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By: Nu Yang
Q: According to recent reports, women and minorities still lag behind Caucasian males in occupying newspaper executive positions. How would you suggest publishers balance the playing field?
Kacey Gardner, 21, Senior, California State University, Chico
Gardner is a journalism major and current editor-in-chief of The Orion, the university's award-winning independent student newspaper. This summer, she interned for the copy desk of The Sacramento Bee.
A: I am a woman and editor-in-chief of my university's newspaper, and many of the paper's other top positions are held by women and minorities. This summer, I interned at The Sacramento Bee, whose editor and publisher are both women. So it's strange and scary to read diversity reports and realize that this is not the norm in newsrooms across the country. It's difficult for me to fathom that once I graduate and get a newsroom job, I may not have the same opportunity to rise through the ranks simply because of my gender, and my friends because of their race.
I think most people now realize that a newspaper is benefited greatly by executives and staff members who can provide different points of view and reflect the diversity of the community they serve.
To get people of diverse backgrounds in the newsroom, and eventually in decision-making positions, I think publishers first need to make diversity an explicit part of their mission. Policies and strategies may differ from newsroom to newsroom, but every publisher should invest in some sort of effort to recruit female and minority applicants for all positions. Even with budget constraints burdening many news businesses, I don't think diversity recruitment is an area they can afford to sacrifice. It may help to create relationships with organizations that provide support for women and minorities in journalism as avenues for awarding internships or jobs, or to reach out to individual university programs.
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Joseph H. Zerbey IV, 70, President/general manager, Toledo (Ohio) Blade
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They are out there. You have to work at it to find the right person, with the right fit, with the credentials and the work ethic to make it work. It is not an easy task. As I write this, there is not one female on our senior director staff. There was, but no longer is there one, and I am not happy with that. We do have some very good, very bright women in the number two and three positions scattered across the 342-employee company. They will be ready to fill the top seats when the time presents itself.
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Another key to hiring women and minorities is being dedicated to that goal. One has to get past the criticism of hiring them at the "expense" of Caucasian males equally or better qualified. You have to make a conscious decision to look for and hire talented people — that must include women and minorities without excluding anyone. In other words, build the talent pool for the position needed, and be certain women and minorities are represented for the interview process. If there is a measure of equiponderance apparent, then don't hesitate to choose the woman or minority. It's not unethical. It's not illegal. It is the right thing to do for the newspaper and for the people it serves.


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Device nodes and character devices
When a driver module loads, the device manager udev will "automagically" create device nodes on the /dev hierarchy.
For a DVB device
A properly loaded device module should result in a non-empty /dev/dvb directory. You can check on whether this is true with the following command:
ls -l /dev/dvb/
(alternatively, you can browse your directory structure with the graphical file manager of your choice). More specifically, the output of the above command should reveal that /dev/dvb/ is populated by "adapterN" (whereby, in terms of enumerating the devices installed in the system, N=0 to whatever1). For example, if you have but a single DVB device installed in your system, then expect to find /dev/dvb/adapter0.
DVB character devices
The Linux DVB API provides for six unix style character devices which allow control of the hardware components found on a particular DVB device adapter.It is under each adapterN directory that you will find these character devices. The command
ls -l /dev/dvb/adapter0
reveals the character devices associated with adapter0 for which the drivers have control. If you have more then one DVB device, you can see the same for all with
ls -l /dev/dvb/adapter*
Similar to the way in which the device adapters are enumerated, the character devices follow the form of M=0 to whatever. For example: /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 .... if the same device had a second frontend, that character device would be enumerated by /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend1 ... if you had another dvb adapter in the system, then you would see /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 and so forth.
In brief, these character devices are:
- frontend
- The frontend device which controls the tuner and demodulator. (different types of these hardware components for the different DTV standards)
- demux
- The demux controls the filters for processing the transport stream (TS).
- dvr
- The dvr which is a logical device that is associated with the demux character device ... it delivers up the TS for either:
- dvr
- The demux controls the filters for processing the transport stream (TS).
- (1) immediate playback --- in which case it has to be decoded either:
- a) on the device itself [its rare for PC devices to have hardware decoding, but not so for STB] or
- b) downstream by the system [the usual route for PC devices -- i.e. software decoding via the host CPU, and possibly assisted by the GPU) ]
- or
- (2) saving to disk for later playback.
- (1) immediate playback --- in which case it has to be decoded either:
- net
- The net character device which controls IP-over-DVB (i.e. satellite based internet service)
- video
- The video device controls the MPEG2 video decoder of the DVB hardware (if present ... found on so called "full-featured devices") .... Note: do NOT confuse this with the video character device created by V4L devices (see the discussion below), as they are entirely different things. Specifically, the DVB video character device only controls decoding of the MPEG video stream, not its presentation on the TV or computer screen. This later function, on a full-featured device, is typically handled by an associated video4linux device IC, which allows scaling and defining output windows. Control of this later device is established through a V4L character device, /dev/video.
- audio
- The audio device controls the MPEG2 audio decoder of the DVB hardware (if present ... so called, full-featured devices)
- ca
- The ca device which controls conditional access hardware (like CI, CAM)
Not all of the character devices defined by the API need be present for a device, specifically because some functionality is not needed; in point:
- Most DVB devices don't have their own MPEG decoder because:
- modern CPUs and the ability to offload decoding to video card GPUs has pretty much long replaced the need of the so called "full feautred" class of DVB devices, or
- may be foregone for datacasting type devices (e.g. for data-only uses like "internet over satellite")
- In any regard, for either reason, this results in the omission of the audio and video character devices
- Not every device or STB provides conditional access hardware ... i.e. leads to the omission of the ca character device
- The DVB API may also be used for MPEG decoder-only PCI cards, in which case, for these rare devices, there exists no need for the frontend character device
In fact, a typical DVB device these days will usually only contain three of these character devices (frontend, demux, net), as well as the special logical device (dvr).
For a V4L device
Similarly, with video capture (or, if you prefer, V4L) devices, a properly loaded device module should result in a non-empty /dev/v4l directory. You can check on whether this is true with the following command:
ls -l /dev/v4l
What you should find is a sub directory named "by-path", that contains symbolic links to character device files, whose conventional names and functions are summarized in the table below.
V4L character devices
|Device File
|Minor Range
|/dev/video, /dev/video0 to /dev/video63
|/dev/radio, /dev/radio0 to /dev/radio63
|/dev/vtx, /dev/vtx0 to /dev/vtx31
|/dev/vbi, /dev/vbi0 to /dev/vbi31
The most prominently recognized are the /dev/videoN character devices (whereby, in terms of enumerating the devices installed in the system, N=0 to whatever1). You can check for them within your system with the following command:
ls -l /dev/video*
A more detailed explanation of the V4L character devices are outlined in point form below:
- /dev/video
- Video Capture Interface
- Video capture devices sample an analog video signal and store the digitized images in memory.
- /dev/video and /dev/video0 to /dev/video63 with major number 81 and minor numbers 0 to 63.
- Note: /dev/video is typically a symbolic link to the preferred video device (/dev/video0)
- Note the same device files are used for video output devices
- Video Overlay Interface (also known as Framebuffer Overlay or Previewing)
- accessed through the same character special files as video capture devices.
- Note the default function of a /dev/video device is video capturing. The overlay function is only available after calling the VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl.
- Video Output Interface
- Video output devices encode stills or image sequences as analog video signal. With this interface applications can control the encoding process and move images from user space to the driver.
- Video Output Overlay Interface
- Some video output devices can overlay a framebuffer image onto the outgoing video signal. Applications can set up such an overlay using this interface, which borrows structures and ioctls of the Video Overlay interface.
- The OSD function is accessible through the same character special file as the Video Output function. Note the default function of such a /dev/video device is video capturing or output. The OSD function is only available after calling the VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl.
- Framebuffer
- Contrary to the Video Overlay interface the framebuffer is normally implemented on the TV card and not the graphics card. On Linux it is accessible as a framebuffer device (/dev/fbN). Given a V4L2 device, applications can find the corresponding framebuffer device by calling the VIDIOC_G_FBUF ioctl.
- Framebuffer
- Video Capture Interface
- /dev/radio
- Radio Interface
- accessed through character device special files named /dev/radio and /dev/radio0 to /dev/radio63 with major number 81 and minor numbers 64 to 127.
- RDS Interface
- Radio Interface
- /dev/vtx
- Teletext Interface Chips
- devices receiving and demodulating Teletext data [ETS 300 706, ITU BT.653],
- character device file names /dev/vtx0 to /dev/vtx31, device major number 81, minor numbers 192 to 223.
- Teletext Interface Chips
- /dev/vbi
- Raw VBI Data Interface
- VBI devices are accessed through character device special files named /dev/vbi and /dev/vbi0 to /dev/vbi31 with major number 81 and minor numbers 224 to 255.
- /dev/vbi is typically a symbolic link to the preferred VBI device.
- This convention applies to both input and output devices.
- VBI capturing and output is also available as device function under /dev/video. To capture or output raw VBI data with these devices applications must call the VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl. Accessed as /dev/vbi, raw VBI capturing or output is the default device function.
- Sliced VBI Data Interface
- Sliced VBI devices use hardware to demodulate data transmitted in the VBI. V4L2 drivers shall not do this by software, see also the raw VBI interface.
- Sliced VBI capture and output devices are accessed through the same character special files as raw VBI devices.
- When a driver supports both VBI interfaces, the default function of a /dev/vbi device is raw VBI capturing or output, and the sliced VBI function is only available after calling the VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl
- Likewise a /dev/video device may support the sliced VBI API, however the default function here is video capturing or output.
- Raw VBI Data Interface
Not all of the character devices defined by the V4L2 API need be present for a device, specifically because some functionality is not needed or present on the device. For example, unless the device contains a decoder IC for AM/FM radio reception, the /dev/radio character device need not be created by the driver.
- Note 1: The real life limitation of the "whatever" comment is given by the max adapter definition in driver (this is usually set at 8, though, this can be adjusted for more by altering the source code and recompiling)
Also See
- For more comprehensive information, it suggested that you review the DVB and V4L APIs


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Struggling to solidify the point guard position the Bisons made 23 turnovers against Vanderbilt Monday night on the way to a 95-73 loss in their first road game of the season at Memorial Gym.
It was first road game of the season for the Bisons. It was the regular season opener for Vanderbilt.
"We have 41 turnovers in two games," said Bisons coach Scott Sanderson. "We have to have somebody who can take care of the ball. We also have to play better defensively."
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"Coming out after halftime we knew the first five minutes were critical," said guard Josh Slater. "We thought we played even with them. Unfortunately, we turned the ball over and they capitalized on our turnovers."
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"I said it before we played them and I will say it after we played them," said Sanderson. "I will be shocked if Vanderbilt is not a top 20 team this season."
There were several positives for the Bisons. They out rebounded Vanderbilt 36-32. Slater and Glenn each had six rebounds to lead the Bisons.
The game was physical on ends, something both Sanderson and Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings expected.
"We have been the best rebounding team in our league for the last several years," said Sanderson. "We had 17 offensive rebounds in this game. That's a weapon for us. We won't see teams of Vanderbilt's size in our league."
Slater tied for the game-high in points with 20. Forward Jeffrey Taylor scored 20 for Vanderbilt.
"Josh gives his heart and soul out there," said Sanderson. "Josh is very good at driving. He is so competitive. I thought he played very, very well."
Also in double figures for the Bisons were center Adnan Hodzic with 18 and Brown with 12.
"Adnan didn't get many points from our half-court offense," said Sanderson. "His line looks good but most of his points were on broken plays."
The Bisons, 0-2, are back in action Thursday night when Tennessee Tech from the Ohio Valley Conference visits Allen Arena at 7.
"We will come back and work hard and get our defense ready for Tennessee Tech," said Slater.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations


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Cotton will remain most significant crop
He thinks the area will turn to more dryland cotton in the next few years. "If grain stays high into the fall and spring, we might see a temporary dip in cotton acreage. Long-term, cotton will remain the main crop for this area, but we may see some decline."
He says some acreage is not well-suited to dryland cotton. "Soils are too tight; we typically get rain in the spring, and then we get runoff. A wheat/fallow/cotton rotation may be another option. That has worked well for some until the last two years of drought.
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"We are likely to see more half-pivots and crop rotation as water levels decline. We also can't always depend on drip irrigation to fully charge. We can drop off a zone if we need to."
When he started with drip irrigation, he could count on 3 gallons per acre. "Some fields are below that now. When we had better water, we also grew some seed milo and seed sunflower. We used to get hailed out a lot; we still get hail, but it seems to come earlier and we can replant cotton."
Wilmeth is a frugal manager. "We use equipment as long as we can," he says, and he buys good used equipment.
"We strip most of our own cotton, but hire some out every year. We get it out quicker that way and don't have to spend $150,000 for a new stripper. With our acreage, we can't justify owning a new stripper."
He's careful with crop nutrition as well, but applies what the crop needs. "We fertilize to production potential," he says. "We treat everything about the same, except that we have a higher yield possibility with drip and will apply more nitrogen through the system as we see more potential."
He puts some nitrogen out early, with the phosphorus. "We don't apply too much in case we get hailed out."
He's trying to keep ahead of herbicide-resistant weeds. "We're seeing some resistance, but we have never gone to a 100 percent Roundup program; we always put something else behind the planter or at lay-by. This year, we did both and made two Roundup applications. We are doing our best to minimize resistance problems."
Banking duties
Wilmeth says he never set out to become a banker. About nine years ago a bank manager who had worked with him on farm loans for several years was impressed with his management ability and asked if he would be interested in working at the bank.
He says he doesn't exactly specialize, but has a lot of farm customers, and thinks his experience on the farm is an asset to those clients. "They know I farm and that I can appreciate what they go through.
"I enjoy farming and banking — but I sometimes feel a little stretched, especially during planting and harvest. But when emergencies come up, the bank is very understanding and lets me off. I don't abuse the privilege."
He says being a good farm manager makes him a better banker.
Variety selection is somewhat geared to his responsibilities at the bank. "I plant FiberMax 9063 and 9180. I know how these varieties grow. When I find something that works I stick with it, since I can't be out in the field as often as I would like."
He says the 9063 does well in the few areas where he has wilt. The 9180 is a good fit where water is weaker. "It hangs on in drought."
Wilmeth says he sometimes feels "stretched too thin" with his work at the bank and his obligations on the farm, but his son Connor, a junior at Texas Tech, is a big help and takes some of the pressure off.
In mid-September, Wilmeth was about a month away from stripping cotton and was looking for yields considerably better than in 2011. He says that was by far the worst year he had ever seen and that folks who farmed in the '50s likely never saw a year that bad.
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Betrand Serlet, father of Mac OS X and former SVP of Mac Software at Apple, purportedly retired to go back to academia and science, yet now rumor is spreading that he might just have a secret new startup in the works.
Business Insider's Seth Fiegerman reports:
Business Insider has learned that Serlet has spent much of the time since his departure from Apple working with at least two other former Apple employees to launch a cloud computing startup in downtown Palo Alto called Upthere.
We have since learned that this is a reference to Serlet (the brains behind Mac OS X) and Roger Bodamer, a former VP of product operations and development at Apple who previously worked at Oracle.
It sounds like they're hooking up with some serious design and engineering talent, and are looking to do something insanely great when it comes to cloud.
What remains to be seen is how UpThere will relate to or be different from existing services like Apple's iCloud, Google's Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive and independent services like DropBox, and whether any of those old Apple ties still bind...
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I am the Web Content Manager for the Good Sam Club. Good Sam Club is an RV centered membership club. Members get Highways magazine, CyberSam eNews (this project), 10% discounts, tech articles, savings with many different RV related business and other RV related benefits.
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MEGA is Here - 50 GB Free Cloud Storage
From the MEGA website "We are a dedicated group of technologists who were given the time, opportunity and Internet access to build an awesome cloud storage service that will help protect your privacy. We have programmed this Internet service from scratch in Auckland, New Zealand. Unlike most of our competitors, we use a state of the art browser based encryption technology where you, not us, control the keys."
This is very interesting because that is exactly what MEGA does. You register and create an Encryption Key. That's kind of like a password. The difference with an Encryption Key is that NO one but YOU knows what it is. MEGA doesn't know. Their programmers and staff don't know. That's the good part because it means there is no way for hackers or anyone else to see your stuff.
The caveat is that if you lose your Encryption Key you have lost all your files too. Because no one but you can get them ---- as long as you have your key.
50 GB of free cloud storage is pretty awesome but there's even more. A Pro Membership will buy you up to 4TB of storage. Yep for $29.99 a month you can have 4 TB of storage. $19.99 gets you 2TB and $9.99 provides you with 500GB.
That's impressive.
One tip - take their advice and log in with Chrome. I ignored the popup explaining that Chrome would give me a better experience and logged in with Firefox. I couldn't get my files to upload so I switched to Chrome and they uploaded very quickly.
I was worried because living where I do with limited access to high speed Internet, I have what is commonly referred to as "last resort Internet service" (a 4G Satellite service) . I wasn't sure if the speeds would be high enough to allow me access to MEGA. But so far so good.
You may find it a bit sluggish since it seems everyone is jumping to sign up. If you do just be patient and wait a few days for the initial rush to die down. I'm pretty happy about having yet another spot to store my genealogy files but I'll still be uploading directly from my iPhone to Dropbox since MEGA doesn't (yet) have that capability.
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Thanks to Dick Eastman of EOGN for his blog post alerting me to MEGA
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I would highly recommend CrashPlan+. I've backed up 37GB on it already but there is no limit. The unlimited services does cost $3.96 to $5.99 per month depending on how long of a contract you are willing to commit to, but that is what a lot of people pay for a cup on fancy coffee : )
When it comes to something as important as backups it makes me really nervous to trust a complete free service. Is this business model going to be sustainable? Sure you could always switch backup companies but re-uploading tens or even hundreds of gigabytes of data would take a very long time, especially over 4G.
BTW, I'm not affiliated or employed by CrashPlan in any way. Just a happy customer that has hundreds of gigabytes of digitized family history related data to protect.
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Hi Lorine,
You might want to check out the history of Megaupload's founder before you entrust too much data there. Kim Dotcom, as he calls himself, was the subject of a dawn raid and arrest last year. I wouldn't trust my backup to any site that he's involved with.
Regards, Brett
- rodokmen said...
Im agree with Brett Payne. Im not sure, if MEGA is the best sollution for genealogy data. Background of founder of this project is... not fine for me.


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In terms of who I have heard from and who New Democrats have heard from over the years, we have certainly heard from many environmental organizations that are concerned with Canada's west coast. However, there are many others, including fishing organizations, fishing groups, fishermen, first nations, coastal communities, local communities, and labour groups. There are many organizations that know and appreciate how important it is to get it right in terms of what environmental protection means to local community economic development.
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To the puzzlement of the GPS community and independent radio propagation experts, the FCC ruled on September 13 that LightSquared should conduct further tests of its signal transmissions on its alternate, lower L-band frequency farther removed from the GPS frequency. Tests on a LightSquared frequency closer to GPS earlier this year produced extreme interference. The puzzlement arises because GPS engineers and propagation experts had already agreed that the alternate frequency–the second in a pair owned by LightSquared in the L-band spectrum–would produce almost equally poor results, and would be particularly disruptive to precision GPS receivers. While relatively few tests were performed on the alternate frequency, the specialists are certain that more tests would add little to what they already know. "We've been there, done that," said one.
In Washington, an FAA observer speculated to AIN that the FCC really had no choice in making its decision, however unrealistic it appears. "They couldn't say that LightSquared must move out of L-band completely, because that would force the company to buy very expensive frequencies outside L-band that it might not be able to afford within its current financing. On the other hand, there are political interests that are telling the FCC to find some way out of this dilemma, because the company cannot be allowed to fail. So call this a stop-gap measure which may last a while."
Freedom of Information requests to the FCC to see correspondence between the commission and LightSquared have been refused and, more recently, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski refused to testify on the subject before the House Armed Services Committee.
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Since the debate about potential GPS interference from LightSquared's service began, LightSquared has doggedly maintained its position that the interference problems are the direct result of the GPS industry's earlier refusal to incorporate DOD-mandated interference-rejecting filters in their units. In fact, industry experts state that the DOD merely recommended, not mandated, that step, which in any event could never reject signals anywhere near the power of LightSquared's transmissions.
Since the FCC announcement, LightSquared told one reporter in the non-technical press that it is now working with a small company that had developed a method of rejecting interference. An aviation newsletter followed up by speculating that at some time in the future, pilots might have the option of buying a LightSquared GPS aircraft receiver instead of one built by, say, Garmin or Rockwell Collins. Best of luck on that, said one industry engineer.
In the Internet broadband marketplace, things were looking up for LightSquared in mid-September, when it signed its 14th contract to carry packaged promotional material nationwide for a regional broadcaster. Assembling such future commitments is a key element in demonstrating that the company's proposed services will meet an as yet unfulfilled national need.
On the electro-political front, however, things were moving in a less favorable direction. A confidential briefing on the LightSquared/GPS situation presented to the DOD and White House senior staff by Air Force Space Command chief General William Shelton was said to have been leaked to LightSquared. This is suggested to have caused the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to encourage the general that he should include words of support for the President's broadband plan, and also state that the GPS interference was expected to be resolved within 90 days. The general declined both suggestions, and LightSquared denied instigating the White House request.
Meanwhile, in mid-September the media started to suggest similarities between LightSquared and Solyndra, a California solar panel manufacturer that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government, despite warnings of the company's financial difficulties. Under the loan guarantee's rather unusual terms, the company's owners, rather than the taxpayers, could keep the money even if it went into bankruptcy, which it did, shortly afterwards. There appeared to be no similarity between LightSquared and Solyndra, but one analyst was reported to have seen a LightSquared allocation of $10 billion listed in President Obama's proposed Stimulus 2–an amount not far from the reported $8 billion cost to LightSquared of obtaining access for its transmitter equipment in Sprint's nationwide infrastructure.


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Keldoclock wrote:Size damage easily substitutes for Wounds. Wounds are a WH40k thing, they have no place here( except for Heroes, where Hitpoints are also acceptable)
"Wound" is an easy catch-all term to use for all of that.
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Same amount of rolling. Under the 2005 rules it would be, what? 1d6-1"? Under 2010, how would that work? It's now 3" (with the option to take "out of range" penalties) under the 2010 rules - so how would that work?


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Thanks for this morning time inspiration, Pascal! :)
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Love all this!
I love love love the two girls at the top and bottom. Their outfits are just so inspired. I would never have thought of matching leopard print with that outfit! I love how the blond girl has just a touch of color in her outfit with the belt...I live in France so I know that adding a tad of color here and there is VITAL during the winter.
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Really nice pic, tha one that i like the most is the one with the blonde girl with smoky eyes! x)
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great insporation!!
I never really follow the Sartorialist but I quite like the looks you chose super winter/autumn and quite cohesive
Also the Stockholm pictures can't beat Swedish Elegance!
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One of New Jersey's most famous retro, roadside eateries, The Tick-Tock Diner, is my contribution to Black and White Wednesday #40, hosted by Anusha of Tomato Blues. Anu is running late in posting her gallery, but has assured me it will be online tomorrow.
Thanks to everyone for their participation.
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I'm a Doctor of Physiotherapy and I specialize in hands-on Manual Therapy. Seeing that I was somewhat limited in the number of people I could benefit when treating one patient at a time, I began exploring options to extend my impact and also make some more income. With the right knowledge and tools, there is quite a lot that someone can do to alleviate their own pain and injuries. Given that most people these days do internet searches for their symptoms/conditions before even visiting a doctor, I feel there is an opportunity to help a lot of people become painfree without spending a ton of money to get there.
For this reason, I founded PTbyMe.com in late 2009. The site will have a great deal of free information, videos, etc that people can use to speed their recovery and be better informed on what they're dealing with. The company will also be creating and selling Self-Treatment packages for common musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. The products will be largely informational, but will often contain physical products as well.
Ultimately, we want to help people help themselves, and in the process save them time and money when compared to their other treatment alternatives.
As mentioned above, there is a quickly growing amount of people who do online research about their symptoms before and during the time they are receiving treatment for their condition. My target market are these types of people, and more specifically, those who are proactive about their health. Those who tend to like the "Do-it-yourself" approach in many areas of life. With so much information online, when it comes to non-medical conditions like a hamstring strain, people are finding that there is a lot you can learn and do for yourself.
There are also many people who can't afford traditional approaches to treatment of injuries and pain (visit the Medical Doctor and then spend a month or two going to Physiotherapy). These people often have few options other than to find out what they can online and self-treat their conditions. It is likely the age range of this market is between 20 and 60 years old, both male and female. Other aspects: likely at least somewhat educated; initially the products will only be available in the USA; most common ethnicity: Caucasian.
I would like the logo to contain both the company name PTbyMe.com (capitalized the way it is written here) as well as an icon. I would also be open to the idea of the company name being made into a creative icon itself, though not sure if this option will end up looking professional enough.
It will be used on the website, newsletters, and other company letterhead, business cards, etc.
I don't have an image in mind for the logo though I know I want it to look "Clean and Simple." By clean, I mean that it should have nice clear lines, with good contrast.
I would like to also have a black and white version of the colored logo (but not more than 3-4 colors). I don't yet know if the logo will be placed on a color or black/white background. As I make decisions on the website, I will choose a background that fits well with the logo so don't worry about that.
I'll be teaching clients to use their own hands to treat different parts of their bodies. So an interesting possibility for the icon may be an image of that act. Be creative, but it should be very clear what action is occurring... for example: someone massaging their own shoulder, forearm, knee, etc. I Don't, however, want it to look like someone is just grabbing an area of their body that hurts (if a face or expression is included, it shouldn't look like they are in pain). I added some pics to spark some ideas
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Surf Photo Friday – Sara Taylor Sequence
Surf Photo Friday – Sara Taylor Sequence
In my dream I'm walking through a forest that suddenly opens up to a rugged-looking beach. Although it's basically deserted, to my right I notice a big pile of floatable objects …doors, pieces of wood, an old barrel, and a couple of dinged-up surfboards from the 1980's. On the other side of the pile, I can hear that comforting sound of surf wax being applied to a board. As I move closer to take a look, a girl in a beanie tosses me the bar as she sprints by carrying a freshly waxed upright bass. It's Sara Taylor.
Although it could have been the late night chips-and-salsa, I think the dream originated from seeing Sara's Instagram earlier in the day …tiny drinking fountains, dead squirrels, broken bones, snapped surfboards, turkeys, ancient TV's, and a donkey with a mohawk. Her eclectic tastes and style walk in perfect lockstep with her creative and electric surfing. If you sketched a surf move on a piece of paper and handed it to her, she could probably make it a reality.
I don't get to shoot with her often as she's busy filming surf/skate projects with her core group of underground limit-pushers, but I was really happy that our paths crossed once last summer. For one special hour at my favorite summertime break, Sara lit up the place with fins-free surfing and big lip blasts like the one pictured below. If you ever see her out in the lineup, don't blink when she's up and riding because you might just miss a turn you've never seen before.
Thank you for dropping by for another installment of Surf Photo Friday. Have a great weekend everyone …and as always, thank you for your support of Jettygirl. Every little bit helps.
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Previous Surf Photo Fridays | Get Stoked on Lady Shapers | The Session That Changed Everything | Justine Dupont and Pauline Ado in California | Role Models, Why They Still Matter | Surfing New Jersey's Polar Vortex Swells with the K Twins | Mele Saili and Hayden Lane, Cardiff Reef | Jill Manos Surfs the Freezing Water of Nova Scotia, Canada | Malia Ward, Chris Ward, & a Surf Photographer's Second Worst Nightmare | Chloe Buckley & the Tiny Five Hundred Dollar Wave | A Special Surf Session with Ashley Lloyd Thompson, Julie Cox, Alex Thompson, Chris Cuevas & Sheri Crummer | Kelly Nicely & the Pelican Session | Mary Osborne & Her Beloved 9'10" Cooperfish Single Fin | Kelia Moniz, Megan Godinez, Geodee Clark & Bruna Schmitz | Kamalehua Keohokapu | Claire Bevilacqua | Lulu Erkeneff | Alexa Frantz |Rebecca Woods | Silvana Lima | Alessa Quizon
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Berry-bottom cake with vanilla-almond whipped cream
The arrival of the farmer's market always excites me - perhaps a bit too much. I tend to overbuy. I mean, there are only two of us and yet I bring home bags full of fresh produce. But who can resist fresh produce at its peak? And after all, I'm supporting local farms, right?
Needless to say, I often find myself looking for ways to use excess produce. This cake was a great way to finish up blueberries and strawberries. I made a simple sheet cake, but the same recipe would make a 9-inch layer cake. Just whip up your favorite frosting to go with it. In lieu of a heavy frosting, I made a vanilla-almond whipped cream. Fast and simple - and nice and light in the hot weather.
The verdict: I loved it. My husband, not so much. Of course he was in the mood for chocolate (so this week we have brownies... and they are yummy!)
Try it with your favorite fruit or berries. The cake is dense and moist and would suit just about any fruit.
Berry-bottom cake
3 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
2 1/2-3 cups fresh mixed berries (blue berries, strawberries, etc.)
For the whipped cream:
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
Sift flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder into a bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add the vanilla and water and mix until combined, then add the eggs, one at a time. Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions, alternating with buttermilk. Fold in the berries.
Spread batter in prepared baking dish and bake until the top is golden and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
Cool in pan on a rack.
To make the whipped cream, beat the cream, vanilla and almond extract on high until soft peaks are formed. Gradually beat in the sugar. (Taste for sweetness as you go adding more or less sugar according to your taste,)
If serving cake all at once, spread cream over cooled cake and serve. Otherwise, keep cream in fridge and put a scoop on each piece as you go.
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This looks delicious! What a great use for berries :) Your post made me laugh though because my husband would have reacted in the exact same way. He looks for chocolate in everything!
- July 6, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- The Housewife said...
I've bookmarked your cake as I'm sure with my next trip to the farmers market, I'll end up with too many berries on hand! It's perfect for a potluck too or just a lazy summer weekend :)
- July 7, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- Spicie Foodie said...
My mouth wont stop watering! Your cake looks so moist and fluffy , just perfect . The berries and the vanilla almond whipped cream --oh my!
- July 7, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- The Mom Chef said...
This looks delicious though I absolutely love the idea of the vanilla-almond whipped cream with it instead of frosting!
- July 7, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- CC Recipe said...
This looks like such a wonderful cake!
- July 8, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
Looks and sounds wonderful, and oh how I love the sound of that whipped cream:)
- July 13, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Ashlae said...
Must. Make. SOON!
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Owning a private island is something very few people can even dream of. But some of the super-rich not only own a slice of paradise, they've also managed to turn these exotic destinations into a lucrative business opportunity.
L'Oreal billionaire heiress Liliane Bettencourt, for example, recently made headlines after selling her private island in the Seychelles for $60 million. While Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison's half a billion dollar purchase of Hawaii's sixth largest island in June is considered to be one of the most expensive deals in history.
We look at eight business tycoons who own private islands around the world. Our list of islands ranges from popular Caribbean island getaways to some of the most remote destinations — all in the quest for paparazzi-free privacy.
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HR 3415 - Repeal Gas Tax bill - National Key Vote
Jesse Jackson, Jr. voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Vote to pass a bill that repeals the 4.3-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax until January 1, 1997.
- Expresses the sense of the Congress that gas producers should reduce fuel prices to pass the savings from the tax to the consumers.
- Directs the Comptroller General to study whether consumers receive reduced fuel prices.
- Requires the Federal Communications Commission to auction sections of the government owned broadcast spectrum to offset the 4.3 cent excise tax.
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Democracy Corps - The Very Separate World of Conservative Republicans
This eye-opening focus group study paints a portrait of the modern conservative movement — the Glenn Beck watching, Palin-loving bloc that composes one-fifth of our electorate. Some of the facts are surprising, others are downright mind-boggling:
They're not really racist
Conservatives bristle at the suggestion that their opposition to Obama is based on racism. Rather, it's based simply on the fact that he's a liberal democrat with a dynamic personality — just like Bill Clinton was. Although there are undoubtly some racists among their ranks, it's not really a motivating factor.
They dislike the Republican party too
These conservatives see the modern Republican party as out of touch with their base, having moved away from its conservative ideals. They're embarrased by George W. Bush, although they like him personally and admire his convictions. For these Republicans, Sarah Palin is the great white hope of the Republican party.
They really believe that Obama intends to install a socialist dicatorship
Just like all conspiracy theorists, these conservatives feel like they know what's really going on in this country, while everyone else remains in the dark thanks to the efforts of the all-powerful liberal media. Fox News, not surprisingly, is where they get much of their information.
Everything from the bank bailouts to health care reform is an attempt to topple our government so that Obama and the secretive moneyed "liberal elites" who put him into power can install a socialist government. No really, I'm serious. This is what they actually believe.
They are far outside the mainstream of American political thought
Although they're loud and omnipresent, the Fox News conservatives stand alone in the realm of American politics. Compared to an focus group of moderate conservatives, the differences are striking.
The moderate group hopes that Obama succeeds, even though they may have voted for McCain. They have concerns about the Democrats, but it's mostly due to government spending. They think Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are idiots, and that Sarah Palin is unqualified for national office.
The Fox News conservatives comprise two-thirds of the Republican party, and with this level of mass delusion it's apparent that the Republican party is in trouble.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Is The Lord of the Rings literature?
Part 1 of this article set the stage for the question, Is The Lord of the Rings literature? Part II examines six criteria commonly used to define works of high literary quality and applies them to The Lord of the Rings.
1. Popular appeal
The argument against: The Lord of the Rings might be popular, but that doesn't make it literature.
The counterargument: There's popular, and then there's an omnipresent, mammoth, overshadowing level of popularity.
How popular is The Lord of the Rings? At last count, it has been translated into 57 languages and is the second best-selling novel ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. Its also a repeat winner of multiple international contests for favorite novel (note the broad term novel, not just fantasy novel). For example:
In 1997 it topped a Waterstone's poll for Top 100 Books of the Century.
In 2003 a survey (The Big Read) was conducted in the United Kingdom to determine the nation's best-loved novel of all time. More than three quarters of a million votes were received, and the winner was The Lord of the Rings.
A 1999 Amazon poll administered to its customers yielded the same result.
In short, readers of all stripes, from all around the world, adore this book more than just about any other.
All that said, I will fully admit that this is the least convincing argument, because mass appeal is not necessarily a good indicator of quality. See Justin Bieber. So let's look at some other criteria.
To view the rest of this post, visit The Black Gate website .
8 comments:
- anarchist said...
'Literature' is either used as a synonym for 'fiction', or as a synonym for 'stuff I like'.
- October 1, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Brian Murphy said...
'Literature' is either used as a synonym for 'fiction', or as a synonym for 'stuff I like'.
While it's certainly a problematic term, I don't agree.
- October 1, 2011 at 9:02 AM
The Lord of the Rings is a great work that has had significant impact on many lives. It does not need validation as "literature."
The meditation on the nature of Power and its tendency to corrupt even those with the best of intention is by itself evidence of the work's "seriousness" and it certainly is relevant to the 20th Century world in which it was written. Shippey deals with this well.
Determination of what is "literature" is often pretty arbitrary anyway. Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" is regarded as a literary masterpiece, yet it is fantastical (though historically deeply rooted) and I defy anyone to show me character development. McCarthy's work is mythic and weird and yet it's hip in literary circles. Whatever. I don't hold it against him. And I don't think he's too interested in being part of the club.
I piss from a great height on "literature." I don't want my beloved well-wrought tales associated in any way with the likes of Jonathan Franzen for instance. "Sprawling, satirical family drama" my ass. For family drama, I'll take a season of "Sons of Anarchy," please. Heard a story and interview on NPR yesterday about Franzen's brilliant examination of the soul of the middle class and it made my skin crawl. I had to listen to Waylon Jennings' Lonesome On'ry and Mean cranked to vehicle-shaking levels to make it go away. It worked.
Thanks for indulging my low-brow pride rant. I feel in touchwith the spirit of Painbrush for some reason...
Jim Cornelius
- October 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Brian Murphy said...
Hi Jim, thanks for stopping by.
Just to clarify, my purpose with this article was not to elevate The Lord of the Rings into some stuffy, academic class of fiction, but rather to demonstrate that the criteria critics and academics commonly use to identify "great works" are characteristics of The Lord of the Rings. That's why I wrote it the way I did.
As I noted in the intro, I believe it is possible to talk about the quality of a piece of art, and what makes it such, even if the borders are hazy and ill-defined.
I also wrote the piece to combat the oft-cited claim that works have to be realistic and concern real events in order to be taken seriously (the notion of any type of fiction being "real" is also of course an inherent contradiction).
- October 1, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Oh, I know. Wasn't jumping your case at all. It's just a hot button issue for me and after hearing that Franzen piece yesterday, I was primed to go off.
Your endeavors are always interesting and well worth reading.
Sorry (well, not really)to act like the drunk uncle at the party, but somebody has to do it! :)
Jim Cornelius
- October 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Alexander said...
Great post – I'm going to Tweet about your blog.
- October 2, 2011 at 4:56 AM
- Brian Murphy said...
Sorry (well, not really)to act like the drunk uncle at the party, but somebody has to do it! :)
I appreciate your honesty, myself (and your sense of humor!)
- October 2, 2011 at 7:53 AM
- Barad the Gnome said...
Let me settle this once and for all, LoTR is a great piece of literature, a great work of our time, a delicious dessert, and an easy to use floor wax.
All other arguments to the contrary are now obsolete.
All that aside, you provide a well thought out response to the question - if one must use thoughtful logic and examples to convince others of your view point.
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How to deal with monsters
Having got a bit into baking big miches recently (Hamelman's Miche Pointe-A-Caillere and Shiao-Ping's interpretation of Gerard Rubaud's formula), one of the big obstacles I faced in my home environment was to transfer a 2300g loaf into the oven.
Here is how I managed to do it:
1. The shaped dough (2300 g) sits on a couche
2. I wrap the dough very loosely with enough space to spread a bit
3. The dough is proofing, fully enclosed in the couche, and it can spread to 30cm width, just the width of my baking stone
4. The dough is proofed and ready for transfer - I transfer it onto a silicone baking sheet, which is very easy - just turning over the whole thing: dough inside couche
5. This is the still wrapped dough on the baking sheet, upside down
6. In the process of removing the couche
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8. This is the loaf, 15 minutes into the bake. Not much spare room in my oven ...
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 25, 2009) - The ETSU women's soccer team couldn't have asked for a more exciting way to open its 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference season, as the Bucs defeated league rival North Florida in double overtime 1-0 Friday at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
"Every time we play Linda (UNF head coach) and North Florida it's a battle," said head coach Heather Henson. "Tonight was an old school type of match with both teams playing hard and physical to the entire end."
After both teams battled through a scoreless first 108 minutes of play ETSU's (2-7-0, 1-0 A-Sun) defense played a long pass down the right side to senior forward Jordan Monty (Mesquite, Texas). The preseason all-conference player then crossed a beautiful pass to junior forward Terri Miller (Cape Coral, Fla.) right through the heart of the UNF backline.
After Miller settled the pass, the Cape Coral, Fla., native took very little time to respond, as she ripped home the game-winnner from 25 yards out, giving the Bucs their first conference win of the season.
"I'm proud of how our girls keep our composure and keep fighting to the end," said Henson. "We didn't have all the scoring opportunities that we wanted, but in the end we got a great pass from Jordan and Terri fired a great shot to give us the win."
The Lady Ospreys best scoring chances came early in the second overtime period. First UNF forward Kristin Rhodes fired a strong one-timer from just outside the box, however sophomore ETSU keeper Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) jumped high tipping the ball over the crossbar. Minutes later the second-year starter made another incredible stop, making a point blank save after UNF midfielder Viandna Petrichevic ripped a shot inside the box.
"Megan made some unbelievable saves tonight," Henson said. "Throughout the entire contest she was able to keep us in the match. With that our forwards kept working to create those opportunities and you saw that with our goal in the second overtime period."
The Bucs will now take their unbeaten conference mark and return to action hosting A-Sun rival Jacksonville, Sunday.
"I'm so proud of every girl on this team," said Henson. "We would have liked to win in 90 minutes, however a win is a win. This first victory in conference is going to help our team against Jacksonville. Every time we play them it's a battle and our girls know going into Sunday's match that its going to be a tough contest throughout. That being said, hopefully our confidence and work ethic will contiune against them."
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Hailing from The Windy City, POSE has made an indelible mark on a multitude of cites around the globe. Best known for his progressive letter style and technical precision, POSE is an influential contributor to the contemporary graffiti movement, and his work has appeared in numerous magazines, books and films.
POSE grew up a half block from the CTA's elevated train line, and started sneaking out to practice graffiti there in 1992. Coming of age during the golden age of Chicago graffiti, POSE put in endless work on the streets. His prolific output led him to become a local legend, and the city's most internationally recognized graffiti artist.
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