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Wabash men will make monkeys of themselves—literally—at this Wednesday night's performance by Wamidan, the College's world music and dance ensemble.
"It's like no concert you've ever seen," says Wamidan Artistic Director and Professor of Music James Makubuya of "The Friendship Between a Crocodile and a Monkey," which blends an original story told by Sister Stella Sabina into African and Latin American music and dance numbers directed by Sabina and Kyle Prifogle '09.
"The students have a lot of fun playing the monkeys and crocodiles," Makubuya says. "It's funny, the music and dance pieces are great and fold right into the story, and the audience gets to participate. With no set-up time between numbers, it packs a lot of fun into just one hour."
Wamidan includes students from Wabash, DePauw, and Crawfordsville High School, and several of the seniors—including Bernard Meyer, Teye Morton, Steve Hernandez, Ruth Nduta, Savanna Weliver, and Caity Charles— will be performing in what may be their final concerts at Wabash.
"This production has been a remarkable collaborative experience, not only between Wabash, DePauw, and Crawfordsville, but also with students, staff, and faculty members and their children," Makubuya said, noting that Associate Professor of Economics Joyce Burnette, Toni Temple, and Dione Morillo, daughter of history professor Steve Morillo, are among the participants. "Sister Stella and Kyle have put great ideas and a lot of hard work into the production, the Fine Arts Center sounds and light wizard, George Belmore, has been amazing, and on Wednesday it's all going to pay off.
"It's a great introduction for families to African music and stories," Makubuya said. "And those who have seen Wamidan previously will enjoy this new dimension to the performance. I've never seen our students have more fun with a piece."
The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Salter Hall in the Wabash Fine Arts Center, and is free and open to the public.


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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Cookbook Fail
It's been said that the best way to succeed is to fail. That seems kind of counter-intuitive. If you want to succeed, shouldn't you succeed? The thing is, nothing teaches as firmly and thoroughly as failure.
Raise your hand if you have ever
* Put in baking powder instead of baking soda
* Put in tablespoons instead of teaspoons
* Burned something
* Underbaked something
* Left out an ingredient
* Omitted a step in recipe
* Failed to read a recipe all the way through before starting and only midway into the baking realized you were missing either a key ingredient or tool.
I've done all of those. Some of them more than once.
Each time you fail you learn more. And I have failed a lot. If you've read my blog for any length of time you know that. I ought to be a genius by now! I'm not, but what I am is able to spot some obvious bloopers and pause to evaluate.
Recently I got suckered into buying a new cookbook. I knew nothing about the author, but it had beautiful pictures, so I gave in. Hey, it was at the thrift store, so I only paid $2 for it. Perhaps that should have been a clue. If there was nothing wrong with it, why get rid of it?
After getting it home and thumbing through it, stroking the pretty pictures (yes, I do that. Don't you?), I decided the panini sandwiches needed to go on the menu. Because I'm into making my own bread, I liked that the recipe included directions for making flat bread.
I started by putting the warm water into a bowl with the sugar and then I paused to read out much yeast to add. 30 g or 1-1/4 oz. Hmmm. I'm much better with teaspoons and tablespoons for yeast. My kitchen scale isn't good with teeny measurements, but I dragged it out to see if it would cooperate. Let's see.....scooping, scooping, scooping.....30 grams - holy cow, that's a lot of yeast! Maybe the 30 grams was a misprint and I'd do better to follow the ounces. Start over.....scoop, scoop, scoop..... again - a huge amount of yeast.
Wait a minute, the jar I store my yeast in says it holds 4 oz of yeast. That means that this recipe which makes 10 small flatbreads (ie, not very puffy and risen) calls for over 1/4 of the jar of yeast???? That's insane!
So, I guessed at an amount that seemed appropriate, and it turned out beautifully. Thank you years of experience!
The flat bread has ground fennel, which lends it an interesting flavor, and the sandwich has arugula, which adds a fabulous peppery note. Fresh, oozy, melty mozarella and salty tangy proscuitto round out the flavor parade. If you like sandwiches, you've got to give it a try. You could buy flatbread at the store, but really it is simple. And I've fixed the recipe, so there's no fear of failure here. Trust me, I've made the mistakes for you.
Mozzarella and Proscuitto Panini
- adapted from Coffee & Bites
1-1/3 cups lukewarm water
1/2 tsp sugar
1-1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 lb (4 cups) bread flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
For the filling:
extra virgin olive oil to drizzle
8 oz fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
4 oz (2-1/2 cups) arugula
8-12 wafter-thin slices proscuitto
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
1- In a small bowl combine 2/3 cup of the lukewarm water with the sugar and yeast. Stir, cover, and leave in a warm place for 5- 10 minutes, until it's bubbly and about doubled in size.
2- While the yeast is growing, roast the fennel seeds in a dry, hot pan (a cast iron skillet is ideal) until you can just smell the aroma and the seeds begin to pop. Grind the seeds with a mortar and pestle until quite fine. Mix the fennel seeds with the flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the yeast and oil. Start to mix into the flour, adding the remaining 2/3 cup of water.
3- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes until the dough is elastic. Place the dough in the bowl, cover with a towel and leave in a warm place for 45 minutes until almost doubled in volume.
4- Turn the risen dough out onto your work surface and divide it into 8 pieces. Using a rolling pin, roll each out to about 6 inches in diameter, about 1/2-inch thick. Prick all over with a fork.
5- Heat a cast iron skillet until really hot. Place the dough into the pan (I could fit two at a time in my pan). When the bottom of the bread is dotted with dark spots (check after 2-3 minutes), turn the bread over and cook for a further 4 minutes. Stack the rounds of bread and cover with a clean kitchen towel while cooking the remaining rounds of dough.
6- For the sandwiches, split 4 rounds of bread horizontally with a bread knife. Place the halves cut-side up on your work surface and drizzle them with olive oil. Top 4 halves with mozzarella, arugula, and ruffles of prosuitto. Season with freshly ground black pepper and sandwich with the other halves of flat bread.
7- Toast the panini in a panini maker or a cast iron skillet, with the top weighted down, just till the mozzarella melts. Halve each panini to serve.
Makes 4 paninis. You can double the sandwich ingredients to make 8.
14 comments:
- Sara said...
Ha! That is definitely a cookbook FAIL! It's crazy how some cookbooks don't seem to have even tested the recipes! Your version sounds delicious, though.
- April 19, 2011 at 9:00 AM
- bellini said...
Good thing you know what you are doing Lynn.
- April 19, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Hey there,
There's 28 grams in an ounce, 8 oz in a cup, 16 Tbsp in a cup - so that would mean 30 grams is about 2 Tbsps. Hope that helps! Really enjoy reading your blog.
- April 20, 2011 at 7:45 AM
- We Are Not Martha said...
Oops! Good thing you're so smart :) And your panini looks beautiful!! It's so true though... the more I cook and the more I screw up, the better I get!
- April 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Rachel said...
Oh my. Better you than me! I would have dumped all that yeast in. Your final product looks delicious though!
- April 20, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Well, at least it was only $2. You got any tables that have a short leg?
- April 21, 2011 at 4:48 AM
- Deborah said...
I probably would have just given up after coming across that, so kudos to you for continuing on and fixing the recipe! And the panini looks fantastic.
- April 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- grace said...
yes, i've certainly done all those things. more often than burning the food, however, i burn myself. doh. :)
- April 22, 2011 at 10:42 PM
- Debbie said...
I love going to thrift stores and looking for books! Sometimes you can find a really good one and other times you'll see ones you've never seen before! Lucky for you that you have made breads before with yeast. I'd be clueless!
- April 23, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
I hope you had a good Easter!
- April 25, 2011 at 4:26 AM
- Di-licious said...
I had to laugh when I read your post - I also put my hand up. Too often I skim the recipe and then realise that I forgot to pick up buttermilk from the store. Luckily I know that I can 'make' buttermilk using mik and vinegar. That's experience! Love the recipe for panini - I adore them! This will be on my TO COOK list!
- April 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM
- teresa said...
happens to me all the time!
you've got a great blog, that panini is fantastic!
- April 25, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- Barbara said...
Oh yeah, I've done all those things! AND once made a cake entirely with salt instead of sugar and didn't realize it until someone ate it!
I've always wanted to make flatbread...
- April 26, 2011 at 4:15 AM
- Elle said...
I've done all the bloopers you mentioned and then some :) Thanks for this recipe...I've been wanting to try panini bread at home and now...thanks to you years of experience...I won't make the mistake of too much yeast...and I'll roll it thin enough.
- April 27, 2011 at 1:23 PM

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June 2013 - The Handcart Trail: Part IVPosted in Events on June 30, 2013
In the last issue of this magazine, we ended part three of the series with nearly 1,000 pioneers preparing to cross the North Platte River on October 19, 1856. The Hodgett Wagon Train with 150 people was the first to cross. The Hunt Wagon Train with more than 300 people made camp and did not cross on that day. The Martin Handcart Company with about 500 people was the last to arrive at the crossing, but they wasted no time pulling their handcarts into the icy river. They had all arrived at the crossing near present-day Casper, Wyoming, on the same day.
This is part four of our story following Butch Cassidy's mother across unsettled lands on the way to Salt Lake City. Her name was Ann Gillies. She was 9 years old on that day at the river and was traveling with her mother, father, one older brother, and two younger brothers. Their journey began when they left their home in Scotland five months earlier to join other members of the Mormon Church in the new settlement called Salt Lake City. The last 1,000 miles of that journey would prove to be the most dangerous of all.
The Gillies family was much better off than the hundreds with nothing for shelter but the tents in their handcarts. They had their own covered wagon pulled by a team of oxen and were part of the Hodgett Wagon Train. It was the first to cross the river. They traveled about three miles and set up camp. In the diaries written by various members in the three companies, comments about the weather were very different. Members in the wagons considered the winter storm not all that bad, but the handcart people saw it as life threatening.
The Martin Handcart Company was the last to arrive but did not hesitate before entering the water. At about that same time, the wind picked up and the temperature dropped below freezing. Five hundred people walked into the river pulling their handcarts toward the other side, and some of them crossed the river several times to help others who were lagging behind.
They were soaking wet in temperatures below freezing made worse by a howling wind, snow, and sleet. They had no place to hide and no place to dry their clothes or warm their bodies. They set up their tents on the frozen ground and crawled inside to get out of the wind.
On the morning of the 20th, the storm continued. Some woke up beside the cold bodies of their frozen family members. The body count began that first night. One reference put the death toll at 13.
The Hodgett Wagons continued moving even though it snowed all day. The Hunt Wagons waited until the 22nd to cross the river but went no farther on that day. The handcarts had no shelter, so keeping on the move was their only choice. They left the wagon trains behind and continued their journey.
By October 28, the Martin Handcart Company had lost 56 people to the elements. They were camped at Horse Creek and many of them felt too weak to continue. Then someone spotted three riders coming toward them in the distance. Those riders were scouts ahead of supply wagons from the Salt Lake Valley. A renewed determination spread through the camp when they were told the supply wagons were a few days ahead of them. The riders then rode off in search of the wagon trains.
As we followed the unpaved road through Emigrant Gap and stopped for lunch at Willow Springs on a clear September day with mild temperatures, the knowledge of what happened there in October of 1856 was enough to dampen the mood. On that date, the pioneers saw nothing but blowing snow and all they felt was the howling wind. They pushed, pulled, and tugged their handcarts over the hills toward Willow Springs. Those springs were natural sources of clear water in those days, but in modern times they are reduced to a trickle. A lone willow tree still marks the location, but it has died and is gradually returning to dust.
The Hodgett and Hunt wagons were camped a short distance from each other and still near the river crossing when the riders from the Salt Lake Valley found them. After a short visit, the riders left instructions to keep moving. In 10 days or less, they would meet the supply wagons coming from the valley.
The wagon trains were losing their oxen to the elements. They butchered some that had succumbed to the freezing temperatures and lack of grass to eat. Although the meat was welcomed, it meant some wagons no longer had a team. Those families doubled up with other families and left their wagons behind.
On November 2, the Hodgett Wagons passed Independence Rock and found the Martin Handcarts stopped there. The two companies traveled together and ended their day at Devil's Gate. They found 10 supply wagons from the valley waiting for them. There was nearly a foot of snow on the ground.
Independence Rock is now a state park. A rest area with numerous historical signs has tables for picnics and a hiking trail that circles the rock formation. There is also an access road for high-clearance vehicles that ends behind the rock where a small monument has been built.
The Hodgett Wagons were still at Devil's Gate when the Hunt Wagons arrived on November 5. The Martin Handcarts had made camp in Martin's Cove to wait out the latest storm. They were about four miles ahead of the wagons. On the 7th, the temperature dropped to 11 degrees below zero, and snow continued to fall and accumulated to more than a foot deep.
The valley continued to monitor the progress of the companies using riders who traveled back and forth from the valley. Supply wagons continued to roll out of the valley on a course to intercept the companies on the high plains. The condition of all the travelers was critical and many of them were still dying every day. The worst were those pulling handcarts, but the weather was taking its toll on the wagons, too. The overall death toll was more than 100.
We did not find any records of a death in the Gillies family. Even so, it is difficult to imagine the mental anguish a 9-year-old girl would experience living with so many daily burials.
The Mormon Church manages Martin's Cove as a historical monument to their ancestors. Every summer, handcart trips are sponsored for youthful members. They dress in period clothing and pull handcarts across parts of the original trail. In doing so, they experience some of the hardships their ancestors endured without facing a threat to their lives.
Join us next month as we continue the trail over the South Pass and across the high plains to Fort Bridger.
We are using numerous sources for this series, but our primary source has become lds.org and other online references with stories written by those who were there. Memoirs for the Martin Handcart Company were taken from a book by Bynne Slater Turner, titled Emigrating Journals of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies and the Hunt and Hodgett Wagon Trains. For more information, including a GPS track across the state, visit lone-writer.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Championship teams find a way to win and that's the way it was for the 1986 Mets, a team loaded with stars and role players.
The Mets won with power and pitching, speed and defense. They were fundamentally sound, and played with grit and guile, but always with a confidence that they knew they were going to win.
On this date in 1986, they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5, at Shea Stadium. Dwight Gooden gave up three runs on three hits, but didn't coast because he walked five. Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez homered of Rick Reuschel, but the Mets needed Darryl Strawberry's RBI single off Pat Clements in the ninth inning for the game-winner.
After Pittsburgh tied the game with two runs off Jesse Orosco in the ninth, the Mets turned to small ball. Wilson singled with one out, advanced to second on a grounder, then after an intentional walk to Hernandez – the Pirates, like most teams then, feared Mex in the clutch – Strawberry delivered.
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Vestas sold its first turbine in the Ukraine in November 2011. A V112 3MW turbine went to wind developer Vindkraft Ukraina's Novorossiske project in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine.
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NVIDIA Surround and 3D Vision Surround Revealed
NVIDIA Surround is finally here
UPDATE: If you are interested in seeing the final results with the GTX 470 graphics cards rather than the GTX 480s, and the better price/performance balance they provide, check out my updated article after reading this more detailed review of the technology.
Chances are good you have heard about NVIDIA Surround and even 3D Vision Surround by now. It is without a doubt a direct response to AMD's own Eyefinity technology that was launched with their Evergreen-series of GPUs in September of 2009 and you have to agree that NVIDIA would likely have NOT implement this feature without the prodding of ATI's engineers. In that way, even if you are an NVIDIA fanboy, you should be thankful to those guys up in the great white north for the technology we are about to demonstrate and review.
But being NVIDIA, they didn't want to just replicate what AMD had done (and in reality, they couldn't for several reasons) and call it a day. So in addition to getting triple monitor gaming support NVIDIA is throwing the 3D Vision card out on the field for three-monitor gaming with active shutter 3D glasses and effects. If you have seen a single display 3D Vision configuration then imagine three of them lined up in landscape mode for a really impressive experience and you will start to understand.
The good news is that now we have BOTH players firmly entrenched in the multiple-monitor gaming world and this should push software developers to implement the changes necessary to make the experience perfect rather than just a hack.
There are some advantages, and disadvantages, that NVIDIA's new Surround technology introduces starting with the hardware requirements, which we will dive into below.
Hardware Requirements and Configurations
At its most basic level the promise of NVIDIA Surround is identical to the promise of AMD Eyefinity: support for three monitors in either landscape or portrait mode sitting bezel-to-bezel to enlarge the field of view and the resolution of PC games. NVIDIA's Surround will support monitors up to 30-in and resolutions as high as 2560x1600 per display for a total of 7680x1600 when tripled up even though we all know the focus is going to be on 1080p panels of 24-in size for budget issues.
Yes, AMD does have a 6-monitor solution with their Eyefinity 6 Edition HD 5870 that we have previously reviewed but in my mind that is even more of a niche market than the three-display crowd we are addressing today.
There are some important differences to note though between the NVIDIA and AMD implementations of multi-monitor gaming.
NVIDIA is of course supporting Surround on the latest GF100-based graphics cards like the GeForce GTX 480, GTX 470 and GTX 465 but is also enabling the feature for older cards like the GT200-based GeForce GTX 285/280/270/265 and even the dual-GPU GTX 295 in a limited fashion (see below). That means consumers that happen to be sitting on a pair of GTX 285s in their PC will be able to upgrade to three displays and have the option to game in Surround mode - this truly is a cool feature to have added in after the fact and is something NVIDIA should be commended for. I don't think anyone would have bitched or questioned had they limited it to GTX 400-series cards.
There are other hardware requirements for 3D Vision of course - higher priced monitors and a $199 3D Vision kit are going to add some cost as well as complication to anyone's gaming rig.
Also, keep in mind that only in the standard gaming 2D mode can you support portrait configurations of multi-monitor gaming (rotated 90 degrees from standard) since part of specifications for 3D Vision displays rely on polarization filters and those are directional. NVIDIA says they are working on a technology change that will allow these monitors to work in either landscape or portrait mode but that won't be backwards compatible with current panels anyway.
I know NVIDIA will be getting a lot of negative comments about the requirement of SLI configurations for multi-monitor game and there is no denying the fact that AMD seems to have planned far better for this technological shift by support three displays on a single card. Even with the cumbersome adapters required TODAY for most users, the future of displays is DisplayPort it seems so those issues will likely be non-existent next-generation but NVIDIA may have integrated the same design by that point. Also, from a cost perspective, the ability to run a single card, even lower end options like the HD 5770, with three displays easily makes ATI's offering the most economical.
And don't forget not all users' motherboards support SLI as it stands today so there are some people that NVIDIA will simply not be able to address thanks to its archaic licensing methods.
But by forcing SLI upon users NVIDIA does guarantee a certain level of performance and in the case where we are running at 5760x1080 resolution, the more performance available to the GPUs, the better. Most multi-monitor gamers are going to be better off with multiple GPUs regardless of their platform choice but NVIDIA users have to start at that point so their initial user experience could turn out to better, even if it is at a higher cost. (Lots of cost analysis later.)
Add to that the push NVIDIA is hoping to make with 3D Vision Surround as a differentiating feature and the power of SLI configurations is even more necessary for a quality experience. But make no mistake - if NVIDIA could offer three monitor support on a single card they surely would have done so.


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- Name: Antonino Saggio
is the founder and editor of the book series "The IT Revolution In Architecture" published in English by Birkhäuser, in Chinese by Prominence and in Italian by Testo&Immagine (until 2004) and now by Edilstampa. Todate the book series has published 38 titles and represents an important asset in the foundation of a new digital culture in architecture. Saggio has written essays and introductions within this book series (the latest is "Architecture Informs" in a book co-authored with Derrick De Kerckhove and Peter Eisenman), in Exhibition catalogues (Digital | Real Dam 2001, Architecture In the Digital Age, Upennsylvania 2003), and in Conference proceedings (Acadia, Caad Futures, Docomomo and others).
Saggio has also authored several books, among which: Giuseppe Terragni Life and Works (Laterza, 1995 2004), Peter Eisenman. and Frank O. Gehry (Testo&Immagine 1996 e 1997) Architettura e Modernità Dal Bauhaus a la Rivoluzione Informatica (Carocci, 2013) . His editorial activity comprehend the co-foundation of the magazine "Il Progetto" the direction of the section "The Architects" after the death of Bruno Zevi, the Founder of Universale di Architettura. He has written for many magazines of architecture and culture in Italy and abroad ("Architectural Design", "Architese", "Jae" "Op. Cit.", "Domus", "Costruire" and others).
Prof. Saggio holds a professional degree in Architecture (1979) and a diploma of Planning from the University of Rome La Sapienza. He has a Master of Science from Carnegie-Mellon and a PhD from the Italian Ministry of research. Saggio taught in several universities in Europe, Africa and the United States, in particular at Carnegie-Mellon University- Pittsburgh, GhK-Kassel and at Eth-Zurich. He lectured in many major cities in Europa and North America. In the first phase of his career, Saggio won awards in design competitions and academic research grants from institutions such as the Fulbright Commission, the Graham Foundation and the Council of Italian Research. In 2003 he founded the resaearch group Nitrosaggio.net which deals transdisciplinary in the relationship between Design and Information Technology,
Saggio's web site that is a hub of architectural debate in Italy and one of the most visited of the University La Sapienza . He currently holds the chair of "Architecture and Information Technolgy" at the School of Architecture of University of Rome La Sapienza.
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=== Ruby 1.8.6 (Legacy) ===
=== Ruby 1.8.6 (Legacy) ===
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Ruby is a dynamic, interpreted, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity.
Installing Ruby
The version of Ruby you need to install depends on your requirements, as not all 3rd party code is compatible with all versions. Here's a summary of the versions below and how to get them:
Ruby 1.9 (Development)
Summary: Use Ruby 1.9 for a new new Rails project, or when you're sure all your required gems are supported by Ruby 1.9
- Vastly improved performance over 1.8
- New features for concurrency such as fibers.
- Various other language improvements, such as an improved CSV parser.
- Not compatible with many older gems (and Ruby On Rails versions prior to 2.3)
- Changes in the language might cause older Ruby code not to run, or exhibit unexpected bugs.
To install Ruby 1.9, simply run:
# pacman -S ruby
Ruby 1.9 also includes RubyGems (detailed below), so you can easily update to the latest RubyGems using:
# gem update --system
Ruby 1.8.7 (Stable)
Summary: Use Ruby 1.8.7 if you're unsure, or are not working on any legacy systems.
- Latest version of the 1.8 branch, capable of running most if not all recently updated gems and Ruby On Rails
- Introduces certain breaking changes from 1.8.6, which causes older lesser-maintained gems and Rails prior to 2.0 not to work without "monkey patching".
You can install ruby1.8 from the AUR.
Additionally, you can install rubygems1.8 from the AUR (it is not included with the ruby1.8 package).
Ruby 1.8.6 (Legacy)
Summary: Use Ruby 1.8.6 if you are working on old project, older version of Rails (especially < 2.0), or simply want the least possible issues.
- Compatible with just about anything
- Missing some performance and language enhancements from 1.8.7
- Support might be dropped with Rails 3.0 (in Beta at the time of writing)
There is an AUR build available[1], that can be installed manually or with yaourt:
# yaourt -S ruby1.8.6-legacy
RubyGems must be installed seperately using the standard rubygems package[2]:
# yaourt -S rubygems
gem is the package manager of sorts for Ruby modules (called Gems), somewhat comparable to what pacman is to Arch Linux. The gem command will be installed if you followed the installation instructions above.
Running as root
When running gem as root, gems will be installed for everyone on the machine. This has the advantage of simplicity and is the most reliable method, but updating or installing gems without everyone's knowledge (like on a shared server) might cause Ruby applications to break.
When not running gem as root, the gems will be installed into ~/.gem and not affect anyone else, although it might be worth noting that not all gems are happy to be installed in this way and might insist on being installed by root (especially if they have native extensions).
Bundler solves these problems to some extent by packaging gems into your application. See the section below on using bundler.
Updating RubyGems
# gem update --system
Installing a gem
This example installs the MySQL ruby gem:
# gem install mysql
The process can be speeded up somewhat if you don't need local documentation:
# gem install mysql --no-rdoc --no-ri
The gem will now be downloaded, compiled if necessary, and installed.
Bundler installs gems (including those with native extensions) directly into your application, which works very well for shared hosting and easy deployment of Ruby On Rails applications for example. Bundler also resolves dependencies as a whole, rather than individually like RubyGems, making things a lot easier.
It might be a good idea to install bundler as a system-wide gem so everyone can use it:
# gem install bundler
To start a new bundle:
# bundle init
Then add your required gems into "Gemfile" in the current directory (created by bundle init):
gem "rails", "2.3.4" gem "mysql"
Finally, run the following to install your gems. They will all be installed locally into ~/.bundle, eliminating the need for root access:
# bundle install
See also
- Ruby - ruby-lang.org/
- Rubyforge - http://rubyforge.org
- Bundler - http://github.com/carlhuda/bundler


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Famous for its Biscuits Roses de Reims, a treat awaits any group visiting La Maison Fossier. The visit incorporates the history of the company dating back to 1756, a short film and then a tour around the factory, followed by a tasting. Please note that this visit will be conducted in French so you will need a French speaker with you. Please contact FHT for prices and opening times.
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Famous for its Biscuits Roses de Reims, a treat awaits any group visiting La Maison Fossier. The visit incorporates the history of the company dating back to 1756, a short film and then a tour around the factory, followed by a tasting. Please note that this visit will be conducted in French so you will need a French speaker with you. Please contact FHT for prices and opening times.
Take a visit to and taste one of the great French raw milk cheeses at one of the many Cheese Farms in the area. Both Brie de Meaux and Brie de Melun are raw milk cheeses, each being aged a minimum of six weeks and groups will have the chance to see the production processes and storage, as well as a tasting at the end of one of the main producers. Please contact us for details and prices.
Founded in 1858 and located in Epernay, Mercier is one of the many iconic brands in the Champagne region, alongside Moet et Chandon and Mumm, and a great introduction to bubbly for student groups of Hospitality and Catering.
A guided visit will take you around Maison Mercier and learn about the heritage laid down by it's founder Eugene Mercier. An elevator ride will take your group down some 30m into their cellars and a laser-guid read more ...
With a fascinating and delicious range of wares, groups can enjoy a 45 minute visit with demonstration and tasting at this traditional Chocolaterie, founded in 1874 and managed by Vincent Frodefond. Please note that this visit will be in French so you will need a French speaker with you. Contact us for prices or if you require a translator.
Located approximately 20 km south of Reims, your student group can experience an eye opening and educational visit to one of the well known local snail farms to see how they farm and process the gastropod delicacies!
Visits are possible for up to 50 people and during the high season March until September – Entrance prices vary depending upon whether you want a tasting or not ! Please contact us for full details.
A must-visit on any trip to Reims and impossible to avoid given it's sheer size, Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims is the magnificent Gothic masterpiece where the kings of France were once crowned.
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Take your Hospitality and Catering around one of the many open air Farmer's markets in Reims and marvel at the range of fresh and delicious ingredients available for purchase. Best day for a visit is usually Tuesday.
Overhanging one of the most prestigious slopes of the Montagne de Reims, the lighthouse of Verzenay and its Musée de la Vigne is a great visit for any Hospitality and Catering student wishing to discover the fascinating world of Champagne.
Thanks to a high-tech audiovisual and scenographic system, the visit will allow your group to discover every essential step to produce the most famous wine in the world. Student groups read more ...
Decent quality budget accommodation 5 minutes walk from downtown Reims and an ideal base for groups visiting the City. The centre has 84 rooms available, with a total capacity of 217 beds, and is divided into 2 floors and 2 buildings connected to the reception.
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Day 1 – Depart from your establishment for the short sea crossing via Dover to Calais or Folkestone to Calais via Eurotunnel. Reims is just a 2 hour drive from the Coast. We can reserve dinner at your hotel or a local restaurant.
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Update: As many people guessed, this is Anna Sten, above, in a 1932 publicity photo.
Anna Sten; Actress Imported by Goldwyn
Tuesday November 16, 1993
Anna Sten, the exotic and beautiful Russian actress brought to Hollywood by Samuel Goldwyn as a second Garbo but eventually tagged "Goldwyn's folly," has died. She was believed to be 84.
Miss Sten, who had lived in Beverly Hills for many years after her acting career sputtered out, died Friday in her Manhattan home of cardiac arrest.
Historians have variously recorded the actress's date of birth as 1907, 1908 or 1910, but generally accept that she was born Dec. 3, 1908, in Kiev, Ukraine. Named Annel (Anjuschka) Stenskaja Sudakevich, she was the daughter of a Russian ballet master and a Swedish mother.
After working as a waitress, she began her acting career with the Moscow Art Theatre and made her screen debut in the 1927 Russian film "The Girl With the Hat Box." With a few more Russian films on her resume, she went to Germany where her work in "The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov" caught Goldwyn's attention.


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'The Sabres certainly weren't perfect in a 2-1 victory last night at the First Union Center – for a while there, they were in danger of getting windburn from the Flyers' odd-man rushes – but they seldom had to sweat down the stretch. The Flyers got a taste of why Buffalo allowed an NHL-low 184 goals this season.'
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IBM and SHARE will be conducting a Mainframe Career Exploration Day at the Boston SHARE event on Wednesday August 4th. The event is open to High School and College students, and faculty members. If you know any students or educators in the Boston area, please share this URL with them to download the invitation (which will be active for 1 week). Questions can be addressed to me!
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- Cycle -noun: A measurement of time in digital worlds.
- Derez -verb: To subject a program to deresolution.
- Grid -noun: A digital environment.
- Initiative -noun: A plan to rectify a multitude of programs into an army, then using that army as an invasion force to conquer the real world.
- ISO -abbrev: Acronym for Isomorphic Algorithm. A type of evolved program.
- Isomorphic Algorithm -noun: The long form version of ISO. A type of evolved program.
- Light Cycle -noun: A two-wheeled vehicle. The term is also applied to games associated with the vehicle.
- Light Jet -noun: Aerial combat vehicle.
- Light Tank -noun: Ground combat vehicle.
- Program -noun: Originally created to perform basic functions, programs appear as people populating digital worlds.
- Purge -noun: An act of genocide in the TRON system, designed to exterminate the ISOs.
- Recognizer -noun: Aerial security transport.
- Rectify -verb: The of process of transforming a program and reorienting its functions to a military purpose.
- Repurpose -verb: The process of reorienting a program's functions to a new purpose.
- Tron -noun: Titular character of the TRON series of stories. The word has alternative uses for the character and various story titles.
- User -noun: People in the real world outside of the system.
There are a number of sayings and phrases used by characters in TRON that are specific to the TRON Universe. Some of them have simple meanings (i.e. "Greetings, Programs!"), while some other phrases are more obscure (i.e. "Watch out for nested macros.")
The following is a list of the sayings and phrases in Tron and their meanings, if available.
"Oh, my User!" - A program's version of "Oh, my God!" Used by Ram as an expression of agony when he was dying.
"Who does he calculate he is?" - Crom, referring to the MCP; a program's version of "Who does he think he is?"
"Tonight, we check everything in the right-hand column." - Flynn to Clu shortly before Clu got derezzed.
"Null unit" and "bit-brain." - Derogatory slurs used by Sark toward his lieutenant.
"If you've seen one consumer electronics show, you've seen them all." Ed Dillinger, referring to an electronics show he'd attended.
"End of Line." - End of communication; used frequently by the MCP, and later as the name of a club in Tron City.
"Sprite" - An insult between programs.
"Glitch" - A form of profanity.
"Reindeer Flotilla" - Flynn's forged Group Six password.
"This program has no disc - another stray." Sentries referring to Sam Flynn, believing that without a disc he'd lost his memory.
"Come, away from these primitive functions." - Castor to Sam, referring to programs at his club.
"I fight for the users." - Rinzler before sacrificing himself.


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New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald announced this week the completion of a $4.3 million project to replace the U.S. Route 62 (Niagara Falls Boulevard) bridge over Bergholz Creek.
"Niagara Falls Boulevard is a vital transportation corridor, serving both local mobility and regional transportation needs," McDonald said. "The expanded lane configuration of the new bridge provides continuity on the corridor and enhances safety for all users with the addition of a center turn lane and sidewalk."
Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe commented: "I and every resident of Wheatfield is extremely pleased that the rebuilding of the Niagara Falls Boulevard bridge over Bergholz Creek is now completed. For the foreseeable future there will be no more traffic tie-ups, no more drivers jumping street lights, less driving across private property to bypass the traffic jams. For the businesses at 'six corners,' things are back to normal. The work looks terrific and is greatly appreciated; this will be a long-term benefit to Wheatfield."
The 78-year-old bridge that carried four 10-foot travel lanes was replaced with a wider bridge that carries four 12-foot travel lanes and a continuous two-way center turn lane. The new five-lane configuration now matches the reconstructed section of Niagara Falls Boulevard south of the bridge, increasing safety for the traveling public.
In addition to vehicular traffic, the bridge accommodates both pedestrians and bicyclists with a new sidewalk on the south side and 5-foot shoulders. The project also included resurfacing pavement on Niagara Falls Boulevard from state Route 265 (Military Road) to the Cayuga Drive Extension.
The construction contractor for the project is Concrete Applied Technology Corporation (CATCO) of Alden. Construction began in the spring of 2011.


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Foam Rolling For Muscle Relief
Foam Who?!....Foam Roll!!...Yea Baby!!
Hey 9Round Nation! Have you ever needed a massage after going 9 rounds? Well you're not the only one. We all know (or have heard) that professional athletes get regular massages. These massages help their muscles stay healthy and flexible (along with stretching) which keeps them at an optimum performance level competitively. But how does massage help?
First, the why...
With athletic training, poor posture, or repetitive movements (like extended periods of sitting or an assembly type job), dysfunctions (like weakness, in-elasticity, etc.) are created within the muscle connective tissue which is also known as fascia. Yes, I said it...FASCIA.
Fascia is thin, but very fibrous and strong. Anyone who has skinned chicken breasts or trimmed meat has encountered it; the whitish-colored, thin sheets of tissue between the skin and muscle of the meat. This tissue forms directly under the skin and serves as a strong layer of connective tissue between the skin and muscles underneath it.
Back to the dysfunction...
As the body normally operates it will start to repair these types of "dysfunctions" also known as minor injuries. As part of the body's extensive repair process, knots start to form within the soft tissue (or fascia) which then becomes inelastic, which contributes to a decrease in blood flow to the area reducing optimal flexibility. In order to get these types of "knots" out of our muscles and optimize its length, our bodies either need regular massages or a foam roller.....SAY WHAT?
I am always down for a massage, but many of us don't always have the time or money to go to a spa or have someone at our beck-and-call to massage us. Wait for it. Wait for it.....This is where a Foam Roller can really help!
A Foam Roller is a dense cylindrical piece of foam you can buy at any sporting goods store, Walmart, or even online. How to use: the real fun begins! You will need to "roll" on the roller on specific spots of your body. Any tender spot you come across indicates the presence of a "knot." This is where it becomes invigorating. Once the knot is found keep the roller on that spot for ~30 seconds (or what you can tolerate) to "work out" this area. Foam rolling can be uncomfortable at first but it will become easier the more you do it which proves you are progressing...TA DAAA =)Here is an exercise guide to foam rolling:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/finder/lookup/filter/equipment/id/14/equipment/foam-roll (Click the link or copy and paste it in your URL)
Now after you foam roll these muscles, it is advisable to stretch them for ~30 seconds 3-4x to assist with improving your flexibility....YES, FOAM ROLL BABY!! Raise your gloves in acceptance of keeping your muscles healthy in order to keep you kicking butt at 9Round!


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- Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts in dry taco seasoning mix.
- Use hot or mild seasoning, your favorite brand. I can do 4 chicken pieces with one packet.
- Bake chicken at *325 for 30 minutes.
- Spoon your favorite prepared salsa over each portion. (Be generous, ~1 cup for 4 pieces)
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer, until chicken juices run clear.
- Serve with low-fat sour cream.
- *One of those handy black bean/ rice mixes and a tossed salad make a great meal!
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In terms of enthusiasm for the art form, there is really no difference between community theater groups, with their mostly volunteer corps, and professional companies, with their Actors' Equity card-carrying cast members.
It's the matter of artistic quality that tends to separate the waters. But, as many a what-I-do-for-love actor will tell you, there isn't an automatic correlation between a pay check and a good performance. And when the fates allow, a community theater can deliver remarkably satisfying work.
A case in point is the Vagabond Players' season-closing production of the vintage Noel Coward comedy "Private Lives." Directed with an assured touch by Sherrionne Brown, nicely costumed by James J. Fasching and played out on a colorful set by Brown and Roy Hammond, the tight production does justice to Coward's happy skewering of upper-crusties and societal conventions.
Much may have changed in human relationships since "Private Lives" appeared 83 years ago, but more than enough has remained the same to keep the work fresh as well as funny. There is plenty of comic mileage left in this tale of a divorced couple ending up on the same night in the same hotel in adjacent suites to start honeymoons with new spouses.
Coward has quite the field day with the characters of Amanda and Elyot, whose propensity for bickering and petty jealousies led to their split-up. Unexpectedly reunited in the hotel, the two former mates are soon feeling that old magic, which spells trouble for Elyot's significantly younger wife, Sibyl, and Amanda's terribly proper husband, Victor.
The fast-moving plot is propelled by many an Oscar Wilde-worthy quip. When Elyot lectures Amanda that "it doesn't suit women to be promiscuous," her reply has a timeless zing: "It doesn't suit men for women to be promiscuous."
And leave it to Coward to figure out a way to insert a titillating hint of a vulgarism without actually crossing the line — when Elyot and Amanda decide to shorten the silly code word, "Solomon Isaacs," they use to stop themselves from arguing, the result is a neat little rhyme with an expression not uttered in polite company in 1930.
To make "Private Lives" sparkle, actors can't just spout all this snappy dialogue in a British accent and smoke cigarettes languidly.
There has to be genuine chemistry in the air — something that can explain why Amanda and Elyot keep jumping back on the same scary roller-coaster ride; something that can make sense of the conflicting emotions experienced along the way by Sibyl and Victor.
The Vagabond cast reveals plenty of that chemistry, along with a willingness to do some real digging. Underneath this brittle little play is more brittleness, to be sure, but these players manage to reveal a faint heartbeat, too, and that makes their performance all the more rewarding. (Their accents are also uncommonly persuasive, by the way.)
Michael P. Sullivan nails Elyot's volatile mix of vanity and charm, arrogance and insecurity. His deftly layered performance is matched by Ann Turiano's as Amanda. She switches effortlessly from purring to caterwauling and back again, all the while keeping Amanda essentially alluring.
The rapport between these actors allows the tiny traces of tenderness, especially in the second act, to register as richly as the delicious explosions of temper.
Rachel Holmes makes a sweet, not too air-heady Sibyl. And Darren McDonnell shines as the pompous yet vulnerable Victor, giving the character considerable dimension. In the brief role of the French maid, Stephy Miller isn't as supple as the others, but gets the job done.
All in all, a welcome and worthy revival of Coward's clever romp through marriages, morals and mayhem.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 67 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
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Our target audience are individuals, teams, or anyone out there that want to put up a web page onto the internet, but only have their design in hand. That's where our company comes in. We code web page designs into HTML language so that it renders in a web browser.
We need a logo that is going to represent our company, our culture and the service we provide. This logo will define and guide the design of our company's website (that is yet to be built).
We want a logo that is professional, but not too serious. An ideal logo is one that is minimal and clean, but makes a statement. We are a web based service company after all and need an accompanying logo that would represent us and our style; we are current, we are professionals that provide high-quality services to our customers, we are a trusted site.
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text: "We warmly welcome the decisions at the CITES meeting today to grant extra protection to five shark species threatened by unsustainable international trade. Millions of shark specimens are traded annually, mostly for their fins. The sharks covered by the CITES decisions are highly vulnerable and have experienced alarming declines over the last years in all Oceans. These measures complement the measures already adopted recently by Regional Fisheries bodies. Moreover, new EU rules on a full ban on shark finning at sea, with no exemptions, will be entering into force in the EU. The EU worked together with the USA, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and other countries from Central America to table the measures which were approved today at the CITES Conference of the Parties. Those measures have a global coverage and will ensure that international trade only occurs if there are guarantees that it is sustainable. They will be considered for final adoption at the end of the CITES meeting on Thursday. We call upon all CITES Parties to confirm the choice that they made today. This will represent a landmark development for the protection of marine resources worldwide, for the benefits of marine resources and those who depend on it."


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This weekend I will be doing a henna/indigo treatment for the first time. Because of the drying effect of lemon juice I will be using a different liquid instead. I have apple cider at home and was thinking of using that. Does anyone one know if it would give similar results as apple juice?
Apple cider in place of apple juice?
Apple cider works. The only problem is that it'd be hard to predict the dye-release time. Start testing at around 3 hours.
it's more acidic, so maybe slower, definitely check. For some reason ACV + henna = STINKYYYYYY!! I don't know why!
Thank you both for your suggestions. I'll definitely keep them in mind.
Wait! You meant apple cider, not apple cider vinegar, right? ACV stinks really bad! You may use it, but dilute it as much as you can. Maybe a tablespoon in a cup of water...in which case the dye-release could be very fast as the mix is mostly water. Start testing for stain after 1 hour. But really, any amount of ACV smells bad...I'd stay away and use apple or orange juice instead. Even mostly water with a splash of lemon (bottled or squeezed) would be better than the stench of ACV. That's how much I hate it!
I did mean apple cider (the kind you drink), not ACV. However, I ended up using low fat plain yogurt since I had a big container of that and the reviews I've read of the ease of application with this mixture convinced me to try it. It was indeed a messy process, which I expected and was prepared for. After thoroughly rinsing out the henna (with indigo added right before the application), I deep conditioned my hair with a cheap conditioner and olive oil. Then, I rinsed again and applied a little bit more conditioner and olive oil and braided my hair.
This morning, my hair felt very soft and moisturized, which I'm very happy about- 'cause I was afraid that I would end up with a dry and brittle mess. So far, I've noticed a slight color change and my grays (premature graying) look slightly coated with a reddish-brown tint. Hopefully, the color will be a bit more intense following a longer period of oxidation.
I'm learning so much from this forum and found your instructions most helpful in my first attempt. Thanks to all for your help.
Your results sound great, Fleurdelis! I just want to mention that years ago using yogurt in your henna paste was kind of a popular thing to do around here on the forum, but after a while people noticed their grays weren't getting (or staying?) covered as well ... just something to watch out for, though it may not happen to you. Other than that it's a very nice way to henna, I feel, since it does make hair feel more moisturized after hennaing.
Celebration is the highest dye content henna Mehandi sells so it gives the deepest color on grays. Any kind of henna will build up to a deep color with repeated use but with a higher dye content it takes fewer applications to get that deep color. Celebration also has a shorter dye release time than most of the other hennas Mehandi sells; maybe check it in half the time the instructons say.
Other than that, all I know is what's on the site ... I have not used those hennas myself. I think Jen uses Purity though and gets a deep garnet color with it.
Something else to keep in mind is that its been reported that indigo doesnt like oils or fats - afterwards is fine, but before or during the dye process its best to avoid them. I think yogurt counts as a fat and that may also have something to do with your lighter coverage.
As far as i know apple juice has longer shelf life than apple cider. The reason for this is that apple cider contains the pulp of mashed apple which makes the liquid easily and quickly perishable, while as apple juice is devoid of the pulp, it stays good for longer. So i guess it won't give similar results.
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Thank you all for this wonderful wealth of information. It's great having somewhere to pose questions and get loads of insights and instructions. This surely makes my HHJ a less daunting task.
I am extremely new to Henna so I would like to know, if would you mind telling me how long you left the apple cider and yougurt mixture to sit, how long you left it in your hair. I'm also curious to know how often should it be done. I'm not really looking to color my hair, but keep it conditioned. If it happens to get colored then so be it. I wouldn't mind some red flecks to my dark brown hair, but my main point is to condition. FYI, I have African American hair.
I've been looking over this thread to see where someone mentioned using cider and yogurt together, and I can't find it. Forgive me if I'm overlooking it but maybe you can point it out for me?
You can prepare henna with yogurt, is that what you are asking about maybe? You can use henna as often as you like but it will give you color, and the more often you do it, the more color you will get. The conditioning from henna comes with the color, and you can't really get the full conditioning benefit without the color.
Sorry...not apple cider AND yougurt. I mistakenly mixed post #1 and 5 together, but I would like to know about both alternatives as my hair is always dry and brittle.
You can use yogurt by itself as a conditioning treatment also. It adds moisture and makes hair soft.
And some people use apple cider vinegar diluted 1 part in 7 parts of water for a rinse after shampooing - it makes hair silky, detangles a bit and adds shine.
oh thanks..I've never used either before. I'll give it a try next time I wash. I hope it helps with my sons hair.
btw, just any plain yougurt.?
I always used a full fat plain yogurt, worked well for me. Not sure if fat-free would work as well?
Lower fat yogurt, but it wasn't fat free.. I can say that the 2% worked well though!
I did my hair yesterday with 1 cup of 2% fat greek yogurt (VERY THICK), 125g of henna (dye released with 2 tablespoons amla), and a squirt of cheap Suave conditioner. All went way better than I anticipated.
Using the greek yogurt was far less drippy than using conditioner. But it seemed quick to dry at the roots while I was applying it.. maybe that wouldn't have been the case with full fat yogurt?
I have a grey streak in the front of my hair that turned a beautiful dark fiery red from day one. Not sure how it'll look in a week, or if there will be fading (as some have suggested happens with yogurt mixes), but time will tell!
how much apple juice would you use per cup of water?


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By Jennifer Donovan | Published
What if, instead of candy bars or miniature American flags, children with eyesight problems in economically deprived parts of the world received lightweight, inexpensive, self-adjustable eyeglasses? More might learn to read and write. More futures might look brighter.
Dow Corning has developed such glasses, and while the Centre for Vision in the Developing World makes and distributes 50,000 pairs to teenagers around the globe, the silicon technology giant headquartered in Midland, Mich., has donated some to the Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers to demonstrate at their upcoming events throughout 2012. The glasses, called Adspecs, will be showcased along with other science spectaculars to Green Bay school children and their families at the Einstein Science Expo this Saturday, Jan. 14 at Shopko Hall.
Mind Trekkers is a traveling science show filled with hands-on activities that bring the "WOW" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to life for school children. Mind Trekkers, part of Michigan Tech's Pre-college Outreach program, has performed science magic for and with thousands of young people all over the country.
Eleven university student volunteers will join Mind Trekkers staff on their trek from Houghton to Green Bay. One of 60 exhibitors at the Science Expo this year, Mind Trekkers' fun and games with science has been one of the most popular exhibits at the Expo since 2009.
They will teach the children who swarm the Science Expo how to whip up ice cream in 60 seconds, using liquid nitrogen. Everyone gets to taste the ice cream too. They'll challenge their young guests to save a grape from getting smashed by a 2X4, using only paper and a toothpick. They'll cheer them on as they race Lego engines across a magnetic elevated track, and invite them to step into their very own giant bubble.
Visitors to the Einstein Science Expo can explore seven science areas: engineering, earth, environmental, life, physical, technology, and space and flight. Mind Trekkers' three booths will be in the Engineering section.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Open Friday Manti Te'o Thread: What would convince you that Te'o was duped? [New info]
For me it's pretty simple: the receipt for those white roses and his phone records. They should be pretty easy to produce. In fact, I bet he has already done so for that independent investigation paid for by Notre Dame. Either that or we can't trust Jack Swarbrick any more and that's just incomprehensible to me.
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Mod edit two: BILG found this new piece on ESPN. I'd say it's big enough to go in the OP up here, but falls just short of needing a new one. If Te'o or ND has something to say, that should be a new thread; try to keep anything else in here. JGB


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Welcome to CineEurope! Barcelona conference offers even more food for thought
On June 16, the attention of European cinema exhibitors and partners across the motion picture industry will for one week turn to CineEurope, the official annual convention of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), gathering around 3,000 industry professionals in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain.
We are delighted that CineEurope has grown in strength in each of the three years since UNIC and our partners, the Film Expo Group of PGM, owners of this publication, agreed to move the convention from its longstanding Amsterdam home. While Las Vegas may have the mighty CinemaCon and a mini Eiffel Tower, Barcelona has CineEurope, a genuine beach and—at least this year—the World Cup!
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• When or how should they be released?
• How can social media, mobile communications, data analytics as well as recent innovations in projection and sound technology help further upgrade the cinema experience in order to attract young people and compete with other leisure activities and release platforms?
• Can theatre owners learn from colleagues in other industries such as leisure parks or high-end retail when it comes to designing imaginative and fun environments that create a buzz for entire communities?
• How can UNIC as well as other exhibitor associations around the world help to shape framework conditions in which cinema exhibitors can focus on what they do best: providing an unparalleled experience for their audiences?
These are just some of the issues that will be discussed in the corridors of the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona over the coming days.
All of those discussions and more will of course take place in the context of what is an increasingly global business. 2013 saw global box-office returns grow by around four percent, in the main due to impressive developments in the Asia-Pacific region, notably in China. As the motion picture industry continues to benefit from international growth, it remains important that European exhibitors work together to remind our partners that the combined European market continues to account for around 25 percent of global box-office revenues.
The need for one voice to represent such market strength is the key raison d'être of UNIC and a response to the challenge of reminding contacts at the European Commission (and elsewhere) of the value that cinema exhibition brings to each nation in economic, social and cultural terms.
That said, the interconnectedness of the business across oceans and continents has never been more apparent than it is today. Whether on film release practices, international trade, intellectual property, collective rights management or cinema technology, exhibitors in Europe—and indeed internationally—need to share experience and articulate positions that promote the interests of our sector.
We are therefore particularly grateful for the strong partnership that UNIC enjoys with its U.S. sister organization, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), and look forward to further developing our relations with the international cinema exhibition community when we gather in Barcelona.
To that end, we hope that some of the readers of Film Journal International will get the chance to join us, if not this year, then perhaps in 2015!


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Oracle Co-President Mark Hurd apparently found the financial numbers related to Box Inc.'s initial public offering amusing.
He was asked by TV journalist Maria Bartiromo what he thought of the IPO filing for the cloud-based data storage company. Its plans to raise $250 million, revealed Monday, raised eyebrows because the company\'s losses have been climbing — and there\'s no end in sight.
Read Therese Poletti: Box IPO details yet another money loser
"Do you think things are excessive in terms of valuation?" she asked.
"I won't get into the valuation," Hurd, who was chief executive of Hewlett-Packard before moving to Oracle, told Fox Business Network\'s Bartiromo. "I love hearing that report about the profit and loss statement and the amount of losses and the valuation that brings." He then chuckled.
"I don't mean to laugh about it," he continued. "I do think it is the investor trying to prognosticate where the future of the technology industry is headed and then trying to make bets based on those prognostications."
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by Tom Utescher
There were some battles between the top teams in the NCAA Summer League last week, but one match-up where the outcome was thought to be a foregone conclusion might have been the most interesting.
Team Gold, which rosters three Mount St. Joseph Academy players, came into the three-game week tied for second place in the standings, but lost on Tuesday evening to the undefeated league leader, Team White, 67-51. The next night White suffered its first loss to the former number one squad, Hunter Green, while Gold won by forfeit over Royal Blue, a franchise that includes recent Germantown Academy grad Fran Sweeney. On Thursday, everyone expected the Gold to have their way with winless Team Orange – everybody except the Orange athletes themselves.
An uninspired Gold group trailed by 10 points in the opening period before scratching back to a 30-30 halftime tie. During the second half, there were numerous occasions when the Gold seemed about to take control, but Orange kept hanging around and didn't fall behind for good until fewer than nine minutes remained. Gold still only ended up with a four-point victory, 63-59.
On one of the three nights of competition last week, Team Black (all Philadelphia University students) had a bye, and in the other two games they wound up with close losses by identical scores: 65-57. A rising junior out of GA, Monica Schacker, was the high scorer for the Philly U-fueled franchise each time, netting 11 points against Hunter Green, and 17 against Team Red. Hunter's win included 17 points from deadeye guard Erin Shields (Archbishop Carroll/St. Joseph's U.), and while Team Red consists mostly of University of Scranton players, their high scorer against Black was Emily Homan, a 6'3" forward from Lafayette College.
In Wednesday's marquee Hunter/White game, Shields frayed the nets with a 29-point performance, making all 14 of her free throws while popping in three three-point field goals. As a result, Team White tasted defeat for the first time this summer, despite 23 points from Catherine Carr, a very fine Division II guard who graduated from Holy Family University two years ago.
When a good team plays a winless one, the time-honored advice is to deny the weaker team a chance to believe they can win, or even stay close. Team Gold, on the other hand, allowed the 0-6 Orange to develop a high degree of confidence in the early going.
After leading 5-4 a few minutes in, Gold fell behind, and a little past the midpoint of the first period Orange obtained a double-digit lead at 26-16, receiving three three-point field goals and a lay-up from Council Rock North alum Devin Gold. Gold is a rising junior at New Jersey's Caldwell College, a member of the same Division II conference as Chestnut Hill College, Philly U., and Holy Family.
The Gold team recovered through a 7-0 run powered by three Cardinal O'Hara graduates, with Maureen Leahy hitting a 15-footer, Mackenzie Rule bagging a three-pointer from the left wing, and Natasha Cloud (who had scored Gold's first five points of the night) making good on a drive.
Later, Leahy scored twice from the paint in the last 80 seconds to forge a 30-30 tie for the intermission.
Leahy is one of two 6'2" players for the Gold, and it was steady scoring from the other one, St. Joseph's sophomore Sarah Fairbanks, that kept the team within striking distance during a disconcerting first period. She led her ballclub with 10 points at the half, and would have a team-high 15 at the end.
Although Fairbanks and her teammates contained Devin Gold in the second half, the Orange team still owned the lead several times, and last were ahead with 9:48 to play, when the count was 49-48. After a 50-50 tie, Team Gold finally moved ahead for good when Fairbanks hit a lay-up with 8:49 showing, and 2012 Mount St. Joe grad Bridget Higgins (who's now playing at the University of Pittsburgh) quickly added a three-pointer that she banked in from the left side.
With two-and-a-half minutes left, the Gold team had opened up an eight point lead at 60-52, but a 5-0 spurt had Orange back within three points heading into the final minute. Fairbanks exchanged baskets in the paint with Orange post player Danielle Derr (a recent Bloomsburg graduate originally from Upper Dublin High) to make it 62-59 with 48 ticks to go, but now Orange had to foul to keep their rivals from running out the clock.
However, Orange was still a couple of fouls under the limit and by the time they put Gold in the one-and-one and sent Cloud to the free throw line, only 17 seconds remained. Cloud made the first shot to put the final score on the board, and Orange rebounded the missed second shot. A former Mount St. Joseph foe from Villa Joseph Marie, Melissa Poderis, fired from the outside but was off-target, and the game ended with the rebounded ball in the hands of Team Gold's Fairbanks.
Her 15 points were backed up by 13 from Cloud and 12 from Leahy for the victorious but inglorious Gold, who got five points from Higgins and two from fellow MSJ alumna Elle Hagedorn. Devin Gold had a game-high 16 points, and the Orange got 13 points apiece from Derr and Ryann Fiascki (Archbishop Carroll). Both Fiascki and Poderis of the Orange squad are current East Stroudsburg University teammates of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy graduate Michelle Boggs ('12).


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Who: Mike Raines
Where: Keizer, Oregon
What: '70 Plymouth Duster
Mike built his Duster as a throwback to the '70s, a time when he watched local street bruisers run up and down on Portland, Oregon's 82nd Avenue.
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Where: Gary, Indiana
What: '70 Plymouth Road Runner hardtop
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Who: George Jones
Where: Smithfield, Virginia
What: '67 Plymouth Belvedere II hardtop
If Ma Mopar had offered an appearance package like this on their mid-year '67s (like the Silver Special Plymouths and White Hat Special Dodges), trailerloads of them may have sold back then.
It's quite a looker, with its Raspberry Pearl body color and coordinated interior. But there's more to it, like a 318 upgraded with an MSD 6AL ignition, a Weiand aluminum intake topped by an Edelbrock four-barrel, headers, and a 21⁄2-inch-diameter exhaust system.
All George has done since finding this Belvie in an online ad is enjoy it — and there's only 77,000 original miles on the odometer.
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'Inner Life' and all of its yellow permutations are out of EXPELLED.
No such 'luck' for The Killers:
"I just spoke to the band's manager, and adding to the confusion was the fact that they did authorize a project months ago with this request:Well, you all can write the jokes from here. But something jumped out at me-- "1 hour 50 minutes"?
'The film is a satirical documentary with an estimated running time of 1 hour and 50 minutes, exploring academic freedom in public schools and government institutions with actor, comedian, economist, Ben Stein as the spokesperson.'
She later added:
"The band asked the producers to remove their song from the film when they became aware of the true nature of it. They were told it is too late. That's all there is."
It was 97 minutes pre-XVIVO.
Now its only 90.
Its the incredible shrinking propaganda film.
Which even the TheoTARDS think is 15 minutes too long.
(H/T Quidam at AtBC)