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Free Jungle Animal Sounds And Ringtones12 sounds of the jungle are featured on this soundboard. You can save any of them as your ringtone!Listen to 12 of your favorite jungle sounds (chimps, cougars, monkeys, tigers, jungle birds, and more). This is a simple app, but its fun to use with kids (who always love chimps and other jungle animals, and the sounds they make). Just pressing the picture of each jungle animal to hear its corresponding jungle sound. Press them one right after the other, and you will really feel like you're listening to the jungle noises.New in Version 3: Long-press (tap and hold) on any animal, and you can save it as a an animal ringtone! You can even save it as an SMS notification.Just long press on the animal icon that corresponds to the sound you want as your ringtone, and choose "Set As Ringtone" or "Set As Notification" from the context menu which pops up. That's all! Now when your friends call or text you, you'll hear your favorite animal sound ringtone.In this app, you'll find jungle animal sounds including:- Chimpanzee sounds- Cougar sounds- Tiger sounds- Monkey sounds- Parrot sounds- Cheetah sounds- Elephant sounds- Leopard sounds- Jaguar sounds – Jungle noisesFor most animals (parrot, cheetah, leopard, elephant, monkey, cougar, chimpanzee) the animal name will be displayed as the animal's sound is played. This can be a fun way for kids to learn the names of their favorite jungle animals.Even if you are an adult, take a few minutes to listen to some relaxing jungle sounds (maybe skip the tiger and leopard sounds if you're really edgy). Listening to these sounds will make you feel like you are in the jungle on safari.Let us know what other animal sounds you would like to have in addition to monkeys, tigers, leopards, birds, elephants, parrots, and the others we have now. Its OK to say you want more of a jungle animal we already have listed. In fact we already have 2 elephant sounds because elephants are so good.We hope you like this Jungle Sounds app and will check out the other applications from United Cheddar. Enjoy your safari!New in version 3: long press on any animal to save that animal sound as a ringtone or sms notification sound.

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NBC's Tom Brokaw blasted Joe Biden's debate antics on Friday's Morning Joe. "I mean he just can't contain himself," note Brokaw. "And he's become a caricature on the talk shows."
"I just don't think you should be laughing during a discussion about thermonuclear war with Iran," Brokaw called out Biden, who repeatedly shook his head at opponent Paul Ryan while smiling and laughing. [Video below the break. Audio here.]
Liberal co-host Mika Brzezinski, of course, had a lame excuse ready for the Vice President: "he was amused at some of Paul Ryan's approaches toward the concern over Iran."
Brokaw wouldn't have it, excoriating Biden yet again. "It's a very serious issue. It's a very serious issue. And however amused you are, it's about tone as well as content."
A transcript of the segment, which aired on Morning Joe on October 12 at 7:14 a.m. EDT, is as follows:
TOM BROKAW: I think he's the victim of his old (Inaudible) excesses. I mean he just can't contain himself. This is how he was raised. I – we arrived in Washington the same year, he was that way when he arrived and he's been that way every year since then. You remember that it was Clint Eastwood who said Joe Biden, what is he, a body with a smile? And he's become a caricature on the talk shows. When you want to get a quick laugh, David Letterman or John Stewart, they invoke Joe Biden.
On the other hand, it must be said in fairness to him as well as to Paul Ryan. These are two Irish Catholic political warriors who come from different generations. Both athletic, they both have a passion about what they're doing. And my own guess is at the end of the evening, one of the tests of a vice presidential debate is can they handle the presidency? Do we want them to be a heartbeat away? And I think in both cases, people would have to say you can have them in that job and if something happens to the President they could step it up. That was my judgment.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Mark, a lot of times these VP debates show that one is not ready to pass that threshold test. Last night, there's no doubt, considering Joe Biden has been in Washington since he was 29 –
MARK MCKINNON: At bottom this is a threshold test, Biden's already obviously passed it, he's been there. It was a real threshold test for Ryan. But to your point about Biden, you're right. People that know him like him generally. But a lot of people watching him didn't know him. And I'd say, Mika, that a lot of people saw that – actually compared to Gore's stylistic stuff in that debate, because I was at that debate, Biden was a lot worse. He's kind of getting a pass because he's Joe, and because Obama had such a low-energy performance last time, but I think –
SCARBOROUGH: Because we know and like Joe so much.
MCKINNON: Yeah.
SCARBOROUGH: That's a question of how it plays to the middle.
BROKAW: Mika, I just don't think you should be laughing during a discussion about thermonuclear war with Iran.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI: I think – and the discussion about Libya, we watched it again – he was amused at some of Paul Ryan's approaches toward the concern over Iran, and quite frankly totally misrepresenting –
BROKAW: It's a very serious issue. It's a very serious issue. And however amused you are, it's about tone as well as content.
BRZEZINSKI: So what do you do when your opponent misrepresents the President's position and exactly the sanctions that are being put on Iran. Do you go after him fervently, this young guy who's on the stage, rip him to shreds, and then get criticized for being overbearing? No matter what he does –
BROKAW: It wasn't about overbearing. I thought that in terms of content, he was very effective on Iran. It was the demeanor that he showed. And these are always combinations of the two, people are impressionistic when they look at these debates. And I don't know how this is going to play out eventually, but sometimes you have to dial that down, worst instincts.


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Of all the loved ones for which a Christmas gift must be purchased, perhaps the most difficult person for which to buy is the significant other. Purchasing a gift for the opposite sex is difficult in itself, but trying to find the perfect item that will really impress that very important person can be a nerve-racking experience. The gift must be perfect and must also express the gift giver's feelings toward the receiver. It will have to be a unique gift and what could be more unique than a personalized gift?
The perfect solution to such a dilemma is personalized couple's jewelry. Couple's jewelry has been around in one form or another many years. Some may remember the old broken heart "best friend" necklaces where the gift giver keeps one side and the receiver keeps the other and there was always disagreement over who got to keep which side. The new couple's jewelry is along the same lines, but taken to a whole new level and there will never be an argument about who get which side because one side is meant for her and one side for him.
Available now is engravable couple's jewelry made just for those star-crossed lovers who want a memento of their destined union. These items include necklaces, rings, bracelets, and even watches. Most pieces are engravable and each order comes as a his and her set. What better way to show feelings for a significant other than to proudly display the identical twin piece of jewelry to which they have the mate? This tells the world that each person is in a loving committed relationship with the other.
There is not just one or two designs per category. There are well over a hundred different necklace designs alone, many of which can be personalized. Any one of these would make the perfect gift for someone who wants to show their significant other just how they feel about them.
What better time to ask that special someone for their hand in marriage than Christmas? This would make for the most memorable holiday season ever. For this occasion, engravable personalized wedding bands are sure to do the trick. These are also available in a plethora of various designs from minimalist to strikingly elegant.
For the no-nonsense type, why not get his and hers engravable watches? Even if the significant other is not much of a jewelry wearer, a watch is a beautiful functional piece anybody would be proud to show off. Since they come as a matching set, it still sets the tone that the giver and receiver are a match made in heaven.
Some may remember the personalized name bracelets that were a popular gift for guys decades ago. Now, this idea has also taken off again and flown to new heights. Available now are couple's bracelets. Each is a his and her set and, once again, these also come in a plethora of different designs to satisfy any taste from the whimsical to the elegant.
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Top European train trips
There's something magical about boarding from a rail platform in London and disembarking in Paris, or breaking out a bottle of wine on an overnight train for a romantic weekend in St. Petersburg.
Glacier trains, lake views and mountain passes … Europe's best train journeys second as destinations unto themselves.
Tell us about your favorite European train trips in the comments section.
London to Avignon
This gorgeous, long-distance route to southern France's former papal seat can be done direct in the summer in less than six hours, with service every Saturday.
Non-direct journeys involve a swift change in Lille, adding just half an hour to the journey time.
A stretch through the Kent countryside gives you a brief glimpse of one of England's prettiest counties before the train rolls on at 300 kph through eastern France, with beautiful views of vineyards and ancient towns.
Take the early train and you'll be there in time for a leisurely glass of Chateauneuf.
From £264 (US$399) round-trip; uk.eurostar.com
Geneva to Milan
For the majority of this four-hour trip you'll be looking out at spectacular views of Lake Geneva before racing across alpine meadows bordered by colossal snow-topped mountains.
The train passes through the towns of Lausanne and Brig, where you can jump off and take the stunning Glacier Express, which takes seven and a half hours to chug along endless switchbacks to the ski resort of St. Moritz.
No worries about tight schedules: Swiss railways are among the most punctual in the world.
From CHF181 (US$195) round-trip; www.sbb.ch
Le Train Jaune, Pyrenees
Resembling the sort of toy train you'd find in a model village, Le Train Jaune, the "yellow train," is a century-old institution that offers spectacular views of the Pyrenees.
It's also an ideal way for skiers in this corner of France to reach the area's excellent resorts.
Running between the mountain villages of Villefranche de Conflent and Latour de Carol, the train creeps up to a height of 1,600 meters above sea level during its three-hour ascent, crossing original suspension bridges and forts that helped defend this border region long ago.
From €34 (US$42) round-trip; discovergirona.net
Berlin to Moscow
This day-long trip strikes east to the nearby Polish border, through the Polish cities of Poznan and Warsaw before traversing Belarus via Minsk and entering Russia.
Vast, snowy winter landscapes are what really make this a must-do in the frigid months of the year. Second-class private berths are snug, with two bunks and a fold-down chair, while swankier first-class berths come with a TV and wine.
Note: You'll need a transit visa for getting through Belarus.
From €244 (US$329) one way; www.expresstorussia.com
Zurich Airport to Arosa
Rightly billed as the world's most beautiful airport transfer, this route, via a quick change to a smaller regional service in the town of Chur, is the perfect introduction to Switzerland.
The journey from Chur passes through the town's postcard outskirts before heaving itself up impossibly steep hairpins.
The views are top notch, with mountain passes and snowy forests in every direction.
The real highlight comes when the train glides across the Langwieser Viadukt, 60 meters above the thundering River Plessure. The world's first reinforced concrete viaduct, it's a marvel of Swiss engineering.
There's simply no better way to ease into a week on the slopes.
From CHF23 (US$25) round-trip; www.sbb.ch
Sofia to Belgrade
You can grab a bunk and take a sleeper on this jaunt through the Balkans, but you'd be missing out on one of the continent's most fascinating views.
Starting in Bulgaria's increasingly popular capital, the eight-hour day train offers a fascinating glimpse into how this recently troubled part of Europe still has one foot in the past.
The rolling stock is Communist-era vintage and some of the guards still wear Yugoslavian uniforms, while the views range from idiosyncratic Orthodox churches to the kind of Old World agricultural landscapes you probably thought had died out in Europe some time in the mid-20th century.
From 26 BGN Lev (US$18) one-way with Interrail pass; www.countryconnect.co.uk
Helsinki to St. Petersburg
This snappy route used to take five and a half hours on creaking Soviet-era carriages before new Allegro high-speed trains slashed journey times by two hours in 2010.
There's a proper restaurant car for indulging that "high roller traveling through eastern Europe" vibe, while the service is as good as you'll find on any train on the continent.
Currently there are four trains a day, with plans to get the overall ride down to just three hours total in the next few years.
From €144 (US$194) round-trip; www.vr.fi
More on CNN: Europe's 10 hottest destinations for 2013


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This is a 3/4 inch Strap that can be use for the BX Notetakers. Comes in Small 8" and 12" lenghts, it has a 8" rubber handle and at the end of the strap are two metal swivel clips that secure to your Notetake.
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Morenci's General Broach Company is seeking a tax abatement for the purchase of new equipment relating to the firm's work in the aerospace field.
A public hearing is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 to consider granting an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate on the purchase of $1.76 million. The investment is expected to bring 10 additional jobs to the company.
Grinding machines make up the majority of the new equipment, said plant manager Larry Stover. In addition, some new inspection equipment was purchased for aerospace accounts.
"It's grown huge," Stover said about the contracts for aircraft engine parts.
General Broach is also building equipment used to produce the parts.
Stover said General Broach is already working with domestic companies including Pratt and Whitney and GE, but they are also receiving inquires from the British firm Rolls Royce and from a French aeronautics company.
Employment at General Broach stands at an all-time high of 74 people, more than double the number of workers when Stover was hired in 1978.


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Moore College of Art & Design: Faculty Exhibition 2001
November 6 – December 16, 2001
Signs of the Times: Philadelphia WPA Posters (1935-43)
September 13 – October 21, 2001
Featuring a selection of over 40 original silkscreen-printed, woodcut-printed, and hand-painted posters culled from such local collections as the Free Library of Philadelphia, Moore College of Art and Design, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, this exhibition highlights dynamic Works Progress Administration poster designs from an important chapter in the History of American graphic arts, representing a diverse range of topics from promoting safety in the workplace to celebrations of regional folk traditions.
Graham Gussin: States of Mind
September 13 – October 21, 2001
This emerging British artist presents deceptively simple video installations that explore our perception of the real and its relationship to imaginary experience.
Organized by the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Alexa Kleinbard: Talking Leaves
May 31 – July 13, 2001
Recent work of native Philadelphia artist, Alexa Kleinbard, whose botanical images combine sculpture and painting, natural and spiritual history. This exhibition will showcase over 50 paintings and works on paper that represent many distinct species of healing plants in a carefully cut-out leaf form, each containing an inner landscape.
Philadelphia Selections 4: brave/smART
May 31 – July 27, 2001
An exhibition of works selected from the Levy Gallery Artists Registry with featured artists: Frito Bastien, Ava Blitz, Ann Chahbandour, Andrea Cooper, Jonas dos Santos, Virgil Marti, James Mills, Alice Oh, and Jacques Wilmore.
Moore College of Art and Design: Five in Spring: Student Exhibitions
March 30 – May 14, 2001
Meaning in the Mundane: 2001 Alumnae Exhibition
February 6 – March 18, 2001
This juried exhibition featuring work by prominent graduates in all media explores the spiritual and the decorative in the everyday.
Organized by Doris Chorney, Director of Alumnae Affairs at Moore College of Art and Design.
Myths Made Real: Work by Frieda Fehrenbacher
February 6 – March 18, 2001
In honor of the work of Moore professor Frieda Fehrenbacher, the gallery will present a selection of her paintings and drawings, including and focusing upon a recent series of pastels that illustrate her contemporary take on ancient Greek mythical characters.
Raoul de Keyser
November 17, 2000 – January 21, 2001
Guest curator: Gregory Salzman
Thirty paintings by the Belgian artist, who creates largely abstract work that remains firmly grounded in concrete experience. His concerns with pictorial syntax, together with his imagistic suggestiveness, result in paintings that resonate emotionally, semantically, and psychologically.
The Practice of Storytelling: Paintings by Frank Bramblett
November 17, 2000 – January 21, 2001
The exhibition, comprised of several large-scale paintings and more than twenty small painted sketches, offers Bramblett's explorations of how memory, narrative, and sensation can be abstracted, universalized, and layered onto the painted surface.


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- "The Crag will have a Maester, and he will have what I need."
- ―Talisa Maegyr
The Crag is the stronghold ruled by House Westerling, a vassal of the Lannisters. The castle is run-down and partially ruined, as the Westerlings, though an ancient House with blood of the First Men, have fallen on hard times and can no longer maintain it. The castle is located north-east of Casterly Rock, overlooking the Sunset Sea on the west coast of Westeros.[1]
Season 2
Robb Stark is heading to the Crag to settle its surrender. Talisa Maegyr comes to ask Robb for supplies from their maester. She offers to write out a list, but Robb instead asks her come with him. While he's away, Jaime Lannister is caught and returned to the camp. Catelyn Stark, feeling that Rickard Karstark will kill the recaptured Kingslayer before Robb's return the next morning and fearing what that would mean for Sansa and Arya, lets Jaime go under the custody of Brienne of Tarth.[2]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Crag is described as being in a state of extreme disrepair, with its defenses compromised by the family's inability to pay for repairs. The Crag is described as lonely, but also has a somewhat romantic quality to it.
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- Crag on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
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Sybase's public product release during this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has been the announcement of its expanded partnership with Samsung to deliver its Sybase Afaria Advanced Enterprise Security (AES) for Android. Focused on security and application management for Samsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy S II devices, Sybase Afaria
Sybase's concept with this technology roll out hinges on using the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S II to set a new security standard within the Android ecosystem. With the widespread adoption of both personally-owned and corporate-owned Android devices, enterprise customers are naturally started to look for robust security solutions.
Technology analyst Jack Gold has suggested that enterprises are diversifying their installed base of smart phones as users demand the latest devices to complement existing company supported platforms — and that this means that we are witnessing a surge in the popularity of Android. "Products with extensive device support like Sybase Afaria significantly advance the off-the-shelf device capabilities of Android, iPhone, iPad, etc., making them enterprise-class through protection and manageability enhancements that safeguard corporate assets and minimize total cost of ownership," he said.
"As more employees are empowered with mobile access to enterprise systems, applications and data through their device of choice, the requirement for IT to support the widening array of device types can be extremely complex and unwieldy," said Willie Jow, VP of enterprise mobility at Sybase. "The combination of Samsung's devices and Sybase's mobile device management and security solution now bring Android to the level enterprises require for full-scale deployments."
Sybase Afaria Advanced Enterprise Security empowers enterprise IT with device management capabilities on Samsung Android devices (Android version 2.3 or later), including
- Security management: to enforce device encryption, remote lock/wipe, strong password security and corporate sandbox management.
- Application management: to deliver and control the applications that run on Samsung Android devices.
- Configuration management: to provide control over various ports (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, camera, microphone), roaming, etc.
- Exchange Client Configuration: to configure native email clients.
- Over-the-air (OTA) deployments – to reduce the complexity of managing devices by automating OTA deployments, configuration and application management without the need for user intervention.


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Quick search for a phone number
Greensboro, North Carolina had robocaller reports
😠 Robocallers affect millions of us daily.
The last time FTC published its daily "Do Not Call" reports, it was already reported.
Caller ID will show a phone number starting with 743, but it may be faked.
According to the region code, these calls could be from Greensboro, North Carolina. Nowdays a lot of telemarketers are spoofing (hiding) their location. So it's pretty hard to know if location data is accurate.
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Surging demand for irrigation to grow crops for food and biofuels will add to pressure on water supplies in a world where one in three people already suffer from shortages.
STOCKHOLM Surging demand for irrigation to grow crops for food and biofuels will add to pressure on water supplies in a world where one in three people already suffer from shortages.
Following is an interview with Frank Rijsberman, the Dutch director general of the U.N.-backed International Water Management Institute, which issued an assessment of world water resources in late August based on the work of 700 researchers.
Q. What are your main findings?
A. Our results show that a third of the world population is facing water scarcity. There's two types of problem: about a quarter of the world's population lives in areas with physical water scarcity -- in places like the United States, Australia -- and more than a billion people live in areas where water is available but not fully exploited. In sub-Saharan Africa the water is in the rivers but there are no dams or pumps to use it.
Q. Can the problems be solved?
A. The positive message is that we can increase what we call the productivity of water. We will simply have to make do with less, get more out of the water we do have. That can mean growing drought-resistant varieties of crops, having better policies in government. While it currently takes about 2,000 litres of water to produce a kilo of rice it's possible to drive it down to about 500 litres a kilo. That's the challenge.
Q. Will biofuels make it harder to feed the world by taking land previously sown for food crops?
A. About 800 million people do not have enough to eat and now on top of that, because there are currently high oil prices, people come up with this marvellous idea to grow biofuels. Yes, we can grow biofuels instead of using oil but we should then take into account that that will use a massive amount of water that is not in our calculations. That, economic growth in China, climate change, those are the key drivers of changes in water and food.
Q. What will it cost to sort out the world's water problems?
A. It will take more human ingenuity and creativity, some courageous politicians, some investments in research, different types of investments. It doesn't even have to cost that much more -- it's just doing the smart thing.
Q. Do you think that wars will be fought over water in the 21st century?
A. I don't really expect wars over water because ... the benefits of collaboration are so great. We see a lot more countries that come up with good agreements (over water). At the same time there are many places where there are tensions over water.
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Book focuses on Iverson's actions at Gettysburg
I've just finished reading The Rashness of That Hour by Robert Wynstra and found it to be an excellent addition to my library. The book begins with the history of General Iverson and his brigade. It is quite interesting to note that the morale of the brigade had been suffering from an internal power struggle. Governor Vance of North Carolina didn't improve things when he protested that a Georgia officer had been promoted to lead troops from his state. As I read the book, I almost began to feel sorry for Alfred Iverson.
The further into the book I got, I soon switched back to thinking the man brought most of his suffering on himself. The more I read, the more the man reminded me of another general named Braxton Bragg. Once Iverson made an enemy, he immediately did everything in his power to rid himself of the man, no matter how useful that man might have been to the efficiency of his brigade.
Brigadier General Afred Iverson, Jr.
By the time I read about Iverson in battle, I had the opinion the man might have had a streak of cowardice. He was far to the rear at Chancellorsville and in his official report claimed to have been rallying another brigade's troops. His job should have been to supervise his own men in battle. At Gettysburg, he again remained in the rear, sending his men across a field against Federal infantry posted behind a stone wall. He didn't have skirmishers posted to the front, simply telling his men to advance and give them hell. They were within eighty yards of the stone wall before they knew there were Federals anywhere near them. Out of his 1400 man brigade, 900 became casualty's in a matter of minutes. They were trapped on the field in a gully under relenting fire.
This gully would later come to be known as Iverson's Pits.
It provided no shelter for the men trapped there.
Iverson in his report failed to mention the brave action of his men, yet blamed them for surrendering when the Federals advanced into the gully and captured most of the survivors. Following the battle, Iverson was eventually sent back home to Georgia where he commanded a brigade of cavalry under Wheeler. He attempted to stop Sherman's invasion of the state and his brigade was credited with capturing Union General George Stoneman's raiders. They planned to ride deep into Georgia and free the prisoners at Andersonville. With a force of only six-hundred men, Iverson's brigade managed to capture Stoneman and his troops. I had always read about Iverson redeeming himself over the fiasco at Gettysburg by this daring feat in Georgia. However, to my shock, Wynstra reports that again Iverson was far in the rear of his command. The actual credit for the capture belongs to Colonel Crews who was present and leading the brigade.
George Stoneman captured by Iverson's brigade, but not Iverson
The book is a great read and serves as not only a biography of Alfred Iverson, but also to his North Carolina brigade. Iverson survived the war, one wants to say "of course" here and died of old age in 1911 at the age of 82. He rests in Atlanta's famous Oakland Cemetery. Wynstra does go into a good bit of detail about the commanders of every unit involved in the fighting around Gettysburg if you enjoy that type thing. I'm not one of those people. I can't remember any of the captains names, especially when he lists the commanders of each artillery unit on the field at the time. Other than that, I found it a very interesting book that I found difficult to stop reading.
Iverson sometime around 1900
The men of Iverson's North Carolina brigade never forgave their general. Forty years after the battle, Captain Turner of Iverson's command wrote, "Unwarned, unled as a brigade, went forward Iverson's deserted band to its doom. Deep and long must the desolate homes and orphan children of North Carolina rue the rashness of that hour." These are the most appropriate last sentences of Wynstra's book.
Me at the grave of Iverson August, 2011.


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Early Jamaican Mule
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Some of the more modern versions has substituted a spiced rum, light, gold & dark rums and a mess of other ideas to "enhance" the cocktail, but most of them become too complex and loose the integrity of the drink.
I have compromised a bit with my recipe, but I have stuck with the original and gave it a little bit of added taste.
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- 2 oz Appleton Extra Estate Rum
- 1 oz Falernum
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 4 oz Barrett's Ginger Beer.
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Hale Aina Happenings: New Spring Menus and Chateau Musar Wine Dinner
New spring menu at Mavro
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Bernini's new spring menu features dishes such as risotto with prosciutto and hearts of palm ($26); pizza topped with house made pancetta, white asparagus and a soft egg ($22); and lamb with fresh artichoke ($46). And just for spring, a new dessert: a rhubarb tart with rhubarb compote gelee ($12).
1218 Waimanu St., 591-8400, berninihonolulu.com
A new season also means a new menu at Chef Mavro. The menu highlights include a sizzled onaga, Chinatown style; maitake mushrooms mixed with heart of palm, poha berries and sea asparagus tempura; lobster with Big Island spring vegetables braised in a vegetable-white wine broth with a touch of tamarind. For dessert, a study in guava, featuring guava shave ice, guava vodka sorbet and a guava chiboust (pastry cream lightened with whipped egg whites).
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At the end of the month, Salt Bar and Kitchen will host winemaker Serge Hochar of Chateau Musar in Lebanon. Hochar has been making wines for more than five decades, even through 15 years of civil war. "Chateau Musar became an emblem of perseverance and human achievement in the wake of dehumanizing conflict," wrote The New York Times after a wine-tasting dinner at the Spotted Pig. Seven wines will be poured, including the 1999 Chateau Musar Rouge, paired with a lamb shank empire with green leek puree. The four-course dinner is $150, with only 28 seats available.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,v.ABDI ALI KULMIE, DEFENDANT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: William M. Skretny Chief Judge United States District Court
1. On January 2, 2013, the Defendant entered into a written plea agreement (Docket No. 8) and pled guilty to a one count Information (Docket No. 7) charging a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), (making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements).
2. On January 2, 2013, the Honorable Leslie G. Foschio, United States Magistrate Judge, filed a Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 10) recommending that Defendant's plea of guilty be accepted and the Defendant adjudicated guilty.
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4. This Court has carefully reviewed de novo Judge Foschio's January 2, 2013, Report and Recommendation, the plea agreement, the information, and the applicable law. Upon due consideration, this Court finds no legal or factual error in Judge Foschio's Report and Recommendation, and will accept Judge Foschio's recommendation that Defendant's plea of guilty be accepted and that the Defendant be adjudicated guilty as charged.
IT HEREBY IS ORDERED, that this Court accepts Judge Foschio's January 2, 2013, Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 10) in its entirety, including the authorities cited and the reasons given therein.
FURTHER, that the plea of guilty of Defendant Abdi Ali Kulmie, is accepted, and he is now adjudged guilty of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).
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With new resources now available in the fight against HIV, cooperation, strategic planning and a focus on cure research, global funding and human rights can overcome the pandemic's persistence. That theme emerged from the Tuesday, July 24 plenary session at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS2012) in Washington, DC. Javier Martinez-Picado, PhD, of the AIDS Research Institute (irsiCaixa) in Barcelona; Nelly Mugo, MD, of the Kenyatta National Referral Hospital in Kenya; Bernhard Schwartländer, MD, director for evidence, innovation and policy at UNAIDS; and Howard Koh, MD, United States Assistant Secretary for Health, each outlined strategic use of resources in research and development, health care implementation, funding and political cooperation.
Viral Eradication: The Cure Agenda
"Universal access to HIV medications remains a basic human right that we must support," Martinez-Picado said, "but we must find a cure." After 25 years of consistently improved HIV treatments, he added, a cure remains beyond our grasp.
"It is beyond question that antiretroviral therapy has been one of modern medicine's major successes," Martinez-Picado said. "But the drugs don't cure HIV," because a low level of virus persists even in the presence of effective antiretrovirals (ARV).
To develop strategies to meet this challenge, Martinez-Picado suggests we need to understand better the mechanisms that contribute to persistence, such as latency (HIV's ability to "hide" in a resting state, not replicating and therefore impervious to traditional ARVs, in reservoirs such as genital and gut tissue).
He described the two main cure strategies: eradication (a sterilizing cure) and remission (a functional cure to suppress HIV without ARVs). He outlined five ways to achieve these: Treatment optimization and intensification to eliminate HIV replication, reversal of HIV latency to make the virus vulnerable to drugs, therapeutic vaccines to improve the body's ability to control the virus, gene therapy, and immune-based therapies.
That there are a host of clinical trials in each of these areas is hopeful, Martinez-Picado said, and some of them employ already-approved, non-HIV drugs for tasks like luring resting HIV from cells.
But Martinez-Picado pointed out that when trials use different measurements of CD4 counts or other markers, drawing general conclusions is difficult.
"We need an integrated strategy," he said, applauding the pre-AIDS2012 launch of the global scientific strategy, "Toward a Cure." That initiative will coordinate and focus the world's science human and financial resources on curing HIV.
"We need community engagement and we must consider the ethical issues of risk and toxicity for people who are thriving on treatment and volunteer as subjects for studies of new cure therapies."
Cure research is complex and difficult, but it is urgent and success is possible, Martinez-Picado reminded the audience. And as we search for a cure, "continuous investment to secure universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support must remain a top priority."
Realizing the HIV Prevention Revolution
Considering another promising area of HIV research, Nelly Mugo, MD, of Kenya, said, "We have powerful interventions to prevent new infections, so we can envision an end to the epidemic. In 2011 there was jubilation—treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) work. In 2012 we have to ask, how can we deliver?"
To make prevention interventions useful and effective, Mugo urged several focuses. She suggested analyzing the source of new HIV cases in each country to determine where interventions can make the most difference in trends in new HIV cases. "Think population groups," she said. "Target vulnerable groups, address vulnerabilities and use interventions specific to them."
"Make marginalized populations a priority," she told the audience, "and don't forget that there can be no HIV revolution without the youth—42 percent of all new HIV infections are in people from 15 to 24." She also emphasized that stigma promotes the spread of HIV, singling out criminal laws (such as making sodomy illegal) that render at-risk populations more vulnerable.
Mugo wants the world to learn some critical lessons centering on adapting programs to local conditions and the needs of particular groups:
- Both ARVs and PrEP work—if they are taken. Educating people that they are at risk promotes adherence, and Mugo recommended using social media. When women in FEM-PREP trial thought they were not at risk for HIV, Mugo said, they did not use the gel that was the trial intervention.
- Use a combination of medical and behavioral tools appropriate for each group. "The interventions appropriate to heterosexual couples might not work for MSM," she said.
- Link testing to services, because stand-alone testing fails to ensure that people get connected to health care.
- Involve communities in HIV prevention work. "This is not a choice, it is an obligation." Mugo concluded, "[because] we shall be judged on how well we utilized the knowledge we have accrued to save men and women from getting infected with HIV."
Invest in Human Rights
In years of fighting HIV, Bernhard Schwartländer, MD, of UNAIDS, said, "We've seen despair change to a decade of hope after Durban [the XVII International AIDS Conference in 2000]. Science has achieved a bold vision of getting to zero, and we must invest in what we know works." He urged activists to make sure that happens.
International funding for HIV/AIDS has flatlined, and "business as usual will lead to stagnation. The choice is to pay now—or pay forever." Schwartlander proposed a new funding strategy investing in programs that create the social and legal context to reverse conditions conducive to HIV infection.
He illustrated this by contrasting Brazil and the Russian Federation. The two have very similar population size, gross domestic product (GDP) and funding for HIV/AIDS. But Russia has failed to control its epidemic by denying services and treatment to people who use drugs. "This violates human rights and wastes domestic resources," Schwartlander said.
A new funding strategy, he said, must reflect reality: By 2020 the vast majority of HIV-positive people will be living in middle-income countries—South American, Eastern European and some Asian countries, for example—not poor countries. Whereas 70 percent of the world's HIV-positive people lived in poor countries in 2000, now 37 percent do, with a projected drop to 13 percent by 2020. The economic growth enables countries to replace flatlined international funding with domestic funding.
"Domestic exceeds international funding for the first time," he said. "But only a few African Union countries are living up to their pledge to give 15 percent of the national budget to health. We must demand that governments live up to that promise. We can't have people's lives depend on a donor writing another check."
Schwartländer outlined some investment strategies to fund HIV, including domestic and international taxes. "Establish reliable sources of predictable government revenue, [such as] taxes on tobacco and fuel, air travel taxes and financial transaction taxes (FTT)." He also argued to make some of these taxes, such as an FTT, global.
"We should explore the new possibilities of cooperation, activism and financing that this world holds," he urged. We need to fight in partnership, he added, with shared responsibility of all countries regardless of income.
"Don't accept the idea that we can't find the money," Schwartländer admonished the audience. "The world is getting richer. We have to make it fairer."
Building on Success: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy
"National strategies outline a framework for responding to HIV/AIDS in ways that reflect each country's unique epidemiology, disease burden, and trends," U.S. Secretary of Health Howard Koh, MD, told the audience.
"While the U.S. incidence remained relatively stable in recent years, with approximately 50,000 new infections annually, this figure is unacceptably high," he said. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy announced by President Obama two years ago provides an effective plan to address the persistence of the U.S. epidemic.
The three goals of the National Strategy, as described by Koh, are reducing new infections ("after all," he said, "this is a preventable disease"); increasing access to care and improving the health of HIV-positive people; and addressing HIV-related health disparities. The goals were created through community dialogue in this country and with international partners in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). And "each of the goals is guided by strong science and solid evidence of what works best," Koh said.
Government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been charged with creating programs and allocating funds to meet these goals. For example, Koh said, the CDC is promoting its recommendation that every adolescent and adult get tested for HIV at least once, and that those at increased risk get tested at least once a year. The NIH is investing in research to develop preventive microbicides and vaccines. And the Affordable Care Act will make HIV screening available to women without charge.
A national strategy can also inspire cities and communities to develop their own initiatives, such as a project in the District of Columbia offering free HIV testing to people waiting on line at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The National Strategy has made gains over two years, Koh said, but much work remains if we want to achieve a world free of AIDS. "We can succeed by making our international public health community even stronger. The United States has been part of efforts to build that community, along with so many domestic and global partners. In particular, PEPFAR has demonstrated the power of us working together to plan, coordinate and collaborate to save lives."


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Texas : Flag of State
Devils Den Canyon is a place of kind Valley belonging to the County of ( Culberson ).
The closest populated place is that of Nickel Creek Station that is8.44 miles far from Devils Den Canyon.
Devils Den Canyon is also 36.41 miles far from the closest airport or heliport, the Triangle Ranch Airport .
The weather forecasting are available for the town of Salt Flat , that is 43.44 miles far from Devils Den Canyon .
The Zip Code of Devils Den Canyon is 79847.
Besides Devils Den Canyon in the County of ( Culberson ) there are the following places of kind Valley . These are reported in what follows in alphabetical order:
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We are so excited to announce our newest classes for the Fall semester! There's a little bit of branching out happening, so we have included a fantastic embroidery class along with our usual sewing fare.
First on the list is the Miz Mozelle Dress from Jamie Christina Patterns. I fell in love with the details - the bias trim, the keyhole neckline, the sweet collar - and then was impressed by how professional the pattern was. Nicely drafted with very clear instructions - just the thing for a new class. I'm super excited to teach people how to make their own bias tape in this class - it will open up a whole new world of trimming! The dress below is made from Nani Iro's Waltz in turquoise with lime cotton trim. This intermediate class is scheduled for two dates: Fri. October 5th and Sat. December 1st.
For The Kimono Kid, Rebecca will be teaching this adorable kimono style pajama top from an Oliver + S pattern! With all the super-cute Ed Emberly fabrics from Cloud9 in the shop, there's no lack of choice for the main fabric. This top will fit 6 – 12 months (chest: 19") through size 8 (chest 26 ½"), and the class will teach you how to sew the band smoothly and how to navigate inset corners. The two-session class is offered twice this semester: Sun. October 21st and Mon. December 3rd.
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We are thrilled to welcome Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching fame to teach here at Sew L.A.! Jenny's fame has been spread far and wide as she takes the embroidery world by storm with her brilliant designs. She's teaching three intro classes this semester - with all the supplies you need included in the class fee - and in December we'll be offering a project class for everyone who has taken the intro class already.
Intro to Embroidery is scheduled for Sat. October 13th, Weds. November 14th and Sat. December 1st.
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Devon will be teaching the Liberated Log Cabin quilt top class, which takes the traditional piecing method and skews it just enough to make it really interesting! You can pick a fabric to use as a central theme, then mix & match your other fabrics from there. The class will create a 40 x 54" quilt top, and is only offered once this time around, starting Sun. October 7th. It's open to anyone who has taken our Quilt Making Basics class or who has similar experience!
Lastly, I'm introducing a new Sew L.A. pattern & class this semester, the One Day Wallet! It's a quick and easy project that allows you to utilize some of the gorgeous prints we currently have in stock. It's a second level beginner class (you only need one other beginner class before this one), and it's offered on Sat. October 6th, Sat. November 24th, and Weds. December 19th.


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Nitrogen as an input represents a significant portion of the crop production budget; so making that N available for crops in an efficient way has proven to be increasingly important to growers. That's where enhanced efficiency products have come into the N management picture in agriculture in recent years.
"In the agricultural marketplace, there are two dominant enhanced efficiency technologies," says John Kruse, research agronomist, Koch Agronomic Services. "One is coated urea fertilizers, and the other is stabilized nitrogen."
Kruse says while these technologies have been around since the early 1990s, only recently have they become more widely used in agriculture as growers become more consolidated and start to look for ways to be more efficient.
Whether a grower uses a polymer-coated urea (controlled-release N) or N stabilizers, the goal of investing in either technology is to prevent N from being lost. The following breaks down both technologies to highlight how each works and in which situations each type of product is best utilized.
N stabilizers
The Agrotain line of nitrogen stabilizers from Koch Agronomic Services has been the primary product line available in the U.S. nitrogen stabilizer market. These stabilizer products protect against the three major processes in which N can be lost (see sidebar).
"There's an enzyme that's called urease that breaks (urea-nitrogen) down. It converts it into ammonium, which is a plant-available form of N," explains Kruse. What may also happen is urea can break down into ammonia, which is a gas that can leave the soil surface; a farmer has then lost the value of the nutrient.
"So if you can protect urea by slowing that conversion process from urea to ammonium, then more of that N stays in the plant-available form," says Kruse. "What Agrotain N stabilizer does is interfere with the urease enzyme, so the urea breakdown takes place over a slightly longer period of time — a few days." Ammonium is then available for the plant when it needs it, Kruse explains.
However, ammonium converts to nitrate throughout the growing season, and can be lost in a rain event. So Koch offers several products, such as Agrotain Plus and Super U fertilizer, that prolong the N in the ammonium form in order to protect against denitrification or leaching.
"So that's how you get more season-long uptake. It's not that it's slowly releasing the N in the soil," says Kruse. "But it's protecting the N in the soil from converting into the nitrate form which can be lost."
When to use a stabilizer
Anytime a grower surface-applies urea and is unable to incorporate it or water it immediately, he can benefit from Agrotain stabilizer because it protects against volatilization. Kruse also says growers in both wet and dry climates can find value in using a stabilizer product.
"Let's say you're on a shallow, gravelly soil like in Montana. It's not very wet there, but the soils can be so shallow that it doesn't take very much precipitation to move N deep into the soil profile beyond the root zone," says Kruse.
He also mentions that researchers at Montana State University have recently reported that even in cold climates, where growers might think N applied in the fall will stay there through the winter, substantial N loss can occur.
Tillage is important to consider when choosing an enhanced efficiency product. Kruse says Agrotain shines in no-till.
"When you're in a no-till situation, you have a lot more enzyme activity breaking down the urea. You're also prevented from tilling in the nitrogen. It's sort of that perfect storm of N loss we're protecting against," says Kruse.
Agrotain stabilizer is typically applied to urea at dealerships. The protected N can be blended with other nutrients. Kruse says in tests, they've seen between a 5- and 20-bushel-per-acre yield advantage by using Agrotain.
Controlled-release N
The dominant product in the controlled-release market in the U.S. is ESN, "Environmentally Smart Nitrogen," a product made by Agrium Advanced Technologies. ESN urea granules are coated with a polymer, and the product is designed to release urea slowly throughout the growing season.
"As moisture and temperature continue to increase, the water basically diffuses through the polyurethane, dissolving that (urea) granule inside the coating," says Ben Cicora, ESN sales manager. "Then as the temperature heats up, it allows the release of the urea into the soil, and keeps it where and when the plant needs it throughout the growing season."
He also says growers with a variety of tillage practices could benefit from ESN as long as they're conscious of timeliness.
"If you're doing a true tillage situation, make that (ESN) application post-tillage," says Cicora. He says growers who do conventional tillage tend to do so in the fall and then come back to apply ESN in the spring. "You've just got to be conscious that you're not over-tilling after the product's been in.
"In a no-till situation, (ESN) works as good or better just because you're able to leave the product on the ground and let it diffuse and work down into the soil where the plant needs it at the root structure," Cicora says.
Which fields need ESN
In terms of which types of fields benefit most from ESN technology, Cicora says sandier soils and irrigated crops really see a bump in yield benefit. Throughout the core Midwest, tests done by the company showed a yield advantage of up to 7 to 12 bushels per acre.
But he says the product is flexible and can be used on just about any soil type. Areas that already have high organic matter still benefit from ESN.
"Basically, what ESN is doing is allowing that corn plant to maximize its genetic potential by feeding the plant all season long and not just in a preplant or sidedress application," says Cicora.
ESN can also be blended with other products like phosphorus or potassium fertilizers, but the company recommends that when a blend is done, the ESN coating material should always be applied last.


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Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
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LONDON, Sept. 4, 2012 - The camaraderie of being part of a team is a draw to many athletes and can be traced to the origins of why many embarked on lengthy careers, staying the course even when things are not always going their way.
Mario Rodriguez, a member of the U.S. Paralympic fencing team and former Air Force staff sergeant, is one such athlete competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games here.
"I was a Russian translator for just under four years with the Air Force," he said. "I really loved the job. I liked serving my country, being at the forefront of things. And the other part of that was just basically being part of something bigger than myself. I think that's kind of how I ended up in sports, because [I enjoy] being part of a team, [building teams], and doing thing together to make things happen. "Nobody's in this by themselves," he added. "It takes a community to do anything."
Rodriguez said he served his lone Air Force tour stationed on the Greek island of Crete. He elected to have his leg removed in 1992 after an untreatable tumor was discovered. It was then that he discovered wheelchair fencing and began his career.
During his bouts today -- in which he unsuccessfully faced competitors from Hungary, Hong Kong, France and Russia -- the Paralympian fencer said, he didn't feel quite as focused as he could be.
"I was trying to be in the right place at the right time," he said. "This is definitely a game of wits and speed. I definitely had the preparation. I guess I'm just getting a little bit old, to put it bluntly."
Rodriguez said he stepped away from the fencing in 2004, but later the appeal of coaching young, talented fencers brought him back.
"Between 2008 and now, I kind of got coached back into the [fencing] circuit," Rodriguez said. "Basically, what happened was we have a couple of younger athletes that really piqued my interest, and I wanted to see them do well."
Rodriguez noted that as he went to some of the same tournaments and had some success, such as taking the gold medal in Brazil's zonal championships, he built a rapport with the younger athletes.
"I was trying to give them a little extra fodder, and give them the benefit of my experience and knowledge," he said.
Hearing the national anthem at the championship was amazing, Rodriguez said, and also served to inspire him to return to the game.
"I wish I could do that here, but I don't think it's going to happen for me," he said. "It's great to be part of something bigger than myself."
Rodriguez said his goals for the Paralympic Games were to perform the best he could, be a good representative of the United States, and spend time with old athlete friends from other countries, noting that he enjoys sharing the experience with all of the athletes, volunteers and coaches.
Rodriguez also talked about his preparation for Paralympic competition and the advice he gives to younger competitors.
"I think before, the key to my success was overtraining," he said. "I've got to a point in my career where overtraining is definitely detrimental to my being able to stay on the mark. What I [would] tell anyone these days is the most important thing is being able to find a good, healthy sports regimen and not overdoing it."
The Paralympic fencer also said "it's a very, very fine edge to ride on when you're training for something like the Paralympics or any elite sport.
"You have to take care of yourself," he continued. "If you overdo it, then you can't do your personal best. You've got to stay in good physical shape, good mental shape, and just be consistent."
Rodriguez said he is his own worst critic when it comes to examining his own performances.
"I think, some of us, maybe more than others, are [tough on ourselves]," he said. "I tend to be self-critical, and I want to do better, and make my coach ... [and] teammates happy -- make myself happy."
At the end of the day, the Air Force veteran said, he's just happy to represent his country in the Paralympic Games.
"I feel like I've gotten a lot of support," Rodriguez said. "I looked out in the stands and saw several members of our team -- not just people in the fencing community, but from other sports as well. So that really pushed me to do the best I could."
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
I ran a 15 on Saturday and 20 on Sunday without any saran wrap walls; it was all good and well fueled. A good place to be.
Except for the scale. But what am I going to do? Starve myself so that I can't run an easy five miles with Topaz, can't build muscle and am a bitch in general .. oh, but I can fit into a size 4 jeans? No thanks. I want to be able to run 100s and feel good, I want to compete in the bodybuilding show in October and it takes energy consumption. I don't know if I can do both, but I am going to do this bodybuilding show. I do worry that with all of the running I won't be able to build the physique that I want to build. This year will be a year to learn; a mix of running and bodybuilding, maybe next year I'll go all bodybuilding-to be determined.
By rereading my Precision Nutrition v1/2 and I have ordered v3, it just hasn't yet arrived, I am again putting good solid nutrition in place, eating just below the caloric needs necessary to build mass, maintain low body fat and continue with the ultra running. I'll check each week to make sure my outcome is consistent with my goals and tweak as necessary.
This is all a work in progress, today it feels good !
Today I begin to coach another session of Beginning Runners in Big Lake. We'll be meeting at 630; if you are interested be sure to contact me.
5 comments:
- Danni said...
I have to admit that when you used to link to your food journal I wondered how you lived much less ran so much, then wondered if my perception was distorted and if I eat too much. Probably somewhere in the middle!
I wonder if maybe you're a candidate for kicking the scale to the curb. Body building seems somewhat incompatible with scale-obsessing given that weight gain goes with muscle building. And, you'll gain more muscle by eating enough.
- Steve said...
Great point about the scale, Danni. Going by the tape measure certainly is a better gauge of how you are progressing - that and how you feel.
I'm glad to hear you're back on track, Julie. It's almost frightening to hear you sounding so despaired, since you are almost always energetic and positive. It's a good thing you listened to your body and made adjustments. It is always better feel good than to look good!
- jh said...
I also struggle with trying to eat enough to fuel rock climbing, cycling, running, and lifting and am sometimes frustrated by the fact that I am bigger than the size 4 as well but then I take a good long look in the mirror and notice how strong and good I feel, remind myself that I am a thoroughbred and not a gazelle...
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- janelle said...
Lately, I've noticed that my entire attitude/mood has been wayyyy off. I also realize that I have been eating like crap over the past month...not as crappy as some other people- but bad enough for myself. However, over the last few days, I've really picked it up and have started eating healthier again, and you wouldn't believe the change!
I think it's great that you have a goal in mind for wanting to be in a certain type of physical shape in October- I'm not sure that I could ever enter into a bodybuilding competition!
- Olga said...
I am with Danni. Not that I don't want to see that stupid cute little number, so I decided not to step on a scale until this summer (or longer). I got stuff to worry about. And I got to keep myself happy (a.k.a. not bitchy) oh everybody around me will suffer greatly. And you (and I) look beautiful!


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I am new user of ScaLAPACK. I have a very basic question:
Given a matrix 'A", we can build a process grid and distribute the matrix data onto the grids and then call some ScalAPACK routines.
In the variable list of the routine, say, eigensolver:
pdsyev (jobz, uplo, n, a, ia, ja, desc_a, w, z, iz, jz, desc_z, work, lwork, info);
what is the matrix variable "a" on the entry actually? Is it using the whole global matrix "A" or just local distributed submatrix?
If it's just the local distributed submatrix, then what if now, my matrix has already been distributed, stored in local matrix "a", and I know exactly the block cyclic distribution mapping between the global and local indices. So, without gathering back all the data to form a single matrix "A", can I call the ScaLAPACK routines ?
I hope I am expressing myself clear....
Thank you very much !


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Diana Sokolic-Diana Bag
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Interview with Diana Sokolic : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Diana Sokolic : One day I bought beautiful shoes but couldn't find the matching bag. Since I am making lumino-kinetic objects as well as necklaces out of plexiglas, plexy was my logical choice of the material for the bags. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Diana Sokolic : The main focus was FUNCTION combined with BEAUTY. I wanted to achieve a bag that will become THE bag - different from other bags women wear. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Diana Sokolic : I hope to conquer the world ;))) .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Diana Sokolic : The process of designing in my studio was relatively short, but the process of making the prototype needed time because of number of experts needed to be included. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Diana Sokolic : I pursuit my inspiration, as usually when I design things I like to wear, to use or to live in... .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Diana Sokolic : I am producing this line of bags myself. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Diana Sokolic : I needed a bag that is different and beautiful. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Diana Sokolic : The target customer for this bag is every woman that has taste. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Diana Sokolic : Although there are some plexy bags in the market, they look more than plastic boxes than like bags. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Diana Sokolic : I have designed it, I like it and I have named the bag after me. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Diana Sokolic : Paper and a pencil for the sketches, then a ruler for the exact drawing of the design and then a paper prototype.... .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Diana Sokolic : Having two pieces of plexy attached to a textile clutch makes this bag unique. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Diana Sokolic : I needed professionals from different fields to finish my project. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Diana Sokolic : There is some but not much technology involved. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Diana Sokolic : Finding the rignt material for the inner clutch was the real challenge. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Diana Sokolic : People who saw the bag were thrilled as much as I was, so I decided to submit my design to a professional judgment. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Diana Sokolic : Contacting professionals in different fields with skils and knowledge that I don't have helped improving myself. .
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Rep. Allen West will not apologize for calling Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "vile" and "not a Lady," explaining that he is "a military man" and "there are certain ways that we speak in the military." I guess that includes bizarre email outbursts in response to respectful criticisms? Political Correction notes that West should be used to tongue-lashings far worse than the one Wasserman Schultz dished out:
West likens Islam to Nazism, thinks Planned Parenthood is "neutering American men," called the president a Marxist demagogue on TV, and responded to the news that he violated federal laws about treatment of the U.S. flag by taking one with him on a scuba dive by lashing out at "idiot liberals."
West's vitriol is not reserved for colleagues or liberal organizations, either. His latest post at Red State is titled "At this Point, Anyone with an Obama 2012 Bumper Sticker is a Threat to the Gene Pool."
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Science fiction is full of stories where our heroes live forever. And some current biological research is aimed at making our lives last centuries. So what's the downside of lasting forever? Here are four reasons to be a mortalist.
1. We will no longer be human.
Developments in genomics and biotech have given us everything from light-activated, highly-targeted medicines to prosthetic implants that can turn thoughts into words. When tech like this matures, our lives will be much longer. But is that always a good thing? What if all those implants and genome hacks transform us into Locutus of Borg or the Daleks? What good is living forever if you are just a shell of your former self? If you have lost your individuality and become a killing machine?
2. Whatever body you're in, there you are.
So you've ported your consciousness into a cyberheaven, or a giant blue alien with sexytime hair, or a deadly robot who wears a plunger on his head. The thing is, you still have the same problems. You're still messed up over your last divorce. You're still having to fight the evil corporation that wants to destroy the beautiful Moon where your new body feels most at home. Or you've suddenly lost your free will because your brain is running Dalek firmware. While transforming your body will certainly change your perceptions, it won't solve your problems.
3. Our augmented bodies and minds will be hackable.
As computer security nerds already know, every new release means a new vulnerability. Your awesome brain-computer interface may give you unlimited memory but it also means that an evil hacker can take over your consciousness by exploiting a buffer overflow in your brain. Your bionic arm is awesome, but only if you are able to get updates for it from a trusted source. And your cool new exoskeleton? Let's just hope somebody patched that problem that lets kids in Russia take it over remotely and make you hump trucks forever. Or how about a Dollhouse scenario, where everybody in the world gets a phone call that reformats their brains and turns them into supersoldiers bent on destroying each other. Augmentation creates its own kinds of disabilities.
4. We'll have to deal with the immortality divide.
Daybreakers was a pretty uneven movie, but it got one thing right, and that was its interesting interpretation of the old story of the haves vs. have-nots. When the whole world goes vampire, humans have perfect health and can live forever. The problem is that not everybody can afford the blood required to maintain their newly-augmented bodies. So wealthy humans have super-strength, while the blood-starved poor turn into mindless, ravening animals who have to be killed. Immortality technologies will exacerbate the already-growing divide between rich and poor. In a future where people have access to live-extending biotech, wealth could mean living for centuries, growing more powerful. People born into poverty will have even fewer chances to compete against the rich, and the free market could stagnate. Democratic human societies might ossify into rigid, caste-based feudalism once again.
Social immortality vs. personal immortality
Sure, you're saying, there's a downside. But does that mean we shouldn't invest in new medicines and technologies that will extend our lives today? Or make our lives more comfortable? No, that's not what it means. We should absolutely keep working to make medicine as advanced as possible, and to make our lives as healthy and long as possible. But not to the point of impoverishing other areas of life.
What a lot of these stories share in common is a sense that immortality becomes a problem when social health is sacrificed to benefit greedy elites. So, for example, the bad guys in Daybreakers are the people who run the biggest blood processing corporation. And Dollhouse's Big Bad is the eponymous Dollhouse - where brainwiped people are rented out by the hour. Here we see augmented, enhanced, virtually immortal people who only get to be that way by depriving others.
These stories call attention to the difference between innovations that lead to personal immortality, and those that lead to social immortality. The latter is the immortality of our species, its ability to continue hopefully millions of years into the future. But this can only be accomplished if people today are willing to pursue forms of science that aren't just aimed at augmenting the mega-elites, but will also lead to species longevity. I'm talking about science like large-scale systems biology, the study of longterm environments and ecosystems. Space exploration, so that one day we can live offworld. And sustainable urban development so that we can continue living on this planet for another 150 thousand years, when today's humans will be the Homo erectus of some future version of ourselves.
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