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When we last analyzed Jon Niese (see article HERE), we noticed that:
1. he had developed a distinct second fastball, a two-seam fastball, that he had not shown in 2008.
2. And his four-seam fastball appeared to have much better movement than in 2008
3. However, there was one thing that we didn't see: A cut fastball.
Toby has been telling me that Niese has been using a cutter (or cut fastball) in addition to his four seam fastball and that he's been using it in the minors. However, such a pitch did not appear clearly in PitchFX, in either his two starts this year or his three starts last year.
But, in his start on 7/25/09 versus Houston, the cutter did appear.....
How to read the graphs: Each graph plots the movement of each individual pitch. The x-axis is the horizontal movement of the pitches: the further left on the graph, the further in on a righty and vice versa. The graph is from the perspective of a catcher or umpire.
The top graph's y-axis is the vertical movement of each pitch....pitches whose vertical movement is above 0 tend to fall less than they are expected to because of gravity while pitches whose vertical movement is less than 0 fall more than they are expected to due to gravity.
Finally, the bottom graph's y-axis is the speed of that individual pitch.
You can see on these two graphs that Niese threw a total of five distinct pitches on Saturday. First, the Red Xs represent Niese's four seam fastballs. The Blue +s represent Niese's two seam fastballs. The dark green squares represent Niese's cutters. The Light Blue Circles represent Niese's curveballs and the gray Cs represent Niese's 3 thrown change-ups.
****IMPORTANT TECHNICAL NOTE: You may notice that all of the pitches seem farther left on the graph (more in on right handed batters) than similar pitches were in the last PitchFX article on Niese. This is very likely due to the calibration of the cameras at Minute Maid Park. So while the graph above shows Niese's four-seam and two-seam fastballs as straighter than they were back in May, this may not actually be the case. Similarly, the cutters may not be moving as far in on right handed batters as the graph above. It is key not to compare this graph to the graph in the last article, but to instead compare the pitches in the above graph to each other. ****
The dark green squares represent a clear new pitch in Niese's arsenal: a Cutter. Niese threw 24 of these pitches on Saturday and met with pretty good results (Batters were 1/4 on the pitch and only 6 cutters were taken for balls). You'll notice that the pitch is slightly slower than Niese's four-seam fastball and doesn't "rise" as much. More importantly, the pitch seems to move in the opposite direction horizontally as his other fastballs, moving in on Righties. This can be more easily seen in the graphic below.
As you can see Niese's cutter, relative to his two and four-seam fastballs, moves noticeably in on right-handed batters. In fact, the cutter may indeed actually move in on righty batters in an absolute sense as well. However, this is very possibly an illusion caused by the calibration of the PitchFX cameras in Houston. Almost all cut fastballs thrown by pitchers in the majors DO NOT actually MOVE in the opposite direction as a normal fastball; in fact, only a few pitchers in the majors, actually have a cutter that works this way. Mariano Rivera's cutter is one of the few that actually has absolute movement away from a standard fastball.
Anyhow, you can clearly see how different the horizontal movement is on each one of Niese's fastballs. This could potentially be very useful in fooling batters....a batter who expects the four seam fastball and gets a cutter is going to be a bit off in his swing and a batter who expects the cutter and gets the two-seam fastball is going to be VERY off in his attempt to hit the ball.
Still, there is a bigger benefit to having a cutter to throw against certain batters....it enables Niese to hit certain locations with his fastball that he wouldn't be able to otherwise. This can be seen below.
The picture to the right charts the locations for each of Niese's fastballs when they crossed homeplate. The legend is the same as the above graph (the red Xs represent the four-seam fastballs, the dark green squares are the cutters, and the blue +s are the two-seam fastballs). The light blue semi-transparent rectangle is the area of the strike zone (theoretically...it obviously depends on the umpire).
1. Most of the two-seam fastballs cross the plate away from right hand batters and in on left hand batters. This would appear to be where Niese aims this pitch, and this result above is consistent with Niese's two seam fastballs in May.
2. The four-seam fastballs tend to cluster around the middle of the plate, but a decent number of them land to either side of the plate.
3. The Cutters on the other hand, cluster inside on right-handed batters and away from left-handed batters. In other words, the cutter is doing exactly what Niese wants it to do: get in on the hands of righty batters, a thing that is difficult usually for a lefty pitcher to accomplish.
Niese's development can be clearly traced through his starts in front of PitchFX cameras. Last year, he had a very straight fastball and a two-seam fastball that wasn't very good, as it wasn't much different than his four-seam fastball. This year, the two fastballs are very different. And now, Niese has developed a cutter which makes his prime speed offerings extremely varied and versatile. Niese can hit any target in the strike zone with a fastball and can fool an opponent who is expecting one type of fastball. This is in addition to Niese's deadly curveball, which is still really effective and probably his best pitch.
Speaking of his curveball, one thing you may have noticed up there is that his curveball's horizontal movement seemed more varied than usual, and that it seemed at times on TV (and to PitchFX) to be almost more like a slurve than Niese's 12-6 curveball. This could have been an illusion created by the calibration of the PitchFX cameras....or it might not. This will be an area of further examination when Niese pitches in Citi-field, where he started his first two times in May.
Similarly, we should take another look at Niese's cutter in his next few starts to see how far in on righties the pitch truly is moving so we can get a better handle on what the pitch is capable of.


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1962 Pontiac Catalina - The Phantom Bubbletop
Pontiac Changed The Catalina Roof In 1962. Today, David Greene Changes It Back.
Change isn't always a good thing. In the case of the '62 fullsize Pontiac lineup, loads of people cried foul when Pontiac stylists replaced the graceful bubbletop greenhouse used in the '61 with a squared-off, box-top treatment. Among the dissenting voices was then 20-year-old David Greene. "When I first saw the new Catalina at the dealership back in 1962, I really thought the redesigned grille, bumpers, and body lines were nice improvements over the '61 model. But when I asked the salesman if I could order one with the '61-style bubbletop, he told me they were gone for good."
Sure, Dave could have walked to the local Chevy dealer and bought a bubbletop Impala-where the unique greenhouse survived for an extra year, but he's a hard-core Pontiac man. There would be no Impalas, 409 or otherwise, parking in his teepee.
Dave vowed to one day fix what Pontiac broke way back in 1962. That day arrived in 2007, when he combined a solid '62 Pontiac Catalina with the bubbletop greenhouse from a mangled '61 Catalina. Some call never-offered, what-if cars like this "phantoms." The funny thing is, Dave says only the more devoted Pontiac fans notice the amazing combination. The average GTO and Firebird guys aren't dialed into the fullsize mind-set and just think it's a nicely rendered Super Stock tribute car. But they're only getting half the picture.
Though it seems scary, Dave says the roof swap only takes about two weeks, and if you're careful, a bare minimum of freestyle fabricating is required. "If you're lucky and have access to rust-free cars and parts, you can slice out the needed parts from the bubbletop, carefully make room for them by trimming the '62 body, and get a result that looks factory."
But because Dave has been drag racing and generally hammering his Pontiacs for more than 40 years, the showroom stock thing just wouldn't cut it. So he added a subtle blend of early Super Stock cues to the mix. The resulting potion could be right at home in the staging lanes of the '62 Indy Nationals sitting next to Dyno Don's Impala and Gas Rhonda's Galaxie.
And speaking of dragstrips, Dave says his father, Hubert, had a brand-new '59 Star Chief with the hot Tri-power 389 and three-speed stick. Dad knew way better than to let young Dave borrow the car, but for some reason he felt safe handing the keys to Dave's big sis. Before long, Dave and Big Sis worked out a deal where they'd swap cars: Dave's beater for Dad's Tri-power. Dave would hit the local dragstrip while Sis went cruising with her pals. "I won a lot of trophies at Quaker City in Salem, Ohio, but could never bring them home for fear Dad would catch on to my trick. So I ended up giving most of them away at the track at the end of the day." Dave says the Pontiac never broke, so he managed to keep his shenanigans discreet until the '05 Pontiac Nationals. As Dave and his dad walked the show, a friend ran up and shoved an old dog-eared photo of Dave wheeling the big '59 on the strip right under Dad's nose. Buuust-ed. After 46 years of secrecy, the jig was up. Luckily, Dad laughed it off instead of tarring Dave's backside.
We'd say Dave is a lucky man. In addition to the wild home-brewed Catalina bubbletop, his garage holds two real Super Duty '61 Catalinas, a factory-issue '61 Bonneville bubbletop, and a 348-horse Tri-power '62 Catalina. Dave says, "I like the GTOs and Firebirds, but my roots are with the fullsize cars, so that's why I build, restore, and collect them."
Tech NotesWho: David GreeneWhat: '62 Pontiac Catalina bubbletop conversionHometown: Lenoir City, Tennessee, where the first settlers were Overhill Cherokee Indians. Knowing that, we could have titled this feature "Hatchet Job" . . . but we didn't.
Short-block: It's a stock rebuild of the original Trophy 389 bottom end. That means a cast nodular iron crank and Arma Steel rods with cast 10.25:1 pistons, certainly not Super Duty stuff, but tough enough for the job. The hotter-than-stock Comp flat-tappet hydraulic cam has 280/280 duration and 0.507-inch lift.
Heads: The '62 vintage No. 177 heads are lightly ported and feature stock-size 1.88/1.60 valves and 68cc chambers. Hardened valve-seat inserts assure unleaded survival.
Valvetrain: The stock stamped-steel rocker arms-which GM engineers developed in conjunction with those used on the '55 Chevy small-block-are retained but chrome-moly retainers, Comp springs, and thick-wall pushrods boost rpm potential and reliability.
Induction: The super groovy vintage Mickey Thompson Power Ram intake manifold was found under a friend's workbench. It swills premium fire water through a pair of box-stock 1405 Edelbrock 600-cfm carbs. Dave says it idles smoothly at 1,100 rpm and delivers 12 mpg if he doesn't hammer on it.
Exhaust: A set of standard Trophy 389 cast-iron manifolds send smoke signals to dual 21/2-inch pipes and Flowmaster mufflers. Each head pipe has a dump plate that can be uncapped for a few extra horses and a bunch more decibels.
Real BubbleFor comparison, this stock '62 Catalina has the redesigned greenhouse Dave's surgery got rid of. Between the box top and the bubbletop, make ours soapy! Surprisingly, the revamped '62 Catalina outsold the '61 by 91,300 units (204,654 '62s versus 113,354 '61s), an 80.54-percent jump. Without the optional eight-lug wheels, this one looks frumpy!" class="wp-image-280648" />
Cooling: A rebuilt four-core station wagon radiator and high-volume water pump keep it nice and cool-even in heavy, low-speed traffic. That's the charm of a mild mill.
Drivetrain: A formed steel blow shield contains Zoom clutch goodies and is coupled to an aluminum-case T10 four-speed. The rebuilt 3-inch-diameter driveshaft feeds the burly Pontiac differential, which packs a rare Eaton Safe-T-Track limited slip and 3.63:1 gears. Offered under option code 691, Safe-T-Track originally cost $42.50; today it sells for 20 times that.
Chassis/Suspension: The standard Catalina frame got a set of fresh body-mount biscuits, but Dave kept the hole saw in the tool locker; there's no Swiss cheese here. The station wagon-spec springs and sway bars are from Ames Performance, so body roll is no problem.
Suspension/Brakes: The big 'Cat originally had standard 11-inch iron drum brakes, but Dave stepped up to a set of gennie eight-lugs. Originally sold as option code 694 for $122.66, the cast-aluminum drums feature integrally cast-iron friction linings. Dave says the gorgeous finned brakes are a direct bolt-on deal. The front drums share the same spindles, wheel bearings, and backing plate as the standard brake package, while the rear drums fit over the existing brakes and bolt to the axleshafts. The aluminum brakes even share the same brake shoes as the standard iron drums. Unfortunately, none of this big-car stuff fits GTOs or Firebirds, so stop dreaming.
Pontiac Tech TipAs long as you don't drive the brake shoes down to the rivets, the integral brake lining inside the Pontiac eight-lug aluminum brake drum is amazingly long-lived. Original drums feature a combination of right- and left-hand threaded wheel studs. Take that, all you guys who thought Mopar was the only one setting traps for unwitting tire changers!" class="wp-image-280674" />
Wheels/Tires: Front rim hoops are stock 14-inchers, while Dave whipped up a set of custom 15-inch rear hoops. Tires are Coker redline radials, 225/75R14 in front, 235/75R15 out back. Dave says the only hassle with the hoop-style rims is making up a flat plate so the tires can be balanced.
Body: Besides the custom scalp treatment, the body is all stock. The paint and bodywork were handled by the guys in Dave's shop, Greene's Classic Cars, while the vinyl retro lettering was done by Scott's Graphic in Loudon, Tennessee. Ironically, Pontiac Super Duty race cars and Ford Super Duty trucks shared the same hoodscoop.
Interior: Greene's shop refurbished the interior panels and seats in the stock vinyl pattern, and the stick-shift floor tunnel and pedals were swapped in from a donor car. The trunk-mounted utility light was a popular Pontiac option and sold for $7.10 ($5.50 wholesale).

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Custom printed Stadium cups are made from highly durable yet extremely lightweight, semi-rigid plastic. Art Promos' line of Stadium Cups come in a variety of sizes, including 8 ounce, 16 ounce, 17 ounce 22 ounce and 24 ounce styles. They're available in dozens of different colors, and we even carry some that glow in the dark!
Stadium cups with your logo printed are so named because they're often sold in sports stadiums and arenas filled with soft drinks and bearing the logo of the home team. They're perfect for sporting events because they're tough and also because they make great take-home keepsakes of the big game and the home team.
Their popularity and versatility also makes them superb as advertising tools for businesses and organizations, Imprint them with the name and logo of your business for a memorable advertisement, They're more economically-priced than glass and ceramic custom coffee mugs, so they make ideal starter promos for new businesses.


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firehous necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Prayer Gateway is a new service we're launching for religious groups & organizations.
Prayer Gateway
Desired Color Scheme:
Partial to Blue/Green but am open to other ideas
Accepted File Formats:
Vector, JPG, & original file
Prayer Gateway is a web-based service that allows people to log in and share prayers with their private groups.
I'm looking for a nice, clean logo that will set the stage for the website and web-app to be built.
Inspiration: I don't have any specific logos that I love but some websites I really like are http://www.campaignmonitor.com, http://www.basecamphq.com, http://www.interspire.com (above the fold). The first 2 to a great job of selling their product. Very clean color scheme, simple, and direct.
I want this logo to look clean, new and "refreshing". I'm not really looking for traditional & "stuffy" Christian concepts. I'm not against the idea of using a cross, halo, sunshine, etc. but it must be done well. Again "refreshing" is a word that comes to mind.
Judging by the entries I see so far:
At this point I prefer the look of the text (Prayer Gateway) with a small icon near it, or integrated in a creative way. Rather than an icon that engulfs the whole logo or is too big. (Someone might surprise me on this but that's my opinion as of now)
Again, I'd like to see logos that are simple, creative, and refreshing. Simple as opposed to "plain" (I know that's a difficult balance.)
I want this logo to set a positive, light, comfortable, "happy" tone-- please don't confuse this with a tye-dye'd clown on prozak! I'm just saying that some lighter, brighter colors integrated tastefully with darker ones might be a nice contrast. I am partial to Blue/Green but am open to other ideas.
This new service will allow GROUPS of people to share their prayers with eachother; so it's (obvious) main focus is to help people communicate. Perhaps this concept can be represented somehow in the logo? It's not a requirement, just an idea!
I would like the winning design to be submitted as a vector & JPG (for web use). Also i'd like the original file (PSD?) in case we want to edit down the road.
I'm excited to see your ideas.
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How many times have you gone into your pantry or refrigerator, only to find that what you were going to use in your meal was spoiled? The USDA would like to help you avoid that problem in the future with the new #FoodKeeper app, available in iOS and Android.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is proud to announce Consuma una alimentación saludable • Manténgase activo Talleres comunitarios , the Spanish-language collection of the Eat Healthy*Be Active Community Workshop Series. Both versions are available for download here.
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In March 1939, LIFE magazine celebrated The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with an eight-page article featuring photographs by the great Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Most of the pictures that Eisenstaedt took at the museum in January of that year, however, never made it into the magazine. Now, in a gallery that includes published and unpublished photos from the shoot, LIFE.com presents a selection of evocative (and sometimes playful) images that offer a virtual tour, of sorts, through one of the world's great museums, taken at a time in the Met's history when one could, on a good day, walk through the collections and not be confronted with the jostling crowds that today seem to fill the massive building to bursting every day of the week.
Here, in beautifully stark black and white, are the Egyptian cats and the ornate mummy cases; the Hall of Armor and the Rodin sculptures; the Greek battle tableaux and the quiet, elegant architectural exhibitions — in short, the myriad elements and scenes that have always made a trip to the Met (as LIFE put it in 1939) "as much fun as rummaging through a king's attic."


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Staub Cast-Iron Crêpe Pan with Spreader & Spatula
Staub's special set turns out thin, Breton-style crepes worthy of an authentic French crêperie. The enameled cast-iron pan conducts heat flawlessly, so you enjoy consistent results from the first batch to the last. Includes a wooden spreader and a companion spatula.
- 11" diam.
- The durable black enameled coating resists rust, chipping and cracking, and unlike many cast-iron pieces, it requires no additional seasoning.
- Combines black matte interior with glossy exterior.
- Long wooden handle stays cool to the touch.
- Made in France.
Dimensions & More Info
- 11" diam.
- 5 lb.
Additional Information
- Wide cooking surface is ideal for cooking crêpes – or use it as a griddle for pancakes, eggs or grilled cheese sandwiches.
- Ideal for use on any cooktop, including induction; not recommended for glass stove tops.
- Made in France.
Use & Care
- Ideal for use on any cooktop, including induction; not recommended for glass stove tops.
- Oven and broiler safe up to 500°F.
- For best results use low to medium heat.
- When using high heat, bring your pan slowly to a high temperature.
- Use plastic, wood or nylon utensils only; metal utensils may damage the enamel.
- Enamel may chip or crack if banged against a hard surface.
- Handles and knobs can become very hot. Always use pot holder or glove when handling.
- Allow pan to cool before hand-washing.
- Stubborn stains can be removed by soaking your pot for a few minutes in hot, soapy water.
- Completely dry pan before storing.
- Avoid using steel wool, steel scouring pads, harsh detergents, bleach or abrasive cleaners.
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For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
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text: 21.10.09 Revolution in Edinburgh AUTHOR: Inavate The Impact group has carried out the UK's first installation of beyerdynamic's Revoluto conference microphone system as part of a refurbishment of it's City Chambers. In a city where imposingly handsome architecture awaits around every corner, the City of Edinburgh Council's City Chambers in the Old Town is amongst the most venerable of this World Heritage Site. The neo-classical building, set back in an arcade-fronted courtyard from the High Street, part of the Royal Mile, was completed by John Adam in 1761 and was known as the Royal Exchange. A little over half a century later in 1811 the Town Council adopted it as its Chambers.The building is now the beneficiary of a rather magnificent £2.5 million refurbishment, which was completed in late 2008. The room at its heart, the ornate wood panelled Main Chamber, underwent a painstaking restoration that peeled back the years from its stained glass dome and brought back to life its original Edwardian vibrancy. On 21 January 2009, HRH The Princess Royal made an official visit to the refurbished building and unveiled a plaque commemorating the restoration. Rachel Simmonds, project architect with Smith Scott Mullan Associates, told the BBC that "the royal visitor had been impressed by the conservation of the Chamber's huge glass-domed ceiling".The City Council had also decided to restore their historic furniture including the Davenport desks and chairs which the chamber had originally featured when it opened in 1904 – but which had more recently been consigned to storage. The restoration and their considerable physical presence would, it turned out, support the choice of beyerdynamic's wireless Revoluto product as the right project solution for the wireless conference microphone system.The Main Chamber is the setting for the formal Council meetings, committees, Council business presentations and other events. Yet this is not a room solely reserved for the City's great and good; the Council announced its intention to actively market the venue for every type of event from commercial presentations to weddings. In 'debating mode' the chamber seats up to 120 and can accommodate up to 150 people for a stand-up buffet reception.The Council invited competitive tenders for the new microphone system. Among those included on the tender list was Surrey-based system integrators Impact, who had worked with Edinburgh City Council in previous years. Impact's Frank McAllister explains: "When we were invited to bid we were keen to base our proposal on our earlier partnership with what was then beyerdynamic GB, now Polar Audio Ltd".He adds: "We got in touch with Conference and Presentation Manager Matt Nettlefold at Polar Audio and jointly put together a bid, having seen the new wireless Revoluto product, which was the very first of its type. We sent the client a 'dumb' sample and they liked the shape and design of it, in particular because it would fit in with the refurbished historic desks, and they felt that others, particularly those with gooseneck microphones, would not have suited the historic chamber setting. Additionally, this is a listed interior in pristine condition and going with a wireless system was a huge advantage in terms of both aesthetics and having zero impact on the structure, fabric and décor of the chamber."Revoluto's patented 'Microphone Array Technology' replaces gooseneck microphones with an array of specifically calibrated recording capsules and digital signal processing, creating a 'corridor characteristic' rather than the cardioid characteristic typical of standard microphone stations. This results in a wider zone within which the delegate can speak without affecting audio quality or volume level, whether they're standing, seated or a wheelchair user. Its wide pick-up pattern obviates the need for precise microphone positioning. In Edinburgh's case, the delegate microphone unit's footprint of 300 by 92 mm fitted on to a specially designed 'platen' as a new element on the desk. This platen was prepared by the furniture restorer as part of the conservation works and fully complements the desk's character.The system feeds a new PA system, using the Revoluto units' internal loudspeakers for personal reinforcement, along with a separate recording system, all working under an AMX control system that also commands the blackout blinds and projectors.The original brief identified a few principal issues to be addressed in choosing the new system.Firstly, Council meetings now last much longer than they did in the past, which meant that the existing old MCWD 100 systems were feeling the strain, especially in the area of battery life, which needed to be a lot longer for these extended sessions. The Council's minimum requirement was for continuous battery life of at least of 15 hours. Secondly, there was the issue of sound pick up – people may be sitting but very often they'll also stand up in order to respond to a colleague or make a point in a debate. The Revoluto system's wide pickup also provides that higher reach when speakers are on their feet. It also looks better than pushing microphones around on the desks.A third factor was the location of the microphone units on the historic Davenport desks. These have a sloping top with a flat ledge at the rear. A standard system with a gooseneck would have to sit on the slope where people place their papers. The Revoluto units fit the new flat ledge, which combines a wooden lip to locate them centrally on the platen, plus space for a glass water carafe and glass. The carefully designed solution integrating technology that's state of the art with beautifully restored antique furniture is a first for a Revoluto installation.The result of the installation is that all 58 Councillors' desks and the eight senior officials' podium positions now boast individual Revoluto units, whose wireless portability and a wheeled flightcase housing the battery chargers, also allow them to be moved to other rooms within the City Chambers in minutes when the need arises.The Council, as early users, did encounter minor issues with the new batteries. Operational staff commented that: "Impact were very supportive; they had an engineer at our early meetings monitoring the system's performance, and that was a very valuable experience for us. We knew we'd be site-testing the equipment and they resolved the issues quickly. So we're very satisfied with the outcome."The client already had years of experience with beyerdynamic Conference Systems both in the Council Chamber and the adjacent Dean of Guild Room; in fact they had had the UK's first MCWD wireless conference system, so they knew the manufacturer and they were confident that the integrator would give the necessary backup and support. David Thompson from AVolution, who had designed the previous system, also endorsed the choice of the battery-operated wireless Revoluto.Frank McAllister comments: "We were delighted to be awarded the contract and we provided them with an engineer to work hand in hand in integrating it with the on-site facilities, and will provide on-going maintenance. The users pronounced themselves highly impressed with the audio quality and flexibility, which is very good to hear."


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Cricket ready to go nationwide
Cricket Communications, a regional wireless carrier selling prepaid service, is going national in an effort to attract customers from major providers such as AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
Starting in October, Cricket customers will have access to nationwide 3G service under agreements the company has reached with 40 other carriers, including Sprint.
Cricket also recently launched two smartphones that are comparable in price and features to top-rated devices such as Verizon's Motorola Droid X. But Cricket phones are sold without the typical two-year contract requirement since the company offers prepaid, no contract service. Major carriers also sell smartphones without contracts but at much higher prices.
"This is the tipping point," Cricket's chief operating officer Al Moschner said in an interview today. "We're now at a point where you can get from us anything you can get from a tier-1 carrier."
Some other thoughts from Moschner:
—Android-based smartphones will soon drop in price to less than $150, contract-free. "Because Android has now really made this open architecture and allowed many different hardware platforms to adopt that operating system, you're going to see the cost curve of these devices come down very rapidly," he said. "By the holiday period, we'll have Androids at less than $150."
—Android-based tablets will sell for less than $300 this holiday season, with some dropping to less than $200 next year.
—Prepaid cellphone service represents about 20 percent of the wireless market, with an 18 percent growth rate. Post-paid (contract-based service) growth is at about 1 percent.
—Cricket plans to trial 4G service during the second half of this year. (perhaps with LightSquared? Moschner wouldn't say).
Cricket, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless, is headquartered in San Diego, but has an operations hub in Greenwood Village, which is where Moschner is based. The company is in the process of changing its corporate name from Leap Wireless to Cricket Communications.


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The utility of digital geospatial data ultimately depends on how easily the data can be shared among multiple people and organizations. Standard metadata practices enable all producers and users of geospatial data to easily communicate in the same "language," thereby facilitating easy publishing and searching of data. This hands-on presentation will provide step-by-step instruction for creating and searching FGDC-endorsed metadata standards, which are the de facto standard within the US at this time. For the research community, adherence to robust metadata standards results in a time and cost savings to all, and exponentially increases the usability of geospatial data. In addition, recipients of federal grant monies are now required to redistribute their geospatial data with FGDC-compliant metadata. Because metadata implementation is a collective effort, true data empowerment can only be realized when all users and producers opt in. This teaching session will focus on best practices for creation, implementation, and exploitation of metadata that complies with FGDC-endorsed standards. It will include practical tools, techniques, and strategies for both creating and searching metadata, and be presented through hands-on training exercises.


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Children of our fallen military and first responders have to grow up without their biggest mentor during their crucial developmental years. Funds raised from the Chick-fil-A First 100 Skate-A-Thon will help provide them healthy activities and mentoring as they grow into adults.
You can help support in two ways. You can donate directly to our charity or one of our participant's fundraising efforts or you can skate.
Participants will raise funds and then skate from 10:30 pm until 6:00 am around the Garden of The Gods Chick-fil-A location. The more money each person raises, the longer breaks they will get during their all night skate-a-thon around the parking lot, AND they can recieve great prizes. Participants who complete the whole night will receive free Chick-fil-A food for a year!
Funds raised will go to Angels of America's Fallen (AOAFallen) to provide healthy activities for children of our fallen so they can pursue a passion of their choice with a coach or instructor who can mentor them. When AOAFallen provides the activities to the children, they commit to sticking with them from the time they sign up all the way until they are 18 years old. Because the children's parent volunteered to serve, and gave all while doing so, they deserve support throughout the entire time they are growing up without them. You can have a very positive impact on the life of a child who's sacrifice without their parent is ongoing


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Flu shot linked to heart disease protection
Getting a flu shot might protect against heart disease and deadly heart attacks.
That's what a new study presented over the weekend at the 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Toronto found. It showed people who got an influenza vaccine were 50 percent less likely to experience a major cardiac event such as a heart attack, stroke or cardiac death, compared with those who had a placebo vaccine.
"The use of the vaccine is still much too low, less than 50 percent of the general population; it's even poorly used among health care workers," he says. "Imagine if this vaccine could also be a proven way to prevent heart disease," study author Dr. Jacob Udell, a cardiologist at Women's College Hospital and the University of Toronto, said in a press release.
The study involved 3,227 patients, half of which had established heart disease and were part of earlier studies dating back to the 1960s. Half of participants were randomly assigned to receive the flu shot.
Besides reducing cardiovascular risk, the study found those who had a flu shot also were 40 percent less likely to die from any cause compared with those who had a placebo.
Udell said the results support current recommendations for influenza vaccines for those with a prior history of heart attack or attacks, but now they could potentially be used for another reason besides reducing flu risk.
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- Officials urge flu vaccine for unpredictable 2012-2013 season
"In addition to leading a heart healthy life, having an annual flu shot could be another easy way to help prevent cardiac events," Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson Dr. Beth Abramson said in a statement.
Udell told WebMD that the benefits may be explained because they provide protection for vulnerable patients who might have breathing difficulties while sick with the flu. These problems put them at higher risk for stroke or heart attack. The vaccine may also prevent inflammation that causes arteries to rupture.
The findings are considered preliminary because they were presented at a conference and not in a peer-reviewed journal.
Dr Harindra Wijeysundera, a cardiology researcher at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, who co-moderated the presentation, told Theheart.org that the treatment effect "is hard to believe," adding more research is needed.
"As the presenter stated, it lays the foundation as a hypothesis for more study," he said.


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Signups have started for Helium Comedy Club's 2012 Philly's Phunniest Person Contest. Past winners of the title include David James, Steve Gerben, Kent Haines, Anton Shuford, Doogie Horner and Tommy Pope. Preliminary rounds for this year's contest run from June 3rd through September 9th. Contestants must be from the Philadelphia area and perform between four and half to six minutes of original material. Comedians can sign up online by clicking this link.
This Tuesday at L'etage Polygon Comedy Celebrates their birthday with a show featuring Jimmy Viola, Beirdo, Dream Machine and Kait & Andrew. Doors open at 7:00 and the show begins at 8:00.
Wednesday brings another edition of Mayor Karen Presents in which the PHIT House Team hosts a show of stand-up, improv and music. This week's performers include New York stand-up comedian Erin Judge, PHIT House Team Hey Rube, and a surprise musical guest.
Also this Wednesday Philly Sketchfest presents: Characters – a night of character based sketch comedy at Helium Comedy Club. The show is a fundraiser for this year's sketch fest and will feature performances by Animosity Pierre, Fastball Pitcher Bob Gutierrez, Bing Supernova, Hillary Rea, Rob Baniewicz, and The Feeko Brothers.
Camp Woods Plus returns to L'etage Thursday with a show featuring all new material from Camp Woods plus sets from New York sketch group Unisex and Philly's own ManiPedi.
Speaking of ManiPedi – this Friday the sketch group is holding their own fundraiser for their trip to the 2012 Ladies Are Funny Festival in Austin, Texas. ManiParty will feature performances from Aaron Hertzog, Brendan Kennedy, Mary Radzinski, The Kristen and Amie Show and ManiPedi themselves. They will also be auctioning off items (which you can bid on here via email) and having a bake sale. $10 gets you into the show, all the beer you can drink, and the satisfaction of knowing you've helped them get to Austin.
This Saturday at Connie's Ric Rac The Chris Gethard Show comes to Philadelphia. The show, dubbed NY is Better than Philly will feature a series of competitions between Chris Gethard's crew of New York Comedians and Gregg Gethard's squad representing Philly. The Philly team consists of Brendan Kennedy (Man's Man Competition), Aaron Hertzog (Freestyle Rap Battle), Ian Vaflor (Music Competition) Alex Gross (Dance-off) and Mike McNeil (Sports Trivia). Tickets for the event can be purchased online.


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Krill Oil
Krill are tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that flourish in the Antarctic Ocean and provide food for numerous aquatic animals. Oil made from krill has come on the market as an alternative to fish oil. Like fish oil, krill oil contains the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Krill also contains omega-6 fatty acids, an antioxidant in the carotenoid family called astaxanthin, and substances called phospholipids.
Many grains, fruits, vegetables, sea vegetables, and vegetable oils contain significant amounts of essential fatty acids, but krill oil is an especially rich source.
Carotenoids are also found in many foods, especially yellow/orange and dark green fruits and vegetables. They are not essential nutrients (except insofar as some can be converted to vitamin A), but they might offer some health benefits.
Phospholipids are utilized in the body for numerous purposes, but they are not essential nutrients.
A typical recommended dose of krill oil is 1-3 g daily.
Therapeutic Uses
Based on its omega-3 fatty acid content, krill oil would be expected to have many of the same effects as fish oil. See the full Fish Oil article for a detailed discussion of these potential benefits.
A few studies have evaluated krill oil specifically. In one double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 120 people with high cholesterol were given krill oil, fish oil, or placebo.1 The results over 3 months showed that krill oil (taken at a dose ranging from 1-3 g daily depending on body mass and which group the participants were assigned to) improved all aspects of cholesterol profile as compared to placebo, and it was more effective than fish oil (taken at the fixed dose of 3 g daily). Krill oil also reduced blood sugar levels. However, in a subsequent trial involving 113 subjects with normal or slightly elevated cholesterol levels, there was no difference in cholesterol changes between the groups receiving 3 g daily of krill oil and 1.8 g daily of fish oil for 7 weeks. A possible explanation for these differing results is that krill and fish oils are only effective in reducing cholesterol levels when the levels are significantly elevated.5
Another double-blind study compared krill oil against fish oil for treatment of symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and dysmennorhea (menstrual cramps).2 This study suffered from many problems in design and reporting, but appeared to show that krill oil was more effective than fish oil for treating both of these conditions.
A badly designed study hints that krill oil might be helpful for both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.4
Safety Issues
Based on its known constituents, krill oil would be expected to have little to no toxicity. Side effects seen in studies are limited to occasional digestive distress and allergic reactions. The only known potential concerns relate to possible blood-thinning effects: Fish oil is known to decrease blood coagulation, and in one case report it increased the effect of the blood-thinning medication warfarin (Coumadin).3 People who are at risk of bleeding complications for any reason should consult a physician before taking krill oil. Maximum safe doses in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with severe liver disease have not been established.
1. Bunea R, El Farrah K, Deutsch L, et al. Evaluation of the effects of Neptune Krill Oil on the clinical course of hyperlipidemia. Altern Med Rev. 2005;9:420-428.
2. Sampalis F, Bunea R, Pelland MF, et al. Evaluation of the effects of Neptune Krill Oil on the management of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea. Altern Med Rev. 2003;8:171-179.
3. Buckley MS, Goff AD, Knapp WE, et al. Fish oil interaction with warfarin. Ann Pharmacother. 2004;38:50-52.
4. Deutsch L. Evaluation of the effect of neptune krill oil on chronic inflammation and arthritic symptoms. J Am Coll Nutr. 2007;26:39-48.
5. Ulven S, Kirkhus B, Lamglait A, et al. Metabolic effects of krill oil are essentially similar to those of fish oil but at lower dose of EPA and DHA, in healthy volunteers. Lipids. 2011;46:37-46.
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Hurricane Sandy: Critics Pan Decision to Host NYC Marathon Amid Storm Cleanup
Critics question decision to hold the race amid storm cleanup.
Nov. 1, 2012 -- The decision to stage the annual New York City Marathon in the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged city has drawn objections from critics who say the city is ill-prepared for an event that could hamper recovery efforts.
More than 40,000 runners and millions of onlookers are expected to converge Sunday on the city's streets, some of which are still damaged from the superstorm that left at least 22 city residents dead.
Despite round-the-clock efforts to bring the city's power grid back online, hundreds of thousands of city residents are still without power. Mass transit has also been interrupted.
Hurricane Sandy: Full Coverage
It's unclear how much of the race's 26.2-mile course will be back to normal. The race goes through each of the city's five boroughs.
Critics such as ABC News sports consultant Christine Brennan have questioned why a city crippled by the deadly storm that blasted the nation's East Coast should spend so much energy on a race instead of a recovery.
"It just seems wrong if one police officer leaves his or her job helping others because of the storm to go work at a road race," Brennan said.
James Molinaro, the Staten Island borough president, has called the decision to go forward with the marathon "crazy."
The race begins on Staten Island, which was hard hit by Sandy.
"What we have here is terrible, a disaster," Molinaro told reporters Wednesday. "If they want to race, let them race with themselves. This is no time for a parade."
But New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg disagrees. Not only is the marathon about symbolism, he has said, it's also about restarting New York's small businesses. He says those who died would want that.
"You've got to believe they would want us to have an economy and have a city go on for those who have been left behind," the mayor said at his briefing Wednesday.
Hurricane Sandy: How to Help Victims
Others share Bloomberg's take, including Molly Pritz of Boulder, Colo., who finished 12th in last year's marathon as the top U.S. female and traveled to New York again to run in this year's marathon.
"The New York City Marathon shows off the spirit of the city like no other," Pritz, 24, told reporters. "I think after tragedies, the best thing we can do is come together and celebrate."


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Anti Tour 2013
Bigger Than Ever
With a shift in the wind, a brushfire could have stymied our plans for this year's Anti Tour. Smug with confidence, we had no back-up plan. Why bother? The previous two tours were perfect. What could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, a number of things, not the least of which was a brushfire that blossomed into an inferno that consumed the hillside just a mile from Wilwood Engineering in Camarillo, California, our scheduled meeting place, the day prior to the tour's start.
We started getting concerned emails and messages on our Facebook page, "Was Anti Tour still on?" Fortunately, the winds shifted, driving the fire away from Wilwood and our driving route, as well. Anti Tour went off without a hitch, but we do need to consider alternatives in the future.
Fire or no, this year's Anti Tour was the largest to date. We met at Wilwood for shop tours, coffee, donuts, and conversation. Just like the previous two years, our destination was Morro Bay, California, for the 17th Annual Cruisin' Morro Bay Car show, which traditionally occurs on the first or second weekend in May.
Our driving route was the same as the previous two years, as well, taking mountain roads, rather than the freeways, to reach our Central Coast destination. More than 55 cars joined us this year. Some met us at Wilwood, some drove the route for a while before heading off to work, but the majority stayed with us throughout the weekend. Many were repeat Anti Tourers, but there were several new faces and cars, and these were some of the nicest people we've had the privilege of being around.
The one downside is that we may be outgrowing Anti Tour as it is. When the route was planned three years ago, we factored on maybe 30 cars joining us. This year, we filled up each of our planned stops to overflowing. So we face an odd conundrum for next year's Anti Tour. Do we expand and make it a real event? Do we alter the route and/or destination? Should we get (God forbid) sponsorships? Anti Tour was conceived in the '90s by former Editor Matt King as Car Craft's scrappy, non-corporate alternative to Hot Rod's Power Tour, which has become so big it practically gets its own ZIP code. Whatever we decide to do next year, we want you to join us. Email your Anti Tour suggestions to us at email@example.com, and check our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CarCraftMag) in February or early March when we announce the plans.
Finally, we'd like to thank everyone who joined us on the Tour, this year. Also, we'd like to thank Ken Vesterfeldt and the planners of Cruisin' Morro Bay for accommodating our group again this year. We had a blast.


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Appointed by Houston Mayor Bill White in January 2007, I became the Director and Chief Clerk of the largest fine-only and paperless court in America, and the largest Municipal Court in the State of Texas: annually processing over 1.1M violations, generating over $60M in State and City fine payment revenues, and servicing over six to eight thousand customers daily at 19 courts. At the time of my arrival, the department consisted of over 300 team members, approximately 80% female, with an average of eight years of experience. Seventy-five percent (75%) had only high school or Junior College education and there were well over 12 different cultures and languages represented.
Based on Employee Survey Results from 2005 and 2006, it was evident that staff had not been provided with professional training for a significant period of time, and that a leadership development program for all leaders had never been offered. It was very apparent that the organization focused solely on production, using a top-down style of communication between management and staff. Quality assurance was non-existent. There was very little effort to build knowledge or to holistically tie the goals of the organization to those of each team member. Survey results also showed that the relationship and communication between staff and management was very poor, generally flowing only one way: from managers and supervisors and eventually to staff. Overall employee morale was extremely low. Within the community, Houston Municipal Courts had a reputation for providing less-than-stellar customer service to the public.
As I assessed my new role within the first few weeks, I could not help but realize the challenge I was facing. I knew that in order for the organization to succeed we would need a complete metamorphosis, one that would begin from the inside out starting with the Executive Leadership. As I mapped out a five-to-eight year transformational plan, I knew I needed help. Having first worked with Cloud Rainosek and Associates (CRA) when I was Deputy Director of Library Administration to introduce diversity and social justice training at the Houston Public Library, I once again turned to Jackalyn and Liz at CRA for their guidance on this transformational journey. I shared with them my assessment thus far and my ideas on how to move the organization from a Production Base to a Knowledge Base and, ultimately, to a High Performance Base Organization. I was concerned about how to most effectively do this, while ensuring that the process was meaningful and not just another training program reduced to a manual collecting dust on my shelf. I knew we needed a program that we could truly 'live'—one that we could see and apply every day to make the changes needed to pull the organization up from where we were.
Immediately, Jackalyn and Liz introduced us to The Leadership Challenge and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) tools. I was instantly struck by the program's simplicity yet the depth of information the program was able to deliver. Within weeks, we began the first LPI training session with all seven members of the Executive Management Team, including myself. At its conclusion, the leadership team was in full agreement that the program was credible, simple to understand, and easy to apply on-the-job with consistency. More importantly, the LPI aligned well with the new vision and direction I had for the organization. Specifically, my vision was to:
- Create an organizational culture and environment that demonstrates progressiveness, professionalism, and integrity, and advocates a passion for service excellence and high performance.
- Professionalism -- Striving for Perfection, Quality and Excellence in our Commitment to Public Service
- Respect -- Respect for Human Dignity and the Value of Every Person
- Integrity -- Honest, Open and Fair in the Performance of our Duties
- Diversity -- The Strength of our Team Comes from Individuals with Different Experiences and Perspectives
- Empowerment -- Fostering Confidence, Responsibility and Trust
While this may sound like the process was without complications, it wasn't. Anytime major organizational changes are made via Executive Leaders, it is important to take ownership for the process—even when it gets difficult—and to turn lessons learned into best practices.
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I spent three glorious hours in the showroom/warehouse of Yarnmarket in Pickerington, OH last week! They are a mail order yarn business that lets walk-ins shop their warehouse and it is half an hour from Columbus. I took my friend Chris to explore and we were in HEAVEN!
It was my first time there also and besides all the gorgeous yarn from every yarn vendor all over the world….they had a library/shop of foreign knitting magazines!!!! Years of them…..the ones I used to get in France and the ones I made my husband get me from Germany and the Italian ones…ALL of them! Better than Disneyland! It took hours to go through just those magazines and the American ones and Chris found 5 she wanted.
Then she needed to find the yarn to go with the 2 sweaters she chose….oohh, the selection! The showroom has one skein of each type of yarn….after you fondle them and select, then you can go to the bin in the warehouse and see the available colors and quantity. We were up the ladder, down the ladder, up the ladder!
I will just go there next time I have a knitting project since the selection is so large and if you can't find it there, then it doesn't exist! So, if you are coming to OHIO for the quilting shows and have an interest in yarn, it's a MUST SEE destination….bring your credit card! It won't disappoint!


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Colorado State ticket count for the Rocky Mountain Showdown
FORT COLLINS — Colorado State reports that as of this morning, it had sold 22,000 tickets for Friday night's Rocky Mountain Showdown against Colorado at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
In retrospect, regardless of the attendance, it was unfortunate that the game was moved to Friday night for television purposes. (It's being shown on the new Fox Sports 1…where available.)
That's a prime high school football night, opening night for most schools, and it's ridiculous that many folks who might have attended the game will be committed to attending high school games; or, conversely, attendance at high school games might be affected by the Shootout.
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|The iron-framed 1860 Henry rifle was manufactured in less than 400 units, but this Iron-Framed Original (actually steel-framed) makes it possible to acquire your own example of this short-lived piece of history. The Iron-Framed Henry Original is true to Henry's 1860 patterns and patents, and virtually identical aside from concessions necessary to adapt to the .44-40 centerfire rounds that replaced the long-obsolete rimfires. This rifle uses a thoroughly modern steel receiver with a striking color case hardened finish and a matching, period-correct, crescent buttplate. It is fitted with a one-piece blued steel octagonal barrel and magazine, fancy grade American Walnut stock, a classic folding ladder rear sight and blade front, traditional half-cock safety hammer notch, and no modernized manual safety.
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Dan Denter necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
CakeEaters "Best deserts this side of the pond."
We are a new gourmet desert cafe with a London/British themed atmosphere. We serve gourmet cakes, cupcakes, tarts, brownies, deep fried chocolate bars, pastries, scones with clotted cream and a line of gourmet coffee and teas. All deserts are plated on old English china. You'll want to take a picture of its beauty before you take the first bite. There are individual seating areas for you and your date as well as larger tables where the whole gang can sit around, enjoying their desert of choice. The atmosphere in the restaurant is a mix of old British charm, with linen table clothes and beautiful artwork, and murals of London with it's modern appeal. We also have big screen TVs with British sitcoms such as "Keeping up Appearances", "Are You Being Served?" and "Faulty Towers" playing in the background. The idea is to find a balance between good taste and the fun, edgy side of the Brits that will make the whole place a very enjoyable, comfortable and fun place to be. There is also a gift shoppe where you can find gourmet English chocolates, tea pots and fun memorabilia from the British past and present. You'll also find all our pastries and cakes available to-go in beautiful packaging.
We aim to be a fun neighborhood restaurant and therefore want to have broad appeal to the young couples and families who live near by. We're also open late for dates, after the movie treats and informal business meeting where you can bring your client for a gourmet cup of coffee and and moist slice of cake while sealing the deal. The restaurant is not overly fancy or expensive…but is the kind of place that people feel at home in. Young mothers with there children can come relax while the kids play in their own pretend bakery.
We are looking for a logo to represent our gourmet desert cafe. Something that ties in our love of great deserts and our love of the British people.
'CakeEaters', the cafe's name, is a play on words and this should be obvious in the logo, where we tie in the Beefeaters of London. We imagine a Beefeater/CakeEater as well as our deserts in the logo. Something where he/she stands with their spear impaled with deserts or deserts surrounding him/her. We'd like something edgy but with a sense of humor.You can experiment with color but we do like the reds and blues of the British flag and the pageantry of the original Beefeaters.
For an idea of British humor, please see sitcoms online of 'Keeping up Appearances' and 'Are You Being Served?'.
You are open to play with both, just the word 'CakeEaters' or 'CakeEaters' as the main piece and 'Best deserts this side of the pond' as a tag line just under.
Some of the deserts we would like to see in the logo: are cakes, cupcakes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, brownies, teas and coffees.
We would like as much detail as possible in this logo because it will also be the store-front sign attached to the business. If your design is chosen, however, we'll also need a simplified logo that will be used for menus and description cards displayed in front of each desert.
Pictures attached of London Beefeaters as an example.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The toll of more than 1,000 dead after Kenya's last election makes Monday's presidential vote the most important in the country's 50-year history.
A slate of new races and a presidential candidate who faces charges at an international court also make it Kenya's most complicated.
Voters on Monday will cast ballots in a host of regional races, many of which could turn contentious and potentially violent. But it's the presidential race that pits multiple tribes against one another, each of which desperately wants to win the country's top political prize.
Kenyans have spent the last five years trying to understand how a nation seen as too educated and economically advanced for civil war spent weeks on the brink of it. Political leaders never convened courts to try those responsible for ordering the vicious tribe-on-tribe attacks, so The Hague-based International Criminal Court has indicted four top Kenyans for inciting the violence.
One of those is Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, an ethnic Kikuyu, son of Kenya's first president and one of two leading presidential candidates. The other top candidate is Prime Minster Raila Odinga, a Luo whose father was Jomo Kenyatta's vice president before he was forced out, the latest rivalry in a long-running rift between Kikuyus and Luos.
Adding to the tensions, a raft of Kenyan polls show Odinga and Kenyatta each have support in the mid-40-percent range. Kenya has eight presidential candidates, but to win the presidency one must receive more than 50 percent of the vote, making an Odinga-Kenyatta run-off in April likely, a situation that will increase tribal frictions.
"This is a close election, so there is some nervousness and tension that there may be those who won't accept the results," said John Githongo, a former adviser to President Mwai Kibaki on ethics and governance who resigned and then exposed government corruption.
"I think that fear is a real and understandable one, but I'd like to think that we've learned painfully from history."
Githongo notes that both Odinga and Kenyatta have pledged to concede defeat if the votes don't go their way. Kenya's business and tourism communities want to maintain peace. But Kenya has seen violence surrounding every election since 1992, and there are many reasons violence could revisit this election cycle:
— A secessionist group on Kenya's coast known as the Mombasa Republican Council is planning attacks during the election, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights warns.
— Security officials fear the Somali militant group al-Shabab could try to disrupt voting with deadly attacks.
— Tensions between the Kikuyus — Kenyatta's tribe — and the Luos — Odinga's tribe — have been high in Mathare, Nairobi's most dangerous slum.
— Kenya has seen more than 200 people killed in politically-connected violence in recent months in the Tana River region and in Kenya's north.
— Police say that more than 530,000 illegal weapons are in civilians hands.
— Aggressive competition is being seen for new governor and senate positions created in the 2010 constitution.
If Kenyatta wins, he has pledged to attend court sessions at the ICC, meaning Kenya would have an absent president. Kenyatta's running mate, William Ruto, also faces charges related to election violence at the ICC. If Odinga wins and Kenyatta refuses to go to the ICC, Odinga may have to order his arrest, an explosive tribal situation.
Some Kenyans believe the action by the ICC has created conditions in Kenya whereby no powerbrokers will order attacks on other tribes, like they have in the past by taking advantage of high unemployment to pay young men low wages to carry out violence.
"Violence this time is minimal because of the fear, the fear of The Hague," predicted Jacob Aywer, a mason who lives in Nairobi's Mathare slum.
As part of post-2007 reforms, Kenyan voters approved a new constitution in 2010. Voters for the first time this year will be voting for the governors of 47 new political divisions known as counties. Those governorships give more tribes a position in power, but they also create some new contentious races over which violence could break out.
The judiciary underwent reforms, and Githongo said most Kenyans now have more confidence in their country's courts, especially the chief justice of the Supreme Court. A new police inspector general — one who can't be fired by the president — is also in place.
Inspector General David Kimaiyo told The Associated Press Thursday that he expects a mostly peaceful vote but he acknowledged some violence may happen. He said he has much work to do to improve the police force's tainted image but he is confident the police are prepared to handle security Monday. He said 99,000 police will guard the polls.
Land ownership has been a longstanding grudge between tribes, with some in Kenya feeling that Kikuyus were favored in land redistributions following independence from Britain, a major source of conflict in western Kenya between the Kalenjin and Kikuyu communities. A land commission has been formed but has yet to make real progress.
The international community is paying much closer attention to this election than it did to the last one. Donors gave $13 million to help the 2007 vote, but have given more than $100 million this time, including $37 million from the U.S. to support the nation's election commission, to train journalists and to fund civic education programs.
Last weekend many of the presidential candidates — including Kenyatta and Odinga — attended a prayer rally in downtown Nairobi where they shook hands, pledged to accept the election results and committed to ensuring no violence would break out from their supporters. The candidates also held two televised debates, the first in Kenya's history.
Kenya suffered two months of terrifying violence in late 2007 and early 2008. Tribes attacked one another with machetes. Police fired live bullets at protesters, and attackers burned down a church filled with refugees, killing 28. More than 600,000 fled their homes in fear.
Sunday's prayer rally and the civil debates were held to give Kenyans hope that mass violence will not return.
"Hatred is a virus, a social virus," said Muthufara Morunganu, a Kikuyu who lives in Mathare. "I think the temperature in Kenya has gone down by 65 percent."
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Golden Globes 2010 Wrap-up
WHO's NATALIE???????????????????
As Duana noted during our live blog, that sealed it for us right there. No matter what happened after, Julia Roberts's dismissal of "Natalie" made our lives.
Some of you were not watching NBC's Globes preshow so you missed the moment. "Natalie" is Natalie Morales. She and Billy Bush and Vanessa Minnillo shared positions on the carpet interviewing arrivals. As the most "legit" reporter among the three, you'd think Natalie would be the most prepared. Natalie was not prepared. Natalie couldn't get her sh-t right between Sam Jackson and RDJ.
So there's Billy Bush interviewing Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. It's always ALL ABOUT JULIA ROBERTS. I used to complain about this. Then Heidi Montag became a household name. I have now seen the errors of my ways. Julia Roberts is a superstar. And she opened by slagging NBC. Took Hanks along with her. When it was time to go, Billy thanked her and then threw to "Natalie". And this is when Julia delivered the gold:
Could you hear her honking from her table the whole night? I could hear it all night, Julia's goose honk laughter eclipsing everyone else.
More Julia please. And more Ricky Gervais. What we were given of Ricky Gervais was the sh-t. But there was not enough. Not nearly enough. A shortage of Ricky and an overload of James Cameron.
Give it up for yourselves???
THAT, friends, pretty much sums up what I know of Avatar: Corn. I'm with Jessica Lange. Jessica Lange doesn't even know what that means.
But Avatar is the People's movie. And the networks need ratings. So this is your preview for the Oscars: there will be Blue. There will also be Mo'Nique. Mo'Nique came to play. Mo'Nique is getting with the program. Finally. So the Supporting categories are pretty well locked up, Jeff Bridges is now this year's Mickey Rourke except he (as noted by my producer Morley) has lineage AND a better reputation on his side, Sandra Bullock just Erin Brockoviched the Academy and hijacked Carey Mulligan, and the Best Picture race is even murkier.
Enough discussion about winners and losers. As always, it's about the style. Or it should be about the style. Even though this year was boring as f-ck. For those of you new to the site, a pretty dress is not enough. This is not about you. This is about them. And access. And imagination. Some understand this. Many of them do not.
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Harvard hosts Holy Cross in its final non-conference action of the year (OAC).
Story Line
The Harvard women's volleyball team returns home after a five-match road swing to host Holy Cross in its final non-conference match of the season Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.
A live video stream and live stats will be available during Tuesday's action through GoCrimson.com by clicking here.
Last Time Out
The Harvard women's volleyball team went to five sets for the second straight match but was unable to overcome Dartmouth in its home opener, falling 3-2 Friday night. The Big Green won by set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 28-26 and 15-10.
Taylor Docter recorded her fifth double-double of the year, notching a career-high 23 kills and 15 digs. The senior also attempted a personal best 67 attack attempts, finishing the evening with a .284 hitting percentage. Kathleen Wallace and Erin Cooney also recorded double-digit kills, with Wallace tallying 14 kills and Cooney adding a career-high 12 kills and six total blocks… CONTINUE READING
The Hitters
Harvard's offense has been bookended by experience, with senior captain Taylor Docter and freshman Kathleen Wallace leading the way. Docter owns a team-best 3.00 kps average, good for second in the Ivy League, while Wallace ranks ninth in the conference with 2.62 kps and a .292 hitting percentage. Erin Cooney is third on the squad with 1.90 kps and Caroline Walters (1.79 kps) boasts a team best .359 hitting percentage.
Setting it Up
Senior Beth Kinsella and freshman Hannah Schmidt have shared the setting duties as the team has shifted into a 6-2 offensive system. Kinsella has dished out 190 assists for an average of 5.28 per set, while Schmidt has tallied 171 assists for a 4.50 average.
On the Block
Middle blockers Teresa Skelly, Caroline Walters and Caroline Holt have helped Harvard average 2.24 bps through its first 11 matches of the year, good for second in the Ancient Eight. Walters leads the team with 35 total blocks for an average of 0.90 bps, while Holte ranks a close second with 34 total blocks and an average of 0.87 per set. Skelly, meanwhile, has added 21 total blocks while averaging 0.90 bps.
Keep an Eye Out For…
Beth Kinsella, Taylor Docter and Teresa Skelly each have a chance to make their marks on the Harvard record books this season. Kinsella currently ranks sixth all-time with 1,427 assists and has averaged 7.32 aps for her career. Docter has moved to eighth in career aces (90) while her career 2.58 kps are good for ninth. She is also closing in on Harvard's all-time top 10 for kills with 815. Skelly, meanwhile, is just six block assists (178) short of entering the program's top 10 and needs 35 total blocks (204) to join that list as well.
Scouting Holy Cross (0-15)
Holy Cross will be in search of its first win on Tuesday as the team enters play with an 0-15 record. Megan Lynch leads the squad with 2.62 kps while Alicia Swearingen has chipped in 2.21 kps. Christiana Blakeslee and Hannah Grace Stokes have split time at setter, with Blakeslee contributing 5.79 aps and Stokes adding 4.04 aps. Defensively, Elizabeth Watters comes into play averaging 4.04 dps while Mary-Kate Short owns a team best 0.71 bps.
Harvard defeated Holy Cross at last year's Harvard Invitational, 3-0, to improve to 23-8 all-time against the Crusaders with 17 wins in its last 18 outings. Kristen Casey and Erin Cooney each recorded a team-high 11 kills in the victory with Beth Kinsella directing the offense to a .369 hitting percentage while dishing out 40 assists.
Double Trouble
Senior Taylor Docter and freshman Hannah Schmidt have combined for seven double-doubles this season. Docter boasts five of those with her last being a 23-kill, 15-dig performance at Dartmouth. Schmidt notched a double-double in back-to-back matches against Boston College and New Hampshire, including a 15-assist, 12-dig effort versus the Wildcats.
2012 Double-Doubles
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Career Night
Taylor Docter set a new career-high with 23 kills at Dartmouth and finished the evening hitting .284 on 67 attempts with just four errors. Docter's 23 kills are the second most for any Crimson student-athlete since 2008, with Kathryn McKinley's '09 total of 26 at Yale in 2008 topping the list.
Serving it Up
Taylor Docter matched her career-high with five aces at New Hampshire, marking the fourth time the senior has tallied five in a single match. Docter's five aces were also the second-highest total of any Crimson since 2008, with Katherine Kocurek's '10 six aces at Dartmouth in 2008 leading the way.
Hitting it Home
Harvard registered a .474 hitting percentage against Providence, by far the highest hitting percentage of the season recorded by an Ivy League school. The Crimson converted 40 kills against the Friars on 78 attempts while only committing three errors. Caroline Walters hit a match-high .750 (6-0-8) while Kathleen Wallace hit .667 (12-0-18), the second-highest individual hitting percentage with a minimum of 10 attempts in the Ancient Eight this season. Caroline Holte (7-1-10) and Jennifer Shults (4-0-7) also got in on the action, hitting .600 and .571, respectively.
Harvard last hit .400 for a match on Sept. 27, 2008, when the squad combined for a .456 hitting percentage (35-4-68) in a 3-0 win over St. Francis (Pa.).
Senior co-captain Taylor Docter was been named to both the Hokie Invitational and Harvard Invitational all-tournament teams this season. She was joined on the Harvard Invitational All-Tournament Team by freshman Kathleen Wallace and sophomore Caroline Walters, while Kristen Casey was named to the New England Challenge All-Tournament Team, marking the first all-tourney honor of each of their careers.
Captain of the Ship
Senior Taylor Docter was voted by her teammates as the 59th captain of Harvard women's volleyball. Docter was an All-Ivy League second team and Academic All-Ivy honoree in 2011 after ranking eighth in the conference in kills per set (3.05), seventh in aces (0.27) and seventh in points per set (3.52). The Los Altos, Calif., native also averaged 1.72 dps on the defensive side of the net and finished her year with career-highs in kills, attempts, hitting percentage and digs.
"Taylor has been an impact player since her freshmen season," Head Coach Jen Weiss commented. "She came in this preseason in great shape and ready to work hard. As a second team All-Ivy outside hitter, she led our team in points scored and kills per set. She has a natural ability to lead and her peers respect her on and off the court. Taylor's composure on court has been tremendous this year and I look forward to her leading the team."
Platinum Anniversary
Head coach Jen Weiss is in her 20th season at the helm of the Crimson. Weiss owns a 243-285 record on the sidelines and guided Harvard to its only Ivy League championship in 2004. She has mentored 46 All-Ivy honorees, five Ivy League Rookie of the Year recipients and coached the program's first two-time Ivy League Player of the Year in Kaego Ogbechie '05.
Catch the Crimson in 2012
Harvard will host 11 home matches at the Malkin Athletic Center this season and each will be streamed live online through GoCrimson.com. Fans can also watch each match On Demand approximately two hours after completion. One-year subscriptions are available for $49.95 and allow access to every home event streamed by the Crimson, including football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's hockey and men's soccer. For more information or to sign up today, click here.


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Nov 16, 2014
The Story of Krishnamacharya and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
In this video Sonima founder Sonia Jones sits down with yoga master Sharath Jois to talk about his grandfather, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and his teacher, Krishnamacharya, who is often called the father of modern yoga. Through these stories and recollections, we gain insight into the importance of tradition and lineage.
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Have any of you ever heard of the manga 'Doraemon'? Well I haven't, but I have seen the main character scattered all over the internet which means the only thing I'm familiar with is the cat. Someone asked if I could make a tutorial on "how to draw Doraemon", step by step so here it is. From what I understand Doraemon is about a cat that is sent back in time from the future. The Japanese manga was created by 'Fujiko F. Fujio, but a while after it became a popular anime series. Believe it or not, but this series of Doraemon was first created back in 1969. I guess Doraemon is a robotic cat from the future that travels back in time to help a boy named Sewashi Nobi. Doraemon has no ears, is the color blue, and wears a red collar with a yellow bell. He is like an Asian style of an Inspector Gadget because he can pull any type of concocktion from his pocket whether it be some sort of tool, medicine, or another gadget that we have never even heard of. He was great fun to draw because to me Doraemon is adorable. As you can imagine drawing Doraemon is going to be as simple as eating pie. He is a rounded feline robot that has very little detailing. I hope you enjoy this lesson, and like I always say, stick around because there is still more to come. Peace people!
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Shortly after Eddie loses his new fighter and finds himself $50,000 in debt to longtime nemesis and bookie Memphis Earl, he discovers Walter, a bumbling 7-foot, 440-pound, life-long resident of the orphanage-turned-handyman with his own debt problems: The kitchen fire Walter caused will close down the church's orphanage in a week unless he comes up with $50,000. Upon overhearing Walter's predicament, Eddie convinces the no-nonsense head nun, Sister Francesca, that Walter can win the $100,000 grand prize at the tournament to pay off the church's debts. But in order to do so, he will need to take Walter on the road, enter amateur fights along the way, and teach him how to become a real fighter. Sister Francesca dispatches Mary as a chaperone for both Walter and the money and gives Eddie a week - and a prayer - to make it happen.


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In a new interview with US Weekly, Ivanka Trump said she thinks that she'll become a strict mom as her 23-month-old daughter, Arabella, gets older. In one particular area, the 31-year-old entrepreneur warned, she'll be especially vigilant.
"The one thing I won't tolerate is her being spoiled or bratty or having poor manners. That's one area [in which] I'll be very strict," Trump, who's worth an estimated $150 million, told the magazine. Trump's father, Donald, is worth $3.2 billion.
Trump is expecting her second child in the fall, and wants Arabella to learn to share in the meantime.
"She's really good at telling me I have to share with her. She's less good about actually sharing back," Trump joked.
According to Trump's Twitter feed, little Arabella is already learning to give orders.
"Just arrived in Rome. Arabella overheard someone say "pronto" & has been saying it repeatedly (accompanied by a grand hand gesture) since!" Trump tweeted earlier this month.