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"Lustful Bushwhackers," a "Heroic Orgy" and Lili St. Cyr's answer to the question "Are Strippers Oversexed?"
In my last post I featured cover art done for the magazine Untamed by Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller, who is more widely know for his great science fiction cover art.
In tonight's post, we'll take a look inside an issue of Untamed — Vol. 1, No. 5, dated September 1959.
Untamed was a short-lived men's pulp mag published by Magnum Publications, Inc., a company owned by Irwin Stein, who also published horror and science fiction magazines and was a co-founder of Lancer Books.
The cover painting for the September '59 issue was done by the prolific pulp illustrator Leo Morey (1899-1965).
Morey was born in Lima, Peru. He worked as a commercial illustrator in Buenos Aires as a young man, then emigrated to the United States in 1926.
Over the next four decades, he provided cover and interior art for a long list of classic pre-World War II pulp magazines, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, vintage science fiction magazines and men's adventure magazines (a.k.a. the postwar men's pulp magazines).
Morey's cover for the September 1959 issue of Untamed is literally a bodice ripper. It's for the cover story "The Lustful Bushwhackers Of Yellow Creek." As this title and Morey's painting suggest, those evil, bushwhackin' varmints were both robbers and rapists.
But that story is topped by another one that's featured on the cover with the coverline (i.e., cover headline): "The Heroic Orgy of Ray Harrison."
Inside, it's titled "THE ORGY THAT WON ME A SILVER STAR."
This is a purportedly true World War II story "by ex-Pfc. Ray Harrison," who claims he got the medal for his, um, service in France.
In the table of contents for this issue of Untamed, the "Lustful Bushwhackers" and "Heroic Orgy" stories are in the "TRUE ADVENTURE" section.
Personally, I suspect the events in "Lustful Bushwhackers" took place in the same alternate Wild West as Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo.
And, Harrison's "orgy" story seems to be set in the parallel universe where Hogan's Heroes exists.
You didn't know an orgy could somehow be heroic? Well, you're just not reading the right stuff. I'll remedy that by letting you read Private Harrison's yarn for yourself. Just click here to download the entire story in PDF format.
The page-spanning interior illo for Harrison's piece is another painting by Leo Morey. Morey also did the artwork for both of the stories in the "UNTAMED FICTION BONUSES" section of this issue.
The first one — "Murder Is a Two-Sided Triangle" — was written by the famous science fiction writer Algis Budrys (1931-2008). Like many sci-fi greats of that era, Budrys also wrote stories for men's, mystery and detective mags. His story in the September 1959 issue of Untamed is a classic noir-style piece of fiction with a totally unexpected twist in the very last sentence. The other featured "fiction bonus" in this issue of Untamed is a horror-tinged tale titled "The Thing That Stared" by Paul Sloane (which I think is a pseudonym, but don't know who for).
The "UNTAMED GLAMOR GALLERY" includes three fairly tame cheesecake photo spreads. But the best photos are in the piece titled "Are Strippers Oversexed?"
Several of the ladies featured in this one were top Burlesque queens back in the day, most notably: Lili St. Cyr ("The Queen of Burlesque"); the former "Our Gang" child star Shirley Jean Rickert, who went on to become the striptease artist billed as Gilda, the Golden Girl; and, Jennie Lee, "The Bazoom Girl" (aka "Miss 44 & Plenty More" and "The Biggest Bust in Burlesque").
Here they are. (Yer welcome.)
If you click on the JPEGs above to enlarge them, you can read the answers these legendary striptease artists gave to the question "Are Strippers Oversexed?" They're in the captions next to the photos. My favorite is the answer given by the great Lili St. Cyr (bottom left in the third page in the series). She said:
"Strippers are no more oversexed than so-called movie sexpots. We're artists, perhaps more than they."
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A rare LSD story from 1956 – "I WENT INSANE FOR SCIENCE"
There are several noteworthy things about the August 1956 issue of Man's Magazine (Vol. 4, No. 7, published by Almat Publishing Corp.)
One is the great action cover painting, showing an American GI battling a machete-wielding Filipino bandit.
It was done by Tom Ryan, a talented illustrator who went on to become one of America's most renowned painters of cowboy and Western art.
Another notable feature of this issue is a rare early article about LSD, brilliantly titled: "I WENT INSANE FOR SCIENCE."
Of course, the drug LSD — lysergic acid diethylamide, also known as LSD-25 or just "acid" for short — was popularized during the psychedelic Sixties.
It became famous/infamous in those years as a popular recreational and "mind expanding" drug.
In the 1950s, however, not many people were aware of LSD. It was known primarily to certain pharmacology experts and psychiatrists, the Central Intelligence Agency and some human guinea pigs used in early LSD experiments.
The CIA started testing LSD during the Fifties in secret "mind control" experiments, code-named MK-ULTRA. One of the agency's test subjects was future novelist and Merry Prankster Ken Kesey, who helped make LSD a cultural phenomenon in the following decade.
Psychiatrists at a number of mental hospitals were also doing experiments with LSD in the Fifties. They were intrigued by the fact that it caused hallucinations and other effects similar to schizophrenia. By giving LSD to "normal" people, they hoped to understand this mental disease better. They also tested drugs that counteracted the effects of LSD and thus held potential for the treatment of schizophrenics.
The CIA's MK-ULTRA project wasn't exposed publicly until the 1970s. But there were occasional articles in the popular press about the more well-intended psychiatric experiments with LSD during the 1950s.
The article in the August 1956 issue of Man's Magazine is an interesting example. It's about a doctor who took LSD in one of those experiments.
The doctor is called "Dr. Robert H----" in the article, to protect his identity. It's written as a first-hand account, in the old "as told to" style that was common in men's adventure magazines, as well as in vintage confession, crime and detective mags.
However, the photos used for the story do not show Dr. H----.
They show another doctor, Dr. Carl Pfeiffer of Emory University, a pioneer in "orthomolecular psychiatry." Ironically, in the 1970s, it was revealed that Pfeiffer was also one of the scientists who conducted secret research with LSD for the CIA's MK-ULTRA project.
According to the caption for the photos used in the Man's Magazine article, LSD-25 gave Pfeiffer "a schizophrenic reaction to Rorschach ink-blot test."
The second photo showing him laughing seems to indicate he enjoyed it.
Dr. H---- , who told the story of his own experimental acid trip to writer William Michelfelder, didn't find his LSD experience so amusing.
It's sometimes hard to figure out if an "as told to" story in an old men's pulp magazine is true, partly true or total fiction. But based on the level of detail in the story and on Michelfelder's involvement, I think this one is at least based on fact.
Michelfelder was a serious writer. He was a journalist for the New York World-Telegram and Sun in the 1950s. He also wrote books, including a 1960 expose about the medical profession and two novels: A Seed Upon the Wind (1954) and Be Not Angry (1960).
Instead of laughing like Dr. Pfeiffer, Dr. H---- ends up screaming during his LSD trip. That's not too surprising given the conditions.
He's dosed with the drug in a small, cubicle-like room in a mental ward, where he can "hear the monotonous cries of the deranged." He is required to lay down on "a slab." And, the researcher who gives him the LSD also gives him the dire advance warning that he "will undergo a full-fledged psychotic experience." Not exactly the best circumstances for a good trip.
Dr. H---- does indeed have psychotic reactions over the next several hours, including some wild hallucinations involving sharks and a purple cat that looks like his fiancée, Trixie. All the while, his "senseless gabbling" and screams are carefully observed and taped.
Eventually the poor doc comes down. He didn't have any spiritual revelations or fun during his trip. But he's proud to have done his bit to expand the horizons of psychiatry. "It was a small favor to extend to thousands of Americans who live in a troubled darkness not of their own making," he says.
As noted in the latter part of the article, research like Dr. H---- was involved in actually did lead to a better understanding of schizophrenia. It also lead to the development of new drugs that were found to be effective in treating some schizophrenics — and, later, freaked-out Hippies on bum acid trips.
The article mentions the drug Frenquel, which worked fairly well but was eventually proven to be less effective than a similar drug — Thorazine.
While we're on the subject of chemicals, I'll mention one other thing in the August 1956 issue of Man's Magazine that caught my attention.
It's an advertisement for CY-BEX capsules, a super-duper concoction of "hair foods" and vitamins which supposedly could restore hair growth and "stop that balding trend."
The headline promises:
"BETTER HAIR THRU BODY CHEMISTRY...a completely different plan of hair stimulation."
When I took a close look at the photo and illustration in that ad, my first thought was "WTF?"
I'm still not quite sure what the photo and illustration are intended to depict. Check out these close-up views and see what pops into your mind…
CY-BEX capsules were made by a company called Basic Remedies, Inc., located in Monmouth, Oregon. Apparently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration thought the company's ads about the hair-restoring properties of CY-BEX capsules went a few claims too far. In 1962, Basic Remedies was busted by the FDA for false advertising. (A fate that befell some other companies that ran ads for baldness cures in men's magazines in the 1950s and 1960s.)
If you're interested in the Man's Magazine story about LSD, "I WENT INSANE FOR SCIENCE," you can read it for yourself. Just click here to download the entire story in PDF form.
And, if you're into drug history nuggets, you may also like my previous posts featuring vintage men's pulp mag stories about cocaine and marijuana ("When cocaine grew on trees" and "The REAL scoop on Reefer Madness").
But remember, kids. Don't do drugs. Just say no. Etc...
Labels: Almat Publishing, Baldness ads and cures, Central Intelligence Agency, Dr. Carl Pfeiffer, Drugs, Illegal Drugs, Ken Kesey, LSD, Man's Magazine, MK-ULTRA, Tom Ryan, William Michelfelder
Fourth of July reading for fans of men's adventure magazines…
Ah, yes. Fourth of July weekend. A nice long weekend that most hard-working American men enjoy.
And, after the barbecues and fireworks are over, some men like to relax with a drink and catch up on their reading.
If you were a man back in the 1950s, 1960s or early 1970s, you might have been reading some of the latest men's adventure magazines on July 4th weekend.
By the early 1950s, the men's adventure mag genre had taken recognizable taken form and there quite a few good ones to choose from.
For example, on July 4th, 1953 you might have been reading the latest issue of ACTION magazine, with the great elephant attack cover painting by artist Joe Szokoll.
The Korean War had been going on since 1950 and was still not officially over, so that "police action," Commies and "Gooks" were hot topics.
Inside the July '53 issue of Action, there's a story about how some traitorous former U.S. pilots were flying MIG fighters for the Communist Chinese and a helpful (now very politically incorrect) article on "HOW TO KILL A GOOK."
On July 4th weekend in 1953, you might also have been reading the July '53 issue of Male magazine, which featured a hard-boiled Mike Hammer detective story by Mickey Spillane.
Or maybe you were checking out the July 1953 issue of AMERICAN MANHOOD, with the cool cover painting of Indian warriors by Tom Beecham.
A few years later, in 1957, you could have been reading "The Yankee Gunslinger Who Rustled a Harem," the cover story of the July 1957 issue of FOR MEN ONLY.
The cover painting done for that classic Yank-hero-saves-harem-babes yarn is by James Bama, the great Doc Savage paperback cover artist.
On July 4th weekend in 1957, you might also have been kicking back with the July 1957 issue of MAN'S WORLD, which has a wild piranha attack cover painting by Jim Bentley.
By the early 1960s, some of the more outré men's pulp magazines were on newsstands (or under the counters).
On the Fourth of July weekend in 1963, you might have been perusing some of the wild stories and artwork in the July issues of WILDCAT ADVENTURES and WORLD OF MEN.
Both feature the kind of notorious Nazi bondage cover paintings that helped give men's adventure magazines the nickname "sweats magazines." (In both cases, the artists are uncredited.)
Flash forward to July 1967, "the Summer of Love." (Or should I say flashback?)
A typical men's adventure magazine reader wasn't into that Hippie-dippy, peace and love stuff. He was reading something like the story "Ambushed by the Viet Cong" in the July 1967 issue MAN'S MAGAZINE.
The Vietnam War was intensifying and Commie "gooks" were a common topic again in men's adventure magazines. This time they were Vietnamese.
Stories involving evil Nazi's were still popular, too. For example, the July issue of MAN'S TRUE DANGER featured the book bonus "Blood Orgy for the Swastika," plus a story about ex-Nazis who lured an innocent GI into a "lust-mad circle of degenerates." (This is one of the series of covers featuring make-believe paperbacks discussed in another post on this blog.)
By July 4th of 1975, the men's adventure magazines genre was almost extinct.
A few of them were hanging on. But they had changed to try to survive competition from the growing flood of explicit porn magazines.
The last of the men's adventure mags still included some action, adventure, war and "sexposé" stories and still had some excellent pulpy interior illustrations. But they were sandwiched in between nude photo spreads. And, the painted covers that were a trademark of the classic men's adventure genre were gone.
Below are the covers of the July 1975 issues of SAGA and FOR MEN ONLY. These were two of the best men's adventure magazines in previous decades. By 1975, they had become more like "stroke mags" than men's adventure mags. Both ceased publication in 1977.
Flash forward to today.
For fans of men's adventure magazines, these may actually be the true good old days. Thanks to eBay and other online sites, we can buy copies of men's adventure magazines dating from the earliest years of the genre to its last gasp in the late Seventies.
And, on this July 4th weekend, after the patriotic parades, barbecues and fireworks are over, I'll be relaxing with a drink and reading some of my favorites. Cheers!
Speaking of James Bama, if you like this blog you want this book…
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Labels: Action magazine, American Manhood magazine, For Men Only magazine, James Bama, Jim Bentley, Joe Szokoll, Male magazine, Man's Magazine, Man's World magazine, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, Norm Eastman, Saga magazine, Tom Beecham, True Danger magazine, Wildcat Adventures, World of Men magazine
"Hemingway R.I.P. Day" on the Men's Adventure Magazines blog
The legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway loomed large in men's adventure and bachelor magazines of the 1950s and 1960s.
In the minds of many men of that era — and perhaps in his own mind — 'Papa' Hemingway was the epitome of a manly man. Almost a superman. Except, of course, he wasn't bulletproof.
On this day exactly 49 years ago, July 2, 1961, Hemingway committed suicide with one of his favorite shotguns at age 61.
So, I am designating today "Hemingway R.I.P. Day" here on the Men's Adventure Magazines blog.
If you're a regular reader, you probably know I am a big fan of the book that focuses on Hemingway's image as reflected in vintage men's adventure and bachelor magazines — ALL MAN! Hemingway, 1950s Men's Magazines, and the Masculine Persona.
It was written by David M. Earle, an Assistant Professor of English at University of West Florida in Pensacola. Earle is one of the foremost experts on 20th Century modernist literature, vintage magazines and Hemingway.
I've written about Earle, his book All Man!, and his research on Hemingway and vintage men's magazines in past entries on this blog.
In honor of Hemingway R.I.P. Day and for those of you who missed those previous posts, below are some excerpts and links to the complete entries.
You may or may not like Hemingway's books and stories, his penchant for killing big animals and big fish, the generally dismal way he treated his wives, lovers and kids, or his boozy, bullying personality. But he was undeniably a literary giant and an intriguing cultural icon during the heyday of the men's adventure magazines.
So, tonight I'm drinking a toast to him. Here's to you, Ernest! Requiescat in pace.
An interview with David M. Earle, author of the new book All Man! Hemingway…
All Man!, by Dr. David M. Earle, is a fascinating new book that provides a unique perspective on men's adventure magazines.
It traces the evolution of Ernest Hemingway's giant-size public persona as reflected in vintage magazines, especially the men's adventure and bachelor mags of the 1950s.
In doing this, Earle also provides fresh insights about the roles that men's adventure and bachelor magazines played in the lives of World War II veterans and other men, especially in the Fifties.
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Earle and ask him some questions about All Man!
Here's the first part of that interview...
As your book discusses, a lot of the Hemingway myth was reflected in the men's magazines.
EARLE: Yes. And, Hemingway's public image itself parallels the conflict between the romantic myth of the 1950s as "the Golden Years" and reality of those years. The men's magazines of the era offer an excellent window into exploring this conflict, both of the culture and of the man.
So, that's how you started studying men's adventure magazines?
EARLE: I had actually done research on prewar pulp magazines and vintage men's magazines for my previous book Re-Covering Modernism, which was more of an academic work. After that, I wanted to write a book for a wider audience that explored postwar men's magazines. And All Man! was the fun and logical result. I initially started collecting men's bachelor magazines, since they often published highbrow modernist authors, like Hemingway, William Faulkner and James Joyce, and I teach courses about modernist literature. But, as I collected, I came across more and more well known authors, particularly Hemingway, in the men's adventure magazines. Indeed, there were so many examples by and about Hemingway that I saw there must have been something deeper going on in the culture and with Hemingway as a figure of masculinity.
What's one of the most interesting things you learned about men's adventure magazines in writing All Man!?
EARLE: The most concentrated exploration of men's adventure magazines that I make in the book, and which I find pretty enthralling and novel still, is how they offered veterans of World War II a means to deal with and categorize both their wartime experience and the difficulties of returning to United States. They returned to a society that was, for a large part, unaware of exactly how horrible their experiences had been. The bloody realities of the war had generally been censored by the government and avoided by the press.
(Read the rest of the interview...)
Talking with Dr. David M. Earle about men's magazines…
In between activities in his busy schedule, David was kind enough to answer some more questions I asked him about his book All Man! and vintage men's magazines.
I started by asking him about a Hugh Hefner quote he cites in All Man!
In 1953, when Hef launched Playboy, he said it was a magazine for "urbane fellows who were less concerned with hunting, fishing, and climbing mountains than good food, drink, proper dress, and the pleasures of female company."
Hefner's quote is a pretty good description of one general difference between the vintage bachelor magazines and the men's adventure and outdoor sport magazines, isn't it?
EARLE: Yes. Playboy and the hundreds of bachelor magazines that followed in its wake were all about the fantasy of upwardly mobile bachelorhood, emulating the life of leisure. In contrast, the men's adventure mags were decidedly blue collar.
Whereas the bachelor mags had articles and ads about leisure wear for a summer cruise, the men's adventure magazines had ads for correspondence schools and offered stories and articles that confirmed masculinity in a different way — not by constructing a fantasy bachelor's world, but by showing man in perilous and extreme situations, triumphant. And, again, the locals of these were as far away from the pressures of suburbia and the day-to-day job pressures as possible.
So, I guess if I had to really draw a reason behind the distinction between the bachelor and men's adventure genres, I'd say it is economically based, though of course neither readership was mutually exclusive.
What do you think men's adventure magazines tell us about the changes taking place in gender roles during the 1950s and 1960s?
EARLE: Wow. Huge question. Really, what we see in the men's adventure mags is the other side of the pressures on women to conform to a social role reflected in the domestic magazines of the day, like Good Housekeeping, etcetera. In both cases, these magazines offered very extreme, very conservative roles for men and women. The most obvious reason for this, at least in the case of the women's magazines, was a pressure to get women back in the kitchens after their empowering work in factories during World War Two. But it was also the economic and suburban boom that put pressure on having a family in the years after the war.
Of course the men's magazines are very, very extreme in their portrayal of gender roles. Whereas women's magazines advertised the love of an "all pink" kitchen and men as the master in the house, men's magazines fought a fear that American suburban culture was too feminine, and was feminizing the men. And while these magazines are incredibly fun, they also often have a really troubling misogyny in them. Jem, a bachelor magazine called "the magazine for masterful men," is perhaps the worse, but some of the adventure mags aren't too far behind. That's why there are so many stories in them about dangerous women: the dominatrix female Nazi guards and Amazon women — like the "Love Queen of the Pygmies" story you recently featured on your blog. At the same time, it's why there are also many stories of women in peril who are helpless or just sex objects, hence having a man save them in the story confirms masculinity.
Labels: All Man Hemingway by Dr David M Earle, Anne Dawes Love Queen of the Pygmies, David Earle, Ernest Hemingway, Hugh Hefner, Playboy magazine
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The Goal: I'm attempting to access WordPress files via FileZilla in order to build new skills in creating Child Themes.
When I access my DH space via FZ FTP I don't see wp-contents file. I suspect this is due to the fact that I did a one-click-install long ago, and that put my wordpress files elsewhere.
I'm thinking that I need to uninstall WP and then reinstall it manually.
If not, could you point me in the right direction.
If so, what is the procedure to do this without losing my current content and getting to my goal of being able to access the WP files and being able to add a Child Theme?
You do not need to uninstall. The One-Click uses wp-content, same as every other WP install.
First off, thanks very much for taking the time to reply!
That is exactly where I am in the file structure and it's baffling me that wp-content is not there. I know it's installed. I use the WP dashboard. I have several domains but I have made sure I am in the right one. I currently have the Genesis Platform installed with the child theme Prose. I don't see anything there related to this either. Any suggestions? I'm thinking I'll have to contact support on this.
All the one click installer does is install the current WP distribution as you would if you did it manually. It cuts out about 5 or 6 manual steps… Other than that…it's the same thing.
Navigate to manage domains in the panel, find the fully hosted domain in question. Note the user name as listed in the web hosting column.
Log into FTP or SFTP using the USER from the step above.
The dreamhost default is to store that domains files in a directory of the same name under that user.


Daylight saving time began from today in Canada.
Maybe, Japanese is less familiar with it.
When I watched the clock and smartphone, I screwed up different from between.
I cooked dinner today. That was a bowl of rice topped with chicken and eggs.
Host family said it was delicious so I was happy.
If that helps, I don't have the pictures.
edit: I took picture of oyakodon.


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Q: Adjoint/transpose of wavelet transform I'm using a wavelet transform in Matlab, so I think of it as a black-box.  I'll represent it here as $W(x)$.   There's a reconstruction function as well, which I'll write as $W^\dagger(y)$.  I can decompose my image $x$ into coefficients and then get perfect reconstruction: $x = W^\dagger(W(x)) $.  I'm using biorthogonal wavelets, but the only key thing (I think) is that they are not orthogonal, so $W$ is not a square matrix.
My question: how can I get $W^T$, i.e. the adjoint of $W$?  And I need it with a fast transform, similar to the speed of $W$.  I have $W^\dagger$, and I'm pretty sure this is the same as the pseudo-inverse (which is why I write it like that), so $W^\dagger = (W^TW)^{-1} W^T $.  But how can I recover $W^T$ from this?
Of course, I can explicitly create a matrix $W$ so that $W\cdot x = W(x)$, and then easily get $W^T$, but I need a fast transform.
I'm using 9/7 biorthogonal wavelets.  I'm hoping that there is some kind of dual wavelet such that $W^T_{\scriptsize \text{original wavelets}} = W^\dagger_{\scriptsize \text{dual wavelets}}$.
Anyone know if this is possible?
Also, anyone know if Wavelab has this kind of thing already builtin?  I think the adjoint operator is also known as the synthesis operator.
Thanks in advance,
Stephen

A: I figured it out.  There are two parts:
First, even though a bi-orthogonal wavelet transform is "square", in the sense that the wavelets are linearly independent, a practical implementation, such as in MATLAB, will be slightly rectangular (e.g. input is length 1024, output is 1600).  It you change to periodic boundary conditions, then it is square in practice, and this makes things quite a bit simpler.
Second, for biorthogonal wavelets, the inverse (same as the pseudo-inverse, since we're square) is given by analysis with dual wavelets.  For the transpose, we want analysis by the original wavelets.  These original wavelets are the dual of some other wavelet (as I suspected in the original post), and this wavelet is known.  In Matlab, if my original wavelet is given by 'bior4.4' (which are 9/3 bi-orthogonal wavelets), the corresponding wavelet, which has this orginal as its dual, is given by 'rbio4.4'.  (I think the dual wavelet of the dual wavelet is the original wavelet, but haven't verified for sure).   If you look at the filters for 'rbio4.4', the low and high pass are basically the same as for 'bior4.4' except switched, plus some zero padding (which may be tricky, so let matlab do it for you).
And then you just call the inverse for 'rbio4.4' and you get the transpose of 'bior4.4'.  Nice!  If anyone needs to do this, let me know and I can provide more details.

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X-rays from a patient with an open tibia fracture. The X-ray on the right shows how the bone has now filled in following the surgical technique.
Typically, when a patient experiences a broken bone, an orthopaedic surgeon can realign the broken pieces and stabilize them with implants that allow the bone to heal.
But for some patients who experience a traumatic injury or are born with a sizable bone defect, this method won't work.
To help these patients, Hake uses the Masquelet technique.
During surgery with the Masquelet technique, orthopaedic trauma surgeons mold a cement spacer where the bone used to be. This allows a bioactive membrane to form around the spacer.
After the six weeks are up, the surgical team goes back in for a second surgery.
"We want to eliminate the time period where the spacer has to be left in. We're currently performing the surgery on rats, examining the membrane that forms and looking at what genes are expressed to see if we can come up with a single surgery solution."
Hake notes that while the surgery is not needed in the treatment of the vast majority of fractures, it's important for those with severe injuries.
"For patients that have really terrible injuries, this surgical technique allows us to selvage their limbs and avoid amputation," he says.
While the Masquelet technique generally has good results, Hake says that research he and colleague, Andrea Alford, Ph.D., research assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Michigan Medicine, are working on could build upon the technique and improve it.
In addition to understanding the basic science behind the technique, Hake and Alford are working to improve the recovery time for patients.
Hake and Alford have previously published research on the technique and hope to have results from their current studies later this year. Based on what these results show, they will plan further studies evaluating the possibility of using synthetic bone grafts. Eventually Hake and Alford hope to be able to engineer a membrane to eliminate the need for the second surgery.
Hakes notes that the ability to clinically care for patients and perform research improves overall care for those experiencing a traumatic bone injury.
"Michigan Medicine is unique in that we're not only performing this surgery for our patients and taking care of them clinically, but we're one of only a few institutions across the country doing the basic science research behind it, too," he says.


We are officially in the School Fees Season. It's that time of the year when we typically pay the highest amount of school fees for our children in school. It's usually so because it is the first session of a new academic year and the time most preferred by schools to increase fees. For some reasons also, it's the time they decide to pile the bill with all sorts of entries from new books to health insurance to whatever. I saw a fee of N50,000 for "Year Book' in my daughters bill and I had to ask the mum if this year book will be plated in gold because last I checked, OVATION Magazine didn't cost more than N2,500.00.
This is also the period that everybody in my household is at their best behavior to me. My wife in particular will go out of her way to be extremely nice to me during this period. I noticed that we typically have the least arguments in September. I'm guessing she knows that this is the one period that I'm very edgy and irritable. You really don't want to get on my nerves during this period otherwise I will remind you at every turn how much I am paying for School fees. That's what doling out over 7 figures in combined school fees does to you.
Anyway, I'm guessing there are many like me who just want September to go away and go away quickly so they can "Bounce Back" like Chelsea after losing yet again to a Manager with a name starting with P (Sorry I just couldn't resist the temptation to get at Chelsea fans). That's what September does to you.
In an earlier article I had talked about the need to plan your family so you can have sufficient financial resources to invest in your children's education. I never understood how much my dad slaved for us his kids until I started paying school fees myself. I realized that daddy could have built more houses, acquired more rides and probably even travelled more if he wasn't burdened with the payments of our school fees. Paying your children school fees is not just a responsibility, it is a huge sacrifice and every parent doing that diligently today ought to congratulate themselves. Especially since you are going to be doing that for at least 16 years. Oh! Did I just burst your bubble? Sorry!
But have you ever wondered what options you have that can make September not only stress less but one you actually look forward to? I have a couple of suggestions for every parent including prospective ones.
1. Start Early – Now, this applies not only to parents but intending couples as well. If you are planning to fix your wedding maybe in the next 6 – 12 months, the time to start planning to pay schools is Today. The Next best day is Tomorrow. In today's currency, to give each child quality education from Kindergarten to University, you are going to need something in the neighborhood of N30m per child. Assuming a 16 years payment period, that comes down to N156,250.00 per month / Child. So maybe it's a good time to reconsider that extra wedding accessory and instead save it for the school fees.
2. Seek for opportunities to pay in advance for the entire academic year – Unknown to most parents, Schools actually encourage parents to pay in advance for the entire year if possible. Though this is not stated in your bill but the possibility exists. You merely need to walk up to the school administrator and ask. Now, here is how it works and its basic time value of money. The money collected today has a greater value than the one paid tomorrow. If you doubt me, just ask your banker how much N100,000.00 was worth in the FX market 12 months ago and how much it is worth today. Collecting money in advance for any enterprise is always a preference. So if you have the means to pay for the whole academic year, offer to do so and in return ask the school for a discount to compensate you for doing so. I have a friend who usually gets between 10-15% discounts doing this yearly. It's not rocket science. Its' just common sense.
3. Try to put your kids in the same school – For some reason, some parents prefer to have kids in different schools. Not a very good idea because you rob yourself of some good bargaining points. If you have more than one kid in a school, then you are in a good position to bargain for a discount. It basically works in the same way you will procure multiple merchandise at a lower cost than if you had to buy just one. The more the children enrolled, the higher the bargaining power. This is not an excuse to go popping them kids out but if you haven't asked your school administrator for a discount for the number of kids you have in their school, you are simply short-changing yourself.
4. Consider A Payment Plan – Not many parents know that schools have a payment plan especially if you cannot afford to pay the fees at once. For some reason, you might have cash-flow problems or an emergency that has impacted on your ability to pay. Don't fret. Walk up to the school and ask for a payment plan. The school will ask for whatever percentage you are willing to deposit and you will agree on the number of months of installment to pay to liquidate the debt. The school will probably ask you to put down a post-dated cheque but make sure to tell them to contact you before putting in the cheque. The idea here is that it is better for the school to collect something however small or in bits and pieces than collecting nothing. So instead of fretting and pulling a tantrum because the fees have been increased, go to the school and pay the amount you have now and ask to differ the balance over an agreed number of instalments. There is absolutely no big deal to this. Most retail business today cannot survive without offering credit. School as well are not exempted.
5. Don't miss the PTA – Look! Most items you see today on the bill beyond Tuition and books emanate from the PTA. So if you want to kill some of them, make sure you attend the PTA meetings or better still, join the executive. A lot of the extra-curricular items on the Bill are usually first discussed with the PTA to get their buy in before they are enforced. Unfortunately, daddies who in most cases pay the fees do not attend these meetings and therefore have no influence whatsoever on the outcome. Decide not to be a passive parent. Go for meetings, visit the school. Engage and be involved. That way, you can influence things including the fees.
6. Find out if Scholarships are being offered – I'm yet to see the school that does not offer scholarship in some form whether it is for the best student overall or the best student in a particular subject. Do you know the various scholarship available per year in your children's school? If no, find out and start to encourage your ward to push to get one of them. Though the odds of getting one is low, the worse that can happen is that your child actually improves academically which is all that matters. But then if you are able to obtain a scholarship which covers Tuition, that savings could be huge.
There are many scholarships on offer out there not just within the schools but also outside of it by Corporate entities, Foundations and even the Government. There are essay competitions that you can encourage your ward to participate and assist them in getting ready for it. Keep an eye out for this and you might just sleep with ease every September.
School fees season can be fun. It's how you choose to see it and manage it. One thing is clear in all that I have mentioned above – You cannot afford to out-source the responsibility to only one parent or the school. You have to be involved from day one. It starts by you deciding how many kids you want to have and then deciding the quality of education you wish to provide for them. The rest is all about the proper management of your resources whether financial, material, and even your time.
This has been insightful and will be sof great help.
Thank you for this Sir. I am new member of the 'school fees' club this year. My son just started pre-school and had to pay about N100,000 this month. Your points are worth-noting.


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Creditors close to deal to avert Harrisburg,…
Creditors close to deal to avert Harrisburg, Pa., bankruptcy
By Bloomberg News
PHILADELPHIA — William Lynch, the state- appointed receiver of Pennsylvania's capital, said "a deal is imminent" with creditors on easing an incinerator debt burden of about $345 million that has left Harrisburg insolvent.
The revised fiscal rescue involves the sale of the trash- to-energy plant and the lease of city parking facilities, Lynch said Wednesday in a statement. The transaction will remove future liabilities for the incinerator, which hasn't generated enough revenue to cover its costs.
Lynch's success with creditors would avert bankruptcy for the city, whose incinerator debt amounts to almost seven times its annual general-fund budget. He said he plans to submit his proposal late next month to Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court, which must approve the blueprint for it to take effect.
"All stakeholders" have agreed to his plan, Lynch said. "While they realize this may be an imperfect situation for each of them, everyone understands a cooperative solution is most certainly in everyone's best interests."
Lynch's announcement follows a step by a state-appointed municipal overseer in Michigan, Kevyn Orr, to seek court protection for Detroit last week. The move by Orr, who was put in the job by Gov. Rick Snyder, R, has brought fresh scrutiny to state and local government debt there.
Lynch didn't say if creditors are shouldering a part of his plan's costs. Before seeking court protection for Detroit, Orr proposed giving creditors including some municipal bondholders pennies on the dollar owed by the city.
The crisis in Harrisburg, a community of almost 50,000 residents, stemmed from financing an overhaul of the city incinerator. Surrounding Dauphin County and bond insurer Assured Guaranty Municipal, a unit of Hamilton, Bermuda-based Assured Guaranty Ltd., have covered skipped debt payments since 2009.
"Assured Guaranty is committed to working cooperatively with the receiver and other stakeholders to finalize a recovery plan that both restores the city's fiscal health and respects the rights of creditors," Ashweeta Durani, a spokeswoman, said in an email.
Under his plan, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority would buy the incinerator, which a unit of Covanta Holding Corp. runs. Lynch said Wednesday other claims, such as those from Assured Guaranty and Dauphin County, must be resolved before the sale, which may be late this year.
The Lancaster authority plans to sell revenue bonds to finance its purchase, and is drafting a preliminary offering statement to investors and other documents, Executive Director James Warner said in an interview.
The relief from future liability for Harrisburg residents after the transaction was described by Lynch as a "critical step" for the city's recovery. He said his blueprint would stabilize the municipal budget through 2016.
Also under Lynch's plan, the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority would take over city parking garages and outdoor lots under a long-term lease from the Harrisburg Parking Authority, the city agency that owns them.
Chicago-based Standard Parking Corp. would run the 8,991- space system. AEW Capital Management LP, a Boston-based property manager, would oversee the real estate involved, and both would receive fixed fees.
The state authority would sell tax-exempt bonds to be repaid from lease revenue, with the debt underwritten by Guggenheim Partners LLC.
"This plan will create important new revenue streams to help the city reduce its structural deficit and spur economic growth," Lynch said in the statement. "The parking agreement may very well become a national model."
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Idaho Poker – Is Online Poker Legal in Idaho?
Let's get one thing out of the way – poker players are out of luck here. Idaho is just not in an ideal position to do anything for the poker playing residents at the current moment.
Idaho is one of the few states where poker – in ANY capacity – is illegal. But even general gaming enthusiasts have had it rough.
Back in the 1990's when the Indian tribes were planning to build their casinos, the state pushed them into only offering bingo. Not long after they were allowed to offer pull-tabs.
Today there are more options. But there's no doubt that poker players have gotten the short end of the stick.
And things aren't looking better for them heading into the future.
Right now there are no laws specifically calling out online poker (or any form of internet gambling).
It doesn't look like the state has plans to change their minds any time soon, either.
In fact, lawmakers (and likely Indian tribes, too) are concerned about how it might impact the brick and mortar casinos. So any plans to allow online poker will do so only with them in mind.
The bottom line – I wouldn't hold your breath.
Not for legal gaming anyway.
Now… you could play online at an offshore site. There are plenty of options that take players from Idaho.
You'll be able to play tournaments, cash games and sit and go's. You'll also have plenty of game options and numerous table stakes.
But again – just realize it's not legal (although we've not heard of anyone from the state being arrested for playing).
In fact, you're not going to find any "traditional" casinos in Idaho.
Things are better than they used to be – I will say that. Back in the 90's all these types of casinos could offer was bingo and pull-tabs.
Today you have a few more options.
There are more than 10 casinos and pari-mutuel establishments in the state. They give you the choice of playing bingo, video gaming machines (consisting of options like blackjack, slots, keno and progressives) and betting on horses.
The biggest casino to check out would be the Coeur d'Alene Resort. There's more than 60,000 feet of gaming space and they boast of 1,000+ jackpot winners every week.
There's the Clearwater River Casino and Lodge, too. They have more than 600 games to play.
And if that's what you're aching for you might considering making the hop, skip and (short) drive to Las Vegas. You'll obviously get all the action you can handle there.
Yes – even home (or social) poker games are illegal.
This is interesting because this is usually one option states allow.
In fact, I read a story from 2010 where police raided a small game being played by a group of senior citizens.
Prosecutors didn't want to charge the men, but the state told them they had to.
Later the state conceded and the seniors weren't charged with any crimes. And prosecutors were given the option from that point forward to decide who they charged with (poker-related) crimes and who not to.
But hopefully you can see how serious the state takes their gaming laws.
That said… chances are you can get away with a home game if you keep quiet about it. Just keep it between you and your buddies.
Just know that you won't be doing so legally.
That goes for charitable (poker) games, too – 100% illegal.
There are definitely no exceptions here.
Honestly… the future doesn't look too bright.
According to other web portals we shouldn't expect to see any changes from Idaho until 2018-2019.
I think that might be optimistic.
It just doesn't sound like the state is eager to get into online gaming. And, even if they do, it'll be slow-going. It sounds like they're more concerned with tapping into and expanding their own brick and mortar casinos.
Anything that interferes with that is unlikely to see the light of day.
So… I think I agree with Vito Berbiera – he just doesn't think legal and regulated online gaming is a possibility in this day and age.
Not with the current political environment, at least.


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{
    using System;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

    /// <summary>
    /// PInvoke signatures for GradientFill methods.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Minimum requirements: Windows 2000 Professional
    ///
    /// http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd144957.aspx
    /// </remarks>
    internal static class NativeMethods
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The GradientFill function fills rectangle and triangle structures
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hdc">Handle to the destination device contex</param>
        /// <param name="pVertex">Array of TRIVERTEX structures that each define a triangle vertex</param>
        /// <param name="nVertex">The number of vertices in pVertex</param>
        /// <param name="pMesh">Array of elements</param>
        /// <param name="nMesh">The number of elements in pMesh</param>
        /// <param name="ulMode">Specifies gradient fill mode</param>
        /// <returns>If the function succeeds, the return value is true, false</returns>
        public static bool GradientFill([In] IntPtr hdc, TriVertex[] pVertex, uint nVertex, uint[] pMesh, uint nMesh,
                                        GradientFillMode ulMode)
        {
            return Native.GradientFill(hdc, pVertex, nVertex, pMesh, nMesh, ulMode);
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        /// <summary>
        /// The GradientFill function fills rectangle and triangle structures
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hdc">Handle to the destination device contex</param>
        /// <param name="pVertex">Array of TRIVERTEX structures that each define a triangle vertex</param>
        /// <param name="nVertex">The number of vertices in pVertex</param>
        /// <param name="pMesh">Array of GRADIENT_TRIANGLE structures in triangle mode</param>
        /// <param name="nMesh">The number of elements in pMesh</param>
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        public static bool GradientFill([In] IntPtr hdc, TriVertex[] pVertex, uint nVertex, GradientTriangle[] pMesh,
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        public static bool GradientFill([In] IntPtr hdc, TriVertex[] pVertex, uint nVertex, GradientRect[] pMesh,
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        {
            return Native.GradientFill(hdc, pVertex, nVertex, pMesh, nMesh, ulMode);
        }

        #region Nested type: Native

        internal class Native
        {
            [DllImport("msimg32.dll", EntryPoint = "GradientFill", SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern bool GradientFill([In] IntPtr hdc,
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                uint nVertex, uint[] pMesh, uint nMesh, GradientFillMode ulMode);

            [DllImport("msimg32.dll", EntryPoint = "GradientFill", SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern bool GradientFill([In] IntPtr hdc,
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                uint nVertex, GradientRect[] pMesh, uint nMesh, GradientFillMode ulMode);

            [DllImport("msimg32.dll", EntryPoint = "GradientFill", SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern bool GradientFill([In] IntPtr hdc,
                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, ArraySubType = UnmanagedType.Struct, SizeParamIndex = 2)] TriVertex[] pVertex,
                uint nVertex, GradientTriangle[] pMesh, uint nMesh, GradientFillMode ulMode);
        }

        #endregion
    }
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Gainesville, FL- The Gators defeated Jacksonville by an 8-4 score on Tuesday night to sweep the season series. Florida has now won six straight midweek games.
The Dolphins actually opened the scoring in the first inning after a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly.
However, Florida responded quickly. Brady McConnell led off the bottom of the first with a solo blast that landed in the bleachers beyond the left field fence. The Gators would add four more runs in the frame with RBI singles coming from Wil Dalton, Cory Acton, and Jacob Young.
Both teams settled in after the first inning and for a while it appeared as if the first inning was just a fluke. In the sixth inning, Jud Fabian broke through with an RBI single to increase the lead to 6-1.
The Dolphins added three runs in the eighth as Angel Camacho and Cory Garrastazu each hit massive homers to cut into the deficit.
Florida added a couple of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth on a Jacob Young blooper up the middle plated two runs. Fabian scored the second run all the way from first base.
Jacob Young finished 3-4 with 3 RBI.
Nolan Crisp earned the win (3-1) after working 3 innings and allowing one run.
Nick Pogue earned the first decision of his career with a save (1). He pitched 1.1 innings to close out the win.
Florida will travel to Baton Rouge for a series against LSU at one of the toughest environments in the nation.
The Tigers are 9-6 in league play, but have only suffered three losses at home this season (20-3).
The series starts Thursday and runs through Saturday with each game being televised nationally.


Listen up, scientists. Bill Nye is here to make some noise in the "Sound" episode.
Your vocal cords do it. Speakers playing rock music do it. Even a school bell does it. They all vibrate; and that's how sound is made. Plucking a stretched rubber band makes the rubber band vibrate. Air molecules around the rubber band move, pushing other air molecules. As the rubber band continues to vibrate, it sends waves of sound through the air. It's a lot like the ripples you see when you drop a rock into a pond. You hear sound when rippling air pushes on tiny bones in your ears. Nerves in your ears send a message to your brain about the sound you're hearing.
Different sounds make different patterns of waves with different distances between them. Plucking, banging, whispering, and yelling are all vibrations in air, yet they all sound very different. Sound vibrations can be thought of as waves moving through molecules. Low-pitched sounds have big gaps between waves, while high-pitched sounds have waves that are bunched together. Loud sounds have more molecules moving and more energy than soft sounds.
Sound is much more than music. It's not just noise…it's science.
Sound is made by vibrations.
Sound travels through materials in waves.
Ears are specialized structures designed to receive sound.
The smallest bones in your body are in your ears?
For their size and weight, grasshoppers make the loudest sound of any animal?
Sound moves through air at over 3 soccer fields (344 meters or 1,130 feet) per second?
"Understanding Sound" by Beulah Tannenbaum. Published by McGraw-Hill, 1973.
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Women are essential to social and economic progress yet they shoulder some of the greatest burdens of preventable disease and death. According to the World Health Organization, 303,000 women died as a result of pregnancy and childbirth in 2015 alone, disproportionately in poorer regions of the world. These women often leave children without anyone to protect and care for them, which contributes to staggering under-5 mortality rates. In 2015, 5.9 million newborns and toddlers died.
Since a child's health is so dependent on its mother's health, Texas Children's and Baylor College of Medicine collaborate with public and private partners in regions of greatest need to increase access to and improve delivery of women's health services. These wide-ranging obstetric and gynecological services include family planning, maternity care, and identification of preexisting conditions that may hamper a healthy delivery such as malnutrition, obstetric fistula, TB and HIV.
Texas Children's offers community education on the benefits of smaller families, childhood nutrition and a host of other maternal and child health subjects.
Its clinical research leads to better outcomes for mothers and children worldwide.
In Malawi, the program helped found the country's first OB/GYN residency program at the Malawi College of Medicine in Lilongwe. This included curriculum development, providing direct OB/GYN services to patients and training local healthcare providers. U.S.-based residents and fellows from Baylor College of Medicine rotate through the program in Malawi, which helps build their skills in a high-volume setting.
Texas Children's OB/GYN staff work with multiple partners in China, Colombia, Malawi and Papua New Guinea. It also trains fellows interested in working in global women's health.


For both animals and humans, it's essential to discover and treat any disease in a timely manner. We, as well as dogs and cats, can suffer from hematomas. A hematoma is a common yet painful ailment that causes discomfort and disrupts one's day-to-day life. It is defined as a collection of blood that pools outside of the blood vessels. These can appear in many places on the body; however, they are usually found on the ears.
Dogs and cats usually develop hematomas while scratching or biting themselves. They may also appear as a result of rough play. These usually appear nearer to the surface of the body, but it is possible for them to form near the brain or heart. This complicates the healing process to a greater extent.
Hematomas are most commonly caused by the leakage of blood vessels. Again, these can appear anywhere inside or outside the body of your cat or dog. The reason why this problem is most often found on the ears is because cats and dogs tend to bite and scratch their ears. This rough treatment may result in the bursting of a blood vessel. In addition, allergies, blood clotting problems, and pre existing skin diseases can also lead to hematomas in animals. There is no age limit for hematomas––in fact, older and more aggressive animals tend to face this painful disease more often after having rough encounters with other animals.
How Do I Know if My Pet Has a Hematoma?
The best way to spot this problem is to look for swellings and bulges on the body. Once you've located the problem, you need to act fast before the ailment worsens. Hematomas may cause permanent disfiguration or negative health effects. Therefore, immediate medical attention is a must. Hematomas can even cause a cat or a dog to have seizures or organ failure if they are on the inside of the body. In situations like these, an owner has to keep track of all sorts of abnormalities and act accordingly so that the animal can be treated immediately.
The only solution of this problem is the drainage of blood clots through minor or major surgery. It may be necessary to put your pet on anesthesia before the surgery. A qualified veterinarian needs to be contacted immediately once you've found the affected area.
The only way to cure a hematoma is to drain the blood and prevent it from clotting again in the affected area. It is a painful process, but, in most cases, animals are cured without any kind of permanent damage. Depending on the severity of the case, a doctor will treat the patient accordingly. Never try to drain the blood at home, as treatment must be done by a qualified professional. Your pet may not have to go through surgery if the problem is discovered at the right time. There is no homemade cure for this ailment therefore, pet owners are strictly advised to refrain from any kind of self-medication or treatment.
If you believe that your pet may have a hematoma, it is imperative that they receive immediate medical intention. Additionally, it is important to take them in for regular checkups, so be sure to schedule your appointment at Palmdale Veterinary Hospital today!


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La Belgique industrielle. Vues des établissements industriels de la Belgique is een vierdelig boek uit 1854-1856 met tweehonderd litho's van Belgische fabrieken aan het begin van de Industriële Revolutie. De prenten werden gemaakt door Adrien Canelle, Edwin Toovey, Guillaume Van der Hecht, Antoine Claessens, Antoine Voncken en Gustave Gerlier, gedrukt in Brussel door Simonau & Toovey en uitgegeven door Jules Géruzet. De artistieke platen hadden naast een documentaire ook een publicitaire en een propagandawaarde. De fabrieken werden getoond als serene plekken die harmonieus in het landschap waren geïntegreerd. In deze geordende wereld wezen alleen de rokende schoorstenen op activiteit.

Uitgave
  Bart Van der Herten, Michel Oris en Jan Roegiers (red.), Nijver België. Het industriële landschap omstreeks 1850, 1995. ISBN 9034108708

Externe links
De Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België heeft de vier oorspronkelijke boekdelen gedigitaliseerd:
vol. I-1
vol. I-2
vol. II-1
vol. II-2

Lithografie
Industrie in België
Industriële geschiedenis
1850-1859

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FROM danielchalef/armhf-ubuntu-core:15.04
MAINTAINER Daniel Chalef <daniel.chalef@gmail.com>

ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
ENV JASPER_HOME /opt/jasper
RUN export JASPER_HOME=$JASPER_HOME

RUN export THREADS=`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`

RUN export CCFLAGS="-mtune=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4"; export CPPFLAGS="-mtune=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4"

RUN apt-get install -y software-properties-common
# multiverse is needed for libttspico
RUN apt-add-repository -y multiverse

RUN apt-get update; apt-get upgrade -y

RUN apt-get install -y \
	build-essential wget vim git-core python-dev \
	bison libasound2-dev libportaudio-dev python-pyaudio \
	apt-utils alsa-base alsa-utils alsa-oss pulseaudio \
	subversion autoconf libtool automake gfortran \
	python-pymad libttspico-utils

RUN git clone https://github.com/jasperproject/jasper-client.git $JASPER_HOME

# Build optimized OpenBLAS from source. Ensure we use armv7 target.
# Unfortunately OpenBLAS does not yet use the cortex-a5's neon-vfpv4 instructions
RUN git clone https://github.com/xianyi/OpenBLAS.git $JASPER_HOME/OpenBLAS
WORKDIR $JASPER_HOME/OpenBLAS
RUN git checkout v0.2.14
RUN make -j $THREADS TARGET=ARMV7 && make install
RUN echo "/opt/OpenBLAS/lib" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/openblas.conf && ldconfig
RUN ln -s /opt/OpenBLAS/lib/libopenblas.so /usr/local/lib/libopenblas.so

WORKDIR $JASPER_HOME
# Build Python numpy. It will find OpenBLAS in /usr/local/lib and use for BLAS operations
RUN wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && /usr/bin/python get-pip.py
RUN pip install numpy

RUN echo "options snd-usb-audio index=0" >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

RUN pip install -r $JASPER_HOME/client/requirements.txt
RUN chmod +x $JASPER_HOME/jasper.py

# Install deps for Google TTS
RUN pip install --upgrade gTTS


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The TromaDance Film Festival is a free annual independent film festival organized by Troma Entertainment. Founded in 1999, TromaDance was originally held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, operating concurrently alongside the Sundance Film Festival in order to showcase an independent alternative to Sundance's perceived mainstream offerings. Between 2010 and 2013, the festival had been relocated to various locations throughout New Jersey. Since 2014, TromaDance has relocated to New York City.

Overview

TromaDance advertises itself as "the first and only film festival of the people, for the people, and by the people", dedicated to "bringing independent art back to the people". In direct opposition to Sundance, TromaDance doesn't charge an entry fee for filmmakers to submit their films and doesn't charge admission fees for people to attend the film screenings. Although Troma themselves are notorious for their violent low-budget horror films, TromaDance showcases both shorts and features of varying genres and formats, including comedy, drama, documentary, animation and experimental film, though horror, fantasy and sci-fi usually make up a significant portion of the entries.

TromaDance is primarily funded by donations, and the festival's employees and volunteers are entirely unpaid. TromaDance has been sponsored over the years by Filmmaker Magazine, G4, Jägermeister, Kodak, MovieMaker Magazine, PETA, Rue Morgue Magazine, SLUG Magazine, and Stella Artois. Troma also sponsors fan-organized events called TromaPaloozas, music festivals that serve as fundraisers for TromaDance. TromaPaloozas have been held in Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Murfreesboro,  and Tulsa.

History
The idea for TromaDance was  developed by Troma president Lloyd Kaufman, who got the idea from South Park co-creator Trey Parker (whose debut film, Cannibal! The Musical, was distributed by Troma). Feeling that Sundance had become too "Hollywood" by charging high entry fees, showing multimillion-dollar "independent" movies and practicing an elitist structure and film selection process, Parker urged Kaufman to create his own film festival that was the direct independent opposite of Sundance, one that was completely free and focused on independently produced film that was made without the Hollywood system in order to give first-time filmmakers a chance at getting their work seen.

Troma has released five volumes of "The Best of TromaDance", DVDs of selected shorts each from two years worth of the festival. The press conference for the 2005 festival held in October 2004 featured the introduction of the official TromaDance Theme Song by longtime Troma character Count Smokula.

"Satellite" TromaDance festivals
TromaDance DVD Collections (2002–present)
TromaDance Portland (in Portland, OR) (2004)
Tromafling (in Edinburgh) (2005)
Tromanale (in Berlin) (2005–2006)
TromaDance North (in Winnipeg, Manitoba) (2006)
TromaDance New Mexico (in Albuquerque) (2006–present)
TromaDance Indiana (in Franklin, IN) (2007–present)
Tromadance Detroit (2013–present)

See also
 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (aka BiFan, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, or PiFan) in South Korea
 Calgary Underground Film Festival
 Dead by Dawn in Edinburgh, Scotland
 European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation in Brussels, Belgium
 Fantafestival in Italy
 Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada
 Fantasporto (aka also known as Fantas), in Porto, Portugal
 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas
 Festival de Cine de Sitges (aka Sitges Film Festival) in Spain
 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival in Tempe, Arizona
 London FrightFest Film Festival
 Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
 New York City Horror Film Festival
 Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood, California
 Toronto After Dark Film Festival in Canada

References

External links

Film festivals in New Jersey
Fantasy and horror film festivals in the United States
Film festivals in Utah
Troma Entertainment films
1999 establishments in Utah
Science fiction film festivals


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Q: Java - No prompt when user presses enter without entering data for int public static int intInput(String prompt, String error) {

    int intInput = 0;  // Variable to be returned

    // Start the scanner
    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

    // This loop check to make sure the user entered positive data
    do {
        System.out.println(prompt);

        // This loop check if the user has entered an int
        while (!keyboard.hasNextInt()) {
            System.out.println(error);
            keyboard.next();
        }

        intInput = keyboard.nextInt();

    } while (intInput <= 0);

    // Returns an int
    return intInput;

}

If the user presses enter without entering any data, the prompt won't show back up. It just goes to the next line and it won't give any indication that the user can still enter data.
I changed next to nextLine, but I still get the same error
public static int intInput(String prompt, String error) {

    int intInput = 0;  // Variable to be returned

    // Start the scanner
    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

    // This loop check to make sure the user entered positive data
    do {
        System.out.println(prompt);

        // This loop check if the user has entered an int
        while (!keyboard.hasNextInt()) {
            System.out.println(error);
            keyboard.nextLine();
        }

        intInput = keyboard.nextInt();

    } while (intInput <= 0);

    // Returns an int
    return intInput;

}

Okay, so I read through the link and tried the using the nextLine deal, but it still didn't change anything
// Method for user int input
public static int intInput(String prompt, String error) {

    int intInput = 0;  // Variable to be returned

    // Start the scanner
    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

    // This loop check to make sure the user entered positive data
    do {
        System.out.println(prompt);

        // This loop check if the user has entered an int
        while (!(keyboard.hasNextInt())) {
            System.out.println(error);
            keyboard.nextLine();
        }

        intInput = keyboard.nextInt();
        keyboard.nextLine();
    } while (intInput <= 0);

    // Returns an int
    return intInput;

}

A: You could put in a try...catch in your loop, and just catch the exception if the user doesn't enter an int:
public static int intInput(String prompt, String error) {

    int intInput = 0;
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    do {
        try {
            System.out.println("Enter an int");
            intInput = Integer.parseInt(sc.nextLine());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(error);
            intInput = 0;
        }
    } while (intInput == 0);

    return intInput;
}

You might want to do some proper exception handling though, not catching the generic Exception but this is more of a guideline. By forcing intInput to 0 in the catch, this will mean it will not break out of the do...while and keep going until a valid int is entered.


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Our one chance to keep #MeToo alive
I can right now feel creeping into our zeitgeist a rising acceptance of the idea that the #MeToo movement is primarily a destructive, radical fringe movement certain to fade away once its moment in the sun has passed.
We have been down this road before—twice. I remember well the paradigm-rattling power of second-wave feminism. I remember when, in the mid-1960's, Betty Friedan's bestseller, The Feminine Mystique, compelled millions of women (including my mom) to transition from frustrated housewives into patriarchy-challenging feminists. I remember when 1971's The Female Eunuch rocked the world like an earthquake that would never stop. In early 1972 I knew I was holding history in my hands when I opened the first issue of Ms.
Gloria Steinem's seminal article, After Black Power, Women's Liberation; Susan Brownmiller's book Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape; Kate Millett's book Sexual Politics; congresswomen Shirley Chisholm and the irrepressible Bella Abzug; the National Organization for Women; the Equal Rights Amendment; the 92nd Congress (which, in session from 1971-72, passed more women's rights bills than all previous legislative sessions combined); Billie Jean King; Title IX; the Pill; Roe vs. Wade; the monumental Our Bodies, Ourselves—feminism in the 70's seemed like an unstoppable force for good.
I mean—TIME awarded its 1975 "Man of the Year" to "American women." Their accompanying article, Great Changes, New Chances, Tough Choices, from January 5, 1976, opened with:
They have arrived like a new immigrant wave in male America. They may be cops, judges, military officers, telephone linemen, cab drivers, pipefitters, editors, business executives—or mothers and housewives, but not quite the same subordinate creatures they were before. Across the broad range of American life, from suburban tract houses to state legislatures, from church pulpits to Army barracks, women's lives are profoundly changing, and with them, the traditional relationships between the sexes. …1975 was not so much the Year of the Woman as the Year of the Women— an immense variety of women altering their lives, entering new fields, functioning with a new sense of identity, integrity and confidence.
Yes, I was young and naive. But I can certainly be forgiven for believing, along with millions of Americans, that the systematic subjugation and marginalization of women was finally and truly drawing to a close, that never again would American women have to live as second-class citizens.
And now here we are, nearly 50 years later, agitatedly "discovering" something no woman has ever had the chance to forget, which is that way more often than not women are still treated, at best, as second-class citizens.
And now, today, you can just feel, however slightly as of yet, the #MeToo movement beginning its inexorable absorption back into the Borg of the Dominant Narrative.
It's been a year since the #MeToo movement went large. And that movement has been—and will clearly continue to be—responsible for lots of men with lots of power being taken down. And hallelujah for that.
But in due time the #MeToo movement will slide out of our shared consciousness. Because its lifeblood is media. And the lifeblood of media is money. And to say that men have most of the money is like saying fish have most of the gills.
But just in case anyone needs reminding of the unconscionable gender disparity of wealth in this country:
Women are 80% more likely to be impoverished in retirement than men.
In 2017, female full-time, year-round workers made only 80.5 cents for every dollar earned by men, a gender wage gap of 20 percent.
In middle-skill occupations, workers in jobs mainly done by women earn only 66 percent of workers in jobs mainly done by men. (Side note: equal pay for women would cut poverty among working women and their families by more than half, and add $513 billion to the national economy.)
The gender gap in median weekly earnings for women between 25 and 34 is the widest its been in seven years.
White women own only 32 cents for every dollar owned by their male counterparts. Women of color own even less than that, averaging only pennies on the dollar compared to white men.
Of 2,043 billionaires on the latest annual Forbes tally, 227 are women. *
We're all looking forward to the upcoming midterm elections.
Anyone interested in radically advancing the cause of gender equality in this country should really be looking forward to the upcoming midterm elections.
Why? Because every Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby in America can go down in the same flames that fried those two cretins—and it won't matter. It won't really change anything. It won't hurt anything, for sure. It's always great when awful people are held accountable for their awful actions.
But you don't kill the monster Hydra with just one sword. Cut off one of its heads, and before you've looked away the beast has grown two more. It takes countless warriors, working tirelessly as a team, to kill a Hydra.
And the hydra of the male patriarchy doesn't grow two heads for every one that it loses. It grows two thousand.
It knows it can't be beat.
It'll let a few of its heads fly, sure. That's not a problem for the hydra.
Because it knows that time is one its side.
Because it knows that you can't change history.
Which is true! Except for one tiny, itsy-bitsy little thing: Every so often, you can.
Every so often, history really does pivot.
Our country was born on such a pivot.
And when history does turn in one direction, it never goes back. Things might regress, of course: people are nothing if not stubborn. But once a real change is made, that change stays.
Today we often hear quoted the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (a thought he paraphrased from 19th-century Unitarian minister and abolitionist Theodore Parker), "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."
A great saying!
But the thing is, that arc only gets bent when and if moral people, working together, take ahold of it, and bend it themselves.
On November 6, we are all going to have a chance to bend the moral arc of the universe.
On that day we will have the opportunity to vote women into the highest offices of political power in this country.
And that, right there—that, and nothing else—will keep the righteous ethos which informs and sustains the #MeToo movement from sliding back into oblivion.
It's never about what's happening in the current generation. It's about what the next generation understands, accepts, takes for granted.
On November 6 we can ensure that little girls growing up in this country so regularly see women in positions of power that it doesn't even occur to them that there's anything noteworthy about it.
Women standing on the stage, barely visible through the confetti and balloons celebrating their election. Women introducing bills. Women debating policy. Women heading congressional committees. Women running investigative panels. Women signing the laws, handling the crises, pounding the gavels, getting struck by and ducking and hurling themselves the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. A woman, our president, giving the State of the Union address. A woman waving to us all from the steps of Air Force One.
We have a chance to show today's young people as many women as men in these kinds of moments. And as they grow up, they won't ever settle for less. Because they'll know better. Because the only reality they'll have ever known is the one that we now have a chance to create for them.
The strength of the women who have come forward to bring and keep alive the #MeToo movement have given us the opportunity to really and truly change history for the betterment—for the equality—of women. And so for the betterment of literally the whole world.
If we squander this opportunity, then . . . then I guess we'll just see how we're all feeling about the state of the world in another fifty years.
* References from which these statistics are drawn:
Pay Equity and Discrimination, Institue for Women's Policy Research
The gender wage gap gets a lot of attention, but another metric is even more disconcerting, Business Insider
The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State, Status of Women in the United States
Money Is Power. And Women Need More of Both, the New York Times.
There's an Investing Gap That Costs Women Up to $1 Million. Here's How to Fix It., Money magazine.
The Gender Pay Gap Is Actually Getting Worse for Millennial Women, Money magazine.
The photo of the National Women's Conference marchers is taken from the Smithsonian's article, The 1977 Conference on Women's Rights That Split America in Two.
To the letter (the newsletter, that is)
Locking it down
Michelle Parsneau says
I echo Jenny's words of thanks. I cannot tell you how much this helps, both on the political/societal level, again, as Jenny said, and on a personal level. I am so often disheartened at my efforts to get these conversations going, usually on social media, and while most women often get it, although many don't, the majority of the men on my friends list ignore those posts.
Jenny McMillin says
Dear John: Simlly put, I love your brain and your heart — both truly amazing. Thank you for being a voice for my gender from your side. It shouldn't, but it does hold more weight coming from a man. (And sadly, that's among women, too – not just men.)
God-willing, we'll bend that arc in just over two weeks! I'm also in Georgia, and am thrilled to be casting my vote for Sandy Abrams. Not because she is female, but because she is truly well equipped to lead my too-red state in important changes for the underclass, for the middle class — for everyone. Her Republican opponent is just a mini-Trump, up to and including his election meddling as he holds back 53,000 voting applications. What a jerk! I'm not sure I can survive if he wins. But he won't if he approves the applications as he legally should. I am immensely relieved the ACLU (God bless them!) is already demanding justice here bc I'm certain we'd receive ZERO help from the Federal level…. Again, thanks. Deep blessings to you. 🙂 – JKM, Atlanta.
John Shore says
Thanks for these kind words, Jenny; I really appreciate it. And yeah, how Brian Kemp can do what he's doing with the elections in GA is just unbelievable. Or should be. It's insane.
Dear John: My husband's suicide was my fault
A New-Age translation of the Lord's Prayer


Some women start feeling their baby's movements now. The feeling is often described as being like butterflies in your tummy.
Don't worry if you're not feeling anything, though. Many women having their first baby don't feel movements until somewhere between 18 and 22 weeks. But some women having their second or third baby might feel movements earlier.
Even if you've just found out that you're pregnant, it's never too late to stop smoking. If you stop, your baby will benefit straight away.
Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth or having a baby with lower than normal birth weight. Babies are also more at risk of infections and longer-term health problems like asthma. Smoking in pregnancy and after the birth also increases the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) including SIDS and fatal sleeping accidents.
Ask other people not to smoke inside your house or car, or around you.
If you smoke, it's a good idea to ask for advice and support for you and your partner to stop smoking. Call the Quitline on 137 848 or talk to your midwife or doctor.
Your baby is about 11.5 cm long from head to bottom, and weighs about 110 gm.
Your baby is cushioned by about 180 ml of amniotic fluid.
The umbilical cord is completely mature. It usually contains two arteries and one vein.
Toenails are forming, all the joints are working, and fingers and toes are moving.
Although your baby's eyes are still sealed, they're sensitive to light. Your baby can screw up its face and make other facial expressions.


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Home / Law / Justice / DiFiore nominated to be NY's next chief judge
DiFiore nominated to be NY's next chief judge
By: Staff and Wire Reports	December 1, 2015	Comments Off on DiFiore nominated to be NY's next chief judge
Janet DiFiore
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore to be New York's chief judge.
DiFiore, Westchester's top prosecutor for nearly a decade, would replace Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who is 70 and who must retire after this year because of age.
Cuomo says the 60-year-old DiFiore has been a judge, has been involved in judicial reforms and is "tremendously qualified."
"She has served as both judge and prosecutor, and has spent her career working to ensure justice and fairness for New Yorkers, the governor said in a statement. "She has led crucial reform efforts to make our judicial system both more effective and more efficient, and I am confident that she would continue this leadership on the Court of Appeals.
The chief judge is responsible for administering the state court system and presiding at the Court of Appeals, its top court. Appointments to the top court are for 14 years and are subject to Senate confirmation. However, DiFiore will reach mandatory retirement age before her term's 14 years are up.
Cuomo chose her from seven lawyers advanced by a nominating commission as well-qualified among 33 applicants.
The New York State Bar Association had listed her as "qualified' but had singled out three other candidates as "well qualified."
In a statement, NYSBA President David P. Miranda commended the governor for the nomination.
DiFiore, he said, "brings to the court valuable insight and experience as a former district attorney, state Supreme Court justice and Westchester County judge."
"She also has served on numerous commissions to advance the fair administration of justice, including former Chief Judge Kaye's Commission on the Future of Criminal Indigent Services, and as co-chair of Chief Judge Lippman's Task Force on Wrongful Conviction," Miranda added.
DiFiore was also Cuomo's first appointee to head the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics. She resigned in 2013.
DiFiore said in a statement she was "humbled" by nomination.
"My professional life has been devoted to the fair administration of justice, and I would gladly continue my service to the people of New York on our state's highest court," she said.
If confirmed by the state Senate, DiFiore would be the state's second female chief judge. The first – Chief Judge Judith Kaye – was nominated by Gov. Mario Cuomo.
DiFiore is in her third term as Westchester County's DA. She has targeted a broad array of crimes, from gang-related violence to identity theft and environmental pollution. She has considerable experience with domestic violence issues, and has spearheaded efforts to improve the investigation and handling of child abuse cases.
DiFiore spent more than six years on the bench of state and local courts. She first served as a Westchester County Court judge from January 1999 to December 2002, and was later elected to serve as a Supreme Court justice for the New York State Criminal Courts, 9th Judicial District, from January 2003 to May 2005.
As a supervising judge on the state's criminal court, she oversaw a restructuring of the case assignment system to increase efficiency and achieve the first elimination of all backlogged cases in any of the state's judicial districts. She was directly involved in the creation of Mental Health and Sex Offenders courts, as well as the implementation of the newly established Domestic Violence and Drug Treatment courts.
DiFiore is a past president of the New York State District Attorneys Association, and has served on the New York State Commission on Youth, Safety and Justice, which recommended both statutory and administrative reforms pertaining to the prosecution and imprisonment of youthful offenders, as well as the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics as its chair. She received her Bachelor of Arts from C.W. Post College, Long Island University, and her juris doctor from St. John's University School of Law.
Judge Lippman praised Cuomo's choice of DiFiore, whom Judge Lippman had appointed to the New York State Justice Task Force six years earlier.
"Judge DiFiore's stellar career has been marked by great achievements at every turn, and an unstinting commitment to justice and the fairness of the legal process," Judge Lippman said.
6:05 pm Tue, December 1, 2015 NY Daily Record
Staff and Wire Reports


An independent Scotland would be able to get rich on renewable energy sector revenues, First Minister Alex Salmond, pictured in January 2012, insisted Wednesday.
An independent Scotland would be able to get rich on renewable energy sector revenues, First Minister Alex Salmond insisted Wednesday.
Scotland could harness the power of wind, waves and the tides, bank the profits from exports and make money on the interest, Salmond said in a speech at the London School of Economics university.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is heading to Edinburgh on Thursday for his first talks with Salmond about an independence referendum, which the first minister wants to hold in late 2014.
"Under independence we would make the best use of our unparalleled energy resources," Salmond said.
"We have 25 percent of Europe's tidal power potential, 25 percent of its offshore wind potential and 10 percent of its wave power potential -- not bad for a nation with less than one percent of Europe's population.
"Scotland has a huge competitive advantage. We will be able to produce energy better and cheaper than anywhere else -- and in deeper waters."
Salmond said developing the renewable energy sector could reindustrialise the country, while there was still another 40 years' worth of oil and gas reserves under the North Sea.
He cited research by thinktank Reform Scotland that suggested an independent Scotland could export half the electricity generated by 2020 if it met the Scottish government's renewable energy targets, increasing the country's exports by £2 billion (2.4 billion euros, $3.14 billion) per year.
Salmond said he wanted to create a sovereign wealth fund from the profits.
"The rest of the UK has much to gain from the emergence of a secure, prosperous ally to its north," he said.
Salmond has pushed for a referendum since his Scottish National Party last year won the first majority in the Edinburgh parliament since the Scottish assembly was formed in 1999.