless shelter that is scheduled to open in January 2020 in Ventura. The 55-bed shelter will be operated by Mercy House. ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR
Ventura's new homeless shelter is off Knoll Drive in an industrial part of town. The 55-bed shelter is scheduled to open in January 2020. ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR
A building on Knoll Drive in Ventura will house a 55-bed homeless shelter, which is set to open in January 2020. ARLENE MARTINEZ/THE STAR
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California video shows something rare: 5 mountain lions together
Short chase in Oxnard yields suspect, stolen gun


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Thalia Symphony Orchestra
January 2020 Program Notes
Fall 2019 Program Notes
Music Director >
Past Music Directors
The Orchestra >
Concert Master
About Thalia
Concert History 1987 - Present
Sights and Sounds
Support Thalia
Orchestra Only
Musician Contact Information
Documents >
Orchestra Members Handbook
Joseph Pollard White grew up in New York and did his undergraduate work at the Eastman School of Music. His studies included viola with Heidi Castleman, violin with Isador Saslav, composition with Wayne Barlow, choral conducting with Robert DeCormier and orchestral conducting with David Effron and Taavo Virkhaus. He earned his Master of Music in Viola Performance at the Indiana University School of Music where he studied with Georges Janzer. After advanced training in conducting at the Pierre Monteux-Domain Seminar in Hancock, Maine as a student of Charles Bruck, he completed the Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Washington where he was a student of Robert Feist.
An extremely versatile musician, Dr. White has performed across the United States and Europe, including the Spoleto Festival, Virginia Opera, Bronx Opera, Connecticut Philharmonic, Pittsburgh String Consort, Swiss Radio Orchestra of Lugano and the Martinu Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic. A long-time resident of Seattle, he has worked with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Seattle Chamber Players, Philharmonia Northwest and Northwest Mahler Festival and served as Music Director of the Rainier Symphony and Seattle Civic Light Opera.
In addition to the concert stage and orchestra pit, he has worked extensively in the recording field, especially music for films, including School for Scoundrels, One Hour Photo, Bring it On, Air Bud, La Dona Barbara and the Academy Award nominated documentary Legacy. Dr. White is also active as a composer. Recent projects include a Concerto for Oboe d'amore and Orchestra, several pieces for string orchestra and music for the play Actus Fidei by Steven Breese, written for the Jamestown 400th anniversary celebrations.
A highly-respected educator, he has taught at Northern Kentucky University, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington and Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. He is a noted clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor for high school and honor orchestra programs.
Dr. White is Artistic Advisor and Conductor for the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra which performed at the 2010 Classical Mandolin Society of America national conference. Under his direction they have released two CDs and given highly acclaimed performances of Handel's Messiah.
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So if you're bored, don't waste another minute. If your church service feels like a failed pep rally that never leads to the actual game, then it's time for you to follow Jesus onto the field where the opposition is real and the stakes are extraordinary. It will get messy. It won't always be comfortable. But you'll make a difference. And you'll discover that nobody's bored out there. Nobody.
I strongly recommend this book for college students and young professionals. If 18-30 year olds start moving toward the mess now, there will more possibility for lasting impact.
This book is written to inspire and guide you to live in a way that is engaging, that is memorable, and that makes a difference.
Buy it for yourself, buy it for your team, and then pass it on to anyone that will take it home. This book is that good; it's a gamechanger.


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Esoteric - Paragon of Dissonance
Full Length, Season of Mist
Funeral doom is a genre which is often looked on with skepticism by the general metal crowd. It is certainly an acquired taste and is meant only for the one's who carry an appreciation for slow and tormented sound-scapes which portray woefulness and disgust. It really is the 'underground of the underground' and only a handful of such entities are actually able to portray these somber emotions through their music.
The mighty Esoteric from Great Britain is one such entity which has been delivering ground breaking albums, instrumental in forming a stellar backbone of extreme doom metal from the last two decades. Delivering such quality music without compromise for such a long time is no joke, lads. They were influenced by the sepulchral aura which bands like Autopsy, Winter or Cathedral possessed but their personal wish was to create something more experimental and dark which shall never conform to any established boundaries. Ever since the release of their colossal debut ''Epistemological Despondency'', Esoteric have been churning such experimental and extremely well carved releases for doom metal aficionados all over the globe.
''Paragon of Dissonance'' is the band's sixth studio full length and it will be released by the reputed Season of Mist records as a double CD feature, like most of their albums with the exceptions of ''Metamorphogenesis'' and ''Subconscious Dissolution Into the Continuum''. It was one of my most anticipated albums this year and I am glad that my patience bore such a sweet fruit. I didn't knew what more to expect after the massive ''The Maniacal Vale'' left such a lasting impression on me. I owe a lot to that album for keeping me sane during an abominable period last year, where I had to deal with the unexpected demise of my father. That turbulent phase would have killed me from within if I didn't have ''The Manical Vale'''s oppressive cacophonies extinguishing those scars which were marked forever on my soul.
I was astounded to see how the music reflected the exact feelings which I had at that time and it clearly left a lasting imprint on my existence. It left me asking for more and since then I started counting days for the release of ''Paragon of Dissonance''.
After all the wait, I felt extremely ecstatic when I finally I received it from Greg and hurried to push the play button on my system. Lo and behold! The album opener called ''Abandonment'' started with a massive riff whose heaviness could shy any death metal band around. I couldn't believe what I heard as those psychotic guitar leads created a psychedelic miasma of impending gloom in my brain. It was such a monstrous cohesion of majestic leads and terrifying rhythms that my head shook in disbelief. My puny brain pondered a deep thought and asked a question from myself which read – ''How could something like this be even created?''
Seriously, it left such a profound impact on me that I had to push the repeat button several times to 'believe' that my brain was ACTUALLY reverberating what was being played by my music player. This track itself consists of so many monumental sections, that you could easily start calling the album as a masterpiece without even waiting for the rest of it to follow. The dissonant yet melodic lead at the 6:00 minute mark might be one of the best moments in music which I have heard yet. Enter 10:00 and you get yet another stellar transition which envelops your mind with a double bass/lead laden frenzy and exits horrifyingly with a noisy outro which lasts for more than a minute. And this was only the first song!
''Loss of Will'' started with a mournful piano introduction backed with slow martial drumming and wailing guitars. It was a subtle transition from the bombastic sounds which ''Abandonment'' had unleashed. But it still painted a sorrowful image with its monochromatic and despondent nature.
''Cipher'' started beautifully with a dexterously crafted lead which continued further to merge with an intense mid-paced section which boasted of hypnotic palm muted riffs and a crunchy double bass drum pattern to complement one another, before merging into another melodic lead. The rest of the track slowed down with the lead on 5:00 doing the talking for the rest 3-4 minutes, until it got devoured by a magnificent noisy ambiance which brought a grand closure to this stupendous track.
Three tracks down and ''Paragon of Dissonance'' had already announced itself a worthy successor to ''The Maniacal Vale''. After this, I couldn't fathom what the rest of this opus had to offer.
If I wasn't already exhausted with the combined might of ''Abandonment'', ''Loss of Will'' and ''Cipher''; ''Non Being'' furthered my butt-kicking with an absolutely surreal introduction. A cosmic ambiance had enveloped my brain as the grandeur of its opening three minutes created a sorrowful atmosphere with the signature wailing of the lead guitars and ambiance. The next few minutes were encompassed with the guitars shredding mournful leads, something which is rather unheard of in a 'funeral doom' album. But then, Esoteric never restricted their art to the conventions of this genre. It felt as if I was listening to a guitar virtuoso playing the most depressive and haunting leads ever.
The rest of the track followed with mid-paced atmospheric rhythms until the incessantly heavy segment at 11:40 appeared. The triple guitar attack acted effectively in crafting an unfathomably heavy and down-tuned riff which plodded for the next few minutes. It felt as if I was being dragged into a maelstrom of sounds which were coming from deep within the earth, waiting hungrily to devour me as a whole. I had to put this track on repeat especially to experience the unbelievable last few minutes.
''Aberration'' began with a sinister and dissonant guitar lead which was very abrasive in nature. It paved way for more progressive leads, whose intense nature reminded me of ''Caucus of Mind'' from ''The Maniacal Vale''. The later half of the track displayed more enrapturing leads which this album revels in. I was somewhat reminded of ''Ignotum per Ignotius'' during the last half and was intensely satisfied with the surreal songwriting prowess which these lads had unleashed so far.
''Disconsolate'' turned out to be yet another juggernaut of all the worthy ingredients which this colossal album had already explored. It started with a soothing atmospheric lead, backed with a gracious ambiance and then changed its tempo to a more mid-paced death/doom juncture. The guitar work has been extravagant here and it is even more varied and intense than ''Abandonment''. I couldn't even gasp for air, while my jaw was being dropped after every passing moment on this whole track. This hallucinating experience was increased manifolds when the tremendous outro, reigning in a prodigious solo a la ''Circle'' appeared.
Finally this epochal album neared its grand finale with ''A Torrent of Ills'' which turned out to be the perfect choice for finishing the proceedings on ''Paragon''. It was instrumental in evoking a doleful sound which could be easily complemented with ''The Scream'' by Edward Munch as both these wonderful pieces of art depict a cathartic display of human emotions being ravaged by scene's of chaos and desolation.
It took me a while to feel my pulse again after feeling like a lifeless embodiment of mortal horrors once I had finished my first listening experience of this monumental album. My whole body shivered with the feverish chills which had accumulated after this pensive apprehension. Words might not be able to describe what I had felt and it took me almost three weeks to get into the helm of this magnum opus and only now I felt in a position to jot this assessment for you all.
Esoteric have proved to be the flag bearers of extreme doom metal once again with this release and it would take several aeons for any band to come close to their might. They have been an example for many but only a few could actually dare to embark on a similar journey as them; a journey which goes far beyond the realms of infinity and explores such cryptic horizons which can only be deciphered and relished by a chosen few. There is only one astute entrance into this continuum where your sanity shall be crumbled and there is no escape from the cosmic horrors which constitute it.
If you happen to be among those who want to experience an unwholesome and spiritually altering aural voyage, then this is where you should begin.
http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2011/11/01/esoterictrackstream/
http://www.season-of-mist.com/common/downloads/Esoteric/ESOTERIC-Cipher.mp3
Greg Chandler - Vocals, Guitar
Mark Bodossian - Bass
Joe Fletcher - Drums
Jim Nolan - Guitar
http://www.esotericuk.net/
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Gerhart Laage (* 19. April 1925 in Hamburg; † 21. April 2012) war ein deutscher Architekt und Hochschullehrer an der Universität Hannover, von 1974 bis 1975 war er gleichzeitig Rektor der Universität.

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Laage studierte von 1948 bis 1953 an der Technischen Hochschule Braunschweig bei Friedrich Wilhelm Kraemer. Danach führte er zusammen mit seinem Vater Richard Laage ein Architekturbüro.

Von 1963 bis zu seiner Emeritierung 1992 war Laage Professor am Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur der Universität Hannover. 1963 wurde ihm ein Stipendium in der Deutschen Akademie Villa Massimo zuerkannt.

Eine Kindheitsfreundschaft verband Laage mit Helmut Schmidt, den er in seiner Zeit als Bundeskanzler (1974–1982) zu Fragen der Architektur und des Städtebaus beriet. Dieser berief ihn auch in die Freitagsgesellschaft.

Ab 1960 war Gerhart Laage dreizehn Jahre lang Mitglied im Vorstand der Landesgruppe Hamburg des Bundes Deutscher Architekten (BDA) und von 1990 bis 1992 Präsident der Bundesarchitektenkammer. Daneben war er Mitglied der Freien Akademie der Künste Hamburg

2008 wurde er zum Dr.-Ing. promoviert.

Werk

 1955–1959: Sonderschule Robert-Koch-Straße in Hamburg-Eppendorf
 1960: Gaswerk (Kokerei) Hamburg-Kattwyk, abgerissen 1982
 Atrium-Häuser in der Notkestraße in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld
 1967–1969: Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirche in Hamburg-Dulsberg
 1968: Wohnhaus Laage in Hamburg-Blankenese

Schriften
 (Zusammen mit Max-Walter Herr) Die Wohnung von heute für Ansprüche von morgen. Definition und Entwicklung eines deutschen Wohnungsstandards (= GEWOS-Schriftenreihe. Neue Folge. Band 5). Christians Verlag, Hamburg 1971.
 Umwelt und Mitbestimmung. Ziele, Beteiligte, Methoden, Organisation und Planung. Callwey Verlag, München 1973, ISBN 3-7667-0286-6.
 Planung, ein Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen. Neun Gruselgeschichten aus einem Arbeitstag des Architekten Bähnelz (= TAP-Texte. Band 4). Lehrstuhl für Theorie der Architekturplanung, Technische Universität Hannover, Hannover 1975.
 (Zusammen mit Holger Michaelis, Heiner Renk) Planungstheorie für Architekten. Entwicklung, Methoden, Anwendung. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1976. ISBN 3-421-02474-X.
 Wohnen beginnt auf der Straße. Wohnwertverbesserung durch Maßnahmen im Wohnungsumfeld. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1977. ISBN 3-421-02513-4.
 Handbuch der Architekturplanung. Verlag Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Berlin/Köln/Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-17-004667-5.
 Weder Traum noch Trauma. Beiträge zu einer menschenfreundlichen Architektur. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-421-02528-2.
 Das Stadthaus, mehr als eine Bauform. Chancen, Forderungen, Konzepte im Wohnungs- und Städtebau. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-421-02536-3.
 Im Stadthaus. Frei leben – unabhängig wohnen. Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall, Schwäbisch Hall 1979.
 Der Kalif beschenkte ihn reichlich. Eine deutsch-orientalische Geschichte über Stadtplanung. (= TAP-Texte. Band 15). Lehrstuhl für Theorie der Architekturplanung, Technische Universität Hannover, Hannover [1981].
 Das Wohnhaus im Spessart. Unheimliches, Gemeinnütziges, Alternatives vom Wohnungsbau. (= TAP-Texte. Band 21). Institut für Architektur- und Planungstheorie, Hannover [1983?].
 (Zusammen mit Michael Bergholter) Warum wird eigentlich nicht immer so gebaut? Erfahrungen beim Kosten-und Flächensparen im Wohnungs-und Städtebau. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-421-02837-0.
 Selbstbau-Fibel. Erfahrungen und Hinweise zum Umbau von Reihenhäusern. (= Fundamente alternativer Architektur. Band 22). 2. Auflage. C. F. Müller Verlag, Karlsruhe 1987, ISBN 3-7880-7307-1.
 Von Architekten, Bossen und Banausen. Vier satirische Geschichten. Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1989, ISBN 3-7640-0260-3.
 Architektur ist Glückssache. Fünf satirische Geschichten. Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1997, ISBN 3-7640-0372-3.
 Die emotionale Stadt. Von Planen, Bauen und den Gefühlen der Bewohner. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, München 2005, ISBN 3-937-90408-5.
 Architektur bekommt nur Sinn durch Menschen. Ansätze einer nutzerorientierten Theorie der Architekturplanung in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ein Beitrag zum  Stadtmarketing Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts? Selbstverlag, Hamburg 2009 (Dissertation).
 Schöne Grüße vom Minotaurus. Bund deutscher Architekten und Architektinnen, Hamburg e.V., Hamburg 2011.
 Briefe an Stadtbewohner. Über soziale Wirkungen von Architektur. Langewiesche-Brandt, Ebenhausen bei München 2014, ISBN 978-3-7846-1229-4.

Literatur
 Michael Jung: Eine neue Zeit. Ein neuer Geist? Eine Untersuchung über die NS-Belastung der nach 1945 an der Technischen Hochschule Hannover tätigen Professoren unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Rektoren und Senatsmitglieder. Hrsg. v. Präsidium der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2020, ISBN 978-3-7319-1082-4 (vollständig als PDF-Dokument), S. 141.

 Ralf Lange: Hamburg. Wiederaufbau und Neuplanung 1943-1963. Verlag Langewiesche, Königstein im Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-7845-4610-2. (darin Kurzbiografie)
 Volker Roscher: Nachruf Gerhart Laage. In: Bauwelt, Jahrgang 2012, Heft 23.

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Hochschullehrer (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover)
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How does the bow fieldhouse sports team do? The bow fieldhouse sports team is an organization that uses the bow fieldhouse as a place to practice, teach, and fundraise. They have many different levels of training for their team, from beginner to seasoned bowler, but it is the bowler level that really stands out. The bowler level consists of the bowler and two kids who play on the team.
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The bowler level is where the action happens. It consists of the bowler and two kids who play on the team. A bowler makes the game look like a bowl game (you can watch the bowl game in a video here), with the kids shooting baskets and the bowler bowling around the court. It's very cool because the bowl game is actually a really good game.
The bowler level is also where the action happens. It consists of the bowler and two kids who play on the team. A bowler makes the game look like a bowl game you can watch the bowl game in a video here, with the kids shooting baskets and the bowler bowling around the court. Its very cool because the bowl game is actually a really good game.
The bows are pretty cool in this game. But it is only the bowler who has the control of the game and when they're done, they can control the game. The kids are just having fun. The bowler can be the kid who can control the game, and the kids can control the game too. The bowler and kids can have fun and they can even make the game fun.
The bowling game is actually really pretty fun. I don't think I've ever seen it in a video before. I've seen bowling games in movies, but I've only seen them in movies with bowling balls in the background or bowling lanes on the walls. I'm not even sure what bowling has to do with video games, but they kind of sound the same.
The bowler has his own personal demons and other thoughts, but they're also really cool. Most importantly, the bowler can control the game from the left side of the screen. The bowler can control the game from the right side of the screen. The bowler can control the game from the left side of the screen. This is exactly what happens when your opponent (or your opponent's enemies) is shooting at you.
Well, if you're an avid sports fan, you may be asking yourself, "What is bowling?" Well, bowling is a sport that involves a ball and a person who hits the ball with a bowling bow. So, like basketball but with a bowling ball, it's played with all the same equipment.
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UMass clinic makes strides for Duchenne patients by integrating care, research
Susan Spencer Telegram & Gazette Staff @SusanSpencerTG
Aug 4, 2019 at 7:09 PM Aug 5, 2019 at 6:12 AM
WORCESTER - The Duchenne Program at University of Massachusetts Medical School celebrated its first anniversary in July, and according to its founding director, pediatric neurologist Dr. Brenda Wong, "It looks like we've kind of found our feet."
The program, with a $6 million, five-year commitment from the nonprofit research organization Charley's Fund, brings together top clinical and research specialists in a family-centered medical home, attracting patients from as far away as Australia.
It is the first such coordinated program on the East Coast exclusively dedicated to Duchenne, its funding partners say.
The clinic has rapidly gotten up to speed, seeing around 250 active patients, and is moving to bridge complex patient care and, hopefully, advances toward a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rapidly progressive, fatal muscle-wasting disease that affects one in every 3,500 boys born.
"There's so much more we can do for them than say, 'Oh my,' and share what to expect," said Dr. Wong.
What to expect with this disease, she said, is "dismal." Boys lose muscle strength and the ability to walk, develop respiratory problems often complicated with pneumonia, and ultimately succumb to complications from heart and lung deterioration. People with Duchenne face an average age of death of 25.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a genetic mutation that prevents the production of dystrophin, a protein necessary for muscle strength and function. The mutation is hereditary in about 70% of patients.
In the last 15 years, new treatments have started being developed and progress has been made in mitigating the significant side effects of steroids, one of the early treatments to show delayed progression of symptoms. For example, Dr. Wong said, with steroids some patients have the ability to walk into their early 20s, compared with others losing that ability by their early teens.
"It's just addressing the basics," she said, pointing to working with patients on diet and muscle stretching to help manage the disease. "We found that it works."
For patients such as Christopher Lee, 13, of Boulder, Colorado, and his parents, Michael and Pamela Lee, the coordinated multidisciplinary care received at the UMass Duchenne clinic is worth the cross-country travel.
"It's good," Christopher said cheerfully, after going through stretches with physical therapist Mike Kiefer.
Chris, an avid chess player entering seventh grade, has been a patient of Dr. Wong for 10 years, since shortly after he was diagnosed with Duchenne at age 3. His family previously flew to see her at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where Dr. Wong directed the Comprehensive Neuromuscular Center for 19 years before coming to UMass last year.
"The doctor in Denver said there was not much we could do, for now," Mr. Lee said. "We didn't like that. There really was more that we could be doing, even at 3."
Patients and their families typically spend two days, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at the UMass clinic, located in UMass Memorial's ambulatory care center on North Lake Avenue.
Last Wednesday, Chris saw, in addition to his physical therapist, Dr. Wong and a dietician, and he had a cardiac MRI, X-rays and a pulmonary function test.
On Thursday he would see the cardiologist, pulmonologist and endocrinologist.
The clinic also integrates other specialties such as orthopedics, gastroenterology, nephrology and ophthalmology, and provides child life and orthotics support.
Usually the Lees make their medical excursions in three days, with a day for travel, but last week they took advantage of summer vacation and added a trip to Cape Cod.
The family also travels regularly to Phoenix, Arizona, where Chris receives injections as part of a clinical trial he's participating in, which Dr. Wong pointed them to.
Ms. Lee said there was a lot of variability in Duchenne symptoms and there are no biomarkers to indicate whether the disease is progressing, but she has noticed "maybe some stability" since Chris entered the trial nearly two years ago.
"I can't say enough about Dr. Wong," Ms. Lee said. "Her expertise is just amazing. That's why we travel to see her twice a year."
The Duchenne Program at UMass provides a model of care not typically found in today's health care system because of financial structures.
"I can only see about four patients a day," Dr. Wong said.
If a medical center receives reimbursement based on patient visits, and those patients' needs are complex and require lots of coordination, a narrow look at a department budget would show that seeing so few patients isn't financially sustainable.
But, Dr. Wong said, "Here we find, look at the global delivery (of all services to the patients) and it kind of balances things out. Not many hospitals are willing to do that."
The coordinated care model, with specialists seeing a patient at the same place on the same day, makes managing the overwhelming cascade of problems associated with Duchenne more manageable for families.
It was UMass leadership's willingness to "look across the lifespan of medicine," instead of the silos of department budgets, that led Dr. Wong to get over her fear of cold winters and leave Cincinnati, along with some of her clinical team members, for Worcester.
Partnership with Charley's Fund, a nonprofit started by Tracy and Benjamin Seckler, of the Berkshire County town of Alford, when their son Charley was diagnosed with Duchenne in 2004, made the move possible.
"Our philosophy is, nothing should stand in the way of the science," Ms. Seckler said in a telephone interview.
Charley's Fund leaders took a targeted approach a few years ago to vetting a partner they could work with to bring Dr. Wong's Cincinnati clinic model to the Northeast, which lacked a coordinated care center.
"We shopped around," Ms. Seckler said. The foundation was also interested in an organization that would move closer to a cure.
The Charley's Fund team was impressed by UMass Medical School's work on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and its experience "focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well."
Besides "having the best mind meld" with UMass, Ms. Seckler said, the institution was "extremely entrepreneurial in their vision."
At the same time, new leadership at the Cincinnati hospital was moving away from the holistic model toward what Dr. Wong described as budgets in silos.
Another factor was that, unlike most other Duchenne clinics, which are located in children's hospitals, UMass Memorial Medical Center could adapt to serving the needs of patients who are now living into adulthood and facing different issues, such as jobs and sexuality.
Ms. Seckler said that Charley's Fund hopes to be the driver toward not only supporting families with clinical care but also finding effective new treatments, and ultimately the holy grail for Duchenne: replacing the mutated gene with a healthy copy.
Two clinical trials are underway already at UMass, one for younger patients and one for gene therapy, and at least four more are in development, according to Dr. Wong.
"The research part, too, comes from what we see in clinic," she said.
UMass' adoption of Epic electronic health records system in 2017 makes it possible to integrate patient care with research to spot outcome trends.
"It is our contribution and the patients' contribution to clinical research," said Dr. Wong.
She said that with UMass Medical School's research capabilities and nearby access to biopharmaceutical companies and other cutting-edge medical technologies, "We can do bench to bedside."
As for Charley Seckler, the boy who inspired his parents' vision to remove roadblocks to treatment and a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he walked across the stage at his high school graduation. Now 18, he will enter New York University this fall and live independently in a dorm.
Contributions from family-founded organizations JB's Keys to DMD, based in Dover, and Hope for Gus Foundation, in Peterboro, New Hampshire, also support Charley's Fund's partnership with UMass.


"In the bottom of the first inning, Hilton slammed Sotokoba's first pitch into left field for a clean double. The satisfying crack when the bat met the ball resounded throughout Jingu Stadium. Scattered applause rose around me. In that instant, for no reason and on no grounds whatsoever, the thought suddenly struck me: I think I can write a novel.


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Sony could be working on a PlayStation mobile controller, according to a new patent
Sony has been riding high on the wave of the launch of the PS5 (review). It's been a full year since the launch of the PS5 and Sony is now looking at developing a new controller for mobile hardware. First reported by VGC, a new patent has emerged on the internet and it shows off a controller that looks suspiciously like a DualShock 4 but modified for mobile devices like phones. In the image presented below, you can take a look at how the Sony controller will look when connected to a mobile phone or such. It does resemble regular mobile controllers in that the right and left sides of the controller has been split.
In the design above, you can also see that the touchpad is essentially replaced by the mobile screen. It's actually an ingenious design but it's a relatively competitive market, so we will have to wait and see if the controller actually sees the light of day. As of right now, users can actually connect the DualShock 4 to a mobile device through Bluetooth but this new controller looks to be specifically built for mobile devices. It seems that a lot of companies are looking at jumping into the mobile gaming market. Netflix has already launched a mobile games division and now Sony is following suit with a new controller.
Back in May, reports emerged that Sony was planning an expansion into the mobile market. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan stated that even first-party IPs could even make their way to the small screen. He stated that "We have been thinking about how players enjoy our content, and have had some early success with experimenting with mobile games and apps to provide more choice to gamers and PlayStation's roster of first-party IP can transition to smartphone gaming and complement our AAA games or live service games."
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Create a fabulous loft atmosphere in your home with this brick wallpaper.
Create a fabulous loft atmosphere in your home with this brick wallpaper. Detailed printing is used to create light and shadow effects which give this paper a very realistic and dimensional look.
After reading all the reviews and looking at customers photos im so glad i bought this wallpaper, looks fantastic, I don't really need to say much more.
Bought this for my teenage sons converted loft bedroom and it looks fabulous! It was sooo easy to put up and work with, if i can do it anyone can!!
It looks very realistic and has lovely warm tones of colour. REALLY glad i bought this. I highly recommend this paper!
Great - easy to put up, covers sins.
I'm a bit guilty of over using this wallpaper :) Love it. As someone else said, check which way the shadow is on the bricks as sometimes it's on the roll upside down - easy enough to match up.


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Vizio SB36512-F6 36" 5.1.2 Sound System with Dolby Atmos Reviewed
By Scott Wasser | April 24, 2019
Perched in front of my 70-inch television, Vizio's 36-inch soundbar looked curiously diminutive, if not downright puny. By all rights, the SB36512-F6 Dolby Atmos soundbar should have been way too small for proper imaging when paired with that TV, particularly in the large (25 by 16 foot) room in which it was tested. And if you're one of those who believe that size doesn't matter, I suggest you ask an NFL offensive lineman or thoroughbred horse racing jockey if they agree.
In this case, I didn't have an opportunity to pair my big screen and spacious room with a more appropriately sized soundbar. Vizio sent the SB36512-F6 for evaluation, although its 10-inch wider and more powerful big brother, the SB46514-F6, would have been a better match for my setup.
Just three feet wide, 2.5 inches high, 3.2 inches deep, and weighing a svelte 5.6 pounds, the SB36512-F6 certainly looked like it was overmatched. By comparison, the Samsung HW-N950 soundbar I'd just finished reviewing packs some serious physical proportions to go with its sonic punch.
The Samsung's main bar is more than a foot wider and inches taller and deeper than the SB36512-F6. At nearly 20 pounds, it also weighs more than three times as much. There is a similar size disparity between the two manufacturers' satellites and subwoofers.
The Vizio SB36512-F6's satellites measure just 2.69 by 5.69 by 2.56 inches and weigh a smidge over 14 ounces. Its subwoofer, 11.42 inches tall and deep and just under seven inches wide, weighs 10.2 pounds. With a combined weight of 22.53 pounds, all of Vizio's components barely outweigh Samsung's 21.2-pound subwoofer alone.
Clearly, these two systems are not punching in the same weight class. Throwing the Vizio into the same ring in which I'd just evaluated the stellar Samsung setup seemed totally unfair, like pitting Peter Dinklage against André the Giant in a no-holds-barred death match. Peter seems tough--I've seen him overcome all sorts of odds on Game of Thrones--but fair is fair. Although I wasn't comparing the Samsung and Vizio soundbar systems head-to-head, I was asking the former to follow a tough act and do it in an environment that seemed ill-suited to its size.
Turns out I wasn't asking too much of the SB36512-F6, whose performance simply blew me away. No doubt that had something to do with my expectations... or lack thereof. Sometimes you thoroughly enjoy a movie your friends hated simply because you expected so little of it. I didn't expect much from Vizio's 5.1.2 soundbar system because of its size, its price (currently just $400), and the act it had to follow. Instead, it delighted me with terrific tonal range, accurate imaging, a deep and wide soundstage, and bass that packed a punch.
The SB36512-F6 took less than 10 minutes to go from being unboxed to soaring past my expectations. Thanks to its design and clearly labeled and color-coded connectors and cables, this is one of the easiest true Atmos systems to set up. I placed the soundbar in front of my TV, plugged in its power cord, and connected the included HDMI cable between its ARC-enabeled (Audio Return Channel) HDMI port and the appropriate HDMI port on my TV.
The SB36512-F6 contains an array of other inputs and connectivity options. These include a second HDMI input, a coaxial/SPDIF connector, 3.5mm stereo minijack, Toslink optical input, and a USB port that can be used for playing WAV files from a thumb drive. There's also an ethernet port, as well as built-in 802.11n WiFi, along with Bluetooth and Chromecast connectivity.
Like most soundbar systems with subwoofers, the SB36512-F6's bass box connects wirelessly to the main bar. The components mated automatically as soon as I plugged both into wall outlets. Prior to that, I had connected the two rear-channel surround speakers to the subwoofer using the included RCA plug-terminated cables. You read that right: The non-amplified satellite speakers get hardwired to the subwoofer, in contrast to most other soundbar sats which are powered by AC and receive wireless audio signals. Vizio's satellite speaker connecting cables are long (26 feet) and thin enough to run around the perimeter of some rooms, but not mine. That required me to place the subwoofer in a rear corner of the room, about four to five feet to the side and slightly behind the couch and around 15 inches from each converging wall.
That resulted in the sub delivering plenty of punch without being too boomy. I initially worried the sub's location would present imaging problems since solo subwoofers generally work best when placed toward the front of the room. Turns out there was no need to worry; Vizio's six-inch subwoofer never seemed detached from what I was watching.
Its wired satellites help make Vizio's SB36512-F6 by far the most affordable Atmos sidebar with dedicated height speakers. Vizio built its reputation on delivering big bang-for-the-buck, and the SB36512-F6 enhances that reputation.Since every listening environment is different, you might need to shift the sub around for best results, but I was happy with it as described. And I actually preferred Vizio's surround setup to the typical "wireless" satellite speaker that needs to be plugged into an AC wall outlet. The wires that tether the SB36512-F6 satellites to the sub are much thinner and easier to hide than AC cords and were totally inconspicuous lying on the floor behind my couch, which sits a couple of feet from the room's rear wall.
Vizio doesn't specify the exact components that comprise its incredibly affordable 5.1.2 soundbar system. The main bar contains five wide-range speakers that appear to be of similar size and design. Three of them face forward to deliver the left, right, and center channels. The other two drivers deliver the Atmos height effect, pointing upward at a 20-degree angle toward the listener. Vizio says those speakers should be effective with ceiling heights between 7.5 and 12.5 feet. My demo room has an eight-foot ceiling that was about 6.5 feet above the soundbar. There are no height-effect speakers in the satellites; each of which contains a single forward-firing driver. Vizio's larger and more expensive SB46514-F6--$900 on Amazon--is a 5.1.4 system with a larger (10-inch) subwoofer and an additional height speaker in each of its satellites.
All other things being equal, more speakers should translate to more realistic and immersive sound when listening to the object-based audio in Atmos-enabled soundtracks. Yet I found the SB36512-F6 quite satisfying with just two height speakers. The small and affordable system consistently and convincingly surrounded me with sound that moved in conjunction with whatever was happening onscreen. I often marveled at its imaging and soundstage given that the main bar is nearly two feet narrower than my TV screen and lacks side-firing speakers.
Despite its component size, the system had no trouble filling my room with distortion-free sound. Vizio rates the system's maximum output at 101dB, which a company spokesperson said is loud enough to equal the sound of a symphony orchestra at full volume or drown out a snowmobile. I haven't been on a snowmobile in years, but I can attest that the SB36512-F6 gets plenty loud. The thunder boomed in Dolby's "Amaze" Atmos demo and the system delivered an appropriately dynamic climax for the trailer's lush orchestral ending.
The SB36512-F6's handling of object-based audio imaging also impressed. I heard the rain plummeting down and all around me in "Amaze." And during "Leaf," another Atmos demo trailer, I closed my eyes and found myself in a forest, surrounded by chirping birds with a bullfrog croaking far off in the distance. Then a whistling wind whipped around me, sending leaves flying and snapping a seed pod from its branch. Thanks to Vizio's soundbar, I was able to follow the pod's flight aurally as it fluttered and floated through the air, changing direction like a gyrating gymnast before plopping into water with a surprising splash.
The SB36512-F6, which decodes nearly all of the popular audio formats with the exception of DTS:X, also did a very nice job with dialogue. I could actually decipher most of Benicio Del Toro's mumbling in Sicario and Keanu Reeves' monotone muttering in John Wick: Chapter 2.
I didn't listen to a lot of music with the system but was pleased with what I heard from the classic rock music soundtracks of Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians Vol.2. I got comparable quality when I streamed several MP3 tracks from my phone using Bluetooth, and listened to Spotify and Pandora using the soundbar's built-in Google Chromecast capability.
The soundstage isn't expansive, but it is large enough that it never seemed as if the music was emanating from such a tiny cabinet. Rock vocals were delivered clearly, and my ears had no trouble picking out individual instruments.
The instrument Vizio provides in the box for controlling the SB36512-F6 is an IR remote with just seven buttons, a directional touchpad, and a too-tiny/too-dim digital display. Fortunately, its controls are so intuitive the remote is easy to operate by feel. The SB36512-F6 also can be controlled using Vizio's free SmartCast app, which provides greater and more direct control of all the soundbar's functions and makes it easy to stream content to it.
High Points
The sound produced by Vizio's SB36512-F6 belies its compact size.
This is the least expensive soundbar I know of with dedicated Atmos height speakers.
Its features, capabilities, performance, and construction make this system a steal.
Low Points
The remote's display is tiny and difficult to see in dim light; the LED indicators on the main bar are small and difficult to see from farther than seven or eight feet.
Some users may find the wired satellites less convenient and more obtrusive than wireless ones.
Comparison and Competition
Simply put, Vizio's SB36512-F6 has no direct competition because any other Atmos soundbar system with dedicated height speakers and satellites will cost you hundreds and hundreds more. Its closest competitor, in fact, is its $900 big brother, the SB46512-F6. Willing to spend more? Consider Samsung's best-in-class HW-N950 or LG's SK10Y with optional SPK8-S satellites.
Vizio's SB36512-F6 5.1.2 soundbar system may be small, but it delivers a solid acoustic punch that belies its size. It may not prove unequivocally that size doesn't matter, but it is pretty convincing evidence that Vizio delivers value as well as anyone in the AV business.
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Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
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© J. Scott Applewhite Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., emerges from the House chamber on Friday just after key conservatives in the House…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, AP
In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewal of farm subsidies popular in GOP-leaning farm country.
Hard-right conservatives upset over the party's stalled immigration agenda opposed the measure, which failed by a 213-198 vote. Some 30 Republicans joined with every chamber Democrat in opposition.
The vote was a blow to GOP leaders, who had hoped to tout its new work requirements for recipients of food stamps. The work initiative polls well with voters, especially those in the GOP political base.
More broadly, it exposed fissures within the party in the months before the midterm elections, and the Freedom Caucus tactics rubbed many rank-and-file Republicans the wrong way. A handful of GOP moderates opposed the bill, too, but not enough to sink it on their own.
"You judge each piece of legislation on its own," said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. "You don't hold one thing hostage for something that's totally different and has nothing to do with it. I would say that's a mistake in my view."
Key conservatives in the rebellious House Freedom Caucus opposed the measure, seeking leverage to win procedural advantages in a debate on immigration next month. Negotiations with GOP leaders Friday morning failed to bear fruit, however, and the unrelated food and farm measure was defeated.
Conservative Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said some members had concerns over the farm bill, but said, "That wasn't my main focus. My main focus was making sure we do immigration policy right" and "actually build a border security wall."
Beyond the drama and infighting among Republicans, the debacle appears to make it even more likely that Congress will simply extend the current farm bill when it expires in September.
The farm bill, a twice-per-decade rite on Capitol Hill, promises greater job training opportunities for recipients of food stamps, a top priority for House leaders. Democrats are strongly opposed, saying the stricter work and job training rules are poorly designed and would drive 2 million people off food stamps. They took a victory lap after the vote.
"On a bipartisan basis, the House rejected a bad bill that failed farmers and working families," said Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Republicans wrote a cruel, destructive Farm Bill that abandoned farmers and producers amid plummeting farm prices and the self-inflicted damage of President Trump's trade brinkmanship."
Currently, adults 18-59 are required to work part-time to receive food stamps, officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or agree to accept a job if they're offered one. Stricter rules apply to able-bodied adults 18-49, who are subject to a three-month limit of benefits unless they meet a work or job training requirement of 80 hours per month.
Under the new bill, the tougher requirement would be expanded to apply to all adults on SNAP, with exceptions for seniors, pregnant women, caretakers of children under the age of 6, or people with disabilities.
"It sets up a system for SNAP recipients where if you are able to work, you should work to get the benefits," said Ryan. "And if you can't work, we'll help you get the training you need. We will help you get the skills you need to get an opportunity."
The measure would have greatly expanded funding for state-administered job training programs, but Democrats and outside critics say the funding for the proposed additional job training would require huge new bureaucracies, extensive record-keeping requirements, and that the funding levels would fall far short of what's enough to provide job training to everybody covered by the new job training requirements.
"While I agree that there are changes that need to be made to the SNAP program, this is so clearly not the way to do it," said Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, top Democrat of the Agriculture Committee. "The bill cuts more than $23 billion in SNAP benefits and will result in an estimated 2 million Americans unable to get the help they need."
He said it "turns around and wastes billions ... cut from SNAP benefits to create a massive, untested workforce training bureaucracy."
In addition to food stamps, the measure would renew farm safety-net programs such as subsidies for crop insurance, farm credit and land conservation. Those subsidies for farm country traditionally form the backbone of support for the measure among Republicans, while urban Democrats support food aid for the poor.
On Thursday, supporters of the agriculture safety net easily defeated an attempt to weaken the government's sugar program, which critics say gouges consumers by propping up sugar prices.
The measure mostly tinkered with farm programs, adding provisions aimed at boosting high-speed internet access in rural areas, assist beginning farmers, and ease regulations on producers. But since the measure makes mostly modest adjustments to farm policy, some lawmakers believe that the most likely course of action this year is a temporary extension of the current measure, which expires at the end of September.
In the Senate, the chamber's filibuster rules require a bipartisan process for a bill to pass. There, Agriculture Committee Chairman Pay Roberts, R-Kan., promises a competing bill later this month and he's signaling that its changes to food stamps would be far more modest than the House measure.
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I'm not a fan of black components but couldn't fail to be mesmerised by the elegance of the Miche Race Evo Max crankset. Fitting is pretty much identical to other integrated two-piece systems and although when turned by hand, the bottom bracket's cartridge bearings felt marginally less refined than some aftermarket designs this was soon forgotten once aboard the bike.
At first glance I thought this was a classic 53/39 combination but looking closer I was pleasantly surprised to find a 53/36 which, paired to a nine/ten-speed 12-25 cassette largely eliminates the need for a triple unless you're living in a mountainous region and the option of 170 or 172.5mm crank lengths is a nice touch.
Ramped teeth provide crisp, precise shifting even under load, but only the outer have a machined surface which should prevent premature aging of that black finish, running the set up with a marginally wider nine-speed chain presented no problems.
Tipping the scales at a respectable 760g (complete with bottom bracket) honking hard on the climbs failed to induce any power sapping flex or tell-tale rubbing at the front mech and a riding companion some fifteen kilos heavier replicating the experiment came to the same conclusion.
I'm starting to believe manufacturers are less prescriptive about component compatibility having run this with both Shimano (9) and Campagnolo (10) speed configurations without discernable dip in performance. Ultimately, the finish will tire quicker than polished and silver but on the strength of the test period, it shouldn't be for a good while and come the day it does, I'd chemically strip and powder coat it, ready for the winter mount.
The Miche Evo race is a mid range crankset made from CNC machined 7075 aircraft grade aluminium with 53/36 ring combinations ideally suited to both Racing and Audax duties.
Choice between 170 and 172.5 lengths, ramped teeth for slicker shifts, black anodized finish. 760g including bottom bracket.
The cranks performed admirably on both Shimano and Campagnolo nine and ten speed set-ups with slick shifting under quite extreme provocation. Rigidity too should suit all but the very heaviest riders. Nice to see more imaginative ring combinations, although just a little tall for cross.
Classic italian style, impressive rigidity and attention to detail.


Part Number: having to lose 1130379 Schicksein without wearing comfort. You create with the Boot from 5th Avenue! The Suede in Khaki can be casually combined with jeans, as well as attract a skirt to fancier occasions both in everyday life. The elastic inserts on the ankle remind us of classical Chelsea boots.


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Introduction: Acting for Television and Film
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The focus of this workshop is to gain valuable experience performing in front of the camera. Using television and film scripts, you will create a scene, develop character and build confidence. How an actor prepares for a scene will also be explored and analysed, given you the skills to develop your own methods and styles of actor preparation.
Workshop Tutor: Michael Mortimer
Michael is an actor, scriptwriter and drama facilitator. He has a BA in Theatre and Acting. And also studied Performing Arts, scriptwriting and directing. Michael is represented by North West Actors in Manchester and is also a Comedy & Drama teacher with the Pauline Quirke Academy. With over twenty years of experience, Michael has a huge amount of knowledge and expertise and through his workshops, he aims to prepare actors for work in the Film and Television industry.
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The practice of taking and sending is formally called gtong.len (Tibetan, pronounced tong-len).
Begin your meditation session by resting attention in the experience of breathing. Let mind and body settle. Then open your awareness to everything around you, everything you see, hear, touch, smell or taste. Include everything you feel in your body, and all your emotions, thoughts, images. Then say to yourself, "This is like a dream," and ask, "What experiences this?" Don't try to answer the question. Just ask it and rest there for a few moments.
Then think about all the struggles you have had in your life, in your family, with illness, at school, at work, with failure and disappointment, grief and loss, and think of how everyone else in the world has the same struggles, easier for some, harder for others, and how they want to be free of them, just as you want to be free of yours.
Think also about everything that brings you joy, happiness, meaning and peace to your life — your health, your talents, skills and abilities, your successes, your family, friends, colleagues, your home or garden. Think how everyone, every being, wants the same kind of joy, confidence, peace and freedom. Rest for a few minutes there.
Now breathe out gently and imagine that you are giving to all beings everywhere everything that brings joy, happiness, meaning, peace, or well-being to your life. Imagine it all takes the form of light, a gentle white light, like the silver of moonlight. The light comes from your heart, goes out through your nostrils and carries all your joy and happiness to all beings everywhere.
As you breathe in, imagine taking in all the pain of the world — suffering, illness, depression, obsession, aggression, oppression, grief, injury, poverty, hatred, or madness, the pain of being harmed and the pain of causing harm — everything that leads people to struggle in their lives. Imagine it all coalesces into a thick, heavy, black smoke that comes into you, through your nostrils, and into your heart, where you feel it.
You do this for all beings, without prejudice, discrimination, bias or preference. This is equanimity.
Again, as you breathe out, send all your joy and happiness again and as you breathe in, take in all their pain and struggles. Do this over and over again. It's important to do both with each breath, touching your happiness and sending it out, touching their struggles and taking them in.
You may encounter emotional resistance, either to giving away what you cherish or to taking in what you fear and loathe. No matter. Include your resistance in the practice and do it anyway!