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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Unable to overcome a stalemate on the state's $97 billion pension crisis, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders have agreed to form a bipartisan committee to hammer out a compromise and to reconvene the Legislature for another session in July.
Lawmakers are scheduled to convene Wednesday in Springfield for an initial special session called by Quinn to deal with the crisis. But Quinn's spokeswoman, Brooke Anderson, told The Associated Press Tuesday that the governor will call another session in early July so lawmakers can continue to work on the problem.
The agreement was announced after it became clear that lawmakers would not overcome their impasse this week, and after Madigan warmed to the idea of a bipartisan committee to negotiate some form of middle ground between two rival pension reform plans that have split the House and Senate.
Madigan said Tuesday that he and Senate President John Cullerton will meet with Quinn Wednesday morning to discuss the committee. Both chambers would need to vote to establish the panel before day's end.
"The expectation is that the (committee) will act in good faith and strike a compromise," Madigan said after a hearing in the Capitol.
Madigan spokesman Steve Brown told the AP that the House and Senate maintain their "distinct" positions over fixing the nation's worst state pension crisis. But he said a conference committee could work by allowing lawmakers to focus on a single piece of legislation and not try to wrestle various proposals.
Cullerton said such committees have served a purpose in the past.
"It's another way there's nothing wrong with it it's a way in which you can have public testimony, each chamber can physically vote on the identical bill, and you don't have to wait for the other one to vote," he said.
The committee was suggested by Quinn at a meeting with the legislative leaders last week. Madigan initially dismissed it, suggesting it was a way for Quinn to avoid pressuring lawmakers harder to forge a compromise.
Madigan instead pushed for another Senate vote on a House plan that would unilaterally impose pension changes on retired state workers, including increasing the retirement age. The measure received just 16 votes in the Senate during the session that ended May 31 and would need 36 votes for passage during Wednesday's special session.
The Senate supports a union-backed plan that would give retirees options over pension benefits. Many argue it would not save the state as much money as the plan Madigan supports. However, advocates for the Senate plan argue it is more likely to survive an expected legal challenge, since negotiated retirement benefits are currently protected by the state constitution.
A conference committee has not been used in the Legislature since 2005, when lawmakers used it to vote on a non-discrimination bill. There's no guarantee that what such a committee drafts would become law. It ultimately would have to be approved by both chambers, where it could run into the same problems as the existing legislative proposals.
Under Quinn's original idea, the committee would have 10 members. Madigan and Cullerton, both Democrats, would each appoint three legislators to the committee. Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno and House Republican leader Tom Cross each would appoint two members.
"People appointed will be good, competent people," Madigan said. "I'll meet with who I chose and we'll discuss the issue."
As Wednesday's special session approached, a number of senators remained opposed to the Madigan's pension fix even as Quinn called some of them to try to rally support for it.
"He called me last week and he called me this week," said state Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat who supported the Senate's plan. He said the governor told him to "do what you think is best" but urged him to vote for the Madigan pension proposal "because pension reform is urgent for the fiscal health of Illinois."
State Sen. John Mulroe, a Chicago Democrat, said his caucus resented the demand to vote for the House-backed bill.
"As a Senate we are united right now," Mulroe said. "We can't just roll over because the other chamber says we should."
The bill under consideration is SB1. Online: http://www.ilga.gov
Associated Press reporter Sara Burnett contributed to this report.
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Basically a few questions regarding OCI. I understand the individual questions probably have been asked in previous threads, but I am having trouble finding a thread that gets at the exact issue I want to know.
1. At a top-20 school, does your GPA even matter anymore if you're below median? That is, does 55% have a better prospect at landing an OCI job than say 80%(however abysmal 55%'s prospects already are)? Are there incremental improvements (75% is better than 80%, 65% is better than 75%, etc)?
I am below median at a t-20. Not going to say how much, but not sure if it even matters once you are in that other half. I am not biglaw or bust, but would like to start out SOMEWHERE not shitlaw. I could see myself pursuing a business job or going back to school for something else because law is not my only interest, but I am really enjoying my summer research assistant work. My only complaint is that I am working alone 8 hrs a day every day, but once I get into the work I can get lost in it, and really enjoy the process.
In sum, I would very much like to stay in the law, but the law is not my ONLY passion, so to speak.
2. Do connections matter in getting a job, and would they override a low GPA if its at least over 3.0? If connections matter, what kind of connections would you have to have and how many? If you have those connections, how would you successfully leverage them to help you find jobs?
I am getting to know two in-house legal department vp's of global corporations. I can't say we're close yet, but the feeling is good on both sides, I'm pretty sure. Other than that, I only know a solo practitioner, who was my internship boss when I worked at his firm before law school. I have been/am going to every networking event under the sun, but haven't really forced myself to follow up with everyone because it didn't feel like we would get along or they practiced something I knew nothing about and had low interest in (eg: a lot of family law). These two guys were just very personable and easy to get along with, and I fell into an informal mentoring relationship with the one/am trying to get there with the other.
Would I have to know like 15-20 associates and people holding law firm power to overcome my piss-poor grades, or would playing up my relationship with these two in-house vp's work out well for me? If so, how? I have been meeting with both on a 1-2 month basis in person for coffee or lunch, and exchanging emails a couple times a week in between, since about March of this year.
3. Should I just drop the f*** out? I honestly want to stay, but I'm leaving this question here for the realists among this forum that will answer it affirmative because of my numbers. Besides my research assistant position(with a globally recognized public health law professor, but public health is a small field, I understand) and pre-law internship I don't have significant other experience I can fall back on.
I suppose the only thing going for me if I drop out is that I'm not closed to the idea of totally retraining and working like a dog. I'd really rather not though. Does liking the work still count for something in the legal field, or am I way behind the times?
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First off realize I along with anyone else posting on this board is nothing more than an anonymous internet poster so take anything I or anyone else on this board says with a grain of salt.
With that said I am an attorney and can tell you law school grades/rank of law school etc doesn't mean all that much. I graduated in the top 10% of my class, but people were not begging to hire me, but I applied places and got offers. Some of my friends in the bottom 25% of the class and went through the same situation and all the grades, U.S. News law school rankings etc seem like a big deal when your in law school, but in the real world they don't matter much.
What really matters is you passing the bar and having a law license once that is done it is up to you what you do with it. Remember you bar card doesn't say what your Contracts grade was and frankly a judge won't care if you got the highest grade in Contracts or not. Just don't over think grades etc there a few firms and federal clerkships that might care about that, but only 2-3% of grads nationwide work in BigLaw or get Federal Clerkships so don't stress there is plenty of legal work out there.
Now in response your question about dropping out I don't see why that is necessary. It sounds like you enjoy the law and if that is the case you will likely enjoy being a lawyer. However, like any other profession out there starting out is tough whether you continue your legal education or go into some other field you will start with an entry level position and have to work your way up, but it sounds like you enjoy law school so stay.
Good luck!
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If it sounds like Jerry Brown on the phone this weekend, well, he probably is.
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The call campaign is bankrolled by the California Democratic Party, and reflects the tight timetable the governor and his team face in qualifying his latest measure for the November ballot.
Brown recently abandoned his original initiative, which had already gathered thousands of signatures. His latest version teams up with the California Federation of Teachers, and seeks to raise the sales tax by a quarter cent while placing a higher tax rate on the state's wealthiest citizens.
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Here's the thing about Tesla ownership: They're electric, and you've got to charge the damn things. To make it easier, Tesla said they would provide superchargers across the country. They haven't. At least not yet.
David Noland of Green Car Reports, himself a Tesla Model S owner, highlights a notable stumble in Tesla's quest for world domination. Last year, the company promised to build 18 supercharging stations by the end of summer 2013. The majority are to be located on the coasts with a few in between.
If you've walked outside lately, it's not really summer anymore. So how did Tesla do? Noland reported that only nine of the 18 were built, basically showing that no matter how successful a company can be, all are prone to overpromising and underdelivering.
Noland predicted it would be awhile before Tesla completed the program and Tesla quickly updated its "summer 2013" date on its supercharger map. But somehow, Mark Rogowsky, a contributor at Forbes, was able to count 21 Tesla superchargers. Huh.
As of today, Tesla claims not just the 18 locations it promised in May but instead has 21 Superchargers up and running, making official a dozen in the past week alone....Green Car Reports joins a long list of bettors against Tesla, which has made a habit of defying expectations ever since the company came up short last year on its production targets. But the blog has the dubious distinction of being especially wrong, especially quickly.
Not so fast, Noland says. A little bit of Tesla math mixed with faulty journalist math shows the number of yet-to-be-built superchargers still stands.
First, the 21 Supercharger stations he cites are the total number now operational throughout the U.S. But eight of them were already up and running by May—when Tesla promised 18 additional Superchargers in specified locations by Summer 2013. Rogowsky wrote, "before summer was through, [Tesla] would have 18 of its high-speed Supercharger stations up and running." That's wrong. Tesla promised a total of 26 Superchargers by the end of summer. One week ago, when we published our article, 17 of those 26 total stations were operational. Today, with four days left to the deadline, 19 of those 26 promised stations are now operating—plus two more that weren't on the summer list.
No matter how you do the math, it seems Tesla is still short nine superchargers.
A Tesla spokeswoman told Noland last week that five more superchargers would be on the way by the end of this week. Considering there's only a few days left at this point, we'll see if they can pull it off.
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A new University of Michigan study indicates that children who have at least one parent suffering from depression are very skilled at picking up on facial cues. Boys living in this environment are highly sensitive to facial expressions of sadness, said Nestor Lopez-Duran, assistant professor of psychology and one the study's authors.
Researchers analyzed data on 104 children ages 7-13, of whom about 60 percent were at high-risk for depression because at least one of their parents were diagnosed with depression. The participants looked at pictures of facial expressions that varied from neutral to sadness and anger, or viewed images of faces morphing from anger to sadness. After each picture was shown, the children indicated whether the face showed sadness, anger or no emotion.
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* what's the most
1) leading edge and
2) current
idea/concept/word that represents/describes -- each of -- the following ideas as close and precise as possible?
please cite:
* to wikipedia or plato.stanford or a good youtube video
* approx decade that the idea/word was re-imagined
the idea that:
* facts are information that has been tested by science, and is thus shown to be accurate
* anything real is what i see in the material-chemical universe
* as shown by neuroscience, everything is perceived through the brain
* when VR becomes widespread, this would be thought of as feeling real
* all kinds of experiences are valuable to varying degrees
* in aesthetics, anything is valuable and beautiful based on what i feel
* when effectiveness cannot currently be quantified, what is better and more valuable is based on educated decisions
* when effectiveness can be quantified, what is better and more valuable is based on data, and all the tools and methods within applied math
* everything i or anyone thinks of is considered imagination
* all languages like math are symbolic and represent ideas
* in 'math philo', math is a set of rules -- as said by --
* everyone can believe and imagine anything they desire
* over the unimaginably long-run future of human existance, everything can be possible
* understanding of anything is progressed by the tools that humans invent -- as shown over human history
* language, human-created language is an extremely limited tool, lacking and flawed -- as said by wittgenstein and other academics after
* logic is an extremely limited tool, something can be logically correct but not factual --
* the paradigm of being limited by logic is extremely dangerous, even evil
* new tools are needed to progress understanding
* progress is caused by innovation and new tools
* truth is a meaningless over-generalised classifier word/idea
* freedom is a meaningless over-generalised classifier word/idea
* ontology is the single most meaningless word ever imagined by humans -- but they can imagine it
* reality is the material-chemical universe and physics will explain all of it eventually
* 100 lives saved is worth/valued more than saving 10 lives
* a surgeon that has saved 100 lives is worth/valued more than a life that has not saved any
* an engineer that saves effectively 100 lives by progressing self-driving cars is worth/valued more than a life that has not saved any
* 100 lives saved now is worth/valued more than 100 lives saved in a future or prior generation -- with exceptions like historical context and social significance -- see "when effectiveness cannot currently be quantified' earlier
* your child's life is worth/valued more than these 100 lives
* the most moral and good thing in this universe is enabling everyone to reach the human potential to do amazing things --
** [ GUESS ] -- the idea/concept/word! that has been imagined by the human mind for....? **


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The new upcoming version of EclipseFP will feature Hoogle integration, thanks to the work of Alejandro Serrano, so I was doing some testing on one of my Windows machine (yes, I'm a Haskell hacker and a Windows user, so what?)... No real problem using Hoogle via the command line, but since it does require some other things to be installed, I though I'd post them there for reference.
Unlike Cabal, Hoogle uses external tools for some of its operations. These tools are I'd say part of any self-respecting Unix distribution, but not of Windows. So you'll need:
wget: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
At time of writing, the download page is http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/wget/1.11.4-1/wget-1.11.4-1-setup.exe/download
gzip: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gzip.htm
At time of writing, the download page is http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/gzip/1.3.12-1/gzip-1.3.12-1-setup.exe/download
tar: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gtar.htm
At time of writing, the download page is http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/tar/1.13-1/tar-1.13-1-bin.exe/download
Install everything in the same directory and put the bin subdirectory in your PATH.
hoogle data should run fine.
Note also that since it's using wget, if you have an HTTP proxy you need to configure wget to use it (Cabal uses the internet explorer connection settings and finds the proxy settings from that). The files is
etc\wgetrc in the directory you installed wget, find the
http_proxy entry and adapt to your settings.


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Exercising in the air
Stiff neck, sore back, heavy legs? You can avoid such discomfort on long flights by doing a few simple exercises at your seat. Five Bayern Munich soccer pros introduce "flyrobic"
It's true: Even soccer players in top condition like Thomas Müller and Jérôme Boateng from FC Bayern Munich get swollen feet from sitting on a plane too long – there's just no getting around the effects of gravity. Sure, there's more room to move around and more space between the seats in Business Class than in Economy, but even top athletes suffer from the "one-sided position you are forced to take, the right angle at which your knees are bent, the effect of gravity drawing all the blood into your feet – all of which makes it so difficult for your blood to circulate back up again," explains Dr. Lothar Zell, the head of the medical department at Lufthansa. Blood plasma collects in the lower half of your body and sometimes leaks into the lymph system. The result is familiar to anyone who has ever flown long distances: Your feet swell up and your legs feel heavy. In rare cases, you can even develop a travel-related deep-vein thrombosis.
The antidote is just a touchscreen away: Lufthansa has developed a new video with FC Bayern Munich (see your in-flight entertainment program under "Well-being") that demonstrates how a few important exercises called flyrobic will increase your well-being on board and help you arrive better rested. Bayern players Javier Martínez, Jérôme Boateng, Thomas Müller, Juan Bernat and Rafinha had lots of fun putting together the video, which also features witty commentary by ZDF sports reporter Béla Réthy. "The video is not, nor is it intended as a substitute for going to the gym or doing physical rehabilitation," says Dr. Zell, "it just introduces a series of short, simple exercises you can do no matter whether you are old or young, athletic or not."
Athletes and other airline passengers loosen up from head to toe at their seat, and each exercise only lasts about 20 seconds. "The more repetitions, the better, but once is better than not all all," says Dr. Zell. His recommendation: at least five exercises every hour on the hour. "This way, you activate different muscle groups, from your neck and throat muscles to those in your shoulder girdle, legs and feet in just two to three minutes." Müller and his teammates show you how to use counter-pressure and rotation to loosen and stretch your shoulders and legs. They tense their muscles and relax them again – without leaving their seat. Every trip to the lavatory is also a good opportunity to move and stretch.
But what if you're the type who likes to watch FC Bayern Munich pros run around on the pitch while sitting comfortably in front of your TV munching chips and swigging beer? "If you're a couch potato at home, you cannot compensate for this on board," says Dr. Zell. Instead, you should try to incorporate as much natural exercise into your daily routine as you can.
Stay fit
Exercising in your seat helps, but you can start preparing for a long flight well before you leave the ground. Five tips for a healthy journey
Lots of sleep, lots of light
"The best way to avoid jet lag is to get sufficient sleep the nights before," says Dr. Zell. Especially if you're traveling east, which makes it harder for body and soul to adjust. It's also a good idea to spend a lot of time outdoors – or at least in rooms that let in plenty of daylight. "Light is not only the strongest indicator of time of day, it also triggers important body functions and is responsible for releasing hormones and other regulatory mechanisms in the body," the physician explains. If you are going to be somewhere for only two or three days it's better not to try to adapt to local time at all. Spending time outdoors is also a good way to fight jet lag. If you wake up at 3 am and find you cannot get back to sleep, get up and read, go jogging, take a walk, or swim a couple of laps in the hotel pool. Once again: Going outside is best.
Proper diet
A proper diet is important, too. It's best to avoid foods that cause flatulence before you fly (like cabbage or legumes), and not just out of respect for your neighbor. "Due to altered pressure conditions in the cabin, your body's intestinal gases expand," explains Dr. Zell, "exerting extra pressure on the blood in the lower half of your body and making it more difficult for it to flow back to your heart." Lufthansa's in-flight menus have been adapted to reflect these facts. But if you happen to spot a cabbage leaf, don't panic. It's quantity that counts.
Incorporate natural exercise into your daily routine
Take the stairs instead of the escalator, avoid elevators, and instead of taking the tram, ride a bike or walk when you're exploring a new city. "Making use of such opportunities will greatly improve your daily exercise quota. If you make a conscious effort to do this, it will definitely have a positive effect on your physical fitness," says Dr. Zell.
Careful medication
If you take regular medication, you should get medical advice before you fly. Some medications alter coagulation, others need to be taken later or earlier than usual due to time differences. "And to be on the safe side – since a case can occasionally go astray – medication always belongs in your carry-on bag," says Dr. Zell.
Sufficient Fluids
"Due to the relatively dry air in the cabin, lots of moisture escapes through your breath and your skin," explains Dr. Zell, "so it's good to compensate by drinking liquids with little or no carbonation, such as water, fruit juice spritzers and fruit teas." This will keep you more physically fit and enhance your concentration. Caffeinated or alcoholic beverages should be consumed in moderate amounts – if at all.


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ECMTB – Mountain Bike Group Rides
June 26, 2018 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Weekly rides every Tuesday at 7 pm year round.
East Coast Mountain Biking hosts a weekly group ride every Tuesday at 7 pm year round. The rides take place at different trails throughout HRM. The location will always be posted at www.ecmtb.net at least one day in advance. Depending on the weather and trail conditions, the location for our rides may range from easy crusher dust paths to more advanced technical (i.e. rocky/rooty) singletrack trails. Everyone is welcome, but please ride within your abilities. No fees or memberships required, just show up and ride!


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Humble Beginnings
Growing up in a colorful tropical island as a child surrounded by lush vegetation, turquoise blue waters, sun-kissed happy people inspired me to dream that one day I will become an artist who can capture the beauty of nature and its dwellers on a blank canvas.
As I got older, the dream evolves into something else as my priority changes. Every now and then, I still yearn to create when inspiration knocks at my door.
It was a tough time in my country. Much as it's blessed with natural resources and skilled professionals, it's still a part of the third world. It was a time of political unrest on the brink of a revolution due to oppression and dictatorship that spanned an agonizing 20 years.
My parents told me that the only wealth they can give me and my siblings was education.Back then the only profession that gives you a chance to go abroad and make a name for yourself was nursing. Half of my class did the same. It was a beginning of a journey in the medical profession that led me to where I am today.
I thought that after nursing I was done with books. I found out later that there were more learning to follow, in fact tons of it when fate led me to study medicine.
My parents were proud and jubilant. I guess it was part of their dream. Me, I just went with the flow although there were times when I wanted to give up. In the end I made it.
I thought studying was the hardest part until it was time for residency training. I went to the big City and tried my luck.
Being a country boy who's been sheltered for most of his existence, life in the big city was undeniably difficult. A lot of times I just felt miserable. I said to myself, "life is meant to be more than this." And I was right.
The Path We Take
Fate led me to choose another path. At this point, another bloodless revolution was happening in my country. I was convinced that I needed to go abroad so I can help my family. This led me to a dream, a dream I didn't realize will come sooner than I could comprehend what I really wanted in my life.
The Call That Opened A Door For Me
I was in my sleep when around 02:00 A.M. , a recruiter from the United States called and said that he saw my application in the internet. He said that if I'm interested, an employer was willing to hire me. I thought it was a prank but 2 days later, I got the job. I can't believe that finally I will have a chance to travel the other side of the world. I was on cloud 9.
Everyone Has A love Story To Tell, Here's Mine…
If there is one thing or person that made medicine worth sacrificing for, it was meeting my wife. She is that one person who journeyed with me at the lowest points of my life.
I was on my third year medicine when I saw her, a freshman. I thought she was and still is the most beautiful girl on campus. My heart would pound so hard that I could hear it whenever we cross our ways in the library or at the stairway. It took another year before I had the guts to call her with the help of a friend.
Our worlds are totally different. She belonged to a well to do family in her city whereas I'm a simple guy raised in an average middle-income family .While she was eating an expensive sushi, I was eating street food that fits my allowance.
Like all fairy tales, destiny intervened and led us to be together. When my lawyer sent me a notice that I'm leaving in less than a year, I asked her to marry me and she said yes. I was the happiest man in the world.
We had a simple, solemn church wedding in a small chapel. I still can't believe that it was all happening, that she chose me and was willing to give up everything because she loved me. I felt like I'm watching myself on t.v. only it was all real.
We spent a lot of memorable days at the paradise-like island where I worked for a year. I thought then that I got the job because I was needed to help the sick but only to realize later that It was the island's spirit that was healing me from all forms of emptiness. The island brought back my sense of bliss and harmony.
The Island That Gave Me Refuge And Comfort
At one point in my life I felt lost, confused and restless. My sojourn in the island, knowing its residents and the friends I came across with all helped in finding myself once again.
I would walk each morning at the break of dawn along the sea-shore, the beach empty, peaceful and hopeful as the cool waters and fine sugary white sand caressed my feet. Sometimes I would just stare at the sea while sipping a cup of coffee . I would empty my mind so I can truly listen to what's important in my life. I found my serenity and it was beautiful.
Living The So Called "American Dream"
I moved to the U.S. in 2003. Another journey I made with my wife. We started in a small city in California, with lots of amazing and generous people. I made a lot of good friends there who to this day I still value and cherish.
A few years later, we transferred to the vibrant bay area, close to the famous San Francisco. We had good memories there but we also had a lot of hardships from a horrible experience of being scammed by a person whom we considered as our family. The only thing that kept us going was the birth of our son. He's our gift from heaven. He brought us so much joy. He made us forget the pains of deceit. All I could say is " Thank you God for giving us our little Angel." His smile, giggles, butterfly kisses and hugs washed our heartaches away. He was our blessing.
I learned the hard way that America is not all milk and honey. That there's a price for every dream , a tear for every dollar you wish for.
At a time when my wife and I felt alone in a world totally new to us, a friend invited us to the cowboy country of Texas. Right then and there we found our next home. Another path was made for us, giving us hope that a new beginning is possible. It was a time to heal, forgive and forget. It was a time to start a new leaf. It was a time to find peace , love and happiness. To be free of fear and helplessness. The rest is history and a new journey begins.
Thank you for being a part of "this man's journey." Each traveled path had been wonderful because you shared those walks with me through your posts, visits and comments.
There may be times when our paths are somewhat dark, difficult , perhaps evens cold but those paths we no longer walk alone. Those paths we walk together with the people we love . Every walk is now a shared path with sense and meaning.
– Mr. B
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Earth from Space: Swiss National Park, Switzerland
This Proba image shows the southern section of Swiss National Park and part of Switzerland's border with Italy.
Founded in 1914, Swiss National Park is the sole national park in Switzerland and one of the oldest national parks in Europe, covering an Alpine landscape that stretches from an altitude of 1400 to 2300 metres above sea level.
The Park covers an area of 172.3 sq. km, divided roughly equally between Alpine forest, meadows and bare rock. Forested areas appear dark green with mountain tops capped in snow and ice even in the summer. The Ofenpass valley runs west-east through the image centre. To the south can be seen the elongated, artificial Lake Gallo (Lago di Gallo), also known as Lake Livigno, on the Spol (Spöl) River, straddling the Swiss-Italian border.
This image was acquired as part of a scientific project led by Dr. Mathias Kneubühler at the Remote Sensing Laboratories of the University of Zurich to investigate how the optical properties of the Park's deciduous (evergreen) forest cover alter through the seasons.
The team is utilising an instrument called the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS) aboard ESA's Proba. Built by UK-based Sira Technology, CHRIS is a hyperspectral sensor that acquires images across a wide variety of spectral bands enabling retrieval of a large amount of additional environmental information about a target scene, such as plant chlorophyll content, biomass and leaf area index.
In addition to this hyperspectral capability, Proba additionally performs a roll as it passes a target, to acquire images at five different angles, which enables the measurement of the behaviour of the reflectance at different angles – known as Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF).
At its simplest, BRDF is the way that objects appear to change when looked at from varied directions. It is an especially sensitive measure of the structure and heterogeneity of vegetation, which is important in turn because of links to the productivity of a given ecosystem.
In particular major physiological processes responsible for energy and mass exchanges - such as evapotranspiration and photosynthesis - are driven by vegetation structure. Improved understanding of these processes can sharpen the accuracy of carbon cycle and climate models and may also contribute to the design of future Earth Observation sensors.
The BRDF shape of a vegetation/forest canopy is very sensitive to changes in brightness of the background, here induced by snow-covered soil, whose reflectance is brighter than the vegetation canopy. The increased spectral contrast between the snow and tree canopy compared to other times of year changes the shape of the BRDF. The BRDF over a snow-covered background is accordingly more sensitive to canopy structure than an observation in summer when the green forest floor is visible.
The University of Zurich team already has a dataset for the 2004 summer/winter season but is currently working on an additional dataset for the 2005 season. Its total database of CHRIS acquisitions over the Swiss National Park comprises 13 scenes starting from November 2003.
The image shown was acquired on 26 June 2004 by CHRIS aboard ESA's Proba microsatellite, designed to acquire hyperspectral images with a spatial resolution of 18 metres across an area of 14 kilometres. The size of a washing machine, Proba was originally launched in 2001 as a technology demonstrator, but is now operated as an ESA Earth Observation Third Party Mission.


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The scene is becoming too familiar: A young man is arrested for intending to harm innocent people. He may proclaim he's an Islamic soldier, he may say he wants to be a martyr, or he may have planned a trip overseas with the apparent intent of shooting at American soldiers.
Such descriptions jibe with a number of recent arrests: of Faisal Shahzad, the failed Times Square bomber from Connecticut who pleaded guilty June 21; of the five American men from Virginia who have been sentenced in Pakistan to 10 years in prison for conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks; and of Najibullah Zazi, the former airport shuttle-bus driver from Colorado who pleaded guilty to involvement in a bomb plot against the New York subway system – a plot that apparently had the involvement of a high-level Al Qaeda operative.
Are these simply anomalies, bad apples within the greater law-abiding Muslim population in the United States? Or do they indicate that something more sinister needs to be confronted within this population so that the idea of killing innocent people does not become a misguided act of martyrdom?
IN PICTURES: American Jihadis
Answering these questions is one of the most difficult tasks facing the Obama administration. If it decides that some sort of radical form of Islam is making inroads, it risks provoking millions of peaceful Muslims, who may perceive religious persecution. If the administration decides there isn't a problem, it may miss future terrorists.
Here's part of the mind-set that the government is grappling with: When Mr. Shahzad pleaded guilty to planting a weapon of mass destruction in Times Square, he told a federal judge that he viewed himself as a "mujahid, a Muslim soldier."
"I am part of the answer to the US terrorizing the Muslim nations and the Muslim people, and on behalf of that, I'm avenging the attacks," Shahzad said as he explained why he was pleading guilty.
Shahzad may not be the only Muslim-American thinking this way, says Asra Nomani, a Muslim-American and author of "Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam."
On a more general level, she says, it's not unusual for young Muslims growing up in the US to have an identity issue: Do they wear hair coverings? Do they marry the Muslim boy or girl next door?
"I know the identity issue because I lived it," Ms. Nomani says. "There is this tug of war inside ourselves of trying to reconcile Islam and being an American."
The hearts and minds of some of these young people could be an easy target for radical Muslims who use YouTube and other websites to post inflammatory rhetoric. Such rhetoric can be appealing to the young, Nomani says.
"My awakening came after 9/11 and my friend [and Wall Street Journal reporter] Daniel Pearl's kidnapping. And I realized we are asleep at the wheel here, and we have to be honest about the fact we have a problem inside our community," she says.
However, other Muslim commentators say their community does not endorse radicalism. After Shahzad's bombing attempt in Times Square, the Muslim community condemned his action, says Osama Siblani, publisher of the Arab American News in Dearborn, Mich. "This is an exception, not the rule," he says, and adds, "I have assured many people from the younger generation: There is a way to express yourself in a democracy ... even with a decision made in the White House."
Some mainstream Islamic groups say that Shahzad's comments are similar to the rhetoric emanating from radical groups for years. "The only difference is this took place in an American courtroom instead of on a video from some cave in Afghanistan," says Ibrahim Hooper, communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington. "I don't think it will resonate."
The official view of the US government seems to meld perspectives. The 2010 Annual Threat Assessment, written by Dennis Blair, then director of national intelligence, says that violence from home-grown jihadists will persist, but will be sporadic.
"A handful of individuals and small discrete cells will seek to mount attacks each year, with only a small portion of that activity materializing into violence against the Homeland," the assessment said.
It does require walking a tightrope, says Michael P. Jackson, deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under the Bush administration. It's fair "to ask the Muslim community to be sensitive to perversions of their core faith and to teachings of coexistence with other religions," says Mr. Jackson, now a founder of Firebreak Partners, a security consulting firm in McLean, Va.
Recently, Nomani saw firsthand the efforts to avoid antagonizing certain Islamic groups when she was invited with some think tank analysts to a meeting with Farah Pandith, the US special representative to Muslim communities. (That position was created last year and is part of the State Department.)
"I immediately said that we have to fundamentally challenge the interpretations of Islam that are claiming our youth," Nomani recalls. "And yet as soon as I said that, there was an immediate visceral reaction: [The others there] said oh no, the US government can't get into the business of religion, the business of interpretation."
Nomani left the meeting discouraged. "I thought to myself, if that's not part of our strategy, we are dead in the water, because we are just letting the poison keep infiltrating," she says.
IN PICTURES: American Jihadis


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While the dwarves were developing their own flying machines, the gnomes simultaneously introduced a new model of static wing flying machine, the gnomish bomber (likely based on the earlier single-winged gnomish sky-engines used during the Second War). Produced in significant quantities and distributed to many gnomish and dwarven fortresses, the production of this craft was interrupted by the fall of Gnomeregan to the troggs. This device would have been added to the Alliance military force sometime during the third war, hadn't the troggs invaded Gnomeregan and caused the Gnomes to withhold their military and air force. Many were left in their hangars when the gnomes evacuated the city.
Since the fall of Gnomeregan, gnomish bombers have served alongside the latest variations of dwarven flying machines; many dwarven fortresses possess a complement of these craft in addition to their Siege Engines. Even bases as far flung as the Wildhammer Stronghold in Outland have a complement of gnomish biplanes on hand. The primary launch facility is the airfield equipped with these craft high in the icy mountains between Dun Morogh and the Wetlands.
Now, the courageous Gnome pilots use these devices for scouting and light reconnaissance. Though the biplane is a reliable device, it is fragile and not particularly strong in air-to-ground attacks. Many crash sites can be found around Azeroth where these machines have succumbed to their delicate builds. The smokestacks in the back should make them too heavy to fly.
They look like the units used in the Warcraft III Battle.net map Bomber Command.
Siege Vehicle
Though not shown at WWI, this is mentioned flying bomber. It was only mentioned that it will carry both a bomber and pilot, allowing it to drop bombs over the battlefield. The usable version has had the top wing cut off to fit larger pilots.


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Pigging out: Hogs rule the Mall
Hogwaller Ramblers
at Escafé
Sunday, August 31
It can strike people as a little odd that the Hogwaller Ramblers, one of the best old-time/bluegrass/rootsy rock n' roll acts in town, has had a regular gig at Escafé on the Downtown Mall on Sunday nights for the last couple of years.
The eating establishment has no other musical entertainment and in fact has no real "stage" area where groups can perform– and the posh young professional-oriented restaurant might seem the last place you would find a group as eclectic as the Hogs.
But, interestingly enough, everything seems to click on Sunday nights- Escafé is usually packed, both with regular fans of the band, and others venturing out late on a work night to get one last glass of the weekend.
At about 10pm, the Hogwallers began their set, shortly after moving a table or two to the side. Their present lineup includes Budd Bryant on bass, Rick Olivarez on banjo, Rolland Colella on violin, Spencer Lathrop on drums, Sandy Gray on lead guitar, and Jamie Dyer on acoustic guitar and vocals. Dyer is probably the most visible member of the Ramblers, but when the band perform live, he's merely another member, his voice competing with the banjo and lead guitar for the momentary glory of being the group's center.
The first song of the evening I did not recognize, though I hesitate to put it in the original category, but it did get the crowd going fast. A rollicking 2/4 beat, and extended banjo solo, and Dyer's no-mic, belting out lyrics at the top of his lungs showed the group starting the evening out strong, and the Hogwallers only got more rambunctious from there.
Their second piece was a rootsy cover of the Rolling Stones' "Prodigal Son." The song was presented in a verse/instrumental freak-out/verse/instrumental freak-out style, a number of tasty fiddle solos, and more than one banjo flourish.
The bassist began an instrumental version of "It's Your Thing," and soon the whole group (save Dyer, who was conversing with a couple) got into it. Gray's clean electric guitar leads came out to play here, and, my God, the man can jam.
After about four minutes of the jam, an instrumental version of the Ohio Players' "Roller Coaster of Love" started up and evolved for a bit before Dyer took his amazing projecting voice once more out of the box for an original tune.
"Wake up my children, for the morning light (?) is here," belted out Dyer, more testifying than singing, as the Hogs shuffled around him.
From there, more testifying, a little old fashioned rock n' roll, a bit of Zeppelin's "Kashmir," and a small bit of blues carried me and the rest of the customers at Escafé into the Labor Day holiday. One of the best groups in town, hands down.


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Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's Children's Performance Troupe is adding one additional performance of the popular How I Became a Pirate on Thursday, August 11th at 10:30 a.m.
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's Children's Performance Troupe is adding one additional performance of the popular How I Became a Pirate on Thursday, August 11th at 10:30 a.m.
How I Became a Pirate is based on the children's picture book by Melinda Long and illustrated by David Shannon. Music and lyrics are by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman. "When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk - who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don't do - no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in. . . . maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Publisher).
HSRT still has plenty of performances left this season. Visit the ticket office to reserve seats for Children of Eden on August 5 and 12, Return to the Forbidden Planet on August 3, 6, 9, and 11, I Remember Mama on August 4, 8, 10, and 13, Guys on Ice at the Knickerbocker Theatre on August 4, 8, and 10, and The Borrowers on August 5 and 10 at 10:30 a.m. and on August 3, 8, and 12 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale through the DeWitt and DeVos Fieldhouse ticket offices.
Prices range from $10-$26 for musicals and $8-$19 for plays. Season tickets ranging from $48-$85 are also available.
The ticket office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office is now open on Saturdays at noon. On performance dates, the DeWitt Ticket Office will be open through intermission. The ticket office is located in DeWittCulturalCenter at 12th Streetand Columbia Avenue. For tickets call the ticket office at 616-395-7890. For more information visit the HSRT website at www.hope.edu/hsrt.
The DeWitt Theatre is located at 141 East 12th street. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in Holland's downtown on 8th street.
HSRT is now on facebook! Keep up to date with what's happening this season by searching Hope Summer Repertory Theatre on www.facebook.com.


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Penny Dreadful: S01
To create the Vampire's face, red contact lenses and a seven-piece unpainted face prosthetics were applied to Robert. Fine veins were hand painted, followed by an airbrushed makeup base which illuminated beautifully on set.
The whole makeup process on The Creature (Rory Kinnear) took about two and a half hours to apply.
This was the first and only time we see the Werewolf in Season 1. A pre hair-punched forehead piece, false ears, loose laid hair, yellow contact lenses and fangs supplied by Fangs Fx were used to create the Werewolf's look.
Vampire fashion: Robert wore special 'vampire pants' which were glued on. He also wore specially designed vampire feet to make him comfortable.
The Creature's look is meant to be the truest representation from the novel. The facial makeup consisted of six pre-painted prosthetic appliances. The prosthetics were pre-painted to save production time.
Like any birth, The Creature's entrance to the world was bloody …
Pre-painted Werewolf ears and forehead pieces are applied to Josh Hartnett prior to the application of an airbrushed, light base make-up to match his skin
Good Girl Gone Bald: A silicone bald cap was applied to actress Eva Green for the trepanning scene, which shocked many viewers
Creature Comfort: Six pre-painted prosthetics are applied to The Creature. We nicknamed the front piece scar, which went from forehead to the crest of the cheekbone, the 'Norwegian Coastline' because of its shape. Fine veins were then painted freehand onto Rory's face beneath the pale base airbrushed make-up to realise a more subtle look.
I cut Alex Price's hair and shaved the T-area on his head for the prosthetic stitches to look more realistic.
Fresh surgical wounds were applied to The Creature before the addition of fake blood.
A small metal plate was inserted beneath the pre hair-punched silicone bald cap to protect Eva Green's head for the drilling on the Trepanning scene.
Alex Price played Proteus, Dr Frankenstein's second 'son'. Alex is seen here with a recreation of a Y-incision using make-up and special effects.
A close-up of the applied make-up and prosthetics used to recreate cranial and spine surgical sutures on Proteus.
Make-up and special effects application to show post-mortem hematoma and surgical sutures on Proteus' hip to indicate the kind of autopsy experiments conducted by Frankenstein.
Episode 3 of season 1 'Resurrection' featured a flashback to the Creature's birth. I'm seen here behind the scenes, doing last minute blood make-up touch-ups.
Primal and Bestial: The Vampire Creature (Robert Nairne) makes his debut … through a pile of corpses.
The Creature applies make-up on himself to hide his ghastly appearance.
Seeing Red: Red contact lenses were worn by Robert Nairne to give the blood-thirsty look of The Vampire Creature.
To achieve the bald head look of The Vampire I wet-shaved Robert Nairnes head each day he was in makeup.
A short video about the creation of the Creature
The Creature visits the fictional Putney's Family Waxworks to seek work. The wax figures in this scene are both dummies and real actors.
Hecate, played by Sarah Greene, transforms in front of Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett). For this scene, we executed the practical make-up effects on Sarah while the Visual Effects department created the CGI effects for her exit through the mirror.
Vanessa Ives sees Ethan Chandler in Wolfman form for the first time. Having killed prior to this scene, blood effects were added around Ethan's mouth area.
Vanessa Ives is haunted by a witch during prayer. Even greater attention was paid to the precision of applied make-up and prosthetics because of the close-up shots.
Ethan Chandler's first on-camera kill. In a strange twist, there was actually a full moon that night which added to the eerie atmosphere on set.
The Creature working in his workshop at Putney's Family Waxworks.
A dramatic overhead shot of the aftermath of the Wolfman's attack.
A close-up of Peter's decaying facial make-up. Three appliances were used for the face and a pre-painted silicone piece for the chest and neck. The final makeup was airbrushed using a 'spatter' effect.
The pieces used on the witches were specifically designed to help preserve the actors' modesty while also showing the uniquely designed branding and scarring for each character.
A close-up look at Josh Hartnett's Wolfman after an attack.
Episode 6 of Season 2 showed the gradual transformation of Ethan Chandler into the Wolfman. The producers were so desperate to keep the character a secret that he was referred to on call sheets as 'Brian'.
Final checks on Graham Butler's Peter prior to his appearance as a decaying ghost to Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton).
Applying makeup on one of the witches. The whole process takes about 7.5 hours including breaks. The process starts at about 2am, by wrapping the hair tightly before the silicone bald cap and prosthetics application. We finished with a beauty makeup, airbrushing and blood makeup into the wounds.
Applying the finishing touches on Josh Hartnett's Wolfman.
A pre hair-punched bald cap was applied on Josh Hartnett to give the illusion that Ethan Chandler's hair was cut for the Season 2 finale.
Applying the intricate finishing touches on Ethan's pre hair-punched bald cap.
Detailed disfigured prosthetics and make-up were applied to Stephen Lord's Warren Roper to show the result of the Wolfman's vicious attack.
A close-up look at the hair, make-up and prosthetic details on The Wolfman. On Season 2 it was decided we would refine the look. This was achieved by using human hair which matched Josh's own.
Applying finishing touches on Josh Hartnett after the loose laying of hair was applied to his face by chief makeup artist Enzo Mastrantonio. The facial hair is carefully blended with Josh's own to maintain authenticity and continuity.
The finished look to a one eye prosthetic. Scarring and specific make-up application made the look convincing.
Fake blood makeup effects application on the Wolfman for the sheep attack.
We specifically designed make-up and prosthetics for the witches which let them maintain their nimbleness.
When designing the make-up and prosthetics for the witches, we placed a lot of importance on the actresses' comfort and the durability of the applications throughout long shoots. This was an all-girl team – actresses and makeup artists – and we forged a real bond. Despite being key prosthetic makeup artist, the actresses – Sarah Greene, Nicole O'Neill, Olivia Chenery and Charlotte Beckett – insisted on referring to me as 'Head Witch'. It was a great experience, with some great tunes blasting out during the long makeup sessions.
Each full body make-up on the witches was individually designed.
The heart-rending moment The Creature regains his memory and realises he has a family he thought he'd lost
In Season 3 we re-visited this bald cap application. Under hypnosis, Vanessa Ives has a flashback to the asylum scene in the episode 'Possession'. We needed to see 360 view of Eva Green's head. I wrapped Eva's own hair tightly to her head, giving the director greater flexibility.
Camera tests on Wes Studi, the other Wolfman
The changes to the Wolfman for Season 3 included shorter hair, enhancing continuity – especially for the fight scenes.
Final checks on The Creature – always making sure he is perfectly camera-ready for every scene.
Despite the early makeup calls, Rory Kinnear always maintained a good sense of humour. It was a pleasure to work with him on this makeup as he breathed so much life into the character which made it all the more rewarding.
A little pre-painting was required on the forehead piece. The rest of the makeup and colouring was done on the day of the shoot.
On the backlot at Ardmore Studios night-shooting the fight scene in which Kaetenay meets the Wolfman.
Applying eye makeup to Sarah Greene, taking great care as she is wearing large contact lenses supplied by Eyeworks for Film.
It took three to four hours to apply prosthetics and makeup to each Gringotts Bank Goblin
Three of Gringotts Bank's finest
Ron and Hermione don disguises to get into Gringotts
Close-up of a Gringotts Bank teller
Gringotts Bank goblins
Up close with a Gringotts goblin
Applying a chin piece to one of the Gringotts Bank goblins
Tom Felton (Malfoy) had a forehead piece which held a receding hairline and we also plumped out his cheeks with nose-to-mouth pieces to aid ageing
Facial hair checks to ageing Malfoy just prior to a take on Platform Nine and Three Quarters
Applying prosthetics to Sammy Davis – wife of Warwick – prior to a presentation at the O2 Arena
Sammy Davis, Warwick Davis' wife, is great fun and lovely to work with
Sammy Davis – being made up here for a presentation at the O2 Arena – also played a bank teller in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Jennifer Lawrence was brilliant as Mystique – and incredibly patient, as it took six hours to apply the full body makeup for her character
The X-Jet Suit was made from leather and Teflon, so very stiff – but Jennifer Lawrence was a real trooper
There was a great vibe and really good energy on this project – thanks mainly to the fact that it was an all-girl team!
X-jet interior scenes were shot at Longcross in the UK, while exteriors were filmed on Jekyll Island in Georgia, USA
We pre-painted all the pieces before application. This scene was shot in the Fox Studios in LA
In this scene Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) is pumping iron in the gym
Simon Yates looking haunted after his character cut the rope to send Joe Simpson plummeting into a crevasse
Stage Two of the makeup – a lot of sunburn and dehydration. It was a tough shoot!Feel The Burn
I carried most of the makeup in a rucksack up and down the side of a mountain, for touch-ups during filming
This was the final stage of Joe Simpson's make-up; frostbite, snow blindness, sunburn and malnutrition. It was a privilege to work on Touching the Void, which is one of the most inspirational books I've ever read
One of the earlier stages of frostbite makeup. It was important to get the chapped lips to look as realistic as possible
Touching the Void was shot entirely on location in the French, Italian and Swiss Alps, while some of the wide shots were filmed in Peru