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KDE on Cygwin: 2.2.2 Beta 1 Release Available
The KDE on Cygwin project, the project to port Qt and KDE to Windows, has announced the first beta release of KDE 2.2.2 for Cygwin and Cygwin/XFree86. At the moment they offer kdelibs and kdebase for download but it seems we can expect other packages like kdegames, kdepim and kdevelop in near future too.
KDE in windows is really Kool
Kongratulations to the developers, KDE on windows is a very kool.
By Koncerned User at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
Nice akcent :)
By CheeseHead at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
By . at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
I am not a english native speaker - but either the previous poster is a troll - or he did not understood the comment. Or also possible - i misinterpreted his comments.
The comment: "nice akcent" refered to all the k-letters in the words (kode - code, kool - cool).
Just my 2 cent komment ;o)
If i understood the above wrong please korrect me.
Thanks for the great work to all KDE participants.
By big_question at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
Well KDE for windows is sure alot slower than KDE for linux. Thats a reason why I would prefer to run it under Linux.
By me at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
Its because of the cygwin emulation layer. Hopefully they'll be able to port the GPL Qt to Windows, and ditch cygwin and a X server at some point. Qt is obviously made to be ported relatively easily, though I'm sure its still a huge job.
By Ian at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
NO! Please don't!
A GPL Qt would do a lot of damage to Qt - a lot of their licenses are sold for in-house and/or bespoke products. If a GPLed alternative became available, people wouldn't have to by Qt anymore, the license revenue would crumble, and a very good and decent company would fall by the wayside. After all Qt has done for KDE and the free software community (there was never any great financial benefit to releasing the GPL version in the first place) it would be a shame to see the community then take them down.
Remember, without Trolltech, we'd have to update Qt ourselves. That's not an easy job, look how long Gnome 2's been in development - every aspect of it had to be done by the community, from glib up. KDE benefits from havning a professional company of what, 50 people, working 40 hours a week on it's core library.
I know I've said you don't need a reason to start coding, great stuff has come from people just looking to scratch an itch (look at the fish:/ and audiocd:/ io-slaves), but when there's a good reason to leave it alone, you should at least consider it.
By Bryan Feeney at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
You're totally wrong !
GPL mean you can use it to make GPL apps. So, if anyone does a GPL version of QT for windows, nobody will be able to make proprieatry software with it, just GPL software. It's the same NOW on linux.
In fact, I think it's a shame Trolltech hasn't released a GPL version of QT for windows because I don't imagine anybody to pay in order to make GPL software.. it's a total abheration !
Conclusion: if Trolls are too stupid to understand that people won't pay to make GPL apps, make a windows version of QT for windows ! After all, nobody forced them to make a GPL version for Linux !
By Julien Olivier at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: You're totally wrong !
The GPL says you must provide the source IF you distribute binaries.
A lot of Trolltech's clients use QT for in-house development (software used only whithin the company) so they could use the hypothetical GPL'd QT for Windows and not release the source.
By Manfrodo at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Yes, please do
Just a few points:
By jmayer at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Yes, please do
A lot of people don't seem to understand what I was on about. Most of Qt's business goes to programs developed in house, or programs developed by a company for a particular customer. It's not about making boxed products. In most cases the source is available anyway, if it's in-house it benefits everybody to have it, and for bespoke solutions (i.e. programs made to request) it's probably a part of the contract. That's why Qt non-commercial specifically states that you can't program with it in a company. If Qt/Win became GPL, it would make no difference to it's main customers, as they're usually making the source available for free anyway, so they could simply get the free GPL version (Qt might be able to charge, but everyone else could just copy it on, and it's been shown to be extremely difficult to make money from support).
As regards the loss of the Windows market, as Linux becomes more mainstream, more boxed software will be made available under proprietary licenses, and Qt should do well (though if the Free Software Foundations ideal comes to pass, Qt could find itself in trouble). I expect that the majority of Qt's money comes from Windows licenses.
As for making open-souce apps work on Windows, Windows users can get the look and feel by installing a theme. In a rootless X server running the WinXP theme for KDE most KDE apps would blend right in. Remember, a lot of the cheaper Windows applications don't look so homogenous. From the user's perspective a Cygwin system should look fine. Most Windows users who toy with the idea of installing Linux will have no problems with Cygwin.
By Bryan Feeney at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Yes, please do
I used to think that too but I changed my mind: no company will buy a product without a license or without a support. Trolltech's CEO Eirik Eng once told me that something like 1/5 of their sales was for Unix inhouse development where the client obviously could have used GPL Qt.
And you'll get more with Trolltech's true Qt on windows, like the promising ActiveQt, than with a port that will always be late, doesn't provide support, is not commercially backed, ...
By Philippe Fremy at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
Do you have any special keyboard layout installed? I mean that when you press C, you get K :))? Such a layout should be default on the future verions of KDE, I think...
By Jerzu at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
Here I was thinking I had to use a B! What a silly bunt I am.
(Badly paraphrased montypython joke.. yeahyeah, cant remember quite how it went!)
Now, back to that b++ code
By shayne at Tue, 2003/06/24 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
Please help me how to start the KDE ?
By PraveenML at Mon, 2002/06/03 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
I don't get it. Why have KDE on Windows? KDE was originally designed for Linux, which is far better anyway! I think you can do kooler things when windows doesn't exist on your machine.
By El Loco at Fri, 2002/06/28 - 5:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
I would still convert to linux anyways, I have had much better experience with linux then any windoze box.
By AntiX at Mon, 2003/01/20 - 6:00am
Re: KDE in windows is really Kool
I like the idea cause there are apps in linux that I wish to use at work but it is frowned upon to change your OS at work with out permission from god. I just wish I could get Ksimus to work on this in win2k :)
By DestroyerOfMidgets at Wed, 2004/02/11 - 6:00am
By Anonymous at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
XFree ?
I don't understand something:
Why does it need an X server for it to work on Windows ?
By Julien Olivier at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: XFree ?
> Why does it need an X server for it to work on Windows ?
By Anonymous at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Uh uh kool uh
Yeah. It's cool... but who cares ? That not I don't want kde on windows, I just don't want windows - until it's open sourced of course. These people should work on koffice to push it at the required level instead of wasting their time (IMHO, they don't what they want...).
By HB at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
There's two reasons why this is beneficial. First it provides an easy non-destructive way for a windows user to experience the Linux desktop. Most people balk at the idea of partitioning their disk and installing a completely new operating system on it. This gives them a reason to give it a go.
Secondly, there is work on a rootless windows version of X - this would allow KDE applications to operate transparently alongside Windows applications, which would allow more people to try them out, and, again give them more incentive to go for the whole thing.
Finally, why on earth should anyone have to do anything for a good reason? If you've got an itch, scratch it and be proud ;-)
By Bryan Feeney at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
I agree. Although personally it's difficult to get beyond the feeling of 'wasting time' on the win32 port, I also remember trying out litestep (an afterstep clone for windows) five years ago on my w95 box. It was like a gateway drug, I've been linux-only for the last four years :-))
cheers, wingo.
By Andy Wingo at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
I think KDE's slowness on Windows can only hurt KDE's image. We all know most Windows users are not that smart (and that's an understatement). When they notice KDE's slowness, they will only think "KDE is slow, KDE is Linux software, so Linux must suck."
By Stof at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
What about GNOME's general suckiness? Could that hurt KDE's image? I think it's unfair too.
By ac at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
Yeah, rootless will make this pretty usable -- it's great on OSX (http://www.befunk.com/~ranger/osx-kde/).
By Ranger Rick at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
KDE for OSX [Re: Uh uh kool uh]
Great to hear you make big progress. And nice shots!
By Anonymous at Wed, 2002/05/22 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
Right. Additionally, the reason I would have is a little more contained within developer circles. Porting any software to another disparate operating system, such as the win32 platform, uncovers a lot of weaknesses that, when found and fixed, can make it run even faster and smoother on all platforms. For example, Habacker found that Unix Domain Sockets were heavily used and relied on for inter-process communication. These discoveries and more usually don't come without a some-what reworked port of a software package by a different set of people. Whether something is learned and applied to the HEAD branch ... well, good luck to Habacker and team!
By J at Wed, 2002/05/22 - 5:00am
Open source software
If KDE was a company, and you could move around people at will then you could argue that (though I still think you'd be wrong.) As it is, people are scratching their itch, which happens not be a office suite for KDE (or at least not their biggest of more interesting itch, if we take the analogy too far).
By Ian at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Uh uh kool uh
What about companies IT rules ? Changing os isn't possible for bigger companies (expect you are the person who defines this rules), but introducing a new application by an administrator is quite easier.
So the strategy is to introduce some kde apps for specific needs and to extend the base of installed kde apps.
One day, it may be possible to delete explorer and set konqueror/kdesktop/kicker as default browser/desktop/... and than swithing the "backend" to another os like linux is not such a big task like it is now.
By Ralf Habacker at Wed, 2002/05/22 - 5:00am
How's Windows KDE's performance compared to Linux KDE?
By Stof at Mon, 2002/05/20 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
While I havent tried it out myself, I fully expect it to be slower. The reason is because there are some "go-betweens" between KDE and Windows namely X and cygwin. Essentially your computer would have to work harder since theres all those translation steps between KDE and Windows.
By Jeff at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
It is significantly slower at starting apps. Once the app has started it is not too bad. It takes about 6 mins for startkde to complete on 500Mhz NT box with 1G of RAM.
The KDE1 version is a lot faster but still slower than a native environment.
By hbc at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
Uh, you really mean 6 minutes? Perharps a spellerror (meant to be 6 seconds)?
If this really is the case this sort of staruptimes are normal with very powerfull and fast computers THEN KDE ON WINDOWS REALLY SUCKS!!!!!
By Maarten Rommerts at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
Thats 6 minutes (no spelling error). Everthing is installed and works correctly though (even the sound).
By hbc at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
This was only true for a pre alpha release. The beta release starts much faster (I have measured about 2 minutes (30 second for the second start) for the whole desktop on a PIII 733 MHZ Toshiba laptop).
By Ralf Habacker at Tue, 2002/05/21 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
1) its his fun project, so he will continue even if you continue to give such dumb comments.
2) if any developer will stop coding, because his code does not perform the way he wishes at the beginning, we wouldnt have any software at all. (anybody say mozilla :) )
3) i like it. particular in combination with remote x-sessions where no full blown x/window manager is installed.
4) if it runs, it runs.. i usually start my pc once and use it all day, so the 6 extra minutes for startup are marginal.
By cylab at Wed, 2002/05/22 - 5:00am
Re: Performance
> 4) if it runs, it runs.. i usually start my pc once and use it all day, so the 6 extra minutes for startup are marginal.
... and this works also with laptop standby modes (expect combined with screen resolution changes on xfree currently), so you have to start only once a week or less.
BTW: Why does windows need so much time to start if many applications are installed ?
By Ralf Habacker at Wed, 2002/05/22 - 5:00am
DCOPServer could not be started
Is anyone else having a problem starting the DCOP Server?
While the KDE Splash Screen is flashing the, "Setting up interprocess communication" icon, I look at the Cygwin bash window that I type "startx" from, and see:
kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 562 result = 0
This repeats 2 more times, then the X window shows a dialog that says, "There was an error setting up inter-process communications for KDE. The message returned by the system was: Could not read network connection list. /cygwin/c/.DCOPserver__-0. Please check that the "dcopserver" program is running!". Click on OK, and the X window shuts down.
I can start X with another window manager, but I can't run most KDE applications (Konsole fights with this problem, but then starts up, anyway).
Thanks for any help,
By Andy M at Thu, 2002/05/30 - 5:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
See http://cygwin.kde.org for howtos and mailing lists relating to the kde-cygwin project. I think this isn't the right place to ask for installation support.
By Ralf Habacker at Wed, 2002/06/05 - 5:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
Ralf, this issue is widespread (appearently anyway) and is *not* addressed on the website that you list, nor on http://www.cygwin.com - Why NOT ask here?
By Hunter Oaks at Wed, 2002/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
There are several thread in the kde-cygwin mailing list relating to this topic for example see http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-cygwin&w=2&r=1&s=dcopserver&q=b
By Ralf Habacker at Thu, 2002/08/01 - 5:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
Did you ever find a solution to this? I noticed the QA deal, but that didn't seem to help me...
By Mike at Sat, 2002/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
Mike/Andy - I fixed this by remounting root as binary (using the -b option). mount -m will list the mounts...
By Doug E at Tue, 2002/07/09 - 5:00am
All your doing is giving windows users no reson to switch to Linux! FOols
By Alex at Fri, 2002/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: ARE YOU CRAZY!
I have a real example of a german company with 150.000 employees, in which desktop system have to be windows. If I would tell them to use linux, the will ask me "What about the costs for re-educating all the employees" and "What about all our running applications, could we use them under linux ?" And today the linux desktop isn't ready to migrate immediatly. What about all the administrators, who have knowledge only about windows ? They need time to learn linux, so my strategy is to adopt linux as server platform, so that the administrators have time to learn, how linux works and second to provide linux applications (through cygwin and kde) onto the windows desktop, so that the user s can learn how it feels and how it works. If the admin are ready to admin linux and the users feel comfortable with linux application, is seems easy to pull away the underlaying os, isn't it ?
Of course, there may be brute force way to bring linux to the users, but I feel more comfortable with this described way, additional because, as I know, companies does not change it's desktop structure very quickly.
By Ralf Habacker at Thu, 2002/08/01 - 5:00am
Re: ARE YOU CRAZY!
I completely agree with Ralf. I will describe the environment where I work:
I am impressed by the great job done with Cygwin. Thanks a lot!
By atomico at Tue, 2004/11/30 - 6:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
It's OK for me!!! (Win95)
By Sandro at Sat, 2002/09/28 - 5:00am
Re: DCOPServer could not be started
I was getting the similer problem and was not able to login in KDE
By saurabh naik at Wed, 2002/07/31 - 5:00am


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Sheriff to attend Westside crime meeting
Public meeting scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at FSCJ Kent Campus
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you live on the Westside and you're worried about crime in your neighborhood, you can voice your concerns Monday night with the sheriff.
A committee is hosting a special community meeting in an effort to bring down the crime rate.
It's going to be at Florida State College at Jacksonville's Kent Campus on Roosevelt Boulevard.
A committee meets there once a month to discuss important issues and happenings in its area of town, but this month's meeting is special: They've invited Sheriff John Rutherford to come discuss crime on the Westside.
"People are afraid in their homes, they're afraid to go out especially at night," said Dewey Walker.
Walker is chairman of the Citizens Planning Advisory Committee on the Westside. He's also president of his homeowners association.
"It's a committee that's created 21 years ago by Ed Austin and the purpose of it is to have a contact between the local citizens local businesses educational institutes and civic organizations with the city government," said Walker.
Walker said he's seen how his neighbors are vulnerable to violent crime.
"Amber Bass was gunned down in her driveway at 3 in the morning three blocks from my house, and that's been approximately four or five months ago. There's been no arrests in it. We're concerned about that," said Walker.
Walker says the Westside leads the rest of Jacksonville when it comes to crime. And although it's nothing new, it's a title he and other residents want to shed now.
"The first five murders that took place in Jacksonville this year was on the Westside," Walker said. "We have numerous vehicles that's been stolen and other crimes being committed. All we ask is the sheriff to give us additional resources so we can control this crime wave."
Walker said getting the community and the sheriff together Monday night to discuss the problems and come up with solutions is long overdue, but it's a good start.
"We are there to support the sheriff and work with the sheriff," he said. "We are not there to fight with him, but we do need additional resources, and we feel if we work together, we can make a difference in the crime rate on the Westside."
Walker said Sheriff Rutherford asked for an hour to make a presentation at the meeting and then answer questions for people.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the FSCJ Kent Campus on Roosevelt Boulevard and will be in the main auditorium (Building F-128). There will also be 14 different crime prevention organizations set up with tables in the lobby to talk with residents.
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Google cookies 'bypassed Safari privacy protection'
Google has been accused of bypassing the privacy settings of users of the Safari web-browser.
The Wall Street Journal said Google and other companies had worked around privacy settings designed to restrict cookies.
Cookies are small text files stored by browsers which can record information about online activity, and help some online services work.
However Google says the story "mischaracterises" what happened.
Advertisers can use cookies to track online behaviour, helping them to target the commercials they show to internet users.
Some think this use of cookies erodes online privacy. In May, European Union laws are due to come into force which will restrict the use of advertising cookies.
But cookies are also essential to some web services like those Google offers.
Cookie control
The Safari browser is produced by Apple, and is the browser used by the iPhone.
By default Safari only allows cookies to be stored by the web page a user is visiting, not from third parties such as advertisers.
However, Stanford University researcher Jonathan Mayer found that advertisers were still able to store cookies on the computers of internet users browsing with Safari.
It was his discovery that formed the basis of the Wall Street Journal's story.
Many Google services use cookies, for example to remember when someone is signed in to a service, but they are also used by the firm to help personalise advertising.
It was when Google attempted to find a way to enable some of its services and personalised advertising to work on Safari that, Google says, it inadvertently stored cookies.
Side-stepping Safari
In a statement, senior vice president Rachel Whetstone said that last year the company had decided to "enable features for signed-in Google users on Safari who had opted to see personalised ads and other content".
She added: "To enable these features, we created a temporary communication link between Safari browsers and Google's servers, so that we could ascertain whether Safari users were also signed into Google, and had opted for this type of personalisation."
Ms Whetsone said the company had created new systems to make sure the information it collected was anonymous, but this had led to unintended consequences:
"The Safari browser contained functionality that then enabled other Google advertising cookies to be set on the browser.
"We didn't anticipate that this would happen, and we have now started removing these advertising cookies from Safari browsers. It's important to stress that, just as on other browsers, these advertising cookies do not collect personal information."
The Wall Street Journal reported that Google "disabled the code after being contacted by the paper".
Google declined to provide further comment to the BBC.
Privacy warning
Online privacy advocates were highly critical of Google's actions.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote: "It's time for Google to acknowledge that it can do a better job of respecting the privacy of web users."
Although much of the criticism has been directed at the search giant, the Wall Street Journal said that in addition to Google, a number of advertising companies had been using the work-around which had been known about for some time.
An Apple spokesman said in a statement: "We are aware that some third parties are circumventing Safari's privacy features and we are working to put a stop to it."


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There are two things to consider about this snippet from Jeremy Jacobs's speech at today's celebration in Boston: 1) Why didn't George Steinbrenner use World Series parades in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009 to remind the world that Donnie Baseball doesn't have a ring and 2) Did team President Sea Bass really let this verbal aggression stand?
Jeremy Jacobs Destroyed Cam Neely At Bruins Victory Parade [Obsessed With Sports]
Live chat! Rolling Bruins rally a hit [Boston Herald]


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Mention the Gold Coast region and various images come to mind... stunning beaches, exciting theme parks, sun-kissed locals, sophisticated style, the list goes on. The Gold Coast truly offers something for everyone.
It's a holiday destination of wonderful contrasts. From the sophistication of Main Beach, the glamour of Surfers Paradise, to the quiet beachside towns and World Heritage listed rainforests of the hinterland... the Gold Coast is teeming with holiday options. Add this to the non-stop energy of the theme parks and a 70 km coastline with more than 40 patrolled beaches, and you've got an idyllic holiday destination.
The beachfront esplanades of Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta invite you to sit back, relax and soak up the holiday atmosphere. While on the Gold Coast hinterland, you'll feel as though you're miles away from everything. Explore quaint mountain villages and natural escapes in the World Heritage listed Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves.
So come experience the contagious excitement, glorious weather and natural beauty of the Gold Coast. You'll want to come back again and again.
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David and Tina are a couple of Austin crafters creating functional art.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Stitching Gems just for you by Jenny Hart
Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching shares a few gems...
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Friday, December 7, 2012
A little Steam Punk couldn't hurt anyone...
Dave's latest creation with the help of the very talented pen blank artist who crafted these clock parts in resin so pen turners like Craftiness could make beautiful pens:) It could be a wonderfully, thoughtful gift for the nerdy geek in your life;P
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
I am thankful for simple pleasures....
I am thankful for my family's health....
I am thankful for my life and family....
I am thankful for opportunities to serve....
I am thankful for opportunities for adventure...
I am thankful for all that I have.....
I am thankful .......
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Kasparek The Jester
I picked up this guy from a marionette shop in Prague while my friend was next door shopping for amber jewelry. He is handmade in Czech Republic, hand carved out of wood. Kasparek's signature colors are red and yellow.
Hopefully he can fend off the feline psycho that lurks in dark corners.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Riga Art Nouveau Museum
The Hostel's Great Room with TV, WIFI and computer. This was the place to rest, warm up and meet people from around the world. I highly recommend hostels for this reason. You can reserve private rooms or do it cheap, dorm-style.
espresso machine. This can save you a lot of money. Having the ability to pick up a few items from the neighborhoods market and bringing it back to the hostel for food prep, picknicking is a great time and money saver. You can still enjoy exploring the local cuisine like a foodie but in Europe, eating in a restaurant can be a 2-3 hour ordeal. It's more of an experience than the utilitarian property of feeding people. There is a lot of socializing, live music and impromptu dancing. Definitely, slowing down and enjoying life. This is a great experience maybe ONCE per day but having more efficient eating options is definitely a plus! After all, there are world class museums to visit and people watching to see;)
The view from our window:) We had a private family room. We ended up with two twins and a queen bed with bathroom ensuite. It was very roomy and comfortable. Our hostel was the third floor of one of the old Swedish Barracks. We had a restaurant and a dining club below us. The street we were on was very well located in Old Town. We only had 50 feet to walk to visit basement restaurants and amber jewelry stores.
The Art Nouveau Museum- As per their website:
Riga Art Nouveau Museum was opened on April 23rd, 2009. It is located in the apartment where the outstanding Latvian architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns (1859 – 1928) lived until 1907.
The building was constructed in 1903 as K. Pēkšēns' private house. The project for it is the work of K. Pēkšēns himself together with Eižens Laube, then a student of architecture. The building is notable for its extremely powerful dimensions and expressive silhouette. The ornamental reliefs, craftily incorporated in the architectonic shape, feature stylized motifs from the local flora and fauna – fir needles and cones and squirrels. The building has a spiral staircase with ornamental ceiling paintings, quite possibly sketched by the prominent Latvian artist Janis Rozentāls. This Art Nouveau staircase is among the most impressive not only in Riga but also the whole of Europe.
The authentic interior of 1903 has been renovated in the museum. Investigation of the premises was started in 2007 when the original interior decoration was revealed and registered. Renovation works were done from 2008 to 2009 under the guidance of master renovator Gunita Čakare.
The current display of the museum shows the characteristic furnishings of an apartment of a Riga inhabitant in the beginning of the 20th century. The author of this interior project is the architect Liesma Markova.
As per Eat Riga Tours website:
The history of Art Nouveau.
The History of Art Nouveau goes back to the late 19th and early 20th century, with its peak spanning from between the mid 1890′s to the mid 1900′s. Known within France as Art Nouveau, Jugendstil by German speakers and Stile Liberty by Italians it swept across Europe as the latest must have fashion of its time.
Furniture, interior arts, handicrafts, ceramics, architecture, fabric design, fashion design to name a few were all influenced by this movement that took influence from the beauty of nature and the world in which we live. It would eventually spread world wide with some of the wealthiest of the Global society building ornate buildings and indulging in this fine export from Europe.
The economic boom years at the turn of the century allowed Art Nouveau to spread rapidly and with the age of industrialisation, mass produced items could infiltrate all walks of life. Art Nouveau's early roots are often considered to have begun within the mind of a Czech artist known as Alfonse Mucha, although this is open to speculation amongst art historians. Essentially it found its home first on the streets of Paris and later spread through out Europe with many people embracing the new style, whilst many others rejected it.
Where ever Art Nouveau reached, local artists and designers would incorporate local styles and techniques to produce a movement that had its own individual taste in each country, artist and often in each city. For some, the movement had rules, for others they embraced the concept of the new age and changing times, inspired by other's works to create their own unique style.
Charles Rennie Makintosh is a great example of this. Having made big steps within the Arts and Crafts movements so popular within the UK he stepped into the boots of the Art Nouveau movement and brought typical elements of Art Nouveau, clearly mixed with the environment found around the bustling cities and sweeping landscapes that surrounded him during his life.
Art Nouveau in Riga.
It is considered that the Art Nouveau influence reached Riga through its German influence and as it arrived, in what was then the Russian Empire it could not have received a more welcomed reception. From the late 1890′s, buildings within the style began to emerge and soon Riga become a show case city for a style.
To represent Art Nouveau (or Jugendstil as it was locally known here) through architecture required a great deal of investment in order to carry out and at this time there was no shortage of investors. Let us not forget that Riga was one of the wealthiest cities in Europe at the turn of the 19th century and with so many Merchant families ready to become Landlords within the city there was no shortage of capital.
We should also remember that until the 1860′s construction outside of the City ramparts was forbidden, except for 2 floored wooden houses. This meant that when they finally pulled the ramparts to make way for the canal and beautiful parks we see today that people were eager to leave their cramped conditions and begin to build onwards and upwards.
Much of the construction that we see today in what we call the central district dates between the 1890′s and 1910 giving us a great amount of Art Nouveau in Riga, close to 30% of all buildings within the centre, making Riga one of the top destinations in the world for this magnificent style.
Below are a few of Riga's more well known architects from the period. With so many active at the time we have chosen those that for us stand out the most.
Eižens Laube
Born 1880 Riga, Russian empire (today Latvia) – Died 1967 Portland, Oregan, US. A Baltic German by ethnicity. He was the Chairman of the Latvian Architects Society from 1924 – 1926. After the second world war he moved to Germany where he became a professor later moving to the USA around 1950.He is considered one of the pioneers of the Riga Art Nouveau Movement and was tutored heavily whilst working for Konstantins Pēkšēns during his studies. His work is moving and impressive, many joint designs were carried out by Pēkšēns and Laube and their styles as individuals and as joint efforts can clearly be seen.
Konstantins Pēkšēns
Born 1859 Mazsalaca parish, Russian empire (today Latvia) – Died 1928 Bad Kissingen, Germany. By far one of Riga's greatest architects he is responsible for over 250 multi leveled brick houses, as well as many great examples of wooden architecture spanning many styles. Often considered the father of National Romantic Jugendstil in Riga, his work inspires and brightens the city skyline on almost every street within the Central district. He was a member of Riga city council and also developed a plumbing company that was the largest supplier of central heating facilities all the way up to 1940.
Mikhail Eizenstein
Born 1867 St. Petersburg, Russian empire – Died 1921 Berlin, Germany. Of German Jewish and swedish decent he is one of the most well known architects whom's work adorns the streets of Riga. His ornate Eclectic style of Art Nouveau has been the victim of the photographers flash to a point of over kill. A must see in Riga but you must know he produced as few as 19 buildings within Riga, his style becoming over flamboyant and garish. Soon this bourgeois eclectic style would be replaced with the National Romantic moment. Notably his son is also rather famous, Sergei Eizenstein, the well known Soviet film maker.
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CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law Thursday allowing Illinois veterans and military members to qualify for free legal help, legislation pushed by Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride.
The law allows the state's highest court to establish a pilot program setting up a legal hotline and access to attorneys for court.
It was an unusual public appearance for Kilbride, who attended Thursday's event at a Chicago criminal court. He joked it was his first bill signing since he's usually dealing with whether bills are constitutional.
"We've had so many people now coming into the court system who are not represented by lawyers. The numbers are just exploding," he later told the Associated Press. "We've got to find a way to better serve that community. There's no question about it that veterans deserve our respect, our honor and our help to provide assistance to them."
The money for the program will come from an increase in fees in civil cases and will be collected by clerks of circuit court for what's being called the Access to Justice Fund.
Quinn said service members have faced great obstacles in their line of duty and shouldn't have to do so at home.
The law takes effect immediately and will be up for renewal in 2017. Those involved will have to submit a report on its effectiveness by June 1 of that year.
Separately, the measure also allows counties to use funds to fix up or create self-help legal centers at county libraries.
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Environmental trade fair offers a diverse program with special focus on water, sewage and waste management
IFAT ENTSORGA 2012, a trade fair for the environmental industry, will take place May 7 to 11, 2012, in Munich. Last year, more than 2,700 exhibitors from 49 countries and more than 100,000 visitors from 185 countries attended the event.
International visitors comprised about 40% of attendees at last year's event, while 37% of exhibitors were also of international origins.
Visitors can look forward to a diverse program of events with company and product presentations, symposiums and country specials in water, sewage and waste management. Industry professionals from Siemens, E.ON and Brentwood will present latest products and services in the field of environmental solutions.
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QUESTION: How do patients experience seclusion during short term inpatient treatment in a mental health facility?
Semi-structured interviews.
2 open, acute care units of a large tertiary mental health facility in Queensland, Australia.
12 patients (58% men) who were 18–52 years of age and were secluded in the previous 7 days (mean duration 3.4 h).
Semi-structured, thematically organised interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. Transcripts were checked for errors against the audiotaped versions and were analysed using the process of meaning categorisation. Themes were identified and coded to produce categories. All members of the research team agreed on the final categorisations. These broad categories were further analysed, and themes were used to reflect patients' experiences of seclusion.
Main findings
5 recurrent themes emerged. (1) Patients described the use of seclusion. Some patients thought that seclusion was used inappropriately and that the seclusion period was of more benefit to staff than to patients. Most patients felt that the use of force to seclude patients, remove their clothing and personal belongings, and give medication was unjustified. Some patients associated seclusion with punishment. Other patients viewed seclusion as a safe environment in which they could gain control over their actions. Most patients felt undeserving of seclusion and identified various alternatives to being locked in a room. (2) The emotional impact of seclusion included anger, which was primarily directed at staff; powerlessness, in a system that took complete control; disempowerment, described as humiliation and an inability to change anything; and fear (of confined spaces, injections, and medication), which did not dissipate once patients were released from the seclusion room. (3) Sensory deprivation was a common experience. Patients described feelings of depression, a heightened awareness of sounds, difficulty in judging time, feelings of loss of control, and dysfunctional thought patterns. Patients often made suggestions about putting items such as paintings in the seclusion room to help them to cope with the boredom and isolation. (4) Patients used various strategies to help them to maintain control while in seclusion (eg, talking to themselves to break the silence or being quiet so that the seclusion period was not prolonged). (5) Staff-patient interaction during and after the seclusion period was a main source of dissatisfaction for all patients. Most patients felt that more effective communication about seclusion and specific input about behaviours that warrant its use would be preventive. Patients reported that staff communication during and after the seclusion period would have been helpful and expressed the need for a debriefing period after seclusion. Patients felt that they lost claim to any individuality or rights once they were in seclusion.
The experience of patients who were secluded during short term inpatient treatment in a mental health facility was described using 5 themes. Patients' experiences were mostly negative, and they expressed the desire for more information, better interaction with staff, more attention to privacy, and effective debriefing after seclusion.
Seclusion is a reality in many psychiatric settings, a fact that causes concern for both staff and patients. The past decade has seen a particular interest in patients' perceptions of the seclusion experience, and their perceptions are primarily negative. The results presented by Meehan et al are consistent with findings from other studies in various locations.1–3
The study by Meehan et al will be helpful for clinicians working in psychiatric units because it highlights the often disempowering, negative, long lasting effect of being secluded. The participants had helpful suggestions for clinicians, which could serve as possible therapeutic interventions. The staff-patient interaction was a major source of dissatisfaction, and patients felt they lacked information before and during the seclusion. They requested being better informed about rules and consequences and expectations that would lead to the termination of seclusion. Most importantly, they expressed a desire for debriefing after seclusion, including preventive strategies. Implementing such suggestions is possible in any setting and would have the potential to improve patients' feelings of empowerment and trust.
Recent research has focused on interventions such as staff training which may lead to a decrease in seclusion usage or length of time in seclusion.4 Meehan et al's research suggests work that can also be done to decrease the negative effect of the seclusion experience when it is considered necessary. This is an important contribution.
Source of funding: no external funding.
For correspondence: Mr T Meehan, Queensland University of Technology, Nursing Research Unit, Wolston Park Hospital, Wacol, Queensland 4076, Australia. Fax +61 7 327 18228.
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Tony Pudwell Exhibition, Arundel Museum
|Monday, 12th Feb 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Tony Pudwell; One Man's Legacy to Arundel
Tony was a passionate local historian, meticulous model maker and amateur archaeologist who kept detailed records of all the digs and field walks in which he took part. The exhibition depicts the life and work of Tony Pudwell who sadly died earlier this year and will showcase his models, drawings and excavated artefacts
The founding of Arundel Museum in the Undercroft of Town Hall in 1962 gave him a wonderful platform on which he could use all his talents and experience to great effect and without which the Museum would have been a great deal poorer. Many of the artefacts in the Museum were donated by Tony.
The exhibition will be opened by Tony's son David Pudwell at 4pm on the 20th January 2018 and will be open to the public from the 21st January until the 25th of February and is free of charge.


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In The Last Act of Lilka Kadison, written by Nicola Behrman, David Kersnar, Abbie Phillips, Heidi Stillman and Andrew White, and directed by David Kersnar (now running at Lookingglass Theatre), Holocaust survivor Lilith Fisher (Marilyn Dodds Frank), who changed her name from Lilka Kadison, is haunted by her past -- or more accurately ghosts from her past, those of her then-boyfriend Ben Ari Adler (Chance Bone) and her younger self (Nora Fiffer). Now elderly, relatively isolated, and homebound due to her ill health, Lilith spends much of the day arguing with Menelik Khan (Usman Ally), the home healthcare assistant that has been sent to her, or remembering her life before and during the Nazi occupation. Even as these flashbacks play out, it is clear that she would just as soon have her past, these ghosts, leave her alone. It is through alternating between these flashbacks or glimpses into her past life and her present life that we find out who she is, what she was like (and what her life was like) back then, and what happened to her during the war.
We learn, for example, that she was the eldest in a large, religious family. We also learn that she liked to read and learn, and so she frequently snuck off to the library (which, it is suggested, would not have been met with the approval of her family). She also had a talent for writing... a talent discovered Ben Ari Adler, who asks her to co-author a play with him for a theatre group he's with, which just so happens to be the best known theatre group around.
We largely find out about her present life through her interactions with Menelik. While at first hesitant to open up to him (and therefore, in a way, to the audience) she does, little by little, reveal certain aspects of her life. She was married for many years, but her husband has died. She has a son, but he lives far away (up in Maine), their relationship is a complicated, strained one, and they don't see each other often. It's a trick just to get him on the phone, let alone to get him to come over.
But perhaps even more surprising is that we learn a lot about Menelik as well. As Lilith's trust of Menelik grows, and Menelik learns more about her and her experiences, they really open up to each other. She goes from finding him an annoyance that she could do without to trusting him, taking an interest in him, and revealing secrets to him that she's not told anyone, not even her own husband or son (which perhaps explains her complicated, strained relationship with him), for fear that it would change the way she is viewed. We also learn about him, that there is more to him than meets the eye, as they say. He came to America from Pakistan hoping to pursue his passion, music. When he couldn't pay the bills that way, he changed careers, becoming a home healthcare assistant, putting his dream on hold indefinitely. He is cut off from his own family. He says that his own mother cannot even come to visit, since getting a visa (even for visitors) from Pakistan is just not possible.
All in all, The Last Act of Lilka Kadison, is a wonderfully written, terrifically acted play that deals with an arguably serious subject, issues of aging Holocaust survivors, in a very sensitive way. Though it is the story of one woman's life, it could be, in a way, the story of many a Holocaust survivor who, having survived this horrific period, were eager to pick up the pieces as best they could. Eager to make a life for themselves, while simultaneously struggling with what happened to them and their loved ones. This play, which is at Lookingglass Theatre for a limited time only, is a show that you won't want to miss.
The Last Act of Lilka Kadison is currently running at Lookingglass Theatre through July 24, 2011. Curtain times are: Wednesdays - Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 and 7:30 PM. For the latest performance dates and times, more information regarding this production, information regarding Community Partner Special Events, or to purchase tickets, please log onto the Lookingglass Theatre website, www.lookingglasstheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased by phone. Call the Box Office at 312-337-0665. Lookingglass Theatre is located at the Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago.
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Desktop Summit Panel on Copyright Assignment
Should free and open source projects and companies require developers to sign community agreements in order to contribute, possibly signing over their copyrights? Some do, some don't, others have mixed policy. Canonical is leading an effort, called "Harmony", to create standardized community agreement documents, an effort they compare with the license standardization work of Creative Commons.
Of course, developers want to keep the rights to their creations. On the other hand, some project and business leaders say that they must have copyright assignments to be successful. Is there a middle ground?
Copyright assignment is a controversial topic in the FOSS community. The Desktop Summit is fortunate to have four leading thinkers on the issue who are willing to engage openly in a panel discussion about copyright assignment. It's hard to imagine four people better suited.
Panel Members
Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth is an entrepreneur and a proponent of copyright assignment. Unity and other Canonical projects require copyright assignment.
Michael Meeks is a developer and an opponent of copyright assignment. He worked on the OpenOffice.org (OOo) project, and is one of the core developers instrumental in the creation of LibreOffice, based on the OOo codebase. A major factor in the LibreOffice fork is the copyright assignment required to contribute to OOo.
Bradley Kuhn is the Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy and a Director of the Free Software Foundation. He has an extensive background in free software licensing and advocacy, and has given much thought to conflicts between software freedom and other considerations, such as business, fundraising and cloud-based computing. In Bradley's view, copyright assignment is acceptable if the assignee is a trusted nonprofit organization.
The panel will be moderated by Karen Sandler, the GNOME Foundation's new Executive Director, who was previously the General Counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center.
The panel should appeal to everybody who is involved in free and open source software—hackers, community managers, other kinds of contributors, business managers or lawyers.
That doesn't sound particularly balanced to me...
More like caged death-match: Mark Vs The other people, even though I'm not particularly for (or against) copyright assignment.
Even the tone of the article is rather slanted "an effort *they* compare..." "Of *course* developers want..." etc.
I just hope that we get to hear both sides manage to make their legitimate points without it just becoming a knife fight.
By Anonymous at Sun, 2011/07/31 - 9:03pm
Interesting, I don't see it that way
I think Carl's article is pretty balanced. "They compare" is because afaik only Canonical have made that comparison (doesn't mean it's invalid). It's just like numerous articles following one of our release days that say "according to KDE, highlights of the release are...". The second quote you lift is from a paragraph that explicitly sets both arguments.
As for the panel:
But yes, like most people (I hope), I'd like to see a reasoned and civil debate. There are plenty of copyright assignment agreements around and developers and companies need to understand them and work out what is acceptible to all.
By Stuart Jarvis at Sun, 2011/07/31 - 9:54pm
They are all from an anglosaxon background where you have a copyright regime, not droit d'auteur. We tried to explain it to RMS, to SUN, to so many others, it is not legal to fully cease your copyright under a droit d'auteur regime. It is totally different and most agreements to not work in our legal environment. Please offer us a model that works under droit' d'auteur and does not contravene the law.
By André at Fri, 2011/08/05 - 12:56pm
Middle ground
I could agree with Bradley Kuhn: if I have to assign my copyright the same way is usually done at business, the asignee should be a trusted organization, not an enterprise. IIRC, not even Nokia requires you this days copyright assignment to contribute to Qt, just he rights to relicense the code, the same way the fiduciary agreement of KDE.
By Anonymous at Sun, 2011/07/31 - 10:34pm
I thought it was the idea of the GPL in the first place
I read Shuttleworth's blog too and I still don't get what the problem with the GPL license is with respect to contribution. If a guy takes GPL software and does something nifty with it, upstream is free to assume to adopt the code and maintain it whether or not the contributor can maintain the code. For contributors its about the possibilities and opportunities, and copyright takes away from that satisfaction -- that's why the GPL was created to create a healthy give and take environment. From a business perspective companies thrive from assuming irrevocable ownership because they can assign monetary value to things they own. Its understandable that Shuttleworth has to figure out a way to convince investors of Canonical's and Ubuntu's value. For signing a contributor agreement a contributor that quits for whatever reason walks out with the clothes on his/her back, no pride of ownership or money. I don't know of contributors that don't like to at the least "have their name on the door," in that if you use a library in your work just mention their name. To me it appears that the issues that the GPL was designed to solve are creeping back to rear their ugly head in Free and Open Source software. The GPL creates a two way street that is more neighborly. I think Canonical still has the option of going the BSD route, though it would be sad to lose them as Linux contributors.
By Anonymous at Tue, 2011/08/02 - 9:17am
Comparison to CC
Well, this shouldn't be much of a debate if they really are comparing it to CC, all they have to do is figure out which the actual options are and do as CC did, make a CA-CT (Community Agreement, Copyright Transfered) and a CA-CR (Community Agreement, Copyright Remained) or something.
By Anonymous at Thu, 2011/08/04 - 6:33am
I agree with vinum raising the American perspective issue. I also agree with Anonymous raising the point "I still don't get what the problem with the GPL license"!.
Now my question I like to raise is "Has any one given any good reasons for copyright assignment? What is the problem? the purpose? And what are the benefits? etc...
I believe that , to start a good discussion or dialogue, the proponents and opponents need to clearly and in their own words, start answering these question before anything else.
One middle solution would be to have two copyright owners. A primary, which would be the developer(s) and a secondary, which would be a trusted FOSS organization. The copyright of the secondary doesn't kick in unless the primary gives up the copyrights or impossible to contact.
It is not that difficult, or is it?
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Developing and publishing video games is a competitive business, but based on research from Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, there are a few things that can seemingly lead to guaranteed higher sales. That's not to say that there aren't interesting trends to spot, however, such as the critical role online support plays in a game's success.
The study found that by adding online functionality into a game—more specifically the ability to play against or with others—developers can generally double the amount of money your game makes. The finding in the study is more intuitive: high quality games (defined as having a Metacritic score of 90+) can sell up to 531 percent more than the average. So now, the job is clear: make high-quality games, and don't forget the online component.
The information on the degree to which online play affects sales is more complex than it may look at first glance. Games with some online component sell almost twice as many copies as offline-only games. Despite that, nearly half of the titles sold at retail have no online play. The situation is even worse for downloadable titles: 65 percent of such games don't have an online component. Arguably the most successful system of this generation thus far, the Nintendo Wii, has more retail and downloadable games than either of its next-gen competitors, but it has far fewer games available for play online.
Gears of War seems to the "perfect storm" that the study suggests contributes to a huge hit. It was universally praised by critics and has a dedicated following among online gamers. It's a game that not only succeeded online, but may also have boosted sales of the 360 hardware and raised adoption of Microsoft's subscription-based online service. Both Microsoft and Epic also continue to profit from the game based on for-pay map packs.
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While this report may be a guideline for making games, creating a well-received title is still more art than science. It's clear what type of game to make to reap the maximum financial rewards, though: a game with strong mechanics that grabs both gamers and reviewers and that allows players to play online. Unfortunately, delivering such a product is much harder than the cold numbers suggest.


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1. How do I apply for financial aid?
You may apply online at FAFSA.gov. Remember that you will be asked to use your Personal Identification Number (PIN) to sign your application electronically.
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Your Personal Identification Number (PIN) represents your electronic signature. The student and one parent must have a PIN to complete your FAFSA online. Please go to PIN.ed.gov to register for a PIN or if you have forgotten your PIN.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. and NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The PGA TOUR and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. ("Astellas"), a U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503), today will feature trailblazer sports agent Molly Fletcher at the Astellas Presents Executive Women's Day, a day-long forum focusing on professional, health-related and personal development discussions, at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
"I'm honored to serve as the keynote speaker for the PGA TOUR's Astellas presents Executive Women's Day initiative," said Fletcher. "The energy in the room is contagious and inspiring, and the relationships built last far beyond the day's event."
Today's invite-only Executive Women's Day event also offers a breakfast panel, behind-the-scenes tour and networking opportunities. Featured speakers include:
"We thank Astellas for supporting the FedEx St. Jude Classic and creating opportunities for personal growth and networking for female professionals in the Memphis area," said Phil Cannon , Tournament Director, the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
The Astellas Women's Pavilion will also be featured at the FedEx St. Jude Classic during the tournament week. The Pavilion, located near the 18th hole, is an onsite experience and meeting place for tournament participants to engage and learn about health and well-being. Open to all tournament attendees from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting Thursday, June 6, the Astellas Women's Pavilion will continue at seven other PGA TOUR events this season and offers a unique, educational experience with championship-style educational games and other interactive health-related activities.
The events are components of the PGA TOUR's Women's Initiative, sponsored by Astellas and designed to provide women with information that promotes their overall well-being. Astellas and the PGA TOUR are working together to inform women about important health and wellness issues, encourage discussion on those topics and create opportunities to talk and learn about them.
"Astellas is thrilled to engage women in a meaningful and productive way through today's event," said Pamela Buford , Director, Consumer Marketing at Astellas. "We are committed to creating opportunities like these across the country that empower women to 'tee up the conversation' about health and wellness and are proud to be working with the PGA TOUR to help women obtain valuable information and contribute to the local community."
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma US, Inc., located in Northbrook, Illinois, is a U.S. affiliate of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. Astellas is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world through the provision of innovative and reliable pharmaceutical products. The organization is committed to becoming a global category leader in focused areas by combining outstanding R&D and marketing capabilities. For more information about Astellas Pharma US, Inc., please visit our website at www.astellas.us.
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From: Royal Astronomical Society
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Research by astronomers at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies suggests that shadows hold the key to how giant star-forming structures like the famous "Pillars of Creation" take shape.
The pillars are dense columns within giant clouds of dust and gas where massive stars form. Several theories have been proposed to explain why the pillars develop around the edge of ionized gas bubbles surrounding young, very hot stars. Using computer models, the Dublin group has found that partially-shadowed clumps of gas tend to creep towards darker areas, causing pile-ups behind dense knots of gas and dust that screen the intense ultraviolet light emitted by the stars.
Jonathan Mackey, who is presenting the results at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Hatfield said, "We created a simulation with a random distribution of lots of dense clouds with different sizes and shapes. We found that in certain cases a number of clouds can merge together in the shadows to form structures that look very like observed pillars. They are sufficiently dense to match the observations, can form in about 150,000 years and can survive for about 100.000 years. Although this is a preliminary study, we believe our results are quite robust and will be confirmed by more detailed modeling."
The team, led by Dr. Andrew Lim, found that the configuration of clumps of gas had to be favorable for the pillars to form. Some age estimates put the Eagle Nebula pillars at no more than 100,000 years old, and models show that the shadow from a single clump would not attain the density to form a pillar in that relatively short timescale.
"Many of our models do not produce pillars that are as long and narrow as those in the Eagle Nebula, at least not at the observed gas density. It needs the right configuration of dense clumps of gas to form a long pillar. Unless the shadowed region is already very dense to begin with, it just takes too long to collect and organize the gas into a pillar," said Lim.
The group plans to add increasing levels of realism to the model over the next couple of years, bringing in more accurate representations of the complex chemistry of interstellar gas, the effects of radiation from diffuse sources. Adding in the effects of gravity will also be important as the pillars contain dense gas condensations which are in the process of collapsing under their own weight to form the next generation of stars.
Mackey said, "Gravity is relatively unimportant when the pillars are forming, but there comes a point when they get very dense and it cannot be ignored any longer. We plan to include gravitation in future work so that we can study the next generation of stars which are forming in the pillars."
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In my paintings and drawings I present a unique artistic world that incarnates a kind of fantasy that lays the foundations for questioning.
For me, a kind of mythic consciousness is present in my imagery and poetic expression and can lead to a greater awareness of the psyche, the inner world, the unconscious.
The titles of my drawings are created via a 'random choice of letters process' of my design, to create 'pseudo-word combinations', so as not to influence the viewer's first impression/ interpretation with a logical word title.
A few artists who have inspired/ influenced me in my work include, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Edgar Varese, Jackson Pollack, Anselm Kiefer, Joan Mitchell, Gerhard Richter. Claire Denis, and Jean-Luc Godard.
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Got a spare 17 minutes and into your synths? Grab a cuppa and check out this mini-documentary, which charts the rise of British synth and pro-audio company, Novation.
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So as the title implies we're dropping a permanent 25% discount on all store items. Our way of saying thanks for many years of patronage here at WWG! Thanks so much everyone and have a great holiday!
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I find them all to be great. I hear you can get the same pallet on ebay for much cheaper. I think CS bought a bunch from china and said they were their own. I don't mind It's still cheap from CS.poxabomination wrote:I've been thinking about buying that, I've heard mostly good but then some very bad. Are all the colors in it generally good?Nanou2 wrote:Yeah that stargazers shadow sucks!
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The only problem I have with it is they can be quite fragile. Drop the pallet and you are bound to lose at least 1-2. You have to be pretty careful with it. Other than that I love it!


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The Long Island University Psychological Services Center provides free and confidential personal counseling to students and support staff of the university. All services are provided by doctoral candidates in Clinical Psychology who are supervised by licensed psychologists.
People come for counseling because they want someone objective to talk to about personal issues. Some of the issues that students have been helped with include:
All services provided by Long Island University Psychological Services, unless there is a clear danger to self or other, are strictly confidential.
This means that unless a clear danger exist no one in the university outside of the Psychological Services' staff is aware of who uses our services nor does anyone outside our staff have access to any information that is discussed. Neither your professors nor administrators would know that you come here.
All services are free of charge to LIU students and support staff.
Even if you're not struggling with personal issues right now, you may well have a friend who is feeling stressed out or unhappy from personal issues. It could be really helpful to let them know that there's a place on campus where they can talk with someone objective in a supportive and confidential environment.
We're in room 510 in the Pratt Building.
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A few weeks ago I received an invitation from Veuve Clicquot to join for an evening floral arranging class with my friend Ariana Lambert Smeraldo at her ultra-chic floral boutique, Lily Lodge. I knew it would be fun and that I'd learn a thing or two because Ariana has exquisite taste and her floral arrangements are second to none (psst—if you are wondering what we moms really want for Mother's Day, a big green box from Lily Lodge is a good start). If you've ever wondered who does the drop-dead gorgeous arrangements at Bouchon, it's this girl:
At some point we'll want to devote another post to Ariana's hair, but in the meantime back to the flowers. Buckets of orange and pink petals on tables as Ariana instructed us how to arrange, starting with our biggest blooms first and playing around with height and color.
There were trays of gorgeous little lobster rolls and ahi on cucumbers. Even the food was pink and orange!
I love the idea of using cupcake wrappers for popcorn or crab salad. Wouldn't they be great for a birthday party?
And there was champagne, lots of it—pretty little coupes of Veuve Clicquot Rosé with candied rose petals were on offer from young gents, also with good hair.
If I can ask you to refocus your attention for just one moment, check out the gorgeous array of vintage vases over his shoulder in the background. Oh, that's what you were looking at all along? Good. Because one of Ariana's exquisite arrangements sent in a vintage vase for Mother's Day would really knock it out of the park.
At the end of the evening we got to take home our creations. I love Natalie Martin's arrangement, above, but she is a fashion designer after all so of course hers is going to look fabulous! Ditto for the stylings of STYLOOT co-founder, Carlota Espinsoa, below.
Even if my own arrangement was, in Ariana's words "wild and crazy," I am absolutely wild and crazy about it! Here it is on our kitchen table.
Cheers and thanks to you, Ariana, for an absolutely beautiful evening.
Veuve Clicquot Champagne Reception at Lily Lodge photos courtesy of Veuve Clicquot.


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Here at the Tulelake Continuation High School, we serve students in grades nine through twelve. The Tulelake Continuation High School is built on the belief that all students can learn if given the appropriate environment, educational expertise, and opportunity. Each student regardless of abilities, socio-economic, or cultural background should develop a sense of self worth, accountability, responsibility, a desire for lifelong learning skills and a genuine concern for the welfare and diversity of others.
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Solar Cynergy's initial outdoor product is a brick that is installed in the ground and covered by a polycarbon shield strong enough to drive a truck over. During the day, the solar cell inside soaks up sunlight, storing the energy in its capacitor. At night, the light comes on automatically. A single day of weak sunlight is enough to power the LED for several days, and the lights can last upwards of 10+ years. A built-in photo sensor automatically activates each light at dusk and turns it off at dawn.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the fourth time this season, Patrick Miller dropped over 30 points, but it wasn't enough as the Tennessee State men's basketball team fell to Eastern Kentucky 94-78 on Thursday night in the Gentry Center.
Miller finished with 33 points on 12-of-19 shooting (63 percent), and a team-best six rebounds and four assists.
Jordan Gaither was the only other Tennessee State (2-20, 1-7) player in double figures as the sophomore finished with a career-high 20 points and was 7-for-9 from the field (77 percent) while playing 16 minutes, all in the second half.
Eastern Kentucky (14-6, 5-2) was led by Glenn Cosey who scored 24 points. Tarius Johnson (13), Marcus Lewis (11), Isaac McGlone (11) and Eric Stutz (10) also reached the double-digit plateau.
Miller got the Tigers started with an offensive rebound and a put-back from in close on TSU's first offensive possession.
From that point, EKU went on a 15-2 run that lasted just over five minutes to put the visitors up, 15-4. The Tigers had five turnovers over the span, leading to 12 Colonel points.
Miller finally ended the skid with back-to-back hoops, but a 12-2 EKU run later in the first half made the score 32-12 with nine minutes to go before halftime. All of Eastern Kentucky's points came on four three pointers and the Colonels started 7-of-11 from deep (64 percent).
TSU got down by 21 with 7:51 left in the period, but the Tigers rallied, and scored the game's next 11 points to trim the lead to 10 at 35-25 at the three-minute mark. EKU had three turnovers during the drought, helping the Tiger cause.
Eastern Kentucky's Cosey made a hoop at the buzzer to put his team in front heading into the locker room, 45-32.
The first stanza was dominated by Miller and Cosey who poured in 19 and 16, respectively. The difference in the opening 20 minutes was the bench scoring, as EKU's accounted for 19 points while TSU's mustered two.
The Colonels quickly raised the lead back up to 20 when Cosey canned a three at 17:17 mark following three straight EKU offensive rebounds.
Gaither provided a much needed offensive spark off of the bench for TSU, scoring 11 points in 11 minutes. Despite the Atlanta, Ga. native's effort, the Tigers still trailed, 74-54, with 8:32 left in the game.
A 9-0 TSU run later in the half cut the Colonel lead down to 13 at the 5:50 mark, but Travis Williams called timeout after Chaed Wellian's three. EKU countered with five straight points following the break.
The Tigers tried to mount a comeback, but could never get within single digits, and fell to the Colonels, 94-78.
Tennessee State will stay at home and host Morehead State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.


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Boober Fraggle is one of the five main Fraggles in Fraggle Rock. He has bluish-green skin and fur, red hair, and no visible eyes. He usually wears a brown cap and scarf.
Unlike other Fraggles, Boober does not like fun and games and spends most of his time worrying about doom and disease. When he's not worrying about himself, he's busy warning others. He is easily frightened and suffers from a variety of phobias like a fear of heights (as seen in "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs" when Boober was at the bottom of the five Fraggles' Sir Hubris disguise). Because of his fears, he is very knowledgeable about health and superstition. He has a lucky charm for just about anything -- often multiples.
Aside from his friends, there are only two things in life that Boober is very fond of: laundry and cooking. Boober is much like a Cave Fraggle, though this may just be a coincidence. It is unknown exactly whose socks Boober is cleaning; the only Fraggle known to wear them is Uncle Traveling Matt.
Boober lives on his own in a hole. He often hangs out with Wembley Fraggle and is easily annoyed by Red Fraggle's endless enthusiasm.
In "Sprocket's Big Adventure," it is revealed that Boober is allergic to dogs.
Inside his dreams, Boober has a fun alter ego named Sidebottom (also performed by Dave Goelz).
According to the episode "Bored Stiff", he also likes to warn other Fraggles of impending doom.
As the series progresses, Boober gradually and notably becomes less pessimistic in personality and eventually begins to appreciate some of the fun things that Fraggles usually like to do!
Boober was named after an angry cow encountered by one of Jim Henson's daughters in Devon.[1] In the language of the ancient Fraggles, "Boober" means "Tie 'em to a rock!"
According to Henson.com's 2006 featured character profile:
- According to Boober Fraggle, there are only two things certain in this world: death and laundry. Boober is terrified by the former and fascinated by the latter. He is also paranoid and superstitious. According to Boober, anything that can go wrong surely will, and when it does, it will inevitably happen to him. Boober denies that he is a hypochondriac; he claims he is just practicing the symptoms because he's bound to get the diseases. But Boober's negative attitude has a big plus – he can see real trouble coming a mile away, a useful attribute in a land of eternal optimists. Boober's two joys in life are doing the Fraggle laundry and cooking. He loves spending a fine morning washing socks, an action-packed afternoon watching them dry – and a delightful evening baking up a delectably light radish soufflé to serve to his friends.
Boober Fraggle appeared in A Muppet Family Christmas with the other four Fraggles. He suspected that Kermit the Frog and Robin the Frog are disease-carriers which Kermit stated that they weren't. He and the other Fraggles later appeared during "The Holly and the Ivy" number when they pop up to see where the songs are coming from.
Boober made his first new appearance in 25 years in the Ben Folds Five music video "Do It Anyway," puppeteered by Sean Johnson.
Jerry Nelson originally wanted to play Boober and asked Jim Henson for the role, but Henson could see Nelson doing Gobo and convinced him to play that role.
See also
- ↑ Jim Henson interview conducted by Judy Harris for Cinefantastique in 1982


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The Ideas Guy brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 156 Designs von 43 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
A Brand New Day Mental Health
My name is A BRAND NEW DAY Mental Health. I am a not-for-profit organisation whose purpose in life is to GIVE HOPE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. My view is that tomorrow is a brand new day...an opportunity to turn your life around and return to that positiveness and happiness that you once knew.
I do this in a number of ways....
I offer face-to-face support and activities, I get people jobs, provide registered training courses, offer community education programs and support the family & friends of those affected by mental illness.
I have been in operation for a number of years under the name Reach Out Mental Health (http://www.smha.org.au/site/). However, there are a number of organisations with a similar name so I have decided to change mine.
My personality (which I want to see come out in my new logo) is best described as Positive, Inspiring, Professional and Supportive.
If you're more visual person (which I'm sure many of you are) then this may help as well:
If I was a car I'd be a TOYOTA PRIUS
If I was a house I'd be a BEACH HOUSE
If I wore clothes I'd wear cool JEANS & CARDIGAN
My favorite music would be PINK
My favorite food YUM CHA
My favorite color GREEN
My favorite brands RIP CURL, BLACKMORES & CARMAN'S MUSELI
People who are effected by mental illness. All full of potential…some may be lost, confused and not able to see a way out. Mental health issues stand in the way of other parts of their life coming together. Certainty and a sense that everything will be OK has deserted them…Instead they may feel vulnerable and scared. Whilst having a need, they are sometimes reluctant to make contact and use our services. They may have been referred by family or another service or chosen to contact us themselves.
My Board currently have five new names to choose from. To make it easy for them to decide it's now time to see what each of these names looks like in logo form.
You can see my current logo here http://www.smha.org.au/site/
The logo must include the brand name A BRAND NEW DAY MENTAL HEALTH.
For the sake of this exercise I am not committed to any particular part of the current logo (font, colors, image)...You can be as creative as you wish...However, feel free to retain any aspect of it that you feel is appropriate. That said, I am quite fond of green!
In terms of weighting 'A BRAND NEW DAY' is definitely the hero. The words 'Mental Health' are a secondary descriptor. 'A BRAND NEW DAY' can be shown upper case, lower case or a mix...whatever you think best.
The criteria I will use for choosing the winning logo are:
- A clear representation of the concept of HOPE.
- A clear display of my personality traits as indicated above.
- An idea integrated in to the design...as opposed to simply a beautiful looking design.
Please avoid Clipart and any images used must be royalty and copyright free.
Good luck and please feel free to ask any additional questions.
NB - As I am using this process to choose the best name, there will be another 3 briefs appearing over the coming weeks to do the same for alternative names.
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What would you do if you looked up and saw a young man running by followed closely behind by a police officer? Stand and watch the show or give chase?
Three Morenci men decided last week to join in the chase—a good thing for Morenci Chief of Police Larry Weeks who had already sprinted several blocks.
The incident began at the police station Thursday when Weeks was interviewing an 18-year-old domestic violence suspect. When it became apparent that the man was about to be arrested, he ran out the door and headed north up the alley toward Main Street.
From there he ran west and crossed the street and traveled up the alley adjacent to the library. That's when he was spotted by three people in the city parking lot behind the Deli.
"This sort of thing doesn't happen in Morenci," one of them told Chief Weeks later. It took a little while for it all to sink in before he realized that he was watching an actual police chase.
The three, who wish to remain anonymous, gave chase and tackled the suspect after he ran through a yard and reached Locust Street. There he was subdued and hand-cuffed.
The chief stated his appreciation for what they did and noted that it's possible he wouldn't have been able to catch the suspect on his own.
At the same time, he said that he can't recommend that citizens take that same approach for their own safety, particularly not knowing whether someone fleeing could be armed.


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In the last post we read about the duties and responsibilities of the laity. What about the clergy?
35 Priests, particularly pastors and the others mentioned in no. 16, should remember that it is their duty to care for the sick by personal visits and other acts of kindness. (See CIC) Especially when they give the sacraments, priests should stir up the hope of those present and strengthen their faith in Christ who suffered and is glorified. By bringing the Church's love and the consolation of faith, they comfort believers and raise the minds of others to God.
What other "acts of kindness" would you say priests have done or should do? That's a serious, not a rhetorical question, btw. Also note the ministry to the sick extends to "stirring up" two virtues: hope and faith.
36 It is important that all the faithful, and above all the sick, be aided by suitable catechesis in preparing for and participating in the sacraments of anointing and viaticum, especially if the celebration is to be carried out communally. In this way they will understand more fully what has been said about the anointing of the sick and about viaticum, and the celebration of these sacraments will nourish, strengthen, and manifest faith more effectively. For the prayer of faith which accompanies the celebration of the sacrament is nourished by the profession of this faith.
Here's a question of priests in the reading audience: do you ever preach at a home or hospital anointing?
37 When the priest prepares for the celebration of the sacraments, he should ask about the condition of the sick person. He should take this information into account, for example, in planning the rite, in choosing readings and prayers, and in deciding whether he will celebrate Mass when viaticum is to be given. As far as possible, he should arrange all this with the sick person and the family beforehand, when he explains the meaning of the sacraments.
How many priests attend to choices in reading and prayers? Have you found it matters? Any other comments?