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He turns water into VitaminWater.
He turns runners in scoring position into runs scored.
He turns spiraling last place teams into contenders.
The Blue Jays' saviour hath come at last. He is the way and the light.
(For our sakes, he godamned well better be.)
Speaking of Geezus: Ever notice how much Blairsy likes to use the word "Geezus". On the radio and on the blog. All the time. Geezus Geezus Geezus. It's actually kinda fun to hear, because he usually pulls it out at the height of exasperation, and puts a lot of energy into it. And when you watch PTS on TV, you get the added dimension of seeing the simultaneous cringe, sneer, shoulder shrug and head tilt that make the whole thing a bit of a performance piece. Watching Blairsy exclaim "Geezus" is like watching John Olerud swing a bat.


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text: You may have thought the Embody chair was all very high-tech...but it's got nothing on Oki's protoype Leopard chair. It's got a robot-leg in its design. Based on Oki's well-named Robot Leg walking robot, the chair is motorized: when empty it perches up in the air, waiting for your butt to settle against it. When you do so, the leg contracts and winds you backwards and down into an ideal position with "seating comfort akin to being held in someone's arms," apparently.And when you stand up it lifts itself up behind your behind to aid you getting vertical: assistance you'll presumably need if you're so very relaxed in the chair when seated. I'm not sure how this is different from a regular hydraulic chair mount in practice, however. Unlike the Robot Leg, which is motorized and capable of jumping, the Leopard chair utilizes the geometry of the Leg, but is unpowered. So it won't rise up and start kicking human butt when the robot revolution comes. It is made of carbon fiber, though. Sadly this material might not make it into the final for-sale product, which Oki is hoping to release in May of 2009. [Tech-on]


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Oh so close to getting the 2 points in the final road game of the season.
Cedrick Desjardins [8] allowed 5 goals on 25 shots for the loss. Yuck.
First Period
LE Thomas, (22) (Hishon, Lauridsen), 4:13
SYR Sexton, (8) (Palat, Richard), 18:28
Second Period
SYR Namestnikov, (6) (Sustr, Korobov), 10:50 (PP)
LE Connolly, (9) (Thomas, Beaupre), 14:14
LE Vincour, (15) (Pock, Sullivan), 18:34 (PP)
Third Period
SYR Sustr, (1) (Korobov, Namestnikov), 2:03 (PP)
SYR Devos, (6) (Brown, Taormina), 3:26
LE Vincour, (16) (Hishon, Carey), 9:42
LE Agozzino, (19) (Walker, Pock), 2:49
Ondrej Palat [9] got the extremely rare penalty shot in Overtime, but failed to convert against Lake Erie netminder Kent Patterson.
Congratulations to Andrej Sustr [10] on his first pro point, first pro goal, and first pro multi-point game.
Tanner Richard [11] got a helper. In related news, water is wet.
Syracuse is now 3 points back of Providence and 1 points back of Springfield in the conference and 3 points ahead of Binghamton in the division. They head home for a hugely important 5 game homestand to finish the regular season. With Ryan Malone [12] back for Tampa Bay, might Coach Zettler get back one of his star players for the kick at the finish line?
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So you want to practise your wildlife photography but you're sick and tired of running the risk of a rampaging rhino or an ill-tempered elephant? Well, we've got just the safari for you...
If one more lion snaps off your car's wing mirror or just one more monkey steals your sandwiches, you might just pack it all in! Relax, come to Ireland. From the tip of Cork to the top of Armagh and from Dublin to Galway our wildlife is beautiful and mercifully mellow.
Our indigenous species are far less fearsome but equally as fascinating as any of those in any other rugged wilderness. They're also wonderful to photograph. So grab your camera and join us for a safe safari of Ireland.
By land, sea, or air, Ireland's native species are spectacular.
Red fox cubs
Being an island on the very edge of Europe means our native species have evolved in isolation, developing unique characteristics all the more intriguing to wildlife photographers.
Red Deer
Red Deer are Ireland's only native deer species and can be found in forested and mountainous areas. You'll know them by their deep red coat.
Find them: Killarney National Park, County Kerry; Wicklow Mountains National Park, County Wicklow and Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal.
Red Fox
One of the gems of Irish wildlife has to be the lovable rogue we call the red fox. Their beautiful bushy, red coat and white underbelly make for gorgeous photos.
Find them: Murlough Nature Reserve, County Down; Ballycroy National Park and The Rea's Wood Nature Reserve, County Antrim.
Red Squirrel
If you're lucky, you might see one of these guys dancing along the treetops. The red squirrel is Ireland's only native squirrel and is the superstar of the Irish canopies.
Find them: The Wicklow Mountains National Park; Bohill Nature Reserve, County Down and Inchigeelagh Forest, County Cork.
Our marine life holds its own with a vast array of colourful life. Scuba gear at the ready!
Grey seals
These beautiful, doe-eyed animals can be found all around Ireland's coastline and they're not shy either. Most of Ireland's harbours are home to families of these friendly mammals.
Find them: Howth Harbour, County Dublin; Ballintoy Harbour, County Antrim and Galway Bay.
Dolphins and jellyfish, image courtesy of George Karbus
Underwater adventure
For a real insight into Ireland's marine life you have to venture beneath the waves. Dive schools located all around Ireland have expert instructors on hand to guide you underwater for some memorable marine photos.
Irish waters are alive with fish species, crab, seals, jellyfish, dolphins and even basking sharks. Expert guides such as Scuba Dive West in Renvyle, County Galway or Diveskool in County Antrim are on hand to guide you to the best locations.
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Ireland is the ornithologist's paradise. From coast to coast, our skies are full of stunning birds.
Barn Owls
These magnificent creatures are most often seen in the midlands and south of Ireland. Their ghostly white form appears at night. If you manage to photograph one of these, you're either a pro or very lucky!
Find them: Agricultural areas of West Cork and Kerry.
The crown jewel in many photographers' collections is the puffin. With their colourful bills and cute appearance, it's no wonder. And where to find these darling birds?
Find them: Puffin Island, County Kerry; The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare and Rathlin Island, off the coast of County Antrim.
A puffin on the Cliffs of Moher
Mute Swan
You'll have no trouble finding an elegant swan to photograph in Ireland. They are plentiful in most counties around bodies of water of all shapes and sizes. If you're really lucky though, you'll capture a picture of a mother swan and her young. The cygnets' fluffy grey coats are always a cheerful site on the water.
Find them: St Stephen's Green Park, Dublin City, The Lough, Cork City or the Fermanagh Lakelands.
For a closer look and photo of native Irish and foreign birds of prey, try the Aillwee Birds of Prey Centre or the birds of prey exhibition at Newgrange Falconry.
So there you have it, an entirely safe safari around Ireland. No pesky monkeys, moody gazelles or grumpy giraffes. Our wilderness is waiting to be explored and photographed, and there's lots of it. So grab your camera and start exploring.
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NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (RB.L) has trumped Bayer AG's (BAYGn.DE) agreed deal to buy Schiff Nutrition International Inc SHF.N with a higher offer of $1.4 billion for the U.S. vitamin maker.
The bid, which tops Bayer's $1.2 billion price, opens up a potential bidding war for Schiff, whose portfolio of vitamins and nutritional supplements, such as MegaRed for heart care and Move Free for joints, is attractive to companies seeking stable sources of growth.
Reckitt, the British consumer products group behind Cillit Bang cleaner and Durex condoms, said late on Thursday it would offer $42 in cash for each Schiff share, a 23.5 percent premium over the $34 per share that Bayer, Germany's biggest drugmaker, agreed to pay on October 30.
Shares of Schiff Nutrition surged nearly 30 percent to $44 in after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange, above Reckitt's offer and indicating some investors expect the bidding to go higher still.
Reckitt commenced a tender offer on Friday and said it would expire at 9:00 a.m. New York time on December 14, unless extended.
The new offer values Schiff at about 3.6 times its forecast 2013 annual sales, which is around the top end of deal multiples in the non-prescription drugs industry.
But it would get Reckitt into the $30 billion global market for vitamins and supplements for the first time, complementing its existing strength in other areas of consumer health.
"When this offer was made by Bayer - which was a bilateral agreement and not a public auction process - we knew that this was an area we would be very interested in," Reckitt Chief Executive Officer Rakesh Kapoor told Reuters.
"That's why we started to work and look at it once again to see whether this would be attractive to our shareholders. Based on our due diligence, we believe it is and that's why we've come up with a strong offer."
Analyst Andrew Wood at brokerage Bernstein said the deal made good strategic sense for Reckitt.
"This is particularly true given (Reckitt's) ... excellent M&A track record and its ability to quickly extract big synergies from acquired companies," he said.
Its past deals in the health sector include buying Boots' over-the-counter business in 2006 for 1.9 billion pounds ($3.0 billion), cough medicines company Adams in 2008 for $2.3 billion and Durex condoms group SSL for 2.5 billion pounds in 2010.
Reckitt said it expected the deal to boost earnings immediately on an adjusted basis and Bernstein's Wood predicted an uplift of about 1 to 2 percent in 2013 earnings per share.
A Bayer spokesman declined to comment and representatives for Schiff could not be immediately reached for comment.
While Bayer may bide its time before reacting to Reckitt's move, its management will be under pressure to salvage a deal that was well received by investors.
"A bidding war cannot be ruled out. Bayer probably has to match the Reckitt offer. This would result in an acquisition price which might get unattractive for Bayer," DZ Bank analyst Peter Spengler said in a research note.
Bayer shares were 1.3 percent higher by 1400 GMT, while Reckitt dipped 0.7 percent.
Under the terms of its deal with Bayer, Schiff is allowed to entertain superior offers made in writing before November 28. If it decides to go with another offer, it would have to pay a relatively modest $22 million breakup fee to Bayer.
With Schiff now in play, analysts said the situation could also attract interest from other parties - in particular Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), the only other leading consumer health player lacking a presence in vitamins and supplements.
Schiff Chairman Eric Weider and private equity firm TPG Capital controlled 85 percent of the company's voting power, as of the end of October.
For Bayer, the planned acquisition of Schiff represents part of a strategy to expand into steadier, albeit less profitable, areas as a counterweight to prescription medicines, where there are high risks of clinical trial failures and patent expiries.
Reckitt, meanwhile, is keen to build up its healthcare business, which already includes painkillers, anti-acne creams and condoms. It also makes a range of household and personal care products.
Morgan Stanley is acting as financial adviser to Reckitt, while Houlihan Lokey is advising Schiff alongside Rothschild. Bayer is being advised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. ($1 = 0.6300 British pounds)
Additional reporting by Soyoung Kim, Ludwig Burger, Anjuli Davies and Zeba Siddiqui; editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and David Holmes


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Andy Virgil - Epilogue
Photos I took of Andy in Kinnelon in the early 1960s.
Jenny took this last photograph of Andy in September 1980, two months before his death.
Studying it now, after all I have just written, I realize how much it fits into the story I have told. Wearing one of the many sweaters I knitted for him, in addition to his typical serious, intent look -- there are those beautiful hands. The one, poised over the chessboard, looks no different than when he lightly held a paintbrush poised over his artwork.
When he died in late November, neither Jen nor I could bear to think of him inside a coffin! We told no one, but the plain pine coffin in the funeral home was empty. On top we placed this photo. Neither did Jen nor I wish to bury Andy in Montclair where we had been so unhappy for so long. Instead, we decided we would fly his ashes to Provincetown, Massachusetts where we three had always been joyful.
On a bitter cold and sunny day, we hired a dune buggy, waited with the driver in a coffee shop on Commercial Street until the tide went out so we could drive the reach to the tip end of Provincetown where the lighthouse stood.
With my own hands, I scooped away the sand and buried his ashes beside Long Point Lighthouse. Whenever you are at the bay where we always stayed, you can see that 'monument' we felt was the right one for such a man. And we fancied Andy would have agreed. From there, by day, he could always 'look' across the curve of bay and watch the incredible play of light of that place in all seasons. And by night he would have the twinkling cheery lights of the town so long a haven for American artists.
Until 1990, I could not distill this experience into the poem I wanted to write. And then suddenly I did.
more ill . . .
fall winds
rattle the window
thru the hospital gown
your shoulder
small as our child's
the call comes . . .
w/o you
making it thru night
selecting the music
of your life
talking to a priest:
"We are not believers
but the family . . . "
no one
in the coffin
at the end
the church empties to Bach's
Tocatta & Fugue
in the back office
of the funeral parlor
the small box
the weight
of your ashes
each step
along the cold street
at the airport
Jenny & I
& the box wait
in fog
the bay the sky she & I
rise & soar with you
the reach . . .
flocks of gulls rise in sunlight
by the lighthouse
heavier than the sand
each pale handful
from the little box
in the shadow of the lighthouse
rising sand & ashes
blow from me
the winter sun
dune grasses
bay & ocean glisten on
Here I would like to thank Leif Peng first for loving Andy's work before he knew anything about him, and then for asking me all the incredible questions that stirred loose these memories and brought them back to the surface to be shared with others who struggle to follow their dreams. Leif has given me the greatest thing any artist thrives upon and that is complete artistic freedom. And he has provided Andy with the full recognition he always deserved.
Andy's niece, Andrea Luciano Fehrman (who was named after Andy) found Today's Inspiration by chance, and wrote Leif about me and wrote me about him. Without that, this story would never have been told. I shall always be grateful.
My thanks to Andrea's mother, my sister-in-law, Ethel Luciano with whom I have also kept in touch all these years. She provided me with details of Andy's childhood and his teenage years so I could build his story on a solid foundation of truth.
Mario Calafatello, my brother-in-law I thank for the fine photo capturing Andy playing his beloved trumpet to Jenny.
Last, my eternal thanks to my daughter, Jennifer Leigh Virgil Gurchinoff, about whom no parent could say more: she is exactly what Andy and I wanted -- but never thought we'd get. And of course it is she who photographed all of her father's art for this and continues the line of talent with her photography, and passed the genes on to one little son who, at ten, has never stopped drawing.
Anita Virgil is an internationally anthologized haiku poet. She lives in Forest, Virginia.
Entire contents of these posts on Andy Virgil (both text and pictures) © 2007 Anita Virgil. Nothing may be reproduced without permission of the author.
* The selection of Andy Virgil's original art available from Graphic Collectibles has been expanded.
NOTE: For anyone interested in reading this story in its entirety, click on this new Andy Virgil blog. It will remain available.
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Posted here at Anita's request with permission of commentor Al Pizzarelli:ReplyDelete
Congratulations on the wonderful job you've done with the blog on Andy's illustrations, which in my opinion are pure ART. Having had the privilege and honor to know Andy, I know he would be very pleased, amazed and proud of what you have accomplished here with his work.
Whenever I see the all the no talent garbage passed off a "art" today, it makes me snarl & growl.
Real artists are blessed with "the gift" and as these illustrations clearly show, Andy was truly gifted.
I'm happy you have done this Toots. Andy is happy too.
Great artists never die!
Love ya,
I have REALLY enjoyed this series on Andy Virgil... Amazing, thank you Anita and Leif.ReplyDelete
Julia Breckenreid
- Anonymous10:04 AM
Passion never dies.ReplyDelete
Leif,Anita....and of course Andy.....
simply wonderful.
Posted at Anita's request:ReplyDelete
From: Jennifer Gurchinoff
To: Mom
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 9:42 AM
thank you for doing such a wonderful and intensely beautiful job of sharing daddy with the art world. it is almost like peeking in peoples' windows for others to read this and get a glimpse of a life.
What a wonderful and moving series. Thank you.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:28 AM
What a great week devoted to a wonderful artist. His work is so "of the time", and a joy for fans of that era of illustration.ReplyDelete
Posted at the request of Andy and Anita's daughter, Jennifer:ReplyDelete
I am so proud of my father for who he was and all he did. That these articles were written by mother who knew him best and loved him always makes this project magical. For those of you who knew my dad, this will enlighten you and help you to see and understand the man that we knew and loved for so short a time. To those who never met him, I hope you are able to get a glimpse of the man i adored and admired and who answered to daddy whenever I called. He is thought of every day by me and to read these articles brings him back to my side if only for a little while. I see bits of him daily through my children and through them I remember...
Anita has asked me to post this response to everyone who has commented so kindly on her late husband, Andy's work:ReplyDelete
When Leif and I first got in touch, I trolled my memory for these long-ago occurrences and began to relive them in a rush. As Andy's story gradually unfolded, I realized I could not tell it true without exposing a good deal of the personal bases which underlay the events. And any writer knows, there is a time when you must learn to let the work carry you where it wants to go. It is then you are approaching the pure element.
But I had one reservation: I feared Leif's readers might be impatient with the private background material which is integrated throughout.
Just show us his art! Nevermind the talk. rang in my ears. And then I thought again: I always want to know as much as possible about people I admire. I wonder how they ever arrive at the point of their noteworthy achievements. By what circuitous --or direct -- route do they get there? Where finally does life take them? Usually, you never find out enough of that.
I believe the true grandeur of any human being's life is displayed in how they pursue their goals. "Against all odds," dedicated to something worthwhile, maintaining one's integrity and decent behavior all the while -- regardless of what life dishes up. That is the measure of anyone, to me. I have tried to show this part of Andy as much as I have gladly displayed his tremendous talent.
From all the incredibly kind responses Leif and I are getting, so full of admiration for Andy's work as well as a genuine appreciation for hearing of our life, I am satisfied I did not hold back the details.
I will set up an email address email@example.com and hope to respond one by one to all of you.


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10.23.08 | Klaus artricle in Ministry Today Magazine
In Search of Excellence
By Klaus Kuehn
Does having a 'tight' worship team really matter to God?
All of us have had moments when one person's simple, passionate worship touched us at the core of our being. Likewise, we've all been in services when the best musicians and the most polished worship team didn't even begin to bring us into worship. I believe that blending anointing with musical excellence should always be our quest. In the everyday world, however, passionate and skillful worship leaders are not always in abundance, and at times we find ourselves having to choose between one and the other.
Most pastors agree that powerful worship should be high on the priority list of any service. Moreover, I believe every leader desires the atmosphere that pure worship creates. We've all experienced those moments during a meeting when no one knows what to do because God has made Himself known and you hear the whispers of His people responding to Him.
What does God say that He wants in our worship? He wants truth (see John 4:23). He delights in brokenness and contrition (see Ps. 51:17). He looks throughout the earth for a heart that is turned toward Him (see 2 Chr. 16:9). The heart, in fact, always comes first with God. Always.
Still, King David—a sincere worshiper—believed in musical excellence (see 1 Chr. 25:7). His 288 musicians were instructed in the songs of the Lord and were skillful. Similarly, King Solomon assigned the best players to minister to the Lord day and night. How then can we refrain from giving our absolute best to God and from becoming as skillful as we can?
When I led worship at Christ for the Nations, we met each morning for 45 minutes to worship and seek God's presence. Some of the greatest moments in His presence would occur when 1,000 or more students gathered with no agenda except to meet with God at the beginning of every day. The atmosphere was charged with expectancy, as many students arrived an hour early to pray. The recordings of those meetings—which were student-led, unscripted and far from perfect—became some of the most beloved ones because of the passion and purity of worship. The truth is, God isn't looking for perfection—He knows what that looks and sounds like. He Himself is perfect in every way. In us, He is looking for desperate hearts.
There is a generation of worshipers arising that love truth and heart more than perfected sound. They love raw and real more than polished. They know the difference, as all of us do.
Leadership really determines the course of any event. I know of churches where the worship is characterized by time constraints and well-rehearsed sets. Yet there is a touch of glory on what they do. I've also been in places where worship lasted an hour, and I was ready for it to be over.
I believe in demanding the highest levels of excellence. Worship leaders and bands should practice hard and be well-prepared but, most important, should also have hearts that are burning for God's courts. My favorite leaders are those whose hearts are beating for God's presence. I would rather hang around imperfect, desperate people that sing because they can't keep silent than those who sing because it's their job.
It isn't by accident that the last several decades have seen worship music fill the earth. God is up to something. There is a sound arising that the nations will hear. My prayer is that the mature and seasoned worship leaders will make room for the young and passionate and will allow them to mature. Blend the old with the new. Mentor the young. Let's fill the earth with the sound of the King. This is His day!
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Did you know this - that the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of three Permanent Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army? And that it is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year!
The Library and Archives Canada has 40 photos on Flickr and so far, there have been 397 views.
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Sacramento, Calif., Jan 10, 2013 / 04:03 am MT ().- A California abbey has been home to Cistercian monks since 1955, and now houses a new chapel built of stones taken from a medieval Cistercian monastery in Spain.
"These stones have come home...we had a donor event last year because the scaffolding finally came down, and you can see the glory of this vaulted stone chapter house," abbot Father Paul Mark Schwan told CNA Jan. 7.
"We sang our Cistercian 'Salve' at the conclusion of this event. That was the first time since 1835 that these stones had heard the chanting of, as it were, 'their' Cistercian monks," he added.
"It was a very touching moment not just for our monks but for the guests who were present for that."
The new chapel for the Abbey of New Clairvaux – located in Vina, Calif. – is made from stones which had been a chapter house created in the late 12th century for Spain's Santa Maria de Ovila monastery.
The monastery was seized by the Spanish government in 1835, and from then on the buildings were long used as barns for local farmers. The property was later purchased by William Randolph Hearst, who had the monastery's chapter house disassembled and transported to the United States.
The stones ended up languishing in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for over 60 years, but when New Clairvaux was founded, they caught the eye of one of the new monks.
In 1955, Father Thomas Davis was taken to see the stones, and according to Fr. Paul Mark, he "thought to himself that these stones need to return to Cistercian property...they're our heritage."
Fr. Davis became abbot of New Clairvaux and had "a vision in his own heart" about bringing the stones to the monastery. After the monastery's main building suffered a fire in 1970, he secured about 20 of the stones from Golden Gate Park for the monastery, but they were not enough to be of use.
The abbot again tried to obtain all of the stones in the early 90s, and in 1994 they were finally awarded to the monastery. The medieval chapter house has now been rebuilt, and will serve as the monastery's chapel when it is completed.
The medieval chapter house is a classic example of Cistercian architecture, showing the transition from Romanesque to Gothic styles, Fr. Paul Mark said.
It has taken around $7 million to complete the building process, and the monastery needs another $2 million to complete the church.
The monks are looking forward to a permanent chapel, as the monastery's current chapel was built in 1960 and was only expected to last some ten years. They also hope to raise an additional $5 million so as to build a much-needed infirmary, as well as an administration and formation center for their novices.
Their fund raising has been assisted by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, located in nearby Chico, which in 2010 began brewing a series of Belgian-style ales called "Ovila Abbey" beers.
Sierra Nevada agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds from the series to the monastery's building projects. The monastery also produces its own wines, and its winery is known as New Clairvaux Vineyard.
The community numbers 23, and is "doing very well for vocations," Fr. Mark said. New Clairvaux has one postulant and one novice, and received three solemn professions last year.
The community is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, also called Trappists. They observe the Rule of St. Benedict, and spend much of their time chanting the Liturgy of the Hours.
While the efforts to rebuild the medieval chapter house and transform it into a chapel have put the usually obscure monks "in the limelight," Fr. Mark said that "it helps us to treasure all the more our vocation, and move more inward in our hearts and protect that inner silence and solitude which is so characteristic of our way of life."
Fr. Mark noted that the community is very pleased that the stones which had been long-neglected in Golden Gate Park can again be home to the monks for whom they were first hewn.
"That's why we feel so strongly about these stones. They're not just stones, they're stones that held Cistercian life, held Christian monastic life for over 600 years...there's an element of justice in it."
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"Alien vs. Ninja" is a Japanese horror flick from the same producers of "Tokyo Gore Police". This means nothing to me because every Japanese horror film is the same, but I suppose it still might excite some. The film which revolves around a ninja who battles and alien hits DVD and Blu-Ray here in the US on February 22nd.
Anyone else remember those "Dorf on Golf" videos? Well Stephen Dorff apparently had nothing to do with those. He did however have a lot to do with "Blade" and is working on details for a prequel that would see him starring in the film as a sort of Scarface Vampire type. Still it would be nice if he did some golfing in a midget outfit. That crap was hilarious.
"There's Nothing Out There" is a movie I've never seen but it's from the gang at Troma so I can pretty much guess what I'd be getting. For those of you who have seen it, or if you want to see it, the 20th anniversary DVD will hit shelves on January 11th. Just in time for that special someone on your holiday list who you don't care enough to see before the actual holidays.
Did you know they were remaking "Pet Sematary"? I didn't. I just learned that, like, two minutes ago. It's apparently going to be rewritten by Matthew Greenberg, writer of the failed King adaptation "1408" and the failed "Halloween" entry "H20". Who do you think they'll get to "reimagine" the catchy theme song, originally performed by the Ramones? I'm, hoping it's Justin Bieber, so at least I'll have something new to masturbate to. That sexy twink is pure rape-bait!
According to MTV, Wesley Snipes would like to see a "Blade 4". Sadly, no one else does. (OK, that was mean. The truth of the matter is that I love all three "Blade" flicks and would love to see a fourth. Sometimes the prerequisite cynicism of this gig eats away at me, forcing me to do or say things I don't mean to. Mr. Snipes, please, if the offer arises, make a new "Blade" and I will be first in line, no questions asked. (This promise also applies if you make "Passenger 58" or "Jungle Fever 2: Still Cravin' That White Meat".))
I know that, because you're an imbecilic horror fan, you probably only listen to bands like Magick Karkass and Devilwhipper, but, if you can expand your musical horizons for two Goddamned minutes, neo-outlaw country singer Shooter Jennings' latest album, "Black Ribbons" is out. Why should this appeal to the oh-so-picky likes of you? Because "Maximum Overdrive" director Stephen King narrates the anti-New World Order-themed album as radio DJ "Will O' the Wisp", who is about to lose his job as the airwaves is overtaken by 'government-approved and regulated transmissions.' I'm taking a moment to be serious here: this is a damn good album and, quite honestly, better than anything you're listening to right now.


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To give its full name, mangosteen is the fruit of the Garcinia Mangostana plant. Harvested mainly from the tropical forests of East Asia, mangosteen is one of the most treasured fruits on our planet. The taste is sweet, delicious and appeals to most palates. Queen Victoria, while visiting Asia, described mangosteen as her favourite fruit. Although mangosteen has remained unknown in North America and Europe, it is so prized by inhabitants of tropical rain forests that they often refer to it as the "Queen of fruits".
Asians have utilised the fruit's health benefits for centuries in various applications. Mangosteen is also renowned for its ability to reduce pain and fever as well as increase energy levels. Furthermore, it contains a very high concentration of xanthones, one of the most powerful anti-oxidants ever discovered.
Xanthones protect the human body by fighting against free radicals and support the immune system in many ways with anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. No other fruit or single food source has been found to include such a high concentration of xanthones. The mangosteen fruit is the best edible source for Xanthones in the natural world. The Mangosteen fruit happens to contain more than 20 different types of beneficial xanthones. Xanthones are not found in the fruits and vegetables we regularly have access to. They are primarily found in Gentain and Chinese skullcap nectars
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1. What is the mangosteen fruit?
2. What part of the mangosteen fruit is used in medicinal preaprations ?
3. Why haven't I heard of the benefits of the mangosteen before?
4. Is the mangosteen part of the Mango family ?
5. Where is the mangosteen fruit grown?
6. Can I eat the fruit like any other fruit and receive all of the health benefits?
7. Does the Mangosteen Fruit have any known side effects?
8. What benefits does the mangosteen fruit provide?
What is the mangosteen fruit?
The mangosteen fruit dubbed The Queen of the Fruits is a tropical fruit that is similar in size and colour to the plum. It has a snow white pulp wrapped in segments like an orange. The flavor of the fruit pulp is very uniquely pleasing and highly sought after in the regions where it is grown and marketed. When queen Victoria first tasted the fruit she loved it. So much so that she declared it to be her favorite fruit. The mangosteen fruit is highly revered for its health benefits.
What part of the mangosteen fruit provides useful benefits?
The mangosteen fruit is comprised of the following three components: the pericarp - or rind, the pulp - which is the sweet segmented interior of the fruit, and the seeds - found inside the pulp. Xanthones and polysaccharides, which are the medicinal attributes, are found in highest concentrations in the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit. They are also found in the pulp but in lower concentrations. Due to the high concentrations of Xanthones and polysaccharides in the pericarp, it is incredibly important that any preparation include it.
Why haven't I heard of the benefits of the mangosteen before?
Most people who have lived in, or visited, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, or the Philippines know that the fruit is very popular. Although we have not heard of the benefits of the mangosteen fruit in Europe it has been researched in labs around the world for over thirty years, and used in folk medicine for centuries. The mangosteen is probably the most medically researched botanical in the world. Up until recently the mangosteen fruit was not available in quantities necessary to support export markets.
Is the mangosteen part of the mango family?
In short, no the mangosteen fruit is not a member of the mango family. Mangosteen is a part of the Garcinia Family. The scientific name for the mangosteen fruit is the Garcinia Mangostana.
Where is the mangosteen fruit grown?
For centuries the fruit was only grown in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Today it is also grown in Australia, Brazil, and the Caribbean islands.
Can I eat the fruit like any other fruit and still receive the same health benefits?
Raw mangosteen can occasionally be purchased from specialty Asian supermarket stores. You should be aware that although you can purchase the fruit on occasion, the only way to receive the maximum benefits that the fruit can offer is to eat the whole fruit. A great majority of the health benefits are found in the rind and the seeds of the fruit. Since the rind and seeds are very bitter, it is unlikely that you will be able to bring yourself to eat enough of both the rind and the seeds to receive the fruits health benefits. We've tried it at Perfect Shape and it doesn't taste great!
Also, the concentrations of Xanthones found in the fruit vary at different points in the life cycle of the fruit. Another problem is that fruit that is picked from trees prior to being ripe (the normal procedure for picking fruit that you find in grocery stores), shipped in crates half way around the world are most often damaged. Scientific research has shown that mangosteen fruit are very sensitive. Damage to the rind caused by incorrect handling methods can cause significant reduction in medicinal qualities. It is important that your mangosteen supplement is prepared in such a way that the fruit is picked at its most beneficial stage, flash frozen on the stem, shipped, carefully prepared, and then bottled to ensure that you receive the maximum health benefit possible from the fruit.
Does the Mangosteen have any known side effects?
A third party supplement research website documents known side effects of main stream health and nutrition supplements. The "Supplement Watch" website declares that "No adverse side effects have been associated with mangosteen whole fruit, juice, or extracts." Many doctors have endorsed the use of Mangosteen juice in regular dietary supplementation. Having said that, the Mangosteen fruit is a tropical fruit, therefore people with allergies to tropical fruit should seek advice from their doctor before trying a Mangosteen supplement.
What benefits does the mangosteen fruit provide ?
Mangosteen is like no other health supplement on the market today in that there are such a wide range of body systems positively effected by it. Evidence shows that mangosteen reduces inflammation in the musculoskeletal system, its antioxidant effects benefit the cardiovascular system, and its antiviral, anti-parisitic, and antifungal properties aid the immune system - and that's just to name a few ! - there is truly no other fruit like it !
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winner-within wrote:The Schwab wrote:First off I will state that I do not know what it is like to walk in the shoes of the minority. I do however think that UNDs use of the nickname isn't as negative as people are making it out to be (I could be wrong, just stating my opinion). The University of North Dakota offers classes dealing with Native American history/traditions/culture etc... (And as far as I know are the only school that offers those classes to that extent). What happens to those classes when they change the nickname? You would be nieve to think they would still offer them. I for one do not care one way or the other if they change the nickname, I do however think that certain people on a certain reservation in ND aren't representing the wishes of the people they represent, but that is a whole seperate issue. I'm sure that some fans of any UND sport have some ill feelings towards the Native American people because of this issue, but to say every UND fan shares those same feelings is a very bold and untrue statement. I am not nieve to think we don't have any racist people living in our state (We are one of the most conservative states in the Union and a lot of our population doesn't like change). I have loved and been around sports my whole life, but I think it is absolutely ridiculous that we are spending tax payer dollars fighting to keep a nickname. The thing that people need to remember is that this is just a nickname, not a friend/neighbor/loved one, it is just a name we use to identify sports teams. Sorry I rambled a little bit, just my two cents.
You guys keep missing my point.....There is not one season ticket holder that would want to sit beside an Enrolled Member of an Native Tribe for the season regardless of the Nickname Issue....They just don't want to, they would feel that they shouldn't have to and they would feel like someone "strayed to far away from their Reservation" SAD!! but true.
I am a season ticket holder and sit right next to two older Native American ladies every game. They are diehard fans and get into every game like you wouldn't believe. And until you have brought all this up, I have never really thought of them as Native American, just fellow Sioux fans enjoying the game as I am. There are many, many people that are not discrimanatory to people of other races/cultures.


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This pretty little crochet hook is carved of real ivory and the top is carved with a nicely detailed flower. The condition is excellent with no chips, cracks or other damage and it was purchased in England.
It measures almost 6" long and has nice ivory grain and patina. The hook is about the same size as an American size D (3.00 mm). A couple of ivory sewing tools with this same flower motif are shown on p. 88 of Nerylla Taunton's book "Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries".


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DAILY ASTRO-LOA FLASH: Asteroid 42 Isis into Sagittarius until late December 2012 brings a powerful feeling of ritual intention. Think reverence for all life. The more honor and respect you give to nature, to your body (your first contact with nature) the more you will feel the results: abundance, appreciation, compassion, fulfillment. It begins with a simple step, a non-judgmental thought. Practice this for the next fifty-four days and see your world open up beyond your wildest imagination. True!
What house(s) does Sagittarius occupy in your natal chart? What intentions are you setting there? Let us know in the comments.
Tips on the power of intention and some topics of discussion for anyone who wants to take this further. Enjoy!
Intention: Discuss what it is and why it's important
NOTES: The properties of intention – from Path of the Stray
Janis was in the habit of achieving whatever she set out to do. Her background in the occult, as well as quantum physics and medical science, gave her an edge. The manipulation of reality by conscious intention was a well practised part of her life — deliberate creation, she called it. When she wanted a thing — a particular experience or outcome — she focused her thoughts on it, feeling what it would be like if she had it right in that moment, and before she knew it, she did. (Janis Richter on intention, page 46)
Her mind reached for the highest possible outcome. She was imagining it, expecting it, knowing it would be . . . (Janis seeks the JARROD consciousness, Page 66)
JARROD: The possibilities are so vast that if I started listing them today, you'd be an old woman before I was halfway through.'
JANIS: 'Pot luck then.'
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Because I say so. Janis to Luka (now that's intention! pg 92)
'There comes a time, Ruby, when letting go is all that's left to do. Corsair has his own intention — had it all along — and I'm officially giving in to it. He wins. He'll not be saddled again.' (Ruby remembering Janis the last time she rode Corsair, page 606)
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An intention is simply the mental/verbal statement we make about an action, result or event. We have in mind want we want and then say it like it's already a done deal. Think: I decide what happens next!
Example: This meeting is going to work out perfectly. I know they are going to appreciate everything I have to offer.
Without intention, we don't have a focus or direction and things just seem to 'happen', or not, without our participation.
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6) Tune in to the messages from your body. Habit or instinct?
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The following is a press release about the new Rob Tapert / Sam Raimi show called Spartacus.
Starz Productions and Raimi/Tapert/Donen to Create an All New Action Series Exclusive to Starz Channels and Additional Platforms Premium Service Continues Push Into Original Drama and Comedy Series That Pair With Lineup of Top Hollywood Feature Films
Burbank, Calif. and Englewood, Colo. - October 27, 2008 - The world of gladiators comes to life as the Roman Empire's most brutal fighters clash in the ultimate arena. Starz's new series, "Spartacus," an entirely new twist on the ancient legend, will utilize virtual environments giving it a unique graphic novel look and style, along with a fresh narrative approach. Debuting exclusively on Starz, "Spartacus" will be produced by Starz Media with Executive Producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Joshua Donen. The announcement was made today by Stephan Shelanski, executive vice president, programming, for Starz Entertainment. It will begin production in early 2009, debuting on Starz and its suite of channels later in the year.
This is the second original drama series on Starz, and the first drama produced in-house by the premium service's studio sibling, headed by William Hamm, executive vice president, originals productions. Hamm brought the project to the channel.
Steven S. DeKnight ("Smallville," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") has been signed as head writer and show-runner of the series, which was developed by Raimi (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 and Evil Dead), Tapert (The Grudge, "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys") and Donen (The Quick and the Dead) and is being produced in New Zealand by Starz Media's Starz Productions. DeKnight is one of the most sought after Producer/Director/Writers in television and is currently consulting on Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" and tapped to write for the upcoming season eight in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series.
From the talented team responsible for some of the biggest action feature film hits, and consistently popular action TV series, "Spartacus" will take the story of the rebellious warrior-slave and re-imagine it for a generation of TV viewers raised on graphic novels and cutting-edge production technology. Audiences will get 13 hour-long episodes of unsparing action, set in the brutal world of gladiators. Because the series is being produced for Starz - the fastest-growing premium television service - there is no shortage of intense action and vivid, R-rated storytelling. This will be a TV series with an original narrative and a very unique look and feel.
"When 'Spartacus' debuts in the summer of 2009, it will give our subscribers a show unlike anything currently on TV: a fresh, high-energy action series with nothing held back," Shelanski said. "We think it will be the destination show for next summer. It, along with our other original productions underscores our commitment to being a new kind of TV company, programming the biggest movies and the best new television series."
"By utilizing the latest digital filmmaking techniques to create the look of this series, we'll be able to tell the story in a way never before seen with production values far beyond what even the most ambitious TV series can offer," Tapert said. Raimi added "It is going to be very exciting to take one of the most beloved and inspiring characters of all time, re-invent and bring them to life for a whole new generation of TV viewers."
Starz's new "Spartacus" series was inspired by the actual slave of the Roman Republic who in 73 BC led a slave revolt that grew to more than 120,000 fighters. Defying the Roman Republic's legions of soldiers, they campaigned for two years through much of what is now Italy before succumbing to a much larger army. The new series will tell a new set of stories rich in character, action, sex and combat.
Starz Media's Anchor Bay Entertainment will hold exclusive worldwide home entertainment distribution rights to "Spartacus," while the company's Worldwide Distribution group will handle international television and domestic syndication sales.
"Spartacus" is just the latest original series for Starz. Its first dramatic series, "Crash," a co-production from Starz Entertainment and Lionsgate, premiered Oct. 17. Starz Media will also produce "Party Down" for Starz, debuting in early 2009, the companies announced recently. These come on the heels of Starz's original half-hour comedy series, "Head Case," which stars Alexandra Wentworth and is currently in production on additional episodes. Starz also features "Starz Inside," a monthly series of original specials examining people, trends and culture in entertainment, hosted by film critic Richard Roeper.
About Starz Media
Starz Media, LLC, is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming -- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media (www.starzmedia.com) is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group.
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Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 17 million and 31.3 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.


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A man has been arrested and will be charged with three counts of murder in connection with the disappearance of Alvin and Kathryn Liknes and their five-year-old grandson Nathan O'Brien.
The trio, not seen since June 29, have not been found, but Calgary police Chief Rick Hanson said investigators concluded on Sunday that they were dead and the suspect was arrested in the Airdrie area at 1:30 a.m. on Monday. Police are not looking for any other suspects.
The first degree murder charges relate to Alvin and Kathryn Liknes, the second-degree charge to Nathan O'Brien.
Charges are likely to be laid late Monday, Hanson said. The suspect could not be named before then. He was arrested near an Airdrie acreage where a large part of the investigation has taken place.
When evidence was considered on Sunday it became clear the matter was no longer a missing persons case, Hanson said.
"The preponderance of evidence is such that is has led our investigators to believe they are dead.
"The decision was reached that this is now a homicide investigation and that charges would be appropriate against the accused individual."
He could not comment on when police believed the trio died or the possible motive for the crime.
Hanson offered his "sincere and heartfelt condolences" to the Liknes and O'Brien families.
"It's extremely tragic. It's devastated them. I think it's safe to say even as the days went by there's always a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately with the laying of charges we have taken the hope away from the family.
"(This) has been an extremely challenging and heart-wrenching investigation."
The case was ongoing, despite the arrest, he said, and he asked people in the Airdrie community to remain vigilant and report anything out of the ordinary to police.
"We are asking for the assistance of anybody who is on an acreage, anybody who's a business person, oil companies that have access to land, to continue to be vigilant and look for anything that's unusual. We are not going to limit ourself to (one small area)."
Police would continue to search for the bodies of the three Liknes-O'Brien family members, Hanson said.
"Our efforts to locate the bodies of the three deceased is obviously a big part of what we're hopeful to, at some point in time, be able to address."


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Ethics Woes for Democrats
Two liberal legends facing ethics troubles add to Democratic angst ahead of the November elections.
Ethics storm clouds surrounding Reps. Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters, whose combined careers represent 60 years of service in Congress, come at precisely the wrong time for Democrats. Looming ethics trials for the two next months make the November election scenario even darker for the party. Barring their resignations, the trials -- in public view -- will help to validate much of the anti-Washington, anti-incumbent mood that's sure to define the midterm elections, likely sparking a Republican congressional resurgence.
Of course, charges of financial improprieties won't be the only reason the party loses seats in the Senate and possibly even control of the House. Races are won and lost district by district. Still, the probes of Rangel, an icon of New York and Washington politics, and Waters, a rousing and often vituperative voice for south central Los Angeles and one who's quick to raise the race card, don't present the best face for a party that's struggling to prove it can tackle big problems, manage crises and govern ably and transparently.
Even if they beat back charges -- that Rangel openly sought corporate donors to finance an educational center bearing his name and also vastly underreported rental investment income and that Waters intervened with federal bank regulators on her husband's behalf – the political damage is already looking heavy. The attention being given the two makes it hard for Democrats to stay on message about jobs, economic recovery, alternative energy and other important topics.
Both Rangel and Waters represent overwhelmingly safe Democratic districts. There's no chance that their largely urban and minority districts will flip Republican. But there are plenty of close congressional races across the country in which the widespread publicity surrounding the ethics charges could persuade many independents and moderates to vote Republican, tipping the election to the GOP candidate.
The odds are 3-to-1 that the ethics scandal is a career-ender for Rangel, who had to relinquish the powerful chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee as the charges surfaced. At 80 years old and after 20 terms, the gravelly voiced liberal icon is a political legend. His influence stretches into nearly every policy area, especially taxes.
But he also evokes an earlier time when ethics enforcement was almost laughably lax. Lawmakers are now more apt to step carefully, knowing that ethics panels and party leaders are less willing to issue slaps on the wrist for gaps in judgment. Moreover, scrutiny of lawmakers is more intense these days in light of around-the-clock coverage by political news shows, bloggers, Twitterers and Web sites.
Ironically, Rangel first came to Congress as an ethics reform champion, having ousted a scandal-tarred and longtime Harlem representative, Adam Clayton Powell, in 1970. Rangel was central in post-Watergate congressional reforms. (Powell's son is running close against Rangel in the Sept. 14 primary.)
Waters, one of the House's most visible and vocal liberals, is a better bet to survive politically. Even if she is reprimanded, censured or stripped of plum assignments, including her seat on the Financial Services Committee and her housing subcommittee chairmanship, she can count on plenty of hometown support. After 20 years in Congress, the often irascible Waters wins elections with more than 80% support.
The best possible outcome for the Democrats? Rangel's retirement or loss in the Democratic primary next month, an early plea to the charges as well as an early plea deal, and a pledge from Waters to pipe down her defiant tone. But it's doubtful that the two powerful and self-righteous members of the House will exit the stage quietly.


text: They're the background sound of a deep summer day, a sonic shorthand for sunshine and ease: cricket chirps and katydid buzzes and grasshopper rattles, ever-present and seemingly endless. Yet for all their ubiquity, these creatures -- taxonomically grouped as Orthoptera, the calling insects -- are little appreciated. Bees are beloved for their industry, butterflies for their beauty and even ants for their social intricacy, but Orthoptera has few devotees. We hear them but don't know them. It's a blind spot that extends even to science, where Orthopteran species distributions and population trends are poorly described. Entomologist Sam Droege of the United States Geological Survey hopes you can change this. Using iNaturalist, an online citizen science platform, he's launched the Atlas of North American Calling Insects. Anyone with a smartphone and a SoundCloud account can sign up to submit their Orthoptera observations, and it's not even necessary to photograph the insects. Just use your phone to record what you hear, send in the audio, and somebody will identify it. If enough people participate, they can turn the sound of summer into a valuable scientific resource. On the following pages, WIRED takes a look and gives a listen to some of Droege's calling insects. Above: Tettigidea lateralis Also known as the black-sided pygmy grasshopper. Image: Sam Droege, USGS/FlickrConocephalus "I love coneheads," said Droege, giving the conversational name of the genus Conocephalus, which are also known as meadow katydids. "They're just silly-looking and incredibly noisy." Go into any eastern forest and you'll hear them calling constantly. "It's the sound of summer," Droege said. Loud as they are, the Atlas of North American Calling Insects doesn't yet have a recording of one. The audio below comes from Neoconocephalus, a related katydid genus. Image: Sam Droege, USGS/Flickr Audio: Sam Droege/iNaturalistKill-Free Collecting Enlisting the public's help in monitoring calling insects achieves something that institutional researchers, in an age of declining budgets, can't do on their own. Natural history museums, most with decades-old collections, also struggle with monitoring: Specimens were traditionally gathered, killed and pinned, but there's little appetite for old methods. "People don't like to kill things anymore," Droege said. "But with smartphones, people always have them. You can just say, 'What's that weird bug?' and pull out your phone, photograph it, and upload the sound right there. That's more appealing." Image: Sam Droege, USGS/FlickrHigh Fidelity For identifying calling insects, smartphone microphones are every bit as good as the field equipment Droege used to use. Recorded below is an as-yet-unidentified ground cricket; above is another as-yet-unidentified ground cricket, which Droege found near his office. Image: Sam Droege, USGS/Flickr Audio: Sam Droege, USGS/SoundcloudHidden in Plain Hearing As loud as Orthopteran sounds -- produced by rubbing leg against leg, or leg against wing -- can be, they're also sonically difficult to pinpoint. You can hear a cricket easily, but finding it is another matter. This is likely an evolutionary adaptation to avoid predation, said Droege. Buzzes convey a general location to potential mates, but meeting is likely achieved by following pheromone signals detected with long, incredibly sensitive antennae. Image: Sam Droege, USGS/FlickrCamouflage Many Orthopterans are exquisitely camouflaged. "They are yummy to eat, so any bird would love to nab them," Droege said. To avoid notice, some — such as Amblycorypha oblongifolia, the oblong-winged katydid, seen above and heard below — look like leaves. Vegetation isn't always green, of course, leading to the multicolored camouflage of the meadow katydid below. Images: Sam Droege, USGS/Flickr Audio: cstragar/iNaturalistThe Other Cicadas Though the extraordinary life cycles of 13- and 17-year cicadas get all the attention, there are many other members of their family. Above is Tibicen tibicen, which belong to a genus of cicadas that emerge every year in late summer and autumn, and are known for their rich calls. Tibicen lyricen can be heard below. Image: Sam Droege, USGS/Flickr Audio: lfelliott/iNaturalistNaturalism's New Wave The technologically mediated ability to quickly identify traditionally overlooked animals, in particular insects, has opened up new avenues for amateur naturalists, Droege said. Thanks to digital cameras and online communities like BugGuide, it's possible to identify bugs like this Carolina grasshopper (above) as quickly as other, more recognizable animals. "It used to be that you had birdwatchers, because that was accessible and there were bird guides. Everything else was a specialty," Droege said. "What we're seeing now is groups of people doing naturalism at a major level. It's like the Victorian era." Image: Sam Droege, USGS/FlickrSyrbula admirabilis Counting the calling insects isn't just about gathering data, but also a way of giving people a richer experience of nature. Just as learning to identify birds opens up a winged world, identifying insects provides a new perspective on life. "Once you realize there are all these different kinds of insects, you may not even remember the names, you parse the world differently," said Droege, who found this common Syrbula admirabilis grasshopper near his Beltsville, Maryland lab. The audio below comes from another Syrbula species. "Anyone can find them. None of these are rare. And once you start looking closely, there are all these beautiful details we tend to overlook." Image: Sam Droege, USGS/Flickr Audio: lfelliott/iNaturalist


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Any advice from the experts would be greatly appreciated.
If you want to do processing on RGB demosaiced data in the native camera color space, prior to white balance, you want the stage 3 image; see the Stage3Image () routine in the dng_negative class.
Removal of image blurring introduced by ... RAW converter demosaic algorithm.
deja, it depends on the extent of the corrections Jonathan wishes to pursue. Some of the items he describes can be expressed as metadata, via DNG opcodes -- see Chapter 7 of the DNG 1.3 spec:http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/pdfs/dng_spec_1_3_0_0.pdf
Note that you'll have to save as a linear DNG since your modified data is already 3-channel (no longer in mosaic form). I believe you can do this by usinghost.SetSaveLinearDNG (true)prior to saving out the image.
or if you plan to act like DxO (raw -> DxO (corrections) -> linear DNG -> ACR/LR to deal w/ WB and some colors) then you have to be a good in demosaicing first of all... so why don't you just write a fully functional raw converter ?
it looks like your software is running before any raw converter, otherwise why bother to output into linear DNG ?
deja, there is not currently such a tag. This is a more general problem for all images, not just DNG. For example, if you have a JPEG or TIFF file lying around somewhere, it can be difficult to tell whether or not it has had some form of lens corrections applied to it. A standard metadata tag would be useful to indicate whether specific forms of processing had been applied to the image, in this case. My understanding is that such tags are under current consideration for standardization, but that could take a while.
The corrections I'm doing need to be done after demosaic. The basic workflow is this:1. Run DNG Converter to convert RAWs to linear-RGB DNG files. Essentially all this does is fills in the missing color channel values from the Bayer matrix (e.g. adds R & B values to a G pixel), and then scales the values 0-65535. This can be done on a batch of files.2. Process the DNGs through my program to correct lens, AA filter, and demosaic blur, remove CA/color fringing, correct fisheye/barrel/pincushion/mustache distortion, eliminate vignetting, etc., and eventually stack multiple focus and/or exposure-bracketed images into a single output DNG. This can be a batch process also.3. Open the processed DNGs and edit as desired.
you will endup w/ a subpar demosaicing in the first place that way... that is the problem here - you will be optimizing not the best possible demosaiced data... not a problem in many cases for many people, but aren't you after the ultimate quality ?
Only if you consider ACR a "subpar" RAW converter.
The testing I've done indicates that opening a linear-RGB DNG (demosaiced in DNG converter) and processing the source RAW directly in ACR makes zero difference--if both files are processed with the same settings, the outputs will be an exact pixel-for-pixel match. Where did you get the notion that DNG converter didn't use the same demosaic engine as ACR? If you think otherwise, do your own comparison. As to the single interpolation vs double objection, that's a load of crap. Demosaicing compares Bayer pixels to their immediate neighbors to guess the values of the missing channels. That requires looking at the pixels before the color channels are shifted around relative to each other (as in CA correction), or the whole concept of "adjacent pixels" gets flushed down the toilet. You have to demosaic first, then you can juggle the location of the color channels. Doing otherwise is a recipe for crappyocrity, not a quality enhancement.