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Kevin Brow (d), Lotte Anker (ss, as), Jacob Anderskov (p), Jeppe Skovbakke (b)
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Fire Sink is the second album by Koptor. Koptor performs original music written by the young and on the rise Canadian/Denmark based drummer/composer Kevin Brow. The band is a coalition of four innovative and internationally acclaimed musicians from Canada and Denmark.
Koptors first self-titled album was released in 2008 and was welcomed with exceptional reviews in Canada, Europe and USA. With Fire Sink, Brow takes Koptors music one-step further, by diving deeper into different elements of long-composition, while maintaining certain elements of rawness.
Koptors music freshly unifies detailed compositions with free invention. The music balances and fluidly blends rawness with meticulousness, ugliness with beauty and simplicity with complexity. In other words, the music is structured by the attraction of opposites.
These original and internationally recognized musicians from Canada and Denmark form a unique musical collaboration that uncompromisingly explores and blends different cultural and musical backgrounds. This collaboration gives Koptors music depth and a mysterious edge that in turn, blurs the boundaries of jazz genres and gives the listener the sense of the known, the unknown and the unexpected.
"Koptor by Canadian drummer Kevin Brow is in some ways similar to film noir at times overcast, others times bursts of vividness, flowing in music that is stylistically intriguing. But there is plenty of substance here with clarity and definition, imprinting music that incorporates detailed compositions and free invention.
Convincingly hip, thoughtfully astute, the music is the sound of modern jazz without its constraintsswing with and without the typical time signatures, unexpected solos in and out of the pocket and interlocking themes such as the New Koptor suite based upon Brows geographical music influences from New York, Copenhagen, and Toronto.
With all original material Brows music is expressed by an exceptional band, names synonymous with leadership in improvisational music: bassist Eivind Opsvik, pianist Jacob Sacks, and Rob Mosher on saxophone and English horn. Each brings something special to the table and serves up impressive performancesSacks free flight spiral on How Does Water Flow, Moshers evocative alto sax in the dramatic Jeg Gjorde Det I Forgars, or Opsviks glutinous and sinewy bass throughout each piece.
An accomplished technician, yet one with heart and fire, Brows drumming is the recordings pulse, one that oscillates within various lively patterns. With deft scissoring he provides not only the backbeat but also complex rhythms in Maske I Overmorgen. On Outer Spokes Center Hole, he navigates dual movements between straight and oblique lines as the music reinvents itself. A spotlight shines on Brows trap work on the curtain call of Kobs Mejkr, an intricate and developing drum solo that is richly detailed with several qualities while the band gradually builds upon the tunes mysterious path.
A rhythmic sweet spot can be found in Underground, a tune girded by Opsviks uncomplicated bass and Brows stealthy cadence that gives Mosher and Sacks the freedom to explore new ideas. It is that fine qualitythe ability to become like elastic glue, stretching yet holding the musicthat makes Brow a noteworthy drummer."
Mark F. Turner -All About Jazz (New York Edition)
"Koptor is the debut recording of Canadian-born, Copenhagen-based drummer Kevin Brow. Accompanied by a group of like-minded peers, including multi-reedist Rob Mosher, pianist Jacob Sacks and ubiquitous bassist Eivind Opsvik, Brow leads his quartet through a program of modern jazz originals that ripple with emotion.
Brows nuanced writing expands in scope beyond conventional time signatures and traditional harmonies to embrace inside/outside sonorities and popular music conventions. His unadorned melodies, direct harmonies and fluctuating rhythms draw similarities to the populist writing of fellow band mates Eivind Opsvik and Jacob Sacks. Eschewing edgy post-modern aesthetics, these pieces explore a variety of subtle angles with an easygoing demeanor that avoids extremes in dynamics and genre in favor of a nuanced, highly focused approach.
The albums dozen tunes drift effortlessly from one to another, unfolding like an extended suite. Unified by an overriding melodic sensibility, the compositions veer from spry post bop (Maske I Overmorgen and Outer Spokes Center Hole) and expansive tone poems (How Does Water Flow and Jeg Gjorde Det I Forgars) to pointillist balladry (Imaginary Lines). Understated does not preclude passion however. Underground reveals a visceral side; the tune escalates from a bittersweet theme riding a languorous groove into a furious collective improvisation that climaxes with caterwauling frenzy.
The session culminates in the three part New Koptor suite, which further reinforces the albums cohesive sensibility with an excursion into subtle melodic variations and unexpected detours in tempo. Moshers plangent horn cadences and Sacks spare piano flourishes glide over Opsviks resonant bass pulses as the leader unveils an array of percolating rhythms informed by simmering funk accents and soulful rock backbeats.
An impressive debut from an up and coming artist, Koptor is deceptive in its simplicity as it reveals myriad layers during repeated listens."
Troy Collins -All About Jazz (New York Edition)
"Koptors music combines the experimental avant-gardists passion and crooked harmonies with welcoming lyrical melodicism and a sense of a good groove."
Jakob Bækgaard -Geiger (Denmark)
"Brows tunes call to mind both of Keith Jarretts quartets, which is in some ways a dream combination, benefiting from all the gentle lyricism of the European quartet while focusing on the more propulsive drive of the American band."
-Wilbur Mackenzie -All About Jazz (New York Edition)
Its all outside but always accessible.
-Geoff Chapman -Coda Jazz Magazine, Canada (August, 2008)
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The Bryan Ferry Orchestra reworked Roxy Music songs as old-timey jazz (stream)
Ever wish you could hear Roxy Music songs as Prohibition-era jazz instrumentals? Jazz Age, the new album from The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, does just that, making Roxy classics like “Do the Strand” and “Love is the Drug” sound like they were recorded on ’78s. Colin Good, a film composer who also fronts a ’30s-ish jazz band Vile Bodies, worked with Ferry to get that appropriately tinny sound. You can stream a few tracks below and listen to the whole record at NPR.
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra – Jazz Age

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Effective immediately, I have expanded the amount of operating systems available to our RDP program. The following operating systems are now available to choose from:
Windows 2000 (if your still into this)
Windows 8 (currently consumer beta)
I have a preview available of the Windows 8 RDP if anyone is interested in what it looks like......


Lessons from the Banded Stilts
One of the less accessible set of key ideas underpinning evolution (and, hence, optimal human fitness and diet strategies as well as environmental change) relates to uncertainty, irregularity, instability and their manifestation in power laws. Understanding these ideas is a hurdle for many of us; internalizing that understanding so we can apply it to problems with the same fluency we apply to the use of our first language is even more difficult. An illustration of the importance of uncertainty is given in the article by Libby Robin of the ANU published in the Canberra Times of 24 September 2002.
Her article describes how naturalists and, later, scientists, came to understand the breeding and migration cycles of the Banded Stilt, a long-legged, medium-sized Australian wading bird with a needle-like beak.
19th century naturalists and egg collectors were of European origin and intellectual and cultural formation. They thought in terms of four standard seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter) and how (European) birds’ breeding and migration cycles could be mapped reliably to those seasons. For them, the seasons were not only distinct; they were also regular and reliable. But arid Australia, with its extremes dominated by the irregular El Nino phenomenon, followed no annual cycle. The European Australians explained environmental fluctuations in terms of ‘failure’ of rainfall or the ‘tragedies’ of bushfires and floods as they unconsciously struggled to squeeze their observations of nature into the Procrustean bed of their European preconceptions.
The Banded Stilts are relatively common along the southern and south-western coasts of Australia. But little was known of their breeding, nor why entire colonies disappeared in their tens of thousands at irregular intervals. It was only in 1930 that an isolated farmer contacted a Perth museum about the influx of the birds onto freshly flooded land that the mystery was solved: the Stilts were ‘winter breeders’. But further floods just six months later produced evidence of identical weight that the Stilts were ‘summer breeders’. The naturalists thought the birds had been confused by the irregular weather extremes of that year; in fact the birds probably had no concept of our ‘calendar years’ and, instead, were responding with ease finely tuned over millions of generations to optimize their survival in the Australian environment.
Immediately after heavy rain they migrate to the flooded flats and saltpans of the distant inland to breed in anticipation of the brine shrimps and other feed which proliferates in freshly flooded arid lands.
Robin says: ‘Banded Stilts’ nests were hard [for European humans] to find because they defied expectations shaped elsewhere. Nesting is not annual, not seasonal or affected by day length, not in regular locations or even tied to flowering or seeding of particular plants … Cultural preconceptions shape the understanding of fauna and place in subtle ways. …’
Then Robin proceeds to draw out the lessons of her story. ‘If, however, we try to think like a Banded Stilt, we might revisit some of our cultural preconceptions … Banded Stilts are a species that can teach us much about living with uncertainty, how to take opportunities as they arise, but not to expect regularity. Lack of regularity challenges all fiscal models built around annual cycles. The global economy is annual, based on seasonal agricultural regularity [Robin could have added reporting requirements and consumer demand] … it is much easier to make international treaties to protect migratory birds on regular annual flights along international “flyways” than to manage rangelands … for unpredictable, non-annual seasons.’
What lessons can we draw from Robin’s article?
Humans evolved in lands without our traditional four seasons. Until the predominance of agriculture over the hunter-gatherer and big game hunting lifestyles, our ancestors evolved to be opportunistic within the constraints of the natural environment. They ate the foods that gave them the greatest chances of survival and pleasure for the least effort: tubers, nuts, fruit, vegetables and carrion (and their associated activities: walking, digging, harvesting and carrying) and fresh meat when it was relatively easy to obtain or otherwise preferable (and their associated activities: cooperation and planning followed by sprinting, grappling, carrying and butchering).
Has the regularity of the European seasons, which is actually rare on the planet as a whole, directed our cultural preference toward order, regularity, predictability and routines? And has this preference often blinded us to the possibility that other, more subtle, patterns may be more appropriate responses to environmental phenomena?
Today we feel obliged to keep even our wilderness areas tidy, safe, fire resistant and visually appealing to meet the expectations of visitors and public liability insurance obligations. Our approaches to diet and exercise are based on structure, patterns (generally linear) and, importantly in the affluent West, the expectation of consumer choice which meets our expectations of comfort, ‘balance’ and other unexamined cultural determinants which generally serve to separate us from our environmental heritage.
Unfortunately, the Canberra Times article is not available on the internet.
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Trailing by eight points in the fourth quarter Friday, Loyola made a spirited run to take the lead late, but St. Ignatius scored in the lane with 1.4 seconds left to earn the 45-44 win at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
It was the Ramblers’ first loss in the Jesuit Cup since the 2001-02 season.
Loyola junior forward Celia Satter led the comeback, scoring eight of her team-best 19 points in the final 4 minutes 18 seconds. Her 3-pointer with less than one minute to go gave the Ramblers a 42-41 lead.
After the Wolfpack (15-4, 2-2 GCAC Red) made two free throws, senior forward Lilly Wehman put the Ramblers (17-5, 3-2) ahead 44-43 with a layup off an in-bounds pass from junior guard Julia Martinez with 37.8 seconds remaining.
The Ramblers got the ball back with the lead, but they turned it over to set up the Wolfpack’s game-winning opportunity.
Loyola jumped out to an 8-1 advantage, but St. Ignatius scored the final five points of the first quarter to go up 13-11. The Wolfpack also scored the last three points of the second quarter and the last eight of the third quarter.
Loyola plays Maine South on the road Tuesday. The Ramblers and Hawks both are at the Class 4A Maine East Sectional.
Pictured above: Senior Lilly Wehman
Photo credit: Melissa Krein/Loyola


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The Indians reached stumps on 19-0 after getting through the final four overs of the day unscathed — 227 runs behind England — but will rue not taking fuller control of a match they need to win to level the five-match series at 2-2
Southampton: Allrounder Sam Curran rescued England after its latest top-order collapse by scoring a career-high 78 to push the team to a potentially competitive 246 all out on Day 1 of the fourth Test against India on Thursday.
The Indians reached stumps on 19-0 after getting through the final four overs of the day unscathed — 227 runs behind England — but will rue not taking fuller control of a match they need to win to level the five-match series at 2-2.
England was 86-6 at one stage at Southampton as its leading batsmen again struggled to handle a swinging ball, but Curran and Moeen Ali (40) put on 81 for the seventh wicket to lead a recovery. Curran, a 20-year-old rising star of the English game, swept a six to bring up the second half-century in his four-Test career and was the last man out after a 63-run ninth-wicket partnership with Stuart Broad.
"India did bowl very well with the new ball. It swung more than we thought for the whole day," said Curran. "We managed to sneak up to 250, which was pretty positive in the end."
Paceman Jasprit Bumrah was the best of India's bowlers, finishing with figures of 3-46 off 20 overs.
Curran was man of the match against India in the first Test but had to give up his place for the third Test, which England lost at Trent Bridge, to allow for Ben Stokes' return. He was only back in the team in Southampton because of a last-minute injury to Chris Woakes and he vindicated his recall by helping to save England along with Ali, another player returning to the side.
There was one moment of fortune for Curran who — on 30 — had reason to thank an umpire's call for an lbw reprieve against India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Otherwise, his 109-ball half-century, which was brought up like his previous 50 with a six off Ashwin, was unblemished.
The now-familiar batting collapse from England, which won the toss, was sparked by the tame dismissal of Keaton Jennings, who was trapped lbw for 0 playing no stroke to a delivery by Bumrah on the 13th ball of the day.
Clearly struggling for confidence, Jennings might be the next England batsman to lose his place in the team after Dawid Malan and Ollie Pope this series.
England captain Joe Root survived a plumb lbw shout off Bumrah because of a no-ball on review but eventually went the same way to Ishant Sharma in the eighth over for 4.
Bumrah enticed an edge behind from Jonny Bairstow (6), before Alastair Cook guided a delivery from Hardik Pandya to third slip on 17, leaving England 36-4 at that stage.
England's top four are averaging 17.70 this series.
Ben Stokes (23) and Jos Buttler (21) avoided further mishap in the morning session but Buttler went hard at an early-afternoon drive and edged Mohammed Shami's outswinger for Virat Kohli's second fine slip catch.
Stokes' 79-ball effort ended when he failed to make the intended contact in forward-defense to Shami, from round the wicket, and became the third of England's five lbw victims.
That proved to be the low point for England as Moeen and Curran took over to reignite England's ambitions of a series-clinching win.
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Manila is the capital of the Philippines and one of the cities that you should not miss the opportunity to visit. The city is characterized by its picturesque location on the coast of the Gulf of Manila and its attractive tourist attractions and the multiplicity of markets, which made it a popular tourist destination, and we will now address the best cheap markets in Manila.
Divisoria Market is one of the most important markets in Manila, which is an open market and small complexes and kiosks to sell all the supplies, clothes, shoes and gifts that you want and at the cheapest prices, so the Divisoria Market is one of the cheapest and largest markets in Manila and it is also said that you may go for a whole day in that market without any boredom, the market also contains Many shops selling vegetables, fresh fruits and food supplies at the cheapest prices, and despite the fact that the market is one of the cheapest markets in Manila, you do not hesitate to bargain with the seller to get the best price for what you want to buy. Address: Downtown area on Riktu Avenue Avenue (Recto Avenue Tondo (Tondo) area. Enjoy visiting the most beautiful islands in the Philippines and travel to it for free through the subject of the cost of tourism in the PhilippinesRead:The most beautiful family tourist destinations in the Philippines
Central MarketYou cannot miss the Central Market, one of the oldest markets in the city of Manila, which is a huge open-air market, which is distinguished by the fact that it contains a large variety of local Filipino products, handicrafts and souvenirs at inexpensive prices, it is one of the most important cheap markets in Manila, which meets all tastes And budgets In addition to the fact that it contains stores that sell vegetables, fruits and daily food necessities, you will find in this market the pleasure of shopping in an atmosphere filled with activity and movement. Title: Santa Cruz District.
Greenhills Shopping Center:
Shopping at the lowest prices in Greenhills CenterA greenhills mall in Armita is famous for being a popular first-class market and contains a large number of supermarkets, which made it a daily shopping center for homes and their requests, and is one of the largest centers for selling cheap products, it is one of the best cheap markets in Manila, this market is famous With fake products or cheap high-coupé, it contains 200 shops selling these products, selling CDs and some western merchandise, in addition to shops selling children’s toys, sportswear and fashion with imitation global designs and a large number of kiosks that sell bags like Chanel or Louis Vuitton at cheap prices, it is one of the cheapest markets in Manila, not only that, but there are several entertainment facilities in the market such as cinema, Filipino and Chinese restaurants, a Catholic museum and chapel, and an Islamic prayer room. Address: San Juan district on Missouri Street st.Read:Top 4 Activities in Santiago Manila Castle Philippines
Legazpi Sunday Market:
Enjoy experiencing the most delicious Filipino food in Legazpi market, ideal place for the weekend, enjoy wandering among food sellers where you can eat the best homemade Filipino delicacies in addition to international cuisine to suit all tastes, there are also a number of small kiosks to sell hand-made products that you can buy as gifts A souvenir that reminds you of the best trip to Manila at the cheapest prices. Legazpi Market, which works on Sundays from seven in the morning until two in the evening is one of the most important cheap markets in Manila Address: Rufino Street, Legazpi Village, Makati
SM Mega Mall:
SM Mega Mall is one of the largest markets in Manila, with an area of about 300 thousand meters, which is an ideal place for shopping, where you will find everything you need under one roof of artifacts such as antiques, furniture, fabrics, clothes, bags and shoes at cheap prices, it is one of the cheap markets in Manila, as it is unique Mega Mall by providing many ways of entertainment and entertainment for shoppers through 12 cinema, ice rink, museum, massage, hairdressing and hairdressing stores, it also has more than 500 kiosks and shops and is a popular center with a cultural character for the Philippines. Address: Ortegas Center (CENTER) Manila meters.Read:The most beautiful tourist places in the Philippines (Part 2)
Totoban market is full of tourists, one of the oldest markets that was founded by a group of Chinese who were expelled from the Spanish city inside Manila, this market is famous for its narrow paths and very cheap goods, it is one of the best cheap markets in Manila, and the competition between traders reduces the price of goods, which makes it a place Suitable for shopping at the lowest prices, especially clothing. There are approximately 156 clothing stores and about 31 women’s shoes stores. The Tutoban Center also has the cheapest markets in Manila. Shops selling Filipino crafts and handicrafts, original and imitation jewelry, makeup and accessories. Kitchenware and Alhakaib.anoan: Devasoeria (divisoria) Chinatown.
Handicraft Center Balik Bayan:
Some of the handicrafts and woodwork in the Palik Bian Center for heritage lovers and the acquisition of souvenirs, the Palik Bian Handicraft Center is the place to shop, it is a huge store that includes a unique and diverse collection of handicrafts, wood carvings and pottery in the hands of the Philippines and at moderate prices it is one of the most attractive shopping places for tourists. Also on the cheapest Philippine Airlines
Market 168 is a popular market of the original style, and it is only 500 meters away from the center of Tutuban. It is said that it was named by that name because No. (168) is the number preferred by the Chinese and they are very optimistic about it. It is one of the cheap markets in Manila as most of its goods are smuggled from China. Chinese merchants and sellers, the market is famous for its women’s goods, especially clothes, shoes, bags and accessories, where you can buy a lot of gifts with the lowest budget. Address: Divisoria, Chinatown.

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Still in India...Story #60
On one of her last nights in the Ashram in India, a plumber gave her these instructions for freedom. I wonder if it's really this easy?
1. Life’s metaphors are God’s instructions
2. You have just climbed up and above the roof. There is nothing between you and the Infinite. Now, let go.
3. The day is ending. It’s time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful. Now, let go.
4. Your wish for resolution was a prayer. Your being here is God’s response. Let go, and watch the stars come out – on the outside and on the inside.
5. With all your heart, ask for grace, and let go.
6. With all your heart, forgive him, FORGIVE YOURSELF, and let go.
7. Let your intention be freedom from useless suffering. Then, let go.
8. Watch the heat of the day pass into the cool night. Let go.
9. When the karma is done, only love remains. It’s safe. Let go.
10. When the past has passed from you at last, let go. Then climb down and begin the rest of your life. With great joy.
Indonesia – unearthing of how to build a life of balance (equilibrium of worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence)
Gili Meno - "The island itself is tiny, pristine, sandy, blue water, palm trees. It's a perfect circle with a single path that goes around it, and you can walk the whole circumference in about an hour. It's located almost exactly on the equator and so there's a changelessness about its daily cycles."
The island is remote and pretty, romantic only a crazy person would go there alone. Two years before, the author had visited Bali and Gili Meno (alone), then went there again with the Brazilian she met during her journey. From the sounds of it, this might be a place I would want to visit and put on my list of things to do.
"People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you’re fortunate enough. But that’s not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, you strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don’t, you will leak away your innate contentment. It’s easy enough to pray when you’re in distress but continuing to pray even when your crisis has passed is like a sealing process, helping your should hold tight to its good attainments."
I really like this. Often times I do get caught up in only praying when something bad is happening. I'd like to incorporate some of the thoughts of this book into my own life.
During the author's original trip to Gili Meno, her goal was to be silent and meditate. On the ninth day of silent meditation, she had a breakthrough. Elizabeth invited everything that had caused her sorrow and didn't hold anything back. Thoughts and memories of sadness, sorrow, grief. She would regard it, experience it, bless it, and invite it into her heart and accept it.
Next up was anger - her life's every incident of anger rose and made itself known. Injustice, betrayal, loss, rage. These things came to rest and gave up fighting. It was over.
Most difficult part - shame. A pitiful parade of all her failings, lies, selfishness, jealousy, arrogance. When all this was finished, she was empty. Nothing was fighting in her mind anymore. "I looked into my heart, at my own goodness, and I saw its capacity. I saw that my heart was not even nearly full, not even after having taken in and tended to all those calamitous urchins of sorrow and anger and shame. My heart could easily have received and forgiven even more. Its love was infinite.
I knew then that this is how God loves us all and receives us all and that there is no such thing in this universe as hell, except maybe in our own terrified minds. "
She wrote in an empty notebook - "I love you, I will never leave you, I will always take care of you."
"And that notebook, steeped through with that promise of love, was quite simply the only reason I survived the next years of my life."
I just find all of this to be quite powerful. These practices of meditation seem to be easy. Again, I say that I'd like to incorporate some of this ideals of this book into my own life. I want to develop some type of mantra to clear out all the crap I tell myself on a daily basis. That's all, I just wanted to share what I learned. I apologize for two long and boring posts.

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Calcium oxalate stones, or kidney stones, form when your dog's body doesn't properly process oxalates in foods. Once your dog's body starts producing kidney stones, more are likely to form without a change in diet.
Specially formulated commercial dog foods, or homemade diets, to prevent kidney stones should be low in calcium oxalates. Low-oxalate foods include cheese, vegetable oil, avocados, beef, fish, lamb, poultry, eggs, barley, corn or rice cereal, pasta, white rice and wild rice. Your veterinarian should help you choose a prescription diet or help you choose the most appropriate homemade diet.
Foods to Avoid
Eliminate foods high in calcium oxalates from your dog's diet. These include nuts, soy, wheat, bran, beans, beets, spinach, buckwheat, carrots and kale. Avoid foods that have moderate amounts of oxalates, such as flax seed, sunflower seed, apples, liver, sardines, brown rice, corn starch, oatmeal and cornmeal.
Even on a special diet, your dog may suffer from kidney stones. Other factors such as water intake and urine pH play roles in the formation of calcium oxalate stones. If your dog isn't drinking enough water, for example, a special diet won't be effective.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Anne Arundel County Police have charged a North Carolina man with Vulnerable Adult Neglect, after he left his 98-year-old mother locked in his truck, parked in the garage at the Maryland Live! casino, while he went inside.
Police say at around 6:30 Monday night, officers arrived after receiving a 911 call about an elderly woman inside a parked truck.
Police found the woman inside the truck and later learned she was left alone for about five hours.
The woman is confined to a wheelchair, and the only evidence of food or drink in the truck was an empty soda can.
Police say the truck had one window partially rolled down. Police determined that the temperature outside the truck was 81-degrees, and the woman became more coherent as she talked to officers.
She was not hospitalized.
About 45 minutes later, police reached her son on his cell phone, and when he returned to the truck he was arrested.
Dwight McGinnis, Jr., was arrested and charged with Vulnerable Adult Neglect, and was served with an outstanding warrant for driving with a suspended license.
Police say the woman was turned over to her daughter.


An improved prescription for merger time-scales from controlled simulations
We compare three analytical prescriptions for merger times available from the literature to simulations of isolated mergers. We probe three different redshifts, and several halo concentrations, mass ratios, orbital circularities and orbital energies of the satellite. We find that prescriptions available in the literature significantly under-predict long timescales for mergers at high redshift. We argue that these results have not been highlighted previously either because the evolution of halo concentration of satellite galaxies has been neglected (in previous isolated merger simulations), or because long merger times and mergers with high initial orbital circularities are under-represented (for prescriptions based on cosmological simulations). An explicit dependence on redshift in the original prescriptions as t_merger,modified(z) = (1+z)^0.44 t_merger, motivated by the evolution of halo concentration, gives a significant improvement in the predicted merger times up to ~20 t_dyn between 0<z<2. When this modified prescription is used to compute galaxy stellar mass functions, we find that it leads up to a 25 per cent increase in the number of low mass galaxies surviving at z=0, and a 10 per cent increase for more massive galaxies. This worsen the known over-prediction in the number of low mass galaxies by hierarchical models of galaxy formation.


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Edirne ,Greek Αδριανούπολις / Adrianoupolis , is a city in the northwestern Turkish province of Edirne in the region of East Thrace, close to Turkey's borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the third capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1363 to 1453, before Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) became the empire's fourth and final capital. The city's estimated population in 2014 was 165,979.
Things to do in Edirne
4.5 based on 567 reviews
As someone who likes to eat fried liver, this restaurant made me realize that I never ate a really well cooked liver. It was more than delicious, well fried and tender. I also tried yogurt and piyaz, they were also well above average. Definitely recommended for everyone.
4.5 based on 60 reviews
They tried to keep atmosphere old style,that's good.Edirne city is a beautiful and old city.People must keep it that way.They successful for now,wish this continue.Kemal usta cooking traditional Turkish fried lever with fried whole piece red, sundried chili pepper. Sonds good but this dish maybe 2000 calory.Our lever dish was ful of oil,it was too heavy.They must drin the oil out before serving dish.İf you have hearth problem, must keep away.Because they never think about people's health anymore.And I can't tell very delicious. But maybe it's my sencitive point. Your health under your responsibilaty.
But least visitors have to be there to try it,good experience.Good luck.
4 based on 184 reviews
We ate dinner at this restaurant after a busy day strolling and exploring the city. Our order was promptly taken and starters were quickly served. We had soup with salad. My wife had the kofte (meatballas) andI tried the famous ciger (liver) with piyaz (special salad served with meatballs) and fries. Unfortunately the fries didn't come until we were almost done eating but I'd still highly recommend this place. The restaurant is located in the heart of the city only a few steps from the Eski Camii (Old Mosque) and if you sit outside you can watch the people passing by. Servers are quick and friendly and the food is really delicious. Price was reasonable.
4 based on 232 reviews
Tava ciğer is, of course, thinly sliced fried liver, the piece de resistance of Edirne culinary tradition. Nizayi Usta is a great place to have it. It comes with sliced onions, tomatoes, deep fried very hot peppers, and a delicious red pepper dipping sauce. Get ayran to drink with it.
Take a look around you and everybody else and you will see that they are all having exactly the same thing. This is liver lovers paradise. You can't go wrong.
4 based on 28 reviews
Mmmm it's smells good and you can feel the grilled meatballs how perfect can be. Try to be very careful to the first plate with the red sauce ... the reason is hot! Try kofte an drink aryan. Excellent place and very helpful staff
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Really delicious ciger i have ever eat in Edirne. You wont be regret when you eat ;) also staff is really helpful to see other historical places, they told us how can we go etc.
Edirnede bir cok yerde ciger yememe ragmen burasi acik ara en iyisiydi. Tavsiye ederim.
4 based on 31 reviews
At the recommendation of an Edirne local, we came to Kirkpinar Kasap Restaurant near the major shopping street in center of town. We were impressed by the presentation in the restaurant which was bright, clean and spacious. The meat was marinated but not overly flavored. The meat came out succulent, subtly flavored and grilled to perfection. Liver was also offered at this restaurant but we did not try it. I imagine it would be good too. We saw that a few people did come buy the meat from the restaurant while we were there. It would work out well for people who are self catering. So if you find yourself wanting some good meat while in Edirne, do try this restaurant.
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Me and my friend went to Vargo two times. The first time was in the evening but unfortunately there was no free table overlooking the town. We ordered some mezze and butter beef stakes. The mezze was really delicious - 4 different dips with some very tasty bread. Unfortunately, we couldn't really enjoy it because the waiter brought the stakes very soon. We expected that they would wait for us to finish the mezze but no can do. So at some point at a really small table we had to gather all the food.
Anyway, the stakes were delicious, the meat was fresh, so we left happy.
The next time we went it was one week later for a late lunch. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. We ordered the sea bass which was either old or grilled while frozen because the meat was really hard to chew. At least the lemonade was tasty!
In the evenings the place gets crowded so if you are a bigger company you should make a reservation.
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Its a very tiny but very clean and nice place...the owner is so polite, respectful and friendly. Also the waiters are very friendly. Desserts are very testy. Its amazingly fresh and delicious. The prices are reasonable. So long story short if you are visiting Suleymaniye mosque, old mosque or uc serefeli mosque you should stop by for taste one of their special desert. All they produce three kinds of desserts; tri leche, cheese dessert and hayrabolu... Enjoy your stay!
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Autism (sometimes called “classical autism”) is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. Other ASDs include Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS). Experts estimate that three to six children out of every 1,000 will have autism. Males are four times more likely to have autism than females.
Researchers from Tohoku University have now shown that the consolidation and extinction of contextual fear conditioning alter the microglial genes connected to the synapse—structures that permit neurons to communicate with one another.
According to a recent study, brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to connect into cooperative signaling circuits that perform a variety of tasks, including memory storage.
The UCLA creators of a miniature microscope that can be mounted on the heads of lab animals to provide an invaluable view into the brain's inner workings have received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop next-generation versions of their "miniscope."
In a first-of-its-kind blueprint, scientists have shown how stem cells mature into sensory interneurons, which are responsible for feelings including touch, pain, and itching.
A research group from MedUni Vienna’s Center for Brain Research has identified key cells that control data communication between parts of the brain.
A single gene that was previously discovered to be the main factor in a rare disease associated with epilepsy, autism, and developmental delay has been named as a key player in the development of healthy neurons.
For the first time, researchers have deciphered the atomic structure of a protein that transports one of the body’s most vital neurotransmitters into neurons.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Illana Gozes from the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sagol School of Neuroscience, have unraveled a mechanism shared by mutations in the genes ADNP and SHANK3, which cause autism, schizophrenia, and other conditions.
In a study published May 02, 2022 in Nature Communications, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids to reveal how a genetic mutation associated with a profound form of autism disrupts neural development.
Abnormalities in a type of brain cell called astrocytes may play a pivotal role in causing some behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
The brain has the potential to change the way neurons communicate with one another. That is how it prevents out-of-control brain activity. Scientists have discovered a mechanism that plays a key role in this.
The cerebral ventricles—four linked cavities of the brain that are packed with cerebrospinal fluid—become enlarged in hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain;” however, the cause is unknown in many instances.
Researchers from a USC-led consortium have discovered 15 "hotspots" in the genome that either speed up brain aging or slow it down -; a finding that could provide new drug targets to resist Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative brain disorders, as well as developmental delays.
CHARGE syndrome, which affects approximately one in 10,000 newborns worldwide, is associated with neurological and behavioral conditions like intellectual disability, attention deficit disorder, convulsions, and autism.
A research team discovered that interruption of a circadian clock gene may be implicated in the formation of autism spectrum disorder.
New research may help scientists locate immature cells in the central nervous system that could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis-;and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and nervous system-;and allow for the development of better therapeutic treatments.
Scientists have developed a powerful, inclusive new tool for genomic research that boosts efforts to develop more precise treatments for many diseases by leveraging a better representation of the genetic diversity of people around the world.
Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are known for eating up unwanted items like germs and debris, much as their counterparts do in the rest of the body.
Human primordial germ cells (PGCs) are the early precursors of the eggs (oocytes) and sperm that are necessary to keep humankind alive and reproducing.
Three members of a family of proteins have been identified that are important to helping us fine tune the activity of brain chemicals which enable us to walk or stand at will, scientists report.

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MG Motor India Ties Up With Exicom To Re-use Old ZS EV Batteries
The partnership will re-use electric vehicle batteries at the end of their life in non-automotive applications.
What do you do with electric vehicle batteries that have reached the end of life for their use in a car or scooter? Dispose of them? Wrong. They can be repurposed.
Electric vehicle batteries don’t completely degrade even at the end of their useable life in an EV. They may not have the capacity to power the car, but there’s enough life left for other operations. That’s precisely where companies that repurpose batteries come into the picture.
MG Motor India has partnered with Exicom TeleSystems for second-life use of electric vehicle batteries from its upcoming SUV the ZS EV. Exicom will re-deploy MG ZS EV batteries at the end of their useful life with the car and put them through a controlled process of evaluation, disassembly, and repackaging to design custom battery packs for non-automotive applications.
Repurposing EV batteries is a more environmentally friendly alternative to disposing of them. The useable life in the car would be between 8 to 10 years depending on the driving conditions.
The ZS EV’s battery packs, at the end of their useful life, would be used in non-automotive applications and will be recycled instead of being sent to landfill sites. The re-use of used EV battery packs will also reduce the dependence on the limited resources available around the globe. These battery packs will be used in a host of non-automotive applications such as home inverters, commercial & industrial UPS, and renewable energy storage packs.
MG will be launching the ZS EV on 5 December 2019, with customer deliveries starting in January. The MG SZ EV comes with a 44.5 kWH lithium-ion battery pack that is capable of powering the vehicle for between 300-350 Km on a single charge. These are global figures, while the India specs haven’t been unveiled yet.
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Want to Feel Like Yourself Again?
Perhaps your ability to function at work or home is declining and you’re feeling a loss of control over your life. Maybe your depression and anxiety is starting to interfere with your daily activities. Your physician or therapist may have recommended a more focused approach to your mental wellness. Whatever your reason for seeking help, we are here to support you.
The Mental Health Day Treatment program at ThedaCare is a structured, therapeutic program for adults who are having significant difficulties in life due to mental illness. The program provides general therapy, addresses symptoms and negative habits, and helps build coping life skills. Offering an outpatient approach, participants are able to attend each day and return home in the evening. Mental Health Day Treatment is often recommended as a transitional step after inpatient therapy or when weekly therapy sessions are not sufficient.
Mental Health Day Treatment is provided in two phases:
- Phase One: Ten day-long sessions of outpatient treatment from a variety of providers helping patients to develop new, healthy coping skills using a variety of therapy formats.
- Phase Two: 12 half-day sessions three times a week of outpatient treatment over the course of four weeks, where patients build on coping skills developed in phase one.
Services offered may include group therapy, family sessions, occupational therapy, psychiatry, family education, individual sessions and education groups.
A referral is not required, but may be recommended by your primary physician or therapist.
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Many believe soil to be a non-living component that plays a vital role in the growth of living things, but contrary to that, healthy soil is very much alive and thriving. Just a tablespoon healthy soil is home to more microbial organisms that there are humans on Earth. Some of these microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, microscopic fungi, nematodes and tiny earthworms. These organisms form a very tiny portion of the soil’s total volume but they are still incredibly useful for crops that are grown in the soil. The following are a few advantages of growing your crop in a microbial activity rich soil:
- Soil Aeration – Active soil microbes such as earthworms and smaller insects facilitate soil drainage and aeration as they make their way through the soil. This creates channels that allow oxygen to enter and carbon dioxide to exit, and also creates space for root penetration.
- Nitrogen Fixation – Most importantly, microbial activity, mainly that of bacteria, converts atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) which is very necessary for plant growth.
- Break Down Organic Matter – A variety of soil microorganisms work to break down various organic matters and return the nutrients to the soil. The recycle the nutrients this way and allow the plants to absorb these recycles nutrient immediately.
- Control Pests – While microbes are good for the soil, pests are the opposite. So in a natural setting, microorganisms release certain proteins that have insecticidal properties and kill off pests and insects.
These numerous advantages that the presence of microbial activity are not very widely known and the excessive use of synthetic fertilizers, over time, results in a reduction of these organisms present in the soil. Synthetic fertilizer consists of chemical molecules without carbon. These molecules are therefore not accessible to microbes, while the plants are able to absorb the nutrients provided by the fertilizers. On the other hand, organic fertilizer are rich in organic matter, which helps microbes thrive. Organic fertilizers contains carbon as part of its chemical makeup; and it is the carbon, along with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium that feeds microbes and enables them to decompose various organic matter and make nutrients available for plants in a naturally occurring biological process.
This is where Minfert’s Organic Mineral Fertilizers come in. Minfert|BLK and Minfert|GBR when added to the soil along with the conventional fertilizers, double the microbial activity. The organic matter in Minfert fertilizers works as food for the earthworms and other good bacteria in soil. This in turn increases aeration, nitrogen fixation and all the other benefits that entail due to the presence of microbial activity in soil.

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Sometimes even the tiniest thing is enough to make us feel all right for a moment. To me, biting into a doughnut is one of those things. While not a healthy dessert, jam or ring doughnuts are wonderful occasional treats. They practically melt in your mouth when you take a bite, and even though they do take a bit of time, it’s so worth the end result.
These versatile deep-fried dough balls have come to take on many different forms. There are countless variations from cake to glazed to cream-filled, and every donut shop around the world puts their own creative spin on their specific creations.
Despite the wide range of opportunities to purchase any kind of doughnuts you have a desire for, I prefer homemade doughnuts, which are not glazed, not decorated, just as simple as possible. I came across the following ring doughnut recipe in a Transylvanian cookbook, these doughnuts are classic and delicious.
- 450 g (~3 2/3 cups) flour
- 30 g (~1 oz) fresh yeast (3 tsp dry yeast)
- 100 g (~3/4 cup) powdered sugar
- 3 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 150 ml (~2/3 cup) milk
- 70 g (~1/3 cup) butter, melted
- vegetable oil for deep frying
Combine yeast, a teaspoon of sugar and lukewarm milk in a small bowl, and set aside until yeast starts to foam.
In a separate bowl beat eggs and sugar until the mixture becomes foamy and pale yellow. Add salt, flour and activated yeast, and knead – using a mixer with dough hooks – until the dough starts to hold together. Pour in melted butter and keep kneading until butter is fully incorporated. Cover and let the dough rise for 50-60 minutes.
On a floured surface roll out the dough to about 2 cm / 3/4″ thick. Cut into rounds using an 8 cm / 3 1/4″ straight sided round cutter, then use a 2-3 cm / 3/4 – 1 1/4″ cutter to stamp out the middle of each doughnut. Re-roll the trimmings to make more doughnuts. Cover and let the doughnuts rest for 15 minutes.
Pour the oil into a large saucepan to the depth of 10 cm/4″ and heat until a small piece of dough dropped into it sizzles immediately and floats to the surface. Carefully place 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time and fry until golden brown on each side (try to maintain a steady medium temperature while frying in order to avoid burning). Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. You can dust the doughnuts with powdered sugar and/or serve them with jam.


This week we are joined by special guest Ryan Armbruster and??get caught up on the latest February Running News including:
- Recapping the Olympic Marathon Trials including discussing a couple of interesting post-race interviews
- Meb discusses what Galen Rupp did that got on his nerves
- Kara Goucher, the??fourth place finisher on the women’s side, continuing her vocal stance against cheaters (which some interpreted as sour grapes):
- Matt Damon (running as Matthew Greenleaf) finished the Surf City Half Marathon in 1:58:05.
- Asics acquired running app Runkeeper, joining Under Armour (MyFitnessPal) and Adidas (Runtastic) as apparel/show companies buying fitness apps.
- British Runner Susie Chan set a new women’s World Record by running 12 hours on a treadmill and covering 66.79 miles, including 11 minutes for bathroom breaks peeing in a bucket.
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"Wunschkonzert" (a.k.a. "Request Concert" and "Wish Concert"), a 1940 film
directed by Felix Lutkendorf and Eduard von Borsody and starring Ilse Werner
and Carl Raddatz.
We're also wondering if there is a U.S. distributor for "Hitler, Ein Film
aus Deutschland" ("Hitler, A film from Germany", a.k.a. "Our Hitler"), a
nearly 7-hour, 1977 film, directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg.
If anyone has any information, your help would be appreciated.
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North Tyneside Council hosted its first Climate Emergency Board on Wednesday (16 Mar) with businesses from across the Borough invited to help join the Council in tackling the climate emergency together.
Most recent data from BEIS shows carbon emissions in the Borough were down by 41% in 2019 against the 2005 baseline. The Council’s carbon footprint accounts for less than 2% of this figure, which is why the Council is looking to engage with residents and businesses in the area to help drive down harmful emissions, making North Tyneside a cleaner and greener place to live, work and visit.
North Tyneside Elected Mayor, Norma Redfearn CBE said: “We are committed to doing all we can to create a borough that’s sustainable for generations to come.
“Whilst the council is doing everything it can to ensure a sustainable future, we absolutely need help from residents and businesses. It’s only possible if we all do our bit – if we take small steps, such as recycling and taking less car journeys, we can make a difference.”
The Climate Emergency Board will be a platform to explore collaborative project potential, launch joint campaigns, influence supply chains and share best practice across the Borough.
Businesses at the inaugural meeting included Greggs, Smulders Projects UK, Sterling Pharma Solutions, Proctor & Gamble, Quorum Business Park and Cobalt Business Park, with plans to work with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust and others in the future.
The Council are launching a behavioural change campaign working with residents to support them in taking small steps to help create a more sustainable North Tyneside.
Cllr Sandra Graham, cabinet member for Environment added: “We’re really proud of our climate work so far, which has seen a whole host of initiatives right across the council and borough. We’re looking forward to continuing to work closely with residents and businesses on our ambitions for a carbon net zero North Tyneside by 2030.”
The Council has made significant inroads since it declared a climate emergency in 2019, which has seen an ongoing programme to replace all streetlights with LEDs; use of more electric vehicles; vast improvements to the energy efficiency of council homes and buildings; sustainable transport routes, plans and consultations for sustainable travel options; tree planting and biodiversity areas; and more.


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Ibeyi interview: the twin duo talk life, love and music
March 15th 2016
- Ibeyi :: Interview with Twitey
“We never thought it was going to be an album at all!”
Lisa Kainde Diaz of Ibeyi never thought she’d give up her plans as a music teacher to live the dream of making her own music. Yet Lisa and her sister Naomi were thrilled to be in Australia for the first time this month, touring their debut album to audiences of all shapes, sizes, and ages. The French-Cuban twins popped into the studio with Twitey this week to tell us about their creative process as sisters, and how their twin dynamic works at home and at work.
Ibeyi are the daughters of the famed Cuban percussionist Anga Diaz and French-Venezuelan singer Maya Dagnino. Singing in both English and Yoruba, the sisters play with Yoruba style percussion and modern hip hop to create a unique cultural sound which they attribute to their family. In the studio, they tell us how their music reflects their personal lives, and how most of the music holds themes of loss, love, and family.
For Ibeyi, music is a way for the sisters to communicate with each other when all else (screaming included) falls short. “We just never argue about music… We’re always on the same page.”
Where they agree on their music, they continually disagree on everything else. When asked if producing their album was a scary experience, Lisa says yes, but Naomi challenges that statement. Lisa explains that her fearless sister was the one who pushed them to produce the album in the first place, although its creation was a joint effort.
Writing for this album began when the sisters were just 14. Now, at age 20, they realise what a turbulent time that writing period was. Coming to terms with love, life, and death in those years shaped the album into a moving work of art that XL Recordings’ Richard Russell was keen to produce.
On working with Russell, Lisa recalls, “We had never really thought about sound, and we started listening to every single sound and thinking about how we wanted to produce the album. So it was really life changing.”
Naomi adds, “It was the first time he was working with people who were not famous at all and who were young. We were nineteen!”
As young as they are, Ibeyi are a force to be reckoned with and show a proud ownership for their culture and their music. Listen for the full interview above.

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Ashley Tisdale achieved immediate stardom in the role of Sharpay Evans in “High School Musical.” She could sing, dance and act, and she possessed screen presence and comedic timing that belied her age.
She was an important part of “High School Musical” becoming a cultural phenomenon. It later gave rise to a movie trilogy, a concert tour, multiple albums and, of course, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, too.
Tisdale’s success extends far beyond just her breakout appearance. She had a prolific career as a model even before landing the Disney role. Ashley has also dazzled as a voice actor in “Phineas & Ferb,” starred in CW’s “Hellcats” and released not one but three solo music albums.
Despite all this great success, has Ashley Tisdale’s net worth really amounted to $11 million?
Ashley Tisdale: Rise to Fame
At a young age, Ashley was enjoying success as an actor touring for productions of “Annie” and “Les Misérables.”
Her career as a model and print and TV ad actress was going well, and she was even landing roles not just on television but also on the big screen.
Nevertheless, it was certainly her role in “High School Musical” that led to her meteoric rise.
Since then, she has earned respect as an actor, a vocalist and a songwriter and even made Maxim’s 2008 Hot 100 list of the sexiest women.
Ashley Tisdale Albums
Ashley Tisdale garnered widespread attention as a vocalist with “What I’ve Been Looking For” in 2006. This was a duet with Lucas Grabeel for the Disney Channel film “High School Musical.”
It reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA.
Following this success, Warner Bros. Records offered her a recording contract, and she began working on her solo debut that same year.
The album mixed dance-pop and hip-hop elements in the vein of Britney Spears and Lady Gaga.
This debut was generally well-received and was certainly a commercial success, having debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 500,000 physical copies in the U.S. alone.
The success of this debut may be the biggest contributor to her net worth outside of “High School Musical.”
“Guilty Pleasure” (2009)
“Guilty Pleasure” was not the commercial success of Tisdale’s debut.
It was even critically panned, receiving a Metacritic rating of 48 percent. Subsequently, Warner Bros. Records opted not to continue their relationship with Tisdale.
Having created an album, been featured on multiple tours, and acted in high profile movies, this was a hectic time in Tisdale’s career.
Ashley herself acknowledged this and decided to put her singing career aside until she was in a position to give it the attention she felt it deserved.
Tisdale’s third studio album and her first in a decade was released in May 2019.
“Symptoms” is more mature and personal fare than her previous material, dealing with her struggles with depression and anxiety.
The album was well-received by critics and earned a great deal of written praise, such as “emotionally-charged,” “incredibly good,” “unapologetically personal” and “candid and vulnerable.”
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Ashley Tisdale Concert Tours
High School Musical: The Concert (2006)
The Disney Channel television film “High School Musical” was so successful that they turned it into a live musical/concert and took it on tour.
The tour spanned 42 cities in the U.S. and Canada and 10 cities in Latin America.
Several of these shows were taped either to be released on DVD or aired on the Disney Channel. The main DVD for the tour was taped in Houston at the Toyota Center on June 26.
Headstrong Tour Across America (2007)
While on the High School Musical tour, Tisdale’s debut album received heavy promotion, and she even performed cuts from the then-upcoming album during her solo sets.
In October 2007, she began what was essentially a one-month tour for the album. It spanned 10 U.S. cities and included shows at Opry Mills in Nashville, Mall of America in Minneapolis and Willow Grove Park Mall in Philadelphia.
Symptoms and Beyond
Ashley Tisdale had expressed interest in touring for “Symptoms,” and while she has performed in small venues here and there, nothing official has been announced at the time of this writing.
Some have expressed concerns that the newer work does not mesh well with her older music, and there has been speculation that she is waiting until a follow-up to “Symptoms” before touring again.
Ashley Tisdale Acting Prodigy
Ashley Tisdale has been an actor since a very young age, and her career began with spots in television and print ads.
In fact, she has appeared in more than 100 nationally aired commercials, including some high-profile campaigns such as “Geared 4 School” for Staples.
Tisdale began her theatrical career with roles in local productions of “Gypsy: A Musical Fable” and “The Sound of Music.”
At age 8, she was cast as Cosette in a national touring production of “Les Misérables.” Her troupe would later perform for President Bill Clinton at the White House.
In 1997, she landed guest appearances on television programs “7th Heaven” and “Smart Guy.”
She continued to work as a model while landing various voice roles, including one in “A Bug’s Life.”
With 2000 came a guest-star role in “Boston Public,” and the next year, she appeared in the cult classic “Donnie Darko.”
Her big break would come in 2005 when she was cast by Disney Channel as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the series “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.” That opportunity led to her role as Sharpay Evans in “High School Musical” in 2006.
That Disney Channel film was a phenomenon that launched the career of not only Tisdale but Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.
The movie provided her a hit on the Billboard Hot 100, opened up record and film opportunities and contributed greatly to her net worth of nearly $11 million.
Ashley Tisdale Movies
“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” (2008)
“High School Musical 3” is an important film for Tisdale in that it marked the end of a trilogy but also perhaps the perception of her as a young actress.
This movie got a theatrical release in the U.S., earned more than $250 million in the box office and demonstrated that Tisdale possessed the commanding presence common among actors who get featured on the silver screen.
“Scary Movie 5” (2013)
“Scary Movie” may have been a bit tired as a franchise by the time the fifth installment had arrived, but it was an important role for Tisdale nonetheless.
Up until this point, she had publicly expressed concerns about taking on adult roles because young characters were her wheelhouse and, as she saw it, there was no going back.
Despite being critically panned, the movie did reasonably well at the box office.
Although it is often overlooked in the discussion of Tisdale as an actor, singer and all-around star, she has established an impressive career as a voice actor.
Her latest is the role of Cinderella in “Charming” as one of three bachelorettes alongside Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
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Ashley Tisdale Awards
Ashley Tisdale has already been nominated for nearly 20 significant awards, and she has won seven.
Her first nomination came long before “High School Musical” and was for a Young Artist Award in the Best Performance in a Television Drama Series category for her guest-starring role on “Boston Public.”
Her latest award came at the Teen Choice Awards for her scene-stealing performance on “Young & Hungry.”
Soundtrack Album of the Year — Billboard Music Awards
This award is shared among the entire cast of “High School Musical” but is impressive, nonetheless.
It was a Disney production that joined the likes of “Phantom of the Opera” and other iconic albums.
Outstanding Children’s Program — Primetime Emmy Awards
This Emmy is another shared award but an incredibly prestigious one to earn at the ripe old age of 21.
Tisdale was an integral part of a musical that young people will likely be watching for decades to come.
Breakthrough Performance Female — MTV Movie Awards
Ashley Tisdale has received her fair share of individual recognition as well. This credit includes receiving an award for the breakthrough female performance at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards for her role in “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
This award reflects the manner in which Tisdale opened eyes with her screen presence and comedic timing.
Ashley Tisdale Gives Back
In 2008, Ashley Tisdale was 23 years old and on top of the world with the success of “High School Musical.” During this success, she partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to visit children’s hospitals as well as fundraise for the organization.
She has also partnered with Habitat for Humanity and volunteered for a charity campaign hosted by “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
In 2012, she became the lead spokesperson for Project Pink.
Project Pink is a campaign aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer as well as raising funds for breast cancer research. Promotion of Project Pink has included helping underserved children.
In 2013, Tisdale released the single “You’re Always Here” and contributed 30 percent of the proceeds to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Ashley Tisdale Husband
Ashley Tisdale was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey, in 1985. Her father, Michael Tisdale, is Christian, and her mother, Lisa Morris, is Jewish.
She has said that she and her older sister, Jennifer, were raised with “a little bit of both” faiths.
In 2012, Ashley began dating Christopher French, a musician. In 2014, Ashley and Christopher wed. The two live together in a 1930s colonial in Hollywood.
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Angel Hair Pasta
At Barilla, we're passionate about pasta. After all, we have been pasta makers since 1877. As an Italian family-owned food company, Barilla pasta is synonymous with high quality and "al dente" perfection every time. Our Spaghetti is made from the finest durum wheat and is non-GMO verified, peanut-free and suitable for a vegan or vegetarian diet. Perfect for twirling, too! Angel Hair, also known as Capellini, or "fine hair," is the great choice when you want to pair a light sauce with a delicate cut of pasta. The fine strands of Angel Hair is a traditional favorite and is best paired with fresh seafood, vegetables or pesto sauce.
|Ingredients||SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DURUM WHEAT FLOUR. VITAMINS/MINERALS: VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN), IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID. THIS PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED ON EQUIPMENT THAT PROCESSES PRODUCTS CONTAINING EGGS.|
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Sycamore Canyon Campground | Quick Info
Sycamore Canyon campground, located in Point Mugu State Park, is a great choice for those looking to take advantage of Malibu’s natural wonders. Directly from the campground you can access 70 miles of hiking trails and Sycamore Cove beach is right across the street. To get to the beach, cross under the PCH bridge from the campground. Lifeguards patrol year-round, with the towers open from Memorial Day to Labor Day and on busy weekends. Visit our hiking page to learn more about hiking at Sycamore Canyon and our beach page for more information about Sycamore Cove. While the campground and beach are dog-friendly (with leash), your four-legged-friends are not permitted on the surrounding trails.
This campground can get pretty busy during peak season and the beach is packed during the summer and some weekends! We highly recommend planning your visit ahead.
All reservations for each park can be made at Reserve America – Point Mugu State Park
9000 W. Pacific Coast Highway,
Malibu, CA 90265
For any State Park you choose to camp at in Malibu there are common regulations for booking, group size and State Park access to be aware of. The maximum amount of people per campground is 8 people and allows 3 vehicles. Larger groups are considered “group camping” and have different regulations and fees.
Once you decide on your park, you must book at least 2 days ahead of time but can be made up to 7 months in advance. New dates are released in blocks, 1 month at a time. When camping, a major perk is all day access to visit any other State Park in the area. For Malibu, access includes Sycamore Cove, Sycamore Canyon, Point Mugu Beach, Leo Carrillo, El Matador, El Pescador, La Piedra, and Malibu Creek.
As for food options, the closest restaurant on the north end of Malibu (near Leo and Point Mugu area) is Neptune’s Net for the fresh catch or a burger. We suggest stopping at the closest grocery store, Vintage Grocer, for your campfire BBQ essentials and snacks. The closest gas station is the Chevron at Trancas.


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Red Hills Reservoir is in the news again. As per news reports, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) had accepted an application from the Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO) to allocate around 54 acres of land in the Red Hills catchment area for the construction of a women’s entrepreneur zone.
This land is designated as ‘Redhills catchment area’ in the Master Plan 2026; that is, no construction or development activity is allowed here. But once the project is approved, the land use will be changed to ‘industrial’. The move has elicited criticism from citizens of Chennai, reeling as they are under severe water shortage.
Now, it is not clear what the outcome of the application is. A few news reports have stated that the Public Works Department (PWD) has started desilting work at the reservoir to prepare the land for the entrepreneur zone. There were also reports in newspapers, that the reclassification application had been kept in abeyance since SIDCO and CMDA had not adhered to due process in the application process.
Why is the land use reclassification drawing flak from Chennaiites? The answer is clear: CMDA was not transparent in granting permission for the project on the environmentally-sensitive land at Red Hills Reservoir.
CMDA’s opaque and insidious reclassification procedure
In our previous articles on zoning, we have explained the procedure to be followed for reclassification of land. The procedure followed by CMDA to reclassify the Red Hills land (survey numbers: 44/1, 45 and 175/1) is illegal, our analysis suggests.
|Mandatory rules to reclassify land||Did CMDA follow it?|
|Publishing the reclassification request in newspapers||Yes. On 3 August this year, CMDA published an advertisement on the seventh page of an English daily.|
|Seeking responses from the general public||Yes. The published advertisement asked citizens to write to the planning authority. Several citizens did write in, and received an acknowledgement from CMDA.|
|Examining responses/ objections||No. The CMDA misrepresented, in response to an RTI application, that it did not receive any objection.|
|Organising public consultation||Not organised|
“CMDA’s move to ‘develop’ the Red hills catchment area comes at a time when Chennai is witnessing a cycle of floods and drought. What is shocking is that the department lied outright to get the work done. This shows the department is only following these procedures as a formality,” said Prashanth Goutham.
Organisations like Arappor Iyakkam and Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), had also filed their objections with CMDA, requesting a reversal of the decision. “Whether CMDA intends to entertain our objections will be known only when they pass an order that the reclassification attempt stands cancelled and no further reclassification attempts of any kind on water bodies and associated lands will be attempted in the future,” Goutham said.
A self destructive move
Red Hills Lake, with a storage capacity of 3300 mcft (million cubic feet) is an important reservoir for Chennai. It holds rainwater, and the excess water reaches Kosasthalaiyar river.
The catchment area of Red Hills is already encroached – one can see a cattle breeding centre and a forage development centre (both maintained by Tamil Nadu government) encroaching upon the pre-catchment part of the water body.
“The development control rules of CMDA do not permit any sort of development in the catchment area. However, a lot of godowns are set up here. Industrial effluents contaminate the fresh water in the lake,” said S Thirunavakarusu, retired engineer, PWD.
How would development on the lake affect citizens? “The survey numbers of the land where the women’s entrepreneur zone has been planned is a pre-catchment area of Red Hills. Rainwater reaches the pre-catchment area directly. Encroachment in such areas would alter the characteristics of the lake, including water storage, tree cover and topography. It will eventually lead to the reduction of water storage levels and aggravate the city’s water crisis,” added Thirunavakarusu.
“The reservoir is also a victim of official inaction, as one can see heaps of garbage dumped and occasionally burnt at its fringes. The boundaries of the lake are not earmarked either, due to which there is unabated encroachment,” said Harris Sultan, a civic activist.
Officials from the nodal agencies — CMDA and PWD — are unwilling to comment on the issue. It is the duty of the citizens of Chennai to stall development at this important reservoir by filing a petition at the National Green Tribunal. Only a citizen movement can get authorities to rethink their decision.


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A 9-year-old male sustained the injury shown in Figure A. Which of the following is true with respect to the treatment of this injury?
Anterograde pin fixation has a higher risk of septic arthritis.
The size of the Thurston-Holland fragment determines treatment with pins or screws.
Interposed periosteum on the compression side of fracture may prevent closed reduction
Fully threaded screws are superior to partially threaded screws
This physeal injury type has the highest rate of physeal growth arrest
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A 12-year-old female is involved in a car collision and suffered the injury demonstrated in Figure A. Subsequent work-up shows this to be an isolated injury. Following surgical fixation to address the injury, what complication would you most expect and what would be the most appropriate treatment?
Avascular necrosis of the medial femoral condyle, prolonged period of nonweightbearing
Knee stiffness, immediate use of a continuous passive motion device
Physeal growth disturbance, close clinical observation
Physeal growth disturbance, contralateral distal femur epiphysiodesis
Physeal growth disturbance, ipsilateral intramedullary limb lengthening
A 13-year-old boy falls from a trampoline and feels immediate left knee pain. His range of motion is limited from 10-85 degrees with pain over the medial epicondyle of the knee. He has a grade 1A Lachman test and pain with valgus stress testing. Radiographs are read as normal. Selected images of an MRI that demonstrate the only pathology found in the knee are shown in Figures A and B. What is the location of the injury in the patient?
Femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Meniscocapsular junction of the medial meniscus
Cartilage and subchondral bone interface at the posterolateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle
At the growth plate zone where chondrocytes are growing in number
At the growth plate zone where chondrocytes are growing in size.
Figure A and B are images of a 13-year-old male who sustained an injury playing ice hockey. He underwent closed reduction and casting in a rural hospital. The patient and his parents are seeing you in clinic for the first time, 5 weeks after the date injury. Current radiographs of the knee are shown in Figures C and D. What is the most common complication to warn the patient about with this injury and management?
Physeal growth acceleration
Limb angular deformity
An 11-year-old girl sustains the following injury seen in Figure A. Assuming she has complete physeal arrest, which of the following is the closest approximation to the expected limb-length-discrepancy?
A 10-year-old female presents after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle. Her right leg shows significant swelling and deformity around the knee. An injury radiograph is shown in Figure A. Further radiographic work-up confirms the diagnosis of a Salter-Harris II fracture, without any other significant bony injury. The patient is treated definitively with open reduction and internal fixation with lag screws in the metaphysis. While all of the following have been studied with respect to this injury, which of the following is least predictive of the outcome?
The Salter-Harris classification of the injury
Presence or absence of displacement
Violation of the physis by hardware with surgical treatment
Direction of fracture displacement
Presence of an open fracture
An 11-year-old boy underwent surgical intervention for the injury shown in Figure A two years ago. He currently does not complain of knee pain, but the parents have noticed a progressive bow-leg deformity. Physical examination reveals 5 degrees of varus relative to contralateral side. Current radiographs are provided Figure B. Physeal mapping via CT demonstrates a bar involving 25% of the physis. The remainder of the physis is open. Which of the following is the most appropriate management?
Observation with repeat radiographs in 1 year
Lateral opening wedge distal femoral osteotomy
Guided growth with temporary hemiephysiodesis of the lateral distal femoral physis
Physeal bridge resection with polymethylmethacrylate interposition
Distal femoral epiphysiodesis
All of the variables listed are associated with an increased risk of complications with treatment of distal femoral physeal fractures EXCEPT:
Presence of fracture displacement
Violation of the physis with surgical hardware
A 13-year-old boy is unable to bear weight after sustaining a twisting injury during football practice. Physical exam shows swelling and tenderness over the distal femur. Radiographs are shown in Figure A. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Hinged knee brace and weight bearing as tolerated
Long leg cast and non-weightbearing
Skeletal traction for three weeks followed by cast immobilization
Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation
Open reduction and internal fixation of the distal femur with plate fixation
A 10-year-old boy presents to the emergency room after injuring his left knee while playing soccer. He localizes the pain to the distal femur, and is unable to bear weight on the affected leg. On physical exam the patient is tender to palpation only directly over the distal femoral physis. He has swelling about the distal thigh, without any signs of knee effusion. An AP and lateral radiograph of the affected knee are shown in Figures A and B. An AP and lateral radiograph of the contralateral knee are shown in Figures C and D. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Hinged knee brace with early motion and weight bearing as tolerated
Cast immobilization with close clinical followup
Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning
Open reduction with pin fixation
Open reduction with plate fixation

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The Middle East is not any stranger to strife, and its kitchens are almost as contentious as its borders. The catalyst for all of the culinary unrest? A regional spice mix called za’atar. The precise formulation varies across countries—nay, across households even—and every believes its recipe to be superior.
We right here at Man Gourmet take a extra average stance: I’ve by no means encountered za’atar I didn’t like, and I’ve yet to encounter a dish that didn’t benefit from its addition.
So what precisely is this surprise ingredient? Za’atar is a mix of sumac, sesame seeds, thyme, and salt, with cumin, oregano, and other spices occasionally being included as well. Earthy, savory, and tremendously aromatic, it’s accountable for a lot of the pervasive, iconic taste associated Mediterranean food.
True purists craft their own, but packaged blends are readily available online or at Mediterranean specialty shops, and many mainstream grocers, including Whole Foods, carry it as well. Oh, and before you hit the store? It’s pronounced “zAH-tahr,” with no nasal “aeh” inflection. (Bear in mind: It’s a spice, not a strep culture.)
Now, chances are high, you’ve already skilled this transformative ingredient; you just won’t have been able to establish it. You understand the ultra-authentic, luxuriant hummus that makes the store-purchased stuff style like reconstituted gerbil food? Teeming with za’atar. Or how about the vibrant, taste-dense Greek salads you possibly can by no means seem to recreate as soon as house? Positively brimming with it. But traditional functions are just the beginning—this versatile ingredient works far beyond Mediterranean waters. Here are a few extra options:
Blend it with enough olive oil to type either a thick unfold or a looser dip, and use with bread (pita, for those who’re shooting for authenticity; if not, crusty, contemporary ciabatta or other Italian bread also works nicely)
Mix one half za’atar with one part breadcrumbs. Coat pounded hen breasts in egg wash, followed by breadcrumbs, and pan-fry. Serve with tzaziki for a Middle Eastern spin on a Southern classic.
Coat a round of goat cheese in za’atar, then partially submerge in marinara in an oven-proof bowl. Place beneath the broiler until the marina simmers and the top of the cheese starts to brown. Serve with bread.
Mix za’atar, Greek yogurt, white wine vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, and crushed red pepper for a creamy salad dressing or all-objective sauce
Sprinkle it over pizza (either your personal or carryout)
Add it to scrambled eggs or omelets
Use it as a rub for grilled fish
Or just sauté and zatar toss shrimp with za’atar, season Greek yogurt with smoked paprika and za’atar, and assemble on toast.
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My primary interests are in the application of computing technologies to biomedical problems, particularly in creating structured and computer-accesible representations of biomedical and radiological knowledge that enable humans and machines to manage and analyze massive data sets. I am particularly interested in computational methods to integrate diverse clinical and imaging data, data mining, information extraction from medical reports, and using machine learning methods to improve physician diagnostic accuracy.
Large biomedical databases are helping catalyze research in the basic sciences. Likewise, massive clinical data sets in hospital repositories are potentially useful in research, teaching, and process improvement. Making optimal use of these clinical data requires a combination of appropriate knowledge representation and optimal techniques for data mining and analysis. In order to effectively access, manage, and analyze the massive amounts of data in these resources, structured representations of knoweldge are needed for annotation and information summarization.
I am interested in developing the informatics methods and infrastructure to make discovery of new information from biomedical data possible. My current efforts are in four areas. First, I am interested in techniques for knowledge representation and knowledge discovery from biomedical databases. I am working with a team of researchers to create the National Center for Biomedical Ontology, with the aim to create tools to enable researchers access and interpret biomedical data using ontologies. I am a particpant on the subcommittee for the RadLex project, whose aim is to create a lexicon to provide a uniform structure for capturing, indexing, and retrieving a variety of radiology information sources. I am also participating in the Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) project of the National Cancer Institute, to identify and develop shared and open standards, tools and data sources that provide for the exchange of biomedical data throughout the cancer research community. Finally, I am working on a project at Stanford called Radbank, a project to link all radiology and pathology reports in the the medical enterprise. I am interested in developing techniques for feature extraction and data mining in this large database, and methods that could uncover the significance of particular combinations of findings related to disease. As part of this work, I am also interested in novel user interfaces to biomedical data, computational architectures for managing the diverse data and knowledge in radiology, and linking this resource with external databases.
Second, I am working on a project to link ontologies with geometrical models of anatomy. The goal is to integrate anatomic knowledge with geometrical models to predict the consequences of penetrating injury. Geometrical models generally contain no intrinsic information that a computer can use for reasoning tasks, such as inferring consequences of injury. By integrating knowledge into geometrical models, we can create representations that are computable and can be used in intelligent applications.
Third, I am interested in developing statistical natural language processing (NLP) methods to extract and summarize information in radiology reports and published articles. This can be useful for healthcare process improvement and quality assessment. I have been applying these methods to discover articles in the literature that contain pharmacogenetics data (to streamline the process of curating the literature in a pharmacogenetics database), as well as to analyze a database of ultrasound reports to recognize and categorize positive DVT reports, negative DVT reports, and non-DVT studies to measure the utilization rate of DVT ultrasound.
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