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Update on the hair... I literally rolled out of bed this morning and just had to do minimal frizz touch up. YAY!!! AND I even got a hair compliment yesterday.
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text: bicycling The future of bicycling and bike safety in Michigan By Doug Tribou • Jun 8, 2017 Flicker user Richard Masoner / http://michrad.io/1LXrdJM This week marks the anniversary of the crash that left five bicyclists dead in Kalamazoo County. In 2016, a total of 38 cyclists in Michigan lost their lives in crashes involving motor vehicles. That's a 10-year high, according to state data. FAQ: What bicyclists can and can't do on the road By Lauren Talley • Jun 8, 2017 Flicker user Richard Drdul / Flickr - http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 While preparing for our "Sharing the Road" series, we asked Michigan Radio listeners to share some of their thoughts about improving bike safety in the state. A year later, Kalamazoo bike crash survivor Paul Gobble looks back By Doug Tribou • Jun 7, 2017 Photo by Chris Fry Gobble / Courtesy of Paul Gobble Listen Listening... / 6:50 Listen to Paul Gobble tell the story of how the crash has affected him. One year ago today, nine bicyclists headed out for a 28-mile ride in Kalamazoo County. They were part of the Chain Gang – a group that has been organizing weekly rides since 1999. Assessing bike safety in Michigan after a deadly year By Doug Tribou • Jun 6, 2017 Thomas Hawk / flickr http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 Listen Listening... / 7:55 Listen to the story. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the crash in Kalamazoo County that left five bicyclists dead and four others seriously injured. The riders were all members of the Chain Gang, a group that organizes weekly rides in and around Kalamazoo. Two-wheel transportation may take a hit in Trump budget plan By Steve Carmody • May 29, 2017 steve carmody / Michigan Radio A national bicycle advocate worries President Trump's proposed budget will hurt Michigan and other states' efforts to promote two-wheel commuting. "Pedal to Porch" program asks Detroit residents to grab their bikes and get to know the community By Stateside Staff • Oct 25, 2016 Courtesy of Pedal to Porch Listen Listening... / 5:43 Our conversation with Cornetta Lane. She founded Pedal to Porch. The Knight Cities Challenge is an opportunity for 26 Knight Foundation Communities across the nation, including Detroit, to answer the question: What's your best idea to make cities more successful? At stake is a share of $5 million in grants. Why is it so darn hard to bike between Windsor and Detroit? By Stateside Staff • Oct 5, 2016 Flickr user sin9e/Flickr / http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 As more and more people turn to bicycles for transportation, fun and fitness, one might think it would be great to be able to bike between Detroit and Windsor. Once upon a time, that was possible. But no more. Cyclists on social media write of being able to ride, even walk across the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit to Windsor and back. But after Matty Maroun bought the Ambassador Bridge, the bike and pedestrian walkway was replaced by wider lanes to better handle 18-wheelers. Youth cycling group gets kids back on bikes to promote more bike-friendly Traverse City By Stateside Staff • Sep 14, 2016 Courtest of Norte! Listen Listening... / 8:47 Our conversation with Ty Schmidt. He's the founder of Norte! It used to be that getting to school meant hopping on your bike. But when Ty Schmidt moved to Traverse City ten years ago, something stuck him: crowded bike racks outside schools had been replaced with long lines of cars at drop-off and pick-up. That led Schmidt and his wife Johanna to launch an effort to get kids to ride their bikes - safely - to and from school. As fewer Michiganders hunt and fish, more ride trails and kitesurf By Stateside Staff • Aug 2, 2016 flickr user Jereme Rauckman / http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 Listen Listening... / 5:45 Our conversation with Ted Roelofs What does "outdoor Michigan" mean to you? For decades, hunting and fishing would have been among the top answers. But times change, and Michigan needs to retool the way it's pitching its outdoor charms. Ted Roelofs looks at selling the Michigan outdoors to a new generation in his latest piece for Bridge Magazine. He joined us today to take a look at how the outdoor sports scene is changing in Michigan. Do roads have enough room for bikes and cars? By Stateside Staff • Jun 9, 2016 Flicker user Richard Drdul / Flickr - http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 Listen Listening... / 6:00 Our conversation with Paul Selden, the director of road safety for the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club The biking community of Kalamazoo turned out last evening for a five mile silent ride, honoring the cyclists hit by an alleged drunk driver. Five people were killed and four were injured. "The ride was part of what will be…a gradual healing process," said Paul Selden, director of road safety for the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club. Classic bike show in Ann Arbor Sunday By Steve Carmody • Apr 25, 2015 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Several thousand people are expected to swarm Sunday's Ann Arbor Classic Bicycle Show and Swap Meet. This is the show's 35th year. Organizer Paul Kleppert says people are drawn to see the rarest of the two wheelers. "You don't have to be crazy" to bike to work year-round in Michigan, just prepared By Lindsey Smith • Mar 16, 2015 Courtesy photo / Ben Schultz It appears old man winter is finally loosening his grip on Michigan. (Dare I type that sentence?) With temperatures close to the 50s over the weekend, some folks may have busted out the grill. I dug around my shed and got my bike out. My office in Grand Rapids is only about a mile and a half away from my house. But it costs $14 a day to park there. It makes sense most days to commute on my bike. But I don't bike to work in the winter. I'm just not that hardcore. The black ice, the wind chill, it's daunting. I already hate driving in the snow. I can't imagine riding my bike in it. I just can't. But people do it. Maybe you've seen them around your town? They've got those weird fat tire bikes and full face masks with icicle mustaches. They're crazy, right? Listen Listening... / 4:00 Listen to the broadcast version of this story. Will Ann Arbor succeed with its bike sharing program? By Nicole Rupersburg • Oct 10, 2014 Doug Coombe Bike share programs are not a new concept – there are successful bike share programs in major cities all throughout the world. If you travel around North America, you'll find citywide bike share programs in Chicago, New York, Boston, Austin, Des Moines, Denver, Boulder, D.C., Madison (WI), Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, Columbus, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Baltimore, the Bay Area, Toronto, and Montreal, among others. At the end of September the new ArborBike bike share program in downtown Ann Arbor debuted, becoming the first and currently only public bike share program in southeastern Michigan. The people working to grow the biking culture in Flint and Marquette By Mark Brush • Feb 26, 2014 Issue Media Group Cities like Ann Arbor, Portland, and Seattle are known for promoting biking in their cities, but biking hasn't found much of a foothold in many traditional Rust Belt cities. Some people are trying to change that. Issue Media Group has two pieces profiling those people. In their publication Mid-Michigan Second Wave, writer Kelli Kavanaugh looks at this trend in Flint. Kavanaugh spoke with Flint native Andy Stamps who founded the Berston Bicycle Club Project. More bike lanes in Michigan mean more cyclists By Kyle Norris • Nov 12, 2013 MDOT More communities in Michigan are embracing bike lanes. Grand Rapids plans to add 40 more miles of bike lanes in the next few years. Detroit has an aggressive approach to implementing them and they're popping up in places like Adrian and South Haven, not to mention the biking hot spots of Traverse City and Marquette. Josh DeBruyn is the bike and pedestrian coordinator for MDOT. Part of his job is to deal with the applications that towns send him when they apply for grants to help install bike lanes. DeBruyn says he gets double to triple the amount of applicants that he can actually fulfill for these kinds of grants. He also says he hears from plenty of people and organizations about what he calls "motor vehicle angst" - or drivers who are frustrated and sometimes aggressive with cyclists. You can listen to my interview with him here: New legislation would allow cyclists to run red lights By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Oct 2, 2013 user: ahealthydesign / Flickr New Michigan legislation would allow bikes and motorcycles to run red lights. Many two-wheeled vehicles, like bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds, aren't heavy enough to trigger traffic sensors. The bill would require cyclists to wait for 60 seconds to show that their vehicle is not triggering a green light. After one minute, cyclists would wait for traffic to clear before proceeding. Dwayne Gill is a legislative liason for the State Police. He told the Detroit Free Press that the bill concerned the police: "It's giving the green light to run a red light for those types of vehicles," Gill said. "A driver in a car may see that and want to go through a red light, too. It sets up a very dangerous situation and a dangerous precedent." The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would vote on the bill next week. -- Lucy Perkins, Michigan Radio Newsroom Manufacturing a commuter bike in Detroit By Kyle Norris • Aug 2, 2013 Detroit Bikes Facebook There are a couple of relatively new companies making bikes in Detroit. Shinola makes them (along with watches, leather goods, and journals). Detroit Bicycle Company makes 'em. A bicycle built for you? Company tries to set up a bike share program in Lansing By Steve Carmody • Jul 4, 2013 Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio A fledgling bicycle share company hopes to get rolling in Lansing in August. A group of college students have founded a company that will provide bikes for temporary rentals. The idea would be to set up bike rental stations at bus stops and other commuting locations in Lansing to give people an option for the next short leg of their journey. The automotive state is changing to accomodate bicycling By Stateside Staff • Jun 10, 2013 user kconnors / morgueFile Listen Listening... / 9:14 An interview with John Lindenmayer, the advocacy and policy director for the League of Michigan Bicyclists. Whether it's commuters who are sick of rising gas prices, the hipsters moving into urban areas, or empty-nester baby boomers seeking fitness, the bicycle is growing in popularity. Cycling tripled nationwide from 1990 to 2009, and that growing popularity is reflected here in Michigan. But it's not just riding for fun or fitness. Cycling can impact the way our communities look, and impact policy and infrastructure at the state and local level, as well. John Lindenmayer, the advocacy and policy director for the League of Michigan Bicyclists, joined us in the studio. Listen to the full interview above. Michigan ranked 12th most bike-friendly state By Michigan Radio Newsroom • May 8, 2013 Brian Stoeckel Students across Michigan hopped on their bikes this morning, in celebration of the country's second annual Bike to School Day. According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, more than 80 Michigan schools geared up for the two-wheeled holiday, up from 45 schools in 2012. Bike to School Day rolls around just days after the League of American Bicyclists released their report on the most bike-friendly states in the country. Michigan earned a spot in the top twenty, falling in 12th place on the group's survey. In the Midwest region, Michigan was ranked fourth. Governor Snyder proposes 599-mile recreational trail By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Nov 29, 2012 Karpati Gabor / Morguefile.com Soon, Michigan bicyclists might be able to pedal across the state on a new trail spanning both peninsulas. Governor Snyder proposed the idea for the 599-mile path in his speech on the environment yesterday. The trail would connect the state's existing asphalt, dirt, and gravel trails. The route would wind from Belle Isle in Detroit, to the Mackinac Bridge and across the U.P. to Wisconsin. Ron Olson runs the state's parks and recreation division. He says obstacles to the plan include building paths on private lands and securing more funding."There is no yet-defined pot of money to be able to say, 'Well, we're going to do this,'" he said. Olson says he expects the funds to come from state and federal grants. He estimates the trail will be complete in five years. -Elaine Ezekiel, Michigan Radio Newsroom Stateside: Cyclists take over streets of Detroit for 11th Annual Tour de Troit By Stateside Staff • Sep 13, 2012 Brian Stoeckel "Cyclists, meet the City of Detroit." That's basically the goal of Tour de Troit, an event happening this Saturday. That's when thousands of cyclists will take over the streets of Detroit and discover the pleasures of big-city biking during a thirty-mile ride. Bill Lusa is the director of Tour de Troit. Cyndy talked to Lusa about what's happening this Saturday? This year the streets are completely closed to automobile traffic throughout the route, giving participants the opportunity to ride streets freely with other bicyclists Lusa said. Cyclists complete 97-day ride around Great Lakes By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Aug 8, 2012 NASA Goddard Photo and Video, Flickr Last Sunday afternoon, Kris McNeal, 26, and Zach Chase, 25, rode their bikes into Duluth, Minnesota after a more than 5,300 mile bike ride around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The duo had previously completed a 1,700-mile trip from Seattle to Mexico, but that seems like child's play compared to this 97-day long trip. Averaging about six hours of riding per day, McNeal and Chase covered between 60 and 70 miles before making camp each night. They got their first flat tire after 3,000 miles and ended up having 15 flats by the end of the trip. Drivers should look out for lots of bicyclists tonight By Lindsey Smith • May 16, 2012 KTesh / Creative Commons Hundreds, if not thousands of bicyclists in Michigan are expected to take part in a ride of silence tonight. The international ride of silence honors those who've been injured or killed riding their bikes. The rides all start at 7p local time. The event is in memory of a cyclist who died in 2003 in Texas when he was clipped by the side mirror of a moving bus. Rides of silence begin at seven tonight in Detroit, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Holland, Ann Arbor and at least two dozen other cities in Michigan. Tom Tilma heads the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition… which is organizing one of the rides. He says cyclists and drivers are making progress, but both need to be better at sharing the road to make it safer for everyone. "I think cyclists are learning to follow the rules of the road more. I'm seeing more cyclists waiting for the red light to turn green before we go through the intersection. That's very important we think. And we're seeing more drivers chill out and not follow cyclists so close," Tilma said. The ride of silence coincides with national ride your bike to work week. 16-mile bike lane project connects neighborhoods By The Associated Press • Oct 9, 2011 user K_Gradinger / Flickr A series of bicycle lanes stretching 16 miles and connecting three neighborhoods in southwest Detroit has been completed. The Greenlink is part of the city's urban master plan for non-motorized transportation and allows bike riders safe access to the three historic neighborhoods. A $500,000 Michigan Department of Transportation grant funded 80 percent of the project. Other grants and fundraisers paid for the other 20 percent. Thousands of bikers poised to "take over" Detroit streets By Sarah Cwiek • Sep 23, 2011 www.tour-de-troit.org Thousands of bikers are expected on Detroit streets Saturday for the 10th annual "Tour de Troit." Most of them will take part in a 22-mile, police-escorted tour that explores a different part of Detroit's historic landscape every year. This year, it will kick off in the shadow of the Michigan Central Station, the hulking former train depot that's sat empty for more than 20 years (there's also a 62-mile loop for more adventurous bikers). Thunderdrome comes to Detroit this Saturday By Mark Brush • Apr 28, 2011 screen grab from YouTube video The Thunderdrome comes to Detroit this Saturday! It's not the post-apocalyptic competition featured in the Mel Gibson movie. Instead of "two men enter, one man leaves" ... It's more like "around 100 men and/or women enter, around 100 men and/or women leave... perhaps with some scrapes and bruises." A write up on this wild, anarchic race is featured on the Changing Gears website by WBEZ's Robin Amer. Robin writes about how the organizers unearthed an abandoned velodrome in Detroit's Dorais Park: It was literally unearthed by one of the city's vigilante lawn-mower gangs — people who mow the lawns at city parks because the city cannot afford to do so. The velodrome, on the city's east side, was repaired by racing enthusiasts who cut down trees growing in its center and invested thousands of dollars of their own money and over 4,000 lbs of concrete fixing its surface. And now, it has come back to life as home to a variety of competitions. When asked who the sanctioning body for this race is, organizer Andy Didorosi replied: We are. We're the only sanctioning body in the world for zany two-wheeled party racing on abandoned Velodromes. :) Sanctioning bodies are silly. Here's a video of last year's race. I like how the victor, instead of doing a lap with a checkered flag, does a lap with a torn-off portion of a Pabst Blue Ribbon box. Making Michigan's roads accessible to all By Steve Carmody • Apr 25, 2011 Making Michigan's roads better is the job of a state appointed committee that holds its first meeting this week. The legislature created the Complete Streets Advisory Council last year. Bike program sneakily teaches basic social skills By Kyle Norris • Apr 15, 2011 Eric Sweet Riding a bicycle is a classic part of childhood. But plenty of kids don't have bikes. One program in Kalamazoo teaches kids simple bike maintenance and at the end of the program, kids get their own bike. But the people who run the Open Roads workshop say the heart of the program is about teaching basic social skills. Bike program for kids rolling in Kalamazoo By Michigan Radio Newsroom & What's Working • Apr 4, 2011 Eric Sweet This week, we're changing it up a bit for our "What's Working" series. Morning Edition Host Christina Shockley is welcoming Michigan Radio Reporter Kyle Norris into the studio to talk about a program in a Kalamazoo neighborhood that revolves around bikes. Resident Ethan Alexander has organized a program called the Open Roads Bike Program, which teaches kids about bike maintenance. The children learn to perform a number of tasks involved in repairing and taking care of bikes. When they've completed all of the tasks, they are rewarded with a bike of their own. But the bikes are not the only focus of the program. While learning how to take care of bikes provides the children with a sense of accomplishment and pride, Alexander makes sure the kids learn how to respect and get to know one another. Kyle Norris recently attended a regularly held workshop event in the neighborhood called "Fixapalooza," where she got to witness what the program has to offer first-hand. She says the atmosphere was similar to that of a block party, plus bikes – many, many bikes. "It was a total party. There was Michael Jackson on a boom box, blasting. There was pizza. There was a dog running around. And there were a lot of kids, and adults, too, and bikes – bikes flipped over, adults working on bikes, kids working on bikes." The program got started when Edison neighborhood resident Ethan Alexander combined two things he had in excess: bikes and an understanding of how to work with children. Norris says it all got started about three years ago. "He actually created it because he had a lot of bikes kicking around. I think he's sort of a bike-head, so he had a lot of bikes. But he's also a social worker, and he knows how to work with kids and get kids to work on their social skills and work on becoming better kids. So he kind of put the two loves together." The children who participate in the program don't have to come very far to join in the fun, says Norris. "Many of them come from this Edison neighborhood. They come, literally, down the street. Maybe single-family homes, maybe economically challenged." Alexander says the program gives the children a sense of confidence that they may not have in other areas of their lives. "A lot of these kids may not be successful in school. They may not be successful in other avenues. But you put a wrench in their hand, or you put a screwdriver in their hand, and that's when they kind of light up, that's when they get excited, and say, 'Oh, I can do this. This is something I can do.' And they're valued and they start to believe in themselves and their abilities." After hanging out at Fixapalooza, Norris describes Mr. Alexander as a "zippy" guy. She says his leadership creates the atmosphere of respect. Pages1 2 next › last »


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Gunner doing his own clicker training. I love it! I didn't know staples sold the 'easy button". I want one...
He needs to be in one of there commercial's.....:) Love It!!!!
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I want an easy button :) didn't know they actually sold them.
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"She's a fighter," Jimmy says of Skylar. "She suits up and shows up every night." He thought she was good but could have been better, especially on You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, which had Nashville but also a little Vegas and Broadway. "She doesn't deserve to go home because of that, but it was less than I know she's capable of."
If she gets to sing another week, Skylar says, "I definitely always like to do a rocking song, but maybe I need to choose a bigger ballad."
"Jessica singing You Are So Beautiful was just that -- beautiful," Jimmy says. "It was magnificent." He has issues with Proud Mary, calling it a travesty. "I believe there were a lot of people at home last night who were uncomfortable." He thinks he should have helped Little Steven talk her out of singing the song and says the stylists are killing her.
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redghia69 wrote:Copy/paste from FF to PhotoShop results in the same color as a screenshot of FF (it's already been through the FF filter before you copy it). Save picture as/open in PhotoShop gives "correct" (template) brown. btw, I get different codes from screenshots of FF vs. IE, and neither matches yours.
Toe, once again, congratulations! Sorry for taking space in the thread!
I had to test it out... I saved the images from both FF and IE and then took screenshots from each one as well. The saved images were all #32c1c, matching the colour from the official template. IE screenshot was also good. The only one that was different was the FF screenshot, which came out as #32b1b for the submitted comps.
Wait... I just tried it again and now I'm only getting #32c1c. Can't get the slightly-off one at all now... well, I'm nice and confused now. Moving on again...
Another congratulations to toe for a great print. And I'll echo redghia - sorry for this extraneous discussion.
ilikenwf wrote:This looks kinda like a Picasso painting. Too bad I'm kinda poor right now. Beautiful work, though. I've seen "Starry Night" and one other of Picasso's works, so I do see a good form in relation to Pablo's when I see it.
Except that "Starry Night" is a Van Gogh.... :D
ETA: Nice to see a balanced map; usually it's just the West Coasters up. Maybe because it's Saturday (make that Sunday).
Gorgeous. o_o But I'm short on funds, and... erk... I dunno... do I really want a windmill on my chest... feh.
I'll sleep on it and have my wallet hope that it sells out quickly like the others did. XD
This was the only one i voted for this derby, happy I could buy it!!!
I REALLY like this shirt..It's gorgeous- deserved 1st in my opinion.. but I have too many black shirts as it is.. I'll have to think about it...
Soooooo glad to see this go to print. CONGRATULATIONS TOE.
kindergartencow wrote:I REALLY like this shirt..It's gorgeous- deserved 1st in my opinion.. but I have too many black shirts as it is.. I'll have to think about it...
It's on brown.
Looks like a storms a brewin', I'm a fan! Don't wear this if you live in the great plains in late summer :P
this is great. really expresses the power of nature vs. the little manmade windmill. congrats!
Beautifully done. A much deserved win. Congratulations to "The Toe"!
Great Shirt, there's been a lot of shirts on woot lately that I'd wear if they were given to me as a gift, but this is one that I was quite willing to buy myself. Keep up the good work.
Not so into brown shirts but I love it. Very quixotic.
Congrats on the win, Toe! Beautiful shirt!
Love this, in for one.
And this is my first $10 woot! Hurrah!
I love it, but I don't know if I want another brown shirt after Friday's. Then again, I did vote for it. I like it more as a design than a t-shirt.
This design took my heart right away. Congrats!
Does this fill the void that not having bought it might have been a giant has left in my life? Will have to determine in the morning.
S'OK, but not good enough to get me to part with my $10. I'll wait for what tomorrow brings.
Absolutely beautiful design, great colors...
You got $10 from me.
deaddude wrote:I love it, but I don't know if I want another brown shirt after Friday's. Then again, I did vote for it. I like it more as a design than a t-shirt.
I recall when Cho's Alice Painting Caterpillar was printed, many people bought it in hopes of framing or making a pillow because they loved the art but hated wearing white. If you didn't know about wearing it, you could always display it in some other manner.
not spanish in the literary sense. not dutch in the physical.
it's the summer of blockbuster woot shirts.
WTG man great print.
AdderXYU wrote:I recall when Cho's Alice Painting Caterpillar was printed, many people bought it in hopes of framing or making a pillow because they loved the art but hated wearing white. If you didn't know about wearing it, you could always display it in some other manner.
stretch it over your old poker table. brings new life into everything these shirts do.
Quixotic aye...? Like QUIXOTE.! Ove been looking for those la mancha puns
van gogh ish
i like it. got one!
um yeah. you mean van gogh.
toe2254 wrote:thanks! do we get any free shirts out of this deal or do we have to buy them?
Yep, you'll get a coupon for three shirts. Don't forget to choose overnight shipping because it's included. ^_^
Cool design, in for one.
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I seriously can't believe I was the first sucker. Now everyone knows I liked it the best. I cannot wait to wear this. Definitely the most sophisticated, art-focused shirt I will have from woot! Thanks toe and WTG!
I like it, and after I check my card will probably get one. Texas is going to be one big windmill farm, soon, you know. Plus it will match the green tilting at windmills one from here in my collection.
That's a really beautiful design, it's sort of tempting.
I really like the design and the colors too! Awesome stuff!
One of the best pieces of art I've seen on Woot. Great job! This would be great on the wall, and I hope you do make a wallpaper out of it, I'd love to have it as my background.
sorry for the late arrive folks. right after i got up this morning our cable went out. as promised here's a wallpaper suitable version at 1024x768. feel free to download.
Saw this last night and loved it, but could not pull the trigger. Saw it was still here this morning and had to buy it.
Congrats, Toe! The art looks great and will make an awesome shirt. A well deserved win, indeed.
Congratulations Toe! We were on the road again and I didn't have time to check shirt.woot until now. So happy to see that your windmill won a spot! Love the colors and the style.
Congrats to the artist! I'm in for one. And I too helped light up Utah!
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|Jia, Yulin
|Gealy, David
|Lin, Michael
|Wu, Lin
|Black, Howard
Submitted to: Plant Disease
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/11/2007
Publication Date: 4/1/2008
Citation: Jia, Y., Gealy, D.R., Lin, M., Wu, L., Black, H.L. 2008. Carolina foxtail (Alopecurus carolinianus): susceptibility and suitability as an alternative host to rice blast disease (Magnaporthe oryzae [formerly M. grisea]). Plant Disease. 92(4):504-507. doi:10.1094/PDIS-92-4-0504. Interpretive Summary: Rice blast disease is caused by Mangaporthe oryzae is an important threat to rice production around the world. Management of blast disease requires kenowledge of the pathogen and the host plants that it can proliferate on. A common winter annual grass, Carolina foxtail, has been found to be an alternative host for rice blast disease. A colleciton of Carolina foxtail samples was evaluated for susceptibility to US isolates of rice blast. Disease-like symptoms were observed. Conversely, the fungus isolated from the Carolina foxtail caused disease symptoms when rice was inoculated. These results indicate that Carolina foxtail can help blast disease to proliferate and persist in rice fields by sewing as an alternate host for the disease.
Technical Abstract: Rice blast disease caused by fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is known to be a continuous threat to rice production worldwide. Management of blast disese has been challenging due to under explored host range and potential overwintering hosts. Carolina foxtail (Alopecurus carolinianus) was found to be an alternative host for the rice blast fungus (Pyricularia oryzae) in the greenhouse. Carolina foxtail collected over four years in Arkansas was inoculated with a range of predominant races of rice blast fungus in the USA. Irregular, yellow and brown lesions without obvious gray centers were observed after each inoculation with M. oryzae isolates. Differences in these lesions were not observed among foxtail collections over the years. These disease-like lesions were consistently different from a typical blast lesion. Oyrzae races that differed in their pathogenicity toward rice cultivars also displayed differences in lesion development on Carolina foxtail. The most virulent isolate on rice cultivars also rapidly produced lesions on Carolina foxtail. These lesions developed sooner on Carolina foxtail than the most susceptible rice cultivars tested. Conversely, P. oryzae isolates cultured from these lesions in the infected Carolina foxtail also caused typical disease symptoms of blast indicating that they were also pathogenic toward rice cultivars. Susceptibility and suitability of Carolina foxtail as an alternate host to rice blast disease (P. oryzae) is discussed. We suggest that Carolina foxtail can be an overwinter host for the blast pathogen whch is important for managing blast disease worldwide.


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The department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology (MMI), in partnership with the faculty from the department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VPB), now called Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutics Graduate Program (MPT), offers a comprehensive graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. This program provides individualized training that is strongly oriented toward basic research in molecular and cellular biology, immunology and host-parasite interactions. Graduates completing this training are prepared to pursue challenging and rewarding professional careers that involve research and teaching at supervisory levels in both the academic and private sectors.
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Michigan Appealing Judge's Ruling in Swine Case
The state plans to appeal an Upper Peninsula judge's ruling that overturns a ban on Russian boars and similar swine breeds.
The attorney general's office asked the Michigan appeals court to take the case Friday. The state says Judge Thomas Solka of Marquette County made errors in his March 24th decision.
In 2010, the Department of Natural Resources designated exotic swine as invasive species that are off-limits in Michigan. The DNR says they're escaping into the wild from game ranches and small farms and damaging the environment.
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Anyone who's ever used a card reader to transfer their photos from a memory card to a computer NEVER goes back to the old, "Golly gee, let me hook my camera up to the computer" method!
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That's NUTS! It's like riding a unicycle with a flat tire to the mall instead of taking a car!
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Multimedia Exhibit For Dogs
Event looks at the man's best friend from a distinguished perspective.
Recently, the gallery Matilha Cultural ("Cultural Pack of Dogs", in a free translation), in São Paulo, hosted a series of exhibitions and activities aimed at every man's best friend. The práCachorro ("forDog") show, which received animals and their owners, had various attractions such as cinema, visual art, a space dedicated to pet adoption and a special menu for dogs.
Interactive multimedia installations provided special moments between humans and dogs. Lectures, discussions and support for the adoption of animals were part of the program, which lasted one month, with the support of Pedrigree's "Adotar é tudo de bom ("Adoption is just great") campaign.
Also featured at the event were lectures about dog health and nutrition, adoption and responsible ownership, animal care and rights organizations, a photo exhibit of dogs and their owners, as well as a lounge area where dogs could relax or play freely within the pack.
In the gallery, the photo exhibit by Paola Vianna revealed the dog's view of the world. Panels illustrated with the story Nosso Amigo Vira-lata ("Our Friendly Stray Dog"), written by Evaristo Eduardo de Miranda for National Geographic Brazil (March 2010), detailed the historical importance of dogs in our lives.
A broad musical program with hip hop, soul, funk, world music and reggae completed the exhibition dedicated to canine celebration.
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It comes just as the supposedly best central banker of all time is in danger of being seen as the man who got it wrong.
On the other hand, it may strike some as appropriate that he is being made a knight of a non-existent empire at a time when the recovery he is supposed to have fostered also looks non-existent.
He has taken a chainsaw to interest rates. Yet it is a remarkable fact that corporate America is now paying out more in net interest charges than in March 2000, when the bear market began.
General alarm has meant the downgrading of a vast array of corporate bonds, making borrowing more expensive. Added to which, despite the cuts in Fed rates, the market is now demanding a higher interest rate on so-called junk bonds - those not carrying 'investment' status - than when the bear market began.
The Fed reports too that though banks can borrow more cheaply from it, more of them are tightening rather than easing loans than was the case in early 2000. So the absence of the sort of recovery the Fed was cheerfully discussing a few months ago is not really so surprising.
Tough nut
ONE cloud on the economic horizon, Brazil, seemed to lift when the International Monetary Fund announced its big bail-out, despite having been so unsympathetic to Argentina.
You didn't think, did you, that this had anything to do with big American banks being heavily exposed in Brazil, but not in Argentina?
What an unworthy thought. As every right-thinking person knows, the IMF acts with total impartiality in these matters. But not with outright success in Brazil's case. The package has not restored confidence.
The fear is that if the IMF signals that Brazil is too important to be allowed to fail, then the country can happily elect a Left-winger in the presidential elections in October.
The hope is that forthcoming consultations between the current president and the candidates will produce an acceptance of the IMF terms, to include budgetary restraint. If that is not forthcoming or qualified it could spark off new troubles.
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LORD Keynes became a revered figure for the Labour Party because of his 1930s doctrine which argued that recession should be dealt with by more government spending - very acceptable to the Left.
Keynesianism could become fashionable again in Britain if we face an economic downturn. But the evidence that this policy regularly works is decidedly mixed, depending on a country's economic condition.
Keynes proposed official spending because lower interest rates had apparently failed. That was like 'pushing on a string' when prices were falling (certainly not Brazil's problem). But in Britain today, lower interest rates work - look at the housing market.
And more public spending must mean that instead of money being spent by people on what they want, which is inherently efficient, it is spent instead on what politicians want, which is inherently inefficient. The spending urges of governments represent in theory what the public also wants. But, despite democracy, the link is tenuous at best.
In any case, it takes time for programmes of public works to be established. By the time they are in operation, the cycle may well have turned and the extra government spending may then be a cause of interest rates having to rise again.
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Arsenal.com will be keeping you up to date with all the Arsenal-related news from Euro 2004.
A number of Arsène Wenger's squad are involved in the tournament, which ends on Sunday, July 4. Read on for all the latest news involving Arsenal players.
Freddie Ljungberg helped Sweden to qualify for the Quarter-Finals from Group C at the expense of Italy. A late equaliser from Mattias Jonson made the scoreline 2-2, a result that took the two Scandinavian sides through to the last eight. Freddie played the full 90 minutes for the Swedes who will now play the runners-up in Group D, any from the Czech Republic, Germany, Holland or Latvia.
England secured their place in the Quarter-Finals with a memorable 4-2 win over Croatia in Lisbon. Despite going a goal behind after just five minutes, goals from Paul Scholes and a double from Wayne Rooney put England 3-1 ahead. Igor Tudor pulled one back for Croatia before Frank Lampard made sure with England's fourth. Both Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole played the full 90 minutes at the back. England will now play hosts Portugal on Thursday June 24.
France swept Switzerland aside to progress to the Quarter-Finals as group winners. Zidane opened the scoring for the French before Vonlanthen equalised for the Swiss. Thierry Henry then opened his Championship account with two goals in the final 14 minutes. Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires played the full game for France, Sylvain Wiltord was an unused substitute. The European Championship holders will play Greece in Lisbon on Friday.
Igors Stepanovs helped Latvia to one of the shocks of the tournament as Latvia held Germany to a 0-0 draw in Group D. Igors played the full 90 minutes in Oporto and has given his side an outside chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Jens Lehmann was again on the bench for Germany's disappointing 0-0 draw with Latvia. However, the Germans would qualify for the quarter-finals with a win in their final group game against the Czech Republic, or with a draw if the other game in Group D finishes level.
Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source
* Wiltord and Stepanovs have been released by Arsenal but will remain Arsenal players until their contracts expire on June 30.


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Nitty Scott, MC delivers her latest mixtape effort today, which she's been leading up to for awhile now. Leading up to The Art Of Chill Nitty dropped the Ab-Soul featured track "Apex" as well as "UFO (Unfiltered Offering)", among other leaks.
The full project contains 15 records, with appearances from Ab-Soul, Sene, Stacy Barthe, Rapper Big Pooh and more. For beats, the New York native looked to Yuri Beats, Chuck Strangers, Ty Real, Ski Beatz and more.
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02. Generation Now Psychedelic Little Buddha (Prod By Chuck Strangers)
03. Apex Feat. Ab-Soul (Prod By Yuri Beats)
04. Feng Shui Feat. Eliki (Prod By Ski Beatz)
05. Princess Celestia Interlude
06. Lily Of The Valley Feat. Sene (Prod By Sene ATR & Jay Jennings)
07. Gone Girl (Prod By Yuri Beats)
08. The Unlearning (Prod By Ski Beatz)
09. Knowbody Knows (Prod By Bigg Dre)
10. U.F.O Unfiltered Offering (Prod By Ty Real)
11. Pyrexxx Pink Feat. Rob Regis (Prod By Big Blesson)
12. Return to Indigo Interlude
13. Little Sister Feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Sam B (Prod By Moss)
14. Still I Rise Feat. Stacy Barthe (Prod By Yuri Beats)
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Luxury sailing yacht ALLURE was designed by naval architect Angelo Lauranos and built by Sterling Yachts of South Africa, she measures 40.53m (133ft) and was delivered in 1995. S/Y ALLURE (Ex. CORSTA V) was refitted in 2009 and can accommodate up to 10 charter guests in 4 en-suite cabins. ALLURE offers a dedicated crew of 6 and is available in the East Mediterranean.
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Hubertine Auclert (April 10, 1848, Saint-Priest-en-Murat – August 4, 1914, Paris) was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage.
Early life[edit]
Born in the Allier département in the Auvergne area of France into a middle-class family, Hubertine Auclert's father died when she was thirteen years old and her mother sent her to live and study in a Roman Catholic convent. As a young girl she planned to become a nun but left the convent at age 16. Estranged from her mother, she lived with her uncle for a time but had to return to the convent a few years later, She left the convent for good in 1869 and moved to Paris. There, the ousting of Emperor Napoleon III and the establishment of the Third Republic opened the door to activism on the part of women who began demanding changes to the Napoleonic Code that would provide education and economic independence for women and the legalization of divorce.
Political activism and feminism[edit]
Inspired by the high-profile activities of Maria Deraismes and Léon Richer, Hubertine Auclert became involved with feminist work and eventually took a job as Richer's secretary. Influenced by her life in a Catholic convent, and like many of the leading republican feminists at the time, Hubertine Auclert was a militant anticlerical. While the main focus of the French feminist movement was directed towards changes to the laws, Auclert pushed further, demanding that women be given the right to run for public office, claiming that the unfair laws would never have been passed had the views of female legislators been heard. In 1876 she founded the Société le droit des femmes (The Rights of Women) that supported women's suffrage and in 1883, the organization formally changed its name to the Société le suffrage des femmes (Women's Suffrage Society).
In 1878, the "International Congress on Women's Rights" was held in Paris but to the chagrin of Hubertine Auclert, it did not support women's suffrage. Resolute, beginning in 1880, Auclert launched a tax revolt, arguing that without representation women should not be subjected to taxation. One of her legal advisors was attorney Antonin Lévrier whom she later married. On February 13, 1881 she launched La Citoyenne, a monthly[1](page 899) that argued vociferously for women's enfranchisement. The paper received vocal support from even the elite in the feminist movement such as Séverine and socialite Marie Bashkirtseff wrote several articles for the newspaper. In her writings, she also brought the term feminism, a term first coined by Charles Fourier, into the English language in the 1890s. [2]
In 1884, the French government finally legalized divorce but Auclert denounced it because of the law's blatant bias against women that still did not allow a woman to keep her wages. Auclert proposed the then radical idea that there should be a marriage contract between spouses with separation of property.
Algeria and feminism[edit]
Auclert and her husband moved to Algeria in 1888 where they would remain for four years until he died and she returned to Paris. While in Algeria, Auclert extensively studied and recorded the daily lives of Arab women. Auclert paralleled the male prejudice against women in France with the racial prejudice against the colonized in Algeria as the "French Algerians… do everything possible to keep the Arabs in a state of ignorance so conductive to exploitation and domination."[3] Her activism for the rights of Algerian women paralleled the "familial" or "maternalist" feminism that she advocated for in France. Such prejudice took form as French collusion with Arab males to suppress Arab female education and to respect Islamic practices of child marriages, polygamy, and bride trade which restricted the rights of the Arab female.[3] Auclert acted out of a moral duty to elevate the status of Arab women, as to make it possible for them to obtain the same dignity of a Frenchwomen. While in Algeria, and continued on her return to France, Auclert pursued legal action to acknowledge the rights of Arab women, such as petitions for improved education, and the abolition of polygamy. While her thoughts on Islamic culture were entrenched in imperial thinking, she made clear the negative influence of French colonialism on the society's in which they settled. She claimed that the oppression from Islamic law was made worse by collusion between the French administrators and Arab men. Arab males, in her eyes, appeared backwards in part because of the effects of racism from the French settlers. Because of the males' oppression, she saw the colonized women as the most significant suffers. She claimed because of the patriarchy of both the Arabs and the French, the Algerian women were the least advanced socially, morally, and culturally.
She wrote about the consequences Arab females suffered because of Islam in the Algerian press, Le Radical Algérien, and in La Citoyenne. Unintentionally, her work in Algeria served as further justification for French colonialism as it highlighted the perceived degraded condition of Arab women under Algerian rule. No longer able to financially support La Citoyenne, the newspaper closed but she continued her activism. In 1900, she witnessed the establishment of the "National Council of French Women" as an umbrella organisation for feminist groups in France all of which soon came to support suffrage.
Criticisms of work in Algeria[edit]
Julia Clancy-Smith, author of Islam, Gender, and Identities in the Making of French Algeria, writes that, though Auclert criticizes the negative influence of French colonialism, she is similar to contemporary British feminists in using a discourse of a "universal sisterhood" that was oxymoronically imperial and hierarchical to protect the colonized populations. While Auclert blamed French men for worsening the "barbarism" of Arab men and, thus, worsening the condition of Arab women, much of her rhetoric to advocate for Arab women painted them as victims of their religion. Clancy quotes that Auclert claimed Arab men rendered the women "little victims of Muslim debauchery," and must be "freed from their cages, walled homes, and cloisters" to assimilate into Frenchwomen. Auclert's writing about Algerian women focused on, in Clancy's words, "the morally perverse sexual customs of the natives." For example, the most provocative section of Auclert's work detailed her argument that "Arab marriage is child rape." [4]
Clancy also critiques Auclert's success as an activist: all of the petitions that Auclert submitted on behalf of Algerian women were met with indifference, according to Auclert. There are no records of Muslim women's awareness or response to her advocacy. Clancy argues that Auclert returned to Paris in 1892 without "any concrete results," other than ironically convincing many that the Algerians were too barbaric and unsuitable for political rights.[5]
Later activism and death[edit]
In July 1907 married women in France were finally given control over their own salaries due to the lobbying of the Avant-Courrière (Forerunner) association led by Jeanne Schmahl.[6] The Act was incomplete. If a woman bought something with her earnings that she did not consume herself, such as a piece of furniture, it became her husband's property unless there was a marriage contract that specified otherwise, normally only the case with prosperous couples.[7] The 60-year-old Auclert continued her push for total equality. In 1908 she symbolically smashed a ballot box during municipal elections in Paris and in 1910 she and Marguerite Durand defied authorities and presented themselves as candidates in the elections for members of the legislative assembly.
Considered one of the central figures in the history of the French women's rights movement, Hubertine Auclert continued her activism until her death in 1914 at age 65. She is interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris; the sculpture on her tomb commemorates the "Suffrage des Femmes."
- ^ Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Susan Brownell Anthony; Matilda Joslyn (1886). History of Woman Suffrage. Original from Harvard University: Susan B. Anthony.
- ^ Cott, Nancy (1987). The Grounding of Modern Feminism. Yale University Press. p. 14.
- ^ a b Clancy-Smith, Julia. "Islam, Gender, and Identities in the Making of French Algeria, 1830-1962." (1998): 154-174.
- ^ Clancy-Smith, Julia (1998). Islam, Gender, and Identities in the Making of French Algeria, 1830-1962. pp. 169–172.
- ^ Clancy-Smith, Julia (1998). Islam, Gender, and Identities in the Making of French Algeria, 1830-1962. p. 172.
- ^ Metz, Annie (December 2007). "Jeanne Schmahl et la loi sur le libre salaire de la femme". Bulletin du Archives du Féminisme (13). Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ "The Woman Movement In France and Its Leader". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York: 4. 1911-09-04. Retrieved 2015-03-23 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading[edit]
|Library resources about
Hubertine Auclert
|By Hubertine Auclert
- Hause, Steven (1999). "Auclert, Hubertine". In Commire, Anne. Women in World History: A biographical encyclopedia. 1. Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications, Gale Group. pp. 612–616. ISBN 0787640808.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Hubertine Auclert at Wikimedia Commons


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Governor Hits The Brakes On Bill Looking To Raise Speed Limits On Florida Highways
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott says he will veto a bill that would increase the speed limit on Florida highways from 70 to 75 mph.
Scott said Tuesday that he will ``stand with law enforcement'' who urged him to veto the legislation that narrowly passed the Florida Legislature.
Earlier this month, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was mourning a colleague killed after being struck by a vehicle urged Scott to veto the bill.
The bill (SB 392) would not raise speed limits automatically, but would allow the Department of Transportation to increase them when it saw fit. The department could also raise the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on rural, four-lane divided highways and up to 65 mph on other roads.
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Study on Autism
Kids who live in the rainy northwest spend more time indoors; so they watch more television,don't get as much vitamin d and may be exposed to more toxins coming from rain. That's according to Cornell University Researchers. Their study says those factors may trigger autism in genetically susceptible children. University of Portland Professor Ellyn Arwood says the public shouldn 't jump to conclusions.
" Is it interesting? yes. Does it need more research? Yes. Are there questions there that aren't answered? Yes."
The Cornell team focused on chilren in California, Oregon and Washington. They say autism appears more often in rainy and snowy counties. Arwood says it's worth looking at environmental factors.
" Maybe the rain does have environmental..... Pollution on west coast from China."
The Autism Society of America is disputing the research. In a statement it says: "Places that have less precipitation have essentially the same prevalence - based on the study, you'd think that Arizona would have fewer cases than Washington, and that doesn't seem to be the case. We're not seeing such huge differences from state to state."
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RecruitJam Un-Conference for Agency Recruiters
The NY Recruiting Meetup Network
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 5:30 PM - Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 8:30 PM (WET)
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Join us for RecruitJam Un-Conference
This event is exclusively for Agency recruiting professionals.
That's right this is an UN-conference, not a conference. What's an un-conference you say? Well what's relevant is what an un-conference is not. Here's what won't be at this event:
1. People trying to sell you stuff. Especially people wearing cheesy polo shirts with logos on them.
2. Tchotchkes
3. Powerpoint
4. Bad, stale coffee
5. Microphones and cheesy intro music for self-important speakers who talk about themselves on a stage.
6. Stadium-seating sit-and-listen style learning
Un-conferences are about the participants – that's right, it's about YOU... it's about creating an experience that's useful for you. About you meeting your peers and sharing your professional experiences so everyone can get better at what they do. In a way it's a "attend-generated" event/meetup/mashup. About providing a forum for you to have engaging discussions on relevant topics… where you can share what you've learned and get input from other great practitioners on real issues that you have today.
Sounds great, right? So how does it work?
1. Everyone sits in a circle and discusses a topic. Think engaging, exciting conversation – not sit, listen and take notes. As we all know how recruiters are, each session has a moderator who tries (and usually fails) to keep the chaos in check.
2. You get to vote with your feet and choose your topics. At any given time there will be a few different sessions happening, so you can choose to go to the session most relevant for you.
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Mopar Nat's 24th of July, Woodburn, Or.
Hello Folks,
Mopar Nationals are being held at Woodburn Raceway in Woodburn Or. On July 24th. Folks from the Mopar Drag Team (myself included) will be caravanning down Fri. the am of the 22nd. Test n tune will be held Friday night as standard fair goes, but with a whole ton of us Mopar nuts. Most people are camping right at the track in tents and campers. On Saturday there is a high school league pt.'s series but I'm told they have a special event for us Mopar guys just because we are way cool. Sunday the 24th there will be a nationals racing event as well as car show. Jennifer from Ding's Complete Car Care in Vancouver, Wa. has procured some sweet prizes from the likes of Builder Bill and Billet Tech. I'm told for us NW's that this is the grand daddy poohba of all Mopar events! I should be home off the boat by July 14th, and after 60 days on the boat I'll be dying to huff some spent race gas fumes. Hope to see you there!!
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Ill post pics later once we are home tonight, however I thought I'd stop by and let you all know a Jeep won the Sportsman class of Lucas oil 26th annual National Mopar drag races.
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Congrats on the win Chad!! Well deserved!!
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Nice meeting you at the track, Chad. CONGRATS on the win. You were consistent all day long and nailed your dial ins. I left before the final round and didn't see it -- boohoo. You da man!
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Thanks Guy's, Here is a link of all the videos we took at nat's. My only consistency was a better reaction time and not breaking out as bad as the other guy! Enjoy.
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The third time is, indeed, always a charm and Back to Back Vol. 3, mobilee's third installment of the Back to Back compilation series, proves just that.
In 2009 the internationally renowned event Time Warp is celebrating its 15th anniversary in Mannheim, Germany. This special birthday is a good time to take a closer look at the history of Time Warp and to discover what makes this party as special as it is.
No website, no promos, no problem: London's Dissident imprint keeps a low profile, but the quality of its limited edition disco-inclined offerings make it one of the hottest labels around.
Fresh off a banner year in 2008, Berlin's Marcel Dettmann is sitting on top of the techno world. RA's Will Lynch chats to the DJ/producer about Berlin, Berghain and Hard Wax.
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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), and Reps. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Steve Israel (D-NY), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), and Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act in order to extend critical federal civil rights protections to individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, disability, or source of income. Today, many in the LGBT community, many people paying rent with government housing vouchers, and numerous others routinely experience housing discrimination by landlords, banks, and real estate professionals.
"LGBT Americans, non-traditional families, and the disabled should not be subjected to housing discrimination at the hands of the unscrupulous or bigoted," said Nadler. "This legislation will ensure that the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act are actually protecting ALL Americans and guaranteeing people of any sexual orientation, gender identity, marital and familial status, and source of income the right to the housing they choose."
"We can't win the fight for equal housing opportunities without the HOME Act and its greater protections against housing discrimination," Conyers said. "I am pleased to introduce this bill with my colleagues as it will further the cause of the original Fair Housing Act and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King in promoting integrated communities."
"Fair housing must be a right for all Americans," said Towns. "It is therefore necessary that it be reflected in the laws that govern our nation. I fully support the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act which in effect will protect the rights of LGBT Americans as well as others who deserve equal protection under the law, regardless of their source of income. In New York City, over 101,000 families benefit from the Section 8 Choice Voucher program. This bill would protect each of those families against unfair discrimination in the rental market."
"In these tough economic times, the last thing that anyone should have to worry about when applying for a loan or filling out an apartment application is discrimination because of their sexuality orientation, gender identity or family status," said Israel. "I'm proud to join my colleagues in introducing the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act."
"For over 40 years, the Fair Housing Act has protected Americans from housing discrimination, but some groups not specifically mentioned in the Act still face discrimination," said Scott. "The HOME Act builds upon the Fair Housing Act by prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status. This is a long overdue reform that will ensure access to affordable housing to millions of Americans. This is the right thing to do and now is the right time to act."
"I have always committed myself to fighting discrimination wherever it occurs," said Hastings. "The need for equal housing opportunities knows no boundaries and it is high time that the Fair Housing Act ensured that regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, all Americans are afforded the right to fair housing."
"We applaud Senator Kerry and Representative Nadler for their efforts to bring the Fair Housing Act into the 21st Century," said Shanna L. Smith, National Fair Housing Alliance President and CEO. "These much-needed changes to the Act reflect our nation's commitment to creating stronger, more diverse and inclusive neighborhoods. Housing discrimination is wrong and runs counter to the American spirit of opportunity. It's time we leave intolerance and bigotry in America's dark history of senseless exclusion and instead continue to march on the path to equality."
The HOME Act would amend the Fair Housing Act by prohibiting discrimination in the sale or rental of housing, the financing of housing, and in brokerage services on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status. The Act would also amend the Fair Housing Act's definition of "familial status" in order to more accurately reflect contemporary family arrangements -- expanding the term to include "anyone standing in loco parentis" of one or more individuals who are not 18 years of age, thus providing non-traditional families with equal protection.
The Act would prohibit discrimination in lending on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. It would make clear that a seller or landlord has an ongoing obligation to refrain from engaging in housing discrimination, even after the purchase or the lease is signed. This will address cases like Bloch v. Frischholz, in which a condo association in Chicago prohibited a Jewish family from posting a mezuzah in accordance with their religious beliefs.
The Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, has protected people living in America from housing discrimination since 1968, when it passed in the immediate aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Under the Act, it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, or familial status. The Act also mandates that the federal government promote integrated communities.
While these measures were an important first step in the fight for equal housing opportunities, they have been thus far inadequate in keeping relevant with the times. People who are not currently protected by the Fair Housing Act regularly face open discrimination in the housing market. Landlords, real estate agents, and mortgage lenders often offer housing on different and discriminatory terms to LGBT individuals. LGBT individuals and non-traditional families also face harassment and potential violence. Home seekers who intend to pay for housing with government assistance face similar discrimination. People with disabilities too often face physical barriers when seeking a place to live. It is this gap in the law, the lack of accountability, and discrimination that the HOME Act wishes to address.
Text of the bill is available as a PDF. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) today introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
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Behringer PP400 mods?
I've searched the forums and the 'net generally but can find no hobbyist input on the PP400 phono preamp. Well, I just gambled $20 on one and, to my surprise, it's not horrible. Noise is low, detail is OK, and output is not as overly hot as I'd been led to believe. Channel separation / imaging seems a bit mediocre, and it does seem that it's lacking some oomph in the low registers.
Has anyone done any modding or experimentation with one of these?
one question....Why? hate to be that way but for $20 plus the price of mods, i think you could build a better sounding pre!
Yeah, I've always thought I should be able to build a well-regarded pre for about $5-10 in parts. Over the last two years, such a plan has not come to my attention.
I bought the Behringer as a gamble to resolve an "emergency" left by the death of a beloved receiver in a room that sees 2-3 hours of vinyl time daily. But ultimately, $20 about is the cost of an enclosure, jacks, and a cheap power supply, plus shipping... and since I have Amazon Prime, I didn't even need to pay the latter on the PP400.
And if a replacement cap value or two has been discovered that would improve its abilities vastly... well, I just thought it was reasonable to ask :)
Hello all, I had a go with this thingy and looking at its PCB, its basic single chip dual opamp implementation, as basic and good as its price point. No audiophile caps of any sort. There isn't any input load shunt nor capacitance to match the cartridge loading. A little mod here may do some good. The opamp is smd, the wall wart is cheap skate, unless you can swap it for something better, there may be some hope. In stock form,don't expect stellar performance with this. Its cheap and useable, nothing more.
Thanks so much, coolmaster. What would be the primary audible benefits of adding capacitance in this case? I can solder stuff to points if the Internet says it's OK, but when it comes to comprehending the electronics theory behind the mods, I'm pretty dumb.
Hi, google cartridge loading, there's much to read and learn. :)
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NFL notebook: Bengals LB Harrison's college jersey retired
Bengals linebacker James Harrison's jersey at Kent State is being retired.
Harrison, a longtime star with the Steelers, will be honored during the Golden Flashes' season opener Thursday night against Liberty. Harrison, who wore No. 16 in college, is the fifth Kent State player to have his jersey retired, joining Jim Corrigall, Hall of Famer Jack Lambert, Eric Wilkerson and Josh Cribbs.
Harrison will not be able to attend the game because the Bengals are hosting their final exhibition game. Harrison's parents will be presented with a framed No. 16 jersey on his behalf.
Flacco banner draws ire
Joe Flacco looms larger than life in Denver and not just because he engineered the stunning upset of the Broncos in the playoffs that propelled the Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl title.
The league's marketing campaign for next week's kickoff game features several large banners of Flacco fluttering from lamp posts on downtown streets — and a giant one several stories high that hangs at Sports Authority Field alongside a banner of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.
That has drawn an angry public reaction from Broncos fans who have taken to Twitter and to the streets to vent their frustration. One local sportscaster used a Sharpie to draw a mustache on a Flacco poster hanging along Denver's 16th Street Mall and covered another with tape.
Tynes' wife refutes claim
Lawrence Tynes' wife disputed the Buccaneers' claim that her husband is "responding well" to treatment for MRSA, a serious staph infection that sidelined the veteran kicker earlier this month, ESPN reported.
The Buccaneers said they treated their facility last week to prevent an MRSA outbreak after Tynes and Pro Bowl guard Carl Nicks were infected.
Amanda Tynes posted a response on her Twitter account and posted a photo of her husband: 'I hear my husband is responding "well" to treatment. "LOL! He's NOT responding at all yet."
Marshall's absence OK'd
Bears coach Marc Trestman said wide receiver Brandon Marshall's absence from Wednesday's practice started a four-day excused rest from team activities, NFL.com reported.
Marshall raised questions Tuesday about the status of his surgically repaired hip.
"This was a planned-out miss today for personal reasons," Trestman told the Chicago Tribune. "I let him go for personal reasons. But something that has been part of the offseason plan since training camp started."
Around the League
San Francisco offensive lineman Joe Looney's low block against Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams during Sunday night's game was ruled legal by the NFL, CBSSports.com reported. ... The Buccaneers signed wide receiver Jordan Norwood, who had 36 receptions for 405 yards and one touchdown over the past two seasons with the Browns. ... The Jaguars signed veteran cornerback Will Blackmon. ... The Patriots released cornerback Ras-I Dowling two years after drafting him in the second round. ... Seattle coach Pete Carroll said he expects wide receiver Sidney Rice (knee) to be ready for the season opener. ... Aaron Curry, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2009 draft, retired.
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No one has heard the Bolivarian leader speak a word (due to a surgical tube in his trachea, officials parry).
A plastic tube lodged in his trachea was the only thing keeping him alive.
It opens into the pharynx, at its superior extremity, and communicates, by its inferior opening with the trachea.
Intima: the lining membrane of the trachea: see endotrachea.
The trachea, ta, is of much smaller caliber than the oesophagus, especially in its dorso-ventral diameter.
The stem of the tree or bush becomes the windpipe (trachea).
Wounds of the trachea and oesophagus, according to Gilbert, are invariably mortal.
There is difficulty in swallowing, and the food may enter the trachea.
trachea covered by a pseudo-membrane, continuous over most of its surface, but in places broken and flaky.
I have seen considerable hæmorrhage in the trachea from this cause.
c.1400, from Medieval Latin trachea (mid-13c.), as in trachea arteria, from Late Latin trachia (c.400), from Greek trakheia, in trakheia arteria "windpipe," literally "rough artery" (so called from the rings of cartilage that form the trachea), from fem. of trakhys "rough." See artery for connection with windpipe in Greek science.
trachea tra·che·a (trā'kē-ə)
n. pl. tra·che·as or tra·che·ae (-kē-ē')
The airway that extends from the larynx into the thorax where it divides into the right and left bronchi. It is composed of thin incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage connected by a membrane called the annular ligament. Also called windpipe.
Plural tracheae (trā'kē-ē') or tracheas
The tube connecting the mouth to the bronchial tubes that carries air to the lungs; the windpipe.