Most great stories are told in three acts. It is the modern storytelling arc. Act one is when the characters are established, the narratives begin to coalesce, and typically the protagonists face a challenge or change that sets up the rest of the story.
This Sixers season is really no different. As Brett Brown has said, he likes to evaluate a season in thirds, which is roughly 27/28 games of an 82 game NBA season. The Sixers sit at 19-9 and it could be argued that they are neither as good as their record, or as bad. They have faced intrigue and setbacks, regression, and progression. Due to the Jimmy Butler trade, a fair evaluation may need until Christmas, but let's stick to the original plan and see where we are after 28games.
Joel Embiid has established himself as a legitimate MVP Candidate who can withstand the rigors of a heavy minutes load and a back-to-back laden schedule.
The Sixers pounced on opportunity and brought Jimmy Butler in via a huge trade that changed their identity from a young burgeoning power to a team with three legitimate NBA stars. The package of Dario Saric, Robert Covington, and Jerryd Bayless represented a bold move on the part of GM Elton Brand.
But all is not perfect. The defense has struggled somewhat since the loss of Robert Covington. Ben Simmons has shown flashes of dominance but also perhaps a lack of progress on some of his areas of weakness. Markelle Fultz… well, his Thoracic Outlet has given the entire city of Philadelphia a syndrome.
So let's dive into the season: good, bad, and ugly.
The good all starts with Embiid. Embiid played 26 of the first 27 games of the season and has averaged 26 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. Furthermore, he has played 34 minutes per contest and created a stable defensive foundation upon which the team can rely.
His defensive role has allowed the perimeter players to press the 3 point line with the knowledge that mistakes could be erased at the rim if a player attacks a closeout and penetrates. There is an argument to be made that the team could become too reliant on this "Batman" role, but it is a luxury of dominance inside that few teams can boast.
Ben Simmons has become the steadying 2 way general that the team needs. His ability to bring calm and competence to the point guard position, and to play elite defense has stabilized a team that had suffered from wild swings in prior iterations.
And then you have the closer, Jimmy Butler. Jimmy has brought a late game heroics aspect to the team that simply did not exist before. This hero ball has been well documented but its complimentary value to the consistent reliability of Embiid and Simmons is hard to understate.
The Home Court is a huge advantage for the team so far. The Sixers have lost just 1 home game in the first third of the season. This advantage would be huge for playoff series were it to hold true for the remainder of the year. After losing their first handful of games on the road, the team is essentially playing .500 on the road.
Currently the team is sitting in the same #3 seed that they occupied in last seasons playoffs.
Things have not all been "peaches and cream" to steal an Allen Iverson phrase. The team is struggling in some respects to integrate Butler into their scheme on offense and defense. There are times where Butler will regress in the offense because he is unsure of the plays and terminology.
Defensively, Butler is accustomed to locking up his man one on one more than he is asked to in Philadelphia. In Philly the Sixers want to switch 1-4 and Embiid's defensive role is very much as a free safety. When Butler waves off a switch, he may make the decision process more complicated for his teammates. The structure and scheme of the defense is fairly well established.
The team has a soft middle area where it will live with giving up contested long twos. Those jumpshots in the 13-22″ range are the least efficient shots in the game currently. The team is vulnerable to a team that gets, and stays hot in the midrange. This vulnerability is somewhat of a pick your poison situation and something that the team will not be happy about, but will live with.
These struggles are completely normal when integrating a player of Butler's talent and tenacity into a very system oriented team. There have been expressions of frustration from Embiid about the things he is being asked to do, or the spaces he is having to operate. In the long run, these seem to be moderate to minor challenges.
Bench production is a more troubling concern perhaps. Health and well-being factors have forced the Sixers to adapt to having less depth than they probably expected heading into the season. The consolidation of assets along with the loss of the defense and rebounding capabilities of Dario Saric and Robert Covington are certainly causing short term challenges for a team that often struggles to put teams away.
Furthermore, the team too often seems at risk of being run out of the building by a hot shooting opponent. These are areas where the 18-9 record can feel a bit misleading. The whole enterprise, at times, feels as if it is being held together by the sheer force of will of its star players. But that is sort of the nature of the NBA.
Where do we begin? Thoracic Outlet Syndrome was the diagnosis after nearly 2 weeks and 10 doctors evaluations of Markelle Fultz' wellness issues. It was determined that Fultz would require a number of weeks of physical therapy to address range of motion and feeling issues. This entire situation has been troubling from the start in 2017. You really feel for a 20yo young player who is struggling to live up to the expectations of the first pick in the 2017 draft.
Furthermore, his loss takes away the defensive potential at the point of attack. Losing Fultz and the seeming progress he was making defensively, leaves the Sixers short handed in the back-court. Landry Shamet shows real potential as a backup point guard but as of yet his defense is not at a level that could be a plus in a playoff series.
On Zhaire Smith's injury and horrific food allergy. He is recovering slowly.
The second act in a play is referred to act the character development phase or the rising action. The middle part of the season is sure to bring challenges, change and stresses. The team will either develop deeper chemistry in the face of these challenges, or it will begin to fray apart. Fractures will either heal or split further.
Look for roles to develop among the bench players, for rotations to become solidified and for style and personality to develop.


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Social media has the ability to catapult your business to incredible highs, potentially in both name recognition and in its bottom line. It is also opening the doors to negative comments and feedback from anyone who chooses to vent. The question that looms for many of us: how should I handle the negative feedback?
Why such a gray answer? Well, every circumstance is unique, so it' s hard to abide by any single approach. So let's instead think about where negativity might arise..
This is where most negative feedback comes from. People feel a connection to products or services. If they choose you, they are putting faith into you and your offering. And if something goes wrong, they will be sure to let you and anyone who will listen know what they think. With social media, they will let the world know!
On occasion, a competitor will cross the line and post a disparaging message about your business. This is a rare instance in social media, but you must be prepared for any potential posts to show up. Most businesses are concerned about ethics, but bad-mouthing a competitor will always happen in one form or another.
Former, or current, employees may feel the need to make negative comments about your business. These instances may be a result of how they were treated, how they were not treated, the reasons why they left, how they were managed or any other number of reasons.
If a potential employee is mistreated or has a poor interview experience, this will certainly be something to share with others they encounter. It is imperative for a business to put forward their best image in an interview process. If you cannot sell your company or your brand to a potential employee, why should anyone buy from you?
With any of these potential sources, it all comes down to perception. If a person perceives that they were unfairly treated then negativity will pour from their mouths. If a business places a strong emphasis on customer service, the potential for these moments will hopefully decrease.
Each circumstance is going to be something new to respond to, or not to respond to. Your business should have a social media policy in place and one aspect of it should refer to negative comments and postings. If you have a well established policy, this should help guide you to what deserves a response and what you should leave alone.
A negative response that is aimed at a specific instance of a product or customer services may be responded to easily. An apology always helps along with a willingness to answer questions or have a further conversation offline to address anything specific. A negative comment aimed at an individual (usually a business owner) might be best to not respond to. A negative comment that is either vulgar or contains inappropriate maybe deleted (if that is stated in your social media policy).
Negative comments will come to most every business at one time or another. Understanding how to best react in those moments is critical and sometimes a defining moment for a business. Are you prepared for such a moment?
Keith McIlvaine is a Social Media Strategist within HR and Recruiting for a Fortune 500 company. When he is not focused on leveraging social media and networking, Keith is also a personal branding coach and social media mentor. He is passionate about his family and is a major soccer fanatic. The statements I have posted on this site are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.
Markku, thank you for the feedback. Absolutely, companies need to expect the unexpected and prepare for situations. That is where a solid strategy comes in quite handy. Thanks for sharing and your kind words!
You are completely correct! Brand evangelism is important and building trust with your customers will always help and offset negative moments.


I am taking a few days of educational vacation to attend the Riesling Rendezvous – an annual international Riesling symposium – in Seattle. What is unique about this event is the scope of it: all Riesling from all over the world. There are wines from Germany and Washington State, from France and Austria and Australia, from New York, Idaho, and Oregon, from Canada and Michigan. Suffice to say that I am tasting a lot of Riesling while listening to the producers and other experts talk about the state of Riesling in the wine world today. Maybe not the most thrilling stuff but interesting and for me educational. While Tuesday's big blind tasting of "other than dry" Rieslings is the most interesting to me, I found a huge surprise in Monday morning's blind tasting of 20 dry Rieslings from literally all over the world. Hidden (and tasted absolutely blind) among wines priced mostly between $20 and $100 per bottle was Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling Columbia Valley 2014. The assembled conference participants were extensively buzzing about the wine before its identity was revealed. There was a huge murmur of approval and congratulations at the reveal. I was and am stunned at the quality of this wine at this price ($8.19 per bottle at Spec's). Here is that rarest of all unicorns, the great wine made in commercial quantities sold at an every-day price.
100% Riesling night-harvested from a mix of vineyards in Eastern Washington's Columbia Valley AVA. Fermented cold in stainless steel tanks to a residual sugar of 0.84 g/100 ml (less than 1%) and a total acidity of 0.72 g/100 ml with a pH of 2.88 (very low). What does all of that mean? This is a dry Riesling that nevertheless offers plenty of fresh, focused fruit flavors and aromas in the citrus range with complementary notes of apple and peach over an indeterminate mineral core. It is frankly delicious and quite refreshing. It shockingly fit into the upper tier of the quality range of the international Dry Riesling tasting, even though it was far-and-away the lowest priced of the 20 wines tasted. Think of this as wine for oysters or mussels (say at La Vista) or not-too-spicy shrimp dishes. Take it with you to Asian BYOB restaurants (think Vietnam in the Heights). BearScore: 93+.
*At Spec's 2410 Smith Street in Houston. Price will vary by location but should not exceed $10.00 in any case.
I'm anxious to check this wine out with food at La Vista or Vietnam. Thanks for the recommendation.
thank you very much for the lesson and for sharing your fabulous finding….


A long time ago I sent a version of this single page flush modification to Jean-Pierre Deckers the author of jpcache. He replied that he would incorporate this change in a future version. Unfortunately this project has not been updated in a very long time. Thus I've opted to release this modification directly. At the time I sent this to JP, he had a concern regarding the flush value being fixed for all installations. That issue has been corrected in this modification. So what does it do?
If you use jpcache, you likely know one of the downsides is when you update a page, your changes won't be seen until the cache expires. That might be alright in some cases, but what if you want it flushed immediately or worse, what if it's a non-expiring page? Enter the single page flush. The single page flush option allows you to pass a GET parameter (?flush=1 by default) to a cached page which then forces it to be flushed from the cache immediately and allows a modified page to be quickly and easily updated.
If this sounds useful to you, you can download jpcache V2.1pl here. This is a drop in place replacement for jpcache V2. The setup and operation is exactly the same with the exception of $JPCACHE_FLUSH_KEY being added to the jpcache-config.php file. You simply need to setup this file the same as you have it for V2, add a unique value for $JPCACHE_FLUSH_KEY and then use ?flush=$JPCACHE_FLUSH_KEY value to flush a specific page. Enjoy!


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Review: Girl Code by LD Davis
When Tabitha and her best friend Leslie were young, they made a pact to never get involved with the same guy. That wasn't a problem for Tabitha, especially as far as Leo Pesciano was concerned. Tabitha hated the guy. It didn't matter that he was good looking and all of the other girls drooled over him, and Leslie had a big crush on him. He was obnoxious and loved to rile Tabitha up; but when she is faced with life-altering challenges, Leo becomes her protector and her friend. There is a strong chemistry between them that Tabitha tries very hard to ignore, but Leo doesn't make it easy. After an explosive end to their friendship during their college years, more than nine years later they are reunited and Tabitha is again resistant to the attraction she feels to Leo. Time, distance, and new lives have come between Leslie and Tabitha over the years, and they rarely speak or see each other, but Tabitha holds strong to the girl code they created when they were children. Her loyalty to her old friend is admirable, but will this same loyalty destroy her chances of a happily ever after?
5 Star Review by Jen Skewes
I love everything that LD Davis writes. She creates these characters that you love but at the same time become so frustrated with. I love the angst that she delivers in her books and I love how she just makes you feel every emotion right along with her characters. And Girl Code was no different. I loved Leo and Tabby but at times became so frustrated with their decisions. This is a story about friendship, love and loyalty.
Tabby and Leslie were best friends growing up and had a code. The "Girl Code". The code basically stated if one of them looked are, dated, liked, fell in love with a boy then he was completely off limits to the other. Being a young girl and your best friend being the most important person in your life at that moment, the code seemed reasonable and something that they could both adhere too. But life isn't always that simple and loyalties are tested.
Leslie started dating Leo which was completely fine with Tabby because she hated Leo. The two of them were constantly bickering and Tabby just didn't like him. But things change. And Tabby begins to see that there is more to Leo that she really thinks. He tends to always be there for her when she needs a friend the most. He is there for comfort, support and to protect her. They have this connection and honestly I think their connection and friendship was much deeper than what she had with Leslie. But no matter what feelings Tabby started to have for Leo he was completely off limits and always would be no matter what. Loving someone that you know you cannot have is not easy especially when you are still friends with that person. So when things start to become complicated between Tabby and Leo the only thing to do is move forward and end their friendship.
Fast forward years later when Tabby and Leo meet again. The chemistry is still there. And no matter what anyone says so is the love. Leo and Taby were meant to be together. Leo has not loved anyone like he has loved Tabby. But there is still that one little issue that is keeping them apart. Yes you guessed it, the girl code. Will Tabby risk losing her friendship for love?
First I have to say that I adored Leo. I loved how he was always there for her when she was younger. No matter how much she tried to push him away he didn't let her. I loved the friendship that they built. You could just feel the chemistry and connection between the two of them from the very beginning. There were times when I wanted to just slap the both of them for their decisions that they made but I never stopped rooting for them to be together. I loved Tabby, I really did but I wished for a moment she thought of herself and let the code go out the window. In my opinion she deserved all of the happiness in the world and she was just too loyal, almost to a fault.
Girl Code has the angst and drama that you would expect from LD Davis. She knows how to get your heart pumping like no other. You felt the emotions of these two characters. I experienced the pain and heartache right along with them. Their journey was one that was filled with a lot of bumps along the way. I was happy and smiling one minute, and crushed the next, and then felt that happiness come back only for my stomach to drop and feel that heart break again. But in the end I was left with a smile on my face. Tabby and Leo were perfect together. I was not a big fan of Leslie's at all but that is all that I will say about that. Girl Code is a must read. Another amazing job by LD Davis.
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Hey, i hope someone can point me in the right direction, i have a page with tables, inside i have TD,TR,INPUT tags, the input tags is buttons and i need to click on one of theese buttons but they have the same value and type so the only way that i am going to know that it's the correct button is to find out the name of the innerhtml of the TD before (the parent node) because the input comes after, like this

  Name of the td
 <TD colSpan=3<INPUT> value=my button type=button</INPUT>
  Other name of a td
 <TD colSpan=3<INPUT> value=my button type=button</INPUT>
 I know how to find all td's and inputs but not (in a loop) look for the td's and once it has found it click on the corresponding or "closest" input, maybe a nested loop? I made a for loop using _IETagnameGetCollection($ie,"TD") and after it found the TD i tried looking for nextSibling but that might be impossible with INPUT perhaps?
When creating an mdi child using _WinApi_SetParent the close event for the parent is not run until the child window is closed. Is there any way to close the child windows when the parent's close button is pressed? It seems that when you close from the task bar the parent close function is run first. #include <WinAPI.au3> #include <GUIConstants.au3> Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) Global $hParent = GUICreate("Parent", 800, 600) Global $hChild = GUICreate("Child", 300, 200, 0, 0) _WinAPI_SetParent($hChild, $hParent) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hParent) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hChild) GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, CloseWinParent, $hParent) GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, CloseWinChild, $hChild) While (True) Sleep(100) WEnd Func CloseWinParent() ConsoleWrite("CloseWinParent" & @LF) GUIDelete($hParent) Exit 0 EndFunc Func CloseWinChild() ConsoleWrite("CloseWinChild" & @LF) GUIDelete($hChild) EndFunc Also, looking at the help file This is wrong. I've used _WinApi_SetParent in the past to set autoit created programs to the child of other programs. Perhaps it was like this in the past but Windows 7 and greater different applications can be child and parent.
[Solved] How do I launch an app as it's own parent process?
I have 3 processes that I am trying to work with: The ControlCenter (Cannot Edit) and handles the other 2 processes. The ControlCenter will launch and close processes as requested by the user. The Launcher (Can Edit) and launches an installer. The Script (Can Edit) and automates the above installer. My issue is, ControlCenter will terminate the Launcher and all of it's child processes. I need the script to continue running after the Launcher has been closed by the ControlCenter. How do I get the Launcher to launch the script in it's own parent process so it does not get terminated when the ControlCenter terminates the launcher and all child processes? Sorry if this is confusing. I am terrible at explaining things. Autism can be a pain to deal with sometimes.
Hi, can someone tell me why the child-window disappears right after i run this example script? i'm using windows7 64 bit.. #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Example() Func Example() Local $sFilePath = "..\GUI\logo4.gif" ; Create a GUI with various controls. Local $hGUI = GUICreate("Example", 400, 100) GUICtrlCreatePic("..\GUI\msoobe.jpg", 0, 0, 400, 100) ; Display the GUI. GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI) Local $hChild = GUICreate("", 169, 68, 20, 20, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_MDICHILD), $hGUI) ; Create a picture control with a transparent image. GUICtrlCreatePic($sFilePath, 0, 0, 169, 68) ; Display the child GUI. GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; Loop until the user exits. While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop EndSwitch WEnd ; Delete the previous GUIs and all controls. GUIDelete($hGUI) GUIDelete($hChild) EndFunc ;==>Example Regards TheAutomator.
Parent GUI w/ backgroundimage and transparent child GUI ontop?


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Goodbye JZD. Hello ScrollMotion.
August 06, 2014 / Joe Zeff
Since the introduction of the iPad, Joe Zeff Design has shown people what's possible.
We collaborated with Touch Press to design Solar System for iPad, an app in the iTunes Hall of Fame. We launched Fast Company on the iPad and National Geographic on the iPhone, both award-winning magazine apps. And then we designed and developed tablet applications for a new generation of publishers — universities, corporations, museums, institutions — as the iPad transitioned from a toy to a tool.
The next frontier for phones and tablets is the workplace. And to seize that opportunity, I'm closing the studio I founded 14 years ago and joining ScrollMotion as its Vice President/Executive Creative Director. (Press release, Fast Company article)
ScrollMotion is one of New York City's fastest-growing companies, ranked 16th on Crain's New York Business' annual list. Founded two years before the iPad, it helped start the digital publishing revolution by producing more than 10,000 mobile apps and the first tablet editions of Esquire and Oprah magazines. The company has emerged as a leader in enterprise-class apps, singled out by Apple during the most recent World Wide Developers Conference for its work with GE Healthcare.
But why close JZD? Because everything's changing. Again.
Tablets are changing the way that companies do business, both inside and out. Apple and IBM announced a partnership last month intended to make mobile and tablet devices ubiquitous at large companies by providing access to big data, improved security and device management.
Custom app development is expensive, but off-the-shelf tools make it possible for companies to make a lot of their own apps without hiring developers. The enterprise needs better tools to create better apps. Content only goes so far. Now we need ways to add utility to apps, so that businesses can put them to use.
It's getting harder to justify making magazines for tablets. Phones, not tablets, are the primary vehicle by which consumers access content. As wonderful as tablet magazines can be, they remain hard to find, tedious to download and inaccessible to those who don't have the right device with the right software.
Enter ScrollMotion.
Its ScrollMotion Enterprise Platform provides enterprise users with tools to create, distribute, manage and use interactive content on mobile devices. The platform has three interlocking parts: SmartStudio for designing and developing content, WorkCloud for pushing content to specific users, and MobileLibrary for organizing content on users' devices. All of the tools are accessed through your browser, using drag-and-drop interfaces that require no programming knowledge. The result: sophisticated apps with enterprise-level security, turnkey systems for pushing specific content to specific users and groups, and integration with CRM platforms like Salesforce.com. See for yourself . . .
In my new job, I'll manage teams in New York and San Diego that design and develop custom apps based on SmartStudio, and work closely with the product team to help make the entire platform even more intuitive and robust. I'm very excited about the dual roles: Not only can we create great apps at ScrollMotion, we can make great tools that empower others to create great apps, too.
Joe Zeff Design will wind down operations in our church-turned-studio at the end of August. After traveling to Sydney, Australia to speak at the Future Forum, I'll join my new colleagues at ScrollMotion in New York City on September 15. I can hardly wait.
That said, leaving JZD is bittersweet. Through the years, the studio has illustrated hundreds of major magazine covers, created album artwork for Jay-Z and Kanye West, conceived thought leadership marketing for PepsiCo and Unisys, rendered advertising artwork for Porsche, M&Ms and DirecTV, and produced countless other assignments for clients all over the world. We bounced around plenty, from a third-floor home office to a pair of New York City skyscrapers to an apartment above a barbershop to a photo studio in Soho to a renovated school building and then a church in the New Jersey suburbs.
It was inside that church that we found our true calling:
Apps.
I'm grateful to WoodWing for starting JZD down the road of digital publishing by providing access to its Enterprise system with which we created our first apps, including The Final Hours of Portal 2, Above & Beyond: George Steinmetz and an entire issue of TIME magazine. In particular, thank you Shawn Duffy and Jeff Gapp for your overwhelming support.
I'm grateful to Adobe for picking up where WoodWing left off. Our partnership with Adobe and its Digital Publishing Suite has opened so many doors, and I will always be appreciative. Thank you to so many, especially Nick Bogaty, Gerald Farro and Mike Zahorik; Ivan Mironchuk, Derek Lu and James Lockman; Ron DiTorro and Harry Miller. Thank you to the Adobe partners who have inspired us, and to Chris Hessler, Jeffrey Frommer and everyone on the sales team who introduced us to clients. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I'm grateful to Geoff Keighley for inspiring us to create four incredible apps about video games; to Fast Company for entrusting us with your initial foray into digital publishing, and to National Geographic for doing the same with your iPhone edition; to Kids Discover for partnering with us to bring learning to life on the iPad; to Dawn Porter and Rick Bowers for working with us on a appumentary that truly broke new ground; to Dan Skendzel and Tim "Oak" O'Connor at Notre Dame for allowing us to represent The Fighting Irish on the tablet; to our other Irish friends, the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, for collaborating on a remarkable project about your remarkable country; to JPMorgan Chase for showing us what's possible outside of traditional publishing; to UCLA Anderson School of Management and Chess Design for rethinking alumni magazines together; to Dr. Mario R. Garcia, Bob Newman, D.B. Hebbard and the Society of Publication Designers for promoting our work and our ideas; and so many more.
Most of all, I'm grateful to the enormously talented people who made JZD better each and every day, each and every app. Ed Gabel, I can never thank you enough. Same goes for Josh Penrod, Ian Brown, Christopher Holewski, Neil Jamieson, Emily Ragle, Krissi Xenakis, Jacky Roeland, Michael Smyjewski, Philip Bratter, Katie Orzeck and Catherine Reilly. As they say in the business, nice job by you.
Once again, it's time to show people what's possible.
Joe Zeff
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We are honored that the NGINX Plus customer support team has won a Silver Stevie® award in the 2016 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The award demonstrates our commitment to helping customers achieve success in developing and delivering their applications with performance, reliability, security, and scale. We are delighted to be named among many other innovative brands and industry heavyweights, including Acquia, BetterCloud, and Box in the same category, and Accenture, Cisco, and DHL in additional sales and customer service categories.
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Game Play Report - KeyCon 30
This past May Long Weekend (actually the 17th -19th - Victoria Day being the Holiday on the 20th) marked the 30th Anniversary of Manitoba's premier sci-fi and fantasy literary convention. This year as with most others, gaming was a popular component and I took the opportunity to run a couple of RPGs, in particular "Doctor Who - Adventures in Time and Space" and "Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game".
The theme for this year's KeyCon was "The Stars are Right" celebrating 30 years of KeyCon, 50 years of Doctor Who and 100 years of H.P. Lovecraft. This lead me to run the Doctor Who RPG which I had purchased several months ago but never played before. I took my time reading the rules and the adventure during the previous two weeks and became excited about running the game as I thought I had a reasonable idea how it would play. What a surprise when it turned out to be even better. After the game was done it felt like I had just watched a good episode of Doctor Who. Of coarse I have to thank my players, none of whome I'd met before, for doing a really good job of playing the parts of the 10th Doctor, Donna Noble and Captain Jack Harkness. Thanks for playing everyone. That was Saturday afternoon.
Sunday brought me to running Dungeon Crawl Classics. We played "Portal Under the Stars" an adventure for 0-1st level characters that was included in the rule book. I had run this before at an OSR Manitoba game night I ran at my home and was feeling good about introducing it to KeyCon. Very fun time was had running this for a table of five players, most of whom I knew from playing Pathfinder Society games (none of which were being played that day due to lack of players). We started with zero level character creation, which everyone seemed to enjoy, and moved right into the adventure which they played with a mixture of ingenuity and humour. Way to go guys, I hope to see all of you again when I run a level 1 adventure at this years JimCon in November.
I tried to record all of the players who died in the DCC game and will compile it in a later "Hall of Heroes" post along with the dead from the OSR game night.
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I am a fine artist that works as a graphic designer in the motion picture industry. I played Dungeons & Dragons from 1982 - 1991 as well as several other RPGs. I rediscovered RPGs in 2007 after deciding to take a look back at the sources of my creative influence (Fantasy & Science Fiction Books and Films, Comic Books and Role-Playing Games).
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Please guide me how can I achieve this.

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This Pamper Day in Krakow gives you access to fantastic spa facilities and includes a super relaxing massage for each of you. Get the girls together and hop on your private transfer to this fab spa (and back again). An English-speaking guide will accompany you to help with any translations and make sure you're settled in. Your group will feel like VIPs with exclusive access to the spa's jacuzzi, swimming pool, infrared and Finnish saunas, graduation tower, steam room and relaxation area. Each of you will receive a 30-minute massage from the spa's friendly and professional therapists. Will you choose the relaxation massage or the hot chocolate massage? To make this experience even more special, you'll also have a champagne tasting and a tasty sandwich plate to munch on. Cheers to that! This is an excellent choice for anyone celebrating a birthday or hen party in Krakow, giving you a chance to enjoy quality time with your besties.
Age restriction: 18+. Duration: Two hours. 30 minute massage included. Transfers: Private return transfers included. English-speaking guide: One way.


To download a document with presenter bios and abstracts, please click here.
Events will take place at 3 downtown venues, Heritage Hall, Musagetes, and Silence. Click here for a custom map showing the three locations.
• Kathe Gray (York University), "Don't Worry That It's Not Good Enough for Anyone Else to Hear": Finding Voice through Vocal Improvisation"
• Kathryn Ladano (Wilfrid Laurier University), "The Pedagogical Benefits of Practicing Free Improvisation"
• Travis Laplante, "Wisdom, Love, and Vitality: The Aspects of the Great Improviser"
• Brent Rowan (Wilfrid Laurier University), "The Impact of a Jazz Improvisation Experience on an Amateur Adult Musician's Mind, Body, and Spirit"
• Arthur Bull (Halifax, NS), "Creating Alternative Spaces: Conflict Resolution and Improvised Music"
• Lauren Levesque (Saint Paul University), "'Stirring People's Minds and Hearts': The Role(s) of Improvisation and Spirituality in Pursuits of Well-Being and Peace"
• Laurel Ralston (Ottawa, ON), "Rehearsing the Unknown"
This colloquium is generously sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, the SOCAN Foundation, Canadian Heritage/ Patrimoine canadien, Ontario Arts Council, Musagetes, Bobby O'Brien's Irish Pub, CFRU 93.3 FM, the Art Gallery of Guelph, the Office of the Vice-President (Research), the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs), the College of Arts, the School of English and Theatre Studies, and the Central Student Association at the University of Guelph.
Call for Papers – 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a groundbreaking organization with a commitment to fostering musicians' growth and to the development of new, serious, and creative musics. Importantly, as George Lewis notes, the group used its charter to lay out a set of nine purposes that "reflected serious engagement with social, cultural, and spiritual issues affecting black musicians and their community" (A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music).
In the spirit of these deep commitments to musical and cultural well‐being, this colloquium asks: How might participation in musical improvisation be understood to affect the health – physical, mental, spiritual, and relational – of those who participate in listening to or creating it? An emerging field of exploration and scholarship investigates and asserts the positive effects of arts participation on individual and community well‐being, yet many questions remain. How might we explain the ways in which people are affected by music‐making, at neurological and physical levels, in terms of emotional and interpersonal wellness? And what about when that music is improvised? Are there ways in which the relatively unstructured and open nature of improvised jazz and other music enable and encourage wellness at the personal and group levels? How do improvisational practices resist the erosion of public spaces and the rise of the surveillance state? Can improvisational artists preserve their social and cultural mobility? And what about other forms of improvised creative practice, such as visual art, dance, and theatre? How might we conceptualize and explore the links between improvised creative practices and social, cultural, and environmental health, broadly conceived?
From the roots of improvised jazz as a means to resist, challenge, and survive brutal racism; to the longstanding relationship between folk musics and struggles for social justice; to the clinical practices of art and music therapists – arts and well‐being have long been intertwined. At the 2015 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, a diverse group of artists, workers, activists, scholars, and other thinkers will come together to reflect upon these connections, and upon the questions above. We will engage in shared experiences and conversations with the intent of learning with and from each other.
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival and the University of Guelph, invites proposals for presentations at our annual three‐day interdisciplinary and multi‐genre conference. The colloquium will take place Sept 16‐18 as part of the 22nd annual Guelph Jazz Festival (Sept 16‐20). Featuring panel discussions, debates, immersive experiences, and dialogues among researchers, artists, and audiences, the colloquium fosters a spirit of collaborative, boundary‐defying inquiry and dialogue and an international exchange of cultural forms and knowledges.
We welcome proposals for paper presentations, panel or roundtable discussions, musical and other creative performances, and experiential offerings such as arts workshops and multi‐media presentations. Please indicate the format of your contribution and any technical or other resources you require. We also invite participants to submit completed versions of their presentations to be considered for publication in our peer‐reviewed journal, Critical Studies in Improvisation/Etudes critiques en improvisation (www.criticalimprov.com).


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How Do Scientists Classify Solar Flares?
By LiveScience Staff 24 January 2012
Fast-moving protons from a solar energetic particle (SEP) event cause interference that looks like snow in these images from the Solar Heliospheric Observatory taken on January 23, 2012.
(Image: © SOHO/ESA & NASA)
The sun is a violent place, one that seethes with solar flares that blast radiation, heat and charged particles out into space.
A whopper of a flare occurred late Jan. 22, unleashing a gigantic burst of material that caused the strongest radiation storm since 2005. But while powerful, the flare wasn't the biggest solar storm the sun can unleash.
Astronomers rank solar flares in a classification system of five categories: A, B, C, M, and X. Class A flares are the weakest, while class X solar flares are the biggest, and can wallop the Earth with radiation that interferes with radio, GPS systems, and power grids.
The classification system, designed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is similar to the Richter scale for earthquakes, in that each category is 10 times stronger than the one before it.
Thus, a B-class solar flare releases 10 times more energy than an A-class flare, while a C-class eruption releases 10 times more than a class B flare (and 100 times more than class A).
The scales are further divided into subcategories ranked from 1 to 9. The flare of Jan. 23 registered as an M8.7 on solar flare classification system.
While class A flares are pretty puny, stronger solar flares can pack a punch.
"The biggest X-class flares are by far the largest explosions in the solar system and are awesome to watch," NASA officials wrote in a statement. "Loops tens of times the size of Earth leap up off the sun's surface when the sun's magnetic fields cross over each other and reconnect. In the biggest events, this reconnection process can produce as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs."
When aimed at Earth, powerful X-class solar flares can pose a threat to astronauts and satellites in space, disrupt satellites in orbit and even damage power grids on the planet's surface.
The strongest solar flare ever recorded occurred in 2003, and was so powerful it maxed out the sensors measuring it, which topped out at class X15. Scientists think this flare was probably closer to class X28, in reality.
Solar activity varies on an 11-year cycle, with the sun going through quiet and rowdy times periodically. The current solar cycle is known as Solar Cycle 24. Feb. 15, 2011 saw the first X-class flare of the current solar cycle, with more following over the summer.
With the sun recently coming out of a lull and gearing up for a solar maximum expected in 2013, this should bring many more strong solar flares, NASA scientists have said.
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OU, RCA, And YU Mark Passing Of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks With Moving Video Tribute
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The Orthodox Union, the Rabbinical Council of America, and Yeshiva University have joined together to create a moving video tribute to former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks that highlights his teachings, impact, and influence. The video was released on Sunday, November 29.
The 22-minute video features political leaders, communal officials, rabbis, educators, and students who share personal messages highlighting how Rabbi Sacks impacted and influenced them to "raise the bar" in their own lives and communal work.
"The message of the video highlights Rabbi Sacks' impact as a profoundly eloquent teacher of Torah and spokesman for Torah values within the Jewish community and beyond. He was an intellectual giant whose unique blend of Torah scholarship, academic achievement, human sensitivity, and social awareness allowed him to speak to the issues of our times to the broadest of audiences, and he did so with courage, clarity, and optimism," said Orthodox Union President Moishe Bane. "Rabbi Sacks was a beacon of kiddush Hashem, whose thoughtful teachings improved the world and invariably brought honor to the Torah and the Jewish people. Among his prolific writings on a wide variety of subjects, his Torah commentary was studied weekly by tens of thousands."
"Rabbi Sacks spent a distinguished life and career serving as a profoundly eloquent teacher and spokesman for Torah values within the Jewish community and throughout the world," said Rabbinical Council of America President Rabbi Daniel Korobkin.
"Rabbi Sacks was a world-renowned scholar, teacher, and leader who enlightened and inspired, influenced, and empowered world Jewry, global leaders, and communities throughout the world. He magisterially demonstrated the enduring importance of G-d and religious values in our contemporary society. For our community, Rabbi Sacks uniquely exemplified and articulated Yeshiva University's worldview and mission to the broader Jewish people and the world at large. His legacy will continue through all the lives elevated by his teaching," said Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman.
To watch the video, please visit www.ou.org/sackstribute.


Luxury Dordogne cottage for rent - Located on the banks of the Dordogne River, Le Petit Nid is a delightful stone cottage for two people, just a short distance from the shops and restaurants of Siorac-en-Perigord. Overlooking the river, this charming cottage sits within the large grounds of a manor house, 150 metres away, with independent access and private use of the infinity pool. This property has been fully renovated and refurbished offering luxury accommodation with all modern comforts, ideal for a couple seeking a romantic holiday.
Just down the lane that leads to the villa runs a quaint single track railway. Four trains per day chug along this line, adding a touch of authentic French charm for the guests' delight. If you fancy leaving the car behind one day, you could jump on board at Siorac and take a short ride to Sarlat, a lively little town with a beautifully preserved medieval district in the centre: you'll find plenty of restaurants here and if you come on a Saturday morning the market will be in full swing. Le Petit Nid is extremely well situated for visiting all the most delightful places this region is rightly famous for, such as the innumerable caves with their ancient wall paintings and amazing stalagmites and stalagtites, the chateaux and villages of Beynac and Domme, and the little bastide towns of Montpazier, Belves and Villereal.
There are a number of famous gardens nearby such as Erignac and Marqueyssac, and if you head towards Bergerac you can drive past acres and acres of vineyards and sample some local wines. There are plenty of cafés and restaurants in this area, as well as shops selling local specialities such as foie gras and chestnut cakes. There are sports galore in the area: canoeing & kayaking on the Dordogne, hot-air ballooning, cycling & mountain biking, golf, horse-riding, tennis, ultra-light airplanes, rock climbing and bird watching. Fishing enthusiasts can purchase a licence from the village 'bar-tabac', a short distance from your luxury Dordogne cottage.
This gorgeous cottage is perfect for two and has a kitchen that is full sized and very well equipped. Lazing by the pool and viewing the Dordogne River is heaven. This is a lovely part of the Dordogne and near so many wonderful villages, chateaux and fabulous ornamental gardens. The pretty vilage of Siorac-en-Perigord is a delight with quaint stone houses and a couple of good restaurants such as Le Trefles a Quatre Feuilles, serving good food with a smile. It's clean and bright and I had a superb Perigourdine salad here. It was very well presented with plenty of foie gras and excellent home-made bread.
Large, open plan, L-shaped room with kitchen/ dining area/ living area (TV/ DVD/ iPod dock, wood burner) and open plan double bedroom (1.80m).
Patio doors to pergola covered terrace and larger covered terrace, outdoor living area, open fireplace with wood burner, outdoor dining facilities.
Set within the five-acre mature grounds of a manor house, planted with shrubs and mature trees, garden laid to lawn. Private 14m x 9m heated infinity pool (depth: 2m, beach-style entrance). Weber gas barbecue. Pool may be heated during June to Sept. Covered terrace, outdoor living area, outdoor dining facilities. Parking for 1 car. Please note: the discreet owners live in the nearby manor house, 150m away from the cottage, with separate access. They won't be using the pool and garden during rentals.
Included: WiFi internet. Winter heating. Wood for wood burner. Pool towels.
Extras: Maid service on request at €15 per hour. Pool heating €250 per week from 15 June to 15 Sept only - not available at other times.
Property is of a high standard and very well located. Owner obvioulsy takes pride in the appearance and maintenance etc of the property.


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Interview with Jonathan Maberry at SF Signal
by Larry · April 13, 2009
SFSignal.com has posted an interview I did with Jonathan Maberry, martial
artist and author of Patient Zero, a techno-thriller. Patient Zero is a fast paced read, featuring Joe Ledger, a no-nonsense, no-hesitation fighter who is recruited for the Department of Military Science (DMS) to fight a new threat: a bio-terrorism agent that affects its victims in a way that makes them resemble zombies.
But this is not a Zombie book: there is science and reasoning behind the action. The interview covers the research Mr. Maberry did, his martial arts background, the current threat of terrorism, and more.
There is also realism in the fighting, based on Mr. Maberry's martial arts expertise. Here is an excerpt that describes his background:
LARRY: Did you pattern Ledger after a particular experience, or type of martial artist that you have observed (or been)?
MABERRY: Joe's reactions are based partly on my own views and teachings in martial arts, and on the kinds of reactions and reflexes I've seen in men I've met who work in SWAT and Special Ops. Immediate reaction without hesitation is a prized skill, and very often it's the dividing line between those who can hack it in Special Ops and those who can't. It doesn't make someone more or less of a good person, but it does qualify them for a certain kind of work.
I've been practicing and teaching martial arts for 45 years and currently hold an 8th degree black belt in jujutsu and a 5th degree in kenjutsu (the art of Japanese swordplay). Both arts grew out of the fighting sciences of the Samurai, and immediately reaction and appropriate response are core skills. It's what the samurai trained for and what I learned.
I was able to get a lot of practical experience with this while working as a bodyguard in the entertainment industry. I've taught martial arts and self-defense to a number of special needs groups, such as abused women, school kids, college women, the physically challenged, the elderly, and so on.. Until recently I was also CEO and chief instructor for COPSafe, a firm that provided arrest and control workshops for all levels of law enforcement including SWAT.
What Joe Ledger does is not superhuman. It's the end result of good training coupled with the sharpness of mind that someone in Special Ops would necessarily have.
The full interview is here.
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Q: Fading a dotted path I am trying to create a dotted path something like this:
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I would like to add fading to the path such that at the bottom its solid and at the top its 30% or 40% transparent. Other lines that intersect with my dotted line should not be transparent.
I tried this:
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But that did not work, I have also tried this answer: Fading of horizontal lines is impossible? but I have two issues with that:

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*I am not quite understand the concept behind that solution, what are the axis needed for and what is \addplot+ doing?
Update:
While the solution in my answer below works in two cases, in two other cases I get a Latex error which says: 'Dimension too large'. All I have done was shifting the point to the right by a few centimeters.

A: The following code does render transparency (if the right viewer is used)
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unexpected and incredible comeback from the veteran Marburger brothers. this time around Travis Fristoe (RIP) also features. classic emo, one for the heads. please note some copies have a slightly bent corner, they arrived like that. sorry.


I often wondered why everyone wasn't jumping on my band wagon of deciding to cut out meat and dairy and look for alternatives to leather and wool. I blog, I post articles, videos, pictures anything to get the word out. Wanting so desperately to share what I have learned, I tell all my friends. Not everyone makes the connection and not everyone is willing to learn. So what does it take? It's different for everyone.
When we are young, someone else is making our food choices then as adults we are influenced by ad's and commercials, sometimes it's religion or family tradition. Whatever the reason it's you who needs to take control of the food you eat. Make the connection. Create new traditions. Question the information that is being presented to you, even mine!
I know what you're thinking: "more vegan propaganda to make you feel guilty" How do I know? That's how I used to react to it too. You see, without being properly educated and aware I too was using my body as a burial ground for dead meat. Even when I thought about giving it up, I made up the same excuses as many others do. I'm even a huge animal lover and I still couldn't make the connection.
It wasn't until I got sick and had no choice but to make a change. Then I wondered how can we be a truly compassionate and go along with the mass terror inflicted on millions of animals a year and the unnatural treatment of animals. How can you say you love animals but then separate them for food? You may turn your head from the "ugly" material that is out there proving this, but that doesn't eliminate the ugliness.
I have experienced a much wider variety of food than I thought possible without meat. Food without chemicals, pesticides, antibiotics and who knows what else. I say get creative with your cooking. I feel as though I've started to learn how to eat all over again, and it's FUN. I say enjoy the inner peace that WILL come to you as your body gets healthier and in tune with the natural world from the inside out.
Look for recipes and sites, locals who are getting involved in the food revolution. Try The Vegan Project, Liberation BC, Vegan Yum Yum, Tal Ronnen, The Thrive Diet , Diet For A New America, there are so many outlets for making the change, providing you with recipes, inspiration and informed information. You WILL feel the change, the more knowledge you gain the deeper the connection.
Plant-Based Nutrition represents a forward-looking view of nutrition, it not only contributes to your health but you will look and feel better. By going plant-based you will be taking responsibility for your self the animals and the environment.
I added this short video about and escaped slaughter cow, in this video a woman describes her awakened connection between what she eats and the cow that stands before her. It's a beautiful video and it really touched my heart. I hope it touches yours.


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Sound ArtFamous Guitar Models and Their Rock Star Owners
The history of Rock and Roll is full of curiosities and some of them involve famous guitarists and their guitars. This instrument is considered the soul of the genre and, for that reason, some celebrities become even more iconic when they are playing the special guitars.
There are many famous guitarists famous musicians who set the stage on fire with extraordinary performances, and made us want to learn to play with the same passion. Some guitar brands can be worth as much as a casino's biggest jackpot, and are coveted by people all over the world. They bring a unique sound and style to a band and can showcase a talented guitar player.
So, let's introduce you to the greatest guitarists of all time and the memories of these legends with their favorite guitar models.
Fender Stratocaster – Jimi Hendrix
The mastery that Jimi had over his white Fender Stratocaster electric guitar was enough to leave any professional stunned. The habit of burning the instrument during his concerts, despite being criticized, was explained by the artist: "I decided to destroy it at the end of a song as a sacrifice. You sacrifice things you love and I love my guitar." After the musician's death, the Fender Sig Series Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster guitar became the object of desire of thousands of fans, and to this day Fender sells the guitar model.
Lucille – BB King
BB King was a great blues genius and used to frequent numerous casinos, even his historic show at Casino Estoril is considered unforgettable by all those who have been there. At one of the shows in Arkansas in 1949, two men caused an accidental fire and the incident nearly burned his Gibson L-30. Nowadays, you don't need to dress up and go to the casino to play and listen to good music, real money online casino is available to you anywhere in the world. All you have to do is choose a casino you like and have fun. After discovering that the fight had started over a woman named Lucille, he decided to name his guitar by the same name. He even made a special composition for his instrument.
Gibson Double Neck – Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Considered one of the greatest masters, his vast work is also eclectic, full of passion and sensitivity. However, he didn't just want a classical guitar, he needed something more specific to play "Stairway to Heaven", a hit by the band Led Zeppelin. He imagined that only an instrument with two arms would be capable of this feat. The success of the famous Jimmy Page copy happened and what was an exclusive creation, became a regular production equipment.
Gibson – Slash (Guns N' Roses)
Some of the best guitarists like Slash are judicious when choosing musical instruments. Despite its large collection, full of famous brands, the preference for the Les Paul by Gibson is already known by its fans. The first equipment was inspired by a 1959 Gibson Les Paul. The subsequent ones were original and the guitarist now has an exclusive collection of the Les Paul Gibson Studio Tribute Guitar.
Frankenstrat – Eddie Van Halen
To achieve a unique sound, Eddie went further and built his own "Frankenstrat", which mixes pieces of a Gibson with a Strat. He knew that none of the existing ones would be able to get the resources for him to have his own signature on the songs. Several copies were sold, including with Eddie's endorsement and guidance. Anyone who wants to play from heavy to instrumental casino music will be able to enjoy the unique sound of a "Frankie". However, you will have to pay thousands of euros to have the privilege of touching a copy.
Arm the Homeless – Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave)
The Harvard student started playing at the age of 17 in the university's dormitories and quickly rose to prominence. His "Army" was tailor-made for the artist and according to the specifications he brought. Although he didn't understand much about the instrument, young Morello seemed to know exactly what he wanted. Army is decorated with hippos designed by the artist himself and still bears the phrase that gives it its name. Despite retiring the equipment when he played Audioslave, he returned to using it soon after.
Eric Clapton – "Blackie" and "Brownie"
In 1967 Eric bought his first Strato and soon fell in love with it, giving it the name "Brownie". In 1993, the artist won a Grammy Award, music's highest award, for best song with "Layla" and became one of the most revered guitarists of all time. He had a real passion for his Strato, but he auctioned it off for charity.
After purchasing several used Strats at a store in Nashville, Eric chose three models to produce his new equipment and Blackie was born. With her, Clapton produced several hits such as "Lay Down Sally" and "Cocaine".
Gibson Thunderbird IV Bass – Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead)
Lemmy led Motorhead for many years and loved betting on table games like blackjack. The experience of this great star can be shared when we access a safe and reliable PaySafeCard casino. In addition to being a great player, Lemmy was also a string gear aficionado. Gibson Thunderbird accompanied him to many concerts all over the world, but his passion was Rickenbacker basses from which he drew vibrant notes. When he formed Motorhead, he put Thunderbird pickups in his Rickenbacker to get the unique sound he wanted.
Red Special – Brian May (Queen)
As a teenager, May wanted special equipment, with powerful features that showcased her playing. However, she didn't have the money to buy the most coveted ones on the market and decided to build one with her father. The project started from scratch and the use of recycled materials became the starting point for the production of its Red Special. It took 2 years to manufacture, an average spend of 8 pounds and an invaluable historical value. For the film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) a replica was used, as the original is very well kept.
We know that for rock fans this list is incomplete, maybe we should add David Gilmour from Pink Floyd and his "Black Strat" or Prince and his "Cloud", but we can save those big stories for another time. Many artists inspired the companies that produce the instrument and today we find exclusive collections with all the qualities of the original products. Although we are far from the talent and brilliance of these stars, we have the opportunity to guarantee that with these equipment some of the acoustic quality they achieved.
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OCTAVIO JONES | Times Imperial Designs from the HabsburgÃ\u0095s Herend to the RomanovÃ\u0095s Faberge like this Durnovo Casket will be on exhibit at the Henry B. Plant Museum this Saturday, March 24, 2018. Summary: The Durnovo Casket was presented to Ivan Nikolaevich Durnovo in 1889, as indicated by the coat of arms and inscription on the top. Mr. Durnovo was born in 1830, and in 1886, after holding a number of other offices, he was appointed Director of the Fourth Department of His Imperial MajestyÃ\u0095s Office that was in charge of Charitable Institutions of Empress Maria and Chairman of its Council of Trustees. He serves in that position until May 6, 1889, when he was appointed Minister of the Interior under Alexander III. In 1895, he became Chairman of the TsarÃ\u0095s Council of Ministers under Nicholas II, a position he held until his death in 1903.
TAMPA — Some little girls get dolls for their birthdays, Kathy Durdin's parents bought her antique chairs and a Louis XVI bed.
As a kid in Lakeland, she cut out magazine ads with photographs of gold, bejeweled Faberge eggs made for the tsars as Easter gifts. She studied the memoirs of Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia and watched every episode of the 1991 television miniseries Young Catherine, based on the early life of Catherine II.
Fast forward and the self-employed CPA, leadership development consultant and coach will tell you her childhood fascination grew into owning, "one of the largest collections of Russian decorative objects in the U.S.," hundreds of artifacts from pre- Catherine the Great through the fall of the Romanov Empire.
Durdin is sharing a portion of her treasures with the Henry B. Plant Museum in a exhibition called Imperial Designs: From the Habsburg's Herend to the Romanov's Fabergé, opening Friday (March 23).
As guest curator, Durdin worked with executive director Cynthia Gandee Zinober and museum staff to display more than 200 items as if they might have been seen by Margaret and Henry B. Plant on their travels through Europe at the turn of the 20th century.
What might they have acquired for the Tampa Bay Hotel when they visited the Paris Expo of 1889 and marveled at the Eiffel Tower? Did they buy Herend china for the grand dining room? Was it similar to the pattern Durdin owns that was made for the Royal Palace of Gödöllo?
"We know from a hotel guest's letter that she was served dessert on Herend china," Durdin said. "We don't know what pattern or what happened to it."
Visitors will see brooches, jewelry and exquisite enamelware among the wealthy royals' personal effects, and the opulent china and porcelain used aboard their yachts. Also pieces from a circa-1883 Raphael porcelain service with allegorical figures inspired by the frescoes painted by renaissance artist Raphael in the Vatican.
"It's a taste of what you'd see at the Hermitage and other St. Petersburg, Russia museums," Durdin said. "They'll be blown away."
Durdin points to a cherished favorite: the Durnovo Casket, a gift to Ivan Nikolaevich Durnovo, a top Russian official in 1889. More than a foot long, enameled silver gilt openwork covers sheets of lapis lazuli in the Old Russian Style.
"It was one of the few pieces I bought on my own, without a dealer. Which I don't recommend because there are so many fakes out there."
Durdin became a serious collector when the management consultant firm she co-owned was sold in 1998. She used some of her share of the proceeds to buy her first Fabergé, a gold on gold cigarette case bearing the monogram of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich.
"I vowed if I ever had any money I would buy a piece of Fabergé," said the Hyde Park resident and an award-winning watercolorist.
"It became really addicting," Durdin said. "I was really lucky in that I found a great dealer and did most of my buying in the early 2000s before the Russians started buying it and the prices got really ridiculous."


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7 Rochester officers suspended with pay in Daniel Prude death
Sean Lahman and Will Cleveland | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | USA TODAY NETWORK
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren ordered the immediate suspension of seven police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. She also rebuked Police Chief La'Ron Singletary for his handling of the case, including a failure to inform her of the full details of the March 23 incident until early August.
The actions were announced at a press conference late Thursday afternoon. The steps came hours after members of City Council sent her a letter calling for stronger actions in response to Prude's death.
"The only way we can confront systemic racism in our city is to face it head-on," Warren said. "There can not be a justice system for white people and a justice system for Black people."
She also accepted the blame for the city's lack of transparency regarding the case.
"I know that I must do better as a leader in this community," Warren said. "The buck stops today with me, here, at City Hall. We must as a society, a city, a community face the truth. Institutional and structural racism led to Daniel Prude's death."
Warren outlined a number of steps, including changes to policies for reporting in-custody deaths to her and a call to double funding for the Forensic Intervention Team, which assists individuals with mental health needs and who have frequent contact with law enforcement.
Council's call for action
City Council's letter to Warren, delivered hours before the mayor's press conference, had called for placing the officers on administrative leave, dismissal of all charges against demonstrators arrested Wednesday, and a financial commitment to mental health services (calls Warren also echoed).
Council members also asked for a less aggressive police response to protests.
"Our citizens are exercising their constitutional right to peacefully protest, and we ask that the administration and our law enforcement do everything in your power to meet these protests with respect and to de-escalate tension," the letter states. "We do not need any militaristic outfitting and use of pepper balls at this incredibly sensitive time for our community. Peaceful protesting is a critical part of our community grieving process."
Prude died from asphyxia during an incident with police in March. News of the incident was not revealed until Wednesday, when family members released video of the fatal encounter.
Council members are incensed that they learned of Prude's death from the news media just 24 hours ago, or by watching a broadcast of the Prude family's press conference.
Seeming to contradict Warren's timeline, City Council President Loretta Scott said that two weeks ago the mayor "mentioned we had a notice of claim from someone, the family of someone who had died in custody who had been high on PCP. That was basically it." Warren said she saw the video of Prude's arrest on Aug. 4.
Scott said she was told it was confidential (such notices are public record) but didn't understand the significance as there was "no indication it was part of an arrest, but it was somebody who was in custody and had overdosed on PCP and was in the hospital. It was a whole different kind of situation."
In a separate letter, City Council members called on New York state Attorney General Letitia James, whose office is investigating Prude's death, to expedite that investigation — a push later reiterated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and to come to Rochester and address the community about the process.
Both the letters to James and Mayor Warren are signed by all eight sitting members of the nine-member City Council (one seat is vacant).
The letter to James also seeks an opinion on whether the city was, as the administration claimed, unable to disclose information about the case because of the executive order giving her office authority over the investigation.
Warren has blamed the state investigation and the attorney general's "instructions" for her not disclosing details of the case. That was roundly dismissed, however — called "bull----" by City Council member Michael Patterson. Singletary said the state probe paused the department's internal investigation.
In a statement Thursday, James said: "As my office continues our investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, it is important for the Rochester community to know that we are working diligently to ensure a swift but thorough investigation. At this time, we have not asked the city of Rochester nor the Rochester Police Department (RPD) to refrain from launching an internal investigation. In fact, we encourage both Rochester and the RPD to proceed with an internal review simultaneous to our investigation. The Prude family and the greater Rochester community deserve answers, and we will continue to work around the clock to provide them."
Wednesday's briefings of City Council members came at Lightfoot's request and were done in small groups of four, lasting 30 to 45 minutes. By not involving a majority in either session, the meetings did not require public notice and were not open to the public. Warren, Singletary, Deputy Mayor James Smith, Deputy Police Chief Mark Simmons and city Corporation Counsel Tim Curtin attended.
Little if any new information was provided, council members said.
That there is no indication the Police Department or administration took any responsive or corrective action in policy, procedure or otherwise in response to the deadly encounter was also alarming.
"There was absolutely nothing done to, number one, remedy the situation, or number two, prevent it from happening again," City Council member Jose Peo said. "That shows a complete lack of leadership, in my opinion."


Hall's routine features some amazing tumbles, along with dance moves miles way from the ballet-inspired moves we're used to seeing in gymnastics. We couldn't love them any more.
Yes, we know this routine wouldn't get a perfect 10 at the Olympics, because the Olympics demands adherence to the ballet ideal of dance. But guess what? This isn't the Olympics. This is SEC gymnastics, and it is incredible.
Will Hall's style lead to gymnasts trying different dancing styles when they perform?


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Watch Multiple Adeles — and Dancers and Acrobats — in Surreal New Video for 'Oh My God'
Adele has released a new music video for her song "Oh My God" off of her 2021 hit album "30." The video premiered on Wednesday morning.
Adele offered a teaser for the black-and-white, dance-heavy music video through Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.
The new music video shows multiple Adele, accompanied by dancers and others, in a surreal barroom, singing and dancing and stunting around lots and lots of wooden chairs
"Oh My God" marks Adele's second official music video off of "30." Her first, for the album's lead single "Easy on Me," debuted in October, a month ahead of the release of "30." "Oh My God" is the second single off of the album.
"30" enjoyed the biggest numbers of a blockbuster album release in 2021, debuting with 839,000 album-equivalent units, according to Billboard. "30" became the top-selling album of the year in just three days of release.
In his review of "30," Variety's features editor Chris Willman highlighted "Oh My God" as "the record's sexy-AF breakout." Willman praised the entirety of "30" as Adele's "emotionally rawest, riskiest and best record album" and that it features "enough wrenching, life-and-death drama to leave you completely spent by the time its hour is up, then ready to immediately reinvest. Besides being that exhausting, it's also that good."
The "Oh My God" music video was directed by Sam Brown and comes from Rogue Film and Imperial Woodpecker. Untold Studios' Phil Lee serves as video commissioner. Executive producers include Lee and Nkem Egbuchiri of Untold Studios, Bryan Younce of Columbia Records and Polly Riskin of Rogue Films.
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The Medical Council of India has recognized Vinayaka Missions Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu for 2 postgraduate seats of MD in Emergency Medicine. The Department of Accident & Emergency Medicine at Vinayaka Salem is one of the older academic emergency departments in India and has had a deemed university program, MD in Accident & Emergency Medicine, since September 2006. The MD (EM) is due to start from July 2012 onwards.
Congratulatory emails were being sent to Dr. V. P. Chandrasekaran, the Head of Vinayaka Emergency Department, who is also the current President of the Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI).