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In the United States, we seem to have a love-hate relationship with mayonnaise. It's the best-selling condiment in North America, and it's on or in a whole lot of foods. Sandwiches and tuna salad are classics, and everything from deviled eggs to tartar sauce has mayonnaise as a key ingredient.

On the other hand, mayonnaise has definitely acquired a bad reputation. Mostly, we are warned that it is very unhealthy: for example, WebMD rated it number one on it's "Worst Foods in Your Fridge" list. People also worry that it will acquire dangerous bacteria. Other people say they are disgusted with the texture (presumably, those people also don't eat yogurt, pudding, or mustard).

So what is the truth about mayonnaise? Is it really that bad for us? The truth may be the type of answer that many people dread: "it depends."

What is Mayonnaise?

Mayonnaise is actually a sort of magical substance. It is almost all oil, combined with a bit of egg yolk, a bit little acidic liquid, such as lemon juice or vinegar, and often (at least in homemade mayo) mustard. But those ingredients whip up into something unlike any of the ingredients alone.

If it's Almost All Oil, How Can Mayonnaise Be a Solid?

This is the magic part. Mayonnaise is a solid due to a process called emulsification, which is a method of combining two substances that would otherwise tend run away from each other: oil and water.

For emulsification to happen, we need molecules (called emulsifiers) which have a hydrophilic (water-loving) part and a lipophilic (oil-loving) part. In this way, the emulsifier can bind to molecules of both types, and bring them together. In homemade mayonnaise, the emulsifiers are mainly the lecithin in the egg yolk and a similar substance in mustard. Commercial brands of mayonnaise can use other types of emulsifiers and stabilizers.

The other thing required to turn oil into mayo is that it needs to be beaten into very small droplets as the emulsification process happens. At home, this can be done using a whisk or blender. (One source claims that a tablespoon of oil can be broken up into 30 billion particles with a whisk.)

Make Mayonnaise Yourself! It's Easy!

Is Mayonnaise Bad for You?

The main complaint about mayonnaise usually comes down to one thing: it is "full of fat." True, it is almost entirely fat (though not, of course, saturated fat, since it's made from liquid oil). Complaint #2: it has calories. Yes. Yes, it does, at about 100 calories per tablespoon. (This is a whole other subject, but in my opinion if you are worried about excess calories the first thing to do is to make sure the foods you eat aren't making you hungrier.) Weirdly, though, the same health writers will often go on to recommend olive oil as a healthy alternative. Which, of course, is also fat and has 124 calories per tablespoon. So go figure. (Olive oil has other wonderful properties, but that's a separate issue from fat and calories.)

Healthy or not? It's all about the oil.  Almost any edible oil can be used to make mayonnaise, so the oil itself is the biggest factor in the healthfulness of the recipe. In the United States, most commercial mayonnaise is made with soy oil, which some experts feel is problematic due to its high levels of omega-6 fats (I personally avoid oils high in omega-6 fats). Interestingly, the best-selling commercial mayonnaise in the U.S. (Hellman's brand in the east/Best Foods in the west) sells mayo made from soy oil in the U.S. but mayo made from canola oil in Canada. Canola oil has much less omega-6 fat in it than soy oil.
Of course, if you make the mayonnaise yourself, you can use any kind of oil you want, including olive oil.

What About Bacteria?

The concern about bacteria is mainly rooted in the fact that homemade mayonnaise is usually made with raw egg yolk. Commercial mayonnaise is not normally a problem because it is made with pasteurized eggs and is produced in such a way as to keep it safe. If the potato salad made you sick, it was most likely not the mayo that did the deed. All mayonnaise is acidic, which also helps keep bacteria at bay. In fact, two fun facts:

 Commercial mayonnaise may actually help fight bacterial growth in foods (though of course it's recommended to follow the usual food safety guidelines).

Homemade mayonnaise which has a) the right amount of acid and b) 1-2 hours of what the FDA calls "hold time" before the initial refrigeration has less worrisome bacteria.  (But subsequently, it should be kept refrigerated.)

What About Reduced-Fat Mayonnaise?

The less fat in the mayonnaise, the more ingredients are added to improve texture and flavor. Starches and sugars are two ingredients that are commonly added. Still, if calories are a concern for you, you may feel the tradeoffs are worth it.

Bottom Line

With careful selection and/or preparation, mayonnaise can be a helpful addition to a low-carb diet.


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Bitwise Reproducibility with the NAG Libraries
At SC12 in Salt Lake City a couple of weeks ago I took part in a "Birds of a Feather" session organised by Intel, where problems like these, associated with bitwise reproducibility of results, were discussed. On the panel, apart from myself, were representatives of Intel's Math Kernel Library, The MathWorks (producers of MATLAB), German engineering company GNS, and the University Of California, Berkeley.
We all gave brief presentations discussing the impact of non-reproducible results on our work or on our users, and ways around the problem. It turned out that most of
our presentations were remarkably similar, involving tales of disgruntled users who were not happy about accepting such varying results. This is true even when the same
users completely understand the fact that numerical software is subject to rounding errors, and that the varying results they see are not incorrect - they may be equally good approximations to an ideal mathematical result. But they just don't like inconsistency - in fact, often they would prefer to get an answer that is accurate to fewer digits of precision so long as it is consistent, rather than inconsistent but slightly more accurate results.
As it happens, we do have some control over these inconsistent results, which are largely due to optimizations introduced by clever compilers that are designed to take advantage of fast SIMD instructions like SSE and AVX that are available on modern hardware. By using appropriate compiler flags on the Intel Fortran and C compilers, for example, we can avoid these optimizations, at the cost of making the code run up to 12 or 15% slower (according to Intel).
For NAG Libraries, we've decided what we're going to do in future. Most NAG Library products are distributed in two variants - one which is based on fast vendor library kernels (like MKL) and one that is not, but consists of all-NAG versions of routines like BLAS and LAPACK. Typically we expect the all-NAG variant to run slower than the MKL-based variant, so what we plan to do for the next Marks of our libraries is to compile the all-NAG variant library avoiding the SIMD optimizations, but compile the MKL_based library still to use them. That way, we hope to get the best of both worlds - our users can choose whether they want better consistency, or better performance.
The first NAG Library product to be affected by this decision will be Mark 24 of the NAG Fortran Library, which is scheduled for release to users sometime in the first part of 2013.
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Interesting. But what about SMP libraries, where we tend to assume the associative law hols when adding up the results from different processors? Any notes of this panel - it would be nice to have something to cite?ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, of course SMP does also throw a spanner in the works, and can lead to similar problems of reproducibility (which can also sometimes have the effect of masking real errors).Delete
I don't think any panel notes are available yet, but I've asked Intel.
Thanks for this Mick. As usual, you've made us all better informed. It'll be interesting to see how many users choose the more consistent version at Mark 24.ReplyDelete
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BTW, is NAG Toolbox for Matlab MKL based or not? In other words, are results from Matlab using NAG reproducible?ReplyDelete
With respect to RobMNAG's question: I am pretty sure ALL major banks will use non-MKL version. Banks are required to report consistent numbers.
Some versions of the NAG Toolbox use MKL and some ACML. None of the current versions of the Toolbox (they are all at Mark 23) were compiled with the flags that would guarantee bitwise reproducibility, so we'll need to think carefully about what we do at Mark 24.Delete
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Why has hedge-fund manager John Paulson's Gold Fund -- reportedly down 26% this year -- done so much worse than the price of gold? The answer has to do with leverage, according to the Wall Street Journal's person close to the matter.
Paulson & Co. remains the single biggest owner of SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), with about 5.2% of outstanding shares, according to FactSet Research Systems. But that bullion tracker is down by just 7% or so during 2013. Gold fell about 5% in February -- the latest month for which we have hedge-fund return data -- and mining stocks dropped 10%. But the Paulson Gold Fund reportedly lost 18%.
Unlike those other groups, the Gold Fund is suffering from "a derivative bet on gold that has gone awry," according to WSJ. That position is "in effect is a levered bet on gold," write the WSJ's Gregory Zuckerman and Juliet Chung, who cite "someone close to the matter" throughout.
A secondary factor: Big bets on gold-mining stocks such as AngloGold Ashanti (AU), NovaGold Resources (NG) and Barrick Gold (ABX).
The biggest loser? The WSJ reports (again via anonymous sources) that Paulson himself is majority owner of the gold fund:
Mr. Paulson is giving investors little sign of backing off his bet.
"Despite the volatility and drawdown of our gold equity positions, we believe in the long-term outlook for these positions," the March 6 client letter from Paulson & Co. said, citing the expansion of credit in the U.S., the cheapness of gold stocks and the continuation of quantitative-easing programs globally.


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If the end of the world were coming, how would you spend the time? You may think that you have all the time in the world to answer such a question, but boom, by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, would like you to examine the question anyway, as would the Gamm, which is staging the play through April 8. (Spoiler alert: the answer is "make a human connection, stupid.")
We can be comforted that there is, in fact, intelligent life in the universe, as evidenced by this amusing and occasionally insightful thought experiment, directed by Fred Sullivan, Jr. If only we knew that we would take our collective demise with such good humor as is displayed here, Armageddon wouldn't have such a bad rep.
boom is a backhanded creation myth, too, a version of what might have happened to bring down the end of civilization eons ago, before fish ventured onto land to evolve into human beings. Our guide, on her last day in the job, is Barbara (Wendy Overly), a hyperkinetic commentator at a museum exhibit, throwing a switch now and then to interrupt the action and make random observations that occur to her. The exhibit theme: "The resilience of life against all odds."
Under examination are Jules (Marc Dante Mancini), a marine biology grad student, and Jo (Gillian Williams), a journalism student interviewing him. They are in his laboratory, which is filled with such things as creatures in formaldehyde, an aquarium, toy dinosaurs, and a bed, since his funding grant didn't provide for housing.
Jules is convinced by his research, observing very nervous fish, that the world is about to come to an end very soon, specifically by a comet striking it. (Don't ask.) He knows all about dismal ends, one sister having been swept up in a hurricane like an unlucky Dorothy, another having been eaten by hyenas. Jo was attracted to journalism by "newscaster hair," representing stability in a changing world, and attracted to Jules by his classified ad for "sex to change the course of the world." As she puts it, "In no-strings sex, hope is still possible." She just wants to couple but he wants them to be a couple and regenerate the human race after everybody up above his bunker-lab is destroyed. Among his supplies is a cabinet full of diapers (and tampons). Since he is gay and she finds their first kiss unconvincing, prospects are dodgy.
Each of this trio is so intense in being their contrasting selves that there is a danger of audiences failing to blink during the play's brisk 80 minutes. Williams's Jo is so steadfast in her anger that we're afraid she will spontaneously combust. As Jules, Mancini remains a wide-eyed, giddy boy excited about his theory at the beginning and delighted beyond words when it proves true. Overly's Barbara all but grabs audience members by their shirt fronts as she narrates and makes observations with the fervor and twisted logic of a revival tent preacher. Sullivan has directed them to each maintain their single, mad focus of intent, as though each were convinced that their convictions alone could save humankind.
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Most kidney stones won't require invasive treatment. You may be able to pass a small stone by:
Kidney stones that can't be treated with conservative measures — either because they're too large to pass on their own or because they cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections — may require more extensive treatment. Procedures may include:
Using sound waves to break up stones. For certain kidney stones — depending on size and location — your doctor may recommend a procedure called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).
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ESWL can cause blood in the urine, bruising on the back or abdomen, bleeding around the kidney and other adjacent organs, and discomfort as the stone fragments pass through the urinary tract.
Surgery to remove very large stones in the kidney. A procedure called percutaneous nephrolithotomy (nef-row-lih-THOT-uh-me) involves surgically removing a kidney stone using small telescopes and instruments inserted through a small incision in your back.
You will receive general anesthesia during the surgery and be in the hospital for one to two days while you recover. Your doctor may recommend this surgery if ESWL was unsuccessful.
Using a scope to remove stones. To remove a smaller stone in your ureter or kidney, your doctor may pass a thin lighted tube (ureteroscope) equipped with a camera through your urethra and bladder to your ureter.
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Russian/Home Pool on Zolotaya
Good to hear you all had a great time at Rynda- what a special place. I had a day of fishing which I'll take to the grave with me on the Zolotaya- just incredible. A friend of mine spotted a big fish in Russian pool, and proceeded to put no less than 100 casts over the fish with various flies. It eventually took the fly, ran upstream and threw the fly in fast water. Within 10 mins it had returned to it's lie and once again Jim was covering the fish cast after cast. Believe it or not, after about another +-200 casts, (out of frustration?) it took the fly for a second time, this time heading downstream and once again(!!!) threw the fly! What my mate what thinking I'll never know, (probably spurred on by the size of the fish) but sure enough the fish returned to it's lie again and Jim being Jim didn't give up. The fish eventually (another 150-200 casts?) took his fly for a 3rd and final time and low and behold after a long and tedious battle on a 5wt trout rod the hook stayed and Jim's biggest fish (23lbs) to date was netted! Determination pays off!
What an amazing little river!
|note, i did say it was 'lean' by Rynda standards. We had 80 for the week, which is a fair bit down on all the other (record) august weeks this year. But frankly, its still more than enough for the 12-14 rods that were fishing, and, as i said, the big fish certainly made up for the many blank days. to my mind the longer you go without a fish, the better it is when the line finally goes tight - its nice to have a mental challenge when fishing for salar
|What was the final count for the Rynda? Shame you had a 'lean' week but it is always AMAZING being out even if you are not catching as many as you expect!
Sven - good to hear you guys had a good time. After all the reports I thought we would be in for a real bonanza on week 34, but low and behold yet another arctic heatwave set in! Personally I had a few grilse and a 19 pounder on the last day, which really made my week. I lost 2 other large salmon on the friday/sat morning that will be turning over in my mind for a very long time!! By Rynda standards, it was a fairly lean week, but most people either caught or at least got into some serious fish, and a great time was had by all both on and off the river. Zolotaya was lovely too, but with low water and a blazing hot day, it was hard to fish with much confidence!
Bone I would love to fish Rynda at the end of June but it is far too many $$$ for my budget (roughly zero last time I dared to look) don't know when I will be back but i will be back again 2007??. I know what you mean about Zolotaya, very nice small river. I lost a fish and had one splah at a bomber but it didn't take so ended up with no fish but still had a great time. It was good fun looking at the fish in Russian pool from the clif, my guide was watching 2 large fish come out of their lies to within an inch of my fly open their mouth and then sink back down without taking. At 1 piont I was bouncing a willie gunn on a fish's nose but it still would not take or move out of its lie.
Its allways the big ones that get away that you remember, I am still having dreams / nighmares about the very big fish that I lost in Tolstoi but it is these things that keep us keen and coming back for more.
Hi Wilbert,
good to hear from you again! My brother and I also had a fantastic week(32.nd). The Zolotaya was a little paradise, athough i didn't catch a fish that day. It was too warm/sunny. But I've lost the biggest fish i have ever had on the rod (40+?/Russian Pool), the LOOP double hook#10 wasn't strong enough! I also hope to be back in Russia next year ( 2nd. or 3rd. week in June?). The guide was great(Vadim) and the organisation was perfect, again.
Just got back from Rynda, we all had an excellent time but the conditions were once again against us. It started off perfect, cool and overcast then the wind picked up and blew all the cloud cover away to leave us with blazing sunshine and very strong winds. I broke my personal best twice this week with fish of 18 & 28 lbs. Most of the fish were coloured but I did manage to land 2 fresh fish. I lost about 8 fish this week which is far more than I normally do and 1 of them was a monster which was on for 10 mins before the hook came out. Going to start saving hard so i can return to the Rynda again but dont know when I will have saved enough.
BA did there usuall trick with me and lost my rods on the way out so I had to use the Sage rods at camp (nice rods but too fast an action for my casting style I prefer my 15' B&W Powerlite Speycaster). I have now got them back but when I arrived at Heathrow BA didn't know if the rods were in Germany, Manchester or London but they turned up at a neighbours house (nice to know that their baggage tracking system works).
Hi Marcus
I've fished all four rivers and enjoyed them all immensely, they're all different. I've fished most of the Litza and the Kharlovka to above third waterfall. I've only spent a day on the Rynda and Zolotaya, but enjoyed them both. I do find myself thinking about the Litza a bit more than the others. All great rivers, though.
Glad you had such a good time. Would love to get back there.
Bill, I didn't fish the Litza or Kharlovka only Rynda and one day on the Zolotaya. I would love to go back and fish the Rynda again and I would quite like to fish the Litza aswell, it apparently fished better than the Kharlovka in our week. Which of the 4 rivers have you fished?
Thanks for the great report. I've been there a couple of times and look forward to when I can afford it again. Nice that you got a chance to fish the Zolotaya . . . it's an amazing little river. Did you get a chance to fish the Litza?
|Thanks Juro- I shall post pics asap. I was affraid that Malcolm might have something to say about my new found love for the Willie Gunn (the fly obviously!!). We had over 500 flies with us in over 50 patterns, and as usual, I only fished a handful of patterns although I did change flies and leader about 15-20 times a day as you are constantly fishing over BIG fish and you just don't want to take any chances with worn leaders or blunt hooks. As I have said already, I would recommend the Rynda to anyone- not only does it have great fishing, the professionalism in every aspect of Peter Power's operation is astounding. I am definitely going back as soon as I can afford it!!!
GREAT report! I must visit the Kola Peninsula, it's become part of my lifelong angling checklist and your report only reinforces that.
As for fly selection, I'm afraid we'll never hear the end of it from Malcom (Willie Gunn) now!
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What an amazing week- by far my best week of Atlantic salmon fishing I have ever had. Everything was incredible- the fishing, the scenery, the guides, the food, the company- it really was a week of a lifetime. Between my brother and I, we had 27 fish, and I hooked and lost another 11 fish. The majority of them were taken on Willie Gunns in various sizes and weights depending on the stretch of water being fished. I wasn't before, but am now a fan of the Willie Gunn. Small conehead Francis's in red and black tied on loop bottle tubes faired well too. Biggest fish for the week was 32lbs, with 9 others between 20 and 26lbs! What an eye opener. Most of the fish varied from being slightly coloured to dark although a number of fresh fish (the majority being grilse) were caught. I learnt more about Atlantic salmon fishing in one week than one can imagine. It was challenging fishing and it must be said that we fished harder than any of the other rods- averaging 14-16 hrs on the river a day. The great Michael Daunt was part of our group, and what a privilege it was to have him on the river bank with us- he taught me a lot about both casting in difficult conditions and indeed getting the fly to fish well through some difficult lies. He was responsible for two of my fish as he told me exactly where to put my fly and as sure as eggs, within minutes I had fish on on both occasions.
With regards to the Zolotaya, I had an incredible time. I used a single handed 7 wt and had 5 fish for the day. Some blistering runs well into the backing and indeed I had to do some hard running myself in order to keep up with the fish! I also had my first salmon on a bomber in water no more than a foot in depth. I had literally tickled it's nose several times with sunk patterns which it wasn't interested in, and when I changed to a green bomber the fish immediately livened up and on the first cast it showed to the fly and on the second cast it took the fly with confidence! Heart stopping stuff- I am now a convert to the North American style of fishing dries for salmon. I also had a few fish on skated sunray shadows with smash takes which left my legs feeling a bit wobbly!
It was the first time that I properly had a chance to put the new rod- a Loomis Deveron 15 ft properly through it's paces, and I have to say that it is beautiful- it snake rolls like a dream and I found single and double speys as well as the snap-T easier than I did with my previous rod.
I could ramble for ages- don't want to bore you all- but I am on a serious high after a week which ranks up there with my best ever. Anyone considering the Rynda shouldn't think twice.
|I took both, with both you can cover all water. It is not exactly difficult to take two rods!! Single handed is great fun to play a salmon
|Is it worth taking the 15' rod to Zolotaya for the wider parts (if there are any) ? or is all the fishing done with a single hander? I have never had a salmon on a single hander so that should be fun if I get one.
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CEH Test - Am I Screwed?
So i kinda want to know how screwed I am.... I am just about to attend a CEH boot camp (global net training). I have NO certifications at all. This will be my first. I have been a Network Admin for about 3 years and been a "geek" for many more then that. So as the subject says am I screwed? Is this a total waist of time?
I will admit I am very book smart however, I learn better in a classroom setting. I have a CEH-Test Prep Book and have been reading it for about 2 months now and watched a CEH video on vtu.com.
I have never used Unix/Linux and am not a programmer. I am great with Win NT - 2k3 and Windows Security. I have also been studying law for about 2 years now so I know cyberlaw.
So, what are my chances of passing this. BTW its a CEH/CHFI test combo class.
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Any news,
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'I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.' - Bear Bryant / Alabama
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Thirteen dogs to the Amateur fourth: 1-2-5-8-9-14-20-21-22-23-24-25-39
Open placements: 1st Loca- Bart Peterson; 2nd Libby-Kenny Trott; 3rd Max-Tammy Bell; 4th Check-Barb Howard. Congrats Prime puppies first and fourth.
Congratulations Bart Kenny and Tammy!!!
Congrats to Kathy Fregelette and Horsetooth's Center Ice for winning the Qual.
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Way to Go Bart Peterson/ Bar Ten Kennels(H), Loca - Marcus Young (O).
Congrats to all who placed/finished, all stakes.
It a tough games and fun at the same time....keep on going!!
"Arguing with Idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon..... No matter how good you are, the bird is going to sh$t on the board and strut around like it won anyway."
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Creator and owner: Gary Ali
I first heard about the the PA2V2 more than a year ago from a friend on the Australia Stereonet Forum (stereo.net.au).
Sometime later I had the chance to have a quick listen at a local Audio get together (GTG) which intrigued me greatly.
Since then as many of you know I have become somewhat of a nomad travelling the world, so I now had the calling to put together a decent portable rig.
I'll be honest normally I'm not huge on doing reviews since there are so many talented individuals out there, who do an amazing job but every once in a while something comes up that I must share.
Once I received my amp I decided to use it for a period of time before completing this review to ensure proper "burn in time" if you believe in such things for solid state electronics. So after approximately 100 hours of daily use its time had come.
Test system:
Audio-Technica ATH-A900 Headphones
Sansa Fuze 8GB + LOD w/ Gold plated Pailiccs 3.5mm
Panasonic 2600mAh NiMH Batteries.
All testing was done off battery without the power supply connected.
Included items:
- PA2V2 Amplifier
- AC wall adapter with wire twist tied all packaged within an OEM box within mini headphone mono jack (US socket 110v)
- A headphone splitter cable, Stereo 3.5mm Male to two 3.5mm Female adapter
- Gold plated 1' Male to Male 3.5mm cable to attach source to the amp
Over the past few months it has taken a couple of falls and not even a single mark is present. The only issue is after being dropped I found was the batteries sometimes became dislodged from the holder. I handle my equipment with uttermost care but with something so small and with my very long headphone cable, tripping on it or catching the cable on things unfortunatly happens.
Next the connections and volume potentiometer are set into a clear red coloured piece of acrylic plastic. Personally I wish the power connector was located on the rear but due to the battery holder being on this side it was not possible.
The other reason why all the I/O's and volume are on one side is for manufacturing simplicity and having the shortest circuit paths as physically possible.
Upon internal inspection everything is well laid out. By the look of it the components are surface mount and some extremely large capacitors which are high grade.
The volume potentiometer is Swiss made and extremely good quality as is the knob is of professional quality much like the ones found on professional a/v equipment. The pot moves smoothly but also with weight like a high quality motorized volume control on an AVR or Preamplifier.
Compared to many DIY and manufactured amps this is one a great size as it fits in the pocket of my dress pants with the Sansa Fuze mounted together. Definitely smaller than a number of mobile (cell) phones that I have used over the years.
Now to insert or change the batteries the amp has to be opened by unscrewing the two countersunk screws on the bottom. Only requiring two rechargeable NiMH AA batteries I thought was excellent (compared to popular CMOY amps that need dual 9v batteries)
Many have spoken of having to set their Digital Audio Players (DAP) to around 60% or whatever works the best for them. I never had this issue as I am using a LOD which disengages the volume functionality of my DAP and bipasses the internal headphone section.
Sarah McLauchlan - Angel
Andrea Bocelli - Con te partiro (Time to say goodbye)
Alison Krauss - It doesn't matter
Cascada - What hurts the most (Yanou's Candelight Mix)
Blue October - 18th Floor Balcony (Within hidden track at the end)
Coheed and Cambria - Wake Up
Princess Superstar vs Mason - Perfect Exceeder
IIO - Rapture (At the end)
Dirty Vegas - Days go by
Bass Hunter - Dota
Vivaldi - Summer
The headphones I am using for this review are the Audio Technica ATH-A900
These are rated at 32ohms which while not extremely hard to drive (Like the Sennheiser equivolent eg HD600) but it isn't a 'walk in the park' either as lower impedance In Ear Monitors or standard earbuds. The rated output power is up to 200mw depending on the headphone impedance.
Volume was adequate and rather loud. Definitely loud enough for people passing by to hear my music even with the A900 closed backs. Although still not ear splitting levels like I am used to from a desktop amplifier but who am I kidding it's portable!
Next I moved onto testing with male vocals by Andre Bocelli. After about 1 minute I slowly stopped analysing the equipment and was happily enjoying the performance. This alone speaks for itself. The treble was never shrill but definitely present possibly a little forward for my liking. The midrange is accurate I would have to say it is presented in a recessed or relaxed manner. Not too relaxed to be unrealistic or flat sounding.
For midrange testing I have always made use of the dance song Rapture (At the end) by IIO from 2003, in this song there is a constant melody line almost like an xylophone. The unique tonality of the xylophone usually creates oscillation in the midrange on most systems. The PA2V2 with Audio Technica ATH-A900 ROCKED MY WORLD! Better than eating kangaroo cooked on a campfire. Throughout this song it also has the low bass note that rumbles every four bars is present and well defined.
I wanted to listen to a song that would put this little amplifier through its paces in the bass response.
After recently having the honour of visiting the annual Movement Electronic Music Festival 2011 (DEMF) in Detroit, Michigan I discovered an amazing artist who doesn't hold back on his bass mixes. Song by artist is definitely hard work for the PA2V2 at high levels. I had to lower the volume a couple of decibels in order to have enough headroom to ensure the amp wasn't pushed to audibly distorting
Having heard this song live on a line array system sporting 16 separate 18" high powered horn loaded subwoofers I must say I am somewhat biased. Amplifier performed better at lower levels for the deep extension. Rolling off at around 30hz with my Audio Technicas in tow. I must clarify that many have said the A900's are bass light but I digress that only major bass junkies would have an issue. Myself, I have never had any quelms with their bass capabilities.
I completed the rest of my audition list and then went through the same process with my home audio system. For most of the songs I actually preferred the sound of my headphones! They just felt so personal and close to the musicians. The PA2V2 only somewhat trailing behind when I turned up the wick on my Electronica music with bass hungry beats. The treble could benefit from a little bit of taming (aussies are used to taming things haha).
Predominantly being from a purist Hi-Fi, High end Home cinema and money is no limit PA installation background my appetite is what you might call hard to please.
I have to admin I was surprised with this little guy. I cannot expect amazing SPL or drive capabilities from a portable amp powered with only 2 AA batteries that lasts so long. The clarity and honesty of this amplifier are excellent. A little on the large side in comparison to my Sansa Fuze but I have to commend Electric Avenues for being able to fit so much into such a compact device.
Now after a couple of months of daily usage (3+ hours of travelling) I am proud to say I do not have a dingos breath of buyers remorse. I absolutely love the fact that people ask me regularly what on earth is "that" and then I give them a listen. Even just with simple comparison tests a number of people have purchased their own from Gary! The PA2V2 is an amp that just keeps on giving. I can honestly say I am proud to have this amp in my pocket and it has become my daily mate.
I went straight to my critical song, Sarah McLauchlan - Angel. All I could do was smile. I have found the digital audio player that I have been looking for. I have used Creative X-Fi, M-audio Audiophile and duo, E-MU, Edirol, plus many other computer sound cards. I enjoy the PA2V2 with the Sansa Fuze just so much more. Less clinical but never overly "warm". I think I will have to purchase another one now to be permanently installed in my listening room for the 2ch system.
For integrity reasons I must explain that I have not been endorsed, biased or coerced by Gary of Electric Avenues in writing this review.
With all audio components there are trade off's and compromises. Portability vs power output vs battery life are all aspects involved in the balancing act of headphone amplifiers. While there are downfalls with the PA2V2 I am personally happy as a whole with this piece of equipment.
I must also thank you for reading my review. I hope I have been a help in some way in finding your audio nirvana.
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Modern dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones will speak on "The Body: A Gateway and Two Doors" at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50. The free event is the J. Edward Farnum Lecture and is part of the Public Lectures Series.
Jones, co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, uses body movement to address a range of issues and emotions -- from the politics of race relations and sexuality to the primal urges of love, anger and death.
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Description ADULT MALE Has mainly deep blue upperparts, including scapulars; on the head the color forms a distinct cap. Throat, sides of neck, breast, and flanks are orange-red while belly and undertail are white. ADULT FEMALE Has mostly gray-brown upperparts with blue flight feathers and tail, and orange wash on underparts. JUVENILE Brown overall with pale spots on upperparts and scaly-looking underparts.
Dimensions Length: 7" (17 cm)
Habitat Has declined markedly in recent decades, but still common overall and widespread as a summer visitor (present mainly Apr-Sep) across the north of its range; present year-round further south and winter range extends to northeastern Mexico. Favors lightly wooded terrain including regenerating woodland and large gardens. Reasons for decline include habitat destruction and degradation, but nest competition from European Starlings and House Sparrows has also contributed. Nest box schemes are helping to restore many local populations.
Observation Tips Easy to see within range; to encourage the species' presence and reproductive success install suitable nest boxes in your garden.
Range Texas, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Plains, Western Canada, New England, Eastern Canada, Southwest, Florida, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes
Voice Song is a rapid series of twittering warbling notes; call is a sharp tch'ree.
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FFIII. I saved up as a kid and bought my own SNES just for that game. It eventually led to years of playing FFXI (MMORPG).
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Last call for alcohol.
The classics are always fun. And then I have games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Sonic and Mario 64 were my childhood. Madden and FIFA are must buys every year no matter what. Games like the GTA series and Elder Scrolls have been amazing. I love all games and it is hard to pick just one....BUT I gotta go Kingdom Hearts.
Oh man that's a tough call. It would have to be down to Nba Jam for Sega- Mario Kart for Super Nintendo- Killzone for play station and prob gears of war 2-3 for Xbox 360.
This is tough for me so I'll give my Top 5:
2. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - (XBOX 360) ... SIDE NOTE: I reserve the right to change this to ARKHAM KNIGHT in Oct. if I see fit.
Cool Thread. I am pretty Undecided So like Others will have to break it up.
Have to go with Civ 4. though really the whole series itself is a masterpiece.
Still remember giving one of the Civ's to a co-worker and seeing him the next day and him telling me. "I didn't go to bed last night and got to flight."
close second...
Diablo I/II the beginning of an era of online RPG's
Warcraft and eventually World of Warcraft.
Old Console
The EA NHL series. The NHL should kiss this games feet for making hockey relevant for a brief time in the 90's.
Tough call but at the end of the day I have to throw my hat to Red Dead Redemption. Music, Story, Characters, Noire elements. Outstanding.
I am too an old school gamer. But i must say The Last of Us was the best game i have played in a while. right up there with Zelda, Nba Jams, and Mortal Kombat.
Very hard to chose....
5. Zelda: Ocarina of Time: (N64) Zelda....in 3D! How could you not love that. Liked it so much that I picked it up for the 3DS.
4. Super Mario Bros. 3 and 64 (NES/N64)...I'm grouping them together mainly because it allows me to add a 6th game. I love Mario games....the controls are always spot on and they have some of the best platforming elements. Both of these games were huge when they released and lived up to the hype. I wanted to play Super Mario Bros. 3 so bad after watching the movie The Wizard and played it pretty much every day for 6 months.
3. Metal Gear Solid (PS1): First game I played that focused so heavily on story telling and did a masterful job of doing so. Interesting characters throughout, solid controls and (at the time) a great looking game
2. The Last of US: (PS3): the game just stays with you and one I couldn't stop playing....the story is just too good.
1. Portal 2: (360) Cave Johnson.....Cave "freaking" Johnson!
The lab boys just informed me that I should not have mentioned the control group, they're telling me I ought to stop making these pre-recorded messages - that gave me an idea: make more pre-recorded messages. I pay the bills here, I can talk about the control group all damn day!Now you might be asking yourself, "Cave, just how difficult are these tests?", "What was in that phonebook of a contract I signed?", "Am I in danger?". Let me answer those questions with a question: who wants to make $60? Cash. You can also feel free to relax for up to 20 minutes in the wating room, which is a damn sight more comfortable than the park benches most of you were sleeping on when we found you. For many of you, I realized $60 is an unprecedented windfall, so don't go spending it all on, I don't know - Caroline, what do these people buy? Tattered hats? Beard dirt?
Many thanks to Shifty!
Atari - combat, space invaders, Ms. Pacman, missile command
Nintendo - Super Mario Bros./duck hunt, legend of Zelda, adventure of link, Simon's quest, Sky Kid, Metal Gear, Ninja Gaiden 1/2/3 Tecmo Super Bowl
Super Nintendo - Zelda Link to the past
Nin64 - Both Zelda games, Goldeneye007, Perfect Dark, Killer Instinct, Resident Evil 2
PC - Baldur's Gate I and II, Final Fantasy VIII, Star Wars Galaxies (**** off if you don't like the NGE), KOTOR I/II
Gamecube, Wind waker, and the other Zelda, Luigi's mansion, Resident evil 0 and the RE: remake and Resident Evil 4
PS3 - Darksiders I/II, Portal 2, Red Dead Redemption, Dead Island 1 and 2, Last of Us, Batman Arkham games, Assassin's creed series,
Ps4 - can't think of any great games
Xbox one - I've got one and I've played one round of titan fall.
Gase has taken an interesting approach to instilling a winning culture in Miami. He is cocky. He is smart. He is borderline deranged.
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The DNR Postcard came in the mail yesterday, and I received a fall permit for Zone 2!
I love the fact that the fall hunt is not limited to one week per permit, which gives me a better chance to get a longbeard!
That being said, I plan on going for pheasant as well for the first time this year. As long as I have a tag for both, and in season for both, is there anything stopping me from harvesting a gobbler while I am out for Pheasant?


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Watch Hirotaka Urabe vs. Yuji Takeuchi From KRUSH
- Written by Dave Walsh
KRUSH ran the finals of their three big tournaments over this weekend and finally we are getting some video footage uploaded. Watch the 60kg finals as Hirotaka Urabe squares off against Yuji Takeuchi. Takeuchi more or less brutalized former K-1 Koshien Champion Masaaki Noiri earlier on in the night, a fighter known for being one of the absolute best in the weight class, helping to set up the finals. Here in the finals it is a thing of beauty as both fighters are looking to kill each other with every strike it seems like, which can only lead to one outcome.
Here is a hint; there is an absolutely brutal head kick knockout in this fight.


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of enterprise storage gear maker Fusion-io (FIO) are up $1.51, or 16%, at $10.93, and earlier were up as much as $11.50, after the company yesterday afternoon reported Q2 revenue and earnings per share that topped expectations, but an outlook for revenue slightly below consensus for this quarter.
There don't appear to be any ratings changes today,
On the bullish side of things, Needham & Co.'s Richard Kugele reiterates a Buy rating, and a $16 price target, writing that "[CEO] Shane [Robison] (and FIO) come back with solid F2Q," as the outlook, to his thinking, "shows stability."
We believe F2Q should represent a trough for the company as it seems to be about halfway through its transition to become more of an enterprise-class entity targeting OEMs, enterprises, hyperscale players and ISVs. We expect to hear more on this strategy at their analyst event on February 6th. We reiterate our Buy rating and $16 target based on 3-3.5x EV/C14 sales.
Kugele raised his estimates for this year to $384.2 million in revenue from a prior $378.5 million, although his loss estimate for the year increases a penny to 32 cents. For 2015, his estimates go to $573 million and a 4-cent loss from a prior $569.7 million and a 12-cent profit.
Likewise, Credit Suisse's Kulbinder Garcha reiterates an Outperform rating, and a $15 price target, writing that "After multiple quarters of revenue weakness and management turmoil, Fusion-io is finding some stability."
"Visibility," moreover, is improving, Garcha thinks, and even though gross margin is coming down, an expanding sales opportunity could offset that:
Revenue stabilized in the quarter with continued diversification of the customer base. With the management team reset, ioScale being qualified, the server OEM and ISV channel aligned, and the three distinct market segments – hyperscale, enterprise and SMB – showing opportunity, visibility is improving. Executing on new customer wins, channels, customers and a recovery at strategic accounts could all prove meaningful over the next 12 months, in our view. While GMs are expected to decline, we continue to believe it is more a function of customer mix than an indication of commoditization. Near term, an improved revenue mix toward enterprise has been a benefit but as hyperscale growth resumes and ioScale penetrates the enterprise through OEM qualification, margins could step down. However, an increasing TAM, software attach in ioTurbine and support could provide some offset.
Piper Jaffray's Andrew Nowinski reiterates an Overweight rating, and a $15 price target, writing that "With a large and expanding market opportunity ($2.1B by 2017, 23.5% CAGR), we remain bullish on FIO shares, though we are slightly lowering our Street-high estimates to reflect near- term uncertainty."
Nowinski trimmed his estimates for this year to $329 million in revenue and a 26-cent loss from a prior $432 million and a 14-cent loss.
Ben Reitzes with Barclays reiterates an Equal Weight rating on the shares, and an $11 price target, writing that "the company seemed to have a better handle on its business this time around" but that "we still believe the company has work to do in terms of addressing risks like customer concentration, emerging competition and the high costs associated with its channel expansion plans."
In particular, Reitzes thinks the company is still at risk of having too much business with a handful of very large customers:
While not providing a breakout or customer split, FIO did state that its enterprise business drove much of the upside in the quarter as the hyper-scale market remains volatile. With mix potentially shifting back to the hyper-scale next quarter, gross margins may see a q/q decline. In the enterprise, FIO noted continued traction from its OEM partners with two partners exceeding 10%of revenue; the company also signed Lenovo as an OEM partner which should help international expansion (especially if it were to expand its footprint in the server business). The company also stated that it had 12 customers with sales over $1 million with strength in the financial services and telecom verticals. FIO claims it continues to gain traction with its ioScale solutions, but the adoption of these products should be dilutive to margins. We believe operating margins could stay at relatively low levels as the company continues to qualify these products at OEMs and before it begins ramping its next-generation 2Y NAND technology (likely at the end of FY14 and into FY15).The shift to lower geometry NAND helps keeps COGS growth down, offsetting more aggressive pricing to capture share.
That said, Reitzes grants that the business does appear to have "stabilized":
After dramatically lowering its outlook two quarters ago (as well as removing full-year guidance), FIO's revenues seems to have stabilized at lower levels. To that end, the company expects modest sequential growth in revenue in the March quarter, which implies revenue of around $98 million (+4% q/q; 12% y/y), in-line with consensus. Fusion-io also expects the impact from its aggressive push on pricing and mix (potential shift back to hyper-scale) to impact gross margins, which are now expected at 51%-53%, down from its long-term averages. As a result of continued investments in its sales capacity, operating margins are expected to decline to -15% to – 20% with a share count of 107 million shares. Given FIO's ongoing investments have not slowed, the company is unlikely to return to profitability in FY14.
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty, reiterating an Equal Weight rating, writes that despite "early signs of revenue diversification" in the better-than-expected enterprise sales results, nevertheless the company's forecast for 51% to 53% gross margin shows the rise of "low-margin ioScale" in the company's mix of product sales.
There's still a lot of work to be done, something that keeps Huberty cautious:
Management is making progress on its turn around strategy, but there is still a long way to go, in our view. Most of the recently hired executives have been at the company for one quarter or less. FIO is still implementing its new sales strategy, and it is in the midst of sampling and qualifying with OEMs the third generation of its products. We would turn more positive if Fusion-io is able to diversify its revenue base allowing for multiple quarters of revenue Unless otherwise noted, all metrics are based on Morgan Stanley ModelWare framework.


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Naacho dance troupe to perform, March 25-27
Posted March 19, 2004; 02:01 p.m.
The student dance troupe Naacho will perform "Ishq" (Love) at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 25-27, at the Frist Campus Center theater.
"Ishq" will showcase a variety of Indian dance styles, including pieces from "Bollywood" films and provincial folk dances, as well as fusion, garba/raas, bhangra and classical forms.
The performance is sponsored by the Committee for South Asian Studies. For ticket information, contact the Frist ticket office at (609) 258-1742.
Contact: Lauren Robinson-Brown (609) 258-3601


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By Jack Elliott Jr./The Associated Press
JACKSON — A federal appeals panel has rejected a death row inmate's challenge to Mississippi's method of execution by injection.
Roger Thorson had appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a Mississippi federal judge dismissed his lawsuit against Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps.
On Wednesday, a three-judge rejected Thorson's claim.
The panel said most of Thorson's claims about the protocol were speculation.
"Mississippi has chosen, by both method of execution and the procedure for administration of the lethal injections, to alleviate cruelty and reduce 'harm' in capital punishment," wrote Judge Edith H. Jones.
Thorson was sentenced to death for killing a former girlfriend on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1987.
Thorson's case marked the second time the 5th Circuit has considered a challenge to Mississippi's lethal injection protocol.
In 2008, the 5th Circuit ruled Mississippi's method "appears to be substantially similar" to a protocol affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. The challenge was brought by Leo Dale Bishop, who later was executed for his role in a 2000 slaying.
The language was significant because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in April 2008 that Kentucky's method is acceptable, as are "substantially similar" protocols. That ruling came after two death row inmates in Kentucky challenged the procedure in a lawsuit that blocked executions around the country for months.
That defense was raised by the state of Mississippi in response to Thorson's lawsuit. The state said all the issues raised by Thorson were settled with the U.S. Supreme Court and the 5th Circuit follow-up in the Bishop case.
But Thorson, in court documents, said there were significant differences between how executions are conducted in Mississippi and Kentucky.
Thorson contended that "much of lethal injection protocol in Mississippi is based on pattern and practice and not written regulations that govern all corrections officials in Mississippi."
The 5th Circuit panel said Wednesday that Mississippi's written instructions detail virtually every step related to an execution.
"Those steps not written are systematically ensured by conscientious training, repeated practice runs, and the experience of the participants relied on by the prison," Jones wrote for the panel.


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Wow where did June and July go? Here its almost August! eek! Larry has been a mad man working on the database backend for gxsnmp and is to a point where the gui needs attention. Looks like I'll have to poke at that some.
Been battling LDAP at work, its getting tiring to add accounts all over the place when a new hire comes in, and that is progressing slowly. Looks lke there will be some PAM hackery to get things working the way we need them to. This also appears to be one of those neverending tasks.
We're settled into the new house and I discovered that I made a poor choice for the computer room and shall be building a bigger, cooler (as in temp) one in the basement. Its amazing how much the tempeture difference is in the one room with all the computer gear in it.


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Sophomores win Dale Summer Awards
Seven sophomores are winners of this year's Dale Summer Awards, which provide a $4,000 stipend to pursue a summer project not connected to their academic coursework. The recipients and the titles of their projects are:
• Sun-Man Ho, "In Trace of Zeng Guofan."
• Waqas Jawaid, "Paris to Delhi: A Travel Portfolio."
• Yaagnik Kosuri, "A Study of Sitar and Hindustani Music."
• Samuel Krauss, "A Summer of Simplicity."
• Steven Marcus, "Classical Music in Azerbaijan."
• Ruth Metzel, "The Origins and History of Afro-Caribbean Folk Music."
• Alejandro Perez, "The Pilgrim's Way."
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Dale winner will undertake highly personal study of mental illness
Posted May 28, 2008; 02:37 p.m.
From the May 19, 2008, Princeton Weekly Bulletin
Through a deeply personal exploration of mental illness, senior Joshua Blaine hopes to use his Martin Dale Fellowship to illuminate a subject that many people consider taboo.
Blaine struggled with bipolar disorder -- which causes severe shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function -- midway through his college career. He spent 18 months battling the disease before gaining control of it with the help of medical professionals.
"There's a Catch-22," Blaine said. "Because there's a stigma, people don't talk about it, and because of that, the stigma continues."
During the next year Blaine will undertake an anthropological study of his experience with mental illness, as the winner of the Dale Fellowship. The $27,500 prize is awarded annually to allow a graduating senior "to devote the year following graduation to an independent project of extraordinary merit that will widen the recipient's experience of the world and significantly enhance his or her personal growth and intellectual development."
In his Dale proposal, Blaine wrote: "I wish to return as a student of anthropology; as a young man in search of peace of mind; as a storyteller; and as a compassionate individual determined to destigmatize mental illness for the millions of fellow sufferers."
Using the tools he learned as an anthropology major, Blaine will examine what happened to him by interviewing friends and family members, traveling to the hospital in Luray, Va., where he was treated for bipolar disorder, and studying his medical records. He also will analyze the poetry, drawings and music he created during that period. By reviewing his medical records in conjunction with his writing from the period, he will be able to contrast medical observations about his behavior with what he was feeling at the time.
"My goal is to reframe how I understood the experience and to explain it to others," Blaine said. "I'm trying to construct a picture of an actual person out of this, rather than a patient."
Associate Professor of Anthropology João Biehl, Blaine's thesis adviser, said the study will shed light on an important subject.
"This is an extremely relevant project: to trace mental illness from the perspective of recovery," Biehl said. "Josh is deeply committed to understanding bipolar disorder as one of the quintessential American medical experiences of today, to destigmatize mental illness, and to inquire into alternative pathways of care and recovery. He has all the methodological tools and theoretical concepts to bring this project to fruition, and I have no doubt that its outcomes will make significant contributions to public culture and to efforts to further humanize mental illness treatment."
Blaine plans to travel to San Francisco to conduct interviews with his brother and with Princeton graduates who knew him during college. He also will visit Boston, his hometown, to talk to high school friends and family members. He hopes the interviews will shed light not only on what he went through, but also on the experience of dealing with a friend or family member with mental illness.
"I want to ask them, 'What is it like to encounter someone you've known for 20 years in an altered state?'" Blaine said.
Blaine will employ the ethnographic interviewing skills he learned as an anthropology student and honed last summer in New Orleans, where he conducted research for his senior thesis. He did fieldwork with a not-for-profit organization that is helping to rebuild the health system. Blaine spent time observing and talking to mental health professionals, social workers, public health workers and policymakers. His thesis explored individual stories of mental health workers in New Orleans in the context of the social and economic situation in the city.
Using an ethnographic approach to studying his own mental illness should allow Blaine to capture what someone with the disease experiences, gaining insights that are difficult for anthropologists to reach.
"Mental illness in particular poses an interesting problem for the anthropologist," Blaine wrote in his Dale proposal. "No ethnographer, no matter how good a 'participant-observer,' can ever enter fully into the subjectivity of a person undergoing an abnormal psychological experience."
Blaine plans to assimilate what he learns over the next year by writing essays and fiction about his experiences. He also hopes to deliver lectures on college campuses across the country, and is thinking of attending graduate school for anthropology. He knows that delving into his past won't be easy for him and those he interviews.
"A couple of friends I've mentioned it to said it would be really difficult (to talk about my illness), but they would do it," Blaine said. "Getting this material out there — by doing this project and being open about it — will do a lot to create a dialogue and open avenues for other people to talk about their experiences."


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Dairy Bush GigaPan - 173 – December 19 2012
Year 4 - Week 15 - 360°
Today was a moist, cool morning today in the Dairy Bush (0 C) with only a little wind out of the W (7 km/h). Some chickadees and found a Pentatomidae in the leaf litter.
check out the same week over the past three years:
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2009 – www.gigapan.com/gigapans/39105/
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I've extracted images from a year of Dairy Bush GigaPans to illustrate the rapid decomposition of the leaf litter in this forest associated with the presence of non-native worms. The forest floor is changing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRRv09_oF5w
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Earthwatch partner Alcoa is a leader in aluminum production that engages its employees, improves the environment, and educates future leaders through the Alcoa Foundation. Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum and employs nearly 61,000 people in 30 countries.
Alcoa contributes to sustainability through the Alcoa Foundation, one of the largest corporate foundations in the United States, with assets of about $470 million. Founded 62 years ago, Alcoa Foundation has invested more than $590 million. In 2013, Alcoa Foundation contributed more than $22 million to nonprofit organizations worldwide, building innovative partnerships to improve the environment and educate tomorrow's leaders for careers in manufacturing and engineering.
The world's leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum.
Alcoa fellows measuring trees in the Brazilian rainforest on a facilitated, week-long Earthwatch Expedition in Brazil.
The work of Alcoa Foundation is further enhanced by Alcoa's thousands of employee volunteers who share their talents and time to make a difference in the communities where Alcoa operates. Through the Company's signature Month of Service program, in 2013, a record 62 percent of Alcoa employees took part in nearly 1,300 events across 24 countries, benefiting more than 505,000 people and 1,900 nonprofit organizations.
Over 12 years ago, the Alcoa Foundation partnered with Earthwatch to create the Alcoa Employee Sustainability Fellowship program, an initiative that now sends 25 Alcoa employees per year on facilitated, week-long Earthwatch Expeditions in Brazil, Canada, and France. The goal of the initiative is to introduce employees to key climate change and sustainability topics as they relate to forests, carbon, and ecosystem services so that each employee can become an advocate for Alcoa's commitment to sustainability.
The relationship between the Alcoa Foundation and Earthwatch has continued to grow and develop over the years. At the onset of the program in 2003, between 7 and 15 Alcoa employees were selected to participate in scientific field research expeditions alongside participants from the general public, funded by annual grants of $30,000 to $45,000. In 2008, the Alcoa Foundation made its first two-year investment in Earthwatch and developed a Community Fellowship Program to support community leaders in addition to Alcoa employees. By 2011, the partnership was extended to include a facilitated learning program around the topics of climate change and sustainability that was offered in three languages: English, Portuguese, and Mandarin.
Most recently, the partnership has renewed another two-year contract for 2013 and 2014, which stems from a grant of $541,901. In addition to funding another 25 employee fellows to participate on a facilitated Earthwatch Expedition, this grant includes the development of the Alcoa Sustainability Alumni Network, which will allow employees to build on the experiences of past fellows and inspire more sustainability action throughout Alcoa.
Since the program began, 195 Alcoa employees from 21 countries have provided essential assistance to 40 Earthwatch research projects in 30 countries. Since 2011, Alcoa employees took part in over 1,500 hours of facilitated learning with Earthwatch staff and contributed over 11,400 field research hours.
For more information, visit alcoafoundation.com and follow @AlcoaFoundation on Twitter.
Alcoa employee's can become an advocate for Alcoa's commitment to sustainability.
Alcoa fellows measuring trees in the Brazilian rainforest on a facilitated, week-long expedition in Brazil.
"Earthwatch Expeditions provide a unique experience for Alcoa employees from around the world to work together with real scientists on meaningful environmental projects in our key regions and then bring their learnings back to their colleagues and communities. Our partnership with Earthwatch Institute is a compelling way to engage our people and advance our goals around the environment and education."
Paula Davis
President of Alcoa Foundation and Vice President of Alcoa
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By Melissa Meador/Monroe Journal
OKOLONA – Hamilton scored the first point of the game. That would be the only lead they would enjoy, as defending girls' 2A champion New Site took control for the rest of the night.
New Site (25-4) jumped out to a 30-plus halftime lead and cruised from there to an 85-40 win to secure a spot in tonight's Division 1-2A girls championship game against Baldwyn.
"We really wanted to push the pace tonight and pressure them defensively," New Site coach Byron Sparks said. "The kids came out and got a quick start, and that helped us."
A free throw from Mary Willis put the Lady Lions (19-9) on the board first, but the Lady Royals went on a 10-0 run over the next three minutes. Cristen Pharr hit three field goals during that stretch.
Alainey Hughes' 3-pointer followed by a layup from Christy Willis cut the lead to 6 before New Site pulled away.
The Royals responded with a 3 -pointer from Grace Elliott and seven straight points from Christy Clark, who led New Site with 19 points, to take a double-digit lead, and the Lady Royals led 49-18 at the half.
"They came ready to play tonight, and we didn't," Hamilton coach Sue Verner said. "Once we got down tonight, I feel like we gave up."
second half
Mary Willis opened up the second half with a 2-point basket before Shelby Stricklen scored five straight to open the lead back up over 30.
Hamilton faces East Union in today's girls consolation game and will go on the road for Monday's North state play-in game.
The win ensures that North state tournament host New Site plays at home until the state tournament.
"We feel good about things going into next week," Sparks said. "This time of the year though, one game can do you in, so we have to stay sharp and stay focused."