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Child deaths from covid-19 remain remarkably low eight months into U.S. pandemic
Children are much more likely to die from homicides (there were 1,865 in 2016, according to government data), drowning (995) or even fires and burns (340).
The numbers are all the more remarkable because respiratory diseases typically hit the young and the old hard, and children are often highly vulnerable to infectious disease. In this way, covid-19 is similar to the flu, which killed an estimated 24,000 to 62,000 people last winter, but 188 people age 17 and below. (That was a record high for that age group, however.)
"It seems notable that this pandemic, which has had so much of a toll in mortality and morbidity, does seem to spare kids in a dramatic way," said Larry Steinman, a professor of pediatrics and neurology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Steinman led a team that reviewed why children may enjoy some natural protection from the novel coronavirus in a Sept. 3 article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Less clear is the role younger people play in spreading the virus to others, even if they don't become ill themselves — a critical issue as educators struggle to make decisions about reopening schools and child-care centers.
Health-care officials recognized early in the outbreak that children were much less likely than adults to become infected, show symptoms, require hospitalization or die of covid-19. Nearly 80 percent of the deaths from the disease are among people 65 and older, one of the defining demographic characteristics of the U.S. outbreak.
But in the early months, there were concerns that covid-19's true impact on children had yet to emerge — hidden, perhaps, by the country's inadequate testing regimen or because many youngsters were asymptomatic. Now, though testing for people under 18 can still be difficult to find, eight months of data and experience have made researchers more confident in younger people's ability to survive the disease. This is true despite recent upticks in the infection and hospitalization rates for children and teenagers, and a decline in the median age of the infected population.
"I think, in general, it remains true, thankfully, that this is for the most part a very mild infection in children," said Kristin Moffitt, an associate physician of infectious diseases at Boston Children's Hospital.
The issue has become politicized, with President Trump repeatedly exaggerating children's immunity to the virus as he maintains pressure to open public schools. At a rally in Swanton, Ohio, on Monday, Trump falsely asserted that the disease "affects virtually nobody" younger than 18.
"In some states, thousands of people, nobody young. Below the age of 18, like, nobody," Trump said. He credited children's robust immune systems with protecting them.
Such a blanket statement is untrue. According to the pediatric group's data, nearly 550,000 people under age 20 had been diagnosed with the disease as of Sept. 10, roughly 10 percent of the total number of cases at that time.
Some children and adolescents suffer the same terrible symptoms as their elders. In an Aug. 7 review of 208 children and adolescents hospitalized with covid-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 69 (33.2 percent) required intensive care and 12 (5.8 percent) were put on ventilators. One child died.
"I don't want people to get the impression that it's completely benign in children," said Sean O'Leary, vice chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on infectious diseases and a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado. "It's just that it's much, much less bad than it is in adults.
"We've taken care of quite a few pretty sick kids with this illness," he added.
When it comes to fatalities, the data is consistent. The CDC last week reported 121 deaths among people under the age of 21 through July 31. Its website, which divides age categories differently, lists just 34 deaths among children 0 to 4 and 58 deaths among children and adolescents aged 5 to 17. The American Academy of Pediatrics lists 105 deaths through Sept. 10.
The median age at death was 16, according to the CDC report that examined fatalities among people younger than 21. As with adults, covid-19 has hit Black, Latino and other minority children disproportionately.
Even multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, which terrified parents when it emerged in May as a side effect of covid-19 in a small number of children, has killed just 19 youngsters, the CDC reported Sept. 17. The immune response condition turned out to be very similar to another inflammatory syndrome, Kawasaki disease, which physicians have experience controlling with certain kinds of drugs. So far, there have been 935 confirmed cases of MIS-C in the United States, mostly in children between 1 and 14 years old.
CDC data are based on case reports, not death certificates, so it is possible that there will be small adjustments. And deaths typically lag behind infections by two to three weeks, so any spike in covid-19 illnesses among younger people could be followed by a jump in fatalities.
But researchers and clinicians who follow the numbers are generally convinced that the trend will persist.
"Those numbers are still astonishingly low," Steinman said.
Researchers said pinpointing why children are faring so much better than adults in this pandemic could offer clues to therapies that might work for everyone. So far, however, there are only theories.
"It's a mystery. I think there are biological reasons and I think there are virological reasons," said Yvonne Maldonado, a professor of pediatrics, health policy and research at Stanford and chair of the pediatrics academy's infectious-disease committee.
The leading idea is that children have fewer ACE2 receptors on their cells than older people. The ACE2 receptor is where the coronavirus latches on as it invades cells. If that proves to be the key, perhaps scientists can find a way to block the virus from attaching there in vulnerable populations, which includes not just older people but those with underlying conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes.
Children's risk appears to be increased by such problems as well. According to the recent CDC report, just 30 of the 121 young people who died were healthy, while 91 had at least one underlying medical condition, and 54 had two or more. These included chronic lung diseases such as asthma, obesity, neurological and developmental conditions, and cardiovascular problems.
Another theory is that children develop some immunity from the numerous colds most of them contract. Some colds are caused by coronaviruses, and scientists such as Steinman have suggested that parts of children's immune systems can become "cross-reactive" to the coronavirus that causes covid-19. One recent review raised doubts about that, however.
As with most medical issues during the pandemic, the answers may not come until later, when more extensive research is conducted. A study sponsored by the CDC is tracking 800 children hospitalized at 35 sites around the country in an effort to determine why they were more vulnerable toe the virus and why others seemed to better resist it.
"It's one of the many million-dollar questions," Moffitt said. "Anything that has been suggested so far is still a hypothesis and is still being investigated."
First Published at www.washingtonpost.com on 2020-09-25 17:30:00


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Bad Librarianship Now!: "Well, if you know Lichtensteins references, or are familiar with the Foss/Brown debate, you know who the better artists really are. The fine art world can be culturally myopic. It's obvious that in music, if youre a DJ, playing something obscure and forgotten loud, in a new context like a club, does not make you the author. The art world equivalent redrawing something big and hanging it in a gallery should not make you the author either. If you fiddle with it a bit, thats called a remix or a cover version. It still does not make you the author. Never mistake an act of curation for an act of creation."
"Well, if you know Lichtensteins references, or are familiar with the Foss/Brown debate, you know who the better artists really are. The fine art world can be culturally myopic. It's obvious that in music, if youre a DJ, playing something obscure and forgotten loud, in a new context like a club, does not make you the author. The art world equivalent redrawing something big and hanging it in a gallery should not make you the author either. If you fiddle with it a bit, thats called a remix or a cover version. It still does not make you the author. Never mistake an act of curation for an act of creation."
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Peterborough Cathedral will ring its tolling bell 492 times on Wednesday (September 22) in tune with the UN Biodiversity talks in New York – one toll for each animal and plant species that England has lost.
As bells toll at UN headquarters in both New York and Nairobi, the bell at Peterborough will peal nearly 500 times in support of the UN General Assembly discussing, for the first time ever, the crisis affecting the world's biodiversity. Other churches across the country are also ringing in support.
Oil is major cause of the destruction. If an oil spill similar to that in the Gulf of Mexico were to happen in the North Sea, it would devastate the Wattenmeer, one of the most fragile and important biodiversity hotspots in northern Europe, experts have warned.
The North Sea, extending some 750,000 sq km, is one of the areas of the world with intense maritime oil and gas drilling. Some 600 platforms operate in the region around Britain, Denmark, Deutschland, and Norway.
In addition, the North Sea is crisscrossed by navigation routes - some 100,000 ships cross the region per year - raising the probability of an accident. Experts say it is a miracle that the oil industry has not yet caused a catastophic accident.
The Church of England has nevertheless continued to seek to make money out of oil. Some of its largest shareholdings - worth hunderds of millions of pounds - are in oil companies such as BP and Shell.
Research published earlier this year by Natural England showed that 492 species have already been lost in England, underlining the importance of how plants, animals and life are all linked and the loss of one species through human actions can affect many others.
This year was declared the UN 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) and the Church of England through its Shrinking the Footprint campaign is one of the official partners in the UK.
The Dean of Peterborough, the Very Rev Charles Taylor, said: "Each toll of the bell represents one species of plant or animal which is gone from England, probably forever.
"These losses matter. They represent a flower or a butterfly that you and I will never see. They are symbolic of the damage that humans have caused to our World, to God's World. We have a duty to look after this planet for future generations, and we are currently failing in this duty. We are pleased to join Churches and others around the World, giving encouragement to World leaders to take strong action to reverse the current declines in nature."
Dr Pete Brotherton, Head of Biodiversity for Natural England said: "The loss of biodiversity across the globe affects us all - in England alone, we have lost more than 400 species in the last 200 years. The church bells ringing out today are a timely reminder of what's at stake and of the need to ensure we do all we can to avoid losses of this scale occurring in the future."
David Shreeve, the Church of England's national environment adviser, said: "The UN has invited anyone with a bell to ring it for biodiversity, showing how actively involved the Church is in environmental issues and concerns."
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New Year; Moving Life Forward
"Most of the time, change is a good thing. Now, I think that's what it's all about. Embracing change. Being brave. Doing whatever you have to, so that everyone in your life can move forward with theirs." ~ Ted Lasso
In September of 2021, The New York Times reported that divorces are on the rise. It's unclear whether this is a direct result of the pandemic, a side effect of the courts being slowed by it, or a combination of both, but the surge is real in many cities and states. Add to that reality that January, in a non-pandemic year, is so notorious for presenting a significant increase in divorce filings that it has been nicknamed 'divorce month'. Although the pandemic has changed people's lives and perceptions, the core reasons for divorce remain constant.
If you're wondering why people seek divorce, Laura Wasser, the famous California attorney who represented Kim Kardashian, Ryan Reynolds, Maria Shriver, and others, has a robust article, including research, that answers that question: conflict and arguing, lack of commitment, infidelity, lack of intimacy, poor communication, domestic violence, irreconcilable moral views, lack of shared interests, substance addiction, absence of love, financial problems, marrying too young, and inequity of responsibilities in the relationship. The Power of Two dials in on some dangerous relationship situations that are signs a divorce is healthy when one or both partners refuses to change: emotional abuse, physical abuse, addiction, repeated cheating, mistreatment of children, and an untreated mental disorder.
Whatever the situation in a particular relationship, DivorceMag has some helpful advice about steps to take once someone decides that efforts to save the marriage have not worked. They suggest that people:
Collect the necessary paperwork
Set deadlines for key activities, like document collection and hiring an attorney
Find support that you need. Mediators, therapists, financial advisors, friends, and family will be important as you move your divorce forward and reimagine your life.
As a final financial resource, Forbes has a helpful article to support newly divorcing parties in thinking about the costs of divorce and how to manage them.
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PROVO, Utah—Vivint last summer opened a new 400-employee sales center in Liberty Lake, Wash., suburb of Spokane. Now, barely a year later, the home automation/home security company said it was closing the center as of today.
It was big news last summer when Provo, Utah-based Vivint opened a new 400-employee sales center in Liberty Lake, Wash., suburb of Spokane. But now, barely a year later, Vivint is closing that center, the company says.
It's not clear exactly why Vivint is reallocating resources away from the center. According to reports from Washington state media, it's also unclear whether Vivint ever reached its planned goal of hiring 400 employees.
The new center was billed as part of the home automation/ home security company's plan to diversify its sales channel by increasing inside sales. Vivint has been known primarily as a door-knocking company. Vivint has said the Liberty Lake center was its second inside sales center and its first outside of Utah.
Vivint received a $150,000 incentive to open the Liberty Lake center from an economic development fund managed by the Washington governor's office, according to The Spokesman-Review.
Why the change in plans? I'm going to try to learn more from Vivint execs.
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Here's how Robert Mueller got to Steve Bannon
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The story has been largely shoved aside in the minds of the media and the public, in the wake of Donald Trump's racism scandal and government shutdown. But Steve Bannon's decision to fully cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller arguably marks the largest turning point in the Trump-Russia investigation to date. It now appears Mueller relied on more than merely Bannon's thirst for revenge when it came to reeling him in.
We all saw the reports that Mueller sent FBI agents to Bannon's house, and it resulted in a shouting match. We saw Bannon hauled before the House Intelligence Committee, where he was only willing to answer the questions that Trump wanted him to answer. Yet by the end of it all, Bannon had delivered himself into Mueller's arms. How much of what preceded was merely for show, to keep Trump off track? How much of it represented a legitimate tussle between Mueller and Bannon? We may never know. But now we know that Mueller was sitting on an insurance policy named George Nader.
Who is George Nader? We have no idea, beyond the fact that he's a close associate of Bannon, and that according to a new Axios report, Mueller has met with Nader twice in recent weeks (link). Even that report admits that "Nobody was quite clear about what he does for a living." But he's clearly central enough to Steve Bannon's orbit that Mueller targeted him as a way of getting information on Bannon, which he presumably used in order to get to Bannon.
Robert Mueller has found a different weak spot when it comes to each of his key witnesses. George Papadopoulos liked to get drunk and brag. Michael Flynn made the mistake of dragging his son into his criminal antics. We still don't know who George Nader is, but based on the timeline, it's fairly clear that Mueller somehow used Nader to get to Steve Bannon.
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Doubling Down on the Lethal Flow of Fentanyl
Posted on March 21, 2019 April 22, 2019 by Earl Anthony WayneIn Crime, Diplomacy, Mexico, Politics, U.S.-Mexico relations
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE and DAVID M. LUNA
(The following article first appeared in "The National Interest" and is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.)
As the United States debates "emergencies" at its southern border and negotiates a trade deal with China, U.S. leaders must confront the lethal trade in fentanyl from other North American countries and especially from China, a major player in the opioid epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of U.S. citizens each year.
The United States needs to double down on efforts to assure more effective cooperation with China, Mexico and Canada, bilaterally and through a new four-way framework to halt this deadly commerce.
China is a principle source of the illicit synthetic fentanyl, its analogs and precursor chemicals that are arriving in North America. Photo: Harvard Media
China is a principle source of the illicit synthetic fentanyl, its analogs and precursor chemicals that are arriving in North America. Significant quantities flow from China through Mexico and Canada, as well as arrive directly into the United States from China. Most fentanyl (as well as other synthetic opioids) is smuggled through legal points of entry and via international mail carriers.
China did not create the insatiable U.S. appetite for addictive opioids, but China continues to fuel it. The United States has frequently protested to the Chinese government about these illegal drug flows. In November 2018, however, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission reported that there has been no substantive curtailment of fentanyl flows from China to the United States due to weak regulations governing pharmaceutical and chemical sectors in China. In China, webs of corruption and criminality have complicated law enforcement agencies' ability to disrupt manufacturing, distribution and trafficking of illicit drugs, including fentanyl and chemical precursors into North America. Numerous reports cite the booming imports of synthetic opioids from China into Mexico, as well as the increased smuggling from Mexico into the United States.
In late 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump raised these issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping and subsequently shared his assessment that President Xi is committed to helping stem the flows of illicit fentanyl and dangerous chemical precursors by cracking down on clandestine labs and shippers, and regulating these pharmaceuticals as "controlled substances."
China's high-level commitment to crack down on illegal drug commerce amid ongoing trade talks is important and must be codified as part of a U.S.-China understanding. The real measure of President Xi's political will is if enforcement reduces the volume of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs flowing to the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Mexico and the United States agreed on a plan to go after the entire chain of drug smuggling to the United States in 2017, which includes fentanyl, heroin and other illegal drugs. U.S. rhetoric about the U.S.-Mexico border and politics have hampered progress, however. Canada and the United States work well bilaterally, and the three North American countries hold drug policy talks annually to address the threat to all three societies.
Effective U.S.-Mexico law enforcement cooperation that disrupts trafficking of hard drugs is essential to address real U.S. and Mexican "crises" that involve the shared border: the drugs that feed U.S. demand and the illegal profits that arm and fuel violence and corruption in Mexico.
Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is used as an anesthetic in surgeries and prescribe to reduce chronic pain for an array of illnesses.
Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is used as an anesthetic in surgeries and prescribed to reduce chronic pain for an array of illnesses, such as cancer. The vast over-prescribing of opioids and other serious abuses in the U.S. medical system have helped fuel the addiction crisis, but increasingly, the fentanyl-related harm and death in the United States come from fentanyl produced and distributed by criminals. It is sold on streets across the United States, often mixed with heroin and/or cocaine to increase the potency and euphoric effects of the drugs and to increase the criminals' profits.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdose deaths involving non-methadone synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, increased almost 47 percent from 2016 to 2017. The CDC estimated that about 29,400 people have died from overdoses involving fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, and opioids accounted for more than two-thirds of deaths from drug overdoses in the United States in 2017.
Mexico has been grappling for years with challenges related to drug trafficking to the United States. Criminal networks earn tens of billions of dollars a year supplying U.S. users. In recent years, those criminal networks have expanded heroin production in Mexico and now focus on supplying synthetic opioids, as well as methamphetamines, to feed the U.S. market.
Of increasing concern is the use of the mail and express couriers to ship fentanyl or fentanyl analogs along with pill presses and binding agents to criminal groups in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Containers are mislabeled and packets hidden to avoid detection at legal ports of entry. Selling fentanyl online via the open internet in China and the "dark" web in the United States has also become prevalent.
Fentanyl and its hybrids are very profitable for criminals. For about $32,000, a kilogram of fentanyl can be converted into some 1 million pills that have a street value of several million U.S. dollars. It is highly addictive.
For about $32,000, a kilogram of fentanyl can be converted into some 1 million pills that have a street value of several million U.S. dollars.
Solutions need to be multifaceted, including anti-addiction and recovery programs, as President Trump's January 2019 drug strategy notes.https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/white-house-releases-national-drug-control-strategy/
A wall along the U.S. southwest border will not be a barrier to the smuggling of these deadly opioids, however. Evidence-based reports and public prosecutions, including the recent Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman trial, show that most drugs are smuggled into the United States through legal ports of entry or tunnels. In late January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Arizona made the largest-ever seizure of fentanyl: It could have provided 100 million doses.
Increasing the deployment of state-of-the-art fixed and hand-held sensors on the U.S. and Mexican sides of the border ports of entry would have a big impact in detecting drugs headed northward either in vehicles or with pedestrians, as well as detecting illicit guns and bulk cash heading to Mexico. The United States should aggressively fund this sensor technology through the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State's Merida program in Mexico, which would greatly strengthen and protect both sides of the border.
Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and his cabinet need to give priority to working with the United States to disrupt these vicious illicit smuggling networks, even as they seek to reduce the historic levels of criminal homicides harming Mexican society.
Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and his cabinet need to give priority to working with the United States to disrupt these vicious illicit smuggling networks, even as they seek to reduce the historic levels of criminal homicides harming Mexican society. The drug trade continues to fuel great insecurity in Mexico. Disrupting drug flows and seizing the profits are key parts of the solution to Mexico's criminal violence.
Regarding China, the Trump administration must test the political will of Chinese leaders to stop the flows of fentanyl, fentanyl analogs and precursors to North America as part of a broader trade deal. There should be strong commitments with metrics to evaluate enforcement results.
Such cooperation could include the establishment of a Quadrilateral Commission against Illicit Opioids and International Organized Crime between the United States, China, Mexico and Canada. The Quadrilateral Commission would regularly review results of enhanced law enforcement and justice cooperation and of targeting and detecting dangerous synthetic drugs at ports of entry in North America and at other vulnerable entry points along the northern and southern U.S. borders. This diplomatic and security mechanism could identify areas for improvement, as well as successes. Such a four-party confidence-building process would reinforce the homeland security of each country.
Part of a successful effort to reduce smuggling must also involve more effective use of sanctions and asset seizures by the United States and the other three countries.
Part of a successful effort to reduce smuggling must also involve more effective use of sanctions and asset seizures by the United States and the other three countries. Breaking the corrupting influence of these massive illicit enterprises by seizing property and financial assets of traffickers and their associates must be high priority for cooperation. A successful Quadrilateral process can help spur innovative dissuasive sanctions and enforcement approaches to mobilize collective action against the booming trafficking networks behind drug "emergencies" and related crime in North America.
Progress will require a balanced approach, including stronger demand reduction programs: better prevention, treatment, recovery and rehabilitative services for drug users. However, mobilizing strong U.S. political will, and that of North American neighbors and China, is essential to disrupt nefarious trafficking networks and put those involved behind bars.
Earl Anthony Wayne is a public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and career ambassador (ret.) from the U.S. Diplomatic Service, where he served as U.S. ambassador to both Mexico and Argentina, as well as assistant secretary of State for economic and business affairs.
David M. Luna is CEO of Luna Global Networks & Convergence Strategies LLC, as well as a senior fellow for National Security at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center at George Mason University. He is also a former senior director for National Security & Diplomacy in the State Department's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
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Q: What's the problem with Clifford's algebra? I've been searching trough the internet for more information about Clifford's algebras, and for what I've been reading, Clifford's vector system appears to be "unifying" vector system, in particular I've find some results that show that in a Clifford algebra the Maxwell's equations can  be reduced to $$\partial F=J$$
It inded seems a great subject of algebras and it is very interesting.
My question is: why can't we just "implement" this algebra in our "daily" system, I mean, why do we learn Gibb's algebra instead of Clifford's one.
What is the Gibbs advantage? What is missing in Clifford algebras? Is it not well defined yet?
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Animated Spy Movie "Spies In Disguise" Thrills the Whole Family
December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019 | kristencastillo
Spies in Disguise is the kid's version of a James Bond movie. It has lots of heart and humor too, for kids and adults.
My family and I attended a preview screening of the animated comedy from 20th Century Fox. Will Smith plays super spy Lance Sterling, a smooth agent who prides himself on working alone. He relies on gadgets made by CIA-like scientists. Enter millennial scientist Walter Beckett, played by Tom Holland. He's been using his stem skills to create and innovate since he was a little kid.
Flash forward the present day and Walter is working in a government lab, tasked with making gadgets for secret agents. Lance needs those gadgets to get his missions completed quickly and efficiently. Even though his job is to build gadgets to take down bad guys, Walter encourages non-violence whenever possible. Many of his inventions are so mesmerizing that they cause bad guys and the audience to say, "aww." Glitter is a theme.
At one point Lance needs helps and relies on Walter, who promises to make Lance invisible. Walter's invention makes it happen but hijinks ensues when he turns Lance into a pigeon. The high-action secret mission continues for both Lance and Walter, who make an unlikely spy duo.
This animated movie is very entertaining. The characters are great and animation is well done. Plus, the soundtrack from Mark Ronson is a hit. I predict this film is poised for a sequel or two.
Spies in Disguise opens Christmas Day.
Celebrating Excellence in Journalism Awards from the San Diego Press Club
October 30, 2019 December 12, 2019 | kristencastillo
Honored to have won two Excellence in Journalism Awards from the San Diego Press Club. I also enjoyed producing this year's Press Club awards show and catching up with my media colleagues and fellow Press Club board members.
Movie Night Under the Stars
April 2, 2019 May 21, 2019 | kristencastillo
I love watching a movie under the stars! 🎥
I really enjoyed the media preview of Rooftop Cinema Club, a rooftop "theatre" atop of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. It's such a pretty setup and the views are amazing.
I got to watch a classic movie, "Grease," a very fun sing-along! The set-up includes snuggling under the stars in comfortable deck chairs (blankets are so cozy!) and watching the movie while listening with wireless headphones.
Rooftop cinema season kicks off this week and continues throughout the summer.
The movies are always iconic films that people know and love. Upcoming shows include Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Bohemian Rhapsody and The Greatest Showman, among others.
Go See "Teen Titans Go to the Movies"
July 25, 2018 July 25, 2018 | kristencastillo
Fun and at times irreverent, "Teen Titans Go to the Movies," is a cute film that's appealing to kids and adults.
I attended the preview with my sons and they loved this film.
The premise is easy to understand: Robin is tired of just being seen as Batman's sidekick. He wants to star in movies and save the day like all the Justice League superheroes he sees. Robin, paired up with his Teen Titan crew, struggles to be taken seriously in his life and on screen.
Robin wants the movie director, voiced by Kristen Bell to give him a shot as a movie star. She's reluctant to do so unless the Boy Wonder can have a great adversary. He finds that rival in Slade, played by Will Arnett, who is also "Teen Titans Go to the Movies" producer.
Slade tries to manipulate Robin and the Teen Titans with mind games. But they see beyond his gimmicks. The theme resonates with kids and parents: you don't have to be a superhero, you just have to be yourself.
"Teen Titans Go to the Movies" was full of potty humor, fart jokes and booty shaking. The jokes are targeted to kids but much of the humor gets laughs from adults too.
The soundtrack is filled with many great 80's hits, including Huey Lewis' "Back in Time." There's also an "Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life" by Michael Bolton, which is cheesy, silly and perfect all at the same time.
"Teen Titans Go to the Movie," rated PG, opens Friday, July 27.
Conan Live at Comic-Con
I had so much fun attending a taping of the Conan show at The Spreckels Theatre during Comic Con.
Conan tapes four shows in San Diego every July during Comic Con.
My husband I attended Conan's final Comic Con-themed episode for this year.
The episode we watched featured the cast of the upcoming "Aquaman" movie. The taping last almost an hour an a half.
What a fun experience!
I've watched Conan on TV for years – I love his self-deprecating humor and he didn't disappoint in-person! Can't wait for next year's Conan visit to Comic Con and San Diego.
It's Panda-monium!
April 7, 2018 April 7, 2018 | kristencastillo
Last week my sons and I got a sneak peak at "Pandas," an IMAX movie that opens this weekend.
This documentary, which took three years to shoot, has lots of appeal. It's educational – showing viewers the challenges pandas face in the world in terms of breeding, handling tough terrain and overall survival. Pandas are an endangered species around the world, mostly due to humans developing properties on their land, and the lack of bamboo, their primary food source.
"Pandas" grabs your heart too. It's hard not to love these cuddling looking bears that we typically only see at the zoo.
When we first meet these cute pandas, they're newborns, adorable and looking like stuffed animals. We see them cooing as babies and then we watch them – one panda in particular, "Qian Qian," pronounced Chen Chen – grow up on camera and learn to navigate the world.
The pandas are born at the Chengdu Panda Base in China, a breeding center which has helped breed over 200 baby pandas. In the movie, the scientists interact with the pandas and they explain how they're tracking the animals and helping them thrive in the wild.
The movie took three years to shoot. The Chengdu Panda Base, which has helped over 200 baby pandas born during her tenure. Viewers meet the scientists interacting with the pandas and they explain how they're tracking the animals and helping them thrive in the wild.
We loved the movie – so fun and interesting. It's narrated by Kristen Bell – a familiar voice for kids, who recognize her from "Frozen."
Fun Fact: Giant pandas eat up to 30 pounds of bamboo every day!
We saw the IMAX film at Fleet Science Center in their Heikoff Giant Dome Theater, which has 76-foot wraparound movie screen and 16,000 watts of digital surround sound. Everything looks and feels so close. That experience makes you feel like you're sitting across from the pandas in the wild in China.
My sons and I enjoyed playing with the Panda props at Fleet Science Center too!
Fun Fact: Pandas sleep 10 to 16 hours a day! That bamboo they eat isn't very nutritious and lacks protein, so they don't have much energy.
"Pandas," is rated G and opened April 6, 2018. Get tickets.
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Loving LUZIA! Cirque du Soleil's LUZIA: A Waking Dream of Mexico
March 9, 2018 March 10, 2018 | kristencastillo
Recently my boys and I got a complimentary preview of Cirque du Soleil's LUZIA: A Waking Dream of Mexico, at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.
Like all Cirque shows, LUZIA is a treat for the senses. There are multiple performers from trapeze artists to high climbers to a contortionist. This show is told with music, movement, and even, water!
LUZIA's look and feel blends old-world Mexico with modern times, as well as some mythical animals and imagery. The music is lovely and varies throughout the show to match the different scenes.
The colorful backdrop mirrors the show's theme: a sensory treat as if you're dreaming in Mexico, where the big stars are the "luz" meaning light and the "lluvia" or rain.
As if stunning choreography and aerobatics weren't enough, LUZIA ups the ante. That's because throughout the show, water is integrated into the acts. It's impressive to watch as an aerialist – suspended from a trapeze – twist and turn in the middle of this "rain."
Water also plays a comical role, with the gimmick being the lead character is thirsty throughout the show. He never seems to have water and when he finds it, it's elusive to catch. My kids and I, as well as everyone in attendance, giggled as the character struggled to get a sip throughout the show.
LUZIA is consistently entertaining.
There's suspense and excitement in many acts showcasing balancing, hoop diving and even stunts while moving on treadmills. Check out the juggling…
Watch below for even more nerves and fun as performers jump from swing to swing!
The show runs through March 25. Check it out. It's fun for the whole family.


1876 – Paris: Brandus & Cie.
Live recording in a castle on an old cassette (1981). Some of the last pieces written by Vieuxtemps unable then to play, Ysaÿe did it for him, and said about those pieces that they are pure music and emotion.
Paris: Brandus et Cie, n.d.. Plate B. & Cie. 12161.
300dpi bitmap, good quality. Violin part for No.6 (Contemplation) is from a new typeset made with Finale. - Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 2e série, 65e année, Nº 28, 8 Juillet 1876, p.390, r.2321.
Mainz: Schott's Söhne, n.d.. Plate 22057-2.
Leipzig: Steingräber, (1919). Plate 2067.
One of Vieuxtemps works from the last period, at a time where he didn't use virtuosity anymore... it is composed of 6 pieces, each one describing an emotion. He said what he had to say, simply but profoundly, without pathos nor effect, but with the deepness of sincerity... Ysaÿe considered those as little gems.


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Paul Affolter (Moitiers-en-Bauptois,  - Paris, ) est un relieur français actif à partir de 1880.

Biographie
Paul Affolter est un relieur qui s'est établi à Paris en 1880, d'abord au 10 rue Richer puis au 50 rue Laborde. Jean Augoyat lui succède après son décès brutal.
Paul Affolter est le frère du libraire Jules Affolter, propriétaire de la librairie Fontaine.

Expositions publiques
 Musée Galliera

Notes et références

 Dictionnaire des relieurs français ayant exercé de 1800 à nos jours, Julien Fléty.

Liens externes
 Librairies Fontaine

Relieur du XIXe siècle
Relieur du XXe siècle
Relieur Art nouveau
Relieur français
Naissance en juin 1859
Naissance dans la Manche
Décès en mars 1929
Décès dans le 17e arrondissement de Paris
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Pianist and composer; since 1900 president of the University of Michigan Music School, where he became director of the piano department in 1894. Born at Madrid of German parents, he studied under Olave and others privately, and was in Gevaert's class at the Royal College of Music in Brussels, taking first prize in pianoplaying and second in harmony. Made his debut in 1880 at Brussels and toured Belgium, Germany, Russia, England, Holland, France, Mexico, Cuba and Canada, and was in the United States from 1893 to 1899. In 1890 he studied under Rubinstein at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg. First appeared in New York with Walter Damrosch's Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 1893, and afterwards gave recitals in that city. Also played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and in other cities. In 1899 he married Miss Elsa von Grave, at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is an honorary member of the Red Cross Society of Belgium; member of the Cercle des Arts et de la Presse, Brussels. He has written Northern Dances, containing a valse in C minor; fantasie pieces, a toccata among them; romances; and a capriccio. He translated into Spanish Gevaert's work on instrumentation and wrote an article on rhythm for the New York Musical World.
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SSC CAPF Constable Recruitment 2013 Notification has come out this Saturday (15.12.2012) in major national dailies including Employment News for recruitment of 49080 Constables (GD) in the General Duty (GD) branch of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) - BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB and also Assam Rifles.
You can also click here to download the Notification of SSC CAPF Constable Recruitment 2013.
Last date to apply for this recruitment is 11th January, 2013. The SSC CAPF Constable Exam 2013 would be conducted on 12th May, 2013.
What are the eligibility for this CAPF recruitment and how to apply for the same? This is the subject matter of this blog article, which draws the data from above notification. In a subsequent blog post titled: SSC CAPF Constable Exam Pattern, Papers & Books I would tell you how to prepare for the same.
Before we begin, let us know what is CAPF.
BSF (Border Security Force), CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Railway Protection Force (RPF), National Security Guards (NSG) & Special Protection Group (SPG).
As said, there are a total of 49080 Constables (GD) vacancies in SSC CAPF Constable Recruitment 2013, which has been divided into state-wise vacancies.
Why this state-wise vacancy position is important? Because, if you go through the notification carefully, you will find that you will be considered for recruitment in your respective State only on production of valid "Domicile Certificate" from your state.
Age Eligibility: Min: 18, Max: 23 years as on 01.01.2013. (DOB not earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1995).
Academic Qualification Eligibility: Matriculation or Xth class pass from a recognized board/university.
a) Height: For Males : 170 cms., For Females : 157 cms.
b) Chest: For males only – Unexpanded : 80 cms, - Expanded : Min expansion 5 cms.
On top of above physical standards, you also have to pass through the PET (Physical Efficiency Test) as given in Page-11 of the notification.
Stage-I: PST (Physical Standards Test) & PET (Physical Efficiency Test) as given above.
Stage-II: Written Test: Consists of a 100 question, 100 mark objective type test which has to be answered in two hours. More about it in my next blog post titled: SSC CAPF Constable Exam Pattern, Papers & Books.
Stage-III: Medical Examination: As given in page-14 of the notification.
Last date for submission of offline form: 11.01.2013 (upto 5:00 P.M.) (for remote areas: 18. .01.2013).
Last date for submission of online form (Part-I): 09.01.2013 (upto 5:00 PM).
Last date for submission of online form (Part-II): 11.01.2013 (upto 5:00 PM).
Declaration of Result: 30th September, 2013.
You can apply for these CAPF Constable positions both online as well as offline.
How to apply offline is clearly described in Annexure – II in Page-21/22 of the notification.
Click here to download the Offline form for SSC CAPF Constable Recruitment 2013.
How to apply online is clearly described in Annexure – III in Page-23 of the notification.


Beneath every website, application, email, even under the tiniest tweet flow tons of data. Once linked, not unlike the documents we connect through hyperlinks, these data can create a whole new layer, woven in the Web's fabrics. This layer is called the Semantic Web.
Many paths enter the understanding of the Semantic Web concept. Most of them start with walking into the fields of machine-interpretable meaning, knowledge representation, browsable data where we find ourselves thinking through the Web as useful data platform where smart agents browse the cyber realm for us and execute various tasks on our behalf – from booking an appointment to the doctor or filling a tax declaration to answering the question "What proteins are involved in signal transduction and are related to pyramidal neurons?". The latter, as the inventor of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee writes, having been answered when put into the linked databases world. Some less travelled routes to conceiving the Semantic Web, are those walking us into the realms of digital heritage, humanities and the big question of augmenting our capabilities to work with information, manage resources, convey and store knowledge, ultimately to the matters of collaboration and cooperation in the digital age.
From either perspectives, the premise of the Semantic Web is simple: provide a grid for data, information and knowledge to travel freely across networks of people, devices and systems.
With a little bit of additional data embedded in the content we put on the web, or added via other means, once a boring place for computers, the Web can incrementally become this grid – a global information space where data from all kinds of sources are linked together.
To set the wheels in motion for the emergence of such an infrastructure, certain agreed upon and tested specifications and recommendations for encoding information in data have been put together by the Word Wide Web Consortium – the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web, led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and CEO Jeffrey Jaffe, on a mission to lead the Web to its full potential. Constantly maturing , these foundational technologies behind the vision of a Web of Data (another name for the Semantic Web) are recommended best practices for working with data and for publishing these data on the Web. As dynamic and changing the design features and the the talk about the Semantic Web walk is they both seek to answer one question: How can we use data in a manner that allows us to convey as much information with these data and exchange it the easiest possible way across systems?
When thinking through the Web and the Web of Data it very much helps to forget for a moment about technology, records, systems and bits and start thinking about connections, creations and collaborations.
Your thinking and your code should be about things: people, events, relationships.
In this paradigm, the data standards talk transforms into an ethics walk.
The technological challenge turns into a challenge touching the moving parts of processes and constructs such as shared understanding, inclusiveness and human relationships. Inevitably, the Semantic Web talk acquires a highly ethical dimension. Ethical in the sense of "relating to the ways we live together" and, in the digital context, the way we co-exist and collaborate in public and provate cyberspaces.
On the Web, interconnectedness is virtue. And virtues come to being when on the stage enters the Other. This is where ethics begins.
Online, Otherness-ness everywhere, in all its forms and variety. To be able to coexist and cocreate and most importantly to interconnect within this diversity, we need proper structures. Structures which allow for shared languages and understandings to emerge and spaces, informational ones included, where we can cooperate freely, unobstructed by technological inconsistencies.
In that spirit, we switch codes from the Web as a pure technological invention, to the Web as an enabler of human connection.
The Semantic Web is about connections. We are defined by our relationships on different levels – with things, with people, with topics. The beauty of this expanding interconnectedness is that we are its creators. We are the poets of networks, communities, hubs of shared values and interests. We constantly enter and exit static and dynamic relationships, creating open systems of new or existing contexts, connections and meanings. It is in this poiesis of relationships that new threads emerge, forming new shapes, and enriching the environment with newly connected dots.
The challenge is finding ways to build the technological body of such interconnected spirit.
This was an excerpt from the essay "Towards a Semantic Web Ethos", part of my book The Brave New Text.
For a very approachable and exhaustive explanation of the concept of the Semantic Web, see Explorer's Guide to the Semantic Web, Thomas B. Passin.


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Enjoy two of Colorado's well-known specialties - buds and brews. Experience the kindest bud the Mile High City by visiting the city's elites dispensaries with stops along the way to enjoy the best microbrews in the nation. For locals, this is a fun way to celebrate birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties or a night on the town. And for visitors, this takes away the guessing game of where to go and how to get there.


Keep the energy bill in mind.
You probably already know that a ceiling fan is much cheaper than an air-con when it comes to energy costs. However, it doesn't have to be one or the other. If you live in a very hot climate, you can use a fan at the same time as an air-con, so the latter can be turned to a warmer temperature. Apart from that, don't forget you can use your fan to reduce the energy bill in winter, too! Warm air rises up to the ceiling, and especially in industrial homes with tall ceilings this means the heating is not always as efficient as it could be. This is why most fans come with a reverse setting. Use this, and the warm air gets blown back down again, saving up to 10% on heating bills.
Place your ceiling fan correctly.
It may seem obvious, but you need to make sure the areas which are most used by people are the ones that get cooled by your fan. For example, if you have a large rectangular living room, it may be tempting to hang a large fan right in the middle of it. However, if that means it's right over a side table and completely misses out the dining area on one end of the room and the seating area on the other, then it's not very well placed. Make sure you check the spread of air flow of the fan you buy, so you know roughly what area it will cover.As for the height of fan, the ideal placement is between 2.5 and 3 meters off the floor. Also, it shouldn't be closer than 30 cm closer to the ceiling – otherwise it becomes less effective at circulating air.
Be conscious about ceiling fans & lights.
A ceiling fan with light is useful when you're short on space and want the ease of light and fan in one application. However, it is also possible to combine an industrial pendant light and a fan in one room, both practically and stylishly. In that case you'll have to keep a few things in mind. For one, be careful not to put a small and/or light-weight pendant too close to a fan because this will make it move. Also remember that a ceiling fan could cause a flickering light effect when placed below a light source. Therefore, make sure your fan is above or on the same level as your (pendant) lights.
Indoor is not for outdoor!
Remember that if you'd like to buy a fan for outside, it needs to be an actual outdoor ceiling fan that's suitable for the conditions. Some wooden or metal blades could be negatively affected by moist, for example. Make sure they're labelled as "outdoor" or "wet rated".
If you follow these tips for buying a ceiling fan, you're well on your way to buy the best ceiling fan for your home. If you want to easily buy ceiling fans online, then we have got a good selection available in our online store. Feel free to have a look around!
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Getting a little crazy. What do you all think about this SBR sporting some Hera furniture @lanworldinc ?
for time to twist and bend until it falls apart in the way it does to reveal the last seconds before tragedy.
the silent ringing in your ears before all the shattered pieces come raining down."
𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚗𝚘𝚠, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝'𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 🌗 .
"Me encontré esta flor y te la quiero regalar"
Ure always there to make other ppl feel appreciated, but whos there to appreciate u?
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Q: Can't have 2 UI instances using google scripts I have a google spreadsheet in which I've build a script (Web App) that displays a control panel with buttons using uiapp.
var app = UiApp.createApplication().setHeight(160).setWidth(95);

However, when I open a Browser message box, or a htmlservice, it closes the control-panel.
Browser.msgBox('Backup Completed');
var t = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('BuildNotes').evaluate().setHeight(800).setWidth(1000).setTitle("Preview");

Can i only have one GUI up? Is there possibly a way to capture when a GUI is closed, so i can restart the control panel?

A: Look up the help on browser.msgbox. it says there you can only use it as the last thing a script does as it terminates the script.


Those demo's that we posted up about last week are starting to arrive today. The first crop includes Bit.Trip.Core, Thruspace, Jet Rocket, and the frighteningly titled And Yet It Moves.
It's nice to see Nintendo is getting the idea the gamers want demo's. Certainly, it's been a long time coming.
Oh! And look, we even get a Virtual Console game this week! It's everyone's favorite- Spin Master for the NEO GEO! WTF is Spin Master?
Scarves and mittens aren't the only ways to heat up the season, thanks to more downloadable gaming excitement for Nintendo systems. Snowpack Park™ for the WiiWare™ service offers penguin-centric thrills, while the Virtual Console™ debut of SPIN MASTER brings classic NEOGEO adventure to the Wii™ system. New arrivals on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service include Tetris® Party Live, which lets you and your friends enjoy multiplayer puzzle action on the go.
This week also marks the introduction of new demo versions of red-hot games for the WiiWare service, including the award-winning And Yet It Moves, the retro-styled BIT.TRIP FATE, the fast-paced Jett Rocket and the pressure-packed ThruSpace™. These demo versions will be available to download for zero Wii Points™. Stay tuned to learn about additional demos in the coming weeks.
Description: Welcome to Snowpack Park! You've arrived in hopes of hanging out with some of the local penguins and learning how to take care of them. However, a recent storm has just sent the residents of the park fleeing to various islands throughout the area, and there are only a few penguins to be found. Take control of either a Mii™ character or one of the game's built-in characters and brave various terrains and unexpected obstacles. Travel from island to island, find penguins and bring them back safely to the park. But getting them back is just the beginning. The penguins have different moods, which will go up and down depending on how much interaction they have with you. If a penguin's mood gets too bad, it will leave the park. To prevent that from happening, you must learn how to feed, pet and play with the penguins in order to keep them happy. Throughout the park, you'll also find fun minigames to play, headwear pieces for the penguins to wear, fish for them to eat, blowfish to roll up into snowballs and a variety of other useful things. You can even collect photos of yourself and the penguins by visiting one of the park's photo-taking locations. Prepare for a heartwarming Antarctic adventure!
Description: And Yet It Moves is an award-winning, physics-based platform game in which you must run and jump through a world made of paper. To help you solve the game's mind-bending levels, you possess the unique ability to rotate the world at will. Walls become floors, slides become platforms – but a harmless pile of rocks becomes a hazardous danger when turned upside-down! Use the Wii Remote™ controller like a magic wand to tilt the world. Explore beautifully crafted environments. Survive 20 challenging levels filled with strange creatures, traps and puzzles. Unlock bonus levels, competitive play modes and surprising modifications that change the entire game. Turn your world upside-down with And Yet It Moves!
Description: BIT.TRIP FATE is an on-rails side-scrolling shoot-'em-up that finds CommanderVideo riding the vibe to discover his fate. CommanderVideo will need a little help from the friends he made in BIT.TRIP RUNNER to thwart the Mingrawn Timbletot, who has mutated the world into an ugly technological nightmare. Join forces with the Junior Melchkin, CommandgirlVideo and others to increase CommanderVideo's power and save the world. Whether you play in single-player mode or team up with a co-pilot, you'll need a steady hand to navigate the vibe and aim your blasters at the twisted souls who are out to destroy you.
Description: Let Jett Rocket explore the beautiful planet of Yoroppa and find out why it has been attacked by the evil Power Plant Posse. Visit tropical islands, poisonous swamps and freezing-cold glaciers. Ride the ocean on your Jet Boat, parachute from giant cliffs, speed through Arctic regions on your Jet Snowboard or skyrocket with your Jet Turbine. You'll need everything you've got to fight back and save Yoroppa!
Description: ThruSpace is an exciting puzzle game in which you'll move and rotate an object called a keydron through gaps in walls. Putting your keydron through a gap earns you points, and mastering this ability allows you to perform combos (picking up pairs of crystals simultaneously) and tricks (rotating the keydron so that its shadow covers the gap completely before passing through it) that are essential to achieving high scores. Refine your skills in multiple game modes: Normal, Endless and Trick Challenge. Brush up on the rules in Keydron Tutorial or watch replay data in Keydron Memories. As the game progresses, the number of available keydrons, backgrounds, stages and levels will increase. ThruSpace is easy to play but difficult to master. Do you have the skills and reflexes to overcome its increasingly complex challenges?
Description: Now you can party with Tetris whenever and wherever you like! Tetris Party Live features several exciting game modes from the popular Tetris Party series, including Marathon (a favorite single-player mode), Computer Battle (challenge the computer), VS Battle (challenge a friend) and Duel Space (strategize to claim more space than an opponent). But the party doesn't stop there: Take the Tetris fun online via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service (broadband Internet access required) and enjoy multiplayer Tetris with up to three opponents at a time. You can also use the global ranking system to see how your Tetris Party Live skills stack up against the rest of the world.
Description: Supermarket Mania is a mesmerizing time management game. Help Nikki keep five grocery stores stocked to the rafters with the provisions customers want. If you work fast and hard, you'll earn enough money to upgrade your establishments and show your adversary what a little hometown pluck can do. Supermarket Mania includes 50 levels in Story Mode, Endless Shift Mode with extra bonuses, five shops, seven types of customers, 20-plus upgrades for your shop and more than a dozen products to sell.
Description: Transform your Nintendo DSi™ system into an incredible electric guitar and your stylus into a pick. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to play your favorite songs, even if music isn't your thing. Pedals include Distortion, Flanger and Delay. The Advanced Play Screen is great for melodies, arpeggios and chord variations. Enjoy 32 definable chords on the control pad. Discover more than 950 chords in all and save up to 10 sessions.
Description: SPIN MASTER is a side-scrolling action game that was originally released in 1993. Take on the role of an adventurer named Johnny. Dr. De Playne has stolen your piece of a treasure map and kidnapped your girlfriend, Mary. Now you must set off to retrieve them both. Make your way through five different stages, each featuring a unique and colorful boss at the final turn. After clearing each stage, you will obtain a piece of the treasure map. Put all the pieces together and you're in for one big surprise. Make full use of jumps and standard attacks to advance through the game. To experience really explosive and invigorating combat, be sure to employ the wide range of special attacks that are also available, including spirit charges, sliding attacks and super bomb attacks. Another player can also join in the action simultaneously!


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Islands in the Stream – The Music of Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Enjoy the songs of the Queen and King of country music – Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and get ready for a night in the company of Country Music Royalty!
This thigh-slapping stage show brings together the beloved glamour and personality of Dolly, along with Kenny's charisma and energy with hit after hit including: Jolene, Ruby, 9 to 5, Lucille, Here You Come Again, The Gambler, I Will Always Love You, Coward of the County, plus the smash hit Islands in the Stream.
Enjoy a superb score and supreme musicianship as we bring the house down with the ultimate tribute to two country music legends.
This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
***** As seen on Sky TV
***** Featuring Stars in Their Eyes' Kenny Rogers
What the media says about the show's Dolly:
"Sounds just like the real thing" Cross Country Magazine
"Three encores before she left to tremendous applause" Cross Country Magazine
"The show had the audience on its feet by the end, blown away by the quality of the performance" Scunthorpe Telegraph
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