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Use the reason for the season to beat the holiday blues
By emphasizing the reason for the season, a lot of the stress associated with the holidays can be avoided, advised a top county health official.
"There is no perfect holiday, no perfect family," Auglaize County Medical Director Dr. Juan Torres said. "When you accept that, you will have a better holiday."
He also recommended not overspending.
"You can't buy love with gifts," Torres said.
He said this time of year, people can suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or the holiday blues.
Unrealistic expectations of what Christmas should be can be partly to blame, Torres said. When adding the economic burden of buying gifts and the fear of disappointment in giving the wrong gift, coupled with the idealization of the season many have for this time of year along with the pressure to be merry, it can become a lot.
"People feel like they need to be happy and smiling," Torres said. "It creates a conflict in their minds with how they feel and how they think they are supposed to feel. They feel guilty because they don't feel happy and then feel more sad."
He said for those who had a bad Christmas the previous year, there's a desire for this one to be better.
"They want to create this fantasy holiday," Torres said.
In addition to already feeling depressed or sick during the holidays, Torres said easy availability of lots of high calorie foods and alcoholic beverages just compound the problem as the foods add calories and the alcohol acts as a depressant after the initial buzz.
SAD, which impacts people between September and March, is caused by less light, with those suffering from it becoming clinically depressed during this time of year.
"They just can't be happy," Torres said.
For those who think they may be suffering from SAD, Torres suggested they try to get at least 20 minutes of sunshine each day. In the winter they can do that by sitting by a window when possible or going out for lunch. Sometimes medical assistance may be necessary.
No matter what the reason someone may be feeling a little blue this season, Torres told them to put the emphasis on volunteering.
"Help someone else," Torres said. "Take the thinking off of yourself and put it on someone else. That's what Christmas is all about. It does not always have to be a gift. Giving your time can be better than buying something."
He also advised those who are feeling sad to avoid being alone and spend the time with family and friends.
"Those without a significant other have the hardest time," Torres said.
Although some believe the risk of suicide increases during this time of year, Torres said there are actually fewer suicides in December because people are more interactive with each other.
The hardest time tends to be after New Year's Day has passed, the people are no longer all together celebrating, yet it is still winter and the loneliness really sets in.
Men are more likely to commit suicide, but around the holidays, it is women who suffer from depression the most.
For everyone, Torres recommended finding time to exercise and stay active during the holidays.
"Thirty minutes every day is the best stimulant that exists," Torres said.


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The masters of truth in Archaic Greece
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The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece, the acclaimed French classicist Marcel Detienne's first book, traces the odyssey of "truth," aletheia, from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece.
Detienne's starting point is a simple observation: in archaic Greece, three figures - the diviner, the bard, and the king - all share the privilege of dispensing truth by virtue of the religious power of divine memory, which provides them with knowledge, both oracular and inspired, of the present, past, and future. Beginning with this definition of the prerational meaning of truth, Detienne examines how truth in Greek literature, especially in the poetic tradition, first emerges as an enigma, a paradox defined neither by its opposition to nor its contradiction with falsehood or with lethe (oblivion and forgetfulness), but by its association with ambiguity and ambivalence.
Detienne then explains how sophists and orators alike figure into the lineage of these pre-Platonic masters of truth. Still distinct from the logic of correspondence and of noncontradiction that comes to characterize the mode of argumentation of the first Western rationalist philosophers, these masters' truth appears through their maneuvering of apate, deceit, and cunning.
In following this artful understanding and use of speech - its effect, techniques, and relation to the world and other people - Detienne identifies, particularly in the work of Simonides, a movement from a religious to a secular thought about truth. The study culminates with an original reinterpretation of Parmenides' poem on Being.
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It's almost time to see if our web merchant Zach has what it takes to ride hard in Jeremiah Bishop's Alpine Loop Gran Fondo in Virginia. If you've been following on the blog, Zach has been training all summer to take on the hardest Gran Fondo in the US – 104 miles, over 11,000 feet of climbing and dirt road climbs thrown in for good measure! So now it's time to see how he's feeling and what gear he's picked to take on the challenge.
The big ride I've been training for is in just a couple of days! I'm ready for it. I feel like I spent the entire summer training for it and thinking about it. I got burnt out on training for a while, right after I peaked too early and then fell off the wagon a bit. Since then I have rested up, done some active recovery, and come back a bit stronger and more prepared. I've got everything lined up and dialed in! The only thing that's bothering me is a brutal allergy attack, but I've been getting plenty of rest and come Saturday morning I'll be riding no matter what condition I'm in!
Over the summer I've had the pleasure to ride a few bikes from Fuji to try out and see which one was the best for me, given the riding conditions of the Gran Fondo. In an earlier post I talked about the Fuji Altamira and the Fuji SST. I was able to test out two more bikes over the summer, the Fuji SL1 Comp and the Fuji Gran Fondo.
The SL1 Comp was a very comfortable bike, and would be the perfect bike for someone transitioning into their first carbon road bike, or doing long group century rides. For me, though, it wasn't quite as responsive as the Altamira during the long climbs. Since there will be 11,000 feet of climbing in the Gran Fondo, I may need to pass on this one. Otherwise, the bike did great on long training rides with rolling hills around the Piedmont of NC. I could easily get 80 miles in on it and feel great afterwards.
The fourth and last bike was the Fuji Gran Fondo. This bike is designed for exactly what it's named after, riding long and hard during a Gran Fondo, or any other similar style of ride. The bike is a very fast machine, climbs great, is comfortable, and absorbs potholes and gravel easily to give a smooth and plush ride. The upright geometry gave me no problems while reaching for energy gels, a water bottle, or getting my phone out of my back pocket to text my wife that I was OK while riding (just kidding on the texting part). Plainly put, the Fuji Gran Fondo delivers!
So which one did I go for? It was a hard choice. The SST and SL1 Comp were ruled out as top contenders for a Gran Fondo. They're great machines for what they're designed for, but not great at long ascents on gravel roads. The Gran Fondo would seem to be the obvious choice, but given that I also had the option of the similar Altamira that's decked out with Shimano Dura Ace electronic shifting, I went with the Altamira!
There was just something about the Altamira that felt better for me. It's quick and snappy on the climbs, is very comfortable, it delivers optimal power transfer with its oversized bottom bracket, and at the end of the day was lighter than the rest of the choices. I've been riding it for quite some time now, and have made a few changes to prep it for the gran fondo riding conditions. The Altamira came with an Ultegra standard 53-39 double crankset and an 11-25 cassette on the back. I swapped those out for an Ultegra 50-34 Compact Crankset paired with an 11-28 cassette. With that low of a gear ratio, I should be able to ride the hills of the Gran Fondo with no problems! For tires I chose Continental Gatorskins in a 700X25 size, that, when paired with Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Clincher wheels, actually measure out to about 26mm in width. Running this set up at about 90 psi gives it all the cush and grip needed for those long gravel climbs.
So that's the bike! It's a very important part of the puzzle, but there's plenty more that's needed for the fondo. After testing several products over the summer, I've come up with my own personal checklist of things that have worked the best for me from head to toe:
- Shoes: I use Sidi Ergo 3 shoes (similar to the Sidi Ergo 2 Carbon Lite Road Shoes) as the adjustability and control of personal fit on these shoes is unmatched! They're light, stiff and make for great climbing shoes!
- Socks: DeFeet Air-E-Ator HiTop Honey Badger Black Socks are sooooo nasty!! Defeet has stood the test of time, miles, sweat, rain, multiple washes, and continue to be at the top of the sock drawer.
- Kit: Louis Garneau Mondo Evo Bib Shorts and Team Short Sleeve Jersey – This kit is the absolute most comfortable kit I've ever had. It's light, breathable, and it wicks and dries sweat away in the blink of an eye. Our Garneau Custom Cycling team from Performance wears this combo for our team kits.
- Jacket: Depending on the weather report, I may be packing my Cannondale Pack Me Jacket. It stows away into my jersey pocket nicely and is a welcome addition if the rain starts pouring.
- Gloves: Pearl Izumi Select Gel Gloves because they fit great, are comfortable, and my hands don't go numb after four hours in the saddle.
- Eyewear: Smith Pivlock V2 Max – I've never in my life owned a better pair of cycling glasses than these. The tapered lens tech is no joke, and after riding them I'll never go to another brand. They're very lightweight, and extremely durable.
- Helmet: Giro Aeon Helmet – I switched to this after riding a Specialized Prevail for a long time and I have to say, the Aeon feels lighter and it fits my head better. The red and black also match my kit. DONE!
- Nutrition: I thought I had this dialed in, but at the Gran Fondo training ride, I had some severe cramps despite staying hydrated and eating. Since then I've started taking GU Brew Electrolyte Drink Tablets. They're packed with plenty of sodium and seem to be doing the trick! For solid food I've always enjoyed the multiple varieties of Honey Stinger Waffles, and margarita flavored Clif Shot Blocks Energy Chews! I also take some supplements here and there such as SportLegs or Endurox Excel, depending on what I'm doing. Lastly, I love Endurox R4 for a recovery drink. The chocolate flavor is my favorite, but they're all good.
- Inflation: The Spin Doctor Rescue HP mini pump will be tagging along with me. With all the gravel I stand the chance of having to change multiple flats, and I'd rather not carry a bunch of CO2 cartridges.
- Pocket Essentials: The Blackburn VIP SL Ride Wallet will be carrying my ID, credit card, phone, etc. I've been using this thing for months and have been caught in downpours and sweat through my jerseys. Everything inside stays completely dry.
- Computer: Garmin Edge 500 with H/R monitor and the BarFly computer mount. All around I think this is the best GPS device out there. I love the compact design and that it's fully customizable to give me everything I want to know. The BarFly makes it a quick glance of the eye to view the Edge 500, instead of having to tilt my neck all the way down to view the stem mount.
- Water Bottles: CamelBak Podium ChillJacket Insulated Bottle – I dismissed these until I forgot my bottles on a training ride and ended up having to buy water bottles. Now, I'll never use anything else. It keeps your water cool and that goes a long way both mentally and physically when you're out there grinding it out.
Well, that's the gear. The only thing left to do is head back up to Harrisonburg this weekend and ride the Gran Fondo! I can't wait to get back up there and do it. Hopefully this allergy attack will subside and I'll have a strong ride come Saturday morning. I'll have a full report after I get back. Thanks for reading!


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As its 40th anniversary season continues, the Pro Arte Singers will celebrate the holidays with its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan.
Under the direction of Arthur Sjögren, the concert will feature Benjamin Britten's Christmas classic "A Ceremony of Carols." As always, there will be a candlelight procession along with carols old and new, including a chance for the audience to sing along.
The Pro Arte Singers, distinguished as the region's only choral group composed entirely of professional singers, is a nonprofit ensemble. It is supported in part by private contributions and public grants, including one from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge, Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. $30, $25 for seniors and students, 203-322-5970, www.proartesingers.org.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
Translated from the Portugese by Ronaldo Jose Maestro
The following day, every wine tasted the same. That is, every red wine tasted the same as every other red wine, as if they'd all been made by Siduri, and every white wine wine tasted the same as every other white wine, and sadly that white wine was Rombauer, and this fact, a fact that it took everyone a long time to acknowledge, no surprise given that so many people's livelihoods depended upon wines tasting different, just as if every baseball game had the exact same score every day and you only had to wait and see which number your team scored because the box scores were exactly the same every day and all the sports writers and morons on ESPN would be out of work and Peter Gammons would go back to being the janitor he should be, this fact that every wine tasted the same began to worry everyone in the wine business. It worried the winemakers, who swore that every vineyard designated wine they made, all 23 Pinot Noirs and all 15 Syrahs, had to taste different from each other, they came from different terroirs after all, though, when asked, they couldn't actually define terroir, speaking about terroir as if it were indefinable like God or Love or Biodynamics, which was created by God, and each wine was made differently, but even they had to admit when tasting wines that they did all taste the same, something even the pundits had to finally confess after looking at their carefully composed notes, notes that contained eerily similar phrases, dull and lifeless writing, as though tasting notes were by definition written by the thunderstruck and mentally unbalanced, notes that led to the mysterious, mystical, God and Rudolf Steiner, for they are the Same Being, inspired number 89, a number that was created for wine and only for wine and was no longer allowed to be used in any other context for it now meant the quality of every wine on the planet, red or white, still or sparkling, fortified or late harvest, and had no meaning to people outside of wine, and even BevMo, the very Cathedral of wine blandness ruled by its titular Pope, Pope Wong II, the Pope Wong as Wong can be, changed it's name to 89 Wines and everyone understood that to mean the score of every wine and not the actual count of wines available for sale there. And after the winemakers and pundits were forced to admit that all red wines tasted like all other red wines, and all white wines tasted like all other white wines, something they were loathe to acknowledge for it surely meant that their services were no longer necessary or needed, that a winery could hire any fool, degree or no degree from UC Davis, an agricultural school in California known for its viticultural program and its veterinary program, ensuring its graduates treated animals all the same or made wines that all tasted the same, and the fool would produce a wine that was awarded 89 points from all the wine pundits who used the 100 point scale but who had now become obsolete because all the wine publications did was list wines that were released, red and white, and then print a large number 89 and awarded it to all of them, leaving its critics to look for actual jobs, something they were completely unqualified to do, so many of them went to UC Davis and became veterinarians and began to rate dogs and cats on 100 point scales, as in, Your dog is cute, has a nice wet nose, smells strongly of sulfur problems, and his tail is a bit crooked so I'd say he's an 85 point dog, which is good, not great, but nothing to be ashamed of, I rarely award dogs points over 95, that will be 100 dollars. Most pundits became homeless, ironically forced to forever drink 89 point wines, wines they had always contended were perfectly fine wines but which secretly they abhorred and had only given those scores to because it gave them pleasure to score them just below 90, a number most desired by wineries, especially for wineries that had not had the common courtesy to flatter them, send them walnuts every Christmas or buy them lavish dinners or fly them to foreign places and praise them ceaselessly, their palates, their noses, their gift for language, though these traits were clearly absent and all they really possessed was a business card and a reputation for loving sycophants, but being homeless now meant that no one praised them, no one cared what their opinions were about wines because all wines tasted the same, all wines scored 89 points, they were completely worthless as pundits, something they'd always known, but had hoped no one would discover.
Soon the public wondered why, if all the red wines tasted the same, which they had suspected was the case all along and that the whole rating system was some kind of inside industry joke, not particularly funny, but lucrative, and if all white wines tasted the same, which they knew from experience, all you had to do was serve them all cold from the refrigerator and no one could tell if it was actual white wine or Santa Margharita, a famous wine substitute, which now tasted exactly like Rombauer anyway, why do we pay different prices for them? Well, I only made 90 cases of this wine, a winemaker might say, even though he'd actually made 89 cases but knew that 89 was no longer a recognized number so he had to say 90, And it's from the very best part of my property and thus it's the finest wine I produce and worth every penny, though in this economy if you want to buy six bottles I can give you thirty percent off, not that I need to bargain with my hundred dollar wine, I don't, I just like you and you've been a loyal customer and I want to reward you by only charging you seventy dollars for my 89 point wine that tastes like every other red wine. But if it tastes just like every other wine you produce, if indeed it tastes like every wine produced everywhere, consumers started to say, Why should I pay one hundred dollars for your bottle when I can get exactly the same flavors and aromas, as described by famous pundits who awarded you 89 points, pundits who are now deservedly homeless and scorned, from a bottle that costs three dollars? Because those bottles, the winemaker replied, Do not have my label on them, and my label is famous, recognized the world over as desirable and rare and special, and that three dollar bottle has a cheap label that will say to your guests that you are cheap, you don't care much about them or their happiness, and, furthermore, that you know nothing about wine or you would have nicer labels in your collection, not just a bunch of cheap labels, which may taste the same but are not the same because when your guests see my label they are going to think, oh, this is great wine, surely this isn't an 89 point wine, surely this is one of the greatest wines ever made, I can see that by the label, and so it must be me, must be my inability to understand wine, to list the aromas I'm smelling, to enjoy wine without knowing what the label looks like, and that will be worth the ninety-seven extra dollars you spent, dollars you will have spent on self-esteem and imaginary prestige. This argument worked for a while.
22 comments:
- tflemingo said...
And I thought my marriage was the longest sentence...anyway, nice Rosenblum review!
- April 19, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Sip with Me! said...
Never have I read such beautiful and magnetic run-on sentences that left me spellbound and smirking (probably for at least another 89, no 90 minutes)! ;)
- April 19, 2010 at 9:58 AM
I once read a Hemingway novel, probably for Whom The Bell Tolls because I was on my way to Spain and I did not want to sit in my tiny, cramped seat doing nothing for seventeen hours while the Captain and the stewardesses frolicked up in the cabin with the plane on automatic pilot and I, sitting there in a stupor as if on automatic pilot even though I wasn't and I need to pee but the fat lady next to me was asleep and I could not climb over her without stepping on her protruding bustle, so I read the book and I was amazed that this book about war and people dying and love and a thousand ways to love without actually touching the object of your affection but then giving in and getting her preggers just so you could die at the end of the book, and it was all written in one long sentence as only Hemingway could write and I read it all and it only took 17 hours because I lost my place once when the fat lady rolled over and knocked the book on the floor and passed gas and I was rendered unconscious, only to recover some few hours later but I had lost my place and had to start over.
I once read a Hemingway novel, probably for Whom The Bell Tolls because I was on my way to Spain and I did not want to sit in my tiny, cramped seat doing nothing for seventeen hours while the Captain and the stewardesses frolicked up in the cabin with the plane on automatic pilot and I, sitting there in a stupor as if on automatic pilot even though I wasn't and I need to pee but the fat lady next to me was asleep and I could not climb over her without stepping on her protruding bustle, so I read the book and I was amazed that this book about war and people dying and love and a thousand ways to love without actually touching the object of your affection but then giving in and getting her preggers just so you could die at the end of the book, and it was all written in one long sentence as only Hemingway could write and I read it all and it only took 17 hours because I lost my place once when the fat lady rolled over and knocked the book on the floor and passed gas and I was rendered unconscious, only to recover some few hours later but I had lost my place and had to start over.
- April 19, 2010 at 12:27 PM
I rate this post at 890,001 points.
- April 19, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Ernest Daddy,
Wrong writer. I don't do Hemingway parodies. Too easy. I go for other Nobel Prize winners. But yours was quite good, though you left out bullfighting and impotence and Boner in a Can.
Style is everything. Punctuation is highly overrated. And thank you for the sweet words. I wrote this one strictly for myself, and, will confess that I am proud of it. Maybe the first time I've ever said that about a HoseMaster post.
Well, also like a marriage, you're avoiding a period.
- April 19, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Someone that uses more commas than I do, didn't think that was even possible.
I know you hate this kid but, this is a really great piece of work, loved it.
- April 19, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- abc said...
This is perfect for my time here at the Vegas airport. I love few things as much as a good run on sentence.
- April 19, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Sip with Me! said...
I can't wait to show it to my husband, who loves wine but only loves my wine blog, who also is my unofficial editor and official hater and giver of grief for production of run-on sentences and overindulgence of commas. Thanks, now I can point to you and see "look, he did it". Did anybody count how many commas (89, 90?)?
Btw, did I ever tell you I think you're brilliant and I love the way your wicked mind works (and I don't say that to all the boys either!)? One more thing, I really prefer "Darling" to "Sippy", definitely not a baby's cup, though I am known to spill now and often?
- April 19, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- John M. Kelly said...
Jeez, Ron - this is good; I think I'm starting to hate you, but I'll get over it. Wow.
- April 19, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- John M. Kelly said...
BTW - I like Saramago in translation anyway but I think my acceptance of him as a great writer might brand me as a heterodox in certain circles, so maybe I need to rethink my position.
- April 19, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
I don't know where the idea for this post came from, honestly, except that I love Saramago, think he is one of our greatest writers, living or dead, and I wanted to try his style. Of course, I don't have the talent to carry his jock strap, but it was completely invigorating and fun to do. Saramago always works from an amazing and unbelievable premise and then writes brilliant parables. His most recent book in translation, "Death With Interruptions," begins, "The following day, no one died." I stole that opening and then used the premise, perhaps not so unbelievable, of all wines tasting the same and imagined what Saramago would do with that premise. But only Saramago can truly write like Saramago; I almost feel like my work is insulting to him.
For those of you who haven't read Saramago, the long sentences filled with commas and dialogue are his trademark. It looks daunting on the page, but is entirely engrossing in his hands.
The more I learn to just write what's fun for me to write the more I enjoy this stupid blogging thing. I like to think that HoseMaster is a wee bit more unpredictable than the "leading" wine blogs. Unpredictable, and more fun. There are hundreds and hundreds of dreadfully sanctimonious, predictable and thoughtless wine blogs. Just shoot me when I join their ranks.
Tamara Darling,
I love you!
Shucks, you made my day. Thank you for your kind words. Saramago is brilliant. I'm unworthy of that adjective, but honored to have you believe I am.
- April 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- Thomas said...
For now, I've sworn off most blog commenting, but you are making it difficult for me.
This entry was fun to read.
- April 20, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- Alfonso Cevola said...
It was equally difficult to understand this post as any Saramago book I have read, so I guess you have been successful in emulating his style.
- April 20, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Thank you. Swearing off is hard. I know, I am the king of Hiatuses (of is that King of Haiti?). Moderation is the best course. Comment now and then, just never get involved in the same tiresome back and forths. Anyhow, thanks for the breaking your silence here.
Oh, then I guess I shouldn't do my James Joyce parody next.
- April 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Alfonso Cevola said...
what can I say, but...
Yes! Yes! Yes!
- April 20, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Thomas said...
Not swearing off--waking up!
I began to feel like Bill Murray in a small town in Pennsylvania on a cold February day, and worse, I wanted to do to everyone what Bill did to the insurance man, but I wanted to use a sledge hammer, and I'm a pacifist...was.
If you do Joyce mix it with some cummings--that way you can forgo the upper case and even forget the many commas, which makes writing so much easier, don't you think?
- April 20, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Joyce mixed with cummings? Hmm, sounds like a porn title.
- April 20, 2010 at 7:47 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
And you said you don't take the easy ones...
- April 21, 2010 at 12:19 AM
- Joe said...
this popped blood vessel in my eye stings.
- April 21, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Honorable HoseMaster Sir,
I believe you may be on to something and fear it may be just the tip of the icecube. Turning all the wine bloggers into 89ers is just the first, and easiest step since the label can also be applied to the upper limit of the requisite IQ scale.
What's next? Why the Arizonification of varietals and their clones of course. I can just see the CA National Guard being called out to stop every suspicious trucker hauling alien grapes... "Hmmm, them shore don't look like cab (or chard, or merlot) in those trailers, boy. You haulin' some of that socialist sangiovese or nebbiolo? Gonna have to take you in."
I would love to contribute to your donations to the blooger awards but having spend a month this past week rearranging all the words in "Blandness" to form a coherent sentence and staying up night after night trying to figure out who the hell saramago is and why ee cummings did that to his name and the remainder of this post i have been unable to locate anymore commas to add to the collection however i did come up with quite a few comas i will gladly return for your use (approximately 89 of them i believe at last count).
- April 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Hey Dave,
Enlightening thoughts. Why aren't you here contributing more often? You have a future as a member of the HoseMaster peanut gallery.
Thanks for chiming in. Nicely done.
- April 26, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Thanks much, I would be honored to stick around and will surely enjoy having peanuts thrown at me. Bound to be less scarring and blood than the missiles and arrows I'm used to.
- April 29, 2010 at 1:05 PM


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|Project RevRadio
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This project consists of several small sub-projects related to radio reception at RevSpace. Reception is based (so far) on DVB-T dongles using an RTL2832 chip to do SDR (software-defined-radio).
HF (0 - 30 MHz)
To receive signals from the relatively low frequency "HF" band, we have a ham-it-up board. The ham-it-up converts signals from 0-30 MHz up to 125-155 MHz, this makes is possible to use an RTL2832-based dongle to receive them.
Things that can be received with this setup:
- morse and rtty beacons;
- amateur radio voice;
- amateur radio SSTV (slow-scan TV);
- number stations such as the buzzer;
- commercial AM broadcasts
- etc.
Stuff we can implement
- Put it in a box!
- Experiment with different (home made) antennas such as the mini whip
- Hooking it up to our main SDR computer. Requires antenna on the roof
Generic VHF/UHF (24 - 1700 MHz)
For generic radio reception in the VHF/UHF bands, we have a setup consisting of a discone antenna (ICOM AH-7000) on the roof of RevSpace and an RTL2832 dongle (R820T tuner). A simple filter (1/4 wave open stub) has been built to suppress very strong pager signals.
Things that can be received with this setup:
- Citizens Band radio, 27 MHz
- 10 meter amateur band, 28-29.7 MHz
- 4 meter amateur band, 70-70.5 MHz
- broadcast FM stereo, 88-108 MHz;
- air traffic (voice);
- P2000 paging traffic at 169.650 MHz;
- weather images from the NOAA-15/18/19 weather satellites, at around 137 MHz;
- APRS traffic;
- weather info from weather balloons, at 400-410 MHz;
- ads-b/mode-s airplane transponders, at 1090 MHz
- etc.
- Get rid of the massive broadcast FM band, it's worth the trade between doing FM DX and broadcast FM noise.
HAB tracker (434-435 MHz)
For tracking high-altitude balloons, we have a setup consisting of a collinear antenna for 70cm on the roof of RevSpace, a so-called hab-amp (bandpass filter for 430-440 MHz and low noise amplifier) and an RTL2832 dongle (FC0013 tuner). For more information, see the dedicated page at HAB_Tracker_Station
Things that can be received with this setup:
- The complete 70 cm amateur band, 430-440 MHz
- 70 cm ISM band, ~434 Mhz
- high-altitude balloons, see spacenear tracker
Currently one PC is dedicated to radio reception, called "habtracker". To start the PC:
- Windows XP, hostname "habtracker", IP 10.42.44.94 (MAC 00:21:70:02:62:0f)
- Start the machine with a magic WoL packet: 'wakeonlan -i 10.42.255.255 00:21:70:02:62:0f; ping habtracker'
Remote control
The PC can be remotely controlled as follows:
- Teamviewer, ID: 675540724
- VNC: geheim ;-)
Running projects
AIS decoding
- COAA's shipplotter to APRS.fi
- Our APRS.fi page
- Heatmap of received ships
Amateur satellite reception
In this project, we try to receive amateur satellites and process data like telemetry. There are several amateur satellites in orbit right now, some of which transmit in frequency range of our HAB setup. Signals outside of the 70cm band can only be received with the discone antenna. This antenna might not be the best for picking up weak signals. However, since we have line of sight as soon as it's a few degrees above the horizon it should still produce some interesting results.
We have already managed to receive (but not decode yet) signals from the STRaND-1 and HOPE-1 (HO-68) satellites.
In the future, we plan to receive and decode telemetry from the existing Delfi-C3 and its successor Delfi-n3xt (launched in November 2013).
Delfi-n3xt has heard, but not yet decoded. Instead we have been focusing on the FUNcube-1 cubesat. As of editing this page (25 hours since launch) we received 113 packets. You can see up-to-date receiver statistics here. The FUNcube warehouse is the central database where radio enthusiasts all over the world can submit their decoded telemetry data to, so the FUNcube team always knows whats going on.
Longer term plans
Stuff we are still planning to do:
- think about an antenna for HF: random piece of wire would be a nice starter
- setup ham-it-up for 24/7 listening


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Ford and Chevy pulled out their big guns in 2010, effectively matching or besting the latest Ram Heavy Duty pickups. Not to be upstaged, Ram once again moves the bar, this time by introducing a newly-improved Cummins diesel. The new High-Output 6.7-liter diesel engine produces an astonishing 800 pound-feet of torque and enables the Ram 3500 to tow up to 22,700 pounds. As heavy-duty pickups still account for nearly one-third of the growing full-size pickup market, the Ram Heavy Duty should continue to be a major player in Chrysler's recovery effort.
Can't fit a Mac truck in your garage? A Ram 3500 with the Cummins diesel is the next best thing.
Dollar for dollar, the Ram is every bit the equal of its Ford and Chevy counterparts. About the only reason we can think of not to go with the Ram would be due to a personal preference for one brand over another.
The 2011 Ram Heavy Duty gains two new trims: Laramie Longhorn and Outdoorsman. A more powerful engine lineup helps move the Ram's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) to 22,000 pounds, while new standard features include a vehicle information center and electronic brake controller (SLT, Outdoorsman, Laramie and Power Wagon.) New options include a navigation radio and a factory spray-in bedliner.
While we've taken a Ram Power Wagon off-road and even done some towing, the trip that impressed us most was when we did back-to-back comparisons between the 2011 Ram 2500 Crew Cab and its Chevrolet Silverado equivalent. Most agreed the Ram to be visually more attractive, but we were all stunned to discover how it was also head-and-shoulders above the Chevy in the areas of ride comfort, interior quiet and overall refinement. Although the 2500 lacks the new coil-spring rear found in the Ram 1500, the re-tuned suspension and fluid-filled hydro mounts at the rear of the cab do an impressive job of isolating the cabin from the road.
Ride Comfort If bouncing around the farm in your Daddy's 1972 Dodge formed your opinion about how trucks should behave, you owe it to yourself to experience the smooth, comfortable ride afforded by the 2011 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks. Power Wagon The 2011 Ram Power Wagon is an off-road beast. It's a Hemi-powered 2500 Crew Cab with electric-locking front and rear differentials, electronic disconnecting sway bar, Bilstein shocks, 32-inch tires, skid plates, 4.56 axle ratio for hill climbing and a 12,000-pound winch.
While we applaud Ram's use of higher-grade plastics and handsome trim, the best part of the 2011 Ram Heavy Duty's cabin space is the impressively long list of available features. Depending on the trim, the Ram HD can be equipped with heating elements for the steering wheel and rear seats, heated and ventilated front seats, power-adjustable foot pedals – the list goes on and on. The Ram HD's enormous center console can swallow a large laptop computer and a set of hanging files, while the rest of the cab offers cup holders, storage bins and electrical outlets galore. Mega Cab models feature reclining rear seats, while the Crew Cab models offer dual under-floor storage compartments.
The 2011 Ram Heavy Duty is available in three cab styles (Regular, Crew Cab and Mega Cab), two box sizes (6 feet 4 inches and 8 feet) plus single- and dual-rear-wheel configurations. The Ram HD is distinguished from the Ram 1500 by a notably larger grille and taller hood (with stamped louvers) and unique bumpers. When placed next to the next Ford and Chevy heavy duties, we still think the Ram is the most stylish of the three.
Standard feature highlights on a base-priced 2011 Ram Heavy Duty ST include air conditioning, tilt steering, six-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system, plus front and side-curtain airbags. More basic features include manual windows/locks/mirrors, vinyl seats and black vinyl flooring.
The 2011 Ram HD is as tech-savvy as it is tough, with an options list that includes navigation, Bluetooth phone connectivity, Sirius Backseat TV (offering Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network) , USB music connectivity, 30-gigabyte hard drive, 10-speaker Surround Sound, backup sensors and a backup camera (for easier trailer hook-ups). The Ram HD also offers an integrated trailer-brake as standard equipment on SLT, Outdoorsman, Laramie and Power Wagon.
About 90 percent of Ram HD buyers choose the Cummins Turbo Diesel, which is standard on the 3500, is offered with a choice of six-speed automatic or manual transmissions and includes the segment's only standard exhaust brake (we didn't get to properly evaluate the braking and stability advantages of the exhaust brake, but it sounded great). The new High-Output Cummins Turbo Diesel does not require diesel exhaust fluid and, although horsepower remains unchanged, delivers up to 40 more horsepower at cruising speeds than last year's engine. The lineup also comprises two 4x4 transfer cases (a manual unit standard on 4X4 ST and Power Wagon, an electric unit on all others) and four available axle ratios: 3.42, 3.783, 4.10 or 4.56. 5.7-liter Hemi V8 383 horsepower @ 5600 rpm 400 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4000 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/20 (2WD), 13/19 (4WD) 6.7-liter Cummins Turbo Diesel 350 horsepower @ 3000 rpm 800 lb.-ft. of torque @ 1600 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: N/A
The 2011 Ram HD starts at a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) beginning around $29,000 and climbs all the way to around $60,000 when fully loaded. As the Ram HD trucks are a hot commodity, be sure to check the Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Price to get an idea of what others in your area paid for their trucks. As for resale, the Ram 2500 trucks hold slightly lower values than their Ford and Chevrolet counterparts, but the 3500 models are more than capable of holding their own against similarly equipped F-350 and Silverado 3500 models.
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Rhymetime - The Phillip Whitehead Memorial Library, Chaddesden Park
Derby City Council - Libraries
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 from 14:15 to 14:45 (BST)
Event Details
Shake, Rattle and Rhymetimes
These are free, half hour sessions of music and rhymes. Rhymes and songs are a great way of helping your child acquire good language skills and can really help with their future learning. They are suitable for babies and toddlers aged up to three years with their parents and carers.
Further information
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Chaddesden Library
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Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012
Kelly Matune, a junior public relations major, received the Westminster College 2012 Audio Visual Award.
Matune is a daughter of Frank and Doreen Matune of Hermitage and a graduate of Kennedy Catholic High School.
Gary Swanson, Westminster College director of Audio Visual Services, said, "The award was created in 1999 to provide public recognition of the exceptional work provided to the campus through AV's work-study students. An annual ballot of nominees was reviewed by a panel of current faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni. Kelly's nominated work was selected as 'most outstanding.'"
Matune began with AV Services as public relations manager and was promoted to operations manager. According to Swanson, Matune has consistently been recognized by faculty, staff, and her peers for her considerate, competent, and collaborative approach to her work.
"Kelly has regularly demonstrated her proficiency in creative problem-solving and has been instrumental in fostering and developing a number of significant on-going relationships with our department," Swanson said. "Nominations consistently recognized her as professional, inventive, driven, and technically savvy. Her orchestration and leadership for AV Week, our volunteer Green AV crew and e-recycling drives, and numerous other outreach programs has been especially impressive. I'm delighted that our panel of judges selected her as this year's award winner."
In 2011, Matune participated as the only student panelist in a national web conference sponsored by InfoComm International, a leading nonprofit association serving the professional AV communications industry worldwide, to discuss planning ideas for AV Week.
She was awarded the Pennsylvania Communication Association (PCA) Voice of Tomorrow College Communicator of the Year Award at the PCA conference in October.
Within AV Services, Matune created the monthly TimesAVer electronic newsletter that generates awareness for AV news and events to campus audiences. She has been instrumental in outreach to alumni, serving as the liaison for the department's alumni council, and coordinating two very successful Homecoming gatherings for AV alumni to celebrate traditions and further develop networking opportunities.
She has been involved in continuing Westminster's e-recycling events, researching current state laws, vendor policies, and business practices, and coordinating campus details. Each event has been well received and more successful than its predecessor: the most recent collection netted over 13,000 pounds of outdated electronics.
As operations manager, Matune has regularly demonstrated her competence in working directly with management to help others overcome obstacles, shoring up all roles and responsibilities as they relate to the department's goals and the individuals involved. She has worked to redesign the department's website, Facebook pages, and employment handbook wiki; made improvements to on-going staff training and "boot camp" training day; and continued to improve on the AV curriculum and training processes.
Matune serves as public relations chair for Lambda Pi Eta communications honor society and volunteers as a food distribution worker for a local church.
Matune received a framed certificate and bookstore gift certificate. Her name will be added to the permanent award plaque on display in the audio visual department.
Contact Swanson at (724) 946-7188 or email for additional information.


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The major U.S. oilseed crops are soybeans, cottonseed, sunflowerseed, canola, rapeseed, and peanuts. Soybeans are the dominant oilseed in the United States, accounting for about 90 percent of U.S. oilseed production. Most U.S. soybeans are planted in May and early June and harvested in late September and October (see Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates for U.S. Field Crops for soybean dates by region).
Large-scale production of soybeans did not begin until the 20th century in the United States, but area planted to soybeans has expanded rapidly. Soybeans are the second-most-planted field crop in the United States after corn, with 77.5 million acres planted in 2009. Increased planting flexibility, steadily rising yield improvements from narrow-rowed seeding practices, a greater number of 50-50 corn-soybean rotations, and low production costs (partly due to widespread adoption of herbicide-tolerant varieties) favored expansion of soybean acreage. More than 80 percent of U.S. soybean acreage is concentrated in the upper Midwest, although significant amounts are still planted in the historically important areas of the Delta and Southeast. Acreage tends to be concentrated where soybean yields are highest. (See USDA's National Agricultural Statistic Service for historical data on soybean and other oil crop acreage, yields, and prices.)
Rising yields have also encouraged expansion of soybean acreage, as seed varieties, fertilizer and pesticide applications, and management practices have improved over time. Higher yields reduce per-bushel production costs, increasing profitability. ERS data indicate that soybean production costs and returns for each region vary from the national average. Midwestern soybean producers generally have higher yields and lower per-acre cash costs than Southern and Eastern producers.
Data from the 2007 Census of Agriculture indicated that 279,110 U.S. farms raised soybeans in 2007, down from 511,000 in 1982. Acreage planted to soybeans was also lower in 2007 than in 2002, as demand for corn rose dramatically in this year. Harvested soybean acreage per farm increased from 114 acres in 1978 to 229 acres in 2007. Although small farms with fewer than 250 acres accounted for 72 percent of the farms growing soybeans, these farms produced only 26 percent of the 2007 crop. Irrigation was used on 5.2 million acres of soybeans, or 8 percent of U.S. soybean acreage in 2007. Individual or family farms accounted for 81 percent of all soybean farms in 2007 and 69 percent of soybean production. The rest were largely partnerships and small family-held corporations, with other corporations accounting for less than 1 percent of soybean farms and soybean production.
In the United States, soybeans are most commonly grown in a crop rotation with corn (see Agricultural Production Management: AREI, 2006 Edition, link below). Since the early 1980s, double cropping of soybeans with wheat in the South has declined. In recent years, an increasing number of soybean farmers have adopted conservation tillage practices. The development of better herbicide applications has allowed producers to use less intensive soil cultivation practices. Soybean pesticide use (nearly all of which are herbicides) ranks second only to corn. Commercial fertilizer was applied to less than 40 percent of soybean acreage, a much lower rate than for most row crops (e.g., corn and cotton). Unlike other crops, soybeans can fix their own nitrogen and require minimal nitrogen fertilizer. (More information on Crop Production Practices is available from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey.)Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2006 Edition
Soybeans were one of the first bioengineered crops to achieve commercial success. USDA now conducts a farm survey to determine the extent of the adoption of biotech crops. The data indicate that soybeans comprise the greatest share of biotech acreage of all major U.S. crops (see the annual Acreage report). Biotech soybeans are nearly all herbicide resistant.
The popularity of bioengineered soybeans among U.S. farmers has ramifications for resource use, marketing, and international trade. Herbicide-tolerant soybeans have lowered the cost and changed the type of herbicides used by farmers (see Estimating Farm-Level Effects of Adopting Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans). In response to consumer preferences, both domestic and foreign, grain handlers are assessing the value of segregating bioengineered soybeans from conventional varieties. The added cost for segregating nonbiotech corn and soybeans could be higher than for segregating value-enhanced crops. Differentiating biotech and nonbiotech commodities may become an issue for grain handlers (see Biotechnology: U.S. Grain Handlers Look Ahead). Initially, the bioengineering of oilseed crop traits has focused on improving production attributes, such as higher yields and lower costs. But enhanced functionality characteristics will soon emerge, such as high oleic, high stearate, and increased omega-3 content (see Value-Enhanced Crops: Biotechnology's Next Stage).


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Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water Description:
Plot Summary: In 1889, the world is on the pinnicle of great discoveries in technology. In mankinds grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis. Based on the Novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne.
Genres: adventure, comedy, science fiction Themes: Historical
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Everyone loves a good buzz word. All too often, this love affair leads to assumptions and misplaced trust and we all have heard about what happens when you assume.
Last month, a code hosting and project management service provider was forced to shut down because of failure to use common sense. They advertised full redundancy and kept not only client information in their Amazon EC2 cloud but also backups of that same information. Unfortunately it seems they did not have redundant backups stored elsewhere. While Amazon's EC2 services protected them (as expected) from random failure, they were not protected when attackers hacked into their accounts and, after a failure to extort money, proceeded to delete their various client snapshots, SVN and GIT repositories, server instances and other critical data and backups.
Like any other service, putting something into "the cloud" has its benefits but should never be considered the silver bullet to resolve all of your worries.


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Parque do Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera Park) occupies an area of 1,6 million square meters and is home to important public buildings, several museums, a planetarium, and Pavilhão Japonês (Japanese Pavilion), with its typical gardens and lakes. There are also running tracks, courts, bike tracks and a large plant nursery. There you find the Bienal building, Ginásio de Esportes (Sports Gymnasium), Museu do Presépio (Crèche Museum), Museu da Aeronáutica e do Folclore (Aeronautic and Folklore Museum), Obelisco in honor of the heroes of 32 (a revolution that took place in 1932) and the monument to Bandeiras (a group of explorers). One of the city's most important green areas, Parque do Ibirapuera was opened in 1954 to celebrate the city's IV Centenário (the city's 400 years).
Possui uma área de 1,6 milhões de m² e no seu interior encontram-se vários museus, um planetário e o Pavilhão Japonês, com jardins e lagos característicos. Na área livre há pistas de cooper, quadras esportivas, ciclovia, além de um grande viveiro de plantas. Estão no parque o prédio da Bienal, além do Ginásio de Esportes, o Museu do Presépio, o Museu da Aeronáutica e do Folclore, o Obelisco em homenagem aos hérois de 32 e o monumento às Bandeiras. Considerado uma das mais importantes áreas verdes da cidade, o Parque do Ibirapuera foi inaugurado por ocasião das comemorações do IV Centenário da fundação da cidade de São Paulo em 1954.
Overview and HistorySao Paulo is the biggest city both in Brazil and the southern hemisphere, even bigger than Rio. It's mega-sprawling like Los Angeles. By some estimates Sao Paulo has 27 million people, surpassed only by Tokyo. If Godzilla would only win for once, Sao Paulo might become THE biggest city. Whoa!Sao Paulo is the financial center of South America, and in turn its center is the stock exchange downtown on Paulista Avenue. Here's the 1892 viaduct linking the old downtown with what later became the new downtown.Sao Paulo was founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1554. The economy here began with coffee exports from plantations worked first by slaves and then by European immigrants. The Mansion of Rosas, from 1930, is one of the last big ones built during the wealthy coffee period.Brazil is part of the "Mercosul" business community,which is the Common Market of the South. This is a trade zone roughly equivalent in purpose to the EU, African Union, Asia-Paficic Economic Cooperation, or the Security and Prosperity Partnership in North America.It snowed once, in 1918.The city government of Sao Paulo is located inside the Palace of the Bandeirantes. The Palace is named after the legendary Bandits who fought deep into the middle of South America, to expand the territory of Brazil in the eighteenth century. Here's a look at the interior, too.With all this commerce and activity flying around, it's natural that Sao Paulo is a huge center for business tourism. The city has the capacity to host hundreds of conventions PER DAY at any of the hotels, conference centers, sports arenas, etc. Here's an auto exhibition in the Anhembi Park Pavillion.But there is still a lot of history to explore here, even in the middle of the high-tech world around you. Anchieta Museum was originally a school for teaching religious subjects to native Brazillians, built 1554.The University of Sao Paulo's College of Law was founded in 1827 and is the oldest law school in Brazil. Twelve Brazillian presidents and countless other administrators have attended.Getting ThereSao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport is a small city all by itself. It's got 53,000 employees and the only bigger cargo hub nearby is in Mexico City, man!Travel to the airport by bus takes about 45 minutes, you can rent a car there or park in the long term parking lots, as usual for any large airport city with 53,000 employees.Traffic can get gnarly so allow plenty of extra time to get to the airport when it's time to leave. Remember, 53,000 people can make a decent little rush hour all by themselves.TransportationFirst, some scenery with style: here's the Julio Prestes railway station now converted into a concert hall. The Station of Light or Estacao de Luz connecting with the metro system and also housing the Museum of the Portugese language. The Boiler House, a recovered industrial space now used for cultural events.There is a metro system here but it is not as comprehensive as in a place like Tokyo. Buses are the main way to get around, along with street taxis and radio-dispatch taxis. The latter are more reliable if you're not fluent in Portugese yet.People and CultureOverall, Sao Paulo is the most ethnically diverse city in Brazil, and it has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan (Liberdade neighborhood).And what do these diverse people do to celebrate? They have Carnaval!Brazil has the best Carnavale in the world. There's no way in hell we can come anywhere close to describing it, not even with panoramas and thousands of words plane tickets caiparinhas and a jar of tiger sweat. Preparations alone go on for weeks.It happens for 4 days before Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent, when people must give up the pleasures of the flesh.There are lots of other major events happening here throughout the course of the year.The annual Sao Paulo gay parade attracts upwards of 1.5 million people, and it's not just a little afternoon thing. The events surrounding the parade take up an entire month with street fairs, film festivals and crazy parties. This is the world's largest LGBT event! WORLD's LARGEST!Sao Paulo fashion week attracts designers from all over the globe, and the Festival of Electronic Art invites digital media-makers to assemble en masse and tweak parameters together.Sports fans pay attention! The Brazillian F1 Grand Prix is on a level with the Tour de France or the Kentucky Derby in world sporting. Drivers don't love the bumpy streets but fans come out in droves to watch, and 99% of them survive.Things to do & RecommendationsWell, you've got twelve thousand restaurants, seventy museums, two hundred cinemas, and fifty theaters to choose from.The Municipal Theater has the distinction of being the place where Hamlet was first performed, bringing Shakespeare to Sao Paulo as of 1911.Shopping? Check out Oscar Friere street for Godiva, Versace, Armani and all of Louis Vuitton's other friends.After you get thirsty from carrying all those bags, dip into Campos do Jordao for a cold beer. They brew their own.A few gallery pointers -- State Art Gallery with modern exhibits from the 19th century until now, MASP Museum of Art Sao Paulo, Tomie Ohtake Institute for gooey plastic hyper-modern stuff.For Nature and wildlife... well I guess the rainforest pretty much wins in this category, but on your way into the jungle you can poke your head into the Sao Paulo Aquarium.Right within the city there's some nice green space in Ibirapuera Park. Two square kilometers and it's still only the second biggest park in the city! Get ready for this list of what it contains: a planetarium, Astrophysics School, Villa de Osos Bacalao (a building shaped like a horse!!), five convention-center pavillions, Air Force Museum, Agricultural Palace, Gymnasium, running tracks, Obelisk and fourteen million blades of grass.Cool local favorite pub: "Jazz in the Deep Ones" where you can find live music and no liquor laws.Lastly, how many times do I have to tell you? 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More Bailey, please. (image: Hipple)
Basically, Tony Barnhart asks the question that is on everyone's mind. Will UGA be ready on Saturday? We're faster, deeper, stronger and more talented than Ole Miss. The Rebels are a team that has only four wins against BCS teams since Orgeron arrived:
- 2007 - zero (1 total win)
2006 - 2: Vandy and MSU (4 total wins)
2005 - 1: Kentucky (3 total wins)
This year, there is no ambiguity offensively as it relates to who our QB or star performers are. Georgia is playing with confidence overall, and we have momentum going into the game. We simply need to come out wide awake and obliterate the Rebels. But will we?
Things I'd like to see:
- 1. More Sean Bailey and Mo Mass. Both are having an exceptional year catching the ball and (in Massaquoi's case) blocking. I'd love to see less substitutions and more catches for our primary guys. Balance is great, but let's let our stars shine more brightly.
2. Defensive Stops that Matter. As Chip Towers asked in his blog, what do we make of the UGA defense? They have pretty good stats. However, for the second year in a row they are struggling to get teams off the field with the game on the line (See SC '07, Bama '07, UK '06 and Vandy '06 for shining examples).
3. This blog acknowledge the season Marcus Howard is having: I have b*tched about his size all season. I said (either here or privately) that I expected Bama to line up behind Andre Smith and drive his 225 lb rear end into the turf. But you know what? That didn't happen. He held up pretty well. He deserves more credit from all corners of the Dawg Nation. Including this one.
As a friend of the blog stationed in Knoxville said, (paraphrase)"There are 10 coaches up here fighting to keep their jobs and put food on their table. If Georgia wins this game, UT's season may unravel and folks are going to get fired. We have to be ready to match their desperation fueled intensity."
What are you looking forward to seeing?
See Also:
-- Trap Game! - Get the Picture (great Dooley impression included)
-- Q&A with Bobo - Ching
-- The Ole Miss Running Game - DawgsSports
-- The Ole Miss Passing Game - DawgSports
-- Changing at the Guard - ABH


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Sydney, Australia (18 April 2012) – Volkswagen Australia and DDB Group Sydney have created a series of print executions promoting Volkswagen's Park Assist technology. The ad series, 'Nightmare Spots', depicts a number of different parking scenarios that any driver would hate to attempt without a little extra help from their Volkswagen. Park Assist technology automatically identifies a space your car will fit in, then performs the perfect park with the driver just controlling the accelerator and brake. Steve Wakelam, Creative Director at DDB Sydney commented: 'Volkswagen is at the forefront of driver-assist technologies – their cars practically park themselves. But rather than focusing purely on the 'techy' side of Park Assist, these print executions are a light-hearted reminder as to why all this technology might be rather useful.' The ad series will appear in market from the 18th April.
Volkswagen: General Manager, Marketing: Jutta Friese Brand Communications Manager: Peter Stewart Advertising Specialist: Loren Elsegood DDB: Executive Creative Director: Dylan Harrison Creative Directors: Steve Wakelam and Nick Pringle Creative Team: Steve Wakelam and Nick Pringle Managing Partner: Nicole Taylor Business Director: Dave Murphy Business Executive: Kim Friedlaender Print Producer: John Wood Art Buyer: Leesa Murray Retouching: Matt Bright Photographer: Andreas Bommert Producer: Grant Navin – Freeway Reps Media Agency: MediaCom


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Jeffrey Scott Becker, 43
Jeffrey Scott Becker, 43, of Providence Village, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012, at his residence of a heart attack.
He was born on July 5, 1968, in Celina, to Gary O. and Angie Miller Becker, and they survive him.
On March 23, 1991, he married Ann Renee Faller, and she survives him.
He is also survived by three children, Ellyce, Garrison and Gavin, all at home; a sister, Barb (Craig) Shellabarger of Celina; two brothers, Gary (Kris) of St. Marys and Greg (Brittany) of Swanton; his mother-in-law, Janet Haisley of Celina; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Owen and Gail Becker; his maternal grandparents, Ben and Sally Miller; his father-in-law, Mike Haisley.
Jeff was a 1986 graduate of Celina High School and had worked at Huffy Bicycles in Celina and as an independent contractor.
He was an avid fisherman and Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
Graveside rites will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Texas.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Nature Conservancy, Honorary Giving, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Va., 22203.
Condolences may be left at DeBerryFuneralDirectors.com.


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The promotion team for the upcoming feature film "There Be Dragons" has its work cut out. This is the same group that laid the groundwork for "The Passion of the Christ," which sparked controversy well before the film's debut in theaters.
A screening of "The Passion of the Christ" following the U.S. bishops' 2002 fall general meeting in Washington attracted a packed house of close to 100 at the Motion Picture Association of America's screening room downtown.
But a screening Nov. 16 of "There Be Dragons" — which features many incidents in the early life of St. Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei — drew just nine people to a Baltimore multiplex across the street from the hotel where the bishops were conducting this year's fall general meeting. Of the dozen bishops who RSVP'd in the affirmative, only one attended: Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam.
Most of the rest of the audience consisted of journalists covering the bishops' meeting. While willing to give the film a chance, they issued pointed criticisms — from the makeup job given a character who ages throughout the movie to the film's title. But the title is a play on the phrase "here there be dragons," from the Latin "hic sunt dracones," used in ancient maps to indicate a dangerous or unknown place, or a place to be explored. The movie's makers say the theme running through the film explores "unknown territories" of hatred, guilt and forgiveness.
What was screened was not quite a rough cut, but writer-director and co-producer Roland Joffe ("The Mission") intends to make more edits before the film. Promoters hope to have a distributor willing to roll out "There Be Dragons" on a thousand screens in the United States April 15, the Friday before Palm Sunday. The movie is already generating buzz in Spain, the birthplace of St. Josemaria and the setting of the film, much of which takes place during the Spanish Civil War.
In a 2009 teleconference with reporters, Joffe said the film is about human love, divine love, betrayal and mistakes and "about people trying to find meaning" in their lives.
Major differences between "The Passion" and "Dragons"? One is that Mel Gibson, who directed "The Passion," was at the top of his game as a director and a promoter. Another is that lots of people of all faiths can understand the point behind a film about Jesus, while perhaps a much smaller audience would be compelled to see a film about a Spanish saint.
Backers of "There Be Dragons" have less than five months to not only polish the film, but also to tailor the push to get a critical mass of moviegoers to see it.


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An Evaluation of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Study of Racial Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
by Dennis Glennon and Mitchell Stengel
OCC Working Paper 94-2, April 1994.
In 1992, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Boston Fed) released a now well-known study of mortgage lending practices in the Boston Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Using an econometric model to examine extensive mortgage loan data collected from 131 financial institutions in the Boston MSA, the authors of the Boston Fed study tried and failed to find explanations other than racial discrimination for the significant disparities observed in the rejection rates for white and minority loan applicants.
The Boston Fed study attracted considerable attention from Congress, the banking industry, the civil rights community, bank regulators, and the news media. But three follow-up studies have raised a variety of problems with the Boston Fed study relating to data and methodology. In this paper, we discuss and evaluate the problems cited by critics of the Boston Fed study. We focus our attention on three broad areas of concern: model specification; data errors; and differences in characteristics of the groups being compared. Our principal findings can be summarized as follows:
We conclude with a qualified confirmation of the results of the Boston Fed study. However, we believe there are still several important specification issues that cannot be investigated, and several data problems that cannot be corrected, with the data provided by the Boston Fed. Additional research at both the MSA and the individual bank levels is warranted.
As with all OCC Working Papers, the opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Department of the Treasury.
Any whole or partial reproduction of material in this paper should include the following citation: Glennon, Dennis and Mitchell Stengel, "An Evaluation of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Study of Racial Discrimination in Mortgage Lending," Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E&PA Working Paper 94-2, April 1994.
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Phi Beta Kappa and love of learning
Joining JMU's inaugural Phi Beta Kappa class was a capstone to my Madison Experience
By Allison Gould ('10)
It was like seeing a semester of hard work pay off, but on a much grander scale. I was recognized with 134 of my peers for our dedication to excellence. Our induction into JMU's inaugural Phi Beta Kappa class is not just about recognizing academic achievements, but it's also about our commitment to preparing for the future. I cannot count how many late nights I've spent in the library during the last four years or how many times I have asked professors to talk about my projects and papers. When I received my invitation to become an inaugural member of JMU's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa I was surprised, overjoyed that hard work pays off and also a little bit proud.
My Madison Experience has helped me prepare for a successful, enlightened and open-minded lifetime of learning. In the coming years, many more students will make the pledge and commitment to uphold the principles of Phi Beta Kappa. When the national Phi Beta Kappa Society announced its decision to invite JMU to charter its own chapter in October 2009, JMU Provost Douglas Brown said, "If you look at landmark events in the university's history, this is one of them." Only about 10 percent of American institutions are invited to join the elite company of Phi Beta Kappa societies, so I am extremely proud to be part of this legacy.
During my four years at JMU, I valued every opportunity to expand my horizons and soak up knowledge. My commitment to embracing learning and keeping an open mind has definitely shaped my Madison Experience. I came in freshman year as a media arts and design major, and then decided to add a Spanish major and a minor in political communications. When people ask me how I have managed a double major and minor, I just smile and say, "I love to learn." That's one of the reasons that I did an Alternative Spring Break to help build a children's camp in Redwoods National Park. We did everything from clearing new hiking trails with machetes to building bridges and planting ferns. The trip was definitely geared toward environmental preservation, but it was rewarding to know my hard work would be enjoyed by summer campers. I learned how incredible nature is and the importance of appreciating our forests. Service, lifetime learning, trying new things — they are all part of the Madison Experience.
When my classmates and I were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the JMU chapter president Charles Blake, a political science professor, noted one of Phi Beta Kappa's principles, "Love of learning is the guide of life." He continued, "JMU's mission aligns closely with Phi Beta Kappa's goals. Reasoned inquiry and heartfelt exploration are central to JMU's efforts to help students become educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives." More than 40 JMU professors are Phi Beta Kappa members. It was an honor to join them in JMU's chapter. For the past four years I have considered myself a student who is always eagerly seeking more knowledge, and I know that my education will continue for the rest of my life.
As I walked up on stage to sign my name on the first pages of the Phi Beta Kappa membership book, I caught a glimpse of my parents in the audience. Their continued confidence and faith in my abilities have instilled in me a strong sense of dedication and responsibility. Thank you Mom and Dad for giving me the encouragement I needed to succeed. I graduated from JMU in May, not only with a bachelor's degree, but also with a filled sense of accomplishment and the desire to embrace every new experience.
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ADHD in Alpharetta
Do have a young child who is dealing with ADHD in Alpharetta. Over the last several decades, the incidence of ADHD has increased drastically and so has the range of prescriptions prescribed to treat it. According to some estimates, up to one out of ten children and teens are diagnosed with ADHD. While the condition is more prevalent in boys, there is a significant number of girls who are affected as well. A lesser-known fact is that ADHD can continue to develop in children through adulthood while also posing a risk factor for additional neurological disorders in the future.
Researchers have been unable to discover the specific reason ADHD develops, but a common thread among all studies is an imbalance in the function of the nervous system. These imbalances in the nervous system are accompanied by an imbalance in neurotransmitters that many believe are the cause of the hyperactivity associated with ADHD. Our chiropractic team at Extraordinary Life Health Center truly hopes the following information will help you navigate the difficulties of dealing with ADHD personally or help you better assist a loved one.
ADHD Options in Alpharetta
It can be tough for parents to determine by themselves if their child is experiencing ADHD or not. It frequently presents itself in a number of ways that are not easy to pinpoint as ADHD off the cuff. Nevertheless, the following is a few of the typical behaviors one may notice in a child dealing with ADHD:
- An inability to focus
- Acting impetuously
- Inability to sit at attention
- Constantly pacing
- Trouble remaining silent for long periods of time
- Easily distracted
- Forgetfulness
Do You Think Your Child Has ADHD?
As is the case with many disorders, a solid starting point for treatment is a conservative one. The list below has habits that tend to produce favorable results that have been able to improve numerous medical conditions:
- Attempt to consume organic foods
- Avoid foods with gluten, the most commonly overlooked food allergen
- Excessive sugars and sweets
- Look for organic compounds when picking out cleaning supplies and chemicals
Conventional Therapies for ADHD
Regrettably, as is the case for many health issues nowadays, probably the most frequent treatment approach involves the use of drugs. These include Class 2 antipsychotic medications that are used to mitigate the symptoms of ADHD. These drugs are more well known by their brand names, Ritalin and Adderall. Most people are unaware, but these prescription drugs are on the same schedule as infamous controlled substances like cocaine and methamphetamines. It makes sense then as to why the secondary effects that these drugs produce include:
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As a result of the failure of prescriptions to sufficiently treat ADHD, and the myriad of unwanted secondary effects these medications produce, parents have started to hunt for conservative remedies that work. Utilizing a careful and detailed assessment of your child's spine, we'll have the ability to determine certain impingements that may be preventing their nervous system from operating at full capacity. With low-force, noninvasive, and careful adjustments our chiropractor can help restore normal nervous system function and improve symptoms.
In addition, our staff has found that nutrition can help improve the symptoms of ADHD. A carbohydrate-heavy diet is all too common for children today. Focusing heavily on improving the diet of children with ADHD can help further mitigate the effects it can have on their cognitive function.
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Spa La Masion needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 61 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
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Spa à La Maison, is a spa that have all treatments spa provide, in addition we have a home service that will cost clients exactly the same as if they come to our spa but with additional delivery fees depends on their place. Our spa is very luxury and done for high standard people in the city. Our style is something between Victorian and French style, something classic.
our target audience is sophisticated people who always look for the royalty and luxury.
I attached the service list with prices and the logo. In addition, we want to add to the brochure a slip that can be cut from the brochure itself and used as promotion card. In this card we would like to give 25% discount for each client in her first service as a gift from us. We want Victorian style that has dentelle and laces as an effect to the brochure. we want attarctive pictures and rich colors. plus, if designers want add some touches to the logo we wont mind.


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Game Shows Australia
We run live game shows for events. Much of what we do is corporate game shows, integrating company specific questions if requested, product or brand specific information integrated with fun trivia, sound clips, & comical challenges, otherwise simply supplying fun game for events.
We have some infor available for reading here:
We also have video on the corporate package (none as yet on the wedding package): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h-F0vCaaxg
This video will change soon but for now is the current one.
Another part is our wedding game shows. We operate fun & highly entertaining game shows specifically designed for wedding entertainment that can (but does not have to) include the bride & groom competing against other married couples answering fun marriage/couple questions. This can also be performed whilst the bride & groom are having photos taken with 3 other couples as entertainment.
Our target audience is anything from 20-60 corporate & wedding scene depending upon which page.
We are looking for a main landing page that simmulates a TV game show feel, with lights around the outside, possibly looking at the top of one of our consoles with the options listed on the buttons. We want glitz, glam & fun.
2nd page will be a follow through from the corporate button. This will include information about our various packages & include images (some we have) of shows, & corporate looking people playing & looking very excited.
3rd page will be a link follow through to our wedding entertainment page. With a wedding style theme mixed with lights & fun.
Any other buttons on the console (two more) would be for a contact form, & additional options such as DJíng. These two pages we would use the corporate layout but simply change the content in the middle.
The two images that are dran are pretty bad, but they give an idea of possibility. The main page is meant to be one of the consoles looking down.
The other page is just an example, I am of course open to far greater designs but at least you can see what I mean in some ways. Dots around are meant to be light bulbs.. to give a flashy game show feel.
Not specific website for the game show, but it has the info to help with understanding: http://www.actionentertainment.com.…meshow.htm


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Saturday, December 02, 2006
Holiday Craft Party Cooking Fun Part 2
This is a pumpkin pie, using the other half of the enormous butternut squash that went into the roasted veggies. I have a standard pumpkin pie that I make every year, but I saw this recipe in "Modern Vegetarian Cooking" and wanted to try it out at a non-critical time (ie. not Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve)... It was very good - a great texture, but I think the flavor was not as satisying as the recipe I usually follow. I may incorporate the use of a little agar into my standard recipe though, as I found that quite nice here.
Finally, here's a picture of some friends and family crafting away.
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- Anonymous7:36 PM
That party looks like a blast. And what an amazing spread you laid out! I love the idea of decorating your own gingerpeople.ReplyDelete
That mushroom stuffing does look good, and it sounds like it will do well in whatever veggie you want to put it in.
Great job on your party! Thanks for posting!
- Anonymous7:53 PM
That looks like such a cool event, and frankly, I am so impressed with the amount of creative cooking and baking that you do! Your friends and family are lucky to have you at parties and gatherings! What I'm saying is... can you invite me next year? lolReplyDelete
Too bad you don't like mushrooms- more for me! Reaches through the screen and tries to grab them... yum!
- Anonymous11:52 PM
Those potatoes look so good!! I love the color medley.ReplyDelete
What an adorable photo of the craft table! You can use it for next year's invitation! I love the decorated tree in the background.
Oooh, I know Britty and I would love to be at that table. Just the mass of hanging, colourful scissors thrills us!! Lol!
Glad you had fun!!!
Hi Atxvegan,ReplyDelete
yeah, it was a really fun time... especially the gingerbread people! :)
Hi Bazu,
Of course you are invited next year! Just come on over anytime! thank you so much for the kind words. Lately I am having so much enthusiasm for cooking, it's really fun. :)
Hi Candi,
The potatoes were probably my favorite thing there. so yummy. Good idea to use the photo for next year's invite - I think I'll do it!


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Solving Twitter's Marketing Problem
Twitter's popularity has not solved a basic problem: how can marketers find success via tweets? Salesforce Marketing Cloud CMO Michael Lazerow joins digits. Photo: Twitter.com/Oreo.
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