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Home Made Ice Cream Recipes
Coconut Peach Popsicle Recipe
Here's a refreshing, healthy treat for you to enjoy this summer. We made coconut peach popsicles using peaches from our garden and fresh coconuts. The popsicles are made out of a blend of puréed peaches, diced peaches, coconut milk, fresh coconut water, fresh shredded coconut, freshly squeezed lime juice, honey and vanilla beans.
You can't go wrong with these frozen treats. Plus, they're vegan! Depending on what fruit you have available, be creative and combine the fruits and spices you like.
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Coconut Milk Ice Cream Recipe with Chestnut Swirl
This recipe proves that vegan doesn't always mean healthy. Coconut cream, coconut milk, sugar, pure vanilla extract, chestnut purée and stabilizers combine to make a vegan ice cream recipe that tips the scales at about 3000 calories per quart (that's 375 calories per serving). But there aren't any eggs or dairy products!
I recently received a request for a vegan ice cream recipe from Leslie. It was the first time I tried making a vegan dessert. I made use of the same combination of stabilizers I use in other egg-free recipes, namely soy lecithin and xanthan gum. I increased the quantity to improve mouth-feel though. Xanthan gum in particular inhibits the formation of ice crystals, which create a more pleasing texture.
After tasting the final product, everyone in the house agreed that the ice cream strongly resembled chè, a very popular Vietnamese dessert. I hadn't anticipated that at all. Since I swirled the ice cream with chestnut purée, I thought it would have a more French flavor to it, but that was not the case. That's one of the things I love about cooking. I really enjoy experimenting, and the results of these culinary adventures can add completely new recipes to my repertoire.
My husband Lulu has decided to leave the ice cream maker on the kitchen counter until the end of summer to encourage us to make ice cream more often this year. I'll post our concoctions on here all summer, so at least some good can come out of my impending weight gain. Stay tuned!
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Forest Service publishes final rule governing predecisional objection process
Forest Service publishes final rule governing predecisional objection process
The U.S. Forest Service announced the final rule governing the objection process for projects and activities that implement land-management plans. The final rule was published in the Federal Register Thursday.
"This rule gives the public more effective involvement, supports our collaborative processes and will result in better decision-making," said Forest Service chief Tom Tidwell.
The objection process, also known as the predecisional administrative review, will be applied, under federal regulation, to all projects and activities that implement land-management plans and that are documented in an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
This process has been successfully used by the Forest Service since 2004 for hazardous-fuel reduction projects, authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act.
With the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, Congress directed the Forest Service to establish a predecisional objection process for other projects, rather than the post-decisional appeal procedures. The post-decisional appeal procedures had been in use with those projects since 1993.
The new regulations create an objection process that applies to all authorized project proposals.
The final rule follows after a review of public comments submitted in response to the publication of the proposed rule last year. The rule is effective immediately. However, transition provisions will apply to projects already in the planning stage.
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Viśwákarma (Sanskrit: विश्वकर्मा "all-accomplishing, maker of all," "all doer"; Tamil: (விசுவகர்மன்) Vicuvakaruman; Thai: Witsawakam ;Telugu: విశ్వకర్మ ; Kannada: ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ) is the personified Omnipotence and the abstract form of the creator God according to the Rigveda. He is the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects.[1] He is believed to be the "Principal Architect of the Universe ", and the root concept of the later Upanishadic Brahman / Purusha.
In the Vedas
Vishwakarma is visualized as Ultimate reality (later developed as Brahman) in the Rig Veda,[2] from whose navel all visible things Hiranyagarbha emanate. The same imagery is seen in Yajurveda purusha sukta, in which the divine smith Tvastar emerging from Vishwakarma.[3] In the later puranic period this concept paved the way to the imagery of Padmanabha and Sadasiva.
In the Vedic period the term first appeared as an epithet of Indra, Surya, and Agni. In that time the later developed creator concept of Brahma might have been intertwined with the concept of Vastospati and Bṛhaspati, or Brahmanaspathi[4] In the last phase of vedic period and during the growth of monotheism, this realistic God concept becoming more abstract and one can see Vishwakarma [the invisible creative power] emerged as the supreme god[5] who was perceived as a hotar, the unborn [Aja] creator and name giver of all other gods who have lot of faces, eyes and feet on every side; and who helps Tvashtar,[the visible creative power of viswakarma] in producing all the Heavenly, Earthly and other Celestial realms and preserves them through the exercise of his arms and wings. He sacrificed himself to himself for the evolution of this visible world, thus he is Purusha or Narayana[6] His attributes like Vachaspathy[7] connect him with Brahaspathi (the Guru of Gods). Again, Yajurveda pictured him as the Prajapati[8] and in the Atharva veda he is [9] mentioned as Pashupati. Shwethashwatharopanishad described him as Rudrasiva, the one who is dwelling in all living forms.[10]
Later in the post vedic and brahmanic period, the term Vishwakarma is appeared both as the Rsi and the Silpi. In yajurveda the term is seen as one of names of pancha risis. Though the term is an epithet of suryanarayana, one of the seven rays of Surya is also known as Viswakarma. Bhuvana Vishwakarma (Atharva/Angirasa Gothra) is a vedic Rsi who was the author of Rg 10-81,82 suktha, (Prabasa Vishwakarma) was probably a silpi and the son of Prabhas, the eighth hermit of the legendary Astam vasu and Yogasiddha, sister of Brihaspati. He is said to have revealed the Sthapatya Veda / Vastu Shastra or fourth Upa-veda, and presides over the sixty-four mechanical arts.
Vishvakarma [ God ] created five prajapathies — from his five faces such as Sadyojāta,Vāmadeva, Aghora,Tatpuruṣha,Īsāna.[11] They are Manu, Maya, Twosta, Silpy, Viswajna and their respective Rishis are
- Sanaga Brahma Rishi
- Sanaathana Brahma Rishi
- Abhuvanasa Brahma Rishi
- Prathnasa Brahma Rishi
- Suparnasa Brahma Rishi
In later puranas he is sometimes identified with vedic Tvastar.[12] Silpi Vishwakarma is the designer of all the flying chariots of the gods, and all their weapons and divine attributes. Vishwakarma/Tvostar is also credited with creating the missiles used in the mythological era, including the Vajra, the sacred weapon of Lord Indra, from the bones of sage Dadhichi. He is regarded as the supreme worker, the very essence of excellence and quality in craftsmanship.[13]
Vishwakarma Puja
Since Vishwakarma is the divine engineer of the world. As a mark of reverence, he is not only worshiped by the engineering and architectural community but also by all professionals. It is customary for craftsmen to worship their tools in his name.
Silpy Vishwakarma is attributed a putative birthday by the Hindu religion. The more philosophical minded argue that it is impossible for the original Creator of everything to be born on a particular day. In rig veda he is described as Swayambhu[14] So it is a contradiction in terms since that presupposes another creator for Vishwakarma. The Vishwakarma Puja is celebrated in all parts of India, especially in Bihar, Assam, Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Dehradun and Manipur.
Even among those who believe that there is a birthday there is no agreement as to when it actually occurs. Visvakarma birthday is celebrated on two days under different names:
- Rishi Panchami Dinam. "Rishi Panchami Dinam" literally means 'the day of the solidarity of five rishis.' Those who celebrate this day believe that Vishwakarma did not have a birthday like the mortals but only a commemoration day in which his five children (supposedly five rishis) came together to declare their solidarity and pray to their illustrious father. This day follows the rules of the Hindu calendar and changes with every year. The five groups among the Vishwakarma community also celebrate this as an auspicious day in commemoration of their patron god at present.[15]
- Visvakarma Jayanthi. Vishwakarma Jayanthi is celebrated by all industrial houses, artists, craftsmen, and weavers. The festival is observed on the Kanya Sankranti Day (September 17) which follows the Ganesh Puja. It was on this particular day that the forefathers of the present Visvakarma people invented the plough and gave it to humanity. The plough represents both the artisan trade as well as agriculture and therefore becomes the representative symbol of the ancient Indian civilisation. It changed the course of human history altogether. This was a change from 'local mob culture to universal human culture' and Vishwakarmas of India pioneered it. Coincidentally, this also becomes the birthday of Rsi/Silpi Visvakarma. So Indians in the past celebrated this day of many illustrious conjunctions as an occasion to honor Vishwakarma and his descendants.
Architectural wonders
Hindu scriptures describe many of Vishwakarma's architectural accomplishments.
Through the four yugas (aeons of Hindu mythology), he had built several towns and palaces for the gods. Among them were, in chronological order, Svarga (Heaven) in the Satya Yuga, Lanka in the Treta Yuga, and Dwarka (Krishna's capital) in the Dwapara Yuga.
Lanka : The City Of Gold
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According to Ramayana, 'Sone ki Lanka' or Golden Lanka was ruled by Ravana during the Treta yuga. This is also the city where Ravana held Sita hostage. It is said that when Lord Shiva married Parvati, he asked Viswakarma to build a beautiful palace for them to reside in. Vishwakarma built a palace made of gold. For the housewarming ceremony, Shiva invited the wise Pulastya rishi (The Grandfather of Kubera and also Ravana) to perform the "Grihapravesh" ritual. After the sacred ceremony when Shiva asked Pulastya rishi to ask anything in return as "Dakshina", Pulastya, overwhelmed with the beauty and grandeur of the palace, asked Shiva for the golden palace itself. Shiva was obliged to accede to Pulastya's wish, and the Golden Lanka became his grandson Kubera's palace. Ravana who was born and brought up in South India banished his half-brother, Kubera. The city of gold is said to have fallen into Ravanas hands when he overthrew his half brother Kuber.
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Viswakarma is also supposed to have built Dwarka overnight.[16] During the time of the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna is said to have lived in Dwarka, and made it his "Karma Bhumi" (center of operation). This land now located in today's Gujarat has become a well known pilgrimage for the Hindus.
See also
- ↑ mre/ancient-architecture/cave-architecture.html "Cave Architecture". http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-architectu mre/ancient-architecture/cave-architecture.html. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ↑ Thamid garbham pradhamam dhadra apo yatra deva samagachanta visve Aja asya nabha--- (Ṛg Veda, 10.82.5), Aja is an epithet for Upanishadic Brahman, Ondian philosophy and religion by Bibhu/Minakshi Padhi
- ↑ Abya sambootha prutvi rasacha viswakarmana samavarthatadi tasya tvoshta vidatha roopameti tat purshasya visvam ajanamagre
- ↑ Sadyayo janayan brahma deva vasthospathim vratapannira takshan Rg veda
- ↑ Sam bahubhyam dhamathy sampatathrair dyavabhoomy janayanth Deva Eka [Rg 10 81,Indian nireeswaravadam by D.B.Chathopadyaya, p43,Hindu civilisation by Radakumar mukhargy p 89
- ↑ Viswakarman havisha vrutharra swayam yajaswa-rig 10-81,moreover first part of viswakarma sukta and purusha sukta and narayanasukta are almost same,Vedic cosmology ,Rajendra verma , page 80
- ↑ Vachaspathim viswakarmana moothaye manojuvam vachae adyahuvema Rig & Yajurveda
- ↑ Yajur veda 18-43 Prajapathir viswakarma mano gandharvasthasya ....
- ↑ Ya eshe pashupathy .......viswakarma prajayam samrarana 2-34,2-34 Atharva veda
- ↑ Yeshadevo viswakarma mahatma....zz 4-17
- ↑ TS 4.3.2), as per Vasishtha Purana 3.6.11
- ↑ Monier-Williams (1899) p. 994.
- ↑ Coomaraswamy (1979), p. 79.
- ↑ Yo na pita janitha yo vidata , Rig veda
- ↑ Achary, Subramanian Matathinkal (1995).
- ↑ Archer, W. G. (2007). The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry. Echo Library. p. 44. ISBN 9781406825404.
- Achary, Subramanian Matathinkal (1995): Visvakarmajar Rigvedathil, Sawraj Printing and Publishing Company, Aluva.
- Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (1979): Medieval Sinhalese Art, Pantheon Books Inc., New York.
- Monier-Williams (1899). [2]
- Pattanaik, Devdutt (2009). 7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art. Westland, India. ISBN 978-81-89975-67-8.
- Indian philosophy and religion by Bibhu/Minakshi Padhi
Further reading
- Raina, M. K. (1999). "The Divine Creativity: The Mythical Paradigm and Lord Visvakarma". in Stein, M. I.. Creativity's Global Correspondents - 1999. Florida: Winslow Press. pp. 75–82.. http://www.amcreativityassoc.org/ACA%20Press/Global%20Correspondents/Global_1999.pdf.
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The collection — designed by John Tony from +tongtong — is called Les Ailes Noires. It includes 11 different geometric-shaped racks that are supposed to stand alone and lean against the wall, or lie on a flat surface. They're so simple, but the way they react to light and shadow draws your eye to them. If only geometry had been this interesting — and practical — when you were learning it in school. [Design-Milk]


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"LIVE" Will be Host to A-List Celebrities, Top Musicians and Exciting Theme Weeks
NEW YORK, NY - April 23, 2013 - As the first signs of spring are appearing in New York, it's heating up at nationally-syndicated morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael." During the May sweep, an exciting lineup of A-list celebrities and top musicians will visit hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan. The lineup for May will also include theme weeks such as "Top Teacher Week," "New You in New York Makeover Week," "Winner Week" and "Kelly & Michael's Fitness Challenge."
All month long, Kelly and Michael will sit down with Hollywood's hottest celebrities, including actor COLIN FARRELL, Academy Award(R) winner MORGAN FREEMAN, and "Iron Man 3" stars ROBERT DOWNEY JR., DON CHEADLE and Oscar(R) winner SIR BEN KINGSLEY. Also coming up are TOBEY MAGUIRE, CAREY MULLIGAN and ISLA FISHER from the highly-anticipated film "The Great Gatsby," ZACHARY QUINTO and ZOË SALDANA from the new film "Star Trek Into Darkness," and "The Hangover Part III" star KEN JEONG. Plus, Kelly and Michael will be visited by the stars of television's most popular shows, including KERRY WASHINGTON from ABC's "Scandal," "New Girl" star ZOOEY DESCHANEL, JIM PARSONS from "The Big Bang Theory," "Nashville" star CONNIE BRITTON, late-night host JIMMY KIMMEL, "Modern Family" star JESSE TYLER FERGUSON, and ELIZABETH MOSS from AMC's "Mad Men."
Over the next few weeks, "LIVE" also will host great performances from top musicians. Singer-songwriter and new-dad-to-be MICHAEL BUBLÉ, singer EMELI SANDÉ, and pop sensation CARLY RAE JEPSEN all will take the "LIVE" stage. Classic rockers ROD STEWART and HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS will stop by as well, and the top three singers from "American Idol" will perform for the "LIVE" audience.
The week of April 29, "Top Teacher Week" returns. Back in March, "LIVE" announced the fourth annual "Top Teacher Search," a nationwide search to highlight educators for being outstanding mentors to their students in and out of the classroom, for making their schools better, and for going above and beyond to serve their communities. Five finalists have been selected, and one will be featured each day during the week of April 29. After the last teacher has been showcased, the "LIVE" viewers will cast their votes to determine the 2013 overall Top Teacher. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 6.
Just in time for Mother's Day, "LIVE" is looking for moms who need a whole new look with "New You in New York Makeover Week." During the week of May 6, Kelly and Michael will bring deserving moms to New York to be transformed.
From May 13-17, the hosts will challenge each other with different workout techniques for "Kelly & Michael's Fitness Challenge," and the week of May 20, "Winner Week" will feature the victors from a variety of the most popular competition television shows. The winner and runners-up from "American Idol" will perform, the hosts will chat with the winner of "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice," and the winning couple and runners-up from "Dancing with the Stars" will dance for the "LIVE" audience.
Emmy Award-winning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, "LIVE" airs in more than 200 markets across the U.S. Visit "LIVE" on the web at LIVEKellyandMichael.com, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE" on Twitter, @KellyandMichael.


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Hydrazine sulfate is a compound that has been studied as a treatment for cancer and for cancer-related anorexia (loss of appetite) and cachexia (loss of muscle mass and body weight).
It has been known since the early 1900s that hydrazine compounds are toxic to animals and to humans. More than 400 hydrazine-related compounds have been tested for their ability to kill cancer cells. One of these compounds, procarbazine, has been used to treat Hodgkin disease, melanoma, and lung cancer since the 1960s.
In view of procarbazine's anticancer activity, hydrazine sulfate (a compound similar to procarbazine) was studied for its effectiveness in fighting cancer beginning in the 1970s. Studies of hydrazine sulfate as a treatment for cancer-related cachexia also began during this time.
Hydrazine compounds have also been used to make rocket fuel, as herbicides (chemicals that kill plants), and as chemical agents in boiler and cooling-tower water systems. Many scientists consider hydrazine sulfate and other similar substances to be cancer-causing agents and are concerned about the safety of using these compounds.
Two theories have been suggested to explain how hydrazine sulfate acts against cancer and cachexia:
Hydrazine sulfate is taken by mouth in pills or capsules. There is no standard dose or length of treatment time.
Research in a laboratory or using animals is done to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be safe and useful in humans. These preclinical studies are done before any testing in humans is begun. The following has been learned from preclinical studies of hydrazine sulfate:
For more information on the preclinical studies, see the PDQ health professional version of Hydrazine Sulfate.
Clinical trials are a type of research study that tests how well new drugs or other treatments work in people. There have been many studies of hydrazine sulfate in patients with advanced cancer. Researchers looked at the following:
Clinical trials of hydrazine sulfate have reported the following:
In general, the reported side effects of hydrazine sulfate treatment have been mild to moderate. Most side effects are reported to end when treatment with hydrazine sulfate is stopped. Some animal studies, however, suggest that hydrazine sulfate may be highly toxic (harmful) when combined with either alcohol or barbiturates (drugs with sedative and hypnotic effects).
Most of the side effects caused by hydrazine sulfate have involved the nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. These side effects include the following:
One case of fatal liver and kidney failure and one case of severe injury to the brain have been linked to the use of hydrazine sulfate.
The FDA has not approved hydrazine sulfate for use as a cancer treatment in the United States.
The FDA has approved the study of hydrazine sulfate in clinical trials. Information about ongoing clinical trials can be found on the NCI Web site.
Hydrazine sulfate is sold in the United States as a dietary supplement, which is regulated as a food, not a drug. More information about dietary supplements can be found in the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine online fact sheet, Using Dietary Supplements Wisely.
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N > NOKIA > Mikro Mikko 1
MikroMikko was Nokia Data's attempt to enter the business computer market. The computer has 64 KB RAM and is a CP/M operating system.
There are several models of MikroMikko 1. The one pictured here is a M6 model which has two 5.25" 640 KB disc drives. But other models differ and can have one or two disk drives (360 KB or 640 KB), and even a built-in 5 MB hard disk (model M7).
The MikroMikko 1 features high resolution graphics (800x327). It is quite heavy, the keyboard weighting alone about 2 kilograms! It was a very robust built system that was very suitable for hard environments such as schools. The machine has a linear power transformer and no fan. Cooling is done by a giant heat sink on the back side of the machine.
Ergonomics has always played a great part in the MikroMikko series and this model has a keyboard with a built-in wrist support and a very slow screen that is very comfortable even though it has a 50Hz refresh rate.
Nokia later bought Ericsson's computer division. Later ICL bought the Nokia Data from Nokia that concentrated on its key competence. This machine is peculiar in that sense that it has the old Nokia logo reminding that the company was originally making car tires besides rubber boots and cables. Computer manufacturing has ceased now in plants which made this system...
MikroMikko got several follow-ups: MikroMikko 2 had a very nice display with white background and 72Hz refresh rate. it was also the only real computer that was powered by an Intel 86186. While MM2 was partly MS-DOS compatible, MikroMikko3 was an ergonomic beauty that was fully pc-compatible.
Texts and pictures from Mika Ojutkangas website. Thanks a lot!


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IRVINE, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara baseball team did three better than Cal State Fullerton and four better than Long Beach State, but in the end, scored as many runs off of UC Irvine's Andrew Thurman as the other two Big West first place teams did.
The Gauchos had four hits against the Anteaters ace on Friday night, who allowed just one to CSUF and no-hit LBSU, but couldn't push across any runs in a 2-0 defeat.
Thurman pitched his third complete game in a row, allowing those four hits and walking three, but whenever the Gauchos threatened, the sophomore took control.
UCSB had runners on third base in four separate innings - and a runner on second in another - and couldn't break through against the right-handed Thurman, who ran his record to 6-2, lowered his ERA to 2.33 and helped UCI improve to 25-17 overall and 9-7 in the Big West. UCSB falls to 23-20 and 9-7 in conference play.
The Anteaters, Gauchos and Cal Poly - a 5-4 loser to UC Davis - are all tied for third place in the Big West.
Kevin Gelinas, making his first weekend start since Feb. 24 at San Jose State, was stellar in his first three innings and was only touched for Irvine's two runs in the fifth, but it was enough to deal the senior lefty his first loss of the season. Gelinas worked out of a bases loaded, one-out jam in the fourth only to see Irvine load the bases again after eking out a 1-0 lead.
This time, however, Connor Spencer lined a ball to center field which scored a run but a beautiful throw from Brett Vertigan nailed Jordan Fox trying to score from second to keep the game close at 2-0.
After putting runners on third in each of the first two innings only to see Thurman batton down the hatches, the Gauchos tried to get something going in the sixth after UCI scored its two runs.
Brandon Trinkwon drew a two-out walk and moved to third on Joey Wallace's single. Wallace eventually stole second and Greg Mahle came mere inches away from tying the game with a slicing line drive down the left field line that just went foul. Thurman eventually struck Mahle out to end the threat.
Ryan Palermo's leadoff double in the seventh went for naught and Lance Roenicke made it to third with two outs in the eighth but was stranded there.
UCSB will send Andrew Vasquez (6-3, 1.74 ERA) to the mound for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday before finishing off the series with a 2 p.m. first pitch on Sunday. Both games can be heard live online by clicking here, with the pregame show starting a half-hour prior to first pitch. Sunday's game will be shown on ESPNU.
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share a desire to form relationships but often fail because of poor social
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the disorder is difficulty learning from the visual environment. Although they are
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The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) is calling on crossword buffs, novices up for a challenge and others in between to participate in its inaugural National Brain Game Challenge, an online game of skill created by one of the nation's most admired puzzle masters.
For the National Brain Game Challenge, Merl Reagle, whose popular Sunday crossword is syndicated in 50 newspapers across the country, has crafted a series of challenging, fresh-themed puzzles that lead to a single solution.
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Players pay a $25 registration fee, which will give them online access to the puzzles on September 25 at exactly 3 p.m. ET. The contest ends September 27, and AFA will announce the winners the following day.
Up for grabs: a $5,000 grand prize and other prizes. To register and for more information, visit www.alzfdn.org.
The educational and fundraising event is aimed at boosting awareness of lifestyle choices that promote brain health; alerting the public about AFA as a resource for support services and information about memory concerns, successful aging and caregiving; and raising funds for AFA's programs and services nationwide.
It stems from research that suggests that regular mental workouts may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease—an incurable brain disorder that is increasing in incidence nationwide and primarily affects the older population.
"The human brain thrives within an enriched environment filled with novel and complex stimuli. Mental stimulation in the form of crossword puzzles, language development, travel, visits to the museum, etc. has been found to enhance the health of the brain through the development of 'brain reserve,'" said Paul Nussbaum, Ph.D., chairman of AFA's Prevention Advisory Board and a brain health expert whose latest book is entitled "Save Your Brain."Reagle and his wife, Marie Haley, of Tampa, FL have a personal interest in the cause, having been caregivers for "1,000 days" for Marie's mother, who had Alzheimer's disease.
"Alzheimer's disease is devastating to the people who have it, but it's especially tough on family caregivers, who are perennially overworked and underfunded. After seeing its impact close up, I've always wanted to do my share to benefit the cause directly, and I thank AFA for giving me that chance," said Reagle, who co-starred in the hit documentary "Wordplay" and has been a character, playing himself, on "The Simpsons."
Registration for the National Brain Game Challenge began August 7, which coincides with the birthday of Marie's mother.
Eric J. Hall, AFA's president and CEO, said this event highlights "the increasing reality of Alzheimer's disease and the importance of adapting healthy lifestyles that may mitigate its wrath." "With the National Brain Game Challenge, we hope to replace fear with fun, and send the message that it's never too early or too late to embrace brain health," he said.
Under the rules of the National Brain Game Challenge, players must electronically submit their solutions to each puzzle plus a final answer to AFA. AFA will determine the grand prize winner, runners-up and additional winners based on accuracy and speed.
Besides the $5,000 grand prize, AFA will award a $1,000 second prize; $500 third prize, and more than a dozen $100 prizes to a specific sequence of winners, including the 5,000th person with the correct response.
The contest is open to individuals aged 18 and older, except any finalist or winner in the A and B Division playoffs of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and/or any person who ever constructed a playoff puzzle for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, as well as AFA employees and their immediate families.
Complementing this online challenge, in a pilot program initiated by AFA, various AFA member organizations around the country will be hosting their own Brain Game Challenge events in their communities from September 10 to 24. In general, each local event will involve visual puzzles, math challenges and memory games that can be played by participants of all ages, abilities and interests simultaneously.
Currently, Alzheimer's disease, which results in loss of memory and other intellectual functions, affects as many as 5.1 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Advanced age is the greatest known risk factor.
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families. Its services include counseling and referrals by licensed social workers via a toll-free hot line, e-mail, Skype, and live chat; educational materials; a free quarterly magazine for caregivers; and professional training.
For more information about AFA, call toll-free 866-AFA-8484 or visit www.alzfdn.org. For specific information about successful aging, visit www.alzprevention.org.
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Navy Changes Speicher Status To 'Missing In Action'
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Release Date: 3/10/2009 1:49:00 PM
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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter determined March 10 that the status of Capt. Michael Scott Speicher is changed from "missing/captured" to "missing-in-action" (MIA).
This determination was made after a review of available information, including the report and recommendation of a Status Review Board and comments provided by the Speicher family, as well as a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment.
"The Navy appreciates the challenges Captain Speicher's family has faced these past 18 years," Winter said. "Captain Speicher is an American hero, and bringing him home to his family and his country will remain a top priority for the Navy and our nation."
Speicher was the first casualty of Operation Desert Storm. His F/A-18 Hornet was downed by hostile action Jan. 17, 1991 during the first manned air strike of the war. He was placed in an MIA status the next day.
His status was changed to "killed in action/body not recovered" (KIA/BNR) May 22, 1991, following a Secretary of the Navy Status Review Board that found "no credible evidence" to suggest he had survived the shoot down.
In December 1995, working through the International Committee of the Red Cross, investigators from the Navy and Army's Central Identification Laboratory entered Iraq and conducted a thorough excavation of the crash site. In September 1996, based on a comprehensive review of evidence accumulated since the initial KIA/BNR determination, the Secretary of the Navy reaffirmed the presumptive finding of death.
In January 2001, following the emergence of new evidence and further assessment by the intelligence community, the Secretary of the Navy concluded that Speicher's status should be "missing in action." A working group was established in July 2002, and in October of that year, the Secretary of the Navy changed the status from "MIA" to "missing/captured."
This status was continued following another review in September 2005.
In October 2008, the intelligence community concluded that Speicher is deceased, though his remains are unlocated. Based on that assessment, the Secretary of the Navy convened a Status Review Board to consider whether Speicher's status should remain missing/captured or should be changed.
Although the Status Review Board rejected the DIA assessment, the Secretary of the Navy concluded that there was no credible evidence that Speicher is "captured." However, in the abundance of caution, Secretary Winter determined that Speicher's status should be changed to MIA.
For more information, read the statement from Secretary Winter on the Web atwww.navy.mil/navydata/people/secnav/Winter/Message/Speicher%20Statement.pdf.
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President Obama, after sustaining months of criticism for not being clear about what he wanted in healthcare legislation, will post specific proposals for a comprehensive plan on the Internet by Monday, according to the White House.
The posting would come three days before a televised meeting that Obama plans to convene with congressional Democratic and Republican leaders in hopes of restarting his stalled bid to overhaul the nation's healthcare system.
"There will be one proposal. It is the president's," Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday while unveiling a report highlighting large premium increases by insurance companies nationwide, including California-based Anthem Blue Cross.
"I think the idea is that it will take some of the best of the ideas [from the House and Senate bills] and put them into a framework moving forward," Sebelius said.
Sebelius and other Democratic officials have been stepping up their attacks on the insurance industry as they work to convince Americans of the need for a comprehensive healthcare bill.
Obama, in a letter inviting congressional leaders to next week's meeting, indicated that his legislative proposal would "put a stop to insurance company abuses, extend coverage to millions of Americans, get control of skyrocketing premiums and out-of-pocket costs and reduce the deficit."
His plan will probably offer the most detailed vision yet of where the president stands on a number of contentious healthcare issues that have divided Democrats, including how to pay for a major expansion of medical coverage. Administration officials and congressional Democrats are nearing such a compromise, according to Democratic officials.
It is still unclear what, if any, concessions the president will make to Republicans, who have steadfastly opposed Obama's push for an overhaul.
Obama's proposal may represent the last, best hope for reviving his top domestic priority. After a year during which the president looked to congressional Democrats to develop health legislation, many are now looking to him to push it over the finish line after his party lost its Senate supermajority following last month's special election in Massachusetts.
Obama has challenged congressional Republicans to come forward with their own alternative.
House Republicans have proposed a more limited healthcare bill that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated would control premiums, but would do almost nothing to expand coverage over the next decade.
Senate Republican leaders have not developed an alternative. "We will not be offering a comprehensive bill," said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), citing public anxiety about sweeping healthcare legislation.
Michael Franc, who oversees government relations for the conservative Heritage Foundation, said Republicans would be wise to steer clear of any public negotiating over healthcare legislation with the president, suggesting instead that they stick to their demand that the Democratic bills be scrapped.
"The last thing Republican leadership wants is to get drawn into something that upsets their base," Franc said.
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and the minority whip, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), have asked the White House for an assurance that Obama is prepared to "start over." Administration officials have firmly rejected that.
Instead, senior Democrats plan to outline a proposal that hews closely to the legislation that Democrats developed last year that would expand coverage to about 30 million Americans over the next decade, dramatically increase regulation of the insurance industry and cost about $900 billion.
To get the proposal through Congress, Democrats in the House would probably have to approve the bill that the Senate approved last year on a party-line vote. Then both the House and Senate would vote on a package of changes to the bill using a process known as budget reconciliation that requires only a simple majority in the Senate.
That package of changes, which has been the subject of intense negotiations for more than a month, are almost finalized, according to Democratic officials.
Senior Democrats have largely agreed to eliminate a controversial provision in the Senate bill providing special federal aid to Nebraska to help that state expand its Medicaid program, which had been included to secure the vote of that state's Democratic senator.
They plan to boost federal subsidies to help low- and moderate-income Americans buy health insurance in new insurance exchanges. And they want to close the gap in Medicare's drug coverage for seniors, known as the "doughnut hole."
Discussions about how to scale back a new tax in the Senate bill on high-end "Cadillac" health plans are still underway.
Next week, the White House and senior Democrats could also add more changes to the package to reflect Republican priorities or to satisfy additional requests from rank-and-file Democrats, who will return to Washington after their Presidents Day recess.
Times staff writer Duke Helfand in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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Fair or foul?
After Wednesday night's game and the Alex Rodriguez incident, I pored through the MLB rulebook to see if there were any specific rules about a baserunner verbally interfering with a play. The search comes up dry. There's some rules about runners purposely confusing fielders by running improperly around the bases, and rules about interferring by making contact with a fielder, but there doesn't seem to be a guideline about a runner shouting in an infielder's ear to distract him.
Since there isn't a rule that forbids A-Rod's antics, does that make it OK? Inside the Jays' clubhouse, there wasn't a single player who said they had ever seen — from Little Leagues to the big leagues — a baserunner yell "Mine!" while passing a fielder who was about to make a catch. (Granted, A-Rod swears he said something like "Ha!," but I tend to lean toward what third baseman Howie Clark heard, which was "Mine!").
Toronto third baseman Troy Glaus said it's not "proper" and he wouldn't hesitate to pull a teammate aside who pulled such a stunt to inform him of why such an act wasn't "appropriate." Jays manager John Gibbons went as far as calling A-Rod's antics "bush league," and said it strayed away from all the reasons the Yankees organization is respected around the league.
So, rulebook or not, the Jays seem to think what Rodriguez did was one of the unwritten rules in the game — you just don't do it. I tend to agree. Some will say it was a smart play, making Clark think shortstop John McDonald was calling him off on a crucial ninth-inning pop up. It was Clark's first day with the Jays and he's still learning the voices of his teammates. So of course he's going to back off if he hears someone yelling "Mine!"
The main issue that I had was that A-Rod insists he didn't shout anything until he rounded third base, when on the replay you can clearly see him yell as he's running directly between Clark and McDonald. For Rodriguez to then stand on third base and smirk while the Jays argued the play with the umpires also didn't seem appropriate in the least.
Still, what A-Rod did wasn't illegal. Does that make it right, though? There were certainly other aspects of Wednesday's game that led to Toronto's loss, but that play certainly came at an important juncture for the Jays. A two-run deficit entering the ninth is a whole different story than a five-run hole, especially when the heart of the order is due up.
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Call Him what you want.
– A-Rod
– Alex Rodriguez
– E-Rod
– April-Rod
– The best player of his generation
– Adulterer-Rod
But I'll always remember him as Mr. Bush League.
Someone from the beer company should call him up and try to get an endorsement deal in place.
I personally didn't mind the play. In fact I thought it was an intillegent one. A-rod likely recognized that Howie Clarke was just called up and knew that he might not recognize Alex's voice over Mcdonald's so he did what he did. If it were Glaus over at third nothing happens. In my mind it's no different then an opposing hockey player tapping his stick on the ice calling for a pass, or a basketball player shouting "over here".
People were talking about
"winning with honour" and so on; well as far as i'm concerned the amount of major leagures supposedly on steroids should look in the mirror.
What I didn't like though was the smirk afterwards and from my lip-reading the thought that he said F**k them.
This isn't any worse then a pitcher trying to gain a mental edge by throwing at a guy.
Just goes to show what kind of person A-Rod is. He will get his next time the jays play the Yanks, cant wait to see Burnett bounce a 95 MPH fastball off his bucket
Its called INTEGRITY and A-Rod has none . Win or lose all you ask for is a good, fair played game . A-Rod has no concept of sportsmanship or fair play
certainly can't wait till the next time yanks face the jays especially if burnett or mcgowan is pitching
like tothdenny said
i hope burnett or mcgowan hits a-rod hard with that 95-98 mph fastball
It wasn't an illegal play or unfair, if Howie was under it, why did he back off?? He shoulda made the catch regardless. What is wrong is A Hole denying what he did. I'm not a professional lip reader, but it's clear he said mine. Smirking at Gibbons. Pretty childish for a grown man to act. Burnett even admitted he threw at Jay Gibbons. If your caught, fess up. You have nothing to lose. Denying it, you just lose respect.
I shoulda read more into the antics. It appears A Hole is comparing his yell, to Aaron Hill stealing home the previous game. Wow A Hole is a class act. Why is he worth 140 million?
The same week that Ryan Freel goes on the disabled list after colliding with a teammate, people think Clark should have continued moving backwards to field a ball when he thought he'd been called off. Hard to believe.
Also, 7.08b says a baserunner is out if he hinders a fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball. There's also the definition of offensive interference from rule 2.00, "Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play," but 7.09 spells out the specific kinds of interference that count and this type of confusion isn't among them.
sounds to me like a-rod's move may have been illegal. we'll see what the commish decides


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A boy can dream
Nine-year-old Nicholas Ziff with the nifty crew cut announced confidently to Ken at a Bernie Williams' performance in Longboat Key, Fla., Sunday night, "One day I'm going to play first base for the New York Yankees."
"Keep practicing, Nick," encouraged Ken, kneeling next to him on the beach to snap a photo, as he has uttered to other little boys who have shared their dreams of playing professional baseball. Hey, you never know. A dream – of any caliber – begins with a passion, an idea and certainly a declaration. When something invades your soul, gets into your veins and plants itself permanently, there's no reason on earth why it cannot materialize.
Little Nicholas may change his mind about playing baseball as he grows up, or maybe not. Surely many a Major Leaguer had declared the same sentence of confidence during their Little League days. Williams had the passion to play baseball and music – and has done both beautifully. Derek Jeter wanted to play shortstop for the Yankees when he was a little boy, just like Nicholas – and we know the rest of that story. Ken knew his baseball future at age five.
With enough diligence and hard work, dreams can transform into reality. Anything can begin with a strong affirmation. If Nick repeats that sentence enough times, and believes in his baseball talent and the ability to make it happen … mark his words. Maybe one day we will see Nicholas Ziff, a Yankees fan from Sarasota, playing first base in Yankee Stadium.
It's all about holding the vision. Keep practicing, Nicholas – and keep affirming your dream.
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Aww! That is the cutest picture! You have the love the confidence! That kid is off to a great start! (It almost looks like he has the start of a Swish Hawk!)
Bernie in Longboat Key! That had to be special. . and worth a road trip! Wish I had! Bernie will be in CT in October. It will be my fourth time seeing him, and hopefully will partake in the meet and greet. My first show, I met Bernie. I was incredibly witty and composed. I said. . "You're Bernie Williams!!" I am sure he remembers it too! 🙂
Great article! I have been in the presence of this adorable child several times, and I do believe that one day he WILL play first base for the New York Yankees. He absolutely has what it takes, even at the young age of nine. Good for you Nicholas! And congratulations to his family for raising such a strong, confident child.


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The Transition movement has grown in a large part due to the tools and connectedness made possible through the web. Its important for us to think about our dependence on the web in the work that we do and find ways to make our technology resilient just as we would think of other aspects of our community.
Ed Mitchell, Web Co-ordinator with the Transition Network provides an excellent overview of the recent developments with the Ning social networking platform and options for transition initiatives going forward. You can also join the discussion about options for current Ning site users following Les Squire's 'Open Message to all Transitioners' on the US Transition Ning social networking site.
Announcing Transition Drupal
At the April DrupalCon San Francisco conference the open-source Transition Drupal project was kicked off. Drupal is a popular website management system that specializes in creating social networks (its tag line is "community plumbing"). Most of the conversation about the project itself is taking place at groups.drupal.org/transition-towns (anyone can register for an account). There will be plenty of ways throughout the project to help. Learn more here.
If you're interested in receiving updates from the Transition Network in the UK, where it all began, you can sign up for their newsletter here.
Visit www.postcarbon.org for more articles, reports and news
With the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico shining a spotlight on the high cost of our oil dependence PCI offered 12 Fresh Angles on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, from our Fellows.
This month also saw the release of more of our PCI Fellows videos. Find out what inspired Brian Schwartz to devote his life to public health and how the realization that energy resources are finite led him to a deeper understanding of what will be the largest public health challenges in the future. (Photocredit:freefoto.com)
Transition Network 2010 Conference
June 12-14, Seale-Hayne, UK
This year's conference will feature a dazzling smorgasbord of open space and inspiring workshops, including some longer in-depth sessions, skill shares, project shares, networking, entertainment, all your meals, lots of meaningful fun and frivolity, and hopefully you! Details + registration.
US Social Forum
June 22-26, Detroit, Michigan
Featured workshops:
Building Community Resilience: This interactive workshop will provide an overview of why the Transition process is so successful in building community resilience and how communities are going about implementing it. The workshop will be led by Tina Clarke (Transition Trainer) and Dave Room (TUS Board Member). Read more.
Economic well-being and social equity: The global Transition Network, U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (SEN) and BALLE/Local First are three movements creatively rebuilding local economies and networks of mutual support. Join David Korten, Tina Clarke and leaders of these networks to explore the ideas, principles, methods and programs that are helping people around the world strengthen community economic well-being and social equity. Read more.
Learn more: Transition US // Transition Network // Transition Culture
Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training for Transition Initiatives across the United States. We are working in close partnership with the Transition Network, a UK based organization that supports the international Transition Movement as a whole.
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Feb. 19, 2010
Long Beach, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara swimming teams continued competing at the second day of the 2010 Big West Championships at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, Calif., Thursday.
Looking to recapture their Championship Titles, the Gauchos had a great day.
In the 500 freestyle, Emma Hunt touched first for UCSB coming in third place overall with a time of 4:56.76 Meagan Brown came in fifth with a time of 5:00.10, a personal best. Olivia Plume touched seventh with a time 5:03.16. Astrid Amsellem touched eighth with a time of 5:04.04.
The UCSB men also had a strong showing in the 500 freestyle with Scott Vogelgesang touching first with at time 4:25.74. This time qualifies him for the NCAA B-cut. Joe Plume touched next for the Gauchos with a fourth place finish and a time of 4:30.20.
In the 200 individual medley, Jessica Schwalb was the first to tap the wall for the Gauchos coming in fourth overall with a time of 2:03.23 for the women's team. Finishing right after her was freshman Emily Adamczyk at 2:04.55. Kelsey Lewis took 10th with a mark of 2:05.43 and Brittany Borowitz came in 14th with a time of 2:06.43. Last, but not least, was Mariana Prutton touching right after Borowitz with a time of 2:06.70 placing 16th. UCSB had the most swimmers in the top 16 spots in the event.
The 200 individual medley prelims for the men went just as well with five swimmers from Santa Barbara making the top 16. Senior Danny McClary touched third in the finals with a time of 1:48.54. his time qualifies for him NCAA B-cut standards. Fourth place went to Tim Freeman in a time of 1:50.03. Sophomore Evan Simoni touched in eighth place with a personal best of 1:52.04. Walt Gault rounded out the dominant Gaucho foursome with a 16th place finish and a time of 1:55.99.
The 50 freestyle was all UCSB. For the women's team, seven swimmers finished in the top 16 spots with senior captain and All-American Anne Marie May claiming her fourth consecutive title in this event with a time of 22.35. The time qualifies May for NCAA B-cut standards. Currently, May has the fourth fastest time in the nation in this event.
Kendall Kneely was the next Gaucho to whack the wall, coming in third with a time of 23.22; Naomi Javanifard came in fifth with a time of 23.35; freshman, Katie Stover placed sixth with a time of 23.45; coming in eighth was Sasza Loehry with a time of 23.66; Katie Tomkinson was next, coming in ninth with a personal best time of 23.78; next was Katie Ure who came in tenth with a time of 23.80; last and not least was senior Courtney Bauer, who came in 12th with a time of 23.91.
The men did just as well in the 50 freestyle with five Gauchos finishing in the top 16. Chris Peterson and Kevin Kuhn touched one-two with times of 19.98 and 20.12 and both receiving B-cut times for the NCAA. The next swimmer for the Gauchos to touch the wall was sophomore Kevin Ferguson who came in fourth with a time of 20.43. Ryan Hanni was the next swimmer, placing fifth with a time of 20.53. At seventh place, Dan Morris hit the wall with a time of 20.64. The last swimmer for the Gauchos was Jon Kraetsch, placing tenth with a time of 20.81.
The women ended the day with a second place finish in the 400-medley relay thanks to Javanifard, Adamczyk, Ure and May coming in with a time of 3:44.19.
The men ended their day with a first place finish in the 400-medley relay with Ferguson, Freeman, McClary and Peterson coming in with a time 3:14.74. This time qualifies them for the NCAA B-cut.
The women's team is seated first with 336 points while the men's team is currently seated second with 313 points, trailing UC Davis by 65 points.
The UCSB swim teams continue the competition with 400 Individual Medley prelims, 100 butterfly prelims, 200 freestyle prelims, 100 breaststroke prelims, 100 backstroke prelims, and 200 free relay prelims tomorrow in Long Beach, Calif.


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Topic Page: Springfield
1 City (1990 pop. 105,227), state capital and seat of Sangamon co., central Ill., on the Sangamon River; settled 1818, inc. as a city 1840. In a rich agricultural region (sorghum, corn, cattle, and dairying), it is a wholesale trade, retail, and distribution center. Its varied industries produce consumer goods, flour, transportation equipment, parking meters, building materials, machinery, and electrical and electronic products. There is also book publishing. Oil and natural-gas fields lie to the south. The city is the seat of Springfield College in Illinois, Benedictine University, and the Univ. of Illinois at Springfield. Nearby are New Salem Historic Site, Camp Butler National Cemetery, and Lake Springfield.
Abraham Lincoln, who was instrumental in having Springfield made the state capital in 1839, lived and practiced law there from 1837 to 1861. He is buried nearby, with his wife and three of their children, in a tomb and monument designed by L. G. Mead and dedicated in 1874. Lincoln's home is preserved as a national historic site. Other places of interest include the capitol (1867–87), built in the style of Renaissance architecture; the old capitol (1837), where Lincoln made his "House Divided" speech and which contains the state historical library; several Lincoln museums, including the Depot Museum, where Lincoln made his farewell address (1861), and that at the Lincoln presidential library; the governor's mansion (1853–57); the state art gallery; and the state fairgrounds. Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield; his house is a museum.
Industrial city (1990 pop. 156,983), seat of Hampden co., SW Mass., on the Connecticut River; inc. 1641. A port of entry, the city has significant printing and publishing industries. Among its many manufactures are ordnance, chemicals, plastics, machinery, electrical equipment, paper and metallurgical goods, and clothing. The city is the seat of Springfield College, American International College, and Western New England College. Saint-Gaudens' Puritan is in Merrick Park. Also in the city are Forest Park (which has a zoo), the Basketball Hall of Fame, and several additional museums.
Springfield was settled (1636) by Puritans under William Pynchon, and was one of the scenes in Shays's Rebellion (1786–87) and a station on the Underground Railroad. The U.S. Armory, which operated there from 1794 to 1966, was famous for the development of the Springfield and Garand army rifles; it now contains an arms museum and is a national historic site (see National Parks and Monuments, table). Basketball was invented at what is now Springfield College in 1891 by James Naismith. The first American-made projection planetarium was designed and built (1937) by Frank Korkosz for the city's science museum, which also contains an aquarium.
City (1990 pop. 140,494), seat of Greene co., SW Mo., in a resort area of the Ozarks; inc. 1846. It is the industrial, trade, service, and shipping center of a rich agricultural area producing dairy goods, livestock, poultry, grains, and fruit. The city's manufactures include metal, wood, and paper products; motor vehicles and transportation equipment; foods; machinery; electronic goods; apparel; feeds; and artificial flowers. Springfield is the seat of Drury Univ., Southwest Missouri State Univ., Evangel Univ., Baptist Bible College, and Central Bible College. It is also the international headquarters of the Assemblies of God church. In the Civil War, Springfield was taken by Confederate forces after the battle (1861) of Wilson's Creek; nearby are the battlefield and a national cemetery. "Wild Bill" Hickok lived in the city.
City (1990 pop. 70,487), seat of Clark co., W central Ohio, on the Mad River; settled 1799, inc. as a city 1850. A manufacturing center in a rich farm area, it is especially known for its production of farm machinery and trucks. Other goods include are machinery, tools, and a variety of metal (iron and steel) products. The city grew with the building of the National Road (1838), the arrival of the railroads (mid-1800s), and the establishment of farm-machinery plants (late 1800s). Wittenberg Univ. is there, as is Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House. Nearby is George Rogers Clark Park.
City (1990 pop. 44,683), Lane co., W central Oregon, between the McKenzie and Willamette rivers; inc. 1885. Near the forested foothills of the Cascade Range, the city has important lumbering and forest-product industries. Berries, nuts, poultry, dairy products, nursery plants, smoked fish, and chemicals are also produced. The McKenzie River recreational area is nearby.
Uninc. town (1990 pop. 23,706), Fairfax co., NE Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C. Its manufactures include foods, paper and concrete products, transportation equipment, medical devices, machinery, computers, and furniture.


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Hong Kong Hiking Trails
Hiking Trails & Hiking Group Information
Life in Hong Kong transcends cultural and culinary borders, such that nothing is truly foreign and nothing doesn`t belong.
- Peter Jon Lindberg
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Hiking Groups
Lung Mun Country Trail
Starting Point
: Chuen Lung
Finishing Point
: Pineapple Dam
Lung Mun Country Trail starts at Chuen Lung which lies within Tai Mo Shan Country Park. It is a tree-lined route that crosses sylvan ravines to end in Shing Mun Country Park. Some visitors may choosetohavebreakfastor lunch in Chuen LungVillage before setting off. The trail's starting point is about 2 km from Chuen Lung.
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Trail Information
West New Territories
: Grade 3 - Difficult
: Country Trail
: 2hrs 30mins
: 5Km
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Central New Territories
North New Territories
West New Territories
Hong Kong Island
Lantau island
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Other Hikes in West New Territories
Yuen Tun Country Trail
Lin Fa Shan to Yuen Tsuen Ancien...
Shek Kong to Ma On Kong
Twisk Nature Trail
Rotary Park Nature Trail
Tsuen Kam Au to Tai Tong
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Tai Mo Shan Hiking Practice Trail
Ho Pui Reservoir
Tai Tong Nature Trail
There are a number of excellent hiking groups in Hong Kong. Some have regular weeky hikes, others less so. In many cases the hikes are free, but check with the websites as some offer paid services.
If you haven`t hiked before, you should pay close attention to the details of each hike and the levels of difficulty. What is hard for one person isn`t for another, so decide based on your own situation. Check with hike leaders if you are unsure.
I hike with Roz`s Hiking Group each week, where I am one of the hike leaders, so maybe I`ll see you soon.
If you would like your website listing, just let me know.
Hong Kong Hiking Groups
Hike Hong Kong
Hikespot: The Unconventional Hong
Kong Hiking Guide
Hiking Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hikers
Hong Kong Hiking Meetup Group
Hong Kong Natural History Society
Hong Kong Trampers
Roz`s Hiking Group
Saturday Hiking Club
The David Liu walking group
Walk Hong Kong
I`ve been travelling to Hong Kong since 2001 and nowhere on earth has a place been so magical to me. From the culture, to the music and the wonderful people, this Asian paradise has a true place in my heart.
Hiking is one of the things so great about Hong Kong. Just a few minutes from hustle and pollution of the city is a peaceful and tranquil world of nature. This site helps to showcase this beautiful side of such a vibrant city and it`s my own personal tribute to Hong Kong.
I am enternally grateful to the webmasters of
Enjoy Hiking
for their useful information and insights into Hiking in Hong Kong. This site borrows resources from their site and is used with kind permission.
For the tech minded, this is a HTML5 responsive website which was designed and programmed by myself. It uses the web development framework Twitter Bootstrap, along with jQuery & Font Awesome. The backend uses PHP & MySQL with a custom caching system. I built it in a day when I needed a break from work related coding.
Thanks for reading. If you want to say hi, use the options on the contact tab.
David Ian Bennett
(13 November 2019)
This website is dedicated to Hong Kong, a place of beauty and infinite dreams.
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Southern Tang
Hong Kong Hiking Trails
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Maian Script World
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Please use the options below to get in touch, thanks.
or contact me via the social links.
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The next big thing from Sweden
Information: Welcome to my profile and my portfolio pages. I hope you like what you hear, and hopefully you will buy some of my work! I am thankful for all purchases as it will support me and my work, so i can continue my journey and create more awesome music for you!
I am available for freelance at any time so don't hesitate to ask, i am very open minded and i love to work with projects involving music/pictures/videos.
And please if you like what you hear, don't forget to comment and rate the purchases! It would mean a lot to have feedback so i know what i can improve for future releases!
Is there anything missing? Don't hesitate to ask i might produce some cool website effects if thats what you need!
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Your feedback is needed! For all followers, I really need to know what you think of the tracks. And the important thing is that need to know if there is anything new you would like to see here. Don't hesitate to comment/leave your feedback, it's important to me and that you won't need to search else where, as you will have everything you need in my portfolio!


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Sitting in Western Australia's stunning south west, Margaret River is a three-hour-drive from Perth, or less than an hour's flight with local carrier Skywest, making it even easier to visit.
With more than 200 vineyards and 90 cellar doors, this chilled out surfing town has evolved into the ultimate smorgasbord of wineries, unique accommodation, quality local restaurants, art galleries and touring options.
Margaret River also boasts an abundance of local cheeses, chocolates and ice cream, while boutique shops, luxury retreats and pampering spa treatments offer plenty of indulgent treats.
An emergence of award-winning boutique breweries are becoming internationally recognised for their range of brews from traditional pale ales and pilsners, through to ginger or chocolate flavoured beers.
Margaret River is also famous for its consistently spectacular surf with breaking waves across 40 scenic kilometres of coastline. It's now officially considered one of the world's top ten surfing breaks and has recently been named Western Australia's first national surfing reserve.
Surf beaches alternate with secluded bays blessed with crystal clear water and pristine white sand perfect for a cooling dip or a peaceful stroll. The tranquil Margaret River is ideal for canoeing, while 4WDing trails trace a path around the region's remote cliffs and scenic waterfalls.
The 135-kilometre Cape to Cape Track is popular with cyclists and hikers as it winds its way between the lighthouses of Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin. The track offers spectacular views of lush forests, a wave of wildflowers in spring and perhaps Humpback and Southern Right whales as they make a splash along the coastline.
For an experience of discovery below the ground, more than 150 majestic caves lie beneath soaring Karri forests. Jewel Cave is the biggest show cave in Western Australia, with four massive chambers. It's also home to one of the longest straw stalactites found in any tourist cave in the world.
Artists are also attracted to Margaret River's beauty and relaxed atmosphere, and the list of internationally and nationally acclaimed photographers, jewellers, painters, glass blowers and wood and metal working crafters is endless. Days are easily spent wandering the artisan trail and shopping for an original work of art bought direct from the artists themselves.
And when it comes time to rest, accommodation in the Margaret River Wine Region ranges from rustic wood cabins in the middle of the forest to five star luxury resorts that will delight even the most discerning traveller.
While Margaret River is one of WA's most popular tourist destinations, further south, the nearby towns of Manjimup, Pemberton and Albany also attract their fair share of local and international visitors alike.
Just two hours south east of Margaret River, Manjimup is home to the highly successful black truffle industry. This single location produces more of the world's most edible commodity than the rest of Australia combined, exporting produce to some of the most prestigious restaurants around the world.
South east of Margaret River and an easy two-hour-drive, Pemberton is a pretty timber town that has the perfect combination of amazing local gourmet produce, top wines and breathtaking forest scenery. The tall trees – Pemberton's biggest attraction – are truly magnificent. Stretching skywards as far as the eye can see, these vast Karri giants are awe-inspiring. And in spring the forest floor transforms with a burst of colourful wildflowers.
Along the southern coast of Western Australia lies Albany, a charming country town boasting a tempting array of cafes and restaurants, as well as weekend markets offering a taste of the region's finest fresh produce.
With daily Skywest flights taking a little over an hour from Perth, Albany is the ideal base to explore the Great Southern Wine Region. Albany's diverse and dramatic coastline becomes apparent from the ocean. Whale watching, the Albany Wind Farm, the sheer granite cliffs of Torndirrup National Park and the Gap and Natural Bridge are astounding, as is the intense power of the 'Blowholes.'
For more information about, or to book a holiday to Margaret River and surrounding areas, visit www.westernaustralia.com.


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I think it might be useful to compile a list of sample libraries that LinuxSampler can load. In practice that means libraries in the Gigasampler/Gigastudio format and raw WAVE or AIFF samples to be assembled with Gigedit. Please let me know of additional libraries so that we can extend this list.
Art Vista
Art Vista, run by Hans Adamson, has a Malmsjö Acoustic Grand and Cool Vibes library in Gigastudio format.
Bardstown Audio
Bardstown Audio have released a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand library in addition to libraries of acoustic bass, vintage jazz guitars, tenor banjos and classic accordions in Gigastudio format.
Big Fish Audio
Big Fish Audio offer various Gigastudio sample libraries like "First Call Horns" and "London Solo Strings".
BOLDER Sounds
BOLDER Sounds offer various Gigastudio sample libraries.
Creative Guild
Creative Guild have some sample libraries in Gigastudio format for sale.
Impact: Steel
This library was performed, recorded, designed, and produced by Wilbert Roget, II: I wanted to fill a gap I'd found in popular commercial sound libraries - several other products have metal hits and "found" percussion, but none are extensively sampled and usable as individual instruments. My goal therefore was to create a unique, detailed and playable library with the same amount of multisampled detail one would expect from a high end percussion bank. Available in Kontakt 2, Kontakt 1, Gigastudio 3 and Halion 3 formats.
Kirk Hunter Studios
Among L.A. violinist and sample developer Kirk Hunter's excellent orchestra libraries only his Emerald Orchestra is still available in Gigastudio format, the rest for Kontakt and EXS24 (the latter can successfully be translated into Gigastudio format).
Notre Dame de Budapest Pipe Organ Samples
Notre Dame de Budapest Pipe Organ Samples is an organ library created from the pipe organs of two Hungarian cathedrals: the Notre Dame de Buda (The Church of the Blessed Virgin, commonly known as Matthias-Church), which is the biggest organ in Hungary with a 99-stop Rieger-Kloss organ; and the Notre Dame de Kispest (Church of Our Lady, Kispest), which has a 38-stop Varga organ. The library is available in a Gigastudio 2 and a Gigastudio 3 version.
ProjectSAM, created by the dutch trio Maarten Spruijt, Vincent Beijer and Marco Deegenaars, is currently most renowned for their True Strike and True Strike 2 multi-format percussion libraries but has also developed a brass series and an organ library.
Realsamples offer you a variety of multisampled stringed instrument in multiformat at affordable prices. Especially take a look at the "Edition Beurmann" a series of instruments out of the renowned historical keyboard instrument collection of Professor Andreas E. Beurmann.
SampleTekk, a Swedish sample developer run by Per "Worra" Larsson, is famous for their multi-format keyboard libraries and distribution of libraries as downloads.
SCARBEE, run by danish bass player Thomas Hansen Skarbye, still has Classic Electric Piano, Scarbee Edgy Electric Piano, J-Slap and J-Fingered bass available in Gigastudio format.
SONiVOX offer various libraries in Gigastudio 2 and Gigastudio 3 format.
Westgate Studios
Westgate Studios are currently developing and releasing their Modular Series of orchestral instruments in the Gigastudio 3 and Kontakt format. The series is organized by the various instrument families and let you buy them separately. Westgate offer smaller slimed down versions as downloads at lower price that can be upgraded to the full DVD version (the idea is that you can buy the download to play with while you wait for your DVD to arrive, the total cost is the same).
Vienna Symphonic Library
There are still some VSL libraries available in Gigastudio format from various sellers here and there (products with "VSL" in their name and not "VI"), despite being discontinued by VSL and replaced by the VI (Vienna Instrument) line.
Free and freebies
The Berklee College of Music Sampling Archive
Over 8.5GB of FREE Samples – Sound Effects, Loops, Grooves, Drums, Voices and Instruments – for The Children of the World. This huge and continuously expanding collection of new and original samples have been donated to Dr. Richard Boulanger @ cSounds.com specifically to support the OLPC developers, students and XO users. They are free and will be available under a CC-BY license for downloading and use in your music and activities. Each of the 6500+ samples is 16-bit, WAV, Mono, normalized to -3dB, and provided at 3 sample rates - 44.1K, 22.5K and 16K.
The Blanchet 1720
A virtual harpsichord copied after a 18th century French instrument by Blanchet. It has one manual, two 8' stops, plus a lute stop.
BOLDER Sounds
BOLDER Sounds has six free sample libraries with the kind of sound you won't find anywhere else.
Bovbjerg's Steinway Model C
Soeren Bovbjerg Steinway C. Gigastudio format, 33 MB uncompressed.
Creative Guild
Creative Guild have some free sample libraries in Gigastudio format (registration required).
FlameStudios Collection
Guitars, basses and a banjo. The FS Collections own thread on this forum can be found here.
G&S Custom Work Drum Kit Sample Library
One of the best sounding free drum kit. Not yet converted to Gigastudio but worth to mention now when the ns_kit7free is long gone.
Greg Sullivan's free electric pianos
Hohner Pianet T, Wurlitzer EP200 and Yamaha CP80.
G-Town Church Sampling Project
Recorded in his local church in Grebbestad, Sweden by music producer Tobias Marberger, this set of music samples should be invaluable to amateur and professional musicians alike. For this LegalTorrents version of the hard-to-find files, Tobias Marberger has officially Creative Commons-licensed the samples with a Sampling+ license. The multitude of samples include percussion of many different kinds (anvil, snare, wood sticks, hihat, brushplate, bongos), as well as piano, organ, mandolin, glockenspiel, flute, and many other high quality recordings.
A SoundFont library database containing SoundFonts submitted by people from all over the world. Of varying quality, but really handy starting point when you looking for a sample or instrument you're missing (e.g. use Translator Free to extract or convert the SoundFonts).
Mats Helgesson's Maestro Concert Grand v2
Mats Helgesson is the man who, in 2003, gave to the world the best free piano bank, the famous Maestro Concert Grand v2. The Maestro Concert Grand v2 is a big giga bank using 452 stereo samples of a concert piano, a Yamaha CF3, recorded with two Neumann KM84 microphones, disposed in X/Y, with 5 velocity layers. The archive weighs 354 MB, and, decompressed, this soundbank weighs 985 MB!
Naturalstudio have released several multi-sampled drum kits and the latest edition ns_kit7free is available in Gigastudio format. Apparently this drum kit and Naturalstudio is officially dead.
Orgue de Salon
A small house organ, 250 pipes, 5 real stops on two manuals (plus a coupled keyboard), built in 1988.
Single note, phrases, articulations and percussion samples. Not in Gigastudio format but as mp3.
ProjectSAM usually have a set of Gigastudio freebies as demos.
Offer a free kudu shofar in Gigastudio format.
The Tic Tok Men
Sample sets come in two formats. As zip packages with each wav file separate or as a Gigasampler sample set: "Moogdrums One" and "RetroDrums One".
Total Harmonic Distortion
This is a tempo-based sample library of synthetic loops created and processed using a modular synthesizer. There are nearly 3GB of samples in 10 tempo groups (72bpm-144bpm) ranging from distorted, pulsing to ambient, soothing. A zip package of wav files.
University of Iowa: Musical Instrument Samples
The University of Iowa Musical Instrument Samples were created by Lawrence Fritts, Director of the Electronic Music Studios and Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Iowa in 1997. The instruments were recorded in the Anechoic Chamber in the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center at The University of Iowa. The only non-anechoic instrument is the piano, which was recorded in a small faculty teaching studio. All samples are in mono, 16 bit, 44.1 kHz, AIFF format. The exception is the piano, which is recorded in stereo.
Westgate Studios
Westgate Studios have some freebies on their site.
Worra's Place
Worra's place contain a collection of free samples in the Gigastudio format sorted into categories.