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Featured Woodworkers
The Goal of the Great Lakes Woodworking Festival is simple. We want to showcase all the great woodworking talent in the Great Lakes region. We believe there is a shift happening in consumer habits. People are choosing to buy handmade goods from the local craftsman. We want to make these folk aware of the artists that are right here in out area and to help forge long term relationships between artisan and buyer. If you are a woodworker who would like to participate in the festival, please click here.
SPOON CARVING & METALSMITH JEWELERY
Cale Stoker & Ashleh Worden
Cale Stoker carves spoons from greenwood using an axe and knives. He does so in Adrian, MI, his hometown, and most any place else he goes because carrying an axe and knives is easy. He goes places often because he can carry his work most any place and downed, undesired, trees are enough.
Cale often collaborates with wood burning wizard, metalsmith jeweler, illustrator and traveling partner extraordinaire, Ashleh Worden, and together they create under the shop name Cave and Canopy.
Cale and Ashleh are super excited to kick it with errbody and celebrate the many ways wood, and wood culture, are augmenting our collective lives.
Shaker Oval Boxes
The Home Shop - John Wilson & Eric Pintar
For the past thirty years John Wilson and Eric Pintar have been showing people how to make Shaker oval boxes at The Home Shop in Charlotte, MI. Classes are held at The Home Shop and around the country that give hands-on experience in this traditional craft. The wood, hardware, tools, instructional materials needed for box making are also found at The Home Shop.
Check out their website at www.shakerovalbox.com
Wooden Vices
Lake Erie Toolworks
Lake Erie Toolworks has been in business since July 2008 designing, building and selling the finest quality woodworking tools available.
Since one of the first tools that a woodworker should have in their shop is a sturdy and functional workbench, that's where we focused our initial development efforts, namely by designing and building the finest wooden vise screws and related components available for your workbench. These vise screw kits, crafted from solid hard maple, are fast, smooth and will provide you with years of enjoyment.
Our Moxon vises which are portable and very simple to use will allow you to cut dovetails and mortise and tenon joints anywhere, even on your kitchen table.
Our "ClampGAUGE System" takes the guesswork out of glue-ups and allows you to achieve the perfect glue up pressure while clamping boards together. This provides a properly glued joint which will be stronger and will last longer. For more information visit www.lakeerietoolworks.com
UNIQUE HOME FURNISHINGS
The Woodstock LLC
Stop by and say hello to Adrian local Jon Richards of The Woodstock LLC. He brings solid wood designs and hand crafted unique styles to home decor and furnishings. Fun, creative, and clever... you're sure to find the perfect something for your home or lake house! Cutting boards, cornhole games, wall art, pet dishes, furniture, custom pieces are more!
Check him out at http://www.facebook.com/StackOwood/
Rustic Wooden Furniture
Cody's Cedar Galore - Cody Grantz
Cody is joining us from Waterford, MI. He has been woodworking since 2012. "It started out by just wanting to build myself a cedar bed frame. So with the little knowledge I had at the time, I cut down some trees and got to work. After I finished my bed frame, friends started approaching me to see what else I could build. I build rustic cedar furniture and home decor. My specialty is Michigan Adirondack chairs but I love when someone comes to me with something I've never built before. I'm up for any challenge!" Check out more of Cody's work at Cody's Cedar Galore on facebook: www.facebook.com/codyscedargalore
Chainsaw Carving
Timber Art - Lonnie Glines
Chainsaw carver Lonnie Glines is coming in from Harrison, MI. Lonnie is a former equipment rep, who was in search of a carver for fair and customer open houses. The carver he hired became a good friend and mentor, who taught him the art of chainsaw carving for 8 years before he passed away. Lonnie will be doing live chainsaw carving throughout the day of the festival. Stop by his booth and check it out!
Dave Birney - Dave's Ukes
Dave Birney has lived most of his life in the Lansing, Michigan area. He has been an avid woodworker for close to 50 years, upon retiring from the construction industry he started building Ukuleles as gifts for friends.
"At first I felt an apprenticeship was in order so I started making ukuleles for friends and family, learning as I went. I studied books, the internet and best of all had dialog with other luthiers. I feel I learn from everyone I talk to and every instrument I examine. This learning will never end. It has grown into a business and I couldn't be happier, I get to work with unique and exotic woods everyday." For more information visit davesukes.com
WOODEN RINGS, Forged Knives & Leather Sheaths
Patrick Estes
Patrick Estes is a local knife-maker, leather-worker, woodworker and instructor at the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute. His hand forged knives are as beautiful as they are sharp, and complimented by sculpted wooden handles and custom leather sheaths. Patrick will also be showing his custom inlay wooden rings. He loves his craft, and welcomes custom orders.
Email Patrick at knifecraft17@gmail.com for more information.
Michigan Violinmakers Association
The Michigan Violinmakers Association was established more then 40 years ago and includes makers from around the US and internationally. They hold quarterly meetings and publish a quarterly newsletter containing in depth articles of topics related to violin and bow making repair, restoration and history. Their members include some of the top makers and restorers in the United States. Although they are a professional group, they do have members who are serious armatures and enthusiasts as well and all are welcome. In addition to their meetings and newsletters, they also have an extensive lending library available to members. For more information visit www.michiganviolin.org
Rutgers Wooden Spoon and Utensil Co.
Paul Rutgers learned how to work with his hands from his Grandpa at a young age and when he became interested in duck hunting as a young man it was a natural progression to start carving duck decoys. Through duck decoys, Paul met a great group of friends and invited them over every Thursday night to carve duck decoys.
During a trip to Williamsburg, VA in 2006 Paul noticed the wooden spoons, and the idea of making them percolated. A few Christmases later, family members received his first batch of hand carved wooden spoons. They were a hit and everyone asked for more.
Today, Paul lives with his wife, Sara, in Plainwell, MI. He designs and carves spoons and utensils full-time. His two daughters, Sara and Abby, and step-sons, Kyle and Kevin, join the family business often. For more information, visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/rutgerswoodenspoon/
Tony's Carvings - Tony Burroughs
Tony Burroughs, grew up in Adrian, and lives in Morenci, Michigan. "I've always been very artistic- I weld, draw and decided one to try and carve after seeing a guy carving at a show. Been chainsaw carving for 10-11 years now and love it. I carve bears, owls, Indians, eagles. Anything a client might be interested in-I will try! I do many shows and festivals in the spring and summer. " Contact Tony for more information: 517-902-1743
Cutter's Corner - Stephen Pyle
Stephen Pyle was born in raised in Toledo, OH but has lived in Jasper, MI for the past 33 years. He is a retired project manager who started woodworking about 15 years ago. "I prefer to Chip carving the most but enjoy making or creating things. I started carving after my wife bought me some carving tool one Christmas." Check out his website www.cutterscorner.net for more pictures of Stephen's chip carved pieces.
Mid-Michigan Woodworkers Guild
The Mid-Michigan Woodworkers Guild is a group of woodworkers from the greater Lansing, MI area with the mission to promote understanding, appreciation, and skill development in woodworking for all individuals and organizations. They have been a club for over 30 years and have approximately 100 members. Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday each month at the Dewitt Memorial Building at 206 W. Washington St, Dewitt, MI. Visit www.mmwg.org or www.facebook.com/MidMichiganWoodworkersGuild for more information.
Steven Durren
Steven Durren has been making things with his hands as long as he can remember. He has a formal education in gunsmithing and spent many years working in machine shops and enjoying various forms of woodworking. 20 years ago, he turned to his true passion, gunsmithing, full time. He now spends most of his work hours (and off work hours) building fine custom rifles.
He feels the highlight of his career was when he was accepted as a Professional member in the American Custom Gunmaker's Guild as both a Metalsmith and Stockmaker. He currently serves as Vice-President of the Guild.
Steven will be displaying examples of his work and will be demonstrating some of the techniques used to create a high-end custom stock.
Scroll Saw Toys & Puzzles
Grandpa Arnie's Creations
Welcome Grandpa Arnie Short from Wauseon, OH!
"Hello everyone my name is Arnie Short. I am the Creator and Owner of Grandpa Arnie's Creations. How did this all start? Well many years ago when my children were little I started making items for them as a hobby. Then next thing you know the grandkids were here, and I continued to make items for them all. Now that I'm retired I have even more time for my hobby. I enjoy to watch the faces of my kids, grandkids, and others when they see the items for the first time. It's even more joy to sit back and watch my grandkids play with my creations. I hope ALL of you come out to the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Woodworking Festival to see all the creations I will have for sale."
Northfield Mandolins
I'm from mid-Michigan and currently reside in Marshall. I've always banged away on, cobbled together, and rived wood for enjoyment and utility. I've slowly honed my knowledge and skills over the years while being involved with musical instrument sales, repair, and building. I am more of a jack-of-all-trades within a small team of luthiers. We combine our various skill sets to produce some truly great mandolins that we sell the all over the world. I specialize in wood purchasing and processing as well as finishing and final setup of our mandolins. For more information visit www.northfieldinstruments.com
WOODEN BASKETS
Jimmie Johnson has been woodworking since shop class in school. In the past, he made many different woodworking projects like potato boxes, wood carvings, and Adirondack chairs, but he was inspired when he first saw wooden baskets on a trip to Fenton, MI to pick up saw blades. He bought a wooden basket pattern book and set out to teach himself the craft. 3-4 weeks later he figured it out and now it's his specialty. It takes Jimmie over 8 hrs to complete one bread basket. He says it's something that he really enjoys and since he is retired it helps kill the time. "The trouble is when you get down to where you're almost finished with a basket and it breaks right at the last part, then you have to start all over, that's not fun."
Exodus Painting Inc
Adam Gancarski
My name is Adam Gancarski, I have been the proud owner of Exodus Painting Inc for 23 years. Throughout my career people have constantly referred to me as an artist. In the last several years I have been using my woodworking and finishing skills, applying them in a more artistic manner. Originally from the high plains of Colorado, I relocated 4 1/2 years ago to Harbor Springs, MI looking for a change of pace and lifestyle. Settling into Michigan, I have been able to take more creative time, creating unique pieces of wood and epoxy finishes. Visit exoduspaintinginc.com for more information.
Hand Saw & Plane Tills
Dennis Paul Peterson
"I was born in Minnesota, became interested in wood working after building houses in Minnesota, and earth sheltered houses in the Mountains of Colorado. I have worked in a few cabinet shops then also worked in a large 100 Journeyman shop in Washington DC, where I did work for the Smithsonian Institute, World Bank and the Chief Executive Office of the White House. I was published in the Taunton Press Book " The Custom Furniture Resource Book" in 2001. I have also patented a tape measure holder, in 1986. I enjoy designing and making furniture for my clients and trying to fulfill there dreams and wishes, in the work I do for them. I am Danish in background and therefore enjoy the simple understated furniture that is the Danish Hallmark style. But, I will work in any style such as Arts and Craft, Prairie Style, Shaker, and also contemporary Furniture and Cabinets. My most recent new work includes, Hand Saw Tills, and Plane Tills, which are Cabinets for holding Planes and Saws, to be worked out of in the studio, or as display collector cabinets for the home or office , etc. I enjoy photography and cycling when I am not working in studio." To see more of Dennis's work, visit dennispaulpeterson.com
MILITARY tribute artist
Dan Kaminski - Some Give All
My name is Dan Kaminski. I was born and raised in northern Michigan. I'm the middle of five boys. My brothers and I grew up on a small farm and my Dad owned a sawmill. The house and the mill were divided by a small creek feeding into a huge pond with an arched bridge spanning the distance between. This bridge gave me the opportunity to drag lumber from the mill to the house, thus beginning a mass variety of creations. At the young age of five I was always asking my parents for nails, glue or a new hand saw. I started building the basics; boxes, bird houses and various other projects. As the years passed my passion for woodworking continued to grow while I tried to build anything and everything I could think of. Without ever having instructions or prints to follow my imagination ran wild. As the years continued to pass my simple boxes have turned into pieces that will last many lifetimes. Aside from my own work, I have spent many hours with my Dad and brothers building barns, pole barns and even homes. Part of my contributions were even found at the end of a welder, fabricating different parts, but my passion for woodworking continued. My dad was a very creative, patient, man and taught me everything I know. After working in the mill for a number of years I accepted a job logging the northern Michigan woods where I grew up. After 10 years I felt my time away from woodworking was far to great and decided to take a job doing remodeling and construction. Taking a pay cut and switching jobs has given me the freedom and opportunity to start my own woodworking shop. Although it serves as more of a hobby, my dream is to have a woodworking shop creating everything from furniture to cabinetry and I hope to experiment with wooden boats, musical instruments and the fine arts. I have a complete shop set up in my basement and am still creating beautiful items from a pile of lumber. You know what they say, if you do what you love you'll never work a day in your life and I love woodworking in my basement just as much as I did years ago carrying lumber across the arched bridge of my childhood. For more information about Some Give All, you can contact Dan at (989) 350-0014 or kaminskiecreations@gmail.com
CanoeS & pADDLES
Mike Thomsen - Thomsen Boats
Michael Thomsen of Tecumseh, Michigan built his first canoe because he wanted a small, easily handled boat to fish from. It turned out so nice he knew he had to build more. Canoe Mike has now retired from his day job as an electrician and devotes all his time to building boats and paddles. He makes wooden canoes using the wood strip and fiberglass method. He buys the caned seats and brass hardware for the boats, but hand makes all the other components of the boat. He also makes wooden canoe and kayak paddles. Visit Thomsen Boats on Facebook for more information.
Windsor Chair Maker
Luke A. Barnett
Luke Barnett is the founder and director of the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute and the Great Lakes Woodworking Festival. He was born on May 6th, 1985 in Adrian, Michigan which is where he currently resides. He is a woodworker that specializes in ultra-high quality, traditional American Windsor chairs. Luke has been selling Windsor chairs since 2011, but now dedicates most of his time to teaching and operating the SBWI. Luke has won awards and been featured in internationally published magazines, including November 2014 of Popular Woodworking Magazine in which his Continuous Arm Rocker in aged mustard finish was picked for best in the seating category for 2014. "Early American Life" magazine named Luke as Top American Craftsman in the Windsor chair making field in 2015, 2016 & 2017. Luke has had chairs on display for a traveling Smithsonian museum exhibit called "The way we work". Luke will not have a booth this year at the festival, but will be offering many demonstrations throughout both days. For more information visit www.barnettchairs.com or www.longlivewood.org
ELEGANT WOOD LIGHTING
Danny Miller - Strake Studio
Organized in 2018, Strake Studio was created as my woodworking developed to be more than a hobby. I enjoy designing and building elegant designs, specifically in lighting. The natural beauty of wood and the translucent qualities of resin can combine for incredible appearance.
My vision for Strake Studio is to design luxury products and to produce them singularly or in small batches, which is determined by demand. I design for those who demand unique, high-quality luxury lighting, locally handcrafted and naturally inspiring. Visit StrakeStudio.com for more information.
reclaimed Wood & Metal Fabrication
Iron Willy's Fabrication - William Borja
William Borja founded Iron Willy's Fabrication in 2015 in Lansing, MI. They offer several services including custom motorcycle fabrication and custom home decor. Iron Willy's Fabrication creates home decor made from new and used materials, including automotive parts and reclaimed wood. William loves everything motorcycles and working with his hands. His passion lies in giving new life to old things. For more information, visit https://www.iwfabrication.com/
Segmented Turnings & Novelties
Rosenberg Woodworking
Rosenberg Woodworking is located in Tecumseh, Michigan and was formed in 2016 by Mike and Tammie Rosenberg as a part time woodworking business specializing in turned segmented bowls made from mahogany and maple. Mike has been crafting wood products for over 25 years including custom cabinets and furniture along with specialized home décor items. The business now offers several turned items including LED lighthouses, charred oak drinking cups, exotic wood bangles, and tea light holders. In addition to the turned items, they offer custom made sandblasted Christmas ornaments and cedar heart novelty magnets. Many of the items can be found at Michigan Wares in Tecumseh, Michigan located inside of Grey Fox Floral. For more information, visit https://squareup.com/store/rosenberg-woodworking
FATHER & SON WOODWORKERS
Crociata Woodworking
"My father was a carpenter and craftsman when I was growing up, so I followed. We started our own woodworking shop after his heart attack, we like to challenge each other. Right now we are making boxes and cutting boards, turning on the lathe." - Joseph Crociata from Toledo, OH
CUSTOM FINE FURNITURE
Don Hinman Woodworks
"My first woodworking project was way back in 1996 when I built a wall shelf for my wife's barn plate collection. That's when I fell in love with woodworking. Seems I've always had some kind of project underway in my shop since then. I recently moved to Adrian and acquired a bigger shop and have been very busy since. I build any number of items from desk top items to full size furniture. My goal is to produce items that are both functional and beautiful. I believe that when the wood, it's grain and color, are used to make pieces beautiful I have accomplished my goal." To see more works from Don, check out his Facebook page Don Hinman Woodworks.
Mixed Media Wooden Art
Ryan Fitzgerald - Zingara Home Furnishings
"I started woodworking out of a room at the back of our apartment in Saginaw about 3 years ago, armed with a cheap circular saw and drill, trying to make things we needed around our place. Projects kept coming and so did my interest in the history of the craft. I developed a love for using hand tools (with some machines mixed in) to make pieces that my wife could use as canvas for her paintings. It wasn't long before we decided to set up shop to try to sell our pieces. We primarily make home decor items now and look forward to growing to be able to build many unique furniture ideas. Really, they'll get built regardless. We're pretty obsessed at this point." Check them out at www.zingarahomefurnishings.com
Wood Creations & More
Philip Lanway
Phil became interested in laser and wood router woodworking when he attended a Maker Fair. From there, he started making 3-D puzzles and wooden clocks. Now he creates many different items. Check out his work at WoodCreations-More.com
UNIQUE WOOD TURNINGS
Andrew Kimmey
Andrew is from Toledo, Ohio and primarily focuses on wood turning, although he enjoys other types of woodworking as well. He became a woodworker to be able to turn yarn-spinning tools called spindles (not what turners would automatically think of as spindles), and the turning bloomed from there and branched into other areas of woodworking. His favorite things to turn are spinning spindles, bowls, pens, bottle stoppers, chopsticks, hair pins, shawl pins, lidded boxes, rolling pins, tops, yo-yo's, and beads for jewelry, among other things. To learn more visit www.etsy.com/shop/andrewkfiberarts
MAKER WORKS
Located in Ann Arbor, Maker Works was established in 2011 to bring a focus back to making things. In their 14,000 square foot building you'll find a great selection of tools for wood, metal, textiles, plastic, jewelry, and electronics, instruction on the safe and efficient use of these tools, space to make things, and a welcoming community of interesting, creative people making things.
Whether you're an artist, engineer, inventor, student, fabricator, entrepreneur, hobbyist, or all of the above, this is a place to actively make your future. Visit them for a free tour whenever they are open—we're just north of Costco on the south side of Ann Arbor. Take safety classes on the tools you need. Start your membership for a day, month, quarter, or year. For more information visit www.maker-works.com
Hand Crafted Wood Items
Jim Watkins
Jim Watkins grew up in Sylvania and built 3 homes in Sylvania Township. When he retired he started building oak tables and stools and dovetail sewing kits and jewelry boxes. He also builds dovetailed dressers and miniature churches and houses with night lights in them and pews.
WOODCUT PRINTMAKING
Gregorio Perez & Debi Bailey
Gregorio Perez and Debi Bailey are Quiet Heron Studios based in Tecumseh, Michigan. Gregorio Perez is a Michigan native and multi-media artist working in relief printmaking, pottery, drawing, painting, photography, wood and concrete. Debi Bailey is Michigan native who spent much her childhood climbing trees in the woods, catching frogs in the creek or building forts in the ferns. She has backgrounds in photography, painting, jewelry making, science, baking, heritage home arts and Montessori secondary education.
Quiet Heron Studio will be displaying and demonstrating woodcut printmaking at the festival. Woodcut printmaking is a technique where the image is carved into the surface of a block of wood leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts. Areas that the artist cuts away carry no ink, while characters or images at surface level carry the ink to produce the print. The block is cut along the wood grain (unlike wood engraving, where the block is cut in the end-grain).
For more information, visit https://quietheronstudio.com/
T & K Woodworks
Ken Larabell
Ken Larabell hails from La Salle, MI. He has always tinkered with woodworking, but has really gotten into it more heavily over the last few years. Ken just purchased a CNC machine and it has been getting a lot of use. Check out his work at tandkwoodworks.com
Hand TURNED PENS
Irish Hills Enterprises - Cletus Brooks
Welcome back Cletus Brooks from Onsted, MI. Cletus is a jack of all trades but specializes in hand-turned pens. Stop by his booth to check out high quality, slimline, brass pens with hand-turned wooden shells and stylus ends. He utilizes a variety of woods including spalted maple, silk oak, walnut or other beautiful US hardwoods. Cletus is also an avid CB radio enthusiast. Check out his website at www.irishhillsent.com
Live Caveman
Steve Laut
Steve Laut has been involved in archery for over 60 years. He has been making arrows, bow strings, quivers, long bows and re-curve bows since 1991. He also makes many primitive artworks, specializes in flintknapping, and is an instructor at the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute.
Michigan/Ohio Woodturners
We are a local wood turning organization with about 45 members and an AAW Organization affiliate club.
We cover all areas of woodturning, but will be doing a bowl turning demonstration and hands on pen turning for the public at the festival.


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Earth-like planet around Proxima Cetauri discovered!
Tom Kalbfus
Postby Tom Kalbfus » Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:50 am
This time, I'm providing the link:
http://www.universetoday.com/130276/ear ... iscovered/#
I wonder if Stephen Baxter had heard the news?
http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Step ... oxima.html
Re: Earth-like planet around Proxima Cetauri discovered!
Postby fusor » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:34 am
It's a preliminary rumour at best at the moment. Apparently they'll announce something at the end of August, but for now, take this with a VERY big pinch of salt.
(and note that "Earthlike" means "about the size/mass of Earth and in the habitable zone" - it doesn't mean anything more than that).
Also, Proxima is a very good SF book .
Postby Hopeless » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:00 am
The one where they say its too far away another apparently posted it orbits a bit too close to its sun and another saying it might actually be inhabitable?
Oh and have they said anything more about that warp drive they mentioned last year?
I figure this if anything is worth a road trip wouldn't you?
Seriously though what if they received a communication from another world?
Would they recognise it if it actually happened and if they did would they announce it or cover it up?
Postby Tom Kalbfus » Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:22 am
fusor wrote: It's a preliminary rumour at best at the moment. Apparently they'll announce something at the end of August, but for now, take this with a VERY big pinch of salt.
I'll take that for now. Not much information, we really can't expect more than that. Maybe we can land humans on it. The planet is probably tidally locked, so on the planet itself is possibly a habitable zone for humans. Does the atmosphere have oxygen? We need to find out.
Postby Reynard » Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:07 pm
I'll cheer when we first land someone on Mars in a few dozen more generations.
-Daniel-
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Location: Burbank, CA
Postby -Daniel- » Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:50 pm
Reynard wrote: I'll cheer when we first land someone on Mars in a few dozen more generations.
Why do you think it will take dozens of generations?
Postby Reynard » Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:19 pm
Because we were going strong in the 60s then crashed. The space program has been on idle with the Liberty station as a seldom noticed placeholder. We're not really trying. I do, of course, blame the economy of politics gumming it up. We should have had some sort of permanent research facility on Luna in all these decades.
IanBruntlett
Location: Northumberland, England
Postby IanBruntlett » Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:22 pm
Reynard wrote: Because we were going strong in the 60s then crashed. The space program has been on idle with the Liberty station as a seldom noticed placeholder. We're not really trying. I do, of course, blame the economy of politics gumming it up. We should have had some sort of permanent research facility on Luna in all these decades.
Well, the Americans/NASA seem to be idling - but they're still sending probes out and dealing with a local space station (ISS). OTOH, other economies are catching up so you never know what will happen next.
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Postby Tom Kalbfus » Tue Aug 16, 2016 4:27 am
IanBruntlett wrote:
NASA just does what It always does, its not concerned with its budget, just so long as it falls within whatever Congress appropriated for it, the people who work for NASA are happy to have their jobs and also work on something interesting, an no one really seems interested in cutting costs, or I finding cheaper ways of doing things! Private companies like spaceX will probably take the lead in colonizing space
Postby fusor » Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:42 am
Tom Kalbfus wrote: NASA just does what It always does, its not concerned with its budget, just so long as it falls within whatever Congress appropriated for it, the people who work for NASA are happy to have their jobs and also work on something interesting, an no one really seems interested in cutting costs, or I finding cheaper ways of doing things!
Spoken as someone who clearly has absolutely no idea how NASA operates or what the people there are doing. They have to cut costs all the time because the government keeps screwing around with their funding. Frankly it's a testament to their engineering skill that they've managed to have so much success given the lack of resources they're allocated.
Location: Sonthofen, Germany
Postby rust2 » Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:01 pm
Tom Kalbfus wrote: NASA just does what It always does, its not concerned with its budget ...
This is one of the better jokes I did read on this forum.
"Mind like parachute, functions only when open"
Postby Tom Kalbfus » Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:52 pm
fusor wrote:
When NASA "cuts costs" it simply cancels programs, it doesn't find cheaper ways of doing them. For example, look at its SLS program, when it doesn't get enough money, it simply slows down development, but the rocket they're developing is an updated version of the Saturn V, it is a big dumb booster with expendable parts that are thrown way. SpaceX is trying to find a way to reuse those parts, it has landed a few stages. NASA is still operating on the model of one rocket one launch, and it hasn't departed from that, unlike SpaceX, it is not concerned with profit, the money just keeps on coming from the government, or it does not! If you want another example, look at the Space Shuttle, they've been launching it for 30 years, from 1981 to 2011. It has been more expensive than advertised, but the NASA people didn't mind, the expense was the government's, and the government was willing to keep funding it, because it was their only way to get astronauts into space. The Space Shuttle was not an economical launch vehicle, much of the expense involved launching itself into orbit, and whatever payload capacity it had after that went towards the actual payload, then a lot of work went towards getting the shuttle ready for the next launch, a lot of man hours were involved in that, and NASA people happily worked on the shuttle, the money kept flowing from the government, so it didn't concern them how expensive it was, that expense in part provided them with jobs. No attempt was made to make the Shuttle a commercial success, NASA didn't concern itself with profits, the contractors that worked with NASA made profits out of the funds that flowed from the government, not from anything the Shuttle actually launched into space!
SpaceX on the other hand has to earn its revenue from what it launches, it has to concern itself with the costs of it launch system, NASA did not, the cost of operating the shuttle had nothing to do with whether the funds kept flowing from the Treasury Department, all that was politics, not finance or economic. NASA got a certain amount each year, and NASA would spend that amount.
Postby fusor » Tue Aug 16, 2016 3:43 pm
Please stop talking about things that you have no idea about, Tom.
fusor wrote: Please stop talking about things that you have no idea about, Tom.
I have some idea about it. Why do you suppose the Government operated the Shuttle for 30 years? Before the Shuttle was built, I was given the idea that it would revolutionize space travel, that there would be private flights into space, that one could buy a ticket into space, travel to a space station and spend a vacation in orbit.
The Shuttle turned out not to be what NASA advertised it was before it was built, yet they kept on operating it for 30 years as if nothing was the matter with it! the only think that kept it flying was government revenue, it was even more expensive to operate than the Saturn V rocket! the cost per pound lifted into orbit was less for the Saturn V than it was for the Shuttle. the Shuttle was a giant step backwards or reusability. Yet NASA didn't mind, didn't try to improve upon the shuttle, because there were no funds for that, instead they got funded for operating the shuttle, the shuttle wasn't profitable, it was only reusable and not 100% at that! NASA gave up economical access to space in order to claim that it has a vehicle that was reusable! Now does this sound like something SpaceX could or would do?

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Energy prices 'an increasing concern for households'
Households are becoming increasingly concerned about energy prices, according to new research from the Which? consumer group
Gareth McKeown
HOUSEHOLDS are becoming increasingly concerned about energy prices, according to the Which? consumer group.
More than half of all people surveyed (56 per cent) in September believe energy prices should be a key priority for politicians - up by five percentage points from April, when similar research was conducted.
The findings were released just after a tariff hike previously announced by British Gas came into effect this week, adding £76 a year to the average annual dual fuel bill. Similar announcements have previously been made by other providers.
Just last month the two leading Northern Ireland electricity companies announced increases to their tariffs. Power NI announced an increase of 5.6 per cent - the first price hike in four years, while SSE announced a 7.5 per cent rise in household electricity bills. Both tariffs come into effect on October 1.
In Which?'s research, based on a UK survey of over 2,000 people, only social care for older people (68 per cent) ranked higher as a concern.
Addressing financial fraud and scams (40 per cent) and ensuring people save enough for retirement (22 per cent) were also key for consumers.
Which? said the energy market should be tackled as a top priority.
Alex Neill, Which? managing director of home products and services, said: "Consumers are sick of the endless debate about energy prices and want action immediately."
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Q: OpenGL runs randomly My application that I made previously ran without any problems. Now when I made some adjustments to it, it sometimes runs and sometimes doesn't. When reboot the computer theres a 50% chance that the program works without any problems, but if it doesn't it won't until I reboot. So it has something to do with rebooting. Even the fully functioning previous versions don't run when the current version doesn't run. When the current version runs the other previous versions run too.
The program runs all the way up to the glfwCreateWindow()and then triggers a breakpoint.
Call stack:
-> vrfcore.dll!_VerifierStopMessageEx()
    vfbasics.dll!_AVrfpRTIInitializeCriticalSection()
    nvdlist.dll

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glfwInit();

glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 4);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 6);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);

window = glfwCreateWindow(1280, 720, "Window", NULL, NULL); // This line triggers a breakpoint

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Just found out that if the exe file is called for example program.exe (the original name) it crashes. And if I change the name it runs no problem. Any idea what can cause this?

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I spent over a year doing a day job and travelling to London everyday, auditioning, rehearsing, gigging all at my own expense in the effort to get the break I wanted.
When you hear that my subject this month is a drummer who plays for an artist with over 16 million album sales, completes 200-plus gigs a year and travels all over the world to play, you'd be forgiven for thinking that I am writing about one of the usual suspects you see gracing the pages of drum magazines all over the western world. However you would be wrong because this month I have a chance to catch up with a British drummer who does all of the above with Thai artist Sek Loso. Without further ado, let's see what's going down with Eric Lavansch.
Eric, thanks for taking time out of your schedule to chat. You work with a massive artist in Thailand, but most of the people reading this may not be familiar with his or, indeed, your work. So tell us a bit about Sek Loso.
Sek Loso is a solo rock artist, originally part of a three-piece rock group called Loso. After enjoying huge success with the band Loso they parted company in 2002, at the peak of their career, for reasons unknown to me. As the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, Sek went solo under the title Sek Loso. He released his first solo album in April 2003 and from then on has escalated in popularity becoming a national music icon here in Thailand.
So, you find yourself in a very lucky position. How did you go about getting that gig?
Man, that was just pure luck and chance! After recording his first solo album, Sek moved to the UK with his family to study English, take a break and search for a new backing band. Sek really wanted western musicians, as he is a huge fan of western music and in particular the ability to improvise and just jam. Sek's dream was also to record an album in English to show his abilities and gain some international recognition.
I spent over a year doing a day job and travelling to London everyday auditioning, rehearsing, gigging all at my own expense in the effort to get the break I wanted. One day whilst reading the NME (New Musical Express: English Music Magazine), I noticed a small ad reading something like "Established Asian Artist Requires Drummer and Bassist for Upcoming Tour." I applied, auditioned in a really awful council-funded arts school opposite Holloway prison in London and was offered the gig the next day.
That is an excellent story. It could have been anyone who had the chance of that gig! So, tell me, where did your personal drumming journey start? Are you schooled or self-taught?
Probably the same way most drummers start, I guess; driving the parents mad tapping things until they finally caved and bought me my first kit at 14. I already played classical guitar and knew the value of lessons, so I got drum lessons at school from a jazz player named Brian Johnson. He really taught me a lot and I have a lot to be thankful for from his teachings. After school I went to university to study popular music, as I felt a degree course would introduce me to new aspects and styles of music, as well as provide me with a useful qualification should I not make a living as a session player. Straight after university I worked on a cruise ship playing drums. That was my first real regular paid gig.
In regards to working in Thailand, do you find the demands of working in a very different culture stressful?
When I first moved here I found it quite tricky to begin with. The west is very stressful and high paced, where as here people work at their own pace, have less stress as a result and enjoy a far better quality of life. Once you get out of the western mindset of having to be early for everything to make a good impression and just relax, then life's a dream here.
It's pretty well-documented that there is a lot of music piracy in the Thai market. With that in mind, how does an artist make a good living if record sales are hit so hard by fake CDs, DVDs, file sharing, etc.?
Nowadays it's all down to touring and sponsorships really. We will do between 150 to 200 shows in about 8 or 9 months of the year. Some are for sponsors and others are just festivals, pub/club gigs. The music scene is very vibrant here. It's fantastic. We can play in one club one night and two nights later play in a different club just 500 yards down the road. We could play every night of the year if we wanted.
That's a pretty demanding schedule. How often are you away from home?
I guess I am away about 10 months of the year. Whenever we get a couple of weeks off I try and shoot back home, but the problem is that the schedules change so much. One week there is one show in the diary and in a few hours it can change to five shows, recording and a video. When we play in Europe I tend to fly back to the UK in between shows. I was recently just back in May and July, and I probably won't get back now until the same time next year.
What are the best and worst parts of working in Thailand?
You have played some huge concerts with Sek. Any particular highlights you care to recount?
One of the most memorable was being told we were doing a live TV show the very next day. Nothing else was said. Anyways, I got to the studio at 10am thinking typical small studio for a one song performance—wrong. It was an hour-long special dedicated to Sek to promote the new album. We were playing 8 live songs with a live audience of 3000 and a viewing figure of just over 6 million! Nerves did set in, for sure. Always have to expect the unexpected here!
Actually this happens quite a lot—expecting a small show of some kind and it turns out to be huge! Bangkok Music Festival was a good one too. Sek said we weren't going to play it, but the very next day (the day of the show) called me to say we were! 100,000 in the stadium and live on TV—real buzz. Playing the clubs in the USA was a great time too. CBGB's in particular as well as SXSW in Texas. Another very good memory was the Sunday we played at Glastonbury in 2005, walked off stage, went to the station and travelled to Paddington to play at the Songs of Experience Festival at the Royal Festival Hall, organised by Patti Smith with Jeff Beck, Flea and others playing. That was quite a day!
You get to work with a number of other artists in Thailand and have recorded on several top chart hits. Care to tell us about them?
I did an album for the Thai group Slot Machine signed to Sony. Their drummer was having trouble keeping to the click, and they were on a really short time frame for the recording. So, they asked the studio owner if he knew anyone who could do it. I had also recorded for the studio owner's band Knock the Knock, who are signed to Spicy Disc; he mentioned my name, and I got the call. I was in the studio a week later and cut all 11 tracks in 2 days. It was a good session and the band were really happening. Most of the stuff I have played on has topped the charts here, so I am really lucky to have been part of such great recordings and songs.
It's all go, Eric. What's next for you?
Well, I just finished recording the next album, due for release early next year, so that will keep us busy for a long time yet. I am just gonna keep doing what I am and count my lucky stars I am fortunate enough to be doing it. It's a real dream come true, and I have a lot to be grateful for. It's been seven years now with Sek, with no sign of slowing down. I just want to add a big thank you to Mike at Baskey and Roger at Paiste. Baskey really have some great ideas and products. The rugg luggs and kick stops have made my tech's life so much easier when setting up the kit. And my new Paiste cymbals are just incredible—never played such great sounding cymbals before. Also, a big thank you to Yai at Music Concept here in Bangkok. She has been great when it comes to getting cymbals to me when required.


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Rossi and Taylor earn spots on Grafton School Board
Grafton School Board candidates Jerry Rossi and Shawn Taylor earned the most votes to take two seats in the Tuesday, April 6, election.
Rossi, an incumbent, earned a total of 1,690 votes, or 36.45% of the 4,636 total votes cast, and newcomer Shawn Taylor received 1,529 votes, 32.98%. Also running was Mary Widmann, who earned 1,405 votes, 30.31%, according to unofficial results from the Ozaukee County Clerk's Office.
School Board members serve three-year terms. Former member John Scolman did not seek re-election.


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ABOUT NEWCASTLE
GETTING HERE + AROUND
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OUR SURROUNDS
The unique geography and history has defined the city's eight distinctive precincts, each oozing with individual character and alive with energy.
If you just don't know where to start, the best place to start is with a visit to our Visitor Information Centre. The team of expert locals can help you with activities to suit your interests and point you in the direction of hidden gems, local haunts and the best caffeine around.
The city centre is a mix of buildings, old and new, with rich architectural history blended with edgy new developments. The civic precinct is a focal point of the city centre. Here you'll find the relaxed greenery of Civic Park, art from around the world at the Newcastle Art Gallery and the Civic Theatre, which is home to dance, comedy, music and family shows.
This 1,400 seat heritage listed building was opened in 1929 and is Newcastle's premier venue for live stage productions. From theatre and music to comedy and kids shows, there's something to suit everyone.
Grab lunch on nearby Darby Street, pick a tree to sit under and enjoy this green space in the city centre. Take a walk through the Vietnam and WW1 War Memorials or take a selfie in front of the Captain Cook Memorial Fountain, which was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1970.
Get the low down on local tips, upcoming events and hidden gems across the city and pick up a locally made gift for a friend (or yourself).
Honeysuckle and Harbour
The harbour has been a key feature of Newcastle life for over two centuries. Today, the area is a thriving space with restaurants, cafes and bars taking pride of place and offering stunning water views, while the harbour itself home to a variety of cruises and boating experiences.
From Queens Wharf you can catch the ferry to Stockton and explore the beachside suburb, while keeping your eyes peeled on the headland for the active Nobbys Lighthouse.
The Foreshore
Whether you're on two feet or two wheels, the walk from Nobbys Beach to the Honeysuckle restaurant precinct (or any length in between) is the perfect way to wind down on the way to dinner, or wind up if you're looking to to stride out for some exercise.
Explore the harbour
Jump on board a cruise or whale watching tour of the harbour and beyond and learn from a local while enjoying the sea breeze in your hair.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Who doesn't love a water-side meal? Take your pick from tapas, Japanese, traditional pub grub, craft beer and cocktails. Sit back, watch the ships roll in and the people go by and enjoy a leisurely meal along Honeysuckle.
Newcastle East
The heritage precinct of Newcastle was the city's original focal point due to its important geographic position straddling the harbour and the sea. Sitting high on the headland since 1858 is Nobbys Lighthouse, while standing guard over the city, as it has done for over 200 years, is Fort Scratchley. The ever-appealing Newcastle Ocean Baths are perfect for the morning dip, while Nobbys and Newcastle Beach are both great swimming and surfing spots.
Join a tour of Fort Scratchley and learn about the only fort in Australia to return enemy fire. From the tales of the tunnels to the views from the top we promise you won't be disappointed.
Explore the storied past
As Australia's second oldest city, there's architecture and history at every turn. Explore Newcastle's storied past and grab a coffee and snack from one of the many cafes in the area.
If history, architecture and walking are your thing, check out our other self-guided walks or join a guided tour.
The Hill and Bar Beach
At the centre of the Hill and Bar Beach you'll find the Anzac Memorial Walk – a stunning tribute to the Anzacs and the city's steelmaking heritage. Simply a must, not only for its significance but also for its spectacular 360-degree views.
King Edward Park is one of the city's most beautiful green spaces. Dating back to the 1800s, this Victorian park is perfect for a picnic. At the bottom of the park you'll find the Bogey Hole, the oldest ocean pool on the east coast of Australia.
ANZAC Memorial Walk
This must-do activity for first-time visitors to Newcastle is worth the (short) walk. Enjoy the fresh sea air, 360 degree views over the ocean, beaches, harbour and city. Don't forget to keep an eye out for whales and dolphins!
The Bathers Way
If you're feeling energetic, add to your ANZAC Memorial Walk experience and walk part (or all) of the Bathers Way. This 6km walk hugs the coastline offering ocean and city views the whole way.
King Edward Park was declared a public reserve in 1865 and continues to be a popular spot for picnics, weddings, hill sprints and dog walking. Among its defining features are the Victorian rotunda (erected in 1898), towering Norfolk Pines and sunken floral garden.
The Junction and Merewether
Originally a junction of colliery railway traffic, the Junction today is a hive of activity, with coffee shops, boutique and big-name retail outlets and cosy restaurants creating just the right level of buzz.
The adjoining suburb of Merewether enjoys enviable views all the way up the spectacular Newcastle coastline. Merewether Beach, home to international competition Surfest, is where you find the Merewether Ocean Baths, built in 1923.
The Junction is simply bursting with choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner - and any snack in between. From artisan chocolates to ice cream and coffee, fill your belly before heading to nearby Merewether Beach.
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Merewether Ocean Baths
Perfect for morning laps, wave free frolicking or kids learning to swim, Merewether Ocean Baths are a favourite for locals and visitors alike.
Cycle the suburbs
Pick up an e-bike in the Junction and take a ride to Merewether Beach, Darby Street in Cooks Hill or further afield to Honeysuckle and the Foreshore.
The lifeblood of Cooks Hill, Darby Street is a local favourite for quirky sidewalk cafes, shops and galleries.
The street is buzzing day and night with locals hanging out at the many cafes or seeking out the latest street designer wear, alternate music, second-hand books and unique jewellery, gifts and homewares.
The leafy streets branching off Darby Street are also dotted with private art galleries where you have the rare opportunity to meet the artists behind the works.
The heart of Cooks Hill, Darby Street, oozes cool and casual. Pick up a second hand book and a new outfit before settling into a meal at a quirky cafe.
Boasting a range of exhibitions and events the world inside the walls of Newcastle Art Gallery is not to be missed. If visiting with children, time your trip with weekly Art Cart activities.
Meet the makers and traders
Download the Newcastle City App and choose from a range of self guided walking trails that wind through the stores, galleries and studios around Cooks Hill (and beyond).
Darby St
Part of the western end of the CBD, Newcastle West is home to a number of thriving businesses, as well as the city's transport hub, Newcastle Interchange. It also boasts a number of heritage-listed sites offering a glimpse into years gone by, including the Castlemaine Brewery and Miss Porter's House Museum.
Throsby Creek
This flat, scenic path connects the Honeysuckle precinct to Wickham and Carrington. Admire the yachts, the stand up paddle boarders and dragon boaters and enjoy an easy stroll through this lesser known part of the city.
If arriving in Newcastle via train, the Newcastle Light Rail service offers a seamless connection from the Interchange to the CBD. Tap on with your Opal card and get to the CBD in minutes.
Miss Porters House
If your visit to Newcastle coincides with open day (monthly), Miss Porters House offers a unique peak into 1900s life in Newcastle.
Busting with bric-a-brac and antique shopping, Hamilton was home to Newcastle's first Italian and Greek arrivals and, as a result, boasts a lively coffee culture ready to offer up the perfect brew for a morning energy boost.
Enjoy the day exploring the wide range of stores, before settling down for the evening at any one of Beaumont Street's thriving bars, restaurants or cocktails bars.
Beaumont Street
Head to the Islington end of Beaumont Street and lose yourself in the bric-a-brac stores, opshops and antiques followed by a pub lunch or toastie in a nearby cafe.
McDonald Jones Stadium
Home to the Newcastle Knights, Newcastle Jets W and Newcastle Jets, check the events calendar and join the sea of crowds to cheer on our local team.
As with every suburb in Newcastle, Beaumont Street offers a range of cuisines from dumplings to Mexican - yum!
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THREE TO SEE: This Week's Theater Recommendations
By Melody Udell in Arts & Entertainment on Feb 14, 2014 10:10PM
Cast members of the Steppenwolf's Russian Transport in rehearsal.
Heavy-hitting dramas, ranging from sports to jazz to immigration, take up the Chicago stage this week.
Playwright Clifford Odets' 1930s drama about a classical musician-turned-boxer is a searing look at desperation and the hunger for the American dream. The show runs Saturday, Feb. 15 through Sunday, April 6.
Griffin Theatre Company at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-975-8150 or online.
Russian Transport
In its Chicago premiere, Russian Transport follows an immigrant family's escalating struggle with old world values and a newly adopted culture. The show runs through Sunday, May 11.
Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, 312-335-1650 or online.
Queenie Pie
Duke Ellington's only opera about a go-getting African American beautician combines big band, jazz and opera in one big theatrical package full of self-examination and hardline issues. (Editor's Note: For more information on the opera, check out our previous coverage here.) The show runs Saturday, Feb. 15, Friday, Feb. 21, Sunday, Feb. 23 and Wednesday, March 5.
Chicago Opera Theater at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr., 312-334-7777 or online.
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It All Worked Out Great (Vol. 1 +2) Cal Cashin , July 30th, 2018 15:35
Rabid Bristolian art-punk that's sometimes ludicrous, sometimes deranged, and sometimes laugh out loud funny
LICE make feral, repulsive music that you wouldn't dare show your parents. It All Worked Out Great vol. 1 & 2 is a sort of 'early years' collection, and will give anyone that's caught wind of their indomitable live reputation a chance to sink their teeth into eight of their most primal songs.
LICE's sound is hard to pin down, but is ultimately routed in a mutinous rhythm section that can shift from slinky, spidery elegance to fire-breathing mania at the drop of a hat. Alongside this thunderous backline are guitars, scratchy and animalistic. Tilted rockabilly sandstorms ensue, as though played by Billy Yedden's Deliverance character blackout drunk on moonshine and flailing as though he were on fire. As influenced by metal, gypsy-punk, and rockabilly as they are The Pop Group or Pere Ubu, LICE approach a style of music that has been done to death in a wholly fresh way.
The result is not only electric, but twisted and rural; It All Worked Out Great is not the sound of three city boys playing with guitars, this is the roar of a dust devil, the frenzied clippety-clop of the cowboys on horseback, the sound of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre condensed onto one black disc.
But the focal point of LICE's attack isn't the crack-o'-the-whip guitar licks, or the unhinged rumble of the bass guitars, it's the band's singer and ringleader Alastair Shuttleworth, who barks his stream-of-consciousness lyrics with even more malice than the rest of the band's instrumentation put together. Frontmen like Shuttleworth are often derided for their slurred, often spoken-word, deliveries, labelled Mark E. Smith copycats and promptly disregarded. Whilst there are similarities between the LICE head honcho and The Fall's late Goblin King, it's important with this band to focus on the differences. Shuttleworth's delivery is vicious; often his vocals fray as they force their way out of his throat, and his lyrics are all the more ugly at first listen. Listening to The Fall you do often feel like Smith would be ready to start a fight at the flick of a switch, but listening to It All Worked Out Great, it feels as though Shuttleworth is ready to sink his talons into your stomach and tear out your vital organs at any second.
'Stammering Bill' is a murky banger that sees a buzzsaw guitar riff married with Shuttleworth's rabid presence; his narrative is twisted, sick, and enticing the way that all the best art is. He tells the tale of a farmer so obsessed with symmetry that he spends hours every day ensuring the fields are sowed symmetrically. When this character loses an arm to an overzealous threshing machine, he is driven mad by the lack of symmetry on his body and rights this wrong by giving over his remaining arm to the same piece of farming machinery. "Now how's he supposed to do any farming?" cackles Shuttleworth, our depraved jester.
'Voyeur Picture Salesman' is a bastardisation of George Formby's 'When I'm Cleaning Windows', a ramshackle observation of a pervert with sleazy backing vocals to match, whilst 'Gentleman's Magazine' and cornet-driven 'Ted's Dead' consign particularly fiery versions of live favourites to record.
It All Worked Out Great sees LICE already feel like the finished article, despite the fact that it's a demo-tape. Tetchy and volatile, they're levels above punk contemporaries not only by their malignance and musicianship, but by their sense of humour also. The band's music is permeated by their staunch left wing politics, but always in a way that does not feel forced; with a tacky sense of humour, and a perfect sense of the moment.
Indeed, their most explicitly political song, 'Little John Waynes' might sarcastically order you: "Treat that ball of cells/Like you would a full grown man." But that very same song opens with a teetering junkadelic bassline and a rallying cry of "a cowboy can't be tied down, when he's cowboying around!" Some aspects of LICE's music is ludicrous, some of it is deranged, and some of it is laugh out loud funny – and that's exactly how we like it.
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Washington-Watch > FDA General
GAO Still Leery Of Fast-Track Device Approvals
by Emily P. Walker Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today April 13, 2011
WASHINGTON -- The FDA is falling short in how it handles recalls of risky medical devices, a new report from the Government Accountability Office concluded, adding to the ever-mounting criticisms of the agency's fast-track, 510(k) approval process.
The FDA doesn't keep track of the reasons devices such as hip implants are recalled, and it doesn't always follow up to make sure the recall was complete, a GAO investigator told the Senate Special Committee on Aging, which held a hearing Wednesday on FDA's 510(k) process.
"Concerns persist about the effectiveness of the 510(k) process in general, including its ability to provide adequate assurance that devices are safe and effective," Marcia Crosse, PhD, director of the GAO's healthcare team, told the committee. "Gaps in FDA's postmarket surveillance show that unsafe and ineffective devices may continue to be used, despite being recalled."
The traditional route of device approval -- the premarket approval (PMA) process -- requires companies to provide clinical data to support their contention that their medical device is safe and effective. The less-stringent 510(k) process does not require clinical trial data; rather, device companies must prove their device is substantially similar to another device already on the market.
The FDA divides medical devices into three categories of risk: class I devices -- such as reading glasses and tongue depressors -- are very unlikely to harm anyone; class II devices are medium-risk, including bone drills and mercury thermometers; and class III includes high-risk devices like pacemakers and heart valves.
Although a federal law requires that all class III devices must eventually go through the premarket approval process, that is not happening at the FDA.
From 2003-2007, the FDA approved 228 class III devices through the 510(k) process, the GAO report found. The report builds off an earlier report in which the GAO recommended that the 510(k) process not be available for class III devices.
Such devices, the GAO said, should either be reclassified into a less-risky category or else their manufacturers should have to go through the PMA process.
The FDA has begun to take steps to address GAO's concerns, but "progress has been limited," the GAO said. As of this month, there are 26 types of class III devices that can currently enter the market through the 510(k) process, and the FDA has approved 67 devices that fall into those categories since 2009.
Until the FDA issues final decisions on those 26 types of devices, the agency's work is incomplete, Crosse said. That list of 26 types of devices -- all of which came onto the market decades ago -- includes automated external defibrillators and electroconvulsive therapy devices.
Decisions on what should happen to those device types will be made by the end of 2012, said William Maisel, chief scientist at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Maisel testified before the committee and told them his department has devoted a considerable amount of manpower and money to considering how the agency approves medical devices.
As evidenced at Wednesday's hearing, there's little agreement on what sort of additional danger, if any, is posed by fast-tracking devices.
According to figures from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), 1.5% of all devices approved through the 510(k) process are recalled.
Ralph Hall, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, shared results from an analysis he performed that found the number of 510(k) devices that resulted in the FDA's most dangerous class of recall is even smaller -- closer to 0.5%.
But a recent review by Steven Nissen, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, suggests recalls often involve devices approved through the 510(k) process. In Nissen's review of 113 urgent recalls from 2005 to 2009, more than 70% of the recalled devices were found to have been cleared via the 510(k) program -- compared with 19% approved through the FDA's more rigorous premarket approval (PMA) system.
Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Research Center for Women and Families and one of the co-authors of Nissen's study, said the figures vary so much because the IOM figure doesn't include recalls for devices whose malfunction poses just a "moderate" risk of injury.
The panel heard from Katie Korgaokar, a Denver woman who was born with a disease that caused her extreme hip pain once she hit her 30s. She received a DePuy ASR prosthetic hip in 2006, but the hip was recalled in 2010 after it was found to malfunction at a much higher rate than expected. In Korgaokar's case, the metal implant's excessive wear and tear released levels of cobalt and chromium in her body that were 1000% higher than normal.
That recall was judged by the FDA to be just "moderate risk." But Korgaokar had to undergo additional painful surgeries to remove the hip, have a new one implanted, and she said the device malfunction may have caused her to miss her window to have children.
"It still blows me away that something that can go into someone's body doesn't have to be tested," Korgaokar said.
In January, the FDA released a list of 25 actions it is taking to improve the safety of the 510(k) process, but stopped short of weighing in on some of the more controversial recommendations made by the IOM, including giving the FDA authority to order postmarketing studies as part of the 510(k) process.
The agency receives upwards of 3,000 510(k) device applications annually, most of which are approved.
"FDA evaluates thousands of medical devices annually and the vast majority of these devices perform well and improve patients' health," Maisel said.
This article was developed in collaboration with ABC News.
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Peter Lovat Fraser, Fraser Baron de Carmyllie (29 de mayo de 1945 - 22 de junio de 2013) fue un político y abogado escocés.

Biografía
La madre de Peter Fraser murió cuando él tenía 12 años cuando vivía en Zambia, donde su padre se desempeñaba como ministro. Anthony Eden, el entonces primer ministro, intervino a petición del amigo de la familia Brendan Bracken para ayudar a Fraser en obtener una beca para Loretto School, la escuela privada en Musselburgh, donde Eden era un administrador.

Fue educado en la escuela de Loretto, Musselburgh, East Lothian, y se graduó de BA (Hons) y LLM (Hons),en  Gonville y Caius College, Cambridge, antes de ir a la Universidad de Edimburgo. Fue elegido miembro de la Facultad de Abogados en 1969 y en 1972 fue profesor a tiempo parcial en el derecho constitucional de la Universidad Heriot-Watt por dos años. En 1979 fue nombrado Abogado Junior Permanente del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y se convirtió en abogado de la Corona en 1982.

En 1969 se casó con Fiona Murray Mair.

Referencias

 Fraser: my Lockerbie trial doubts
 Lockerbie: was justice done?
 Lockerbie returns to haunt "tricky" Malta witness
 Pressure grows for explanation in Lockerbie witness dispute
 It's time to look again at Lockerbie
 Call to clear up Lockerbie doubt

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 Official Website of The Rt Hon The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC

Miembros del Consejo Privado del Reino Unido
Alumnado de la Universidad de Edimburgo
Clan Fraser

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It's time to get DTM-tyte, y'all!
We sure are keeping things "DTM-tyte" today. First we've got our feature on the VW R-GT project vehicles, and now we feature this DTM-inspired Bimmer. It's a good day to be German: just ask our boss Peer Schneider. He loves his Teutonic heritage, and he gets all giddy whenever we feature a car from his beloved Deutschland.
We were all super-stoked on those 550 horsepower VWs, but those are only concept cars, and unless you are a Volkswagen executive or HPA employee, you'll never get to drive one. Surprisingly enough, pretty much all of you can take this E46 M3 for a spin.
How is that possible? Well, it's the "featured" car in EA's brand-spankin' new Need For Speed: Most Wanted. It's on the cover of the game, and it's in the game itself, so if you were fortunate enough to pick this title up, you can hop in and run away from the cops all day long! Even better: the experience is all virtual, so you won't have news helicopters flying overhead as the cops catch you and then punish you with their nightsticks of justice for attempting to flee their authority.
However, with a car like this M3, the police would have a hard time catching you. Stock, the "real" M3 comes with a healthy 333 horsepower and 262 lb.-ft. of torque. It's an incredibly fast car; the E46 M3 has been known to run the Nurburgring in just a hair over 8 minutes 20 seconds. However, as you can tell by the picture below, this virtual M3 is far from stock.
If the roll cage and DTM-style wide-body didn't tip you off, this Bimmer is race-ready. We can see a side exit exhaust and what we believe to be cross-drilled and slotted Brembo brakes. The official EA "spec sheet" on this car would probably include a bunch of other coveted mods, but as this is just a videogame car, the developers probably just tweaked the parameters of the car so that it is "hella fast" in the game. Still, it looks cool, and in a game, that's all that really matters.
We'll keep checking out the cars of EA's Need For Speed: Most Wanted, so y'all be sure to keep checking back!


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Commemorating the Martyrdom Anniversary of Lady Fatima (s.a.) at the Islamic Centre of England
The ceremony of the martyrdom anniversary of Umm-e- Abiha; Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was held at the Islamic Centre of England.
In this ceremony, which was held in both Arabic and Farsi languages on the 8th of December 2022, the supplication of Kumail was recited first and then it continued with the recitation of some verses of the Holy Quran. In the first part of this ceremony which was held in Arabic, H.I. Ali Masoud delivered a lecture about the position of women in Islam, and in the next part which was in Farsi, H.I. Sobhani gave a speech about Knowing Lady Fatima (s.a.) and said: "For being able to know the dignity of Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) to the extent of our capability, we must refer to the verses of the Holy Quran and refer to the narrations of the Prophet (SAWA) and his progeny (a.s.). Then, from among them we can have an understanding about the reasons why Hazrat Fatima (s.a.) was introduced as an everlasting model and leader for all mankind by the holy infallibles."
In this ceremony, the reciters of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) recited eulogies in Arabic and Persian languages for the mourners of Lady Zahra (s.a.).
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This week we introduce Chris O'Brien into the mix with his rider profile that he and his crew — TeamTangy — put together. It's a nice mix between skating and interview, letting you get to know Chris a little bit in addition to seeing him shred. It's another example of the high-quality videos we've seen coming out of the tri-state area lately. It doesn't look like Chris is sponsored by anyone yet, although if his skills keep progressing at this pace I'm sure it won't be too long before someone picks him up.
If you missed it, you can always catch the 2 for Tuesday post we did last week with two videos from CT native and Original team rider Billy Wilson.
There's beginning to be a lot of talk on the streets about a company by the name of Surf-Rodz who are beginning to make some big waves across the international longboarding community. In case you haven't heard of them, Surf-Rodz produces the popular V2 deck, and revolutionary RKP (reverse king-pin) and INDeeSZ trucks. I got a chance to visit their Seymour, CT manufacturing facility and sat down with co-owner and founder Wayne Gallipoli to talk about Surf-Rodz, what they're doing, what they hope to be doing, and what they want to bring to the sport.
Surf-Rodz is producing CNC (computer numerical control) trucks. Get the confused look off your face, I'll explain what it means. Most trucks are produced using a method called casting, super-hot liquid metal is poured into a mold, allowed to harden, removed from the mold, and are polished and shipped. Surf-Rodz doesn't do this, instead they take a solid block of aluminum and machine it down into the component they need. What does this mean? Precision, durability, and the ability to do some pretty revolutionary stuff with trucks.
Trucks might seem like the established, static technology on the skateboard, with most attention these days being focused at wheels and deck manufacturing but that's not the case at all. As skaters push the limits of what they can do, they're also pushing the limits of what their gear can do. Wayne said after seeing traditional cast trucks starting to fail earlier and cost skaters performance there was a clear need for change in the industry, and SZ was ready to step up and make it happen. Surf-Rodz's trucks can get replacement parts as needed, saving you money in the long run. Grind down a hanger? You can buy a replacement for a fraction of the cost of replacing the entire truck. Bend an axle? Good news, Surf-Rodz's axles can also be changed out too, saving you money once again by eliminating the need to replace the entire truck. Surf-Rodz also have adjustable hanger widths depending on how you assemble the axle/hanger, allowing you to have 3 different widths with one set of hardware. That's a range of 127mm-197mm on the INDeeSZ and 150mm-170mm on the RKP — lots of options, one price, one set of hardware. Not only can you change the width of the hanger depending on how you'll be riding that day, the way the trucks are designed take full advantage of the pivot pin axis, allowing the rider to utilize the full range of motion and control turns much easier.
Still need more? How about designs and colors on trucks? Surf-Rodz is leading the way in truck graphics, and let me tell you, they look cool. Really cool. Through an anodization process (this is pretty much the only part that isn't done in-house) the trucks are colored pretty much anything you could think of. Nice, vibrant colors that are bound to the metal itself, meaning it won't chip or crack like paint would. The possibilites are almost endless, when I was talking to Wayne at the shop they had just found out they could do up to three colors on one piece, meaning we could see some really cool combos in the near future. While I was there I also got a sneak peek at the new camo-themed trucks, these things are just too freakin' sweet. Surf-Rodz can also do laser engraving now and has plans to do some limited edition runs (check out the picture of me holding the "Captain America"-esq trucks) and custom engravings in the future, although right now they're still in the planning stages. Honestly, I'd never seen any trucks that look so beautiful.
If your mind isn't blown yet it gets better. Surf-Rodz are not only better than every cast truck and other CNC trucks, they're half the price. The INDeeSZ will set you back $199.99 and the RKPs go from $210.00-$250.00, not too steep when compared to the Bear Precision Trucks which retail at $400. Because Surf-Rodz is run out of the same shop they machine the hardware at they can make changes faster than competitors and offer better prices than other companies who have to outsource the work. What's that mean? The more popular SZ gets the lower the price will get, making them more and more affordable. One of Wayne's goals with SZ is to make affordable CNC trucks, allowing them to get into the hands of every skater possible.
So where does Surf-Rodz go next? Really, the sky is the limit it seems. While I couldn't get all the juicy details, it sounds like SZ is on the verge of a couple new ventures that could prove pretty revolutionary for other aspects of the sport, too. It's clear that Wayne is dedicated to driving the sport forward and a desire to stay one step ahead of what skaters want. I'd also expect to see Surf-Rodz starting to collaborate with some deck companies in the future to do completes thatfeature either the INDeeSZ or RKPs and possibly even more decks themselves (they currently offer the V2). In fact, just this morning Drang Longboards announced that they were designing a new line all around Surf-Rodz, an example of what will surely start becoming a trend as SZ grows more.
It was clear in my conversation with Wayne that he and his partners are excited about what they're doing and are excited about their ability to drive the sport forward, helping skaters push the limits of what was previously thought possible. Wayne himself is a skater and is passionate about the sport and getting feedback about the trucks and input from the community on what they'd like to see. If you have any suggestions or questions about Surf-Rodz pop over to their Facebook Page and ask away. While you're over there you may as well also like our Facebook Page too.
I'll write a full review of the trucks themselves in the near future. For now take a look at some of the other pictures I took while visiting SZ.


I recently saw a job ad on Craigslist. I applied immediately because it looked really interesting and challenging to me. I didn't hear anything back from the company.
A few days later, I saw a job ad by a head hunter on Craigslist. It was the same job description, but the employer name was hidden.
I emailed, and within 2 hours I heard back from the head hunter. He didn't think I had all of the required experience and background, but he wanted to at least chat with me.
One thing led to another. I eventually interviewed with this company and got an offer.
The head hunter had been working with this particular employer for many years. When he passed a resume to the employer, they would at least take a look. The head hunter has an established relationship with the employer, and he was able to get my resume to the right person.
This is extremely valuable. If I ended up taking this job, my pay would be lower because the employer had to pay the head hunter a commission. However, I would not have gotten the job at first place if I didn't get help from the head hunter.
You probably have heard that "we're in the internet age and recruiting are done online" — I wholeheartedly disagree with such statement — it's not true that head hunter is no longer valued.
Fundamentally, recruiting is a people-based process. Relationship matters a lot. When you get a call from a recruiter next time, be nice to him or her. A good recruiter is like your personal salesperson, who will work tirelessly on your behalf, promote your brand, and help you get to the next level.
Like I wrote a while ago that A good recruiter is your personal sales person, having a network of recruiter friends is a very valuable safety net for your career.
It's all about the connections. Prove your worth to a few good people, and they will provide job opportunities for you for life. Headhunters aren't as good as an insider who knows you well, but they're at least an insider.


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Training Events > Training Division Webinars
Fundamentals of Federal Criminal Defense - Defending Federal Drug Prosecutions: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 02:00
Time: 2:00pm - 3:15pm (EST)
Contact: cecilia_castro@ao.uscourts.gov
It's a drug jungle out there and it is not getting easier. Discover the caution signs frequently found in federal drug prosecutions and learn techniques to effectively represent clients charged with federal drug offenses from pretrial motions to sentencing. This session will cover issues involving drug identification, drug weight, expert testimony, relevant conduct, conspiracy and co-conspirators, mandatory sentences, safety valve, and strategies for successful plea negotiations.
AKIN ADEPOJU has served as an Assistant Federal Defender in both the Trial and Capital Habeas Units for the Federal Defender Offices for the Western District of Pennsylvania and District of Delaware. He has worked on cases from pre-indictment stages to state and federal capital and non-capital trials. Akin has published scholarly articles and lectures nationally on trial and sentencing advocacy, litigating race and trauma issues, legal writing, and ethics. Before joining the Federal Defender family, Akin was an attorney at the Fair Trial Initiative, where he litigated almost exclusively state capital trial cases in North Carolina. Akin is a cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, earned his J.D. cum laude from Rhode Island's Roger Williams University School of Law, where he was a Dean's Scholar and student-attorney in the Criminal Defense Clinic, and earned his LL.M. from Temple University School of Law as a Public Interest Scholar. He is the recipient of the Feinstein Public Interest Award. Akin serves as Adjunct Professor of Law at Delaware Law School, where he teaches Eighth Amendment Capital Punishment and Advanced Criminal Law courses. Akin was detailed to Defender Services Office in D.C, where he now serves as an Attorney Advisor.
WALTER I. GONCALVES, JR. was born in Guarulhos, Brazil and raised in Akron, Ohio; Valencia, Venezuela; and Mexico City, Mexico. He became Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona in June of 2015. In the spring of 2018, he became one of two trial team leaders in the Tucson office. Previously, he was Assistant Pima County Public Defender for ten years. He has tried over thirty felony cases to jury, to include charges of first-degree murder, sexual molestation, drug distribution, fraudulent schemes and artifice, and arson.
Over the last several years, he presented at different CLEs on topics such as effective plea bargaining, closing arguments, the art of direct examination, duress and blind mule defenses in border crossing cases, implicit bias, and critical race theory. His practice consists of drug, illegal entry, white collar, and Indian reservation cases. He also writes on race, identity, trial defenses, and other areas in criminal justice.
He has published several law review articles and is finishing a piece on trial penalties and border defenses. He holds a bachelor's degree in International Studies from Southwestern University (cum laude) and Master's (Latin American Studies) and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Arizona. In his free times he spends time with his spouse, wrangles with his six-year-old twin boys, runs, reads, journals, and is founding member of Tucson rock band, Early Black (est. 2007).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) accreditation for this program will be sought in all applicable jurisdictions. Additional CLE information will be available after the conclusion of this program.


Hannah Castiglione of Chester and Nate Lawton of Basking Rudge, fifth graders at Far Hills Country Day School, have been recognized for their entries in the Letters About Literature reading and writing contest. From left are Far Hills Country Day School teacher Gemma Keremedjiev, Castiglione, Lawton and teacher Natalie Young.
FAR HILLS - Far Hills Country Day School fifth grader Hannah Castiglione of Chester won first place in the 2019 "Letters About Literature'' state competition, Level 1, Grades 4–6, presented by the Library of Congress, while fellow fifth grader Nate Lawton of Basking Ridge earned distinguished honors for his entry.
Letters About Literature is a reading and writing contest for students in grades 4–12. Entrants are asked to read a fiction or nonfiction book, book series, short story, poem, essay or speech - excluding song lyrics - and write to the author, living or dead, about how the book affected them personally.
Castiglione wrote a letter to author Liz Kessler who penned the Emily Windsnap series of books about an ordinary girl who finds out that she becomes a mermaid when she goes in water.
Lawton wrote his letter to Norton Juster, author of the fantasy adventure story, "The Phantom Tollbooth."
Letters are judged on both state and national levels in three different age groups. Tens of thousands of students from across the country, including more than over 6,000 from New Jersey, enter Letters About Literature each year.
This is the first year that Far Hills Country Day has participated in the contest. Grade five students recently read "The Great Treehouse War'' by Lisa Graff. The novel is written in a unique and engaging format - a submission to a writing contest.
English teacher Natalie Young was inspired to find a writing contest for her students to participate in while reading the novel. The Letters About Literature contest was an ideal fit.
Young and fellow grade 5 teacher Gemma Keremedjiev encouraged students to explain why a book changed them in some way as they crafted their essays.
"I think that I think writing the letter helped me come back to the story and think about trying new challenges, which I learned from the Emily Windsnap  books," Castiglione said.
The students, their parents and teachers will attend an awards ceremony and reception at Rutgers College Avenue Student Center at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, hosted by the New Jersey Center for the Book (NJCB).
 Certificates from Gov. Phil Murphy will be presented to the student authors and to their teachers for encouraging the young writers to enter the contest.
For more information about the school, visit fhcds.org, or contact Stacy Ducharme, communications manager, at sducharme@fhcds.org.


National Industrial Goods and Technology Exhibition is slated to open at Bhrikuti Mandap on February 23. The fair, which is in its 28th edition, will showcase goods manufactured by cottage and small enterprises.
The six-day event is being organised by the Cottage and Small Industries Development Board (CSIDB). At least two small or cottage enterprises from each of the 75 districts in the country are expected to participate.
The theme of the exhibition is 'Take Pride in Made in Nepal Brands; Use Domestic Products' and the main exhibits will be goods made of Dhaka and allo.
Enterprises specialising in the production of carpets, statues, incense sticks, handicraft items and sour candy will also take part in the exhibition.
"The market for goods manufactured by cottage and small enterprises is still very small, as many prefer designer and branded products. If they are able to expand their reach, they can contribute to the nation building process by creating jobs for quite a large number of people," said CSIDB Deputy Executive Director Narayan Mani Lamichhane.
To encourage participation of cottage and small enterprises, the CSIDB has started covering the transportation costs of the representatives who take part in the event, according to Karki. "We also provide Rs500 per day to district representatives who attend the exhibition," Karki added.
Lately, more and more people have started showing interest in attending the fair, with footfall rising to six figures from five a decade ago, according to Lamichane.
The exhibition, which will continue till February 28, will be open to the public from 10am to 6pm.