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Pics from Conducta, Phibonacci & Sinhaus at The Lower Level – 4/29/2022
Phibonaci has been hosting UK Garage Sale at The Keep in Lowell, MA now for over a year. Due to COVID19, The Keep was mandated to shut down bar and dining service. Many employees were laid off and have no source of income. As a new business, they are at risk of losing the past two years of hard work that has helped their establishment grow.
How does this relate to you? The folks at The Keep have welcomed the electronic music community into their business and have allowed me to host the only monthly UK garage night in the New England area. Their support has enabled me to consistently pay the DJs and myself and they have contributed to the efforts of building a larger UK garage community on this side of the pond. Also, they are really great people that own a classy business with amazing food, great whiskey and craft beers.
So what are we doing about it? Next weekend, April 10th – 12th, 2020, Phi and Robot Haus are live streaming garage DJs to raise money to help The Keep stay in business! Then we can all continue to have great food, drinks, people, and garage!
More info will be out soon with links for listening and donating.
Below is the link to the recent article describing the cause for this fundraiser.
8pm EST (1:00 GMT): MICHAEL SAVANT
9pm EST (2:00 GMT): STEPPO
10pm EST (3:00 GMT): KONVURT
11pm EST (4:00 GMT): DJ ORIGINATE
12am EST (5:00 GMT): JOHN D
1am EST (6:00 GMT): DARKCIDE
2am EST (7:00 GMT): VAL DEE
12pm EST (17:00 GMT): SINHAUS
1pm EST (18:00 GMT): DJ FLACK
2pm EST (19:00 GMT): G NOTORIOUS
3pm EST (20:00 GMT): EASY J – UK
4pm EST (21:00 GMT): T BREAK – UK
5pm EST (22:00 GMT): FRANCESCO TA – UK
6pm EST (23:00 GMT): SEKT 87 – UK
7pm EST (00:00 GMT): PHIBONACCI
8pm EST (1:00 GMT): TEOTEK – UK
9pm EST (2:00 GMT): ANDREW KASI
10pm EST (3:00 GMT): DJ CANON – SOUTH CAROLINA
11pm EST (4:00 GMT): NO MERCY
12am EST (5:00 GMT): SHVA
1am EST (6:00 GMT): ILLIKIWI
2am EST (7:00 GMT): SCALZ
New date TBA
We'll let you know as soon as we have a new date!
Mar 9 at 11 PM – Mar 10 at 1:45 AM
The Keep
110 Gorham Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
G Notorious & Phi Bonacci rinsing UKG, 2-Step, and House music
Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11 PM – 2 AM
The Keep
110 Gorham Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
Phibonacci and Steppo will be playing some Garage, 2-step, and house at the Keep in Lowell, MA, Saturday, January 12th. Come out, dance, have some whiskey, scotch, fancy cocktails and craft beers.
11pm-2am (Come before 10pm for food)
Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11 PM – 2 AM
The Keep
110 Gorham Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
Check out our Gofundmepage and get in on the Good Deeds early 🎅
It is that time of year again where we as a DJ community try and get on Santa Claus's nice list and what better way than giving back.
For the third year in a row we will be raising money for Cumberland Happy Baskets and this year adding Toys for Tots. We will have 48 hours of continuous music, promoter discussion and some other shenanigans.
The first 24 hours will he hosted by Hennessey Sound Design and the second 24 will be hosted by Supreme Sound & Lighting.


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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (March 10, 2014) -- Walter D. Ehlers, the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Normandy campaign, was laid to rest Saturday, at Riverside National Cemetery here, in a ceremony attended by family, friends and admirers who came to pay their final respects to a great man.
Ehlers died Feb. 20, at the age of 92.
"It is our duty to honor his faithful and heroic service and to recognize his true place of distinction in the great Army story," Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins, commander of U.S. Army North and commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division from July 2008 to March 2009, said. "His service is a chapter in the fabric of our Army, which will endure long after we are done here today."
In a legendary five-year military career, Ehlers was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts in addition to the Medal of Honor, which he earned for his actions in Normandy, in June 1944, as a staff sergeant with the 1st Infantry Division's 18th Infantry Regiment.
"He was one of the most decent men God has ever made, and he did live a good long life," former California Gov. Pete Wilson said. "This is a celebration of his life, a life extraordinarily well-lived."
The memorial ceremony was a testament to that. More than 500 were present around the picturesque Medal of Honor Memorial site at the cemetery, which Ehlers played an essential role in creating.
"He had one heck of a sense of humor," friend and fellow Medal of Honor recipient Retired Marine Col. Jay Vargas said. "If he was here right now, he would probably be whispering in my ear, 'Jay, what the heck are all these people doing here?'"
Soldiers from Ehlers' beloved 1st Inf. Div. served as pallbearers, on the honor guard and fired the salute volleys. A C-17 Globemaster transport plane from nearby March Air Reserve Base flew over the site in tribute.
Current and former service members of all branches of the military were in attendance, as well as those Ehlers personally inspired.
"I wanted to show my respect for him, to honor him and all those who serve and have given the ultimate (sacrifice) for their country," Denis Jana, a professor of history at Orange Coast College who attended the memorial, said. Ehlers once spoke to Jana's class.
"I remember how forthright and gentle and approachable he was. He was the quintessential hero of heroes," he said.
During the service, those close to Ehlers remembered his courage, commitment to duty and fierce warrior spirit, but also his love of fmily, his modesty and his humanity.
"This was a man who was a warrior," Wilson, who got to know Ehlers through his work with veterans' groups, said. "There's no doubt about that, but this was also one of the most gentle, kindest, most modest human beings I've ever encountered."
It was the nature of this Kansas farm boy's personality to never seek the spotlight and to downplay his own achievements. He always maintained that his brother Roland, who died on Omaha Beach on D-Day, was the real hero.
"Walt was simply and without any reservation the most decent, modest and unassuming man I've ever met," Ted Weggeland, a longtime friend of Ehlers, said.
Ehlers' modesty was such that colleagues at the Veterans' Administration who worked with him for more than a decade were surprised to learn they stood alongside a Medal of Honor recipient. Ehlers simply had not felt the need to advertise it.
He served tirelessly his whole life for veterans and veteran issues, and was often approached to speak about his experiences for newspapers and television. He was the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 1994, where he was in front of many world leaders.
"He delivered the most memorable speech of the day and his life," Weggeland said, "and I know with absolute perfect confidence that it never once occurred to him that the audience at that moment was sitting in awe of him."
Related Links:
End for 'great many brave men': Ehlers brothers prepare for Omaha Beach invasion
Ehlers an 'inspiration to all BRO Soldiers'
Ehlers a mentor for generations of heroes
'Dagger' Brigade Soldiers pay ultimate honor to MoH recipient

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What does it take to surf one swell, from Mexico to Alaska, in eight days? Four men decided to see if it could be done. And naturally, they made a movie documenting their whirl-wind trip across four countries.
Surfing Life recently interviewed Craig Anderson, one of four men who took the cross-country trek who described it as an "awesome experience" but one he "wouldn't do it again."
Anderson says surfer Taylor Steele had the original idea; he had been watching weather patterns for a few years before pitching the idea to others who would make up the crew. Once the right swell was chosen, the team would have only a few days to act, so Anderson says he was "on call."
Three or four months later, the weather was right and they had their chance. In eight days, they traveled from California, down to Tahiti and Mexico, then back up through California and to Alaska. With "hiccups" along the way, including a mudslide in Mexico and an injury in Alaska, the team successfully surfed the same swell up the Pacific coastline.
When they got to Alaska, Anderson says, "I've never surfed in that cold of water." There were a few other people surfing the same swell. "I was tripped out that they surfed up there," he says.
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Stallard repeatedly told jurors that he saw no one in the vicinity, casting some doubt on Weekley's claim that Aiyana's grandmother grabbed the submachine gun. Police were at the home after midnight in 2010 to capture a murder suspect.
"Did you see anyone try to take the gun away from him?" assistant prosecutor Rob Moran asked."No," Stallard replied.Weekley, a member of an elite police unit, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in Aiyana's death. He's accused of failing to control his gun during the chaotic raid.
Stallard said Detroit police are trained to push a person away if they grab an officer's gun or move the weapon in the shape of a "J" to keep control. He said officers aren't trained to pull the trigger under those circumstances.
Watch Aiyana's grandmother testify during Weekley's trial:
On cross-examination, Stallard acknowledged that the house was very dark.
"This is a very dangerous job. No amount of training can make everything safe all the time," Stallard said.
Another officer, John Collins, testified that Weekley was in a "state of panic" immediately after the shooting, repeatedly declaring, "she grabbed my gun, she grabbed my gun.
He said he advised Weekley to "tell the truth."
On Monday, the jury heard from Aiyana's grandmother, Mertilla Jones, who denied grabbing Weekley's gun. She was at the opposite end of the same couch where the girl was shot. Jones said she rolled onto the floor after the noise and bright flash from the grenade, and was on her stomach.
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In 2017, FaithX released a prototype of the Congregational Vitality Assessment: a first-of-its-kind research-based diagnostic inventory for measuring congregational vitality and sustainability. In late 2018, FaithX and the Episcopal Church Foundation entered into a collaboration to bring the CVA online in digital format, where it could be made available for free to a wider audience. That collaboration is about to reach fruition. The CVA has now emerged from beta-testing with a tentative launch date of mid-to-late September.
The Congregational Vitality Assessment is designed to provide a congregation with an assessment of its Vitality (how healthy it is) and its Sustainability (whether it has the people, financial, and contextual resources necessary to survive). The vitality section carries the bulk of the assessment, measuring ten areas of congregational functioning, such as Vision and Mission, Leadership, Lay Empowerment, Worship, Formation, Stewardship, and more. The assessment can be completed by a single congregational leader, a congregational leadership group, or the entire congregation.[Read more…]


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What does your Website say?
It's a simple question. But one that leads to other more complex questions.
Does it say what you want? Or does it say what those that you want to work with need to hear about you? Does it give only a high-level, general description of your business – equipment lists, shopfloor pictures, and company history? Or does it take take prospects deeper into what makes you unique.
To paraphrase a friend of mine – you'd better be unique, or you'd better be cheap.
The second step of marketing a manufacturing business online today is your content – that is, what you say about your business to 'stealth prospects' that visit your site (and leave) without your knowledge. Here's how to ensure you can get more business, more attention and give them what they REALLY want.
Here are some content examples for manufacturers' Web sites that will help you do all that, and build effectively on your base (Step 1).
The simple solution to how to differentiate yourself online – or anywhere – is to explain in detail what you've done for others. In context. And in the language that those you want to impress speak.
- The case study is dead. Long live the case study. No one that you want to talk to goes to the Web to read, they go to the Web to work. For them, what you've done for others and the success they've had because of it is hugely important. The days of the long, verbose 16-paragraph death march case study is still around only because so many people still write that way. Instead, create brief vignettes of work you've done for others that can be quickly digested by technical professionals and used to make your case. Often, small and mid-sized manufacturers show pictures of parts or assemblies and leave it at that. Add to them as much as possible about the creation of the part (design improvements, files accepted, applications & technologies used, tolerances, cycle times, materials) and the ancillary services that support the part (shipping, marking, finishing processes, special packing requirements). These are the capabilities that differentiate you from your competition, and will stand a greater chance of attracting more leads and contacts. The bottom line is that buyers, prospects and sourcing cats are looking for capable, dependable partners and you need to SHOW them why you are one.
- Create a 'bucket' list. No, not THAT kind of bucket list – I mean a list of places to 'store' your vignettes. I call 'em buckets, but they're really the categories that define what you do. Make a list of the INDUSTRIES you've done work for. The MATERIALS you specialize in, like exotic metals, composites, and the like. The APPLICATIONS you're good at, like milling, OD grinding and gear hobbing. Now, let's imagine you have a part that was done for the Aerospace industry, that was made from titanium, and was milled and ground to spec. That's 4 buckets that you'd 'store' that single vignette in. And link to those buckets like your life depends on it. Why make stealth prospects work harder to find what's important about you? Give 'em what they want, in the context THEY expect.
- Blog it like you own it. Often, small manufacturers' Web sites present pages that describe the company's history, events, news and other pages that describe the company. But why do all that when you can do it in one spot, categorize the posts under those (and other) sections, and make the info you're presenting easier to find and read? And search engines love blogs. They're easy to create and update, unlike those static pages mentioned above. And better still, it makes it easier to share information about new equipment, upgrades, newly acquired accreditations, employment opportunities (you remember those, don't you?), community outreach and other events quickly and efficiently. And it doesn't hurt to share an opinion or two. This model can paint a more accurate portrayal of your company as a preferred partner than all those separate pages.
Deploying the right content, in the right context, is the equivalent of stocking the shelves of your store with the highest-quality products for your customers.
And it'll differentiate you from your competition in the only meaningful ways to those stealth prospects looking for specific solutions.


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Griffin Poetry Prize 2016
Canadian Winner
Book: Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent
Poet: Liz Howard
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Liz Howard was born and raised in northern Ontario. She received an Honours Bachelor of Science with High Distinction from the University of Toronto. Her poetry has appeared on Canadian literary journals such as The Capilano Review, The Puritan, and Matrix Magazine. Her chapbook Skullambient was shortlisted for the 2012 bpNichol Chapbook Award. She recently completed an MFA in Creative Writing through the University of Guelph and works as a research officer in cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto.
Judges' Citation
"With penetrating intelligence and playful musicality, Liz Howard's ambitious debut collection keeps us delightfully off-balance with its mix of lyricism and experiment, allusion and invention. In her efforts 'to dream a science that would name me,' Howard explores a dizzying array of texts and landscapes, from Dante to Erin Mouré, from logging camps to high school dances. But for a poet so attuned to the self as 'a fictive province,' we are all 'infinite citizens,' constructed of dredged materials and fraught histories. Howard is capable of thrilling leaps of language, repurposing Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha or imagining an oddly tender childhood memory of a 'boreal swing' made from the carcass of a moose. These poems are filled with energy and magic, suspended between competing inheritances, at home in their hyper-modern hybridity. Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent confronts its legacies with vivid imagery and crackling language, and introduces us to a bold, original poetic voice."
In Liz Howard's wild, scintillating debut, the mechanisms we use to make sense of our worlds – even our direct intimate experiences of it – come under constant scrutiny and a pressure that feels like love. What Howard can accomplish with language strikes us as electric, a kind of alchemy of perception and catastrophe, fidelity and apocalypse. The waters of northern Ontario shield country are the toxic origin and an image of potential. A subject, a woman, a consumer, a polluter; an erotic force, a confused brilliance, a very necessary form of urgency – are all loosely tethered together and made somehow to resonate with our own devotions and fears; made "to be small and dreaming parallel / to ceremony and decay."
Note: Summaries are taken from promotional materials supplied by the publisher, unless otherwise noted.
Liz Howard reads Thinktent
I am my world. (The microcosm.)
– Ludwig Wittgenstein
Hospitality: the first demand
what is your name?
the city bound me so I entered
to dream a science that would name me
daughter and launch beyond
grief, that old thoracic cause
myocardium: a blood-orange foundry
handed down by the humoral
anatomists and not be
inside my own head perpetually
not simply a Wittgenstein's girl
but an infinite citizen in a shaking tent
If you are in need of an answer
consult a jiisakiiwinini
scientific rigour
the unconscious a construct
method amphibious
of two minds
that's the translator
her task to receive
the call that comes
down the barrel
of the future
all of us a congress
of selves a vibrational chorus
I know myself to be a guest
in your mind a grand lodge
of everything I long to know and hold
within this potlatch we call
the present
If I speak of the night
speak its illicit cerebrum
of branches and back seats
speak beyond our future
a thinkable urn
my empirical training
my non-status brow ridge
indivisible and glistening
every time I tease a thread of being
from its moment in standard time
let's elevate the coordinates of distress
take it all in
I'm all in and over the limit
the limit, the eliminative, the lumens, the mens rea, the loom
to be a shopkeep in the showroom of nouns
what to purchase and what
to disavow
speak with saffron
speak of just the small bits, atomic
speak of the inevitable curve in the data
all foreclosed upon and glimmering
like a good bitch in the brine of night
I haven't nearly enough heat here
in this stakeout
the sky died and I'm its anima in the pitch thickets
I have fingers with which to squish
pin cherries and rosehips
dogwood, I have begun
to hear a rosary of pure tones, the colony
hear its call toward disorder
citizens, I have never
been dishonest in my horror
the underclass of our era
a requisite paternity test
in excelsis
From Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent by Liz Howard
Copyright © 2015 by Liz Howard
More about Liz Howard
The following are links to other Web sites with information about poet Liz Howard. (Note: All links to external Web sites open in a new browser window.)
- A short interview with Liz Howard (Jacket 2)
- Five Questions with … Liz Howard (IFOA Blog)
- Liz Howard, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent (rob mclennan's blog)
Have you read Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent by Liz Howard? Add your comments to this page and let us know what you think.
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Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the country, and now there's a procedure that promises to increase breasts by one cup size without surgery. New York plastic surgeon Dr. Norman Rowe has pioneered the concept of temporary breast augmentation via simple injection.
Women who want to increase their breasts for a special event or vacation can have saline solution injected directly into breast tissue in order to achieve "vacation breasts." The effect currently lasts about 24 hours and is marketed as an option for those who want to test-drive a larger breast size. Dr. Rowe is currently working on an improved solution that will make temporary breasts last for up to three weeks.
Safety Concerns
When something sounds too good to be true, it generally is. Because "vacation breasts" are new, there haven't been any studies done to evaluate their safety, and Dr. Rowe hasn't disclosed the exact ingredients in his secret sauce. As with any invasive procedure, such as when a foreign substance is injected into the body, there can be risk of infection or bleeding. Scar tissue, breast pain or interference with mammograms could be additional possible side effects of vacation breasts.
A Hefty Price Tag
The current price tag of one injection ranges from $2500 to $3500. Breast augmentation surgery varies in cost depending upon surgeon, location and implant type, with charges ranging from about $2700 to over $10,000. When given the choice between paying beaucoup buck for flash-in-the-pan enhancement versus investing in long-term assets, most women would rather play it safe with their money.
Beware That Sinking Feeling
Vacation breasts are designed to last up to 24 hours, but the saline solution can actually begin to be reabsorbed into the body as soon as one to two hours after the injection. This is bad news for women who were hoping to impress with their new breasts at a special affair, as the effect may have diminished or disappeared before the big event. Or worse, breasts may appear asymmetrical as a result of saline being reabsorbed at differing rates.
Visualize Change
Dr. Rowe initially planned to use the saline injection to help women 'try on' breast augmentation before taking the plunge and committing to the real deal. However, many cosmetic surgeons are able to offer patients a chance to see how they'd look with implants without the risks and costs of vacation breasts. Some surgeons offer sophisticated 3D imaging to help women envision enhanced assets. Prospective patients can also wear sizers in their bras to get an accurate sense of how they'd look after breast augmentation. Most importantly, a skilled breast augmentation surgeon can predict your final outcome with surprising accuracy given that you clearly communicate your goals.
A Cure for Commitment Issues
Women who want to look especially good for a special event but aren't ready to have breast augmentation surgery are better off investing in a bra or dress that increases cleavage or enhances their natural assets.
In contrast to vacation breasts, traditional breast augmentation has been practiced and refined over many decades. Women who opt for breast implants have the benefit of countless studies ensuring the procedure's safety and clinical regulations ensuring that surgeons follow best practices. For an optimal outcome, women undergoing breast augmentation should work with a cosmetic surgeon who has ample experience performing the surgery.


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In addition to creating science-art and blogging here on Symbiartic, I work at INVIVO Communications in QA and social media. One of the absolute treats in my day to day job is getting to watch gorgeous 3D animation about health, pharmaceutical mechanisms of action and medical devices. It's exciting to watch these projects take shape and with this latest Medical Animation Reel, I get to share with our readers.
The animation team here are incredibly skilled, most from one of the few biomedical communications programs in North America. It can be difficult to walk back to my desk without peering over shoulders to see what animation is coming next. At INVIVO, we make everything in digital health from apps to augmented reality, and animation is an integral part of our work.
This animation reel was pulled together from over 80 animation sequences, and narrowed down to the 22 you see here. In the INVIVO blog post about it, you are invited to:
"Come with us into a strange yet mesmerizing world, more complex and beautiful than anything you could imagine. Where proteins ricochet, repel and embrace, surface receptors discharge their signals down into the murky nucleus within, fate determined by a fleeting molecular kiss."
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Zara top and clutch/ Celine sunglasses/ Daniel Wellington watch
Please tell me I'm not the only one, but whenever sales hit the stores, I seem to be looking at the new collections only. I'm not sure if it's the fact that new collections equals fall, which is by far my favorite season, or simply the fact that they seem so much more interesting, than the good old stuff. Well long story short, my "sale shopping" ended up with coming home with this beautiful top, that quickly became one of my favorites, so sales might gonna have to wait for me a little bit longer! :)
Wish you an amazing day everyone!


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On November 12, 2010, MAABA hosted a luncheon for 38 Chinese business leaders in industry and commerce, including the heads of the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), and several pharmaceutical, agricultural, alternative energy and industrial companies at law firm Armstrong Teasdale's offices in Clayton. The Chinese delegation was visiting St. Louis as part of the decision-making process to determine whether to establish a China Cargo Hub at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
President and CEO of the Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA), Dick Fleming, moderated the luncheon and MAABA President, Alexander Lee, Armstrong Teasdale Partner and RCGA Board Member, Steve Cousins, and Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, David Kerr, offered welcome remarks to the Chinese delegation.
President of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), Eling Lam, and General Director of the Young Asian Professionals Association (YAPA), Peter Chang, were also in attendance.
MAABA members, Alexander Lee, Johnny Wang, and Jia "Holly" You, took Vice Chairman of the ACFIC, Zhuang Cong-Sheng, on a private tour of St. Louis after the luncheon.


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About the Kicker CompRT 43TCWRT82
A match made in heaven...or Oklahoma
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Kicker's 43TCWRT82 loaded enclosure puts a thumping 8" CompRT subwoofer and a second passive sub behind the seat of a truck or in any vehicle that's low on space. The rugged sealed box was designed specifically for the subwoofer, so you can count on getting maximum performance, no matter what kind of tunes you enjoy. The second sub (called a "passive radiator") reacts to the air pressure produced by the active sub, creating lots more bass without any port noise.
Big bass from a CompRT sub
The 8" CompRT sub features a rigid injection-molded polypropylene cone that won't flex and cause distortion while you're cranking the bass. Its rubber surround will last through years of heavy use, combining with a special-design back and top plate to give you more excursion (which equals more bass) than other skinny subs.
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Sturdy medium-density fiberboard ensures long-lasting performance from the enclosure, and its sealed design keeps the bass punchy and accurate, without getting sloppy. The enclosure's 2-ohm impedance draws maximum power from your mono amplifier.
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The blog reviewed here is 'Why Evolution is True' by Dr Jerry Coyne and colleagues. 2009 is the 150th anniversary of Darwin's publication of 'On the Origin of Species', a work which has had a profound impact on biology and related disciplines such as medicine and well beyond. The authors of this blog focus on evolution using examples from the natural world as well as covering debates in the field.
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The background on the left one-third of the screen is a graded red and is demarcated from the beige two-thirds of the screen on the right-hand side by a grey line. The colours might be playing tricks on my eyes but the text appears to me to light brown in colour. The rich array of colours are joined by orange category tags, calendar highlights and miscellaneous other text throughout. I thought the colour scheme worked. There are several articles per page and at the time of reading this amounted to 10 on the home page. The blog is navigable through the calendar whereby the reader can locate archived articles, through hypertext links to popular posts and through category clouds. Articles are displayed in part and the reader must click on those of interest to reveal the full article.
The archive extends back to January 2009. Here is a selection of some of the articles I found interesting
- The first post tells the reader that the book 'Why Evolution is True' by the author of the blog is available.
In this post, Coyne discusses evidence from a study of human directed selection in other species
- Evolutionary biology and medicine
- The Great Oxidation Event
- Human emergence from Africa
- Natural selection in human populations
- Mention of an annotated 'On the Origin of Species'
- A review of a book on evolution – 'what the fossils say' which Coyne recommends
- In this post, Coyne links to a fantastic resource which shows a model of history running from the big bang through to evolutionary events on earth
- In this post, Coyne discusses various aspects of cat purring including an 'endogenous neurological oscillator' which vibrates the larynx
- The possible role of neuroporins in speciation in drosophilia is discussed in this post
- Speculation about morality in animals and here and here
- Discussion of the origins of morality
- Chimps throwing stones at the zoo
- 1% not Chimpanzee
- Dolphins blowing bubbles
- Dolphins and jellyfish
- Dogs and dreaming
- The evolution of house cats
- Natural selection in guppies
The poisonous primate – the Slow Loris
- Controversial theory on cooking and human evolution
- Dancing cockatoos and parrots
- The genetic history of populations in Africa (also covered elsewhere)
- Darwinius fossil here, here and here
- Evolution of laughter
- Grasp reflex in infants
- Is Depression an Evolutionary Adaptation. Parts 1 and 2
- Ardipithecus Ramidus
- Octupus with a mobile home
- Otters holding hands
The authors are prolific and cover a vast range of interesting material from nature to support evolution and to show the reader the many wonders that exist in the natural world. The articles are typically several hundred words in length and use various approaches. For example they may include debates on controversial topics, reports on recent news stories or discussion of certain notable topics in evolutionary theory. This blog will appeal to those with an interest in the natural world, those in the related life sciences or people with an interest in evolution.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Electronics retailer Best Buy, which has seven Birmingham-area stores, will extend its price matching guarantee to include major online competitors in a bid to curtail "showrooming," the company announced.
Showrooming is the practice of visiting a bricks-and-mortar store to examine merchandise in person, then going online to buy it elsewhere at a better price.
The Minneapolis-based company said in a prepared statement that, effective March 3, it will match 19 major online retailers' prices in its stores, in addition to matching local competitors "whenever asked by a customer."
The advent of barcode reader apps for smartphones has made it easier for customers to check competitors' prices.
The online retailers that Best Buy now will match: Amazon.com, Apple.com, Bhphotovideo.com, Buy.com, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, Frys.com, hhgregg.com, HP.com, HomeDepot.com, Lowes.com, Newegg.com, OfficeDepot.com, OfficeMax.com, Sears.com, Staples.com, Target.com, TigerDirect.com and Walmart.com.


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Chief Historian for the U.S. Coast Guard Robert M. Browning's naval histories are recommended reading for those interested in the U.S. Navy's blockade and combined operations along the southern coastline. While I haven't read the award-winning From Cape Charles to Cape Fear: The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War (U. of Alabama Press, 1993 - softcover reissue Fire Ant, 2003), its follow-up, Success Is All That Was Expected: The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron During the Civil War (Potomac Books, 2002), is superb. Browning is thorough in his coverage, detailing both strategic planning and operational history. Logistical difficulties and the never ending struggle for their solution comprise another major component of the study. Major themes are the lack of strategic coordination and interservice cooperation. Through the first two years of the war, Secretary Welles and squadron commander Du Pont never discussed strategy in person. Asst. Secretary Fox served as the go between, and his conniving efforts were almost disastrous as he, in service of his own agenda, directly and indirectly kept vital information from both Welles and Du Pont. I wonder what the upcoming Fox bio [Ari Hoogenboom - Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy: A Biography] will say about this. Readers used to the often cordial army-navy cooperation on the western rivers will find no such harmony within the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Informative and often fascinating sidebars (e.g. addressing manpower deficiencies, medical care, coaling problems, etc.) are sprinkled throughout the text. Browning brought up a significant point about the Gettysburg campaign that I'd never come across before, specifically that the Confederate incursion led to a month long shutdown of coal transshipment, severely curtailing blockading operations. Maps are fairly plentiful; however, none trace movements and only the most prominent place names are labeled, leaving the reader baffled as to the location of many points described in the text.
I don't know if Browning plans to continue his series to include the East and West Gulf Blockading Squadrons. I would certainly look forward to it.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
"Success Is All That Was Expected: The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron During the Civil War"
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You really must read Browning's first book. It is every bit as good as the one reviewed here. He was the keynote speaker at a symposium I planned a few years ago, and indicated that he hoped to eventually write a volume or separate volumes on the Gulf Squadrons. Like you, I hope he does.
That's good to hear. The Buker book about the East GBS was good in its own way, but it would be great to get a Browning treatment. Thanks for writing.
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'Kakal', family has its roots from generations. The family which had migrated from a village named 'Kakal' near foot hills of Kodachadri (Shimoga Dist) was named after the village by the localities. The family was in food business ever since primarily taking up cooking contracts for marriages in the surrounding areas.
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Saint Cyril, the Child
St Cyril was born at Caesarea, and while yet a child, became a Christian, in consequence of which he was maltreated, and finally turned out of doors by his idolatrous father.
Information to this effect having been given to the judge, he caused Cyril to be brought before him; and, being told that the child frequently invoked the name of Jesus, he promised him that he would effect a reconciliation with his father on condition that he would never more pronounce that name.
The holy child replied: "I am content to be turned out of my father's house, because I shall receive a more spacious mansion in heaven; nor do I fear death, because by it I shall acquire a better life."
The judge, in order to frighten him, caused Saint Cyril to be bound and led, as it were, to the death, but gave private orders to the executioner not to injure him.
Cyril was accordingly brought before a great fire, and threatened to be thrown in; but, being most willing to lay down his life, he was brought back to the judge, who said to him:
"My child, thou hast seen the fire; cease, then, to be a Christian, that thou mayest return to thy father's house, and inherit thy estates."
The saint replied: "I fear neither fire nor the sword; but I am desirous to have a dwelling more magnificent, and riches more lasting than those of my father! God will receive me. Do thou hasten to put me to death, that I may quickly go to enjoy him."
The bystanders wept to hear the child speak thus; but he observed:
"You should not weep, but rather rejoice, and encourage me to suffer, in order that I may attain to the possession of that house which I so ardently desire."
Remaining constant in these sentiments, he joyfully suffered death.
The Acts of his martyrdom are found in Ruinart.
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George Bills died 14 Dec 1927 and his wife, Annis died on the 20 Jun 1910. After providing some personal bequests, his will directed the income from the residue of his estate to be used to provide troughs for horses, and for the purpose of preventing cruelty, and alleviating the sufferings of animals in any country.
More then 500 troughs were erected in Australia mostly in New South Wales and Victoria, and some in overseas countries---England, Ireland, Switzerland [for donkeys] and Japan.
Later a standard design was adopted, and Rolca concrete products supplied many hundreds of the troughs in Victoria and New South Wales. Troughs were supplied on application to the Bills Trust by Councils, and truckloads of 10 would often leave the Rocla Factory for installation by a team of men in country towns.
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We recently reported that due to creative differences Arjun Rampal would not be reprising his role in Farhan Akhtar's highly anticipated Don 2. Everyone was wondering who would take the hunk's place in the film that is a sequel to the hit Don – The Chase Begins Again that starred Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Well, we can now report that another hunk will be joining the cast and that is Kunal Kapoor.
Kunal confirmed the reports himself by tweeting, "Yes, i am doin Don 2.. Very excited!! Really looking forward to working wit King Khan and Farhan ( how nice, tht rhymes )"
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani says that Kunal will be seen in a new character in the film, "Kunal hasn't replaced Arjun in the film. There is no Jasjeet in the film. Instead we have introduced three new parts in the film and Kunal plays one of them and Lara Dutta plays the second one. We still have to cast for the third character. From the original cast we have Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Om Puri."
Don 2 goes to the floor this October and will release in December of 2011. The film is going to be shot in several locations including Switzerland, Germany, Malaysia, South Africa and India.
You can be sure that BollySpice will keep you in the know about this exciting film so watch this space for much more!


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Bailey Wright experienced his first competitive matchday with the Socceroos last Friday against Chile, and the young defender was delighted to be a part of it.
Though Bailey didn't get on the pitch at the Arena Pantanal, the 21-year-old made sure he made the most of the experience regardless.
"When I was in that stadium for the game against Chile, that's when it really sunk in that you're in Brazil and you are at the World Cup.
"I really enjoyed it, at the start with the teams and the national anthems and everything, you got goosebumps, the atmosphere was ridiculous and something I definitely won't forget.
"There was people everywhere, the place was rocking and I just thought wow this is the World Cup. I remember when I was a kid, getting up at stupid times in the morning watching stuff like this and now you're a part of it, you've got to pinch yourself and sort of think is this a dream or is this really happening."
The Australians are in a tough group alongside Chile, Netherlands and Spain, but Bailey and his teammates are remaining positive about their chances in the tournament.
"Obviously we didn't win the game against Chile but we are staying positive. We know we have a really tough group but there were a lot of positives to take from the game on Friday and we are all really up for the game against the Dutch.
"Obviously I don't know if I will get a chance to get on that pitch, but the thought of playing against some of those players is sort of hard to believe. They are world class players playing in the best leagues week in week out.
"It means a lot for me to be here, and obviously I would love to be able to get on that pitch at some point during the World Cup, but the experience itself is unbelievable."
When Franjic was injured in the opening minutes of the second half, Bailey made sure that he was prepared to come on should he be called upon by the manager.
"I don't know how close I was to coming on, but I saw someone went down injured, and just went to get myself warmed up. You never know when you might be called upon and so you need to always be ready in case you get that chance.
"The whole experience, playing for your country is something that I always dreamed of as a kid, getting to meet all the boys here, some of them I was even watching when I was younger as a teenager, I watched them thinking they were heroes and legends to me.
"Now I'm training with them day in day out, it's all pretty special. Just representing your country in a World Cup, that is one of the biggest achievements you could ever have as a footballer." Added Wright.
"It's probably one of the biggest sporting events in the world, along with the Olympics, they are probably the top two, so to be a part of something like that is something special and especially with it being in Brazil.
"Football is massive over here, and growing up as a kid I used to love to watch Brazil play and never thought I would have got the chance to come here and actually play football here, there's so many things that you have just got to enjoy and make sure you don't take them for granted."
Bailey and the Socceroos will play their second match of the tournament later today against Netherlands, they kick-off at 5pm at Estadio Beira-Rio.
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All sixth grade students are invited for an Ice Cream Social in the Signal Mountain Presbyterian Youth Wing on Sunday, August 12, from 2:30-4 p.m.
Entering middle school or high school is a whole new phase of life. The church staff has two informative meetings for students and parents as the staff and church members share about what to expect in the upcoming Mile Marker and look forward to partnering with students as a guide for this next big adventure! The Mile Marker for rising sixth grade students and parents is Wednesday, August 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m., while the Mike Marker for rising ninth grade students and parents is Sunday, August 26, 5 -6:15 p.m.


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Our 410 mile hike from Denver to Silverton along the Colorado Trail via the Collegiate West route. 5 weeks of ridiculously gorgeous wildflower covered mountains and meadows spent with Ryan and our great backpacking friend Jen.
Trip Summary
I've learned in our adventures that the experience is the sum of all the little events and memories. They dovetail together to form an intense long lasting impression. The countless wildflowers. The strong winds on passes that made walking difficult. The nearby lighting strikes that rattled us. The jaw dropping beauty of high mountain peaks as far as one can see in all directions. Spending 18 hours confined to a 45"x90" tent (with Gina taking half that space) waiting for a storm to abate at 13,000 feet. Waking each day without any idea what would transpire over the next 12 hours. Living without 99.999% of the "important" material things we cling to in real life. These are the things that make one feel alive in a unique way on a long distance backpacking trip.


text: Community Centres in Dundee content The Community Centres in Dundee are strategically placed across the city at the heart of local communities. They provide a wide range of social, leisure and recreational activities as well as delivering a comprehensive programme of youth work, adult learning and community development opportunities. The Community Centres are run in partnership with local people in the form of Management Groups. These Management Groups ensure that there is a good variety of quality activities in each centre that responds to the needs of the local community as well as the wider city. A wide range of accommodation is available to let in the centres to suit the varying requirements of local groups and organisations. Considerable investment in these buildings has been made over a number of years to ensure the highest possible level of quality provision is maintained. Community Centre Pages Ardler Complex Charleston Community Centre Douglas Community Centre Finmill Centre Hilltown Community Centre Kirkton Community Centre Menzieshill Community Hub Mill O' Mains Community Hub Whitfield Community Project Other Community Centres in Dundee


text: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may not meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week, but if Tehran says it is willing to recognize Israel, Netanyahu might consider a meeting."If Rouhani said 'we recognize the Jewish state. We, Iran, are prepared to have peace with Israel, Israel would be here forever,' well that would peak my interest, in Davos or anywhere else," Netanyahu told Canadian CTV News on Thursday, when asked whether or not he would be willing to meet with the Iranian president.Ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to Israel next week, Netanyahu also addressed criticism against his staunch vocal support of Israel, saying the critics are "out of sync" with the region. The premier asserted that the Middle East is undergoing change in which "many of the Arab countries see Israel not as an enemy, but as a friend," despite the fact many don't say so openly."When Canada says 'Israel is our friend,' they're not necessarily alienating the Arabs, quite the contrary," the prime minister said.Inviting Harper's critics to the Middle East to see the changing tides, Netanyahu said many in the Arab world understand Israel is in league with them against the possibility of a nuclear Iran, as well as against a recent wave of Islamic radicalism that has swept the region with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.Discussing the peace talks with the Palestinians, Netanyahu insisted that "nobody wants peace more than Israel, because we've suffered the brunt of wars, and the war between wars which is terror. We pray for peace, we yearn for peace, we work for peace."He decried the fact that the Palestinians refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, while Israel is willing to recognize a Palestinian state that would exist alongside the Jewish state. Netanyahu also stressed the importance of maintaining Israel's security in any future accord."The last thing we want to do is just walk out and have them use that Palestinian state to attack what remains of Israel. I think this is the pivot of that debate," he said."We live in such proximity to one another, we could always continue the conflict - or try to end it. I want to end it. But I want to end the conflict, I don't want to perpetuate it under other terms. I don't want to give the Palestinians better lives from which to attack us. I want to say, 'go ahead, you have your state. But you've got to recognize the Jewish state,'" Netanyahu added.The premier expressed confidence the issue of settlement construction, for which Israel suffered condemnation worldwide, will be resolved in the negotiations."For 47 years, between 1920 and 1967, we were attacked from the territories when we weren't there. There were no settlements, there were no soldiers there, and yet we were attacked for nearly half a century," he said, stressing that the issue remains the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.


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At the turn of the twentieth century, horsetrainer Frankie Longworth loses the last of his money when his friend Knuckles is defeated in a boxing match held in a racetrack stable. Secretly watching is a young boy named Stevie, who befriends the men when they discover his hiding place. To Frankie's surprise, Stevie turns out to be the son of his former sweetheart Christine. Though sorry to learn that Christine is married, Frankie, who has raced a little and aspires to do more, admits his admiration for her husband, the successful jockey, Steve Loomis. As Christine and Frankie are becoming reacquainted, Christine's father, Walter Shannon, shows up. Although Shannon had contrived to separate them years ago and orders Frankie to stay away from his happily-wedded daughter, the affable Steve is unthreatened by Frankie's presence. After Frankie assists in the birthing of Steve's foal, which they name Pride of Maryland, and saves the life of the mare, he arranges with his backer, Col. Harding, to hire Frankie as a horse trainer. Steve is also interested in Frankie's idea of a new "crouch" riding style that would increase the horse's speed by cutting down wind resistance and taking the stress off the horse's spine. Against the wishes of his family and the colonel, Steve tries the technique, but because of a previous knee injury, falls from the horse and is killed. When hiring a jockey for the next race, the colonel passes Frankie by, because he has little actual racing experience. However, just before starting time, the new jockey is discovered missing, having been tied up by Knuckles, without Frankie's knowledge. Knuckles convinces the colonel to give Frankie the opportunity to race, but the colonel, still unwilling to experiment, orders Frankie to ride in the traditional style. During the race, Frankie disobeys and switches to his crouch style, and the horse speeds up and wins. Frankie and Knuckle's rejoicing is short-lived, for when the missing jockey turns up and exposes Knuckes, Frankie is fired. Almost immediately Frankie is approached by Sir Thomas Asbury, who is impressed with Frankie's ideas and would like to develop the new riding style in the United States before taking him to race in England. Winning races for Sir Thomas, Frankie becomes well-known in racing circles and would be wealthy, but he is sending his money to Shannon to help raise and train Pride of Maryland. When Shannon writes him for more money, Frankie tries to raise it by betting on himself, which is against the rules of the racing association. Frankie wins the race, but to avoid paying him, the bookmaker reports him, and Frankie is barred from further racing. Knuckles and Frankie pawn everything of value they own to return to the U.S., where they find Christine's family evicted by the colonel for nonpayment of rent and fees. Secretly, Frankie negotiates with the colonel to let Christine's family stay in exchange for his services as a horse trainer. The colonel, who regrets firing Frankie, agrees on one added condition: that if his license to race should be reinstated, he would ride the colonel's colors. Frankie agrees and the training begins, and soon, encouraged by Stevie, Frankie and Christine are discussing marriage. As a surprise to Frankie, Christine convinces the racing association to reinstate Frankie so that he can ride Pride of Maryland in its first race and win back the family's fortune. Frankie, however, turns down the opportunity in order to honor his contract with the colonel, who will not release him from the agreement. Presuming that Frankie will make more money riding for the colonel, Christine is angry that he has rejected her offer, until Shannon, who understands the professional dilemma Frankie faces, finally explains to her how the jockey has been supporting them for several years. To make the best of the situation, Shannon shrewdly bets on Frankie's horse instead of his own. Before the race, the colonel, who fears Frankie might try to throw the race, gently threatens a second, permanent disbarment from the association, if Frankie loses. Despite conflicting emotions, Frankie uses his crouch style and wins the race. The colonel proudly has his photograph taken in front of the winning horse, and Frankie and Christine kiss and make up.
Philip Ford
Stanley Clements
Peggy Stewart
Frankie Darro
Joe Sawyer
Robert H. Barrat
Harry Shannon
Duncan Richardson
Stanley Logan
Joseph Crehan
Emmett Vogan
Clyde Cook
Donald Kerr
Guy Bellis
Jimmy Ogg
Milton Kibbee
Carl Thompson
Frank Alten
Renee Beard
Bob Larson
Fred Hoose
Frank "billy" Mitchell
Sam Sebby
Phil Tead
John Bishop
John K. Butler
Earl Crain Sr.
Frank Hotaling
William Lackey
John Macburnie
Bob Mark
John Mccarthy Jr.
Harold Minter
Adele Palmer
Charles Thompson
Roy Wade
Stanley Wilson
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According to a contemporary source, silent-era stock footage was used in the racing sequences.


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There are some murder cases that capture the public consciousness. They're so shocking, so surprising, or so mysterious, that stories about them circulate for years. Almost everyone knows about some of these famous murders. But you may not know all the details of the case, or what happened to the central figures. If you've ever wanted to learn more about some of these tragic deaths, here's your chance to do so.
1. Lizzie Borden
The mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden is one of the most famous murders in history. Lizzie was born on July 19th in 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Lizzie's mother died when she was quite young, and her father remarried Abby Durfee Gray. Lizzie didn't like her stepmother and believed that she had married her father for his money.
On August 4th, 1892, Abby went to the upstairs of their house to make a bed. While there, someone struck her on the head with a hatchet, which cut above her ear and knocked her face down. Her killer then struck her 17 more times on the back of her head, killing her.
Lizzie's father returned home shortly afterwards at 10.30. He was let into the house by the maid and went to lie down for a nap. The maid was also feeling unwell and went to lie down. At 11.10, Lizzie called out for help. Her father was dead on the couch. Someone also struck him 10 or 11 times with a hatchet.
The case caused an uproar, which is why it's one of the world's most famous murders. Even though there was a trial, the jury eventually acquitted her despite her ever-changing story, lack of grief, reports about her anger at her father and stepmother, and the fact that no one else was seen entering or leaving the house. Her acquittal boiled down to one simple fact. No one could believe that a well-bred, church-going Victorian woman could commit such a horrendous crime. After the trial, she returned to her regular life and died at age 66.
2. Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia case is one of the world's most famous murders because it remains unsolved to this day. The Black Dahlia was actually Elizabeth Short, murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Her case remains one of the oldest cold cases in L.A. to date.
Elizabeth was an aspiring actress born in Boston Massachusetts who was working as a waitress to support herself. At twenty-two, police found her nude, mutilated body posed in a vacant lot near Leimert Park. Her body was drained of blood, dissected, mutilated, and scrubbed clean.
The case gained the nickname the Black Dahlia and despite police efforts remains unsolved. There were no solid suspects and the sole witness reported seeing a black sedan parked in the area, but nothing more.
3. Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate was an American actress and model born in 1943. She enjoyed modest success during the 1960s on television and in films and eventually hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. That's what makes her case one of the most famous murders in recent history.
On August 9, 1969, five people murdered by the Manson Family in Sharon's home, including her. At the time of her death, Sharon was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with director Roman Polanski as the father. Earlier that night, she dined with friends Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, and Abigail Folger. They returned to her home at around 10.30. Her housekeeper found them the next morning. Someone stabbed Sharon and the others multiple times. A rope was around her throat that attached her to another victim, Jay Sebring.
The murders sent a shockwave around the world. Her husband returned from London and despite his efforts, the police could find no leads on the murders. Months passed, during which people locked their doors and paranoia grew. Eventually, the Manson family was arrested on unrelated charges. Evidence led police to pin Sharon Tate's murder on this notorious group at the same time. It turned out that the motive wasn't the victims, but the house. It had previously been rented to record producer and Manson acquaintance Terry Melcher.
There are several things that makes this one of the most famous murders in history. The youth and popularity of the actress, the brutality of her murder, and the fact that the Manson Family killed her and the others for such a random reason. It was a true tragedy.
4. Dorothy Stratten
Dorothy Stratten was a Canadian Playboy Playmate, actress and model who also appeared in comedy films and network television. At the age of twenty, her estranged husband and manager Paul Snider killed her.
Dorothy had separated from her husband after starting an affair with director Peter Bogdanovich. Snider discovered the affair through a private detective and made several attempts to buy a gun before getting one from a classified ad. Dorothy met with him on August 8th, 1980 and told him that she was in love with Bogdanovich. They agreed to meet again on August 14th, supposedly to finalise their estrangement.
The couple met at the house they had shared and neither walked out. At around eleven that night, their roommates found the couple nude, each of them killed by a blast from a shotgun.
What makes Dorothy's death one of the most famous murders in recent history is what it inspired. Two motion pictures were made of her death, a book, and several songs including "The Best Was Yet to Come" by Bryan Adams, "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and "Cover Girl" by Prism. But at its heart, this is still a tragic tale of two lives senselessly wasted.
5. Gianni Versace
Gianni was one of the most well-known figures in Hollywood, and his death one of the most famous murders in history. He was the owner and founder of Italian fashion label Versace and counted many celebrities among his friends including Princess Diana, Eric Clapton, Kate Moss, Elton John, Tupac, Naomi Campbell, Duran Duran, Madonna, Cher, and Sting. He was killed outside of his Miami Beach mansion on the 15th of July 1997.
Gianni Versace was killed seemingly at random by spree killer Andrew Cunanan. He shot Versace twice in the head. Cunanan used the same gun that he used to commit suicide on his houseboat eight days later. Cunanan had an obsession with the designer and claimed to have a close personal relationship with him. Friends and family members categorically denied this. Cunanan frequently made grandiose claims about relationships with famous figures.
This is one of the most recent famous murders and the most senseless. There are no real answers here, just terrible luck and perhaps even fate.
6. Kitty Genovese
The death of Kitty Genovese was one of the most tragic deaths anyone's ever encountered. Catherine Susan "Kitty" Genovese was born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1935 and later moved to Kew Gardens. She worked as a bartender and dreamed of opening her own restaurant one day.
On March 13th she was driving home from work at around 2.30am when she was spotted by Winston Moseley. She parked her car and Mosley approached her as she walked towards her apartment complex. She ran as he approached, but he overtook her and stabbed her twice in the back with a hunting knife. A neighbor heard the attack and his shouts drove the attacker away. Genovese made her way towards the rear entrance of the building and collapsed. Witnesses saw Mosley leave but returned ten minutes later. He found Genovese barely conscious at the back of the building. Out of the sight of witnesses, he stabbed her several times, raped her, stole money from her, and ran away.
This is one of the most famous murders on record because of the confusion over what actually happened. Early calls to the police about the attack were unclear and not given a high priority by the police. An ambulance eventually picked up Kitty but she died on the way to the hospital.
After Kitty's death, The New York Times published an article about the incident. They claimed that 38 witnesses saw or heard the attack without calling the police or going to Kitty's aid. In fact, the incident soon became known as the bystander effect or "Genovese Syndrome" and was put into American psychology textbooks. But later research uncovered major inaccuracies in the article. In fact, there was no evidence at all that 38 people witnessed or ignored the incident.
What we know is that this is one of the saddest famous murders in history. The perpetrator, Winston Mosley, later confessed to the crime and died in prison.
7. Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
This is perhaps one of the most famous murders and trials in American history. Nicole was the wife of football player O.J. Simpson. Their relationship produced two children, but Brown filed for divorce after seven years, complaining of domestic violence. Two years later, someone killed Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman outside of her home in Brentwood, California.
Someone stabbed them to death. The culprit also slashed Nicole's throat down to the spinal cord with horrendous ferocity. Her ex-husband was the prime suspect. He agreed to turn himself in, but he made a run for it. Putting a gun to his own head, he led the police in a car chase around L.A. before surrendering himself.
The trial looked bad for O.J. His blood was found at the crime scene and DNA from Nicole and Goldman was found in his car and home. A pair of his gloves were also found at Nicole's house and a bloody footprint at the murder scene matched his shoes.
Unbelievably, he was acquitted despite all this evidence. He was later found guilty in civil court and ordered to pay 33.5 million dollars to the families of the victims.
8. Rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.
These are two of the more recent famous murders. Both rapper superstars were gunned down in the late 1990s about six months apart. The two had been friends at the start of their careers, but rivalry between their record labels had driven them apart.
Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 13th, 1996 and the Notorious B.I.G. was killed six months later when leaving an industry party in Los Angeles. The cases remain unsolved to this day, mostly because of uncooperative witnesses. But theories abound, including one that claims that these famous murders were a sign that music feuds had been allowed to go too far.
9. The Whitechapel Murders
No list of famous murders would be complete without Jack the Ripper. The victims of this unknown killer were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. They lived over a century ago in London's East End and worked as prostitutes. Over a three-month period in 1888, all five women were cut down. The manner of their deaths described as too horrible to talk about.
There were and are many theories about who Jack the Ripper was ranging from a doctor to a member of the royal family. But despite modern attempts to crack the case, this most visible of famous murders will probably remain unsolved.
10. JonBenét Ramsey
The murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey is definitely a famous murder case. It has been in the public consciousness for more than twenty years. That makes it not only one of the most famous murders in recent history, but also an ongoing tragedy.
JonBenét was a beauty queen who lived in Boulder Colorado with her parents and older brother. On the day after Christmas in 1996, her mother called the police claiming that her daughter had been kidnapped and a ransom note left behind. The note demanded $118,000 for the safe return of JonBenét.
Hours later, JonBenét's body was found in the basement of her home. She had been sexually assaulted, had a fractured skull, and had been strangled. The family denied all knowledge of her death, but no one was ever charged with the crime. Mistakes made by police at the crime scene made identifying the killer almost impossible. To this day, JonBenét's tragic death is unsolved, which is why it's one of the most famous murders in recent years.
Something about these cases has always fascinated people. No matter how much time has passed, people still speculate about what really happened. And in the case of most of these crimes, the speculations will probably go on well into the future. That's just an indication of how mysterious, grisly, or tragic these deaths were.


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It has been an amazing fall semester filled with unexpected sets of events internationally, nationally and locally. We have seen the best of ourselves and, at times, the worst, and have questions that remain unanswered. Nevertheless, we must continue to advance the ideals of America.
The Presidential election results were stunning for all to behold. Despite one's political allegiances, I believe that Americans are still committed to fairness, and to giving a chance for unforeseen events to play themselves out. The American system is so strong that however shaken, it will always survive. Above all, the compassion of the American people will not wane.
Americans have within ourselves enough goodness to transform any challenges into opportunities for overall human betterment. Exemplars of this moral strength are seen in heroes the world over: anti-slavery Haitian Toussaint Louverture; Abraham Lincoln; Nelson Mandela; Rosa Parks; Cezár Chavéz; Mahatma Gandhi; John F. Kennedy; Harriet Tubman; Saint Theresa, and many more. The goodness in Americans is not defined solely by who is elected President of the United States of America; collectively we have more power to transform this country than does any one person. What's more there is a good chance that the office of the Presidency itself may educate Mr. Trump into the enlightened and caring leader that we deserve.
I do not want to downplay the fear that many citizens and many undocumented students have, given the upcoming Trump presidency. Yet, we should take heart, that It was during the Bush administration, for example, that the Dream Act was initiated and resulted in the state of California granting limited privileges to undocumented students. Our efforts now should be to ensure that during Mr. Trump's Administration we further cash in that Dream instead of giving up on it.
Peralta's promise is to strengthen our efforts to support the achievement of our undocumented students, to welcome more of them to our Colleges, and to ensure that they are well prepared to be scientists, teachers, physicians, farmers, mathematicians, workers, politicians—all of whom will continue to enrich America. May our faculty and staff and those who interact regularly with these students redouble their efforts to ensure their comfort and educational success at Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merritt College and in the instruction WDCE will provide in the near future.
The Social Justice work we are committed to will not be stopped. As someone said recently on NPR, America is not a place, it is an ideal. I urge us all to bring substance to that ideal: a more perfect union.
Let's keep the faith.
Jowel C. Laguerre, Ph.D.


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Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative History, Facts, and Specifications
Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative Specifications
Content:90% Silver, 10% copper
Weight:12.5 grams
Silver Weight:10.25 grams
Diameter:30.6 millimeters
Obverse Designer:Henry G. Kreis
Reverse Designer:Henry G. Kreis
Mint:Philadelphia, PA
Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative History
"Mighty oaks from little acorns grow." And it is the mighty Charter Oak that dominates the obverse of the Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar. When an agent of the English Crown attempted to confiscate this colony's royal charter in 1687, a cavity within the ancient landmark served as a secure hiding place for their treasured document, thus assuring Connecticut's continued independence. Felled by a storm nearly two hundred years later, the Charter Oak was subsequently memorialized by the placement of a white marble marker at its former location and the naming of adjacent roadways after the revered tree.
The earliest settlements in Connecticut were established by the Dutch about 1614. As in so many Dutch communities, English settlers soon came in sufficient numbers to dominate this region. No formal government existed until 1635 when John Winthrop the younger, armed with a patent from the Earl of Warwick (who had no legal authority to grant it), proclaimed himself governor of the region. He was ultimately recognized as such by the "freemen" of Connecticut, although the colony itself had no legal standing until 1662 when it was finally granted a royal charter by King Charles II. The King's successor, James II, sought to disband all of the old colonial divisions and declared a consolidated Dominion of New England, naming Sir Edmund Andros as its governor in 1686. Arriving in Hartford, Andros announced before a meeting of the General Court that he had come to seize the royal charter, which was then in the room. Acting quickly, the proud citizens of Connecticut doused the lights, allowing Joseph Wadsworth to grab the precious document and flee the room. He secreted it within an ancient tree on Wyllys Hill, and this silent guardian was ever-afterward known as the Charter Oak. Frustrated in his attempt to gain control of Connecticut and the other obstinate colonies of New England, Andros was soon returned to the Motherland in chains following the overthrow of his patron, James II, in the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688. Connecticut would thereafter be an independent entity until joining the union of states a century later.
Acknowledging 1635 as the beginning of formal government in Connecticut, that state appointed a Tercentenary Commission to oversee the celebration planned for 1935. Its chairman was Samuel Fisher. Unlike many such commissions which wait until the last minute to request a commemorative coin, or even seek one that's coined subsequent to the event, the Connecticut organization was quick in prompting legislation for its coin. Passed with only minimal debate, the Act of June 21, 1934 called for the coining of 25,000 half dollars to mark the 300th anniversary of Connecticut's founding. Despite the usual directive that the sponsoring organization pay for all of the Mint's expenses associated with this coinage, the project was actually undertaken by the Public Works Administration (PWA), one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "alphabet soup" relief agencies. Local artist Henry G. Kreis (who later created the Bridgeport, Connecticut half dollar) was commissioned to prepare models under the direction of famed sculptor Paul Manship. This collaboration produced superb designs of a highly stylized character. Both the Charter Oak, with its bold, oversized leaves, and the monumental eagle, with its defiant expression, may be included among the finest elements to appear within the commemorative series. The Commission of Fine Arts gave its provisional approval of the Kreis models on December 6, 1934, subject to his strengthening certain features of the eagle. This was done, and the final versions of obverse and reverse were accepted by the Treasury Department on February 6, 1935.
The central element of the obverse is, of course, the famed Charter Oak. It is modeled after a painting by Charles DeWolf Brownell belonging to the Connecticut Historical Society and created just one year before the tree was toppled in 1856. A fictitious hole has been added for its thematic value; otherwise, the depiction is fairly accurate (discounting the oversize leaves, a bit of artistic license). Below it are the words THE CHARTER OAK. Above, arranged in arcs around the periphery are the statutory inscriptions IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY. The ground beneath the tree forms an exergue in which CONNECTICUT 1635-1935 appears in two lines. On the reverse is a three-quarters view of an eagle perched upon a rocky mound. E PLURIBUS UNUM is to the left of its right leg. Arranged in arcs around the periphery are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR. The eagle is surrounded by an arc of 13 tiny stars. The artist's models are unsigned.
In April and May of 1935, the Philadelphia Mint coined 25,018 Connecticut half dollars (the odd 18 coins were reserved for assay and later destroyed). These were available well in time for the Tercentenary, and most were sold to residents of Connecticut and visitors to the celebration at $1 apiece. The coins were so well received, in fact, that the Tercentenary Commission's executive secretary, Herbert L. Crapo, confessed to prominent coin dealer and notorious commemorative promoter L. W. Hoffecker that "We have disposed of our entire original allotment of 25,000, and are having some difficulty in reserving a few which we want to present as gifts to dignitaries." When the speculative market for commemorative coins heated up in 1936, this issue quickly rose in value to $6. By comparison, a proof silver dollar of the Seated Liberty design was then valued at only $5!
Due to its wide distribution, no known hoards of Connecticut half dollars ever came into the market. With most examples sold to the general public, many seen today have been mishandled. This has served to keep its value fairly high for such a relatively recent coin. There's no indication that these coins were actually spent as money, but many have been nicked, abraded or harshly cleaned. The grades typically encountered range from AU-50 to MS-63; quite a few mint state coins have suffered from being "dipped" in mild acids to remove unsightly tarnish acquired during years of storage on attic shelves or in dresser drawers. MS-64 examples are scarce, but MS-65 and higher grades are especially so. Although most Connecticut halves are well struck, the small and shallow stars may be indistinct. Check for wear at the base of the tree and on the upper part of the eagle's wing.
The late numismatic scholar Walter Breen reported the existence of four or five matte proofs, at least one of which is traceable to the estate of former Mint Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock, a connoisseur of this style. These have been faked by chemical treatment of well-struck, regular-issue specimens to simulate the etched appearance of a matte proof. Authentication of any proof offered is mandatory. More available and quite collectable are examples of the original packaging in which Connecticut halves were sold. There are numerous varieties of small boxes, each designed to hold a single coin. These come in both hinge-top and slide-out styles, usually with a gold or silver foil wrapping. This is typically printed with the state seal or an inscription referring to one of several banks which distributed these coins. With a velour interior and sometimes additional printing inside, these are very attractive and eagerly sought as tie-ins to the coins themselves.
Additional ReadingForum Topic: 1935 Connecticut Ephemera I
Forum Topic: 1935 Connecticut Ephemera II
Forum Topic: 1935 Connecticut Tie-In
Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative Mintages
|Year/ Mint Mark
|Circulation Strikes
|Proof Strikes
|About 5
The late numismatic scholar Walter Breen reported the existence of four or five matte proofs, at least one of which is traceable to the estate of former Mint Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock, a connoisseur of this style.
Mint Mark Legend
|Mint Mark
|Date of Operation
|Philadelphia, PA
|Denver, CO
|San Francisco, CA
|1854-1955; 1968-present
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First published in 1920 Queen Lucia is set in the village of Riseholme where Lucia is the queen of society and Georgie is her lieutenant.
Over the years it has been published in many editions but it is currently in print in three editions: in paperback and hardback and also as part of a three volume paperback titled The Complete Mapp & Lucia Volume One: Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp, Lucia in London which also includes Miss Mapp and Lucia in London.
It is also available for free download both in text format and read (by a volunteer) as a spoken book.
We have our own annotated version of it online, with the spoken book alongside it, so you can listen to the book while reading the text and our annotations.


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