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I USED TO BE CARRIED IN THE ARMS OF CHEERLEADERS
Well isn't this swell? All of us, in the same hot-tub. First time in 5 years since we were all in our trunks. Just splendid….Hey! Those bubbles aren't from the jets! You get the hell out right now! And stick the internet on when you do so we can listen to the latest SILENCE! (The comics lifestyle magazine chat show).
<ITEM> Take a long luxurious preamble with Gary Lactus and The Beast Must Die before the arrival of speshul guessed Bobsy, After a gentle stroll through the Sponsorship gardens, you can gaze out across the glorious expanses of SILENCE!..Because The Film Has Started with Gary's review of Star Wars: Rogue One and the roast dinner following it; also Lady Ms Beast's text review of Batman Vs Superman, plus some recommendations of The Man In The High Castle and Search Party.
<ITEM> The main event kicks off with the arrival of the everlovin' blue-eyed Bobsy and after a quick takedown of Sherlock, plus some thoroughly depressing SILENCE! News, the three plunge groin-first into the Reviewniverse.,, taking in the sights and smells of Superman: Multiplicity, CIA propoganda, Steven Segal, Resident Alien, Copra: Round 4, Hawkeye, Prez TPB, The Unstoppable Wasp, US Avengers, Sexy Batman, Shade The Changing Girl, Mother Panic and a whole slap-bass solo more.
BIDID-DIDDLE-BIDDDDLEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!
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15 Responses to "SILENCE! #208"
Paul Jon Thrillin' Says:
From what I gather Tom King was counter terrorism during Iraq and Afghanistan stuff, and sends his comics off to the CIA for a readthrough before publication or summat. I agree this could be interesting, I'm all for reading things by people you don't agree with, but the lure of a decent Vision or Batman comic isn't really enough for me to compromise my INTENSE BELIEFS. I'll be full Liberal Ditko by the end of the year, you wait and see.
Also, Man in the High Castle is decent telly and looks nice etc but it is so, so weird seeing lovingly filmed scenes of sexy nazis and "THE REBELS ARE AS BAD AS THE NAZIS!" dialogue, in the current political climate! So weird. IMDB's advertising it just now and just looks like a Nazi website. Odd times.
I will cheer up soon, I assume.
PS love Gary's dedication to the MuscleLife just now
Zakaria Says:
I only have myself to blame for bringing up Tom King. I thought I'd left the politics news maelstroem behind, but it just keeps dragging me back in..
Can we talk about Gerard Way instead, am I nuts or is the Young Animal line really, really good so far?!
Gary Lactus Says:
I like the YA stuff a lot except for Mother Panic which feels like a Batman Book no one wanted. Shame as I was all ready to love it. Shade is probably my favourite. An evocative expression of the inside of a head. Unfortunately I fear, like much of the stuff I really like, it may not be selling too well. Hope it lasts.
Daniel S. Says:
This just in: Cult podcast discovers infamy; Has one listener that doesn't have their own podcast.
In other stories, more talk of urine on Twitter and the surrounding Internets.
Tim B. Says:
You're not alone on the Young Animal love. Picking them all up digitally, it's the only DC stuff I'm getting since Rebirth, although I've just started reading The Omega Men TPB and will now be looking for the CIA propaganda obvs. Mother Panic is the most conventional, reads like a Marvel Max title rather than classic Vertigo, but it's something I'll continue with. No idea on sales
Sherlock improved with episode 2, although there are still obvious issues with it that makes me feel that the creators are fascinated with how clever they think they are and stick things in that are glaringly obvious right when you are watching it, not that you realise the day after – holding above top secret meetings in a room with one wall been completed transparent and hospital staff been fine about the door to a patient's room sometimes not working, because it's not like it could be routinely a matter of life or death not been able to enter the room…
As for Steven Seagal, loved his work on Sandman Mystery Theater with Matt Wagner & Guy Davis.
I remember reading an interview with Steven Seagle when he was writing X-Men, and how there'd always be messages on his answering machine from people trying to join the Steven Seagal fanclub. He hoped Seagal was getting loads of phonecalls about X-Men.
Winty Says:
Hope you were watching Top of the Pops 1983 on BBC4. Phil Collins smashed it, ye bitches! (in the words of Lord Kames). No. 1. Always loving your work. Cheers for the podcasts. Winty. RFO. KOF (PS. Sad bastard who knows what those initials mean. TOTP 1983 brings out the Jadwin House Marvel UK in me. That FF comic ((with the free bommerang)) in '82 put on me on the wrong track all those years ago).
Winty. I understood that you saw Phil Collins on a repeat of Top Of The Pops on BBC4. I got the nice compliment. The rest made no sense to me but I'm still glad for your comment.
Sorry Gary
A large G&T meant that I exceeded my usual bullshit quota.
Lord Kames – An 18th Century Scottish judge and philosopher who was in the habit of referring to everyone, socially and in court, as "ye bitches". I've regrettably taken to using it in the same way as you've taken to saying "Sieg Heil" in a jovial manner thanks to "The Man in the High Castle".
RFO (Real Frantic One) – A buyer of at least 3 Marvel mags a month.
KOF (Keeper Of the Flame) – One who recruits a newcomer to Marvel's rollickin' ranks.
These spurious honorifics appeared in the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins pages in the '60s and in the Marvel UK letters pages in the '80s.
Jadwin House was the headquarters of Marvel UK circa. 1983. Between 6th October 1982 and 20th April 1983 they published a 29 issue run of Fantastic Four reprints. The first issue came with a free cardboard boomerang and started me collecting comics.
It seems Phil Collins appearance on Top of the Pops 1983 sent me into a gin fuelled nostalgic reverie for the Marvel UK comics of that era and I just had to share it with everyone.
That clears that up, then.
Apologies, again.
Nate A. Says:
On this side of the pond (American America) there's much cognitive dissonance about the CIA among us lefties, as we're depending on it (and some of its "former" members) to rein in DT. As a dyed in the wool cynic, I don't see this ending well. That having been said, it might be worth looking at Batman comics for hidden messages undermining the new administration.
Winty, thanks for the interesting and educational elucidation. No apologies necessary.
bobsy Says:
Nate on this side of the pond (Brexit bullshit Britain) we can see the Democrats in total panic and disarray, with no leaders and no ideas whatsoever, trying to find somewhere trustworthy and reliable to secure the oriflamme of non-fascist democracy…. and finding the CIA.
It's not going to work.
Totally agreed, Bobsy. And like I said, I don't think this ends well. Also, it's increasingly apparent that there's a whole behind the scenes struggle for influence between the CIA and the FBI. Maybe we'll get an FBI loyalist on a Superman book?
Cass Says:
(1) Tom King is known for his anti Iraq war comic and another comic where the main theme is debunking the "ends justify the means" mentality. Or is that what he wants us to think that he thinks???????
(2) Dems have ideas in America. Or "ideas" in the sense that they want things that are standard in much of the rest of the civilized world. We just have no power. Republicans brought our government to new depths of dysfunction, and through a relentless campaign of lies managed to convince enough of the public (still well under 50%) that liberals, immigrants, and their Black Muslim President were to blame.
But as Bernie Sanders is fond of saying, most Americans do support liberal ideas. A big part of the problem is that we're trapped in a system where lines on maps have more political power than tens of millions of citizens.
Bob Doublebob Says:
To be fair if anyone is going to recognise foreign interference in another countries political system…


We extend our best retirement wishes to Sue Barnes, RN in surgery outpatient support Healthwest for Methodist Hospital.
Sue is retiring April 19 with 32 years of service in RN Surgery roles for Methodist Hospital.
She will be honored by her department with a retirement function.
Thank you for your service, Sue! Congratulations on your retirement!


Europe's public cultural heritage institutions are key to influencing and shaping our lives with unrivalled access to information, culture and our shared history.
Europe's public cultural heritage institutions are key to influencing and shaping our lives with unrivalled access to information, culture and our shared history. They promote knowledge, education, research and encourage the creation of new culture.
Ways to share and engage with cultural content have been transformed in a digital age, but limitations in current European copyright rules restrict that full potential. As a result, our institutions contain large collections established and cared for using public funds but they cannot be made easily available to the public online.
Later this year the European Commission is proposing new European copyright rules as part of its strategy to create a single European digital market. We the undersigned directors of Europe's (leading) museums, libraries and archives therefore want to reinforce the importance of creating improved copyright rules which enable easier online access to more of Europe's rich cultural heritage. The success of a single European digital market hinges on such key areas being adapted.
In its evaluation report of the existing copyright rules, adopted before the summer, the European Parliament has clearly recognised this issue, directly influenced by the case for change that Europeana made on behalf of the cultural heritage institutions it represents. The European Parliament has demanded that the upcoming Commission proposal on new copyright rules includes updated rules for libraries, archives and museums that allow us to fully engage with people online. As Europeana exists to provide a space to collaborate and share cultural heritage, we would like to reinforce the report's messages.
Let us be clear, when we ask for copyright rules that allow us to fully represent our collections online, we are not asking for rules that undermine the ability of creators, publishers or other intermediaries to earn a living from their creativity. We want the ability to provide online access to those works in our collections that are not actively exploited by their creators or subsequent rights holders. Improving online access to works that are not available via other channels helps promote creators whilst encouraging new creative activity.
Our institutions are in a challenging position operating as custodians of in-copyright works, where obtaining copyright permission is time consuming and is often impossible to secure, whilst also managing the public's expectations in providing online access.
A copyright system that locks away large parts of our collections in museums or confines them to physical archives and libraries, that are not always easy to reach, benefits no one. Ultimately, such a system does not reflect the legitimate expectations of Europe and is contrary to the policy objectives of the EU and its member states in the fields of culture and education.
Europe will become much stronger if we can represent traditionally publicly funded access to physical cultural heritage in a vibrant digital space.
We call on the European Commission to address these concerns in the upcoming legislative proposal on copyright. As recommended by the European Parliament in July, the proposal needs to include updates to the existing exceptions benefitting libraries, archives and museums. Those updates should allow our institutions to provide online access to our collections that are not actively managed or available via commercial channels, without having to obtain permission from the rights holders.
We look forward to working with the Commission and all other stakeholders to create a copyright policy framework that ensures cultural heritage can be shared and enjoyed by all; supporting both the role of institutions to share and provide access to other people's works whilst also safeguarding the legitimate interests of creators and publishers who are key to encouraging and inspiring ongoing cultural exchange.
Miguel González Suela, Subdirector General de Museos Estatales, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales y de Archivos y Bibliotecas. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. España.
Severiano Hernández Martínez, Subdirector General de Archivos Estatales, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales y de Archivos y Bibliotecas. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. España.
Concha Vilariño Periáñez, Subdirector General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales y de Archivos y Bibliotecas. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. España.
Please find attached the Commission's response to the Open Letter signed by Directors from Cultural Heritage Institutions.


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13:24 – A Story of Faith and Obsession
13:24 is a unique survivor-driven public outreach, intended to deepen public awareness of crimes against children and of the lingering impacts of PTSD. Publishing was entirely funded by a consortium of nearly 100 child abuse survivors and their allies. Learn more…
HONORED WITH A STARRED REVIEW IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S BEST BOOKS ANNUAL SPECIAL ISSUE
by M Dolon Hickmon
Publisher: Rehoboam Press
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Detective William Hursel has worked countless murder cases, staring down the cruelest deeds humanity has to offer. But nothing prepares him for what he'll uncover while pursuing 14-year-old Christopher Pesner, a suspect in the brutal rage-killing of his own mother. While news reports focus on Chris's odd obsession with the violent, blasphemous heavy metal band, Rehoboam, Hursel suspects a deeper motive — a hunch that is confirmed when Chris's second victim is discovered. Racing to piece together the identity of Chris's next target, Hursel descends into a shadowy underworld where human traffickers ply the wealthy and powerful with unseemly indulgences.
"Hickmon's taut, gripping fiction debut journeys into a world of subversive rock-and-roll, dark perversions and deep emotional scars. . . . Hickmon weaves these separate plots together with an unforced ease, as when he effectively portrays Rehoboam's struggling early years in well-deployed flashbacks. The narrative's lean, unadorned prose becomes intensely involving as the plot hastens to its climax"
"Hickmon unleashes a shocking blitzkrieg of murder, conspiracy, and child abuse in this disturbing, breathlessly plotted murder mystery….Merging biblical tales, psychology, and social criticism, Hickmon stares into the distressing abyss of child exploitation with daring honesty….Eschewing easy answers for moral complexity, this thriller is unsettling entertainment that offers catharsis."
M Dolon Hickmon is a child abuse survivor, a writer and an anti-abuse activist. His advocacy has run the gamut, from opposing state laws that allow the devout to deny their children basic literacy and lifesaving medical attention, to authoring a widely cited study linking schools' use of corporal punishment to persistent academic underachievement. A contributor to The Freethinker, OnFaith, Alternet and TheHumanist.com, Mr. Hickmon has also explored the intersections of faith and child abuse in local and nationally syndicated talk-show appearances. Learn more…
Publishers Weekly Talks with M. Dolon Hickmon
In M. Dolon Hickmon's debut murder mystery, 13:24: A Story of Faith and Obsession, detective William Hursel investigates the case of an emotionally scarred teenager who killed his mother and her boyfriend. Our reviewer complimented Hickmon's ability to "[stare] into the distressing abyss of child exploitation with daring honesty" while "eschewing easy answers for moral complexity." We caught up with Hickmon to discuss self-publishing and raising awareness about the prevalence of child abuse.. Read the full article at publishersweekly.com
M Dolon Hickmon interviewed on KGNW Live From Seattle
March 18, 2014 – M Dolon Hickmon went on the air with Doug Bursch of AM 820, to discuss a research study entitled "Perceptions of Serious Mental Illness in the Local Church".
During the second segment of the radio program (you can listen below) M Dolon Hickmon and host Doug Bursch examined the biological mechanisms of trauma to understand why counseling based on the sin and forgiveness model fails to give relief to many child abuse survivors.
http://1324book.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/LFS_031814_Hickmon_part_2.mp3
M Dolon Hickmon: A Survivor's Conversation with Christianity
August 2, 2014 – "Here are the messages I gleaned from the church of my childhood: that beating children is acceptable—good for them, in fact; that bruises and welts are of little consequence; that fear is desirable, as is pained screaming and broken sobbing. I'd heard that kids were to be whipped for the least act of disobedience, with belts and sticks and plastic racecar tracks; on bare skin, and as often as an adult thought was necessary. . . ." Read the full article on The Freethinker

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Search Results for "drone sydney"
4k b-roll cinematic aerial footage of drone flying near Sydney Harbour Bridge during sunrise.
A drone shot of Tamarama Sydney. Scooping over the headland and uncovering the whole beach.
Aerial drone flight over Ultimo Sydney, approaching the city skyline from the South.
Drone aerial shot over the heart of the Sydney Central Business District. Tall buildings and busy streets below.
A drone shot capturing the beautiful landscape of Sydney Beaches. This part is the surf at Tamarama.
A drone shot capturing the beautiful landscape of Sydney Beaches. This part is around Bronte.
A drone shot capturing the beautiful landscape of Sydney Beaches. This part is the headland inbetween Bronte and Tamarama Beach.


My newest poetry video created by the talented Jessica, Charlie and Lucy at NTCI, late January. We submitted this video to the Great Canadian YouTube Poetry Contest, where voting by likes created a short-list. The videos were then judged by numbers just like at a poetry slam.
I was proud of my submission and so grateful for all the support – from the high school student who penned "I'm so gay" in 1″ block letters on her outer forearm to remember to vote, to the Halton Board's invitation to read this poem at their Pride Dance, to my siblings who spread the word widely and really showed up. Thank you all!
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Every day, we rely on our web browsers to keep our communications secure. Whether we are submitting our credit card for purchases, doing online banking, or sending email, the same fundamental security structure is being used. The lock icon displayed by web browsers might give users reason to believe that the prevailing "certificate"-based model is trustworthy, but the reality is that many vulnerabilities exist and the risks are multiplying. Hundreds of different entities located around the world have the ability to issue fraudulent certificates that will nevertheless be trusted by our browsers. Overcoming the shortcomings in the current model and working toward a better model requires cooperation of corporations, the government, developers, and users. Many of the most difficult challenges are not technical in nature but rather social or political.
Hosted by Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy and the New America Foundation.


Rockie Fresh is the next best thing out of Chi-Town. The 20-year-old already has co-signs from up-and-coming favorites (Lil B, Casey Veggies), alternative rockers (Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden) and even Asher Roth. With a new mixtape Driving 88 dropping today (Jan. 23), Fresh's career is accelerating at high speeds and he has no intention of slowing down. Fresh recently spoke to VIBE.com about his parents' initial reaction to his rap career, his diverse range of musical influences and his upcoming project.
At 17, a young Fresh was studying to mainstream rap records and alternative hits at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School in Chicago but as a member of the debate team, he was set on another occupation.
It was a rap battle victory in his school's parking lot that made him consider a music career.
The rapper's name was born from a combination of childhood idols including Rocky from 3 Ninjas and the red Power Ranger of the same name--mixed with his modern sense of style. But when it comes to his records, make no mistake that Rockie's not just another artist to file under his Chicago predecessors Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco. He's different and his diverse tastes in music are evidence to that.
Fresh also brings this eclectic flavor on his new mixtape, Driving 88, inspired by the DeLorean from the classic film Back To The Future. In the Michael J. Fox classic, the car is required to hit the speed of 88mph in order to reach its destination. The project, which features the Good Charlotte Brothers, Phil Ade, Casey Veggies and Skrillex samples, gave Fresh the opportunity to create a record for everyone, painting a picture of various human emotions that people can relate to.


A month after the Land Run, Cheyenne and Arapahoe delegates were in Oklahoma City to negotiate the future of their lands west and north of the Unassigned Lands.
After the Civil War, Indian tribes that had sided with the Confederacy were forced to cede their land in western Oklahoma to the US government for the later resettlement of other tribes. But the Creeks and Seminoles retained residual claims to the Unassigned Lands. On March 1, 1889, Congress approved a treaty acquiring the Creek claims, and the next day they authorized the acquisition of the Seminole claims and opening of the Unassigned Lands for settlement.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes were given land in the Cherokee Outlet (north of the Unassigned Lands) and west of the Unassigned Lands by treaty in 1867. In 1889 the winds of change in Washington persuaded tribal leaders to consider opening these lands for non-Indian settlement. On May 23 and 24, 1889 a group of Cheyenne and Arapahoe leaders met with federal officials in Oklahoma City and worked out an agreement. Ratified after a bitter struggle within the tribes, this agreement led to land runs opening their western land on April 19, 1892 and the Cherokee Outlet on September 16, 1893.


Upper Burrell residents have Greek gods as neighbors at a Marcellus natural gas well site, where the names Zeus and Thalia are used.
Huntley & Huntley, the Monroeville-based gas exploration and drilling company, recently alerted Upper Burrell officials that the Zeus well pad project off Geyer Road includes another name, Thalia, which refers to a holding pond, said Jennifer Hoffman, the company's vice president of regulatory affairs, environment, health and safety.
In Greek mythology Zeus, ruler of the Olympian gods, is the father of Thalia, muse of comedy, according to GreekGods.org.
Other Huntley & Huntley horizontal drilling projects are Apollo B in Elizabeth Township, Midas in Plum and Poseidon, Metis and Gaia in Penn Township.
The use of Greek mythology in naming Marcellus shale wells hasn't been common in Pennsylvania, Hoffman said, but natural gas producers use a number of approaches to name their well pads.
Well project names have included the host municipality, property owners, geographic features and comic book heroes, Hoffman said.
The company's leaders considered Greek mythology "a somewhat unique way to identify its drilling locations and attach an image of strength to them," she said.


This is an example of what I do with antique broochs' This piece has been re-styled into a necklace/choker. A client bought me this brooch that use to belong to her aunt and had sentimental value. She rarely wears brooches so I clipped off the pin and wired the piece onto a heavy gauge anit-tarnish brass wire. I added smooth glass transparent beads approx 12mm and gold spacers to complete the piece and now she has much better use of this heirloom. Reinvent your antique jewelry with me!


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Q: Using trapz to integrate a column vector I'm trying to use the function trapz to integrate a column vector of EMG data.

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However, it keeps coming up with the warning:
'Subscript indices must either be real positive integers or logicals'
I'm a complete novice so I am unsure why this is happening. All the values in my column vector are positive, and all of the online examples I have seen seem to be similar to mine yet mine does not work.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

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In FAVORITE FRAMES, we'll be doing some art appreciation for fine filmmakers. Here's a collection of side-by-side screenshots of Tobe Hooper movies, along with some frames that he might have influenced (or taken inspiration from.) Come to your own conclusions about these recurring motifs in the director's filmography.
THE FAT LADY SINGS – final scenes from two Hooper films.
THE EYES HAVE IT – a single bloodshot eye looks on.
ELECTRIFIED – a man gets zapped.
Bottom: "DANCING WITH MYSELF" music video (1982) directed by Tobe Hooper.
RED IN THE FACE – two villains in crimson light.
DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR – researchers open the door.
FULL MOON ENTERTAINMENT – two moons in opening/closing credits.
THE VAMPIRES AWAKENS – two bloodsuckers pop open their eyes.
SIZZLIN' MAN – heroes barely surviving.
SAY AAAHH! – swapping smoke and life force.
SHE WALKS ALONE – a lady walks into terror.
Let us know what you thought of this new feature — if you dug it, we've got more brewing!


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Conserving Photographs
Sylvie Pénichon will lead a tour of the exhibition she curated, "Conserving Photographs", which is currently on view through April 28, 2019 - Gallery 10
Photographs are surprisingly delicate objects—vulnerable to damage sustained through improper handling, poor storage conditions, and even flaws inherent to their own chemistry. Art Institute conservators meticulously document a work's condition; enact preventative measures to keep it safe while it's stored, shipped, and displayed; and undertake scientific research to learn more about its material composition. When damage is evident, they carry out state-of-the-art treatments, effectively turning back the hands of time.
Since 1982, the Art Institute has maintained a world-class facility devoted to the examination, analysis, preservation, and conservation of photographs, including a cold-storage vault
dedicated to color photographs--the first of its kind in a fine art
museum. This exhibition invites visitors to travel behind the scenes of its cutting-edge conservation lab, revealing the
numerous steps taken to care for and preserve the collection,
which comprises approximately 24,000 objects, from early
daguerreotypes to present-day digital prints and time-based
media. Visitors are able to discover how structural and aesthetic integrity is restored to damaged works through microphotographs that uncover characteristic features of papers, artificially aged samples that illustrate the effects of light on dyes, and side-by-side copies of the same image that show the inherent shortcomings of certain processes and the benefits of proper storage conditions.
Through a wide selection of works from the museum's collection that showcase the technical history of photographic processes from the 19th century to the present, as well as the related conservation, preservation, and connoisseurship issues that attend them, this unique presentation affords the rare opportunity to look at the collection through a conservator's eyes and see photographs anew.
by Sylvie Pénichon
Head of Photograph Conservation
at Art Institute of Chicago
Also .... Congratulations to Silvie! for making it on the the PBS Newshour. You can see her interview with Jeffrey Brown at:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-artistry-behind-protecting-and-repairing-photographs
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The good news is that drinking alcohol can indeed be good for your health, according to a large new epidemiological study. The bad news is that this is only the case if you abstain during your youth, delaying drinking until middle age.
The researchers found that the health benefits of alcohol only outweighed the risks in men over 34 and women over 55. Below these ages, even light drinkers have a higher risk of death than those who did not drink at all.
"Alcohol offers protection against coronary heart disease, but this benefit is not seen in young people because the condition is rare in the young," says Ian White who carried out the study at the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit in Cambridge, UK.
White and his colleagues analysed the drinking habits and risk of death for men and women from data collected in over 250 studies and involving more than 160,000 adults.
He found the alcohol consumption levels at which risk of death was lowest increased with age, reaching three units a week in women and eight units a week in men aged over 65. Older men see a greater benefit of alcohol compared to women because they are at a higher risk of developing coronary heart disease.
"Among young people, non-drinkers had the lowest risk, but for older people non-drinkers and heavy drinkers had higher mortality risk than light drinkers," White told New Scientist.
For men aged 16 to 24, just five units a week produces a five per cent increase in mortality, he says, compared to 35 units a week in men aged over 65. For women the five percent increase comes with eight units per week in the younger group.
However, the researchers note that most deaths attributable to alcohol at younger ages are due to injuries – particularly in men. There should be greater focus on avoiding risky patterns of drinking, rather than reducing alcohol consumption, the scientists say.
One unit represents eight to 10 grams of alcohol – equivalent to about half a pint of beer.


Mayor Marian Orr, mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA, was among members in the community who are taking a stance against gender violence. Orr signed a proclamation at the Wyoming Supreme Court Building, helping kick off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign.
Shortly after, Orr joined members of the public as well as the Zonta Club of Cheyenne and Cheyenne Triumph High School's Z Club in a silent march to the Laramie County Library.


September 2016: Woohoo, I woke up and September ended.
September kinda sucked. Blah blah. Except for the books.
Suits: I had some catching up to do, and I did. I was not impressed by the first half of this season. I think it's the weakest the series has ever been. But I did have tears in my eyes at the last episode. So I'm reluctantly going to keep watching when the show comes back.
Shadowhunters: I finished season 1. Surprise, surprise, it's still completely terrible. But I like making fun of it so.
South Park: I just have to take a minute to praise how amazing this season is so far. It's just spot on. So many laughs. I'm actually really excited to see where it'll go next.
The Shannara Chronicles: Since I'm in a total fantasy mood, I figured I needed to watch this series. I'm not that far into it yet, but I will keep watching because elves and pretty people basically. It's not the most inventive or brilliant fantasy series, but it is catnip for me. It's evoking my feels for Legend of the Seeker.
A barbecue with the whole company!
Game night with the biffle, his brother, and his brother's gf!


Absolute attention to detail in this nicely remodeled PV Estate. Beautiful hard wood floors throughout most of the living areas complemented nicely with stone floors. Elegant kitchen makes it a delight to entertain. Iron doors on all 23 exterior openings. Wonderful floor plan with a split master suite, office, two additional bedrooms, guest suite, billiards room, bar area and theater room. There is a perfect space for a wine cellar should the buyer have need for one next to the bar area. Beautiful large formal dinning room and living room areas. Lot's of options here for the demanding life style. Property is just over one acre with lots of mature landscaping, green grass, pool and tennis court with lighting. More photos to come soon.
Southern Charm exudes from this pristine home! The light, bright Living Room opens up to the resort style backyard. The full acre boasts of a sparkling spa, pool with bubbling water feature and a FUN putting green! Mostmemorable is the HUGE Ramada which is fully Heated/Air Conditioned with electricscreen shades. It's the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining, with a kitchen, built in BBQ, fireplace, and BIG screen TV. Covered patios with ample seating invite you to enjoy the Arizona lifestyle. Formal DiningRoom, Breakfast room and island in the wellappointed kitchen. Warm, cozy family room with large built in bar. Oversized Master Suite emphasizing a romantic fireplace and cozy niche for reading. Split plan with ensuite bedrooms. 3 C's school district.Perfect Home!


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Respected Benedictine monk warns that society is losing its ability to listen
Jeremiah Poff - Staff Reporter •October 9, 2019
Father Columba Stewart delivers prestigious NEH lecture
The work of a Benedictine monk to preserve historical manuscripts has taken him from the grounds of St. John's University in Minnesota, to the Middle East, to sub-saharan Africa and beyond.
On Monday, the Rev. Columba Stewart's travels took to him to the Warner Theater in Washington D.C., where he delivered the Jefferson Lecture, billed as the National Endowment for the Humanities' most widely attended annual event and the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
Stewart, wearing his full traditional religious habit, detailed during the prestigious lecture the effort to save from destruction historical manuscripts around the world by the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, where he serves as executive director.
The monk and scholar issued a stark warning during his talk on the need for humanity to understand each other in a message that transcended race, religion and political differences. To his diverse audience, his message was a simple one that has been his first rule of life as a Benedictine monk: "Listen."
"We are at great risk of losing the ability to listen," Stewart said, "and therefore losing our ability to understand."
"The terrain for rational discourse has shrunk to a narrow strip between camps defined and limited by their political views, religious beliefs, racial or ethnic identity," he said.
Stewart said that "the discipline of listening is now an endangered art." But, he added, "equally endangered are the stores of wisdom contained in the manuscripts of the world, targeted by those fearful of difference."
The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library has dedicated itself to preserving historical manuscripts on microfilm, especially those in areas where they may be destroyed. Stewart's work has led him across the globe, from the deserts of Iraq and Mali to the jungles and savannahs of Ethiopia. Manuscripts have been preserved in Lebanon, Syria, Austria, France, and everywhere in between.
And his organization's work could not be more timely. With the invasion of ISIS into western Iraq in 2014, the Syrian civil war, and terrorist groups active in Africa, many manuscripts and priceless historical artifacts have been destroyed. But thanks to the work of the library, microfilm copies were made of many of them, preserving the manuscripts for future generations.
Stewart invoked the centuries old stereotype of a monk studiously hunched over a book at a desk, pen in hand, to describe the work to which he has devoted his life.
"A belief in the power of words" drove monks from centuries ago to painfully copy manuscripts — and the ones of today continue to preserve them, he said.
"To know what is most important to [a] people, to understand the questions they asked, and what gave them purpose and identity, we need to read their manuscripts," Stewart said.
In his worldwide mission to preserve those manuscripts, the Benedictine monk has found himself in some of the most volatile places on Earth.
In Syria, Stewart said, a Greek orthodox patriarch and his Assyriac counterpart in Aleppo were prominent supporters of his work several years ago. But as the situation in Syria rapidly deteriorated with the civil war and the rise of the Islamic State, the two clergymen disappeared and were never heard from again, he said.
Many of the physical manuscripts that the two helped the library preserve were subsequently destroyed, but thanks to the microfilm project, they live on elsewhere.
The origin of the preservation project traces back to the aftermath of World War II and the ongoing Cold War's threats of nuclear winter. By the turn of the century, Stewart said that 85,000 manuscripts had been preserved in microfilm. And not just Christian manuscripts, but Jewish, Islamic and other historical manuscripts too. He noted that all three of those intellectual traditions are driven by people who listen.
"It is often said that Jews, Christians and Muslims are people of the book, even if not of the same book. We are, all three traditions, people of many books," Stewart said. "As are those who follow ancient philosophies and other ancient traditions."
"In those books are stories, reflections on stories, ideas spun by human observation and experience. Attempts to trace how our universe exists and functions in space and time. These books changed the world because their words were heard. They were taken seriously. Serious enough to prompt rebuttal or controversy, admiration or adoption. But they were heard."
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We recently had one of these perfect rainy autumn days here in NYC and I couldn't wait to try a new recipe. I wanted something with pear and since I'd be in lounging a bit more than usual I decided it should be on the healthy side. Sweet is my go-to breakfast and I'm always looking for ways to keep the refined sugar to a minimum. We recently received some coconut sugar from Navitas Organics so it was the perfect time to get baking. Coconut sugar adds a wonderful caramel-like flavor to baked goods.
My goal was something rustic, with autumn spices, some fruit, and nuts. And so this skillet spelt & cornmeal cake with pears and walnuts emerged shortly after. The spices are just right, they add a hint of spice without being overpowering and the pears and walnuts add a delicious texture. We ate this the next day and it was still moist, not dry at all. So the next time the forecast says "rain rain rain" you've got the perfect recipe to enjoy. I guess you could make it on a sunny day but it's not as fun.
Core the pears. Chop 2 pears and slice 1 pear. Set aside.
In a bowl, mix the flour, cornmeal, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt.
In another bowl beat the butter and ¾ cup coconut sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add one egg at a time making sure to mix well.
Add the vanilla and coconut milk and stir.
Gently stir in the spelt flour mix until just combined.
Grease the inside of a 9-inch or 10-inch cast iron skillet and pour in the batter.
Arrange the sliced pears on top. Mix the remaining sugar with the chopped walnuts and scatter on top.
Transfer to the oven for about 35 minutes, or until the center is set.
Let it cool for about 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
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Contest: Show Us Your Burning Furiously Beautiful
Show us YOUR copy of Burning Furiously Beautiful for a chance to win Jack Kerouac memorabilia.
Paul is giving away his own personal copy of an audio cassette that Carolyn Cassady made for him, labeled with her handwriting (with also the mailer too, which bears her signature), of Jack and Neal Cassady reading into a tape recorder. It's one-of-a-kind and can be yours.
Rules: Just buy yourself a copy and find a cool as Miles Davis place to take a picture of it or of you holding it and post it on the official Burning Furiously Beautiful Facebook page and then find everyone you know to LIKE it. Only "likes" on the Facebook page — not if you post the pic here or elsewhere on Facebook — will be counted. The entry with the most "likes" by November 28, 2013, will win
We've already received some really creative entries, which I'm excited to share with you! Even if you're not interested in entering the contest, you can cast your vote for your favorite photo.
Richard Marsh
Kate Levin
Roxanne Leinhauser-Brennan
Katie Ingegneri
Anne-Marie Giroux
Ben Stables
Vote or enter here!
Tags: Anne-Marie Giroux, Beat Generation, Ben Stables, Burning Furiously Beautiful, Carolyn Cassady, contest, Facebook, Jack Kerouac, Kate Levin, Katie Ingegneri, Neal Cassady, Paul Maher Jr., Richard Marsh, Roxanne Leinhauser-Brennan
Categories Beat Generation
I'm Giving a Free Reading Tonight at KGB Bar
I'm reading at KGB Bar tonight! I'm super excited. I've been to a few readings here before, and it's got a killer atmosphere. Not only that, but check out the impressive lineup:
With Professors:
Miguel Algarin
Nancy Mercado
Carlos Manuel Rivera
Everton Sylvester
At 6:30pm Professor Cornelius Eady reads and perform with his Rough Magic band's guitarist Charlie Rauh and Concetta Abbate on the violin
And poets reading with or without acoustic musicians:
Brian Omni Dillon
Ronnie Norpel
Susan Yung
Sarah Sarai
R! on verse acoustic guitar & harmonicas
Und singing in German und mit monologue:
Leigh Martha Klinger
I'm listed as a poet, and I do in fact write poetry, but I was planning on reading an excerpt from Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." Specifically, I plan on reading about Kerouac's Greek connection, his Lowell friend Sebastian Sampas.
The event starts at 6 and is free and open to the general public.
KGB Bar is on 85 East 4th Street (near 2nd Avenue)
Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" is now available as an ebook and paperback!
Tags: Brian Omni Dillon, Burning Furiously Beautiful, Carl Hancock Rux, Carlos Manuel Rivera, Cornelius Eady, Everton Sylvester, Greek American, Jack Kerouac, Jeff Wright, Julie Patton, Kate Levin, KGB Bar, Leigh Martha Klinger, Lowell, Miguel Algarin, Nancy Mercado, New York City, RA Araya, reading, Ronnie Norpel, Sarah Sarai, Sebastian Sampas, Susan Yung, Wang Ping
Categories Beat Generation, Events
Photos from the 2013 New York City Poetry Festival
I feel incredibly honored to have been invited to read at the 2013 New York City Poetry Festival. I had such a blast hearing so many great poets read at last year's festival, and it never occurred to me that just a year later I would be joining them on stage. I have poet RA Araya to thank for continually supporting my writing. He invited me to read Homer in the ancient Homeric Greek and from the literary biography I'm coauthoring with Paul Maher Jr. entitled Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," so I read two road trip pieces.
For my Homer selection, I chose the opening passage from The Odyssey. Growing up in the Peloponnesus, my father had to memorize part of the epic poem in school. To this day, he still can recite the lines! I studied Classical Greek at Pomona College (while a student at Scripps), which is different than Homeric Greek. We never really read aloud in class because it's a "dead" language, one that is no longer spoken but read by scholars. There are debates about how ancient Greek dialects were spoken, as the pronunciation is, according to some scholars, different than modern Greek. I am therefore definitely not adept at reading in the ancient tongue, but if someone asks me to read something specific, I do my best. Fortunately, there are many great English translations of The Odyssey out there too!
It was a no brainer to choose one of the passages about poetry from Burning Furiously Beautiful. In telling the story of the making of the novel On the Road, it was important that the literary biography also explored Kerouac's poetry and his friendship with other poets. Although he is mainly remembered as a novelist, Kerouac wrote poetry throughout his life, including the period when he was on the road. There's a really strong section in the book about how Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg influenced each other's writing, and I wanted to read that, but in the end I found a passage in Burning Furiously Beautiful that seemed to better encapsulate the mood of the Poetry Festival. In the passage, Kerouac has been walking along the highway, hitchhiking, and finds himself composing a poem about everything he sees around him. It reminded me of how out on Governors Island we were all a bunch of writers lofting in the grass and translating the world around us into poetic language.
I read directly after RA, who opened up the event with his famously short-but-sweet poem, and then came Hillary Keel, Sarah Sarai, Carmen Bardeguez-Brown, Kate Levin, Carlos Manuel Rivera, Sparrow, Bonafide Rojas, and Keith Roach. They were amazing! Seriously. Hilary read in German and a couple of the other poets read in Spanish, and I suspect our reading—under the name Miguel Algarin's Brooklyn Poetry—was the most linguistically diverse at the Festival. I had traveled over the Governors Island with Kate, and I think this was her best reading yet. In addition to poetry about Manhattan and our value as people, she read from her punk novel, which I would've thought was a poem if she hadn't said otherwise. I always enjoy hearing Sarah read, and in particular enjoyed her poem about meeting an angel at a bus stop. The poet who had me in stitches, though, was Sparrow. I'd heard him sing at RA's birthday party last year, and I loved hearing his one-liner poems this time around.
Special thanks too to our stage manager Liz von Klemperer, who did an excellent job. There were a lot of volunteers who kept the entire event running smoothly. The New York City Poetry Festival is put on by The Poetry Society of New York and is organized by Stephanie Berger and Nicholas Adamski. For the full lineup of the two-day event, check out NYCPF 2013.
I also want to thank my family and friends who trekked out to the island—some coming from as far as Jersey and Brooklyn—to support my reading. The photos here were taken by Leslie Marks, except the last one which is a self portrait. For more photos of me and all the other amazing poets, check out asterix611's flickr.
Tags: Allen Ginsberg, Beat Generation, Bonafide Rojas, Burning Furiously Beautiful, Carlos Manuel Rivera, Carmen Bardeguez-Brown, endangered language, Governor's Island, Greece, Greek language, Greek poetry, Hillary Keel, Homer, Jack Kerouac, Kate Levin, Keith Roach, Miguel Algarin, my family, my father, New York City Poetry Festival, Odyssey, Paul Maher Jr., Peloponnesus, poetry, punk, RA Araya, road trip, Sarah Sarai, Sparrow
Categories Beat Generation, Clips, Endangered Languages, Greekish, Writing
Last Friday night I went to The Buffalo Readings to celebrate poet Kate Levin's birthday. It was my first time at the reading series, and everyone was encouraging and inviting, making me feel like part of the group. It was a real laid-back sort of evening, very far east in the East Village. A hot and rainy night, where we crowded together on metal folding chairs, listening to different poets read from iphones and sheets of tattered paper stapled together. Musicians jammed on various instruments, while the poets read.
One of the prose writers told me a hilarious story about working at a camp with Gregory Corso, saying the Beat poet hated all the kids.
I also spent some time chatting with Steve Cannon, the founder of The Gathering of the Tribes. We talked for quite some time about the business of poetry and the arts, but we also talked about life … about where we were from and what we're doing with our lives. I walked away feeling so blessed when he said, "you're my type of person."
Here are a few photos poet RA Araya — who is probably one of the most encouraging people I've ever met; the type of person who is the glue that holds everyone together — took. The first two are of me promoting Burning Furiously Beautiful (since it was my first time there, I wanted to hear everyone else and didn't read, but I happened to have a few postcards for the book in my bag, which I was more than happy to share), and the last two are of me with Steve Cannon.
If you're in the New York City area, you may want to check out this Charlie Parker Festival.
Tags: Buffalo Readings, Burning Furiously Beautiful, Gathering of the Tribes, Gregory Corso, Kate Levin, RA Araya, reading, Steve Cannon
Save the Date! I'm reading at Sidewalk Cafe on August 12
Image via the event's Facebook invitation
Poet RA Araya invited me to read from Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, the book I'm coauthoring with esteemed biographer Paul Maher Jr. It's going to be an AWESOME event! I'm so honored to have been invited to read as part of R's birthday jam.
Get a load of this line up:::
RA's Music Poetry Jam Celebration… FREE ADMISSION Sunday August 12th 5PM-9PM
Cabaret singer Marissa Mulder and pianist composer Mr Bill Sefiro
… Foamola to perform
Opera gospel singer Virdell Williams
Tango singer Steve
Poets Patricia Spears Jones, Sparrow, Puma Perl, Kate Levin, Sarah Sarai, birthday-oh-boy RA "R!" Araya and the German poetry of Hillary Keel
Stephanie Nikolopoulos will read, as the f-b-p band plays, from her upcoming co-authored biography about Jack Kerouac: Burning Furiously Beautiful
RA's Flashbackpuppy band featuring bassist singer Jon Martinez and guitarist singer composer Peter Becket
With poet Mia Hansford via telephone
MORE PERFORMERS TO BE ADDED AND YET CONFIRMED
Plus invited performers from the audience
Free Admission, one drink minimum
http://www.sidewalkny.com/
It's my b-day celebration… With artists friends at a nice hip restaurant bar with a stage in the back room, free admission with a one drink or coffee minimum… 'tis to be a sweet four hour event, come and go and come back for more on a Sunday that's surely be filled with fine seasoned performers… Open-mic with band backing yer poetry or and music… Don't bring a present, bring a poem 🙂 -R!
Seriously, seriously excited about reading while Flashbackpuppy plays and hearing all the other amazing poets and performers. This also will be my debut reading from Burning Furiously Beautiful.
Tags: Beat Generation, Bill Sefiro, Burning Furiously Beautiful, Flashbackpuppy, Foamola, Hillary Keel, Jack Kerouac, Jon Martinez, Kate Levin, Marissa Mulder, Mia Hansford, New York, Patricia Spears Jones, Peter Becket, Puma Perl, RA Araya, Sarah Sara, Sidewalk Cafe, Sparrow, Virdell Williams


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A child's eye exam should be more than just checking eye health, reading the eye chart or picture chart, and measuring the refractive error (nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatism. Achievement in school requires good focus flexibility, tracking skills, and normal eye coordination or binocularity. Not all children develop these skills naturally.
There are vision problems that only vision therapy can address.
The National Eye Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, had released a statement concerning the effectiveness of office-based vision therapy for treatment of Convergence Insufficiency (CI).
The NEI-funded study compared the effectiveness of treatment options for CI. This was a collaborative study involving six optometry and three ophthalmology centers, it was placebo-controlled with randomized clinical trials. The conclusion was that Office Vision Therapy should be the first line of treatment for CI.
Convergence Insufficiency can cause focusing and attention difficulties at near, making it extremely difficult to maintain concentration on written work.
Amblyopia, also referred to by the public as "lazy eye", is a unilateral or less commonly bilateral condition in which the best corrected visual acuity is poorer than 20/20 in absence of any obvious structural anomalies or ocular disease. Amblyopia is associated with strabismus (an eye turn) and/ or anisometropia (unequal refractive status between the eyes). Amblyopia is the BRAIN's response to the imperfect and unequal visual input received from the eyes.
A common treatment is patching. Patching is a form of penalization to the better seeing eye. Patching can be effective in which most amblyopic children can show improvement in visual acuity….. but not all patients. An approach, coming from vision therapy, is to not center treatment of the amblyopia as a monocular problem but to treat it as a binocular problem. The binocular approach emphasizes the integration of the visual inputs in the BRAIN to form a 3-dimentional world. This approach will improve the overall visual ability of the child and not just the ability to read letters with one eye covered at the doctor's office.
Visual information processing problems may result in children being overwhelmed the day they start school. The academic curriculum is designed on the assumption that children possess certain visual information processing abilities, as well as other skills, at certain chronological ages. In other words, is the child visually ready for school? The child who has not developed the required level of skill may have difficulty from "day one". These difficulties might manifest themselves as problems in reading, writing, mathematics, spelling, thinking, sports endeavors, playground activities, and even the social relationships children have with their siblings and peers.
There are numerous research and clinical studies demonstrating the effectiveness of optometric vision therapy for treating problems in the functioning of the visual system. Studies have also demonstrated visual deficiencies and visual information processing deficits in older individuals, supporting the fact that children do not simply outgrow these deficits.
An eye exam is comprehensive only if the exam completely covers all aspects of visual health and well-being. What is commonly done is an assessment of internal and external ocular health and determination of the patient's refractive error (nearsighted, farsighted, and/or astigmatism). To be truly comprehensive there should be a determination of any hidden binocular disorders (eye teaming problems) and accommodative disorders (focusing problems) not just the ability to see the eye chart across the room.
Following a Comprehensive Exam a Contact Lens Exam is done to determine if contact lenses can be prescribed and worn successfully or not.
The optometrist should evaluate the corneal structure or topography, the scleral and eyelid conjunctival integrity, and the eye's ability to produce and adequate amount of tears. After that, a possible lens that would meet the patient's needs is determined. Soft lens determination often starts with trial lenses before the final supply of lenses are ordered.
Rigid Gas Permeable Corneal Contacts, Bifocal/Multifocal Contacts, and fitting for corneal disease such as keratoconus is not unfamiliar and, in fact, welcomed by Dr. Joseph Pederzolli at the EyeCare & Vision Therapy Ctr. These are challenges that most optometrists do not want to confront. People that are hard to fit require additional diagnostic time in the doctor's office. Dr. Joseph Pederzolli specializes in treating patients with special needs including special contact lens patients.
Low Vision is the treatment and care of people with inferior visual acuity or sharpness of sight due to a disease process such as macular degeneration.
It is the optometrist's role to evaluate the overall visual losses and to determine the lens system that would aid the patient in achieving his or her desired goal(s). The lens system could range from a spectacle mounted microscope, a spectacle mounted telescope, a hand or stand magnifier, a closed circuit camera and computer screen, or even a high tech digital hand-held magnification device.
Low Vision patients are often referred by a retinal specialist and occasionally by their general ophthalmologist.