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Maiden Vermont brings high-flying holiday show to Middlebury
The excitement is building for Maiden Vermont's holiday show, "Come Fly With Us." The Maidens will take the Town Hall Theater stage in Middlebury this Saturday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. With their rich harmony and bell ringing tones, Maiden Vermont will sing songs of the season along with songs that they love all year. The Maidens will also be performing renditions of traditional folk music with body percussion taught to them by their guest artist Moira Smiley.
Middlebury College will host the annual holiday event "Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas" on Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 and 7 p.m., at Mead Chapel in Middlebury. Now in its 46th year in Middlebury, this service has been a special Addison County tradition. A large audience of college and community members and families will fill the chapel to share in a sense of community and hopefulness of the season.
From San Francisco to New York, Laura Thomas has packed prestigious venues, such as the Rockwood Music Hall (New York), Uncommon Ground (Chicago) and Red Devil Lounge (San Francisco). On Dec. 1, this local singer teams up with The Grift's Clint Bierman (guitar), Peter Day (bass), Jeff Vallone (drums) to offer a hometown Led Zeppelin show at Middlebury's Marquis Theater.
This Saturday, catch Horse Traders as they rock the Vergennes Opera House stage. The Dec. 2 show is part of Hired Hand Brewing's Opera House Music Series. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.
The Horse Traders have five veteran performers with a wide and rollicking repertoire. Members include Deb Brisson on vocals, keyboards and percussion; Jon Rooney, vocals and guitar; Rick Marshall, guitar, mandolin and harmonica; Pete Ryan, bass, 12-string guitar and vocals; and John Wallace, drums.
Touring the globe, living their musical dream, folk/Americana singer-songwriters, Caroline Cotter and Emily Scott Robinson will share the stage at Brandon Music on Friday, Nov. 17 for a joint performance.
Two of Vermont's prominent Hip Hop artists are embarking on a month long tour around New England to raise money for local food shelves. Jarv (from Windsor) and Mister Burns (from Burlington) will be coming to Two Brothers Tavern in Middlebury on Friday, Nov. 10. The show starts at 10 p.m.
This Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., the Rutland-based Ladies Night Out Women's Chorus will present their 8th annual concert in Middlebury at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. This year's concert is titled "Searching for Something Greater," with special guest Heidi Soons, a harpist with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.
Over 20 women from the Rutland area and beyond make up this women's chorus, with Lucy Allen Tenenbaum conducting and rehearsal accompanist Lisa Knickerbocker Sears.
This Saturday, Gang of Thieves will take over the Vergennes Opera House for a Masquerade-Ball concert. This Vermont-based funk rock quartet — with heart, vision and a road-dog reputation — will stop in Vergennes on their fall tour for a special Halloween themed show. Folks of all ages are encouraged to wear costumes to help add a little Halloween flair.
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Geese Of North America
The six species of goose that breed in North America are the Canada goose (Branta canadensis), brant ( B. bernicla ), black brant (B. nigricans), snow goose (Chen caerulescens), Ross's goose (C. rossii), and white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons). Two other Eurasian species are occasionally seen during winter: the barnacle goose ( B. leucopsis ) on the northeastern coast, and the emperor goose ( Philacte canagica ) along the Alaskan coast. The two most abundant species of geese in North America are the Canada goose and the snow goose. The Canada goose is also known as the "honker" because of its resonant call, given especially enthusiastically during migratory flights and while staging. Because of geographic variations in size, morphology, and color patterns, the Canada goose has been divided into about 11 races. However, these races intergrade with each other, and should best be considered to represent continuous, geographic variations of a genetically polymorphic species. The largest race is the giant Canada goose (B. c. maxima), of which mature ganders typically weigh about 12.5 lb (5.7 kg). The giant Canada goose has become rather common in some urban and suburban areas, where it has been widely introduced and has established feral, non-migratory, breeding populations. However, because of past overhunting, this race is much less abundant than it used to be in its natural breeding range of southern Manitoba, northwestern Ontario, and Minnesota. The smallest race is the cackling Canada goose (B. c. minima). Males of this rather dark goose only weigh about 3.5 lb (1.5 kg). This relatively abundant race breeds in the western subarctic, especially in Alaska, and winters in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and southwestern British Columbia.
Because of its abundance and widespread migrations, the Canada goose is probably the most familiar goose to most North Americans. During their migrations, the larger-sized races of Canada goose tend to occur in relatively small, often family-sized flocks, and their calls tend to be extended, sonorous honks. Smaller-bodied races flock in much larger groups, ranging up to thousands of individuals, and often flying in large V-shaped formations. These smaller geese have calls that tend to be relatively higher pitched yelps and cackles. Wintering populations of Canada goose often occur as large, dense aggregations in the vicinity of good feeding habitat.
During the era of unregulated market and sport hunting of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the populations of Canada geese were greatly reduced from their historical abundance. This decline was exacerbated by large losses of breeding habitat in the more southern parts of their range, largely due to the conversion of North America's prairies to agriculture, which was accompanied by the draining of many small, marsh-fringed ponds known as potholes. However, the federal governments of the United States and Canada, and the states and provinces, have since instituted effective conservation measures for the Canada goose and most other species of waterfowl. The most important of these actions is the regulation of hunting effort by restricting the numbers of birds that can be killed, and by limiting the hunting season to a period during the autumn and thereby eliminating the spring hunt, which killed animals before they had an opportunity to breed that year. Also very important has been the designating of a large network of protected areas, mostly to provide essential habitat and refuges from hunting for migrating and wintering waterfowl. In the case of the Canada goose, these measures have proven to be effective, and populations have recovered substantially from lows in the second decade of the twentieth century. At the end of the breeding season and during the autumn migration, North America now supports about three million Canada geese.
At least one million of these birds are subsequently killed by hunters, or by the insidious toxicity of ingested lead shot, or they may suffer natural mortality. Young, relatively inexperienced birds-of-the-year are most commonly killed by hunters, with the more wary adult birds tending to survive this type of predation. This is an important aspect of the hunt, because it results in the reproductive capacity of the population being left relatively intact. It appears that present-day populations of Canada geese are capable of withstanding the intense, annual mortality they are exposed to through hunting and other factors. However, it is important that this situation be continuously monitored, so that any emergent problems are quickly identified, and actions taken to prevent future population declines of this important species of wildlife.
The snow goose is another abundant species of goose in North America, tending to breed to the north of the major range of the Canada goose. This mostly white goose is often divided into two races, the relatively abundant and widespread lesser snow goose (C. c. caerulescens) and the greater snow goose (C. c. atlantica) of the high Arctic. The lesser snow goose has two color variants, the familiar white-bodied form with black wing-tips, and the so-called "blue" variant. The blue phase is genetically dominant over the white, and it occurs most frequently in the populations of snow geese breeding in the eastern low Arctic of Canada.
Like the Canada goose, the snow goose has been exploited heavily, and its populations were once imperilled by overhunting and habitat loss, especially of wintering habitat. However, strong conservation measures have allowed a substantial increase in the abundance of this species, which, although still hunted, may be approximately as abundant as prior to its intensive exploitation. In fact, since the 1980s, the rapidly increasing breeding populations of snow geese have caused significant degradations of parts of their habitat in the vicinity of Hudson Bay, through overgrazing of important forage species.
Brant and black brant are less common species of goose, occurring in eastern and western North America, respectively. These species are ecologically different from the other North America geese, because of their affinity for estuarine habitats, where they prefer to forage vascular plants known as eelgrass (Zostera marina). The brant is less abundant than it used to be, because of overhunting, and degradations of its wintering habitat, caused in part by occasional declines of its preferred forage of eelgrass. The causes of the eelgrass declines have not been determined, but they may be natural in origin, or somehow caused by human influences, possibly associated with eutrophication. In some years, these geese have also suffered reproductive failures due to unfavorable weather in their northern breeding grounds. This circumstance may also have contributed to the decline of brant.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Craft show season and I am done
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oh how lovely to catch up with your friend les...:)bet youre glad its allover and you relax a bit.....happy jim jam day :)ReplyDelete
That is a special friend indeed! Your stuff looks fabulous as always...go pack your kits for class then rest, you earned it!ReplyDelete
Glad your shows are done, now have some fun and relax a bit. How lovely of Marie to visit you! Hugs, ValerieReplyDelete
Sorry it ended slowely,shows are like that.ReplyDelete
I remember one in the mid 90's,we had a terrible blizzard and most vendors left early.
A few stayed and we sold well the last couple hours. The following week was beutiful but no buyers.
just makes ya wish you could see into the future !!
Disappointing the last show wasn't as good Les... you never can tell can you... but how exciting to have your friend visit... wonderful... love your gorgeous pics... and glad you enjoyed your jammy day... they are always good...ReplyDelete
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How lovely for your friend to surprise you at your show! :)...Those hot mats look fab!! .You can slow down a little now Les and enjoy a much deserved rest...Hugs! Jan xReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by I really love your Christmas blog.ReplyDelete


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Was chatting with Darryl via IM this morning about someday opening up a Plaid office down here in Florida. It's a far-fetched dream that I'm sure I hold more than he does, but I bug him about it every so often to remind him I haven't lost hope. Working with Plaid is fun as they have cool clients and the copy process goes smoothly. The Plaid designers are easy to work with and they're open to concepts. I submit my ideas and headlines, and Darryl usually replies with "You totally rock," which is a refreshing alternative to what I usually hear in my job, something along the lines of, "I think you need to give us ten more ideas, none of which we will use. If we do use it, once we've finished diluting whatever you gave us, you won't recognize it anyway."
Anyway, Darryl promises he isn't ordering this new product, hatched from my brain during our IM.
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The Evening Standard recently included him in their list of the top 1000 most influential people in London, but for Rich Woods this is just one of many esteemed accolades he has to his name. Under his official title of Head of Spirit and Cocktail Development at Samba Brands Management, Rich has overseen the direction of beverage programs at locations across the globe, including SUSHISAMBA in New York, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Las Vegas and London, and Duck & Waffle in London. Appearing on popular radio and TV shows such as the UK's Channel 4 Sunday Brunch, Rich has become the go-to expert of the industry and is known globally for his culinary cocktails such as the Blue Cheese and Chocolate Martini. He speaks to The LuxPad about his career highlights so far and shares one of his favorite cocktail recipes below…
What has been your career highlight to date?
For sure one of them would have to be voted into the top 1000 most influential people in London. I was so excited but proud too. Though these kind of things don't come along every day. Generally with what I do, to be taken so seriously by chefs is a highlight. After all, bartending is for the most part a lifestyle choice born from a hobby. There are no career paths or guidance given out on career days ; )
What's the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Never look down on anyone unless you're giving them a hand up. You can't fail if you never give up and anything worth doing is worth overdoing…
What's your favorite place in the world and why?
In the arms of the ones I love.
Can you share one of your favorite cocktail recipes with us?
If it was a cocktail I'd be drinking, I'd say a dry gin martini. 75ml Bombay Sapphire 15ml Dry Vermouth. Stirred with large cube ice, until icy cold. Cold but not too diluted. Not forgetting a couple of large olives.
What are the most important tools of a cocktail making connoisseur?
Taste/sense of balance/passion. Skill can be taught, but without passion the skill is just a tool not a weapon. Without a sense of taste you can't imagine flavor. Without the concept of balance your ideas may never be understood.
You've just discovered a time machine that can take you to either the past or the future, what year do you go to and why?
I don't want to know what the future holds. I want to discover it or create it. So I'd go back to the past. Probably to the point where some person decided an old fashioned should come with a muddled cherry and muddled orange. Then I'd slap them and show them how much harm they did in the future.
If you weren't the Head of Spirit and Cocktail Development at the Duck & Waffle, what would you be and why?
Outside of the industry? I've not been bartending long. When at school and collage I always wanted to be an architect. I loved design and the creativity… I guess some of that I still use in a very different role.
What is your favorite way to spend a day off?
I'm an all or nothing kind of guy… So a lot of what I create I do at home. My kitchen is more akin to a lab than a kitchen. Some of my days off are spent playing around with ongoing projects… I love to cook so if I'm not creating I release my steam and cook dinner as often as I can.
If you could make a unique and personalised cocktail for any celebrity or famous fictional character who would it be for, why, and what would it be made of?
Hmmm. Neither celebrity nor famous but I'd love to of made and shared a drink with my dad.
What does 2016 hold for you, do you have any exciting projects that you can tell us about?
New openings – London – NY – Miami – Vegas
A few projects including a beer…
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It was devastating and sad. We talked to a home owner who only wanted her clothes and shoes and said the rest was worthless. Her neighbor's grandson was trying to find valuable coins and marbles in the rubble. It looked like a bomb had gone off, or a war had taken place. Cars were flattened. Tiny closets where people had hid without basements were shown to us. It was hard to see people's lives so disrupted by the terror of the storm.
Hunkering down in my own basement this week, with tornado sirens going off, I realized how real this all is. I was pretty sure that I would be okay, but it made me think of what was going through people's minds as they waited out the storm touching down all around them. I will be going back on Saturday, June 11 if anyone wants to come with me. (We'll do what we did today and drive down and back in the same day.) If you would like to make a donation you can do so here. Here are some photos of the day:
|This is what the house we were cleaning up looked like a little over a week ago (from Google Earth).
|The house after the storm. Volunteers were lovingly trying to save every scrap of anything that looked personal. The elderly owners survived and just got out of the hospital.
|A business we passed on our way to the work site.
|The second house we worked on. The owner survived, hiding in a closet. We met her.
|Being safe like my daddy taught me, respirator style!
|Seeing my husband helping others makes me love him even more!
|So many cars were just tossed around in the tornado.


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5 Of the Best Places In The World To Go Skiing
Do you love to ski? Or maybe, have you always been interested in learning how to ski? If you live in a place where there are no ski slopes or if you are itching to discover where the best resort for you is, keep on reading and we will take a look at some of the destinations that should definitely be on your bucket list.
For the best of Alpine skiing, head to Meribel. This is a sensational area that can accommodate all, even those who do not know to ski or those who do not want to ski but instead are interested in experiencing what a ski resort is like. It has more than 150 kilometres of piste. There are 169 lifts, which gives you an accurate picture of how huge the place is. For beginners, Altiport is the best choice. For advanced skiers, on the other hand, Combe Vallon will prove to be an excellent choice.
When in France, this is probably one of the most popular destinations for those who love to ski. The area has a total length of 150 kilometres, and 58 lifts making it large enough to spend quite some time exploring. Fortunately, the lifts will make it easy for you to go around. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, there is an area that is perfect for you. One of the best is the Zen area, which is dedicated specifically for novices. Here, you can practice with confidence without having to be worried about your safety. If you fancy putting your feet up in a catered ski chalet after a hard days work, then have a look at what Consensio Chalets have to offer.
This is located in Switzerland and has gained a reputation as one of the most picturesque ski destinations. While there are many ski towns around the country, this is perhaps the best. The peak of the Matterhorn is one of its most awesome features. The village in itself is already an attraction. Here, transportation is solely through electric cars. There are cobbled streets and plenty of restaurants, but many of which are expensive. Aside from skiing, one experience that you should definitely not miss is a ride at the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable car.
This is one of the most famous amongst the ski destinations in Canada. It is home to an extensive collection of high-end resorts, as well as more budget-friendly accommodations. For a more authentic experience, it is highly-recommended that you stay in a chalet. There are more than two hundred trails, which are scattered in two peaks. There are also plenty of ski schools, making it perfect destination even for beginners. If you can't bear the thought of leaving Whistler, you could always train to become a ski or snowboard instructor, Oyster Worldwide have various options to choose from.
This skiing destination in Alaska is best for anyone who is looking for an off-the-beaten path vacation. One of the best things about this destination is that the crowd is almost inexistent. This gives you the freedom to practice and show off your moves without being judged. This also means that you will have more fun rather than spending time queuing for ski lifts in a resort that is crowded. It would be best to visit in March, a time wherein the place enjoys up to 12 hours of daylight.


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Computer hardware capable of mimicking the human brain may just be a few years away. The software just 10 years after that. Are we prepared? Is under-two too young for tinkering with a tablet or smartphone? Dr Marc Wilson of Victoria University's School of Psychology joins the Panel to tell us if baby's brain will be fried. Bronagh Key will cover her head when she's in Saudi Arabia. Is she doing the right thing? Police are taking action against their own in the Otago homicide case where Edward Livingstone shot dead his two children before killing himself.


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It all began on the morning of Saturday May 8th, 2010. I had been having continuous leaking of my amniotic fluid since that previous Monday and upon doing morning checks of the babies heartbeat, the doctors were growing more concerned. Throughout the day there were several monitorings done of the babies heart rhythm, where they looked at the little tick mark paper to see its fluctuations. After spending that afternoon chatting and relaxing with my mother in law, the nurses came in to tell me they were transferring me to labor and delivery. The doctors wanted to monitor me more closely there.
So we went to our new room and waited while the on call baby doctors came in the check the babies heartbeat. They explained that they believed I was having contractions, (which I was experiencing pain and pressure) and that everytime I did, the babies heartbeat dropped dangerously. They were also concerned that I had an infection in my uterus and that if they did an ultrasound on the baby and he did not do a "breathing" movement, they were going to have to do a c-section to retrieve him. We agreed to this approach because we wanted to do all we could to give Jack the best chance possible, no matter what it did to my body.
After the doctor spent a half and hour watching the ultrasound screen to see if they baby moved, the baby did not. And so I was prepped for surgery. Dustin got to wear the gown and coveralls, (he looked really dashing), and I got to experience a catheter and intense fear over the operation. I knew though that once it was over I would have the baby and it would be worth whatever the cost.
The surgery began at 7:00pm and Dustin was right there with me the entire time. I had a spinal block so I couldn't feel anything but I was awake. And when they took Jack out, Dustin got to go watch them clean him up and get him breathing. They placed him into an incubator and rushed him to the NICU. A nurse on call knew how much I wanted to see the baby and she took photos of him for me and brought them to my head so I could see him. It was the most joyful moment of my life. He had my nose! And he was so sweet and little. I called him my little raisin baby because he was so red and the doctors laughed at me.
After the surgery was over and I was in recovery, this time is mostly a blur in my mind. All I remember is feeling intensely relieved that he was out of me and in the hands of people that could help him, when my body no longer could.
I was taken to my room that night and Dustin slept there all night with me. The next day was mother's day and it would be the best day of my life.
When we woke up the first thing I did was go and see the baby. He was so cute. His little arms were moving and he was tugging at his little wires, all the nurses said he was so feisty. Dustin went back throughout the day to take various family members to see him and he actually got to see his eyes open. When I saw him he had little goggles on because he was on a light mat to treat him for jaundice.
Later that night, when I was alone, I decided to go see him to say good night. I stood at his incubator for a long time and I sang to him. He heard me and it soothed his little cries. I didn't want to leave but I knew the other babies needed sleep and so did mine. So I went back to my room to go to bed. I sat and thought about how wonderful it was to be a mom and how much I wanted to take my baby boy home. I knew it would be a long road in the NICU but I didn't mind. I was ready. And I knew Dustin was too.
At 4:30am that night, I got a knock of my door. A doctor came in and said he had bad news for me. He said that during the night, Jack had been having trouble releasing gas from him body and they were trying to help him. In the process his heart stopped and they could not get it going again. His little body just couldn't handle it. He said my baby died.
I went to him then, after calling Dustin with the hardest phone call of my life, and held my baby for the first and one of the last times. He was beautiful then and I will always remember the weight of him in my arms. He looked so much like me that it hurt my heart and even now when I look at myself I see him in my mind.
Needless to say, throughout the course of the day, Monday the 10th, we dealt with many things. We held a small service in my hospital room for Jack, which was attended by close family and friends. And we sent Jack to be cremated. The worst moment of my life.
I have to say that through this we have decided to make sure that people know our baby Jack. That we do our best to spread his message that we need to help premature babies because there are an awful lot of them. And we want to help other parents who have lost their babies so they know that they are not alone. Jack taught both of us what it means to love completely and totally, which we never had before. Through him we were reborn, and in time, we will go on but we will carry him with us in our hearts. And later, when we do have children, they will know that they have a big brother named Jack Everett.


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'Be air aware' this week
D.C. receives failing grade in air quality report
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How did you get to work today? Car? Bicycle? Your own two feet?
Sunday kicked off Air Quality Awareness Week, an annual observance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Weather Service to encourage citizens to "be air aware." It couldn't come at a better time.
According to the American Lung Association's recently released State of the Air 2010 report, when it comes to air quality in the D.C. metro area, there's some bad news and some good news. Which would you like first?
Keep reading for more about the region's air quality status and what you can do, after the poll...
The good news is that, nationwide, as well as in the D.C. metro area, air quality slightly improved last year for ground-level ozone and particle pollution, two of the most dangerous pollutants to human health. In the report, the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia region ranked 16th out of the 25 U.S. cities most polluted by ground-level ozone (down from 14th in 2009) and 18th out of the 25 U.S. cities most polluted by short-term particle pollution (also down from 14th in 2009).
The bad news is that D.C. is still one of the most polluted cities in the country: Despite our improvement, we received a big, fat, failing "F" ... again.
The main culprits, as you may have guessed, are power plants, industry and vehicles. According to the EPA, emissions from passenger cars and trucks are responsible for 27 percent of U.S. air pollution (Side rant: I can't tell you the number of cars I see while waiting for the bus each morning that are occupied by only one person ... Usually, after 15 to 20 in a row, I stop counting. That's a whole lot of cars for a small number of people. Meanwhile, I involuntarily breathe in the fumes until the bus arrives. I often wonder if I should be wearing a gas mask during my commute).
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA monitors six main air pollutants: ground-level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and lead. The diameter of particle pollution (aka "haze") can be more than 30 times smaller than that of a single human hair, and therefore very easily inhaled and lodged into our lungs.
Ground-level ozone (aka "smog," as opposed to stratospheric ozone that protects us from harmful ultraviolet rays) is formed most often during summer, when NOx react with volatile organic compounds and sunlight -- a toxic mix that can affect everyone, especially children, older adults and those with asthma, cardiovascular disease or weakened immune systems. From 2006 to 2008, D.C. had only four "Red" ozone alert days on the EPA's Air Quality Index, which was unusually low. We did, however, experience 47 "Orange" ozone alert days.
Besides sunlight, other weather conditions can exacerbate the effects of air pollution too. Wind can carry pollutants hundreds of miles -- take northern New England, for example, which gets most of its air pollution from westerly winds that carry industrial pollutants from the Midwest, or Iceland's volcanic ash traveling to Europe in recent weeks. Temperature inversions can also trap pollutants in a layer of cooler air near the Earth's surface, sometimes for days.
To protect your health, the most important thing you can do is stay tuned to the Air Quality Index forecast each day throughout the summer, and heed "Orange" and "Red" warnings, especially if you are in one of the groups sensitive to air pollution.
As an alternative, if you want to escape to the cleanest air in the world, all you have to do is put on your parka and head to the South Pole. Other options closer to home include: Bismark, North Dakota; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Alexandria, Louisiana ... the cleanest cities in this year's State of the Air report.
More information:
CWG's D.C. Area Pollen, UV and Air Quality page
EPA's Local Air Quality Index forecast
DC air quality webcam
Quiz: How much do you know about air quality?
AirNow tips: What you can do
Ann Posegate
| May 6, 2010; 11:00 AM ET
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"I can't tell you the number of cars I see while waiting for the bus each morning that are occupied by only one person ... Usually, after 15 to 20 in a row, I stop counting. That's a whole lot of cars for a small number of people. Meanwhile, I involuntarily breathe in the fumes until the bus arrives. I often wonder if I should be wearing a gas mask during my commute"
Well aren't you a little goodie 2-shoes! I must be nice to have a bus that actually takes you from your home to your job and back again. For a majority of us that live in this region, public transit either doesn't serve the areas we need to go or it takes 3-5 times as long to get from home to work using public transit.
Please save your "rant" and preaching for another forum.
I will do none of the above recommended actions because they are not practical to my life, aside from the third, which I already do.
Posted by: Russtinator | May 6, 2010 11:29 AM | Report abuse
Air pollution affects me to some extent but tree pollen seems to be the big factor in my springtime allergies. [It's up again, in the three-figure range, which is still "High".]
Since I don't own a car, period, all my travel is either by walking or transit. The only exception, after a dance I sometimes get a lift from a neighbor; this is "carpooling".
My big issue involves transit service cutbacks, which force me to either stay home or take a taxi at higher rates.
On Monday the 10th I'll be filling out the current Arlington Transportation Survey, and anticipate two or three "trips" that day; one walking and one or two by transit.
Posted by: Bombo47jea | May 6, 2010 12:08 PM | Report abuse
I was wondering if there is any such thing as a haze forecast for our area. If not I guess there are ways to figure it out based on dew points and whether a front just passed through?
Also, if interested, I wrote a couple posts on my blog about energy saving driving techniques.
Posted by: spgass1 | May 6, 2010 12:15 PM | Report abuse
Yeah, give me about 4 years when the Dulles metro rail project is done. Then I'll get back to you for the answer to that poll.
Until then, it's not practical for me to do any of the 3 options.
Posted by: Havoc737 | May 6, 2010 12:19 PM | Report abuse
Russtinator sounds like the type of "car freaks" I dislike.
It's high time we started to manage our overall fuel consumption by way of World War II-style rationing. This would be the best way to ensure that our fuel supplies are allocated to the most necessary or essential uses. At the same time we would be sending folks like Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Hugo Chavez a message: namely that we are serious about energy independence, and don't necessarily need THEIR oil if they keep criticizing us. We need to tell Iran that peaceful use of nuclear energy is fine but that we can't trust whether they're not diverting enriched uranium to, or producing plutonium for, weapons applications. At the same time we can't be continually wasting the fuel we have left...this will have to mean FEWER frivolous motor trips, more carpooling and more transit, not this continual round of progressive service cutbacks as Metro keeps doing.
Posted by: Bombo47jea | May 6, 2010 12:34 PM | Report abuse
Just to clarify what I was asking about...
The Air Quality Index could be green, but I don't think that would necessarily guarantee a great mountain view if the humidity was high. Maybe what I'm looking for would be a mileage visibility forecast. I think I've only seen those in real time, not forecast.
Posted by: spgass1 | May 6, 2010 12:54 PM | Report abuse
spgass1 - The D.C. webcam listed above usually shows current haze, although it's sometimes hard to distinguish haze from smog. Current visibility is listed in the NWS and other forecasts. As far as a haze forecast, the best prediction comes from the Air Quality Index (local pages for VA and MD), which includes both particle pollution (haze) and ozone (smog), though it is usually a same-day forecast.
Posted by: Ann-CapitalWeatherGang | May 6, 2010 4:01 PM | Report abuse
I am curious to see which of the three options you and your fellow CWG bloggers will publicly commit to. Your fellow bloggers aren't rushing to sign themselves up.
When you first suggested some time ago that all fuel be rationed, I wondered if you owned a car and if so, how much you drove it. Now that riddle has been solved. ;)
Mr. Q.
Posted by: Mr_Q | May 7, 2010 1:32 AM | Report abuse
I agree with Russtinator, when public transit becomes as useful as say NYC/NJ transit I'll start using it. I try to adhere to #3 as much as possible but too many people don't know how to
drive in this area which makes me drive like crazy. I am the VP and head tech of the Northern Virginia Corvette Club and we teach a car control clinic that teaches people car control
and correct driving just like is required in other countries just to get a driver's license. I feel if everyone had that kind of training the amount of "crazy driving" necessary to get to and from work every day would be next to nothing and everyone would save gas by driving smoother and more efficiently
Posted by: paul-Sterling | May 7, 2010 7:44 PM | Report abuse
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Played the Battle of La Rothier in 1814 using the Fate of Battle rules, a variant of Buck Surdu's "Look Sarge, No Charges".
Great game even with the Russian-Austrian side on was on getting handed our heads.
My Cavalry finally drove off the opposing French Guard cavalry only to see Marshal Ney arrive to save that flank. Our center got devastated by the very aggressive enemy cavalry...kudo's to 12 year old Garrett for running over us like a Panzer Division in 1941.
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Digital Comics from the Academy?
Welcome back to the Comic Book Publishing Follies. I understand a lot of you are recovering from San Diego, but for the rest of you (like myself) who are busy working, we've got the real scoop on a new Digital Comics venture that just launched last week, including a few things to look for. What's weird about this start-up? It's being launched out of a business incubator at New York University, where it won a business plan competition at NYU's Stern MBA program. So without further ado, let's cut to an interview with Iconology's John D. Roberts, a man whose work you may be familiar with, but not realize it.
Publishing Follies: What is Iconology and how much is currently rolled out?
John D. Roberts: The purpose of Iconology is to provide software solutions for Comic enthusiasts, retailers and publishers. So far, the iCOS widget is out, and now the companion website.
PF: So currently, it's more of an interactive shopping list, then?
JDR: Currently, it is an interactive pull list, which allows you to compile a list of items you want, so when you get to the store you can remember to buy them. The next step is to allow users to send that info directly to their local retailers, so all the user has to do is go pick it up.
PF: Would retailer integration be part of an emerging revenue model for you?
JDR: Yes. Predictive modeling, pull list management, etc... The idea is to get the DB as complete as possible, so users can decide what they want up to 4 months out (based on Diamond's order forms) retailers can then use that info to help organize their orders.
PF: When you say predictive modeling, you're talking about sales trends?
JDR: Well, you know that issue #1 always has a higher order then #s 2, 3, 4. This happens because the retailer doesn't know how #2 will do. This way if enough users add #2 to their lists, they know to order more.
PF: Several years back, the New York Times used to cull their best seller list from a small number of stores, such that there were a few occasions of authors discovering which store was being audited on a given week and sneaking onto the list by buying a lot of copies at that store. What safeguards do you have to keep starry-eyed creators from attempting to inflate their pre-order status?
JDR: The user has to have a relationship with the retailer. You're familiar with the pull list system right?
PF: Right. So the projections will only be based on actual pulls?
JDR: Yeah, in order for the pulls to count the user has to set up an agreement with the retailer.
PF: Now for this to be a revenue stream you'd be providing the integration to the individual retailers?
JDR: Yes.
PF: When do you see that rolling out?
JDR: We have a retailer who's on our board of advisors, so we're working with him to develop the tools. My two partners will be in San Diego for the con talking to retailers.
JDR: Probably.
PF: Interesting. Now I know you've been working on digitally distributed comic books for a number of years. Is that in the cards?
JDR: Nothing is being ruled out.
PF: Ah, but the NYU/Stern website says its part of your business plan. Come clean, now.
JDR: Heh... this is your pet story, and I do have the experience, as you well know.
PF: Perhaps you should outline your background a bit for the readers. You've been hiding behind the curtains for a long time, now.
JDR: Ok, I was hired by Bill Jemas back in 2000 to develop online comics for Marvel, which was known as dotComics.
PF: If I remember right, you were there through roughly 2002, at which point you went freelance and started developing your own platform.
JDR: Yes, http://www.bebopdp.com which I worked on in conjunction with Kwanza of all people. And used on Jim Krueger's website.
PF: That would be DC Comics Web editor, Kwanza Johnson, formerly of "Marvel Dog" fame. Is Kwanza currently involved in Comixology?
JDR: Kwanza is not currently involved with Comixology, other then being the best man at my wedding.
PF: Now one thing that immediately makes Comixology a little different from recent comics venture is its award-winning status. Could you speak to your NYU award?
JDR: My two partners, David Steinberger and Peter Jaffe are students of the Stern Business School at NYU (Peter has since graduated). Stern has a "business plan competition," so David asked me if I wanted to take the iCOS widget (this was about a year ago) and develop a business plan around it and enter it in the competition. So I agreed, and during the process of developing the business plan I came up with the idea of the website, mainly to avoid developing a PC version of the widget, also to allow people who were using the widget at multiple locations to store and transfer their info from point to point. Plus I had been working on this massive database of comic book info, and I wanted to see if I could utilize it for other purposes.
PF: So the general idea is to integrate the database, pull list and widgets to create portable interactive content?
JDR: The general idea is to provide comic enthusiasts with the information they need each week to decide what they are going to buy. The whole thing started because I would get to the store and had forgotten what I wanted to buy. Then retailers started asking if they could have access to that info and one thing is leading to another.
PF: Any plans for content not based on upcoming releases (and indexing back issues)?
JDR: Yes. Ideally, I'd love for this DB to quintessential source for Comic book info. I have plans to import all the Diamond Shipping lists as far back as 1999 (I believe) and to set up an interface for trusted users to help supply item information ala Wikipedia.
PF: Any thoughts on the viability of original digital comics as paid downloads vs. paid downloads of print books?
JDR: With the success of iTunes, music, TV and movie downloads, original digital comics are extremely viable. Digital comic companions to their print versions allows for readers to have their "bagged" version and a version they can read as many times as they want.
PF: And when did you say you were expanding into digital comics?
JDR: Very slick
PF: We try.
JDR: There are things I cannot comment on at this time, don't want to put ideas in peoples heads. All I'll say is keep an eye on the site.
PF: So as part of your winning the business plan competition at NYU, I see you're on the receiving end of a lot of probono advice, and not just legal. How's that working out?
JDR: We won a nice cash prize, a lot of which went to pay for the incorporation of Iconology Inc. and trademarking comiXology™. Also to pay for all the legalese used on the site.
PF: And where should interested parties look for you?
JDR: The easiest way to reach me is via the comiXology website.
In case you were wondering, you can read a bit more about the Stern business plan competition, where the winners split $150,000 in cash and consulting services here and here. And yes, it does say "and soon purchase digital comics." Remember, Stern is known as a finance school, not a strategy school, and they let that cat out of the bag in two press releases. (And yes, I did take coursework at Stern in my grad school days, so I can talk.) John, however, is about as old school as you can get with digital downloads, so keep an eye peeled.
Giving a Reading, Not Just a Signing
Ever been to a comic book reading? Not a signing, but an actual reading? Many prose authors will get up a read a few pages of their book before signing copies. With comics, you don't see this so often. Not too long ago, Chicago's famous BookSlut had some comic people in her reading series and one of them, Nick Bertozzi gave an honest-to-goodness reading of his graphic novel, "The Salon." "How did he do that?" you might ask, and "Was it any good?"
Bertozzi got a little tricky with this. He converted the graphic novel into a Flash application and projected it onto a screen by way of a laptop and a digital projector. This involves a bit of work, but as long as you have a projector, you could dummy up something similar in PowerPoint. So the panels would pop up on the screen, Bertozzi would read them in funny voices and so it proceeded for roughly the first third of the book. Was it effective? It convinced me. I liked the product enough to part with my hard-earned money, so I'd have to say, yes.
You may not always have the physical set-up to do this at a signing, but if you do, I'd highly recommend "borrowing" Bertozzi's format. It makes the event a little more memorable for the audience and you might just end up selling some more comics.
And as long as we're talking about "The Salon," we should mention the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The Free Comic Book Day preview copy was what set off that fiasco down in Georgia. While it is absolutely not Bertozzi's fault that somebody gave a copy of a comic with a nude scene to a child (as a parent, he's very upset about that), he's still feeling guilt pangs and we'll pass along his request for donations to the CBLDF, which is footing the bill for the defense in that trial.
Todd Allen is the author of "The Economics of Webcomics, 2nd Edition." He consults on media and technology issues and is an adjunct professor with the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department at Columbia College Chicago. For more information, see http://www.BusinessOfContent.com. Todd even did a webcomic. Sort of.


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Deafheaven March 29, LVCS
When was the last time you went to a concert and never once took your phone out? Not to take a photo of the band, not to peek at the time, not to check your missed calls. That happened to me Saturday night, and not because I made some special effort. My brain and being were otherwise occupied, totally and completely, throughout Deafheaven's performance at LVCS.
The San Francisco five-piece makes music that has been hotly debated for its official black metal-ness. I say who cares. Last year's sophomore album, Sunbather, makes for a sublime experience, whether you normally spin Mayhem or Curtis Mayfield. Live, it doesn't just wash over you; it fills you with sound—at once heavy and peaceful and intense and triumphant.
Vocals? Deaheaven has them, though the sounds coming from George Clarke's mouth were less words being sung than violent eruptions, streaming over the shimmering guitars and pulsating drums around him. And just when it felt like the band couldn't lock into grooves more mesmerizing, songs would shift—as when "Dream House" burst from its breakdown, or for the final stretch of "The Pecan Tree"—and ascend to realms that briefly affirmed life itself.
The crowd should have been bigger, both to expand the room's energy and reward the night's promoter for his vision (a clash with the day's Extreme Thing festival probably hurt the turnout). The openers could have better matched the headliner (locals Caravels or Alaska might have made more sense than Vegas doom quintet Demon Lung, and touring act Deconstruction Unit was mostly just loud). And Deafheaven's set felt short at 45 minutes—four lengthy pieces, without an encore.
Or maybe that's exactly the right amount. Urgency can't be extended indefinitely, after all. As it was, I didn't spot a single soul shift attention from the stage, even for an instant. I wonder if the bartenders sold any drinks while Deafheaven was on. And how many texts went unanswered.


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Brandon has been involved with junior roller derby for two years and is currently an assistant coach with New Hampshire Junior Roller Derby. When not involved with junior roller derby, Brandon officiates adult derby bouts in the New England area. Other members of Brandon's family also participate in roller derby.
His son (Darth Skater) and daughter (Lemonator) skate for New Hampshire Junior Roller Derby (NHJRD), and Brandon's wife Shawna also serves as a non-skating official at area bouts. Since joining NHJRD, Brandon has helped coordinate area junior mashup scrimmages and a conference for area junior coaches.
In this new regional coordinator position, Brandon hopes to meet more junior coaches and work with leagues to coordinate area events.
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The following 2017 Subaru WRX review offers everything there's to know about the model in terms of performance, interior and exterior updates, and specs. Its release date should be expected sometime in early 2017, at least for the 2017 market.
When it comes to power and handling, the Subaru WRX 2017 is simply the model to go for. Throw in a standard all-wheel drive system, lots of premium safety technologies, enhanced traction, superb handling, and a strong acceleration, and you've got yourself a perfect mix for a superb vehicle.
For 2017, Subaru has only offered its newest model subtle changes owing to the fact that the model redesign only took place two years ago. This should however be taken to mean that the vehicle is dated. In stark contrast, it comes with plenty of contemporary features and technologies that will in no doubt help the vehicle stage a competitive front against its traditional rivals.
It offers the best-in-class engine that offers a whopping 268 horsepower and 258 pounds-feet of torque and which consequently enables it hit 0-60 mph in just 5.4 seconds with the manual WRX. More oomph is provided by the high-performance 2017 Subaru WRX STI model which zips from 0-60 mph in a blistering 4.8 seconds.
Thanks to the standard all-wheel drive system, the WRX offers nimble handling and precise steering even when the road gets twisty. The ante is further taken a notch higher by the 2017 Subaru WRX STI Limited model.
Unlike before, the WRX interior has been improved and now features modern amenities and technologies that help keep the vehicle in the modern age. However, not everything on the model is a bed of roses. There are lots of wind, tire, and road noise in its cabin, the interior appointments relative to the competition are subpar, and the STI's track-tuned suspension system is rather stiff.
Who gives a darn anyway! That's dependent on your priorities, though. Some of the rivals here include the Ford Focus ST, Mitsubishi Lancer, Mini Cooper JCW, and the VW GTI.
2017 Subaru WRX Review of Trims
Three trims can be had by the Subaru WRX 2017: Premium, Limited, and base model. Opting for the high-performance WRX STI gets you the Limited and base trims.
The latest Subaru WRX STI hatchback release date is expected sometime before this fall as a 2017 year model. Some of the STI specs include standard eighteen-inch wheels and summer performance tires, a blind spot detection system, Eyesight Driver Assist, and Subaru's StarLink Multimedia touchscreen infotainment system. The 2017 Subaru WRX STI 0-60 takes a blistering 4.8 seconds, and achieves a top speed of about 174 mph.
2017 Subaru WRX Interior & Exterior Changes
Some of the standard features available for the base model include a 4.3" vehicle information display, a 6.2" touchscreen display, Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, a height-adjustable driver seat, seventeen-inch wheels, HD radio, a six-speaker sound system, a telescopic-and-tilt steering wheel, a 60/40-split foldable rear seatbacks, cruise control, a trunk-lid spoiler, and sport front seats.
The 2017 Subaru WRX Premium gets you a leather-trimmed upholstery, a power sunroof, eighteen-inch wheels, keyless ignition and entry, windshield wiper de-icer, and heated exterior mirrors.
The 2017 Subaru WRX STI is the top-of-the-line model and, in addition to what the WRX limited and Premium trims offer, adds a rear limited-slip differential, blind-spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert, dual-zone automatic climate control, Brembo brakes, driver-selectable modes, a sunroof, a seven-inch StarLink screen, and keyless entry and ignition. A sunroof is added and a premium audio system is added for the STI Limited trim model.
2017 Subaru WRX Specs For The Engine
Two engines are offered beneath the hood of the Subaru WRX 2017: a 268 hp- and 258 lbs. ft. of torque – generating 2.0L turbocharged inline-4 and a 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder engine rated at 305 horsepower and 290 pounds-feet of torque.
The 2017 Subaru WRX mpg with the 2.0L CVT-equipped models stands at 18/24/21 in the city/highway/combined, and 17/23/19 mpg with the 2.5L STI.
2017 Subaru WRX STI Release Date & Price
Rumors allege both models will be offered sometime in early 2017, at least for the USA market.
The 2017 Subaru WRX sedan price starts from an MSRP of $26,595, the WRX STI Series.HyperBlue from $38,995, the WRX STI Limited from $39,995, and the WRX STI sedan at $34,695.
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By July 2017 the project will connect the state's 274 school districts and 600,000 students to the all-fiber Arkansas Public School Computer Network.
Mark Myers remembers his very first day on the job in January 2015 as the state of Arkansas' CIO and director of the Department of Information Systems (DIS). "I was with Gov. [Asa] Hutchinson in the mansion, and he said, 'Hey, Mark, you have got to get this K-12 broadband thing fixed,'" he recalled.
Myers admits that at the time he knew very little about the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN), which provides connectivity to all of the state's K-12 classrooms. He did some research and found that APSCN was averaging a pokey 5 kilobits per second (Kbps) per user. In contrast, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set a K-12 Internet access target of 100 Kbps per student.
He went back and studied some of the history. APSCN was created in the early 1990s as one of the first statewide education networks in the country just as the Internet was starting to take off. "It was pretty advanced at the time," Myers said, "but as technology evolved, the state had not moved with the times."
The access speeds the state was delivering did not match what people were used to at home or at other offices. Some school districts bought a second connection, referred to as direct Internet access (DIA), to supplement what the state was providing. That led to disparities in different parts of the state, with rural areas lagging behind, he said.
In 2014, the FCC made resources available to close the connectivity gap across the country by increasing its investment in K-12 broadband by $2.5 billion per year to a total of $3.9 billion annually. This should be sufficient funding to connect every public school classroom in America to high-speed broadband. With a goal of increasing the number of state school districts meeting the FCC Internet access target of 100 Kbps per student to 100 percent, Hutchinson directed DIS to upgrade APSCN to an all-fiber network.
Myers found that the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) had already started the process of procuring a network separately from DIS. "The folks who are the technical resources for these types of networks reside in my agency, so how the ADE was trying to procure it really didn't match where the industry was," Myers explained. "The industry is always changing. My folks who engage with the industry every day understand those changes as they are taking place. Something that might have worked three years ago won't necessarily work today, because of how you have to develop a network and build it. Building a network is sometimes like building a plane while it is flying."
It was basically a network architecture problem with three possible solutions: districts buying direct Internet access, a regional model or a statewide aggregation model, according to Myers. "The Department of Education was trying to use a regional model, but they wanted one provider for each region, and that is not how the lay of the telecom land is," he said. The incumbent telecom providers' service areas did not match up well with the K-12 regions.
After a statewide aggregation model was developed and a competitive bidding process took place, the state awarded contracts to 22 telecommunications providers in April 2015. By July 2017 the project will connect the state's 274 school districts and 600,000 students to the all-fiber APSCN.
Schools will receive a minimum of 100 kilobits per second per user of E-rate-eligible broadband delivered over fiber-optic cable, funded by ADE, at no cost to districts. This will put Arkansas at the forefront of the nation in meeting federal Internet access targets, along with states such as Wyoming and Hawaii. Myers said that rather than costing the state, the investment will actually save money.
Between what the school districts were paying for direct Internet access and the $11 million per year the Education Department paid for the network, the state was spending more than $30 million per year for broadband connections, said Myers. "We were able to build this new network for $13 million," he said. "So the state network is running 40 times faster now for just $2 million more."
The fact that it didn't require new funding from the Legislature helped speed the process. Work started in July 2015, and the statewide network upgrade is now approximately halfway completed.
Traditional phone and cable companies provide the transport, Myers said. But a partnership with Cisco on the infrastructure — the routers, switches and security — is key to the project's success. "We looked at piecing it out to multiple vendors, but at the end of the day, Cisco gave us a price that beat everyone, and we are doing some things with Cisco that have not been done anywhere in the United States."
For example, Arkansas is using the company's secure Web gateway product called ScanSafe to kill viruses and zero-day vulnerabilities across the network. "I don't think we have had a single school district where we haven't found something that shouldn't have been on the network," he said. "One school district alone had three zero-day vulnerabilities on the network, as well as 1,000 infected machines."
DIS engineers put some thought into future-proofing the network, so its speeds don't become obsolete again. Myers said that by putting fiber in the ground to every school building in Arkansas, the network is only constrained by the equipment attached to it. "The equipment we bought does 200 kilobits per second per user today. However, it is sized to do a megabyte per second per user. Cisco has agreed that as things change, they would give us the same pricing on new products. They replace their product line regularly — a switch or router today is probably not what they are going to be selling 12 months from now. That is how we future-proofed it. Cisco said, 'Since you are pioneering something, we are willing to put skin in the game and go along with you.'"
As with any project this large, there were some speed bumps and lessons learned along the way. "We didn't spend enough time doing a proof of concept for some pieces of it," Myers said. "There were small hiccups about how to transfer from an old circuit to a new circuit that we probably should have known, but didn't learn until we actually showed up on site. Also, we underestimated the variety of firewalls people had in place we had to deal with."
Once the higher broadband speeds are available to districts, it opens up the potential for all kinds of new activities, said Eric Saunders, ADE's assistant commissioner for research and technology. Besides more devices, such as tablets and laptops for 1:1 programs, teachers need training and support, he said. "We partner with a group called Team Digital that goes out and helps schools with online learning," he said.
The network will also enhance professional development and statewide meetings. Arkansas has a coding initiative, requiring districts to offer coding and computer science. "Many of those courses are done in a virtual setting," Saunders said. "We have realized the importance of students having computer science skills, but one of the barriers has been having enough qualified teachers. We are trying to set up ways for teachers to become trained in that area, and most of the professional development courses are online."
Saunders said he hears from teachers and administrators that the upgraded network provides an opportunity to give each student greater choices through online courses, which they didn't have before. "Students can pursue their interests with concurrent classes so that they can get college credit in high school."
Myers has been hearing positive responses from school districts that have switched over. "Folks that have transitioned from their old DIA connection to the new network have had amazing things to say about it," he said. "It is so much faster than what they were used to having."


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Your August Baby's Birthstone is Sardonyx
Sardonyx is August's Birthstone
Sardonyx is closely related to the onyx stone and is in the same family of quartz minerals. It is a striated gem that features multiple colors in one section and in another section a completely unique set of markings. This is the magical stone for August, and for the zodiac sign of Leo which begins on July 23, and concludes on August 23. The associated flower for this particular stone is the red poppy. This flower is a wild flower and is regarded as being very strong. Your little one has the fortune of being associated with elements of strength and protection.
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The sardonyx stone comes in a variety of colors including green, red, and black. It is often times confused for an onyx or bloodstone. In the 18th century, this stone was regarded as one of the strongest and most durable to use for sculptures. The idea that the sardonyx represented protection began when sculptors began creating religious statues out of the material, and many of the designs were of protective divine beings. The legend grew so quickly that people couldn't find the stone fast enough.
During the plague era parents would place the stone under their children's beds to protect them from the disease. The children that survived, and had this stone, were considered nearly invincible, as they were able to effectively absorb the stone's protective powers. This transformed some of the children into royalty in some towns.
Some families have even been known to use the stone to ward off evil and bad omens by placing the stone in every corner of the house.
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Sardonyx is mined on every continent and is considered to be in plentiful supply. This stone can come in large intact pieces and is usually a better substitute for carving than marble, granite, or alabaster. The unique coloration allows this stone to appear iridescent at times, and it is often seen being used for small trinkets and items that people use to place in their homes for protection.
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Vazhaku En 18/9 (2012)
There are countless of film makers in the industry who add commercial values to different degrees of extent which includes exaggerating reality. But there are only few gems in the list who show reality as it is and Balaji Sakthivel is one if the prominent gem. If 'Samurai' was thought provoking, 'Kadhal' was hard hitting. If 'Kaloori' was soulful, 'Vazhaku En 18/9' is a perfect combination of all these aspects.
*First of all, I would not call this a review as I felt very inferior to review a film with such a calibre; therefore, I will be expressing my appreciation to this quality cinema.
Quick Synopsis: The film starts off with the investigation of an attempt murder case. Vel is brought into the custody for investigation by police inspector Mathuravan (Kumaravel). Vel (Sri) is a fun loving youngster who works in a platform food store. The film then travels in a flashback mode, revealing that Vel falls in love with a village girl named Jothi (Urmila) who works as a maid at a flat. And there lives a modern plus 2 school girl, Aarthy who is often approached by a different school guy, Dinesh (Mithun). These two love stories are shown in parallel and how it intersects at the crucial moments forms the crux of Vazhaku En 18/9.
Story - Screenplay
The main strength of the film is its brilliant screenplay which engages the minute it starts by opening with the climax. It evokes a curiosity immediately and by the time it hits the second half, the audience are soaked in with its slow but steady pace of events. The writer has once again proved his forte in doing 'cinema verite' (parallel storytelling).
The characters are well etched out by Balaji and it certainly elevates the film further. Balaji Sakthivel has used certain interesting characters to showcase the shocking truth of society. Be it prostitution, MMS scandals, corruption, politics or poverty, Balaji have nailed the truth intact, leaving the audience to a tremor. He has tastefully handled them without being very preachy. The beautiful nature of sacrifice and the wait for love for a life time has been shown in screen at its best. Mark my words, 'at its best'.
Moreover, the writer have also cancelled out cliché characters and complicated each character's skin showing that no character in reality is perfect or pure. The triviality in teenagers on love is nicely shown on screen.
The small details such as the street prostitute character and the struggling street play actor, gives an example of how the writer have tried to collate the civilian stories we witness among our society. The back story about Jothi's father which motivates her actions at the climax is a small but a crucial detail. These are just examples of how a screenplay can have so much of details without looking messy.
Once again, Balaji have proved that he is a brilliant writer with an eye for detail.
Casting & Performance
The casting for Balaji Sakthivel's films are always fresh and he always choose actors rather than celebrities which have been always his strength. All the four debutants have given their best by living in their characters.
Sri as Vel is the real show stealer with such a convincing play of a simple fun loving poor youngster. Right from his body language to dialogue delivery, he impresses. Especially in the climax, he steals the show.
Urmila as Jothi, is a silent killer who have acted out with her eyes most of the time. As an acting student, she proves her finesse. She is certainly a promising young talent.
Manisha as Aarthy plays her role of a school girl well. She balances well the innocence and the curiosity of the teenage well.
Mithun as Dinesh is very much convincing as an innocent looking perverted youngster. His transition between the good and the bad in certain scenes are commendable.
Other than these 4 main debutants, there is a whole list of debutants who played the roles of, Dinesh's politician mother, the prostitute, the blind man, struggling stage play actor and the police inspector Mathuravan. They have all done a great job and as it is a character driven film, the casting was very important. Without disappointment, they have all given their best.
'Vazhaku En 18/9' have been a soulful experience, not only because of its screenplay, direction and acting, but also the strong support from the technical team to bring out the realistic romantic crime thriller on screen impact fully.
First to be mentioned, will no doubt be the man behind the lens, Vijay Milton. He has brought out the dryness of the film with earthy tones. The body mount used at many parts looks experimental but interesting.
With a simple DSLR camera, he has brought out that realism of the content well which is certainly praiseworthy.
Guitarist R. Prasana's music debut is above average with composing just what is required for the film without overdoing in any aspects. All the songs come in with just vocals suits the genuine flow of content. Special mention to certain experimental details in the BGMs such as the cute theme music he gave for the stage play actor.
In overall, kudos to the technical team, for supporting the maker execute his honest script.
'Vazhaku En 18/9' is a film straight from heart done with a sharp eye of society. Balaji Sakthivel's brave attempt and Lingusamy's strong believe in this non-commercial product is laudable.
This film is a certain milestone in Tamil cinema with such simplicity and novelty in it. The main of the film was to spread awareness and it has done it with a big impact. Both parents and teenagers will find this film disturbingly thoughtful.
The maker's soul and anger on the society is evident in the film throughout. He also has handled love in a different yet lifelike way. The last scene and shot of the film will never be able to be forgotten by the audience for at least for two nights.
In overall, a huge salute to the whole team of Vazhaku En 18/9.
My thought – A Film Straight from the heart
Personal Experience: 4.5/5


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2009 Savannah Film Festival Opens October 31
2009 Savannah Film Festival Opens October 31
SCAD President Paula Wallace presents the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award to Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster prior to a Special Screening of their new film, "The Messenger"
SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2009 annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design opened tonight with the university's President Paula Wallace presenting the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award to Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster for recognition of their work in the acclaimed drama, "The Messenger." Also, on hand to share the tribute was the film's director and co-writer, Oren Moverman. Following the tribute to both actors festival goers were treated to a special screening of the film.
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Looking out over the audience, Foster accepted his award from President Wallace by exclaiming, "Holy Smokes! I want to thank SCAD for inviting us...I'm deeply inspired by you and Savannah."
Harrelson also graciously accepted his award from President Wallace, who applauded him for his support of sustainable living and invited him to apply for SCAD's new degree in Design for Sustainability. Referring to his recent film, "Zombieland," filmed outside of Atlanta, he said, "When I was filming earlier this year, I was told that I've got to go to Savannah, the best city in Georgia...there just weren't enough zombies to kill."
In "The Messenger," Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. The film hits select theatres on November 13th.
Harrelson's critically acclaimed portrayal of controversial magazine publisher Larry Flynt in Milos Forman's "The People vs. Larry Flynt" garnered him best actor Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Other highlights from Harrelson's film career include "No Country For Old Men," "The Thin Red Line," "Ed TV," "Wag the Dog," "Kingpin," "Natural Born Killers," "Indecent Proposal" and "White Men Can't Jump," among others. He won an Emmy in 1988 for his role in the NBC sitcom "Cheers" and was nominated four additional times during his eight-year run on the show. He later made a return to television with a recurring guest role on the hit NBC series, "Will and Grace."
Foster has starred in such films as "Alpha Dog," "3:10 to Yuma," and "X-Men 3."
On television, he starred in the HBO drama "Six Feet Under," for which he was nominated for two SAG awards. His other television work includes "Freaks and Geeks" and the Emmy-nominated HBO film "The Laramie Project." His performance in Showtime's "Bang Bang You're Dead," a meditation on school shootings, garnered him a Daytime Emmy.
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Diagnosis of heart attacks improved23rd March 2011
Researchers at Edinburgh University have said a new type of blood test could help to detect the risk of heart attacks in patients who have a small amount of damage to their heart muscles.
The team said the new test was more sensitive and could calculate the amount of harm to heart muscles "four times deeper" than the standard test.
They said this would boost the numbers of patients diagnosed with heart attacks by a third.
The scientists said this type of diagnosis cut the danger of patients dying of a heart attack by 50%.
The research examined data from 2,000 patient admissions to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with "suspected heart attacks".
The blood test looked for levels of a protein called troponin at levels "four times lower" than the original test.
Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "This promising study shows us that by using a more sensitive test for heart muscle damage, more patients who come to hospital with chest pains are identified as having suffered a small heart attack."
"Over recent years it has become clear that people who suffer heart pain but only a small amount of heart damage are at a very high risk of going on to have a larger, potentially fatal, heart attack if left untreated. This test will help doctors identify this vulnerable group of patients," he added.
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Apple announce opening date of new Dubai store
Dubai Apple fans, listen up. The new Apple store will open in The Dubai Mall on April 27 at 4pm!
The two-level shop will offer a "front row view" of the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountain, and it's expected to be the largest Apple store in the UAE.
If there's one thing Apple is known for – apart from putting iPhones in the hands of 33 percent of the world's population – its stores. The brand's retail locations are so much more than bricks and mortar, with huge open spaces, massive glass fronts, a Genius Bar and products that you're welcomed to try out.
There is currently a special barricade surrounding a two level storefront. The barricade's design represents over 35 local enterprises.
While many retails want to discourage people from loitering in their stores, Apple has always been different, encouraging a laid back vibe where people can pop-in and play around on the latest MacBook Pro, or have a quick lesson on how to use their new toy.
The Dubai Mall store will be no different, acting as a "meeting point for the creative-minded people, and a place of learning and inspiration that combines East and West." According to the announcement, "Visitors will be able to create, collaborate, and experience the best of Apple, all in one place".
This comes after the brand launched two stores simultaneously in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, taking prime space in Mall of the Emirates and Yas Mall.


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After serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy, Geoffrey Moss studied at Canterbury and Massey University Colleges and later at Colorado State University and Victoria University of Wellington.
After experience as a Farm Advisory Officer and Chief Advisory Officer (Extension) in the Department of Agriculture, he studied communication technology as an Eisenhower Fellow in the United States of America. He returned to New Zealand to set up the Information Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and later became Director of Management Services.
In 1985, he was appointed Senior Planner/Programmer (Agricultural & Rural Development) for the United Nations Development Programme for Development Training and Communication Planning for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok. Later he was appointed to Massey University as a Senior Lecturer and seconded to the University of the South Pacific's Alafua Campus in Samoa.
He is an Honorary Fellow and a Past President of the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences.
He has been an active Toastmaster for over 50 years and has served as the President of the Wellington Club and Area E1 Governor. He was awarded the Distinguished Toastmaster award. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand Speech Board and was its Vice-Chairman for a decade. In 2008 he was presented with the Golden Jubilee Award by the New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators in recognition of outstanding services to the Guild.
Over 2,300 people have attended his Asian and Pacific workshops. He has run 31 three-day workshops at the Singapore Institute of Management.
Eighty six editions of his books have been published by 31 publishers in 18 countries and in 11 languages. He has carried out jobs in 16 countries, some many times. Ten missions to Sri Lanka, 10 missions to Bangladesh, 4 to Samoa and carried out aid missions for four countries and 3 United Nation agencies.