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C8 update: About that new WVU study …
March 30, 2011 by Ken Ward Jr.
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The Parkersburg-area media had an interesting take on last week's new WVU study about the potential impacts of the toxic chemical C8 on the early onset of menopause among women.
The first paragraph of the story summarized the WVU study, but the article didn't get to any further details about what the scientists studied or reported until much later in the piece. Instead, the next few paragraphs were simply quotes from a prepared statement issued by DuPont:
"This paper does not actually report an association between early menopause and exposure to PFOA. The authors do not present any data in this study that would suggest any associations at all between PFOA and endocrine disrupting effects. The study does not demonstrate a statistical correlation between PFOA exposure and the onset of menopause in women between 18 and 42 years of age. If early onset of menopause were to occur, it would be observed in this age group. The authors neither present data nor make such a claim in the paper," said Robin Ollis Stemple, external affairs, Washington Works spokesperson for DuPont.
"The authors state that additional caveats include the fact that information about menopause comes from survey data and was not independently confirmed, nor was it possible to establish the exact age of menopause. Further, the authors reported no association between PFOA exposure and levels of estradiol in any age group," said Janet E. Smith, Global public affairs leader, DuPont Chemicals and Fluoroproducts, DuPont spokesperson.
The Gazette was the first media outlet to report the findings of this study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. In our story, we explained the findings this way:
Women exposed to higher levels of the toxic chemical C8 were more likely to have experienced menopause, according to a new West Virginia University study that offers some of the strongest evidence to date that such chemicals disrupt the human body's natural hormone system.
The study found an association between chemicals called perfluorocarbons, or PFCs, in women's blood and the onset of menopause. It also found that higher levels of the chemicals appeared related to lower levels of estrogen.
A story by ABC News explained it in a similar way:
Chemicals found in everyday products such as non-stick pans, clothing, furniture, carpets and paints have been associated with the early onset of menopause, according to a new study from the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
But that Parkersburg paper's report got me wondering if maybe I misunderstood something here, especially the part where a DuPont publicist said:
This paper does not actually report an association between early menopause and exposure to PFOA.
So I circled back to Sarah Knox, the WVU researcher who was the study's lead author, and asked about the DuPont comments … Dr. Knox told me:
The study found that women with higher levels of two PFCs, perfluourooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perflourooctane sulfonate (PFOS) were more likely to have experienced an early menopause.
The conclusion was that the two PFC are associated with this outcome. In addition, one of the PFCs (PFOS) was also associated with lower estradiol (an estrogen level).
Of course, no one study proves something this complicated, and as Dr. Knox pointed out:
These results add to and are consistent with other animal and human studies suggesting endocrine disruption. However we were clear in the published paper and in intereviews that this single study was short of proof that PFOA and PFOS are the cause of the earlier menopause.
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What we're reading: A dysfunctional police department; workers toil in radiation; a soldier admits murdering Afghan villagers
March 24, 2011 by Andrew Clevenger
Time for a fresh batch of stories that we appreciated this week:
After a 10-month investigation of the New Orleans Police Department, federal authorities released a report last week that detailed what the New York Times called "a department that is severely dysfunctional on every level: one that regularly uses excessive force on civilians, frequently fails to investigate serious crimes and has a deeply inadequate, in many cases nonexistent, system of accountability." And this does not include a series of shootings by officers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which the investigators avoided as they are the subject of federal criminal probes.
As authorities in Japan struggle to reduce the radiation coming from nuclear plants damaged by the earthquake and tsunami, a "legion of grunts" is shouldering much of the burden, the Wall Street Journal reported. Many plant workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex have been performing manual labor that exposes them to radiation while working for their regular wages. The companies say they haven't considered higher pay or extending extra health benefits for these workers because they are too busy dealing with the crisis, according to the article.
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Morlock pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering three unarmed Afghan villagers while serving as a member of the 5th Brigade (Stryker), 2nd Infantry Division, which is based in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Seattle Times reported. As part of his plea deal, Morlock is expected to testify against four other members of his platoon alleged to have been involved in the killings, which were then staged to look like legitimate combat fatalities. Murlock — who also admitted that he conspired to commit the murders, regularly used drugs and assaulted another soldier who threatened to expose his drug use — said he lost his moral compass, and admitted that there was a concerted plan to kill people during his unit's tour in southern Afghanistan, which lasted from the summer of 2009 to the summer of 2010.
What we're reading: Beyond Appalachian addiction; FOIA victory for student records; athletes and hometowns
Time for another round of reporting we admired this week:
After a decade of widespread abuse throughout Appalachia, the negative effects of addiction to "hillbilly heroin," as opioid narcotic painkillers have been called, are being felt in a wider and wider area, McClatchy Newspapers reported. Part of the problem, as the Gazette's Alison Knezevich has previously chronicled, is that drug traffickers have created an "OxyExpress," transporting pills prescriptions issued and filled in Florida to other states to feed the growing demand. Congressmen from Kentucky and Florida are pushing for legislation that will impose harsher penalties on those who run "pill mills."
A federal judge has ruled that the University of Illinois must release information to the Chicago Tribune about hundreds of applicants who appeared to get preferential treatment because of their political connections, the paper reported. The Tribune used hundreds of pages of information that the university had disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information Act request to produce its 2009 "Clout Goes to College" investigation. But the school refused to release applicants' names, grades or ACT scores, as well as the names of (possibly influential) parents. The university wrongly applied the 1974 federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act to the state FOIA law, the judge concluded. FERPA "does not specifically prohibit Illinois from doing anything, so the university may not use the federal law as authority to withhold the records," U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall wrote in her opinion.
Sports as the ticket out of poverty is a powerful myth that sometimes becomes reality, but what happens when the successful athlete returns home? The Boston Globe took a deeper look at an incident in South Apopka, Fla., that happened when New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather hosted a charity event in his hometown last month. Details are still vague, but two men with Meriweather were shot in the head when gunfire broke out during a fight at an early morning after-party.
What we're reading: Pharmaceutical inflation; What pension crisis?; a virus targets Iran's nuclear program
If it's Thursday, then it's time for another round of stories that we appreciated this week.
For years, the pharmaceutical industry has cited extensive research costs to justify its, er, healthy profit margin of 25 to 50 percent of revenues, Slate.com reported. A 2003 study published in the Journal of Health Economics put the cost of developing a new drug at $1 billion (in 2011 dollars), but a new study published in BioSocieties — which attempted to correct for flaws in the earlier study's methodology, such as not accounting for government funding, tax breaks, and including returns on investments not made because capital was tied up in research — puts the cost per drug at around $55 million (with an "m").
In part because of recent developments in Wisconsin, public employees' pension plans have come under heightened scrutiny. But those who claim that such "unfunded mandates" will explode states' budgets may be overstating the issue, according to this article by McClatchy Newspapers' Kevin G. Hall. "A close look at state and local pension plans across the nation, and a comparison of them to those in the private sector, reveals a more complicated story. However, the short answer is that there's simply no evidence that state pensions are the current burden to public finances that their critics claim," Hall wrote.
Was the computer virus Stuxnet the opening salvo in a new cyber war? In a fascinating look at how the computer security world pieced together information about the elusive virus, which some believe was designed to disrupt Iran's nuclear program, Vanity Fair examined the cloak-and-dagger speculation that has followed in the virus' wake. Stuxnet is the Hiroshima of cyber war, the piece concludes, a watershed moment: "Cyber-conflict makes military action more like a never-ending game of uncle, where the fingers of weaker nations are perpetually bent back. The wars would often be secret, waged by members of anonymous, elite brain trusts, none of whom would ever have to look an enemy in the eye."
What we're reading: Remembering wartime sacrifices; police and tasers; police department baseball
March 3, 2011 by Andrew Clevenger
Here's another look at stories we particularly admired this week.
In November 2010, 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly, a Marine platoon leader in Afghanistan, stepped on a land mine and was killed. Kelly's death — one of 1,461 American soldiers who have lost their lives during Operation Enduring Freedom so far — made his father, Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, the highest ranking American officer to have lost a son or daughter in Iraq or Afghanistan, as this devastating account in the Washington Post noted. Four days after his son's death, Lt. Gen. Kelly delivered a powerful speech in St. Louis, in which he worried that the American public had largely forgotten the war in Afghanistan and the ongoing dangers faced by servicemen and women, and the immense sacrifices made by a relatively small number of families. Robert Kelly, who was promoted posthumously to 1st Lt., enlisted in 2003, and served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, where he participated in the fierce urban fighting in Fallujah in 2004.
The city of Portland recently settled lawsuits filed by two men who were tasered by members of the Portland Police Bureau after they had surrendered for more than $138,000, the Oregonian reported. "In each incident, the men were on their knees with their hands locked behind, or on their heads when they were tased," the article noted. Although officers involved in both incidents later admitted that they had violated the department's policy regarding the use of tasers, none of the officers were disciplined.
A police department memo in Bell, Ca., the city whose top officials have been accused of looting the public coffers by paying themselves outrageous salaries, indicates that officers may have played a kind of baseball, where minor infractions counted as singles and a "felony arrest on an observation" was a home run, the Los Angeles Times reported. Bell residents have complained that the city was wrongly towing cars then charging exorbitant impounding fees to boost revenues, according to the article. "City records show Bell levied nearly $1 million in impound fees in fiscal year 2008-09 alone. Bell charged $300 for unlicensed motorists to retrieve their cars, triple what Los Angeles County and neighboring cities charge," wrote Reuben Vives and Jeff Gottlieb, whose Bell coverage recently earned the paper a prestigious Polk award.
Drilling danger 'greater than previously understood'
February 28, 2011 by Ken Ward Jr.
This Sunday's New York Times had a major story on the oil- and gas-drilling boom that concluded:
While the existence of the toxic wastes has been reported, thousands of internal documents obtained by The New York Times from the Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators and drillers show that the dangers to the environment and health are greater than previously understood.
The documents reveal that the wastewater, which is sometimes hauled to sewage plants not designed to treat it and then discharged into rivers that supply drinking water, contains radioactivity at levels higher than previously known, and far higher than the level that federal regulators say is safe for these treatment plants to handle.
Other documents and interviews show that many E.P.A. scientists are alarmed, warning that the drilling waste is a threat to drinking water in Pennsylvania. Their concern is based partly on a 2009 study, never made public, written by an E.P.A. consultant who concluded that some sewage treatment plants were incapable of removing certain drilling waste contaminants and were probably violating the law.
The Times also found never-reported studies by the E.P.A. and a confidential study by the drilling industry that all concluded that radioactivity in drilling waste cannot be fully diluted in rivers and other waterways.
But the E.P.A. has not intervened. In fact, federal and state regulators are allowing most sewage treatment plants that accept drilling waste not to test for radioactivity. And most drinking-water intake plants downstream from those sewage treatment plants in Pennsylvania, with the blessing of regulators, have not tested for radioactivity since before 2006, even though the drilling boom began in 2008.
In other words, there is no way of guaranteeing that the drinking water taken in by all these plants is safe.
What we're reading: Forensic testimony questioned; confusion in the Gulf of Mexico; dubious technology and national security
February 24, 2011 by Andrew Clevenger
Here's another look at stories we're reading this week:
The presentation of "scientific facts," or forensic analysis, is coming under heightened scrutiny in courtrooms across America, Newsweek reported. A number of "elite crime labs" have faced scandals involving mishandled evidence or overstated forensic testimony, including the FBI's conclusions during the investigation of anthrax sent via mailings in 2001. (West Virginia faced its own scandal when State Police trooper and serologist Fred Zain exaggerated and falsified test results in numerous cases in the 1990s.) "Part of the problem is what social scientists call 'context bias,'" Beth Schwartzapfel wrote. "Most forensics labs are located within police departments, so analysts may see themselves as working 'for' the prosecution." Also, many of the scientific standards cited are highly subjective, rather than scientifically valid and reliable.
As scientists struggle to determine the effects of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a lack of an overarching plan may be causing a "fog of research" akin to the fog of war described by soldiers who struggle to get a comprehensive understanding of a battlefield, according to this piece by NPR. But unlike in the military, where there are generals, there is no command structure for the work being done in the Gulf, so scientists may not identify gaps in their research until it's too late. Additionally, much of the work is hidden from public scrutiny by the Oil Pollution Act, making it difficult for the work to be peer-reviewed in the larger scientific community.
The U.S. Department of Justice has invoked national security to keep details of its dealings with a computer programmer who claimed his software could identify coded messages in Al Jazeera broadcasts, the New York Times reported. Dennis Montgomery also claimed that his programs could identify terrorists using footage from Predator drones and single out the sounds of enemy submarines, but some maintain that he was simply a con man who hoodwinked the government, which is now hiding its embarrassment behind classified information. Montgomery's assertion that he had found information about international flights hidden in the crawl at the bottom of Al Jazeera broadcasts led to the grounding of flights from England and France, but the intelligence was never verified, and a secret French report concluded that the technology was bogus.
What we're reading: Firefighters' sick leave; inmates scam the IRS; inside the Secret Service
Time for our weekly look at stories that we read with interest this week:
Officials in Clark County, Nev., are considering asking for reimbursement from the retirement plan for firefighters who pre-planned their sick days so that their colleagues could maximize their overtime hours, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The county has e-mails and "sick rosters," and has changed its sick-leave policy, but proving that firefighters were not actually sick on days they had pre-arranged could prove to be difficult, Assistant County Manager Ed Finger told county commissioners.
Inmates scammed $39 million in bogus refunds from the Internal Revenue Service in 2009, according to USA Today. Typically, cons use Social Security numbers and other identifying information of fellow inmates to file false returns, sometimes resulting in refunds worth thousands of dollars. One prisoner in Florida generated more than $58,000 in refunds by filing at least 14 returns, using family members' addresses to collect the refunds. He was caught in part because a bank official spotted an upside-down stamp on a power-of-attorney document used by his daughter.
In a rare glimpse into the mysterious workings of the U.S. Secret Service, The Atlantic Monthly examined the behind-the-scenes efforts to protect visiting diplomats — including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — during the 2009 United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The piece also describes little-known assassination attempts against President Bill Clinton in Manila in 1996 with explosives under a bridge and President George W. Bush in Tbilisi in 2005 when someone threw a live grenade at him.
What we're reading: The toll on soldiers' mental health; Afghan women's shelters; a medical whodunnit
Once again, we present stories that captured our interest this week.
One in five soldiers who served in the Iraq War indicate that they have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression, and that jumps to to almost 30 percent for those who have served more than one tour of duty, New York Magazine reported in a poignant story about the toll that soldiers are paying. Pharmaceutical prescriptions to service members have skyrocketed, and drug and alcohol abuse and criminal activity by active-duty soldiers have increased. Three years ago, the rate of suicide in the Army overtook the rate in the general population, reversing the historical trend.
The Afghan government is drafting new rules that may require women to appear before an eight-member panel to justify their need for services at women's shelters, according to The New York Times. Possible consequences of failing to qualify include jail or being sent home, where they could face beatings, and women may be forced to submit to virginity tests. "The new rules speak to the suspicions that women's shelters still generate in this deeply conservative society, where the shelters have come to symbolize the competition between modern values and traditional Afghan ways," the article notes.
In fascinating medical whodunnit, the Newark Star-Ledger looked at doctors' and scientists' race to find the proper antidote for thallium, a rare lethal drug. When the head of New Jersey Poison Control received a call from doctor asking for help treating a case of thallium, he replied, "It's either attempted suicide or homicide." The patient died before authorities could track down the antidote, "Prussian Blue," and his wife has been charged with murder.
New report details drilling damage to Fernow forest
February 7, 2011 by Ken Ward Jr.
Foliar injury of trees damaged by aerial release of drilling fluids on May 29, 2008, from the B800 well. Pit containing drilling fl uids is shown in the foreground. Photo taken June 11, 2008. Photo by U.S. Forest Service.
We've written before about the problems at the Fernow Experimental Forest related to a drilling gas drilling operation conducted there by Berry Energy (See previous posts here, here and here).
Now, a new report by U.S. Forest scientists details the damage that was done. ProPublica's Nicholas Kusnetz first reported on the findings on Friday:
The report traces the construction and drilling of a single well and an accompanying pipeline on a sliver of the 4,700 acre forest that federal scientists have been studying for nearly 80 years. It found that the project felled or killed about 1,000 trees, damaged roads, eroded the land and—perhaps most important—permanently removed a small slice of the forest from future scientific research.
The report said the drilling didn't appear to have a substantial effect on groundwater quality. The scientists did not monitor the forest's most sensitive ecosystems, including extensive caves, and did not evaluate the operation's impact on wildlife. The authors also did not test for any of the chemicals added to drilling and hydraulic fracturing fluids.
The report, and the well in question, hints at a larger story of the tensions that have emerged as drilling expands across federal lands in the eastern United States. The B800 well, as it's called, drew controversy [2] within the Forest Service when it was planned and approved in 2007. In a letter [3] obtained by the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, three Forest Service scientists criticized the decision to approve the well, saying it threatened endangered bats and the interconnected caves where they live. The scientists also said the well threatened the long-term research performed in the forest. The employees requested a legal opinion on the matter, but were reportedly rebuffed by their superiors.
The report, whose authors include the three scientists who criticized the decision, notes that some of the scientists' worst fears, including that turbid water would fill the area's caves, did not occur. Instead, the greatest impacts of drilling were unexpected. A planned release of wastewater killed scores of trees, and drilling trucks proved much more damaging to the roads than normal logging traffic.
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Ernest Salu est le nom porté par trois tailleurs de pierre et sculpteurs bruxellois. Leur nom reste en particulier attaché aux sépultures de nombreuses personnalités belges.

 Ernest Joseph Victor Salu (1846-1923)
 Ernest Salu II (1885-1980), fils du précédent
 Ernest Salu III (1909-1987), fils du précédent

L'atelier familial, créé en 1872, était situé à côté du cimetière de Laeken (parvis Notre-Dame, n° 16) a essentiellement produit des sculptures funéraires.  Les lieux sont aujourd'hui occupés par un musée de l'art funéraire.

Une rue porte leur nom à Laeken et à Jette.

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NB. L'homonymie et l'absence de catalogue systématique rend difficile l'attribution individualisée.

 1914, sépulture de Max Pelgrims (1890-1914), cimetière de Laeken
 1921, sépulture de Georges de Ro, cimetière de Laeken, classée en 1994. Il s'agit d'un socle de granit, surmonté d'un groupe en marbre blanc, intitulé Début et fin est d'Isidoor De Rudder et représente les trois étapes de la vie : une vieille femme décharnée avec un jeune enfant et une jeune fille.
 1895, sépulture d'Alphonse Balat, cimetière de Laeken.
 Monument de la famille Jean De Maerschalck au cimetière de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, avenue 2.
 1932, sépulture d'Émile Bockstael, cimetière de Laeken.
 Ernest Salu (sculpt.), Jean Rombaux (arch.), Fontaine Bockstael, composée d'un buste en marbre blanc et 3 stèles de pierre bleue et deux mascarons en tête de lion en guise de déversoirs, 1929-1932, Laeken, square Princesse Clémentine.

Références
 Musée de l'art funéraire, en ligne

Notes

Laeken
Sculpteur belge du XIXe siècle
Sculpteur belge du XXe siècle
Famille d'artistes
Famille bruxelloise

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Nicholas A. Vincent (born January 11, 1958 Harvey, Illinois) is an American rock and roll, jazz, and studio drummer, producer and composer. His sister is Holly Beth Vincent. He has performed and recorded with artists such as Frank Black, Donny & Marie, Art Garfunkel, John Fogerty, Carole King, Jackie DeShannon, Ann-Margret, Sparklehorse,  Hilary Duff, Hanson, Charlotte Hatherley, Ian McLagan and Roger Miller.

Vincent has done steady television and film soundtrack work, including the films Sideways,  Just Go with It, Grown Ups,  Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn.

His tenure with Frank Black included playing on Frank Black, Teenager of the Year and The Cult of Ray, and producing the albums Pistolero, Dog in the Sand, Black Letter Days and Show Me Your Tears.

He has been a student of legendary drum teacher Freddie Gruber, and also attended University of North Texas from 1975 to 1978.  Vincent has been a member of the bands Tito & Tarantula,  the Surf Punks, and Chuck E. Weiss and the God Dam Liars.

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University of North Texas College of Music alumni
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Premier Siècle de cinéma est une opération de 1992 à 1995 visant à fêter les cents ans du cinéma.

Historique
L'initiative est envisagée dès 1991 par le ministre de la culture Jack Lang et le président du CNC Dominique Wallon.

Une commission va d'ailleurs se charger du travail préparatoire. Elle est présidée par Michel Piccoli et composée de Serge Toubiana, Alain Crombecque, Dominique Païni, Jean-Loup Passek, Bertrand Tavernier et Daniel Toscan du Plantier. Elle fit des propositions notamment d'organiser des manifestations pour des événements.

Le , au Journal officiel, fut créée l'association Premier Siècle de cinéma. C'est Michel Piccoli qui trouva le nom, déclarant que « centenaire du cinéma » est trop solennel et donne l'impression que le cinéma est vieillissant sans avenir. Le conseil d'administration est composé, en plus des membres fondateurs et des représentants du ministère de la culture, des affaires étrangères, éducation, et du CNC, de Jean-Denis Bredin, Costa-Gavras, Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Huppert, Gilles Jacob, Nicolas Seydoux, Guy Verrecchia, Christian Bourgeois, Jean Claude Carrière et Paul Virilio.

L'initiative se base sur le fait que le cinéma est né en 1895, avec la projection de La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon. Malgré les nombreux précurseurs du cinématographe, sans compter les fontaines magiques : Edison, Dickson, Hannibal Goodwin, Jules Marey, Muybridge, Georges Demeny, Emile Reynaud, Skladanowsky.

L'association était située rue Saint-Merri et était dirigée par Toubiana, Crombecque, Philippe Coutant, Emmanuelle Toulet, Ouardia Teraha et Pierre Hodgson. Son but était de mobiliser les salles de cinéma. L'association fut reçue par François Mitterrand et Jacques Toubon pour défendre l'exception culturelle et le GATT.

Événements
 Les Cent et Une Nuits de Simon Cinéma d'Agnès Varda
 Deux fois cinquante ans de cinéma français de Jean-Luc Godard
 Colloque « Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle » au théâtre de l'Europe
 Le Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse d'Alain Bergala et Nathalie Bourgeois
 Lumière et Compagnie, projeté en grandes pompes sur le parvis des droits de l'homme le .
 Projet de convertir le palais de Tokyo en grand pôle du cinéma. Le projet est abandonné en 1998.

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Festival de cinéma en France


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Is yoga asana a spiritual practice? Yes, if you do it with the understanding that its purpose is to prepare your body to sit in meditation, so that you can experience the deeper aspect of yourself—the Self that is free from all suffering. This is the view of the Yoga Sutra. Karina explains that while the ultimate goal of yoga is to gain mastery over the mind, this is difficult to do if we have to struggle with a weak and unhealthy body. Asana helps to keep the body strong and healthy.


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import ub = require('../bots/UniversalBot');
import chat = require('../bots/ChatConnector');
import dlg = require('../dialogs/Dialog');
import actions = require('../dialogs/DialogAction');

export interface IBotConnectorOptions {
    botId: string;
    appId?: string;
    appSecret?: string;
    localizer?: ILocalizer;
    minSendDelay?: number;
    defaultDialogId?: string;
    defaultDialogArgs?: any;
    groupWelcomeMessage?: string;
    userWelcomeMessage?: string;
    goodbyeMessage?: string;

    // Ignored
    endpoint?: string;
    defaultFrom?: any;

    // Unsupported options
    userStore?: any;
    conversationStore?: any;
    perUserInConversationStore?: any;
}

export class BotConnectorBot  {
    private connector: chat.ChatConnector;
    private bot: ub.UniversalBot;
    private groupWelcomeMessage: string;
    private userWelcomeMessage: string;
    private goodbyeMessage: string;

    constructor(options: IBotConnectorOptions) {
        console.warn('BotConnectorBot class is deprecated. Use UniversalBot with a ChatConnector class.')

        // Map options into settings
        var oConnector: chat.IChatConnectorSettings = {};
        var oBot: ub.IUniversalBotSettings = {};
        for (var key in options) {
            switch (key) {
                case 'appId':
                    oConnector.appId = options.appId;
                    break;
                case 'appSecret':
                    oConnector.appPassword = options.appSecret;
                    break;
                case 'localizer':
                    oBot.localizer = options.localizer;
                    break;
                case 'defaultDialogId':
                    oBot.defaultDialogId = options.defaultDialogId;
                    break;
                case 'defaultDialogArgs':
                    oBot.defaultDialogArgs = options.defaultDialogArgs;
                    break;
                 case 'groupWelcomeMessage':
                    this.groupWelcomeMessage = options.groupWelcomeMessage;
                    break;
                case 'userWelcomeMessage':
                    this.userWelcomeMessage = options.userWelcomeMessage;
                    break;
                case 'goodbyeMessage':
                    this.goodbyeMessage = options.goodbyeMessage;
                    break;

                case 'userStore':
                case 'conversationStore':
                case 'perUserInConversationStore':
                    console.error('BotConnectorBot custom stores no longer supported. Use UniversalBot with a custom IBotStorage implementation instead.');
                    throw new Error('BotConnectorBot custom stores no longer supported.');
            }
        }

        // Initialize connector & universal bot
        this.connector = new chat.ChatConnector(oConnector);
        this.bot = new ub.UniversalBot(this.connector, oBot);
    }

    public on(event: string, listener: Function): this {
        this.bot.on(event, listener);
        return this;
    }

    public add(id: string, dialog?: dlg.Dialog | actions.IDialogWaterfallStep[] | actions.IDialogWaterfallStep): this {
        this.bot.dialog(id, dialog);
        return this;
    }

    public configure(options: IBotConnectorOptions) {
        console.error("BotConnectorBot.configure() is no longer supported. You should either pass all options into the constructor or update code to use the new UniversalBot class.");
        throw new Error("BotConnectorBot.configure() is no longer supported.");
    }

    public verifyBotFramework(options?: IBotConnectorOptions): any {
        if (options) {
            console.error("Calling BotConnectorBot.verifyBotFramework() with options is no longer supported. You should either pass all options into the constructor or update code to use the new UniversalBot class.");
            throw new Error("Calling BotConnectorBot.verifyBotFramework() with options is no longer supported.");
        }
        return (req: any, res: any, next: Function) => next();
    }

    public listen(dialogId?: string, dialogArgs?: any): any {
        if (dialogId) {
            console.error("Calling BotConnectorBot.listen() with a custom dialogId is no longer supported. You should either pass as defaultDialogId into the constructor or update code to use the new UniversalBot class.");
            throw new Error("Calling BotConnectorBot.listen() with a custom dialogId is no longer supported.");
        }
        return this.connector.listen();
    }

    public beginDialog(address: any, dialogId: string, dialogArgs?: any): void {
        console.error("BotConnectorBot.beginDialog() is no longer supported. The schema for sending proactive messages has changed and you should update your code to use the new UniversalBot class.");
        throw new Error("BotConnectorBot.beginDialog() is no longer supported.");
    }
}

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It's in a cruddy part of town.
It keeps pretty tough hours; especially for us working girls.
And it's another one of my favourite shops, ever.
Full of fabric and yarn and notions and other crafty bits; aisles devoted to just zippers or buttons. It brings a tear to my eye.
It's fun all year round but the place teems with activity for the month of October in preparation for Halloween. We bought some baby blue faux fur for a costume idea.
I also left with yarn for my new scarf project and fabric scraps / notions for an up coming paper doll project.
Thimble and Thistledown are other self proclaimed Dressew Junkies.
If you are ever in the hood, don't miss it.
Had no idea you were such a fan. It is amazing, although it's polyester heaven in spots. I'd forgotten about it, but have declared a moratorium on fabric purchases until I turn at least 25% of what I have into something else.
Rokko's Sari's and Fabrics is also amazing for fabric and trims at unbelievably cheap prices.
I love the posts on thistle's page as well.
Does this mean you will be wanting the sewing machine soon?
It is strange stumbling across your blog, since I am an acquaintance of Jessica (aka thistledown).
I'm in the textiles program that Jessica did.
I was google searching 'Dressew' to see if my website, Vancouver Yarn.Com, would show up, and there your were. Love the Dressew post btw.
Just thought I'd share that coincidence.
That is awesome. I'm glad you stumbled by. Thanks for the message. I love your blog btw. There's a whole textile world out there that I need to get acquainted with, clearly!


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Q: How to add inputed string into a 2D array without overwriting preivous entry? I'm making a simple password vault that's a 2d array [20][3]. I can input one row then put it in the array, but when I enter the second entry, it overwrites the previous entry.
I have attempted adding a second for loop so it will drop to the next row after adding a new entry.
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class passSimple
{
static char[][] conversionTable = new char[27][2];
static String[][] passVault = new String[20][3];
static String password = "";
static String username = "";
static String website = "";

public static void main(String[] args)
{
    getMorePass();
}

public static void getMorePass()
{
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.println("What website is this for? (No space and all capitals): ");
    website = input.next();

    System.out.println("Whats your username? (No space and all capitals): ");
    username = input.next();

    System.out.println("Whats your password? (No space and all capitals): ");
    password = input.next();

    System.out.println("Would you like to add another password? ");
    String check = input.next();

    AddPassword(password, username, website);
    System.out.println();

    if(check.compareTo("YES") == 0)
    {
        getMorePass();
    }
    else;
}

public static void addPassword(String password, String website, String username)
{
    //SavePassword

    for (int x = 0; x < passVault.length; x++)
    {
        for (int y = 0; y < passVault.length;y++)
        {
        passVault[x][y] = username;
        passVault[x][y] = website;
        passVault[x][y] = password;
        }
    }
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(passVault[1]));
}

}
I expect the output to be "
[website2, username2, password2]

[website1, username1, password1]

but it instead replaces [website1, username1, password1] with [website2, username2, password2]

A: I suggest to you
public static void addPassword(String password, String website, String username){
   for (int x = 0; x < passVault.length; x++){
      if(passVault[x][0]==null && passVault[x][0]==null && passVault[x][0]==null){
         //put only if there are no value
         passVault[x][0] = username;
         passVault[x][1] = website;
         passVault[x][2] = password;
         break;
      }
    }
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(passVault[1]));
}

But it could be more simplier with List

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Postpone declaring Madhu area a Sacred Area, Mannar Bishop writes to the President
While, the Mannar Diocese Catholics Federation has written to the President that on behalf of the Mannar people, it is condemning the autocratic activities and unilateral decisions of the Presidential Secretariat relevant to declaring the Madhu area , a "Sacred area", it has also requested the President to put a stop to this affair, undertake a Bi-lateral direct discussion and deliver a correct decision to our people and Mannar diocese, relevant to this matter.
A committee was formed as per the letter from the President, to develop areas in use currently, so as to declare the Madhu Area, a "Sacred Area". On nomination of members to this committee and a following discussion a letter was sent by the Bishop of Mannar to the President, but no answer was forthcoming.
Currently a draft of a gazette notification has been sent to the Bishop, including only 302 acre as Sacred area.
As per this draft, it seems to an attempt to limit nearly 5,000 acre land belonging to the Madhu , to 302 acre, under the guise of declaring a Sacred Area Catholic analysts say.
It is notable that 180 acre out of the 302 acre belongs to the Bishop of Mannar.
Subsequently the Bishop of Mannar has bent telegraph requesting the President to postpone the declaration of the Sacred Area.
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Orion imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson has pre-empted a reissue of "cult classic" In the Cut by Susanna Moore.
Orion imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) has pre-empted a reissue of "cult classic" In the Cut by Susanna Moore.
Commissioning editor Lettice Franklin pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights from Emma Paterson at Aitken Alexander on behalf of Stephanie Cabot at the Gernert Agency. It will be published as trade paperback, e-book and audio in autumn 2019.
The novel, described as a "masterpiece of literary suspense and sexual exploration", was first published in 1995 and gained a following from its adaptation into a 2003 Meg Ryan film. It has been out of print in the UK since 2002 but Franklin said she now wanted it to reach a new generation of readers.


While I Am Legend is reasonably absorbing, it can be difficult to focus on the film that actually made it to the screen, instead of the many versions that didn't. The latest adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novella "I Am Legend" (following 1964's The Last Man On Earth, 1971's The Omega Man, and this year's direct-to-DVD I Am Omega) has been in development for close to 15 years, with various reputed directors (Rob Bowman, Michael Bay, Ridley Scott), any of whom would have inevitably made the story a more dynamic but generic actioner. On the other hand, it's questionable whether eventual director Francis Lawrence (Constantine) had any coherent vision for the film, which feels like two movies jammed awkwardly together.
First seen driving his sports car around Manhattan's cracked, weed-overgrown streets with the reckless aggression of someone who's had time to learn every inch of the roads (and the sidewalks), Will Smith is the apparent last survivor of a plague that started out as a genetically engineered cancer cure. Three years after the aptly named Dr. Krippen accidentally killed 90 percent of humanity and turned the remaining 10 percent into hairless, gibbering, light-sensitive blood-drinkers, Smith has claimed Manhattan as his personal fiefdom. He operates on a punctilious routine of exercising, gathering supplies, hunting wild deer in Times Square, testing possible cures for monsterism, and chatting with the mannequins he scatters around his favorite haunts so he can pretend the island is still populated. He's amiable enough, in a Will Smith kind of way, but he's barely clinging to sanity, and when something knocks him out of his well-developed groove, he rapidly disintegrates.
While any resemblance between Matheson's story and this adaptation is largely coincidental—the film drops all the book's twists, its ending, and even the meaning behind the title—both focus closely on the day-to-day process of coping with isolation and constant stress. Inevitably, there's running, screaming, shooting, and CGI humanoids who look like the stretchy-mouthed baddie from The Mummy and act like sunlight-averse 28 Days Later zombies. The two segments—Smith's tense "normal" life and the fighting that follows once it breaks down—feel clumsily integrated, and the action is fairly standard and not all that interesting. But for its first hour, at least, it's a haunting film, a long-playing, hi-fi version of the 28 Days Later sequence where Cillian Murphy forlornly wanders the empty streets of London. At least half an interesting movie is better than the Michael Bay version, which no doubt would have been explosions and adolescent jokes all the way through.


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WIKINOMICS REPORT
March 19 - iBreakfast
Katarina Skoberne, OpenAd.net
Nic Perkin, The Receivables Exchange
Jessica Morris, OurStage.com
The March iBreakfast was notable for showing how to put the world to work for you by tapping into idea marketplaces. This is not about Wiki software per se but about extracting value from the universe simply by putting it to work for you. We call it Collaboratition – motivating people to work together or against each other for a common purpose.
This is truly a revolutionary concept even though it has been talked about for a long time. What is clear now is that all the tools and public sentiment is in place for those who can think outside of conventional parameters to harness. This point is so important because it also explains why your next competitor is not likely to be your current one – since they are probably as captive as you are to conventional wisdom.
We looked at 3 companies using some form of Collab – in music, advertising and monetizing receivables.
OpenAd.net is a really good example of all of the above because it is a great way for marketers and advertisers to reach out to the world creative community for ideas. They pay OpenAd a fee of several thousand dollars and then put out a brief to their community of 10.000+ creatives worldwide and offer a prize – typically between $500 and $2000 – for a fleshed-out campaign idea. The concepts pour in. The most famous being one set up by Bono to retire 3rd World Debt. But many Fortune 500 companies like Gillette participate too.
And where does this groundbreaking company, now with offices in the US hail from? Slovenia.
Next, we looked at The Receivables Exchange, which monetizes the short term loan you give to customers when you allow them terms of 30 – 90 days. From their perspective this is a free loan which, worldwide is worth around $2.3 trillion. Now that's a nice number!
This is often called factoring and normally, companies call their bank or a factoring company and get the best deal they can which is typically around 15-25% in annualized interest. By creating an open exchange, suddenly you have made your business opportunity available to the world and your interest comes down dramatically. Investors tend to get a very good return for their risk too.
Finally, there is OurStage.com, a music judging and promotion site which covers just about every genre from rap to world music as well video. It is open to all comers and has a monthly contest for around $500 in prizes in each category. The dynamics are very interesting. Aside from raising $13 million, the site has grown quickly and attracts 1.2 million monthly uniques.
Visitors are asked to judge two songs whenever they log on and here's the secret – it is a "thin slicing" approach - you only have to listen to the first 15 seconds to judge. Naturally, that favors songs with the hooks up front, but even so, by aggregating the scores on these microjudgements, they come up with a good index of what is hot. Any musician, amateur or pro can submit and there is no fee. The site makes money through ads, selling songs and sending out the cream of the crop to record co.'s and concert organizers.
The eye-opening part is how they grew – by the musicians themselves, of course. That's because today, every busker worth their salt has an email list and their own little marketing machine called: "emails to fans." It can be postcards toom but you can't beat the price of emails
So the lessons learned are: figure out who can be motivated to help you (especially ones who can multiply your message), how to reach them and how to execute with a great site. This is a key point because so much of this intangible that the IP rights are a critical issue.
The metaphor we chose to set this show in motion are UFOs and the Web, partly because, like the value concepts of Wikinomics, they have a way of popping out of nowhere and people seem hellbent on uploading these videos by boatload onto YouTube. The motivator appears to be the ubiquity of camcorders and a desire to let the world know you're not crazy. Or is it too much Photoshop? Either way, the world works for you – you just need to figure out how to tap into it.
Other Blogs about this iBreakfast:
Why the Big 4 Labels are Dead by Ray Beckerman
Labels: Wiki Wikinomics Crowdsourcing Outsourcing Wisdom of Crowds
Attention Surplus & The Fastest Monetized Music Site - Ever
If the record business needs a lesson in how to make money, then the former Governer of New York has one for them.
Think about it - within 48 hours of the public discovering that Ashley Dupre, the high priced call girl who took him down, was a budding singer with two moderately good hip hop songs on the 'Net, she sold something like 200,000 downloads.
This is truly a first. Hookers didn't used to sing. And if they did, they almost certainly didn't have a record contract.
Now you don't need a label and a scandal is worth more than a record deal.
The moral of the story is this is: this truly an attention economy and you have to be ready at any given time with monetizable product. We, of course, prefer you stick to more distinguished efforts but the principle is there.
More importantly, it explains why someone like Edgar Bronfman was willing to put up $2 billion for Warner Music. The record business may be dying, he said in a Daily Deal conference, but not the music business. So when an Asian star has a hit, his company has 400 SKU's from ringtones to keychains, to sell.
The question for everyone out there is:
1. What do you have to sell at your moment of attention?
2. How do you get that moment of attention (without quite that moral turpitude?)
To be discussed at our Wikinomics iBreakfast on Wednesday, and many more to come........
Wikis & UFOs: The "Rodney King" Moment in "Star Land?"
Here I stick my neck way out and instead of focusing on Digital Media, I talk about what it has enabled.
UFO's, right? Has the power of the 'net made a difference to this great controversy?
You'd think by now that the prevalence of camcorder phones and other cheap image-capturing devices would generate a lot of videos. And with Youtube, they could be seen from anywhere in the world. No possible government or media intervention to worry about.
So, has there been a Rodney King moment? The kind where something we've been talking about for years is captured right there for everyone to see.....
Is that happening with UFO's.?
Perhaps. Not only that, but it may be happening every day.....
Top of that list is aol.com with this little picture:
This picture of a UFO over London was shown last month on the front Page of the London Sun.
On Youtube, UFO's are so plentiful and convincing that you would not have enough time to see them all in a week. Not only that, but many are shot in broad daylight or with digital camcorders that somehow pick up infrared or other parts of the light spectrum not otherwise visible to humans.
Here are a few that simply bowl me over:
The Live Turkish Broadcast
The Chinese Shakeout
The French Freakout
The Haitian Hover (could be fake but WOW!)
Usually, it is the user reaction that sells it even though its the easiest part to fake. In any case, the highlights include great still images, video on live TV and credible-looking images over world cities. In January 2008, there were widespread reports of a mass sighting of a UFO Fleet in Stephensville TX.
Then, there are compelling documentaries with the testimony of credible people like Fife Symington, former Governor of Arizona, describing the famous mass Phoenix sighting in the 90's in a CNN special. Even video from NASA - which includes the famous "Tether Incident" displaying dozens and dozens of UFOs, are appearing, making it clear that something is going on out there.
Air Force video clips from all over the world are appearing on the 'Net. China is full of UFO Clubs and high levels of sighting are reported in Latin America.
Increasingly, these craft are being seen in formations. There just aren't enough Photoshop hours in the day to make all of them fakes.
So the question is what's going on?
As it happens, an old school friend who lives in Hong Kong contacted me a few months ago to answer that. The big word is Exo – as in Exo Politics and Exo Worlds and Exos of all kinds.
The short story is - there certainly are other intelligent life forms out there from other planets. Why, for heaven's sake, wouldn't there be? Thinking of mankind as unique has to be the highest form of self-flattery - of the delusional kind, that is.
But aside from that, these forms have technology that enables them to move at amazing speeds and at very high levels of maneuverability. They may pop in and out of other dimensions or wormholes and they can be huge - the size of several city blocks. Some are as big as a whole neighborhood.
They are usually saucer-like and some have a recognizable cut-out making them look like Pacman. But they also come in chevrons and oblong shapes.
Naturally, there have been encounters and experts have patched together a storyline from the collected reports.
Since the first major sighting in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 seems to have occurred within a few years of the first nuclear weapon, people think they are connected. The gap in time gives us an idea of how far they traveled though we think their tech may have improved so more can get here quicker. It may also be that the escalating nuclear threat could be an issue.
If they are truly here, they come at a very good time because they know how to use free vacuum energy from the universe. So there could be economic interests at play. Also, their technology is more advanced, so the military is deeply interested. They are generally more highly evolved beings using, more of their brains, and they can access telepathy. They don't seem to suggest war although they do abduct us - but only if we are willing to go through with it.
They come in what has been identified as over 50 races. Some look like us - others really don't. And there may well be a federation. Since their craft do crash and leave bodies, we have reports that their anti-immune system doesn't work well here.
So what are we to do? There really may be Star People and aliens and a Star Land - if the evidence really stacks up.
So we need to get a heads up on the other side. The government does have knowledge of them. Why wouldn't they - since they are responsible for dealing with any invasion to the land. There are reports they not only classified the races but actually kept a little colony of "Tall Whites" as they are known, in Nevada caves. These beings are a paler version of us, are intelligent, have higher consciousness and so on. However, if the Nevada story is true, then they may have been left behind in the home furnishings department.
Then there is the question: so why are they here and what should we be doing?
My friend Neil Gould, has plenty to say about this in an English language news interview.
He claims to have seen them since he was a boy. I have known him since then and can only say that even if true, he never mentioned it to me!
In any case, this calls for a conference…….Exo-Con.....coming soon!
And here's the best part about this conference we are planning - skeptics and believers pay different prices.
My question to you, dear reader, is: who should pay more, the skeptic or the believer? Who should subsidize who?
We welcome your comments. Or just the vote: skeptic or believer? Who pays more?
(C) 2008 Alan Brody
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Web Video: Is There Money to Be Made?
Report form the Feb 2008 iBreakfast
Marcien Jenckes, Voxant
John Lumpkin, Heavy Media
Bryan Thatcher, Empressr
TV may be going the way of Web Video but according to Marcien Jenckes, a former AOL exec, "TV dollars are only giving us Web Video pennies."
So how do you make a pile of pennies, these days?
It turns out that YouTube and IPTV in general has attracted thousands of competing sites but in order to stay alive, they have had to reinvent themselves.
Heavy.com which was originally just a destination site for young men has become a kind of media aggregator and sales that sells and syndicates young male-oriented content to its major ad partners.
Voxant redistributes high value video streams for free to new viewers who mind wind up as subscribers to the premium sites.
Empressr is a hybrid video and slideshow site that enables viewers to communicate in new ways.
For the most part, however, whatever money is being made is through advertising and there, pre-roll, those annoying ads that run prior to the video, are king.
At the end of the day, the challenge video is arbitraging the half-penny or so a stream into a profitable cpm. For many, the solution, at least in part, may come form Google's recent introduction of Adsense for Video.
Long Live the Pre-Roll (for Now)
ClickZ News, NY - Feb 27, 2008
Heavy Media's John Lumpkin and Voxant CEO Marcien Jenckes both made that assessment today at an iBreakfast program, "Web Video, Where's the Money? ...
For VideoEgg and Its Platform, Ads Trump Content Delivery
The company's shift was pointed out by Alan Brody, organizer of an iBreakfast panel discussion in New York City about the Web video business. ...
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Haverfordwest County AFC are pleased to announce that Iori Humphreys and Josh Legrice have both signed new one-year deals to remain with the club.
The pair, who will be heading into their second season with the senior team in 2022-23, both came through the academy setup and were regular members of the squad in the season just gone.
Humphreys, who captained the Haverfordwest County Development team in this season's Cymru Premier Development League South, made a handful of appearances over the course of the season.
The 18-year-old made his Bluebirds debut as a substitute in the 5-0 win over Undy Athletic in the Nathaniel MG Cup in September, and went on to feature in the majority of matchday squads for the remainder of the campaign.
Having impressed the coaching team with his professional attitude and positional versatility, the Tenby youngster went on to sign his first professional contract in January – and has remained part of the squad under manager Nicky Hayen.
Legrice, meanwhile, has also been part of the squad right the way through the 2021-22 campaign, having signed his first professional deal in April last year.
The 18-year-old, who is also a regular starter for the Development team, made his senior debut against Cefn Druids in the final game of the 2020-21 season, becoming the youngest ever goalkeeper to feature in the Cymru Premier at the age of 17 years and 128 days.
Both players have shown real dedication and commitment to the team since coming into the fold, and we look forward to seeing their continued development next season!
If you are interested in sponsoring Iori or Josh for the 2022-23 season, please get in touch with r.edwards@hcafc1899.football for more information.
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We all know of solid, well-established, brands, even some people have managed to become universal brands. In the December 2010, the Harvard Business Review article titled "The One Thing You Must Get Right When Building Your Brand" authors, Barwise and Meehan, list four ways to remain faithful to meeting customer needs. I believe this is the essence of personal branding.
Earn and maintain trust by delivering on your promise.
Over deliver, improve, or somehow continue to enhance the pledge.
Surprising the customer by developing, delivering, or communicating with them something they did not expect.
These tenets easily translate from products to individuals. The promise comes into play when we accept employment but more importantly when we take on a role and agree to certain goals and objectives we will deliver. Weigh-in and buy-in are essential components of this because it makes a pact between you and your boss, your department, and organization.
You know I am a strong advocate of the "know, like, trust," factor in all types of relationships. To earn trust you must do what you say. It can be as simple as respecting deadlines and maintaining quality and as serious as being honest with corporate funds and properties as well as representing the company in a way that is truthful and honest. A high level of regard for co-workers, regardless of rank, will earn you points and provide you with advocates you may need sometime down the pike. An integrity blemish is difficult to erase and has a tendency to grow in the rumor bin. On the other hand, acting within ones integrity builds the type of reputation that people wish to be associated with and want to know. That often translates into greater access and even a welcoming into the inner circle.
Contributing more doesn't always mean working harder. What it often demands is thinking deeper and broader. Steve Jobs, when asked why he doesn't solicit more suggestions from his users, quoted Henry Ford, "If I asked my potential customers what they wanted they would have said a better horse." Real contributors anticipate, redesign, and find alternative uses, while remaining true to the core. Is that you?
In the same vein, when was the last time your comments, e-mail, model, or brief turned heads? You don't need a large number to make a lasting impression. Contributions like these also help you create your unique signature--work that is identified with you regardless who attempts to take the credit. It's why each of us needs to take time to think forward, out of the proverbial box, without giving to much credence to prevailing thoughts, the naysayers or our own insecurities.
If you wanted to enhance your brand, how would you make a clear pledge? Earn trust by measurably delivering on your promises? How could you over deliver on your commitment and at times surprise your colleagues and amaze your customers? Figure this out and your well on your way to having a professional brand.


Your Rhythm Retreat getaway does not culminate in a performance, either by participants or the clinicians. This is because we want the focus to be on playing and practicing. Evenings are dedicated to relaxing group events and activities, and then participants are free to enjoy their leisure time.
Can I bring a spouse or companion?
Rhythm Retreat welcomes participant spouses and companions. However, as we want participants to maximize their drumming experience, we ask that companions view lessons in a specific area and join participants only at certain recreational events. There are additional events slated for companions during the day and evening. Companions cannot participate in drumming masterclasses.
More complete companion information is detailed on our registration page.
What type of gear do you provide?
Rhythm Retreat provides each student with his or her own practice kit, at present, either a Behringer 8-piece XD8 model, or a conventional multi-surface rubber kit.
Either version has surfaces for both cymbals and toms. Additionally, there will be 1-2 conventional drumsets available to play on break.
Clinicians will use their own drumset and a small PA for playing along to tracks.
Should I bring any of my own gear?
The only thing you need to bring are your drumsticks. If you wish to bring a portable practice pad for evening practice, you are more than welcome to. Please note that there are noise restrictions at some of the properties at a certain time, so be mindful of the community.
What music styles do you cover?
While each clinician masterclass is different, and drumming crosses into many musical styles, Rhythm Retreat aims to host clinicians with a mastery of jazz. It's our belief that jazz provides an exceptional drumming foundation that can be applied to virtually all musical genres. This doesn't mean you can't or won't venture into other styles during class, just that your clinician has a deep command of an art form that the drums are rooted in.
Will I get one-on-one time with my clinician?
It is every clinician's goal to be able to provide specific feedback to each participant. While class time limits the amount of individual instruction, your Master Clinician and Power Practicum™ Instructor will be available to give you specific input on your playing and goals.
Can I videotape my masterclasses?
It would be unfair and distracting to your clinician and fellow participants if you were to record, so we ask that you refrain from audio or videotaping of any kind during the masterclasses. Outside of class, the sky's the limit. Rhythm Retreat may occasionally have a professional videographer on hand to capture portions of some classes for promotional purposes.
What is the average playing level of participants?
Rhythm Retreat is most suited to players with good facility on the drums. You don't have to be an advanced player, but a solid understanding and command of note values, core rudiments, groove and basic theory helps keep the class running optimally. Of course, if you're a hardworking, advanced beginner, this can be the experience that helps propel your playing forward! If you're still not sure, contact us and we'll try to assess what makes the most sense for you.
Absolutely! We want to make it as convenient as possible for you to indulge your passion for drumming, therefore we give you the option to pay with up to 2 credit cards.
I'm coming in from out of town. Will you pick me up at the airport?
We do not transport participants or companions to or from any of the area airports, however, we do list a variety of car rental, limousine and taxi services for your convenience on the "Getting There" tab on our event details page. We do arrange all transportation for participants to and from the inn, theatre and evening recreation.
What is the weather like in the Finger Lakes?
The Finger Lakes are a truly beautiful and scenic region of New York State. Days are generally sunny and hot in spring and summer, and temperatures can dip at night. Plan on bringing warm-weather gear, rain gear and a sweater for cooler evenings. Sunscreen, a sunhat and bug repellant can also come in handy.
How are the private clinician dinners organized?
All clinicians will be available to socialize at the dinner hour. Some may choose to not partake in additional recreational events. We ask that you respect their decision and their privacy should they choose to opt out of any "extracurricular" activity.
What if I don't want to attend an evening event or dinner?
That is certainly your prerogative, however, please note that meals are included in all packages, so you will have to find an alternate restaurant and pay out of pocket. Most of our partner properties have other meal options within or around the property.
Our full refund policy is listed in the Terms and Conditions section on our registration page.
What if the package I want is sold out?
Generally speaking, we cannot accommodate additional students in any class. However, you can contact us to let us know if you want to be updated if spots in your desired package have opened up.
We will of course have a space available for you, but we cannot refund any class, activity or lodging night you may have missed. We will do our best to provide you with a meal in the event you miss out on any of the evening dinners, and to transport you to the instruction facility for your class.
Do you offer Rhythm Retreat gift cards?
At present, we do not offer gift cards, but we hope to make them available shortly.
Don't see your question answered here? Feel free to contact us with additional inquiries.