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Published: October 11, 2013 - 06:51 PM | Updated: October 12, 2013 - 09:22 AM
BEREA: Browns quarterback Jason Campbell put his emotions aside for the greater good, but it wasn't easy.
After Brandon Weeden sprained his right thumb Sept. 15 in the fourth quarter of a 14-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, coach Rob Chudzinski named Brian Hoyer the starting quarterback for Week 3 against the Minnesota Vikings. The decision was surprising at the time because Campbell was listed second on the depth chart and Hoyer third.
"Did it sting a little bit?" Campbell said Friday after practice. "Yeah, it stung a little bit 'cause as a competitor, you're disappointed. But then all the sudden, you find it's not about you, it's about the team, and they're trying to find out what they have on this team going forward. My job is to support these guys, and at the same time, try to stay prepared, stay mentally in it and just be prepared to play at any time.
"I've been in this game long enough to understand there comes a time when you have to shift roles. But you never lose your edge. I always still have that edge because a decision doesn't define who you are as a player or as a person. Whether a person agrees with a decision or doesn't agree with a decision, the decision is made, and you move forward and you don't hang onto it. That's helped me in the past. It's helped me now."
Campbell is an injury away from being thrust into action. He'll serve as the primary backup to Weeden when the Browns (3-2) face the Detroit Lions (3-2) on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Weeden will return to the starting lineup this weekend because Hoyer, who led the Browns to back-to-back wins after they began the season with consecutive losses, suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Oct. 3 in the first quarter of a 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills. Hoyer is scheduled to undergo surgery Oct. 18 at the Cleveland Clinic, Chudzinski said.
"We're hoping that [Hoyer] would be back during the spring [for] OTAs [organized team activities] and all of those things," Chudzinski said.
In the meantime, Weeden, 29, will receive a second chance this season to show what he can do as a starter. Campbell, 31, will be in the background to advise him.
When Campbell joined the Browns by signing a two-year, $3.75 million contract in March, he made it clear he thought he still had what it took to start. But Hoyer, 27, leapfrogged him despite having only one NFL start on his resume heading into this season.
Campbell is 31-40 as a starter, so the team's decision-makers know what they have in him. They wanted to find out what Hoyer could offer.
"I'm pretty sure it had something to do with it," Campbell said.
After Hoyer was given the nod, Campbell decided to serve as a mentor instead of rocking the boat.
"Not get in the way and not be a distraction — that was my whole main focus in that situation," Campbell said. "[I had to] just understand, 'Hey, at some time comes a point in your career where you have to shift gears, kind of got to understand your role a little bit and just keep moving forward.' I understand helping these younger guys is part of my role."
Injury updates
Browns starting right outside linebacker Jabaal Sheard (sprained left knee) and backup left outside linebacker Quentin Groves (high-ankle sprain) are listed as questionable for Sunday, meaning there's a 50 percent chance they'll play.
Both players practiced all week on a limited basis and said decisions about whether they'll face the Lions will be made Sunday morning after they work out at the stadium.
Sheard hasn't played since he suffered his injury Sept. 22 against the Minnesota Vikings.
"When you feel good, when you don't feel pain anymore and you're able to move and just do the same things you've got to do play in and play out [you know you're ready]," Sheard said. "So we've been doing a lot of that in practice, off to the side, doing some running, and I feel pretty good. It's just going to be a mindset of things, getting back out there and feeling confident in it."
Groves has been idle since he was hurt Sept. 15 against the Ravens.
"I feel pretty good," Groves said. "But at the same time, today's not Sunday. We'll wait till Sunday to make the final decision if we're going to go or if we're not."
Once Sheard and Groves return, they'll join starting left outside linebacker Paul Kruger and rookie backup right outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo in the defense's rotation of edge rushers. Undrafted rookies Paul Hazel and Eric Martin will be bumped out of that rotation.
"All coaches want their best guys out there," Groves said. "Not to take anything from Hazel or Martin, but we've been through training camps, we've been through OTAs, I've been in the system two years and Jabaal's a starter. So if we can have that rotation, it'll mean a lot for us."
The Browns ruled out backup defensive end Billy Winn (quadriceps) for Sunday. Fullback Chris Ogbonnaya (concussion), defensive ends Desmond Bryant (illness) and John Hughes (knee) and Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas (elbow) are probable.
Megatron watch
Lions All-Pro wide receiver Calvin Johnson (right knee) practiced on a limited basis Thursday and Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday. Johnson sat out Sunday during a 22-9 loss to the Green Bay Packers and did not practice Wednesday.
Chudzinski said the Browns expect Johnson to play this weekend, and inside linebacker D'Qwell Jackson said the defense is focusing on harassing quarterback Matthew Stafford no matter what.
"We're going to do what we do best," Jackson said. "We're going to attack them whether Calvin's in there or not, going to try to apply some pressure on them. If you can get a good quarterback off his spot, it kind of rattles him a little bit."
The Lions ruled out wide receiver Nate Burleson (forearm), running back Theo Riddick (concussion) and tight end Tony Scheffler (concussion).
No respect
Sheard isn't a fan of the way Lions standout defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh plays. The NFL has fined Suh six times and suspended him once for illegal plays against opponents since he entered the league in 2010.
"I just watch the highlights that y'all put on ESPN with him hurting somebody," Sheard said. "It's crazy. It's the league, so guys play hard. I respect how hard he plays, but I'm not a dirty player, so I really don't care for it. There's offensive linemen that play like that. There's a few guys out there that kind of just play that way. I don't respect it. I don't like it. He's a great player. He's a dominant player. I don't think he needs to do all the dirty stuff."
Jersey swap
Browns cornerback Joe Haden and Lions rookie cornerback Darius Slay agreed to exchange jerseys after the game Sunday. Slay, a second-round pick from Mississippi State, lists Haden as his favorite cornerback.
"He's been a fan of mine since I played for Florida," Haden said. "He hit me up the other day on Twitter, asked me if he could get the jersey after the game. So we'll be switching out jerseys. That's just something cool that I have another player from another team that looked up to me when he was playing college ball. Never growing up I would've thought I'd have another player that I'm playing against looking up to me. It was kind of cool."
Slay told the Detroit Free Press that he's excited for the exchange.
"I'm going to give it to him right off my back, just like he's going to do his," Slay said. "I want his with all stains in it and everything. I ain't going to wash it. I'm putting it in a frame."
Memory lane
Lions coach Jim Schwartz reflected on starting his NFL career in Cleveland and praised Browns General Manager Mike Lombardi during a conference call this week. The relationship began in 1993, when Schwartz worked under Lombardi as a scout for the Browns.
"Mike is probably the smartest guy I've ever met in the NFL,'' Schwartz said. "He never needs to look at notes. He's just one of those guys that can recall every single player and every single game. I certainly learned an awful lot from Mike and [coach] Bill Belichick. I got a chance to go there as an unpaid intern and really just learn as I went."
Extra points
The NFL fined Browns left guard John Greco $7,875 for committing a face-mask penalty in the third quarter against the Bills. The league also fined Bills safety Aaron Williams $21,000 for unnecessarily striking Browns wide receiver Davone Bess in the helmet in the first quarter and Bills running back Fred Jackson $7,875 for taunting in the second quarter by unnecessarily flipping the ball to an opponent. There were no fines for Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso, who hit Hoyer in the helmet as he slid and suffered a torn ACL, or Browns free safety Tashaun Gipson, who repeatedly pumped his fist after hitting Bills quarterback EJ Manuel on the right knee and causing a sprained lateral collateral ligament. … Browns backup running back Fozzy Whittaker said he took some reps at kickoff returner this week. He doesn't know if he'll get a chance to do it Sunday, but he insisted he's ready. … In an interview with USA Today, Browns CEO Joe Banner reiterated the message Chudzinski delivered to local reporters earlier this week about wide receiver Josh Gordon. "We're absolutely not shopping Josh," Banner said. "We're not going to shop him, and we don't have any plan or intention to trade him." … Schwartz on the Browns' turnaround: "Reports of the death of the Browns were greatly exaggerated. They were 0-2 and there was a lot of talk of that was it for the season. All they've done is roll off three straight wins."
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I had this post written in my head last night - so I'm considering it a legit ventage tuesday entry! This week, we're celebrating Stephanie! And by 'celebrate' - I mean that ALL FIVE VENTAGE GIRLS will share the same physical space for the first time in history. Look out world!!!
Steph & I are probably the most opposite of the Ventage Girls. She eats bacon/I eat kale. She swoons over muscle-y guys / I lean toward skinny hipsters. She vacations at Disney/ my kids have never visited the mouse. She can recommend awesome kids programming / I forget that I have cable. Despite all of these differences? We are friends. We share a love of the Ventage Girls, scrapbooking, Target, and the well-placed "for the win" comment. Stephanie knows what it means to be a warrior mama - her battles are different than mine, for sure, but we both show up - road-weary, clutching a starbucks cup, and wearing lipgloss.
Happy Birthday dear friend!!! See you sooooo soon!!!!

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Re: Re: Oh why is life never easy? Need help with |vector|
>In article <4ar5ut$2hq at dragonfly.wri.com>,
>ULI WORTMANN <ULI12 at HOMER.geol.chemie.tu-muenchen.de> wrote:
>>Hi All,
>>I need to calculate v0 = v / |v| where v is a vector of size 3.
>>However, |v|, which is a scalar, is for some reason (I don't
>>understand) treated like a vector (at least VectorQ[|v|] gives
>>TRUE). Obviously, it is impossible to divide two vectors of different
>> |v| is defined as:
>> absvec[u_] :=
>> Module[{a},
>> {a = Sqrt[(u[[1]]^2+u[[2]]^2+u[[3]]^2)]}]
>The problem is that the body of your calculation is wrapped in list
>braces, so the result comes back wrapped in list braces, which is
>a vector of length 1.
>Anyway, a much better way to calculate the magnitude of a vector is
>like this:
> absvec[u_] := Sqrt[Plus @@ (u^2)]
>This function works on vectors of any length.
> Dave Wagner
> Principia Consulting
> (303) 786-8371
> dbwagner at princon.com
> http://www.princon.com/princon
Another way to do it would be
absvec[u_?VectorQ] := Sqrt[u.u]
which uses Mathematica's built-in Dot product--faster for large vectors and
a little clearer mathematically.
(This isn't meant to be a criticism of Dave's solution :-)
Bruce Carpenter


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The purpose of this meditation is to develop a beautiful sense of everyone being equal in terms of their predicament.
I began by making the appropriate preparations for meditation, and then started the meditation by contemplating all beings in samsara. They all want the same thing – to be free from suffering and to enjoy uninterrupted and permanent happiness. They work so hard to achieve this, but because of their ignorance, they do not see the true cause of their suffering, or the route to happiness.
They spend so much time and effort trying to control samsara (like my engineers of yesterday's meditation) when they should be trying to control their own minds.
I thought of how much we all want to be happy and free from suffering. We are all just suffering beings, trapped in the prison of samsara, looking for a way out.
I focused on the idea that we are all the same, and all wanting to be free from our suffering. I was filled with a feeling of being one with others, and connected with them in the sense that we all in the same predicament, and all wish for the same thing.
May all living beings feel their connection with others, and understand that we are all the same.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will try to maintain the understanding that all beings in samsara want the same thing – to be free from suffering, and to find true lasting happiness.
The purpose of this meditation is to decide on what action to take if we are going to stop asking samsara to provide us with what we want.
I began by making the appropriate preparations for meditation, and then I revisited my conclusions from yesterday.
What is it that we all want, deep down? We all want permanent, perfect happiness and to never experience even the slightest suffering. Samsara, our normal world, cannot provide this. If we understand this, be can let go of the expectation and become free of its tyranny.
I thought about what to do if we abandon samsara – what should be our view?
I asked myself this question for a while, and slowly an idea formed that I should transform samsara into a pure land. I cannot alter the appearances around me, but I can transform them into causes of bliss. The first step is to stop grasping at appearances as being the external cause of happiness or suffering – they are more like triggers rather than the cause itself. If I view freezing temperatures as not being an inherent cause of suffering, but instead a sign of my past negative actions then instead of feeling discomfort, I can develop the bliss of patient acceptance.
If I experience pleasure in a cup of tea, I can see it is the trigger for the ripening of positive karma. This reminds me to always create positive actions, and gives me the opportunity to experience the bliss of offering nectar to all the Buddhas.
In short, my conclusion was that I need to always transform samsara into a pure land, develop pure minds towards all living beings, and abide in bliss. I focused on this thought, and I felt simultaneously the wish to abandon samsara and the wish to transform it into a pure land. I experienced a very focused mind, filled with freedom and beauty. It was lovely.
May all living beings learn how to transform their conditions into bliss, and quickly attain enlightenment for the benefit of all.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will transform, transform, transform.
The purpose of this meditation is to contemplate the shortcomings of samsara in terms of how our lives can never give us complete and continuous satisfaction.
I began by making the appropriate preparations for meditation, and then thought about the three ways in which samsara frustrates our wishes.
We can never be separated from the things we find unpleasant. Even with the best conditions in samsara, we would still find things that cause us to be unhappy – it would be too hot, too sunny, too humid, too dark, too soft etc. Samsara can never give complete happiness.
We can never be with what we desire all the time. We may always want to be in the company of our dearest family, but samsara cannot allow for this. We may always wish to be in a particular location, but even if we remain there, it changes around us and soon we feel out of place and long for the location of our past.
Finally we can never fulfil our samsaric wishes. When we are young we have dreams we never fulfil, and if we do, we naturally develop more dreams to fulfil. If we spend our lives fulfilling our dreams, we will still die feeling that there was 'just one more' that needed to be done in order for us to be satisfied.
I thought of Sir Ranulph Fiennes who is famous for undertaking punishing adventures across arctic wastes. His career has involved ever more extreme expeditions. If we look with wisdom, we can see that although his exploits are staggering in terms of the effort they require, I feel that he will never be able to fulfil all his wishes.
Given how samsara cannot fulfil our wishes, I concluded that rather than be cross or disappointed, I should simply stop asking samsara for happiness. I focused on this simple thought, and kept it as my object of meditation for the rest of the session. I felt free, knowing that from its own side, samsara is powerless – it is only my constant grasping for the happiness it cannot give that makes it unsatisfactory.
May all living beings realise that samsara cannot give them what they are looking for, and instead turn to the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha for permanent inner peace.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will try to stop grasping at happiness from samsara, because no matter how hard it tries, it cannot give me what I ask.
The purpose of this meditation is to recognise the unsatisfactoriness of samsara and develop the wish to become liberated.
I started with making the appropriate preparations for meditation, and then settled into thinking about distractions. During my meditations and when I am making my prayers, I am often bothered by distracting thoughts. I wondered how come I have so many distractions, and it occurred to me that it may be due to familiarity with the habit of allowing myself to be distracted in the past in order to relieve the uncomfortable feelings caused by focusing on my ordinary life.
Why do we indulge in distracting thoughts? Could it be because they seem more interesting that what is in front of us at the moment? What is in front of us at the moment? Usually it is just the same old stuff. Work, commuting, cooking, cleaning etc. And even when we look at what we normally consider to be interesting, such as going to the pub, watching sport, reading novels or going on holiday, if we look with wisdom these things are really just changing suffering – another form of suffering.
No wonder we welcome distractions! It is our relief from the truth – the mundanity of our life.
To look samsara in the eye and see it for what it is leads to two possible actions: to develop the wish to end it all now, or to find a way out. Most people do not realise there is a way out, and so the only logical action for those who really understand the nature of samsara is suicide. From Wikipedia:
Philosophical thinking in the 19th and 20th century has led, in some cases, beyond thinking in terms of pro-choice, to the point that suicide is no longer a last resort, or even something that one must justify, but something that one must justify not doing. Many forms of existentialist thinking essentially begin with the premise that life is objectively meaningless, and proceed to the question of why one should not just kill oneself; they then answer this question by suggesting that the individual has the power to give personal meaning to life
The individual DOES have the power to give personal meaning to life, and according to Dharma, has the power and obligation to do this for the benefit of all living beings.
I thought about these points, and settled on the thought that I want to give meaning to my life, to overcome the distractions that hide the truth, and to become liberated from Samsara. I focused on this for the rest of the meditation and found a clear, peaceful space where I let the wish for liberation fill my mind.
May all living beings search for, and find, liberation.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will try to keep a wish to overcome my mind's distractions, and see Samsara for what it is, and on the basis of this clear view, keep the wish to attain complete liberation from suffering.
The purpose of this meditation is to generate renunciation – the wish to abandon samsara.
I began by making the appropriate preparations for meditation in order to settle my mind and open it up to the blessings of the Buddhas.
I then started by thinking of how humans are present in one realm of samsara, and all other sentient beings are in one of the other five realms. At death, they take rebirth in any of the six realms, and live out another life full of suffering, one way or another. I contemplated something like the diagram of the Wheel of Life, with the living beings moving constantly from realm to realm. As I thought about it, I felt the restlessness of it all, the constant churning and anxiety of it all. I let my attention rest on this for a while and really felt the unsatisfactoriness of this mode of existence.
After a while, I let myself be filled with the desire for this to stop. To find 'supreme inner peace'. To have the cycle of birth, death and rebirth finally come to an end forever, and to abide in perfect stillness and contentment. I developed the thought of how good it would be to experience continual peace and stillness, and I focused on this for the rest of the meditation.
May all living beings find peace and stillness.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will watch my mind – movement and change bring anxiety – stillness and peace bring deep happiness. I will try to keep my mind still and peaceful.
The purpose of this meditation is to get an understanding that our time in the fortunate realm of humans is like a short holiday from the sufferings of the lower realms.
I began by making the appropriate preparations for meditation, and then thought about a phrase in The New Meditation Handbook where Geshe-la says that our current human life is like a short holiday away from the inconceivably long periods of time we spend in the lower realms.
I thought about how our holidays last only a very short time. After our holidays are over, we return to the day to day drudgery of our everyday lives.
I have always thought this was bizarre way to life our lives. We should try to make every day joyful and happy, rather than assenting to the view that it is during our holiday when we can be happy. If we do this, then by definition, we are assenting to being unhappy for 50 weeks out of 52! That's not how I want to spend my life!!
I thought more deeply about how this life is like a short holiday. A practitioner of initial scope is like someone who plans to not go home, but to stay on holiday for ever. A practitioner of the intermediate scope sees that even on holiday, things are still not perfect. Such a practitioner plans to leave even the holiday resort for somewhere completely free from all suffering.
I focused on the idea of being on a short holiday, with a certain return to suffering in a short time, and I got the feeling of being in a very short window of time. My life in this fortunate realm will soon come to an end, and instead of returning to the lower realms, I really should be trying to get to the land of liberation. I focused on this thought as my object of meditation.
May all living beings find the opportunity to see how their life is like a short holiday, and plot complete escape, rather than assent to the inevitability of return to suffering.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will try to see how my life is like a brief holiday, and focus my efforts into developing renunciation for samsara so that I can develop the wisdom realising emptiness, and free myself completely from the cycle of suffering.
The purpose of this meditation is to develop a deep familiarity with the understanding that we now have a precious human life.
I began by making the appropriate preparations for meditation.
After settling my mind, I moved on to consider my current circumstances. All my conditions are right for Dharma practice. My body, my family, my house, my job, my teachers, the NKT, my Dharma friends, this blog… everything is right. Some of these things may normally be perceived as problems, but for me they are perfect for Dharma practice.
To use a favourite image of Kadampa Ryan, all these conditions are like waves on an ocean of emptiness. At the moment, certain waves have risen out of the ocean of my root mind, and are appearing conventionally as perfect conditions for Dharma practice. I am very fortunate because I can 'see' these conditions directly with my sense awarenesses. If they were not manifest in this way, they would be hidden, and I would have no opportunity to practice Dharma.
It seemed to me that all these condtions were like a golden ladder, with each one of them being a rung – a rung that I can use to climb out of samsara. I imagined a golden ladder in front of me, and understood that each rung was really one of my perfect conditions for Dharma practice. But the ladder won't climb itself! I need to use each rung to climb up.
I focused for a while on my precious human life being like a golden ladder, with all my conditions being like the rungs, and generated a real appreciation for my current good fortune.
After a while I decided to focus more on what I want to do – what conclusion do I reach?
At the moment I have this ladder within reach. I need to interact with each rung in order to climb out of samsara. In my normal life, I need to interact with each person, each situation in such a way that my virtues and realisations increase. I need to climb the virtuous ladder out of my samsara!
I settled on this wish to use all my daily experiences as methods to climb out of samsara, and tried to keep my mind from wandering away from it for the rest of the meditation.
May all living beings see the preciousness of their human life, and use every opportunity to climb out of samsara
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will offer every drink, dedicate every action and keep my commitments so I can climb the ladder of good fortune as quickly as possible.
The purpose of this meditation is to generate joy and a sense of deep appreciation for the opportunity our precious human life affords us, and then to consider what this opportunity means in light of the practice of giving.
I began by dissolving my Guru into my heart and relaxing both my body and mind by focusing on his meditative equipoise, his stillness and his stability. I imagined these qualities filling my own mind, and experienced something of what it might feel like. It was wonderfully tranquil, and I remained there for a while.
I then moved on to consider my precious human life. I considered the different realms of samsara, and the conditions of the beings that inhabit those realms. The gods are so separate from suffering that they feel no need to escape from samsara. The demigods are so consumed with jealously that they cannot think of anything else but the acquisition of more resources and possessions. Most humans are distracted by worldly activities. Animals are burdened with great confusion and lack of control over their lives. Hungry ghosts and hell beings are so tortured with constant suffering that they cannot think of anything except their own plight.
As I toured the six realms, I grew to appreciate my own circumstances. I have no major external circumstances which separate me from Dharma. I have no internal obstacles which prevent me from developing faith in Dharma. I have experienced enough contact with Dharma to believe that no matter what happens in the future, I will not lose this faith. I thought about these circumstances and I developed a deep sense of joy that I have somehow managed to find such a fortunate and meaningful life, with such potential. I focused on this feeling of joy, and let it fill me. It was wonderful and inspiring.
After a while, I wondered what this meant in light of giving.
My human life is the platform for my practice of giving. My human life is the platform for all my activities, Dharma and non-Dharma alike. But with wisdom, I can transform all my activities into Dharma activities by mixing them with the six perfections, including giving. Giving love, fearlessness, material help and Dharma are only possible through the vehicle of my human life.
I thought about these points and developed a sort of 'double joy' – firstly that I have a human life with its freedoms and endowments, and secondly that I can use it to give so much benefit to others. I focused on this enhanced sense of joy, and stayed within it for the rest of the meditation.
May all living beings trapped in the prison of samsara quickly attain a precious human life, and through this engage in Dharma practice to quickly attain enlightenment for the benefit of all.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will remain mindful of my precious human life and practice giving both mentally and physically where appropriate.


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Former percussion prof joins elite ranks
A retired Indiana University of Pennsylvania percussion professor Thursday joined the ranks of some world-class drummers including Gene Krupa, Tito Puente, Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton and Ringo Starr, as well as renowned cymbals and drum accessories manufacturers Avedis, Armand and Robert Zildjian.
Dr. Gary Olmstead, an IUP professor emeritus, was elected to the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place at the annual PAS International Convention at the Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis.
Olmstead joined a select group of only 111 percussionists chosen to receive the honor since its inception in 1972. In addition to numerous awards and recognitions, Olmstead received the Lifetime Achievement in Education Award from The Percussive Arts Society in 2004 and Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching from IUP in 1994.
Olmstead came to IUP in 1966 as the music department's first full-time percussion instructor and worked until his retirement in 2003 to develop a university percussion program which gained international recognition.
In addition to other professional associations, he was active in the Percussive Arts Society as a member of the board of directors for 11 years, served as first vice president for two years and as president for five years. It was during his presidency that the annual Percussive Arts Society International Conventions were established. The conventions today register approximately 5,000 participants.
In 1997, Olmstead and IUP percussion alumni and friends established the Olmstead Percussion Scholarship.
Upon retirement, Olmstead donated his personal 3,000-item percussion library to IUP.
In 2010 Olmstead was honored by the IUP Board of Trustees when the Cogswell Music Building's percussion rehearsal hall was named for him. The Olmstead Percussion Rehearsal Hall is used for a variety of percussion activities from percussion ensemble rehearsals to guest artist clinics and presentations.
Olmstead lives in Indiana with his wife, Michelina.
Also inducted Thursday were Clifford Alexis, a performer, composer, arranger, tuner, builder and educator; Harold Jones, a prolific jazz drummer; and Salvatore Rabbio, a world-class performer, clinician and educator.
PAS is an international organization of more 7,000 members, with 50 chapters located across the United States, and an additional 28 chapters outside the U.S.
The Percussive Arts Society is the world's largest percussion organization and is considered the central source for information and networking for percussionists and drummers of all ages. Established in 1961 as a nonprofit, music service organization, its mission is to promote percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world.
The Hall of Fame award is the society's highest form of recognition for outstanding accomplishment and artistic contributions to the world of percussion. The PAS Hall of Fame was established in 1972 to recognize the contributions of the most highly regarded leaders in percussion performance, education, research, scholarship, administration, composition and the industry. Inductees demonstrate the highest ideals and professional integrity to their profession to bring about significant events, substantive improvements in the world of percussion, and the betterment of the profession through exemplary services or acts.


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Goldman beats Street but dials back risk
By Lauren Tara LaCapra
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc surprised Wall Street on Tuesday, reporting better-than-expected profit and dialing back risk-taking in ways that are uncharacteristic for the traditionally aggressive investment bank.
In fixed income, currency and commodities trading (FICC) -- where Goldman has been known for lucrative, if risky, bets -- the bank highlighted interest-rate products as a bright spot and said other major businesses reported lower revenue.
Goldman's average daily value at risk - a key measure of risk-taking at Wall Street banks - declined by 16 percent from the year-ago period and 29 percent from the 2011 fourth quarter.
In another move that made the Wall Street firm look a little more like the less profitable, run-of-the-mill commercial banks, Goldman raised its dividend 31 percent to 46 cents per share.
It is only the third dividend increase since the bank went public in 1999. It last raised the dividend in 2006. Goldman executives have repeatedly said they prefer returning money to shareholders through stock buybacks.
The shift toward a lower risk profile comes as Goldman and other investment banks have found their profits under pressure from continuing stress in the capital markets in recent years and new regulations aimed at reducing risk at such firms, including higher capital requirements, restrictions on trading, and curbs on investments in hedge funds and private equity.
But investors had been expecting Goldman to find ways to increase profitability and post even stronger results, especially after major rivals JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc outperformed expectations in the first quarter.
Goldman's revenue from FICC was $3.5 billion in the first quarter, down 20 percent from a strong year-ago quarter but more than double the fourth quarter. Still, UBS analyst Brennan Hawken described the revenue as "light" against his forecast of $4.2 billion. Continued...


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Staging is a method of describing pancreas cancer based on how far it has spread (metastasize). Pancreatic tumors may be staged based on the TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) system, or a numbered system. It is used to describe the size of a primary tumor (T), whether there are lymph nodes with cancer cells in them (N), and whether the cancer has spread (metastasized) to a different part of the body (M).
- T values range from 1 to 4, with 1 being a small tumor and 4, a large one
- N values range from 0 to 3, with 0 meaning no positive lymph nodes and 3 indicating many positive nodes (positive node means presence of cancer)
- The M value is either 0 or 1, with 0 meaning the cancer has not spread (metastasized) and 1 meaning that it has spread
The following numerical stages also may be used for pancreatic cancer:
Stage 0 (Carcinoma in Situ)
Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the pancreas. The cells may become cancerous and spread (metastasized) into nearby normal tissue. Stage 0 is also called carcinoma in situ.
Stage I
Cancer is found in the pancreas only. Stage I is divided based on the size of the tumor. In Stage IA, the tumor is two centimeters or smaller. In Stage IB, the tumor is larger than two centimeters.
Stage II
The cancer may have spread (metastasized) to nearby tissue and organs or lymph nodes near the pancreas. Stage II is divided into Stage IIA and Stage IIB, based on where the cancer has spread. In Stage IIA, cancer has spread to nearby tissue and organs but not to the lymph nodes. In Stage IIB, the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes and may have also spread to nearby tissue and organs.
Stage III
The cancer has spread to the major blood vessels near the pancreas and may have spread to nearby lymph nodes.
Stage IV
The cancer may be of any size and have spread to distant organs, such as the liver, lung, and peritoneal cavity. It may als have spread to organs and tissues near the pancreas or to the lymph nodes.


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About Siberian Wallflower: Botanists believe that the Siberian Wallflower, rather than coming from the European strain, originates from the Erysimum family of native American wallflowers. Presumably, this species acquired the name �Siberian� because of its excellent cold hardiness; it thrives in the damp, cool weather of coastal regions or higher altitudes. Its common name comes from the plant�s affinity for nooks and crannies in walls or cliffs. Records show that this plant once had many herbal and medical uses, as well as being used in perfume because of its fragrance. In the language of flowers, the wallflower also symbolizes disappointment in love.
Siberian Wallflower Germination: For best results, direct sow in the fall for germination in the spring. Since this seed needs light to germinate, sow it on the surface of the soil and compact it lightly. For spring planting, mix the seed with moist sand and store it in the refrigerator for 30 days before direct sowing on the surface of the soil. This seed can also be started indoors, sown on the surface of a flat; keep the soil lightly moist and at a temperature of 65-70 degrees until germination, which should occur within 10-15 days. Transplant the seedlings 9-12� apart after the last spring frost. Though it prefers well-drained soil, this plant can adapt to many soils including clay.
Growing Siberian Wallflower Seeds: Water the seedlings regularly until they become established; mature plants can tolerate some dryness, but appreciate occasional watering. Too much moisture or wet soil will cause disease. For the healthiest growth, keep the area weeded to reduce competition. This plant usually develops leaves in its first year and blooms in the second, and regular deadheading will allow the greatest number of blooms. Wallflower is often grown as a biennial, though classified as a perennial; it will also reseed itself, though the plant can be trimmed back after blooming to prevent this. If overwintering this plant, cover it with a layer of mulch for protection. This plant attracts butterflies, resists deer, and grows well in containers.
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Saving Siberian Wallflower Seeds: This plant will develop long, thin seed pods that turn from green to yellow to brown; mature seed will be a dark orange or rust color. Since the pods will split and release their seed when fully ripe, they must be harvested promptly to avoid loss. Remove the pods individually as they ripen to a light brown, and spread them out to dry. Alternatively, the entire plant can be pulled when most of the pods are ripe and hung upside down to dry. Separate the seed from the pods. Store the seed in a cool, dry place.
Detailed Siberian Wallflower Info: Origin: US Native Other Common Names: Wallflower Duration: Biennial/Perennial Bloom Time: Spring Height: 12-18 inches Spacing: 9-12 inches Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Soil Moisture: Medium USDA Zone: 3a- 9a Seeds Per Oz: 22,000 Produces compact plants with narrow 2-4� green leaves and profuse clusters of 2� bright orange flowers.


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The trade campaign
A new wave of trade deals is being negotiated which threatens democracy, public services and the environment worldwide.
If agreed, these secretive deals will give big business unprecedented new powers. Most controversially, they aim to set up special courts in which companies can sue governments over decisions they believe might harm their profits.
The deals will remove regulation designed to protect people and the planet, and will encourage the privatisation of services like healthcare and education.
The Transnational Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and US is one of the biggest of these deals – and the UK government is a one of its major backers. Other deals are CETA, which is between Canada and the EU, and TISA and TPP.
The solution
Trade can help improve people's lives, if it is democratically controlled and based on public need. Communities all over the world – and some governments, like those of Bolivia and Ecuador – are setting up just such mutually beneficial trade alliances.
Countries including Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, South Africa and Indonesia, which have already been sued over decisions made for the benefit of their populations, are beginning to question, or even rip up, trade agreements with the EU.
What's more, a growing movement of people is opposing secretive corporate trade deals, demanding that governments be accountable to people rather than to big business. Such a movement can create a very different trade system – one which works for people and planet rather than profit.
What are we doing?
Global Justice Now is playing a lead role in challenging TTIP and CETA, and building the UK movement against the deals.
More than 50 campaign groups and trade unions came together to hold No TTIP protests around the country in days of actions in 2014 and 2015. 50,000 people in the UK added their views to the EU consultation on special courts for corporations. And over three million across Europe signed a petition against TTIP.
With our network of groups and supporters, we are breaking the media blackout on the threats posed by TTIP, generating discussion of the issue in the local and national press.
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Ferris Institute Holiday Announcement. (December 1920.)
I hear the laughter of children, I hear their shouts, "Christmas is coming; Christmas is coming; Tell Santa Claus I want a sled, a drum, a train of cards, an automobile, and aeroplane- just lots of things." To the children Christmas means gifts, a gala day, a blaze on the hearth, a homecoming, a glimpse of Heaven. The children are right.
The birth of a babe on any day in the year is a holy event, a priceless gift to a home. God be thanked for children. No day can be too beautiful and glorious for children. The Christ Child- a gift to the world, a message to the world- the light of the world.
My dear reader, what does Christmas mean to you this year? What precious memories of home and friends are yours? Do you say,
"But O for the touch of a vanished hand,and the sound of a voice that is still?"
Millions this year and in the years to come will feel this pull of the heart-strings. In memory the dear ones live and greet us with the old-time Merry Christmas.
What is our greeting? Forever and forever a Merry Christmas. How? Through gifts to those who are with us, those who have the courage to work and to serve and to love. What gifts? The gifts that make life worth living,- a letter, a word of good cheer, a smile to father, mother, brother, sister, wife, husband, neighbor, the stranger and the afflicted. These gifts make glad the giver. These gifts make every day a Merry Christmas. "Peace and good will to men" is the meaning of Christmas.
A Merry Christmas to all of my readers.


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Surrealist, Mexican works poised to lead NY Latin American art auctions
By Walker Simon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rare, life-size, anonymous portrait of Aztec emperor Moctezuma II and a ground-breaking surrealist painting by Chilean artist Roberto Matta are among the top lots in Latin American art auctions next week in New York.
Art experts hope that record sales of post-war and contemporary art this week will have a spillover effect and fuel demand for Latin American art during three days of sales at Sotheby's and Christie's.
"Just thinking of what just happened, of $1 billion of art sold in three short days in New York City is quite a phenomenon," said Axel Stein, head of Sotheby's Latin American department. "We're very interested in seeing what the result of that will be" for Latin American art.
Sotheby's top-priced lots, at between $1.5 million and $2 million, are Matta's 1943 oil on canvas "Nada" (Nothingness) and Mexican Dr. Atl's "Manana Luminosa" (Luminous Morning), a 10-foot (3-meter-wide) 1942 landscape of a semi-arid plateau dotted by snowcapped volcanoes in the distance.
Another highlight at the sale is expected to be a colonial portrait of Moctezuma II, the Aztec chieftain killed by Spanish conquistadors.
The anonymous painting, "Portrait of Moctezuma II," from the final quarter of the 17th century, is expected to fetch at least $1 million. The only other colonial work of the same scale and subject is in a museum in Italy, said Stein.
Matta's "Nada" shows plant-like forms hurling outwards with their stems ringed by sloping rays. A central butterfly-like shape ejects beams in slices of green, red, turquoise and bright sky blue.
"Matta opened a whole new world. He was as interested in what was going on inside matter as he was in cosmic realities," said Stein. "No surrealist had ever gone there, because surrealism had been about how the mind works and what happens in dreams." Continued...


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The Obama administration has accepted an invitation to attend a Russian sponsored meeting concerning the situation in Afghanistan. This represents a sharp contrast with the Bush administration whose policies only served to antagonize the Russians. A senior American delegate will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization even though the United States is not a member of this group. Defense Department spokesperson Robert Wood noted, "we think it is important to go to this conference (because) it is about Afghanistan" and how nations of the world can cooperate in dealing with the situation.
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WSCC Phi Theta Kappa Inducts New Members and Wins Awards at National Conference
On Thursday, May 2nd, the Alpha Rho Gamma Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) of Washington State Community College (WSCC) held an induction ceremony for new members. PTK is the premier organization for promoting academic achievement among students at two-year colleges. Altogether, 54 students were inducted into the honor society on Thursday evening, and WSCC President Dr. Bradley Ebersole was also inducted as an honorary member of the organization. "Being inducted into PTK is an honor and distinction these students will carry with them throughout their lives", says President Ebersole. "It will certainly enhance their college experience, and will assist as they continue their journey of success." At the induction ceremony, two members of the PTK Executive Board were recognized by President Ebersole: Vice President of Fund Raising Tammy Holshu, and Vice Presidnet of Membership Nathaniel Moening.
In addition to promoting academic achievement, PTK is also dedicated to serving the local community. "The Alpha Rho Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is dedicated to the concept of being a servant – leader," explains WSCC's PTK advisor, Brad Merritt. Organizations PTK has worked with include the Marietta Memorial Hospice, the YMCA, Eve Inc., Habitat for Humanity, the Humane Society, troops in Afghanistan, Zonta, Empty Bowls, and the Relay for Life. "The Relay for Life is our signature event, and last year we raised over $7,600," says Merritt. "This year, our goal is $10,000."
WSCC student and PTK member Samantha Jadwin talks about being involved in an organization like PTK. "Being a member of Phi Theta Kappa in itself is an amazing experience," she says. "We do our best to make a difference in the community, and I think as time goes on and the chapter grows, Alpha Rho Gamma will do some pretty amazing things."
In early April, 2013, eight students, three alumni, Merritt, and President Ebersole attended the national PTK Conference in San Jose, California. This year, WSCC PTK members received multiple recognitions and awards at the conference. The chapter received the Honors in Action Project Award, and the Distinguished Chapter Officer Award went to Holshu. Member Sondra Holbert also received an award: a certificate for Distinguished Alumni. WSCC's PTK was also recognized for being among the top 100 out of 1,300 chapters worldwide, and ranking in 3rd place out of those 1,300 chapters for amount of funds raised for the Relay for Life. In addition to the awards and recognitions, Holshu and fellow member Judy Bonnette presented a well-received breakout session on Relay for Life fundraising.
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Babies: are they the New Baguettes (Fendi, not Prèt à Manger), the New Sex or the New Salvation? Whatever, the Glossips (glossy gossip magazines: Hello!, OK! and Now) decided that something was in the air last week when all three starred on their front covers not a wedding, a scrummy chocolate bar - or even both - but babies.
In the week following the terminally tarnished nuptials of Turner-Bovey Inc, the babies acted as tiny John the Baptists, supposedly cleansing the cash-for-most -profound-moments racket of its tacky taste - though why selling the first pictures of your infant is better than selling your marriage, which at least involves two consenting, if not quite sentient, adults, I'll never understand. And exactly what is the difference between being poor and making your child beg on the street and being worth millions and selling photographs of your children for another half a mill - as Iman and Bowie and Catherine and Michael have just done in Hello! and OK!, respectively, if not respectably - except that, if you're rich, you've really got no excuse?
Babies are currently the best way to launder whatever you feel is a bit lacking in sparkle in your life. They will launder your money, your sordid past, your boring present, and make sure you come up smelling of Eau de Bonnepointe. We are more or less immune to the cooing of a thousand blonde TV presenter girls, but there is something peculiarly repulsive about middle-aged showbiz millionaires with exciting, squalid pasts (and I say this as someone with an exciting, squalid past myself) wearing sick on their shoulders as if it were the George Cross and expecting to be taken to the heart of Middle England/Middle America/the Middle Ages.
I'm talking about David Bowie, who regularly took his own weight in cocaine (admittedly, not difficult in the 70s), insisted that another woman shared the wedding night bed with him and his poor first wife, and said things such as, "Everyone's bisexual, man", and, "What this country needs is a really strong fascist leader". Now he says of his marriage and fatherhood, in the midst of an 18-page photospread, "There's a joy and contentment that's almost palpable to both of us; overnight, our lives have been enriched beyond belief."
And Michael Douglas - he of the substance abuse and sex addiction, whose wife once found him in bed with her best friend - now simpers in the middle of a 21-page feature (mine's bigger than yours, Limey!) that "I'm the official burper!" (Of the baby, one hopes.)
Of course, no one would turn down the chance of shacking up with Iman or Catherine Zeta-Jones, and goodness knows I'm not condemning dumping spouses and moving on in one's life - what, me, the Daily Mail's official Worst Mother in Britain? But there is something vile about men such as Bowie and Douglas, who are forever drawing attention to their own alleged integrity and liberal politics, not only cashing in on their private lives, but proclaiming them with such gluttonous gloating. Why should we give them any more credibility than we do to the Turner-Boveys? Yet, regardless of these grabfests, we undoubtedly will continue to read about Bowie's dedication to his art and Douglas's anti-Hollywood stance.
To my mind, you can't really blame a Turner or a Bovey for selling their souls: they are creatures only of and for the marketplace, with no resonance or responsibility in our culture. (No teenager ever sat sobbing in her bedroom, "Oh, I hate my life - only Anthea Turner understands me!")
On the other hand, the sex and drugs counterculture that both Bowie and Douglas enjoyed and exploited so flagrantly was, on balance, a far better thing than the joyless repression it replaced. But it did undoubtedly create many casualties. And it is these people - the single mother on methadone, the Bowie casualty nodding out in a toilet somewhere, still convinced that the Starman will save him - that I can't help but think of when I see these huge spreads of ex-counterculture icons enjoying all the spoils that mainstream success, monogamy and jogging bring.
More than anything, it's the same creepy feeling that hearing John Peel's Home Truths gives me. I know we're meant to genuflect before his portrait as though he was a hairy Queen Mother, but I find it filthily objectionable that someone who grew rich and respected from preaching the 60s mantra "if it feels good, do it!" can, when it suits them, come over so cosy and domestic that it would have Nigella Lawson reaching for the crack-pipe.
Like his friend Bowie and their contemporary Douglas, Peel advocated ceaseless shagging and substance abuse as the road to the palace of wisdom. Yet because they had money, and lots of it, they managed to survive the 70s and thrive in the decades that followed. For the young working class swept away by this message, however, the road of excess led to madness, alienation and incarceration.
I don't blame Peel, Bowie and Douglas for changing their minds. But I do blame them for rubbing our collective noses in the fact that the rich and famous can walk on the wild side and still return to the domestic fold when it suits them, whereas the young and poor need only stray off the straight and narrow once to be trapped in a cul-de-sac of sorrow.
And the third magazine, Now? Well, that featured babies, too - but not the beloved bartered little bundles of joy who have already proved so profitable to reformed roués and their young trophy wives. No, Now featured grim shots of Meg Mathews and Patsy Kensit pushing prams, with the headline "Poor babies: Victims of the rock'n'roll lifestyle". It was amazingly consistent, if nothing else. Though a million miles and pounds removed from some inner-city sink estate, Meg and Patsy got the blame simply by sticking around. Their globe-trotting husbands, on the other hand, were painted as the innocent victims.
Patriarchy invariably finds a way of making all the nicest things in life into a stick with which to beat women: food (you'll get fat), alcohol (you'll get infertile), sex (you'll be a slag). Now, apparently, it even uses babies to beat their mothers with, while celebrating the spawning of old, rich men, regardless of their promiscuous pasts.
Like Angela Bowie and Diandra Douglas, who have been effectively written out of their husbands' shiny new lives, the message to Meg and Patsy is clear: go on, clear off, and leave the field clear for your famous husbands to get married to someone younger, cleaner, fresher, with no stretch marks on their minds or bodies. Just like we wanted poor Paula Yates to. But, somehow, I think girls today are made of sterner stuff.


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Absolute Beginners (original 1959; edition 1984)
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Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (1959)
No current Talk conversations about this book.
There may well have been some fabulous satire to this novel of teenagers and advertising and race riots, but I'm afraid that at this great remove what I recall is the movie soundtrack. Which is awesome.
This was one of those books that I was told I just had to read and so I did. After I finished it, I could appreciate why I'd been told to do so, but not sure it has held up over the years. I do think MacInnes broke new ground with the novel and thought he captured some of the language perfectly.
I am sorry I didn't like this book at all I finished it though.
The main character who takes photos (you dont know his name) is so un appealing, the way the book is written bore me aswell.
I wanted to enjoy this book as its about a long lost London.
The only good bit was the way this book described the Racial tension of the late 1950s
2014: I re-read this book after many years as a result of reading The Year of Reading Dangerously and was delighted to find it was still great. It's so immediate and exciting and seedy, but also captures teenage naivety and idealism in a really lovely way. It also covers race issues and the 50s riots, and has a few fantastic passages on tolerance, racism and colonialism which probably really helped shape my views as a teenager. Sure sometimes it feels dated both in terms of language and ways of thinking, but it has it's heart in the right place and is well worth reading.
2016: And another re-read of this in the wake of the Brexit vote, still relevant, and I was also reminded of how evocative some of the descriptions of London in the 50s are.
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Colin MacInnes's cult classic about teenagers, style and racial tension in 1950s London.
Description: London, 1958. "I swore by Elvis and all the saints that this last teenage year of mine was going to be a real rave." The eighteen-year-old narrator of Colin MacInnes' cult classic is determined to declare his independence from earlier generations, as he roams the city with his camera and a sharp eye for the stylish and the subversive. In the smoky jazz clubs of Soho, the coffee bars of Notting Hill and the cheap rooms of Pimlico the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are revolutionising youth culture and forging a new carefree lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Meanwhile the Teddy Boy gangs are staging internecine battles, and a generation of Black immigrants is struggling to make a life in a hostile city. The definitive account of London life in the 1950s and what it means to be a teenager, this account of a young man's coming of age captures the spirit of a generation and the changing face of London in the era of the first race riots and the lead up to the swinging Sixties.
Read by Joel MacCormack Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
Theme tune: Laurie London - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - 1958
1. Last year as a teenage for our protagonist, and in Notting Hill too.
2. Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on the streets, the Fabulous Hoplite brings news of a party at Dido Lament's, and Suzette won't be persuaded out of her impending marriage.
3. The teenage narrator of Colin MacInnes's cult classic sets about making some serious money in an attempt to win back the love of his life, and there's a worrying visit from Mr Cool.
4. The teenage narrator is still shocked by Suzette's marriage to Henley. Determined to try and woo her back, he takes the opportunity of a boat trip up the Thames to pay her a visit.
5. The teenage narrator finds himself caught up along with his friends in the violence that erupts on the streets of his home patch in Notting Hill.
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Former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith is a candidate for the Washington Redskins' vacant head coaching job, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.
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short or long?
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two sizes I think
Nope if you look at the link he posted before he ordered short's.
Yes, it's short length sills.
The long ones are 27" and I guess could be made to fit, but in order for this to look stock, you'd essentially have to cut the door sill in half lengthwise (i.e. remove the side with the three elevated ridges).
As for the rears, I also posted a link to www.wrxtuners.com in which a person accidentally got the long ones, but then trimmed them down to fit. I suppose you could get another pair of short sills and also do the same for the rear door sills.
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You see, I am slow. I do not run fast. By anyone's standards. When I see my race photos, I don't look like I'm running. Seriously. At best, I look like I'm walking fast. I will never be this:
But I can be better than I am now. I've had a nice break off after Hagg Lake. Now if I want to run a five hour marathon at Newport Marathon on June 4th. I need to be a lean, mean Aleta machine. Cut back on the junk. Run a lot. Do speedwork. Strengthen the weak muscles, Build the strong ones. And run. A lot. Swimming and spin class will help ensure that I don't burn out or get injured. So. Here I go.


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Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: San Juan
Embarkation was not bad. We came later as they suggested and did not have long lines.
The ship is huge and while cruising, sways alot even in calm water. It also groans constantly. We were on the 9th floor in a mini suite, and the noise was constant all night long. The hangers were rattling too. We are not convinced the ship is built right!
The activities were many and our only two complaints were the loud volume on the movies under the sky all day at the pool, and the charge for the internet which was not disclosed in the literature and was very slow.
Service was mediocre. We did not like the fact that a More different person brings room service and expects a tip. We prefer when the steward brings the room service and we tip him well for the overall service. Also, the room steward was very nice but kept forgetting to replace towels, glasses, etc. We had to keep asking for things...
We had 2 dinners in the Lido restaurants and many of the waiters almost were annoyed if you asked them for something. And they kept trying to remove plates while we were still eating. Not the best of service.
We enjoyed our excursions and the ports. Plenty of choices and we have no complaints here. We were very happy with the itinerary. Stateroom was fine, a bit small for a mini-suite, but okay for 2 people. Verandah needed some shade though, and everyone above us looked down on us. Poor design.
Dining was very mediocre. The traditional dining was a disappointment. Nothing special at all. Like a nice diner. Event the presentation was lacking. Not much in the way of vegetables either. And they charged a 15% surcharge on a bottle of wine. That's crazy--you are already paying for the wine. Add the surcharge in already!!
Dinner at the Cafe Caribe was good on the bavarian bierfest day but the creole day had some weird items on it. Lunch was edible--We eat salad and the salad bar was okay if you added some meat and cheese. It would have been nice if they varied the selection of salad bar items and added some vinaigrettes to the huge cream dressing selection.
We thought it was weird there were no special dessert buffets or ice carvings to impress us...
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Disembarkation was interesting but not bad. We did not get priority after paying for a mini-suite and thought that was strange. No real perks to a mini-suite on this ship. Our overwhelming disappointments were the "nickel-and-diming" they did--just add 200 dollars to the fare and stop the nonsense already--and the constant groaning of the ship while in motion. We think the ship should qualify under the lemon law!! Less
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Leo Garcia is best known for providing grand vision and aesthetic overview as artistic director of Highways Performance Space, but this weekend, he dons the detail-oriented hat of curator, assembling solo Latino artists and independent performance and dance troupes for this fourth annual showcase. The festival features three different programs, the first two nights punctuated by dance offerings. On Friday night, Mexican-born Jose Luis Reynoso presents Des/Cons-Truccion del Cuerpo In/Civilizado (De/Cons-Truction of the In/Civilized Body). Saturday spotlights two distinct choreographic styles. Gustavo Caldas draws from modern dance, ballet and Brazilian rhythms, particularly the dance-drenched martial art form capoeira. By contrast, Emeka M. Simmons performed throughout Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, soaking up those influences before founding his pan-African performance art ensemble, LEsprit dAfrique. For a complete festival lineup, go to www.highwaysperformance.org. Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica; Fri.-Sat., Oct. 10-11, 8:30 p.m.; $20, $15 students & seniors. (310) 315-1459. Pictured: Jose Luis Reynoso.
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It's not all about school : ways of disrupting pre-service teachers' perceptions of pedagogy and communication
Ryan, Mary E. & Healy, Annah H. (2009) It's not all about school : ways of disrupting pre-service teachers' perceptions of pedagogy and communication. Teaching and Teacher Education, 25(3), pp. 424-429.
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Many pre-service teachers enter teacher education with problematic or unexamined assumptions about learners and teaching. This article reports on an authentic learning opportunity offered to 22 pre-service teachers in their first year at university, which attempts to disrupt these perceptions about learning and pedagogy. Using a new application of Butin's conceptual framework we show that during the project these participants developed more complex notions of learners and ways of making meaning. We argue that these 'real-world' experiences, when offered before pre-service teachers begin practicum in schools, provide more 'resources' to problematise the practices and institutional discourses encountered in schools.
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Using rules from Solve
Hey All:
I appreciate any help with the following. I have a working solution,
but don't understand why my first attempt failed. I'm using Solve to
generate solutions to a set of simultaneous equations (the mass action
equations in chemistry), then want to use the resulting solutions to
calculate numerical values for specific values of the parameters.
KdEqn={Kd==R*L/RL, RT=RL+R}
Solve[KdEqn,RL,{RF}] gives me a rule,
and Replace[RL,Flatten[Solve[KdEqn,RL,{RF}]]] gives an expression
that looks like what I would type on the right hand side of a
Rl[L_] := L*RT/(Kd+L)
The problem is that
Rl[L_] := Replace[RL,Flatten[Solve[KdEqn,RP]{Rf}]]
fails; Rl[1] does not substitute the value "1" for "L". However,
Rl[L_] = Replace[RL,Flatten[Solve[KdEqn,RP]{Rf}]]
works as I want. Why does the := construct fail here?
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It is embarrassing to see new 3 series lagging behind a 10 year old 325, or a Civic.
At least I have some excuse being a 328i with soft suspension. But when the new BMW turbo I6s (not just one) with aftermarket tunes lag behind, you begin to ask, what happened to the ultimate driving machine?
The F30 lags behind a 325 and a Civic. you actually wrote this with a straight face? Seriously?
I do agree the poster that said the CTS-V will get beaten around a track by the 335i is way out of line. Never driven a CTS-V but with that power, bremo brakes, magnetic suspension, and the times it has done at the Nürburgring, I don't need to drive it.
However you and I both need to drive the new ATS 3.6 to offer an opinion on how well it takes on the 335i. And no since it seems performance wise both cars are close we should not take the word of some auto journalist.
Again I have no idea why you hate the F30 platform so much because IMO, having owned a E90 I think the F30 beats it in every way, except maybe steering feel BUT once again you can get that back 95% with the dynamic handling package and/or Sportline set in sport or sport +.
BTW on our other argument, I have asked 3 people that have the Sportline model and they all said if you put it in sport + and then press the DSC for 3 seconds (the button is right in front of the switch for the different modes) the TC will turn off completely. Again unlike you taking the word of other people, i will comment on this after i get my car.
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Morning my dears! I baked a huge batch of healthy zucchini muffins yesterday and they were soooo delicious that I had to share the recipe with you...
****I love these muffins because they're packed with veggies, make use of whole-wheat flour (without tasting like cardboard), and the cinnamon and nutmeg give such a nice flavor. I always sprinkle them with pumpkin seeds before baking.
Sarah's Zucchini Muffins
1/2 to 3/4 cup of brown sugar (if you're cutting back on sugar, use closer to a half cup)
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup vegetable oil
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EU states give 14 more years to dirty coal plants
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Coal-fired power plant operators can avoid having to cut the emissions that cause acid rain if they promise to shut down altogether by 2024, European Union countries agreed on Friday, disappointing environmentalists.
Power stations that operate into 2024 and beyond must start cutting out pollutants such as sulphur and nitrogen oxides that damage human health and soil and water quality, under the deal on the Industrial Emissions Directive.
Though the rules do not cover carbon dioxide emissions, they have an indirect impact by allowing big emitters to keep going.
"After more than two years of difficult negotiations we have a compromise," said German liberal politician Holger Krahmer, who represented the European Parliament in the talks that ended in an informal deal on Wednesday.
Krahmer said the deal, which was formally approved by EU ambassadors on Friday, improved the regulation of most industrial installations. But he described the opt-outs for coal-fired power plants as a "European tragedy."
Countries that are struggling to get the industry cleaned up can get a delay until June 30, 2020, under the deal which weaves together and updates six complex air quality laws with the old Large Combustion Plant Directive.
"Allowing Transitional National Plans for a whole decade is nothing else than legalising air pollution from ancient coal-fired power plants," said Krahmer.
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