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"Pretty Little Girl from Galax," a song performed by bluegrass band Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and written by Milan Miller, has spent several weeks at the top of the bluegrass charts.
The catchy, upbeat tune, released on their CD "Prime Tyme," is about a fellow in North Carolina trying to get to Galax to see his sweetheart.
"When we heard that song, it had a catchy melody to it and a cute story of a guy trying to get back to see his girl," said Moore, of why the song was chosen from a demo Miller had sent to the band. "And when we listened to the song, we heard a great opportunity for the concept of a video."
Moore and his band contacted Galax Tourism Director Ray Kohl, who was instrumental in choosing where the video should be shot.
The video was released on Thursday, after Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out talked about their new CD and performed live on Nashville radio station WSM's "Inn Sessions." Fans can listen to the interview and music at www.wsmonline.com and watch the video on Youtube and other outlets.
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out's home base is in Georgia, but the well-known bluegrass band makes annual trips to the Fairview Ruritan Club in January and to the Rex Theatre in Galax. Although there is very little time between shows, they always make time to stop for barbecue at The Galax Smokehouse across from the Rex.
"The song is fun," said Moore. "And it's an expression of who we are. The whole area of Southwest Virginia has contributed to bluegrass, folk and old-time. This song draws attention to the area and what Galax has contributed to our music."
The band formed in 1991 with Moore, the guitar player, as the founding member. The band is also made up of Steve Dilling (banjo), Justen Haynes (fiddle), Wayne Benson (mandolin), Edgar Loudermilk (bass) and sound technician Donnie Carver.
They have won seven consecutive International Bluegrass Music Association awards for Vocal Group of the Year and Russell Moore has two IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year trophies.
The band has 14 recordings.
"Prime Tyme" has topped the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Top 15 Albums, Bluegrass Music Profiles Magazine Top 15 Bluegrass CDs and SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction Most Played Albums, with numerous tracks reaching number one on the singles charts, including "Pretty Little Girl from Galax" and "If Your Heart Should Ever Roll This Way Again."
"We don't know if we've ever had that kind of success," said Moore, who attributes the CD's success to "Pretty Little Girl from Galax."
There's no grand story of how Miller came up with the idea for the song, Miller said. He lives in Nashville and grew up in Waynesville, N.C. In fact, he had only driven through Galax a few years ago. Miller married a woman from Jefferson, N.C., where he visits and often listens to the Galax radio station, he said.
"The song title just kind of popped in my head," he said. "Galax has that history of bluegrass, and I wanted something that had old-sounding lyrics. Galax isn't the easiest to rhyme, either, but I liked the way the title just rolled off my tongue."
It was just a blessing that Russell Moore and his band chose his song, said Miller.
"As a kid listening to bluegrass, I was big fan of Russell Moore," said the singer-songwriter. "This was the first song on the demo that I sent them, and luckily it caught their ear."
Miller's second song on the demo, "Little Magnolia," is also heard on "Prime Tyme."
Last year, at the IBMA Awards, Russell Moore was named male vocalist of the year.
"Pretty Little Girl From Galax" was then performed at the Grand Ole Opry auditorium, and the song was released by Rural Rhythm Records in September 2011.
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out spent a couple days in Galax filming a video in March.
The video is set in the 1950s, so Kohl said the production team, Moonstruck Management, requested an old-fashioned gas station with a garage and a bell.
Roberts' Citgo on North Main Street was the perfect setting for that, said Kohl. The song says, "I jumped an open freight car, thought that would be alright, 'til the brakeman caught me sleepin' in the middle of the night," leading to a scene at the caboose at the New River Trail.
Other parts of the video were shot at Barr's Fiddle Shop, the "Welcome to Galax" sign and the Rex Theater, where the band performed a free, 45-minute concert in front of about 200 people the day of filming.
Kohl even has a small role, playing the part of the driver of a Hudson Hornett (owned by Dr. Tom Littrell of Galax) at Roberts' Citgo.
Ashley Nale, a band member of local bluegrass group Loose Strings, and Jordan Vaughan — both students at Galax High School — play the roles of young sweethearts in the video.
"This is a tourism plus for us," said Kohl. "This brings us extra attention."
During HoustonFest, held May 4 and 5 in Galax, Kohl said he met a couple who found out about Galax after hearing the song. They Googled "Galax," came to the music festival and said they would be back, said Kohl.
"Everybody in the bluegrass business is familiar with Galax and its ties to music," said Moore. "People love the song, and by the end, they're tapping their foot and trying to sing along."
• Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are scheduled to perform during the Leaf & String Festival on June 9 at 8 p.m. at the Rex Theatre. Tickets are $15.
For $25, fans can have dinner with the band at The Galax Smokehouse at 5:30 p.m. This price also includes the show at The Rex. Tickets are limited for the dinner.
Tickets can be purchased at the Galax Visitors Center on East Grayson Street in downtown Galax, across from the Rex and behind the restaurant.
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CANANDAIGUA N.Y. (Reuters) - Investigators have yet to find any evidence of criminal behavior by NASCAR veteran Tony Stewart in the death of a young dirt-track racer, after authorities concluded reconstruction of the crash at the track, an official said on Monday.
Stewart, a mercurial three-time NASCAR champion and one of the sport's biggest names, struck and killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward, Jr. after he walked onto the track and apparently lashed out at Stewart after he caused his car to spin out during a race Saturday in upstate New York.
The 43-year-old driver was "grieving," his publicist said, and had not decided whether he will return to competition after dropping out of a NASCAR race on Sunday.
The crash, recorded on video that went viral online, raised questions about safety and lighting at the track, whether Stewart could have avoided Ward and whether the aggressive, often brazen, behavior that is part of the sport of racing was to blame.
An autopsy on Monday revealed that Ward, a sprint-car driver, died of "massive blunt trauma," but gave no other details, Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero said.
After completing the crash reconstruction at the 61-year-old Canandaigua Motorsports Park in the small New York town, Povero said the investigation was still open.
"At this time, there are no facts that exist that support any criminal behavior or conduct or any probable cause of a criminal act in this investigation," Povero said at a news conference, adding that there was no timeline to conclude.
Ward, whose website said he began racing go karts at age 4, was spun into an outside wall after bumping cars with Stewart, a temperamental driver who has had several off-the-track scuffles with other drivers.
As the caution flag went out, Ward left his car apparently in an attempt to confront Stewart, whose car remained on the track. When Ward angrily pointed at Stewart on the next lap, Stewart's car wobbled slightly, striking Ward.
Following the accident, Stewart decided not to race the next day at Watkins Glen, a NASCAR track about an hour's drive from Canandaigua. His status for the Michigan 400 on Sunday has not been determined.
"The decision to compete in this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Michigan will be Tony's, and he will have as much time as he needs to make that decision," the multimillionaire driver's publicist, Mike Arning, said in an e-mail to Reuters.
"It is still an emotional time for all involved, Tony included. He is grieving, and grief doesn't have a timetable."
Plymouth Speedway released a statement on Monday announcing that Stewart will not compete in this Saturday's dirt-track race in Plymouth, Indiana.
"We at Plymouth Speedway extend our deepest condolences and prayers to the family of Kevin Ward, Jr. and thoughts and prayers to Tony Stewart and his family," the statement read. "Tony Stewart will NOT be racing at Plymouth Speedway this Saturday."
A small tribute of daisies and sunflowers was set up on Monday at the New York track.
Race fan Jim Natoli, 66, of nearby Manchester, New York, was surrounded by news crews as he stopped to pay his respects.
"It's a very safe track," he said. "They have races here every week. It's a terrible tragedy."
American racing legend Mario Andretti, 74, called the accident "a fluke."
"This was like a perfect storm," Andretti, winner of the Formula One World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Daytona 500, told Reuters in a telephone interview.
"You could look around and say this could have been avoided - yes, by everyone. It's tragic, but you can't fault the sport for it.
"He (Ward) walked out of the car; he looked fine. This is something that happened and hopefully this will never, ever happen again," Andretti said.
Writing by Steve Ginsburg; additional reporting by Lewis Franck; Editing by Frank McGurty, Mary Milliken and Gunna Dickson


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Golden State Warriors (24-28) @ Sacramento Kings (24-29)
Start time 7:30 PM PST @ The Arco Arena
Probable starters for the Golden State Warriors
PG - Baron Davis
SG - Jason Richardson
SF - Mickael Pietrus
PF - Troy Murphy
C - Adonal Foyle
Probable starters for the Sacramento Kings
PG - Mike Bibby
SG - Kevin Martin
SF - Ron Artest
PF - Kenny Thomas
C - Brad Miller
Team leaders
PPG - J. Richardson (22.8) | M. Bibby (20.5)
RPG - T. Murphy (9.5) | B. Wells (7.9)
APG - B. Davis (9.2) | M. Bibby (5.4)
SPG - B. Davis (1.8) | R. Artest (2.9)
BPG - A. Foyle (1.7) | F. Garcia (0.8)
Matchups this Season
Nov 30 - Sacramento Kings (106) @ Golden State Warriors (113)
Feb 21 - Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings
Mar 26 - Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings
Mar 31 - Sacramento Kings @ Golden State Warriors
Game Notes
Baron Davis, Troy Murphy, Andris Biedrins, and Chris Taft are questionable for this game.
Game Thread: Warriors @ Sacramento Kings 2006-02-21
Talk about the upcoming Warriors game here
Moderators: Mr. Crackerz, JREED, Guybrush, 32
nope. the hype and the players are gone. Unless we are really desperate to get rid of players, I don't think there will be anybody else.
I don't like the look of this game, but I'd like the Warriors to prove to the Kings that we didn't need Artest. Get a win!
I don't like the look of this game, but I'd like the Warriors to prove to the Kings that we didn't need Artest. Get a win!
Yoyo wrote:#32: We're still missing Murphy?
He's listed as questionable. It's a 50/50 chance. If Murph plays, we're better off... but we're still missing Baron.
No matter what, we come into this game short-handed. It's simply a matter of how handicapped we are.


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Espresso Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Makes 6-7
Recipe Adapted from Deeba
1 cup all purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup Caster sugar
1 tbsp Coffee powder or ½ a Tbsp Espresso powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
½ of a large egg
½ cup whole milk, room temperature
1/3cup - ½ (around 100g) cup dark chocolate chips
1.Preheat oven to 180C. Line 6-7 mold muffin tray.
2. With a fork or a balloon whisk , whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Reserve.
3. Mix coffee powder into the milk and stir until dissolved.
4. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla essence and egg in a mixing bowl.
5. Add the flour mix and milk alternately to the butter mix in three batches and mix well using a wooden spoon until well mixed.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips and spoon into muffin cases upto 2/3 full.


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Accident blocks Highway 91 south of Blackfoot
An accident involving a semi-trailer and a passenger car blocked a section of Highway 91 between Blackfoot and the south interchange at Exit 89 Friday morning.
Emergency crews from Blackfoot and Fort Hall were dispatched to the accident, which occurred at approximately 10 a.m. Officers from Idaho State Police, Blackfoot Police and the Bingham County Sheriff were also dispatched to assist.
Traffic was allowed through slowly after the accident, which left a Cadillac passenger car with severe damage and a semi-trailer resting on the northbound side of Highway 91. The semi-trailer was leaking diesel gasoline.
The driver and passenger in the Cadillac was transported to Portneuf Medical Center. The driver of the semi-trailer was not injured.


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Amla flails England with superb triple century
Hashim Amla hit the highest Test score by a South African, an unbeaten 311, to put his side within sight of a crushing victory over England on the fourth day of the first Test at the Oval on Sunday.
At the close England were 102 for four in their second innings, trailing by 150 runs.
Image: Hashim Amla of South Africa celebrates reaching his triple century
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Amla surpasses AB de Villiers record
Jacques Kallis stroked an unbeaten 182, his 43rd test century, as South Africa reached a commanding 637 for two before declaring at tea. Amla surpassed the previous record of 278 by teammate AB de Villiers.
"I'm happy, surprised and really excited that I have done something that's never been done before by a South African," Amla said.
"But the biggest pleasure is that we are in a really strong position to win this test match. That's my biggest joy."
Image: Hashim Amla of South Africa celebrates with Jacques Kallis
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
South Africa made early breakthroughs
The batsmen's marathon efforts were then supported by the bowlers as England lost Alastair Cook (0), Jonathan Trott (10), Kevin Pietersen (16) and Andrew Strauss (27) before the close.
Cook edged a probing ball on off stump from Vernon Philander to wicketkeeper de Villiers, Trott fell in similar fashion to Dale Steyn, while Pietersen was bowled by a straight delivery from Morne Morkel and Strauss top-edged a sweep to square leg off Imran Tahir.
South Africa, who will leapfrog England at the top of the world rankings if they win the three-match series, now have an excellent chance of taking a 1-0 lead going to Headingley for the second Test on Aug. 2. Their skipper Graeme Smith set the tone on Saturday with 131 in his 100th Test match.
"When you've played quite a bit of Test cricket you accept not every game is going to go for you and at the moment South Africa are in a dominant position," England batting coach Graham Gooch said. ""That's stating the obvious.
"But the game's not over yet, you have to believe you can still get out of the game with a draw. If England do that, it will be a great performance."
Image: South Africa's Vernon Philander celebrates after dismissing England's Alistair Cook
Photographs: Philip Brown / Reuters
Amla went past his previous career best of 253 vs India
Amla came to the crease on Friday at 1507 local time and was still there at 1540 two days later. He combined in a partnership of 377 with Kallis which was the highest-ever stand for the third wicket in a Test in England.
England wilted in the bright sunshine as their bowlers toiled on a lifeless pitch that was still good to bat on and showed scant evidence of deterioration. They were unable to apply any pressure on the Proteas' batsmen for the third day running, after their innings began on Friday afternoon.
Amla went past his previous career best of 253 against India before lunch. The pace of his innings never changed as he continued to thwart England with a solid defence, attacking only when the ball merited an offensive stroke.
Image: Hashim Amla of South Africa
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Amla only the third overseas player to score a Test triple century in England
He became only the third overseas player to score a Test triple century in England after Australians Donald Bradman, who twice achieved the feat, and Bobby Simpson. Amla reached the 300 with a lofted cover drive for four (his 33rd) off Tim Bresnan to go to 303.
It was the first Test triple century in England for 22 years, since Graham Gooch hit 333 against India at Lord's in 1990.Amla was embraced by Kallis and applauded warmly by the capacity crowd and his team mates on the players' balcony. Former England captain Michael Vaughan joked on Twitter that his signature beard had grown a centimetre since he came into bat.
Image: England players applaud as Hashim Amla leaves the field for tea
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Only Tendulkar has more Test tons than Kallis
Kallis was equally untroubled throughout his innings and he sought to raise the tempo only once he had passed his 150, striking off spinner Graeme Swann over mid-wicket for the first six of the innings.
Only India's Sachin Tendulkar (51) has scored more Test centuries than the South African all-rounder.
Kallis celebrated his century before lunch by pointing to his eyes, a show of solidarity for wicketkeeper and best friend Mark Boucher, who was forced to retire from international cricket after suffering a serious eye injury before the series started.
Image: South Africa's Jacques Kallis
Photographs: Philip Brown / Reuters


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The receiver for the alleged Ponzi scheme, Zeek Rewards, filed case documents in more than 60 federal court districts this week, hinting at where receivership property may be located.
The receiver for the alleged Ponzi scheme, Zeek Rewards, filed case documents in more than 60 federal court districts this week, hinting at where receivership property may be located.
Charlotte attorney Kenneth Bell, originally appointed receiver in mid-August, was reappointed Dec. 4. In his consent motion to the court, Bell said reappointment was necessary to fully comply with federal codes that give him jurisdiction in parts of the nation where receivership property may be located.
Bell said according to federal codes, he had 10 days to file case documents in any court district that could contain property he intends to recover. As of Friday afternoon, Bell had filed the original complaint against Zeek Rewards as well as the order reappointing him receiver in about 63 federal districts across the United States.
Bell, who has already recovered about $300 million in receivership assets from dozens of domestic and foreign financial institutions, said he and his team are now starting to target those who profited from the company.
"I'm pretty pleased so far," Bell told The Dispatch earlier this week. "We are now focusing on claw-back litigation, which is trying to recover funds from people who took out more than they put in, to increase that pool we have and to try to make whole the people that lost money. Once we get into the efforts to recover from net winners, it will be a lot slower."
Bell has been collecting funds connected to Zeek Rewards since Aug. 17, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shut down the Lexington-based program that was rooted in penny auctions. The SEC, which filed securities fraud charges in U.S. District Court in Charlotte against Zeek Rewards, its parent company, Rex Venture Group LLC, and the operation's former chief executive officer, Paul Burks, alleges that the program was a massive Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised more than $600 million from more than 1 million users across the world.
The receivership team, which has seized and analyzed "terabytes" of information from Zeek's headquarters on West Center Street in Lexington, has identified more than 2.2 million unique users of Zeek Rewards. About 800,000 of those users lost money through the program, some up to $10,000, Bell said. There are about 100,000 users, or affiliates, who profited, he said.
Bell mailed out 1,200 subpoenas to the top profiteers, most who made more than $100,000, in late October. He said he's received a "mixed bag" of responses.
"Some have objected to the subpoenas and have not provided anything so far," Bell said. "We've had scores of people who have been very cooperative in providing documents and have entered into settlement negotiations."
He added that others have responded by asking for more time to review the subpoenas, telling Bell they intend to cooperate in the future. The receivership team has re-issued subpoenas to those who have objected to the original documents sent out via U.S. Mail, he said.
About 79 subpoenas were sent to North Carolina residents, including 14 in the Triad, Bell said.
"Eventually, we will be sending out more subpoenas to more people," Bell said. "Obviously, on behalf of the vast majority of people, we are going to do everything we can to get money to share out to those who were victims of this."
Total losses were somewhere between $500 and $600 million, Bell said.
Not all affiliates agree with Bell's tactics. Last week, Dallas attorney Michael Quilling filed a motion to appoint a representative for affiliates on behalf of "thousands and thousands" of Zeek profiteers who have challenged the SEC's and receiver's actions since the get-go. The representative, or "examiner," would represent the collective interests of affiliates in the case.
Bell, who said he has until Dec. 17 to respond to the motion, said he is very much opposed to the request.
Bell is expected to file his final liquidation plan later this month, unless the court provides him an extension.
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Rotocade needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 157 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
Rotocade (http://www.rotocade.com)
Our brand DNA is to offer men deals on product marketed by hot girls. We record infomercials which show cool products being used by sexy women (these are tasteful videos, PG-13). Our brand name, product selection, videos, color schemes should all be implicitly male. Most deal sites are implicitly female. We want to be exclusively for men without coming out and saying that we are exclusively for men.
Some of the things we will sell: electronics, tools, sports equipment, bar equipment, printable coupons to venues offering male entertainment (Dave and Buster's, sports bars, strip clubs etc.)
Men ages 18 to 40. Dudes without a feminine bone in their body. Our guy has always been a ringleader. Played sports in school. Belonged to a fraternity. Works in a white collar job (sales) or masculine hierarchy (Police, Marines). Loyal to the male lifestyle: drinks beer, plays in a local sports league, goes to Las Vegas for his bachelor party, shops at Best Buy, goes drinking in packs.
Rotocade needs a clean, word logo. The word "Rotocade" conjures the brand, so the logo should focus on the word. There should be an icon built into the logo (e.g. the Nike Swoosh) which can be extracted and displayed on its own. Masculine color and masculine finish is a must. The logo is meant to inspire action and movement.
The logo will fit into the upper left hand corner of our website and should be sized accordingly. See Woot.com, Groupon.com for size and placement. See Maxim.com, thesmokingjacket.com for male-inspired logos.
Finally, the company's logline is: "The Deal Is Yours" -- the logline should be in place near the logo.
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Is it the Links, the Traffic, or What?
Is Linking the End-All-Be-All of SEO?
We all know that Google Personalized Search is coming: Search 4.0 (if you're keeping count). And, we are already seeing instances of it surfacing within the SERPs. Or if you need the skinny on it, check out Danny's post on Search Engine Land.
Knowing all of this, SEOs must still work to optimize client sites. With a bear economy, companies have begun shrinking marketing budgets, as well as personnel, giving SEOs, in most cases, smaller budgets to work with. Our management and maintenance fees aren't shrinking, so we're left with finding the few essential services that need to be done in order to keep our clients converting and feeding the funnel to keep the potential conversions coming in.
The list for most of us looks something like this:
- On-Site Optimization: meta-data, optimized URLs, link juice sculpting, and optimized anchors
- Link Building: via directories, link baiting strategies, social media linking strategies
- Reporting
It's pretty safe to say that #1 and #3 are indispensable, but is link building really the answer to SERP ranking issue? Is this really a major part of the algorithm and a determining factor of placement? For years we've been professing that a solid linking strategy will, in fact, create solid ranking within the result pages because the Google Algo, which revolutionized the SERPs based on this factor of trust, spawned copy-cats through Yahoo, Live, and a majority of others. But there are other factors outside of on-site optimization that we also believe to be at work; factors that may actually play a larger role in determining where you place in the SERPs.
A) Site Traffic and Bounce Rate
B) Domain Age
With the advancement of SEO tools available, we're able to see exactly what's driving search results for particular queries (under the assumption you don't have your own personalized searches on) and get glimpses into the algorithm. Of course there are other factors that do influence the site's SERP position, trust, and relevance, such as number of 301 redirects, C Class, and others, but we really want to look at major influences for this session. Which is not to say that those factors could not cause a site's SERP position to crash dramatically, but they're less of an issue for the majority of sites.
That said, let's look at some data I pulled for what I think would be traditionally consumer and B2B searches.
B2B Data
Search: "belt conveyors"
SERP Page 1 and Data for each Site:
When you examine the data, the links don't really give us an indication that they have influenced the position of a particular company; for example, the 10th position company has quite a few more links than any other company on this SERP (excluding, of course, the directory sites). It would seem reasonable then that this company should be in the first position, or at least in the Top 5.
However, it could be that this site's on-site effort is not good at all and the linking effort alone has catapulted it to the first page (there are subjective items that cannot be taken into account through this data). Yet this data does not clearly indicate linking as a sole factor for position, so we move on to Traffic Data to determine if this is the factor that placed the company on top?
Traffic Data:
This does not really clear up the SERP position picture either. Based on linking data and traffic data, there is no reason that qcindustries.com should retain the top position for "belt conveyors". The only advantage this site has over the other companies (not directory sites) is that its domain is older, and not by much.
The answer comes when we look at the site. The entire site is dedicated to "belt conveyors", multiple types of belt conveyors. So the site's content and keyword density for the term "belt conveyor" make it the obvious choice.
Based on the data above, it can be concluded linking and traffic did not directly influence this site's SERP position. And, I think with more targeted, keyword-rich optimization, this site could potentially "box-out" competitors for this keyword for a long time to come. Let's check the B2C search term.
B2C Data:
Search Term: "search engine marketing services"
SERP Page 1 and Data for each Site:
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There are lots of programs scheduled in coming days at the Environmental Education Center in Tilden Nature Area in Berkeley.
For instance, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on March 2, naturalist James Wilson will host a "greenhouse giveaway," talking about how plants progress from seed to dinner plate. Then from 3 to 4 p.m., James will supervise planting of the "three sisters" in the Kids' Garden — corn, beans and squash.
On March 4, naturalist Anthony Fisher will lead a bird walk from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to the top of Tilden's Wildcat Peak. It's a five-miler, starting at the center.
James has scheduled Tilden Tots programs at the center from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on March 5 and April 4. These are outdoor adventure programs for 3- and 4-year-olds, each accompanied by an adult. No younger siblings, please. Registration is required, and there's a fee of $6 per child ($8 for nondistrict residents).
James also has a Tilden Little Farmers program for 5- to 7-year olds accompanied by an adult. No younger siblings, please. These are from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6 and Tuesday, April 9. Registration is required, and fees are the same as those for Tilden Tots.
For more information on the Tilden Tots or Little Farmers programs, call 888-327-2757 and select option 2.
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch will begin its 2013 mine tour season with a free open house at the underground mining museum from noon to 4:30 p.m. on March 2.
Visitors will be able to explore about 1,000 feet of restored workings in the former Hazel-Atlas silica sand mine, with park staff posted along the way to point out interesting features.
For safety reasons, the self-guided tours are restricted to ages 7 and older. For younger children, there's a chamber just inside the mine entrance with displays and activities related to the park's mining history.
After open house day, 90-minute guided mine tours will be offered on Saturdays and Sundays through November. Advanced reservation tours are scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekends. A 10 a.m. tour is available to groups of 10 or more. First-come, first-served tours are at noon and 3 p.m.
Again, participants must be 7 or older. Tour tickets cost $5 per person; reservations can be made online at www.ebparks.org, or at the park office. For the 10 a.m. group tours, though, call 888-327-2757, option 2.
Another way to see the mines is the underground Greathouse Visitor Center, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekends through November. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. The center contains artifacts and photos from the park's coal and silica mining days.
Aboveground, naturalist Eddie Willis will lead a safari to see the amphibian denizens of Black Diamond Mines' stock ponds. It's from 10:30 a.m. to noon on March 3, and will take place rain or shine. Meet Eddie in the parking lot at the end of Somersville Road, five miles south of Highway 4 in Antioch.
And naturalist Bob Kanagaki will host a program from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 9 about the park's mining boom times, featuring a slide show and a look at the mine.
The program is restricted to ages 7 and older. It's free, but registration is required. For registration and information, call 888-327-2757, option 2, and refer to program number 1441.
Black Diamond Mines has a parking fee of $5 per vehicle when the kiosk is attended. For general information about the park, call 888-327-2757, ext. 2750.
Although it's a bit chilly for a swim right now, that won't last. So East Bay Regional Park District is recruiting lifeguards for the 2013 swim season.
It's a good job. Hourly wages are from $13.78 to $21.06, a bit more for instructors. No certificates are required, and the district provides excellent paid training.
Applicants must be at least 16 years old by April 27. They must be able to swim 550 yards in less than 10 minutes. Swim areas that are staffed with lifeguards include Castle Rock in Walnut Creek; Contra Loma in Antioch; Lake Anza at Tilden Park in the Berkeley hills; Lake Temescal and Roberts pool, both in Oakland; Cull Canyon in Castro Valley; Don Castro Park in Hayward; Quarry Lakes in Fremont; Shadow Cliffs in Pleasanton; and Del Valle Regional Park south of Livermore.
Applications may be obtained online at the park district website, www.ebparks.org, or can be requested from the district's human resources department by calling 510-544-2154. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 15. For more information, call Pete DeQuincy at 510-690-6622 or Dan McCormick at 510-690-6620.
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Point Richmond has a history as a rail and ferry terminus. Naturalist "Trail Gail" Broesder will lead a "Ferries and Freight" exploration of the park from shoreline to hills from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 3 for ages 9 and older. For information, call 510-544-2233.
Another kids' program series is Hikes For Tykes, led by naturalist Sara Fetterly. Designed for young children with a parent, these hikes are about a mile in length. There's one from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 5 at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve.
Bring a snack and meet at the park entrance on Skyline Boulevard just south of the intersection with Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Oakland hills. For information, call 510-544-3187.
Beginning and experienced birders alike will enjoy a bird walk from 8 to 11 a.m. on March 2 at Sunol Regional Wilderness in southern Alameda County, led by naturalist Kristina Parkison.
The bird walk is free, designed for ages eight and older, and registration is required. To register, call 888-327-2757. Select option 2 and refer to program 1466.
Outdoor Discoveries is another nature program designed for children ages 3 through 5, accompanied by a parent. Naturalists Katie Colbert and Cat Taylor preside. There's a program with a geology theme from 10 a.m. to noon on March 7 at Del Valle Regional Park south of Livermore.
The fee is $6 per child ($8 for nondistrict residents) and registration is required. Call 888-327-2757. Select option 2 and refer to program 1673.
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(Editor's note: The following 22-minute video contains profane statements shouted by an angry mob and may be offensive to viewers.)
It happened in an American city: Hundreds of angry Muslim children and adults rioted against Christians, throwing chunks of concrete and eggs at their heads, spraying them with urine and cursing at them – while police stood by and threatened the victims with "disorderly conduct."
The city of Dearborn, Mich., hosted its annual 2012 Arab International festival on Father's Day weekend. As can be seen in a video of the attack, a group of people professing to be Christians holding signs was viciously assaulted by an angry mob of Arabs – as the crowd chanted "Allahu Akbar!" – Arabic for "God is the greatest!"
Starting at the 9:00 mark and continuing to about the 10:30 mark, the crowd – reminiscent of a rock-throwing "intifada" scene from the Middle East – can be seen hurling a dizzying barrage of objects at the Christians standing passively with their signs, causing some injuries.
WND later learned that the Christian crowd had been carrying a pole with a pig's head attached to the top, further angering the Muslim crowd. At the beginning of the video, Christian street preachers shout, "God is good, and God is not Allah!"
First, police approached Ruben Israel of OfficialStreetPreachers.com, warning him, "The city of Dearborn has an ordinance, OK, that you guys can't use the megaphone. So, if you guys continue to use that, you will get a citation."
Israel noted that the group was allowed to use the megaphone in 2011. Then he asked the officer, "So, if we don't use a megaphone, can we throw water bottles at the crowd?"
The officer shook his head no.
"So what are you going to do if they throw water bottles at us?" Israel asked.
"If that happens, we will take care of that and address it," the officer promised.
When Israel said he had captured the mob's assault on the Christians on video, the officer suggested he "take it through the proper channels, and we'll try to find them."
However, at the 2:17 mark of the video, the mob can be heard screaming, "You want to jump 'em? C'mon, let's go!"
One boy yells, "Let's beat the sh-t out of them!"
A girl shouts, "Go home! Do you understand English?!"
The Christians are no longer using megaphones, as the mob advances on them from all angles – hurling bottles, cans, eggs, chunks of concrete and even milk crates toward their heads.
Even young children shout obscenities such as, "F—k you, b-tch!"
Meanwhile, police are nowhere to be seen in the video.
One of the Christians asks another, "Is this worse than last year?"
He replies, "Oh my goodness, yeah!! This is insanity."
At the 6:55 mark, an irate 18-year-old man from Iraq gets into the Christians' faces, screaming, "If you don't like Dearborn, then go the f—k back home! … I am an American citizen, and I have my rights. There's freedom of religion, isn't there?"
He screams, "So why do you guys pray like this on the bank? Oh Lord. Why don't you get on the ground, like the prophets, huh? You're Christian. That's what it says in the Bible, you stupid sh-t!"
Many minutes into the video and after much of the shouting takes place, Dearborn mounted police ride through the crowd. The video states that no arrests were made.
According to the tape, the mob began chucking more stones, bottles and debris as the Christians were injured and property damaged.
"Dearborn Police finally arrive after 30 mins of assault," a caption states.
Despite the attacks the Christians had endured, a man identified in the video as Deputy Chief Dennis Richardson of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office tells them, "You're a danger to the safety right now."
Officers claim they don't have the manpower to protect the Christians at the festival.
"Your safety is in harm's way. You need to protect everybody," said Deputy Chief Mike Jaafar of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. "You do have the option to leave. I just want to make that clear."
Israel replied, "You have the option to stand with us" as Jaafar walked away, leaving the Christians to the mob.
When police leave, the crowd continues harassing the Christians and screaming profanities.
Then police begin escorting the Christians away from the crowd.
Deputy Chief Richardson tells Israel, "We have the responsibility of policing the entire festival, and obviously your conduct is such that it's causing a disturbance and is a direct threat to the safety of everyone here. Someone could get hurt. You already have blood on your face. One of the festival people, one of my officers, anybody can get hurt. Now we're going to escort you out."
Israel explains that the mob throws things and becomes more aggressive when police leave the scene.
"Part of the reason that they throw things on someone is because you tell them stuff that enrages them," Richardson argues.
Israel tells Richardson that the Christians aren't even saying anything to the crowd at this point.
"We're not even preaching," he said. "So it's obviously the signs. Now the signs are going to be illegal? … My thing is, if we could have a couple of officers there, that would kind of keep 'em at bay."
Richardson insists that the Christians leave, telling Israel, "You're going to leave now. We're escorting you that way."
Israel resists, saying, "We can't do that."
But Deputy Chief Jaafar re-enters the scene and tells him, "It's not your call. We've been very gentle and very, very respectful to you. You are jeopardizing public safety, and you need to understand it's going overboard. … You're attracting a crowd and affecting public safety, and you need to understand that."
Richardson asks Israel, "How many bottles or objects have you been hit with?"
He replies, "Uh, I lost count. It's only because you guys weren't around. We have video of that."
Israel also tells him, "We did try to contact the sheriff. The problem is, he didn't respond. We did try to contact the city attorney…. The reason this is going on now is because of what happened last year. What happened last year is you allowed it to escalate into this. And so, you guys just lost a lawsuit on free speech, and you want to do it again."
Another Christian asks Richardson, "Why don't you get us a bullpen that we asked for in the email?"
"OK, that's a free-speech zone," he replied. "And the Chamber of Commerce decided that they did not want a free-speech zone."
At that, he insisted once again that the Christians leave.
Israel argues that the officers are jeopardizing free speech.
"Let me ask you this: If we don't leave, are we going to get arrested?" he asked.
"Probably, we will cite you all, yes," Richardson tells him, adding, "You are a danger to public safety. You're disorderly.
Israel replies, "I would assume 200 angry Muslim children throwing bottles would be more of a threat than a few guys with signs."
The Christians tell one another: "If they make us leave right now, they reward riotous behavior."
A woman steps in to speak with the officers, and then they tell the Christians, "If you don't leave, we are going to cite you for disorderly conduct. … Look at your people, here. This is crazy! Now let's go."
After they leave, the Christians are pulled over in their van by at least 12 police officers. The video does not explain why.


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April 13, 2012 (Fullerton, CA) - The 2012 USASA National Veterans Cup will be hosted by Cal South on June 26 - July 1, 2012 in Escondido, North San Diego County, California. This is the first time this event has ventured to the state of California since its inception.
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S.F. Ballet review: Strong opening performance
With six pieces new to the company's repertoire, an illustrious guest artist and seamless pacing, the opening gala for the San Francisco Ballet's 81st season exceeded all expectations. Not a single swan feather could be spied on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House on Wednesday evening, but one did notice a troupe, which goes from strength to strength, warming up both for a demanding home season and a summer loaded with challenges.
That guest star was no less than Johan Kobborg, former principal dancer of the Royal Danish Ballet and London's Royal Ballet; he appeared in two guises Wednesday. In the bedroom duet from Act 1 of Kenneth MacMillan's "Manon," Kobborg offered an impassioned, stylish des Grieux who fused with Maria Kochetkova's first stab at the doomed heroine. She was voluptuousness personified in this popular gala excerpt.
As choreographer, Kobborg introduced the company to his joyous "Les Lutins" (The Imps), made for the Royal in 2009. The piece references the classical style of 19th century Danish master August Bournonville, who conducted his classes to violin accompaniment. Here, onstage violinist Kurt Nikkanen announced the music and inspired Gennadi Nedvigine to a display of peerless footwork. His hegemony is challenged first by Esteban Hernandez and then by Dores André. Dance competitions are rarely this much fun.
Two major additions to the roster hinted at marvelous evenings to come. Mathilde Froustey came to San Francisco from the Paris Opéra Ballet, and her appearance Wednesday in Victor Gsovsky's "Grand Pas Classique" was a dazzler. Froustey revels in a pristine allegro technique, dispenses charm by the bucket and teases you with phrasing so original that she could drive you slightly mad. Davit Karapetyan tried on the cavalier and did a superior job despite a troublesome costume.
Earlier, Simone Messmer, formerly of American Ballet Theatre, joined with suave Rubén Martin Cintas for "The Man I Love," from Balanchine's "Who Cares?" This was a classy, even patrician coupling. with Messmer exhibiting a long line and fluid extremities (both Froustey and Messmer will dance in "Giselle" Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening).
Two American premieres made contrasting impressions. "Variations for Two Couples" is a recent (2012) opus from venerable Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen, and thanks to sterling performances by Sofiane Sylve, Luke Ingham, Sarah Van Patten and Anthony Spalding, it impressed. These complex duets, set to string quartet excerpts by sundry composers, distilled moods through movement with much character and should enter the repertoire, especially if they are danced this well.
Less satisfying was the latest vehicle for Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith, Edwaard Liang's "Finding Light." This partnership still epitomizes empathy, but this duet, set to a Vivaldi andante, recycles its lifts and supports to the point of boredom. Liang might learn something about duets from watching the second movement from MacMillan's "Concerto." Van Patten and Tiit Helimets leaned into the Shostakovich score and sustained a tension with three shadow corps couples. A lovely quiet interlude in a generally up-tempo evening.
For sheer heat, there was a revival of resident choreographer Yuri Possokhov's "Talk to Her (Habla con Ella)," in which Lorena Feijoo and Vitor Luiz fanned each other's flames to Alberto Iglesias music for 10 minutes. The single solo spot of the evening went to Frances Chung, who tried on Evelyn Cisneros' showstopping solo from Val Caniparoli's "Lambarena." It fit her beautifully.
Taras Domitro soared high, but partner Vanessa Zahorian was having an off night in the "Diana and Acteon" pas de deux, and the excitement was muted. The proceedings, conducted by Music Director Martin West, opened with a preview of Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson's "Giselle," as Lauren Parrott, Sasha de Sola, Julia Rowe, Daniel Deivison-Oliviera and Hansuke Yamamoto negotiated their way through the Act 1 pas de cinq. The evening closed with the finale of Balanchine's "Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet," in which Ingham struggled with the steps and the rhythms and Sylve elegantly bared the Gypsy in her soul.
San Francisco Ballet: Eight-program season runs through May 1. Program 1: "Giselle." Saturday-Feb. 2. $40-$340. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 865-2000. www.sfballet.org
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14 BIT CONTROLLERSControllers 0 to 31 were originally specified as optionally 14 bit resolution controllers. To use them as 14 bit controllers the msb is transmitted as one controller (0-31), and the lsb is transmitted as a second controller (32-63 respectively). Controller 0 and Controller 32 have been defined as a Bank Select that qualifies Program Changes [sic.] and both messages must always be transmitted together.In practice, it was impossible to differentiate between 14 and 7 bit usage, so 14 bit resolution never really worked.
VolumeNumber: 7 (coarse) 39 (fine)Affects:The device's volume level. If a MultiTimbral device, then each Part has its own volume. In this case, a device's master volume may be controlled by another method such as the Univeral SysEx Master Volume message, or take its volume from one of the Parts, or be controlled by a General Purpose Slider controller.Value Range:14-bit coarse/fine resolution. 0x0000 to 0x3FFF where 0 is no volume at all.NOTE: Most all devices ignore the Fine adjust (#39) for Volume, and just implement Coarse adjust (#7) because 14-bit resolution isn't needed for this. In this case, maximum is 127 and off is 0.
Controller NumbersA Controller message has a Status byte of 0xB0 to 0xBF depending upon the MIDI channel. There are two more data bytes.The first data byte is the Controller Number. There are 128 possible controller numbers (ie, 0 to 127). Some numbers are defined for specific purposes. Others are undefined, and reserved for future use.The second byte is the "value" that the controller is to be set to.Most controllers implement an effect even while the MIDI device is generating sound, and the effect will be immediately noticeable. In other words, MIDI controller messages are meant to implement various effects by a musician while he's operating the device.If the device is a MultiTimbral module, then each one of its Parts may respond differently (or not at all) to a particular controller number. Each Part usually has its own setting for every controller number, and the Part responds only to controller messages on the same channel as that to which the Part is assigned. So, controller messages for one Part do not affect the sound of another Part even while that other Part is playing.Some controllers are continuous controllers, which simply means that their value can be set to any value within the range from 0 to 16,384 (for 14-bit coarse/fine resolution) or 0 to 127 (for 7-bit, coarse resolution). Other controllers are switches whose state may be either on or off. Such controllers will usually generate only one of two values; 0 for off, and 127 for on. But, a device should be able to respond to any received switch value from 0 to 127. If the device implements only an "on" and "off" state, then it should regard values of 0 to 63 as off, and any value of 64 to 127 as on.Many (continuous) controller numbers are coarse adjustments, and have a respective fine adjustment controller number. For example, controller #1 is the coarse adjustment for Modulation Wheel. Using this controller number in a message, a device's Modulation Wheel can be adjusted in large (coarse) increments (ie, 128 steps). If finer adjustment (from a coarse setting) needs to be made, then controller #33 is the fine adjust for Modulation Wheel. For controllers that have coarse/fine pairs of numbers, there is thus a 14-bit resolution to the range. In other words, the Modulation Wheel can be set from 0x0000 to 0x3FFF (ie, one of 16,384 values). For this 14-bit value, bits 7 to 13 are the coarse adjust, and bits 0 to 6 are the fine adjust. For example, to set the Modulation Wheel to 0x2005, first you have to break it up into 2 bytes (as is done with Pitch Wheel messages). Take bits 0 to 6 and put them in a byte that is the fine adjust. Take bits 7 to 13 and put them right-justified in a byte that is the coarse adjust. Assuming a MIDI channel of 0, here's the coarse and fine Mod Wheel controller messages that a device would receive (coarse adjust first):0xB0 0x01 0x40Controller on chan 0, Mod Wheel coarse, bits 7 to 13 of 14-bitvalue right-justified (with high bit clear).0xB0 0x33 0x05Controller on chan 0, Mod Wheel fine, bits 0 to 6 of 14-bitvalue (with high bit clear).Some devices do not implement fine adjust counterparts to coarse controllers. For example, some devices do not implement controller #33 for Mod Wheel fine adjust. Instead the device only recognizes and responds to the Mod Wheel coarse controller number (#1). It is perfectly acceptable for devices to only respond to the coarse adjustment for a controller if the device desires 7-bit (rather than 14-bit) resolution. The device should ignore that controller's respective fine adjust message. By the same token, if it's only desirable to make fine adjustments to the Mod Wheel without changing its current coarse setting (or vice versa), a device can be sent only a controller #33 message without a preceding controller #1 message (or vice versa). Thus, if a device can respond to both coarse and fine adjustments for a particular controller (ie, implements the full 14-bit resolution), it should be able to deal with either the coarse or fine controller message being sent without its counterpart following. The same holds true for other continuous (ie, coarse/fine pairs of) controllers.Here's a list of the defined controllers. To the left is the controller number (ie, how the MIDI Controller message refers to a particular controller), and on the right is its name (ie, how a human might refer to the controller). To get more information about what a particular controller does, click on its controller name to bring up a description. Each description shows the controller name and number, what the range is for the third byte of the message (ie, the "value" data byte), and what the controller does. For controllers that have separate coarse and fine settings, both controller numbers are shown.MIDI devices should use these controller numbers for their defined purposes, as much as possible. For example, if the device is able to respond to Volume controller (coarse adjustment), then it should expect that to be controller number 7. It should not use Portamento Time controller messages to adjust volume. That wouldn't make any sense. Other controllers, such as Foot Pedal, are more general purpose. That pedal could be controlling the tempo on a drum box, for example. But generally, the Foot Pedal shouldn't be used for purposes that other controllers already are dedicated to, such as adjusting Pan position. If there is not a defined controller number for a particular, needed purpose, a device can use the General Purpose Sliders and Buttons, or NRPN for device specific purposes. The device should use controller numbers 0 to 31 for coarse adjustments, and controller numbers 32 to 63 for the respective fine adjustments.


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Italian Espresso (8 Days)
Like a well-made espresso, this tour is a short, strong hit of all things Italian! Walk in the footsteps of Roman Emperors & throw your 3 coins in the Trevi fountain. Enjoy traditional Tuscan hospitality, art & architecture in Renaissance Florence. Then finish up by wandering the tiny streets of Veince.
Visa Required: Schengen Visa
Countries visited: Italy including Rome, Vatican City, San Gimignano, Florence, Pisa & Venice
Departure Dates: 1-18 Apr, 09-16 May, 23-30 May, 25 May-01 Jun, 30 May-06 Jun, 13 Jun-20 Jun, 20-27 Jun, 27 Jun-04 Jul , 29 Jun-06 Jul , 04-11 Jul , 11-18 Jul , 18-25 Jul , 01-08 Aug, 08-15 Aug, 15-22 Aug, 29 Aug -05 Sep, 05-12 Sep, 12-19 Sep, 19-26 Sep, 26 Sep-03 Oct
|Cost Includes:
1) 7 continental breakfasts & 3 three-course dinners
2) Stay 7 nights twin or triple-share hotel accommodation
3) Tour Manager & Driver team
4) Modern, air-conditioned coach
5) Sightseeing tours of all major cities plus orientations in all other destinations
|Cost Does Not Include:
1) Air ticket, Train Ticket, Travel Insurance
2) Water, Liquor, soft drinks, beverages, etc.
3) Personal expenses like tips, telephone calls, etc.
4) Any services/meals not mentioned
5) Any Other expense arised due to any reasons
6) Visa fees
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Day 1: Arrive Rome
Check-in to your hotel, drop off your stuff, meet your Tour Manager and travel buddies at 4:00pm and head out into the streets of Italy to get a sneak peek at vibrant Rome. Stylish Rome oozes energy and overflows with relics from another age. Get into the thriving atmosphere of this living timeline as your Tour Manager shows you the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Piazza Venezia and Piazza Navona. Honour tradition at the Trevi Fountain and throw a coin in the fountain's waters (it's meant to improve your chances of returning to Rome!). Tonight will be one to remember. At a popular pizzeria, you'll enjoy pizza as it was meant to be (with a thin crispy crust, fresh tomato and loaded with delicious mozzarella). Learn a thing or two about making them as you watch a professional piazzolo demonstrate how it's done!
Hotel Dinner
See the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Piazza Venezia, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Piazza Navona, Learn to make pizza Italian-style from the locals
Day 2: Rome
This morning, make the most of our Local Guide's inside knowledge and uncover the remains of an ancient empire with a fantastic optional tour of the Roman Forum and Colosseum. Then check-out the smallest country in the world and home to the Pope, the Vatican City. There's included entry and our Local Guide to show you St Peter's Basilica and Michelangelo's masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel. Take off into the city and absorb the atmosphere, as Vespas flash past timeworn monuments that are surrounded by fountains, pizzerias, cafés and bars. In your free time, live the local lifestyle by indulging in a long lunch on a paved piazza or knock back a shot of espresso at the bar, like the Romans do. Before you hit the shops, let your Tour Manager point you in the right direction with some tips on the best buys.
Tonight, hook up with your new friends and dive into Rome's night action with your buddies and start your travels off with a night to remember.
Hotel Breakfast
Special access Rome sightseeing coach tour, Locally guided tour of the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica & the art of the Vatican Museums, See St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Imperial Tour (Euro 26.00), Farewell Dinner (Euro 36.50)
Day 3: Rome to Florence
Cruise through rural Umbria and terraced vineyards to breathtaking Renaissance Florence. Jump start your time here uncovering this open-air museum. Our Local Guide gives you the inside track as the group learns about Florence's cultural beginnings and explores streets crammed with artworks from masters like Michelangelo.
Tonight, we eat in a humming local restaurant, right in the heart of Florence. After dinner, sit back and relax Tuscan style with a glass of Chianti wine.
Hotel Breakfast, Dinner
Discover the Statue of David, Ponte Vecchio, the Medici Palace & much more on our locally guided walking tour of Florence
Day 4: Florence
The scene-stealing Duomo Cathedral rises above the city centre, which serves up frescoes, markets and priceless art. With a free day, you've got plenty of time to get a feel for Florence. Take a look into a skillful demonstration of Florentine leather making with the group and understand this region's traditional art. Get inspired at the famous Uffizi Gallery and see paintings from the masters like da Vinci and Raphael. Wander along the pretty Ponte Vecchio for some boutique shopping or rummage through the city's local markets. With bargains and bustle, they are a great place to hang out, so grab a gelato and enjoy this gorgeous city. Tonight, there's a optional group dinner - an authentic Tuscan feast. Try regional dishes in the pretty Tuscan country setting and kick back Tuscan style with a glass of Chianti wine. Then with a night out and get your groove on at Florence's biggest club.
Hotel Breakfast
Learn about Florence's leather craft with a demonstration, Souvenir group photo (Euro 11.00), 'Montebuoni' Tuscan Dinner (Euro 39.00), Space Electronic Disco (Euro 15.00)
Day 5: Florence
Today, we get out into the fantastic Tuscan countryside, known for its iconic cypress trees and delicious olive oil. Spend the morning in San Gimignano, the stunning hill-top town that is often dubbed "Medieval Manhattan". Dotted with ancient towers, San Gimignano serves up sweeping views over the region's rolling hills. Explore the village and pick up some local specialties like wild-boar salami or percorino cheese. Then, we stop off for our included wine tasting. In an historic villa, the group will see a working winery, complete with its old cellar and vats. Here you can learn more about the region's wines as you taste a glass or two of the local wine.
Hotel Breakfast
Guided tour of a 16th century Tuscan castle while enjoying local Chianti & antipasto, See the towers & town square in San Gimignano
Day 6: Florence to Venice
This morning, we stop by Pisa and get up close to the famous Leaning Tower. Then it's your chance to splash some cash, with our stop at Barberino Designer Outlet mall for our exclusive Italian fashion experience. You can use this opportunity to get some gear to show off to your friends at home. This outlet mall is amazing, with your chance to pick up some designer fashion at incredible prices. With between 30%-70% off regular retail, the savings are epic, and because you're with us you'll get up to an additional 10% off! From labels like Missoni, Bose, Dolce & Gabbana to name a few – there's going to be plenty to tempt you today. With no doubt lots of bags in hand, we'll hit the road, stopping in Romeo and Juliet's Verona for dinner, en route to the "floating city" of Venice.
Hotel Breakfast, Dinner
See the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italian fashion experience at the Barberino Designer outlet mall, See Juliet's Balcony & the Roman Arena in Verona
Day 7: Venice
Known as the "floating city", Venice is packed with character, crammed with hidden lanes and linked by a network of canals. The group travels on our private boat through the waters of the lagoon to visit the city's historical heart. The limestone Bridge of Sighs, the Gothic arches of the Doge's Palace and the expanse of St. Mark's Square (pigeons and all!) show off Venice's unique beauty and way of life. Take some time to explore the floating city and lose yourself in the backstreets. There's an optional walking tour where you can discover the labyrinth of interweaving lanes, waterways, palaces, piazzi and markets with our Local Guide. You'll see historic monuments, hidden treasures and the Rialto market – a local favourite for food shopping. Maybe grab a table on St. Mark's Square and eat some delicious Italian food al fresco. Cap off the day with an optional gondola ride & share this amazing experience with your friends - seeing Venice from on the water is unforgettable!
Hotel Breakfast
Private boat through the canals & islands of Venice, See the Bridge of Sighs, the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Square, See Venice's iconic canals & gondolas, Venice walking tour (Euro 11.00), Gondola ride (Euro 21.00), San Giorgio (Euro 37.50)
Day 8: Depart Venice / Rome
The tour ends after breakfast in Venice and it's time to say "arrivederci" to your new friends. Or if you prefer, catch a free transfer back to Rome where your tour ends when you arrive.


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PopAGraph Dazzles With a Little 3D Magic
Apr 15, 2013 5:00 AM PT
PopAGraph can be found for free at the iTunes App Store.
Because the iPhone has turned into one of the world's most popular cameras, there's no shortage of photo editing apps in the iTunes App Store. Many of these apps are great, and many have overlapping features with similar special effects.
So how does one photo editing app rise above the rest? What makes it great?
Do-it-all apps are good, and I have several collected inside a Pic Tools folder on my iPhone 5. Sometimes, however, I don't turn to a heavy do-it-all app. I use a specific app tuned to a specific purpose. Better yet, the photo apps I remember to use come specifically when I recognize a great opportunity to use their primary features.
Enter PopAGraph by Flambe Studios.
At first, I thought PopAGraph somehow let you select a photo element, like a person, then lift it off the primary layer of the photo -- perhaps zooming the element and letting you shift its position to make it appear closer to the viewer, maybe larger than life, or slightly 3Dish.
PopAGraph does not do that . . . exactly. This is a case where the name of an app and brief descriptions can result in the wrong first impression.
Fortunately, my second impression -- and understanding of what the app really does -- was good, too.
Start With a Foreground Element
The basic premise of PopAGraph starts with an object in the foreground of your photo -- a person, pet, building, or acorn. Something interesting. Something to which you want to draw attention. Something that will seemingly pop out at you upon first glance.
PopAGraph enhances that effect.
Imagine a photo of a young couple in front of a downtown cityscape. Naturally, there's some distance between the couple and the city buildings, but for some reason the photo is just ok, not amazing, despite the adorable smiles. You try applying some filters and you gain some modest improvements. There's still so much going on in the photo, however, and the fading sunlight casts such a nice warm glow over cool architecture.
When I see this, I think the elements are fighting for attention. Sometimes a good crop can fix it, but not always.
By using PopAGraph, you can select your young couple by painting a line all around them -- around their edges. When you connect the two ends of the line, the painted area fills in completely. This becomes your "popped" element. The rest is your background.
Now you can apply a variety of filters to each element, adding contrasting styles, additional color, or muting the background color. You could, for example, make your couple show vidid colors while turning your background grayscale. Or you could turn your couple into a vintage sort of color while blurring your background.
This is all fairly basic, fairly common sorts of features. The implementation is quick and easy to understand, though, which I appreciate.
In addition, PopAGraph has several videos that teach you how to use the app when you first start out, making the generally intuitive controls even easier to learn.
At this point, what you have is a great app that lets you select an element from a photo and apply filters to it and the background. The controls are intuitive, and the app is snappy with nicely animated transitions. It's easy to zoom in and out and pan over your photo while masking your foreground element. Not bad. However, there's more.
The Magic Is in the Frames
The most important feature of PopAGraph is the use of what it calls Frames. Basically, a frame is just what it sounds like -- a box that you place over your photo, and then resize and adjust.
If you imagine the couple standing in front of a cityscape, you can create a frame that captures the city and everything but their feet. This crops down the background content, leaving the feet in the foreground as if they are there in front of the overall image. It sort of pops, and it can instill a slight 3D effect.
It's up to you to decide if it looks cool or stupid. Just because you have a fancy new tool doesn't mean you should use it all the time.
Meanwhile, what sort of elements might come alive with PopAGraph? Anything you want to draw attention to, like a dog chasing a Frisbee on a beach and leaping into the air before it catches it. Nice. PopAGraph could let you mute the beach and waves and bring extra clarity to the dog. The Frisbee? You could add a frame that crops the photos so that the flying disc appears to be halfway outside of the "image." This will make the viewer feel as if there's a picture there, but that the dog and frisbee are popping off the 2D photo.
Of course, if you have a bunch of static photos with very little going on, your results will be lackluster.
If you see a tree or flower, on the other hand, and play with perspectives as you shoot photos with your iPhone, you'll recognize opportunities to visually lift elements from your photos and use framing techniques to extend objects beyond the perceived border of the image.
If you post a lot of photos, write a blog, produce newsletters, or are fanatical about creating invitations to pet birthday parties, PopAGraph takes a semi-professional technique and makes it crazy easy.
Any limitations? You can only work with one photo at a time. If you start a project then want to try another, you will delete the old project when you start a new one. However, the editing activity is quick and painless, so it's not like you're spending more than five minutes as you select a foreground element.
There's all the social media sharing features you would expect, and you can save your PopAGraph photos back to your camera roll.
All-in-all, PopAGraph is a crisp, fast little app. It starts out free with a handful of filters. You can try other filters, and if you want them, you can buy them all through an in-app purchase for US$1.99. I did.
One more thing: Try the "Toon" filter on the background of your cityscape photos.


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Is the Dye Cast?
Derek Dooley has never gotten his team, or himself as head coach, on track. There have been so many 'almosts'; enough to write a book about.
But in the world of modern-day, big-time college athletics — especially at a 'football school' in the most powerful conference — 'almosts' fall into the same categories as losses. At this level of the college game, a loss is a loss. Especially when losses are league losses.
And there have been many league losses in less than three seasons. Three losses each to Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Two losses to LSU. Single losses to Arkansas, Mississippi State and Kentucky. Yes, Kentucky.
The wins have been far too few and haven't included the right schools: two over Vanderbilt, with single victories over Kentucky and Mississippi. That's it.
For right or wrong, Derek Dooley is considered by many as a 'failure' due to his 4-17 mark in the SEC. It has been during a time when the SEC was the strongest it has ever been, if that is possible. And Dooley's Tennessee's teams have played the very best in the conference. Every year. Multiple times. I haven't counted, but I'm fairly confident that Dooley's Vols have faced SEC teams ranked in the Top 10 at least ten times.
But in the end, the donors, the fans, and the Athletic Department will, if not already, reach the point where a change is demanded. It will be demanded in part because of the fatigue from the losses as they have piled up, one after another. But change may also be demanded from financial perspectives.
The breadwinner of college athletics is football. And that is especially true at Tennessee, where empty seats are not only an affront to the collective pride of the Vol Nation, but also are a lack of revenue. Empty seats are created by apathy, and those empty seats foster additional apathy. Apathy sucks donations out of the coffers.
Apathy is the fatal disease of a once-healthy football program and athletic department.
Tennessee's program is still healthy, but appears to be on the verge of sickness. The powers-at-be likely recognize this.
Every program that has grown to the immense size of Tennessee's has to decide whether or not it wants to remain on the big stage, to be a big-time player. To stay there, it takes money, lots of it, and the willingness to make big and bold decisions. But Tennessee has an even more daunting task — it is in a conference that is not only the best in the land, but is even getting better.
And Tennessee is in danger of getting left behind.
There is a danger in today's SEC of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Tennessee finds itself at a precarious position from which it can either get richer or it can get poorer. It can get back to the top because of its tradition which helped build the finest facilities in the country. But it will take a continuous inflow of lots of money.
And for that to happen, there must be a shiny object placed in front of the Vol Nation and its benefactors.
More on shiny objects later. First, there is a game Saturday that has been overshadowed this week by the swirling rumors of a coaching change.
The Troy Trojans come to Knoxville to try and spoil Homecoming weekend. They are a team that, fueled by an effective passing game, gave Mississippi State all they could handle in September. Standing at 4-4, the Sun Belt school has improved over the past couple of seasons, but in a rather strange way. Their road record is 3-1; their home record is 1-3.
The biggest question for many of the Vol Nation this weekend is can the defense stop anybody?
No, not completely.
Tennessee 43 Troy 27
Go Vols!
7 responses to "Is the Dye Cast?"
tk says :
well this post seems to be a little late this week………are you losing interest? would you be one of those empty seats? you are right on track with your post though. this cant last very much longer or tennessee will never catch back up. and saturday may show how low we are. tennessee in a squeeeeker………… 34-31
rockytop78rockytop78 says :
It was very subdued yesterday in Knoxvegas, even on campus where I went to attend a lecture; it had the feel of an away game around town.
I think that returning alumni will be able to scalp some good tickets to watch the Vols put up some points against Troy:
Tennessee 42
Troy 31
Sandy says :
I'm afraid apathy may even be setting in here… I didn't wear a Vols t-shirt to work on Friday, which I always do on a game week. Hard to get excited about a game with Troy when sitting at the bottom of the SEC East.
I'll go along with a victory this week, purely on having more and better athletes.
Vols 45
Trojans 28
Sandy says :
Well, I'll go along with you guys in saying a aTennessee victory, but it doesn't really help them much. What they really need to do is beat Missouri next weekend.
Vols 50
Troy 10
Sandy says :
That was from Billy…


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Coates to be elected IOC Vice President unopposed
10 September 2013
AOC: John Coates will be elected International Olympic Committee Vice President unopposed after his rival; Sami Moudallah from Syria withdrew from the race today.
Coates, the President of the Australian Olympic Committee, joined the IOC in 2001 after playing a key role in winning and then staging the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
The vote will take place Wednesday morning at the 125th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His election will follow the election of the new IOC President where there are six candidates.
"I am truly honoured that none of my colleagues have chosen to stand against me and looking forward to supporting our new President and ultimately the athletes we represent," Coates said from the IOC Session in Buenos Aires.
"I thank my senior IOC colleague, Kevan Gosper and my AOC Executive for the encouragement and support they have given me. Kevan is the only other Australian to have held the position and his support and continuing wise counsel means a great deal to me."
Gosper, who was spent 17 years on the Board, congratulated Coates and said, "It is a great privilege for us to have a Vice President of the IOC who is an Australian."
Coates has been a member of the IOC Executive Board since 2009 and sits on the Juridical Commission and the TV Rights & New Media Commission.
He is the President of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
He served on the Coordination Commission for the 2012 London Olympics assisting Lord Sebastian Coe and the Chairman of the British Olympic Association, Lord Colin Moyinhan, organise an outstanding Olympics.
The Sydney 2000 Olympics were described as the "best Olympics ever" by the then IOC President, Juan Antonio Samaranch. Coates was awarded the Olympic Order in gold following those Games.
At that time he also negotiated a windfall of $90m for the Australian Olympic Foundation (AOF) which is used to benefit Australia's Olympic athletes as they chase their dream to compete at the Games.
His sport is rowing... starting as a cox at Homebush High School in Sydney, but making his mark as an administrator. From Rowing Manager at the 1976 Montreal Games to AOC President and Chef de Mission of the Australian Olympic Team at six Olympic Games from 1988 to 2008.
More news from the 125th IOC Session:
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Australian wrestling celebrates return to the Olympic program >>>
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In this hands-on activity, learners will build a solar cooker by lining a box with reflective material and adding a translucent cover. The cooker can be used to make food products. This activity recommends use of empty (clean) pizza boxes. This... (View More) activity requires a sunny outdoor location for an extended period of time. (View Less)
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I've been discussing with my friend on the matter of metaprogramming; he argues that Java is the worst language because of its inability to metaprogram well.
He contrasted this with C++'s ability to metaprogram rather well.
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7.2 Future Price Trends
8. Dicyclopentadiene : Trade Data
8.1 Imports by Major Countries
8.2 Exports by Major Countries
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