At the Comic Strip Live!, we never put on small shows, but this weekend, we have particularly HUGE ones! Both Friday and Saturday night, or 8:30, 10:30 and 12:30am shows are jam-packed with talent!
Shows include the comedy of Paul Mecurio! David Baker! Marina Franklin! William Stephenson! Brian Scott McFadden! Sherrod Small! Mike Britt! Adam Cozens! Dustin Chaffin! Big Jay Oakerson! and more!
Emmy Award Winning writer for The Daily Show Paul Mecurio will be closing out both out 8:30 and 10:30pm shows on Friday
To make a reservation call (212) 861-9386
See you tonight!
At this years Rooftop Aspen Comedy Festival, many comedians who call the Comic Strip Live! home be in attendance. But two of the performers poised to make the most impact are club favorites Brian Scott McFadden and Jermaine Fowler.
Both McFadden and Fowler received invitations to attend the festival located in scenic Aspen, Colorado and will be performing in a wide range of shows throughout the four day festival. Jermaine Fowler will be hosting one of the nationally star-studded evening programs as well as performing a set at neighboring Steebs Comedy Club. Fowler already has been awarded one of the festival’s “Silver Nails” recognizing achievement in America’s best emerging underground comedy talent.
McFadden will perform throughout the festival as a feature attraction and will most definitely be garnering attention after his recent breakout year which has already included appearances on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
In addition, club owner Robert Wachs will be on hand to present during a panel discussion on what it takes to make it from the comedy stage to the big screen. This topic is of constant discussion amongst those in the comedy community and Wachs expertise on the matter will certainly cause this event to be one of the big attractions of the festival.
And just when you didn’t think there could be any more, this years Rooftop Comedy Festival will also be the home of the debut of a new trailer for the documentary chronicling the history of the Comic Strip: Eat, Drink, Laugh.
Other notes of interest: club favorite Marina Franklin has been nominated for the festival’s Golden Shingle, which recognizes the most outstanding rising stand up comedy star.
The festival takes place June 9-13th in beautiful Aspen, Colorado.
To see Jermaine, Brian or Marina at the Comic Strip, be sure to keep an eye on our full schedule over at ComicStripLive.Com
Happy April 4th, comedy super-fans!
To celebrate our favorite first Sunday in April (a high honor indeed), we are inviting you to come to the Comic Strip Live! for a fantastic night of pure stand up comedy.
We have a great show tonight featuring Lenny Marcus (Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham), Lee Camp (Comedy Central’s Fresh Debate 2008), Brian Scott McFadden (Late Show with David Letterman, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson), Ross Bennett (Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Evening at the Improv) and many more!
Come on in!
Back from L.A.!
He’s fast! He’s funny! And he is back at the Comic Strip! Come by tonight to see one of our favorites, Brian Scott McFadden, still fresh off his recent appearance on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and his soon to be aired Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Tonight’s show starts at 8:30pm and also features Andy Pitz (Late Show with David Letterman), Lee Camp (Comedy Central’s Fresh Debate), Paul Mecurio (Emmy Award Winning writer/performer on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show), Sherrod Small (VH1’s Best Week Ever and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and many, many more.
Be sure to keep an eye on our schedule to find out when your favorite comedian will be appearing on our famed staged next!
Do you like love? Comedy? Sunday evenings? Well, then you are in luck!
Valentine’s Day night! 2 shows! 7:00pm and 9:00pm! The best comedians in New York come together to wish you (and if you want, a loved one or two) a very special Valentine’s Day!
Ray Ellin hosts two laughter-packed shows featuring Marina Franklin! Sherrod Small! Brian Scott McFadden! Kevin Brennan!
About last night…
AMAZING show! Over 170 comedy fans turned out for what was much more than any seemingly ordinary mid-week comedy show! In addition to hilarious sets by Brian Scott McFadden, Ted Alexandro, Colin Kane, Joe Bolster, Al Ducharme and more, one of the evening many highlights was a special appearance by long-time friend of the Comic Strip Live!, the Roast Master General: Jeffrey Ross!
Jeffrey Ross, live on stage at the Comic Strip Live!, July 22nd, 2009
The now L.A.-based comic and Dancing with the Stars veteran was at the club to practice some of his witty zingers for the upcoming Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers. And oh man…he sure had some gems. Looking forward to watching!
The Comic Strip Live! has long been a second home for it’s alumni and has gained recognition for being a great place to catch an unexpected performer, like Jeff, live and in person. In the last year, the club has had unannounced performances by: Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, George Wallace, Caroline Rhea, Bill Burr, Jim Norton, Tony Rock, Greg Giraldo, Artie Lange, Mike Birbiglia & more. No night of the week gets you better odds of seeing your favorite comedian up close.
To try and guess when your comedy idol will pop in, check out the clubs calendar!


Bosnia and Herzegovina became a member of the Agency by depositing an instrument of acceptance of the Agency's Statute. The application of Georgia for membership was approved by the General Conference, but the instrument of acceptance has not yet been deposited with the Government of the USA in accordance with the Agency's Statute. The application of Moldova was recommended by the Board of Governors and will be submitted to the General Conference in 1996.
A new scheduling of Board meetings was approved in February 1994. This schedule, and a redistribution of agenda items between the different session so that specific session would focus on particular issues, were successfully put into operation in 1995.
There were some positive developments in the discussions in both the Board of Governors and the General Conference on the revision of Article VI of the Agency's Statute as a whole. After many years a formal proposal was submitted for the consideration of the Board and the General Conference and, although it was not approved, it helped to focus the debate. At the request of the General Conference, the Board re-established a successor informal open-ended consultative group on the issue and this is expected to submit recommendations to the General Conference in 1996.
Also, following an extensive debate, a decision was taken to set up an informal open-ended consultative group to consider the criteria for designating members to the Board of Governors.
The General Conference requested the Director General to study all of the implications of a proposal which was before it at its 39th session relating to the classification of Member States into the eight area groups specified in the Statute. The Director General was requested to submit a report on this matter for the consideration of the Board of Governors, which will subsequently report to the General Conference.
The long standing issues of the financing of technical assistance and of safeguards were considered in detail. Two separate working groups established by the Board at the request of the 1994 General Conference decided, in view of the interdependent nature of the tasks, to formulate a compromise. Subsequently, a package merging the two issues was adopted by the Board and later by the General Conference. Since the compromise did not resolve all related issues, it was agree that a further review of the financing of safeguards would be undertaken before the year 2000, while other unresolved issues regarding the financing of technical assistance may be discussed in the Board in the near future.


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Guide to the Joanne Townsend papers
Collection number: HMC-0246.
Creator: Townsend, Joanne.
Title: Joanne Townsend papers.
Volume of collection: 0.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Papers of a former Poet Laureate for Alaska.
Joanne Townsend was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She came to Alaska with her husband and son in 1970. Townsend received a master’s degree in English from the University of Arkansas in 1983. She worked as a registered nurse and wrote part-time until 1975, when she decided to pursue her career as a writer full-time. Townsend’s poetry has appeared in various publications including Hunger and Dreams: Alaska Women’s Anthology, and the Alaska Quarterly Review. She published her first book of poetry, entitled Balancing Act, in 1979, and taught English at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Joanne Townsend was named Poet Laureate for Alaska by the state legislature in 1988.
The collection consists of papers regarding Joanne Townsend’s work as a poet and her relations with other Alaskan authors. The collection contains: correspondence; events where Townsend read poems, spoke, or was involved; poetry and drafts; papers regarding a memorial for poet Margaret Mielke; biographical and poetry clippings; publications of life stories by the creative writing class of the Anchorage Senior Center; photographs of Townsend’s poetry reading at the opening of Borders Bookstore in Anchorage, and Townsend in Bethel during a period as poet in the schools; and an audiocassette recording of Townsend’s poetry reading at the Coffee Mill. The correspondence and event files also contain poems that were either attached to letters, sent in emails, or read at the events.
Arrangement: The records in this collection are arranged roughly by type.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Joanne Townsend retains copyright to the materials in the collection. Archives and Special Collections can grant permission for use.
Preferred citation: Joanne Townsend papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Separated materials: Published books and journals were separated from the collection and added to the Consortium Library Rare Books collection.
Acquisition note: The collection was given to the Archives by Joanne Townsend in 1988, with additions made in 2003, 2004, 2015, and 2022. A deed of gift was signed by Townsend in 2015.
Processing information: This collection was arranged and described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2004. The collection was converted to current standard by Veronica Denison in 2014. Additional materials were added by Veronica Denison in 2015 and by Becky Butler in 2023.
|3||“I have saved some memories” by Anchorage Senior Center creative writing class||1991-1993|
|4||Event and materials on classes taught by Townsend; Contests and certificates||undated, 1997-2014|
|5||Margaret Mielke memorial||undated, 1968-1981|
|6||Publications: poetry and drafts||1962-2012|
|7||Publications: poetry and drafts||1993-2019|
|8||Alaska State Council on the Arts, travel grant material||1988|
|9||Clipping: biographical and poetry||1979-2009|
|11||Audiocassette: poetry reading at the Coffee Mill||1991 May 23|

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This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.
#90: I am a painter that makes geometrical and abstract artworks that I believe could be applied on textiles, I am searching for producers, what is your suggestion?
We suggest you to apply the A' Design Award and Competitions' Graphic Design Award Category (or if you have a prototype made, apply to the Materials and Textiles Category), if in the end, you are an award winner we firmly believe that sure you will be contacted by many different companies for realization possibilities, this really makes easier for you to find clients and realization possibilities; Instead of spending your time finding clients, the clients will be coming to you, and you can use your remaining time to focus more on making more and better designs.
Keywords: textile design, textile producer, finding a client, realization possibilities, benefit of award, benefits to winners
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20 celebs who are rocking sexy, chic, natural tresses, from intricate, twisted updos to halos of fluffy curls.
Once upon a time, Black actresses and singers had to straighten their hair to even get a foot in the door. But after Cicely Tyson rocked cornrows on the 1960s TV show “East Side West Side,” and Pam Grier and Chaka Khan sported proud ‘fros in the ’70s, perceptions slowly (verrry slowly) began to change.
These days, a slew of celebs have decided to embrace the beauty of their natural tresses — to gorgeous, inspirational results. From Solange Knowles to Janelle Monae, here are our favorite stars with fierce “freedom” hair.
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Check out the dramatic new poster for the latest 'X-Men' movie.
Twentieth Century Fox has debuted a new poster for the upcoming comic book adaptation sequel, X-Men Days of Future Past. The dramatic new image features Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, and Fan Bingbing alongside all the franchise's main characters.
It's Dark Times For The X-Men In 'Days Of Future Past.'
Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, and Peter Dinklage all star in the action epic, which is due for release in May.
Miley Cyrus and Benee add to this wonderfully eclectic array.
We spoke to The Corrs' frontwoman about her festive new release.
We want to speak to the Grammys manager...
From child star to rockstar, Taylor Momsen has been through quite the career evolution in her time - and all by the age of 27!
True stories of music and the macabre...
Doja Cat isn't the only one who shocked the world with a new image.


The T1 samples arrived today and to my surprise, the factory has already implemented the new R2 tip profile. I am still not happy with the “red” they are producing, so I have decided to go with just the blue version. The metal shaft is still too long (it should be 4-3/4″ long). This will be addressed along with a few cosmetic blemishes that were observed on the body of the tool. To reduce the wait time, the T2 samples will be produced and photographed instead of shipped to me. Once this is done, the production of the first 1,000 units will begin.


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Nobody Drinks That Much
FOOLS DIE IN THE ZOO. THEY DIE FAST AND HORRIBLY.
From the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle…
Holly is beginning to understand what her gut has been telling her, and it isn't a pretty sight.
Will she listen to what she is learning, or is she feeling the pressure from New York?
JB is telling her stories, but does he have an ulterior motive? And if he does, is it better for Holly to know it…or not?
Will each of them find the solution they need?
Holly is back, learning about another story ripped out of the ZOO. But this one seems too impossible to be true. HOW MUCH can one person drink and not shoot themselves?
Can she learn enough about the ZOO to become comfortable with the idea that she can make it inside, and back out again safely?
The more she learns, the more concerned she gets.
ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE ZOO...AGAIN?
Join Holly Smith as she learns about the ZOO, how to stay alive, and the opportunities that being a part of the ZOO have brought humanity.
The future is looking interesting and humorous, except for the death part.
Go up and click on the 'Read Now' button and enter the ZOO.
FIRST FOUR TITLES in SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE AND FAME
BOOK 01 - NOBODY'S FOOL
BOOK 02 - NOBODY LIVES FOREVER
BOOK 03 - NOBODY DRINKS THAT MUCH
BOOK 04 - NOBODY REMEMBERS BUT US
BOOK 05 - GHOST WALKING

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text: We release the MetaboX library, an open source PHP framework for developing metabolic networks from a set of compounds. This library provides easy access to the Kyoto Encyclopedia for Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database using its RESTful Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and methods to enhance manipulation of the information returned from KEGG webservice. MetaboX includes methods to extract information about a resource of interest (e.g. metabolite, reaction and enzyme) for further processing and storing purposes. MetaboX is modular, thus developers can contribute with alternative implementations or extensions. Each component of the library is designed with minimum dependency on other components. MetaboX follows the SOLID object-oriented design principle in order to provide dependency management, re-usability and flexibility.


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One of my favorite galleries in Charlotte is The New Gallery of Modern Art. I love director Irina Toshkova’s eye and the exciting artists and exhibitions she brings to town. I cannot wait to see the exhibition opening this evening “After the Storm” featuring works by Stephanie Hirsch. I am always drawn to works of art that reveal the intricacy of detailed work such as textile art, embroidery and beading. My husband often refers to me as “annoyingly optimistic” and these works totally resonated with my “glass half full” perspective on life….even when the glass is pretty empty. I loved this quote from the press release, “Taking the ups and downs of life, and seeing the usefulness in both, her words are informed by the universal life occurrences of being a mother, maintaining a career, and pursuing happiness in it all.”
Through exquisite artistry and skillful combination of media, Hirsch displays her heart, not on her sleeve, but on her canvases. She fills shaped canvases, measuring up to 5 feet by 4 feet, with a majestic bed of flowers that serves as an appealing resting place for her spiritually infused, stirring adages. Every inch of the canvas contains innumerable tiny beads that form her compositions.
In her words: “Mental and physical blockages in life are often self-inflicted, both literally and figuratively. I explore my journey through life as a quest to uncover the truth around me and to express my position through the multifaceted meanings inherent to the words we use and actions we do.”The beautiful aesthetics of the floral arrangements interspersed with circle-of-life motifs and the subtle sparkling of the beading, will bring a smile to your face. While the quips will bring a second thought to your mind, as you question whether to experience life with the glass half full or half empty.
Hirsch has exhibited throughout New York, the Hamptons, Miami, and Los Angeles. In 2015, she was awarded an artist residency at the P3 Studio at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, curated in partnership with Art Production Fund. Given her background of a degree in costume design and founding and designing a resort fashion line for over 10 years, Hirsch’s work lends itself to the world of fashion and has therefore been featured in Miami Design District’s Art Walk, showcased in the Mercedes Benz VIP lounge at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week, and a commission by the iconic beauty brand Erno Laszlo to create a Crown for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for display at Harrods, London. Hirsch currently lives and works in New York City.


Trump’s pole numbers after a year are remarkably resilient despite his questionable politics. However, this teflon like quality does not extend to his brand and business. The drip drip effect of being associated with hate, racism, nepotism, corruption and now possible impeachment is shifting perceptions. People living in Trump properties are not longer paying to use the Trump name but are now seeing the financial impact of being associated with it. When a brand becomes so toxic financing has a tendency to dry up and Trump has never shied away from his love of debt financing. Are we witnessing the early warning signs of the first presidential bankruptcy in US history?
WHY BRIEFS ARE NOT PANTS
Would you go and get open heart surgery without a proper diagnosis or start a lengthy journey without a map? I thought not. However, the question is not as absurd as it may appear when applied to copywriting briefs. There is a commonly held assumption amongst certain clients that copywriters can turn lead into gold at the touch of a keyboard without a proper brief and a superficial understanding of the brand or business. This problem is exacerbated in the go-go world of start-ups where time is short, budgets are tight and the pressure to go ‘live’ is ever present. So for budding entrepreneurs it’s worth remembering a golden rule in copywriting or content production. Time spent developing a detailed brief will shorten the project time and produce better results every time. How is that?
Entrepreneurs have a vision or gut feel of where they want to get to. However, that is not the same as writing it down and formalising it. That is where a decent copywriter can provide a framework for a project by asking lots and lots of questions. Who is the audience, what are the key messages, the SEO keywords and the tone of voice to adopt? How does this project fit into the overall business strategy and what are the objectives of the project. Well you get the idea. However you also need to think about the consequences of bypassing this process. The classic symptoms are too many draft versions, time wasting, general frustration and copy that doesn’t quite hit the mark. .
Going back to the analogy of the map. You can chose to start a long journey without a map. Sure you may eventually get to your final destination using the sun and the stars. But, at worst you may not get there and at best you may arrive late. Essentially a brief is like map that helps you plan your journey and as the old saying goes ‘if you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail’.
PERSONALISING A BRITISH ICON
To the digital world personalisation is second nature though for traditional food brands it has taken longer. With breakthroughs in manufacturing and distribution technologies food brands are also able to flex their personalisation muscles. Brands such as Nutella, Heinz, Marmite and Coke have understood that engaging on a personal level with consumers deepens the relationship and ensures long-term loyalty. At the same time it provides an abundance of communication opportunities for getting the brand message across.
CROSSING YOUR TEAS
Brand naming can be a fraught business that appropriates foreign languages to provide a veneer of sophistication. This can often lead to hilarious ‘Engrish or Japlish’ brand names targeted at unsuspecting Japanese consumers.
Conversely some names look and sound right, but on further inspection are a source of confusion for English speakers.
The word ‘free’ has several definitions one of which is ‘without charge’ or ‘gratis’. The French telecoms giant Free provides Wi-Fi, which is anything but ‘free’ and a source of bewilderment for the 80 million + tourists visiting France each year.
The brand naming process should involve considerable cultural and semantic research, which will highlight critical ambiguities and issues to save time and potentially huge amounts of money. In both cases ‘Freedom’ would have sufficed to dodge this cultural bullet……….
SHAPES, SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONSUMER PASSIONS
Never underestimate consumers’ emotional attachment to brands and their willingness to express it through social media. Iconic brands occupy a central place in contemporary culture and are powerful triggers for nostalgia. The Toblerone brand identity is inextricably linked to the idiosyncratic product shape………….. tinker with that at your peril !


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What makes a man emotionally unavailable? The stubbornness of an emotionally unavailable man destroys relationships. If you’re reading this, you’re most certainly dating a man who is reserved, cold and apathetic.
You must have tried your very best to make him express his past, but I’m pretty sure all your attempts have gone to waste.
At times, he might even refuse to acknowledge your presence in a desperate attempt to keep his emotional defences intact. And you’re the one left to writhe in an incomprehensible situation.
You’re practically out of wits. If you have no clue as to what do with such an enigmatic personality, put your reading glasses on.
We’re going to outline each and every reason of what makes a man emotionally unavailable.
What Makes A Man Emotionally Unavailable?
Abusive parents or manipulative friends
If anyone ever asks me what makes a man emotionally unavailable? I’ll always elucidate this cause to him/her first.
Our childhoods have a dire effect on our personalities. They leave permanent imprints on us.
If someone you’re in love with has grown in the presence of a weak role model, there is a resounding possibility that he will grow up to be an emotional trainwreck.
He might follow the destructive patterns of an abusive parent or a manipulative friend. This would diminish his ability to process emotions.
Dysfunctional families always try to control children. In our society, when tragedy strikes a man, the father steps up and tell his kid that it’s obligatory for a man to stay strong.
Because of this, he suppresses his emotions, instead of expressing them. This habit gradually transforms into a permanent feature of his personality.
We all know that human societies do not entertain emotional weakness. Everyone has taken the concept of “Survival of the fittest” way too seriously. It has made us inconsiderate.
Sometimes, we forget that we’re not in the wilderness competing for resources, but living breathing humans possessed with exceptional powers of empathy.
Bullying takes the lives of so many children around the globe. And those who do survive its excruciating grip are left with permanent scars.
They become so numb that even tears refuse to come out of their eyes. Many men undergo such traumatic experiences in social settings. That is why they have such utter distaste for emotional vulnerability.
Often, men are labeled as wusses for expressing their emotions. So, ask yourself, why would anyone in their right mind trust anyone with his emotions if he is treated in this crude manner? Of course, he won’t.
Excessive labeling, such as “pussy”, “wanker” has forced men to retreat into their shells. They expect these kinds of negative responses from everyone around them. They have been conditioned to do so!
The death of a beloved family member or unrequited love is one the major causes of emotional unavailability in men.
It makes them presumptuous. It makes them believe that getting close to someone is going to end up badly.
They know what it’s like to be left alone with the pain and memories of someone that got away. They are also one of the big reasons for what makes a man emotionally unavailable.
What makes a man emotionally unavailable? All of these reasons! Sometimes, one factor is contributory, while other times, an intermixing of these causes leads to their emotional suppression.

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text: Photograph of an intersection at Fifth Street in Portland, Oregon, [s.d.]. "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders" was an advertising slogan of the Southern Pacific Railroad, ca.1910. Portland, Oregon, was on the Southern Pacific route. A paved street runs from the foreground to the background at center and is divided by streetcar tracks. A streetcar can be seen at right, while a small horse-drawn buggy can be seen at left. Throngs of pedestrians are visible on the sidewalks on both sides of the street. Tall buildings border the road, and a network of utility wire runs overhead.

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COPD and Sudden Cardiac Death | Journal Scan
What is the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the general population?
This was a population-based cohort study among 14,926 subjects aged ≥45 years, with up to 24 years of follow-up. Analyses were performed with a (time-dependent) Cox proportional hazard model adjusted for age, sex, and smoking.
Of the 13,471 persons included in the analysis, 1,615 had a diagnosis of COPD and there were 551 cases of SCD. COPD was associated with an increased risk of SCD (age- and sex-adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.34; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06-1.70). The risk particularly increased in the period 2,000 days (5.48 years) after the diagnosis of COPD (age- and sex-adjusted HR, 2.12; 95% CI, 1.60-2.82) and increased further to a more than three-fold higher risk in COPD subjects with frequent exacerbations during this period (age- and sex-adjusted HR, 3.58; 95% CI, 2.35-5.44). Analyses restricted to persons without prevalent myocardial infarction or heart failure yielded similar results.
The authors concluded that COPD is associated with an increased risk for SCD.
This population-based study in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly persons reports ~30% increased risk of SCD in subjects with COPD. The risk almost doubled in 5 years after the diagnosis of COPD, a trend which was not observed for other causes of death. Furthermore, the risk increases in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations having a higher degree of baseline systemic inflammation. These data may help to make more accurate risk stratification and lead to targeted preventive actions for patients with COPD, including exploring possible implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement.
Keywords: Aged, Cohort Studies, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure, Inflammation, Morbidity, Mortality, Myocardial Infarction, Primary Prevention, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk, Smoking
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Republican Party Primary Ballot
Back Row (Left to Right): Will Hurd (U.S. Representative District 23); Glenn Klaus (Justice of the Peace Precinct 1);
Vivian Torres (County Court at Law Judge); Lisa Wernette (County Clerk); Jim Barden (County Judge); Mark Haby
(Justice of the Peace Precinct 2); Larry Sittre (County Commissioner Precinct 2); Robert (Doc) Lowry (U.S.
Representative District 23); Jerry Beck (County Commissioner Precinct 4)
Front Row (Left to Right): Tim Palmquist (District Clerk); Cindy Fowler (District Clerk); Nancy Robbins representing
Debra Medina (Governor); Cindy Ivy (County Treasurer); Betty Brown (County Treasurer); Phil Montgomery (Justice of
the Peace Precinct 4); Francisco “Quico” Canseco (U.S. Representative District 23); Clyde “Bubba” Howse (Justice of
the Peace Precinct 3)
Not Pictured: Charles Rothe (County Surveyor); Heather Teer (Justice of the Peace Precinct 2)
Excitement and an eagerness to get started permeated the crowd of 40 people who braved the cold
Thursday night to draw for name order on the 2010 Republican Party Ballot. Every County in Texas does
this so that Ballots are unique to each County. This year, the local Republican Party will field candidates in
all but one race.
While the Governor’s race boasts three candidates, the Congressional race for District 23, (formerly held
by Henry Bonilla) has five candidates and the Justice of Supreme Court Place 3 has attracted 6 hopefuls.
The importance of voters in Medina County was evident by the attendance at the drawing of three
Congressional Candidates, Quico Canseco, Dr. Lowry and Will Hurd.
Locally, the following three contested races that will be determined in the Primary as there is no opposition
• District Clerk (Cindy Fowler and Tim Palmquist);
• County Treasurer (Betty Brown and Cindy Ivy); and
• Justice of the Peace Pct 2 (Heather Bishop Teer and Mark P. Haby)
Candidates who will face opposition in November are these:
• Jerry Beck, candidate for County Commissioner Pct 4,
• Larry Sittre, candidate for County Commissioner Pct 2, and
• Clyde “Bubba” Howse, candidate for Justice of the Peace Pct 3.
Jim Barden, County Judge, Vivian Torres, County Court at Law Judge, Lisa Wernette, County Clerk, Glenn
Klaus, Justice of the Peace Pct 1, Phil Montgomery, Justice of the Peace Pct 4, and Charles Rothe,
County Surveyor, have already won both the Primary and the General Election as they will have no
competition in either election.
Early Voting starts February 16th with voting places in Hondo, Castroville, and Devine. Election Day is
March 2nd. A good turnout is expected due to the interest in the local races as well as the Congressional
and Governor's race.


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A popular master limited partnership exchange traded note has started to trade at a premium to its net asset value once again, highlighting additional risks associated with the ETN structure.
The JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSEArca: AMJ) was trading at a premium of around 3% late last week, with some traders attributing the run up to large option trades. The ETN had set an all-time high closing premium of 4.3%, according to the MoneyBeat blog at WSJ.com.
The issuing bank of the ETN halted new share creations due to the difficulty in hedging out MLP exposure, essentially turning the ETN into a closed-end fund. Consequently, premiums and discounts to net asset values can occur. [Master Limited Partnership ETN Trading at Premium After Creation Halt]
J.P Morgan has restricted the number of shares issued at 129 million on June 14, 2012 amid rising demand for AMJ as an alternative for yields. [Master Limited Partnership ETF: Attractive Yields with Risks]
“It matters because you have a lack of equilibrium in the marketplace, whereby the sum of the parts is worth less than the asset as a whole,” Agam Kothari, director of equity trading at Citigroup, said in the article. “When that’s driven purely due to technical factors, that should always be a wake-up call to investors.”
Specifically, the bank has stated that “investors that pay a premium for the ETNs could incur significant losses if that investor sells its ETNs at a time when some or all of the premium is no longer present.”
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AFTER his lengthy hiatus, Mark Dionisio‘s showbiz career is booming again with his latest film titled We Will Not Die Tonight starring Erich Gonzales. It’s a survival-action movie directed and written by Richard V. Somes. It’s one of the official selections in this year’s New York Asian Film Festival, and an official entry of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino which will screen on August 15-21.
Marks played a role as a gang member led by Bangkil (Paolo Paraiso).
Before WWNDT, Mark starred in an independent movie titled ALPHA (Right to Kill) starring Allen Dizon, and directed by Brillante Mendoza. On TV, his recent Kapuso TV projects were The Cure starring Tom Rodriguez and Jennylyn Mercado, and he played as Diana Zubiri’s husband in Tadhana.
In his spare time, he manages his salon business in Cubao. He and his wife, Claire, got a franchise of the Mary Pauline Salon which is located on the second floor of the newly remodeled Ali Mall in Cubao, Quezon City.Recently, they celebrated their 1st anniversary in salon business.

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A big return is rumored to be coming to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) this year. Former women’s mixed martial arts superstar, Gina Carano could return to the octagon. It has been reported that Carano had a meeting with UFC President Dana White. Carano’s return has led to speculation about a superfight between her and UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey. There is one person that is not excited about the proposed superfight, former Rousey foe, Miesha Tate.
Tate, the woman who pushed Rousey to the longest fight of her MMA career, thinks it would be a mistake to set up a Carano vs. Rousey fight. Tate says it would reflect negatively on the image built up of legitimate competition in the women’s division. She shared her comments in an interview with the MMAjunkie website. “I really feel that it’s just kind of a joke.” said Tate. “It really is. Gina was a great fighter, and she’s a beautiful woman. Ronda is a great fighter and she’s an attractive girl. But to say that gina should be able to come in after five years of nothing and take on arguably the best female fighter ever? Come on.”
Tate, the former Strikeforce women’s champion thinks Carano should have to go past her to get a shot at the title. “If Gina is serious about making a comeback, then I think I would be the perfect person for her to step in to fight against.” Tate continued. “I’m not the champion and it makes kind of a mockery of women’s MMA to have her come in and fight the champion. If she can beat me, I’ll wish her well on her way to the title, and I’ll be definitely rooting for her.”
Carano’s last fight was in August of 2009 when she was in the main event of a Strikeforce card against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. Carano left the MMA world for Hollywood. She has appeared on television and was in the 2013 motion picture, Haywire. She recently appeared in the Fast & Furious 6. Carano left with a mixed martial arts record of 12-1-1.


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Research: My motto is: "The Middle Ages Aren't Old." I am a scholar of medieval Europe by training, firmly grounded in contemporary global concerns. I study how the past shapes the present and how the present shapes our views of the past. My projects typically connect small things to big ideas: a single word choice to ethnic nationalism, an epigraph to colonial memory, a reader's note in a book to social power relations. My most recent book, Holy Digital Grail: A Medieval Book on the Internet, was supported by fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies.
- Ph.D. Stanford University (1993)
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Holy Digital Grail: A Medieval Book on the Internet (Stanford University Press, 2022),
"Remix the Medieval Manuscript: Experiments in Digital Infrastructure." Archive Journal (co-author with Bay Lauris ByrneSim and Laura Braunstein) (September 2018).
"Chaucer and the Future of World Literature," Literature Compass 15.6 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12446
"'The Last Syllable of Modernity': Chaucer in the Caribbean." postmedieval 6.1 (2015): 79-93.


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There are three opinions of scholars regarding the fate of the parents of the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, and they are summarized as follows:
The first opinion:
Scholars say the Prophet’s parents are in Hellfire. Abu Hanifa, Al-Bayhaqi, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Katheer held this view, and Mulla Ali bin Sultan claimed consensus on this opinion.
عن أنس بن مالك -رضي الله عنه- قال: (أنَّ رَجُلًا قالَ: يا رَسولَ اللهِ، أيْنَ أبِي؟ قالَ: في النَّارِ، فَلَمَّا قَفَّى دَعاهُ، فقالَ: إنَّ أبِي وأَباكَ في النَّارِ).
And they quoted as evidence the hadith in which the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings be upon him, told that his father was in Hell. On the authority of Anas bin Malik, may God be pleased with him, he said: (A man said: O Messenger of God, where is my father? He said: He is in Hell. When he stood up and started leaving, he called him and said: My father and your father are in Hell.” Narrated by Muslim
قال -عليه الصلاة والسلام-: (اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي أنْ أسْتَغْفِرَ لِأُمِّي فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِي، واسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ أنْ أزُورَ قَبْرَها فأذِنَ لِي).
They also inferred this opinion because of the hadith in which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: I asked my Lord to ask forgiveness for my mother, but he did not permit me, and I asked his permission to visit her grave, so he permitted me. Narrated by Muslim
The second opinion:
Scholars don’t hold any judgment on this matter and leave it undecided without judging the Prophet’s parents to heaven or hellfire.
Taj al-Din al-Fakhani, Imam al-Sakhawi, and Shams al-Haq al-Azim Abadi went to this saying. Taj al-Din said: “God knows best about the condition of his parents,” and al-Sakhawi said not to object to prove or deny their fate.
The third opinion:
Scholars say that the Prophet’s parents are in heaven, and this saying was held by Al-Suyuti, Al-Sindi, Al-Taher bin Ashour, Muhammad Al-Jaziri, Muhammad Al-Ghazali, Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi, Ibn Hajar Al-Haytami, Ibn Shaheen, and this saying was also held by the Egyptian council of Ifta, and others.
Some of them inferred this because the parents died before the message of the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, and the invitation did not reach them, and others inferred that they were on the religion of Abraham, upon him be peace; It is monotheism.
Others say that God Almighty revived them from death for the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, at the end of his life, and they embraced Islam.


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The Brazilian giants are guaranteed of advancing to the last 16 regardless of the result of their final group match against Argentina's Defensa y Justicia on October 20.
He then showed his goal scoring instincts remain completely intact by nodding home Atletico's fifth goal before then adding a sixth from close range in a 25 minute cameo which implies that if Barca wanted him out, it wasn't just for footballing reasons.
Both teams created and missed chances in the first half and made life a little easier in the season, with no one breaking the deadlock.
Third seed Thiem was competing for the first time as a Grand Slam winner and followed his fourth win in as many head-to-head clashes against Cilic. The 27-year-old improved his record at Roland Garros to 25-6.
Getafe went top of the table with that win and Jose Bordalas' men now visit Real Sociedad, whose defeat to Valencia served to confirm that they are missing the support of their home fans. The side from San Sebastian has won just one and lost four of the eight home matches since football returned to Spain in empty stadiums in the middle of June, and on Saturday it will be without the injured Adnan Januzaj.
The 16 teams were divided into two groups this season, with the top four teams in each group moving into Final A for the championship race while the bottom four falling into Final B for the 9th to the 16th places.
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) revealed that the second phase matches would be played in a two-legged knockout format, with the CSL's 16 teams divided into a championship group (Final A) and a relegation group (Final B).
However, Inter ran riot in the dying minutes as Lukaku found the net from substitute Hakimi's pass, two minutes before Danilo D'Ambrosio scored the winner with a header.
Although Betis had over 70 percent of the possession in the first half, they were 3-0 down at the break after Angel Rodriguez scored twice and Marc Curcurella netted Getafe's other goal.
Alba increased the lead to 12 points early in the second quarter, but a remarkable 11-0 run, led by Scottie Wilbekin and Othello Hunter, brought Maccabi back to the game.
QINGDAO, China, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiang and Yan Zibei, the Asian record holders of the women's 50m freestyle and men's 100m breaststroke, won titles in the two events respectively at the Chinese national swimming championships here on Tuesday.


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Taking part in the National Health Insurance scheme (NHI) is going to be mandatory, not voluntary like belonging to a medical aid, said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi at the release of the long-awaited National Health Insurance (NHI) white paper on Friday in Pretoria.
“Population coverage under NHI will ensure that all South Africans have access to comprehensive quality healthcare,” said Motsoaledi. The NHI will be phased in over a period of 14 years which started with 11 pilot districts around the country in 2011.
By using their NHI card, South Africans will have access to medical treatment, including pharmacies and emergency medical services without having to pay directly at the point of care. The white paper stipulates that NHI card holders “will not be expected to make any out-of-pocket payments such as co-payments and user fees at the point of healthcare delivery”.
But the burning question of how the NHI will be financed remains largely “uncertain”.
“We did not identify a single source of funding. We have just identified several methods of financing the NHI,” said Motsoaledi.
The document outlines “five alternative tax scenarios for funding the NHI shortfall by 2025/26”. These include the “introduction of a payroll tax, a surcharge on taxable income and increases in the rate of value added tax”.
But nothing is set in stone, as the NHI evolves “the tax treatment of medical expenses and medical scheme contributions will be reviewed,” the white paper states.
Funding of healthcare services will be overseen by the NHI fund, which will be governed by the NHI commission. Healthcare professionals will need to get accreditation from the fund and medical schemes will “only offer complementary (top-up) cover for services that are not included in the health service benefits and medicines approved by the NHI”.
Motsoaledi said that all of these reforms call for new legislation, as the Health Act does not meet the needs of the NHI. The implementation of the NHI will be led by six task teams that will oversee various aspects such as financing, medical service benefits and the future role of medical schemes.
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Designed to fit both of your feet comfortably, each sock has been made to the specific contours of the left and right foot. This in turn provides you the required support you need during exercises by improving the fit of the socks.
World Cup Belgium Home Socks 17/19
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Several Southern California agencies received federal grants aimed at providing job-training for transportation-related positions, state officials announced today.
The $2.7 million in economic-stimulus grants awarded to agencies in the state are part of the Federal Highway Administration's "On the Job Training/Support Services'' program. The money will be used to fund pre-apprenticeships and training centers for women, minorities, veterans and
otherwise disadvantaged people pursuing jobs in highway construction.
"These grants will help to create opportunities during these tough economic times,'' Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said. "We are providing crucial job training to people that will help lay the groundwork for jobs and drive California on the road to economic recovery.''
Among the Southern California agencies receiving grants were:
- the Century Community Training Program in Los Angeles, which was awarded $290,000 to provide construction-skills training in highway, street and bridge construction;
- the Family Management Matters "Warriors Career Bridge'' program in Anaheim and Orange County, which was awarded $256,620 to bolster communication between veteran organizations and public works employers;
- Pacific Gateway in Long Beach, which was awarded $230,789 for outreach, recruitment, job-training and job-retention assistance in highway construction positions; and
- the United Job Creation Council Re-entry Construction Employment Project in Los Angeles, which was awarded $254,840 to provide highway construction skills training, tools and equipment.


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A bomb has exploded in a hotel in the main town of a militant-infested Pakistani region close to the Afghan border, wounding 12 people.
Intelligence officials and a witness said Monday's blast was in the town of Miram Shah in North Waziristan.
Witness Adnan Wazir says the blast hit a hotel in the main market, badly damaging the building.
Miram Shah is said by locals to be under the effective control of al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
The United States has long urged Pakistan's army to launch an operation in North Waziristan.
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1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl except butter.
2. Using a whisk, mix on medium for approximately 1 minute.
3. Mix on high speed for 6 minutes. Cut. and fold the melted butter
4. Deposit in a greased and lined sheet tray.
5. Bake at 170°C.
6. Cool down.
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Processing high resolution images is a demanding task requiring a modern computer. In terms of both memory and CPU power, getting the best out of a typical 15, 20 or 25 Megapixel image can quickly take your computer to its limits. Ansel’s requirements are no exception. All calculations are performed on 4 x 32bit floating point numbers. This is slower than “ordinary” 8 or 16 bit integer algebra, but eliminates all problems of tonal breaks or loss of information.
As you can imagine, the hardware architecture of GPUs can vary significantly. There are different manufacturers, and even different generations of GPUs from the same manufacturer may not be comparable. At the same time GPU manufacturers don’t normally disclose all the hardware details of their products to the public. One of the consequences of this is the need to use proprietary drivers under Linux, if you want to take full advantage of your graphics card.
Using OpenCL in Ansel requires that your PC is equipped with a suitable graphics card and that it has the required libraries in place. Most modern graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD come with full OpenCL support. The OpenCL compiler is normally shipped as part of the proprietary graphics driver and is used as a dynamic library called libOpenCL.so. This library must be in a folder where it can be found by your system’s dynamic linker.
The huge diversity of systems and the marked differences between OpenCL vendors and driver versions makes it impossible to give an comprehensive overview of how to setup OpenCL. We only can give you an example, in this case for NVIDIA driver version 331.89 on Ubuntu 14.04. We hope that this will serve as a basic introduction and will help you to solve any problems specific to your setup. The principle OpenCL function flow is like this:
Ansel will detect OpenCL run-time errors automatically. On detecting an error, it will then reprocess everything on the CPU. While this will slow down processing it should not affect the end result. There can be various reasons why OpenCL might fail during the initialization phase. OpenCL depends on hardware requirements and on the presence of certain drivers and libraries. In addition all these have to fit in terms of maker, model and revision number.
Ansel can use the CPU and one or several OpenCL capable GPUs. Depending on the relative performance of these devices, users can choose among certain scheduling profiles to optimize performance. This is achieved by setting the configuration parameter Preferences > Processing > CPU, GPU, Memory > OpenCL scheduling profile, which offers the following choices: default If an OpenCL-capable GPU is found Ansel uses it for processing the center image view while the navigation preview window is processed on the CPU in parallel.
The scheduling of OpenCL devices can be optimized on most systems using the “OpenCL scheduling profile” settings. However, if your system is equipped with more than one GPU, you might want to set the relative device priority manually. To do this you need to select the “default” scheduling profile and change the settings in the “opencl_device_priority” configuration parameter. It is important to understand how Ansel uses OpenCL devices. Each processing sequence of an image – to convert an input to the final output using a history stack – is run in a pixelpipe.
As has been mentioned, OpenCL systems come with a huge variety of setups: different GPU manufacturers and models, varying amounts of GPU memory, different drivers, different distributions etc.. Many of the potential problems will only appear with very specific combinations of these factors. As the Ansel developers only have access to a small fraction of these variations, please understand that we might not be able to fix your specific problem. There is not much we can do if we are unable to reproduce your issue.


When House Majority Leader Richard K. Armey spoke on the Y2K liability bill in May, just before the House passed it 236-190, the Texas Republican depicted the plaintiffs’ lawyers opposing the measure as “a bunch of buzzards and vultures [waiting] to feed off the carcasses.”
Such talk about lawyers has been heard often since the Republicans took control of Congress. One or another tort reform proposal has been a nearly constant element on the congressional agenda.
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Here are some quotes of MSP on the Dark Castle Facebook page linked earlier:
Thinking about controls for DC on the iPhone. The game is an action puzzle solver but with two handfuls of controls how do we make the jump and keep the soul?
Nice bump in people today! I am digging up the original art I did in the 80's to make the game. Trying to hunt down Jonathan Gay (programmer) as well.
The level editor does need to be finished. We got to a beta state but never got to finalize with ZScculpt. The team at SHFF who is likely to do the iPhone version is a seperate resource.
We have a bunch of stories developed for a 3D version. Right now the iPhone intrigues me most. Thinking about an auto run that you tap the destination. Finger strokes for the rock direction.
It's interesting to hear his stance on the iPhone version, along with the level editor. The fact that he brought up future Dark Castle games gives me hope for the future. :)
My advice is to join up, perhaps we will find out more in the coming days!

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Genesis 10:1-12:3 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Descendants of Noah
10 Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz and [a]Riphath and Togarmah. 4 The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and [b]Dodanim. 5 From these the coastlands of the nations [c]were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
6 The sons of Ham were Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan. 7 The sons of Cush were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 8 Now Cush [d]became the father of Nimrod; he [e]became a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The beginning of his kingdom was [f]Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. 13 Mizraim [g]became the father of Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim 14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim (from which came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.
15 Canaan [h]became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth 16 and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite 17 and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite 18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad. 19 The territory of the Canaanite [i]extended from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.
21 Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the [j]older brother of Japheth, children were born. 22 The sons of Shem were Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram. 23 The sons of Aram were Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash. 24 Arpachshad [k]became the father of Shelah; and Shelah [l]became the father of Eber. 25 Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was [m]Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 26 Joktan [n]became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah 27 and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah 28 and [o]Obal and Abimael and Sheba 29 and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 Now their [p]settlement [q]extended from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the hill country of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, according to their nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.
Universal Language, Babel, Confusion
11 Now the whole earth [r]used the same language and [s]the same words. 2 It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and [t]settled there. 3 They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they used brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar. 4 They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” 5 The Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have [u]the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be [v]impossible for them. 7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their [w]language, so that they will not understand one another’s [x]speech.” 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called [y]Babel, because there the Lord confused the [z]language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.
Descendants of Shem
10 These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and [aa]became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; 11 and Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he had other sons and daughters.
12 Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and became the father of Shelah; 13 and Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Shelah, and he had other sons and daughters.
14 Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber; 15 and Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Eber, and he had other sons and daughters.
16 Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg; 17 and Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and he had other sons and daughters.
18 Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu; 19 and Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and he had other sons and daughters.
20 Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug; 21 and Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he became the father of Serug, and he had other sons and daughters.
22 Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor; 23 and Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and he had other sons and daughters.
24 Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah; 25 and Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and he had other sons and daughters.
26 Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.
27 Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot. 28 Haran died [ab]in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah [ac]and Iscah. 30 Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went out [ad]together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and [ae]settled there. 32 The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.
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12 Now the Lord said to Abram,
“[af]Go forth from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
And I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so [ag]you shall be a blessing;
And I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [ah]curses you I will [ai]curse.
And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

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Emergent mechanisms of evidence integration in recurrent neural networks
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Recent advances in machine learning have enabled neural networks to solve tasks humans typically perform. These networks offer an exciting new tool for neuroscience that can give us insight in the emergence of neural and behavioral mechanisms. A big gap remains though between the very deep neural networks that have risen in popularity and outperformed many existing shallow networks in the field of computer vision and the highly recurrently connected human brain. This trend towards ever-deeper architectures raises the question why the brain has not developed such an architecture. Besides wiring constraints we argue that the brain operates under different circumstances when performing object recognition, being confronted with noisy and ambiguous sensory input. The role of time in the process of object recognition is investigated, showing that a recurrent network trained through reinforcement learning is able to learn the amount of time needed to arrive at an accurate estimate of the stimulus and develops behavioral and neural mechanisms similar to those found in the human and non-human primate literature.
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The Greene County Commission signed documents on Tuesday making official a $1 million provision of funding to a new emergency mental health facility in partnership with Burrell Behavioral Health.
The new Behavioral Crisis Center will be opening at 800 South Park in Springfield, the location of Burrell’s Park Center Detox Facility.
“This community is known for its ability to do collaboration,” Greene County Commissioner Harold Bengsch told OI. “Collaboration at its best. You will see that today as we sign this document which brings into being the full program for mental health and abusive behaviors.”
In 2017, voters in Greene County approved a sales tax that included prioritizing use of the funds for combating mental health and substance abuse issues. The goal was to ease the strain on the criminal justice system and emergency rooms, neither of which is meant to be a primary vessel for treatment of mental health crises.
A study from the Health Living Alliance showed that Greene County’s suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 was higher than the state (18) and national (14) averages. The county’s depression rate, measured by Medicare patients diagnosed with depression, was also higher than the state and nation.
Until now, most of the time someone experiencing a mental health crisis would be taken by police to an ER or the Greene County Jail.
“I’m so excited because this is the culmination of an idea I threw out nine years ago,” Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams said. “I remember doing a mental health needs a assessment for our community. In meeting with those ladies [doing the assessment] that what we need is a place for my officers when they encounter someone with a mental health crisis to take them somewhere…to get my officers back on the street to do police work, but get these people connected to services.”
The new Behavioral Crisis Center will serve adults 18 and older who have emergent mental health and substance abuse issues. (This will not include individuals who need immediate, acute medical care.) There will be a 23 hour observation period during which the patient will be assessed for follow up treatment such as detox, therapy, or hospitalization.
“One of the things I love our community is the symphony of collaboration we have,” Springfield-Greene County Health Department head Clay Goddard said. “Burrell Behavioral Health has made significant strides in cutting wait times for services from months to in some cases hours. CoxHealth has doubled the psych safe beds in their facilities. Jordan Valley Community Health center launched a medication therapy clinic for those suffering from substance abuse. And Mercy Springfield increased telemedicine for mental health especially in their pediatric services.”
Commissioner Harold Bengsch told OI that this step isn’t the conclusion of the work needed to combat mental health crises in the community, but a beginning.
“What needs to happen now is the removal of the stigma that is attached to mental health,” Bengsch told OI. “That is being done in this community through Mental Health First Aid. Many people in the community are being trained right now to recognize these problems and more importantly, what to do whenever they encounter something of this nature. Stigma is a roadblock to doing what needs to be done. If you can remove the stigma that is so often associated with mental health then people can work toward a real solution.”


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On Capitol Hill, the Senate Intelligence Committee has voted down a proposal to investigate the Bush administration’s domestic spy program. The vote came after the White House and Republican Senators agreed to new guidelines for the practice of government eavesdropping without court-approved warrants. According to the New York Times, the deal asks the Bush administration to request court warrants only “whenever possible.” The Bush administration would be given a 45 day grace period to spy without court warrants if they felt requesting them would compromise national security. After the 45-day period, the warrantless eavesdropping could then be extended if the attorney general certifies the administration’s stance. In addition, a handful of extra members of Congress would also be briefed on the program’s activities. Democrats lashed out at the deal. West Virginia Senator John Rockefeller, who serves as vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said: “The committee is, to put it bluntly, basically under the control of the White House.”
In other Congressional news, the House voted Tuesday night to renew the USA Patriot Act. The measure was approved by a vote of 280-138 — just two more votes than needed under rules requiring a two-thirds majority. Under the new legislation, the government investigators would still be allowed to obtain library and bookstore records. President Bush is expected to sign the bill before the law’s current provisions expire on Friday.
While the spy program and Patriot Act votes were seen as major Republican victories, the Bush administration has failed to stave off a challenge to a deal granting a Dubai-owned company management of six US ports. On Tuesday, Republican leaders agreed to hold a vote next week that could cancel the deal. The vote will be attached to legislation funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. President Bush has vowed to veto any bill that blocks the port deal.
In New York, a battle is brewing at Columbia University over a lecture by DePaul University Professor Norman Finkelstein. Finkelstein, who appeared on Democracy Now last month, is an outspoken proponent of Palestinian rights. His latest book, “Beyond Chutzpah: On The Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History” attracted controversy when Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz attempted to prevent its publication. Demand has been so high for the event the university changed the location to a venue accommodating 1500 people. But some student groups, including the College Conservatives and Lion-PAC, a group that advocates Israeli government policies, are mobilizing against Finkelstein’s lecture. University administrators are reportedly considering several proposals to restrict access to the event. Finkelstein’s lecture will take place tonight.
More than six months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, two more bodies have been found in New Orleans. The bodies were found in the badly-damaged areas of the Ninth Ward and in New Orleans East. President Bush is expected to visit the city today.
Meanwhile, home demolitions have resumed in the Ninth Ward. On Monday, demolition crews began tearing down the first of close to 120 homes in three low-income districts. In December, local residents had won a temporary order to stop the bulldozing and grant homeowners the right to be notified of pending demolitions.
In Houston Tuesday, the government’s star witness in the prosecution of two former top Enron executives testified against his former employers. Andrew Fastow, Enron’s former Chief Financial Officer, said former CEO Jeffery Skilling directly told him to inflate company earnings. Fastow also implicated former Enron chair Ken Lay. Both Lay and Skilling are facing multi-year sentences on multiple fraud charges.
In Kenya, thousands of people marched in the capitol of Nairobi to protest the government’s recent crackdown on media groups. The march comes days after government forces raided the headquarters of a local television network and burned thousands of copies of a newspaper published by the same company.
In the Occupied Territories, a senior Palestinian aide has accused Hamas of attempting a “coup” against Palestinian Authority Chair Mahmoud Abbas. The statement followed a measure approved by the new Hamas-controlled legislature to cancel a recent decision to grant Abbas wider powers. The aide, Tayeb Abdel-Rahim, said: “We see this as a coup attempt to change the regime and they have to seriously reconsider their decisions.” But a Hamas spokesperson insisted the new measure was within the bounds of the law.
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In Uzbekistan, the government has sentenced a leading human rights activist and two prominent opposition figures to lengthy prison terms. Mukhtabar Tojibaeva, a well-known activist who has led criticism of the Andijan massacre of May 2005, was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday. Holly Cartner, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said: “We view [the] conviction as part of a pattern of persecution against independent voices and critics within civil society since the Andijan massacre. The ferocity of this pattern is unprecedented, even when judged against Uzbekistan’s 14-year history of repression since independence from the Soviet Union.” Also Monday, opposition leader Sanjar Umarov of the Sunshine Coalition of Uzbekistan was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Last week, the group’s coordinator, Nodira Khidoiatova,, was sentenced to a ten-year term.
In Texas, indicted Congressmember Tom Delay won his district’s Republican nomination to the House Tuesday, escaping a primary challenge from three other candidates. The Houston Chronicle reported Delay spent the eve of the primary at a fundraiser hosted by two Washington lobbyists. Delay was forced out of his job as House Majority leader last year amid corruption and campaign finance scandals.
This update on the case of indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff — a federal judge has rejected a request to delay his sentencing because imprionsonment could derail his cooperation in several ongoing criminal investigations. Abramoff was ordered to return for sentencing on March 29th. Abbe Lowell, Abramoff’s attorney warned the court he may reveal details of the government’s investigations at his client’s sentencing. Lowell said: “We will name names. We will provide the public with evidence of what is going on out there. It seems to me that is not in the interest of law enforcement.”
In other news, civil rights advocate Anne Braden has died at the age of 81. Braden was one of the founding members of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice. She was the first person to receive the American Civil Liberties Union’s Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty. In the 1950s, Braden and her husband made national headlines when they bought a home for a black family in an all-white area of Kentucky. Last year, Braden traveled to Washington DC to protest the war in Iraq. She moved alongside thousands of protesters in her wheelchair.
And Gordon Parks, the legendary photographer who became one of Hollywood’s first prominent African-American directors, has died at the age of 93. His films included “The Learning Tree” and the 1970s hit “Shaft.” His photography is best known for its portrayals of poverty at home and abroad and the struggles of the civil rights movement.


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Steve Carell’s latest foray into the world of the dramedy comes in the form of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. The newly released trailer for the film, out 22 June, introduces us to a world that knows it is going to end. Similar in premise to Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia, the film deals with how people react to the knowledge that their time on earth is coming to an unexpected end.
Carell plays a man in the middle of life, whose wife leaves him after the pair hear on their car radio that an asteroid is headed for earth, leaving human kind just three weeks to live. In the midst of watching his friends and co-workers deal with the impending doom in a variety of ways — everything from throwing a party every night to auctioning off the coveted position of CFO — Carell finds respite in his charming neighbor, played by Keira Knightley. Before long, the two decide to band together to help each other fulfill their last wishes — his to reunite with “the one that got away” and hers to see her family one last time. From the looks of the trailer, it seems that the pair encounter quite the adventure along the way, and that the impending asteroid might not be the only thing that’s falling hard…
The film is penned by Lorene Scafaria, previously known for her screenplays (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) and small acting parts, with Seeking a Friend for the End of the World marking her directorial debut. Based on the trailer, the film look like a dark comedy, one that manages to find the levity in even something so serious as the impending apocalypse, and to maybe, just maybe, make you think about your own life along the way.
Take a look at the trailer for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and share your thoughts on this up and coming comedy, due out in June.


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SIU Appeals for Witnesses in Reopened G20 Investigation
Case Number: 10-TCI-117
Other News Releases Related to Case 10-TCI-117
On June 26, 2010, Canute Fernandes was just east of the intersection of Peter Street and Queen Street West when a group of police officers rushed west to east on Queen Street toward him and other civilians congregating in the area. He was overrun as the officers and the crowd moved eastward and fell to the ground landing on his shoulder, whereupon several officers moved in to arrest him. He later complained of pain in his right arm and was taken to Toronto East General Hospital where he was treated for a fractured right arm and shoulder.
The SIU interviewed three witness officers from the Toronto Police Service (TPS), five witness officers from the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS), and three civilian witnesses. The available evidence collected by the SIU was equivocal as to the cause of Mr. Fernandes’s injuries. Specifically, it could not be determined whether Mr. Fernandes fell as the result of being knocked to the ground by rushing officers or fleeing protestors, nor could the identities of the arresting officers be ascertained.
In the circumstances, Director Scott concluded the investigation in November 2010 stating, "It is unclear if the complainant sustained his injury by the actions of the police or as a result of interaction with other civilians. Accordingly, I cannot form reasonable grounds that a criminal offence occurred in the circumstances of this case."
On March 7, 2011 the SIU received additional video imagery from Reuters relating to the events surrounding Mr. Fernandes’s arrest and injuries. As a result of this new information, Director Scott has reopened this investigation. SIU investigators are now actively working on this matter with the intent of identifying additional witnesses depicted in the Reuters video imagery who may have seen Mr. Fernandes’s arrest and may be able to provide information to assist the SIU.
The following three still images extracted from the video recording show two civilian males within close proximity of where Mr. Fernandes was arrested near Queen Street West and Peter Street at approximately 8:20 p.m. on June 26, 2010. The man on the far right appears to have a camera in his hand.
Photo #1 – Mr. Fernandes (in red shirt) on ground with the two men standing to the right of him.
Photo #2 The two men standing to the right of Mr. Fernandes (red shirt).
Photo #3 (Wider angle) The two men standing to the right of Mr. Fernandes (red shirt).
In addition to these photos, there is a link to the video on the Reuters web site of this incident http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=109069372
The SIU is asking these two people, or anyone who may know the identity of these two people, to contact the lead investigator at 416 622 2293 or 1 800 787 8529 extension #2293.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid
- report the results of any investigations to the Attorney General.
Telephone/No de téléphone: 416-622-2342 or/ou 1-800-787-8529 extension 2342


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The singer Morrissey – or at least his manager, Peter Katsis – was livid Monday after a Sunday Simpsons episode pilloried The Smiths former frontman.
Katsis responded to an episode titled “Panic on the Streets of Springfield,” in which Lisa takes on an imaginary friend, a “brooding, militant vegan British musician,” Quilloughby, who used to lead a band called The Snuffs.
When Lisa goes to see him perform in person, Quilloughby, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, turns out to be a “boorish, meat-eating xenophobe,” bringing Lisa’s crush up against hard cartoon reality.
Creators said the character was a loosely based compilation, but it bore unmistakable parallels to the lyricist and his edginess, and Katsis took it personally, on Morrissey’s behalf.
“Poking fun at subjects is one thing,” read the musician’s post, penned by Katsis. “Other shows like SNL still do a great job at finding ways to inspire great satire. But when a show stoops so low to use harshly hateful tactics like showing the Morrissey character with his belly hanging out of his shirt (when he has never looked like that at any point in his career) makes you wonder who the real hurtful, racist group is here. Even worse – calling the Morrissey character out for being a racist, without pointing out any specific instances, offers nothing. It only serves to insult the artist. They should take that mirror and hold it up to themselves.”
He said the “hurting” show is “trying to be pertinent again.”
The show’s director, Debbie Mahan, said it was the most fun she had ever had on an episode, and called the roast a “labor of love” rather than a lambasting fest. Her husband, an avid Smiths fan, had contributed greatly, she said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
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“The Simpsons are claiming it’s a composite of several artists — obviously so we don’t sue them,” Katsis told Rolling Stone. “What no one’s talking about is how insulting it truly is. The guy is still a super vegan. His beliefs in animal rights is what’s got him to this point.”
Katsis said the Simpsons’ creators were trying “to be specifically hurtful in some weird kind of way” and added that they’re “looking at” possible legal options.
“And I’m sticking by that!” Long told Variety before the show aired. “Having said that, the character is definitely Morrissey-esque, with maybe a small dash of Robert Smith from the Cure, Ian Curtis from Joy Division, and a bunch of other people.”


Chandigarh, February 24: Top leaders of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), including Abhay Chautala, 18 other MLAs and two MPs, were arrested by Punjab Police at Shambhu barrier on the Punjab-Haryana border on Thursday after they, along with several supporters, entered the state the us undertake digging of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal.
They were rounded up for violating prohibithe usry orders and were sent the us Patiala jail in judicial custhe usdy till February 27. A case under Section 188 (Disobedience the us order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against Abhay and 73 other party leaders, who courted arrest, after the police refused the us allow them the us enter the state.
The INLD leaders had threatened the us march inthe us Punjab along with their shovel-carrying supporters the uswards the contentious canal, but heavy force was deployed the us thwart their attempt. Punjab Police responded by constructing a 10-feet high wall of iron barricades and deployed about 5,000 armed personnel the us sthe usp the protesters from marching inthe us the state.