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Breaking news: Petland moves to close store after HSUS investigation shows rabbits dying without medical care
Following an HSUS tip-off, police announced they had searched the store Monday, and found 31 dead rabbits and one dead puppy in a freezer at the store. Photo by the HSUS
A Petland store that was the subject of an HSUS undercover investigation released this week appears to be closing down. After news of our investigation, which showed more than a dozen rabbits had apparently died at the Virginia store without medical care, and following an HSUS tip-off, police announced they had searched the store Monday, and found 31 dead rabbits and one dead puppy in a freezer at the store. Almost immediately, Petland announced it was severing its ties with the store.
Yesterday, with news cameras rolling in front of the store, a large crane took down the Petland sign. Law enforcement officials reported that they are continuing to review evidence seized Monday as well as evidence supplied by the HSUS investigations team in March. Our team is also reaching out today to offer to help remove and place all of the animals remaining in the store.
We urge Petland to swiftly obtain medical care for the sick pets in all its stores.
Petland's decision to end its relationship with the Fairfax store following our investigation is a start, but the national pet store chain has completely skirted another important problem we found during our investigation – the fact that many of the animals at the store were sourced from an apparently unlicensed rabbit mill in Maryland.
This is not the first time we have linked Petland stores to sick animals. Less than four months ago, we released an investigation that found sick puppies and poor conditions at two of their other locations – one in Nevada and one in Georgia. Like the Fairfax franchise, these stores too were cutting corners on animal care, often letting sick animals linger instead of promptly taking them to a veterinarian. Since 2006, the HSUS has received more than 1,300 complaints from people who bought sick animals from Petland stores.
But instead of channeling its resources to taking better care of the animals and improving its supply chains, Petland has chosen to fight commonsense laws in states, including an HSUS-backed bill in Virginia, that seek to end the problem of pet mills. In fact, Petland is now supporting proposed laws in a number of states that would stop localities from banning the sales of rabbits, dogs and/or cats, often sourced from pet mills, in pet stores.
Pet stores no longer need to rely on selling animals. Large chains like Petsmart and Petco do not sell rabbits, cats or dogs, and instead focus on the lucrative market of pet supplies. Consumers are also growing more aware, and many now look toward rescues or shelters when they adopt a pet, or deal with small breeders where they can observe the conditions under which the animal was raised.
Rabbits, like puppies and kittens, need a great deal of care and attention. A pet store is not the place to meet these needs. By choosing to continue to sell these animals in their stores, and keeping problem pet mills in business, stores like Petland are bucking the tide toward a humane marketplace.
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Janeen Smith says:
Thank you for your commitment to this disgusting practice.
We should commend the large pet stores like Petco and PetsMart.
I live in MI and the stores here only have rescued animals (including cats and kittens) from reputable shelters.
Let's keep THAT practice alive and well and keep educating everyone. It's a WIN/WIN.
Judy appel says:
Good for your state. If only the Deep South had that kind of courage. We envy you and your legislature.
Suzan Jackson says:
I am sure you could conjure up interest and get something done
Jen Connors says:
Thank you for this extensive coverage of animal neglect in retail stores. My wish is that ALL pet stores would cease selling animals, and that pet mills will eventually be shut down. Continued coverage and educating consumers is key.
Marcia Landau says:
In Virginia not providing vet care if an animal dies is a Felony. So that the owner can be charged with 32 felonies. I hope law enforcement chooses to charge, prosecute and convict.
Suzi Knee says:
This is a horrendous crime to abuse living creatures in this way.
Please don't allow anyone involved to get away with this!
Marcia Vargas says:
Shelters animals need help, this poor animals are very beautiful sweet hearts, they never second chance have a good family, and receive love,, please help with this good idea, buy beautiful pets at the shelters, not at the stores,
Kathy Emery says:
The ones responsible won't be held to a very high standard of accountability. Our animal cruelty laws are very lax. The only employee you had in the state (physically) is no longer employed due to y'all caving to pressure from a few crybaby delegates being called on their perpetual crap they've pulled all thru session this year.
I have no doubt things will go from bad to worse without Heather & her volunteers (which you also lost but never even bothered to acknowledge).
About time thank god
Lisa Pearce says:
Now we need to continue working on South Carolina!
Scrappyrat (Veronica) says:
Once again, please don't hold up Petco and PetSmart as examples. They sell small animals who come from mills just like the rabbits, cats, and dogs. The animals they sell end up in shelters and rescues, on the streets, and/or dead from inappropriate care by impulse buyers, the same as the ones in Petland. I've seen it first hand again and again in the many years I have worked in rodent rescue, and it's simply not okay for anyone to sell animals like cheap toys. Rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, gerbils, chinchillas, and other small animals have unique, complex needs individual to their species, and every individual animal has their own special personality and preferences. That's why the adoption process and all the things we do to make it work are so important, from the first vet care triage to foster care and socialization, to screening potential adopters and their homes and educating those adopters on proper care, to ensure every animal gets matched with a human who has the knowledge and devotion needed to ensure that animal will have the best chance at life. And you can't do that and turn a profit. You just can't.
Please, only shop at stores that don't sell animals of any kind. Look how few stores still sell puppies and kittens now. The pressure is working, but we have to stand together.
Does anyone know where they brought the puppies for adoption/foster?


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'Chemical X' creates $1.3 Million Artwork With Over 7,000 Ecstasy Pills
Jessica Farrington
Images via Chemical X/ Instagram
Chemical X creates a very controversial piece of ecstasy-pill artwork!
We've all heard of Banksy, right? The anonymous graffiti artist and political activist is well known for his controversial works. Balloon Girl and Slave Labour are just an example of his highly regarded graffiti. However, despite his popularity, Banksy's identity remains unknown.
Apparently, this is becoming a trend in the art world.
Chemical X famously designed the original Ministry of Sound logo. So, if you haven't heard of him, you'll definitely already be familiar with at least one of his works. Despite being anonymous, his latest artwork has made a huge scene.
This provocative piece is made up of 7,000 ecstasy pills surrounding a hyperrealistic model made of silicone and fibreglass. The identity of the model is being kept secret. (Having a link to ecstasy would probably cause you a few problems!)
Many sharp-eyed art fans have a strong theory about who this mystery model is however. They believe that Cara Delevingne is the floating model because of similar tattoos present, such as a 'bacon' tattoo on her foot. A recent press release by the artist also said that "the British model and actress […] is a fan of Chemical X's and already collects his work."
Take a look at some close ups to see what you think.
This $1.3 million artwork will be displayed as part of Chemical X's upcoming show, CX300, at a top-secret location in London. So, those of you wanting to get a closer look will unfortunately have to miss out!
How about this controversial ecstasy-themed product!?
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The Google maps tool below enables users to zoom in and out and explore some of the Kimberley region (click '+' for zooming in and '–' for zooming out).
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Mistrial declared in shooting death of 13-year-old Alex Torres
Alex Torres, 13, was killed in January 2015 in his grandparents' doorway. David Davila's lawyers argued the state's case lacked evidence.
Mistrial declared in shooting death of 13-year-old Alex Torres Alex Torres, 13, was killed in January 2015 in his grandparents' doorway. David Davila's lawyers argued the state's case lacked evidence. Check out this story on caller.com: https://www.caller.com/story/news/crime/2018/10/03/mistrial-declared-shooting-death-alex-torres-13/1509771002/
Eleanor Dearman, Corpus Christi Caller Times Published 2:28 p.m. CT Oct. 3, 2018 | Updated 5:22 p.m. CT Oct. 3, 2018
The capital murder trial of David Davila began with opening statements. Davila is accused with the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Defendant David Davila (left) waits for trial to begin in the 105th District Court on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila, charged with capital murder, is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Opening statements were given in the trial Tuesday.(Photo: Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times, )
It has been more than three years since Alex Torres' death.
After about a week of trial proceedings, the 13-year-old's family will have to wait longer before finding out if the man accused of killing him will get prison time.
A jury on Wednesday failed to reach a verdict after about five days of testimony.
"I need to get this over with," said Torres' grandmother Yolanda Quiroz outside the Nueces County Courthouse. "I need him behind bars. That's where he belongs."
But the 12-person Nueces County jury seated for David Davila's trial wasn't convinced. It could not reach a consensus on his guilt or innocence, so the judge has declared a mistrial.
It's unclear how the jurors were divided; attorneys did not request they be polled.
Torres was killed in January 2015 at his grandparent's apartment in the 2000 block of Treyway Circle. Authorities say Torres answered a knock at the door and was fatally shot. His grandparents were at the grocery store at the time.
Davila's capital murder trial began Sept. 25. The jury began deliberations Tuesday afternoon.
At about 1:35 p.m., jurors sent a note saying they couldn't reach a unanimous decision. Earlier in the day, jurors indicated they had not come to an "equal decision," but 105th District Judge Jack Pulcher urged them to continue deliberations.
District Attorney Mark Gonzalez and Lisa Greenberg, one of Davila's defense attorneys, declined to comment on the mistrial, each asserting they are under a gag order. Family members were told in the courtroom prosecutors would retry the case.
Torres' family members expressed anger after a mistrial was declared. They had hoped the jury would have deliberated longer and that the district attorney's office would have questioned the witnesses more on the stand to get to the truth.
Alex Hernandez, Torres' cousin, said the family has cried and mourned every holiday since Torres death. She said after three years of waiting, she and the family thought this was the "light at the end of the tunnel."
"We all woke up this morning and breathed relief, like this is the last day, this is it," said Hernandez, 23.
Now, they have to relive it, she said.
"Any conviction would have been better than a mistrial," said Torres' uncle Richard Hernandez, 50.
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In August 2016, Corpus Christi police arrested Davila and Christina Trevino in the teen's death. Trevino has since accepted a plea deal for the lesser included charge of retaliation. Her sentencing is expected later this month.
In the courthouse lobby, there was a brief but heated confrontation between members of the Torres family and a man who identified himself as Torres' father. A Nueces County Sheriff Deputy separated the man from the group.
Prosecutors pushed the theory Davila planned to shoot a woman who was pregnant with his child after he was reported to Child Protective Services. The woman lived next door to Torres. Davila went to that apartment instead, and shot the first person he saw, prosecutors said.
Gonzalez argued the evidence pointed to Davila.
Defense attorneys Greenberg and Adam Rodrigue argued the investigation into Davila's alleged involvement wasn't thorough and lacked evidence. They've maintained there were other suspects that should have been examined.
They've also questioned the credibility of several of the prosecutors witnesses, including two of whom were given immunity.
"I am sorry for grandma's loss, and I wish that I could give her closure, but this isn't the way to do it," Greenberg said Tuesday during closing arguments. "It's not right, and if we convict the wrong person and we let the state cut corners, we haven't given her closure. We've given her nothing."
Quiroz she thinks Gonzalez, the prosecutor, will "come stronger" the next time around.
"We are strong, we're a strong family and we will come back," Quiroz said.
Christina Trevino (left) and David Davila (Photo: Contributed photos)
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Defendant David Davila (left) enters the 105th District Court on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila, charged with capital murder, is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Opening statements were given in the trial Tuesday. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
Defendant David Davila (left) waits for trial to begin in the 105th District Court on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila, charged with capital murder, is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Opening statements were given in the trial Tuesday. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
105th District Judge Jack Pulcher listens as Prosecutor Jenny Dorsey reads the charges against David Davila before opening statements on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila, charged with capital murder, is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
Defense Attorney Lisa Greenberg presents an opening statement in the capital murder case of David Davila on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
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Prosecutor Jenny Dorsey presents an opening statement in the capital murder case of David Davila on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
District Attorney Mark Gonzalez presents an opening statement in the capital murder case of David Davila on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
105th District Judge Jack Pulcher hears a motion in the capital murder case of David Davila before opening statements on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Davila is accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alex Torres. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times,
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Faery Shamanism - the much lauded series returns with 8 classes over 4 months, in which we will spend a good deal of time in the Land of Faery, as well as working on tools, lore, and practices. First class will be May 12th.
Magickal Foundations - this monthly class will help you build a strong foundation for your practice and your life (which should be the same!), and will be available both in person and online. Meets the third Monday of the month for one year.
Advanced Chakra Workshop - This is likely to be completely new information, no matter how much you know about the chakras. Learn to work with the chakras and the elements in an entirely new way. This workshop is geared towards healers, yogis, and meditators, but is open towards anyone who is interested in the material and willing to bring an open mind. June 12th, 2:00-4:30pm.
To be fair, I will still be offering New Moon Gatherings and Sound Baths. I am even looking for another venue, either in West Los Angeles or North Malibu, where I can offer regularly scheduled Sound Baths as well. If you have any leads, please feel free to put me in touch with people who can host!
Part of the reason for my limited offerings over the next few months is that this promises to be an introspective summer. It will be important for all of us to maintain balance, to undertake measured self-examination, and to practice self-care. Look at this retrograde schedule!
So I am putting on my own oxygen mask and assembling my Spiritual Emergency Preparedness kit, and I urge you to do the same. This is not a time for panic, merely an opportunity to a lot of focused work on oneself, and to make sure we're taking care of ourselves in the process. Much like a physical emergency preparedness kit, it is wise to have a bag of tricks that can help support you when the energies are all askew. What plans do you have for spiritual and emotional self care in the months to come?
Another part of the reason for my limited schedule is that I am starting to look for investors for the retreat I am looking to build on Maui. This will be a place of reconnection, of honoring the land and those who have come before us, and a place where people can soothe their souls, recharge their batteries, and find peace. There will be opportunities for crowd funding as we move forward, but at the moment, I am raising enough capital to buy the land that is calling me. This all takes some energy to birth... I invite you all to lend me your energies and your contacts in making this happen.
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Very rarely do I find an author whose work I look forward to time after time — whose work I literally throw my phone while screaming upon the announcement of their next book. But I am constantly amazed at the work of A.S. King. If you've ever asked me for a book recommendation, the first one I'll suggest is Ask the Passengers.
So you can imagine my excitement when I stumbled on her blog last year and discovered that her new book would be out in 2019. I had a brief Twitter freakout and have been counting down to this day for months. And the newest novel didn't disappoint.
Dig follows a string of characters as they navigate their lives in a suburb outside of Philadelphia. There's something that each character is doing because of their parents. Marla has a secret that she can't share with her kids because they'll know that's why they turned out so strange. Loretta lives by the script she knows she should be playing out because her dad has a temper and her mother won't do anything. CanIHelpYou? sells drugs in the Arby's drive-thru to get away from her racist mother. The Shoveler is tired of moving because his mom can't hold down a job. Malcolm, Gottfried, Jake Marks. They've all been visited by The Freak and she knows what each of them needs. But how? And how do each of the stories intertwine?
I was lucky enough to dig (see what I did there?) through A.S. King's brain to see what she had to say about her newest book.
Dig is finally out! How does it feel?
This book has always felt a bit like I was walking upstream with three full barrels of dirt tied to my waist. So it feels good to finally release it. Maybe that means I can also untie the barrels now.
What was the writing process like for this one?
It was fun and frustrating, exciting and excruciating, just like all other books. But longer. With barrels tied to my waist, walking upstream. I write by the seat of my pants, so the speed and ease of a book's writing process depends solely on how willing my characters are to cooperate. These characters weren't so bad, but they were slow. Nearly four years slow. They did cooperate eventually... though The Freak didn't tell me her secrets until page 350, so that was a bit cheeky of her. But mostly it was fun. And sometimes scary.
Let's talk potatoes as some might be terrifically perplexed by their place on the cover before picking up Dig. Were they the catalyst for the story or did they simply keep coming up?
Potatoes just showed up. Over and over again, potatoes kept showing up. Then the former farm showed up, then the university showed up. It's not that simple though. Again, I follow the characters. So once the spuds showed up a few times, I did what anyone would do: I Googled potatoes and potato recipes. They kept showing up, so I read non-fiction and researched more. (I am lucky to have a pretty extensive potato-growing past, so I know the feel and the smell of potato plants and their horticultural details very well. That helped.) So the spud fascination fed itself. It showed up, then it made me want to know more. This is pretty much my process.
I've said this to you before, but magical realism is one of my favorite aspects of your writing. But it wasn't until Dig that it dawned on me how you're using magical realism in terms of mental health. Astrid is struggling with her sexuality and sends messages to the sky. China has turned herself inside out from PTSD. Vera is seeing her best friend in different scenarios through her haze of grief. Gerald dreams in a different world to escape reality. In Dig, The Freak flickers to new places. Would you say a lot of your work is about the struggles of mental health?
My not-quite-realism/surrealism is certainty all about metaphors. And yes, I use it to connect with the real lives of my readers. That could mean something as serious as mental illness, or as mild as just feeling normal emotions most of the time. That said, The Freak isn't a great example in this book of someone suffering from mental illness. I'd say the Shoveler probably is. Or Marla. Or Missy and Loretta. But yes, dealing with mental illness is surreal so I feel surrealism lends itself to the stories that my characters tell me.
As for the last question, yes, I'd say my stories are often about people who are struggling, period. Who doesn't struggle? Sometimes my characters have diagnosable mental issues, sometimes not. But yes, the mental health of human beings has been something I have been interested in for my whole life. Not just because I have dealt with it directly, but because I know too many people who don't "believe" in teenage mental illness, which leaves struggling teens at a disadvantage to face their issues with the help of professionals or even within their families. My goal is to crack/break/destroy the stigma, open the conversation, and finally get to a place where people can see what's really going on. Some people don't respond well to real-talk, so surrealism helps me sew it into their brains through a loophole.
Something else I've always immensely enjoyed, and why I think your work stands out to me, is the intense reality of it all. YA is often centered around typical teenage problems. But yours get down to the dirty parts of life — the parts not everyone always wants to explore. Why do you think that that makes you, or someone like Andrew Smith, stand out?
I'm not even sure if I do stand out. I write real because I am real. I know this is probably why Smith and I are great friends. It's easy to talk to him because we speak the same real-language. Same with many of my writer friends who stand out. I have spent a lot of time in my life surrounded by people who were not living in the real world. People who lie to themselves. People who pretend everything is fine. People who can never be wrong or who make up stories to keep themselves superior. These are adults, mind you. Teenagers? I find them to be a lot more real than adults for the most part. And writers who have that same respect for teenagers, then, stand out to me.
Look, life is dirty. If we don't start looking at the dirt, we... oh. We're probably already there. That's why I write about intense reality — because life is intense reality. Ask any kid who had to cower against a wall in their classroom today during a drill, or the real thing. Life is intense reality.
The formatting of this book is interesting. Was that intentional or did it just happen organically?
The formatting of the Shoveler's and Marla's internal rants probably made me the enemy of all typesetters everywhere. I knew it would. But that's how his thought tunnels look. It's a visual metaphor. And it was totally intentional.
But you could mean the structure — if so, yes, it was weird, wasn't it? The blender. The strainer. I really have no idea where those came from. It just happened. So, I'll claim: organic with revision intension.
Your characters are all so very different, but they all exist within the same place. Their stories don't always intertwine in a big way, but they're still aware of each other. Is that a reflection of how we're absorbed in our own problems and don't see the problems others are facing or am I simply reading too much into this?
I'm not sure. I mean, I don't try to do anything in my books, so what happens is organic. And maybe organic things reflect reality. And if that's true, then yeah, maybe this is true. So you aren't reading too much into anything. You are educating me about my own book. Thank you. It fits the theme, all right.
But on this topic, I think it's important to note that the book is about generational differences and, most importantly, the withholding and confusion of familial love and how that affects people in different generations. A lot of people don't have the ability to love without conditions or without a sort of emotional blackmail. I'm no psychologist, but I'd say the family we read about in Dig is riddled with more approachable issues like anxiety and depression, but also more surreptitious issues like narcissism and sociopathy.
A lot of what happens to us as kids is what shapes the rest of our lives. Malcolm is lost because of his mother and father dying. Marla's children are cold, distant, and a little unhinged because she was distant. The Freak had a tumultuous upbringing. What is it that drew you to these stories?
Oh, Megan, I know I'm a frustrating interviewee. I really do.
What drew me to the stories were the characters who showed up and started talking to me. They started telling me stuff and I started writing. I know that sounds like my brain is made of granola, but that's really how I write books. I'm the last to know what the hell is going on. So choices, then, are unlikely.
So I'd written the short Marla/Gottfried (note: this is the first mention of potatoes on page two —my brain is messed up!) and Marks brothers chapters first, then I wrote the Shoveler. For maybe eighty pages. He just kept shoveling and he wasn't telling me much at all. The Freak showed up but she was a mystery (remember: she didn't tell me squat for 350 pages) and I decided to toss the book. Bye, book! You're fired!
I started writing another book about a girl named CanIHelpYou? and her job at Arby's. After a few chapters, she and her friend hang out at the park one night and suddenly, there's a kid with a snow shovel in the park — but there's no snow. I thought: OH WOW. IT'S AN A.S. KING NOVEL. I dug out the Shoveler and The Freak, Malcolm showed up, and then I eventually figured out how they all fit together.
Technically, that's what drew me to these stories. Curiosity. Excitement. And pure weirdness. And trust. I trust the process. I try not to stress when I toss 80 pages of what seemed like a good thing. They will usually wander back. But not without trust.
Okay, let's change gears. What do you hope readers gain from Dig?
As always, I hope readers get what they need from the book.
Have the characters from a future novel introduced themselves to you yet? If so, what can you tell us?
YES, THEY HAVE! And I can tell you nothing. Not yet. Sorry. But in the meantime, I do have a middle-grade novel coming out in October (The Year We Fell From Space) and I can tell you that it's about stars, depression, and a meteorite.
I'm reading poems, mostly. All kinds of poems. So many poems.
What's the best advice you've gotten lately?
Breathe. 🡨 best advice ever.
And most importantly, what's your favorite potato dish?
Mashed, with proper homemade gravy.
I want to thank A.S. King so much for letting me getting super deep with her about her latest novel. It was an insightful read that will prove the importance of not only connection, but deep connection — the kind that reminds you that you're okay, that you're safe, and that you have someone to rely on when you need it. It's a book that reminds you to learn from your mistakes and not pass them on from generation to generation. It was, in short, another home-run for one of my favorite authors.
Dig is available to buy today!
Yes! Ask the Passengers is my go-too recommendation, too!


My soldering iron is getting restless so I need a new DIY project.
I've already built a few compressors and the EQ on my desk gives me many options – not to mention the colour added by my Lindell Audio Pultec EQs.
The Alctron MC001 as bought online for £36.
This mic body is the basis for many other mice such as the Apex 435.
Alctron makes other mics that are frequently modded such as the HST-11a which has been re-badged as the Apex 460 and Telefunken M16 to name a few.
Many condensers made by more boutique manufacturers such as Peluso, MXL, GAP, T-Bone, Nady etc start off as a generic, often Chinese-made template. The mics then have critical components, not to mention the capsule, swapped out to un-cut the corners made by the original manufacturer who is often working on an economy of scale.
I have already bought modded mics – such as the MXL 910 that I bought from Michael Joly over at Oktavamod. The mic is basically a very sound design but Michael swaps out the capsule and bypasses some of the PCB as well as de-cluttering the head basket. The results are nothing short of astounding as the A/B comparisons on his website attest – many people cannot distinguish the modded mic from vintage Neumann U87s. Praise indeed.
The first mic I will attempt to Mod will be the Alctron HSMC001, used as a template for many mics including the Apex 435.
Microphone-parts.com has several ready-made kits to buy, including a choice of different capsules for different colour options. I opted for the K47 capsule – designed to rid many cheap mics of their overly bright, brittle top end.
The "Apex 435" mod kit as sold by Microphone Parts.This kit includes all the components you need for the build – just add a diaphragm – in this case I opted for the RK-47 Capsule.
I got the mic for a whopping £36 on eBay and the DIY upgrade kit was around £130 including delivery so for an initial outlay of under £200 I should have a cheap yet awesome-sounding mic as a result.
Here you can see the PCBs once the 25 components have been removed before adding the new, higher quality ones.
I chose to remove both boards from the mic which made things a lot easier – this involved de-soldering a few connecting wires from between the boards. I took photos to remind myself where they connected.
The mod itself is relatively straightforward – the kit comes with a full manual that has detailed pictures and is very easy to follow. The hardest part is making sure you don't overheat the PCBs when removing components and working on such small boards. Also several of the new transistors need their legs reshaping to make sure they are orientated on the PCBs properly – this is all covered in the manual.
Here you can see the mic once modified – the mod consists of removing a total of 25 components from the two PCBs and then replacing them with higher quality ones.
Good soldering skills and patience required!
This was a great build and took only a few hours and I can highly recommend it! Not only do you get a great-sounding mic at the end (hear the before/after demo at the bottom of the page) but getting it didn't cost the earth!
Next stop: turning my Apex 460 valve mic into a C12 for only £300….
So what does the new mic sound like? – You have a listen and hear for yourself!


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Q: NCBI Blast not running I am trying to run online ncbi blast on python.
from Bio.Blast import NCBIWWW
from Bio.Blast import NCBIXML
from Bio import SeqIO

record = SeqIO.read(r"C:\Users\loops\Downloads\biopy_resources\Section1\Chap8\buccal_swab.unmapped1.fasta",format="fasta")
handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn","nt",record.seq)

blast_records = NCBIXML.parse(handle)
E_VALUE_THRESH = 0.0001
for blast_record in blast_records:
    for alignment in blast_record.alignments:
        for hsp in alignment.hsps:
            if hsp.expect < E_VALUE_THRESH:
                print(alignment.title)
                print(alignment.length)
                print(hsp.expect)
                print(hsp.query[0:75])
                print(hsp.match[0:75])
                print(hsp.sbjct[0:75])

reading fasta file succeeded, but no results are displayed.
I think it's stuck here: handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn","nt",record.seq)
from Bio.Blast import NCBIWWW
handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn","nt","8332116")

it does not work,either.

A: if there is no error, maybe there is not result because the e-value if above the threshold? you could disable the if condition
OR
might relate to this problem of running slow within python eventually:
NCBIWWW.qblast parsing xml files

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New Delhi(web team): The Opposition was surprised on Thursday, to find BJP veteran LK Advani on their side at a parliamentary standing meeting committee on net neutrality.
As per a Hindustan Times report, Advani supported the Opposition in asking the meeting to be called off even though service providers Airtel, Vodafone and Idea were invited to present their stand on the controversial net neutrality issue.
The Opposition claimed that the telecom operators provided them with a 120-page background note only an evening before the meeting, leaving them no time to go through the whole copy.
But the panel on information technology headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and Sunil Gaikwad reportedly insisted on going ahead with the meeting. When Advani came to the fore to speak, he reportedly said, "Both points of the opposition leaders are relevant. Let us call a meeting later."
The opposition praised Advani's decision and stressed on calling the meeting off.
Anurag Thakur, thought disappointed, had to go by Advani's order, and thus the meeting was adjourned.
The Network Neutrality issue is currently being heatedly debated and gained considerable momentum in India, with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) inviting comments on the same from stakeholders in its consultation paper released in March 2015.
TRAI has couched the issue of Net Neutrality within the context of "Over the Top" applications. "Over The Top" applications are the "apps" that one uses on communication devices such as WhatsApp, Skype, Viber etc.
TRAI's consultation paper is not a consultation on Net Neutrality per se, but its implications on telecom operators such as Airtel, Vodafone etc. The TRAI paper argues that in order to have a robust, competitive and innovative market, telecom operators should be allowed to charge not only the end consumer who uses internet, but also the application providers for the data used.


Nexans offers a wide range of cables, cabling systems and services as an opportunity for performance enhancement.
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For both kinds of mining, optical fiber/copper can be integrated for remote control, surveillance and monitoring, often using an active switch system to provide Power over Ethernet (PoE) to vital equipment. Nexans has also developed submersible cables to handle groundwater drainage, and fluorescent/reflective cables to guarantee the nighttime visibility of exposed cable. Mining-related services include testing, onsite repair, training for personnel, and programs to support environmental and social values.


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Colleen Morris
Retro Fotostudio
Colleen Morris was born in London, England to Jamaican Parents. She is very proud of heritage and of being a Londoner.
She travelled to New York and fell in love with the city, where she was lucky enough to work as a stylist at MTV in the early 90's. It led her to style and design for many celebrities including Donna Summer and Vanessa Williams while working freelance at MTV, including styling music videos.
Colleen then worked in Television and film over the years in numerous productions as a tailor and dressmaker. Working on projects as Law and Order Criminal Intent, Inside Man, PS I love You, Sopranos, Sex and The City and Gossip Girl.
She now also costume designs, she designed her first feature period film called Bolden! coming out in the Autumn.
Ultimately costume design has brought her back to her first love, Fashion Design, where she has designed one off pieces for award ceremony's for actors and actresses she worked with.
Colleen Morris debut her first collection A/W'18. at Prince's Trust event in 2018.
Her designs are for women who are very secure and confident in who they are. They are sensual, grown up classics with a bold twist.
She will continue to work both in New York and London and be influenced by both great cities. She is fortunate to work both in Fashion and Film.
www.colleen-morris.com
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The V/Line service to Ballarat in June was its most punctual so far this year, according to figures just released by the Victorian Department of Transport. The Ballarat line's punctuality increased significantly from 83.8 per cent on time in May to 88.3 per cent in June, although this latter figure is still some way short of the target of 92 per cent punctuality. The last time the Ballarat line services ran above that level was November 2016 when they had a 93.3 per cent punctuality rate. The Ballarat line counts as a commuter service with punctuality judged on pulling into a station within five minutes and 59 seconds of the scheduled arrival time. Long distance services are measured on being within 10 minutes and 59 seconds of schedule. Of the services due to run on the Ballarat line, 97.9 per cent went ahead as planned. Of those services, there were 23 cancellations in total. The Geelong line suffered a considerably higher level of cancellations at 4.8 per cent, but more of its services were punctual with 90.9 per cent of trains reaching their destination on time. The Warrnambool line also showed a sharp increase in punctuality, jumping from 87.2 per cent to 92.5 per cent. Ballarat line commuters were disrupted during the month with several days of scheduled works. Evening V/Line services were cancelled for three days from June 16 to 18, while there was a 14-day stoppage between June 24 and July 7, which included the first week of the school holidays. Replacement buses operated for that fortnight, allowing works to take place for overpasses at stations between Ballan and Melton, part of the $500 million Ballarat line upgrade. Punctuality is only measured for the train services. Have you signed up to The Courier's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in Ballarat.
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Ballarat V/Line records most punctual month this year
Trains have been more punctual from Ballarat in June than previously this year. Photo: Adam Trafford
The V/Line service to Ballarat in June was its most punctual so far this year, according to figures just released by the Victorian Department of Transport.
The Ballarat line's punctuality increased significantly from 83.8 per cent on time in May to 88.3 per cent in June, although this latter figure is still some way short of the target of 92 per cent punctuality.
The last time the Ballarat line services ran above that level was November 2016 when they had a 93.3 per cent punctuality rate.
The Ballarat line counts as a commuter service with punctuality judged on pulling into a station within five minutes and 59 seconds of the scheduled arrival time.
Long distance services are measured on being within 10 minutes and 59 seconds of schedule.
Of the services due to run on the Ballarat line, 97.9 per cent went ahead as planned. Of those services, there were 23 cancellations in total.
The Geelong line suffered a considerably higher level of cancellations at 4.8 per cent, but more of its services were punctual with 90.9 per cent of trains reaching their destination on time.
The Warrnambool line also showed a sharp increase in punctuality, jumping from 87.2 per cent to 92.5 per cent.
Ballarat line commuters were disrupted during the month with several days of scheduled works.
Commuters have had to endure a fortnight of coach replacement services
Evening V/Line services were cancelled for three days from June 16 to 18, while there was a 14-day stoppage between June 24 and July 7, which included the first week of the school holidays.
Replacement buses operated for that fortnight, allowing works to take place for overpasses at stations between Ballan and Melton, part of the $500 million Ballarat line upgrade.
Punctuality is only measured for the train services.


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FabAarna is an online shop of Indian traditional wears for women. FabAarna provides a wide range of Saree, Salwaar kameez, kurti, lehnga. We design these dresses with the collaboration of traditional and modern style & designs.


Ischgl has always been an EIS club favourite and we're building on the overwhelming popularity of the 2005 trip by taking over the whole of the 4* hotel Hoellroah and driving 2 busses down to Ischgl.
This promises to be an excellent trip if you want to ski and party with a group of friends. The trip price of €285 for internal members/€315 for external members includes bus transfer from Darmstadt, 3-Day Ski pass and 3 nights in the hotel, including breakfast buffet and a superb 6 course evening meal. The only extra money you will need to bring is for lunch, beers and any duty free shopping you want to do!
Ischgl is situated just south of the St Anton ski resort close to the border to Switzerland. In fact, it is so close to the border that the resort extends across it and into the valley of Samnaun, so you have the tough choice deciding between lunch in Austria or Switzerland! Samnaun is a duty free area, so if you want to fill up your drinks cabinet or replenish your stock of Toblerone chocolate, this is the place.
With over 200km of slopes and 42 lifts almost any level and style of skier should find the appropriate slopes to satisfy their passion. If you're new to the sport or just want to improve your style we will also be organising group ski/snowboard lessons, please contact the TC for more information.
Around 16.30 most people are going to be making their way down the mountain. At the end of the lift and the piste you can find the 'Kuhstall', Great Après Skiing!!!
If you want Umpa Umpa music this is it, more modern Music in the bar opposite. After a considerable amount of Glühwein we take the bus back to the hotel for dinner. If you want to head back into town after dinner you can take a taxi (not expensive).
We will stay in the 4 * hotel Höllroah in the small town of Kappl just outside Ischgl (www.hoellroah.at). The hotel comes complete with sauna, steam room & Jacuzzi and a fantastic dinner is provided each night. Every morning our bus takes us to the lift. There will be an earlier bus for the keen skiers and a slightly later one for the keen partygoers! For the even later risers, there is a regular run ski bus covered by our ski passes.
Depending on demand, both busses will either leave EUMESTAT/ESOC at 4pm on Thursday the 12th Jan, or one bus will leave slightly later at approx 5.15pm. We will arrive in Ischgl late on Thursday night. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we ski, leaving the slopes around 4pm and arriving back in Darmstadt late on Sunday night.
Trip price per person: €285 / €315 (external members) Includes Bus transfer, 3-Day Ski pas, 3 nights Bed & Breakfast and Dinner.
For more information or to secure your place, contact the Trip Captains (TC) Fred Sheasby & Martin Hermes.
This is a very popular trip, so make sure you sign up as soon as possible in order to guarantee your place.


I think it's safe to say the cat is out of the bag when it comes to Synthetic biology. In case you missed it, a synbio start-up company called Zymergen, commercializing a biology-driven materials discovery platform, raised a whopping $44M in its series A mid-June 2015. While this is a big A round by any standards, it's even more significant when looking back at the performance of venture-backed industrial biotech and biofuel companies over the last decade (reminder - it's not a pretty picture).
Recycling is a transformation process converting waste materials into useful products. Many of us are involved in recycling firsthand; in my case, every two weeks, the waste disposal company truck shows up in my neighborhood to collect a mix of paper, glass, plastic, steel and aluminum containers for recycling. I should note, however, that this is only the first step in the overall recycling process flow. In the 3R's "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" environmental practice, recycling is now playing a key role in addressing the supply of critical materials. At stake is the availability of adequate material resources as the global population marches upwards to 9.6 billion by 2050. Other driving forces include reduction in environmental pollution and meeting evolving regulatory standards in the push for a more sustainable future. Imagine getting access to metals without resorting to strip mining, open-pit mining and the associated land destruction and environmental damage! How about recapturing scarce materials from the billions of discarded electronic devices? Designing manufacturing processes to convert pollutants into useful products! Protecting trees, the lungs of the planet, by increasing paper recycling. Converting greenhouse gases into useful products! With sustainability a key part of our focus, Pangaea Ventures monitors innovation, new approaches and emerging companies in materials recycling.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2012 -- Ten percent of software projects are abandoned, one-third are not successful and more than half end up late or over budget. But technology isn't to blame. People are. Now, researchers led by a San Francisco State University professor hope to improve the effectiveness of software engineering teams by learning what causes them to fail.
SF State Professor and Chair of Computer Science Dragutin Petkovic.
The three-year study is a collaboration among the three universities and is funded through a $200,000 Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES) grant from the National Science Foundation.


The most important information about donor egg IVF treatment is its extraordinary effectiveness. While rarely an initial preference among couples with infertility, the use of donor egg IVF or donor egg ICSI is a superb second choice. Most importantly, it is one option much more likely to help patients achieve success. In addition to EmBIO Institute's fee for service plan, financial options at EmBIO Institute allow couples to utilize donor egg IVF services while selecting from one of several payment options. Also, EmBIO Institute is offering new inclusion criteria that will allow many patients, who otherwise would not qualify for inclusion in a donor egg IVF program, to participate.
EmBIO's donor egg IVF program started treating couples in 1997, and is responsible for hundreds of successful births since that time. Our program prides itself on the large, diverse selection of high-quality donors immediately available to couples, as well as the exceptional standards of care our patients receive during their assisted reproductive treatments. Couples can discuss options with our coordinators as they make their important decisions.
This web page will focus on the programs recent success rates with fresh and frozen embryos, as well as the financial options that are available to our patients.


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Q: How to convert a column with object dtype to float in a pandas dataframe? I have a dataframe with a column named 'height' and I want to convert the values into float. The default unit is in meter, but it has some values in incorrect format, or in inches. It looks like
        height
0          16
1           7
2           7
3         6 m
4        2.40
5        5'8"
6          3m
7         6,9
8       9;6;3
9     Unknown
10       4.66
11 Bilinmiyor
12     11' 4"

dtype: object

Basically, I need to convert values in inches/ft to meter unit, convert values like Bilinmiyor and Unknown to NaN, remove the unit specification like m  m, replace comma in the decimal numbers with ., and keep the largest number for value 9;6;3. The final dtypes should be float or int.
I am new to python so I don't really know how to use advanced techniques so far. I was trying to achieve the task using
def to_num(a):
    try:
        return float(pd.to_numeric(a, errors = 'raise'))
    except ValueError:
        return a

df['height'] = to_num(df['height'])

but it didn't work. I was wondering if I should use iteration but it seems very complicated to iterate through all cells in this column, because the dataset has more than 2 million rows.

A: I feel you mate, I had the same kind of problems. But thankfully this is not that hard
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({'height': [16, 7, '6m', '2.4', '3,5', 'Asdf', '9;6;3']})
df['height'] = df['height'].astype(str)  # force type str
df['height'] = df['height'].str.replace('.', ',', regex=False)  # . -> ,
df['height'] = df['height'].str.replace('[A-Za-z]', '')  # remove all characters (regex)
df['height'] = df['height'].str.split(';').apply(max)  # pick largest value from 9;6;3
df['height'] = pd.to_numeric(df['height'], errors='coerce')  # force float

And you get
height
0   16.0
1   7.0
2   6.0
3   2.4
4   3.5
5   NaN
6   9.0

Now if you want to convert your feet to meters (I'm assuming default is meter), you'll need to add a level of complexion
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import re

def feet_to_m(s):
    if '\'' in s or "\"" in s:
        if '\'' in s:
            feet = float(s.split('\'')[0])
        else:
            feet = 0
        if '\"' in s:
            if '\'' in s:
                inch = float(s.split('\'')[1].split('\"')[0])
            else:
                inch = float(s.split('\"')[0])
        else:
            inch = 0
        return (feet*12 + inch) * 0.0254
    else:
        return s

df = pd.DataFrame({'height': [16, 7, '6m', '2.4', '3,5', 'Asdf', '9;6;3', "11' 4\"", "4'", "15\""]})
df['height'] = df['height'].astype(str)  # force type str
df['height'] = df['height'].str.replace(',', '.', regex=False)  # . -> ,
df['height'] = df['height'].str.replace('[A-Za-z]', '')  # remove all characters
df['height'] = df['height'].str.split(';').apply(max)  # pick largest value from 9;6;3
df['height'] = df['height'].apply(feet_to_m)
df['height'] = pd.to_numeric(df['height'], errors='coerce')  # force float

to get
height
0   16.0000
1   7.0000
2   6.0000
3   2.4000
4   3.5000
5   NaN
6   9.0000
7   3.4544
8   1.2192
9   0.3810

hope this helps


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Impact Wrestling "Bound For Glory" Sold Out, Tonight's Impact Cold Open And Matches, BFG Sponsor
By Raj Giri | September 13, 2018
- Above is the cold open for tonight's episode of Impact Wrestling. The episode will feature X-Division Champion Brian Cage vs. Kongo Kong, Pentagon Jr. & Fenix vs. The Cult of Lee, Tessa Blanchard talking about Allie, THE MACHINE addressing oVe, more on LAX & OGz and an update on Johnny Impact.
Johnny Impact Reveals Which New Impact Wrestling Star Has Caught His Eye
- Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory is sold out. The event takes place on October 14th at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, NY, which can seat up to 1,300 people.
- Speaking of Bound for Glory, Impact Wrestling sent us the following press release announcing that COMDA Advertising Connections will serve as the presenting sponsor for the event:
IMPACT Wrestling Announces COMDA.com as Presenting Sponsor for Bound for Glory
TORONTO | NEW YORK – IMPACT Wrestling announced today it has signed an agreement with COMDA Advertising Connections (COMDA.com) to serve as the presenting sponsor for the annual pay-per-view extravaganza Bound for Glory, which takes place on Oct. 14 in New York City, NY.
Serving more than 100,000 business clients throughout North America, COMDA Advertising Connections has over 45 years of experience delivering factory-direct personalized promotional products to help businesses connect with their customers.
The sponsorship agreement includes event branding, production of custom content and product integration. Fans will also have the opportunity to receive free prizes and giveaways, and to be included in a lottery for ringside seats for IMPACT Wrestling's television tapings in Las Vegas, NV, which take place from Nov. 11-13, 2018.
"We are delighted to partner with COMDA Advertising Connections for one of our biggest events of the year," said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. "This collaboration for exclusive IMPACT Wrestling merchandise and prizing provides great incentive for our fans to follow us across all platforms. COMDA is an established brand whose history is one of innovation and commitment to customer service, so they are a great partner to work with on developing new products and marketing campaigns to engage our diverse audience."
"COMDA is extremely excited for the opportunity to be the presenting sponsor of Bound for Glory," said COMDA president Michael Warren. "We are very impressed with the level of talent at IMPACT Wrestling and particularly enthusiastic about the lineup at Bound for Glory. We see this as a unique situation where we can help promote a fantastic event and at the same time bring awareness to a broad audience of what COMDA can do for businesses of all sizes."
IMPACT Wrestling's Bound for Glory takes place on Oct. 14 at Melrose Ballroom in New York City, NY and will feature IMPACT World Champion Austin Aries defending his title against Johnny Impact, who is featured on the Season 37 of Survivor premiering Sept. 26 on CBS. In other pivotal matchups, the ceasefire will culminate with LAX and Konnan battling The OGz and King, plus Sami Callihan and oVe will collide with the trio of Pentagon Jr., Fenix and Brian Cage in a six-man 'oVe Rules' match. The three-hour event kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET and will be available globally on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view, including DISH, DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, Rogers, Bell, Shaw, Sasktel and the FITE.tv live streaming app for a suggested retail price of $39.95.
New WWE 2K19 Gameplay Trailer Reveals House Of Horrors, Zombies, Big Head Mode
WWE Announces "The World Of The Rock" Book (Photo)
Johnny Impact Fires Back At Austin Aries For Calling His Wife 'Husky' On Twitter
WINCLY Podcast (10/11) Feat. Austin Aries, Johnny Impact, Dolph Ziggler, Scott Fishman, More
Johnny Impact Reveals The One Name He Would Use For Himself And Why He Can't Use It
John Morrison Has A Message For Wrestlers Who Are Trying To Become Actors


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BreakOut Music announces the post-production completion of their comedic thriller "The Microchip That Ruined Halloween"
Coming to screens this fall, BreakOut Music's upcoming thriller, "The Microchip That Ruined Halloween" is full of laughter and suspense.
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 14, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Jam-packed with humor, shock, and unexpected thrills, BreakOut Music completed post-production of "The Microchip That Ruined Halloween." The film features a showcase of disturbingly well-matched star-studded talent that will keep audiences at the edge of their seats.
Shock and awe provoking, "The Microchip That Ruined Halloween," is set to debut this fall and delivers a clever and unique twist to screenplay writing while leading the way for a new creative and comedy-infused take on horror films.
With storytelling and visual aesthetic at the forefront, the film begins with an eccentric prison psychiatrist Dr. Judy Kreplach, played by Jackie Hoffman, prescribing a microchip to be secretly implanted into a dangerous prisoner. All goes as planned until the reformed prisoner joins a college fraternity, and the microchip spirals out of control culminating into a disastrous Halloween night riddled with humorous, thrilling, suspenseful, and dynamic events guaranteed to have mouths dropping, anxiety heightened, and fists-clenching.
An additional highlight includes the holy grail of a cast ensemble featuring Emmy Award-winning actress Jackie Hoffman (Mamacita), Princess Love (Love and Hip-Hop LA), Jimmy Palumbo (The Family), Terrell Carter (Empire: Season 4), Miguel Nunez Jr. (The Family Business), Kathleen Hogan (The Conspirator), and nationally syndicated radio personalities: Torae Carr (Sirius XM), Headkrack (Dish Nation and Morning Hustle), Special K (Rickey Smiley Morning Show-Urban One), and Angela Stribling (WHUR & Sirius XM).
For more information about "BreakOut Music" visit their website.
About BreakOut Music
Founded in 2019 by Co-CEOs Miriam Bavly and Peter John, BreakOut Music is a full-service production house and music label specializing in romantic comedy, drama, horror, action, and fantasy films. Miriam Bavly, a Harvard graduate with a BA and MS, brings strategic planning and industry experience with award-winning media and film production work while Peter John, an entertainment lawyer and accomplished artist who has represented several artists in million-dollar deals, brings his music business skills. Peter also includes topping Billboard and iTunes charts as accomplishments. Together they are devoted to fortifying exceptional artists with strategic branding to elevate their presence and creating thought-provoking screenplays that elevate society.
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Our Clear Choice Photo Booth's are purposefully designed to fit into any event, whether it be a wedding in Cincinnati or a bar mitzvah in Pittsburgh. With it's sleek black tower and elegant curtains, we look good anywhere you put us! But what if you want us to blend in a little more with your color scheme or brand? Maybe you'd like our booth to display your logo at your Los Angeles corporate event or maybe you are looking for our booth to blend in a little more with you lime and yellow themed birthday party in Salt Lake City. Whichever the case, we have put together several different ways to customize your photo booth rental with us.
As we mentioned in our branding blog post, our photo booth tower (where the camera and printer are located) is very customizable. We can change the side panels to any requested color and can even place a logo or image onto one of the panels. This is a great way to get your brand noticed or achieve a more blended look regarding your photo booth rental.
One of our newer add on options include the use of a step-and-repeat. A step and repeat is a large banner that can be used as a background for your photos. Most traditionally, a step and repeat features one or more logos placed evenly throughout the banner. (Think of a red carpet event!) Of course it is perfect for businesses to place their logo, but it could also be used for weddings, placing the bride and grooms name repeatedly with the designated wedding colors!
We have a whooollleee blog post written about using your photo booth rental as a party favor. It can be such a creative and cost efficient addition to an event. When using Clear Choice Photo Booth, you are automically given freedom to have your photo strip designed however you want, creating a customized element as it is. Add to that frames to give each of your guests to take home, and there you have a wonderful party favor. Be sure to check out our party favor blog post to learn more creative ways to accomplish this!
One easy way of creating a custom feel to your photo booth is to include signs and directions throughout your party. Although this doesn't essentially change the look of our photo booth, it is a great way to not only guide guests to a fun aspect of your event, but also to add your own creative twist to the photo booth. Find or create signs that fit your theme, whether it you going with a vintage look or it is carnival inspired. Hang the signs up in various places; have a sign for the prop table; set up an easle with large sign in front of the photo booth itself; the ideas are endless.
It is also an option to add your own outside curtains. Whether they are pink, blue, purple or polka dot, you can add your own curtains to the outside of your photo booth rental to help blend in to your event. We ask that you speak with our staff first, to get the correct dimensions and information. This is a great way to customize the look of your photo booth.
We highly encourage that you take advantage of our own prop collection, but why not add a few DIY or custom props to your table? If you're hosting a princess themed birthday party, add some tiaras or princess wear. Or if your event is a high school reunion, why not throw in some foam fingers or other elements that reflect your school colors? And if it's a corporate party, be sure to add some items that contain your company logo. This is a great idea to not only enhance the fun while the event is going on, but it adds reminders when viewing the photos days, or years, later.
Are you looking to add a photo booth rental for your next event? Check out our packages and feel free to contact your local office if you have any questions or to reserve your event. For more updates and information, you can find us on Google+ and Facebook.


The significant biological role of RNA has further highlighted the need for improving the accuracy, efficiency and the reach of methods for investigating RNA structure and function. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is vital to furthering the goals of RNA structural biology because of its distinctive capabilities. However, the dispersion pattern in the NMR spectra of RNA makes automated resonance assignment, a key step in NMR investigation of biomolecules, remarkably challenging. Herein we present RNA Probabilistic Assignment of Imino Resonance Shifts (RNA-PAIRS), a method for the automated assignment of RNA imino resonances with synchronized verification and correction of predicted secondary structure. RNA-PAIRS represents an advance in modeling the assignment paradigm because it seeds the probabilistic network for assignment with experimental NMR data, and predicted RNA secondary structure, simultaneously and from the start. Subsequently, RNA-PAIRS sets in motion a dynamic network that reverberates between predictions and experimental evidence in order to reconcile and rectify resonance assignments and secondary structure information. The procedure is halted when assignments and base-parings are deemed to be most consistent with observed crosspeaks. The current implementation of RNA-PAIRS uses an initial peak list derived from proton-nitrogen heteronuclear multiple quantum correlation (1H–15N 2D HMQC) and proton–proton nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (1H–1H 2D NOESY) experiments. We have evaluated the performance of RNA-PAIRS by using it to analyze NMR datasets from 26 previously studied RNAs, including a 111-nucleotide complex. For moderately sized RNA molecules, and over a range of comparatively complex structural motifs, the average assignment accuracy exceeds 90%, while the average base pair prediction accuracy exceeded 93%. RNA-PAIRS yielded accurate assignments and base pairings consistent with imino resonances for a majority of the NMR resonances, even when the initial predictions are only modestly accurate. RNA-PAIRS is available as a public web-server at http://pine.nmrfam.wisc.edu/RNA/.
The online version of this article (doi: 10.1007/s10858-012-9603-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Arash Bahrami and Lawrence J. Clos contributed equally.


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There is only me at 59th & Eighth.
Delicate and turning in his hand.
As each step disappears, left behind.
All your life to have them said.
To buy you a drink, another asks for a match.
Can happen. And it's enough.
Night steward in his chair.
Personal whatever comes this way.
Either misunderstood or tired of fighting.
Sophie Cabot Black's work has appeared in various magazines and anthologies—most recently Best American Poetry 1993. Her book of poems, The Misunderstanding of Nature, is available from Graywolf Press. She divides her time between a small farm in New England and New York City.
Los Angeles is distinctive for its magic hour; that time of day when the sun is teasing the horizon.
Mitch Epstein's enigmatic approach to conveying life in New York City gives one "the opportunity to ponder what photography can and cannot reveal about our public lives and our most private selves," according to reviewer Marvin Heiferman.


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Rising stars from in and around Coventry will go head-to-head on stage this month when Monologue Slam UK comes to the Belgrade Theatre.
Showcasing some of the region's most exciting new talent, the single-day event offers emerging actors the chance to perform prepared monologues in front of a warm and welcoming audience and an expert panel of industry professionals in a position to help them move their careers forward.
Through an open applications process, Monologue Slam provides a platform for actors from all backgrounds, including those who may not have access to more traditional routes in to the industry, as well as giving directors, agents and casting directors a new avenue through which to source fresh talent.
Following a lengthy auditions process, twenty performers have now been selected to deliver a monologue of their choice in one of three rounds, with two further participants still to be picked from a forthcoming Monologue Slam Masterclass, taking place at the Belgrade on Saturday 17 November. Places for the Masterclass are still available to book now.
The performers chosen so far and the works they'll be performing are listed below.
The Coventry date is one of a series of regional events hosted in venues across the UK, with the winners of each invited to compete in the National Final at London's Theatre Royal Stratford East in December. The overall champion will receive an extensive prize package designed to help them take their acting career to the next level.
Join us for what promises to be a fast-paced, fun night out when Monologue Slam UK comes to the Belgrade on Thursday 22 November. Tickets are available to book now.


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The Liverpool Community Alcohol Service provides 75 weekly community clinics across the five neighbourhood areas of Liverpool. The nature of your treatment and individual choice will determine the location of your clinic.
Clinic locations include GP surgeries and community health centres.
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The Best Musical Artists for Children Ages 2 to 4
Warren Truitt
Warren Truitt has over 15 years of experience as a kids librarian, music teacher, and writer. He is the creator of the blog Kid's Music That Rocks.
Songs for children under four should include clearly enunciated words, easy to memorize lyrics and fun tunes. Here are some of the best performers of music for the toddler crowd, and a highly recommended CD by each artist.
Pete Seeger - 'Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes, Little & Big'
Courtesy Smithsonian Folkways
Seeger's friendly voice and ringing banjo accompany these folk songs, singalongs, nursery rhymes, and hand plays about all creatures great and small. Originally issued on two Folkways LPs in 1955, the 28 songs on this CD will keep your little ones endlessly entertained.
Ella Jenkins - 'You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song'
Jenkins is the master of call-and-response songs, as evidenced by You'll Sing a Song, originally released on the Folkways label in 1966. Classic tunes include the title song, "Miss Mary Mack," "Dulce Dulce," and "Did You Feed My Cow?", featuring Jenkins' ukulele and occasional harmonica, and the Gateway Children's Chorus. This CD is so good, it's Folkways' best-selling record ever!
Bob McGrath - 'Sing Along with Bob, #1 and #2'
Courtesy Bob McGrath Productions
McGrath is a well-known veteran of Sesame Street, and his experience working with young children shows on both of his Sing Along CDs. McGrath presents spirited versions of over 60 of the best-known children's tunes, including "You Are My Sunshine," "Three Blind Mice," and "London Bridge."
Josh Levine - 'Josh Levine for Kids'
Courtesy Josh Levine
Manhattan musician Levine accompanies the songs on his children's debut with a Venezuelan quatro (a four-stringed guitar) and his standup bass. Originals like "A Real Bouquet" are beautifully entertaining, and oldies such as "The Alphabet Song," "Cumpleanos Feliz," and "The Hokey Pokey" are given some Latino spice, guaranteed to keep your little ones dancing.
Woody Guthrie - 'Songs to Grow On for Mother and Child'
Probably the most low-key CD on the list, Songs was originally released in 1956 on the Folkways label. The album features Guthrie playing guitar and singing 18 of his original compositions, sometimes without any musical accompaniment at all. Many children's artists have covered several of these simple songs, including "Grassy Grass Grass," "Little Sack of Sugar," "Who's My Pretty Baby," and "Bling Blang."
Jim Gill - 'Jim Gill Sings Moving Rhymes for Modern Times'
Courtesy Jim Gill
Gill is great at disguising movement songs as Broadway tunes, sing-alongs, and skits, and Moving Rhymes is a perfect example. This banjo-playing educator from Oak Park, Illinois, performs tunes like "Face the Facts," "Tromboning," "Jump Up, Turn Around," and "Drumming the House" with his top-notch band that will keep the kids in motion.
Elizabeth Mitchell - 'You Are My Little Bird'
Mitchell's third CD of folk tunes and cover songs helps to continue her rise to the top of the current children's music ladder of success. She draws from sources as varied as Woody Guthrie, the Velvet Underground, Chinese folk songs, and Bob Marley. Her quiet style and interesting instrumentation make these songs both memorable and easy to sing along with.
Enzo Garcia - 'LMNO Music-Pink'
Courtesy Enzo Garcia
Garcia's long-running children's music program in San Francisco has produced several CDs worth of great tunes, but one of the best has to be Pink. Garcia's renditions of folk tunes, sing-alongs, and originals are flavored by accordion and banjo, with his own "Hold My Hand" being a definite must-hear.
Sam Hinton - 'Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts'
Hinton's classic was released by Folkways in 1964 and is just as refreshing today as it was then. Hinton has lots of fun with words, and your little ones will be tickled trying to keep up with or appreciating the humor of folk songs like "The Green Grass Growing All Around," "Michael Finnegan," and "Jolly Old Roger."
Johnny Bregar - 'Stomp Yer Feet!'
Courtesy Johnny Bregar
Seattle native Bregar's bluesy, rootsy, sometimes New Orleans-like style flavors tried and true singalongs, folk songs, and nursery rhymes such as "Waltzing Matilda," "If You're Happy and You Know It," and "Polly Wolly Doodle." He and his band definitely intend to keep the crowd moving and singing.
Raffi - 'Singable Songs for the Very Young'
Courtesy Raffi Cavoukian
Many people swear by this album, while many swear at it. But when it comes down to it, Raffi's 32-year-old debut is perfect for singalongs. His simple arrangements and performances make chestnuts like "Down by the Bay," "The More We Get Together," "I Wonder if I'm Growing," and "Brush Your Teeth" as fresh today as they were in the mid-1970s.
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IBM discovers new class of ultra-tough, self-healing, recyclable plastics that could redefine almost every industry
By Sebastian Anthony on May 16, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Stop the press! IBM Research announced this morning that it has discovered a whole new class of… plastics. This might not sound quite as sexy as, say, MIT discovering a whole new state of matter — but wait until you hear what these new plastics can do. This new class of plastics — or more accurately, polymers — are stronger than bone, have the ability to self-heal, are light-weight, and are 100% recyclable. The number of potential uses, spanning industries as disparate as aerospace and semiconductors, is dizzying. A new class of polymers hasn't been discovered in over 20 years — and, in a rather novel twist, they weren't discovered by chemists: they were discovered by IBM's supercomputers.
One of the key components of modern industry and consumerism is the humble thermosetting plastic. Thermosetting plastics — which are just big lumps of gooey polymer that are shaped and then cured (baked) — are light and easy to work with, but incredibly hard and heat resistant. The problem is, once a thermoset has been cured, there's no turning back — you can't return it to its gooey state. This means that if you (the engineer, the designer) make a mistake, you have to start again. It also means that thermoset plastics cannot be recycled. Once you're done with that Galaxy S5, the thermoset chassis can't be melted down and reused; it goes straight to the dump. IBM's new polymer retains all of a thermosetting plastic's useful properties — but it can also be recycled.
IBM's new class of polymers began life, as they often do in chemistry circles, as an accident. Jeannette Garcia had been working on another type of polymer, when she suddenly noticed that the solution in her flask had unexpectedly hardened. "We couldn't get it out," Garcia told Popular Mechanics. "We had to smash the flask with a hammer, and, even then, we couldn't smash the material itself. It's one of these serendipitous discoveries." She didn't know how she'd created this new polymer, though, and so she joined forces with IBM's computational chemistry team to work backwards from the final polymer. Using IBM's supercomputing might, the chemists and the techies were able to work back to mechanism that caused the surprise reaction.
Scanning electron microscope image of the new PHT polymer discovered by IBM Research
This new class of polymer is called polyhexahydrotriazine, or PHT. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1251484 – "Recyclable, Strong Thermosets and Organogels via Paraformaldehyde Condensation with Diamines"]. It's formed from a reaction between paraformaldehyde and 4,4ʹ-oxydianiline (ODA), which are both already commonly used in polymer production (this is very important if they want the new polymer to be adopted by the industry). The end result shows very high strength and toughness, like other thermosets, but its heat resistance is a little lower than other thermosets (it decomposes at around 350C, rather than 425C).
An IBM Research infographic, for the new PHT polymer
Rather uniquely, though, IBM's new polymer is both recyclable and self-healing. As you can see in the video above, chunks of the polymer readily rejoin to create a whole — and then when stretched in the future, they break randomly, not along the joins, proving a very high level of self-healing. [Read more about self-healing plastics.] Unlike traditional thermosets, which produce tons of recyclable waste every year, IBM's PHT can be fully reverted back to its base state with sulfuric acid — which, as Garcia points out, is "essentially free."
Jeannette "Jamie" Garcia: One happy IBM Researcher
In short, then, IBM has created a new plastic that could impact a number of industries in a very big way. The advantages of self-healing, tough plastics are highly evident in the aerospace, transportation, and architecture/construction industries. Thermoplastics also play a big part in the electronics industry, from the low-level packaging of computer chips, through to the chassis of your smartphone. In all of these areas, recyclability and self-healing could be a huge boon. As Garcia says, "If IBM had this 15 years ago, it would have saved unbelievable amounts of money." Not to worry, Jeannette — there's still plenty of time for IBM to save (and make) billions of dollars with this new plastic.
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