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Some moviegoers revisiting Middle Earth to follow the adventure of a wee hobbit named Bilbo will be seeing twice as much this time.
Peter Jackson created the follow-up to his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy using 60 cameras made by Irvine-based Red Digital Cinema, a pioneer in filmless, high-end cameras that push the limits of imaging technology.
Red's cameras have been used to make dozens of Hollywood movies. But "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first to show viewers how completely digital movie-making can change the way they experience a motion picture.
Paired up on rigs and positioned at slightly different angles to shoot in 3D, the cameras captured images at a high frame rate effectively doubling what Jackson could show in theaters. Select 3D screens will show "The Hobbit" with 48 frames flashing before viewers' eyes each second. That's a jump from 24, which has been the film standard for the better part of a century.
"Movies operate on a persistence of vision theory," said Bob Birchard, editor of the American Film Institute catalog. "Your brain creates the illusion of movement. The increased frame rate will require less mental filling in and give the illusion of a sharper, smoother picture."
The experience, he said, will be "more lifelike in the sense that you're not perceiving the intervals between frames as much."
Instead of fast-moving action scenes that might be jarring to viewers, especially in 3D, the action at 48 frames per second should be silky smooth. The images, however, may be so crystal clear that viewers could find themselves noticing unrealistic scenery rather than suspending their disbelief.
"It's different," said Bill Kroyer, the director of the Digital Arts program at Chapman University's film school who saw an early screening. "There's less blur when the camera moves quickly, but it can lessen the painterly look (of film). Some people like that and some people don't."
The Hollywood Reporter described the experience as like watching "ultra-vivid television video." Variety said "everything takes on an overblown, artificial quality." Time Magazine wrote "the clarity of the image is sometimes magical, occasionally migraine-inducing."
The debut of "The Hobbit" is a big milestone for Red, a company with about 400 employees that sold its first ultra high definition camera in 2007. The cameras filled a need, empowering directors to leave film behind and shift to shooting completely digital movies with resolutions far beyond what you get on the best HD screen.
In addition to "The Hobbit," filmmakers have used Red cameras to shoot upcoming movies, including "The Great Gatsby" and "Oz: The Great and Powerful." Recent films include "The Amazing Spider-Man," "Prometheus," "Flight," "Dredd," "Magic Mike," "The Muppets," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and "The Social Network."
"We like being the new guard," said Ted Schilowitz, who helped build the company's first camera and signed on as one of Red's first employees. "We're still the spirit of the eternal underdog. That works really well for our company."
The company sells its products to moviemakers and professional photographers and produces a camera every 13 minutes, on average, at Red's manufacturing facility in Irvine. The cameras provide high resolutions, higher frame rates and extreme range from light to dark. They record footage to small drives rather than miles of film.
On "The Hobbit," for example, Jackson's crew reused the drives hundreds of times instead of using millions of feet of costly film, said CEO Jim Jannard.
"Some Red SSDs (solid state drives) were used over 1,000 times. We know because the production complained that our counters only went to 999," Jannard wrote recently on reduser.net, a forum for customers. "We fixed that."
Jannard is the founder of Red as well as Foothill Ranch-based sunglasses company Oakley. Jannard sold Oakley in 2007 and has focused his time on Red. In 2010, Jannard purchased studios in Hollywood once used to film "I Love Lucy."
"If you look at everything Red does from a company standpoint – everything is a step toward something else," Schilowitz said.
His company plans to roll out end-to-end products that would further increase the resolution of movies to 4K, which means thousands more lines of detail. In November the company began taking pre-orders for the Red Ray player, retail price $1,450, to pipe 4K content to projectors or televisions capable of showing that level of detail. Next up is the company's projector, which would display content at the higher resolution for $10,000 and up.
Red's cameras currently shoot up to 120 frames per second, meaning there's even further for directors to go.
"With any cinematic technology there are pluses and minuses," said Birchard of the American Film Institute. "There are pluses and minuses of black and white versus color. There are pluses and minuses of silent film versus sound. Each development has brought with it new opportunities and new challenges until filmmakers learn to work with it."
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My buddy called me yesterday and informed me that they're coming to the Detroit area on June 7th! I'm definitely gonna go check em out!!
chris wrote:jack white insists that this is not just a side project. this is a real band, he says. good news for fans, i say. this might mean more albums and an occasional tour.
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Yellow Medicine County approves pipeline
GRANITE?FALLS?- The Yellow Medicine County Board approved a request for a conditional use permit from Marshall Municipal Utilities on Tuesday to build about a mile-and-a-half of water pipeline in the county.
MMU requested permission to build a section of raw water pipeline in Normania and Sandnes townships with the Rural Preservation Management District. The Yellow Medicine County Land Use and Related Resource Management Ordinance requires a permit for essential services.
The issue was first introduced at the Yellow Medicine County Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 8 and encountered no objections from landowners, provided the route is along the right of way and no farmland is disturbed.
The permit was issued on condition the county and townships are not liable for any expenses incurred if repair or relocation of the pipeline becomes necessary, that MMU will be responsible for any expenses for damage to county roads and MMU will repair or replace any tile lines cut during construction of the pipeline.
The pipeline will conduct raw water from three existing wells. Construction is scheduled to begin next year.
County Finance Director Michelle May briefed the board on a comparison of budget schedules as of September 2013, and last year's budget, as part of the county's search for ways to cut expenditures and reduce the deficit.
According to May, total revenues this year stand at 59 percent of the 2013 budget, as opposed to 61 percent last year. Total expenditures are currently 78 percent of budget, as opposed to 77 percent last September.
The 2013 budget deficit is $334,000. According to May, the difference is driven by the purchase of the Fagen Building and expenses related to renovating the building for county office space.
After some discussion about expenses, the board voted to table consideration of County Engineer Andy Sander's request to purchase a new truck with plow equipment and box for $58,000, and in a separate motion to table Sander's request to purchase a Lowboy Trailer for $58,000.
The board agreed to reconsider the request for a truck at the next meeting after it has heard from a Highway Department mechanic about the condition of the truck to be replaced.
Commissioner Greg Renneke suggested looking into the possibility of adding a third axle to the trailer the Highway Department currently uses to transport heavy equipment rather than buying a new trailer.
The board voted at the suggestion of County Assessor Connie Erickson to apply for a PRISM (People Responding In Social Ministry) grant for $4,750 to offset programming costs for converting the county property assessment database into a format compatible with all state counties.
According to Erickson, there are nine different formats used by Minnesota's 87 counties.
Erickson acknowledged the amount offered by the grant program would cover only a fraction of the cost of upgrading the county database, but the state government has mandated bringing all county databases into compliance.
Approval was unanimous, Commissioner Louis Sherlin was absent because of illness, though Commissioner Gary Johnson voiced his vote as, "Reluctantly aye."


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Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site is the former home of NH's first royal governor, Benning Wentworth, who served from 1741 to 1767. The 40-room mansion overlooking Little Harbor is one of the most outstanding homes remaining of the colonial era. Moose Plate funds were used for exterior structural and cosmetic repairs that were carried out over two summers.
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The Trust for Public Land, with funding assistance from a State Conservation Committee Moose Plate Grant, permanently protected the 172-acre Spruce Woods Forest.
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Smart phones are one of the most intimate devices we own. We take them with us so many places throughout the day, be it in a pocket, bag or purse. We hold them so many times during the day. And at night we often take them to bed with us, usually leaving them on the bedside table. These are computers that have become companion devices, smart devices. Yet in a world of wireless technologies, devices of old still require to be plugged in regularly. Rather than adopt new wireless charging integration, the iPhone 5 designers came up with a new plug design, meaning you'll have to continually watch your battery life and remember to plug it in: in essence you'll have to continue to change it's nappies. It's infantile.
If you look at the intimacy we have with our smart phones, you'll probably notice we are often slaves to battery life. Yes it really is like toilet training the phone, trying to pre-empt when it'll need its next visit to the outlet. Wireless charging changes that. When you put your phone down by your bed it's charging. Put the phone in your car's console: it's charging. Put the phone on your desk or on the table at a coffee shop or airport lounge: it's charging. No cables, no plugs, no adapters, no having to constantly monitor and remember when to change the nappy.
iPhone 5 doesn't have this. It is an epic fail. The new "lightning" plug adds to the epic fail.


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Ayanna Howard is a professor and the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She received her B.S. in Engineering from Brown University, her M.S.E.E. from the University of Southern California and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1999 from the University of Southern California.
Howard's area of research is centered around the concept of humanized intelligence, the process of embedding human cognitive capability into the control path of autonomous systems. This work, which addresses issues of autonomous control as well as aspects of interaction with humans and the surrounding environment, has resulted in more than 130 peer-reviewed publications about a number of projects—from scientific rover navigation in glacier environments to assistive robots for the home.
To date, Howard's unique accomplishments have been highlighted through a number of awards and articles, including articles in USA Today, Upscale and TIME Magazine. She was named a top young innovator of 2003 by MIT Technology Review, recognized as Educator of the Year in 2009 by NSBE and received the Georgia Tech Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award in 2013.
Prior to joining the Georgia Tech faculty in July 2005, Howard worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology from 1993-2005. She also served as chair of the multidisciplinary Robotics Ph.D. Program at Georgia Tech for three years from 2010-2013.
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Doug Winter: The population of 1893-O eagles has skyrocketed in the past decade. Around 1993-95, a hoard of dozens of low-end Uncirculated pieces entered the market. Ten years later a much greater number of coins were found. These tend to be nicer quality than the first hoard and are characterized by rich orange-gold color.
The 1893-O has become one of the most common New Orleans eagles. It can be found with no effort in grades up to and including MS61. Lightly abraded, attractive MS62's are moderately scarce and properly graded MS63's are rare. I have never seen or heard of a piece that graded higher then MS63.
STRIKE: This is a relatively well struck issue. On some coins the curls around the face of Liberty and the neck feathers on the eagle are not fully brought up. A number have weakness on the radial lines in the stars.
SURFACES: The surfaces are always liberally abraded although not as much so as on the 1892-O and the 1895-O, which are the two scruffiest of the late date New Orleans eagles.
LUSTER: The luster is frosty and is better than that seen on other dates of this era. There are a small number of semi-prooflike and fully prooflike coins known. These are usually heavily abraded and grade no better than MS60 to MS61.
COLORATION: The coloration is above average. Many 1893-O eagles have very rich orange-gold and green-gold hues. There are still a sufficient number of undipped pieces around to satisfy most collectors.
EYE APPEAL: The eye appeal for this date is better than for the 1892-O. The typical coin is lustrous and nicely toned but with numerous abrasions in the fields. Many of the comparatively high grade pieces (in this case MS63) that have recently come on the market are characterized by a definite "European" look with rich color and dark toning on the highlights.
DIE CHARACTERISTICS: There are a number of small diagonal lines through the letters in LIBERTY.
MAJOR VARIETIES: There is a single variety known.
Variety One: The date is about midway between the truncation and the denticles. The 8 and the 9 are sometimes weaker than the other digits. The mintmark is similar in size to the 1892-O but it is not quite as squat. It is in a similar position.
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This brunette looks classy and chic with this very romantic hairstyle. The hair is long and layered with lighter highlights. The thick fringe is styled part way on the forehead with the ends flicked outwards. The hair has been slightly curled using a round brush.This cut is long.The hair colouring is medium brown with highlights.


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Barbarea vulgaris
Barbarea vulgaris, also called as bittercress, herb barbara, rocketcress, yellow rocketcress, winter rocket, and wound rocket, is a biennial herb of the genus Barbarea, belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
The genus name Barbarea derives from Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen and miners, as this plant in the past was used to soothe the wounds caused by explosions. The species Latin name vulgaris means "common".
This plant grows to about 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in) of height, with a maximum of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The stem is ribbed and hairless, branched at the base. It has a basal rosettes of shiny, dark green leaves. The basal leaves are stalked and lyre-pinnatifid, that is with a large terminal lobe and smaller lower lobes. The cauline leaves are smaller, ovate, toothed or lobed. The flowers are borne in spring in dense terminal clusters above the foliage. They are 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in) long, with four bright yellow petals.The flowering period extends from about April through July. The fruit is a pod of about 15–30 millimetres (0.59–1.2 in).
Chemical substances in this species include saponins, flavonoids,[1] and glucosinolates.[2][3]
Natural insect resistance and its potential use in agriculture
Most Barbarea vulgaris genotypes are naturally resistant to some insect species that are otherwise specialized on the crucifer family. In the case of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and the flea beetle Phyllotreta nemorum, the resistance is caused by saponins.[4][5][6][7] Glucosinolates such as glucobarbarin and glucobrassicin are used as a cue for egg-laying by female cabbage white butterflies such as Pieris rapae. Indeed, the larvae of this butterfly thrive well on this plant. Diamond back moth females are also stimulated by these chemicals, but the larvae die due to the content of saponins which are apparently not sensed by the moths. This phenomenon has been tested for biological insect control: B. vulgaris plants are placed in a field and attract much of the diamondback moth egg load. As the larvae die shortly after hatching, this kind of insect control has been named "dead-end trap cropping".[8]
Native to Eurasia it is naturalised in many parts of North America as a weed.
The plant prefers fresh or moist places, on roadsides, along rivers, or on the slopes and in ditches, at an altitude of 0–1,600 metres (0–5,200 ft) above sea level.
Natural chemotypes with distinct ecology
A pubescent type (the "P-type") has been described from S. Scandinavia. This type has atypical chemistry and is devoid of resistance to the diamondback moth and the flea beetle Phyllotreta nemorum. The P-type belongs morphologically to the variety B. vulgaris var. arcuata, but may also be identical to the subspecies originally described as Barbaraea Beck arcuata Rchb. ssp. pubescens N. Busch. In this context, the usual type of B. vulgaris var. arcuata is called the "G-type" (for Glabrous (hairless) leaves).
A chemotype with deviating glucosinolate content has been described from W. Europe and named the "NAS-type" (because it is dominated by the glucosinolate glucoNASturtiin. This type has increased resistance to some specialized insects. In this context, the usual chemotype of B. vulgaris is called the "BAR" type (because it is dominated by glucoBARbarin).
- Barbarea vulgaris var. arcuata (Opiz ex J. Presl & C. Presl) Fr.
- Barbarea vulgaris var. brachycarpa Rouy & Foucaud
- Barbarea vulgaris var. longisiliquosa Carion
- Barbarea vulgaris var. sylvestris Fr.
Illustration of Barbarea vulgaris from Atlas des plantes de France. 1891
Plant of Barbarea vulgaris
The lyre-pinnatifid leaf of Barbarea vulgaris
- ^ Dalby-Brown, Lea; Olsen, Carl Erik; Nielsen, Jens Kvist; Agerbirk, Niels (2011). "Polymorphism for Novel Tetraglycosylated Flavonols in an Eco-model Crucifer, Barbarea vulgaris". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 59 (13): 6947–56. doi:10.1021/jf200412c. PMID 21615154.
- ^ Agerbirk, Niels; Olsen, Carl Erik (2011). "Isoferuloyl derivatives of five seed glucosinolates in the crucifer genus Barbarea". Phytochemistry 72 (7): 610–23. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.01.034. PMID 21354584.
- ^ Agerbirk, Niels; Ørgaard, Marian; Nielsen, Jens Kvist (2003). "Glucosinolates, flea beetle resistance, and leaf pubescence as taxonomic characters in the genus Barbarea (Brassicaceae)". Phytochemistry 63 (1): 69–80. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00750-1. PMID 12657300.
- ^ Kuzina, V.; Ekstrom, C. T.; Andersen, S. B.; Nielsen, J. K.; Olsen, C. E.; Bak, S. (2009). "Identification of Defense Compounds in Barbarea vulgaris against the Herbivore Phyllotreta nemorum by an Ecometabolomic Approach". Plant Physiology 151 (4): 1977–90. doi:10.1104/pp.109.136952. PMC 2785962. PMID 19819983. //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785962/.
- ^ Kuzina, Vera; Nielsen, Jens Kvist; Augustin, Jörg Manfred; Torp, Anna Maria; Bak, Søren; Andersen, Sven Bode (2011). "Barbarea vulgaris linkage map and quantitative trait loci for saponins, glucosinolates, hairiness and resistance to the herbivore Phyllotreta nemorum". Phytochemistry 72 (2–3): 188–98. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.11.007. PMID 21130479.
- ^ Nielsen, Nikoline J.; Nielsen, John; Staerk, Dan (2010). "New Resistance-Correlated Saponins from the Insect-Resistant CruciferBarbarea vulgaris". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58 (9): 5509–14. doi:10.1021/jf903988f. PMID 20387830.
- ^ Shinoda, Tetsuro; Nagao, Tsuneatsu; Nakayama, Masayoshi; Serizawa, Hiroaki; Koshioka, Masaji; Okabe, Hikaru; Kawai, Akira (2002). "Identification of a triterpenoid saponin from a crucifer, Barbarea vulgaris, as a feeding deterrent to the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella". Journal of Chemical Ecology 28 (3): 587–99. doi:10.1023/A:1014500330510. PMID 11944835.
- ^ Shelton, A. M. and B. A. Nault (2004) "Dead-end trap cropping: a technique to improve management of the diamondback moth," Crop Protection 23: 497-503.
- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia – Edagricole – 1982, Vol. I, pag. 396
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My brother was given several packets of 2006 Tie Guan Yin oolong tea by a friend who is a native of China living and working here. The tea is vacuum packed in individual 7 gram packets. The friend told my brother that he purchased the tea in China, and that the tea was of a very high quality, but I have no experience with this type of oolong so I'm no judge.
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This document lays out a vision for the continued growth and leadership of Ontario's cultural and other creative industries including: film, television, publishing, music, commercial theatre and interactive digital media industries.
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The City is the Home of Prosperity. It is the place where human beings find satisfaction of basic needs and access to essential public goods. The city is also where ambitions, aspirations and other material and immaterial aspects of life are realized, providing contentment and happiness. It is a locus at which the prospects of prosperity and individual and collective well-being can be increased. The Report proposes a new tool - the City Prosperity Index - together with a conceptual matrix, the Wheel of Prosperity, both of which are meant to assist decision makers to design clear policy interventions. Toronto ranks 3rd on the Prosperity Index. The UN points to Toronto's quality of life as a major asset in efforts to attract and retain creative minds and businesses.
This study's key conclusions are that sustaining Toronto's competitive advantage and prosperity will require:
There is potential for Toronto to accommodate 200,000 more office jobs than indicated by a "business as usual" development path to 2041. Achieving this growth will depend on an integral alignment of planning, transit, and economic development initiatives. Success will bring balanced intensification and expanded tax revenues in addition to significant job growth and wealth generation.
To renew the partnership agreement between two great cities and identify opportunities to grow investment, enhance the business climate and stimulate greater job growth in both Toronto and Chicago.
It's hard to imagine that this once sleepy rural town is where the David Dunlap Observatory was erected in 1935, far enough north of the light pollution emanating from the bustling new metropolis of Toronto.But that was then. Now, enroute to Richmond Hill, travelling north on what is now known as Old Yonge St., one sees the results of years of urban sprawl, which has left a succession of bland strip malls, car dealerships and concrete block apartment buildings. Nothing much has changed here in decades.
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TRAINING LEVEL: Intermediate
CLASS SIZE: Minimum: 20 Maximum: 30
This two-day advanced course is of interest to a wide variety of practitioners who want to be able to apply the AASHTO Audit Guide in the development and administration of A/E design consultant direct and indirect costs and rates. This course is written for both prime A/E consultants and subconsultants.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
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o Building and reviewing cost proposals
o Approving the payment of A/E design consultant invoices
o Auditing indirect cost and contract proposals
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Fletcher: The economic law of physics
As you probably already know , I have an interest in the absurd and I believe writing about governmental economic policy probably stems from that fascination. I've been thinking about the topic for this column for several hours trying to write it in an interesting way. Then I got sidetracked by needing a windshield chip repaired.
The gentleman at Alpena Glass with whom I was dealing said he had recently returned from seeing his son in Kansas and that reminded me of Garden City, Kan. Cheri and I visited there once after a pal of ours gave us a travel guide of interesting stops in that state. Of course, the home of the world's largest hair ball got my attention and the Garden City Museum became a necessary stop.
That hair ball was as big as a soccer ball and twice as smelly.
Government has its own economic hair balls when officials forget about the laws of physics, specifically "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Too often government's view of the economic world is one of zero elasticity.
United Water Utilities Manager Mike Glowinski talked about that to Municipal Council recently when he told officials that when there is a water rate increase, immediately after consumers will use less water. This is price elasticity. Dollars per units go up, while units used decrease. The same is true in reverse. This is the effect of price on supply and demand.
A good example of not taking price elasticity into consideration is the recent tax increase on high bracket taxpayers. The immediate effect will be seen this summer when the White House will crow about increased tax collections from April. What happened at the end of the year was many corporations paid a higher than normal dividend at year end of 2012 to avoid the 33 percent tax rate increase on dividends. The savings rate is so low (look at the interest offered on your checking or savings account) that it pales in comparison to the tax on dividends.
The early payment in 2012 was good for collections but bodes ill for 2013 and beyond. Dividends don't have to be paid and some private companies just won't pay them any more. Hence, there will be no tax collection on unpaid dividends. The key reporting period to see the full effect will be April next year when the final 2013 taxes are paid..
You and I will look to offset higher taxes in other ways as well. Most folks don't differentiate much between state and federal taxes. If you see a Florida license plate in Michigan, it probably means the person owning that vehicle is a "snow bird" with residence in Florida. The advantage of living in and being a citizen of Florida rather than Michigan is that Florida has no state income nor inheritance taxes.
People become shoppers of low cost venues for retirement when they reach a certain age. One way to offset higher federal taxes is to dump state income taxes. This helps explain Florida's appeal to many.
One high profile Silicon Valley guy recently went to Singapore. He said his decision wasn't tax related but the effect of the move is that this executive's taxes were slashed dramatically.
My point is there are options to dodge a tax increase and many people are exercising their options. Last year's tax increase on the rich probably won't net as much tax revenue as advertised. When planning for anything, don't assume the status quo because we live in a dynamic economy.
By the way, Garden City, Kan., also has the world's largest swimming pool.


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A few weeks ago I asked my readers to start talking about their gifts and talents. I wanted to get a sense for how God was working through us to share his love and his peace. And, I wanted people to be honest about what made them hide their gifts.
Thankfully, several people opened their hearts and are willing to share their stories. Today, we have the gift of hearing Shelia Bacon's story…
Twenty five years ago I started to teach quilting. Many times I have struggled to do so but I have always considered quilting my "gift" from God.
When I took my very first hand quilting class I�fell in love with it. I knew immediately I wanted to "share" quilting because it was�a way of remembering the past.�As a "tool of God's" I have�been�used to link the past, the present and�the�future.
What I had to "overcome" was my�lack of "self confidence and/self esteem." I am not a teacher, I�never had any formal training. Others were/are better than I�am but I have always felt this was�a "gift" and I wanted to share it.The other thing I had to "overcome" was when I could no longer quilt by hand.�I then had to make a choice – in order to keep teaching quilting I had to learn�machine quilting�well enough�so I could�keep teaching.�This was a definite fork in the road�and a very big challenge but I felt in my heart�this again was�God's leading.
My students have taught me so much about life, love and laughter. Sometimes I think they have taught me much more than I have taught them. It has been worth every�moment I have spent preparing a class and wondering if I can really teach others�how to quilt. Also, along the way�I have taught people how to knit, crochet, needlepoint and tatting and�- whatever else God wants me to�"share" with�them.
Since, I now have a group of friends that quilt we get together and make quilts for people with cancer and send them to various hospital in the area.Whatever "gift"�God has given you�- use it, share it – then�your "gift"�will�bless others.


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Running back Johnathan Franklin will not return to the Green Bay Packers, head coach Mike McCarthy announced Thursday.
Franklin, a 4th-round draft pick out of UCLA in 2013, suffered a neck injury returning a kickoff in November against the Minnesota Vikings.
Franklin tweeted on Thursday that he won't be medically cleared to play in the 2014 season, for the Packers or otherwise.
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Start the new school year in a healthy way at the Back-to-School Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at the Huntington Mall. This free health event features screenings, information and giveaways. Events and activities include:
This event is sponsored by the Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital and Cabell Pediatrics.


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observer.rb implements the Observer object-oriented design pattern. The following documentation is copied, with modifications, from "Programming Ruby", by Hunt and Thomas; www.rubycentral.com/book/lib_patterns.html.
The Observer pattern, also known as Publish/Subscribe, provides a simple mechanism for one object to inform a set of interested third-party objects when its state changes.
In the Ruby implementation, the notifying class mixes in the
Observable module, which provides the methods for managing the
associated observer objects.
The observers must implement the
update method to receive
The observable object must:
assert that it has
The following example demonstrates this nicely. A
when run, continually receives the stock
Price for its
+@symbol+. A
Warner is a general observer of the price, and
two warners are demonstrated, a
WarnLow and a
WarnHigh, which print a warning if the price is below or above
their set limits, respectively.
update callback allows the warners to run without being
explicitly called. The system is set up with the
Ticker and
several observers, and the observers do their duty without the top-level
code having to interfere.
Note that the contract between publisher and subscriber (observable and
observer) is not declared or enforced. The
Ticker publishes a
time and a price, and the warners receive that. But if you don't ensure
that your contracts are correct, nothing else can warn you.
require "observer" class Ticker ### Periodically fetch a stock price. include Observable def initialize(symbol) @symbol = symbol end def run lastPrice = nil loop do price = Price.fetch(@symbol) print "Current price: #{price}\n" if price != lastPrice changed # notify observers lastPrice = price notify_observers(Time.now, price) end sleep 1 end end end class Price ### A mock class to fetch a stock price (60 - 140). def Price.fetch(symbol) 60 + rand(80) end end class Warner ### An abstract observer of Ticker objects. def initialize(ticker, limit) @limit = limit ticker.add_observer(self) end end class WarnLow < Warner def update(time, price) # callback for observer if price < @limit print "--- #{time.to_s}: Price below #@limit: #{price}\n" end end end class WarnHigh < Warner def update(time, price) # callback for observer if price > @limit print "+++ #{time.to_s}: Price above #@limit: #{price}\n" end end end ticker = Ticker.new("MSFT") WarnLow.new(ticker, 80) WarnHigh.new(ticker, 120) ticker.run
Current price: 83 Current price: 75 --- Sun Jun 09 00:10:25 CDT 2002: Price below 80: 75 Current price: 90 Current price: 134 +++ Sun Jun 09 00:10:25 CDT 2002: Price above 120: 134 Current price: 134 Current price: 112 Current price: 79 --- Sun Jun 09 00:10:25 CDT 2002: Price below 80: 79
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Coal Exports: New U.S. Record
It isn't news that natural gas has dethroned coal as the key source of power in the U.S. Many investors have become skittish about the future of the coal industry, especially with environmental regulation going forward. However, before you turn your back on the black rock it's worth considering its future abroad.
Although natural gas has been cheap in the United States, it can be almost five times as expensive abroad. Last year the U.S. broke its coal export record reaching 120 millions tons, doubling its 2009 exports. However, the rapid increases in coal exports are being supported by Europe and other emerging energy hungry nations.
England's coal demand was up 50% in Q3 and they are only a small contributor to the $13.8 billion worth of coal that was exported in the U.S. during the first 11 months of 2012. Coal should also see a boost in countries such as Germany as nuclear-power plants are starting to be shut down. Over the next 5 years, global coal demand is expected to increase by over one billion tons.
However, the future of coal still faces a difficult road. Tougher environmental rules in the U.S., U.K. and the rest of Europe could lessen these optimistic demand projections. As the global economy improves, China and India should help pick up the slack. To put things in perspective, China consumed 3.8 billion tons in 2011 while global consumption, excluding China, reached 4.3 billion tons.
Business Solutions: Investing Ideas
Keep an eye on improving economic conditions in China to help increase coal demand and also watch the proposal in India for increased domestic production by foreign electronic manufactures. Both of these will help boost global coal demand as increased manufacturing will drive up energy demands. Europe will be a key contributor to increased exports, but regulation will complicate the matter. Coal stocks haven't performed at their best as of late, but a turn around could be around the corner. Below are some possible investment opportunities to help you capitalize on future coal growth:
1. Peabody Energy Corp. ( BTU): Engages in the exploration, mining, and production of coal. Market cap at $6.37B, most recent closing price at $23.73. Investors feel their Australian mining platform is " strategically positioned to benefit from this rise in Asian demand."
2. Arch Coal Inc. ( ACI): Engages in the production and sale of steam and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines located throughout the United States As of December 31, 2010, it operated or contracted out the operation of 23 active mines; and owned or controlled approximately 4. Market cap at $1.22B, most recent closing price at $5.75. Of Note: Net institutional sales in the current quarter at -14.3M shares, which represents about 6.78% of the company's float of 210.77M shares.


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Merry Christmas! December is finally here. Candy! Good food! Glög! Presents! Decorations! Almost the best month of the year! To celebrate Christmas I designed three lovely subway art style posters for you to download. For GRATIS! Am I generous or what? As before, these are for personal use only but you can change colours, print them as posters, re-size them into greeting cards etc.etc whatever tickles your fancy!
Aren't they fabulous? They are sized 20cm*25cm which is about 8*10 inches. Depending on your printer margins, one should fit on A4. Please note that the background colours may vary depending your personal computer and printer settings. Enjoy!
I'm linking up in these Linky Parties:
A Little Knick Knack's Linky Party
Hookin' Up With House of Hepworth
Crafty Soiree @ Katie's Nesting Spot
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Smart TVs take entertainment to an exciting new level, delivering instant access to movies, Internet TV apps for sharing photos, music, videos and more, social networking through sites like Facebook and Twitter, and (in most cases) a customizable dashboard that provides easy access to all your content and apps.
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Instructional Support (IS) provides support for faculty in the course development process including:
- Accessible Course Design Support
- Distance Learning Training and Support
- Technology Support
- Multimedia Development Support
We support and maintain a Faculty Production Lab at each campus for training sessions as well as for use in developing and producing course materials. In addition, Instructional Support can work with faculty to develop projects for a single class or a department through the Curriculum Development IIP (Instructional Improvement Program) Grants. We will help eliminate any barrier that technology may present.
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It's the little phone that could on T-Mobile. Pocketable, fairly powerful for its time, the myTouch 3G brought with it a marketing blitz full of celebrities and spurred a pair of spin-offs, the myTouch 3G Slide and the new myTouch.
Announced Date:
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Android Central Reader Rating:
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Temple Mount: Test Of Israeli Sovereignty
One doesn't have to be a Temple Mount loyalist to realize that something not good for the Jews is happening in the world's holiest spot – under Israeli sovereignty.
Let's start with the recent news that "The Jerusalem police chief has decided to limit male Muslim worshipers on the Temple Mount today to those over age 50 who do not live in Judea and Samaria. This, in light of intelligence information of intentions to disturb the peace following Friday prayers."
This did not happen in a vacuum. Just a week earlier, the Temple Mount –site of the Beit HaMikdash, now situated "behind" the Western Wall – saw some of the most violent Arab rioting in recent memory. For the first time, Arabs on the Mount actually hurled Molotov cocktails at Israeli police, causing injuries.
Not only did the police not take advance action to restrict Muslim entry to the mosque for Friday prayers, they also, according to witnesses, barely took action to contain the violence once it started. The Mount remained open to Muslims throughout the incident and after it.
By way of comparison, in the course of the week before that, Israeli police closed the Temple Mount after Muslim disturbances three times – to Jews!
It is true that entry to the Temple Mount by Jews is a matter of dispute among contemporary rabbis, of whom only a minority permits it (after immersion in a mikveh and other precautions). Yet this matter transcends rabbinical disagreements, with long-term ramifications regarding continued Israeli sovereignty in any place the Muslims deem their own.
As such, even those who would not themselves visit Har HaBayit must protest when Israel prevents Jews from doing so. Not only is this an unjust and prejudiced policy against religious Jews, it also signals to the Palestinian Authority that sufficiently strong opposition by small groups of Arabs can actually impede Israeli enforcement of its own laws and policies. There can be no greater threat than this to a country's sovereignty.
Let us review what happened during the week in question: On Sunday, the police closed the Mount to non-Muslims because of a mini-riot caused by the dropping of a copy of the Koran. It happened when a group of Muslim women gathered at the site to harass Jewish visitors. Afterward, Muslims continued to enter the site freely; Jews and Christians were kept out.
On Monday, the scene repeated itself: Knesset Member Moshe Feiglin of the Likud arrived for his monthly visit, Arabs at the site protested threateningly, and the police quickly closed the Temple Mount to all non-Muslims.
On Wednesday, Arab women surrounded and threatened a Jewish group, leading to another near-riot, as well as the closure of the holy site once again to Jews.
Former Labor MK Daniel Ben-Simon, never a fan of Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria, was a witness to Sunday's events: "Because of a book that fell, they close the Temple Mount to hundreds of people waiting to get in? The Minister of Public Security must be called and asked about this.… Who's in charge here?"
He added that Knesset members should visit the Temple Mount to see the situation themselves and find solutions. "It cannot be that every Jew who comes to visit is suspected of wanting to blow up the compound."
Clearly, the main interest of the police – and apparently of their overseers in Israel's government – is to ensure that each day passes as peacefully as possible. They take the short-term view: Anything that threatens to disturb the peace and arouse international headlines must be avoided at all costs, as quickly as possible. If this means forbidding Jews from entering their holy site, so be it.
The problem is that Israel – unlike Jordan, when it ruled Jerusalem, and the Palestinian Authority that now controls the site of Joseph's Tomb in Shechem – takes pride in ensuring free access to members of all religions to all religious sites under its control. Ever since the internationalization of Jerusalem was first proposed in the mid-20th century, Israel has always claimed that such arrangements are unnecessary, as the Israeli government sees to it that all holy sites remain open for free religious worship.Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
About the Author: Chaim Silberstein is president of Keep Jerusalem-Im Eshkachech and the Jerusalem Capital Development Fund. He was formerly a senior adviser to Israel's minister of tourism. Hillel Fendel, past senior editor at Israel National News/Arutz-7, is a veteran writer on Jerusalem affairs. Both have lived in Jerusalem and now reside in Beit El.
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Maybe we should limit it to non-Muslims only. Jordan limited to Muslims only for 19 years and not one member of the "international community" said a single thing about that – the reverse should be done for the same amount of time.
The Temple Mount belongs to Israel, and Jewish People should be allowed to not only to worship there but to witness the site of their coming Third Temple. Stop being stupid politicians, and be a true Jewish Partner.


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On May 3, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, a new partnership to strengthen mobile health programs for moms. In remarks introducing the partnership, Secretary Clinton said:
"Now Sunday is Mother's Day, in case any of you need reminding. And many of us will find ways to celebrate and thank our mothers, and we'll be grateful for all of the blessings that we've been given. But let's not forget that becoming a mother can be a dangerous and life threatening undertaking. Every year, nearly 360,000 women worldwide don't survive childbirth. Four million babies die during childbirth or within a few weeks. Most of these deaths can be prevented."
You can learn more about this new program at www.mobilemamaalliance.org. I encourage you to read U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra's posting about the program on the White House Blog. You can also read the text of Aneesh's entry below. As Aneesh writes, "Information initiatives such as the MAMA partnership empower women, which is important in its own right and is also essential to improving the health of families and communities."
As anyone can attest, especially today, mothers make a difference in their families and their communities. All too often, they are the sole head of the household and the primary caregivers. When you improve the life of a mother, you're improving the lives of her family and you are strengthening the community. They should not be taken for granted, nor should they ever be underestimated. Think of what mothers with limited resources and lack of opportunity are still able to accomplish even in the most difficult circumstances. Whether they are scraping by in a tent camp in post-earthquake Haiti, struggling to feed their kids in the midst of conflict, or working multiple jobs so their children will have a better future, mothers are usually making the sacrifices necessary for their families' health and survival. Imagine how much more they can achieve for themselves and for their children when they are equipped with easy-to-use mobile technology that connects them with practical knowledge about basic health information and best practices? With the right information at their fingertips, expectant mothers can be better prepared when they give birth, and new mothers will be better informed to make the healthiest decisions for their newborns. In my perspective, that is why MAMA is such a brilliant and worthwhile initiative. It is most fitting to spread the word on this particular Sunday as we think about our own mothers.
Happy Mother's Day!
New Partnership to Strengthen Mobile Health Programs for MomsBy Aneesh Chopra is U.S. Chief Technology Officer, May 3, 2011
Kudos to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, USAID Administrator Raj Shah, Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon, and their colleagues at the United Nations Foundation, the mHealth Alliance, and BabyCenter on the launch of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, a new public-private partnership to improve maternal and child health by harnessing the power of mobile technology to deliver vital health information to expectant and new mothers.
Many women around the world have limited or no access to basic health information necessary for safe pregnancies and healthy babies. These women typically live in resource-constrained settings that lack the first-line providers of such information -- nurses, midwives, and trained birth attendants.
Enter technological innovation, which has the potential to be a force multiplier -- enabling us to reach more people, more efficiently and at lower cost. Technologies like the mobile phone, for example, can unlock novel and transformative solutions to longstanding development challenges if we utilize them effectively. We need to make sure that people have access to new technologies, which is happening at a rapid pace with cell phones around the world (more than 1 billion women in low- and middle-income countries own a mobile phone). In fact, global smartphone sales exceeded PCs for the first in the fourth quarter of 2010, ahead of market predictions. That said, we need to understand how technology can make a difference.
What's exciting about the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action is that it acts both locally and globally to achieve scale and impact. Over the next three years, it will work across an initial set of three countries, Bangladesh, South Africa and India, to help coordinate and increase the impact of existing mobile health programs, provide resources and technical assistance to developers of promising new business models, and build the evidence base on the effective application of mobile technology to improve maternal health. Lessons learned from these and other initiatives will be shared globally in a coordinated exchange of information. The partnership will foster collaboration among similar initiatives in other countries to accelerate efforts to reach millions of women with mobile phone access around the world with critical health information.
We have had some experience with mobile health programs for moms here in the U.S. Last February, I had the pleasure of announcing the domestic text4baby program that has now reached nearly 170,000 moms. And early this March, our colleagues in Russia announced that they are creating a similar program, which will bring mobile health information to moms in Russia as well. Moreover, the Administration's FY12 budget establishes a Wireless Innovation (WIN) Fund to spur innovation through investments in research and development of wireless technologies and applications. In particular, the WIN Fund proposes a $100 million investment over five years to CMS for emerging wireless technologies in the health care sector in order to spur applications that educate consumers, offers new tools to assist in patient care, and reduces health care costs.
Measuring results and using evaluation data -- lessons learned from mobile health information programs in the United States, Russia, Bangladesh, India, South Africa, and many others -- to develop best practices and improve our understanding of what works and why will be a critical part of the MAMA partnership. As we strengthen the global knowledge base and share best practices around effective ways to provide these services, designers of new and existing programs will be able to learn from tap into each other's experiences to increase their impact, sustainability, and scale.
Most importantly, information initiatives such as the MAMA partnership empower women, which is important in its own right and is also essential to improving the health of families and communities. Access to a mobile phone can mean access to information about pregnancy, childbirth and the first year of life that enables women to make healthy decisions for themselves and their families.
Congratulations again to all the partners.
P. writes:
Special for Mother's Day :
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Mae in Philippines writes:
I greatly approve this move. If I were an expectant mother preparing for the birth of my firstborn then this technology can help me have a clear view of what to expect, the basic ones such as true labor pains, normal and abnormal maternal symptoms etc. Like what I have on my phone, which is first aid e-stuff.


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Fall Home Decor Ideas in here!
November 20, 2013 by Core'dinator
Filed under Core Blog, Helmar Adhesives, Provocraft, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz & Ranger Adirondack Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection
Get that "Pin It" button ready! We have some AH-mazing Thanksgiving/Fall inspired table decor for you today featuring our Tim Holtz Shattered cardstock.
First up Designer Ava Gavloski created this amazing tablescape. How cool will this look on your Thanksgiving Day Table?
Autumn is a bouquet of colors which truly is magical to watch as you stroll down the country side roads and city parks. The fresh cool air of autumn brings memories to warm everyone's heart. Designing with the Core'dinations Tim Holtz Shattered collection during this sunny day of Autumn has set the ambiance for a thankful Thanksgiving.
Below you will see all the leaves that I distressed.
a) This line you see the green leaves cut out straight up from the paper. B) this side presents the harvest orange, crumbled and sanded leaves green leaves were made by first crumbling the cardstock, sanding and then die cutting the leaves out. C) this line of leaves shows the differences from inked and die cut to crumbled and sanded before die cutting the leaves. D) this sample is taking the cherry bright cardstock , crumbled, sanded before die cutting.
And some close ups:
Look at all that gorgeous Shattered cardstock!
And one more of the distressed, crumpled leaves:
Tim Holtz Shattered Collection Kraft Core, Sand It Set, Helmar, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Ranger Distress Ink, Ripe Persimmon , Procraft cuttlebug, Leaves die 37-1214, Thrift store: candle, tray and candle holder
Next a Fall themed topiary from Designer Shaunte Wadley! The large flower is just a scalloped shape piece of cardstock (you can use a die for this or a cutting machine) and then scored and folded. For a similar project that I did for Christmas check out Debbie's Dares blog for more!
These are pretty easy to make. Just take 4 circles and cut off the bottoms to make a straight line (this is how they will stand up on their own). Scor down the middle and fold. Then adhere them back to back around a stick (I use kabob skewers that I cut down) to make the little pumpkings. Ink the edges so they really pop.
Are you ready???
We have a big HUGE week schedule for you! Mark your calendars! Inspiration….prizes….STAMPING (EEEEK!), Core'dinations! What could be better??!?!!?!?
AND WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN EVENT PAGE! How cool is that? We can chat, share projects, give away stuff :0
AND next week we have Valentine's Day project for you all week long!
How about a quick Chocolate Box layout from Design Team member April Derrick? Again, April used The Crafter's Workshop stencil to sand….looks fABulOuS!!!!


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A Designer's Dream Garden
Los Angeles–based design doyenne Barbara Barry furnished the living room of her clients' West Side home with a range of custom-designed pieces in a gold and muted-green palette as luminous as a California plein air painting. To her own tables, sofas and chairs, Barry added a vintage free-form French coffee table from the '50s, a Cloisonné Hua drum stool by Robert Kuo and a plump, round 1929 Bibendum chair by Eileen Gray. Art over the new fireplace is by Carolyn Sergeant.
The custom-built walnut dining table was designed to provide seating for 14; chairs are vintage Robsjohn-Gibbings. Four matching walnut and lacqueredcanvas consoles, designed by Barry, recall the refinement of Biedermeier style. Each console is set with a grouping of shapely ceramic flasks, a vertical mirror and tapered Murano glass lamps by Baker topped with drum shades (the room has no chandelier). The large color photograph is by Danielle Nelson Mourning.
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Not a Camel, this ones clearly on the Marlboros!
[B][SIZE=2]Not for Hire - Outland EU - RECRUITING - Currently 9/14 Heroic SoO - Contact Ingame.
Casual D3 - Barbarian - Act 4 Inf : Monk - Act 1 Inf // RMAH Profit to date - £32.00 // Retired - 27th July 2012. What a waste of 300+ hours..
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I have this one, its quite aggressive if u force them into a corner and it doesnt know what happens.
But usually when u just walk and the terrarium shackes a bit, she rushes in her nest/house.
Btw spiders dont eat human, they eat insects or smal birds/mice
if u harm them it just defends his life like every other creature
take a box put it infront of it and touch it from behind(with a stick or whatever), take box outside


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There's more to triathlon than the physical exertion. You have to remember the dos and don'ts, too
Ignorance is no defence when it comes to the rules of a race. Flout them and you could pick up time penalties or worse, be disqualified from the race altogether. Wise up with our guide to a few of the most common, and avoidable, infringements often made by newcomers to triathlon.
Read your race pack when you receive it. If you are taking your bike to the transition area the night before the race, remember to take your helmet. The rules in your race pack will state that you must bring your helmet with you when you leave your bike. This is when the officials will do their safety checks to ensure your helmet meets the requirements set out by the British Triathlon Federation. If you don't do this, you won't be allowed to race.
Respect the sanctity of the transition area. For safety and competition reasons only competitors and their specific pieces of kit are allowed inside. Pets, children and partners should be left at home or kept well within the zones specified for spectators. The environment of a transition area in the middle of a race is frenetic, so safety is paramount.
Safety first. It's for your own protection and for that of those around you. You need to be able to hear instructions from the marshals as well as be aware of your fellow competitors at all times. Runners may already know of the ban on MP3 players during races and road cyclists should appreciate the dangers they pose. Don't be tempted to take a mobile phone into the transition area to update your supporters. The ever-vigilant marshals could slap a hefty time penalty on you. Your concentration needs to be high throughout the race.
You may want to publicise your charity by marking your position with a flag or a balloon. However, this gives you an unfair advantage over your fellow competitors by making your bike easier to find. Any such items will be removed by race officials, who will also be within their rights to throw another time penalty your way. Instead, study the transition area before the race and try to memorise your bike's rack position in relation to something immovable, such as a tree or pillar.
It might seem a good idea to save time in transition by taking off your helmet on your way to racking your bike. Don't - you may be penalised. Running in cycle shoes, with other competitors and bikes all around, presents a high risk of injury and it's for your own safety that your helmet must not come off before your bike has been safely racked.
It's easy for beginners to underestimate the distance required between bikes - seven metres long by three metres wide for a short course and 10 metres long by three metres wide for a long course. This may seem an excessive amount but any closer than that and you will be benefiting from the slipstream of the person in front. A bus-length is a good distance to keep in mind to ensure you aren't penalised for drafting. Remember, too, that you've only got 30 seconds to overtake, so if you do enter another rider's slipstream, be sure to pull ahead or drop back. Riding in a pack also counts as drafting and slingshotting (using the slipstream of someone who has overtaken you to immediately overtake them) is also forbidden.
For more information and the full technical and competition rules, visit the British Triathlon Federation website at www.britishtriathlon.org.
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How to Make Twitter Better
I'm so excited about the things we're doing on TheStreet that I wake up at all hours of the night compelled to work. Because my wife would kill me if I fired up the home office at two, three, four in the morning, I do stuff exclusively on my iPhone at those times.
She permits me to power the computers, open the blinds and turn on the lights no earlier than five in the morning. In the interest of keeping a happy marriage, I make that compromise.
TheStreet's Editor-in-Chief, Bill Inman, has this nasty habit of calling me at like 5:15 in the morning, California time. He phones from Wall Street where, of course, it's three hours later. My wife loves Bill and she's cool, but she shoots dirty looks every time my ringtone blares at that hour.
She's perfectly content, however, that I write/send email and play with Twitter in bed, on a mobile device, in the middle of the night.
During the wee hours, however, my Twitter feed slows considerably. The same thing happens on Friday afternoons, parts of the weekend and on some holidays.
Here's why.
Because I was following way too many people, my feed, during normal working hours -- 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Don't worry, I take breaks) -- moved way too fast. To some extent, it rendered Twitter useless. With such a lightning fast scrolling of Tweets, I missed tons of content I know I would have liked to see.
So I cut the number of people I follow from over 500 to under 300.
During the day, it works great. At off hours, however, the Tweets come in agonizingly slow. At those times, I'm likely missing stuff because I don't follow enough people.
There's this 'follow too many people, feed flows too fast, don't follow enough,' feed moves too slow thing going on here.
Twitter can alleviate this problem and, equally as important, further personalize its platform by adopting what I'll call "congestion pricing" even though there's no money involved.
Allow users to create tiered levels of people they follow.
You always see Tweets from people in tier one, however, in tiers two through however far Twitter decided to go with it, Tweets get rationed on the basis of time of day and number of Tweets coming from tiers two through whatever. Twitter should include other factors such as time zone and overall Tweet popularity (you don't want to miss important and/or viral stuff from accounts not in your top tier).
By going this route, Twitter puts an end to the annoying follow/unfollow dichotomy.
If somebody you follow starts Tweeting stupid political stuff around election time, you can simply banish him to a crappy tier for a few weeks. If a (cough, cough) adult film celebrity you follow Tweets too many Instagrams of herself, you can adjust the frequency with which they hit your feed.


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When and why did you start drinking tea? Maybe this topic has been brought up before, but I couldn't find anything in a search.
I started because of a medication I was taking in early 2010 that gave me the chills and found drinking tea kept me warm. I fell in love with green tea and have been drinking it ever since.


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Topic: Test Fails But Page Functions as Expected
I wrote a simple test to see if a controller is creating an object correctly. I'm just testing to see that I'm redirected and that I'm redirected to the proper action.
The test fails, it says that it received a 200 status code (success) rather than the 302 (redirect).
When I fire up script/server and try to complete the action in the browser it functions exaclty as I expect. I create the object and I am redirected to the correct action.
I'll post up the test and controller method if necessary.